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hotdaemondtargaryen · 6 months ago

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TOM GLYNN-CARNEY INTERVIEWED BY DECIDER MAGAZINE.

I THINK THE MOST WHOLESOME AEGON MOMENT EVER WAS WHEN SUNFYRE GREETED HIM BEFORE ROOK'S REST. KIND OF LIKE A DOG NUZZLING ITS OWNER. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE BOND BETWEEN AEGON AND HIS DRAGON AND WHAT IT MEANS TO HIM?

"I think you’ve just done it very well."

"I think it is like a dog and his owner."

"It was interesting."

"My dad was talking to me about how that scene was very touching and stuff."

And I was just like, 'You know what? You know what I felt when we did it on that day?'

"When the amazing puppeteers came over with the big, blue dragon head that would later be CGI-ed into Sunfyre."

"The way they were moving and breathing with this big piece of set was just like, it just reminded me of my dog, Ziggy."

"So, yeah, I fully leant into that and imagined it was him nuzzling me in the chest."

"And he’s sat with me right now, and that’s how it felt on the day."

"So, yeah, I’m glad that came across."

SUNFYRE IS CONSIDERED DEAD NOW IN THE STORY, BUT IN THE BOOKS, AT LEAST, A HUGE TURNING POINT FOR YOUR CHARACTER DOWN THE ROAD IS WHEN HE'S REUNITED WITH SUNFYRE. ARE YOU HOPEFUL THAT WILL INDEED PLAY OUT IN THE SHOW? AND WHAT DO YOU THINK A REUNION LIKE THAT COULD MEAN TO AEGON?

"Oh, we’ll see."

"Well, I’m not sure."

"I’m not sure."

"I mean, that’s not up to me either, is it?"

"But, yeah, that would be lovely."

"It would be lovely."

"I think it’s important for a dragonrider to have a dragon with them and have a companion in that sense."

"Yeah, there’s just that sort of extra connection, that sort of deeper connection that you have with your dragon, in the same way that you have with your dog, than with all human beings."

"Your dog knows so much more about you than most humans do."

"[Laughs] So, yeah, I think it’s the same thing."

WHEN I SPOKE TO MATTHEW NEEDHAM BEFORE THE SEASON BEGAN, HE HAD MENTIONED THAT HE HAD ALWAYS FELT THAT LARYS AND AEGON WERE CONNECTED IN THE SHOW AT LITTLE AEGON'S NAME DAY. NOW I'M CURIOUS. BECAUSE RIGHT NOW LARYS IS KIND OF AEGON'S ONLY FRIEND, WHAT DO YOU THINK IS BONDING THESE CHARACTERS FROM AEGON'S PERSPECTIVE?

"Yeah, I think there’s definitely common ground with Aegon and Larys."

"There’s now this shared experience of being, you know, physically impaired."

"This is something that Larys has had to live with his entire life, but it is very new to Aegon."

"So any advice or any talks or anything like that that Larys has to give Aegon, Aegon is listening to him."

"For the first time in a long time, he’s listening to somebody and trusting them."

"Aegon feels like Larys has Aegon’s best interests at heart."

"Yes, there may be some personal gains eventually, but for now Larys seems legitimate and like he will actually help Aegon help in his pursuit to survive and thrive."

"I was talking to somebody before about it, and I’m saying, out of all the bad options that are sort of laid in front Aegon at the moment, this seems to be the least damaging and most likely to help them survive a little bit longer."

YOU MENTIONED AEGON'S PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT. OVER THE WEEKS, WE'VE SEEN JUST VARIOUS STAGES OF MAKEUP ON AEGON, AS HE'S BEEN IMMEDIATELY IN THE AFTERMATH, AND NOW HE'S BEEN IMPROVING. WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO DEAL WITH ALL THE PROSTHETICS? HOW DID IT CHANGE FROM WEEK TO WEEK? AND DID YOU HAVE A FAVORITE OR LEAST FAVORITE LOOK?

"I mean, for a start, it was an experience I’ve never had before."

"Being clad in all that prosthetic, it takes a lot of time."

"It takes a lot of patience from the artists themselves and a lot of skill."

"I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, you know, I get the easy job."

"I just have to sit there and have it put on me in bed."

"People are getting up at ridiculous hours of the morning and preparing everything even before I arrive."

"Then once I’m sat in the chair, they spend six to seven hours applying it."

"At which time, I get to fall asleep or read a book or listen to a podcast."

"I get the easy side of things, but, yeah, it’s definitely an experience I’ve not had before."

DID YOU SAY IT WAS SIX TO SEVEN HOURS?

"Yeah, sometimes."

"That’s my least favorite part of it, the amount of time spent in the chair."

"But also, it does get quicker as the healing process improves."

"For example, like the initial burns where the armor was being peeled out and you could see, you know, torso, arm, face, neck, all that… That was six to seven hours."

"Really raw burns."

"But as that starts to heal, we shaved a couple of hours off it."

YEAH, ONE DETAIL THAT TOOK ME BY SURPRISE IN THE FINALE WAS TO REVEAL THAT AEGON LOST A KEY PART OF HIS MANHOOD IN THE FIRE. SO AT WHAT POINT DID YOU KNOW THAT WAS AN ELEMENT TO HIS INJURIES? AND HOW DRASTICALLY DOES THAT CHANGE HOW HE SEES HIMSELF?

"[Chuckles] Yeah, yeah."

"What a shame."

YEAH, HIS POOR PENIS. I WAS LIKE, 'OH NO!'

"Understatement of the year! I first realized that was a part of his injuries in the read-through week."

"[Both laugh.] Around the table with everybody."

"So that was interesting."

"Actually, you know what? Who knows what he thinks?"

"I haven’t had that much time to think about it."

"I don’t think he’s had that much time to think about it in great detail."

"I don’t think a lot of his injuries have really sunk in yet because he’s been laying in his bed."

"I think they’ll really start — particularly once he starts moving around and using his body again and being physically more engaged in his body — that’s when he’ll start to realize what damage has been done."

"Yeah, I think that will all become clear as Season 3 unfolds."

"But, yeah, I don’t think he’ll be spending much more time in Flea Bottom."

I WAS JUST SPEAKING WITH EWAN, AND HE MENTIONED OFFHANDEDLY THE AMBIGUITY OF THE SCENE IN WHICH AEMOND PRESSES THE KING'S BALL FROM THE SMALL COUNCIL INTO AEGON'S CHEST. HE SAID IT WAS VERY AMBIGUOUS ON HIS END. DID IT FEEL AMBIGUOUS ON YOUR END? DOES AEGON CONCEIVE IT AS A THREAT, OR DOES HE SEE IT AS POTENTIALLY HANDING THE KINGSHIP BACK?

"I think, as Aegon, I just saw that as Aemond playing little sort of status games with him and trying to be threatening, but really just sort of… I’ve taken a personal dislike to Aemond."

"[Chuckles] Yeah, I think he’s a little weasel that needs punishing now."

WHEN I SPOKE TO YOU BEFORE THE SHOW CAME OUT, YOU MENTIONED THE PHILIP LARKIN POEM, 'THIS BE THE VERSE' INFORMING AEGON'S RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS PARENTS. THERE IS THIS HEART WRENCHING MOMENT WHEN AEGON IS FIRST COMING TO AFTER ROOK'S REST. HE ONLY SAYS 'MUMMY,' AFTER ALICENT LEAVES HIS SIDE. CAN ALICENT STILL REACH HIM? DO YOU THINK THAT RELATIONSHIP IS COMPLETELY RUINED? AND WHAT DOES AEGON NEED FROM HIS MOTHER AFTER ROOK'S REST?

"I don’t think they really ever had a relationship to ruin, to be honest."

"There’s always been fractures in it."

"There’s always been a severe case of approaching things from totally different angles."

"Neither of them really have the tools or the know-how to give the other what they need."

AS A FOLLOW UP, HE LEAVES KING'S LANDING BEFORE RHAENYRA ARRIVES IN THIS VERSION OF THE STORY. SO HE HAS NO IDEA THAT ALICENT HAS BASICALLY BARTERED HIS LIFE OVER. DO YOU THINK HE WILL DISCOVER THAT HIS DEATH WAS PART OF ALICENT'S BETRAYAL? AND DO YOU THINK THAT WOULD FURTHER JUST PUT THEM AT ODDS?

"Yeah, of course."

"I think the writers are clever enough to pick up on those little details and to use those as ammunition."

"I mean, I hope so."

"That’d be great, wouldn’t it?"

"But then again, I’m not a writer, and those guys are absolutely phenomenal."

"So I will leave them to do that, and I’ll do my job."

YOU'RE NOT A WRITER, BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY HOPES FOR WHERE AEGON MIGHT BE NEXT SEASON? DO YOU WANT TO HAVE A BUDDY ROAD TRIP MOMENT WITH LARYS? DO YOU WANT TO GO TO ESSOS? IS THERE ANY AREA IN WESTEROS OR ESSOS THAT YOU REALLY WANT TO EXPLORE WITH MATTHEW NEEDHAM NEXT YEAR?

"Do you know what? Me and Matthew spend the majority of our time, if not all of our time on Season 2, in the studios at Leavesden."

"So I think we’re both just grateful for any opportunity we get to be on location, have some fresh air and see some new places."

"These beautiful landscapes that literally every other actor got to experience on Season 2, but we didn’t."

"So, yeah, anywhere that takes us away from the studio would be fantastic."

