#and that convo i think its not going to be as easy as it sounds because i feel like if someone qas so late on oaymebts that it got turned

[thatdeadaquarius]

That language SAGAU but the Reader can only communicate writing on paper.

Either the Reader is mute and they (characters) don't know/understand sign language or they somehow lost their voices on their transmigration to Teyvat and can only write now. But the characters are left trying to decipher what the Reader wrote.

Examples:

Kaeya: "I may say, that was very unexpected your grace. One such as yourself should be more aware of who you are."

Reader: "wat, y u sayin dat?"

×

Gorou: "Oh, your grace! Careful now. I am most certain that you stepped on something unsightly right now. Let me clean your feet, your grace."

Reader: "r u srs rn? Fml"

Ooooo, this is nice, this is niiccceeee /ref

this would be the energy⬇️

Man I love this show, I gotta finish it (it’s Komi Can’t Communicate for those who want to see it) where she basically is too shy/introverted to speak (non-verbal neurospicy it seems like to me actually lol) and really wants to make friends and do normal things despite not speaking, her main way of communicating is writing (and her first guy friend who can just read her facial/body language really well lmao)!!

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Sun: Gender Neutral Reader (they/them)

Planet: Headcanons-ish?

Stars: dashes/mention of most characters

Comets & Meteors: Content Warnings: Reader/”you” are mute/lost their voice, & Trigger Warnings: None Known.

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This kinda falls into that post I made abt texting lingo, abt us being nigh incomprehensible when using texting lang. (its basically a code lol)

but i think it’s always neat to see nonverbal rep so here we are (also i think imma go ahead and say it is both selectively mute but also enforced by video game laws!)

u know a good explanation would be for this is actually abt how we technically are only allowed to freely communicate when we’re in chats,

so I could see that still being the only way we can commnicate in Teyvat (look am i little excited abt taking “video game world” a little too literally in every genshin AU ever- maybe.)

tbh i could see so many allogenes having to either learn to make room for you in convos and u also having to get wayyy more expressive in body language/facial expressions

tbh i think itd be pretty easy to get ur meaning, like in a battle or smth fast-paced where u couldnt write, like how Tinker Bell can?

if u dont know what i mean just search “tinkerbell scenes peter pan” on youtube and u can see ppl just having a full conversation with no words with her, which i think would deffo happen with ppl like Kaeya, Lisa, Lumine, Venti, Heizou, Ayato, Yae Miko, Thoma, Beidou and Itto surprisingly i could see it (ppl in the distance just think theyre all talking to themselves sometimes when ur not as visible hehe)

OMG they get u nice gifts for writing all the time, like the newest compact pens from Fontaine, the finest small, medium, and large notebooks from Inazuma,

like a little compact pocketbook so u can easily fit it in pockets!

u know Im absolutely sure you could literally start the texting appreviation trend in Tevyat like this-

like just so it’s easier to communicate with you, a lot of people are willing to adapt/take on abbreviations like “ttyl, gtg, wth, lol, lmao” even stuff like “etc”

lol u start a whole trend in the writing letters business, hehe silly medieval Teyvat is silly and medieval

yknow I think the quieter vision users would definitely find you to be peaceful to be around and easy to understand just with writing (also deffo most likely to adore the soft moments together of just ur pen scribbling and the sounds of nature or a cafe or something around them),

tbh i also think these ppl would be motivated to talk to you alone, or get you away to just talk the two of you for all the reasons above, like Xiao, Aether, Kazuha, Ayaka, Chongyun, Zhongli, Diluc, Sayu, Ei, Sucrose, Eula, Ganyu, Ningguang, Tighnari, Alhaitham omg he might literally be able to take his headphones off around u bc youd be in such quiet spaces all the time, and bc u dont talk he doesn’t have to worry abt u getting loud either lmao

…and then ofc, there’s the bitches that try and guess what ur writing ahead of timeeee 😭

bein all like, “Uh… you.. would like.. to go to… a restaurant… to get some- OH OH I got this one this time! Some pita pockets! …Oh. A drink. Right. Sorry, again.”

definitely Itto, Cyno, Heizou, Xingqiu, Fischl, Amber, Collei, Dehya, Wanderer, Childe, Venti, Keqing (she just used to being fast ok), Kaveh lmao

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I hope my reply was a little fun!! THANK U FOR SENDING THIS I LOVE THIS SM!! Man it’s so hard to make you feel my appreciation for this idea thru the damn screen

like how do i send a virtual hug

ANYWAY, if you or anybody else had an idea for celebrating 1000 followers lmk bc i am STRUGGLING with this same issue for that,

like how to make u guys feel my love 😩 ❤️‍🔥

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Safe travels ignihideous,

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♡the beloveds♡

@karmawonderss / @0rah-s / @randomnatics / @glxssynarvi / @nexylaza / @genshin-impacts-me / @wholesomey-artist / @thedevioussmirk / @the-dumber-scaramouche / @chocogi

#genshin impact #sagau #genshin sagau #genshin isekai #my asks #genshin impact sagau #gender neutral reader #genshin impact imagines #genshin x reader #sagau x reader #idk my tags help #also pls if u got follower celebrate things for me to do lmk #genshin imagines

[bakiuwu]

This chapter is fucjing me up bad, he started off the convo, bringing up how his abilities caught up to his body. It's like he was trying to impress yujiro. Like a kid trying to show off to their parent, then for yujiro to acknowledge him, cause he's able to tell by how he holds himself. Then, to tell him it's not perfect, only to follow it up with "but you're getting there"......I can't do this.

And look how he looks at him......omg, it like he's shocked that yujiro sees his growth......I can't do this

It is so werid seeing yujiro being.....kind? to Jack epically since after what happen between the two of them after baki and Jack's fight, and even after that, he doesn't seem to have anything to say to him or about him. Especially during the pickle arc, where he calls jack a pathetic loser along with evryone else, when everyone broke in to meet pickle( he didnt even bat an eye at him)

Yujiro acts like he only has one child and that child being baki. Even when Tokugawa brings up retsu,katsumi, and Jack's fight with pickle, saying how he doesn't see how baki could win if thoes 3 lost to pickl. Yujiro responded saying "thoes 3 have nothing to do with baki," then saying baki has his blood and that he's a Hanma. Then, when Tokugawa says, (Jack also has your blood. He just brushed it off saying "hes not pure." So, seeing him be so........normal to him while showing dislikement towards him is crazy

Yujiro brings up a quote from Musashi: "In Confrontation, you have to postion yourself above your enemy Musashi". He brings up how Jack getting taller is a shortcut of being over his enemies

look at his expression. He looks hurt. Even tho he hates yujiro, he still cares about his opinion. For him to repeat what yujiro said, then to ask, "Do you dislike it?" He sounds like a kid, a kid who cares deeply about his parent opinion, a kid who doesn't want to disappoint his father.....his facial expression....his body language. It looks like he slowed down a bit while walking like he needed a minute to register what yujiro just said to him.

It's not far off to say Jack cares about yujiro opinions about him to some degree. When Jack lost to pickle for a second time, he could only think of the last words yujiro spoke to him

"Resonate in his heart" i remember reading tha for the first time and wanting to die omg, but seeing him reacted like this isn't surprising, it's very clear how effective yujiros' words are towards him, and how even if trys to not care about yujiro opinion of him, a part of him deeply cares. Every child wants the approval of their parents even if they hate them.

After Jack asks him if he dislikes it, yujiro says, "I can't bring myself to" which made me threw myself against the wall.....LIKE I JUST CANT AND WHATS MAKES THIS WORST...

IS JACK FACE,HE WAS PROBABLY WAITING FOR YUJIRO TO RIP INTO HIM ABOUT HIM GETTING TALLER AND HIS WHOLE FIGHTING STLYE OVER ALL BUT NO

Yujiro beings to.....praise Jack......omfg itagaki I swear to go-, saying that what's he's doing isn't easy, how he dealt with humiliation and pain. HOW HE IS THE ONLY MAN WHO HAVE EVER STEP HIS FOOT INTO THE TURE WORLD OF BITTING, THIS IS SO BITTERSWEET BUT FINALLY HES GETTING HIS FOLLOWERS HATE THAG YUJIRO IS THE ONE GIVING HIM PRIASE.....but for him to say he has a rare purity.....oh I'm sick....like.....WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME

..........this panel killed me......its so......idk even know man, the way yujiro looks at Jack cause he stop walking but the way hes looking at him......his eyes are so soft......, then Jack....my baby Jack, my sweet baby......I can tell that he's trying to keep his composure.......the way he's noting even looking at yujiro, cause he knows of he looks at him.....he'll break out In tears.....oh my God and what says "....thats the first time....you've ever complimented me".........itagaki when I catch you......ow

Idk why, but him saying that really fucks my heart so bad......i dont even know what to say I'm so fucking sad right now. No one ever gives itagaki credit for how good of a writer he is, mans is able to yank your heart strings out if he wants, This is probably my favorite chapter....the mood of it is so....calm and idk, but If this was able to fuck me up bad, just imagine how I'm be when more Jack lore come out

But once again, I'm just rambling my ass off . Also, God, im so dramatic😭

#baki the grappler #baki dou #son of ogre #baki hanma #yujiro hanma #jack hanma #im going crazy #bakiuwu random rambling

[offical-ouroboros]

Someone pointed out the pure ease there is in yandere unknown and I absolutely approve of that oh my god

(Mostly rambling, what I feel a romantic relationship with it would be like at the bottom)

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Between all the calm, normal interactions suggesting its stalked it's victims, or maybe can have more human looking forms to blend in

"Why so nervous tonight?" UGHHH THE GROWL AT THE ENDDDD 😻😻🤤🤤

"I lived in dungeons long forgotten." Could lead to it easily becoming very clingy and possessive over an interest

"I will not be denied my happiness." MORE EVIDENCE THAT THIS THING COULD 100% BECOME FERAL AND OBSESSED

He's got me wondering if he's actually fully sentient COMMUNICATION WISE

Like how with SCP-939, it's up for debate if they KNOW what they're saying if they mimic voices, or if they just do it, but what they repeat is somewhat relevant to what's happening.

