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My au for "Rain world" - "Sinful world"

ATTENTION, FURTHER INFORMATION WILL TOUCH A LITTLE ON MY PERSONALITY AND INFORMATION ON MY AU on rain world "sinful world"! PLEASE READ ALL THE WAY TO THE END, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME! AND I'M ALSO OPENING AN ASK BLOG ON MY AU, SO IF YOU WANT TO ASK MY CHARACTERS ANY QUESTIONS, THEN YOU'LL HAVE TO HAVE AT LEAST SOME INFORMATION ON Sinful world ANYWAY! (Link to ask blog: @rw-au-askblog-sinful-world) (and this post was written with the help of a translator, so I apologize in advance for any possible mistakes^^") So, if someone doesn't know, then I'm Piku_Niku, but you can just call me Piku. I am 14 years old, I draw on my phone with my finger in ibis paint. I'm looking for different fandoms, such as: rain world, hollow knight, ori and the blind forest, just shapes and beats, gravity falls, fundamental paper education, etc.I will mainly draw art for the rain world game.My favorite ships for this game:

Saint/Monk

Artificer/Rivulet

Gourmand/Survivor

Watcher/Enot

Spear master/Hunter

I also have my own au related to rain world, and now I will tell you a lot of it. However, I will not mention one part of the information, since my Persians themselves will be able to answer it in the form of an aska (so do not hesitate to write me messages with your questions about my au :)), and I will not be able to mention other information since I am currently writing fan fiction on a Russian platform called "Ficbook.net " by This week, and it's not finished yet. Some of my readers are following me on tumblr, which means I won't be able to drop plot spoilers here. Don't worry, you'll find out in time, but it will take some time :)

AU setting: all SW actions take place in a kind of simulation. The world is quite realistic and is located in three-dimensional space, however, by its very nature it obeys game laws and logic, which means that the creatures there have an indicator of karma, hunger, cycle duration report, etc., in general, everything that is in the base game.

Characters: Inv (Enot)

Fear (THE REAL NAME IS STILL UNKNOWN!)

Developers

Monk

Survivor

Hunter

Gourmand

Cold-blooded Wind (Golden Eye)

Fragile Compassion

Big Heart

Feeling of Fault

Hate

(the list of characters will be updated over time, but at the moment there are as many characters in the fanfiction as written above)

The plot in brief:The developers have already created many different mini-worlds called "campaigns" and placed slugs with different histories, chaoacters and goals for life there. But that wasn't enough for the gods. They became bored with ordinary worlds that follow some kind of rules. Therefore, they hastily created the "Enota campaign" and created almost simultaneously one of their most important and dominant persons in SW — Enota and Fear (he was not called that before, so I will call Whity in this period of time, BUT this is not the canonical name of this character, but only a temporary code name)). They were both immediately told that they existed in a fictional world and that they were created only so that both poor slugs would suffer. And Enota was also given out how pathetic and insignificant he was, and then they threw both slugs into their world. An important clarification: Whity and Enot had not seen each other before, the developers created them separately from all the others so that they would not see each other inadvertently.

Enot did not know how to survive in his world, which is why he spent a lot of effort to survive his first cycle. All this was observed by Whity, which in fact is essentially the soul of Enot, which is imprisoned in his consciousness, into which Enot himself can penetrate only when he is asleep. And so, in a dream, the slugs met and became friends. The developers also informed him about their nature when creating Whity, and also said that if Enot commits at least one sin, it will affect his soul, that is, on Whity itself. He will be in terrible pain and constantly writhing in pain. And knowing all this information from the developers, Whity asked his friend not to commit any sins. The soul was terribly paranoid and did not allow Enot to enter normally and step in. He even forbade slug to pick up a spear in principle, and as a result, to fight in order to banal self-defense.

Enot did not know how to survive in his world, which is why he spent a lot of effort to survive his first cycle. All this was observed by Whity, which in fact is essentially the soul of Enot, which is imprisoned in his consciousness, into which Enot himself can penetrate only when he is asleep. And so, in a dream, the slugs met and became friends. The developers also informed him about their nature when creating Whity, and also said that if Enot commits at least one sin, it will affect his soul, that is, on Whity itself. He will be in terrible pain and constantly writhing in pain. And knowing all this information from the developers, Whity asked his friend not to commit any sins. The soul was terribly paranoid and did not allow Enot to enter normally and step in.

No matter how hard Enot tried to rid his friend of these sins, there were more and more of them, and at the same time the pain from these sins only became stronger and more unbearable. At this point, a Feeling of Fault appears in the plot. This character is metaphorical, we can say that he does not exist in reality, he is needed so that one can understand the thoughts and feelings of one of the characters, in our case, Enot. That is, it means that only Enot can see Feeling of Fault and talk to him. Because of the fractures in the relationship with Whity, Feeling of Fault began to tell Enot that he was still a loser and a weakling, which only added more oil to the fire and made the whole situation only worse. At some point, a real scandal broke out between Enot and Whity during which they stopped being friends. After that, after a while, Whity was completely consumed by sins, and Enot's Feeling of Fault became especially strong during this period of time. Enot's consciousness, in order to protect him, sharpened Feeling of Fault and began to gradually erase all painful memories associated with Whity. At some point, he completely forgot about his former friend and can be said to have started life with a clean slate. And it would seem that this is a good thing, now Enot has become completely free from the prohibitions of his former friend, and even now no Feeling of Fault will bother him, but... The thirst for blood still remained in him. At first, Enot tried to suppress her and he killed especially only scavengers, because they had caused him too much pain in the past, but over time, Enot's moral compass completely erased and he began killing everyone indiscriminately in rather cruel ways, eager to hear the screams of his victims and taste their torn flesh and meat. Enot-maniac was very strong because he faced enemies every cycle and learned to defeat them. He became so strong that the scavengers, realizing that they could not resist this psychopath in any way, began to hide in secret bunkers underground without proper food, heat and much more. Enot-maniac destroyed the lives of many creatures, and those who miraculously survived were left with many mental injuries. The most revealing of them will be my scavenger character named Cold-blooded Wind. As a child, an Enot-maniac tore off his eye, but he was able to escape, however, this incident affected not only physically, but also mentally (you can learn the details of the Wind's background from ask. Believe me, everything is much worse there than you think. This is the third most tragic character in SW)

