#enchi elm

[inceptionpositivity]

@enchi-elm (Apfelessig) - I'm so glad you joined our little fandom group! It's been wonderful having you in the Discord, and I'm excited to see more analysis and meta from you.

[dingdangit]

I'm SO excited to get to do this podfic of @enchi-elm's drabble from week 2 of AELDWS 2024, as a prize for Watch Party Bingo! I've loved the fic from the beginning, so it was a real treat to be matched for this ^_^ I hope I've done it justice!!

Title: Podfic of One more thing, before the ash reaches the sky by Apfelessig

Pairing: Arthur.Eames

Rating: Mature

Podfic Length: 3 minutes

Summary: Arthur ponders life-changing decisions in a city that’s buried in time.

[mercurygray]

Pick your poison! 🥝 (do you lie a lot? what's the most recent lie you told?) Or 🧩 (what will make you click away from a fanfiction immediately?)

🥝 (do you lie a lot? what's the most recent lie you told?) I work in customer service - I lie all the time. Most recent lie was yesterday - I found 4 standing beds on my local Buy Nothing page, went to pick them up, and was about a minute earlier than another woman, who asked if I needed all of them. (The answer was 'no, I don't really need these at all' but what I said was 'I'm picking them up for my mother' which was only mostly true. We were splitting them. Anyway, I didn't really feel like being charitable about it.)

[writers truth or dare asks!]

[gellavonhamster]

Happy birthday!! Thank you for getting me into the fringes of Arthuriana. I always love seeing your name across my dash!

Thank you! And if you're interested in any specific Arthurian texts or characters, I'll be happy to supply recs :)

[nordleuchten]

I love being gently poked at when it comes to my historical favourites!

La Fayette signature throughout the years:

That being said, La Fayette’s signature throughout the years is really not that interesting because is scarcely changed. Here is his signature in a letter from April 20, 1777 to the Count de Charlux:

Raab Collection (08/29/2023)

In comparison, here is La Fayette’s signature from a letter to Alexandre Roubier d'Hérambault from February 25, 1831:

Lafayette Manuscripts, [Box 1, Folder 28], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library. (08/29/2023)

We see that the signature is remarkable similar both times although these letters are separated by some odd 54 years. The handwriting of the main body of the letter to d’Hérambault is not La Fayette’s but more on that in a bit. First let us have a look at some more official signatures. Here is a Leave of Absence that La Fayette signed as Commander of the National Guard on January 22, 1792:

Cleveland State University Library Special Collections, the Marquis de Lafayette Collection, Reel 6 (08/29/2022)

When he was in a hurry or writing to family and intimate friends, La Fayette sometimes shortened his name to LF.

La Fayette to an unknown person, August 8, 1822:

Lafayette Manuscripts, [Box 1, Folder 10], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library. (08/29/2023)

La Fayette to his daughters and grand-daughters, April 15, 1825:

Lafayette. Letter to his Daughters and Grand-daughters. New Orleans, April 15, 1825, La Fayette: Citizen of Two Worlds, Cornell University (08/29/2023)

La Fayette’s use of his titles:

We see that La Fayette makes use of his title as Marquis in some of his letters – especially in letters written when he was younger and newly commissioned officer in the Continental Army. In contrast there are remarkably fewer usages of his title or military rank in later letters.

La Fayette to George Washington, December 1, 1777

George Washington Papers, Series 4, General Correspondence: Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, December 1, Opinion on Winter Quarters. December 1, 1777. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/mgw448979/. (08/29/2023)

La Fayette to George Washington, December 3, 1777:

George Washington Papers, Series 4, General Correspondence: Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, December 3, Opinion on Winter Campaign. December 3, 1777. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/mgw449022/. (08/29/2023)

Of special interest is this letter from La Fayette to George Washington. Written on December 31, 1777 this letter is a good example of La Fayette editing his letters later in life. We see that in this example he chose to cross out his title during the editing process.

La Fayette’s handwriting:

La Fayette’s family friend and physician described La Fayette’s handwriting as follows:

The characters of Lafayette’s writing were small and well formed, and yet rather difficult to be read; and it is a remarkable fact that his English was much more legible than his French writing.

Jules Germain Cloquet, Recollections of the Private Life of General Lafayette, Baldwin and Cradock, London, 1835, p. 18.

I agree with Germain when it comes to the difference between his writings in English and in French, but I think I disagree when it comes to the overall legibility. Once you get used to it, I find it rather easy to read – with a few exceptions of course. La Fayette's writing is characterized by rather straight lines, not much space between them, very distinctive d’s and large swoops, especially with the y and g (although these became fewer as La Fayette got older.)