YOU'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT HOW ROOK'S REST GIVES AEGON SO MANY PHYSICAL AILMENTS, BUT IT ALSO SEEMS TO CHANGE SOMETHING IN HIM. DO YOU THINK THERE'S ANYTHING TO A 'PHOENIX RISING FROM THE ASHES' METAPHOR THERE, WHERE AEGON IS SORT OF GETTING A NEW CHANGE TO ASSERT HIMSELF AS A DIFFERENT KIND OF LEADER, RULER OR MAN?

"Absolutely, Meghan."

"I think you’re absolutely right, for sure."

"The phoenix rising from the ashes is a great image, and I think that’s spot on."

"He becomes colder."

"He becomes more driven."

"He becomes less attentive to how people receive him."

"I think he’s in business mode now."

"There’s been too many people taking advantage of him and whoconsider him useless or ineffective."

"So, yeah, he’s now going to I think he’s now going to buckle down."

"That’s perceive him, anyway."

AND IS HIS ULTIMATE GOAL JUST THE IRON THRONE? OR DOES HE ALSO WANT TO ENACT REVENGE ON THOSE HE FEELS HAVE HARMED HIM OR NOT TAKING HIM SERIOUSLY?

"Yeah, I think he wants to inflict pain now at that point, and I don’t know if it will make him feel any better, to be perfectly honest."

"I don’t think revenge ever fully does give you that peace."

"He’s a man with nothing to lose."

"In the sense that, of course, he has the throne to lose, but it’s not really his throne to lose."

It’s much greater than him."

"You know, it’s his family name."

"It’s his pride."

"It’s his manhood."

"It is everything."

"Somebody has come and killed his child and then he’s been attacked by his own brother."

"You know, there’s nowhere to turn that’s safe."

"So, yeah, he feels very much like a one man band — with the added assistance of good Lord Larys Strong." [Chuckles]

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tanblaque · 1 year ago

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Mail Time!

A lot of asks rn, I can't go over most of them, but I see them all and appreciate your thoughts and suggestions! <3 OFF Valley Heacanon-related stuff will have their own posts and will take a while as I try to figure out the character's story

He indeed is!

Glad to be able to contribute.

SIR/MAAM

Spoiler, it is.

I'm glad the 3 of you enjoy Batter! He's very scrunkly.

It's not a Zacharie if he's not wearing a mask.

We have one Elsen and he's this silly one here.

Aw, I try my best to reply to most asks, it may take some time but I get to it somehow. Thank you!

No one leaves this God-forsaken fandom. And of course! Thank you!

I'm glad you like him!

Good luck on your writing! Thank you!

Interesting music choices, they all slap! Thanks for the suggestion, and I appreciate you so much!

Thanks! I've been a horror fan since I was younger, I don't even remember when it started. But in terms of horror themes in my drawing, I've been inspired by Silent Hill 2, Satoshi Kon, Evangelion, Lain, and Goodnight Punpun. The last 4 ones mostly delve into the psychological aspect.

I think I lessened my horror art in recent months because I started feeling great about life, so I've been leaning on more wholesome/recovery themes.

I used to draw horror a lot because I was at a really low point in my life, and it comforted me at the time. Now I just draw horror for fun.

And yes, Slay the Princess is bringing me back and reminding me of my love for the genre OOps.

And great to hear that you've enjoyed the game!!! That's an absolute banger of a time to play it, Smitten is me fr fr fr.

#tan says #anon #anonymous #rosemary-posts-random-crap #vibeful-soul #sweetdreamlandchaos #thenamesmad #sketchygainedyoursoul #mrmilktrayman14

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kimbolimbo0428 · 4 months ago

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Been thinking about this Gravity Falls comic by MoringMark wherein Soos gifts his slice of infinite pizza from the episode "Blendin's Game" to Pizza Guy. It's a very simple yet wholesome comic that I was more than happy to accept as headcanon... uuuuuuuntil I looked back at the official Journal 3 and found this page specifically referencing the idea that Soos is the only one who could eat it and have it regenerate.

However, I think I've found a way to make this comic still work into the canon of the show if people wish: creating my own headcanon fanfiction short story!

This short story acts as a summary of what I believe could've possibly constituted an entire episode of the series. It takes place between "The Stanchurian Candidate" and "The Last Mabelcorn."

So, without further ado, I give you...

"Space-Timed Order"

Soos decides that he no longer wants his Infinity Pizza, saying that he’s had enough pizza to last him a lifetime. Not knowing what else to do with it, as he is the only one with the ability to eat it and have it regenerate forever, he shares his predicament with Dipper. The two talk to Ford in hopes of finding a way to bypass the rule that only Soos can make the Infinity Pizza regenerate. Fascinated by how such a thing was even capable of existing, Ford asked about its origins. Dipper and Soos explained that was the result of a time wish won through Globnar, which reminded Ford of the time he was almost outwitted by operatives of the Time Paradox Avoidance Enforcement Squadron during his time as an interdimensional outlaw. This event seemed to have been something of a blow to his ego. Hoping to show that his intellect was indeed superior to the intricate powers of Time Baby himself, Ford took on the task of analyzing the Infinity Pizza in order to find a way to remove its bond with Soos. Dipper and Ford geek out about the implications and possibilities should he succeed, such as ending world hunger or even applying such infinite regeneration to other resources. However, in attempting to crack the code on the Infinity Pizza, Ford nearly caused a rift in the space-time continuum. Without the help of Time Paradox Avoidance Enforcement Squadron operatives Lolph and Dundgren, all of timespace might have collapsed. After being brought before Time Baby and narrowly avoiding punishment for their actions, Soos, Dipper, and Ford attempted to convince the time tyrant to break the Soos-only restriction of the Infinity Pizza. Time Baby explained that this was not possible as an openly-accessible gateway to creating infinite matter would ultimately cannibalize the universe itself as matter cannot be created from nothing. The reason that the pizza was able to infinitely regenerate was the result of the Time Anomaly Removal Crew’s seemingly infinite supply of useless contraband being discarded and molecularly reconstituted into pizza at Soos’ fingertips. When Soos asked if they could instead just bond the abilities of the pizza to someone else, Time Baby and his forces obliged on the condition that Ford must never again attempt to counteract the laws of spacetime, to which Ford agreed in a somewhat defeated manner. When faced with the question of who was worthy of the limitless power of the Infinity Pizza, Soos could think of only one person whose hunger for pizza could’ve outweighed his own.

Did I really write all of this to justify a silly comic? Yes, yes I did.

#gravity falls #creative writing #fanfic #soos ramirez #dipper pines #ford pines #time baby #pizza

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absolutebl · 2 years ago

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Top 10 Cozy BLs!

Our Dating Sim made me realize we have a new sub genre of BLs happening right now: the cozy BL.

I decided to invent/identify/name this new BL category because... I can. I crowd sourced (here in the hellhole) opinions of how to define it and what should go on it. The collective brainstormed and elected the following qualifications:

low angst

low stakes

high domesticity

a central relationship that is more cute than anything else

extra points for found family

AKA BLs that make you feel happy and comfortable.

These BLs leave you feeling warm and safe, like a hot water bottle. I will list them in order of my personal preference when in the mood for “cozy.”

1. Our Dating Sim

(Korea, Viki)

Did I create this list for this show? Yes I did. It defines this category. It is a very low stakes, high domesticity, extremely warm and gentle second chance at love office romance.

This is a fuzzy blanket of a story that perfectly suited KBL’s short-length tendencies. The pacing is... muuuuuah... chef’s kiss.

2. Seven Days

(Japan, grey in 2 parts Seven Days: Monday - Thursday | Seven Days - Friday - Sunday)

Popular first year Seiryo has a policy of going out with any girl who asks… for one week. On a lark, third year Yuzuru tests to see if that policy also applies to boys. Seiryo agrees that it does. Along the way they accidentally fall in love. Possibly my favorite BL of all time. It’s very gentle with us and its characters while still having that Japanese emo edge to it.

A master class in quite yet riveting cinema.

What, you doubted me? OF COURSE it’s on the list

3. My School President

(Thailand, YouTube)

GMMTV gave us a classic high school set Thai BL with tropes like messy boys singing their feelings that made this one Love Sick for the modern age with all the gentle sweetness and pining ache, but none of the dated damaging tropes or issues. Yes, we’ve seen it all before, but I still ADORED this, and that’s partly what makes it so comforting. Who let my BL be this wholesome and funny?

4. See You After Quarantine?

(Taiwan, Viki)

Be you never expected lockdown to be comforting? This under appreciated gem is Taiwan’s answer to Gameboys and is just as charming and adorable yet still as quintessentially Taiwanese as one might hope. It features a Japanese love interest and the cutest most confused disaster gay. Slow burn because the two have almost no actual screen time together and yet manage some truly amazing chemistry plus sweetly caring and earnest. Honestly how does Taiwan do it?

5. Ingredients

(Thailand, YouTube)

At the time (during lockdown) many of us referred to this as our “emotional support grocery store advertisement.” If all you want is two soft boys being domestic, cooking together, cuddling on the couch, cat sitting, and babysitting - just put this on and be comfy.

6. What Did You Eat Yesterday?

(Japan, grey)

Basically the grown up version of Ingredients. Emotionally repressed, grumpy, salary man shows his hair dresser husband his love by cooking amazing meals. That’s it, that’s the whole show. There some queer fam drama, and blood-fam coming out drama, but mostly is husbands cooking and eating together and it’s great. Is it BL? Not really. Do we care? Not really.

7. The New Employee

(Korea, Viki)

This one is queer comfort, explicitly. If you aren’t queer you might not find it as warm and engaging. A near pitch perfect office BL with conflict derived from that setting. Also featuring found family and a lesbian bestie. Sweet & innocent (and out) Seung Hyun scores the office internship of his dreams. On his first day at work he gets into it with his cool reserved (and also v gay) boss.

As you do.

