#i havent read eric in so long

[suckrose-and-akwa]

In Eric Rincewind encounters- while time traveling or parallel universe hopping or whatever- a soldier character implied to be a mirror of Rincewind

"- didn't look like a soldier at all. He had the armor, which was tarnished, and he had the helmet, which looked as though its plume had been used as a paintbrush, but he was skinny and had all the military bearing of a weasel. There was something vaguely familiar about his face, though. Rincewind thought it looked quite handsome."

This soldiers name is Lavaeolus - like 'lava' in Latin, to wash... or rinse ("Rinser of winds" is the translation given later in the narrative) As the dialogue goes on Lavaeolus is revealed to be a famed mythical figure mirroring Odysseus

"Lavaeolus was responsible for the fall of Tsort, on account of being so cunning... and then afterward it took him years to get home and he had all sorts of adventures with tempresses and sirens and sensual witches."

Which means Terry is showing us a comparison between Rincewind and Odysseus. Given that they're both characters constantly on long journeys away from danger and on adventures they don't want to be having, I just think that's a very clever and neat way to bend the trope.

[pleafyistired]

Reading the description of angel disease and seeing 'life full of anxiety' (paraphrasing) and being like. Oh I see where this is going O_O /silly

Waugh that's so cool though. How long does it last, if it even does reverse? (Also Erics dad when I catch you 💀 /j) -🕶

Chris is truly the sufferer lmfaoo. I havent even tell youu about his fucked up shitty childhood yett teehee ^_^ i gotta buy him a shirt with something like “I’m god’s STRONGEST SOILDER! He gives all his tougest battles to ME!” on the and the back it says “can he stop getting into battles.”

anyways angel disease!

up to when chris caught it, theres been no cure found, as angels like i said, are seen as a good thing. People will call you insane for not wanting “such a blessing” and doctors outright refuse to treat you and congratulate you. Every angels also have disappeared and never discovered, so at that point many assumed they “went back to heaven”, but based on many body malfunctioning examined at that point, its basically a terminal illness. No case was ever documented of reversing basically is what im saying here ^_^

[gluion]

1, 3, 12 and 24 for the ask game!! :p

hi bar ily ❤️‍🩹🥳

1. favorite fic you wrote this year

man… i will always always love of linked arms and bruised hearts :’)) i know that the writing style may be just average but i have such a personal connection to that story. maybe its because i definitely self projected but i will always love friendships!!! i feel that its become such an important and recurring theme in my fics, if i’ll be honest <3

another favorite of mine is familiarity (it’s all sticky) <3 definitely an idea ive had for a long time and i had lovely @wuahae betaread it :’)) its very personal to me… idk i like to think of it as a fic that commemorates not only how much i do l*ve that loser but also how much i love cat <3

idk if this is cheating but of guitar strings and peeled tangerines earns its spot too!! the outline i made since the second half of the year and ive really been hyped and happy writing it <3 i feel like its a reflection of the nooks and crannys of moni imo </3 so its crazy that it’ll be even more personal than of linked arms and bruised hearts

3. favorite line/scene you wrote this year

OH I DEFINITELY HAVE SO MUCH FAVORITE ONES 😭😭 and alot of them will be from of linked arms and bruised hearts im afraid… i have a bad habit of rereading my works to see what i can improve on or what couldve been changed but also its a way to reflect on my growth as a writer

first, we have the scenes where reader and jichang come back to cheongju for the holidays :’) i think its just sooo domestic imo and it really does have u reflect on what reader and jichang have <3 i personally love the scene where reader finds out jichang has been keeping clippings of their articles <3 it does smth to my lil heart <3

another one is of course the train ride back home… idk to me its just a very sentimental scene about the idea of home and how they find it in each other :’))) particularly these passages always do smth to me

another scene in particularly loved writing is the scene between kevin and reader where they talked about reader’s life… they were discussing editorship and possible topics for the opinion piece and i just thought that the whole reflection of it was beautiful :’)

now for of guitar strings and peeled tangerines… ugh so much to say… first off i loved writing the scene where reader comes back to town… its the whole progression of them getting off the station, meeting juhak again, arriving at their father’s restaurant, u know the vibes :’)) in between every passage, u really see how much grief and resentment they hold towards this town.

The waves are strong enough to tip your balance. You do everything to stand on your own feet. The image of Jacob you drew on the sand has been washed off—it’s your fault for drawing it too close to the shore. 

i know u particularly love this line and i think i do too now :’) smth i didnt know i would enjoy </3

another one i loved writing is the flashback… the first time we see how much peeled tangerines mean between the two… just so much astonishment joy and love <3

12. favorite character to write about this year

rah i think my favorite charas to write abt were definitely the friendgroup in of linked arms and bruised hearts! i also really loved writing moonbae and reader :’))) to me, they just have so much love for each other!!! it was just so nice to see them grow in my eyes as well

if were talking abt members tho, i did love writing about eric :’))) i know i couldnt give justice to the plot with my whack writing style but it was a treat to write abt that lil guy!

24. favorite fic you read this year

SO MUCH!!! WHERE DO I EVEN BEGIN!!!

we have ofcourse gravity by @wuahae … still a banger i love her forever!

we also have the whole liu series by @sungbeam but special shoutout to off the record which brought me back to deobism and party people for being my comfort fic!! i also love beam’s night terrors… UGHHHHHEHEJS I HAVENT READ A FIC THt hits all the SPOTS I NEEDED DURING MY FINALS SEASON. genuinely saved me

i also LOVE plot twist by @sohnric :’))) IDKKKK I TOLD IT ALL IN MY REVIEW BUT WHEN I TELL U I FELT LIKE I WAS SPIRALING BACK INTO WHAT IT FIRST FELT LIKE TO FALL IN LOVE WITH KIM SUNWOO… IT WAS SRS TO ME!!

sorry for such a lengthy post <3 just so happy to have spent even just the second half of 2023 here on deobiblr

[asexualzucchini]

1. Acomaf qt the moment, but I am currently reading EoS and ToD. Still need to read KoA and CC

2. Acotar. I've had brain rot for months after reading it

3. Azriel. I relate a lot to him because I feel alone even when surrounded by family

4. From KoQ. The queen had come home at last. The queen had come to hold the gate (I think. I've only seen the quote online and this is from memory)

5. Feysand

6. Elriel

7. I think elain because feyre says she has a different kind of strength because she chooses to be kind and then fans think she's boring

8. More. I want to know what is up with her powers and her past with Eric coz I do kinda think its sketchy

9. Arobynn. I wanted him dead and buried at the end of AB (I read that one first)

10. Azriel but I love all of them

11. Any of the solar courts or summer, as long as its not sweltering hot

12. Maeve coz shes hidden herself as a good guy for so long, and the only people that really knew she wasn't, had sworn a blood oath to her

13. Not much. I'd probably just add the bcs into the books, and combine eos and tod into one book so I dont have to do the tandem read

14. The elriel sleeping beauty retelling where elain saves az from koschei

15. Feyre though nesta has grown on me

16. Elain

17. Feyre though that might change when I finish tog

18. Dorian manon or aelin, az, I havent read cc

19. A court of secrets and lies

20. Don't really have one as I enjoy almost all content

21. Any by daycourtofficial or azsass

SJM ask game

1) What’s your favourite SJM book?

2) Which is your favourite series (tog, acotar or cc)

3) Who is your favourite character? (And why?)

4) Do you have a favourite quote from one of the books?

5) Favourite ship?

6) Elriel or Gwynriel? Or neither?

7) Who’s the most underrated SJM character?

8) Which character do you wish to learn more about?

9) Are there any characters you don’t like?

10) Favourite bat boy?

11) Favourite court?/ Which one would you most like to live in?

12) Favourite SJM villain?

13) If you could change one thing in any of the books what would it be?

14) Favourite SJM theory?

15) Favourite Archeron sister?

16) A character you feel is over-hated/ underrated

17) Aelin, Bryce, or Feyre?

18) What’s your favourite character from each series?

19) If you wrote an acotar book what would you call it?

20) Who is your favourite acotar blogger?

21)What fics would you recommend to people who love the series?

Questions for writers

22) Easiest character to write for?

23) Hardest character to write for?

24) What’s a character you’d like to write for but haven’t yet?

25) What’s a court you’d like to write about more?

26) What’s a character you won’t write for and why?

27) If you could only write for one character ever again, who would you pick?

28) Whats your favourite trope to write about when it comes to Azriel?

29) What do you think is the best/favourite acotar fic you’ve written?

30) Who are your favourite friendships to write about?

31) For first time readers to your blog, which three fics would you recommend they read?

