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k0ff1n · 7 months ago

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The arsonist's analysis (Touya or however you want to call him)

It's just a really bad written character analysis.

Also I've noticed that there are some errors and sorry but pls I don't have time to correct them all.

Ok so over the least few days I kind of went back and started (re-started?) consuming content related to my hero academia, and I didn't really know what to expect since it had probably been something like 5 years that I didn't interact with anything that revolved around it.

Like the not so changed person that I am I decided to see how the anime and manga were doing, and not because I really like the story and all that, like sure many characters are great and all nothing to say about them, but the real reason was the same as many years ago, to see how that fucker (I mean Touya) was and if at that point he was still alive.

All this brings me to one question: why is it that so many people have such different versions of the character in their head? I'm not saying that they are wrong or anything, everyone views things differently and all that, but at the same time it kind of makes me wonder why is it that the mental image of the character that I've found is basically like this:

So yeah it seems strange to me, especially when in the manga there are like so many parts in which we can see how he acts, and I know that some of them would vary based on the situation and the people around him ecc ecc, but the general way in which the character acts is still one. Now I know that I'm probably gonna offend someone, I'm pretty sure of that, but pls tell me how do you see that guy and think: omg poor him he feels so insicure.

1: The (100%) insicure and shy version (wet cat edition)

I've seen many people, most of them on ao3 actually, that see the guy as insicure, as someone that feels like his body isn't made to be seen and that if he ever had a partner the sarcastic version of him would basically come out as some kind of defence mechanism. I mean the last part? Mmmmmh I kinda get what they mean but all the rest? Pls no. Like I can see what you are trying to say but it probably wouldn't be like that.

It would make sense if he was insecure, it would but it doesn't completely and we can see that in the way he acted as a child when he went from scared and yes, insecure, to the "I prefer to say something mean that cuts deep so I won't have to talk to you again". The entire (even if short) dialogue between him and his mother when he went out to train by himself explains that: he surely still wants his father to see him, we have that for all of the duration of the manga, but at the same time what once was only sadness became anger, making him focus on something else and not only about how bad he had to feel because of " being a failure in the eyes of his father".

"But he still felt as if he wasn't enough"

I know that that's what you are thinking and luckily I also know that but plss give me a minute to try and explain all that but with a simple image because I'm bad at words, especially since english isn't even my first language.

So yeah let's say that 50% of the insicure part of him is still there, I won't say stupid shit and make up that he feels nice now, we know he doesn't, so let's skip to the shy part. I'm gonna cover this quickly: we clearly see that he has never been shy since he was little, he seemed like he felt better alone but that doesn't mean he's shy. His father asked him to make friends but not because he was shy and didn't have them, it was only to not have him in his way. He basically said that because of how the other kids were he didn't want to be friends with them, so yeah he's probably more of an introvert but with more energy that it seemed (as he became older I mean). I have to say that it would also make sense if when he was little he was the type of kid that stayed by himself, mostly because he didn't feel like the other kids would be interested in him but only in the connection he had with his father. All this would make sense if we picture him as the kind of kid that would say those type of phrases that are difficult to answer to, just like the past example of the discussion he had with his mother.

Another point that I'd like to focus on is when people (not many but I've seen that as I've previously said) say that he would also be insecure not about himself in general but mostly about his body. And now I really am trying to think where I'm the way the character acts would you think that. He's wearing loose shirts that make a good part of him visible since his first appearances and when fighting in the last part he's basically shirtless. When he broadcasts the thing where he explains how he's Touya he 𝘪𝘴 shirtless, and I know that it was probably to make people see how far his father made his life a living hell, but if he really hated his body that much I don't think he would even be able to show himself to so many people. The only option left is that at this point he doesn't really care that much about how he looks, yes maybe he doesn't always like it, but it's not that everyone always likes ones look, we all know that there are days where you can't even watch your reflection in the mirror and others where you actually think that maybe you aren't so bad (if you don't I'm actually sorry but I get you lol).

Here are some examples:

2: The mean guy that only cares about your usefulness (and body)

This is the version that I've seen for the longest time, the one that makes people think something like "damn he's mean to me so he's hot and since he actually is attractive (and not because he's mean but shhh) then that means that it's fine if he acts in shitty ways".

Like pls no pt.2. Yeah he uses sarcasm, yeah if the situation calls for it he might say bad things but that doesn't mean that on a regular basis he would insult you and all that. I've seen many people that seem to consider him as the guy that like hits on you to have an easy fuck and then if you somehow have his number and idk text him he would barely answer. Like if we are talking on a "you met at a bar you don't know each other at all and the bathroom stall looked too inviting to not be in there together" then yes, he would probably act like that, but in the case that you do know each other and you already text him and ya know, you both care at least a little bit, then tell me why would he do that.

Like I know he is probably shit at expressing emotions, I'm not denying that. But if he cared about you and you explained that something, anything, was making you feel bad then he would probably (we always have to consider the situation first but pls take this as the most general one) try to make you feel better, even if only a little. Would he succeed? No, I'm not one to lie to myself. Would he opt for arson in case the problem could be solved with that? Yes, yes he would.

So all in all I don't see why he would act like that, considering the fact that he wasn't raised (manners wise) in a bad way and a part of that would still be in his head. The only time we see him say something "mean" is literally when he's dying and all the other things are basically sarcasm, said in a kind of offensive way, maybe, but not something that would cut too deep.

3: The actual boyfriend material (no clickbait)

So the other works that I've found were probably the best version of him. He wasn't perfect, but he also wasn't so fucking mean for no reason, he didn't 100% love himself but he also didn't cry himself to sleep because of that and all in all he actually seemed to care about the (presumably) only person he opened himself to. Unfortunately I've only found this version of him in works that seem to be kind of an au, not one that is much different from the canon one, but the whole story still isn't the same (maybe I'm wrong and sorry if I don't remember every piece perfectly). In case you haven't read them one of the best works are probably these:

-Casual (this is the first part but pls read all three)

-Peaches (you're the cream of the crop)

Like in these he actually loves you, he still is the bitch that we all love and he still isn't perfect, which is nice since he never was. Yes he feels strange to know that someone cares about him but it's not his whole personality.

4: The final version (burnt nugget edition)

After all this I'd say that if we consider all his backstory the realest version of him (as in partner, boyfriend, however you want to call that) would be one where there's trust between you two, even if it took 𝘴𝘰 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 and he still isn't too sure about it because as I said, he still is 25% at least insicure about his general self, but that doesn't mean that he makes the relationship fail. Also he strucks me as the type to like steal those useless books on how to improve yourself and all that shit to at least try to be enough for you. He would be a lovesick fool, yes, but one that uses sarcasm in every phrase and would call you stupid names just to see how long it would take for you to try and punch him. He would still do illegal things, habits like stealing don't just go away after your life depended on it, but he would improve. By improve I mean that he would also steal stuff you said you liked.

Now these are probably more like headcanons and I know that but he seems like the type of guy to genuinely care about you and your opinions. If you say that a certain nail polish would look good on him be sure that you'll find it on the bathroom counter the next morning while he's there waiting for you to put it on him. Also imagine how good it would be if you went on dates together and he had a way to get gatchas for free without breaking the machine so you have free stuff without getting caught. Now idk but I think that he would have a nice alcohol tolerance too, probably because is body is damaged and if you ever ask about his opinion on a certain piercing and if it would look on you he would always say that you'd look hot with everything (he would also be already searching for a needle to pierce you but ssshhh). All in all 85% boyfriend material, the last 15% is when he wakes up feeling like shit and remembers the past but doesn't want to talk about it, opting for shutting himself away for the entire day.

