#falling in love with the characters and the story for the first time?

[solanumflare]

answered these for one of my characters for fun...

What’s the maximum amount of time your character can sit still with nothing to do?

an hour, probably?

How easy is it for your character to laugh?

hard, unless it’s in a mocking way. he scoffs and sneers and laughs mirthless laughs a whole lot.

How do they put themselves to bed at night (reading, singing, thinking?)

taking sleeping pills and pacing around his room until he inevitably collapses.

How easy is it to earn their trust?

almost impossible.

How easy is it to earn their mistrust?

If you arent mistrusted by aki, you are not real.

Do they consider laws flexible, or immovable?

laws do not EXIST for him. he’ll break any rule with a smile.

What triggers nostalgia for them, most often? Do they enjoy that feeling?

he hates the feeling of nostalgia. usually, it’s triggered by reading books.

What were they told to stop/start doing most often as a child?

stop caring so much! stop crying so much!

Do they swear? Do they remember their first swear word?

he says hell and damn a lot. no other words. he started swearing at too young an age to recall.

What lie do they most frequently remember telling? Does it haunt them?

“I want kaie nakata dead.”

How do they cope with confusion (seek clarification, pretend they understand, etc)?

pretend he understands, and snap at the confusing person if they try to call him out.

How do they deal with an itch found in a place they can’t quite reach?

dig a dagger into it. It’ll be fiiiine.

What color do they think they look best in? Do they actually look best in that color?

black. he looks much better in red and pink, though.

What animal do they fear most?

anything that lives in the sea.

How do they speak? Is what they say usually thought of on the spot, or do they rehearse it in their mind first?

some mixture of the two. he speaks on impulse, but only says things that fall in line with his rehearsed persona.

What makes their stomach turn?

deep flesh wounds.

Are they easily embarrassed?

no.

What embarrasses them?

acting out of line with his persona

What is their favorite number?

four, probably

If they were asked to explain the difference between romantic and platonic or familial love, how would they do so?

romantic love is when you want to kiss somebody, platonic love is when you want to hold somebody, and familial love is when you stay with someone even when they call you worthless.

Why do they get up in the morning? 

because the only other option is to surrender, and he can’t do that.

How does jealousy manifest itself in them (they become possessive, they become aloof, etc)? 

he becomes downright murderous towards the person he’s jealous of

How does envy manifest itself in them (they take what they want, they become resentful, etc)? 

resentful, yeah.

Is sex something that they’re comfortable speaking about? To whom? 

absolutely nobody.

 What are their thoughts on marriage? 

it’s just getting papers and saying empty words to join yourself to a person whose relationship with you could change in an instant. pointless.

 What is their preferred mode of transportation? 

taking the train, though it’s rarely possible.

 What causes them to feel dread? 

inevitability. the concept of fate. walking down a dark, forked road where the only paths that lie ahead are death and insanity. so, his entire life!

 Would they prefer a lie over an unpleasant truth? 

not particularly.

 Do they usually live up to their own ideals? 

he doesn’t have ideals. but if he did, there would be no way in hell he’d live up to them.

 Who do they most regret meeting? 

kaie nakata. he hopes that bastard burns in hell.

 Who are they the most glad to have met? 

…

 Do they have a go-to story in conversation? Or a joke? 

he doesn’t really…make conversation. ever.

 Could they be considered lazy? 

no.

 How hard is it for them to shake a sense of guilt? 

almost impossible, but he’s good at acting unaffected.

 How do they treat the things their friends come to them excited about? Are they supportive? 

he doesn’t, and can’t, care.

Do they actively seek romance, or do they wait for it to fall into their lap? 

romance is pointless. why care? why do either?

Do they have a system for remembering names, long lists of numbers, things that need to go in a certain order (like anagrams, putting things to melodies, etc)? 

giving each thing an initial and making sentences out of it.

What memory do they revisit the most often? 

the first time he ever saw a beast.

How easy is it for them to ignore flaws in other people? 

hard. he’s nitpicky and unkind at default.

How sensitive are they to their own flaws?

quite.

How do they feel about children? 

uncomfortable around them.

How badly do they want to reach their end goal? 

to kill kaie nakata? with all his heart.

If someone asked them to explain their sexuality, how would they do so? 

he doesn’t really have time nor energy nor interest to think about the whole relationships and attraction thing.

Uncommon Questions for OCs and their creators:

Send me a # (questions for OCs) or a letter (questions for creators) and I’ll answer

QUESTIONS FOR YOUR OCs

What’s the maximum amount of time your character can sit still with nothing to do?

How easy is it for your character to laugh?

How do they put themselves to bed at night (reading, singing, thinking?)

How easy is it to earn their trust?

How easy is it to earn their mistrust?

Do they consider laws flexible, or immovable?

What triggers nostalgia for them, most often? Do they enjoy that feeling?

What were they told to stop/start doing most often as a child

Do they swear? Do they remember their first swear word?

What lie do they most frequently remember telling? Does it haunt them?

How do they cope with confusion (seek clarification, pretend they understand, etc)?

How do they deal with an itch found in a place they can’t quite reach?

What color do they think they look best in? Do they actually look best in that color?

What animal do they fear most?

How do they speak? Is what they say usually thought of on the spot, or do they rehearse it in their mind first?

What makes their stomach turn?

Are they easily embarrassed?

What embarrasses them?

What is their favorite number?

If they were asked to explain the difference between romantic and platonic or familial love, how would they do so?

Why do they get up in the morning? 

How does jealousy manifest itself in them (they become possessive, they become aloof, etc)? 

How does envy manifest itself in them (they take what they want, they become resentful, etc)? 

 Is sex something that they’re comfortable speaking about? To whom? 

 What are their thoughts on marriage? 

 What is their preferred mode of transportation? 

 What causes them to feel dread? 

 Would they prefer a lie over an unpleasant truth? 

 Do they usually live up to their own ideals? 

 Who do they most regret meeting? 

 Who are they the most glad to have met? 

 Do they have a go-to story in conversation? Or a joke? 

 Could they be considered lazy? 

 How hard is it for them to shake a sense of guilt? 

 How do they treat the things their friends come to them excited about? Are they supportive? 

Do they actively seek romance, or do they wait for it to fall into their lap? 

Do they have a system for remembering names, long lists of numbers, things that need to go in a certain order (like anagrams, putting things to melodies, etc)? 

What memory do they revisit the most often? 

How easy is it for them to ignore flaws in other people? 

How sensitive are they to their own flaws?

How do they feel about children? 

How badly do they want to reach their end goal? 

If someone asked them to explain their sexuality, how would they do so? 

QUESTIONS FOR CREATORS

A) Why are you excited about this character? B) What inspired you to create them? C) Did you have trouble figuring out where they fit in their own story? D) Have they always had the same physical appearance, or have you had to edit how they look? E) Are they someone you would get along with? Would they get along with you? F) What do you feel when you think of your OC (pride, excitement, frustration, etc)? G) What trait of theirs bothers you the most? H) What trait do you admire most? I) Do you prefer to keep them in their canon universe? J) Did you have to manipulate or exclude canon factors to allow them to create their character?

[urdreamydoodles]

BAT-VILLAINS X FEM!READER

Your first kiss

Characters: Joker, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Bane, Scarecrow, Two-Face, The Riddler & The Penguin

JOKER

- Love, for the Joker, is not something soft. It is not something gentle, nor sweet, nor warm. It is chaos, wrapped in laughter, dipped in madness, stitched together with something sharp enough to draw blood. He does not fall in love—he plummets, crashes, shatters into it with the force of a hurricane. And with you, oh, it is a spectacular kind of ruin.

- The night smells of smoke and gunpowder, the remnants of a heist gone perfectly, beautifully wrong. You are breathless, laughing, adrenaline singing through your veins as you lean against a lamppost, the distant wail of sirens drowning in the sound of his laughter. His face is painted in neon, a mess of colors bleeding under the streetlights, and when he looks at you, there is something wild in his eyes.

- Then, suddenly, he is close—too close, all teeth and chaos and something that is almost hunger. “You know,” he purrs, tilting his head like a predator, “I think I’m gonna keep you.” And before you can respond—before you can think—he grabs you, claims you, crashes his lips against yours with all the elegance of a train wreck. The kiss is frantic, messy, a collision rather than a caress, but it is him, in all his violent, madcap glory.

- When he pulls away, he grins, breathless, eyes glinting with something wicked. “Oops,” he says, licking his lips. “Guess that makes you mine now.” And then he laughs—bright, sharp, insane—and drags you into the night, into the storm of him, into the madness that is loving the Joker.

HARLEY QUINN (HARLEEN QUINZEL)

- Harley doesn’t do anything halfway—not love, not laughter, not chaos. She is all in or not at all, and when she loves, she loves like a firework, bursting and burning and filling the sky with something dazzling. And you? Oh, you are her favorite explosion.

- It’s late, the two of you curled up on a rooftop, eating fast food from greasy paper bags and tossing fries at passing pigeons. She’s talking—always talking—telling you some ridiculous story, hands moving wildly, eyes bright with mischief. And you, you are just watching, because Harley demands to be watched, to be adored, to be the brightest thing in the room.

- Then, suddenly, she stops. Stares. And for the first time in forever, she is quiet. “Y’know,” she says, tapping a fry against her lips, “you’re real pretty.” And before you can react, she launches herself at you, knocking over a milkshake in the process, her hands tangling in your hair as she kisses you—deep, messy, impulsive, a little too much, just like everything else about her.

