#northern speaks

[northerngoshawk]

about me

Name: Northern

Pronouns: She/Her

Interests: Gaming, Fanfic Writing/Reading, Anime, Books, Manhwas, Mangas, Reblogging Fanart

Fandoms I've Written For (AO3 Account Here)

Avatar: The Last Airbender (37 Works)

Demon Slayer (1 Work, Crossover AU)

League of Legends (2 Works, Crossover AU)

Big Fish and Begonia (1 Work, Crossover AU)

Wuthering Waves (1 Work)

Spider-Man: Spider-Verse (1 Work)

Punishing: Gray Raven (2 Works)

All Fandoms

TV/Anime

Avatar: The Last Airbender (ATLA) (Formerly)

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (KNY)

Fullmetal Alchemist (FMA)

Jujutsu Kaisen (JJK)

Saiki K.

Apothecary Diaries

Video Games

Wuthering Waves (WuWa)

Punishing: Gray Raven (PGR)

Honkai Star Rail (HSR)

Genshin Impact (Genshin)

Inscryption

Webtoons/Manhwas

The Ember Knight (TEK)

Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint (ORV)

Teenage Mercenary

Favorite Characters

Jinhsi (WuWa)

Wriothesley (Genshin)

Firefly (HSR)

Lucia (PGR)

Aang (ATLA)

Yuta (JJK)

Favorite Ships

Aang/Katara (ATLA)

Trailblazer/Firefly (HSR)

Commandant/Lucia (PGR)

Lee/Liv (PGR)

Yuta/Maki (JJK)

[dimonds456]

Yooperlite??

I've lived here my whole life how the FUCK am I only just hearing about these.

[canisalbus]

at least as far as french goes, learning the genders of things is entirely memorization. and yes, learners of the language struggle with it.

in fact, if you're writing and want to convey that the person doesn't speak french too well, you have them misgender inanimate objects.

there's no rules to determine a thing's gender, not even vibes; in fact, the opposite is true: for native speakers, which gender a thing is will then color the vibes that they associate with that thing. this is why i will forever associate spiders with cunning and motherood.

and finally, i've saved the dumbest for last: in 2020, there was debate if COVID is male or female.

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[general-sleepy]

Put your accent/dialect in the notes.

[yaoiconnoisseur]

it was cold out on those cliffs, but it was well worth the discomfort

[sammis-svsss-brainrot]

Many many many years after the events of SVSSS, Luo Binghe and Shen Qingqiu are celebrating their 10 millionth anniversary and Luo Binghe has somehow finally run out of ideas on what to give Shen Qingqiu to celebrate their union, because even the greatest of gift givers would run out of ideas after you've cultivated your way to immortality

So, begrudgingly, Luo Binghe turns to Shang Qinghua to ask for advice, after all, Shang Qinghua and his husband are always chattering away in that secret language of theirs and referencing strange things from their hometown, and perhaps if Luo Binghe has run out of things to gift his husband from this world he can gift him something from another

Shang Qinghua's eyes light up for once at the chance to help out his bro, and he tells Luo Binghe of a ballad from their hometown, one that was used by only the strongest of couples to showcase their commitmentment to one another and that performing it would be the perfect gift for Shen Qingqiu

Luo Binghe hurriedly agrees and Shang Qinghua teaches him all the words to the song and Binghe of course takes this and runs with it

Shen Qingqiu has no idea what his husband is planning for their anniversary but he knows Binghe has been very excited about showing it to him and so when he's directed to take a seat while his husband plays/sings an arrangement he crafted from Shang Qinghua's limited memory, he's very touched and enthused to hear what Binghe has in store

That is, until Luo Binghe actually starts singing

We're no strangers to love

You know the rules, and so do I

Shen Qingqiu is going to absolutely murder Shang Qinghua

[the-final-sif]

Photos of the aurora I took last night! It was really pretty and I'm so happy that I got to see it!

[beauty-grace-outer-space]

I caught some of the Northern Lights tonight by pure happenstance and I am thrilled.

I've always wanted to see them, but I never thought I'd see them from my own front yard.

[blacklegsanjiii]

@alazycrab00 ASL+S where the jungle children speak Northern much to everyone's confusion and displeasure.

When Law first hears Luffy, Ace, and Sanji speaking it after Punk Hazard he asks why they would know it and Zoro is confused that Law speaks jungle child which makes Law rub his temples. This crew, this god damned crew, it's been a day. He has a migraine already. Law asks about it at some point and Luffy says Sanji taught it to them. Law looks at the cook who is smoking with a cocked eyebrow.

