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I just love those Story of Kunning Palace novel snippets where Jiang Xuening gets to display that ruthless determination isn't something she left in the past life. Nooooo don't plot insurrection with XW noooooo you're too sexyyyyy
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Xie Wei had already read the secret letter, and asked her calmly, "Tomorrow I will leave for the border, can you go with me?"
Jiang Xuening looked at him. "What are you going to do, sir?"
Xie Wei narrowed his eyes and said, "If you don't know what to do, why did you come today?"
Jiang Xuening didn't speak.
Xie Wei said, "The Eldest Princess is not dead. When the war starts next spring, she will become a hostage, which will put the dynasty in a dilemma. The court's money and supplies are just beginning to move, and preparations are still urgent. They will never go to war in advance to save someone. You want to welcome the princess back, or welcome back the princess's coffin, it's all in this thought."
Although it was indeed expected, when Xie Wei said these words, Jiang Xuening still felt her heart tremble, and there was a feeling of being caught in the torrent——
Is there any way to welcome back the princess instead of her coffin?
She was full of emotions, closed her eyes, and clenched her hands tightly.
Xie Wei suddenly laughed. "Scared?"
Jiang Xuening gritted her teeth. "How could that be!"
Xie Wei was the big winner in the end, and now that Yan Lin is full of wings, even if he raises an attack in advance, there may not be no chance of winning! What's more, how could she just watch the princess be given to death?
She promised.
Hold that piece of homeland and welcome her back to the homeland!
Only…
Jiang Xuening slowly opened her eyes. "I promised the princess that I will not miss the appointment. But sir, have you really thought it through?"
Xie Wei's smile faded, he looked back at her, and said slowly, "I will not break my promise."
I don't lose faith in people either.
When Jiang Xuening heard these words, she was a bit dazed, because she didn't know who Xie Wei had made any promises to. Until a picture emerged from the vague memory, together with the voice that was almost forgotten by her in the past, it rang in her ears.
"When will the iron hooves of the Central Plains break through the Yanmen Gate and bring Her Highness back?"
"Soon, soon."
#how could that be#YES tell him baby#it is actually THE most jiang xuening thing to do#that she hitched her wagon to the winning side#thats just how my girl rolls#story of kunning palace#cnovel#ofc after this scene in the novel#XW completely salts his game#and pretends not to care#because he is a self-protective dumb ass#who doesnt know how to love (yet)#hmmmm the problem with the drama cutting out the 2 year separation#is that the protagonist used that time to raise money#and bank rolling this matter gives her a more equal standing#i mean yes they are putting all their careful plans at risk#to save the princess#they arent really benefiting from this side quest#and truly its For The Love of This One Girl™#because she is changing hearts and minds#but regardless JX is bringing the money to get this shit done#she isnt just a damsel following along#she propels the climax like XW does#hand in hand
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Things I’ve noticed are essential in plotting and would probably have saved me a lot of time if I had considered it earlier
The START of your story - how fucked up flawed is your premise/character at the start? what do they have to change? why are they HERE?
The END of your story - How do you want your main character/theme/universe to change after your story? Does it get better or worse? THIS SETS UP THE TONE DRASTICALLY.
What you want to happen IN BETWEEN - the MEAT of it. What made you start writing this WIP in the first place. Don't be ashamed to indulge, it's where the BRAIN JUICE comes from. You want a deep dive into worldbuilding and complex systems? Then your start and end should be rooted in some fundamental, unique rule of your universe (what made you obsess over it?). Want to write unabashed ship content? Make sure your start and end are so compelling you'll never run out of smut scenarios to shove in between scenes (what relationship dynamics made you ship it in the first place?).
The ANTE - the GRAVITY of your story. How high are the stakes? Writing a blurb or interaction? start with a small day-in-the-life so you can focus on shorter timelines and hourly minutiae that can easily get overlooked in more complicated epics. Or you can go ham on it and plot out your whole universe's timeline from conception to demise. Remember: the larger the scale, the less attached your story may get. How quickly time flies in your story typically correlates with the ante (not a hard rule, ofc, but most epics span years of time within a few pages, while a romance novel usually charts out the events of a few months over a whole manuscript.)
Everything else follows….?
#tbh idk these are my highly caffeinated rants after binging multiple novel plotting and screenplay guides#ofc writing will always be a “take what you like” kinda thing#so this is me#jotting down the stuff that works for me#writeblr#writing inspiration#writing resources#writing prompts#writers on tumblr#writing prompt#writing#novel#novel writing#fiction#fantasy worldbuilding#worldbuilding#screenplay#manuscript
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sy trying to create a pidw au would be so funny
i feel like he'd actually commit to it to spite airplane. at first, it garnered attention bc it was from the peerless cucumber, notorious critic and biggest pidw hater, so ofc they're all curious how pidw would look like in his eyes. it was surprisingly (well not really, considering the tens of paragraphs peerless cucumber wrote during his rants, all of which have immaculate grammar and spelling— bc ofc he can't let anyone find something to nitpick on his review so they're forced to see the point!) well-written and definitely more plot-focused.
majority of the readers disappeared after the first few chapters, mainly because of the lack of smutty scenes, but those that do remain are very engaged. one of them is airplane's burner account, when he needs to separate himself from his airplane persona. he's really, really curious as to what his hater is doing to his work.
he... he actually likes it. it's not really the novel he envisioned when he was first working on pidw, nor does it contain all the elements of his original draft, but it was good. he likes it a lot better than what pidw turned out to be.
airplane spent so much time contemplating and considering before finally saying fuck it, and dms peerless cucumber to see if he can work as a co-author with him and they can rewrite pidw together. he even sends parts of the original draft (what was left of it, anyway) as incentive!
it takes a long week before even peerless cucumber replies, and by then he has written a novella detailing how much better the original draft was and him screaming very informally at why airplane had to cast it aside.
lol i need money bro im broke af and porn sells, airplane answers.
it takes another week before peerless cucumber finally answers. then live with me, his message reads. no rent. i'll pay for whatever food you want. and whatever bills you have. just write a good fucking novel, i swear to god.
airplane thinks it's a joke, until he receives the address. an actual penthouse. in the richest streets of guangzhou. there is also a request to meet up (seeing as they don't actually know each other, and sy's brothers are very intent on not getting him murdered in his sleep) and airplane, after much, much thinking, accepts.
airplane does not really know what to feel when he finally meets and talks to shen yuan— pampered third son of a very wealthy family, with two protective older brothers and an even more protective little sister— and sy is just. well. he's exactly airplane's type. the beautiful, ice prince who apparently has only shown this much emotion around airplane. sy's meimei had told him cheerfully and then threatened to gut him if he so much as steps a foot out of line. airplane is starting to feel like he's just met a mafia family.
shen yuan's family aside, airplane is actually living his best life. he no longer has to worry about money. he lives in a luxurious (gods he has never seen such a large bedroom before wtf) penthouse without needing to pay rent (!!!) and utilities (!!!) and even food (!!!). he can write as much as he wants. this must be what artists felt like when they're taken care of noble families in exchange for their art.
he does... well. he and peerless cucumber are friends now. they work on the rewrite together. airplane keeps finding out many things, like how shen yuan likes his tea with a lot of honey, dislikes milk chocolate, and prefers drawing over writing. he also runs hot during the night, when he sleeps.
how does airplane know that? well. bros gotta do what bros gotta do. it's a good thing they both like to cuddle.
#svsss#shen yuan#shang qinghua#cumplane#sqh: if i write another novel will you still sponsor me#sy: what's the plot#sqh: hot sassy demonic cultivator who uses a flute to beat up his enemies partners with a hot immaculate ice prince who is devoted to him#sqh: oh and there is a donkey#sy: sold.#sqh: the donkey was the selling point for you???#sy who wants to live with sqh indefinitely bc he horrifyingly actually likes sqh as a 'friend': uh-huh
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I am overdue for an Episode 1 review, but...
Not really a review per se but scenes that remind me of why this series is so beloved, well written and thought of.
Gyokuyou just knows.
She's the ultimate gosp queen in town and she's actively sniffing out the tea. In this case, she's dying for some spice between the two kiddies (like the rest of us ofc). Mild "spoiler" but later on Gyokuyou expresses how Jinshi is like a little brother to her and teases like this remind me of that, it's so precious.
