#stupid ABM

[tfshouldidohere]

How the hell r midterms over n im still so fucking busy

[u-know-too-much]

Just an opinion. Although our school is famous for being a powerhouse for really smart and talented kids, I feel like it relies on the raw talent of the student rather than genuinely nurturing them or at least it's very selective with those it wants to nurture (which are usually the already exceptional kids). Which in turn is what makes it famous and gives it its reputation, and gets parents to enroll their talented kids in. It's not apparent bc well, sometimes, the only thing we qanna do is get the tf outta here lmao.

Rarely does it have qualified teachers that specialise in that particular subject, they just get who they can and teach to get it over with, training for comps are rarely formal, we have to sustain and improve ourselves on our own for said comps, then they get to claim all the credit "school that houses great future writers" or some shit. And then they give us the obviojs excuse of letting us be "independent" bc it "prepares us for college", how about let's do simulations first before the actual thing.

I also got one failed grade and one low grade bc of minor subjects. Now they're going to ruin my average. How am I supposed to compete to bigger, smarter students.

It's so tiring, I'm wasting so much time, I'm slowly burning out.

Our school can go burn down, with all my horrid classmates in it. Whatever prowess and prestige it had when I first enrolled here is nothing but rubble now that I'm almost leaving. Now go and watch them improve this trainwreck of a place after we leave :)

[nicosraf]

hey mr Nicolás! i just finished angels before men and WOW it'is really like if gomens and tsoa had a baby. i wanna ask how your own expieriences effected your work specificly with your characterization of lucifer? his dreams feel really specific so i was wondering if maybe they/he had irl inspo somehow?

Ahaha thank you so much for reading ! I'm going to try and answer without getting too much into specifics because I value my privacy, but I don't mind being vague.

Weirdly, I think there's a lot of me (and my experiences) in Lucifer in terms of things that happen to him and his deeper emotions, but we're not really alike in terms of, say, personality (so, characterization). He is relatable to me but not in a superficial way - we don't like the same things (except maybe soup) or have the same flaws or react the same or look alike, and he even deals with shame a different way than I do. But, the root of his shame is where mine is too, I think.

My more straight forward experiences are mostly in the structure of ABM itself, the progression of its story, the setting and its angel-culture. (Gossipy, oppressive christians who are really bad at being christians? Definitely latine catholics). It's influenced a lot by my perception of trauma years after-the-fact. Some lines are taken from previous, personal works of mine — "You will live a hundred million years and spend the rest looking back," actually first appeared in a short story I wrote about when I was younger.

And ofc it's inspired by my personal wet sloppy gay fantasies. I said a little while ago that Michael and Lucifer's relationship is about the fantasies associated with typical (and my) first queer/gay love (and also about being young and stupid).

The dreams are inspired by real dreams of mine. I have a lot of weird gay angel dreams. Since May 2021, if I'm remembering correctly. You know, like a very normal person.

[diaryofnathanxu314]

A short Thought dump (?

So apparently it's been months since school has concluded and I will be proceeding in 12th grade. Apparently there was once camping which lead me into ingestion of poison as a conduit to get out of this hell alive, at the expense of my health of course. Despite the effects at least it was worth it.

I tried to kill myself for the purpose of avoiding him. In hindsight, I cannot help but find it funny that I would take even the most drastic measures just to escape from his presence, lest I feel uncomfortable.

One thing, since July 1 is coming which means I have school coming in g12, I am contemplating whether to keep my strand as an ABM student but I fear he might choose the same strand as me.

I fear all that days of healing will return back to square 1, where more wounds will be inflicted upon myself, the repetition of a pernicious & maladaptive habit I developed over my G11 days.

