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For Dying Light 2 ask
If u can change one the aspect of the story, what would it be?
Ty :3
Sorry this is talking forever but I really wanted to write a personal take on this. So below is my essay of an opinion and why I think Aiden should’ve been Waltz’s biological son
To start off, I think “Mia isn’t even his sister” is a god awful twits on Aiden’s behalf. Imagine spending the entire story finding some family member of yours and she’s not even related to you. I get the concept of found it adopted family but this is…how do it even put it, anticlimactic. It’s a twist but it was at the expense of logic and satisfaction and hence in my humble opinion a very bad decision. Twists made for only shock factors are usually considered bad and frankly this is a case of just that. Some twists should have buildups and foreshadowing and while I acknowledge that “Aiden has memory issues” is somewhat hinting towards him being an unreliable source of info, it was not made explicitly clear that, he would’ve misremembered something this crucial…while family is such an important factor to his character. His entire arc and personality was built on him finding his sister. And Hakon even asked what his plan was after finding his so called sister while Aiden outwardly admitted, he doesn’t know. His goal in life had very little foresight and his sole purpose is no more than just that. I understand Mia was no more than a macguffing and severs little to no purpose as a character, it’s still incredibly dismissive of a player’s effort as they worked towards a goal that perishes within five minutes of meeting.
I think it’s no less than obvious that I hated this ending, but this also ties into my next point of god damn it, a cliche twist doesn’t mean it’s a bad twist. I get the “I’m your father” shit had been done to death, yet when it’s effective, it really is. Imagine the shock we could’ve gotten, this paired with Aiden’s discovery of holy shit the mad scientist isn’t even a bad person would double the dramatic factor.
Also this completely deprived me of a universe where Aiden was raised by Waltz. We could’ve gotten a fucking Dr. Caldwell doing mad science shit but no Techland was a coward for this.
This is something that’s been on my thoughts for a good fucking while and I just can’t shake the idea of a mad scientist Aiden equally as brutal as Waltz but with a little sense of playfulness and sadistic tendencies. Meanwhile I feel so isolated with my evil Aiden ideas besides the few cool people actively supporting it.
And can we talk about how much, Waltz’s facial structure is similar to Aiden’s.
(Image taken from Techland’s website lol)
I’m not sure how to explain it but the bone structure, the nose and lips just…well you know? And I can actually see them being semi related. This is only a small part of fake evidences that supports my argument but nevertheless fun. I know it’s not completely valid but it’s not a bad opinion right.
Also off topic but look at this Waltz art he’s just so
I think Mia and Aiden would make for a fucking cute family and wether Aiden gets poisoned by Waltz and becomes completely evil is up for debate. Either way I think it’s just a concept that could be executed better. And in my personal opinion makes for a good twist. Sorry for the rant, but I just have so much to say around this topic. I think if this was implemented by the fandom it could make things a bit more fun and we have a new variety of au to play with. This is just a theory, a game theory. But if you find even a little entertainment in reading this, we’ll I’m satisfied.
Thank you so much for asking!
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MOVED TO TWIT (AND/OR) BSKY!
『✙』Happy to make your acquaintance, I suppose…
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You do not know me, so I will do the pleasure myself. I am Skeleton Staff, son of death. Or the one you may know as Ghostwalker (Hello, father). I’ve heard that a lot of my family around here, so perhaps I may seek them out? We will see.
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Before anything, I must lay out some rules, just to keep everything orderly…
I have no interest in your inappropriate questions. Do. Not. Please.
I cannot control your behaviors, but do be polite and mindful to me and each other as well
The skeletons will see you out if I see fit. No protesting against my word.
Death is a common theme here, but there may be other themes that you may not enjoy, so do be weary…
I will add more soon? Whenever I think of something…
//Please Read: Extra below!!!
