#im not very great at depicting it but i love the idea of su she being tall and strong but still safe
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sushelover Ā· 1 month ago
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unolvrs Ā· 3 years ago
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some upcoming fics sneekpeak šŸ‘€ please
i have lots of upcoming ones but i really hope to finish froggie before putting out another full-length fanfic but here they are mwah:
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āĀ untitled, sukuna/reader
Set in the Heian Period when Curses roamed freely, when Sorcerers were Onmyōji, when the King of Curses slaughtered as he wished. A lady of the high court flees and offers her life in the mountains of the Hida Province where Ryōmen Sukuna awaits. History is cemented, but that is all it is. History.
4th installment toĀ ā€œfor all that it is worthā€ so if you ask me if itā€™s angst, yes, of course it is angst smh. yaā€™ll should know that by now. will be posted when sunday without godā€™s last chapter is out.
i need to do lots of research about the heian period for this because i really, really want to expand more about the heian period and i want it to be set during that time. i just know itā€™s going to be exciting to write.
probably m-rated but like abalone, itā€™s not going to be super-duper explicit because i canā€™t write nsfw without making it angsty and dramatic.
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āĀ  untitled, kny / jjk
ā€œDeā”Demon!ā€
Red-soaked and bathed under the moon, Itadori YÅ«ji finds himself accused for a sin he did not commit. The Curse disappears but the uniformed boy remains firm in his accusation, a finger to Itadori and a hand around a blade. The first thing Kugisaki Nobara and Fushiguro Megumi do is grab Itadori and run.
the promised kny / jjk fic that will actually have the main trio together which is good. great, even! that is until itadori goes fromĀ ā€œyouā€™re sukunaā€ toĀ ā€œyouā€™re a demonā€.Ā 
i just thought kny and jjk were pretty easy to write together and since kny has an ending, itā€™s definitely easier to manoeuvre it around. i have no idea how this will go aside from the source of the dilemma so itā€™s definitely still in the process of being planned out. anyway: will be posted on the last chapter of froggie!
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āĀ  worm in an apple, lotr
The snake upon a tree, the good in the bad, the thunderstorm in the clear skies, the dead among the living, the rot in a fruit, the worm in an apple. She is rotting, skin peeling from muscle, bone crackling under pressure, and yet, she still does not die. (Or: a young, young girl ends up in Middle Earth and dies hours upon arrival and breathes once more seconds later. Not even the Halls of Mandos will accept a worm in an apple.)
anticipated tags: body horror, mental instability, mentions and depictions of su!cde, dead dove: do not eat, tba.
this is my way of coping with thinking iā€™m still 16 because of covid. (iā€™m 18.)
very much inspired by ajin but because i want this to be really realistic, no black ghosts. just get injured > die > revive good as new. i wanted to write body horror and some lotr realism because honestly, iĀ know that i will never survive that place. like, impossible. a screenshot from a friend and iā€™s conversation about this. yellows are translated and red is for privacy.
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yes, i talk like a teenage conyo boy from bgc... yes im afraid of tall men
this will be probably set during... iā€™m not sure? but i want it to be probably during the kinslaying? fall of gondolin? because worldbuilding yk i love worldbuilding. but maybe during the hobbit...? iā€™m leaning more to the silmarillion because thereā€™s not enough silmarillion fics.
