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torispringspo · 1 year ago
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How bad will I get killed for how much removed my dsmp au is from canon lmao
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azurerosses · 1 month ago
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genuinely so fucking grateful and happy i've interacted with such cool people on this hellsite for the past year, feeling hella emosh rn but yeah man, what a crazy season it's been. to the beautiful and wonderful angels on my phone, i love y'all so so much <33
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xukies · 10 months ago
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Funny take in Higgs' peripheral vision: He couldn't handle the world being wider than his thick ass thighs
More serious take: The Higgs is a light sensitive AuDHD boy (iirc, aren't his vog mask lenses tinted too? That man is a nd and light sensitive mf) after the bunker natural light is painful and makes him squinty/ outside is overstimulating -> 0 peripheral vision hood and tinted lenses
Do you think his thighs look like that under his clothes like that's not Military Padding Shit he just looks like that LMAO
Oh for SURE, the only times we see him without his hood on is the start of chapter 9 and when he 1v1s Sam (and the nuke scene?? But he still has a hat on), other than that he always has the hood and/or vog mask on that boy ABSOLUTELY has some light sensitivity issues. I also remember seeing a post somewhere where someone went in depth into Higgs w ADHD, I dont remember exactly where so I can't find it but I was like oh this makes So Much Sense
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defenestratte · 9 months ago
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Everything Everything at Bexhill, 31 March 2024 (1/?)
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greeen-bean · 1 year ago
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Unironically LOVE how the stuff that happens in solitaire is never mentioned in heartstopper because it does just make it seem like Charlie and Nick are so unbothered by it
Like an organisation harassing your partnered school for weeks? Irrelevant
Your ex getting beat tf up for being homophobic??? We move on
Higgs fucking burning down????? Typical Friday
YOUR SISTER NEARLY KILLING HERSELF BY JUMPING OFF A BUILDDING?!?!?!?!??!?!?!? ohhhhh tori's got a boyfriend
Like they are out here WINNING the idgaf war frfr
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just-like-tori-spring · 5 months ago
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Warning ⚠️ got spoilers for solitaire
Though of the day:
Why is The fact that the higgs school burning down not talk about at all in heartstopper like higgs got brunt down eh or the facted the tori tried to kill her self like????
Sorry if I didn't spell anything right 😅 or if my grammar is bad
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pessimisticbreadslice · 2 months ago
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I feel like if Hstv tori and solitaire tori tried to explain how they met Micheal Hstv would be severly concerned for solitaire Tori’s mental state (and just confused over everyone she named)
Hstv Tori: “we met at some New Year’s party what about you :)?”
Tori: “We met when we found sticky notes from solitaire leading to a computer room”
Hstv Tori: “What’s solitaire?”
Tori: “oh it’s lead by Lucas Ryan, he ended up burning a chunk of Higgs and almost killed me and micheal”
Hstv Tori: “Wtf who is Lucas??”
Tori: “It’s this one guy that was in love with the idea of being with me. He then tried to get with Becky”
Hstv Tori: “GIRL WHAT??”
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torispringspo · 1 year ago
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littlefreakjezebel2 · 3 months ago
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okay so i finished reading solitaire last night and it has broken me but i love it so so much. tori and micheal deserve the whole world.
does anyone know what picture of a cake shes talking about when shes having a mental breakdown in The Clay? also has higgs burning down been mentioned in the heartstopper comics? i dont really remember it
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spring-siblings · 16 days ago
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"You hate yourself. I hate myself. Common interests."
For @thehistoricalbook for @narlieweek Osemanverse Secret Santa. Happy holidays! Hope you enjoy!
Ace of Hearts | A Solitaire fanfic
I immediately regret opening the text.
Michael: wanna go to the cinema on monday?
It is ridiculous that such a seemingly innocuous question could get me so worked up, for reasons I don't really want to delve into.  
Monday is Valentine’s Day.  
Ordinarily, this fact would be inconsequential to me.  Ordinarily, I would not consider having plans on Valentine’s Day.  Ordinarily, I would not have anyone to make plans with.  I would sit in my room, and start watching a film, and drink diet lemonade, and not think too much about what day it was.
