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oddmawd · 5 months ago

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Hello!!! I read and ADORED your "The Art of Queen Sacrifice"!! I love the way you write Doflamingo, the way hes possessive but caring and domineering!!! Ugh, I keep re-reading it!!! I've been asking my favorite Doffy authors how they "get in his mind" I guess?? Like how do you write him so correctly and seductively?? Thanks, all the love towards you and your work <3!!!

my dear, my darling, my love, i am so happy you've asked! and also thank you for the love and support, you are AH-MAZING....gonna bust out proper grammar for this badboy btw, hold onto your butts

On the topic of writing seductively:

A lot of people think "foreplay" means physical intimate play prior to penetrative sex, but foreplay starts a lot earlier than that. Foreplay actually starts when you're looking at a person from across the room and feeling a slow, spreading tension begin to burn between you. It starts with teasing. With a heated look. With a whispered promise. With watching someone's hair fall over their neck and becoming preoccupied with the way their pulse beats in their throat. Start thinking of eroticism and seduction long before the characters ever lay hands on each other, and you'll find out seduction happens way before the characters ever hop into bed.

(This got long so I'm putting in a "Read More." Click for more about Doflamingo!)

That's why I personally don't write smut that jumps straight into the action. I'm all about "20,000 words of pining before we hold hands, and now holding hands is enough to make us melt." As a writer, I personally find the payoff more satisfying that way. In The Art of Queen Sacrifice, most of the seducing happens while the characters are completely clothed, standing several feet apart, and are in danger of being discovered at any time. It's not touch that seduces. It's the desire to touch, and the inability to do so, that makes the reader gravitate toward Doffy. Denial is a great way to stoke a fire, I've found, and the mental game of seduction is just as important (if not moreso) than the physical.

In general, seduction in writing is all about sensuality. Some people use "sensuality" as a synonym for "sexual," but "sensuality" just means "gratifying to the senses." Yes, it's often sexual, but try shifting focus strictly from sex. Use descriptive writing of the senses as a seductive tool. What does your character smell, feel, see, hear, touch? How do these things impact the body, the mind, the heart? Unexpectedly sensual things (like catching a hint of your lover's cologne, or seeing sunlight in their hair, or just hearing their voice) can become a springboard for attraction and seduction if played right.

On the topic of writing Doflamingo:

Getting into Doflamingo's brain is, in my mind, all about priorities. Never forget that in the end, Doffy's #1 will always be Doffy. He may hold affection for another, or perhaps even some twisted form of attachment a generous person might call love, but at the end of the day, Doffy's #1 will always be Doffy.

When writing him in a romantic setting, I try to think in transactional terms. He might have affection for someone, but what does HE get out of it? Is their love a means to an end? Does he have a reason beyond affection or lust to keep them around? Exploring those reasons (or lack thereof) is a good way to start exploring his character. I'd love to see a romance where he has no real reason to love someone and still feels like Doffy at heart! The balance seems quite hard.

Each story is unique, and each Doffy romance (whether he's paired with an OC or a canon character) is going to be different depending upon the character traits of his love interest. For instance, I think Doffy would behave differently around someone he perceives as his equal (insofar as anyone CAN be his equal). A fellow Warlord, a noble, a powerful fighter, a regular person...each of these people will have a different dynamic with our favorite Horrible Bird Man. If you're writing one of these archetypes, try thinking about he'd act towards a different archetype, and compare/contrast his behaviors. This might give you a clearer understanding of his behavior towards specific people.

As for writing him "correctly"...I don't know that I write him particularly correctly to be perfectly honest. The Art of Queen Sacrifice is an AU fic, and I think there's a level of...not softness, but at least tenderness toward the reader that I might not use in a strictly canonical depiction of Doflamingo. I think my depiction of him in The Grasp of Gilded Strings is probably more on point, though, and getting inside his head was all about understanding his priorities. The good news is that in fanfic, there's room for different interpretations of a character, and I love seeing how other people handle the Horrible Bird Man in their stories. <3

On the topic of Doflamingo + Seduction

If Doflamingo is seducing a person, he's going to be deliberate about it. I think he'll weaponize sensuality, his station as king/Warlord, and even transactional matters to seduce a person.

If they're attracted to him and he knows it, he'll flaunt his physique and be more touchy. If they're more intellectual, his tactics might become more cerebral to match. If he thinks they'll be receptive to gifts, he'll probably shower them with presents.

But don't assume Doffy automatically knows what these needs are. Take into consideration the wants/needs/tastes of his romantic partner, then ask if Doflamingo knows what these tastes may be. Perhaps he's not aware of them. Perhaps he is. Maybe he makes a mistake and has to course correct. But Doffy is smart, and I think seduction, for him, crosses the border into outright manipulation quite often.

After all, Doffy is Doffy's #1. What he wants, he WILL get. And I don't think he's beyond lying, manipulating, and taking full advantage of his love interest's weaknesses to seduce them to his side.

This is Doffy, after all. And even on the battlefield of love, I don't think he takes prisoners (or maybe that just makes it more fun for the Horrible Bird Man).

OK THAT'S ENOUGH RANTING FROM ME, THANK YOU FOR THE ASK, YOU ARE AMAZING AND I WISH YOU LUCK IN ALL OF YOUR WRITING ENDEAVORS! TYSM ILYYYYYY!!!!!!

#donquixote doflamingo #doflamingo #doffy #doffy one piece #doflamingo x y/n #doflamingo x reader #doflamingo x oc #one piece #one piece fanfic #one piece fanfiction

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snail-day · 6 months ago

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Part 3 'this all your fault, isn't it?'Was phenomenal! Really loved it from beginning to end....your style of writing is truly amazing...every emotion is felt and seen! Well i just wanted to know your perspective on how each satoru and suguru perceived kyioshi death? Like for suguru his first "instinct" was to comfort the reader and be in his usual sweet calculated persona, it makes him seem disinterested in kyioshi death and more focused on what this situation will bring out: which is the reader never leaving again. All this attitude would lead anyone to think that he has a hand in the curse appearance (but I read that it was more the reader negative feeling that lead to this curse) for short, suguru seems unaffected by his own son's death..he see it as an opportunity to make reader more docile and dependant basically bound to him forever and never able to escape. But for satoru it's different, as you said in the story there was a crack 'something human' it seems that kyioshi death affected him truly, in the way he held the body, in the way he said to the reader 'she shouldn't have left', he said it in such a sincere way and not like some manipulative tactic but more as he is genuinely blaming her for the death of their child...I wonder if after this incident now, things will change between him and the reader? If the relationship will still be the same?...if this slight crack that appeared will be coming back but deeper and deeper?.. I feel like I am more intrigued in satoru reaction as it seems to imply something clearly shifted and changed his perception.... in the end we see him looking at the horizon in the car as if he was detached of the moment compared to suguru..I don't know..I really want your opinion on this part?...also do you think suguru would have had a different reaction to kyioshi death if he was a sorcerer?[btw english isn't my first language so sorry if there was some mistakes or my thoughts aren't clear or that understandable :,)]

The way I GASPED when you said English wasn’t your first language—this analysis was so beautifully written, anon! Like, I was literally kicking my feet reading it. Holy. I need to calm down and stop fangirling, but seriously… holy shit.