will be posted on my next mass update featuring: sunday and froggie! no today, i, too yet srry
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but uno what about kill the goose SHHHH im 1k words in
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cross-d-a Ā· 4 years ago
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if you're doing those characters then please give me more amazing takes on princess mute šŸ„ŗšŸ’•
OMG IM SO LATE ANSWERING THIS BUT HERE I FINALLY AM
Also omgg thank you SOSOSO much for asking me about Princess Mute?? THE LOVE OF MY LIFE??? You know me so well, vish!! I love and adore you so much!! Thank you for giving me the chance to blabber on about the woman I love!!Ā ā½ā½Ł©(ą¹‘ĖƒĢ¶ĶˆĢ€ į—Ø Ė‚Ģ¶ĶˆĢ)Ū¶ā¾ā¾
ALSO! Iā€™m gonna do my best to like- not spoil all my plans for whispers, haha
The rest is under the cut bc I just have a lot of FEELINGS~ about our resident zombie girlĀ 
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How I feel about this character
OH BOY OK I JUST??? LOVE HER??? A LOT???? I wasnā€™t expecting to get quite so immediately and intensely attached to her?? But from the second I heard about her in the legend I was just gone. Completely done for. Iā€™m generally a sucker for mythology, and thereā€™s just SO MUCH thatā€™s fascinating about the tale behind the Princess Mute and the South Sea King?Ā 
Even though Princess Mute is so central to the myth, the South Sea King is deemed as the most important? I mean- duh it is his tomb, but Princess Mute is the catalyst? None of this would have happened without her? Sheā€™s main character material and yet she isnā€™t the main character of her own story?? She has practically no agency? Itā€™s so? Fucking? Fascinating?? And there is so fucking much left unanswered? The myth says she turns into a goddamn monster?? Is this- figuratively? Or literally? Is she a monster for breaking gender norms and committing the ultimate taboo byĀ killing the Emperor??? Like- holy FUCK? Like- LOOK at this pic from Ershuā€™s Expensive Powerpoint:
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and a close-up for good measure:
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(note the HORNS/HELMET?? the LIGHTNING STRIKE!!! šŸ‘€šŸ‘€šŸ‘€ how sheā€™s dressed as a SOLDIER?? that SPEAR??? also sheā€™s depicted as much bigger than the emperor!! which, of course, means sheā€™s more important!!!!)
and, HELLO!! Sheā€™s called the PRINCESS MUTE. She is only known/named in association to someone else. Her name has been erased from history. It isnā€™t important to anyone. Which is so fucking ironic. Sheā€™s Princess Mute. Her voice has been stripped from her, just like her agency. This tale is the Mute Emperorā€™s and not her own. Her suffering means nothing to anyone. Her life means nothing other than for the Emperor to desire and the South Sea King to mourn over (and WOW!! ISNā€™T THIS JUST!! SO perfectly encapsulating Nanpai Sanshuā€™s female characters and their relevance to the story/male characters)
(so what is her goddamn name???? I mean, I know what Iā€™ve named her, but sorry dudes. Again. I donā€™t wanna spoil too much :) )
also, WHY is the South Sea King covering her eyes when sheā€™s sent off to sea in the origami boat?
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What actually happens to her after this? The body we see of the South Sea King has long white hair so I assume he died pretty old? So why does she look so goddamn young?Ā 
And- the million dollar question here (WHICH I HAVE A LOT OF HEADCANONS FOR BUT I DONā€™T WANNA SPOIL WHISPERS): What happened to her after she killed the Emperor????
ALSO!! WHY IS SHE HOLDING A DINGLAN RULER WHEN SANSHU FINDS HER IN THAT FIRST EXPEDITION?? (internet says itā€™s a ā€œspecial ruler used for making shrines, carving wood statues and making tablets of gods. Later used in measurement of architectural scale; measuring instrument for the netherworld, wishes best for tomb owner) did she design her own fatherā€™s tomb?? is there more to her becoming a leather figurine than filial loyalty/sacrifice??Ā 
Why does she have a tattoo?? I go a bit into this in my fic, but from my understanding it was unusual for people (women especially!) to have tattoos during this time! (this is just from my research! if I am wrong please correct me!)Ā 
For anyone who hasnā€™t read whispers, there were a a few tribes (minorities!) during this time who tattooed themselves (and to this day, they continue this tradition :) ). The Li were often attacked by invaders who assaulted the women and sold them as slaves. The women ended up tattooing their faces and bodies to make them less appealing, and it ended up becoming a tradition. When a girl came of age sheā€™d get tattooed. Then weā€™ve got the Dai, who (from what I understand!) got tattoos of animals with characteristics they wished to embody, such as to show their virility and strength! So theyā€™d tattoo tigers and dragons, etc.
