#I'll see if I have time to write one since I do have a lot of notes from when i planned this fic

[dduane]

A homebrew Iliad project

I've been fiddling with this for a long time.

Backstory: I've been dabbling in various depths of the great wine-dark sea of the ancient Greek classics since I was about seven or eight. (Might have been earlier, but I have no data to confirm that.)

I know Greek mythology like the back of my hand. (...Insert here the inevitable sound of Scotty whacking his head into an Enterprise bulkhead.) I know... a lot. And—leaving all the other stuff I know about that no one here is gonna care about one way or the other—I've read the Iliad and Odyssey probably about twice a year for the last fifty years or so. Or maybe more.

To my grief, I don't have enough classical Greek (or good enough Greek of any kind) to do any kind of respectable new translation of the work. That's far beyond my scope, or my level of scholarship. But I can sure as hell do... a retelling? A restatement? I have a number of favorite translations to use as guides, and the Perseus digital library... and, you know, dictionaries. And I'm not afraid to use them. :)

...And I'm a storyteller, and have no shame about the possibilities inherent in going where lots of others of my tribe have gone before—in restatement or in fiction. So let's just call this "a homebrew version of a work that hasn't been out of 'print' for thirty-five hundred years" and leave it there. (Is this ὕβρις? Yeah, seems likely enough. Whether this is going to be a manifestation of the downfall of the Greeks, or of the Geeks, remains to be seen.)

Anyway: my plan is to start publishing books (i.e., chapters) of this homebrew Iliad in the Fic Foundry writing website that will be opening up at last sometime over the next couple of months. The first few books will be open-access: after that they'll go subscription. They'll come out at irregular intervals (because there'll be paying work going on as well. [resigned sigh: So what else is new.])

When starting a project like this it seems like it might be wise to, in a general way, set out the goals.

Ease of accessibility. Lots of people have never read this story, or have experienced it only in one kind or another of paraphrase. (Yeah, well, here comes another one.) For maximum accessibility, I think this means what I want to do is a prose retelling. Nor am I going to get too hung up on anachronisms in the prose style. I'm reaching for the around-the-campfire sound, a little; or the story told after dinner, in episodes (and let's not throw the beef bones at the bard, she's doing the best she can).

Fidelity to the source material. This is an old, old story that both ascends to surprising heights of feeling and amazing depths of cruelty. There are things in it that some modern readers are not going to like at all: particularly the graphic gore and violence of what is repeatedly described as "the world's greatest war story". But these aspects of the Iliad, and the frequently callous, cruel and misogynistic understructure of its story, come with the territory of the original. I will in appropriate ficcer's style add trigger warnings where I think they're needed.

Completeness of the story. The temptation is always going to lurk for an adapter to decide what's important and what can be thrown out. I'm hardly immune. But it's my intention to leave the structure as intact as possible. Some people will disagree with my choices. (shrug) People have been disagreeing about ways to handle this work for centuries. What'll a few more be, among friends?

...So that's the plan. When this material starts to be ready to appear online, I'll let people here know where they need to go to access it. And after that... we'll see how things go.

I'll start this story as its first tellers did, and ask the Goddesses of epic storytelling to stand by me and lend a hand telling this one. At the end of the day, it all comes down to one angry young man: Achilles, only son of King Peleus. Achilles was completely possessed by a bitter rage that brought a whole host of troubles down on the great army of the Greeks. That unquenchable fury sent many a strong man’s soul to the Underworld, and left their bodies feeding the dogs and the vultures, while Heaven’s intentions moved inexorably on toward the Gods’ final goal...

[hurtspideyparker]

Avengers High School AU

based on this post of mine

At a Party:

Clint: Here's a drink Pete

Tony: *takes solo cup from Peter* You idiot, he's underage!

Clint: So are we dipshit

Tony: *Chugs Peter's drink*

Clint: Whatever, I'll get him a lemonade

Tony: *Chugs his own drink*

—

Natasha: Steve I saw Tony heading for the janitor's closet

Steve: Okay?

Natasha: With Clint

Steve, sprinting down the hall: NOT THE TOILET PAPER BARTON

—

Bucky: Would you like to go out sometime?

Natasha: No

Bucky: I respect that. *Turns to Sam* would you like to go out sometime

Sam: Wait—but you just. What the hell man

Bucky: I'll take that as a no. *Turns to Clint* would you like to—

Clint: Fuck yeah

—

Tony: Did you hear about the fire in the chem lab?

Steve: Tony, what did you do

Tony: It wasn't me this time!

Steve: Oh. That's new

Tony: I mean I did text Bruce the calculations, it's not my fault he didn't see the decimal

Steve: Tony!

—

Natasha: And that's why I transferred in the middle of last year

Sam: Isn't that like...a crime

Natasha: Nobody will believe you.

Sam: What? What do you mean by that

Natasha, disappearing into the crowd:

Sam: What do you mean by that?!

—

Peter: Hi Captain!

Steve: You know only the football team calls me that Peter. I'm not your Captain

Peter: Yes sir

Steve: I'm only 2 years older than you, you don't need to call me sir either

Peter: Okay Captain!

Steve: No just...whatever

—

Tony: Hey Bruce whatcha reading

Bruce: AH! Oh hey dude

Tony: Wow you're jumpy. You need to relax

Bruce: I don't think I've relaxed once since I met you but thanks for the advice

—

Clint: Do you think Thor was held back?

Sam: Naw man, he's pretty smart

Clint: But he looks like he has a 401k and a mortgage

Bucky: Talks like it too

Sam: Maybe it's a Europe thing, school is different there

Clint: Maybe. Hey Thor! What's up buddy, how's the wife and kids?

Thor: Ay? Um...well? And yours my friend?

Clint: Fantastic! Well it was good seeing you

Thor: Alright then, farewell

Sam: What an odd guy

Bucky: Nice though

Clint: Real nice dude

—

Pepper: Tony, stop flirting with me to make Steve jealous

Tony: Whaaaaat, I would never

Pepper: You very loudly told your table, which is right next to mine, "I'm going to go flirt with Pepper to make Steve jealous"

Tony: Well do you think it's working?

Steve, at Tony's table: No

—

Peter: The decathlon supervisor is already one of my references, and I tutor for Mrs. Warren's freshman class a lot so I have her too. I also volunteered at a special needs camp over the summer, plus I applied for this competitive course where you write a research paper under a university professor for junior year, and if I get it that will look really good on my MIT application. I just hope it doesn't interfere with my internship at Oscorp. What about you, what are you doing to prepare for graduation? Aren't college apps due, like, next month for you?

Bucky: Well my boss at Dunkin Donuts said he'd give me a reference. Chicks in the drive through always tip me well

—

Sam: Why'd you punch Rumlow!