Also coming back to the looks point: his body is ruined, yes. Does he hate it? Nah. Look we know if he was irl he would probably be already dead so in fiction, in a universe where he still somehow survived in a body that was supposed to break down after a month max he probably doesn't hate it that much because it was the only thing that kept him and his hatred alive. Also idk about y'all but if my body was burnt and they told me that I would basically never feel that much pain I would too cover myself with staples and piercings because like, we all know that those little pieces of metal don't do shit at keeping his body together and he probably decided to put those there as decorations. So the last and really meaningful phrase with which I want you to leave this post is: if you had a chance like him to customize yourself and look like that, wouldn't you want to like have sex with yourself of something because I'm sure as hell that if he could he would.

#mha #bnha #dabi #touya todoroki #dabi x reader #touya x reader #touya todoroki x reader #character analysis #im so sorry #random bullshit

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sisterdivinium · 1 year ago

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Hi I'm AvMila anon. THANK YOU SO MUCH!! ❤️ AAAAAaaaaahhhhhhh sorry for screaming. But you inaugurating the Ava/Camila tag on ao3 with your own piece is just... It's top 5 one of the sweetest things someone has done for me. You truly looked at my crackship and said why not and went ahead and created the very first entry, and probably the only one lol, but that's so considerate. Thank you truly. I enjoyed it, and I loved DocSuperion's cameo. Jillian finding them cuddling and surely thinking to herself "well, aren't all of us at this house a little (a lot) fruity"

I read your elaboration on the "spam" thing. I get it now, I didn't understand what the issue was at first, but you explained it well. I have had something similar happen in other fandoms, I wasn't much into the main pairing and my ship was also just sort of floating around them as accessories to them. And yeah it's disappointing. It would be good and also kind of authors to mention, hey my main focus will be this ship or these 2 characters, all other tags point to support roles so they won't get much spotlight or development. Thank you again, you're very kind :) I loved what you wrote for my little crazy ship

Hello again!

Oh, I'm very, very happy to know that ficlet was to your liking <3 You're very much welcome.

I'm not exactly popular but hey, who knows, maybe someone else will look at it and get a little idea for a story to tell about Ava and Camila as well -- and perhaps give the tag a little push forward in the process. I hope so!

And, you know, I'd consider something like JC/Miguel more of a crackship than Ava/Cam. To me, only one out of those two pairings could have an internal logic with the correct build-up (although I wouldn't censor anyone willing to make JC/Miguel a thing, LOL. To each their own, but THAT's something I wouldn't touch!) I'm sure the avatrice diehards might disagree with me (and, to be fair, as a Jillian/Suzanne diehard, I'm myself irrationally protective of my OTP and wouldn't be caught near any other pairing that involved either Jillian or Superion -- I, too, have my childish shipping faults :)), but I can see something in there for Ava and Camila, it does makes sense. Even if just for a small little scene like the one I wrote -- why not, you know?

I sometimes wonder if people don't get a bit too attached to longfic. I imagine it has its charms, but as someone who prefers to write smaller but "tighter" stories, fooling around with other ships comes a lot easier. I'm not bound to a leviathan ninety-eight chapter story and can just play with different concepts in each little fic that comes to mind. And it's fun, what can I say? I had a blast writing Ava/Cam for you that day. It's not the greatest thing ever written in the history of English Literature, granted, but then it doesn't have to be which is a good reminder for myself as I struggle with my current doctor superion project... Ahem.

As for the "spam" deal, yeah, I thought it had just been miscommunication and you'd know what I meant if I just explained it a little better, so I'm glad that got cleared up as well. I don't think certain corners of the fandom will ever come across this series of posts that took place on my blog this week, so I'm not hopeful that the conversation will reach those it should reach as concerns tagging, but who knows. Fandoms were more organised once, perhaps they might again find it in their hearts to remember we don't all like the same things and that it would be a welcome courtesy to take us into consideration when tagging for alternative ships.

Anyway. Thanks for stopping by again! And let me reiterate how happy I am to know that you enjoyed my humble offering to your ship! <3

#chats with anon #correspondence #suppose i'll tag this with the meta tag as well since the longfic x shortfic comment could classify #meta fandom talk i guess #keeping my fingers crossed for more people to write some ava/cam so you don't feel so alone anon!#and ha you caught my total inability to write wn stuff without including jillian and suzanne in some capacity did you? :)

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retlasute · 1 year ago

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20 Questions for Fic Writers

THANK YOOOOUU @penny-lane-123 FOR TAGGING ME ❤️ and I'm sorry I'm late, I've had smoke coming out of my ears for three days

And I don't interact with many people here but I'll tag you @imalovelymoth because I'm curious and I'm just entrosando🫶

1. How many works do you have on Ao3? Currently 3, but I have another 2 works ready

2. What’s your total Ao3 word count? Nearly 300.000 words

3. What fandoms do you write for? Only for hot jojo cowboys

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos? Turbinio with 340 kudos, itrmw with 70 and Change Partners with 20 if I'm not mistaken

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not? YES I DO! I love interacting with readers and I always take the time to read their comments, it really motivates me to keep writing

6. What is a fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? None have been finalized and I don't want to give spoilers, but itrmw probably won't have as ''good'' an ending as Turbinio

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? Again, I'm not the type to make truly happy endings, but the most optimistic will be Turbinio

8. Do you get hate on fics? Surprisingly I've never gotten any hate on my fics ?? I've always been a person who gets in trouble easily and always seeing wonderful comments on my fics is something that disarms me and makes me😳😳😭😭❤️❤️

9. Do you write smut? WELL I TRY 😭😭 I'm the last romantic and what was supposed to be a 1500-word erotic scene becomes a complete book and I'm sure that must annoy some people who read looking for cock and get 14 paragraphs of pure internal conflict

10. Do you write crossovers? No, writing for something silly like steel ball run already takes half my gray matter, a crossover would kill me

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? YES, but it was at a time when I was still writing stories in portuguese. A son of a bitch stole all my poems and my first jotaro fic

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? Noo

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? Yesss and it was in 2020 in a ficwriter community (I fought with everyone and was banned from there)

14. What’s your all-time favorite ship? HMMMMMMMMMMMMMM I would say gyjo but I'm too jealous so my favorite ship is Joseph x Caesar

15. What’s a wip you want to finish, but doubt you ever will? I don't think I have something that I'll never finish because I work with random peaks of energy, last year Turbinio was nothing more than a 2000-word one-shot and now it's 65 chapters long

16. What are your writing strengths? I honestly don't know, I can only answer what I like to do best, which in this case is to describe the appearance of the characters. I like to imagine a more realistic picture of how the characters would look after 116 days crossing deserts and frozen forests, whether they would be vain enough to shave, wash their hair or simply sleep properly. I think details like dark circles under the eyes, pallor, unshaven beards and patched clothes are things that I miss when I read the manga and see that they always look so flawless

I also love describing specific pains like the tight knots of a suture cutting into the skin, how the salt from tears stings an abraded face and things like that

17. What are your writing weaknesses? irregularity and laziness. It takes me two weeks to write a paragraph, and then on a random day I make a caipirinha shake and write 5000 words and publish it the same day because I'm too lazy to read and correct it

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic? I usually keep only slang and sayings. As the protagonist of Turbinio is practically polyglot, I like to add details to her speech such as a certain slowness or brief pauses, as if she's trying to remember how the word is in english (I confess that this happens to me all the time, so I make her say the word in spanish out of laziness to look up the translation)

In some of the first chapters I also used to make the answers she gave Diego simpler or vaguer because at the beginning she really struggled to understand that british accent

19. First fandom you wrote for? Diabolik Lovers 💀💀

20. Favorite fic you’ve written? IN THE RICH MAN'S WORLDDDD i love this fic because it's a project i started in 2019 and it was SO DETAILED and full of nuances

now I'm writing a much simpler version but still full of details that I'm really enjoying writing, even though Turbinio has a special place in my heart and I particularly prefer a good old latina protagonist

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abiiors · 2 years ago

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omg hi, it's ace from shinycollorboneapologist blog, and I am so excited you like my fic concept!!!

