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ducavalentinos · 3 years ago

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Also! What do you think of Cesare's relationship with Charlotte (and how it's fictionalized in the various TV shows/movies etc)? A lot of his biographers tend to think that Charlotte didn't like him/wasn't willing (I'm looking at Bradford especially), but I'm reading Miron's biography of Charlotte and it's interesting that they both do seem to admire and respect each other at least. Why do people default to thinking she was unwilling?

Anon, was this ask a cont. of the ask about Cesare’s mistresses? if not, let me know because it’s possible tumblr eat it. So, let’s talk about history first, because history affects fiction and/or fiction affects history, they do feed off each other a lot, I have noticed. When I first started reading about the Borgia family, and about Cesare in particular, I didn't had many thoughts about them tbh, it seemed to me their marriage was simply a political alliance, and that Charlotte was of no importance to Cesare, and her grief over him was bizarre. I think those are common thoughts to have, esp. if you start out by reading Bradford's bios, which was the case for me. But over the years, reading other sources and the historical documents regarding them, (and actually, there is a good amount of documentary evidence about them, I was surprised) my initial thoughts changed gradually because a different picture started to emerge. Once I found documents and new info, I begun to understand the faults and inconsistencies in what I had previously read and concluded about them, and with this mental update came a new assessment about their relationship, one which matched the evidence I encountered, and one that more accurately approximated the reality, as much as it is possible when it comes to the past and people’s private lives, anyways. My thoughts about them now, anon, it's that they actually had a loving relationship, if also bittersweet. It’s true their union was primarily a political alliance, as noble marriages tended to be, but it seems their case was also one of those cases where fortunately politics, duty and love matched. As in the case of King Louis and Anne of Brittany, or even Lucrezia Borgia and Alfonso d’Aragona. When looking at the historical material, it’s hard to miss Cesare and Charlotte shared feelings for each other, which seems to have never faded away, not even with time and the distance between them. Cesare plainly had a high opinion of his wife, and he shows himself to have been an affectionate, indulgent, responsible husband to her. Biographers tend to focus way too much on the distance aspect of their relationship, or make modern judgements of the fact Cesare seems to have a mistress by his side after he went back to Italy (as most noblemen did) to condemn him yet again, or to dismiss the importance of Charlotte in his life, and they miss or ignore the little details (and their significance) in the actions Cesare consistently made in regards to Charlotte and their child, Louise. He obviously cared about them, and he seems to have tried really hard to bring them to Italy, and to secure their well being. I find it harsh whenever I see biographers doubting the sincerity of his efforts to bring his wife and child to Italy. Claiming it was all an act from him, for reasons they never care to explain, or at least explain properly, it's speculation without any evidential basis to warrant it. There is a stubborn ill-will and cynicism with Cesare by biographers in general that I find quite interesting on a intellectual level, but also deeply unfair and dishonest. There is this trend of always assuming the worst from him, so even when they are confronted by evidence which shows his good actions and/or qualities, they are quick to suspect how genuine it is, and they have to add something negative, dark to it, or ulterior motives. In any case, Cesare failed at the first one, because ultimately it wasn't up to him to bring his wife and child to his side, it was up to King Louis, whom for political reasons seems to have found it valuable to kept Charlotte and Louise as political hostages in France, and that imo, only further suggests their importance to Cesare (you don't kept hostages of no value to the person you want something from), but it only takes one look at the long and impressive inventory of Charlotte d'Albret, how wealthy she became by marrying Cesare and remained so, even after his death, and the marriages Louise was able to make, to know he succeeded at the second. Their good situation is directly linked to Cesare's actions towards them when he was alive. To me, the bittersweet point of their relationship is that it seems the politics which brought them together was the same one who kept them apart, a common situation with noble marriages, too, and it looks it pained and frustrated both of them tbh. Charlotte never ceases to insist Cesare returns to her in France, and Cesare insists she joins him in Italy. Eventually, I think both realized their hands were tied, Charlotte couldn’t disobey or defy the King’s wishes, without his outspoken, written permission, she couldn’t leave France. And Cesare, even if he wanted to, couldn’t leave Italy, I don’t believe that’s something pope Alexander would have permitted (and he would have needed the permission from the both the Pope and the father, he was hardly free to do whatever he wanted as it is claimed by some authors), and his whole life, that of his family, were there. In the end, I think they understood they had to be patient and wait until the political scenario changed, until Cesare wasn’t so dependent on the French and King Louis. And it looked one of those times were when Cesare managed to scape his prison in Spain, and went to Navarre, Charlotte’s brother court. It’s possible both of them then might have thought they were close to finally reunite, and idk if you came across this, but around this time there is a letter from Cesare to King Louis where he tenderly refers to Charlotte as "sua carissima sposa/ his dearest wife", but unfortunately death entered the scene, and they never saw each other again. That’s something that makes me sad wherever I read about it, it’s sad how long they waited, how much they seemed to have desired to see each other and be together, how much they tried along the years, and it’s sad Cesare never met his daughter. And you know, about Charlotte herself, I really do think she was a more interesting, intelligent woman than Borgian biographers usually think or recognize her of being, she certainly impressed Cesare and I don’t think that was an easy thing to accomplish. It's a shame the little space she occupies in quite a few of Cesare's biographies, for example, but even so, the evidence on her side of things equally shows her as an affectionate, kind, and loyal wife to Cesare. She entered marriage with him happily, not only for what it brought her family, but also because she seemed quite smitten for him (as he was for her), they matched well, perhaps from the first moment they met, who knows, and one impressed the other, that's more certain. Charlotte is noted as a blissfully happy bride after the marriage, and we have her letter to Pope Alexander, where she says she’s very pleased with the Duke (Cesare). Moreover her actions during Cesare's downfall, and after his death, corroborates even more that she loved her husband. It is recorded she entered a profound state of grief, (and taking into account all the evidence which shows Cesare was a good husband to her, her grief does not look bizarre then, it makes perfect sense I would say) she never remarried although she was young, and she could have, and she pretty much retired from public/courtly life. She devoted herself to the upbringing of their child, Louise, and she died only a few years after Cesare, strangely in the same month of March, and only one day before he did. So, why biographers, especially Bradford, tend to think Charlotte didn't like Cesare, and/or they default to thinking she was an unwilling bride? *sighs in spanish* I think it has a lot to do with what I'm always talking about in this blog, with the fact Cesare's historical literature has quite a bit of faults and vices, and those are very particular. It's not the same faults and vices of Rodrigo or Lucrezia's historical literature, for example. And when discussing this theme, of his relationship with Charlotte d'Albret, some of these faults and vices do get in the way of a honest, fact-based assessment and presentation of things. Cesare usually receives a narrow, simplistic, oftentimes misleading presentation by many of his biographers. The main issue is that they tend to see him through the lens of Machiavelli's writings, or even worst, from other Florentine or Venetian writings, and that causes incorrect assumptions about him, as a person, as a man, but more to the subject at hand here, as a husband. The conventional picture of him is of a insensitive, unscrupulous, utterly selfish, cruel, and power-hungry man. He wasn't the devil they say, but he was a pretty bad individual, it’s their conclusion. it doesn't matter how hard it is to find evidence to support this view or all the contradictions to it, especially in connection to Charlotte, he is seen and presented this way, like a Machiavellian prince in other words. And when it comes to his personal life, his romantic life, this view is applied to it as well, and it is a fertile ground for unsupported claims and assumptions. It's super easy to make conclusions which are not necessarily, or at all, true. Adding to that, there is also the reccurent issue, perhaps obsession of scholars, of constantly overemphasizing Cesare's relations with his sister, Lucrezia, with exaggerate, romantic narratives of Lucrezia being his only exception, the only woman he ever had an emotional bond with, and/or respected, which it’s demonstrably false, as I later found out. That's where Bradford enters, interesting you singled her out among Cesare's biographers, because yes, she is particularly dismissive of Charlotte and Cesare's relationship with her. I think in her case, it's due to her feelings for the Cesare/Lucrezia relationship. She carries such a huge flag for them, (it's uncomfortable to read it if you want serious history, not fiction), so she ends up ignoring Charlotte, and any other woman in Cesare's life for that matter, to always give prominence to Lucrezia as the only woman in his life he loved and respected. It is a narrative other scholars have taken more or mess, but Bradford as I said before, does take it to a whole new level, and she kinda has a way of molding the informaton to favour certain pictures about the Borgia family and Cesare that she wants to convey to the reader, she is not alone in doing that, but she does do it a lot throughout her bios, so in this instance, Charlotte and other women, are all presented, according to her, as either politics or bodies to Cesare, which misrepresents Cesare himself and the facts known about his life, but also that of Charlotte and these other women. To be fair, I do think she really believes Charlotte was a non-entity to Cesare, similar in the way Sabatini believed Lucrezia and other women in Cesare's life were non-entities to him, but unlike Sabatini, the reason for Bradford, in my view, is because she is invested with the Cesare and Lucrezia relationship. It's all over the place in her writing, so maybe there you can find an explanation for her claims/thinking about Charlotte, Cesare’s and Charlotte’s relationship, as well as Cesare and women. Now, with other biographers, it's more complex, and it's difficult to understand their thought process in their presentations. I'm gonna say that overall, one possibility they default to thinking and saying Charlotte was an unwilling bride, or that she didn't liked Cesare, is caused by what I said before: they perceive Cesare as this Machiavellian prince, not a monster perhaps, but a bad individual, a “bad man”, and in turn Charlotte herself is described in history as a kind and pious young lady, a “good woman” (that alone is enough to put any woman in the category of victim by some, and it seems it's no different with Charlotte) and that's all she is perceived as of being to them. Given these are two drastically different ideas, it's the opposite of personalities, I think it's then very easy to conclude Charlotte must have not liked Cesare, did not liked him, and that she was forced by her father to marry him, etc, and proceed to ignore the evidence suggesting otherwise. Another possibility could be they don't go deep into the primary sources, and they just take what secondary sources, mainly modern schoalars have said in their works, or maybe, and this can be mixed with the first one, they can't divorce the image of the Legend of Cesare Borgia, the terrible reputation he acquired in history by his enemies from the young Cesare Borgia who went to France in 1499, and whom Charlotte met. But as Bonnaffé points out in his work about Charlotte, in that year of 1499, Cesare's reputation wasn't the one he acquired later by his enemies, therefore King Louis, the French court, Charlotte's family, and Charlotte herself would not have any motive to not like him or not want to associate with him:

"It has been claimed that Louis XII had abused his influence over the King of Navarre to throw his sister into the arms of a Borgia, and Charlotte was made the romantic victim of a selfish and shameless policy. [...]at the time of his marriage, [César] had just left the Roman purple to follow the career of arms; he was not yet the terrible captain, the relentless defender of the patrimony of St. Peter's, that the resentment of his enemies, and talent of Machiavelli have so prodigiously overdone it in the face of history. Would Louis XII have shown so much insistence to keep near him the infernal monster imagined by some authors? Would he have adopted him, by letters patent, in the name and arms of France? Would he have boasted to the d'Albret family and included in the marriage contract the great virtues of the Valentinois, that was so easy to be kept in silence? Anne de Bretagne, Charlotte's guardian, would she have been complicit in a shameful deal for her maid of honor? As well, the trial of the Borgias is very close to being judged; we know at last what the Diarium of Burchard is worth and its often questionable authenticity, the account of Tomaso Tomasi, who never knew César, and the stories of Paul Jove, whose testimony, wage earner or not, is still suspect.

- Inventaire de la duchesse de Valentinois, Charlotte d'Albert, Edmond Bonnaffé.

