#and i mean that very respectfully šŸ™‚ļæ½ļæ½ļæ½ļø
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akkivee Ā· 4 months ago
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if weā€™re getting to use abilities in hypdream, my biggest hope is that they define what all diceā€™s speaker combinations can do like in the manga:
3 posse stars allows for all three of them to use a combined attack as pictured above
3 lightning bolts give an attack boost to dice
3$even gives the team 10x their power for an attack boost
2 sevens and a lightning bolt results in his speakers attacking his team, and maybe you can infer any miss will provide the same result
2 sevens and a posse star is typically a dud but thereā€™s a 1/8192 chance of a reroll with that particular dud lol
and iā€™m so curious if thereā€™s more and if theyā€™ve implemented them LOL
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bloop-bl00p Ā· 3 months ago
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So thereā€™s Voodoo but no Lwas?
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Before everyone decides to jump me just know that Iā€™m black, I grew up in a very Catholic environment and my grandparents implemented African traditions to worship God. Throughout the years of my dear old childhood, I also witnessed cults and beliefs outside of Christianity and know briefly of a few African Deities, spirits, syren, and many more.
So I can talk about voodoo, I still tried to do as much research as possible, and if someone sees any mistakes in what I say I apologize, be polite when pointing it out to me and Iā€™ll modify it.
So hereā€™s the first thing I want to addressā€¦
White people can do voodooā€¦ what? You donā€™t believe me, hereā€¦
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Itā€™s been done since the 19th in New Orleans and whoever can worship is a much more nuanced issue.
You see in voodoo, there are these things called Houses (Humfo). Itā€™s a temple where a community of people worship diverse Lwa and are led by a priest or priestess.
Itā€™s a closed religion which means that you have to ask before entering one House. Some may refuse you because you have European ancestry, and I wonā€™t lie Voodoo is mainly dominated by people with African origins due to its roots. You still could eventually find a house thatā€™ll accept you but you canā€™t randomly start on your own without going through the process of initiation. Donā€™t mess with African spirits or spirits in general, voodoo is a group activity for a reason.
Now that all of this is cleared I want us all to come to one conclusion. Voodoo is only and ONLY for the people who will respect it. This applies to all religions.
And to writers.
Write about what you know and if you donā€™t know something research it! Donā€™t stop at Wikipedia, go on other sites, see documentaries or videos, and get books from the nearest library. Maybe you know someone who is more experienced in the subject youā€™re trying to write about?! I know it can be a long boring and annoying process, but sweetheart who told you writing respectfully about a preexistent thing was easy? If youā€™re unable to sit and open Google for research then donā€™t write about it!
Now that we all agree on something, do these scream respectful representation to you?
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[ā€œI care about representation!ā€ Sure Viv, we believe you.]
Okay, voodoo dolls arenā€™t used for harm. Thatā€™s a myth from Pop Culture and Hollywood and itā€™s one of those examples of African religion being deemed as malevolent by popular media. Thank you Vivziepop for contributing to the stereotype, a big thanks. šŸ™‚
Seriously, the usual voodoo dolls we see in media are usually tourist traps sold in New Orleans but aren't used by actual practitioners. But, thereā€™s a thing called fetish or bocio, usually, those are figurines made of wood and hung on the tree in front of cemeteries to maintain a spiritual communication between the deceased and the living.
From a personal experience, when I was like 10 or 11 my parents saw safou (African fruit) growing near a restaurant, and the owner said to not get too close as fetishes were hung to avoid people from stealing the fruits. So it also has a protection function.
But Iā€™m not here to talk about my childhood, see I mentioned something called Lwa, letā€™s see what those are.
Voodoo is a monotheistic religion, it teaches that Bondye [Bon Dieu in French literally Good God] is the supreme creator of this universe mirroring him to the Christian God. But he has no evil counterparts so no Satan or Lucifer.
Bondye is disinterested in humanity and innacesbile to us, but he still keeps tabs through the Lwas giving a polytheistic aspect of the religion. People pray to them and give specific offerings depending on which Lwas they want to please.
They also can communicate with us through dreams and possessions. All Lwas have multiple domains of expertise and if you want something specific youā€™ll have to call a specific Lwa.
Each Lwa has a symbol related to them they are called Veve. It helps them manifest in the physical world, offerings, sacrifices, foods, and drinks are placed upon them.
ā€œWhere are you going with all of these informations?ā€
Here are the symbols that appear every time Alastor gets spooky or threatens someone.