But lately things have not been ordinary.
Last week, standing on the roof of Higgs as it burned, Michael and I kissed.  We haven’t really discussed what that means.  Maybe we should have.  Maybe if we had, Michael wouldn’t be asking me out on Valentine’s Day.
I’ve never been asked out on Valentine’s Day before.  I’ve never been asked out, period.  I’ve never been in anything remotely in the realm of a romantic relationship before.  I’m not even sure if I want a boyfriend.  What does ‘having a boyfriend’ even mean?
Michael and I aren’t boyfriend and girlfriend.  At least I don’t think so.  No, we definitely aren’t, because that is the sort of thing you confirm before assuming, right?  
I stare at Michael’s text.
Maybe he isn’t really asking me out.  Maybe he just wants to hang out again like we have been doing.  Maybe he doesn’t even realize what day Monday is.  Maybe I’m freaking out for no reason.
I tap the text box.  The cursor blinks back at me while I consider what to reply. 
Tori: monday the 14th?
Michael: yeah
Shit.  So he does know.
Tori: why?
Michael: why not?
He is asking me out on Valentine’s Day because he thinks we are boyfriend and girlfriend when we definitely aren’t, and I am going to have to tell him that and ruin our relationship and never talk to him again.  Probably.  Possibly.  
My phone buzzes again.
Michael: you mentioned that your family all had plans, so I thought you might want to hang out
Mum and Dad have a dinner reservation, Charlie has plans with Nick, and even Oliver has a playdate.  Ordinarily, this would mean an evening to myself to rot in my room, which honestly isn’t any different than any other night.  But lately I’ve been trying to do things.  And doing things with Michael makes them less awful.
I debate whether or not I should go for ten minutes before Michael texts me again.
Michael: sooo do you want to?
I sigh.  The truth is that I really do want to spend the day with Michael.  Why can’t it be that simple?  Is it not enough that I just like being around him, without getting into what that means, or what label to put on our relationship?  I contemplate for another ten minutes before replying.
Tori: sure
It is going to be awful.
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On Monday evening, the doorbell rings, so I get up to answer it before Charlie does.  Mum and Dad and Oliver are thankfully out already, and I’ve been waiting in the living room for Michael’s arrival in the hope of avoiding any questions from Charlie.  It’s not that I want to hide anything from him, but I know he’s going to ask about Michael and whether we’re officially going out, and I don’t know what to tell him.  I don’t even know what the answer is.  So I should probably figure that out first.
I wrench open the door, and it’s not Michael on the other side, but Nick.  He’s carrying a bunch of red, heart-shaped balloons in one hand, and a teddy bear in the other.  The teddy bear is holding a handmade card with a picture of him and Charlie on the front.  The whole thing is covered in heart stickers.
“Oh,” he says, clearly expecting Charlie.  “Hi, Tori.”
“Hi.”
There’s a moment of awkward silence when he smiles that toothless, puppy-dog smile at me.  
“Charlie is in his room,” I tell him, and step aside to let him in.  
As he steps over the threshold, Charlie comes bounding down the stairs and launches himself at Nick.  Somehow Nick manages to catch him, despite his hands being full.
“Happy Valentine’s Day!” Nick says into Charlie’s shoulder.
“Happy Valentine’s Day!” Charlie returns before letting go and promptly getting tangled in the balloon strings.  He and Nick both giggle as they work to free him.
I leave them to it and return to my spot in the living room.  I can still hear them gushing over each other’s gifts.
“Oh, he’s adorable!  I love him!  Did you make this yourself?”
“I did!”
“Here, open mine.”
“I love it!  That’s so thoughtful!  I love you!”
“I love you!”
They can be a bit sickening sometimes.  Like the stomach ache you get after you eat too much sugar.
Somehow, my brother has a sappy, adorable, ‘90s rom-com relationship.  Nothing makes him happier, and it’s exactly what he deserves, so of course I’m happy for him.  
