#tag your favourite set of things that all suck i guess

[man-peach-reborn]

I feel like there's meme potential here

[riordanness]

enchanté — [n.sheff]

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warnings: none

requested: no

tags: @honey-ambrosia my wife <33 (send her love or else)

a/n: idk?? i just had a random idea while watching this movie for the first time so enjoy i guess. nic is defo ooc, doesn’t do drugs in this fic either, and i know basically none of the movie plot yet. feel free to request nic sheff fics tho! <3

“Nice to meet you.” I smile; and shake my new roommate's hand. He seems nice enough, with pretty green eyes and curly brown hair.

He smiles back, then heads into our dorm room. I turn back to my conversation with the other girls in our hallway. Turns out there wasn’t an even number of girls or boys this year, so I got shoved into a dorm room with a guy. Not that that’s the worst thing that could’ve happened to me; he’s kinda cute.

One of the other new girls, I think she said her name was Alexa, nudges me. “Damn, I wish I was the not-so-unlucky girl stuck with a boy. He is hot.”

I shrug. “He’s not bad. He’s probably got a girlfriend though. Or he’s gay.” I nudge her back. “Doesn’t matter that much; he’s probably the kind of guy who spends all his time not in his dorm room. More time alone for me.”

I say goodbye and turn towards my bedroom door. I stop just before it, though, when I hear voices.

“Yeah, she seems nice, she’s just in the hall,” I hear my roommate say. I’m not entirely sure who he’s talking to, but then another person speaks, a much older man, and I remember his father is here.

“I feel for you though…” His father laughs, and I hear the sound of cds clacking together, and I realise that they’re my cds.

I internally cringe. Why did I decide to set up my cds? My roommate definitely thinks I’m a total loser freak now. I visualise my collection. Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Chase Atlantic, Melanie Martinez, Joshua Bassett, and the Chainsmokers. Pretty much screams ‘basic white girl’ doesn’t it?

I knock on the doorframe, stepping into view. “Hey,” I say, waving a little at his father. “Nice to meet you.”

My roommate’s father hastily shoves my cds back onto my desk. “You too. I’m Nic’s father.” He stands and offers me his hand. I shake it, offering a smile.

“Well…” Nic’s father pats his pockets. “I’d best be going.” He gives his son a hug, who stands and grips his father tightly.

I feel awkward, like I’m interrupting something.

“Everything,” Nic whispers.

“Everything.”

Though I have no idea what that means, I think it’s adorable.

His father leaves, and the two of us stand for a moment. Then I drop my bag on the floor next to my bed and flop myself onto it.

“What’s your name?” Nic asks quietly. “I’m Nic.”

I prop myself up on one elbow. “I know. I’m y/n.”

He nods. “Cool.”

There’s silence for a couple more seconds, more than feels comfortable.

I blow out my breath. “My friend thinks you’re cute.”

He laughs in surprise. “Is that a pick-up line?”

“No.” I glance at him. “She literally does think that.”

“Okay.” Another pause. “My dad thinks your music taste sucks.”

I glance over at my cd collection, which is now in an unorganised pile on my desk, compliments to Nic’s father. “Mm.”

“It’s not bad, though,” he offers. “I love Chase Atlantic.”

I raise an eyebrow, and meet his eyes. “Oh yeah?”

“Mhmmm. Vibes, Into It, Friends, Meddle About, CALL ME BACK, Church, some of my favourite songs ever.”

I make an impressed face. “Okay, okay. I’ll accept that.”

“The other stuff though?” He makes a face. “Taylor Swift? Really?”

I sit up. “Yes. Taylor Swift really.” I grab my notebook out of my bag and relax onto my pillows. “Now shh while I write this idea down.”

He suddenly looks interested. “You write?”

“Duh.”

“No, no,” he tries to backtrack. “I mean, I write too. That’s why I’m here. To study writing.”

I look at him over the top of my notebook. “You? A writer?” i don’t mean to sound incredulous, but I probably do.

He nods sincerely. “I love to write. What kind of things do you write?”

“Umm…” I stare up at the ceiling. “All kinds. Poetry, fiction, lyrics, fanfiction, essays, critiques, anything really. I just love anything to do with words and writing.” I swing my legs over the side of my bed, facing him. “What about you?”

“Me too. Anything.”

I nod. “Can I read something of yours sometime?”

He shoots me a crooked smile. “Only if I can read yours.”

“Deal.”

We shake hands, and I’d be lying if I said my heart didn’t flutter a little.

It’s been six weeks of sharing a dorm with Nic Sheff, and I’d be lying if I said I didn’t love every second.

Turns out, he’s amazing. At like, everything. His writing is incredible, at least the little I’ve seen so far. He can skateboard like nobody’s business. He can sing, speak French, and apparently, braid hair. (I know from experience, trust me on this).

“Hey, tresses,” Nic says, throwing his backpack on the floor, and himself on my bed.

I was at my desk, trying to study. “Hey,” I reply absentmindedly.

“You got class this afternoon?” he asks.

“Mhm.”

“Same one as me?”

“Probably.”

“Y/n…” he whines, picking up my Spider-Man squishmallow and throwing it at me. “Pay attention to me.”

I glance up. “What?”

“Do you have the poetry class in twenty minutes? The one we both take?” He asks the question slowly.

I read my timetable quickly. “Yeah. Yeah, I do.”

“Okay. Let’s go then, it’s a bit of a walk and we do not want to be late.”

I shut my laptop. “Fine. Let’s go then.”

He jokingly offers me his arm, and instead of taking it like a lady, I hit him. “Ow, y/n!” he complains.

I giggle. “Come on, Nic. We don’t wanna be late.” I mimic his earlier words.

He rolls his eyes. “You’re awful, tresses.”

“You love me.”

He doesn’t reply to that.

“Alright, Mr Steff, would you like to read your poem aloud now?” Mr Day asks the boy.

Nic glances nervously at me, for some reason, then stands as he nods at our teacher. “Yes, sir.”

He unfolds a crumpled piece of paper, clears his throat, and licks his lips in the cute way he always does when he’s worried or nervous.

“Mon amour,

Oh, how I adore you.

The way you make me feel, my love,

it’s like I’d give anything for one of your smiles.

The fact that I can’t say ‘je vous aime’,

well, ça me tue à l’intérieur.

j’ai été enchanté de te rencontrer,

mon amour.

je pense que tu es á ma place.

Mon amour,

Oh, how I adore you.

Je vous aime.”

A brief silence follows Nic’s poem, then a round of applause, louder than any I’d heard here before.

He looks at me, and for a split second I don’t know why. Then it clicks.

“Me?” I ask weakly. “You wrote that… for me?”

He smiles shyly. “I love you.”

The whole class cheers, and we get another round of applause.

My mouth is open, and my heart is racing, but I know I want to say it too. But for some reason, when I open my mouth, the words won’t come out. So I do the only other thing I can think of.

I stand up, grab Nic by the collar, and pull him into a kiss.

The cheering gets a whole lot louder after that.

translation:

“My love,

Oh, how I adore you.

The way you make me feel, my love,

it’s like I’d give anything for one of your smiles.

The fact that I can’t say ‘I love you’,

Well, it kills me inside.

I was enchanted to meet you,

my love.

I think you belong with me.

My love,

Oh, how I adore you.

I love you.”

[holmsister]

The labru chess meme but like serious: why Kabru bets on Laios and wins

If you're like me (mentally ill (I can say that I'm diagnosed) about labru) you have seen several variations on this meme:

With Kabru and Laios. (To see a small collection of them, please click on the "labru chess meme" tag on this post). Would you like me to hyperanalyse this aspect of their dynamic to death and not even in a shippy manner, therefore sucking all of the fun out of the meme? Keep reading!

Spoilers for the whole manga ahead. Contains also a quantity of Winged Lion.