- When she pulls back, she giggles, nose scrunching. “That was fun,” she declares, wiping a smear of ketchup from your cheek. “We should do that more often.” And just like that, she is off again, talking, laughing, dragging you headfirst into her world, into the beautiful, reckless disaster that is Harley Quinn.

POISON IVY (PAMELA ISLEY)

- Ivy is not soft. Ivy does not fall in love. She grows it, cultivates it, like a rare flower—tender, careful, knowing exactly how much to give before it becomes dangerous. Love, for her, is control, is something precise, something she chooses. And yet, with you, something wild has taken root.

- The air smells like damp earth and blooming flowers, the greenhouse bathed in moonlight as Ivy moves between her plants, fingers tracing petals like a lover’s caress. She does not look at you, not yet, but she feels you, knows you are watching, waiting. “You shouldn’t be here so late,” she murmurs, voice smooth as silk. “The night-blooming cereus only opens for a few hours… blink, and you’ll miss it.”

- And then she turns, slow, deliberate, the faintest smirk curving her lips. “But I suppose,” she purrs, stepping closer, “there are… other things worth staying up for.” And before you can respond, before you can even breathe, she leans in, presses her lips to yours in a kiss that is devastatingly slow. It is not demanding—it is decadent, like honey, like poison, like something that lingers long after the first taste.

- When she finally pulls away, she watches you with something dangerous in her gaze, something unreadable. “Mmm,” she hums, tapping a finger against her lips. “I knew you’d taste sweet.” And then she turns, graceful as ever, leaving you there, breathless, surrounded by the intoxicating scent of her, of the flowers, of the slow, creeping promise of something deadly blooming between you.

BANE

- Bane is a man of discipline. Of control. Of unshakable strength. He does not need love—he needs power, needs focus, needs the kind of strength that is not burdened by foolish emotions. And yet, when it comes to you, something unraveling lurks beneath the surface.

- The gym is quiet, the scent of sweat and metal filling the air as he wraps his hands, preparing for another round of training. You watch him from the edge of the ring, arms crossed, amusement flickering in your gaze. “You fight like a machine,” you tease. “Where’s the fun in that?” He exhales through his nose, unimpressed. “Fun is for the weak,” he states, voice steady, unreadable.

- But then, without warning, he moves, closing the space between you in a blink. He towers over you, his presence demanding, his expression unreadable. “You think I do not feel?” he murmurs, voice low, rough, dangerous. And then, before you can answer, his lips crush against yours, fierce, unyielding, like a conquest, like a claim. His hands do not shake. He does not hesitate. He takes, because Bane does not ask.

- When he pulls away, he lingers, his forehead brushing against yours, breath warm against your skin. “I do not love like men do,” he murmurs, his voice quieter now, almost… reverent. “I do not break. I do not yield.” His fingers skim your jaw, careful, reverent, before he steps back, leaving you breathless, shaken, knowing without a doubt—Bane does nothing halfway, and now, you are his.

SCARECROW (JONATHAN CRANE)

- Love, to Jonathan Crane, is a peculiar thing. It is an experiment, a slow dissection, an endless study of human vulnerability. He approaches it with the same fascination he holds for fear itself, wanting to understand, to unravel it thread by thread. But you—you are the outlier, the variable he cannot control, the one thing in his carefully constructed world that does not fit neatly into a hypothesis.

- The air is thick with the scent of aged books and something faintly chemical, the dim glow of candlelight flickering against the walls of his cluttered study. You sit across from him, legs curled beneath you, his coat draped over your shoulders—a quiet, stolen intimacy in the middle of one of his obsessions. He watches you, fingers tapping idly against the spine of an old psychology tome, as if you are a question he cannot quite answer.

- “Fear,” he murmurs, voice almost thoughtful, “is the most intimate emotion. It strips away pretense. It lays us bare.” His gaze flickers to your lips then, calculating, curious. And before you can respond, before you can decipher the intent in his sharp, knowing eyes, he leans forward and kisses you. It is deliberate, precise, an experiment in itself—his lips cool, the pressure almost clinical, but there is something underneath it, something unraveling in him.

- When he pulls away, his breath is steady, but there is a flicker of something uncertain in his eyes. “Curious,” he muses, fingers brushing against his own lips, as if committing the sensation to memory. Then, after a moment, his gaze sharpens, a smirk playing at the edges of his mouth. “I think I might need… further study.”

THE RIDDLER (EDWARD NYGMA)

- Edward Nygma does not fall in love. He solves it. Love, to him, is a puzzle—one of the most complicated riddles in existence. It is a game of logic, of carefully crafted patterns, of deductions and answers waiting to be uncovered. And yet, despite all his brilliance, despite all his mastery over language and mind games, he finds himself at a loss when it comes to you.

- The two of you are in his lair, a place that is entirely his—a shrine to intellect, filled with neon-green glow, stacks of unsolved puzzles, and the ever-present hum of his restless mind. You lean against one of his desks, idly toying with one of his trophies, while he paces, hands moving animatedly as he rattles off some elaborate scheme. But then, mid-sentence, he stops. Looks at you.

- His eyes narrow, lips pressing together. “I’ve been running the numbers,” he muses, voice quieter now, “and I have come to an… irritating conclusion.” He steps closer, his fingers twitching as if resisting the urge to reach for you. “You,” he says, as if it is an accusation, “are my favorite riddle.” And then, before you can speak, before you can tease him for his dramatics, he grabs your face and kisses you—quick, sharp, like a punctuation mark at the end of a maddening equation.

- When he pulls away, he exhales sharply, his eyes searching yours as if expecting some grand revelation. Then, finally, he smirks, straightening his tie with a self-satisfied little hum. “I do believe I’ve solved that mystery,” he declares. “Care for another round?”

TWO-FACE (HARVEY DENT)

- Love, to Harvey Dent, is a tragedy waiting to unfold. It is a gamble, a weighted coin forever spinning in the air, never quite landing on a side he can trust. He has been burned before, has been betrayed, has watched the world twist his kindness into a weakness. And yet, when it comes to you, the coin hangs—uncertain, suspended, caught between ruin and something almost hopeful.

- The city stretches out before you both, the rooftop quiet save for the distant hum of Gotham below. Harvey stands beside you, half in shadow, half bathed in the cold silver of moonlight. His fingers twitch at his side, the ever-present weight of his coin resting between them. You watch him flip it absently, his expression unreadable, his thoughts locked away behind the fractures in his mind.

- “You know,” he murmurs, rolling the coin across his knuckles, “everything in my life has been a game of chance.” He finally looks at you then, his mismatched gaze searching. “Even this.” He lifts the coin between you, lets it glint in the light before flipping it high into the air. You both watch as it spins, tumbling end over end, before finally landing—heads. He exhales, slow, measured, then steps forward and kisses you.

- The kiss is firm, decisive, a choice he has made rather than let fate decide. His hands are steady, his grip sure, and for a moment—for one rare, fleeting moment—Harvey Dent is not torn in two. When he pulls back, he lingers, his forehead resting against yours. “For once,” he murmurs, voice rough, “I don’t need a coin to tell me what I want.”

THE PENGUIN (OSWALD COBBLEPOT)

- Oswald Cobblepot is a man who has spent his life fighting to prove himself. To earn respect. To demand a seat at the table that Gotham never wanted to offer him. Love, to him, has always been transactional, a game of power, of alliances, of knowing when to hold your cards and when to play them. And yet, when it comes to you, the game no longer makes sense.

- The Iceberg Lounge is quiet in the late hours, the usual crowd long gone, the scent of expensive cigars and whiskey lingering in the air. Oswald sits at his desk, meticulously counting the night’s earnings, his fingers tapping against the polished wood. You watch him from across the room, perched on the edge of a velvet booth, swirling a glass in your hand. “You’re working too much,” you chide, your voice light, teasing. “Even the King of Gotham needs a break.”

- He exhales sharply, his eyes flickering up to meet yours. There is something calculating in his gaze, something unreadable, and then—without a word—he pushes himself up from his chair and crosses the room in a few determined strides. “You talk too much,” he mutters, and then, before you can quip back, before you can so much as blink, he cups your face in his gloved hands and kisses you.

- The kiss is possessive, firm, an undeniable claim. He is not a man used to softness, but with you, there is something almost reverent in the way he holds you, as if you are a rare jewel in his collection. When he finally pulls away, his breath is warm against your skin. “Mine,” he mutters, voice low, dangerous. “And I don’t share.”

[writingoddess1125]

Lies on Vacation

So I am writing this as a small little idea dabble with König so this is kinda short. Also did some googling like- Holy fuck Special military contractors make a fuck ton supposedly and also can get bonus/gift prices after salary. Aka I'm making the number highest it can be for this story. Hehe heh

König (name Hans in thus AU) + PregReader and OOC

The AU is based off this story <<<

Warnings: Some Lies, A Break in, Murder (Non important characters)

When Konig had first suggested you all go up to the Vacation house you'd been elated.

He'd known that you had been wanted to get out a bit more, Especially with your newest child on the way it had driven you a bit more stir crazy then the last time.

Konig had gotten the place a few years back after be got a generous Bonus from his job, A large Villa style place in Barcelona close to the beach- It was a long trip from your home in Austria sure, however it was always a lovely Vacation.

The last time you'd went was when Eden was a baby. Having wonderful photos of you all on the beach together and absolutely fantastic time.

And this vacation had been no exception either. Sailing, Sight seeing and having a wonderful family dinner at a far too fancy spot on the beach.

