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castle-dominion · 2 years ago

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c3x18 one life to lose

Is this a porno...? Who killed Sarah? Interesting music & scenes... Martha <3 Operate a sponge? Speaking of hair? Why did he say it out loud? Does he usually? Martha come! Do smth productive! She's so right. MR: Richard darling, you are neither trained nor professional.

A writer! Why would anyone want to kill a writer? KB: Oh castle, so many reasons Castle where did that even come from? There are only three reasons to commit a murder. Yo that's a really cool death tbh. Axe severed the spinal cord & then her lungs filled with blood & she drowned??? That's insane! Why does lanie sometimes have a one hour window & today have a four hour window? Lanie <3 CSU has already been in?

Lanie is good, I mentioned how annoying they masculinize & feminize beckett but lanie is literally a mortician/undertaker/coroner/medical examiner/doctor/pathologist dealing with bloody murders, smelly bodies, & she is still the most fiery, sexy, feminine woman around.

Esposito are you flirting? Wow she's flirting right back. espt don't u have a gf? & isn't she right there with a dead body? (just had a fanfic thought: lanie asks to have sex in a coffin, mirroring ryan's previous exploits) KR, softly: Dude JE: Dude KR, firmly: Dude. Hastings: Ditto KR: You also drew a bubble bath & listened to some John Legend? Wow these two are fighting KR: Can we get back to sarah (the literal murder victim) for just one more moment? Look at eachother sus (clipping)

This one's eyes are vibrant. Castle you're an author you MUST know what shippers are. Hun why would u sue the city like that Castle that could be true, except for how dramatic you made it. Tone it down a bit & it sounds legit

Who made the board there? The murderboard guy? Set design <3 I like beckett's scarf. See more, it might be a typing thing.

FCL she died. The american spelling is interesting Yes! Wait no Wow fans. I wonder how ABC would react if we sent a bunch of axes to them demanding our ships get together. (The most popular noncanon ship is rysposito obv so the axes would be sent for them ig.) She calls her parents by their first names? W/e, good for her Mmm stirring coffee.

RC: You know whenever you say the word soapy I conjure up images KB: Castle focus RC: I am KB: On our suspect RC: Oh (clip)

I feel like the writers are sending a message to us the fans... *runs away sus after denying that she was a fan* Let her watch her shows b'y! (they're always making her some hot tomboy muscle car loving gun slinging detective & making her secretly feminine uwu totally lying. Like girl. Don't force her to be masculine in ways that don't fit her, don't force her to be feminine in ways that don't fit her, just let her be a well rounded person.)

RC: That was completely different, that was for research! JE: What was for research? KB+RC: Nothing JE: >:| KB: RC: JE: *shrug, but annoyed* M is murder. She put her appointment for her own murder in her thing (won't clip)

I love the way he says "hey. beckett." & costume update: Esposito has a normal brown long sleeve with a collar; beckett has a nice dark grey vneck longsleeve; castle has his usual, the shirt is grey & I don't see any pattern on the jacket; & ryan has a smile, a tie (red & blue, dark), & a jacket that has a pocket on the front, I love a good breast pocket, this jacket has lapels (& obv he has a pin) but the material is smth I'm unclear on, esp with the pocket, & then he's also wearing a sweater or a vest or smth. (I guess I could snap a pic)

Weird. RC: "Tell us you were alone, it will make arresting you that must easier" It doesn't sound like him. Rick u also know a lot about temptation lane. Also r u texting ur mom?

Did the writers design this episode so we stop talking about rysposito & start talking about esplanie? Wow. Also I don't like esplanie. Esposito is his last name & lanie is her first. It should be esparish. Mother.! Martha their inside source. I'm love. RC: o_o MR: Onscreen RC: *phew* MR: & off RC: 0____0 Holy crap only three weeks & that already happened! MR: gotta go *pushes her boobs up* (dsjkljfsd martha is so great, I think I might clip this)

Oh. I thought beckett was so "omg" bc she was getting a script sneak peak, not bc it was a murder motive lol.

Espt my dude you are in a relationship & like you JUST SAID she is a murder suspect. But I have to admit, watching him wave his hands to get castle into the observation room is rly cute. (CLIPPING) (Cute fistbump too) Lmao chiquitas bananas JE: No. As in the telenovela. I used to watch it growing up with my grandmother. Ok 1- I love how he says telenovela; whenever I speak a french word in english I anglicize it, but when he says a spanish word in english he keeps it spanish. 2- did you grow up with your grandmother or did you watch it with your grandmother when you were growing up? 3- You just said that out loud. You just. Said that. Out loud. Is that smth you want ppl to know? I think it's fine but I'm shocked you thought so too. (but idk how much to clip) It depends on how the system views itself. I have a friend+ who I consider one unit (therefore "a" friend+) but not one person (hence the "+") & it is in like a billion polyamorous relationships within itself, & is also polyam outwardly. With a lot of ppl it isn't out as a system. It dates outwardly as a unit (I think) but is also in inward relationships as I said. On the other hand, I've seen a system where a fronter is dating a fronter from another system, but the other alters within the system are not dating the other system('s fronter). It really depends. Also, you remember this episode?? & you're defending it so do you actually like it or?

Definitely writes death scenes for all the characters. She probably didn't write it all that night tho... Wow language

Just a fur coat. Yeah TV is hard. Writing, writing fast, filming, filming rushed... I wonder what it was like for the team to make this ep

Why is espt telling her abt ryan's findings?

Beckett using castle's writer powers to get out the info XD see he does come in handy! Castle did u lie? Meh it doesn't need to be a lie. Organ harvesting!?

Wow she's very disguised lol. Also does she have segmented heterochromia?

Ten grande for a pair of earrings? How often will you even wear them? Ryan probably wrote notes that cheesy! Just like he read eat pray love! KB & RC: *talking about the case, samebrain* KR & JE: *look at each other* *KR gestures up at them* KB & RC: *standing closer* KR: Do you two practice this when we're not around? :)) (& then espt is looking at em & ryan shuts the case of earrings right in his face) (cliping)

RC: Just trying to keep you on your toes Weird way of saying uniform. Like he was going to say uni but finished the word. Why do we have a scene looking at ryan & espt there? All they do is look at each other. Hi sweetie, is gram there? I need to talk to her. Idk why I like this line sm, i think it's just that it's a representation of family Yeah that's martha.

Castle just kicked down the door!! He actually does love his mom! The actor's version of "show me your golf swing" & it's what like frickin foreplay?

This episode is different. I think. Maybe not. I think it's neat how she says detectives ryan & esposito out loud like that. It's different. Wow. Really is an actor huh. Hey yk what good for him get a movie role. Plagiarism? No the mom. Stage left was honestly not a funny.

Costume update: I love castle's jacket Seperately was implied, castle.

The dress. & the shoes. .. Ooh & the purse! Martha already read thru the script?? NO WHO? WHO MARTHA, WHO?

Hamlet vibes. & there's the hamlet quote. KB: "We already know who the killer is so u'r wasting my time," -Me (won't clip) It's a soap opera, I had to honour the form. I like seeing the TV soap filming of this. & castle mr big dick moneybags famous writer got them to film it lol. Castle mouthing along. Woah a warrant much? yk that's valid but not a valid reason to kill. Castle it COULD HAVE BEEN HERS you ruthless drama queen.

Costume update: Castle is normal, coat & jacket are two shades of brown (but the jacket also has stripes); ryan is wearing a printed dress shirt, tie, sweater (long sleeved vneck, yk, typical dress sweater), & also has a grey coat; espt has a dark dark violet shirt with a black+purple tie; beckett has a feminine striped jacket. I love when stuff that is traditionally menswear is made into women's clothing. It has that masculine professionalism but that elegant femininity. RC: There are no shortcuts in writing KR: Nope but there is to our favourite bar. I found a new route that will get us to the old haunt in 8 minutes. (to espt) You up for a beer? *claps* Come on, *points to castle* I know the owner. (lol that's adorable & it means they actually attend the bar & he tried to find a shortcut & wants to go out with his coworkers/friends, & the little smiles on all of them) & then their three way fistbump thing (clip)

That's a big envelope. Aw he cares abt her even if he teased her. Ah he got it for her to buy her secrets. Aw that's so sweet, honestly! Also fun fact about beckett she got her tonsils removed. People are out there living without their tonsils or without their appendix. Crazy. Josh <3 Hun answer the phone before he hangs up.

Wow martha. Love her. He just shudders XD

not too many good clips, that means I'll be able to fast forward thru this ep, getting my funnies through the subtitles at double speed

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theliteraryluggage · 2 years ago

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Common Fanfic Mistakes pt. I: Idioms

Since there was a decent response I decided to make good on my promise to write up some of the most common mistakes I've been seeing in fanfic recently, focusing in particular on homophones (words that sound the same but have a different spelling and meaning) and idioms and idiomatic phrases (phrases that are often used and recognised in combination).

Now, this isn't meant to attack anyone; these mistakes can happen very easily and for me they don't really take away from my enjoyment of a story, even if they do make me pause sometimes. But as someone who has picked up many phrases just by reading, both books and fanfic, I know how quickly it happens that you first read it somewhere used wrongly and you absorb it into your vocabulary without even knowing it's not right.

So! For those interested, I want to list up a few of the most common things I've seen, along with explanations and example sentences. This got pretty long so I'm dividing it up into two posts: this first focusing on idioms and the second on homophones.

You can now find the second part here! Even planning on a third... i'll keep you posted!

Disclaimer: I am not a native English speaker myself, so I'm not claiming to be 100% accurate here, but I did do some research and I have a MA in English/International Literature, so I do know a little bit what I'm talking about.

Idioms

There's certain idiomatic phrases that are very popular in fanfic, I seem them over and over again--but I also see them used incorrectly a lot. Let's get right into it with what might be the most common.

To make a beeline for something

Unlocking the door, he made a beeline for the bed and dropped face-down into it.

This one confused me when I first encountered it in fanfic. I hadn't heard it before, but having seen the kind of bumbling, roundabout way bees fly from flower to flower, I thought that's what it meant: to make a slow, meandering path. Only it didn't fit into the context, bc it turns out, it means the opposite: To take the quickest, most direct way possible. It does actually relate to the bee, the insect, though: it's meant to reference the way a bee takes the quickest route back to its hive. So it is actually a beeline, not a b-line, as I have often seen it spelled. Who knew!

wreaking havoc

He didn't know how the raccoon got in, but it was now wreaking havoc in his kitchen.

a phrase that means to cause mayhem or bring about distruction, I often see it spelled wreck havoc, which doesn't seem farfetched, given the meaning. But to wreak means to bring about or cause, and that's what you do with chaos and destruction: you bring it about, you don't destroy the destruction. Havoc, by the way, used to refer to plundering and pillaging. Also interesting: The past tense of wreak it wreaked--not wrought.

at someone's beck and call

I cannot be at your beck and call 24/7! I have a life of my own, you know?

I often see this as beckon call, another understandable mistake, since the word beckon does exist, means the same as simply beck, namely to wave someone towards you or give a hand signal, and is more commonly used today. If someone is at your beck and call, though, they will cater to your every whim when you beck them AND when you call them.

one and the same

She realised that Lucky and The Hallowed were just titles for one and the same person.

two things so identical it's not enough to say the are one, or to say the are the same. they are one AND the same. That's how identical they are. One in the same, as I sometimes see it spelled, makes me more think of two peas in a pod.

case in point

You need sleep. Case in point: You just watered the plants with cat food.

If you try to give an example for an argument you're making, you bring up a case in your point, as in a case in support of your point, rather than a case and point.

getting off scot-free

We all knew they were guilty, but they got off scot-free.

TBH, neither the correct phrase nor the version that I often see in fics, getting off scotch free, made much sense to me before I looked up the origin. It has nothing to do with the people of Scotland or their finest whiskey--apparently the scot was a tax that people living in a town or village had to pay. If you lived outside the bounds and were able to avoid the tax, well--you were scot-free.

a shoo-in

With her charisma and eloquence, she was a shoo-in for chairwoman.

not a shoe-in, as you might think. This phrase, refering specifically to someone sure to win a competition or election, does not relate to having a foot in the door. It's a term originating from horse racing, referencing the action of driving the horse in a certain direction with gestures and noises. Shoo! Originally it was used to refer to rigged races, but it has lost most of that negative connotation today.

getting down to brass tacks

We don't have any more time to waste, let's get down to brass tacks!

this phrase, meaning getting down to business or cutting to the chase, doesn't have anything to do with taxes, thankfully. That's all we can say for sure, unfortunately. There are several theories on what the brass tacks are referencing (e.g. a tool to measure lengths of cloth in a shop or the practice of spelling a deceased person's initials in brass tacks on their coffin) but apparently nothing's confirmed.

bald-faced lie

"We're doing this for your own good." He told the bald-faced lie without so much as a wince.

rather than being bold-faced, as in, perhaps, cocky or strong, bald-faced used to refer to an open, unconcealed face, and now means the same in reference to a lie. It's an open, obvious, impudent lie told with a straight face.