Steve: Cause he was saying creepy stuff about Natasha!

Bucky: You shouldn't have done that man

Steve: What do you mean, he was being a total asshole, I don't care if I get detention

Sam: It's not him you should be worried about

Natasha: Rogers, that was MY punch to throw

Steve: Oh no

Natasha: You think I'm some damsel in distress? Come here and I'll show you a damsel in distress

Steve: I, uh, gotta go *runs out the door*

Natasha: Which way did he go.

Sam: I didn't see nothin'

Bucky: Out those doors and to the left

Sam: Bruh

Bucky: A true friend understands when the consequences are necessary *kicks Rumlow who's still lying on the ground as he walks away*

—

Bruce: What did the racing hot dog say when he passed the finish line?

Tony: What

Bruce: I'm a wiener!

Everyone:

Bruce: Get it? Like winner?

Tony: It's okay man, just stick to academics

Thor: I have one! A priest, a pastor, and a rabbi walk into a bar

Everyone:

Thor: HAHAHA, what a coincidence for them all to arrive in the establishment simultaneously!

*Everyone bursts out laughing*

Bruce: Oh come on, that wasn't even a joke!

Tony: See he has charisma. It's all about the delivery Brucie Bear

—

Sam: Wait, you're saying that the elephant toothpaste all over the second floor right before midterms was you?

Rhodey: Hell yeah it was

Sam: But everyone blamed Tony. Even Tony's parents and the principal. The only reason he wasn't suspended was because the cameras were wiped of evidence, which was also blamed on Tony

Rhodey: Yeah you'd be surprised about how much stuff I do that Tony gets blamed for. Public image does wonders to create bias

Sam: What the hell? I thought you were the responsible one and Tony was your monkey on a leash. Why does he let you blame him?

Rhodey: Cuz he's a good bro. He gets to piss his parents off, I don't get kicked out of ROTC, and then we laugh about it afterwards

Sam: You evil geniuses...

—

Wanda: I want to get married

Natasha: Are you pregnant?

Wanda: What? No

Natasha: Oh thank goodness. Wait, then why do you want to get married

Wanda: Because it's romantic!

Natasha: And the tax benefits?

Wanda: No! Well, yes that would be nice, but no! I want to be a stay at home mom and have a nice family

Natasha: Girl you failed home economics and your type is men who think calling you their "situationship" is making it official, why don't we focus on finding the vertex for now

—

If u like this vibe I have a domestic Avengers "in a timeline where Civil War didn't end in divorce" series as well:

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 :P

[jojaxcola]

So I, like a lot of people, love your mockumentary series. And this is a stretch and probably won't get done for ages but could I use your mockumentaries to write a fanfic? It won't be long or complex, more of an extension to the scenes you've drawn. I'll give credits, don't worry but yeah.

But if I do, I'd love if you answered a few characterisation questions.

I know the farmer filmed some but is any of it not farmer filmed?

Why is the farmer doing this?

Are there any fanon or hcs you used to create characters that I should use too?

Expect more soon + updates

Thank you so much!! I had this in my inbox for a while and I've been thinking for a while about how to answer, because I'm not sure how much I want to give away at this point in the series hehe 👀 but I hope these answers are helpful

I consider the farmer/producer to be the project lead and to be present for everything that's being filmed. While they take on some of their own filming, they have a small crew to handle things like camera work and sound. During the talking head segments, the farmer is the one prompting them with questions as needed

The farmer is still a Joja employee like in the beginning of the game, but not with the same office desk job. Their team has been tasked with filming a documentary series highlighting the happenings of a JojaMart location, and the farmer was the one to propose the relatively new Pelican Town location due to their grandfather's love of Stardew Valley. So they're still a newcomer to the town, but they don't have the farm. I might stay a bit quiet about the farmer's ultimate motivations for this project, though... :)

This one's a bit tricky since I'm not totally sure how to narrow it down hehe. One thing I'll say here is that I altered Sam's work schedule to have him appear in the store more often (since in the game he's only there like six hours a week). I'll also say a little bit about how I like to characterize the main players in the series:

Sam is someone whose cheeriness is partly genuine, but also partly because he needs to be the guy who keeps everyone positive in tough times. It's important to him to make sure everyone feels included and not forgotten. Sam isn't dumb—he's actually very creative and resourceful—but he does tend to rush his thinking and follow bizarre trains of logic. He doesn't like to slow himself down, and when he dwells too much on his thoughts he tends to reach uncomfortable conclusions.

Shane has an extremely low opinion of himself, but keeps himself going at work to provide for Jas and to not be a burden to Marnie. He's easily annoyed and has a tendency to push people away, but he's not completely shut off. He'll accept gifts and other gestures of kindness but doesn't totally understand why he's getting them, or why he even deserves them. He needs significant and repetitive convincing to believe any friendship with him is genuine. Shane believes that life is harsh, and he tends to fixate on difficult truths. Sam's optimism frustrates him, and he sees Sam as a naive little boy who will be eaten alive by the cruelty of reality.

I don't like depicting Morris as cartoonishly evil. I think it's more fun to make him "corporate evil", where his villainy comes from a "socially-acceptable" disregard for the little guy. He'll go on about how the JojaMart personnel are one big family, but he can't even call his employees by their names. He thinks he's above his staff, and he's satisfied by the idea of getting to look down on someone; he views higher-ups as having earned their power, and that looking down on others is just part of that package. Morris loves to project the image of human connection, not because he genuinely believes in it, but because that's what appeals to customers. And he'll do everything he can to convince Pelican Town that Joja is the answer to all of their problems.

I also like to pepper little personal headcanons into the different entries (I like to think Sam is left-handed, so I wrote his notes on his right wrist in no. 5) but I think listing them here would bloat this post :o

Please feel free to ask anything else about the series (or individual scenes), this was really fun to write up! And I can't wait to see what you come up with!! :D

===============

Follow ups to this post (I might make a separate FAQs post if needed):

What has become of the community center? (@happycomputertimetravel): It's still dilapidated. I consider the jojamart series to have the town in the same state as it is at the start of the game (so Kent is still overseas, the bus is still broken, etc.) unless depicted otherwise

[maxinehufflepuffprincess]

Love Line Collection

Hi everyone. This is my first time doing this. Yay me. So I've made some Chishiya x Reader x Niragi stories and I've decided to make them and the future ones I have planned into a series or collection. The name of the collection could change. Love Line seems okay, but let me know what you think.

I have a lot of ideas and some of them are listed below. Obviously, not every story had a link yet since I only have a few stories done. If there is any you wanna see sooner rather than later, let me know.

Now in these, the boys, in my opinion, are out of character.

Warnings for some of these fics: Blood, Death, cursing

Inbetween - Link. Summary: You cuddle with Chishiya and Niragi.

