#But my hyperfixations lie elsewhere currently

[therantingsage]

Been md au-ing for a bit but since I recently finished Side Order (I think) my thoughts have returned to Communing with the Dead.

((Minor minor Side Order spoilers below the cut? idk))

I gotta say, I'm kinda annoyed a little bit that I was like the one person who decided NOT to headcanon Dedf1sh as nonbinary only for this DLC to genuinely come out and do that. Like I didn't think me making Ahato a she/her transwoman would be something that would be able to be confirmed NOT true! And I'm not saying that to say it's even something that disappoints me! I'm nb and enthralled by the rep!

The problem is just that I've written 74,000+ words calling Ded she/her and having the transness and stuff be a major overarching theme? And also I still like Ahato better than Acht as a name...

Current plan: keep Ded in cwtd she/her but have them adopt they/them in addition to that later in a 'cool I've been alive now long enough that I have complex thoughts about this I want to be she/they' kinda way. Because it would be weird and jarring to change it abruptly just to comply to canon. The only major change to be made is that when I eventually have Marina meet her (because I planned for that to happen eventually anyway) there'll be recollection on Marina's part.

Also in the story I had Ahato be removed from active duty because fighting isn't her strong suit, so I feel very validated upon hearing Acht say that they slacked off a lot in the dlc akjdfjdf I clocked that one, that Octo is NOT a fighter in the slightest.

Not planning on changing her personality in the fic, all things considered it's very much not canon compliant to any degree, and also the personality she had in-story is kinda built from the ground up anyway. There'd be very little reason for them to act how they did pre-sanitization, which is somewhat implied to be how they act in the dlc.

Anyway that fic is still on the backburner, but rest assured I am still thinking about it! Now that we have any canon information about Dedf1sh at all there'll be an easier place to work towards.

Last note is that any sort of canon compliancy with this story is a losing battle from the get-go now because this is a ship fic and Side Order Ded is very much implied to be aroace aksjdfhaskdfh didn't expect that either but it is STELLAR. If I put Acht in Unions and Reunions, which I plan to, I'm definitely going to depict them very differently than how I do in cwtd. Maybe put them in a qpr? I'll figure it out as I go.

#Communing with the Dead #Splatoon #Acht splatoon #Dedf1sh #Calf1sh #Dedllie #Still surprised at what we got! #But my hyperfixations lie elsewhere currently #Had a lot of fun with the dlc either way #Pearl and Marina gayest cephalopeople of all time

[skyforgesteel]

tagged by @realitywarpinq, thank you!

name: jack

star sign: aries (and i recently found out my moon is cancer, though i don’t know what that means or what to do with that information)

height: 5’7 / 170cm

middle name: i’m still in the market for a middle name, any suggestions please do let me know...

put your itunes/spotify/google play music on shuffle, what are the first 6 songs that popped up?

ça plane pour moi - plastic bertrand

baby i’m burnin’ - dolly parton

fire walk with me - the black keys

keep the customer satisfied - simon & garfunkel

the fallen - franz ferdinand

fairytale lullaby - bombay bicycle club

grab one book nearest to you and turn to page 23. what’s line 17?

‘...a pivotal part of British History. When King John...’

ever had a poem or song written about you? not that i’m aware of

when was the last time you played air guitar? air guitar has never really been my style. it’s all about the air drums

who is your celebrity crush? wouldn’t you like to know

what’s a sound you hate; sound you love?

hate: sound of a towel behind or near my ear, just sets me on edge. or people eating with their mouth open

love: heavy rain, fires cracking, or wind in the trees

do you believe in ghosts? i’m very skeptical, but who am i to say either way

how about aliens? perhaps not the ‘coming down for a quick abduction here and there’ type, but balanced probability there’s life elsewhere in the universe. i hope so anyway, even if i never find out in my lifetime, it’s nicer to think we’re not completely alone

do you drive? technically i can, but it’s been a long time, so whether i should or not is certainly up for debate

if yes, have you ever crashed? nope, not had a chance to really, can’t afford insurance to be able use it

what was the last book you read? currently making steady progress with The End of Innocence (Britain in the Time of AIDS) by Simon Garfield

do you like the smell of gasoline? natürlich

what was the last movie you saw? at the cinema was 1917, but watched Paddington 2 for the first time the other day.

worst injury you’ve ever had? nothing major, fell off the monkey bars once at primary school and landed sitting on my hand, it didn’t feel right for a long time, but just never ended up doing anything about it so it probably wasn’t that bad. lots of burns and cuts at work that were probably worse but just felt routine

do you have any obsessions right now? still got a healthy hyperfixation going on with Downton Abbey. i wish I could say language learning, but that would be a lie. it would be useful though

do you tend to hold grudges against people who have done you wrong? nah, i can’t usually be bothered, but i’ll remember if someone’s a bastard and try not to get too involved

in a relationship? nah, not currently

i’ll tag @insilenceweyearn, @yonderlad, @decidedlymediocre, @xrocketbabydoll, @finchets, @sircolinmorgan, @daythreeclaire, @bumblebarrow, @humanisation (please don’t feel obliged) and anyone else who fancies it of course

#tagged #thanks! #right sorry done for now