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[amysteryspot]

Hi there!

For the headcanon asks: 5 and 11 for Daphne and Tommy, please. :)

And not sure if the masterlist is (relatively) new, but it's so pretty!

Hey you ☺️

Oh, that’s interesting. Let me stretch my fingers, it’s been a while since I did headcanons for Tommy and Daphne.

5. Guilty pleasures

Smoking. It’s not something Daphne does very often, it’s a habit she caught on during the war “to calm the nerves”, but once in a while she gets herself stealing a cigarette from someone to wind out a bit.

Sleeping in. We all know that Tommy doesn’t sleep much, but when he does get some sleep and does so past the usual time he would get up, he feels kinda guilty because he always thinks he should be working. He’s a workaholic through and through.

11. Bad or petty habits

Daphne is a sore loser. She gets really grumpy when she looses something, and being the stubborn little thing she is, it takes her a while to get over it. Smoking could be considered a bad habit, even though it was common at that time and it’s not something she does regularly.

I could make a list of Tommy’s bad habits (a very long one), but drinking and smoking too much will always make it to the top. And I kinda envision him as someone who holds a grudge against little things. Like, if someone misplaces something he uses everyday by mistake, or mocks him for something in front of the others. I think he will pout and give people the silent treatment for these little things.

Send me a number and a character for some headcanons

[clevelandstate]

Celebrating Languages

This week people around the U.S. celebrated National Foreign Language Week – an annual event created to recognize what it means to study a foreign language and the roles that languages have in our lives.

With so many languages to study at CSU, we asked three different students studying three different languages – Spanish, French and Arabic – to share a little bit about their language journey.  

CSU: Tell us a little bit about yourself. NN: My name is Nashline, and I am a junior double majoring in Spanish and Teaching Education. I desire to become a Spanish educator for elementary/middle school education. Hopefully, and with the help of God, I will graduate in Spring 2022.

CSU: How did you come to study Spanish? NN: I am a native Spanish speaker and I love everything about my language. I am originally from Puerto Rico. The reason I got into studying Spanish is that I wanted to learn more about the language’s history and different dialects. I also think that being able to teach kids Spanish in the future will be an amazing journey. I believe that learning a second language deepens your connections with other cultures. Learning a second language exposes you to see the world in many different aspects, which to me is very powerful.

CSU: Does studying Spanish change the way you think about the world around you? Has it changed your perspective? NN: Definitely, even though I am a native speaker. Knowing many things about my own culture and language is one thing but learning more about it is different. While studying Spanish, I have been able to understand my culture better and gain knowledge about all the elements that created and changed our language. It helped me acknowledge the importance of valuing different dialects. Studying Spanish allowed me to make a connection with those who speak the same language and share experiences and different perspectives, which is important.

CSU: A lot of people find studying foreign languages to be too difficult, and they often give up. Do you have any tricks to help with that? NN: Although learning a foreign language is an option or desire that most people have, it is something that you have to be passionate about. If someone feels like giving up, they should start by remembering what got them into studying it in the first place. If they find a passion for the language among their reasons, they should continue until they make it.

CSU: What’s something interesting about Spanish that most people don’t know? NN: One thing that not everyone knows about Spanish is that the word itself has different names. The word “Spanish” in Spanish usually translates to “español,” but the only countries that call it that are the ones in Central America. Now, the countries in South America and Spain, except Colombia, call it “Castellano,” which means the same as “español,” or “Spanish.”

We asked Nashline to send us a clip of herself saying her favorite thing en español.  Check it Below!

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CSU: How did you come to study French? RJ: My mother studied French and because I was exposed to this idea at an early age, I just always knew I would study French. I didn’t necessarily have a firm plan to pursue a degree in French when I was younger, but by the time I was finishing high school, I knew I loved the language enough that I wanted to make it a major part of my studies. In fact, it became so important to me that I would not have chosen to attend Cleveland State had I not had the option to major in French!

CSU: Does studying French change the way you think about the world around you? Has it changed your perspective? RJ: I like this question. One thing I appreciate about knowing another language is that I can read the same text (primarily in a literature context) in both, and it gives me new insights. The actual process of learning the language has changed my perspective by opening a practical path to be a learner in every situation. To learn a new language and attempt to use it is like becoming a child again, but I think this is very good for our “adult” selves. It’s humbling to face a return to self-expression in highly simplistic terms.

