#shakespearian names

[queersrus]

Shakespeare name list

a list of names from a handful of his most popular plays!

Ado, Apemantus, Antipholus, Archidamus

Beatrice, Benedick, Bardolph, Bassanio

Caesar, Claudius, Caliban, Cordel/Cordell/Cordele, Cordelia/Cordellia

Denmark, Dream, Desmond, Desmona, Desdemona, Domitius

Error, Edmund, Enobarbus

Falstaff, Friar, Fortinbras

Hamlet, Henry/Henri, Horatio/Horacio

Juliet/Juliette, Julieta/Julietta, Julius, Jessica

King, Kath, Kathrine/Katherine/Katharine, Katherina/Katharina, Katarina/Katerina, katrine, Katrina, Katrin, Kathie/Kathy, Kate, Kati/Katie/Katy

Lear, lago, Lock, Laertes, Lysa, Lysander, Loren, Lorene, Lorence, Lorenz/Lorenze, Lorens, Lauren, Laurence/Lawrence, Leo, Leon, Leontes

Merchant, Macbeth, Mercutio, Mona, Macduff, Malvolio, Minola

Night, Nick

Othello, Ophelia, Oberon, Osric

Portia, Prince, Prospero, Puck, Petruchio, Polonius, Perdita

Romeo, Richard, Rosalind, Robert

Summer, Shrew, Shy, Shylock, Shallow, Syracuse, Sycora, Sycorax

Twelve, Tempest, Tale, Titania

Venice, Viola

Winter

[youngpettyqueen]

BJ being subjected to Hawkeye and Charles' nonsense as they embark on an Austen-worthy pining period is something that can actually be incredibly important to me

[psychologeek]

*during the Titan's tower*

Jason: you replaced me!

Tim, bleeding: no, you replaced Dick.

I was haunted by your memory and forced into a shape I never wanted. I never wanted this, yet I was constantly found missing. I was the shadow as your image was projected on my flesh and bones and my identity was erased in the pursuit of being useful.

I was a shadow to your absence, a shade to your ever-hounting presence. I had to play on the line between being similar enough that B could forget his sorrow, and different enough to not be accused of trying to manipulate him. I was called your name countless times, but it took years until he referred to me as anything but Robin.

Tim: And I took every name calling and every longing look towards your altar, as I bled in my suit and tried to patch myself up with trembling hands. I took every time he called me "son" or "bud" or any words of kindness he said, that was to you.

I didn't replace you, Jason.

Robin's supposed to be the light to Batman's light, but -

I was never in your shadow.

What Tim actually says: come home Jason, they still love you. They miss you.

(There was never a place for me there)

Steph: Who was the best kid? Like, when you got them, who was best at, uh, being a..good kid?

Bruce, immediately: Jason.

Tim, traumatized: Let's not do this right now.

[profound-mystery]

Somewhat Shakespearian version of the Leitner rant

I was bored, I was studying Macbeth, have at it.

Jurgen Leitner? 

Knotty pated fool, hellish dog Jurgen Leitner, Damned fool, foul keeper of pages that dost grow grey and dark with collecting dust, the books though slower than he, aged rodent made of fruit unfathered, vassal wretch. Lascivious slave, twas said before: “the harder knife ill used doth lose his edge.” A motley dost thou makest of thyself, driven with humourless pity, foul thief Jurgen Leitner.

Shame not my flame when I do speak of Jurgen Leitner, to him, I have but disdain. What purpose does he serve to eagerly misuse cursed scrolls, would he have but meddled less in affairs which to him ought to be hidden, yet with his newfound vulgar scandal he but sets them free into the world! Is he standing still past his own death-knell? Hath he been unfathered? The man's bastard shame doth vex me, and shame, to which mine eyes have out of their spheres been fitted to which anger defines him to me. Never have I had the misfortune to upon his face set my eyes, and yet not are mine ears with his tongue’s tune delighted.

Were I to ascend past my knell, and see heaven's eyes in mine own with knowledge of his presence bestowed, I would, while God was smiling in my face, defile him at the door for the sole purpose of removing myself when heaven now ranks of worse essays.

Must I be exposed to the passion of his scanted knowledge, I shall have no choice but to spite the memory of him, and start anew, purely to run past when his name is mentioned to me.

I know not why, by him, my hairs doth unfix themselves, and stand ready at the thought. He merely keeps scrolls, I am raged with the trespass of his presence!

His errors, one on another's neck, must be explained, perhaps by the ghost of the past, for if he is without reason for his sins then I shall be enraged.

His errors must be born of pages, driven to blaspheme for if not his work then I.

paypal.com/JurgenLeitnerIbeshrew

Not even the focus is he, merely alluded to scrolls in his keeping and I was driven with madness.

He escapes me now, and if his corpse is not yet buried, I shall pray for his demise.

