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wainwrightjakobshammerlock · 5 years ago

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finally. i decided to do this. anyways hello there, i am jake and today i want to talk about something; you see, if you are in the tf2 fandom, you probably know about heavymedic. Wherther you are a hardcore gamer who resents f2p’s or a person that never played the game but has trillions of notes on their art- you know heavymedic exists and most of all you probably ship it.

And I find that weird. In the few fandoms in my life I have been in I had never seen a single ship be so widely if not shipped, then accepted. Sure, maybe everyone in the GF fandom knows what Billdip is - for better or for worse. Sure, maybe the HS fandom is 70% shipping.

But I have never ever seen such a phenomenon in a prominent multiplayer game fandom. A fandom, sadly, oftentimes filled with toxicity. Overwatch is very similar here - yet ships are either a hot topic of discussion or straight up ignored. But TF2? In here for whatever reason we ship these two mercenaries. And in this essay I will try and find a reason or two why is that.

Apologies for any mistakes or incoherency. English is not my first language, I need to ramble, and my vocabulary is all over the place.

Content warning: mentions of homophobia, blood, death, mentions of WLW fetishization, nsfw mention. Also MASSIVE SPOILERS FOR THE TF2 COMICS.

Part 1: Canonical Evidence and Interactions

Let’s be honest: I could ramble about this one for days on end. But I’ll try and keep it short.

First and foremost we have the official videos. And of course the first thing that comes to mind is Meet the Medic.

At the very start of the part where Medic himself appears, we see him telling a joke about a particularly gruesome situation to Heavy.

He laughs along with him, visibly enjoying his company. He even smiles as he waits for another joke. Heavy only shows genuine fear a lot later.

And of course this damn scene always cracks me up. Medic slightly pinches Heavy’s cheek and strokes his lip gently (the other part is almost not noticeable unless you play the video at slow speed).

Of course we all know about the Hand Hold that happens somewhere halfway in the vid. I don’t think I have to explain the gayness in that. The fact their hands stay interlocked even after Medic helps Heavy up. The deep breath Medic takes because even he cannot handle the emotions. That few seconds is unresolved sexual tension manifest.

Overall the short shows a strong feeling of trust between these two. Medic confides in Heavy and reverse. Yeah he puts a baboon heart into his friend’s chest cavity but the fact (as proven at the end of the video) that Heavy was the first one to have an Ubercharge implanted into him shows that Medic at the very least considers him a lab rat.

I treat End of the Line as non-canonical, as do many others, and as such won’t discuss it here. But it will forever crack me up that Valve endorsed such levels of homoerotic subtext.

These two have some short moments in other videos, like for example in Invasion Heavy helps Medic up (CINEMATIC PARALLELS) but it’s nothing major so I guess I’ll skip forward.

Second is their interactions ingame. You might call me a weirdo for trying to find stuff in there but holy shit I have things to say and I’m going to say them.

You thought I was going to fanboy over the “i love this doktor” voiceline huh? Well not really. I wish these two had unique lines if they assist one another.

Heavy is literally listed on the official wiki as the “ideal medic buddy” and multiple pages on that exact wiki say some pretty interesting things.

I have to say something about the Gentleman’s Ushanka and/or Pocket Medic. They are both community cosmetics - but the fact they both got accepted by Valve says a lot. Above is text snipped from the actual wiki.

Last but not least: The Comics. Darned comics. The pair of mercenaries has basically no interaction - unless you count issue 6.

Heavy getting absolutely PISSED when Medic is killed by Ch*avy. Their reunion. Medic referring to Heavy by “my friend” in a totally straight way. Kind of sad Valve wasted an opportunity for them to hug. Maybe they knew their comic artist ships them and wanted to avoid having to answer the Question™.

Part 2: Dynamics

This part’s a bit trickier, mostly due to the reason that I’m new to this whole dynamic analysis thing. Yeah I’m good at spotting canonical evidence but very specific shipping dynamics often escape my gaze.

The most obvious one is Big Guy, Little Guy. Quoting the TVTROPES page:

[…] This trope describes a pair of guys who always fight together, are best friends forever, and quite often have a very obvious hierarchy: The little guy is often in charge […] The little guy is usually listed first, since he’s the leader, and they are always listed together, as if they are one entity. In fact, some episodes may center on the fact that they can’t live without each other. […] If this is a case of Brains and Brawn, the Big Guy is usually the Brawn, and the Little Guy the Brains. It’s almost never the other way around, but in some cases the Big Guy can be rather smart too. […]

A sub-type of this, a common favorite here on Tumblr is known as “small chaotic big calm” and hoo boy if that isn’t these two. I don’t really have much to say here - again I am not an expert.

Part 3: Fandom Impact

So you don’t think Red Oktoberfest (as Heavymedic is sometimes called) is super popular on anywhere else than Tumblr? Wrong.

It’s hard to find TF2 fics on Archive of Our Own not tagged with Heavy/Medic. Of course most of them only contain hints to their relationship but go in the main tf2 tag and I can guarantee you, you’ll gonna see “implied heavy/medic” all the time.

But these two go further than AO3 or Tumblr or Instagram or whatever. They are recognized even within the wider circle of the fanbase. Take this SFM, for example. (I am using the Saxxy Awards version of Secret Lives here mostly due to the fact that the Heavymedic moment is much gayer. In the normal version, the dialogue isn’t changed, but they simply hold hands.)

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But it gets deeper. (WARNING: THE GAY MOMENT IN THIS ONE IS NSFW. NOT EXPLICITLY SO BUT JUST A HEADS UP TUMBLR PLEASE DO NOT FLAG ME)

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And the best part? The comments are extremely positive. You’d expect hoards upon hoards of homophobes screeching but no, the comments are supportive. Even on places such as Reddit or Youtube, comments like “yeah they’re gay and in love” do not get downvoted/disliked to hell; in fact the opposite.

Part 4: Canon Status

Let’s be real. Most ships are shipped because people want to explore the dynamics in fanfic, fanart or something else. But Heavymedic is shipped because… well, I have no idea.

Actually, I kind of do - but only theories. You see, while the canonical evidence is here, the creators have never said anything about them. No confirmation, no disproval, no hinting, nothing.

But the ship is so prominent! There has to be something causing this!- you say. And to that I present you 2 theories on why Heavy/Medic is so popular.

Theory number 1 states that we simply all choose to interpret their interactions as homoerotic. And this is very easy to disprove - there’s simply no way we just collectively agreed on these matters out of nothing. There has to be something bigger.

And theory 2 states that, well, our interpretation is the desired interpretation. But this is even more ridiculous than theory 1 for a number of reasons. If they are in fact gay, why hasn’t Valve made them canon yet?

A Theoretical Scenario

I am going to ramble big time on this one, so buckle up lads. I’ll discuss a theoretical scenario in which, well, if that was not obvious, Valve confirms Heavymedic as canon. Maybe then we will see why they will probably never do so.

TF2 is considered by typical capital G, alt-right Gamers as a “non-political” game. This means no women (in the game itself, at least, and if even, sexy women only), no queer folk and no minorities (for some reason they accept Demoman but throw a fit if someone draws any other merc as not being pearl white). Team Fortress 2 was around before Gamergate and other things like Gamers Rise Up. It’s a classic and Valve is regarded as the good guy to Epic Game’s bad guy. If Valve did anything to confirm doubts, wherther it be clearing up popular fanon or confirming ships, these people would throw hands. (Although they seemed to ignore when one of the writers confirmed Miss Pauling is a lesbian. Huh.) Even those that don’t play TF2 would come to the aid of their bros.

Let me illustrate with two very similar examples. In both cases these confirmations were the first made by the company as a whole, both are fairly recent and both confirm a character as gay.

First we have the confirmation of Tracer from Overwatch as a lesbian. It was done in one of OVW’s comics. Tracer is the FACE of Overwatch as a whole and while most of the fanbase accepted it (thankfully the Gamers are reluctant to infest ow), some people threw what I can only describe as a hissy fit. At least her girlfriend’s a background character.

Second is Neeko from League of Legends. Unlike Tracer she was added a while before it was confirmed she was gay. LOL is much more toxic and filled with Gamers than OW and holy shit people smeared LOL so much.

Of course these are not accurate to Heavy/Medic. In both of the cases I listed it was girls being wlw and we all know how much cisgender heterosexual gamers LOVE yuri porn. Apparently only girls can be gay because they can jack off to it - if it’s two guys then it’s disgusting. Nevertheless I think these are good approximations - in every case the company gets “shat on” on social media and other sites. With the community that Valve has, I think even if they wanted them to be gay, they would never ever confirm it.

Conclusion

I’m sorry for that ending. I had to theorize a bit. Regardless I’d love if you shared this on other sites, reblogged or whatever - I wasted at least 1 and a half hours of my life on it. Feel free to cite this as a source if someone asks you why you ship the big heavy weapons expert and the feral battle medic.

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enchantment1385 · 5 years ago

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10 questions

Tagged by my sunshine, @heraldofwho

01. If you could commission any famous painter, ⚰️ or alive, to paint your portrait - who would it be? (Or, if you don’t want your own, whose portrait would you have them paint for you?) Uhh... If i had to get one done of myself, I’d probably go for someone like Grant Wood, who painted ‘American Gothic’ or maybe someone less known like Tamura Yoshiyasu. However, if I was getting one done of the pixel kids I’d probably go for someone like, Leonid Afremov who uses bright oil paints in the most stunning and beautiful way I’ve ever seen.

02. What would your drag 👑/drag 👑 persona be like? I’ve never sat and thought about it so going to create this persona right here! I’d be called... Adam (Ad) Hoc and I’d be a ‘Hipmo’. Half hipster, half emo.

03. Fave nail polish colour? Never bother painting mine. I hate it when it chips and flakes off, unless it’s black, which somehow still looks okay when it’s scuffed to shit. That clear shiny stuff is okay though. I like shiny.

04. Any ritual you couldn’t imagine your day without? Nope, can’t think of anything. I’m not saying there isn’t shit I do everyday, but my life is built on quicksand, as such i expect the unexpected and have to be forever flexible to whatever is going on. Even the ‘Essential’ life stuff sometimes doesn’t happen, like eating, or sleeping... Fun times!

05. Do you have a favourite constellation? Is where you live a good place for stargazing? I like the big dipper, just purely because I can always seem to be able to find the big saucepan in the sky. The house I live in now sucks for stargazing as it’s a terrace house, however, the house I spent 16 years growing up in was perfect! The back garden lead onto fields, then woods, so, it was dark as shit! Perfect for stargazing.

06. Which character trope(s) best describe(s) you? The Stoner / Nerd

The stoner / nerd character trope is prevalent in many slasher films. They are the much needed comic relief, used to balance out the fear and the humour. The audience find this character funny because it is a vulnerable character that is usually the butt of the jokes. They crack jokes and witty one liners when the tension becomes too much, which lightens the mood amongst not only the characters but also amongst the audience. In some cases such as in the Cabin in the Woods, the stoner character stays alive until the end alongside the final girl. They are often good-hearted and kind. The stoner / nerd’s personality contrasts with the jock, the jock is an alpha male whereas the stoner / nerd is evidently a beta male. The stoner doesn’t try too hard to impress women/men, or work out. As a result, the narrative rewards them with a longer life-span.

07. What would be your battle theme? I think I’d like something like - Dark Soul by Filip Lackovic ... even if it does make me sound like a boss fight in final fantasy.

08. The weirdest (not necessarily the worst) thing you have ever tasted? Those peanut puff things were weird... Like a corn puff but... waaayyy dryer and peanutty. Also red bean paste in these lil Japanese sweets. I really like them, and the taste of red bean paste in general but it was an odd first impression.

09. How do you like your tea/coffee? The only tea I drink is earl grey, which I drink like a proper English lady - Black, no sugar. My coffee however is the complete opposite. I like it - As pale as I am, and twice as sweet.

10. What do you think is your most useful skill? Aha, I don’t have any useful skills. I can do shit, but nothing useful in life. I can recit several movies scripts in full. I can sing along to entire albums of music and know all the words. I can probably guess ‘Who’s that pokemon?’ all the way up to when dawn left the show. But, USEFUL, that shit ain’t.

Rules: Add your own 10 questions, tag more people.

1. Favourite movie quote. 2. One thing that always makes you laugh (links, pics, vids, welcome and encouraged) 3. A game you love, even if other people don’t, or it’s old, or shit. (brief explanation would be awesome) 4. That 1 song that you can’t explain why you like/love it, it’s not like anything else you like, but you DO anyway. 5. What’s your favorite swear word, or word used instead of a swear? 6. If your life were a video game, what would some of the cheat codes be? 7. You’re a mad scientist, what scientific experiment would you run if money and ethics weren’t an issue? 8. Is cereal soup? Why or why not? 9. What inanimate object do you wish you could eliminate from existence? 10. What’s the most ridiculous fact you know?