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These symbols alone don't mean anything but they are drawings that can appear in multiple veve. Veves are usually much more detailed and they used complete ones with little simplification in the Pilot, since itā€™s still canon Iā€™m counting itā€¦
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My little theory is that if they decided to simply it is because the animators were already suffering so they lifted up the pain by sparing a lot of details. I mean they used the complete symbols for trading cards.
With all of these it is natural for me to come to the conclusion that to get his powers Alastor calls on the Lwas that grant these extremely powerful āœØtentaclesāœØ, weird red gremlins voodoo dolls thingies, deals-making abilities, and probably other things we havenā€™t seen yet.
Which means that Bondye existsā€”
ā€œTh3r'$ n0 God in HH. šŸ¤“ā˜ļøā€
Sure I can work with that, the Lwas exist and are independent, I guess Viv still has creative liberties.
Since Alastor depends on them that means that he chooses specific spirits to gain the specific power that he has, so I decided to search for a few symbols that have a resemblance to the one of Alastor and weā€™re gonna test Viv's ability to make something consistent.
A rant about Alastorā€™s power:
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Obliviously they are not all of the symbols in correlation with the one in Hazbin Hotel. I just took these to showcase something fascinating with Vivā€™s writing style.
1. Marassa-Dossou-Dossa:
They are androgynous twins. They represent the power and purity of children, families, and procreation alongside benediction, love, justice, and innocence. They are children, usually, you can offer them candies, drinks, or banana leaves. They are summoned at the beginning of each ceremony after Legba to signify their importance in the religion.
The Marassa are extremely powerful despite being represented as kids. They usually help people who have issues with getting a child or other important aspects like the death of a newborn. While they are mostly nice and all, they are responsible for bad luck and bring sickness when not correctly served or forgotten.
2. Damballa:
He is one of the Loa who helped Bondnye when making the cosmos and, you can imagine, a very important figure.
Damballa is represented by a giant snake and is often associated with St Patrick's. He is the keeper of knowledge, wisdom, and healing magic representing the symbol of life, peace, purity, and goodness. His partner is Ayida-Weddo who forms rainbows, together they use the same Veve.
They are extremely strict with rules regarding their ceremonies. Everyone needs to be dressed in freshly cleaned clothing, women need to wear a white headscarf made of silk. Alcohol, nicotine, and else are forbidden when calling upon him.
Damballa doesn't have legs, so during the possession, the possessed will fall and wiggle on the ground like a snake and sometimes hiss.
3. Le Baron Samedi:
Heā€™s the spirit of the dead, resurrection, and the giver of life, itā€™s him you need to call if you wanna get in touch with your ancestors. He avenges the souls of the dead (witches, those who were wronged, etc, ā€¦)
Le Baron Samedi will heal your wounds if youā€™re willing to pay back, while itā€™s not his only ability the rest may be considered sinister since heā€™s a master of black magic and curses. If someone sends you a hex that brings death so long as Le Baron doesn't let you, you wonā€™t die. Oh and you see the Christian Cross, itā€™s also his symbol.
Le Baron can manifest himself in our physical realm through specific rituals I wonā€™t bother to describe how he presents himself just search his name on Google and look at the image. Despite being married to Maman Brigitte, he is still known for cheating. Heā€™s also openly lewd quick to swear and likes to mess with people with a big ego.
Usually, his followers can be seen wearing black and purple as he favors these colors but itā€™s not obligatory.
4. Ayizan:
Sheā€™s a sweet grandma and protector of commerce. You can see her with a white dress and deep pockets buying groceries in local markets, and she gives candies to children and people who are respectful.
Sheā€™s associated with the rites of initiation in the religion, which is a ritual or ceremony to signify when someone passes from one group to another it implies a change of status in the society. (ex: passage of child to adult)
Sheā€™s a typical priestess and knows of the many wisdom and mysteries regarding initiation and the natural world. Sheā€™s one of the greatest healers of the pantheon and while she doesn't heal physical wounds, she heals psychically offering health.
5. Papa Legba:
Heā€™s the spirit of crossroads, both metaphorical and literally. Itā€™s symbolizes choices and opportunities. Heā€™s also the intermediate between men and the spirit world people said heā€™s always in front of Houses. Papa Legba is invoked at the beginning of ceremonies to open the way for communication with other sprites and deities. While heā€™s mostly benevolent, he can be stern and enforce spiritual rules.
