#theeascetic

[acroamatica]

it seems we have come round again to The Season For This Sort Of Thing. so please enjoy.

the 12 days of kylux

my dear, beautiful, splendid fandom-mates:

so i was fucking around with @saltandlimes in about mid-october, as we do, and the subject of parody songs came up. i happened to mention that in my family, christmas carol parodying is a semi-professional sport. “do tell,” she said.

about ten minutes later the words for this were done. about ten minutes after that, i went, “hold on. this needs to be a thing.”

i figured i could handle the music, but i couldn’t do this alone. so i pulled every last shred of nerves together and messaged all my favourite kylux cartoonists. i nearly cried when everyone wanted to join in on this nonsense. i couldn’t believe it. and the art i got just knocked my socks off.

@wyomingnot supplied invaluable vidding advice. @pidgy-draws and @pixiepunch supplied moral support. and my lovely husband put up with my voice acting.

so without further ado, oh god what is this how did i get here i am not good with computer.

THE MUSIC: lyrics, music, midi orchestration and vocals by @acroamatica, with apologies to john williams. my accent is fake. so is domhnall’s.

THE VIDEO: audio and video produced by @acroamatica

THE ART: @pidgy-draws @eckcro-art @piratical-princess @reiburger @acroamatica @alyruko @acroamatica (yeah, again) @sigalawin @sailerscrimshaw @pixiepunch @theeascetic @jesuisbetejesuispatissiere

you will find the lyrics sheet here, should you want it.

merry whatever you celebrate, and here’s to another year of exactly this sort of thing.

[youdidnotseeme]

THE RULE: Post the last sentence you wrote (fanfic/original/anything!) and tag as many people as there are words in the sentence.

I was tagged by @cut-off-the-grain

I’ve been tripping balls with this shitty cold but have also been attempting to write horrible things happening to the boys. 

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“There’s a smear of black paint across Ben’s face that Hux will not tell him about.”

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I’m laughing because this is right before the violence starts and the next sentence is ‘mirror cult vision hux slashed to death’ but I wrote that yesterday XD.

Ummmmm....16 words? That’s a lot of people....So I tag...uh...

@beeeeebeeee @universe-c @unicornsandbutane @witchkylo @theeascetic @cracktheglasses @weezl @kyle-with-an-o @ellabesmirched @commandershit @lunaisfree @kylocatastrophe @pockypuck @kyloream @jinxiebat @wyomingnot

[solohux]

I'm revamping my sw blog and I need some blog recs including the Big Names because several of them of have changed their user since i left,,,, also i ship kylux but r*ylo makes me uncomfortable so while i don't care if they ship it i cant follow if that's the bulk of their blog

no problem! I’ve gone all out and listed all my favourite people! i hope you find some new friends amongst them!

A-G

@aconsultingmind | @agent-nemesis | @angryangryowl | @anonymousblueberry | @artful-leo​ | @aweirdlookingtree | @babbushka (and @cowboykylux too!) | @bettydays | @bioticnerfherder | @blackkingsdream​ | @blankindexcards | @blood-and-pepper | @bona–mana | @boredbyreality | @coeurd-art-ichaut |  @comraderevelin |@cosleia | @cut-off-the-grain | @darthky​ | @deluxekyluxtrashcan | @ellstra |  @elviscl | @flurgburgler​ | @ficinferno | @ficlet-machine​ | @first-disorder | @frackenart | @gaylo-ben​ | @glamrebel | @gefionne | @goldengarter

H-P

@h-uxed | @helliskylux | @hollyhark | @huxblush | @immmaghost​ | @inchells​ | @jathis | @jinxedambitions |@jesuisbetejesuispatissiere | @justghostly | @kelleyxmarie | @kleineschwarzemoewe​ | @kyloripped | @kyloknightofhux | @kylux-trashpile | @kyluxmagnus | @kyluxtrashbin | @kyluxtrashcompactor | @littleststarfighter | @letmeputitinyourbutt | @longstorysh | @lordfanboy​ | @lunaisfree | @madeofplasma | @madmadcat | @maplelantern​ | @merselfy​ | @minzimpression | @mist-justatrash | @moonwalkingcrab | @mrs-hux​ | @noxogoth | @nspamc | @obsessions-and-dreams | @ofcacthuxandkylosaur | @omega-hux | @pangolinpirate | @petalouda85

