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Custas is awesome and cool and awesome and cool

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Does anyone have any idea why in the english translation of Inkheart it's The Bluejay when in german he's called the Jay? Or did that just sound too much like a nickname and not enough like a bird? Cuz like

this is pretty but not the bird the Character is named after which would be this:

And I'm wondering wether that really just got changed because Jay sounds too much like a normal name. (also arent Bluejays native to north america? that doesnt matter in the inworld ofc cuz it's fantasy but as a fun little detail/foreshadowing it's mentioned earlier on in Inkspell that Mo would give Meggie apology gifts like a bookmark decorated with jaybird feathers which he'd collect in Elinors garden. In northern italy. Where you would not find bluejays)

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oooh i did notice the green and blue (the paper cover of the notebook is bound with blue and green paper). I havent gotten to the part abt red yet but i think it's interesting that that's the first book. it makes me wonder if there's any specific significance to the order of the other two colours. But the cover illustrations representing Mo's names/identities/aspects is so true! Silvertongue, Bluejay and the Unicorn. I've been missing the Unicorn cause i like that he uses it as his seal and at the point where i am right now it has not come up again since. But it's a great animal to contrast the Bluejay because unicorns stand for innocence and purity and in some stories only virgins or innocent maidens could ride unicorns and all that. I tried finding any interesting symbolism related to jays but no luck (although i feel like Cornelia just likes using bird metaphors. especially corvids. With Mortola being a Magpie and the Fireraisers continuall getting compared to crows) I think the different cover colours also have to do with the main...theme/location? Like, the first is red. Its main antagonist is capricorn who is all about red, there's a lot of fire and ash and such. The second prominently features the wayless woods (or whatever their english name is). and i dont remember enough of the third. But that could be a thing?

Does anyone have any idea why in the english translation of Inkheart it's The Bluejay when in german he's called the Jay? Or did that just sound too much like a nickname and not enough like a bird? Cuz like

this is pretty but not the bird the Character is named after which would be this:

And I'm wondering wether that really just got changed because Jay sounds too much like a normal name. (also arent Bluejays native to north america? that doesnt matter in the inworld ofc cuz it's fantasy but as a fun little detail/foreshadowing it's mentioned earlier on in Inkspell that Mo would give Meggie apology gifts like a bookmark decorated with jaybird feathers which he'd collect in Elinors garden. In northern italy. Where you would not find bluejays)

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Sure, will do! Although honestly, that's propably gonna take. a while. If you're up for it I'd love to talk about the illustrations and cover designs since i wanted to include the illustrated first letters (I think they might be helpful for plot/timeline guesses)?

I reread Inkheart yesterday (to take notes for an attempt at writing fenoglio's Inkheart) and I think i understand why people ship basta and dustfinger now

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i think a mix of "his shirt caught fire" and not wanting (or being able) to spend much on either medicine or makeup (and therefore only using it on his hands) feels like it makes the most sense.

Although i do love the idea of him always wearing gloves but there's scenes that disprove that

Inkheart was one of my favorite books when I was a kid, and all my love was for foxy face Basta❤️ that superstitious bastard was and is my favorite character.

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You know, i have no idea wether the english version has the illustrations but please please tell me more about them. You seem to have a lot of thoughts and i'd love to hear them =D

Does anyone have any idea why in the english translation of Inkheart it's The Bluejay when in german he's called the Jay? Or did that just sound too much like a nickname and not enough like a bird? Cuz like

this is pretty but not the bird the Character is named after which would be this:

And I'm wondering wether that really just got changed because Jay sounds too much like a normal name. (also arent Bluejays native to north america? that doesnt matter in the inworld ofc cuz it's fantasy but as a fun little detail/foreshadowing it's mentioned earlier on in Inkspell that Mo would give Meggie apology gifts like a bookmark decorated with jaybird feathers which he'd collect in Elinors garden. In northern italy. Where you would not find bluejays)

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you know, looking at this and seeing the burn scars (awesome detail btw) it just occured to me that while fenoglio tells us basta burnt his arms, supposedly noone knows (because he always wears long sleeves). But like, wouldn't his hands be burnt as well? And yet that is never described.

Inkheart was one of my favorite books when I was a kid, and all my love was for foxy face Basta❤️ that superstitious bastard was and is my favorite character.

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Does anyone have any idea why in the english translation of Inkheart it's The Bluejay when in german he's called the Jay? Or did that just sound too much like a nickname and not enough like a bird? Cuz like

this is pretty but not the bird the Character is named after which would be this:

And I'm wondering wether that really just got changed because Jay sounds too much like a normal name. (also arent Bluejays native to north america? that doesnt matter in the inworld ofc cuz it's fantasy but as a fun little detail/foreshadowing it's mentioned earlier on in Inkspell that Mo would give Meggie apology gifts like a bookmark decorated with jaybird feathers which he'd collect in Elinors garden. In northern italy. Where you would not find bluejays)

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unusual warlock pacts <3

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I heard my boy was getting a fandom revival. This is my contribution <3

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It was Better Halves by Asterae which is a very good fic and you should read it but people thinking Danny hates Phantom doesnt go any further than that so if you are looking for any "Danny is suspected of being Phantom's Murderer" fic this one isnt it. https://archiveofourown.org/works/53410462/chapters/135183598

You already know Danny absolutely takes every chance he can to embarrass Vlad. Every single one.

They’re attending a Gala and Danny does everything in his power to ensure everybody thinks they’re vampires. Hisses at people, loudly talks about 1800’s events as if he were there, and recoils when he sees a woman’s cross necklace. Everything he can to perpetuate rumors. Vlad is exasperated. His name and pale skin, along with the fact nobody in high society has ever seen him in the day, does not help this rumor.

They’re visiting metropolis to take a tour of LexCorp because Vlad has to sign some type of business agreement. Danny is there because Maddie thought it would be nice for him to get out of Amity every once in a while. The business agreement is out the window the moment Danny walks in the room and loudly proclaims, “oh! So you’re the ‘bald idiot’ my godfather keeps mentioning.”

Vlad knows no peace, even in amity park. He has to give a speech as its mayor? Danny is either in the crowd, asking him the stupidest questions, or he’s trying to convince the town, as phantom, that Vlad was his killer when he was alive.

Just everything he can to make this man’s life more difficult.

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I'm pretty sure I've read it before but i can barely remember any thing but i am also a magnet for spoilers and stuff abt whatever im currently into so yes, these are very much i-(kinda-)know-what-happens thoughts

but now I'm curious: how did you imagine the bluejay vs mo? like, did they look completely different?

reading inkspell and I've reached the scene where Mortola tells Orpheus to read them all into the book and just, him going "I can't read him (Mo) into the story! He doesn't belong there!" When like, two chapters ago the Bluejay was described to look exactly like Mo is very funny to me

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Sketched fellas cause I’m rereading the trilogy AGAIN

Captioned who’s who in this

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reading inkspell and I've reached the scene where Mortola tells Orpheus to read them all into the book and just, him going "I can't read him (Mo) into the story! He doesn't belong there!" When like, two chapters ago the Bluejay was described to look exactly like Mo is very funny to me

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Qifrey Silverleaf Deer🪻

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Game froze so i drew a roster of the most based inkheart ships there is in mspaint to calm down

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I reread Inkheart yesterday (to take notes for an attempt at writing fenoglio's Inkheart) and I think i understand why people ship basta and dustfinger now