2. Maomao is Jinshi's 'advisor'
This is one of my favourite Jinmao dynamics in which Jinshi genuinely seeks out and takes Maomao's expertise seriously, from the very beginning. Remember early on in eps 1/2 of season 1 where Jinshi tested her abilities to see if she's legit? Once he confirmed she was the real deal, he's always trusted her opinions and knowledge. And I am so happy to see it continue in this season. Albeit sometimes it seems he takes her advice on board TOO quickly, but he is a very logical person and knows how to put people to good use.
3. I'm not gonna say anything.
But this shot is genius. Got me cackling like a witch.
4. Sexual education(?)
I almost forgot how saturated this series is with sex-related topics and jokes, but they do it in such a way that it doesn't feel inappropriate. With Maomao's business-driven mind, it's actually genuinely funny. And Jinshi getting flustered at being caught interested in said racey books (he was just looking at the printing quality, OKAY???) is just cherry on top.
Maomao's face, I can't-
5. Maomao showing affection in a very Maomao-like way
This friendship is so beautiful to me. And if you read further on in the light novels, you'll start to realize that Maomao's actually a very friendly person (again, in her own Maomao-like way) that just makes other girls genuinely want to spend time with her. And that she's not too shabby at making friends. After all, a small circle of friends is worth more than its weight in gold.
6. Cat lover
I am a sucker for cat metaphors in TV shows and I always think back to this scene in the manga cuz everything was so ON POINT. Maomao basically described her relationship with Jinshi in perfect detail and Jinshi gained some sort of epiphany (lol), learning that he is in fact in love with a cat.
There are others things I want to point out but more suitable to be addressed in future episodes. And is it seriously only one episode a week??? Urghhhh how can I possibly stay sane...?
#the apothecary diaries#kusuriya no hitorigoto#maomao#jinshi#jinmao#knh season 2#knh manga spoilers#knh light novel spoilers
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A lot of people think Dante hates Patty or has a bad relationship with her and honestly I kinda blame DMC5 for this because there’s missing context for the phone call scene that’s in the novel.
Basically in the novel it’s explained the reason Dante hung up on her is because he’s very uncomfortable with the idea of going to a birthday party full of regular civilians due to bis dangerous lifestyle. He even makes it a point that he doesn’t dislike Patty but he does question why she likes hanging out with him so much. Despite his discomfort though, he says he plans to go see her anyways, presumably after the party has died down, showing he understands how much seeing him would mean to her.
Should he have maybe said this instead of hanging up? Yeah probably but maybe he assumed Patty wouldn’t take it well if he tried to explain himself, and she CAN be somewhat stubborn/insistent when it comes to getting Dante to do things. Not hating on Patty ofc, the only reason she does that with him is because she has his best interest in mind. She wants him to take care of himself and probably get out more too.
I’d actually argue Patty is one of Dante’s healthiest bonds. She’s one of the few people in his life who is IMO upfront about how much she cares about him, and her being around notably made Dante much happier as the anime went on. He went from constantly wanting to be alone unless he was needed for killing demons to regularly playing cards with Patty or taking her out for ice cream, and that change happened because of Patty simply being there. Yes, he gets annoyed with her sometimes, but only in the same way siblings often annoy each other. If anything I personally see it as a sign of how comfortable they are around each other, because from my personal experience my closest friends and I tease each other all the time. Their banter is almost always playful/comedic and I can’t name a single time he ever got genuinely angry with her. And the one time he accidentally upset her with a joke he made he felt really bad about it.
Idk I just wish their relationship stopped being so misunderstood. Patty ran into hell because she wanted to save Dante despite the danger she’d be putting herself in and started crying because she didn’t want to say goodbye to him. Ntm she regretted not being able to thank him yet for everything he’s ever done for her. I think that speaks volumes how much they mean to each other.
#dmc#devil may cry#dante#dante devil may cry#dante sparda#dmc dante#patty#patty lowell#patty lowell propaganda#dmc patty#dadte#dadte propaganda
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10 people I’d like to get to know better
Tagged by @strix-x thank youuu :)
Last song: Calisto Yew’s theme from Ace Attorney Investigations 1. Listening to it as I type this, lol. From my Spotify Wrapped 2024 playlist :)
Favourite colour: don’t do this to me… many colours are beautiful… green, blue, pink, purple… thank you…
Last book: Still something I’ve gotta work on is reading more books. Last one I read was the Doctor Who Rogue novelization! That was enjoyable, I liked the extra scenes and backstory it added :)
Last movie: Uhhh hmm I don’t see movies all that often… I’m unsure, but by tomorrow the answer will be Wicked?
Last show: Dandadan season 1 finale… which, tbh, I hadn’t realized was the season finale until after I watched the episode lol! Very looking forward to season 2 tho :D
Sweet/spicy/savoury: Hmm probably savoury? Sweet is also good, tho I think there is definitely a thing as too sweet… and as for spicy? I like some spicy stuff even tho it may burn my mouth after loll
Relationship status: single as can be 😽✌️ alas
Last thing I googled: movie theatre tickets lol
Current obsession(s): Dandadan beloved omg… I haven’t watched a lot of anime, but I’m starting to! Grateful netflix recommended this to me lol, it’s so. It’s got everything you could ask for. Wacky, funny, has a lot of heart with the characters… great music… and maybe I’m a little bit of a sucker for high school students getting pulled into crazy adventures. Momo and Okarun are so cute too… sillies <3
Fire Emblem Heroes isn’t going anywhere for me… with Book 9 having a law theme, it excellently combines with my love for Ace Attorney, and I love Rune already!!
Then ofc Ace Attorney… had a blast playing the Investigations Collection, and I’m continuing to catch up (the timing is almost never right for me to watch live) on Mark Ota’s streams of TGAAC, which are always a ton of fun :D
Then I am also trying to now and then write stuff for my own ocs too… I don’t talk about them enough… but I love them very much, please do know <3 Maybe I show a bit of favouritism for Willow and Pyg, but hey, they are the main characters :3
People to tag: ack my least favourite part, I always fear I’ll forget someone!
@rosymaraschino (I want to return the favour, I appreciate it whenever you tag me in one of these kinds of things! :) )
@ actually anyone else, my mind is blank </3
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blue lock boys’ perfect matches ( part i ) ♬~*.°₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ bllk
charas: isagi, bachira, chigiri, kunigami, reo (seperate, aged up/pro, fem!reader)
୨୧ * my personal hcs on who the bllk boys would fall in love with, how they’d meet and some scenarios unique to their relationships * just for fun -> nothing serious ໒꒰ྀིᵔ ᵕ ᵔ ꒱ྀི১ * (part one/???)
isagi yoichi! ˖♡ ࣪‧♫ ₊˚໒꒱⋆✩
୨୧ * i feel like isagi would probably be the type who falls in love with the sports journalist interviewing him 😭 he’s such a football nerd & he’d defo suit someone who understands his passion, esp on a technical level. he defo rambles and borderline mansplains his tactics and plays to a sports journalist!s/o, but i also think he’s good at finding a decent work-life balance, so sports isn’t everything in your relationship.
୨୧ * isagi’s ability to separate his professional life aka his football ego/persona from his sweet irl personality would make him a green flag bf, bc he defo puts in as much effort into his relationship as he does football. he loves football, but he also loves his s/o just as much, if not slightly more, so while football is a prominent part in both your lives, it isn’t necessarily the defining factor in your relationship.
୨୧ * i also think isagi would date someone driven towards their own career, even if it’s not journalism. he defo would LOVE you in sporty clothing or leggings that show off ur thighs cos he has a canonical thing for those lmao. oh AND he’s the type who’s quite good with kids but has a level of awkwardness with them still, so watching his s/o struggle to interact with them would set him up for a laugh (w/ no ill intent, ofc). but if you’re really good with kids, no problem, because he’ll just watch you with sparkling eyes full of awe, heart swelling with unbridled affection.