>calling out while in a search

>getting aggressive/defensive when alerted

>screaming when chasing

It seems like the Unknown is somewhat similar, specifically so far with mori lines referencing to pain or the one that tells you to just die.

When it's walking around, it engages like an actual human (kinda), asking questions and such to start a convo/lure people in closer to it

There's also this freaky kinda effect that goes on when you Dispel its hallucinations where it kinda brings your FOV in and the audio gets a bit. Adore that. Watching your character just like... Reach a hand out to its chest... Before the hallucination disappears.

You already KNOW I'm doing more than dispelling his form 🙏

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Can just imagine this thing curling up around you with its contortionist body just doing its best to mock affection it might've seen or heard before.

Arms and legs wrapped around your body, nuzzling you, making weird off-putting purring sounds and, if you're a freak like me, maybe even trying to kiss you, but it's not really... Good at it... So it just kinda presses its face to yours.

I like the idea of it taking on forms of people or things it's killed, so go on! Pick your favorite survivor! He'll kill them and steal their appearance for you!

Hearing little distorted "Love... You."s is also so freaking cute, just having him pick up various nicknames or phrases for an interest

Ofc this is mostly romantic, but could just as easily be platonic. I'm just sick of seeing monsters not get romantic love.

Do I think that he could actually love someone?

Ye-no.

If it happens, there's 2 ways I see it going.

option a. You engage first. For whatever ungodly reason, you decide you like this thing. You like how it acts, its voice, just think he's hot.

At first it... Would most definitely reciprocate. As best it can. You get shocked, or don't react and pursue more- Doesn't matter. It doesn't actually like you back. It just wants you dead. Needs to fill that 'insatiable hunger' it has.

But... Hm. Now it feels... Mean. Why did you act like that?

Huh? You like it? You LOVE it? You don't even know it!!

... Well, maybe it can give this affection thing a try.

Next time you see it, it goes easy on you. Awkwardly watches. Waits. If you don't do anything, or just ignore it, he goes back to hunting down and tormenting other survivors. But you still linger in the trial...

If you seem scared of it now, it comforts you. Tries to.

Things go better if you're the freeze type of scared and not the fight or flight type.

Though, it's not against chasing you down, incapacitating you, and then just holding as it struggles to say things to soothe it.

It just wants you to know it's friendly! Despite... You... Bleeding to death.

But!

Again, it feels kinda bad about how the last time it saw you went, so this time it doesn't hurt you!

if you're still lovey after the betrayal, things go great! Mostly.

Everyone else is incredibly fucked though. He's gonna mori the hell out of them. Just for you!!!

Wait. Just for you?

Huh. It... Feels good about that.

You should thank it! Right? Everyone else is gone- Now the two of you can spend time together!

You still like it right.

option b. Youuu... Are normal. You're so totally normal. You don't engage first, you play how you're supposed to, you hopefully get out with maybe a few major injuries but so do most people.

Eventually, for some reason, it's not yet crippling but still horrible loneliness catches up, and it chooses you as it's interest.

Maybe you were nice. Maybe you looked cute. Maybe it enjoyed killing you before. Maybe you were just slightly better to it than anyone else in the games it was in, and it appreciated

Well, now you're screwed.

Everyone else is getting killed. You're getting trapped in an embrace. It's probably going to let the entity kill you as the game times or, or he's going to get impatient enough with you struggling to just mori you.

In either scenario, it gets addicted. Giving it affection, struggling- It doesn't really matter. Being near you makes it happy. It likes how you feel, smell, look, everything about you- Even your imperfections. I mean, look at it. Is that an ideal human? No!

Hey, stop fighting. Stop struggling- Did you just try to bite it?

Just calm down.

Don't make it hurt you again. It didn't like how that made it feel.

So to him, you're probably divine.

Empty husks for eyes just looklooklooklooklooking at you.

Craving your attention.

Hold it. Coddle it. Pet it. Kiss it. Love it. Hate it. Hurt it. Say whatever you want. Do anything you want.

Just stay with it. Feed it's unyielding hunger.

It's not like he's letting you escape now.

Not after being alone for so long.

#sleep deprived rambles under the cut #dbd #dbd killer #dbd unknown #monster lover #exophelia #monster fucker #i want this man carnally #slight fanfiction #idk #started rambling because im so in love #lets start the tags #dbd unknown x reader #unknown x reader #dead by daylight #rambles

[linaisfunny]

Siren headcanons but they’re not TOOOOOO sad (only a little)

#1. He’s bad at math. He is BAD at math. “Quick, what’s 3 X 6?”

“Huh?……….4?”

But he’s a prodigy at English/history MAYBE science if I’m feeling nice today. Like Sharkspear over here doesn’t know 2 + 2.

2#. He’s good at singing. (Please give him SOME talents yall he can’t only be a goofy goober). His mother named him Siren for a REASON. He loves doing it to, him and his dad used to sing together when he couldn’t sleep. It’s a softer part of him. However, he is MORTIFIED to do it infront of others. He was caught by Kappa one day and never lived down the embarrassment. (Kappa DEF begged him to sing again)

(Listen to caraphernelia by Pierce the veil. Emo but accurate)

3#. His hair is actually wavy/pretty curly. (Shoal kinda looks like he does) but has NO idea how to take care of it so he just leaves it sticking up. He’d be the type of kid to smack his hairbrush against his head while crying. He’s broken brushes and can’t even USE combs.

4#. He has a lighter voice. Softer and sillier. Like, Kappa would have the deeper quieter of the two while Siren would sound like a cartoon character. Or new reporter but sillier. The second you talk to this guy you just KNOW he’s gonna be your best friend till you walk away. Like, it’s not harsh but it has bass to it. He’s not particularly loud but you WILL hear him if he wants to be heard. VOICE CRACKS WHEN HES HAPPY.

5#. He THRIVES talking to people. Loved it. Could talk for HOURS and still want to keep going. Talking about life, their thoughts, his thoughts, stupid rants. Anything. He takes control of group convos and just LEADS. Why? Because he’s just charming and funny, literally social sweetheart. Always DELIGHTED to make new friends.

6#. He is literally a walking cartoon character. His voice, the way he talks, the things he says, his laugh, the way he talk with his hands, the way he reacts literally EVERYTHING about him is so expressive and fun to watch. He’s the funnest person to talk to because he’ll ALWAYS give you a reaction and funny joke. He’s basically pinkie pie just as a dude and shark.

Blue pinkie pie.

7#. Cries to art. He is MOVED by music and paintings and LITERATURE and literally everything that the arts includes.

8#. (YOU CAN IGNORE THIS ONE ITS CRINGE) but since he wasn’t able to really spar and train with the other sharks, I think he’d be on the softer, plusher side. Easy to hide through clothes or sucking in with the public but I dunno. I thought it would make sense. He would be DEATHLY insecure though. Sorry Siren ❤️

9#. He is the FUNNIEST mf in the entire Shark castle. Like he’s so naturally witty and sharp that people are intimidating. Comedic gold. (Or it could be his complete resting bitch-COUGH-unamused face) He’s just so clever and uses that to make jokes and make others laugh.

10#. He giggles like “hehehe😈” and laughs like “HAHAH *gasp* HAHAHA” on repeat. Hyena laugh but it’s cute. Throws his head back and laughs loudly and freely. Siren definitely has a smile that just RADIATES joy and happiness. Sweetest thing ever.

11#. Adores horror, but definitely jumps and screams at jump scares. Like, he’ll search and listen to horror stories for HOURS but then be too paranoid after to turn the lights off. Loves the thrill of it. Then hates the anxiety after.

12#. He’s a goofy goober. Just a funny guy. (Pretty neurodivergent). He’s shark Jerma basically. Or a nicer Scout. But he is just a silly guy.

#castle swimmer #castle swimmer siren #headcanon #this is so stupid #cringe #i tried

[galactic-aesir]

it saddens me that i do not have the time or the energy to write that rise/2003 crossover ive been rotating in my brain…

but i do have time to write down some key points!

-rise turts are a little intimidated at first by how intense the 03 turts look, all scars and hardened muscles, until these realise how dorky they all are

-rise leo and 03 raph bonding during a coffee run

-03 turts are just stupified by the raw power the rise turts have with their mystic abilities

-03 turts help them with their ninjitsu, rise turts help them with their underused mystic powers :)

-“BATTLE NEXUS CHAMPIO-“ “NO”x3

-03 turts learn about the oozequitoes and then raph looks at leo who looks at mikey who looks at don and don looks at all of them in turn and then they all look at leo and leo goes “can they cause double mutations in existing mutants?”

-rise turts waking up early one morning in a panic at the sound of fighting, they storm the main area to find 03 raph and don going at mikey with all theyve got, leo circling around just watching them. rise turts get a lil worried until leo starts calling out their form. (03 turts in general fight and roughhouse a lot rougher than the rise turts but its cause theyre used to it. takes some adjustment all round)

-an incredibly awkward conversation between 03 raph and rise donnie with raph trying to figure out what textures hes okay with so he can knit him a scarf that he’ll actually wear

-to the absolute horror of their brothers, the two leos becoming an unstoppable straight man/wise guy comedy duo. 03 lines up the jokes and rise knocks em outta the park!

-a disastrous attempt at getting 03 don to talk about his trauma with rise mikey trying to Dr Feelings it out of him only for 03 don to press his mouth into a thin line, stand up and walk out of the lair without saying anything

-a special edition interdimensional lair game episode

-sudden death stealth hunter match :)

-rise raph getting caught by surprise when 03 don judo flips him (he’s still kind of used to going easy on donnie during training oops)

-double donnie + april adventure! (against the purple dragons maybe?)

