#in static and stagnance

[kitcats-1-braincell]

Oh?? What’s this??

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LOSTS EARS AREN’T ACTUALLY EARS!?!?!?!?

Also Bonnie!! Yay!! Mira is there too, just behind the pov:3

[red-revival]

Random CaDi: crown princess Anomallow of Verant is transmasculine and nonbinary. They're not out to anyone but their best friend and closest ally Radriar, who is played by one of my players. Anomallow has only ever given one command using their authority as a royal: an order for Radriar to survive at any cost

[salty-an-disco]

OK, making this theory its own post cuz I really think I’m onto something–

The Voices are a consequence of The Long Quiet still having pieces of The Shifting Mound within it.

They’re the pinpricks of light within an endless and stagnant void. If Shifty is flickering lights in empty cityscapes that need to be filled to become more, Quiet is dark alleyways that need to be illuminated to become more.

And that’s the Voices’ purposes, we’re collecting pieces of ourselves as we bring Shifty her own pieces, illuminating us both to our natures; Shifty, by seeing what her pieces are through the reflection of stagnancy, and us, by seeing our facets through the reflection of change.

And that’s by design.

Narrator needed us to have a bit of change within us so that not only could we actually act and slay the princess, but so that the world without Shifting Mound wouldn’t be just Nothing. But a consequence of that is the presence of the voices.

We’re the Long Quiet, stagnancy and nothingness, we are static, we can’t really change, just perceive, so we can’t really hold new perspectives within outselves, they need to be broken off — shards of broken glass reflecting back to us the perspectives we can’t hold — and because they also reflect part of Shifty (change), they are able to grow outside of the perspective that first molded them.

That’s also why I think Quiet will never stop breaking off into new voices, that’s simply how they experience the world aka. STP is a plural narrative evidence 237.

[quitealotofsodapop]

One of my favorite things about Wukomg in LMK and how they choose to characterize him is simply the fact there's still more ways for him to learn and grow. LMK is an epilogue to Journey to the West in the context of the show. Wukong, as the main character of a book whose entire story was an analogy to enlightenment and growth, SHOULD have been at a point in his character arc where there was nothing else for him to learn and he wouldn't be able to grow anymore than he had. He SHOULD have been static, someone whose words and actions affect others but who is otherwise unaffected by the plot, because his character had already completed its journey long before the events of the show even started.

Wukong in LMK is anything, BUT that. He's a perfect representation that no matter how old you are and how much you've seen, there's still more to learn. There's still way you can grow even more! This is a 13000+ year old legend, a monkey so old nobody knows for certain when he was born, only that he was well over 500 before the events that made him famous, and he's still learning new things and growing as a person.

We LOVE characters who've "finished their journey" to continue to grow and develop long after the narrative says they should!

LMK Wukong hits so hard for so many people because he's not *in* the Journey. The famous quest is Done. But he's still just a person who needs to heal and grow. Even if lifetimes have past.

He's messed up so bad in the past that all he wants is to Fix Things, even for people considered his enemies. I wouldn't be surprised if he would have eventually freed DBK on his own terms once the sentence was up.

Enlightenment should not cause emotional stagnancy. People can have personal epiphanies throughout their lives well after they feel that they're "finished".

A tier character analysis

[ishgard]

Answered (most of) these for Crow a little while back over on bsky so adding them here too (while finishing them up)!

How are they perceived?

Generally they are seen as cold and (from looks alone) seemingly austere. She’s beautiful the way winter is, serene but deadly; some will want to keep their distance for their own well being, others are fascinated. (But there are those who can recognize the care within that compels her.)

2. From where do they hail from?

She doesn’t remember, as far as she's aware she's never had a home. Which is convenient because I haven’t figured that out for sure either! but she does have a particular affinity towards Ishgard/Coerthas (unsurprising from me I know). Wherever she's actually from is likely long, long gone though.

3. Who is their patron deity they follow and why?

Hydaelyn. (She is very uh, ‘Word of the Mother’ coded?) But also Halone because, well… it all ‘clicks’ that way for her. Ice, light, and their static, unchanging nature (stagnancy). She doesn’t so much worship Halone, but respects her deeply, regarding her as a lodestone for her own purpose.

4. How many siblings do they have or are they an only child?

uwu; She doesn’t remember. In their original setting they had an older brother, but if he makes it to Etheirys remains to be seen……. wait actually… Accounting for the Ancient world, I might headcanon Themis as a young brother…. Hmmm much to consider! :|a (Since the original writing of this I've pretty much settled on, yes, they were siblings.)