But things get romantic pretty darn quickly.

As you gay.

8. En of Love: Tossera & Future the series

(Thailand, YouTube)

Tossera = Younger boy wants to court older boy and does and… that’s it. No really that’s the WHOLE STORY. There is actually no angst, drama, or, indeed plot. But are they the softest bois ever to BL as a main couple? Yes, yes they are.

Future is... exactly the same thing.

Are we mad about it?

Nope.

9. Oxygen

(Thailand, YouTube)

Softest seme in the universe sings his affection to the older boy at the cafe. Let the slow burn courting commence. Oxygen uses every BL trope in the playbook for one of the gentlest lowest angst BLs ever made. It’s a hyung romance (younger boy courts older boy) but very very earnest about it. Am I biased? Sure. This is probably one of my biggest comfort watches.

10. Our Dining Table

(Japan, Gaga)

Lonely salaryman and talented cook gets accidentally adopted by a college kid and his little brother. It’s a quiet cozy little parable of found family alleviating loneliness. Possibly too slow for some but definitely high up there for me with the best of what Japan can do (like Restart After Come Back Home), it’s only flaw (if I dare say such a thing) is that it is not really “romantic.” Lovely & sweet but the romance beats are being used to build a family relationship, not just couple intimacy, it’s OK with me, but not totally BL.

For me one of the hallmarks of cozy BL is that as a chronic rewatcher I find myself starting to rewatch these ones even as they are still airing. Oxygen was an icon of this (also my first watch-along and the reason I realized I really had a passion for BL)

Shorts

Summerdaze - Singapore & Korea, YouTube

The 8.2 Second Rule - Japan, YouTube

A First Love Story - Korea, YouTube

Some More - Korea, Gaga

Quite a few other Strongberry offerings.

More like this?

Top 10 Most Romantic BLs for Valentine’s Day

Top 20 Softest Couples in BL

Top 10 Cutest BLs

Fluffy Sweet Soft Thai BL

10 BLs Best Enjoyed with Hot Tea & a Roaring Fire

MOAR RECS?

From the blog comments. If I agree I gave it a description.

Boys Lockdown (YouTube) - actually on this list because it go so many votes by everyone else, I haven’t watched it.

My Ride (GaGa) - Thai BL grew up with this pulp - a truly lovely and special little show featuring the extremely rare pairing of sunshine/sunshine AKA a cinnamon roll couple. Mature explorations of relationships using one of the softest, sweetest and most innocent friends to lovers vehicles. Kindly, overworked doctor meets broken-hearted motorcycle taxi driver in an “other side of the tracks” slow burn romance. The support cast is excellent, making for great friendship groups and family dynamics. With honest queer rep that adds to, but doesn’t impede the story, and genuine conversation about the nature of class, wealth, and classism, not to mention communication, honesty, and respect for boundaries, you can’t go wrong with this show. In other news, I am a sucker for a single dimple. Full review.

Takara-kun to Amagi-kun (Viki & Gaga) - yes, high school angst but so sweet about it. Review here.

2 Moons 3 Ambassador (grey) - I love this odd little pulp, it’s oddly satisfying for all it’s awkward cheese-fest. Maybe that is why I like it. Review here.

21 Days Theory (YouTube)

About Youth (Gaga) - A truly lovely little coming of age high school BL with a classic YA low drama but high angst and an earnest depth. Full review here.

Ai no Kotodama (Gaga)

Be Loved In House: I Do (Viki)

Cherry Blossoms After Winter (Viki warning dub con) - it’s here because a lot of people (like me) love it, but there are objections. Review here.

Cherry Magic (Japan, indie subbed) AKA Doutei dato Mahoutsukai ni narerurashii - the sweetest, fluffiest, most charming bit of adorable ever, full of found family and pastry and serious slapstick, the characters are utter spazzes, but so cute about it. Still that aspect makes me a little tense so I don’t find it as cozy as others do.

Craving You (Viki)

Destiny Seeker (grey) - see 2 Moons Ambassador

DNA Says Love You (Gaga) - particularly the last few episodes.

La Cuisine (GaGa) - sweet and kind of pure show, and like Thai desserts perhaps requires too much patience for a layperson. Because of the pacing and the focus on the bad girl character, I did dock it. But if you like stuff in the Oxygen vein, then this show is for you, and far better than most Thai BL pulps. That said, I suspect that I enjoyed it more than many would. Full review.

Meet Me Outside (Gaga)

Meow Ears Up (Gaga)

Mr. Heart (Viki)

Mr. Unlucky has no Choice but to Kiss (Viki)

Nitiman (Thailand YouTube) - This Thai BL pulp had sympathetic characters, a solid tsundere uke redemption arc, and a fantastic pining seme who yearned without bullying, grooming, or gaslighting. Plus when they were together, they were ridiculously soft. But it also had a realistic portrayal of university life, bisexual awakening, and friendship groups. Ending is okay but a victim of lockdown.

Old Fashion Cupcake (Viki)

Ocean Likes Me (Viki)

Roommates of 304 (Viki)

Wish You (Korea - Netflix or Viki, you want the movie version) AKA Wish You: Your Melody in My Heart - low stakes high pining romance about a pianist who falls in love with a busker who is on his way to being the next big idol.

There was quite a lively discussion coming up with this list, since everyone defines cozy differently but I am not alone in my top 10 choices, these mostly got the most votes.

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ryin-silverfish · 5 months ago

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I really like how the concepts of Gods really vary in different places, I noticed that in recent Fictions, like Elden Ring for example, their Gods are something unimaginable and unexplainable, almost they're just concepts not actual living creatures (You really never see these Gods but just avatars/representives of them)

Then there are the myths and tales where Gods are very closely related to Humans and they're not so different from Humans, it feels wholesome in such similar dynamics between Gods and Humans

These diverse ideas of Gods are difficult to grasp but they are so fun to enjoy

Yes indeed! (Elden Ring liker here, btw)

It's not just the idea of gods having human personalities and flaws and close interactions with humanity that's interesting. It's also that, in many cases, there isn't a clear line of segregation between the divine and the human.

Like the idea of immortal-hood, where any regular humans who practice Daoist cultivations can theoretically become immortal and gain supernatural abilities.

The "humanity" goes further than ascension to immortal-hood, though. The way Chinese folk religion functions can kinda be summed up as "If it works, it gets worshipped."

Ghosts get worshipped and made into local gods because 1) they've done good things in life, or 2) their unnatural death endows their soul with a potentially dangerous power that needs to be placated through worship.

Yaoguais——spirits of inanimate objects and animals——get worshipped too because the prayers and offerings worked, in either granting blessings or stopping troubles.

And bargaining with low-level local gods and spirits is a pretty common folk religion thing, in both historical and modern times. Yijian Zhi has a story where the guy scolded the Tudi for allowing his father's house to be haunted, even threatening to destroy his shrine.

Same goes for some modern folk gods in northern rural China, like the "car gods" and "livestock gods". If the family's cars malfunctioned or the livestocks got sick, they'd actually withhold offerings and worship until the next year, to punish the gods for not doing their jobs!

That fun trivia aside: I feel like both the personable and abstract, the everyday and high-up deities have their places.

Folk gods draw my own interest because they are so closely integrated into daily life, and reflect changes and continuities in that life. But the ineffable, non-human ones also reflect a different aspect of life and thoughts, whether it's religious, cultural or intellectual.

#chinese folklore #chinese religions

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muffinsin · 2 months ago

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Just dropping in to share some love! The newest post had me dying (the one where reader has social anxiety). I imagined complaining about my coworkers to Cassandra, and her just being like "okay, so I'll kill them?" Like...darling, um...I appreciate the offer, but you don't have to...like...mutilate anyone for me.

Can't wait for the series!!! Keep up the good work!!!

Awhh, thank you, hunny! Lmaoo yes, Cassie is definitely the type to kill her (and her lover’s) problems away. What do you mean it won’t get better when she dismembers or kills people that give you trouble? It always works wonders for her! Ah, while she’s at it, she might as well try again…!

Thank you, hon! I’m very excited to share it with y’all, even as I doubt it’ll get much attention due to how niche Daniela and Donna are and how this story is in no way going to be cute, wholesome, or really happy tbh!👀 a very dark story indeed. I’m hoping y’all will like it and the new approach still :)

#cassandra dimitrescu #bela dimitrescu #daniela dimitrescu #donna beneviento #Cassie only knows stab stab #who can blame her?

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simlit · 2 years ago

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ÅSE: You are quite good at this, indeed! Why not you come by tavern and tell your ghost stories there? Then everyone will leave and there will be more ale for me! SARAYN: Hm. Crowded places aren’t my preferred… atmosphere. ÅSE: Is that why you are always off sulking? Never around anybody at all. You make it worse for yourself. SARAYN: Loneliness begets loneliness, I suppose. ÅSE: Ack, to hell with that. Why these gods are inviting all these sort of people? You are strong, yes, but weak of soul. Same as Witcher. You wallow in problems, make more problems, then wonder why you have so many problems! Tell Åse, why you come to this city? You come to join trial, yes? SARAYN: The potential to be chosen did interest me. ÅSE: And you want to win. What for? Are you going to try to take over world? I must warn you, if you say yes, I will have to stop you. Not now, of course, I am tired, but tomorrow. SARAYN: What would you ask for? ÅSE: Not to take over world! Why you are being this way? I asked first! SARAYN: Then let’s say I have not yet decided. ÅSE: Hmph. Okay, for now. As for me, it is obvious what I am asking for! I am going to find good man, settle down in cozy house, somewhere beautiful. Maybe with glen, and heather. Lots of heather, all over hills. And mountains! I want to see mountains from windows! Then I will have childrens and they will grow up strong and have own houses with mountains and heather. SARAYN: That… is your wish? ÅSE: What? You seem surprised. SARAYN: I didn’t expect such a wholesome reply from someone like you. ÅSE: What a thing to say! I could tell you same if you answer anything that is not taking over world! SARAYN: And indeed, you have many preconceived notions about me. Why should I not have them of you? ÅSE: Hm. That is good point. Then, what is it you would expect me to ask for? SARAYN: I suppose… a magic bowl that only gives ale. ÅSE: HAHAHA! I didn’t know you could make joke! Very funny. That does sound like good wish. Maybe backup in case house in glen does not work. But then, ask for something like that, and you will be happy only for short while. Eventually, it is not new and exciting anymore. I would rather ask for something that gives happiness for long time. A wish that keeps giving, long after you have made it. That is better, yes? SARAYN: Yes. ÅSE: Well, we can agree after all.

