#I still love writing them when they're prickly XD

[herstoriies]

your outfit's entertaining. i'll give you that. (Javert, possibly but not necessarily while they're still prickly with each other XD)

AS SAID BY DORIAN PAVUS [accepting!]

Why, if it wasn’t her favorite Producer. Blue eyes rolled at the remark, and a debonaire pursed lips tugged to a grin at the presence of her esteemed rival and significant annoyance, M. Aristide Javert.

“I do live to entertain~” vanity if ever there was. She waved in front of her an ornate fan - painted birds on white silk and brimmed with white feathers (matching the white feathers decorating the side of her hair), before holding it up to her left ear - that is in the secret language of fans meaning, I wish to be rid of you. Of course, this was matched with a proud smile. “So coming from you, I'll take that as a compliment~”

Priscilla glimmered like a male peacock - literally, in an azure blue velvet gown with peacock feathers adorning her neckline, train, and skirt. And yet the bustle gown fitted her to perfection and accentuated every vision of her flattering physique. Designed probably by Charles Worth, who by now was the primary source for Priscilla's wardrobe. The overall look was avante-garde and practically sang: look at me, but that’s what Divas do best, being the center of attention. Around her neck was also the latest necklace gifted by one of those revolving dandies - M. Guy Thibault this time?

“And what color ribbon did you select to tie your mane this time? Burgundy, wine, or scarlet?”

@reverdies

[croik]

Hastur’s mind buzzed excitedly. Though he had virtually no experience teaching his own language to a mind as relatively simple as a human’s, every inch forward in Arthur’s progress brought him a prickly delight. To say nothing of his particular choice… “Yes,” he answered with as much restraint as he could muster. “Though stressing verbs like that is more of a regional dialect. In Carcosa we would simply use the word for longing, myhrey.”

(if you're still accepting fic asks!)

(Yes, I love talking about worldbuilding and characters!!)

Not sure if you're more interested in Hastur or the language stuff here, so I guess I'll blah about both XD;

There are only a few phrases of canon "Cthuvian" in the mythos - three or four famous sentences by HPL himself, and a few add ons from other authors. As far as I can tell there isn't much in the way of fan-completed con-langs because there's not much to work with, the language is *supposed* to be unintelligible, and some of the authors who added to it were lazily just slapping funny spelled words on English sentence structure etc. But there are a few things that seem relatively consistent: pronouns that become a prefix when attached to a verb, like "ya / y'"; prepositions also become prefixes to the noun they're describing like l'ebumna and l'geg. There's only one example in the spattering of words that uses repetition (n'gha-gha) and I don't think we know what it's supposed to mean, but while randomly googling language concepts, I was thinking of how in English we use repetition to slightly change the meanings of things ("do you LIKE HIM like him?") and was amused by the idea of inserting something similar to Cthuvian. So this part of their lesson is not "canon" but nothing says it couldn't be either.

I have a little spreadsheet devoted to what I've sussed out of the Cthuvian that appeared in the actual stories, and I've been slowly adding some things just for fun, trying to work out the basics of how the language could be structured. But I'm not a linguist so I doubt it's impressive yet lol. I haven't really done much research other than some language classes in college while learning Japanese.

This fic (I Long to be Filled) I started writing before the story that now comes before it. I originally meant for it to take place someone fairly soon after the Squeezing, but ultimately decided I wanted them to have some "normal" sex before Hastur whipped his real dick out, which is why there are references to the Scholars and such things that came up before but haven't been paid off yet (oops). I've since developed a lot more backstory for how the King came to Carcosa in the first place, which may come to light later. But I especially think that part of what sets the King in Yellow apart from other mythos figures is his canonical connection to theater, music, and the arts. He fancies himself not just as a god but royalty among gods; he distinguishes himself by his ornaments (he's the king IN yellow, the play describes "the tatters of the king" rather than the king himself). Compared to his half brother, he's CULTURED. We get to see a little of that in Malevolent but way more in John (and Yellow) than with the King himself, which is interesting considering that John is in some ways a more pure version of the King, free from thousands of years of experience.

