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Spider Studded Reunion 💔 | T.M No Way Home miniseries P.3

Contains major spoilers for Spider-Man NWH

Read part 1, 2 & 4(final) | Marvel Masterlist

Characters & Pairings: Tobey!Peter Parker x Black Cat!reader (past romance), Andrew!Peter Parker (platonic/flirtatious), Tom!Peter Parker (platonic), Otto Octavius, Norman Osborn, Max Dillion, Curt Connors, Flint Marko, May Parker MJ Watson, Ned Leeds, Doctor Strange.

Content warnings: major angst and character death (may), spoilers for SMNWH. Descriptions of major character death. Fighting, blood, graphic depictions of violence, profanity. | female reader (she/her) | this is long-roughly 4k words

Black Cat PS4 theme | Green Goblin NWH theme

Premise: Peter Parker thought he was doing something good when he allowed six multiversal villains in his care to prevent them from dying when they return home. The problem when you try to do something good, there are often consequences. And Peter is not ready for the consequences that comes when the Green Goblin is in control.

Note: this is NOT in association with my tobey!peter x black cat!reader saga. It is a separate work. This is an idea I had while writing the original series where the reader is still the version of Felicia Hardy from tobeys universe & they had history, but unlike how their life ended up in my stories this version of black cat!reader had a different path. Also I’ve never been more excited to write a fight scene than one between Green Goblin & Black Cat. Enjoy my friends. (Also only one more part to go! And that’s where Y/n and Tobey!peter finally come face-to-face!)

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Y/n fiddled with her fingers as she sat on one of the bar stools. Her attention was on young Peter Parker explaining to Max the device he was placing on his chest. The grey arc like cure had several grey squares which turned green whenever the charge was extracted from Max.

A giggle escaped when she saw the look on Max’s face when Peter started to ramble, cutting himself off with, “You don’t need me to explain electricity to you.” There was a slight blush to his cheeks, which made the antihero laugh even more. “I’ll come back and check on that later.”

Peter stood from his seat, turning around to face Y/n—who straightened a bit when he started walking towards her with a hopeful expression. “What you got for me, little spider?” She watched him place a little shiny trinket on the countertop, brows furrowing at the sight. “What’s this supposed to do?”

It looked like a emblem one would see on a necklace. It was small and compact in the shape of a diamond. How fitting, something she used to steal. There was a slight iridescent shine to it and Y/n would’ve mistaken it for some family heirloom if she had to guess. The only thing was it was out of place compared to the necklaces she used to steal with its steel rim and tiny makeshift chain.

“This is a probability necklace,” He held it up in his palm. “You’re ability is a little harder to understand—a-and I didn’t know exactly what could’ve been the cause of it. What I do know is you’re able to alter the probability fields around you. So when you feel stressed or threatened, it causes things to happen to others disadvantage—hence your ‘bad luck charm,’” Y/n couldn’t help but smile when he lifted his fingers in quotes.

The excitement of seeing Peter in his zone while talking about science and technology was nothing new to her. She got to see it a handful of times when she was with her Peter. Part of her felt her heart sink thinking back to those memories. It was a good time in her life. With Peter.

Y/n pushed them away, focusing her attention on the Peter in front of her—this worlds Peter. He had his eyes on the ‘cure’, showing the different sides to her, “I’m still working the details of this and will run a diagnostic, but if it works then you can control the level of alterations you make. It won’t fully cure you I-I should say, but maybe it will help if you ever feel like your bad luck does more harm than you want.”

He handed the necklace to Y/n for her to inspect, seeing her intrigued glint. She let a gloved finger run along its edges, flipping the pendant over every now and then. It was small in size, not even taken up her whole palm. Definitely easy to conceal under her clothing. The woman couldn’t help but sigh though, handing it back to him and noticing his disappointed look at her expression.

“I’m sure it will work, Peter. I have no doubt you’ll find out a way for it to,” Y/n said, tone genuine, “but, Peter,” she leaned toward him so the others couldn’t hear, the teen also leaning his head. “—unlike these dudes, I don’t have some goal of power—or want to see others in pain at my hands. Well take that back, I did want my Peter,” she sighed, “-b-but I’m over that and want to do better.”

Her lips turned upward in a sad smile, the sadness reaching her eyes, “The thing is, kid, I don’t think fixing my bad luck charm is going to cure what lies ahead for me. It didn’t even work in my advantage, which is—was something new,” Her shoulders slump in defeat, not wanting to think about her impending death. “What you’re doing is great—giving us these second chances when you sure as hell don’t have to. We’re not from this world—we don’t belong here, yet you’re taking this risk.” Y/n gives him an apologetic look, “I just don’t want this to fall on you if fate ends up going the way it’s supposed to—especially for me.”

Peter was silent as Y/n talked, letting his mind think about what she was telling him. She had a point. There was no way for them to know they would spare her from death if he gave her this cure. Y/n could still end up on that construction site, fighting Eddie to protect her Peter and loosing her life in the process.

But he had to try. It’s what Spider-Man does, he helps people.

“You’re right,” he finally says with a nod, “—but you deserve a change and that’s the risk I’m willing to take. Are you up for it?”

The Black Cat thought for a moment, glancing at the cure in his hands. Peter thought she would deny him again, but then there was a smirk at the corner of her lips and Peter felt himself starting to smile.

“I’m never one to back away from a challenge, little spider. There’s no way in hell I’m stopping now.”

Time continued to pass with midnight lurking ahead. Peter was joined in the back room with Otto, Norman, and Y/n. Norman was drawing up some calculations with Otto watching from the side, and Y/n read over the blueprints for her necklace as Peter worked on the next step to make it work.

He was nearly done with it, ready to start on Flints when a chill ran up his spine. An all too familiar feeling that had him numb.

The air shifted around Peter. There it was again. The spidey-sense tingling around him, but he was unable to pin point the reason for it. His heart started to race, mind focused on what caused the feeling.

In a apartment full of villains nonetheless.

Peter stood from his chair, drawing the attention of the three in the room. Y/n was eyeing him closely, brows furrowed by the look she was seeing on the teens face. “Peter?” She softly spoke, but it was muffled as it reached his ears. Otto saw her worried look when she received no reply.

“Peter?” The man tried when Peter started to walk out of the room, the three following behind him.

“What’s wrong?” Norman could be heard in the back.

“I don’t know,” Peter finally said, exiting the doorway, “May?” He called for his aunt, seeing the remaining two in the living area.

The older woman came down the stairs, waving an bundle of sage around her. “What is it, Peter?” Now all present in the apartment had gathered around Peter. The teen hadn’t said anything else, and was looking between them with unease.

“What’s happening?” Flint asked from the side, noticing how Peter snapped his head towards him. The teen turned to each member, the sweat beginning to coat at his forehead. Y/n and Otto stood next to each other, the Black Cats eyes closely on Norman when he started to move away from them and toward Dum-E.

Something in her gut told her something bad was about to happen.

May had moved passed the woman, leaning against the wall leading to the back room and the two shared a look before turning their attention back to Peter.

“Why you looking at me like that?” Max said with a suspicious gaze.

Peter looked away from him, connecting his eyes on Y/ns briefly before closing them. He let his instincts talk to him. They were beginning to heighten, starting to feel overwhelming as the seconds ticked by. Everyone stayed silent, the anxiety filling the air slowly until it came to a climax when Peters eyes snapped open and his hand raised.

Normans hand was webbed against Dum-E causing all eyes to turn to him. Y/n felt a chill on her spine, realizing what Peter was sensing. The suspicion was confirmed when Normans usual vulnerable manner had shifted to something more menacing.

“That’s some neat trick, that sense of yours.”

“Norman?” Otto voiced concerned.”

“Norman’s on sabbatical, honeyyy.”

Max was taken aback, “The hell?” He thought the scientist lost his damn mind. Well, he was right on that. Norman did lose his damn mind, because it wasn’t Norman Osborn standing before him.

“The Goblin,” Peter whispered, feeling his stomach drop. This was the first time he was actually face to face with the mad man. The altercation between them on the bridge had been prevented with the help of Strange.

Now there would be no help from the sorcerer. He was on his own.

“Shit,” Y/n mumbled, giving Peter and May a look, who also shared one and Y/n pushed May in the direction of the room away from Normans eyes. This was not about to have a happy ending. And anyone who had been there to witness the Green Goblins mayhem would know that.

“No more darker half?—did you really think that I’d let that happen?” Y/n kept her eye close on May as she backed away into the room. “That I’s let you take away my power just because you’re blind to what true power can bring you?”

“You don’t know me,” Peter glares at him, but the Goblin just smirks—aware he was getting under the teens skin.

“Don’t I? I saw how she trapped you.” Y/n saw May return in the corner of her eye, pillowcase in hand containing the cures. “—fighting her holy moral mission.”

May had fully emerged and was beside Y/n, flinching when the Cat took her arm to gently push her behind so Y/n was standing in front. Norman was glaring, ignoring the challenging look in Y/ns eyes. “We don’t need you to save us. We don’t need to be fixed! These are not curses, they’re gifts.” Now Max and Flint were having second thoughts hearing the Goblin rant. Y/n however, was not on board.

And it was only a matter of time before all hell broke loose.

“You need to get out of here,” she whispered to May, “Now.”

“Norman, don’t—” Otto tried to reason with the scientist but it was to no avail.

“Quiet, lapdog. And you—,” Y/n shivered and turned back to face the man, seeing how his hard glare was now directed at her. “You’re a fool to think this would change anything. You sacrificed yourself to a man who threw you away like dirt—do you really think his opinion will change? You’re gonna go back to a world where a hero like Spider-Man does not care for a criminal like you. A fool you are,” Norman spat with a shake of a head, “Gave up you own life when you could’ve had all the power you wanted.”

Y/n’s face consorted in anger. The Goblin may have thought he was winning her over, but really it was making her want to claw off his face. How dare he bring up her pain to use against her.

But then again, the Goblin always knew where to cut a person where it hurts.

“You don’t know what you’re talking about,” Peter stood his ground despite the overwhelming nerves he was feeling. He glanced at Y/n briefly, worried at how her fist had clenched. Peter felt some relief he at least had her and Otto on his side. But even with them, who’s to stay they would stand a chance against the other three.

“I’ve watched you deep from behind Normans cowardly eyes,” the Goblin spoke with venom. “Struggling, to have everything you want while the world tries to make you chose.” The second to last charge on Max’s cure beeped, and it was then Y/n noticed the look in his eye. This was not about to end well. They were running out of time.

“Gods don’t have to chose. We take.”

It was over after that.

“May. Run.” At Peters word, Y/n gave a push to May and the older woman was speeding out the door in a flash. The device on Max was pulled off at the same time Norman freed himself from Peters web.

In yellow electrical bolts, Max was summoning the arc reactor from the fabricator into his palm. Peter had been distracted by dodging Max’s voltage that Norman was able to fling him up into the stair railing. Peter landed to the floor with a groan, all while Flint slowly dispersed from his sand form.

Adrenaline filled Y/n, and before she knew it she was tackling Norman to the ground—the two falling with a *huff*. The lights had begun to flicker—a result of Max’s energy and Otto looked on horrified. “Oh my god. What have you done?”

A flash of yellow, “I liked you better before.”

Otto was surrounded by yellow bolts, pulling him forward in front of Max before being flung out the apartment—a large hole in its wake.

“OTTO!!’ Y/n screamed before grunting when she was roughly pulled by the hair off the ground. While Max let the energy flow in his veins and Peter was still on the ground catching his breath, Y/n was having the fight of her life against the Green Goblin. All the while Connors broke free from the F.E.A.S.T truck and was now on the lose.

A punch to Y/ns jaw had her head snapping from the impact. Blood spit from her mouth, shaking it off before dodging Normans next one. Flipping around to land a kick to his gut, the two practically danced around the now destroyed apartment. Blood coated her jaw, as did around her temple when Norman slammed her face into the countertop.

Her medical bill was about to be huge.

Still the adrenaline made Y/n not feel any pain and she focused on jumping onto Normans shoulders to flip him onto his back. Glass crunched beneath him and Y/n threw her fist into his cheek repeatedly. She could hear him groan and seconds later she was thrown off to the side. “Peter get out of here!!” She managed to scream before being flung into the wall. More glass shattered when the back of her head met a picture frame. The antihero was sure she’d have a mild concussion when this was over.

If she made it out alive that is.

“Goddammit,” she cursed, pushing herself off just in time to meet Norman in the middle. The two tousled around the area. Anger was boiling through her—already having enough of this showdown with the Goblin. Y/n was careful not to get too close to the shattered windows or hole that would lead to them falling to their death. At one point Norman pinned her to the table, shaking his head in disappointment.