First of all: as noted several times, it's not that Laios is eating the pieces to win at chess, it's that he's hungry, chess pieces are available, and he thinks Kabru is a fellow chess piece eater as well. Because he offered him a chess piece. And kabru ate it. While still trying to play chess because he thinks Laios is playing chess in some novel way he wants to understand better. If you think I'm beating this metaphor to death now you haven't seen anything yet.

The thing is. Kabru's whole thing is about finding someone who can defeat the dungeon, whatever shape that takes. And Kabru knows he cannot do it. He lacks what it takes, again, whatever exactly that is. And at some point, he makes the call that Laios has that something.

What's that something? Well. He's eating the chess pieces.

In another post I have already talked about the parallels between Kabru and the Winged Lion. Without going into it again: I think that all things aside, those two have very similar types of intelligence. They're fascinated by people and finding out what motivates them. They can be manipulative and even cruel in the quest for what they believe to be the "good ending". And they both think their end can be achieved through Laios.

See, *those two* are playing chess. Have you ever played? It's a very ancient and noble game, you know, very storied.

Two opponents, Black and White, take turns moving pieces on a checkerboard according to rules that depend on the piece itself (Towers move only horizontally but of as many squares as they please, Pawns only of one square at a time and only move towards the opposite side of the board, Bishops move only diagonally, etc etc). Players can only move one piece per turn, once per turn. Two pieces cannot be in one square. When a player moves a piece in a square that is already taken by a piece of the opposing colour, the piece that was there already is "captured" and removed from the board. The rules are actually much more complicated but this is the barest bones.

I hear sometimes the win condition in chess being described as "capturing the King". That's not entirely it. The win condition in chess is putting the opposing King piece in checkmate, that is, in a position in which the King will be captured by the opposing player by the next turn no matter what moves either of them makes.

Chess matches between masters are notorious for being impossibly long. Some last YEARS. Not only that, it's possible to draw in chess - when none of the pieces on the board have legal moves left but nobody is in check. This condition is called a stalemate.

Since the pieces can move in limited ways, mathematically, it's possible to calculate a most efficient way to move them. In 1997, the AI (real AI, not the stuff that passes for AI nowadays) Deep Blue beat then chess world champion Garry Kasparov for the first time in what is considered a milestone achievement.

It's a complicated game with very set rules and almost infinite yet calculable possibilities, is what I'm getting at. It's why it's a favourite mental exercise for mathematicians and people with similar minds. It's a problem to solve in a certain number of steps according to certain rules. There's a solidity in chess reasoning - even when you're trying to guess your opponent strategy, you still know there are things they are NOT going to do. Like eating the pieces. That's why the meme is funny. I think. I've lost sight of what normal people find funny years ago.

This is the game Kabru and the Winged Lion are both in. They are both positioned to move in checkmate (conquering the dungeon/escaping the dungeon), but they have both reached a point in which they cannot move further on their own power. They're in stalemate and they know it. They both need Laios to move them out of the stalemate.

The difference is what they choose to do.

The Winged Lion treats Laios as another check piece. An important one for sure (the Queen, even. That's a chess joke AND a gay joke). But a piece he can manipulate, that moves around in predictable ways.

Kabru, however, has spent enough time chewing on chess pieces to realise thats not where Laios' potential really lies. What he does is step aside and leave the board to Laios. He says "OK, dude. Eat the damn pieces if you must. I trust you know what you're doing."

You see. There's no rule in chess about eating the pieces. I think. Maybe they added one. But still. Most people when teaching someone to play chess would not think to add "and don't eat the pieces!" There at the end because they will assume that goes without saying. It's an unspoken rule that when you are playing a game involving pieces on a board, the pieces are not for eating.

Laios, our beloved autism knight, needs his rules spoken. Otherwise he's just gonna do whatever comes to mind. And that's what he has that Kabru lacks, and what leads him to outsmarting the Winged Lion. Because he does not think in terms of rules and limits. He does not try to guess what's the catch. He does not go after the King.

When Laios figures out what the primary motivation of the Winged Lion is (wanting to eat wishes), he does not wonder about his wider plan. He stops and thinks. That makes human wishes sound so tasty, he thinks, that a creature so powerful can give up on its life of perfect bliss and immortality on another dimension to taste them. I wonder if I could eat them too. I wonder if I could eat away the Lion's desire to eat desires - I could kill two birds with one stone!

He doesn't know or care what the aim of the game is according to the rules. *His* aim now is to eat the Winged Lion's desire. Because it would solve things, because he wants to know how it tastes like, who knows, who cares. The point is: what's the fastest way to get at his aim?

Well. The Lion promises to turn him into his ideal monster... the same one he wrote about in his book. Maybe he can add a line about the monster being able to eat desires. That would work, right?

It's such a stupidly simple plan that almost has no right to work. Neither Kabru nor the WL think about it. Because of a variety of reasons, but most importantly, because *that's not in the rules*. The rules are: Laios makes a wish, the WL realises that wish, in exchange he gets Laios' body. Laios' wish: to be turned into his ultimate monster that he wrote about in his book. It goes without saying that he can't just go ahead and add whatever to the book description. Right?

Kabru would not have thought to add a line in the book in a MILLION years. The WL does not think to check if Laios added any strange condition. It's like using one wish of the genie to wish for infinite wishes - I mean yeah nobody SAID you couldnt do that but it's obvious right? It's basically cheating... Who does that? ...what's this? Laios, what are you eating? Spit the King out!

Ps: in Italian, the word for "capture" on a chessboard and the word for "eating" are one and the same.

[thermodynamic-comedian]

i've been thinking about my relationship with romance again. it's so weirdly complex but simple at the same time. i don't like romance in media, unless it's tragic or violent or toxic. maybe because i view romance as all of those things, inherently.

but at the same time, non-romantic codependence is something i understand so well. human connection and two people wanting to become one and not being able to survive without each other is something i've felt, and it's something i want to see portrayed.

i don't know where the line of romance lies for me, but i always know when it's crossed. it sucks, because i can't set proper boundaries with my friends, i want to be intimate with them, i want to make out with them and fuck them and spend as much time with them as possible, but i'll get uncomfortable if that invisible line is ever crossed.

i'm also polyamorous, and i think that my discomfort with romance is heavily tied to my discomfort with monogamy. i don't like the idea of there being only one person in your life that's more important than the others. i want there to be as many people as possible, all of them equally as important to me.

i don't like love songs, except for love songs written by will toledo or will wood or john darnielle. i don't know what's so different about those three specifically. i think because all their music about love reflects the inherent conflict of it, without romanticizing it? it's an unromantic idea of romantic love, in a way. twin fantasy is one of my favourite albums of all time, and a lot of the songs on it remind me of my own past relationships. how i felt connected to both of my exes, but never in the same way they were to me; how it was really just about needing each other, rather than wanting each other. it was all codependence and circumstance and me accepting that a romantic relationship was the closest i'd get to what i actually wanted (it wasn't).

i don't really know what this post is about. just thoughts, i guess.

don't tag as ace, you cunts

[damianbugs]

For the ask game, #3 for Jason Todd??