Crusty batch of nature…

I should merely blow air in his direction, and his frail body would implode at the very strength, and he would disintegrate before me to ashes until nothing beside remains save for a single scroll he kept on his person for dire emergencies, titled simply “Now, thou hast made a mistake” in ancient yiddish.

How now, I barely breathe through my wrath.

I hope on his deathbed I am privy to the time, so I shall be able to set upon my calendar a reminder.

Through every winter, I shall be granted a day to rejoice and contemplate respect for all but the man who kept such cursed scrolls.

[ineedtherapydesperately]

@valengory1234 you just sent me down an endless path imagining chloe speaking like shakespeare and being a shakespeare purist and shit like imagine the way she confessed to red or like flirts with red, or when she makes dirty jokes that nobody quite understands

like imagine chloe quietly confessing romeo and juliet style like but soft, what light through yonder window breaks? it is the east, and red is the sun. arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, who is already sick and pale with grief, that thou, her maid, art far more fair than she all because red dragged them onto a random rooftop on auradon prep to stargaze?? and red is just laying there, staring at the moon in complete shock, slowly attempting to translate everything because what the fuck, was that shakespeare?? and holy shit chloe is such a nerd?? because red NEVER bothered to learn shakespeare but it's so familiar and she feels like that little monologue was important?? and chloe is sat there, looking down at red lovingly, straight cheesing as she watches the love of her life attempt to understand her words

i already headcanon bridget calling red 'rose', but imagine chloe calling red that because of shakespeare?? because the man LOVED using rose imagery to talk about love, and just imagine chloe saying like a rose by any other name would smell as sweet which leads me to another idea about glassheart/charminghearts that i may post later if anyone is interested

like imagine chloe just sees red one day and starts reciting sonnet 18 at her, just because?? shall i compare thee to a summer’s day? thou art more lovely and more temperate- and red is just here, steadily growing redder, face absolutely matching her name because chloe, isn’t that like a love poem??? and chloe is here like well yes, i am trying to confess to you here if you don’t mind

ugggh imagine chloe fondly watching red scale the walls of auradon prep, running along the rooftops which is absolutely against the code of conduct, but chloe can't find it in herself to care because it's red, because red, you draw me, you hard hearted adamant, but yet you draw not iron for my heart is true as steel. let's ignore how this is contextually where helena is crying to demetrius and pretend that it's just chloe lamenting quietly to herself about her (not so) unrequited crush <3

imagine chloe rereading much ado about nothing (because she would absolutely reread shakespearian plays) and when red asks her how the play is, chloe says i mean, i'd much rather there be some to do about your nothing and red is confused because that didn't make sense?? only it makes sense if you take elizabethan era slang into account, which chloe, face completely straight, suggests red searches up, only to burst into borderline maniacal giggles when red's face once more flushes horrendously because chloe what the actual fuck?! because this is so out of chloe's character??? whether this happens before or after they're dating is anyone's guess

@blood-carnation here you go :D i have so many more scenarios in my mind hehe (my english nerd is showing 😔)

[astralnymphh]

hopping on this train about the whole smut is overdone and sexualization of ellie thing since i'm bored ! i agree with the whole thing about certain scenes centered around struggle and sorrow being sexualized, and the watering down of her character— it definitely happens quite often, and whenever i do see those scenes where ellie is at her lowest i have a sense of like "my poor baby noo" so i can see that. think ive only used that image of her torn up back for reference once, but that was it. sometimes i do think her personality gets very misrepresented, but tbh i don't mind a purely cocky or purely loser ellie when it's done in balance. feel like when you write one, you get called out for not putting the other into play. unless im hallucinating. idk.

on the other hand, the debate about smut and the need for more angst, fluff, and plot— i'm a tinge in the gray area abt this. if you've seen any of my works (oneshots or series) especially copy that romeo, you know i'm a plot warrior 😭 unreleased knight!ellie is literally my most yappalicious fic (in the shakespearian way). yet most of my works feature smut, cause i'm either horny or feelin romantical, but also it's entertaining to write. tickles my pickle, mayhaps 🔥. but like, realistically? from the bottom of my heart? bottom of my booty? plot is hellacious to delve into. making stories from scratch or even sewing up a new path within the realm of a different video game— can be grueling. so, i can see why people don't jump into it as much. i encourage people to try, definitely, even a modicum of plot can really put the ommphh in your fic IF you are searching for it. but I'll be so so honest sometimes fleshing out stories makes me want to BOIL and get straight to the romance dialogue or whatever. so when i say i can see both sides— i do because writing smut woven by a majority of dialogue can be funner and simpler. like a little treat.

