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#Imma just leave this novel here~
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Not a poll request (so don't worry if you don't want to answer on the blog) but - could we get each of the mods' top 10 horror movies? (: I'd be so interested in hearing them!
Long post!
Mod Z:
*long sigh* *opens letterboxd*
K-12 (2019)
NOTE: Yk what imma just leave this here
2. Beau is Afraid (2023)
NOTE: a masterpiece i probably won’t rewatch for a long time but since i’m an ari aster truther it deserved this spot
3. Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
NOTE: Yes
4. The Crow (1994)
NOTE: Awesome ass movie. Awesome ass soundtrack. An absolute classic. I have the graphic novel it was based on and it’s one of the best things I have in my library
5. Carrie (1976)
NOTE: Stephen King’s the best at writing real characters <3
6. The Craft (1996)
NOTE: As a wicca myself, accurately depicted teen witches are my jam and this film did the best job at it
7. Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)
NOTE: The only reason this isn’t in the top 5 is because i haven’t seen it in a while. If u had asked me in early 2023 i would’ve put this in second place for sure
8. Cam (2017)
NOTE: So underrated. Go watch this on Netflix now while u don’t know anything about it
9. Frankenweenie/Nightmare before Christmas/Edward Scissorhands
NOTE: CHILDHOOD (lumping them together cuz i couldn’t decide which tim burton film to add)
10. Smile (2022)
NOTE: okay wait this scared me shitless at the theatre and i just convinced myself this movie was bad to stop myself freaking out but this is a genuinely good and scary movie i’ve made up my mind
These are subject to change and Invisible Man (2020) definitely deserves an honorable mention but I haven’t seen it in a while to check if it still holds up
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Mod L:
The Thing (1982)
Absolute masterpiece. Perfect marriage of cast, visuals, music, and script. They (audiences in 1982) hated Jesus (John Carpenter) because he told them the truth.
2. Ravenous (1999)
I love social horror more than life itself, and this is a pitch-perfect example. I recommend Atun-Shei Films' Overanalyzing Ravenous, if you haven't seen it yet.
3. Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)
See above re: social horror. I never stop thinking about how this series was inspired by rising incidents of domestic violence in Japan - how the contagion of violence in the home spreads to anyone who comes in contact with it.
4. Demon (2015)
This would pair amazingly well with my next pick, which is:
5. La Llorona (2019)
To quote a friend of mine after we watched Demon, "there is no society without memory."
6. Black Christmas (1976)
Truly ahead of its time as a slasher, as well as in its politics. Ladies, never date a Peter, and DON'T trust the Toronto Police.
7. The Devils (1971)
Nobody was doing it like Ken Russell, and nobody ever will again.
8. The Changeling (1980)
This movie understands the greatest horror of all: Joseph Kennedy Sr.
9. Us (2019)
My favourite Peele to date, no I will not be budged on this point.
10. Peeping Tom (1960)
An extremely prescient film about the male gaze and the medium of film.
(Mod Sus releases their own once they get the braincells rubbing for more than 5 movies)
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a-lone-echoviolet · 11 months
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Ok i was gonna finish this before posting any info but no one knows me enough and i dont have free time rn
Plus i really wanna talk about thiss
So i have an AU im working on called ‘Booktale’ (original wow)
I have a story planned out, character info and stuff but school and exhaustion keeps getting in the way
So instead of letting it collect dust like i normally let it do, imma show you guys some stuff about it!
Character designs and some general info! (that i was able to sketch out)✨
Here are the ones ive sketched out! I havent gotten to asgore , gaster or muffet yet tho :((
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-Asterisk (frisk)
- ambrovert
- Gender fluid
- Soul is perseverance
- Best friends with chara
- Reads: fairlytales,mythical books,urban legends,and adventure books
-Character (chara)
- Introverted
- Gender fluid
- Soul was determination
- Best friends with frisk
- Their soul was put in a container before breaking completely
- Their determination was strong enough to keep them as a ghost that is stuck underground, only able to observe everyone go by with their lives without them
- Mostly a guide for frisk
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-Symbolism(Flowey)
- Flowey is an Anemone flower, it symbolizes death
- Reads: ######s older logs, history(doesn’t read often)
- Knows about the multiverse theory but is unsure if it’s true
- Hes great at acting all sweet and nice
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-Moral(Asriel)
- Extroverted
- Reads: kids books, fairytales, art books
- Always wanted to be a hero
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-Exposition(toriel)
- Loves to cook and bake
- Favorite thing to bake: pies and cupcakes
- When exiting the ruins, instead of wanting to force you stay, she will test if you truly are strong enough to leave, to be on your own, and basically teaches you how to actually fight
- Despite being so kind and motherly <3 she can put up a good fight [if she needs to]
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-Script(sans)
- ambrovert (hes ok with talking with everyone, but he is a bit ackward when making friends [mainly cuz hes both kinda excited and shy to meet people and doesn’t know what to say)
- Reads: science books, jokes books, ######’s old log books, fansty books (almost every type but mostly reads these types)
- Spars with papyrus, to both help paps train and to let sans get out of the house and use his magic more
- Works in the library
- Not as lazy as OG, rather is just more layed back and is actually willing to do physical work
- Makes puns and jokes but his favorite ones are definitely the ones about magic (and dark humor)
- Best friends with alphys
- He helps alphys in her work (and before, also ######)
- Knows about the multiverse and wants to travel through and know the different versions of him and others, and all the stories that are different from his
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Plot (papyrus)
- Extrovert
- Reads: cook books, action books, Fantasy books and puzzelbooks
- despite sans not being as lazy as Classic, papyrus is more responsible in this AU
- Hes part of the royal gaurd! Being 2nd in command
- he acts before he really thinks, it has its pros and cons, being able to react fast to save anyone in danger
- Hes a great cook! and does cooking hang outs with undyne(undyne adding the fun and action while papyrus makes sure its edible and tastes good)
- His favorite thing to cook is lasagna
- He’s already quite popular and loved but it doesn’t matter so much to him, the love from his friends and bro are enough (tho he does love the attention)
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-ellipsis (alphys)
- Shy ambrovert(shes ok with talking to a big public crowd, but talking one-on-one/ face-to-face, She gets real shy)
- She seems shy at first, but once you get to know her, she’s quite a chatterbox
- She knows how to be calm, collected, serious and calculated when needed
- She used to be friends with ######, because they used to be Co-workers (‘But who is ######? Ive always worked alone’)
- Reads: Manga, Romance novels, Science books, and ######’s old logs(for research)
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-conflict(undyne)
- Ambrovert
- Leader of the royal guard
- She’s great at healing physical wounds and serious physical damages
- She’s a real smack talker (she can practically roast anyone if she so pleased)
- Even tho she’s good at trash talking, she’s just great with words in general( whether it be advice or confessingherfeelings)
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- hiatus(napstablook)
- shy introvert
- He is a writer
- He never finishes any of his books (but he always leaves the end of every chapter open ended
- He enjoys writing angst and ventish books
- He’s anonymous online and no one knows him in real life
- He’s a well know and loved author (even if his books are unfinished)
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Typewriter (mettaton)
- Genderfluid
- Extrovert
- Is a host of a talk show/interview show/drama show (they also are a news anchor)
- Their very protective over anyone close (especially alphys) and it takes a while to truly get on their good side
- They can be quite pushy when it comes to questions, even when the person seems uncomfortable (however they do back down after they’ve realized they pushed to far)
- You can catch them snooping around the lab for some ‘secrets’ (tho he could never find anything serious, just alphys’s anime collection of anime)
- He isn’t mean but he is quite cocky
(The ones I haven’t Designed yet)
-Rhyme (Muffet)
- Shy extrovert
- Mute by choice (tho whenever she does talk, she often rhymes)
- Reads: baking books, Anything with fluff, romance, fantasy, and horror
- She knows ASL
- Very sweet and friendly. however, can be hostile if you hurt spiders, her pet, anyone who is defenceless, or when needed
-ɱɪșșɪɳɠ fɪʟɝ(ɠɐȘ┳ɵʁ)
- extrovert
- A very smart guy with a great sense of humor (hes the one who got sans into puns)
- He knows ASL
- He used to be great friends with Asgore (and tori),Sans and alphys
- He isn’t a skeleton, he is actually more of blob of matter
- He can shape shift, however he cannot change his head or hands and he can’t change colors (so he stays white and black)
- Before he entered the Void, he took the shape of a tall slender human. Some mistook him for a skeleton because of his human like shape and white form. Tho when he entered the void it became harder to hold any shape other than a blob
-Resolution (king asgore)
*(i havent made any info on him just yet :(( )
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andromedaexists · 9 months
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Chrysalis & Requiem || Quinton Li
★★★★★
TW: ALCOHOL & DRUG USE, DEATH, ABUSE (EMOTIONAL & PHYSICAL), VIOLENCE & GORE, DEATH (MURDER), TRAUMATIC EVENTS, SELF-HARM & SUICIDAL IDEATION
Good News: We are starting off the year with a 5 star read! Bad News: I am going to be sick
I'm trying so hard to explain the absolute roller coaster that this book took me on, but I don't think I can. I think the closest imma get is:
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I guess, I should start from the beginning. This is an ARC!! I am on Quinn's ARC team (and hopefully eventually street team if I can spare the time) and I got this review copy in exchange for an honest review!
Because the book doesn't release until March, I will be keeping this spoiler free. Sad for me, as you guys know I love giving the full run down on the book.
When I started this book, I was a wee small child (i started it yesterday). I didn't know what the universe would hold for me, I didn't know the emotional turmoil I would be put through.
The beginning was a bit hard to get into, as most books are for me these days. I'm incredibly sick at the moment and I just graduated from college last month, any story where I have to learn new things is hard. And you do have to learn new things for this book, I mean it is a fantasy novel.
But once I hit like 20% I was hooked. I stopped reading for the night at 24% and thought that I would be able to meter out my consumption (wrong) only to wake up this morning and blast all the way through to the end.
I am a huge murder mystery person, and when I started this book I thought that might be a detriment. But I can assure you, it isn't. You think that because you saw the murder that you know what's going on. You don't. At all.
I had my theories, about halfway through I had my theories. The group chat will probably never forgive me for reciting the "I've connected two dots" scene from Unsolved but I mean, I'm not the only person reading the book in that chat so I couldn't tell them what my theory actually was because they aren't to that point yet!
Then I hit 60%. And I really started to struggle. This is my fault, the content warnings at the beginning of the book say "This book contains references and themes to alcohol/drug use" and I guess I just didn't realize that meant we would see the POV character being out of her mind drunk for an extended period of time. As someone who really struggles to be around alcohol due to my past, this was nearly enough for me to put the book down. But I'm glad I didn't
Because then, at 72% in:
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And again, not too long after:
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Until finally:
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And honestly, I don't think I can explain anything better than this. I highly recommend this book for y'all, but please please please be mindful of the content warnings. Actually, imma put them here too
This book contains references and themes to alcohol/drug use, blood, confrontation to abuse, death, emotional abuse, escalating violence, gaslighting/manipulation, gore, lifechanging injury, murder, corpses, visions about traumatic events, panic attacks, paranormal/occult content, self-harm, sexual references, suicide ideation, and trauma.
now for the part some of you are waiting for: some of my favorite quotes!
Thorns falling away, petals outstretched, bleeding red onto white roses—revelation would be hers and hers only.
We leave behind love when we die.
Beautiful, beautiful, so beautiful. They would be beautiful together.
Girls like you have secrets. I'm going to peel you apart and reveal every part of you. I will consume you.
To create is to be alive.
and then this one, an epigraph for part four of the book:
Everything is more beautiful because we are doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again. — Homer, The Iliad
Y'all know I'm a sucker for a good Iliad reference and this one. This one wrecked me. I sure wrote a lot for someone at a loss of words, so I'm going to end this here and go curl in a ball and cry and try not to throw up. I am sick and this book is to blame.
Thank you Quinn, truly. I'm so fucking disgusted I love this book so much
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glitched-dawn · 7 months
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So I have noticed some cool grimblos do in fact notice that I have written funny words and want to read them so uhhh
Imma just post the first chapter here?
Aight here we go: Novel 1 out of 9, Breached Containment, Chapter one: How haven't I seen this cool thing before?
[Warning tho it is really long like 20 A5 pages]
[Also PS if this gets over 100 notes I'll post chapter two]
How haven’t I seen this cool thing before?
Soon I’d literally die from boredom. No offense to my teacher, but since I was used to having biology lessons indoors, maybe doing an experiment or two, this was just a punishment. Walking around in the woods, that I knew inside out, looking for anomalies in fungi.
But this day turned out to be something unusual - something unusual, cool, and potentially, bad.
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Me and my friend Rick left our class’s search for mushrooms pretty early (cause who could be interested in mushrooms when they’d already explored almost the entire forest?), and we had special permission to leave and “explore”, which was weird, since we got permission because we knew the forest inside out.
We’d left the school about ten minutes ago, and most of us were enjoying the warm and fresh air. Others (ehm, those who didn’t know forests exist) were just staring at their phones, waiting for the lesson to be over.
Two of our teachers were there with us, our PE and - of course - biology teacher. Our PE teacher, Mr Raminez, a buff bald dude with a blonde beard wearing coaching clothes, walked around trying to push us into doing healthy exercises. And our biology teacher, Brian (he’s such a homie, everybody just calls him Brian), mainly just mingled with students about their grades, about fun and lean lessons he’d have in the future, and about potential future trips like this one, hopefully not in the local forest.
Rick and I didn’t have much to do, except maybe finding a good tree to climb, or maybe doing the exercises Raminez wanted us to do. But since we knew the forest here inside out, there wasn’t anything fun we could do during the trip, if we didn’t sneak away.
I sighed and looked around. The dense forest had all kinds of different trees - it wasn’t just a boring pine one, or a birch one, so on. There was both pine and birch, there were mighty old oaks, clusters of rowan and juniper, and spots with fir and beech. And the whole place was filled with life, even though you couldn’t see it directly.