-jupiter jim movie marathon! all the 03 turts get sucked in but 03 leo and mikey especially

-rise and 03 don convo on ‘hardness’ and ‘softness’ and vulnerability (neither end up with an answer)

-rise leo has a new twin!! 03 mikey and him doing stunts. 03 leo and rise raph bond over reckless brothers

-rise mikey and 03 raph arts n crafts session :)

-lots of trauma to get through!!!! (or not! some turtles *looks at 03 don* are hardcases)

-hot potato brain cell

-the two teams fighting styles being so different and incompatible and getting in each others way so rise raph and 03 leo set up a team building exercise

-03 raph LOVING dr delicate touch, thinks its the funniest thing

-rise turts making endless fun of the 03 turts using “shell” as a curse word

#ill add more if i get more ideas but adghdsd #one day ill have the time to write again #one dayyyyyyy #tmnt #tmnt 2003 #tmnt 2k3 #rottmnt #rise of the tmnt #headcanons

[celestie0]

hi, love! how are you today? are you doing well? is work treating you good?

i hope you are doing well! flowers 💐 for my favourite girlie ✨

also have you got any tips for new writers? like i’ve been tryna write this fanfic but i cannot really understand how to keep it flowing without forcing it out, and i’m hoping you can help us out. its absolutely fine if you’re busy or cannot for any reason. no pressure truly🥹

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hellooo i’m doing well thank you 🥺💕 work is well i just got home, its rainy where i live so i made some hot cocoa and im just in bed now. i hope you’re feeling better i know you said you were sick <3 🌤️🌤️ some sunshine for you!

ohhh to be asked for writers tips is so flattering! i tried to think of my top few, and i have them below the read line :”) hope they help in some way and if you do end up posting your works don’t hesitate to tag me i would love to read them <3

my writing tips ₊˚⊹ ᰔ

dialogue. this one is toughhh bc i feel like a lot can ride on dialogue. my biggest tip for dialogue would be to just write all of your dialogue for a scene completely stripped down. none of the “he says” & “she says” or action verbs inbetween, just write it all out like it was a simple text convo w quotation marks. that way the words will sound realistic because you’re only picturing a convo in your head, rather than also trying to juggle all the descriptive prose. after you’ve got the dialogue, then you can go back in to fluff things up. if it’s meant to be comedic or a fast-paced argument, i think keeping it relatively stripped down is the way to go, but if it’s something intense or suspenseful then fluffing it up may be the better choice. also, i find dialogue becomes easier the more you write for a specific character, so if it’s not flowing right away, don’t worry!! their words will find you eventually once you get to know the character better :)

on choosing conflicts. this can be harddd because sometimes you just want the story to exist in happy land haha. but just like you said so beautifully in the sweet kickoff ch8 review you gave me, characters won’t always act perfect, but i think a great way to make conflict seem realistic is for them to act in character but with flaws, rather than just randomly out of character with flaws. maybe make a list of what that character’s good qualities and how those qualities could also work against them, and use the latter to brainstorm realistic conflict that those qualities could put them in (ex: a character is self-sufficient, but that causes them to rely on ppl less when they need it -> they fail to reach out for help in timely manners and leads to mistakes/regrets)

pacing. the biggessstt most important thing in my opinion for writing i believe is nailing the pacing. especially for fanfiction where people may be more interested in specific niche scenes rather than all of the stuff built around it. when starting off a story, don’t be afraid to just jump straight into it! or jump straight into the dialogue and then build the scene gradually as it progresses, rather than [gigantic block of text in beginning of scene that reader must drag their eyes through] and then get to the dialogue (im sooo bad w this myself lmao i fluff things up too much). in a world where attention spans are decreasing (rip), a lot of the times less is more. make sure the pacing fits the scene (romantic -> longer paragraphs more focused on subtle details, comical -> short paragraphs w simple n relatable diction, etc)

creating characters. with fanfiction this can be easy since you already have fleshed out characters from shows/books to work off of, but a good way to characterize is to just include little details that give them personality! not only is it a way to allow the reader to resonate with the character, but also it gives other characters in the story an opportunity to notice those lil quirks and create bonds over them as well. i just picture my friends or family in my head, the things i love about them, and incorporate it (i know nothing about film photography but my friend is a film major n thats where i got the idea for mc in kickoff)

for tone and mood. i think to get words flowing for different scenes, it can be really useful to get into the environment of those scenes while you’re writing, such as listening to a song that fits the vibe of the scene prior to/during writing (i blasted tgif by katy perry while writing the party scenes in ch6 of kickoff lol), or if its a scene at night, write it w the lights off, or watch a youtube vid w scenery that matches. may sound silly, but it could help! if i write something angsty in a really bright sunshine environment it’s hard for me to get the words

read more. this is sort of a miscellaneous one but a good way to subconsciously get better at writing is to just read more! your brain kinda learns how to write on its own when you read. also, when i’m reading, if i see words i really like i jot them down in my notes app so i have my own lil vocabulary of words that i know i would like to use in my writing

on writing insecurities. be proud of your writing!! your first draft does NOT have to be perfect. some days the words will flow, but on some they won’t, and that’s okay. don’t get too into your head about “i wonder what readers will think of this plot point or this character action” etc, i think having faith in your own process but also in your readers will bring you a lot of peace as you write :) create what you want to create and the rest will follow!! when i first started posting kickoff i was overthinking sooo many things that ended up being received just fine by readers in the end, so just stick to your plan 🫶🏼💕

use chatgpt. looool ai can be useful in writing too! i usually only use it after i'm completed with a draft, and i just plug select paragraphs into it to see if it can come up with some better words for me to use. it's also useful to come up with logistical details for aspects of your stories for world-building etc (no clue anything ab professional collegiate soccer games i've never been to one but i used chatgpt to come up with the scenes)

woooow i wrote way more than i thought i would haha but i hope this helps!! ive never given tips before so idk if these only make sense to me 💀 but hopefully they can be applied to what you’re looking to write as well :)

#asks #writing tips #just writer things

[saetoru]

how are u so good at writing . reveal ur secrets pls . but seriously, what advice would u give ??

HAGDFKJSHDF this is so kind :( to be rly honest, i personally don't have the best relationship with my own writing (as a lot of writers in all realness) so i cant say im rly confident in any advice 😭 but idk hopefully these might help u improve at least—which is always the main goal anyway

i have some advice on writing fics here

and i have advice on writing smut here if u write nsfw

and some more below the cut:

over all i would say that reading all types of media can really help you find a voice in writing—poetry can help you make better metaphors and have a more "deep" / "meaningful" writing voice, reading novels can help you develop an ability to tell stories and build a detailed world, etc. but yeah u can read fanfic, articles, journals, poems, books, wtv u read rly can help u pick up not just ways to develop writing voices, but also you can just learn about the world u know ?? i been reading a few articles about the royal family in the news and its taught a lot about how the inner works of royalty is set up—things that u don't rly take the time to care to know, but in my head as i was reading it i was like omg if i ever wrote a royal au this would be so useful 💀 so yeah, very basic tip, but reading is always number one advice. and again, dont limit urself to one type of writing !! writing is so vast, u can pick up something from any genre of it

also have a certain position / place / set up when u write. i know it sounds kind of dumb at first like okay whats the difference between if i write at my desk vs at my couch but its big !! for me at least. i find that if i try to write anywhere else besides by desk im just more easily distracted and then it cuts my train of thought and my sentences come out choppy and then my flow is ruined. theres actually a big difference in my writing based on location. and having a playlist helps !! whether its of songs with lyrics that inspire you (such as sad songs for angst, romantic ones for something more intimate, etc.) or just plain classical music. classical music has been a game changer for me. (don't ask me for recs i couldn't name a single song or artist if u held a gun to my head LMAONSDFG i just search random spotify playlists)

as far as writing goes, i think its important to start writing when u have a vague ending in mind—you don't always have to have the middle parts figured out, but having an ending can help guide u as u write and pick up momentum and figure out more things to say what the middle part will be to get u to that ending. i almost never write anything without an ending in mind. sometimes its one line and sometimes its an idea / concept of an event that will happen. but yeah an ending can rly help u figure out how to structure a fic !!

figuring out if ur stronger in dialogue vs the commentary portion of writing (for lack of better words LMAO but yall know what i mean—i hope) can also help u !! i think im a bit more dialogue suited as a writer, so a lot of the things i wanna convey, like a character's feelings and thoughts, are shown thru dialogue more often. if u focus more on what ur good at, the other things will kind of come on their own so u can continue—like when i say something thru dialogue that needs some context, the next paragraph might be some background on the character that explains it. which is just basic writing i know skjdhfjgdf but sometimes i just write out like a full convo of dialogue nonstop and go back and actually add the "meat" in between to it afterward. and that's bc the dialogue comes easy to me u know ?? and the commentary / story building in between doesn't, so focusing on one forces me to have to incorporate the other and by then i've somewhat figured out what to write by then. << this method can also rly help u improve ur dialogue too tho if u struggle on that bc seeing a convo just non stop without any background info in between to break it can give u an idea of how it sounds and what the dynamic between two characters is.

also to help with dialogue u can have a convo with yourself out loud 😭 i know that sounds dumb and weird BUT TRUST ME IT RLY HELPS KSHDGDF SOBSOB sometimes u just gotta talk to urself to have a convo flow !! and that way u can also really hear the words and know if they're a bit cheesy or cringe (we have all wrote a cringey dialogue here and there, no shame in it LMAO) but yeah 😭 talking to urself helps

i always suggest breaking things up into scenes that build into a plot. if ur having issues connecting parts of a story, just break it up into scenes. like my shin fic, if u read it (u don't have to for the example dw) but it was like literally like this in my drafts: shin and reader in shop, shin gets upset. shin and reader at home, slight confrontation / sex. shin + waka convo. shin hospital. KJASHGEHF (this sounds so dumb out of context LMAO) but yeah if u do that and then individually write those scenes out, its rly not much different than like maybe writing a drabble, which is far more manageable. and then u can connect them, and boom u have a full length fic !! but yeah that's something that helps me since im still developing my skills to write longer works

also rly discussing characters with friends, reading up on their information, and staying open to discussions that analyze characters is rly important !! we all have our own takes of a character so its okay if they're not always aligning with urs, but sometimes they can help u rly figure out a character and what u feel is their back story and the focal point of who they are—and the more u understand a character, the more describing them and portraying them will be easier. and trust me when u rly feel like u understand a character, the words don't stop, either when ur giving them dialogue or when ur just giving extra back story / commentary.

so yeah that was a bit rambly skhsd im rly sorry about that but i hope that helps a bit !! tysm for the kind ask and it rly did mean a lot to me <3 good luck on ur writing !!