୨୧ * he would defo be the perfect bf if you’re a picky eater cos he’ll find ways to work with your preferences but also encourage you to try new foods. the gentlemen who whisks you out everywhere to try new cuisine at nice restaurants and sneakily pays mid-meal during a ‘bathroom break’ so that when you attempt to pull your card out afterwards, he can simply smile and shake his head. goddamnit isagi. his argument is that growing up average and then getting propelled into wealth and fame means that he jumps at every opportunity to spoil you and show you off. you’re beautiful inside and out and he won’t treat you like anything less than a goddess.
bachira meguru! ˖♡ ࣪‧♫ ₊˚໒꒱⋆✩
୨୧ * bachira’s ideal s/o is either someone who loves retro 70s clothing, an indie band kid, or both combined. i feel like bachira’s goofy ass would go well with someone sweet, but not quite as hyperactive as himself. his ideal s/o is definitely either a bookworm or a guitarist, with no in between. he’s defo such a gremlin with you, either interrupting your peaceful reading sessions by being clingy and demanding cuddles, or asking you to play his favourite songs instead of the things you’re meant to be practicing.
୨୧ * bachira would go to every single one of guitarist!s/o’s gigs. he loves you so much, after all! you can hear his holler of your name over the crowds cheers as the speakers blare and your strings come to life. he’s not a memorisation-strong kind of guy, but he definitely knows all the lyrics to your favourite songs, and the lyrics to your originals, too. he has two versions of each one of your albums, one for the cd and one to add to the house-of-cd-cases-turned-shrine he has assembled somewhere in your apartment.
୨୧ * whereas with bookworm!s/o, bachira got his mom to teach him how to paint so that he could do those viral page-edge paintings. on your birthday, he gifts you hardback copies of your favourite books with intricate fore-edge paintings to match. if your favourite book has a movie or tv show adaption that you love, he definitely painted your favourite scene. although he’s not an avid reader, bachira will listen to your attempts to summarise a recently-read novel, even if he’s not quite following by halfway through.
୨୧ * he also only sporadically posts on his socials, but when he does, it’s usually random shitposts or spam posts of the two of you together. maybe at a gig or at a bookstore, but they’re all ‘artistically’ blurry. still, both of your smiles are clearly visible despite the lack of phone camera focus.
chigiri hyoma! ˖♡ ࣪‧♫ ₊˚໒꒱⋆✩
୨୧ * if you tell me this man wouldn’t date a a fashion magazine editor!s/o, you’re lying. he’s such a princess, and i can just imagine him as being a passionate fashionista as well, so i think he’d suit someone with a similar love for and knowledge of style. bring this man to fashion week please. actually, he probably met you there. he defo also impulse buys designer, whether it’s bags, clothes or just a pair of shades. he’s a diva like that /hj
୨୧ * shopping is a battle to the death between the two of you on which store to go in next. there’s not enough hours in the working day to account for your retail therapy sessions, given how long the two of you spend browsing the aisles together. at some point you panic, wondering where you’ve misplaced $500 of clothes, until your boyfriend rolls his eyes and shakes the bags he’s holding. you don’t even remember giving him the bags.
୨୧ * the two of you definitely rate and critique met gala outfits together. contrary to what most may believe, it is a NEED, not a want. when someone comes wandering onto the red carpet dressed in this year’s fashion monstrosity, just know that the two of you will be referencing it for days if not weeks, because really, how could anyone have the guts to go out wearing that?
୨୧ * just hope that you’re good with hair, because this fussy princess isn’t going to let you within ten feet of his if you have a brush in hand and you aren’t. his hair is his prized possession for all that he does the bare minimum to look as dazzling as he does, and chigiri would rather not ruin it. but if you’re good at elaborate and pretty hairdos, just know that his winding down comfort time is letting you try out new styles, strands of pink dancing over one another as they’re weaved into place by your fingers.
kunigami rensuke! ˖♡ ࣪‧♫ ₊˚໒꒱⋆✩
୨୧ * kunigami’s so highschool sweethearts-coded. maybe you started dating before blue lock and persevered through his change in persona, knowing full well that his kind and hardworking self was still present under the gruff, cold exterior. maybe he pined after you hopelessly for years until stumbling upon you years later. either way, he’s been madly in love with you since your high school days, and don’t think he’ll ever stop.
୨୧ * but like oh my god, this man would SO date a kindergarten (or elementary school) teacher!s/o. someone who is doting and good with kids, but is also hardworking and knows how to reward people efforts or work on their lack thereof. maybe it’s his superhero agenda but i think early years teachers are heroes in themselves, teaching young children valuable life lessons and basic skills and subjects, and therefore i think kunigami would really suit a teacher!s/o.
୨୧ * bring this man to meet your students and give them an assembly on how taking care of themselves plus hard work are the keys to fulfilling their dreams. the way these kids would be screaming because their sweet, humble teacher is dating football phenomenon kunigami rensuke, and he’s here to tell them that alcohol and nicotine addictions aren’t healthy. plus, eat your greens, kids. you’ll become a superhero in no time.
୨୧ * kunigami is either hopeless at cooking, five star michelin-worthy malewife chef material, or, the most boring option, the most mid chef of all time. ‘mid’ as in, he can put together a decent meal but nothing mindblowing, only occasionally tries to cook something new. i like to think that as the middle child, his older sister is a lost cause when it came to cooking, and his younger sister is quite the closet gourmet, so he knows how to cook pretty damn well. just know that after a long day, if he’s home earlier than you, you can expect an array of delectable dishes and the most delicious feast you can imagine waiting for you.
mikage reo! ˖♡ ࣪‧♫ ₊˚໒꒱⋆✩
୨୧ * i feel like reo would date someone who is far from having grown up well-off, maybe someone who grew up with difficult domestic circumstances, someone who’s fought tooth and nail to reach where they are today. for this reason, i feel like he’d date a corporate ceo!s/o. he admires how you’re both self-assured and self-made, and how your success bloomed from your own efforts and skill. to reo, who’s grown up with privilege and wealth without ever really having to try before he found football, he can’t help but find your work ethic and resilience attractive. they say confidence is attractive, after all.
୨୧ * he loves to spoil you, but he definitely doesn’t buy your love. while a good portion of his gifts to you do involve a waving of his black card, and are often designer, he also likes the authenticity of doing something for you. after all, with all the money in the world, he worries material goods may seem like half-assed presents that can’t even convey half of his feelings towards you. especially a ceo!s/o, because he’d hate for you to feel belittled by his love just because he was born into money. that won’t do at all! so now reo invests a lot of his spare time learning to do things himself, so that he can then do those things for you.
୨୧ * one of those things was pottery. prior to the two of you moving in together, he had been taking classes on ceramics and pottery so that he could surprise you with his hand-crafted and painted dining set. plates, mugs, bowls—each of them were painted with motifs relevant to places you’d been together. from the tropical beaches of bali, to the mountain views of peru and even the most famous italian vineyards—every plate was painted to bear some resemblance to the backgrounds of photos you’d taken at these locations. after all, reo is quite the globetrotter, because he loves going on adventures with you.
୨୧ * but sometimes the best days are days when you can laze about together. listen, reo’s always been the type of guy to never have a moment of rest. he always had so many things to do, because he was so good at everything that people usually required more of him. not that it was impossible for him, but it did mean a lot of his life was always scheduled out, busy and hectic. that’s why reo relishes in the moments where can relax in your arms, away from prying eyes, the paparazzi, the outside world—he loves how you can make a day full of nothing everything to him.
© velchronica 2024
#bllk x reader#blue lock#bllk#bllk imagines#blue lock x reader#bluelock#bluelock x reader#isagi x reader#isagi yoichi x reader#reo x reader#mikage reo x reader#kunigami x reader#kunigami rensuke x reader#chigiri hyoma x reader#chigiri x reader#bachira x reader#bachira meguru x reader#୨୧ drabble
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hii!! i would like to request something about what is like to watch romance movies with daryl, (reader was the one who suggested ofc) i think he would act annoyed the whole time but would definitely pick-up something that reader thought it was romantic in the movie😆
Hi anon! Thank you for your request!
The couch is lumpy, the popcorn half-forgotten in the bowl between you. On the small TV screen, The Bodyguard plays, the static of the old DVD giving the film an extra grainy charm. Alexandria only had so many DVDs in their library collection, so it had taken some time to get this specific movie after a couple of the women were hoarding it for a wine night.