Maybe there’s an explanation there for them in their conclusions/their thinking about Charlotte, Cesare and their relationship. It is odd because sometimes you have biographers like Sacerdote, who offers such a rich, extensive documentation about this theme (as many others), but whose work is so incredibly bipolar lol. He goes on so many back and forths it can make you dizzy, I gave up trying to understand his thought process by the end of my reading of his book, it’s like two different people, with different views, wrote that book, or it was affected by his moods, idk, but when it comes to Charlotte and Cesare, you have him acknowledging the marriage alliance pleased Charlotte, and that she loved Cesare tenderly, with passion, his words, and she wanted him at her side to Poor Charlotte! who was forced by her father to marry such a dissolute man, a tyrant! and her sad state after Cesare leaves is somehow his fault, even though he argues against this view, and the guilt other scholars have imputed to him, of allegedly abandoning her in France, and not caring about her in one of his chapters in the same book, haha. To me, it always look like historians wanting to do proper historical work, but at the same time not being able to resist playing the gossiper with some things, or they can’t accept certain truths the material reveals about Cesare and his life when looked at seriously, they can’t let go of certain perceptions and assumptions they have about him, so they include all that alongside the material, and it’s often very confusing and incoherent. Miron is an interesting read, though, isn’t? I’m glad you brought him up because I find his work so valuable to learn more about Charlotte herself, and in terms of documentation about her marriage to Cesare. I appreciated his objectivity in regards to that, he was by no means sympathetic to Cesare, and he doesn’t have to be, but he didn't let that get in the way of his research and presentation. Despite how he felt about Cesare personally, (which he made it clear more than one time throughout his work, and some of his personal conclusions about Cesare and Charlotte) he was honest, at least, to accept and put forth that at least as far as Charlotte was concerned, all the evidence shows Cesare treated her with nothing but affection, kindness and respect. He aimed to please her as much as he could, he wasn’t indifferent to her, and although we can’t know the extent of their love for each other, there was love between them, and it wasn’t small. They had an impact with each other and in each other’s lives, that much is clear. It does seems they admired and respected each other, yes, certainly Cesare shows he trusted his wife with his personal affairs, which coming from him, it's always significant. He wasn't an utterly suspicious man as it is sometimes said, but like his father, he was a careful man, and there’s a small group of people, usually family members, with whom he trusted with his personal affairs, and Charlotte is in this group. He trusted her and her capacity it seems, and again that hints at Charlotte's intelligence and refutes the image she was an empty-headed, naive girl who knew nothing of politics and adminstration. It's pretty cool to see later on that Cesare was right in his assessment of her and that she was worthy of his trust, because not only did she do all she could in order to help Cesare and obtain his release from the Spaniard prisons, she administered the territories in his/their possession in a wise, just, and responsible manner until the end of her life. It might have confused Miron to learn all of this, I think, it's the impression I get anyways, but he exposes it all the same, so again, I appreciated that. His work alongside Bonnaffé, Alvisi and Sacerdote are the ones which have the best historical research and exposing of the documents available about Charlotte, Cesare and their relationship, no doubt. Now, let's talk fiction, I think it follows the vices and faults of Cesare's literature I mentioned above, in many adaptations Charlotte doesn't even show up, and when she does, she and her relationship with Cesare receives a quick and poor portrayal. It's portrayed as an expedient marriage, with a Charlotte that has no personality, although in all adaptations I've seen, she is or becomes fond of Cesare. But on Cesare's side, it's where you have all the myths I'd say, with the portrayals of him being cold or indifferent to her, there's at least more than one adaptation where you have a scene of him ridding off and leaving Charlotte behind, which alludes to the historical narrative that he left her in France and never thought of her again because she was nothing but politics to him. In recent adaptations, Showtime's The Borgias and Borgia: Faith and Fear, there's a slight advancement in terms of Charlotte, because at least it gives her a little bit more of personality, and in terms of the relationship, Showtime's the Borgias depicts the whole thing as a political alliance and she is still of no importance to Cesare, their relations to one another is quick and superficial, so no advancement there, but in Borgia: FF, there’s a good advancement, it is the most faithful depiction of their relationship I’ve seen in fiction so far. I'd say it is one of the very few aspects about Cesare and his life in that show which are generally historically correct. For some reason, Fontana seemed to have paid attention to the historical material there, and wanted to follow it to the letter, without distortions. However, both shows do that thing of bringing the future into the past, meaning: In Showtime's The Borgias you have Charlotte saying she couldn't imagine living in Rome, and Cesare saying she wouldn't have to, and in Borgia: FF you have Charlotte saying to herself, once Cesare departs, that she knows she will never see him again. More importantly, both creators feel the need to include Lucrezia there somehow, because both of them, in different ways, put the Cesare and Lucrezia relationship as the main romantic couple of their stories, and here is where I think we get to the root of the problem with the portrayals of Cesare and Charlotte in fiction: Cesare, romantically speaking, is never allow to exist outside of his relationship with Lucrezia, the incest myth is so strong and entwined in his historical figure and life, it always ends up having some influence, no matter what. And it’s also fundamental for the traditional, popular conception of the Borgia family as an immoral, corrupted, dysfunctional family.You can’t exactly have that without the incest myth and the fratricide myth. If Cesare’s romantic life and his relationship with Charlotte are shown honestly, it would undermine the incest myth and Cesare and Lucrezia as the main romantic couple, the star-crossed lovers, the sinners in these stories, which in turn would undermine the traditional portrayal of the Borgia family. Even when authors are not overall unsympathetic to the Borgias, and they do not see them as “evil people”, say for example as Mario Puzo in his The Family (which heavily influenced Neil Jordan’s The Borgias btw), nevertheless they are fond of this layout of the family and of exploring the incest myth and keeping it alive. So naturally, exploring and showing the loving, healthy relationship between Cesare and Charlotte, or even between Lucrezia and Alfonso, without falling into the cliches of portraying Cesare as the bad guy who has incestuous feelings for his sister and it’s jealous of her with Alfonso, and therefore he murders Alfonso, is not interesting to them. There's a preference for the abnormal relationships over normal ones because it sells, the more drama and scandal the better. And for artists, it gives them a free card to do all kinds “artistic choices” or include tales of morality, artificially making links between the Borgia’s times and our own, which makes it easier for the casual reader/watcher to resonate with the story told, or sometimes of using the Borgias to exemplify their personal views about the Roman Catholic Church and the Vatican. As a result of all this, similar to history, Charlotte has to be downplayed, stay in the background, or be completely ignored, and the Cesare/Charlotte relationship has to be simplified, they can’t be the main romantic couple, because that would get in the way of the Borgia incest myth, as well as other narratives around the Borgia family, and more specifically about Cesare. But you know, for the most part, their portrayal in fiction is not too bad, and it could be worse for sure, it’s just sad there isn’t much honest content about them, I think they deserve it.

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saudade-mayari · 3 years ago

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I don’t blame people who says Aizawa is a bad teacher or a hypocrite, but you’re an account that I am comfortable sharing this because you also love eraser head. (It’s okay if you don’t want to post it)

Even Aizawa admitted to himself that he is a terrible teacher and mostly forced to teach as based on the vigilantes manga where Nemuri recommended Shota to be a teacher, but what he did to DEKU is somehow relevant for me.

Yes it is true that during the first part he hated Izuku’s guts and regarded him as having no potential but Aizawa was also testing the kid because whichever way watchers should know, Aizawa is right on the fact that Izuku just can’t attack recklessly and impulsively after having such destructive quirk. He did not disregard Izuku’s quirk, he is merely testing the kid to find his other resolve. As for Bakugo’s case Aizawa truly had a hard time disciplining him but he is watching him closely like what Mitsuki (Bakugo’s mom) said, so when All Might took tutelage of Midoriya (and Bakugo) he had no objections because as a HOMEROOM teacher, All Might is the best training for Izuku’s quirk (which is relatively passed onto him)

He is never a hypocrite for teaching Shinso. I don’t see anything wrong about that because I really understand that some training teachers have their own prodigy and he’s a homeroom teacher all he is accountable off is the overlooking at the their hero training which he did well because he focused on the student individual’s strength in the summer camp.

Aizawa also mentioned in a chapter in manga (254) why he expelled students in the past. He knew his capability as a homeroom teacher and he himself knows that he is a terrible teacher hence, re-enrolled them to other school where they would work with a new homeroom teacher. Some may see it as escaping of “escaping duties” but I really think during that time, Aizawa was just thinking what he thinks is best for the students. Afterall, he had proven himself good in manga as someone who really cares for ALL THE STUDENTS.

Blaming Aizawa for the events in 1A is practically uncalled and irrelevant, might as well just say the entire UA should be held accountable. He just had a poor decision making most especially when the truth about Kurogiri is revealed. However, even though he is not the best teacher, I can safely say that Aizawa is a decent and good teacher.

v v v long post ahead

yes anon!!!!. not my biased self speaking... he is not as great as other teachers, but saying shouta is a terrible teacher is uncalled for. he is a decent prof for me. made some mistakes, helps his students. it’s decent.

i firmly believe aizawa and all might are better example as a pro hero than teachers.

(Gonna point some of his mistakes in my perspective as a former teacher under the cut)

he was strict for a reason but he showed his care for all the students during the fight in manga (not gonna say since its spoiler) even aizawa himself knows he is terrible at teaching but at least he is trying😂

i also heard fans saying that because momo, tenya and todoroki are from rich and well known prohero family aizawa never bothered to scold at them. AGAIN IT IS WRONG TO SAY THAT.

momo, iida and todoroki...yes rich and families are known for being heroes but they practically never did anything to trouble aizawa so why else bother them? during their test, aizawa gave advice for todoroki and momo which considerably helped them.

aizawa’s way of teaching is to give harsh critiques and let the student have their own resolve. but as a former student and teacher speaking, it is both right and wrong to have that approach.

it’s definitely okay to let them figure out their own resolve (HAPPENS A LOT IN MED SCHOOL PROFS ARE HARSH HUHU) but it is important to somehow give them base and foundation before actually figuring out their so-called own resolves. i think it’s what aizawa lacks the most AS A TEACHER. but then again his entire character build up clearly says he’s not for teaching.

he was also called a hypocrite for teaching shinso but they aren’t picking on all might for mostly focusing on deku nor endeavor only wanting to focus on shoto. it’s not wrong to have their own prodigies because at the very least aizawa helped overlook his students like what he did in the summer camp and like what all might did in student practicals.

not just aizawa but all might, endeavor, nighteye and even gran torino have personal decisions on closely training those selected kids

aizawa WAS the only teacher who called the entrance/admission test irrelevant for non-physical quirks. HE KNEW IT WAS A PROBLEM SO HE HELPED SHINSO TO BE ON HERO DEPARTMENT bc he know the kid’s opportunity to be a pro hero in the future. he experienced that himself, although his quirk is powerful it was completely non-physical that is why his and shinso’s ability are less likely to be recognized. coz i agree the quirk admission test was somehow iffy... there should have been psychological quirk test too but i understand the point where fans tell that “it’s a student’s job to take advantage of their quirk rather than complain in the disadvantages of having a non-physical quirk.”

I agree on that statement but as a former student myself, i think reconsiderations should have existed coz there are probably lots of great students in general course department (like shinsou).

—and tbh... aizawa and kakashi are often the teachers who are regarded as ‘terrible ones’ but i don’t think so.

im not gonna point out kakashi’s but im gonna say aizawa’s role as a homeroom teacher. back in highschool, ive homeschooled in japan for 2 yrs due to personal reasons and i can say that based on their culture in japan and asia countries in general have a different approach on homeroom teachers.

homeroom teachers in japan are technically the ones who overlook the students, ppl who argued that aizawa should train them is irrelevant because all might is their combat and hero training teacher. aizawa is not meant to teach, but rather supervise.

which is why aizawa (as the homeroom teacher) and all might (the hero training teacher) are the ones who had council with parents because technically, aizawa is responsible for the students safety. HOWEVER....

manga spoilers on the cut

some anti aizawa fans are totally wrong to blame everything in him for 1A always being in dangerous circumstances because after reading the on going manga, they have no damned idea AT FIRST who the league of villains is responsible of. THE ENTIRE UA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE, not just aizawa I agree on that anon.

for aizawa and the rest it is still a puzzle in the early, i repeat early chapters of the manga what the league is really after aside from killing all might and changing the system of pro heroes.

yes. I agree he had bad decisions on the victims, mainly Kurogiri because he knew it was his friend. He regarded Kurogiri as a ‘victim’ but somehow disregarded the casualties it caused. It was irrational for aizawa to say it like that coz it was obviously a word out of his feelings in the past. can’t blame him (imo) but it was truly irrational and irrelevant for him to say it like that.

there are times aizawa as a teacher just harshly criticized them and let them have their own resolve which is in fact, pretty harsh for a bunch of 15 year olds. but i think aizawa only wants them to have their own resolve since its what aizawa has been doing since episode 5.

i think it was bad for aizawa to let iida go where his brother was attacked, he should have acted upon it as a homeroom teacher to secure iida’s safety but then again, ITS FOR THE SAKE OF PLOT😂

im going to say this again... as a former teacher speaking, it is bad for aizawa just to give the students harsh critiques and letting them figure their own resolves.

it’s not a bad teaching approach BUT that kind of approach doesn’t work ALL THE TIME. sometimes, aizawa needs to teach the basics, base and foundation so the students would have an easier time to HAVE AN ACTUAL SOLUTION

because as a student for 9 years in pre and med school, it is definitely hard to make critical decisions WITHOUT being taught the foundation and base first.

it’s like aizawa not teaching an intern general surgery but letting them have their own decisions if the intern is gonna decide whether to lead the surgery or not.

his teaching approach is not bad but it doesn’t work all the time. as a teacher, pro hero and adult he needs to imply his own experience as well which where the erasure hero lacks. But then again it’s plot and aizawa’s introvert character build up so we can’t really blame him because they need the plot to keep going.

personally, aizawa’s main mistake is not knowing what to teach for the answers to questions the students are not expected to know from teaching answers to questions the students are expected to know.

if aizawa’s gonna be that perfect teacher and all, the show would have been boring😂

though aizawa did assessed on their quirks during summer training arc but i think it was not enough for the fans.

aizawa is much more better as a pro hero alone. he does his job perfectly as pro hero.

so in conclusion, i think aizawa needs to have seminar with me 🤪 im gonna teach my man the proper and basics of teaching. HAHAHAHA KIDDING 🤪 (lowkey not kidding)

#READ MY LAST PARAGRAPH #THAT’S THE BEST RESOLVE #shouta aizawa #aizawa shota #eraserhead #aizawa shouta #aizawa sensei

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ryuichirou · 4 years ago

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Can you make your top 10 aot characters that have a good development? Like Eren and Reiner are considered to be the best characters as 'characters' themselves

Anon… dear Anon, you’ve been waiting for like a month I think, I’m so sorry. I took this ask waaay too seriously lol, but yeah, I can’t postpone it for any longer…

I know you asked for top 10, and this is a numbered list, but I wouldn’t call it a proper ranking, so the place doesn’t really matter all that much. Otherwise this list would’ve taken even longer, I’m very serious about lists, it seems lol

Before I start I want to mention (just in case): I feel like “character development” isn’t always about becoming better at something. Sometimes you can become “worse”; sometimes you can get “better” and then fall back to your old ways. It’s just how the character changes, and the trajectory of that change can be very different for different characters.

1. Eren. I can talk about Eren for hours and hours, and I have talked about him a lot, so I’ll try to be quick this time.

Eren’s journey is very interesting and enjoyable to read. He’s such an unusual main character. So aggressive at first, unlikable to some (not to us lol we adored him since day one), loud and stubborn. But it’s super cool to watch this hurricane of a person, especially as he gets calmer, starts controlling his emotions little by little, learns more stuff and understands the situation around him better.

I think I’ll talk about how perspective and knowing a bigger picture change the way character acts a lot in this post, but Eren is an ultimate example of this. He got every single thing: past, present, future, drilled in his head at one fucking moment. He didn’t get a bigger picture, he got the biggest 5d picture with special effects. And he had no one to share that with: he had to deal with it himself, knowing that he himself is the reason for everything that’s happening. It makes my head hurt to even think about that lol It’s cool and unnerving to watch Eren, who’s used to be such a fireball of a character, to just get… quiet and apathetic. We don’t know what he’s thinking about, we don’t know what’s going on anymore, even though his emotions were always the most obvious thing about him. It’s almost scary.