a lot of people debating this state these as opinions, and claim nobody is targeted in the process, but with the passion i'm seeing being bootyfucked into long long paragraphs, i just think that some names have to blossom to mind?? like almost indirectly, yknow? or maybe i'm just paranoid. i love love LOVE all the people debating this don't take this wrongly, TRUST i love some of ur accounts, especially those who like to analyze ellie's charecter I LOVE IT (i already forgot the name of the person who kind of sparked this whole thing but ily) but yeah. i just feel even opinions could be taken to heart by those who want to write, or write smut, and feel guilty for it. maybe that's how my brain works but. putting it out there ig.

anyways ELLIE WILLIAMS BREEDING KINK fic is in the works and that definitely has plot (kms) so buckle in for that ride!!!! 🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯

DAILY CLICK . IMPORTANT TLOU POST . PALESTINE INFO

[the-mocking-robin]

Still stuck on how he's desperately a man who needs to be held and kissed and loved and how I know -- historically -- if I tried, it'd all go wrong.

If there was anyone here on God's green-ish Earth that needed to be cherished and held and reassured it'd be him and, fuck me, I want to.

It'd just. Fall apart.

Like it always does. Has. Will.

He stresses me out in a very specific way and it's about the only thing that combats my chronic, fluctuating depression in any meaningful way and...

It's absolutely pathetic of me... It feels like it's just another burden to put on his shoulders.

I can't do that to him.

The way how I'm caught between my deep, potentially self-endangering depression and how he looks when he smiles and laughs and how if given half a chance I wouldn't stop kissing him.

[blueishspace]

Looped Sun 5

Loop #177

Scott had decided to take one vacation loop and this happened? A null loop? In an empires world where Xonorth won? Without an arm? ... The world tree was very very mean.

Loop #179

Grian had decided to take a vacation loop, nothing too big of course but something relaxing... of course this plan did not predict for a null loop stuck in the end with the most sadistic version of the Watchers possible. Grian would never set fire to the world tree...but the tree is making it really hard not to want to.

Loop #182

Pearl wanted to just have a good loop, being trapped for twenty years in a tower was not part of that plan. It being a null loop even less. Being a damsel in distress is extremely boring without something to do.

Loop #184

This is war, after almost 200 loops Scar had yet to have a Star Wars loop and now he instead had a Star Trek one... To be fair it was a good one but it's the principle! The world tree did it on purpose.

Loop #187

Scott: Guess Grian Isn't going to be the only god now...

Pearl: I guess so... So whose place did we take?

Scott: I know a bunch about this place, I took Mianite's place as god of order and you took Dianite's as god of chaos.

Pearl: Where's Scar?

Scott: According to the loop's memories he's taking Ianite's place as balance god.

Pearl: Wait, wasn't Ianite imprisoned for like...centuries?

Scott: ...

Pearl: Let's go get him.

Loop #189

It was two in the morning when Scar crashed trough the window of Grian's apartment. Grian was not excited to see him.

Grian: Another hero loop?

Scar: What? No! This is a villain loop! Watch and fear, I am the wizard!

Grian: The wizard? Really?

Scar: What!? It's straight to the point.

Grian: ... I'll stop bullying if I can join the villany. I still got a mother spore outfit from last time we looped into season 7.

Scar: Welcome on board!!

Scott: No chaos magic this time?

Pearl: Nah, decided to go waterbending for this hero loop. Get better at healing. Maybe if I get a villain next time.

Loop #191

This was early, Grian had gotten used to sometimes waking up in Hermitcraft season 6 or 7. He wasn't too surprised when he woke up as a Watcher or in Evo. But this? He didn't even think he could loop back to high school. Fortunately this wasn't a null loop so he could actually do something but still...

Loop #193

Pearl didn't mind being an hyena, it was the why that annoyed her the most. At the same time, she should have expected this to happen considering Scar's name. She tried not to sigh as she recites her part.

Pearl: And where to we feature?

Scar: Just listen to teacher. I know it sound sordid but you'll be rewarded when at last, I'm given my dues. And injustice deliciously squared, be prepared!

Loop #193

It's been a while since Grian had gotten to start in the desert, as much as he hated waking up here at the beginning of the loops now it was a bit nostalgic. He knew this was going to be a relaxing loop.

Loop #195

Bdubs: She's losing her freaking mind-

*Boom*

Bdubs didn't get to finish that he became smoke while his items fell to the ground... The spectators weren't happy.

Grian: ...Who decided to give Pearl a gun?

Scar: I did!

Grian: ...why?

Loop #196

Rendog: Give us back that banner!

Grian: Nev'r! If thee need t then cometh h're and taketh t thee phony king.

Ren: Phony? How dare thee, thee damn hippie! I'll showeth thee the wrath of the r'd wint'r.

Grian: Nay, I wouldst winneth.

Skizz: What's going on dude?

Scott: They are talking in shakespearian english.

Skizz: I got that. Why?

Scott: I have no idea. Ren isn't even looping, he's just going along with it.

Skizz: Looping?

Scott: It's nothing.

Ren: Cometh h're and visage mine own wrath thee heathen!