[rrxnjun]

if i could i would fight the school system just so u would have the time and mood to write >:T but i'm glad u could write a bit and waiting for ur next fic!!!🥳🥳 (your post about a fic u are writing seems pretty fun :o and love jihoon as a side character!!!) AAA IM HAPPY TO HEAR THAT I WOULD LOVE TO READ TREASURE FICS FROM U ESPECIALLY THE JIHOON ONES HIHI!!! I AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR UR FRIEND WHO CONVINCED U!!!!

hmmmm idk if its reveal vibe or not but my fav ep from them is the thrill ride ep (probably has a special place in my heart cuz that was my first cb with them lmao but that era was so well done and i really love the songs!!) i think their new ep is really great my favs are especially awake and savior aaanndd their breaking dawn album slaps as a whole i love it so muchhh and for my last recommendation from them would be survive the night which is a song that was fully written by sunwoo and it's definitely one of my favs (there is also a song from giuk featuring sunwoo that just dropped and u might like it if u are interested) and i really hope u will like some cuz idk if any of these would be the type of songs u would listen to;-; the last longer content i watched from them was come on the boyz but eric isn't in it cuz he was on a hiatus at the time:( but it's really fun! i also started to watch back the boyz timeout (and had to stop cuz school >:T) and that is also really good and everyone is there:D so i would recommend those if u want like a series (?) type of thing with them but for "shorter" contents their mafia games are very fun to watch!!! their idol human theater videos are great as well!!! and the last one i would say is they just made a video with the fo squad and that seemed very funny although i didn't have the time to watch it yet;-; (IM VERY SORRY ABOUT JUST RECOMMENDING SO MANY THINGS AND FOR THIS LONG ASS LIST I WENT A BIT OVERBOARD D: )

KEVIN IS SUCH A LOVELY GUY his bubble messages are usually either very funny or just very meaningful and his posts are always top tier🤌 i think he would just solidify his place in ur heart lmao and eric is just such a bestie material!!! well u know i just came in here in the middle of ur treasure era being like 🧍the boyz🧍and i don't want to interrupt u with just randomly talking about them 🧍(which i deff did so im sorry and sorry again for the long ass list of recs)

ooo god gifted kid burnouts suck so much;-; but tbh yeah the grade doesn't really matter just pass and get the paper in the end cuz that's the most important ig and u would get it with even just passing (although im just🤡 cuz i will never think like this sadly so) i don't think my experience will be different ngl;-; so im trying to get myself ready to just not be sad about it cuz it's bound to happen lmao

AHH UR REPLIES JUST MAKE ME SO HAPPY LIKE U READ MY LONG ASS RAMBLINGS AND U ARE ALWAYS SO LOVELY SO I JUST🥹🥹 I APPRECIATE U VERY MUCH!!!!!! (liebestraum anon💗💕💕 sorry for disappearing again☹️)

SJSJSJ its okay because the motivation is that once its over i have the whole summer to write is making me go through this more easily 😙😌 also im handling things a lot better than last semester LMAO so im good over here 🤞 DJSJ glad u liked the posts abt the fic so far, jihoon is kind of the main character unfortunatelt (he is in the fic more than mark i-) but the brainrot cant be helped. IM GRATEFUL FOR MY FRIEND TOO she's a real one 😙 i'll let u know abt the blog if i manage to set one up after all hihi

first comebacks with a group are always the most special istg i thought about this the other day. like for me rock with you, hot sauce and can't you see me? are really special too😭 i havent had time to listen to these but i promise that by the time we talk again i will and i'll have my reviews ready!! 😌😌 also i love how u can kinda get my music taste w western artists (like when u recommended me hungarian songs and were spot on) but w kpop u rlly cant tell😭😭😭 i love me some kpop group variety shows tbh so i will definitely watch all of these later !! DONT BE SORRY ABT RECOMMENDING SO MUCH I GET U IF I WAS ASKED FOR RECS FOR ANY OF MY FAV GROUPS I WOULDVE DONE THE SAME THING. i saw kevin's weverse (?) replies on tiktok today and i- 😭 my man is a comedian i love him. the same w eric. icons. SJSJS dont worry about interrupting my treasure era i can handle it (im also suddenly into cix as well so i can handle everyone atp)

and u get it u get it !!! like it does feel good to get academic validation from time to time (i got a 45/50 on my essay today❤❤❤) but as long as its not an F i do not feel disappointed. esp when i get reminded of the fact that im studying on one of the best unis in my country and that my major is actually kind of hard 💀💀 get ready for the terrors of university i mean u can expect it but actually experiencing it will be just as shitty so i just pray u dont take it as badly as i did for a lil while🤞 im here for u if that happens tho!!

always appreciating u and smiling at your asks, mwah mwah ‼

[velociraptors-dont-lie]

Monsters, Marines...An archaeologist?

It is amazing how a life and death situation can bring people together... or tear them apart. Sally finds that piggybacking off Eric King's mission in Iraq bought her more than she bargained for. Death? Life? ...A Marine?

Part One

Jason Kolchek/OFC 

I changed her last name. (24/11/2021)

Technically not an xreader but theres so little fic for Jason yet that i thought people would wanna know. 

I added an image but its a bit big. shhh, idk how to make it smaller.

Posted here but will be continued on ao3 perhaps. 

''Right there! We'll have to lower the ladder! Havent got the time to wait for his highness to move!'' She yelled to her company as she moved to drop the ladder. ''Remember! Don't stray too far and stick to the story! We're technically not supposed to be here!''

With that, she grabbed her bags and descended the shaky ladder suspended mid-air by the hovering helicopter.  The wind force from both helo's made it difficult but she managed just fine enough to make it to the floor of the roof. Camp Slayer wasn't what she expected the camp to be, she expected tents and soldiers, not a whole ass palace that once belonged to Saddam.

''You're here! Great timing.'' Eric King greeted her, accepting his fate into the tight hug that was always usually accompanied with a lipstick mark on his cheek. Sure enough, just like every time, Eric lifted his hand to wipe off the lipstick as he turned to the Lieutenant he'd just met. ''Lieutenant, This is Sally Dane, Archaeologist. She'll be joining us on this mission.''

''First lieutenant Jason Kolchek, Pleasure to meet you.'' Said Lieutenant was confused. She shouldn't be here, departing into a warzone dressed in simple cargo trousers and a tank top. additionally, she was British, so why had the Colonel enlisted outside help from a British Archaeologist.

''Sir? An Archaeologist?'' Eric nodded as Clarice and Sally talked quietly to themselves, giving Kolchek the chance to continue trying to read the woman. ''Well, she is an Archaeologist but she's not here to be one. I'm not at liberty to discuss her business with you, Though. You'll have to ask her for those answers.''

A part of Kolchek wanted to argue, wanted to know right then and there, but he had just watched her climb down a ladder that was swinging wildly in the air. No normal Archaeologist would be able to do that without some visible struggling, Archaeologist his fucking ass, there was more to this woman...this beautiful woman.

Shit.

Merwin's gonna say something stupid, several times. Kolchek just knew it. Nevertheless, the briefing room was prepped already and it was time to go, there was no need to keep them waiting on the roof.

Kolchek opened the door for them, out of respect before taking the lead once more to show them the way to the briefing room. It was not long until they came to Merwin, working out on the bench press as you could usually find him doing in his downtime.

''I see you old man, keep busting out those reps.'' Kolchek quipped, hoping beyond god that he didn't say something stupid to the women.

''Come and join me, Maybe I'll teach you a thing or two.''

''Later. We have company.''

''Yeah, well, Maybe Missy here would like to watch me get my sweat on.'' From her hiding spot behind Eric, Sally tried not to laugh, grinning at Clarice when the woman looked over in annoyance; silently asking to be saved. ''Wanna spot me, little lady?''

''I can see you just fine from here, thanks.'' Clarice then turned to Sally with a shit-eating grin. ''Sally, You can spot him, right?''

''With a clean scope? For sure. Can't miss him.''

Kolchek glanced to Sally, 'Ignore Corporal Merwin. He lacks social skills.''

Sally leaned in towards Clarice to quietly add, ''And brain cells, evidently.''

''I guess every unit has its resident Jackass.'' Eric said as they walked on, only ending up coming into contact with another Soldier from the unit. Sally hoped this one was less woman-hungry.

''Sergeant Kay!'' Kolchek seemed excited to see this one, Sally noted, watching the small fist bump exchange. ''This is Lieutenant Colonel King. Just taking him down to the briefing room.''

''Yeah, gotta go get prepped.''

''I'll see you in there, Marine.'' Eric was trying far to hard to assimilate into the unit as a new Commanding officer. The Sergeant seemed off though, barely even managing and reply nod before walking off in a hurry.

''So what's his malfunction?''

''Nick ain't been himself lately. We got caught up in a shooting a few weeks back. Civilian ate a bullet. Nick took it hard.''

''Is he combat ready?''

''He's a big boy, sir. He's ready.''

Sally continued to look in the direction that the Sergeant had gone in, it wasn't like other marines she'd known of to linger too long on civilian casualties in a war. Then again, those of whom she'd known like that, didn't much have the heart to begin with.

''Where...Sally!'' She heard her name called, turning to find she'd been standing there for too long in her own thoughts like usual. ''Come back to the planet, I'm gonna need you.'' Sally gave a mock salute as she caught up to Eric, Clarice and Kolchek. Standing awkwardly to the side was the Lance corporal, Joey as known to the unit, Looking like a kicked puppy.  

