#d: astronomer

[dissectiontime]

[dnpbeats]

The real reason Dan and Phil keep each other around is because the joint content brings in the money they use to pay accountants / cleaners / food delivery. Neither of them would survive on their own.

I'm joking. Mostly.

the phivorce was real but capitalester and dan “i need to buy $300 shirts” howell couldn’t bear to part with the cash flow. can’t blame them tbh

[utterlyazriel]

Your writing is so incredible! The fic when the reader is being manipulated and seeing double on the balcony left such a lasting impression on me! I was wondering how you see the reader's role in the inner circle since she is Az's mate? And if after the series do you have anything planned?

aaaaa thank you so much !! 🥹🥹 i love that fic also, i sat down and wrote it completely in one sitting with the goal of the most angst i could pack into a short moment- i'm so chuffed that it u enjoyed it <3

the reader's role... that's a great question! while she is az's mate, it will never be the First and Foremost thing about her, yknow?

if she joins the inner circle (in the job sense, not the friend sense) it would be unrelated to her connection to azriel and because of her strength as a fighter! i'm not sure how i'm going to play out her relationship with rhys, both as high lord and a friend, but it would insulting to give her a job on the basis of who her mate is and rhys knows that <3

after the series! thank you for asking! my god, i'm not sure... wtssf is the first proper series i've written ever but i'm currently in a big bang for another fandom that's due in october and i'm going back to do post-grad study in july !! so in another month or so i'm about to get very busy 😅

the ? on the chapter count is very firm as i have no idea how long it will take to get to the end of wtssf in a sense i'm satisfied with (no rushing here!) but i imagine i'll go back to some regular one-shots as i love doing those and they're less pressure than a series

but hey! never know when inspiration hits....

[feyturtle]

weirdo freak for my dm to terrorize my character with :} their name is Salem

[wishesofeternity]

"Stratonike evidently retained the Akkadian royal title used for her even after [her husband] Antiochos’ death, since the astronomical diary entry identifies her as šarratu, in logograms GAŠAN, which means “queen.” In earlier centuries under previous regimes this title could not be used of a royal woman unless she also ruled. As suggestive as this is, there is no direct corroborating evidence for Stratonike exercising rulership, unless we credit her influence with her children as a form of political dominance. The trope of the domineering dowager queen mother should be familiar enough from interpretations of other royal families throughout history. But the diary, normally fairly precise in noting royal family connections, does not call her “mother [or widow] of the king,” meaning that at least some people remembered Stratonike as a queenly figure on her own, without reference to male relatives. This is an interesting hint at how these royal women could carry out their duties so as to be regarded as individual rulers in their own right."

-Gillian Ramsey, "Apama and Stratonike: The first Seleukid basilissai," "The Routledge Companion to Women and Monarchy in the Ancient Mediterranean World" (edited by Elizabeth D. Carney and Sabine Müller)

[kandidandi]

fun news I am back with MORE ASTRONOMER AU THOUGHTS (and not hampered by mobile character limit)

does y/n have a reputation in town? not like a good/bad rep, but like, they're known to be the local astronomer and that they don't often go around outside?

was there ever like a Moment where y/n started opening up more to Sun/Moon or accepting their help more? or was it more of a slow progression?

with their new enthusiasm into space thanks to y/n, do Sun and Moon utilise their book collection to read up on things in their spare time, to better discuss topics with y/n? do they have favourite topics or do they just enjoy discussing anything and everything with y/n?

has Sun and/or Moon ever snuck refills of food/drink into y/n's mini-fridge? or do they let y/n do their own refills as good reason to move around plus independence?

how much work do Sun and Moon have to do with y/n? is there a general routine?

more a soft thought but y/n opening up the observatory roof during a warm day so they can lie down on a collection of bean bags n blankets in the sunlight while Sun recharges next to them - @clxckwork-sun-n-moon

WOO MORE QUESTIONS LETS GO!!

(does y/n have a reputation in town? not like a good/bad rep, but like, they're known to be the local astronomer and that they don't often go around outside?)

y/n does indeed have a reputation! they used to be very active in the community and would often info dump about their new discoveries to the shop keepers. they were seen as the weird but nice space guy. however after their stroke they couldn't visit town much, sometimes the shop keepers will deliver things to them but won't get an answer no matter how hard they bang at the door. the town hasn't seen y/n in quite a while.