It had been a wonderful start but also quite exhausting, By the time you all three had even made it back to the vacation house Eden was passed out on König shoulder and you weren't too far behind.

The three of you fast to fall asleep that not.

However it seemed that fate was not on your side- While you'd had fallen asleep fine, at around midnight you'd woken up groggy. Looking at your phone it was a bit past midnight.

For some reason your baby had seemingly decided that it was the perfect time to wake up and show off their gymnastics skills. Now making you doomscroll a bit on your phone to hopefully past the time while they settled, after a while though you heard it-

Some heard some mild shuffling and clainking noises coming downstairs. Rubbing your face as you figured it was Eden.

Eden had recently started sleepwalking which had been quite the wonderful adventure for you all. König and you having gotten a heart attack when your daughter had gotten up and walked into the kitchen just the ruffle through the fork drawer while saying absolute gibberish.

So now it was a game of catch her before she wondered somewhere she wasn't suppose to.

You felt far too round and far too tired for this, However rolled yourself from bed and started to walk down the hall to check on Eden.

Walking down the hall you are quick to get to her room and peak in first, assuming she was up going I'm circles in her room. But to your surprise you see her tucked into bed still-

Right as you hear some glass falling.

Eyes wide you scoop up Eden quickly from her bed and as quietly as possible slowly tiptoeing down the hall- Catching a peak of what seemed to be a few men in black walking through the livingroom.

Greatful they hadn't spotted you as you made it down the hallway- your heart beating in your ears as you held your sleeping daughter close.

Once back in the master bedroom you rush to Konig, Setting Eden on the bed as you gently shake him awake. Seeing him wake up and stare at you a bit confused.

"Hans there are people downstairs- I thought Eden was sleepwalking and I-"

Fear Crawling up your throat as you heard more noise from the livingroom- Clearly so had Konig at this point as he stared at the closed masterbedroom door with a narrowed gaze.

His face immediately seemed to wake up, Not a hint of being groggy was there like moments ago or when he wakes up in the morning.

Konig looks at you calmly, Rising from bed as he goes into the nightstand. Grabbing something just out of your view as he gestures for you to lay down next to Eden.

"I've got it- Stay here and go back to sleep Liebling"

You couldnt help but be confused- You knew he was military but he seemed so calm?- Sure you didn't know what he did but still, He was calm and seemed far too focused. Going as far as to keep what he grabbed out of your view as well.

"But Hans- Should I call the police?"

"Nein. I'll make the call and handle it. Okay? Just go back to sleep"

He said softly, gently caressing your face to ease you as he tucked you back into bed- Mindful of your swollen belly.

You nod softly as Konig leans down and kisses your forehead as well as Eden's before walking out of the room, closing the door gently behind him.

It was quiet after that, a unsettling silence. Taking a heavy breath you wanted to get up and look however didnt.. Something in your brain screaming at you not to.

Wiggling deeper into the large bed you hold Eden closer to you, Trying to relax and get a few moments of sleep. Going in and out of the lightest sleep for a while just due to paranoia.

It wasn't till a little bit 3 am did you hear your husband come back after a while as he slid in bed next to you and Eden. His arms wrapping around you both as the anxiety finally released and you fell into a deeper sleep.

In the morning you'd guys all were getting ready to go out for breakfast. Eden of course chattering away at a dream she had as König was brushing her hair back into a ponytail.

As you walk over to join them dressed for the day. Something catches your nose. You look around the livingroom a bit confused. The whole place was spotless- cleaner then when you'd went to bed and you were sure you'd seen the window broken from the robbers.

It smelled like nice lemon cleaner which was well hidden by the sweet smell of the ocean near by. However you blamed the pregnancy nose for being able to pick up the smell at all.

"Something wrong?" Konig called out, seeing how your face was twisted in confusion.

"No just.. thinking about last night still.. I could have sworn the window was broken- And you never did tell me if they were arrested or even what happened?"

"Ah, yes they were taken away since they were just some petty thieves. I'd called someone. Also since they broke the window I had a friend clean up that glass and replace window last night as a fast favor. Nothing too bad"

You sighed at this, Glad to know it seemed minor even if it still shook you a bit. Though you couldn't help but still feel.. off about it all?

"But I don't like that we had someone break in, We may need to sell this vacation home and get a different one near by- Besides we will need a bigger one anyway. We can stop by a agency later on today to see what we can look at"

He casually said, Gesturing to your belly with his chin before letting Eden free to run to you. You smile and nodding softly.

"I think that would be a good idea"

He smiled at you, Standing up as he wrapped his arm around you and the three of you heading out to the Cafe near by. Konig glancing back at the livingroom once as you all walked out the front door.

Having dawned his mask and the large tactical knife in hand as he slit their throat and gutted them silently. Knowing they had been higher profile robbers and assaulting others in a neighboring area so he didnt feel guilt over it. Quite the opposite actually.

Konig wasn't going to tell you he'd murdered those men right were you had been standing.

That he had to secretly shower all the blood that had stuck to him.

How he had called in a old acquaintance afterwards who wrapped and dragged those bodies to be disposed of in a unknown location. While calling a Kortec favorite clean up group who shown up only an hour later had wiped away that whole crime like it was nothing.

He wasn't really attached to this place anyway- It had belonged to a high status trafficker that he had killed. The Villa a gift from his contractor as a gift with his bonus at the time.

So getting a new place with his family was no problem.

No harm would ever get close to his little family. He didn't care how much blood, how many lies or whatever else he had to do to keep you safe.

It was worth it for you and his children.

[mithrava]

Chapter 7 - How To Love Like You (jayvik)

OR Zaunite Jayce and Piltie Viktor work together to improve Zaun and they can’t keep their horny and lonely hands from each other.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63338917/chapters/164132476

Fandom: Arcane (League of Legends)

Pairing: Jayce/Viktor (Arcane/League of Legends)

Rating: Explicit

Chapters: 7/?

Tags: Alternate Universe, but still the Piltover we know, Jayce is a zaunite, Viktor a piltovan, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Smut, Fluff and Smut, Porn with Feelings, Porn With Plot, tags and more characters will be added as the story progresses, Romantic Fluff, Service Top Jayce (League of Legends), Power Bottom Viktor (League of Legends), First Time, First Meetings, First Kiss, POV Viktor (League of Legends), POV Jayce (League of Legends), Canon Disabled Character, Blow Jobs, Mutual Pining, Tenderness, Yearning, Touch-Starved, Fluff and Angst, Romance, made up science I took out of my butt sorry, Teasing, Dirty Talk, Friendship/Love, Humor, Happy Ending, Top Jayce (League of Legends), Bottom Viktor (League of Legends), Chronic Pain, Anal Sex, Anal Fingering, Angst, Love, Falling In Love

[lilislegacy]

Weird thing to be hung up on but when it comes to fanfics and shipping, if the story takes place in the “Canon” timeline, I can’t really imagine Percy and Annabeth not together or with anyone else. Like both character wise and narratively they’re too interwoven and for each other. Only stories I can really read that have Percy and Annabeth not together are AU or alternate timelines where the characters and events are supposed to be fundamentally different. But because of how much they’ve gone through their relationship with each other is a core part of their characterization, so any story that take place in the canon timeline but doesn’t have them together is already seeming OOC to me.

What are your thoughts?

Yeah, I’m with you. A lot of people say they’d still work as just friends. And while their friendship is my favorite part of their relationship—I love when they refer to each other as their best friend—I don’t see them working long-term as purely platonic, or being able to permanently be with someone else. Sure, they could date other people! They could fall for other people. But marry someone else? Have a different lifelong partner? I just don’t think it would work. People say to marry your best friend for a reason. Chemistry and attraction can fade, but true friendship and partnership? That’s not as fragile. And if someone is truly your life partner, they have to be your #1. Your biggest fan. Your greatest ally. And honestly? I’m not sure anyone else could fill those roles for them better than they do for each other. I can see them staying just friends, but I can't see them choosing other people over each other.

That's the thing about Percy and Annabeth; while their chemistry is very natural and strong, it has never once been “easy” for them to actually be together. They consistently choose each other. The world has tried to tear them apart in so many different ways, so many different times. A child of Poseidon and a child of Athena aren’t even supposed to like each other in the first place. Athena tried keeping them apart. The gods have tried keeping them apart. They’ve both been kidnapped and taken to the other side of the country. They are complete opposites in many ways and were raised extremely differently. And not only are they both very flawed and just overall very difficult people, but they also low-key annoy the crap out of each other lol. So it’s not like being together has ever been a simple or effortless thing for them.

And yet, Percy chose Annabeth to go on every one of his quests with him. Annabeth chose Percy to go on her quest through the Labyrinth with her. When each of them was kidnapped, they chose to follow each other, no matter the distance. Percy chose to fall with her into Tartarus. Annabeth chose to live in New York to be with him. They met each other when they were 12 and since that day, they've never chosen anyone or anything else but one another.

So yeah, no one else could ever understand them the way they understand each other. But their lives and traumas aren’t so deeply interwoven just by chance. They actively chose to go through those horrors side-by-side. And that, combined with their natural chemistry and attraction, makes it hard to imagine them truly working with anyone else. Even when Luke and Rachel played important and slightly romantic roles in their lives, Percy and Annabeth still consistently prioritized each other. And that was before they were even dating.

