#arrie rambles

[lawluenvy]

i miss kaiju no 8 - best week of my life binging the anime and manga in one go cant believe i only just now thought to follow the tags and look up fanart??? when ive been caught up for WEEKS?!?! wild - that is so unlike me but i guess that just goes to show that i am so satisfied with it being the Most Perfect Shounen ever written that i didn't need to immediately jump online to get my fix

[lawluenvy]

Honestly I think this can explain a lot of what happens online too. Why fandom drama is so petty and excessive and why every remotely political topic is so polarizing. And you don't have to be neurodivergent for this to affect you- but obviously to those of us who are, it is especially taxing.

In online spaces and communities you are getting exposed to so much more stimulus than you would in the average face to face interaction or in-person social event. It's hundreds of people interacting at once - whether past or present - it's all there and you're experiencing it NOW. Oftentimes this is several different things from tens to thousands of people getting involved with them at once. Our brains were simply not designed to be able to handle this much information from so many different sources at once. You do not have to already have a predisposition of sensitivity for this to be a problem - neurotypicals too are not designed for this degree and form of stimulus.

This is why it is so important to curate your timelines and manage your online space. Obviously algorithms will algorithm because business want us to lose ourselves and stay longer than is healthy because it benefits them - but we as individuals really need to be careful not to over do it. To take breaks, to not fall for trolling clickbait, to save a post/reply and come back to it after a breather if you're upset about something and then see if you still care enough to bother.

I've never considered it this way before until reading this post, but it makes sense doesn't it? I get downright feral if I've been online for too long. And it's a rabbit hole. I've gotten much better at logging off when I need to (my resolution this year was to take an extended break from twitter and it has been SO nice and completely changed how i approach my relationship to online spaces) but sometimes it takes so little to trigger a spiral if you've already been online for hours; regardless if you were engaging in neutral or even positive content - it will only take one ignorant asshole on x topic about anything from genuinely important to pathetically mundane matters cuz you're already exhausted and overstimulated. And we obviously all know the anonymity factor makes "online discourse" worse and crueler than what would happen/be said in person.

Take breaks y'all. Even if you think you've been doing well and that you're in a good mood. Quit while you're ahead and make sure to log off and do something refreshing (whatever that looks like to you - it does not have to be literally going outside to touch grass lol) every now and then.

If we all just did this a little more on top of actively pruning our own timelines by blocking and muting your known triggers - I genuinely believe that things wouldn't spiral so out of control so often and so fast. And we would all be better people for it.

I'm a senior zoomer (zillenial) so I'm not all about that whole "we should restrict our kids' access to the internet in x way(s)!" but there's a point there. Conservative parenting and governing ain't going about it the right way of course but we do need to practice being patient and watching our own mental and emotional states when engaging with content online

Spicy-brained friends, I would like to propose an update to the very useful ‘if you hate everyone, eat, if everyone hates you, sleep, and if you hate yourself, shower’ mantra to live by

Have you suddenly become a petty, hateful little gremlin who thinks people should face the firing squad for (checks notes) leaving teabags on the counter, breathing loudly, or daring to exist in the same space as you? Perhaps mundane and reasonable requests like ‘hey, we agreed to hang out now, let’s hang out’ make you want to scream and move to a yurt in the woods.

You. Are. Overstimulated.

People talk a lot about being overstimulated, and the physical/mental effects of it. What I haven’t seen is people talking about what it does emotionally, and it took me an embarassingly long time to link up those nitpicky, resentful emotions with the state of overstimulation/meltdown/shutdown.

These feelings do not mean that you’re a bad person! They probably aren’t how you actually feel about the people around you. They probably do mean that your nervous system is at its absolute limit and any request/demand/stimulus is Too Much and taking you into fight or flight territory.

Go lie down in a dark room for an hour, or find somewhere safe and familiar to stim for a bit. If it’s happening a lot, schedule yourself regular low-stimulation shutdown time

Signed: someone who moved in with their nearest and dearest only to have a massive crisis of faith about Suddenly Hating All of Them. I don’t hate them, it’s just overstimulating living with people. If I can spare anyone else a similar 9 months of suspecting that they may actually be a bit of a shit person, then this post is worth it!

