#okac

[anotheronenokoneofmine]

i was talking to a friend about ace attorney and we went into narumitsu territory. and then they made a gay lawyer joke in the TV. this must be something right

[allergic-to-four-leaf-clovers]

I CANT SO THIS ANYMORE

[hana-bobo-finch]

it’s March 10th…..you know what that means……reminiscing on That

[enchantedephiphany]

Write for wis like king does for Maine

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[the-evil-lgbtq-foundation]

I need my sad Homestuck angst now

[saenora]

SAE IS CANONLY 2000 LINER AND ITS HOT BYE

[shantismurf]

Author Q&A with amethystviolist, 3/15/2025

The third week of our author appreciation month featured @amethystviolist's Of Kin And Courtships, A Hairy Misunderstanding, and When Silver Fails Here are their q&a responses:

Author Q&A with amethystviolist

1. What name would you like us to use and what are your pronouns? My name is Peregrine, and my pronouns are they/them.

2. How long have you been in the Book Club, and how long have you been writing fanfiction? What fandoms have you written for? I joined the BBC server on June 13th, 2024, so I haven't even been here a year yet! I've been writing fanfic since late middle school, though I think my oldest works on AO3 are from when I was in high school in the 2010's. On AO3 I've written for Supernatural, How to Train Your Dragon, Merlin, The Adventure Zone, and of course, LOTR and The Hobbit.

3. What do you think of as your writing style - are you a plotter or pantster? Not to be a fence-sitter, but I'm a bit of both and it depends on the fic which way I lean! Usually, the longer the fic the more plotting I do, but even that is usually just general bullet points. Some fics are completely improvised - "When Silver Fails", for example, had absolutely no plot beforehand and just took shape as I went.

4. What’s your favorite genre/trope to write? I love found family SO much. I also like writing with humor, as I think I'm funny, and I like sharing that with people and making them laugh! But I've gotten several comments that I've made people cry, too.

5. Is there a genre/trope you haven't written as much of yet that you're excited about for future writing? I'm most excited to keep working on (and hopefully finally finish) my dragon!Bilbo long fic (bc this fandom always needs more dragon content!). I started it years ago but picked it up again last year and it's ballooned into something like 150k now, and I'm not even done!

6. Was there an idea, prompt, or scene that inspired each story? Hmm. "A Hairy Misunderstanding" was prompted by me noticing the difference in hair length and the likely cultural differences around that. It's been a long time since I wrote that fic, but I remember wanting to see Bilbo aggressively, protectively loved by his found family even if there was no actual threat.

For "When Silver Fails," I started with just the idea of Thorin finding out Bilbo had a title in the Shire. Then I extrapolated from there with the signet ring convo, and, well, they're in love and the story went from there.

"Of Kin And Courtships" of course was part of THAUC 2024, so we had a specific prompt (it's in the fic summary). We almost immediately decided to interpret the prompt as funny instead of angsty just to subvert expectations, and brainstormed together from there!

7. Did you do any special research for any of the works? Nope, haha. I think the only research I did on all three of these was in regard to family trees. I had to see how closely Bilbo was related to the Thain for WSF, and Evelyn and I wanted to confirm who of the Company were officially part of the Line of Durin and who technically weren't for OKAC.

8. Did the stories change from how you originally envisioned them? Were there scenes or plot elements you had to cut out, or unexpected additions? WSF definitely took me the most by surprise. I didn't really expect my idea of Bilbo's titles to go anywhere, and certainly not into my personal favorite feelings-reveal I've ever written! I did have to cut a line that Bilbo was stealing paper off other people's desks prior to getting access to Thorin's drawer of parchment, just bc it wasn't flowing well.

When we planned out OKAC, we originally planned for the background ship to be Dwalin/Nori. Then we found out I'm incapable of writing a platonic rivalry lol, and we agreed to move to Dwalin/Nori/Bofur (probably in a hinge situation). Evelyn had a great scene in which Bilbo tried to blackmail Nori like "You're with Dwalin but I know you've been seeing Bofur" only for Nori to reveal Dwalin already knew and was chill, but that he admired the blackmail attempt (bc he's Nori). We had to cut that scene mostly for time reasons as we had a deadline, and I'm still sad about it!

9. What was the collaboration process like for "Of Kin and Courtships"? It was really interesting! Neither of us had ever done THAUC before, and weren't sure how to go about it. We settled on planning out the whole thing together and then 'claiming' certain scenes to write. Then at the end we stitched them all together into a final product. I really lucked out that Evelyn is a great writer and that our ideas for the story aligned well!

10. Are there any meanings or inspirations behind the titles for the works? Hahaha, I struggle very much with titles! But some of them, yes. AHM is a sort of punny name, I thought it was clever and funny. OKAC was just an acceptable title that one of us came up with at the last minute before uploading our fic (not sure which of us tbh!).