He even forbade slug to pick up a spear in principle, and as a result, to fight in order to banal self-defense. It seemed to Enot-maniac that he had reached the top and found his happiness and the meaning of life, but... That's not so. He actually needed companionship and good friends all this time. He began to wish for it as soon as the developers abandoned him to his fate. Throughout his life, Enot has never been able to feel real affection and support from others, and as a result, the murders of Enot-maniac began to get boring. What's the point of killing everyone and everything like that? He had tried all possible methods of murder on his victims anyway, everyone had long ago realized that Enota was a maniac worth being afraid of... A small piece of forgotten memories was able to remind Enot-maniac of the void sea, which Whity once told him about and he headed to it in order to finally find his long-awaited peace. But plunging into it, Enot found himself in a dating simulator. He spent a lot of time in it, and during this time, Enot, communicating with other slugs and not killing anyone, realized that he was wrong. That killing is not an option and that he wants to find friends! That's just how to do it if you can't get out of dating sim? But who said that it is ABSOLUTELY impossible to get out of dms? Remembering what kind of drug addiction an Enot egg could create in a dating simulator, he threw it at one of the buttons in this space and it was swallowed up by a singularity. Then the walls cracked and behind them was the code of all slug campaigns, as well as the code of the dms itself, which was also swallowed up by this black hole. After that, this hole in space and time turned into a portal and sucked Enot into it.He found himself back in his campaign, but now some of the chips from dms are now working in his world (that is, the egg can now create fierce nonsense and drug addiction here if desired), as well as slugs from its campaigns appeared in different parts of his world. The Raccoon has a new chance to start this life from scratch, make friends and find his happiness by ascending into the void sea. First of all, he changed his name to Eve, since the name Raccoon was now associated with his dark past. After meeting the Monk, he realized that there were probably a lot of such popadans in his world, so Inv decides to create his own gang called the "VC Gang" (VC - Void Cats). At the moment, this gang consists of Monk, Survivor, Hunter, Gourmet, their tamed red lizard and Inv himself, who is the leader here.On the way of our friends, there will be many obstacles that will mainly occur due to Fear (as Inv called Whity when they met again), which, due to sins, received quite a lot of power and authority. In order to put obstacles to slugs, he sends a black parasite blob into the real world, which infects a creature nearby that is afraid of Inv, which means that he cannot infect the same Inv friends, because slugcat is obviously not afraid of them. However, other obstacles will be encountered due to Inv's dark past, which he tries to hide from everyone. Scavengers still remember the time when the Enot Maniac raged in their world, and this will have its consequences...

That's all for now. I remind you that you can safely ask me additional questions about my au. My characters will answer them in the ask blog (@rw-au-askblog-sinful-world). I hope at least someone has read up to this point and is interested in my QwQ fanfiction, and I'll also give you a link to my fanfiction just in case, maybe someone won't be too lazy to read it with the help of a translator: https://ficbook.net/readfic/13570641

Additional content by my au:

Designs by Cold-Blooded Wind and his friends - Fragile Compassion and Big Heart.

[targaryen-slut]

I really don't think Orys Baratheon is a bastard nor a Targaryen. I think it's what the maesters thought since he was always beside Aegon, the two being closest of friends since Aegon never had any friends

Plus, we can see how fire & blood is literally fanfiction by the Maesters, possibly creating Nettles from a rumour by those who never knew how Rhaena looked, and what strengthens this is that they claimed Nettles to be a bastard daughter of Daemon in one of the many rumours between her and Daemon. Nettles is Rhaena, that's my theory

The maesters based everything off rumour passed down from generation to generation, like folktales, each one different from the last with the same base story - just with its own twists and tales added on by people to perhaps make the tale more interesting

Martin also said fire & blood is not accurate and based on rumours and 'isn't' canon, a lot of things are exaggerated as well in the book

The show is what REALLY happened in fire & blood, Martin confirmed this

[arashikohedervary]

I cannot express in words how much I love the crew in Our Flag Means Death. I adore how much personality they all have even tough they are stuck in the "background character" group. I would honestly watch it if any of them would have their own spin-off. I mean, I like Ed and Stede just fine, but look at these babies!!!

Frenchie: Oh, don't get me started on Frenchie, I adore the man. He's the literal impersonation of 'looks like a cinammon roll, could kill you'. My man is a DnD bard who invented pyramid schemes *and* fanfictions. Plus he may be the genius of his age while still believing in witches and crystals.

Wee John: Roomies! Man, how much more I'd like to see of this beautiful Drag Queen. Long live Calypso! And how much I whish to know if he sews his own drag clothes.🤔

Black Pete: It's not healthy how much I'm invested in "Blackbeard's most trusted man". He thinks he needs to create cool stories to get the others to like him, but he's actually very soft and caring. I mean, have you seen the finger he gave to Lucius? He's an angel.

Lucius: If it weren't from Ori from the Hobbit movies, he'd be my favorite scribe of all times. My man is underpaid for all the realitionship drama he has to listen to and his bonus consisted of getting thrown off the ship (which is, like, rude). Also, he can pickpocket Spanish Jackie???? Hi, yes, I'd like to order a backstory, possibly 20 hours long, please.

Buttons: Oh gosh, the Sea Witch. I'm in need of much more explanation and screen time dear writers. And he straight up talks to animals and curses people? Aunty took one look at him and went: "Yapp, that's the Sea Witch". I wonder how Frenchie haven't declared him an evil witch yet.

Roach: My man is a maniac cook whose also the medic just in case. He's half crazy and I couldn't thank him more for it. He also let's Stede request orange cakes from him which is just very sweet overall. Bro also invented peanut butter (like we wouldn't notice it), then fed it to an allergic person, then blamed it on a curse.

the Swede: It's most certainly not fair how well written he is for him to be standing in the background. He has the voice of an angel, please! He might not be the smartest person in the room, but he fucks like a jackhammer, I mean he became hot. That's something.

Jim: Oh, sometimes I cannot comprehend how great Jim is. They're mute, then a mermaid, then neither, 'cause they're just Jim! They're exactly the kinda person to give up revenge for 'not feeling the vibe' anymore. They also would kill anyone who hurts their crewfamily without batting an eye.

Oluwande: Don't even get me started on this beautiful, lovely teddy bear. He's the best hearted, but still serious and trustful of all. He literally gets along with everyone and we need so much people like him. Today's message is to be more like Olu!

Thank you for listening to my Ted-talk, don't worry, the 'why I love Izzy' will be a separate post will be, I couldn't fit him here.

Plus stuff I want to mention that this isn't directed against the writers, I know there were more than one problems with the founding of the second season. Rather, this is a compliment for all the hard work for these *excellent* characters! xx

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That's 15,609 more posts than 2021!

1,670 posts created (9%)

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I tagged 4,382 of my posts in 2022

#idnmt answers - 1,241 posts

#asks - 1,069 posts

#incorrect quote - 808 posts

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Longest Tag: 140 characters

#the tantalising ambivalence of the stinging cold and the tender touch of his tongue would tickle and arouse this delicate skin – too enchant

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

October 26th

Cuddles

Ah...@mismaeve, here we have my own - very tame - version of Thranduil.

He's a favourite with anon requesters and so, I thought I'd include him in the line-up.

Lots of love from me...

Words: 452

Warnings: innuendo

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208 notes - Posted October 26, 2022

#4

Slipping through my fingers all the time...

@sorisooyaa & @eunoiaastralwings

Here we go...

Done by the amazing @mysandwichranaway, here is Nerdanel holding her firstborn son, long after he was a size anywhere near appropriate for being picked up!!!

Aren't they beautiful???

Would you look at all that hair too? Gorgeous!!!

Please reblog and spread the word about my friend's talent!!! Commissions are open regularly (go check their profile & treat yourself)! I've been informed that they'll be open after the 20th of this month!

