#I just think that’s something we should think about when Book 7 is translated and released 👁👁

[judesmoonbeauty]

𝕁𝕦𝕕𝕖 𝕁𝕒𝕫𝕫𝕒'𝕤 𝕄𝕒𝕚𝕟 𝕊𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪: ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝟟

This is a fan translation only. Please expect grammatical errors and translation inaccuracies. This is a full translation. Creative liberties are taken for characterization and smoother translation process. Cybird owns everything. Re-blogs are appreciated, but please do not post my translation elsewhere. Thank you for your support! ☾.

Both chapters 6 & 7 discuss snippets of Jude's past records. If you'd like to read the event in full, then please check out my collab translation here.

[Flashback]

Jude: I’ll pay ya back double. So, lend me the medicine!

Oswald: …..Listen, lad. Investing means sinking in capital with the expectation of gaining future profits.

Oswald: It’s simply selfish for a naive child to ask for a free investment.

While Jude grit his teeth in frustration, Oswald handed him a thick medical textbook he was holding.

Jude: What’s this?

Oswald: Memorize this entire medical book by the time I return.

Oswald: If I spot ability, then I promise to invest in you both.

Jude: Ha, dammit…..all these bastards are lookin’ down on me.

Jude: Fine, let’s give it a go!

[Flashback ends]

Even though I wasn’t there, it felt like I could hear the open hostility in Jude’s voice.

Kate: So, Jude….?

Oswald: A week later, Jude had memorized everything and was waiting for me.

Kate: A small child memorized an entire medical text….?

Twenty years ago, so that means Jude was probably less than 10 years old.

It’s amazing someone that age could memorize a medical book in a week.

Oswald: Indeed, every bit of it.

Oswald’s eyes narrowed dazzlingly as he recalled the past.

Oswald: I admired Jude’s determination, and began administering treatment to them both as promised.

Oswald: While receiving regular treatments, he gradually started talking about himself.

Oswald: I heard that after his mother grew frail and died, his father and older brother, who were dock workers, began to treat them like they were a burden.

Oswald: It’s said that they were forced into the attic.

Kate: The attic…..

I’m speechless at such an unimaginable childhood.

Oswald: I guess that a sick kid who couldn’t earn money was worth less than a piece of garbage.

Oswald: “People think we should just die. So, I ain’t gonna die no matter what.”

Oswald: That was Jude’s favorite saying back then.

Oswald: I was intrigued by him, so I provided him with knowledge, and Jude soaked it up quickly.

Oswald: Their illnesses gradually improved with the treatment course.

Oswald: And it was at this point, that something irrevocable happened.

I was utterly speechless.

However, Jude’s heartbreaking story wasn’t over yet —

Oswald: It was the middle of the night when Jude suddenly started beating on the door of my home.

[Flashback]

Oswald: What’s wrong, Jude….you’re injured.

Oswald: …..What on earth happened?

Jude: ………

Oswald: Jude?

Jude: …….Was.

Oswald: ……..

Jude: Sold.

Oswald: Sold? ….Surely not!

Jude: My lil’ sister was sold.

[Flashback Ends]

Kate: That’s just…..

My fingers suddenly begin to tremble with outrage.

Answer: How did that happen? +4/+4

Kate: How did that happen?

Oswald: Poverty can sometimes make people lose their humanity. I heard his father and older brother sold his sister for drinking money.

This line literally translates as: Poverty can sometimes make people lose their heart. However, the character for heart can also denote loss of a person's character/emotions. So, I opted to tl the line this way.

Kate: ………

Oswald: The buyer was a nobleman who wanted to treat his sister’s illness, so he offered them money.

[Flashback]

Jude: My ol’ man ‘n my brother were blinded ‘n snatched up by money.

Jude: Ain’t no way they’d buy her for a pittance, ‘n pay for her treatment. She’ll be treated like a playthin’ ’n killed…..

Such rumors were not uncommon.

Jude ran everywhere searching for his sister, but couldn’t find her.

Of course, the nobleman’s name was a false one.

He was proficient at committing crimes without leaving any evidence behind,

It was clear that his sister would never return home again.

Jude: ….Argghh, why’s this happenin’ to me?

Jude: I…..hate this, I….resent this, This is….pathetic.

Jude: Even if I regret it….it’s too late.

Oswald: ……

Jude: Haha…….really….

Jude: …..It’s funny how miserable I am….

He slowly lifted his head, and a burning hatred sparked in eyes.

Oswald: ….Jude?

Jude: I hate people in positions of authority ‘n do as they please. My ol’ man, my older brother, ‘n them nobles.

Jude: I’ll show ‘em all hell, dammit.

[Flashback Ends]

(Show them all hell….)

Oswald: I still can’t forget the look in his eyes, it made my skin prickle.

Roger: ……So, that’s when his curse manifested……

My heart pounded at those words.

Oswald: Curse?

Roger: Oh, nothing. It’s like he put a curse on himself.

Roger put his hand on the back of his neck, glossing things over.

Oswald seemed satisfied with the explanation of the term, “curse”.

Oswald: Oh, perhaps it was from that moment on that he decided to throw himself into a cycle of resentment?

Here, Oswald uses 恨み “urami” which can mean resentment, malice, grudge,or bitterness. This shouldn’t be confused with 復讐 “fukushu” which literally translates as “revenge,” that Kate uses later on.

Kate: ……How did Jude live after that?

(There’s no way he could’ve lived with the people who sold his sister.)

Oswald: He didn’t return home, instead he moved in with me.

Oswald: It must’ve been extremely humiliating, but it was all for the sake of revenge.

Oswald: While receiving treatment, he worked diligently at his studies.

Oswald: Then he entered public school where he studied business administration and economics as well.

Oswald: After that, he cajoled a group of rich folks to invest in him, and started a trading company immediately upon graduation — shall we continue?

Oswald’s gaze pierced deep into my heart.

(Just because you hear about a person’s past doesn’t mean you know everything about them.)

(But, I’m glad I heard the story.)

It felt like I touched just a little of what’s in the depths of Jude’s heart.

Kate: No, that’s enough. Thank you for speaking with me.

Oswald: All right, then I’ll take the information fee.

Kate: Uhh, information fee?

I flinched, and then Oswald looked at me and grinned.

Oswald: Hahaha!

For a moment, I was frozen in shock, but the sound of Oswald’s laughter drew me into a giggle.

Oswald: Tell Jude I said, “If anything happens again, come stay with me and I’ll put you hard to work….”

Kate: ……Yes, absolutely.

After seeing the visitors off, Oswald stood alone at the podium bathed in twilight.

Oswald: …..I remember.

What traveled through his mind as he stared at the twilight sky —

He recalled the time when Jude, who insisted on paying all the money back, finally paid off the medical expenses.

[Flashback]

Jude: With that, I’ve repaid the loan I borrowed including treatment, lodging and food.

Oswald: You’ve work hard. Here’s a celebration gift for the pay-off, take it.

Swaying below from his hand on a delicate chain was —

Jude: …..Pocket watch?

The shiny, cold object was placed in the palm of Jude’s hand.

Oswald: The pocket watch you’ve worn since you were little lad is getting pretty old, so I thought I’d get you a new one.

Jude: …………

Jude looked down at the pocket watch hanging from his waist.

Oswald: Hey, Jude.

Jude: What?

Oswald: Time’s limited. I think that if you waste your limited time on hatred, all that’ll be left over is emptiness.

Jude: …………

Amethyst eyes reflected on the rim of the new, untarnished pocket watch.

Jude: Gross. It’s unlike ya to say somethin’ so preachy. Geez yer old.

Oswald: Why you!

Jude: It’d be nice if humans could do that too, like replacin’ ol’ things with new things.

Jude: But….humans can’t do that.

Oswald: …………

The pocket watch given by Oswald was placed on the desk…..

Instead, Jude tightly gripped the rusty pocket watch that hung from his belt.

Jude: This’s plenty for me, you have it.

Jude: Hope ya live a long, strong life. Well then, I’m off.

The silver pocket watch that he tried to gift at the time, was still in Oswald’s possession even now.

Oswald: …..It’s been a while since I’ve recalled such a nostalgic story.

Gazing at the pocket watch that seemed filled with sadness, Oswald smiled faintly —

Roger and I went back home in the swaying carriage after retracing Jude’s past.

Roger: That’s troublesome information fee, little lady.

Roger: Delivering the message that was given to you for Jude.