La Fayette to the Count de Charlux, April 20, 1777

Raab Collection (08/29/2023)

La Fayette to General Nathanael Greene, May 3, 1781

La Fayette to an unknown person, July 24, 1826

Lafayette Manuscripts, [Box 1, Folder 16], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library. (08/29/2023)

La Fayette to Captain Francis Allyn, November 29, 1828

Lafayette Manuscripts, [Box 1, Folder 21], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library. (08/29/2023)

Caleb Brewster's signature, an evolution 1778-1780

We start off reasonable and professional, in a letter to Benjamin Tallmadge dated October 22, 1778:

Caleb Brewster Lieut

Source: Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/resource/mgw4.053_0566_0567/?sp=1

That's good, you know, pretty solid. Clean, neat, mindful of his military position. Then a bizarre and exciting change of pace in a letter to Benjamin Tallmadge dated February 26, 1779.

I am with respect yours [etc.?] Caleb Brewster

Source, Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/resource/mgw4.056_0281_0284/?sp=4&st=image

Incredible. Diva. I'm amazed he found stable ground to write this on and enough time to compose two pages. The "B" should be framed and taught in calligraphy classes. In the same letter, he writes a "g" so effusive it bisects New York in the row below to land on "at".

Was it too much? Did he fly too close to the sun? Has he since grown more secure in his correspondence or is this him at his most confident? Either way, 18 months later we see a more subdued return to form in a letter to Benjamin Tallmadge dated August 18, 1780.

With respect your friend and Humble Servant Caleb Brewster

Source: Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/resource/mgw4.069_0709_0710/?sp=1

No flourishes, short lines-- in fact, a total lack of swoops throughout the entire letter. But he's become a friend! Aww. I wish I knew what Maj. Tallmadge had written in return.

Other things I have found out while doodling on the themes of Chapter 18 of Wind and Water and researching tangents,

Caleb and Ben owned land together (?!?!), purchased August 5, 1784: "The Middle of the Island Farm" in Brookhaven Twp. and four lots in Nocamack. (The source given, that I can't access, is this: Page 251 Loyalism in New York during the American Revolution by Alex C Flick PhD. Columbia Univ. Press, London 1901. Accessed Meehan-411 16 Jan 2020.)

Caleb's father's name was Benjamin, likely the reason his son was also called Benjamin (another son was named Daniel, for his grandfather). His first daughter was named after his mother, Sarah.

He had three half-sisters from his father's first or second wife? (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Brewster-1687) Except the birth dates make it seem like Caleb was somehow born between the last two? Someone messed up the geneology there, or we're talking bigamy.

[alexxuun]

Alex you can't make that post and not expect me to ask for (sandman but also any other fandoms) fic recs 🙏🙏

This is so not fair because all of them are so good and I can’t fit them all into one ginormous post 😭

Saint Morpheus by @landwriter (E| 11k). I’m absolutely bias with this one but c’mon! Hob worshiping dream like a saint is everything. Also by landwriter: The many lives of Hob Gadling (M|20k).

If I could recommend @moorishflower entire sandman fics collection, I would (and I am). Some of my favourites are Maybe sprout wings (M| 91k), Wolf and I (E| 12k, also bias with this one) and If I please you (E| 112k). Praise the long fic.

Giving Sanctuary by @avelera (E|170k) Oh god, they are dads grieving together… also by Avelera: Banana Daiquiris (T|4k)

Unrelated Dreamling Size Kink Shenanigans series by @gabessquishytum (E| 6 works so far). Love me a good monsterfucker hob and BIG DREAM.

High enough (you got me good) by @delta-pavonis (E|11k) the erotic nature of weapon demonstration.

As the world came to a halt by @enchi-elm (E| 4k) humanity’s functionality getting absolutely wrecked because of a certain Endless duo and Hob is caught in it.

When I do count the clock that tells the time by @minisgatewaytoinsanity (E|9k). Dream walked out in 1389 and never met Hob until 2022. Hob repair clocks for a living.

White Knight by @gfawkesphoenixchokingonashes (E|22k). Hob has insomnia and Death knows just who to ask.

Holding On While You Slip Away by @acedragontype (E|33k) trans hob and his long immortal life. How could I not recommend this one.

the silent sounds of loneliness (best of my love) by @serenailith (E|11k) Recluse Dream and Uni student Hob here to help him out of his funk.

Bloodshot and beat by Otterwise (E|7k). Post-apocalyptic Dreamling… this one was quite something.