Grian: Is yond a dare? Prepareth thyself f'r a vanquish.

Mumbo: Grian?

Grian: There is a way we can still be friends.

Mumbo: Ther-

Grian: þū meahte geunon mē!

Mumbo: ... What?

Grian: What? It's just some Old english.

Tango: Jimmy? Jimmy? What's wrong?

Jimmy: It's Scar and Grian! Make them stop!

Tango: What do you mean-

Grian: 𒁠 𒂠𒀭𒋠𒍦𒋀 𒆭𒋠𒂠𒄀𒊠𒊀𒋀𒀀𒋠𒂠 𒆤𒄠𒀀𒋀 𒋀𒄠𒄀𒁠𒊠 𒁭𒊠𒀭𒁀𒇠𒄀𒈀

Scar: 𒁠𒊀𒍤Y𒄀𒀀𒄠𒌋 𒈀𒄀 𒋠𒄀𒁠𒋀𒄠𒄀𒊠𒍤

Joel: Grian, mate, please stop this.

Jimmy: You'll get used to it eventually.

Grian: 𓃀𓄿𓂧 𓃀𓇌𓋴 𓃀𓄿𓂧 𓃀𓇌𓋴 𓅃𓉔𓄿𓏏 𓄿𓂋 𓇌𓅲 𓎼𓇋𓈖𓎼 𓏏 𓂧 𓅃𓉔𓈖 𓏏𓉔𓇌 𓎢𓅓 𓆑𓂋 𓇌𓅲

Joel: I really doubt it.

Grian: ⊑⟟ ⏁⊑⟒⍀⟒ ⋔⏃⍀⏁⊬⋏!

Martyn: You do know I speak ender right?

Grian: ... I forgot.

Loop #199

Listen, Grian didn't mean to start a religion really. That was more Joel's thing then his. It's not his fault he went god mode right as Gem started her Dawn church. At least he turned the god war between him, an unawake Pearl and Joel into a prank war. Which he was winning by the way. But that didn't stop it from being... Annoying at certain times. At least now he could teleport, that's a plus.

Loop #200

Grian: People! We got an expansion to our loop!

Scar: We did?

Grian: Check your loop memories!

Scar: Why- oh! We are after Secret Life!

Pearl: Finally, we get see season 10!

Scar: Look Joel and Skizz are Hermits.

Grian: Good for them, kinda hardcore that their first month of the season is demise 2.

Pearl: I mean, they are used to the Life Games so It's actually a good way to introduce them mate.

Pearl: Mate.

Grian: I know...

Pearl: I'm so sorry for you.

Grian: I'm going to have so many fishing loops now.

Pearl: It's ok...

Grian: Curse you unawake baseline me! Curse you!

Pearl: ... Snails?

Grian: Snails.

Scar: ... What are we talking about?

Grian: Snails.

Pearl: Snails snails.

Scar: ... Ok then, I'm out of here now.

Pearl: Snails!

Pearl: Is it me or is there something up with the season 10 water?

Grian: It's not you... it might like a moon big thing.

Pearl: Not another moon big, please.

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✶𓏲ּ𐀔.ᐟ ⠀⠀⠀ANGEL⠀ ( 🕷️ ) ⠀:⠀ BASICS

⁽ ୨୧ ⁾ birth name: Lee Jae-Hwa ( 이재화 )

⁽ ୨୧ ⁾ english name: Juliette Lee ( 이줄리엣 )

name meaning: The name Juliette is a girl's name of French origin meaning "little Julia". The name Juliette is derived from the classic name Juliet. The name Juliet is thought to be a form of the name Julius, which was a Roman family name.

⁽ ୨୧ ⁾ nicknames: juliet ( everyone ), julie + jae ( close friends + nct ), hwa ( family + dreamies ), irl angel + sm’s angel + girlfriend ( fans ), korea’s little sister ( fans + korean public )

⁽ ୨୧ ⁾ date of birth: October 31st, 2001 ( aged 23 )

zodiac sign: Scorpio

⁽ ୨୧ ⁾ place of birth: Seoul, South Korea

hometown: Beverly Hills, California, U.S.A

⁽ ୨୧ ⁾ nationality: Korean-American

ethnicity: Korean

⁽ ୨୧ ⁾ physical details:

height: 5'7" (170cm )

weight: 97lbs (44kg )

blood type: A

hair color: brown - black - blonde

eye color: brown

⁽ ୨୧ ⁾ gender & sexuality:

cisgender female - she/her

sexual orientation: not labeled

relationship status: not disclosed

⁽ ୨୧ ⁾ languages: Korean ( 100% - Seoul Dialect ), English ( 95% - American ), Japanese ( 90% ), Mandarin ( 90% )