''I'm telling you, when the queen bitch finds out about this. She's gonna flip her shit. ''Kolchek held up the paper that told everyone there was a new man in charge, glancing over to Sally in confusion as she swiped her hand back and forth over her neck.

Universal signal for shut the fuck up.

''That's my wife you're talking about.''

''I'm sorry, I had no idea.'' Kolchek was surprised, this was the first time he'd even heard of Rachel having a husband. she'd never so much as given any indication she was in a relationship. Sally

''He's real touchy about his wife. Queen bitch though, I like it. That makes him King bitch.'' luckily enough, this was the last room before the briefing room. So soon enough everyone can get to business. Sally wasnt here to listen to pointless conversations.

"Sir, I am so sorry. Rachel never said she was married." Kolchek apologised, trying not to aggravate Eric more. Rachel may not care about her little nickname but Eric sure did.

"We've been working apart this last year." Kolchek nodded with acceptation of the information, not quite knowing what else to say. "So she's the queen bitch now? She's gone up in the world.

"If it helps, we like to think of it as a term of endearment."

Sally walked past Eric, slapping him on the shoulder. "Come on, king bitch, let's set up."

Eric dropped his head, shaking but also chuckling at the same time. He looked up at Kolchek, giving an accusing finger. "I'm blaming you for that one. She's never letting that go." Kolchek didn't doubt it. The relationship between Eric and Sally seemed strong and if he hadn't witnessed his disgust at the lipstick covered kiss, he may have jumped to conclusions when seeing the stain on his hand.

"Right let's get you set up."

"I hope the bandwidth can cope with the data."

"I'll leave the techy stuff to you."

"And I'll leave the heavy lifting to Sally." Kolchek grinned over at Sally, who was standing with her own small laptop. She gave Clarice a wink without stopping the dance across the keyboard. "What is this place anyway? Looks like a ballroom. Sal, give us a show." Sally didn't reply, only giving a wave in recognition, Kolchek thought it rude but Clarice seemed like she knew the meaning of the action.

Sally briefly noted Rachel walking in, choosing to further herself from the room and focus on her screen until Eric was ready. Only when she saw Clarice waving at her did Sally rejoin them, noticing that the rest of the team for the mission had arrived. The TV screen was set up in place to cast Eric's presentation on it, Sally stood nearby but off to the side to view the plan.

"Fuck is that? Modern art or something?"

"This footage is from the highly classified Caelus program."

Merwin wouldn’t have understood, Sally could tell he was more a shoot first and questions never kind of guy. "That supposed to mean something to me?"

"It's a thermal satellite system that I personally pioneered."

"Ohh" Merwin was mocking, nontolerant and ignorant of the work the program required. " Well I'm impressed, please pioneer away."

"You behave like this in all your briefings, Corporal?"

"Boys are just eager to catch a break, sir. No harm meant." Jason Kolchek defended his team mate. Though Sally's obvious sigh of annoyance meant that he not cleared Merwin's bad impression with her.

Sally's worked over the screen as Eric explained that there should be a hidden silo with Saddams chemical weapons inside and yet... Sally couldn't help the foreboding that bubbled in her stomach.

The first lieutenant was cautious in his plans and advised Eric to grab further air support. Merwin disagreed and Sally saw both points, yet ultimately.

"As much as it pains me, Eric, I agree with Merwin. Air support would only garner more attention than we need. Any other situation and I'd firmly suggest taking Kolchek’s side, but not this time."

"Very well, we'll keep this small. If it goes south, I'll pull the plug and we'll bug out."

"With all due respect, sir. I think that's the wrong call." Kolchek was restraining himself, firmly believing that air support was needed. Not yet knowing how exactly Sally's advice was more credible than his own, as a first lieutenant.

"With all due respect, lieutenant Kolchek, its not your desicion to make." Sally looked down at her phone, clicking her tongue and turning to leave the room as Eric started to finish the briefing.

Honestly, between her team and this one, Sally was running tired already. Most of her social interactions were short and to the point if they weren't good friends or a business deal. Even her students tired her out, still, she pushed on and made use of the time.

Hunched over the laptop with the download ready, Clarice asked through the comm where she had gone only to find Sally furiously tapping away at buttons on her phone. Looking up only briefly to stare at the first lieutenant's rear end as he made way to board the helo.

"Nice view, Sal?"

Sally grinned at Clarice, snapping her phone shut and slipping her arm through the other strap of her backpack. "Wonderfully firm view, Clar." The girls shared a laugh, boarding the helo together, sitting across from one another.

Once more, Sally was reminded why her tolerance for the military was low. As Joey and Merwin cracked 'Yo mamma' jokes and other kind of filth on the journey further into Iraqi territory. Turning hypocritical when Kolchek stood slightly to talk to Sergeant Kay. Slightly leaning over and making eye contact with Clarice to give the woman a suggestive eyebrow wiggle towards the backside of the first lieutenant.

Watching Kolchek order his team to be cautious and hold fire when they landed and disembarked was points in Sally's good books. No need to be aggressive on such a small huddle of houses.

The Iraqi's were subdued without casualties and Sally was free to explore as Eric and Rachel left her alone. Merwin and Kay were stationed outside a house when she finally rounded into the more occupied spaces. Rachel was storming into another house with Jason following leisurely around behind her.

"What in God's name are you doing, lady?" Merwin was rightfully confused. Sally was crouched to the floor, shifting her hand throw the loose dust and rocks.

"I'd be wary with the floor. It seems... unstable in a way."

"This of any interest to you?" Kolchek called to Sally, having disappeared for a moment. "Was gonna ask Rachel what it meant but it seems more up your street." Sally stood from her crouched position and turned to Kolchek. Wiping her hands free of the dust from the ground as her eyes lit up at the sight of what he had.

"Oh! Kolchek, it's not even my birthday!" She gently swiped the stone tablet from his hand, marvelling at the masterful carving. Kolchek smiled in a way that said 'you're welcome but I'm so confused' as he followed Rachel's path into the other hut.

Sally deposited the tablet into a nearby truck, making sure it would be safe from enemy combatants that were sure to arrive. Preparing her own weapons, Sally fixed them to the harness around her waist before grabbing the standard automatic that the marines were using.

Not long did she praise herself for the decision as the enemy decided to show up. From somewhere over yonder she heard Joey had been hit, rounding a hut to see Kolchek vaulting over a short wall.

Aiming, her bullet ran true to a Iraqi that tried to pop out early to kill Kolchek. Kay had got to Joey but Sally didn't see the man writhing in pain like he should've been. Eric's voice lifted the radio silence in her comm as he asked for a sitrep moments before the ground beneath her feet rumbled.

"I swear, if one of you said 'can this get any worse' ill shoot you in the face. Eric, that seems like a you thing."

The ground continued to give periodic tremors until finally it gave in. The dirt cracked and fell inwards as easily as thin ice. Sally could could hear yells, call for her, calls for Rachel. Until the floor beneath opened up and swallowed her as well.

****

Sally, 1902 hours.

Sally groaned as she got up, holding onto her side that was now bleeding. Top ripped on the left at her waist and her legs aching like hell was all she needed right now. Using a quick medical kit she'd packed away, Sally bandaged her side and pulled the top over it, covering as much as she could to make sure none would know of her wound.

There was no need to be fussed over.

Looking around, she assumed the cavern she fell into was not going to be stable enough to climb out of. There didn't seem to be any firm looking walls and she didn't have her shoe grips or axes to climb the angles.

With no choice but to go forward, Sally started walking. Pistols at her hips, gun in hand and her backpack secure, Sally fell into a mode she hadn't gone into for a while. The caverns were silent but eerie, as though something was watching her from the shadows.

The recent cave ins disturbed the structural integrity of the area she'd fallen into and yet she was wary. Were the falling stones and disturbed dust from her...or something else?

She heard yells further into the caves maze of halls and dead ends. Along with a sound unlike what she had heard before. Clicking, somewhat like a dolphin and yet it was also hissing like a snake or cat. Together, the two sounds unnerved Sally as she hurried her steps , the sounds of inhuman noises getting louder, more angered and ravenous.

Gunshots.

There was an enemy but Sally didn't know what kind of enemy would make a sound that came right out of a horror movie. Coming to a room that had half collapsed on itself, Sally rounded the debris only to come face to face with a marine.

"Sally!" Kolchek barely had time to say as she gripped his tac vest and pulled him down behind the debris. Holding him against the large rock and shushing as Sergeant Nick kay appeared beside her and they all fell silent. Hiding.

Sally tensed and held her breath, ignoring her pain as she continued to grip his vest. Kolchek was amazed, more so convinced that she wasn't an Archaeologist by the look on her face. Stern, in control...waiting, she didn't seem scared in the slightest even when the creature came into view. Its black body was terrifying, elongated spikes on its back looked both sharp and dull simultaneously.

It's head was a distorted shape, it seemed to have gills that opened and moved in time with the clicking. Echolocation? Sally didn't know...but she wanted to. Kolchek himself didn't want to look at it, a small glance was enough for him to turn back and focus simply on Sally. She was staring blatantly at the thing, green eyes darting over its different features as he did the same to her.