And the interesting thing about it is that nothing really changed about his feelings, at least I think so. Ultimately, the only thing he wanted is for his friends to be happy and live long lives, and who knows, maybe he saw that the “freedom” he was initially seeking for himself doesn’t really exist. This is up to debate and definitely not for this post though lol

2. Reiner. Ohh Reiner. He was one of the characters who wasn’t all that interesting to me personally at first, but as he got more and more complex and emotional, I fell in love with him more and more. This isn’t a numbered list, but he is definitely one of the best written characters. And what’s cool about him is that we see the reason for him being the way he is throughout the story: why he wanted to become a hero, why his mental state got so bad, why he was conflicted, why he got so depressed and why he was able to take responsibility for his actions. I love it when the story breaks its characters, and Reiner is certainly one of the most broken ones. His lower point (when he almost killed himself + cried and asked Eren to kill him) was very beautiful and painful to read, because we know why he feels that way and we know how smug and brave he was at the very beginning of the show/manga. And we know that it was all a lie, which makes everything even tastier.

And as much as I love broken characters, I’m kind of glad Reiner found strength to continue fighting and to take responsibility for his actions (to some degree, at least). Not only he saw a bigger picture, he actually learned how to live with it. I’m so happy they discussed the Marco incident with Jean, and that after Annie told that it was her who took his gear, Reiner stood up and said that Annie was following his orders. He also apologized to Annie for everything he did to her and Bert.

Basically, Reiner went from wanting to be a hero to acting like a hero, then to being an actual hero to Marley and feeling like shit anyways, then to just being a human being, something like that. And that scene with his mom hugging him and being happy for him being alive is actually a very sweet and satisfying moment. Especially considering how much Reiner wanted to die lol

3. Zeke. I’ve talked about it in one of the replies about ch137, but I love how Zeke went from “I shouldn’t have been born” to “maybe small moments of happiness make everything worth it” at the very end of his life (what a cruel irony to realise that just before you die). Not only the character develops and changes, our view of him changes as well: I think Zeke was universally hated when he first appeared, but then he became more fun (dude’s too charismatic), and then he became sympathetic and vulnerable. All of this was always inside Zeke, but it was hidden since Zeke is a lying snake. See, Zeke is smart, but he’s super sure that his views are the only valid ones and that his idea of freeing Eldians is the only solution. His views are surprisingly black and white: I suffered, Eren suffered and our dad is bad. And no one challenged his beliefs until they walk through Grisha’s memories with Eren in ch120-121, and then he realized that Eren didn’t suffer at all and their dad is actually just a person who really regretted being a horrible father to his first son. I love that he got some closure with Grisha because he held that grudge for his entire life.

4. Grisha. He has a rollercoaster ride of a development lol: at first he was an innocent boy, then he became an angry boy, and then he kind of calmed his anger down for some time? But after learning what actually happened to Faye, his emotional wounds got open and all that rage blinded him again. And then, after being outed by Zeke, he lost everything, but had a harsh realization that by being driven by his anger only, he completely forgot not to be a shitty dad. He basically had a second chance in life, with a much better perspective about what’s going on, but now he has his younger son’s ghost haunting him and telling him to do thing he never thought he’d do. At different points of the story Grisha feels both like a mastermind behind things and like a pawn who doesn’t have a choice even if he just wants to live a peaceful and happy life with his wife and kids. The irony of him killing a bunch innocent kids when this whole story started because he got his little sister killed? Delicious. Oh, and I really love the fact that he realised that he screwed up as dad and apologized to Zeke. He loved his kids a lot: Zeke, Eren and Mikasa too (he called her his daughter after all).

5. Erwin. Way more interesting than people give him credit for. He’s mostly adored for being a badass, but he also has his own flaws that he had to deal with. He’s like a moth that’s drawn to the light, but right after burning himself and dying he kind of did “the right thing” that he had to do as a commander. Now, for me it isn’t really about Erwin ending up doing “the right thing” to be honest: we would probably adored him is he ditched everyone and ran to the basement because his selfish desires ended up being more important to him. But that scene where he confessed to Levi that he really wanted to find that basement and just told him everything about his capricious and selfish childish desires, talked about how he lied to everyone including Levi basically just to prove his dad’s point… it was beautiful, because it was basically “I have to do it, haven’t I? But I really don’t want to”. His character development is interesting in a sense that at first he was getting gradually more and more psychotic about his dream, doing crazy things even when he knows it might not be the best choice possible (like him risking his life instead of staying behind), but at the very end he stopped to think and… well we know the rest lol

6. Armin. I remember people saying that Armin is just a narrator-like character who is here to explain thing (I probably thought so too at first), but this is so unfair. It’s easy to make someone like Armin into this trope, and to leave him being a very one-dimensional dreamer who’s smart but naive. And Armin is so much more than that. Throughout the story he has a lot of “I should have been the one who died” moments, and I love that this is such a prominent issue for him, but he still got over it somehow. Armin was kind of lost at the beginning, but found his role. And wow, he had to go through it again after he was chosen instead of Erwin, because the burden on his shoulders just got 100 kg heavier lol He also got less naïve and more cunning with time and got much better at emotional manipulation, I think. While preferring a dialogue over violence, Armin still isn’t pure, and he acknowledges that constantly, especially after his first kill, and things got even worse since that point, which definitely changed him. But his violence-loathing (kind of…) core is still there.

Armin ended up playing a much bigger role in the story than I thought he would be, I really love it. He has his moments of weakness, but he still pushes forward and takes responsibility and does his best. Oh and let’s pretend that the Annie thing never happened, it doesn’t contribute anything to his character anyway.

7. Jean. I think Jean is the first character who starts showing character growth, and I believe his development is the reason he was Isayama’s favourite for some time. Tbh, I don’t find Jean annoying even at the very beginning: yeah he’s selfish, but he’s self-aware about it, he’s a realist. And he’s still a realist, but his conscience wouldn’t let him just have an easy life while everyone else’s suffering. I always feel like Jean is a spoiled mamaboy, so it’s great to see him showing that he can put others before himself. He also had an inner conflict similar to Armin’s: is it right to kill innocent people if you have to? Is it ok to kill not-so-innocent people because they’re against you? I really like this theme in SnK just in general.

8. Gabi. It’s no secret that I adore Gabi lol, and I think her character development is great. She was in her element when we first met her: she was confident, she was doing her best and succeeding, she knew the world around her so well, and then Eren took everything from her. People like to hate Gabi for killing Sasha and for being aggressive on Paradis, but I think it’s great that she didn’t have an overnight change of heart. It’s great that Isayama showed us her shock and her raw emotions, it’s more than natural for a child with her upbringing, even if it’s messed up. But I love it when stories take characters that are great at what they do, and they take them out of their element, to show them at their worst: lost, angry, broken and confused. I love that she understood everything herself and not because Falco told her “hey they’re people too” that one time. She had to go through this hell to figure everything out, and I think it’s great.

9. Historia. Historia was one of the least interesting characters for me (and for a lot of people, Yams included) at the beginning, and tbh I think it’s brilliant: we never saw anything in her; she was just a waifu material who’s nice to others. It felt fake and boring, well, because it was indeed fake and boring, and to this day I cannot believe that that was the entire point. I love how Ymir made Historia realise that she needs to think for herself, but what’s interesting about all that is that after Ymir left, she almost came back to her old habits. Which is also a development, and a very interesting one. The end of S2 was a high point for her (when she told Ymir that she isn’t scared of anything when they’re together), and then there was a very low point (when Ymir left), and then a high point again (when she remembered Ymir and Frieda and decided to act upon her own desires). She’s one of my faves now because of all that… It’s sad she didn’t have a bigger role post-timeskip, but I still appreciate her story for what it is.

10. Oh god this is so hard to pick one and this post is already so long… can I just give you a bunch of quick honorable mentions?

Annie (who was a loner that couldn’t really trust anyone but ended up showing her vulnerable and emotional side), Hange (started out enthusiastic and eager to learn more only to meet more pain and disappointment, crumbling under the pressure, but ultimately remembering her amusement with titans), Levi (granted it’s very subtle, but him going through Kenny’s death, Erwin’s death and his promise to him, realization that he’s been killing people all this time and other stuff fascinating and huge leaving a mark on him), Ymir (who got hurt and decided not to trust anyone anymore and to act selfishly, but ended up sacrificing herself anyway lol)…. God, these short description sucks, they can’t describe them properly. Also there are so much of them that I think have good development, and I’m 100% missing someone… but I think I’m done for now. Katsu I’m sorry for making you read all this.

That you for this ask, Anon <3 and sorry again for being so late

#replies #snk meta

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midnight-in-town · 3 years ago

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Do you think that things would turn out very differently if OurCiel told the Midford family and Madam Red the whole truth of when he went missing to RealCiel dying and he's not RealCiel (I know that Lizzie wouldn't point out the liar if that's the case) if he came back as himself? Wouldn't the Midford family have to accept the reality of his older brother never coming back after coming back after a month of going missing? (sorry the last question I added was way too harsh. Elizabeth is not a brat. She's just heartbroken about the lying she was told for almost three years and she's really nice in the manga and the t.v series despite breaking OurCiels ring)

2. I personally think that Edward can be overprotective sometimes of Elizabeth as she is fully capable of defending herself against a demon (Sebastian) in the Blue cult arc and against the people (Bizzare dolls) she was fighting (but that's what big brothers do) what do you think?

3. When do you think that Elizabeth and Edward will find out that RealCiel is actually a bizzare doll brought back from the dead? I personally think that it's cruel..imagine that a person was dead for three years to be suddenly brought back to life and you would think that someone was playing a trick on you to make you extremely unhappy as if especially that person was the one who you loved.

4. I think that Bards going to refuse to burn the War hospital down and I think he's going to meet his end there as Lau will do it anyways. I really hope not..what do you think?

5. Do you think that we would end up seeing a Elizabeth or a Edward flashback of their childhood with RealCiel of how they knew RealCiel or the Phantomhives Did they spend time with OurCiel at all? I just often saw theories that she didn't spend time with OurCiel as much as RealCiel..I get it though she just wants to develop her relationship with him? I don't see it as abuse or neglect..she's just a little girl..the same as the Phantomhive twins back then.

6. I think that Earl Grey was the one who framed OurCiel for the music hall murders through the phone (as he does hate Ciel or not) or the Undertaker who was clearly smiling when the police stormed the Phantomhive manor or someone (RealCiel)

7. I have a feeling that Francis knows that RealCiel is a bizzare doll and will very bluntly ask that to him the next time that they are in the future manga chapter together (possibly after the Bard arc in the war hospital because people don't come back from the dead because that was what Elizabeth told Edward: "if Ciel dies again" and I have a feeling that Francis knows about it and will bluntly ask that during dinner if there was one and Elizabeth would possibly deny all that and it's not going to end well if she said that it's not true of him being a bizzare doll)

8. Do you think that OurCiel looked very upset and hurt when the person who he loved the most (Elizabeth Midford) pointed out the liar and it was him..OurCiel was only lying to the family because they would have a different reaction if they find out that it was the younger twin who lived. (The weak and fragile twin who had multiple health issues)

9. I know that Lizzie was extremely hurt and heartbroken that OurCiel lied and I would be if a family member lied to me like that as it is human to feel that way but pointing out the liar to the half of London and to her family was way too harsh..in some ways.

10. When do you think that the Midford family would realise that RealCiel is up to no good at all and framed OurCiel for the music hall murders..I think it's when he shows no worry for his younger twin brother possibly and no concern for Elizabeth.

11. I think that RealCiel emtionally abused and used Elizabeth for his own gains..as she does look unhappy in many ways and six months going missing there tells me that otherwise of what she heard or been through. What do you think?

TBH Anon, I’m still rather pissed that you sent the same asks and didn’t even bother reading what I wrote you in my first reply to your initial questions.

I can guess that you’re rather new around here, but as I said earlier this week, I’ve been blogging about this series for a long time, which is why I have made an entire section of links to my theories so that they’re easy to find, in order for you guys to read about my opinion on characters and plot points if that’s what you’re after.

Therefore, since you didn’t even take the time to check after my first warning, I’m not going to elaborate further if my answers can be found in previous posts or in the manga.

As I already told you, considering this didn’t happen, I see no point in discussing this possibility

Yes, Ed is overprotective even though Lizzie is stronger than him: it is canon and a huge part of comic relief, but also because he’s very close to his sister and he’s a good guy

Ed: https://midnight-in-town.tumblr.com/post/177483213162/about-an-eventual-edward-soma-team-up-for-more // Liz: https://midnight-in-town.tumblr.com/post/179511621622

Yes. Bard already showed that he was reluctant to hurt Ada’s side. However, Lau doesn’t care and he once eliminated people whom Ciel had let go (curry arc), simply because he’s not one to let his enemies live.

I don’t know about any flashback. Lizzie probably spent less time with our!Ciel though, because he was often sick and stayed inside. Calling it neglect or abuse is absolutely untrue, since she was a child of the same age as the twins who had no power over our!Ciel’s sickly circumstances.

https://midnight-in-town.tumblr.com/post/176019513307/so-about-this-anonymous-report-im-wondering-if

https://midnight-in-town.tumblr.com/post/184475609227/im-so-happy-reading-all-the-theories-of-you-and & https://midnight-in-town.tumblr.com/post/646289725836148736/confession-i-hope-it-turns-out-frances-knew-the

Obviously our!Ciel looked upset. He was very anxious about Lizzie’s predicament, so to hear her words and to see his life shattering around him was hurtful, to say the least.

Lizzie loves our!Ciel, so of course she’d be hurt by him lying, especially since it made her realize that maybe she could have had horrible thoughts about his survival (which she despises herself for), had he told the truth.

Already answered in q5 and 7. From the moment one of them finds out, the others will probably get to know.