Some may also depict him as a fertility God, a tricker, or a protector of children. In Haiti, he facilitates communication, speech, and understanding. Children like him and heā€™s often asked to babysit.
Heā€™s associated with Saint Peter since this figure also has keys that grant access to an afterlife.
Debrief:
With all of this informations, we can all agree that none of these spirits works with Alastor as thereā€™s mainly associated with what we could consider a positive aspect of spirituality. Alastor isn't really an example of purity, goodness, and else. Plus his powers have no links to any of theā€“
ā€œBut thereā€™s Le Baron Samedi, he does Black Magic.ā€
Thatā€™s true and heā€™s actually the only Lwa from my list who could potentially work with Al but there are a few issues. Le Baron Samedi messes with people with a big ego, even if Al decided to work with him it would be quite complicated. Add to that Alastor's respect for women, I donā€™t think heā€™ll like to work with someone who cheats on his wife.
But letā€™s actually think of the potential here, making him a tangible entity Alastor could speak to, would have led to interesting character dynamics with Le Baron mocking Alastor and making him rethink his decision every time he tries and acts selfishly. Le Baron Samedi could have been the one slapping Mister Deer Boy to reality.
Personally, I think it would have been cool to add hints of the partnership by making Alastorā€™s suit black or giving him purple accessories but Viv's palette of colors is unfortunately very limited to the same shade of red.
ā€œYou only listen to 5 deities that appear to be popular, maybe somewhere thereā€™s actually a Lwa that is working with Alastor and you simply didn't choose to show it to us.ā€
Thereā€™s actually one spirit I can think of. Bakoulou Baka, I did not find pictures of his veve unfortunately.
What I can say about him is that he grants powers and wealth. But since heā€™s associated with dark energy, those things are finite and youā€™re royally fucked if you donā€™t repay him in time. He is so evil that people are scared of calling upon him.
Baka in general is a term used to refer to spirits willing to deal with very powerful sorcerers. They pretty much will do anything only if the price is right, they are malevolent spirits whoā€™ll turn on you if you don't do your part of the deal.
Alastor was mentioned to be stuck in a deal, it would be a great twist if the one who got him in this situation was an Evil Lwa he underestimated and failed to repay when he was alive. But we know Vivziepop that wonā€™t be the case.
ā€œYouā€™re too harsh on her those will be obliviously mentioned in season 2.ā€
Think back to all of the things I said in this post, the different terms like House, initiation, Lwa even the word Voodoo itself, are they even mentioned ONCE in the show? Did Vivziepop make an effort in the FOUR YEARS of production to include them? Did she make the slightest bit of effort to make sure that the new audience knows that Alastor practices voodoo?!! Even by watching the pilot you canā€™t tell itā€™s mentioned once fastly by Charlie AS A JOKE.
ā€œITā€™$ h@rD t0 Do that.ā€
Yeah, writing is hard you have to deal with it. And be for real, thereā€™s a scene where Vaggie enters Alastorā€™s room and sees him eating a deer, rather than see him in the middle of breakfast that could have gone like that:
ā€œWhat the hell are you going?
ā€“ Just a few offerings to keep the Lwas happy.ā€
Smart people would have been like ā€œWhat What the hell is a Lwa?ā€ They would have searched it on Google, and Bam people know Al does voodoo.
ā€œBut th3 szeN3 w@s to sh0w h3 was a canibal.ā€
Weā€™re talking of the same guy whose bestie is the cannibal queen, when Rosie proposed fingers to Charlie he could have accepted it. Good now the audience knows heā€™s a cannibal too, yay!
Religion is an important aspect of characters as it explains most of their behavior. Thatā€™s the type of thing you introduce in the first seasons then expand on the second.
And weā€™re talking of the same show where Husk looked at the screen and told us each of the main character archetypes. Iā€™m surprised Alastor hasn't been called Voodoo Man or something.
I thought of those rewritten scenes in the span of two minutes and youā€™re telling me Viv couldn't in four years?!
ā€œBut HH is b@seD 0n B|blic@l t3xt. Voodoo |s DifeREnt. šŸ¤“ā˜ļøā€
Are you aware Voodoo is essentially a very big salad of multiple beliefs mixed together rights? You know that one of them is Christianity right?! Some Lwas are associated with Saint, so nothing prevented Viv from making a new class in Heaven called Lwa whose job is to assist the Saints in their task.