Roger: It means you’ll have to own up that you spoke with Oswald today.

— “If anything happens again, come stay with me and I’ll put you hard to work….”

Who the message is from and what I did today….would all be revealed in a moment.

Kate: Pretty much, but I’m ready for the stream of insults once I fess up.

Kate: Besides, I was planning to tell Jude about today from the start.

Roger: To Jude?

(I probably can’t keep quiet about today.)

Kate: Yeah, because it’s not fair to ask about someone’s circumstances without their permission.

Roger: ….Haha!

Along with a laugh, a large hand tousles my hair.

Kate: Wh-what is it!

Roger: Nothing? If that’s the case, then go ahead and get tormented.

I made up my mind and headed towards Jude —

Kate: I’m sorry…!

Jude was sitting in a chair with his leg crossed atop the other while reading some documents, when he glanced at me.

Jude: Look up.

Jude: I knew ‘bout it from the beginnin’.

(What?)

Kate: You knew……Roger didn’t say anything, right?

Jude: Man who usually works solo took the trouble t’bring ya ’long. Only natural to think there’s somethin’ dodgy goin’ on.

Jude: What’s with that guy actin’ like carin’ idiot, even Ellis keeps sayin’ Roger, Roger.

Jude: Next time, I’m makin’ him foot the booze tab.

(……I’m SO sorry, Roger.)

I sincerely apologized to Roger in my heart for taking the blame, and when I looked up Jude lifted his chin.

Jude: So, what’s the message from that gabby, crank of a doctor, Oswald?

Kate: He said, “If anything happens again, come stay with me and I’ll put you hard to work….”

Jude: How stupid. I don’t wanna live with that crackpot ever again.

Watching Jude as he spits out a dismal, I recall the story I heard from Oswald.

Kate: …………

Jude: What, ya gotta oglin’ kink. I’ll charge a fee.

Kate: Jude, you started your company and are still collecting debts from nobles…..

Kate: It’s all for the sake of your sister’s revenge, isn’t it?

Within this endless cycle of revenge, Jude seems to smile joyfully.

Here, Kate uses 復讐 “fukushu” which literally translates as “revenge,” so a cycle of revenge. This should not be confused with Oswald’s earlier statement where he uses 恨み “urami” which can mean resentment, malice, grudge, or bitterness.

The thought suddenly came to mind….That this is all for revenge, and he may actually be suffering.

— By the time I finish being the fairytale keeper, I will find something to like about you.

And at the same time, there’s the words I promised to Jude.

(I know it sucks, but…..Somehow I feel like I’ve found a place to sympathize.)

(There’s a reason for Jude’s cold-hearted attitude —)

Jude: Revenge’s done ‘n over with.

Kate: What……?

[Main Story Master List] [Chapter 8]

T/L note: I REALLY like Oswald. Like OMG I don't care what anyone says, he IS the father Jude never had, even if Jude kept him at an arm's length. Jude has picked up on so much of this man's mannerisms it isn't even funny. Please, I need more Oswald, Jude and Kate content please.

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VEE'S F1 PROMPTS LIST (VOL. I) ⋆ I've been thinking of this for quite a while and I've finally decided to post this! So, if you want to, feel free to requests as many times as you want <3 ─ Drivers I write for: anyone (current F1 grid or retired). ─ Send me your requests via Tumblr Inbox (+ some idea in case you want me to write something specific). Just choose a number from the following ones and tell me the driver you want me to write about! ─ The ones in bold are already taken and will be posted as soon as possible

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1. "Your face is so adorable. I bet the rest of your body is" 2. "You want that book? I'll buy you the whole series" ↳ Oscar Piastri 3. "Darling, are you feeling well?" 4. "Would it be all right if I borrowed your sweater? It smells like you" ↳ Lando Norris 5. "I might have slept with your robe when you were gone" 6. "If you steal the blankets, I am going to put my cold feet on you" 7. "Here, let's share the blanket" 8. "You have to be quiet if you want to cum" ↳ Lando Norris 9. "But I want to hear you sing" 10. "I'm gonna fuck you until you beg me to stop" 11. "Are you gonna be good for me?" ↳ Lewis Hamilton 12. "Don't get up - I'll do it" 13. "Star-gazing was a good idea" 14. "You look beautiful/handsome in the moonlight" 15. "I think I love you"

16. "I'll always be here for you" 17. "How about something warm? It'll help you sleep" 18. "It's okay. I couldn't sleep anyway" 19. Don't be silly. I want to stay up with you" 20. "It's not morning yet" 21. "Have a nice nap?" 22. "You have sleepy stuff in your eyes" 23. "Time to wake up sweetie. It's a new day" 24. "You stayed up past your bedtime again, didn't you?" 25. "Why don't we tale a nap together? We can be nap buddies" 26. "You're exhausted, honey" 27. "Are you blushing?" 28. "Hey, hey, hey, don't let them say that. You're beautiful" ↳ Lewis Hamilton 29. "Yeah, you're cold. I'm giving you my jacket" 30. "It looks better on you anyway" 31. "You look pretty today" 32. "Can we get married already?" ↳ Lando Norris 33. "Oh, uh, hey. I just wanted to remind you that I love you" 34. "We should compare hands, you know. Science" "What?" "What? It's not like we haven't done anything worse" 35. "You're cute" "What" "I said you look like a fruit" "That doesn't even make sneak" 36. "Yeah, okay, so what if I dreamt about kissing you? Don't we all do that to our best friends ...No? What do you mean no?" 37. "This sounds like you're flirting with me" "...I have been trying to do that for three years now" ↳ Sebastian Vettel 38. "You're the most important person of my life" 39. "Welcome to fatherhood" 40. "God, I'm never leaving your side again" 41. "I got the mirror so you can see yourself while I'm fucking you" ↳ Sebastian Vettel 42. "Don't touch me. Just watch" ↳ Sebatian Vettel 43. "What are you wearing?" 44. "Just watch them having sex with me. Maybe it'll give us some ideas" 45. "Your hair is really soft after you wash it" 46. "Ssh. Stop fussing. I'm just braiding your hair" ↳ Sebastian Vettel 47. "You smell really nice" 48. "You're my new pillow" 49. "We can talk over dinner" 50. "Don't be stubborn. Try it!"

[viriborne]

Trying to figure out how the fuck the Seven Deadly Sins theory for Twst works I feel like I’m being tortured by how much envy these fuckers show in their actions

[pruneunfair]

Rating FL's part 3

Shuri

12/10: I just started reading A step mothers marchen (and it's probably gonna take a while to finish it since Bato doesn't have a full English translation) but from the few chapters I read I agreed with fans of the book that Shuri is without a doubt one of the best FL's. There's actual development between her and the step-children and she succeeds at being relatable without making her too overpowered.

Athanasia

7/10: Okay while I don't really care too much about WMMAP, I still think that for one of the first most popular otome isekais Athy was a pretty good protagonist and most of my complaints about her are mostly just ant hills. I don't have much to say on Athy other then she's a good start for OI protagonists but could be a little better.

Aisha

9/10: Is she generic? Yes, does that make her a bad protagonist? No. I don't understand what people mean when they say Marianne overshadows her unless they're talking about the fandom specifically because as someone who also really loves Marianne, she barely shows up on screen so to say that she overshadows Aisha just because Aisha is a typical sweet saintess heroine is stupid. Sometimes ITLA can be a little on the nose with how nice she is but I still find Aisha pretty well made.

Sienna

9/10: Okay I officially love manhwa where the maid is the protagonist instead of a noblewoman and as short as the manhwa she's from is, I still think she's a sweetheart. My only complaint is that the story keeps randomly inserting sad backstory memories so you feel bad for her, like one minute she'll be doing something ordinary and then next she's basically just like "This reminds me of when my step-mom hit me with jumper cables after I spilled one drop of tea." And then it goes back to the present within one panel.

Hae Soo

6.5/10: I'm sorry but people meat ride her WAY too much. She's not a terrible FL but there is so much better and she's really not all that because you can kinda tell by the way that she's the only female character thats likable and with that bodytype that she's just a self insert character.