Squirrels were easy to spot, they didn’t care about being hidden. Then the frogs were everywhere, so that wasn’t a surprise, and you were heavenly lucky if you caught a deer or fox. Unluckily, since there was so much passive wildlife, there were also many predators, like wolves, bears and wolverines, and also the biggest moose I’d ever seen in any forest throughout my life.
I remembered one time, when I was out in my backyard, there was a moose munching on our apples. I ran to my dad, who grabbed his rifle and shot it, because we wouldn’t risk the moose hurting anyone. I hadn’t understood why until later, when Dad told me that a portion of the apples were fermented. The moose tasted good though, and we got to hang its antlers over the fireplace in the living room, which was extremely cool.
Rick shook my shoulders, making me wake up from my zone-out.
‘Oh, what is it?’ I asked him.
‘There’s a gap’, he announced, and I grinned. It was time for some exercise.
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As the other students in our class stood bent over one of the most common mushrooms in the forest, that I’d seen at least a couple hundred times, Rick and I took our chance and threw ourselves away from the others in hopes that the teachers would assume that we’d just gone for a quick detour - when in reality, we were running as fast as we could away from the class to gain some free time.
We ran for a few more minutes, until we had to stop so I wouldn’t choke on my laughter.
‘Bro, they didn’t even notice!’ I laughed, stumbling backwards. I hit a tree and leaned against it, to give me something to hold on to as I tried to sip air. Rick was out of breath too, laughing at me.
‘Couldn’t they hear what was happening? Like seriously, we almost threw ourselves down that cliff!’ I fell forwards, and Rick caught me at the last second. I struggled to stand up and I fell again, causing Rick to cough, he was laughing so hard.
When I had finally gotten up and brushed myself off, and when our laughter had subsided somewhat, we took off through the forest again - through shrubbery, glades and brushwood, over fallen trees and narrow streams. It was cloudless and warm outside, and the sun shone in rays through the beautiful arched roof of fresh green leaves. It wasn’t very windy, the most noticeable sound was us walking on leaves and pine needles, and the birds and other animals going about in the distance.
We walked casually, safe and sound, in the direction of the old limestone quarry, where we could take a fresh dip later today. It wasn’t that popular, with the ocean so close by, so we usually had it for ourselves.
But we must’ve walked in a somewhat wrong direction, and we walked for a good fifteen minutes before I realized. I interrupted Rick in the middle of his epic, overly dramatic story about how he beat me in Castle Crashers for the first time (he got to use my most powerful character, and he didn’t let me heal. Sounds unfair to me).
‘Hey, bro, I think we went in the wrong direction’, I cut him off. He stared at me in confusion. Then his eyes lit up in excitement.
‘Well, that doesn’t matter now’, he said quirkily, ‘cause I’ve found something way more interesting!’ He turned around and started running away from me, through a glade filled with thicket, and past a wall of trees.
‘Oh woah, take a look at this, bro!’ Rick shouted to me. I followed up and when I reached Rick, I wasn’t very surprised.
’What? I thought I’d shown you the ravine before’, I said, confused. In front of us, a rip in the earth cut through the dirt and rock below. On the other side of the ravine, there were more coniferous trees than on this side. That place looked pretty dark, and I hadn’t spent much time there. In the bottom of the rave, a small river snaked through the rubble and boulders. It wasn’t really a ravine, it was more of a canyon, but whatever.
Rick frowned and answered; ‘Yeah, yeah, you have, but that’s not what I was talking about-’ he turned around and pointed at something at the line of the horizon -’my bro, you goin’ blind? There’s a building over there!’ I squinted at the spot Rick was pointing at and saw a gray block, and it did look like some sort of building. I regretted not having explored the forest past the ravine.
‘Ey, that’s epic!’ I responded with a smile, ‘But I don’t think we have the time to go get your binoculars.’ Rick nodded.
‘That’s true. And sneaking past the teachers and the other students would be harder than before’, he summed up. I glanced at the building again - it was hard to see what kind of building it could be; but it was easy to foreclose. It obviously wasn’t a normal house you’d live in, not even an apartment building. Maybe it was just an abnormally huge abandoned house, but from the shape and gray color I doubted it; it looked more like concrete, and not many abandoned houses in the forest were made out of concrete.
‘What do you think it is?’ I asked Rick. He squinted at the block just like I did, frowning.
‘It’s pretty hard to tell from this angle and distance, I should really bring my binoculars tomorrow.  But it can’t be a normal house - I’d say that it’s an abandoned factory or something.’ Yeah, that made some sense, but why would it be out in the middle of the forest?
‘Yeah. That’s neat, though. You think we can check it out tomorrow?’ I looked back at Rick. He caught my gaze and smiled quirkily.
‘Time for some urban exploring’, he grinned.
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‘I’m home!’ I yelled into the quiet house.
Huh, that’s weird, I thought to myself. There was usually quite a bit of noise here, even when I wasn’t home.
I looked around the empty space. The wooden walls were coloured a light brown, tainted gray. Past the narrow hall I was standing in was the living room, and to my right was the kitchen. To my left were the stairs up to the master bedroom and my room, plus a soundproof room, a little common room and a bathroom.
I heard someone getting up from bed upstairs, and a few moments later my dad came stumbling down the stairs - an averagely tall dude, with mixed ginger-brown, fluffy hair, dressed in an orange flannel shirt and a pair of ripped jeans.
‘Hey buddy! How was school today? I heard you went on a trip to the forest’, he said brightly.
His sky-blue eyes glittered friendly, and his warm smile was extremely contagious. People often told me I looked similar to him, probably because we were both tall, had the same bushy brown hair and lanky posture, but he had many many more laugh lines than me, blue eyes, lighter skin and a warmer face. I had energetic green eyes, a crooked smile, a browner, more coffee-colored hue, and a few faded freckles around my nose. If I’d just been a little taller, we’d almost look like we were the same age. It was magical how he managed to look like an older teen, when he really was 39.
I smiled back and responded; ‘Oh, yeah! Rick and I got a special permission to leave and explore, which is really weird since we’ve already explored a really big part of the forest’, I told him while taking off my shoes and backpack.
‘We did go exploring though, we walked all the way to the ravine and spotted some kind of building on the other side of it. We plan to go see what it is tomorrow - on a distance, of course, with Rick’s binoculars.’ I walked into the kitchen and grabbed two mugs from one of the cabinets. Dad followed me into the kitchen.
‘Oh, by the way, my buddies from work invited me for a fishing trip tomorrow, but we’ll be home by the evening’, he said, grabbing some milk out the fridge, putting it on the counter, and then he grabbed the sugar and cocoa from the pantry.
‘You want some hot chocolate?’ He smiled.
‘Yeah, sure!’ I replied. I got up from my chair and helped him prepare - I put a small saucepan on the stove, and I turned the heat up. As Dad started to cook the heavenly drink, I told him about my day and what plans I had for today. He nodded along, listening, smiling encouragingly.
‘Where are you going, though? The ocean? Along the coast, or out in the big blue?’ Dad nodded.
‘Yep, we’re going fishing in the ocean, out in the endless bright blue! It’s gonna be lit, and my buddies are even going to bring a barbeque with them on the boat!’ I grinned. That sounded awesome!
‘I hope you catch some fish for me’, I said, and Dad smiled back, nodding again.
It was wonderful how happy he still was, considering he’d lost his wife - my mum - just a few years ago. She’d died in a terrorist bombing in a large city we’d lived in, and from there we had moved to EverNought afterwards to be able to healthily deal with the trauma. She’d saved many lives that day, and I was proud of her. She’d been an amazing mom.
Our family were atheists, but we were always grateful for nature and believed in its spirit. My mum had always prayed with us before bed, more for fun and giggles, singing fast-paced little tales as she tickled us and clapped her hands. We’d stopped after her passing, as it was her own thing, and it was kind of down-feeling to have a memory like that bringing longing and sadness every night.
My dad often said, “As long as we have each other, there’ll be no need to cry, and if you cry, you’ll always have someone to cheer you up.” And that was true, and really comforting. He was a very light dude, after all, and he had a good life. Two kids, a good house and a well-paying job, not to talk about the beautiful environment. The huge, mixed forest is astounding, and the small town is cozy and overall pretty nice. And about his two kids…
‘Hey, by the way, where’s Samantha?’ I asked Dad. He turned around and took the saucepan with him, still stirring.
‘Oh, she’s out on a date with someone. I don’t remember his name, but he seemed decent. Or she’s out with her friends, it’s hard to keep track of her’, he chuckled. Wait, what? My whiny, slightly bratty little sister had gotten a date?
‘Nah, you’re kidding’, I said. Dad laughed again, and he almost couldn’t stop.
‘No, for real! I wonder how, though. She hasn’t really worked on her manners’, he grinned. ‘She’s a bit ahead of you, eh?’ I gasped and dramatically put my hand over my chest, and now Dad had to put the saucepan down again, he was laughing so hard.
‘You dare insult my fabulous singularity! Absolutely flabbergasted!’ I exclaimed with a grin. We laughed for a long while, and it was hard to stop since we just laughed harder every time we looked at each other again. But finally, when we’d managed to keep calm for approximately three seconds, Dad approached me and patted me on my shoulder.
‘You know I won’t force you to love, right? That’s something you choose yourself, buddy. It’s not my business, and you’re safe to love whoever you want! Sorry if I haven’t told you before.’ I hugged him and responded; ‘No, you’ve told me before. You’re safe to love whoever you want too.’ Dad hugged me back.
‘That’s right’, he replied, smiling. Then he let go and hurried to the stove - we’d both forgotten the hot chocolate. A few minutes later, Dad grabbed a pad and brought the saucepan to the dining table.
‘You up for some steaming hot liquid heaven?’ He asked triumphantly - not only a lit dad, also an amazing cook - as he showed me how he’d managed to avoid burning the cocoa into the bottom of the pan. As he talked, I grabbed the mugs and Dad poured in the cocoa. I took a sip, and… wow.
‘Woah. That’s amazing’, I managed to say before gulping down almost the entire thing. Dad smiled and sipped his slowly and calmly.
‘I’m surprised it turned out so good even though I forgot to stir for a while’, he said contentedly.
‘Is it okay if I bring some for me and Rick’s exploration adventure tomorrow? This cocoa is honestly better than heavenly! Though, I feel like we’re using that term a bit too much considering that we don’t believe in God and that stuff’, I figured. Dad smirked and said, ‘All hail the hot chocolate!’ while raising his mug. I burst into laughter and was relieved I wasn’t drinking at the moment.
I’m happy Dad doesn’t get irritated by my almost-constant laughter, at least. Dealing with my energy though, that was somewhat worse. Thinking about it, I should probably talk more about it with Dad. But not this second, I thought, when I heard someone unlocking the door.
‘That must be Samantha’, Dad said, getting up to welcome her in.
‘Okay, uh, I’m just gonna…’ I wanted to avoid more teasing - because of course my little sister took every chance to make herself feel better than me - so I got up and quickly swept around the corner of the hall into the living room, then I bolted to the door leading to our backyard, opened it and rushed out into the forest in a split second.
Great placing of the house, I thought to myself. Free activity whenever I felt like it.
Somewhere to spend all my overflowing energy and avoid annoying siblings.
Somewhere to feel a little more peace and quiet.
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I run out into the woods regularly, so I didn’t have to worry about Dad wondering where I’d gone. It was no problem - and it was easier to spend time in the forest than in my room. Sure, my room was big and I had loads of stuff I could use to pass time with, but there were no walls in the forest - not any boundaries for my energy.
Plus, I wanted to go to the ravine and see if there was a way over without needing rope or other equipment. So I started making my way through the forest, and I realized that I should have brought a flashlight. It must’ve been quite some time past noon - the sun almost almost touched the treetops. Well, it is what it is. I just had to make it back before six, or else I’d miss dinner.
And I’d have to be really careful - there would be a lot of dangerous animals out now in the evening. But spending more than half of my conscious time in the forest gave me quite a lot of experience. I was sure nothing was going to happen.
In the fading sunlight you could see decently under the crowns of the trees, but soon enough it’d be too dark to see my own hands. It wouldn’t be a problem spotting wildlife considering their glowing eyes, but they’d have an easy time spotting me too, so that was one of the reasons to stay quiet. I was used to walking around in the forest in the dark, so I had a route where I’d be relatively predator-safe.
Just past my house was a big, pale oak, stripped of its bark. It was hollow and crooked, so when the wind passed by, it made a loud, continuous whistling noise. Past the whistling oak, there was a healthy, normal oak I used to climb. And I did so this time too - I climbed the healthy oak, and from there, I could continue climbing from tree to tree, naturally avoiding ground-borne predators.
It was in the middle of April, so it was just starting to get warmer outside, and the insects hadn’t really come back yet. That was nice - it would’ve been much worse if I had to climb around in the forest while ants marched around the branches I grabbed and wasps flew around my head. For now, it was just the most perfect time of the year.
I would say that I’m pretty fast, but the time literally flew by as I swung from tree to tree in a flow. I was having a really great time, so I didn’t even notice the shadows growing longer and pushing the sunlight out of view.
There were a few, barely visible rays of sunlight almost horizontally shining from the treeline far away, but as I got closer to the ravine, more and more light made its way from the ravine through the lush vegetation. When I measured I was roughly twenty meters away from the ravine, the forest opened up to reveal a small glade.
It was partially filled with fresh green grass, thinning out into flat, dirty rock closer to the ravine’s edge. But the building on the other side was nowhere in sight -  instead was another, different one.
To my left, almost halfway into the shrubbery and trees, was an intact abandoned cabin. It was pretty big, and from the look of it, it seemed to have been built pretty recently. But why was it there?
Wonder if someone lives there, I thought to myself, before approaching the building and barging down the door.