If you made it this far, thank you for reading, I hope you learned something!

Second Part: Homophones!

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poisonouswritings · 3 years ago

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M4 in Disneyland/California Adventure

Is this something of a fandom trope? Perhaps. And is this somewhat self-indulgent because I went there a lot as a child? Mayhaps. But it's cute and fluffy and I'm gonna do it anyways, especially considering the news we got.

Also some of the events/shows I'm gonna mention aren't around anymore but shush it's okay we're all taking a trip back to late 2000s - early 2010s

GN!Reader, fluff, bit of alcohol, we're assuming the economy is not turbo-fucked and you can have enough money to do this stuff, and that Disney has not become a dystopian monopoly that values profits over just about every other aspect of human experience because I've Never Let Reality Get In The Way Of My Fluff Before And I Will Not Start Now™

This takes place in the Good End AU, where MC and Co. can travel between Earth and Astraea at will

For those who don't know, California Adventure (DCA) is focused moreso on Pixar and the MCU. There aren't as many rides but the rides there are faster. Less 'little train chugging through the scenic routes of the story the ride is based on' and more 'yeah let's steer this raft over a waterfall'. The aesthetic is also more like retro California. Think 1950s Hollywood more or less.

Felix

A kingdom of magic you say?

Okay firstly I wanna say,, he genuinely thinks there's magic there. So you're gonna have to find a way to prevent him from trying to do his experiments. Though maybe on Earth he wouldn't really have magic?? Idk you can figure out something. I believe in you.

That being said he also,, will not wake up before 9. He was up late trying to find a spell to prevent physical exhaustion, go figure. And once he is awake he'll want breakfast. Personally I'd recommend stopping at the Subway that's like a block away but that's just me. So all in all you guys probably don't even get into the park until like,,,, ten at the earliest.

But once you are there Boy Oh Boy!!

Since I'm the one writing this and I can do Whatever I Want™, I'm imagining you guys go during the Halloween season. That means everything is all spookily decorated. In fact, fuck it, you're doing Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. Y'all can't stop me.

So Fe could definitely get away with wearing his normal outfit. People will thinking he's like,, DisneyBounding as a background character from The Owl House or Pirates of the Caribbean or, if you wanna get retro, HalloweenTown, or something of the like.

Anyways everything is spookily decorated and Felix is Vibin'™. You'll have to explain the different characters and stuff. He'll try to remember all of it but let's be honest,, learning Disney characters From Scratch would be pretty overwhelming. You should probably focus on Mickey and Friends and The Nightmare Before Christmas crew, for Halloween relevance.

'I mean,,, yeah you could say Dr. Finklestein is like Escell if you really wanted,, I guess you'd be Sally then.' 'Well I have tried to use sleeping spells on him to sneak out before' 'Did they work?' 'not even remotely but I certainly tried'

I think he'd like the performances and shows a lot. Trying to figure out how the special effects work. Following the story. Giving you a fanfiction-tier alternate ending that is Probably Sad™. Crying over said fanfiction-tier alternate ending. There's a gaggle of giggling children watching Mickey and the Magical Map (that one live show that's basically Sorcerer Mickey travels through space and time to visit some princesses while trying not to get fired by his boss, no I will not give more context because that show is way funnier without context) and then Felix sobbing because in his head Belle and Aurora were lovers but then Aurora went into her magic coma and Belle never got to see her again,,,

Inspiration comes from everywhere folks

Probably more interested in looking around then going on the rides tbh

He wants to understand how everything works

Tell him about Haunted Mansion (name is self-explanatory, but it's a mansion that's haunted. You ride around in these little pod things and basically just look at spoopy animatronics and listen to spoopy songs) he will absolutely drag you over to experience it because he wants to see if there are real ghosts

By this point you're able to see spirits too (since you keep dying in Fe's route) so maybe you see one or two?? I don't think people die there all that often but I think a lot of Disney fans would like to haunt that ride. If you guys do find spirits, ho!! Felix is so excited!! This is a Proper Haunted Mansion!!

They used to have these,, mason jar-esque things that had a little diorama of a specific ghost inside and it lit up and stuff. He totally ends up getting one because look MC he can put real ghosts in there it'll be Ironic™ isn't he clever :)

He's so excited about it don't tell him he sounds like a nerd. Honestly he probably already knows but don't remind him. Or do. He'll get blushy so it's kind of a win-win no matter what

When you guys ride it he tries to communicate with the 'ghosts' at first. Then gets very indignant when he realizes it's special effects, at least for the cheesier animatronics.

'This is a mockery of my craft, MC! >:(' 'Fe it's for children' 'thats no excuse!'

By the end of it he's totally humming along to the music tho. If you call him out for it he gets flustered and pouts and says it's not his fault that it's catchy. Which is fair.

At the end of the ride right before you get off, there's these mirrors that show you a ghost, with the idea being the ghost will 'follow you home'. He's so? Confused?? Ghosts don't usually just arbitrarily pick someone there's always a deeper reason why is it just gonna follow you?? Is it because he's a necromancer??? Do ghosts come to him in this world???? MC do you guys just have a pet ghost now????? He knows you told him not to be doing magic stuff here but this has to be an acception right??????

Very disappointed when he realizes it's just more special effects

I don't think he'd wear ears? But if he did they'd be like, Maleficent or something. He likes the color scheme. You can tease him about being an Evil Necromancer™ and he's >:( no >:( he's a good boy he only raised a legion of the dead to destroy Astraea that one time be accident >:( but he's a good boy >:(

No but I think Felix would really like the Disney Villains. His favorite aesthetically would be Maleficent, but personality would probably be,, also Maleficent tbh. Perhaps Scar too.

Once the park closes for the Halloween Party (aka all the guests without tickets are kicked out) he'd be a little more interested in trying some of the rides. You can take him on Pirates. When you tell him about how all the skeletons used to be real (got them from medical schools I believe) he is 1000% more interested.

'Well there's no real skeletons anymore.' 'What? Why?' 'People thought it was disrespectful to the dead. And creepy.' 'Pfft. Excuses.'

Okay. Okay. So. If you haven't been on Pirates, you're in a boat and kinda floating down a track with scenes from the first movie. You go down two drops (so most of the time you're subterranean) and then at the end you go up this massive incline to bring you back to ground level. The first time I ever rode it, we got to the massive incline and my sister told me there was a maaasaasive super fast drop. And then all the other people on the boat agreed with her. I was like, 7, and was terrified and ended up screaming the second we hit the top. And then there's this little 1 foot plop and I looked like an idiot.

D,,do that,,,, do that to Felix,,,,,,, i know from personal experience that people will just go along with it. When you first described the drop of a roller coaster he could only imagine it as like, riding a dragon and the dragon suddenly dives?

Astraea doesn't have roller coasters leave him alone!! He's doing his best to understand.

So you (and everyone else on the boat) start messing with Felix and telling him there's gonna be a big drop, and he's picturing 100ft wild dive. He tries to play it cool but he's clinging to your arm in terror.

I mean,, if you guys die at least you can haunt a theme park together??

He shrieks and squeezes his eyes shut tight and holds his breath and- tiny little plop. He slowly opens his eyes. Blinks. Very very slowly releases you. Blinks again.

At this point everyone is giggling a bit. Definitely you. Once Felix connects the dots he Pouts™ and whines for the next twenty minutes. Once his face has cooled off, he has to admit, it was a clever little prank. He's actually pretty proud of you.

He,, acts super dramatic,,,, says his heart is racing and his knees are weak,,,,,, oh MC you must carry him to a bench,,,,,,,, before he faints,,,,,,,,, 100% hams it up, partially to make you both giggle and partially because he likes you fawning over him

You guys go through the little trick or treat lines to get snacks. Obviously he wants to try some Earth candy, but he probably won't like most of it so I hope you brought a big enough bag for you both

Take him to watch the Halloween Parade!! He likes seeing the characters in their costumes and hearing the spooky music. And when the Headless Horseman runs down the street??? He Is In Love With The Aesthetic™. Refuses to accept it was done with special effects. Starts thinking of how to do a spell to fake it. Maybe illusion magic? He wants to prank some people with it. MC do you wanna help? :)

Definitely tries to like,, use a little bit of magic to enchant some of the decorations to be Just A Teeny Bit More Spooky™. Probably inadvertantly causes a child to cry as a result. Ends up giving the kid some candy.

I don't think he'd like DCA as much. It doesn't have the magical charm the main park does. But if you wanna take him over to the little winery that's there, be my guest! He'd probably shit-talk all of the wines but he'd have fun. If he gets drunk off the one glass he actually finishes then you guys can sit for a bit,, have some snacks,, Fe has to sit out of the sun (I feel like he burns easily) so you guys can chill under an umbrella and vibe under the misters for a little bit. You can (discreetly) point out the tacky tourist-y clothes people are wearing. It's all in good fun.

Go to the Grand Californian (the big resort that's on park grounds),, there's a fireplace and comfy chairs you can sit in,,, charge your phone while Felix takes a nap,,,, zzzz,,,,,,,

Probably gets one of those pet vests for Stella or whatever. Maybe a cat toy.

Anisa

Tiny little squeaks of excitement she wants a Mickey pretzel plz

You guys get there right at opening. Anisa threatened lovingly to pick you up and carry you if you didn't wanna get up that early. She wants The Most Time to explore.

She!! Is!! So!! Excited!! Especially because you guys can take pictures in front of Sleeping Beauty's castle. The whole time you're in Fantasyland, she's calling you her princess/prince/liege/royalty/etc. She is your knight. She is so agshfufusja

If you go into the Bibbity Bobbity Boutique,, technically they only do the princess makeover for young girls,,, but if you ask them to spray you in 'fairy dust' (glitter perfume) they will and Anisa 12/10 insists you do it because Everyone Should See How Amazing You Are!!! She's so proud to have you by her side ajdjfjdh

You guys,, go on the carousel,,, she helps you on the horse,,,,, takes the one right next to you,,,,,, she doesn't Fully Understand the purpose of it but she's having fun.

She loves the movie rides!! She wants you to tell her about all the stories that go along with them. A lot of the rides have little references to different scenes while waiting in line. And since the lines are usually stupid long, you'll have lots of time to explain the story and pull up clips to help her understand. She learns fast! Obviously she wants to know all your favorites. Will ride them No Matter How Long the wait is.

Snacks snacks snacks snacks snacks snacks

Get her a Mickey pretzel! Get her a churro! Get her one of those massive turkey legs! Get her popcorn! Get her a bread bowl with clam chowder in it! She wants snaccs and she deserves all of them :) (again we're suspending disbelief and pretending we have an infinite money glitch)

Listen listen listen,,, in Fantasyland they sell these,,, these roses that glow and change colors,,, please get her one,,, she will melt,,, I love her so much plz,,,

She wants to hold your hand the entire time. And who can blame her? Disneyland is a romantic place if you ignore the screaming children and crowds and icky gross classism

Obviously she wants to watch the parades!! There's a bit of wiggling around to get through the crowds. She tries to make you stand in front so you can get the better view akfiwofjs please push this adorable dumb lady in front of you (or at least to the side of you) so she can see right. She sees how everyone is waving to the performers on the floats and she does it too, but she also waves and cheers for the dancers on the ground because they're doing such a good job!! They deserve recognition!!! And higher wages!!!!!!

She has no idea what the songs are but she tries really hard to sing along anyways.

Take her to Star Tours. Explain Star Wars lore to her. She sympathizes a lot with Luke. I don't know enough about Star Wars to make more jokes about this so you Trekkies™ or whatever you're called can fill in the blanks

Is very interested in the animatronics and special effects!! How do they work? How can you tell? There's really no magic involved? Is this kinda thing common on Earth?

Please get her ears. She wants some so bad. And get matching ones?? She is,, she is putty,, melting into the floor,,, so happy,,,,

Please,,, please,,, take her to Pixie Hollow. I know there's really nothing to do there but take pictures of the fairies and whatever but she thinks it's so adorable. Initially thinks they're real fairies. A little disappointed when she figures it out.

Take her on the Storybook ride!! It's a cute little boat ride where the 'captain' gives you little pieces of trivia about the movies and there's a bunch of little sets and dioramas and stuff!! It's a good way to wind down and take a break while seeing some interesting stuff. Anisa would be trying to memorize All The Information

Tell her about Alice in Wonderland!! Take her on the little ride where you sit in a caterpillar!! She's confused but she likes it!