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[chitsangenthusiast]

7, 9, and 11 for the ask game!!

hehehe more late responses to old ask games <3

7. What is your favorite scene you’ve written so far? ok i know this is going to make this answer a long one but i've gotta include the intro scene to my zukka novel's fic 'in time's arrow' <333 i enjoyed imagining and writing it so much that it's actually one of the reasons why i'm choosing to blend this fic with my mortician/marine bio au <3333

Fiddling with the frayed strings on his raincoat, Sokka frowned as he peered into the water. Salmon-eels don’t usually stray this far out into the bay. They’re river fish, shoals of glistening silver better suited for the rocky streams back home. For one to hobble out into open water alone, misshapen and streaked the color of wood grain, meant it had to be sick. If it got caught in his dad’s net then it could infect the other fish, and Sokka couldn’t let something like that happen, not on his very first fishing trip. He watched it like a penguin-hawk; in one moment he was tracking the salmon-eel from one end of the boat to the other, in the next— The ocean swallowed him like it was welcoming him home. Later, after he was pulled out by frantic hands that soothed his shuddering chest and layered him in thick blankets, Sokka sat curled up in the warmth of his Gran-Gran’s arms. She rocked him, gentle like the bay before its waters grew greedy, and as she petted at his drying hair she hummed to him of many things. There are animals that can live both on land and in the water, she’d said, and she listed all the ones she knew. There are accounts of more fantastical things that dwelled far deeper, and she described them. Ordinary people have also journeyed into those waters, she murmured. In her stories, sometimes they were even transformed anew. Sokka listened to them all, and though he stayed quiet and his eyelids grew heavy, his teeth still dug into the meat of his bottom lip and chewed until it stung. Because no matter how long he waited, none of those stories held what he had seen as he sank, a beast with squirming, midnight bright skin that stole away the blue of the water, a mouth full of raging colors, and mighty tusks that nicked his palm and made him bleed a drop of shimmering blue.

9. What is your favorite dialogue you’ve written so far? lmfao i'm trying to be fresh with these answers to not say things i've likely talked abt in the past, so i just reread the beginning half of mallrat chpt 4 and can i just use all of that as my answer. bc boy howdy do i love writing silly 'everyone pick on sokka' convos <3

but if not, then i do enjoy this bit from gold in the air of summer:

“I’m about to make it a rule that no one’s allowed to describe anything as just a shiny version of a regular color,” Toph complains lightly. As expected, Zuko radiates pure frustration, and it makes her grin at how easy it is to do that. “Don’t give me that! It does!” “Do better,” is all she says in response. Zuko makes a loud sound of irritation and barrels forward. “Gold looks warm, and a lot of people in my nation think gold is an honor to the sun because they’re the same color. Although you can’t actually look at the sun the same way you can at gold—uhm,” Zuko stumbles in his explanation, and any stubborn tenacity he had gathered disappears completely. He lets out an explosive sigh, and Toph hears him move to dart up from his spot in the sand. “Whatever, I’m not going to sit here and explain it when I can just show you. I’ll just get something from inside, there’s plenty to bend in there.” “Zuko’s eyes are gold,” Sokka says, simply and clearly enough to cut through all of Zuko’s aggravation and shock him into stunned silence.

11. What scene are you most hyped for this chapter/fic? lmaoo an answer special just for you: the 'come when you want' 5+1 nsfw has some good ol' war paint, glove, and mask play bc again, indulging yourself is the key to life <33

#i am very very excited to write that au i am also trying very very hard to put all of my focus on mallrat/cwyw bc i /gotta/ finish those #goal is for my birthday i wanna be able to finally POST something <333 </3 <3 #also for no.11 a snippet in the tags (bc it feels less daunting here than above for some reason lol): #Next time he's going to design a mask with a bigger mouth #smaller teeth #a hole that he can sink in more than just a few of his fingers. #ask

[lyra-swan]

Thank you for responding nicely, you were very helpful and you actually motivated me to work more on myself. The problem here is that I'm not a native or anything, but English is so easy to me and I think its easier than my first language. However, I still have problems with how native talk and speak, describing and the likes. Anyway, forget about that. What I come here to ask was how did you write your fic "Mechanical Angel"? What inspired you or helped you to write it? If it's too much just ignore it. This work is so good and the plot is really intriguing , I can't put in words but I really loved it. Thank you for writing it.

Hey sorry for the late reply, had to do a bit of travelling!

Don't worry too much! Keep practising! A thing I like to do is rewrite something I wrote ages ago to see my progress. It's super fun and extremely motivating to see how far you've come.

As for your question, I've written and rewritten an answer so many times because I both want to go into detail and also not go into too much detail because it might be a bit much. This does get a little bit too personal, it's nothing extreme but I'll apologise anyway. Also sorry if it sounds a bit rambly, at least I didn't write too much!

I first got the idea zoning out to music on a long truck ride and I thought of Eichi taking in a newly orphaned Mika from a snowy war zone. Then Mika learns that Eichi killed his family after overhearing a convo between Eichi and Yuzuru, he becomes distant and joins the army to kill Eichi in revenge, befriends Shu, then there's the end scene on the cliff years later in winter where it's revealed that it was all a misunderstanding and that Eichi loves Mika like a son after he's shot by Mika. That was the original simple plotline that I dumped into a document to write another day.

There are so many inspirations behind this fic.... Attack on Titan... Watership Down (I wonder if anyone noticed the references peppered throughout)... Linked Horizon's songs (He Lies in a Cold Coffin, chapter title of 3, is literally She Lies in a Cold Coffin, one of my favourite Linked Horizon Songs)... Made in Abyss... the actual Mechanical Angel song by Sunday Driver where I got the title and idea for Mika becoming a living weapon, but the whole evil doctor Tatsumi thing was inspired by an actual certain doctor whose skull is now used by forensics students in Brazil.

I was doing a lot of digging into WW2 before I started, more than I usually do anyway, as well as that aforementioned certain doctor because I somehow became obsessed with it (purely research intentions, but I DO love WW2 planes, greatly, I get so excited whenever I see any WW2 plane from any country), and I was looking for inspiration knowing I'd be writing in a similar setting in a similar timeframe. So that was a major inspiration.

But what really changed the story was when I lived on my family's farm for two months after certain circumstances. I abandoned the other au I was writing back then and began writing this one some days after moving in.

'Because Mika is in a new environment, just like me, sure I understand what he's going through' is how me expressing my own personal conflicts in this fic began, it very quickly became more than just that. (E.g. Eichi getting upset at Arashi's mother).

It was the environment and hatred for my abusive family that served as a driving force. Writing it practically became a coping method. And it helped. So much. It was healing and cathartic to write and it genuinely helped me in so many ways it's not too much to say it completely rewired my brain in certain aspects. Sure there are scenes that I think are pretty juvenile (e.g. Mika and Eichi's father), but then I remember why I wrote them that way and leave it be because it was what I needed back then. Nobody needed to like it or understand, it was all for myself. (And also, it is just a fanfiction in the end so it's totally fine).

I live in New Zealand so it was late spring when I started writing. So hot too! It was practically summer already, it got hotter each day. So many cicadas, too. Summer is definitely an important season in the fic precisely because of those days when I'd get away from my family by writing in one of the paddocks in a secluded part of the farm. In ch.2 there's a ladybug because I stared at the grass while thinking of what to write and saw the cutest little ladybug myself and decided to start the next scene just like that. That's one of my most favourite memories, and also maybe getting too scared to leave the paddock when I was writing the end of ch.3 at night because there were bulls blocking the gate... I had to squish through the mud and climb over the fence instead and there were possums (I actually don't know what they were! This is just a guess! All I heard was high-pitched creature screaming!) screaming in the forest right next to me so that totally wasn't scary!

But yes, writing in the countryside, combined with me watching WW2 documentaries and Watership Down at night, my personal struggles with family, and DOGS because I LOVE dogs, served to completely change the plot that I thought would be so simple as well as add a heap of words I never expected.

Also, very important, this: "And if Eichi was right beside him in his arms, if Mika could feel his breath and hear his heartbeat, then Eichi was definitely safe" from ch.65 Screams Drowning in the Roaring Wind (inspired by lyrics for Sensen no Realism, an Ending Song for Youjo Senki, a lot of the chapter titles are inspired by lyrics from different songs), is based on this paragraph from an article called Why Does My Rottweiler Sit on Me: Understanding This Odd Behavior:

"And sometimes you will get sat on. This will probably make your Rottweiler feel better, because if they are sitting on you then you are definitely safe. But it might not have quite the same impact on you."

Rottweilers are a dream breed of mine, so I gave Eichi 2 Rotties (mentioned in ch.51 before Tori terrorises Mika). It's just a shame Mika is so scared of dogs, doesn't help he gets attacked by a dog though. Either way he would definitely sit on Eichi to make absolutely sure he is safe. He's a good guard dog.

#anon ask

[lunacvte]

Hi! I saw your requests were open and I red some of your fics and thought your writing was so good! So I thought requesting something would be fun I hope your aight with it, you may ignore this if you want

So have you ever watched victorious? If you don't I recommend it very good show there's this one episode where cat gets a butterfly stuck in her ear and when I rewatched this episode I suddenly got an idea and scenario popped up in my head

What if Solomon and mc were partners in a project they were doing for class and they have to take care of a butterfly for it and Solomon accidentally drops the little cage it was kept in and the door was got opened resulting in it getting out and they have to catch it and then it flew into mc's ear and when Solomon asks where the butterfly was in this the Convo:

Solomon:where did the butterfly go?