I actually thought ab making adam the brother but there will be fighting and I just cannot picture Adam angry or winning a fight (so sorry Adam bby but you are basically a twink </3) but Ross could absolutely body anyone- I will admit tho in my nightly delusions it does get weird imagining him as a brother bc I spend alot of time reading fanfic where he is DEFINITELY NOT a brotherly figure...

I love your work, and i do sit in bed and re-read your writing literally daily... gotta keep the delusions fuelled!! your masterlist must be one of my most visited posts on tumblr lol

crossing over blogs like this is so strange but I was so excited to see you talking ab the fic!! as stated I have never written anything properly, so I'm relying on my gcse/high school level English to get me through... we shall see how it goes

hi ace!! i loved your fic concept omg, i swear i've read something else you've sent someone? the1975attheirverybest? i don't remember now but correct me if i'm wrong

also you're so right! i love adam but i CANNOT picture him getting into a fight he's such a lil soft man 🥺 ross, on the other hand, mmm ross can and will absolutely body people! (that one video where matty comes at him and ross simply bumps into him and then matty goes FLYING???? or matty trying to annoy him during gyat (?) and then again getting thrown like 50 feet back??? and all of that is them messing about i don't even want to imagine him getting into a serious fight (lowkey hot but i CANNOT think that if he's meant to be brotherly here, you see the problem lol?))

anyway i'm so glad you like my writing!! thank you for telling me you're very sweet 😭😭💕💕 and i'm sure whatever you write will be great i mean the lil concept itself had me FEELLING THINGS PLS! i'm so excited if you do decide to write it, good luck <3

#asks #chatty asks #fic asks

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blommis-writes · 2 years ago

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Hi, linguist here. Also, an Italian one.

I've seen people commenting the Italian and Latin forms are incorrect and while it's true because in Italian it's sedano, whoever wrote the wikipedia article was not wrong in writing selleri/seleri, but in writing that it's Italian. As a matter of fact, the term is the right one but it's from one of the 31 Italian dialects that were all in use before the Tuscany dialect sort of "took over" and was chosen as official language (@ Italian frens don't come at me I'm just putting it this way to simplify because I would need a whole ass book to explain the processes the Italian language went through in entire centuries) - and indeed the modern Italian form instead comes from Tuscan dialect sesano.

(For example, in Neapolitan dialect celery was accio, because it instead derived from the Spanish apio which in itself came from another Latin term, ăpĭum, used to indicate the wild category of celery but also parsley. This form itself was derived by a Celtic term.)

As for the Latin term being wrong I'm not sure (sorry but I've been a hater since the Italian school system tortured me with the study of Latin grammar in high school) but Latin changed, like, a lot, and I think once again whoever wrote the article mixed up by writing the Latin term and saying it's Late Latin. The Late Latin term was selīnum, the Latin was just a transliteration of the Greek term, indeed selinon.

So for the English form, the correct etymology should be

Mycenaean form> Greek σέλινον (sélinon)> Latin selinon> Late Latin selīnum> Italian Venetian dialect selleri> French céleri> English celery (from which then derived the German sellerie)

Sorry for the mess of a post but linguistics can be a mess and BOI Italian linguistics is. A lot. Because modern Italian linguistics is not about the last two or so centuries, but to understand it you need to start your studies at the first ever written document in Vulgar (the stage of Late Latin in which it was changed so much from Latin that it could be considered a whole ass other language, indeed what we call Vulgar Latin -or just Vulgar- in Italy) written in 960 A.D. and go through the developing of the regional dialects and the different changes they went through depending on which kingdom controlled that part of land (because of course Italy had to be divided until 1861 and dominated by half of the other European nations in the meantime). All while still keeping in mind the original Latin terms, to see if the Vulgar ones developed from those. Just. Trust me when I tell you that, as fascinating as they are, these studies gave me some form of lasting trauma.

(And I still hate Latin but after 5 years at the faculty I do see the need for studying Latin language and grammar to better understand Italian.)

this sentence makes me hopping mad. WHAT R U TRYING TO TELL ME

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goldentigerfestival · 7 months ago

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(Sorry for the late reply, I was sure I'd already answered it) Unfortunately, if a Japanese game is translated into French, it's always from the English version and not the original (apart perhaps a few rare exceptions?). Probably because it's easier and perhaps cheaper to translate from English to French than from Japanese to French... I'm doing a new run but this time on Steam (for the costumes) while watching the scenes from the Japanese playthrough with the English subtitles you shared, and it's really stunning to see how correct the english translation is but as soon as there's a scene with Flynn the quality plummets. It's also a shame that the playthrough doesn't seem to go all the way to the end of the game, even if I understand the time it takes to record, edit and translate a video... On another note, in the description of one of the videos, they said that Lowell meant "young wolf" in French (which I didn't know at all). The lilies, on the other hand, were the emblem of the kings of France. I wonder if it's just a coincidence that his first and last names have something to do with France? Ah, I'm really curious to know why the devs named him Yuri, when (I believe?) his first name is typically feminine in Japanese.

Hi again! It's possible you did send the ask and Tumblr just didn't send it/ate it. I've heard that's been happening again. If not, here we are then!

It's sad to hear that about games translated into French. I know someone who is French who has said something similar and to know it's not just some games but basically all of them is just sad. You're going to lose context with any translation that double translates like that, and unfortunately it also means you're at the whims and mercy of whatever the English localization did, whether they handled it well or not. Some localizations do really good work and stay as faithful as they can, but when you get the ones that aren't like that, you end up with... well, things like Fire Emblem Three Houses.

You might not have played that game, but it's a whole debacle because there are similar cases of characterization altering to fit a really specific viewpoint that's damning to a character and, similar to Flynn, changes the narrative standpoint against the character. Instead of running with a naturally neutral and unbiased narrative perspective, the context leans into trying to make players feel a certain way, rather than using neutral tones that were previously present, or even changing positive dialogue to make it sound negative. Like, in Flynn's case, the JP tone remains neutral and doesn't really "imply" players should feel a particular way.

...and it's really stunning to see how correct the english translation is but as soon as there's a scene with Flynn the quality plummets.

It really is sad to see (especially because Vesperia is pretty popular in the west as far as Tales games go, so this is the exposure they have to Flynn as compared to the original context, and Flynn is also much softer and gentler in his original tone). I feel like I hate it even more because the translation quality can be perfect - like, some lines are basically about as direct of a translation as you can get with some word flexibility (i.e. using words that mean the same thing but avoiding using the exact same words again and again). I know they're fully capable of keeping to a faithful translation; but when Flynn is spoken to/about, suddenly the context/tone changes and the loc treats him very harshly where it was otherwise not like that. Basically I feel like in JP, the players are left to decide how they feel about Flynn on their own, but in the English loc, it feels like there's a push to say "hey you should all cheer for Yuri and be against Flynn", which... well, Yuri would not like that!

Yes, it's true Lowell means young wolf (which is funny because the novel, written by one of the people who wrote the game, actually describes Yuri as being more of a cat LOL)! Yuri as a first name though is pretty common on either gender. I don't live in Japan so I'm not sure on specifics of their naming culture or anything, but just from what I know in media, Yuri is a common first name for guys as well (honestly, the amount of media I've consumed with a character named Yuri is probably more often than I've ever seen English media using the same name in a lot of stuff lol).

In fairness to the name being feminine, Yuri himself is pretty feminine and is drawn to be feminine in many official artworks (TalesFes artwork, Asteria artwork, etc). Even when he's not extremely feminine in certain artworks, he's never particular masculine, and his official artwork does always mess around with his appearance, giving him feminine clothing/hairstyles/lore/poses (i.e. standard feminine poses that you would see anime girls in lol). At least, from my own experience, many (not all, but most that I've come across) male characters named Yuri are also feminine in appearance/possess feminine traits to their character (be it their appearance or behavior).