“Such a waste. So blinded by love and hope.”

“You could use a bit of that, you green bastard,” Blood hit Normans face from Y/n spitting at him, causing the man to curse and lift her up before slamming her again to the table. The table shattered beneath her and Y/n had to roll away to dodge the next attack, flipping back to her feet with a huff.

The Cat didn’t even want to think about all the bones currently broken in her body. She knew her jaw suffered a bad blow, as did her ribs. Blood basically covered her vision—not to mention it stained her white hair red. And without the adrenaline she would probably have passed out by now.

“That the best you can do, Osborn?!”

Her strength was no match for the Goblin, but she was giving it all she got. Y/n wondered if this is how she felt when she died at the hands of Eddie. The fear, the pain, the anxiety of wondering if she would live to see the sun rise. It was powerful how one could feel so many emotions at once.

Pain was starting to fill her, making Y/n scared about possibly becoming burnt out. She was barely keeping up with Norman as he pushed her up into the kitchen cabinets. “Fucking hell, Osborn.” A frying pan was in her reach so she grabbed it before landing a hard smack into Normans head. It made him stumbled giving Y/n enough time to reach for her grappling hook.

Extracting the hook away so she had the rope in her hands, Y/n pounced one last time. Her legs went around his head, taking the rope around so when she flipped them down it would wrap around his neck. The maneuvered worked, and Peter saw as he tried to push himself up that Y/n had gotten Norman down.

There was a bit of relief until it was stolen when the man managed to get his hand under the rope and change the position. Instead of Norman about to be choked to death, Y/n fell victim to her own tactic. The air became constricted as Norman pulled harshly on the rope causing Y/n to gag. Stars filled her vision along with the maniacal grin the Goblin was giving as the life was starting to leave her.

She heard Peter scream her name and the Black Cat had to think fast. As quickly as the thought flashed in her mind, Y/n was extracting the sharp claws of her gloves and running them across Normans flesh. “ARRG!!” He pulled away as pain erupted on his face. Blood flowed from the now deep cuts coating his cheeks in thick lines.

A huge intake of air left Y/n as the rope was released from her neck, kicking Norman away as hard as she could. Horrible bruises would be left behind, but she’ll take it if it meant living another day. There was a smirk of victory, seeing the Cat scratches she left on Norman. They were nasty ones too—going from the top of his temple all the way down to his chin. It covered the entire side of his face, making it drenched in bright red blood.

The victory was short lived. A hand came up to her neck, bruising the sensitive area more and pulled her off the ground. On her feet while fighting against his strong grip, Y/n was being dragged to the edge of the apartment where she felt the cool breeze hit the back of her head. “N-norman,” she tried to call him back to sanity, “D-don’t do this. Th-this isn’t you!” He stopped before the balcony, raising his brow at her.

For a moment she thought she had one him over. But the chilling smirk he gave seconds later said otherwise.

Her eyes met Peters panicked ones and both of their stomachs fell when the Goblin replied, “Nighty-night, Kitty-Cat.” A scream tore through Y/n feeling his hand lift her off her ground. With a single push, she was flying out the building. Peter flew to his feet in horror, “Y/n!!!!”

The teen never made it to the edge in time because the Goblin was sending him back. Neither heard a sound indicating Y/n hit the ground, and Peter feared what laid at the bottom of the apartment complex. Dread filled every inch of him—dread at the heartbreaking feeling that he failed her.

After she had just tried to save his life.

Peter didn’t have time to cry at the thought Y/n laid dead on the ground because Norman was on him the second he was on his feet. Punches were thrown, cuts marked his skin, and Peter felt his ribs crack with each slam he endured. “Strong enough to have it all,” Norman mocked, “Too weak to take it!”

As Peter landed punch after punch on Norman, he was horrified when the man began laughing—crazies smile painted on him. Hands went to his thighs, and Peter found himself penetrating the floor of the hallway into the bottom level. Pain was enough to rival that he felt when he was hit by the train in Europe.

With Norman no where in sight, he pushed himself up and limped to the end of the corridor where he shot a web to pull away the window leading out the building. Peter climbed to the side, immediately letting his attention focus on the ground in search of both Otto and Y/n. His eyes squinted at the bright light from the helicopter, and he climbed upward in hopes to avoid it. It didn’t help that Jameson fella from the Daily Bugle was down below filming the whole ordeal.

The feeling of dread filled even more when he failed to locate the two villains. He didn’t know whether to be relieved he couldn’t see them splattered to death on the pavement or worried about where they went. He was sure Y/n would be dead. Her broken body being the only evidence of her once again tragic end.

But there was no body, and Y/n was not where she surely would’ve landed. That had to be some good sign. The only problem now was where could she have gone in her state.

And the fact she had left him behind.

As his eyes met the smug ones of Jameson, Peter had no time to react when Connors attacked him from above. “I told you there’d be consequences!!” Peter was tossed back into the complex through the seventh story window, just in time for Osborn to be there waiting.

Without hesitation, Norman threw Peter into the ceiling only to catch him and flip him downward so the force would send them both through the floors of the building. Peters back was on fire by each impact, the rubble caving around him. He couldn’t find Norman off in their position—he had to surrender while his body was being broken with ease.

May had just entered the lower level, pushing the door and entering the lobby as the two fell from the ceiling. She was reaching into the bag, searching for the cure indicated for Osborn and firing it up.

Meanwhile Norman was choking the life out of Peter, the boy gasping under his grip while looking into his crazies eyes. “Your weakness, Peter, is morality. It’s choking you! Can you feel it?” May ran up behind Norman, sticking the cure into his skin making the man yelp and push off her nephew.

“I didn’t work,” He glared, removing the device, “Norman was right—he got it from you! That pathetic sickness.” Peter grunted when a foot met his back before he was pulled up by the hair. Norman pushed his face so his vision was on May—the woman grabbing a sharp piece of metal, ready to defend herself and Peter.

Norman spoke low into Peters ears, his eyes cutting through May like knives. “You tried to fix me—.”

“May, go please.”

“—Now I’m going to fix you.”

Peter saw the glider approach from behind the glass of the lobby. In a weakened state he pleaded once more, “May, please.” But the woman would not leave him. Her hand gripped the object and she straightened her posture. Peter could only helplessly watch as the glider charged forward, knocking May to the ground. “MAY!!” Normans grip left the teen, making him fall forward.

The man hopped onto his glider, spinning around with a wicked grin. “Peter, Peter, Peter,” he taunted, “No good deed goes unpunished. You can thank me later.” A pumpkin bomb in his hand, Norman gave one last glance to the bloody woman laying on the ground. Grinning like a Cheshire cat, he met Peters eye and sent the bomb in the direction of May.

“NO!!” Peter was in the air, hitting the orange ball away but it didn’t give enough time before the explosion erupted in his face. The teen was flown back by the impact, firing encasing the building as more rubble fell as a result. As Norman flew away, more pumpkin bombs were unleashed to the tv crew parked outside. Fire and chaos all around.

What started off as a night full of hope and opportunity for six lost villains, ended in ultimate tragedy. All because a boy thought he could change the fate of the future.

Connors was right, there were consequences for the risks one takes in life.

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222 notes • Posted 2021-03-02 13:43:14 GMT

So... about Elriel and Elucien...

I have finally read everything ACOTAR, including the two excerpts at the end of ACOSF, so I can give my final opinion about this ambiguous situation.

Let me first point out that I really don’t care about Elain and who she ends up with, I’m primarily a Faysand shipper, so my opinion in this matter is objective because I’m not invested, I only care about the characters’ wellbeing which fortunately is something SJM gives us anyway.

My opinion is that this ambiguous situation, is not ambiguous at all. Elucien and Gwynriel are endgame, and here is why.

(And fyi I’m nobody. Just a reader who likes to dissect and analyse plotlines and characters of the media she consumes. 9 times out of 10 I get it right.)

Every writer has a certain style, a bunch of tropes and preferences that are recurrent in their writing and create their own personal trademark. That’s why as readers we are fans of specific authors and tend to read most of what they write, their telltale signs can be found in other stories, other flavours but they are still there. Now, SJM has her own way to write romance and her couples always follow this format:

1) The couple that is ultimately going to end up together starts from a position of opposition and contrast. They initially can’t stand each other, they lie to themselves thinking they want nothing to do with the other person.

2) They ALWAYS start from a position of cowardice and false comfort, and their journey is to open their eyes, understand that the way they are living is wrong, and accept that part of themselves that pushes them toward the other person.

Let’s look at the two canon couples this series:

Feysand:

Feyre and Rhys start seemingly as enemies. We then learn that it’s all bullshit, but what is Feyre’s psychological state at the beginning of ACOMAF? She is in a BAD relationship, but she can’t find the strength and the guts to get herself out of that situation. It takes a while for her to open her eyes and see that what she needs is elsewhere. Similarly, when Rhys just got free of 50 years of mental and physical subjugation, the first thing that happens to him is to find out that he is tied to someone else. Someone who isn’t even available. His first instinct is to run. Once they finally admit what they feel for each other, they also embrace a part of themselves they were ignoring or rejecting. We have read 1000 times how Feyre used to draw stars and night skies her whole life before finding herself at peace in the Night Court. And Rhys was so traumatised by all he had been through that loving Feyre forces him to come to terms with it and understand that he is worthy of being loved despite Amarantha.

Nessian:

At the beginning of her journey Nesta is a whole train wreak. She hates herself and her only way to get by, the coward comfortable way, is drunkenness and meaningless sex with strangers. Cassian is actually the most grounded character of this whole saga imo, he had already been through his personal journey but he was also scared shitless of Nesta and her reactions. And only when she finally forgives herself, she can accept him.

Now... what does this mean for Elain?

Elain has had her life turned upside down by her transformation. She is heartbroken because the man she was in love with can’t even stand the sight of her. The moment she emerged from the Cauldron she was claimed. Very, very wrong move from Lucien’s part, should’ve bidden his time like Cassian did. Elaine rejects this new life for moths, and of course she rejects Lucien. Lucien is shaken by this, BUT he is also running away. We have seen him being completely lost. He has a sense of responsibility and yes, sure, attraction towards Elain, but he is messed up and in ACOFAS it is mentioned that he also wants to spend as little time with her as possible.

It’s exactly the same situation as Feysand and Nessian, but in a different context of course. They both have to go through their own journey, accept themselves and then the other.

And we have had the same kind of hints we had with Feyre. Elain is not suited for the Night Court, she looks washed up in black, lifeless, darkness doesn’t suit her. She is light, flowers and sun. She is the Day Court, of which Lucien is in fact the heir.

And what about Azriel?

Azriel and Elain are in a very similar situation at the moment. They are both surviving a terrible heartbreak, they are both quiet and contemplative, they both see more than they let on. They are each other’s easy, comfortable choice. Also they both know that they can’t really be with each other, so if on one side this increases desire, on the other deep down they are happy basking in the knowledge that they won’t have to commit.

Since I started reading ACOSF I realised that the character of Gwyn had been created to be Az’s perfect match. She is also pure and traumatised, but she is already a fighter. Elaine and Azriel don’t work well together because they are too similar where it doesn’t matter, they need a counterpart to balance them when it comes to temperament, but similar enough deep down. Gwyn sees herself as scarred, marked after what happened to her. Just like Az constantly looks at his scarred hands. Elaine is all pureness and this is what attracts him about her, but it’s not what he needs.

Gwyn and Az are on the same journey: accept the fact that their past does not define them and that they are better people than what they think.

Lucien and Elain are on the same journey: find out who they really are and what kind of life they want.

I’m expecting something to happen between Elain and Azriel in the next book, if SJM had not shown any attraction between them I would’ve thought that maybe she was preparing something meaningful for them later on, but it’s so out there that it’s clear they are each other’s initial position of comfort and complacency, they may even bang (and I’m sure it’s going to be hot if it really happens), but it won’t get further than that.

Az’s shadows are attracted to Gwyn, they recognise a mating bond that neither of them understands yet.

And Elain is so focused on rejecting Lucien even when he’s not around that it’s typical SJM couple dynamic 101.

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She went FERAL

She just dropped everything and jumped on him I’M SO HAPPY this is everything I’ve ever wanted

And look at him he’s GORGEOUS 😭😭��

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galaxialdarktale · 2 years ago

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Following that WIP List thing I was tagged in: please ramble about As The Fates Have It (Fate Saga Book 1) hehe

As The Fates Have It is actually a story in an of itself, not just the plot. Meaning that uhhh... I pulled an oops and may have submitted the first chapter (when that was all I had) to a publishing house as a query. It took them a month to get back to me and honestly, I was expecting nothing more than like, tips on how to do a better query. But no! They want the full manuscript! They want to publish this thing!!!! So I'm frantically trying to finish and edit it and make it good enough to send their way, but yeah (disclaimer: the query did state it wasn't finished soo).