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Okay, I didn’t really barge down the door, but I should’ve been a lot more quiet. Maybe it wasn’t so smart to break into an abandoned house during nighttime, but I couldn’t see any light inside it, and it was safer to be inside than outside now - and it doesn’t hurt to be concerned about safety. Plus, I could always talk to humans if there were any in here, but I would just get mauled by a bear or something if I stayed out. And I simply wanted to check the place out. So I was pretty relieved when I saw that there was no one inside from what I could see from the door. I closed it behind me - quietly this time - and examined the place.
The room I was standing in seemed to be a mixup between a living room and a kitchen, with a long kitchen island shielding off part of the kitchen. There wasn’t much furniture, just a worn old couch, a coffee table, a firepit - that I really hoped wasn’t clogged - and a couple armchairs in the corners. A rugged mat covered about half of the floor in the living room, and a dusty, dusty chandelier barely clung to the ceiling.
The kitchen wasn’t much better: there was a gas-driven stove, and miraculously enough an oven, a few pantries, cupboards, a sink and a kitchen island between the sink and stove. The stove seemed to work, I just had to bring gas and an icebox, then I could comfortably spend a few nights here.
I decided to quickly check the fireplace; and it was clogged with clumps of thicket. That was relieving, it’d be easier to remove than a bird nest or chimney creosote. I remembered when that’d happened to a friend of my dad’s - their chimney had been clogged by the tar-like stuff, and it’d almost caused a house fire. My dad had luckily been close by and noticed the smoke through a window, so he saved them from that. He worked as a firefighter, so he knew exactly how to work through it.
But there was still a lot of work to do - that I saw when I discovered a door in the living room, leading to a bedroom and a bathroom.
I didn’t spend much time in the bathroom, understandably. But in the bedroom, there was much to discover.
The double bed was torn up and dirty, as was the floor, the walls and surprisingly, the roof. There were a couple wardrobes, a shabby dresser, a moldy rug that had almost melted into the floor, and a bedside table that was barely intact.
I’ll visit here again, maybe with Rick, I thought to myself. I don’t have time to clean today, though. I checked the wardrobes and the dresser cautiously, but there was nothing inside except for a few blown-in leaves and a scared mouse. Had to check where it came from later on.
But I found something exceptionally weird when I opened the bedside table. The first table drawer held an old book, but it was covered in dried mud so I could hardly see the title, and the text inside was too small. The second drawer was filled with papers in plastic pockets, and they looked brand new. I wasn’t interested in them, so I let them be for the moment. They all looked like office files anyways. But the weirdest thing was in the third drawer.
There, under a layer of leaves and dry dirt, was a pretty wicked thing looking like a murder-weapon. 
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It was a shining steel device, unlike anything I’d ever seen before. And I often visited the science lab at EverNought High. It was roughly the size of my arm, maybe a bit bigger, and it looked like a syringe mixed with a miniature robotic arm holding a couple pairs of pliers.
‘Uh… the hell is this?’ I mumbled out loud, examining the device closely. It didn’t have any buttons, or levers, so I wasn’t sure how it worked. It was made up of two sections, one short arm with the pliers sitting on top and the syringe kind of sitting in the middle top between the pliers, and then another arm below it with some kind of attachment system on the bottom. I guess it was made to connect some other kind of instrument.
‘I… don’t think I want to get too deep down investigating this thing’, I mumbled. It’s never too great to do so. So I carefully laid the device back in the bottom drawer, closed it, and began looking through the papers in the drawer above. Man, those were unsettling.
Most of them seemed to be documents over different “Subjects”, as the texts described them, sorted by numbers and occasionally letters. Some of them were files over things like “sector four”, other sectors, weird tools and instruments.
But there was something that really caught my attention. A file regarding something called Subject A.
There was no picture, but the descriptions were enough to illuminate an image in my head.
In the text, the subject was described as a bear-sized creature, looking like a wolf with furious, feral eyes. It was made out of an unknown substance beneath the fur and didn’t seem to have any bones, apart from its teeth.
The image painting itself in my head didn’t look very friendly. But why in the world would this be in an abandoned house in the middle of the forest? It had to be fake, right? Some kind of prank?
With shaking hands, I put the documents back down in the drawer, and brought my phone up from my pocket. I opened the bottom drawer again and took a photo of the device. After that, I called Dad.
He answered quickly with a bright ‘Hello, Jay!’, and a familiar sizzling in the background.
‘H-hey’, I stammered.
‘Hey, you sound kinda shook. Has something happened?’ Dad asked, now in a concerned tone.
‘No, not really. But do you think you can drive Boomer over to the ravine and pick me up?’ I asked, putting down the papers in the drawer with one hand.
‘Yeah, sure, buddy! Where around the ravine?’ I tried to describe where I was, including the abandoned cabin, but it was hard when I was shaking so much. I hadn’t found anything this messed up in a long time. Dad tried to console me, telling me to keep calm as he got the ATV going.
‘You said you’re inside an abandoned cabin, right? I think I’ve seen it before. Stay inside, I’ll be there as soon as possible’, he assured me, before ending the call.
I took a deep breath. Only a few minutes. Then I’d be back to safety. Away from this messed up house.
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what is your favourite poem (yours or someone else's)?
also guess whoo!!!
Like how am I supposed to choose one from these awesomely amazing poems I have read over time... Maybe if I hadn't come on Tumblr and my world was confined to books and irl friends I might have a had a favourite. But like. Nikamma Bhai ke baare me to hum bol hi nhi rhe vo alag league me hai apni. And Lilac, Nyx aur Simran sabdo ka kya trishul chala ke ghayal kar jaati mere paas sabd hi nhi bachte. Aur humare kavishab bhaiiiii have you read something from her. Agar inna kaafi nhi tha, to randomly koi aur mutual kuch Aisa likh jayega ki phir chaar din Tak dimaag me kuch sujhe hi na. Favorite kaise chunu yaar main. Okay so there's this child. Like adorable baby (almost 17) that wrote a poem about me. Like she wrote it on my shirt (last da jo shirt pe likhate hai) and it's bloody emotional. Like I know it is not a literary masterpiece, but emotionally that broke me. She barely.knows anything about me outside of school but that girl wrote such a beautiful journey of my school life. Imma have to give it her that poem has to be one of my favourites.
And then one of mine, me konsa mera favourite. Bhai mere saare poems meri zindagi ke kisi na kisi part se inspired hote hai. Like till now all of them have a part of me in them. Slight exaggeration, thora change in story telling but the fact of matter is everything in these poems is me. Like I wrote उमीदें when even with 98% no one in my house was happy. I wrote Lost Soul about the time in 2019 where I honestly was so lost that nothing felt right. किलकारियां was about leaving friends behind andthe friends I had made a long the way. There are like pieces I wrote about when I was suicidal and didn't see a way out, but had to persevere cause I couldn't justify my selfishness in quitting. Ghastly Men was written about an experience almost every female goes through unfortunately. Pain My Partner is a pretty self explanatory title. The Single Leaf was the story of how everyone actually goes through a similar life told in metaphor. Destiny is about my childhood dream of being an adventuring protagonist. Beautiful Right was just me simping over the idea of love. My heart shattered glass was about realising I might never be loved again. And then there was two pieces I wrote about a friend being in a toxic relationship forgetting and worth and finding it all over again. (I'm proud of that one, she cries reading that) Perfect Child is just he Burnt out kid in me venting wishing for something I'd never have. Scars are beautiful is again about scars physical or metaphorical changing how everyone perceives you as. अपना पाओगे the pessimistic in me revealing itself. Kubool ho was a collection of couplets I wrote on demand. Choices is about friendship and the worth of relationships in a world where the concept of it is foreign again a metaphors representation of a part of my life. My Beloved Moon is just be thanking all my people for inspiring me everyday in ways they didn't even know... And Crimson Mistake and The Lunar Loon was all thanks to these two kiddoes I have sort of adopted on here. So all my poems have something about them and I can't exactly choose from them all. Although I gink the first ones I wrote will always be special in some way.
(PS I'm a dunderhead at guessing. Please tell me who are you enough though I wrote a whole damn novel in lieu of a simple question)
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angelnumber1 · 2 years
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Scum Villain Self Saving System mini fic for the Himbo in SVSSS AU I’ve been discussing with @rarepears
Contains vaguely NSFW content and features OCs (Original Characters)
(The NSFW is comedic in nature)
I... was really really lost. Like. I don’t even know the language lost.
Calls don’t work lost.
Weird animals and plants lost.
Some other thing that shows how lost I am lost.
But I still have Wi-Fi? But maps don’t work. It’s all in Chinese right now. Weird.
It’s just. Like.
I know I’m from America, melting pot and all, but this is just weird!
There’s no way crazy cult villages are THAT close to college right?!
Well… at least all this running makes for a good workout. Though I’ll need some fuel soon, track team’ll kill me if I pull a Devon.
Oh right! I’ve got some of those off-brand meat sticks one of the clubs were selling!
They really fucked up the shape though.
Well. It’s nearly sunset so I can use the stars or something to find my way back. There were these three stars by the campus that looked kind of like a short dick if you looked at it from the science building.
We named it Peen-ience.
I followed Peen-ience to get back to the campus once, did walk in on a ‘bros group project’ first though. We named Peen-ience really well.
Welp. Gotta get some grub now. Wish I could just order pizza or something… I’m even wearing pizza pinks right now! Nice fuzzy robe one of the seniors bought me after he showed me this cool club.
Wait! Gotta get food. Um. Ok. You can do this.
Shit.
There’s nothing here!
And I need to piss too…
Sorry trees… and bushes… and random vines that keep trying to trip me…
I’m answering nature’s call right now and they don’t take no for an answer.
So sorry plants!
…oh yeah, plants like this actually.
Wow these plants are weird! They’re grabbing my legs and kind of feel like those octopus suckers? Feels super tingly too!
I’ll just brush them off. Carefully though! I’m not going to harm the environment.
As I finished up my… business the world suddenly… changed, it’s got this pink tint too it! Ah. This is fine :) It happens.
Well I’ll just pull my pants back up and-
Mmh. My legs feel weird again… Why the fuck is someone grabbing my legs?!
Oh my gosh they’re covered in piss.
Pervert!?
Where did they come from!?
Or someone was sleeping where I pissed?!
And I didn’t notice!?
I’m not sure which is worse T-T can people get diseases from piss?
So. Um.
There’s just some guy? They’re kind of pretty with all that long hair so they could be a girl, or what if they identify as something else and I misgendered them!
But they keep trying to get more… of my… out of my… by. Mhn!
“S-Stop. C’mon that’s-that’s my. St-“ They keep. They’re. Stop it!
Should I punch them? Stranger danger?
But they look so skrunkly like a poor little green meow meow ;( so thin! And their hair is all messy! And they’re face is all… weird looking, in a pretty way, but that’s not the point!
They’re licking the piss off now.
Wait.
Were they drinking my! My!
I though they were trying to do something else…
Imma just…
Imma just leave.
This is getting weird!
With a quick few steps backward I easily get away. Glad I didn’t break any of those weird octopus vines though. Respect nature and all that right!
That guy must be super weak though- there was like, no strength to his grip at all. He must skip all the days. Smh I swear. If you skip leg day your glutes are being neglected but if you skip all the days you’ll fall down and break your hip or something.
But man! The sunset and this pink glow looks super cool! It’s like a scene in a web novel!
Oh? What’s that noise?
I heard some singing coming from my right. Some ultra-feminine high pitched voice piercing my ears, it feels… maybe I could head over and check it out?
Nah. Might be one of the people that chased me earlier.
As I headed away I felt almost like something inside of me increased? And when I concentrated on it I felt resistant to the singing? Weird.
Well I’ll just keep moving!
Some of the trees are blocking the sky over here. So I’ll have to find a clearing or something, oh right! Maybe I’ll be able to use my phone over there too!
The sun is nearly completely set by now. But look at this!
It’s so cool!
Wow this really is like a novel! There’s this huge clearing here and a little lake with a waterfall and tons of pretty plants!
Oh hey! It’s the green perv from before… maybe I’ll just stay at the edge of the clearing… this place has tons of other guys(? Weird cosplaying ten feet tall dudes? Oh silly! I’m probably hallucinating, I’m laying in a bunch of flowery bushes!)
The green perv looks a lot more human compared to the other dudes in the clearing, maybe he couldn’t get enough stuff to make his costume, well at least it doesn’t look like he’s covered in piss anymore.
In fact he looks tons better than earlier! Maybe it’s a different dude?
Suddenly my vision blurs. Or. A rectangle of my sight?
It’s really staticky though…
…Poison Resistance lv up!
Stealth lv up!
Experience Pasting Activated! Additional Experience added to%#&…
Retry…
Error. Error. Transmigration System. Prince Raising System not detected.
Additional.al.al eXp will be sent to storage.
Error. Invennnnnnnnnn.-
Nnntory does not exist.
Contacting world consciousness…
Errrrrr.
Con#+} {3wards t0 i.t3mized f0rm
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Whatthefuckwhatthefuckwhatthefuck! What the ever-loving holy shit is this bucket of crap?! This ain’t cosplay anymore!
With that. I felt weird. Empty. Likes there supposed to be something inside that really cool and I’m seriously missing out.
I feel really weird now… but stronger. And I have this Chinese style bag now. Some kind of pouch?
I don’t wanna think right now!… This is a killer headache…
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Then another carfucking voice popped up.
And then a THIRD carfucker decided to bulldoze my head…
Carfuckers…
I got some new shit from that though. One of those hair crowns from Chinese movies. It looks like something a MC would wear!
I don’t think I can put it in my pockets with it poking me. But my hairs way too short and I have no idea how to wear it either.
Maybe ponytail style? I was supposed to get my hair cut next week so it should be long enough for a mini ponytail.
It’s really hard to put on without actually knowing how it supposed to go. And also that I’m not even trying to put it on the right way either.
But still, after a few more attempts and the help of a paper clip, I actually manage to put it on! Yay!
… it felt weird. Like my whole body was lighter. Still have that headache though.
Damn.
I must look like a cosplayer too now! My hair has a crown and I’m wearing a sleeping robe with a pouch hanging from the belt.
Suddenly another object appeared.
