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My story "Imitates Life" is out now in The Gateway Review! A quick logline: Sculptor whose creations come to life tries to make the perfect man. This goes just as awry as you can image.
You can purchase the issue it's in with the link above!
#not to plug my substack buuuut imma plug my substack.#you can subscribe to get these publication updates and behind the scenes about the stories in your inbox for free#the link is in my pinned post!#i was too self-conscious to put that in the post ahaha
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Hi amelie <33
š«, š, š, š„, and š§æ for the ask game <33333
hiii!!!! thank you for your ask!! <3
š«my favorite is when people tell me that they felt things, any kind of feelings really, (well as long as they are okay you know like they agreed to feel even uncomfortable feelings when reading angst). It makes me think oh i did well because for me when I go to read / look / see a art piece i want to feel things, if it just does nothing in me then it means it was not for me! so i'm glad to read that i can give feelings to others
šaaah this one is a nice one! hmm well it is a bit hard ahaha i think.. it's good that i try more to explore various stuff and that i'm less and less afraid of experimenting stuff, that i feel like i let myself be more self indulgent even if i'm hard on myself still. oh and!! i write friendships very well imo, i think i do that well, and my dialogues are good
ši answered that one in my other post here!!
š„i chose (i have fics with less but they are REALLY old so) this fics that has like 24 kudos, it is a pentagon fic, the star he holds actually i really enjoyed writing this fic, this is also an exemple of me going on something i didn't feel like doing a few years ago (homophobia and coming to terms with homosexuality + non historically accurate setting (70s??)) and i jumped into it while listening to a song, i conveyed the vibe i wanted, talked about what i wanted and with the feedbacks i got, it worked very well. I'm proud of this one
š§æthis is the hardest part for me because i feel very self conscious and i tend to compare myself a lot. It happens to me a lot tbh to not be satisfied with the hits or kudos and realize oh god some people are getting so much and i don't what am i doing wrong. It stopped me from writing for a year almost entirely (also i was living with a person that kept bringing back the amount of kudos and comments they had so i felt terrible and anxious all the time) and i was having serious panic attack about it! which sucks!! so now, i'm trying to, 1) look less at stats and 2) to feel extremely grateful with what i get it might be one comment or three or four but the fics that didn't work "well" gave me the most beautiful comments i've ever received, sincerely, so i make myself remember that. Plus if thirty people came to me to tell me directly in front of my face "i love what you do" i'd be overwhelmed with joy irl, so i put it that way. And I learn to be more grateful every day every time i post a new fic, if it pleases just one person, then so be it, this person is precious!
hehe hope i didn't ramble for too long <3 thank you again
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For the fanfic writer ask: 2, 22, 34, 35! (Only if you want to answer them ofc)
OMG SO MANYY thank you my dear!!!! <3 <3 <3
2. Why do you write fanfiction?
at first, it was because i was thinking about a very particular interaction b/w two characters (from stranger things) and a thought came to mind: "what if you wrote about it?" and i was like. no way would i ever write fanfiction! But then one day i got bored and wrote it and published it and it was THRILLING. and now i write it because i love writing abt my OTP bkdk and i love putting them in situations together ahaha
22. Do you listen to anything while you write?
i neeed music to write! for some fics i listen to the playlist i make for it, but for fics w/o specific playlists i usually just play my bkdk one.
34. Copy and paste an excerpt you're particularly fond of.
whenever i get this question i always paste an excerpt from "in your dreams, nerd" but it's just my favourite soooo i don't care. anyway:
35. Ramble about any fic-related thing you want!
if i wasn't an overly self-conscious person i would be quite happy to ramble forever but i'm too awkward to do that andjkana i will say though that i'm really excited to finish my spy AU bc i thought of so many funny lines for the last chapter and i can't wait to add them in.
i will at least post a preview of the funny line i thought of last night: {if you want to avoid any and all spoilers for "lover's compass" don't read it!} {also slightly NSFW?}
"Well first, you need to get through the A.S.S."
"Excuse me?"
"The Automated Security System!!"
actually now that i've written it down it's no longer funny BYE
#raniās ask box#this became long sorry#one day i will post excerpts not from 'in your dreams nerd' but today is not that day#my fic#ask game
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HCs: Dating Travis Bickle (SFW)
Original message:Ā āhi! i'm so glad i found your blog, you're doing a great service to us all lmaooo may i request a dating travis hc? could be sfw or nsfw, that's up to you šā
AAAA absolutely! Iām glad you enjoy it ahaha yāall make me love writing aaaa! Ok so Iāll do SFW and NSFWĀ headcannons, butĀ I'll make them into separate posts so everyone who wants to read can enjoy :)Ā I hope that is okay~
Warnings: Toxic relationships, manipulative behavior from Travis. But in character for who he is.Ā
ā¢Ā Starting off, your relationship with Travis is a bit rocky. Not getting much attention from anyone, as well as being incredibly touch starved has done damage on his ability to reciprocate physical and emotional affection with a partner.
ā¢Ā He will become obsessive, we already have seen this with his past relationships. He will conform his entire personality to suit whatever your needs are. He pretends to be interested in all the same things you are, and it can be a bit creepy. Especially when you know heās lying just to impress you, or make you like him more.
ā¢Ā Youāll have to try and coax the ārealā Travis out of him, telling him he doesnāt have to pretend to be anyone but himself - you love him for him. Whatever... āheā really is underneath that hard exterior.
ā¢Ā Odd dates at odd hours because of his work, and the long hours he puts in as a result of it. Sometimes heāll ask you to go out for coffee and pie with him at 2AM after he gets out of work. I mean, NYC is the city that never sleeps, there is always something to do. Heāll pick you up, of course. Or just, go for a drive with him as well. Heās a sightseer, so heās always game for an unplanned trip, especially if it takes the two of you out of the city.
ā¢ Heās a bit uncomfortable in public, always asking you to order for him, or to buy the tickets at the movie theatre. Heās got some odd social anxiety issues, but only when it comes to certain activities.Ā
ā¢ One of his favorite places to go is the aquarium. There is something so peacefully serene about the ocean creatures and the blue lights surrounding the enclosures that he just. Heās obsessed. He could stand and watch all day if youād let him.
ā¢ Travis will always reach or grab for your hand in public too, messing with your hand and fingers. Heāll often pull each individual digit, counting them over and over again in a barely audible whisper. He has a couple of these little impulses, which sometimes seem bizarre, but you know he does it to calm down.Ā
ā¢ You practically never meet up at his apartment, he doesnāt want you to see how he lives. Itās always at an outside place or at your apartment.Ā Which you donāt mind at all. Travis will often sleep over when heās off work at your place, he always feels safer there anyways. And with you.Ā
ā¢ Tends to be a bit of a stalker. Heāll have to know what you are doing, when you are doing it everyday or else he will lose his mind. He is incredibly self conscious and scared you will be hurt, kidnapped, or are sneaking behind his back to see another lover. Travis has horrible paranoia that goes oftentimes unchecked, so youāll have to reign him in.Ā
ā¢ Will be likeĀ āI drove by your apartment today, wanted to check in on you. You didnāt answer the door, where were you?ā Travis can get set off very easily, even if you explain to him that you just needed to run to the store for a item you forgot for tonightās dinner. He can be a bit scary, he has a hard time determining what is socially acceptable or appropriate in a relationship.Ā
ā¢ Your friends are now Travisās friends. He needs to know what kind of people you are hanging around, and if they are good for you. Heāll be quite vocal if he thinks you are hanging around with the wrong crowd, trying to get you as far away from them as possible. You cannot fall to the same corruption heās seen so many others fall to.
ā¢ Hold him. He practically is begging to be held and feel your soft touch. He finds the entirety of society to be nothing but filth - nothing but disgusting creatures who prowl the streets at night in search of sex, booze, and drugs. But in your arms, all of that melts away, and for all he cares he could be on a different planet than Earth.
ā¢Ā He doesnāt talk too much when he doesnāt have anything important to say. So there are silent nights where the two of you just go about your activities in front of the Television set, or while the record player plays in the background.
ā¢ Travis will always be staring you down, it can kind of be unnerving. He just loves watching your every move, how you carry yourself, your specific mannerism that are just so uniquely you. Travis will commit every single one of these to memory. He might pick up on some of them himself, like copying the way you sit, or certain catchphrases you just canāt seem to shake.Ā
#travis bickle x reader#travis bickle imagine#robert de niro x reader#robert de niro imagine#taxi driver imagine#1970s imagine
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Ask Explo--
...you know what, youāre right. Name change effective immediately.
Askplosion #10:
(unrelated to everything by the way but I DEMAND THE ANON WHO MENTIONED āREMARRIED EMPRESSā A WHILE BACK COME FORTH AND ANSWER FOR THEIR CRIMES. ITāS SO GOOD BUT ITāS UNFINISHED AND IāM HOOKED, HOW DARE YOU)
Asks responding to previous posts:
Itās okay! I figured that was what it was but itās been so loooong.
Ah, wow.
Um, thatās definitely not a part 2; I think thatās more like a four-parter/five-parter or something.
Sorry! No can do!
Thatās totally fair!
I think the reason I so quickly agreed with it is like--
Iāve been watching the Inuyasha sequel and itās not like I donāt think the narrativeās apparent punching bag Moroha (who is fourteen years old) shouldnāt be punished when she does something wrong/sneaky/manipulative, but they punish her as if sheās Miroku (who was eighteen years old).
Basically, I want the punishment to take the age into account, or at least only affect Marinette on a more personal level and not be āHeart Hunterā where they take totally understandable feelings of heartache (remember, it wouldnāt have mattered which miraculous she took because Hawk Moth got the Miracle Box and Fu regardless; even beyond her emotions, I feel like she chose the best option available to her considering which temps she knew the location of) and then punish her for them by memory wiping Fu and taking away all of her temps and giving Hawk Moth the grimoire translation.
Yes!! I really wanted to respond to this one, thank you! (Itās this one and then there was another one talking about Luka and Adrien, then talked to me about how I refer to Luka as āsoftā but not in a bad way; I unfortunately donāt remember the whole thing.)
Ahaha, and yeah, I feel you. Anti-salters are a very strange conundrum I still havenāt figured out; like, I get not liking salt, but...
