#cw pregnancy related context

[vuetyris]

Jade Shadows related thoughts tm

For context; fandom active since 2016, with various hc & fics

I record all my first runs in case I miss anything or need to refamiliarize myself, but in brief I like it for what it is. Would've liked a more direct content warning than just 'motherhood' which can include a VARIETY of things.

But especially as someone critical on DE's tendency with smaller stories (and hoping between mediums of story telling), I went in with no expectations besides it being Stalker related. That whatever happens doesn't conflict with personal hcs, they can split off etc, and did not share an expectation that it'd be lgbt+ rep JUST off the expectation of it being released during pride month. Feels unhealthy to go into it expecting a certain outcome from a big company's story telling, especially on the premise of release timing. Just icing on the cake if it is :)

Historically DE has issue with smaller scale stories; they have high ambitions and not a lot of restrictions where they put their resources. From the Simaris Scans, the Prime logs, the various scanning stories, EVEN NIGHTWAVE, which has only to date had three story sets. There's a lot of crumbs of their ideas that don't work or aren't able to work on in a constant rhythm. So not just tooting my horn that "DE is trying their best with what they got", they fumble constantly, and their limits just happen to only be "what resources (money, time, and people) do we have".

I still remember them wanting to do Railjack and TNW all in ONE PACKAGE, in ONE UPDATE, before the pandemic kicked them in the ass.

Again before tangent of historic context; I liked Jade Shadows for what it was, a brief three mission jaunt around as the Stalker. Whom for all intensive purpose of the story is not shown to be very caring of others, and in context at the point out for the tenno for the slaughter. Jade gives context for why Stalker is like that TM; Stalker is selfish, self-serving, unwilling to ask for help, and the only person that spoke up was the Old War Relic that fed his daughter to the Orokin and did nothing to stop his son from succumbing to the same fate by the same man.

Hunhow and Stalker both have issues and it kinda feeds off one another, and Jade didn't deserve the double-wammy. Its a dark story brought of the world ruined by the Orokin and their colonizing empire that ripped up ever resource they could before setting the Sentients out whom they built to be rued of their reproduction if they traveled back through the void. Body autonomy and societal abuses has been a constant theme throughout warframe, and that means sometimes its uncomfortable! That's good! Fiction is a tool to analyze the uncomfortable spaces in a safe manner, and allow the viewer to step away if they need to.

Was it done well? No, it has room for improvement, it could've involved Jade more as an active role instead of just relegated to Stalker's manpain, but its done better than other media who sole purpose from the get-go is some dude's mainpain. Relegated to the end was that Jade and Sorren were both seemingly glad for it, but there was a hesitancy alike to Dagath's situation. It wasn't socially -allowed-, and may or may not be in relation to why they were both transformed to warframes. And may be what was referred to before of Stalker being a 'low guardian'. We may not, or may never, know his mental state at the time, but the weight of the Orokin empire still hung over him as the system changed.

I wish there was more of Jade than just having her laying there as a story piece honestly :( More of her relation to Sorren, why she still stayed with him, more than just as a vessel for the story, you know, give more oofm to the ending of her becoming one of the jade light and a techno-organic baby left in her wake. Her relation to Stalker after the war where she had to save his ass from a default Excalibur. But we didn't and I'm sad. :(

AS FOR the labor section; preempting with how operator got wrapped up in the situation by Stalker coming in and demanding help by the end of his scythe; the circumstances forced to comply just like how the Orokin would do before with others. Stalker is just the same as the 'golden lords', replicating the same cycle of abuse that society saw as normal.

Did I like the thought of teenage character being subjected to the outcome of the events of: society defying pregnancy -> body transformed to a low guardian as punishment -> (potential implications of depending on an abusive system for support, akin to military service to access health care and financial support where if you did not engage you aren't allowed to access) -> Death of the terrible system of oppressive and colonial Orokin empire -> Unwilling to change for the changing society, and unwilling to engage with other victims of the same exact system -> Prolonged inaccessibility to the necessary care to survive a difficult pregnancy until the very last moment?

No; I would've preferred the Drifter if it had to be engaged with, at least in the touchy aspect of child/teenager + pregnancy/labor. It at LEAST has the detachment that they're not actively going through it, it doesn't come with the specific body-autonomy horror of carrying another life to term - which is something I would've preferred more.