Morning Routine - Link. Summary: A lot in your morning routine with your boyfriends.

Walk Home - Link. Summary: The three of you walk home to the beach after a game.

I'll protect you - Link. Summary: Niragi protects his loved ones when someone breaks into their room.

All of that was to bring me back to you - Link. Summary: You had to play a game alone, and you did some horrible things to survive. To get back to them. They'll still love you, right?

How to say I love you - Link. (The start is done.) Summary: The boys aren't ready to say those three words. So they find other ways to tell you.

In on the plan - Link. Summary: Chishiya has a plan. Kuina knows. Should you and Niragi know?

All I long for is your touch - Link. Summary: Niragi just needs to be held, to hold you two close.

The future we want - Link. Summary: You three discuss what you want for your relationship when you get home.

I love you - Link. Summary: They finally say I love you.

What do you want? - Link. Summary: A look at the conversation that led to you three dating.

Nighttime Routine - Link. (The start is done.) Summary: A look at your nighttime routine with your boyfriends.

Ouch - Link. Summary: Chishiya gets hurt and learns to accept help.

Arguments - Link. Summary: Not everything is perfect in your relationship. Sometimes you argue. And sometimes weapons are drawn.

Jack of Hearts - Link. Summary: Niragi, you and Chishiya play the Jack of Hearts game.

King of Clubs - Link. Summary: You, your boyfriends and your friends play against the King of Clubs and his team.

I Vote Aguni - Link. Summary: Hatter is dead, and Niragi wants Aguni to be the new leader. You and Chishiya will support him on this, right? He won't take this too far, right?

Dance with Me - Link. Summary: The boys dance with you.

Taglist: Thank you for supporting me.

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[steviebbboi]

The Games We Play (Enforcer!Curtisx Reader)

Word count: 1,593~

Summary: Curtis and you never seem to be fully done. But did you want it to be over?

Disclaimer: ***I don't give any permission for this to be reposted anywhere! Pls do not steal work, plagiarism isn't cute*** Reblogs help writers reach more readers who may also enjoy our work. As you like, kindly reblog~ <3

Warnings: 18+ for implied smut (v. mild), exes/lovers trope (what are they -- idk but she's his), mentions of gang activity/mob life, mob organization, sorta soft!dark but not in a so-cute way, angst, toxic relationship vibes, possessive Curtis, Reader is kinda stuck in relationship. This fic's unbeta'd and likely has some writing errors (I'll fix it when I get to it)! There isn't lots of backstory to this one so infer away AKA frustrate yourself with some mild angst, and HEA is depending on how you see it!

A/N: Hello laddies~ it's been some time since I've posted something. Hoping this little angsty fic would tide some folx over as I work on my existing fics! Don't hate me too much, pls 🫣 the writing muse is slowly making its way back to me. This is written for the lovely Missy @saiyanprincessswanie and her writing challenge! Hope you enjoy, lovely <3

Cuddling your jacket closer to your chest, the dirt road ahead was only covered by a dingy and dusty orange road lamp that barely illuminated the area. 

Chills ran through your body despite the warmth of your jacket and you clutched your arms together even tighter for added warmth. You knew better than to trust your friends to take you home the moment that they pre-gamed earlier that night— but they practically begged you to go out and you knew that it’d been way too long since you’ve had a girls night. 

Despite your mild desire to go out, you knew that it would’ve been best to stay in since the girls kept griping about hooking up that night with the first cute guy that they would see when they got to the crowded bar. 

As always, they convinced you that they wouldn’t abandon you at the bar, and like always, you believe them. Guess what happened.

Jessica disappeared the moment she got inside. Amber stayed around for a bit until she gravitated to grinding on a tall blonde on the dance floor. And Jenny was already making out with one of the bartenders in the bathroom. 

Annoyed, mildly tipsy, and frustrated, you decided to just head home knowing that they were likely not going to be seeing you again that night and were likely to call tomorrow profusely apologizing, yet gaslighting you into how much of a prude you were or that you needed to get out more. 

It’s not that you’re a prude- it’s just that you’ve lived that life a long time ago. And you were done with it. You enjoyed nights in with a cup of hot tea while marathoning your favorite movies. You liked to craft at home or bake a new recipe from that library cookbook that you didn’t get the chance to return yet. 

The girl's criticisms still got to you though. Even though you knew that you were confident in your own ability to have fun and engage with the world— you couldn’t help but feel absolutely bored and vanilla. 

If they only knew how untrue that really was…you made a commitment to yourself to live an abundant life once you left the world prior to this. But you couldn’t help but feel so alone. 

You shivered once more as your boots sounded against the graveled dirt with every step you took forward. Cars would intermittently pass you with their high beam lights, and you felt safe enough considering it’s just the local street. 

Seeing the Train Six Road sign up ahead, you tensed before taking a deep breath and continuing to move forward firmly. This part of town was unfortunately all too familiar, and you didn’t want to be in this neighborhood any longer that you needed to be. Especially considering the fact that he may be patrolling tonight. 

It was like your mind manifested in real time your absolute misery as you heard the incoming car behind you. At first, you didn’t give it any thought— figured that it was another cab passing through. But once you noticed the headlight overcast growing as it got closer, and heard the car wheels start to slow into a gentle stop, you knew it was him. 

You cursed under your breath as you didn’t even last two minutes until he caught wind of your presence (they had eyes everywhere). You also didn’t proceed to stop at all and continued to ignore him until he softly called out, “Get in, trouble. You’ll freeze out here.”

Releasing a loud scoff, you call out without looking back, “I told you to stop calling me that. And I was fine until you showed up, just pass by- I’m almost home.” 

You continued walking and didn’t hear a response. A spark of curiosity fluttered as you heard the car door shut abruptly and footsteps moving towards you to match your pace until a bodied presence was next to yours. 

Huffing out your frustration, you stopped to turn and face Curtis while crossing your arms. 

“Curtis, seriously? Get back in your car!” 

Completely ignoring the evident anger and annoyance that filled the cadence of your comment, Curtis merely smirked at you in response. “Dove, you know that’s not happening. Not sure why you think that.” 

Releasing out another scoff, you rolled your eyes at the other despised nickname that rolled out of his annoyingly plump lips. 

“I’m not your dove. Haven’t been for some time, or do you not recall?” Snark couldn’t be more palpable in your voice, albeit, the nerves trembled as they usually did around him. It’s like your body couldn’t help but react to him every time. You told yourself it’s the brutal combination of a cold winter and improper outside attire. 

Curtis’ smirk persisted and you hated him for it, “C’mon, dove— we gonna play this game again tonight?” 