Ruby

8/10: For once we have a piece that actually looks into the typical white lotuses point of view, Like Helena except way darker when it comes to backstories. I like that Ruby is shown to be more emotional cause I never liked how a lot of manhwa imply that emotions=crybaby FL, it all depends on how it's handled and I think thr author was very respectful when it came to her abuse and ED. However like Sienna there are times when the author is trying too hard and ends up forgetting certain parts of Ruby's trauma. For example they mentioned early in the chapters that Ruby's beloved older sister had died but it's barely mentioned in the future on how it affected her, so it ends up feeling like it was just a way to feel bad for her even more.

Aria

6/10: so on one hand I'm really glad that Aria is actually evil instead of the comic just saying " Oh no! She's not evil! She's too nice for that" because if villainess is gonna be in the title then she should keep some of her villainous traits, but I really don't know if I should see her as super smart if all her enemies are too stupid to combat her, it makes Aria look really stupid when she got killed in the first timeline if they're so bad at crimes.

Eris

10/10, Love my girl Eris! Kill the villainess was great for a lot of things, a knight for the ML instead of the prince, the ogfl not being a white lotus out to ruin Eris's life, and morally corrupt villains that felt like obstacles, but what they did the best was the FL because Eris actually retains her goal on going back to her world instead of shrugging it off and going to sleep because you know most people would be freaking out if they woke up as a historical woman in a time period where women had no rights and it was easy to die after getting sick once.

Roxana

9.5/10: She's overrated but that doesn't make a character bad by default. When I finally read Roxana after seeing the hype I could understand why they loved Roxana so much. Now as much as I don't like evil protagonists who don't suffer consequences, the story makes up for it by being self aware that the Agriche family are a bunch of lunatics with the exception of Roxanas mom and her late brother. Being chaotic is simply part of the plot so I don't think it's fair for me to fault it. That being said as much as I loved her I do think that her takeover during the end chapters shouldn't have been done and done so easily and quickly.

Verta

7/10: similar to Roxana, Depths of malice is self aware that Verta is a terrible person even though she has a tragic backstory, it's only an explanation for why she's like this not an excuse. If you know me, you know I love the white lotus women so seeing one as a protagonist was something extraordinary since I thought everyone but me and a select few hated two faced women. She only really earns a 7 because as good as she is, there are better ones.

[rayroseu]

I think I realized why I like Silver despite his character trope being what I hate lol No, its not about him being too boring, its about his character centering around "repaying your family"

In Filipino teleseryes iirc, there's always a character trope for the good kid where their entire motives centers around doing work for their family for their entire life, and the story makes that personality "righteous" "admiring" and should be "what all children should do"

I suppose I hated it as a kid because its trying to enforce a standard🤣 like its trying to influence its viewers that this is how you should treat your parents, even if its good behaviour that this character trope is trying to portray,,, they were annoying because it always portrays that "their effort for their parents was perfect"

But Silver's story isn't like that. I can say that the story reinforces that ""his ideal way"" of repaying Lilia often fails because of circumstances he cannot control. His efforts to repay his parent, often fails, and I think that's what makes Silver really relatable.

I think Silver is convinced as well that what will make Lilia proud and would be him performing splendidly as knight and student(?), thats why he always works hard and he gets saddened when his sleeping condition ruins that hard work (Silver Lab Vignette)

But "being perfect", or even a repayment for raising him up, isn't what Lilia wishes for Silver... What would truly make Lilia proud, would be "just Silver living."

Its like Lilia didn't expect anything from Silver,,, in a "just be yourself" way.... I think during Book 7, this is what conflicted Silver the most (other than the whole Knight of Dawn relateion), that his Father would truly love him no matter who he is or what he becomes.

I also love the fact that TWST added the tragedy of aging in Silver's motive of repaying his parent... Because that truly is a harsh reality 😭 if you want to repay your parents, there's always this looming worry that your parent might not make it in time for them to see you succeed and be proud of you because they'll pass away from age...

I think the way their story reminds that "your time together with your family is ephemeral" inspired me more to actually value my time together with people important to me ykk

So Silver's motivation to repay his parent often ""fails""" because what Lilia wants from him is to just live and be yourself, and that's what the story enforces Silver to do as well. 🥹

I haven't read many stories that dwells this topic as emotional as Silver and Lilia's story... 🥲 Usually the parents in teleseryes will expect something like "at least complete your studies so we can be proud of you 🥺" while that is a good expectation,, it kinda gives off the vibes that the parental love was conditional all along XD. Its never as unconditional as Lilia's imo... 🥹🥹🥹💖💖

Its also seen with what skills Lilia teaches Silver revolving around survival, because he wants him to truly live with your own morals ("own two legs" if you will).

Side note: if there was an option for Silver to be raised by Knight of Dawn, I'd still would choose Lilia to raise him because Lilia can teach Silver what Knight of Dawn never did— speaking up for his own morals— even if the king and the nation displeases it— even if he was "alone" about his correct opinion. That belief that Lilia instilled upon him truly will make Silver live honestly to himself yk...🥹🥹🥹💖💖

translation by cymr on yt

[uyuforu]

Jungkook's Natal Chart: Virgo Mercury 8H, 7°

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Mercury is a planet that will represent our communication style, our voice, how we express ourselves, what we think about and talk about the most, how our minds work, etc.

Mercury in Virgo

JK's Mercury is in Virgo, which means he can be quite smart in general. Even if it’s a different kind of smart, he can just be smart even in his own way. Or you could feel like he is quite smart even academically. That means if JK has a strong interest in something, he will usually have less hard times to study it or learn it. Mercury being in his 8H with Virgo placement makes him want to know EVERYTHING about subjects he loves. Usually, those people can love animals and plants, but also nature. JK can love to organize and can need it when he works or studies, because he could work better this way. He can usually even like to organize everything in his life, because it can even help him to memorize things. So anything unpredictable or anything (or anyone) that is chaining in his habits and organization can be quite stressful for him. JK can be quite logical in general, or he could just act and speak in a very logical way, and he could come off as cold or detached sometimes. He is good at analyzing people as well, so he can usually read people well. He wants to be seen as smart and he always want to learn more because he wants to improve about his knowledge. Usually, those people love to each compliments about how smart they are. He also likes to correct people when they are wrong. Though he usually isn't good at taking criticism because he feels like he isn't good enough, and he should have known. We can often see that how JK can even often be his worst critic, always thinking he is never doing good enough. He often self criticizes and he can put some pressure on himself often. 

Mercury 8H

Mercury in the 8H here makes JK's mind more deep than what we can think. I see often people saying JK can't lie, though this placement suggest JK is actually very good at keeping secrets. I am not saying he is a liar, but he just knows what to say and what to not say. He is def smart, and he is smarter than what people give him credit for. JK may actually enjoys people not exactly knowing him, he may be quite secretive. Mercury in 8H are very focused people; they are quite quiet with people they don’t know. If there are things they don’t want to reveal or talk about, forget about it because you will never know, like ever. JK doesn't like change much. He is def cold and will actually never talk to someone he hates. He can also be quite shy and won't talk much if there is someone he doesn't know. But he is very nice and generous with the people he loves. No fake with him, he will say things directly and be blunt. If he argues, he can indeed be aggressive with his words and the way he says things. He is collected and calm, knows how to translate his emotions in a logical and understandable way. JK could have a hard time with writing his emotions, or just translating his emotions with words. He can feel it's hard to express those, but easy to feel. So Art can actually help JK a lot on this. JK may care a lot about what he has and possesses, and he may talk about it often. This can also be a placement that can seem materialistic, but it’s important to talk about those things for JK. He can be very good at negotiating, and He handles money pretty well. Jungkook doesn’t speak for nothing, he will only share his ideas and thoughts if he does have some. He won’t make conversations if he doesn’t want to. 

Mercury 7°

Mercury in 7°, a Libra degree, makes Jungkook very easy going, nice and very charming in the way he speaks. He speaks with a light voice a tone that is charming and melodious. He is someone very polite and hates rudeness, but also injustice. So, he will always try his best to speak in the fairest way and the nicest way possible. So even when someone is rude to him, he will try to “kill them with kindness”. He is the kind of person to love to listen to people. Also, he is very good with words, and how he uses those. He wants to make sure whatever he talks about will be pleasant for the other person, but that the way he speaks will not hurt a soul or not hurt anyone in this case. In the end, he is making sure that the conversation he has and how he talks will never cause an argument. 

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The Art of Subtle Influence: How to Be the Person Everyone Wants Around

Look, anyone can scream for attention. But the ones who really get invited everywhere are the quiet pros at making everyone else feel like the star.