Teacups? Teacups! :) You tell her you wanna go fast and she Takes It To 11™. If it ends up being too much and you get really dizzy, she helps you find a place to sit down and rubs your back while constantly apologizing. Gets you some water and crackers to munch on until your stomach settles.

You guys see tiny baby ducklings. A worker gently guides them back to the grass. Anisa has to sit down for a second because they were so cute.

Obviously you guys have to have dinner there. Inside the Pirates of the Caribbean ride is a restaurant called The Blue Bayou. You're kinda part of the ride! You can see people in their boats going by. Annie is very excited about getting to wave hi to people.

Guys!! Guys!!! If you Do Not Know, there's a train (the Disneyland Railroad) that takes you through the park. It takes about 20 minutes total to do a full lap. In fact that's probably the first thing you do (one of the stations is positioned right over the park's entrance) to give Annie an overview. She's in awe the whole time. Her eyes are Big And Sparkly. There's one part of the trip where it 'takes you through the past' and you see a bunch of stuff about dinosaurs?? Admittedly it's kind of random but it's cool. This also has the benefit of introducing Anisa to dinosaurs. She initially thinks they're dragons. Even after you explain it she continues to accidentally call them dragons.

Since we're ignoring reality and taking a trip through my childhood nostalgia, we're gonna say Inventions Of The Future is still around. It was basically a giant walkthrough that let you see innovative new technology, most of which was centered around daily life. This was 2008 or so. I actually can't even remember most of what was there, just the fact that it was really cool. Anyways take Annie there!! Let her play with cool technology! She has no clue what most of it is for but she likes making things light up!!!

In Tomorrowland (the futuristic section of the park), all the plants are edible. Tell her this. Tease her with it because oh if the plants are edible the dirt should be too right? Baby do you wanna check? :)

ur honor i love her

She would like DCA!! Especially if you happen to be from California!! She asks you how similar the vibe is to reality, and to present times.

We're gonna say,, this takes place during the Food and Wine Festival. Basically DCA has a big area set aside for a bunch of different food vendors, most of which are supposed to be 'around the world' type things. I can't speak to the authenticity of everything but the food is usually pretty good. They also have alcohol but I don't think Annie would drink much. She wants to be aware of everything!

You guys go from stand to stand. You try to be cute and feed her but she gets overexcited and bites your fingers,, you have tiny little fang marks now,,, her hair poofs and she's all embarrassed hehe,,,,

Please! Take her! To the Little Mermaid ride!! I feel like she'd really enjoy the story but also getting to see all the animatronic fish. She hums along to 'Under The Sea'. Ask her which fish look tastier than dolphins. You're trying to make her flustered but then she starts rambling for a solid five minutes about what she imagines different fish taste like. She's so passionate about it it's adorable. But also You're Gonna Make Flounder Sad If You Eat Him Annie!!

Look. I know that Soarin' Over California is now Soarin' Over the World or whatever but!! I Do Not Care!! It's staying California.

The ride is basically, y'all go into a soundstage with a massive screen, sit in these seats that are mounted on risers or whatever, and get lifted 30-ish feet off the floor. Air blows in your face and there's different scents and it's supposed to be that you're literally soaring over the state. It is Not A Rollercoaster, but the first time I rode it, my sister spent the entire time we were waiting in line telling me it was gonna be a super scary and fast coaster. I hope you're all seeing a pattern.

Anisa holds your hand the whole time, excitedly pointing out all the little details she notices. There's this one part where you fly over the ocean and there are jumping dolphins!! And she!!! She is so excited because she never thought she'd actually see real dolphins moving around and stuff!!!! Sees how fast they go and is like 'pfft I could totally outrun them' like baby No You Couldn't but she's so adorable you have to let her have this. Oh and when she smells things?? She thinks it's such a neat little trick!! Really enjoys it. Is a little wobbly-kneed when you guys get off.

On Buena Vista Street (basically DCA's Main Street, aka the entrance to the rest of the park) there's a cable car that runs around and street singers that walk down. Think the same aesthetic as like,, Newsies? Anisa will definitely pause to listen to them.

Bugs Land! They had the little water park where it was all massive sized normal objects (the idea was that you were a bug so things like hose faucets and buckets and whatever were massive) that dripped water. She thinks it's super cute and definitely wants to splash you a bit.

Oh you thought we were done with snacks? Clarabelle's Ice Cream Parlor. Go get Annie a cone. Or you guys can get Starbucks they're right next to each other.

You can end the night with World of Color, which is a water show that shows a bunch of scenes from certain movies and has music and some fire sometimes? It's a fun way to kill 20-30 minutes at the end of the night. Thanks to your Handy Dandy Time Management Skills, you guys manage to get right to the front of the crowd. You get the best view but also get soaked. If it's windy or you're just chilly, Anisa hugs you from behind to keep you warm hehe

'Aw I don't want you getting a cold :)'

If your feet are tired after the long day of walking around, she totally carries you. But also she's tired so maybe just encourage her to sit down for a few minutes.

Sage

The feline instinct to chase Mickey and Minnie around-

Right off the bat, I don't think he'd go unless Tulsi got to too. Is this projecting because I love Tulsi? Perhaps. But the whole idea of Disneyland is magic and family so I think he'd want her there.

Tulsi refuses to third-wheel though! She subsequently invites Elowen. Since this is after the main story, Sage and Elowen are reluctant allies, so they don't bitch too much about having to go together. Just don't make them sit together on any rides or they'll be bickering the whole time.

Since this takes place after the main story, Sage is,, a little on-edge at first. Big crowds = a lot of people = danger. Once you guys go through the metal detectors and security checks, he calms down a bit. I'd advise you guys go in the middle of the week or something so there's less people.

In fact?? You're going on a Leap Day that also falls on a Wednesday. That doesn't mean much now but one time back in the early 2010s (don't remember specifically which year) I went on one of those days and I didn't have to wait more than 15 minutes for any ride in either park. It's only because of Elowen waking you all up (which may involve dumping water on Sage and Tulsi, she spares you) that you manage to get there at opening.

Tulsi is probably the most interested right off the bat, mostly because of all the technology. What's this? How does it work?? Who made it?? What do they do if it breaks?? If you don't have an answer to one of her questions then You Better Look It Up.

Elowen is interested in Main Street. She's travelled a lot over the years and I think that after a while you start to pay attention to the differences in scenery/culture and actually care about them. Also I think she (and Sage tbh) immediately start noticing entrances, exits, hidden alleyways, possible escape routes, places to be attacked from, etc. Can't be too careful.

This place,, reminds Sage of Porrima, sorta. The familiar ground helps him out a bit.

I think they'd like Adventureland! Especially Indiana Jones. Being a treasure hunter in a rickety car navigating through Hell? Exciting! You can try to explain the plot of the movie/series but honestly,, Tulsi would listen but I think Elowen and Sage's Cat Brains™ would kick in, Sage moreso. Especially since you're next to Jungle Cruise which has a lot of animal sounds, so they keep hearing those and getting distracted

The line essentially winds through a jungle setting, then inside the temple you'll be 'exploring'. A few of the rooms have little tricks that makes the ceiling sink a few inches or spikes protrude from the walls or whatever. The first time you trick Tulsi into triggering one, Sage immediately hugs you against his chest to protect you. You have to Very Very Quickly explain nothing is actually happening or else he will make a scene.

Side note! I know we all love Sage's badonkers but Disney requires you to wear shirts. Normally he'd bitch but like,, get him one of those dumb couple matching shirts?? Wear it with him??? He gets super blushy. Continues to complain ofc but he likes that everyone will be able to see that he's yours and you're his. Like a more wholesome form of hickeys y'know? In a Tiny Bit Of Disbelief that someone as amazing as you wants to wear dumb couple shirts with him but he is so so so happy

Anyways you guys finally manage to get into the Jeeps that take you through the ride. You offer to let Sage 'drive' but he tells Tulsi to do it. Tulsi slides into the driver's seat.

There's this,, this lil pocket that rides can store their hats and bags in and whatever,,, Tulsi finds a pair of sunglasses in hers. Puts them on. She is The Driver And She Will Send You All To Hell And Look Good Doing It™

I know we'll clearly never get a Tulsi route but I love her so much i would die for her

Tulsi and Sage complain about the car not going fast enough. Elowen is concerned because uh? MC?? Why is the voice coming from the speakers suddenly talking about a magic curse that dooms anyone who looks into the eyes of a statue or whatever??? Since Tulsi was the only one listening to your explanation of the ride earlier she already understands it's not real, so obviously she's not closing her eyes. Leading to Elowen putting her hand over Tulsi's eyes. You laugh until Sage puts his hand over your eyes.

Funny story!! First time I went on this ride my sister told me the statue thing was real and I cried and covered her eyes cause I didn't want her to die. I was, again, 7.

You guys shake, rattle, and rumble all the way through the track, the three of them yelping (Tulsi laughing sometimes) the whole time. Elowen and Sage eventually realize there are No Actual Threats and loosen up a bit. They all get startled by the boulder at the end, and the drop (the car backs up down the track and then plunges down a hidden drop) successfully startles them.

I do not think it's smart to take Sage on Jungle Cruise!! Or Elowen!! Their cat brains take over and they would want to pounce at things!!! But if you remember any of the puns then you can tell them and that's really what the ride is all about.

'Whats the scariest plant in the jungle?' 'Well there is this one that has sentient vines that capture their pray and douse them in acidic-' 'Bam-boo! :)' 'MC plz'

Tulsi would wanna investigate Tarzan's Treehouse (basically a series of rope bridges and trees that you can freely navigate). She also wants to give you and Sage alone time, so she grabs Elowen and says they'll meet up with you later.

Tarzan's Treehouse is right next to Pirates of the Caribbean. If Sage still has his eye patch, a young child will walk up and ask if he's a pirate. Sage kinda hesitates for a sec because he's used to people - especially kids - being intimidated by his appearance before just kind of agreeing. Who is he to dash this kid's dreams? The kid asks what the best treasure he's ever found is and Sage gets red as he kinda instinctually looks over at you,,, this man cannot find the words so he kinda just nods in your direction because after All The Shit you two have been through he doesn't try to downplay it anymore. Losing you made him realize just how much he loves you, and now that he has you back, he doesn't want to waste time pretending he doesn't. He really is absolutely hopelessly enamoured with you.

But he still doesn't really know how to say it. Be patient with him.

I don't think Sage would like most of the story rides. They're too slow. So take him to the roller coasters!! Splash Mountain is good (so long as we're ignoring the context of that ride, which isn't too hard considering Disney buried every trace of Song of the South)! Remind him not to go chasing after any animatronic animals. He doesn't realize that big drop?? Is connected to this ride.

D,,,don't tell him. Get on the ride. At first he's bored and the music grates on his nerves but right in the middle of his complaining he hears the rush of water,, getting louder,, you guys reach the uh,, the zenith of the ride, if you will,, and he gets to look down and see what a massive drop it is and he grabs your hand and grips the side of the log and you guys shoot down and he's both screaming and laughing because hohohOHOHO ADRENALINE FUCK YEAH!!!

YES HE GETS SPLASHED BUT HE DOES NOT CARE!!!!

He's a teeny bit shaky after it but in a good way. He hugs you tightly when you get off and you guys stumble to the exit laughing.

'MC I thought it was my job to get you wet ;)'

He definitely starts to understand the appeal. After you guys walk around a bit to dry off he's eager to get to the next ride!

Thunder Mountain Railroad is definitely less intense, but it's a fast-paced train ride through a Midwestern setting and That Is Enough to keep Sage interested!!

Cowboy Sage?? Hehehe

I think Space Mountain might be a little too high-tech for him. But if you do go, you end up running into Tulsi and Elowen. Tulsi (still wearing her stolen sunglasses) links her arm with yours and drags you into the seats, meaning Sage and Elowen have to sit together behind you. Space Mountain is all Darkness, Pinpoint Lights, and Loud Noises. Tulsi has a great time. Sage and Elowen act like the ride was No Big Deal when you get to see the pictures after (yes the ride takes a picture of you) they're clearly clinging to each other in terror. They're both mortified. You take a picture of it to show to everyone later. Elowen threatens to break your phone but you've already uploaded it to Drive or whatever

Go! To!! Matterhorn!!! The seats are uncomfy for him since he's So Tol but he'll manage. It isn't until the ride starts that you realize that, oh, maybe you shoulda warned Sage about the Yeti. You don't have time now because Sage is looking at everything and Not Listening oh jeez oh heck oh no oh fuck you are so lucky that the restraints are tight or else Sage would be Ripping That Animatronic To Shreds

You guys oughta take a break after that. He hugs you tightly and refuses to let you go for a few minutes because he Genuinely Thought He Was Gonna Lose You for a second there. Buy him some popcorn or beignets or something. Porhaps sit on his lap and play with his hair for a minute. It calms him down very quickly and he ends up purring and melting against your shoulder. You guys can get moving again in a bit. Tomorrowland might be a bit much for him but,, but,, let him do Autotopia (you drive a car on a track through some futuristic scenery. That's about it). Do it with Elowen and Tulsi. Somehow Elowen ends up in front with Sage directly behind her. You and Tulsi share a car. Elowen keeps hitting the breaks to screw with Sage, Sage keeps ramming into her, and you and Tulsi just kinda,, watch the disaster and laugh a bit.