3. Least favorite canon thing about this character?

now i do want to preface this by saying my least favourite canon thing about jason isn't entirely jason's fault, and can be better explained of writers just doing whatever the fuck they want or using him as a device to extrapolate a very simplified view of another character (usually bruce) (more on that later). unfortunately however, since it's a character trend that has been repeated so many times, and the question is specifically about canon, it is a big part of his character.

and so my least favourite canon thing about jason is that... he's still around. what i mean by that is: time and time again, the story sets up a problem, a conflict, one that puts jason at odds with batman and/or gotham (two things that are connected whether you like it not) — and then a massive fight. a huge fallout. hurtful words are exchanged, a couple fists, maybe an exploding building or two.

you think woah, that was harsh and unhealthy, surely we won't see them hanging out with each other anytime soon.

then, it happens again.

next story, next conflict, next fight. jason usually gets the short end of the stick, because a batman who loses to his "greatest failure" is not a batman editorial want to sell, and also because in a lineup of characters were the worth of their existence is based on the moral conjugation with other characters, its very easy and usually not a emotional problem to kick the odd one out. red hood is cool enough to fight batman and really mean it, but not cool enough to win the actual battle.

it's come to the point where just the leak of jason in a new bat story makes me roll my eyes. even today, with the leaks of batman #145, all i could think was well, here we go again i guess.

so the most irritating thing is that jason still kicks around with the batfam. if you ask me, this unfixable break between him and bruce should have been established in Under the Red Hood (i have a really long essay post about that... somewhere tumblr tags will not allow me to find). if not then, then Battle for The Cowl (as horrendous of a story that it was) should have solidified the conflict between him and the others. it's because jason is still a character with (alleged) bonds to batman and nightwing etc, that dc gives us repetitive moments like the ones in Rhato, Batman and Robin (2011), Gotham War etc.

his character has remained annoyingly stagnant for this reason. he can't ever be a character cool enough to win the battle if he's always used as the Batman Your No Kill Rule Sucks also You Made Me This Way and I Do What You Can't (proceeds to not do anything all that different) conversational piece.

i don't say all this without some irrational hope that one say someone who actually likes Jason Todd enough to think about his character in any emotional capacity takes over. i do however say this with the acceptance that the one tweet that said "Nothing fans say about Jason Todd was actually ever written on a piece of paper published by Dc comics" was very correct.

to end happily, Red Hood: The Hill is his solo series away from the others! so! here's to hoping!

[wikiangela]

Weekend WIP Game

tagged by @jesuisici33 <3

Rules: List your WIPs below (if you only write one fic at a time, feel free to include future WIPs/ideas!) then answer the following questions. Then, tag as many people as you have WIPs (or more)

1. WIP List:

alive shannon

sick eddie

buddie coffee shop

new buddie chris' school

roommates

bi eddie

buddie death cast fic

cheating fic

untitled natalia fic

buddie 2x01

5+1 nicknames

coffee buddie

2. Which of your WIPs is currently the longest?

alive shannon with 20k words so far

3. Which WIP do you expect will end up the longest?

alive shannon, since it's kinda a canon rewrite and I still haven't decided to which point it's gonna go, we'll see when it'll feel right to end it haha

4. Which WIP is your favourite to write/the most enjoyable to write? Why?

once again, alive shannon haha - it's just so fun to explore what all those dynamics could've been, and giving Eddie and Shannon some closure, and I love exploring Shannon's character, too, speculating on her thoughts and motivations, and diving into everyone's heads, and I'm so excited to see it all develop!!

5. Which WIP do you find the most intimidating to write? Why?

I think it's either alive shannon or the cheating fic alive shannon bc I've never written s2/s3 buddie and I wanna get their characters semi-right, and I don't remember a lot of details so I need to get on with my rewatch lol - and also writing Shannon's and Eddie's feelings on their relationship and how it all ended is not easy haha and the cheating fic bc it's so not my thing but a song inspired it and it got stuck in my head and it's happening haha and I hope I'll make it make sense haha

6. Which WIP do you experience the most self-doubt about. Why?

tbh all of them - some more, some less, but there are moments, especially lately, when veeeery often I'm just like: everything I write sucks wtf

7. Which of your WIPs will you seek out a beta/sensitivity reader for? Why?

@giddyupbuck agreed to beta the alive shannon fic, and I spam them with snippets if I'm in doubt and it's sooo helpful fr ily <3 and I'll need alive shannon beta-read bc it's gonna be so long, and I keep changing my mind about things bc of how many ideas I have, so I just need someone else to look at it and tell me if everything makes sense haha - and Ro's helped me so much with some previous fics so they have my full trust with my baby that is the alive shannon fic haha

8. Have any of your WIPs been struck by the curse of writer's block?

all of them at some point lol - a few of these are actually on hold bc of that - I will get back to them tho!

9. Which WIP has your favourite OC? Tell us about them?

as of now there's no ocs in any of these, but we'll see haha

10. Which WIP is the sexiest?

cheating fic and maaaaybe coffee buddie (if I'll ever get back to this one) - no actual smut in my wips yet atm

11. Which WIP is the angstiest?

buddie death cast fic - if you've read 'they both die at the end' you know why lol this is not gonna have a happy ending

12. Which WIP has the best characterisation (in your humble opinion)?

so far I'm loving everyone in alive shannon so I guess let's go with that haha

13. Which WIP has the best scene setting (in your humble opinion)?

oh I am so bad this - but maybe let's say buddie coffee shop au bc i think it's the only one where I put even a little bit of focus on the setting lmao

14. Which WIP have you worked the hardest on?

alive shannon, been thinking about it and making notes for months before I started writing, and I don't think i've ever been this invested in a fic

15. Which WIP do you have the highest expectations for? Why?

alive shannon - - like I said, it's my most precious baby, and I'm so excited to not only write it but read it, and I hope it's gonna be as good as it is in my head, and I hope I'll make the story make sense with Shannon there, but also keeping some important buddie moments from canon hah

16. Do you dream about any of your WIPs?

not sure if i've ever dreamt about a wip, but i do get new ideas in my sleep sometimes lol

17. Do any of your WIPs have particular complexities that your other fics don't?

alive shannon will have switching povs which i rarely do, so it's gonna be a challenge to write three distinct voices - and diving into Shannon's head and feelings and motivations will also definitely be hard

18. Which WIP is the funniest or has the most humour?

I think sick eddie - he's so ridiculously stubborn and difficult istg haha or buddie coffee shop with how fucking awkward buck's being

19. Do any of your WIPs contain outside POVs or a deep dive on a character other than the main ship? How are you finding that process?

yep, once again, alive shannon - it's as much a buddie fic as it is a shannon fic, so it's not exactly outside pov, bc I'm just excited to focus on her equally as much, on how she's settling into their lives, becoming a better mom, being involved in Chris' life - she's gonna have as much focus as buddie sns it's not easy, bc it's alternating povs and once I get stuck in Eddie's head it's hard to leave, but so far it's been fun

20. Tell us one thing we don't know about one or more of your WIPs

uhhh, I think I share like everything lol okay, so maybe: alive shannon will definitely go at least up until s4 and will include Eddie dating Ana 👀 purely bc I want a buddie-shipping Shannon to be like wtf eddie??? also, there will be more than one mcd in the death cast fic and coffee buddie was loosely inspired by a small thing from luke cage lol

no pressure tags: @daffi-990 @fortheloveofbuddie @elvensorceress @gaydiaz @diazass @thebravebitch @silentxxsoul @shortsighted-owl @eddiebabygirldiaz @arthursdent @diazblunt @911onabc @eddiediaztho @housewifebuck @lover-of-mine @gayhoediaz @rogerzsteven @watchyourbuck @hoodie-buck @monsterrae1 @ladydorian05 @forthewolves @honestlydarkprincess @wildlife4life @theotherbuckley @weewootruck @thewolvesof1998 @disasterbuckdiaz @loserdiaz @underwater-ninja-13 @giddyupbuck @hippolotamus @eowon @callaplums @spotsandsocks

[moorishflower]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

Thank you @landwriter for the tag <3<3<3 Answers under the cut!

How many works do you have on Ao3? 227!

What's your total Ao3 word count? I broken two million this year! :)

What fandoms do you write for? I guess you'd say my "main" fandom is still The Sandman, because that's what really started me writing again, but I'll write for any piece of media that inspires me. I've written for The Terror, the D&D movie, Dungeon Meshi, Supernatural, Sherlock, and Homestuck at various points.

Top five fics by kudos: 1. aulon raid - In which no neonazis are allowed in the New Inn. 2. Curse of the Green Hag - The one where Xenk Yendar is cursed by a hag and he and Edgin have to fuck about it. 3. Ecdysis - Undressing and armor and bathing. 4. That I Should Wedded-Be - This was my first attempt at something longer. It's definitely not one of my better ones at this point but it was one of the first ones so it has a lot more kudos. 5. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - The one where Hob fucks Dream on his desk.