Okay, okay.

First, I just want to say thank you so much for taking the time to write such a thoughtful ask. Your deep analysis of my lil fanfic means the world to me. It’s always so incredible to see how others interpret these moments, and the level of care and detail you put into this is just… wow. I’m so grateful for you sharing your perspective. Truly, thank you. 💕

The dynamics wouldn’t have changed too much. Satoru was, of course, sad—this was the one child that resembled Suguru, and he really loves Suguru. But while Satoru obviously cares for his kids, the truth is, he never really wanted any.

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"His cerulean gaze flicked briefly to Kiyoshi before returning to you, that playful grin softening as he moved to brush a kiss against your temple. 'Well, can you blame him?' he murmured, his voice low, meant only for you. 'You’re hard not to love.' The warmth of his affection made your heart twist, and your stomach flutter. For a moment, it was easy to forget the way his words often carried double meanings, easy to believe he was simply being sweet. He straightened, turning his attention back to Suguru with a teasing smile. 'But we’ll fix that soon enough, won’t we?'"

I intended for this to reflect that Satoru was more in love with Reader than his own child. Looking back now, I feel like I could have conveyed that better. He was sad when Kiyoshi died, as mentioned earlier because the child looked like Suguru. But he was also upset that you’d revert to your old ways—being distant, not loving them, and not showing affection.

When he finally turned his gaze to you, his blue eyes were as hollow as you’d ever seen them. “You shouldn’t have done this,” he said quietly, his voice devoid of its usual teasing lilt. “Why couldn’t you just stay?”

This line was meant to show that Satoru saw Kiyoshi as a way for you to adapt, a lifeline to make you stay grounded. In his mind, if you’d stayed, Kiyoshi would have lived. You would have been happy. You could have had a better, more content life. But instead, from his perspective, you did this to yourself. You made your life miserable because you couldn’t accept your fate. However, It can also be interpreted that he was feeling human for once, it is his child after all.

That said, things wouldn’t change because Satoru is so emotionally constipated. He cannot talk about his feelings, so instead, he writes little notes, hoping one day you’ll find them. Small doodles, memories of you and Kiyoshi, even the things he regrets—it’s his way of journaling. Because after everything, you’re numb. You try to be there for your older boys, but their resentment lingers. Especially when they find out you left with their brother and that he died because of you.

Suguru, on the other hand, wouldn’t have cared much either way. His disdain wasn’t entirely about his son being a non-sorcerer; after all, he learned to love you. His main issue was that Kiyoshi clung to you so tightly—keeping you away from him and Satoru, refusing to let them be close to you. In his eyes, that was a problem. Something that needed fixing.

When I originally wrote the last scene, I had him say something about wanting daughters in the future because “they’re easier to manage.” But looking back, that felt too cold for the moment. I think a sentiment like that would suit his character better if expressed more subtly, in the background of his actions rather than outright words.

Hopefully, this answers your question! 🩷

#snail yaps #“It's all your fault” asks #Smoochies for anon!!

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notfreetoday · 2 years ago

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MPW: Segasaki & Yoh - Language Analysis Part 1

Subtitle Corrections: EP 1 || EP 2 || EP 3

My Personal Weatherman is a story about the relationship between Segasaki and Yoh, so rather than being introduced to the characters, we the audience are dropped right into the middle of their relationship, and the only way we learn about the characters as individuals is through the way they interact with each other, and how that contrasts with how they interact with the people around them.

The show does an incredible job of keeping the portrayal of their relationship consistent across the use of character design, wardrobe, lighting, cinematography, acting choice, directorial choices and of course language use. But not everyone who watches has equal access to that last one, so I try to be as detailed as possible in my subtitle corrections posts. I'm also a bit of a language nerd. Now, I want to get into their actual relationship, because I think there is a lot of information about how they feel towards each other that's just getting missed. Also I love them and this is how I spazz.

This post is the first of four in which I hope to show how the dynamic between Segasaki and Yoh is reflected in the way they speak - specifically, in the way they address each other, and the style shifting, or speech level shifts that they both demonstrate with each other, using scenes from Ep 1 - 3. I'll be using my own translations for this, some of which differ from the Eng subs. (Please bear with the nerdiness - I don't want to assume how much people know about Japanese)

Prefacing this by saying that this language analysis is made specifically in the context of Segasaki and Yoh's relationship. There is a power imbalance here both in terms of social hierarchy (senpai/kouhai, age gap, successful/non-successful) as well as self-image (self-confident/self-conscious). Now, most of the time we see this manifested linguistically as the party with more social power using casual language forms, whilst the one with less power remains polite or formal. However, there is much more to human interaction than that, as we see in MPW where both Segasaki and Yoh shift in and out of Speech Styles often, depending on what they want to say and accomplish, as well as their emotional state.

1) Quick & Dirty Guide To Speech Styles/Formality Levels

Formality/Politeness is a spectrum and is expressed mostly through grammar and tone (sorry for the shitty word doc screencap):

1) desu/masu = formal/polite. Standard go to with the anyone you meet. 2) Generally speaking, the longer the sentence/the more syllables you hear, the more polite the sentence 3) The less direct you can be, the more polite you will sound 4) Word contractions (tsuzukereba -> tsuzukerya) = informal + impolite (but not always rude) 5) Slurred end vowels (iranai -> iranee) = informal + mostly rude, but not always (you just sound uncouth) 6) Most words have "formal", "informal" or even "rude" variations 7) CONTEXT DETERMINES EVERYTHING Btw when I say "speaks roughly" or uses "rough speech", I mostly mean (4) + (5)

2) Speech Styles and Shifting Between Them

tl;dr Japanese Speech Styles function like the verbal equivalent of personal space - the more formal/polite the level, the bigger the circle of personal space you maintain. Shifts in speech styles indicate: 1) perceived changes in vertical and/or horizontal distance 2) the assumption of a position/role of the speaker in relation to the listener 3) changes in emotional state/the desire to convey emotion 4) the consideration of "polite company" In this post we will look at examples of the first one - Vertical and Horizontal Distance.

Speech Styles: The Long Version (English Speaker POV)

Consider the way you speak if you were to say, give an important presentation in front of potential clients, versus the way you'd speak to an acquaintance you ran into on the street vs the way you'd speak to your closest friends. Different situations call for different ways of speaking - you're more likely to speak in full sentences and pronounce your words clearly for the first situation, and say "yes" instead of "yep" or "uh huh". You're also more likely to be blunt/direct with your friends than you are with clients - "You know ILU but do not under any circumstances buy that ugly ass shirt".