It fell on my head! Owwww…
It’s…
A jade hairpin with a little accessory dangling off it. The pin matches the crown! It looks super pretty. Maybe that guy from earlier needs one of these. His hair looked like tree vines from how messy it was.
I think I have to do something around now though?
Oh right. The stars. Why I came here and stuff.
I look up to the. The now night sky. Middle of the night kind of night sky.
Wait!
How long have I been laying here! It’s the middle of the night! And there are like- a bajillion stars. And my phone still can’t call anyone! But I still have service! And full charge too! Nice.
Huh. Wonder if the cosplayers are still here.
Peeking from the bushes I see most of them have already left. The perv and a few others are the only ones left. I hope they leave soon. I’m super thirsty! Can wait to guzzle up some of that life-liquid.
The other bros in the frat said not to say that out loud now that I think about it. They looked super red when I said that. Maybe it’s some slang I didn’t learn yet?
Hey! That big guy in the middle just hit the perv! It could be because he’s a perv though…
But he can’t keep doing it! And why are the other guys?… OH MY GOSH! Are they eating him!?
Um! Uh! I’ll throw this rock at them!
Picking up the rock I- crush it with my bare hands!? When did I get enough gains for that!
And! Oh. Shit. I’m standing in the middle of the clearing after making tons of noise by crushing a rock.
…Are they going to eat me too?
Frozen in place I stare them down, okay, just back up slowly… if a wall of clearly carnivorous plants weren’t trying to eat my ass!
I’ll fight them then!
Just have to brace my self and-
Oh. Oh wow these guys are weak.
Within moments I’m standing on top of a group of cosplayers. Well. Not anymore considering how broken the outfits are.
Walking over to the other guy I reach down, offering him my hand, I’m feeling a little like a hero. Though all I did was beat some guys up.
The perv though, he definitely doesn’t have manners! He just started licking the tree sap off my hands.
I pull my hands away. Seriously! This is why I’m calling you a perv in my head!
“You know what! Here eat this instead!” I knew they didn’t speak the same language but by anime if he wants something in his mouth at least have it be food!
He gingerly takes the offered food, for some reason he drapes some vines over it first, weird dude.
He seems to be inspecting the length of meat.
His eyes are trailing every inch as the vines tighten and greed sets into his eyes.
After letting the vines rest on the meat a bit longer he hungrily consumes it, shoving half of its length in.
It’s rather long and thick compared to most now that I think about it.
I can see something that I think is his tongue wrapping around fruitlessly trying to cover the entirety of its length.
It isn’t soon before his body starts to shudder at the unexpected gain, liquid flowing down his chin as he couldn’t even close his mouth.
The noises he’s making… wet, sticky sounding gags coming out as he’s forcing the meat into himself. And with a final shudder, he’s completely consumed the offered meat.
Well, while he did that I got some water to drink and started eating some fruit nearby. If you only eat meat you’ll get indigestion!
The rest of the group crawls over to me, I think they want some of it? I do clearly still have a few more and that guy really seemed to like it.
Or maybe not.
The group is just staring at me, the big one who I think was the leader, offers his head to me? No, he’s gesturing to the flower on top.
It’s a… sturdy flower. The color is really dense and the edges are spiked.
I wonder what kinds of plants these are? And if any can get rid of my headache. It hurts ;(
The other guy comes rushing over once he sees us, I can see the outline of my meat in his throat.
He gestured to the flower bud on his head, where did that come from?
It looks super soft though, maybe I’ll just touch it a little?
The bud trembles the moment I touch it, as I lightly run my finger on the light pink sides, he’s shivering as I slowly inspect it.
I lean down towards it, it’s actually kind of cute, and it seems like he doesn’t mind me touching him like this.
It looks really… delicious in all honesty, I want to bite it.
As I play with the bud it suddenly opens up!
Pale petals fill my visions and- oh my gosh it’s so soft!
I give the flower a little kiss for flowering for me.
I might not be able to find my way back but this is fun!
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And that was an incredibly long snippet from my self indulgence. It was supposed to be short which is why it isn’t on ao3 instead.
Well anyways I hope whoever read it enjoyed it and feel free to direct any questions to my askbox though most of this AU will probably end up on @rarepears blog if they’re okay with it.
Also some of the little things in here like Devon and carfucker are from his fraternity.
Devon is a guy who forgot to eat or drink anything several practices in a row while another person decided to start saying swears differently as to not disrespect mothers.
The ‘people’ in the fic are plants based monsters and beasts whose hierarchy is based on size and traits.
Thicker, rougher and sharper flowers are seen as the stronger and better fed while softer ones are seen as weaker.
These creatures can reproduce asexually or by deflowering another and it works like crossbreeding.
It works with most species though humans need an extra push for it to work with them.
Our MC has abilities from three systems that are needed because he’s not supposed to have them unless he transmigrated to that world.
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cxsmiicc · 7 months
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a friend of mine the other day said that he didn't see editing as a real hobby because it had no deeper meaning. everything im about to say in this post i said to his face on this day. now this dude is like. classic snobby english student. turns his nose up at any book that isn't written in such a way that it takes a week to read. genuinely enjoys poetry and is forever trying to get me to like it too (i violently hate poetry, just not my thing no hate if u like it). we somehow got onto the topic of hobbies and i was talking about how i had a fair few, and i started listing some off of the top of my head. the few i mentioned were editing, writing, reading and crocheting. he offhandedly says that he doesn't think editing is a real hobby because it has no deeper meaning and the look i gave to this boy could have levelled cities. first and foremost, editors. work. fucking. hard. it is not easy to find clips, find audios, and put them all together to make something cohesive. shit takes hours every time. i have cried over edits countless times. i've seen people cry over my edits before and it feels amazing (sounds odd i know but you get it). my next point, a hobby BY DEFINITION is something you do for fun. to relax. to enjoy yourself. not in pursuit of some deep life lesson. hobbies are hobbies because they are something you do for enjoyment, in pursuit of some peace of fucking mind. my edits lately?? mostly lanfear, with a hot audio, and minimal transitions. and what do they mean? that i think she's hot. i still made it. that edit didn't spring fully formed from the void. time and effort went into it. editing is a real hobby, a real career if you're good enough, and an edit can have as deep a meaning as any novel or any song, or be as shallow as a fucking teaspoon. and someone still made it. someone still found the song, marked the beats, cut the clips, added their effects and transitions and colouring and watermark. just as a book can be self indulgent, so can an edit. obviously the two are different, and people can and will argue themselves blue about which is better, film or literature, the old versus the new. but for fucks sake don't be like him. he knows exactly how much time i spend on my edits, how much i agonise over the smallest details. it hurt when he said that so casually. he just threw a year of my life away, saying it doesn't qualify as a pastime because it doesn't teach me anything. okay. can he use after effects with the skill that i can? no. he didn't even know what an mp4 was until i explained this morning. having practical skills can only be an advantage. plus ofc doing anything for a long period of time will teach you these deep philosophical lessons he's oh so fond of. i met my favourite person in the world through editing. she's the reason i started my current editing account. ly babe if ur reading this. posting edits and being an active part of a niche fandom is also incredible for getting better at interacting with people. both the comments on my posts and the comments i leave on other peoples edits are so so supportive and sweet, and yeah. im losing steam with this post so imma leave it here bcs its 2:30am and i am most definitely rambling.
sorry for a long post but this is important to me and every other editor who has had people laugh when they mention what they do for fun
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b-theshittywriter · 8 months
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🐝🐝Time to start on the characters, ig.
Incase you haven't seen my previous posts:
Here's where I built a theocracy (not so well, but I tried)
And here's where I built the magic system
I cannot tell you enough how many extra things I want to add to the Magic System that would break it and stop all chances for the characters to be smart.
So I ain't doing that.
Anyway let's start building a few characters before I lose motivation.
P.S. I'm getting the character template from dabblewriter.com. Have fun.
Let's start with one that's been on my mind for a while.
✨🦈Shark Boi🦈✨
A prince to the Shark Kingdom, and mimic.
My overall idea is that he can mimic parts from all species of sharks. So guess who's gonna have to learn about sharks... yay...
Anyway, character creation time, I'll leave my explanations after each part.
And if this is too long for you, there's a TL;DR at the end.
Demographics
Name: Galo
Age: 21
Sex/Gender: Male
Ethnicity: European
Occupation: Prince
Socioeconomic status: Prince
Education: Yes
Other notes: shark boi
The name Galo is just the middle of Megalodon.
And he's 21 because why not?
European bc Megalodon remains can be found there as well as me being aware that kingdoms came from there, as well as this world being based on our own.
He's a prince, don't think they have occupations, and ofc he's getting an education, he's a prince.
I'm skipping Physical Appearance, it's too long.
History
Birth date: March 14th
Place of birth: Shark Kingdom
Key family members: Meg (Queen, Shark Mimic); Don (King); Lemon (Sister (Middle Child), mimic); Bask (Brother (youngest), tamer), Thodian (Grandparent, Shark Chosen)
Notable events/milestones: Defeated his mother in a fight to practice his mimicry at 15.
Criminal record: Spotless.
Affiliations: Shark Kingdom, idk who else.
Skeletons in the closet: Loves romance novels, but sshhh, don't call him out or he'll get embarrassed.
Other notes: Golden Retriever Boyfriend.
March 14th is Pisces and those are fish. Meg and Don come from Megalodon, Lemon comes from the Lemon Shark, and Bask comes from the Fucking Eldritch Horror of Sharks, the Basking Shark, Thodian's name comes from Acanthodian, who's believed to be the ancestor of the modern day shark.
I couldn't think of any notable events, but I want him to be talented, so he can fight. I was thinking of putting him in a war, but that causes trauma, and I don't want to give my baby any trauma before the story ever.
Also he loves romance novels cause Pride and Prejudice is fucking adorable and so is any period romance or fantasy romance set in some form of medieval era/Victorian.
Psychological Traits
Personality type: Idk yet.
Personality traits: ADHD.
Temperament: Cold and Serious around people, when alone they're always excited.
Introvert/Extrovert: Extrovert
Mannerisms: idk yet.
Educational background: Yes.
Intelligence: Strategic, Academic, Creative.
Self-esteem: Iffy.
Hobbies: Reading, practicing magic, swimming.
Skills/talents: Fighting, Magic, Swimming, Learning.
Loves: Books.
Morals/Virtues: All's fair in war. If you can't do it alone, you're worthless.
Phobias/Fears: Becoming a disappointment.
Angered by: People trying to help him.
Pet peeves: idk yet.
Obsessed with: Romance.
Routines: hah! no * cries in ADHD *
Bad habits: Sometimes eats fish raw.
Desires: ... someone he feels comfortable crying around.
Flaws: ADHD... Imma go into more detail: difficulty with time management, ADHD paralysis, executive dysfunction. Those are the basics, now for more: Already stated, iffy self-esteem, holding himself to the belief that he needs to be able to handle things alone. Also touch-starved.
Quirks: Can smell blood.
Favorite sayings: "GOBLIN DEEZ NU--"... nah I'm joking. I can't think of anything
Disabilities: ... ADHD...
Secrets: Loves Romance novels... and he "wants to feel all that love and emotion, be that attached to the person he's holding."
Regrets: none... for now
Accomplishments: Defeated his mother in a fight at 15.
Memories: ... that's too broad.
Other notes: nada.
The idea of needing to do things alone comes from how some sharks hunt alone, as well as how he can eat raw fish (cooked tastes better though).
The "goblin deez nuts" joke is meant to be a reference to the goblin shark.
As for secrets I couldn't really think of much, but I'm guessing "someday he'll be falling, without caution." idk though.
Pls keep in mind everything is still a rough draft so I can't be certain that I'm sticking with what I make today.
Skipping communication.
Strengths, Weaknesses, and Abilities
Physical strengths: Swordsmanship; swimming; combat; penmanship
Physical weaknesses: the limits of humans and sharks
Intellectual strengths: Quick thinking, strategies, creativity
Intellectual weaknesses: sometimes delay, mental processing, not very observant all the time.
Interpersonal strengths: Decent at convincing others
Interpersonal weaknesses: He can come off as scary.
Physical abilities: that of a human or sharks.
Magical abilities: Replicate parts (or all) of any sharks body.
Physical illnesses/conditions: N/A
Mental illnesses/conditions: ADHD
Other notes: N/A
He's good at convincing others due to lessons in diplomacy.
Okay that's 4 down, how many left? 2
I'm going to skip relationships, I'll work on that another time.
Rn I'm focusing on-
Character Growth (warning: spoilers, if you actually care)
Character archetype: Golden Retriever Boyfriend? no. Cold Prince with a Heart of Gold? no. ✨🦈Shark Boi🦈✨? yes.
Character arc: Learning to accept help, and that his value is not determined by how well he does something.
Core values: I don't have an answer unfortunately.
Internal conflicts: Is he really good enough to inherit the throne? What happens if he fails? idk I can't think of a lot
External conflicts: Ofc a Human Tamer possibly starting a war, he fails to stop them at something, maybe the antagonist persuades his parents to disown him or ruin his name or something. once again this is still in the early stages.
Goals: Obviously to stop the antagonist from killing tons of people... but why? maybe because he feels it's his duty as prince to stop the bad from happening? Maybe since everyone is scared of him, he wants them to trust him to be king?
Motivations: oh... I already answered that.
Epiphanies: ... he's worthy and doesn't need people to tell him?
Significant events/plot points: Thorian dies and he becomes the Shark Chosen?
Other notes: seems okay for now.
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Okay quick summary of what we've done so far:
Magic System:
Mimics can copy the abilities of animals
Tamers can control animals
Both are chosen by gods of the animals.
When a chosen dies, the god chooses another.
Society:
The Equestrian Church runs a theocracy
Shark Kingdom
Characters:
MC has no powers
Antagonist is a Human Tamer
Galo is Shark Kingdom prince who acts cold but when he's comfortable being himself (which is often when he's alone) he gives off Golden Retriever Boyfriend vibes, and secretly loves romance novels. He's also super talented... and has self-esteem issues.