#ts4 #ts4 screenshots #ts4 story #ts4 bachelor challenge #chosen of the sun #cc: åse dalgaard #cc: sarayn tev'us

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alpaca-clouds · 2 years ago

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A bit of storytime

Okay, this week I wrote about some pretty heavy stuff in regards of capitalism and all of that. So, let me end the week with something more light and maybe just a bit inspiring.

I want to tell you the story of how my roomie radicalized herself.

Now, my roomie and I are living together for about three years now. And when we met she made a big big point about being centrist. And about making fun of everyone and, quote, "hating all people equally".

You should know, my roomie is female, queer and disabled. Her boyfriend is also disabled (like badly disabled - he is blind and in a wheelchair). But she still was very, very centrist and in the lines of "police is actually good" and "communism is a bad word".

By now she isn't. And the story of how it got there is kinda a funny one.

When we moved in together, I was already starting to identify as anarchist, while she did not want to hear anything about that. In fact she made a rule of not discussing politicis with me. And she stuck by that. While I was radicalizing myself further through seeing how capitalism failed us in the pandemic, she... didn't.

That was until June 2021. When she suddenly came to my room and was like: "So, the police is actually bad, isn't it?" I, dumbstruck, was like: "Uhm, yeah. Obviously. Where does this come from?" And she replied: "Yeah, I just heard what they are doing to the indigenous people in the USA and Canada. And that is bad, right?"

Me, who at that point had been following indigenous rights movements for a good while was like: "Yeah. Sure. Uhm, do you want some reading material on that?" And while she did not want reading stuff, she took the podcasts I offered for it eagerly.

I still got curious, though. Where did this come from? So I did some prodding. Asking her about it. And it turned out... It came from true crime.

June is not only pride month, it is also indigenous peoples month. And one of the true crime channels on Youtube she was following did a whole month worth of videos on MMIW, which also went into how the police are not following up on those cases or are, at times, responsible for what is happening in the first place.

And this was, what convinced her that, indeed, the police might not be a good thing.

Now, outside from giving her those Podcasts recommendations, I did not do a thing. I did not go all anarcho-communist on her or anything. I just... let her roll with it. And rolling she did. In the end she came out on the socialist-communist end of it. Because it turns out that you barely can learn about decolonialisation and indigenous rights, without ending up at this point.

Why am I telling you this?

Mostly, because I found it kinda wholesome. The fact that she did not go and end up left-wing because she realized the harm done to herself by the system - but because she realized the harm done to other people and found it unaccaptable.

It is also showing one thing: Usually the entire pro-capitalist worldview needs just one little crack to crumble.

Personally I found, that for many the crack is climate change. But as you can see... It is not the only possible crack that can happen.

Which is why it actually is important to teach people. And be it online.

We also need action, yes. But also education. Because education is our friend.

#anti colonialism #anti capitalism #decolonisation #left wing #communism #education #anarchism

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thewhumpcaretaker · 4 months ago

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Not sure if I’m genuinely aroace because I was ab*sed but I DEFINITELY use h/c and whump as substitutes for sex. I always feel guilty when everyone wants to ban inappropriate sex in stories but no one cares about banning my jam because to me, it is what sex is to normal people. And guilty about how I use to preach to my friends for wanting premarital sex when what I fantasize about (even if I don’t really want it irl) is so so much worse. Aaaand guilty about how my response to childhood ab*se, ie becoming virtually sexless and substituting violence is more accepted than the victims who process it by writing similar things. Just grateful for posts that let me know I’m not the only weirdo in the world

I'm glad the whump community is making you feel like you're not the only one!! This is a ramble but I really want to say a couple things:

CW: brief mention of CSA, discussion of links between whump and sexual desire

Quick thing: you don't have to censor the word abuse - obviously carry on if you're doing that for your own peace and not wanting to type it but I say it openly on this account. I don't think it affects whether posts are shown and even if it did, I wouldn't mind. You never have to feel ashamed of talking openly about your abuse history in any way, including using direct words.

It's really cool that people explore their desire for intimacy through hurt/comfort instead of sex. I am not aroace myself (for me, it's more tied to sex like a kink rather than a direct substitute) but I think it's amazing that the human mind can do that. People will truly adapt and find ways to connect with each other if the typical pathways aren't working for them. This is not a bad thing or something to feel guilty for, it's beautiful.

I am not aroace, but I WAS asexual, or thought I was, for a long time. And I'm almost certain it was because of childhood abuse. Becoming "virtually sexless" is an okay response - sex can get associated with trauma, and it is absolutely okay to not want to touch it again for a while or ever. It's also valid to just not want sex to begin with and to be more interested in other ways of exploring intimacy. Being sexless is not anything to be guilty for.

Going more in-depth about not feeling guilty: I don't know that fantasizing about hurt/comfort is "worse" than sex. The desire to make someone happy, to bring someone from their lowest point to their highest...I truly don't think there's anything wrong with that. If anything, it is more productive than sex. It can have a lasting positive impact on people's lives. Yes, it involves one person being hurt initially, but people in this world ARE hurt. They're so hurt, and often have no one to comfort and heal them. Both in dramatic ways and in everyday life. Every day people get sick, people have long days, people have trauma. And we are all supposed to move on and ignore that - to be tough, to be independent, to keep working, to not touch topics that are "dangerously" sad. Whump presents a vision of a kinder path. It seems very wholesome to me, to want to witness others' pain and sit with its emotional importance, and comfort someone out of it. Or to want that done for you, to want to be open-hearted and vulnerable with people, if you're taking the perspective of the whumpee. I don't think there's anything wrong with dwelling on that and taking pleasure from it.

Overall I wish you lots of luck and happiness and pride in whump! There are indeed lots of people like you and I hope you feel accepted.

#Sorry that was a long response - I just really want to spread positivity about this kind of desire #because I truly believe hurt/comfort is a good thing not a bad thing #ethics in whump

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coulsons-fullmetal-cellist · 2 years ago

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Dieter Bravo plays with Puppies While Answering Fan Questions

I don’t know when Pedro will do the puppy interview, so in the meantime, here’s Dieter Bravo doing it!

Words: 653

Warnings: one rather adorable toddler

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“So, I got asked to do the puppy interview.”

You looked up from your book and over to your husband, “Oh, you should definitely do it.”

He snuggled up close, “Yeah?”

“I like dogs, Clara likes dogs, so yeah.”

“Do I like dogs?”

“I’m pretty sure you do.”

“Well so far, I’ve had no issue with them. I prefer them to people most of the time.”

“There we go. And they’re cute and fluffy.”

“I like cute and fluffy.”

You were scratching his head like you would a puppy, “You’re cute and fluffy.” He was smiling like a puppy. “You should definitely do it.”

“Okay, should I bring-?”

“No, do not bring Clara with you.” You stopped with the scratching to prove a serious point.

“Why not?”

“She’s a naughty little Velociraptor. She’ll find some way of stealing the puppies and then end up asking you if she can keep them and you’ll say yes.”

Dieter sighed, “I do have a hard time saying no to her.”

The head scratching started up again, “You do.”

“I have a hard time saying no to you.”

“I wouldn’t ask you to adopt a bunch of puppies.”

“No, you ask me to do things I’d really like to do. Sexy things” he was now snuggling your neck with his lips, but you had gone back to your book.

“I really want to finish this chapter.”

“I can wait.”

*****

A few weeks later Dieter informed you that the puppy interview video was up and running. Clara poked her head out from behind her father’s leg which she had been clinging to the moment he walked in the door.

“Puppy?” Those questioning eyes said I heard the word puppy and was immediately interested.

Dieter leaned down and asked her, “Do you want to watch daddy in a puppy video?”

“Puppy!” she exclaimed and lifted her arms up as if to say Yes parents, let us indulge in this puppy video. Now pick me up so I can get to watch it faster. Also, cuddles are required.

So, you were all cuddled up on the couch in front of the TV to watch the video of Dieter sitting on the floor amongst a litter of puppies.

“I’m glad you wore sensible pants.”

“I’m glad you told me to wear sensible pants.”

The whole video went as one would expect when Dieter is made to ask questions whilst surrounded by puppies: sweet and wholesome.

“Oh, my daughter is going to be so jealous!” said screen Dieter as his face was getting many puppy kisses.

Clara gave her father a look that clearly meant Yes father, I am indeed jealous I was neither informed nor invited to this puppy related event.

She pulled the grumpiest face that mirrored her fathers at his grumpiest. Dieter looked to you, unsure of how to deal with an almost toddler on the verge of tears or a tantrum. You quickly went into mum-mode and thought of a creative solution.

“Oh pumpkin, all those puppies were looking for new parents. I was worried if you went along that you would get mistaken as a cute fluffy puppy and go to where the puppies get adopted and you would end up with new parents.”