Tagging: @john-cousland @dickeybbqpit @andrastini @dreadhobo @keeperscompanionsdai @tessa1972 @darth-salem-emperor-of-earth @gugle1980 @my-da-phase @fade-footprints @apostatetabris @sassylavellen @nerdierholler @thejeeperswife @heraldofwho (but only if you can actually be arsed!) No pressure as always peeps <3

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simplylove101 · 6 years ago

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Mileven

My precious bbs! My purest ship ever!

1) when they first intrigued me

I honestly was intrigued the second the boys found Eleven in the woods at the end of the pilot. I needed to know how their stories would be connected since the boys were looking for Will & Eleven’s story was still a mystery unfolding. The show even sorta zooms in on Mike a bit to establish their upcoming connection. It helps I binged this like 2 months after S1 was released so I knew they wouldn’t stay platonic by the end of the season so I was already open to it.

Mike & Co. Find Eleven

“Goodnight, El.”“Goodnight, Mike.” - The Weirdo on Maple Street, 1x02

2) when I started to ‘ship’ them (sometimes this is different if you think about it)

I pretty much shipped these two right away. I don’t think I’ve ever shipped a kid ship so quickly before. But Finn & Millie had this amazing chemistry from the start that I just couldn’t help it. Mike is just so soft with her and I think she was drawn to it. He was also so defensive of her, despite Lucas & Dustin’s objections. And he names her El. :’)

Mike & Co. Bring Eleven to His House

“Just trust me, okay?” - Mike, 1x02

3) when I knew they were OTP status (as in there was literally no other ship for them I would want)

Well, I was already shipping it because I mean, come on. lol But this scene was absolutely adorable. El deservingly gets to have a moment that is just pure and light. Bless Mike for skipping school to stay with her. And then later, he teaches her what a promise is. Awwww.

The Lazyboy

4) Favorite quote

“I never gave up on you. I called you every night. Every night, for-”

“For 353 days. I heard.” - The Gate, 2x09

“You look beautiful." - The Gate, 2x09

5) Favorite scene

I mean, it had to be the S2 reunion. It had to be. I think that’s now become my staple Mileven scene because it was everything I could have wanted for them and more. The smiles, the tears, the hug. The wait for it was so long but that ending of 2x08 made me scream and cry. After seeing a season of these two dealing and suffering with their separation, they finally got to see and hold each other. And then Mike yelling at Hopper for keeping him in the dark about whether El was alive broke my heart. Finn killed it. I cried for like 5 minutes straight during all of this. I couldn’t help it. lol And gotta mention them at the Snow Ball. Again, it was everything I could have hoped for and more. I needed this precious moment. Her resting her forehead against his after he kisses her is my favorite thing about all of it. It’s so sweet. Honorable mention: their first kiss scene is one of the cutest things ever because it’s so relatable and her reaction is adorable.

The Reunion

The Dance

“Goodbye, Mike.” - The Upside Down, 1x08

6) Scene that made me cry

I mean, like I said the reunion had me bawling, especially Mike’s breakdown. But the scene that will forever gut me? “Goodbye, Mike.” Those two words hurt my heart so bad when I first heard them and any time I watch this scene, it never fails to make me cry. I can’t help it. When it pans to his devastated face tho!!! bawl

Goodbye, Mike

“What is wrong with you?” - Mike, 1x03/1x05

"Just be careful, all right? I can’t lose you again.”“You won’t lose me.”“Do you promise?”“Promise.” - The Gate, 2x09

7) Scene(s) that pissed me off

I had to think about this for a second but rewatching reminded me how much it hurt every single time Mike snapped at Eleven, even tho it was totally understandable on his part since she kept not being 100% with the group out of fear/almost killed Lucas. But still. And also, Mileven having to be separated literally right after they were reunited?! How rude! lol My poor bbs.

Mike Snaps at Eleven

Mileven Almost Kiss

“Mike, I understand.”“Oh, okay, cool.” - Holly Jolly, 1x03

“If you’re out there, just please, give me a sign.”“Mike.”“Eleven?” - Trick or Treat, Freak, 2x02

8) Favorite underrated moment

Um, since I have a few I can think of I’m gonna cheat and say 3 of them. lol First, I love the little moment when they’re walking in the woods & Eleven can tell Mike is lying and he admits about the bullying. She says she understands and that little smile he sends her way when she’s not looking! :’) Second, not really an underrated moment I would hope, but like, SHE SAVED HIS LIFE. bawl. And lastly, a moment from S2, when El “visits” Mike, I remember tearing up from all the feels. The chemistry was still there and I remembered shouting “NO” when Mike gave up talking to her.

Mouthbreather?

El Saves Mike

El Visits Mike

9) Song that makes me think of them

Forest Fire by Brighton. I can’t help it being my automatic answer for these two after the amazing vid of them to it. It’s just so perfect for how Mike is feeling at the end of S1. Also, I agree with the fandom that Perfect by Ed Sheeran is perfect for them. “We were just two kids that fell in love, not knowing what was wrong” :’) And I did vid them to I Need You by M83 so that. And lastly, I still think it’s the biggest creeper anthem ever but I guess it’s now officially their song thanks to the show, Every Breath You Take by The Police.

Forest Fire

Perfect

I Need You

Every Breath You Take

10) Favorite video of them

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THIS WILL ALWAYS BE MY FAVORITE VIDEO OF THEM. IDC. SO GOOD.

That said, her other video for them, made after S2, is pretty fantastic as well. She is the Mileven vidding queen as far as I’m concerned. She brings the feels:

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#replies #get to know me shipper meme #backtothestart02 #mileven #mike x eleven #stranger things

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bxebxee · 6 years ago

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Why Cinderella Is Important To Me, an Informal Essay

There are some feminists who are vocal opponents of Disney princesses like Cinderella. Before I really go into why Cinderella is important (to me), I think it’s important to recognize that without the work of the feminists of the 60s/70s/80s/90s...etc., the world would truly be a worse-off place, and I am FOREVER grateful for all of their contributions. The world is not perfect, and neither is feminism. Older feminists got (and continue to get) a lot of important, good things right, but some of their views concerning Disney princesses in general rubs me the wrong way. (The article linked is from 2006, so take it with a grain of salt. I will reference this later.)

I think there are some key generational differences in feminist culture of women who were born in the 70s versus women who were born in the 80s, and certainly for all women moving forward. When we are born into a society with a set standard (whatever that standard may be), we respond in a different way, and our priorities/activist attention will be centered on other issues. I recommend that everyone read this really good take by Anne Marie Slaughter concerning women, the workplace, and living. This article does a better job at explaining this than I could ever possibly hope to do.

I don’t like to block-quote, but this is POWERFUL stuff from Anne Marie Slaughter:

I owe my own freedoms and opportunities to the pioneering generation of women ahead of me—the women now in their 60s, 70s, and 80s who faced overt sexism of a kind I see only when watching Mad Men, and who knew that the only way to make it as a woman was to act exactly like a man. To admit to, much less act on, maternal longings would have been fatal to their careers. But precisely thanks to their progress, a different kind of conversation is now possible. It is time for women in leadership positions to recognize that although we are still blazing trails and breaking ceilings, many of us are also reinforcing a falsehood: that “having it all” is, more than anything, a function of personal determination.

Okay, now to the fun stuff.

Let me summarize Cinderella:

Cinderella (Cindy) is a rich, privileged girl who lives with her single-parent father because her mother died when she was just a baby. Cindy lives in a de-facto castle with a Pony. Her dad is hella rich, and since he adores her, she’s probably the sole beneficiary.

The dad feels guilty that Cindy doesn’t have a mom and then unilaterally decides to marry some woman for the sole purpose of having her act as a mother to his kid. Note: in the Disney movie, it’s expressly stated that Cindy’s dad went out looking for a mom replacement - nothing more.

The dad dies. Cindyis then “abused and humiliated” by the stepmother and made into a servant in her own home.

Cindy’s room is in the servant quarters. She hangs out with rodents and birds and basically lives at the whim of her terrible stepfamily. She has no life and does menial labor for people who make her life miserable.

But One Day, there’s this Ball she wants to go to, and her stepmom is terrible human being who taunts Cindy by saying she can go if she has a dress. Note: this serves two purposes - (1) it’s a way of saying no; and (2) it’s a way of rubbing it in Cindy’s face that she has nothing and is nothing.

Big theme that’s always repeated and is relatively true is that Cindy stays “kind and good” throughout all of this and perseveres through sheer “goodness” of her heart. Because she’s “kind and good” to the animals, they make a dress for her using the scraps luxury goods lying around the house.

The stepsisters assault Cindy and rip the dress from her body. This is violent and humiliating, and tbh you should be locked up if you pull this shit! Anyway, they stepfam leave for the ball after twisting the knife and Cindy is miserable and probably at the Brink.

Important: The Fairy Godmother makes an appearance and saves the day. I want to stress that it is not the prince who ends up saving Cinderella, but rather the Fairy Godmother. Without FairyG, you don’t have a happy ending.

The Fairy Godmother is the one who presents the magical Deus Ex Machina for Cindy to get her life for one night. But FairyG knows that Cindy is a hot girl who’s been thoroughly sheltered for her entire life, so she gives a curfew of midnight. “The magic will wear out” is such bullshit tbh like just say you don’t want Cindy out too late.

Cindy loses 1 slipper in her rush to get home, and that sets off the whole Find Cindy arc of the last 1/3 of the movie.

The prince is so fucking into Cindy omg. He wants to wife her.

Eventually, the search crew gets to Cindy’s place, but stepmom catches wind that Cindy might be mystery gal. Cindy gets locked in the tower but she breaks free due to the help from her animal friends!!

Stepmom trips the guy holding the glass slipper, causing the slipper to SHATTER so that Cindy doesn’t put it on. But stepmom is a cuck who doesn’t know Cindy is a real bitch with a backup plan.

Cindy pulls out the spare shoe she has, puts it on, and we montage to the marriage scene and happily ever after.

The supposed message that is distasteful to a lot of people is that Cinderella is a girl who doesn’t have a dream outside of marriage and aspires to being someone’s wife as her ultimate goal. She escapes one servitude for another. In THIS article, which I linked above as well, the author says this about Cinderella when she talks to her daughter: “It’s just, honey, Cinderella doesn’t really do anything.”

Cinderella’s "Passivity” Explained:

Now I agree with a lot of things in that article, but I am purposely pulling out that one quote because it Pisses Me Off when people categorize Cinderella as some jobless shut-in.

Cinderella wasn’t like this by choice. Her dad died when she was too young to be independent, and her new guardian was a terrible human being who basically kept her around for inheritance purposes. Cindy was not financially independent, nor did she have any power. Let’s really consider her background!!! If her father thought that she “needed” a mother, he probably never taught her anything about finances or her rights (assuming we’re in an era where those existed). Like... I can see he loved her very much, but what it’s a very 1950s thought to assume your kid needs both a mother and a father. (Cinderella was released in 1950 LOL.)

So Cinderella’s real problems started because her dad made incredibly poor choices related to co-parenting. And for all of the stepmother’s faults, maybe it pissed her off that she was only being wifed because this guy wanted her to act as a glorified nanny for his brat. The stepmother is still terrible though, no excuses. Anyway, it’s evident that Cinderella’s childhood and adolescence were not happy times, and she had very little time to adjust to this new world order.

“Good and Kind” is Misleading:

Cinderella is part of the union of Nice Princesses, the OG3 of Snow White, Cinderella, and Aurora. You have feisty Disney princesses like Ariel, Jasmine, Rapunzel, Merida...etc., and then you have girls like Cindy.

One of the main themes of Cinderella that they push really hard is that she’s a good person. She’s kind, hopeful, and doesn’t let the meanness of the world change her. Her purity is related to purity of spirit, where the negative circumstances around her do not turn her heart towards bitterness. Check out this song for the proof.

I agree that she’s a good person, but throughout the movie you’ll see a lot of places where Cindy gets snarky and shady!!! I mean the FACES that she makes when her stepmother gives her ridiculous chores:

(You can watch the full vid here. Also, can you believe how hilarious that this face appears right at 4:20? LOL)

“Good and Kind” doesn’t mean she’s not sneaky when she wants to be. There’s this one scene where Cinderella drops a tray of tea in “surprise” at the news that the duke is going around testing feet sizes of all the maidens. Now, I’ve seen Cinderella balance three loads of laundry while avoiding a nasty cat who always tries to trip her. She didn’t look like she dropped it in surprise because she HARDLY jumped. I guess you can say maybe she was so out of it and surprised that nothing else registered, but my take is that she dropped it on purpose to eavesdrop on the stepmother.

Cinderella’s version of sneaky is also kinda funny too because when she escapes the tower, she has that other glass slipper with her. A Real Bitch Is Always Prepared!!!! And she had the nerve to chirp “if it would help~~~”

I love her.

Cindy is Not Perfect:

The one thing I will say about Cindy is that she is Naive. She is Naive as HELL. She does try to believe in the goodness of all people/animals, and she gives people the benefit of the doubt. But she’s terrible at hiding her emotions when she’s happy. She’s transparent as Glass whenever she’s in a good mood, and she gets Radiant. The stepmother cannot stand this, and it kills her to see Cinderella happy.