Mc:uh Solomon?

Solomon:yes?

Mc:I think I found them

Solomon:really where?!

Mc:I think...their in my ear...

Solomon:your ear? Are-you sure?

Mc:well I don't know maybe they fle-

And then they just start screaming and running around like a crazy person and fine when it stops

Mc:yes I'm sure..

So through out the day mc is just screaming every 5 minutes and being ok 2 seconds later until Solomon can find a way to get it out I wonder how the brothers the angels and the royals will react to this news 😂 atleast it's not one of sketchy spells again and just a big accident lmao

HELPPP THIS IS THE FUNNIEST MOST RANDOM REQUEST IVE GOTTEN- but thank you so much! I’m always glad to hear someone enjoys reading what I come up with! :)

The fact that that’s one of my favorite episodes of victorious- and this fits solomon so well 😭 i hope this writing will fit your liking!! :)

Characters : gn!reader (mc), Solomon

( all dialogue spoken from Solomon will be highlighted blue, mc’s will be regular font color!)

Genre - humorrr!! i tried to recreate the same humor that was in the episode by rewatching it, except it’s a little more dramatic and spiced up, to fit the feel of the actual environment of the devildom!

You’ve given me the butterflies!

“I still don’t understand what.. watching a butterfly and monitoring it’s daily patterns has anything to do with curses or hexes-“ you sighed, slowing down your steps as you walked down the stairs beside Solomon - your newly assigned partner for this project.

“Well, it matters since later on in the class, we’ll be practicing how to manipulate the butterfly, stuff like how to make it understand our words, control its actions, stuff like that. It’s quite easy, infact. I could teach you right here without even having to do the project, but what’s the fun in that?” He explained with a smile, as if it would be an easy A+ for the both of you.

‘You would be the one person to make it sound so easy…’ you thought, nodding along to whatever Solomon was now ranting about.

“Where would you like to do this assignment? I think the library is free.. if not, my rooms always open!” You asked him as you both approached the library to check if it had been occupied.

“Right here is fine, it’ll give us plenty of room to put everything.”

‘“Put everything”?? How much does he have planned for this.. Guess it’s a good thing he has so much knowledge on this sort of stuff, I wont have to stress about not being able to do it quickly..’

Solomon handed you the little container that acted as the cage for the butterfly as he held the library’s door open for you. You bowed slightly, murmuring a ‘thank you’ and handed the cage back to him since you were afraid of accidentally letting something happen to it.

while walking inside, You set your drawstring bag down in front of the dragon designed table and sat down on the ground. Solomon sat beside you, setting the cage on the edge of the table.

“So, where should we start? I have the paper we need to fill out the questions for if you wanna start with that-“

You were interrupted by a slight thud and Solomon gasping. The handle of his small briefcase had gotten caught on the edge of the cage, causing it to fall to the ground.

You heard Solomon swear under his breath, both of your eyes going wide and frantically getting up to try and catch the butterfly that was now fluttering all around the room — and quickly.

“I can’t reach it! It’s flying too high for me..” you groaned, practically jumping in the air to catch it.

Solomon sighed and looked up, tracking the butterfly with his eyes.

“Me too.. we’ll just have to wait until it lands..”

“Can’t you.. control it with one if the hexes you know or something??” You asked.

“Not when I can’t have a focus on it.. I have to be able to focus and see the butterfly in order to take control of it.. and it’s quite hard to when its flying everwhere around the room..” he chuckled reluctantly, rubbing the back of his neck.

The both of you continued to search around for it, attempting to catch it in your hands if it came closer to either of you, but to no avail, every chance was unsuccessful.

Until…

Yelp-

You squeaked, shuddering as you felt one side of your ear tighten with a tickling sensation.

You rubbed your ear, feeling your heart rate increase. ‘My ear must just be itchy.. that’s probably it.. there’s no way the..” you knew what you were telling yourself a lie, you clearly felt the small butterfly touch your skin and it scared you.

Solomon must not have noticed, since he was still looking around the whole library trying to find the flying insect.

“Mc- I can’t see it anywhere, it might’ve landed somewhere we can catch it, have you seen it?” He asked you.

You just sat down, a nervous expression taking over your face.

“Uh.. Solomon..?” you looked up at him.

“Yes? What is it?”

“I think I found it…”

“… really? Where? I didn’t see it anywh-“

“I think it’s in.. my ear..”

His eyes widened, eyebrows coming closer in confusion.

“Your ear?? Are- you sure..??”

“Well- i don’t know.. i might’ve felt it but maybe it flew som-“

You yelped out again, screaming and hitting your ear as you felt the butterly flying around, almost like it was trying to escape, but it all it did was feel more and more uncomfortable.

But the next second, it stopped and you were completely fine.. so you stood there. Your hair was disheveled and your hand was over your ear, scared that if you moved it, the butterfly would move around.

“…yep. i’m sure..” you panted, glancing at Solomon with a weirded out look.

As the day went on, you couldn’t get a moment of peace. If the butterfly wasn’t flying around, exploring… whatever was in your ear -not that you wanted to know- then you just couldn’t stop thinking about it. And when it was bothering you, you’d just scream and end up hurting yourself from hitting your ear.

“Mc! I have an idea: what if I lured the butterfly out, like.. they’re attracted to sweet things, right?” Before you knew it, Solomon pulled out a banana, unpeeling it and bringing it towards your ear. “Here pretty butterfly~ come on out now”

You looked at Solomon like he was crazy, but you couldn’t say anything. What if this actually somehow worked? You’d just be happy to have it out of your ear.

But.. if only Diavolo and Lucifer hadn’t just walked by you and Solomon, making the situation ten times more awkward than it already was.. I mean, one of the most powerful human sorcerers was holding a banana to your ear trying to lure a butterfly out.. what even.

Diavolo just beamed and turned towards Lucifer. “Luci! Is this another activity the humans partake in? It looks quite absurd.. have you tried it? I wonder if it’s fun!” He smiled, watching you and the giggling Solomon. “Diavolo.. i don’t think that’s something humans just do.. at least I didn’t think so..”

Your head hung low as you were dying from embarrassment by now, Lucifer just watched you both, a confused, puzzled look on his face.

Suddenly you broke out in alarming, high pitched screams, startling Solomon, Lucifer and Diavolo. You jumped in place, tilting your head to the side as you felt the butterfly struggling again. Then once again, you closed your eyes and sighed in relief as the flying inside your head came to a stop.

“Mc- What is devils name was that?!“ Lucifer questioned, looking shocked.

“Oh, pay no mind to them. Mc’s got a little.. situation. Nothing I can’t take care of though. Now if you’ll pardon us, we have a project to get to..! Come on, i’ll get you fixed up; no problem.”

You nervously smiled and waved to Diavolo and Lucifer as Solomon guided you both out of the commons space — with the banana still close to your ear, mind you. - He’s really convinced this will lure it out, but all it’s doing is making you smell like a banana..

You huffed, pulling the fruit from his hands. “This isn’t working.. we need to like… pull it out or something!” You attempted to try and pick at it, but nothing was working.

“I’m sorry, Mc.. but that would only irritate and hurt you? And possibly the butterfly, we can’t risk something happening to it and not completing the project.. There’s only one more solution.”

“Huh-“ you were suddenly dragged by Solomon, directing you towards your room. “Why bring me here?” You asked.

“Just wait” he said, sitting on your bed, crossing his legs and muttering a bunch of words that you could hardly hear since.. well, pretty much only one of your ears worked. All of a sudden, all the demon brothers were summoned inside of your room. You jumped slightly only to bump into Beelzebub who was transported to right behind you, you looked up at him, apologizing.

“Hm? Mc, you smell so sweet.. do you have food? Is that what you invited me for? You’d really be so kind as to share food with m-“ Beel went on, his smile brightening as his cheeks turned a rosy color, as it usually did when he smelled (or saw) appealing food.

“N-no- i’m not the one who summoned.. any of you here. Solomon, what are they all doing here?”

“Wow, Mc~ it’s only so rare that I get to see your lovely little room~! It’s so cute in here, and smells so exquisite, like a cottage in the spring time~” Asmodeus twirled around, beginning to admire the little antiques and clutter you kept on your shelves.

“Now, everyone. I did indeed summon you all here in hopes that you’d be able to help me and Mc, you see, as you all know, we were assigned as partners for the butterfly project and.. well-“

You swatted at your ear, screaming and shouting swear words, accidentally slapping your cheek before your fit ended a few moments later as if nothing happened. The demon brothers, now alarmed, looked at you with wide eyes.

“There was a little accident..”

“Geez! Don’t scare me like that! I thought ya were getting murdered or somethin’!” Mammon said, holding his hand over his clothed chest as though it would help his increased heart rate from being suddenly startled.

“Solomon, what’s- why-“ Satan stuttered, trying to make sense of the situation.

“Listen! We were just trying to do this stupid project when the cage fell, butterfly was set loose, flew into my ear somehow, which like- how could it even fit in there?? And now it’s flying all around inside my head and it’s infuriating, so someone do something! Anything! I don’t care if you have to surgically remove it just get. It. Out!” You panted as you tried to rant in one single breath, still holding your ear to try and ease the discomfort.

All of the demons and Solomon just stared at you, not actually doing anything, causing you to groan and plop down onto your bed.

“We haven’t gotten to my idea yet. But i need you to stand right in the center of the floor, all of you, gather around Mc, please.” He instructed you and the demons, and they did as he said, forming a small circle around you.

Solomon just smiled and looked at Asmo.

“Asmodeus, I heard from Mammon that you look bad in the color pink.”

Asmo gasped, shooting an immediate death glare at Mammon, who was beyond confused. “Well if that’s how you feel, then you shall not have the right to look at me anymore! Clearly someone can’t appreciate what real, natural beauty looks like! And I look incredible in pink, thank you very much!”