I hear Nick and Charlie leave and I slump further into the couch.  I can’t tell if what I’m feeling is nausea or envy.  
There is something so obvious and effortless and exceptional about Nick-and-Charlie.  They’re so open about their feelings.  Even if they didn’t say it a dozen times a day in various ways, with the way they hold hands, the way they look at each other, it’s clear to anyone that they’re mad for each other.  
I wonder if that is what Michael is expecting.
I jump when there’s a knock at the door.  I stand and grit my teeth.  If Michael is on the other side of it with a heart-shaped box of chocolates and a bouquet of red roses, I am going to slam the door in his face.
I open the door, and there he is.  No chocolates, no roses, no Valentine’s paraphernalia of any kind.  But he is wearing a red T-shirt that is suspiciously on-theme.  Of course he isn’t wearing a coat.
“Hello!” he trills when he sees me.
“Hi.”
“Sorry I didn’t bring my bike,” he says while I put on my coat.  “The roads are still too snowy for it.”  
This has been an exceptionally snowy winter.
“I don’t mind the walk,” I say.  
We set out, and it’s snowing lightly.  The streets are quiet, and the snow makes the whole world quiet, and Michael and I are quiet as we walk together through it.  It’s beautiful.  But I can’t fully appreciate it with all the noise in my head.
I don’t want to ask Michael, ‘What are we?’ partially because I might actually die of embarrassment if I did, but mostly because I’m afraid I won’t like his answer.  I’m not even sure what I would want his answer to be.
Instead, I ask, “What are we seeing?”  I stupidly didn’t think to ask earlier, and I belatedly realized that which movie he wants to see may indicate what his intentions are.
“They’re playing Amélie.”
Shit.  I love that movie.  And it also happens to be probably the most romantic movie that I actually like.
“You said you liked that movie, right?” he asks when I don’t respond.
“Yeah.”  I rewatched it recently, but I never actually finished it.  
We lapse into silence again.
On the high street, we walk past a shop with a display of red lingerie in the window with a sign reading, ‘For that special someone.’
I stare straight ahead, but somehow I can see both the display on my right and Michael on my left in my peripheral vision, and I’m trapped between them.  I shiver.
I stuff my fists deeper into my pockets and raise my shoulders so the collar of my coat comes up over my ears.  I peer sideways at Michael in his red t-shirt.  “Aren’t you ever cold?”
“Nope,” he says.  I can see his breath in the air and he turns to me.  “I’m…hot blooded!  Check it and see!”
I quicken my pace and leave him behind me as he continues to sing Foreigner’s ‘Hot Blooded’.  
“I’ve got a fever of a hundred and three!”
I roll my eyes.  God, I hate that song.  I hear his footsteps as he catches up to me.
“Come on baby, do you do more than dance?” he sings into my ear.
“Please stop,” I say, looking straight ahead.
“Am I annoying you?”
Yes.  “I’m cold.”
He drapes his arm over my shoulders and I consider shrugging him off, but he is actually quite warm, so I just trudge through the cold beside him.
“I’m hot blooded, I’m hot blooded,” he sings to himself before he stops.
I’m aware that someone being cheerful is a shitty reason to be annoyed with them.  It’s not exactly that I’m annoyed with Michael.  I’m sort of annoyed with the world in general for no particular reason.  Because I’m a pessimistic idiot.  Maybe I’m just making things up in my head to get sad about. 
Michael’s joy can be infectious.  I wish I wasn’t so resistant.  I wish I could just let his joy burrow into me and make a home.  Like how warmth always seeps into the cold.
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We arrive at the cinema, where a giant heart is displayed in the window.  The lobby is filled with couples: couples holding hands, couples whispering to each other, couples laughing, couples kissing.  I’m not sure what else I should have expected on Valentine’s Day.
I unzip my coat; the heaters must be on full blast and it’s stuffy in here.
Michael and I weave through all the couples and eventually settle into our seats.  One of the couples from the lobby sit behind us and start giggling to each other insufferably.  I wonder if it is going to be like this for the next two hours.  I wonder if I can slam my head into the seat in front of me with enough force to knock myself out.
