#I thirst over academic validation I fear

[kraro-school-life]

2nd semester test grades ⊹₊ ⋆ˎˊ˗

Stats ✧˖°

Polish - 9,7 German - 9,5 Math - 9 Economics - 10 Art - 9,8 Physics - 9

Average: 9,5

(Grades are out of 10)

It went worse than the last one, but your honor I had a shit ton of extra stuff to do (2 exams and a project). I learned from my small mistakes :) Overall pretty satisfied (maybe except physics but yk it’s fine I did my best)

[thepanicoffice]

A Fragile Peace: Armistice after the Great Culture War

[...]

It’s no secret that I do not have my finger on the pulse of our age. I can, given time, remember to hold a mirror up to its mouth to see if it’s still breathing, but that’s about it. This is largely due my being a seething cauldron of self-regard and venality, but it may be for other equally valid reasons too. I don’t really care.

But that means this esteemed chronicle is falling woefully behind. The last time we broke a story, it was about my torrid affair with the then-Minister of Defence, which I only revealed because, due to an unrelated matter, I needed a public alibi. Sadly, I cannot always rely on my own sexual allure to the political classes to push us to the forefront of news.

The only way to get ahead in the publishing game is to start commissioning stories on things you assume are inevitably going to happen. That’s why I have asked our war correspondent to report back from the frontlines of the impending societal rupture that will define our post-pandemic world. I present to you, from several years hence, the Armistice of the Great Culture War.

[...]

Words by Lydia Happenstance, Culture War Correspondent

Last Friday, on the third day of the third month, 2025, after nearly one and half years of confused and needless violence, the guns, sirens, and opinion pieces fell silent to mark the beginning of Armistice and an end to the Great Culture War.

It began as a battle of words between the UK Conservative Party and an enemy that they had themselves largely created; a Frankenstein’s monster stitched together from scraps of Daily Telegraph premium content, animated by fears of civil unrest and falling house prices.

Their repeated assertions that you can’t say anything anymore, echoed and expanded upon by their outriders in the national press, culminated in the creation of the British Bastion of Culture [1], a paramilitary group whose mission statement was as emphatic as it was baffling: ‘To save Winston Churchill from the Marxists’.

Seeing this as a provocation, a protagonist in the Culture War gradually coalesced. After dozens of public meetings and committees of varying degrees of formality, the People’s Vanguard was established on a Zoom conference call in October 2021. Composed largely of sullen academics, irascible Twitter activists and musicians who have been unable to find meaningful employment since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vanguard – known more commonly as ‘The Wokeists’ – began to prosecute a bloody and merciless campaign of tolerance on an unsuspecting populace.

They became known for their guerrilla tactics, affixing plaques of detailed historical context about the role of slavery and structural racism onto statues, buildings, and Cabinet Ministers in a series of daring night-time raids. It was said of them that ‘the armies of the Woke never sleep’.

Retaliation from the BBC was swift and unforgiving, as they took control of local television stations and forced broadcasters to play the German episode of Fawlty Towers, which they mistakenly thought was deemed offensive by ‘the Lefties’.

By the end, and possibly from the very beginning, it was clear that many of the combatants no longer understood what they were fighting for, only what they were fighting against. The War became an end in itself, rather than a means to any kind of glorious future. Ultimately, it was attrition and the exponential increase in casualties that made a ceasefire inevitable.

The Armistice was signed in Droitwich, for reasons unknown. It was attended by the democratic committee of the Vanguard, led by their Tribune, the distressingly middle-class Marxist poet, Rupert Trebuchet MA, and by BBC leader and regular Spiked columnist, Sebastian Spitegills. No eye contact was made or pleasantries exchanged as the parties, mediated by the comedian Michael Macintyre – chosen for being so banal and anodyne as to be a wholly neutral party in the Culture War – hammered out the terms of peace.

The Treaty of Droitwich runs to some 270 pages with many complex agreements made. No off-colour jokes are to be told below the 28th parallel, meaning that you will now have to travel North of Ipswich if you want to watch a Carry On film or reference the name of the dog in Dambusters. Equally, those who wish to use the term ‘problematic’ or write a Guardian long read about culturally appropriative Halloween costumes will be obliged to travel to the South of this line that formally marks the schism in our divided nation.

Both parties have agreed to stop using the word ‘triggered’, whether ironically or unironically.

Perhaps most controversially, but in the spirit of compromise, both parties have agreed that certain issues, such as trans rights and the utilitarian calculus of whether or not Churchill was a net positive to the world, will be uniformly responded to with the dictum: “It’s actually very complicated actually.”