Do you respond to comments? I would really like to, but I find that I often don't have the energy, and because I want every response to be unique and thoughtful and just for that person, it means that I feel really bad if I give a simple "thanks!" and nothing else. Inevitably the bad feeling of not responding in a meaningful way outweighs the good feeling of getting the comment, so now I really only respond to comments if they address me directly or ask a question.

What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? the long way down maybe? It has a more open "hopeful" ending. I don't usually let things end on a low note!

What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? Hallmark-Adjacent, I think. Literally ends like a Hallmark movie lol.

Do you get hate on fics? Once or twice it's happened. If it's happened since then I haven't been aware of it. I'm sure a lot of conversation goes on in like, discord channels and such that I don't follow. I'm not particularly interested in debating with people about the intentions or morality of my writing. I try to be as authentic and inclusive and respectful as the setting and story allow me to be, but I'm also human and fallible. *shrug* I grow and learn more every day. Expecting perfection from people is an exercise in frustration and futility.

Do you write smut?

yeh

Craziest crossover: Wrote a BBC Sherlock/Homestuck fusion. That was fun.

Have you ever had a fic stolen? Not that I'm aware of. If it was like Cocoon or Maybe sprout wings I think I'd be really upset about it because I put so much into those, but I don't know if I'd feel particularly devastated if it was anything else. BSN, maybe. I mean it would suck? That's a shitty thing to do, but also, you're not earning any real clout or money by doing it, lol.

Have you ever had a fic translated? Yes! A number of my fics have been translated, mostly into Russian (thanks chainsmoking and Bonniemary!), and one into Spanish (thanks Dhixi!). I'm incredibly flattered every time someone takes the time and effort to do a translation. It's an incredible art.

Have you ever co-written a fic before? Yes, though not recently.

All time favourite ship? Listen I write so much for Sandman but truthfully? Mulder/Scully. Alpha and omega ship. Don't know if anything will ever compare.

What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? At this point, The Whole of Love Contained is so far removed from my current writing style that I would have to restart from scratch, I think. I'm not counting it out forever, but there are other ideas I've had that I'm more interested in pursuing first.

What are your writing strengths? I really like sentence construction. The flow of it. How you can use punctuation to make it stop -- and then carry on, giving it purposeful structure. I've been told I have a talent for inserting life-altering sentences into the middle of things so that they hit you like a punch. Idk I'm bad at listing my own strengths. I like to research things a lot?

What are your writing weaknesses? Pacing, definitely, and action scenes. I always feel like my action scenes have low-stakes feel to them. And dialogue. I think a lot of people struggle to write realistic dialogue, though, so that might not just be me. Keeping the momentum going. Sometimes I'll be so focused on reaching one specific scene that I'll lose track of how to actually get there, and I'll stall out. I feel like I have a lot more weaknesses but I struggle to articulate them beyond a sense of deep dissatisfaction with my own writing, especially in comparison with other writers whom I greatly admire. I feel often like I'm churning out things that are easily-digestible and entertaining, but not necessarily meaningful, or not conveying what I would like them to do. Logically I know that "entertaining" is a value unto itself, and nothing to scoff at, but still. The writer's hubris, maybe.

Thoughts on dialogue in another language? Kind of depends on what you're using it for, I suppose. I tend to stick with one narrator's POV, so it can be useful if the narrator doesn't speak that language, but we, as the readers, can pop the sentence into translate and get the gist. I tend to use that sparingly as a gimmick, though, because I'm not multilingual except in the very most basic of terms and I prefer being correct to being aesthetic, lol.

First fandom you wrote in? If you want to be technical, it was Harry Potter. But the first fandom I wrote seriously for was Heroes.

Favourite fic you've written? I'm still proudest of Maybe sprout wings. Not sure if I'll ever write something like that again, where so much of it just felt right. And it got a compliment from a writer I admired very much in Homestuck fandom, so I reckon I did something right with it.

I'll tag @arialerendeair and @dsudis because I know you've both been in fandom for a while and I want to hear your stats <3

[fitzrove]

I noticed your tags on the "bad localisation"-post and now I must know the lore... the Finnish translator of Elisabeth didn't speak German???

Hehe, I'm glad you asked!!

Mind you, this production happened when I was a small child, so all I have is second-hand knowledge from the internet (and an audio recording). Also, I may have exaggerated for comedic effect in my original tags lol, I don't know if he genuinely didn't speak it. However...

The guy who translated the Finnish Elisabeth was a very famous (prolific, if nothing else) theatre director and musical translator, starting his career in the late 60s already with a wildly popular production of Hair. Elisabeth seems to be among the only German-language shows he ever worked on - most of it was translations from English and French. ngl I also sort of hate his musical translations from English LMAO - because of how prolific he was, they still haunt the Finnish musical scene today... One big one he did is Cabaret back in the 90s, and a theatre that put a big fancy production on in 2020 actually redid all of the songs and only kept his dialogue because the translation was so clunky lmao. But I once went to the library to dig up his original lyrics to the title song and omg they suck, I wrote better ones in two minutes because I needed a Finnish version quickly ahshshsh. So already, it's a bit of a bad sign - this man is not a translator by profession or training, he's a director who started out doing it for practical purposes, and has a pretty broad set of languages he works in.

But then again - maybe it wouldn't have been a problem, especially since he had such extensive experience. In fact, Elisabeth was the last translation he ever did before passing away rather shortly after (of old age), so maybe I shouldn't be too harsh on him... However, the fact remains that the translation, just as lyrics, is pretty terrible and nonsensical sjjsjsjd.

My initial comment was actually largely inspired by this blog post by someone who actually saw the prod live (from onenightintheatre on blogspot), quote:

It sounded like the translator hadn't really understood German, because many lines sounded like someone had taken a dictionary, looked up the most important words of the sentence and then written a whole new sentence(-ish) based on those words. An example that remained etched in my mind: ("Eine Kaiserin muss glänzen"; Finnish, the Finnish translation in English, and the original German text) Countess Esterházy: Suunne aukaiskaa! ("Open your mouth!") (Öffnen Sie den Mund!) Sophie: Keltaiset ei olla saa! ("[Teeth] may not be yellow!") (Die sind zu gelb, das darf nicht sein!) Elisabeth: Tammalla saa! ("Mare's [teeth] may!") (Bin ich ein Pferd?) So... Instead of asking why they're treating her like a horse, Elisabeth thinks she is a horse and can therefore have yellow teeth? Oddly, "Bellaria" was significantly better translated than rest of the musical and actually sounded beautiful and made sense. There were also factual errors, like Rudolf complaining to Elisabeth that he must get married, when at that point of the story he had, in fact, been married for several years. The translator passed away half a year after the derniere, though, so maybe he wasn't at his best anymore when he did the translation.

As for me, I don't know the Finnish translation by heart, but some of my favourite songs (well, mostly Schatten 2) which I do know by heart also had the ball dropped on them... in that song, Rudolf complains that the court is wasting money on parties (woah good job working in the "dancing around the golden calf" metaphor, I'm sure the original author didn't mean it metaphorically to go with the pied piper thing, he meant literal dancing - though I guess this is accidentally accurate to irl rudolf and his ranty pamphlet on the idle nobility xD) and it's just quite clunky and repetitive overall without getting the main point across too well. Which is such a pity! I mean, translations are hard, but Kunze's work has since been translated into Finnish well, with the references and thematic messages intact, it's not impossible. So in a way, I think this one is a case of someone well-established in the industry getting the job because he happened to be there and have an extensive track record, not because he actually had the skills to make the best possible translation...

Ahsdhsfhfs so yeah. There's no proof that he didn't speak German, but it's my personal theory. Also, according to a few sources, Kunze himself hated this translation......

[toffeelemon]

20 Questions For Fic Writers

thank you @wilmonsfolklore for tagging me! 🫶🏼

How many works do you have on Ao3?

32 (that i didn’t orphan👀)

What's your total Ao3 word count?