I mean, when I donāt like certain content, I just blacklist it. If I end up seeing it anyway due to cross-tagging or a lack of tagging, then I just blacklist the person themself. You wonāt see me going after people for that very reason; I only see what people send/ask me if itās content I donāt like.
Iām glad youāve found some peace in this blog! Hopefully it continues to be that way for you in the future!
(and yay, a fellow INTJ!!)
New Asks:
There are female writers? ;P I just assumed they were all locked in a closet until the male ones were like, āokay, pretend to help us here, we need one female writer to claim girl power.ā
As for Ladybug all like, āCute, isnāt she?ā I think it was rhetorical (she could also be messing with him but āGlaciatorā tells us that she didnāt know he crushed on her so who knows). The writers do this thing where Marinette is all panic-y and occasionally self-conscious as herself, but then as Ladybug, she suddenly gets a bit of an ego. I think itās meant to be there in order to make Chat Noir look less... idk, āobnoxiousā when he starts boosting his own ego; trying to balance the two by giving them both big heads, so to speak.
Honestly, I feel like Adrien needs less screen time. :|
Even when heās not on-screen, characters are usually talking about him, or you see his face in Marinetteās room/somewhere in Paris. Iām become so jaded by the guy that I donāt even think itād matter if they remade the series and gave it a ātotally good and interesting Adrien.ā Thatās how badly the show has made him out for me; āAdrien Agresteā the character is just... sigh, Iām so done with him.
And yeah, this whole idea about, āMarinette is [x], we need more AAAAAADRIEN!ā comes off really bad, lol, especially when Adrien has very little going for him.
(this ask ends off like there should be a part 2 but there isnāt one in my inbox, so sorry if thereās meant to be something else!)
The exact lyrics according to the wiki:
My wish for a cat who's in love, with our own Ladybug. Is that he'll get what he's always wanted! She doesn't know she loves him, only sees Adrien, But Christmas miracles always happen!
Yeah, especially nowadays, those lines bothers me. Not only does it imply ātrue selves,ā but that itās Chat who should be getting what he always wanted and Ladybug is the one with a problem.
Like, excuse me?
Probably Stormy Weather, even in the first episode. Ladybug and Chat Noir couldnāt even touch her until they arrived on top of the TV station.
+ With all those effects and shots, it made it feel more action-y than typical episodes.
Marinette, Aurore, Luka, Anarka, Jagged...
basically any name that I havenāt really heard before (āLukaā makes me think of Vocaloid but the Luka there was female), or a name that relates a lot to the character (like āAuroreā for āauroraā since she loves weather things).
dfjbghfkdgfdgnjfdg this anon really like, āI NEED ANSWERS!!!ā
Itās as if these characters hit 18 or something and just grow overnight, I swear. Iām hypothetically fine with some more variety in character height (itās not like the show tries to be realistic, after all), but maybe donāt give us official heights if theyāre gonna be this weird/inaccurate.
Especially when they change it just for the sake of a shot anyway. If you watch āSimon Saysā when Ladybug and Adrien stand next to each other while looking at the picture of Adrienās mother, the very next close-up has an obvious difference in their heights from what you just saw.
Theyāre 3D models!!! This shouldnāt happen!
I... honestly never thought of the āless threateningā thing! Dang!
And yeah, Marinette isnāt helpless or incompetent, but because of the Adrien crush, it makes her that way at times since sheās always falling on him and--
...ugh, actually, yeah, donāt wanna think about those implications. Hard pass.
Gross.
Iām not familiar with that one, though Astruc deletes his tweets all the time (there was one tweet where he confirmed that Luka was poor and it only exists in screenshots now because it didnāt get archived and he deleted it almost like he realized that he was pointing out the blatant classism in the show, oops).
Yeah though, I havenāt seen anything like what youāre describing. Sorry!
Itās okay! Sorry for having you clarify but him choosing and Marinette deciding to never give it back are very different things.
I donāt recall Chat Noir having much purpose in the final fight (in terms of both contributing and actual fighting; I know Cataclysm broke the object to release the akuma but was it needed?) so Marinette might either go cat-less or get a temp. Plagg could also be helpful in his own right because heās small and blends in with the night, so he could hypothetically sneak up on the bad guy.
Afterwards, thereād need to be a new cat, but Adrien would also have to reconsider his actions and really think about what happened. I could also see Plagg going to Adrienās house, half to apologize for giving the idea to Adrien that Adrien leave without telling Ladybug, but also half to call him out for giving up without consulting anyone. Adrien is a lot of conflicting things (see Adrienās passivity compared to Chat Noirās recklessness) so heād have to find a middle ground within himself.
Marinette might carry Plagg around in her purse for a while and let Plagg have a say in who he goes to. Plagg might grieve for a bit over not having Adrien around (even if Adrien was flawed, Plagg didnāt ask for any of this so Marinette is doing her best here).
O-oh.
Thatās always the rough patch with āendgame ships.āĀ Once itās obvious to the audience that theyāre endgame, no more effort needs to be put into them.
The other thing too is how Kagami, for example, is friends with Marinette. Even once Adrimi sinks, sheāll presumably stay friends with her. Luka, meanwhile, is Julekaās brother.
They have lives outside of their love interests. Adrien is so into Ladybug that he doesnāt have that; I mean, Nino is Adrienās best friend like once in a blue moon.
The entire class is just watching an episode and then calling on raised hands to answer what was wrong with what they just watched.
āEverything?ā
āI mean, yes, but Iām sorry, you have to be more specific to get credit.ā
I think Aeon herself is fine. Itās mostly just her transformed and that transformed name that I have a problem with (she doesnāt even look uncanny so I donāt get it). I heard there was something wrong with the name āAeonā but searching the name doesnāt give me anything I would qualify as such so I have no idea. I just wish she was given a little less āIām programmed to--ā (makes her seem less sentient) and more ā[anything that doesnāt have to do with pushing the love square]ā because I feel like they mightāve done the latter to make her more ālikableā? I think fans of anything usually like the āmatchmakerā character provided itās for a ship they like. Also strange that they make her a robot but Max and Markov donāt extensively interact with her, but thatās a nitpick and not a criticism of her character.
...Iām rambling, my bad lol.
(Ohhh, she was supposed to be a mummy? Like, foreshadowing herĀ ādyingā?? That went right over my head but I guess thatād be where the name Uncanny Valley came from? No clue.)
Best case scenario is probably the middle or the end of Season 4.
And yeah, it really doesnāt matter to me what they do with the love square. Marinette had gone through too much suffering and the show goes out of its way to show how much stress Marinette is being put under (and also keeping Luka away during episodes like āGamer 2.0ā³ even when it makes sense for them to be there, as if trying to make sure Marinette doesnāt have enough moments with him to forget Adrien).
Like, ah, yes, I totally believe that Marinette is in a position where she can make reasonable decisions about her love life while all circles of her life are on fire.
If the Sonic movie of all things can have an interracial couple, thereās no reason why this show canāt, just saying.
And, even with Marinette, sheās white-passing (according to what basically everyone says, Iām really awful about recognizing race so this isnāt my field; I wasnāt aware that Ondine was Asian, for example).
Does Nadja count? Manonās dark-skinned (Iām still not over the fact that all the kids in this show are dark-skinned; itās not like itās a problem from a representation standpoint - though all the kids are also all generically bratty/whiny so thereās that - but the percentages in this show are weird) while Nadja is really light-skinned, meaning either a dark-skinned husband or Manon is adopted.
Though I guess the problem then is that we donāt know, so thereās no established couple there.
Non-Miraculous Asks:
w-who gave you the right to say such things????
Uhhhh, that might be too broad of a question, Iām sorry!
I know this isnāt satisfactory, but I will say that my favorite genre is Fantasy/Romance (itās why I adore Red Shoes so much; by the way, an anon asked for my opinion on that a while back and I will get to it! Iād need to watch it again to get screenshots) and my least favorite is probably Tragedy/Horror.
I donāt think Iāve watched enough to really be able to say? Iāve kind of been all over but Iāve never fully gone through any of them outside of Miraculous. Iāve seen bits of Sailor Moon, Tokyo Mew Mew, Star VS the Forces of Evil (donāt know if that counts), and I meant to watch Yuki Yuna is a Hero but never got around to it. I saw the entirety of Puella Magi Madoka Magica but you guys know how I feel about that one.
Maybe Cardcaptor Sakura by default then? It was definitely not perfect but I liked some of the character dynamics (I also have a clipcut of it - basically where I go through a series/movie and cut out parts I donāt like so itās only good stuff - so Iām cheating a little) and the male love interest was a tsundere type that I actually ended up liking, which is really rare.
!!! That sounds sweet~ I know Sailor Moon is popular so Iāll definitely take your word for it on that one.
I would also accept a āreincarnatedā/ādestined loversā trope if maybe the ship themselves are the one who set it up in the first place. I have a Lukanette AU, for example, where they basically got together and then prayed to the shrine of the renewal god that theyād āalways be together,ā which ended up allowing them to reincarnate over and over (as if they set up their own soulmate AU ;P) and continuously find each other.
Though I guess thatās not technically a āmeant to be trope,ā but still, itās a form of it but where it was totally consensual on both sides.
Also, I finally thought of a show that ended with the ship I wanted: Gargoyles. I didnāt see the entire series, mind you, but I saw most of it and Goliath and Elisa were just... quality, I adored them.
+ With Beauty and the Beast being my favorite Disney movie, they fit right in with my tastes.
I forget that AangToph (I think theĀ āofficialā name for the ship is Taang, but donāt quote me on that) exists sometimes, maybe because Iāve never shipped Aang with anyone; Iāve got no problems with the ship though.
Ugh, and this is what I mean when I talk about people who set up these reasons behind people shipping something based on what they saw a few people do. Itās like, āyou only ship Adrimi/Lukanette to spite Adrienette!!ā
Meanwhile, me having shipped all three at one point and then dropped off the love square.
Also, me shipping Zutara has nothing to do with it being dark/edgy because Iāve never seen it that way (intriguing, sure but dark and edgy? lol) and also avoid dark/edgy ships like the plague.
I still laugh at people who are like, āyou canāt ship it because itās not endgaaaaame!ā as if shows can dictate how and why I enjoy something. Like sure, if you want to let a show/movie spoonfeed you how youāre supposed to feel, then by all means, go ahead.
