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hils79 · 9 months
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Hils Watches The King's Avatar - Ep 40
It doesn't feel like 5 minutes ago that I started this drama. It's so very bingeable.
It's been a real journey. None of this has been what I expected beyond the very basic concept of 'it's a drama about esports'. There have been so many wonderful surprises. There are characters that I hated that I now love, characters that I loved that I now love even more, and more ships than I ever expected to ship.
While I'm at it I want to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has popped up in the replies to my posts or in my asks to either answer my questions or just yell about their favourite characters. I can tell this drama (and the novel and donghua) are so well loved and liveblogging this has really felt like a community experience. Thank you for not laughing at all the stuff I got wrong and for not making fun of me for shipping everyone. It's really been so wonderful and I almost don't want to press play on the final episode because I don't want it to be over.
But I need to see what happens so let's go!
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Ah, okay. I misunderstood what happened at the end of the last episode. I thought they'd lost the game but no they could still win they just didn't have enough points to win the championship.
Is there going to be some loophole like the whole 'oh the ref's watch broke so actually you won'
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HAHA! I fucking knew it! They got an extra two points for beating a league record. Because apparently that is a rule that has never been mentioned until now.
Eh, whatever. There was a nice moment with the fans before the found out they'd won
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Ye Xiu finally gets the hug that he's needed since episode 1
Good lord how is there 30 minutes left? What's going to happen now that they've won?
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God I hope Sun Xiang punches him
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Except of course he won't because he's all grown up now. Also, typically it's the coaches/managers that get fired when a team does badly. I hope he gets booted
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Love Shaotian dragging Wenzhou to his feet so he can cheer
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Remember when their entire fanbase was just this guy. I'm definitely not crying at all
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Look at that little half smile. He's grown so much considering they only lost on a technicality. I do think he's at least a little bit happy for Ye Xiu as the better player (for now)
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GDI I can't believe I'm crying over Sun Xiang AGAIN
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LOL remember when I thought he was going to be the antagonist of the drama when I watched the first episode. How wrong I was
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Haha yes let's have a little joke about the time when I nearly banned you for life in the middle of an important game and caused your team to lose as a result
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I have in no way been thinking about writing some King's Avatar fic with one based on the fact that Ye Xiu passes out after one drink
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HAHA! Mo Fan pretended to pass out too so he doesn't have to talk to anyone. He is such a mood
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Oh shit! I did not see that coming!
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Oh no he looks so sad to see his former team like this, and it's understandable. He built that team from the ground up and put so much time and work into making them the legends they were
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Yes, good. Baozi is cuddling one of his boyfriends as he should
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Ah, yay, I'd forgotten about the team graphic. Time to add one more person right before the end
And finished! That was wonderful! Definitely in my top 5 dramas that I've watched this year. Might even be the number one, actually. I definitely should have watched that years ago when people first told me to give it a try. But, you know, I firmly believe you find things when you were meant to find them. Now was good.
I'll be starting a new drama tomorrow. If you were just here for my King's Avatar posts it's been lovely to have you. If you're sticking around for other liveblogs I'll see you tomorrow for more yelling :D
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andrea-lyn · 3 months
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Thank you to @non-un-topo for the meme tag! I'm gonna keep living in 2023 as long as I can, gdi.
What is your favourite thing you created?
I think it's actually one of the zukka things I wrote: came in first (and I'm the last one leaving) about a marriage pact because as much as I loved writing some of the AUs (like the pushing bluesey and the terror genie au), this one was just so fun and I loved writing it, and while amnesia!roy was also fun, that one dipped into serious at times and this one was just a fun comedic romp. So! yeah! That!
Which work are you proudest of?
it's got a lot to do with having to finish what I start which is a Declan + Ronan canon divergent AU. I'm proud that I finished it because this was legit buried in my 'give up' pile and I was convinced to unearth it, and it got a mild plot, and I finished it. So yay me.
Is there anything you are proud of that you achieved this year?
I got a new job within seven weeks of being laid off. That one was HUGE for me, because it felt like eternity. I'm past probation now and I'm stupid proud of that, because I got to show myself that I am great and ppl will recognize that.
Did you explore anything new this year? (A new way to be creative, a trope you didn’t write before, or an idea you hadn’t thought of earlier, etc.)
I mean, applying for work for the first time in four years was definitely new. Coping with applicant tracking systems? Very new. I also did a full event planning for a physical event (I'd only done virtual before) and explored a couple new countries/places (Costa Rica, Bath).