WSF is probably the only meaningful title of the three - I almost called it "Tactical Diplomacy" but realized I had another fic with a similar title already. I was then inspired by the idea of Thorin being a blacksmith who struggled with talking to people vs Bilbo's polite silver tongue, as that's the central comparison in the fic. It's one of my favorite titles I've come up with to date.

11. Do you have a favorite line or moment from any of the works? Fun question! Let's see…

AHM: “Er, you do realize, of course, that cutting my hair is very normal to me?” The dwarves all looked newly broken by this news, and Bilbo huffed at his poor wording. “No, no!"

[I just think this is hilarious.]

WSF: Joy bubbled in his chest like molten ore brimming with creative possibilities, or rather, perhaps like a good, hearty stew waiting on the stove after a long day. Courting Bilbo was at once both familiar as coming home, and as exhilarating as beginning a new project. A comfortable adventure, he might call his love, if Bilbo himself would not loudly protest the existence of such a thing.

[I'm really proud of the symbolism here, the hobbitish vs dwarvish imagery; plus I think the end is funny]

OKAC: Bilbo glanced at it, then set it down on the table as though it were made of thin glass. And then, burying his face in his hands, the gentlehobbit who’d unflinchingly faced a dragon suddenly burst into tears.

[I rarely write Bilbo showing emotion freely. This was a powerful moment for me to write, as well as what comes right after with him being overwhelmed by being wanted so deeply by a new family.]

Oh! I forgot to ask why you chose these works!!

Oh sure! I chose OKAC simply because it was the only fic long enough to qualify on its own lol. But I chose AHM and WSF to go together on purpose, because they have similar settings and are similar lengths, but I wrote them about seven years apart. I think it’s interesting to compare how my writing style and understanding of the same characters changed over that time!

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[beebisbeeble]

WHY DO YKOU NRRD A FUCKINGNNINDTEDNO ACOUNT FOR MICERAFT MSKRKMET OKACE

[24-guy]

they do still use the old Waylon place. Because it’s the okace

and max does go back to check

Richie kinda knew he was walking into a prank. After all, even if he is the mascot, so the closest of the nerds to the football team, above that, he’s a smelly nerd with overactive sweat glands. Heck, it’s probably because he dares to be the mascot as well that he gets targettes for this prank.

the bullies were honestly just gonna scare him. Maybe force him to quit being the mascot. Make fun of him for being a weeb. Honest, that’s it

but he snapped back when Max called him a loser. He dared to shout back “I’m not a loser”. Both a statement, and plea. And that’s all it took. He got shoved back, fell over on the floor, and before he could get back up, the floorboards snapped under it. He didn’t even scream as he fell.

max saw the look of sheer terror on his face, as he disappeared down the hole, just for a second. As the jocks run away, Richie grabs one of their legs as they’re running by his body, and just repeats “I’m.. not,, a loser.” And then his hand falls, and they all run away

-not a loser anon

You are so right actually.

Something seemed off for richie and maybe he didn't want to go but since this is a complete role swap, maybe the replacement for convincing pete to go to pasqualis is Peter and Ruth convincing Richie to go to the "party" at the Waylon place. Ruth convinced that he'd get some action there, Pete with the hope that if even one nerd gets in with the popular crowd, that then the rest of the nerds might have a chance.

Oh, and how do the Lords in Black factor into this? Do they come in at all? Do the bullies ever figure out that it's Richie? What about the black book?

Anon these are brilliant ideas and just know that I am keeping them all in my mind.

[azonewithu]

The funniest thing about natursl respurces Anya is they got here naturally. But people think somehow naturally theyre just gonna pick ip and walk over yo where theyre needed. Ha ha ha. Theres no fuckn roads out there younknow thst right. So by the time we start pumping them out we may not even need them anymore. Ha ha ha ha. Anyknexwant some rate earths. Theres a whole pile out there in the tundra somewhete boyo. Uou just have yo get them out. Which we msy wanna wait til the thaw. Everythings frozen. Ha ha ha ha. This okace is fucjed nobidyvwants to be here. Ever seen greenland? No! Theres a reason for that.