When Charlie and Vaggie presented themselves in front of the gates, Saint Peter could have been the one holding the keys and Papa Legba would have been the one reading the book to know who was entering or not.
With the bare minimum in terms of research (1 week), I managed to think of quick easy but effective ways to implement voodoo in the Hellaverse in the span of 2 poor minutes. So why canā€™t Vivziepop do this when she had FOUR YEARS?!!
Or maybe itā€™s just thatā€¦ she doesn't care.
She doesn't care
You need to have a very VERY blatant lack of care for the source material to present voodoo the way Vivziepop did it. Every time the veve appears around Alastor itā€™s to communicate one thing danger and threat, itā€™s a harmful stereotype that needs to end people pointed it out she refused to listen.
And itā€™s because of this lack of respect that bullshit like these happen in her fandom.
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Alongside this, you can count the many comics of Alastor using voodoo dolls to hurt/control someone. Iā€™m not blaming any of these fans, Iā€™m blaming Vivienne Medrano for feeding such harmful ideas about the community and not making it clear enough that those symbols are part of a rich culture that people hold dear to their hearts and NOT A FUCKING AESTHETIC
You want an actual example of respect for foreign beliefs?
In the movie Exhuma, the main characters are a shaman and a geomancer, obliviously those who worked on the movie took creative liberties regarding shamanism in Koran culture BUT they actually called a Shaman. Thereā€™s a scene where one of the main characters is supposed to do rituals, the actors learn an actual choreography and do it as accurately as possible the shaman was there to supervise everything from beginning to ends.
All Iā€™m asking is for Vivziepop to open Google and do a deep dive. Itā€™s like a school presentation, you sacrifice at least 2 or 3 hours of your days to research your subject, and she had 4 years to do that a little bit of everyday.
Noo itā€™s too complicated apparently and come on look at these beautiful veve! Itā€™s edgy if I draw them with red on a dark background they look EeViiiIil.
I said it I said it again, if youā€™re not willing to research as much information about a preexisting subject.
Donā€™t write about it.
If you donā€™t have a little bit amount of respect for a religion and care about representing them properly.
Donā€™t write about it.
Donā€™t be like Vivziepop.
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andy-wm Ā· 1 year ago
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3D by JK (feat. JH) - my take.
Ok, unpopular opinion maybe, and I might get my ass beaten for this (not in a good way šŸ¤£)
Feel free to disagree RESPECTFULLY.
Disclaimer: If anyone comes at me with that cancel bullshit I will block you, because we all get to have an opinion.
If my post enrages you, scroll past until you can be civil, then come back and talk. Or block me. I dont mind.
And don't tell me that because I don't love this song I have to hand in my ARMY card... I'm not going to.
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I'll start by saying I love JK so, so much. Adore him. Will always support him.
But for me, 3D is a misstep.
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My feeling is Hybe should have reconsidered releasing it as it is.
JK's lyrics are fun and sexy. The innuendo is on point. The melody is great and the chorus has excellent sing-along value. Even though I'm not a huge pop music fan, I like the vibe.
The MV dancers are awesome, and I got a kick out of the fire hydrant metaphor.
And in that jacket with nothing under it, JK looks hot enough to melt asphalt.
However....
Including Jack Harlow's rap IMO is a mistake. It sucks, frankly. Not in a good way.
It not only misses the mark on the tone of the rest of the song but his lyrics are really just offensive. Misogynistic. And racial refrences are just... not cricket. It's 2023 not 1995, regardless of what his hairstyle tells you.
His lyrics sound like an incel bragging about their sex life when all they've ever done is watch porn. From his words, I doubt he knows how to please any person but himself.
His message is gross, but its still just... generic. Like he went to urban dictionary for spicy language and then googled how to treat women like shit. There's nothing original about what he's saying. He's not even being gross in an intersting way. It's gross AND boring.
(Jack, if you're reading this, sorry my guy you gotta do better.)
I've been army since 2018 and this is the first BTS song I have tried to find merit in and given up.
I honestly tried to be into it and i just... can't. It doesn't sit well with me.
This is a new experience for me because even when BTS release something i don't immediately love, i still stream and watch and let it sink in, or I work on figuring out what I am missing and why it's ACTUALLY good even if i can't grasp it.
This... it's just... not good, in my opinion.
I have to clarify here...
It isn't about explicit content, i am totally down for that. If anyone read my post on Seven, they will know my response to that song. In a nutshell, I believe all adults who want to, should happily and shamelessly be doing ALL the horizontal tango. Every type, every day, in every way. With anyone and everyone they fancy as long as all parties are informed and consenting adults who are equally enjoying the experience.