She had her hair in a pony tail, bits that didn't reach the band were falling free. She was covered in dirt and she had a small cut on her forehead. All things considered he had been right back at camp, she was beautiful, even if she was far too interested in the strange creature trying to kill them.

Then as soon as it had come, the creature was gone...for the moment at least.

"Move." Kolchek said, getting up when Sally moved away. The three ran until they reached another fork, stopping just a second to decide the path when Kolchek was engaged.

The giant black blur swiped at him and tried to bite him. Sally and Nick raised their guns as Kolchek stabbed it, the triple assault overwhelmed it enough for it to flee, but hardly any damage was done to it.

"Fuck I hate this place." Sally pulled Kolchek up from the ground, keeping her eyes on where the creature had vanished into the darkness. Sally counted herself lucky that running was nearly a daily occurrence for her, otherwise she'd have run out of breath by now.

The cavern walls blended together, looking the same with each turn and yet, Sally thought they were going deeper into the creatures territory. She skidded to a stop as Nick and Kolchek turned to cover where they had just been.

"The hell's going on?!"

Sally rolled her eyes at Nick, choosing to say silent for the stupid question. "I don't know man. It was not supposed to play out like this."

"Any call signs, this is King! Contact! Contact! Taking fire! Does anyone copy, over."

"That's Rachel!" Sally's eyes narrowed at the emotion in Nicks voice after hearing the voice over the comm.

"King, this is mailman two-one actual. Say again, Over."  Kolchek repeated the words when he got no answer. Angrily ordering for the two to move as they had occupied the one spot too long, they didn't need monsters falling upon them because they kept stopping.

After a while of running, the sounds of inhuman clicking grew quiet. Sally slowed to a jog and lowered her gun, raising a hand to her lips when Nick opened his mouth to ask why she was slowing down.

The quiet noises drew to a close, silence fell over the space and the three of simply existed for a calm moment. Nick let out a breath, shoulders clearing of tension and his eyes filling with guilt.

"I killed him, man. I fucking killed, Merwin!" Sally's eyebrows raised at the information. She had heard yelling, perhaps that was Merwin before he'd gone.

"It was an accident!"

Nick didn't listen to Kolchek’s defence, continuing with his pity party of one. "Just like the woman at the checkpoint."

"Don't make this shit weirder than it is. Clear your fucking mind!"

Sally clapped the boys on their shoulders, giving a firm nod to Nick in agreement. "Kolchek's right. Shitty that Merwin's gone but there's point in dwelling on it or you'll end up just as dead. We should regroup with Eric and Rachel."

‘‘Right,’‘ Nick nodded, trying to calm himself but to little avail, ’‘You’re right.’’

‘’I’m hardly ever wrong.’’ Easing the tension more was easier with that. Nick managed a quiet laugh but none of them dared to speak to loudly after they just lost the monsters. 

Hopefully, Eric and Rachel weren’t too far ahead. 

[future-boi]

Thanks to

⚡️@daryfromthefuture

💘 @jowritesfanfiction

💝 @bttf-dork for tagging me!!! 🥺😭

1. First rewatch was right before watching the musical. Second rewatch was right after watching the musical... Third was recently as I'm tryna write a fanfic and had to go over some scenes but idk if it counts

2. Bttf the musical poster and vinyl record!!! It's now the second record in my vinyl collection hahaha

3. I don't drink soda 😅

4. HELL YEAH I always take the opportunity to advertise fanfic 🤩 Its about post trilogy Marty being a bit angsty about the new timeline and missing the old timeline. But it has a happy ending. I think its the closest to canon because other ones with the same premise lean so much into the angst (not that that's bad!!! Just saying it's not the same vibes as the movies u kno) Its also old but holy shit, it contains the most cathartic end to the series. The much needed closure 🤌✨️

Peace by dapperdragon

I'm so SAD cuz I don't think the author's on Tumblr? And havent posted on Ao3 in 2 years... Which sucks cuz I'm planning to DRAW THIS FIC. Or at least the ending scene 🥺💘 It wont be for a while cuz I'm tryna hone my skills and DO IT JUSTICE💪😤 but yeah next year is its 10 year anniversary that's crazy HAHA. Give it a read plz plz plz its only 1 chapter.

5. THATS TOUGH

It's so cozy and gives me all the warm fuzzies 🥰

I'm breaking the rules

BUT I HAD TO INCLUDE THIS. FIGHT ME

Anything by @cheriboms ngl HAHAHA

Ok but if I really had to choose:

Cuz it marks the start of Doctober 🥺 and like 🥺 we did that together 🥺👉👈💘💝

Also cuz its in color and sunrises/sunset always gimme warm fuzzies🥰

6. THATS ALSO TOUGH. Actually less tough. It's all under my [#personal fave] tag. But since the other was sunrise, I gotta put sunset 😁

LMAO when u link stuff, it shows ur tag line. I totally forgot I set that 🍫🍫🍫

7. BAHAHAHAHAHA... school...

8. The Wild Life (1984) I dont recommend it tho!! 😂😂😂 it has Lea Thompson and Eric Stoltz. I also checked out the one clip from that one episode on Family Ties with Crispin Glover and Micheal J Fox. I recommend that one, it's actually funny 😂

Then I checked out the clips with Tom Hanks on the show LMAO

9. Not this year, but during my American Psycho (2000) phase, I thought their undisputed masterpiece was "Hip to be Square" 🤌✨️ A song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should! Because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the band itself--!!

HEY PAUL!!!

10. None, I don't think...

11. Hell yeah! I detailed it all on this post

12. Uh prolly once a long long time ago that I don't remember LMAO she don't talk bout it like Lorraine🤭

13. "Hey..! What the hell is this?!"

14. I got to go on both European and US trains this year. Haven't been on a skateboard since I was a tiny kid. Have never been on a horse. Never been on a DeLorean. I have run in the rain lmao. Dance? Does a concert count? My friends and I danced at one (my first one!). Never hung up a clock. Does a ukulele count? I don't think I am or ever was capable of pulling an all nighter 😂 its so weird for me to hear my peers doing it. Like??? Yall fr? Nah fam. I don't read sci fi. I don't eat fast food lmao

15. GETTING MY FANFIC DONE. Currently, it spans 6 parts and goes over the entire trilogy, complete with a Hell Valley Filler Arc! 🤭😁 but I'm working on part 1 rn and will post it while I work on part 2 and so on...

I'm also planning to draw a moment from other fanfic I adore like I've done in the past few months

Learning how to color +render my digital art would be nice!

Tagging @cheriboms

Thanks to the 3 again for tagging me! Tho @daryfromthefuture, we gotta throw hands real quick u stole who I was gonna tag😱😭😭😭😂☠️ ONLY I GET TO BOTHER @jowritesfanfiction 😤😤😤 nah jk 😁 unless 😶 nah jk jk ily i ain't hatin 😂💝

BTTF Year-End Tag Game!

This year:

How many times would you guess you watched the first back to the future movie?

Did you get any sweet bttf merch? If so, what!

How many cans of Pepsi Free did you chug this year?

What was a favorite bttf fanfic you read this year?

A favorite bttf fanart you saw this year? (please give us a link, not a screencap/repost!)

Did you create any bttf fanart or fanfic? If you did, what one(s) are you proudest of?

How many times were you late for school this year?

Did you watch any other movies/tv shows with BTTF actors in them?

Was there a memorable moment you heard a Huey Lewis song this year?

How many times did you fall down this year?

Did you get to see BTTF: The Musical? What was your experience like!

How many times did your mom retell the story of how she and your father met?

If you could describe your year in a BTTF quote, which one would it be?

⚡️LIGHTNING ROUND⚡️ Did you get to: go on any trains, skate on a skateboard, ride a horse, drive a Delorean, run in the rain, go to a dance, hang up a clock, play the guitar, pull an all-nighter, read science fiction, or drive thru Burger King this year?

Your future is whatever you make it! So what are you going to make of this coming year?

I tag: @agentmcfly24601 @moonlightandstarshimmer @brinkle-brackle @bg-sparrow @bttf-dork @mrfutureboy @pepsifox88 @tsukinikawatteus @itsthemorph @synthsays and anyone who would like to answer these questions! as always, no pressure!

[mojaves]

OH??????? OHH????????? MARRIGE??????? WHO PROPOSES

OK WELL. NOT EVERYTHING IS SORTED OUT YET IT'S JUST A VERY. VAGUE CONCEPT. AND IT'S ALSO MAKING ME SO SAD WHFDKJHSGJK.