Anya Taylor-Joy

[nagito-komaeda428]

i his the ketter and i raced to her okace screamed how could u in her face she said no sir half dressed apoligetic a mess she looked pathetuc she cries pls domt go sir was ur whole story a set up idk abr any letter stop crying god damn it get up i didnt know any better pls dont leave me i am ruined i am helpless how could i do this just give him what he wants and yiu can have me whatever he wnats if you oay you can stay lord show me how to say no to htps helpless blah biah

Oh I don’t like this one

[the-firebird69]

And yeah in Shaw county there's a lot of houses and we said $200,000 the number might be a little off it's more like 20,000 and they moved about 400 and there's some old ones in a crappy and we don't want them moving old crappy ones so we're coming up with another plan of taking over crappy neighborhoods and getting rid of the houses I'm going to do it now

Thor Freya

Good idea and they're doing it themselves perfect

Mac and for tiny ships too

We're doing what we're doing and that's what we have to do

Trump

Okac

I'm getting the hell out of here if people don't have a stupid s*** trying to blame him and me

Stan

Olympus Arizona's teaming with people no we have an idea to do it down there I'm going to go ahead with it and we're talking about the generic beer company bja is giving us a ton of crap

[reikiajakoiranruohoja]

TDC Headcanon: The Twice-Nine and Urskekia

Since I've been working on the background and history of the canon urskeks for a good while, yet I have done nothing to publish this setting for others to use, here is my urskek headcanon post.

WARNING: The society I'm describing is extremely flawed and includes a lot of things that are traumatic in real life. Please take care.

Some of these headcanons come from conversations between @bogprincess-kira and me. So credit to her.

The Society

Society in Urskekia is best described as a recovering theocratic communistic state. While most current urskeks have grown in the collectivist society, many older ones still remember the old nobility.

Though the planet is now ruled by a council of urskeks of great renown, the old noble houses still have seats. The council is hoping the nobility will soon die out.

To replace the old monarchy and totalitarianism, the council has instituted mandatory orgies to produce new urskeks. This method ensures that family lines get mixed and the noble caste's blood purity is lost. This is why most of the noble houses still standing have resorted to more insular methods.

Outside the higher up politics, urskeks' are divided into castes. Though everyone, in theory, has equal treatment, there are distinct lower and middle classes born from the remnants of the old monarchy. This divide goes into the castes as well, with the Religious and Governmental castes being the highest. The vast majority of urskeks are in the Worker caste and are thus middle-class. There is no pariah caste officially, but Expendable Soldiers and Explorers often fill that role. Though everyone can in theory join any caste, the lower class rarely rise above the worker caste.

Though the urskek society prides itself on equality, it is only equal for those of able body. As the urskek ideal is collectivist, there is a strong push for unified looks and behaviours. The Great Crystal shines the same for everyone, so everyone must mirror its perfection. The urskek society practises eugenics as a matter of course, this practice dates to the days of the old monarchs. Being born disabled or becoming disabled are both markers of the Great Crystal's disfavour. There can not be a dissenting chord in the harmony and so many young urskeks are either culled or exiled.

Exile in general has become an alternative to the death penalty. Most exiles are expected to die, but those who survive or even thrive on new planets serve as canaries for society at large. Many formerly untamed worlds have become colonies of the urskeks. If the local aliens prove hostile, the army is sent. Though some noble families boast trained warriors, the bulk of the urskek army is made up of expendable soldiers thrown into the grinder. The modern urskek society considers itself above violence, thus most who fight in the armies are criminals or those with no other option.

As a theocracy, the urskek society reveres the Great Crystal which is the heart of their home planet. The Priest caste is seen as the voice of the Great Crystal and so holds a lot of political power. Many on the council are of the Priest caste. Any deviation from this faith is naturally seen as heresy and punished harshly.

Even though the society is harsh and there are many pitfalls, the vast majority of the urskeks live in relative comfort and keep their heads down.

The Education System

(Ages listed are equivalent to human ages.)

Urskeks spend most of their childhood with their parent(s), before being sent to learn a profession at a guild at age 7-10. Some youths go through entrance exams, while others are sponsored. Those who fail at exams or are seen as unfit for finer work are sent to become explorers or soldiers.

Regardless of the path, most young urskeks have a mentor they learn from. Only those in the designer or sustenance guilds learn from a collection of teachers.

At age 14, most urskeks are considered old enough to go into the workforce. The Priest caste remains acolytes until there is a need for another Priest.

After age 14, an urskek is generally expected to be self-sufficient and learn on their own. Though they are not considered adults until age 20, the graduate urskeks are not barred from most vices or events.

The Twice-Nine

Exiled 1950 trine ago from the capital city, the Twice-Nine are an eclectic bunch of urskeks from all walks of life and ages. What unites them, aside from their division and connection to the planet Thra, is that these exiles have formed a close-knit family with each other.

Twice-Nine in reverse order of age (given in human years);

YiYa (age of exile: 71)- YiYa was a high-ranking member of the council who was rumoured to be of old noble blood, though no house claimed him. YiYa was thoroughly corrupt and obsessed with his lineage. He was exiled when his crimes were brought to the public by SilSol.

GraGoh (age of exile:57)- A renowned explorer who grew jaded with the constant expansion of the urskeks. Never feeling part of the society, he took part in the resistance movement started by SoSu. GraGoh was exiled with his apprentices for the crime of heresy.