Yes. I am all about getting down.
That doesn't mean treating your partners like a body count or using and abusing them with no consideration. That's not cool.
**PSA: please be safe and use protection. Get tested regularly if you have multiple partners. Don't do anything you don't feel good about and dont stay with partners who harm or manipulate you šŸ’œ**
Now, back to the smut.
Some criticisms i saw of Seven were about how dirty it was. A few people were upset because JK said fuck, and because he sang about how and when he liked to fuck. But more criticism was levelled at Letto. Why?
It seemed like it was because she's a woman, singing about sex.
Letto totally owns her sexuality and she knows what she wants. I snorted with delight at how deliciously filthy her lyrics were. Some very clever wordplay made her verse so visceral, and pretty shocking to the pearl-clutchers, without her ever saying anything directly. I really enjoyed it.
She was telling us straight up how good she is in bed. Good for her. She totally rocks. And she wasn't disrespecting anyone. She didn't need to do that to make herself cool AF.
The difference between Letto's rap and jack harlow's is that jack sounds like he's just looking at the women he's singing about as a hole to stick his dick in. Women have fought for long enough for equality and respect. They don't need this bullshit. You can sing about getting down, and you can be absolutely filthy and nasty and wild, and you can do it without degrading your partners.
I did read a theory about this song being social commentary on toxic masculinity. You can find it here and you can read it below:
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Its not bad as a theory. At least it wouldn't be if Namjoon or Yoongi or Hobi - or Jungkook himself - had written the song. If that were the situation we'd see some inkling of self awareness in the rap, and maybe a hint of character development. But there's none.
Sorry ARMY, this is not the class of lyricism we have come to expect.
If jack is trying to make a social statement^*, or play a character, he is not succeeding in showing any growth or humanity at all. He's really just that stereotype.
In the last few lines, after he offers to fly his victim from Korea to Kentucky, he says "and you ainā€™t gotta guarantee me nothing I just wanna see if I get lucky."
How considerate...
All I see is zero care factor about the actual person he's trying to get with. Which is quite different from JK's lyrics, which show awareness that he's interacting with a conscious, living human being, not a piece of furniture.
jack follows with "I just wanna meet you in the physical and see if you would touch me"
Ugh. Not with a ten foot pole, douchebag.
And how about, in his first verse "All my ABGs get cute for me"
Good god, really? Is he seriously saying this?
So its a no for me.
The ONLY saving grace is that there's an alternative version which is pretty fun. It's almost as if Hybe knew we would hate the version with jack harlow. Wow, such insight!
Now, i know that's not the only reason they made an alternative. They needed a clean version for US radio play (let's be real, what possible other purpose can this song serve? *Ā°)
But they could have censored jack's... actually they couldn't. The rap verses can't be salvaged. They genuinely have no merit, the only hope for the song is totally removing them.
What does that tell you?
ARMY will no doubt still chart the main track but personally, I would feel morally compromised if i supported that version. So I'll stick to the alternative and hope for better things to come.
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^* Stylecaster doesnt think so either. I visited their website to check thr lyrics. They said, of D3, "Meanwhile, Jack Harlow brings the cool with his two verses as he raps about all the women he could pull"
Uh, really? I hope that's intended to be ironic.
*Ā° The MV had only 4.5million views after 12 hours. And we know what brilliant strategists Hybe employs. I am travelling in Korea right now. There was no promo visible here. And it was no accident that it was released at lunchtime on Chuseok - the biggest famiily holiday of the year - when relatively few people in Korea would be available to engage with it. THEY KNEW IT WAS A STINKER.
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chaoticevilorange Ā· 2 years ago
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300 followers event!
Thank you very much for support my writing šŸ¤§šŸ’•āœØšŸ’– you know how to make this koala feel special uwu āœØšŸØšŸ”„
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Haikyuu x reader
The foxes get a new member, most of them are delighted to have you there
Inarizaki's new addition
You caught Aran's attention first, you don't give a single f*ck about the Miyas
He actually saw you grab them by the collar and drag them to the classroom to have a civilized chat
He soon learned from Suna that you're the class president, meaning you're a responsible person, and... Aran needs yOu, pLeASe HelP hIm, hE's StrEsSed
Obviously the vice captain talked about you to the always reliable captain Kita
Kita has his doubts but since your club was dissolved he took the chance to talk you to join them
Kita's main worry was about all the fans they have, you might be one of them but then....