Want to be that person? Here’s how to master the art of subtle influence (and leave everyone wondering, how does she do it?).

🌟1. Be Warm, But Not a Human Heater

There’s a difference between being approachable and smothering people with forced enthusiasm. You want to:

Actually listen when someone speaks. (No, don’t just nod while mentally drafting your grocery list.)

Match their vibe. If they’re low-key, don’t come in at “game show host” energy.

People remember how you made them feel, so aim for “cozy fireplace” warmth, not “burning spotlight”.

🌟2. Make the Small Stuff Big

It’s the tiny things that make people say, Wow, she just gets it.

Mention something they told you weeks ago, like their favorite wine or a random book they love. (Instant loyalty unlocked.)

Notice the details: “Your earrings are amazing. Where did you get them?” flattery, but make it specific.

Big gestures scream trying too hard. Small ones whisper, effortless queen.

🌟3. Step Back. No, Seriously, Step Back

Nothing screams “wannabe” like hogging the spotlight 24/7.

Mystery = intrigue. You don’t need to share your entire life story the moment someone asks, “How’s it going?”

Let others shine. In group settings, pass the conversational mic: “Tell us about your project, it sounds incredible.” Trust me, they’ll remember you for it.

People like you more when they think you’re in the spotlight, but you’re really pulling strings from the shadows.

🌟4. Play Social Cupid

Be the matchmaker everyone didn’t know they needed.

Introduce people with a flattering backstory: “You have to meet her—she’s basically a genius in [insert field].”

Help others win: “This event totally made me think of you. You’d kill it there.”

When you’re the person who makes their life a little richer, your stock goes up without you lifting a finger (okay, maybe one finger, to text an intro).

🌟5. Glow-Up, but Keep It Casual

You don’t need to look like you just stepped off a Vogue shoot. But let’s not do “rolled out of bed five minutes ago”, either.

Wear one standout piece that people associate with you. (A killer necklace, your signature red lipstick - pick a “thing”.)

Never humblebrag. Confidence isn’t saying, “I did X amazing thing.” It’s walking in like you could say it, but don’t need to.

Polished, but chill. Like, “Oh, this old thing? Just threw it on.”

🌟6. Be the Good Vibes Distributor

No one likes a buzzkill. Even the hot gossip types don’t get invited everywhere.

Skip the drama and steer conversations away from negativity. “Wow, let’s not give that more energy. So, tell me about [fun topic]!”

Bring solutions, not problems. Be the person who says, “We can totally figure this out” instead of “Yeah, this sucks.”

People gravitate toward positivity like moths to a light. Be the light.

🌟7. Learn the Power of a Well-Placed ‘No’

Look, you’re not a free therapist, Uber driver, or party clown.

Declining an invite? Say something like, “That sounds so fun, but I’ve got a full plate right now. Next time!” (Translation: You’re busy being fabulous.)

Boundaries aren’t rude; they’re attractive. When you respect your own time, people respect it too.

Saying no strategically makes you more desirable - and leaves them wanting more.

🌟Influence Isn’t a Megaphone, It’s a Whisper

Subtle influence is a long game, not a sprint. It’s about leaving people feeling seen, supported and just a little bit in awe of you.

And when they’re looking around wondering, Who should we invite? Who’s got that energy? - your name’s already on the list.

[thatskindarough]

Crowley and Optimism (kinda short)

I often see people mention Crowley being characterized as an optimist, and a lot of times they’re referencing Show Crowley. Although I dont think this is entirely inaccurate, I think it would be inaccurate to translate the book’s specific optimist characterization of Crowley onto the show. In fact, the show contradicts this characterization in an incredibly direct way.

This passage here—this is the part I’m interested in. This happens as Crowley is driving to Tadfield just after he’s left the burned down bookshop. There’s a numbered list of all the reasons the situation is hopeless and it ends specifically with the lines:

“7. He might as well find a nice little restaurant and get completely and utterly pissed out of his mind while he waited for the world to end.

8. And yet…

And that was where it all fell apart. Because, underneath it all, Crowley was an optimist.”

And then, fully believing Aziraphale was dead, or at the very least out of commission for the time being, Book Crowley drove to Tadfield to stop the apocolypse anyway.

But what does our Show Crowley do when he thinks his best friend in the whole wide world is dead? Well, he gets pissed at a bar and waits for the world to end.

This tells me two things

1.) Crowley is not as much of an optimist in the show as he is in the book.

2.) Show Crowley is far more dependent on Aziraphale than Book Crowley is.

I believe this decision was made, along with the addition of flashbacks, the bandstand breakup, and breakup pt. 2, to highlight how much closer Crowley and Aziraphale are in the show. That’s not to say Aziraphale and Crowley are not close in the book—they are very close. Just that they’ve developed a dependence in the show I don’t see in the book.

This difference in dependence is also illustrated in how they go about actually stopping the apocalypse. Mainly: Book Crowley does not try to run off to Alpha Centuri with Aziraphale. He only tries to run away when Satan is coming (and it’s not a ‘run off with Aziraphale’ type thing.) Aziraphale in the book convinces Crowley to stay and try to help by saying:

“[…]we shouldn’t let this happen to them […] I mean, when you think about it, we’ve got them into enough trouble as it is. You and me. Over the years. What with one thing and another.”

Book Azirpahale convinces Crowley basically by saying, this is our fault, and we’ve got nothing to loose.

Of course, Show Azirapahle says the iconic:

“Come up with something or — I’ll never talk to you again!”

It could be argued what trigged Show Crowley’s response to stop time and stand up to Satan was in fact Aziraphale’s plea. It was the thought of never talking to Aziraphale again, wherein the book, it was more of a general, yeah, we should probably try to save humanity. We’re gonna die if we don’t, anyway.

Then again, the stakes are much higher in the show. Satan doesn’t actually appear in the book so there ends up being no imminent threat.

I wouldn’t consider Show Crowley to not be an optimist, exactly. In 2x06 he waits by the Bentley and watches Aziraphale until he’s in the elevator and gone. He’s still hoping that maybe, just maybe, Aziraphale would turn back. So he is an optimist in some sense, but it’s not as core to him as in the book.

[sgiandubh]

If they followed the books they'd be more frisky 🤡

But obviously some of it can't be translated into tv......

Dear Frisky Anon,

You should have discussed it with a real Gabaldon Expert like @gotham-ruaidh, not with Phoney here, who still fumbles around The Fiery Cross. So, I think you will have to ask me once I am done with Bees, which I bet will be just in time for the second half of Season 7 to kick in. I am told J&C do not have any problems in that department until the very end of it, and well, what can I say, it's Herself's prerogative to portray as she sees fit a legendary, all-encompassing love story as the one she magically created out of thin air (all writing is magic, trust me).

Never mind. Your question made me think, just as I was preparing the lazy dinner for 1 (Baby the Retriever is gone until Tuesday evening), about a couple of things, dealing with adapting content to the screen and also about how our minds deal with the difference between a book and the movie/series based on that book.

Adapting Gabaldon is a very difficult task. Take for example The Fiery Cross' never-ending Gathering. My God, all those words to describe just 24 hours! I have just finished with that unfortunate thief and I am so dizzy with it, I can't even remember if they had breakfast yet. The only solution they had was to go off canon and invent something at The Ridge, because it would have taken forever and hey, it's all about a healthy costs/benefits ratio, too. And mark me: Herself is no Marcel Proust, able to make us dream for hours about his description of Vermeer's View of Delft, somewhere In Search of Lost Time. FYI, I had to wait, as millions before me, until I fucked my meniscus skiing (or attempting to snow plough, to be honest) to discover Proust, but never looked back. Also FYI, Luchino Visconti tried to make a film out of Proust's voluminous saga, but failed. Nina Companeez managed (2011) a very, very poor TV series: unwatchable, and I tried. It is unfeasible - so, overall, I think the series scriptwriters' team did a very good job slaloming between botanical babble, Appalachian folklore, the White Sow and yes, J&C getting frisky.

But the thing I wanted to tell you (so long for distributive attention, I've just burnt my baguette and chicken and will have to start it over again) is just how different the experience of reading something and watching the same thing being translated on screen is. I am obviously no neuroscientist, but I am an avid and normally a quick reader. When you read something, you are at once completely spellbound and totally free: you are taken with the characters' interaction, but you are the master of your course imagining them. You placate your own vision of the world on what you read and, at the same time, you are being overtly manipulated by the storyteller: how this can be is, for sure, a mystery. When you watch an adaptation of what you once read, half of the work is being already done for you: you don't have to imagine these people interacting, they are walking and talking in front of you and then, you focus on other things. It's all about the energy they manage (or not) to convey: acting is, in a fair measure, akin to channeling that energy.