The lights dim, and thankfully they do shut up by time the movie starts. 
About halfway through, I realize that I am enjoying myself.  Or rather, I realize that I was enjoying myself.  Because my absorption in the movie is interrupted by a wet, fleshy, clicky sort of sound behind me.  The couple are now making out.  Like, really obnoxiously.  Why do people have to ruin everything?
I stare at the seat in front of me.  The noises do not stop.  In fact, they’ve escalated.  I don’t think I’ve cringed so hard in my life.
I peer over at Michael, who appears oblivious to the whole thing.  Then I notice that his arm is perched on the armrest between us, with his palm sort of half-opened, like maybe he’s hoping I’ll put my hand in his.  I don’t.  My hands are wedged between my knees, and I dig my nails into my palm, trying to tune out the noises behind me.
The rest of the movie passes slowly, but I can’t seem to focus too much on it.  As soon as the credits roll, I stand up and grab my coat.  I involuntarily glance at the couple behind me.  They seem to have just realized that they’re in public.  I look away and shuffle out of the row of seats.
Michael follows me out of the cinema.  He suggests we get something to eat at Cafe Riviere and I agree, mainly because I can’t stand a silent, awkward walk home.
Inside the cafe is decorated for Valentine’s Day, with paper hearts and cupids hung on the wall and from the ceiling.  We order our food, and Michael talks about how much he enjoyed the movie, and how he understands why I like it, and something about the cinematography.  I nod and mhm along as needed, but I think he can tell I’m distracted.  Our food arrives before he asks me about it.
When we finish eating, I suggest we head home.  It’s grown dark, and it’s still snowing.  Michael and I walk side by side, watching the snow fall on the river as we go.
Michael doesn’t say anything, and I wonder if I’ve ruined the evening by being a misanthropic shit.
I’m about to ask him as much, but as I turn, I slip on some ice and lurch forward.  My hands are in my pockets, but before my face smashes into the pavement, Michael catches me.  One of his hands grips my arm, while the other clutches my hand, which is braced to break my fall.
He steadies me before letting go.
“Thanks,” I mutter.
“No problem.”
We continue walking.
“You’ve been really quiet today,” he says.  “Is something the matter?”
“I’m always quiet.”
“Well, more than usual.  Come on, spit it out.”
I consider saying nothing, or brushing him off with some generic excuse.  But as the seconds tick by, I can feel him looking at me so intently and finally I blurt, “I don’t want things to be weird between us!”
“Are things weird between us?”  He sounds genuinely surprised.  I realize this may be one of those things I’ve made up in my head and gotten upset about for no reason.
He waits for me to answer.  I stop walking and so does he.  I turn my head to look at him, feeling mortified.
“Why did you ask me out on Valentine’s Day?”  It comes out angrier than I intend.
His face contorts with anger and confusion.  “Why did I—?”  He sighs.  “Why do you think I did?”
I can’t say it.  I just stare at him.
I watch Michael’s face return to normal as understanding slowly sets in.  “Did you think I was planning some romantic candlelit dinner with chocolate and roses and everything?” 
I feel my face getting hot and I don’t say anything.  That is exactly what I thought, which is entirely too embarrassing to admit. 
“Because that wasn’t what I was going for at all,” Michael continues.  “Honestly, I had forgotten it was Valentine’s Day until you mentioned it.” 
I bite my lip and look down.  “Oh.” 
It���s silent for a moment, besides the sound of the river.  Then Michael says, “Tori,” softer this time.  “I don’t have, like, any expectations or anything.  I just like spending time with you.” 
It’s a relief to hear, but I don’t entirely trust it.  “Why?”
He looks at me with this indecipherable expression.  “Because you’re…you.”
“I don’t know what that means.”
He sighs a little.  “It’s a compliment, Spring.  Trust me.”
I do, so I say, “Okay.”  And we keep walking.  And things feel a bit better.
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When we make it back to my house, I see Nick’s car parked outside, which means that Charlie has beaten me home.