I suppose people may be theoretically happier that way, but it doesnāt make for an analytic mind.
I legitimately thought that āAssClassā mustāve been the actual name for something until it registered with me what it actually meant.
And eh, I guess it depends on the comparison and how accurate the comparison actually is? Like, comparing Puella Magic Madoka Magica to Miraculous... theyāre not really close at all, but comparing... idk, Bunnyx to Homura or the concept behind ābackfiring wishesā... maybe?
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(note that the rest of this post is more Puella Magi Madoka Magica salt so you can stop reading here if youāre not interested in that; Iām not sure if this is all the same anon but I donāt mind letting people vent so I let them go off~)
why canāt we just have nice things
I agree, and I give a little eyeroll every time itās like, āoh, this person had [miraculous]ā
+ even just in general, I feel weird about any show that mentions/implies that real world famous people are [x] or [y] in their show. It breaks my immersion; real world locations are one thing but when itās specific people (unless theyāre made up characters like Santa Claus) or games just--break me.
I also donāt know what to think when there arenāt magical boys but you have these magical girls in this frilly outfits/skirts. The demographic is girls so I presume the reason must be like, āyou can look pretty and still beat people upā (;P) but having so many magical girl shows without a hint of a magical boy makes me suspicious that itās for fanservice. Sailor Moon has Tuxedo Mask but I also donāt know what that guy did outside of the meme of him doing nothing so Iāve got no clue.
(edit: I should correct myself that Iām not talking about Sailor Moon specifically; I donāt know magical girls that well, though I do know there are ones clearly intended for fanservice (you could say that for anything, to be fair, but still). Itās just that I see things like super short skirts or very āquestionableā shots and Iām just like, āhmā)
Hmmm, good question. I feel like there has to be a lot but Iām also the type who doesnāt watch a lot of TV lol. Iām just familiar with cliches and tropes and such.
The reason I try not to use āismās of any kind is mostly because itās too broad. Like, you know how the English language only has one way of saying, āI love you,ā but other languages like Spanish have multiple?
Itās like that, and sometimes I think itās too easy to throw those words out there. A āsmallā (possibly completely unintentional/misunderstood) offense is sexism, and then a ālargeā offense is called the exact same thing. Iād rather go into why something is sexist than just call it that, yāknow? The only exception I make is āclassismā because I feel like thatās not as... I dunno, divisive?
Anyway, for that same reason, I canāt answer firmly that, āMadoka Magica is sexist.ā I will however say that it makes me uncomfortable with how the show makes out the girls being emotional because theyāre young and female and then proceeds to make their life a living hell before theyāre old enough to properly answer to it (I know thatās the point but that kind of makes it worse?). It doesnāt help with how all the girls have different personalities, so itās not like you have only ācrybaby girlsā who are being taken advantage of; itās basically like... all girls.
Not helped is the fact that their soul gem not only deteriorates naturally, but it can also do so faster if the girl falls into despair, which then turns them into a monster (and I know itās kind of like an akuma thing, but the fact that itās only girls is... I dunno, it comes off wrong?). It seems cheap that the soul gem deteriorates no matter what so it constantly needs fed even if the girl is consistently happy.
I would probably opt for the show being centered more around Kyubey being new to this or something - like, magical girls are a new thing - and then have Kyubey being surprised because they presumed that the soul gem would deteriorate naturally since āemotions are powerful but destructive to the person having them,ā but then all the girls team up and help each other work out their problems. Maybe the reason magical girls are usually alone isnāt even because of the grief seed (I think thatās what itās called?) thing not being able to be shared, but because Kyubey intentionally separates magical girls so they canāt do what the main group is doing, but Madoka is so into the idea that, āWe shouldnāt have to be alone,ā and so sheās constantly pulling all the girls together, which keeps them healthy.
Maybe Homuraās backstory could be that Madoka originally was more sheepish and more afraid to put herself out there, especially since she was a magical girl (who are encouraged to go it alone), which is why their soul gems were both deteriorating; they were friends but kept more of a distance, or maybe they were a team but thatās all they were. Then Madoka gives Homura the last grief seed to save her and thatās what inspires Homura and makes her see Madoka as something more than a teammate, which is why Homura actively tries to save Madoka specifically (which then encourages Madoka to want to keep everyone together as friends).
In the case that Kyubey doesnāt separate them out of concern of fRiEnDsHiP, but for another reason altogether, and then itās ultimately their own downfall when they allow the girls to hang out and realize that itās doing a lot of good for them.
ācute and innocentā
That was exactly it. Itās on Kyubeyās trivia section on the Puella Magi Madoka Magica Wiki.
Before the anime's first dark plot twist aired, head writer Gen Urobuchi said on his Twitter account that the "Kyu" in Kyubey's name comes from the English word "cute". This was a lie meant to further mislead fans into thinking that Madoka Magica is an innocent happy show. In a later episode, it was revealed that "Kyubey" is, in fact, short for "incubator".
In my personal opinion, a spoiled plot canāt be āruinedā if itās a good plot. If you told me that Kagome was trapped in the Modern era for three years and then decided to stay with Inuyasha at the end of Inuyasha, it wouldnāt/shouldnāt decrease the value when I finally see it for myself because itās good. Thatās not to say that everything should just be spoiled right out of the gate, but itās saying that maybe your plot isnāt good if you have to rely on shock value to make it work??
I FEEL THAT āASSIGNING IT TO THE WHOLE GENDERā THING SO BAD. It just adds to my āthe girls all have varying personalities so itās not like Kyubeyās only after emotional crybabies or anythingā salt.
I have no idea about any of the stuff about the writers so I canāt confirm or deny them. I will very much agree on the target audience thing though, especially with the whole ākeeping the dark plot a secretā because really? Who is this for then? Like, the first two and a half episodes are for one demographic and then the others are--???
I dunno. Me personally, I just like feel good stories. I do like some good conflict and drama (for context, Remarried Empress is basically a webtoon that gives you things to feel salty about and then makes its own salt fic as its plot, allowing for endless streams of feels and catharsis, so Iām definitely not against drama), but there are other times where I just want to feel good watching something.
I feel like the show expects the characters to be selfless/perfect and then punishes them even though itās their writing thatās causing them to act out. I canāt really talking about āout-of-characterā but sometimes itās just obvious where āwe did this because we needed a plot/conflict.ā
Like, hello? We donāt need the main characters screwing up; why canāt we just have some feel good thing where they take the day for themselves (seriously, imagine a Miraculous episode where Chat Noir actually tells Ladybug to take a couple days for herself, like maybe someone else gets the earrings for a few days as a temp while Marinette gets to breathe; IMAGINE IT). Not everything needs to be high-stakes to be interesting and you need those calmer moments so that the action-packed ones feel more intense.
SAYAKA DESERVES BETTER.
I feel like the magical girl genre as a whole can be way more complex than itās made out to be. I think people hear the word āmagical girlā and think ācute girls in short skirts talk about girl problems and fight evil with the power of friendship and accessories.ā
Ugh, just the mention of Rebellion makes me sigh internally.
Congrats on working on your own magical girl story! I hope it goes well for you!
I know itās not technically a magical girl show, but there was also Totally Spies that Astruc worked on to some degree (I think there was some characters who were based on/a loose reference to the mains from that show but I donāt remember exactly).
The thing about the female characters suffering is that they could make for good lessons on positively directing oneās emotions (like Usagi from Sailor Moon, for example, maybe having a problem with taking her anger out on her friends, but learns that she can save that rage for the bad guys; āGamer 2.0ā³ from Miraculous couldāve done that, honestly, by having Ladybug absolutely WRECK all of her gaming opponents in āviolentā (cartoon violence obviously) fashion). Itās just a shame that itās not taken advantage of.
Sayaka??? Selfish???????
*does not compute*
(Also, I wasnāt tired of them, donāt worry! It was a little overwhelming in my inbox but itās me whoās allowing all the asks to flow in so the blame isnāt on you lol.)
Iām not sure where this obsession came from with, āyou have to be selfless and youāre not allowed to use your powers for yourself.ā Itās like the worldās going to end if a character leaves to go Self-Care or something. I think what happened is that shows got this idea that promoting only the giving of others is great and itās not important to take time for yourself (even with āGamer 2.0,ā it was still Marinette playing games with everyone else, and they treated her dedication and seriousness like a bad thing when she literally did not have time to waste and they didnāt give a reason why it was good for her to take a break, only that she should).
This usually leads to the ādemonizationā of characters who sport a lot of self-confidence or any sort of ego. It works on both sides; Marinette is a punching bag because of her anxiety and occasional lack of confidence, but if she had an ego as Ladybug, there are parts of the fandom who deem her āobnoxiousā (i.e: āReflekdollā). Thereās a delicate balance between ābe confidentā and ābe humbleā and itās a tightrope act.
#((Yes! This strategy works for not losing asks.))#((In other news--))#((I gotta test out this new microphone so I wanna do a ''Voiced Askplosion'' where I record my answers instead of writing them))#((Anyone who sends me a š¤ alongside their asks will get a voiced response next time!))#((I probably can't answer everything but you know how it is~))#(((i swear that someone is going to do it just to see if they can get me to swear when I read out their asks)))#((or... like--))#((''ok i don't actually have a question''))#((''but plz say the words 'adrien and marinette are meant to be' because i want to hear how much u struggle to say it''))#category: salt#other: non ml talk#category: ramble#character: Marinette Dupain Cheng#category: fandom#episode: Evillustrator#character: Chat Noir#character: Ladybug#character: Adrien Agreste#character: Stormy Weather#category: me myself and i#category: staff#relationship: Adrien Agreste & Marinette Dupain Cheng#character: Aeon#character: Uncanny Valley#relationship: love square#MC's Renders#render: persona
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Writing Master List
I love writing analysis and fanfiction for Your Turn to Die. Here, you can find links to all my writing. Spoilers abound!
Meta Iām Proudest Of
Why Calling It āLogic Versus Emotionā Makes Sense
Sou Hiyori and Kannaās Sister Parallels
I was wondering why Sou had a zero percent survival rateā¦
What is Sou proudest of?
What is Kanna proudest of?
What is Keiji proudest of?
Unpopular opinion about Keiji
What are your thoughts on Nao as a character?