Q-Z

| @queenstardust​ | @redcole   | @reserve | @sakurita94 | @salemnevada | @saltandlimes | @sasheenka |  | @sigalawin  | @sinningsquire | @smolwars​ |@spacewitchqueen | @sparrows-trashcan | @stardestroyervigilance​ | @star-crowned-prince | @starkickback​ | @staryaoirs | @symphorophilian | @the-fluff-awakens | @thebadbastion​ | @theeascetic | @theearlgreyalpha | @thesociallyanxioussociopath | @thesunandoceanblue | @theweddingofthefoxes | @tokyotheglaive | @toxic-cactus​ | @tyrannysaurusrex | @valveillen​ | @walker-of-yggdrasil | @witchkylo | @wrathofbom​ | @wyomingnot | @xan-drei

[gefionne]

I was tagged by the lovely @kyluxtrashbin. Thank you, dear!

5 things you’ll find in my bag: laptop, wallet, my “emergency kit” full of band-aids and lip balm and nail clippers, iPod, hair ties

5 things you’ll find in my bedroom: iPad, Kindle, my big-ass computer, empty Perrier cans, clothes I’m too lazy to hang up

5 things I’ve always wanted to do: go to Scotland and Ireland, learn to dance, learn a second language (did that), spend a summer at the Chautauqua Institution, write a novel

5 things that make me happy: good books, hanging with my friends and family, good food, travel, writing

5 things I’m currently into: Kylux (there’s shocker), Game of Thrones, murder documentaries, trying to learn to drive my car (it’s a stick shift), Delta Rae’s new album

5 things on my to do list: read the Chicago Manual of Style (I’m actually serious), emails, hang up the clothes I’m too lazy to hang up, get fresh lettuce, Flyboys Chapter 13

I tag @abernathae @nookienostradamus @kyluxtrashcompactor @sasheenka @theeascetic and @moonwalkingcrab

[sithchik]

By Theeascetic on tumblr #starwars #thelastjedi #kyloren #thedarkside #thefirstorder #knightsofren #scar #pain #confusion #fanmade #fanart

[iamnmbr3]

You wrote that your mainly study the history of the past century, but how much do you know of Emperor Augustus, and his turning of the Roman republic into an empire, and would you agree with me that Augustus parallels Palpatine far better than Hitler does?

Rome is not something I’ve formally studied at any great depth, so I can’t comment on this to the depth that I could on 20th century history, but yes, absolutely agree that Augustus is a far better parallel for Palpatine than Hitler. Also, remember that Hitler and other leading members of the Nazi party greatly admired both Rome and the Roman aesthetic, so many aspects of the Nazi aesthetic are actually just repurposed aspects of the Roman aesthetic. Thus, even though the First Order are visually coded to evoke the Nazis, really those visuals could just as easily reference Rome, which means the “they look like Nazis so they are Nazis” argument is doubly flawed. 1) Looking like a Nazi in a world where Nazis don’t exist doesn’t make you and Nazi and 2) The so called “Nazi look” is also a Roman look. @theeascetic studies history and classics and actually wrote a really interesting few paragraphs that included a discussion of the First Order’s Roman aesthetic here in response to something I’d posted. (The format is showing up wonky, tho that might just be tumblr glitching on me, but if you go to the post and then open it in the reblog view as though you are going to share it then you should be able to clearly see who wrote what). 

[shotgunsue]

I was tagged by @gefionne to do this meme!! 

Rules: Answer 8 questions, tag 8 people. Last movie you watched: Seven Psychopaths. @boopsbucket was over this weekend and we watched it and I had never even heard of it even though it’s by the same guy who did In Bruges which is one of my favorite movies and also it stars Colin Farrell and has Tom Waits carrying a rabbit around?? Incredible, highly recommend.  Last song you listened to: Stereo by Pavement Last book you read: Catalyst!! Krennic is such a beautiful mess and I love him. The last thing you ate: Leftover lentil stew from the other night. If you could be anywhere right now, where would you be: Lovely poetic answer: eating pistachio ice cream at a Mado in Istanbul. Real answer: bed. Where would you time travel to: Hellenistic Egypt to verify theories posited by my groundbreaking master’s thesis.  Fictional character you would hang out with for a day: Dana Scully. We could drink wine and I could talk about how incredible she is. 

Tagging @boopsbucket @saltyseaz @theeascetic @its-the-neon-bible @betterbeehufflepuff @kyluxtrashcompactor @ottenebrare @49times tag me if you want to do this so I can see your answers~~

[seluvian]

Ten Fandoms, Ten Characters!

The always-lovely and fashionable @theweddingofthefoxes tagged me. Thanks hon!