Then he checks their injuries from Marineford and admires Sanji's leg courtesy of Franky and deems them all fine, why wouldn't they be? The three of them are monsters. They're feral as well he finds and they almost exclusively talk to each other in Northern. Robin will occasionally chime into the conversation with common but none of the other crew speak it or understand it.

In Dressrosa as the half of the crew is resting in the cabin Law is shocked to find another feral brother, who is the Chief of Staff in the Revolutionary Army and Robin knows him and Fire Fist and him are speaking in fluent Northern but Sabo's accent sounds almost as naturals as Sanji's. Sabo asks where Sanji is and Ace says he went to Zou under Law's orders. Also they know Law has been allowed in the galley when he and Luffy aren't and Robin is giggling as Law is flushing. He is so red and Sabo is losing it as he gives Law approval as long as the other two do. Robin responds that's very sweet of him in common and everyone asks what that means.

After whatever arc, when the brothers are all together and they're laying on the grassy lawn of the Sunny. They're pointing at constellations and talking of their dreams, that Luffy is a god now, the Northern falling from their mouths like a gentle rain in the jungle. They talk about their memories of Foosha and Windmill Village and Dadan and how Sanji is going to bring her to the All Blue and how Ace talks about each one of them joining the family of bandits. Zoro, who is on watch, listens to the brothers talk in a language he doesn't understand but he can hear the hope and will and freedom of their voices and dreams.

[northerngoshawk]

fave kataang hc i have is after CoD and kataang begins dating, Katara loves to put a hand over Aang's heart or lay her head on his chest to hear him breathe

[fiery-emblems]

Sketch of the day: Modern AU?

My idea for this is that Soren's father is an extremely corrupt Trump-like business man who had his wife institutionalized to prevent her from talking about abuse. Due to this Soren has been in foster care from a very young age. I know most people go for a goth/punk look for him but this time I went with a kid who tries to dress low-key/ a little nicely but he has a hard time because his clothes are second hand and don't fit right.

Ike and Mist are from a very loving, solidly middle class home with parents whom are well liked and respected in the community. They struggle a bit with the loss of their mother but for the most part they're very well adjusted. Ike in particular is the jock who doesn't tolerate bullying at his school! Its easy to imagine that his life revolves around some kind of contact heavy sport like football or wrestling, which his father no doubt coaches.

[leafie-draws]

it my birtday :3

[canisalbus]

I just recently started following you so i don't have the full lore of your murderous gay religiously traumatized doggos, BUT, from my understanding, they are Italian and i don't know what part of Italy they are from, yet i can't help headcanoning Vasco as Tuscan, while Machete is probably from some part of Veneto. And as an Italian who has heard Tuscans and Veneto dialet, well it's an hilarious mental image.

Vasco is indeed Tuscan, Florentine to be specific. He comes from a wealthy and influential noble family that has lived in Florence for centuries. He's proud of his roots, and it's usually easy for strangers to tell where he's from. He's a resonably successful politician and has worked as an ambassador and representative of Florence on numerous occasions.

Machete is originally Sicilian (ironically about as far from Veneto as possible), although he was taken to mainland at young age and has lived in several places since then, before ending up in Rome. The way I see it, he exhibits very little local color, his demeanor and (even though Italian hadn't become a standardized language yet) way of speaking are formal, neutral and scarcely give away any hints about his personal history, at least in the 16th century canon.

[whatkindofromance]

It wasn’t just the mask that was a disguise.

The identity he carved for himself by following orders with both ruthlessness and precision made Simon Riley a respected name in the SAS. He had distinct characteristics that were impossible to hide. His height would certainly set him apart.

Then there were things he could do. He adjusted the balaclava, still not used to the feeling of wearing it for a prolonged period of time. Returning to the base was not something that Simon would ever be able to do again. With Price as his chaperone, for the first time Ghost could.

But there was one thing still that made him stand out. One last part of Simon that he could sweep under the rug. When he was escorted into the office to meet the general, it would be Ghost who spoke. The Manchester accent which he once wore with pride would be squashed by a false be once. Southern like price.

The Mancunian vowels he’d obtained from his upbringing in Droylsden were just another thing that died along with Simon.

[tuttle-did-it]

FUCK. THE. TORIES.

They have refused to increase wages whilst forcing the cost of living to skyrocket so high that nearly all of us are counting pennies to pay bills. If we can pay them.

They intentionally and gleefully forced us into a horrible economic (and cultural) depression through Brexit, and not one of them had a single consequence for the constant lies they told to get it passed. This will only get worse.