THIS IS LONG IM SORRY BUT GOD THERES LITERALLY. SO MUCH. EVEN THOUGH IT'S STILL LACKING SO MUCH DETAIL.

so like. the basics of ghosts yes. there's that whole theory about people becoming ghosts because of "unfinished business" etc etc yes. and with eric being a ghost, what's his unfinished business?? he was supposed to be a parent right. and then that got snatched away from him. and then jason came along right. yes. with me so far. okay. SO. whats a [GOOD] parent's job?? look after their child, make sure theyre happy. all the good stuff.

and jason, as he existed from a child up until this point, was very much NOT happy. but now ruthie and danny are gone, and he has friends + a boyfriend who love him SO so much, and a dad who would literally give him the world given the opportunity. so eric is finally starting to achieve his 'purpose' right.

but at Some Point in the story, jason and marcus have a HUGE argument [details to be Confirmed. but hogirhgjhfgh it hurts!! IT HURTS!!!] and they kind of break up but not really, don't talk to each other for WEEKS. jason is in the trenches. on his own again. everyone turned against him [in his eyes] AGAIN. and now he's right back at square one. alone. he doesnt want to bring this up with eric. but eric Knows. he is a father after all he KNOWS.

and yeah it's still a very rough idea so i dont have All the details, but. something to do with marcus, morgan, + lou going to sort danny and ruthie out themselves, because they think jason's left Them, and abandoned the whole revenge idea. so theyre dealing with it alone now. none of them being strong enough to actually physically/mentally deal with the two of them, so things go downhill for them Very Very Fast.

while that's happening, jason finally decides to be Brave and confide in eric. BUT!!! THE THING IS!!! eric??? he's not home. he's not answering his phone. he's gone. gone where, you ask?? good question!! he's GONE. gone. like. vanished. into the ether. FULLY dead this time. forever.

BUT WHY IS HE DEAD YOU MAY ASK!

WELL!!!!!!!!!!

jason Was happy, and eric knew that bc they spoke almost every day. and then suddenly, all contact had dropped. and he knew Something was up, that something had gone on between him and marcus. he knew. again bc Fatherly Instinct. and so, his genius idea was to make sure the two of them were together again, for good this time. no more breaking up, no more heartbreak etc etc. they Needed each other, they were meant for each other and the sooner both of them admitted that the better. so.

so what he does is. WHAT he does. right. gets his and ruthie's old wedding rings, puts them on the table, with a little note. and the fancy ring he needed in order to like, yknow, Keep Him Alive. thats there too. the note simply reads "you know what you have to do." the last thing eric ever said to him, the last message jason will ever get from him. RIGHT.

SO. STUFF AND THINGS HAPPEN. NEED TO SORT ALL THAT OUT IN REGARD TO WHAT EXACTLY IS HAPPENING BETWEEN THE GANG + RUTHIE

but what i do have is that marcus gets really badly injured, like critical. fatal. every bad word here. he is GOING to die and no one can help him. lou and morgan are, at this point, too far away, too weak etc to be able to get to him. but you know who CAN get to him?? our little hero jason.

so he's there. distraught of course, they havent spoken in weeks and now his kind-of-still-but-not-really boyfriend is DYING. in front of him. did eric know?? is that why he gave jason the ring in the first place?? haha (:

anyway! so. jason finds him, a little conversation, bla bla bla. he gives marcus the fancy ring - and remember. well no one remembers the lore post but I DO. so. fancy ring goes on the ring finger yes. important note. so jason puts the ring on his finger, and marcus is like "haha are we getting married or something" and jason is like. funny you should say that actually. because of. b. because. the wedding rings. yes. so. YEAH. so. THAT. YKNOW. YEAH. MARRIAGE. WELL THEY DEAL WITH EVERYTHING ELSE FIRST THEY DONT GET MARRIED THERE AND THEN BUT!!!!! IT DOES HAPPEN AND IT'S NICE BUT THE PROPOSAL. ACCIDENTAL PROPOSAL? INTENTIONAL PROPOSAL???? IT KILLS THE MAN [ME]

[wavesmp3]

wait are you still doing the fake title thing-

skdkdj if so,,

‘tell me‘ 😼👌

tell me | eric x reader | an unintentional continuation to this drabble | a/n: i tried to make it so that this could be read as a stand alone but i’m not too sure if i was successful in that | requests closed

1. letters

“so,” eric says, setting down two drinks and a plate of snacks next to the dirt-covered shoebox that was buried somewhere in a park just this morning, “where do we start?”

the first thing you pull out from the time capsule are two envelopes. eric immediately knows what it is. 

you shake your head. “not with these.” the letters were written to each other when you made the time capsule in the summer before your freshman year of college. “let’s look at these last.”

eric is more than happy to oblige. 

2. totally awesome no skip summer mix 2011

“oh my god,” you mutter, pulling out the next item in the box. 

“what is it?”

you hold up the old, dusty cd for him to see. “remember this?”

he does. 

he remembers sitting in front of your family’s old computer and carefully selecting which pop songs from that summer to add to the cd. he remembers feeling entirely like a criminal while you found the best website to download the songs and then also how quickly the lawless feeling escaped from him after the act was done. he remembers burning the cd that afternoon. he remembers the entire summer he spent listening to the cd with you. 

“no one even uses cds anymore.” you say with a bit of a laugh. “should we listen to it?” 

eric nods, and the two of you spend the next 20 minutes looking for a way to play it. 

10. baseball jersey

eric pulls out the jersey five songs into the cd mix. “gosh, this takes me back.” the jersey was from when he was young an old jersey you and him decorated together when he switched to a new team. 

you make a face of disgust, pointing to a questionable drawing done around the neckline of the jersey. “who did that?”

“you, probably.”

“no way.”

“look. you even signed it.”

you squint your eyes at the drawing for a long moment. “damn.”

eric just laughs

15. picture from the beach trip

eric is the one who fishes the picture out. the picture which made you dig up the box to begin with. you see it between his hand, before he can tell you he found it. neither of you say anything. you both just stare at the picture, silently. your smiles are big and bright, with the sun casting down over your faces and ocean in the background. you look happy in it. eric does too. he turns away from the picture and stares at you, wondering where did it all go wrong?

23. big fish program

“look at this.” you say pulling out the crumpled program from your high school’s production of big fish. “i forgot i was even in the show.”

“you know how daffodils are a big part of the show?” eric says and you nod, flipping through the program. “i remember spending so long at the show trying to find daffodils for you.”

“but you gave me roses that night.” you say, tossing the program aside.

“yeah. i couldn’t find any.”

“well,” you murmur with a smile falling off your lips, “at least you tried.”

27. birthday card 

“what’s this?” eric mutters pulling out a card that looks new. or at least new in comparison to everything else in the box. 

“what did you-” you freeze when you see the card eric’s holding up. “not that.” you blurt reaching over to grab it from him. eric pulls it out of your reach. you reach for it again, and eric evades you grabbing it as well. it goes on like that for a minute before you finally give up. 

“what is it?” eric asks again, laughing at how hard you’re trying to get it away from him. 

you don’t mirror the laugh. instead you sigh, eyes turning dark. “a year ago, i dug up the time capsule and added that.”

“a year ago.” eric echoes, brows knitting together. “but by then we were...”

“we were broken up.” you finish, shamefully almost. “i wrote it on your birthday. and i don’t even know why i bothered adding it to the box, but i was just so upset at the time. i hadn’t seen you in forever, and i was just so angry at you. at me. at us.”

“i take it it’s not a nice birthday card then.”

“please don’t read it.” you reach for the card again. and this time eric doesn’t stop you from grabbing it. “i don’t mean any of that stuff anymore.”

“but you did?”

“i don’t... i was upset.”

“you were right to end things between us.” eric says then. “it was the best thing for us.”

you’re quiet. then after a long moment, you say, “it was the best thing for us then.”

“what do you mean?”

“i mean,” you frown, folding and unfolding a corner of the card, “don’t you think there’s a way we could make it work again?”

32. letters

 the box is empty now. the only thing left to look at is the letters from the beginning. “here.” you say quietly, handing the one you wrote to him. he hands you his. 

dear eric, i know the letters were my idea but this feels so lame LOL. good luck in college, but i wish we were going to the same one :( thanks for all the laughs and good times. i’m happiest with you.   - love, your bestie (sorry this is so short. i have no idea what to say. i’ve been sitting here and pretending to write since you havent stopped yet) (OMG eric stop writing!!)  (you just pulled out a second sheet of paper. rip. you’re gonna be so disappointed when you read this)

eric finishes the letter, remembering how much thought and care he put into writing his, and how long it ended up being. and that whole time, this was all you had written, the realization only makes him laugh. 

he looks up at you still reading his two page letter. he watches as your eyes skim the page. as you get teary eyed reading it. as you finish, folding the letter back up and saying, “eric i--”

“let’s do it.” 

“what?”

“let’s try again.”

[mrkis]

another twlg ask from @thetypingpup!!! i had to put your ask in a separate post again bc i didn't want to clog up anyones dash!! ellie.. your essays abt twlg forever make me laugh. i have no fucking comment to this but please i need to show everyone LMAO

Me again with another long ass statement bc I can't shut the fuck up hey 😅😅. I've been doing more thinking (bc ofc I have) and I got fixated on the thought of mc and jaemin being the same, like both being troubled and flawed but having relatively good intentions at the end of the day, and both being shit at communication. I'd agree with that, if there were and equal amount of instances where their shitty communication or shitty actions to damage. So far, based on what we've seen in the text, it has not been equal. It's true that they're in similar boats, but they're definitely not on the same level of flawed.