You took in a deep breath and the frustration seemed to exhale out with your breath against the cold air. Your sigh echoed in the silent and dark trees around with a heaviness that came with the past. 

Even though you and Curtis haven’t been in a relationship for a few months, it seems that you couldn’t completely shake the bastard. And you’d be lying to yourself if you didn’t still have feelings for him, but you didn’t want them. 

Your relationship together was loving, intense, caring, sexy…but it was also possessive and weighed heavy on your heart. Curtis’ role as your brother’s enforcer always brought in constant arguments and a coldness that you were desperate to stay away from. 

Andy may be your brother, and you love him, but the blind loyalty that Curtis has to him as his second— to do the things that he does, it’s not something that you want a part of your life forever.

At first, Curtis would just harmlessly flirt and tease you. It would be your little game for years, until he saved you from an incoming assassination attempt that was for Andy. Since then, Andy deemed Curtis to be your protector as an additional duty. The beauty of time and a little magic sparked something like a kinship between you two and the rest unfolded naturally. It was as if it was all meant to happen in the first place. An eventuality. 

But the constant possessive behavior- his tendencies to be controlling, and to know that he’d go out every night to seek retribution for your brother's organization…cause he liked it and he was good at it…had you forced with the realization that you’d never leave the life with Curtis still in yours.  

And therein lies you and Curtis, seeking to drift in and out together but never seemingly apart for too long. Of course, any opportunities to even move on from him were a lost cause. 

You’ll never forget leaving a dinner date a few weeks after you and Curtis broke up— only to come out and see Curtis resting against the car door, outwardly casual and relaxed, but the storm swirling in his gaze told a different story. It was hazed with an intensity that left your date stumbling away from you suddenly with muffled excuses of “leaving the stove on”. Meanwhile, Curtis’ threatening gaze wouldn’t leave the man’s figure until he got into his car and drove off. 

At first, you were angry. Rageful, even. You’d shout at him and push him, and Curtis would just take it. He’d capture your hands in his eventually and his blue eyes stormed over your presence with a light that wasn’t present moments before. It was that light that always had you accepting him back into your life. 

When you meet a person who would do anything to protect you, want you, and need you— you wonder why you’d ever give that up in the first place. 

Looking up into his mirthful gaze now under the ambient light, you felt the annoyance take a step back once again as that light seemed to shine brightly as you. It illuminated those spots in your heart that felt dark and alone. With him, you were never lonely. 

That’s what had you notably huff and pout while turning back around to get into the car. Curtis reserved his smirk and kept his ‘told you so’s’ to himself as he filed in right behind you. The car ride to your place was quiet until you realized that he bypassed your street completely and went down the dirt road to his place. 

“Curtis, why do you always do this? I trust you for one minute and then you pull shit like this? We are not together anymore. Why are you always testing this?” You didn’t even turn to look at him as you spoke resolutely. A frustrated kind of numbness settled in as he turned off the car to address you, “Dove, you can keep pretending you hate me, but I see it in your eyes. You’re mine—even if you won’t admit it."

His words filled you with a familiar dread and yet also toned into that dangerous excitement that only seemed to build as your eyes met his serious gaze. Hearing Curtis speak so candidly about you filled those spots in your heart that felt empty with longing. 

And that’s what made you go into his house. Eat some dinner that he made you. And later, end up naked in his bed while he cuddled you to his chest intimately. It just never seemed to end.

The thing is, did you want it to? 

A/N2: Not sure if there will be more of these two -- just a little dark angsty vibes, but I imagine they may have a HEA after a goooood long and healthy talk...well, if Curtis is even capable of that 🤷🏻‍♀️

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[gallifreyinstituteforlearning]

I know we have the circular Gallifreyan language, but do we have any pinyin like examples of Gallifreyan words? Also what language is primarily spoken by the populous since there’s several different types of Gallifreyan

What Gallifreyan words do we know?

We don't have very many. The problem is that Gallifreyan languages were never really designed for easy translation because, subtextually, many Gallifreyan words are impossible for humans to pronounce.

Gallifreyan languages are also layered, poetic, and sometimes have magical subtext that will literally rewrite your DNA. But! We do have a few written examples of Gallifreyan words like pinyin – aka, they give us Earth-based phonetic clues:

Arkytior – rose (Old High)

D'Arvit – a curse word, unspecified (likely Modern Low)

Gallifrey – they that walk in shadows (probably Ancient)

Gjara'vont – of darkest thought

Karn – winter (Old High)

Meyopapa – master

Mi'en Kalarash – blue fire (possibly Old High, could be metaphorically or ironically named)

Osuda – Fate (Ancient or Old)

Swowana – possibly snow

Tegorak – black mountain

Toclafane – a catch-all for bogeymen

Which Gallifreyan language is actually spoken?

The quick answer is Modern High Gallifreyan.

However, Gallifreyans don't just have one language—they have an entire linguistic caste system. Here's the basic family tree (Ancient, Neo, Sollifreyan are all theoretical):

📜 Old Gallifreyan

Old Low – Rooted in Ancient Gallifreyan phonics, it's the 'default' old Gallifreyan for general ye olde Gallifreyan chit-chat, packed with lots of swear words and probably lots of words for farming. ⤷Modern use: Unlikely anyone speaks it. Being Low, it's the language of the lower classes, so therefore, it is of no interest to Gallifreyan academics. 

Old High – Rooted in Ancient Gallifreyan phonics but far more complex, it's a language for the developing scientists and aristocracy of Gallifrey. It's attached to the Dark Times, so it holds coded powers. It is used in grimoires. If conjugated wrong, it could blow up a small moon. There are 10,000,000 letters in its alphabet and a lot of them look quite Greek. ⤷Modern use: Gallifreyan language experts at the top of their game probably know a fair amount. It's on the Time Academy syllabus as one of the more difficult subjects.

💬 Modern Gallifreyan

Modern Low – Related heavily to Old Low Gallifreyan, this would have developed alongside Modern High as the language of the lower classes, retaining its swear words and slang forms that the upper classes despise. It has however moved on to accommodate more mathematical principles and Time-related language and has 1,000,000 characters. ⤷Modern use: None of the elite in the Capitol would be interested in this, however, it's likely members of the lower classes living in the lowtown or as outsiders will know this language and use it fairly often.

Modern High – AKA the familiar 'circular Gallifreyan' (although it's been written in other forms, too). An incredibly secure language that's difficult for non-speakers to decode, and even the TARDIS has problems translating it for other species, which is why companions never see the TARDIS monitor in their native language. Posh, polite and functional, it's the one seen most regularly. ⤷Modern use: Spoken as the 'default' language of the Capitol in pre and during Time War Gallifrey.

🏫 So ...

We don't have much, but a few phonetic words exist. We also know that the most commonly spoken language is Modern High Gallifreyan—especially in the Capitol—although one day I'll tell you about the rest.