The only reason Cinderella gets locked in the tower right before the duke shows up with the slipper she left behind is because the stepmother notices Immediately when Cinderella is happy. The stepmom has this sixth sense for it, and she puts together two and two to figure out that Cinderella was the Mystery Gal from the ball.

The Prince is Irrelevant:

People also dislike OG3 princess movies because the prince “saves” the princess for her happily ever after. I want to stress that it was the Fairy Godmother who was the mvp in all of this. The prince is an Afterthought, and he was a happy accident for Cinderella, but the person who made it all possible was the Fairy Godmother.

I will always say that Cinderella was craving a life, not a man.

But back up for a second because frankly... Cinderella getting with the fucking prince is Peak Revenge on her terrible stepfam. I mean you have Cinderella who has lived the better part of her life as an abused servant-orphan suddenly getting married to the prince, who will probably have political and financial power over these terrible people. Also, can the stepfam do any better than the royal family? Probably not. Even at the ending, Cinderella flat out kisses the king’s head as if he was a child. The duke is probably pissing himself over keeping her happy because she basically saved his life by pulling out that the shoe letting him complete his task successfully. She has EVERYONE in the royal family eating out of her palm.

Conclusions:

On a personal level, I feel emotional fondness for Cinderella because she hangs in there. She endured a lot of bullshit, but she eventually got out. That’s the happy ending that gives me hope. Marriage/finding a man is not what drives satisfaction of that movie. We cheer because Cinderella gets to leave her abusers behind in the dust while living her best life.

SHE LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER!

The End!

#disc horse

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mortisoculo · 6 years ago

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Kayden Nemoria: A Certain Perspective

Chapter One

He stooped inside of the large freighter, hands fumbling with the wiring inside of the hold. Repairing the short in the line that fed the repulsors. His dark brows furrowed in concentration.

“Damnit!” He cursed loudly.

“What is it?” Called Gor Vilwun. A native of Duros though he had not been home in a very long time.

“Damn wires.” He mumbled in response.

The sound of Gor’s footsteps sounding on the grates above him and echoing within the crammed hold. He could feel the man hovering above and behind him, large bulging eyes peering over his shoulder. Locked onto the wires that were bundled within his hands. Something cold and heavy tapping him in the shoulder. A tool he realized as his eyes darted to look at the object, his hand moving to grab at the piece, eyes shifting over it and frowning.

“What the hell am I going to do with this?” He muttered.

“Splice the wiring back together, once you finish that, take that wrench and give the generator a good smack or so.” He laughed, “That should do the trick.” Kayden turned to look at the man, confusion clearly across his features. Watching as the dull beige jumpsuit lifted and scrunched at his shoulders, shrugging. “An initiation of sorts. The new crew always gets sent in to fiddle with this line.” His large bulbous head tilting and motioning back towards engineering, or rather the wall that it shared with the hold in the shambled YT-2400. “Usually we let you fester for a bit before we show you how to actually fix it…consider this a mercy.” A faint smile coming to his lipless mouth. Sea green skin wrinkling in the corners.

“Thanks.” He mumbled, setting the large wrench down beside him, turning once again to look at the wiring and beginning to pull caps from a small container, gloved fingers twisting the wires back into the caps.

“When you finish with that come to the lounge. You have a message.”

Kayden rolled his eyes, knowing good and well who the message was from. Her constant pestering was beginning to really irritate him. “Yes Sir.” He muttered with a slight huff.

“She worries.” Gor said flatly.

“Too much.” He said under his breath.

“Can you really blame her? You’re all she has left.” He said moving to sit on the edge of the small service port, booted feet dangling over the edge, the flat of his boot playfully shoving him as he returned his focus to the wiring.

“No, but sending a holovid every couple of days is too much.”

Gor huffed a laugh, shaking his large head. “You’ve never been away from her this long. She misses you.”

“I miss her too but, it’s getting a bit ridiculous.” He huffed. “I couldn’t stay on Chandrila forever….she knows that.” His head turning to look back at Gor, lips pinched at his admission.

Gor’s head shaking once again, large eyes closing momentarily, “Why do you think she let you come with me? She knows that.”

Gor Vilwun, longtime family friend, mentor and a father figure of sorts, though he came and went as he pleased. Always chasing something out in the galaxy, never lingering in one place for too long. “She’s been through a lot…your father and your sister….its been hard for her.”

“I know Gor.” He whined.

“Then be a little more respectful. Astrix has her reasons, let her send you messages and be grateful that she cares.”

“Yes sir.” He mumbled.

“Wrap this up.” Gor said motioning with his large finger pads. “Send your mother a message letting her know that you’re still alive.” He said sternly, moving to stand and peering down at him. “We aren’t far from Ruonus.” He said as an afterthought.

“What are we doing on Ruonus again?” He asked, tilting his head to look at the man as he towered over him.

“Dropping off freight….what else?” Gor replied dryly.

“Are we really dropping off freight or are we dropping off” Fingers breaking away from the wiring and making air quotes, “freight.”

A wry smile coming across the Durosian male’s face, large square teeth exposed. “I guess we’ll find out once we get there.”

He huffed and turned back to the wiring, completing his task.

****

He walked into the lounge lazily, dreading viewing the message that awaited him. It wasn’t that he wasn’t happy to see her, no he was more than happy about seeing her, the problem was that he missed her and seeing her reminded him of that. A strange internal ache that never seemed to quite go away. Walking past the crew and smiling sheepishly as he passed, all of their eyes on him as he walked by.

“Did you get it fixed Kayden?” called one of the crew, a big brute named Klax, a Besalisk with deep green skin, his four arms crossed over his chest and stomach.

“Uhhh, yeah.” He called moving to the private holodeck that sat in a small nook.

“Really?!” He bellowed.

“Yeah, just put the wires back together.” He called back, turning his head to look at the large besalisk, his waddle expanding slightly, jutting red stripes down the sides stretching as he huffed.

“The Captain told you huh?” He asked, shaking his large crested head.

“Yeah.” Kayden admitted sheepishly.

“Well, that certainly ruins the fun.” He muttered deeply.

Kayden shrugged and moved back to the holodeck, switching it on and scrolling through the messages, finding the encrypted message that his mother had left for him, head peering out of the small blocked nook and looking at his crew mates, ensuring that no one was paying attention to him. Taking a deep breath he turned back to the machine and clicked the vid.

“Hello K!” She waved happily, her eyes crinkling in the corners, her long hair swept into a single braid that cascaded down her shoulder. “I hope you are doing well. Gor tells me that you’ve acclimated to the Barve already! I’m so proud of you!” Her facial expression faltered, smile turning sad suddenly, an expression that he knew very well. “Your father would be proud.” Her voice further hinting at the sadness that moved through her.

He watched as she took a deep breath and looked down, eyes flicking upward once more, composure regained. “I know you’re about to move out further and that means I won’t be able to reach you.” She huffed a laugh. “I’m sure I’m annoying you with all these messages.” Her fingers lacing in front of her face, her chin coming to rest on them. “I just worry and I want you to know that I love you.”

She smiled, dimples puckering on her cheeks. “You’re gunna do great things K. I can feel it.” Her hand coming to her lips and waving a kiss at him. “Love you son!”

The vid closed, leaving him staring at the empty space where her projection was only seconds ago. A smile on his lips. His hand moving to the machine and preparing to send her a reply.

“Hey mom! I’m okay. Gor has been showing me the ropes along with the other crew. Everything is fine here.” He paused and sighed. “I miss you. I hope you’re okay.” He straightened, shifting restlessly. “I’ll send you another message once we get back from Ruonus.” He turned his head and looked around, wanting to be sure no one was near enough to see him do what he was about to do. The coast was clear, lifting his hand and pressing his lips to the hand, pressing it to the camera. “Love you. Talk soon.”

His hand moved to turn off the camera, allowing the machine to encrypt the message and hitting send once it was prepared. Hoping that it would make it to her before they hit the dead zone.

“She really misses you huh?” The female voice sounded softly behind him, startling him. His head wiping around to look at the pink skinned face of Letha, her navy hair pulled into a tight pony, the beige jumpsuit did her no justice. His dark brows furrowed, not too keen on her eavesdropping. Her skin flashed a slightly darker shade, hands coming up defensively. “Oh no, I’m sorry…I wasn’t trying to listen in!” She shook her head. “I was coming to work on the holocamera.” She mumbled.

Kayden could feel his cheeks growing hot, forgetting that the Zeltronian woman had those bizarre empathic abilities that made him simultaneously annoyed and wowed. “It’s fine.” He grumbled, huffing loudly. “And yeah- she really misses me.”

Her brows lifting on her head as a smile spread across her face. Pretty, very pretty, too bad he wasn’t sure if it was the pheromones that their kind naturally put off or if she really was that pretty. “You miss her too.” She said, beginning to fiddle with the hydrospanner that was clipped to her belt.

“Yeah.” He said weakly.

She beamed at him. “Don’t worry Kayden! You’ll get to see her once we get out of the dead zone!”

Sometimes he really hated her chipper attitude. But he couldn’t help but to smile back at her. “Thanks.” He mumbled. Watching as she nodded enthusiastically.

“Of course!” She chirped. “Now, excuse me…I really need to get to the holocam.” She smiled, waiting patiently for him to move out of her way and allow her to work.

Muttering an apology he moved away from the cubby, and back out into the crew lounge, coming to sit next to Klax, who shifted to allow him more room on the bench, arms helping to pull him around the table and the poorly patched cushions.

A large three fingered hand coming to clasp Kayden on the shoulder, shaking him from the sheer weight of the limb. “Why the glum look?” The large brute asked, his toadish face showing a tight lipped smile.

“Nothing.” He mumbled, not entirely sure why he was so bummed. Had he really been missing her that much?

“Will you two shut up.” Grumbled the male Cathar who up until now had been dozing peacefully on the other side of the booth, great clawed hands wrapped around his forearms which were held tightly to his chest. The single remaining golden eye peering at both Kayden and Klax in annoyance.

“Oh go back to sleep.” Grumbled Klax, great waddle expanding in a huff.

“I would still be asleep if you would shut your trap.” He growled, muttering a few slurs in catharese at the besalisk, which Kayden did not understand but Klax seemed to know fairly well. His head turning to watch the great waddle swell angrily, red flashing stretching brightly across the now taunt skin.

“You take that back you over grown house cat!” He bellowed loudly, two of his four fists crashing down on the table top. “I will eat you whole you runt!”

Kayden began scooting out of the booth, only to be stopped by the familiar hand of Klax. His head turning to look at the man.

“GO BACK TO YOUR POND YOU TADPOLE!” Rolling the ‘r’s in his words, the black locs that made his mane shaking as he roared.

“WE DON’T COME FROM PONDS YOU HAIRBALL!”

“You two stop your bickering!” Came a firm female voice, moving from the doorway of the workshop and into the lounge. Her red skin striking in the dull jumpsuit, four lekku twitching in agitation. “I step away for one nanosecond and you two start fighting.” She grumbled, her eyes moving to look at both of them, slowly shifting to consider Kayden, who wanted nothing more than to fade into the bench. Zi scared him. “Kayden, the Captain wishes to see you in the cockpit.” A sneer moving to her lips as she looked at the cathar male, “You need to go sleep in the bunks, stop napping in here!” She spoke, pointing a thin finger at the male, who only huffed, rolling his remaining eye. Her scathing glare moving to Klax next, who had all four hands up in a defensive position, preparing for the words that were about to leave her mouth. “And don’t you have things to work on in the hold?!” Her lips pinching.

“Oh come on Zi, we were just trying to take a break. Haven’t I moved enough freight today?”

She scowled, eyes narrowing, “Get your big ass up and get back to work.” Eyes shifting back to Kayden, “Didn’t I tell you to go see the captain?”

He slinked out of the booth quickly, nodding his head as he passed her, mumbling a “Yes ma’am.” His lean legs moving as quickly as possible to the cockpit and away from the wrath of the Twi’lek woman. The sound of her yelling still audible as the door that connected the work shop to the lounge closed, moving through the airlock and down the hall to the cockpit, looking in to see Gor lounging in the captain’s chair. “Captain?” He asked.

“Is Zi still yelling?” He asked with a slight laugh.

“Yeah.” He sighed.

“I love that woman.” He laughed. Straightening himself and turning to look at Kayden, patting the co-pilot’s chair, urging him to sit. “Did you send your mom a reply?” He asked.

“Yes.”

“Good.” He sighed. “Alright so there are some things you need to know about Ruonus.”

****

He wasn’t sure what to expect when they landed. He had only been told so much, like the people native to Ruonus were called Krysa. Burrowers, though within the past few centuries they had actively been moving above ground, though a large amount of their homes still remained below the rolling red grassed hills. Gor had described them as rat-like, big round eyes, strong legs, and prideful sensibility.