(was there ever like a Moment where y/n started opening up more to Sun/Moon or accepting their help more? or was it more of a slow progression?)

it was more of a slow progression. at first y/n didn't want any help and insisted sun and moon just leave them alone but then as y/n spent more time with sun and moon they trusted them more and wouldn't oppose help, and then eventually y/n will just ask for help like "hey can you carry these paper downstairs please?" yknow

(with their new enthusiasm into space thanks to y/n, do Sun and Moon utilise their book collection to read up on things in their spare time, to better discuss topics with y/n? do they have favourite topics or do they just enjoy discussing anything and everything with y/n?)

oh yes absolutely! sun and moon do like reading y/n's books though they prefer reading off a screen lol.

they like discussing anything and everything from stars to planets to black holes!

(has Sun and/or Moon ever snuck refills of food/drink into y/n's mini-fridge? or do they let y/n do their own refills as good reason to move around plus independence?)

y/n prefers to do the refills themself but sun and moon do often sneak an extra snack or drink they think y/n might like :>

(how much work do Sun and Moon have to do with y/n? is there a general routine?)

y/n has been on their own for quite a while so they're pretty able but sun and moon will help carry things up the steps and will do chores like laundry and cleaning

y/n's routine looks something like:

-wake up -realise you've spent the night in the observatory -celebrate cuz you dont need to walk up the stairs -cry because you're hungry and theres no more food in the minifridge -continue crying as you walk down the stairs -say hello to sun who are probably folding clothes or something -eat -go back upstairs -do research for how many hours -tell moon you're not sleepy for the nth time -pass out -repeat

(more a soft thought but y/n opening up the observatory roof during a warm day so they can lie down on a collection of bean bags n blankets in the sunlight while Sun recharges next to them)

WUAH YES SOBS PLEASE SO SOFT AAAAA

[volivolition]

Can I get Kim and/or Viscalc for the character bingo?

HI THERE YEAH OF COURSE OF COURSE!! kim in orange, vizzy in blue!

ough kim. we are all love kim. i know im more obsessed with skills than the humans these days but KIM… kim you're the ONLY exception, you're the only human making that "im so normal" box. what can i say that hasn't been said? ough asian american diaspora both untethered to your culture and struggling to feel like a citizen moments ahaha 🤝 B') yeah i sure DO project on him!! but also he's cool and silly and our friend and i think he deserves joy (EVEN IF HE'S NOT LETTING HIMSELF HAVE IT!! DUDE YOUR REPRESSION…)

VISCAL~!!! i love them, YOU did this to me!!!!! you made me care about them!! (<- lighthearted and positive hkjhf <333) again, im not an INT guy, but this fella is fascinating and i hold GREAT APPRECIATION FOR THEM!! putting them in the salad spinner specifically because they'd find so much enrichment in calculating circular motion <3

[francesderwent]

[drakonovisny]

why do my sims playthroughs always turn kinda fucked up :'D

[hopefulqueer]

I LOVE SCIENCE EDUCATORS

[dendrochronologies]

im just going to start calling this lesbian dad blogging at this point, but i need to complain about the fact that every time i try to find informational help re: having an enormous flock of birds fighting over your birdfeeder every day, all the search results are like. why birds hate your feeder and your nasty seeds and get the flu from your whack setup. brother i don't know why or how, but the birds LOVE my setup, my problem is that i don't know how to sustainably nurture my forty-five avian children long-term, because when i started two weeks ago, there were only TWELVE

[whoreishghost]

nhs mental health support is probably the most patronising organisation or whatever it is that exists ever

[feyturtle]

a Normal™ paladin girl for an apocalypse game where the moon disappeared!

More info about her under the read more :}

Alinement: Lawful Neutral (thinks she's Lawful Good)

STR 17

DEX 10

CON 14

INT 8

WIS 12

CHA 14

Info: Dabria Tenebri is a young paladin who has spent her entire life in an isolated village in the mountains. With the disappearance of the moon, along with the abjuration magic associated with it, Dabria has been tasked by the High Priestess of her temple to venture out, leaving the only home she's ever known, and learn about what happened and how.

Dabria herself is a friendly face to most, generally helping out wherever she can. However to her enemies, or those she deems as evil, she is a ruthless judge, jury, and executioner.

Playlist:

Ribs - The Crane Wives

Drink the Water (live) - Justin Cross

Crucified - Army of Lovers

Go to the Light - Murder by Death

Queen of Nothing - The Crane Wives

Oh Ana - Mother Mother

The Nowhere King - Centaur World

[crabs-nonsense]

Guess who had a mental breakdown, shaved all their hair off, disassociated for over an hour, and then trauma dumped about it to a very new friend.

Hm? Yeah no, totally wasn't me. No clue what ur talking about aha

[lenievi]

honestly love how Spock would just silently mouth whatever illogical bullshit Kirk would say

“missionary”, “astronomical”

wonder if there’s more

[ofbreathandflame-archive]

Yeine is really a silly girl bc girl was ready to get down and dirty with Nahadoth knowing that it could kill her. GIRL SAME🤞🏾