366,979

What fandoms do you write for?

young royals baby! every now and then i’ll get into a fever dream for other media but yr is my constant

Top five fics by kudos

and they were roommates

royal pains

alex ayúdame

only fools rush in

worst kept secret in history

(i’m glad roommates is the highest because that’s what i’m most proud of. the rest were my entry to yr fics but i believe i have evolved since then!)

Do you respond to comments?

YES! please always leave me comments i love comments

What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

lmao i famously don’t write angst. i wrote roommates right after a break up so that was a little rough but. i fixed it all with a timeskip so

What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

they all do!!! i have never written a Happily Ever After though, i like the kind of beginning of a happy ending - like yr in canon. the 10 year time skip fic for my rwrb and yr crossover might be the closest to Endgame i’ve ever written?

Do you get hate on fics?

the princess wille AU is - sometimes divisive… rarely directly in my line of sight but i do see some Takes about it, to each their own i guess since it’s so personal to me

Do you write smut?

i surprise myself every time…

Craziest crossover:

i wrote a genderbent yr - first kill AU sksk that had to be my nichest work

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

yes and i revived my wattpad to call out some teenagers ripping off my yr fics. the most mindboggling thing was that they were responding to comments like they wrote it too

Have you ever had a fic translated?

YES! and they were roommates and worst kept secret in history is translated in brazilian portuguese !! every now and then i want to work on chinese translations for my own fics/ others but never got around to it

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

recently fell into writing bits and bobs for @prince-simon newest dead boy detectives fics! i love their writing sm i did try to weasel into their fics many a times, i’m so blessed to get to persuade my fave writer to give me what i want heheheh

All time favourite ship?

wilmon of course but i’d say that malec from shadowhunters set up the blueprint for me. i always enjoy reading firstprince because great fics are aplenty

What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

started a s1 divergence fic when i was in a pretty dark spot in which wille’s mental health plummets and they have to navigate a healthy supportive friendship before wille could be good enough for himself and simon again. i think it could slap but writing it put me in such bad place so i doubt i will finish what i started

What are your writing strengths?

i didn’t notice until other people pointed it out but apparently i jump across POVs pretty seamlessly! i have always written stream of consciousness swapping POVs - i consume and love visual media way more than books so my head is pretty much in a very visual screenwriting/sceneblocking mode and every POV swap is like. a camera angle change to me

What are your writing weaknesses?

TENSES💀 writing in present tense is such a saving grace for me. logically i know i’m fluent in english but i have a lot of “english as second language student” trauma so i try to keep it simple and straightforward. also pingpong brain traits i don’t like having writing plans so sometimes i do lose the plot, struggle with continuity or forget about key themes and scenes and get mad about it

Thoughts on dialogue in another language?

love-hate sksk my favourite scenario is if the translation is immediately available (but not disruptive somehow). i tend to forget by the time i reach the author’s note in the end. it’s more fun when it’s a language i have a basic grasp on so maybe i should just suck it up

(biggest pet peeve is if it’s another language romanised - it’s basically gibberish to native speakers i’m sorry😭)

First fandom you wrote in?

youtube rpf… on wattpad…

Favourite fic you've written?

there’s so many but. princess wille the manifestation of my own self you will always be famous x

tagging @prince-simon @aro-of-artemis @ungaroyals

[cinematicnomad]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

tagged by @zainclaw and @andavs 🥰🥰🥰

How many works do you have on ao3? 39 apparently

What's your total ao3 word count? 288,797 words

What fandoms do you write for? actively right now? nothing really lol. haven't published a fic since 2022. but i guess you could say 911 and teen wolf given some random WIPs in my drafts. also i randomly started jotting down some notes for a stranger things steve/eddie fic that will probably never be written.

Top five fics by kudos 01. take my hand (take my everything) (buddie) 02. taste your beating heart (sterek) 03. so show me (family) (buddie) 04. you never said a word (sterek) 05. be careful (my darling) (buddie)

Do you respond to comments? yes, always! i usually try to wait until i have a dozen or so, which can sometimes take a bit of time, but eventually i respond to it all.

What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? i have a sterek drabble called and i fell heavy into your arms (688 words) that is basically derek seeing stiles die and then immediately letting himself be killed

What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? most of them?? not sure i can think of one specifically that was happier than the others.

Do you get hate on fics? ah, i almost said no, but then i remembered that for my fic taste your beating heart every now and then i'll get scott fans who think the fic should be tagged as "bad friend scott mccall" even though he's NOT a bad friend in the fic, it's just a nuanced view of their changing relationship. like, that fic is about 3 main things that include: stiles and derek getting together, solving the main mystery, and stiles and scott's friendship maturing to a place where they can love each other and still be brothers without thinking they need to be in the same pack!! like it's FUNDAMENTAL.

anyway, i had one reader who i think quit the fic halfway through bc i gently pushed back on their rage comment insulting derek and stiles for a fight that takes place with scott. the reader left an angry reply to my response, which they then deleted before i could even look at it, and then never commented on the fic again even though they'd been commenting on the fic since chapter 1.

Do you write smut? no not really. i don't know why i'm so bad at writing sex, but i am very bad at writing sex.

Craziest crossover i have no crossovers

Have you ever had a fic stolen? not that i know of??

Have you ever had a fic translated? yes, someone translated my mike/harvey suits fic trembling hands into russian all the way back in 2013.

Have you ever cowritten a fic before? i have not!

All time favourite ship? to write? to read? no idea, so i refuse to answer.

What's a wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will? i've got a sterek idea that's an AU of the netflix show virgin river. i had a pretty brief outline that i sketched out some, and even started writing a little, but it never went anywhere. i did create an AU gifset for it and every now and then when people start reblogging it i think about going back to try and write it.

What are your writing strengths? i think i'm good at realistic dialogue? but i don't know. i haven't written in a while so i'm not feeling super great about my writing at this very moment.

What are your writing weaknesses? i suck at setting a scene. and conveying a complex emotion. also i feel like i get v bogged down in what characters are physically doing or whatever and i try to describe it and it just detracts from the story over all. yikes ok i'm feeling worse about my writing than i thought lol

Thoughts on dialogue in another language? if the context is there to understand what's being said, great. otherwise, just adding context to the dialogue tag (he said in french, in german, etc) works. personally i'd prefer not to scroll back and forth between the fic and the notes to figure out what's being said.

First fandom you wrote in? harry potter. on the site quizilla back in the year of our lord 2005 lol. i started off writing like. a harry/oc fic lol where the protagonist was the classic american exchange student who had her own prophecy. truly mortifying!!

Favorite fic you've written? i have a soft spot for taste your beating heart bc it was the first long fic i ever completed and it took me 7 fucking years to write it. but i think my favorite is actually finding our way (back home) which i really think captured everything i was aiming to do. will i ever be able to do that again??? who fucking knows. probably not. on the more self-indulgent side, i really really love the margaret buckley character study i wrote called so far from who i was.

tagging!! @woodchoc-magnum, @crazyassmurdererwall, @tattooedsiren, @machtaholic, @catdadeddie, @tripleaxeldiaz, @valleydean, @thisapplepielife, and anyone else who wants to do this.

[deedala]

Get to know me

Tagged by @orehuna! thanks <<<333

PART ONE

are you named after anyone?: im told "Deanna" was chosen as a mashup of my mothers grandmothers names (Delia and Annette)

when was the last time you cried?: two weeks ago, i remember i was straight up bawling when i was coming to after surgery lol?? im fine, it's funny.

do you have kids?: yes

do you use sarcasm a lot?: yes, my husband loves it

what's the first thing you notice about people?: their vibe (sorry to be an insufferable scorpio)

what's your eye colour?: blue

scary movies or happy endings?: happy endings one thousand percent (the world is a horror movie)

any special talents?: i guess being able to pretty quickly do the time-consuming and tedious process of flatting.

where were you born?: ohio, usa (it does exist, or does it??)

what are your hobbies?: video games, art, and appreciating tv/film

have any pets?: Nope

what sports do you play/have played?: i was a figure skater and synchro skater from age 6-15. my freshmen year of high school i did tennis (i sucked) to try to make friends at my new school (i only made enemies)

how tall are you?: 5'2 which is 157.48cm

favourite subject in school?: art and world history

dream job?: i think i pretty much have my (realistic) dream job, being a flatter and colorist? i just wish i could do more of it, for more people, more often, and with less pain (we're getting there) if we're talking like actual unrealistic dream job... something in tv and film production like working in props or set dressing.