So why does Princess Mute have one? Who gave it to her? WHAT ACTUALLY IS IT!!!!!! (eternal frustration that we never see a clear shot of the whole thing!!) It kinda looks like a heavily stylized fish? With some waves. But I am unsure! But it would make sense, considering the ongoing theme of snakes and fish throughout dmbj.
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Also, her scars seem very strange. Like- if someone skinned her (YIKES!) then- her scars donā€™t really seem like theyā€™re a result of skinning (double yikes!!). Youā€™d think that for a woman who was the daughter of the King, theyā€™d take more care to preserve her face?? So why does it seem like someone has done their utter best to ruin it? Did the Emperor do it himself? Did her father? Or did someone else do it?? Did she do it herself????
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Also, I just wanna cut the bullshit with the creepy hand clam thing. A hand clam isnā€™t gonna wrap their fingers around Wu Xieā€™s hand to stop him from blowing himself up. Like. I get that itā€™s the censorship. I get it. But- you canā€™t tell me it wasnā€™t actually the Princess Mute who saved him. I just?? This moment is so powerful? It literally knocked the breath from my chest.
Princess Muteā€™s story is just so fascinating and tragic and I am just a mess over how she isnā€™t in control of her own story? She never is. Except for when she kills the Emperor. (AND when she saves Wu Xie) And I think thatā€™s fucking telling.Ā 
Of course, it felt like they had more of a storyline planned for her which never happened, but Iā€™ll get more into that later.
Basically, I just have SO MANY QUESTIONS!!!
Itā€™s like- I dunno. Seeing a gorgeous woman flip an obnoxious man over her shoulder and slam him to the ground without breaking a sweat and watching her walk away with stars in your eyes. You barely know anything about her but youā€™re already half in love and you just want to know more.
Iā€™m super Gay for her, if you couldnā€™t already tell.
Honestly, she just perfectly represents all the female characters and their treatment in dmbj with all the extra PIZAZZ of the mysterious supernatural/mythological elements. She just makes me go feral and I adore her with my entire heart.
All the people I ship romantically with this character
NUMBER ONE I SHIP HER WITH MY CUTE AND PERFECT GF XIAO BAI!!!!!!!!
They are my two favourite (okay and my wife Su Nan!) female characters in dmbj. I think their stories parallel each other pretty beautifully? Theyā€™re both women in a powerful position, though with limited agency. They both defy gender norms and accomplish things (Iā€™m counting killing the Emperor as Accomplishing Something) in a very male-dominated world. And- okay. I know the Princess Mute is technically dead. But she also?? is someone still doing stuff?? and pushing along the storyline?? as a zombie?? So Iā€™m just gonna say that both of them arenā€™t truly killed off for the Man Pain like all the other female dmbj characters (except for Xiu Xiu, and I guess Chuchu but ChuChuā€™s situation is kinda....Iffy. At best.)
Also both of them are linked pretty heavily with Wu Xie? They both have an interesting relationship with him. And Princess Mute leads Wu Xie to Xiao Bai!!!
And okay this is spoiling a bit of whispers, BUT!!! Warehouse 11 was built atop the South Sea Kingā€™s temple. Isnā€™t that fucking important??? I stand by my headcanon that Xiao Bai is a Warehouse kid (descended from the Founders) and so she grew up there. And like- ignoring censorship bc I can AND because Reboot leaves a lot of supernatural stuff up in the air anyway- wouldnā€™t growing up atop an insanely powerful temple do something to you? Wouldnā€™t it affect you in some way?? Thereā€™s just!!! SO much potential between Princess Mute and Xiao Bai!! Plus!! I think itā€™d be great for Xiao Bai to form a relationship with another woman. She needs some female solidarity in her life.