5. Did their parents/guardians inspire them upon a certain path in life?

:') She doesn’t remember. Hydaelyn has been her greatest influence though and uh, Venat was her mother in Ancient times. So yeah, needless to say her mom has genuinely been a huge influence on everything about her life from then til now. Venat carries deep guilt over this, but Hydaelyn regrettably will do what she must, basically puppeting her daughters reincarnation through the ages to cut down threats to the star when the need is most pressing. But this time around, Crow is finally free to choose their own path.

6. Do they treat the spoken races differently depending on who and what? How do they get along with different clans?

Crow doesn’t treat anyone differently, she never had any particular ties that would influence 'loyalty' one way or 'bad blood' another. She sees all spoken races as widely ‘the same’, finding allies and enemies amidst all of them through the ages despite whatever borders they themselves paint.

7. Tell me about their occupation or any side gigs

Weapon/Warrior of Light. Full time. No vacation days. They’ve been fighting off threats to the Source for a long, long time, occasionally plunged into crystalline stasis (like ff13 l'cie 😌) until the next threat rears its head. This time around, however, has been significantly different. They’re actually genuinely getting to experience more of the world, fully present in her body and trying things she wouldn't have before, so by the time her journey ends, maybe we’ll revisit this. + Since the original writing, Atton has dragged her post-Ifrit to do some fishing and she's grown rather fond of it and the service it provides, so I guess maybe that counts as a 'side gig'. 😅

8. Who taught them their combat style? Or are they self taught? Do they have a particular weapon or tool they favor most?

Par for the course: she doesn’t remember. Once upon a time it was Venat who taught her a variety of combat styles as they traveled together, but in this life little of that actually carried over… initially. I'm toying with the idea that some of her soul crystals are from people she encountered in her past. 🤔 Her main weapon of choice is the sword (and shield, but more often specifically the sword) and that comes most naturally to her*, with other combat styles there are more grey areas. *Adding onto this: any sword style. PLD mostly, but RDM and VIP are easy for her to acclimate to as well.

9. For who's government/city-state would they represent best or work for? A particular organization?

She’d seem right at home in Ishgard, likely as a member of the Order of the Knights Dragoon. But that’s very AU-y because she really doesn’t come with any hatred towards Dravanians enough to actually be a dragoon in THAT capacity (drg IS one of her main jobs tho).

10. What do they do for quiet enjoyable moments?

The easiest and most accessible thing for someone who travels so much, Crow will honestly just zone out and enjoy the scenery pretty often. Sometimes just head empty but other times intently committing it to memory. She'll get impressions of being some place before often and try to remember. When available, she likes checking out cafes (or any place that serves coffee/similar drinks) and savoring a cup with a sweet treat. She also collects orchestrion rolls and that pairs nicely with a cup of coffee on a rainy day. 😌☕

11. If they could pick one minion to be their canon pet/follower which would it be?

Listen SE, we have so many bird minions WHERE IS THE CORVID? Until that day: Yukinko Snowflake and Starbird. (Also: Pretty much just any birb.)

12. Is there an allied society they favor and frequent?

(Pending any HCs that arise when playing) I think she’ll be most inclined towards the Loporrits. I think… my headcanon is that Hydaelyn designed them with her in mind. In ancient times, as a child, she had a stuffed toy that resembled them, so she feels this almost nostalgic comfort around them.

13. What did they lose to the Calamity? And where were they when it hit?

They were at Carteneau, and they uh, lost their life. ^^; A Garlean assassin put a dagger in her heart in the chaos of -gestures around- All That, forcing Hydaelyn to place her in partial crystal stasis until she could be restored.

14. What differences have you made from the canon story? To their canon appearance?

Hmm, so far probably that she’s an unnaturally preserved “immortal” weapon Hydaelyn calls upon when the threat to the Source is dire. Hydaelyn has kept her going for thousands of years, but at the cost of basically numbing her entire sense of individual self. By the time that dagger hit her heart though, Hydaelyn’s ability to keep restoring her is pretty much tapped out, and the next time she awakes, Crow is much more 'free' and finally able to start just being herself. Or at least start figuring out what that even means.

15. Gimme a cute screenshot or art of your wolship/ocship.

I actually didn't have any yet!! So I went and took this super quick 😂 (Like, so quick, but I could wax poetic about how strong and unwavering the devotion and how they accept each other at their worst (reflected in their grungy surroundings), and the cold light and the devotion and-)

16. Which primal fits their vibe most?

Shiva. Odin. And to maybe a lesser extent, Sophia. (Should I say Hydaelyn too? Because….. yeah.)