PART TWO

first ship: mulder and scully!!

three ships: Ian Gallagher x Mickey Milkovich, Solas x Lavellan, James Holden x Naomi Nagata

last (current) song: cake - long time

last movie: im going to share the last movie i watched for the first time, which was Somebody I Used To Know (2023) with Alison Brie

currently reading: just poking through short fics these days

currently watching: the new season of Succession!! (once a week and then my literally 2 comfort shows in between lmao)

currently consuming: water, i've got my water!!

currently craving: hmmm...i wouldnt say no to a chocolate chip cookie?

ima tag a whole heap of folks, play if you feel like it! <<<333 @maizzycakes @salesmain @canticle-of-apotheosis @michellemisfit @mishervellous @lalazeewrites @sickness-health-all-that-shit @demareth @thegorilllainthemist

(wow the tags got hecked i hope they work??🙃)

[dudeyuri]

15 people 15 questions

I was tagged by @hereforlou, thanks maggie this was fun!

1. Are you named after anyone?

irl no, but yarrow is a pretty cool plant if u feel like doing a wikipedia dive

2. When was the last time you cried?

dec 24th. i used to be such a tough guy & proudly say that i never cry (which was true tbh) but i hit 25 and cry like...a normal amount now probably. cancelled plans depress me inordinately and i had to cancel plans on christmas eve so naturally i went baby mode 

3. Do you have kids?

maybe someday

4. What sports do you play/ have you played?

i was okay at soccer and somehow kind of the best at basketball as a kid, and then played a little basketball in high school. my goal for 2024 is to get into surfing

5. Do you use sarcasm?

I mean yeah occasionally

6. What is the first thing you notice about people?

their face? this is tricky. how their face works as a set of features in harmony, i guess

7. What's your eye colour?

green

8. Scary movies or happy endings?

happy endings. though i do theoretically love scary movies

9. Any talents?

no talent we suck at things like men

10. Where were you born?

new york

11. What are your hobbies?

writing original fiction but also, currently, bad buddy fanfiction. reading. getting back into violin after a long time away from it. learning languages too i guess. watching (largely thai) ql and posting about it with all of you <3

12. Do you have any pets?

i have 2 cats. really want another dog someday soon, i think i'm a dog person deep down

13. How tall are you?

i'm 5'9. one khaotung high as they say

14. Favourite subject in school?

i loved english and french. loved calculus in high school too. one of the coolest classes i took in college was literally music theory 101, another one was a course about the 60s in america taught by an old rock n roll journalist with a loooot of stories. i liked all subjects and got good grades on papers/tests/participation but very much hated and often did not do homework

15. Dream job?

my dream job is no job

i'm tagging @chickenstrangers @ranchthoughts @jjsanguine @lurkingteapot @aroceu @patvspran @dimplesandfierceeyes if you guys haven't done this yet & feel like talking about yourselves for a bit, i would love to read

[avrablake]

15 Questions: Nix

I was tagged by @odysseywritings and @emelkae

Nix was the winner of this poll so I'm doing this for him. I decided to make this one a bit unconventional and write it as a scene. This guy is just too uncooperative. This is set just before the start of Beyond the Darkness.

But first, leaving an Open Tag for anyone who wants to do this and also tagging @talesofsorrowandofruin @ambiguouspuzuma and @thegreatobsesso to answer these questions for one of your OCs (No pressure of course). You don't have to do it scene style, I just thought that worked best for Nix.

Here's the questions so you don't have to try to pick them out:

Are you named after anyone?

When was the last time you cried?

Do you have kids?

Do you use sarcasm?

What’s the first thing you notice about people?

What’s your eye colour?

Scary movies or happy endings?

Any special talents?

Where were you born?

What are your hobbies?

Do you have any pets?

What sports do you play / have played?

How tall are you?

Favourite subject in school?

Dream Job?

“I’ve got that information you wanted,” Kay said as they slid up to their table balancing a tray piled high with more food than they’d ordered.

“Oh yeah?” Gram’s eyebrows shot up, “and what’s it going to cost me this time?”

“Nothing!” Kay bounced slightly on their toes in excitement. “You won’t owe me anything this time. Instead I want this guy–”

"No," Nix snapped as they pointed at him, not letting them finish their request.

"Aw come on, you didn't even let me finish."

“I'm not doing it."

"What?" Gram asked, his forehead creasing in confusion.

Nix just scowled and crossed his arms over his chest.

"I just want him to answer some questions, like an interview."

Gram laughed. "Why would you want to interview this dumbass? You know he's just going to scowl and huff and not answer anything."

Kay grinned. "Because it'll be fun."

Gram shrugged, "I guess it beats having to actually pay you. What the hell, he's all yours."

Gram stood up and Kay slid eagerly into his empty seat after setting their tray on the table.

"I'm not doing it!" Nix snapped and started to stand too.

"Yes. you. are," Gram pointed at him as he emphasized each word.

Nix sat down with a huff and a scowl. Gram laughed and leaned down toward Kay.

"Don't think you can come back and ask for real payment later. Even if his answers suck, we’re even.”

Kay shrugged and grinned again before waving him off.

"Yeah yeah, sure thing."

"I'm gonna hold you to it," Gram said as he turned to walk away.

"Behave," he thought pointedly, causing Nix's scowl to deepen.

Kay slid a plate of food across to him.

“Here, I knew you wouldn’t want to do this. That’s why I brought you extra food. My way of saying thank you.”

He frowned but picked up the sandwich anyway. He was hungry and they had brought all his favorites.

Kay grinned triumphantly.

"Alright let's get started."

"Are you named after anyone?" they asked.

Nix choked on his sandwich, surprised by the question.

"What does that matter?" he snapped after clearing his throat. He'd expected questions about his telepathy or his time with the Syndicate. Why would Kay care about something so trivial?

Kay shrugged, still grinning. "It's just for fun."

Nix just scowled and took another bite. He didn't know why Kay took so much pleasure in messing with him, but it seemed this interview was just a new way to torment him.

Finally he shrugged. They weren't going to stop pestering him until he answered their stupid questions so he might as well get it over with.

"Not that I know of," he said before taking another bite.

"See that wasn't so hard," they said with a chuckle. "Alright, when was the last time you cried?"

An audible growl escaped his throat.

"I'm not doing this," he said.

He dropped the sandwich and started to stand up. He caught sight of Gram standing near the stairs, leaning against the wall with his arms crossed over his chest–grinning of course. Nix sighed and sat back down. Gram wasn't going to let him go anywhere.

"I don't know," he grumbled. "Probably when I was a kid. I used to get beat up a lot."

"Do you have kids?"

Involuntarily, Nix thought of Kaori, the way she was as a kid. He smiled a little as he wondered what their kids would be like if they had any. Then he snorted and his face scrunched into a scowl. That wasn’t going to happen.

“No,” was all he said, not looking at Kay.

“Do you use sarcasm?”

He snorted again and raised his eyebrow.

“Yeah, stupid question.” Kay said and grinned. “Alright, what’s the first thing you notice about people?”

Nix’s eyes scanned the room. The man in the corner had left his seat to follow Nix up the stairs when he’d entered the tavern. He kept his distance, sitting at a table on the opposite side of the loft, but he’d been eyeing him the entire time. He wasn’t particularly big–shorter and thinner than Gram–but he was muscular and he moved in a way that told Nix he was agile and probably accustomed to fighting. He was almost surely going to be a problem later.

That man wasn’t the only one who’d noticed him when he entered the tavern, of course, but he was the only one worth paying attention to.

Nix shrugged again.