(sorry I forgot I had a tumblr acc im so stupid good grief)

[steaksex]

Fuuuuuck god. God. Please. Wish you would. I wouldnt be abme to stop from clenching and twitching around the knife, wouldnt know if it was slick running down or blood. Dont think id care much either. Surprised you wouldnt just cut a little into my neck, really go for the vampire look. Not exactly in a place to criticize though, im too busy saying please over and over and over again. Too stupid to know if im saying 'please stop' or 'please dont stop' with it. Not that it matters, youll do what you want with me and i cant do anything but lay down and take it

i need to fuck you while threatening you with that knife god you're so hot

Would you cut me, just to make the point? Maybe i think youre bluffing and act all cocky. Would you put me in my place? Make me say sorry and thank you with the point of a knife to me? Where would you hold it? The necks standard, would you go for ol reliable? Do something different? Cant just say this and not give me the details! I might not think youre serious

[clonesome]

Alright got my alarm set for tomorrow morning even though I'm 100% certain the ghoul who drops tomorrow, and by extention literally every other Haunt Couture doll, is going to be scalped by bots.

[kitty-bandit]

As I'm working on notes and editing chapters, I realize I'm going to have to figure out when to post chapter 20 of A Beautiful Mess.

Do I keep on my 1 chapter per month schedule? Or do I hold off to post for a bit just because next chapter is a Christmas chapter and it feels dumb to post that right before Halloween. LOL

[earnono]

stop fetishising mlm. we’re not your fucking sinner babies or whatever the hell you try to paint us as.

I don't even ship irl people be it m/f or m/m or anyone. If you're talking about 2D anime/manga guys, I know my limits.

[ugh-tsumu]

Sweets (Switch)

-> Nung umulan ng gayuma dahil masyadong bobo si Kuroo at napulot ito ni Tanaka, abala naman si Ushijima Wakatoshi - ang volleyball captain ng ABM volleyball team - sa pambibwisit sa binilhan niya ng secondhand na laptop. Dahil dito, na-uno reverse card siya ng online seller: bwinisit din siya gamit ang sumpa. Anong sumpa? Ang magpalit sila ng katawan ni Y/N Oikawa - kapatid ng volleyball captain ng STEM volleyball team.

-> pairing. Ushijima Wakatoshi x Oikawa!Y/N (as of now, I am undecided if I specify Y'N's gender)

-> status. o n g o i n g

-> warning. Switched bodies au. CRACK !!! A hint of fantasy. Set at the Philippines. WRITTEN IN TAGALOG. Lines and narration are written in TagLish. Y/N is described with a typical Filipino characteristics. Swearing and a lot of landian.

-> characters in the story are not originally mine. reblogs are appreciated while plagiarizing is frowned upon. Block the tag #sweets smau if you don’t want this to flood your dash

-> na-mention sina Kuroo at Tanaka from Stupid Love pero wala talaga silang exposure dito xD hehe kinomercialize ko lang <3 and yes! Connected ang Osamu rito sa Atsumu sa Stupid Love <3 parehong mangkukulam

-> a quick shout out to @thatkawaiidesubitch dahil siya inspo ng main dilemma ng story BDHSJSUSUUS and to @quanxui bc I remember them telling me to tag them once I post this :D hi, Andro! it's here! and pls. tell me if you still want to be included in the taglist hehe <33

Characters

Oikawa Clan || Team Ushi

Parts

Part 1: Meet Up

Part 2: Punishment ni Daddy

Part 3: Meet Up pt. 2

Part 4: 'Wag na Maligo

Part 5: Oikawa

Part 6: Crush

Part 7: Kuya Matsukawa

Part 8: Tae

Part 9: Ushijima vs. Oikawa

Part 10: Miya Osamu Buy & Sell

Part 11: Conditions

Part 12: Huli pero di Kulong

Part 13: No ___ tuwing Tuesday

Coming soon...

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[chilling-seavey]

okay so let's just say this is a situation. The abm family are out shopping or something. Daniel takes the girls to another aisle and Florence is on her own casually walking around. then, some guy comes up to her, and tries to flirt or ask for her number, obviously not seeing the ring on her finger, then Daniel comes back and basically sees that situation happen lol, what would be his reaction? would he be kinda aggressive and be like "hey, back off" or like be polite about it? haha okay byeee

I'm so rusty with ABM blurbs, it's been way too long to this might not be too great, but I was kinda vibing with this idea today so I just jotted down a very quick blurb! :)

October 1, 2023

“What kind of meat do you like?”