Related:

💬|🗣️👽Can humans/non-Gallifreyans learn to speak Gallifreyan?: How possible it would be to see a human speaking Gallifreyan.

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[twst-hottest-takes]

Something that has been annoying me about the fandom as of late? Apologists immediately ravenous defending and coddling Malleus whenever someone says that he should've been held accountable after the events of Book 7, especially since his actions weren't contained, being known to the public, and he is a fucking prince with an image to uphold. (Him getting his horn sliced off doesn't count, because the narrative treats it like a good thing.)

Malleus' treatment by this section of the fandom reminds me of the "Griffith did nothing wrong" meme you see floating around in the anime community. Except it's completely unironic. These people love him so much that they don't want to have the game treat his actions realistically or have any fallout over what he did.

Yes, your fave did something wrong. That's okay. Malleus has flaws just like everything else.

No one is saying that Malleus should've sent to the Shadow Realm for eternity for what he did. Just that having him make actual steps to amend those broken relationships and not hand waving his actions by having everyone unrealistically off the hook would've been nice. Him inviting the people of the town, STYKS and all of the others he hurt to that party at the end instead of a few NRC boys would've been a start.

Hell, ALL of the characters should've gotten this treatment a long time ago. Me and a lot of others aren't saying this just about him. The lack of any meaningful consequences hurts Malleus and everyone else, because it makes it so the characters can't learn from their actions and grow like well written ones should.

I'll reiterate that all of the Overblotters should have gotten more consequences, Malleus just happens to be the one we're dealing with right now.

I had my long screed about this already, but the fact of the matter is that what Malleus got is the bare minimum of what he deserved. Malleus was overblotted for days in game and a year's worth of game updates so I think it's worth mentioning that people would be more upset because of how long it lasted and how many more people got affected, and of course the fact that Crowley couldn't just sweep this one under the rug so the public didn't see.

But do you want my hot take response to this hot take?

. . .

Some of us come across as being harsher on Malleus because we're jealous that he got some half-decent writing and so much potential for character growth. Some people are too caught up in the consequences calling it "dismemberment" and "disability" to realize that he's the first Overblotter to actually have a tangible character change. And as Anon pointed out, it's a net positive, not even treated like a punishment in the story so it becomes a different kind of frustrating.

(Like, Riddle at least has the resolve to become better, but we don't really get to see much on that front. Everyone else is basically given the choice to learn a lesson and change to be better, but since they're villains and the game has a status quo to keep up they just choose to stay terrible people and it sucks. ["Terrible People" being a relative term.] You get what I mean though? Everyone should feel bad or have consequences that affect them moving forward and change the trajectory of their characters because acting like their Overblots had no effect on them is LAAAAAAMMMEE.)

Thank you for your take.

(With some luck this will be the last bit on this topic for a while.)

[sandsorghum]

The tumblr tagging system is a disgrace for not making me the masterpiece that is this yandere nanami fic 🤧 There's a lot of yandere potential in JJK and ofc I just love seeing my fav portrayed in a darker light. Your writing perfectly conveyed the kind of character Nanami is, he's full of restraint in a tight office suit until his desires and wants are bursting at the seams. Reading the fic felt like a movie or show script that delivered on the psychological horror of it all.

I feel like the scariest part of it all was how realistic and fitting the portrayal of his character and the situation he's forced unto darling was. He isn't too sadistic or or out of character, he isn't just doing it because he's some horny daddy dom, there's merit, explanation and attraction to the reader from his actions. You think he's alright and composed until he isn't. He infantalizes the reader, but it's subtle enough it isn't too cringy or OOC for him. I also like the portrayal of the reader. Like you can kinda get why Nanami fell for her in the first place. She has a playful energy but she's still serious and tactful enough when she's handling him in their horrible situation. She mourns her past but there's still enough chemistry between them that it causes her to slowly have Stockholm syndrome.

Some of the parts I also liked was the mention of mads mikkelsen alluding to Nanami's mix of Danish ancestry and these juicy lines:

- "boa constrictor snug around your waist"

- “You gotta realise there are just some things you can’t exert influence over.” Nanami’s eyes narrow. “I’m not going to give up.”

Based on the few last lines, it implied of the possibility of reader getting pregnant. How's Nanami going to deal with the aftermath of that? Especially since bringing a whole child to this arrangement is going to be tricky?

Hiya Anon! Thank you so much for your generous response and taking the time to read Mise En Place! And NICE CATCH with Mads! Apart from his appearance and ethnicity, I I was also going for a tonal tie in re: some psychological horror, manipulation and obsession that his titular character has in spades in Hannibal.

If the reader got pregnant that opens up A LOT of possibilities, depending on all the involved parties' emotional states. I think this reader could see a future involving starting a family with Nanami back when things were good between them but as with so much else in her current circumstances, motherhood would be less something she's entering into with complete agency, and more a complicated situation to adapt to. I'll roughly outline what I think they'd have to contend with below

TW: Discussions about abortion/possible domestic abuse

Scenario A: They Don't Keep The Child

Nanami would very much want to be a father, but I don't think he's enough of a villain here to override her bodily autonomy, if reader determines she doesn't want to have the child. In the case of a clear and outright rejection that probably means scheduling an abortion. For the first time in a long while he'd have to reckon with what prioritising the reader's emotional+mental (and not just physical) well-being over his own desires means; and he'll either have to face up to the horror of what he's done to her or he will turn away from it.

On the reader's end, Nanami ultimately giving her this choice, may make her think there's room for redemption and earning back a measure of freedom for herself, maybe a kind of self-delusion or complacency about how total the control Nanami exerts over her is, clinging to this one exception he's made for her and not seeing the long-term patterns he's trapped her in.

Also, even if Nanami was a good, non-Yandere partner, this type of situation can still be a harrowing or emotional ordeal which will make her feel more attached to Nanami; and even if she doesn't feel guilty about giving up the child per se, there is no one else who can mourn the loss alongside her in quite the same way and they will seek solace in each other - so to her detriment, I think the bonds between her and Nanami will only get more entrenched.

Both of them probably realise to different degrees how toxic their codependency is, but neither of them would be able to summon the clarity or courage to give up such a twisted "Love". At least, it's far less likely to come from Nanami.

Scenario B: They Keep The Child

If the Reader is undecided about parenthood, Nanami would of course do everything in his power to influence and align their desires, a child would be one more way to tether the reader to him, to exert his control. He might not think of it this way consciously at the start, I think he'd be more caught up in a kind of well-intentioned cautious optimism, but this is reality dictated by their present power dynamic.

Reader on the other hand I think would be wary/weary of conceiving this kid as a bargaining chip, and would feel immensely guilty of thinking about her kid as collateral - but she has to be practical too.