She seemed to have believed this story as she gave you a look that read Oh, I did not think of that situation. I would very much not like new parents as you are my favourites.

You cuddled her close, “And we’re going to the pumpkin patch tomorrow, so there will be lots of baby animals, with parents, to play with.”

Her eyes brightened up at the prospect of impending cute animals. “Goat?”

“Yes, you and daddy can play with the baby goats.”

She clapped her hands and exclaimed “Goat!” which can be translated as Excellent! I look forward to the baby goats. I will now demonstrate their head-butting ways on father.

Lovingly tagging @boliv-jenta @simpingcowboy @ellenmunn @o-sacra-virgo-laudes-tibi @brilliantopposite187 @chaithetics

#pedro pascal #jose pedro balmaceda pascal #dieter bravo fanfic #dieter bravo fanfiction #dieter fanfic #dieter x reader #dieter x f!reader #dieter x honey cakes #dieter bravo #love of horror fanfic #love of horror #the bubble netflix #the bubble

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vendetta-if · 2 years ago

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So far chapter 5 has been my favorite so far!

I am so excited every time you post a update this is generally one of my favorite stories that I have been reading. I can’t tell you how happy it makes me that I can play a ruthless killer character and not be punished for it that my character has a supportive loving family they also just happens to be mafia and killers. And the family is my favorite thing about it everything with Luka and the torture scene and I chose to let him torture and I just hung back and watched just completely dominated everything and I could see why Jackal is so in love with him. all the care and concern he has for our character on top of that? 🥰 and I have a little head cannon that little Zoya(My MC) would call him on the phone and he would just teleport to her whenever she wanted.

And grandpa I started losing it when he sat down next to us and was hugging us and patting our head and telling us how proud of us he was and then my character had like a mini panic attack when she started to think about grandpa and Luka dying, which makes sense considering everything that happened to her that she would lose her shit a little bit at the thought of our only family dying. and I was really curious about what exactly Viktor did for work and I read that he’s a photographer and I thought I remembered you saying somewhere that Ash does photography so did he pick it up from Viktor?

And I really am just as excited if not more for all the family scenes then the romance. I think you’re doing something really special with this story.

Hey, I know you sent this like a week ago, but I’ve been keeping it until the Public Update 😄 And thank you so much for the kind words and compliments ☺️

And yeah, loving and loyal family is kinda my jam 😄 I really love the wholesome dynamics and of course, whenever MC needs his help and calls him, Luka will instantly teleport there no matter what 🥺 This is canon, even if I’m not sure whether it would appear in the story right now.

Also, Luka’s ruthlessness is indeed one of the things that draw Jackal to him and also vice versa for Luka. They’re both drawn to each other’s deadliness and proficiency in what they do.

Luka be like:

But it is also what kinda made their relationship progressed quite slow 😂 Sure, you can sleep with a person that can technically kill you, but truly fall in love—especially for someone like Jackal who is just very cynical in nature. As long as there are no real feelings attached, they’d find it easier to off the other if they end up betraying or stabbing the other in the back 🤣 But of course that was not what happened between Luka and Jackal.

And yes, poor MC is just constantly fearing and worrying about losing another loved one constantly in the back of their head. They’ve experienced it three times in the span of only a decade 🥲 They cling on to their only family left tightly.

As for your question about Viktor’s profession, he worked as a freelance professional photographer to provide for MC. He had always loved taking photos ever since he was a kid. Grandpa and Grandma bought him polaroid cameras and digital cameras and he had photo albums, and you bet he has a lot one for when MC is growing up 🥰 Sadly… The albums would never be fully completed now and the photos stopped around when MC was nine. Maybe one day… MC can fill it in with pictures of their important moments in their life.

I’m not sure about Ash, I don’t think I said that they’re into photography.. Or did I? I can’t really remember anymore. But they are not supposed to, the closest I think is Skylar because they kinda like arts stuff, like poetry and sketching and painting landscapes (although they are not the best) 😆

#asks #if: vendetta #vendetta if #chapter 5 #char: mc #char: viktor #char: luka #char: jackal #char: info #lore #if game #if wip #dashingdon #choicescript

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girlfromthecrypt · 1 year ago

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My first Writeblr tag game!!

Thanks so much for the tag @mthollowell-writes! This is one of my first ever tag-games, so I'm pumped. Also, this made me realize I rly need to do a WIP intro for my main project. It's a dark fantasy/horror with some romance, too. The working title is Fucked Up Fairytale. That aside, let's goooooo

1) What motivates you to write?

Anything and everything! Writing is my coping mechanism, for good times and bad. It helps me keep hold of happy feelings and release negative ones.

2) A line/short snippet of your writing that you are most proud/happy of. If not maybe share a line of someone else's work you love (just please credit them)

I have multiple WIPs, but I'm going to refer to the one I plan on actually turning into a book. The working title is Fucked Up Fairytale. That may undergo revisions. Anyhow, I'll share two lines/snippets, if I may! Mainly because the first one is very short indeed. Here it is:

I braced myself for stupidity, and he didn’t let me down. —This is in the main character's (Margot's) narrative inner voice during a conversation with her little brother.

And here's the other one, same chapter, same conversation! I feel like I may have gone a little overboard with Margot's world-weariness, but I kinda like it:

“The world I dream of has me making six figures at a job where my boss doesn’t need me to show him my tits,” I said, a chill creeping into my tone. “It has me going home at a reasonable hour so I can watch TV and fall asleep with a bag of spicy chips, preferably next to a spouse who doesn’t mind that they make me gassy.”

Neither of us spoke for a couple beats. Then, softly, my brother asked, "And where's the magic in that?"

"Nowhere, Callie. That's kind of the point."

3) Which OC makes you smile every time you think/talk about them and what are they like?

That would apply to Margot's love interest from Fucked Up Fairytale. He's, um… special. To me, and in general. Seeing as he's one of the Folk, it would be unwise to share his name, especially since not even Margot knows it as of right now. He calls himself the Huntsman, so that'll work for now.

He's this rather delicate-looking youngish man; slender, short and long-haired—he's quite pretty, really. And he's the smuggest, most self-satisfied dork you've ever met, but in a sweet, non-threatening way. I just love his and Margot's more wholesome exchanges. They clash a lot; she's a recent university graduate, has been a skeptic all her life and didn't mean to get roped up into any supernatural stuff, and he's this forest-dwelling fairy-like entity. But they end up being really good for each other, despite (or perhaps because of) their differences. Even though their dynamic starts off based purely on physical attraction, it grows into something more and their interactions really feel cathartic at times.

4) What process of writing do you enjoy the most?

I love what happens shortly after getting the idea for something. It's like a little twitch in the brain that grows and grows and it's just… awesome. And I'm not actually doing anything at that stage, so it's also the easiest step. Also, I just love writing dialogue.

5) What part of writing do you think you are the best at? (Yes stroke your own ego it's okay)

I think that's also writing dialogue! Not much else to say there. Oh, and nature descriptions sometimes. I've been told my nature descriptions are beautiful.

6) What is something in the writeblr community is most enjoyable?

How passionate everyone is! We all do the same thing, we write, and we all love doing it. And there's such an undertone of positivity to it all, of openness. That's really nice.

7) A writing tool/device you use that helps you with writing? (It could be speech to text, a writing program etc)

Oof. This one's too hard for me. I'm honestly struggling with a lot of writing software so… I don't have a good answer to that.

8) A piece of worldbuilding that you like in your own story? (It could be the magic system, a particular place in the story, a law etc)

The majority of Fucked Up Fairytale takes place in a single location. It's a magical forest that is its own entity, almost deity-adjacent. Certain characters worship it to gain its protection and power, but it can also be dangerous, trapping humans and turning them into so something they're… not.

I just really like that forest! I enjoy describing it, I enjoy creating new creatures it may be harboring, I enjoy lending this seemingly inanimate idyllic environment a personality that kind of shines through in a lot of scenes. I almost wish it were real. Almost.

9) What piece of advice would you say to encourage others to write if they are having a rough patch?

I'm with you.

That's all I, or anyone, can really offer, I believe. I've dealt with month-long dry spells, really horrible ones. I know it's shitty, I know it sucks. My advice, if I had any, would be to force yourself to write anyways. It's the only way to get back into it, and you should never ever give up writing. Writing is worth it.

10) Tag some people whose works you love/have been your biggest supporters

Well, obviously I'm gonna have to mention @prismatic-bell who once wrote a wonderful thirty-part fanfic to one of my stories and is, in fact, amazing. Xe has contributed greatly to a lot of my stories and I will be forever grateful for that. Also @rehnwriter who helped me set up my blog because I'm bad at internet stuff and need constant surveillance.

I'm tagging… uh… anyone who sees this and wants to participate! I'm really eager to get to know more folks from this community.

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johaerys-writes · 1 year ago

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Hello. So, yes, hey there. Hello again. Speechless at that last chapter (damn). Wholesome. So awkward too. And amazing.

So lol, finally didn't do something and still got caught! And a tiny kiss, at least (the understatement of the year, "tiny kiss").

I can't with Patroclus still expecting Peleus to explode, poor thing won't forget. Expecting him to shout, to beat him up, something, and while the silence is unsettling, him waiting for that is depressing.

I don't know if it was intentional, it probably was, but it was kinda like Achilles was expecting Pat to say he loved him too?? Or did i totally misinterpret it? Because ngl, i too was expecting it so it may be that, but just. "Thanks"??

I'm sorry if this was just an uncalled-for ramble in your askbox, feel free to ignore it. I just. It was a rollercoaster of a chapter, i love how the story is going and i also love your way of writing them <3.