Disneyland is a bit too fairytale for Sage. I think he'd like DCA more.

He'll sit still to listen to the street singers if you want to. And I think he'd like it if he gave it a chance. Lean your head on his shoulder and hum along and suddenly he will sit there For Hours On End and be happy.

There's this thing called the Animator's Workshop. Basically it teaches you about zoetrope animations and lets you make your own little one! That's where you find Tulsi and Elowen, who are drawing each other. Elowen's has a chibi Tulsi polishing a sword. Tulsi's has a cartoon Elowen chasing a bird, only for the bird to lead a giant flock after her. Sage makes one too, but it's something simple like a bird flying or a ball bouncing or something. He might try to doodle something for you but I don't think he'd be very good at it ahdhfjdafka

You can draw him something!! Even if it isn't great He Will Love And Cherish It!!! It's from you that's all that matters.

Side note I think if you got him like,, one of the glowing roses are just any type of adorable/romantic gift, I think he would cry a lil bit

Go down to Paradise Pier!! You guys can wander along the boardwalk. Go to the bakery! Watch bread being made! Go to the Ghirardelli store! Get a free chocolate sample! Get ice cream!

Fun story! I went there with my friend once and I told them my name and showed them my card and then they called me Rachel. My name is not remotely similar to Rachel. But it's now become a meme in my group chat so there's that ig

And then go on California Screamin'. It's the one coaster in all of Disneyland that has a loop. You might wanna hold Sage's hand during the ride because it certainly looks a bit intimidating. At least there's no animatronic monsters this time. Definitely holds your hand but is also death gripping the handles. He does scream and he does laugh and he does have fun. But he is Not Releasing The Handles until everyone else is off the train.

If you wanna cool him down a bit, take him (and Tulsi and Elowen) to Roaring Rapids! It's basically 8 people in a circular raft with No Control Over Anything getting tossed around by waves and splashed with water. To make it Extra Fun I highly recommend that you guys go at night, hold hands to form a circle, and close your eyes. You'll have no idea what's happening the whole time and just get randomly soaked by cold water. Great on a summer night. Honestly the only reason Sage agrees to go on it at all is because you asked Elowen getting splashed with water after she did the same thing to him earlier is funny.

There's a bar called Trader Sam's like,, a ten-minute walk over at one of the on-site hotels. Sage and Tulsi definitely have fun with the drinks but make sure not to get too trashed. You and Elowen are just hanging out, snacking on mini-sliders and keeping the siblings semi-controlled. Make sure to give them some food and plenty of water.

Go on the,, go on the Ferris Wheel. Go on the swinging gondolas. Tulsi is clutching at Everything That Will Keep Her From Dying. Elowen is laughing. Sage has an arm around your shoulders and is also discreetly gripping onto Whatever Will Keep Him From Dying.

Y'know what? Wheel gets stuck at the top for a little while. Give me 20 minutes. I'll give you 20 minutes. It's been a long day. Tuck yourself into the crook of his neck and smooch his jaw and cuddle him. He gets Very Flustered but Very Happy. Tulsi and Elowen are gonna fake-gag but Tulsi is glad you're both happy. Elowen is threatening the throw you both out of the gondola if you don't knock it off.

Rime

It seems like we aren't getting a Rime route so it's up to us (the fandom) to make All The Content™

Good luck getting into the park before noon! Not because of sleeping in (okay that's a lie you guys totally slept in) but because Rime wants to explore Downtown Disney

Take! Him! To! Sephora! I choose to believe this is the first time he's been in an Earth makeup store and He Is Gonna Have Fun

Let him have Starbucks! Let him go to the World of Disney store! He probably wouldn't get much because obviously most of the merchandise is character-focused but if there's something particularly nice or if there's something you say would like nice on him then he'll totally get it

Cotton candy! Get him some! Share some! He likes letting it dissolve on his tongue.

You guys eventually do get into the park tho. Don't worry.

I feel like Rime isn't particularly enthusiastic about the rides. Sure he'll go on whichever ones you want and he'll be excited about them! But uh,, honestly he'd be cool grabbing some mixed drinks and chilling on a bench and enjoying the vibes.

However you are contractually obligated to take him to Haunted Mansion. You are contractually obligated to point at random ghosts and say 'thats you'. Rime acts like he's Not Pleased™ but in reality he's snickering along. If you've died at some point, then he does the same thing to you. When it gets to the 'take a ghost home' part, you guys joke about taking each other.

Otherwise? I'm choosing to believe that you guys go like,, on Villains Night, which is basically where some iconic Villains have little walkthroughs. Honestly since you guys spent a bunch of the day in Downtown then you don't even get into the parks until the evening. The aesthetic is better anyways.

And y'know what? Dress up. I don't think you're allowed to go Full Costume but you can definitely go a bit goth. Rime is catty about it but on the inside he is a Simpering Fool. Even if he helped you pick the outfit (let's be real he probably did) seeing it on you??? He's dead. Again.

Okay take him on the Buzz Lightyear shooting ride. Would be understand what the hell is happening? Not even a little. But does he like shooting things? Yes!!

So the carts on the Lightyear ride have the ability to spin around, since the idea of the ride is that it's basically a shooting game and you're trying to hit targets. So obviously you and Rime grapple for control of the turning-stick and just end up spending the entire time turning in a circle while laughing. You both score terribly. Half the time you're jokingly shooting each other.

You guys stroll around and play Hot or Not with the face characters.

Explain the different villains to him. Pull up YouTube and play their songs. Rime vibes with basically all of them. Makes you get the lyric versions so he can understand what's happening.

'So basically - in the original version anyways - Maleficent wreaked a kingdom and damned an innocent girl because she was snubbed from a party.' 'Hah. Iconic.' 'Rime no'

So the last time I went to Villains Night they had Mad Hatter there?? He wasn't a villain??? I don't have an explanation for that but Rime loves his outfit and that's all I care about when it comes to that.

Redeemed!Rime? Tease him a little bit. Oh babe you'd make such a good addition to the cast tonight :) Too bad you're all good and sweet and adorable now :) Big bad evil necromancer is a hero now :) he?? Has very confused blushies??? Because he's got Unimaginable Power™ but also he is a Very Good Redeemed Boi™

Rime doesn't want to make a big deal about it but he ends up getting souvenirs for the Starsworn. Since his redemption he's been grateful that they've all forgiven him (even Sage, though they still bicker constantly), and I think he's better at showing his feelings through gifts than words.

That being said he gets you a gift too. Maybe one of the roses, maybe some candy, maybe some dumb knickknack he thinks would make you laugh. He plays it off but he put kind of A Lot Of Thought into it. That's a big part of why he wanted to spend so much time in the stores in Downtown. He had to find the Right Stuff.

I think he'd like the parades decently enough. He'll sit through it with you but I think he's a lot more invested in internally swooning over how excited you look than the actual performance.

The same goes for the fireworks. You guys are probably on a bench or at a table somewhere just kinda watching them from a distance. You can still make out the music and get a good view, but it's not overwhelmingly loud and there's not a thousand people pressing in on you from all sides. It's just you and Rime, sitting side by side, watching the show and making dumb jokes to each other.

And honestly that moment is the most magical thing this park coulda given him.

#fictif last legacy #last legacy #fictif felix #felix iskandar escellun #fictif anisa #anisa anka #fictif sage #sage lesath #fictif tulsi #tulsi ain #fictif elowen #elowen de bhaldraithe #fictif rime #rime solano varela #based on nostalgia #disney imagine #fandom trope #x reader #ozzy daydreams

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folkgirlhero · 2 years ago

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The Unbecoming of Elias Bouchard (M, ao3)

After about 1,000,000 years (10 months), my Michael/OGElias fic is finished! Hooray! Enormous shoutout to @blindbeta for doing a sensitivity read (and more, tbh) for me! Check it out here

Excerpt (from Chapter 4):

Some days it was like this:

“You’re too old to sit like that now, surely.” Michael commented, dropping two tote bags of groceries on the kitchen island and shaking off his coat.

Elias grinned where he was sat at the dining room table, chair turned the wrong way ‘round, chin resting on the chair back. “Counterculture ‘til I die, baby.”

Michael laughed and leaned over Elias where he was now frowning at his Perkins Brailler, trying to remember what his teacher had said about telling the difference between “i” and “e”.

“And how goes the memoir?” Michael teased. Really, tell the man you feel like Hemingway on the machine one time…

“It will be earth-shattering, so long as I can learn to spell my name right. Check for me?”

And Michael did, and then started chopping vegetables for their dinner and Elias turned on the record player and went back to clacking away with his tongue between his lips in concentration. The quiet between them was comfortable as a warm quilt, patchworked with the worn scraps of who they were before, and when Michael walked by Elias to go to the pantry, he trailed a hand over his shoulder and Elias leaned into it, easy as anything.

Elias dug his socked toes into the carpet and inhaled the smell of onion and garlic sauteing in a pan and the soft sound of Michael singing to himself and it was perfect.

Then, other days were like this:

The sounds of Michael pacing his bedroom, rambling to himself, his manic bursts of laughter. Elias knew better than to go in and try to talk to him—these dark moods were just another part of their life now. Sometimes Michael was still his ray of sunshine, bright and eager to please and then a switch would flip and his laugh would turn mocking, or he would have a short burst of meanness, like a raincloud passing by, there and then gone. It was a small price to pay to get Michael back, to be allowed to keep him. But that didn’t make it any easier.

There was a crash that suggested broken glass and Elias huffed out a sigh and flipped to his other side, resisting the childish urge to stuff a pillow over his head. Michael—the old Michael—would have been much better at this than Elias was, if their positions were reversed. Michael had been much better; how many times had he held and soothed away Elias’s frantic energy?

It’s just. They weren’t—well, Elias wasn’t sure what they were and weren’t, exactly. They certainly weren’t in a relationship, at least not the kind they had been in when they were in their 20s. Elias would say “roommates,” if the thought wasn’t so depressing he wanted to fling himself off the roof, but, honestly, that wasn’t quite right either.

It felt like living with a total stranger, in many ways, except the total stranger knew a handful of the most important things about you and also you were still, inconveniently, in love with him. Also he was a little bit of a monster.

An enormous thud let Elias know that Michael had flipped over the guest bed again. He should really get up and go to him.

Instead, he groped around the bedside table for his earplugs. For all his growth, he was still a coward.

[don't worry, this has a happy ending :))]

#my fic #tma fic #michael shelley #michael distortion #og elias #ogelias/michael

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fencesandfrogs · 2 years ago

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Hello I recently found out you have been watching a series of unfortunate events and I just. I have so much to say omg!! For now I will settle with, how are you liking the show and who/what are your favorite things about it rn?

eeeee yessss okay

i'd already seen s1 and part of s2 w my family, but i decided to rewatch from the beginning, bc, well.

yeah.

a series of unfortunate events were books i read as a child, like. y'know the way i read the bad begnning and then i'd just grab whichever were free and settle in for an hour or so of reading. like. just. picturing their covers reminds me of being in fifth grade and sitting in a chair to read. reading was so escapism for me that i hold all childhood book series close to my chest. (fun fact!: i broke up w someone over them once.) (/j it was complicated but they did technically play a part.)

(aside: i loved anything like that, and just...god i read the bad beginning so many times. i was obsessed w tragedy and so a book series where i didn't have to sit thru to find the bad bits? the punch of knowing that there was always another hit? no happy ending would stick? good shit.)

i'm on s3 rn? i watched the first half of the grim grotto, but the second episode ended up being too much, so a friend found a summary for me, but i haven't been in the Mood for it since then. i might pick it up tonight or tomorrow, we'll See.

i'm really liking the show! i think they managed to capture the tone of the books really, really well. like. damn. that's the way to do it.

y'know how the princess bride movie is completely different from the book? because the book is sarcastic and snippy and they couldn't make it fit a movie so they just cut it?