That's enough for now, I'll keep working on this another day.
And just so you know ideas are always welcome.
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sor-di-dor-die · 8 months
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Imma post that fic I teased about a year ago I honestly forgot I posted that. This is about to be embarrassing..
My first fic ;-;… wtf this is actually good I wrote this years ago
“Why!...”You exclaim weakly, clamping your eyes shut after groaning in frustration, while your hands unconsciously ball into fists under the desk.
You slump back into your scruffy, old office chair, trying to think up one more word to add to this long chapter in your up and coming novel.
“No, no, no..” You mutter in anticipation of the person imminent to appear, then turning your chair to face where he was to arrive, he did.
A red shade in the darkness of the darkest corner of your room comes to light.
“Having trouble again?~”
The, not yet clear entity, smooths with a sneer graced upon his blurred face , his voice, silken, though still increasingly intimidating. Your brows furrows depicting an amalgamation of anger and fear, as the entity clears into a solid seemingly four dimensional shape. The black, scarlet accented creature, let a deep groan escape his throat, shaking the very structure of the small room. What followed was the straightening of his speckled tie.
“What are you doing here Dark.. “ Enough courage stirred in your soul to let you become slightly hostile with the antagonistic being.
“Would it be to much to ask for a few months alone!?”
You raise your already cracking voice at him. His very presence made you weak. Half trembling, you spin your chair back around towards the dim computer hoping to block him out, but to no avail, he phases closer.
An almost undetectable whisp of sweet, cool air slides across the sensitive, blood flushed skin of your cheeks. Goosebumps appear over your arms as he whispers in a deep velvety voice, very closely into your ears.
“Yes, a bit too much to ask I’m afraid. Though, if I let you writhe in your..’ he sighs disparagingly “gruelingly depressing solitude, how I would long to lay my eyes upon you once again~”
You could hear the smirk laden upon his lips when he drew out his words, almost as if he were speaking calligraphy.
“I-I don’t think I’d be the thing you’d miss.”
You manage to stutter a few words out before your vocal chords simply wouldn’t obey. Just then, you were rendered helpless, as a new born faun, in the presence of a much greater being.
“Hmm~ I think you’d be just the thing I’d miss.” The tone of his immaculate voice changes from intimating, to seductive in an instant. He is, somehow, closer than before. His cold lips just barely hovering above your ear. Your whole body is quivering, seemingly fazing in and out of reality.
The chair, without warning, abruptly turns one eighty, then you are pulled from your seat to a standing position, you are now facing Him. Your vision tunnels, it is only you and He in a void as black as pitch. You are entranced by his indescribable eyes and paralyzed by his presence. You both stand Utterly and completely alone.
The sound of your pounding heart is alike a herd of a thousand horses, deafening in your ears, you are sure anyone within a ten foot radius could hear it. But that’s just that, it is only you, and Dark in a seeming endless void. His face so extremely close to yours.
His light, chilling breath against your warm skin sends you deeper into the trance like state, presenting you so very infatuated with him. Every inch of your mind buzzed with his intoxicating scent. The only thing you want is this moment.
“The only one I’d miss, my dear, the only one I would desire is you~.. - But of course,” He breaks off, ending the trance, and leaving you hanging in need. His aura dropping the alluring colors, of which you had hardly noticed on account of the seductively, manipulative hypnosis.
“-if you do not reciprocate, then I will leave you to your depressing hovel.” Seeing the need in your eyes he decides to tempt you. Every thing about him is perfect. Not a cell out of place. Not a blemish on his skin. The man, or devil, leers at you expecting the answer he predicted.
“N-no..” You cave, shoulders drooping, submitting to him.
He chuckles smoothly, it slowly vibrates through the dark void. Sounding like the low growl of a tiger. The body in front of you vanishes, then re-appears behind. Chills run up you spine as the man places his chilling hands atop your shoulders.
“I thought so~ now whatever am I to do with you?” He whispers, as the cold muscular hands steadily slither upwards towards your neck, your breathing becomes shaky. You know that he’s smiling, and finding pleasure in your state. As the finite hands pull back, they take hold your hair very gently, then sweep it to the side.
You can hear him breathe a deep, low breath taking in your scent, and then exhale it back out again against your neck. The tingling in your body intensifies then stops all together, you stagger on the verge of falling. Then you topple over the precipice and fall. Your breathing heavy and your muscles weak you ask yourself “how is this man able to do this to me?”
Perhaps he isn’t a man at all, but rather a demon.. a perfect demon.
The cold marble arms catch you immediately before you hit the ground. Their grip astoundingly tender and gentle, lift your debilitated body with smooth ease, your breathing deepens.
“My darling, you cannot control yourself in my presence can you?”
He teases, purposely drawing his face close to yours then pulling away before they could touch. The thought makes your lips feel like they were betrayed by pins and needles, before you pitifully pass completely out in his chiseled arms.
C.2
You wake in a ebony room with a red sheen all around, could this get worse? Its Dark’s bedroom..
The beast practically drugged you and brought you here, though it is rather hard to complain about. This is Dark’s bedroom.. the thought swirls inside your head endlessly, until he appears-
Just outside your peripheral still very close. You hesitate to even turn your head, knowing that if you do, the trance will never stop, but it’s so difficult. So tempting.
Like always you succumb to yourself. Turning your head locking eyes with the beast of charm and seduction. His eyes bore into your soul like nothing else in this realm could try to.
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dearchose · 9 months
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Hey! I figured that some of you might not use or want to use wattpad, so I decided to post the 5 first chapter of the "novel" version of my fanfiction "Kings".
Here is the masterpost if you prefer the comic format, otherwise, you can continue reading! ^^
The Legend of Zelda fanfiction
Kings written by Dear Chose
12 august 2023
Prologue
A long ride from castle-town lived a young boy that the sense of affirmation lacked. He worked as a simple cashier in a magic item shop, barely enough to pay the rent that his adoptive mom insisted on. The day was almost over so he began to clean the counter, the shelves and the benches. As he was set to leave when he ran into a tall client.
-I am very sorry, dear! Did I harm you? – Said the stranger in a cape while handing his hand to the young boy that fell to the ground.
-Eh, I’m-I’m fine.—Said-he, grabbing the flirtatious yet kind man's hand.— You took me by surprise h– He interrupted his apologies when he saw the client's face. The perfect features on his tan face, the reddest eyes he ever saw and luxurious fire hair from under his hood made the youth’s checks go bright red. He froze and fell on the man’s chest. He quickly got off and bowed to apologize with the most embarrassed expression on his face.
-Are you okay?—Said the tall man, a bit nervous.
-I-eh-I’m-I’m Link-I mean I’m fine! I’m fine,thank you.— He managed to stutter.
-Link?—He smiled.—I am the k… I am Ganondorf! It’s nice to meet you, dear. —He addressed once again his hand.
This time, Link shook it and simply blushed. His blue eyes shined in a feelling he never felt before, something that made him feel like he was on top of a cloud. His heart was raising and his stomach was upside down as he left the store to get back home. He looked back at his work place from afar hoping for something he was not sure of. Was he hoping for that stranger to get back to him?
Still half asleep on the back of his horse, he arrived in his home village. The place was back in the faron woods and didn’t have a lot of villagers. After the death of his single mom, Link was adopted by the mother of his only friend.
-I see you’re coming back late again!—Stated the authoritative woman.—Now get inside and clean the dishes so we can start eating!
-Yes ma’am. —As told, he got down his mount and got to work. A few minutes later, a girl came in and walked to him.
-Again?—she said, visibly annoyed. — Let me finish the dishes before I explode! You go rest a big little bro, oki?
-I’m fine Zeli!—He said, shockingly smiling.
-What happened to you? Why do you have this stupid little smirk?—She said laughing.—You’re all red, did you catch a cold?
-Huh? N-no! I’m fine. Nothing’s wrong, nothing!
-You’re acting all weird, go on, you can’t hide from me!
-I—He blushed- Met someone today…
-Gasp! TELL ME MORE!!
-Nooo!—His face turned red as he covered it with his palms.— I don’t know what is happening to me…
-Looove!-She giggled.
-What?—His body shivered.— We don’t even know each other! No,no,no! Zeli, please, no!
-Okay… fine. Still, Imma do the dishes and you get yourself some rest. After all, you worked all day long!
— time skip —
-Link! Wake up!—Screamed the girl— You’re gonna be late for work! C’mon little bro!
-Hmm-Five… minutes…—And he snuggled back in his covers.
The older girl grabbed the blankets and threw them in the kitchen up from the ladder. She then jumped on the bed like it was a trampoline just to annoy him. The sleepy head then sat up, his hair messier than a cat’s hairball.
-Okay, okay!—He rubbed his eyes.—I’m up!
-Oof! You need a hair bath as soon as possible!—Said Zeli in horror.—Let me do that, and then, you’re off!
After a painful wash and a long horse ride, he was back to work. He placed his mare in one of the stables at the back of the shop. To his surprise, he saw a man with long hair in a high ponytail decorated with multiple jewels. His stomach filled back with butterflies at the moment he turned his head.
-G-Ganondorf!—He blushed— You came back! Or perhaps you spent the night here?
-Oh! Link, do you come here often?
-Well- I work here. You caught me off guard yesterday! he he… —He laughed nervously.
-I was waiting for someone to come and give me directions, but I ended up sleeping here.
-Shoot! Sorry, I must’ve forgotten to lock the door… and tell you the shop was closing. My apologies!—He bowed again.
Ganondorf then got up and walked towards Link in a sassy way which made his face all red. He smiled and took his hand to kiss it. “You have very pretty locks this morning, dear!” .Even with his muscular appearance, he had very soft and delicate hands and had a flattering voice. The youngest gazed at him from head to toes. From the jewelry on his bear chest to his fine attire, the embroidery on the border of his cape, his earrings and his bracelets. He stopped when he got to his face where he got stuck on the softness of his lips. He came to realize that perhaps Zeli was right about his feelings. He tried to deny it as much as he could. When he came back on land, he remarked that he was still holding Ganondorf’s hand, and tight! The red-haired man tried to ask him what was wrong but no words could be said from him. He was, in a way, in another world.
-I should… maybe get going.—Said the oldest before letting go of Link’s hand and the smile on his face.
-Uh-Wait! —Managed to say Link.— I- Uhm- Will we see again?
He smiled as he left his friend in the doorway. Link fell on the floor from legg shakiness but held onto the door frame. “Please come back…” He whispered.
Chapter 1 (Back to work)
A few months had passed since his encounter with the luxurious man and Link felt normal again. His boss got a bit mad at him for flirting with the clients so he had to prove him that he was worth keeping. Zeli tried to get more information out of him but he refused to talk about the mysterious client that made her “little brother” get the shivers.
Link had gotten in trouble with his adoptive mom about the rent and the visits to the bar, even if he is old enough. He once came back home with an eye bruised and blood dripping from his nose. Zeli had to force her mom and Link to let him rest.
Even if he had what he needed, he felt that something was missing. He was constantly wondering if he would ever see Ganondorf, this man that made him feel so different yet so alive.
Ding!
-I’m coming! Wait for me! —Screamed Link from the back of the store. He came back to the counter with a massive pile of rolls and stelaes. — I am sorry for the delay!
-No, I am! —Said a voice that Link recognized.
-Ganondorf?!—He immediately dropped his handful on the countertop and looked deep in his eyes. He smiled and slightly blushed before he started crying. He ran to him and hugged him without even knowing why.
-Woah! Are you okay, brunet?—After not getting an answer, he hugged the soft worker back.
-I thought I’d never see you again… like everyone…—He said between sobs. I’m sorry if I’m being overly affectionate… I’m probably going to get fired if I continue.—He got off of his crush.
-I should have come back earlier, but I had some trouble with my responsibilities. I am actually The king of my people…
Link was left once again speechless.
-My apologies, I should not have played with your head.
-Wh—He got interrupted by his boss.
-LINK! What did I say about customer services?—Screamed an old man from another room of the shop.
-May we talk later?—Said Link in the most polite way he could.—I can’t have that kind of talk with customers.
Ganondorf simply smiled and got out of the shop keeping eye contact with Link.
— time skip —
At the end of the day, Link got out of the door as usual, but was taken by surprise by a sweet and gentle kiss on the tip of his lips. When he opened his eyes, there was standing the man that was on Link’s heart for the past months. His breath was taken and his face went numb. Lit by the moonlight, his face looked so soft and kind, the one he would see in the prettiest of dreams. In an unconscious move, Link approached his hands to the red haired men’s neck, and slowly proceeded to kiss him back. The feeling that filled him has not compared to anything he ever felt before.
His heart beating the fastest it could, His muscles stiff from stress, he felt like every sensor in his body lit up an immense fire warming him. He took another look at Ganondorf, his face steaming and his arms wrapped around his shoulders and neck. “I think I’m in love.” Said he before getting kissed another time by his partner. “I do too”. With these last words said, they de-tangled their arms and parted each on their own side.
Back at Link’s place:
-You did what! -Exclaimed Zeli with excitement.
-I had my first kiss! —He said in a hurry—Now will you tone it down a little, I’m already shy about it. I don’t need the whole village to know…
-I’m so proud of you, Linky! You are officially getting ahead of me!—She hugged her brother tightly.— Have a good sleep, I will help you get dressed pretty for the lucky one!
— time skip —
The next morning, Link woke up in a rush. He brushed his hair and hydrated it to the best and even trimmed the tip of it. He picked out a fancy outfit from his drawers, put on his shoes and got on his mount after wishing his sister a good day. He had, probably for the first time, an excitement coming from the ride to work. His face carried a soft smile and rosy cheeks. Just as he wished, his partner waited on one of the benches inside the shop. Link quickly ran to give him a big warm hug. They separated a little so he could slide in a kiss. From the corner of the room, the boss was not happy. He got off of him, his face just as red and made a sign to get out and wait for him. This day was less busy so his boss told him to get off early. He passed the door, but did not find Ganondorf. With a little sad expression on his face, he looked around. “Ganondorf?” He called with no answer. The brunet was exhausted already so he got back home.