You also had to talk Daryl into watching with you, citing how it wasn’t “just romance—it’s about survival too.”
Daryl sits with his arms crossed, his usual scowl firmly in place, but his eyes keep flicking to the screen. It’s clear he’s watching, no matter how much he pretends not to care.
The scene unfolds—Frank, protective and stoic, scoops Rachel into his arms as danger looms. The way he carries her—like she’s precious and weightless—makes your heart skip a beat. You glance at Daryl out of the corner of your eye, wondering if he’s paying attention.
“Why’s he doin’ that?” he mutters, his voice low.
“Because he’s protecting her,” you reply, shifting slightly closer to him on the couch. “She’s in danger, and he’s making sure she’s safe.”
“She got legs, don’t she?” he grunts, shifting uncomfortably. “Could walk just fine. Could actually protect ‘er if he had his hands free,”
You suppress a laugh, nudging him with your elbow. “Its called romance, Daryl. It’s about the gesture, not practicality.”
His jaw ticks slightly as the scene continues, and you catch him watching as Frank gently sets Rachel down, his protective presence never wavering. He falls quiet after that, his eyes fixed on the screen, though the furrow in his brow suggests he’s thinking harder than he lets on. By the time the credits roll, he’s back to his usual self, brushing it off with a grumbled, “Damn chick flick.”
But something in the way he avoids your gaze makes you wonder if he’s already filing it away in that quiet, thoughtful mind of his.
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It’s been a long day, the kind that leaves your body aching and your thoughts fuzzy. The group has spent hours repairing sections of the wall to prepare for the herd, and by the time the sun dips low, you’re utterly drained.
You lean against the fence, catching your breath, when you hear familiar footsteps approaching. Daryl’s shadow falls over you, his crossbow slung over his back and a tired but determined look in his eyes.
“Done fer the day?” he asks, his voice gruff as ever.
“Yeah,” you reply, too tired to say more.
Before you can react, he steps closer, sliding an arm behind your back and another under your knees. In one smooth motion, he lifts you off the ground, cradling you against his chest like it’s the easiest thing in the world.
“Daryl!” you gasp, your hands looping around his neck instinctively. “What are you doing?”
“Gettin’ ya to the car,” he mutters, his tone leaving no room for argument. “Ain’t lettin’ ya walk all that way lookin’ like you’re gonna collapse.”
“I can walk!” you protest weakly, though your body betrays you, melting into his hold. “This is ridiculous."
“Yeah, well, ain’t about what’s ridiculous,” he says, his voice quieter now. “It’s about the gesture or whatever.”
You blink up at him, your heart picking up its pace. “The gesture? Did you just—”
“Don’t,” he warns, a faint blush creeping up his neck. “Ain’t no romance novel.
Your protests die on your lips as you rest your head against his shoulder, a smile tugging at your mouth. His arms are steady, his grip firm but careful, and despite his gruff demeanor, there’s something undeniably sweet in the way he carries you.
“Hey,” you say softly as he reaches the car. “You’re not so bad at this romantic stuff, you know."
“Stop,” he mutters, though there’s no bite in his words. As he sets you down and opens the car door for you, he glances at you briefly, his eyes softer than usual. “S’nothin’."
But the way he brushes a strand of hair out of your face before climbing into the driver’s seat tells you all you need to know.
#ask daryltwdixon#requests#the walking dead#daryl dixon#twd daryl#daryl#the walking dead daryl#daryl x reader#daryl twd#daryl one shot#daryl dixion imagine
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saw the outsiders musical last night (7/20/24) and thought i would make a little post about some of my favorite parts!! brody, sky & daryl were out so i saw trevor wayne as pony, josh strobl as johnny & henry julián gendron as two-bit!
there’s a bit after pony gets jumped by the socs where darry and soda are cleaning the blood off his face and when they’re done and have gotten up johnny comes and sits next to him and takes out a rag and starts also cleaning pony’s face <3 it’s so so sweet
henry does a couple little opt-ups as two-bit in both grease got a hold and hoods turned heroes where i was like “ooh!” i adore daryl tofa so i was a little disappointed when i found out i wouldn’t be able to see him but henry was SO fantastic!! such a talented dancer and you could tell he was having so much fun with the character! such a standout for me.
was deeply impressed by how many items were successfully thrown and caught in grease got a hold like holy shit dude
the LIGHTING in great expectations has pony pointing his flashlight at darrel on “darrel was on his way up in the world” & johnny on “johnny has no kind of chance in this world” and then as the verse goes on he points it at all of the greasers standing all over the stage and the light lingers on them for the rest of the song it’s so fucking cool-looking! and during the chorus the stage starts to look like a starry sky which is a choice they bring back for the little great expectations reprise at the end of far away from tulsa.
the moment where pony & johnny do their little cool guy walks over to cherry and marcia at the drive-in with their popped collars was so precious to me
i ADORE cherry valance and i ADORE emma’s take on her!! her little convo with pony at the drive-in was really sweet and i loved that they chose not to make the dynamic feel like a crush on ponyboy’s part it was such a nice moment of two people finding and genuinely understanding each other so deeply <3
lighting sound & everything was so next-level during the fountain scene-bob’s death like i don’t even think i can describe it it was so much and so crisp and so visceral in the absolute best way
staging for run run brother was SO cool — there’s a part at the end where they use the tires and boards from the set to make two platforms that the other actors can roll them back and forth while johnny is on one and pony on the other and they roll them away from each other and they are both reaching out so desperately towards each other its so fantastic
i also really liked the part in run run brother where dally gives pony his jacket like he just wordlessly put it on for him it’s so nice
lighting & subsequent blackout at the end of run run brother as pb&j are in the air after jumping off the “train” was ELITE
pony is holding johnny’s switchblade during death’s at my door and at the end of the song johnny reaches out to take it from him but he doesn’t pull away so he’s just holding pony’s hand and then he puts his other hand over pony’s too and they sit there like that until the lights go down <3
LOVED what they’ve done with darry’s character here!! i know people have some nitpicky things with it but he is such a fascinating character and i’m so glad that the musical theater medium was able to do so much with him that the limited pov of the novel couldn’t — brent comer plays darry so so well and my heart aches for him like fuck dude he cares about his brothers so fucking much and he’s doing his best and he’s so so tired :((( give him a break!!
jason schmidt’s voice is SO fantastic holy fuck throwing in the towel was GORGEOUS!! and the little bit at the end where soda hugs darry and it looks like he maybe kisses him on the head a little is so darling <3
the entire “do i look like julie andrews?” scene is so fucking good… genuinely made me laugh out loud. “fine, paul newman, then!” “…no shit?” is so fantastic and johnny’s little “she is pretty as hell :)” about cherry is adorable. and ofc the “goldilocks and her ugly sister” line is fucking great
the way that johnny perks up when he hears “say hey to johnny for us :)” in soda’s letter is so cute
the church fire scene is perhaps the coolest shit i have ever seen onstage
ponyboy is crying so hard after johnny dies that has to sit down on the floor of the hospital room and soda sits behind him and just holds him <3
ponyboy is like actively crying as he narrates dally’s death its so fucking heartbreaking. i liked that they drew the parallels between the train crashes in order to make dally’s death meaningful despite its departure from the book. and the detail about the train derailing when it hit him was wonderfully written.
there is a scene where ponyboy is like inconsolable sitting on the living room floor with his head in his arms after johnny and dally die and cherry comes by the house because she has been volunteering at the hospital and no one came to pick up johnny’s clothes after he died and she thought ponyboy should have them and she tells him there’s a letter in the pocket addressed to him and after she leaves he just sits there for a while and when he finally moves he picks up johnny’s jean jacket and fucking like hugs it and buries his face in it and it’s so so so heartbreaking and soda has to come over and start reading the letter to him before johnny appears and starts singing stay gold <3
johnny starts SR at the beginning of stay gold while pony is sitting on the car at SL but he is slowly moving closer to pony as the song goes on and right before they start singing in harmony johnny sits down next to him <3 <3 <3
josh’s stay gold made me CRY!! especially him and trevor singing “i have known a love that many never know / and that love lives on no matter where i go” holy shit. their voices blend together so beautifully
overall i fucking ADORED trevor’s ponyboy!! he embodies the role so so well and has such a fourteen-year-old boy vibe when he’s onstage that i definitely did not expect from an actor in his twenties! i’ve heard that his pony is a little more emotional than brody’s & josh’s and that was a choice i really really vibed with!! and his voice was like jaw-dropping, what a talent!!