⁽ ୨୧ ⁾ claims:

facial claim: kim chaewon ( le sserafim ), shin yuna ( itzy ), other female idols/celebrities

speaking claim: park jiwon ( fromis_9 - Korean & English ), minatozaki sana ( twice - Japanese ), ning yizhuo ( æspa - Mandarin )

vocal claim: park jiwon ( fromis_9 ), ning yizhuo ( æspa )

rapping claim: park sooyoung ( red velvet )

dance claim: kang seulgi ( red velvet ), kim chungha

acting claim: kim hyeyoon, roh jeongeui

✶𓏲ּ𐀔.ᐟ ⠀⠀⠀ANGEL⠀ ( 🕷️ ) :⠀ CAREER

⁽ ୨୧ ⁾ stage name: Juliette ( Jule-ee-ett )

backstory: she chose Juliette as her stage name since it is her English name. though many people pointed out it was also a SHINee song and eventually called her the Juliette.

⁽ ୨୧ ⁾ agency: SM Entertainment ( 2012 - Present )

training period: 4 years~

idol debut date: August 25th, 2016

idol debut age: 15

acting debut age: 18

⁽ ୨୧ ⁾ representative color: licorice ( #1B1212 )

⁽ ୨୧ ⁾ representative emoji: 🐈‍⬛ / 🕷️

⁽ ୨୧ ⁾ fandom name: capulets — in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Juliet was born into the House of Capulet. Given that her fandom would be her “home”, Capulets was eventually brought up to lean in the Shakespearian concept.

⁽ ୨୧ ⁾ known for: being sm’s angel, korea’s little sister, shinee’s juliette, being an all-rounder idol, having too many friends 🥲, her halloween birthday and sm’s halloween party, wildin’ after turning 18/21, always with the dreamies or aespa, high-pitched laugh, an idol-butterfly or social butterfly, always yapping 24/7, granddaughter of the ▇▇▇▇ company, being a supposed chaebol, being a flirtatious person in general, love octagon between the dreamies

⁽ ୨୧ ⁾ signature:

✶𓏲ּ𐀔.ᐟ ⠀⠀⠀ANGEL⠀ ( 🕷️ ) : PERSONAL

⁽ ୨୧ ⁾ mbti: ENTJ ( Commander ) — a personality type with the Extraverted, Intuitive, Thinking, and Judging traits. they are decisive people who love momentum and accomplishment. they gather information to construct their creative visions but rarely hesitate for long before acting on them.

strengths: efficient, energetic, self-confident, strong-willed, strategic thinkers, charismatic and inspiring

weaknesses: stubborn, dominant, intolerant, impatient, arrogant, poor handling of emotions, cold and ruthless

⁽ ୨୧ ⁾ likes: white noise, rain falling on the window, choreographing, non-scheduled days, classical music, indie games, the persona franchise, affection, handholding, her bf(s), karaoke, anime— kimi ni todoke, nana, a slient voice—, true crime . . .

⁽ ୨୧ ⁾ dislikes: loud noises, super crowded environments, affection, feeling weak/overworked, mentions of her family, thunderstorms, horror games, anything creepypasta, racism & xenophobia, the dark, donald trump tbh . . .

⁽ ୨୧ ⁾ phobias: atychiphobia ( fear of failure ), nosocomephobia ( fear of hospitals ), nyctophobia ( fear of the dark ), tonitrophobia ( fear of thunder ), lockiophobia ( fear of childbirth )

⁽ ୨୧ ⁾ favorites:

colors: white, light pink & black

season: winter

animals: penguins, arctic foxes

number: 0

⁽ ୨୧ ⁾ immediate family: born into a rich and busy household, juliette had barely any time to spend with her parents and was sent to the united states early on with her aunt. although she did develop a resentment towards her parents, they support her from the sidelines. though she has a sibling, she doesn’t speak to him most of the time or rarely sees him due to her work and his position in the family business. barely any family photos are shown by the idol, which is the most secretive part about her.

father: kang sanghoon — born 1970 ( aged 54 ) in busan, south korea. works as the ▇▇▇▇ vice president. twin

mother: lee naeun — born 1972 ( aged 52 ) in gwangju, south korea. works as the ▇▇▇▇ ceo.

brother: lee joo-won — born 1999 ( aged 25 ) in busan, south korea.

kang grandparents: kang ha-▇ ( 85 ) & kang ▇▇-hyeon ( 90 ). raised sanghoon.

lee grandparents: ▇▇ ra-hee ( 79 ) & ▇▇ kun-hee ( deceased ). raised naeun

chaebol lore drop 😔

[wildsummerrose]

While I'm at it, have a Puck, too!

I just discovered I can select the subject of a photo on my phone and copy it. Delightful!!

Here, have a Tybalt for your blog. :-)

[silverskye13]

I am turning Tanguish and your posts about him over in my brain. And it is late so forgive me if this is just nothing

There was a post where somebody mentioned him becoming a saint and you responded to it with a microphone.