17. Is there a particular NPC you would save or alter their canon fate or death? Did your OC change this for them?

At this point I don’t have one in mind, it’d be nice if it could be Minfilia but I think I enjoy the pain of their fates mirroring one another's too much. If I do go with Themis as past Crow’s lil bro, that would be nice too :’’) Escape their fates together.

18. If they could convince a villain onto their side, who would it be and why?

Oh oop I guess I kinda answered that maybe? Themis. I think she would have been quietly frustrated they couldn't see eye-to-eye with Ilberd, but more in retrospect because at the time she still wasn't in a place to consider it more deeply than 'there's a threat that needs to be handled swiftly'.

19. Are they currently where they want to be in life? What more needs to be done?

This is one I can't completely answer yet, but the more or less… Yes? As of DT she's finally living for herself, enjoying life, the world, and everything that entails, but while she's where she wants to be, there's still so much she intends to do and experience with this new life of hers.

20. Have they children of their own yet or plan on it?

I'm sure I'll toy with the idea cuz I love making designer babies but ICly, no and not particularly any immediate plans for it. In general she'd be pretty neutral to the idea, or assume she'd make a poor parent (false), but maybe somewhere down the line she'd want to experience that, too.

21. What's their idea of a vacation these days?

Post-EW, the threat she's been fighting for thousands of years has passed and she has a whole new lease on a life of her own with people she loves, LIFE is a 'vacation' at this point. (Atton will surely convince her she needs to aim higher. Maybe that's part of how they get roped into DT 😂)

22. At journey's end, have they changed for better or worse? Or does their journey continue still?

Both? I mean, she's definitely changed for the better, but that's mostly just… She's alive, awake with both eyes open and able to make her own choices and steer her own fate, rather than just being a servant beholden to her duty. The journey is far from over.

23. If there's something they could forget, what would it be?

That time a few Calamities back when the Ascians collared her and used to her uh… kill A Lot of people. Finally getting some past memories back only for it to be That. :')

24. Are they a Gold Saucer frequenter?

Crow has… surprisingly good luck at games of chance. It's as if she just believes in an outcome so resolutely (without even trying) fate bends to her perception. But she isn't particularly interested in most of those, she's more into Lord of Verminion, and stuff like the claw games. It isn't the sort of place she'd typically go on her own, but since Atton likes it she enjoys spending time there with him, watching him play TT or just wandering around taking in the sights. It's very fascinating and different from anything else she's seen before, and there are always fun new things to do. Edit: It has since been decided she is addicted to scratch-offs. 😂

25. Does a free company mean anything to their story or separate?

At the moment she's chilling in a friendly FC of chill strangers that isn't RP-based or anything, so I haven't put much thought into that sort of aspect (though I often, eventually, do). For now though, 'no', it exists separately from her story.

26. What element are they aspected to most?

Ice and Light. 😌 (Listen I would really love that Diamond Dust emote for her c'mon SE. 💢)

27. Have you created any other shards or unsundered forms of them? Were they an ancient of particular repute?

Not much yet but I'm definitely going with the vibe that Zero is her shard from the Thirteenth despite whatever anything else may or may not suggest. It was entirely unintentional but their similarities are just too good. Nothing too set in stone yet but in the Ancient world she was Aletheia (or Lethe for short) and they were the daughter of Venat, who very naturally succeeded her as Azem. (Who knows, mayhaps she created crows. 😂)

28. If they could revive a particular civilization lost through time, which would it be and why? If not, which one's history interests them?

I'm gonna set most of them aside and (of course) talk about the Ancient world for the moment because in that regard Crow is kind of the opposite of Ahru. Where Ahru is in part shaped by the absence of what was lost, Crow is an existence filling in that void/absence. She was meant to live and dwell in this time and place, here and now, and having existed as slivers of herself throughout time seeing the rise and fall of many nations, she doesn't believe the Ancient world is any more worthy than anything that fell after it to be restored than they are or are not. While she mourns lost civilizations and is genuinely interested in learning about those cultures and safekeeping their memories, she is so fully grounded in preserving the present world she lives in. Perhaps the slight exceptions to this is other Reflections entirely, but that's more about attempting to restore them where possible, like in the case of the First and Thirteenth. Also….. The Dragon Star. 😐

29. Alright. What do they think of those flying furry bastards that appear in every aspect of the realm? (Moogles)

She finds them cute and endearing, in her own way. Crow is very low-energy, takes everything in stride without getting particularly bothered or emotional about it, and I think that translates a bit to the Moogles antics not bothering her at all. In fact she'd probably find it a little amusing when they inevitably ruffle the feathers of her companions. I think part of it is also appreciating something that is so her opposite. They're so lively and expressive, she'd probably dryly remark to Atton she could learn a thing or two from them and he'd start sweating.