Anyway, the plot! It takes place in two places. 1. Sweden. 2. The Fae Realm. The main character, Aurora Blomqvist, is a transwoman (I only put that there because, yes, it's important) who finds out that her long dead mother was a fae, meaning that she's half fae. Not only that, her mother was part of the royal family for the particular area of the realm. So her whole world gets turned upside down as she tries to choose between the world she's known for 21 years and this new, enticing world where she's something regal, where she's called "princess" and "Queen" and where she leads an army to protect her mother's (and hers) people. Because of course there's a mini war thing (it's not mini but I can't spoil that much, despite how much I want to :( ). Also, there is a very, very minor romance subplot where she falls in love with a woman with the fae realm while also being in love with one of her best friends from our realm (its not a love triangle, she's poly, that i'll spoil). The whole romance subplot come from the fact that she, in classic lesbian fashion, thinks that when fae woman says she likes her, she means only as a friend, and refuses to admit that she likes her back.

It still needs a lot of work, I'll admit, but I've been busy with school (which I'm on mandated leave from right now! We love mental health!) and freelancing. Haven't gotten back to it in like a couple weeks. I'm almost done with this latest book for my client tho, and then I'm taking a few days to work on either Fates or Divine.

#galaxial.txt #wip: as the fates #darktale rambles #darktale works #midnights-melodiverse #asked and answered

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iamtwilighttrash · 5 years ago

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My Breaking Dawn

BACKGROUND: I am rewriting Breaking Dawn the way I think it should have been written. To preface, please note that in my Twilight universe:

1) Jacob and Bella were never anything more than friends. In New Moon, they were nothing more than brother/sister-ish friends. In Eclipse, Jake and Edward actually became good friends, and he was ecstatic to hear about the wedding. (NO KISS EVER OCCURRED)

2) Angela is more present in Bella’s life. This is very important to me.

3) Edward and Bella have basically the same relationship: he still left her in New Moon, they’re still the classic/mushy/everlasting romance type, etc. BUT they also are young, they have more fun with one another, and Bella knows how to hold her own a little bit.

4) Bella is much more integrated into Cullen life/family. She, Jasper, and Emmett are closer, and there is no tension between her and Rosalie after Eclipse.

5) Edward does not buy Bella a new car. I like her truck, and so does she, and Jacob and Rosalie are around to fix it up.

6) Please assume that Charlie found out about the engagement in the same way as in the original. I don’t feel like rewriting that, and I thought that it fit the narrative well.

7) Jacob has long hair. This might seem insignificant, but it isn’t, and it means something to me.

Anyway, I’m going to jump right in! I hope you enjoy my Breaking Dawn.

(Stephenie Meyer OBVIOUSLY owns these characters and the saga. I’m just adding my creative aesthetic spin to it. Some elements will be incredibly similar in wording to the original, but for the most part I am entirely rewriting it)

CHAPTER ONE

I was getting married. I was getting married. I was getting married. Tomorrow. So soon, my head spun.

I paced around Alice’s bedroom, the sound of my socked feet just whispers to my own ears; to my vampire family, I probably sounded like an entire marching band. Alice was perched on the edge of her bed, Rosalie beside her, both of them bemused and statue-still. Esme flitted anxiously by my side. Her soft, sincere face broke my firm resolve to bolt from the door.

“Bella, honey, you’re going to wear a hole in the floor,” she murmured gently, slender fingers framing my face to stop me. I met her gaze, certain I appeared frantic.

I’m getting married! This was the final fitting. I would have to look at myself in the mirror, in the elegant gown of eggshell white, and see a stranger looking back. “Esme, what if its all...wrong?” Before Esme could answer, Alice surged to her feet and gripped my hands. Her touch was stone-cold, hard, but gentle. It soothed me marginally.

“It will be fine Bella, go to your happy place.” Rosalie sashayed to the corner, a vision of grace, to grab the satin dress. The color complimented her skin and hair beautifully. She would make a stunning bride. But what of me, silly, insignificant, young, human girl? Would the fabric turn my skin translucent; would the guests be able to see right through me?

I closed my eyes, trying to listen to Alice. If I couldn’t shut off the ramblings of my mind, perhaps I could redirect my thought. My happy place. The nerve-wracking wedding done and behind me. I had married Edward, fulfilled my end of our life-altering bargain. It would be his turn. Our final adventure together with me as a human. So soon, I would become just like him. The eternity that I had long-hoped for would begin. But, before that, there was just one more thing...

Our honeymoon.

Sex was not so scary to think about in the grand scheme of things, even if I would be having it with a vampire. I trusted Edward entirely. In fact, my only worries stemmed from insecurity. How would either of us know what...to do? Edward had his brothers around to help him. I supposed that I could ask Alice or Rosalie, but then...but then what if Edward heard them think about what I asked? The thought was so mortifying that, in the moment, I blushed.

Okay, so maybe I couldn’t go to my happy place with company in the room. Even barring my embarrassment at having him know I asked his sisters how to have sex, there was still the inevitability of my heart racing at the thought of being with him in that way. If Esme could hear the evidence of how much I enjoyed my happy place...

So, instead, I focused the slip and glide of the satin gown over my skin and the cool brushes of Esme and Rosalie’s hands as they held the garment in place for Alice’s minor sewing adjustments. My weight hadn’t fluctuated much, so there was little that needed to be altered from the last fitting. Just a little bit taken in in the back, I thought, judging by the pinch of the fabric. Esme hummed while Alice worked, and the melody worked to soothe the nerves that threatened to fray.

“Oh, Bella...” It was Rosalie speaking. I opened my eyes to look at her, concerned by the tone.

“What? Is something wrong?” She was looking at me, at the dress, at me in the dress. Oh, god, I’m hideous! I’m too human. Esme had stepped back to join Rosalie, and she daintily covered her mouth with her hands. The only person seemingly unaffected was Alice, who had seen me in the dress many times.

“No, Bella, you’re...”

All wrong?

“Stunning.” The word shocked me. Stunning? Me? Coming from Rosalie’s mouth, Rosalie the most beautiful woman I had ever laid eyes on, that word was like an expletive. I shuddered beneath the weight of her praise.

“You...you think so?” I had yet to turn around and look at myself in the mirror. I was frightened. Would I be able to recognize myself, Bella the bride?

“Oh, sweetie, you look beautiful!” Esme reached out and hugged me; she smelled like lavender, and orange blossom, and breakfast tea. Her body was like ice and yet, as she gave me a little squeeze, my whole body felt like it had been basking beneath the Arizona sun. I hugged her back automatically. In her, I had found a mother in the areas that my own was lacking. Unwanted tears sprung along my lower lash line. On a day such as this, my mom should have been there. I was reminded once again that my choice— becoming a vampire— would effect more than one aspect of my life.

Esme pulled back and wiped away the moisture with steady hands. Alice, sensing my unraveling, was quick to change the subject.

“Alright, Bella. Go ahead, look at yourself.” Simple enough task, but my feet felt like they were buried in cement. Look at myself? How? With an uneven breath, I forced myself to turn and face the long mirror on the wall.

The dress was so...Edward. Even on my body, I could tell it was designed for him. I panicked, trying to see myself in the timeless shape, the Calla Lily folds; even the lace of the sleeves mocked me. I was far too plain, too ordinary. Was I all wrong for him? They had spoken of how beautiful I was, but where? I noticed the splotches on my cheeks from crying, the puffiness under my tired eyes, the unevenness of my body’s proportions: human. Mortal. Meant to end.

“Well?” beamed Alice. I turned back, and three pairs of golden honey eyes appraised me warily, waiting for my response.

“I love it,” I choked out. Esme’s smile vanished. Alice and Rosalie pursed their lips. I could not fool them. I was an awful liar.

“What’s wrong?” The dam broke; I came, at last, undone. Esme was quick to usher me towards Alice’s bed, folding me into a marble embrace. I was glad Edward wasn’t home; the sound of my distress would have roused him to check on me, regardless of Alice’s stern warning to mind his business and stay out of her room.

“I’m not,” a hiccup broke the sentence, “good enough for him. I’m all wrong.” Rosalie— I knew it was Rosalie from her feather soft touch— rubbed my back while Alice touched my hair.

“Isabella Swan,” it was her stern voice that jolted me. I sniffled, conscious of the fact that I was staining Esme’s lilac blouse with my tears, and pulled back to meet her gaze. One strand of spiky black hair had escaped its polished, messy spikes and was drooping over her left eye. She brushed it back, so quickly that my eyes barely registered the gesture. “Edward loves you, you silly girl. He wouldn’t go through all this trouble for just anybody.” It was teasing, but truthful.

“Okay.” Yes, she was right. He loved me. I loved him. It would be okay. I took a deep breath, mortified that I had started sobbing. “Sorry, sorry.” The knee-jerk reaction made me sniffle. Had Jacob been there, he would’ve made me laugh, told me to get over myself— maybe I should call him. As if on cue, my phone buzzed on Alice’s antique vanity, the sound like a beehive. Sometimes, I swore, Jacob could sense my sadness from miles away.

Esme released me so I could answer my best friend. His voice, husky and warm, assaulted my ears before I could say a single syllable.

“Bells, you better not be crying you idiot. I can hear you from outside. I’m here to spring you.” I rushed to the window to pull back the sheer curtains, and indeed he was there, leaning against his bike with my spare helmet tucked under his arm. He waved.

“I have to get out of my dress you jerk. I’ll be down in a sec.” As I spoke, Alice started undoing the pearl buttons on my back.

“Cool. I’m letting myself in and grabbing a snack.” Esme heard that and her soft, soothing laugh began when I snapped the phone shut.

“I’ll go down and keep him company. I’ve been meaning to ask him about the progress on his new car. Oh, and Bella dear,” she said, reaching out to cup my cheek. I gave her my full attention. “Edward might not be biologically mine, but he’s still my son. I know how much he loves you. He smiles so much more now, and I can tell his happiness is due to you. You are so incredibly right for him, Bella. And I—” there was a little catch in the back of her throat, “I’m so happy you’re joining our family.” With that, she kissed my cheek and all but danced from the room.

I couldn’t help but smile. I told myself to relax— all that mattered was that I loved Edward, and he loved me back. The rest— the dress, the wedding, the guests, the honeymoon— was unimportant. I stepped out of the gown, and Rosalie gave me a firm look.

“Bella, this is your wedding. I thought the dress was lovely on you, but if you’d rather wear something else, the choice is yours.”

“Of course, Bella,” said Alice, though her brows furrowed slightly. Visions of me prancing down the aisle in my sweatpants likely plagued her thoughts. “We can come up with something, anything you want, in time for tomorrow. I’ll hand sew a dress myself if I have to.” I looked at them, my sisters, and felt so loved I choked. Forgetting my partial nudity, I wrapped both of my arms around them in a tight hug.

“I love you guys.” They both laughed. “Tomorrow is going to perfect. I’m just nervous.”

“Well of course you are,” Rosalie chuckled. I pulled back to dress myself in my jeans and one of Edward’s hoodies. It smelled like him— I inhaled deeply. “It is your wedding day, after all. I’ve been married so many times and I still get butterflies.” I was so excited to get to attend one of Emmett and Rosalie’s weddings in the future; Emmett promised me that their next one would be ridiculously themed, as it was his turn to decide.

“Okay. I’m going to go spend time with the Best Man before Edward steals him for the Bachelor Party.” That thought put a little knot in my stomach, though Jasper had promised me he would keep it under control. It would just be Edward, his brothers, Jacob, and Seth. 3 vampires and 2 werewolves walk into a strip club sounded like the start to a bad joke, and two of them were underage anyway.

“Don’t forget, your Bachelorette starts at 8:00.” Alice’s tone was stern, but she was smiling.

“Yes ma’am,” I joked, saluting playfully as a ducked through the door. On the way down, I could hear Jacob and Esme talking. After the battle that had rid us of Victoria, Jacob had spent a great deal of time recuperating at the Cullens. He and Esme bonded; I knew he saw some of his own mother in her features, and that warmed my heart.

“Hey Bells!” cheered Jacob. He draped one bulky arm over my shoulder as he finished up his conversation with my almost mother-in-law. In his opposite hand, he held a soda. Esme had started stocking food and drink for the wolves, and for my human father, the latter of the two having only ever braved the threshold once since finding out about my engagement.

“You two should get out of here before Edward shows up and ruins the tradition. I’ll see you both tomorrow.” Esme kissed both of my cheeks, and then stood on her tiptoes to do the same to Jacob, before shooing us from the kitchen.