Florence glanced up from the deli counter to the young man standing just to her left, “I’m sorry?”

He send her a smooth smile, “What kind of meat do you like? I’m more of a ham kinda guy.”

Florence pulled a tight polite smile and nodded stiffly, “Nice.”

There was a pause as she waited for the grocery store employee to finish preparing her order of meats and cheeses at the deli, silently glancing around to hope for Daniel to return with the girls soon from wherever they had run off to. The stranger beside her didn’t seem too bothered by her silence.

“So are you in college?” he asked.

“No.” Florence answered plainly, obviously disinterested.

He didn’t catch on as he continued his attempt at a conversation, “I’m in my last year. Business and Marketing at Ryerson.”

“Good for you.” she said flatly.

Daniel, who had taken Clementine and Penelope to the cereal aisle so they could pick what they wanted, was just returning from around the corner. He stopped at the sight of his fiancé and some guy at the deli counter and Florence’s annoyance was obvious as the guy talked her ear off. With a daughter on each hand and two boxes of colourful cereal under each arm, Daniel hurried over.

Florence audibly sighed in relief at the sight of him coming over. The unaware guy only finished his speech with an, “Anyway, I was wondering if I could grab your number or your snapchat or something.”

“Wow, you must be pretty lonely to start hitting on taken women at the deli counter.” Daniel tisked sadly as he set the cereal boxes in the cart.

The guy’s eyes went wide as he noticed the two little girls and now the young man who protectively set a hand on Florence’s back, “How was I supposed to know she was taken?”

“Ring on the finger is usually a good indicator.” Daniel gestured to Florence’s left hand that had been obviously resting on the bar of her shopping cart since the guy approached, her diamond ring sitting proudly on her finger. “So, unless you want to offer your babysitting services: bye!”

Florence bit back her soft smile at her fiancé’s obvious annoyance and the guy hurried away with his own cart and disappeared around the corner. Daniel leaned in quickly to kiss her cheek, their two girls entertaining themselves around their ankles with clueless youthful giggles.

“Look at you, my knight in shining armour.” Florence smiled at him.

“I’m surprised you didn’t sass him away.” Daniel said as he reached for the package that the deli employee set on the counter and he thanked her before tossing it into their cart.

“I’m too tired to deal with stupid people today.” Florence shrugged.

“Mm,” Daniel agreed with a hum, “Well good thing you have me as backup.”

“Proud of it.” Florence smiled.

“Just wait until I put a second ring on this finger in two weeks.” Daniel boasted, draping his arm around her shoulder to hold her left hand as they shared the responsibility of pushing the cart together, the girls hurrying beside them obediently. “If you think I’m protective as a fiancé, just wait until I’m a husband.”

“Stop it.” Florence grinned bashfully, “You give me butterflies when you say that.”

“Say what? Husband?” Daniel nibbled a few kisses into her neck as she tried to reach for a box of crackers off the shelf, “My gorgeous wife is going to have men falling at her feet so I’m going to have to up my game to ward them off.”

“You’re too much.” Florence laughed.

“They gotta know.” Daniel said before he glanced over to their daughters, “Hey, little ladies, who’s Mommy’s husband?”

“You!” they both answered sweetly.

“And if we see a strange man talking to Mommy when Daddy’s not around, then what do you do?”

Clementine stepped up onto the bottom metal rung of the shopping cart to drop a package of cookies in with the rest of their things as she answered casually, “Tell him to go away.”

“That’s right, angel.” Daniel smiled proudly with Florence still tucked up under his arm. He crouched down and scooped up Penelope who had wrapped herself around his leg, “And what do you say?”

Three-year-old Penelope, her father’s spitting image, only smiled and squished her cheek against his, “Love you, dada.”

“Yeah,” Daniel chuckled, peppering kisses to her face, “you tell him you already have a dada.”

“And that you’re gonna get married in two weeks!” Clementine held up two fingers proudly.