30. Any fun AU's?

WoL!Crow is "an AU" technically, she was originally my Punishing: Gray Raven Commandant, and then my Star Wars KOTOR2 Jedi Exile. She's also in some of my OG works. As for AU's within XIV though, not yet! I think it'd be super interesting to play with an S9 AU because sci-fi settings are her bread and butter (but finding her knight/paladin niche in fantasy settings has been eye opening, it's like "duh!" now). Alternatively Ishgard or Garlean AU's might be intriguing for her too, or just, yanno, a "Not-WoL" AU.

[eegrroegguorroe]

in clothes far too light for the initial near-winter weather i met up with a girl from the internet at the university and sold them 12 unique respectively personalized CDs of my music for $70 bucks. then i wandered around the uni library, i was surprised by how much literature pertaining to and by Zukofsky they had stocked. then i had subway in the cafeteria and went for a walk down to Rust Rock Cathedral. someone had picked up the CD i deaddropped there! then i went back home. i am still very depressed because this city's essence is redundance and its stagnancy is only a result of that. concreta may drift but the totality of latent actions remains static. this city is one big decomposing body, an abandoned shopping mall masquerading as a agricultural hub

[einshi]

❛ you've broken me. all i can think about is you. ❜ sherliam

“then don’t think.”

voice lulls the despairing pleas that came in between their pressed mouths, seeking each other’s warmth, hungry for a taste of the other. sherlock’s finger traces a line across the fine curve of william’s cheekbones, down his jawline, committing to memory every little detail. it’s not nearly enough, he thinks.

haunting william’s every thought is the beginning - breaking him is beyond his intentions, but creation doesn’t love stagnancy, nothing is created from the static. for there to be something to change, a body has to be broken beforehand, split into smaller components, rearranged and treasured, and who else is better at dismantling layers upon layers of facade than a detective smitten by the temptation of mystery? shrouded in these lies, william’s become something even sweeter, addictive like no other.

sherlock’s mind wanders, blue sapphire meeting ruby-tinted eyes. “ well - can’t say it bothers me, having every bit of you, including your thoughts. would love to listen what’s inside that head of yours. is it something you can give me, liam? ”

to purposefully goad him into something harsher feels like a poor call, and still, the gnawing feeling in his chest doesn’t fade away. instead, the pace quickens, his stomach shrinks with something akin to desire, the kind that leaves a man hovering close to the edge, stalked by the abyss. he wants to take the leap, give it all in, to be engulfed by nothing else but the depths of william’s thoughts. a selfish parts wants it to belong only to him. he lets it spill all at once: his mouth returns to its previous position, sucking at william’s lower lip, hands occupied with unfastening william’s belt, then his own.

he takes both their sensitive points in a grip.

it’s quick, insistent. he’s got none of the care and patience that distinguishes william’s gait, the way he crafts his plans; sherlock is aware of the chaos, the force that makes the house of cards crumble. william gasps beneath him, their bodies finding the perfect rhythm between fluid riding and heavy pressure as he pushes william further down into the mattress. the sun’s all set now, leaving only darkness in its absence. the night gives them privacy, bad deeds done in secret but there’s nothing sacrilegious about this. william is the closest thing to heaven sherlock’s ever had, if there was a God at all.

“come on, liam. be good and say my name. you’ve been way too quiet for someone who’s supposedly thinking about nothing else but me. show me. tell me how much you want it.”