So far we've seen mc exhibit a lot of care for jaemin (easily read as too much care given their agreed upon arrangement), care that we just haven't seen jaemin exhibit to the same degree. In fact, once we got into Jaemin's head, it recontextualized a lot of the sweet moments between the two (at least sweet from mc's pov) and soured them. One example being that first fingering scene. Mc has already perceived something akin to adoration in jaemin's eyes and already started feeling things. That was her interpretation. Meanwhile with Jaemin his attitude was that mc was just someone willing to let him play with her pussy and had a mouth he could imagine wrapped around his dick. Or another example being when mc got Jaemin the polaroid camera. We have yet to see a "polaroid scene" where Jaemin does something that nice for mc. We've also seen jaemin's actions negatively impact mc and really hurt her, and that just hasn't happened the other way around to the same extent (yet bc idk what's planned for the future), so it seems super one-sided. It's been disproportionate from jump, which makes for nuanced and interesting stories absolutely, but it's still disproportionate nonetheless. Because of this many of mc's shortcomings have been more implict and rely on conjecture in a way that Jaemin's don't, while Jaemin's have been very explicit thus far in both POVs.

But idk if mc's biggest problems are that she cares too much and doesn't speak up enough, then that's not nearly on the same level as Jaemin. With the whole exclusive proposal, that man wanted to completely cross one of mc's main boundaries and misrepresented the reason why to get what he wants. Withholding the whole Mia reason is lowkey giving fraud I cannot lie, bc it was such a material reason as to why he wanted to be exclusive (and from his inner monolouge, it was the main reason). The reason he said out loud, the thing that he actually fixed his mouth to say to mc, equates to him wanting access to mc's body whenever he wants. How nice 😬. And then later when mc apparently "agreed" to become exclusive 1) she never explicitly said that, and 2) she had TAKEN ERIC'S PILL (I'm screaming about this bc i havent seen people point that out on here yet), and you can see she was influenced by it later with the three way kiss. You can't just change the terms of an agreement like that if you're not of sound sober mind, nor without explicit confirmation that's at the very least verbal. And in that public kiss after the whole Eric display, exclusive wasn't even on mc's mind in her pov when she kissed him. But who was thinking about or considering that? Not Jaemin's selfish ass that's for sure. He got what he wanted, and then later he had to walk around telling himself that was some sort of mutual agreement to make himself feel better. Jaemin sir, if you have to convince yourself like that, then your ass knows that was not mutual you're fucking up. Actually i checked all the parts again and mc never actually said they were exclusive. Other people say it, and she considers it,, but she never outright said it. Oh it just keeps getting worse.

And then I just looked again and remembered this too, but the main reason Jaemin made a show of kissing mc at the party, and even went in the first place as Miwoo pointed out (and convinced mc to go bc she didn't want to at first), was to rub their arrangement in Eric's face. In his own words it was all for show, all before she agreed to have public displays like that mind you, so he still crossed the boundary bc she didn't agree to that shit yet. And all of those actions are of course very considerate of him, very not shitty person thing to do, much respectful of the woman he allegedly cares about😬. Has mc done anything like any of that to Jaemin? Or maybe that's coming in part 6.2? And even then I don't think whatever is coming can outweigh what jaemin has already done. So far mc lied to her own detriment (the whole eunbin thing at the party) while jaemin lied to get what he wants.

Ok Cas I swear I won't keep spamming your inbox lol. I wanna feel for his pain, I do, and I wanna believe that he's not a terrible person, but his thoughts and actions thus far prevent that. Everytime I look it just gets worse and worse for this man, and while I can't see any deliberate manipulation or real malice, he is EXCEEDINGLY selfish and VERY much a dumbass and it's manifesting in some truly terrible ways. The sweetness turned sour is turning to bitterness and I'm just sad for mc more and more. I'm excited to see what's to come ofc. I'd love to see if the playing field evens itself out in later parts. But yea I WILL be suing this man I want my punitive damages and pain and suffering compensation. When I catch him in these streets it's on sight 😤.

[lauriab]

Welcome to the phandom!!! Here is the fullest list I could come up with of every phantom you could encounter out there and a snippet of their personality (except for adaptations I haven’t seen)

(No pressure to read the whole thing btw, if you just wanna know who the main boys are they re at the top :D)

Main phantoms (the ones you’ll see referenced most often):

Leroux!Erik or Lerik: original 1909 novel by Gaston Leroux. He’s the classic, creepy and misunderstood, he’s a commentary on society’s treatment of anyone outside of the norm. One of the most fucked up phantoms tbh. Refers to himself in the third person. But rly he’s just a funny little man :D

Lon Chaney Erik or Lerik: 1925 silent film. A really faithful adaptation except for the overly dramatic hollywood ending. Mostly the same as the book.

Merik or Musical!Erik: ALW musical phantom, usually based on Ramin karimloo s performance in the 25th anniversary recordings but other popular actors include Hugh Panaro, Micheal Crawford and more. A much more romantic and seductive phantom than the adaptations that came before.

Gerik: 2004 film adaptation of ALW s musical starring Gerard Butler. He’s buff, not that ugly, and a bit of a drama queen.

Cherik or Dance!Erik: 1990 miniseries starring charles dance, based on a musical by yeston and kopit (which I’m not putting as a separate Erik since they’re so similar). By all means the sweetest cinnamon roll phantom out there. He likes picnics, is a ginger and doesn’t pretend to be an angel to trick Christine. He must be protected at all costs.

Kerik or Kay!Erik: Novel by Susan Kay. It’s basically a published fanfic of a biography of the phantom s life. This Erik is very fandom based, he’s hot, troubled and ✨the main character✨ tm. This novel is very often used when referencing erik’s backstory in the phandom, also the reason “the persian” is often called Nadir Khan.

Winslow or Bird!Erik: 1974 film phantom of paradise. It’s a very funky musical comedy/horror adaptation set in a nightclub. The phantom wears a weird bird helmet/mask.

MazM Erik: 2018 MazM mobile game. He has long flowy hair, is really fucking creepy and insane (but still a sweety in my heart)

Jerik or Rat!Erik: 1998 film Il fantasma dell’opera. Ah the infamous rat phantom. Haven’t seen this version but all I know is Erik has a weird relationship with rats, he s not disfigured and is generally considered the weirdest one of the bunch.

Hana or Takarazuka!Erik or Erika: female version of the phantom from the Japanese production of the yeston and kopit musical by the all female theatre troupe takarazuka. Quite similar to Cherik, she’s a sweety, but also hilarious and scary and I love her.

Destler or Englund!Phantom: 1989 horror movie. He’s a classic slasher, played by non-other than Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger). The adaptation that introduced the last name Destler, which is generally accepted in the fandom as Erik’s last name.

Erique or ClaudeRains!Erik: 1943 film. Haven’t seen it but from what I ve heard: ✨composer gets splashed with acid and goes insane✨, also he has weird dad vibes maybe?

Niche phantoms:

Prof Petrie: 1962 horror film

Monster in Paris: 2011 animated film, the phantom is a giant flea lookin monster, i havent seen it but by all accounts it’s a really sweet film

Animated Erik: 1987 children’s film, terrible animation, very funny, so bad it’s kinda good

Staller phantom: 1991 musical starring david staller, good actor, terrible musical, the song perfect music slaps tho

Kenneth Hill phantom: 1976 musical (which predates ALW’s musical!!!). I’ve heard a couple songs from this musical, very cool tbh, plus the first instance of a black actor playing the phantom I believe?

Phantom of the mall (Eric): 1989 film. He’s a high schooler I think? Also like a jock?? He lifts weights??? Wtf is going on here????

Honorable mentions (I’ve seen these here and there but they re so incredibly niche):

1930 oswald and the lucky rabbit short, Korvin Phantom: 1983 film, There’s a few more niche video game adaptations such as a point and click game but frankly they re quite hard to find.