Aksbaja omg HI YES THANK YOU FOR THIS ASK!!!! I'm so glad you liked this chapter, I hope you don't mind if I ramble a little in response :)))

Spoilers for Ch.13 of you're a walking disaster and yet- ahead!!

That was a kiss indeed 😂 I think Achilles is a "go big or go home" person LOL so he wouldn't just settle with a tiny kiss. He had to have the whole experience. Or as much as he could before they were interrupted in any case akzhaqhs

Patroclus' feelings regarding Peleus (his current father figure) and his own father are kind of complicated and they make me really emotional ngl :')) Like, he’s still so scared that at some point he'll do something so terrible that Peleus will get really mad at him and kick him out of the house, the same way Menoetius kicked him out of his. That fear has never left him, and also!!! I think seeing Peleus, who is usually so calm and pleasant, get into such heated fights with Thetis rattled him more than he’s admitted to himself because of the memories it brought up for him: his father getting angry and abusing both him and Philomela. And while Peleus, even though he's a largely checked out parent, would never physically hurt him or Achilles, the silent treatment he’s giving them is its own kind of abuse which is sadly very prevalent in so many families. So yeah things aren't great right now honestly!!!!

Ahaha Achilles was totally expecting Patroclus to say "I love you" back to him, or at least some kind of acknowledgement of his feelings. Like he’s going ALL OUT and being brave and trying to make Pat understand, or at least test the waters, and Pat is like "in a totally friendly way right? Like bros right?" 😂 He just doesn't want to get it!!!!!

But also like. They've both grown up in households where people don't really say stuff like "I love you" or "you mean so much to me" (other than Pat's mom maybe) so like Pat is so taken aback in that moment that he can’t really think of a cohesive answer that doesn't suck LMAO so his mind is just "fuck fuck FUCK" 😂 They're both like.... so incredibly devoted and loyal, they're each other’s ride or die in everything, like Patroclus literally faced one of his greatest fears of getting into trouble and having people be displeased with him just so Achilles wouldn't be alone, but they're both so so awkward about feelings. (It's kind of a cultural thing as well, I think. Showing care with actions rather than words) They're both trying so hard though :') I love them so

I have SO MUCH TO SAY about them akshsa I simply can't shut up 😂 Thank you reading and your kind words, I hope you continue to enjoy!!

#patrochilles #disasters!patchilles that is lol #they give me so many feelings. they make me insane #modern au #jo answers

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themousefromfantasyland · 2 years ago

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The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle

This is probably the most wholesome and sweet Arthurian tale, with a very sudden tragic ending.

This poem from 15th century, translated by me into modern English, is a gender swapped a Beauty and the Beast tale, a motif that in folklore is known as the Loathly Lady.

What draws my attention to this tale is that the main moral appear to be that men should treat women well even if they appear ugly and rude, and the spell that disfigures our female protagonist is only broken when Sir Gwain gives her the possibility of choosing, essentially giving her agency of her own. It's strangely progressive for a poem from the 15th century.

Listen and pay attention to the life of a wealthy lord, there was none like him while he lived, neither in bower nor in hall.

This adventure happened during the time of King Arthur, and it was a great adventure that he himself undertook,that courteous and noble King. He surpasses all kings, Arthur being the finest, and he carries away the honor of all knighthood, wherever he went. In his country, there was nothing but chivalry, and knights were beloved by that valiant lord, for cowards were always disgraced.

Now, will you please listen for a while to my tale, I shall tell you about King Arthur,

And an incident that once occurred to him.

He was out hunting in Sherwood Forest, with all his brave and noble knights -

Now, pay attention to my story!

The King was seated at his dining table, with his bow to hunt the wild deer, and his lords were seated beside him. As the King stood, he suddenly noticed a magnificent and beautiful stag, and swiftly he moved forward.

The stag was in a thick bracken fern, and the hounds pursued, staying hidden: All who saw it marveled at the King.

"Remain silent, everyone, I will go alone, if I can, Using the craft of stalking."

The King took a bow in his hand and in a woodman's manner, he stooped low to approach that deer.

As he came near to the deer, the deer suddenly leapt into a thorny bush, and the King continued to draw nearer and nearer.

So King Arthur went for a while after the deer, I believe, about half a mile, and no one went with him. And finally, he let fly at the deer and struck it fiercely and surely - Such grace God granted him.

The deer tumbled down in response, and fell into a dense thicket of ferns; The King pursued quickly.

Suddenly, a strange man approached the King, he was well-armored and confident, a knight strong and mighty. And he spoke grim words to the King:

"Well met, King Arthur! You have wronged me for many years, and now I shall seek revenge upon you; I believe your days are near their end. You have unjustly granted my lands to Sir Gawain, with great injustice. What say you, King, all alone?"

"Sir Knight, what is your honorable name?"

"Sir King," he said, "I am Gromer Somer Joure, I tell you that with certainty."

"Oh, Sir Gromer Somer, think well; You gain no honor by killing me here. Consider that you are a knight: If you kill me now in this situation, all knights will reject you wherever you go; That shame shall never leave you. Abandon your intention and use your wit, if something is wrong, I shall rectify it,if you will it before I depart."

"Nay," said Sir Gromer Somer, "by Heaven's King! You shall not escape so easily, without lying; I have you at my mercy. If I were to let you go with mockery, you would defy me another time; I will not fail in that."

"Now," said the King, "so help me God, save my life, and whatever you most desire,

I shall grant it to you now; It would be shameful to kill me while hunting, you armed and me clad only in green, indeed."

"All this will not help you, surely, for I desire neither land nor gold, truly, unless you grant me on a certain day, as I shall set, and in the same attire."

"Yes," said the King, "Here, take my hand."

"Yes, but listen, King, and hear me for a moment. First, you shall swear upon my brown sword to reveal to me, upon your arrival, what women love best in field and town, and you shall meet me here without sending exactly on this day twelve months hence; And you shall swear upon my good sword that none of your knights shall accompany you, by the Cross, neither stranger nor friend. And if you fail to bring an answer without fail, you shall lose your head for your troubles - This shall now be your oath. What do you say, King? Let's see, have it done!"

"Sir, I agree to this! Now let me go. Though it is very disagreeable to me, I assure you, as I am a true king, I will return at the end of this twelve months and bring you your answer."

"Now go your way, King Arthur. Your life is in my hands, I am fully certain; You are not aware of your sorrow. Wait, King Arthur, just a little while: Do not deceive me today, and keep everything in secrecy - For if I knew, by the Holy Mary, that you would betray me in the field, you would first lose your life."

"Nay," said King Arthur, "that cannot be. You will never find me an untruthful knight -

I would rather die. Farewell, Sir Knight, and ill fortune. I will come, and if I am alive on the appointed day, even if I never escape."

The King blew his bugle. Every knight heard it and recognized the sound; They went towards him. There they found the King and the deer, with a somber and heavy demeanor, without any desire to play.

"Now let us return home to Carlisle; I do not enjoy this hunting well,"

So said King Arthur. All the lords knew by his expression that the King had encountered some disturbance.

Upon reaching Carlisle, the King arrived, but no one knew of his heaviness; His heart was extremely heavy. In this sadness, he remained and many of his knights wondered that time, until finally, Sir Gawain spoke to the King:

"Sire, I am greatly amazed by the thing that troubles you deeply."

Then the King answered him tightly:

"I shall tell you, noble knight Gawain. In the forest as I was today, there I encountered a knight in his armor, and he spoke certain words to me, and charged me not to reveal him; His counsel I must keep, therefore, or else I am perjured."

"Nay, do not fear, my Lord! By the blessed Virgin Mary, I am not the man who would dishonor you, neither in the evening nor in the morning."

"Indeed, I was hunting in Inglewood; You know well that I slew a deer, by the Cross,

All by myself alone. There I met a knight well-armed; He told me his name was Sir Gromer Somer Joure: Therefore, I lament my situation. That knight fiercely threatened me and intended to slay me with great heat, but I spoke kindly in return. I had no weapons with me there; Alas! My honor is now gone because of it."

"What of it?" said Gawain.

"Why more? I shall not lie: He would have slain me there without mercy - And I was reluctant to do so. He made me swear that at the end of twelve months I should meet him there in the same manner; To that, I pledged my word. And also, I should tell him on the same day what women desire most, in good faith; Otherwise, I would lose my life. I made this oath to that knight, and that I should never reveal it to anyone; I had no choice in this matter. And also, I should come in no other attire but exactly as I was on that same day. And if I fail in my answer, I know I shall be slain right there. Do not blame me though I am a sorrowful man; All this is my dread and fear."

"Yes, Sir, take heart. Let your horse be made ready to ride into a foreign land; and wherever you encounter any man or woman, indeed, ask them what they say about it, and I shall also ride another way and inquire of every man and woman, gathering what I may of their answers; And I shall write them in a book."

"I agree," said the King promptly; "It is well advised, noble Gawain, by the Holy Cross."

Soon, they were both ready, Gawain and the King, truly. The King rode one way, and Gawain another and inquired of every man, woman, and other, what women desire most dearly. Some said they loved to be well-dressed, some said they loved to be admired, some said they loved a passionate man who could embrace them and kiss them. Some said one thing, some said another; and so, Gawain had gathered many answers. By the time Gawain had obtained what he could and returned by a certain day.

Sir Gawain had gathered so many answers that he had made a great book, indeed.

He returned to the court. At that time, the King came with his book, and they both looked at each other's pamphlets.

"This cannot fail," said Gawain.

"By God," said the King, "I greatly fear; I intend to seek a little more in Inglewood Forest. I have only a month until my appointed day; I may happen upon some good tidings - That seems best to me now."