I linger outside the door, on the front stoop so that I’m standing almost at eye-level with Michael.
“I’m sorry that I made today weird,” I tell him.
“S’okay.  I don’t mind weird,” he says and then pauses thoughtfully.  “I mean…society kinda makes today weird, doesn’t it?” he asks rhetorically.  “All these unrealistic expectations about performing romance in a very specific, public display, when really doesn’t it make more sense to just show the people you care about that you care about them?”
He says it in the general sense, but he’s looking at me like he means just me, like he’s saying he cares about me.
“You care about me?”  It sounds like I’m teasing him, but only because it feels so strange.  For someone to really care about me, and to say it.
“You know I do.”  He says it so nonchalantly, like it’s obvious.
I nod.  I know that.  I’m trying to get used to believing it.  
I thought the only people I really cared about were Charlie and Oliver, but I realize that that isn’t true.  
So I force myself to tell him, “I do, too.  I care about you, too.”  Because it’s important that I say it, and that he hears it, and that he believes it.
He gives me a big, cheesy grin.  “I know.”
He looks so earnest and he blushes a little, so I decide to do something.  
I slowly lean in and I kiss him.  Maybe it’s meaningless, or maybe it isn’t, but it’s nice, so I decide not to worry about it.
We break apart and I look up at him and he gives me this little smile that sort of makes me want to kiss it away.  Instead, I stare at his face for a moment, taking in his joy, and I feel myself smile back.
“I’ll see you tomorrow,” I say.  I turn around, open the door, and step inside before I overthink it.
We haven’t made any plans, but I want to see him, and I know he wants to see me.  Even if I don’t really understand why, I know he does.  I’ve chosen to accept it rather than question it.
I shut the door behind me.  
“Tori?” Charlie calls out, making me jump.  I suppose this is payback, as I’m usually the one startling him.
I lean in the doorway to the living room and cross my arms.  Charlie and Nick are sitting together on the couch.  It is very obvious from their postures and disheveled hair that I have interrupted them making out.  Ugh.
“Where were you?” Charlie asks.
“Out.” 
“By yourself?”
“...No.”  Charlie clearly expects more of an answer, and I figure it is better to give him something rather than let him speculate.  “I was out with Michael.”
“Oh,” Charlie says in an all-too-interested tone.  “How is he?”
“Fine.”  I sound too defensive.  I uncross my arms.  “He’s…good.”
Charlie smiles at me.  “Good.”
I smile back briefly, then duck back into the hall and head upstairs.
Tomorrow I will see Michael, and maybe I will enjoy myself, and maybe I will tell Charlie about it.  Maybe Michael will keep wanting to see me, even if I don’t understand why.  Maybe I won’t be sad all the time.  Maybe everything will turn out okay.
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friday-answers · 4 months ago
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‼️‼️UNIVERSE CITY WAS FIRST UPLOADED ON MARCH 25TH, 2011‼️‼️
this marks it to have been uploaded just around the time higgs had burned down. explanation found here:
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the years don't matter, but it helps with placing it in line with solitaire. more importantly, the anniversary of universe city is march 25th, for everyone who cares (me).
the benefits of rereading radio silence!!! i've been discovering a lot of little details of universe city, if people are interested i would love to randomly post them lol ^_^
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thepaladincosplays · 1 month ago
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I'm Retiring.
Yeah, no. No funny openings, no witty banter, not even an easy way to explain the title other than: Yea. I'm retiring... kind of. More below.
As you guys know I've been writing for the Callyieverse and Tales of Mewni for quite some time. It's almost been 7 years. Seven. Years. As Callyie once put it, I'm literally one of the founders of the Callyieverse. I ain't the creator herself but I respect to her for inspirin' me all those years back to get back into writing fanfiction and all that. Having said that:
I'm no longer going to be writing anything Callyieverse or Tales of Mewni related. I'm just burnt out of it, truth be told, this has been one of my biggest hyperfixations for a long time and even though I never finished quite a few storylines, I just can't really bring myself to continue writing for it. Burn out's real and, honey, call me Icarus bc I've been flying by the sun these last few years.