So it’s not that they couldn’t survive apart or love someone new. It's not that they couldn't be attracted to other people. It's not because they are "perfect." It’s because long-term marriage and relationships can't rely on lust or convenience to last. Things can get complicated and messy and dark real fast. So for a relationship to be strong and to last, even under the harshest of conditions, two people have to choose each other, every single day, no matter what. Over everyone else. And despite the blemishes of their relationship, that is exactly what Percy and Annabeth's entire relationship has been since the first book. Alternate versions where they don’t put each other first feel wrong because it goes against their nature.

I know many people—even Percabeth shippers—disagree, and that's fine! I'm not against shipping them with others or having them remain purely platonic. But for me personally, it just feels wrong and OOC. But to each their own!

[cyren-myadd]

I hope the Artbook for Avatar 3 will include a section on Spider's visual development

I got The Art of Avatar The Way of Water last year and I absolutely love the book, I've read it cover-to-cover multiple times, but one thing slightly disappointed me about it: I wish it had a section on Spider!

There's sections for how they developed the looks for the Sully family, the recoms, and the Metkayina, but nothing on Spider. He appears in a few concept arts, but there's no breakdown of how they created his look. I wasn't expecting anything as extensive as the section on Kiri (she had the longest section of any single character because it took the design team a long time to nail down her final look), but I'd hoped there would at least be a paragraph or two on him. They have sections for the development of uniforms and props used by the live-action human RDA characters after all. I just want to know how they settled on the painted Tarzan look. Somebody had to sit down and design the dreadlocks, the Omaticaya accessories, and of course, the signature blue paint.

Spider's character design is one of my favorites because it tells you so much about him from just one look. I vividly remember sitting in the theater in 2022 to see the Dr. Strange movie when the A2 teaser came on. I hadn't seen Avatar since I was a young kid and I hardly knew anything about the lore, but the minute I saw Spider onscreen I was like "oh, he's obviously a human guy who's trying to live like these aliens who are twice as big and strong as he is, that sounds like a really cool character!" and my curiosity over the character led to me giving Avatar another chance and falling in love with the story.

There is actually a big chance I never would've gotten into Avatar in the first place if Spider hadn't been in the teaser, cause he was one of the main things that piqued my curiosity about the movie. I used to believe in the stupid rhetoric that Avatar is all eye candy with no substance, so even though I was blown away by the spectacular underwater scenes in the teaser, they probably wouldn't have been enough to draw me in by themselves.

So anyways, I'm hoping if they make an artbook for Avatar 3 (I can't imagine they wouldn't), that there will be at least a few paragraphs on how they settled on Spider's final look. I hope this doesn't sound whiny or critical, I just genuinely want to know more about the character design that got me into the Avatar world in the first place.

[whencyclopedia]

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare (l. c. 1564-1616), written between 1600 and 1601 and first performed on 2 February 1602. As suggested by the title's allusion to Twelfth Night – the night before the Epiphany celebrations – it is considered one of Shakespeare's most festive plays, dealing with themes of love, merriment, and gender.

Sources & Themes

Probably written sometime between 1600 and 1601, Twelfth Night was first performed at the Middle Temple of London on 2 February 1602 at Candlemas. The play, as scholar David Bevington observes, is perhaps the most festive of Shakespeare's comedies, conveying feelings of "Saturnalian release and the carnival pursuit of love and mirth" (184). Indeed, the play's very title conjures up images of festivity, as Twelfth Night – 6 January, the Feast of Epiphany – traditionally marks the end of the Christmas celebrations. During the Elizabethan period, the twelve days of Christmas were full of revelry, as noble households would sponsor banquets, masked balls, performances of plays, and many other activities. Much as had been the case with the holiday's pagan precursor, the Roman Saturnalia, Twelfth Night saw many of the "stern rigors of a rule-bound society" temporarily give way to a spirit of "gift giving, sensual indulgence, and satirical hostility to those who would curb merriment" (Bevington, 184). This sentiment is embodied by Sir Toby Belch's famous line: "Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?"

Aside from the holiday itself, Shakespeare drew inspiration from several sources. One of the most significant was the tale 'Apollonius and Silla' from a 1581 collection of stories by Barnabe Riche. Riche's story has much in common with the plot of Twelfth Night – from a shipwrecked woman disguising herself as a man to a case of mistaken identity caused by a twin brother. However, while Riche's original story is a cautionary tale warning against giving in to reckless infatuation, Shakespeare keeps his play more light-hearted, minimizing the harm done to the characters while retaining the theme of the irrationality of love. Shakespeare also drew heavily from the 1531 Italian play Gl'ingannati ("The Deceived Ones"), from which he found the blueprints for many of the characters in the comedic subplot including that of Malvolio, who is introduced in the Italian play as 'Malevolti' ('evil-faced'). The plot point dealing with the counterfeit letter, however, seems to be Shakespeare's original idea.

Of the themes explored in Twelfth Night, one of the more obvious is that of love and its irrationality. Both Duke Orsino and Lady Olivia begin the play too bogged down by love to engage with life's pleasures; Orsino, pining for Olivia's affections, refuses to go hunting, while Olivia, grieving for her dead brother, shuts herself off from the world. It is only through the charming and determined Viola that they are taught to experience love in a way that connects them to the world. Gender is another important theme, most clearly expressed in Viola's decision to disguise herself as a man named Cesario (to add another layer to this theme, it is worth remembering that the first actor to play Viola would have been a boy). Elements of same-sex love are also present: Olivia falls in love (albeit unknowingly) with the female Viola, while Antonio's attachment to Sebastian has often been viewed through a romantic lens. While gender roles and homosexuality were not understood in Shakespeare's time in the same way they are today, these themes are certainly worth considering when studying the play.

Lady Olivia in Mourning

Charles Robert Leslie (Public Domain)

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[dependell]

People act like the only reason you could dislike the 13th doctor is because you're misogynist. I'll be the first to say I love Jodie Whittaker, but her entire run as the doctor was tainted by Chris Chibnall, who seemingly lacked an understanding of how characters or stories should work.

I used to keep up with the show as it aired, I watched The Doctor Falls and Twice Upon A Time live and was completely engrossed. I was optimistic about series 11 and eager to see what fresh direction the show might go.

I was treated to stories befitting the worst of the classic era. This was some Sixth Doctor level bad writing. I couldn't make it through series 11 at the time of airing. It was only after Chibnall had finished his run and handed the reins back over to RTD that I had the bravery to actually go back and see what he did with the show. I finished Series 11 recently.

The closest to decent episode was It Takes You Away but even that was still a rushed and half-baked mess. Episodes like Kerblam! and Rosa are downright insulting to the viewer, one performs apologetics for Amazon's treatment of its workers using the Doctor as a mouthpiece (the Doctor never considers the managers' complicity in the system and after giving them a stern talking-to trusts them to turn it into a Good™ megacorporation off-screen... This is after she unnecessarily and brutally murders a revolutionary worker). The season ending on The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos is another half-baked slap in the face, Chibnall trying to pretend he can do series-long arcs just as well as Moffat or Davies, except he absolutely cannot.

Surprisingly, Resolution was actually pretty decent, probably better than any Series 11 episode, not least of which because I can understand the danger, the stakes, and the Doctor gets to actually care about something instead of being written to bumble aimlessly about the entire episode.

Admittedly I've only made it a little bit into Series 12, but that's because it's genuinely difficult to watch. I feel like my intelligence is being insulted at every turn. It feels like Doctor Who for the TikTok generation. Spyfall was a sad, sad excuse for a Doctor Who spy thriller. Half of the setups it gives go genuinely nowhere, dozens of mystery boxes reduced to red herrings, because it turns out it was The Master! He did it all, because... uhm... well... A-AND he convinced these interdimensional beings to help him by, uh... well... he uh... well I guess it doesn't matter! They were helping him in the first place because they wanted to... uh... They wanted... Hmm... Well there was that tech CEO guy! He was super involved, because he wanted to turn humans into hard drives, for uh... Well... He wanted that because... I guess he had a lot of data to store, which would be... Hmm...

Dhawan's Master exemplifies the flattening of every character under Chibnall. All the work Moffat did to add layers of complexity and depth to Missy gets thrown out the window (k, admittedly it does seem Moffat was the one to break that particular toy before Chibnall got to it, but when has "the Master gets killed at the end of the story" ever stopped them from showing up unscathed later on?), Dhawan takes Simm's craziness and cranks it up to 11, now he just laughs maniacally and seems to do completely random things for no particular reason, just if he finds them amusing in the moment. But he also brought back his shrink ray so they can pretend this is more faithful to the classic era. Nevermind that the classic era Master was always a suave Machiavellian mastermind. I'd personally love to see Dhawan do that, but instead he just giggles like a doofus all the time. At least give them romantic tension like Missy/12 or something, jeez!

And then only last night did I finish Orphan 55, which is probably a low point not just for the Chibnall era but for the entire modern run (I won't say it's the worst of the entire show, the classic era has its... moments). It is literally an unfinished episode of television, self-admitted by the production crew, the entire latter half is so sloppily edited that you will actually struggle to follow what is supposed to be happening. They clearly did not get all the shots they needed and had to just toss whatever they had together and pray. My favorite part was their land tank being surrounded by monsters so they flee... by, uh, climbing out the bottom and running away from the tank that is clearly not surrounded by monsters at all. But that's not all, no no, the writing is miserable, nobody talks or acts like a human being, there is zero charisma, none of the subplots matter or leave any emotional impression (the grandma almost made me feel an emotion, until her reaction to hearing her husband was killed is "ugh! how could you?"), the twist can be seen coming from miles away and it's all just so the Doctor can lecture us like a neoliberal politician who wants to sound mad at "the system" without calling any one thing or person out because the system lines their pockets.

