#r iko

[nilolemillion]

WE ARE ROBIN! (P12)

[gallade-x-treme]

THAT'S A ZWEIHÄNDER

[doesthebatfamknowpopculture]

Riko Sheridan has listened to Poison Idea

Riko Sheridan has seen My Neighbor Totoro

Riko Sheridan has read Lord Of The Flies

[obscure-batfam-bracket]

[qazastra]

out of all 18 (21?) characters doppo's songs are the best. they just are and i have never worked an office job in my life im just depressed

[alo-piss-trancy]

This guy's my ultimate fav in the new anime btw... M/urdock my beloved 💛 He's so sweet and handsome and he has the best lines every episode lmao he's absolutely perfect, 20/10 character 👌

[erigold13261]

Love how you are dealing with your ask box but beware of burn out please! Take care! LOVE LOVE SAYU PYUNNNNN

Oh don't worry! I have gotten into a writing mode right now (mainly because on another site I am coming up with more Eriverse stuff I will share here at some point), so as of right now I am good!

I'm also only answering asks that are really easy for me to answer quickly, otherwise I am saving them in a doc before deleting them (or just skipping them if I know I will get back to them at some point and want to use the actual ask itself instead of a screenshot).

[bijoupreciieux]

edit for usagi tsukino 1/∞ 

[caliburn-the-sword]

WE DON'T SOUND LIKE THAT ;-; don't make me post a damn audio file saying iko in an aussie accent

there are people out there that pronounce iko as ikaur. food for thought

[reviewinghiccup]

In race to the edge, Astrid is mad at Hiccup for not noticing the courting necklace she’s wearing and says, “ It was like I was invisible to you, do you have any idea how that feels? We’ve known each other our entire lives and I’ve never felt further apart.” Personality I was angry at her and knowing Hiccups guilt complex he probably felt bad through out her talk but I think he should be at the very least upset by her statement on how it feels to be invisible and there childhood relationship(s). What do you think?

HELLO @miky-ikos !

Nice question. Interest take and fair point. I mean, it could feel like she was degrading the basis of their entire relationship. And that wouldn't be fair to Hiccup. I gave the series another watch before I answered you and so, here's what I think:

I don't think I was angry w Astrid for what she did though. To be honest, I think she was (1) manipulated by Snotlout, (2) confused by Mala and Dagur's PDA, (3) stressed about having no alone time to talk things out w Hiccup and (4) having no one to talk to or address her concerns about their relationship in general. I'll address each point in turn.

(1) & (2) HICCSTRID IS THE ONLY SERIOUS RELATIONSHIP WE KNOW OF IN RACE TO THE EDGE.

On Dragon's Edge, Hiccstrid is the only serious relationship. In fact, they might be the only Berkians in their age group to be engaged. So, they have nothing to compare their relationship to.

When Dagur and Mala stopped-by all touchy-touchy, that was uncomfortable for them, because maybe the PDA thing wasn't in their culture/nature to explore. And maybe something she wanted to try.

I mean, this is the first time she sees another couple. She starts to wonder if their relationship is right. Marriage is a huge commitment and if you're as thorough as an Astrid, you want to know what right means.

Then Snotlout taunted them by saying "this is what true love looks like" as if he knows. Yet depsite that, its effective in making Astrid question her relationship and its state.

(3) & (4) THEY HAVE A WORKING RELATIONSHIP & A ROMANTIC ONE

They are also partners in battle as well. That's always been the case. Even when they were friends. And they've been friends for longer than they've been in a relationship.

So often when that happens, the lines between best friend and lover and even co-worker can be blurred and you might find yourself in this hodgepodge state of everything in between and dangerously, nothing at the same time.

They had no time that day to talk. They were constantly interrupted. First by Dagur's best man proposal, then by the Armour Wing, then by Krogan's scouts, then by Krogan himself.

Where communications fail, fights begin. And, I do agree she shouldn't have expected Hiccup to read her mind, but if he had paid attention to her, he would've noticed she was not ok.

I mean, the boy can read her if he paid enough attention, we know that. We've seen it. So, the fact he didn't catch on (to her) meant that he wasn't looking.