Is Tanguish going to become a saint? Is Helsknight going to do something that makes Tanguish go not this time. You don't get to be that cruel this time and become a saint to save Helsknight?

Better bonus question: if a Hels becomes their own person, a) how does that happen and b) what happens to them after?

For plot reasons [and the fact that I am my own most notorious plot spoiler] I can only address your bonus questions! Apologies!

A) How does a helsmet becoming their own person happen?

The way I'm rationalizing the process for myself, is they deal with the problem they were made to address. They self actualize and change. Because I've talked about EB a bit today already I'll use him as an example. EB was once a manifestation of X's pride. He was all the bad bits about being proficient in something and knowing it. Pride wants to make a space for itself, be Large and Interesting. It's root is in ego and accomplishment. While some justifiable pride isn't bad, pride rampant manifests as someone who doesn't care about harm so long as they inflate their own ego and self image. EB joined the Colosseum because pride demanded he make a name for himself, he claw his way out of any shadow he was standing under. When he was at his weakest, when the universe was nearest to taking him, he sat down with his Pride and had to decide if it was worth dying for and, if it wasn't, how was he supposed to be humble? What demonstrable change would he have to do to start down a path where he wasn't ruled by it?

When a helsmet reaches the point where they figure out what they are and learn to grow past it, that's when they become their own person. It's a bit like the idea of a Shakespearian tragedy, but the characters suddenly become aware of the genre they're in and defeat their fatal flaw. Defeating your fatal flaw is very, very hard. Your entire personality is often rooted in it. There has to be a very good reason for you to change, and you have to be very determined to change it.

B) What happens to them after?

They're no longer beholden to the universe. They become like any other player character: death is a temporary inconvenience. There are helsmets who have done this. Evil X and EB for starters. And I'm sure there are many helsmets that don't know they've made that change. They only know they struggled and, for reasons they don't understand, survived. And some of them, either by their own nature, or by the recognition of what they've done by those who come after, become Saints. I think there's a strong case for EX being the Patron Saint of Hels, whatever that entails [though don't tell him please his ego is big enough!] I always sort of imagined the Saint of Blood and Steel was a helsmet who overcame their nature as someone who enacts great, blind violence. I have no hard and fast rules for who becomes a Saint and why. Maybe the trigger is simply someone else's faith?

[charlesoberonn]

isnt Oberon that fairy guy from the Shakespearian play with the wife

The king of the fairies. I didn't know that when I chose the name, though.

[jesncin]

please do tell about why woman of tomorrow sucks i love reading your takes they’re always so well written

Sure! And thank you for throwing me this bone because WOOF

(btw it's totally fine for people to like Woman of Tomorrow, and I can even see why! This is just my experience with it that I wish was talked about more)

Quick context: Woman of Tomorrow is about a space farmgirl named Ruthye who seeks revenge on Krem, a guy who killed her dad. Supergirl guides her on this journey so they can learn lessons about grief and revenge.

The biggest flaw of the comic is the narrative prose. Ruthye's dialogue is a rambly, over-indulgent, stylized mix of an attempt at medieval Shakespearian speak, but then in the last few issues the writer remembers she's a farmgirl so he decides she should suddenly say "ain't" more often and speak in double negatives to sound a bit more Southern. I can enjoy wordy comics! But Ruthye's dialogue and narration is blatantly excessive purple prose. So many scenes would hit harder with a less-is-more approach while still being stylized and characteristic. Sometimes the narrations pairs nicely with the art to create layered irony, but most of the time it feels like it's disregarding the comics medium altogether.

The other thing about Ruthye's narration is that it holds the story back. I get that the narration is Ruthye writing from the future, but the way it's done gives us a very passive relationship with the events of the story. We don't get to be with the characters in the action heavy moments because we're reading caption boxes of Future Ruthye rambling about poetry recounting The Battle of Capes. I'm not experiencing grief or dread with the characters, I'm being told about it. All of Ruthye's narrative rants boil down to "Supergirl is really badass, sad and kind. I promise this is deep." and "here's how my farm girl experience is relevant to this". Ruthye also speaks in glowing admiration, idealization and worship of Supergirl; it makes it really hard to get to know Kara in a humanizing way. I'm sure the purple prose hits differently for others, but I personally think the story would have more room to breathe without it.

You know how people like saying "Superman is boring because everything is too easy for him, he's too powerful" yeah that's Woman of Tomorrow. The conflict Kara faces are not challenges to her character, they're inconveniences. The resolutions to each story don't feel clever or earned. Kara just knows where to find the murdered purple aliens, Kara just happens to have a silver age-reference magical horse that can outrun the suffering-ball Krem throws at her, Kara just toughs out 10 hours in the green sun. Why be a smart storyteller when you can just give your heroine the upper hand every single time? There could've been a great bonding moment where Ruthye uses her famer-smarts to build shade for Kara, she could've crafted a salve to protect Kara's skin. But I guess having her guard Kara from dinosaurs is ok. Kara helps of course, even though she's dying because she's so cool, badass, sad, kind, etc.