The village was quite tranquil and his place empty when he remembered that the day was the carnival at castle town. He had all the peace he needed to rest! Just when he was about to put his head on his pillow, he heard a knock at the door. He then went down from his ladder and looked through the door’s peek. He was surprised, but also confused; from the other side of the door was his partner. “How did he get my address?” He thought. He opened the door and invited him inside.
-Your house is exquise, dear! —Said the man gazing around.
-Thank you, but this isn’t my place. Also, how did you manage to know I live here?
-I followed you, I was a bit too far behind for you to hear my calls. I had to knock at a couple doors to know which house you got in.
-Oh. Sorry, I couldn’t find you…
-Don’t make that sad face, Link. You look prettier with a smile and your red cheeks!
Link blushed from his comment and looked away.
-Are you going to show me around, love?
-Love? —He became red.
-Well, aren’t we… Dating?—He answered a bit nervously and confused.
-I-Uh-Well… Hum, I-yes?
They both started laughing at the awkwardness of the scene. They tried not to make eye contact with each other, but it was stronger than they could control. The tall one bent a little to give a gentle kiss to his lover. He then started kissing his neck and uncovered the shoulders too. They kissed passionately while Ganondorf began to unbutton Link’s shirt, both laying on the ground. But when he sat on top of the younger one, he stopped.
-Gan—He said with a saccaded breath.—I- I can’t do this… I don’t want to— He stopped his sentence and covered his chest.—I am sorry…—He looked away feeling a sense of guilt.
The rad haired one got off of his boyfriend to give him some space. He watched him dressing back wondering what he did wrong. “Was I too fast?”
-Huh?
-I think I was too fast to approach you this way. Was I?
-I-No… No moment is good for me. Gan, I don’t want to have this kind of interaction with someone… with anyone! I am not comfortable being touched everywhere.
Silence then filled the room. For the first time, Ganondorf felt like he was in the wrong. Not once did someone tell him he wasn’t supposed to do something back where he is from. Born as a king, he was the only one giving orders and ruling over. He was raised by a tribe of women that would only go out to mate with hylians. He never felt any difference from being a male so he followed everything that the vais did. In no way could he know that it was not how things really worked and that not every hylians was looking to mate. He felt embarrassed for his mistake so he got up and out of his lover’s place.
Meanwhile, Link was wrapped up in his mind. He never thought about falling in love, kissing or mating. He somewhat wished to be a kid forever. When his partner got up, he wanted to tell him to come back, but he just stared, heartbroken as the door closed. After putting his mind together, he headed out and looked around to find him. He walked but didn’t summon the courage to call his name. He then felt his heart squeezing again when he found his boyfriend sitting by a small riverside. He sat beside him in silence, playing with his hands out of stress.
-You’re my first…
Ganondorf tilted his head toward Link.
-You are my first crush, my first kiss, my first lover, the first to tell me that you love me… It is all new to me.—He said, avoiding his sight.—I am not ready to- do it…
-I am sorry Link, I always thought of what I was supposed to do and what I wanted… I never took the time for your feelings. You are the first man I have seen since I escaped gerudo town for the first time.
-You are the king of the gerudos?—He asked, surprised.
-He he… Yeah.—He laughed nervously.
-How am I the one you wanted? I have nothing special!
-You seemed different, kind… And you definitely had a thing for me! Ha ha ha!
-It shows that much? —He asked, hiding his red face in his knees.
-It does, love. —He put Link’s hair behind his long ears.—You have beautiful eyes, you know that?
He smiled and looked down.
-May I… kiss you?
They both stared at each other for a moment before Link nodded and leaned his way.
Chapter 2 (Secret)
The morning came and the two were peacefully sleeping in Link’s bed. The sun got through the window and woke the youngest. He snuggled back with his partner, but quickly got up when he heard his sister’s voice along with her mom and strangers. He put slippers on and a jacket on top of his already on shirt. He tried to wake up his boyfriend with no success. “C’mon, Gan!” He whispered. He got down from his room and rushed to Zeli.
-Hey! I haven’t seen you up so early on a “lazy day” before!— She said surprised.
-Can I talk to you in private?—He said in a low voice.
She knobed and took him to the laundry room. Link put his ear on the door to verify that everyone was away. He then sat on the floor and covered his face.
-What happened?
-You remember that client I told you about? We might have kinda slept together. I failed to wake ‘m up and I don’t want your mom to know…
-Gasp! We gotta hide her!
-…
-You don’t want to hide her?
-It’s… not a “her”.
Zeli covered her mouth to stop her from screaming. She smiled and hugged Link.
-Got it! We need to hide him from mom! Did you already have a plan?
-No. I am definitely not able to transport him out of the house!
-Hmm! Can I see what we are working with?
Link blushed and knobed. He took his sister to the platform that was his room. Zeli looked at the man in the bed in silence. She then slapped his face violently and covered his mouth to mute his screaming. “Was that Link screaming?” Asked her mom. “Yes! I am brushing the mess that his hair is.” “Hey!” Expressed Link. Ganondorf looked at the girl and then at his lover. He was wondering what was happening while holding his cheek. Link approached and whispered in his ear.
-There are people everywhere in the house and I am not thrilled to present you in… this situation. —He looked at his bare chest and blushed. Inhale! this is—
-I’m Zelda, Link’s sister! You can call me Zeli though. Thank you for my bro!
-What do you mean “thank you”? —Asked The one sitting in bed.
-For the smile he has! I haven’t seen him so happy in years.
He looked at his boyfriend which turned and hid his red face. He smiled sweetly and a light blush appeared on his face. “He is such a sweet boy.” He thought. He got up and hugged him from behind leaning his head on Link’s. He turned him and kissed his lips. By the bed was Zeli looking at the love birds with a wide smile and shimmer in her eyes.
-You are so cute together! I wish you wouldn’t be afraid to show your affection!
Both turned their heads to look at her. Gan smiled and looked at his partner, his heart getting warmer.
-Ready to get outside, love?—He said while gently rubbing his shoulder.
He replied with a head shake from up to down. The siblings slowly went down the ladder prepared for their plan. Link banged the floor and sat on it faking a fall. “Link! Are you ok?”Said Zeli out loud to alert the adults. Profiting from the crowd, Gan ran out by the door. He walked away from the village so he would not be seen at all. Meanwhile, Zeli took Link in her arms saying she would bring him to the local doctor for inspection.
Once the door was closed, She dropped him on his feet. He thanked her and headed out of the village. He arrived at his loved one’s side laughing how stupid he looked.
They walked a long way in the plains of Hyrule looking at the sun setting higher in the sky. They talked about the most random stuff and held hands.
-It is so strange how we think we know everything when, in fact, we don’t know much!
-Yeah…
-Like- You know the zoras?
-I do.
-It seems some have noticed an evolution with some tribes that developed flying skills! They are apparently called the Watarara tribe.
-That is very interesting, dear! Tell me, where do you learn about all that?
-I only recall two things about my mom; She had long hair she would keep in little braids and that she would tell me stories about Hyrule soldiers, the demise that used to reign over and tails about the legendary hero which she named me after. I wanted to become a historian so I could know more about them. I would at least be someone useful. I am not a hero in any way… I can’t even care about my own health!
-Link…You shouldn’t put so much pressure on yourself! No one is going to be hurt if you can’t hold all your responsibilities.
-It’s easy for you to say!
-Not really.—He looked down— If I miss my duty, Many people will be harmed! Being King is no easy task…
-Are there other people to take the throne like a sibling?
-I was born as a king. I was praised and respected when I was only a kid! I was nowhere near normal. The previous queen was pushed to the side when I turned 7 years old and I had to take dessinions over things I didn’t know anything about! Even with all of the admiration, I couldn’t get a proper education, I had to eavesdrop on the classes that took place when I was thought to be asleep. I still feel bad for how intimate I became yesterday. I had no idea how to actually live around other men.
Link silently listened to his words while cuddling his arm.
Around half an hour later, they arrived at a large lake. There, they passed the rest of their morning. Gan approached the water and put the tip of his fingers in it to check the temperature.
-The water is good!
-Okay..?
Gan started removing his accessories and attached his hair. He then entered the water.
-Will you join me?
Link looked at him and blushed. —Me?
-Who else, dear? —He giggled and got out, grabbed Link’s hand and dragged him whole in the lake.
-Gasp!— He went back to the surface with difficulty and tried getting to the border. —Cough! I nearly drowned!
-Don’t be dramatic, hun!
-I am not being dramatic, I -cough- I can’t swim! —He started to unbutton his wet shirt. When done, he removed it and covered his chest with his knees.
-Link, is there a reason you are so uncomfortable with being bare chest?—He got closer to him.
Link turned to face him but fell.
-Are you okay?
-Yes… I- I just- sight- I don't like showing me scars…—He turned around and showed the large scar that went from his left shoulder to his right hips. — I got attacked by some gangsters at a bar once and they burned my back, bruised my eye and spots on my legs. I- I feel like… I don’t know… Was it my fault for not running away? I just… stayed, suffering until they were done with me! —He cried in Gan’s arms. —Why can’t I be like everyone?
His lover took his cape and covered his back scars with it. “Thanks…” He said leaning on his shoulder before closing his eyes.
— time skip —
-Another day of work! —Said the young boy stretching his arms— Gotta make sure to stay employed otherwise I might get kicked from my place…— Sight.
-I know darling…
-How come you haven’t left me yet?
-Yet? What! You want to be a lone wolf now? —The man laughed.
-No, no! I’d never want you to go away- I mean I never want to be alone- I mean-
-Hehe. You are very cute, y’know?
The brunette blushed and turned away. —You said this already…— With a smile, he faced Gan once more from the other side of the counter and grabbed his hand gently.
Suddenly, the door slammed open with an angry old man. He rushed to them and separated the two.
-It’s the last drop you incompetent! You -he pointed Ganondorf- are banned from this shop! And you… oh you are FIRED!
-Wh- No! Please, boss, I really need this job! If my mom finds out she’ll-
-Throw you out? —He set a silence in the room.— GET OUT!
Link, scared and saddened, left his partner’s hand and walked up to the door face down but was stopped by Gan who stood up. He looked more angry than sad, furious even! He took his ottoritary voice and shouted.
-Do you know who you are talking to?! —He lifted the owner from the gown holding onto his light coat and looked at his face. —I am the King of the Gerudos! I am the King Ganondorf! —His hair became high flames, his eyes black with bright red irises and marks appeared on his arms and chest as he removed his cape. He was about to strangle him but Link hurried to stop him. He grabbed his other hand.
-GAN! Please come back to normal! —He teared at what he saw of his partner. — That’s not you!
As the words hit, he dropped the man on the floor. His hair, eyes and skin returned to normal. He turned around to see the terrified gaze of his loved one. Link released Gan’s hand and slowly left the shop hugging himself.
-What happened to me? —Thought Ganondorf.
Chapitre 3 (King)
The tall red-headed man just stood in the middle of the shop. On the ground, the owner was panting. He managed to get up and rush away to the back terrified. Ganondorf looked down at his hands and up to the horizon hoping to see Link but no one showed. After picking up his cape on the floor, he left, ashamed of himself. He thought to apologize but felt like he was not worth being listened to.
For a couple of hours he hid in the bars of castle town trying to forget his actions before settling on a place to stay the night. When dawn began to set over Hyrule castle, the man dropped his writing feather and closed his ink bottle. The night was long. All hours, all minutes sacrificed were dedicated to the thought of him losing his dear beloved. The fear was present in his heart without a doubt. Without loosing more time, he got a horse nearby and rushed to Link’s home town. His plan: Find him and improvise.
Once at the destination point, he discounted his steed. He got up to the door and knocked before gathering his long hair into a high ponytail. The entrance slowly opened. Inside was Zeli a nervous expression on her face. She made a sign for him to enter.
-Hey…
-Is something the matter Zeli?
-I- Link…—She stopped before her tears came.
-He is hurt?! —Panicked Gan.
-I don’t- I don’t know! He didn’t come home! — She said before sitting on a chair she pulled from the table.
When she said those words, the man froze. Gilt made him feel responsible for Link going missing. “I’ll bring him back” He said as he left the place.
Back to castle town, he was looking every corners, asking every citizens and travellers without success until some guy told him about a brown-haired voï getting arrested by some women mercenaries. This could only mean one thing, some gerudos found out about his lover and captured him so he would return. He would not let it pass!
Meanwhile, Link was wrapped in ropes and had a cloth in his mouth. He did not see a scenario like this coming. He was looking to the desert horizon as his body temperature raised consequently. Far in the distance stood his destination: Gerudo Town.
First thing when arriving, the womans threw him in a cell without pity. “You stay here Vehvi!” They said as they walked away.
-What do they want from me?— He wondered.
After two long nights, gards finally came to get him out of jail. One of them grabbed him by the hair and by the handcuffs. They were slowly walking through the hall for the throne room. Eyes were all directed towards the scared boy crying in pain. The grip on his hair loosened and he got pushed to the ground onto his knees. He didn’t dare to lift his sight as tears ran down his face. Suddenly, a voice was heard from the other end of the room.
-LINK! — Ganondorf barged in the room before getting grabbed by his own gards. — Let me go!— He looked up— Link! Are you okay?— He escaped the grips and run to him.
The boy looked into his partner’s eyes. —Why did you do this..? —He said with a broken voice.
-No… I didn’t do this- I didn’t order them to do this to you…
-Yes, cause I did!
Both of them turned around, now facing the throne. On it was a woman of short hair put into little braids with rings. She got up and stared at the cuffed one.
-You distract our king from his duties, you are keeping him away. Even with that, you still look like a peasant. You thought you were enough for a king?!
-Hush! —Gan looked furious.— You spyed on me, infiltrated into my love life and then ordered the guards to kidnap him? What was the plan? MAKE ME ANGRY?! —His eye turned black again and his hair flames.
-To protect! Sir Ganondorf, the powers from your curse are beginning to destroy, not only owr people, but also the rest of the land of hyrule! This boy is making this curse spread faster!