“Mammon, I heard from Belphie that he thinks you have bad taste in expensive items, even though you work so hard to get money for it!” Solomon grinned as Mammon shouted and growled at Belphie, who denied everything the human claimed.

“And Belphie… Apparently Beel thinks you’d be so much more fun to hang around with if only you weren’t sleeping all the time! So boring..” Belphegor only pouted angrily at Beel, who’s cheeks were stuffed with food he had somehow found.. yet he still looked sad. “Wh- i woud nefer shay tat…!” His eyes glimmered apologetically (please he’s such cuteness )’: )

“Beel! Leviathan says he’d actually come out to eat with the family if only you didn’t eat and hog all the food! How rude is that..” Solomon grinned, while the gluttonous demon pouted even more, which had Levi frantically trying to deny and comfort the upset demon, unsure if he would get angry or even more sad, both of which he did not want to see.

“Levi~~ Satan claims he’s sick and tired of having to deal with all the games and objects you buy from akuzon, always having some sort of mischievous impact on him and his brothers!”

Satan.. well, he didn’t even try to deny it. “Honestly, yeah- that’s kinda true. You and your damn teleportation games… switching all the rooms in the house. You know how frustrating that is??” Satan sharply accused.

By now, all the brothers were now shouting at each other, fighting and arguing, and it was very loud to say the least; you could hardly even hear your own thoughts.

“Just wait, Mc.”

You looked all around, at everyone turning against one another, until suddenly you felt a little twitch in your ear, and it no longer felt muffled. You could now hear out of both ears!

“Solomon!! The butterfly!”

He smiled, standing on his tippy toes, just enough to finally be able to catch it safely in his hands. “Yes! I knew that’d work! Great job, boys” he smiled.

Not only were all the brothers now angry at each other, but they were very much questioning as to how you weren’t lying when you said there was a butterfly in your ear…

“Just- don’t ask.”

“Oh and, none of the stuff I said was true. Just needed a loud noise to get this little hider out of Mc’s ear! Thanks for the cooperation everyone!” He gracefully said before returning the butterfly to its cage.

“Heh.. soo… how’s everyones day going…?” You awkwardly asked the demons who had been staring at you, most likely trying not to laugh or make a comment.

And that concludes this writing once again~ I hope you enjoyed @tokyomaru !! I had so much fun writing this you have no idea :)

Until next time~!

#obey me #asmodeusobeyme #leviathanobeyme #beelzebub obey me #lucifer obey me #obey me fluff #obey me mammon #obey me! shall we date? #satan obey me #lord diavolo #solomon obey me #i forgot to mention the angels but i felt like i’d be hard to incorporate them #so i went ahead with just keeping it with the demons/royals! #obey me belphie #obey me crack

[poisonsteel]

dusting tag off. hello anyone home. i have some (many) thoughts about gregory in relation to grissamant . under read more because leak warnings ((also i over explain a lot in this but i PROMISE ITS GOING SOMEWHERE !!!! i just can NOT shut up))

from what we have of the house leaders talking to him gregory is.. a coward. hes better off the battlefield than on it and claude even says he has a skill for running away. its also possible that he might be in the mage cannon class, which we know is armored (but i would love to see him as enchanter because the back is open on it.. what if he has a tattoo as well ⁉️)

which is so strange because celestia and madeline dont seem to be very different to zephia and marni at all- celestia and zephia are even likely both melusines. gregory on the other hand sounds like a totally different person

we know the other world has opposites from the bond convos (hector saying the chloé of his world has the most boring food taste ever, for example) so it makes sense that gregory Would be the exact opposite of a sadomasochist HOWEVER And I PROMISE im going somewhere with this, as i said before celestia and madeline are not very different.

by gregorys name fitting in with brodia's name scheme and celestias "we're all from different places" dialogue, its a safe assumption hes brodian, which would mean griss is too. in the griss and zephia death scene griss mentions barely remembering his parents, and that zephia found him when he was quote "little", so another easy assumption is that griss's parents must have died or abandoned him by some means and zephia found + raised him. celestias dialogue also calls the others her family as well which means SOMEWHERE in that series of events, we get a split between "gregory" and "griss"

so where am i going with this? please consider that the other world has opposites in terms of personality outside of our three missing hounds. the opposite of diamant would be completely unhinged and likely enjoy bloodshed. hed maybe even have killed his own father to take the throne going full on michalis, its even possible he would have killed alcryst, too. now back to gregory and griss both being brodian,

in conclusion when the dlc drops if im correct about any of this please expect a MILLION FICS where gregory and griss are swapped over. griss cant corrupt diamant ALL the time we gotta give him a break. give him a pre-messed up diamant as a treat ((and give gregory a break in the process please if you think diamant and griss would fuck nasty because of griss imagine what that diamant does to HIM!!!!))

griss and the diamant of that world would go together almost perfectly, whilst the same is true for the diamant of our world and gregory. given gregory obviously hates combat and getting hurt he would likely attach himself to anyone strong that he saw whilst griss tends to charge in alone, which could DEFINITELY be unhealthy in relation to his world's diamant, but with our diamant? oh my god. thatd be so cute

but at the same time the two would have to have some similarities between them the same way celestia and madeline do which for the diamant we have would probably get disturbing in a way. not in the sense that gregory is a sadomasochist as well, but rather that he probably had the same things happen to him that griss did, with some key difference in there that spun them in opposite directions. my personal headcanon/theory/thing is that griss was a prisoner of war and zephia found him in elusia, whilst gregory was saved by brodian forces ((morion himself, perhaps?)) and ended up serving a very awful king later down the line to "repay" the debt. what if gregorys general cowardice is a direct result of his world's diamant ???

not to say he cant or shouldnt mess up diamant himself i just think itd be funny if he saw the other diamant and went "oh! why is that hotter......"

alternatively what would happen in a "griss survives" au where gregory still exists. like what would diamant do because theres no way griss wouldnt beat the living daylights out of gregory as a fun activity

#grissamant #engage spoilers #engage leaks #i wanna talk about this ship on here bc this is where the people Are for it.. #grissamant enjoyers PLEASE INTERACT #i am that one guy on ao3 who has written almost HALF of it #i say almost because the half title goes to the ceo of it

[1centillion]

thinking about two great meals ive had.

That one with lumen veronica and ian– wonderful to feel like a real grown up and overall, stand out conversation. A marked standard of friends because they were so welcoming. It was so easy to join their back and forth even though theyd known each other a long time and i just met them. Diversity in topics and dissection of lots of intricate ideas but the atmosphere was casual, a sister to socratic. Super fun going to frank and hanks after and learn to play billiards. Wonderful to ride in veronicas car and drive back to k town. Also the shrooms i was on had me feeling eleganté

and todays long long lunch with atiana. Downtown al fresco seating, finger foods, and picking away at a whole fish on a sunny but not overly hot Los Angeles afternoon. Really engaging conversation and i was able to explore a lot of my interests and flesh out my ideas on how the world works and whats reasonable to expect from others. *Finally* was able to overcome the idea that i dont want to relate to the public ("bc theyre dumb or insecure") by understanding that 1) time is a very very very important factor in finding people who are easy to talk to, time makes it possible to have interesting and complex conversations with almost anyone if you let it (To Do: find out how to have casual (i.e. the "definition of a hot & freezing take") convo with people on a first date. Mechanically u know its possible), time (in this case, longevity of friendship with ati) is probably exactly the ingredient that let me have this convo with atiana 2) my friendship with atiana is proof enough that i dont know everything in the world. Pleasant to the fullest most vibrant and satisfying definition of that word, experience to sit and chat with my friend in temperate weather. Waiter was so friendly. One of my first instances of being able to revel amd roll and use the resources of having a stable career and expendable income and a peaceful social and internal life. It feels like im settling into adulthood. Really feels like i shed a lot of jaded-ness and cynicism in this long lunch. Being able to talk it out and devote real time to picking apart those thoughts always turning in my head was so rewarding. Atiana is a great sounding board.

Also, saw Puss In Boots The Last Wish movie today it was amazing!

[heir-less]

I don't know what Harry haters would say and I don't care about their opinion. But this isn't a bad video. It shows an angry dad protecting his kids. Besides when it comes to paparazzi and Di's boys people will always take the side of Di's boys. What really intrigues me is that he said he stayed 30 minutes. Where was their guards. Does that mean he was inside the estate. Is it so easy to get on Queen's property 🤔

It's not the Queen's property, though. It's a public road. While it is at Sandringham estate, there are lots of areas that are open to the public all year round and I haven't seen any reports saying that this was in a private area (and if he was, he should have been arrested and charged with something, not just asked to leave. You can’t just sneak onto royal property like that, that’s a crime). Again, I think William being annoyed or peeved on its own is fine, he can be suspicious too.

But him yelling at the man and following him while calling the cops after the guy was clearly leaving and had explained (or was trying to explain) that he wasn't stalking anyone, didn't take any pictures, and hadn't even known that they would be there is an overblown reaction at best and harassment at worst. Like, that man sounded terrified and he kept trying to explain himself and William didn't want to hear it. The convo would have been more productive and William probably would have felt safer if he had just asked the guy what he was doing calmly, had just ignored him, or made him leave on his own.

I don't like this "protecting" narrative that this story is taking on. Because what actual threat was that man to begin with? Like, be honest. The worst-case scenario is that this guy, a photographer, was hoping to spot the royals and take a picture of them. Which, yeah, that's annoying and there are elements of creepiness to that, but William cannot really prevent getting papped when he's with his family in public. That man wasn't doing anything illegal, either. Like, how much of a threat is this random dude on foot going to be to a family on bikes? Literally, just keep riding and then call security about it if you're so worried.

Even the Royal commentator that broke this story sympathizes with the damn photographer and highlights that William's temper is often over-powering and he relies on Kate to smooth over his "odd man mood". You can't be perfect all the time, he basically says. So if even this guy is willing to admit that William clearly over-reacted why can't you? Saying that William is distrustful of photographers and his desire to protect his kids sometimes leads him to act in ways that are needlessly hostile seems like an okay take to me. I personally find his behavior to be entitled and elitist on top of that, but that's just my opinion.