[misc-obeyme]

Just leaving this here out of context. He’s been on my mind but my writing is all over the place lately.

[misc-magic]

Why is that I am plagued by the Ideas when I have a million other things I have to do? Like the next three days are booked solid, I don't have time to be obsessing over fictional things right now.

[danafeelingsick]

wips!

i don't usually do this, but i've been having hoarding too many wips lately (also it makes me happy when you guys interact with my polls).

* if you wanna see any of these, and it doesn't win the poll, you can just ask me nicely for it, or it will be (probably) posted when ready.

[madam-whim]

Fucked up and possibly influenced the direction my fic is taking by Beholding Something™ that I probably should not have seen :) Worth it? Jury's still out on that one. Very likely not, though.

[pknerd-chimera]

girl help the router died a Month after the warrenty expired

[arri-kitt]

Polite cats exist it’s not my fault you’ve never met one

[autumnoakes]

....wait i also forgot since roselia has the master cycle zero and i'm studying to get my motorcycle license i gave them a cool jacket and helmet i have Yet To Design

[neon-in-the-night-time]

that feel when you thought that fandom left the “bitch or lesbian” trope (in which the canonical female love interest of a male character in a popular mlm ship is “gotten rid of” by either being a “bitch” or a lesbian) in 2017 but then you interact with a new fandom and it hits you smack dab in the face with it

[lawluenvy]

my baby jing yuan

so soft

so fluffy

so sweet

he deserves all the love in the world

protect all costs

my adorable cinnamon roll

my fierce little lion

my general

my friend

my eepy boy

literally the definition of that feeling you get bathing in the fresh rays of sun on the first clear day of spring after winter...

serene

serendipitous

sanguine

jing yuan

[kopfkino-o]

The Crossover, Timelines, and the Future of ACOTAR

Disclaimer: This post is a long one, filled with mostly ramblings, and contains spoilers for both the ACOTAR and Crescent City series. Please don’t read on if you haven’t finished either series, mostly CC, as I would hate for anything to be spoiled. Additionally, this is NOT a shipping post and I want to highly discourage any shipping discussion in regards to the contents of this post. I miss fun casual fandom discourse and want lovers of every ship to feel comfortable sharing their options if they feel so inclined. Thanks for taking the time to read this <3 - Court

~~Spoilers Below~~

SO, LET’S GET INTO IT...

Ever since I finished the last chapter of HOSAB I've had a lot of questions. Like a lot of questions. But as a reader and lover of both the CC and ACOTAR series, one thing that haunts me is how the crossover is going to impact the ACOTAR narrative moving forward. Especially since CC3 is the next book to be released. 

We know from Miss Sarah Janet herself that both series will be able to be read independently. We also know House of Flame and Shadow is Bryce’s story (and Ruhn and Hunt and all the others) and the focus will be on them. Any appearance of ACOTAR characters will be a treat, a little snack to keep readers of both series fed while they wait for the next book if you will, but what I can’t wrap my head around is the timeline, and how Bryce’s arrival ISN’T going to impact ACOTAR moving forward.

The revelations about the Asteri trying to get back into Prythian, the lost Fae worldwalking to Midgard, the 8th Dusk Court, all of that seems like it would naturally have a huge impact on the world of Prythian, and thus the characters within it. Imagine you haven’t read CC, then we learn (at the very least) there’s suddenly a new 8th court? That’s pretty important, and I imagine would leave many readers questioning. 

Which brings me to the meat of this post, the juicy bit, the good stuff, and I guess my main point: the timeline. How, and most importantly when, will the rest of the stories in the ACOTAR series occur and where will Bryce’s arrival in Prythian fall within them?

We know ~6-9 months have passed between the end of ACOSF and HOSAB, so keep that in mind as you read on! Also keep in mind these supposed timelines aren’t referring to the order of publication, but rather the order of each respective story within the timeline of the Maasverse. 

*Note: Thinking about where the next ACOTAR novella will fall (and what it might be about) hurts my head so I’m only going to briefly touch on that in this post. 

Opt. 1: ACOSF --> Bryce’s Arrival --> ACOTAR 5 --> ACOTAR 6

If the series were to follow this timeline, I have a hard time wrapping my head around how Bryce’s arrival (and all that will be learned because of it) WONT impact ACOTAR moving forward. As mentioned above, Bryce has some information that’s going to really rock the world of Prythian and I struggle to see how this information won’t change the story in ACOTAR 5 and 6. 