If someone has more knowledge on Japanese naming culture they can feel free to weigh in - that's just based on my experience with media I've seen using the name. In Vespy Yuri's case he does use "ore" when referring to himself which is masculine, but his official artwork designs like messing around with his clothes/hair like he's a damn barbie LOL. Also, they made the decision to let him wear the veil as an attachment, so... I guess that was our insight on all his fun barbie treatment in the future when the game first came out LOL.

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avatar-of-procrastination · 3 years ago

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How do you think the moonboyz would react to a teen reader being kicked out from her house because she was a lesbian/bi?

Oh this was a.... ride to write. This fic is personal to me because as a closeted bi, this is a scenario that plays in my head a lot. It's scary knowing that there is a posibility that your family won't accept you for who you are.

Hope you like this fic, anon!

Warnings: mentions of homophobic characters, self depriciating thoughts, mentions of death, violence and physical abuse.

I know very little about DID. All that i have written in this fic is through my limited knowledge of DID through the show and through some websites.

I also used google translate for the Spanish dialogues. If the grammar is incorrect, please send me a message and i’ll correct it asap. I don’t mean to disrespect anyone

(English is not my first language. Please pardon any grammatical errors. Gifs not mine)

After the incident in Cairo, Marc patched things up with Layla and the group shifted and settled down in London.

They had moved into a quiet little neighbourhood. The neighbours were friendly but Marc insisted on not befriending anyone, considering his line of work (lets just say he started taking up hitman jobs, okay)

Most people steered clear of the duo except you. You found comfort and solace in their home. You quickly warmed up to Layla and Steven

With your warm and bubbly nature, you basically had Steven wrapped around your finger.

He adored you, and was pretty sure no one would have the heart to hurt such a pure soul

Which is why it was a big surprise to find you on his doorstep, visibly shaking and crying, unable to form words. You had a bruise forming on your face.

He quickly pulled you inside and looked around for Layla becasue he was getting increasingly flustered looking at your face lined with tears.

You simply huged him and sobbed into his shirt. After you'd calm down, you'd explain eveeything. How you were caught on a date with your best friend, how your family flipped out when you said you weren't straight, how things got a little physical and how they kicked you out in the middle of the night, not wanting anything to do with you.

Steven was absolutely shocked at the revelation. He would want to give your family a piece of his mind right then but you were more important at that time.

You were tired from all the crying and asked Steven to cuddle with you. He nodded eagerly.

He brought all the snacks he had in his cupboard and switched on the TV and held you in his arms.

You felt him shift a bit and realized that it was Marc who was sitting next to you.

Marc understood how you felt. To be abused and thrown out by your own family. He pulled you closer and circled his palm on your back. The gesture made you tear up once again and Marc let you let out all the emotions. Once you calmed down once more, he kissed the top of your head abnd whispered, "No one will hurt you here, kiddo. I promise."

Jake had never formally met you. He'd always observe the other two fawn over you. He felt that they were capable enough to take care of you so he never truly felt a need to front.

You had fallen asleep, pressed next to Marc after he camled you down from yet another breakdown.

You were turning around in your sleep, whispering under your breath. You woke up with a start, screaming and covered in cold sweat. The nightmare you had was too real. You saw the dead body of your girlfirend surrounded by your family members, who were chanting, "This is all your fault."

You could still see the cold and lifeless eyes of your lover on the ground, and you thought it really was your fault. If only you never existed, none of this would've happened.

You started sobbing once again, whispering, "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."

A hand wrapped around your shoulders and pulled you closer. You turned and immediately knew it wasnt Marc or Steven. But you felt safe in his embrace.

"You're alright, niña (kid). I swear to protect you always. No one will ever harm you for as long as I'm alive, my little flor."(flower)

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writingquestionsanswered · 2 years ago

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Something always felt wrong about my writing and I think I've now found what it is: it is too corny. How can I fix this? I've written three full novels, I've studied plot structure, read and watched tons of resources, I'm a regular reader (at least 5 books per month, mostly within my genre)... But I always end up cringing when I reread most of what I've written. A part of me feels that, if I had any talent, I would've already overcame this by now. Sorry for mistakes, English is not my language, and sorry for bringing my problems here 🤦🏻‍♀️

Writer Feels Like Their Writing is Corny

Here's the thing... here's two things, actually:

1 - "Corny" doesn't mean anything. It's a subjective personal feeling. What one person finds to be corny another person might not find to be corny. So, unless you tell me what you feel is corny about your writing, I can't tell you how to fix it.

2 - You're actually not the best judge of your own writing...

As writers, we can be our own worst enemies when it comes to evaluating our own writing. For one thing, we can get hung up on confidence issues that make us feel things about our writing that aren't true. We can get overconfident and feel like our writing is flawless and amazing when it isn't, and we can get under confident and feel like our writing is bad when it isn't. We're also just too close to the writing... so close that we can't always see issues that others can easily see. So we're just not the most qualified people to judge our own writing, and that's why there's such a thing as critique partners, beta readers, and editors. And the truth of the matter is, most good writers struggle with feeling like their writing is corny at some point. It tends to happen more often earlier in our writing, and that's because it's more likely to be true then. But it still happens further into our writing journeys, even to critically acclaimed, best-selling authors. And obviously, then it's less likely to be true and more likely to be the kind of random self-doubt that plagues most creatives. But the point is that just because you feel like your writing is corny doesn't mean it is. (Again, you're not the best judge on that front...)

This is why it's ESSENTIAL for writers to get feedback from others. You can't know if your writing is actually corny unless other people read your writing and the bulk of them agree that it's corny. Otherwise, you're just going off a gut instinct that may not even be correct.

If you're truly as experienced as you say you are, odds are you're just experiencing random self-doubt, but the only way to know for sure (and the only way to erase the self-doubt) is to get feedback from others. Look for a local or online writer's group, find a critique partner, hire someone to do a professional critique, or find some beta readers. If all or most of them agree your writing is corny, ask them why and then let me know what they say, and I'll help you figure out how to fix it. I think there's a reasonably good chance that they won't think it's corny, though, but you won't know until you get the feedback. :)

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ayeforscotland · 2 years ago

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Hey, I just saw a post where you were talking about highlander novels and saw in the notes Scottish authors talking about how people (who read those highlander books) telling them (the actual Scottish authors) that they need to "work on their accents" when they write outlander type books. As an aspiring writer in America (who doesn't read the "Highlander Romance" type books, and I only mention that to say I don't know how the accents are written in the american-written fetishized books compared to books written by actual people from Scotland) I was wondering if you had any opinions or advice for writing Scottish characters in regards to their accents? I ask because I've seen others give advice that you shouldn't write out accents because it "others" other cultures, but I've also seen others say that writing the accent is okay as long as it's done right (and in some cases might actually be insulting not to write the accent, because it implies "good" english is the only valid way?) and I'm unsure which is correct. Sorry for the long ask, I just didn't want to risk writing my Scottish characters in an unintentionally insulting way by following possible bad advice, if that makes sense. (Not sure if it matters or not, but the book isn't going to be a romance lol)

Hey, cheers for the question, it’s an interesting one but I think there’s a few issues needing addressed.

It really depends what you’re looking to do with a Scottish character. I speak English with a Scottish accent. I speak Scots Standard English with a Scottish accent. I speak Scots with a Scottish accent.

The accent never changes. And I think what a lot of non-Scottish authors do when writing dialogue is write what they think a Scottish accent sounds like phonetically.

AND I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH - that you shouldn’t do this. Good authors avoid doing this with any of their characters.

For an extreme example, imagine you used the racist stereotype of an Asian character who struggled to pronounce the letter ‘L’ so you replaced all instances of it with ‘R’ in all of their dialogue. That’s insane, right? No one should ever do that.