No, I don’t think real!Ciel did anything besides telling the truth to Lizzie. It’s the truth itself that hurt Lizzie because, over the last four years, she fell in love with someone she thought she knew, only to find out he was lying about everything. Her heart is split between the two boys, whom she thought were one and the same and grew to love differently. Besides, I doubt the Undertaker would have allowed any harm to come to her. She may yet still be hurt, physically, later in the arc though: https://midnight-in-town.tumblr.com/post/171823786347/when-were-back-to-present-do-you-think-ourciel

Overall, about this arc: https://midnight-in-town.tumblr.com/post/174470576547/blue-sect-arc-what-we-need-answers-about

I answered you this once out of consideration for the amount of words in this ask, Anon. From now on, it’d be respectful if you could show the same consideration for all these years I spent blogging about this series, or I won’t answer you anymore.

Thank you for understanding.

#kuroshitsuji #blue sect arc #anon #answers

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addictedtostorytelling · 3 years ago

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Hi There! First of all this is the most amazing site ever and I appreciate all you do. I’m glad there is another super fan out there that I can talk to about my random GSR thoughts. On that note, I was curious how you think the new reboot will go in regards to mixing the old and the new storylines. I feel like WP is aging a bit and I can’t imagine him signing on for more that3 seasons. Also I was trying to think of unanswered questions from GSR and I do hope we learn how they meet. Brainstorming

hi, anon!

thank you for your (very) kind words! i’m glad you enjoy my blog. it’s great that there is such a thriving fandom community here, even so many years on from the original airing of the show. ❤

i’m going to place my answers under the “keep reading” because they’re probably a little bit more on the cautious side, and i don’t want to harsh anyone’s mellow about the reboot.

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let’s just take your questions one at a time, okay?

1. how is the reboot going to deal with mixing the old and the new?

i’ve actually got some writing on this very issue in this post.

to quote from that discussion:

based on what little we’ve learned about csi: vegas so far, it sounds like a patchwork production, tbh...

in terms of the characters, setting, and storylines, it’s part old school, with grissom/sara/hodges returning, and part new school, with a whole cast of new characters being introduced. it’s set in las vegas like the original series but may focus more on new forensics technologies a la cyber.

on the one hand, this blend of the classic and what’s novel may be the shot in the arm that this franchise needs to start a successful new chapter. maybe having grissom and sara to anchor what is otherwise a fresh team will provide enough grounding for these green roots to take hold. maybe updating the forensics will help keep the show feeling current, even though it’s based on a twenty-one year-old concept. maybe, just maybe, this pastiche will blend together well.

of course, on the other hand, there’s also a big possibility that by splitting the difference, csi: vegas won’t be enough of one thing or the other to truly please anyone. old fans might feel like it’s too dissimilar to what they once loved. new fans may feel like it’s too beholden to the original. in both cases, the audience might feel as if the show is stuck in a strange and liminal limbo.

after all, csi has had problems folding in old characters and new characters together in the past.

taking two characters long-time fans have known for 20+ years and setting them alongside total newcomers may make it difficult for the writers to balance the stories they want to tell.

if the new csis are instantly endearing and interesting in their own rights, then the writers will be more at liberty to depict them without also having grissom, sara, and hodges on screen with them at the same time. they’ll be able to split the team up in different configurations and give people their own adventures without always making grissom and sara the nexus of everything.

however, if the new characters aren’t instantly endearing and interesting in their own rights, then the writers may be stuck in a situation where the new characters quickly become accessories to the familiar faces, without having any sort of independent storylines.

alternately, if the writers choose to just “muscle through” the returning audience’s aversion to the new characters, then they may end up disappointing said audience a lot. people may just wait for the ten or twenty-minute “gsr supercut” to pop up online rather than watching the entire 45-minute episode and having to sit with characters they couldn’t care less about or even actively dislike.

the same also may be true in reverse for new fans who don’t care for grissom and/or sara or at least don’t have any prior attachments to them going in: they may not be interested in seeing a preponderance of gsr scenes. they may want more of the newbies and feel as if the other characters are being shortchanged on account of the oldsters.

the writers might also have trouble writing in new relationships on the show.

grissom and sara already know each other (and, judging from the “immortality”-heavy trailer, there’s a good chance they’re either remarried or at least back together as a couple by the time csi: vegas is taking place).

they have over twenty-three years of relationship history between them.

hodges also knows them and already has a preestablished dynamic with them both as a couple and as individuals.

not so for these new characters.

as the ray langston integration debacle of csi s9 and s10 well proves, it would be really easy in a scenario like this one to both fail to make grissom and sara develop relationships with these new characters (and particularly on an individual level) and to make the new characters develop relationships with one another independent of anything having to do with grissom and sara.

one way to get around this potential roadblock, at least in terms of making the new characters gel with one another, would be to have them have some preestablished relationships before grissom and sara come into the picture (a la russell and finn in the later seasons of csi).

however, that still leaves the question of how to fit grissom and sara into the group without it feeling forced.

the situation will be a difficult one to navigate, and especially because the writers will be trying to please both fans of the original series (who are loyal to grissom and sara) and new incoming fans (who are no more loyal to grissom and sara than they are to any of the characters in general, everyone being equally unknown to them to start off with).

since the previous csi writers’ room fumbled this exact kind of maneuver so badly, i’m worried that this current writers’ room will also do so.

i hope the writers give us sufficient opportunities to come to enjoy these new characters while at the same time making ample use of grissom, sara, and hodges.

however, i don’t know that they’ll be skilled enough to do so.

certainly, they’ve got their work cut out for them.

given the cast turnover and structural changes to the show, this reboot may not be able to do what it is intended to do.

for as wonderful as it is that csi: vegas will bring back grissom, sara, and hodges, it will also fail to bring back the rest of the original cast.

of course, gary dourdan’s warrick was off the table from the get-go, as was elisabeth shue’s finn, given that both characters are deceased within the universe of the show.

but there’s also not going to be any marg helgenberger/catherine, george eads/nick, eric szmanda/greg, robert david hall/doc robbins, david berman/super dave, elisabeth harnois/morgan, ted danson/russell, jon wellner/henry, and/or marc vann/ecklie, insofar as we know—which is to say nothing of all of the other techs and minor characters who once populated the csi universe.

while hopefully we’ll all grow to love the new characters who will appear alongside grissom, sara, hodges, [and, at least for two episodes, brass,] not having the whole gang back is certainly a loss—and it will be a hard one to overcome.

for as much as many gsr fans are celebrating the return of their faves to the screen, there are lots of other former csi fans—who shipped other ships and stanned other characters or even just loved the previous team dynamics—who feel heartbroken and like this new csi: vegas is a complete departure from what they once enjoyed about the show.

there are also plenty of gsr fans who will miss the other characters and team family vibes, as well, or at least feel like it’s strange that everyone who worked at the lvpd crime lab between 2000 and 2015 (with the exception of hodges) has just somehow left since the show ended.

will csi: vegas feel enough like the old csi with most of the original cast gone? and how will grissom and sara function without their friends?

for as much as they are each the most important person in the other’s life, they had other friendships outside of each other, and crucial ones at that.

catherine was grissom’s working partner for over twenty years, and he never worked without her as his #2 after she started at the lvpd circa 1985 (with the brief exception of the time she was swing shift supervisor during s5). greg was sara’s best friend and someone she had come to rely on, especially in the wake of her and grissom’s divorce. they both loved nicky and brass. sara had collegial relationships with russell and morgan. both grissom and sara had collegial relationships with doc robbins and dave phillips.

it’s going to be hard for the writers to try to replace all of those bonds with new relationships, and especially to replace 15+ years of those bonds with brand new relationships.

there are also some things that just can’t be replaced.

old fans who could give a damn about grissom and sara or who cared for other characters more may not bother to watch this show at all unless they suspect that their fave(s) might someday guest star or join the production.

—and even for those who care only about gsr and don’t mind the cast turnover otherwise, the shifted dynamics and structure of this show still might be hard to swallow.

though grissom and sara’s relationship existed before the start of the original show and has persisted after it, as well, and there was never a single episode of the whole series when they weren’t in love with each other, their romance was never in the foreground of csi: crime scene investigation in the way that it very likely will be in csi: vegas.

they were the flagship couple, but their story was always previously told through subtext.

the writers may continue that kind of oblique treatment of gsr here (showing us only occasional glimpses into their private lives and rarely making them the focus of entire episodes); however, they may also go more the route of “immortality” and place gsr front and center, approaching their relationship in a way that is more traditional for the main romantic pairing on a primetime show.

in either case, there’s a chance that they’ll execute the treatment well.

maybe this will be some of the best gsr we’ve ever seen or at least something decent, with interesting storylines, quality interactions, and fodder for all sorts of amazing new fanworks.

but there’s also a chance for a faceplant.

and an epic faceplant, at that.

in the case of the former option, they risk playing too coy about the current nature of grissom and sara’s relationship and annoying the viewers. they also risk contradicting previously established canon or regressing the characters/relationship over all.

in the case of the latter option, there’s the possibility for an “immortality” redux, wherein they recycle old gsr storylines ad nauseum and resort to cheap pulp.

they may not know what to do with gsr occupying a more prominent place in the narrative. it’s very possible that for lack of ideas (or for mistaking bad ideas for good ones), they’ll end up writing gsr in a way that we as shippers hate.

on the old show, they divorced them for shock value.

here, they could break them up again or else alter their dynamics in ways that feel ooc or at least unnecessary. they could somehow do something even worse, such as writing a storyline that features infidelity or major character death.

for as much as getting more gsr might be the best thing that’s ever happened to us, it also might be something we very much come to regret.

imagine if they break grissom and sara up or make one of them have an affair as a cliffhanger at the end of a season and then csi: vegas gets cancelled so that’s how their story ends, undoing the happy ending they were given in “immortality.”

if i trusted this creative team more, i might fear what they’ll do to my favorite characters/ship less, but... i don’t have a lot of hope that they’ll do justice by either (particularly if they do end up bringing back many of the same staff writers who brought us the divorce™ and other such foolishness).

there are so many ways for them to potentially fuck everything up.

for as much as i didn’t like how “immortality” was written, at least it gave grissom and sara their well-deserved reunion. it would be a shame if this new show somehow compromised their happy ending in some way.

to add on just a bit here, now that we’ve seen the newest trailer for the reboot, it seems as if this premise of a criminal who’s been fabricating forensic evidence (seemingly for years) is what’s going to be used to bring grissom and sara “back into the fold.” whether or not they’ll actually reopen some of their old cases from the earlier seasons, i don’t know, but i do think it’s possible that they’re going to have to serve a kind of “historian” role, knowing about old investigative details. if so, then that premise may be another way for the writers to try to blend the old and the new.

2. will billy petersen sign on for more than three seasons?

standard industry tv show actor contracts, called “test options,” are for six seasons with an option to add on an additional season (for a total of seven seasons altogether) before a full contract renegotiation takes place.

in today’s day and age, aside from some long-running holdovers that first debuted during television’s early 00s yesteryear (such as grey’s anatomy, ncis, law & order, etc.), most shows don’t ever make it past six seasons, so the one test option contract is all the actors ever end up signing.

i would imagine that the newcomers to the csi franchise who signed on for the reboot probably all agreed to standard six-years-plus-one-year-option contracts.

billy and jorja may have, as well.

however, given their (and particularly billy’s) stature in hollywood/the world of network television, it’s also possible that they negotiated something other than test option contracts.

billy is currently 68 years old, so a standard contract would take him up to age 74/75. while lots of actors still work at that age, he may or may not be interested in doing so himself or at least might want the option to decide if he wants to continue or not before he reaches that point. if these considerations are on his mind, then he may have negotiated a shorter contract—say three years with an option to reup for four before renegotiation—or perhaps even a year-to-year one so that he can walk away at any time.

in any case, there’s no real way for us to know how long he intends to stick with this show at this point—assuming that it even gets renewed beyond one season anyhow—so unless the studio releases details of his contract in the future, i guess we’ll just have to wait and see.

i do have some fears about what might happen if billy only sticks around for a couple of seasons while jorja continues on. god forbid we end up with the divorce™ version 2.0 storyline (or some even worse alternative) because the writers don’t know how to get grissom off of the show while keeping sara on again.

3. will we learn how grissom and sara first met in the reboot?

possibly.

i mean, we already know that their first meeting was at the forensic academy conference in 1998, but there’s a potential that the reboot will provide more concrete details about said meeting and/or even answer the age-old gsr question of what exactly the nature of their relationship was before sara moved to vegas from san francisco.

i’m sure that it would be easy enough for the writers to sneak in this info to the show, having the new characters ask grissom and sara how they met or grissom and sara themselves reminisce about their history. however, doing so also might not be a high narrative priority for the writers so long after the fact (and particularly not if they’re already busy trying to remind the audience of past cases in order to further the show��s main plot).

as with the answers above, it all comes down to how the new production team decides to play things.

personally, i’m wary of the writers trying to fill in these blanks so long after the fact, but that’s just me; i’d rather have no answer to this question than have to deal with a dumb one.

if they honor the old m.o. with gsr, then my guess is that even if the issue is discussed, they’ll use the emily dickinson method: i.e., they’ll “tell the truth but tell it slant,” providing just enough new information to titillate us but not enough to fully settle the debate once and for all.

anyway.

thanks for the questions! please feel welcome to send more any time.