Haaaaai, I’m Nebula or @lavendernebulae (don’t post much there yet 💀) and I’ve decided to make my very first parody blog for one of my favorite OCs, Skeleton Staff/Skele! I hope you all will like him as much as I do! Anyone like anons, OCs, reg Phighters, deities and casuals and AUs are free to interact!!!
My DNI list is:
Racists
Zionists
Homophobics
Pedos
Zoos
Overall serious boundaries, others for the phandom are:
Toxic players
OC haters
Dev rushers/harassers
Moving on.
Note:
IC answers will be this color! Or this! (Cannot make up her mind please help)
OOC answers will be default with ‘ooc/‘ added!
Skele has his own tags! Including:
Skele/IC (for other parody interactions!)
Skele/Writes (for random posts)
Skele/Answers (for any questions)
Skele/Stories (for story/lore posts)
Skele/Art (for drawings)
Skele/Events (for any future events!)
These are for navigation purposes!
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Now, some things to know about Skeleton Staff/Skele and The Trigger Warnings!
His gear is the Skeleton Bone Staff, which allows him to conjure up skeleton minions and manifest bones to fight! (Yes I was an UnderTale fan shut up lol)
Skeleton Staff uses He/Him pronouns
He’s 6’9, tall fellow!
He’s 23 years old
He was spawned on October 31st!
He knows both French and Latin!
He has no faction so he lives in Crossroads or where ever Ghostwalker goes
He has wings and a ‘halo’ like his father!
Speaking of Ghost, he and Skeleton have a good relationship where Skele is respectful and loyal to his father, who is still actively training and teaching him!
He really has no negative thoughts on his divine family as he RARELY goes to any of them, but a shared opinion for the Swords is he thinks they go on without yelling all the time because he thinks they’ll bring the Inpherno’s downfall- But, he doesn’t mind his cousins and is willing to interact with them, but he unnerves them!
Still going on with family, there’s a little bit of OCxCanon here, but Skele actually has a mama named Quill and she’s a goth fiction writer! She might show up here! No one is actually sure how she’s with Ghostwalker and worse, Skele doesn’t even know either-
He’s very reclusive and tends to keep to himself, though he has a few demons he is close too, he will become someone nervous when meeting new faces
Skele loves collecting gothic novels since he primarily likes to spend his time reading various gothic fiction and horror novels! Skele is a proud goth himself, like his mama!
I hc Ghost to have hair that float/acts like his wings, so Skele’s hair floats and fades as well!
He likes to collect odd statues and dead creatures, such as stuffed (dead) creatures and bones!
Other Phighters and demons in general are often put off by Skele’s eerily apathetic demeanor along with his heritage!
Skeleton Staff is capable of foreseeing deaths or events some time before they occur. He hasn’t told this to anyone but his father and wonders if he can train it further
He owns three cats consisting of two hairless cats called Styx (female) and Charon (male) and a black cat called Acheron (male). The cats like to leave Skele gifts of animals! He adds them to his collections
Skele has albinism! This works in my headcanon by his horns being presented as a light pink and his eyes being presented as reddish pink. Due to this, he is highly sensitive to sunlight and is nearsighted!
Speaking of his horns and eyes, they have his father’s X eyes but as red pupils and he often dyes his horns a light gray but, as stated above, they are actually light pink!
Trigger Warnings include:
Themes of death
Occult themes (Rituals and such)
Dead animals (Taxidermy/vulture culture, ‘gifts’ from his cats-)
Trigger Warnings will also be clearly specified on writing posts, so keep an eye out!
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Skele looks like this, but he will get a colored ref soon! (Aka: when college isn’t running me over)
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Goodbye 2019. Hello 2020.
To celebrate the new year - which a lot of people are celebrating right now, I’m sure, unfortunately not me yet - I decided to create this post. I don’t know how to explain it but if you like kpop, keep reading!