Why pushing Fake Reko is logical and sparing her is emotional
Shin vs. Kanna choice: each āvalid in its own wayā
That was a real comedy of errors on your part, Shin
WhatĀ āThingsā did Shin learn at Souās House?
If I could kill Keiji to save both Kanna and Shin...
Thoughts on queer-coded villains and Shin
I make Shin say five nice things about Keiji (not meta, but important)
Some jumbled thoughts about Redemption, and Part 2
How different do you think the story would be if Shin were a girl?
Theories
āMidori is Meisterās son,ā and other Sou theoriesĀ <- my favorite theory!
The Hades Incident, the Present Death Game, and the Role of the Man from the Memorandum
Rambling about Meister Family Theory
A Quick Keiji Theory
Iām staking my pride on this one: Keiji wonāt die in the coffin. Part 1Ā and Part 2
Implications of Kanna being Original Souās blood relative
The Mystery of Anzuās High Survival Rate
Fanfiction
My username is Florencetheflowerfairy on Ao3! Any fanfiction I write will be tagged āmy fanfictionā on here.
I havenāt yet posted this to Ao3.
My fanart
Soup Hiyori
Happy birthday Kanna!
All of my meta
How does Sou deal with pain?
When does Sou feel safest? What would others change about him?
What would the others change about Sara?
What do I wish to see happen with Sou?
Chapter 3 Prediction: Sara will lose Keiji
Sou & Keijiās relationship thoughts; and Personal Headcanons
Opinion on Midori / Original Sou; and Opinion on YTTS
Thoughts on Kurumadaās Partnership with Sou and Kanna
What calms Sou when heās upset?
What does Sou wish he could change about himself?
Who would be Souās favorite fictional character?
What would EVERYONE change about Sou?
How did both Sous do in school?
Who does Sou want to please the most?
How would Kanna spend her money?
What calms Kai when heās upset? How does Kai deal with pain?
How does Kanna do in school? Whatās something Original Sou lost that he would love to have back?
Whatās something I wish had happened with Joe?
Unpopular opinion about Q-Taro
Whatās something I wish had happened with the Yabusame siblings?
Unpopular opinion about Kai
Unpopular opinion about Original Sou
Who would I vote for in the Second Main Game?
Laughing at Q-Taro in Russian Roulette
Speaking of āI laugh at inappropriate moments in YTTDā
Math Saga (Collection of Theorizing Posts about the Percentage Papers)
Why Kanna canāt take the scarf
More Scarf Meta
I think Shin should fake amnesia in the zaniest way possible, please
Thoughts on Mr. Policeman is Joeās Dad Theory, Parts 1 and 2Ā (Some of these thoughts are outdated because I donāt think Keiji knew Joeās last name in the beginning.)
If I ever seem too harsh on Keiji, please keep in mind
We can hear Joeās music theme in Midoriās music theme
Thoughts on the Floor Masters
Did Shin send the Sacrifice Card to Joe?
What if Joe had one month to live?
What is Original Sou proud of?
Reading Shin as Queer
Alice and Pain
What would other people change about Kai?
Could Shin and Keijiās roles switch?
What was Keiji like before the shooting?
I encouraged Sister to vote for Kai in Practice Round
How does Original Sou/Midori sleep?
Who do you think Keiji would bond with the most?
Analysis of Saraās vote in the Practice Vote
Massacre Ending Thoughts
Thoughts on Naosara?
Dummy Bullet Saga (How did Shin know about dummy bullets??)
Keiji is my Confront Character
What will the fallout with the dummies look like?
Keiji seeing the percentage papers is the simplest answer IMO
Thoughts on Keialice
Thoughts on Joesara
Shin Tsukimi could have DIED ON HIS BIRTHDAY?!
Shin is Poor! Part 1 and Part 2Ā and Part 3
One more funny story, on a walk with Sister...
How would Shin have fared in the Death Game without the Sou persona?
Is Shin too good for this world? (Reaction to above meta)
How would Joe, Kai, and Mishima approach the Second Main Game vote?
What do you think would be Shinās partnership ability?
Thoughts on AI personalities
Reaction toĀ āSara gets the Sage Cardā Theory
Have you considered the implications of 0.0% vs. 0%?
Foolish Sara AU
When does the Death Game take place, and how long are they there?
Shinās relationships with Reko and Gin
āWhen you drink, you gotta be careful not to get swallowed up yourself.ā
Judge Keiji by the fact that heās actingĀ like a cop
Iāve switched to calling him Shin!Ā
What was Shin like in the years after Original Sou died, but before the Death Game?
Headcanons and Shin, Kanna, and trading tokens
Analyzing Shin and Saraās doll placements in Safalinās lab
Shinās reaction to SaraāsĀ āHavenāt we always been the bestest of friends?ā
Scenario: Keymaster Kanna takes Shinās key necklace instead of his scarf
Artists should draw Kanna grieving Shin however they like
Nao and Shinās friendship
āI happen to like people with nice personalitiesā
Iām just putting these here so I can find them if necessary: 1, 2, 3
What if Shin thinks Sara is an adult?
Shrodingerās Lock Saga (Many theories came from speculating about Asu-Naroās weird locks in Saraās first trial!)
Shin emulating Sou, oh no
Some thoughts on Shin and Alice, and the darker side to their relationship
A Serious Analysis of the Collarbone Sprites (& other Shin sprites)
Midori and Joe Sprite Parallels
Do you think Ranmaru is more or less reliable than Keiji?
Ranmaru and Keiji ParallelsĀ and Thoughts on Keiji flirting
Ranmaru and Keiji reacting to Joe
Out of the cast, who do you think is most likely to be the mastermind?
Miley vs. Gashu thoughts
Megumi Sasahara theories and headcanons
I love that this gameās heart is so earnest
AU where Shin has the Sacrifice, and he canāt pick Kanna
Theory/Headcanon: Sou-Shin-Sara-Kanna three year age gaps
Scenery Paintings in the Gallery
Kanna and Original Sou Parallel -Ā ācreepy smilesā
Undertale Parallels, and making Original Sou sympathetic
Kai and Original Sou Parallels
Fic ideas: Green-haired characters, and Shin + Sara Friendship
I love Fake Reko so much!
What if the decision to push Fake Reko affects what happens with the dummies?
Follow-up to above meta about Fake Reko
What if Joe died in his First Trial?
Reaction to Keiji Discourse about flirting, Part 2
Reactions to Fem!Shin:
Kannaās perspective, Bath Scene Shin, More Bath Scene, Keiji flirting with Shin, I DONāT CARE HOW SEXY HE IS, Am I a lesbian
Will the dummies want to fill in for their counterpartsā lives?
Q-Taro Pacman Sister Theory
Poison Stinger analysis and Rio Rangerās characterization
Megumi returns as a doll theory
More thoughts onĀ āBack Up Candidatesā Theory
Thoughts on AIs representing younger personalities
What if the current Death Game is another simulation?
Shin and Q-Taro ages musings
Shin and Sara ages musings
Honorifics Analysis: Part 1 and Part 2
Everyoneās music preferences headcanons
Shinās thoughts on Gin in Logic Route
What if Shin died and Kai survived in the Second Main Game?
Imagine Trans Kanna
Thoughts on the names SaraĀ āsuspectsā when learning that there is a human from Asu-Naro among us
Why doesnāt Shin challenge Keiji for lying that heās a detective at the start?
Shipping
Which death hurt you the most?
Who do you think is overrated? Who do you think is suspicious?
Shin-Sou roleswap AU
Did you ever notice how Shin is crying during the First Main Game?
How do you think the characters sleep?
What if Shin became Saraās ally instead of Keiji?
Seven Deadly Sins in YTTD
Song Analyses
āRatā by Penelope Scott
āVillainous Thingā by Shayfer James
āNearly Witches (Ever Since We Met)ā by Panic! at the Disco
āButterflies and Hurricanesā by Muse
"House of memories" by Panic! at the Disco
More fun posts
Sister tagĀ (All submissions by my sister)
Sometimes I get self-conscious for loving Sou Hiyori so much
Thinking about how our Sou Hiyori is a queer-coded villainous type
Picrew of the Greenblings
Fannish ramblings and Speculation about Voting for Keiji in 2nd Main Game
Sou has a halo in the manga
Sprite Parallels between Kanna, Sara, and Sou
Confession: Character development is more important than plot twists
Star Wars KOTOR musings
My Favorite Thing about Sou and Sara meeting
Another Greenblings Picrew
How to roast my fave
Are the greenblings next to each other??
Me feeling soft about Sou x Alice and Sou x Kai in spite of myself
Iām too much of a nerd for tumblr
Picrew of Green-haired characters and Sara
Cute Kurumada and Kanna headcanons
Do it for Nao
Happy birthday Keiji, from Sou
Danganronpa Thoughts as of 10/22/20
Top 3 emotional moments
Comparing Eye Sizes
Iām all caught up with 3-1A as of 10/24/20
Link to myĀ āShin attacking Inboxā edit
I am my PFP
āDisclosureā apparently meansĀ āComing Outā
What did you name your Midori?
Do you think Shin was a gamer?
PMMM Thoughts: Logic vs Emotion
Why would you make Shin a tank?!
Dracula is Sou and Shin is Renfield
Among Us Headcanon
I just think Kanna having the Keymaster first is good drama
So long you fucking fascist (posted on 11/7/20)
Please donāt send me leaks!
Also how are we going to tag spoilers...? (11/12/20)
oh no Iām getting sentimental
Shin and Saraās confrontation over the smartphone remains my favorite thing ever
Reactions toĀ āI make Shin say five nice things about Keijiā: 1, 2, 3
AĀ Rewarding part of my blog
My undying love for Britney Spears
āAhaha, Iām glad you remembered my name.ā
I love this picrew for the Greenblings
āSawā andĀ āCageā on Google Translate
What if there were two Gonbee Yamadas?
Put them in meme boxes
Keijiās emo eyeliner
Shin can smash something!Ā and part 2
Acrostic Poem for Sou Hiyori
Midoriās canon voice
āSouā puns
Time sensitive questions!! 1 and 2
All the charactersā ages
Do you think Shin swears?
Letās not pit bears and twinks against each other!