These context-dependent changes in speech patterns are similar to the changes in speech styles/formality levels in Japanese. Think of speech styles as the verbal equivalent of personal space. The more formal/polite the level, the bigger the circle of personal space you maintain. Dropping a level when you shouldn't is the verbal equivalent of invading someone's personal space and can make people uncomfortable and sometimes even angry. In Japan, the baseline "distance" with the average person is the way you would speak as if you were giving a presentation. Dropping to casual/informal speech might be tolerated (just like how you can tolerate someone sitting close to you and asking some questions, but it's uncomfortable), especially if you guys are around the same age, but dropping to "what's up bitcheees" when you should be at "hey how're you doing" basically tells the other person "I don't have even the basic level of respect for you".

In the same vein, the closer you are to someone, the more welcome you are in their personal space, and thus the lower the level of formality/politeness you'll keep with them. You trust that even if you speak bluntly, they'll understand you aren't trying to insult them. When and to what extent you drop a level is usually negotiated between individuals (either directly or indirectly). Once a level of casualness is established, your friends are going to look at you funny if you suddenly get all formal with them. They might even come ask if anything's wrong, or if you're angry at them or why you sound "cold". These shifts in speech levels therefore mark more than just the vertical distance between two people (ie, differences in social hierachy), they mark the horizontal distance (ie, how close people of the same "in-group" are to each other) too.

Having said that, there are times when you will shift to a more formal tone even with your friends or family - for example, when you're hosting a game at a large party and want to explain the game rules to everyone, you might enunciate your words better or keep the jokes to the minimum in order to convey the information is clearly and efficiently as possible. Similarly, if you've been appointed the leader in a group project and need people to pay attention and listen, you might change your tone of voice to command attention. In other words, when you assume a particular position, the way you speak changes too.

Finally, the way you speak to your friends/family in the presence of others (or "polite company", as they used to say) might also change - you might have no qualms cursing up a storm with your best buddy at the bar, but you might do your best to avoid being too vulgar when you're in front of their parents or your boss/university professor.

3) Segasaki and Yoh: Vertical & Horizontal Distance

Segasaki and Yoh are part of the same "in-group" in that they are in a relationship, so the horizontal distance between them is very small and before sunny days it's a negative distance - this is shown in how both Segasaki and Yoh use informal speech with each other (they generally omit the desu/masu forms aka use plain forms, and both use the informal pronoun "俺/ore" for "I" with each other).

That said, there is also a hierarchy within that relationship (though their individual perceptions of that vertical distance differs) which stems not only from the nature of their living agreement, but also is likely to have carried over from their university days, when they shared a senior/junior relationship. Thus, generally speaking, Segasaki speaks quite roughly with Yoh whilst Yoh tends to use polite forms more often. Keep in mind however, that Japanese is a gendered language, and "rough speech" tends to be seen as a masculine speech pattern and can sometimes be normal between close male friends/family (otherwise, it is the verbal equivalent of getting up in someone's face and pushing them). The key here is that Yoh sticks to an informal, but more polite level than Segasaki does, and it is that difference that shows the power differential.

Horizontal Distance aka "We're Very Close"

Despite Yoh's very valid complaint that Segasaki takes "man-of-few-words" to the next level (itself a liberty you'd only take with someone close to you), Segasaki only drops to rude forms in Ep 1 once:

晩飯いらねぇ(banmeshi iranee) - slurred vowel [literally - "dinner, not needed"] Banmeshi is a more informal way of saying dinner (normal = yuu gohan). Despite the slurred vowel, this sentence is not dismissive nor rude - it's what you'd expect between close friends/family.

In Ep 2 we hear Segasaki speak a lot more roughly to Yoh, as below, and of course during the almost-argument. But though his words are rough his intonation is often soft and he's quite tender with his touch. So, we can see that Segasaki isn't being disrespectful per se - he's not speaking roughly because he sees Yoh as beneath him in the social hierarchy - rather, he's demonstrating intimacy, familiarity and possessiveness, all at once. In fact, the more possessive he feels of Yoh, the more he drops his levels. As mentioned earlier, you only do this with people in your "in-group", with whom you know will understand you aren't insulting them.

遅くなるからいらねぇっつっただろう (osokunaru kara iranee ttsutta darou) - slurred vowel, word contraction, informal end particle [I told you I wouldn't need it cause I'd be late right?] Though somewhat in keeping with Segaski's curtness, this is still a pretty harsh sounding line - but note how Yoh doesn't seem offended or intimidated in the slightest - he understands that Segasaki is tired after a long day, and in return Segasaki softens his tone when he next asks "What did you make?"

Vertical Distance

It's easy to focus on Segasaki's use of rough, assertive langauge as an indicator of vertical distance, and I pointed out quite a few scenes in Ep 3 where he ends off what is essentially an order with assertive sentence-final particles. But focusing on this alone gives the mistaken impression that relationships with vertical distance go one way only - down - when in fact they are bidirectional. There is a mutual dependency between both parties, as we see clearly in MPW. Linguistically, this is portrayed through Yoh's choices to shift up a speech level.

Just like how Segasaki is introduced to the audience through his proposal direct, informal and very forceful speech style, the first interaction we see Yoh have with Segasaki is a proper, standard greeting:

おかえりなさい (okaerinasai) [Welcome back] Okaerinasai is the full, proper way to say this, but a more casual and common way to say this would simply be "okaeri". See Ep 3 for discussion on standard greetings.

When Yoh thinks about Segasaki in his head, he often uses rough speech the same way Segasaki does, including the rude pronouns "aitsu/koitsu (that guy/this guy)", and yet when he speaks directly to Segasaki, he maintains an informal but still polite/neutral speech style. He rarely shifts down to rude forms, barely coming close even when drunk and emotional, but he does often switch up to a more polite level. In the above example, Yoh uses the full standard greeting in response to Segasaki's unspoken request:

俺、帰ってるんだけど (ore, kaetterun dakedo) [I've already come back, you know] Ending with "dakedo" implies that speaker is going to follow up with something, usually a request or a question. In Japanese, this request/question is often left out, because the context given prior to "dakedo" is usually enough for the listener to fill in the gaps themselves. In this case, Segasaki might want a greeting or dinner, but at the very least, it's clear he wants Yoh's attention.

We know the standard greeting earlier was a style shift upwards because later in the episode, when Yoh says good night, he uses the casual version "oyasumi" instead of the full "oyasuminasai".

Even outside of standard phrases, Yoh's baseline is informal but not rude:

あ、いま準備する (Ah, ima junbi suru) - plain form [Ah, I'll prepare it now]

Probably the most telling is in Ep 3, when he's caught off guard whilst folding laundry.

あ、なに？ (Ah, nani?) - plain form [Oh! What?] He answers Segasaki naturally, with just a word, as opposed to a proper “Hai/Yes?”, which he’s done sometimes when he’s unsure of himself, or if he's addressed directly.

So, we've established that Yoh’s baseline with Segasaki is informal but not rude - he feels comfortable enough with Segasaki to default to casual speech, but he acknowledges the power differential between them by simultaneously accepting Segasaki's rough speech as well as not dropping to it himself. This also tells us that the shifts up to formal/polite speech are deliberate and mean something. In EP 2, the shift demonstrated his insecurity surrounding his jealousy and their lack of physical affection, whereas in EP 3, he does it as a way to convey his gratitude.