I am still going to force myself to finish Series 12 and 13 because I am a fan of this show and that means I must subject myself to as much of it as I can. But watching Orphan 55 is the type of stuff that makes me put the show down for a few weeks. It's the kind of thing that made me stop tuning in live every week.

The saddest part, really, is that the show is still like this, in a lot of ways. Yeah sure Davies came back, but he seems ill-fitted to the modern style of television where you get 8 episodes and ten billion dollars. "Season One"/Series 14 was a hugely mixed bag, with highlights like 73 Yards and Dot & Bubble underscored by flops like Space Babies and the finale that calls you an idiot for following the threads Davies purposefully laid out for you to follow. And he seems to share Chibnall's inability to convey any sense of character or who these people actually are.

Who is the thirteenth Doctor? She's the eleventh Doctor's autism turned up a few notches until she acts genuinely stupid in ways the Doctor usually didn't (well, Moffat had his moments with 11 and 12...). She doesn't have much beyond that, any deeper philosophy must be inferred to have carried over from previous incarnations.

Who is Ryan? Well, he's a black teenager with a contentious relationship with his stepdad. And him being black does matter so we can make sure to only give him black love interests 🙄. In the first episode we see he has a motive disability and a YouTube channel. Neither of these things come up again. So that's his character.

Who is Graham? Well, he's the step-dad Ryan has a contentious relationship with. His wife died, and that comes up exactly once in It Takes You Away, and then doesn't matter.

Who is Yaz? She got the worst of the bunch. She's a woman... Well, an Indian woman, so she can have a personal connection in Demons of the Punjab, but then her race never matters again. We see she's a cop in the first episode! That never comes up again. So she's just... A woman. Who is there. And as I understand it tries to get kissy-kissy with 13 in the last season. I mean I can't blame her, it's Jodie Whittaker.

And even though I haven't finished Series 12, I know exactly where it's going. The Timeless Child. I used to be much more upset about it, but now I see it for all that it is - a desperate, cloying attempt to claw back some relevancy for the show since its viewership and ratings had been steadily falling for years. A no-holds-barred, "throw the emergency Lore Change lever!" that gives the illusion of being a really big deal while truly having very little impact on the Doctor or her character. What does the Timeless Child really change about the Doctor? On like a core, character level. All it does is shuffle some facts around on a Wikia page.

I just wish 13 had better material to work with. Here's hoping Big Finish can step up and give her some decent stories.

seeing 12th doctor fans trashing 13.... let's all hold hands and be fandom pariahs together... peace and love....

[stranger-things-yapper]

Byler nation, I'd like to present to you a fanfic scenario that I wish more people would write about:

Ok, there's this anime called 365 Days To The Wedding that is basically I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry but with the main couple actually falling in love in the process. The plot goes something like this:

They both work in the same travel agency, but they don't talk. One day, there's an announcement: the main office is looking amongst employees for candidates to move to Alaska, to open a new branch - they want to facilitate trips to see the Northern Lights. Since it is such a big move, the main office asked for the managers of each existing branch to submit candidates who are single and younger, to minimize the stress of the transition. The announcement comes a full year before the candidate is picked.

Everyone, including the main characters, is scared to be picked because it is a very big move. Main Character A doesn't want to move because they have adopted a cat and said cat is finally feeling comfortable in the new surroundings of their house, and they don't want to stress it with a big move to a whole different time zone and climate. Main Character B is autistic (they don't say it but it is so so so coded) and their special interest is the natural beauty of the country they live in - they go out whenever they can during their free time to explore trails, mountains, rivers, etc.

Main Character B bumps into Main Character A outside of work, after the announcement. They have a quick chat, and MC B hears about MC A's cat and how it would suck to move out. So, MC B proposes an insane plan - for both of them to pretend to be getting married, to dissuade their manager to pick them as the candidates for the move. And, more insanely still, MC A agrees. Now they just have to maintain the ruse for an entire year to keep their families and coworkers from finding out the truth.

And this to me would be a perfect scenario for a Strangers To Lovers Byler fanfic.

I can picture it now, based on some of the plotpoints of the anime: Will being the one who has the cat, Mike being the head of a local DnD club that simply cannot function without him, both being too shy to ever get to know each other.

Mike proposing the scheme to Will, writing a whole campaign's worth of strategies depending on several different scenarios. Will being in awe of how thorough Mike can be, and feeling inadequate next to him. Will vowing to give his all to compensate for his lack of planning for this ruse to work.

Mike and Will leaving work together, making each other lunches, meeting outside of work - all to avoid suspicion from their coworkers, spending more time together than ever before. Faking pictures of outings, dates, important memories, to seed around their homes in case someone springs by unannounced. Lines getting blurred when they spend so much time so close to each other. Inevitably having to get to know each other, so their stories can match if they are ever ambushed alone and made to talk about the other.

Mike's family inevitably finding out about the wedding and confronting Will behind Mike's back. Ted wanting to know who Mike has deemed worthy of joining the family, and inviting Will to their home, which is on the countryside (Mike would absolutely take the first opportunity to get out of his family's house and live alone in the city), where Karen is super accommodating and makes Will feel already like part of the family, and Holy and Nancy come home at the same time specifically to meet Will and tease Mike relentlessly about the wedding ceremony.

Will meeting El, Mike's childhood best friend and first crush, and being oh so jealous, then feeling guilty about being jealous when everything he has with Mike is pretend.

Mike using a bunch of DnD metaphors to explain their plan, then spending even more time explaining DnD to Will so he understands what the fuck Mike's talking about. Will paying attention to every word and being so in awe of how Mike is dedicated to this game and his club. Mike having to look away from Will from time to time because the look he's being given makes him blush - he's never had anyone who doesn't play DnD pay this much attention to him before.

Mike trying his damn best to not rile up Will's cat whenever he has to go to Will's apartment. Will being endeared by the care Mike demonstrates.

Someone leaving anonymous messages to the both of them, saying they know they are lying, and threatening to expose them. Mike and Will having to roleplay as a couple even harder to really avoid suspicion, and teaming up to try and find out who is this anonymous person jeopardizing their plan.

Meanwhile their manager puts them on the spot at work whenever possible, since the wedding announcement had the weirdest timing considering the Alaska transfer. They go on happy hours, they are assigned tasks together, coworkers are sent to drop things at their respective homes, anything that might make them slip and show that they are not actually in love. And if they do, they will be the only ones sent to Alaska just out of petty revenge for trying to fool their manager.

No, it is not lost on me that I wrote several paragraphs of this scenario and I should just write the fanfic already but if I fucking start ANOTHER WIP I might rip my hair out. I just needed to get it out of my head.

[firedrakegirl]

A Second Chance

I added more to the Soap ficlet I wrote, so here's the fixed and updated version.

I snuggled happily into his arms, warm and content and not quite ready to fully wake up yet. He nuzzled into the back of my neck, arms curled around me just so. There was such a sense of peace, comfort, and love that I nearly drifted off to sleep again.

Then my eyes flew open. I felt him tense too. His arms around me loosened, and I rolled over to face him. I met his blue eyes, which were just as confused as mine. “Soap? Johnny?” I muttered softly.

“I remember... I’ve never met you before, and yet I’ve known you for years.” His Scottish accent was thick with sleep and confusion.

“Same. I don’t understand.” I said softly, though I made no move to get away from him. “I made a wish on a shooting star yesterday, but... That’s not real. A wish upon a star is for stories, not reality.”

“I wished upon a star too.” He admitted softly. “I love- loved my job, but I wanted a chance to experience the other parts of life and I didn’t think...” He touched his head where he’d been shot in the game.

“The mystery scar.” I shook my head, covering his hand with my own. “Does that mean that we both wished hard enough to... change the world?”

“Guess so, mo chridhe.” He sighed then pressed his forehead against mine. “I still love you, no matter what. This does not change that. I know what’s goin’ through your head.”

“I know. I’ve also got those memories of our first meeting and falling in love. even while you were still in the military. I love you too, even if you’re just a game character.” I teased and kissed his nose.

“Och, c’mere and give me a real kiss.” He laughed, pulling me closer. His kiss was gentle and sweet and full of adoration and love. When we broke apart, he curled his lips into that grin that just promised mischief. “So if I’m a video game character, wanna play with my joystick?”

“Johnny!!” I smacked him in the face with a pillow as I blushed brightly. “You dork!”

“Your dork though.” He grabbed the pillow away from me and tossed it aside before tackling me back into the bed, both of us laughing. He decided to just flop on top of me, pinning me down and resting his head over my heart.

I let out an oof, but wrapped my arms around him and gently scraped my nails across his scalp. “Mine, no matter what. I love you. In this world and every other.”

We laid there comfortably, just enjoying being close. Johnny’s hands wandered, but that was more because he had as much trouble sitting still as I did. My fingers kept scraping through his fauxhawk, earning a soft and content sound from him.

“It’s still fuckin weird we got two sets of memories though.” He said, still comfortably on top of me.

“Oh absolutely. I’ve never played the game, but I’ve watched the playthrough of one of them like a million times. That’s the game that made fall in love with you when you were just a character.”

“Did you know I died?”

I hummed, gently rubbing the scar on the side of his head, the one he never tried to hide under his hair. “Heard about it, but couldn’t bring myself to watch. I looked it up, but couldn’t bear to actually watch.”

He nuzzled into my neck, hands sneaking under my shirt to stroke my sides. “I’m sorry, mo chridhe.”