What does this mean moving forward?
Well, simply put, the following:
All my current, on-going projects are cancelled.
Most likely any commissions, art or fic, will be all you see of my characters unless someone else writes them.
This blog'll remain active since it's my main but just be aware that any fanfics ya see will be other fandom related
I won't be taking commissions any longer.
I'd also like to share with everyone how the following storylines would've gone.
Protecting the Peace
First off, holy hell there would have been so much new lore pushed into Mewni. With the Southern Vale being a completely closed off area there was going to be a lot more "return to formula" type creatures and more of the original show's feel.
Also, it would've revealed that the Goliaths weren't actually nearly as extinct as I've said they were these last few years. An enclave of Goliaths, taking one of the old cities and rebranding it "New Janek City," would have been one of the final obstacles in Visas' journey.
How would it have ended? Well...
Visas, everyone that came down to help her (Petal, Nia, Sunshine, Luci, Higgs, Pearl, Sarasim, and Hava (whose disappearance would've also been explained), and Elza would've discovered that (a) Visas and Elza were actually sisters after Haku and Eboshi had a fling together a few years before Haku met Higgs; (b) Visas was becoming more Precursor than Mewman bc of Precursor genetics and that change was being accelerated by Precursor magic; and (c) there were Gods watching over Mewni this whole time. Yeah. There would've been an explanation that they were amongst the first gods in creation but they didn't vibe with the feel of many dimensions until they reached Mewni, in its infancy, wherein they staked their claim and ruled over this new land. However, by the time Mewmans started taking over everything they'd long been forgotten to the point of being myths of myths, but the ancient Precursors kept the belief in them alive in the Vale when they established the first Magic Empire. Despite their disconnect from Mewni and Mewmanity, the Gods would not have been happy with the fact Astro was king. Not because he's a Titan (they scoffed at the idea of Gods despising Titans, seeing themselves as "above petty ideologies") but literally because Mewni was established as a Matriarchy and they imply they had a hand in tipping the scales in the Mewmans' favor (via the MHC) in exchange for Mewmans modelling themselves after the Gods.
Visas and co. return back to the Sanctuary wherein Visas declares that, by divine right, she's the Empress of the Vale and the first thing she's doing is going home, taking her sister with her, and beginning to live her life for herself for once.
Tony and Stacie Q
Now I know this'll come as a shock, but... T and Q would've ended up with a happily ever after. The next big fic I was working on was a dinner date where Tony was going to meet her parents, but, like I said, burn out's a bitch and I just never got around to finishing it.
Ashur, Nenet, the Hydra
Ash trying to overcome his greatest inner turmoil would've been... a long thing coming. He'd have a lot of insecurities to work through and even having slip ups like him getting into a fight with Lars over Nenet. Eventually, his Hydra side and him would've realized that neither could exist without the other and Ash would've fully embraced that side of him, effectively getting rid of it and finally living his life the way he wants to.
Tales of Mewni: Ragnarok
Loki and Cordelia would've ended up together... kind of? And the story would've ended with the fabled battle between the Aesir and Jotnar with Loki finding out his dead wife's soul was being made to fight for Odin. That would not have ended well for anyone involved. Loki also would demonstrate his immense magic power, to stop the fighting, by holding the weather still across all Nine Realms and even Avalon itself. All to remind everyone who exactly he is, why he's declaring the battle over, and sending the Jotnar back to their respective realms.
And... that's all.
I wanna thank quite a few people in no particular order, but first I'd like to thank @princesscallyie for taking a chance at reading The New Kids when I first brought it to her attention back in January of 2018 and for creating this next gen verse as a whole. I'd also like to thank @kururu418 for being there along my side helping me figure out ways to make things work for the Tales of Mewni side of things. @laylaylamode, I love the Stacies and the way you encouraged me even in my lowest moments with writing for the verse. @onelastfic, thank you for being such an amazing friend and confidant, as well as someone who I could always share and work on ideas with.