Florence slid her arm into his and rested her head on his shoulder, “No random guys can even try to diminish my excitement for that.”

“Or Daddy will fight them.” Clementine said matter-of-factly.

Daniel and Florence laughed at her reply – Daniel casually agreeing to which his fiancé swatted his chest teasingly – and Florence asked their eldest with a confused smile, “Where did you learn about fighting someone, sweet girl?”

Clementine giggled sweetly, “Uncle Jack.”

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[imrisah]

stupid-fuqin-name replied to your post “anyway i kind of wanna know your work in progress theories about...”

well obvsly nothing bad is going to happen, they gonna smooch and be happy for next 50 pages

wouldn’t that be lovely :-))))

[nicosraf]

i am sorry if this is stupid but lucifer “singing” in the church to god was not him singing right? I genuinely at first understood it as him singing and the first time I thought worship is used in any sexual context is with Michael later once lucifer starts to create sin, im sorry if this is dumb but this has been stuck on my mind trying to understand especially because i wont lie i went through some mental stuff seeing thats how others perceived it. if this is true i would love to hear (if you are open) then why you chose these sequences of events

Hello! You're not dumb!!! This isn't a stupid question!! It's actually one I've been expecting for a bit now aha, so thank you for having the bravery to ask.

I'm gonna discuss that scene and then get a little broader if that's okay.

CW: discussion of SA, including that in the Bible

It's interesting people have interpreted the cathedral scene that way. A while ago, I said I'm a "dead author" person, so I don't think my convoluted intentions matter. And I still think that! I wouldn't write so metaphorically and vaguely if I weren't okay with interpretations – (not that I look at reviews, but I follow the ABM tag on most social media and sometimes things find me.) So I've seen some people upset by this scene, and it doesn't really bother me (until they insist on it and assume my intentions and think badly of me as a person.)

But if you want to know what I intended – no, I didn't write God appearing in the cathedral and sexually assaulting Lucifer. It's Lucifer singing and God telling him to continue. That's what I wrote. But I know the language I used, and I know the parallels I was drawing.

Here's the thing – ABM follows Lucifer struggling to have some sort of autonomy over his body. In the cathedral, he's having it be violated. He wants to stop singing, God won't let him. Is this scene rape? I guess it depends on what your definition of what rape is. I don't want to be philosophical and annoying, but well, I'm serious. To me, the scene is about a will being imposed on Lucifer, about his body being used in a way he doesn't want.

(On that note, worship always had a sexuality to it. This doesn't mean worship was performing sexual favors, (definitely not what I intend to imply), but just that there's always been something sexual about the practice of complete submission and praise. I remember wondering what God derived from being worshipped all day by angels, as the Bible seems to say. Did he get pleasure from it? It almost felt fetishistic to me.)

And God does "actually" assault Lucifer, later. In Eden, the last sentences of Chapter 29. (I'll save the "what does sex even mean in this book" post for another day). A part of me wants to apologize because that's upsetting, but it's supposed to be upsetting. This book is supposed to be upsetting. And I'm not just saying that because it's my trauma dump book haha. Sometimes books are uncomfortable and ugly.

But why would I write something this awful and (allegedly) blasphemous? Maybe I'm trying to say something about authorities in the Church and impressionable young people, maybe I'm trying to say something about Christianity and bodily autonomy, maybe it's about me and conversion therapy. Who cares about my intentions.

But I want to share a Bible story that I discovered a little before I wrote ABM. I was reading Ezekiel 28, this passage a lot of Christians associate with Lucifer, the epigraph of ABM:

Your heart became proud     on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom     because of your splendor. So I threw you to the earth;     I made a spectacle of you... Ezekiel 28:17 (NIV)

In Ezekiel 28, God addresses the fallen cherub angel, who had been in Eden, who had been adorned with every precious stone, who had been perfect in beauty and wisdom. He's angry the cherub became proud on account of his beauty.

I started reading the rest of Ezekiel, which I'd done before but never closely. I found Ezekiel 16.