208 notes - Posted August 9, 2022

#3

I'm all about sappy love story for haldir. just don't tell leggy! "Imagine being Elrond's youngest and journeying to Lorien for the first time and falling in love with the charming March Warden Haldir"

Imagine from @imaginexhobbit

With love and thanks -🌙

Hey anon, sorry this took me so long :(

I have never written for Haldir, so please forgive me if it's terrible...(but there's an Easter Egg in it for all the Elf-lovers out there)

Starlight

Words: 1.9 k

Characters: Haldir x reader

Warnings: nothing (at least I hope)

You were entirely unimpressed – this far – with the fabled forest of Lothlórien.

Tired and hungry, you struggled to keep your countenance as smooth and dignified as your dear “father”’s, but – judging by the tutting of your guard-dog – you were not doing the best job.

Elrond had of course had millennia to perfect the gentle expression that hid annoyance and mockery like the morning fog veiled the treacherous crevices in the rocks you used to climb as a youngling.

You were still trying to set your own face into a semblance of decorum when the whole party stopped; it was not abrupt or brusque – Elves flowed, they floated, they hovered gracefully – but you had not been paying attention and – unbeknownst to anybody else – you flinched internally at your lack of perspicacity.

“Milady,” a gentle voice resounded, and you looked up to see a man – armoured and armed – bow slightly, “My name is Haldir and I am to escort you to the Lady of Light.”

Everything about the man was so pale that he looked positively unripe, you thought, intrigued by the silver hue every single thing in sight – the patient stranger included – seemed to have in this enchanted wood.

“My lady,” that strangely exotic apparition greeted you, bowing deeply and introducing himself as something called a ‘March Warden’ – you knew not if he warded the marching or if he was a warden on the march – to which you merely nodded sheepishly.

He was – upon further inspection – a charming creature, somewhere between the ethereal veil of morning mist and the solidity of silver, shining bright in the enchanted gleam filling the air.

As a guest of honour, you were taken to a spacious room in which you washed away the dust from the travel and – finally – found yourself standing on a small balcony overlooking the high trees glimmering as if the stars were attached to their branches like tiny lamps.

You wondered about that stranger who had greeted you with so much reverence and almost shy friendliness; his eyes had been warm and kind despite their frosty colour and his smile had promised a sweetness that was golden more than crystalline.

Everything around you seemed so cold in hue and in décor and yet, that one man had been enough for the heat to linger permanently in your cheeks.

“What are you dreaming of, child?” a voice resounded behind you – mysterious queen, mother-in-law of the one who had taken you in like a father, angelic being – Lady Galadriel was starlight captured in the pristine glass shrine of the fairest woman ever beheld by your humble eyes.

Didn’t she know?

Soundlessly, she floated closer, her gaze following yours and her smile broadening when you tensed upon seeing that Elf you had been thinking about so tirelessly for the last hours appear.

Unlike his Mistress, Haldir moved quickly and purposefully, and you wondered where he was headed.

“The March Warden?” her tone was soft as a summer breeze and held a playful note that surprised you in one so old and stately.

“Milady,” you stammered, unsure what to say.

“I am not certain Elrond would thank me if I let my warden claim his ward,” she chuckled under her breath; the sound was like a complex song rippling through the still air and driving shivers down your spine.

“Although,” a slender finger was pressed against a perfectly shaped chin in an expression of thoughtfulness, “that would teach him.”

“What do you mean?” you asked breathlessly, overwhelmed by her presence.

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220 notes - Posted March 3, 2022

#2

Sorry if this is a bit too specific: legolas marries the readers on the request of his father and a lord. Reader thinks it's ok .. they can work it out, but decades pass and they have never been intimate and watches the lingering glances he has towards tauriel. But she keeps trying to get his attention, but when legolas decided to run after tauriel during the DOS she runs away leaving a letter and wedding ring behind. Legolas admits to Tauriel he loved her cause of everything she had done for him after BOTFA, but tauriel is absolutely confused saying that was never her. Legolas horrified coming to realise it was all the reader's doing, he tries deny it first but out of shock and thranduil almost shouts at him to open his eyes and see the truth. So when legolas returns and sees the letter and ring left behind, he sets out to find her again 🤔 and does he? Fluff ending? Up to you, because i marvel at how you write and bring a story to a close .. that is not heavy on the mind.

- Thank you and sorry for being very specific. Change it along if it easier for yourself. You are the writer and I'm your simple requester with an idea too big and a writing too rough and small 🤪

Dear anon, this was indeed very specific...

So, to keep the suspense up, I'll do this in two parts :D

Vows - Part I

Words: 1,1 k

Warning: Marital problems, pain, hint at infidelity (emotional)

The news of your impending betrothal had come one sunny morning and – obedient to a fault – you didn’t even think it necessary to agree explicitly.

It was, after all, a great honour to be married to the prince of the woodland realm – a young Elf so charming and handsome that many a maiden would have killed to be in your shoes – according to the express wishes of both the king and your eminent father.

The fact that you did not know Legolas or had ever spoken to him beyond the courteous exchanges that were both usual and expected in your circles did not dissuade you from believing that everything would work out fine.

You were – in a word – full of a faith that bordered on naïveté; while you had spent your youth in the protective cocoon of your parents’ love, Legolas had been raised to be a warrior and a royal, but you were convinced that you’d find common ground eventually.

Your wedding was a very formal affair – much to your disappointment – and you silently bemoaned the impossibility to find a single quiet moment to get to know your betrothed a little better.

At all times, there was some kinsman, subject, or friend interrupting and pulling away your newly minted husband to drink with them or exchange news pertaining to subjects hardly meant for the sensitive ears of a porcelain court doll.

It hurt you to admit it, but you felt utterly and miserably lonely at your own wedding and still, you had faith in your marriage.

You had been born and bred to be a wife; you knew that you could be a good one and Legolas struck you as a gentle soul you could even grow to care for.

That night, and every night after though, he would refrain from joining you in your marital chamber. You knew not whence he left until – months later – you followed him discreetly and found out that he would sit in a tree until morning light.

No doubt, this was hardly restful!

The years crept by slowly; you grew used to that presence at your side that was so much like the sun and the moon: ever there and yet impossible to touch.

Your husband turned out to be mild and very kind; he would make pleasant conversation with you at banquets and formal dinners, but he never actively sought out your presence when you were alone – reading or watching the stars – in your private quarters.

Moreover, you were not blind to the lingering looks he would lavish on that red-haired Elven guard – Tauriel – and you couldn’t help the incessant, voracious growth of the grapevines of envy and jealousy that slowly choked the life out of your heart.

Legolas knew that he was doing you wrong.

At first, he had resented the meddlesome attitude of his father upon learning that a bride – a total stranger – had been selected for him and the fact that you had meekly agreed to that devious plot did not inspire great trust in him either.

He was aware of his social standing of course and he was afraid that it had merely been his title and not his person that had swayed a young lady of the court to accept the proposal made in his name and without his knowledge.

Upon seeing you though, he had to admit that you were indeed of a rare beauty, but your obedient, gentle demeanour still rubbed him the wrong way; he was relatively young and he desired to challenge and to be challenged in turn.

His heart had long been set on his friend – feisty, courageous, outrageous Tauriel – who made him feel as if he – as a person independently of his name and standing – had some inherent value.

Nonetheless, he could not deny that he felt guilty about having given his word – and his hand – in matrimony to a lady only to turn around and neglect her.