As far as I can tell, the scriptwriters opted for a more subdued approach to Jamie, Claire, sex and old age. But can you say with absolute certainty we aren't collectively projecting our own fantasies on what is certainly Herself's very euphemistic, almost conservative way of writing sex scenes? Anais Nin, she ain't. Embraces and moments of - ahem - togetherness abound and we are left to our own devices to imagine things.

Thus, the horrendous and, to be honest, childish battle between the Book Purists' Crowd and the rest of this fandom. It apparently was dealt with pretty quickly, but it did manage to leave a nasty, long lasting legacy: the Book Boyfriend had to go on and remain a screen fantasy. That is wrong. That selfishness almost floundered the book adaptation project and I bet whatever you want me to bet it took deep feelings not to also compromise something else, money can't buy.

A long answer for a simple question. Make of it whatever you wish, Anon: I wrote it with pleasure, though. :)

[loneberry]

From “Poem Of The End” by Marina Tsvetaeva, translated from Russian by Elaine Feinstein

*

Prague. When I think of Prague I see the Russian poet Marina Tsvetaeva separating from her lover Konstantin Rozdevitch on the Charles Bridge, her heart breaking, her body burning. Like an animal stabbed in the stomach, she begs for 1 inch of lead to the heart. Everywhere, she is an exile everywhere she goes. All poets are, for “life is the place where it’s forbidden to live.” (I had used that Tsvetaeva line as the title for the poem that opens my Sunflower book, the poem about being lost: "She is lost and I am lost but the difference is she is a novice at being lost, whereas I have always been without country.")

12 years ago I saw the bridge. I wrote:

Everything shrouded in a mystical slime. A crazed sleep-deprived flâneuse wandering through old European cities with a notebook full of somniloquent scribblings. The people walk around looking all processional and I swear to God, the tourists on the Charles Bridge in Prague were part of some kind of sublime funeral. It seemed like everyone was wearing black, walking past the blackened statues with their black gloves while the black birds soared across the sky. I break down teary-eyed on the train from Berlin to Prague...

*

Yesterday at dawn I went to the Charles Bridge to read sections 7 and 8 of Tsvetaeva's "Poem of the End" (see section 8 above). I used to go to the Brooklyn Bridge to read the "Atlantis" section of Hart Crane's The Bridge. I guess I feel that to understand something about the spiritual topography of my favorite poets, I should go to the places that inspired the poems and read them, to learn something about the architecture of memory, how we are emotionally branded by certain places of affective intensity.

It was cold and windy. Gulls and other birds were circling and cawing. Suddenly my phone battery went from 87% to 1%. After reading the poem I went into a cafe to charge my phone. A chill to my bone. A fatigue unlike anything I had felt before--beyond the typical jet lag. Went home and fell asleep. Dreamed of the phantoms of the heart, the ones that haunt the poets--everything gets mixed up there, in dreams. What are you chasing? "And when I wake she melts away into the sand." Did not want the dream to end, but I had a talk to deliver at the Academy of Fine Arts. After the talk we ate Neapolitan pizza and someone told me about her dreams of escaping death. She was in an elevator hurtling toward the ground. Death is coming. She resigned herself to it. Always, she accepts what is coming. But when the elevator crashed on the ground she was somehow unscathed. The door opened: desert. She was in the desert.

I like to think that everywhere I go, I am walking in the footsteps of a poet. What did she see, who did she become passing through this place? I see Tsvetaeva murdering her love, transforming, sensual and holy, from a lover into a poet. What is it that sinks like a ship, in the last line of the poem? She is letting go. Love is swallowed by the wave.

The Charles Bridge just before dawn.

[lilolilyr]

For "Being Known" (Helena writer, Myka actress): 2 and 3, 6 and/or 7 (whichever you like better, or both), and 9!

Ah, thank you! My longest Bering and Wells fic to date :D

Moodboard & header for the fic, and Here's the ask meme

2. How did you come up with the idea?

It was part of a gift exchange, and my giftee had asked for a pop culture AU, with some fusion prompts for fandoms I didn't know very well - so instead of trying to find out enough about eg Buffy the Vampire Slayer to write a fic in that world, I asked whether a celebrity AU would work, and here we are!

3. Did the idea change at all by the time the fic was complete?

I expanded my initial idea a lot - adding Steve, Leena, Artie, Caturanga, Jane and Amanda, I'm pretty sure initially it was just supposed to be HG and Myka with side characters Claudia and Pete. I don't remember exactly what the plan was and what came later, apart from having the idea of Helena's conflict about wanting to remain anonymous while being passionate about something that could bring her a lot of fame early on...I'll have to see whether I still have my initial draft somewhere and I can add it at the end of the post, I tend to write in messages on telegram and copy paste them to an ao3 draft or word doc once I start editing, so the messages should still be the original first draft.

I think I was unsure whether or not I should add an AU-ified Christina related backstory and work that into part of the reason for Helena's reluctance over fame, I had several ideas about her own childhood, her knowing a child something happened to, or actually writing Christina into her backstory... I went back and forth between Christina being a child star and Helena herself being one, I think in the end I just made Helena one because it worked better for the story though I would have liked to have more Christina backstory, but oh well, kill your darlings.

6. How did you decide what tense and POV(s)to use? / 7. How did you decide what character(s) would narrate the fic?

Honestly, I rarely decide that kind of thing consciously - I guess if you want to write something commercially there are lots of things to consider, but I write for fun and I'll write wherever my ideas bring me. Sometimes I'll notice a scene works better from a different POV and I change it, but usually it just happens one way and then it's fine to leave it as is

In this case I think I immediately knew it would mainly be Helena's POV because it's really her story I wanted to tell.

9. Did you get stuck at any point? How did you get past that?

Claudia! Hah, I mean I didn't get stuck on her, but that I used her to get past difficult scenes, giving Helena a much needed push! Especially near the end, when it comes to Helena accepting the possibility of a relationship between her and Myka.

Thank you so much for the ask! This was fun to talk about :)

.

This is my draft for the fic, the way it was written (in a messenger chat with just myself in it, as I start most fics) in one go, before making any edits at all!

You'll notice a lot of 'xx' markers - because there aren't really any words with that, it's easy to search a text for that later on, so whenever I know I still need to fix something - add a sentence, translate a word, edit bullet points into paragraph, add entire scenes - I write XX to mark it for later.

wip bering and wells author actress AU for anandabrat

Working title The Perfect Warrior

HG (former child actor turned?) writer under pseudonym hiding from fame (bc burned out from kid fame?), slowly getting back into acting, does improv for fun

Myka either star there to help 'learning' amateur actors for xxkomparsen? Or she's a newcomer and HG is back on film?

Claudia's HG's friend, Pete Myka's

ohhh what about Helena's book being verfilmt & Myka main role, HG making sure she won't be overwhelmed..

xxx

xxflashback seven months prior

"H.G., I'm coming in!"

Helena covers her head with a pillow when she hears Claudia Donovan's shouting from the backyard before a well-aimed kick against the old garden door has it fling open.

"Breaking and entering, really?" Helena's muffled voice lets Claudia know where she is. "I would have thought that petty crime is belowxx you."

"Come oooon," Claudia pulls the pillow from her face and Helena is left squinting at the sudden light. "We're going out! A friend of mine has a gallery opening, and there's bound to be a crowd of interesting people there!"

"I can't," Helena grouches. "I have to write, I still haven't finished either of those silly sequels my agents want me to work on."

"Riiight," Claudia nods, juggling the pillow between her hands. "Because that's what you were doing right now. Writing."

"Oh, cut the sarcasm." Helena growls. She is in a bad enough mood without Claudia butting in and making it worse.

"Alright then." Instead of backing down, Claudia throws the pillow onto the bed and, hands on her hips, stares Helena down. "I'll speak xxklartext. You're wasting away here, H.G.! You hate the books you're supposed to write, you refuse to write anything else either, you haven't seen any of our friends in months and now you're getting your groceries delivered so you don't even have to leave the house? That's the final straw!"

