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randomnameless · 1 year ago

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One of the things about the Horatio Hornblower series is that it keeps pointing out that while Hornblower can raise through the ranks of the English navy on his own merit, it is very difficult to do so without friends in high places whereas those with peerage and connections can do so far easier. In his youth he pushed himself to take risks he wouldn't have otherwise in order to distinguish himself, and even then his promotion to commander was delayed by the British navy due to England and France signing the Peace of Amiens when he was on the way back home to confirm his appointment (he impressed the lord of the admiralty with his analytical skills playing whisk before conflict broke out again who confirmed his appointment. Hornblower, meanwhile, was reduced to poverty because he had to pay back his additional pay for the unconfirmed promotion while also being on half-pay due to the peace).

Think about that, then look at Shez's C support with Hubert.

I think that's the discussion we had some time ago (I think?) about the Doro mention in this support ?

Doro sacrificed a lot and worked very hard (and "caught the eyes" of many nobles who asked her to "sing" for them) to become the famous songstress she is when the game starts.

And yet, while Shez still calls her a commoner, Hubert corrects them, Doro isn't a mere commoner like Joe the carpenter or Karin the miller or Shez the mercenary, Doro became an important commoner. Just like noblity has minor and not minor nobles, commoners come in different "importance", you have Doro and... Leonie.

Even still, Manu, in her support with Flayn, reveals that hard work and stuff isn't sufficient to become a diva - at one point, aspiring divas have to "catch the eyes" of a noble, and raise through ranks like this.

So yeah, without "friends" in high places or positions, a random commoner, even if they are the best at doing what they do, will never raise through the ranks and transcend their initial condition of beta commoner.

Wait...

The more I think about it, the more I realise that some supports unvailable in CF, especially with Nabateans, blow massive holes in Supreme Leader's rhetoric.

#fantasyinvader #the mittelfrank opera is really interesting as #an anti muhritocracy example that is never touched upon #Doro and Manu might have worked hard to have divine and/or mystical voices #if they don't sleep around they will never become divas #they need to stay close to nobles to become divas even if they are the best at singing like #is that why Doro only talks/supports nobles?#no ending ever imply mittelfrank is changed after the war in CF #and we know thanks to the jp version what the non divas singers are supposed to do during war times for the imperial army...

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dramaticmusic-and-otherthings · 6 years ago

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OH BOY

so here comes a long ass post because I have a lot of idea but no motivation to write stuff or draw (maybe I’ll do some sketches later today) for this au that’s stuck in my head....

Phantom thieves-backgrounds/personalities Yuya Sakaki- arrested and on probation for a fake crime(almost like the P5 protagonist), lived out in the country with his mom and Dad. Staying in Yuto’s family café which makes Shun, Ruri and Yuto originally wary of him but he earns all their trust eventually, first few months every one at you-show hated him but after joining the acting club he’s only looked at mildly cautiously and ends up making a decent amount of friends, one of the founding members of the phantom troupe of thieves and co leader does a lot of the flashy stuff due to his background in gymnastics which he learned because “all the cool actors do their own stunts”

Reiji Akaba- Schools resident rich kid, most people find him intimidating, attends you-show due to a falling out with his mother so he went as an act of rebellion, at first cant seem to agree with Yuya but learns to trust his spontaneous way of thinking while Yuya learns to trust his strategies, co leader of the thieves with Yuya and the strategists of the group

Yuzu Hiragi - The troupes fem fatale using her voice to seduce enemies , a choir/ musical nerd all the way through and one of the few people that liked Yuya right off the bat, was originally distrusting of Reiji due to his mother trying to take over you-show but learns to trust him

Gongenzka- the teams muscle, thinks Yuya and yuzu are dating, likes everyone on the team and would kill for them if need be but he also wouldn’t cause he’s a noble samurai

Yuto Obsidian - after hanging out with Yuya for a while he trusts him with his life, the teams knight, kind of emo and has a massive crush on both kurosaki siblings and doesn’t know how to handle it

Serena Luna- the teams integrator/get away driver, the most aggressive member of the team, only person in the school besides Yuya who can tolerate Yuri, got suspicious of the team as the student council’s unofficial muscle went to investigate but ended up joining them and now keeps the student council off their tail

Rin- teams Navigator/tech person, a total gear head along with her best friend Yugo, Yugo was a huge thieves fan due to the Robin Hood personas they had( yes I aware of the irony of that) so she looked into them and somehow caught them in the act and later joined them after a certain palace required a lot of techie knowledge

Phantom thieves- thief outfits/personas

Yuya- entertainer/ ringmaster motif with an odd eyes looking mask mainly red with few other accenting colors thrown in, persona a famous performer like P.T Burnham with jet black skin demonic hands, dichromatic eyes that are red and green

Reiji- sleek strategist/wizard look with some robotic looking features an doom king Armageddon inspired mask , persona a philosopher like Aristotle that’s a mechanical puppet with a dark thing at the core

Yuzu- a diva outfit mixed with those classical music singers and a mask like those that are for party’s, persona a famous songstress that resembles a fallen angel

Gongenzka- a ragged black samurai armor with some red highlights, persona a rebel samurai that fought for the people instead of for the rich, the most Japanese looking of the thieves though his persona would heavily resemble a custom made gundam