For his surprise you declined respectfully "I won't be anyone's assistant, thank you" and then you were gone walking calmly to your classroomšŸš¶šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø
He had to catch up with you and change the name 'manager' to 'glorified babysitter' because he explained he needed help with the second years
You being a sweetheart and looking Aran at the distance who is currently looking at you with pleading eyes, like... you could see he is a troubled soul you finally said yes BUT you have your conditions, if Atsumu's is being particularly bitchy you're going to slap him, no questions allowed
Secondly you're not going to fill anyone's bottle or give them towels, you're there to put orderšŸ”„šŸ¦Š
The first day was a walk on the park
The second day was a bit more challenging, getting know the boys was fun, but they all had their quirks
The third day was a test for your patience, was almost like an Egyptian entity was placing you in the middle of a trial to measure your heart
Atsumu and Osamu were fighting over some nonsense, they both were very intense about it, and here is when you proved to be THE Mary Poppins of Inarizaki high
"Since you guys seem so prone to fight about who's the best, you will be cleaning the classroom before practice" you said softly smiling at the twins
"what? That has nothing to do with my settings! Ain't gonna do shizz" said Atsumu
You on the other hand šŸ™‚ā˜ŗļø"don't be difficult Tsumu otherwise I will personally talk with our teacher about your problematic behaviour to get you out the club" ļæ½ļæ½ļæ½ļæ½āœØ
Atsumu's expression morphed into 'the scream' painting
Aran wants to marry you
Osamu is low-key impressed yet terrified
Suna made a sticker with Atsumu's face
Atsumu was whining but at least stopped the fight
Omimi will light candles on your behalf, powerful goddess šŸ›āœØšŸ’–
Akagi is thinking about inviting you to lunch to get on your good side
Ginjima wants your autograph
Riseki was already your fan because you're classmates
Kosaku makes a mental note to never get in your bad side
Kita is silently thanking Aran for the marvelous addition to the team
Aran's stress improved drastically, now his new worry is to protect his new manager/future wife glorified babysitter from other volleyball players outside the school
After a while they all are very protective over you
You're their precious y/n
They won't be chill if they see another school student trying to flirt with you
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kelliealtogether Ā· 3 years ago
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I am usually shy with messages but I saw you talking about your fics and replying so nice to People. So here we go! Would you consider writing one of the Hocky Yoga Fics in Ronan POV? The question you received a few days ago made me think and I think I'm sure there isn't one from his POV in that verse? Or am I dreaming? And maybe a stupid question bit What was the reason Ronan finally managed to the gorgeous man he's been seeing walking down the street for a year in hockey au? šŸ„° whatever it is, I'm happy he did it. he seemed so sweet and shy when talking to Adam šŸ™‚ loved how he approached him. Respectfully. love how you portrey them in all the stories and verses! I think you said something about a trivia night or Barns version in the future, that would actually be so nice from Ronan POv šŸ˜ obviously please don't see this as trying to convince you or so. Feel free to delete if I overstepped! Love your fics no matter what POV we get šŸ˜Š
You are correct! There aren't any of the yoga/hockey fics from Ronan's point of view. I was actually thinking about this the other day. For this AU, I stuck with Adam's POV, and I think I might keep it that way. I like being in his head in this universe for some reason, and all my AU series are always from a single POV (with the exception of one in the farmer's market AU where one is a retelling of the initial fic of the series from Adam's perspective). So I won't say I'll never do a yoga/hockey AU fic from Ronan's POV, but I think they'll probably all be from Adam's. Sorry, anon!
As for what prompted Ronan to finally go to yoga so he could get into Adam's orbit--It just took him a while to grow the balls. He'd been staying with Declan and had been working at The Last Drop for a few months, and was getting to a place where he was comfortable in Alexandria. He saw a two-week new yogi special for the studio and was finally just like "Screw it. Let me give it a shot." He never thought it would actually work out, but he was very, very glad it did. šŸ˜Š
And they will be going to the Barns in the future! The next planned fic is yoga retreat (to balance the Lake Placid tournament, notice the yoga/hockey/yoga/hockey patterning with the fics šŸ˜‰) . Then the trivia will fall sometime after that, most likely. I'm also toying with the thought of sending Adam to yoga teacher training? I think they'd both benefit from that, if you know what I mean. šŸ˜
Thank you so much for your interest in this series, anon! It's so fun to write and it makes me so happy that people like it.