#answered #anonymous

[kosi-annec]

Season 2 of BNHA! This one is gonna be long cuz of the sports fest. arc and the stain arc, so most likely gonna cut this in half lol

My review of Season 2 part 1:

Ok but why tf did nezu let aizawa still teach when he is recovering?? like the guy is covered in bandages for fuck sake

I was a little surprised by shinsou's voice, i don't remember it being that.. deep? mature? idk what the word is, but it doesnt sound like a teenager (watching the dub btw) tho i start to get used to it again

I couldn't help but think the whole proclaiming rivalry against deku was funny, like idk why, but i thought it was ridiculous

The animation during the racing part was just amazing, specifically the part where shoto freezes the zero-pointer. Like, god damn they know how to animate ice. On the subject of the race, i would like to give props to deku's whole plan, cuz damn his plan was pretty smart

I'm kind of surprised that momo just let mineta hang onto her like that during the race, if i was her i would've dropped kicked him instantly, zero hesitation

The cavalry battle was fun to watch, and where class 1b gets introduced in the series! Monoma such a smart lil shit and i love him for it; bakugo need a chill pill dear god, tho it was funny with him hitting kirishima's head lol. Hatsume also gets spot light too and i love her chaotic energy, also the beginning of Uraraka's jealousy.

I am a bit confused as to how shinsou even won? like his quirk requires the target to respond back to him, so did tetsutetsu's team all just replied back and get mindcontroled? i mean ok ig

When todoroki pulled deku aside and basically trauma dumped on him, i did not expect bakugo to have overheard that convo, like i did not remember him eavesdropping before, but tbf it was a short clip of him so it was easy to forget

"Are you All Might's secret love child or something?" gets me every fucking time🤣

The fact ojiro withdrew when he felt like he didnt deserve to go into the finals was just, hhhhh hun no you deserve it, but honestly that was very (as kirishima said) manly of him to do. And kendo offering tetsutetsu's team to go into the finals was just, respect. This is why she's class rep.

Kendo grabbing monoma for the 'perverse person' in the scavenger hunt was just- LMAO😂

"-or tried to hype themselves up" then shows bakugo just face to face with a wall and shoto in a dark corner crouching, are you sure this is hyping themselves up? it looks more like brooding lol

Now the real fun of the sports festival begins

Deku vs shinsou. Ojiro literally told him not to respond to anything shinsou says, but yet he still fell for it, cmon dude. The past users of one for all were like "eyo no, you are not losing to this weak ass man." I do feel bad for shinsou, like dude deserves to be a hero, i hope he gets in class 1a, or at least 1b. The two boys could get a long a bunch, i mean, deku doesn't mind talking to him even after being mindcontroled. Tho it is funny that shinsou just kept mindcontrolling him everytime he responded, but at the same time pls stop doing that, he's just trying to have a conversation

Shoto vs sero. Okay, the speed sero was able to tape shoto and swing him almost out of the ring was impressive, but of course, its no match for shoto. Tho his attack was a bit overkill. The crowd screaming out 'nice try' for sero was nice of them tho

Denki vs shiozaki. Her speech in the beginning was mildly funny. Denki just thinking that she's cute and asking her on a date... not really the time for that, but he got his priorities straight, i guess. Tho really, shiozaki should be in class 1a with how powerful her quirk is, but then again it would be hell to draw her hair

Kendo karate chopping monoma to unconsciousness will always be funny

Iida vs hatsume. I don't actually remember what happened in this fight the 1st time i watched it, so this is gonna be fresh to me. Honestly, the whole round was hilarious, it was just a straight up ad for her support gear. Poor iida, he just wanted a fair fight

Now, speed round! Aoyama vs mina. Not much to say here, just mina showing off her dance moves and finishing the battle. Poor aoyama, humiliating way to go // Tokoyami vs momo. That was actually pretty fast dang, momo was recommended yet tokoyami still beat her. Shows how powerful dark shadow is // Kirishima vs tetsutetsu. Like looking into a mirror, of course it ends with a draw, the two are really hard bros

"..bakugo wouldn't use the full power of his explosions on a girl, right?" "yeah, he would" well, at least deku was honest about it😅

Bakugo vs uraraka. Oh boy, this fight. Gotta commend uraraka's determination, she planned out a good strategy; using her jacket as a decoy in the smoke, taking all those hits to create her finishing move. But bakugo is merciless, he was going to win no matter what. Even if she got him floating, bakugo could've just used his explosions to propel himself around. Uraraka put up a good fight, she was just paired up to someone who can put up a better one. Tho at least bakugo saw her as an equal, with him not going easy on her; cuz she isn't some weak little girl, she's a hero in training giving her all and should be taken seriously.

Now, for some light heartedness; Kirishima vs tetsutetsu, electric boogaloo. Such manliness, such raw chivalry. Two bros, having an arm wrestling match, 1 feet apart cuz they're just bros

The talk between the urarakas was sweet, she definitely needed to hear that from her dad. Speaking of dads, deku standing up to endeavor for shoto there was just amazing, someone had to tell that asshole

Now, the main event; Deku vs shoto. This whole fight is just deku being shoto's therapist, except with violence. Starting off with lovely ice animations, then bloody broken bones! Seriously tho, how tf does deku still push thru with dat much pain?? like boy is 15 and he's barely used his quirk. On the sidelines, bakugo thinking like a nerd as he watches. He may be an angy boi, but he is a smart angy boi. Now the ✨traumatic backstory✨ seriously tho, can't wait to see endeavor get his ass thoroughly kicked. Baby shoto is utterly adorable tho, must protect mah bby boy. Look wat you did endeavor, you fucked up a perfectly good child, look at him he has anxiety. "IT'S YOUR QUIRK NOT HIS" gets me every time. And then, FIRREEEE🔥🔥 and a SWOOSH and a BANG and- you get my point. That whole part was animated amazingly; deku rocketing across the ice, shoto using both sides at the same time to make such an epic explosion, the ice and fire. The pro heroes' reaction to the blast were kind of funny lol. And then it ends with shoto being half shirtless, they had to do it huh. Not complaining tho >.>

"..out there, for that one moment, I forgot all about you" DAMN BOI he really said to endeavor "this aint bout you bitch"

all might telling deku what he did was the right thing, even if he lost, just UGH, thank u dadmight

Shiozaki vs iida and Ashido vs tokoyami ended so quickly, cant really say much

okay when uraraka was worried bout deku with the surgery thing, i was kinda surprised mineta wasnt actively being a perv to her or tsuyu. He has SOME dignity at least, as little as that is

Kirishima vs Bakugo. Eyyy these two. "..he's still going strong, but how long can he keep his hardening up?" taking this out of context tho- curse my brain. It was kinda funny when tetsutetsu was cheering kiri on, such a bro. The small bit of deku and iida talking about tensei and how iida was excited to talk to him later, just, oof. Bakugo being all smort n just going ballistic on kiri, if kiri had gotten enough good hits on baku he probs could win, but this is bakugo, so doubt. He did good tho!

Now, on to the semi finals!

Iida vs shoto. I should be focused on the fight, but damn why is shoto so frickin pretty here?? Ahem, i digressed. That kick to the back tho, like with how fast iida was going wouldn't that have broken his spine? then again this is anime. Can't believe for someone smart like iida, he forgot that shoto could freeze shit in close range, like boi it was pretty obvious

Oh god, TENSEI NOO. HE DIDN'T DESERVE IT BRUH

Bakugo vs tokoyami. Was it really that hard to figure out that light would be a weakness to DARK SHADOW, he literally called that, wouldn't ur first thought be "oh then bright light would be its weakness" like cmon. Anyway, tokoyami wasnt winning that for sure, unless the match was in nighttime then maybe

Kendo really be makin fun of monoma for announcing war lmao

How strong is the vibration of iida's phone to shake is entire body?? also, wouldnt be distracting like if he was in class and his phone rang. He'd just be shaking up and down on his seat lol

EW EW EW NO GET THAT ICKY TONGUE MAN AWAY FROM ME GROSS

oof shoto reliving traumatic memories q-q

Oooohhh shoto hit a nerve in bakugo, a lil snippet to maybe him realizing that he was a damn asshole to deku??

But now, IT'S THE FINAL BATTLE🎺🎺

Bakugo vs shoto. Shoto going strong with a huge ass wall of ice, but ice isn't exactly strong against literal bombs, and dukes him out like he did with deku! Oh dammit endeavor shut up, now shoto's doubting himself again. Can't tell if bakugo is insulting him or trying to help him... probably both since he wants a fair fight; no holding back. DEKU CHEERING TODOROKI ON!! And then comes in the fire- Oh nope doubt be kicked in. Damn, bakugo's ego self-esteem issues kicking in here, wanting to prove he's the best n all. I swear all these kids need therapy

Lmao bakugo getting chained up cuz he can't keep his cool. But aw iida couldn't make it, dammit stain, why'd you gotta do that man, people are complicated

Ok I never noticed that midnight actually talked over all might's entrance lol. Awww him giving tokoyami and shoto some nice fatherly talk and hugs, and then there's bakugo wwww

Oh no, iida finding out... Oh god tensei nooo. And thus, the seek for vengeance begins

But hey, shoto's now trying to reconcile with himself and his mom q^q

And that's sports festival arc complete!

#bnha #mha #boku no hero academia #my hero academia #sharing my brain juice #fandom talks #acessment

[moved-to-void-kissed]

💬 hi im in ur inbox again feel free to ignore this one bc its longer than what the original prompt talked abt but .. would love to hear any ideas for like. if adri & luna had a "hey this is what u missed!" convo in the celebi quest .. was going to add taka in there as the timetravel partner bc im biased but elias being there also sounds funny

The fact that you took the time to send all these asks means a lot to me, friend. Thank you very much. I will not ignore this.