My Top 3 Songs of 2019
1. SKZ - Miroh
This song got me into my now ult group, Stray Kids. Those 9 boys have honestly made this year 10x better for me. Chan’s VLives definitely helped me when I was upset, and the members made me feel emotions by their side. I’m so glad that add of Miroh appeared and I chose to watch it because I may have not gotten into Stray Kids without it.
2. ATEEZ - Wave
Again, another song that got me into the group. I heard the song in a video where they played huge jenga at Kcon... I think? Anyways, this song is another banger and you completely fall in love with it first listen. You won’t regret listening to this.
3. TWICE - Fancy
I got into TWICE when they released YES OR YES, but FANCY is the song that you can’t not fall in love with. I did on my 2nd listen and man, if you’re saying you didn’t learn the dance and bopped to this song, you are LYING because- let’s be honest - everyone said FANCY SOTY.
Groups I began stanning in 2019 its felt like forever tho
Stray Kids - March 26th. You think I would forget?
ATEEZ - August 18th. Another date I remember, because I spent a good 2 hours getting to memorize the members name and faces. Was so happy when I finally did it.
iKON - Honestly, I was more of a Double B stan since January until Hanbin left. I loved their songs but I never got to know the rest of the members, except for Jinhwan.
ChungHa - Snapping dragged me in. That’s all I gotta say. Although, ngl, Gotta Go was something I always tried to dance to.
KARD - Again, Bomb Bomb just pulled me into the fandom. The rest of their discography made me stay. I sang along to Bomb Bomb everyday for a good 3 months. It was honestly EVERYTHING to me and then Dumb Litty came and stole my heart and KARD did it AGAIN.
Mamamoo - gogobebe. Do I really need to say anything else?
GOT7 - I’m pretty sure I got into them because, well everyone knows GOT7. They’re a name everyone knows if you like kpop, so I just wanted to get into them. Eclipse and You Calling My Name are songs I’ll dance and singalong to in the right mood and right part of the song. But their personalities dragged me in. I’m pretty sure BamBam also attracted me when he was on Stray Kids reality show.
Day6 - Time Of Our Life. I decided to listen to it because Seungmin of Stray Kids was a big fan of them and I was like, it shouldn’t hurt to try. Seungmin made me want to watch and Day6 made me want to stay. They don’t make ANY bad songs.
Everglow - March 18. Listened to Bon Bon Chocolat when it came out, and I was honestly scared ppl were gonna sleep on them cause ITZY debuted a month before. Fortunately, everyone noticed their talent.
BigBang - I dunno just listened to one of their songs. And, of course, I fell in love. Too late to stan them while they were active, but I’m expecting something in 2020... just saaying.
NCT - All of the subunits. Honestly there were so many of them, I spent time taking tests to tell them apart. The struggle to stan these boys. Instantly fell in with the Dreamies. And then I found out they weren’t a fixed unit... My heart shattered. It’s still breaking because 4 OF THEM ARE LEAVING. or left. I dunno.
Tomorrow by Together - They were probably the most anticipated group of this year. I remember ppl hyping them up in October of 2018! Predebut stan right here. (I just remembered that I thought the preview of each member was coming out in age order and thinking that Beomgyu was the youngest. And I was just like WHERE IS HEUNINGKAI FROM?!?!)
ITZY - remember when everyone thought that itzy’s debut was rushed because info about them was leaked. yeah, i forgot too. anyways, again I was a predebut stan.
(G)- idle - i always listened to their title tracks and I began stanning them during Queendom after their Fire cover im listening to 2ne1 2015 mama fire performance rn lol.... omg bom’s han cover just started playing. spotify is watching me guys.
Somi - Birthday was a bop. fight me. outfits sucked, gotta agree with that opinion I didn’t rlly know much about IOI but I started stanning because Jenchu were fangirling to it i mean jennie twerked for it!