CSU: A lot of people find studying foreign languages to be too difficult, and they often give up. Do you have any tricks to help with that? RJ: When I first started learning French, I imagined it as a disembodied entity, a tool I wished to learn to handle well. However, the further I got into language study, the more I realized just how much culture is intertwined with language. It’s possible to learn direct translations in a new language without actually learning how to communicate with speakers of that tongue. The way things are said, the order of words, the choice and availability of alternative vocabulary, are all reflections of a manner of thinking.

French is spoken in many countries around the world, and so it is impossible to say that you can understand the cultures of every francophone country by learning French. For the moment though, since I’m learning French in France, I’m re-orienting my own patterns of reasoning to understand those of native French. Later, I hope to do the same for French speakers in an African country.

All this is meant to describe the way that language-learning allows you to enter into the experience of someone from a different part of the world. In order to be motivated to learn to communicate in a new way, someone new to language-learning would need to acquire an interest in a particular culture first. My best “tip” would be exposure to the culture before any serious language learning even begins. This could be through a real, lived experience, through contact with people from the culture, or through online resources – even listening to music in the target language!

CSU: What’s something interesting about French that most people don’t know? RJ: In line with what I already said about language reflecting culture, it’s remarkable that the French language has a wider variety of verbs, nouns, and adjectives surrounding the process of preparing and enjoying food than does English. This makes sense given the importance of meals in French culture.

Because Rachel’s currently studying abroad in France, we asked her a couple of bonus questions on her experiences there.

CSU: How did you end up studying abroad? RJ: Ever since I started at CSU four years ago, I knew I wanted to study abroad for a semester. I hope to live overseas one day, so this experience was on the top of my list for my time at university. My plans were quite jumbled by the pandemic (as were everyone’s of course) but things worked out just right for me to still come to France for the current spring semester. It was a lot of work and honestly some very stressful weeks (*months*) to organize, but now that I’m here, it was worth it all! I never want to leave.

CSU: How does studying abroad change the way you learn French? RJ: When I arrived, I had the capacity in spoken French to make known what I wanted to say (most of the time), but it was very halting. Aside from facility with the language, however, I feel I’m learning a little more each day to speak in the WAY a French person speaks, not just in the French language. I would describe this as a shift from translation-speaking to natural-speaking. Also, now that I can read much more easily for pleasure in French, books and articles in French make up an even larger part of my language study than they did before. (The fact that there aren’t libraries of books in English available to me at the moment might also have something to do with this…) Studying abroad also makes me even more passionate about the language, because now there is a connection in my mind between the language itself and the people I know personally who speak it.

Check out Rachel’s favorite French phrase en français below!

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CSU: Tell us a little bit about yourself.

AD: I am a part of the CSUteach program, meaning I am receiving my BA in English and my minor in Education, which will certify me to teach grades 7-12. I am also receiving my minor in Arabic language and culture. In the summer, I will start a 500 level course for CSU’s program in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and I hope to continue into the M.Ed program after my graduation in 2022.

CSU: How did you come to study Arabic? AD: Ever since high school, I have loved learning languages. I started off studying Mandarin Chinese for 4 years. I already had prior knowledge of Arabic before formal study at CSU. Also, as a future ESL teacher, I hope to immerse myself in various languages so I can study, observe, and undergo the process of second-language learning pedagogy in order to best serve my future students.

CSU: Does studying Arabic change the way you think about the world around you? Has it changed your perspective? AD: Yes, learning any language has a significant impact on how one is able to view the world. Many doors open in regard to culture, connections, friendships, and work, among other opportunities. Arabic is a critical language that I suggest for those hoping to tap into a rich culture and connect with many kind people around the world.

CSU: A lot of people find studying foreign languages to be too difficult, and they often give up. Do you have any tricks to help with that? AD: Fortunately, I have a natural ability to pick up languages very easily. I am the joke among people I know because I have random phrases within my head that I have picked up from people I have met who speak different languages.

I think that second-language learning in the American education system is viewed as a requirement rather than a gift. If we look at other countries, many people speak two languages with ease. I think that if someone wishes to learn a language, they mustn't focus on the difficulties they face, but focus on their ability to learn at their own pace in order to grow their strengths. Learning a language comes easier for some, but respect and perseverance is something that we all have inside of us.