If you’re looking for a fantastic Hobrinthian fic with a dash of Hobrintheus, And if I get burned, at least we were electrified by @seiya-starsniper is the way to go! (E|41k)

London, 1777: A Study in Purple by Temve (E|4k) rarepair Hoblethros my beloved.

I would add more but this is quite a bit already (and still not enough). For other fic rec, I would have recommended some amazing Daredevil fics but that’s probably reserved for another post. Absolutely amazing read! Go forth!

[goodobservationshirley]

Joe in Halt and Catch Fire s01e06 "Landfall" (@enchi-elm)

[meerawrites]

Nine People I’d Like to Get To Know Better

Tagged by: @elysabeththequeene & @this-writer-needs-coffee (thanks!)

Tagging: @amc-iwtv, @hereticaas, @musicboxmemories, @vampiricinsanity, @oopsallvampires...

@outre-viridity, @enchi-elm, @covenofthearticulate, and @bohemian-nights (if you want!)

Last song: Bi by Alicia Champion.

Currently watching: AMC's IWTV and Bridgerton season 3.

Three ships:

Loustat (any universe)

Mary Woodhull/Anna Strong (TURN: Washington's Spies - cause I said so).

Benjamin Tallmadge/Mary Floyd Tallmadge (TURN: Washington's Spies & history - cause you can't go wrong with a man down bad for his wife.)

favorite color: purple

currently consuming: tea

first ship: Elphaba/Glinda/Fiyero - Wicked: all media.

relationship status: single and not looking.

film: Master & Commander.

currently working on: my novella.

[inceptionpositivity]

@enchi-elm - You are fun and awesome and kind!! Keep being you!

[tortoisesshells]

✨ weekend wip exposure club ✨

rules: post 7 sentences/a snippet of an unfinished work

thank you, @enchi-elm, for the tag!

tagging: @widowshill, @boltlightning, @shoshiwrites, @kazoobreakdown, @aloveforjaneausten, @starsuncounted, @mercurygray!

The wind – strong, out of the north – bit cruelly and smelled strange, chemical; when she mentioned it, Burke pointed up the river towards a cluster of squat buildings. “Paper mill. You’ve read a magazine in the last year? Here’s where it came from.” “I thought you were in oil,” she said, looking up at him. “Curiosity pays better dividends than complacency. Besides, we’re not far from Collinsport, and the plant was new when I was a kid – worth talking about.”

[mercurygray]

That's a lovely idea! I'll take two prompts, one for each of my witchy 1930s aviation heroines, Ruth and Hattie <3

On it! (Did you say *witchy*? I'm intrigued.)

[theartfulmegalodon]

@enchi-elm said my clean lines were appealing (thank you!) so since I was practicing my digital inking anyway...

Here ya go!

[viola-ophelia]

ik it's been ages since i wrote any fic, but i randomly whipped out a bridgerton fic tonight bc i got inspired by chatting w @enchi-elm about season 3 LOL! if you like benedict and/or are mad about his s3 arc (or lack thereof) and/or enjoy sibling bonding genfic, you should read it :)

[jomiddlemarch]

Thanks to @enchi-elm who kindly invited me to play!

Color? Yellow. Mallard green. Peony pink.

Last Song? I like to put on Pomplamoose and Jamiroquai when I'm doing housework. Last stuck in my head? The theme song from Elmo's World and the pinwheel jingle from Nickelodeon.

Currently Reading? M.C. Beaton Regency romances in no particular order, Marple and A Second Chance by Jodi Taylor queued on my Kindle. My bedside table stack is too tall to count!

Currently Watching? (Don't laugh.) Lost, finally. Glee, with my 12 yo, finally. The Bear, Season 2, just before Season 3 drops. Just watched Six Schizophrenic Brothers on Max. Brats, the Andrew McCarthy documentary about how he Never Got Over being called the Brat Pack when pretty much everyone else did. (Team Ducky!) In the middle of the last season of All Creatures Great and Small on PBS. Planning to watch Hit Man.

Currently Craving? It's morning here and I don't eat a big breakfast but I guess freshly made scones would be appreciated. A poached egg, Nutella and coconut gelato for dessert tonight, which I had around this time last year in Rome.

Coffee or Tea? Inveterate tea-drinker, Red Rose is my favorite brand, about to make my second cup. I can only tolerate a little coffee-- usually a few sips a day, though I like the flavor. I am not My Best Self on caffeine.

Tagging @orlissa @fericita-s @sagiow @tortoisesshells @asteraceae-blue @aquitainequeen @nervousladytraveler @theburnbarreljester @artielu @iamstartraveller776 @amarguerite @sassy-doctor-foster @gogandmagog @freyafrida @hello-delicious-tea @trulybetty @tessa-quayle and anyone else who wants to play on the summer solstice!