Again that’s a super extreme example, but there’s a reason it’s not all that common to see dialogue written phonetically. Some authors may get away with doing it for regional English dialects but it’s different when it comes to a separate language.

For using actual Scots language, it’ll all come down to how good your research is and if you want people from Scotland to beta-read anything.

Good things to avoid - don’t go full “Tumblr during Scottish Pokemon Trainer”

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astrayan · 3 years ago

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i made some tags but i want to talk more about some "red flag" books. sorry for any typos or if my english is incorrect at any point, it's not my first language.

i added the following tags:

let's start by saying i happen to LOVE haruki murakami and i think his philosophical takes on his books are marvelous. like i said in the tags, you HAVE to be older to understand some things that are not explicit when you're younger or on a first read-through (for example, fight club doesnt pack the same punch [haha punch] when you read it a second time, then you see the signals pointing to the end were there all along but you didn't pick up the information). that's what i mean by saying picking up undertones when you're older, you have more information to contextualize (or re-contextualize) a book.

like, imagine you're 14 and you read american psycho. you probably don't even know what a yuppie is. and by missing that you're missing why bateman acts the way he does. and it does the same thing fight club does, which is to present us with unreliable narrators. but again you may not pick that up until you're older and can understand the themes of toxic masculinity (fight club) or the objectification of women, critic to the capitalism model and mental health issues (american psycho).

i love sylvia plath but admittedly, you do have to be a certain age to read the bell jar because of its themes of mental health, depression and suicide, but those are not red flags, those are triggers. why are these people keeping away a beautifully written story about mental health issues saying it's a red flag to read this book? this makes no sense to me. and tbh i HAVE to laugh at the sticker on gone girl. "if shes reading this she probably watched jennifer's body at least once". this cracked me up. i am aware of its flaws but i love jennifer's body (and it's a fuck you to men everywhere despite the ending), and that comment is so correct. gone girl also says fuck you to men, and it should not be considered a red flag. like... grow up maybe.

now, about the thing that will probably haunt my dreams this night. HOW IS FRANKENSTEIN ON A RED FLAG SHELF?! sure it's philosophical af but i read it at a young age and as i grew up i reread it a lot (i do have this problem, instead of buying new books, i reread mine because having dynamic reading means i end them REALLY fast and i end up with the same books to read lol), understanding more and more with more age. HOW in the world is this book a red flag? i honestly can't see it. yeah it is horror and a bit sci-fi but i was reading stephen king by age 9 and i turned out (mostly) fine. this one pisses me off to no end.

anyway i don't even know if anyone will read this but i already typed everything so. i'm ending these here. if i misexplained or mansplained anything pls let me know (i'm a trans man so please fell free). and if you wanna know more about the books that i mentioned both in the tags and this post, i can try and give a trigger warning or a spoilers-free synopsis of the ones I've already read.

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therealvinelle · 3 years ago

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Ok I'm embarrassed to admit this, but I'm just now copying your Norwegian Bella AU into a text translator, and if you don't already have 50 people in your inbox demanding a translation then shame on ALL OF US because this is glorious! And while Google Translate does have a certain charm (it translated "piper hun ut" as "she beeps") I'm curious to see how you'd put it in English.

Troquantary is referring to this post. In which Bella doesn't speak English.

Fun fact, you're the only one who's gone into my inbox to request this. I was so sad, had the translation half-written and everything, but I was too proud to beg. So thank you, Troquantary, for popping this ask.

As for the dictionary fuckups, sounds about right. I made a few typos, too, that made Google Translate suffer even more. (Such as managing to mix up "henne" (her) and "hendene" (hands), resulting in Aro patting Bella instead of clapping his hands. Poor Google.)

Also, there are a few cultural references and language things that would be lost in the translation, in an attempt to keep them I included notes clarifying things.

Some things, like Aro and Carlisle's very old man way of speaking, are easier said than done to translate, you'll have to bear with me there.

Additional notes are that I added a few things to this version, many of them because translating is hard, but a few because while translating I thought "oh you know what would be much funnier-" and then wrote that.

Alright, without further ado:

When Renée left Charlie she did not go to Florida, she went to Oslo. And she went all in to make her daughter a true Norwegian, hiring Norwegian nannies and making sure never to speak English around the child. Since transatlantic flights are expensive, little Bella Swan rarely got to visit her father, and as such she never did learn what should have been her native language.

She quickly forgot what English she did have in favor of Norwegian, with the exception of words like “Yes”, “No”, and “I’m Bella”.

The few trips she took to visit her father were all the more awkward than in canon since she couldn’t play with the Black kids. Let not the blame fall upon Charlie: he took Norwegian classes and speaks conversational Norwegian. He can’t speak to Renée, because her Norwenglish is incomprehensible even to Norwegians, but he can communicate with Bella.

Not that he’s had a lot of chances to do so.

Bella makes it to seventeen years old, she’s in second grade at Handels* and is a major outsider among the preps there, and then Renée marries a handsome skier**. Together they shall travel the continent all winter to participate in as many skiing races as they can, and in the summer they’ll take gigs at Hurtigruta to see the coast.

*“Handels” is the nickname for an Oslo high school infamous for its pupils being rich and beautiful blonds who are going to be CEOs when they grow up.

**Skiing as a sport is huge in Norway

***Hurtigruta is a famous ferry that travels across the Norwegian West coast

Bella, who sucks at skiing and is too young to work at Hurtigruten, takes the hint.

With dread in her stomach and dictionary in hand she goes to her father in America.

Where she doesn’t speak the language.

Faen.

Charlie gives her a car, and I wish this meta was set in the present because I could have joked about electric cars and the automat only driver’s license*, but Twilight is set in 2005 so I can’t. The car part proceeds without drama.

*An increasing number of Norwegian youth take the driver’s license for automatic cars only, and we’re the country in the world with the highest percentage of electric car purchases.

School is worse than in canon, because she is now a thousand times more sensational than if she was merely the new student. She is from another country! All of Forks keels over with excitement.

To make matters even worse, our girl doesn’t understand a word of what people are saying.

She is too awkward to let them know she doesn’t know English. It’d become a thing, and they might think she’s dumb. To be fair, it’s not good that she’s been through primary, secondary, and now a year and a half of high school and still sucks at English.

So she nods, smiles, mumbles “Hi, I’m Bella” to the new faces, and blushes heavily when anybody says anything.

People assume she’s shy. That’s a bit boring, but oh well.

She has her biology class with the redhead hottie she noticed during lunch. She watched him and his family, they were fascinatingly pretty, but she doesn’t know anything more about them. Sure would have been great if she could have asked the tiny girl (was it Jess?) about them.

Biology proceeds as in canon - Edward badly wants to eat the delicious girl, but fortunately doesn’t.

She runs into him in the office when he tries to switch to another biology lesson, but she has no idea what he’s saying so she only has the suspicion that this somehow concerns her. Which is still uncomfortable, but Bella is probably the problem here. The hottie surely can’t be.

He’s missing from school for a week, Bella finds that weird.

He returns, and to her great horror he starts talking to her.

“Hello”, he says.

Bella dies inside. He’s too handsome!

"I'm Edward Cullen," he continues, and ok, she got that. The hottie is called Edward, that’s good to know. She’s not sure she caught that last name, though, Köln?

He says something else, it’s gibberish to Bella even though she’s concentrating, and at the end there he says “Bella Swan”.

She gulps.

"I'm Bella Swan," she confirms and nods. That should be correct. God, she hopes it’s correct.

He smiles a crooked, boyish smile. She’s awed. She didn’t think it was possible to be so beautiful.

He says something else.

Bella didn’t catch it.