The Treaty also allowed for the exchange of prisoners of war, many of whom have been away from their uncomprehending and slightly embarrassed families for many months. Sadly, deaths in the POW camps of both sides have been so high that very few will be returning home. The Bastionites, considering hanging to be a tradition that uniquely represents ‘the very best of British’, have been enthusiastically performing summary executions since hostilities first began. The Wokeists took a less violent but more tedious approach, instead forcing captured fighters to undergo Tesco’s corporate Awareness and Sensitivity Training. Many of the BBC soldiers, however, preferred to take their own lives rather than learn what a microaggression is or how to avoid speaking disparagingly to BAME colleagues. Deaths number in the thousands.

The UK Labour Party hailed this historic accord. Speaking in the House of Commons, party leader Sir Keir Starmer was forceful in his praise for the Treaty, saying: “This is an event that has occurred and we recognise that.”

Prime Minister Michael Gove, when asked for comment, responded obliquely: “My mandibles are sharp and my belly hungry. Bring in the infants that I might slake my abhorrent thirsts.”

Despite the progress that has been made, many observers are predicting that the peace that has been brokered will be a fragile one. On Sunday morning, on the outskirts of the Sussex village of Piddinghoe, a small skirmish broke out over whether the War should be commemorated with red or white poppies. The word ‘Imperialist’ was spray-painted on a telephone box before a library was set on fire in quick reprisal. Many more such incidents can be expected before peace truly settles in.

There are even reports that some will not accept the hard-won peace. Former Commandant Laurence Fox, the second highest ranking General of the BBC army, is said to be stationed in a bunker on the Isle of Man, where he has either not been told or simply refuses to acknowledge the ceasefire. He will not be alone. No contact has been made with Julia Hartley-Brewer’s submarine for more than three weeks.

Speaking to civilians – those who have been victims of the violence, displaced by the upheavals, or simply mildly inconvenienced by having the same episode of Fawlty Towers repeated on their televisions for the last year – they remain unclear as to why any of this happened in the first place.

“I don’t understand any of it,” said Clive Purloin, a roadworks engineer, who was caught briefly in the crossfire as rival groups clashed in Liverpool over whether Ken Dodd was a fascist whose statue should be toppled. “Really. Not a clue.”

It is a view shared by virtually everyone.

The signing of the Treaty of Versailles. It was like this but much, much stupider. ----------------

[1] Only belatedly realising, to their incandescent, bovine fury, that this meant they shared an acronym with an organisation purportedly representing everything that they despised. Attempts to rename the group were prevented by them having entered into a two-year contract for the website domain

[brokenbondsrp]

Welcome to the roleplay, ALI! You’ve been accepted as the role of The Tender Hearted with the faceclaim Jenna Coleman. Please read through the CHECKLIST for the next steps and send us your account within the next twenty-four hours.

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

NAME, AGE, AND TIMEZONE: Ali, 23, GMT.

PREFERRED PRONOUNS: She/her

TRIGGERS: Removed by Admin

ACTIVITY LEVEL: I do have a full time job and work most week days but I try to be on for a few hours each day at the least for plotting and replies.

IN CHARACTER INFORMATION

CHARACTERS WANTED: The Tender Hearted

CHARACTERS FULL NAME: Charlotte Bennett

BIRTHDAY AND AGE: 31, September 25th. Although physically she looks about 10 years younger than she actually is.

OCCUPATION: Teacher at the local Elementary school in Magia

DESIRED FACECLAIM: Jenna Coleman

ABOUT THE CHARACTER:

POSITIVE TRAITS:

DIPLOMATIC - As the leader of the Haven coven, Charlotte prides herself on being nothing but diplomatic and fair. She sees the members of their little coven as family, almost children, and she does her best to settle any disputes both in - and out - of house as fairly as possible. If one of their coven has an issue with another, she will want to get both sides of the story, she’ll want to know the truth and she’ll want the issue to be settled. She doesn’t like fighting within the coven and works together with the Omniscient to deal with any issues on a wider scale.

EMPATHETIC - People often find it difficult to lie to the petite leader because she truly is understanding. She herself lost control, after all, so she knows what it feels like and just wants to help now. While Charlotte does keep the worst parts of her story to herself and doesn’t like to reveal just how many people she hurt on her rampage, she uses that empathy to help any members of the coven who are struggling and even outsiders who are causing trouble. She’s not a cruel leader and while some say she’s soft, she completely disputes that.

LOVING - Charlotte is the mother figure of the coven, and she loves that. While being a vampire may mean she is unable to have children of her own, she takes in those young vampires who might need them, and showers them in love and affection. She is never happier than when she is making others happy, which perhaps could be seen as selfish and co-dependent in some ways, but she refuses to think about that.

NEGATIVE TRAITS: Three negative traits

AVOIDS CONFRONTATION - A leader she may be, but Charlotte still isn’t a fan of confrontation and tries to use her powers to stop situations from escalating to that point. The thought of people being hurt worriers her, and she is definitely a worry wart. She doesn’t like to fight with members of the coven or the Omniscient.