Yuto- a ragged brown cloak with some light black armor, persona Lancelot a hollow piece of armor with a ghostly spirit in it (break sword basically)

Serena - probably something resembling a boxer with a cat astheic through in (honestly she’s the one I’m having a tough time with)

Rin- ice witch motif, persona a giant fucking jingle bell that turns into a motorcycle no idea what it’s name will be or based off of but probably something with the Salem witch trials (super simple but giant jingle bell that turns into a motorcycle)

Palace 1: Himika Akaba( Reiji’s Mom) - palace ruler

Yuya- first to discover palace along with Reiji, the wildcard for the phantoms thieves cause I’m lazy, him and Reiji fight a lot at the start but half through they become an unstoppable team

Reiji- discovered his mom’s palace along with Yuya, wishes to help her change her ways, was the one to suggest maybe the palace would have a way to do so

Yuzu- gets dragged into thing because mama Akaba is threatening you-show school

Gongenzka- thought Yuya and yuzu were being weird so he followed them and ended up becoming a thief instead of spying on a date like he thought he was going to

_______________________________________________ Confidants gained:

Shingo- originally Yuya found him annoying but due to their shared passion of acting they now get along great, ended up running the Phan-site even though he’s pretty bad with computers

Sora- the son of a model weapons seller, gets Yuya and yuzu those sweat deals so long as they give him some candy

Kurosaki siblings- both originally distrusting of Yuya they decide to try and get close to him as a way to protect Yuto. eventually trust Yuya but it takes a while

Tea/Anzu - the schools drama teacher who sees a lot of potential in Yuya and wants him to succeed

Jack Atlas- Yuya’s strict as hell homeroom teacher however after Yuya learns that jack races in an underground motorcycling ring they enter a mutually beneficial deal

#persona 5 #yugioh arc v

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aloemilk · 8 years ago

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A Silent, Noble Kiss: Bend The Rules

Drabble #2 in the Kisses Drabble series, part of the OTP Day celebration. Prompt requested by @diva-gonzo: Silent, Noble Kiss, based on this prompt/poem list.

She eventually surrendered to sleep, limp against him and surrounded by his arms. It took her a long time to let go and keep her eyes closed, but he understood. Who can sleep after being tortured like that? Hell, he couldn't sleep and it hadn't been him who had to fight to stay alive as searing pain gripped every one of his cells. No, he had been helpless and terrified, but he had been spared the pain. Maybe it was fair, then, that he was the one trying to close his eyes, attempting to convince himself it was okay, she would be fine, and she wouldn't dissolve and disappear from his side as he dreamt of better times.

Oh, but how he wished it had been him, that he could have taken the pain from her. They weren't at risk anymore, and yet he still wanted to beg to be the one cursed to oblivion. Me, take me, spare her, kept invading his mind as if he could somehow change the past. While she was awake, he had managed to put all those thoughts away from his mind, focused as he was in trying to assure her she was safe now, that she was brave and strong and that everything would be fine, she would survive this too. She had hesitantly believed him; now he had only to convince himself.

He squirmed a bit on the many pillows behind his back, uncomfortable, trying to ease the tension left behind by their escape from Malfoy Manor but determined to stay there. He couldn't care less about the knots clenching his neck and shoulders, not when her torso rested against his, her head right on the centre of his chest, his arms around her. He kept on cradling her, allowing himself the slightest tension in his arms to feel her just a tiny bit closer. He tried to use the feeling of her as an anchor, as definitive proof she was all right, and she was with him. Because, as selfish as it made him, he had no idea what he would do if anything happened to her. Where would their future be, if she was not there? How could he tell himself that it was okay, that it was noble to wait, if he had no certainty she'd be there to choose to be with him? Where would all the kisses he had imagined himself giving her go, if she was not there to receive them anymore?

A shaky sigh left him, fleeting memories of those times he had clung to as the fight had worsened; sudden, missed opportunities for kisses that would have told her of his feelings, kisses that he held back because he had to, because telling her he loved her in the middle of war didn't seem like a promise of anything good. It was a constant battle inside of him, the push and pull of wanting to kiss her, to love her, to be with her, when he was afraid for her safety, when he wasn't sure she reciprocated. But he kept on holding on to the dream, even when it could so quickly become a nightmare if anything happened to her. So yeah, he would still hold back the next morning… but tonight…

Tonight, with her safe in his arms for a few hours, he would allow himself to bend the rules. In the silence filling the room, he lowered his head, taking a deep breath filled with the smell of her hair. How could he convince himself it would be all right for them, that there was a future for them? Because, nobility aside, he was weak, and he needed something tonight.

He did all he could think of, only for the sake of what he liked to think was their promised future. He let his head fall further, his lips softly pressing against her hair, as chaste a kiss as he could make it. Because he had to believe they'd have that future. Nothing else would suffice.

#romione #ron and hermione #kisses drabbles #OTP day #aloemilkdrabbles #yes it's shell cottage #gotta love shell cottage

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cathygeha · 7 years ago

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Excerpt: He waved over his head and kept moving, looking down to make sure his leg didn’t get caught on anything in the crowded space. While the trajectory of his leg could be controlled well because he had an intact knee joint, he couldn’t feel if anything below his knee got knocked or caught when he was in close quarters. It made the navigating somewhat more difficult, and since he preferred not to fall on his ass in front of half the town, he kept his gaze down.

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