-No- Lies! He is not doing anything wrong!— He started to tear up. He gazed down and saw Link unconscious. — I don’t want to be your king anymore!
With these words, he left the valley the fastest he could, holding onto his lover. With all of his hopes, he dragged him to a doctor to help his health.
-You said he was captured here by the gerudo vaïs and put to some sort of torture?— Said the doc not believing anything.— You are sure you didn’t do that by yourself?
-I would not hurt him!— Screamed Gan impatiently.
-Hmm…- Well, after eating and a lot of food, he will be back to normal! You can come to visit later.
-Can’t I stay with him? —He asked, saddened as he was pushed out of the room.—Okay…
After getting kicked out, he walked off nervously. “Get better soon, Link”
Link’s eyes opened slowly. He looked around still dizzy and unable to lift his body. He was laying in simple white bed sheets with a thick yarn blanket on him. His two arms were sticking out so he noticed the tubes going in and out of his left wrist. With said informations, he deduced that he was at the doctor’s. Outside of the window, the light shone bright. The boy laid back his head and closed both of his eyes. At this moment two pairs of footsteps entered the room. They started to talk their voices very low. Curious, Link kept his eyes shut to know what they talked about.
-Are…sure…not…us? …want… hurt him…dead! —Said the first voice.
-He will… die… curse.
-What?!— Said Link trying to get up in a drowsy manner.
Both guys in front of the bed turned around surprised. The tallest approached and grabbed his hands to balance him back into bed.
-Take…love!
-Am I dying? —Said the brunet, barely seeing or hearing a thing. He tried to separate his hand from the one in front of him as tears ran down his face.—Let go of me!
He then stopped fighting back when he felt Ganondorf’s embrace. He started crying hard, holding onto him. “I’m so lost Gan!” he said as the doctor put him to sleep with the help of a syringe.
-What happened to him?!—Screamed Gan scared.
-He is delusional because of the product we use for his health. If you want him to feel better, you need to trust me and stop questioning stuff! Now, I gave you a tip, it’s up to you to follow it or not.
The old man gave Ganondorf a pile of papers and pointed to the door. As asked, he left the room looking at Link’s sleeping body. Once outside of the building, he looked at the sheets he was given and thought of the best options he had. “I don’t have a choice anymore… I need the power.”
Chapter 4 (Home)
At the hospital bed, Link was sitting, fixing his long hair. He got up, grabbed new clothes and dressed up. As he walked through the doorway, he was greeted by the doctor.
-Athon! I am glad to see you standing on your own two feet!
-Athon? Nobody calls me that anymore!—He said uneasy.
-Since your mom pa-?
-Since I got adopted…—He interrupted the old man—Sight—Yes.
The doctor stayed silent for a little while. He then gave him the statement of his health and medication to take at home.
-LINK!!!—Screamed Zeli as she ran up to her little brother, her eyes watering down. She embraced and squeezed him.—I thought I would never see you again!
He hugged her back.— I missed you too, but can you make your hug lighter?— He said in one breath.
-Oops!—She released the pressure.— Sorry.— She gazed around in silence. With a confused expression she looked back at Link.— Isn’t Gan with you?
-Well, the doctor told me that he was busy. He should be back around in less than a week.
-Oh…-Well! Why don’t you come inside, we made your favorite food!
After eating, he got outside to walk. The sky was painted in coral and fire colors with splashes of stars seeking through. Hyrules plains looked red with the light, almost looking like the blood moon’s night. He finally arrived at Hylia's lake where he sat down. As he laid on the slightly wet grass, he closed his tired eyes. -Sight- He slowly reopened his eyes just to see Gan upside down over him. Link got up quickly and smiled at him.
-Gan! I thought you had left!—He waited awkwardly for an answer from his partner. Gan’s eyes looked empty and flaming in rage.— Are… Are you okay?—His smile dropped.
The said partner violently grabbed Link’s wrist and lifted him off the ground. The brunet, to keep balance, grabbed Gan’s arm with his own.
-Gan! —He tried resonating with him.— Please, Gan! Ganondorf! —He began to feel the pain in his arm.—Ganon!
At this Last word, the king powered up with flame hair, black eyes, bright markings on his skin. Link, scared more than ever, tried to escape his grip. Ganon’s fist was in a punching motion. The second of impact, Link was thrown far and into the lake.
The red-headed man regained consciousness a bit after. He looked around not understanding until he saw Link’s coat at his feet.
-Oh, no, no, no! Link! LINK!—He screamed gazing at the lake. His inspection stopped when he saw the movement in the water. A tear dropped as he realized what he had done. Link can’t swim. He dropped on his knees and cried out his eyes.—Link…
Chapter 5 (Reflection)
-Gasp!-
Link crawled out of the water, coughing. He shook himself to dry a bit.— I-I-It’s-s-so c-cold! He gazed at the distance still laying on the shore. When he tried to get up, he fell immediately. He turned around and looked at his reflection just to get scared off. He agitated his head and looked again.
-I can’t believe it… I’m…
The mirror's clear water wasn’t reflecting a boy nor was it reflecting a hylian. A small bell now attached to his neck, a fish hook pierced in his left ear and a ring in the other, but most significantly, he was an animal… A CAT! He was unrecognizable!
He sat and stared at the water.
-Did he do this to me?– He said saddened. He started to walk, this time on all fours.
The only thing left to do was to seek help from his sister. Much later, after an exhausting walk, he wondered how to open the door. Such questions had never been asked by a hylian, he thought.
He got on two of his paws, holding onto the door not to fall. He tried to reach for the knob, but was sadly too short. Link looked around for a tool when he found a stick. He placed it in between his fangs. He dragged it up the set of stairs and tried to lift it but gave up miserably and knocked his head against the door. Suddenly, the said door opened. Zeli looked at the little white cat of orange and gray sports. She looked confused as to why a cat knocked.
-Hello, Kitty. Are you lost? –She kneeled down to pet him.—You look weak, come in.— She picked up the feline unknowingly helping her brother.
The hylian picked a bowl and filled it with water. She brought a small blanket, folded it and placed it close to the fireplace. “Good night kit” She said before walking up to her room.
-Time to go to bed. At least for tonight!—He thought
He looked all the way up the ladder to his room. ‘‘Why did I put my bed up there?’’ He took a deep breath in and started to climb in a clumsy way. After a couple of minutes and teeth marks on the ladder’s bars, Link jumped on his bed and snuggle in the blankets.
-This is not your bed! —Screamed a feminine voice.— She grabbed the puss and got down the ladder.— Zelda! Did you bring this Furrball in?!
Zeli rushed to the call. She picked Link and got outside. Once the door was closed, she put him down. ‘‘Go! You can’t stay here.’’ She looked sad.
-Meow!- He put his paw on the girl’s foot.—Meow!
-I’m sorry…— She shook her leg and closed the door.
-No! Please, Zeli!— He sat and stared at the floor. — If only I could lift the curse… lift… That’s it! I need to lift the curse!
Sure of where to go, he ran out of the village, maybe for the last time…
WELL
I know it's not the best writing and, yes, there are many spelling errors, but it gets better as the story develops! I didn't write as much as I do now so it's not so great. I still hope you enjoyed it!
If you did enjoy, please let me know! I'll post the rest of the written fic if enough people want it on tumblr ^^ You can still find it on Wattpad though.
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weebsinstash · 2 years
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Tbh I have never seen a villainess manga/manhwa where the FL is like Oh youre cheating on me??? Well let me have a good time and get a lover as well, because if you get to have one I do too. Like all those humiliating situations FLs go through with their husband and mistress would be a lot more even if they had their own lover. Like oh you wanna flaunt your mistress to everyone and dance with her at social events? Well here is my lover/mistress right by my side and Imma dance with them and not mind you. The husband is saying the FL is cold and arrogant and cannot show love? Well here is once again her own lover/mistress to prove you wrong because guess what someone was fucking your wife last night and it wasnt you
Honestly there are probably some that exist! From what I've seen, the manhwa community is similar to the manga community in that it follows trends and many things can be published or produced at once, so maybe it's a matter of trying to shift through all the bulk?
I think the thing that's infuriating is most of these dudes are such fucking chumps that they would get jealous, but their reaction would probably be to tell their FL "oh, you're clearly doing this just for my attention, how childish of you" and it's like fine call me bozo the clown because I'm about to get a wacky creampie from your brother/rival
Honestly I wish the story existed where it's like "you know what crown prince? Not only am I leaving you, im leaving you for your father the emperor. I'm your mom now boy, go to your room"
I have been reading so many Villainess/Revenge manhwa and I honestly can't recall any like you're saying. The closest thing I can think of is a scene from "I Want To Become The Emperor So I Need A Divorce" where the husband's lover's uncle who runs a theater company is hosting a play meant to mock the FL, and when her shit husband asks what she thought of the play, and she lied and said it was nice and then he goads her further to start reciting her favorite line, she calls his fucking bluff and walks up to the actor that had played her husband and starts reciting exact lines, but in such a way it seems like she is genuinely flirting with the actor, and she even puts a royal gemstone on his finger to symbolically say "you're as good as the duke" and he gets so fucking mad he basically had the entire theater company ruined
I just want to watch garbage men be ruined, like I am actively seeking out stories where women leave their shit partners and enjoy watching them mald and seethe while living a better life with their new partner. I can't wait for the final season of Remarried Empress, and Father I Dont Want This Marriage, and kt isn't a romance but I think I will DIE if I never see the ending of Actually I Was The Real One because that fucking bitch tried to steal her family! And I also found an extremely similar manywa that's brand new called The Saintess Returns as a Villain and maybe that will be good but it is still too early to tell.
And you know what, I know a good revenge manhwa but it's more revenge in the form of "you neglected me and made me feel like shit so im running away and cutting you out of my life and even when I need support you aren't good enough" and that would be The Time Of The Terminally Ill Extra. It hasn't updated it forever so im afraid it might be dropped but it's about a girl who has been shoved to the side for the sake of her sickly younger sister who she has had to compromise everything for, even entering school late to take care of her, giving her her toys, being trained to never disobey or show she's unhappy because even when she cries she's told "how dare you cry when your sister is in pain?". Well, it turns out the FL is terminally ill, even sicker than her sister, amd she decides to run away and never even tell her family, who initially don't even care she's missing and then proceed to not believe it when they are told their daughter is fatally sick. I might actually start reading the novel because the story has me so invested. The FL has an uncurable illness called Artist's Disease where she can bring to life anything she draws but at the cost of her own life, but her family neglected her so fucking much they never even knew she liked to draw or noticed how extremely gifted she was, which, the extreme talent is a symptom of Artist's Disease because their abilities are "blessings", and if her family had noticed and gotten her diagnosed earlier she wouldn't be dying. But even as it's killing her, she refuses to stop drawing because it's her passion and joy. She grew up so lonely that as a child she would draw fairies and other people to talk to her and be her friends and her art is extremely personal to her that she would literally die than give it up. I really hope this manhwa finishes like I have heard spoilers about because it sounds like everything turns out alright in the end, but not before massive heartbreak 🥺
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coq-courage · 1 year
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Ohh. How about a rant on the miraculous and their powers! Whether they are too powerful, not powerful enough, or if they're repetitive or anything! (If you want)
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okay first imma list the powers and the kwamis, then a read more
Plagg, Cataclysm
Tikki, Lucky Charm
Nooroo, Akumatization
Mullo, Multitude
Stompp, Resistance
Roaar, Clout
Fluff, Burrow
Longg, Triple Dragon Threat
Sass, Second Chance
Kaalki, Voyage
Orikko, Sublimation
Liiri, Liberation
Duusu, Amokization
Barkk, Fetch
Ziggy, Genesis
Daizzi, Gift
Trixx, Mirage
Wayzz, Shellter
Xuppu, Uproar
Pollen, Venom
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Alright so, most OP powers and why:
Cataclysm... its... infinite destruction.... if you could pinpoint and control it, its so OP
Akumatization, hey... hey are you unable to get up but youre able to do the equivalent of ringing a bell and having someone do something for you? yeah
Burrow, OP but has extreme negatives that actually even it out, mainly being that you need to make a heavy decision and if you choose wrong you're gonna get corrected. the decision is to be a dick while using the powers or dont be a dick while everyone around you that knows what your power is, screams at you for not fixing this or that terrible thing
Elemental Dragon aka Triple Dragon Threat, but only for the 3 powers at the start thing unlike all the other Miraculous
Second Chance, my man, my friend, my ma'am, (i forgot your pronouns and i dont wanna open a new tab or alt-tab to check) this is one of my favorite powers to abuse, do you have social anxiety? do you worry about what youre saying constantly? are you a save scummer especially in visual novel games? here you go!
Voyage, you don't even need to put your whole body through the portal, 'nuff said
Sublimation.... okay so... i'm like 572905720595% sure that this power changes depending on the timeline because the word choice was changed since Penalteam, and while the new Astruc definition drastically nerfs it.... what about when Marc or whoever has the Rooster unlocks the full power? i truly think that this is one of the few miraculous that any Bunny Holder keeps a close eye on just in case it falls into someone with a lot of evil willpower
Liberation.... bruh... "I free you from your metaphorical chains of ethics" like bruh
Amokization, hey... hey you... you wanna have a baby? furry baby human baby? want an eternal manservant? what about a clay wife?
Gift, you ever seen Black Mirror? There's an episode called San Junipero... a couple of old dying ladies end up in like a virtual world of their youth and have a chance to live out their lives again but in the virtual world and ya know, you kinda dont wanna leave now that you have your soulmate (it wasn't exactly like that but yeah), how do you tell your heart no when your every desire is given to you?