You acted so much like a merely decorative thing, sitting around like a perfect life-sized doll, that he found it a little too easy to discard you and pursue his own interests selfishly.

It was not even as if he didn’t like you; on the contrary, you were a great conversationalist and – being warm-hearted and kind – he did not doubt for a single second that you would be a great princess and – in time – maybe even queen to the realm.

Mindful of the safety and well-being of the subjects, you often spoke about concerns that sounded painfully dull to him.

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233 notes - Posted February 25, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

You write our favorite elven king so good though! 😱. I want to request for maybe Celebrity/Royal meeting normal citizen? Legolas introducing the reader, his courtee who is human and from the modern world to his father. He met her during the journey to destroy the ring when she literally fell into middle earth and is stuck here? Shy reader who hides behind legolas -🌙

Dear Nonnie, I am so sorry I got this wrong the first time around...

(Here's the discarded story)

But...here's your story <3

Dresses

Words: 1,7 k

Warnings: none

Characters: Legolas x Reader, Thranduil

“I should be wearing a dress,” you sighed, looking miserably at the reflection in the weirdly cloudy stream of the river.

Since you had practically fallen into a magical world with dragons and dwarves, you had been clad in hand-me-downs and borrowed garments that were ill-fitting at best and outright unflattering at worst.

“Why?” Legolas cocked his shapely head like one of the birds native to this enchanted forest – keeper of the history of the land – in an expression of his utter astonishment, “Whatever do you need a dress for?”

He thought about it for a moment and then, a slight hint of heat crept into his high, pale cheeks.

“Of course,” he exclaimed hastily, “you are uncomfortable in my breeches. Once you’ve seen my father, I shall send for the seamstress and you may have anything your heart desires!”

“Love,” you laid your hand on his forearm to forestall the flood of loving words about to pour forth, “it is not vanity that ails me. I…I just don’t think that dirty leggings are the right apparel when meeting a king.”

Your beloved – with whom you had braved dangers you could never have imagined in your previous life – smiled softly at that.

“Thranduil is a vain creature but he will never fault you for bearing the marks of an honest fight,” he assured you, waving – graceful as ever – at his own stained travel clothes. As if he wouldn’t be put in a bathtub and wrapped in silk and velvet before going to meet his eminent father, the king.

You walked on, the trees whispering around you as if they knew who was moving among them.

As the destination of your stroll came into view, your breath hitched in your throat; you had fought and scrambled – you had been forced to hit the ground running to avoid dying in a world where nobody would even know what name to put on the gravestone – but this was different.

War was the same in every universe and in every realm: it was a narrative written in blood, and – as a mere commoner, so much more common than the peasants in this world even – you had done as much as you could, never resting, never wondering why, never even taking the time to settle into this new place.

The only anchor you had was this ethereal creature almost floating by your side, a languid smile on his lips upon seeing his father’s halls once more; a part of Legolas – this much you knew for he had told you – had not expected ever laying eyes upon his home or his king again.

“I am a foreigner,” you whispered, every breath you drew more laboured and shivering than the one before.

“Everyone is,” Legolas replied lightly, “Thranduil is a breed apart, so to say, and you will not be stranger to him than a dwarf or a hobbit.”

“You say that,” you mumbled, not entirely convinced.

Of course, by now, you wore the clothes usual in this realm, you had a notion of the most important languages and could distinguish them even if you did not master them, you were used to the food and the weather, but that did not mean that you were ready for societal challenges such as meeting an elusive and mystical king.

“He is not only my king, ruler of my home realm,” Legolas impressed upon you, his warm hand grabbing yours and holding it gingerly, “he is also my father and so, he will be overjoyed to meet the one who stole my heart.”

When you didn’t reply, Legolas went on: “And he has seen battle…My sweet love, Thranduil has seen more of war than you could ever picture; he does not shrink from the sight of blood and dirt.”

He sighed.

You knew that his life had been a long one – compared to the average lifespan of those living in your world – and that, despite the centuries alive, Legolas was still ‘young’ to his own kin; the things you had seen, the skills he displayed, the knowledge and lore he had shared, all of this made it very hard for you to fathom how he could be considered green or inexperienced by his people.

Instead of assuaging your anxiety, the thought of his status as a sapling amongst trees, when he was a mountain amongst pebbles to you, only heightened your apprehension; his beloved father and venerated king would take one look at you and throw you out on your very mortal ass.

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304 notes - Posted February 10, 2022

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[ 🪄 – about me. ]

name: orianne (ori)

general info: i'm agender and use they/she pronouns (strongly prefer they/them) | i'm black and i'm 22 y/o (march pisces!) | i'm a creative writing major with a love for linguistics and classical literature/poetry!

some fun facts: i play splatoon religiously, spiders terrify me, i'm a perpetual chatterbox, i'm obsessed with lattes and matcha, and i have an emotional support cat that uses me as his emotional support human.

[ 🪄 – writing history. ]

i got my start in fanfiction when i was ten years old, and later began creating worlds of my own to play in.

i'm an avid lover of fantasy and mythology; the languages, the customs, the creatures, the magic... all of it! and that love is reflected in my personal library as well as the stories that i create on my own time. i often infuse the philosophical and religious concepts of the 18th century and worldly mythologies into my own works.

at the same time, i write fanfiction heavily. i wrote kazuha fanfiction on tumblr heavily from 2021 to roughly late 2022/early 2023. these days, i'm more interested in recreating pieces of media that inspired me (like ATLA, genshin, etc.) and breathing my own life into them.

[ 🪄 – why make this blog? ]

i'm recovering from a severe mental health crisis, so my writing is fragmented and almost incomprehensible at times. this blog is a way for me to document my growth and become more comfortable sharing my progress again. if i can make friends and learn more about effective creative writing along the way, then i'll be content.

[lunamidnight]

my stories and WIPs (not including anything on my Ao3) by category

Pokemon

Homestuck

Dca Fandom

Individual stories

Loosely based original fiction

Original fiction book series (Angel and Darrien)

Angel and Darrien overall timeline:

[mithrilhearts]

For your content creator stuff, @middleearthpixie writes some incredible ThorinxOC! content (and if you enjoy long fics, go find her!) with some truly incredible smut scenes. *Runs for a cold glass of water at the thought*

@i-did-not-mean-to has loads of Thorin/RA, and Ori content that she writes, as well as a college AU fic. I love her writing style to death!

@laurfilijames creates Fili content, which is a hard thing to find, and Fili always deserves more love. I have yet to read through some of her fics, but I know they'll be amazing.

@lathalea Boy, where to start? Champion for more Dwarrowdames in fanfiction, and the author of the famed (at least for me) All is Fair in Love & Trade. She is a master of angst, and sometimes I wonder if she just likes destroying our hearts. ;)

@fizzyxcustard She writes RA/Thorin stuff and while I still need to go and check it out, I've already read through some and they were incredible. I've also heard rumour about something along the lines of SeaQuest, which is something I've never heard of, but I've been meaning to take a look at.

@linasofia Father Quart & Naughty Thoughts. Need I say anything more? This is some QUALITY smut. Honestly, my bar for smut has been raised because of her, XD.