“You okay?”

“It’s weird to think about. I remember it, remember dying.”

I squeezed him tightly but didn’t say anything, letting him take his time to figure out how to say what he wanted to say.

“It hurt more than you might think, but only lasted a second. Then I was waking up with you in my arms. And I have memories of meeting you in a coffee shop, coming back to see you on leave, being discharged and coming to live with you here in the States.” He huffed a laugh, kissing my shoulder.

“Would you go back if you could?”

“Yeah, but only for a moment. To say goodbye to the lads and tell ‘em I’m alright, that I’m happy.”

“I’m glad you’re happy, my love. I’m happy with you here too. If I ever meet Markov, I’ll thank him before I kick him in the nuts.”

He barked a startled laugh. “None of that, lass. Just hold me.”

“Alright sweetheart.” I laughed, nuzzling his cheek. “I’m not gonna let you go any time soon.”

[rudzcrudz]

I like your idea of one of gurjins cousins being in in love with rian then getting there hopes crushed when rian and gurjin say they're together

that sounds like a story I would willingly read

It's a great idea

Ty!! That one would definitely be a doozy.

I'm probably not going to write this, since I tend to never finish fanfictions, but I will at least give some content!

(I put everything under the cut cause this is a giant ass post)

CHARACTER:

I imagine it to be either a he/him, or a he/they kinda guy, and his name would be something like Jengar (Zhenn-garr).

My idea is that he's just a bigger, better version of Gurjin (smarter-but a bit too confident-bigger, and buffer since I imagine he'd higher ranking than Gurjin as a castle guard. He's motivated to be better than Gurjin because he thinks he got this job easily since he's basically a prince), with his hair pulled back and trying to look all high and mighty--which, I mean, he is; maybe not personality wise, but self-made status-wise, and attire wise--with his better, heavier armor. And, hell- if this is in your AU, he might even be one of the male gelflings with wings. Unlike Rian, he takes very good care of them, and trains every day to get better at flying. It might not be a huge difference, but now he can carry lighter gelflings when he flies.

I imagine he has longer hair than Gurjian, that he usually keeps up in a fancy knot for convenience. He would have two bumps on the edges of his eyebrows, (he doesn't have any, but uhh I don't really know if it's called something else if you don't have eyebrows tbh.) and one on each side at the start of them. He also has a big ass forehead, which has two slightly large bumps-almost like horns, which I imagine he would be mocked for as a childling.

MEETING:

For as to how they met, I'd like for it to be in the castle, before Gurjin and Rian are together. Jengar worked hard for his position as a higher-up (is trusted with leading the lords to the tithing ceremony at times, and has the lower guards saddle his ride for him) so he's been a guard longer than Rian & Gurjin, which he would've been working as a guard for around 5-10 years. I also imagine that he's a few years older than the two.

Now, they wouldn't have much time to sit around and chat, other than on their break, but even then Jengar would prefer to sit back and admire him. They would slowly start to become friends, and actually have a lot of chemistry with each other. I could see a moment where it seems like Rian feels the same way, after Jengar picks Rian up so they can glide somewhere (with the idea that Rian is still hiding his wings and/or they're still small and torn up) which makes the two of them quite flustered.

Confession/final thoughts....

I feel like when Jengar finally gets the confidence to confess his feelings, Rian would tell him that him and Gurjin have started dating, and he's talking about it so happily that Jengar-at first-wouldn't want to ruin the moment... until he takes a moment to think: "what a minute... Gurjin.. you mean my cousin?" Obviously, he's jealous by Rian just da5ing anyone other than him, but it's even worse that it's Gurjin-one of the relatives he hates the most, literally like the whole reason he vowed to work for everything and to not be "privileged" like Gurjin was. (He wasn't, btw.... people just like Gurjin more)

This would be the last straw for him, and the angry thoughts would get too much for him and he'd either start ignoring Rian, slowly breaking away from him, OR; he'd immediately lash out, cursing him for seemingly no reason, blaming him for not "falling for me first!" and "not appreciating" all the things he's done for him.

ENDINGS:

(Canon-compliant) Overall, he'd hate Rian so much that he would be on the skeksis' side that he would plot to turn Rian in, lying to him and telling him he's on his side and saying he believes him, only to turn him in to the skeksis. (For convenience reasons, instead of being immediately drained, he would be put in the cell for a night or so before being drained-maybe to get him to confess if he had told anyone about Mira's death, which they're just BFFs in this AU.) Gurjin would hear about this (maybe from Jengar himself) and go down in the middle of the night to bust him out, not caring if he's even right or not.

(Non-canon compliant) If Rian and Gurjin were to have a baby.... oh my god. He'd hate that baby so damn much, because it resembles the love that the two have together-something he'll never get because he's so resentful. This would either make him quit being a castle guard, or work even harder to get promoted. If he worked hard enough to get into a captain position, he'd fire the two.. immediately. Or just Rian, and Gurjin would be so mad, he'd quit too.

They would obviously get other jobs, but what? I don't know. Rian might take to training any gelflings how to use a sword, or even just a job teaching childlings. I could see Gurjin either becoming a cook, or rejoining his clan's guard. (Whichever path he chose, Gurjin would still be the one who cooks! He can make a mean stew... whether ot not his kids actuslly like it is up for debate)

Jesus christ this is such a long post I might as well have written a fucking fanfiction 😭😭 LMAOO

[contactlessdrivethru]

just finished opla mood

[asgardian--angels]

things I wish I could relive for the first time again:

that magical window where you finish a new piece of media, having watched/read it all by yourself with no fandom contact whatsoever, and you are just so happy about it, and full of interesting theories and takeaways, and just in love with it as a gorgeous piece of art.

because I swear to god as soon as you join the fandom for anything, you're bombarded with how you're supposed to view characters and their arcs, how you're supposed to morally and ethically judge the plot and the ways it apparently failed to present the right message, and if you don't you'll either be shunned for not sharing the popular headcanons or you'll be harassed for not criticizing the source material enough.

like how is it that the fans of a piece of media are also the ones being the most negative about it? If I like a show or a movie or a book, well, I liked it. That's kind of the point. I'm actually not here to tear it apart and talk about how it didn't live up to standards other people had! I enjoyed it for what it was, and forcing myself to find negative things to say about it doesn't actually bring me more enjoyment of it or reap any benefit to me. Fandom's a double-edged sword; you want to join a community to share your love for a piece of art, and the price you pay for a modicum of joy is a mountain of negativity. that's one main reason that I never engage with fandom until I'm completely done with a show, because if I was plugged into all of that commentary and discourse during the process, I'd be completely colored by how I'm expected to interpret everything this piece of art is presenting to me without being able to even form my own opinions.

[katerinaaqu]

DUDE! You are praising me way too much! But I am so happy you find this consistent or understandable enough! ^_^ It really means a lot. (Dude not at all! You may say I am a yapper! Hahaha it comes as a power of habit really! And to be fair writing is always helping someone collecting their thoughts better)

I think you express yourself just fine! You do not need fancy words to mask some meaning! Sometimes simpler words work wonders (most of the time actually)

To be fair I would say it definitely helps to have some background information in regards to the texts and the era they were written. For example the theme of glory and how heroes want to achieve it (which ironically is not THAT much different than the spirit we still see today) or the customs of xenia and the way the ritual is presented and all so someone can see the differences between the one and the other but they are absolutely not necessary to enjoy the book for its literature value. But that being said I am beyond flattered! I wouldn't even dare to imagine that I have this kind of power! It feels unreal! Haha but I am honored that you feel so and obviously I want you to also see the text from your own point of view especially the parts that are subjective, ancient culture aside, your likes and dislikes for certain characters the way you would judge their actions or the motivations behind them etc it is definitely part of the process of reading these texts.

Hahaha maybe I love it WAY TOO MUCH and sometimes that shows that I might sound a bit stiff I guess but yeah I am one of those people who read the book and then they look disappointed if the book's greatness is not captured by the modern media! Haha! You are very sweet for saying that!

(Dude please! That's why I have the posts! For people to like reblog and comment to and engage with their thoughts!)

Yeah and as I said before I can actually SEE he is knowledgeable. It is not even a question. I know he knows the text and I know that he has read it. Arguably he is aware of some of the subtext too which is why I felt so sad and angry even how the original meaning of that was twisted as I said not just to some degree to speak on "loose adaptation" but to the point of the most basic parts of the plot being totally thrown out the window! And the sad part is that one could absolutely remain loyal to the original text and have the result they did and even if they didn't want to remain totally loyal and change some stuff (As I said similar to the first saga where we have Odysseus be given a choice which he follows. There is no hint whatsoever to the elements we have so far that it happened in the Epic Cycle for example Iliou Persis where we only have one lyric that Odysseus kills Astyanax by throwing him off the wall and that was all while in Little Iliad the murderer is Neoptolemous for instance) He took that small thing and turned it into a fantastic dilemma and arguably the most powerful song of his.

In the same spirit he could add small things (I know it makes no sense now given what a terrible mess the plot was compared to the Odyssey but) for example instead of whatever the hell we got with the "600 Strikes" which makes no sense neither in the story he created so far neither to the actual lore like yeah sure Poseidon could be defeated at any moment we only needed a freaking backpack full of wind... So instead of that let me throw ideas to the table here.

Why not have the actual scene with Leucothea!