"Do as you wish," then Gawain said, "Whatever you do, I am content; It is good to be proactive. Do not doubt, Lord, you shall succeed well; Some of your answers shall help when needed, else it would be displeasing."

King Arthur rode forth on another day into Inglewood as his path lay, and there he met with a Lady. She was an incredibly unattractive creature, as no man had ever seen, beyond measure. King Arthur marveled, for sure.

Her face was red, her nose snotty, her mouth wide, her teeth yellow and protruding, her eyes more bloated than a ball. Her mouth was nothing to admire: Her teeth hung over her lips, her cheeks as wide as women's hips. A lute she carried upon her back;

Her neck long and greatly thick; Her hair clumped in a heap; Her shoulders were a yard broad. Dangling breasts fit for a load, and she was shaped like a barrel. And to describe the foulness of that Lady, no tongue can adequately tell, truly; She had enough ugliness.

She sat on a gorgeously adorned palfrey, with gold and precious stones. It was an unseemly sight: So ugly a creature, beyond measure, to ride so finely, I assure you, It was neither reasonable nor right.

She rode up to Arthur and thus she said:

"God speed, Sir King! I am well pleased that I have met with you; Speak with me, I advise, before you go, for your life is in my hand, I warn you so; You shall find that, and I won't let it go."

"Why, what do you want with me, Lady, now?"

"Sir, I would like to speak with you and share good tidings. For all the answers you can offer, none of them shall help you at all. You shall know that, by the Cross. You think I do not know your secret, but I assure you, I know it entirely. If I do not help you, you are as good as dead. Grant me, Sir King, just one thing, and I guarantee your life's safety, or else you shall lose your head."

"What do you mean, Lady? Tell me straight, for I detest your words greatly; I have no need of you. What is your desire, fair Lady? Let me know quickly - What is your intention? And why is my life in your hand? Tell me, and I shall grant you whatever you ask."

"Indeed," said the Lady, "I am not evil. You must grant me a knight to marry: His name is Sir Gawain. And I shall make such a covenant with you that through my answer, your life shall be saved, otherwise, let my desire be in vain. And if my answer saves your life, grant me to be Gawain's wife. Consider now, Sir King. For it must be so, or you are as good as dead; Choose now, for you may soon lose your head. Tell me now, without delay."

"By Mary!" said the King, "I cannot grant you to guarantee Sir Gawain's marriage to you; It all lies in him alone. But if it is so, I will do my best to save my own life and make it secure; To Gawain, I will express my concern."

"Well," said she, "now go home again and speak fair words to Sir Gawain, for I may save your life. Though I am foul, I am still desirable; Through me, he may save your life, or else your death is certain."

"Alas!" he said, "Now woe is me that I should cause Gawain to marry you; For he will be reluctant to agree. To marry such an ugly Lady as you I have never seen in my life before; I know not what I may do."

"No matter, Sir King, though I am ugly; A mate for an owl is chosen. You shall get nothing more from me. When you return for your answer, right in this place, I shall meet you here, or else I know you are lost."

"Farewell," said the King, "Lady."

"Yes, Sir," she said, "there is a bird called an owl… And yet a Lady I am."

"What is your name, I pray you, tell me?"

"Sir King, I am called Dame Ragnelle, truly, that never yet beguiled a man."

"Dame Ragnelle, now have a good day."

"Sir King, God speed you on your way! Right here I shall meet you."

Thus they departed fair and well. The King soon came to Carlisle, and his heart heavy and great.

The first man he met was Sir Gawain, who said to the King,

"Sir, how have you fared?"

"Forsooth," said the King, "never so ill! Alas, I am on the verge of perishing, for I must be dead."

"Nay," said Gawain, "that cannot be! I would rather be dead myself, so may I thrive. These are ill tidings."

"Gawain, today I met the foulest Lady that I ever saw, certainly. She said she would save my life - But first, she would have you as her husband. Therefore, I am woeful - I lament in my heart."

"Is this all?" then said Gawain; "I shall wed her and wed her again,

Though she were a fiend; Though she were as foul as Beelzebub, I will wed her, by the Rood, or else I would not be your friend. For you are my King with honor and have honored me in many a battle; Therefore, I will not fail you. To save your life, Lord, it is my duty, even if I were false and a great coward; And my honor is the better for it."

"Indeed, Gawain, I met her in Inglewood. She told me her name, by the Rood: That it was Dame Ragnelle. She told me that unless I had an answer from her, all my efforts would be in vain - That is what she told me. And unless her answer helps me well, then let her have her desire in no measure - That was her covenant. But if her answer helps me, and no other, then she would have you: here is all together that she made a warrant."

"As for this," said Gawain, "it shall not hinder: I will wed her whenever you set it. I pray you, do not worry. For even if she were the most foul creature that men could ever see, for your love, I will not hesitate."

"Gramercy, Gawain," then said King Arthur; "Of all knights, you bear the flower that I have ever found. You have saved my honor and my life forever; Therefore, my love shall not be severed from you, as long as I am King in this land."

Then within five or six days the King must needs go on his way to deliver his answer.

The King and Sir Gawain rode out of town - No one with them, but they alone, neither far nor near.

When the King was within the forest:

"Sir Gawain, farewell, I must go west; You shall go no further."

"My Lord, God speed you on your journey. I wish I could now ride your way, for I am right woeful to part."

The King had ridden but a while, little more than the space of a mile bfore he met Dame Ragnelle.

"Ah, Sir King! You are now welcome here. I know you ride to deliver your answer; But it will avail you naught."

"Now," said the King, "since it will be no other way, tell me your answer now, and save my life; Gawain shall wed you. He has promised me to save my life, and you shall have your desire, both in chamber and in bed. Therefore, tell me now quickly - What will help me now at last? Enough, I cannot tarry."

"Sir," said Dame Ragnelle, "now you shall know what women desire most, high and low; I will not vary from this:

"Some men say we desire to be fair;

Also, we desire to have the attention

Of various strange men;

Also, we love to have pleasure in bed;

And often we desire to wed.

Thus, men do not understand

Yet, we desire another kind of thing:

To be regarded not as old, but fresh and young,

With flattery and sweet words and cunning -

So men can always win us women

By whatever they may crave.

You go about it nicely, I will not lie;

But there is one thing that is our utmost fantasy,

And now you shall know it.

We desire above all things from men

To have sovereignty, without lying,

Over all, both high and low.

For when we have sovereignty, all is ours,

Though a knight be ever so fierce,

And we always win the mastery.

Of the most manly is our desire:

To have the sovereignty of such a lord,

That is our craft and plan.

"Therefore, go, Sir King, on your way, and tell that knight, as I say, that it is as we desire most. He will be angry and unsought and curse her fast who taught it to you, for his labor is lost. Go forth, Sir King, and keep your promise, for your life is surely secured now, that I undertake with confidence."

The King rode forth in great haste, as fast as he could go through mire, moor, and fen, where the place was designated and set then.

There he met Sir Gromer, and stern words he spoke to the King:

"Come off, Sir King, now let's see your answer, what it shall be, for I am ready and prepared."

The King pulled out two books:

"Sir, here is my answer, I dare say; Some will help in need."

Sir Gromer looked at them all:

"Nay, nay, Sir King, you are as good as dead; Therefore, now you shall bleed."

"Wait, Sir Gromer," said King Arthur, "I have one answer that will make all sure."

"Let me see," then said Sir Gromer, "Or else, so help me God, as I say, you shall have your death with great pain, I assure you now."

"Now," said the King, "I see, as I guess, in you, there is but little gentleness, by God who always aids. Here is our answer, and that is all that women desire most specifically, both free and bound:

"I say no more, but above all things

Women desire sovereignty, for that is their pleasure.

And that is their utmost desire,

To have control over the manliest men,

And then they are satisfied. They informed me

To rule you, Sir Gromer."

"And she who told you, Sir Arthur, I pray to God, I may see her burn in a fire; For she was my sister, Dame Ragnelle, that old scot, God give her shame. Otherwise, I would have made you completely obedient; Now I have lost much effort. Go where you will, King Arthur, for you can be assured of me. Alas, that I ever see this day! Now I know well, you will be my enemy. And at such a distance I will never get you; My song may be 'Alas!'"

"No," said the King, "I make a vow: I will have some armor to defend myself,

That I swear to God! You will never find me in such a plight; And if you do, let me be beaten and bound, as is the best proof for you."

"Now, have a good day," said Sir Gromer.

"Farewell," said Sir Arthur, "so may I be helped, I am glad I have succeeded."

King Arthur turned his horse into the plain, and soon he met Dame Ragnelle again, in the same place and spot.

"Sir King, I am glad you have succeeded well. I told you how it would be, every bit;

Now hold what you have promised: Since I have saved your life, and no one else, Gawain must wed me, Sir Arthur, he is a very noble knight."

"No, Lady, I will not fail you what I promised. If you will be guided by my counsel, you shall have your desire."

"No, Sir King, now I will not do so; Openly I will be wedded, or I will part from you, or else, you will be shamed. Consider how I have saved your life. Therefore, do not argue with me now, for if you do, you are to blame."

The King felt great shame because of her, but she rode forth, although he was displeased; Until they arrived at Carlisle, they continued on.

She rode past him into the court; She spared no man, boldly - It greatly displeased the King.

The entire country was greatly astonished from where she came, that foul and unsweet creature;

They had never seen anything so foul.

She entered the hall, indeed.

"Arthur, King, fetch me Sir Gawain, before the knights, quickly - So that I may now be made secure. In good times and bad, bind us together, before all your chivalry. This is your promise; let's see it, be done. Send for Sir Gawain, my love, immediately, for I won't wait any longer."