@cursedfell

[shamemp3]

i hate the static i hate stagnancy i hate routine i hate hate hate

[raytm-moved]

[  fear  ]  receiver  finds  sender having  a  nightmare // for dottore, diluc deserves to be haunted as a treat

the vestiges of one’s mind could be such a harrowing dichotomy, concepts of reality & delusion coinciding in the most diverting euphony. whether he was corporeal or discarnate was not important, even lacking a human vessel his presence emanates in minatory stagnance. he is severance from the somnolent reverie in ways only danger could. long legs crossed, stygian leather gloves curve beneath his throat, cradling his chin pensively.   “  you seem perturbed. ”  his cadence filters through the density of his consciousness, strident static wading through the mind’s endless flow. “ did you presume yourself secure in an innocuous state of slumber. ” amusement exudes in virulence,  his head canted, irreverence glinting in his eyes  “ how does it feel to continuously be proven incorrect. ”  laughter without annunciation, tapping his fingers in a sedated cadence.  “ now i am considering if i should have expected more from you. ” 

[kitcats-1-braincell]

Heyaaa

Guess what

Chucks my Lost ref sheet at you and runs

Definitely gonna redo this at some point because something is making me. annoyed about it. And it’s making me very angry!!! Why are they standing like that!!!!!

Edit: fixed it!!!

[blandbutfunny]

Writing about Stagnance is Boring and Static

The echoes of the galaxy reside in dimensions parallel White dots on chalkboard blemish rather than illuminate bright The void is sight-blind Memories of fire baths and water hearths braid themselves in a gyre  Rhizomatic the fibres are sprawling decor for the hidden hive. This eternity only invites questions, Forever passes, and the star is born. Solar flares spiral the lines of motion like whispers The river has conquered the captain Life has been stillborn. Even the infinitum of space is captured in four walls. Everlasting expansion can never reach the glass ceiling. What is there to say when voices are carried a stone’s throw  And mountains are microcosms of empty space. The Garden of Eden was blessed with one of every shade  But no tree bore enough fruit to feed them all. History is worthless. Our ancestors are buried in the same Earth we ravage Their decomposed bodies spread amongst the wing beats of birds and the bark of forest pines. Both end up in our dining room. I’ll skip dinner darling, my appetite is insatiable.

[celestialtowerarchives]

Gridlocked and stymied, roadblocked and static, A standstill so bad that we’d have to cuss, They thought the word “traffic,” almost telepathic, And a new god was born, named Trafikus.

The patron of impasse, the deadlocking deity, Wherever there’s blockage, that’s his fault, Hated by all because none owe him fealty, Since the best way to pray is to halt.

Born minutes ago, exploring his power, He said “moving? No thanks” On a whim. Though none noticed, traffic stood still for an hour As if it were nothing to him.

“What else can I stop up?” He hopped up a pole. The cell service flickered and died. He jumped in a router, the queue became full No message accepted inside.

“My assets are frozen” “I’m too constipated.” “My valves are all closin” “I’m tired.” As the blockages faded, dispersed, dissipated, None worked, or even got fired.

Why let things progress? It caused him distress, To let earth continue its functions. But with earth at rest, he lost all his zest, His power lied only at junctions.

With nobody moving, there’s no roads to close. In stagnance, there’s nowhere to play. With traffic improving, he reopened flows:  “Screw ‘blocking’. I’ll stick to ‘delay.’”

This new god, Trafikus, learned his new roles. So when you next experience traffic, In freeways, in game lag, intestines, or head colds, Cuss loud, and heartfelt, and graphic.

[that-good-ol-fashioned-mothgirl]

Color-based symbolism

Worlds within worlds within worlds

Sentient machine with insane powers

Being unsatisfied and dying are equivalent to a character (said machine)

Your wips aren’t dead they’ve been eaten up and spat out elsewhere by the Static

all three main characters are colorblind for different reasons

Your best friends are secretly just god

I’M BACK IN THE FUCKING BUILDING AGAIN

“who’s that fighting the force of narrative stagnancy for the fate of our world bro” “i think that’s us bro” “fuck bro”

Ominous Lack Of A Fairly Large Boulder

“Hey who taught you magic again” “This random guy they didn’t remember their own name half the time and passed out if I asked them where they came from but they were pretty chill”

Being Blessed By God Sucks, Yo

This former cleaning android has the rage of a thousand customer service workers

“YOU TOOK EVERYTHING FROM ME” “WHO ARE YOU” “oh fuck that’s in your future isn’t it aw fuck”

It’s all a DnD campaign

The world is actually a program

This story isn’t over yet it can’t be it’s not over it’s not good enough there needs to be more there needs to be SATISFACTION

God has issues

Possessed^2

That sheep woman is NOT your “mommy” she is AROACE and also FROM ANOTHER DIMENSION and TRANSGENDER

Hi this narrative is trying to be Complex and Amoral but it's like. not working

Everything Dies

hey for every note on this post i will drop a hint of lore on something I’ve worked on at any point of time

[acreaturecalledgreed]

Hi its that one anon again, for the Multigender asks, I humbly request uh

4,5,6, 7,8, 19, 24, 28, 29

...is that too many numbers.?

hello nonny you are a-okay i just wanted to respond on my laptop b/c im gonna do a lot of writing now cracks every bone in my trash body lets do it

4) When did you first hear about being multigender?

my memory is very not great and i honestly do not recall any specifics, but id ballpark 2014ish was around the time i was realizing "oh i dont have to slide b/t genders, its okay to be more than one at once"

5) Are there any terms under the multigender umbrella that you identify with? (like bigender, trigender, genderfluid, omnigender, multiflux)

i genuinely like pangender and omnigender very much. again, greedy.