“Their thoughts usually. I hear them before I see them. Besides that I guess the first thing I look for is whether or not they're a threat.”

"What’s your eye color?"

He scowled. Another pointless question. He pointed to his eyes with a snort.

“Blue,” he said disdainfully, making sure Kay knew what he thought the question was stupid.

Kay just chuckled, unphased by the vitriol in his tone.

“Scary movies or happy endings?”

Nix thought about the movies he’d seen. Scary ones always had a lot of scenes shot in the dark, often with a character trying to escape or hide. They were always powerless, waiting for their inevitable capture or demise. Nix felt the hairs stand up on his neck, felt his throat constrict and his heartbeat quicken.

Movies like that hit a little too close to home for him.

But he didn’t really enjoy movies with sugary happy endings either. They just didn’t seem that believable to him.

He shrugged again, swallowing to clear the thickness in his throat.

“I don’t know. I don’t really enjoy watching things like that.”

Kay shrugged. “That’s fair.” They paused. “You ok? You look like kind of pale?”

Nix took a deep breath and nodded.

“Alright then, got any special talents?”

Nix snorted again.

“You mean besides having one of the rarest abilities?”

“Yeah, besides that?” Kay grinned.

“I’m pretty good with computers and stuff I guess. And I do all the maintenance on our bikes. I’m pretty good at fixing things.”

He looked away. He didn’t usually talk about himself and he couldn’t help feeling embarrassed. Kay must have noticed because they let out another laugh before leaning closer.

“Aw there’s that expression I was hoping to see.”

Nix ground his teeth before replying.

“Are you done?”

“Not yet, I have a few more questions,” they replied, stifling another laugh.

“Where were you born?”

He shrugged again.

“Some town in the Western Territories. I don’t know which one.”

"What are your hobbies?"

“I like working on my bike, making upgrades and stuff. I like messing around with spare parts too.”

"Do you have any pets?"

He just shook his head and took another bite of food. He’d never really been around animals much.

"What sports do you play? Or have played?"

Nix frowned, remembering the times he’d watched other kids play games when they weren’t training. Even Kaori had played with them a lot. Unfortunately even her insistence wasn’t enough to get the others to invite him. Whenever she’d suggest it they’d simply lose interest in the game or suddenly remember chores or training they had to do.

He felt his face burn. He was sure Kay was going to laugh at him again but instead they tilted their head and asked “How tall are you, by the way?”

Nix was relieved they’d changed the subject. He could sense the twinge of concern in their thoughts. They could tell the previous question had bothered him.

He supposed he was grateful for that at least. Kay was annoying and liked to tease him, but it was never malicious. They weren’t trying to hurt him or belittle him.

He rubbed his forehead, trying to cover up his embarrassment. He tried not to think about it and instead focused on their new question. He’d never paid attention to official measurements, though he was sure the researchers had measured him.

“5’6” I guess,” he said. That’s what his bounty card read anyway.

“Favorite subject in school?”

Instead of attending the school in Chusan, he’d been allowed to join Kaori and Ryu’s lessons. Their tutor was harsh and Nix was behind the other two. It always made him feel inferior and he didn’t like it. He also didn't like being made to sit still for so long.

“I don’t know,” he said with a shrug. “I never really liked school I guess. History and math were okay.”

“What's your dream job?”

He smirked with another snort. That wasn’t something he’d ever really thought about. He didn’t have the luxury. His life with Gram was the best he could probably hope for.

He shrugged again.

“I don’t know. I enjoy working with Gram.”

“Well, that’s it!” Kay spread out their arms before placing them on the table and standing up.

“What was the point of this anyway?” he asked them.

Predictably they just laughed. “It’s for my memoirs. Having an interview from the most wanted guy in the Wilds is sure to make it a bestseller.”

Nix scowled. Even with his telepathy it was never easy to tell how serious Kay was about anything.”

“Anyway, enjoy your food,” they said with a wink and another grin. “I’ve got to get back to work.”

Nix shrugged and pulled another plate toward him as they moved away. He supposed it hadn’t actually been that bad, and Kay had given him extra food.

[cutepervert]

ty to @tigertofu for the tag <3 dont have many friends on here yet but i'll tag the people that i can think of off the top of my head, @rreskk @chloe12801 @heisentwerk

Were you named after anyone?

not as far as I can tell. my mom likes to say im named after julius caesar but i think shes lying

Do you have kids?

no and have noooo interest it is simply not for me i think

Use sarcasm a lot?

yes, less so on the internet but irl i do a LOT

First thing you notice 'bout people?

it's hard to pick out one thing because i often interpret the totality of a person (like their vibe ig?) before i focus on any details. this is not to say that i dont focus on details i absolutely do but that's often long after i've determined the person has an interesting vibe based off their outfit/the way they carry themselves/etc

Eye color?

hazel. i think? like a light brown with greenish bits in the central heterochromia zone

Scary movies or happy ending?

hard to say tbh! I like a neat ending (not necessarily a happy one) and both scary movies and 'happy ending' movies tend to have neat endings (or at least neat enough to set-up for a sequel LOL). I like both, it all kinda depends on my mood

Special talent?

oh i struggle so hard with this question... like, i have several things i am moderately good at (writing, drawing, et cetera) but ive never been especially skilled or talented at a single thing like other people are. jack of all trades master of none that's the kinda bitch i am. also sidenote but i think talent isn't real. if it is real it describes nothing but someones desire to practice a given thing which then makes them good at it. nobodys born good at shit. prodigies are fake and they are all lying to u!!!!

Your hobbies?

lol. hobbies... what are those! no frfr i play video games write fanfic and once in a while when i have the energy to set up a workspace i like doing very hands-on sculptural art like papier mache and clay sculpture.

Any pets?

no i wish :( want a cat so bad but our aint shit landlord (who tbf is usually really fine and normal and chill so i guess there had to be ONE THING at least that sucked abt him) said no

Playing any sport?

LOL. no. fuck sports..... except i like watching basketball because those men are freaks of nature in the best way and i like to imagine in ancient times we'd have them do feats of strength like climbing up a very steep mountain face. i just love those lengthy boys. kevin durant especially is such an extruded guy every time he falls during a game (which as it turns out is way more often than i thought) im like okay this time his legs have to have snapped in half. and they dont! probably because he drinks his milk or w/e. takes him vitamines. wild shit. anyway yeah i dont do sports

How tall..?

5'7 last time i checked.... imo the perfect height. not too short not too tall but also not too medium. on the tall side of medium sized. love being this height.

Favourite subject in school?

hard to say bc it depended so much on the teacher but i loved most of my english classes and a good amount of my history classes. history is sooo girlypop to me like we're truly just sharing 100+ year old gossip like it's not nosy as fuuuuuck

Dream job:

i do not dream of labor but i think the ideal job for me is one that doesn't feel like it's sucking 100% of my soul out my mouth (will settle for like 30 to 50% soul sucking) and hopefully serves to help other people through creative expression (because i dont know how to do anything else LMAO). i basically have that job rn but it's still Hard and Annoying so i suppose nothing will ever b perfect

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ynofficial cute nickname for a cutie like yourself 😉

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Umichhockey guess the public relations degree did come in use!!

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tagged by: i did this one like 3 years ago and decided to do it again lol

tagging: idk. @recklessinventor, @madeimpact, and you!!!! yes, you!!!

NAME: Paul John Webb-Asher

NICKNAME: none. him and his wife (+ his friends) don't really do nicknames with him.

GENDER: Cis male

ROMANTIC ORIENTATION: Bisexual

PREFERRED PET NAMES: uhh Paul and Lin have a habit of calling each "sweet thing" so usually that, but sweetheart or dear also work.

FAVOURITE CANON SHIP(S): Paul/Linda, obviously. excellent fucking ship he loves his wife so fucking MUCH

FAVOURITE NON-CANON SHIP(S): Paul/Abbot and Paul/Abbey for sure.  I already ship the whole group as a big polyamorous relationship and Paulbbot is definitely my favorite of the set, but Paulbbey is super cute too.  Paul just pairs well with people, it's very endearing.  His gentleness goes well with Abbot's outgoing personality and with Abbey's equally soft (albeit more outgoing) personality lol.