Jimin Park - I’m out here still streaming STAY BEAUTIFUL. honestly she’s so loveable. her personality and her voice are everything. how can you not like her
My Top 5 Groups of the Year
1. STRAY KIDS - A lot of the reasons I luv them are the same as ATEEZ. That’s why ateez are close to being my number one, but honestly these 9 boys are everything to me. 9 or NONE FOREVER. They have been through so much this year and I hope they STAY strong for 2020. In their 2020 seasons greeting they announced a full album next year, so I’m ready to follow these boys on their journey no matter how many stay or leave. I’m a STAY for a reason.
2. ATEEZ - PERSONALITY. I’m also a sucker for groups that shove their love for each other in your face. 8 makes 1 team, y’know? Hongjoong and Mingi are amazing rappers, Jongho, Wooyoung and San’s vocals tho, Yunho and Seonghwa’s deep voices are the death of me, and Yeosang dancing. They’re talented and luvable and that’s all I need for an ult group. also all their songs are bops
3. Mamamoo - Honestly would’ve tied with Twice but these I’m a sucker for them as ppl as well, and I need that to luv a group. they ain’t fake, they slap information in your face and they are POWERFUL WOMAN. (Not saying twice aren’t ofcourse) And these girls vocals are on POINT. Moonbyul is rapper material, but have you heard the girl song? What an angel. Their songs are all slaps, especially the most recent ones.
4. TWICE - This was their year? yes or yes. Fancy soty. Feel Special was a great title track, don’t get me wrong, bUT HAVE YOU HEARD THE FULL ALBUM. Every song is my AMAZING. omg rainbow is playing
5. NCT DREAM - These boys stole my heart, I only stanned nct because of them. Honestly seeing the 00 line leave breaks my heart.
My Top 5 girl group and boy group songs
gg songs were honestly so hard to pick, they thrived and SO many good songs were made in 2019. But here is my list.
1. Fancy - soty
2. Hip - this song was everything from the choreo to the song itself to the girls energy performing it
3. Psycho - came out like last week but it’s in everyone's top 10 of this year. Beautiful song that won’t get outta my head. getwellsoonwendy.
4.Violeta - this is another song that won’t get out of my head. honestly none of these songs will. ok so the final dance part after the drop of violeta pisses me off because the dance could is so powerful and that part comes and it’s such a disappointment but it’s the only part I can do so i shouldn't complain but the song itself is very catchy. I don’t want these girls to disband even if the votes were rigged because they make a good group and sing bangers. i don't want them to leeeave.
5.Lion - the song is just so powerful. other songs they’ve made are good, but the chorus is usually a disappointment because the pre chorus is so good but EVERYTHING is great about Lion. Didn’t like it at first for some reason, i dunno why, but once you give it a few more listens you’ll fall in love.
Now onto the boy groups. They made quite a few bangers this year as well.
1. Miroh - It’s my no.1 of the year. watchu expect?
2. Wave - and this is my no.2. Again, what else would I put here?
3. Run Away - what. a. bop. still can’t get out of my head. Crown was a disappointment to me after 1000 listens but not Run Away. A bonus is the Harry Potter references. With that I just was head over heels in love. Txt didn’t fail to disappoint with their comeback even if it was pushed back.
4. Boom - This song made me fall in love with the talent that NCT DREAM holds despite being so young. Sang along for a few months. Actually, it’s still in my head.
5. Make It Right - I was doing title tracks for all these but then I realised there has to be an exception because I just really like this song, especially the one featuring Lauv. Boy with luv wasn’t it for me but every other song on Persona is a straight up masterpiece (ok an exaggeration but u get what i mean)
Now onto the soloists (they’re all female, sry not sry)
1. Chica - I was debating whether to put Snapping or this but decided with Chica. Honestly the vocals, the song, the dance, the MESSAGE, is everything. I love it, it empowers woman, it makes ME feel good, and it’s what some people really need sometimes. So, thank you ChungHa.
2. Gotta Go - another bop by our queen ChungHa, she really ruled this year. I didn’t stan her when it came out but that doesn’t mean I didn’t do the ‘deulshi’ part whenever I heard it. iconic.