BUT CONSIDERING, how within USAmerica legislators have been stripping that same body autonomy from afab people, allowing far worse to happen than just "press button to go into labor" its good to have such difficult topics handled! Because shaming it, disallowing conversations around it, or even shaming the 'thought' around even the briefest of acknowledgement, is no better than the pro/anti fandom bullshit that are two extremes of tolerance or intolerance.

As a story beat it stripped both the player and the operator of body autonomy for that ONE moment; an operator that had put a brief trust in helping the Stalker, to help a warframe with an affliction they had no idea of going in.

And, said as personally, as uncomfortable as it may be, it also speaks into the moment of an adult coercion of a child or teenager. He walks in and asks for help with a scythe aimed at the person they ask for help, it's not a plea, its a demand, to which the details are never discussed. Especially under a guise of 'don't want to say no' isn't easy to get across in a quick way within dialogue, so they leave it to interruption. And so has to go along with it, no matter what happens, and it just end with an astral projection event of the results of such a predicament.

It's a dense cluster of subject matter that is hard to get across, and if it resonates or not, tasteful or not, its handled in a delicate way that other media would just fuck up with majorly.

I'm not touching the fandom built expectation that i'd be yoai. That's on ya'll getting riled up after witw and wanting token instead of what warframe has already been doing. LGBT+ as people instead of tallies.

[anamnesis-aeternus]

cw: mentions of pregnancy and death in childbirth; discussion of chronic health issues and their relation to fertility

writing Aeternus!Caesar looking forward to meeting Cleopatra again after returning from his Parthian campaign after 7 years instead of 3 as he planned, but what would otherwise be just having a good time turns into serious talk because no one knows whether vampirism has any effect on the vampire's future children, or their ability to have them, for that matter, and even though he doesn't expect to father any more kids because he's 62 by then, Caesar is Concerned

spoiler: just as in mortals, female vampires eventually run out of ova [but would still be able to be a surrogate parent with a donor ovum if they were previously able to carry a baby] while male vampires retain their existing fertility at the time of turning, which might even improve if they had health issues that vampirism straightens out

tangent on Caesar's health in particular, relevant to that last bit:

the most plausible theory I've seen so far is Caesar's late-onset Mysterious Illness™️ not being the oft-cited epilepsy that we can put 70% of the blame on Shakespeare for, but rather a series of mini-strokes possibly caused by a hereditary cerebrovascular malformation, exacerbated by his equally active and stressful as fuck, good lord, go retire already lifestyle, posited to also be the cause of his father's very sudden death. the book[1] I've been gobbling up whatever google books allows me to preview every few days of makes a pretty good argument for this based on the sources and some more context

being a condition related to blood vessels, this would actually be a prime example of health issues that vampirism simply removes as part of its physical changes. said changes include, among others, extensive angiogenesis (growth of new blood vessels) so the body's total blood volume increases, and most major vessels growing even larger and stronger to accommodate that.

vampires also benefit a lot more from exercise because the usual positive feedback loops' effect on the cardiovascular system and muscle tissue are even more significant for their bodies whose metabolism basically runs on whole blood with the nutrients it carries being secondary rather than a mortal's which mainly runs on some form of sugars

but Caesar is unaware of how it works and will remain so for a long time. what he has observed is that whatever had plagued his body before his violent turning is gone without a trace after only a year

after two, his hair has steadily been getting lighter in color, but also... growing back? well, if the gods blessing him with a second chance at life includes that, he ain't complaining

after three (of which he's spent two on campaign and training as much as his soldiers) he's pretty sure he has never been in such excellent shape even as a youth. an agreement with Antony to have him push himself as well while Caesar regularly feeds on his blood seems to have helped too

after seven years, he still feels great, genuinely can't remember the last time he was any more ill than a mild little cold, very much likes what he sees in the mirror, and counts himself lucky that his armorer has the patience of a saint.

but it's time to go home to a wife who he's actually looking forward to seeing again and is still young enough to possibly have a child, as well as a certain queen of Egypt for whom he can say the same, and he's confronted with that again.

he recalls that Pompey was about the age he is now when his dear Julia would've borne his child; the son he had with Cleopatra is about to turn ten and is a boy of equal intelligence and resilience as his parents; men his age becoming fathers to healthy children is hardly unheard of; and Calpurnia complained in her letters that her seasonal illness had worsened again the next spring after he left.