@kibleedibleedoo Yet another talented writer who's fics I need to read more of, but there are not enough hours in the day. But she wrote a Truth or Dare fic with the company that had me in tears of laughter.

@thewarriorandtheking Has a series with ThorinxOC! that is a crossover I believe. But I adored reading through it. She has some amazing writing talent!

@legolasbadass has some amazing ThorinxOC! works (I highly recommend Heart of Gold on A03) and is a master of yanking out my heartstrings and tying them into a knot.

@xxbyimm Has some fics that I read awhile ago, but I still remember "The Bet Series" (AKA how long can Thorin & Enya go without sex). And her humour has me rolling on the floor sometimes. (I'm looking at you, Drunk As A Skunk)

This turned out a bit longer than I expected, but oh well...

Thank you so much for the fantastic recommendations!! I'll be sure to check these out as I am sifting through all the wonderful content there is out there.

I know a great deal of these names and I can't wait to finally dive in to see what we have here!! 💜💜💜

[the-plaid-mercenary]

What kind of fanfiction would your faves create:

Ori: 500k+ word fics filled with the most tragic, hurt/no comfort roller coaster of emotions you can imagine.

Kili: Short fluff pieces for his fav characters because he just wants everyone to be happy. Constantly jumps from one fandom to another as he discovers new books/movies/shows.

Balin: Long pieces that go deep into aspects of worldbuilding and infrastructure that are not explored in canon. If he wasn’t already from The Hobbit, he would absolutely spend months creating a thesis on the governments and social hierarchies that exist within the cultures of each race in Middle Earth.

Bifur: Just the filthiest smut you’ve ever read, which he publishes under the pseudonym “I write sins not tragedies.” He started writing as a joke and then found out he’s actually really good at it.

Thorin: Has never heard of fanfiction and has no desire to learn.

Bilbo: Doesn’t write fanfiction, but stays up into the wee hours of the morning because he can’t help but repeatedly tell himself “one more chapter.”

[snowy-butterfly]

I wish there were more people who thought of unique crossovers for fandoms that don't usually interact with each other like I want to see these characters interact with each other. For example:

Yugioh x Okami: yugi and the gang either time travel to the past during amaterasu's journey or amaterasu comes back into the modern times of Yugioh and helps the gang fight each villian up till the final season where she helps atem with zorc.

Any Mtmx work where they crossover with each other and bond because shenanigans: My personal headcanon is where all the main characters find out about each other's trauma and are willing to throw hands at the culprits responsible because they are friends now and friends help friends beat the shit out of gods/ghosts/demons/wen or jin cultivators who hurt them.

Aot and demon slayer: Mostly because the plots are kind of similar and I want the aot cast to be issekaied into a world where a happy ending is possible. Plus I want tanjiro and nezuko to bond with them and form more friendships.

Bleach x demon slayer: Again kinda of similar plots, but I really want to see a fic where either demons come back into existence and somehow gain spiritual powers and become more of a threat than either Aiden or the quinceys. Or Muzan retains his demon powers after his death gets sent to soul society and creates demon hollow hybrids that fed on both souls and living people and again become the biggest threat possible.

Bleach x Okami: There are a few fics of this crossover that exist but I would like to see a fic where Amaterasu helps in the fight against Aizen and helps Orihime become more powerful because surprise Orihime is a descendant of Amaterasu and can wield both divine instruments and celestial brush techniques. Plus Orihime would be adorable as a wolf and I don't want to hear any arguments against that.

Demon slayer x Okami: Amaterasu helps the demon slayer corps against Muzan and she helps Tanjiro grow more powerful. She is also the reason why yoriichi was so powerful because she blessed him. Maybe other okami villains make an appearance like orochi and ninetales.

Any Corpse party crossover: I love corpse party's setting, atmosphere, and characters and what better way to show that love with crossovers with characters from a different series suffering with our group of high school students. Bungou stray dogs x corpse party is excellent because atsushi is perfect for possessions, dazai could turn out to have some spiritual powers, chuuya could get severely injured, mori being killed by sachiko, etc. A bleach x corpse party fic could have the shimigamis powerless and vulnerable and that's always heart racing in a horror setting. Same with quincey and arrancars/espadas. Think of the possibilities.

Ori and the blind forest/will of the wisps x mxtx works: ori either gets reborn again or a descendant of ori gets sent into the mxtx verse and helps bring balance or purifies any threat in any mxtx world you want. Plus ori is adorable and needs more love.

Ori and the blind forest/ will of the wisps x ff7: Ori's homeland is called Nibelheim and ori and his family could easily become materia or spirits that help cloud and his gang out. Also the possibility of ori curing genesis, angeal, and sephiroth of jenova corruption because that's ori's main purpose, to purify and fight decay/corruption. This can lead to a lot of fix-it fics guys.

Ori and the blind forest/ will of the wisps x genshin impact: already made a post about this but I feel like people need to be reminded.

Star wars x demon slayer: Honestly I want to see the jedi react to demons and I want tanjiro and nezuko to be honorary skywalkers with Anakin bonding and learning with Tanjiro. Also the clones and demon slayer corps get along well because both organizations are willing to die for the cause they believe in. Also muzan and Palpatine teaming up only to be destroyed in the end.

That's all I can think of for now, but please spread this post because it might inspire creative crossovers people might not think of. Plus I love discussing crossover fanfiction with people because its interesting to think about how certain characters would interact with each other.

Feel free to take my ideas because I am not capable of writing fanfiction of my own, but if this does spread be sure to credit the people who came up with crossover prompts. Assuming this post gains enough traction.

[lathalea]

The Hobbit: AUJ: The Appendices, Part 8 (3/4)

The tumblr group The Hobbit (aka the Dwarf Lovers aka The Cult of Saint Bofur) had another watch party! We were all tired after a looong week, but we made it! :)

RA being excited about getting the role of Thorin. RA is such a fan boy and we love it! Wonder if he wrote fanfiction... He is a Bagginshield fan! HE INVENTED IT!

Do you need proof? Here it is:

Peter Jackson offscreen: Thorin leads Bilbo onto a ledge above the canopy.

Look at Martin Freeman’s face tho :D

That’s how this scene really looked like. Yup, it’s still majestic AF :D

Aidan Turner got to play Kili. He’s so goofy on and off screen! He’s a real life Kili and I love it! Kili - a puppy that is just happy that his hooman took him for a walk

Everyone seems to have a crush on Aidan CAN YOU BLAME THEM? Is there anyone here who doesn't have a crush on him? silence

We found new rare ships! Dwalin x Bombur (the passionate barrel “riding” scene) Dwalin x Gloin (cutely holding hands between takes)

Well, thanks, now I can’t get this image out of my head, Santa Balin!

There was another movie being made... I want some fanfiction about this, people!

Oin reveals that he created the word “ointment”. Ok now we can’t spell ointment without laughing.

Dori talks about caring for his brothers. Everyone: HELICOPTER DORI!!!

Dori: Ori is the biggest virgin in the world! I don’t want to know how he loses his virginity.