3. Twit - Again another iconic bop from this year. (i thought this masterpiece came out last year, i dunno why but it just is so 2018 for some reason? I dunno) Hwasa’s solo debut really was everything. So was Moonbyul’s which unfortunately didn't make it on the list but I would say it’s in between 5th to 7th for me.
4. Stay Beautiful - Such a beautiful song, it was a shame Jamie had to leave but she left JYP saying that they lost smth PRECIOUS and they would regret it and she conveyed all that in one song without hinting at it. So many quote worthy lyrics were in the song and it just bring up my mood and my standard for vocals. Don’t sleep on this girl, y’all.
5. Birthday - the song brought out mixed reactions from everyone but i LOVED IT. It did get a bit old but it’s still something you’ll find me singing along to every now and then.
ARTISTS THAT STOOD OUT TO ME THIS YEAR
1. Bang Chan of Stray Kids. I love him. He’s such a great leader, he’s a loveable person, he’s all rounded and he fucks up sometimes but he acknowledges it and fixes it. He went through so much shit this year and he deserves so much more. I, along with many other STAYs are gonna make 2020 a better year for him and all of his group. Stay strong Chan! But besides his personality his stage presence, his rapping, his singing, his producing, his energy, his personality, it all made him someone who was always on my mind.
2. Yeonjun of Tomorrow x Together. He’s also very well rounded and he really stands out to me from all the other 4th gens. Whenever I see a performance by TXT he always grabs my attention even when he’s not the main focus. I love his dancing, it’s very eye catching to me, along with his stage presence. He never loses his energy on stage and I expect a lot from him in 2020! His rapping and singing are amazing as well, especially for a rookie. Also when they first debuted he cried a lot, which was very heartwarming to me because idols showing emotion other than happy is something I appreciate, because it lets me remember they’re human too.
3. Seulgi of Red Velvet. She’s, again, very well rounded. I’m not really a Reveluv, but Wendy and Seulgi are vocalists who really stand out to me so those to kind of make me want to listen to Red Velvet’s songs. She’s an amazing vocalist, like words can’t express how much a love this woman's voice. Her stage presence is amazing as well, she’s just a really good performer imo.
4. Jihyo and Nayeon of TWICE. First of all I really like their personality and how powerful they are. Honestly a wink from them and I’m falling of my chair. Secondly, I don’t know if anyone's noticed but I really like powerful female vocals, and these two have extremely POWERFUL vocals. Have you heard them sing? Just... POWERFUL, that’s all I can really say to describe their voices.
5. Mingi and Hongjoong of ATEEZ. They are rapper that are gonna blow away the whole industry with 3racha, I mean they already have. Did y’all see their performance in MAMA. The RAWEST vocals I heard that whole show. They were obviously not lip syncing, you could hear Mingi panting and he didn’t rap a whole line, and I LOVE that because it is RAW and we need more raw vocals or atleast breaths heard when the artists are dancing because it makes the performance more REAL. also stage presence is amazing from these two, they really know how to hype up a crowd.
ROOKIE GROUPS I EXPECT A LOT FROM NEXT YEAR
sorry my expectations are high for them, but they have stood out tome so much and i couldn’t stand to see them flop.
1. TOMORROW X TOGETHER - they’ve been on this list quite a lot, and I really appreciate their individual talents along with them as a group. I REALLY want to see them improve and grow more next year because they were really pushed this year, being BTS’s juniors. I’m sure they were really stressed but I want them to become TOMORROW BY TOGETHER not BTS’s juniors. Probably won’t happen in a year but hopefully in the next decade.
2. ITZY - another group really known for theing the juniors of TWICE this time. The title tracks they released so far have all been listen to it the first time, you don;t like it, but listen to it the 2nd time and it’s stuck in your head for the next 7 months. Honestly if they keep going like this, it would be like a ITZY thing, and I honestly wouldn’t mind.