Hereās how Shindemption can still win
tfw you draw fanart in time for Kannaās birthday
Keiji accuses Shin of breaking Mishimaās monitor even though he KNOWS Shin is innocent
Q-Taro and Shin college AU
Kugieās ghost haunting Keiji
Christmas 2020: Part 1 and Part 2
Picrew of Shin and Sou, High School Days~
I struggle to write villains
I play Villains Bingo with Shin
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This list will be updated sporadically as I write more! You can always use the āmineā tag to find any worthwhile original post I make.
Please feel free to talk to me about YTTD anytime! I love hearing from you all! It keeps me motivated and makes me happy to meet people!
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For the asks, 11, 18, 19 for Edgeshot and the soggy noodle (Jeanist) please?
Oohhhh, thank you for sending one in!! I actually did number 11 for these two way back when I reblogged this for the first time in this post (one of your asks actually aha) but Iām going to write out some more/re-write what Iāve written slightly different most probably lmao
Warning: will be mentions of bad coping mechanisms, depression, death and self destructive tendencies and thoughts. Please read with caution. Iāve put number 19 under the cut for this reason.
11. Bad or petty habits.
Okay well, theyāre both incredibly bad at dealing with stress and tend to have a habit of overworking themselves.
Jeans gets incredibly fidgety when nervous, however always tends to pick and scratch at his hands. So heāll always have something with him that he can fiddle with, such as a ring or charm or just the hem of his clothes.
He also is really bad at taking care of himself for some reason, mainly with things like injuries and stuff like that, but still.
Also. Petty habits? His puns. Please, itās his puns he just cannot stop himself.
Shinya overworks himself, as said earlier, but it just has to be emphasised.
Sometimes (very rarely) he can tend to make a snarky remark relating to someone complaining about their family, with a response along the lines of āoh yeah sameā or āahaha yeah, itās really annoying huh?ā or literally just hitting them with the āyeah, theyāre dead.ā
He mostly does it to villains as a way to make them actually hesitate, when they say stuff like āoh Iāll kill your friends and family blah blahā he simply answers with a ātoo lateā and he hates how spontaneous he says it.
Obviously, this doesnāt happen often because, well itās kinda obvious and he has respect towards his family, but some days he just cannot help himself, he considers it a very bad habit.
18. Things theyāll never admit.
That they are tired. Or stressed. Or overworked. Or mildly injured.
They are so stubborn and they just will not admit it.
Also, when one is mad at the other, they donāt like admitting when there is something that theyāre mad/wrong about.
They are just incredibly stubborn and will wait for ages. And eventually they feel bad but are still stubborn so donāt want to admit that they want to speak to the other.
Not that they need to admit when one of them feels lonely or sorry or just really bad about something when they arenāt speaking. Because itās definitely plastered all over their body language.
(To those who donāt want to read number 19 because it does have some pretty heavy angsty stuff, please feel free to leave it here ā¤ļø)
19. People theyāve hurt or indirectly killed, and how it affected them. (Read carefully, contains some sensitive stuff as specified in my warning ^^)
Okay, like I said, these are pretty heavy and contain quite sensitive stuff so please be careful. Iāve wanted to talk about these particular headcanons for a while, but didnāt know how to.
I have a headcanon that Tsunagu has killed someone in the past, and possibly more than just one person. It was all accidental, well, mostly.
When he was younger, about 12, I canāt remember what age I said in āWhen it Rains...ā but he was young. He couldnāt control his quirk and his quirk often would be way too powerful for him and his body to handle.
He found himself rushing to help some kids from a villain but his quirk ended up going haywire and he basically strangled the villain to death, whilst doing serious damage to himself and hurting his sister by doing so. He was just so angry and out of control, his mind was screaming at him.
This spirals him into a very very dark mindset, and he starts to blame himself for everything. The kids at school knew what happened and called him a āfreakā and he had no friends.
As time went on, he often got told that āhis quirk wasnāt suited for being a heroā and taunted that he should just stick to āmaking dresses and playing hairdressersā which had a really big effect on the way he saw himself.
He started to agree with them and when they told him that āyou canāt be a hero now, you killed someone! Better to just start fresh, yeah?ā...he also agreed...and well, Iām sure you can imagine what that leads him to, since Iād rather not go into the details of that too much at the moment...
His sister has to feel all of this pain that he goes through, and this makes him feel even worse.
He manages to get through this with the help of his sister, and a couple of friends that stuck with him throughout it all. And he goes to UA with his mind still clouded with doubts.
He knows heās weak, heās thin and not of a suitable fighting form. His quirk is too powerful for him to control and also not suitable for being a hero, but with the help of others and teachers and family he manages to pull through.
As he becomes a hero, he starts to feel better and more proud of himself, however there is still that little comment at the back of his mind telling him that he is weak.
Everytime he fails to rescue someone, or accidentally injured or goes too far with capturing a villain, it takes a huge toll on his self confidence and he starts spiralling again. Even if it wasnāt his fault he will still take the blame. It all brings him back to that moment when he was 12.
This often leads him to overworking himself to the point of passing out or collapsing, and often one of his friends or interns will have to usher him to somewhere he can recover. He lets his health deteriorate and lets any injuries go untreated.
He is the type of person to carry every failure, tiny mishap and any failed missions, completely on his own back. He converts it all to regret and this makes him feel weak, stupid and helpless. He could be on the other side of town and hear of a villain attack that got someone injured and heād blame it on himself. These thoughts get carried with him until he finally just has to break down and let it all out.
This usually happens at home, where itās obvious to anyone that he needs to talk about it, even if he doesnāt want to. Or at their usual top 5 meet ups, because they understand and they all listen to him and comfort him beca they know how much it affects him.
Often, in these mindsets, he will end up over using his quirk and injuring himself with his recklessness, however....this time itās quite deliberate...he just lets it happen.
This carries on until heās quite a bit older, and even then he still gets moments where his mind starts to slip.
When he meets Shinya, it helps a lot with his mental health, due to them having so much in common (and just being a couple of generally traumatised and depressed heroes who can barely look after themselves properly). They help each other get through the hardest parts and they understand when one feels the way they do.
(Iāve got many other little things that relate to this rather depressing headcanon, but itās a heavy subject so I wonāt write them out unless someone asks and actually would like me to, just for me to make sure you guys are comfortable and okay)
āāāāāgot to switch to Shinya now ahaāāāāāāāāā
Okay so we have his backstory (which I am still working up the motivation to finish the whole thing)
Shinya ends up killing a large group of the villains that ambushed his village. He didnāt know how it happened, how he did it, or anything like that. But in a moment of rage and adrenaline and pure unbridled emotion, he shot forwards and killed them instantly, brutally.
In the moment he didnāt care. He was scared and had just seen his family and friends die in front of him.
However, once he learnt exactly what heād done, and how severe it actually was, thatās when he started to feel the regrets.
At first it was not much, but as he started to try to live a normal life again and interact with others, thatās when it became an issue.
He noticed how others glared at him. He noticed the fear in the other peopleās faces as they walked past him. The looks on their faces as they acknowledged the broken, empty face of this child and how scared they were of his past.
Slowly this all made him very self conscious and worried about how others saw him. He started to feel more doubtful and less trusting than he was, even with barely any trust left in him.
He trained and trained, overworking himself and using his quirk way too much. This allowed him to gain experience, yes, but it also drained him of having any sense of what a childhood should be - draining his memory of living a normal life.
People were always intimidated by him, and over the years he got used to it, but there are always times where he felt that no one would see him how he really was. Just a lonely person, robbed of a happy childhood and innocence and someone who canāt find it in him to trust anyone ever again. The only person who would understand was his sister, since she wen through the exact same experience and was with him through it all.
When he meets Tsunagu, he finds himself starting to trust again, and found that he was one of the only people that he felt safe with.
Then he started meeting other pro heroes, some with tough backstories themselves, and it just made him feel less alone.
Of course, there will be days where his past haunts him, and he feels the blood of all the lives heās taken and failed to save on his hands and it terrifies him. It drags him down. These days he ends up shutting himself away.
He doesnāt take care of himself properly and ends up collapsing and becoming ill and rundown.
However, these moments happen. And being with those who he finally trusts and those who are there to help him feel safe...thatās what allows him to recover
Thatās what allows them both to feel human once again, despite their pasts and doubts. Despite their flaws and failures. They seek happiness in each other and they find safety in their friends...and thatās what keeps them going.
Thank you for asking! Sorry for how morbid that end one was, but it really is one of my most prominent headcanons for these two, especially poor jeans, and I actually kinda feel a little better to have you guys know it now, so that when I sort of reference it in my writing, you know what Iām going on about.
Please send some in guys, I would love to give you some headcanons on whatever character youād like to send in! Love you ā¤ļø This is the post for the questions!! Iām going to bed for now, but please feel free to send some in for me to answer tomorrow, Iāll get to them as soon as I can!!
#eclair responds?#eclair rambles a bit :)#bnha#edgeshot#best jeanist#hakamada tsunagu#kamihara shinya#edgejeanist#ajsjsd soggy noodle#yes.#yes he is#my headcanons#thankssss#I love doing these#send them in guys!#Iād love to give you some of these headcanons!#for any character!#could be someone that regularly gets posted about on my blog#or someone Iāve never even spoken about befor#just need to give you guys warnin#tw depression#tw self deprecation#tw death#tw self destructive behavior#hmm#sorry itās quite sad and proper angst there#a bit heavy but#these are some of my headcanons that I havenāt really had the opportunity to talk about before#I know I put Shinya through a lot with his backstory and everything but Tsunaguās my favourite character and I think it shows through how#much I put him through and well. letās just say that he gets the majority of my seppressing headcanons because of that...sorry hon
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a thorough rant on why i despise awwp // part 1
TRIGGER WARNING: EATING DISORDERS, FATSHAMING, AND BAD BODY IMAGE ARE DISCUSSED IN A LATER SECTION OF THE POST
Itās been a long time coming guys,,,
But here it is.
I donāt know how this is going to end but it wonāt be pretty.
So, AWWP is the sequel to SGE, a book in which the author claims he addresses themes such as feminism, girls vs boys, and what not.Ā
I feel like the book fails on many counts and does not even follow what Soman Chainani has described it as and intended it to be.
The first part of this rant will be centered around the themes of this book. The next part will touch on the plot and some of the characters in this book.
Letās dissect this, shall we?