#answered #anon #asks: csi #csi vegas #csiverse

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ahhhh sukiii i love love love the recent chapter!! as the story slowly unfolds, we can see that both y/n and suna have that connection that cannot be severed that easily. which really made mari jealous but her breaking up with suna before going abroad still has another tale to reveal. especially she knew that lover boy was gonna propose to her. makes me think that’s one of the reasons why she’s brave enough to get back to suna, as she may think that he’s one-hundred percent sure to spend life with her despite her doubts that suna still has lingering feelings of love to y/n. but oh boy, if she only knew 💔

and to our lover boy, sure he and y/n are that it couple that almost everyone ravages about, but this may be my overthinking mind but what if suna, of the present time, only loves y/n because he keeps reminiscing the old times and is hanging on to the 'what if we never broke up?’🧐 that’s why he’s ready to settle with mari because she somehow fills the void y/n left to somewhat satisfaction. is that also why he called y/n to 'see' him because for the second time, an important person disposed him out of their life in which he has no say in it, and this time around, he needed answers from the unsettled question. to assess what went wrong. with that, i rest my case, your honor 😞

but i can’t really blame y/n for putting up boundaries when it comes to romantic relationships. i mean, relationships are scary lol her backstory on her familial issues did do numbers on her. ooh and i can see the familiarity how y/n and her mom handled when another woman is involved in their relationship, her mom telling her dad to go back to his first family to fix what they ruined, and y/n being upset that when suna said that he’ll be fine if he never met mari in the condition that they have never broken up in the first place. it’s not really the reputation or boundaries they’ve put up per se, but the thought that innocent people will be hurt for them to be happy is what makes them reluctant to ever entertain the love that someone will happily give to them.

we haven’t seen any interactions with nagisa and y/n that much from that disastrous night. aside from that, mr. kita though!!👀 i’m excited to see more of them and the roles they will play in the future chapters. meanwhile, i’ll just happily anticipate how the story develops😊

i really love the story suki!! aaaafhksd thank you for allowing us to have a glimpse what that beautiful mind of yours has. don’t forget to take care of yourself either! luv u~😚💕💕

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MY EGG ANON OMG HI YOU’RE BACK PLS I REMEMBER U ALL THE WAY FROM RECKLESS ERA AND YOU’VE ALWAYS BEEN SO SWEET OMG HI ASJAKAHAJK

you’re reading broken records too oh my you’re gonna make me sob fr. suna and yn do have a connection that’s special and exclusive only between the two of them !! i think more than the chemistry, they will always have a silent understanding where they’re attuned to one another hehehe. yeah, you see, mari is an annoying character but homegirl knows what’s up. she could detect from miles away that yn wasn’t “just a friend” LMAOOO. ‘she may think that he’s one-hundred percent sure to spend life with her despite her doubts that suna still has lingering feelings of love to y/n. but oh boy, if she only knew’ – BABE this made me laugh ashjaka yeah mari is embarrassing ngl ahsjkala

hmm that theory about suna holding onto the past along with the possibility he only thinks he’s in love because he never really got proper closure. it’s sorta similar to zeigarnik effect bcos there were things suna wanted to do for yn, such as his proposal etc, but he never got to do it. also MMHHHH yes that theory where he’s ready to settle down with mari bcos yn left with him a void that needs to be filled SHAKAASHAK yeah yeah I mean…I’m all down for these ideas tbh. BUT, I can confidently say, that you def got that last part right. the reason why suna called YN in the first chapter when he got dumped by mari was because he was frustrated the same thing happened again. suna was actually more frustrated that both of them didn’t give them a chance to say what he wanted to more than he was ‘hurt’ over the breakup, since it’s already clear suna would’ve been fine if he never met mari as long as he had YN

I love how you got these all little details and pieced them together omg I love u sm

also yeah totally, the boundaries in relationships are necessary !! and again you got it all right like omg you really saw the pieces of the puzzle and formed them coherently together IM CRYING bcos I really did put effort in weaving them together and I’m so happy you understood it <33 it was foreshadowed in the scenes where yn and suna are in the swings when she got mad suna was saying bad stuff about mari because it triggered her trauma of her mom as the ‘mistress.’ like, suna and mari are definitely the couple, so when suna said he’d have been happier with yn while being ready to propose to mari, she definitely hated it. to her, it’s like suna is placing her in the same pedestal as her dad did to her mom. she knows how much it ruined everybody so she never ever wants to be involved in a couple’s relationship.

‘the thought that innocent people will be hurt for them to be happy is what makes them reluctant to ever entertain the love that someone will happily give to them.’ – THIS OMG. YES. 100% YES. that’s why yn is always harsh to herself, because she knows she’s hurt people and she doesn’t want to do that ever again. to her, it doesn’t matter that she may not be happy, as long as she’s not the cause of someone’s demise.

ALSO YES MR KITA URGHH IM IN LOVE WITH HIM EHEHEHE. thank you for taking the time to send this my sweetheart, it really means a lot to me and I’m smiling so hard in my seat rn because I feel like…the messages I’ve been sharing on broken records have been heard and understood. and I’m always so so appreciative of everyone’s support for this so yeah IM SOFT, thank YOU and thank you to everyone else aaaah. please take care of yourself too bb I love you !!

#asks with naoya's trophy wife #series ( broken records )#long ask #anon:🍳

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postmodernmulticoloredcloak · 6 years ago

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tbh at this point they're just laughing at us, this episode was basically some bs trying to shove down our throats how "superior" the brothers' bond is to dean and cas' bond, and that's the only reason they let them have a conversation which was even cut short and with barely any emotional depth

No offense anon, but I’ve been in the fandom since 8x19 and if I had a dollar for every time someone said pretty much what you say in this ask, my name would be in Forbes.

Was the episode good? Not much. Not the first time it happens in 299 episodes, I’m not going to tear my clothes over it. I’m not having particular feelings towards the writing of this episode. The characters were in character - for what they are, not what we want to be at this point of the narrative. So I’m not really seeing problems with the characterization, not really. Not the best lyricism in the writing, but I wasn’t expecting it and it seems that’s not your problem either. Nick whatever, I already knew I wouldn’t care, so I’m not bothered. The case, meh, generic enough. The directing and cinematography in this one episode might not be your cup of tea if this kind of graphic violence isn’t your cup of tea, but Wright&co didn’t do a bad job at all.

Your problem is that Dean and Sam’s relationship got more “weight” than Cas and Dean’s, when the episode (and all the previous ones) literally spell out why, and it does not contradict previous characterization and dynamics.

We either stop watching through the lens of the assumption of bad faith, or we can stop watching because it’s not doing us any good.

What were you expecting from this ask? That I agreed with you? What on my blog made you believe I’d agree? Maybe you’re new to my blog but then it’s not good etiquette to send negativity to strangers. Or you’re trying to convince me that the show is bad and wants to do what you’re saying it’s doing? Then you’re being rude.

I know I’m being harsh, but think about it for a moment. What good it is to drop this kind of negativity in the ask of a person who’s never shared this kind of perception of the show?

I don’t even want to sound like the Buckner And Ross-Leming Defense Squad because I don’t even care for several of their episodes and I think they have faults and none of the quality other writers that are working or have worked on the show have, so it’s pretty ridiculous that I end up defending them all the time just because people watch their episode through preconceptions that make them see what they expect to see.

Superior? That scene was terrifying. Sam was losing it. Put in this spot where he feels absolutely terrified of what Dean is about to do, Sam regresses to old things, and the dialogue in the previous scene SPELLS WHY. Sam literally says in this very episode that Dean was the only person that was always there for him. Not a surprise, we knew, obviously. The episode shows that Dean’s ready to do something Sam isn’t. He buckles because he’s human and it’s not like he was enthusiastic about being in a box for the rest of the existence of the planet but he doesn’t scrap the plan, just take some time. Because what Sam says about his willingness to go through the plan is wrong, because Sam is reading the situation through his own feelings... But I’m not even sure you want to actually listen to what I have to say.

Haven’t you noticed we’re in a retelling of season 10? I’m not here to just go through everyone hammering on the same wanky points as 2014-2015. It was heavy for me there, because I loved that season, why would’t be heavy for me now, when the characters have actually grown a bit from there?

I don’t mean this in a “I was in the fandom before you so I know better than you”, I mean it in a “just fucking leave me be” way.

I’m totally here to discuss things, don’t get me wrong. But your message is not phrased as the start of a discussion.

#spn 14x12 #spn spoilers #negativity (not mine)#spn #anon

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artificialqueens · 7 years ago

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I have a crush on - chapter 8

Hey everybody! A little late maybe? Oh fuck it, who’s counting. Thank you Evelyn for answering to the anons commenting my fic and on AO3. Love ya. And I love you all for the enthusiasm towards my work! You’re wonderful! xoxo, Lance I would also like to add that the timeline of the events it’s up to you. You decide how time is passing according to the development of their conversation.

I have a crush on

to: [email protected] from: [email protected] object: So rude :(

mail:

I’m sorry Salt, I gotta ask you what exactly did poor Maxwell do to you? You sound so bitter tbh, I’d like to know. Don’t be so harsh, c’mon! I promise I will be super enthusiastic when it comes to your crush (which I’m dying to know the identity of, friendly reminder).

And I’m sorry for all the typos! Although I noticed that in the exact same sentence you missed the “m” in “them”… busted! :^)

Anyway, lemme answer the easiest questions and I’ll get back to Max in a sec. Okay so, about Drag Race: ofc I watch it are you kidding me? I’m so obsessed with that show. This season I’m rooting for Peppermint, Sasha and all the Newyorkers in general because we gotta support our neighbors, don’t we? Have you ever been to a drag show? I mean, maybe you’re not 21 yet but you can always get a fake ID and sneak into a club. (I’ll be honest: I did went to see Aja performing in Brooklyn and I had a blast, she’s so amazing I didn’t wanna go back, ever!). I feel comfortable telling you that because you don’t know who I am, but secondly I think you wouldn’t expose me either because you don’t seem that kind of person. Am I right Salt? I’d be in trouble only if the school staff reads these e-mails, which they don’t, do they? I don’t think they do because what if we share deep, intimate information? Or what if someone is sexting his pen pal: that would be embarrassing af! Imagine the principal finding her students’ dickpics. Lmaoooo I want to witness that scene!!! :’)

Okay, second question: Dustin’s exchange partner. This is gonna be short because I have bad news: I’m not telling you. He and I aren’t exactly what you’d call friends and I don’t wanna be shady towards him. I found out who his pen pal was because of reasons but I’ll stay silent. Deal with it, Salt. I really wish you were Dustin tho, I’d have killed two birds with one stone (Trixie Mattel is living): I’d be now friends with him and I would’ve found out more information about the Maxwell Case.

Are we friends, tho? You and me, Salt. I feel like we are in some kind of way: it’s a weird, unusual situation for sure, but I told you what I’ve never told another soul and that created a connection I’m not sure we can break so easily now. I think our bond will be even stronger once you also told me who you like. Fortunately in this case one of us doesn’t have to be dead in order to keep these secrets, and we can talk freely about it which is one hell of a lucky situation.

And here we are, addressing the elephant in the room (nope, not talking about David. Even though he always says he’s the elephant king or whatever. Wait, are you David? No, you’re not, I feel like you’d be much more annoying): the Maxwell Heller is gay matter. Okay so, I already told you that I feel like my gaydar’s broken, but sometimes I get really gay vibes from him. It’s a mixed feeling: when I see him practicing karate in one of the patios, or during a competition (I religiously watch every one of them, I can’t always be present because I would be spotted immediately so I ask a friend if they can go and film the thing), I don’t get “gay”. Because let’s be real, karate is not a stereotypical gay sport. It’s not ballet, it’s not gymnastics, it’s a tough masculine straight guy sport. And he doesn’t have a particularly high-pitched voice too. But that being said, when he’s walking around, when sometimes I see him in class, he’s so well dressed and quiet and fancy I can’t help but thinking he’s super gay. The way he carries himself when he’s not wearing the kimono is completely different, and it fascinates me how he can change so much. Also he’s very short which I like, since I’m not super tall myself so I could cuddle him to death. This may sound too lovey-dovey, maybe even creepy, but bear with me, I’m a 18-year-old gay guy in love. You can fill out your next e-mail drooling about your crush, you have my permission.

Anyway, thank you so much for hearing me out Salt. And ofc I got the reference! It’s a Rocky Horror quote. I did my homework ;) Actually nope, I didn’t, in fact I gotta go study physics or I’ll get an F. Tell me about your crush pleaseeee I can’t sleep at night!!

Bye babe, Joy xx

#lance #craquaria #teenage au #mail fic #pining #possible angst #miz cracker #aquaria #rpdr fanfiction #submission #m/m au #high school au #i have a crush on

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thisdiscontentedwinter · 6 years ago