“They’re friendly for the most part.” He said. “Honest to a fault. We’re going to see a friend of mine, he’s got a job for us. Gunna be dropping off some goodies.”

“Is he a Krysa?” Kayden asked, he had never heard of the species before, but there was a lot about the galaxy that he still did not know.

“No, he’s a human, an old friend from the good ol’ days.” A smile coming to his lipless mouth.

“Like…during the war?”

“Yeah.”

“Oh…what exactly are we unloading?”

“Speeders.”

“Wait…the ones we just picked up that we owe Krish Vog?”

“Yup. Those.”

“For what?”

“Battle.”

He felt his face grow hot. “Fuck.”

“Watch your mouth.” He said, sending a smack to his arm. “But yeah…exactly.”

Kayden rubbed where his hand had hit, a scowl on his face. “Is that why Zi is so uppity?”

“Absolutely.” He laughed, throaty and long. “She wants to stay out of it, but I owe a favor.”

“And that includes risking all of our lives for this favor?”

“Kid, we’re risking our lives every day we live, might as well do something worthwhile.”

He furrowed his brows, unsure how to feel about the situation, should he be more worried than he was? “So what will we be doing exactly?”

“Dropping the speeders and getting the kark off of planet side.”

“You didn’t tell mom did you?” His eyes suddenly growing wide.

“Are you kidding me?! I don’t have a death wish!”

Kayden leaned back into the chair with a loud sigh, huffing the air through his lips. “Shit.”

“Yeah.”

“So that’s why you wanted me to send her a message…just in case-” The realization suddenly hitting him.

“We’re not gunna die kid.”

“She’s gunna be miffed when she finds out.” Kayden grumbled, a smirk coming to his lips, the idea of Gor getting yelled at by his mother was becoming a very alluring idea.

“Who said she needs to know.” Gor smiled at him, Kayden only shook his head. His mother always had a way of finding out things, a power he assumed all mothers and Zi managed to have.

“So in and out.”

“Like thieves in the night.”

“What made you decide now was the time to repay this debt?”

“The enemy.”

“What about them?”

“Let’s just say there’s been some whisperings in the galaxy about certain powers playing copy-cat.”

“So…it’s true?”

“Yes.”

Kayden blinked in disbelief. Hands coming to rub at his face. Things were just getting better and better.

****

It was chaos. People running back and forth through the small town, mud built buildings, buried within the hills, streets rocky with red clay, puddles of water, recent rain fall causing the clay to become sticky, gripping onto booted feet and the strange paws of the Krysa alike.

Squat beings, fleshy with strange patches of hair, skins dappled with colored patches ranging in a variety of colors. Others strikingly solid, large red eyes that peered out over their slight snouts. Whiskered mouths and loose clothing, wraps laced around legs and chests. A cloud of nervous and anxious energy hung over the small town. Palpable.

He stepped off of the ramp, eyes peering around him, taking in the hustle and bustle. Gor and Zi arguing behind him. She still wasn’t happy with Gor’s plan, especially the part where they willing gave up the cargo that was promised to a contracted job. She kept harping on the fact that this would only tarnish their reputation, that it would be harder to find good jobs after this. Gor continued to shrug off her worries as he followed shortly behind Kayden.

“It’s going to be fine Zi, a setback, but we can afford it.”

“Krish is not going to be as understanding as you think!” She said heatedly, lakku twitching angrily, which seemed to be the only emotion that they knew how to emote as of late. Kayden tried to stay out of her line of sight as much as possible.

A human male approached, haggard, covered in red clay, face muddied, clothing singed in places, blaster fire. He wore a smile, large and excited, arms opening wide, “Gor! Good to see you pal!” He hailed, clasping his arms around Gor’s willowy frame and hugging him tightly.

Gor snorted a chuckle, “Ayden! Good to see you in one piece!”

“Yeah well, the bucket heads haven’t been making it easy. We just took back this town two days ago.” He laughed deeply, releasing Gor from his grip and running a dirty hand through unwashed graying hair.

Gor nodded looking around, “Good job, though I thought you were out of the business of rescuing planets.”

The man named Ayden shrugged, a smirk coming to his lips. “What can I say, once a rebel always a rebel.”

“Old habits do die hard.” Gor chuckled. “Though I was surprised to hear that the Resistance was all the way out here, you guys are a long way from New Republic space.” He mused, buggy eyes shifting slightly.

“It was pure luck really. We heard the distress call and made our way here. Didn’t even know that these guys knew about the Resistance.” He said, gesturing with a thumb behind him.

“I didn’t think anyone knew about the Resistance. You guys are still rather small…surprised the Princess decided to bring herself back into the fold.” He mused.

“Yeah well you know her, always looking out for the little guy.” He huffed a laugh, “I think she missed it. Sitting in the senate on her ass day in and day out. I think she’s been itching for some action.

“Boss, you ready to unload these bad boys?” Klax called from the hold, Iru standing behind him, hovering in the framework of the ship, arms cross over his chest. Gor turning to regard the besalisk, turning to look back at Ayden.

“You ready for my payment?” He asked with a slight smirk, humor in his tone.

“Always.” Ayden smiled with a nod. “Bout time you paid me back for saving your skin.”

“May be a little late on the payment, but I always pay back with interest.”

Kayden moved up the ramp and away from the two men, halting as he heard his name called, turning to look back at Gor and Ayden, Gor flagging him, beckoning him to come back. He sighed and walked down the ramp, standing next to Gor, who was good head taller than him.

“He’s short.” Ayden mused.

“Takes after his mother on that one.” Gor replied with a smile, large square teeth beaming brightly.

“How is Astrix?” He asked.

“Good, ready for her boy to come home.” He huffed a laugh.

Kayden stood tight lipped, waiting for the two old timers to finish their bantering. “Captain?” He asked impatiently.

“Ayden this is Kayden, Kayden this is Captain Ayden Halburk. Your father and I served some time with him during the war.” Gor smiled.

“He looks like him, that’s for sure.” Ayden smiled. Reaching a hand out for Kayden to shake. Kayden shook it hesitantly, the man’s grip firm as he shook it. “I was sorry to hear about your dad kid, he was a damn good pilot.”

“He died before I was born, nothing to be sorry about.” He muttered with a slight shrug.

“Doesn’t change how I feel about it, I’m sorry you never got to meet him. I’ll have to tell you a story about the time I saved his ass from exploding on Coruscant sometime.” He laughed.

Kayden could only nod, he had no real feelings about his father. He had only heard stories about him from his mother, just another blank figure he was supposed to feel attachment to. Just like his sister, phantoms that haunted his mother. Shrouded in mystery, ghost stories.

“Gor! Let’s get these speeders off of this damn ship and get off of this rock.” Zi called impatiently from the hold, hands planted on her hips and foot tapping.

“Well I see Zi hasn’t changed.” Ayden muttered.

Gor waved her off, “Gotta love her though.” He laughed. “This life is going to send her to an early grave with as much as she stresses out about everything.”

Ayden waved at Zi, “Uaziwzicos! Good to see you’re as beautiful as ever!” He called to her.

She gestured at him rudely with her hand, “Still can’t say it right you sack of shit!” She called back, a faint smile on her lips.

“I think I’m in love with her.” Muttered Ayden through tight lips. Kayden rolled his eyes and walked with the two back into the hold, where Klax and Iru were moving the speeders with the lift. “She’s still a piece of shit huh?” Laughed Ayden, eyes moving around the junky cluttered interior of the Barve.

“She’s the best piece of shit you’ve ever had the privilege to lay your eyes on.” Laughed Gor.

Kayden moved away from the two as they continued to talk, moving to assist Klax and Iru and only finding that he was in the way, which Iru was all too eager to let him know. He moved over to the side, not wanting to stand next to Zi, but having no other option, he stood next to her as she muttered under her breath, tapping on the holopad in her hand. He only hoped that he would go unnoticed.

“What are you just standing around for?” She hissed, her dark eyes moving to glare at him.

“Iru said I was in the way.” He mumbled.

“Go get Letha and both of you start taxiing the speeders off the ship.” She sighed, shooing him with a lekku.

****

When all the speeders had been taken from the hold of the ship and moved into a small field near the edge of the town, Kayden finally took a moment to appreciate the strange terrain of the planet. Grass as red as blood, dark rust colored mud structures jutting up from the earth, muddied path ways full of sticky red clay, the Krysa moving about in preparation. Gor, Ayden and Zi stood speaking to a Krysa elder. Iru and Klax off gathering supplies and taking inventory of weaponry. Leaving Letha and Kayden to stay with the ship which sat off to the side of the town, near the edge of a gorge where the sound of rushing water could be heard.

His eyes shifted and peered out across the wide gap, looking out into the distance and seeing only more rolling hills and swaying grass. He didn’t hear her moving behind him, her boot falls silent in the tall grass.

“What you doing?” Letha asked, her voice sweet and curious.

He turned to face her, her inky blue hair pulled into a messy bun, strands of the silky midnight falling loosely around her face and down her thin neck. “Just lookin’.” He mumbled.

“It’s pretty isn’t it?” She commented, standing directly beside him, her shoulder brushing into his side as she nudged him.

“Yeah.” He huffed a laugh, “It reminds me of the holovids my mom used to show me…before we came to Chandrila. There were fields of golden grass, some kinda crop I guess.” He smiled thinking of the vid, he could picture it perfectly in his head. The dancing golden blades, the blue sky above with fat fluffy clouds, a small figure running through the golden sea, laughter as she hid in the grass. His mother calling for her. His sister. His smile shifted into a pinched frown. Letha nudged him again.

“Hey, come on let’s go see what Gor and Zi are doing.” A bright smile on her face.

“Yeah okay.” He huffed, a smirk coming to his lips, her cheery disposition rubbing off on him.

They both moved towards their captain and terrifying first mate. The sound of booming laughter, grins across their faces, even the Krysa elder seemed to be in a good mood. Letha waved at them, Gor motioned for them to approach. Kayden smiled though he was not sure why, perhaps he was happy to see tha Zi was actually in a good mood for once. All agitation gone since she had exited the ship and mingled with the locals.

“Letha, K, this is Cipi, the Elder of this village.” Gor introduced.

Cipi, who was slightly haunched, gray and dappled with dark brown spots, ears that flopped down, and long whiskers, two front incisors that protruded crookedly from her upper lip, nodded. “Hello children.” She whistled slightly. “It’s always good to see youngsters in such a time as these.” Her large head bobbled up and down slightly. “Will you be joining us for the gathering tonight? There will be food to be shared and stories to be told.” She asked the group.

Zi nodded, “That sounds wonderful, we’ve been eating rations for the past few weeks, a home cooked meal sounds good.” Her voice cheery, foreign sounding to Kayden’s ears, she look genuinely happy. It was terrifying.

Cipi smiled, or it appeared to be a smile, it was hard to tell with the Krysa’s snubbed snouts if they were smiling or grimacing. Her whiskers twitched. “Wonderful, I must get back to preparations,” Her gnarled paw reached out and patted Gor’s, “Thank you again, for coming all this way, for giving us a chance.”

Gor smiled wide, square teeth shining in the dimming light, “It’s what we do!”

Cipi nodded at everyone and hobbled off, back into the heart of the town. Ayden, smiled and nodded. “They’re good people.” His expression growing darker as he spoke, “They don’t deserve this,” Huffing loudly, “The First Order, those monsters. How could they do this to anyone?”

Gor shrugged, “How did the Empire do it for so long?” shaking his head, “They crave power, and we mustn’t give it to them.

“Never.” Nodded Ayden.

****

Zi had insisted that they all wash up before the communal feast, ensuring that each of them put on a fresh jumpsuit. Gor complained that his suit was fine and that there was hardly a speck on the blasted thing, to which Zi calmly pointed out several stains, a smug look on her face as Gor sighed in defeat. Sometime Kayden didn’t really understand why Gor still tried to argue with her, she was usually always right and even in the rare occasion that she wasn’t, she usually ended up bullying them into going her way.

Kayden on the other hand didn’t even protest when she had instructed him to go to the sonic and get cleaned up as she shoved a fresh suit into his hands. He squeaked out a yes ma’am and ducked towards the shower once Letha exited in her own fresh jumpsuit. Pausing to watch as she bunched the strands of deep midnight, gathering them and bundling them a top of her head once again, a smile coming to her lips, dark eyes peeking through her thick lashes at him. Kayden blushed, having been caught staring at the pink fleshed woman and moved past her quickly into the small closet that housed the sonic shower. Stripping quickly and tossing his clothing to the floor, setting the new jumpsuit to the side and stepping into the shower, setting the cycle for a through clean. The rapid vibration causing any dirt to fall from his body. Once the cycle completed he exited and dressed.

Letha sat waiting in the hold with Klax who was testing a few capacitors, taking a great risk in possibly getting his jumpsuit dirty. “K, what do you think of Captain Ayden?” He grumbled, fiddling with the metal cylinder, turning it over in his stubby fingers and bringing it to his mouth, blowing into the machinery.