Oh! And speaking of travel, I got back to my blog when I was laid off and while it's not like it's ever going to be super popular, I love writing my little articles and posting my pictures to revisit the things I've done.
Which work gave you the most difficulty?
Honestly, something that isn't published yet, which is an Old Guard/Outlander/Time Traveller's Wife mashup. I've had the idea forever and was plugging away at it all year, but it hasn't progressed the way I want and even though I have 20k written, it just feels paltry.
What was your biggest creative challenge this year?
Writing during the layoff was really rough. I had too much time on my hands and it was hard to get creative, because I felt like I had to be doing something productive.
Which work brought you the most joy?
Still cluck cluck, motherf- because Adam and Declan playing sick!chicken is something I am still v proud of.
Which of your works do you think people should check out?
Honestly? I'm cool with any of them being read. I was extremely happy with the reception of all my stuff, even the smaller ones.
Do you have creative plans for next year? Is there anything exciting you’re currently working on?
Always! There's 8 WIPs I want to finish, I want to continue work on my blog, and hey, maybe one day I'll write my novel instead of mentally fancasting it (Sam Reid as one of the main mentor roles has been consuming my thoughts)
Lastly, any words of wisdom or anything else you would like to share?
Super AO3 related, but always reminding yourself of the archive nature. That comments can come at any time, and that you're contributing to your own little kudos report. That you're proud because of what you published and it's great because of your work, not because of its reception.
Tagging @christchex @myrmidryad @queermil @jocarthage @smilebackwards and anyone else who wants to chat their works!
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yukikorogashi · 1 year
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(shhh this is anon) BECKYYYYY TwT prances on in here with some tea and cookies for the sweetest bestie and the gal who deserves the world! ;3; I know I tell you this so much, but I will never tire of it, so I'm here again to remind you that you're hands-down one of the nicest, most talented, most INSPIRATIONAL people I've ever had the pleasure of meeting ;u; You never cease to amaze me with your exceptional skills in graphic design, art, writing... legit, basically ANYTHING you put your hands in, your efforts and the results are so phenomenal, and I will never not admire how you maintain modesty and continue to be SUCH a friendly sunflower of a person all the while! <3 You should be so proud of how far you've come and how hard you work always, Becky! But please remember to be kind to yourself and take those breaks that you desperately need, okay? <3 <3 Sending you all the love, always!
ANONYMOUSLY TELL ME YOUR HONEST OPINION ABOUT ME. I CAN’T REPLY, JUST PUBLISH.
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POINTS @ YOU... 🥺❤️ IT'S THE BESTIE... IT'S BEST GORL SAMMY... THE BESTEST BESTIE BOO TO EVER BEST-- aaeuhaauwhae yeah I'm starting not to make anymore sense so just... rests my head against you like I always do now while I enjoy these lovely tea and cookies that you have also come to spoil me with!!! 😭❤️💕
But Lord help me because I keep switching between thanking you for once more spoiling me with all this support, kindness and love-- and apologising to you for the fact that I'm likely just going to repeat myself by loving you back awuehauwe! After all, it's just a never ending cycle of love between us, huh? With us both always being so ready to scream at one another like AAAAAAAAA ❤️💕❤️!!! No matter what the reason might be, no matter how we are feeling about something else... I just love that we both will always ALWAYS get to express how much we love each other, no matter auehawuhe. OTL ... S-So yeah, I will inevitably love on you again, the next time we get to chat, so I will TRY to keep this response short-- even though that just feels like a crime to me because GDI this amazing girl here needs to be told each and every time just how wonderful and loved she herself is! 🥺 ❤️💕
BUT ANYWAY--
I don't know what I did to deserve a bestie as amazing as you. To know someone as incredible as you. and for her to think this highly of me like AAAAAAA??? I still sometimes can't help but look back over my shoulder, to check and see if there's someone behind me. WHICH DOESN'T MAKE SENSE IN THIS CASE BUT Y'KNOW AWUehwauH!!! Honestly, you-- without fail-- will always inspire and leave me in awe-- just from your existence alone.