I will give a disclaimer that, since Adri doesn’t actually do the Celebi quest in our version of events, I hadn’t really had any ideas about this concept before you sent the ask. I had sort of envisioned lines from Adri as a part of the quest, since she can say about “don’t worry I stepped in as shadow champion while you were gone and before shelly became the new champion! after luna became an elite four member I took up a position as ghost-type gym leader and I take my battles in iolia valley”. However, this is something a bit different.

(source: this post by queenieboo22)

send me 💬 and a character and I’ll give you a line my self-insert would say if in a canon interaction with them - this is a full default Anna Route situation, meaning Elias is the other time traveller and it’s also in tier 3 instead of post-Tao Trio where you moved it to.

If you just want the one line: “I’m just.. so sorry that I left you all alone!”

And if you’d like the whole (dialogue-only) conversation: it’s under the readmore.

Luna: “My love.. It really is you! You’re still exactly as I remember you.. Oh, I cannot express how happy I am to see you again!”

Adriana: “I know it hasn’t been as long for me, but I am so glad to see you as well, Luna! How have you fared? Is everything alright?”

Luna: “Yes, with all things considered, I like to think I've done quite well for myself. I'm one of the Elite Four now, you see!”

Adriana: "Oh! That's amazing, Luna, congratulations! You're truly deserving of the title."

Luna: "Hehe, thank you kindly! I have been working closely with the Champion to help her keep a better record of this region's history, as well as to preserve what aspects of its old culture would be remiss to lose entirely. It would have been lovely to have you here to see our progress, I must admit."

Adriana: “I am so sorry.. If not for the Relic Stone in our original time being so inaccessible, we wouldn’t have had to travel through time like we did..”

Luna: “Ah, don’t worry too much; when the Champion figured out the answer, it brought us all much solace. Though it was still a miserable affair for myself, and others too, to begin with. Incidentally, where is.. the man who travelled through time with you..?”

Adriana: “As far as I’m aware, Elias is still.. Ah, yes. Up on the stairs over there, still miserably losing in a shouting match with Radomus.”

Luna: “Hah! I daresay Father shall trounce him in all arguments he could muster. ..I cannot say I was sad to be free of him. Though with the young master having previously been lost to us as well.. nothing remained of that time to me anymore. And I must admit, it was not entirely a miserable childhood when I look back on the time I spent with him..”

Adriana: “You’re.. referring to Taka?”

Luna: “Yes. I'm afraid that, even as we worked to deal with the anomalies from the New World, the only person we found from before was that young man who fell into the Void alongside us both; Cain, I believe."

Adriana: "Oh, I see.. Well, I'm glad Cain was brought back, at least. But I wish the same was true for Taka somehow, as well, even considering his fate. I know that you and him had grown up together, after all.."

Luna: "I know that I'm blessed to be part of such a lovely family, but.. With you gone, even once we realised you would return someday, it still wasn't easy. Nobody was surprised when I took up the training of Ghost-types once I joined the Elite Four, after all."

Adriana: "They are your secondary type specialty?"

Luna: "Of course! Not only do they fare quite well on my battlefield of choice, so it was a logical choice from that perspective as the final Trainer before the Champion, but.. I felt it was only natural to honour you in any way I could."

Adriana: "That's.. Luna, I'm not sure I know what to say.."

Luna: "My love.. Why are you crying?"

Adriana: “I’m just.. so sorry that I left you all alone! And- the fact that you did something like that for my sake.. You really didn't have to do anything like that at all!”

Luna: "Oh, there's no need for you to apologise! It is what I wanted. Please, come here; it's alright, I promise.."

Adriana: "Ah- Thank you.. If you're sure, then, thank you. To be entirely honest, the whole concept of being ten years in the future is still.. a little bit overwhelming to me. Seeing everyone and how they have grown older.. It's lovely, but it takes a lot out of me."

Luna: "I can only imagine how surreal this must be for you. But, even so, we hoped - and later, knew - that you would return someday. Even though you most likely aren't able to stay here with us as we are now, I have faith that everyone who's here at the moment will still be here once you reach this point yourself. In fact, I believe that with you still in our lives for these past ten years, as the shining shadow that you are and always have been.. It's safe to say that things will turn out even better than they already are for us now."

Adriana: "Hehe.. I must admit, I would like that. I want to be there for you, and for all of my friends here. Thank you, Luna.."

Luna: “It is never a problem! So please, do not worry, my love. When Celebi takes you back to the time you originally came here from, and ten years pass for us both.. I know that I will be standing here alongside you still.”

#a call from the void #selfship #selfshipping #heart of the void #love: dark dreamer (luna) #selfship: void‑kissed (luna/adriana) #self‑insert: soul‑touched (adriana) #this was much more sad when I was writing it last night but then I went back and actually read all the post-timeskip dialogue #so I toned down the melancholy just a tiiiiny bit #remembering how to push elias out of the picture by having this come directly after talking to noel also helped #It’s sort of a pain that having Elias as the other time traveller is only the case if Taka is dead at the time #because I really would have wanted Taka to be there for Luna during the timeskip here #especially since Ace can’t be back yet by this point either and I don’t remember Luna having a specific connection to anyone other than tho #the* two of them based on what I recall of her nightclub dialogue. plus second timeline just barely doesn't get to postgame at all #so.. that's why this is a full default anna route #anyway that's rambling I relegated to the tags after originally throwing it into the main body of the post #out of the inbox #selfship asks #clara tag! #ask to tag #crumbs this took a while to actually finish off so i hope it's okay

[cosmic-navel-gazin]

Compiling these two asks for convenience.

  YES ANON YES THE ANGST I LOVE THAT WHOLE CONVERSATION! 

And it’s especially great coming right after the one in chapter 8 BUT ALSO Why... anon... why did you have to remind me of this... this hurt me too you know!

 Rest easy anon I don’t hate you at all for shipping them. While I personally see it as a complicated friendship with a lot of doubts and regrets I won’t hide that I do like the dynamic/relation of the alien space god and the medieval rebel peasant A VERY NORMAL AMOUNT. And while for the story you don’t need more scenes of them, it’s all there and doesn’t overstay its welcome, I’m simultaneoulsy a hungry fiend so I too need and crave more of them.

 I don’t know if the fact that they have similar sounding names is supposed to prompt the reader into reading more into it because Roadside Picnic also has two characters with similar names and in that case I really don’t think you’re meant to think much about it. But with Rumata and Arata it seems more intentional and deliberate, nudging you to see them as a two sides of the same coin type of deal and really hold them up to the light and contrast the two, I don’t know, I do it anyway, authorial intent or not! 

 There’s a lot to dig in and I wish I had the time and headspace for going ham and dropping a whole essay right here right now! Instead I take your hand in solidarity of also being hurt by that convo, I offer some disparate thoughts below and also have this, it’s them.

I have to say right off that I really like the reverence and admiration Rumata has for Arata:

“Arata was the only person here for whom Rumata felt neither hatred nor pity,”

Just... the way Rumata talks about him, describing him as “an avenger by divine grace”, among other things, and the insane risk of going to rescue him on a helicopter... oh also! the fact that he is the one guy that is name dropped in the Prologue when the earth kids are playing their medieval roleplay games who appears later on, I personally like to think Arata’s sort of hero, a kind of Robin Hood to the children of Earth, especially to young Rumata/Anton. And honestly to his adult self as well (only probably not as romanticized). The idea that Rumata dreams he’s just like Arata sends me:

” (...) in his earthling’s dreams—the feverish dreams of a man who had lived for five years surrounded by stench and blood—he often imagined himself as such an Arata, having received the high right to murder the murderers, torture the torturers, and betray the traitors for having passed through all the hells of the universe.”

There’s so many good lines here in the excerpts you sent though, I think this one is just glorious I just feel it in my bones, I love the condemnation Rumata gives towards himself and his fellow earthly colleagues, I adore that last line it just puts it perfectly:

He knew that he was right, yet in some strange way, this rightness lowered him before Arata. Arata was clearly somehow superior to him— and not only to him but to all those who had come to this planet uninvited and who, full of helpless pity, watched the tumultuous bustling of its life from the rarefied heights of dry hypotheses and alien morality. And for the first time Rumata thought, There is no gain without a loss. We’re infinitely stronger than Arata in our kingdom of good and infinitely weaker than Arata in his kingdom of evil.

and the whole exchange after you have there, the idea that Arata feels weaker now that he has “god’s” help behind him IS JUST ARGHHHH it seems counterintuitive but it makes so much sense actually I love that bit so much I- I can’t go into it or I’ll be here all day! Maybe one day though!

This other bit oh man, OOF like yes Arata tell him but also no don’t yell at my son he’s trying his best and failling:

“No, we will talk about it. I didn’t summon you. I’ve never prayed to anyone. You came to me yourself. Or did you just decide to have some fun?”

Same here:

“You shouldn’t have come down from the sky,” Arata said suddenly. “Go back to where you came from. You’re only doing us harm.” (...)

Go back to the sky and never come back.

 I joke about these, that they sound like those scenes in films where a child has to shoo the dog away, but only because they hurt me too much if I don’t. They also tie in nicely with these lines of the conversation with Budach in chapter 8:

“Then, Lord, wipe us off the face of the planet and create us anew in a more perfect form … Or, even better, leave us be and let us go our own way.”

In short anon, I love them too and I share your pain.

#hard to be a god chapter 9 spoilers #asks/replies #anon #welcome anon welcome to what I like to call: #the rumarata angst #ship away anon you'll get no judgemental remarks from me #I'm sorry it took me so long to answer and then when I do I don't have a lot to say... or better yet I DO have a lot to say #but it's just these incoherent thoughts in my head #for now... #I want to draw the one convo in chapter 8 so bad but this one is up there too #screw it I'm tagging it too as: #too draw #Arata #Don Rumata #Hard to be a God #Strugatsky Brothers #if I make typos or something doesn't make sense I blame it on the heat today