For some folks, preserving life is more of a priority than the actual quality of life, eg the kind of circumstances a kid is born into. A lot of these moral assessments are influenced by culture, upbringing, personal beliefs etc.

I think being susceptible to and given a very real stake in this debate on such existential terms would make Reader empathise with Nanami, especially if she's in the former camp, she'd also have to struggle with her own hypocrisy. There are parallels to Nanami's justifications of how he's making his value judgments about her life, and their representational worth in his. Having endured what she has, how can she subject another person to an existence of captivity? But it's a conflict she has to live with if she won't give up the principle of life being inherently sacred above all else.

So let's say ultimately she decides to have the child. Depending on how far gone she is with the Stockholm's Syndrome, she may choose to make the best of her circumstances, be resigned to her fate being permanently entwined with Nanami's forever. Marriage and all that, a lifetime of fragile delusions.

I think he'd strive to be a decent co-parent in spite of all this, and how awful he was as a partner. She could of course also hold over Nanami the true nature of her relationship with him, threatening to reveal it to their child at a certain age - but this would also hurt her kid and ruin the family forever, so it's not something easily exposed and isn't that much of a trump card, more of a nuclear option.

Alternatively maybe Reader goes with the less passive route, tries to claw back some kind of autonomy from Nanami, even if she isn't going to attempt an outright escape. Maybe she drops a lot of the pretenses, tells him how she really feels, that it's a Love-Hate situation and it's the latter more often than not. Nanami probably reacts badly and tries to keep an even tighter leash on her but even he eventually realises he can't force her to love him back. Cue a lot of grovelling. But this doesn't mean anything if he doesn't change his ways, or let her go.

If he does, he'd be right to assume he's lost her forever and he would end up in a heavy, depressive spiral; a whirlpool the reader may not be strong enough to avoid being sucked into. She still cares for Nanami deeply, and he's the father of her child after all so she'd be immensely conflicted and tempted to return to his side to support him or stop him from doing anything reckless. I'm not sure how they would navigate a healthy dynamic from there, but a period of separation would definitely be necessary. Nanami would have to demonstrate his contrition and control by maintaining those boundaries and gradually earning back her trust - but even that might not be enough. It's plausible that she never wants to be romantically involved with him ever again. Maybe he just becomes some guy who sends the checks. Or maybe they go to counseling and therapy and try to figure things out. Redemption, forgiveness and healing is not entirely impossible, but it will be a long, laborious road for them both.

The most dramatic but in some ways, also reasonable, alternative is she makes a clean break from Nanami. Logistically it's not feasible for Nanami to keep her under lock and key 24/7, so maybe at some medical appointment she figures out a way to signal for help and gets rescued. She'd probably get a restraining order against Nanami or better yet, move out of Tokyo, surviving albeit with profound emotional scars.

I'm afraid they're all rather bleak scenarios and unfortunately this is still the reality for a lot of women or people in unequal partnerships, combined with certain societal expectations. The oppression and control manifests in a variety of ways, some even more extreme than the sort portrayed here. But I hope the more grounded approach I took with this story serves as a sombre reminder of why that oppression must be resisted, and how to look out for others in similar situations. Thanks for reading.

[ashwhowrites]

I have another one bc I just love the way you write for Robin. Robin x wheeler!reader? The reader is a grade below Nancy and Robin for reference. Anyway so during the events in the Upside Down, Robin spends a lot of time with Nancy and the reader assumes that Robin likes her older sister, after seeing them walk together and have a moment in the woods and go to the library together alone (Nancy wanted the reader to stay with steve) leading her to believe she has no chance. So after the events in season four, she starts slowly distancing herself from her best friend Robin (reader knows robin is a lesbian btw) because she doesn’t want to get hurt any more than she has but Robin will not stand for it and shows up to the readers' room and just like steve in season one sneaks into her room “like a ninja” and they talk things out and confess to each other.

I hope this is what you wanted and you enjoy it! Thank you for requesting ❤️

In love with a Wheeler

Having a crush on a girl was hard enough, but having a crush on Robin Buckley, who seemed to be into her sister was even worse. Y/N has had a crush on Robin since she met her a few months back, but Robin seemed to have this weird relationship with Nancy. It almost seemed like Robin yearned to be in Nancy's presence.

Y/N was jealous of her older sister for many reasons but gaining the attention of Robin hurt the most. Robin was her friend, and now, as they prepare for the upside down, Robin hasn't left Nancy's side.

Y/N tried to hold back her disapproval grunts as she walked behind Nancy and Robin. Her arms crossed with attitude as she walked beside Steve. The branches crunched under their feet, the girls far ahead that Y/N couldn't hear a word they were saying. But she was focused on how close their hands were.

They walked into Nancy's room in the upside down, and Y/N was growing annoyed at how interested Robin seemed in her room. She was looking at everything with curiosity.

As Nancy and Steve talked about a plan, Y/N couldn't help but make a sly comment.

"Why are you so interested in my sister's room?"

Robin looked over her shoulder, a finger on Nancy's clothes. "Just curious," Robin shrugged. She didn't see an issue and she certainly didn't know all that was going on in her best friend's head.

"Let's go back and I'll go to the library," Nancy said.

"I'll come with," Steve agreed but Nancy shook her head.

"No I want you to look after Y/N," she slightly whispered but it was a small room so everyone heard everything.

"You shouldn't go alone," Y/N said, "let me come."

"It's just the library, I'll be okay," Nancy smiled but it wasn't convincing.

"Exactly, so why do I need to stay back with Steve?" Y/N asked, before she could get an answer Robin spoke up.

"Steve and Y/N can stay back and tell everyone else the plan. I'll go with Nancy," Robin said.

Y/N rolled her eyes, "fine."

~

Y/N couldn't stop her brain from racing. Wondering what was happening at the library as she sat listening to Steve tell everyone their plan.

Why else would Robin want to go with Nancy, it was clear she had a crush on her. If Robin liked Y/N, then she would want to stay back with her but no she wanted to be with Nancy.

Another way her sister was better than her.

They were there for a few hours before they burst through the door. Y/N noticed Robin's red cheeks and Nancy avoided eye contact with Y/N, both leaving a bad feeling in her stomach.

~

As the world seemed it was going to end, Y/N didn't want to dwell on Robin. She decided if they made it out alive, she wasn't going to live her life in pain and constant insecurity.

After everything began to calm down and they were able to save everyone. Y/N finally felt like she could breathe, and her plan to move on from Robin was in motion. But of course she didn't tell Robin anything, just straight cut off and ran away from any form of communication.