He could spot the dragon lens miles away but could not notice the Betrothal necklace in front of him and on her.

Quiet rarely do we see Astrid insecure. We often see Hiccup insecure and needing validation. So maybe, when it happened to her, it came off angry and manipulative, but all she wanted was reassurance that they were the right thing. That she was right for him. Maybe the insecurity ate into what she knew deep down, that he loved her.

I'm sure Hiccup felt bad. You're right, our boy has a guilt complex. And I don't think anyone can hurt him as deeply as Astrid can. But I don't think he was angry or would be angry w Astrid. I don't think he can be. He could be upset by her statement, but more because it made him sad.

Their relationship was more than just something that started as friends. It had mutual respect, courage, time, missions that required them to trust each other on levels no one else had to. She was his support, from day one. Behind him and his idea to save the village from the Red Death to training dragons, to riding Toothless. She even promised to keep Toothless a secret when he asked her to.

Without her, he wouldn't be the Hiccup we know now. She egged him towards his call. And he needed to be there for her, to allay her insecurities as much as she has for him. Relationship is a lot of give and take. We are dealing w humans after all. And just because you think someone knows you love them, doesn't mean you don't have to go around showing it.

Thank you for your question, I hope my answer suffices. And enjoy some clips from the show.

[nilolemillion]

WE ARE ROBIN! (P13)

[yeli-renrong]

Certain comparable English words, by virtue of being from Anglo-Saxon, French, or Greek/Latin/learned roots, can have slightly different status connotations. “Fat,” “stout,” and “obese” are cases in point: the first is Anglo-Saxon, having a popular and to some extent negative resonance; the second is borrowed from the French, having a more dignified cachet; and the third is Greek, lending a medico-pathologic aspect. Similar distinctions can be seen in “ditch” (Anglo-Saxon), “channel” (French), and “canal” (Latin), the first being that into which you might throw a body, the second being the path a river might take, and the third being what a learned engineer might construct.

Proctor, R. N. (2007). “‐Logos,” “‐Ismos,” and “‐Ikos.” Isis, 98(2), 290–309. doi:10.1086/518189 

[gallade-x-treme]

AND THAT'S THE GOSPEL TRUTH

[andaniellight]

Nine books that I— have been putting on hold since forever— want to read/finish in 2025

in no particular order:

The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi (1)

The Radiant Emperor Duology (2)

Cinder (1)

The Sword of Kaigen (1)

Babel (1)

The Biology of Human Survival: Life and Death in Extreme Environments (1)

A Reaper At The Gates (1)

Gideon The Ninth (1)

More about the books below because, mainly, the summaries are spot on (and kind of represent my taste / why I'm terribly intrigued to read them):

✨️🧋🥡📖✨️

The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by S. A. Chakraborty

Amina Al-Sirafi is a middle-aged single mother with bad knees who lives in a modest country house and minds her own business. She was also one of the most fearsome pirates who ever sailed the Indian Ocean, at least until strange magic claimed a beloved crewmember and drove her to retire on dry land.

2023 historical fantasy.

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The Radiant Emperor Duology by Shelley Parker-Chan

She Who Became The Sun

Set in an alternate China, She Who Became the Sun is a fascinating genderqueer retelling of the founding of the Ming dynasty, follows Zhu Chongba who had to become a monk even though she's only a little girl for her survival, from childhood to early adulthood, using her dead brother's identity, fighting to claim his destiny as her own.

2021 historical fantasy.

&

The sequel: He Who Drowned The World

Got the hardcopy as a birthday present for me because I couldn't stop yapping about it to my friend 🥹🥹🥹

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Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Cinder is a cyborg mechanic living in New Beijing who, along with her best friend (a robot named Iko) and sister (a fully human gal named Pearl), fall in love with Prince Kai. But, life isn't all cleaning and singing, there's a ravaging plague and crippling poverty. The plague can strike anyone at any time.

2012. Part of The Lunar Chronicles.

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The Sword of Kaigen: A Theonite War Story by M. L. Wang

Better to die sharp in war than rust through a time of peace. A mother struggling to repress her violent past;

A son struggling to grasp his violent future;

A father blind to the danger that threatens them all.