In the next part, we'll look at how both Segasaki and Yoh use speech style shifts to convey emotion as well as to assume a particular position. Hope you enjoyed this!

#my personal weatherman #taikan yohou #体感予報 #MPW language analysis #sociolinguistics #japanese language #mytranslations #MPW subtitle corrections #segasaki x yoh

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6okuto-moved · 1 year ago

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hai everypony. used some of u and ur ocs as my muses for a little (big) (rough) spread :3 So u know u r perceived and enjoyed.

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ovaryacted · 3 months ago

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Hi, I promise that I'm approaching you out of kindness, but does all this mean you don't hate joellie fans anymore? A few months ago you were saying "everyone point and laugh" about joellie fans in the comments of an ask to perotovar from someone surprised that she bashed joellie fans after defending artists writing problematic content when that confessions blog was happening. The comments on that ask were so mean, and now I'm seeing many of the same people decrying censorship and defending the Joel incest fic that's making waves (which is good people are defending it!). I dunno, this website is so confusing sometimes. I know people can grow, which is why I'm here in kindness, but it's so hard to keep track of everything. A lot of people seem to morph into antis as soon as their own personal boundaries are crossed. You don't need to answer this, or you can vaguepost about it, if you think it's gonna stir shit up for you because everything truly is exhausting right now, but food for thought I guess

Hi anon! So I’m gonna try my hardest to articulate this the best way I can without potentially saying something wrong since my brain is mush, and I’ll take your inquiry as coming from a place of good faith so I really hope it doesn’t start shit when this is a conversation. (Sorry if this is long btw!)

1 - I will say that my instant adverse reaction towards joellie as a concept initially was because it did test my personal boundaries and even my perception of that dynamic. I’ve been a fan of TLOU and those two since I was a teenager, I hold them close to my heart and only view them in the grumpy older man turned father/cargo turned surrogate daughter trope. The thought of shipping them even the slightest bit just didn’t come to mind, I wouldn’t even imagine it. So the fact that there were people who did see them like that shocked me, but also challenged a lot of things from how I initially perceived them and fictional characters as a whole, hence I didn’t take it seriously and viewed it as “adversely wrong”. But after listening to other people, reading more on the thought process behind liking these things along with the history of taboo art and challenging what we consider to be our own morals, my opinion’s changed. That’s not to say that it doesn’t make me uncomfortable viewing those two together in that way, but at the end of the day it’s fiction, nobody has a gun to my head forcing me to like or engage with that content, and I can simply filter/block it out so I never have to interact with it again which is what I do. But I do apologize to how I reacted when that happened because it was reactionary and not logical.

2 - I do think that a big reason as to why it made me uncomfortable in the first place besides the fact I’m emotionally attached to them is because Ellie is a minor in the first game and also technically a lesbian, and because Ellie’s deemed as “attractive” she was heavily sexualized from incel bros which happens really in all games. But when it comes to the joellie dynamic, I can see why people may want to view them in that way despite not sharing the same feelings myself. For the same reason we like strong male characters who are capable and/or paternal in some way, the same can be applied to those two so yeah, I get it.

3 - It would also be hypocritical to fully try to shut down something like that when I’m a big fan of Game of Thrones which is notoriously known for SA, anything related to the abuse or exploitation of children, and incest in this medieval fantasy world, and those themes are not foreign to writing or history anyway. I’m also a fierce defender of kinks especially CNC and get exhausted when people generalize those who have the kink or engage in it as predators/assaulters which is a dangerous and harmful assumption. So I just kinda grew up and realized some things are not gonna be for me, but that’s doesn’t mean I have to completely shame people for what they may find enjoyable to engage with because that’s none of my business.

At the end of the day, when it comes to censorship, proshippers and those that engage in the taboo and DDNE and “morally questionable”, these people will be your biggest allies in fandom spaces, and with the way people are moving like the moral police any time it’s convenient, we need that support now more than ever. And like you said: A lot of people seem to morph into antis as soon as their own personal boundaries are crossed. You’re right, and that was how I was moving at first, and I didn’t want to give off that impression. I have moots and friends on here who write things I wouldn’t read, same how others probably have that towards me, but that doesn’t make any of us bad people for writing and engaging in content we enjoy. Nobody wins when censorship rises, and once you hop on that train it never stops, and I don’t want to feed into that. Hopefully this answers your questions or provides some clarity of things

#ovaryacted asks #cw joellie

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celestie0 · 6 months ago

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Best way to start off 2025 is with a new chapter of IHM 🥹 I hope you’re feeling much better btw! Food poisoning is a bitch to deal with so I hope the recovery is going well 🥹

I DID NOT except THAT being the Gojo family lore drop holy shit. There’s so much to unpack that even the Gojo’s haven’t started on and it breaks my heart seeing how they tip toe around the topic. The vibes I got are: plaster that smile on your face and keep the convos cute which… yeah it be like that for a lot of us 😭

Sana get behind me, PLEASE. I love that reader was her anchor throughout the evening keeping her sane. It’s miserable feeling like you’re the only person in your own corner so I can’t imagine what she’s been feeling like every gathering before now. I’m hoping that reader and Sana develop a good friendship because I think the two of them could really be good for each other and I love women supporting women 🥰 and Sana needs someone in her corner if reader’s intuition is correct (and we know it is 😭).

Gojo has been so reserved this chapter, which is fine considering this is probably the most vulnerable place location wise he has been so far. He’s always been very calm and collected but after this dinner, it definitely makes sense why he’s like that. He reminds me of how I handle things (as the oldest sibling, I’m usually the one that has to have their shit together and keep the peace) so I got those vibes from him (I could also just be projecting lmao). Instead of talking about it, he seems to avoid it altogether. We still don’t have the whole story so I’m making some assumptions about his person as a whole, but it’s been so interesting to see this family dynamic in action.

Reader, hang in there 😭 I remember slipping once and saying something extremely raunchy in front of my in laws and I wanted to bury myself… but it’ll pass and become a cute little anecdote for dinner in the future. It’s also cute seeing her thought process when she’s questioning why she cares about how Gojo perceives her appearance and who the girl he took to homecoming was (that side bangs image is bringing ME back to my school years 😭). It’s little things like these that build up their relationship that make me feel all warm and fuzzy. The small physical things like their bodies gravitating towards each other at dinner (her knee touching his thigh, almost leaning on his shoulder), Gojo placing his hand on her back, etc is absolute PEAK 😩 you apologized for the lack of romance but I’m HERE for the small things.