If everything involving Bryce occurs BEFORE the events of the next ACOTAR books then it’s safe to say the characters would all be aware of: 

The Dusk Court (reborn or not) 

The Asteri’s return

Other worlds

Bryce’s arrival 

The Starborn Fae

And whatever knowledge Rhys and Armen seem to have

That’s a lot of really important stuff that has huge implications for Prythian. The way I see it, if this is the route the timeline takes then readers will need to read both the entirety of the Crescent City and ACOTAR series, though this goes directly against what the author herself has told us.

Confused? Me too. 

Opt. 2: ACOSF --> ACOTAR 5 --> ACOTAR 6 --> Bryce’s Arrival

I don’t know what to really think of this potential timeline (but I might have convinced myself more and more of it while writing this), as there’s a whole lot of story left to cover, and if I’m remember correctly, there was only around a ~6-9 month gap between the end of ACOSF and Bryce’s arrival in Pythian at the end of HOSAB. That’s not a lot of time to solve all of the issues the ACOTAR characters are facing, at least in my opinion, especially when we still have: 

Koschei and his machinations + Vassa’s curse

Two more love stories that need to unfold

Lucien and his real father

Eris and his scheming / Autumn Court drama

Mor and her secret

Elain and her powers

The High King plotline

Feysand’s death pact

Truth-Teller and where it came from

Valkyries still aren’t fully formed / Bloodrite fallout

Tamlin still running around totally feral though I hope he stays that way

And the many unanswered questions regarding tertiary characters and newly introduced characters, like Gwyn, Emerie, Balthazar, Helion and Lady Autumn, etc. etc. 

That’s... a lot. 

THEN AGAIN, if I remember correctly, the entire events of the Throne of Glass series spanned over the course of ~one year, so maybe this timeline isn’t so farfetched after all... 

Though I do find this all to be a bit clunky. Readers of both series would be aware of Bryce’s arrival, other worlds, the Asteri’s attempt to reinvade Prythian, the lost Dusk Court, etc. all throughout the rest of the ACOTAR series. Seeing as CC3 is coming in January 24′, before the rest of the ACOTAR books, this timeline would also mean that readers of both series would have technically already seen the conclusion to both CC and ACOTAR by the time they finish HOFAS. 

Sarah does like to play with the concept of time (past, present, future) so perhaps this timeline might make sense in the end. This could also play into the theory that TOG was the past, CC the future, and ACOTAR the present... 

But now I’m giving myself a headache so let’s move on. If you’re still with me, you’re a saint and I hope your bookshelves are always full, your recs always good, and your pages never dog-eared. 

Opt. 3: ACOSF --> ACOTAR 5 --> Bryce’s Arrival --> Novella (?) --> ACOTAR 6

This is a pretty wonky timeline too (I’m starting to think they all are) but I could also see it potentially making the most sense given the fact the 6-9 month window between ACOSF and HOSAB might be enough time for one of the remaining ACOTAR stories to play out, given that Nesta’s story spanned around ~10 months to a year. Though this would mean we’d read about Bryce’s arrival at the END of ACOTAR 5, and thus would need some sort of mention of this monumental event in ACOTAR 6/the novella. This would also mean there would be one endgame ACOTAR couple already together during the events of CC3, though I don’t think this is a huge thing, seeing as House of Flame and Shadow is about Bryce. Could we get crumbs and hints? Sure, though seeing as Sarah likes to keep her endgames tight-lipped, I highly doubt we’ll get anything substantial. 

Speaking of the  Novella... If it does come after ACOTAR 5/Bryce’s arrival, could this be a good way to bring in the idea of the multiverse to ACOTAR-only readers? Perhaps the novella is about the time the Daglan ruled over Prythian?? Or maybe it’ll be about Queen Theia??? Maybe it’ll be about none of that?? 

Now my head hurts. 

Regardless of how the timeline shapes out I am so excited about where the story is going and can’t wait to see the new dynamics, lore, plots, and elements the crossover introduces. But now I want to know your theories! How do you think SJM will handle the crossover, the revelation of the Maasverse, the interconnected worlds of Prythian and Midgard, and all the goodness we still have left to explore in CC3/ACOTAR 5&6???