Well, now you know ;)

Dori’s brothers talk about being cared by Dori. Everyone: HELICOPTER DORI!!! Two words: DWALIN'S MILK! (No, no pictures here :D)

Jed Brophy (Nori) and Adam Brown (Ori) complaining that Mark Hadlow (Dori) is overprotective and acts like a Mother Goose even in their free time. Everyone: HELICOPTER DORI!!!

But guess who got custom number plates?

He's not helicopter Dori... he’s BMW DORI!

The full family tree of the Ri brothers. Wonder if Dori’s father was a helicopter pilot...

Everyone, especially Martin Freeman, are wondering about Bilbo’s sex life. Bilbo's juice anyone??? Don't worry, Bilbo, Thorin will help with that Gandalf worried about Bilbo's sex life. Shipper Trash Gandalf That's why he set Bilbo and Thorin together! All the dwarves is just Gandalf's try at getting Bilbo to speed date I still remember that tumblr post that's like: "Thorin doesn't know what sex is." I mean, Bilbo is so desperate he's going on an adventure, even tho he doesn't know what he's there for. BECAUSE HE WANTS TO GET LAID!

RA speaks in his Thorin voice. *swoon*

Naked Bombur. A real specimen of dwarhood. And Saint Bofur sucking on his thumb in distress, knowing that he’s not as handsome :o

That’s how dwarves look on LSD ;)

The dwarves’ outfits were very heavy and hot. Dwalin: they made a quarantine tent for us filled with cool air Do not talk about quarantine to us, 2010-Graham!

RA speaks of making his oaken shield. I'm astonished how deeply RA goes into his character RA probably is the president of the Thorin fan club ... And captain of the Bagginshield crew!

Yup... Yes, you are, Bilbo. Missed Part 1? Here it is.

And part 2 is here.

Want to see how silly we were when watching The Hobbit? Check it out.

Thank you everyone for coming, I had so much fun :D

@deathlikessodaandpizza​ @ahshithherewegoagain​ @oreo-cookies-fan​ @theresonlyzuul​ (thanks for the help with the screenshots!)  @shrimpsthings​ @avaria-revallier​ @bigsmallworld​

[xfadingstarx]

A Bleach Retrospective: In defense of Bleach

These are opinions, please respect that.

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My Journey with Bleach (please skip if you want to go straight to the analysis):

On September the 8th, 2006 YTV’s weekend evening anime programming block (Bionix) aired the first episode of Bleach. I, unfortunately, did not catch this episode, instead, I caught the second episode on September 15th the following week. I was ten and from then on, Bleach fascinated me. It had an interesting concept, tight pacing, catchy music, a good story, and unique character designs. I also really enjoyed how Bleach lacked the same kind of emotional labour that Naruto demanded (as child who survived off of constantly seeking validation from others because of absentee parents, Naruto is way too much work).

My fascination with Bleach got me started in the fandom communities of yesteryear, for I was a child with zero internet supervision. My introduction to fanfiction was because I loved Hitsugaya Toshiro.

Bleach was my entry into poetry (poem at the start of every volume).

But alas, all good things were not meant to last and by the summer of 2009, I was officially done with Bleach. It had felt stilted for some time before then. Over the years, I would gradually revisit bits and pieces of Bleach, but I would not read it in its entirety until months after its finish, about a decade after I had first saw Bleach on my TV. Between the time I stopped reading and the series ended, I became friends with people who didn’t think highly of Bleach and I also started seeing criticism I had made about Bleach in 2011 being repeated by fans on the internet, I started to think that maybe Bleach was bad, but I knew what bad writing looked like —I started reading fanfiction through Bleach fanfiction AMVs on YouTube — and somehow Bleach didn’t sit right with me in the “bad writing category”. 

I sit back now, a decade and ahalf later from when I first started and ask, “was Bleach really that bad, and if so, why do I keep coming back to it?”

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What Made Bleach So Good?

Unique story and aesthetics: When Bleach first started in 2001, it was one of the first manga series to talk about souls and death in a poetic way and with such coherence. Bleach clearly knew what it wanted to say about life and death. It also had a very unique aesthetic, very similar to that of “The World Ends With You” or “Persona 5″ — an urban Japanese take on R&B kind of vibe. Also, Bleach had the most “realistic” and minimalist art style amongst the Big 3.

Cool Music: Bleach had cool music, from very solid rock’n’roll and R&B style songs in its OPs and EDs to very funky OST music with lots of pizzazz. Many singers feature by Bleach ended up successful (to varying degrees) outside of anime, eg: Orange Range, UVERworld, YUI, sid, etc.

Versatile tone: Bleach was edgy, there’s no doubt about that. It was willing to show a lot of blood and bodily violence, especially in the manga (eg half of people blowing up and bits of bone still attached). Despite this though, it was not pretentious about its edginess — it didn’t revel in it. To contrast the edginess, there is a lot of humour in Bleach with character interactions. It was able to be laid back enough with its strong characters that it would rely on the characters’ relationships for comedic relief. The post-credit skits and the fillers really helped to add to this overall feel as well.

Maturity of the Story: Bleach was very willing to handle topics that made people think. For example, the Ulquiorra - Orihime subarc was treated with a sense of carefulness about it, as if to reflect Ulquiorra’s own cautious curiosity about the heart. A less emotionally mature story would’ve gone for the cheap rape/torture porn, but instead we are treated to determined strong Orihime, who has found strength through the heart after the death of her brother, clashing with the nihilistic hollow who wants to know if there is happiness outside of emptiness. It’s a very loaded question and one that requires both perspective and life experience to fully understand both parties. As well, Bleach always knew what it wanted to say about life and death as the final conflict of Bleach is between Ichigo, who has accepted his transient life and Yhwach, who is scared of death. And ultimately, underneath all that action, Bleach produced takes on its themes that were hard to relate to unless the reader themselves had a certain level of emotional maturity (eg: 12 year old me got nothing out of the Ulqui-Ori arc, but 20 year old me spent a good 10 mins crying after)

Strong characters: Contrary to popular belief, Bleach does have quite solid characterization. In fact, Bleach is the journey of Ichigo as a character, from grappling with his weakness and pain to finally accepting all the parts of himself and his history in order to defeat Yhwach and protect those he cares about. Even the secondary characters of Bleach receive a sizable amount of backstory and/or development. Bleach also managed to have more proactive female characters. Even the damsel in distress Orihime stands up to Ulquiorra and slaps him. As a result of these strong characters, Bleach was able to rely on them and their relationships to drive aspects of the story (eg Ichigo crying in the Fullbringer arc).

Willingness to Deal with Emotion: Given that Ichigo is an internally motivated character, it was obvious Bleach would deal with emotion at some point in time. Making Ichigo just a normal high school boy also relives the previous edginess. Bleach also clearly too the time to make its readers feel in its early years. We are treated to beautiful panelling and very real displays of strong negative emotions. Bleach is also very good at giving its characters room to breathe and be sad. Eg: moping Orihime, moping Ichigo, etc. As well, Kubo went to extraordinary lengths to break Ichigo down during the Fullbringers Arc.

Interesting Character Designs: Every character in Bleach feels vibrant and unique with their personality showing through in their designs. For example: Shunshi’s sloppily tied up hair, visible stubble, and overcoat-hidden-haori show that he is both easy going and not looking for a fight; meanwhile Byakuya’s neatly pulled back hair and neck covered by scarf show that he is both someone who likes structure and is conservative.