Then we could have the whole thing of "Get in the Water" make some actual freaking sense like not show Poseidon like a boasting god that is all talk and no action! Odysseus ACTUALLY falls in the water. he is drowning! Leucothea comes to his rescue and gives him her magic belt (like whatever the hell he wanted to do with that goddamn sack of winds, was already in the freaking Odyssey! Leucothea gave him her magic belt so the dude could swim for TWO DAYS in a storm!)

Did he want to up the beat a bit? Make a song or a duet between Leucothea and Poseidon fighting each other! Leucothea be facing Poseidon with pleading or almost getting in the way of his trident, explaining to Poseidon that the gods decided his release. Give me a dramatic dialog between a sea goddess facing the ultimate sea god! Do you want to make it even more unnecessarily dramatic?!

THEN GIVE LEUCOTHEA THE VOICE OF THE SAME ACTRESS THAT WOULD PLAY PENELOPE!

Give that woman's talent more lines! Make the obvious connection with this whole "Penelope Penelope" thing that everyone sings every five seconds have SOME SORT OF VALUE since Leucothea will manifest the whole thing of Odysseus gaining power from his wife, his wife being a protective force, so she will have the same voice as the only goddess that actively helped him except of Athena herself. You will have your epic fight, be VERY LOOSELY adapting the help of Leucothea in the Odyssey AND at the same time not only give Penelope's VA more lines and song but also give more substance to the whole thing we had, daresay even connect it to the song we had during the 9 days he remained awake. Sneak in some of the lines of Penelope to the song of Leucothea like DO ANYTHING THAT REMOTELY REMINDS THE DAMN ODYSSEY and foreshadow the ending!

Anyways sorry closing parenthesis!

Yes I agree it sucks. In more way than one. I have nothing against people who even like the changes but I am not one of them. I feel we were robbed off a masterpiece of a similar respect to the source material as The Prince of Egypt. It was also insanely inaccurate compared to the Bible and yet it represented the time it was referring to and also following the basic spine of the actual story while this already from Polyphemus it was tripping at the changes but when I heard Circe I just knew...and the bad thing is that it wasn't bad till that point plot-wise...

Yes you get what I mean indeed. Sometimes when you see some books that at least follow the basic spine of the story they tell then you kinda feel ok but sometimes you just wanna scream to the heavens why on earth someone would choose that.

I understand. Although arguably we do see certain musicals be very good to the original material even with changes (one or two examples being Phantom of the Opera or Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde) but there are also others like Hamilton that is based on real events and that drove many historians to a state of confusion (some like it some don't because of the inaccuracies to the actual history) but ironically they follow the same direction lol. Like what the musical did with Circe for example in my mind is like my historian side see Hamilton say "Gosh I can't! Please don't make me do this!" to Mariah and then go and cry to her husband that "please forgive me!" and the dude goes "Oh sure I can understand dude! Ya have a kid! I had a kid too and I loved him so much so yeah you persuaded me..." That blasted "I can't!" in the musical with Circe gave me the exact same energy of this hypothetical twist! Like "oh yeah you don't say! I wonder why Homer didn't think of that being THAT easy! What happened to the sacrifice? What happened to the coercion? What happened to the blackmail where his men are literally hostages?" But yeah I definitely respect what you say and yes I see where you come from and as I said to my original point, I might love the book WAY TOO MUCH which is why the changes just drive me insane!

Plus the way it spread like wildfire similar to other retellings before it just doesn't feel right especially with misinformation inevitably following. And we already have been through with it at least twice; once with PJO and one with Miller's books and we keep going... So yeah that kinda reduced my openness to such changes even more than before... Sure we can definitely be grateful to the fact that many people got curious to the actual material thanks to any of them and decided to read but I think it did more damage than good at this point.

As I said before, and forgive me for my own yapping, I am happy to hear you like it and as I said I hope you shall enjoy it

I disagree! I think you brought some very good insights on your side of the spectrum!

Hello! I just stumbled upon your blog when I joined The Odyssey community! If it isn't too much a bother to ask, what things, reccuring themes and characterizations do you feel are most important and iconic within The Odyssey?

I am asking this mostly because I really do like your rants and opinions, I find myself agreeing to a lot of what you say, which sorta surprises me because of your clear dislike of Epic, whereas I personally adore Epic: The Musical. (I stayed away from it for a while -I was wary of retellings, adaptions and what-not- until I finally got into it like, a month ago and since, I have been listening non-stop)

So, when I came onto your posts, I was immediately drawn towards your Epic based rants and your translations. Point for point, you hit all the parts I disliked about the musical, albeit, my dislike is obviously much milder, since I still love it. I also completely understoond your stance on source material over so-called retellings since I have felt and still do feel the same about other (unrelated to The Odyssey) medias and fandoms.

If you'd like to talk, I love to hear more of your thoughts! Tell me all of what you loved about The Odyssey. Refresh my knowledge and give me your insight! I'm getting back into reading it, since I read it only once before a long time ago. I have always been more of a casual enjoyer, but now I'm really trying to dip my toes in.

(You don't have to say anything about the musical either, I just really liked your rants on it and the corrections you made on the misinformation rampant in the fandom due to preconceived notions... Sorry, I talk a lot-)

Why hello and I am quite honored you discovered me hahahahaha oh my, my once again being known for my runts huh? Hahaha XD I can see why though! I am really honored you decided to ask me such intriguing question! Hahaha how dare you! You know I am a yapper about this book! Hehehe!

I would say one reoccurring theme in the Odyssey that I rarely ever see in adaptations is the theme of seeking of knowledge. I find it so disappointing how it is literally one of the main themes of the Odyssey and yet I rarely ever see it happening. It is literally at the first lyrics of the poem:

πολλῶν δ᾽ ἀνθρώπων ἴδεν ἄστεα καὶ νόον ἔγνω

He saw many cities of men and gained knowledge from them

(Translation by me)

Odysseus was not just experiencing his homecoming. It was a cognitive trip; a trip where he learnt things and he achieved things on his way.

He didn't stop at the cave of Cyclops because he had nothing else to do or no food to go by. It is clearly stated in the Odyssey that the island of the Cyclops was extremely fertile and had many wild goats and other animals they could hunt and feed on. Odysseus entered the cave because he wanted to meet the people that lived there. He ignored the signs that showed the residents were non-human because he wanted to give a chance to whoever lived in that cave to show that they were more than what met the eye.

He met the land of Aeolia next. His stay in that land for one month was share knowledge with Aeolus. He told them his story, they also told him their own experiences, thus Odysseus knows about how Aeolus arranged the marriage of his children and all

He sent scouts to the land of the Laestrigonians and their city, he was though more prudent this time and assured a safe passage even if his comrades didn't follow his prudent stance this is what costed them their lives but one ship.

He shared knowledge with Circe, not only on the part of his trip that he needed to move on but also gained knowledge from her. One example is the mention of a cunning knot he learnt from her which he used later in his adventures. Small details like that.

He gained knowledge from Tiresias not only on how to break his curse but also on what happened the years he was away from his home.

He had no reason to hear the sirens! The sirens is exactly the manifestation of his trip being of cognitive nature. He wanted to hear them. He NEEDED the knowledge they provided! Removing that concept from his trip in any shape or form shows to me someone who does not understand the Odyssey (I know it is harsh to say but I feel like there is one part of the Odyssey that is so iconic like the 12 axes challenge and that is the sirens passage)

Odysseus learns in every part of his trip and uses that knowledge to future adventures. But what I also fail to see is how CONSCIOUS this knowledge-gain is. Of course he learns things accidentally too but most part of it is knowledge he chooses to acquire for himself.

Another theme that I do not see much is theme of fate and destiny. Odysseus is not some idiot who doxxed himself as most people use the overused joke. In fact his trip is so thick of plot that one way or another something would have happened to cause this wandering.

Troy was destined to stand 10 years (from the Iliad),

Odysseus was destined to go home in 20 (hence he needed extra persuasion to go to the war).

Polyphemus was prophesized before that he would have been blinded by a man named Odysseus (he just didn't know who that Odysseus would be)

but we also know that Odysseus was destined to meet Circe (Circe mentions how Hermes had warned her for the prophesized man coming to her isle. She probably was unaware on the identity of the man or how that man would arrive at her doors)

Odysseus was also cursed by Polyphemus that he would either never return or return alone without his companions and find misery at his home

The true line between fate and destiny and human will is very thin in greek mythology. However we also see that Odysseus tries repeatedly to change fate even if it is inevitable (see my analysis here). It is this human part of his that is so relatable! Also the fact that oftentimes in the joke people forget that Odysseus experienced the absolute horror in the cave of Polyphemus for days. Exhaustion and anger took the best of him as well as of course his ego being inflated that he had managed to take down such a powerful opponent. And of course the reoccurring misunderstanding that Odysseus never cared for anyone else but as I have also analyzed there that is simply not true. It is even stated in the Odyssey:

πολλὰ δ᾽ ὅ γ᾽ ἐν πόντῳ πάθεν ἄλγεα ὃν κατὰ θυμόν, ἀρνύμενος ἥν τε ψυχὴν καὶ νόστον ἑταίρων.

He suffered many torments in his heart out at the sea, seeking to win his own life/soul and the return of his companions

(Translation by me)

The whole trip was always about Odysseus wishing to return them all safely home. Which is also part of his tragedy and shows why he went in so many lengths to save them etc.