I’m probably forgetting a couple things but I fear this ask is getting too long and I don’t wanna overwhelm you 😭 I wanna say, I appreciate every word you put out for us and I’ll continue to do so for as long as you’re willing to share with us! Your talent for writing immersive and realistic scenes keeps me afloat and I’m thankful I get to read it. I hope 2025 treats you incredibly well and I cannot wait to see how the rest of this story plays out 🥰

Have a great week and I hope you feel better soon ❤️

HIII makimais dear i’m so sorry for the late response on this :”) but thansk you SO much for the insight ask aaa i look forward to your ihm reviews so much <33

awh in happy you enjoyed the budding friendship btwn sana and reader <3 reader keeps saying she doesnt want to get too involved in the whole marriage yet she’s privy to sana’s feelings! i loved the idea of having that sort of “perfect family” resolve crumble slowly throughout the chap so it was a lot of fun to write :)

oh no you’re absolutely collect, that’s what i was going for w the whole older sibling thing! im a youngest myself but a couple of my close friends are eldest siblings and they have often shared w me the obstacles that comes with…especially when you’ve had to kinda step up into that parental role! he was absolutely reserved in that chapter n for a reason

yippeee im glad you’re enjoying the small lil romances btwn them <3 i LOOOVEEE when characters just gradually get closer together n before they realize it theyre in love 😩😩 that’s that good shit right there

you’re so sweet bb n omg never hesitate to send me stuff i love hearing your insights :””) have a lovely day my dear!

#in holy matriphony

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officialpenisenvy · 8 days ago

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btw sry if this is a weird question and idk if u have an answer. but i see u talk about hooking up/thinking abt sex and ur sexuality and confidence. And it seems (to me?) as if you've put some thought into your relationship with your body/desire and I wanted to ask if you have any advice for how to figure out what you want sexually. Particularly in terms of like. How you want to Be Sexy and be Percieved. Like being feminine/masculine or more in charge/a follower. Or more intense/energetic/slow/idk. The vibe?

I only ask because personally i've found myself very detached from myself and my sense of self/desire. And kind of feel... both repressed but also often just... feel like even understanding the experience of What I Want can sometimes feel alien. While I have some sexual desire. I often imagine scenarios in which im kind of a blank slate and fixate on details about the other person. Idk if i just need to examine more what i consider to be a 'blank slate'? And I know maybe I over-think and analyze shit.

Sorry this is perhaps unanswerable and no pressure to respond but if you have any thoughts I'm listening.

oh i absolutely understand you anon, i have been through much the same and i absolutely don't have it all figured out yet, so im not speaking with any authority whatsoever here! as far as my own sexual desires go i am quite easily pleased, i can and do enjoy myself while picturing myself as either half of a given dynamic (gendered, hierarchical, sadomasochistic, whatever) — there's scenarios i prefer of course, and a few i loathe, but i don't really have a strong sense of sexual self as far as my desires are concerned, and im not really seeking to build one.

with other people of course i have limits and things im uncomfortable doing/ways im uncomfortable being perceived, even if they are part of the fantasies and desires i have for myself, and those limits + my vast pool of desires + the other person's more specific loci of desire all create my sexual persona in that moment: im not a stone top or a hard masochist or any particular label, the moment i adopted one i would probably end up having some sex that contradicts it the month after! mind you, this process has absolutely gotten me into some sticky situations in the past, when i was not attuned to my limits enough or too reticent to enforce them: i needed time and experience to understand that my limits are fluid, and that i can want to do something with X person but not Y, or that i can prefer to be more dominant with X than with Y, im allowed to do that.

of course this isn't a Perfectly Healthy Sexual Behaviour, im sure if you show me this ask in a few years' time i will cringe at my own sexual immaturity, but the basic questions i ask myself are 1) is this comfortable and uncoerced? 2) is this a fun sexual persona? 3) is this pleasurable for me? 4) is this pleasurable for my partner?, and if the answer to all those is yes then it was a very successful hookup. obviously you don't have to be fluid and devoid of preferences, there are a lot of people with very specific sexual preferences and personae (most intuitively the people who are strict tops or bottoms), and they're probably having as nice if not nicer sex than me!

im not sure if there's anything i can tell you as far as advice goes: a sexual self-understanding is something that only comes with experience, but it feels a bit irresponsible to tell you to just go out into the world and fuck randos to gain sex XP (though it is what i basically did). i would say try to find what your own desires are, make an effort to shed your repression/detachment and experiment with scenarios and possibilities until you find something that you enjoy in the privacy of your own mind — i do have to say that there's nothing wrong or weird with "ignoring" yourself and just thinking about The Other Person's Body when you're fantasizing, i think everyone who's into women has jerked off to a pair of boobs at least once! oh, and if/when you do go out into the world and start having sex PLEASE be very aware of your limits.

not sure how coherent or helpful this utter yap sesh of an answer is, but i hope i could at least be an interesting point of comparison or prompt some reflection. best of luck in your journey anon, be safe ❤️

#confession session #← not really just me yapping a bunch about sex.

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smolghostbot · 2 months ago

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📻 for patch

btw you look great today :3

Thank you, kind stranger :P

Anyways, I'm gonna go off about two songs from Patch's playlist because shuffle gave me two really good songs in a row and also I am rotating them in the microwave of my mind.

(Readmore because it's a long ramble)

The first one was Not The Ghost by The Crane Wives, which is such a Patch song, especially regarding their recovery. The song in general is about overcoming trauma (to me) and that's especially applicable to Patch because a major part of their character development is learning to move past what happened to them.

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Shake off the ghosts that whisper warnings

Whenever you’re not around

But I won’t be afraid of all the things I’ve wanted

It’s the fear and not the ghost

That leaves me haunted, haunted

The second song is actually Patch's Main Character Song, Half Caff by Go! Child

It's especially my go-to when writing about Patch experiencing flashbacks or trauma, as well as their practically non-existant self-worth. I relate to the song as kind of admitting when I'm entering a more panicked state, and I feel like I reflect a lot of those feelings into writing about Patch. The entire song can kinda be perceived as Melody talking Patch out of a panic attack, which is a core part of their original dynamic, especially in the early parts of the story.

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You saw me collapse past the frame

Asking me as I fell to my knees

"Is this how it should end"

But I told you I wasn't worth any of this

Feeling the abyss

I looked up and I said

And I said

"Here I go again"

#thank you for the ask kind and beautiful stranger :P #patch's playlist is 50% 'i have trauma' and 50% 'im in love what do about it'#these two examples were in the former category #oc inspo: patch

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leejenowrld · 5 months ago

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Heyy girl!! We’ve come a long way with the love and games series, but I’m curious about your favorite/least favorite scene(s) from the entire series, both ’love me back’ and ‘back to you’. Is there a part (or parts) that you felt like it was your best, and you really want someone to read?? Or one that you felt was really difficult to write?