Poetry and Symbolism: Kubo manages to weave poetry into Bleach in the beginning of each volume. The poem was said by the character on the volume. It gave the reader insight to this character and it gave Kubo a chance to flex his poetic chops. Further proof of this is the fact that many people don’t realize that the name “Bleach” refers to the bleaching of soul that is key to the story. Kubo loves to use rain to set sad scenes. It rains when Ichigo fights Grand Fisher, Zangetsu tells Ichigo that he hates the rain, etc. Kubo also specifies that he wishes for the reader to read certain volumes on stormy, rainy nights.

Panelling: Many people like to criticize Kubo for the lack of effort with the Bleach manga, but Kubo has stated that he uses negative space (i.e., foregoing backgrounds) to focus more on his character’s expressions. This not only further proves that Bleach cares a lot about its characters, but it’s done well enough that the average reader likely doesn’t notice the lack of background on the first read through. As well, Bleach has very cinematic panelling. Kubo uses the format of manga well, utilizing the human mind’s ability to fill blanks in with clever panelling to create tone and build tension and the feeling of movement through a scene.

In fact, in finding pages for this analysis, I found myself noticing that Bleach panels very similarly to slice-of-life shoujo but with a boy MC manga like "Horimiya": focus on expression through intimate angles and use of panels and breaks to create mood and the feeling of cinema; whereas something like DBZ panels like a shounen action manga with many hard lines and action shots, instead of a focus on subtle details and emotions.

Some Examples:

Notice now in Chapter 197: The approaching danger, Kubo uses a gradual zoom to build tension and the black background to add intensity and signal to the reader that Hitsugaya is relaying important information.

Here in Chapter 234: Not Negotiation, the immediate close up to Ulquiorra’s eye from the full body shots creates a sense of intimidation and unease with its sudden intimacy. As well, the immediate zoom in from Ulquiorra’s side full body shot to his facial profile creates tension and the change from the dark background to the white face with Orihime releases this tension (very fitting with considering the line for this panel is “but not you”). (This scene also ties into Ulquiorra’s central dogma of “that which is not reflected in my eyes does not exist’.)

Again in the same chapter, this gradual zoom in on the two creates tension that is then release in the next panel and summarily cements Ulquiorra as a terrifying BAMF.

In Chapter 262: Unblendable, Kubo uses the negative space to create a feeling of isolation, similar to how Orihime is supposed to be feeling.

In the same chapter, notice how Kubo creates a sense of intimacy (not in the romance sense) with the relationship of Ulquiorra and Orihime. He creates tension gradually with the zooming into Orihime’s eye and releases it with the zoom out to Ulquiorra. Through this scene, Kubo has shown us that Ulquiorra and Orihime have a tense relationship and with the implication of eye contact through the shots and panel breaks creating both the intimacy and showing Orihime’s defiance.

(Interestingly, I’ve noticed that Ulquiorra and Orihime have a lot of these intimate zoom shot-reverse-shot eye panels)

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What are the Bad Parts of Bleach?

Okay, so by now, you’re probably thinking that I’m ignoring the massive amounts of critique that Bleach gets and don’t get me wrong, while Bleach does have a very special place in my heart, I’m also not maudlin enough to pretend that Bleach was all good.

Pacing:

Pacing in the First Half of Bleach (Karakura Town - Arrancar)

When Bleach first started out the pacing was excellent. Kubo showed great mastery of pace to control the tone and highlight the emotions throughout the first two arcs. Mid-way through the Arrancar arc, the fatigue sets in and it was hard to keep up with, especially since Kubo would interrupt one exciting fight set up to go set up more plot elsewhere (eg Fake Karakura town right as Ichigo and Ulquiorra were about to battle). Whilst looking back and reading it all at once does help with the pacing, it was frustrating if you were reading/watching on a weekly basis.

Pacing in the Anime:

I don’t ascribe to a simplistic belief of “fillers bad” simply because I think that sometimes fillers can be a good thing, for example, since every chapter is ~15-20pp, some character interactions have to be cut for the sake for space, so filler is a great opportunity to add those moments back into your story. For example, a lot of early Bleach fillers are just the people of Karakura town just hanging out. That being said, Bleach does have an unfortunate amount of fillers, with some of them even interrupting tense fights (eg the Beast Sword Arc interrupts Ichigo’s battle with Ulquiorra). However, the padding that the fillers provided did wonders for the transition between Soul Society to Arrancar Arc in the anime. Ultimately, the Bleach anime adaption was a long-running anime made for syndication and that’s okay.

******* Brief Aside: many people like(d?) to point out that Bleach has a very cyclical plot structure. I used to think this way too; however, this is not the case. There are many other long running stories that repeat similar goals. The problem lies not in the idea, but the execution. The main complaint about the Orihime rescue was not that it was uninteresting, but instead that it felt a rehash of the plot of the previous arc. This is largely because the story was not given enough time to breath between similar character arcs. For example, in One Piece, Luffy and Co have to save Nami and by extension, her home village so she can join them; however, the next time a Straw Hat needs to be saved is 227 chapters (2 whole story arcs) later. In between saving Rukia and Orihime, there is only a really an arrancar encounter, a bit of training, cheering up Ichigo, and a Grimmjow encounter before Orihime goes with Ulquiorra, thus making the goal of this arc “save Orihime” in only ~59 chapters vs 227. These two similar arc goals so close to each other does indeed create the sense of repetition.

Pacing from Fullbringer to End:

This is where Bleach really lost a lot of people. If you weren’t gone after the Ulquiorra fight, you probably were by this arc.This arc went at breakneck speed, and ngl, during my first full read through I almost gave up here too. I mention earlier that Ichigo had been broken down in this arc, but it was hard to feel his despair and the weight on his shoulders because there wasn’t enough for the reader to take a beat and breathe. The Thousand Year Blood War, similarly suffered from sloppy pacing, with many readers feeling like story lines of Squad 0 and the Soul King were anti-climactic. As well, this arc started with a massacre and feature the deaths of many fan-favourite characters, and unfortunately due to the pacing, their deaths were not given a sense of gravity.

Missed Opportunities and Forgotten Story lines: Many people felt that Kubo forgot about a lot of his characters after the Aizen arc. Many thought the Fullbringer Arc was going to be a Chad/Orihime Arc. Whatever happened to Uryuu lolol? We all just collectively forgot about him for a large portion of the last half of Bleach. At one point in time, there was a rumour going around that Kubo had written out the story for Bleach and lost it. Idk if there is any credibility to it. However, in a 2017 interview, Kubo did say that he did end the series exactly the way he wanted to.

(If anyone wants to see me write an entire ass text post about Orihime and her treatment in Bleach, please let me know because I will do it)

Too mature:Even though above, I praised Bleach's mature handle on its themes, an unfortunate side effect of this is forgetting that the characters are only 15 at the beginning and for the first half of Bleach. This unfortunately, leads to some readers feeling disconnected from Bleach.