CSU: What’s something interesting about Arabic that most people don’t know? AD: If someone is unfamiliar with Arab and Middle Eastern culture, they may assume that Arabic is reserved for those following a specific religion. Arabic is a language spoken within 25 countries and each speaker is from a diverse ethnic, religious, and cultural background! Arabic is not reserved for one religion and not all speakers of Arabic are Arab. There are also many spoken dialects of Arabic but at Cleveland State we learn Modern Standard Arabic which is mutually intelligible by all speakers of Arabic no matter their national or cultural origin.

We asked Alyssa to send us a clip of herself saying her favorite Arabic phrase. Check it out below! Assalamu Alaikum (السلام عليكم)!

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[amysteryspot]

The dates are all over the place as much as the info on the show. Usually, if I need to make a chronology I use some info from the Wiki, but if SK can mess all over I can too, am I right? Also, I hold to heart the headcanon about Tommy being a Capricorn.

When was Arthur born? Tommy is 1890, and then John is after him then Ada, I think Finn was 1908? What dates do you use for their birthdays? I think Tommy is a Sagittarius

I never needed the exact birth dates but if I needed them, I'd just make them up. I go just by a year and they all can be found on Peaky Blinders Wiki

there was a headcanon once that Tommy was a Capricorn from what I remember...? but of course that was just a headcanon, tbh I'm not into Astrology (unless it's about my sign lol)

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I finally made it!! This took me, like a month or so to finish! I’m not a pro on the art stuff but I'm actually really proud of this piece...

It’s just a little art for my special friend @sakumiyukime !!

It’s one of my favorite scenes from her fanfic Nothing’s Fair in Love and War... Make sure to check it out cause its a really good Klance fic!

(And check out the other fics cause her writing is awesome!) (She’s gonna probably hit me for all the flattering but I'm just stating my opinion xD)

[amysteryspot]

Will you ever upload a new chapter of love and war?

I want to. Really, truthfully, from the bottom of my heart. But I have to confess that since I’ve decided to edit/rewrite it I’ve lost motivation to come back to it. Every time I open the document and write something it seems that it’s not good enough and I’m always overthinking if I should delete the whole thing and start posting just the new things or if I should just edit the chapters and in the end I overthink everything and just procrastinate. It makes me anxious the both ways: trying to write it and not writing it. But yeah, I won’t give up on it, just don’t know when I’ll get back on track with it.

[pounix]

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[lenamingzhu]

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[amysteryspot]

Chapter Four - The Party

Word Count: 4312

“Interesting choice of color,” he commented, not making any move to back away from her. She smiled lightly, raising her hand and placing it on top of his, fingers curling themselves around his own for a moment too long before she slipped the locket out of his grasp. Tommy just let her take the jewelry from him, eyes trained on her as she adjusted it back inside the neckline of her dress. “It’s just a dress,” she said nonchalantly.

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Chapter Five - Secrets and Tea Leaves

Word Count: 4418

“Let me read your leaves.” Daphne was surprised by the request, that sounded more like a demand, and blinked a few times before answering, “Why not.”

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Call me deranged, but I’m writing smut inside my car in the middle of a parking lot. Sue me.

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Chapter Six - Just Business

Word Count: 4677

“I have a feeling that we have very different things in mind about business,” she commented, observing his movements as he poured her a glass of wine. When their eyes met again, she added, “and pleasure.”

He smirked, pouring himself some whiskey, and sitting down in front of her.

“Perhaps we could get better acquainted in both,” Tommy offered, taking a sip of his drink.”

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[amysteryspot]

Chapter One - Business dealings and First meetings

Word Count: 3936

Tommy liked the thought of her holding her ground against his advances. "You are here for the party?" "Unfortunately, no. Alfie sends you his regards and some papers that need tending to." She showed him the folder in her hands. "And he sent you all the way from London, at this hour, just to give me some papers?" Her smile only grew at his direct approach. "Contrary to popular belief, my life doesn't revolve around Alfie's."

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Chapter Two - Trust Issues

Word Count: 3435

“Then tell me about her, so I can decide if I have to worry or not.” “Why? Because you want to fuck her?” Tommy turned his gaze to his sister and Ada scoffed at him. “What? I know you, Tommy. You don’t want information on her for the business; you want it because you want her on your bed. And she deserves better than that.” “Why don’t you let her decide that?”

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