UngIm: (age of exile: 53)- A jaded field medic tired of the eternal war and wounds, UngIm joined GraGoh in heresy. He and his apprentice VarMa were exiled for this.

NaNol (age of exile: 41)- Already a sketchy figure as a sanitation worker, NaNol's poor impulse control caused him to 'accidentally' murder a friend. Seeing the signs of a serial killer, NaNol was promptly exiled.

ShodYod (age of exile:32)- A mild-mannered math teacher who ended up in a money-laundering racket. Mostly to feed his family. This was enough for an exile.

SaSan (age of exile; 20-ish)- One of GraGoh's apprentices, specializing in water planets. SaSan has deemed an acceptable loss due to her rebellious nature.

MalVa (age of exile:19)- the other apprentice of GraGoh, MalVa was deemed a lost cause due to his love of nature and feral behaviour.

ZokZah (age of exile:18)- A lower-class born acolyte, ZokZah was the second-in-command of SoSu's little resistance. Generally a sardonic and rebellious youth, ZokZah clawed his way up to the Priest caste by sheer determination. Harbouring a deep dislike of the noble class, ZokZha still stayed loyal to the highborn SoSu.

SoSu (age of exile:17)- A highborn child of an old noble house, SoSu's life was predetermined for him. That is until he and ZokZha butted heads and earned each other's respect. Being essentially a nothing to his parents and house, SoSu started espousing a philosophy of personal freedom. This led to his exile as a heretic.

LiLii (age of exile: 15)- One of YiYa's offspring, LiLii earned his exile by insulting one of the councillors to their face. During a mass.

SilSol (age of exile: 14-ish)- A war orphan who grew up in a 'naturalistic' orphanage outside the capital, SilSol was a gifted performer that took part in many religious masses as the head composer. An unfortunate encounter with YiYa and his public exposing of the councillor led SilSol to exile to quiet him.

EktUtt (age of exile: 14)- EktUtt was sent early to a prestigious school for designers and tailors. Though he was gifted in practical arts, he lacked a strong magic ability. Thus his education took much longer, long enough that EktUtt saw his more magical fellows burn out before graduating. EktUtt started to tutor these classmates in practical arts and was caught. For daring to think better than his teachers, EktUtt was exiled.

AyukAmaj (age of exile:14)- A rather average sustenance worker, AyukAmaj was exiled when he fed the poor more than their allotted amount.

VarMa (age of exile:13)- VarMa was seen as a dumb but strong idiot long before his exile. Thus he was tasked with helping UngIm on the field. He was exiled along with UngIm.

HakHom (age of exile: 13)- A young potential lawyer, HakHom was seen as too iconoclastic and rebellious to serve her role. Her interest in SoSu's resistance did not help. Grew up in the same orphanage as SilSol.

OkAc (age of exile:12)- OkAc was not only born a runt but also with a severely flawed vision. His parent tried to hide him, but he was eventually found out and exiled due to his disability.

TekTih (age of exile: 12)- Born a runt and after failing to put up muscle, was exiled for his disability.

LachSen (age of exile: 11)- LachSen suffered severe skin conditions and a weakened immune system. Once it was clear they failed to kick off the diseases, they were exiled. (OC-CelLoy (age of exile: 5)- SoSu's younger brother. Raised solely by SoSu. Exiled for leuticism as no creature that baulked from light could be an urskek.)

[scientistservant]

I want that fic to be an official sequel, sincerely. Oh my god. And when their cores were suffering and begging to be split apart. OkAc especially, I wanted to hug him and tell him it's going to be alright. EKT AND AYUK FINDING THEIR OWN VOICES AGAIN AND SPEAKING TO EACH OTHER, CRYING AND TRYING TO HOLD ON TO THE OTHER, ANYTHING THEY COULD. GOD.

I just finished reading your fic When The River Meets The Sea, and I’m feeling tears at 6am. Thank you for writing that, sincerely. I love the Skeksis and Urru so much, and while I also adore skekGra and urGoh I never ever want them to become one again ever again never ever!!!!

I laughed when they all just started arguing with their other halves. They had all just woken up and were about to choose violence yet again, bless

Ahhh, thank you so much! <3 That one was very special, so it means a lot whenever people enjoy it.

Those idiots would have absolutely chosen violence and squandered the work the UrSkeks' devoted their final days to if they'd been given the chance. Get-a-long sweaters for all of them.

[candythemew]

The holy trinity

[holic-user]

SkekLatch and OkAk's daughters try their hands at making their parents breakfast in bed.

Myt hates that Cal always rains on her parade.

Sorry but I'm gonna put a pause on the OkAc au drawing requests to focus more on other stuff, thank you so much. ❤