He shrugged, “He’s alright I guess.” Truthfully he hadn’t given the man much thought. Gor seemed to trust him, they had served in the Rebellion together, what was there to consider?

“He’s a good man.” Grunted Klax, the soft sound of Letha’s booted feet clanking onto the crate she sat on sounding through the hold. “To come here and help these people, that is markings of a good man if I’ve ever seen one.”

“I guess.” Kayden conceded, not sure what else to add to the conversation.

“KLAX I know you are not messing with those filthy capacitors in your clean jumpsuit!” Zi seethed, her eyes narrowing as she peeked around the doorway that lead into the hold.

He quickly sat the capacitor down, as softly as he could manage and shook his large head, his waddle shaking slightly. “No ma’am!’ He called back.

Letha covered her mouth as she giggled. “I told you she would find out.”

“That harpy. She’s got eyes everywhere.” He muttered to himself.

“I heard that!” Zi called as she left the doorway.

His shoulders bunched as he winced. Letha’s giggles only growing louder. Kayden smiled to himself, shaking his head. “I don’t know why you guys don’t just listen to her, she knows everything.” He said with good humor.

Klax turned away from the capacitors and wiped his hands on a scrap of old fabric. “Because, it’s always more fun when she’s slightly agitated, keeps her on her toes, she likes it you know…it’s like a game to her.” He huffed, gesturing towards the doorway where she had been peering from earlier.

Kayden shook his head, rolling his eyes slightly, “Where’s Iru?”

“Outside with Gor and Captain Ayden.” Letha gestured towards the open ramp, “We’re waiting for Zi and then we’ll go and eat.”

Kayden moved past Letha, whose boots were still softly padding into the crate, he moved to the ramp and paused, Iru, Gor and Ayden were standing just off in the distance, their faces serious, discussing something. He moved down the ramp and walked over towards them, his pace slow, giving them a chance to end their conversation if they didn’t want him to be involved. Iru’s single golden eye shifting to look at him, his large arms crossed over his chest. He nodded at Kayden, ensuring him that was fine to approach.

“There’s been a lot of squawking over the waves, the First Order is preparing for another attack…if you want to believe our intel.” Ayden shrugged.

“Have you been in contact with the General?” Gor asked, rubbing his narrow chin.

“Not her, but some others, she’s a very busy woman these days.”

Gor snorted a laugh, “When was she ever not busy?”

“It’s only gotten worse, the attack on the Jedi Temple, Skywalker’s disappearance, her son…missing still. General Solo off doing….maker knows what.” He shook his head, rubbing his temples in frustration. “Got a bunch of new pilots, buncha damn kids…they’re good but cocky.” He shrugged, “We got lucky when I caught wind of this, they’ve been trying to get proof of the First Order’s existence since before the big reveal at the Senate….” He trailed.

“Can you believe it, Vader….her father.” Gor muttered.

“It doesn’t change anything.” Ayden said quickly. Gor nodding, Kayden moved to stand beside Gor, his hand coming to rest on Kayden’s shoulder.

“So, Senator Casterfo really was framed?” Iru grumbled.

“It’s what the General says, I believe her, she’s never lead us wrong before.” Ayden huffed.

Iru shook his head, lip twitching, “All of this was orchestrated by the First Order then?”

“It seems so, though we still don’t have solid proof.” Ayden conceded, light eyes shifting to look at Kayden, who had a look of confusion on his face, he was admittedly ignorant of the going ons of the galaxy, though he had seen the major media broadcasting about some bombings of the Senate and the assassination of a senator, and even still he was lost in the conversation. Never really taking the time to pay too much attention to any of it.

“The senate was always going to be corrupt.” Gor muttered. “Should just leave the planets to govern themselves.”

Ayden shrugged, “I’m not a Politian, just a guy who wants some peace and quiet and for everyone to be able to mind their own business. I’m getting too old for this shit.”

The three of them laughed, Kayden stood there in slight confusion. For someone who wanted some peace and quiet, Ayden seemed to have been more than eager to join back into the fray even when there was no solid evidence of there being a problem.

“Are all of you ready?” Zi’s voice rang, Kayden turned to look up the ramp, Klax and Letha standing behind Zi.

“Yes dear.” Gor said in good humor, causing Zi to roll her eyes as she moved down the ramp.

“Well let’s get going, Cipi probably could use some help.” She said shooing them with her hands. Gor’s slender fingers squeezing Kayden’s shoulder.

They moved to the center of the small town where a large gathering of Krysa were moving busily about, great heaps of food on earthen ware, stacked high and setting out onto woven blankets. Small Krysa children ran around underfoot, receiving chittering hisses from the adults who were moving the food they had brought from their own homes out into the center of the town. Kayden peered at the items on the plates, roasted roots, seeds and bugs and a strange lizard like creature that looked almost burnt to a crisp littered the plates. Zi and Leatha moved to aid the Krysa with their plates. Kayden peered around and saw more humans and other off worlders, who he assumed were Ayden’s crew, moving about the small town, blasters strapped to their sides and backs, covered in the red clay that made the path ways in the town.

“K, come here and help!” Letha called, startling Kayden out of his aimless peering. He jolted and moved to where Letha’s head tilted, Kalx bumped into him playfully, his large fingers clamping onto his shoulders and shaking him gently.

“You go in there, I’m too big.” He laughed, a hand pointing to the opening of one of the towering earthen structures that sunk below the ground. The opening just large enough for a full grown Krysa to move in and out. Klax shoved him towards the opening, and shooed him. “I’ll be right out here to grab the plates.”

He stepped into the structure, a soft glow of artificial light, and the smell of something burning. The floor was packed earth, damp, a Krysa stood at the stove, the nub tail moving slightly as he chittered to the other Krysa female who moved towards Kayden with a plate. “Uhm, I can take about four more.” He mumbled unsure if they understood him.

The female Krysa nodded and motioned for him to take another large earthen platter, the smell of something sweet filling his nose, as he carried both plates back up the small set of steps towards Klax, His eyes adjusting to the dimming light of the outside. Handing Kalx the two plates and turning to see both the male and female Krysa moving behind him, carrying their own platters and other items, two small children wrapped in a sling around each of their backs. Furry heads peeking up from the cloth as beady wide eyes blinked at him. He fought the urge to snatch them up and squeeze them to his chest, making their eyes pop out from their heads by squeezing them to death. Far too cute for their own good.

He handed a plate to Klax and noticing that neither Kyrsa were going to hand him anymore plates, kept the sweet smelling dish in his hands. Inhaling the smell deeply, something about the smell familiar and resonating with him. Reminding him of home. He smiled to himself as he moved back towards the town center and placed his dish onto the many layered blankets, stretched out across the square to allow everyone to sit and eat. They female Krysa, gestured for him and Klax to sit, his eyes shifting to ensure that Zi wasn’t looking as he took a seat. Klax huffing as he moved his bulky form to sit next to him. Letha moved to squeeze in next to him, smiling as she sat. The Female and male Krysa moving off to do something else and then returning to take their places next to Letha, slinging their children around to sit in the front of their chests, chittering down at them and running their knobby fingers across their heads, combing down cowlicks and rubbing eye crusts from the corner of their large eyes gently.

“They’re so cute aren’t they!” Letha cooed excitedly, her slender hand reaching out to gesture at the young Krysa. The female clicked and squeaked at Letha, who seemed to grasp for the most part what the female was saying, her hands moving and reaching out to take one of the children. Holding the tiny fuzzed body close to her. A long tail moving to wrap around her arm.

He leaned over to Klax, “Why do the babies have long tails and the adults don’t?” He whispered, not wanting to be rude.

Klax turned his head and looked towards Letha who was making clicking noises at the small being in her hands. “They cut them off when they become adults.” He said rubbing at his waddle.

Kayden’s face scrunched in confusion. “Why?”

Klax shrugged. “Tradition I guess.”

The female Krysa squeaked and chittered at Kayden, who only looked on at her confused, Letha nodded beside him, and began to translate, “Kawani says that it’s to keep the Comedenti from grabbing them in battle.” She nodded and chittered back at Kawani, “That when the Krysa are of age, they must part with their childish cares and accept the dangers of the world. She says some choose to chop them off, those who want to be warriors do that to prove their bravery. Most just bind the tail until it falls from their body.”

“Sounds unpleasant.” Kayden mused.

“She says, the binding method is almost painless, the other is extremely painful and stupid.” Letha laughed Kawani nudged at her husband, who looked at her and shook his head, Kayden assumed the comment was directed at him.

“What are the Comedenti?” He asked, looking directly at Kawani’s dappled face, her ears twitching nervously. She did not have a chance to reply as all voices ceased to make noise, Leatha nodding towards the very end of the long line of Kyrsa and off worlders. Kayden focused his eyes on Cipi, who stood over the feast, her hand clutching onto her walking stick, a large metal shaft that had been wrapped with cloth and grass.

Her eyes blinked and her lips moved into what Kayden assumed was a smile. “Welcome all.” Her voice called strongly. “This feast is in celebration of life and in the honor of our friends who have been so kind as to lend a hand in a time of great need.” She gestured towards the off worlders as best as she could, many were scattered about sporadically between the Krysa.

“Thank you Captain Ayden and Captain Gor who has so kindly dropped a very expensive gift at our feet.” She paused to the sound of a chittering roar, hands moving to quiet down the cheering. “I will cease my talking, eat and enjoy yourselves during this brief rest. Tomorrow we begin our preparations and we ready ourselves for war.” A Krysa leant her a hand, allowing her to ease her frail body down into a sitting position. Once she sat, the passing of plates began.

Kayden took a bit of everything sent his way, never one to shy from strange food, he piled his own plate with the odd fair, chewing on things at random. Finding most of it delicious and a few things he didn’t really much care for, the dark crisped lizard things he learned to pass up on during their second rotation, finding them bitter and oddly slimy despite their charred exterior. Klax happily took them from Kayden’s plate, gobbling them up in a single bite. Letha did not eat anything that was once living, sticking to the vegetation and seeds, chewing them thoughtfully and looking to Kawani to see what was appropriate to feed the youngling that sat in her lap. Kayden listened to the chattering around him, off worlders and Krysa speaking amongst each other.

Letha nudged him with her elbow, “They are about to tell stories.” She whispered to him. “Kawani said that it’s custom to always start with the dark and then move to the light.”

Kayden nodded though he wasn’t sure why Letha felt the need to tell him, he could hear the quiet start to lull across the eating Krysa, the off worlders following as Cipi adjusted in her seat and cleared her throat.

“This is a tale that all Krysa are told, it is our beginning.” Her voice grave as she spoke, setting the mood for the story she was about to divulge. Kayden adjust in his seat, moving his legs and leaning forward, uncomfortably full from all the food. Kalx rubbed at his large belly next to him.

“We were the first to wake from the core of this world. Small, much smaller then than now. Our tails long and on four legs, we roamed the great grass. Bright green and lush at the beginning. We lived simple lives, finding community with each other in the damp earth and above.” She paused, large eyes searching around the large group.

“Until the rocks rained from the heavens, shifting our landscape, creating large hills and valleys in its wake. Waking the things that dwell within the darkness. They emerged from the shadows of the hills and out into the valleys. Moving on six legs, with six searing red eyes and teeth as sharp and jagged as the rocks that lie within the shallows of the great flowing river.”

“They knew no name or kindness and if they ever did we will never know. This is only a story passed from elders to people over time, perhaps maybe they were kind or served a purpose aside from the darkness that they bring. We will probably never know, at least not in my life time.” She huffed a slight laugh.

“But they came, with their sharp teeth, and their searching eyes and fast legs. And they killed and killed and killed. Consuming whole communities in a single night. Digging out or nests and eating everything in sight. Their hunger insatiable, it was not enough to eat us, but they consumed the roots and the seeds and the other creatures that no longer have names because they are long since gone.”

A child cried, the sound of shushing and then Cipi continued, “We called them Comedenti, and for a long time they hunted my people and all the living creatures on this side of the great flowing river.” She wrung her hands together, “And try as we might we could not keep them out, the smartest who survived long enough, learned to build from the red earth, constructing dwellings and learning to stand tall on two legs, to peer over the grass and search the darkness for the glowing red eyes. But they snatched us from the darkness, dragging us by tail and leg, ripping apart nests by burrowing deep within the earth. Nothing could keep them out, though we tried and battled them at every turn. Cutting off our own tails in order to survive, though it seemed even that would never be enough.”

“The sound of their yipping barking howls could be heard through the green grass, chasing the sun from the sky and casting their darkness upon us. We knew it would not be long until they finally caught up with her rays and ate her from the sky, leaving nothing but darkness and death. Nothing to stop them from consuming everything any longer.”

Her lips spread and her eyes glittered brightly, “And just when we had given up and were about to succumb to our fate, the off worlders came. Their metal ships landing in the now red grass that sprouted from the blood that bathed the earth, and they did not understand us, but they were kind and gentle. And when the first night fell since their arrival the Comedenti came and we cowered in our homes, taking with us the off worlders, who did not understand the danger, not yet. But they had things that we did not have. Technology. Blasters.”