6) Do you identify with any umbrella terms that can encompass being multigender, like "trans" or "nonbinary"?

yes! i personally consider nonbinary to be trans, and i am both. i call myself a nonbinary trans man (which is true) when i want to give ppl a not complicated answer.

7) Are your genders more fluid or more static?

i suppose it'd be accurate to say my genders are static in that they dont really shift from one to another but i also do not like the description of "static", it makes me think of stagnancy, and my gender is not stagnant- it gets added to and expanded rather often, its edges extend and recede like a tide

its like. pointillism. i am a painting and every dot is a part of the image

8) Are your genders more separate or blended together?

waggles my hand both kinda, hard to explain, again its the "pointillism" thing

19) When in a situation forcing you into one gender, what do you do?

so i did answer this one before but ill rehash in a briefer way

on non queer spaces i just deal with it and feel bad but theres no point in pushing it b/c i find most people just dont get it or dont really try to and im Very Tired

in queer spaces people forcing me to be just one of my genders is genuinely heart wrenching and makes me feel deeply unwanted, because they only want this specific part of me and not just. me.

24) Do you do (or have you ever done) anything to express pride, privately or publicly, in your multigender identity?

not really, no. its not that i do not want to. i just have trust problems around people and i struggle to have faith that people will not be shit. and privately, i just dont feel a need to justify it to myself, yaknow? i casually incorporate my identity and queerness into all i touch and create, and i think that counts as pride.

28) Are you open/out about being multigender?

anyone who knows me even a little knows im a gender clusterfuck, and i have long since stopped bothering to pretend im any flavour of cis. if people get weird about it its my intent to challenge them then and there. if you wish to be transphobic you must look me in the eyes and know that i am a person and say it and see how brave you are then.

29) Are you open about some parts of your gender identity, but not others?

the more abstract parts of my gender i tend to really just talk about with other trans ppl but mostly just b/c it can be hard to explain to cis ppl "yeah one of my genders is like, a shark, but longer" whereas if i say the same thing in a trans heavy server ppl are like "oh god samesies"

[variousqueerthings]

helloooo, another new rider on the mash bandwagon here, almost done with season 2, quick question for you and any other mash fans who see this - will there ever come a time that i dont hate frank burns with the fire of a thousand suns, tyfyt

OHHH MY GOODNESS YOU'RE WATCHING MASH!!!!!

and look, the thing about frank burns is that... no, there will never be a time when he is not the weak-willed bigot who's been given the opportunity to feel special and carry a weapon -- there are times where he'll say something and you'll suddenly go, "oh, I get why you're like this..." in the "cool story bro, still murder" type of way

larry linville really did the most, thank you for your sacrifice in accurately portraying the kind of guy who definitely loved mccarthyism and in modern days would have voted for tr*mp

now margaret on the other hand....

[writingforatwistedworld]

Regarding the Thorn Valley's situation. I think you're right. I think it's likely that ThVa's population of fey mages, especially since fey seem one of the more magically powerful species, made the country a superpower in its early days.But that could change,if it hasn't already, since other countries most definitely developed technologies and sciences to supplement what their magic couldn't do. Sufficiently advanced technology could be considered magic after all. The mages probably won't be able to get jobs in other places if there's machines or appliances that do what they can more cheaply. There's also the birth rate of fey. It's likely lower due to their long lives,and if they don't match the less magical and shorter lived species, they will end up outnumbered by them. It doesn't help that it appears that most fey don't like change to the status quo (See Sebek's mom and dad's situation). Maybe due to pride and/or wanting stability(due to being so long lived)that comes from staticity.But staticity will lead to stagnancy. So yeah, Malleus is going to a have a hard time.

Referring to this.

I mean, I don’t want to spoiler but all I can say is Ignihydes chapter. It proved that the world of TWST has progressed so far that technology can beat magic.