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submission: To the SJW anon

After reading your lengthier post, I really wanted to respond. I’ve been there and wanted to offer some advice. (To DW: hopefully it’s okay to submit this via you! Thank you for being a place where people can discuss stuff like this.) DW is right about your viewpoint on men. You’re not wrong for feeling like that, because cheating is shitty behaviour and no one wants to be cheated on or even to face the prospect of being cheated on. Definitely not. However, it’s important to get a good perspective, to connect with reality and know that even though you feel this way and it’s definitely understandable, it’s not a universal truth, you know? I don’t know what to say to you that will help you with that. I struggle a lot with trusting men, but it helps me to remind myself there are good people out there too, that the world is more complex than just my own perception of it, and I have full control over who I hang out with. Therapy also helped a LOT. So explore your options and see what might help you. Struggling despite being good: I hear that. Oh yeah. I see two parts to what you said: 1) seeing others succeed despite being ‘bad’, and 2) struggling despite behaving in line with your principles. Regarding 1) what others do is not your problem and has no reflection on you. It’s monumentally frustrating to see other people behaving badly and not receive consequences, but the reality is that you cannot control them. They are different people who aren’t living by what you think is correct, and you aren’t seeing the full extent of their lives anyway. You don’t see the full picture - do you know for sure they aren’t suffering consequences for their actions? Famous people keep the really shitty consequences hidden, and for good reason. Their lives are theirs and not yours. How is comparing their success/lives to yours helping you? This may sound harsh, but imo you have to stop caring. Other people will always do shitty things - the world is full of asshole people doing asshole things, and there is nothing you can do to stop that. Taking on that burden of caring about it is the path to madness. It is not bad to wipe your hands of people you’ve never met and will never meet. It really isn’t. (Reminder that the world is also full of kind, wonderful people doing wonderful things, and that’s really where attention should go, if you’re going to care about what other people do.) Regarding 2) life is a struggle, and operates independently of morals and virtue. I’m still wrestling with the idea that despite my best efforts, my life isn’t perfect, and probably never will be. I’m not sure where this expectation came from, tbh, that life will somehow be better if I behave well (religion?). It got better once I outlined what I actually cared about and put efforts towards those things. I found, actually, it can help to let go of certain 'good’ ideas - if you do it, you’ll see the sky doesn’t fall in and it doesn’t actually affect that much. If that doesn’t sound helpful, maybe better advice would be to step back and understand what you can actually affect and change. It is very difficult to behave in line with your principles when everyone around you is acting differently - so be very clear on what those principles are, and where you draw lines with them. Choose what you care about and focus on those. Like DW said, you as an individual cannot change everything. You can’t change Hollywood, your country, or the world. Figure out what you can do that makes a difference that matters to you, and do that instead. When you’re doing something that makes sense to YOU, then the rewards are there and are immediate. You’re not waiting for someone to recognise what you’re doing and rewarding you for it, you’re making yourself happy by doing what you actually want and feel is right. (The prodigal son tale is a bullshit story, but a better take on it would be that if the first son actually wanted to be there with his dad doing the right thing, then he would’ve been happy the entire time because he was doing what he wanted and what he felt was right - it would have been its own reward. That’s probably a very Stoic take on it though lol). I will also say that a lot of the discourse around inequality and injustice that I see online is American-centric. You said you’re from another country. I am not American either and certain nuances bug the hell out of me - just because things are a certain way in the USA doesn’t mean it’s exactly the same in other places. To give a deliberately vague example: racism is a universal concept and reality, but it manifests differently in other countries. Certain things have happened in the US that haven’t happened in other places (and certain things have happened in other countries that don’t happen in the US), so I sometimes find it irritating when Americans word things as though their experiences of certain issues like racism are universally true and apply all around the world. I’m not trying to diminish their issues at all - there’s a lot of shit going on and it needs to be addressed and discussed. (By them.) It’s important to recognise what concepts and issues are actually relevant and helpful to you and your life. Judging your country by American standards and inequality discourse just may not be that helpful in some situations. I don’t know if that’s what you’ve been doing, or if that’s your situation, but I wanted to make that point just in case. You sound like an intelligent and considerate person. Like DW said, you also sound like you have compassion overload. It’s very true that you can’t take care of other people and other things if you don’t look after yourself. No one is perfect. There are great people who have done extraordinary things for humanity, yet have been horrible in other parts of their lives - especially when viewed through the lens of time. Does that outweigh the benefits they’ve brought? It’s up to you to decide. No one can ever be perfect - and that includes you. It’s okay if you fuck up sometimes, because we all do. Sometimes we don’t act in line with our principles because life just doesn’t allow it. Shit happens. Priorities shift and change. What’s considered morally right nowadays will be different in twenty years’ time. It’s up to you to do decide what’s important to you. Don’t let others make that decision for you. My advice (like you haven’t had enough unsolicited advice in this post, right?!?!) is to step back and process things. Connect with yourself and maybe try therapy. Figure out what works for you and keep that in mind as you use the internet and go through your day. Being compassionate with yourself is paramount - and it’s not bad or selfish to put yourself first, it’s essential in this online environment. Putting yourself first also =/= being an uncaring asshole. Far from it. You can care about yourself

and

others. Balance is key to everything.

DW: Thank you for your perspective!

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briteboy · 7 years ago

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+ SOME NOT ANONS because i had so many astrology questions omg i’m just gonna put them all together ok

it’s honestly mostly astrology stuff, some other random things and of course a GoT question because it’s not a mass answer post unless i get at least one of those. and if ur the anon who sent ur theory to me yesterday, my answer is.............. quizas 🌚

aight let’s go

do you have any tips on websites i can look on for figuring out my characters zodiac signs? (moon, fire, water and those stuff). i dont know where to look and on the sites i found its so complicated :( thank u!!

welllll if you aren’t really familiar with astrology i’d say to just make up a birth time/place for your character and put it in here and then you’ll have your answer. but if you don’t think those results fit your character and you want to make it more personalized, i’d say it’s worth it to firstly research each of the 12 signs a bit so that you gather their general traits and such, and then research about the different planets and houses in your chart (sun, moon, first house which is also rising/ascendant, mars, mercury, venus, etc.) and start trying to piece together what their placements would be. i know when i do this i might research a couple different moon placements or something (i.e. literally just google like ‘aquarius moon’ ‘ cancer moon’ ‘virgo rising’ etc.) and see if it fits. if you need further help, message me off anon!

@hhoneybadgers said: whaaat how is there so much astrology?? everyone's sun/moon/rising/venus/mars/jupiter/freaking kepler-666/andromeda/sirius/draco malfoy and have houses, and here i am, just an ordinary lil aquarius

OMG well ur in luck because you also have kepler 666/sirius/regulus/hagrid shit too. aquarius sun is only a very small part of your birth chart, which you can look up here

(how many times will i link to this site i wonder)

@thosefuckingsims said: are people just sending you their birthcharts?? i'm a scorp sun cap moon n taurus rising tell me about myself pls. drag me :^)

oMGDF i already know ur chart is spicy, but scorpio/taurus is one of the most interesting sister sign combos to me. it’s one of those ones that have a real connection and usually when two different people respectively have them, they’re attracted to each other (not necessarily romantically, just they might click really well) the fact that your sun and rising oppose (but have that awesome connection) probably makes you initially come off much differently than your actual personality would suggest, and then when someone gets to know you it’s like meeting a whole different person. you probably come off very grounded but stubborn (your scorp sun also might suggest this as well because of all that aggressive mars influence), and i know for me personally i’m often intimidated by taureans so that also might apply. your cap moon probably enforces that as well (freaking earth signs, they’re always so resilient in their own way) i feel like this combo might make you seem really deadpan, maybe appreciate some black humor. and ur probably not afraid to stand up to anybody (*cowers in fear*) u wanted me to drag u but i’m sorry i’m mostly in awe

@nnicolesims said: Oooh, me next also! I'm still figuring this out honestly. Taurus sun, Capricorn moon, ascendent Scorpio!

OMG another taurus/scorp mix! wtf this is basically the same as @thosefuckingsims except your sun and rising are switched lmaoooo that’s too funny

so like honestly i feel like a lot of that ^^^ would also apply to you? taurus suns are often intimidating to me because they come off as Too Cool 4 U but really they’re usually sweet and shy on the inside. i think your scorpio rising will also amplify that cool factor just because that placement is so ~Mysterious~ and like, people look at you and are just captivated by something. almost like you have a magnetic pull. scorpio rising is the most fascinating ascendant to me, that’s the reason i gave it to ramona (her heterochromia influenced it a lot too) i feel like you might be shy but secretly passionate and willing to put a lot of effort to that passion.

PLS ME NEXT (u really don't have to I'm just curious 😂) Virgo sun, sagittarius moon and gemini rising 😃

o0o0o0o i like this combo! it reminds me of my mom heheh. she’s a virgo sun/scorp moon and i feel like she also has an air rising, maybe libra tho

virgo/sagittarius is such a good match, like it’s weird but whenever i see those two signs together, especially in the form of different people, it’s always like a lasting bond. both virgo and taurus always seem to pair well with sag. you wouldn’t expect a virgo sun to be so ardent but sagittarius has a profound influence, and it’s interesting because virgos are often always looking for answers, and i think sagittarius would only make that need for reason even more so because sags find possibility in everything, especially as a moon placement. it’s one of my favorite moon signs (and not just because i have it too lmao) gemini rising in this mix is also very interesting because sag and gem are sister signs (opposites) (so many sister signs in these questions dang) and gemini rising is almost one of the most fitting rising signs to me for some reaso, especially with a virgo sun (both virgo and gem are ruled by mercury) because that makes you even MORE inquisitive and probably very friendly. people might consider you easy to talk to, and i bet you have a lot of intriguing things to say.

sagittarius sun, aries moon, scorpio rising!!

this combo...WHEW!!! i love it tho. i feel like your sun/moon combo makes you very child-like, which can be a blessing or a curse depending on the situation. you might be very independent and full of thoughts or energy that you don’t know how to channel. i feel like especially with your rising sign, you might be very sarcastic and that might come off as a little harsh to people but you mean well. i really like this combo, lots of mars influence with that happy-go-lucky jupter nature!

Its so cool to see everyone talking about astrology and stuff ! i love it!! I'm a capricorn sun and moon and saggitarius rising :p sometimes i feel like i vibe more with pisces more ya know? but idk lol

i feel like capricorn and pisces often fit each other well, strangely enough. pisces are kind of bubbly and caps are kind of serious so they balance each other out. but anyway, onto your chart! you might be a bit introverted because of double cap but your sag rising might help mitigate that and make you a warmer person (caps are known to be a bit cold, honestly it depends tho, especially if there’s a fire influence) a lot of the time you might feel a bit to mature for your peers, but your sag rising makes you want to go back to a time when things were simpler and you could just be a kid. you probably feel like you need to prove yourself a lot too, but sometimes u just gotta give into ur sag nature and let loose a little u know

Sagittarius sun, aries moon and libra ascendant. I don't actually know what any of that means. It confuses me lol

omg hello can i set u up with the sag/aries/scorp above, you guys would be perfect for each other but maybe a little too perfect. you might get on each other’s nerves. and again with the sister signs, this time it’s aries and libra which is........honestly i can’t read this one, in the case with people, either they despise each other or they grow to love each other. (at least that’s been the case with me and libras.) so with that in mind with your moon opposing your rising, it’s very interesting. you might come off as calm, agreeable, charming because of your libra rising, only for others to find out you’re a bit more excitable and aggressive due to your moon. but aries is still charming in their own weird way, and sag too (dang fire signs) and sag + libra is like THE otp only next to aries + gemini. people probably think you’re really cool and chill. you probably get fired up easily about stuff tho

Scorpio sun - Taurus Moon - Scorpio Mercury I am a walking contradiction lol

OMG ANOTHER TAURUS/SCORP WOW third time’s the charm. can i set you guys up too?? WHAT’S UR RISING THO

basically what i said above goes for you too. people are probably in awe of you because you project, like...not necessarily a domineering nature, but more like...very self-assured and set in your ways (which might be your downfall if you aren’t careful, especially with that scorpio mercury, hoo boy) my mercury is in pisces but in the 8th house (ruled by scorpio) so i vibe with this. sometimes i say too much or go too far when i’m talking to someone and i can probably thank the scorp influence for that. i bet u love to talk about taboos and push people’s buttons in a sneaky way, not in an annoying way like an aries might

i'm kinda confused but sun - Aquarius, moon - Leo, ascendant - Gemini, i don't think its anything special but idk ;)

IT IS SPECIAL! any fire/air combo is automatically fun to pick apart. and omfg AGAIN with the sister signs!! what is this the 4th? 5th time?? i had no idea there was so much opposing influence on simblr wow. actually your sun/moon combo is the same as one of my characters, avey! if you’re like her, you might be pretty ambitious, flamboyant, but you also might go through a lot of identity crises trying to stay true to yourself. you’re the kind of person everyone can find a friend in, especially with your rising being gemini! people probably love to talk to you. leo moon is one of my favorite placements because it’s so weird, leo is ruled by the sun, so even tho leo and cancer aren’t opposites, they still kind of oppose each other. leo moons are often silly and funny, everyone finds them hilarious. i’d probably wanna know someone like you tbh

Wheres the rising part on the birth chart thingie?

i made a very official comprehensive guide to reading ur birth chart

Hey sorry to bother, but where did you say you got your star chart thing from? I tried to find where you mentioned it but couldn't.. 😩

here

oK I THINK THAT’S IT FOR THE ASTROLOGY ASKS? WHEW it’s been a long time since i’ve done this, i forgot they just come pouring in when i open the floodgates of the stars omg

I'm so so late but Santi literally breaths sweater weather to me and I'm CRYING HDISHDJSJSB THAT'S MY SONG AND MY BOY I'M SAD

OMG i haven’t heard that song in so long. i feel like this isn’t the first time someone has told me this, or maybe it was just that he reminded them of the neighbourhood in general. i can’t totally see it tho it’s okay i’ll cry with u :’{

I just found your blog and holy shit your edits are amazing! How do you edit????

like this! it’s from a while ago and i made my own psd since then but essentially it’s pretty much the same. i probably won’t update it because all of the main principles are there and if you follow that tutorial you should be putting your own spin on it anyway, not trying to replicate it exactly y’know

Do you use height mod for toddlers?

i haven’t yet because i’ve been using that fake baby, but i will probably have to bite the bullet and do it now -___- here’s a comment on one of the height mod threads that i’m essentially going to follow, confusing as it is:

How do you make the toddlers smaller? Is it editing or something else?!

i explained that here!

AHHH!!! I'm trying to catch up on your posts but I ran out of data and the pictures aren't loading now. Apparently I need to get unlimited data so I can read your beautiful wonderful story?!?!? This is torture!!

OMG NOOOO well this was from like last week so hopefully you got data and caught up since then. i’m sorry u had to go through that :{ also thank you for the compliments i’m cryin

I just spent the last 3 hours reading your story from start to finish. INCREDIBLE. AMAZING. EMOTIONAL. IM ADDICTED.

AKSDKJGFDKSLJ THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i always get so giddy when people send me messages like this, ily so much ;___; <333

Lemme just say. I'm all for them wearing stupid effing shirts.