In Ezekiel 16, God tells the story of Jerusalem, who is personified. First, he sees her as an infant, and, in God's own words: "I made you grow like a plant of the field. You grew and developed and entered puberty. Your breasts had formed and your hair had grown, yet you were stark naked." He comes by her again, later, then decides she's "old enough for love" and clothes her. He adorns her, in jewelry. He says she becomes beautiful. He says, "And your fame spread among the nations on account of your beauty, because the splendor I had given you made your beauty perfect."

But then, God says, Jerusalem, "you trusted in your beauty and used your fame to become a prostitute. You lavished your favors on anyone who passed by and your beauty became his." It doesn't say who his is. "You took some of your garments to make gaudy high places, where you carried on your prostitution. You went to him, and he possessed your beauty."

In punishment, God decides, "I will deliver you into the hands of your lovers, and they will tear down your mounds and destroy your lofty shrines. They will strip you of your clothes and take your fine jewelry and leave you stark naked. They will bring a mob against you, who will stone you and hack you to pieces with their swords."

(In ABM, God says "Shall I deliver you to the hands of the angels, so that they strip you of your clothes, jewelry, and leave you without flesh? Shall I command a mob against you, who will stone you and hack you to pieces with swords?”)

In Jeremiah 13, God addresses Jerusalem again. He says, first, "I will weep in secret because of your pride." Then, he gets angry and says: "Because you have forgotten me and trusted in false gods. I will pull up your skirts over your face–"

I remember being really fascinated by this Jerusalem, who God seemed to have groomed, who became proud on account of her beauty, who went on to love someone else, who God decided had to be hurt by everyone, who God eventually assaulted.

[michypie-03]

HUMMS; THE FOUNDATION OF TOMMOROW

EDUCATION IN THE PHILIPPINES

We all know that education is the most important tool towards the future. The 21st century is the generation of new discoveries and learning. These new discoveries lead us to new ways of living. As youths we have the responsibility to improve the future of our country. Just like Dr. Jose Rizal said “Ang kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan”.

Here in the Philippines, education is being ruled under the DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION or DEPED. Policies and ways have been made to secure the learning of the Filipino students specially during the COVID19 pandemic.

Education in the Philippines is offered through the K-12 program. The ‘K’ stands for kindergarten and the ‘12’ stands for 12 years of education with the college years not added. That is kindergarten (1 year). Elementary education 1-6 (6 years). Secondary education; Junior High school (JHS) 7-10  (4 years) and Senior High school (SHS) 11-12 (2 years). Performance on the 6 years of secondary education will determine a student’s capabilities to take college.

SENIOR HIGHSCHOOL

To be able to pursue college, students must be able to finish the  K-12  program equivalent to 13-14 years and  up of   education.  Students must be able to   take   the additional 2 years of education on Senior high school (SHS) grades 11-12 under their specialized strand on the specific track they choose. This strand will gradually determine the careers that students will pursue in the future. This just means that this strands are responsible  for  the  courses  that students will be taking in college.

Students in senior high school have four track choices; Academic, sports, technical vocational livelihood, and arts and design. The Academic track have four strands; STEM, HUMSS, GAS, and ABM. Each strand has its own specialization and set of challenges.

HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (HUMSS)

HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES or HUMSS focuses on the study of human behavior and interaction in social, cultural, environmental, economic and political contexts.

Subjects taught in the Humanities and Social Sciences covers the range of researching, analyzing, calculating, evaluating, practicing, investigating, questioning, and communicating.

Learning with HUMSS students learn more about the society; how they function socially, culturally, economically and politically. Students examine situations or issues that bring our change in many ways.

The HUMSS strand is designed for those who wonder what is outside of the box. Taking HUMSS, you are expected to take on the world, learn new things, and improve social capabilities. This Strand is for those like me who wanted to improve their communication skills, improve writing skills, express oneself in a better way, improve thinking capabilities, and take on the world for the better future.

Yes, it might be true that this strand is less math and less numbers. But that doesn’t mean it’s easier than the other strands. Honesty, before taking senior high school I decided that I would take HUMSS because I thought that it has less math and that it is easier than the other strands. But, that’s far from what I am about to learn. HUMSS does not differ in terms of the level difficulty with the other strands. Each strand has its own specialization but it doesn’t differ in terms of difficulty.