You are not just a crazy talented writer and artist (As I mentioned many times before you, you are in my top 3 favourite writers, and if Danganronpa is real, you would totally be enrolled as one of the Ultimate Writers for the academy AEHAW!!! And gaaaah your art, your art will forever be one of the cutest, prettiest things- and honestly I cannot get enough of see your drawings too!!! So I count my blessings when I actually get the chance to see any of it!)... but also one of the strongest human beings I know. You always put others before yourself, and it blows me away just how much you do for others... including me. ;;
I can't thank you enough, for all that you do, truly. You have done, so, so much for me, when honestly-- I also just kinda... wanna gently sit you down and make sure you get a much needed rest and break auehawuhe (EVEN THOUGH I know you will be like "I'm fine! uwu" Like-- SHHHHH AWEHAWH!!!) !!! To see you happy, to see you excited, always makes my day. And I can't tell you how much joy it brings me just to see that from you. To just see you. 💕 To just see a joyous hello from you, and better yet-- share absolutely anything with me. Be it about anything RP related, or just what's going on in your own life!
I'm sending you so, so much love back your way, m'darling. Always and forever, okay? Me pretty much flinging every bit of love I can at you, even before some are able to fully form into ripe apple hearts AUEHAUWHE!!!
@falsiliar ❤️💕
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rainbow-0bsidian · 1 year
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I just started Maggie's online writing course.
Every time someone spouts the old WRITE FOR YOURSELF! wisdom, every time someone says LOVE YOUR WORK!, every time someone says ULTIMATELY, WRITE WHAT YOU LOVE; IF YOU LOVE IT SOMEONE ELSE WILL TOO! I get so disheartened.
I want to love my writing. I want to create the content that I want to read. I want to write without a reader in mind.
And sure, sometimes I do. Sometimes my writing is purely cathartic; a purging of words and feelings and experiences that I can't process internally, but I can dump on a favourite character so that they can help me process it. Usually that makes for a few angsty paragraphs and an incomplete story, and that's okay. Purpose served.
But most of the time, my muse only turns up when she fucking feels like it. Most times my capacity to write - to move from internal chaos to external articulation - is time sensitive. Most times the marriage of muse and capacity, the execution from internal to external, occurs only on those magical days when my house is empty, my brain is not an arsehole, my body is hydrated, my coffee is hot, unicorns sing and the planets align.
And on those days, those magical days, I am ABSOLUTELY thinking about someone on the other end of my words. I'm wondering who will be tickled by xyz specific detail, who will relate to xyz specific feeling, who will want to yell at me about xyz specific action.
IT'S OKAY TO WRITE WITH A READER IN MIND.
IT'S OKAY TO WANT PEOPLE TO READ YOUR WRITING.
It's okay to want to share a part of yourself, your experiences, your interpretations, your ridonculous humour, your chaotic theories with others. Because we are human, and part of our human experience is to share ourselves with other people. To be vulnerable. To feel seen and heard. To feel accepted.
And because we are human, I think it's also okay to feel disappointed when people don't engage with your stuff. Feelings are for feeling after all.
I think it's easy to say 'write for yourself' when eleventy million people validate your content. I think it's easy to say 'it's okay to write for others' when eleventy million people validate your content.
I also think it's easy to think that writers with eleventy million readers are exempt from self-doubt and mindfuckery. I think it's easy to forget that none of us know what is going on for anyone else, or what other people are overcoming or sacrificing in order to share what they share. I think it's difficult, but oh so important to remember that none of us are walking the exact same path, and no-one can give us roadmaps for life because none of us are walking the exact same terrain.
All this to say, it was nice to hear out loud that it's okay to write with readers in mind. It was also somewhat challenging to be reminded that writing should be fun, but that doesn't mean easy, because now I am thinking about what constitutes 'fun' in my brain and am pondering the advantages of writing for an audience (because that bit is fun, on those magical days), and then squirrelling the words away where they can maintain all their potential yet unleash none of the angst that comes with unfulfilled unrealistic expectations.
Naturally though it has taken 2.4 seconds of pondering to realise that the advantages are unsound because WHAT IF someone reads your words and WHAT IF they connect and WHAT IF they tell you so? What then? (Also, hi, here I am processing all of this out loud on tumblr.) I think, for me, the possibility of meaningful human connection outweighs the likelihood of self-doubt and insecurity that comes from putting myself out there. Probably. At least I assume that's why I keep doing it.
Anyway, whether you write for yourself or write for others; whether you write for public consumption or deep burial; whether you write for connection or validation or catharsis or joy or self-reflection or compulsion or because you really just have to get these stories out of your brain gdi, you're valid.
We're all valid.
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dynamitaee · 3 years
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