Love your works btw💕

heyy!! i love this ask so much please send more like this <3 we've come such a long way with the love and games series, and honestly, i’m so proud of it as a whole. i wouldn’t say i have a least favorite scene, but there are definitely some moments where, looking back, i’d tweak things ever so slightly—not in a way that changes the story, but just to enhance certain beats or sharpen the execution of an idea. and since back to you is still unfolding, i can’t say too much about it here without giving away spoilers, but i will say this—whatever you think is going to happen, don’t trust it completely.

while writing love me back, i was already thinking about back to you, weaving in little easter eggs that i knew would expand in the sequel. but one of the biggest misconceptions is that everything seen in love me back is a straightforward setup for back to you—and i can’t stress this enough: never trust the narration, never take anything at face value. love me back was written to make people think—to question perspectives, to sit with uncertainty, to wonder which truths are real and which are just perceived as real. it plays with what we assume we know. i see some readers expecting back to you to follow a certain trajectory because of how love me back framed certain moments, and all i can say is... don’t. things aren’t always what they seem. i could even be telling you this right now and lying, who knows?

one thing i do wish i had included more of were certain one tree hill plotlines that could have deepened the emotional weight of both fics. for example, incorporating more of the strained yet undeniable connection between the brothers, the way tension lingers even in moments of forced peace, how history and heartbreak leave marks that don’t just go away overnight. i think there were opportunities to show more of the emotional messiness that comes with wanting to move forward but feeling like your past won’t let you. and there are definitely some dynamics between the core friendships that i wish i had explored even more. i love their banter and the way they all function like a dysfunctional family, but there’s always room to deepen those bonds.

as for my favorite scenes? god, there are so many. love me back is around 250k words (i think??) and there are moments that still stand out to me even now. the basketball game scenes, especially the state championship—writing that felt electric. there’s so much riding on that game, not just for mark, but for everything—his future, his family, his break up with areum, his HCM, his need to prove himself in ways words can’t. the tension, the stakes, the sheer weight of that moment... i remember writing it and feeling every second of it. and let’s be real jeno had a lot more riding on him in the state championships so i can’t wait to show you guys that scene from his perspective. then, of course, there’s the scene where mark is so needy and hot as fuck after areum finds out about his HCM. the way his vulnerability blends with his desperation, how much he needs her, how much she feels that need—it’s one of those moments where intimacy and intensity collide in the most visceral way.

the gala scene—the tension, the unspoken emotions, the way everything feels too much but not enough all at once. the first time mark’s patience wears thin and he snaps at areum but that led to the hottest smut scene so far. the boy toy auction scene—iconic. chaotic. deliciously tense. the scene where they become bf and gf 🥹 when he takes her to the river court and of course, the ending. everything about that final stretch, how it all comes together, how it all hurts in just the right way before settling into something real. that’s the thing about love me back—it’s a slow burn (not for the romance or smut but in other ways) but when it burns, it burns.

so yeah, this series has been a journey, and i’m just as invested in it as anyone else. back to you is going to push things even further, and i can’t wait for everyone to experience it. thank you so much for reading and loving these characters as much as i do.

#fic — lovemeback #facts — backtoyou #facts — lovemeback

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murmurmurl · 1 year ago

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hiii pjsk oc ramble again :3

(this is super all over the place btw)

I feel like I should be developing Toshiro more, since he's the unit leader but I haven't come up with that much stuff about them compared to the others. BUT. I'm thinking about Seina. In the relationship thingy I mentioned that she works part-time at a café. I think it'd be funny if it's a café Ena and Akito go to somewhat regularly. then I'd have to change some stuff up though, because it wouldn't be just "met them once". Maybe I'd even make her friends with Ena. I did say I'll change a lot of stuff lol

Seina is very collected and pretty much knows how to deal with ppl, so I think she's pretty good at handling customers. It's still tiring for her though, more than you might expect, actually.

I think she deserves a break ngl (I say after being the one to make her need a break in the first place but uhm anyways)

I've also been thinking about their siblings... Seina and Toshiro both have siblings, actually. I haven't figured out their sibling dynamics as much yet. Like, I keep going back and forth on Seina's sibling especially, whether to make them older or younger. Because I have both options thought out, how they would have affected the relationship and in what way they contributed to how Seina acts. I know I'm gonna project with the sibling thing a lot, but uh. That's what OCs are for..? Kinda??? I guess?????

Fumi and Matsu are only children in their families, but I think with how they act with each other and their past connection, they act a little like siblings. I've also been thinking more about the period where Fumi wasn't as strong-willed and couldn't help or stand up for Matsu when he was bullied. Around that time, they had a bit of a falling out due to Fumi blaming herself too much and ending up isolating herself. They interact again for the first time since then already when the unit's story starts. Its awkward at first, and despite all this time working on being the best she could be to make sure nothing like that ever happens again, Fumi still blames themself and ends up avoiding Matsu at all costs. I can't say that he NEVER blamed her... of course, at first, back then, he felt hurt because no one would help, and when he needed his best friend more than ever, she ended up practically abandoning him. There is a little bit of that.. bitterness (??) left to this day, but overall, he doesn't really put them at fault. Fumi is extremely harsh on herself – that's actually something all of them have to a degree. Toshiro wanting to improve, be better at everything, be reliable because of his family problems, he wants to prove a certain person wrong. I now realize that this might sound kinda like the Shinonome dad situation, but it's still different. Seina blames herself terribly for accidentally hurting a dear friend in the past, she thinks of herself as unworthy of being forgiven and cared for, and tries her best caring for everyone around herself instead, devoting it so much time and effort that it leaves her exhausted and even puts a distance between her and the people she loves because she doesn't want to bother them with any of her personal struggles, even thoughts, she doesn't want to be a burden and upset them by having feelings. Fumi's case I already described here. With Matsu... I feel like it's less present in him, but it's still there. He tends to put a lot of pressure on himself about being good enough to be loved. Also because of stuff in the past, partially because of the bullying, partially because of how he as a child perceived Fumi distancing herself from him. He tries really hard to fit into the expectations others have of him, as well as be as independent as possible.

Of course, during the course of their story/ies I want to work through all of that. I think that coming to terms with things and starting to heal would take the longest for Seina. In part because she doesn't let anyone worry about herself as best she can.

ANYWAYS. Uhm. Stop the angst yapping, please, okay, thank you.

I like thinking through the sad and struggling parts of their characters, but I don't want to stop focusing on how they support each other and how much they care about each other. I also think I focused a little too much on their personalities and less so on the. Other necessary stuff... I've started thinking about their SEKAI. I think it should be something nostalgic in a way? With how much their stories seem to be dealing with the past so far, it'd make sense. I have a few ideas maybe, but I still need to flesh them out to even choose hehe

#insanity #project sekai #pjsk #colorful stage #prsk #oc #pjsk oc #project sekai oc #toshiro hasegawa #matsu kimura #fumi hatanaka #seina amari #i gave them their own tags yippeee #Helianthus♡Light!

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That was a very good analysis and you really made it something special. But don’t you think that those rumours surrounding Rhaenyra and Rhaenys simply are not just rumours? I mean, Rhaenyra was obviously having an affair during her marriage and her children were Strongs (confirmed by George btw) and Rhaenys most likely was an “adulteress” given her impulsive free-spirited personality (even Visenya called her frivolous). Don’t get me wrong, it’s OKAY if they were having fun we’re not slut shaming anyone. It’s just people trying to deny those obvious facts so much that it’s ridiculous.