She blushes even harder, she hasn’t been more embarrassed in her life. Here he is, the most handsome guy in all the world, and she has nothing to say to him. Literally, they don’t speak the same language.

She should tell him.

It’s one thing to chicken out of telling the town she doesn’t speak English, but there’s something different about Edward Cullen. He deserves the truth.

But...

He’s the most beautiful person she has seen in her life. He is American, too, so the odds of him knowing Norwegian are microscopical. If he finds out she doesn’t understand a word he says he’ll stop talking to her, and selfish as she is she doesn’t want that.

So with a slightly guilty conscience (but not enough to fess up) she contributes to the conversation with enough words and smiles to pull through. "Yes", "No", "Thank you", and "That's nice".

He is surprised by several of these answers, but instead of giving her odd looks and losing interest he grows more invested in the conversation.

Class ends.

The next day the near accident happens, and he saves her. She is stunned - dear god, did he just pick up a whole car? After teleporting across the parking lot..?

Soon she’s in the ER, and more than a little bit stressed about that fact since she knows the Americans have a terrible healthcare system.

She hopes Charlie has an insurance.

An insanely beautiful man walks into the ER, and Bella is shocked. He is just as handsome as Edward and Edward’s lunch friends!

He introduces himself as Carlisle Cullen, and Bella can only assume this is someone’s older brother. Possibly related to the blonde girl.

He smiles at her, says something, and she answers, "I'm Bella Swan."

He frowns.

That must have been the wrong answer, then.

His hands return to investigating her scalp, and to her great surprise he switches to perfect Norwegian, "kjenner De* noe ubehag når jeg holder her?" Do you feel any discomfort when I touch here?

*De is the Norwegian polite pronoun for “you”. Du = thou = the French tu, and De = you = the French vous. These polite pronouns went out of use in the 1980’s, save for when addressing royal persons, and would be considered antiquated in 2005.

He hurries to add, "Norsk lærte jeg i... fjor sommer. Det var et nettkurs." I learned Norwegian… last year. Online class.

"Hvilket da?" Which one? Bella asks, because Charlie needs to hear about this. The doctor has beautiful, if slightly outdated, pronunciation.

The doctor’s smile turns uncertain. She gets the feeling there’s something he doesn’t want to say. "Husker ikke," I don’t remember, sier han etter en litt vel lang pause.

That’s a shame. And weird.

"De hadde hellet med Dem i dag, som ikke ble truffet av den bilen." You were lucky today, not getting hit by that car. he then says, noticeably changing the subject.

"Det var ikke hell, det var Edward," It wasn’t luck, it was Edward, she replies sharply.

The doctor definitely looks uncomfortable.

She continues, "Han krysset skolegården på et blunk, og plukket opp hele bilen. Jeg så det," He crossed the schoolyard in a moment, and picked up the whole car. I saw it,

The doctor laughs. "Om han kunne det hadde nok gymkarakteren hans vært meget bedre. Nei, frøken Swan*, jeg beklager å si at det høres ut som at De er litt omtåket. Det er helt normalt ved hjernerystelse." If he could do that, his PE grade would be a lot better. No, Miss Swan, I’m sorry to say you seem confused. That’s normal with concussions.

*Addressing a young woman as “frøken” is even more outdated than using polite pronouns.

Why does Bella get the feeling he’s lying?

She’s discharged.

We’ll jump ahead to her trip to La Push - that trip uneventful, since Jacob knows she doesn’t speak English. They stick their hands in their pockets and stare at the sea.

The next day she’s shanghaied to Port Angeles, because apparently she said “Yes” at the wrong time when talking to Jessica (Turns out Jess’s name was Jessica!) and accidentally said yes to a day trip to Port Angeles.

Like in canon she wanders away from the others, and as in canon she is nearly gang raped. And again as in canon she is saved at the last moment by Edward.

He buys her dinner, and she can’t believe her own luck- and misfortune. A date with the most handsome guy on the planet (hence the luck) and she can’t say a word to him (hence the misfortune)!

He says things to her, lends her his jacket, and really this is it for Bella, she’s peaked, life can’t get better than this.

(That’s a lie, it would be better if she spoke English.)

He’s so amazing.

She’s gotten pretty good at navigating conversations with him, so she nods and aha’s her way through.

In his car on the way home the tone takes a more serious turn.

He asks her about something, and it’s a serious question, that much she’s gathered. She answers in the confirmative.

He is silent.

Did she say anything wrong?

(Edward, on his end, just asked if she knows what he is. She said yes, so calmly, not even a trace of fear in her.)

A few days later he takes her out on a walk in the woods.

He shows her a meadow in the woods, and when he steps into it he lights up in the sunlight.

Bella is in shock.

She knew there was something different about him, but- holy cow. This guy isn’t human.

Is she dating a god?

She stumbles into the clearing after him, and they spend a day together where he says things, and she can barely hear any of it (nevermind understand it) because she’s so distracted by how pretty he is.

The next day he takes her to a house in the middle of nowhere. She doesn’t want to guess that this can be where he lives. Surely gods don’t live in houses?

He shows her inside the house, and introduces her for Dr. Cullen and a lady with a name she doesn’t catch.

Bit weird that these two are acting like a couple of parents, they’re far too young and divine for that.

Edward shows her around in an old-fashioned office, and she doesn’t know what to make of i when she sees a painting of Carlisle. Edward launches into a long story when he sees her watching it, unfortunately she doesn’t catch any dates or artist names. At one point she heard the word “suicide”, though, and that’s not good.

She doesn’t get much out of the story.

The baseball game doesn’t happen because Bella didn’t pick up on what Edward wanted and didn’t realize she was being invited to a thing. They spend the afternoon watching a movie instead.

The relationship continues, impeded slightly by communication problems, but she’s mostly able to cover those up.

Until her birthday comes around.

She gets a papercut.

Jasper lunges at her. Edward throws her into a glass table, and then everyone is leaving.

Carlisle is kind enough to switch to Norwegian when he’s stitching up her arm, perhaps remembering the last time she was his patient. "Jasper har ikke vært på dietten vår så veldig lenge." Jasper hasn’t been on our diet for very long.

"Diett?"she asks. She’s never seen Edward eat anything. She wasn’t clear on what the Cullens ate, honestly she thought they were above such things. She was thinking maybe photosynthesis. The knowledge that they apparently eat food astounds her, but diets?

"Dyreblod istedenfor menneskeblod," Animal blood in stead of human blood, Carlisle clarifies.

Whachasay?

Carlisle gives a slight smile. “Jaspers liv som vampyr fikk en brutal start." Jasper’s life as a vampire got off to a brutal start.

...

Vampire?!

Bella’s missed something here.

Oh dear lord, oh fy faen, she has missed something.

“Åja”, uh huh, is all she can say, and suddenly she’s very aware of the fact that she’s sitting there with a bleeding arm.

And Carlisle.

Who is a vampire.

Over the course of the following conversation Bella makes a host of discoveries.

Edward has been a vampire this whole time, and he’s a telepathic vampire. Whether Bella should be a vampire too or not has been a matter of hot debate, but due to religious reasons Edward doesn’t want that.

Carlisle also brings up how Edward died of the Spanish flu.

"Jeg var under den oppfatning at Edward fortalte deg bakhistorien min?" I was under the impression Edward told you my back story? Carlisle asks at one point, and Bella just has to ask very nicely if he’d be so kind as to repeat it.

Turns out the guy is nearly four hundred years old.

Jaha.

Jahahaha jaa ha.

That’s… a lot.

She wanders out of the house in shock, and hardly notices Edward’s strange behavior over the next couple of days.

One day he picks her up at school, and takes her behind the house.

That works out.

He’s a vampire, but he never hurt her. He is endlessly beautiful, perhaps easier to love now that she knows he’s not a god. He’s her Edward, and that’s suddenly easier now that she knows.

They can still be together.