And- well. I just ship Princess Mute with all the dmbj women, really. Princess Mute has two hands, why can she use them both?? Iā€™ve got a couple Princess Mute modern auā€™s going and in one of them she just- sweeps Aā€™Ning and Su Nan off their feet :)
I really canā€™t ship Princess Mute with any male characters, I think. Thereā€™s just- so much underlying trauma surrounding her agency and how sheā€™s been used by the men in her life. Also, I like wlw & mlm solidarity. Let Princess Mute and Wu Xie wallow over their Stupid Crushes. Or Princess Mute & Xiao Ge. Iā€™m not picky.
My non-romantic OTP for this character
Purely bc of my own au, I am very much invested in Princess Mute & Li Cu (& spirit snake). As I mentioned before, thereā€™s a running theme of loss of agency in their own lives and suffering the consequences of othersā€™ actions. Plus, thereā€™s a lot of supernatural happenings surrounding the both of them. Why wouldnā€™t they find a connection?
And, obviously, I adore Princess Mute & Wu Xie. Princess Mute saved Wu Xie and then Wu Xie was promptly obsessed (canā€™t say I blame him). They had such an interesting relationship in Reboot that was just- so fucking tragically dropped.Ā 
My unpopular opinion about this character
SHE SHOULD BE MORE POPULAR!!!!!!!!!! She is so goddamn fascinating and gorgeous and I just!! Want!! Everyone to adore her as much as I do!!!!!!!! At least I feel a bit accomplished for swinging some readers over to her side in whispers!! Thatā€™s something!!!Ā 
Iā€™ve got like- a million au ideas with her. Iā€™m going to be the creator of the content I wish to read!!!!!
One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.
I WISH SHE COULD HAVE GOTTEN A SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED STORYLINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She just gets completely dropped after she leads Wu Xie to Warehouse 11. So once more, she is a plot device and not. And actual. Person. Her importance is tied irrevocably to the male leads. Her agency is not her own. Wu Xie cares so much about her, and okay, heā€™s trying to figure out a mystery and we all know how he gets when heā€™s trying to puzzle out a mystery-- but you canā€™t tell me he just- stops caring after he encounters Warehouse 11??? What happens to her after that?? Does she rot away in a box in Wushanju?? Does Ershu take her back?? Iā€™m just?? WHAT????
I want to know her side of the story and not what everyone else has said. I want her to actually properly communicate with Wu Xie. I want her saving the day again and I want her being fuckingĀ badass and I want her and Xiao Ge being soft together and I want her and Xiao Bai to bond fall in loveĀ and I want everyone to just- fall in love with her? And care about her? And I want to to find herself caring about these fucking idiots too???? Can you imagine her and Liu Sang bonding over shitty fathers and lack of agency and Trauma?? Can you imagine Princess Mute getting her life back and the freckles returning to her slowly darkening skin and her being silly with Hei-ye bc he keeps shoving increasingly ridiculous sunglasses at her. And can you imagine her trying on jeans for the first time and picking out a cute bomber jacket and shoving a baseball cap on her head and dipping her feet back in the sea and befriending shibie bc sheā€™s just?? that?? cool?? while Iron Triangle is off on the side fretting like she isnā€™t befriending some very dangerous creatures but itā€™s okay bc sheā€™s a dangerous creature too and she understands fear and desire and hunger.Ā 
I want her returning to Thunder City. I want her getting closure. I want her story to get closure. Period.
And I know it didnā€™t happen bc censorship and Nanpai Sanshu and just- a host of Other Things. But I want it, and she deserves it.
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AAAHH VISH!!!! Thank you so much for letting me yell about Princess Mute!! Sorry I couldnā€™t go more in depth with headcanons but!! Like I said, I donā€™t want to completely spoil you for whispers, so Iā€™ll keep those close to my chest for nowĀ 
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