Kara's internal conflict is that she was hoping that taking Ruthye on this journey would teach the farmgirl a lesson about revenge, but has Kara herself learned to move on? She's still thinking about Krypton after all. The problem with how this is presented is that it's not a flaw that we get to see evolve with the story. We see Kara act mopey, get an origin story flashback and then Kara tells us this- in hopes it'll recontextualize everything you've read before. By the time we make it to the end, the characters act like they've learned so much and I'm just standing here wishing I got to see all this growth they're talking about.

At the heart of it, I feel like Woman of Tomorrow represents the side of Super-fandom that wants to see the Kryptonians deified by the narrative. They hate seeing Kara do silly girly rom-com teenager things, she needs to be SERIOUS and EDGY and SAD and ALONE but like a god would be and not how a young woman would be that way. How else will boys take her seriously? Don't forget to remind the reader that she's STRONGER than her boy scout wholesome cousin! There's potential in a short revenge story about young girls finding hope in seeing a role-model woman survive loss, but not like this.

"You don't think I could've solved all those problems? C'mon I'm Supergirl." I sure love seeing female characters be badass girl-god legends who don't get to be humanized by being unflatteringly flawed people. Anyway the better Supergirl grief+revenge story is "Supergirl: Being Super". I don't think it's perfect because it misses the crucial difference between Kal and Kara among other things- but as a story about a teenage heroine learning how grief shapes her and those around her, it's way better.

Woman of Tomorrow's art is stellar though lmao would get a copy just as an artbook to reference.

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Artrick x theater kid moodboard?

ARTRICK MOODBOARD + HC’S ᥫ᭡

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ᯓᡣ𐭩 theyre your biggest supporters, full stop.

ᯓᡣ𐭩 art is at EVERY single show with a bouquet of flowers in hand, ready to congratulate you and give you a giant hug afterwards. dosent matter if you were the lead or if you had one line, hes there (even if you only helped with the sets, he’s still there)

ᯓᡣ𐭩 patrick does his best to make it to your shows, but he’s on the road a lot for tennis, so he dosent always make it. he feels so guilty but he always makes a point of video calling you before a show while youre getting your hair and makeup done when he cant be there !!

ᯓᡣ𐭩 every time he demands art record the entire show for him to watch after, even if it isnt allowed. art has gotten in trouble for this multiple times

ᯓᡣ𐭩 when he CAN make it though, you know it. he cheers and claps louder then anyone when you come onto stage, when you make a joke, even if it isnt that funny, he’s cackling, and he has gotten into a whisper fight turned accidentally too-loud argument when someone was talking during one of your big moments. (he apologised to you profusely afterwards)

ᯓᡣ𐭩 art has so many ticket stubs from your performances, that he now has a small box dedicated to only them, since there just isnt enough space on the wall (it’s probably definitely got some cheesy label with your name and a bunch of hearts and drawings on the lid) (he isnt ashamed)

ᯓᡣ𐭩 if youre doing a shakespearian play, theyre in the audience doing their best to understand whats going on. if its a musical, they are whooping and cheering every single time you hit a hard note.

ᯓᡣ𐭩 ALWAYS reassuring you and comforting you. you accidentally messed up your words on stage ? no one even noticed ! pre-show jitters ?? you’re going to do amazing, they just know it !!

ᯓᡣ𐭩 theyre at every rehearsal they can be. its nice to watch you in your element !! plus seeing you out of breath and sweaty from the choreography isnt so bad either

ᯓᡣ𐭩 patrick CONSTANTLY talking about how good you look in the costumes and asking if they would REALLY notice if you were to take it home for just one night. everytime you say yes and that you cant but hes slowly wearing you down

ᯓᡣ𐭩 if theres any moment where you have to kiss someone else on stage, theyre doing their BEST to stay calm and supportive (they KNOW its just acting, they DO) but its hard. they’re silently fuming in their seats until they can see you again, and if theyre a little more touchy then normal ? well, that dosent seem like SUCH a bad thing…

ᯓᡣ𐭩 you have definitely almost been caught in compromising positions with them by excited co-stars coming to congratulate you after a show. every time you tell the boys its not going to happen again, but you all know youre lying.

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╰┈➤ aughhh !!! i really hope this is okay !! tbh ive never actually been involved in any kind of theatre (im WAYY too shy for that 😭😭) but i LOVED this prompt !! i just think its so cute !! i hope i did it justice with my limited knowledge <33 also just a fair warning for the other moodboards im going to do !! they are probably NOT going to be this detailed !! 😭😭 i really dont know what came over me for this but i just couldnt stop the words from coming !!