I THINK THIS WAS FROM WHEN ROONEY WENT INTO LABOR? with the cactus shirt and santi’s wild ride of an outfit? if so i agree

Can you link me to the beginning of your story?

here

(I'm the anon with an aunt who had kidney failure) it turned out alright in the end. We managed to get ahold of her ex-husband bc we knew he was a match, and he so very graciously agreed to donate 😭 I'm so thankful for him at the moment; even though he wasn't a very good husband

yay thank goodness!!! i’m so glad it all worked out, bless her ex-husband wow that was a really great thing of him to do (aside from being a shitty husband lmao.) i hope all is well in your family now and that your aunt has a successful and quick recovery! <3

So I saw that you've never watched supernatural and honestly, it's actually better than a lot of ppl say it is. It's definitely not the best show out there, but a lot of people give it shit just because of the fact that it's on the CW. Another thing people complain about is the queerbaiting but I don't think it's that bad tbh

i honestly don’t know anything about it lmao, i watched the first episode yeeeeears ago and wasn’t really hooked in so i was just like “eh it’s not for me”. i know some people who liked the earlier seasons so i bet they are good. i know @wanderlustonline likes it! it’s just never really interested me, and also YEAH LMAO i remember all the queerbaiting. i literally thought there was a character named destiel. just like i also thought there was a member of 1D named larry

people keep saying emilia (daenerys) can't act but the way she acts in GOT is literally how they want her to... i don't get how people don't understand that :/ look at her background, how she was raised. her character mostly ignores or hides her true emotions. to stay strong as a leader. in the last ep of S7 you can see the writers chose to let her character finally "break" and show her emotions. so i'm pretty sure you don't like dany's character writing, not the acting :P

the whole time reading this i was like “but that’s totally not how her character is?” but then i realized that’s probably how it is in the show. from what you’ve said, she honestly sounds so different from the books lol, and that’s just my main gripe: is that it doesn’t follow the story it was meant to. it’s diverged too much. so i guess you are right, but it’s kind of like comparing apples to oranges at this point when the show is so different. and i’ve only seen one season of this show, the most recent one because i wanted to witness the trainwreck of everything lmao. but i’ve heard a lot of people complain about her acting, which i’m sure is largely the writers’ and directors’ faults of course. but you can’t deny the girl moves her eyebrows too much and relies on that to convey her emotions omg. (she literally didn’t move them at all this season which makes me think they specifically told her not to so ppl would stop making memes of her ridiculous Acting faces)

anyway yeah i hate the writing most of all and i feel bad that the actors have to just deal with it at this point. especially nikolaj coster-waldau who basically shares the same relationship with GoT that robert pattinson did with twilight at this point. it’s so funny

#anonymous #hhoneybadgers #thosefuckingsims #nnicolesims #nonsims #saviorhide

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torosiken · 7 years ago

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Question do you like WCI arc? What are your thoughts on it? What do you like or do you not like about it?

hi anon thanks for asking me this question XD *cracks fingers* hoo man this is gonna be long. To anyone, please don’t get offended on what I am going to write- just in case you get the wrong idea.

well, before I start I have to admit that I am a BIG *COUGH* Sanji *COUGH COUGH HACK* fan. And the idea of Sanji Year excited me nonetheless when it first came out, along with the Vinsmokes and marriage theme. I expected a lot of things happening during this arc. And in one side, I do am pleased with the revelation of Vinsmokes and all the new characters. I liked them, however I have to really say I am really displeased with Oda’s writing during this entire arc.

The entire arc was a disaster for me. Not because I expected big things or so. Ever since Sanji’s second backstory was mentioned briefly by the wedding invitation, I already expected this arc will full of cliches and oh-my-god I hate cliches so much. Yet I put my faith in Oda- because maybe he will pull shit out nicely like he always did. But no, we got a horrible rushed-off writing instead.

My guess it’s because Oda announced Year of Sanji back in 2016, and in result, he was rushing himself to write this arc and it ended up having a horrible writing. The idea of this arc was nice- but it was lacking execution. If you have been reading what my friend Malky wrote @sleepdepravity about this arc, I agree most of it with her- this arc has no point of character development. Sanji is kind, but the flaunting of that fact in this arc is only shoving that idea in the reader’s face- to make people go “Ooooh Sanji is so kind he is a salvation angel” instead of actually making this a redemption or some short.

The Straw Hats are adults, at this point- character development might not really presented and it was obvious especially ever since the timeskip. They are solid and are collected. And then suddenly this arc happens. If this arc is only going to show how harsh the New World is, it’s not. Because during the entire arc I don’t even get scared at all that Sanji or anyone is going to be killed for that matter. We had that heart attack that Law might get killed back in Dressrosa, but no. Also, apparently Law’s hand can be sewn back just nicely in the end of the arc. It makes me losing the feel that Sanji might actually lose his hands in this arc. Because, for hell if I knew- they could be sewn back just like ho Law’s hands were.

Most of people are disappointed that the SH are separating again, but for me- it’s to be expected. Especially that back in Dressrosa we got mossywara as a group with Luffy. So it’s to be expected that guruwara will be the only team presented in this arc. With addition of Pedro and Carrot in the gang, that was acceptable. I liked the minks when they were first introduced. But then, Pedro and Carrot joining SH on their trip out of nowhere is way too random. Kinemon, Bartolomeo, and Cavendish joining the war as a gang is actually more established than Pedro simply joining by -assigned-. Carrot joining the gang was written out nicely, however I am displeased on how she is portrayed after that.

Don’t get me wrong, I liked Carrot as a character. But don’t you think she is too overpowered? Hey, it’s great to get a strong, badass female character. And she is cute too. HOWEVER- CONTEXT IS she is YOUNG, and she was joining the trip RANDOMLY. She never been outside before. Yet she could stand up against BM’s troops? Dude. Remember the SH back in the early days? Remember how crazy strong Zoro depicted as? He was still struggling and BADLY too at some of low-rank enemies. This is Carrot’s first adventure out of Zou. And she could handle things NICELY without getting much injuries. Even if she is depicted as a strong character, this kind of writing is just too rushed for her character.

Next is Pudding. Oh God. PUDDING. I LOVE LOVE LOVE PUDDING SO MUCH. When she was first appeared, I already liked her cute attitude- and hell, I wouldn’t mind IF she stayed cute like that at all. And then there was EVIL PUDDING revealed with the memory powers. Dude, that really makes me into her. HOWEVER then Oda decided to fuck things up. Because one second, she was shown with a flashback with Lola and then the next second, she was evil. And then, suddenly she was crying just because a MAN calling her THIRD EYE BEAUTIFUL. The backstory was cool. But… are you SERIOUS??? Then she decided to fall in love with SANJI JUST BECAUSE THAT ONE LINE??? I wouldn’t mind if there was MORE BUILD UP between the two. Maybe like— make their exchanges longer during the pre-wedding scenes??? So Pudding can be more touched by Sanji’s gentleman-y and kindness aftermath??? But come on… the build up was so lacking it makes Pudding like an inconsistent little kid. Come on. Also, give us more screentime of that memory power won’t you Oda? What’s the use of mentioning it if you aren’t going to make Pudding USE IT???

And then there’s Big Mom herself. As many have pointed out about Big Mom, it makes ZERO SENSE that she wanted everything to live in peace BUT THEN SHE CLAIMED PUDDING’S THIRD EYE AS UGLY… WHAT??? It bugs me out especially that she is a Yonko. Strong and powerful. One second she agreed to marry her child with Capone for power, but next second she tried to murder the Vinsmokes to gain their power- I mean- dude??? that was so random????? She could’ve go along with the marriage like all the other times but she decided to go against a fucking nationality filled with assassins out of all deals??? What makes her to think of that??? Why didn’t she murder the other marriage dealers instead??? Didn’t she knew the Vinsmokes were rumored to be so strong even if they actually was clueless in this fucking arc? There was no caution to the Vinsmokes at all?????

And now here comes the Vinsmokes. BRO. You were rumored to be a strong ass kingdom and then they are… this STUPID??? I love the power rangers-esque outta them. But like… dude. You are a fucking nation with science basis. And they are apparently so stupid. Falling on BM’s trap just LIKE THAT? You are trying to make a deal with a PIRATE. Are you expecting things to go simply as that? You have troops. What kind of royalties are you? There wasn’t any soldiers at the wedding party. COME ON. YOU ARE TOO DUMB. Also if I were Judge I might as well kept Sanji for his brain and use him as the tactical commander. Or maybe at least KEEP HIM FOR A FUCKING BLOOD AND ORGAN SUPPLY IN CASE ANY OF THE FRONT ROW TRIPLETS ARE INJURED IN A FIGHT. ARE YOU SERIOUSLY TRYING TO BE AN EVIL GROUP OF PEOPLE? THEN YOU FAILED WAYS TO BE EVIL GENIUSES. YOU ARE TOO DUMB TO BE EVIL GENIUSES.

And now I am talking about the Straw Hats. Jinbei joining the SH statement was EPIC but like… then I felt nothing. There was no impact to that or whatever. The only MVP in this whole arc is Brook. And I love Luffy. At least bless the Gods that he never changed. Nami in this arc was… horrible. She is suddenly just being a whiny moody kid. She kicked ass nicely in the last chapter action but like- during the entire thing she was just…. there. We are not seeing much action from her NEW WEAPON that was actually there to be a new fighting spotlight. I mean… come on???

And now we got Sanji. Oh god oh god oh god. Why.

I am not going to comment on how he is crying and shit or beating up Luffy. I actually understand why he does all of that. My only concern here is in the WRITING ON ALL OF THOSE SCENES AND NOT HOW SANJI iS ACTING DURING THE WHOLE THING. Sanji is still Sanji, and how he acts is actually still very in-character and it was nice. Including how stupid he is to think to leave the SH. And then we suddenly got Sanji saving the Vinsmokes on the fucking table scene- like a salvation angel coming from the depths of hell. I knew it was supposed to be symbolic, but it was FAR TOO CLICHE and this fucking arc is shoving down “LOOK AT HOW KIND SANJI IIIISSSSS” in reader’s face too much and I’m hella sick of it. You could’ve done that WITHOUT THAT. YEAH SURE. EVERY OP FANS WHO FOLLOW THE ENTIRE OP SHOULD’VE KNOWN THAT SANJI IS NICE ALREADY TBH YOU DOn’T NEED TO FLAUNT IT OVER AND OVER TOO MUCH SLKGSJKGjsKGS

Also Sanji’s second backstory is suddenly changing EVERYTHING about him. It makes as if the first backstory about starvation never happened. No, of course the readers know it’s still there. But suddenly in this one arc it’s treating like it was all that was about- making him sounded like an entire new and different character instead of the Sanji we are all know all these whole time. Character revealations are good, guys. But last time it happened- it was Luffy with his second backstory(ASL). It didn’t change our view on Luffy at all. However, on Sanji- everything did change. All of sudden people are talking about “look at how weak he was! He is not weak anymore! Look at how he never had a proper family and now he does!” when in fact that past was already long gone and Vinsmoke Sanji was dead- he was already reborn as simply Sanji and he was not weak or not having a family. This arc is talking as if he was never having anyone when he actually does.

There’s also Reiju- talking that she couldn’t disobey her father. Yet she occasionally does. This mechanism was confusing in any matter. Also there was the Vinsmoke brothers showing emotions at each other… everything is too inconsistant. Sanji’s resolve to be a chef is not even as strong as I thought it would be. and especially for fucks sake he is a prince, and he is aware that he is one. The fucking kingdom’s system is too fucked up even though I have to admit I liked the kingdom’s concept…

And suddenly I fogotten what else I wanted to write and everything ended up going into a loop without clear points of what I wanted to actually point out /shot

WCI has too many characters to introduce and to be offered. The thing with BM’s head chef is also written as too sudden. I have no surprises if Sanji and that cook is going to have a battle in the future chapters. The classic countdown thing is a thing in OP battles, like in Dressrosa- the time limit existed before the birdcage closes. During this arc, there was the one day to marriage- and the runaway- and to calm down BM’s rage. Time limit wise, it was great to portray all of the characters hurrying and all however- WRITING wise, it was not good to rush things just to make everything fits in into the deadline.

Events in CP9, Marineford, Dressrosa and many many others were having time limits on them, however they were not as rushed as how WCI’s writing was. Oda could’ve managed to sort out more build ups to make this arc flows better thus fitting all of the characters backstories without making things too cliche or rushed.

New World is a harsh place. And I have to admit- I would’ve prefered Sanji to lose his hands or at least a leg. Or maybe even die to make the whole thing flow better. If Oda is trying to portray New World’s harshness with WCI war- the least he could make is to make the characters severely injured- or at least leave some mark off permanently to show how harsh this adventure is.

I am too tired with this arc’s horrible writing that my mind focuses on things to enjoy like “oh look at how uke sanji is in this arc” /shot

Thanks for reading my stupid rant and I hope none of you gets this to the wrong side… hopefully X”D

I am pretty sure i wanted to rant more about this arc but I forgotten what I am displeased with halfway to this answer wwww :”D

#anonymous #ttt #wci arc #sanji

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frenchibi · 8 years ago

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1/2) Hi! I'd just like some advice some a seasoned writer who has a pretty damn consistent track record *Pokes*. I very recently starting writing, its the first time I've actually contributed to a fandom. With my first upload I was very nervous and feeling down right vulnerable, I remember thinking "If people don't like it, I'll probably take it down" but hallelujah, reception has been positive. TOO POSITIVE for me. It's a first world problem, but now I feel I can't measure up to expectations,

Hey there, friend!!

First of all, thank you for messaging me! I’m going to try and give you a bit of advice as best I can, though all I have to go on here is my own experience so I’m not sure how well that will translate into anything helpful :’D

I’d just like some advice some a seasoned writer who has a pretty damn consistent track record

Haha, thank you. The whole thing feels a little surreal to me. While it is true that I’ve been writing for… uh, 15 years now (what the fuck) and fanfiction specifically for at least 6 of those, I still wouldn’t consider myself a “seasoned writer” because, well… truth be told, a tiny bit of that nervousness doesn’t go away no matter how long you’ve been writing. Also, “consistent” – well. One of my resolutions for this year has been to post one fic every week. So far I’ve managed, more or less (if we disregard my own time zone a bit), but most of the time I’m flailing and wondering how the hell I’m even still doing this. It may look consistent, but tbh I’m struggling with that every week xD

I feel I can’t measure up to expectations

What you have to understand about writing fics in particular is that it is incredibly unpredictable. Putting something out there that you’ve poured your heart and soul into does not guarantee that anyone will click on it, read it or like it (and even then, they might not leave a comment, or reblog if we’re talking tumblr). There is no formula to follow for a “fic that will be liked”, and there are infinite factors why people click on fics and why they don’t. What are you tagging, what’s your summary, is your work complete or not, at what time did you post it, etc etc etc – and people are incredibly picky. So as a rule I’d say it’s… dangerous to put too much value in the feedback you get or don’t get, because not getting any hits, kudos or comments doesn’t necessarily mean that your writing is bad. Those numbers have little to no correlation to the quality of your work, and that’s… a hard concept to wrap your head around.