 This strand is specialized for those who will be taking academic careers in the future. For example, teachers, lawyer, psychologist, writer, social worker, journalist, or maybe a reporter someday, church workers, private tutor and more.  

 WHY I CHOOSE HUMSS

There are many reason why I choose HUMSS. Honestly, one of those reasons was because I have no choice at all. My family wasn’t that rich. My parents earn a simple amount of money that is only enough for our daily expenses. My real plan was taking Technical vocational livelihood. That strand wasn’t available here in Tingloy Senior High school.  Taking other schools from the city means spending huge amounts of money. It was too expensive. So, the only choice I have is to study here in Tingloy Senior High school on a different strand. Because this school is public, we won’t be spending huge amount of money for my education. It’s a lot cheaper because I don’t have to spend huge amount of money for the house, food, water, electricity and other expenses. Most of it are free so I choose HUMSS and studied here in TSHS. I never regretted that choice. Studying here is the best experience I ever have. Here are the reasons choose HUMSS and why I think it’s the best strand for me.

ENHANCES STUDENT SKILLS

HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES develop my skills to think critically. There are many practices and skills taught in HUMSS that help a student improve his or her critical thinking. One of these are writing many THESES studies in different aspects.

There are many subjects and lots activities in this strand that helps a student communicate effectively. Proper use of words and grammar, presenting different ways to communicate (writing, speech, and etc.)

This strand helps a student learn on how to handle different situations, scenarios or issues. Teaches different knowledge about politics and many more.

 BEING A TEACHER

I choose this strand because I really want to be an English teacher. Humanities and Social Sciences is the strand made specially for those who wanted to become a teacher in the future.  I choose this career not just because it’s the only choice I have, but because I wanted to prove to everyone that our name ROSALES can do something far more than what others say about us. I want for people to someday say our name with respect. I want people to someday see the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rosales’s as a successful and independent woman who supports all her family’s needs. I want to prove to those people that the ROSALES and SALAZAR clan are not dumb losers like what they said we are. I want to someday walk with confidence while wearing nice clothes. I want people to look up on my family. I want to bring honor to my parents. I think HUMSS can shape me to the person I want to be in the future. HUMSS can help me get the future I desperately wanted.

  MANY OPPORTUNITIES

HUMSS offers many careers in the future. If ever I had a big turn of events and decided not to follow the career that I wish to pursue, I can always have a second choice. There are many careers that HUMSS offer. Not just being a teacher, I can also be a psychologist if I want to, or maybe a social worker, or perhaps even lawyer.  There are many opportunities on this strand. That is one of the reason why I choose it.

 FRIENDSHIP

HUMSS is not always about learning and staying up all night just so you can comply on a subject. HUMSS is also about meeting new people and making new friendships. It’s not always about grades and scores on test, or theses. It’s about the fun time we had with our friends. Times were we laugh on stupid things and make bad decisions that made us question our states of mind. Strangers that turned into best friends is the best part of learning in school.

 PRECIOUS MEMORIES

Those fun times we had with our friends and teachers can never be replaced. Precious memories that we or I will remember for the rest of my life. I remember back then, during our science class we had a dissecting activity but before that we had to pick the frogs ourselves from the playground. One by one we pick up the frogs and it was so fun. Everyone was shouting and screaming from fear, specially the girls. Those times were so precious. The time we cry, laugh, scream, all of those memories are so precious. Memories on my school years with HUMSS that I can never forget.

THERE IS A BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD OF US

 “TOGETHER WITH HUMSS WE CAN GET THE FUTURE WE DESIRED. TOGETHER WITH HUMSS I CAN BE WHO EVER I WANTED TO BE”

 -REBELYCA MICH S. ROSALES GRADE 12 HUMSS INTEGRITY-

[twofacedbelief]

can i just have fun facts about the universe? favorite colors, best friend, etc.