(aside ii: no shade on the princess bride movie. i love the book and the movie. but you have to understand they're two entirely disparate stories.)

but a tv show has time to do freezes and author speaking to you like that and the narration so a series of unfortunate events gets to breathe and it gets to be told the only way it could be told.

urgh it makes me want to scream into a pillow i'm so happy about how it got told. it just. it feels as much like reading the books did as it could, and that makes me so happy.

so yeah those r overall thoughts.

characterwise...

uhm this isn't characterwise i just want to pause and say i think they're doing a good job w the deaths. that's really hard to pull off in a children's show, but they're doing it. it's very impressive and netflix is really doing well w this series.

okay back to character thoughts.

i've liked most characters tbh. i think everyone is done really well.

count olaf doesn't fit with him in my head from the books, but not in a bad way. like the him-in-my-head was not going to work on tv i'm okay w that change. it's not even a change? it's just a subtle distinction.

i find the baudelaires are...hm.

i don't think of them in the same way i used to, and i know why. part of it is growing up, part of it is, well...

i'm not in the mood to bare my soul in a way you probably didn't expect from a short little ask, so i won't. i'll just say reflection on that part is a little bittersweet.

now you'll have to forgive me because i have a memory problem so names are not my strongsuit, nor is spelling, but i really like the snicket siblings! they're fans. and the um. the woman who made the new madame lulu. i liked her quite a lot.

the quagmire triplets r also favourites. i have a feeling that something i'm having thoughts about atm (wrt violet and what's-his-name's conversation about fires) is going to be resolved later, so i won't say what i think now, lest i invite people to comment/spoil things. but i'm a fan of the three of them. i dunno.

sibling relationships hit me in all sorts of ways.

something that hit me unexpectedly hard was violet's moment when klaus was hypnotized. her "i'm supposed to protect him" just.

violet my beloved.

aaaand i am of course having thoughts about sunny but wrt ep 2 of the grim grotto they went from normal thoughts i'd tell anyone to suddenly and intensely personal so i can't share them BUT know they are there and they are many.

ty for asking!! i love getting asks on main <3333

#ask #anon #mine #a series of unfortunate events #asoue

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nonasimming · 3 years ago

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Marikit "Mari" Bautista

for @ceejayssss's millennial complex bachelorette challenge 😅 her backstory is after the cut because it's too long lol am sorry

Marikit, known to her friends as Mari, grew up near the beaches of Sulani. She was the oldest of three children and would joke to her friends that she was "the lab rat" of the family. Fortunately, Mari was a gifted child. Her mother, a quintessential tiger mom, made her join every competition she possibly could -- from spelling bees to math-triathlons to talent shows to classroom politics, you name it! Funnily enough, she always excelled at them, too. She coasted through life with good grades, multiple awards, and, despite being an introvert, a decent amount of friends. But even with all of these, Mari felt average, almost invisible. She didn't know who she was outside of her books and certificates. Her hometown, comforting as it was, kept feeling smaller and smaller.

When uni applications rolled around, Mari decided it was time for a change. She picked the farthest university there was - Britechester University - to study Language and Literature. She wanted to be a writer. In uni, she realized that there were a lot of bright young people, maybe even brighter than her, around. She developed a creeping suspicion that, despite what her parents and childhood mentors told her, she wasn't all that special. On the flip side, uni also opened her up to a new and exciting world of juice and keg parties. She went out every night and met many different people. She was widening her horizons, she said. She bounced from relationship to relationship, fling to fling, and she tried almost all mostly-legal substances. She wanted to experience it all! A term shy of graduating, for no particular reason, she packed up her bags and moved again. Her college-town felt too small, too.

After a few years of jumping from place to place, Mari is now 25 and looking to put down some roots. She's not entirely sure what she wants to do with her life but for now she works as a public relations coordinator in San Myshuno. If she feels like a basic bitch, it's because she's already trying to clean up her act (for the most part). She's slow to warm up to people but with three tequila shots in she might just tell you about that one time she almost got herself into an orgy (it's more comedic than it sounds). And, while she says she wants a serious and committed relationship, her non-committal nature leads to her feeling suffocated in most relationships. All in all, Mari is just a confused millennial on her way to finding out what kind of person she actually wants to be.

Other info about Mari

Zodiac Sign: Pisces, MBTI: INFP

Traits:

Non-committal: Mari jokes that being a Pisces has given her the attention span of a fish. She's not entirely wrong, as she's constantly jumping from one interest to another. Even though she thinks of herself as a hopeless romantic, she also gets tired of romantic partners fairly quickly. She thinks that she just needs to meet the right person, but tbh sometimes she wonders if she's just saying that to console herself.

Perfectionist: a direct result of growing up as an over-achiever is that Mari has too-high standards for herself without the actual motivation to see things through. She does, however, do a really good job once she hyperfixates on something.

Jealous: her competitive edge means she's always lowkey looking to outshine others. She thinks it's because her parents used to always compare her to other kids. It's a trait she's trying to outgrow as it only leads to petty competition and it's made her a sore loser in more than one occasion. Strangely enough though, she also feels bad when people lose to her.

Erratic: Probably a major factor in Mari's misadventures is how fast and intense her emotions change. Most people wouldn't expect it from her, but she's done a lot of shady things lol

Movie Buff: Mari prides herself in her extensive knowledge of horror movies. She's continuously adding to her horror movie watchlist and can't stand people who say "I don't really like watching movies".

Skills: She's picked up a lot of skills over the years in an effort to discover what she wants to be and what she's good at. She also tried out baking, gardening and yoga just for the 'gram.

Random facts

Mari makes playlists based on "if my life was a movie, what scene would this song be the background to". Her latest playlist is titled "Songs for when you smoke up with a boy in his apartment and there's very clearly tension there but both of you are waiting for the other to make a move".

She mostly only wears neutrals (particularly, black or white), but all her non-clothing items are in pink. If she's buying bedsheets, desk chairs, or sticky notes, it's most likely gonna be in pink.

#i used a face overlay on her i hope u dont mind #millennialcomplexbc #the sims 4 #ts4 #my sims

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beloved-child-of-the-house · 3 years ago

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Fic Writer Questions! (you can find me here on AO3 if you're interested!)

tagged by dear @theburialofstrawberries mwah!

1) How many works do you have on AO3?

112 yowza!

2) What’s your total AO3 word count?

750,421 kinda tempted to go delete one word so it can be 750420 which is a far more Pleasing number

3) How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?

12ish but some of them overlap: BBCS/Sherlock Holmes/ACD (these are all different bc my bbcs fics are not the same as my own modern fem Sherlock Holmes adaptation are not the same as my ACD Holmes fic; Good Omens; Harry Potter/The Werewolf Draco Malfoy Cinematic Universe; Captive Prince; The Hobbit; Fleabag (it was a crossover with BBCS but Fleabag is the perspective character so it still counts as a separate fandom imo); Doctor Who; The Office; Parks and Rec; Broad City (one a piece for those last 5 but I AM going to write a Parks and Rec polycule fic for @gaykagome)

4) What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

They're all Good Omens fics from the 2019 Summer of Good Omens! Susceptible to Summer, Fragments Shored Against My Ruin, Something So Magic, Enter Serpent, and Anything We Like

All of those have over 2k except the last one, but average engagement for me is like 400 kudos or so

5) Do you respond to comments, why or why not?

I try! It depends on what's going on with me. Sometimes I just don't have the energy, and I figure people would rather I spend my brain power on writing new fics than on writing replies to comments. Wish I had a fave button tho so I could let people know I read and reread comments, because I do!

6) What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

Oh I wrote this ficlet series called A Chemical Defect about John and Sherlock's relationship in s3 of BBCS, and it's WILDLY unpopular. People don't read my fic to cry sad tears I guess! John and Sherlock are having an affair in the story, and it ends with the implication that their relationship is unsustainable and that Mary knows about it anyway. I intended to come back to it after s4 and write a more optimistic ending but LOL! Didn't have the heart.

7) What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?

I know this answer is kinda up my own ass, but like. I think stories that feel true to life sort of feel like they end on a beginning if you know what I mean? You don't really consider a chapter of your life closed until you look back on it from the next? SO that said, I think I'd have to say that it's my big BBCS serial The Only One in the World. I spent 2 years writing it, and it ends with John retiring from medicine to solve crimes and write books full time.

Could also be my WDMCU (werewolf Draco Malfoy cinematic universe) series Moonrise, which starts with Draco isolated in his abusive mother's house, trying to cope with lycanthropy essentially alone and ends with him in love and surrounded by found family in a cozy cottage in Hogsmeade, having gotten some lycanthrope rights legislation passed after working at it for years and talking to Harry about whether they want to have kids. Oh man I feel warm and fuzzy just thinking about it

8) Do you write crossovers? If so what is the craziest one you’ve written?

I have written one crossover. It's BBCS/Fleabag, because me and @loudest-subtext-in-tv were laughing about how John seems like one of the horrible guys Fleabag sleeps with basically out of self loathing, so I wrote this fic to make Nattie laugh, and you should read it bc it's so good and so underrated.

9) Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Not really, but people don't seem to know that authors can read bookmark tags unless you private the bookmark, and someone once put in the bookmark tag on one of my fics 'writing was meh but it was okay.' Okay so why bookmark it then??

10) Do you write smut? If so what kind?

Fuck yes! I'm not sure what 'what kind?' means? People fucking? Sloppy, silly, and awkward, with lots of laughing. I also really like writing afterglow scenes which are even sillier and gigglier and often involve one character cooking for another. Food as love language is a very distinct pattern of mine tbh

11) Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I'm aware of, but occasionally I'll write a post on here where I make some elaborate head canon, and I'll see people in the tags talking about how they want to write fic of it, and it makes me breathe fire out of my nose like a dragon like PLEASE DON'T. The WDMCU came out of a ficlet post I made on here like a year before I actually wrote the 60k series so like!!! Please don't do that!

12) Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yes! To Russian and I believe Chinese. Not my entire oeuvre but a handful of BBCS and Good Omens fics

13) Have you ever co-written a fic before?

No, but I wrote a fic inspired by an RP I did with my gf right around when we met (actually now that I think about it, it's two fics), and I waaaaaaanna do a WDMCU collab with my beloved Sally @clytemenestras at some point if he has time bc he inspired me to even write werewolf draco with his original lesbian werewolf story

14) What’s your all time favorite ship?

favorites are hard for me? I always think I'm currently doing my best writing lol so I'll say drarry

15) What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

I don't post fics unless theyre finished, so I don't have any WIP up on AO3, but I did intend to continue with my fem Sherlock Holmes series, Your Many Tendencies. I just haven't been in a Holmes mood for a long time. Maybe I'll come back to it idk. This particular series is honestly very unpopular? People will just straight up say they don't read femslash, and it hurts a lot. This series feels really personal too, bc it's about a Black autistic nonbinary lesbian, so it does hurt my feelings that no one seems to care, yknow? I mean the people who read it are extremely kind and thoughtful in their engagement with it, but it has vastly less engagement than my m/m fic, and that's painful. It gets literally 1/10 the attention my fics usually get.

16) What are your writing strengths?

Almost all of my writing is romance, but I tend to write concurrently about recovery and found family, and I think I'm very good at doing that in a way that connects with my audience. I once had someone ask if they could use my words in their wedding vows, and I've had people tell me they started doing things with their spouse that my characters do with their partners in order to express love. I think about that all the time. My Impact. It makes me feel like I have a real duty to my audience yknow?

17) What are your writing weaknesses?

This question is hard for me like I've been writing so long and so much that I'm literally always happy with my final draft! It's always exactly to my taste, yknow? I suppose I could say that my fics tend not to be terribly plotty but so WHAT? That's beside the fuckn point for me. Plot who? I don't know Her. Also honestly like. Stories feel more True to me when they aren't ruthlessly devoted to plot bc like life isn't like that yknow?

18) What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

If you're not fluent in that language, get a beta who is!!!!! That said, I have written scraps of very simple dialogue in French using mostly Google Translate (sometimes I check w Sally bc he speaks French but I am usually too impatient), and I am perfectly well aware that I take my life in my hands each time!!! Also don't do that bullshit thing where it's in italics? That shit is weird and exoticizing. Just write it in quotation marks like normal dialogue.

19) What was the first fandom you wrote for?

BBCS babey back in 2012. Ended a 5 year dry spell for me after I got my writing degree.