stagedoor afterwards was so so wonderful! i made drawings for the entire cast and everyone was so so nice and seemed to really like them! the ensemble & understudies especially seemed really thrilled that i had made something for them
henry in particular was so so sweet and seemed like he couldn’t believe that i had drawn him! he was like “is this me for real?” and someone (i think it was trevor) told him to look at the back where i had written his name and a little note and he was really excited about it!! he actually was like “this is awesome i have to go inside and give this to my mom right now so i don’t lose it” and his family was right inside the stagedoor and he pointed me out to them and they were so excited! he gave me a hug too it was really nice :)
trevor was also really excited and was like “this is a drawing of me for real? not brody?” and he was so happy when he turned it around and saw his name <3
i gave melody and sarahgrace copies of the same drawing of both of them and as soon as i gave it to melody she immediately looked around to find sarahgrace and show it to her (she was still inside but it was very cute) and then she told me they were going to put it on the wall in their dressing room!!
sarahgrace was like “omg you even drew my bracelet!” and was excited when i pointed out the detail i put in for the pattern on her dress!
trevor yelled across the sidewalk to tell josh to stop talking to his (trevor’s) mom as a joke lmfao
everyone except jason & kevin c came out to stagedoor and they were all so so sweet!! got photos with most of them and they all signed my copy of the book!! overall such a fucking fantastic experience! the drawings were a lot of work but it was so nice to see the looks on the cast’s faces when they saw them!!
#the outsiders#the outsiders musical#the outsiders broadway#outsiders musical#trevor wayne#josh strobl#joshua boone#henry julián gendron#jason schmidt#brent comer#emma pittman#melody rose#sarahgrace mariani#ponyboy curtis#johnny cade#dallas winston#two-bit mathews#sodapop curtis#darry curtis#cherry valance
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It honestly makes me cry how Padmé in her dying moments and as she’s giving birth was aching and yearning for Anakin to be by her side. Just as Vader was in anguish and pain, and longing to see Padmé, to know if she’s safe.
In the last scene where she’s giving birth she’s in such a haze due to labor, and in such a state of “heartbreak” that she doesn’t recognize her surroundings and doesn’t even realize that people were beside her because she’s so focused on Anakin (+giving birth ofc) we see it clearly in the ROTS novel
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We see here that OW is holding onto Padmé’s hand which he described as being “still and cold” clearly her lack of strength from giving birth, but also because she’s heartbroken and is somewhat becoming numb (as she dies 💔) she’s not at all responsive nor does she react to human contact. Then we see that she’s clearly muddled and completely unaware of her surroundings as it describes that her “eyes rolled blindly” and yet, she’s still thinking of Anakin (as she’s giving birth) when she says what the gender of the baby was, and that Anakin thinks it’s a girl, so Padmé thinks so as well.
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Then, despite her lack of strength and motivation, we see Padmé pick up all the strength she has left to reach up to her newborn son, Luke.
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After she’s given birth, again all of Padmé’s thoughts just round back to her aching and yearning for Anakin. Once again, not even aware of her surroundings or even able to hear anyone in her vicinity due to how heartbroken she is over losing her husband and this precious moment with him (the birth of their babies) OW clearly tells Padmé that Anakin isn’t there when Padmé calls out to him, yet she can’t hear him, Padmé continues to constantly call out to him, telling him she loves him, and that she’s sorry for the misunderstanding that happened between them (even though absolutely NONE of it was her fault.)
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Then we come to this part where it reveals that Padmé with the same hand she touched her new born babies with, was actually clutching onto the Japor Snippet that Anakin had given her this entire time she was giving birth. Part of me believes she was holding onto it as a substitute for Anakin’s hand, hence why she was in such a daze, unable to recognize anyone around her, and kept calling out to Anakin. She desperately wanted him by her side, and holding onto the Japor Snippet was like a solace for her.
It was only in the last minute where the novel describes her eyes to have finally cleared for only a moment, and she recognized OW, and even in that last moment of hers, her thoughts are of only Anakin. And of her undying, unwavering faith, trust, and love for him. Telling OW with full conviction that there is still good inside the man she loves, and she’s putting the very proof of it into his palms 💔
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OW shows Yoda the Japor Snippet Padmé put into his hand, and Yoda can immediately tell right away that it was a possession that was precious to Padmé, and that she must’ve cherished it a lot. He suggests that she should be buried with it, and OW taps into the Force at that moment and can also feel the “soaring echos” of the love shared between Anakin and Padmé to which he describes as “transcendent love” and can also feel what he describes as “a bleak, black despair of an unendurable heartbreak” (clearly referring to Padmé.) He agrees that Padmé should also be buried with the Japor Snippet, so that Padmé can at least go away in peace, with a remnant of the man she truly, deeply, loved, still with her.
#star wars#anidala#padmé amidala#anakin skywalker#sw novels#revenge of the sith novelization#meta#padmé study#why do i make myself cry?#i just wanted to emphasize how much losing anakin broke padmé#and how even in her last moments all she wanted was him#how much her yearning and aching for him reflects vader’s anguish and pain over finding out she had died
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So, I wanna talk about this scene:
DON'T WORRY. THIS IS SPOILER-FREE.
In the novel, Wang has maintained the same avatar and name in his WeChat profile from middle school up to high school. However, after meeting Tian, Wang developed a habit of changing his avatar and name in the app based on his emotional state, like in this scene from Shop's Closed to Shop's Grand Opening.
Wang also has a habit of changing Jiang Tian's saved name in his contacts, depending on how he feels about that person 😅😅😅
However, the most amazing thing in all of these is, not that Wang can come up with so many names and avatars to aptly describe how he feels at the moment, but Jiang Tian's fast reaction to the changes in WeChat as if he spends a considerable amount of time staring at Wang's WeChat profile (I mean, he prolly does but that's beside the point. Who am I kidding? Ofc Tian turned on his notifications but solely for Wang's profile 😅).
Like in this scene, as soon as Wang changed his name to 'Grand Opening', Tian quickly enters Wang's room. And just like that, their 'brother/study buddy' relationship resumes.
So, yeah. That's it. That's the post. Oh! And the scenes after this one reminded me why I was so lazy learning my Chinese alphabet in the first place lol
Sidenote: WeChat is an Asian-based social app. I remember it has the same function as the Whatsapp in terms of messaging and contact. You can also use it as a digital wallet. Sadly, I never really explore that app since none of my friends were using it 😩
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SPOILERS AHEAD FOR SUFFERING GAME GRAPHIC NOVEL
Okay SO. Everyone has some thoughts on this one for sure as I have seen. A lot of people are saying they took a lot from Wonderland and that it's a disappointment as an adaptation but here's the thing: I have viewed the books as separate canon from the podcast since around Crystal Kingdom. I don't necessarily see it as a faithful adaptation but as a cool way to get more people into the story without giving EVERYTHING away in case they decide to listen. However, that being said, I have some things to say. I'm going to start with the negative first because even though I LOVED this book I so have some things I will miss about it (but please understand that I LOVED THE BOOK SM GUYS, I will ofc be adding what I loved after this part)
My Issues/Things I Wish Were Included:
Magnus trying to find his own answers with the voidfish. I was really looking forward to how they would show and represent that!
"I'm afraid no one else will have me" was such a good scene, I really liked the vulnerability Taako showed then because aside from his scene in Petals we haven't seen a whole lot of that from him in the books (again, I veiw the books as separate canon, but it would be nice to see)
CAM! I missed Cam so much he was delightful
No Boss Rush
I don't like that they basically forced Magus to decide if he wanted to lose Julia and never mention Gov. Kallen at all. That was such an impactful moment and they kind of side stepped it unfortunately
Trust or Forsake is missing which is also unfortunate
A lot of what made Wonderland interesting is either spedrun or absent so they kind of took the Wonder out of Wonderland
Taako giving up his beauty is also gone! Which sucks ass! My only true issue with this book that I genuinely was heartbroken over. I understand it can be a hard thing to show, especially when it runs the risk of someone in real life looking at the design and going "ow, that looks like me!'. So like. I get it. I really do. But they cut so much of Podcast!Taako's growth in Book!Taako's character that it was a sore spot for me personally.