Now, that said, in your situation… you’ve gotten very positive feedback and maybe even a few subscriptions, you might be able to assume that people will come back to your writing – and of course they will expect something similar (in quality, though that is incredibly subjective as well) to what you’ve written before. These expectations can be terrifying, and I get that. (And they can also make you afraid to try new things, maybe even to write for different fandoms, for fear of losing the audience you’re building. I know this, too. I’ve been there often enough).

This might sound a little harsh, but, with respect to quality – I think if you could do it once, you can do it again. I feel like faith in one’s own abilities is a difficult thing to have, especially with how unreliable feedback is for fic writers. (I don’t mean to sound ungrateful here for the wonderful responses I’ve received for my own writing, but at the same time I’m aware of many, many times I’ve been bitter and unhappy about getting little to no meaningful feedback for something that I personally thought was pretty damn great or something I really enjoyed writing. Putting your writing out for people (people you don’t know, mostly, and people who can be very opinionated, too) to judge is grueling and not always rewarding.) Also - the more you write, the more you’re going to improve with experience!However, the first and most important opinion on your work is your own. If you don’t like what you’re writing, it’s unlikely that other people will, either. You’re not writing to please other people. First and foremost, you should be writing things that you would enjoy to read, as well.

Now, as for your questions:

How do you stay motivated?

I feel like this is a very subjective question and depending on which writer you ask, you will get different answers. I also feel it has a lot to do with personality? Also everyone struggles with different aspects of being creative.

For me, it’s like this: I get inspired all the time. Hear a new song? Potential AU. See interesting people in the street? AU. Watch a movie? AU. Have an interesting conversation? Hc for a character. The sun’s shining? Fic idea. It’s raining? Fic idea. Snow? Idea. Feeling sad? Idea. Feeling happy? Idea. Feeling empty and unmotivated? Okay but what if I project this onto xy character? - you get the picture.

So for me, there’s never a shortage of ideas – my problem is focus. With 50k ideas, how do you pick one to focus on? My answer is: You don’t. You write whatever the hell you feel like writing. Forcing something that you’re not 100% into never really works out to anyone’s satisfaction. At least it’s never worked in my case, because my writing heavily depends on my emotional state. (An attitude that @josai taught me, by the way. I am always WAY too worried about “pleasing my readers” by writing what they want. No. It’s your writing. You’re the one sharing ideas, here.) If this means that it takes longer to update a certain AU, then I guess that’s how it is. But since I’m very excitable, if my readers want a particular update, all they gotta do is scream at me about a particular fic, I guess, and I’ll immediately be inclined to jump on it again. I’m… very easy that way.

As a general rule, if you’re finding it hard to motivate yourself to write, I can suggest several options:

1) Clear your schedule for an hour (or half) every day, find a quiet corner, get a cup of [hot beverage of choice] and just write. If you don’t have any ideas, look up prompts and write drabbles. Experiment with your style. Mine is dialogue-heavy, for example, so on occasion when nothing is working I try for something more descriptive. Or: minimalist. Tell a story in as few words as possible. OR the drastic opposite – how overboard can you go, describing every tiny detail? These kind of exercises can help you find a style you’re comfortable with and also expand your repertoire, so to speak. (btw, I have posted some of these more experimental fics of mine, hmu if you want to know which ones they are)

Alternatively, if no prompts are helping: do a writing exercise. One I particularly like is to give yourself a time limit (say, 5 or 10 minutes) and then force yourself to write without stopping, no matter what. No ideas? Tough luck. You gotta keep writing. Even if you’re just writing about not having ideas. Fill a page. Maybe fill two. I find that getting started is the most difficult thing, and this sort of exercise can help you with that.

2) Get yourself an accountability group – a reliable one, not “just” the commenters from your first fic. WRITER FRIENDS! Most of my ideas are fleshed out by talking about them to other people in the fandom, and having someone else get excited with you can really boost your motivation. Also, of course not everyone just has writer friends – they’re surprisingly easy to make, though. I’d say 90% of the people in this fandom that I talk to who are writers became my friends after I yelled at them about how much I love their work. It goes both ways, of course, but that’s just a bonus?? You get to see what people you admire are working on, and maybe get their input for some of your works!! Jackpot! Excitement is incredibly contagious, and I feel like that’s what makes fanfiction writing so rewarding. The “sharing” part of it. That’s why I do it. And even if one of my fics doesn’t get as many responses as I might’ve liked, at least I got to yell about it with a couple friends. This ties in to your next question:

How do you not get so invested in other people’s opinions on your writing?

See, anon – you’re under the misconception that I’m not invested in people’s opinions :’) On the contrary. I check notes and comments religiously, read the tags of every reblog I get, and scream when someone leaves me a comment that’s longer than one line. I don’t think it’s possible to get over caring so much for feedback – at least not for a person like me. Maybe there are ways. Maybe there are people who are just so incredibly confident in their abilities that it doesn’t matter to them at all. I am not one of those people xD

What helps, though, is having the above mentioned Trusted Writer Friend(s). Put your value in their opinions instead of the opinions of “the broader readership” because everyone is different and there’s no way you can please everyone. And if you’re not sure you can trust/value another writer’s opinions that much (we’re all different, too, after all) – have some faith in yourself. I know that’s the most difficult thing ever, but it’s not a problem anyone can solve for you.

How do you get over those feelings of self-embarrassment (self-consciousness?) when you write?

Those fade. I may care a lot about people’s opinions, but when I write something, I have a pretty good idea of whether I think it’s “good” or not, by my standards. I know my own style well enough by now to know what I want it to be – and if it’s not, I scrap or rewrite. As simple as that. And if none of it helps – take a leap of faith and just post. It might not be as bad as you think it is, because we’re overly critical of ourselves. There’s got to be a point when you stop revising and just post the thing, otherwise you’ll drive yourself crazy with worry and perfectionism.

I am very prone to doing this, and what helps here is an opinion from outside, from someone you can trust. I always shove my writing into one of my friends’ faces before I post, because two pairs of eyes are more likely to spot typos and mistakes and stuff like that, and it makes me feel a bit better about posting it. There’ve been disagreements there too, though, of course. For example, I’m very particular about rhythm in my own fics, but I’m never able to explain exactly what I mean by that? Sometimes a sentence just doesn’t read well, to me, and I have to rewrite it until it feels right, which can be… tedious and questionable if seen from anyone else’s perspective but my own. It’s hard.

That said – sometimes I just… have a feeling, about my writing. This is a very subjective thing, again, and ties into what your focus is when you write and post – are you telling a story, conveying a feeling, an idea, a relationship? That differs from fic to fic, and your approach to different areas of focus might be different. For some of my fics, I didn’t want anyone else to read them before I posted them, because I felt that if I made changes that someone else suggested, it might take away from the impact that I wanted to convey in my own words.

It also ties into why you want to write – and this might sound, I don’t know, arrogant, maybe? But. In general, I write because I have stories to tell. I write because I am excited about ideas and about my interpretations of the characters and I kind of… want to expose them and see what people feel. I’m… ambitious about them, in a way, because I tend to like my own ideas a lot? So I want to know if I can make people agree with me, convince them of my interpretation, in a way. Get them just as excited as I am. I know it’s not a contest, but I’m competitive. That gives me the drive to keep writing, because I want to be better. That’s a huge part of what drives me to keep writing and posting, even if my most recent fic didn’t get as many responses as I would have liked.

It’s like… why write another coffee shop AU, if there are already so many? Well, because mine would be different. I don’t know about better, but I’d still want to tell a story my way. Have you ever read a book and thought “I would have worded that differently”? That’s why I write. Because sometimes I like my own words better than those of other people.

All this, of course, not to say that I don’t get super excited about other people’s writing! On the contrary. I see works on a daily basis that I feel have a better grasp of the characters and of the English language that I do, and those make me want to improve.

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I agree. That’s… generally what writing makes me feel xD

I guess, in conclusion – there’s no right way to do these things. I can just tell you what works for me, and hope it helps you a bit. If you feel like I didn’t answer your questions to your satisfaction, feel free to shoot me another ask, or twenty. I love talking about this, and I know everyone has different opinions/tips/advice here so hmu anytime!!

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incursionparagon · 8 years ago

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mun's ships for Cordelia?

oh-- ahaha, um, hello anon!! i’m gonna stick this under a cut if that’s okay with you!

ships separated by paragraphs since i love talking about how characters get along! in case you don’t care about my game ships, skip the first two! or if you don’t care about ferp ships, skip everything after!

and if you just wanna know and don’t wanna read, it’s:

game: frederick and stahlferp: libra, robyn, say’ri, and zeiss

tbh this is a bit of a tricky question since i get embarrassed really easily, ahah... in regards to regular game cordelia, i’m going to omit characters that have muns in ferp but that she hasn’t interacted with to spare myself, but i really like how she gets along with stahl... he’s a good kid, and his gentle admiration of her would probably take the sting out of the harshness she directs at herself. in return, i think cordelia’s driven enough that she’d push him to be better... but the level of harshness she directs towards herself vs what she directs towards others is way different; she’d be a bit more gentle-- encouraging when he needs it, but just stern enough that he wouldn’t give up.

i also like the idea of how she gets along with frederick! not that i really like the ending of their support chain-- i think a relationship between them would take much more time than a simple support chain would really allow-- but there’s such a strong sense of camaraderie between them? i think they could be really great friends regardless of shipping, but i also get this sense that they would understand how each other works so well that it allows them to relax around each other in ways they can’t around others. i also feel like they’d be sweet on each other in really subtle ways, even pre-ship, since they each know that the other doesn’t like being pitied or coddled, but being left alone isn’t great either. a hand on the shoulder and a silent understanding instead of pitying words whenever *dreamy sigh* milord finally gets a sweetheart, things like that. maybe it’s just how i’ve written them interacting in my fics that makes me think like that though, ahaha.

(in case you’re interested, i like cordychrom alright, and i think if they ever got to talking, they could get along well, but i love the idea of cordelia healing and moving on (and maybe even being friends?? with chrom??) so much...)

in ferp, though, i’m really very flexible!! please don’t think there’s any pressure to ship because gosh no!! follow your heart! not the words of some fucking meme with a pink chrome browser! --but yeah, i’m pretty flexible! a lot of my favorite relationships step from a deep trust and friendship? so whether they wind up friends or partners, i’m probably just crying over the idea of cordelia actually having people she knows care about her

pretty much anyone i’ve gotten anywhere in a thread with is on this list too ahaha (except you gaius. you’re my son.) also this is getting long and my face is actually heating up because i’m a nervous rabbit hearted meme, so i’ll try to rein it in-- also going in chronological thread order so no one thinks i like their muse more or less than another aheh (you all are so great!!! alright? greatness doesn’t need an order but writing lists does!!)

i really liked cordelia and libra!! he’s a very good kid and i love him tons and bunches. there’s a gentleness about him that cordelia really appreciates, and i think his presence would really help her feel calm. even if he’s always sad or always apologizing, there’s something very distinctly kind about him, and, if the idea doesn’t repulse him, she’d love to get to know him better. regardless of the nature of their relationship, once they got close, she’d really treasure him and try to convince him he deserves to be happy, too.

i can’t remember if robyn or say’ri came first but R comes before S so let’s start with robyn!! i had a headcanon i mentioned a few weeks back about how cordelia would, after phila’s death, try to ‘find’ phila in robyn. she wouldn’t succeed, of course, since phila’s dead and gone and robyn’s still alive, still breathing, but that’s how she came to notice just how bright robyn really is. not bright as in an excellent tactician (though she is, and cordelia trusts her), but bright as in she’s so... vibrant. a little awkward, a little strange, but she’s definitely already earned a soft spot in cordelia’s heart before they even really begin to interact-- and cordelia just finds her more endearing as time goes on.

say’ri too!! i still want to see them interact more before i say too much, but i think cordelia definitely admired say’ri’s strength prior to them talking much. she’d be intrigued by how graceful she is and. honestly let’s be real. say’ri is majestic. of course, cordelia’s not the kind of person that tries to actually befriend people, especially since she sort of thinks that being friends with her is a bad thing, but since say’ri talked to her first, it’s fair game... except say’ri approached her with a cat, which is sort of unfairly cute, but gods know cordelia can definitely deal with a cute person and a cute cat at the same time. ...maybe

finally, zeiss!! to me, this ship sort of started as a joke/teasing jab at how cute and awkward zeiss is at first, and then it jumped up and punched me in the face. he’s so awkward when they first meet, which honestly just serves to immediately endear him to cordelia, because he’s cute and he has a nice voice and there’s something about him that she just trusts instinctively. plus there’s the sort of... ghosts of ideas of what their potential relationship would be like, too, and i feel like he’d be someone she could really care about. she’d be able to truly relax around him-- if they ever got to be close, i have a feeling he’d have a rare talent for making her smile or laugh. overall... just a healing sort of relationship for her.

ofc i don’t really want to jump into any ships just yet until cordelia’s properly sorted out and put a lid on her feelings for chrom, but (if you’re still reading), feel free to hit me up with more ship ideas if you have them! gods know they’ll probably hit me like a train eventually anyways

#out of hearts #warning: this is actually like. 10 paragraphs.#i wrote more for this ask than i did for school.#god i'm so sorry this is 87 years long i didn't plan for it to be this way #in retrospect though i should have because i can't say anything less than 3 paragraphs long #i'm so so sorry omfg #shut me UP #Anonymous

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