*EDITED POST* (11/20/23)

Anon means this post.

"It’s just people trying to deny those obvious facts so much that it’s ridiculous."

Aegon, Visenya, and Rhaenys all lived a very very long time before Rhaenyra ever came into the picture and still so much happens in between these generations that information can be further distorted or lost on top of misogynist masters and courtiers perceiving the original 3's actions and then basing their assessments of their characters on their Andal-FM and Faith lenses. It's actually not "obvious" that Rhaenys had multiple lovers nor is it "obvious" that she and Aegon were poly. Maybe she even had a romantic or sexual relationship with her sister, which would make this a true throuple versus a V (if Visenya were actually romantically and/or sexually attracted to Aegon and vice versa):

There are throuples, comprised of three people who date each other together; solo polyamorists, who may have many lovers without having a primary partner; a V, where one person dates two people who do not date each other; and an infinite number of other ways to practice polyamory.

We know very little about their dynamic before the Conquest.

A person being flirtatious is not also actually having sex with said person and a lady of the court who patronizes singers or courtiers doesn't have to be sleeping with them simultaneously. Playfulness =/= flirtation or sexual invitation either, that's an Andal & patriarchal affirmation. Maybe Rhaenys was just like that as in she liked to engage with people and make them like her, the lines can be blurred, but Andal people place rough boundaries on female sexuality that playful act from a girl/woman to a man outside of a marriage or direct familial link gets interpreted as sexual. (Although, in the linked post above, I detail a headcanon of Rhaenys-in-court, so it's perhaps she was both more naturally "playful" AND she used the Westerosi sexualized playfulness idea to present herself as benign to male courtiers.)

It's entirely possible that Rhaenys just performed all the actions and interacted with both men and women as the average "lady of the castle" or "Queen of court" that is already expected from an Andal-Westerosi lady like Catelyn. That is being open to conversation with ladies, making promises to their requests (already conversed with their husbands before bringing it up to Rhaenys), patronizing bards and hosting them for those bards to record her and the Targs' generosity and sorta propagandize them. Rhaenys would have known that Andal noblewoman through her own mother, Valaena Velaryon, at the very least (remember that the Velaryons had landed in Westeros before the Targs did and thus they lived close to Westerosi Andals for years to adopt some of their practices). Add that Aegon and Visenya were traveling to various Westerosi castles before the Conquest and the likelihood that they related their experiences to Rhaenys--including their observations and interactions of Andal Westerosi nobles and Rhaenyra would definitely know how she could participate and contribute to her family's/dynasty's maintenance through the role of a hosting, central "lady of the court". She probably even thought of setting a new-but-modified-from-a-past-image trend/ideal of the host noblewoman for other women to emulate, further normalizing Targaryen supremacy. So the maesters and others both unconsciously and consciously, and or in bad faith chose to try to malign her in hatred or envy against the new foreign conquerors who were 2/3 women AND there undoubtedly would be those who wanted to "borrow" some power through the new royals [as a few nobles even offered their daughters to Aegon], just as some & the greens will malign Rhaenyra so they can take the throne for themselves.

Note how the book doesn't give us a PoV nor a real scene with dialogue and individual character action. Just summaries of assessments. We need PoVs and dialogue, etc to see what was Rhaenys' brand of "flirtation" and if these people just assumed she was sleeping with a lot of others just because Andal-Faith women are taught and enforced into more reserved interactions with men who aren't their relatives/husbands. While it's possible she did have extramarital relationships, why isn't possible for Visenya to attract men, even if most are intimidated throughout the relationship/prior to the relationship by her supposed "manliness", assertiveness, and military competency? There are men (like Jon Snow & Baelon Targaryen) who are way more attracted to women able to perform more physically demanding activities, ability to handle a weapon or show the ability to defend themselves better/longer than other women and enjoy it. Who says Visenya wasn't getting low with some secret courtier ass and no one was looking because they didn't see how she could "pull" any man? Visenya would be less playful, more the type to never quite let go or strive to maintain control or be the one directing much, which is not a bad thing in itself unless you are sexist.

As for Rhaenyra, it's not about how "obvious" she was having affairs (can we even call it that when she doesn't have a true marriage, even if it is a legal one and Laenor did not care?!), it's about the weaponization of a woman's sexual autonomy to Other her and makes her the bad guy so she seems less capable or fit for the throne. She can't even act like a "good" woman, so why should she rule? They present her infidelity as a moral failing--a weakness or a failure--similar to how they use her gaining weight as if it were a failing of her conformity & performance of womanhood/femininity.

With both, it's clear the maesters and others wanted to "explain" away their present or incoming power over them all. I also suggest reading this post by azureflight (despite the ask that told me about their racism, bc they still made some salient points about how noblemen likely perceived Rhaenyra):

Rhaenyra was undeniably female, in a society where being a woman was lesser. She was not someone they can put into a sterilized icon to strip from her flesh and blood humanity and she was not some "not like other girls/almost like a boy" type that they could rationalize accepting as their ruler because she "technically didn't count as woman" due to how different she behaved. She was the embodiment of every fear about women these people had: Powerful despite lacking traditional mastery of arms, charming and hot, making her deeply desired by men which meant she could influence and "control" them, sexual meaning they couldn't control her, holding authority, meaning she could reject them, and cuckolded her husband, meaning she could emasculate them. Oh, and she also had a dragon so she would most definitely win if they were to ever try to assert themselves physically against her, as they would try against women like this in general.

To pass off the conscious manipulation and excuse it by repeating that Rhaenyra's relationship with Harwin existed just reinforces patriarchal restrictions on women's bodies and autonomy because it assumes the maesters (and septons, they can't be totally separated) are the final moral authority instead of just a group of men with biases & the ever-present agenda of maintaining their cultural authority in the epistemological conditions for Westerosi ideologies. Or reveals how they make themselves the final authority on what Westerosi people understand since they also reinforce Seven teachings about sexuality, gender relations, marriage (and the socioeconomic purpose of marriage for aristocratic peoples), class relations, and beliefs about what women vs. men are capable of as if genders make the individual.

Which in turn makes still works to invalidate and subordinate Rhaenyra's personal motivations politically and emotionally (the context for which she makes her decisions or is perhaps unable to do much of anything else) for the sake of Viserys I's, Jaehaerys I's, the Targs' patriarchal power, and the Faith/Andal-FM/maesters' influence on society's ontological and phenomenological knowledge. With Rhaenys, it reinforces a story that hasn't actually proven to be true AND reinforces how if it was, it'd be a failure of good womanhood on her part. Some of us conveniently "forget" that we are looking and talking about real humans and not just figures who must conform to certain ideal behaviors, but people in power certainly move towards reducing political persons as much as possible to reinforce their commitment to performing ideals or not performing them. Lack of certain or seemingly "a lot" of information exacerbates this.