And to all my friends whom I talk to the most @princekaiofstars @aj-thegreatest @omnitheleader @yah-gurl-ari @des-the-girl @froppy-butterflyfan2000 @cooltmoney95, I cannot thank you guys enough for your support.
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thatonesapphicfilipino · 1 year ago
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i am in utter awe of ur brain
my jaw has been on the floor for a good couple minutes now pls send help
sooooo i was just existing, going throughout my day as normal, and at some point i learned that solitaire (the game) used to be called “patience”
and considering solitaire (the organization) always says “patience kills,” and they did quite a few things (yk… burning down a school…) that could very easily be deadly, i find that pretty interesting
not sure if this was on purpose or not, but either way i will never see it the same
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urheartswells · 2 months ago
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My favourite Osemanverse books in order from best to worst, and my reasonings:
- solitaire (if it wasnt obvious by now)
- radio silence (carys last...)
- i was born for this
- this winter
- loveless (i dont get the hype)
- nick and charlie
☆ im going to get hatecrimed for this but Nick and Charlie is mentioned in heartstopper and some scenes are in the series (obviously), hence why its so low on the list. like Loveless, i dont get the hype
☆ This Winter is 4th (possibly joint 3rd with IWBFS) bc of how Tori’s problems and worries are portrayed outside of Solitaire, and doesn't focus all on Charlie. Her own fears and upset are shown as the sister of someone who battles an eating disorder, not just on said someone. Yes, I like Charlie as a character but imo it's important to show the relatives' sides of things. Tori's own mental struggles are clear as day and only add to her character development AND Solitaire.
☆ Loveless is so far down mainly bc ive read it too much and ruined it for myself but it is a good book and plot. i just cannot read it myself much
☆ I Was Born For This is similar to Loveless in the way that ive read it so many times, but i can tolerate it more as i think it has more of a bearable storyline and characters (see Angel and Bliss for reference)
☆ Radio Silence and Solitaire are defo my top 2 because of how they fit together so well like jigsaw pieces. the way the characters from each book end up speaking to eachother is something i adore, plus the fact that Radio Silence is set after Solitaire (its mentioned that Higgs burned down, and Frances Janvier spoke to Becky Allen) makes me very happy. Character wise, Michael and Tori's relationship is something that i hope to have at some point in my life because its one pessimist and one optimist that are like black and orange cats. Alongside Becky and how Tori's friendship ultimately heals in the end despite Ben Hope. It's also the fact that Michael's there every time to help Tori, whether it's an argument or a nice talk (i believe the argument that Sprolden had on the cliff near the Dying Sun helped Tori develop as a person, even if the intention was supposed to be negative). It's like he's always her hero, trying to save her. See my other post for the theory related to this: Sprolden Theory
☆☆☆ ANY QUESTIONS, SEND THEM TO MY BLOG ASKS ☆☆☆
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pickledsprite · 3 months ago
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sprolden question!
when do you think tori started to realize she has feelings for michael? and im not talking when it canonically happened, whats your headcanon moment?
I mean in a literal sense, she always had feelings for Michael. I believe those feelings gradually became “more than friends” a month or two after Higgs burning. While getting a bit better and her life going back to normal she noticed stuff she didn’t before like; Michael stares at her when she’s not looking, the way he slows his walk to match hers, his affectionate words, his passion for skating, his curls styled, his gleaming eyes, his laugh… his lips… :) when getting better it’s like a fog had been lifted from her and she could see and feel the love from Michael. That’s when I think she started to laugh a lot more, wear more “girly stuff" and generally taking more take of herself. Just a lot happier and positive.
Michael definitely noticed these little things and started making more romantic moves like taking her on dates and stuff. They were always affectionate but it was suddenly different. Tori was happy with it but, she always had that little doubt about herself. I mean this was her first crush.. Everything was moving fast and changing. She also suspected being ace so that whole debate was difficult for her to deal with.
Obviously now we know they had sex and that confirmed Tori’s questioning but moving forward, I’m not sure how their relationship is gonna go. I don’t think much is gonna change, still happily in love and no labels needed. :)
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