...we may have different interpretations of "fun"

General:

It's based loosely on medieval Europe, what with nobility ranks, roles in a castle, apprenticeships. I will attempt to push the fantasy element of it more, since right now it's just dragons, fae, curses and magic.

Homosexuality and queer identities aren't actually a problem, unless you're the sole heir to your family. Logan is an only child, which is why his parents are against him being in love with Thomas. Continuing the bloodline is the most important thing, especially among nobility. If either Thomas or Logan was afab and therefore able to have a biological child, Logan's parents would have accepted it.

At least the continent where the story takes place is peaceful, since war isn't the focus of the story. It may be referenced later. International conflicts are another matter.

The Mage:

His scales are permanent; no magic will make them disappear. They're in patches all over his body, although some parts are completely scaled. See this very basic illustration that isn't 100% accurate:

Has been without a name for so long that he doesn't feel a need for one. Accepts whatever the others calls him, with the exception of his deadname and royal titles.

While very knowledgeable about any subject that he has read about, he hasn't interacted with another human/humanoid being in seven years. He isn't used to having company that speaks, and has no knowledge about body language or what's "acceptable" behaviour.

Virgil:

He is the one providing food and necessities. The old advisor was kind enough to set up weekly deliveries that Virgil can pick up and bring to the tower.

Most of his time is spent watching the horizon. He only leaves the tower once a week, taking his job as guardian/bodyguard seriously. He could have easily prevented Roman from coming close, but decided that his charge needed some social interaction.

As bad at social interaction as his charge, but dragons aren't known for being social anyway. This is not helped by the guilt issues he has related to his inability to provide his charge real company before now.

Roman:

He doesn't realise, but his parents have let him live life with rose tinted glasses. They encouraged his dreams of finding the princess of Eswyae, and let him become a knight, which forced the responsibility of taking over the trade onto Remus.

Although he has no idea about fabrics or how to sew, he enjoys designing clothes in his spare time. Had his parents not encouraged him, Roman would still have thrived as a tailor.

Genuinely believes that the mage is one of the fae until Remus joins them at the tower, since unlike him, Remus has no qualms about asking outright about the scales.

Remus:

He loves Roman, but he hates that his twin gets to follow a stupid dream while he's forced to be the responsible one that will continue on the family name and trade. When Roman leaves for Eswyae, Remus only waits a week before following him. To be more exact, he sneaks out in the middle of the night.

Remus doesn't know how to ride a horse, but he's very good at jumping onto passing carriages and the like. It's still a mystery how exactly he found the tower.

He knows a lot more about dragons, fae, etc. than Roman does. It's very helpful in getting Virgil to take humanoid form.

Remy:

They like the apothecary well enough, but their life is so... monotone and boring. There are only so many attractive peers to fool around with. If it wasn't for the safety that came with having a job, they wouldn't mind going on an adventure.

Remy hears that Thomas is asking about the princess, so they appoint themself as the best source of information. To be fair, they remember what happened to the princess the best, thanks to their grandfather.

Thomas and Remy instantly become best friends. Together, they convince Logan that the best route to take would be to look for the lost princess so that she can take over for her father. The plan is that if they find her and either set her up with someone else or come to some sort of agreement, Logan and Thomas can remain together. Remy is all for playing matchmaker.

Plot:

Remus is the one that gets the mage and Virgil to leave the tower, by pointing out that since they've been forgotten, horrible things could have happened to his father and people. The mage agrees if only because the tower is getting cramped, and being abme to get new books wouldn't hurt.

Remus, Roman, the mage and Virgil meet up with Logan, Thomas and Remy somewhere between the tower and the castle. They would have completely missed each other if not for the mage and Remy vaguely recognising each other.

All seven of them traveling together to the castle! And maybe they run into a certain fae.