“You wanna ride on my bike, pretty girl?” asked Jacob, wagging his brows at me while he offered me the helmet. I snorted and shoved him a little.

“My mom always told me to say no to creeps.” But I took the helmet, securing the thick strap beneath my chin. “Why aren’t we running?” Riding on Jacob in his wolf form took days of practice, but I had finally gotten the hang of it. Emmett had even taken his fair share of turns, much to everyone’s amusement at the time. Jacob revved the bike.

“I figured we better do something just a little dangerous. It’s your last night as a free woman, Bells. And its the last time I’ll get to spend a full day with human- you.” I swallowed hard at the reminder. I had no regrets, of course, about the impending wedding or my decision to join Edward’s family permanently. Even setting the Volturi aside, I knew I was meant for vampire life. I could feel it in my bones, in my heart— an eternity with Edward was what I wanted. I was almost there.

Jacob started to drive; the bike didn’t go very fast, but it felt like we were flying. I clung to him, watching the forest blur, as the wind whipped my skin. There wasn’t much room for conversation, so my mind— predictably— wandered. I thought of the passed summer, my last human summer, which was coming to its glorious end. I thought of staying out late to build card empires with Jasper and Alice, infuriating chess games, and movie nights with Emmett. I pictured Edward sprawled out in the sun, body engulfed in a see of purple wildflowers, as his diamond skin refracted endless light; they swore that my memories would fade, but I swore that nothing in the whole world could make me forget that. Even then, in the present, I could feel the hard planes of his cool chest as we swam in the hidden lake he’d taken me too in July, could see the way those amber eyes glittered in the moonlight streaming through his open bedroom windows on late June nights.

I would remember more of my last mortal summer than just the Cullens, of course, as I knew they would be mine forever. Going fishing with Charlie— who had begged me to go just one time with him— and hearing the way his surprised laughter echoed in the cab of his cruiser as I told a joke about fish (Why did the trout leave the cult? They were too sacrifishal). Roasting marshmallows with Jacob and the rest of his pack while Billy and Sam raced around the yard; of course, Billy had won. Buying books with Angela. Walking the beach with Jacob. Spending one last weekend in Florida with Renee, painting our nails and listening to rock.

But my human life was soon to be over. I had said goodbye to the possibility of having any more memories like that, as being a bloodthirsty newborn would ensure that I was too dangerous to have those moments again.

Just as thoughts began to somber, Jacob cut the engine. I realized I had closed my eyes— when I opened them, we were on the beach. We both dismounted and stretched, me removing the stuffy helmet so I could gulp in salty air and him tidying up his windblown locks. We headed down to the shoreline in silence. The quiet was comfortable; in it, I could hear the waves crashing against the rocky cliffs and the rhythm of our feet on the damp earth. It was an overcast day, but the sun promised to poke through the cloud cover at any moment.

“I’m going to miss this,” I said after a few minutes of us slipping off our shoes and wiggling our toes in the sand. Jacob nodded. His eyes were on the waves.

“Me too, Bells. It’s gonna be weird, after you...well, when I see you next.”

“I won’t be able to show my face in public for a long time. I’m gonna be a walking freak show.”

“Oh, yeah,” he said, teasing. “You’ll be a real circus act.” He took my hand as we continued to walk. With Jacob, there was nothing romantic about the action; he had always just been my sunshine, my best friend. I hadn’t realized until then just how much our friendship would be effected. No more beach trips, or dinner with Angela in Forks, or watching TV on his couch during lazy Saturday mornings. I would be a vampire. Though the pack and the Cullens were on good terms, there would be something in our biology pushing us apart. I was going to be, genetically, his enemy.

“Will you still be my friend, Jake, after all this is over?” There was a lump in my throat. It wasn’t time to say goodbye yet, but it would be the last time I would get to see him alone. He pulled us to a stop and studied my face.

“Bella, how many times have I told you? What you are doesn’t matter to me. You’ll still be Bells. Just a little more creeptastic.” The fake word made me giggle despite the fact that tears threatened to surface. He gave me a goofy smile— when he hugged me, though, I could tell that he held on just a little bit tighter than he would have had this been any other day.

#twilight saga #breaking dawn #breaking dawn rewrite #twilight #twilight universe #meyer #bella swan #cullens #quilieute #jacob black #au #please be nice to me I worked very hard on this

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reviewer-bot32 · 5 years ago

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Just for the heck of it, I’ve decided to post my favorite ships on my blog, in case anyone cares. :P

Pearlshipping: I can’t say I’m much of a Pokemon fan, but I’ve always had a soft spot for Gen 4. It was a game I grew up with and was my introduction to RPG gameplay. I got into the anime a few years ago when I tried to binge it all. I gave up. However, since then I have watched the entire diamond and pearl saga and I just really love these two. I think the anime did a good job of balancing out their focus and having them share the spotlight. I’m currently doing a watch through of the subbed version and I would definitely recommend it as the superior. Not really for shipping reasons, I just think things come across a lot more natural sounding. In any case, I’m glad I got to see these two grow and support each other.

Dipcifica: My story in this case is the standard one. I didn’t expect it and it had me pleasantly surprised. I loved it’s irony in the context of everything that came before and I was bummed that it wasn’t followed up on in the series proper. I guess I can say that I wasn’t expecting a substantial payoff, simply because I got into Gravity Falls very late in the game (I watched for the first time during the wait for the finale). I will say that I’ve been kind of frustrated that this happened at all. As much as I love this ship, it does bother me that it has all this untapped potential that was brought to our attention only once, and than it presents a much more interesting arc than Dipper’s crush on Wendy. Heck, having it happen after all the stuff with is also a missed opportunity. How much more interesting would it have been to have this dynamic juxtaposed with Dipper’s hopeless crush on Wendy. Something that presents him with a genuine romantic connection against his superficial romantic feelings for Wendy, which only harms his, already, genuine connection with her.

...okay. I think that’s enough rambling. Let’s just move on.

Starco: Oh boy, this one is... complicated. I feel like everyone know that at this point. I’ll start by saying that I stopped watching Star vs. the Forces of Evil shortly after Battle for Mewni. In fact, I’ll tell you I stopped right in the middle of the episode Club Snubbed. I don’t want to knock anyone who likes the direction the show went in, but when I realized the direction they were going, I stopped watching. I knew that, despite the obvious endgame, Starco wasn’t going to happen until the show concluded. Now, I have kept up with what happened on the show, through tumblr, just to make that clear, I’m not completely clueless as to how everything goes down. But, let’s try to keep things focused on what bothered me. First off, I’m someone who wants to see more romance in stories, what I’m tired of, is romantic arcs. To me, it comes off as if the writers are too afraid to actually bring up discussion about romantic relationships. And in this case, Star and Marco relationship, romantic or otherwise, was the emotional core of the first two seasons. That was what the show expected us to care about above anything else, the heavier plot was relegated to other characters, with Star and Marco only intervening on the occasion. Season 3 felt like it was telling me that the plot was what I should have been paying attention to this whole time, even though the main characters are only heavily involved now, and all the plot stuff I did care about was resolved in Battle for Mewni. Now, even Star and Marco’s dynamic is being thrown to the wayside, so what do I have left to care about?

Now, I’ve done all my ranting, let’s try to say some positive stuff about this one. Honestly I find it very similar to Pearlshipping, in that throughout seasons 1 and 2 I thought that the focus was balanced out between the two of them really well. Also, while I had seen this character dynamic play out in Gravity Falls and Wander Over Yonder, I was really interested to see it in a potentially romantic context. So, in the end, this had a lot going for it. And I will definitely commend the show for making me care so much in the first place.

Jesslake: This one is relatively new, even though its whole story has been told. I don’t have a lot to say on this one, I just find it cut and wholesome. I will bring up that this one beats all the others in terms of being interpretive. The Infinity Train crew did a masterful job at keeping it vague enough that the romantic potential isn’t intrusive to those who don’t want to see things in that context. Hat’s off to them.

And, for the sake of having a fifth...

These four: All of them, they transcend all other relationships and I love them all.

#pokeani #pearlshipping #gravity falls #dipcifica #star vs the forces of evil #starco #infinity train #jesslake #wander over yonder

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alette-stars · 5 years ago

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The giant goes to rest. More than two years, 130 000 words and many screams and tears since its start, Lavender Jade is complete.

Let me start off by thanking you all for supporting this fic! When I started I had no idea it was going to receive the love it has. Before Lavender Jade I was known for more overall lighthearted works (Mint and Poppy in the Monsta X fandom, Stray Romance for ASTRO). All your constant love and support has been a huge help. Thank you so much! Words cannot describe the joy your comments and messages gave me ♡

I’ve made so many amazing friends and spoken to so many beautiful people because of this work, but this fic is dedicated to Monsta X ♡

Okay, enough sappiness! Time to move on to the trivia and extras. This is my 4th trivia post (you can find Mint and Poppy here; Stray Romance here; Wrong (Right) Number here) and longest yet, so it’s in 3 parts:

basic tidbits/extra info

regarding the vei, the card divination system

some personal rambling regarding my character motives (entirely skippable)

If it’s not obvious, there are going to be major spoilers, so if you haven’t read the fic yet but plan to do so, I advise not reading this ^^

If you need, you can always reference the character list here

Okay, so let’s get started! Rest of the post is under the cut

1. Basic Trivia

Most of the extras in the fic were original characters this time, with a few exceptions. Even these exceptions are not exactly based on the idols they’re named after, but I imagined them while writing. These are:

Sojung, Jooheon’s bodyguard - WJSN’s Exy

Sewoon, Kihyun’s manservant - soloist Jeong Sewoon

Seungwoo, another of Kihyun’s servants - soloist Yoo Seungwoo

Dawon, Hyunjung, Jiyeon, Luda, Soobin, Juyeon, the girls mentioned as being part of Jooheon’s people in Eigak - WJSN’s Dawon, Seola, Bona, Luda, Soobin, Eunseo

Along with the ones living, there were those who lived in the past. Mentioned in-text:

Hoseok II, a previous king of Yishin - BTS’ J-Hope

Seokjin, a consort to Hoseok II - BTS’ Jin

Kim Namjoon, prime minister of Hoseok II - BTS’ RM

Hakyeon, the first king of Yishin - VIXX’s N

And those referenced only in the snippets in the chapter summaries:

Jungsoo, a previous king of Yishin - Super Junior’s Leeteuk

Kyuhyun, a historian - Super Junior’s Kyuhyun

Yoongi, a consort to Hoseok II - BTS’ Suga

Taekwoon, high prince to Hakyeon - VIXX’s Leo

For some reason which I still cannot fathom, I’ve been praised for the worldbuilding in this fic. The capital city of Yishin doesn’t even have a name.

The basic geography of the peninsula is Yishin, Eigak to her east, a number of tiny states to her west, the sea to her south. The western side of Yishin is more fertile. The stretch of border between Yishin and Eigak is a rocky wasteland.

Yishin was named as a mix of Wonho’s two surnames: Lee and Shin

The concept of snippets from literature and media from the universe as chapter summaries was inspired by Steven Erikson’s Malazan Book of the Fallen saga. The vei deck (more on it later) was also very heavily inspired by his Deck of Dragons in the same books.

A lot of fics focus on Hyungwon’s looks (something I’m guilty of as well) so I wanted to write a world where he wasn’t considered handsome. I understand why all the shows set in alternate worlds have the same beauty standards as us—it makes for prettier TV—but I decided to set a different one for the world of Lavender Jade. Somewhat arbitrarily, we have:

considered very handsome - Hoseok, Minhyuk, Changkyun

considered somewhat handsome - Kihyun

considered plain/regular - Hyunwoo, Hyungwon, Jooheon

Han Jehan, obviously, also falls in category 1.

Han Jehan was my first time writing a proper villain in my fics, and I don’t know how well I succeeded but I enjoyed it immensely. I went out of my way to add all the traits I like so that I wouldn’t end up hating him, even going so far as to give him the surname of one of my favourite idols (sorry Hyuk).

There are two main things I’d change in the fic if I could turn back time:

tighten up the front end. I’d combine the first couple of chapters

Yeon Hu would be a woman. By the time I realized the awesome power of a badass lady general, it was too late

All court members—Jo Senmi, Yeon Hu, etc—are original characters. They’re both basic archetypes you’ll find in sageuk dramas. I think it’s worth mentioning both of them really do love Yishin, they just had very different, more conservative ideas of what would be best for the country.

I’d thought of using all the proper Korean names for the clothes especially, but decided that would make things difficult to read and binned the idea.