But now that she knows this about him, it’s about time he knows something about her as well.

It’s time to finally be honest with him.

So when he opens his mouth, she opens her mouth as well, but she doesn’t get any further than to “Edward-” before he launches into a monologue.

She’ll have to wait until he’s done before saying her piece. It’s a bit embarrassing, but it doesn’t seem like he intends to stop talking anyway.

And what he’s saying seems to be serious, so it’s probably best to let him finish.

Edward concludes his monologue by kissing her forehead. Then he disappears.

Where did he go?

A big unsure, Bella goes back to the house. She’ll just have to wait until he gets back.

She doesn’t know what to think when Charlie returns from work and tells her the Cullens have all left.

Oh, god.

Edward must have found out she doesn’t speak English.

She made a mockery of him.

He has every right to leave.

Knowing this doesn’t make it any easier to live with.

Bella sinks into a depression.

The hallucinations begin, as in canon, though Hallusinward speaks Norwegian. Thank god for small mercies.

The friendship with Jacob (dictionary in hand) blooms, as someone has to help her see those hallucinations.

The cliff diving happens, and Alice shows up. Bella’s not sure what this is about, but she has gotten good enough at English to know that something bad happened, and Alice wants them to do something.

She’s a bit surprised to find herself on a plane to Italy, though.

Alice tells her to “Run to Edward” and ok, she got that, actually.

So she saves Edward.

After that she’s taken into the sewer, which turns out to house dozens of vampires.

Bella, Edward, and Alice are received in some kind of hall, where an unusual vampire has quite a bit to say. She understands some of what he’s saying, at least the part about “la tua cantante”. She knows a bit about Italian, see, so she knows that he’s talking about a song now.

She wishes she knew the context.

At one point he takes her hand, and appears fascinated by it. She wonders if he’s a palmreader. Not very vampirey, but what does she know.

He asks her a question.

"Yes," she says.

Saying yes has gotten her this far, after all.

But when he lights up and claps his hands together, and Edward and Alice stare at her in shock and betrayal, she knows she must have said the wrong thing.

The two are dismissed from the room before Bella can do or say anything, she’s just listening to Edward make a racket outside in the hallway.

Not good.

The unusual vampire brings her further down in his sewer palace to a basement, and she is given comfortable clothes to wear.

This is getting terrifying.

The vampire leans towards her - and she chickens out.

"Jeg snakker ikke engelsk!" she squeaks. "Non habla ingles!" I don’t speak English.

Han stanser, og ser forvirret ut. "Que- Hva behager*?" I beg your pardon? spør han etter et øyeblikk.

*A very formal, and slightly outdated (you can use it, but people will think you’re putting on airs. And they will be right) way of saying “excuse me?”

Sobbing, Bella tells him the whole story, from how she didn’t want to be the weird kid in school to how she’s now somehow in Italy without knowing why nor what she just agreed to.

When she’s done the vampire starts laughing.

"Dette forklarer jo en hel del," This explains quite a bit, ler han. "Men, kjære Bella, jeg er redd det ikke endrer noe." But, my dear Bella, I’m afraid it changes nothing.

He tells her that she has agreed to serve him and his army of undead warriors into eternity.

Well fuck.

"Du skal få slippe det, når du ikke visste hva du samtykket til - men skjebnen din forblir den samme. Loven er loven." You’re released from that promise, as you didn’t know what you agreed to - but your fate remains the same. The law is the law.

After a moment of silence, during which she looks terrified, he hurries to add, "Vi har en lov. Du må bli en av oss." We have a law. You must become one of us.

A law that Bella Swan has to become a vampire?

People are finally speaking Norwegian, and Bella is still lost. And it’s too embarrassing to keep pestering this poor, polite man with questions.

So she nods.

He gives her a glittering smile, and bites her.

When she wakes, Aro offers her an English course. A language course that, naturally, leads to her staying in Volterra. Why not learn a few more languages while we’re at it, dearest Bella?

Some time later Edward breaks into Volterra to save his Rapunzel, only to barely recognize her now that she’s a vampire who says things. Lots of things, she talks all the time now. WHAT DID ARO DO TO HER.

Too mortified to admit that she never spoke English, Bella claims she’s been brainwashed.

Aro is having too much fun to correct her, and the whole sad affair sets off a regrettable flood of rumors.

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romanovsonelastdance · 2 years ago

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I am pretty much into Romanian history and so far I read a old post of yours about Princess Ileana and Prince Alexei. The 'Myth" is quite accurate.

The MYTH

Princess Ileana' biography written that Alexei proposed to her with the words, "Someday I will come back and marry you." if he did survive he would have whisked her away.(I saw this here on tumblr)

But the only reason this is so incorrect is that Ileana also mentioned it was a humorous manner of delivering the words, so she wasn't sure whether it was what he truly meant, the "whisked her away is a fanon randomness."

if he survive he would have whisked her away

We started out as good playmates, my brother and him were quite close when we were younger, it was a fond memory for my brother but he recall little like me,and when it was time to go, he said something to me, in a way that I think was just a part of his jokes, "Someday I will come back and marry you." I remembered how it sounded, and now that I know English, I'm wondering if this is what he truly said to me because that is how I remembered the words. With only these few recollections of him, I cannot affirm that those words are correct, but one thing that I can confirm is that he has been whisked away from his life by the cruel murder they did, my playmate was long gone.

Book: Prințesa Ileana: O privire din viața ei

Note: I am sorry I cannot provide you with the book online because I have it hard copy but as I searched it via english source I found none probably because this was publish only in romania and wasn't translated or maybe just not popular I found it in a vintage shop it is rather plain in appearance with only her pic and some book info.

Book: Prințesa Ileana: O privire din viața ei

Thank you!!!!

As a librarian, I'm always skeptical of stories I see on the internet until someone can point me to a book. ;)

That's interesting, too, that she thought he may be joking, and even she is not sure he really said it. And that makes sense given how young they both were! The idea that this was a serious proposal and she spent her childhood waiting for him to come back and take her to Russia always seemed pretty farfetched to me. Much more realistic it was a funny thing he said when they were both kids.

But again: it's a nice little story to base a bit of historical fiction on, if you are so inclined.

#ileana of romania #alexei nikolaevich #a source!!!

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drev-the-ambassador · 3 years ago

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hi, i'm reading a book by a finnish author and i was wondering how do you pronounce these names: 1. Janatuinen, 2. Jousia, 3. Keijo; and the place Ylijaaken? thanks!!

Hi! Thanks for the ask! That's an interesting selection of names you've given me! I hadn't even heard the name Jousia before, though it seems to be a male first name created specifically after other Finnish ia-ending names from the middle ages, though this one is apparently from 1929. You learn something new everyday, it seems! First off, Janatuinen is a pretty common Finnish surname. The source of the pronunciation I found for it is... otherwise very questionable - no, Janatuinen does not mean "independent, enthusiasm, admirer" - but the voice clip is correct! You can find it here.

Keijo is likewise a pretty common Finnish male first name. It seems to be a translation from the Swedish name Alf, and thus the meaning is basically "fairy". I'd never realized that before, even though the Finnish word for a fairy is keiju. :D Here's a pronunciation, though the quality isn't great. Sorry about that!

Now, then. Jousia is a bit of a tough one. Finding any information on the name is kind of difficult, as jousia is also the plural partitive form of the word jousi, which means a bow, the kind you shoot arrows with. Though now as I'm writing this answer, I did find one example of a pronunciation for it, by the same guy who made the one for Keijo! Thank you, koobee from forvo.fi! Here it is!