When the winds of war reach their peninsula, will the Matsuda family have the strength to defend their empire? Or will they tear each other apart before the true enemies even reach their shores? High on a mountainside at the edge of the Kaigenese Empire live the most powerful warriors in the world, superhumans capable of raising the sea and wielding blades of ice. For hundreds of years, the fighters of the Kusanagi Peninsula have held the Empire's enemies at bay, earning their frozen spit of land the name 'The Sword of Kaigen.'

Set on the planet Duna, on Mount Takayubi in the Kaigenese Empire, the story revolves around the populace of a remote, highly patriarchal village that, for generations, has raised and trained swordsmen with magical, almost supernatural abilities to fight enemies that invade the realm.

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Babel by R. F. Kuang

Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he'll enroll in Oxford University's prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel.

Babel take place in an alternative-reality in which Britain's global economic and colonial supremacy are fueled by the use of magical silver bars.

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The Biology of Human Survival: Life and Death in Extreme Environments

Solely for writing reference since I am a deprived and amateur writer first, human second, after all.

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A Reaper at The Gates by Sabaa Tahir

3rd book of Ember Quartet. To understand this, you must read its 1st book: An Ember in The Ashes (inspired by Ancient Rome, the story follows a girl named Laia spying for rebels against the reigning empire in exchange for their help in rescuing her captive brother; and a boy named Elias struggling to free himself from being an enforcer of a tyrannical regime.)

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Gideon The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

1st book of The Locked Tomb Series. Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. 

That would be all! Thank you so much for tagging me, @kanronotatsu ! ! ! 📚🔍

Fingers crosed I get to at least finish one or two, this year. Now, I shall tag my friends @ikjun @dykealloy @reineyday @radiashen @lunaticus @beguilewritesstuff and YOU, whoever is reading this, are also welcome to share it with us ! ! ! :D

[randomvarious]

Today's compilation:

"Carnival Time" The Best of Ric Records, Volume One 1988 R&B / Soul

A bunch of excellent late 50s/early 60s R&B and soul tunes to be found on this comp that recounts the history of Ric Records, an important label in New Orleans that quietly helped to shape the city's unique R&B sound despite not receiving almost any national attention at the time. The biggest hit on this album is Joe Jones' "You Talk Too Much," which would go to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1960, but the rest appear to have gone on to be a whole lot more obscure. Jones would later discover The Dixie Cups too, the girl group who'd deliver such hits as the Leiber & Stoller-penned "Chapel of Love," which would go to #1 in '64—and was arranged by Jones himself—and "Iko Iko," a classic New Orleans folk tune that they were really the first to popularize the following year.

But honestly, while Joe Jones yielded Ric's most popular hit, he's not the reason to give this album a listen. "You Talk Too Much" feels simple and hacky as compared to the album's peppier and sax-laced title track, Al Johnson's "Carnival Time"—a local Mardi Gras classic—and the piercing and passionate voices of people like Lenny Capello, who's on a brash tip with "Cotton Candy," and Johnny Adams, Tommy Ridgley, and Eddie Bo, who are all far more soulful.

So if you want a taste of old New Orleans that goes much deeper than oldies standards like Frankie Ford's "Sea Cruise" and Huey "Piano" Smith's "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie-Woogie Flu"—the two New Orleans tunes that record companies get licenses for whenever they put out their generic oldies comps—then a significant chunk of this stuff is pure dynamite.

And if you want more of this Bayou State goodness, I'm actually, out of sheer coincidence, planning on posting an update to my long-dormant Louisiana soul playlist on Sunday, and will be posting a brand new and more specific playlist of Shreveport soul in tandem with it too. And I'm also gonna be getting to another comp like this one soonish that deals with Ric's sister label, Ron, as well, so stay tuned for that also! ✌️

Highlights:

Al Johnson - "Carnival Time" Lenny Capello - "Cotton Candy" Johnny Adams - "I Won't Cry" Tommy Ridgley - "Let's Try and Talk It Over" Eddie Bo - "Ain't It the Truth" Johnny Adams - "A Losing Battle"