Epilogue: THE DESTROYER OF SHIPS!!! A lot of people hated this ending. Many people felt like the romance was shoe-horned in, others didn’t like the pairings, and there were some people who actually liked it. Personally, I didn’t like it too much, but it was a cute conclusion nonetheless. Since it didn't add anything to the story except for a "where are they now" look and because of that, I low-key felt like it was unnecessary, but w/e.

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Perspective

Making a long-running weekly serialized story is hard and doing it for 15 years is gruelling (obligatory “fuck capitalism” here). Like many artists of long-running manga, Kubo destroyed his health for the sake of publishing Bleach weekly. Kubo on his health after Bleach (photo from AshitanoGin on Twitter):

Given this insight, I think it’s only fair to be respectful and grateful for Kubo’s contribution to the anime-sphere. Also, through his work, Kubo seems to be a very understanding person and artist. I’m sure he knows better than anyone where Bleach went wrong, but there’s nothing that can be done now. Despite him having a twitter, he is not Joanne and doesn’t feel the need to constantly hemorrhage out word of god info about Bleach (and thank god for that).

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Final Thoughts

It’s hard to forget my happy memories when I think about Bleach. It had my first adolescent crush and first OTP. As a result, I think the best way to enjoy Bleach is to take what you want out of it. People always think that something has to be 100% without flaw for it to be good, but that is not true at all. It is totally okay to just like the parts that you like without engaging with anything else. It’s special to you for a reason, you know? 

There’s no use in fretting over what Bleach could’ve been, besides, very rarely is the reality better than the fantasy in your head.

I do think though that a lot of Kubo’s issues could’ve been fixed if he planned the story better but not all of us can be “I've been planning One Piece since elementary school” Oda Eiichiro.

Other voices on this issue: here

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Wow. I can’t believe you made it this far down. Congratulations! Thanks for reading my 2:30am non-sober take on Bleach (it only took me 7 hours to write). Here's a cookie <3

[elvencantation]

2020 Creator Wrap: Favourite Works

Rules: It’s time to love yourselves! Choose your 5 (or so) favourite works you created in the past year (fics, art, edits, crafts, etc.) and link them below to reflect on the amazing things you brought into the world in 2020. Tag as many writers/artists/etc. as you want (fan or original) so we can spread the love and link each other to awesome works.

tagged by the lovely @leonzhng wow this is gonna be hard!! i only really started seriously making gifs in february when i got sucked into cql and thus the cdrama world. and writing fic only after getting into guardian. number one is gonna be easy tho

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(this effect took me so long to figure out!! thank you @lan-xichens for the tutorial 🥰)

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this scene is just.... it needs no explanation (close tie with this one)

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purple magic!!!! we get to see it so rarely outside his use of zidian 💜

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this was just too cute not to include. i had to have luo fusheng in here somewhere since he’s captured my heart

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i had to round it out with one from all my cdramas...

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this is from my kpop sideblog, but i’m still proud of it (what? u said five or so)

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god this is possibly my favorite cql magic gifset... ethereal ji li with his clever beautiful blue magic, nmj with his golden cheerleading formation?

i’ve many more but i don��t want to bore you. if you’re curious, see my tag ‘fave gifs’

i also started writing fanfiction this year, so if you’re curious about that this link is for you

oh god i still have to tag people! i should put this under the cut i usually go overboard with my tagging

@gingersnapwolves @lan-xichens @theuntamednarrator @dying-redshirt-noises @saathiray @ori-flails @marzipanandminutiae @sweetlittlevampire @hunxi-guilai @kholran @highpriestessofjogan @eirenical @merinnan @trensu @freakeylunicorn @janey-jane @seraphsfire @logicallythyla @soursoppi @bimingjue @wangxiians @pencap @myfirstisthefourth @merinnan @fan-man-huaisang @barbelzoa @flange5 @loish @sobichen @archerinventive @taedelight @tarmairons @avasdemon @aardvarkenstone @colorsofshiningstars @memoiresofaneternaldreamer @exmv (once again, no pressure, and this is open to anyone who reads it! consider urself tagged 💜)

[sanguinibus]

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So for me it’s that most of my muses have wild animals as pets? I either use literal lore or I create a reasoning behind them having the animal. So here I will list a few of my muses and their “pets” Eddie Brock has a Red Panda named Rosie that Venom stole from the zoo and now Venom has bonded with said Red Panda. Commander Lillian Shepard from Mass Effect has a  Red Panda from finding a earth animal illegal trade op on a far off planet. She has people to come out and retrive the animals but finds that Luka hid among her things and the Panda has become the Normandy nuisance. Frank Castle has a coyote named Loot short for Lieutenant! In more recent runs Frank has been in the desert he saved a coyote who he named Loot. After when  Frank returned to New York he left Loot out there. I have it that he bonded with Loot and now Loot helps discard the bodies. Speaking of Frank Castle we have another one that I am pretty sure its only a me thing because I have spent way too many nights reading fanfiction...but either way. I have it that MY Frank is Bisexual no doubt has tried it with a few heroes and found it to be tolerable...though. Anyone dare speak of it and Frank will reign holy hell upon them. (Frank is always open to both male and female but male will just have to be heavily plotted and understanding Frank got issues.) SO on my blog Cable (Nate Summers) has two siblings that came into the future with him when he was sent to be kept safe. So Randy Summers and a sister named Rose! They are played by Tom Hardy and Meghan Ory! I have that my Scott has all of his canon children and such with all the ladies.

[archetypal-archivist]

1. When did you first get into MCYT ? 2. Who’s the first MCYT you watched ? 8. What’s your comfort VOD/stream ?(my personal favorite is niki's video with ori "showing him the world through my eyes" its so cute they both sound like anime protagonists ^^) 9. Which community are you mainly in ?

Oof, first time I got into MCYT... Probably about a week after Sad-ist posted her first Dream SMP animatic. I got curious about what it was all about and searched its TV Tropes page and it was all down hill from there. I got into Hermitcraft about two months later. The first streamer I actually sat down and watched was Technoblade, as as the time, I had yet to set up a Twitch account. My favorite stream is Ranboo’s Undertale run, as I love Undertale and the whole thing was incredibly wholesome. Chat was sobbing and holding hands, it was great. I tend to spend most of my time around the AO3 fanfiction community and the Dream SMP VOD summary and Hermitcraft tumblr communities, as I’m a fanfiction writer and artist and artists of all sorts tend to hang out with people also creating content.

[soradragon]

Fun meta asks! ❤️❤️ 5, 11, 12, 21, 22!!

I identify myself with lots of characters actually like Mikey and Leo, mina and medoriya and kirishima, Bilbo and balin and kili and ori,

There are so many I can identify myself in

I envy other people’s ability to write so beautiful it goes beyond professional

Kinda, it's more so that I want my stories to cross all over the world to give people a good laugh, cry, inspiration, hope and joy and touch people, I want to help people go through dark times with my stories. I want my stories to help light up peoples life a little brighter

My fanfiction a webcomic, and my original stories an animated series

I reread my old work often, I feel like I've improved and that I've created a piece of myself that will maybe brighten peoples world. Sometimes I cringe too because I see too many coma’s 🤣🤣🤣

Thank you for this ask @xxbyimm love ya!!💗💗💗💗