Let’s see if I can come up with ten whole fandoms.

1. Star Wars - Chirrut Imwe (I’m also fond of Crylo Ren, the piece of shit)

2. Dragon Age - The Iron Bull

3. Overwatch - Zenyatta

4. Dishonored - The Outsider

5. Borderlands - Handsome Jack (and Gortys)

6. Mass Effect - Thane Krios

7. Rune Factory Frontier - Eunice (I love her so much please look her up)

8. Speed Grapher - Tsujido (also this is my favorite anime of all time)

9. Yuri On Ice - Yuri Plisetsky

10. Gurren Lagann - Viral

And I’m tagging....it’s not gonna be ten, but anyone I don’t tag, please feel free to do this, and tag me! @falsechaos, @kingkaneda @amazing-zane @gamoramazing @gigglesnortbangdead @over-fork-over @theeascetic

[gefionne]

@theeascetic I'm having flashbacks from last night

[youdidnotseeme]

Tagged by @cut-off-the-grain for this handwriting meme. I can't write consistently no matter how hard I try. My cursive is worse. My numbers are very legible though thanks to work. So at least I have that ? Ok peeps, throw down: @theeascetic, @unicornsandbutane @helliskylux @cracktheglasses @beeeeebeeee

[solohux]

This is Fox!Hux anon again, Do you happen to know any good Fox Hux blogs to go and check out?

I know @theeascetic, @theweddingofthefoxes & @deluxekyluxtrashcan all write fox hux. You could send your prompt to them.

[gefionne]

I was tagged by @theweddingofthefoxes and @minzimpression

Is there a snack you like to eat while writing? I don’t really snack, though sometimes on weekend mornings when I write, I’ll go to the coffee shop and a have a chocolate croissant before I start.

what time of day do you usually write? My best time is from 8am - 2pm. I’m a morning writer.

where do you write? Either at the coffee shop or in my bed with my laptop. Or (guilty face) at my desk at work.

how often do you write a new fic? I usually work on one big, multi-chapter fic at a time, but lately I’ve been doing kyluxhardkinks prompts, so I posted two new ones in March.

do you listen to music while you write? Sometimes. When I’m at the coffee shop and people are yelling, I usually do, but most of the time I write without music, especially when I’m at work.

what’s your writing utensil? Paper or laptop? Only computer unless I am far away from it and desperate to write, which I have been before.

do you have a special pre-writing ritual? Nope. Just getting up and getting right to is is the easiest for me.

what do you do to get into the writing mood? I’m kind of just conditioned now. I get up on the weekends and go straight into it. Or (still guilty face) get to work and find out I don’t have any email and start writing there. On days when I struggle more, sometimes I’ll look at art that’s been done for my stories (which I’m amazingly lucky to have).

what do you always have near the place you write? My phone and whatever I’m drinking.

do you have a reward system for word counts? Just stopping for the day mostly. I try to do 1k a day, but I don’t always hold myself to that. Sometimes I exceed it by a lot. If I reach a point where I want to stop, I usually just stop.

is there anything else about your writing process your readers don’t know? I write my outlines in full paragraphs that describe what’s going to happen. Sometimes I even include the dialog that the characters will say when I get to that part. Of course, my outlines go completely to hell when I actually start writing; things always change dramatically and I have to rearrange the outline. But outlining is a lot of fun, so I don’t mind.

I tag @nookienostradamus, @kyluxtrashcompactor, @abernathae, @orange-lightsaber, and @theeascetic

[voldiebuns]

Word Count: 2867 Fandom: Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Relationships: Armitage Hux/Kylo Ren Additional Tags: Force-Sensitive Hux, Meditation, First Kiss, Kissing, Snark Summary: Hux woke up to his belongings floating around the room. Again.

My @verymerrykylux gift for @theeascetic! I didn't get to the second half of your prompt, but I hope you enjoy this! It was a lot of fun to write :)

[gefionne]

@theeascetic you know what I said about all the Gungans...

please dont unfollow me

[youdidnotseeme]

I have a not so secret love of pulp covers. Also, mad style thanks to @theeascetic for suggesting these brushes. DAMN. 

[solohux]

What is your favorite kylux fic? :D

I really really love Wake Up, Sleeper by @penpenhooray & Following Orders by @redcole & A Song Of Crows by @ficlet-machine & The Guilty Bystander by @theeascetic & volition by @bygoneboy

…I don’t have 1 favourite, sorry! 💕

come ask me the first thing that pops into your head!