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little update:

Been sick the past week and a half but finally at the end of this mess 😷

h&abm is on a short hold bc I keep rewriting the first chapter over and over stressing over how I want it to start. she’s still getting done!! but I’ve been stressing over it a little much bc I love the story but my brain is being stupid indecisive

working on some side drabbles and editing old work & finishing drabble wips meanwhile!! and also updating my ao3 bc she’s gathering dust (I keep forgetting from lack of time)

Drawing a lot!! some of you know that I also draw so I’m trying to work on improving to a place I’m more confident in. Also applying to some art zines so juggling my schedule is a little difficult rn

Mostly I’m getting into healthy reminders that I’m writing and drawing what I want and love to avoid burnout ✨

I know I pop in and out every once in a while bc I’m semi hiatus but I’ll try harder to be a little more active and post some more writing this year 🥺✨

-mii 🌙

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Japanese romaji slang (mostly KY語)

KY語 as a term came about in reference to one of the earliest slang abbreviations using romaji, being KY. This acronym is shortened from”空気読めない,” which, in short, describes people who can’t discern the atmosphere of a room/ situation, so someone unaware and kind of clueless. A lot of KY語 are mostly used on the internet, but some tame examples, like KY, are also used in real-life situations. Technically, some slang I have listed here aren’t KY語 since they aren’t romaji acronyms, but are still abbreviated slang that use romaji. 

General:

w: quintessential Japanese internet slang. Short for  笑（わら）meaning “to laugh”

kwsk: short for 詳しく, meaning “in detail,” used to prompt people to tell/ say more abt a topic

YR, ヨロ, or 46: short for よろしく(if making the whole number into numerals, it can be written as 4649)

wktk: short for ワクワクテカテカ (an acronym for excitement)

ksnm: short forくそ眠い, or tired as shit

ktkr: means 来たこれ (this (event or prospect is implied) has come), basically means one is excited for a coming event.

Hshs: stands for 吐く吸う, meaning breathe out- breathe in, but the acronym reflects heavy breathing.

ROMる: the act of lurking (reading w/o posting) on message boards and chats.

うｐ: shortened from typing the English word upload

こｎ: shortened form of こんにちは orこんばんは

Mjk: an acronym for マジか, meaning “are you serious?”

MK: shorterマジ感謝, which is like saying you’re “seriously grateful,” or “thank you so much!”

HK: shorter 話は変わるけど, or “changing the conversation/ the conversation changed”

OL: short forオフィスレディー, is also used in irl speech. In that case, the acronym is read as オーエル.

Insults/ Rude:

ggrk: short for ググレカス, which is like saying, “google it yourself, idiot”

sst: this is short for the expression”最���最悪詰まんない,” which basically means “boring as shit.”

超SS: shortened 超最低最悪, meaning “super lousy,” or “the worst”

BIJ: バカ言ってんじゃねえよ, meaning literally “don’t say stupid things,” or, for a phrase we’d use in English, “cut the crap!”

BKB: this stands for バカバカしい, meaning “ludicrous” or “insane”

ABS: アホ、バカ、死ね!,, meaning “fool, idiot, go die”

ABK: アホ、バカ、カス fool, idiot, scum

ABM: アホ、バカ、間抜け: fool, idiot, dunce

DQN (どきゅん): stupid, anti-social person

OBK: stands for 大馬鹿, or “a big fool.”

AB: represents あんたバカ, or like asking “are you stupid?”

SBK: そんなバカな: “that’s stupid, no way!”

Japanese Slang that share an Abbreviation with English ones:

OK: still technically the same as the English, but in Japanese it tends to mean “great!” or something more enthusiastic. This word, along with GET, are frequently used in advertisements, but aren’t really KY語, since they aren’t abbreviations, but they’re good to know.

AM: the quick form of 後でまたね, nothing to do with ante meridian.

BK (びけい): ブサキモ: “ugly and creepy.” Poor Burger King.

GM: abbreviated ごめん, nothing to do with good morning.

jk: short for 女高校生（じょこうこうせい）no kidding involved.

おMG: …just the same as OMG, surprisingly.

Bonus:

orz: more an emoji than anything, but it’s supposed to look like a stick figure kneeling to express an apology. It doesn’t fit as an abbreviation, but it’s cute so don’t be mean to me about it.

Thanks for reading everyone!