They have intentionally dismantled the NHS by underfunding it to the point where the NHS staff are all burnt out (having nervous breakdowns, leaving the country for far- better paying jobs or just leaving the field completely) just so they could sell it off to privatised companies worth billions just so they can fill their own pockets. Oh, and the incredible capable staff (medical or support) who were all from Europe have been told they are no longer welcome here and they have returned home because Britain is a cesspool of bigotry and hate

They are dismantling the social care systems for the disabled and elderly, to try to force us back to work even though we are physically and/or mentally incapable of work by stripping away our incomes.

They're doing everything they can to keep us from living by making sure we cannot afford food, housing, utilities, water, and tax.

They are living on taxpayers whilst having millions, even billions in the bank for themselves.

The corrupt politicians fill their bank accounts and buy third and fourth houses across all Europe, another boat— whatever— and they have scandal after scandal with absolutely no consequence, and we can do absolutely nothing.

Their handling of COVID was criminal, and aside from wasting an incredible amount of money, they are responsible for many deaths by not acting fast enough and by forcing people back into the workplace when they knew it was not safe because they wanted to improve the economy they collapsed.

Oh, and don't forget all those lovely parties they had during COVID lockdowns when we were all in our houses and not allowed to see family members who were dying-- or even go to their funerals because of COVID restrictions.

They are intentionally fuelling the hate at queer people-- specifically trans people. This, I assure you, will get so much worse.

They keep sending money from taxpayers over to fund wars in other places-- including genocide-- with no way for us to fight back.

They keep making law after law making it more and more difficult for us to protest against everything they are doing.

Now the Tories expect you to do 12-18 months (+4 reserve years) of mandatory conscripted service in the military so you can go help countries commit war atrocities and genocide. And if you refuse, you are sanctioned. And they are making more and more laws restricting protest and free speech, so if we fight back, we're punished-- criminalised.

Do you understand what is happening right now?

Anyone who can still vote for the Tories after all of this, I have only a deep seeded concern for their sanity, and revulsion at their lack of morals.

FUCK EVERYONE WHO WILL OR HAS EVER VOTED FOR THESE MONSTERS.

FUCK.

THE.

TORIES.

FUCK.

THEM.

ALL.

[svsssfanonarchive]

About your response re: Gongyi Xiao's name, if the given name is one syllable, how would he be referred casually? I've only just started learning more about how chinese names work, and from what I've been told names should preferably have two syllables. I've seen additives such as A- and -er, but I don't exactly know how they work and don't want to make assumptions.

This obviously doesn't relate to canon facts like this blog intended, so apologies if the question is unwelcome! Hope your day is lovely either way 💕💕

Tbh I'm open to answering as many questions as I can, even if it's not this blog's main intention-- even if I can't answer or don't answer correctly, at least then it's out there before a bunch of eyes that can peer-review!

Whether a given name in Chinese has one or two characters, that can depend a lot on generation. For example, I believe for a long time it was two-character names that were customary, then more recently one-character names, and the current generation has gone back to favoring two-character names again. Sometimes, a given name will have three characters, maybe even four, but I have only heard of this and haven't seen it so it's very uncommon.

Either way, you're hardly ever going to call someone by a single-character name without a modifier. Usually names aren't used without modifiers at all, but it's especially so for single-character names. To call someone by a single-character name with no modifier is not unheard of in literature, but it is very intimate, and also very uncommon-- so I wouldn't suggest using it that way.

Anyway, for Gongyi Xiao in particular, one could very, very informally call him 萧儿Xiao'er/Xiao'r，or 阿萧 A-Xiao. However, this is very familiar and would only be used by people older than him, especially when he is young, or people who are very, very close to him like parents or older siblings and other relatives, or by a romantic partner-- not casually between friends. Both of these are intimate and affectionate, with a "cutesy" sort of feeling, though to my own interpretation Xiao'er is slightly more so than A-Xiao.

For his peers, 公议师兄 Gongyi-shixiong would be standard, even for those peers from other sects as cultivators of the same generation call one another Shixiongdi/Shijiemei even when they are not from the same sect in SV.

As for general close friends, Calling him 公议兄 Gongyi-xiong would be appropriate (with "xiong" here as roughly equivalent of "bro") or perhaps 萧哥 Xiao-ge as something even less formal but not as intimate as Xiao'er/A-Xiao.

So, someone of the same generation could call him inorder of formal to least formal, Gongyi-shixiong > Gongyi-xiong > Xiao-ge, and a partner of his could say A-Xiao or Xiao'er.