I am honored that someone that likes this piece of media can still understand and even liking some of these opinions. I understand that for someone that genuinely like it might be a bit annoying or tiring but yeah I guess I love the original way too much! Hahaha! And okay I understand the songs are really catchy so it can be getting into someone's head easily but I am really delighted to hear you say that! And of course to be fair there are many things one can like about the musical for example the talent of the people related to it and their passion

However ironically that was the source of my dislike as well hehe I know it is paradoxical but when I see someone with obvious knowledge of the sources and passion for something, twist the original material to THAT degree...dunno I feel it even harder. I mean of course one does not expect it to be accurate but when I hear that and yet someone claim to adapt material I would expect of course these small details changing here and there for example adding dialogs with Poseidon (that is like a must in every adaptation minus the 1968 version I noticed...like Poseidon never interacted with Odysseus but that is something every adaptation adds!) or extra scenes with Hermes or whatever or even some of the details added. The problem is that the whole plot was twisted beyond repair, basic parts of the plot that made the plot unique and beloved were thrown out the window And BECAUSE I recognize the talent of the people involved AND seeing they had the chance as they did to make not only the Odyssey available to public but also influence more people to see it and they could do it by staying respectful to the material and yet they chose not to which increased as I said my disappointment. I was also very warm when I watched the first two sagas even if they were also inaccurate because they had exactly what I describe. So yes of course I absolutely understand why people would like it. Dang I absolutely do at least on the artistic department but the way as you brilliantly stated not only the plot but also the fandom of it has been at times it really got to me more than many things

So it is really a good change to see more people see this point of view too and I respect the fact that some people like it and yet do try to see the other view too. You are very kind for saying that!

Hahahaha dude you are asking a dangerous question! Hahahaha! I can talk about it forever! Hahaha Honestly what is there to me not to love about the Odyssey? For starters the fact that it is an ancient Greek poem, something linked to my country and my history and being loved in such a great degree and continue to inspire even almost 3000 years later, fills me with so much pride! Makes me inspired to do something similar! Like not caring if I will be a celebrity but someone see my work and admire it even if they do not know who I am...someone that can see this and continue to speak on it for generations to come... Of course many writers do the same as well like classical literature and all but for the specific one I feel so much pride!

The Odyssey arguably has everything! Romance, friendship and companionship, horror and peace, war and bloodshed and also tenderness of a family, drama and comedy, adventure and domestic life even daresay sci-fi details with the Phaeakes island that have literal robotic dogs created by Hephaestus for them. Odysseus is one of the most complicated personas in all literature history and earned that position in the hall of fame. Arguably even ancient Greeks and Romans could not handle the guy with so many different opinions that paint him from hero till villain. The same guy that held back from the battle till the proper moment and then abandoned his last escape to save Diomedes in the Iliad is now sailing to the seas. The same man that took Ismarus and slay the men and took women of it as his property and mentioning it as casually as he could was also crying his eyes out in guilt upon hearing a song about Troy and the way the city fell. The same guy that tenderly held his son and cried like a baby holding him and kissing him was also the same person that slaughtered 108 men in his palace and executed their allies in less than a day. The same guy who reigned the kingdom like a father; who embraced and kissed his slaves like equals, was also undoubtedly a strong leader and king who defended his authority with iron hand and he was ready to even slay his own brother-in-law when he defied him. The same man that held back from volunteering to face Hector in the Iliad and made sure he would be the last to be chosen, in the Odyssey he armed himself ready to face an immortal 6-headed monster all by himself. The man known for his mind and cunning and indirect ways is also known for being one of the greatest warriors known. Arguably even his age being one of the oldest kings in the Iliad and yet as Antilochus said he was also one of the fastest and more agile and one of the best in spear. The most pious and religious people to the gods, favored by one of the greatest goddesses of all, Athena, and loved by Zeus was also one of those who suffered a great deal from his hubris.

This man is the absolute perfection of contradictions in one body and the way he is portrayed by Homer especially in the Odyssey where he is the protagonist is a masterpiece of emotions. Arguably Odysseus is also one of the earliest male rape victims in literature for he was not just attempted to be raped and seduced but he had to literally sell his body once to Circe and then he was being forced by Calypso. A warrior that was absolutely powerless before the gods

The Odyssey is also a great allegory of the spread of Greeks to the Mediterranean sea before the official set of colonies and the way it provides us information on how they moved around. It is also an allegory on the dangers humans faced out in the sea, how they struggled and how the families left behind also struggled with the consequences. How the power of nature can bend someone but also how human with seer will can do incredible things Odysseus survived the impossible not because he had gods as parents or hardly any help from the gods itself with the exception of Leucothea in the last adventure and of course finally Athena to the final stage. Odysseus survived because of his seer will and his need to return home. Odysseus can be any one of us; a person who struggles every day; everything can hold us down and we might have no help or very little help from others but we must keep pushing through. The Odyssey also shows us the importance of companionship and family bonds, loyalty and trust. Odysseus didn't slay the suitors because he was a mary-sue all-powerful person. He had help from three loyal slaves (Euryclea, Eumaeus and Philoetius) and his son Telemachus. He didn't do it alone. He used the help of those who believed in him and quite frankly he faced a much less bad situation at his palace because of his wife's seer will and loyalty to not abandon the throne of Ithaca to anyone till he arrived.

The Odyssey is also about how there are many forms of strength. Penelope was not less strong than Odysseus because she didn't kill anyone with a sword. She was strong for keeping more than 100 men and several parts of the household that were betraying them with her seer will and mind. Telemachus was both a fighter and someone who tried to see the best in people and that saved his life (when he spared Theoklymenos at his return from his trip. Theoklymenos was a man who had committed murder. Telemachus chose to give him a chance and in return he received the prophecy of Theoklymenos that the suitors were planning an ambush) Odysseus also learnt forgiveness in one way when he was ready to start another bloodshed by the end of the Odyssey when the families of the suitors saught revenge but Athena stopped it, making sure both sides stopped the never-ending circle of violence. Nausicaa is an example of loving someone and yet you must respect their wishes and let them go. Telemachus is an example of self-discovery... The very realistic scenario of someone not recognizing the place they left for so long and people not recognizing you back. That you have to work yourself through the very same place you left behind! Even Telemachus as a character not even knowing what to believe anymore about the father he never met, not knowing whom to listen and whom not to etc. like a realistic scenario of absent veteran fathers who disappeared a long time ago...

Honestly...what ISN'T the Odyssey?! It is in my opinion one of the most complete pieces of literature that opens the way in many things! I am really happy you shall decide to look at it more attentively and I hope you shall enjoy it because honestly it's worth it.

(My friend I do not mind at all speaking about it. I am just not a fan so I am just asking the understanding of anyone that I am not gonna be very positive about what I mention and say. However I shall try not to be hater with no reason or logic, that I can promise to try)

[thatonegayship]

I loved the cowboy comic so much that I wrote a oneshot for it. https://archiveofourown.org/works/50934235 🥺 your art is BEYOND amazing, ty for the food

INCREDIBLE!!!!!

[xiakeik]

U know especially for someone who hasn't consumed JJK in awhile, that's really accurate. I'd really love more details if u want but not only is that super accurate but man what a fucking fun character that would be. Idk even know who I'd want to see them interact with the most because I want to see them interact with everybody. The stuff like doing insane things to win arguments and caring so much about how they look is such a perfect way to combine their traits too

Little rushed comic I thought I could do of their interaction with Mr. Stanford Pines himself!

Further explaination under the cut :]

Some other fun things I thought of regarding Nopher that aren't specifically related to Ford/anyone:

Nopher (which I'll say is the fusion name), definitely will have a hard time getting used to the body first. If you think about it, it's just Sukuna & Itadori in Season 1 (which btw, IF my art block doesn't attack me, i MIGHT draw an interaction btwn them). Simply not pleasant LMAO. Ford doesn't really know what to do with it because Nopher isn't much of a threat for the moment. Another thing to note is that Nopher kinda just showed up to to Ford's doorstep (thanks Bill) and while Ford DOES immediately recognize Bill in Nopher, he does not recognize the physical body he inhabits. Ford doesn't know Nobara, and Nobara doesn't know Ford. Only connection they really have with each other is Bill. I feel like Ford would be VERY intrigued by how Nobara, who likely doesn't have much knowledge on Bill, is able to withstand brief periods of possession per say? I'd like to think that although Ford really doesn't want to do anything with Cipher At All, he can't really ignore the fact that he got a "random" person involved. Obviously Nopher's capable of pretty much the entire arsenal that Nobara & Bill have (except Bill's powers might be a teensy bit limited but they don't know that).

Don't ask me where they get the money from but they do enjoy clothes shopping/shopping in general for the trendy stuff. One of the very few things they "enjoy"/have in common.

Nobara within the mindspace once in awhile will get excited to see the things they have around Oregon, same with Bill when they meet the JJK gang in Tokyo.

Bill ABSOLUTELY gets really confused over the idea of being able to see Curses. The creatures released during Weirdmageddon couldn't leave the confinements of the town, so it's a shocker for Bill to find that there are actually other worldly beings residing in a place outside of Gravity Falls. Freely too! (If they aren't killed)

On the contrary though, Nobara will always see the weird stuff happening in Gravity Falls as a threat. She's been trained that way to never let her guard down and she's BRUTAL with it. I think during these times, Nopher's general "crazy" really starts to come out.

Regarding the past 2 bullet points, it's a just whole new struggle for Nopher: Nobara needs to continue protecting people from Curses that normal people can't even see, whereas Bill always wants to try and make allies with them. It's tough.

That's probably all I'm gonna come up with for now!! I do have a semi-large project I'd like to get started on & finish before the end of the week so story-building Nopher may not be prioritized for now. I do hope you enjoyed my ramble though, anon!