Toxic Feminism
God, this one drove me beyond insanity and is probably the worst plot point this book has to offer. I donāt even get what the author achieved by writing this ?? Instead of showing girls being progressive and realizing their true individual power and potential after an entire school year of being told they were objects and being trained to be beautiful and submissive to buys, he decides to show extreme feminism where girls just disown anything, ANYTHING that relates to femininity.Ā
Of course they donāt have to wear makeup. Of course they donāt need long, luscious locks. But to claim that girls only have these assets to impress boys is sexism in itself. āThird, we debeautified makeup as a pawn of patriarchy designed entirely to attract men,ā the teacher went on.ā Not to mention, Evelyn Sader, the woman pushing this agenda, isnāt following any of these rules herself and is running this sexist school while trying to trap two teenage girls just to get a manās favor ??? What ?????
And of course. The whole enslaving boys thing. So many people falsely believe that feminism is about hating boys and that girls are supreme which is why so many people scoff at it. Because if this is the way feminism is being represented in media, in a CHILDRENSā book, of course people are going to misunderstand it! This puts such a bad name on feminism and is just downright insulting to everything the feminist movement has worked for and now the author is pushing this idea into young children and teens.Ā
This entire book is set up to tell the readers that girls cannot be independent because theyāll end up enslaving men which cannot happen because they need men and canāt live without them! This idea is even pushed by Hester, HESTER of all people, who is said to hate boys. The way she says it makes absolutely no sense to her character whatsoever.Ā āāShut up,ā Hester boomed, spinning back to Agatha. āNo one likes boys! Even girls who like boys canāt stand boys! They smell, they talk too much, they mess up everything, and they always have their hands in their pants, but that doesnāt mean we can go to school without them! Itās like stymphs without bones! Itās like witches without warts! Without boys, LIFE HAS NO POINT!āĀ
What,,, why,,,, why would you make Hester say something to that effect ? She basically said that girls need boys to function and thatĀ ātheir lives are pointless without boysā. Iām sorry,,, I just,,,, guys, I lost it at that point. Take a shot every time this book makes me lose brain cells, much?? :p
The ending really defines this theme in this book. The last book ended with two girls choosing each other and this book went on and on about how that was WRONG, how only a girl and boy could be together. And then this book ends with a girl and a boy choosing each other and now that is supposedlyĀ āthe right endingā. We know itās not from Book 3, but does whatās said and done in Book 3 even matter since they ended up together anyways??
Overall, I just,,, I just donāt know where Soman was going with this. I just donāt. He doesnāt seem like an anti feminist but I feel like what he does is, he takes a controversial issue, puts his own problematic spin on it, tries to write it as overdramatic and satirical and just ends up writing a really close minded take on it which ends up affecting his readers, whose age demographic is usually 8-12.
He means well, he really does, and I know that. But he needs to step up his game. I honestly donāt know why his editor, who is a woman, let him publish awful messages like these,,, maybe heās really convincing? We know he canāt take criticism though (*cough* instagram live *cough*)
But this leads to my next point: The body image messages in this book.
Body Image
TRIGGER WARNING: I DISCUSS GLORIFIED EATING DISORDERS, FATSHAMING, BAD BODY IMAGE, ETC. IF ANY OF THESE ARE TRIGGERS FOR YOU OR MAKE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE, STOP READING. THE RANT ENDS AFTER THIS SECTION.
Whew wee, where do I start.Ā
Here is another example of how Somanās self claimed satire goes way too far and ends up being destructive.
The way the Evergirls are looked down upon by Sophie and Agatha for starting to eat more and not care about their weight or beauty is appalling to me. Sophie has always prioritized looks, which makes sense for her character to be disgusted by the Evers (not okay though!) but Agathaās disgust makes no sense. This girl refused to take showers or brush her hair just a year ago, so I donāt know why sheās so disgusted by the Evergirls carelessness of their appearance.
Reena is even described with clear disgust in the book about how she had acquired a large bottom by eating chocolate and even candy is found repulsive by Sophie and Professor Anemone and the judgement they show towards the Evergirls for eating these is just awful. This message is really destructive and choosing whether or not to consume sweets is every individualās own decision. Adding in the idea that eating sweets will make you gain lots of weight to your book is so harmful to young minds. And writing about how the protagonists, who the characters the readers look up to, are disgusted by girls putting on weight is horrible.
But the biggest victim of this theme is Dot. Dot, who was bullied endlessly for being overweight in the previous book. Dot, who somehow lost so much weight over the course of nine months that she went from being rotund to skinny with hour glass curves.
Okay, letās break this down: there is no way, absolutely no way, that a person can lose THAT much weight in less than a year and still be healthy. Dot was not shown to have any health problems. When explaining how she had done this, she claimed she wasĀ āhungry all the timeā and was solely snacking on vegetables such as carrots or celery. She further claimed that all of this wasĀ āworth itā as she is now popular and has a great social life.
Iām not,,,, I canāt even,,,, this. This is what you call glorifying an eating disorder. Are you going to read that above paragraph and tell me that people wonāt feel inspired by Dot? That a self conscious girl wonāt read about Dotās āamazingā weight loss story and how āamazingā her life is after becoming skinny is not going to feel jealous and most likely try something to that affect,,,, I,,,, Soman, WHERE is your tact?
This is so disgusting and I am so sorry to anyone who was affected by this. If you donāt know, there was a movement of sorts on Instagram where the sge fans confronted Soman for how his way of writing eating disorders and weight problems seriously affected them and ended up making them self conscious or develop their own eating disorders.
This is all made worse by the fact that he just laughed it off, said he wrote it for humor, and was offended we even accused him of writing bad body image into his stories because heās been teased for being skinny before.
This book has the worst problems with body image and glorifying eating disorders. This itself is enough to ruin the book for me.
Dot is a kind and humble character whoās only addressed in the story through her weight, itās made into such a big plot point in her character arc, her weight and how she gets bullied for it, or how skinny she is, and what she did to get there. Her entire character is defined by her body and that is not okay.
This book did her and the other Evergirls so much injustice and it is so upsetting.
I would like to say this is it for the rant, but no, there are a lot more qualms I have with this book, ahaha :/
Stay tuned for Part 2: my issues with the characters in the books :)
#awwp#a world without princes#soman chainani#me explaining why mr. author is a coward :)#the rant is finally here
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5 through 10 for the artist asks ^^?
thank u for saving me anon im dying from boredom here sjfhajfh
5: Whatās your favorite thing to draw? - im still on that solid 'youtuber ego' kick so them ahaha
but broadly put, people and characters!!
6: Whatās yourĀ leastĀ favorite thing to draw? - FUCK BACKGROUNDS im bad at positioning characters, and just general design with them
its probably just a practice issue tho!!!
7: How often do you use references? - ALL THE TIME i really struggle with proportions and placement without them, so i need my art crutches :(
but if im just mucking about n doodling faces etc, then idc about as much skfhajfh
8: Do you draw professionally, or just for fun? - just for fun! i keep thinking about opening commissions every now and then, but i dont think im fast and consistent enough for it yet??? but maybe one day!!
9: How much time do you spend drawing on an average day? - WAY TOO LONG my average art pieces are simple enough to theoretically take like 2 - 3 hours, but i end up taking DAYS bc i keep getting distracted and that
its probably just 40 ish minutes on average tho??? i get busy (and also distracted with other things sjdhakyfeu) pretty easily :(
10: Are you confident about your art? - maybe???? i think the main thing im self conscious abt is how long i take to draw, but im ok with my average style rn?????
there are some things i wanna change/do, like i wanna develop a 'shitty and quick' (with want of a better way to phrase it SHDHAJGHDAI) art style, so i feel less self conscious abt posting half cooked sketches and that, so i post more art, but so far i think im ok, especially compared to how i use to be!!!!!!
#askerelli#thank you anon!!!!!!!! i love you n i hope you have a good day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#also can you tell that i started rambling bc im bored LMAO#no disrespect to the teacher either i love him im just................. over it#and i think he is too LMFAO so its fine
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Asaka Manatoās #1! - Part 2
In this GRAPH feature from 2016, troupe members were asked to vote on their favorite on- and offstage things about their top stars. Asakaās was published in the November issue.
This is the second half of the feature that I began posting last time. In part 2, the troupe members vote on their favorite things about her personality off-stage and things she does while performing.
Note: Like Part 1, Asakaās comments are in italics.
Asaka Manatoās #1 - Part 2
We love this about her in rehearsals!
#1 - How she notices each and every member of the troupe (33 votes)
āWhen Iām struggling with a role or something like that, she gives such valuable advice!ā - Rinjou Kira
No, no, I keep consulting you for all kinds of things!
āShe gives advice to each and every junior actress and takes them out for yakiniku šā - Fuuma Kakeru
Ahaha! (laughs) Well~ If we go out to eat or something, I can learn more about everyone, and it makes it easier to give advice, thatās all. I went out with the Black Angels, too. An underworld rally! (laughs)
#2 Her eye power (10 votes)
#2 How she always greets people with a smile (10 votes)
#4 The difference between her on- and off-stage personas (9 votes)
āWith her nails she canāt open a can of juiceā¦ š (Itās too cute, the gap is too cute!!)ā - Makaze Suzuho
I couldnāt open anything with Der Todās nails. So, I went to Yurika (Makaze) who was nearby like āOpen it for me~ā (laughs).
Other:
āThe way sheāll fire off a wink when our eyes meet š Itās just so cool š šā³ - Hoshibuki Ayato
I only do this with Monchi (Hoshibuki)! Since during TOP HAT it made her blush so much and I thought it was funny (laughs). Itās not that Iām flirting with everybody! (laughs)
From Misaki Rion
āHer ability to focus! The way she changes is so impressive to me!!ā
Although Iām scatterbrained by nature, Iāve realized that being able to focus is really important so Iāve learned how as I went along.
We want her to do this! From musumeyaku
#1 - Wink (8 votes)
āI want her to š wink š at me with those bewitching Hot Eyes!! šā - Mikaze Maira
Iāll do it whenever you like!