OPINION ON TRUE LOVE: I think, rationally, he probably thinks it's a social construct.  But then, like... his wife exists, and he loves her so much, she IS his one true love.  Linda is the reason he believes in it a little bit, even if he knows that love is really what you make of it.

OPINION ON LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT: I think he believes in that possibility a bit.  I don't necessarily think he and Lin were love at first sight, but he did always admire her, I think.  But Abbot and Abbey always said it was love at first sight for them, and he 100% believes that.

HOW ‘ROMANTIC’ ARE THEY?: Paul is a really serious and unemotional person on the outside, but truthfully, he is a big sap.  He is very romantic, albeit in pretty subdued ways.  To him, love is making sure Lin has everything she could ever want (not that she wants for much) and making her life easier.  Also lots of flowers, since their best friends grow flowers.  But he tells her he loves her all the time, too, and clearly deeply values her.  Like, I guess it'd be hard to tell if you didn't know the guy, but I feel like the way he talks about and interacts with Linda oozes pure love and romance.  Dude is madly in love with her lol.

IDEAL PHYSICAL TRAITS: He likes brunettes.  Also he likes shorter/petite people. But he doesn't care much, really.

IDEAL PERSONALITY TRAITS: Paul really gravitates towards more outgoing (but not to an obnoxious degree) people.  It balances out his quiet shyness a lot and he finds it endearing that his wife is so outgoing.  It makes it easier for him to be more outgoing when he wouldn't otherwise, and helps him get out of his comfort zone.  Tis important.

UNATTRACTIVE PHYSICAL TRAITS: I don't think Paul cares much, but he's probably not a fan of like, super masculine men.  You don't need to be an effeminate man for him to find you attractive, but he's just not that into manly men types lol.

UNATTRACTIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS: He's not that picky, but he doesn't really like people who are particularly arrogant or aggressive.  Paul is a very passive and shy person, so he doesn't mesh well with these types and he can't stand being around them.  Who cares how hot you are if your personality sucks, y'know?  Kindness is attractive.  Because of that, he doesn't like people who are particularly cold either, even if they're not assholes.  It's funny because that kind of includes himself.  He comes off very cold and analytical because he's just so monotone and serious but really he's a big sweetie, lol.

IDEAL DATE: Anything, honestly, but he really just likes making a meal with his wife and having a nice conversation with her at home.  It's very soothing and simple.

DO THEY HAVE A TYPE?: Short, more outgoing brunettes lol.  Yes, that describes his wife and both his friends.

AVERAGE RELATIONSHIP LENGTH: He's only had one relationship and they've been together for nearly 20 years, so many years, I guess.

PREFERRED NON-SEXUAL INTIMACY: Doing something together is nice.  Just cooking, or cleaning, or taking a walk.  Whatever it is, he just loves quality time.  Paul obviously likes affection but he can be really picky about it because of sensory issues (he hates his hair being touched at all.  Heartbreaking because his wife likes playing with his hair 😔) but he'll never refuse it from her, really.

COMMITMENT LEVEL: He is extremely committed to the people he loves.  He would do anything for them at a drop of a hat.  Doesn't need to be romantic; he'd do anything for Abbot and Abbey, too.  He'll never leave someone, he is extremely patient with resolving arguments, and his ideal is really just being with his wife forever.  A big love language for him is acts of service.  He really loves doing stuff for people he loves.  He wants his wife to have a comfortable, easy life, and if there's anything he can do for her, he will.  Pure intimacy right there when you have someone that dedicated to you.  Lin never takes advantage of it, though.  They make sure they tend to each other carefully.  But to me, that's a dedication.  He'll give his everything to somebody he loves.

PAST RELATIONSHIPS?: Just his wife.

An extra one w/ Linda under the cut!!

NAME: Linda Webb-Asher

NICKNAME: Lin is the main one.

GENDER: Cis female

ROMANTIC ORIENTATION: Bisexual

PREFERRED PET NAMES: Again, Paul and Lin have a habit of calling each "sweet thing" so usually that, but sweetheart or dear also work.

FAVOURITE CANON SHIP(S): Paul/Linda. They love each other sm

FAVOURITE NON-CANON SHIP(S): Linda/Abbot and Linda/Abbey.  Obviously, she'll mirror Paul.  Her and Abbot are a cute combo since they're both the more outgoing members of their marriages, so it's fun seeing them get together.  They just have a lot of fun together more than anything, it's very lighthearted.  And with Abbey she is very sweet.  She needs to be handled GENTLY.  Just like Paul lol. She helps Abbey come out of her shell a bit, since she can be a touch shy too. I feel like ships with Linda are just the epitome of fun.

OPINION ON TRUE LOVE: True love is REAL and her husband is the living proof!!! Love takes work, absolutely, but with someone you love, it feels so easy.  Paul makes loving him so easy lol.

OPINION ON LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT: She loves sappy stuff like that lol.  She definitely found Paul very cute even from the beginning.  She was the one to approach him ultimately.  Love at first sight is REAL and Paul is once again the proof.

HOW ‘ROMANTIC’ ARE THEY?: So romantic.  She loves lovey-dovey stuff and being extremely affectionate with him whenever she can.  They're basically inseparable.  The two of them getting jobs made them both so sad because they couldn't spend every waking moment with each other anymore, lol.  They still go on dates and they tend to each other with a lot of love.  Again, it's hard to tell since Paul is so serious, but those two are always all over each other.

IDEAL PHYSICAL TRAITS: Hmmm, I think she probably likes taller guys, guys who dress/clean up well, so on.  Basically whatever Paul is, she loves.  She likes that he's blond, though she also is impartial to brunettes.  She also finds freckles endearing but alas, her husband has no freckles.

IDEAL PERSONALITY TRAITS: She likes intelligence, but not to the point of arrogance.  A gentle kindness, good with kids (that's a huge one, though she didn't realize till a lot later), very thoughtful and caring.  Once again... whatever Paul is, she loves.  She finds shyness really cute too, but she wouldn't go after it necessarily.

UNATTRACTIVE PHYSICAL TRAITS: I don't think she cares, but probably not the biggest on particularly effeminate men.  No offense to them, just doesn't do anything for her.

UNATTRACTIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS: It's generic, but being an asshole is a mood killer for her lol.  She also just doesn't like men (or people in general, but generally men) who try to act like they should be in control of a relationship, or that they're the leader.  It's a partnership of equals!!  Who cares what traditional gender roles say!!

IDEAL DATE: She loves anything, but Linda likes to go out on little trips.  Like, you see in New Pork her getting super excited to see the amusement park.  She loves stuff like that, whether it'd be an amusement park, or a market day, or a concert.  It's just fun getting out and enjoy life with the love of her life.

DO THEY HAVE A TYPE?: Not really?  She doesn't gravitate towards one particularly type of person, esp. if you compare Paul and Abbot, or Paul and Abbey.  They may have a few similarities, but she isn't picky about the kinds of people she'd go after.

AVERAGE RELATIONSHIP LENGTH: Like Paul, she's only had one relationship and they've been together for nearly 20 years, so many years, I guess.

PREFERRED NON-SEXUAL INTIMACY: Physical affection is huge for her.  She likes being held, having her hair played with, holding hands, whatever.  Her and Paul aren't super over-the-top PDA but they usually always do display some kind of PDA because it just makes her happy.  Mainly handholding or Paul holding her.  But as long as it's with Paul, she's happy.

COMMITMENT LEVEL: Like Paul, she is very committed.  Even as teenagers, they were super committed to each other, and that only grew with time.  She wants to do right by him, make him happy, and give him all the love that she knows he deserves.  There's not a chance in hell that she'd ever give him up for anything, and she can't fathom them ever growing apart.  They've been married for 14 years and are still going as strong as ever.

PAST RELATIONSHIPS?: It's just him.