A chittering cheer came from the gathering. Cipi allowed them to cheer, closing her eyes and nodding, “Yes!” She yelled over the noise, “Yes, and when the Comedenti came to breach into our homes and steal our young by their tails, and to get their fill, the off worlders saw and they defended us from the Sun Swallowers. From their great maws and red glowing eyes. They killed them with their technology, using the light of their blasters to kill the scourge.”

Cheering once again filled the town, all the Krysa full of joy at the turn in the story. “And the off worlders, in their kindness helped the Krysa, driving the beasts towards the great flowing river and forcing their pack to the other side. How they cowered and cried from the other side of the gorge. We celebrated our victory, just as we are celebrating today. And when the off worlders left, they gave us the gift of blasters in exchange for bits of rocks from the core of our planet. And they returned with more blasters, enough for every town of the Krysa, and soon the Comedenti were all pushed onto the other side of the great flowing river. Too frightened to return.”

Another roll of cheering erupted, Cipi nodding her head, her hand raising to halt the cheering, “But that is not to say that they would not ever return.” Her face grew grim, “We must stay vigilant, especially in these dire times. The First Order comes and with them they bring a familiar darkness…and we all know….darkness follows darkness.”

“We must not grow complacent, to become so, after all the trials we have faced and the gifts we have been given…it would be our death.” She paused allowing the effects of her words to sink in, “The Sun Swallowers and the darkness that follows them, they are patient creatures, and even to this day they can be found wondering the red sea on the other side of the great flowing river. You have heard their cries, and some of you have even been foolish enough to cross the river to see them for yourselves. Those who have returned vowed to never go back. They are not myths or legends, they are very real, just as real as the evils out in the greater galaxy. And I fear, that with all of the spilt blood and destruction that the First Order has brought with them, that they will return soon enough and nothing will stop them.”

The sound of murmuring moved through the gathering, this was not a part of the story Kayden gathered, “We must defeat the First Order and prevent them from luring the Comdenti across the river. If we fail, even if we are enslaved and forced to mine our planet of its precious core, we will not die by the hand of the First Order and their cruel ways, no we will fall by the teeth that come in the night, and so too will they. They will swallow the sun from the sky and nothing will be left but darkness and death. A great evil will be unleashed upon this planet once more, and who’s to say what will follow in their wake.”

Kayden shivered as the murmuring began again, Cipi ceased her speaking and allowed the feast to continue. Giving her a break from storytelling for the moment. He peered around nervously, as if a Comedenti would pop up from the darkness that surrounded the small town. Letha chuckled and nudged him, “Kawani said not to worry, they have not seen a Comedenti this side of the river in many generations. They fear the blasters too much to journey across.”

“It’s not that, it’s just what she said about the First Order, darkness follows darkness.” He muttered, dark brows furrowing tightly, “It reminds me of something.” Letha looked at him, urging him to continue, he shook his head. He would not speak it. He could not. The story scared him still. His mind moved back to the memory of the holovid, his sister running through the tall golden grass, swallowed by it as she laughed. The sound of his mother calling out to her, her small voice calling back.

The things in the darkness had gotten her too.

tags: @weakheartedtrash

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officialthiamlibrary · 7 years ago

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Welcome to another profile on Behind the Screens, giving you personal insight on who your favorite creators are and what they do when they aren’t wowing you with their creative ability.

Hiya! I’m popping out of my writing cave to share with you the greatness of another artist, Glitter-cake20, also known as Sammy. You’ve probably seen her awe-inspiring manips, gifs, incorrect quotes, and stories floating around your dashboard. In our talk, she shares her #1 guilty pleasure ship, creates her optimal Teen Wolf Puppy Pack spin-off, and lets us in her creative process.

Sammy! Why don’t we start off simple? Tell us about yourself. The catch: the word count is either to or less than the number of letters in your two favorite Teen Wolf episode names. (ex. Raving + Galvanize = 19)

Memory Found + Smoke and Mirrors = 25

I’m really lazy. I like reading. I’m great at killing zombies on Xbox. I have blood in my coffee stream. I have resting bitch face.

Ooh, what makes these two your favorite?

Memory Found because i feel like that is really where Theo learned to be selfless. He fought with Liam knowing he could get killed or taken, and then later he literally sacrificed himself for a pack that wanted him dead.

Smoke and Mirrors - the entire Mexico trip was great but the part that really stood out in Smoke and Mirrors was when Berserker Scott had Liam pinned to the wall and Liam said “Scott listen! You’re not a monster, you’re a werewolf like me” which parallels to earlier in Season 4 when Scott had said that same thing to Liam. It was just beautiful because it showed how Liam had accepted himself as a werewolf. Also, Derek evolving was just wow!

And how did you come to the Thiam fandom? What about them drew you in?

You know, I had just created a twitter account and I was just following few accounts for Teen Wolf, kind of just bopping along with all the other popular ships, and then someone made a post about “OMG what was THAT” and I opened the video and it was Theo and Liam making glorious eye contact, and I was never the same again.

What drew me in the most was that Theo was so vulnerable when Liam brought him back. He was once such a badass and now he was suddenly latched on to Liam - just made my heart melt. And Liam is my boy, but he made me so angry when he was mean to Theo! Like no boo, that’s not how Scott raised you!

Lately, there’s been exclamations from our pack about Thiam bleeding into their real lives (like, seeing their relationship in every movie/song or experiencing story plots in real life, etc.), have you felt this sensation recently? If so, in what ways?

Yes! I was sitting at a coffee shop writing the other day, and this adorable couple walked in. My brain immediately went “That’s Theo and that’s Liam” And I’m like, what is actually wrong with me? And literally every epic movie quote is now about Thiam, I’ve actually done a bunch of edits about that, which I will share for the Thiam Movie Fest.

Omg! That totally happens to me all the time, everywhere!! Since you see Thiam in anything, would you say they’re your #1 guilty pleasure ship? If not, what are your guilty pleasure ships, couples where you don’t care who knew or who disagreed, you ship them regardless?

Oh gosh I’ve had many. Stalia was one. I really liked the dynamic, in the same breath I was also pining for Stydia. I loved Jethan when that teaser came out. Briam, although I don’t think anyone would disagree. Brett and Mason! And even when Scott and Allison broke up I was like, no but Scallison. I literally ship anything.

If you could build the ultimate paintball/laser tag team from any five characters on Teen Wolf, who’d be on your team and why? Twist: now, choose one Teen Wolf villain who’d be your secret weapon, provided they don’t double-cross you first, mwhahaha.

Mmm okay…(this actually makes me excited!) So for paintball, first of all I’d choose Corey for his ability to disappear and strike from a position unknown to our opponents. Then I would pick Theo, he’s proven to be quite strategic and cunning in mapping out a plan! Peter, because he just no objection to kicking ass, any time any place. Kira, because she can divert the paintballs with her sword (and yes in my mind they would allow her to take the sword onto the field, shh). Braeden, because she’s just a total badass and I just love her. And for my secret weapon I would choose Jackson so he can paralyze the opposing team with his Kanima venom!! Ha!

Jackson would be a total knockout secret weapon. The game would be over in seconds lol! Let’s jump into your works. Like @da-smiley99, our artist last week, you also create a little bit of it all: drabbles, gifs, manips, and incorrect quotes. For you, which would you say is your favorite art form? How do you balance creating them all?

I really love doing the incorrect quotes, they are fun and I enjoy looking for gifs to match!

Whatever inspiration hits first is what I will do, most of the time its manips/aesthetics that I do for other writer’s work. I love appreciating and promoting what people have created because I know the effort that goes into it. There are still so many works I would like to do an edit for!

If your creative process for these pieces was a person, describe him or her to us. What do they do? Wear? Listen to? How do they handle conflict?

She’s running around in a pink fur coat, stilettos, champagne in hand, chocolates stuffed in her cheek yelling “OH MY GOD!” at everything. I imagine her in a clothing store, the clothes being ideas, and she’s just grabbing everything pilling it onto her arm in a heap, eventually losing her balance and falling over. So when the shop assistant (my family) is like “Mam, you need to calm the hell down” she just runs to the next store, her champagne spilling as she wobbles down the sidewalk in the way-too-high stilettos. She probably listens to Taylor Swift in her pink drop top.

And what’s hers (and your) writing Kryptonite? How do you two battle it?

With regards to writing -I come up with the most amazing and original idea for a story and I manage to write one mind blowing paragraph and then I’m stuck. That’s why I take so long to create a story, it just takes me forever to get inspired again. I have a few WIP’s and I don’t know what to do with them!

Creating comes pretty easy and I haven’t had many hiccups while editing. I just suck at making video edits and I honestly wish I was better at it because I have so many ideas! I usually fight writer's block with generous amounts of wine.

If you did become that video-making mastermind, which one of those ideas would you explore first?

I always wanted to do an AU vid of Thiam just living life you know. Id also like to do a “trailer” for these amazing fics that’s been written, kind of like what was done for Airplanes!

I sense a perfect opportunity to practice your videographer skills, mentally, of course! Say you were the Jeff Davis of the Puppy Pack Teen Wolf Spin-Off. Describe your very first and last scene of the pilot episode? How would you put your personal touches on those two scenes?

Personal Touches: A-class lighting because we suffered enough with the ever loving darkness of Teen Wolf. I’d like to see the characters develop more of a personal style, Liam would probably wear more ‘jock’ outfits as he plays varsity lacrosse now. I’d love to put Theo in shorts for a change, maybe an early morning kitchen scene where he is wearing boxer shorts…okay I’m getting distracted.

Eeek! Okay so, the Opening scene would be Theo, Liam and Alec running from hunters, Theo has Liam by the arm, he pushes Liam and Alec into his truck and ducks in behind them. They speed off. Then he starts yelling at Liam “Are you crazy, Li?! I’m getting real tired of saving you!” (que fandom freaking because he is calling him “Li” now) and then at Alec “And you! What the hell did we tell you about sneaking out with Liam!?” Liam and Alec are just out of breath trying not to laugh at Theo. Theo calls Mason to confirm that they are fine.

Closing scene: Liam flops down on the couch in the McCall house, next to Theo (because that’s where he is staying now) “So, uh, thanks for coming to get us today”. “You’re an idiot” but Theo smiles. “How did you find me anyway?” Liam is twiddling his thumbs, “Tracked your scent” Theo gets up abruptly and leaves. Yup it’s going to be a slow burn!

Oooh, and which TW characters would you bring back as cameos or minor characters?

Frikken Danny! I feel like the guy deserved better. So definitely Danny. I’d make him the supernatural privy teacher at the high school. Brett would also come back -as a ghost haunting Liam, especially when Li gets angry then Brett would just be in the corner jabbing insults at him and the pack would look at him like he’s crazy when he yells at the wall to shut up. Scott would make regular appearances. Deaton, Argent and Melissa would be regulars, and I think a guest appearance by Jackson because for some reason they are going to need a vile of his Kanima venom. Kira’s going to come looking for her sword at one point. And Isaac shows up with Scott a few times.

I agree with you about Danny; we needed more of him! We should petition to get you in the writer’s room because I need your ideas to happen!!

How about gifs/manips specifically? Where does your inspiration for those stem from?

I would think of a scene that I really would have loved to happen and then I try to match it as best I can using existing material. Sometimes i would just be scrolling through gifs and I’d be like “oh wait! This with this is perfect!”

Ooh, up for a quick demonstration? Let’s pick one of your favorite fanfiction scenes lately. Which images/thought processes would stick out to you? Any specific gifs come to mind?

So let’s take Airplanes 28 for example. The scene where Liam is weighing up all his options about how to deal with his feelings and Theo asks what his problem is. I would use the scene from S6 in the locker room where Liam is punching the locker, it had a few different shots of Liam being frustrated. For Theo’s part I’d use the scene form 6x16 where he actually says ‘what is wrong with you”. Then I just use the app to edit and merge them and voila.

That’s pretty neat. I didn’t even know you could use apps to mash gifs together! If someone wanted to get started with creating manips/gifs, what advice/steps would you give them?

If you’re doing it from your phone, like me, you have to firstly find the right gif app preferably one that does video to gif and vice versa. There are a few that work really well, so hit me up if you want more detail! I’m also still learning so if anyone has any suggestions let me know.

We’ve chatted about your art for Thiam. Do you also create outside of the Thiam fandom? Original Fiction/Artwork? Other Fandoms?

I used to write and draw when I was younger, the Thiam fandom actually got me back into all of that! I don’t have any of my earlier writing works anymore but I still have drawings.

Aww, can you remember what you liked to write back then?

It was all fictional stories, mostly horrors! I loved writing scary stories, short or long and I would sometimes freak myself out a bit, especially late at night. I remember the one was about a guy whose car ‘broke down’ on a deserted road and he went looking for help at an old farmhouse and couldn't figure out why the people were so weird towards him, so after a few days he left, walking back down the road and he came across his car completely wrecked, his dead body hanging halfway out the door...he was a ghost haha.