so his presence seems to have a beneficial effect on the overall health of all around him whom he cares about, whether his wife, his lovers, his best officers, even the men of his cherished Tenth Legion. but surely there must be more of a catch than needing to sustain himself with blood? if he can still have children, would they be ordinary mortals in body, or be altered the same way he was? would a mortal woman be able to bear them safely, or at least at no more risk than pregnancy and birth carry on their own?

he's seen enough women he loved dearly losing their lives to this, and either Calpurnia or Cleopatra meeting the same fate would crush his heart as it did with his beloved Julia, his light.

a harsh winter has rolled in early that year, so there is quite some time left until sail can be set westward again. Caesar knows that the only way to find out for certain what he's now capable of is to simply try, but that doesn't mean he can't send a few letters and see if there is something to be gleaned from the few fellow 'Lamiae' he's met in the meantime.

[1] Galassi & Ashrafian (2017), Julius Caesar's Disease: A New Diagnosis

[countryconditionswithshiro]

Human Rights Watch, “Every Day I Live in Fear” (10/7/2020)

CW: human rights violations/sexual assault/gang violence

(I Background)

“El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, which comprise Central America’s Northern Triangle [(“the Northern Triangle”)], have among the world’s highest murder rates.”

“Education and employment discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity contribute further to economic marginalization, ultimately leaving many LGBT people without stable livelihoods and few housing options outside of poor and often gang-controlled neighborhoods.”

“None of the governments in the Northern Triangle have criminalized same-sex conduct since the 19th century, but measures to protect LGBT people from discrimination are insufficient.”

“El Salvador outlaw[s] discrimination on various grounds, but do[es] not explicitly include sexual orientation or gender identity, and even where such laws are open-ended in terms of the categories that they protect, they are not applied.”

“[T]he government[] of El Salvador…[has] failed to curb gang violence against the population in general, but LGBT people may face an additional barrier to protection: … LGBT people reported stigma and discrimination from police officers when they attempted to report crimes, deterring some LGBT crime victims from reporting at all…”

“Between January 2007 and November 2017, at least 4,385 people sought asylum in the United States based on claims of persecution related to gender identity or sexual orientation, according to data NBC News obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.”

“Undoubtedly, for decades, individual LGBT people from the Northern Triangle have fled their countries for reasons related in part to discrimination and violence based on gender identity or sexual orientation.”

(II El Salvador)

“State authorities have historically been largely ineffective in protecting the population from this violence … Authorities may be unable to help protect Salvadoran citizens who are victimized by violence for reasons including fear for their own security, infiltration of authorities’ offices by gangs, and insufficient resources.”

“Article 246 of the penal code prohibits job discrimination based on ‘sex, pregnancy, origin, civil status, race, social or physical condition, religious or political beliefs, membership or lack of membership in a labor union, or relationship with other workers.’ The term ‘sex’ has been held to be inclusive of sexual orientation and gender identity in some jurisdictions elsewhere in the world… but no existing jurisprudence or authoritative legal guidance in El Salvador makes clear whether such grounds are covered under article 246.”

“Article 292 of the penal code criminalizes discrimination by government officials on the grounds of ‘nationality, sex, race, religion, or any other condition of a person,’ creating space for prosecutions on the grounds of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, but the law does not cover abuses by non-state actors.”

“In 2015, El Salvador passed a landmark hate crimes bill that increased sentences for homicides and threats based on gender identity and expression and sexual orientation, as well as race, ethnicity, religion, gender and political affiliation, although the statute does not extend to other crimes, such as assault or rape.”

“The Special Comprehensive Law for a Life Free of Violence for Women, passed in 2011, establishes severe penalties for femicide, defined as the murder of a woman when motivated by ‘hatred or contempt for her status as a woman,’ but it does not alter sentences for other forms of physical and sexual violence against women.”

“Violence and discrimination take place in a context of family rejection and social stigma that have a negative impact on the well-being of LGBT people. Despite some progress in attitudes toward LGBT people in El Salvador, social stigma remains pervasive.”

“The Attorney General’s office in El Salvador released statistics in January 2020 indicating it had tabulated 692 cases of violence against LGBT and intersex people in five years. Importantly, the government has also acknowledged violations at the hands of security officials.”

“[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)]’s 2016 guidelines for asylum applications of Salvadorans stated that LGBT people have ‘consistently been targeted for attacks and murder by the gangs and other sectors of society, including by the police and other public authorities’ and that El Salvador’s gangs have demonstrated ‘virulent hatred and ill-treatment of persons based on of their perceived sexual orientation and/or gender identity.’”