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ahundredtimesover Ā· 3 years ago
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Okay I was very excited when I received the notification for the Namjoon one shot.. I read the warnings, summary word counts etc etc and really whetted my appetite for it and boy THIS WAS A FEAST!!
My first question is Mimi are you married?(I'm asking respectfully) Because how can you capture the marital angst and sweetness with such conviction and tinge of reality through it??? This is crazy good and I mean it as a genuine compliment because I literally felt like a spectator in their home witnessing their beautifully flawed but genuinely loving relationship... The cracks, compromise, promises, feeling burdened and sad, the companionship between them made me so emotional and i felt like I was flowing along side šŸ˜‚šŸ˜…
My favourite part about them definitely has to be the OCs constant reminder of the author status by stashing books, those emails, the fact she gifted him a type writer.. And the last note he wrote as an acknowledgement in the book MADE ME TEAR UP.. Her support even if it was covert meant a lot to me as a reader because it reflected on her character of being a supportive kind human who knew what had been at stake when he decided to pick up a job to earn.. I understand that struggle in this generation where we need to pick what feeds our stomach over what feeds our heart these days and it's heart breaking (on that note I feel joyous that bts really follow their passion everyday as a career bcz not everyone has the luxury, blessing or the drive to make it come True)
The smut scenes also captured their marital equation so well... From hurried to sweet and interrupted by that office call to being feeling needed and wanting to convey through actions what words can't say - it was all well placed in the story line and not once felt unnecessary ā™„ļø
I mean to say a lot more but my convulated sentence structure really messes it all upšŸ˜‚
Thank you for writing it for us.. You really did well and I wish you keep writing for us as long as it serves you because it sure as hell feeds our heart and makes us feel warm and comfortedā™„ļøšŸ¤—
Thank you for that kind reply on the last ask, it meant a lot to me šŸ¤—šŸ¤—šŸ¤—
Hi, now this means a lot to me šŸ„ŗšŸ„ŗ First, thank you so much for reading and sending this. You hyped me up when I first mentioned writing this story and that was rly the push I needed to finish it and post. I wonā€™t forget that.
Also this whole review is so heartwarming bc it captures everything I wanted to highlight with this story. To answer your question, no Iā€™m not married, but thereā€™s a bit of the cracks, the compromise, the promises, the sweetness and the comfort in being in a 10-year relationship haha itā€™s flawed but thereā€™s still so much love. Iā€™m so glad you felt like you were there, watching it, too. I wanted something real yet hopeful, subtle but the fear of losing it all is heartbreaking.
And thatā€™s my favorite part of writing OC! The covert quiet love that made sure nj didnā€™t forget what mattered, even if it was all she could do. Thereā€™s so much to say about passion vs. practical and this was what I was rly thinking about, and I agree. Not everyone is that lucky, and sometimes thereā€™s more at stake than just following our dreams; we donā€™t always have to completely let it go, tho. But with joonā€™s love for art and literature and music, it felt so natural to to weave everything in šŸ™‚ And rly glad you enjoyed the smut scenes, too. They all felt and meant different even if it was all out of love.
Just thank you, so so much for taking the time for this. Itā€™s very much needed and appreciated and Iā€™m just happy I could put out stories that are warm and comforting for others to read. Sending you love always šŸ¤—šŸ¤—šŸ¤—šŸ„°šŸ„°
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The way I forgot about Durian (Iā€™m SO SORRY queen šŸ„¹), but yeah her being the other District 11 tribute makes sense!
More Hunger Games AU ramblings under the cut!
Iā€™m fully on board with your Ivan District 2 idea, especially with the special privileges to move between D1 and D2. Thatā€™s such a big brain way to tie into his canonical lack of a collar (my genuine reaction when I read that: šŸ¤Æ). Plus that means he still knows Sua and has maybe seen Luka around, if not spoken to him before.
I like to think that Ivan and Sua had some sort of agreement that they would work together up until a certain point in the games and then have a good clean fight at the end to settle an old score of who would come out on top. But then Ivan sees Till again and Sua meets Mizi and they both essentially say: ā€œIā€™ve found someone Iā€™m willing to die for and I will kill you without a momentā€™s hesitation to keep them safe.ā€ But like, respectfully lol.