The opening note says the world is inspired by the Joseon dynasty. Regarding the initiatives to improve people’s lives, yes, but the hall/court system is more inspired by (what I know of) the Goryeo dynasty system.

I’ve been asked this before, but I’ll answer it here again: I’d never finished a sageuk drama before Flower Crew (very recently, and only because I was watching it with my sisters), and definitely not while I was planning this fic. Don’t judge me. The one I would recommend is Six Flying Dragons, most like Lavender Jade in tone. The others I’ve made headway into are Moonlight Drawn by the Clouds, Ruler: Master of the Mask, and The King and the Clown.

I’m surprised no one brought up the foreshadowing I did near the end of chapter 16. Seven stars, two possible fates. The final fate of the two lovers (Kihyun and Changkyun) turned out to be a mix of the two stories: there was a fire, and the heavenly king was pulled from heaven (Kihyun from his position) to live the rest of his life with his lover.

Unlike my other secret couple (myungjin in Stray Romance) there are no hints of Hyunwoo and Minhyuk. They never did anything that would show. Minhyuk attempts to fluster Hyunwoo, but he does that with everyone.

Changkyun’s final card from the reading in chapter 8 is the two of Knives. It means a sacrifice.

My favorite parts of the fic to write were Kihyun’s various descriptions of Changkyun’s beauty :)

This is, undoubtedly, the fic that has required the most work from me. I will say the most difficult scenes to write were Minhyuk’s fight with the assassin and Hyunwoo’s with Kim Sungil. Action scenes are not my forte.

If you don’t know, I have written a romantic one-shot set in the same universe, titled Only One

2. The Vei

I don’t know how obvious this was, but the entire vei deck concept was inspired by and based on VIXX. The idea itself came from the Deck of Dragons in Steven Erikson’s Malazan Book of the Fallen saga.

There are 84 cards in the deck: 72 cards in six suits, and 12 Unaligned. The Unaligned can be paired off, where each card is the opposite of its pair (with the exception of the last pair). The Unaligned cards are:

Fountain and Grave - a beginning and an ending

The Open Hand and The Closed Hand - generosity and miserliness

The Lord and The Lady - bad luck and good luck

The Centaur and The Fox - someone proud and someone crafty

Magnolia and Crown of Thorns - misery in success and happiness in failure

Pyramid and Mirror - stability/instability and karmic justice/unfairness

The six suits, along with the member they represent, are:

Stars - N

Rings - Leo

Shells - Ken

Scrolls - Ravi

Flowers - Hongbin

Knives - Hyuk

Each suit, like our playing cards, has a king, queen, and knight (jack). The king of each suit is based on a VIXX member, and has some particular qualities along with being very rare. All visual cues for the kings come from VIXX’s masterpiece MV, Shangri-La.

Stars - King: the Emperor, Queen: Sloth, Knight: the Page. The Emperor is the rarest card in the deck, and is represented by a crowned man with no features, only darkness in place of a face. The Page is the icon of diligence (and was in Minhyuk’s hand in chapter X). The theme of the suit is mystic fates, technically the uncategorized cards. In the natural half of the deck.

Rings - King: Death, Queen: Envy, Knight: the Messenger. Death is a card of finality (like Grave). The theme of the suit is secrets. In the manmade half of the deck.

Shells - King: Life, Queen: Gluttony, Knight: the Fool. Life is a card of possibilities. The Fool denotes absolute luck--essentially the card of negation. The theme of the suit is environment. In the natural half of the deck.

Scrolls - King: the Mage, Queen: Greed, Knight: the Apprentice. The Mage is a figure of knowledge and learning. The theme of the suit is motivations. In the manmade half of the deck.

Flowers - King: the Elf, Queen: Lust, Knight: the Handmaid. The Elf is an elusive, hidden figure with hidden motives. The theme of the suit is happiness. In the natural half of the deck.

Knives - King: War, Queen: Wrath, Knight: the General. War is a decisive figure, one who brings final consequences. The them of the suit is decisions. In the manmade half of the deck.

I’ve been asked about the game played with the vei deck as well. It is a game of my own invention, yes. It’s based on trick-taking games like Hearts, where the object is to win the least cards as possible. It’s played in alternating rounds, one where the Unaligned are not used, the next where they are. I didn’t hash out the details beyond some basic motifs, but it is technically playable. Only if you have a vei deck though. The whole gameplay hinges on the fact that some cards are less likely to appear when picked from the stacked deck.

I’ve heard from more than one person that I got them into tarot as a hobby. That’s great! But the truth is I know next to nothing about tarot haha

3. Rambling

I might suggest skipping this. This adds 0 value to the post and fic aside from giving me a space to ramble and whoa it turned out long

First: King Hoseok. He’s copped a fair share of criticism in this fic regarding his passiveness and his acceptance of the unfair consort system. I will defend my handling of this character to the ends of the Earth. I’m not saying he’s perfect (obviously! the only character that comes close to that is Hyunwoo) but I think he did right by what he had.

A neat indication would be to flip back to chapter 14, the Hyungwon POV chapter. When Hoseok says that the two of them are alone even though the room is filled with servants, Hyungwon forgives it as a result of his upbringing. He’s undoubtedly biased, but he has a point. Hoseok was raised as king. Certain things that are so obvious to others don’t even register to him. The consort system, where they have to swear loyalty to him but he doesn’t to them? He was raised as seeing this as normal. They all were. He never even fathoms a consort would want to leave their position. When Kihyun tells him the truth about the affair, Hoseok is stunned. He doesn’t understand Hyungwon calling his old life of poverty a life of freedom.

Basically, Hoseok is just trying his best after being raised (and still living) in a life of absolute privilege. He expects loyalty, love, because he hasn’t been exposed to anything different. His situation is completely different from Jooheon’s, who’s grown up in a much more volatile situation. Jooheon had to learn early on to really open his eyes, to listen, and he’s much more observant and understanding. By the end of the fic Hoseok’s had a wakeup call, and he’s going to get better.

Second: the consort system. Yes, it’s cruel. It wasn’t what Hakyeon had envisioned when he had his companions instated formally. But in Yishin this is the norm. No one thinks it cruel. It’s a position of huge honor (Kihyun thinks of it a few times).

Even though there’s no homophobia, misogyny etc, Yishin is a conservative society. They haven’t had a change of regime in 23 generations. They’re used to the norm, and consortship is the norm. Also, if you look at most conservative societies, you’ll see romantic love isn’t considered a prerequisite for marriage (which is kind of what consortship is). In many societies (including my own) many people would jump at a chance for consortship, no matter their relationship with the monarch.

Third: the fic had a lot of subversion of typical historical expectations and standards. I still consider myself primarily a fantasy writer. Typical fantasy and historical works have a strong focus on honor, dignity, truth and justice and all those values.

Lavender Jade does not. Kihyun and Changkyun are oathbreakers, they are traitors (by Yishini law). Every insult flung at them is true. The king breaks his country’s laws to help them escape their deserved punishment. Even Hyunwoo, the honorable and admirable commandant, defeats Kim Sungil using an underhanded move, and gets his happy ending with another consort breaking his oath.

At times I seriously considered ending this as a tragedy. It felt fair. Kihyun and Changkyun had broken laws, broken promises. All that happened did as a result of their own actions (even Han Jehan’s targeting of Kihyun was, from what we see, brought about by Kihyun digging into his affairs). A sad ending would be deserved. But then I thought, hmm, why? Why should it be fair? Why should they be miserable because it is deserved?

So we got the ending we got, and I hope you’re all happy. I know I am.

Thank you for reading to the end of this (unnecessarily) long post! It’s almost as long as the fic itself haha If you have any questions or messages you can shoot me an ask or pm here, or on my Twitter or on CuriousCat ^^

So what’s next? I’m writing Wrong (Right) ID, an epistolary fic for ASTRO in the same style as Wrong (Right) Number, and A Match Made in Heaven, my VIXX karma officer fic (it’s an unusual concept! you should try it). Both fics will end soon, maybe even before the end of the year, so you won’t have to bear much waiting ^^;;

I’m also writing Blood, Water, a vampire fic with a strong emphasis on family for ATEEZ, so you can check that out too! This one’s going to be long and angsty and quite self indulgent ^^

I’ve been asked if I’m going to continue writing in this universe. The answer is, yes. I will be writing White Carnation, the book referenced in multiple chapters of this fic, as a novella. I might write a short story on how Hoseok and Hyungwon met, but that’s undecided. I’ve hashed out ideas for side stories involving VIXX (and the founding of Yishin) and ATEEZ (and the change of regimes in Eigak) in this CuriousCat ask and this Twitter thread, but those will probably only remain as threads ^^;;

And in the future? I have Monsta X one shots planned, and perhaps another long fic too. All possibilities are open! I hope you’ll stay with me for them ♡

Again, and as always, thank you. I hope you enjoyed Lavender Jade ♡

#fic #my writing #lavender jade

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dennydraws · 19 days ago

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I just finished Romancing SaGa 2 and I'm so full of emotions...

The remake was everything and some... I loved every moment of it and it's probably best game I've played this year next to Unicorn Overlord ;u; of course probably cause Ive always been a SaGa fan but... it really, really is a well made remake! First time SE seems to give SaGa game an actual budget too lol I'm sorry for being a bit quiet over the past 2 weeks, i really wanted to finish RS2R before Mistria gets an update. But now I should be more active and present :D;; Argh, my heart aches for everyone in this game. I know it's pipe dream but I wish for DLC where the 7 heroes get to kick the hierophant's butt u_u;; I just wish they got some closure ... The ending was just like in the original but of course in full 3D glory that made me tear up so much ... absolutely amazing.

Overall took me about 58 hours from what my save says, but I still got one more unexplored dungeon and the post game boss to kick...but for later. I would think the game has good 60 hours of gameplay and I did know my way around for the most part too! xD;

Zero defeats! I played on normal mode tho xD; one escape cause I touched danger land too soon lol

And my final party was...

Highly recommend but also know that the game is long. Anyway these were my rambles as i just finished and I need to scream into the void ;u; I'm not ready to be back to work on monday lol;;;;

#finished romancing saga 2 aaaaa #it was so good #im a puddle of emotions #T^T;;;#I want to give everyone a hug!!

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illusion-reality-steve · 5 years ago

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Headcanon: Illusion/Reality Steve is aromantic

A few people on Discord encouraged me to make this post, so might as well make it, lol.

Anyways, hi, I’m aromantic and Illusion/Reality Steve is my favorite character from the Steve Saga. I headcanon that Illusion/Reality Steve is aromantic like me, or a person who experiences little or no romantic attraction. (Aro for short.)

His entire character just gives me a lot of Aro Vibes (especially ones that I relate to), which I’m gonna explain right now below. Enjoy, I guess.

Aro Vibe #1:

For someone who is repeatedly compared to Origin Steve, Illusion Steve has never expressed interest in finding a romantic partner to rule the world with. Origin Steve wanted to get rid of the old world, create a new one, and rule it with Alex as lovers. Illusion Steve wanted to build a new world over the old world. But did he want to rule it with a romantic partner? Not at all! In fact, he wished he could fulfill his plans alone without anyone’s help, and he disliked that he had to rely on Alex, the Guardian, and Sabre for help.

Illusion Steve also hates being compared to Origin Steve, which could mean four things. One: He hates being compared to Origin Steve who was just the Worst (tm), and Illusion believes he is morally better than Origin. OR

Two: He hates it when his actions are compared to Origin Steve’s actions, since a good portion of Origin Steve’s actions were done ~~in the name of love~~. As an aromantic, one of my worst fears is my actions being interpreted as romantic by people. I like to imagine that aro!Illusion Steve feels the same way when Sabre compares his actions to Origin Steve’s actions.

Three: He hates it when his aromanticism is compared to Origin Steve’s pretentious “I feel nothing and love no one” attitude (and Origin Steve isn’t aro). Illusion Steve is not aro because he’s edgy about love like Origin Steve. He’s aro because he’s aro, and he wishes people understand that.

Or four: He hates it when people say he’s as crazy as Origin Steve, because Origin went crazy out of love and from denying his emotions, while Illusion went crazy because of his mission and the people around him. This is similar to meaning two (fearing and hating it when people mistake your actions as romantic). Honestly, aro!Illusion Steve must cringe whenever people say he gives off Origin Steve Vibes, because they imply that he’s going crazy out of love or something.

Or maybe all four of these things.

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Aro Vibe #2:

He’s salty.

As an aro, I can confirm that aromantic people are some of the saltiest people on the planet, because we understandably have a lot of things to be salty about. Aro people have the unique ability to hold more salt than the Atlantic Ocean.

We see that Illusion Steve has this unique ability too, being the saltiest character in the Steve Saga. Since Illusion Steve and aro people share this unique ability, I conclude that Illusion Steve might be an aro person and headcanon him as such.