20) What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

Hmmmm I think it's probably gonna be the fic I'm working on now that I haven't posted yet, but I know it's called Names for a House, and here's a tiny bit of it

Thanks again Shreya for asking me to do this bc I really love talking about myself. I tag @the-moon-loves-the-sea, @clytemenestras, @tomiano, @gaykagome and @totallysilvergirl

No pressure <3

#sherlock stuff #ask games #apliddell #if y'all wanna send me asks about names for a house #or anything else i mentioned here #they would be welcome

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reluctant-fan-girl · 4 years ago

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My thoughts on 139 as an Ereri shipper

Buckle up for a long read and some unpopular opinions haha. Feel free to add on/ correct me but this is only how I feel so take it with a pinch of salt, I'm not asking anyone to change how they feel because we're all feeling some feels right now and your grief is valid. I just really wanna talk about the chapter before I go back to my Yaoi ship. (Forgive my grammar errors and all I wrote this at 5am and I'll probably come back and fix the spelling and stuff later today)

Thoughts on ch 139:

Well... here we are guys. The last chapter, it's been one hell of a ride and even though I have only been a part of the community for three years I'm still sad it ended. (Not to mention it finished 4 days before my birthday but that's just an extra oof) I keep seeing a lot of Mikasa hate and even though I used to despise her this chapter really got me thinking and damn, she's definitely one of the strongest characters (second to Levi at least in terms of resolve but hey I'm biased lol) she killed the person she loved, who pushed her away time and time again, and until the very end wanted to save him yet she was the one who ended it all. I doubt I could do that if my girlfriend was doing something similar... but I guess most people are like that. I admit, when I read the chapter at work I began crying in the break room, not because the ending caught me off guard, it was about what I was expecting, but I'm still sad Eren died. All this stuff was foreshadowed through especially the last few chapters and I kind of hopped into the manga around when Zeke blew Levi up, and even then... I feel like I knew this would be how it turned out some time last year? It was mostly predictable since this story, from it's inception, has done nothing but break the shonen stereotype time and time again and this was just the kind of ending that would shatter the mould and make it worthy of that moniker. Now am I happy that Eremika is canon? Not really, in fact not at all I'm mad. Although tbh it's not that I really expected a same sex, age gap relationship to be canon in mainstream manga, but this is what fan fiction is made for right? Besides as much as this manga has challenged or straight up ignored it's very obvious what the intended ship was going to be from the start. Even still the confession at the end by Eren is honestly OOC from most of everything else he's said/done and feels forced but, 🤷🏻‍♀️ like... the ending would have been better if Eren's feelings stayed vague so we could come to our own conclusion. If I had my way I'd have Eren confessing to Levi and they'd run off to live in secret but again... that isn't how it ended and I'm accepting that even if I don't like it. (Plus I can read/write a fanfic of a 'better' ending to make myself feel better) but I'm glad I stuck around for such a bitter sweet end.

Eren's character:

Now I love Eren as much as anyone else, but I see lots of people crying "character assassination" and I feel this personally isnt true at least not completely. We're all grieving right now and I know he was so cute and lovable at the start (hell in a way he still is) but this has always been his character. He is the one who most desperately yearns for freedom because feels trapped by his fate more than anyone else. The line "I felt like I had to and I let myself get caught up in the flow" is proof he *knows* he isn't free despite his father's reassurance, and his own repetition of the phrase. There's a common phenomenon with mantras or the practice of repeating something over and over in your head, the more you say it, *the less you believe it* and IMHO Eren never really felt free from the start. He knew his fate was sealed and he probably could have, no... *should* have acted differently yet he himself couldn't change what fate had in store. He just kept moving forward for no other reason than he wanted to save Mikasa, Armin, and his people. He (may have?) sacrificed Carla, not to serve as motivation, but so that he could save Armin later on by eating the Colossal titan instead of burning to death. It must have been a heart wrenching choice to make but he cares for his friends more than anyone else. He gave them a fighting chance and his death gave the alliance a good name so the world (or the 20% left of it) would see they aren't the same as him. Of course I'm thinking, "What if he had Dina free Carla or just let her eat Bert I mean Grisha probably would have passed on the Attack titan to Eren even if Carla had lived," but Armin very well could've died in another way or things could've turned out so much worse for everyone else. But even if Eren hates his choice I think something to note here is he doesn't seem to regret it, taking some of Levi's advice with him to the grave (quite literally) Plus you guys have to remember he died at 19 years old, that is *young* and I may only be a few years older but 18-21 is a huge period of change and you wont make the best choices, he's dealing with all that on top of the memories of the other titan holders, and the founding titan which I think really messed with him more than anything. He even says he only wants to live 10 more years ;-; the poor thing deserved a full life too even if his perception of time is warped and he never got a chance to become an adult.

The aftermath:

Well, everyone seems happy for the most part which is great! The one thing that I didn't expect was for the ending to be bitter sweet rather than total annihilation. Historia really does seem... fuck it I don't know and this is the part that bugs me most is she never really got the ending she deserved and felt kinda... forgotten? It's hard to tell but I think she ended up loving her child in the end... maybe... she's smiling while holding her... right? Levi is out beyond the walls and he may be wheelchair bound and half blind but he's still alive! Now this is honestly my saving grace here I mean god imagine him surviving a literal bomb only to die such a lame and pointless death in the last chapter. My boy made it through everything though and he's still got them dad vibes with Gabi and Falco which is kinds sweet... but I still hate Gabi. I still really hate Gabi, but it's nice to see that they're all somewhat okay. (Plus okay... Eren Canonically being reborn as a bird is kinda hilarious yet fitting since he got his freedom... Parasitic Jaeger haha good one Isayama.) Who knows if the war will ever end, heck Isayama himself said this is only the begining and while the fight goes on they have a chance thanks to Eren sacrificing himself the way he did. He could've made so many other choices and I don't know what could've/would've been better. Maybe Isayama knows but time travel and altering the past opens a whole ass can of worms that is just... like the killing your grandpa paradox kinda thing and if I were writing this story I wouldn't wanna try and deal with that either, especially after writing one story for eleven years.

(LEVI LIVED MY BEST BOI LIVED WHOOOO YESS 😭😭😭 ALL I COULD ASK FOR AHHH) *cough* sorry I had some crying fan girl in me that demanded to be seen too

Anyways this was just my thoughts for now, I may eventually write more and hell I'll probably go back to sweet sweet denial myself, posting contradictions because dammit I love my ereri too much and some people have good points or some posts are just funny in general. Have a good day, stay safe, and we are all in this together <3 Thanks for reading all the way if you did! (And here's a good meme to lighten the mood too)

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to be honest, I don't... Really understand why the trolls got honkers. Like, seriously-- they're supposed to be based off insects, yeah? You don't see insects runnin' around with more tit than the average college student. Maybe it's because of Hussie being a cishet white man but some of the trolls present incredibly feminine (Chixie) or incredibly masculine (Equius) and they even follow that trend. Yeah, some do blur the lines (Lanque, Nikkee [I did not spell her name right lol]) but it's (1/2)

But it's just very odd to have an "insectoid" and biologically hermaphrodite species, then turn around and give them very feminine or masculine presenting biology. They don't produce children like us humans-- so they really have no need for breasts [something for milk carrying]. In fact, because they don't produce kids like us- I don't see why they'd be sexualized either?? I like Lanque, but his route was,,,, incredibly weird? For someone who's supposed to be a teen? Hdeihdsodh (2/2)

This is one of my biggest issues with the way the trolls are done, tbh! As a design choice, from a cishet white man in around 2010, I can see why it was done; to him, the presence of boobers was the only way to actively show that some of his characters were female (because of course there needed to be male and female characters, irregardless of how an alien species might understand gender in a way that is completely differential to ours, especially when they are both insectoid and as a species biologically hermaphrodites - or should have been, since he’s incredibly vague about it in canon).

When you take away the design element, though, and then go into it at a worldbuilding point of view... man it seems weird. Tits are there specifically to produce milk for live mammalian young. That’s the only purpose they host; any connotations of sexuality are placed on them by white male society. They’re not meant inherently for sex or sexual pleasure. So... why would a species that gives their genetic material to an outside host, who then never see their young at all, when their young are either born without the requirement to eat or can already eat solids at the point of hatching, have tits?

Does Hussie think a fish species would have tits? Or a bird species? Does he think that anything, when it is made humanoid, inherently becomes mammalian and need titties? It’s something that I’ve admittedly always hated about the design of the trolls. You can show a male-female divide in so many other ways if you really think you need one; you don’t need to always default to boobers.

(In a way, it’s kind of frustrating that content creators always do, because it’s deciding that our specific physical traits with cishet white male gendered connotations persist even in alien species - which, maybe this is just me as a trans dude, but I think I’d prefer a society where tits don’t make you a woman, for once. Or exist at all.)

On the point of the trolls and masc/femm presenting, especially since you brought up the two worst offenders - isn’t it infuriating that even in the Indigoblood caste, where Equius is meant to be an outlier and his strength is seen as a mutation, Nikkee (I don’t know how to spell her name, either) is treated like even MORE of an outlier for being muscular and strong and hosting societally masculine traits? As if a female in the Blueblood caste isn’t meant to be like that? They could’ve made inherent strength and masculinity a feature of the Indigoblood caste (like the femininity of the Jadebloods), but nope!

Again, they’re based on insects. They don’t... need to follow the strict gender division we see in our society. They could do literally anything with the trolls and it’d be banging because they’re a completely different society and species to us, but instead they just follow the same gendered societal trappings we have. I assume because it’s easiest to write what you know, but what you know doesn’t always make for cool worldbuilding or interesting aliens.

Lanque’s route has its definite flaws, and I think again it’s based in the idea that Alternian society is too mired in our own society’s ideas. They tried to make something new but instead made some confusing amalgamation of our issues in a society that they don’t quite fit into. And I think, sometimes, they forget the actual age of their characters - which in no way helps at all (especially since they tried to put his character into a lot of the sexy vampire tropes, which a teen should not be put into).

It’s almost like Hussie didn’t go far enough. He started to create a completely new and unique species, but didn’t push further than what he could perceive as things that could be changed. There were universal factors - like gender - that he couldn’t envision his society without, even though in a lot of cases it just makes his worldbuilding confusing at best and flimsy at worst.

It’s why I take a “everything needs to be rewritten” stance with the Alternians in a worldbuilding point of view if we want things to make sense. I know not everyone agrees with this - and @chelonianmobile has some amazing theorywork to explain how troll society could work in a more gendered way that we would understand - but definitely there are some things I wish had been... developed upon. And other things troll titties I wish had been left out.

#ardenttheories #long post//#homestuck biology #vespiiqueen

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shiro-0197 · 4 years ago

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Yes!! My other favourite anime will be ending on Sunday too, so I was rewatching it as well.

I'm glad you like my attention xD I like giving it to you— oh yes. We have to wake up very early for school, and since most of us have no self discipline, we sleep very late. So skjdksjsks on average during school, I used to get 6 hours of sleep a day max, unless I slept during class. Which is not healthy ikik but im making up for it now hhhh :]

chocolates for new year?? That sounds so niceeeee!! And oh you have a store?? That's really cool >.< I plan on baking something for new year, if I'm free QwQ Do you celebrate Christmas, Shiro?

And awwww. Im really touched you'd say something like that. I have lots of obsessions tbh xD but my favourites rn are BTS, classic literature, and anime 😣🤚 they're so different, what would you say you like a lot, besides anime? And I hope you know you can talk to me about them anytime!! I'd love to listen.

Of course!! When I go over again, I'll definitely tell him Shiro said hi :>

I love you too, and I hope you sleep well tonight :) glad I could be of help. Okie dokes!! I won't apologize anymore since I do it very often and it'd get tiring 😭😭😭😣😝 but yes!! I get carried away a lot. Glad to know you don't mind tho.

—Ari

Ohh! Can I know what anime is it? I like binging finished stuff😋

Heheh, we also have absolutely no discipline. Some stay up all night. Though they mostly do that to prepare for exams, because there is no other time they can prepare for them as our schedule gets flooded in the day, but still its surprising how some go as far as not sleeping at all. But sometimes bitches do that for no reason and I really start questioning what's up with them sjjfjsndjsjd

I'm glad you're getting more sleep now🥺 It's really important. If I get a minute less or more of sleep, my head hurts, and unfortunately I havent found the amount of time I need for it to not hurt, but I'll get there:)

It sure does sound nice!! Imagine some sweet chocolate bars with a cup of coffee with no sugar, now that sounds like a dream. Wait, I think I'm gonna have that for breakfast now XD

Oh, it's not really our store, it's our apartment's store :D we're used to calling it our cuz there are many different shops here. We never call stores by their names, we have an "our store", a "stairs store" and a "big store" xD

Your plans sound nice!! I wish I was there to bake something with you🥺 itd be so fun!!!

My family doesn't celebrate christmas, since they're Muslim, but my friends congratulate me so I just go with the flow, haha! But we celebrate New Years the same way others celebrate Christmas, so we're not missing out, thankfully~

Ohhh, they're indeed different, but they really compliment each other:0

Hmm, I'm not exactly sure, probably those videos about creepy stuff in our world. Like, not legends or myths, but exactly creepy stuff that's happened or exists or happens regularly, basically anything on the youtube channel "Ridddle" (with 3 Ds, I cant believe I always spelled it with 2😭). That stuff is so sick. Really awesome😍😍 Also, probably music where the singer screams. Like ロキ by mafumafu, theres like a short scream somewhere and I listen to the song for that only😭😭😭 well, not only for that, but I absolutely adore that part and will sell my two eyes to hear something like that on my deathbed

I also hope you slept well tonight!! I slept pretty nice, but my headache is at it again🙄 gonna have a breakfast (brunch probably, since its 10am soon xD) and itll be good!