3. EVERGLOW - i think everyone just saw bon bon chocolat, gave it a listen, and loved it. but i also heard it was produced by someone who helped produce Crown by TXT and Spring Day by BTS, so there’s another reason ppl may have liked it so much. Adios wasn’t a disappointment at all. Of course, I would also love it if Everglow kept up the “nanana” thing in each of their title tracks.
4. ATEEZ - I don’t think they’ll flop at all next year. I know they just had their 1st year anniversary, but I wouldn’t mind a full album... either way, Imma stick with them because they’ve only released that good shit so far and I’m honestly expecting a somewhat mediocre song at least once in their career next year. Not expecting it though.
5. ONEUS - I haven’t’t talked about them yet but all of oneus’s title tracks are absolute gold. I am a mess for Valkyrie, Twilight AND Lit. They’re all just AMAZING songs. I mean, what did we expect from Mamamoo’s juniors but. They are REALLY good. Just go listen to all their title tracks rn.
And finally, wishes for 2020
- Of course, Wendy to recover after her tragic incident at SBS. Again, I hope she recovers well
- Mina to come back from her hiatus, only if she’s ready to, of course
- BLACKPINK FULL ALBUM. ROSE SOLO. PLEASE.
- Of course, 4th gen to thrive along with 3rd gen and 2nd gen groups
- A full album from stray kids (which was confirmed) and again, maybe for ATEEZ? just maybe?
- More attention for Mamamoo. They are underrated queens.
- Less hate for Tomorrow By Together. People bash them just because they’re BTS’s juniors. they would be praised a less but definitely not doubted way more if they weren’t under Bighit. Yeah, they get luxuries other groups won’t but that doesn’t mean people should degrade them for it.
And with that
I wish everyone a Happy New Year. May your next decade be filled with happiness and joy! omg fancy started playing
also i didn’t have time to properly edit this. then again i am a rambling blog, so what are you expecting?
#kpop#twice#mamamoo#txt#bts#kpop 2020#ateez#everglow#itzy#oneus#jyp#kpop 4th gen#chung ha#somi#queen hwasa#jimin park#chica#snapping#gotta go#twit#stay beautiful#birthday#stray kids#got7#bang chan#choi yeonjun#kang seulgi#im nayeon#park jihyo#song mingi
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Kt Update & a Kiss Prompt
Okay, I know I haven't been on Tumblr regularly in... well... quite a while. I sincerely apologize. I feel like I'm always making excuses and I don't mean to, but life has been crazy busy for me, and when I haven't been busy I've had either no energy or low motivation. Also, I follow about 50-something people on Tumblr (too lazy to go look right now, lol) who all post kind of a lot (not complaining, just saying), so I've had a hard time keeping up w/ my news feed too.
Now that 'Far Cry New Dawn' has come out, I'm really gonna try to step it up (I've been working hard trying to snap out of this funk I've been in since like... before Christmas. Sigh).
So no - I still haven't forgotten about 'Shadow of Steel' or 'The Book of John', but I HAVE been writing (sort of, lol), trying to work on the kiss prompts that I received oh-so long ago. I WILL get them done! I just finished one today, finally.
Before I get to that, I just wanna let people know that I WILL be playing 'FC ND' this weekend, and I WILL be streaming it - my 1st time streaming anything, actually, so it should be... 'interesting', lol. I will probably not be too active here on Tumblr during that time, and any spoilers I post (if any) will be under a 'read more' link and will be tagged accordingly.
As for the kiss prompt I just finished writing:
I can't promise that it's absolutely my best writing, since it took me much longer to write it than I wanted and I don't wanna work on my fanfics again until I have all my prompts done first - so in an effort to be (somewhat more) speedy, I churned this out & did a 'quickie proofread' to make sure it wasn't abysmal before posting it. Like I said - not my best, so my apologies for any shortcomings in it. I will eventually be posting it (and my other prompts, when finished) on my AO3 account as well.