So this whole fic we get to see a version of John who is learning that his appreciation of these things has a long and illustrious history, and a version of the King who is finding new ways to delight in parts of his nature that have been commonplace to the point of complacency, relearning himself through Arthur's study. And that's very exciting for him :3

Thank you for the ask!

[poetryvampire]

(1/2) My Falling into Place request is so good! I'm flattered by what you call me 🤭 Don't worry about it! It's good you didn't force yourself to write 👍 It's long enough enough to have a second chapter??? 🤯 I'm flattered that you like it so much (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠) I'm looking forward to it (⁠☆⁠▽⁠☆⁠) I love it especially they didn't actually intend to visit Rolan but they felt bold as he brushed off their words with a smile 😤, his playful look made their heart flutter 💓, he said he would have adopted a cat if he wanted a horrid creature to mess with his work 🐈, he pretended to read his papers 📜, they asked if he would consider it as he rolled his eyes 🙄, he said it's unappealing but they asked isn't it better than locking himself in the tower 🔒 with scrolls & books scattered around 📜📚, I just love he called them hero & he doesn't need saving right now 🤭, he would let them know first if he needs saving 👍, they whined as they tried to persuade him like me 🤣, they questioned like me how annoyed he is with them when he cut them off 🤔, they teased him about being jealous of Zevlor with how salty he sounds 🧂, Rolan asked them to get off his table but they didn't 😁, they're aware of how prickly he can be & how hard it is to tell his true feelings are 😅, they miss the occasional affections they receive from him 😔, he froze when they leaned on his shoulder (⁠●⁠_⁠_⁠●⁠), they told him honestly it's his choice but they think it's great if he came along as they like his company for some reason 👍 (The last part though 😂), he snorted a bit as he seems to have shifted closer (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠), they smiled at the slight contact like me ☺️, he actually told them it's mutual as he looked away (⁠☉⁠｡⁠☉⁠)⁠!, he said Gale is boring his students XD, they clarified Gale isn't their wizard 👍, they said it's different if he had suddenly changed his mind 😏, they sworn he taken a sharp intake of breath 🫁, he accepted it while making it seem like he's going to decline at first (Of course he did 🤣), they were so excited that they hugged him as they thanked him & reassured him 🫂, he barely breathe as he stayed still in their embrace (⁠●⁠_⁠_⁠●⁠), he did wrapped his arms around them to lightly ran his hand up & down on their back 🤭, he said there's no need with a nervous laugh 🫦, he said he would probably help them get out of some mess 😁, they were so excited 😆 but they became worried 😫 like me, it was true that he would be helpful & they want him around 🤭, they couldn't see him as much as he advanced his mastery over magic ✨, they questioned if it made him lose some of the little affection he had for them but thought it didn't matter 😔, they're convinced they won't be able to voice out their feelings 😞, they're always careful when it comes to their love life 💘, they're aware that not everyone is poly so they made sure to be honest 👍, they had been rejected harshly so they're afraid 😢, they won't deny to himself that they're more in love with Rolan & Zevlor than they ever had been in the past 💘, it might be a curse or a blessing with how much both of them took their heart 💕, both men helped made it possible to clean up & rebuild the city 🧱, both of them had spent so much time with them to help them when they need it 🥹, their heart broke at the thought of not being with their favourite paladin & wizard as their bonds deepened over time 💔, they thought of the worst case scenarios like me 😭, they also don't know of how they feel about having multiple partners either ❓, the topic never came up in a conversation & they always back out from asking like me 😔, they did their best to research on tiefling culture but they still don't know if they're accepting of it 😕, they decided to somehow stay sane as their desire eats them 🥺, everything started off well with even Rolan is in a good mood ☺️, that changed after the second week though 😨, Zevlor had often offer to help them 🫴, they had allowed the contact probably unconsciously 🥺,

Ahhh sweet anon you're too good to pure! I love these they're so cute 💜🖤💜🖤