Yeah, apologizing a lot is reaaaaally exhausting, ik what u mean :< so dont worry, you dont have to apologize to me at all, tbh I really hate the word. "Sorry" it's so weird. Reminds me of JB's song😩😩 and kind of tiring to see people apologize for no reason~

Your message really made my day, strangely enough, haha! Thank you. I love you a lot and I hope your day is going great, good luck with anything you're doing💝💞💖💖💕

#Ari💕#love you🥺🥺

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bright-witch · 6 years ago

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for that oc meme, i don't have anything written up for my inq, so maybe how either of them feels about mana or beren if you remember what i wrote? :O

Thank you so much for sending this !! 💗💗💗🌈💐 There are so many things I’ve wanted to send to you and say to you (my buddy, you are amazing!! I hope you are feeling well!), and I have so many things I’ve been thinking about drawing for you, sdgjsldjgksdjg. I am so sorry this response is massive! I just really love your ocs, especially Mana and Beren, I thought a lot about this c:

Alæru would be fascinated by Mana, and likely deeply enjoy exploring their kingdom *-* Alæru is aware of many gods/immortals, she would probably immediately respect Mana on a similar level to her homeworld’s dieties. This would make Alæru act formal and a bit over-polite while interacting with Mana, at least for a while. Heheh. If Mana were nice to her, she would probably be a bit star-struck and obvious about it. Alæru would also ask as many questions as possible, perhaps… too many. She would be all too happy listening to Mana’s stories for days ( and Alæru is definitely a food snob, so the fine dining would be a major motivation… she loves free food, but is picky about it. She’s awful ;-; ). Alæru is an excellent listener because she is usually truly interested in other people’s thoughts. Sometimes she will laugh or ask short questions, but that is mainly to let the other person know she is genuinely engaged. If Alæru notices it bothers someone, she’ll stop interrupting quickly.

Alæru would be happy to give any information or story of her own “worthy” of being told… but she would totally be shy/anxious about what to share?? Her mother is a star-creating goddess & life deity; her world is usually what Alæru enjoys discussing. Alæru only lived in the Garden Realm for a short time, but it was everything she admires in a place. Very colorful, everything glows, and has a fantastic aesthetic, but 99% natural - only a few open-air structures, with plenty of sunlight let in, water and plants throughout, exist on the entire small planet. Unfortunately, the vast majority of Alæru’s memories/stories are intense in a bad way. She doesn’t want to traumatize anyone else with them, though they are extremely interesting and hold valuable bits of information about what can happen to gods/the universe when corruption occurs. Alæru’s father is an immortal demon-like entity who ate the soul of a corrupt god (so he became a corrupt god too. dumbass) - that side of the family is something she is deeply ashamed of. Alæru is secretly perpetually worried she will become corrupt too, and doesn’t really understand why she isn’t already. Alæru would be a bit nervous around Mana/their power, and wonder what they could glean about her past, just by being near them. Alæru is not afraid to share her stories, but she is afraid of the reaction? Alæru definitely prefers to hear about other’s stories, adventures, and culture, and keep the focus on them.

Alæru certainly wouldn’t blame Mana for wanting to go “out on business” to enjoy more adventures, heheh. She would likely do the same thing if she ever had that level of consistent responsibility. She would totally love how honest Mana is about their feelings towards people (Alæru is the same way, blunt but certainly never rude unless the person is a huge prick!! and deserves it!! ) Alæru would deeply admire Mana for caring about the wellfare of their people and wish more leaders could be like them. It would also inspire Alæru to want to be more like Mana in that particular aspect, if not others. Alæru would probably end up shadowing them whenever allowed, or visit Mana’s kingdom whenever possible. (Alæru gets very attached to parental or teacher-like figures when they are kind and compassionate. She has not encountered many good people with power like Mana.) A beautiful utopia with happy people and delicious food would be a welcome relief from many of Alæru’s journeys, which involve strenuous space travel to corrupt planets. YIKES. She would have a difficult time leaving! (Mana, you’re gonna have to kick her out, sorry.)

Llyr, who would only be in Mana’s kingdom if Alæru was there as well (Llyr only travels because of Alæru. He’s terrified she’s going to get herself killed), would be respectful but wary of Mana. Llyr is a true demigod but doesn’t trust any of the gods (his mother is a water demon of sorts, but not a true demon like Alæru’s lineage. his father-figure is the water deity, who is genderfluid/a shapeshifter). Likely, he would lump Mana in the same category as his own homeworld’s deities, and want to find Mana’s flaws in order to feel safer. Llyr is a little bit of a dumbass sometimes, even though he’s educated and his heart is generally in the right place.

I’m not sure if Llyr would be able to let his guard down in Mana’s kingdom, but with how lovely it sounds, he actually might?? The high-quality food is definitely the best way to win him over, especially if you don’t make him eat a vegetarian/vegan meal. Llyr would probably be very intimidated by Mana and be a little jealous of how amazing and near-perfect they are, tbh. Heheh. He would also be jealous because Alæru would be in awe of Mana, and give them an immense amount of starry-eyed attention. However, if Mana was kind to Alæru, that would totally earn points with Llyr and confuse him, because he would like Mana more inherently for respecting Alæru?? Yeahhhh~ Llyr loves attention and would be more than happy to share his personal adventures with Mana. He knows a lot of water magic and spells completely unique to the lineage of the water deity, and is aware of secrets the moon tells within the tides during various phases / cycles.

For Beren!! Alæru would be unbearably curious about Beren’s real name, ohmygod. She might make up different names for Beren every time she met her, just to see if Beren would blurt out her real name out of frustration (DEMONS, UHG. Alæru is a little shit sometimes.) Alæru would totally enjoy how and why Beren chose that particular name though, and like Beren more for it?? If that makes sense?? Heheh. Alæru enjoys good stories, even if they are lies, and if Beren attempted to manipulate Alæru, it probably wouldn’t bother her that much. Alæru has respect for clever survival tactics and people who think on their feet. Alæru would enjoy studying Beren’s way of going about things, and probably end up playing conversational games with her. It would be hilarious to watch Beren and Alæru sit in the same room together for an extended period of time?? Alæru is extremely honest and rarely lies, but she would likely wear a more world-appropriate form so she didn’t stand out (I mean – glowing, colorful, horns, teeth, wings poppin’ out sometimes, a tail, changing forms whenever she’s in a new environment… yeah… she can look really alien to people!!) Alæru would wonder how long it took Beren to catch her in one of her real forms (I’m guessing, probably not long.)

Alæru might frustrate Beren because things rarely surprise her. Alæru lived with demons and corrupt gods, it’s difficult to scare her or catch her off guard (unless you have a spider!) I think she would be a good friend for Beren, even though it would be frustrating at first/perhaps not possible because Beren is so guarded? Alæru loves thinking critically and attempts to tame her chaotic nature at all times, and tries to direct her energy towards productive things (whether it be purifying corrupt matter, or growing plants~ She often fights life and death battles for her friends, and will fight for people she barely knows. She will die for animals and plants, and even though she is critical of humanoids, she will die for most of them too, heheh. Definitely a huge martyr complex). She might eventually become like a big sister to Beren, and try to help her find purpose once she is done mentoring Wolf, if Beren ever eventually let someone else in emotionally other than Bakal. Alæru would definitely admire Beren’s fighting skills and ability to fillet a bitch.

Llyr wouldn’t even know what the hell to do with Beren. He would be calm around her, but very snarky if he ever managed to catch her in a lie or attempted manipulative tactic. Llyr would notice some similar qualities between Beren and his twin Nyx, who he eventually learns cannot be trusted. Llyr would most likely quietly observe Beren and spend most of that time trying to figure her out. He would also be very extra protective of Alæru around Beren out of instinct. Because Llyr is a shapeshifter, he could easily blend into whatever world Beren exists within, without limit. He would be perpetually worried about Beren figuring out his, or even worse Alæru’s, true forms. He doesn’t trust how people from other planets will react to aliens/monsters :(

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#ilu bb and this was so fun!#Alæru #Mana #Llyr #Beren #friend's ocs #my ocs #oc meme #text post #long post

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muggle-writes · 6 years ago

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Rules: Answer 21 questions and then tag 21 people who you want to get to know better.

tagged by @elizabethsyson

Nickname: Muggle is my nickname, but when I went by Muggle in person for more than a month at a time, it naturally got abbreviated, usually to Mugz

Zodiac: Aquarius

Last movie I saw: into the spiderverse (same answer as last time. I don't watch that many movies tbh except around Christmas. unless YouTube counts in which case... music of some sort? idk links for the next answer)

Favorite musician: changes by the day. I've kinda been in an acapella and/or folk music mood recently so the Maccabeats and Peter Hollens are in my YouTube and Spotify history a lot recently. also I'm eternally in awe of Forte Handbell Quartet (eta a longer video; i recommend skipping to the techno piece or the Jurassic Park theme)

Last thing I googled: "vine why are you buying clothes at the soup store" (my wife hasn't seen it; also i can't find the vine because apparently it's a much bigger meme than I realized). before that it was "chgrp not root" because work and group permissions are useful when they work

Song stuck in my head: well for most of the day when I haven't been actively listening to something, it's been the Pokemon RSE route-walking music. (but that somehow happens frequently when I'm in the no-music-no-internet room at work, as I was for most of the day, and I don't know how I accidentally trained my brain to make that connection). right now, surprisingly, I don't have any background music playing in my head. I think it's because the humidifier provides just enough white noise that my brain doesn't feel the need to provide its own

Other blogs: my main is @muggle-the-hat and I'm a mod on @why-do-neurotypicals but we've gotten one ask ever so that blog has been dormant for a while. I have a bunch of other sideblogs, but they're all small and I use different screen names on each of them (enby life: no idea which name suits me best so I may as well try them out) so i feel like it would just confuse things to link them.

Following: blogs matching all the themes of my sideblogs, (including this one, which is writeblr), korean langblr, jumblr, assorted fandom blogs, authors of my more favorite fanfictions (some overlap with other categories), and irl friends and acquaintances (including one fandom blog turned irl friend)

Do I get asks: on my main if at all, which isn't really surprising because i have hundreds of followers there and maybe 60 followers combined among the rest. but I get asks far less often than I reblog ask memes so... I'm always happy to get more. I do get tagged in ask games more on this one, but writeblr is actually vaguely organized about tag lists so that makes sense. also I used to get tagged a bunch on my main and I rarely could find the posts again to follow up when I had time to answer.