Robin felt like Y/N did a whole switch on her. They were best friends and together more than half the time but after the events of the upside down, she changed. Robin figured maybe everything that happened was too much and she needed to be alone. But then Robin found out she was the only one not seeing Y/N. Everyone else in the group didn't seem to have any issues talking to the girl.

Robin was hurt. She felt cut off from her best friend and she had no idea what happened. After Robin had the talk about her feelings for Y/N with Nancy in the library, she was ready to take the next step to confess but now she didn't feel welcomed whatsoever in Y/N's life.

But Robin feared she was in love with the girl and shutting each other out wasn't something she was going to accept. After a few weeks of silence, Robin decided enough was enough.

~

Y/N was sitting on her bed with a book when she heard tapping at her window. She jumped, quickly grabbing a bat from under her bed. She wasn't taking any chances after all the shit she's seen. She slowly crept closer to her window, slightly peeling the curtain. She sighed in relief but was also annoyed when she saw Robin smiling at her.

Y/N cracked the window, her body keeping Robin from climbing inside. "What?"

Robin couldn't fake the hurt on her face as Y/N seemed to wish it was anyone else at her window. "Can we talk?"

Y/N truly didn't want to, but Robin had these blue eyes that Y/N struggled to say no to. "I don't really want to."

"Well I do, scoot over," Robin said, throwing herself fully through the window. She landed on the carpet below and stood up. She dusted herself off and Y/N tried not to smile at her adorableness.

Robin coughed to clear her throat as she looked at her best friend. Y/N had her arms crossed as she shifted uncomfortably on her feet.

"What's going on?" Robin asked, her eyes were soft and sad. Y/N fought to not care. "If you're mad at me, I probably deserve it and I'll agree with you. But I just need to know what I did."

Y/N sighed and dropped her arms, slouching as she sat on her bed. "I'm not exactly mad."

Robin slowly moved forward, standing in front of her as she kneeled down. She placed her hands on Y/N's knees, both feeling the same amount of electricity and heat.

"Then what?"

"I'm sick of being behind Nancy in everything. Mike picks her, Steve barely cares if I'm around or not, and the kids all want Nancy. And I thought with you, it was different. Finally, there's someone who wants me." She explained, "but you don't. You are the same as everyone else."

Robin frowned as she spoke, rubbing her knee softly as she listened. "Y/N, I do want you! You're my best friend, I don't care about Nancy."

Y/N scoffed, but let Robin keep her hands on her. "Oh really? Because the second time alone with Nancy was available, all of a sudden, you were right there with her. Which, is incredibly fucked up to Steve!

"I understand where you are getting it all from and it does look like that. But can I explain what truly happened when I was with Nancy?"

"I don't think I want to know," Y/N said as a silent gag left her body. Robin smiled and shook her head.

She peeled Y/N's legs apart, her ears perking as Y/N sucked in her breath. Robin slid her body in between, her hands on the bed on each side of her. "I told Nancy that I was in love with you."

Y/N stared ahead, pretty sure she didn't hear anything correctly. "I'm sorry, what?"

"I wanted advice and even though you think people only care about Nancy, she cares the most about you. I needed her help, and I've been trying for so long, and I can't do this shit on my own!" Robin laughed, "I'll have to deal with Steve later on, but you are the Wheeler I'm in love with."

Y/N felt her throat close up as her eyes watered. She sniffled and fought the tears away. She let herself smile as she looked at Robin's soft face. She reached forward and cupped her cheek. Robin melted, rubbing her cheek against her hand.

"I'm in love with you too, Rob."

[vettelsvee]

CITY OF STARS UNIVERSE Q&A

⋆ Discover more about City of Stars F1 AU Universe! ⋆ Join City of Stars' as beta reader ⋆ Ask your questions about City of Stars Universe

Hi everyone! It's been two days since the beta reader form for my upcoming F1 AU Universe, City of Stars, was published, so I decided to answer here to the questions/messages you've sent me thought the form! ☺️

Before we get started, let me tell you a bit about City of Stars: ⋆ I've been working on this project in the shadows since March-April 2024, and after thinking about whether making this universe a reality once for all, I finally decided to move forward. I'm starting a new era in my life, and I think I needed a huge change when it comes to my writing as well, so I hope you like it as much as I do! ⋆ City of Stars is an Alternative Universe starring the following Formula 1 drivers: Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, Mick Schumacher, Daniel Ricciardo, Oscar Piastri, Sebastian Vettel, Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc, Alex Albon, Yuki Tsunoda, Esteban Ocon, George Russell, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso (with the possibility of more of them joining). ⋆ Fanfiction announcements, including plots, drivers and titles will be made on May 14th, 2025, and they'll start being released on July 31st, 2025, the day of my 23rd birthday. When City of Stars gets released, it will be my main focus of writing and, occasionally, I'll post individual one shots/fics. ⋆ As for the beta reading process, I thought it might be nice for some of you who might be interested in reading my works (specially before anyone else does it). Important information you'll find on the beta reading form (if you wanna join): -> Tumblr username/contact information -> Drivers fanfictions you'd like to be beta reader of (you can choose as much as you want, there's no limit!) -> What version would you like to read? (Please, choose as many as wanted between Driver x Reader or Driver x OC) -> Any questions you'd like to ask me before the project (or anything related to writing)? I'd happily answer them!

💬: QUESTION ASKED | 🐝: MY ANSWER

💬: do you plan on posting more danny ric fics? 🐝: Yes, I do! As I said, this project is a way to get out of my comfort zone (which is, mostly, writing Sebastian Vettel/Oscar Piastri content most of the times), which means I'll be writing about people I didn't dare to write until now. I've been thinking about a Daniel story for quite a long time after even plotting them for some people, so it's finally the time for him to debut in my writing :)

💬: Just one will all the beta reading be done through google docs? I use that app religiously for my own writing. 🐝: Yes! I write on Google Docs and have all my writing on Google Drive, so it'll be quite easy for me to share the link with all of you beta readers :) Also, I'm planning on doing something else so we all can keep in touch (beta readers or not), but you'll see by May (I'll try my best to not to spoil it even I'm in need to).

💬: love your work, so excited for COS 🐝: Thank you so much! I'm so excited as well for you to read all of them since all plots (or, at least, the vast majority) will be interconnected to each other, so you'll see characters from almost all POVs and fanfictions :)

💬: not a question but i genuinely love your writings, they bring a smile to my face every single time :)) you are literally my fav f1 writer out there HWHEJWHSDS keep it up! 🐝: The moment I read this I starts crying, I'm not going to lie. I have nothing to say except a huge thanks and sending you virtual hugs (if you like them). I'm struggling a lot lately with my writings and, inevitably, comparing myself to other authors from here, so it's been quite a wild ride during these past weeks 🫰🏻

[wilting-fl0wer]

The only correct form of caltam, as far as i am concerned

[longagoitwastuesday]

I am liking Jujutsu Kaisen, way more than I imagined I would, but I foresee it will let me down and it's keeping me from enjoying this as much as I could haha

I think the characters and dynamics are well set, and I think many of them have an incredibly good and deep potential, but I would be willing to bet they'll not get a proper development, enough for them to really hit. A well assembled set of gears is not enough to make the movement go, you have to wind the clockwork.