For Ylijaaken I did not find a thing. Are you sure that's how it was written? I tried to search for a few possible variations too, but still couldn't find anything. What book did you read? Maybe I can find it in a library and look up the spelling, if the translator has changed it or something. :)

As a rule of thumb, in Finnish, the letters are pronounced the same no matter where they are in the word, next to which letter, whatever you have. It's the same sound. There are a few exceptions, of course, for example nk and ng produce the same kind of sound as in English, the sound that in IPA is marked with ŋ. Generally it's consistent though. In Finnish, the stress is also always on the first syllable - misplacing the stress is a mistake you often see if English-speakers for example try to pronounce Finnish words for the first time, they tend to stress the end or the middle of the word. So in theory, if you know how some Finnish words are pronounced, and a new word has all the same letters as the words you know, you should be able to figure out how to say the new word out loud! Though of course it's not always as easy in practice as in theory :D

I'll add a link here to a few videos that showcase both the Finnish alphabet, how to pronounce them, and pronunciation in Finnish overall. I hope they're useful! :D

Introduction to Finnish Phonology by Bisqwit (9:25, no I don't know why Sans Undertale is on the thumbnail but it was an informative video)

Aura's Finnish Lesson 1: Pronunciation by Aura's Finnish Lessons (7:26)

How to pronounce words in Finnish accent by Anni Vuohensilta (14:48) this one was mostly for fun! :) Thank you again for the ask and I hope I didn't take too long with this! Have a lovely day! -DREV

#hws ambassador #finnish language #finland #i don't know how to convert the finnish words to ipa i would've otherwise. sorry!#and yeah i tagged it as ambassador even though i doubt there are many of us active anymore haha #not that i'm very active either #but i'm glad anon asked me for help anyway :)#i hope you all who are still sticking around have a great year!

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loneworldgazer · 4 years ago

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Hi! I'm not sure if this request is okay or not... but could I have some Seijoh 3rd years X a reader who's just barely 5 feet, and seems super shy at first but is actually really energetic, they just have a hard time talking to people? I've only been following your blog for a few days now, but I really love your content! 💕

seijoh third years x gen!reader

:000 thank youuuUUU, i felt like i went off topic again, sorry :((

i love you *cat noises* (also isn’t like barely 5 feet y/n’s nearly at any of the dudes’ crotch 💀 💀 )

also pray for me i have to see my homophobic english teacher almost everyday grr

i’m online on the weekdays and offline most of the time due to gadget restrictions :((, sorry for late late late written request

you were adorable, tooru loved you :33

that means a lot of headpats when you agree with him and it would always fluster you and you would always slide your mask up to hide yourself

PLEASE the third years adored you, you were their favourite person 💀💀 they loved seeing you go all shy at everything they do and partly bullying oikawa which you weren’t

y/n: that’s wrong though.. i thought oikawa was correct?

oikawa: seeee?? *head pat* good darling~ you defitenely know who’s the right and wrong one in the situation💫💫

of course they respected you and never went too far with their teasing, yep they had boundaries but that doesn’t mean they can’t mess with you

oikawa: y/n-chan!! you’re supposed to defend me!!

y/n: when?? you were in the wrong though??

mattsun: agreed.

makki: correct.

iwaizumi: the statement that they’ve said is genuine and truthful.

matsuhana + oikawa were the same bozos on you every single day

they would do random bs there and then, making the others done with them

hanamaki would bend near your ear and ask you to pass his bottle, matsukawa would randomly hold your chin to make him face you whenever you were talking to him and not facing him

and

oikawa at one point wanted to take his shirt off like that one scene with suga (which i don’t understand when suga was like “hah, get used to it~” to yachi when they could’ve changed in a locker room or the club room?? like bruh it’s that simple 😎👍👍) but iwaizumi wacked his head and shouted at him to not do anything inappropriate

and more stupidity involving matsukawa shoving you into his nasty ass sweaty chest by lifting his shirt over your head and hanamaki would wipe cream off your cheek when he purposely pushed it to your cheek and oikawa sneaking you his fangirls’ chocolates when he couldn’t eat most of them in your bag (he loved his fangirls but it was too much to consume-)

that’s why you adored iwaizumi

he wasn’t a piece of shit like some people- i mean he wasn’t bothered when you constantly hide behind his back

you were.. interesting.

you were pretty quiet and you look really reserved and soft, those thoughts were in his head when he practised his serves but what he didn’t noticed was you since he focused really hard

you were stimming, you let out a loud woah and clapped, wiggling in your seat

matsuhana were right at your side and stared at your reaction, holy shit you were cute when you were excited and rather loud

you just joined the team with no knowledge of volleyball of course you’ll be amazed

well not actually no knowledge, bestie dragged you to their matches and after that you actually watch volleyball with your parents when they let out a relieved breath that you weren’t bothered anymore when they always asked if you wanted to watch any volleyball matches with them and you would join in

they thought it was out of pity but you genuinely wanted to watch it

they looked so cool, you couldn’t resist cheering for them

oikawa noticed you cheering when you glanced back at the pair near you who were laughing and you whined for them to stop

oh dear oikawa gushed and his best friend didn’t even noticed you and raised his eyebrow when he saw oikawa all distracted

days and weeks came by and you were suddenly bursting with energy and jumping up and down when they agreed with your strategy to perfect their game play and when they would practise and show off to you and you just wouldn’t stop getting over of how swaggy they looked

you were pretty happy for the most part, your team fills you with euphoria over and over again and never fails to put a smile on your face

the left you :DD everyday

okay, here’s the thing

matsuhana waved you over to them, wanting to talk to you and whispered to you secret agent style even though there was no need-

oikawa’s fangirls

mattsun: do you know the unknown creatures that wait near the door at 2p.m. every afternoon??

makki: yeah, yeah the ones that are attracted to oikawa??

y/n: huh isn’t that-

you choked out laughing when you realized what both of them were referring to

of course you knew who they were

they were loud like you

but

nice

well most of them, they would gush about oikawa but they were kind enough on not to do it in front of you often cause they knew majority of them were annoying :000

but bits of his fans, scary

fan: oh so that’s how usual volleyball practises are? gosh i would be so happy just to be near oikawa- oops sorry!

y/n: :DD it okay

they devoted their lives to a simp, an idiot who just loves aliens and volleyball and his friends 😔

you avoided them at every chance, the other fangirls actually protecting you ;’’’’DD but sometimes the mean ones got to you and you had a hard time defending yourself

“you’re just a slutty whore whose all over oikawa, probably the same with the others. you probably had-” they droned on about very nasty things you would NEVER DO and some of the comments would jab at your heart and you would shake your head and run

you couldn’t hide it to the team and angrily fumed at yourself by troubling the team

oikawa didn’t wait, he grabbed your hand and asked where they were

you told him, crying and putting up your mask and facing the fans again and chills made you twitch a lot when oikawa commanded them to come over and apologized

the fans froze, stuttering and being completely obvious that they didn’t breathed any of your air even though they did but oikawa rolled his eyes and coldly chuckle and approached them himself

you were panicking so you didn’t watch and look the other way

it was a blur when he held your hand again and walked you back to the gym when the others anticipated both of your presence

the team approached you and immediately trapped you in questions and oikawa cooled down and waved off that his business with the fans were finished

you wiped the last form of your tears and tackled oikawa which made him squel and you lightly punched his chest and banged your head onto it multiple times

y/n: you’re fucking scary when you’re mad

he blinked at this and looked at you who pouted at him and he chuckled and rubbed your back when you hugged him again as a thank you

the other members broke into chaos on how they were confused, why is oikawa getting hugged by their precious manager and saying that it’s not fair to tease y/n who was in a sensitive position and wanted oikawa to apologize

guess everything was okay and the fans didn’t bother with you ever again

especially with your captain who bared his fangs to anyone that hurted you

#haikyuu!!#haikyū!!#haikyu x reader #haikyuu x gender neutral reader #seijoh x reader #aoba johsai #aoba johsai x reader #haikyuu x manager #seijoh #haikyuu x self insert #seijoh third years #haikyuu fluff

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