If they let Johann live in the next book I will be very upset
SPEAKING OF NEXT BOOK!! Now that I have all my negative out of the way ohohoh boy I'm gonna share the positives I have with it. Given that, again, I view the books as separate story than the podcast, I thought they did a wonderful job overall. Solid 8/10 for me! Here are the things I am still screaming about
Things I adore about this book and will be living rent free in my head forever
TAAKO AND KRAVITZ KISS LIKE 5 PAGES IN AND I SCREAMED CAREY ATE WITH THAT
Merle's kids 😭😭😭
JOHANN IS ACKNOWLEDGED IN THIS ONE RAAAAAAAA I WAS SO WORRIED THEY WERE TRYING TO CUT HIM OUT
I love the redesign of Wonderland looking like a circus instead of a roulette wheel, I liked that a lot
Kravitz calling Taako to tell him to be safe,,, the call getting cut off,,,, pain
I loved the wheel it looked so cool
Edward and Lydia were giving Velvet and Veneer and I am HERE FOR IT
Heart Attack my beloved 🥰
ARMS OUTSTRETCHED!!!!!!!!
WHAT DO YOU MEAN TAAKO SAW KRAVITZ IN THE TAR??? WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE TRIED TO SAVE HIM?????? MCELROY FAMILY AND CAREY WHEN I GET YOU-
Seeing the umbra staff (*cough cough* Lup) BEAT THE SHIT out of Edward was lovely, no notes
HOW GRIFFIN DISAPPEARED!!! I WAS HOPING THEY WOULD DO THAT!!!
BLUEJEANS REVEAL
The Umbra Staff jumping into Barry's arms 😭😭😭
Taako having STATIC IN HIS EYES seeing the staff and Barry together CAREY PLEASE
MERLE SEEING JOHN, THIS IS NOT A DRILL PEOPLE
L U P SHE IS SO FUCKING BEAUTIFUL I CRIED I AM SO GLAD THEY GAVE HER LONG HAIR TOO!!
GOD THE BOOK ENDED WHERE I WANTED IT TO AND THEN SOME ACTUALLY (I thought it would end with the line "Lucretia, what have you done???" BUT MAN I'M NOT MAD IT WENT ON A BIT LATER)
THE IPRE PAINTING. THEM. THEY. ALL OF THEM. I AM DYING. MY CROPS ARE WATERED AS SHIT.
#I love this book so much guys#SO MUCH#taz#the adventure zone#taz balance#justin mcelroy#griffin mcelroy#travis mcelroy#clint mcelroy#taz suffering game#taz gn#taz gn spoilers
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Horror movies w BSD boys Part 2/2
Characters; Fyodor D. Edgar A. Poe, Bram S.
A/N: if you are interested in part to here it is Horror movies w BSD boys 1/2 :33 I hope y'all like this one as much as y'all enjoyed part 1! And ofc scenarios are at the end!
**✿❀ ❀✿**
Fyodor❦ 📖
•He definitely has random giggle fits when someone dies
• Fyodor would be laying his head on your lap so he doesn't get too dizzy(bc he's anemic.)
• Fyodor would have you watch multiple horror movies and gorey things and then watch cute things with you so you could go to sleep at night
• He is a big "I don't care you choose" when it comes to movies but when you pick soenthing with out gore/jump scares he tells you to change it
• He isn't cuddling with you he's cuddling with the pet (that is def a rat) but he is holding your hand
• Fyodor is probably one to laugh when you get scared but then comforts you after he's done laughing because he got too dizzy from laughing so hard
Poe✡ 📚
• Poe definitely gets scared quickly
• He cuddles you every chance he gets(obvi with Karl too)
• He screams/jumps at every jump scare even if it's not too scary
• Poe can't watch the horror scenes even if he tries, it scares him too much
• The movies are for sure going to be one of those mystery thrillers
Bram➷ 🧛♂️
• Bram falls asleep not even 39 minutes into the movie
• Y'all will be watching Dracula there wasn't even a discussion because Bram would NOT watch anything else
• He falls asleep on you but he could still feel your presents and hear the movie still going
• If he doesn't fall asleep he watches the entire movie and recommends more vampire movies to watch
• If you fall asleep Bram would carry you to bed and cuddle you so you're warm
Scenarios!
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Fyodor❦ 📖
It was around 2pm when Fyodor arrived home, he had went to church in the morning and when church ended Fyodor had went to the store. You stood from the couch to help him since it was obvious he was getting s bit light headed from standing too much. A few hours later it was around 5pm, you had helped Fyodor cook dinner and the two of y'all decided to watch a movie!
You and Fyodor got settled into the comfortable couch, the dinner in hand. Y'all cuddles together, turning on a movie. You could hear small giggles and Russian remarks escaping Fyodor's mouth every time someone had died, it was quite funny to see. Y'all had finished the dinner that was made and the movie was half way over, there were light jump scares and most got you flinching which made Fyodor giggle.
At the end of the movie, Fyodor was already cuddled close to you his head in your lap. It was around 7pm now, the time Fyodor usually went to the shared room and slept, but not tonight it seemed like he wanted to sleep on the couch cuddled with you tonight. So that's what you did, you reached for the blanket covering you and Fyodor. He was hugging you as you both slowly drifted to sleep.
Poe✡ 📚
It was around the time of Poe to be writing another novel but instead, he had suggested watching a movie since he had wanted a break from writing novels and just wanted to spend time with you instead. So y'all got comfortable in the living room and turned a horror movie on, of course this wasn't what Edgar had really expected to watch but he would bare through it if it meant spending time with his dear.
You and the long haired brunette put on a horror movie, the raccoon between the two of yall. The both of you had bought popcorn some candies and drinks to have during the movie. About 20 minutes in there was already a jump scare. This caused Poe to jump and hug onto you, holding your hand tightly with the raccoon on his side. Poe wasnt really a fan of horror more of well of course writing mystery novels. But since he is spending time with you, he's happy.
Multiple jump scares and gorey screen times later, the movive was over and Poe was practically shiviering. You decided to put on a cute romance so Poe's mind could get rid of the ridiculous amount of gore and blood. Y'all cuddles while watching to movie and slowly fell asleep on the couch.
Bram➷ 🧛♂️
It was a cold Autmn night in the comfort of yours and Bram's shared home, you were with your roommate (or boyfriend whatever you prefer) and Bram recommend watching Dracula or a horror vampire movie. You had agreed and the both of y'all had got settled into the couch together, Bram had his head lay on your chest as he had his arms wrapped around you. (if it's roommates y'all are just sitting together) After y'all adjusted in the couch, you pressed play on the television remote and started up Dracula.
Of course it wasn't horror but it was an interesting movie to watch and it was fun. About 1 hour into the movie you could hear soft snores from Bram's mouth, and if you were honest. It made you smile. You enjoyed seeing him so comfortable it soothed your heart. And before you knew it, the movie was over, y'all were laying there, white noise filling the room along with soft snores from Bram. You placed a gentle kiss on Bram's long silver hair, running your fingers slowly into it.
You reached over with your free hand and arm, grabbing the remote, playing some old romances, since you knew Bram enjoyed music it was the best option since Bram was asleep. You reached once more grabbing a hairband, slowly tying Bram's hair into a braid so it wasn't all knotted in the morning. You then placed a soft kiss on Bram's lips(you can exclude this part if just roommates) closing your eyes shortly after, falling asleep with Bram in the comfort of the living room with low old romances playing in the embrace of the two of you.