"Who snitched on me," Helena xx Leena?sbcanonordontmention

"It'll be good for you," Claudia insists. "You can dazzle everyone with your Wikipedia brain, and maybe you'll meet a xxverleger who wants to publish one of your weirder novellas. Come on, get up. get up, if not for yourself then do it for me because there's no way I'll go schmooze with the rich and famous all on my own!"

"I still cannot believe you managed to talk me into this," Helena sighs, looking at the xx and bustle around her.

"I'm up, I'm up," Helena sighs and avoidsxxausweichen Claudia's attempt to pull her from the bed by sitting up. "Alright, what exactly is this opening we're going to?"

...

Laughing, herxxfriend Claudia bumps their elbows together. "You better believe it, there's no getting out of it now! And this will be good for you! xx I'm happy for you, H.G., this is a dream come true!" She twirls around without missing a step, taking it all in.

"The fact that it makes you xxgoodposition takes no part in it, I'm sure." Helena deflects. She doesn't want to admit that Claudia is right and she is thrilled to have her characters coming to life for the big screen - nor does she want it known that, despite all the negotiations and concessions on side of the production studio, she is still afraid that she won't recognise the world she created once the movie is done. Will they do justice to the worlds of trees and cogwheels, to the unseeing creator and the warrior with the unruly hair? Will they listen to Helena when she has suggestions, will the stick to the details from the book, will it even be possible to transfer it to the new medium?

This and more goes through Helena's mind as she lets Claudia drag her along over the big parking lot and storage area, past trucks with equipment and the xxvans for cast and crew towards the xxhall.

first time sees Myka - the perfect xxcharactername warrior.

xx looks after her xx her hair xx in the wind, a sharp edge to her big brown eyes that negates anything childish about their shape, xx stepping out of the camper

xx C hey, we're not here to flirt! Can't believe I need to say that to you, you're like, the least likely person xx xx pretty girl

xx not what - I mean yes beautiful, but not what that wasabout -

xx oh /beauuutiful

xx shut up Donovan

xx later sees Myka in makeup all *sideeye* what did you do to my xxcharactername

argument - need makeup! Looks silly on camera without, different than irl!

HG: well if so, just makeup that makes it look decent with the lights and closeups, NOT that kind of obvious eye makeup, and who had the idea that a warrior in a cyberpunk dystopia would need a bold red lip? Or shaved pits?

xx Myka uncomfortable, thinks she has done something wrong, especially when sent back out in the middle of the scene, doesn't notice the argument

co-star Pete tries to comfort her

xxMyka thinks maybe this was bad idea, should quit

xx HG will Not lose my warrior!

(xx Myka in trouble

xx HG kann wen zusammenscheißen, makes sure Myka's fine)

xx from then on Helena trying to keep an eye on Myka, asks how she's dealing with the pressure, what her plans are for if she'll be famous after this project, whether she has a good agent to protect her interests, etc... (eg where u live? city apartment...

H:security? M:none?? H:myself, nature away from most people M: wish could affort...)

Myka: know you're just doing this because you think I'm a good fit for the character and you don't want it to be ruined by me quitting, but I still really appreciate

HG: what?? No, am doing this - well, would for everyone! Know how it is, when I was a kid... nevermind. But, care about you too

Myka finds out why HG is so wary about fame

go to premiere together - "don't have to hold a speech, don't even have to tell anyone who you are, but at least go as my date?"

As usual, I had a first scene instantly in my head, then started thinking quicker than I could write and had to note down bullet points so I wouldn't forget anything xD

Again, thanks for the ask :)

[iveriee]

Would you consider doing any gn!reader/masc!reader fics? I'm transmasc and I think your fics are cute but reading fem!reader fics makes me kinda dysphoric lol

HELP I ACCIDENTALLY POSTED THIS WHILE IT WAS WORK IN PROGRESS

★; ANSWER: Of course! I apologize if this is not to your liking.

★; CATEGORY: A yandere x Reader.

★; PAIRING: Yan!Tom Riddle x Gn!(yan!)Reader

★; SUMMARY: in which... he discovers that you reciprocate his feelings. Perhaps too deeply.

★; P.S: This contains mentions of toxic and abusive behavior, and heavy implications of violence, stalking, obsession and envy. This is only for entertainment purposes and in no way do i encourage such acts. I apologize if this is poorly done, i initially wrote this at 7 in the morning, and that is QUITE early for me.

★; EXTRA QUESTION: Do you prefer the movies or the books?

It was not quite comprehensible how you got here—restrained against the rigid wall by the boy you longed for, and the boy in question seemed to have discovered your fixation with him. Of course, it wasn't as if you could hide something from Tom Riddle. Yet the most astonishing act was not even the restrainment, it was him claiming that the feeling was mutual. It was him tilting your cheeks upwards, it was his smirk as your eyes broadened and it was the cloying words he murmured into your ear.

So how did we get in such a place? It's quite not simple. To begin, it was a mere day, with no clues of something peculiar—(if we exclude sneaking out, or 'stalking' Riddle) . The conclusion of Divination class had translated to 'No more classes' in your mind and Henceforth, you had, almost instantly, plodded to the Library, for two given reasons. One of them being to gaze fixedly at him. In your vision(perhaps in many others' aswell) he was the most bewitching and accomplished student at Hogwarts, no wonder so many people admired him. And so did you. Deeply.

Your heart bolted with more haste than the golden snitch when you discerned him enter. You could have perhaps remained content by just watching him. To you, his mannerisms were utterly refined and at a moments notice, you could not comprehend how somebody could be so intelligent and fanciable at the same time. No.. you were not supposed to merely gaze at that darn perfect face of his—You had reassured yourself that you'd,at the very least, interact with him, However, The problem was—you did not have any excuses to speak to him. Or perhaps...you did. Or perhaps he'd be the one to begin the conversation and so he did.

Absolutely nothing could have composed you for the way your cheeks mantled crimson when he approached you—a warm, cordial feeling emitted inside your stomach, which only rose as he smiled faintly at you. "Hello, [Last Name]." Riddle greeted, his gaze plunging over you profusely. "You seem quite... concerned to say the very least. Perhaps, there's something you wish to confess?.." He questioned curtly, a smirk flourishing on his face. "Forgive me if I am intruding on your personal issues."

"No need to apologise.... I'm alright." You responded, your eyes caged on the floor. Suddenly the floor felt more riveting than ever. "There is nothing to worry about."

"Indeed..are you perhaps really sure? Because I do not suppose you would observe me without reasoning." He stated firmly, tilting quite nearer than you'd have aspired. Had he caught your love-struck glances? Perhaps he had been well aware all this time. Perhaps it had been foolish of you to even do such an act. You had commonly deemed yourself clever, yet the droplets of sweat that plunged downwards your face proved otherwise so. Was he repulsed by you now that he knew of the truth? Your mouth was a remote, parched cave, echoless and serrated with time. Should you confess your crimes and plead for forgiveness? Or perhaps he could like you back? No..that was unwise.

"Riddle, i...." You strived to speak. Anything. Any words. Any sentence, but it was simply not possible.

"There is no need for concern, You can share your feelings with me. I assure you that i shall not be judgemental." He murmured almost soothingly. His breath strolled above your shoulders, making you shiver to the very bone. Perhaps you should tell him. He assured you of no judgement....

And Henceforth you spoke. Clearly and truthfully. "Riddle...i cannot seem to get out of my mind...In simple words, i have feelings for you and i did not how to show them....So..i resorted to..admire you from afar..." You paused fretfully. "I'm well aware this is considered stalking and you are most likely repelled by me now—" You began only to be intervened by him.

"I'm afraid i never mentioned any repulsion against you...Infact,." He responded, angling his frame so close as to confine you against the rigid wall. You could have died content as his lips scraped your earlobe, emitting a smile from him. "I feel quite the same. Perhaps even more so...it is truly unfortunate how oblivious you are...tell me my dearest [Name]...Have you never paid any heed to the feeling of being watched?" He asked, tilting his head to the side. "Of course, you have not, and that made it quite easy to observe you. And truthfully have you never wondered why you have been losing supplies of yours? Indeed, i was the one to collect them for certain purposes.." He whispered, smirking at you. "With that being said, i had been aware of your little obsession ever since it had began. My dear [Name], even the most foolish morons could decipher your lustful glances..." He flashed you his signature smile as his hands cupped your cheeks, too tightly."Now my darling, won't you be mine?"