Not to mention that his salt is treated as a joke. Aro people sure know what it’s like to be treated as a joke, especially on this t*xic website.

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Aro Vibe #3:

When Reality Steve said “I don’t understand what this ‘singleplayer’ means,” it gave me flashbacks to all the times I forgot what the word “single” meant. I always forget if the word means “not dating” or “not dating AND wants to find someone to date,” especially when people ask me if I’m single or taken. Ugh.

So just because of that, I consider Reality Steve being confused about the word “singleplayer” as an aro moment.

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Aro Vibe #4:

And the BIGGEST Aro Vibe: Illusion/Reality Steve’s goal of creating the perfect reality. His entire arc was about creating a perfect illusion or a brand new reality that would make Steves, Galaxy Steve, or himself happy. His entire arc was about finding a perfect, fulfilling life he would feel happy in. I think Illusion/Reality Steve is the first Steve Saga villain who prioritized finding a fulfilling life more than ruling the world or hurting others, unlike other Steve Saga villains.

Ultimately, Illusion Steve just wanted freedom to decide what to do with his life. He was unhappy being connected to Galaxy Steve, because he was forced to fulfill a given purpose: to make Galaxy Steve happy.

So when he became Reality Steve and enabled his own freedom, he was ready to live a “real life.” Reality Steve had a lot of goals and wants a fulfilling life, but he never mentioned finding a romantic partner as one of his goals. Many people would list finding a romantic partner as one of their goals in creating a fulfilling life. Reality Steve didn’t. He doesn’t want a romantic relationship. He just wants freedom. Not to be told what to do to fulfill his life.

In the real world, a lot of people are told that they need to find romance to lead a happy life. Sometimes, they’re even told that they’re only complete or valuable when they find a romantic partner. This idea is enforced in media through shipping, the concept of true love, and characters getting happily ever afters by finding a romantic partner. This idea is harmful to aros who don’t want to date (as well as people who don’t want to date in general).

Reality Steve went like, “Screw all that! I don’t need romance or anyone to feel happy or complete. All I need is freedom and the ability to be independent. I’ll be happy living a life of solitude, learning new things, and gaining new experience, and I don’t plan to settle down.” To me, Reality Steve defining freedom/independence as fulfilling is SO refreshing against a sea of fictional character defining romantic love as fulfilling. And to me, that sounds aro as heck.

I also interpret Illusion/Reality Steve breaking the 4th wall as him wanting to escape a narrative he was forced into and wanting to take control of his own story. He wants to create his own narrative. That’s why he became self-aware that the Steve Saga server is an illusion and why he wanted to be freed from Galaxy Steve’s connection and the server (even though he did unforgiveable things to achieve those things). His goals feel like a metaphor for my aromantic experience.

He was unhappy having set expectations to meet. The same way I feel unhappy having to meet society’s expectations of finding love.

He became aware that it was all bull and an illusion. The same way I realized the idea of “romantic love = fulfilling/happy life” is just a made-up rule (or an illusion) that society uses to control people.

He wants to be free to create his own narrative without anyone telling him how to live his life. The same way I and many aromantic people want to and need to escape society’s expected narrative of “everyone eventually falling in love and getting married.” The same way I and many aromantic people need to create our own narrative and discover on our own what’ll make our aromantic lives fulfilling, free from society’s amatonormative influence and pressures.

And whatever Illusion Steve wants in life, he probably doesn’t see love or marriage as a main priority in his future, just like some aromantic people. Just independence.

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Or this could just be me projecting. But I really think Illusion/Reality Steve is aromantic. That’s my headcanon. And those are all the Aro Vibes Illusion/Reality Steve gives. I just wanted to ramble about my headcanon.

I apologize if I worded anything weirdly. Aromantic people are incredibly diverse with their experience, so I tried my best not to exclude any aros or to generalize the aro experience.

Some of you might feel nervous that I headcanon a villain as aromantic. If it’s of any reassurance, I headcanon several villains as non-aromantic, and I headcanon several heroes to be on the aromantic spectrum (like all Green Steves, some Blue Steves, and the Guardian of the Spirit World).

And I do not believe Illusion Steve’s aromanticism is connected to why he’s a villain. It influences his personal goals, yes, such as wanting freedom. But it does not influence his villainous goals and the actions he took to get to those goals. He’s done evil things because he’s a piece of garbage with a lot of flaws, not because he’s aro.

Thanks for listening to me ramble. This probably won’t be the last aro!Illusion Steve post I write.

#steve saga #illusion steve #reality steve #aro!illusion #headcanon #(I'm nervous about posting this ngl)#(so please be gentle)

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the-bejeesus · 6 years ago

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WE GOT OURSELVES A GIANT-ASS ONE PIECE LORE REVEAL AND I’M GONNA FUCKING PEE

There have been several upon several mysteries in the series of One Piece. Some answered, others not. Some of them we scratch our heads about it daily, sometimes we don’t think about it often. But with the recent 6th wave of Vivre Card Databooks, we just got one of the most elusive details about One Piece unlocked.

The snowmen Luffy and Usopp built were given the birthdays February 18th.

“Hold on, are you saying this is a big deal ironically?” NO!!! HAHA!! Let me explain why

Do you see?? They built those snow men on their way to Whiskey Peak, and Reverse Mountain and Whiskey Peak happened on the same day, so those arcs occurred specifically February 18th, 1522!!! We’ve never known what date an arc occurs outside of the year, this is probably because Oda doesn’t want to accidentally make more arcs than what could possibly happen within that period of time. (Some people still can’t believe that everything pre-timeskip was 1522 but I explained why that was perfectly plausible in a previous ramble).

Well, what other arcs can we make an educated guess on dates as a result of this? Well, the morning after Whiskey Peak they immediately leave for Little Garden. Usually, it would be indeterminable how many days the voyage took.

However, as they get near Little Garden, Usopp and Sanji are informed of what happened while they were asleep, so it’s safe to assume the voyage only took one day, making Little Garden February 19th. It also would be hard to determine how many days were between Little Garden and Drum Island. However, we can see from Dr. Kureha’s analysis of Nami that it’s only been 3 days since Little Garden.

And the Drum Island arc took one day so that was all on February 22nd, 1522.

It gets even better. The crew gets to Alabasta 5 days later so that starts February 27th.

Nighttime falls once before the Utopia clock is set.

Now I hear you say “Wait! Here nighttime falls a second time! Wrong.

Earlier the narrator set the clock back a few hours. So we simply watched it go to night twice on the same day.

The next day on the 28th they say the operation will begin tomorrow morning at 7. Since 1522 was not a leap year, that means March 1st.

And just in case you were doubtful, no, the Straw Hats did not delay the Operation at all so it’s now March 1st.

And as we all remember, when Luffy put a stop to that operation that very same day, he fell asleep for 3 days, making it March 4th.

After that, night fell once and they said they’d leave tomorrow morning, making it March 5th.

When Robin reveals herself, everyone is in the same clothes, so it has to still be March 5th.

Now they do change clothes mid-scene, but as you can see, Usopp was still interviewing Robin, so it couldn’t have suddenly skipped to a new day. In this same scene the boat falls, so Jaya must happen March 5th.

Nightfall only passes once so whenever they shoot up to Skypiea the next morning it’s March 6th.

After they split up and then meet back together and go camping with wolves, nightfall passes and it’s March 7th.

Here one might be inclined to claim nightfall occurs again, but do not be mistaken; it is simply a storm Eneru is causing.

Just to confirm this, it immediately becomes daylight when Luffy destroys his thunderstorm.

After defeating Eneru, nightfall passes once more and they leave on March 8th.

Now if you watch the anime, you might feel inclined to say nightfall occurs again,

However the colored manga debunks the idea that Doflamingo confronting Bellamy occured at night.

After this, there is a scene where Nami talks about the treasure and they eat dinner and stuff. However, the next chapter is about a sea monkey tsunami and it’s sadly impossible to confirm how long they were at sea. We could assume it was one day, but we don’t see the sea monkey tsunami in the same sequence we see them land and eat dinner, so there’s room for possibility that 1, 2, hell even 20 nights occured before reaching Long Ring Long Land. Thanks Long Ring Long Land, you ruined everything.

So now that the road ends here we should work backwards.

Sadly, we can’t work backwards either. There was a storm as they left Loguetown, and it can’t be confirmed if night passed during this time. Sure, it’s daytime before and after the storm, but we don’t know how long the storm went on for because after this page the next chapter cuts to a new scene and, again, it could’ve been 1, 2, 30 days.

However, I do have one final hoorah.

You see, Sabo, Ace, and Luffy all planned to set sail when they were 17. We can guess Ace left on his birthday (January 1st), but with Luffy it’s unclear if he left exactly 3 years later or on his own 17th birthday.

Now some translations make it sound like Luffy left when he turned 17 (So May 5th), but honestly that fan translation can’t be any more trusted than Viz can, and I don’t speak Japanese myself so I can’t interpret what the narrator said exactly. However, because of what we just learned, we know Luffy can’t have possibly left on his birthday because if he left May 5th 1522, Whiskey Peak couldn’t possibly have happened February 18th, 1522. It’s also entirely possiblethat he didn’t leave on his or Ace’s birthday, and just planned to leave that general year when he felt most ready.

So in conclusion Luffy set out to sea on January 1st, 1522 but that’s a hard maybe, it could have been anywhere between then and February 18th.

Now sadly, after Chapter 2, Luffy voyages with Coby for an indefinite amount of time, so we can’t even fill in the dates for the remainder of Romance Dawn, much less the rest of East Blue. The buck truly starts here.

But to recap, here are canonical dates of arcs we can conclude thanks to Oda giving a goddamn snowman a birthday.

East Blue Saga ~January 1st, 1522 — February 17th, 1522~

Romance Dawn ~January 1st, 1522 — ???~

Alabasta Saga -February 18th, 1522 — March 5th, 1522-

Reverse Mountain -February 18th, 1522

Whiskey Peak -February 18th, 1522

Little Garden -February 19th, 1522

Drum Island -February 22nd, 1522

Alabasta -February 27th, 1522 — March 5th, 1522-

Sky Island Saga -March 5th, 1522 — March 8th, 1522-

Jaya -March 5th, 1522 — March 6th, 1522-

Skypiea -March 6th, 1522 — March 8th, 1522-

Water 7 Saga ~March 8th, 1522 — ???~

Long Ring Long Land ~March 8th, 1522 —

I tried my best to keep this well-researched but feel free to fact check me. I'm pretty excited I’ve always wanted to know this stuff.

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marshmallowgoop · 6 years ago

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Ramblings

A list of my story analyses and other commentary.

Some notes:

A ☂ beside a post is a warning for especially critical writing. That post is probably very negative. Proceed with caution!

Posts marked with a ✈ are quite old and may not accurately represent my writing style, thoughts, or opinions now.

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This list is only updated periodically. Check out the ramblings tag for the most recent content.

If I’ve linked a response of mine to an ask/post/etc. of yours that you don't want on this list, please let me know, and I will remove it immediately.

ANIME

General

Anime and Feminism

Oversexualization

Belle

Thoughts On

BNA: Brand New Animal

BNA: Brand New Animal Thoughts, Speculation

BNA: Brand New Animal: A Disappointing Series

Cutey Honey

Re: Cutie Honey: “Your father loved you without a doubt”

DARLING in the FRANXX

Goop Watches: DARLING in the FRANXX Episode 1: Alone and Lonesome, More Episode 2: What It Means to Connect, More Episode 3: Fighting Puppet Episode 4: Flap, Flap, More Episode 5: Your Thorn, My Badge Episode 6: DARLING in the FRANXX (Outline Only)

Codependency in DARLING in the FRANXX

Do You Think DARLING in the FRANXX Will Have Several Tone Shifts?, DARLING in the FRANXX Has a Lot of Heart

Do You Think the FRANXX Will Only Operate with Certain Pistils?

English Simuldub

Ending Thoughts, Thoughts on Endgame Couples, Thoughts on Hir02

Episode 1: “And you weren’t frightened by my horns.”

Episode 3: “The hand she held out and the smile she offered to me alone came at a price.”

Episode 12 Quick Thoughts, Responses

Episode 13: Amazing Piece of Animation

Episode 13: Does Zero Two Recognize Hiro?

Episode 13: Zero Two Biting Hiro (and Hiro’s Response)

Episode 14: Reaction

Episode 14: Thoughts on the Ichigo Hate Train?

Favorite Moment from Kill la Kill and DARLING in the FRANXX?