WORRIER - It’s expected that she worries about the members of their coven, and does her best to keep them safe, but she also has fears about herself. Charlotte has done her best to lock away the memories she has of her past, of all those years where she lost control and she fears that if she tapped into them, she could lose control and snap back into being that unfeeling monster at any moment. At the heart of it all, she is afraid of herself and what she could be capable of.

NEEDS VALIDATION - On the downside to her loving, nurturing attitude, is the selfish side of it all. Charlotte craves the love of her family, she wants to keep them happy and it makes her good to feel needed. Without being given that love and attention and being able to give it in return, she’d be unhappy.

HEADCANONS:

Charlotte’s mother died in childbirth, leaving her father alone to raise her and this is what started his constant over-protectiveness. He was an old-fashioned kind of guy in the first place, believing that a woman’s role was in the home and that once he’d finished protecting his daughter, her husband would continue the job for him. He tried to raise her with that in mind, hiring nannies and tutors to help shape her into a real lady but it wasn’t always successful. While she excelled academically, she hated being stuck inside the classroom and longed for adventure. She was also terrible at domestic chores, from cooking to the washing, and her father often lamented that she’d never find a husband with a book stuck in her hand, but she ignored him, content in her own little world as she grew.

She had little interest in romance and instead decided to study to become a writer at her local college, much to her fathers disgust. When the original attack happened, she was almost 22 years old, walking back home from her part-time job at the local diner. It was then that she was corned and attacked by another newly turned vampire, one with no idea what they were doing and who had simply been overcome with blood lust. To them, she was just a warm body filled with blood and nothing more, but they changed the course of her life. After experiencing that thing herself and coming to terms with it all, Charlotte doesn’t blame them for what happened but at the time, when she woke with a strange power running through her veins and a deep thirst, she hated whoever had turned her.

That hate fuelled her, and she created carnage wherever she went for several years. She did her best to remain hidden from humans, not wanting to be hurt, but each time she tried to be normal, she was overcome with thirst and there was no-one to teach her how to live safely. It meant bloodshed and violence, with Charlotte moving from place to place as she struggled to hide her identity. That was until she met the Omniscient, who taught her how to control herself and they fell in love. Together they created the Haven coven, because she hated the idea of more lives being damaged because young vampires had no-one to support them. She knows she was a monster during those years and she’s terrified of reverting back to that, but at the same time, she wants to help anyone in the same situation.

One thing that she’s never told the Omniscient is that she often checks in on her father, and keeps tabs on him. He is miles away now, in another state and definitely growing older, but he’s alive and breathing. Charlotte knows he’s controlled her and treated her terribly, but still loves him and struggles with the thought of never speaking to him again during her long life.

Charlotte is also a Libra.

She often allows members of the coven to decide whether they want to call her Charlotte, Charlie or Lottie, and finds giving them the choice often breaks the ice between them.

CHANGES: Nope :)

EXTRAS: I threw together a quick mock blog to help me get a feel of the character and to also show you how I’d put the blog together. Aesthetics, musings and other posts I felt fit Charlotte are included.

[kraro-school-life]

You probably get this a lot but:

How do you have this motivation?

I love your work ethic btw!!!!

Thank you so much!! And I actually dont't get this often at all, thank you for the ask <33

I think about this quite a lot. To me, being good in school (studying) is something I have always tried to do. And I didn't know for a long time. Like, why am I even doing all this? But I realised some things:

I think a big part of it lies in the type of person you are. A lot of my motivation is rather subconcious, f.e.

I like doing school work. I genuinly enjoy doing assignments, participating in class and good (prefect haha) grades.

I absolutely CANNOT go into an exam without the feeling that I´m going to crush it. I physically cannot do it, I would rather die than be unprepared. And I feel similar about generally staying on top of all the material in class.

I think the main point is, that I see school as a hobby. A hobby that I realised to enjoy and one I want to be really good at, because it gives me satisfaction. That's also why I started this blog!

Of course, it is not every day that I feel like that, sometimes school fucking sucks. But what's essential is to be aware of the reason why you want to/ should be doing anything, really, but especially in education. It just so happens that I want to be the best I can haha

In the words of my german teacher: "You seem to really enjoy it, right?" - that basically sums it up. My motivation comes from just the fact that I (normally) don't have to actually force myself to do it (study). But how I do it then, is a whole other question.

(I hope this doesn't sound stuck up or anything. If you were asking about what you can do to find sustainable motivation, then I would recommend

find a reason why you should put in the effort you want to and remind yourself of it

try to enjoy the process, or try to make it as enjoyable as possible)

[kraro-school-life]

✦ Final grades for this year!! ✦

Sooo it’s the moment I was waiting for the entire school year - my final report. The satisfaction I get from these numbers should definitely not be that high, but on this silly little blog we do not care about that :)

Proud to say I aced this school year 🫡 ‼️

(Too lazy to type out the subjects)

10 - 9,5 - 10 - 10 - 10 - 10 - 10 - 10 - 9 - 10 - 9,5 - 9

Average: 9,75