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7 - Playing with Fire

Princess Red Thief

Part 8

Tag list - just ask to be added @mystrey101 @melvia-ito @kmc1989 @tallrock35

I thrashed and kicked in every way that I could with the two nurses who were trying to tie me down to the bed and give me some medicine in the very few short hours that I had been forced to be locked up here. "Get off me - ah get off!"

"We are trying to help you, Ms. Royal." One said back.

I managed to get my elbow  out and hit one of them in the face where he stumbled back into the wall. "I don't need to be down here!"

"Contact the mayor and see what she wants done to her." One female nurse called out into the hallway.

I knew that the mayor didn't like Emma being here and the fact that she was encouraging his beliefs in the childhood tales. I never imagined she would think I was helping her and be placed in a place like this. "Ms. Royal, stop fighting please."

"Never. You asshole nurses!" I growled baring my teeth at the blonde nurse.

Another nurse came from the hallway carrying a needle filled with something inside the vial. "This should help her calm down until we get further instruction."

"You'll have to catch me first." I kicked the other nurse onto the floor heading towards the open hospital room door until the nurse with the syringe grabbed my arms holding me tightly. "Ahh! No...no...Gold."

The nurse I had kicked got up from the ground and caught my body when my eyes began feeling heavy. I heard someone familiar talking to the front desk worker. "Where is Ms. Royal?"

"Eve Royal was scheduled to be put under psychiatric care." The worker responded.

Gold's voice I would recognize anywhere was the last thing I heard before I blacked out and I swear I could hear panic in his tone. "Who the hell authorized that! Eve!"

The sound of the spinning wheel was the only noise being heard throughout the old castle. Reading the magical book of drawings and foreign words that I had laid out before me on the long table. "We've already finished our lessons for today. I would have thought you'd made your way home by now."

"I want to get a handle on this spell. If I don't then things could go wrong if my mother finds out the truth." I slumped my shoulders, not lifting my gaze from the book.

Rumplestilskin rose from his spinning wheel hands behind his back walking over to me. "You're really concerned about what she thinks aren't you."

"She's my mother. With my father being trapped she's all I have left at the moment." Flipping to the next page I read the word that dept with creating fire in my hands or creating it out of thin air.

The dark one paused behind me eyeing the page that I was reading at the moment. "If you're so close as you say you are, why are you so nervous of her reaction?"

"I'm not that nervous." I replied until I sucked in a breath feeling his front pressing up against my back. "Rumple...what are you doing?"

His breath whispered in my ear. "If you're not nervous then why haven't you told her yet?"

"I...I have my reasons." I held my breath.

He kept on with teasing me. "What are the reasons?"

"You don't need to know considering they are my reasons and none of your business-" I cut myself short spinning around on my feet forgetting how close he was to me. Now face to face his nose was pressing against mine.

Rumpe smirked, stepping back away from me. "The same thing I say when I make deals with anyone who asks why I want a certain thing from them."

"I'm going back to my book now." Moving my attention back to the book pages, my hair falling in front of my face. Scanning the pages I did my best to translate the word off the page. "In...incendi."

Rumple watched me closely with my nails tapping away on the wood. "I'm intrigued you would want to learn the fire spell, dearie."

"Please stop distracting me." Shutting my eyes tightly I huffed under my breath. My hands turned into fists and I felt that I could feel flames coursing through my veins. "In...Incendia."

Instantly after the word left my mouth the book in front of me lit up in flames and I stumbled backwards tripping over the ends of my red cloak "Everly...woah...woah I've got ya." I heard Rumple's voice call out for me, managing to catch my body when I fell in the direction of his arms.

"Uh...thank you, Rumple." I whispered, clinging onto the leather clothes he wore. He had his arms wrapped around my waist now.

The dark one stared at me silently for a few minutes before he muttered a reply back. "You're welcome, Everly." I wasn't sure what came over me at the time but I felt my body lean forward into his. His brown eyes met mine and to my surprise we both leaned in to kiss the other. Once we closed the gap we ended up kissing for a brief moment until he pushed me backwards. "You need to be more careful. You're lucky you didn't burn my whole castle down."

"I'm sorry, Rumple." I apologize watching him walk away past the now destroyed book on the table. Covering my lips with the tips of my fingers I was left feeling so conflicted.

Gold's pov

"What have you done with Everly!" Kicking open her mayor office door I didn't care what people heard in our conversation. She had done something to her and I needed to know why immediately. The office door hit the wall and then slammed shut behind me.

Regina put her paperwork down on her desk. "I think you mean Eve. There's no Everly in this town."

"Stop toying with me. I went looking for her when she didn't show up at work before I got a call from the hospital saying they were admitting her. Given that I am her emergency contact." I glared at the woman in front of me.

She clicked her tongue. "She began speaking foreign languages and encouraged the idea to my son that his book is all true. I simply thought she needed some mental help."

"She has done nothing to you. Leave her out of this feud between you and Ms. Swan." I gripped the handle of my cane.

Regina didn't seem fazed by what she was doing. Since the night I had woken up I knew my former student was all alone not knowing who she was and that both her parents were alive. "I'm not worried about you trying to break the curse. But I don't know her well enough to assume she isn't a threat."

"I'm getting her out and if you come after her again I promise you there will be suffering!" I threatened the queen not caring what power she thought she had over me.

The queen chuckled dryly. "I'm not afraid of you. Besides I know just who to hurt in order to hurt you."

"You won't succeed, your majesty!" Spinning around on my feet I stormed out of her office. She just looked back at her papers planning her next move, not afraid of the Dark One in a realm that she was currently running.

Comments really appreciated ❤️

[rikeijo]

Today’s translation #686

Miracle!!! on ICE, Hirose Idumi’s interview

Part 6.

-- How did you make the scene with different atmosphere - flashback scenes, for example - different from standard scenes?

Hirose: We did use color to make it easy to distinguish standard scenes from concept scenes. For example, in the scenes in episode 7. that depict Popovich reminiscing about his love, or the concept scenes, in which Leo becomes a member of the mafia, we play with colors. The art [backgrounds etc.] in those scenes is incredibly cool, too, so I took inspiration from that, and thought 'just go crazy!' (laugh). Intentionally I did not use any color for the skin of the characters, and make those scenes like from a black and white movie. I decided to make the black and white effect quite bold. Very often going all the way, just like that, makes the scene look much more impressive, and I personally think that it did turn out very interesting.

-- The opening use coloring that is very different from the usual coloring we see in anime.

Hirose: I sensed momentarily that the Director wants to do something different here, compared to the style of the rest of the show. The opening uses animation with no shadows and the style of lines is also different than that in the actual show. My idea was to use only standard colors, that would create a nice balance with each other. Yamamoto Director is 'the whole screen' type of person. When I had the opportunity to work with her on TV anime series before, this is also what I was thinking when I was looking at the openings to her other works. That she wants to have control of every color of every thing that appears on the screen. In case of Yuri!!!'s opening, as well, I decided what colors to use for the background and everything else. What color should I use for the character and what color should the background be? - it was an attempt to use fewer colors, but by combining this limited number of colors together create a very sharp contrast.

[Notes: I don't know if this answer was heavily edited or something, but it's unclear why she jumped from 'the Director wants to control everything' to 'I decided all the colors' in the next sentence. The topic of conversations heads towards symbolism, and my impression has always been that it's something that they always try to avoid explaining, in general, so maybe going too deep into what the colors mean then etc. was off-limits. Shame, I would really love it if Sayo decided to publish a book or something and explain everything in her own words (one of the least likely things to happen in the whole universe 😂, buuuuut, funnily enough there apparently were plans to publish a little book called 'Yuri!!! on ICE that nobody knew - The Hidden Perfect Guide', but the only info that I have says that it was mysteriously never published in the end...) ]

[phantombanquet]

Main Story: Diasomnia Book Chapter 6 Episode 7-88: Difficult Transport! (Translation)

Episode 7-88-1

⚠️ Major Diasomnia spoilers! Proceed with caution.

Location: Land of Briar - Land near Castle

Grim: Funyaarh... Where's this place?

Sebek: This scenery... There is no doubt to it.

This is the place where we were swallowed by the “darkness”! We've returned!

Silver: Where are father and the others?

Sebek: He was supposed to be heading towards the dark forest...

Silver: !! Everyone, look at the ground. These are marks of iron shoes!

Father and the others are in danger. LET'S CHASE AFTER THEM QUICKLY!!

Iron Ones A: W-What is this power!