I think Gojo and Megumi have a fascinating and very complex dynamic, but I doubt it will be given the time and care that imo it needs to actually work. And it is going well enough for now! One could see the intimacy between them was deeper than the one Gojo had with, say, Yuji and Nobara ever since the very first few episodes despite the fact Fushiguro too was a first year. But the pieces forming what they have are extremely complex, and it just wouldn't be realistic if it doesn't show, even if in a not showing way, or if it doesn't have consequences or implications.

It's one of those dynamics that shape one's life, the way one regards the world, the way one establishes or not relationships with other people. It's one of those dynamics that could be full of fondness, gratitude, resentment, admiration, trust, and that imply intimacy, the good kind or the bad, even if in just the knowledge of someone who's been a constant through your life. It could, and would, imply a myriad of feelings, and probably in such a mix it could imply contradictory feelings too. Even the nothingness would weight, even the nothingness would be significant and meaningful.

Gojo took Megumi and his sister under his wing, the son of a man who murdered him, because of both selfish and selfless reasons. Megumi looks like Toji. What does Gojo feel about this? How does Gojo deal with this? How does Gojo go about taking care of Megumi? Would he walk him to school? Make him breakfast? Celebrate his birthdays making him blow candles? Did he take him to the zoo? Does the relationship between them feel professional or is it something more? Gojo appreciates his students, but is Megumi to him just another student? When Gojo faces Sukuna in Megumi's body, did he see the kid he raised, or does he just see Sukuna in one of his students' body? Did he have one faint wavering instant? And how does Megumi feel about this? Is he resentful of him? Resentful of the situation? Of the selfishness behind his actions? Does he feel like a pawn? Is he grateful? Does he resent feeling grateful? Would he rather not? Does he love Gojo? Does he feel nothing about him other than what he could feel about a teacher that sort of annoys him but knows he's reliable in his strength? Does he think it unfair, cruel or unfeeling that Gojo is close, closer perhaps, with Yuuji or Yuta, considering their story? When Sukuna slices Gojo in two, does the remnants of Megumi's soul tremble?

And not just Megumi and Gojo. Yuuji and Nanami, Gojo and Nanami, Yuuji and Fushiguro, Nobara and the boys, or Nobara and Maki, Todo and Yuuji or Yuta, Gojo and Yuta, Megumi and his sister. Gojo and Geto, even! If the pieces are well set, the dynamics are intriguing, interesting, and have potential to be deep, but then the characters have like two plot relevant scenes that punch you hard, but little more, it's not nearly enough. Especially not nearly enough for the enormity that is shonen dynamics and situations. And the potential existing at all, and then not delivering, makes it all the more frustrating when you're left with something mediocre that could have been so good.

The development of dynamics through not only a few plot relevant gut wrenching moving scenes, but also the smallness of life, is important. The friend who recommended this to me said that those things were just unnecessary filler, but I disagree. I think there's a big difference between a large amount of anime-only filler episodes whose existence is based on the fact they had run out of manga chapters to animate, and moments of quietness. The low stakes character-driven moments of quietness can be so telling and so insightful, and they are so satisfactory when brought back later in higher stakes situations. My friend teased me there was no scene of Gojo making breakfast to Megumi, that it would be an idiotic idea, but it would be so telling. How he makes breakfast, what they eat, if he tries hard or if it's all mechanised, if they have personal bowls or if they use whatever, if he just buys them some pastry on the way to school, if the way they have breakfast changes through the years, or if he doesn't make them breakfast at all! All that would be very insightful on their dynamic and its evolution. All that would give a glimpse on how they regard each other and why, even in the present. All that could become meaningful in tense situations and high stakes scenes.

These moments also let the plot breath; if a lot is happening all the time, if every character is always experiencing trauma after trauma, the entire story is so emotionally draining that at some point you don't even care all that much. Besides, these nothing moments or low stakes plot arcs, besides deepening and developing dynamics, also let some in-world time pass, which would make the intimacy and bond between characters more believable imo; between Yuuji eating Sukuna's finger and their last confrontation in December how much time has passed? A few months? Am I truly to believe these characters are so everything to each other in only a few months?

Without some smallness, some repetition, some daily life, some low stakes not plot-centric development, the dynamics don't hit, they don't truly feel fleshed out, and dynamics as complex as the ones Megumi and Gojo have, or as supposedly meaningful as the one Megumi has with Yuuji or his sister, should be fleshed out if they're going to exist at all. Otherwise they'd risk making the writing feel awkward and fake. Besides, if the dynamics felt well fleshed out and realistic, they would shape the way the characters interact and act, and how they deal with situations, thus being plot relevant.

The shonen genre has so much happening all the time, the stakes are so high, the dynamics are so rooted in big events and the relationships carry enormous weight and implications. Yet they barely get developed, and it feels so stupid, so plain, the absence of something so important noticeable like a constant void, a shapeless nothingness present in every scene. It makes the characters feel like cardboard figures. Jujutsu Kaisen is already getting a better job than many, but I doubt it will do enough for what I've heard, and I fear I am bound to feel let down, and bound to feel unmoved.

After all, if not enough time and care has been given to develop a dynamic, I am not going to feel pressured by the high stakes; if not enough time and care has been given to develop the dynamic between Megumi and Yuuji, as good potential as it has I am bound to feel little for this last confrontation between Sukuna and Itadori, and his effort in getting Megumi back.

[sskk-manifesto]

What a good episode. Maaaaaan

[youremyonlyhope]

I'm not a "new musical theatre style music" person. Never have been.

Even when I was doing voice lessons, I'd steer towards the golden age or jazzy musical theatre songs. My voice teacher would have to drag me kicking and screaming towards adding anything new musical theatre to my repertoire. For a while, the most modern song in my book was I Know The Truth from Aida, and I wouldn't count that as new musical theatre style since I mean more the Pasek&Paul or Joe Iconis type.

And now I have an audition coming up for a small production of a show in that style and I'm supposed to sing a song in a similar style. And I'm looking at all my sheet music like... let me do some Cole Porter... or Gershwin... at least Sondheim please...

[erabundus]

good morning, i love ren wanderer scaramouche kunikuzushi balladeer kabukimono hat guy very much.

[the-kipsabian]

can it be called lazy breakfast if its 1pm and i have been awake for 12 hours orrrrr