“[S]everal policy initiatives suggest good will on the part of government institutions to make policy inclusive of people of diverse gender identities and sexual orientations. But for many LGBT people, daily life on the streets is controlled not by the state but by criminal gangs, including the two factions of the 18th Street Gang… LGBT people… face violence at the hands of gangs that can be motivated by anti-LGBT animus or opportunism related to LGBT people’s perceived or actual social and economic vulnerability. LGBT people also face violence from the police, and activists have pointed out that putting more police on the streets – a key feature of the Bukele administration’s approach to crime – is not necessarily beneficial for LGBT people.”

“While El Salvador’s penal code prohibits discrimination by state officials, as discussed above, LGBT people have no protection against violence in sectors such as education, employment, and housing. A 2018 study by Spain’s international development agency found that ‘the structural character of the discrimination and exclusion of LGBTI people places them, often from a young age, in a cycle of poverty because of the lack of access to services, opportunities, and social services.’”

(V. Obstacles to Asylum in the United States, and Their Impacts)

“Between January 2007 and November 2017, at least 2,253 LGBT people from the Northern Triangle entered the United States to seek protection from persecution…By the time LGBT asylum seekers from the Northern Triangle arrive at the southern US border, they have not only fled violence and discrimination at home, but are also often beaten down by violence and discrimination in transit through Mexico.”

“The risk of violence facing LGBT asylum seekers in Mexico is accompanied by the risk of discrimination.”

[purrmoon]

about.

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you can call me livvy~ but i also answer to tauria (<- my ao3 username)

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[edgelordfucker]

Hello, what's your opinion on Belos trying to (non-con) babytrap a human reader who sorta stumbled into the Boiling Isles?

Hot.

I, personally, don't ever want kids (I love, LOVE kids and have an upsettingly strong Urge to Be Bred but no inclination whatsoever to actually parent), and I'm not sure how likely I am to write An Actual Pregnancy Fic, but the idea of Belos attempting to babytrap the reader is really hot to me. Unfortunately for him, copper IUDs exist, so he can nut and nut and nut, and nothing will ever come of it. Get fucked, you tall idiot.

In my typical x reader stuff, I think he has a quiet urge for a family (he thinks he's a lot more paternal than he actually is), especially in the context of a partner who is good with kids, but realizes that it's not a practical decision, so it comes up in dirty talk - I love the idea of his partner telling him that they'd look so good with his baby in them, and finding themself bent over and spread about a second later skldjfjk - but isn't something that'd actually bear fruit, if you'll forgive the pun.

Take this snip from one of my aphrodisiac wips that's vaguely related:

CW: daddy kink

(reader is fucking zooted from Horny Poison, and, since Belos knows that she won't remember afterwards, insists on being called Philip here)

[herawell]

I was just randomly scrolling through your blog (glad to find a mythology fandom on Tumblr!), and I saw a post you reblogged nearly a year ago, saying something about Yudhisthira during exile, and one of the tags you used was #pregnancy cw and I was just sitting there semi shook semi cackling for a long time because I was genuinely imagining Yudhisthira pregnant and desperately trying to hide his rapidly swelling baby bump from his brothers 🤣🤣🤣

Jokes aside, was that accidentally tagged or did I miss the context and if so, what was the context?

This was the post!

The pregnancy was related to a "horse placenta" anecdote in a poem the OP had linked to, which was apparently horrific and apparently actually happened. I didn't read the full poem, so I have no idea what it was about, but I tagged the post with #pregnancy cw and #animal horror cw just to be sure.

(The horse placenta anecdote had nothing to do with Yudhisthira, there was another line that the OP had quoted from the poem which gave me Yudi vibes.)

[reviewsthatburn]

As the penultimate book in the series, LORD OF THE SHADOWS returns to Darren's hometown to answer what happened to his family after he died. He also learns what happened to his friends, since around twenty years have passed by now and they've more than grown up. There's kind of a new storyline related to the people who visit the Cirque and what happens there, but even that ends up being a way of tying up loose ends. Darren has changed a lot since the first book but he's pretty consistent with the most recent ones. It would not make sense to start here as this book is all about addressing answers to old questions and beginning the final confrontation which will determine the identity of the Lord of the Shadows. 

Full review at link.