Iron Ones B: If the magicians had not kept the flames out, we would have been entirely roasted by now.....!

Knight of Dawn: Don't let your guard down! You'll be trampled on!

Mallenoa (Dragon): ROAARRRR—!!!!

Iron Ones C: DON'T GIVE THE WITCH ANY TIME TO REST! GO, GO——!!

Iron Ones: ARGHHHH!!!

Sebek: Ahh...... Mallenoa-sama!

Grim: Sebek, quit messin’ around!

If I remember correctly, we can't be too separated from the owner of the dream! We’ll lose Lilia if we don't do somethin’!

Sebek: You don't have to tell me! But even though I know it's just a dream…… Damn it!

[Choice 1] Yuu: I know it's tough, but we have to go.

[Choice 2] Yuu: Even if we turn back here now, it won't change the past.

Silver: ……Yeah. Let's hurry before the rain washes away their footprints!

Location: Land of Briar - Vicinity of Castle

Grim: Funyaargh~! The rain keeps on gettin’ heavier and heavier!

Sebek: The road is getting muddy and the sun is already setting…… You guys better hurry up! We'll lose track of their footprints!

Grim: Stop sayin’ nonsense! I can't run any faster than this!

Sebek, can't ya use the magic you used when you were looking for Silver earlier?

It went BABABAT! While it was shining and moving real quick.

Sebek: Are you talking about “Living Bolt”?

Silver: I also saw that magic for the first time. Since when did you learn your Unique Magic?

Sebek: When you entered Night Raven College, I was training all by myself in Briar Valley……

I seized the opportunity to continue my great efforts to immediately respond to the Young Lord's needs, in case of an emergency.

However… It is still far from being ‘mastered’.

It is a magic that transforms one’s body into lightning for movement and attack. But……

Since I still lack the skill needed, it leaves my body a bit damaged for a little while once I use it.

It was fortunate enough that my opponent earlier was a half-asleep Silver, but if it was an enemy, they would not wait for the damage to heal.

Even if I used that magic now to catch up with Lilia-sama and the others, I would have become a burden.

Actually, I was never really planning to use it in public.

I never thought I would have to use it to wake up the sleepyhead, Silver, of all people……

Silver: That is…… I’m sorry. But, it's a Unique Magic that’s just like you.

Sebek: Hm. (whispering) …I’m within a dream, but I guess it’s still fine to make a big deal out of it…… Jeez……

Silver: There is something I have been thinking about since we crossed Father’s dream.

Even if this is a dream shown to us through the magic of Malleus-sama—

I wonder why there were so many painful things that happened.

[Choice 1] Yuu: Now that you mentioned it…..

[Choice 2] Yuu: It’s been a series of difficult events……

Silver: In the dream that Sebek had, Father and Malleus-sama were going to an off-campus training program together……

According to Malleus-sama’s words, the person themselves is happy.

We should be able to continue seeing convenient dreams.

If that was the case, Father would not have to fight with humans and Malleus-sama’s parents would have still been alive,

We should have been able to see the dream of Briar Valley continuing to survive as a great power.

Sebek: Mhm… You certainly have a point.

Silver: Malleus-sama said he’s monitoring our dreams and that…… He’s governing over our dreams…

If he is aware of our presence, I wouldn't be surprised if he eliminates us right away, like what he did when we were in Sebek’s dream.

Sebek: Hm……

This is merely a prediction, but…

Perhaps Malleus-sama is unable to monitor Lilia-sama’s dream for some reason.

Silver: It’s possible. I wish I could somehow get Father to wake up from his dream to ask for his help……

*sounds of swords clashing*

Everyone: !!

Sebek: The sound of a sword fight!

Silver: It sounds close! Let’s hurry!

TO BE CONTINUED...

personal translator's note: not jp proofread as i hurriedly translated this to help those who do not understand jp. i'm not sure if i can translate the entire episode 7-88 but i will definitely translate up until the part of sebek's new ssr card.

[kaymarie-bell]

Diasomnia Book, Chapter 2 Translations [7, 20-21]

as always, my own translation. I am learning as I go, I do this out of love for the game. There will be mistakes. 

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Summary: Malleus receives an invitation, but at what cost.

 Also, tamagotchis’ mechanics as an analogy for life and death.

[7-20]

Diasomnia Dorm - Lounge

A few days later

Lilia: Malleus!

Malleus: Mhm? Ah, Lilia.

Lilia: I would like to request permission to use Diasomnia’s lounge this Saturday.

Malleus: I don’t mind. What are you planning?

Lilia: Silver and the dorm students are throwing me a farewell party before I leave.

Malleus: Farewell…party?

Lilia: Yes. You need permission from the Dorm Leader to reserve the lounge, right?

Malleus: It’s your farewell party, and you are the one asking for permission?

Lilia: The dorm members were at a loss on how to fill out the application form

Lilia: Since the request is coming directly from the vice-leader, there’s no way you would refuse. Isn’t that right, Dorm Leader Malleus?

Malleus: Oh…of course

Malleus: Are you inviting students from the other dorms?

Lilia: That’s right. I’m going to invite my classmates, my clubmates, my professors…everyone in the school

Malleus: There are many members of royal families and nobilities in this school. If we all are coming together, it’s going to be a very spectacular gathering.

Lilia: Well…then I’ll give this to you.

Malleus: What is this?

Lilia: Hehe. Open it.

~Invitation Letter~

Dear Malleus Draconia,

This Saturday, 7 p.m., at the Diasomnia Lounge, [Lilia Vanrouge’s farewell party] will be held.

Please join us.

*No gifts required. Please come empty handed.

Malleus: An invitation letter? Addressed to me?

Lilia: My Lord. Will you accept this invitation? Malleus.

Malleus:…..of course. I respectfully accept your invitation, Lilia.

Malleus: A farewell party…

*beeping sound*

Lilia: Huh? What’s that sound?

Malleus: I’m sorry. I forgot it was feeding time.

Malleus: You’re the only one who would dare to interrupt me and beg for my attention in such a way. What a rude fellow.

Lilia: Oh, it’s that toy I bought you as a souvenir one day.

Malleus: Yes. It’s “Gao Gao Dragon-kun.”

[7-21]

Lilia: I am sure I gave it to you some time ago

Lilia: It was about the time Silver finally began to stand on his own feet…you are still playing with it?

Malleus: I don’t know when to quit. I found myself making a habit out of it.

Malleus: It has broken down several times, but I’ve had it repaired every time.

Lilia: I see

Lilia: Electronic devices such as smartphones tend to be unusable due to the magic and thunderstorms of the owner…

Lilia: But Dragon-kun is a cheap toy with easily replaceable parts

Lilia: So, unlike them, it lasts for a long time.

*beep beep*

Malleus: What is this? I have to clean up your dung now? It can’t be helped…

Lilia: *laughs*

Malleus: What are you laughing at?

Lilia: I remembered that the first time Dragon-kun reached the end of his life

Lilia: Our Young Lord escaped from the castle and came to my house with a look of great dismay

Lilia: “Lilia, when this morning came, Dragon was gone and eggs were left behind. What shall I do?”

Lilia:…that’s all. Haha.

Malleus: That’s…I simply wasn’t aware that there was always a parting mechanism at first.

Malleus: I had never considered that toys could have a lifespan.

Malleus: No matter how much you make a fool of out yourself for his sake…Dragon will leave nothing but eggs behind in less than 30 days.

Malleus: I wonder why humans would make something like that.

Lilia: Hm. Is 30 days a short time?

Malleus: Whether long or short, Dragon is a fictional being…just like a fairy tale, isn’t it?

Malleus: Then it would be okay not to set a deadline for his life…that’s what I think.

Lilia: I see, indeed.

Lilia: Just like how fairy tales are made to comfort someone…

Lilia: Maybe it would be enough to keep him alive as long as he is taken care of.

Lilia: But isn’t it precisely because there’s an end to it that makes us think that we should cherish the time we have to spend together?

Lilia:…the longer one spends together, the harder it will be to part ways.

Malleus:…Lilia?

Lilia: Well then, since I have permission to use the lounge from the Dorm Leader, I have to hurry up and hand out the invitations to everyone around school.

Lilia: See you, Malleus.

Lilia: Saturday night will be my last celebration. It will surely be a spectacular gathering.

Lilia: Don’t forget to attend!

Malleus: The last…celebration…

Malleus:…?