დ .•*””*• 𝐸𝑛𝑑 •*””*•.���
A/N; I'm actually shocked this didn't take as long as part 1 but I'm also working on a request so it was a LITTLE delayed but only by a bit, I hope y'all all enjoy it though! :3
#bungo stray dogs#bungou stray dogs#bsd fanfic#bsd#bsd bram#fyodor dostoevsky#halloween#fyodor x reader#poe x reader#x reader#edgar allan poe bsd#bram x reader#scenarios#bram stoker#fluff#edgar allan poe x reader
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I love that kaz's revenge kind of... fails. I really love that he doesn't quite get a satisfying revenge on rollins, and I've always thought that was... well, the point. I said more about the specific scene with pekka here but like. it IS a turning point for kaz, it's just not the one he wanted. kaz gets about three narrative warnings/pieces of foreshadowing that it's not going to go how he wants it to go, but he really doesn't heed them until it's too late.
the first is the broken leg from the heist on the bank that helped pekka scam them; while its main narrative purpose is that it's the source of kaz's disability ofc (which feeds into his personal arc and his dynamic with wylan), and it exists outside of the pekka stuff, it arguably has a secondary purpose as the first in a series of 'don't pursue this, it's going to hurt' warnings, which he ignores.
the second warning comes when kaz lets pekka out at hellgate for personal score settling reasons, wastes time and fucks up the plan, and then starts a big domino effect where rollins turns the dregs on him, teams up with van eck, and hires dunyasha to attack inej.
(there are lots of other mini-nods to kaz absolutely refusing to let go of what happened and it informing everything he does; making nina give muzzen fake firepox, the fake pandemic, his interest in fifth harbour being implied to be because that's where he crawled out of the harbour, his dynamics with jesper and wylan, the body boats taking everyone out of the city, etc, but these are the big slip-ups)
the third strike feeds from that; the sweet reef sugar silo job is an almost perfect copy of the second stage of rollins' scam on jordie and kaz; sugar stock prices being driven up due to scarcity. it going so horribly wrong (because pekka anticipated it, of course he did, he made it up) and almost getting inej killed by dunyasha is a final warning to kaz to, effectively, let go or be dragged. if he carries on living in the past like this, he's going to lose his new family, not just his old one.
I think pekka's inability to remember jordie's name was more crushing than kaz admitted to himself, at least on the page; "it was a start" feels almost defeated after all that, and it lacks closure. kaz only gets one more point of view chapter (iirc?) one which feels quite reticent (it's the council of tides one and it's quite short) and he's quite quiet for the rest of the book, at least until the last inej chapter. he gets probably the cruellest wake-up call he could have been given. he doesn't get what he wants, and he'll never get it, because rollins still can't remember jordie's name by the end of the novel. it's time to move on. to his credit, he does it; he does what he always does, which is rise to a challenge. half of kaz's appeal lies in his ability to do that, no matter how hard the task, but it's a hard bandage to rip off.
unfortunately he does not really let go until he's being dragged, when his idea of what his confrontation with pekka should be like, crumbles in the face of pekka just not being able to remember jordie's name, no matter what kaz does. kaz is dragged to the precipice and told, look– here's inej, here's rollins. choose. and that's when he finally has to let go and start doing things for the future and inej, not the past and rollins and jordie. (remember that bit when he's drowning in SOC and he tries to think of revenge, and he can only think of inej instead? he always knew what he was going to pick, really).
he gets rollins out of ketterdam, but it's definitely hollow, in my estimation; the one thing kaz wanted him to remember, and he couldn't, because it wasn't important to him like it was to kaz. there's one final nod to kaz making everything about what happened to him and jordie (sneaking the grisha, colm, and matthias' body out of the city via the bodyboats and 'the bodymen don't bother to rearrange them') but I think inej saying "he doesn't say goodbye. he just lets go" comes at the perfect point; up until then it wasn't true, but now, kaz has finally been forced to (somewhat) let go, having never ever done that before.
but kaz buying inej her ship and a berth at fifth harbour (where he crawled out of the harbour and vowed to start the entire revenge plot) is a nice indication that he is trying to close that part off and move forwards with her, rather than staying in the past. and I really like that it's inej who actually makes the threat against pekka's life, to make sure he stays out of ketterdam; it's hard to know if kaz told her anything that prompted that visit (if he did, I doubt it was much, and I actually suspect he didn't know she'd gone there at all) but no matter what the circumstances, it indicates that he doesn't have to go on alone anymore, and he can finally turn away from that obsession. shared burdens n that. it's not a sad ending, it's honestly a good one for both of them, but it was a pretty rough journey to get there, and he had to fail first.
#he is like a stick of rock or a boiled sweet to me. I gnaw on him until he breaks at a weird angle and stabs me in the roof of the mouth#I do feel really bad for him. like how do you even find a new purpose after all that#and no babes your purpose cannot be 'inej' that's your obsessive tendencies talking. get a hobby#six of crows#kaz brekker#crooked kingdom#soc duology#soc meta#my post#does this make sense idfk. anyway
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Where's Mommy?
Wolffe x Lilith Sestri (OFC)
Part 7
Summary: Wolffe's wife suddenly dies, leaving him a single father in the middle of a war.
Pairing: Wolffe x Lilith Sestri (OFC)
Characters: Wolffe, Cara (child OFC), Comet
Tags & Warnings: heavy angst, mention of death, off-screen death, spousal death, grief, hurt/comfort, family fluff
Word Count: 1.2k
Author's Note: We are back to the Wolffe angst! (but did we ever really leave?) This part is really sad. I know I keep saying that, but this one actually made me tear up while writing it. I don't usually get emotional when writing emotional scenes, so yeah. Do with that what you will. As always, please enjoy 💚
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"Cara," Wolffe said after a moment of them sitting silent. "I need you to go with Comet and pack some things from your room, okay?"
Cara looked up at him with a puzzled expression. "Why?"
"Because we can't stay here without mommy," Wolffe explained.
"Oh," she frowned. "Where are we going?"
"The Jedi Temple," Wolffe said. "We'll be staying with Plo for a while."
"I don't want to go," she pouted.
Wolffe sighed. "I don't want to go either, but we don't have a choice. Please, help daddy and go with Comet to pack."
"No," Cara whined.
"Come on, ad'ika," Comet said. He hopped off of the couch and stretched his arms over his head. "I bet I can pack faster than you."
"Nuh uh," Cara said, then jumped off of Wolffe's lap and ran toward her bedroom.
"Well, that was easy," Comet chuckled. He looked down at Wolffe. "You okay?"
Wolffe sighed. "Do you want a real answer?"
Comet frowned. "I guess that was a dumb question."
"I'm fine," Wolffe said, but his facial expression betrayed his words.
Comet decided to change the subject. "How many boxes can she bring?"
"One," Wolffe said. "The Jedi aren't big on things."
"Understood," Comet nodded, then walked off to follow Cara.
"Oh, Comet," Wolffe threw over his shoulder. "Make sure the di'kute in the kitchen clean up their mess."
Comet smirked. "10-4."
Wolffe remained seated on the floor and fidgeted with the carpet pieces again. Fine. He didn't even know what that word meant anymore. He used to, back when life was simple and fine just meant he wasn't dead. Now, he wasn't sure what to feel, how to feel, or how to deal with whatever feelings he was having. Sure, he felt sad when his brothers died, but something about this death felt much different. It felt heavier, denser, tighter, and suffocating in a way he couldn't fully explain.
Unwilling to dwell on his unchecked thoughts, Wolffe grabbed whatever box he could find and headed to his bedroom. He scrolled through the mental list he made and collected all of the obvious items he wanted to keep. Some things were on the bookshelf, like her favorite holo-novel. Some things were in the dresser, like her nightshirt and a lingerie set he bought her for their first anniversary. And some things were on the bedside table, like the holo-photo album and her half-used chapstick.
He opened the bedside table drawer to check if there was anything hiding in it he wanted and his heart sank. His gold wedding band sat alone in the drawer. He almost forgot about it. He couldn't wear it most of the time, but usually he'd put it on when he was home. He didn't even get a chance this time around. He picked up the shiny band and admired it fondly, reading the inscription and the date on the inside. His wife saved every credit she had to buy those rings for them and he promised to repay her one day. He carefully placed the memento in the box.