A lot of really cool artists have also made little phantom guides that can help recognize the different Eriks like this one! (By @bowlersandtophats I believe?):

can anyone explain the differences between each erik for me? like the names people use / his personalities? i’m a lil confused seeing people using different ones lol

[gamerwoo]

Seventeen headcanons: Seventeen as Disney Characters’ Kids

a/n: you can thank my cousin forcing me to listen to the descendants soundtrack for this. may or may not do oneshots for these at some point so uh,,,,,,we’ll see

-

Seungcheol, son of Kovu and Kiara

a lot like his parents

is a little infamous because some people still see his dad as “evil” anyway

does whatever he thinks is right even if it’s not traditional

heir to be king and he takes that seriously

honestly he is lowkey trying to prove himself to everyone

hangs out with wonwoo a lot and usually goes to him for advice

also best friends with soonyoung since they’re kind of in the same boat

doesn’t want to be sheltered by his parents even though he has mixed reactions from the public

even if his entire kingdom doesn’t like him, he wants to be a good prince and future king

-

Jeonghan, son of The Cheshire Cat 

sly and sneaky and mischievous lil shit

you don’t think he’s there but he’s there

he hears and sees everything

his favorite thing to do other than nothing is eavesdrop

he’ll be hanging out with his friends and as soon as someone is like “let’s go do this” he disappears without saying anything

often found lounging about with his tail swaying and flicking

typically up to no good but his seemingly sweet face always fools people

but those who know him know he’s typically anything but sweet

whenever he appears, you always see his smirk first

-

Joshua, son of David & Nani

surfer dude

i mean, come on, look who raised him

hangs out with seokmin a lot 

he’ll sit on his surfboard out in the ocean and seok will swim up and rest his arms on the board and they’ll just talk or swim and stuff

he is a little ‘odd’ but his aunt is lilo and he was raised around aliens so can you blame him

but he really just wants to be normal because people have been judging him for his entire life

sometimes he’s a lil judgy just to make himself feel less weird

*insert that gif of him making that face in the going svt episode that everyone uses as a meme now*

but like he also keeps experiment 002 as a ‘pet’ after mrs. hasagawa couldn’t take care of her ‘cats’ anymore

so he still is a lowkey strange boi 

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Junhui, son of Thomas O’Malley 

smooth as heck

a little goofy but that’s his charm

he comes from one of thomas’s many one-night-stands, so he lived on the street and was only raised by his dad for a long time

when he was brought in to live with duchess and her kids, she treated him like one of her own, and he got along well with her kids

would throw hands for his sister without question

still a flirt like his dad though

but he drinks his respect women juice i promise

usually playing around with his brothers or sometimes going off to help hansol

even though his family is loaded now, he still acts like he’s an alley cat lmao

kinda stays away from jeonghan because he finds him scary

can be found hanging around with soonyoung though

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Soonyoung, son of Shere Khan

he wants to be a tiger so badly so

despite his dad being kind of yknow an asshole

soonyoung is a huge sweetheart 

some people may think it’s an act or whatever but it’s just how he is

and his dad is trying so hard to get him to be less kind but the boy can’t help his fat heart okay

he hangs out with seungcheol a lot because the two can relate on being misunderstood

soonyoung is basically kovu

came from a shitty family but is just here for a good time

but if you fuck with him he can and will rip your throat out

hangs out with jun quite a bit because he makes him feel more upbeat and kind of grounded i guess???

because he doesn’t want his status or his father’s words getting to his head

honestly highkey worried he’ll become like his dad

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Wonwoo, son of Milo Thatch & Kida 

literally the perfect mix of his parents

the curiosity and shyness/awkwardness of his dad

mixed with the beauty and grace of his mom

he’s the prince of atlantis since kida became queen after the king died, and everyone absolutely adores him

has girls lining up to marry him but because he’s awkward like milo, he’s not really that interested in getting married anytime soon

hangs out with seungcheol and tries to give him helpful advice

pretty much always reading and learning about other cultures and kingdoms

has never been outside of atlantis and he’s highkey curious about what’s out there

but he’d never sneak out behind his parents’ back because he’s a good boi

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Jihoon, son of Elsa 

he’s a lot like his mom (from the first frozen i havent even seen the second one ok)

he also has powers like her which he doesn’t use often

even as a child, he preferred learning how to use and control it rather than just use it for fun

but now when he has to go out for royal things, he will sometimes make a little ice rink for the kids or create little flurries and dancing snowmen just to see the children laugh

and if you look at him, you can see the hint of a smile

spends most of his time in his room reading or sleeping because that’s just how he chooses to spend his time

tbh he doesn’t want to be a prince he just wants to do what he wants

but elsa is a single mom and he’s her only heir so he doesn’t want to let her down or stress her out

but if he could just,,,,,,not be a prince, he would love that

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Seokmin, son of Ariel and Eric

everyone always sayin this boy looks like prince eric anyway so

he’s a mermaid like his mom so he can spend time in the water and on land

often goes ‘surfing’ with joshua but it’s basically josh surfing while seokmin swims in the waves and watches

sometimes he goes to visit wonwoo in atlantis but not often because it’s kind of hard to get to

spends 50% of his time singing whatever song is stuck in his head or just making up his own

he really is more like his mom personality-wise lmao

and of course more like his dad when it comes to looks

likes being on land and in water equally you can’t make him choose one

his best friend (other than josh) is a dolphin that goes on adventures with him and stuff, and an octopus that clings to him like a backpack

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Mingyu, son of Eugene and Rapunzel 

big clumsy but kind idiot

also does that weird smolder thing like his dad

honestly he’s kind of the perfect mix of his parents

very kind and curious

but he’s not nearly as trusting as his mom

he may be kinda dumb sometimes (he got the braincells from his dad ok) but he makes an excellent prince

he loves his kingdom and his kingdom loves him

he’s got so many suitresses but he put his training to be king first

however he highkey in love with the girl who sells flowers and planters at the market

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Minghao, son of Cruella De Vil

like his mom, he’s very into fashion

unlike his mom, he prefers to find cruelty free ways of achieving fashion

he actually left home when he was 16 and has nothing to do with her

he’s become an anonymous fashion designer because he knows nobody would give him the time of day if they knew who his mother is

as a designer, he goes by the8

he designs all of seungkwan’s clothes too

he usually just stays inside and works on his clothing because people are mean to him when he goes outside

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Seungkwan, son of Charlotte La Bouf

just wants to be a prince so heckin bad !!!!

likes to dress up in nice clothes and go out a lot

only wears things designed by minghao though

he’s boujee okay

honestly would give up his prince dream to help minghao make a new name for himself

he wants to be a prince more than anything but his friends and those he loves come first

but seriously can a princess just marry this poor boy already

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Hansol, son of Robin Hood & Maid Marian

hands down the sweetest boy ever

he’s pretty well off so he typically just gives away his own things

but he will steal from the rich if he has to lmao

pretty much friends with everyone because he’s just so likeable

the only people who don’t like him are rich assholes lmao

may or may not have been arrested a few times but it was for good reasons i swear

sometimes has chan tag along on his adventures to steal from the rich

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Chan, son of Mulan & Li Shang

he’s not a prince but damn he looks like one

the strongest warrior in his kingdom

his family is also very highly ranked so while he’s not a prince he’s still an important dude in the kingdom

girls swoon over him and men want to be him

can we blame any of them

if he’s not training/practicing, he’s off with hansol 

often donates to the poor but also loves to eat the rich lmao

has also wound up in jail a few times but his parents are fine with it because it’s for a good cause

but if he’s not practicing or with hansol, he’s just fucking up assholes

those are basically his hobbies lmao

[cowbpy]

Witcher Fics I Want

this is jaskier x geralt by the way. i couldn't sleep so i came up with these instead.

Skating AU

Jaskier is a figure skater and Geralt is a hockey player. Geralt plays for “the Witchers”. The two groups fight for ice time a lot. 

High School Teachers AU

Jaskier teacher choir or art. Geralt teaches History or Chemistry. All their students call them mom and dad. Ciri is their favorite. She is too smart for her classes so she hangs out with them after school and during lunch. They are oblivious and ciri is like “omg just kiss already!”

Pride and Prejudice AU

Its just pride and prejudice, but Jaskier is Lizzie and Geralt is Darcy. Geralt is emotionally constipated and cant handle his feelings so hes a dick instead. Basically just follows the plot of the book/movie and geralt proposes and gets turned down until he fixes himself. Georgiana is ciri she helps geralt win back jaskier.

Princess Bride AU

Jaskier is Buttercup and Geralt is wesley. Follows the movie kinda. Geralt is “killed” by the witcher then comes back pretending to be that to save jaskier from marriage to a shitty prince (valdo marx???).

The Little Mermaid AU

Jaskier is Ariel and Geralt is Eric. Jaskier is a mermaid who loves to watch people but some drowners (or ther water monster idk) is in the area he likes to watch and geralt gets knocked out saving jaskier who in turn saves him. He makes a deal to give up his voice to have legs so he can travel with geralt. Yennefer is Ursula i guess,,, idk.

Aladdin AU

Jaskier is Jasmine and Geralt is Aladdin. Jaskier hates being stuck in the palace and having to act like a royal. He sneaks out and geralt helps him escape some guard so he can play his lute in a market or something. Geralt is in love but doesnt think a prince would fall for him so he uses a potion or magic or something (yennefer helps??) to change his hair color and disguise himself as a prince. Takes jaskier for a ride on roach idk.

Falsettos AU

This is based off of falsettos the musical. Geralt and Yen divorce and geralt leaves to live with jaskier, but hes still trying to have a relationship with ciri and yen. I think triss would be marvin cause gay is always better. This doesnt have to be an exact copy of the story, but just an inspiration.

Theater AU

This would just be a one shot lol. i just think it would be funny. Jaskier is the lead actor and geralt is on crew. thats it lol.

Coffee Shop AU

Jaskier works as a barista at a little cafe and falls for the guy (geralt) who always come in and sits in the corner reading and only orders a plain black coffee. Jaskier is a gay disaster and his coworkers know it.

Disney World AU

Geralt brings ciri to disney world for a weekend and Jaskier is playing her favorite prince (idk which one just pick) and they go and visit him everyday they go.

Drag Queen AU

Jaskier is a drag queen at a club (goes by dandelion or buttercup) and geralt is the bouncer/security. Someone gives jaskier a hard time outside f the club after closing and geralt saves him and walks him home.