This is kiss prompt #41 - "...because the world is saved" - for John Seed & my Dep Sarah Rook, requested by @foofygoldfish (thank you hunny! SO sorry for the wait!). It takes place (somewhat AU? Not 100% sure, haven't gotten that far in my fanfic yet, lol) post-Collapse, in a bunker. I hope people enjoy it! <3
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“Proceed carefully... the very fate of the world hangs in the balance.”
“Don’t you think that’s being a tad bit... melodramatic?”
“Is it? Or are you just saying that because you fear you’re teetering on the brink of complete annihilation??”
“...Is that right? Because... I seem to have more territory occupied than yourself at the present time.”
“Yes... isn’t it ‘amazing’ how that happened so quickly."
“...Are you accusing me of some sort of deception??”
“I’m simply saying that for someone who’s probably never played a board game in his entire life, you seem to be awfully adept at this one.”
“You don’t trust me?” John raised a tattooed hand and rested it over his heart in mock-indignation. “You wound me, Sarah. I can’t help it if I possess a trifle more... ‘perspicacity’ than you do.”
Sarah’s jaw dropped, the smile on her face suddenly gone.
“.......Oh it’s on now, smart-ass.”
She ignored the smirk directed at her as she glanced down at the game board between them, eyes roaming over the scattered plastic pieces representing infantry, cavalry, and artillery. And yes - unfortunately, his troops outnumbered hers. Damn it. He would be good at this game... of course he was. She didn’t know why she should have expected anything different.
She took a deep breath and snatched the dice up, giving them a wary shake in her tightening fist.
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John sat back and sighed, his hands rising beside him in a resigned shrug.
“Well my dear... it seems I underestimated you. Your acumen’s on par with mine after all.”
Sarah merely stared at him, expressionless. Her arms crossed over her chest.
“And um, remind me again...” she challenged. “How is it possible that one moment you’ve conquered nearly all of Europe and Asia, but less than 10 minutes later you’ve lost all but the Ukraine?”
“You were there,” he replied evasively. “This is a game of cunning and chance, isn’t it? I suppose my luck just ran out.”
Her eyes slowly narrowed at him.
“.....I know you let me win, John,” she rebuked after a pause.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
She leaned over the game board towards him, her gaze hardening.
“Je t'accuse,” she countered, jaw tightening into a scowl. “Your luck ‘ran out’? That statement seems more prevaricating than truthful. You showed a bit of reticence during the last few minutes of your gameplay, but normally - even when concentrating on something - you tend to be more loquacious by nature. And while luck does play a part in this game, someone as punctilious as yourself is not very likely to make simple mistakes.”
She sat back in her seat again, lips pursing.
“Yeah - I can use big words too, remember hotshot?”
John smiled and shook his head, averting his eyes. “You said it yourself earlier... the very ‘fate of the world’ hung in the balance. And thanks to you, ‘the world' is now safe.”
His smile faded somewhat, causing Sarah to raise her eyebrows in curiosity. He was silent for a few moments, and when he finally spoke again his voice was so soft she almost had to lean forward again just to hear him.
“The hero of the story won... the better person.”
She blinked and stared at him, at a loss and not sure she’d heard him correctly at first. When his words sunk in, her face became downcast. Standing up, she walked over to him, drawing his eyes back up to hers. She placed her hands on his shoulders and gently sat on his lap.
His hands instinctively found their way around her waist as he watched her, an awed expression on his face.
She regarded him for a moment, then leaned forward and softly pressed her lips against his. He didn't respond at first, then slowly pulled her closer and kissed her back. She eventually pulled back a little and rested her forehead against his.
“I love you... even when you're a stubborn twit,” she murmured with a soft smile, cupping his cheek in her right hand. “And no matter what anyone says... you're my hero.”
John smiled back, giving her a gentle squeeze with his fingers.