Looking ahead, what’s one piece you’re working on that you’re dying for the pack to see?

Yes! This is a snipped of the AU I’m doing for the Movie fest:

-“That’s him,” Corey said nodding in Theo’s direction “that’s the Judo champ”,

By the time Liam realised he had been staring it was too late, Theo’s head was tilted to the side, an amused grin spread across his face as he looked down slowly at this abdomen and then back up at Liam. There was no reason for Liam to deny that Theo Raeken was gorgeous, that he looked like a demigod in the golden light of the street lamps, but this was not the time for these kinds of thoughts. ‘Get it together Liam’, he shook his head as if to rid his mind of Judo Boy.-

I will also attempt some manips for this piece!

Ooh, intriguing. How dare you stop there! I guess we’ll just have to wait until next week, smh. One final anecdote before we wrap up?

Characters often find themselves in situations they aren’t sure they can get themselves out of. When was the last time you found yourself in situation like that and what did you do?

The PA of our department at work tried to sell me sex toys from this ridiculously expensive catalogue and tried to make me have a sex toy party for my birthday because she would get a free gift and commission for it. First I said, but my friends and family ain’t about that life, and she’s like “No I’ll just invite all my friends it's fine” (to my birthday?? Okay bih). So then I said I’ll think about it hoping she’d forget. She didn’t. Eventually I told her that I’m not doing anything for my birthday but thanks.

Oh no, she didn’t! It was your birthday smh. You’re stronger than me! Not only would she convince me to throw the party, I’d have bought at least two things from that freaking catalogue haha! Well, we’re coming to an end, but first, what’s next for you? Both in life and in the creation world?

Career wise I’d like to do a few courses, and really start going into the direction of what I really love, which is anything creative, instead of just doing a 9-5 to pay bills, you know? So I’m going to look for a way to bring these two worlds together so that I can always do what I love. Fandom wise, I really want to do more writing, explore different characters and ships!

And, we’ll be over here, looking forward to more of your writing! Finally, Is there anything else you’d like to say? The floor is all yours. Dance away!

I hardly get to writing my own ideas so I’m reluctant to say that I'll take prompts for fics and frankly I take so long to write that it will be disappointing, however, if someone has a scenario/idea for an incorrect quote, manip or aesthetic requests, I’m all for it! I would love to do it! Other than that i just want to thank this entire fandom, you guys are keeping this ship sailing and its beautiful! Keep doing what you’re doing!

Aww, thank YOU for writing, creating, and giving us a lens into your world! I’ll be looking forward to the day you gift us with all the Thiam videos haha. From there, we give you Glitter-cake20.

As always, you can keep the conversation going; respond to any of her thoughts, ask more questions, send a prompt, or simply swing by for a chat with Sammy anytime. To dive into her works, check out her Tumblr. You can also find her on instagram!

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That’s all for now, so stay warm, amused, and tuned for next week’s Movie AU edition with @underthegallowws.

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minrazinc · 7 years ago

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My personal experience with Shatner part 3

Just finishing an interview of his talking about his youth days, I think I want to write about my third time experience. Even though the previous two times are gems, irreplaceable, this time is truly a huge surprise, an experience that every time I think about it can give me a heart attack. It’s Star Trek Las Vegas Convention 2017.

As I said before, I’m not a con person. I don’t want to hang with people ‘cause I’m afraid to. More to that, I didn’t finish all of the ST series at that time, even today I still haven’t. I always think I’m that kind of purist trekkie, a fake star trek fan or something. But I want to meet him, in a convention where most of his appearances are. To actually immerse in a situation that everyone present is fan, so that I don’t need to restrain myself, pretend I’m cool, like in previous two times. I want to let the inner craycray (as in his words) out. How fabulous could that be?

Even though I’m not a con person. I watch a lot of panel vids online. I like to watch those celebrities’ QA session with fans, ‘cause it just exposes so many hidden sides of them that they don’t usually talk about. But as for Star Trek fandom, I’m sure every insider is aware of what our panels are like. The most common questions are like “What’s your favorite episode?” “What’s Captain kirk’s locker’s code?” Trekkies love to ask dumb questions! I’m not looking down upon anyone, but just think they waste so many of great chances of exploring deeper of our beloved franchise. So I want to go on by myself. I want to talk to him, which I fail to do in previous two times. It might be the only chance that I can have a rather meaningful conversation with him, not that kind of “Thank you for coming”. As someone who don’t like to talk, don’t like to social, even a bit of social phobia, and a foreigner, it’s really a huge challenge to me, but I want to do it, and nothing can stop me.

I only went here for one day, Saturday, ‘cause one is that my final for my summer school only ends on Friday, and another thing is that I don’t have enough love for other series and actors so I’m not motivated enough to buy ticket for other days. But when I actually arrived at Rio Hotel on Saturday morning, when the costume parade starts, seeing all the people dressed up in klingons, andorians, orions etc. , and all the Klingons’, Starleet’s, Dominions’ flag hanging there, that kind of amazement I felt is really unforgettable, especially the background music played at that time was Bill’s Rocket man. When I hang around in the vendor’s room, my friend introduced me to everyone she saw “She’s not a Trekkie, she’s just here for Shatner”, I can’t describe how embarrassed I was.

Anyway, his panel was at noon. Before his, it was Kate Mulgrew’s panel. I found a seat near the microphone where people who’d like to ask a question would line up way before his panel starts. Once Kate’s panel ends, I run to the microphone, and stayed there to wait for his entrance. I remember the host’s introduction for him was “the patriarch for our family” or something, and then, six thousand people stand up and cheer. It was marvelous. The audience’s enthusiasm can blow up the roof. It’s the first time that I actually saw what his usual public image is like, a true patriarch, a living legend, a man who’ been beloved by so many people for half of the century. I was exited and deeply moved inside. It was just extraordinary.

(his entrance) the comparison between how casually he dressed up and those orion girls and golden wings is just hilarious.

And his panel starts. He talked and talked and talked he never stopped. As some die hard trekkie would complain, he always loves to talk about things st fans don’t want to hear, like horses stuff, but I really enjoy it. I love him for being himself. And even though I heard every story before, I still laughed hysterically. I just couldn’t help myself.

Then it was Q&A time. I was the first in the line at my side, but there’s also another side at the opposite of the stage. The moment he turned to my side I freaked out. The light spotted on me, and the coordinator gives me microphone. I guess my face must be horrible at that time, because that coordinator even asked me “Are you OK?” Do I look like someone not ok or want to withdraw? I’m here after all.

(This is a picture his then president of the fan club took for me from the other side of the stage. The moment he turned to me. I’m the first person in that line.)

So I had a deep breath, calmed myself, and took the microphone. I told him that he’s not only my favorite actor, but my favorite author too. (I know those rumor about he has ghost writer but I don’t care. It’s still his ideas.) He looks surprised and flattered (because he didn’t write all of them after all). I said I ALMOST (I said it on purpose) finish all of his non-fiction books. He interrupted me “Why don’t you finish them?” The whole audience laughed and me too. I explained that well I only have The Spirit of the Horse unfinished (his latest book at that time). He’s satisfied, “good”. I told him that he always says Kirk is the greater part of himself (from WHERE NO MAN), but he’s much better than Kirk. I paused. I don’t know why I paused. But the whole audience cheered for that, which is another thing I’m so proud of. I finally tell him that. It’s perhaps something I want to tell him the most. I genuinely think he’s much bigger than Kirk, and to sum him up as the actor who plays kirk is definitely under-appreciating him. I kept on saying he has such an rich life experience. He was “so beautiful and oh so unbelievably naive” (again quote from his own books) and now wise and inspirational. He looks really flattered for this. I can treasure that face forever. He said “you almost make me weep. Thank you very much.” like, my inner volcano erupts for that??!!!I almost make him weep?!?!?!?!?! what???!!!!?!?!?!?!?Again I managed to keep myself as a whole, and kept on saying that I’m curious about his life. How did he transfer from that so young so naive boy to today’s wise man. If he can travel back in time to meet that younger self of him, especially those days he’s struggling with his life, what would he say to him?

(yes he looked at me that way. I was blessed by THE MAN himself. I don’t know how did I manage to keep myself as a whole after that)

This question I prepared long before the panel was inspired the lyrics of one of his song It hasn’t Happened Yet from Has Been. I just love how he “tells the truth” in every song from Has Been. It Hasn’t Happened Yet describes a scenario in his youth days, which he talks a lot, that he was walking in a snow days in Ottawa, and thinking about his situation, his dream, and future. Worry about how he gonna make his folks proud, and make his dream come true. He was so similar to everyone in his/her tender age, like all of us. And I was quite struggle with my life those days last year. I really want to hear some suggestion from him, but I know I shouldn’t ask too directly, because it would seem too egocentric and annoy other fans. So I use this form to ask for his suggestion implicitly. Though later I came to know he wrote a letter to his 17 year old self several years ago, but his answer at that panel was completely different, and much more inspirational to me, I’m satisfied for that,

Here is his answer.

To deal really deeply into that. When I said earlier, I don’t know anything, I really mean it. I lived all these years. And I wish I could sum up this is what the truth is. There is no truth. There is a fact. Life goes on and it ends. And there is nothing you can do about it. You could struggle in one plain. You could struggle to try, to perfect yourself, and do better on what your work is, or trying to lead a full life, so you’re giving as well as taking. You do all those things, but in the end, the sweep of history takes you. Life takes you on its own floodplains and you don’t really have any control. So relax, enjoy it, enjoy the journey, because the ending, you don’t want to get to it. You don’t want to arrive at the final place. So keep your head above the water. Look around you and realize you’re surviving, and it’s gonna be aright no matter what happens. It’s going to be alright. That’s what I would say to myself.

It’s just my rough transcription. If you want to watch the whole panel, go to here

William Shatner at Star Trek 2017 Convention (my turn is around 30:00)

You have no idea what I’m feeling, even right now while I type these words. When he gets to the later part of his answer, he keeps looking at me. I don’t know if he’s aware that I’m asking for his help, for his suggestion of life. He might or might not be aware of it, but his natural body language makes me think he does. Or as he goes on saying, he might realize this could be a great lesson for everyone present (tho he’s quite humble for matter like this). I was so touched by his words that I even forgot to get to the mic to say thank you to him at the end lol. And right after that, when I get back to my seat, I really couldn’t get myself as a whole. I literally fell to the floor in front of so many people. I fell three times at that day at STLV, one time during his panel, one time after I got his autograph, one time while I’m seeing a huge poster of Captn’ Kirk in vendor room, I literally kneeled before it. And my friend was so embarrassed by that. While I kept talking to my friend about how exited I was because of that, many people recognized my voice and came to me asking if I’m the first one asking Shatner question at his panel, and telling me how courageous I was, which is another bonus. I never felt that feeling of being recognized before. It’s just amazing.

I know he himself wasn’t easy at his earlier life. Every young actor wasn’t easy at the beginning. He’s conflicted between his actor dream and his father’s expectation of inheriting family business. And he’s constantly struggling with finance and loneliness. He probably never told himself to “keep your head above water” back in those days, which is I guess the reason today’s Bill would like to tell his younger self to relax. As great as he is, he experienced all those difficulties at youth, and in middle age, and in his late life as well, but he kept on. He never quits. As someone who loves life so much as he is, he even has suicidal thoughts as well, but the great thing is he didn’t give up to it. It’s just so inspirational to me. The man himself told me to relax, to keep my head above water. How can I not comply?

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chlortrimeton · 4 years ago

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Mogs’ thoughts: #1

Two dudes who didn’t practice enough

analizing their marketing strategy as youtuber, and also a letter to them

Looks like I’ve been stanning Twosetviolin for pretty long time. A year and counting. But this same person haven’t watched their vids for like 2 weeks who am I tho.

And for that I know that they’re on going question that hasn’t been answered for ages was if my boyz--Brett and Eddy--are dating. Cause yeah, they’re cute AF together, have those dreamy ship dynamics, literally look like they are both in love in their vids, and so on.

Don’t worry, I also ship them. But the fact that they haven’t given the fandom any clue about this concerns me. Cause I don’t want to ship someone who frankly say that they don’t want to be shipped with each other. It would make them feel extremely uncomfortable, and disrespecting their privacy, right?

And to make me get those shipping in guilt feels, they use matching captions on promoting their merchs.

For example from their last two merch promo pics:

I swear to God, their new promo pics (and possibly the next three upcoming promo pics) will have matching captions as well. They freaking look like such a middle school couple that just dated for a week I wanna cry

Of course, the feedback was so great. Stans are dying, keep on questioning whether this was them slowly coming out that they are dating. Me? Ships in guilt even harder.

I remember this famous phrase that kinda popular; “There’s no way a girl and a boy can be bestfriends forever cause one of them must fall in love with the other.”

WAIT. I THINK IT’S NOT THE RIGHT ONE. BUT NEVERMIND.

I mean, boys can date each other, right? So why not. That’s what I thought.