Human/Non-Human Romance

Third Ending Sequence: Lily Flower Symbolism and Ikuno

Why Watch DARLING in the FRANXX?, Would You Recommend DARLING in the FRANXX?, Would You Recommend DARLING in the FRANXX and Kill la Kill to Someone Who Dislikes Fanservice?

X Symbolism

Zero Two: Manic Pixie Dream Girl? Detective Conan

Ai and Heiji: Should be BFFs

Ai Haibara: Will She Choose to Remain a Child in the End?

Danger Sense

DetCo DVD Saga: DCMK Blu-rays, Detective Conan Ads and the 10th-Anniversary “Conan Taisho,” Detective Conan versus Case Closed Packaging, Don’t Buy the Japanese DVDs Individually, DVD Selection 4: Formal Ai and Conan Art, Episode 425, Blu-ray Quality, and 10th-Anniversary Quiz Questions, FUNimation Art Box Releases, FUNimation S.A.V.E. Bootlegs, Image Quality Comparisons, Japanese DVDs versus FUNimation’s DVDs, Mixing an Old Anime Dub with HD Footage, Non-Chronological Episode Ordering of Japanese DVDs, Textless OPs and EDs Included on Music Albums

Episode 36: “The Monday, 7:30 P.M. Murder Case,” and Why Detective Boys Fillers are Good, Actually

Episode 48: “I wanna see if Kudo Shinichi’s really worthy of being compared to me.”, Heiji and Shinichi’s Friendship

Episode 49: “He told me there was a new detective in town, and that I should come see for myself.”

Episode 118: “Heiji’s always talking about you [Kudo].”

Episode 118: “Because some idiot told me... after cornering the culprit with your detective work, you can’t let them die.”

Episode 174: Heiji Falling Overboard

Episodes 406-408: Toning Down the Tsundere, Heiji Doesn’t Realize He’s in Love with Kazuha?

Episode 479: Conan Defending Heiji

Episode 479: Respect Women Juice?

Favorite Episodes

File 1090: That Heiji and Momiji Scene

FUNimation’s English Dub: A Loose Translation But Fun Production, Naturalistic Scripting, Officer Tome in Countdown to Heaven, The Over-Localization is a Shame

Heiji Hattori: The Initial Push to an APTX 4869 Antidote

Heiji’s Relationship with Shinichi/Conan: Looking Beyond the Surface, I... Like That Heiji Says “Kudo” So Much?

HeiShin: “Don’t Fall in Love”

HeiShin: Is It Really Onesided?

HeiShin Masterpost: Things I Love About Heiji and Shinichi

HeiShinRan, HeiShinRan Love Triangle?

HeiShin Ship Bingo

KaiShin Ship Bingo

Magnum (Misao Yamamura): Thinks Conan is Shinichi’s Younger Brother?

Opening 56: The Focus on Heiji’s Alcohol

OVA 9: Shinichi’s Conception of Heiji’s Future (And How He Thinks Heiji’s So Attractive That He’ll be Called “The Lady-Killer of Naniwa”)

Prelude from the Past Prologue

Protective Objects: Hats, Glasses, and Lucky Charms

Ran and Shinichi’s Best-Friendship (Three-sentence Ask)

Shinichi and Heiji: Rivals?

Shinichi and Heiji’s Parents

Shinichi Kudo: Hiding His Trauma, Episode 426

Thinking About English Translations of Detective Conan/Case Closed

FLCL

Referenced in Kill la Kill? Naota’s Lemon Pop

Gurren Lagann

“The Sense of Wonder”

Kill la Kill

Has its own page

Kiznaiver

Flower Symbolism in Kiznaiver's Ending Sequence, Revised

Kiznaiver Episodes 1 and 2: Thoughts and Impressions

What is Kiznaiver About, Exactly?

Magic Kaito

Magic Kaito vs. Magic Kaito 1412

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Thoughts On

Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Exact Opposite of Kill la Kill? ☂, Oversexualization in Madoka

SSSS. Gridman

AX Premiere Thoughts

Studio Trigger Anime

Thoughts

Promare

Gushing About Promare (Mega Spoilers!)

Promare and Greek Mythology

Promare: Quick Thoughts

What Kumoricon’s Promare Panel Told Me About Kill la Kill Space Patrol Luluco

Episode 7

Space Patrol Luluco and Kill la Kill Crossover Idea

Space Patrol Luluco’s Finale vs. Kill la Kill’s Finale ☂

The Ancient Magus’ Bride

Concerning Premise

Wolf Children

Choosing Between Two Worlds, More, Yuki’s Choice

CARTOONS

Disney

Beauty and the Beast: “Please don’t leave me.”

Beauty and the Beast: Stockholm Syndrome Jokes Aren’t Funny

Star vs. the Forces of Evil: Glossaryck as a Distanced Immortal

Miraculous Ladybug

“Glaciator 2″: “I’m so afraid I’m not the good person I thought I was.”

Samurai Jack

It’s not “Born Sexy Yesterday,” y'all

SheZow

Concept ✈

Steven Universe

Character Meme: Lapis Lazuli

Lars’s Character Development

Parallels Between Ryuko and Amethyst

“Sworn to the Sword”

The Legend of Korra

Character Rant: Bolin ✈

Character Rant: Pema ✈

Eska Speculation ✈

LIVE-ACTION MEDIA

The Shape of Water

Elisa’s “F U” to Strickland

Elisa/The Asset and Ryuko/Senketsu (Kill la Kill): Similar?

More than “Fish Dick” Jokes

Seen as Worthy of Love

WRITING

A Good Story Matters Way More Than Pretty Prose

Devaluing of Fanfiction

Including Japanese Honorifics and Titles in English Writing, More

Reblogging Fic Instead of Liking

Something Doesn’t Have to Be “Deep” to Be Worth Talking About

Unethical to Like an Anime Dub That Makes Dialogue Changes?

Writing Snobbery ☂

OTHER

Being Thankful to Online Creators

But Do You REALLY Want to Be Internet Famous

Children’s Shows ✈

Content Talk

Consider Creator Intentions?

Getting Noticed on Social Media

How to Twitter??

Monetizing Hobbies

“Not Enough Love”

Short AMVs Aren’t Inherently Effortless

“Something’s Not Worth Doing Unless You’re Good at It”

We Need to Change the Way We Seriously Discuss Fiction

“Wholeness” and Relationships ✈

Why Are Monster/Human Romances Your Thing?

#ramblings #okay to reblog #if you'd like #just finally ditching the ramblings page in favor of a rebloggable list

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the-suriel-deserved-better · 7 years ago

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The Ultimate Book Tag

I was tagged by the fabulous @teenliterati and seeing as my tumblr hiatus is over, I've decided to get my blog together and start answering the tags I've been tagged in. So, here we go folks.

1. Do you get sick while reading in the car?

No, thankfully.

2. Which author’s writing style is completely unique to you and why?

I think I'm going to go with two authors because I can. Maggie Stiefvater and Dave Rudden. Both of these authors have a near musical way of writing that is both beautiful and thought provoking. They twist and string words together and create books that leave you with very different perspectives on the mundane experiences of life.

3) Harry Potter series of the Twilight Saga? Give 3 reasons to defend your answer.

Harry Potter. (1) JKR creates a better world than Stephine Meyer that is believable no matter how much magic and magical creatures are introduced. (2) JKR has characters that are fleshed out with each of them having an individual, realistic personality. (3) While Twilight has hot werewolves, I prefer Lupin.

4. Do you carry a book bag? If so, what is in it (besides books…)?

What is a book bag!? And to be honest, I don't bring books out and about with me, I'll leave them in the car unless I know I'll be waiting around for a while.

5. Do you smell your books?

Absolutely.

6. Books with or without little illustrations?

I do prefer illustrations in my books. I just find them nice to look at to see the differences between what I'm picturing and the author is trying to get me to picture.

7. What book did you love while reading but discovered later it wasn’t quality writing?

Possibly a lot of people will agree with me when I say Twilight. 12 yr old me did love that series but it didn't take long before I noticed that it lacked in many qualities of good writing, plot development and characters.

8. Do you have any funny stories involving books from your childhood? Please share!

No, sorry.

9. What is the thinnest book on your shelf?

War Horse

10. What is the thickest book on your shelf?

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoinex

11. Do you write as well as read? Do you see yourself in the future as being an author?

I write almost daily and I would love to become an author, but who knows what life has in store.

12. When did you get into reading?

When my Primary school took us to the library and I realised the wondrous world of literature.

13. What is your favorite classic book?

I haven't read many classic books, and those I have read, I haven't enjoyed.

14. In school was your best subject Language Arts/ English?

English is by far my best subject and I am going on to study it in college.

15. If you were given a book as a present that you had read before and hated…what would you do?

Give it to a charity or something and buy myself a new one or something. (I tend to tell people the books on my tbr to avoid this problem though)

16. What is a lesser known series that you know of that is similar to Harry Potter or the Hunger Games?

I don't know of any similar books to these that I've read. I suppose Throne of Glass (book one) is kinda similar to The Hunger Games in the whole trails thing in which ppl are dying, but it's not that similar.

On a different point entirely "Knights of the Borrowed Dark" is a book series I would recommend for anyone just finished Harry Potter.

17. What is a bad habit you always do (besides rambling) while filming?

Much as I would like to set one up, I don't have a booktube channel to ramble on. When talking about books irl though, I have a bad habit of not discussing the whole book. I'll start out okay, but then I hone in one particular scene/part/anything really and talk about that to no end and never finish describing the whole book. Sorry to any of my non bookworm friends who have put up with this.

18. What is your favorite word?

I don't have any particular favourite word, but I do like certain words when put together into sentences that give a musical quality or something similar.

19. Are you a nerd, dork, or dweeb? Or all of the above?

Nerd.

20. Vampires or Fairies? Why?

Neither.

21. Shapeshifters or Angels? Why?

Shapeshifter because they make interesting characters to pick apart.

22. Spirits or Werewolves? Why?

Werewolves because they're less cryptic than spirits when talking about past events.

23. Zombies or Vampires?

Neither.

24. Love Triangle or Forbidden Love?

I have a love/hate relationship with both but I prefer when it's Forbidden Love rather than a love triangle so long as the forbidden love isn't toxic/incestuous/unhealthy etc...

25. AND FINALLY: Full on romance books or action-packed with a few love scenes mixed in?

Action-packed with a few love scenes mixed in because it makes me feel as if the books is constantly moving and I'm not just stuck in the one theme and train of thought.

So, who will I tag?

@midnight-wonder @songbirdsbooks @omgprettythinking @propshophannah @rowaelinislife @runesandfaes

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teenliterati · 7 years ago

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Hello my lovely book worms! I know what you all are thinking, ANOTHER post in one month? I know, I’m proud of myself too haha!

Since it has been awhile, I thought why not share some bookish facts about me? I’m obsessed with tags right now and when I found “The Ultimate Book Tag” at Books With Bite I knew I had to do it.

So lets get started!

1. Do you get sick while reading in the car?

Oh yeah, I get car sick just glancing at a text message. Reading on a road trip is definitely out of the question for me.

2. Which author’s writing style is completely unique to you and why?

Maggie Stiefvater for sure. I feel like her writing consists of pages and pages of detail, of scenes or of characters, and that’s pretty hard for me to read. I prefer dialogue or action-packed scenes and a lot of Maggie’s writing needs detail and sustenance before you get to that. I usually avoid books like that but for some reason, I dont avoid hers and always end up loving it.

3. Harry Potter Series or the Twilight Saga? Give 3 points to defend your answer.

I’m probably going to get SO much backlash for this but it’s Twilight. AND I CAN EXPLAIN!

1. I’ve never actually read any of the Harry Potter books (Except for The Deathly Hallows). Since I grew up watching the movies, I feel like the books would be ruined for me. I HATE watching films before reading the books because it usually ruins the entire franchise for me (books and movies) So I’m staying away from the books to stay in my little ignorant bubble.

2. I read Twilight in the 6th grade became a total fangirl. So whether I like it or not, the books have a little place in my heart.

3. Vampires. I love them, even if they do sparkle in the sun.

4. Do you carry a book bag? If so, what is in it (besides books…)?

Is “book bag” the same as a backpack for school? Or is this referring to a regular day to day bag?

In school bag I usually have a planner, wallet, pencil pouch and chapstick.

In a day to day bag (aka my purse) I have a wallet, toiletries bag, and a book I’m currently reading.

5. Do you smell your books?

UM YEAH. People who say they dont are liars.

6. Books with or without little illustrations?

I dont read a lot of books with illustrations so I dont really know. I dont think I’d mind it either way. And if it’s anything like Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo then I’m all for the illustrations!