Then Sir Gawain, the knight, came forward:

"Sir, I am ready for what I have promised you, to fulfill all agreements."

"God have mercy!" said Dame Ragnelle then; "I wish I were a beautiful woman for your sake, for you have such goodwill."

Then Sir Gawain pledged his loyalty to her in good times and bad, as a true knight; Then Dame Ragnelle was joyful.

"Alas!" then said Dame Gaynor; So said all the ladies in her chamber, and wept for Sir Gawain.

"Alas!" said both the King and knight, that he should wed such a creature, she was so foul and horrible. She had two tusks on each side like boar's tusks, I won't hide, of considerable length. One tusk went up and the other down. A mouth wide and terribly grown, with gray hairs in abundance. Her lips lay wrinkled on her chin; Her neck, truly, could not be seen - She was hideous! She would not be wed in any other way but with a proclamation throughout the shire, in town and borough.

All the ladies of the land she commanded to come at hand to uphold that bridal ceremony. So it happened one day that the foul maiden was to be married to Sir Gawain.

The day had come, the day it was to be; The ladies pitied her greatly.

"Alas!" they all exclaimed.

The Queen pleaded with Dame Ragnelle, indeed -

"To be married in the early morning, as privately as you can."

"No!" she said; "By Heaven's King, I will never do that, no matter what, no matter what you say. I will be wed openly, for with the King I made such a covenant. I leave no doubt for you, I will not go to church until High Mass time and I will dine in the open hall, in the midst of the crowd."

"I agree," said Dame Gaynor; "But it would seem more honorable to me and most befitting your worship."

"Yes, as for that, Lady, God save you. Today I will have my honor, I tell you without boasting."

She prepared to go to church and all the nobles who were there, Sir, without lying.

She was adorned in the richest manner, more splendid than Dame Gaynor; her attire was worth three thousand marks of fine red gold coins, stiff and strong, so richly she was adorned.

Despite her clothing, she stood out as the foulest creature that anyone had seen - No one had ever seen such a hideous sow. To make a long story short, when she was married, they went home quickly;

They all went to the feast. This foul Lady took the high seat; She was very ugly and not courteous, so they all said. When the food was served before her, she ate as much as six people combined; Many a man marveled at that. Her nails were three inches long, with them she broke her food rudely; That's why she ate alone.

She ate three capons and also three curlews, and she devoured large baked dishes, indeed. Everyone marveled at it. No food came before her that she didn't eat, more or less, that pretty, foul damsel.

All the men who saw her said the devil should gnaw her bones, both knight and squire.

So she ate until the food was finished, until they removed the tablecloths and washed, as is the custom and manner.

Many men spoke of various dishes; I believe you can guess there were plenty, both tame and wild. In King Arthur's court, there was no shortage of delicacies that could be obtained by man's hand, neither in forest nor in field. There were minstrels from different countries.

[The manuscript is missing one leaf at this point, containing about seventy lines; the narrative continues at the moment of Ragnelle's and Gawain's wedding night.]

"Ah, Sir Gawain, since I have wed you, show me your courtesy in bed; It cannot be denied rightfully. In truth, Sir Gawain," the Lady said, and if I were fair, you would show more affection, but you pay no heed to marriage. Yet, for Arthur's sake, kiss me at least; I beg you to grant me this request. Let's see how you can perform."

Sir Gawain said, "I will do more than just a kiss, and with God as witness!"

He turned to her. He saw her as the most beautiful creature he had ever seen, without measure. She said, "What is your desire?

"Ah, Jesus!" he said; "Who are you?"

"Sir, I am your wife, certainly. Why are you so unkind?"

"Ah, Lady, I am to blame. I beg your pardon, my fair madam - It was not my intention.

You are a fair lady in my eyes, and today you were the foulest creature I have ever seen with my eyes. Well, I am glad, my Lady, to have you thus" - And he embraced her in his arms and kissed her and rejoiced greatly, securely.

"Sir," she said, "this is how you shall have me: Choose one of the two, as God is my witness, my beauty will not last - Whether you want me fair at night and as ugly in daylight to everyone's sight, or else have me fair during the day and the ugliest wife at night - You must choose one. Choose one, Sir Knight, whichever you prefer, yo save your honor."

"Alas!" said Gawain; "The choice is difficult. To choose the best, it is challenging,

No matter which choice I make: To have you fair at night and nothing more, that would grieve my heart greatly, and I would lose my honor. And if I desire to have you fair during the day, then at night I would have a simple companion. Now I would gladly choose the best: I don't know what to say in this world, but do as you wish now, my gay Lady. I put the choice in your hand: Whatever you will, I leave it in your hands. Release me when you wish, for I am bound; I entrust the choice to you. Both body and possessions, heart and every part, Are all yours to buy and sell - That I vow to God!"

"Thank you, courteous Knight," said the Lady; "May you be blessed among all earthly knights, for now I am honored. You shall have me fair both day and night and for as long as I live, fair and bright; Therefore, do not be troubled. For I was shaped by necromancy, by my stepmother, may God have mercy on her, and by enchantment; And I was supposed to be different, you see, until the best knight in England truly wedded me, and he should have given me sovereignty over his entire body and possessions, indeed. Thus, I was deformed; But you, Sir Knight, courteous Gawain, have given me sovereignty, indeed, that will never anger you, early or late. Kiss me, Sir Knight, right here and now; I pray thee, be glad and make good cheer, for I am well begun."

There they rejoiced with all their might, for it was right and natural,just the two of them alone. She thanked God and the merciful Mary for being restored from her defilement; So did Sir Gawain. He made merry in her chamber and thanked Our Savior, I tell you, for certain.

With joy and mirth they stayed till day, and then they wished to rise, that fair maiden.

"You shall not," Sir Gawain said; "We will lie and sleep till prime and then let the King call us to dine."

"I am agreed," then said the maid.

Thus it passed on till midday.

"Sirs," said the King, "let us go and see if Sir Gawain is alive. I am very afraid for Sir Gawain, now lest the devil has slain him; Now I would like to know."

"Go we now," said Arthur the King. "We will go see their awakening, and how well he has fared."

They came to the chamber, all uncertain.

"Arise," said the King to Sir Gawain; "Why do you sleep so long in bed?"

"Mary," said Gawain, "Sir King, surely, I would be glad if you would let me be,

For I am well at ease. Wait, you shall see the door undone! I think that you will say I am well gone; I am loath to rise."

Sir Gawain rose, and in his hand he took his fair Lady, and to the door he shook, and opened the door very fairly. She stood in her chemise by that fire; Her hair fell to her knees like red gold wire.

"Lo, this is my wife, as you can see! Look!" said Gawain to Arthur till - "Sir, this is my wife, Dame Ragnelle, who once saved your life."

He told the King and the Queen before them how suddenly she had transformed from her shape -

"My Lord, now with your leave" -

And what was the cause she was deformed Sir Gawain told the King all the details.

"I thank God," said the Queen; "I thought, Sir Gawain, she would have harmed you;

Therefore, in my heart I was sorely aggrieved. But the opposite is now seen!"

There was game, revelry, and play, and every man said to another, "She is a fair creature."

Then the King told them all how Dame Ragnelle had helped him in need, "Or my death would have been ordained."

Then Gawain told the King all together how she was transformed by her stepmother until a knight had helped her regain her form.

There she told the King fair and well how Gawain granted her sovereignty in every aspect, and what choice she gave to him.

"God bless him for his courtesy; He saved me from misfortune and dishonor that was full foul and grim. Therefore, courteous Knight and noble Gawain, I shall never anger you, that I promise now here. While I live, I shall be obedient; To God above, I shall bear witness, and never engage in strife with you."

"Gramercy, Lady," then said Gawain; "With you, I am fully content and I trust to find."

He said, "My love she shall have. Thereafter, she shall never need to ask for more, For she has been so kind to me."

The Queen said, and all the ladies, "She is the fairest now in this hall, I swear by Saint John! My love, Lady, you shall have forever for saving my Lord Arthur, as I am a gentlewoman."

Sir Gawain beget his Gingalyn who was a good knight of strength and kin and of the Round Table.

At every great feast that Lady should be. Of fairness, she carried away the beauty,

Wherever she walked on the ground. Gawain loved that Lady, Dame Ragnelle; In all his life, he loved none so well, I tell you without lying. As a coward, he lay beside her day and night. Never would he engage in jousting rightly; At that, Arthur the King marveled.

She prayed the King for his gentleness, "To be a good lord to Sir Gromer, indeed, for what he has done to you."

"Yes, Lady, I will do that now for your sake, for I know well he cannot make amends; He acted rudely towards me."

Now to bring this to a short conclusion, I intend to end it very soon, this tale of the gentle Lady. She lived with Sir Gawain but five years; That grieved Gawain all his life, I tell you assuredly.

In her life, she never grieved him; Therefore, no woman was dearer to him.

Thus ends my tale. She was the fairest Lady of all England, when she was alive, I understand; So said Arthur the King. Thus ends the adventure of King Arthur, who often in his days was greatly troubled, and the wedding of Gawain. Gawain was wedded often in his days; But he never loved a woman so constantly, as I have heard men say.

This adventure happened in Inglewood, as good King Arthur went hunting; Thus have I heard men tell. Now, God, as you were born in Bethlehem, never let their souls be lost in the burning fire of hell!

And, Jesus, as you were born of a virgin, help him out of the sorrow that devised this tale, and do it quickly, for he is surrounded by many jailers who keep him securely, with wrongs and cunning. Now, God, as you are the true Royal King, help him out of the danger who created this tale, for he has been in it for a long time. And in great pity, help your servant, For body and soul I yield into your hands, for he suffers greatly.

Here ends the wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle for the help of King Arthur.

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