That is one reason why I despise the ol' "there are two different canons about Rhaenyra and the Dance: HotD & F&B, GRRM himself confirms it!" It totally ignores how there are things that the maesters didn't hide nor could have made up (ages, locations where fights happened or where people lived for a long time, dragon speed, etc) AND it ignores what defines the F&B unreliable narrator of the Dance (Gyldayn, Mushroom, Septon Eustace, Munkun, Orwyle) is their twisting the story and character's characters to present the events:

as if it were Rhaenyra's fault

they did not already have prejudices against women and women and it is after she dies and her sons become kings that they feel much more justified in those prejudices

the narrators do not have present and long-term desires out of how they present their narrations (Mushroom for fame, attention and fantasy-fulfillment)

As such, one has to investigate, compare and contrast, think about context, sometimes put yourself in various characters' shoes, look up facts about Westeros' society and its customs, etcn't doing that already, you picked the wrong genre, but it becomes even more critical once you see a character with no active voice for themselves having others tell their story.

This is all about the manipulation of information and perception, anon, to ready a woman for critique that will never be applied toward a man.

#asoiaf asks to me #rhaenyra and feminism #women in westeros #rhaenys the conqueror #character comparison #fire and blood characters #rhaenyra's characterization #rhaenyra targaryen #fandom critical #visenya's characterization #rhaenys the conqueror's characterization #asoiaf #fire and blood

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scozthewoz · 11 months ago

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For the oc ask thingy. I like hearing about ocs :3 (this is the mod behind Engel and Nurse btw)

OOO YAY!!!! HI!!

buckle up this is a long one

🤥 - are they a good liar? what are their tells?

hunter's an INCREDIBLE liar. natural born. she'd pass a polygraph with flying colours lying through her teeth the whole time.

👊 - are they quick to resort to violence?

well, she can be irritable and has kneejerk reactions by nature, as well as poor impulse control. but she struggles with violent intrusive thoughts almost 24/7, so not a lot of things do actually make her mad enough to resort to acting on those. she does slip up and go ballistic sometimes. she's still young and working on her violent tendencies, some days are better than others. overall, it's unpredicable.

💤 - do they fall asleep easy? what helps them sleep?

horrible insomniac. have you looked at her? she gets 2 hours a night at most. the thing that soothes her enough to sleep well is just generally feeling secure, being in locked rooms or being around a deeply trusted person.

🎂 - when's their birthday? do they like celebrating it?

april 1st. she's not keen on celebrating, she never had birthdays growing up so doesn't see a point in them.

🍓 - do they eat their fruit & veg? what's their favuorite?

barely. her diet is mostly raw meat and tea with some candy and fruit here and there. her favorites are cherries! quite fond of berries too.

🌹 - do they like valentines day? have they been confessed to/confessed to anyone before?

pretty indifferent about valentines day. she normally just works through it like any other day. she confessed to someone once when she was little, a girl her age. unfortunately, her methods of "confessing" were.. unorthodox to say the least, and it ended very badly.

🌌 - what was the inspiration behind your oc? what was the first thing you decided about them?

i just really liked the idea of a scrappy trappy character, and the silly dynamic of a young girl on a team of murdering old guys. she went through quite a few metamorphosis through the years, but she was always the hunter, and her concept was always the same.

🍃 - do they like nature? what's their favorite outdoor activity?

she loves it! she's fond of sitting in trees and just watching the wildlife, often does it with sniper in fact. she's a stalker by nature, being a hunter, and watching a squirrel do squirrel stuff or something can keep her attention for hours. of course, she hunts wild game too.

🕷 - what's their biggest fear? any irrational/mundane fears?

her biggest fear is being alone. abandonment, rejection, things adjacent. it causes her to self-sabatoge relationships with others before she can have her fear realised, and avoid forming relationships altogether (which ironically just makes it worse). she also has a terrible phobia of haircuts. yes, that has lore behind it.

🏊‍♂️ - can they swim? are they afraid of water? how well do they swim?

she's an average swimmer.. but she avoids water. her father took the "sink or swim" approach very literally.

📣 - how loud are they? what do they speak like? voice claim?

she's a mid-tone usually, maybe on the quiet side. her voice has a LOT of range -- it can be high and sing songy, or very low, raspy, and mature. she has a lot of quirks with it, trills, growls, just little noises and giggles she sprinkles into her words. her voice claim is tom gilbert, singer for the oozes!! and this song from ado demonstrates her range pretty well

📸 - do they like their picture taken? do they like taking photos?

she's weird about this. refuses to be recorded. takes selfies with her teammates sometimes, but her face is always conviniently obscured or out of frame.

✂️ - what would make them cut someone out of their life? how easily do they let go?

any type of betrayal against her is an instant drop. betraying her in any perceivable way will at best have her holding a very long grudge, at worst have you killed or completely abandoned without a second thought. empathy comes slow for her, and it can dissapear at a moment's notice.

🪤 - what will always lure them into danger?

someone she cares for. she's hard to manipulate, she can't be promised or bought or threatened, but she'd put herself into considerable danger without hesitation to help someone she has a connection with. that's a privilege reserved for very few and hell if she's gonna let them slip away.

✏️ - particular quote/lyric you associate with them?

far too many to put here she does have a playlist !!

⏳️ - usually late or on time?

completely unpredictable. 2 hours early sometimes, 4 hours late other times, right on the dot just a few times. her own business usually takes priority over whatever she needs to show up for.

📎 - random fact

one of her "voice lines" in my head is an occasional sharp whistle when she shoots. it's a nod to an old hunter's tactic used to get prey to lift their heads and turn their attention to the hunter for a clean shot between the eyes.

📦 - what are some "most likely to.." that applies to them?

most likely to bite someone. most likely to join a traveling circus. most likely to adopt an illegal zoo animal. most likely to survive stranded in the forest. most likely to be on the fbi's most wanted list. most likely to kill the rest of the team.

❄️ - do people consider them cold?

not at all, at first. in fact, she's quite overly friendly and touchy with just about everyone. but if you have a keen sense about you, you can probably pick up her subtle anti social habits and her tendency to close off when people openly express affection back to her.

🌈 - what advice would they give their younger self?

something cynical and hardening. she would be very mean to her young self.

💧- random angsty fact

she was some homeless street rat before she was recruited, no family, no friends, in trouble with the law. she doesn't have anything outside of mann co.

💗 - if they have a crush, is it noticable? what changes when they do?

it's noticable, alright! she spends MUCH more of her time and energy on her object of attraction. initiates contact a lot, starts to stalk them, leaves them little gifts constantly, steals some their things. if her darling isn't freaked out by any of this she starts getting a little more extreme, taking them to watch her "work" and openly having some of her little episodes around them. sort of like an initiation to see if they can handle everything she comes with.

❤️ - love language(s)?

a mixture of gift giving, quality time, and physical touch.

💚 - what makes them feel comforted?

she's comforted by things people should find the opposite of comforting. blood, gore, knives, reminders of death like bones. she prefers sharp over soft, cold over warm, dim over bright, stiffness over plush. her room is quite literally a dark unfinished cellar in the base with a dirty matress plopped on the floor and she genuinely likes it that way.

#i love you for this btw #oc posting

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