#2 - Hug (7 votes)
āI want her to pull me in with one arm! With a line like āOh, be careful!!ā. With those big hands š šā - Risaki Shigure
Ahaha (laughs)
#3 - From Elisabeth, Der Todāsā¦ (4 votes)
āThe scene where Der Tod tries to seduce Elisabeth in her bedroom is so alluring, so I want her to try that with me.ā - Mizune Shiho
The movements in that scene were things I thought of that they incorporated into the show. Thatās great if it had an impression on you!
#4 - Dance (3 votes)
āI want her to be my escort for a duet dance.ā - Junya Chitose
Eh~ Iād definitely end up laughing! (laughs) But Iāll do it!
From Misaki Rion
āI want her to pat my head while gazing into my eyes (laughs) š šā³
āI want to exchange cheek kisses with her like in TOP HAT!! Itās so heart-pounding!!ā
This is the most variety youāve had yet! So extravagant! (laughs)
We want to emulate this! From otokoyaku
#1 Ā - The way she uses her hands and arms (11 votes)
Oh~ Iām happy!
āMy hands are small, and I have a real complex about it...Asaka-san also apparently has small hands (although they donāt look that way at all), so I want to learn more about how to gesture so my hands look bigger.ā - Aizuki Hikaru
āThe way she moves her long hands.ā - Rukaze Hikaru
My arms are long so I used to be self-conscious about that, so if I am seen this way as an otokoyaku...Itās nice~
#2 - Dance (6 votes)
āFor TOP HAT, she studied Fred Astaireās movement so much. It was so impressive that as soon as I went to see it the first time I was so excited that I rushed to get a standing ticket for the second show (laughs).ā - Matsukaze Akira
Right, right! Isnāt that cu~te? Cosmos Troupe is full of people who are so intent on research. Cosmos Troupe rules! (laughs)
#3 - The way she uses her eyes (4 votes)
#3 - From Elisabeth, Der Todāsā¦ (4 votes)
āAll her gestures in the scene where she creeps into Elisabethās bedroom were so sexy. I want to be able to emulate them!ā - Rui Makise
But donāt you think thatās a little too outside of normal situations to be useful!? (laughs)
Other:
āThe way she wears suits š So wonderfully sharp.ā - Makaze Suzuho
Eh~! I have no idea! (laughs) Oh, but when I put on a suit, it really makes me remember how Osa-san (Haruno Sumire) would move.
āThe way she embraces the musumeyaku! I can feel how much affection she has!! I would love to emulate that.ā - Mirei Jun
Do it~!! I want to see Yuichii (Mirei) do that! (laughs)
Final comments
Ah~ having everyone praise me makes me feel so nice somehow~ (laughs). It makes me so happy to know that this is what people thing. It makes me feel like I should work even harder. Thank you so much, everyone! Letās keep doing our best together!!
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Replies to this weekendās prompt fics under the cut! Thank you all for prompting and reading, Iām hoping to do a few more of these in the new year!
awashsquid replied to your post ā19. āThe paintās supposed to go WHERE?ā, Harukaā
Well I guess I was sort of right?? I was surprised by it being the ceiling, it does make more sense than Michiru having Haruka touch up one of her masterpieces though. Michiru knowing sheāll die and not telling Haruka is a dark favorite of mineāIāve written about it, tooābut I failed to put in all of the care that you did with Michirus actions, and I love this for that. Her letters being an attempt to pull Haruka out of a depression and to leave her with something beautiful are touching and sad, and express more, in their own way, than Michiru could ever have done if sheād said it all in person. Itās great how differently prompts like this can go. This definitely isnāt the direction I thought this would move, but itās cathartic and fits in quite a different way, and Iām so happy you decided to write and share this!
Thank you! I love playing with how people can take care of the ones they love, even if they arenāt there, and Michiru knowing exactly whatās coming is a favorite of mine, too.Ā
yamadara87Ā replied to your postā19. āThe paintās supposed to go WHERE?ā, Harukaā
These were such heartbreaking and lovely love letters.
Thank you!
awashsquidĀ replied to your postā19. āThe paintās supposed to go WHERE?ā, Harukaā
I havenāt read this yet but I saw ācharacter deathā and JESUS SAM, I thought this would be something cute about Michiru teaching her to paint, you are pulling zero punches clearly
Ahahaha I figured it was such a happy prompt, I should warn up front about where I went. For some reason the only place my mind went is HARUKA HAS TO PAINT A CEILING, and I had to find a reason why. It was between this and painting the nursery, but I was less drawn to the later because I think Michiru would just do it, and I didnāt want to do too much family fic ahahaha.
docholligayĀ replied to your postāSeiusa, wanna dance?ā
Also yaten being a shit is always something beautiful and great and I am so into it
Yaten is honestly the most fun to write.
docholligayĀ replied to your postĀ āSeiusa, wanna dance?ā
They way you write Seiya and her sadness over Usagi, the gentle push and pull between them, is my drug and you are one of the very few writers I ever see do it well
Ahhhh thank you! Theyāre a hard relationship for me to write, because there has to be such a delicate balance in everything they feel for each other, so it means a lot to hear it works!
awashsquidĀ replied to your postĀ āHaruka and Michiru, 13ā
The fact that Michiru was self conscious enough to ask if the kiss was okay is not making me have Feelings, nope, not at all
Ahaha itās one of my favorite little tropes, it gets me every time.
yamadara87Ā replied to your postĀ āMichiru & Rei, āYouāre the only one I trust to do this.ā
Michiru and Rei is probably my favorite friendship pairing. I love that Rei would be the one Michiru could show her fears and weaknesses to. It couldnāt be Haruka and god forbid it be Usagi. And how mushy of Rei to celebrate the happy news by treating at somewhere Michiru likes, which reads pricey. This was so sweet.
Ahhhh thank you! I love them a lot too, theyāre different from most of the other friendships in the series.
rhiorhinoĀ replied to your postĀ āMichiru & Rei, āYouāre the only one I trust to do this.ā
EXCUSE ME WHILE I TRY NOT TO DANCE IN PUBLIC I LOVE IT
:D :D
rhiorhinoĀ replied to your postāMichiru & Rei, āYouāre the only one I trust to do this.ā
SAM I AM FULL OF LOVE FOR YOU AND THIS
I LOVE YOU TOO, RHIO, IāM GLAD YOU LIKE THIS!!
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11 (jk actually 33) questions tag!
rules: answer 11 questions, make 11 of your own, and tag another 11 people.
tagged by @piiess, @narglestudies, @orangeblossomstudies, and many many many others! i canāt find all the other ones that i was tagged in, but i know i was tagged in a bunch of them these past few months and i never got around to doing them ahhh iām sorry ;; and hoooo boy, itās been a while since the last time iāve done a tag on here. hopefully answering these 33 questions will help you all get to know me a little better!
questions from pat:
1. who do you stan and why?
you guys already know that i stan bang chan from stray kids, so iām gonna talk about someone else. i stan iu (lee jieun)! sheās so pure and gentle, and her vocals are so amazing and heavenly. sheās basically how i imagine what an angel sounds like. it would truly be an honor to meet her someday!
2. how are you today?
iām alright! i got up kinda late today lol. not much has happened aside from eating breakfast and lunch, watching youtube videos, and setting up my queue for my blogs. now iām answering these questions!
3. your regular order at the cafƩ?
iāve actually never been to a cafe before, but iāve been to a few boba places! i either get an ice cream green tea, or a matcha latte. for both, i get 50% sugar, no ice (the drink is usually already cold), boba, and soymilk if itās available.
4. mint ice cream, yay or nay?
yay, if itās made well.
5. recommend a place to visit if i were to travel to your state/country?
aside from disneyland, uhhh...come visit my school? ahaha idk. iād be happy to be your tour guide! afterwards, we can go to daiso since itās only 2 blocks away from campus, hehe. ^_^
6. favorite prompts/au?
flower shop au will always be my most favorite au and the most wholesome au. i dare you to fight me on this. jk pls donāt actually fight me.
7. top 3 otpās and brotpās?
otpās: scira (teen wolf), finnrey (star wars), gallya (the man from uncle)
brotpās: changlix (stray kids), woochan (stray kids), iwaoi (haikyuu!!)
8. have you ever visited a dog/cat/animal cafƩ? if not, would you like to?
no, i have not. yes, i would love to! thereās this shiba cafe in japan that i really wanna visit someday. :ā)
9. opinion about minimalism?
itās good, and iām slowly working towards it. you can probably tell in my original content that i usually like to keep things pretty simple and minimal!
10. how is your workspace like?
the other day, i had 5 bottles on my desk with varying levels of water lmao. but now iāve cleaned them out and put them away, and now my desk is pretty clean and organized! i wanna change up the photos on my wall, though.
11. if you had a superpower/magic, what would it be? and would you become a hero, a villain, or a normal person who use their power in daily life (likeā¦ you had magic and you use that to do your housework or sth bc youāre too lazy lol)
iād like to be able to freeze time! iām not sure how it would be useful as a hero, so iād probably stay as a normal person and use it in my daily life. iād like to have more time to get things done, ahaha.
questions from esther:
1. hogwarts house? (if you havenāt been sorted, describe yourself in 3 words)
hufflepuff!
2. harry potter, percy jackson, lotr, or asoiaf / game of thrones?
percy jackson.
3. favorite book genre? (e.g. fantasy, mystery, romance, etc.)
dystopian, or sci-fi.
4. top travel destination?
someone pls drag me to japan or south korea.
5. your happiest moment this month?
hanging out with my brother at a museum, followed by dragging him with me to muji and buying new stationery, followed by getting milk tea + boba and walking around in a mall. it was a good day. ^_^
6. favorite summer activity?
swimming!
7. how do you stay productive during the summer?
this summer, iām studying for the gre, picking up japanese again, and practicing violin for my upcoming audition in august. and of course, iām also working on some new living room sessions, which will be posted soon!
8. an interesting fact about yourself?
i used to do ballet, tap dancing, and gymnastics! unfortunately, now iām no longer as flexible as i used to be ;;
9. tea or coffee?
tea~
10. favorite food?
sushi!!
11. crazy fast and loopy rollercoasters - yes or no?
YES ABSOLUTELY, but i havenāt been on one in a while.
questions from micky:
1. whatās your favorite flower?
hydrangea!
2. are you currently reading a book? if so, which one?
no :( i havenāt read a book for leisure in a while. iād like to get into all for the game, though!
3. whatās one goal you have for the coming school year?
stop procrastinating on writing papers lol.