If Acorn and Durian are both District 11, then that would leave Till in District 12, but I think that could still work. Heā€™s rebellious, so sneaking into the forest makes sense. There could be wild clematis flowers growing out there that he finds himself drawn to. Till is also very passionate, which leans into the fire motif. His anger often boils over and sets everything around him ablaze. He also has a strong association with the color red.
(Part of me thinks the fiery red sky the night Ivan and Till attempted to escape was more tied to Till than Ivan. Every other time we see a meteor shower from Ivanā€™s POV, the sky is always dark.)
Suaā€™s sacrifice and Miziā€™s subsequent downward spiral could also spur the rebels into action. They watch the games every year, looking for tributes they could easily rescue and recruit, and Hyuna sees her younger self in Mizi. She sees the person she was after Hyunwoo died. So she decides the rebels will save Mizi in the way she wouldā€™ve wanted to be saved back then.
Luka would be a formidable mentor/sponsor because he knows exactly how to play the game, both inside and outside the arena. Heā€™s manipulative, cunning, and ultimately shameless if it means he gets to win. He sees the tributes and other sponsors as his dolls to toy with as he desires. But I wonder, with Sua gone, would he turn against Mizi as well?
Hyuna gives me huge Katniss/Lucy vibes too! Though if her owner is wealthy and notable, then District 12 might not be the best fit. I donā€™t know much about Phan since Iā€™m not a patron, but your description of them is sounds more like someone from District 5.
Thereā€™s so many cool outfit ideas for a district like this! I think Hyuna would go with something loud. Something that makes a statement. Maybe her whole outfit lights up. Or sheā€™s draped in power lines and wires that connect to high voltage amps so she can shred on her electric guitar as the District 5 chariot rolls in.
As for Hyunwooā€™s outfit, Iā€™m not sure. Heā€™d probably pick something complimentary to his sister, but maybe less flashy? Iā€™d love to hear your thoughts on this.
Iā€™ve decided Ivan killing people who try to harm Till is his love language in this AU šŸ™‚
Totally agree with you on Till, I need to see him go apeshit at least once. He may not have the heart to kill a person unprovoked, but I wonder if he would if it meant protecting someone he cares aboutā€¦ like Mizi?
I have a very loose idea that maybe Till saw Mizi on television before (possibly something music related?) and began idolizing her after that, similar to canon. Seeing her for the first time in the lead up to the games makes him fall for her and want to protect her. Thus, heā€™d kill to keep her safe. But we donā€™t know if heā€™d do the same for Ivan (gotta get my angst in there somewhere).
Weapons talk! Mizi with brass knuckles, hell yeah!! She could also have a crossbow for long range engagements, since a gun like the one she has canonically wouldnā€™t really be fair :p
Agree with Till having a bat, or possibly one of those hammers coal miners use as a call back to his home district. Maybe add some spikes on there too.
Sua should definitely have both the dagger and the throwing knives. There could be poison on the knives as well (Lukaā€™s idea/sponsor gift).
Ivanā€™s primary weapons are his hands for sure. He can snap necks like Cato did. Quick, no cleanup, and quiet. Heā€™s logically efficient even when it comes to death. I think itā€™d still be helpful if he had a backup weapon. Actually, waitā€” Since Ivan is so good at adapting, he could just pick up and use the weapons left by fallen tributes! It would work with his character of mimicking to fit in.
Iā€™ve gotta get an Ivan/Mizi besties moment in there somewhere, so after Sua dies but before the rebels come, Till and Ivan come upon where Mizi is hiding out and decide to team up and take care of her. Till acts very similar to canon, getting all flustered easily and not being the greatest at conversation because he keeps tripping over his own feelings. Ivan is also similar to canon, so he and Mizi find they get along well. Mizi notices that Ivan doesnā€™t have a weapon and insists on giving him one set of her brass knuckles.
I could probably do a whole post on ceremony outfit ideas because thereā€™s SO MUCH to play around with, reference, etc etc.
Ivan and Till accidentally matching outfits that represent a pinnacle moment in both of their lives that has changed them irreparablyā€¦ I would never emotionally recoverā€¦
The Capitol would go insane with shipping rumors and theories about them omg. Ivan plays right into the narrative (just like Peeta did) to charm and gain favor with sponsors. He also laces in a bit of truth in how he really feels about Till. But Till thinks itā€™s all part of the act (fake dating au stans rise up). Their prince and pauper, childhood friends to star crossed lovers storyline would do numbers!
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found my old hunger games au.... will I post about it? maybe one day....
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