“There are worse things in life than losing to someone you love,” he said. A mischievous look suddenly crossed his face. “...Especially when you get to sleep with the hero.”
He laughed as a nearby cushion subsequently made contact with the back of his head.
(prevaricating = a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive) (reticence = tight-lipped, discretion, avoidance of saying too much) (loquacious = the quality of being wordy and talkative) (punctilious = strict attention to minute details)
“At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.” - Maya Angelou
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Thanks for your post about trying to keep this fandom discourse-light. I have successfully avoided the worst parts of the other ST sub-fandoms, and I hate seeing it happen already with Discovery. Especially because so far the fandom is so young and small. This whole tumblr trend of "fandom is activism" and "not liking a character is a moral highground" is very tiring. I'm already seeing it happen with Lorca, with both sides acting like condescending twits on some occasions. It's very upsetting.
Hey, same anon as last time. I’m really tired and frustrated, so I wanted to apologize if my previous message was too angry. It’s just that having all those horrid racist homophobic “fans” on one side deriding the show is bad enough, but now having the seeds of fandom drama sprout among us is making it worse. I’m seeing people harass fans over not liking fictional characters, and I’m seeing others degrade people for liking fictional characters. I’m just so tired of it all.
Hianon. Thanks for responding!
Debate and arguing, friendly and otherwise, are always gonna be part of fandom, for better and for worse, and I wouldn’t try change that even if there was a snowball’s chance in heck that I could. But IMO, the thing to remember for those of us who are invested in keeping fandom a pleasant place is that it’s one thing for people who are into it to have a consensual debate because they both enjoy it, and another to step on the slippery slope of pestering → confronting → harassing → bullying someone who didn’t invite debate and isn’t enjoying it.
I’mseeing people harass fans over not liking fictional characters, andI’m seeing others degrade people for liking fictional characters.
I’mguessing from the first part of your sentence that we might have seenthe same thing. :( What inspired me to make my post was theobservation that, from my perspective, folks have been edging closeto crossing lines, I suspect without actually realizing that they were. That’s why I wanted to talk about it.
I’venoticed that, as a *very general trend* (I’m not claiming thisapplies to anywhere *close* to everyone!), people tend to like himbecause he’s attractive, versus dislike him because he’s a bully.
So,well….
Iwant to make clear, it’s the worst kind of fandom-as-activism to actlike those of us who dislike him have a more “important” reasonand thus are more “correct.” No. Bad.
HOWEVER.
IDO think that those reasons are huuugely different in terms ofemotional weight and their meaning to people, and that thatinherently makes this situation a powder keg.
Metaphor: Arguing withyour pal over which dress is cuter before an event is a very different kind ofconversation from discovering that your pal has a deeply held religiousbelief that contradicts with your moral convictions. And if you’ve got oneperson who thinks they’re in the midst of a fun, “omg ur crazy this dress is TOTALLY cuter XD” debate, and another person who is comingto it as a deeply painful, sitting ramrod straight at the kitchentable sharing at my shoes as we talk kind of debate, but neither of them have realized that…it’s easy to see howpeople can get hurt.
I’ve already seen people in that second categorybeing hurt/nonplussed by people who are in the first category andhaven’t realized they’re crossing lines. And while I haven’t seen much ofit yet, sounds like you have already seen the blowback of“How dare you treat this subject this way!” at people who intended no harm and thought they were in an “omg XD lol” debate.
I kinda went off on a ramble here, sorry…but thanks for messaging and I guess what I’m getting at is that I’m hoping we can continue taking a step back and noticing what’s going on, so that we can create spaces for ourselves/each other that are the pleasant break from real life we all deserve.
(ETA bc my constant worry about being seen as “policing” fandom: Re my original post, to me, the creating spaces thing means live and let live, and curating one’s content consumption to suite one’s own tastes--but also hopefully not jumping on other people to tell them they’re wrong)
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