4. what do you do on rainy days?
stay indoors, listen to lo-fi hip-hop, mindlessly scroll through tumblr, watch youtube videos and anime, and drink a hot cup of tea.
5. whatās a habit you canāt stand?
people who chew with their mouths open :/
6. whatās your favorite genre of book or movie?
dystopian and action!
7. whatās the best thing that happened to you last week?
watching the fireworks on the 4th of july!
8. whatās something you are self-conscious about?
my skin :/
9. what are you most looking forward to in the next 10 years?
being done with school, and hopefully achieving some of my goals!!
10. what stereotype do you completely live up to?
a musician who wears black often lol. i own more blue jeans than black jeans, but i wear my black jeans more often since they go with everything! also, my raincoat and the majority of my winter coats are black, ahaha.
11. who inspires you to be better?
family, friends, and you guys!!
my 11 questions for you!
whatās your aesthetic?
which city in the world would you choose to describe yourself and why?
what kind of music do you like to listen to?
what did you have for breakfast today?
what song has been stuck in your head lately?
if you could live in any movie or tv show, which would you choose?
do you play an instrument? which one(s)? if not, which instrument would you like to learn how to play?
quick! name the first meme that comes to mind.
whatās your best piece of life advice?
who are some people you look up to?
are you having a good day today? (if not, i hope it gets better, and tomorrow is another chance to try again!)
tagging: @lavietudier, @ceesdesk, @adelinestudiess, @jynsdesk, @diaryofastemstudent, @ryustudies, @studytune, @moonshinestudies, @hannybstudies, @pltuo, @ahsteria, and anyone else who wants to do this! (sorry if youāve already done this, and you donāt have to do this if you donāt want to!)
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ALRIGHT,
the second thing iām going to put in this tag is although i said i should work like 30 minutes 1 hourĀ ago, i canāt focus bc i suddenly got all self-conscious/worried ( x_x )Ā
maybe itās because of all the stuff i said and all the stuff i expect of myself now and all the stuff i ended up admitting, but maybe writing this down is going to shut me up ( _ _ ;; )Ā
in reality, i think no one actually cares (i donāt know how to feel about that either, whether itās reassuring or lowkey disheartening), but aaghh
itās 9 PM now. i still have stuff i have to do, but at least itās Saturday, and I have every intention of working. iām just...distracted.Ā
if people are like me, they follow like 400 blogs so this will be buried in their dashboard, which i think is a good thing. xDĀ
iām actually too insecure for my own good, but this is for my sake, so iām actually going to commit to it.Ā
i hope that by writing this down, i can finally move on and get my shit together and work on stuff.Ā
--NO MORE DISTRACTIONS
these are supposed to be personal, so no one actually reply or like this post please? or something?
but i have to remember iām willingly putting this on the internet, so people can do whatever they want. if they like this post, itāll show that someoneās actually reading what iām typing-- i guess thatās not so bad once i get over my initial reaction and my embarrassment about it.Ā
ahaha, change is something iām not used to, so i guess that justifies all of my mixed feelings rn. xD (this is...out of my comfort zone, really.)
maybe you knew, or maybe you never thought about it, but iām actually a pretty big mess xD internally. xDĀ
iāll get past these self-confidence issues though. xD i am confident in some things, and i do love myself (iād honestly date myself if i could), but...
ahaha. contradictions and stuff.... feelings are complicated ( uwu )Ā
if youāre reading this and youāre not me, idk why you are, but thank you? xDĀ
bet you didnāt expect a bunch of whining (or maybe you did, who knows), but itās because iām like this that i donāt speak my mind a lot ( ^^ ;; )
got it? am i done? alright, now i can shut up and move on. even if you willingly sat through this, sorry dhjkksla aha. i guess iām human too so now iām just rambling.Ā
if i could make you feel better/help you in any way, iām glad. i know i personally am relieved when someone shows their more human side to me... even if itās a little unbearable.. xDĀ
iām still rambling, but iām, uh, glad if you got this far. i dunno what you think rn and idk if i care (i do lol), but
feel free to talk to me about anything ( ^^ ;; )Ā
this post was kind of weird... xD but this is only the beginning...!
#bun thinks#i'm actually kind of bothered by what other people think/how they will react but i will dispel that feeling by telling myself no one actuall#y cares xD#i also think that's the truth!! i suppose this becomes more like a punishment game/self-confidence test xD#let's reflect on our everyday lives by writing about it and how we feel!! yaayy!#anyway this is like.#insecurity-- the post. xD#god dammit why am i even doing this khgjkdlsljkl#the hell am i looking for?? validation???#i said i was going to be honest so is this like a way for you to not be able to ignore me??#i've always Ā been bothered by the idea that people may think i'm simple. and they may think they know me when they really dont...#but hmm...#writing this all down makes me feel kinda like an idiot. but whatever...i guess.... ( >< u)#i don't want your validation. i just want to do this. ...acknowledgement?#bravery.#new challenge: stop obsessively rechecking/rereading what you wrote. perfectionism is one of your biggest problems.#let it be a stream of consciousness freewrite thing. that'll be more authentic than something heavily edited.#this is what i sincerely think. honestly i dont know why i'm doing this but i really really really want to be more honest#it's not like i want to change. but i do want to improve myself...#being honest like this is making me feel better but it also makes me?? want to cry maybe?? y-yeah..#i'm way too awkward about this. maybe i'm getting overwhelmed... xD#but that'll be all for today. i think that's enough. aren't i? writing too much?? xD#don't answer that. xD
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Annual writing self-evaluation 2016
Thanks to the lovely Lucy @lucystarkid for tagging me on this! š
1. List of works published this year:
There Is a Light
A Way of Keeping You Inside (Ink)
Friday Iām in Love
Every Little Thing He Does Is Magic
2. Work you are most proud of (and why):
I gotta say Iām definitely most proud of ELTHDIM right now, because itās the work we are putting so much time, dedication and effort on writing and we are hoping on it to be a long project, so Iām the most proud and excited about this one. Iām also really proud of how well Friday Iām in Love has been doing, I didnāt expect for it to receive so many hits! :D
3. Work you are least proud of (and why):
I wouldnāt say Iām least proud of it, itās just that A Way of Keep You Inside is very simple and short and I was supposed to post it in January last year but ended up posted it in April (due to procrastination and authorās block), but I still like it very much because I wrote it as birthday gift for Lils.
4. A favourite excerpt of your writing:
Itās something I have already written for the Part 2 of the Mistletoes & Wrackspurts after ELTHDIM. I donāt know if itās going to stay the way I wrote it so I wonāt post it because of #spoilers lol
5. Share or describe a favourite review you received:
I love getting reviews and comments on my fics. I wish more readers did that because Iām really self-conscious about my writing and when people say they like what I wrote, it obviously help a lot. I appreciate all the comments, kudos and recs people have given so far! But there are three recent comments we received about ELTHDIM that have made a great impact.
@la-paritalienne ask really lifted our mood up!
This one was basically all we wanted in a comment, about the feeling of reading this hogwarts au!
And this one was one of the nicest compliments on my writing Iāve ever received.
6. A time when writing was really, really hard:
I donāt think Iāve had a really hard time while writing this year. Obviously, authorās block is a bitch and it got a little in the way of me not being so fast as I wanted to be with writing ELTHDIM.
7. A scene or character you wrote that surprised you
Thatās a huge spoiler on whatās coming on ELTDHIM and I canāt say it. Iām just gonna say that itās very deep and I was surprised I managed to write it the way I did.
8. How did you grow as a writer this year:
Even though Iām still very self-conscious about my writing and some times (most of the time, actually) I still think Iām not good enough, I think because I started with writing small fics and then the next ones started getting longer, Iām getting more confident with my writing, specially because English is not my first language.Ā
9. How do you hope to grow next year:
I hope I can improve my writing a lot more. I know I have a lot of annoying mannerisms while writing (thanks Syn for pointing them out haha and the person who commented on Friday Iām in Love withĀ āwhy does everyone say hm all the timeā lol) and I think if I read more different works and actually read more on how to write better, I can feel more confident with the way I write and I hope more people can enjoy my works.
10. Who was your greatest positive influence this year as a writer (could be another writer or beta or cheerleader or muse etc etc):
I have to thank Syn @regulusarcblack so bad for being this awesome friend and my co-writer on ELTHDIM, for helping me improve my writing. We had a little heart-to-heart session the other day and it was really important to me, and she is always encouraging me to keep on writing (and this goes both ways, she knows that, because this is a hufflepuff-slytherin partnership ahaha) <3
Having Sammy @britpickerhl as our beta was great too, always with her positive comments! It helped a lot too!Ā
I also have to say Genny @broccoliwasdone for being the biggest ELTHDIM stan too, and everyone who read the story beforehand, which made me want to write more and more!
I think as for authors, the works from @conscious--ramblings, @sadamenoito, @cherrystreet were the ones I enjoyed reading the most this year and they helped Ā me with inspiration.
11. Anything from your real life show up in your writing this year:
Syn says that my hufflepuffness always shows on my writing, so.... hahaha I think sometimes I project a lot of how I feel on the characters, but nothing really specific, as my life is not that interesting.
12. Any new wisdom you can share with other writers:
Write what comes from your heart and let it flow. Even if you think itās crap. Thereās someone out there who will enjoy it. And even if itās a work that doesnāt get much recognition among the fandom, if you read it and you enjoy what you wrote, thatās enough.
13. Any projects youāre looking forward to starting (or finishing) in the new year:
Well, finishing the Mistletoes & Wrackspurts series is obviously what Iām most looking forward to doing! Itās gonna be a big one, but I hope we will be done with it by the middle of the year haha
We have so many ideas I canāt even remember them all right now, but time wise I donāt know if we will be able to write them all this year hahah But thereās one in specific that we are dying to write. Itās a Hate to Love plot with Solo!Harry and Journalist!Louis :)Ā
14. Tag three writers whose answers youād like to read. ;)
Iām pretty sure all the writers I know have already done this, so I donāt know who to tag. If you follow us and you write and want to do this, feel free! (and if you also want to talk and want us to rec your fics, weād absolutely do it!)
*All answers should be about works published in 2016. Also, you can skip any questions you hate or donāt want to answer, but please leave them on the list so that others can do them if they want. :)
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