So these are the ones that I think are the most OP
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dejwritesarchived · 1 year
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Hey dej, I just want to lyk that you made tumble a fun place to come back to again. I’m gonna miss you on here but I’m also gonna support your novel! You can do it 🥹💗
awww, i ain’t leaving yet but imma be emotional when it happens. i appreciate all the support, love, goofing around on the dash, and so much more. i hope to stay in contact with some of you guys if y’all mind whenever june gets here. i appreciate the support on my future journey though 😘🩷🩷🩷🩷
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andromedaexists · 2 months
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Hello I am gracing your inbox to give you the excuse to exposite about Desecrate changes because I am the epitome of that one Spiderverse meme waiting to hear about it. I'm curious. Pretend there's an eye emoji here I'm on my laptop
HI HELLO ALEX I WILL GLADLY TALK ABOUT THE CHANGES
There are mainly two (2) sections of changes: academic changes and structural changes. The structural changes are much more spoiler ridden though, so as soon as I feel like there's more in depth information being talked about imma throw it under a cut
So. Academic changes
I have talked a little bit about the creation of Desecrate and where the idea came from, but that was a long time ago at this point. Desecrate became a WIP in late 2022 when I was taking a class called Ancient Christianities with the amazing Professor Larson (whom I miss dearly now that I am graduated)
This class, as the name implied, focused on the Ancient sources of Christianity and really the birth of the religion (specifically the start of the organization of religion after the death of Jesus and all that). we learned a lot about the proto-orthodox christians, what processes and theologies went into the creation of the canon texts, the heresies that were birthed in the time between the life of Jesus and unification of the church, and looking into the texts themselves and what qualifies them as canon-worthy or not. I took this class at the request of a good friend of mine (I see you, Vinny. I am never taking a class you recommend again) who was a religious studies concentration, though it wasn't hard to convince me seeing as I have a history of academic interest into Catholicism specifically.
The section of that class I really focused on, though, was the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Nag Hammadi library, and the heresies of Gnosticism and Marcionism. All this to say, I looked at all these and went "what if the heresies became the dominant beliefs? how would that change our current Abrahamic religions?"
That is what Desecrate was based on. However, I have recently had an academic shift from this to something more along the lines of "what if the beliefs the heresies were based on is correct, but they went about it in a really fucked way and also the universe course corrected to cover up this change?" I am now more interested in picking apart the Church as it currently stands and incorporating more themes of "the Church lies" and "the Church hides stuff" than I am at looking at a full alternate history.
Okay this is getting long now and also about to get spoilery so here's the cut:
So basically, while I originally intended for there to be 2 Gods with one chained in the basement and needing to be freed, it has shifted from "that's just the way the church is, look at the history" to "This is really fucked up that the Church hid this information for so long and literally lied to the world's face when confronted about it"
Another major thing that has changed is the structure of the story. In a couple ways.
First, Desecrate was supposed to be a novella. It was supposed to be a short, quick, and punchy story about this kid who finds God trapped in the basement and wants to get fucked by them. That's it.
Desecrate is now a full length novel, actually it's looking to be the longest things I've written! It's going to be a tome of a book split into sections based on a prayer I said growing up. And that was a bit issue and most of the reason why I'm starting over. I started this as a novella, but the pacing stayed as that of a novella even as I expanded it. The dream sequences were just moving too fast, the characters were developing at a rate that would leave them stagnant by halfway through the book, and I just didn't know how to fix it.
Another thing that's changed is the ending. The original ending that I planned the entire story of Desecrate around was an open ending. It was a "Oh my God you found God and you're freeing them and also you're the messiah?" then a cut to black. That's it. End of story.
Then, I was like "okay but what if they escaped and then walked away from humanity and the church and disappeared forever?" to which I went "nah I don't like that that invites a sequel". Then it became "okay so I need to figure out what happens after this scene. I can have this scene, cut to black, then we hit the last quarter of the book and the last prayer transition" to which I realized that no matter what I try, I can't think of another way to end this. Kit's story was meant to be open ended, it was meant to be a story of learning to live with who you are and there will never be an ending satisfying enough for me on that. This story is a love letter to the kid I was growing up, and I can't end that story yet when that kid never got theirs.
Speaking of that last quarter, though, another major part of Desecrate that's changed is the way I use the prayer and dream sequences. The prophetic dreams were a lot more important to the story in it's original iteration. The prayer that the story was created around is this one:
Now I lay me down to sleep I pray the Lord my soul to keep If I shall die before I wake I pray the Lord my soul to take
This is a prayer I grew up saying, one that I forgot about until roughly late 2022. It is one that has become incredibly important to me again as I learned that not a lot of people know that prayer in the area I was raised in. I had to say it every night, though, and I've started to piece together a reason why (that I'm not going to go into depth about here but I will say it is chronic illness related).
So the story takes place in Kit's dreams for the most part after he says his prayer before bed, right? Not anymore.
Now the story is mostly in the waking world, though Kit still has prophetic dreams. It's just become more along the lines of "i don't know what these dreams are and I feel like I'm losing my mind because of them" and then finding out what they mean through his studies and the guiding hand of a scholar.
So yeah, these are the majority of the differences in what Desecrate was pre-scrap and post-scrap. Also I was forced (/hj) to sit down and create a usable time based outline for Desecrate by Clanky when we were in VA and now I have a masturbation calendar for out boy Kit. Just quirky things, y'know?
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Hi! I am just finishing my propaganda that I was writing on the nomination thingy but didn't have time to finish last night, sooo propaganda for Cale's family (they have no good name:()from lout of the counts family!
(btw I just copy and pasted my original description and added more)
A spoiler warning for Lout of the counts family/ trash of the counts family!
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Imma infodump here now sorry, Cale is basically one of the most important people in all of their lives, usually because he saved them in some way shape or form, for example with On and Hong he saved them off the streets from starvation starting not by just asking them to come with him when realizing their situation,  but by slowly giving them things usign the excuse it was a bribe to keep them from talking about how he was visiting the man-eating tree. He started by giving bread, then he gave them (Some random street children!) Meat and cake, and then the next day, he noticed how On was limping lightly and bought her medicine and bread, making sure she wasn't hurt. 
Now onto Choi han, he was the protag of the novel he's transmigrated into and he was soo scared of him, bcs orignally Choi han beat Cale up, but instead of just avoiding him or just throwing Ron and Beacrox at him (his chef and butler who originally joined choi han after he beat cale up) he decided to go up to him, fully aware he had broken into the territory and very angry and traumatized bcs his entire village just got massacred and he killed all the perpetrators? But he decided to go up to him, and offered him food, a place to stay, and helped him pick himself back up from the ground up and learn how to live again after his second family died, and became Choi han's own third family and sooo much more.
Onto Raon! Raon was a little black dragon that originally went berserk after being tortured for his entire life and killed a lot of the town that he was going to just be passing through, but instead of just rushing through and leaving the town to be destroyed on its own, he decided that he was going to save him from the torture, and let this young dragon choose his *own* life. He saved him and once he set him free instead of taking this strong dragon that could make him the most powerful, popular person in the *continent* he healed him, looked him in the eye and asked him what *he* wanted to do with his life, how Raon would like to live and told him to live how he wanted, he was the first person to ever tell Raon that he could live, that he could do what he wanted. And even when Raon showed up again and told Cale that he would stay with him, Cale only made sure that he was coing to be okay, that if he was going to take care of Raon he might as well make sure that he would be safe and a good guardian.
I'm not sure how far into cale's camily member's I'll get but just to let you know, I am thinking for including basically *all* of his family/allies I am sorry.
Skipping a few people but onto Alberu crossman himself! Alberu was basically alone in the world with his aunt being the only person he trusted, he was paranoid and constantly faking everything about himself. Once he met Cale he slowly began to trust cale (over the vourse of like the first 100 chs?) and began showing his true self, he began to show his true self literally *and* figuratively, he shows his true self as a dark elf in a show of how he trusts cale enough to show the part of him that he's been so paranoid about hiding his entire life. He begins to speak his actual mind rather than just hiding behind fake smiles and fake words that he doesn't actually mean. he begins to let himself laugh and joke around, he begins to actually enjoy himself, laugh a genuine laugh around someone who isn't his aunt. and he gets a family out of him as much as he got one out of his mother.
Lock and the wolf children's turns! They actually came a lot earlier than alberu but ignore that, Lock was like-- 14, 15 I can't remember, and his entire tribe was killed. Rosalyn and CHoi han brought him to Cale and Cale helped him out, he taught rosalyn and Choi han how to deal with his first berserk state. Cale could have just kicked them out and left them in the dark about what to do, but instead he left behind his original plans, taught Rosalyn and Choi han how to take care of lock and made sure that he would recover. Thenn the other wolf children, lock's siblings. When Cale found out they had survived,,, he was surprised to say the least, they were originally meant to die but Cale had sent CHoi han earlier than the novel, saving them in more ways than one. He chose to take in the wolf children and brought them into his home territory, he rebuilt an entire village for them to live in and requested for his father to get them all citizenship. And even after that the continued to help them out, He got them all teachers, hilsman as a sword instructor, Beacrox to take care of them when he couldn't. A bit more on lock, when lock came to him first, Lock told Cale that he wanted to build his own knights brigade to be useful and to pay him back for taking care of him and his siblings. But Cale told him, that he was still a child ,he constantly tells him and all of the wolf children and other kids this, and has he asked his siblings this? Is there anything else you want to do? 
I'm kind of randomly switching between characters to talk about sorry.
Rosalyn! She was the crown princess of the breck kingdom but she didn't really want to be a queen, she wanted to be a mage. She was attacked in the roan kingdom by the archduke of breck. Cale sent Choi han to get her and lock like in the original story and saved the wolves. When they went to cale for healing lock, after rosalyn and choi han fought lock he passed her a potion and she said "Potions don't work on lock" and Cale's response was immediately, It's for you. Over the course of the next 100s of chapters, Rosalyn ends up beign the person who understands Cale the most, and Cale continues to sponsor her, making her stronger with gifts of magic stones, magic devices, and eventually she became the commander of the magic brigade and even the magic tower master (the symbol of mages).
Eruhaben-nim's turn! Eruhaben is an ancient dragon who at first was kind of suspicious of cale bcs, Raon a baby dragon was following him around and following his orders, but dragons are usually very proud of themselves and too proud to even talk to a human. Cale tries to get Eruhaben as Raon's teacher and eruhaben agrees. Eruhaben also kind of thinks that Cale is a dragon slayer because one of his powers was once owned by the first ever dragon slayer. Eventually over time of being together, Cale learns that eruhaben is going to die (of old age dragons will fade into nature once they reach past 1000) and so cale chose to try to find an artifact to save him. Cale goes through several tests to get the artifact and goes through a bit ( a lot) of emotional pain when getting to it. There's even one time where the main villain shows up for the first time and he threatens Cale and raon, Eruhaben attacks white star (main villain) and screams "Don't you dare touch my children" because he sees cale and raon as his children<3333. And he nicknamed Cale 'Unlucky bastard' (affectionate) and he's basically Cale's 3rd dad (he bascially has 4 dads)
Good girl Mary now! Mary is a necromancer who Cale brought out of the land of death (the dark elf city). Mary had told Cale and Raon that she dreamed of leaving the underground city one day because she wanted to see the sky, and so they brought her to their own home and let her stay with them. She becomes Raon's bff and helps save the henituse territory, and continues to help them out. One quote of her's thats really fun: "I do not need to hide. I am strong. Vice Captain Hilsman-nim told me that the words of the priest are bullshit. I also wish to be like Choi Han-nim and stand behind you, no matter what happens."
I could add an analysis on all of them but thats long and I can't even count them all, Sorry I this is bothering you!
Have a nice day/night! :)
Ayy propaganda thank you for sharing!
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Hello! Happy Valentine's Day from your writeblr not-so-secret admirer! I hope you have a nice day today, with something pretty and something delicious to enjoy, surrounded by people who know you deeply.
I do not know you deeply, and that's made this secret admirer thing harder than I expected. Add to that the fact that I'm 28 and I joined Tumblr for the first time ever a month ago, which means I'm swimming around in this bright beautiful corner of the world where it seems like everyone knows each other and everyone has 1000 inside jokes I don't understand, and everyone is at once perfectly styled and completely casual. I'm a little afraid that there are some huge obvious cultural mores that I'm still missing, that a real Tumblrite would be able to peruse your feed and pluck from it the perfect seed from which to sprout the loveliest and most charming of compliment-flowers. But I don't know which of your posts you're most proud of (so I could lavish you with the validation you do deserve), which you feel are the most under-appreciated (so I could correct the algorithmic slights you don't), or if that's even how you feel about your blog at all! (Maybe many things are flower petals here; with more joy found in tossing things to the wind than seeing where they land.)
Anyway, I read some Seamus Heaney because of you. I liked the one about blackberries. I wish I could have read the novels you've been excited about recently, too, because you seemed to have so many passionate things to say and share about them. Instead, all I have is a feeling that I want to know you more, and a poem I wrote a long time ago about someone else that maybe begins to express that feeling. (Transcription of my handwriting below.)
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Finding friends is exactly like dating
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise
I'm bursting
To put myself out in front of you
Bursting to love you
I can tell already (can't I?)
That I'm going to
You're just like the others I've loved
(In some ways, not all of them;
the important ones),
And just like the ones who have hurt me.
I loved them, didn't I?
I can love you, too.
So let me
Be too eager
Let me laugh at your jokes and deflect the others'
Let me be so anxious to please
That my cool collect crumbles
That I take deep breaths in the bathroom
That I write poems you'll never see
To cope with your existence.
Anyway, it still feels like an empty pot with only a few gimpy leaves poking from the soil when I wanted to give you the whole garden center, but I hope you have a lovely day and I hope one day I do know you deeply because you deserve to be known, to be seen, and to be loved.
Your secret admirer,
-Lynn
Omg....I am out of words....
Thank you so so so much for this!!! You have made my entire week <33 This is the sweetest message and I'm so touched that you wrote this all out <3333
Your handwriting is gorgeous and I love your poetry <333 You really evoke Seamus Heaney in your writing <3333
And you went through my blog??? Omg that is so sweet imma cry <333
Well I'm super excited to know you well and I'm sure that soon we'll be so tight like bffs <33333
Thank you thank you thank you <3
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