Thanks again for reading!

[misc-obeyme]

If I ever created a human world au where all the characters were just regular humans with regular lives, Beel would absolutely be a farmer.

I just see him out there in a tractor with his dog, growing corn and wheat and what not. Maybe he has a flock of sheep he keeps for the fleece. A whole orchard full of fruit trees. Keeps bees & chickens.

I think his love of food would carry over into how he cares for his crops. He sells his produce at a local farmer’s market. Everybody knows him because he’s so nice & sweet & big & his crops are the best.

I think about it sometimes… maybe one day I’ll write a human au story. I have multiple ideas about it.

[obsidianpen]

Pen, omg omfg I want to kiss you and kill you at the same time

Btw can u not post this? I just wanted to talk to u for a sec u brilliant fucking master mind

If not well...hello Tumblr welcome. Hope you enjoy my ramblings haha you are not going to enjoy this+ no refunds

its 4 in the morning for me. I found the old version of hauntingly (uhh are u okay with some ppl having its pdf? Not that im gonna sent it to anyone! But its just that im not sure whether to feel guilty rn cuz i read it or not? Uhh)

ANYWAY I READ ALL OF IT AND I AM CRYIN JUST LIKE WHY. DO YOU FEED ON OUR TEARS?? IF YOU DO GOOD FOR U AND ENJOY THIS 7 COURSE MEAL CUZ like I dont have a coherent though rn

At first I was like 'V you absolute dumbass' and 'Oi leave ma boi arry alone' and then It was like 'IF ANYONE EVEN GLANCES AT TOM IMMA SNAP THEIR NECKS'

honesty I wanna ask so many things and say so so many things rn but I dont know how tumbler works and im afraid that others might see it and yk spoiler and stuff eh

Im pretty sure im going to wake up tommorw and panic abput all this gibrish but that a problem for future me! (Well im mean my emotional state is kinda your doing lol XD)

Just..I love you

You are loved you are lived tou arw lice youa rw liwve

okay I’ve been sitting on this one for a while and I know you’ve said not to share it but… it’s anonymous… and it’s really cute so I am anyway because I want to respond! And because it’s no longer spoilery, so feel free to ask whatever now.

youa rw liwve 🫶

[misc-magic]

Played two songs before my back stated hurting. I’ve been using a spare dining chair with my keyboard because it didn’t come with a bench.

After all this time, I forgot how to sit properly. But then it came back to me and the pain went away entirely.

Anyway been playing for 3 hours straight lol.

Forcing myself to take a break because she’s not going anywhere and I have plenty of time.

I’m just… so happy… 🥹🥹

She has arrived.

I have been waiting for the day I could own a piano for over 10 years (after the one my parents got for our family was no longer around). They just delivered her from Wisconsin today. She’s so shiny you can see the cabinet & window in her reflection lol.

She’s quite old (in her 30s like me), but she’s been refurbished and she sounds amazing.

It’s surprising how used to my old keyboard I was. It had a janky stand that didn’t work right so it was very tall. Sitting at a real piano is so much more comfortable. I gave the old keyboard to my dad lol I hope he actually uses it for something.

I’ve decided to name my lady because I am a silly person who likes naming inanimate objects. Her name is Hazel after jazz pianist Hazel Scott. For anyone who doesn’t know her, here’s a video.

Anyway I’m just gonna be over here practicing my own mediocre piano skills and getting used to using a real piano again.

[windy-trickster]

Hey Evorta! Saw you mentioned about a matesprit, mind telling us more about them? (and/or your quadrants in general :33)

-🍷

“Hehe... You’re askin’ me about my Jenny! My vriendin! She’s everything to me... She’s basi⟳ally my knight in shinin’ armor. She may be a little stu⟳k up and overly proper at times, but I love ‘er dearly. She’s made me the happiest little lady I’ve ever been!” “She listens to me rant and ramble about my interests, and ⟳omes over to my hive on the ba⟳k of her lusus! She’s always so sweet and kind to me. I think she likes havin’ a reason to ⟳arry me as well. Hehe.”