7. What book did you love while reading but discovered later it wasn’t quality writing?

TWILIGHT! As I said earlier, I was a complete and total fangirl. I worshipped those books. But when I tried to read them again this past summer, I couldn’t even get past the first page.

8. Do you have any funny stories involving books from your childhood? Please share!

I really cant think of any, yikes.

9. What is the thinnest book on your shelf?

The Epic of Gilgamesh by Andrew R. George

10. What is the thickest book on your shelf?

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

11. Do you write as well as read? Do you see yourself in the future as being an author?

I do! I write poetry and actually have a few published. Its been awhile since I’ve written something new but I’ve always loved it. I dont see myself as an author only because I get the worst writers block and will go without writing for months.

12. When did you get into reading?

Fourth grade. Because of Winn Dixie was the book that started it all.

13. What is your favorite classic book?

I haven’t read enough classic books to have a favorite. That is one of my bookish resolutions though!

14. In school was your best subject Language Arts/English?

Yep! My absolute favorite subject and I really wish I was taking some now.

15. If you were given a book as a present that you had read before and hated…what would you do?

Well first of all, I would be incredibly touched that someone thought to buy me a book because that never happens. Second of all, if I hated it I would probably keep it anyways for the sentiment.

16. What is a lesser known series that you know of that is similar to Harry Potter or the Hunger Games?

I dont know any lesser known series, but the book Carry On by Rainbow Rowell has some Harry Potter feels to it. Which is why I probably didn’t like it (they seem too similar to me for my liking)

17. What is a bad habit you always do (besides rambling) while filming?

I’m not a booktuber so this doesnt apply to me.

18. What is your favorite word?

Talisman. Probably because of the Immortal series by Gillian Shield, it’s just a cool word!

19. Are you a nerd, dork, or dweeb? Or all of the above?

Uhhhh, I dunno, why dont you guys decide?

20. Vampires or Fairies? Why?

FAIRIES ALL! THE! WAY! Because they’re wicked and cunning with hidden softie tendencies (AHEM RHYSAND) and they’re magical and just my all time favorite mythical creatures.

21. Shapeshifters or Angels? Why?

Huh, you know I dont have particular favor for either of these.

22. Spirits or Werewolves? Why?

Yeah I have no favor for these two either.

23. Zombies or Vampires?

Vampires. Zombies absolutely terrify me, I cant read about them or watch anything with them in it

24. Love Triangle or Forbidden Love?

BOTH! There is so much flack about love triangles going around right now but I love them. People think they’re frustrating but that’s the point??

I also love forbidden love because the things people will do to be together… *sighs in hopeless romantic

So anything that has to do with love? I’m on board with it.

25. AND FINALLY: Full on romance books or action-packed with a few love scenes mixed in?

I like both! I usually read full on romance books in the summer (for some weird reason) and read action packed with a few love scenes mixed in the rest of the time.

Yay! That’s it for todays post, here are some people I’d like to see do this tag but OF COURSE are not obligated to!

@uponthepages @catastrophicallyinlovewithbooks @throne-of-omg-the-feels

Happy Reading! x.

#book #books #book tag #book blogger #my posts #teenliterati

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ciera-richez · 7 years ago

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The GQ article, IMO...straight up ridiculousness, and lies vs. the truth behind them.

Any of you who follow me on Twitter or follow this blog know that I don’t usually post my own original posts very often, but today I feel I need to...also it’s hard to say what I want to say with a 140 character limit (please Twitter, just stop with that LOL).

I wasn’t planning to read this article...I still really haven’t. I have skimmed through it, however, and some things jumped out at me that I wanna point out, and basically express my opinions on these things. Before you ask, I’m not posting the whole thing, because I think the whole thing is ridiculous and the feel of it to me is like it was written by a 12 year old, rather than an adult “journalist.”

Anyway, here we go...

1) For starters, the first several paragraphs... What the actual fuck? To me, it’s ridiculous rambling, filling up space to make the article look bigger. Totally unnecessary.

2) The singer...his “romantic partner.”

Hm...not “fiance?” 😱 How is this possible?

Please...if their version of “romance” is not seeing each other for months, and she’s out there partying and doing lord knows what with other men while he’s working, then I want no part of that.

Give me a break...they’re not together, okay? They never were.

3) Is it just me, or does this “journalist’s” description of The Twilight Saga make her sound like a bit of a hater?

4) The paparazzi descended upon him in a way we hadn’t seen since Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez were a thing. (They were once a thing!) Tabloids camped outside his home. “People were like, ‘It’s fine, who cares?’” he says now. “‘They’re just photos or whatever.’ They’ll say, ‘Just live your life.’ But that’s not life for me, if someone’s observing it.”

And this is exactly why he hides his life away from the public eye! Whatever you’re seeing in public is not what’s real. It’s the “public persona” he wants you to see. Same with his wife. This is how they hide.

5) During the height of the Twilight madness, he had each of his friends call Ubers while he traded outfits with them in the restaurant bathroom, so that photographers wouldn’t know which car he got into, and then he sent all the Ubers in different directions, because drop dead. He rode around in the trunks of cars “constantly,” he says, because fuck you. At one point he had five rental cars and kept them, along with a change of clothes, in parking lots around town. If he was being followed, he’d dip into one of the lots, switch his clothing and his car, and leave. One day, coming home from Venice, he realized he was being tailed. He drove around for hours because he didn’t want anyone to know where his new house was. Finally, as the sun came up, he pulled over and got out of the car and approached one of the photographers. “You’ve gotten your pictures,” he said. “Can I please just go home now?” “No,” the guy told him. “My boss says I can’t come back until I know where your new house is. Sorry, man.” Pattinson never tried to negotiate or appeal to their humanity again.

I can totally picture all of this happening...and it’s sad. Paparazzi and tabs are nothing but money-hungry fucking vultures, and they don’t care what they have to do or who they hurt to make the all-mighty dollar. Disgusting!

6) “There are ways to disappear, like, fairly easily,” he tells me. “It just involves effort, and most people can’t be bothered to put the effort in.”

‘Nuff said.

7) I’d just like to point out how many times the “journalist” mentions his “girlfriend” in this article...

It speaks to me. She’s clearly in love with the faux-mance.

Also, she speaks about Kristen by calling her the “ex” and only mentions her by name once, from what I saw (remember, I only skimmed the article), and that was when she spoke about Twilight and Kristen being his co-star.

Get over it, honey...Kristen’s his wife. 😉

8) About the paparazzi: “They’re just losers trying to do their jobs.”

So true! But they could go about things a lot differently than they do, rather than shoving cameras in celeb’s faces 24/7, making up bullshit stories to go along with whatever pictures they do capture (and/or photoshop) and alienating people just to make a buck.

9) In fact, Pattinson tells me, he went to therapy a few years ago during a low time, and the therapist often remarked how good he was at talking without saying anything. Now he applies this skill whenever he’s forced to hang out with people like me. “If I could stay silent,” he says, “I would.”

Exactly...he talks without saying anything. He’s not giving anything away that he doesn’t want out there.

10) Me: “Are you getting married?” Him: “Eh…,” then laughs.

Did she really expect him to answer that?

11) I try again for even one iota of intimate conversation. But he just asks me why he would ever answer. So I think back on all the interviews I’ve done, and I tell him very honestly that I think it’s because people want to be heard. Most of us, even the most famous of us—sometimes especially the most famous of us—want to be understood.

“I don’t,” he says. “I want to be misunderstood. People are always changing, and the more you put something down in print, people form opinions and they’re constantly creating who they think you are. If you do something that contradicts that, or if you do something which goes out of that box, then you can look like a liar or something like that.”

Which is why he says nothing.

I think that’s it of my observations of this ridiculousness of an article. A lot of it (if not all of it) was just bullshit, in my opinion, and could’ve been done a lot better.

But...this isn’t the first time an article with he or Kristen has been shit, and I’m sure it won’t be the last.

✌️

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piccoloisgreen · 7 years ago

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Hi , Just want to say I really love your vegebul stories, they're all well written and I just read your Gobul fiction, it's so interesting even though Gobul is not my thing but I really love your writing style. I wonder which one is you favorite pairing? Vegebul or Gobul ?

Oh boy nonny, that’s a tough question. First off, thanks so much for the kind words regarding my writing :)

I really love the idea of Gobul, but only when Goku’s character leans towards the naive/never-socialised-properly/but not really an idiot, just a country bumpkin side of things. In Dragonball and DBZ this is usually how he was portrayed - although some of the filler episodes portrayed him as plain ‘dumb’ (I don’t like that term but it’s the easiest way to describe it). The way that Goku has been portrayed in some of the Super episodes is, in my opinion, not in line with his character as established in DB and DBZ, and I can’t see this ‘idiot Goku’ ever being attractive to Bulma.

So yes I love Gobul and I think it works, but not if Goku is portrayed as an idiot. IMO Bulma needs to see some intelligence in a man, and Goku shows that through fighting - he’s a pretty good strategist. I think there’s potential for Goku to be seen as a sexy character - Racoom refers to him as a 'pretty boy’ in the Funi dub and I think that fits.

Things that are going for the Gobul pairing:- Shared history between the two - creates a deeper understanding of what makes each other tick- Both are misunderstood (Goku’s an alien but doesn’t know it until he’s in his twenties, Bulma’s a genius and appears isolated from regular people - all her close friends are misfits)- Both find each other attractive (Bulma makes it clear that he’s attractive at the end of Dragonball, and Goku has made statements in the Buu saga about Bulma’s attractiveness)- Both don’t like structure - Goku likes to train whenever he wants and Bulma likes to do whatever she wants. Bulma is messy af (my heroine) and her robots do all her tidying.- Bulma would be okay with giving Goku the freedom to train/fight - we see that in how she interacts in her other relationships - Goku’s going to go off training anyway so it’s helpful if his partner is ok with it.

One flaw I see is that Goku is a bit of a 'yes man’ - is that enough for Bulma? I don’t know if it is.

Onto Vegebul:

I’ve written (started) 40+ stories based around Vegebul, so you know I love them. 😉 Bulma helps Vegeta to grow (as a person, not his height, although he does seem to get taller throughout the series). She has a huge influence on his character arc.I think Vegeta has less of an influence on Bulma. She’s already her own person when he meets her - it’s more that with Vegeta, she’s challenged to remain her own person/stay true to her values when she’s faced with a guy like him. She has to be pretty damn secure in herself to put up with a guy who is so reluctant to admit that feelings exist. Perhaps this is the influence that Vegeta has - dealing with him solidifies her own beliefs/values and makes her stronger as a person.

Things going for Vegebul:- mutual attraction- both intelligent (he is not a genius like her, but he’s definitely smart)- they challenge each other - she’s not afraid to boss him around and he needs (likes) that- both misfits/had lonely childhoods (often gifted children like Bulma have trouble connecting with peers their age because their minds are so far advanced - I’m sort of guessing here, but from memory dragonball alludes to some issues at school)- Bulma has an understanding side - she tends to take (broken/lost) people under her wing and I think she has the ability/intelligence to sympathise with Vegeta without damaging his pride.

One thing I find challenging (despite all the Vegebul that I’ve written) is how Bulma can essentially ignore what Vegeta has done in the past. It’s something I think a lot of us who love Vegeta ignore too - if you really had to face someone IRL who had committed genocide multiple times I think you’d be pretty disgusted and not allow yourself to form a relationship with that person (even if they were coerced into to doing all those bad things like Veggie was). Because it’s all fictional my mind tends to brush over the genocide etc and focus on other things… But if we’re writing really realistic fanfiction - how does Bulma get around it? He did some pretty messed up stuff. My guess is that they work on a don’t-ask-don’t-tell basis and she doesn’t know exactly what he’s done.

Bulma’s no angel either, so perhaps that’s part of it. Her moral compass can be pretty broken sometimes.

Okay, so after all that rambling… which pairing do I love the most????

I love both of them. Sorry! I can’t decide. But I’ve always shipped multiple pairings.

I can tell you Vegebul is waaay easier to write. Partly because there’s less pressure - it’s canon so it’s supported by most people. When writing Gobul I’m constantly faced with self-doubt because I imagine a bunch of trolls attacking me for it! And it’s also harder because writing Goku well is more difficult - I think most authors would agree with me on that one. Where do you draw the line on his naivety/stupidity? That has a huge impact on how attractive he is, and you need both the other main character and the readers to find him attractive when you’re writing a romance! Goku can be a little 2-dimensional in the show, so it’s more work for the writer. Vegeta’s character comes much more naturally for me - probably because I tend to lean towards angsty stories anyway.

So there you go. I love both, but I write Vegebul more. I’m well and truly sitting on the fence with this one.

#pic answers questions #or fails to #vegebul #gobul #ramblings

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