Public Transport Musician AU

Geralt takes the subway everyday and jaskier is always playing in the station. One time he gets on the train with geralt and they talk. Jaskier shares that on weekends he plays at a club and geralt goes and sees him.

Self Defense Lessons AU

Jaskier moves to a big city or something and wants to take self defense lessons and geralt is the instructor. Jaskier can not handle geralt pinning him down and straddling him.

Neighbors AU

Jaskier and Geralt live next to eachother in an apartment building. Jaskier is always knocking and asking for extra flower or help fixing something. At first geralt hates it but it becomes endearing and then one day geralt asks jaskier for help with something and thats when they get together. Yen and Triss live across the hallway and laugh as it goes down.

Mandalorian/Star Wars AU

Geralt is apart of a bounty hunter clan (the mandalorians/witchers) and is supposed to find a child and deliver it to some bad people (its ciri/baby yoda) but doesnt and adopts her. Jaskier come in at some point idk how tho.

Gym Training AU

Trans!Jaskier wants to get buff so he passes better and gets trained by geralt. thats it.

Role Reversal AU

Jaskier is a witcher (he still has a smaller frame. I think hes more of an assassin and more stealth based.) and Geralt is a moody musician (i dont think he sings) Somehow geralt gets tied up with one of jaskiers hits and that how they end up travelling together. Jaskier is jealous that geralt is still huge and jacked despite being a musician.

Gender Bend AU

I just want a big muscly lesbian geralt. Jaskier is a cottage core lesbian. otherwise nothing changes.

You’ve Got Mail AU

Jaskier owns a smaller bookstore thats going to be swallowed up by witcher co. books. Just follows the movie plot. I read a really good youve got mail au fic a long time ago and i want more.

Fake Relationship AU

This is honestly my favorite au and ive yet to see it in the witcher fics. Jaskier lied to his family that hes in a relationship so that theyd stop trying to set him up, but they come to visit so he has to get Geralt to pretend to be his boyfriend. or Jaskier gets a chance to go to a resort or on a cruise and play for the guests but its a married couples only thing so he brings geralt along and they have to pretend to be a happy married couple. Triss and Yen are there and onto them the whole time.

Soulmate AU

i havent seen any witcher fics with a classic soulmate au. there is plenty to pick from. One could be matching birthmarks and jaskier ( or geralt) figures out that the other has the matching birthmark but is scared to tell cause “witchers cant feel”

Mechanic AU

Jaskier keeps “accidentally” breaking things so the hot mechanic will come fix it.

Circus AU

geralt is a strong man or “beast” tamer and jaskier is some artsy shit idk. Concept: jaskier is a trapeze artist and he sings while he does it so hes the “song bird”. Yen can be a fortune teller or some shit.

PLEASE let me know if you right a fic going off of these or if you find one similar to one of them that youd think id like. Im shit at writing myself, but im a pretty ok editor so let me know if you need a beta reader

[gaylanrivens]

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[tillman]

what should i read 4 arthurian legend idk where to start

ok hold on lemme find one of my other answers to this ask for u :-) im too tired to write out the whole thing rn

yunder the cut . rip mobile users LOL

i think the best two starting options involve the same strategy of “pick a knight you like the most and consume all the content you can find on them until you get bored/think of another knight and repeat” and its as simple as “do you want to start with sir gawain or do you not know who you want to start with.”

sir gawain i think is the best starting knight if you wanna go the route of reading as much as u can about one and moving on, since theres a LOT of varied content and hes just in a lot. hes important! anyways the first recommendation i have to start with is Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. its a wonderful piece of poetry about a homoerotic beheading game, getting a movie this summer! its fucking gorgeous and a really good introduction if youve never read this old of texts before. i have a few different links so you can take your pick of what you prefer :-)

heres it in the original middle english, its beautiful and if you get the beat down sounds fucking gorgeous but i understand how hard it is to get through if youve never read through it before.

lou recomends Raffels translation above all others which i kinda have to agree with. heres part one and heres part two of that.

and the other link i have directly on hand atm is tolkiens translation which ive skimmed before and it seems really solid.

if you dont want to start with a short and tender christmas party, consider another text most arthuriana fans will consider a must read. its a bit more intimidating than sgatgks poetry but like. hey. its Sir Malory’s Le Morte D’arthur.

this is more on the level of most of the story things youll find for arthuriana and a good starting point to get an overview of a lot of major plot points and characters that show up time and time again in the legends, all of the major knights are covered through malory’s own spin on them and he tries to cover a lot of older tales in his weird fanfiction.

the text can be weird ESPECIALLY if you arent used to middle english since he …. used some weird as fuck words? even for the time. but thats malory.

I highly recommend, if you can get a copy, Kieth Baines modern retelling of Le Morte, it rewords things to make more sense to those used to a more modern prose and while it takes out some of the nuance of some scenes, its way easier to pick up and read. were working on a full scan of it atm actually but the book of arthur is up in our shared drive :-) ill shove a link down here for u

heres the first bit of baines rendition. honestly if u can find a copy for cheap grab it is a fun time

heres the pdf i use for the full text, warning for how weird its structured? its long paragraphs with no quotes around text but if you have no problems with that go for it. heres book one and heres book two.

from there, theres a ton of different options you can follow, but again i think the least overwhelming way to go about it is pick a knight you like and read whatever seems fun that has them in it !

best choices include gawain again, the marriage of sir gawain and dame ragnelle is fun, l’atre perilleux is so fucking wild and just a fun time, the turke and sir gawain has gawain playing tennis? like what more do you need

lancelot has a decent collection of old stories including the entire vulgate cycle (my favorite piece of arthurian lit, im working on scanning the entire english translation ;-)), lancelot and the hart with the white foot, though i havent been able to find a FULL translation, is wonderful and with that the lancelot collection of old stories is a lot of fun the dutch loved him, if you have like 10 bucks to spare, Lancelot and the lord of the distant isles is on amazon for cheap and retells the book of galehaut section of the vulgate and its . so good. please care about galehaut.

tristan as wild as he is is also a really good choice for how popular the Tristan and Isolde legend was in europe. you can find a ton of versions of it, though i prefer the german one by gottfried von strassburg, another amazing one is the povest o’tryschane which is a slavic take on the legend that weirdly throws sections of the vulgate and some italian romances in? i adore it either way.

uhmmm some more off the cuff recommendations include Troyes four romances and also Perceval. as much as i bully troyes knight of the cart, knight of the lion, and knight of the grail are some of my favorite words. skip cliges if youre doing that though it sucks so bad. troyes hated his version of tristan and isolde so much he wrote cliges. that alone should keep you from it. eric and enide is ok but eric sucks SO HARD. i hate that bitch.

more modern but tennysons Idylls of the king? fucking stellar. i recently got a copy and its really gorgeous poetry. kinda like le morte in having a good overview of key events in the texts and some notable characters so this works as a good jumping off point

and finally one i cant really speak on much due to my preference of the romances, but i have many good friends who say the welsh sources are REALLY REALLY good and worth checking out :-) the mabinogion mainly, but a lot of the scattered poetry is really fun!

for finding pdfs for some of the ones i just named, u can check out my doc of whatever sources i have on hand. im missing quiet a few but i got most of the ones i recommend at least io3hewt. heres the link to that. ill post a link to the vulgate when i can finish up scanning the prose merlin !

anyways mwah feel free to msg me if u have questions im insane and like researching this stuff for hours and am willing to find out any information 

[happyfeetiniesta]

Quarantine Q&A tagged by @2pcb

Are you staying home from work/school?

No everything's the same

Are you a homebody?

Yes😍😍😍I love being home...so much all the time. I love doing things and being out and traveling but my favorite part of all of that is always the coming home.hmmm I think that's an anne of green gables quote.

What movies have you watched recently?

I havent had the attention span for movies or shows for the past year it's very:( so it's like. Really only kids stuff I've already seen that I can rewatch my favorite parts of. Lately that's been Charlie brown.

What shows are you watching?

I've been rewatching some scenes from the time in between! But overall nothing and it sucks but once this rut is over....

An event that you were looking forward to that got cancelled?

Nothing!

What music are you listening to?

Let me go to mister spotify statistics for this. Top 3 songs from past month are I give u the morning-Tom paxton/long as I can see the light-ted hawkins/stick to rum-eric von schmidt. Wish it were different but Alas.

What are you reading?

Still on the brothers karamazov. It's insanely good. I've been doing the romantics lately in terms of poetry. Ooo reread much ado about nothing I was smiling so hard the whole time.Reread the Hathaway series. And reread like all of my favorite childhood books this last month which was very intense. But overall books are pretty much my lifeline right now.

What are you doing for self-care?

Reading...like crazy. And being very considerate of my future self:)I never thought of it in that way before but it's so nice I just keep going future me would appreciate this and so I do it and future me is like heyO thanks. Just letting myself be sad but making sure I'm also being responsible. Like yes stare at the wall for four hours but make sure u study for two afterwards.

I tag anyone who wants to do this!