And maybe, that’s what they thought, too.

To make sure that their viewers stay with them--in addition to long running jokes, comedic content that somehow still educates you, dorky personalities, promising that they’ll do something once they’ve reached particular subsribers (2 million Tchaikovsky freaking SLAPS, dudes. You guys ROCKS!)--let’s make a long running mystery; are they dating? Make it even more questionable by liking some comments regarding this.

Evidences:

To spice things up, twitter thread of them being questionable

They probably play along to this long-running mystery to make sure we stays. Cause yeah, some fans would tell their IRL friends, their friends ask the same questions, and join the fandom out of curiosity. Then, the fandom grows even bigger. That’s a win solution for them.

They could make this mystery last forever. Or maybe, just maybe, in 5 years or so, finally come out like Dan and Phil. And told us that they’re going to get married tomorrow, just like Sam Tsui’s come out vid. Even i n t e r e s t i n g, they’ve been married for 3 years.

Just maybe.

Anyway, I just want to say that they might play along and gain more subscribers by taking advantage to this long-running mystery. We can speculate over anything cause they haven’t confirmed or denying anything.

Oh, and my message.

Back to that phrase. Fall in love. People sometimes forget that there are more love besides romantic love. One of them is platonic love. That’s how you’ve been able to love your siblings, or parents. That thing also can happens to bestfriends. Especially two dudes that have been friends for 14 years. They might be just love each other like siblings.

What I’m trying to say is, if you guys want to say something about this, and you guys want to tell us that it’s platonic love, I would still support and love you, tho. Just because the long running mystery has been solved, doesn’t mean that your journey would end. You guys, or us, would eventually find another mystery to solve. But more than that, we will wait for your upcoming i n t e r e s t i n g contents, Stay awesome, boyz!

P.S: the right phrase that should be quoted was, “If you’ve befrended someone for more than seven years, that friendship would last forever,” but I choose to ignore it cause this won’t fit my entire thoughts I’m sorry.

#twosetviolin #I stole the pic on twitter on tone of the sets I'm sorry I;m too lazy to open instagram #at this time I forgot everything that I want to say so forgive me first #I know Eddy used to date Toni ssshh #this looks like I'm speaking nonsense #but please you get what I mean right #anyway I don't know any details regarding Dan and Phil plz don't sue me #mogs thoughts cause why not #yeah it's basically their private life but I just want to speculate #Mogs' thoughts

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onlylovekpop · 8 years ago

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I’m Back!

Hello, everyone. Sorry I’ve been MIA for a little while. The past few weeks have been a little hectic for me. I’m closing drabble requests now and have received lots of good ideas. Thank you to all of those who submitted! Also, two of the requests have turned into oneshots (this is a rare thing, but sometimes I get carried away and it happens lol.) The oneshots will be a pirate!au with some smut for Jimin and a dance camp smut with Yugyeom. I’m also finishing up my first Jungkook smut oneshot that I started working on ages ago and involves Netflix and chill. Hehe. Hope you’re all doing well and please look forward to the upcoming drabbles and oneshots! :)

(replies below the cut beware im drinking vodka while i answer to make my responses more interesting hehe (actually im getting as drunk as i can to deal with my vengeful uterus which is very unhappy i have not conceived any spawn this month and is giving me cramps from hell) you may notice my spelling grammar and punctuation get worse as you read please dont hold it against me)

anonymous asked: Hi Leigh we haven't heard of you since you mentioned having knee surgery the next day and I had this really bad feeling I hope you are ok? For some reason I am genuinely concerned and I don't know why so I hope everything went well??

Yes, all is well! I healed in pretty good time and am already out and about again. It’s a surgery I’ve had before so I knew what to expect and nothing out of the ordinary happened. Thank you for checking on me. Sorry if I made you worry :)

omg-mystarx-neoctech asked: Hell YES JOOHEON.

I SAY THIS ON A DAILY BASIS!

anonymous asked: Can I just say I fucking love the layout and look of your blog. Also I just read one of your smuts and holy shit im deceased.

Thank you! I’ve been revamping some of the pages but I only have a few of them done, so a few things may be blank at the moment. I changed it so fics are listed by member instead of type I hope that’s better but if anyone has opinions on the layout please let me know :)

anonymous asked: OKAY BUT THAT JOOHEON SMUT WAS FUCKING DELICIOUSLY SINFUL. I'M HAVING HEART PROBLEMS.

Jooheon himself is deliciously sinful tbh. I have heart palpitations every time I see a pic of him wearing tight pants. Or just pants in general. i aint never seen such pretty thighs before

neon-flamingos asked: I read Rhythm and omg i criedddddd it was so good i just can imagine Jooheon saying all those dirty thingssss my vayjayjay cries

look i recently saw that vid of him speaking english and his accent is so good which means i can totally hear him in my head saying all them naughty english things this is not good what have i done my lady parts also cry HELP

anonymous asked: Everyone is talking about the Jooheon smut and I'm here still crying because of how hard Chained up hit me

oh god that was not my best work but im glad you enjoyed it the thing never got edited i hope its not a hot mess haha sorry markiepooh but it still got the job done i think hehehe

anonymous asked: A part of me regrets reading Underworld AF....but it was such a good read too... that last chapter HURT but it was a good hurt

oh no dont regret reading it! that makes me sad! its a long ass fic i dont want you to get to the end of it and think holy shit i wasted so much time reading that horror flick i tried to bring it full circle in the end im glad you thought it was a good read i panicked for a second haha

honeyheonie asked: HOLY FUCK!!!! I have sinned. 'Rythm' was 👌👌👌👌👌

me too darling ;) thank ya

anonymous asked: Do you have a quote or prompt list we could use? :)

i do not. i leave it up to you guys that way you have lots to choose from

topaz-and-turquoise asked: For some reason, I only just got to binge-read the last 3 chapters of Underworld. Leigh. LEIGH. YOU ARE THE QUEEN OF BTS-GOT7 CROSSOVERS. YOU ARE THE QUEEN OF CROSSOVERS. THE QUEEN OF ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE AU'S. OF ALL AU'S. YOU ARE THE BEST AT WRITING TENSION AND HEART-WRENCHING SCENES AND THE COMPLEXITY OF PEOPLE AND JUST HOLY FRICK YOU'RE AMAZING. THANK YOU FOR THIS. I KNOW YOU ALREADY KNOW BUT THIS IS MY FAVOURITE KPOP FANFIC OF ALL TIME. I'M SAD IT'S OVER BUT I'M SO SATISFIED. YOU ARE THE BEST.

she calls ME QUEEN! thank you thank you I SQUEAL A LOT AT THIS im actually sad its over too. but im content with it. I HOPE IT IS FOREVER YOUR FAVE you stuck with me through the whole thing thank you i love you

statetheobvious04 asked: I've long been a follower for your underworld series and Jesus christ it's one of the best series of read ever. The storyline was so gripping and full of love and loss that by the time I finished the last chapter my chest was heavy and I nearly cried. Idk how you did it but I feel like I've personally lived through minas insane and perilous journey and felt every single emotion as if it were my own. It's een a while since I've read the earlier chapters but I feel like if I do il start 1/2 2/2 sobbing. You are such an amazing and talented writer that this story deserves to be developed into a book or movie but eve then those may not do it justice. But honestly, thank you so much for sharing and writing. And I’m so happy mina finally got the life she deserves and that everyone else managed to find peace in Iceland 💜💜💜💜

THIS MAKES ME HAPPPY YOU DONT UNDERSTAND HOW CAN I DESCRIBE MY JOY AT THIS MESSAGE you make me cry thank you for loving mina and thank you for supporting the story and thank you for telling me how it felt to read it i love you <3

anonymous asked: hi leigh! I have a question. I hope it doesn't come across the wrong way, I'm just curious! May I ask why you're not taking exo requests?

you’re good honey :) honestly im just not in an exo mood at the moment. i still write for them i still even have a baekhyun oneshot in my drafts idk im just not feeling like writing for them for drabbles at the moment if that makes sense

anonymous asked: Do you still open the drabble request?

they are closed now.

anonymous asked: I'm a Yoongi at heart but your story Underworld made my heart 'boom boom'. Seriously this is the best mafia /zombie apocalypse AU I have ever read and I read a lot of fan fiction. Keep up the good work. PS: Some drabbles based on Underworld wouldn't hurt. PSS: If you don't understand the heart boom boom reference , go see the latest Buzzfeed interview of BTS.

i can’t help but only hear got7′s boom boom boom though haha im down for underworld drabbles i think i mentioned before that any gang!au drabbles i do will be in the underworld universe before the zombie outbreak so far i only have the one for bambam i would link it but im too tipsy for something that level right now sorry :D

anonymous asked: I fucking love your angst writings, they get me emotional aha

thank you i love angst i like toying with emotions ehehe

anonymous asked: Underworld is amazing!!! One of the best stories I've read, even though it has me crying from Paris all the way to the end.😭😭😭😭 You done good. 😁

we dont talk about paris haha jk that one hurt too much thank you darling that its one of the best you’ve read means the world to me :)

anonymous asked: How can you write like thattttt!!!! I adore you. I'll always be your follower 💖

AND IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUU and i’ll always be here! i promise <3

anonymous asked: Who is that in your header gif?

It’s Suga :)

thewriterpixie asked: *squeals* I just finished reading the Suga father/daughter date drabble! It made my day!

Thank you! I love that one so much :)

anonymous asked: Okay I was reading Wake Up and Play with Me and for some reason it reminded me of their song Paradise?¿¿ Now whenever I hear it I'm gonna associate it with this smut xD

Ooh i like the sound of that! i really love Paradise but I think Sign is my favorite on the album but how do you get your question marks upside down i thought the room was spinning for a second i kid you not lol

anonymous asked: Your Jooheon smut got me looking at Jooheony at a different way now 😏 thank you for writing such a quality one shot! You're one of the best of the best!

YAS come to the jooheon side we have thick thighs and adorable dimples you will not regret this ;)

taecmekai asked: hope you are ok and recovering well from your knee surgery :)

i’m okay! gained a few pounds from being stuck on the couch for a few days but idgaf hehe ;) i’ll get back to yoga when i feel like it

coppertopging asked: I just finished Underworld. holy crap the emotional coaster you took me on! I read the last 7 chaps today & i couldn't stop crying. I didn't when Jae died, but his 'funeral' got me with the reactions from everyone. & then Hobi?! That was the most painful. I had to stop & pull myself together. Yoongi made me laugh a little with his delivery. My favorite part of the ending was the Jk/Yugy part. The only thing I felt was missing was more detail into Namjoon & Jin. But this story was amazing!!!

yeah hoseok was the hardest for me too. i wanted to keep anything namjin related kinda vague and open to the reader’s interpretation that’s why there wasn’t much material there but im very glad you enjoyed the story thank you :)

anonymous asked: holy fucking shit. it's 4am and i just finished reading Underworld and i'm crying so hard there's so many emotions i'm feeling. thank you so much for that masterpiece. it's the first work of yours i've read and omfg you're talented as fuck. i'm actually a bit speechless still tbh it's only fully processing to me ...hobi... he's not even my bias but i'm crying so hard i need help wow SO MUCH LOVE FOR U AND UR WRITING THO

omg i cant believe you stayed up that late to read it i wish i could do that but in my old age i dont bounce back that well anymore (i just turned 27 and am very upset about it) anyway THANK YOU this makes me very happy

danphilandstuff asked: OH MY FUCKING GOD RHYTHM WAS SO FUCKING GOOD THANK YOU SO MUCH ITS ACTUALLY HOW I IMAGINED HIM TO BE IT FELT SO REAL IT WAS ACTUALLY THE BEST FANFIC IVE EVER READ IM CURRENTLY READING YOUR MASTER LIST. you're actually such an amazing writer thank you so much (Could I request more Jooheon fics? ((If you want and have time)) )

i will never stop writing jooheon fics. you have nothing to worry about there haha. WHAT DO YOU MEAN ITS THE BEST FANFIC YOUVE READ IT WAS SUCH A RAUNCHY SEX FEST I SHOULD BE ASHAMED lol just kidding no but in all seriousness THANK YOU I LOVE YOU IM GLAD YOU LOVED IT I HOPE YOU KEEP COMING BACK FOR MORE MUHAHA

anonymous asked: (1/3) Hey lovely! I came across your blog today after reading your monsta x all in one shot and i just wanted to say thank you for writing something so incredible! it had me gripped from start to finish and it was honestly one of the most (2/3) well-written pieces ive ever read, I would love to be able to write at your standard one day. I cant express how grateful i am, it put me through so many emotions and i actually had tears in my eyes at one point! So yeah, apologies for this (3/3) being so long but i just wanted to express my gratitude and say that you are an amazing writer :) x

oh my goodness this was ridiculously lovely. i am very proud of All In and how it turned out. i hope to finish the sequel soon. i keep getting writers block on it and i dont know why but anyway. thank you for sending me this and im thrilled that i could write something you enjoy very much. you are too kind thank you <3

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