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What if. What if... Sir Pentious, while at the Hotel, receives a mysterious letter in front of everyone and everyone is confused because Pentious is nervous and doesn’t want to show/tell them who it is from and what it is. Despite the fact that Pentious worriedly makes excuses that this is personal, this causes a negative reaction among the hotel residents because this happens at a time when they have not yet fully begun to trust him. Especially Angel Dust, after that experience, you know. Not trusting Pentious more than anyone else and feeling something was wrong, he snatches the letter from him under the protests of the snake and reads that the letter is from Zestial. Alastor naturally recognizes the name and tells the others, and oh no, poor Pentious is trapped due to a miscommunication! Everyone just immediately thought that he was spying on them AGAIN just for another overlord LOL

Sir Pentious constantly gets into funny situations, I think this could very well happen to him. He will panic and blush at the same time, because ah uh erm well, how is he supposed to tell them all that he has actually been dating the oldest overlord in Hell for a hundred years???

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Angel Dust can't actually read the letter, not due to Zestial's magic or anything like that, he just can't read Zestial's handwriting or understand his Shakespearian speech

Honestly most of the hotel probably can't read it (Zestial has some INTENSE cursive handwriting, it took Sir Pentious years to figure out how to read it) except Alastor but he's just stirring the pot more (he absolutely read it already but it's funnier to claim he's a traitor)

they definitely ganged up on him when Charlie wasn't there because they were worried she'll give him another chance and clearly he can't be trusted!

the letter says something like "why are you staying at that hotel? It fucking sucks, please come stay with me 🥺 I would treat you right" mixed with poetry about how much Zestial loves Sir Pentious, truly pouring his heart out on this paper

So something that isn't betrayal (or well at least it isn't selling them out) but still definitely something he wouldn't want to show the others

Charlie gets back in the middle of them yelling at him and is devastated at the idea of Sir Pentious betraying her again so she talks to him herself

And like two minutes into her "I'm not mad I'm disappointed" talk he confesses to dating Zestial

Which backfires on him because they assume it has to be some serious shit if he's that scared of talking (although it's Zestial, anybody would rather double die then double cross him), so they try to interrogate him to figure out exactly what he's been telling Zestial and why Zestial even wants a spy in this hotel in the first place.

Or the letter's asking him to "join Zestial in his bedchambers~( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)" and Sir Pentious lets them kill him because that's straight up better than explaining the contents of letter

Alastor tried to read it out loud, realized what it actually said, and then fucking dipped immediately lmao

(this took so long because I got distracted lmao)

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Life series scenes/tidbits I rotate regularly but I don’t see talked about enough

Tango being blamed for Etho’s castle burning in 3L

Scar going quiet when Grian mentions that when he turns yellow he’s gone (this was in Scar’s pov after the renchanting trap)

Tango’s pov of the desert standoff, both sides just slowly turning to look at him as he panics bc he thinks they’re onto him

Scar escaping the bunker in 3L after that battle was lost HOW DID HE LIVE. MAN TARGETED ETHO HOW DID HE LIVE

Jimmy saying he doesn’t want to kill as a red name and Grian telling him “that’s not what this series is about” in 3L (Jimmy’s pov)

BigB’s final death in 3L and how differently the series would’ve ended if he’d successfully killed the last yellow name, Grian

Not technically on screen but when Grian got kicked out of the Southlands after turning red and his character potentially not knowing why, hence the “we can still be friends” line. (It’s a call back to 3L when Scar asked the same thing)

Ren watching Lizzie kill BigB at the shadow fort, followed by Ren being hunted by Skizz and Impulse for sport THIS WAS SO INTENSE???

All of Impulse’s final deaths being betrayals (for LL, Grian’s plan got him killed so I’m counting it)

Martyn being the only person to use a soundboard and voice changers

Bdubs being the boogeyman in session 1 of both boogey curse seasons.

HOW SKIZZ ACTS ON RED?? Man is fully insane and I’m OBSESSEDDD

BigB’s entire Shakespearian tragedy in DL, I refuse to pick a favorite moment

Cleo refusing to trust BigB the second the boogeyman curse is back

Pearl demanding BigB kill her and take a half hour back when he had 45 SECONDS ON HIS CLOCK. And him almost refusing to swing at her because he “doesn’t know how.” Aha, fairy fort betrayal trauma

BigB knowing that Martyn was the boogeyman in LimL

Skizz knowing Etho was the boogeyman in LL

Pearl having to rescue BigB from Jimmy’s attempted kidnapping in LimL SHE IS SO SCARY. I LOVE HER

Pearl fighting Martyn and refusing to let up even though she’s really low on health (LimL)

Martyn being able to sound incredibly trustworthy every time he’s about to backstab someone in general

“Tango Polo” in LimL

The fact that BigB has an incredibly low kill count and two of the four kills were circumstance forcing his hand