Wolffe rummaged through the closet next, pulling little bits and pieces of his wife out and placing the most important items into the box. He only had one box, so he needed to make every spot count. He shifted a stack of clothes to the side on the top shelf and a data-stick fell to the ground with a small clack. He bent over to pick it up and studied it for a moment, wondering what could be on it. He walked over to the holor-projector across from the bed, plugged in the data-stick, then sat on the edge of the bed. An image popped up of his wife and his breath was stolen as the recording played.
Hi darling, his wife said with a warm smile while sitting next to Cara at their kitchen table.
Wolffe gasped, then covered his mouth. He remembered when his wife sent him this recording on Cara's third birthday. He was away on a mission, and wasn't able to look at it for a couple of rotations, but it made him so happy to see them both. He'd been on that mission for months and missed them dearly. He completely forgot about it until now, and couldn't believe his wife kept it all this time. She looked so beautiful that day, and Cara was all dressed up for her special day, too.
Today is Cara's third birthday, she continued, then looked at Cara. Say hi to daddy.
Hi daddy! Cara yelled with a big grin.
"Hi baby," Wolffe said. It might seem stupid to say hello to a recording but he didn't care.
It's time to sing happy birthday, his wife said. Ready, Cara? Nice and loud so daddy can hear.
Cara nodded and they both started to sing. Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Cara, happy birthday to you.
Wolffe's eyes turned misty and his body trembled as he tried to contain his emotions.
Now, blow out the candles and make a wish, she said.
Cara blew out the three lit candles and his wife clapped.
What'd you wish for? she asked with a big smile.
Daddy come home! Cara yelled towards the recorder.
Wolffe couldn't hold back the tears that rolled down his face. He wished he had more time with her. With both of them, together, as a family. It was too short. He didn't even get the chance to give his wife the life she deserved. The life he promised her. She took care of everything while he was deployed, and he vowed to take care of everything when the War was over, but now… Every vow he made to her had turned to ash. Until death do us part was the promise, but now, death had claimed her.
Okay, Wolffe, his wife said. I know this needs to be short, so we're gonna say goodbye now.
"No," Wolffe's voice cracked. "Please, don't say goodbye."
Say goodbye to daddy, she said to Cara while waving towards the recorder.
Bye, daddy! Cara yelled and waved.
"Please," Wolffe begged, his entire body shaking. "Cyare. Don't go."
Come home soon, she said, then blew a kiss. I love you, Wolffe.
The recording ended, but the last image of his wife stayed on the screen. Wolffe stood up on shaky legs and approached the projected image. He stretched out his hand to touch his wife's cheek, but his fingers passed through the pixels. He gasped, then tried again. This time to brush her hair with the palm of his hand, but it also passed through. It was just an image. It wasn't real. She wasn't real. Why wasn't she real? All he wanted to do was touch her one more time and hug her one more time; to feel her warmth.
"I love you, too," Wolffe whispered through broken breath.
Wolffe carefully pulled the data-stick out of the holo-projector and cradled it in his hands. Besides his daughter, this was his most prized possession. His wife's voice. He thought he'd never hear it again, and he didn't know if it helped him feel better or made him feel worse. Regardless, he nestled the special memory into the box and surrounded it with his wife's other things to keep it safe from harm. If anything ever happened to that memory, Wolffe didn't know what he would do.
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Oh God, I need to rant about it. I'll illustrate with video later, but for now it'll have to be stills and text.
This is canon:
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Fabian: Who you talking to, little girl?
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Wednesday: Use “little” and “girl” to address me again and I can’t guarantee your safety.
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Fabian: This is my place. Get out!
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Wednesday: Thing, a hand here?
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This is ANTI-canon:
It's not just canon that goes against what we saw on screen, but it drastically changes the core characterization of the main character for no reasonable purpose. I would argue that it's unreasonable to take this scene away from NC Wednesday, since it highlights her lack of empathy and hypocrisy: canon Wednesday doesn't care about people like Fabian who are obstacles to her goals, and within this she is also the elitist snob she accused Xavier of being.
Taking away her assertion that she's not to be perceived as a little girl is also further stripping her of her identity as someone who 1) isn't to be patronized and 2) does perceive herself as better than those around her (just as Bianca said to Xavier/what Wednesday overheard when she was stalking). Nearly every single thing she does is to try to prove that she's "better" (ordering Donovan around once she brought him the evidence he said he wanted is a prime example).
Ofc, there's the baby face/short queen element to this particular Wednesday situation, but addressing all of that would dive deeper into psychological fanon, and I'm trying to stay with canon here.
Wednesday asserting herself here in canon is also her means of telling people Don't fuck with me. I'm dangerous. And that is the awful truth: Don't fuck with Wednesday Addams. She put pirhanas in a pool because the boys in the pool picked on her brother. She sent mouse traps to the editor who rejected her novel. She will physically mutilate you if you piss her off.
And what did Tehlor Mejia do with that NC Wednesday?
Mejia turned her into a soft and caring goody girl who is sympathetic to the plight of the homeless and who did NOT order Thing to get rid of Fabian, and instead chided him for doing something so "unnecessary" by attacking him on his own. Mejia literally woked-up* a character who was definitely unfeeling towards the other character's situation (especially after he called her a "little girl").
And I despise using that term, since it's become so ingrained in the culture that anyone who uses it is automatically some kind of right winger. I'm not, but in this case it's a relevant term: This characterization of Wednesday speaks to a traditionally woke crowd:
because by the very dictionary definition of the word, mejia!Wednesday is woke Wednesday. And that's not what she was in Netflix Canon, at least not in the same manner of what it means to be in our non-fictional world.
Again, ranting about wokeness in our culture isn't in my vocabulary. I've seen the idiots who do rant about it in the other fandoms. It's just one very apt descriptor for m!Wednesday in this scene, softening her to be aware of the societal fact of Fabian's homelessness and to consciously express that to Thing. It's Mejia's own self-insert (speaking of one of my drafts about self-inserts and its saturation in fandoms); only someone like that would clutch pearls at the original scene and be compelled to correct it to align towards their own feelings instead of coming to terms with negative aspects of a character we all love (since coming to terms with it would mean ripping little holes in their carefully crafted ideologically humanitarianistic identities; how could one so in harmony with humanity love and relate to someone who hates humanity?). Mejia did this throughout the entire book while preserving some of her dry, people-hating sarcasm, but this here is one of the more blatant examples (along with the Tyler Rave'N conversation) of draining NC Wednesday of her peevish, bilious existence like a smug fanon vampire.
Once again, for people in the back:
Canon Wednesday did not give a flying shit about Fabian. She was insulted by him and his presence was hindering her investigation. She had no qualms ordering Thing to give her a "helping hand" that included violent assault and didn't give a second thought to the guy after Thing was done shooing him off.
And even though this was such a 'little' thing in canon, it's a big thing in the grand scheme of Mejia's totally unnecessary defanging and softening of Ortega's portrayal of Wednesday Addams. It's a betrayal of what she worked so hard to give us, and is insulting to her and the character's fans who love and respect the cold, calculating, unsympathetic Wednesday with the sharp tongue and IDGAF attitude that we saw on screen.
*This type of 'wokeness' is more of a corrective transference of righteousness that ignores the existent righteousness of a flawed character. Canon Wednesday is a deeply flawed character whose methods are, by real world standards, violent and absurd methods by which we real worlders only dream about using. Wednesday exists in a world where those violent fantasies can be acted out with little consequence. Those are her own little social justice moments, as twisted as they are, and to take them away from her is taking key positive characteristics from her that make her Ortega's fictional 'Wednesday' and forcing her into a role that's more palatable to someone judging fiction with the same metrics as they would judge reality.
#wednesday novel#wednesday novelization#tehlor kay mejia#mejia's fanon#canon vs fanon#wednesday netflix#netflix wednesday#jenna ortega#would hate this shit#wednesday#wednesday addams#writing wednesday#millar & gough#kayla alpert#wrote this one#friend or woe#wednesday season 1#wednesday season 1 episode 3#thing#thing addams#thing thing#fabian#fabian the homeless guy#novelization#novelization rant#ya fiction#ETA TAGS: AND ANOTHER THING...“I'm about to ask his name” <<< THAT TOO IS BULLSHIT. ncw doesn't give two shits about the NAME of a dude who#just called her a little girl! OOO jesus imma pop a vessel
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