[meerawrites]

Last line tag

Chapter 37: The Vampire Maximillian: Auburn-haired devil.

Full story here.

CW: period typical attitudes (16th-century vampire in the 18th century), misogyny, abusive tendencies, and power imbalances.

I don't think I've ever hated a hot bastard more than I hate Maximillian in Audrey's overarching narrative. But... good stories have conflict okay, and writing =/= endorsement, and it never has inherently.

Tagged by: @gracehosborn, @sentfromwolves, @mrbexwrites, @enchi-elm & @saintedseraph (thank you) <3

Tagging: @musicboxmemories, @ghostpoetics, @malicious-compliance-esq & @itsthevoid (if you want) <3

Auburn-haired angel, fair in skin, roughly 5'6" - 6'0" with heeled theatrical shoes, brown-eyed, deceptive, seductive, charming, clever... from the French city of Toulon in the 16th century, elevated to status based on merit and family titles, but – largely merit. Maximillian is clever, an artist, a painter, and a fencer. Elevated to the right hand of the right hand of the then King of France, Francis I of France. Eventually, his superior became his lover an equal of a kind. Maximillian still, eventually took a wife and she and him had many children, he’d outlived them all… if one calls the state of vampirism living. Now, he’d traipsed across the sea, to New York, in the newly minted United States. Only – something was amiss. He wouldn’t put it past Audrey, the dark-haired vixen to run from him but even that seemed cowardly to him. He supposed he had left her, yes, but his maker had asked him to give him the blood he obliged, only for the fool to off himself by sunlight. He meant it to let her come into her own, he never really meant to abandon her – or that was the pretty lie he told himself. 

He knew of Audrey’s preferences of course, or lack thereof, bisexual-biromantic… he was the same. He rather liked the whore, in all her fallen vixen grace and dark hair and green eyes, and talented tongue. Audrey knew a thing or two of that… she knew how to lie and hide, but – she couldn’t run forever. 

He’ll consider this affair in the new world a reconquest. The kind only law abides husbands to do to their wives. For, as much as she may have taken to another man’s bed – yes, he knew of the brat, Lestat and their arrangements. Audrey was still his, and Maximillian didn’t take kindly to being denied what is his.

[gessorosso]

@inception30daychallenge days 20-28

My mental health kinda took a dive for a bit there so I really fell off the wagon but I'm starting to feel better so I'm playing catch up.

Day 20: Another type of rec! (meta, podfic, fanvid, edit, meme, blog, whatever!) I looooove meta so I'm going to recommend a new one and an old one:

@enchi-elm's analysis on time dilation on the Incpetion job.

bennet-7's commentary on the costumes in the movie.

Day 21: What would you want to use dreamshare technology for? Personally? Probably pervert stuff if I'm being really honest. Although I think it could probably have really great benefits for mental health so that would be nice too.

Day 22: What skill does Robert wish he had? Juggling. 100%. That kid definitely wanted to be a clown when he grew up but instead was forced to become a boring stuffy businessman by his dad.

Day 23: If you had to be stuck on a deserted island with an Inception character, who would you choose? Arthur cuz he's hot and very bendy and probably very good at... activities, and also cuz he's very smart and resourceful so he'd probably get us saved.

Day 24: A headcanon about your favourite friendship or relationship. Not really like a fully fleshed out headcanon but I like the idea of Eames and Yusuf being bros and chilling and getting high sometimes. Yusuf provides the drugs and Eames provides the snacks.

Day 25: When Saito was a child, what did he want to be when he grew up? A journalist maybe? Or maybe he could have joined the circus with Robert? Maybe that's how they bond after inception and they both leave the energy business to start their own circus!

Day 26: Which summer Olympic sport would each character compete in? Ariadne: equestrian Arthur: gymnastics Dom: golf Eames: rowing Mal: track Robert: diving Saito: archery Yusuf: shotput

Day 27: A self-rec! (anything from art to a funny Tumblr post you made!) Here's an old drawing I did of Arthur and Eames as a Pokemon trainer couple challenging you to a battle!

Day 28: What piece of media would you want to see in a crossover with Inception? I'm a big BTS fan so I'd love to see which jobs the members of BTS would have. Yoongi as the pointman, Jimin as the forger (the duality of that man I swear!), Namjoon as the extractor, Taehyung as the chemist, etc. If a fic of this exists out there somewhere please someone send it to me! Or if you have any headcanons about the boys in dreamshare please please scream them at me!