What I’m Wearing: pajamas. staying warm and cozy

Lucky number: I don't remember what I said last time, but I like a lot of numbers. 64 is a good number. recently I've been debugging software in which 0x3E is my lucky status number and 0x0E taunts me. (um, decimal 62 and 14). Also my other favorite number i can't share until it's no longer the combination to the lock to the Secret Room. (or realistically never because opsec and i shouldn't make public the types of parents we use for that combination lock), honestly I aim to be like.... ah, I'm sure the anecdote involves G.H. Hardy but i don't remember on which side. anyway one mathematician remarked to another about how the id number of the taxi he rode in was sadly uninteresting, and the one I aspire to be like, argued "what are you talking about, this number is interesting because ______" and I'd like to be able to do that for any arbitrary number thrown at me. (hi yes math is good, history is hard, math history is interesting yet i still forget the people even if i remember the math. except when things are named after people, but that tends to be, like, Euler and LaGrange and other people who did lots of cool science things so i remember the methods and the names of the methods separately which never helps)

Amount of sleep: ....depression both screws with my sleep schedule and means I always feel like I need more sleep except when I wake up at 5pm and feel like I've wasted the day. so yeah. I can never get enough sleep

Favorite food: yes (why do I have to pick a favorite?) uh, chocolate in most forms, many other sweet things, red meats (especially if served with potatoes), curry (especially if it has "too much" ginger), fresh-baked bread, chai the way my favorite local Indian restaurant makes it (spicier with just a little bit of sweet, which is the opposite of what i can get from the mocha machine at work which is wayyy sweet with a hint of spice but that inferior chai is still superior to coffee so i drink too much of it). also vegetables which I really don't eat enough of: sauteed zucchini and onions, roasted broccoli

Dream trip: dreaming requires creativity and tbh I funnel that mostly into my writing instead. I wouldn't mind going back to Korea for another visit though

Dream job: my current job is pretty good when I feel productive and when my debugging tools actually produce data maybe??? (they were not being helpful today. but i still mostly like my job.) dream job is probably this but with seniority and confidence and double the salary (while living in a similar area of the country; I wouldn't want to double my salary by moving to work for Google in California and having less available after rent than I do now)

Describe yourself as aesthetic things:

the smell of old books

the first glow of sunrise (the sunrise painting the mountains pink and gold)

a rainbow in the spray from a waterfall

the flicker of distant lightning (watching a thunderstorm fade into the distance)

this picture

Random fact: about me or about the world?

how about a combination answer: when we got our new handbell music this season, we only looked at half the pieces our first rehearsal and afterwards I tried to look up one of the pieces we hadn't gotten to on YouTube because it's got a weird time signature and I wanted to get a feel for how fast it would go and how strict the counting is...... except it turns out we're the first group to ever play the piece. it was commissioned recently but seeing my conductor's name on the page didn't tell me how new it was because he's super prolific. (the fact that it was on printer paper without the publisher's graphics should have been a giveaway but it's only the second time I've been among the first to play one of his pieces so I think I can be excused for not realizing)

Languages: mostly just English, but I took Spanish for years, so I can hold simple conversations in it. I can almost read sound out Hebrew fast enough to keep up in services, and I know some random Hebrew vocab but comparatively no grammar. and I took Korean in college, enough that I can recognize sentence structure but I can really only speak tourist-Korean, though I can sound anything out (if it's typed. handwriting is hit or miss.) in both Hebrew and Korean (and Spanish tbh but i don't often listen to Spanish music) I'm very proud when I can separate the words enough, listening to a song, to translate them without looking up the lyrics. also I tried to learn Japanese from Duolingo when it was new, but I still hadn't gotten the kana straight when it started progressing to kanji so that was a rough time and I went back to Hebrew.

tbh I "dabble" in "language learning" which really means I start a million courses on Duo and stick with none of them. with the notable exception of French, which I acknowledge is super common and probably a good idea to learn but the spelling and pronunciation seem so arbitrary I'm scared to look close enough to learn it properly, and I've never particularly considered starting the Duolingo course for French

I think I lost a few questions, because that's only 18 answers. whoops.

um... who to tag

@abluescarfonwaston if school hasn't drowned you in work yet and @copperscales I'm interested in both of your choices for lucky numbers especially.

... wow I'm blanking on other mutuals I haven't tagged recently. as usual lmk if you'd like to be edited in, or just answer the questions and tag me back, that's great too.

#tag games #i really like that 'describe yourself' question can we keep that around as a poetry prompt?#i think you also tagged me in a 'last line' tag game but i still haven't written anything #my creative energy has been (a) low and (b) directed specifically into generating matching titles for my purimgifts fics #i'll participate if i still remember by the time i'm doing 'real' writing again or you can just tag me the next time that game comes around

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dramayeoja · 6 years ago

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Goblin ❣︎ 도깨비

Kim Shin, an undefeated war general, is ultimately killed by a jealous young king named Wang Yeo. After death, Shin is revived by the gods—but his revival is by no means miraculous. He becomes a 도깨비 (dokkaebi, goblin), and is cursed. He will have to pay for all the lives he took in battle by living alone in immortality, witnessing everyone he's ever loved, die. Remaining lodged in his chest is the very sword that killed him. There is only person who can see that sword, and draw from his heart so that he can finally rest in peace: his bride... whom he's yet to meet.

Things get spoilery under the cut—you've been warned! ;)

Chipper, yeah? Haha so, right off the bat, the premises of Goblin remind me of like, a much more morbid version of the legend of King Arthur. You know, a man draws a sword from stone to prove himself the greatest king in all of Britain? Yeah. Just to be clear: this is a good thing (imo). Like, I personally think this is just such a cool idea for a drama 😍

Let's jump right in. I'm gonna be honest and say that, at first, I felt a little turned off at the female lead, Eun Tak, being nineteen (in the beginning of the show), meanwhile the male lead, Shin, is 900+ years old (but physically looks to be in his thirties). It just... rubbed me weird. But hey, the Twilight series (both the books and the movies) is exactly the same—high school girl, century-old man, bananas yet somehow romantic storyline... And I loved me some Twilight as a young adult. So I mean, I have no right to judge, really. Plus, Eun Tak soon turns twenty anyway. So that's an improvement I guess 🤷🏻‍♀️ We follow her character into her late twenties, nearly thirty. So things are definitely fine by then haha! 👍

Don't let that previous bit make you think I didn't enjoy Goblin—I LOVED it. That detail is just a lil funky to me, is all. Back during my Twilight obsession days, I was nearly twenty myself, and the thought of being pursued by an older man was exciting. Hell, I mean, it still is! But now that I'm two years shy of my 30th Birthday, I feel differently sometimes. I think, LAWD get that girl away from that man, she too young for him LOL. I am definitely getting old... Enough about Twilight now, apologies! I'm only using it for the sake of conveying similarities seen in Goblin 🙏 Let's talk cast!

Kim Go Eun as Ji Eun Tak and Gong Yoo as Kim Shin

Eun Tak is a bubbly young woman with limitless energy! While still in her mother's womb, Mama Ji was involved in a hit-and-run incident which, sadly, took her life. During Mama Ji's dying moments, she prayed to anyone above that her child's life be spared. Sat on a rooftop from afar, beer in hand (lol), Shin hears her prayers, as he is a god of sorts. He appears before Mama Ji, and shows mercy to her unborn baby. Eun Tak grows up with the ability to see/speak to ghosts. Said ghosts tell her constantly that she is the goblin's bride. How do they know? A strange birthmark on the back of Eun Tak's neck tips them off. Eun Tak unfortunately was taken in by her abusive bitch of an aunt, who jabs Eun Tak every chance she gets. Her cousins are assholes. Eun Tak's aunt really only keeps her around in hopes of collecting Mama Ji's savings (intended for Eun Tak) one day. Sad, right? I mean, isn't Eun Tak being born without her mother enough as it is? Life can be so cruel 😔

Lee Dong Wook as Grim Reaper/Reaper/Wang Yeo

This is Grim Reaper (or Reaper for short), portrayed by the handsome Lee Dong Wook. His character is just this strange, not at all tech-savvy man with a constant deadpan facial expression. Said facial expression provokes so many giggles during funny moments, and drives home the longing and desperation during sad times. We learn quite a ways in that he, in his previous life (again, just in case: spoiler), was Wang Yeo G A S P ! The young king that is essentially responsible for Shin's death, as well as all the misdeeds that were done to Shin's family. Again, this is something I don't want to spoil. Well, more, anyway 😆 You gotta see it!

Yoo In Na as Kim Sun/Sunny

Kim Sun, or simply, Sunny (she loves to spell her name for people lol, S-U-N-N-Y!) is the second female lead. Yoo In Na is so gorgeous that one look at her makes you feel like such a potato hahhah. 🥔 This fact about her beauty bleeds over into the show itself—every time another character meets Sunny, the camera does this slow motion pan into her lmao. She really is that pretty! Sunny's personality comes across so odd at first... Having watched all of the episodes now, I feel the intention of Goblin's creators was to make her seem like a soul searching for something it has lost in a previous life. idk if that makes sense, but yeah. She has this way about her, like she's disconnected from others, and is sifting through the haziness to find this thing she feels she's lost.

Yook Sungjae (my BtoB bias 😍) as Yoo Deok Hwa

Sungjaeeee ahhhh 💘💘💘 I had to gush, sorry! Hehe. Meet Deok Hwa: unofficial nephew of Shin. Deok Hwa is a third-generation chaebol (heir to a family-owned corporation) and spoiled man-child, always seeking his credit card hahaha 🤣 But I love him so much. Between Gong Yoo, Lee Dong Wook, and BtoB Sungjae? Man, I'm dying over here! Deok Hwa's true identity is revealed later in the show, which if you haven't seen it yet, I won't spoil it. Just watch. But his ending sucked. Like where did he go? Everyone else's endings got tied up neatly except for his. What gives, man? 🤔 Edit: I was actually reading an online conversation about what happened to Deok Hwa online—someone jokingly said he was reincarnated as BtoB Sungjae LOL 💯

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AMAZING OST 😍😍😍

Good pace, episodes drag at times. A little confusing in the beginning, but you get there eventually. Maybe this is just me though, viewers who are a little more keen than I will likely catch on sooner ;) My mom was a little confused as well, and actually said at one point, "This should be called the 'what-the-hell-is-going-on' show," hahaha. Like I said though, we quickly moved on from this, and loved all the things. There are actually, I think, three (?) specials that were made to aid viewers in making sure they understand the complex events and relationships clearly. I haven't watched them yet, but want to!

Quite repetitive tbh, as there are unnecessary flashbacks often. Probably for two reasons: the obvious of reminding you what's what, but also to create suspense. Typical duration of most tvN dramas seems to be about 16 episodes, so it's possible these flashbacks and things are, for lack of a better word, filler. I don't know how rigid or lax tvN is about having a drama set at 16 eps, but I get the idea this is their preference. Seeing as so many of their programs on average last that long, I feel this must be what they want. Such has the potential to affect the writing, either positively or negatively.

A continuation of the previous bullet: I think Goblin's creators oversimplified the plot at times. I'm unsure if this is due to possible pressures to meet a specific requirement(s), or what. I'd rather forgo ALL restrictions and let creativity flow, let the story be told without pressure to fill a specific amount of time, etc. but TV production is weird. And contracts are weird. tvN might not to blame for these issues, could simply be that storytelling isn't always easy, man. I'm a writer myself, it's hard! I'M being redundant now lmfao! Anyway, yeah ~

Absolutely LOVED all the scenes that were filmed on location in beautiful Québec City, Canada 🍁 Tall, romantic trees, the fall foliage, historic buildings... sigh. Now all I need is Gong Yoo chasing me and we're all set! ;D

In addition to Shin being revived, my crush on Gong Yoo has been revived as well LOL. He fine 🔥 A classic K drama crush, can't go wrong with GY👌

Gong Yoo is always stellar at doing kiseu (kiss) scenes, and in Goblin, he does not disappoint. He really goes at it 🙈 which is preferred vs. the typical person kissing a stone statue that you see so often. He even did a lift kiss with Kim Go Eun that was reminiscent of THEE Coffee Prince kiss he did with actress Yoon Eun Hye! 😍

I never saw it coming, how the sword would wind up being removed from Shin's chest. I worried what the writers were going to do, how would they approach this, and just wow. The way things turned out is such a relief. It also told me that Shin's love for Eun Tak is true. I mean, I didn't need that scene to occur for me to know that, rather it just adds extra oomph that yes, Shin really does love Eun Tak. He didn't want her to suffer knowing she was responsible for his "death," so he thought quick and used her hands WITH his hands asdfghjkl. How dumb (bc noooo now you're gonna die) and amazing he is at the same time 💜

I love how Shin made his way back to Eun Tak after passing away, it was such a powerful scene. I could really feel his struggle, and kept yelling at my TV for him to stand up lol!

Devastated that Eun Tak died 😭 I really thought as many times as she'd cheated death before, she would somehow continue cheating death again and again for the rest of her days. But no... What a selfless person, Ji Eun Tak. Her being reincarnated as Park So Min gave me some closure. Not the closure I wanted, but closure.

The relationship between Shin and Reaper is ADORABLE. Whenever they interact with each other, they just have this great dialogue. Shin pings, Reaper pongs, Reaper pings, Shin pongs. It's great 😄 I still laugh about the slow-mo scene of them returning from the market with green onions HAHAHA 😂

I love Sunny & Reaper ~ However, their history as Kim Sun & Wang Yeo in their past lives is so very sad. I don't even know where to start RE: my feelings on this 💔 imo, their ending kinda sucked. I just wasn't satisfied with them having had this complicated, tragic story, only to be reincarnated in this fashion that I ultimately found to be just... idk, disappointing 😩 Again, closure, but not the closure I wanted.

I thought Reaper, the other grim reapers, the name cards, the depiction of what happens immediately following death with the brewing of the tea, the afterlife, etc. was all very creative. We really don't know what awaits us when our time comes—it's interesting to wonder if it's anything like it is in Goblin 🍵

Can't stop thinking about Goblin, even though I'm now watching Thirty but Seventeen & Mr. Sunshine! I'm emotionally cheating lol halp.

Photo credits: tvN & AsianWiki

Yo yo! I'm sorry I took so long to watch + write up this review! It's been a long couple of weeks for me, I wasn't always able to watch when I wanted. It was maddening 😆 But I have finally watched, and feel like the most accomplished person on the planet hahaha. xoxo 💜

#goblin #도깨비 #asian dramas #korean dramas #tvn

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