#answering solely what is the purpose is incorrect

[jeyna-perspective]

Y'all I stressed cried in my professor's office last semester when I was confused about an assignment and then got a 60 and 80 which dropped my grade to a B. I also sent my professor a commented version of why I was confused since it worked the first time and that's how I don't forget anything.

I'm not mad that this professor added everything she said in class but never put in writing into her syllabus. I'm upset that she had the nerve to indicate that I was SOLELY the problem.

#what is purpose #NOT what is a purpose #answering solely what is the purpose is incorrect #college #first world problems #college professors #can i go home now

[secondcupforyou]

if you leave me? (what can i do)

disclaimer, this is purely for entertainment purposes and does not reflect who seventeen are as people.

pairing! dino (lee chan) x gender neutral! reader

tags! historical royalty au, childhood friends to lovers, angst with a happy ending, non-linear narrative, probably incorrect royal terminology

warnings! light swearing, near death injury (the cause of the injury is offscreen and not gone into detail, but it is still there), panic attack/mental breakdown

summary! the two of you grew up together—well, as together as two people from different kingdoms could—so it was almost expected that the two of you fell in love. what was not expected was for the person you learned to love almost getting killed before you could even think of confessing your feelings.

word count! 3.9k

author’s note! happy (kinda belated) birthday dino!! i’m glad i was able to finish this in time. now, this is the first time i’ve done this, so please let me know if anything is off!! also thank you to @horangboosadan for helping me with kingdom names and getting my thoughts down (and waiting so long, lmao).

If someone were to ask you what regrets you held, you would counter it by asking how they wanted them listed: alphabetically or chronologically. Maybe they would even get it listed by severity if the day was that kind of day. Luckily for them, it was that kind of day.

“I, for one, do not understand why we cannot storm the damned country, slaughter that bastard of a king, and have our military come home,” you said as you jumped onto the bed.

Turning away from the dresser after putting the supplies back into place, Minghao began to speak: “First of all, I beg of you to not mess up your hair, that took more time than necessary. Second of all, do you want me to explain the quite substantial list of reasons why or do you only have the need to talk my ear off?”

With a look of mock annoyance spreading across your face, you took a pause before speaking again: “Please let me fill any meaningful silence with my complaints. Ahem, we have the resources to end the war, so I cannot understand why father will not use said resources to bring our military home. I would also like to bring up—”

“If this is about your somewhat endearing, somewhat frustrating infatuation with Sir Chan, I would rather you talk about it explicitly compared to attempting to avoid it,” Minghao cut you off as he sat on the corner of the bed. “If this somehow is not about your romantic dilemmas, you could talk to King Jeonghan about your qualms with the war. Though before you do, you should understand that the war is almost over and the Alliance is doing all it can to ensure the safety of all parties besides that devil of a king from Soles and his allies.”

You huffed as you sat back up on the bed. “Just because you have the ability to read me well does not mean you should use said power to make fun of me. Furthermore, I recognise how close we are to ending the war and the work the Alliance have done, but I would just like to complain.”

“To begin with, I never said you did not realise it, but rather that your father would question you at first. Next, I grew up alongside you. I would think I understand you quite well.”

“Oh Lord, stop making fun of me.”

A loud knock comes from the door, interrupting the conversation. Dusting off their legs, Minghao stood up from the bed to answer the door. He slowly opened the door, welcoming the new figure. It was a guard. Soonyoung, if you remembered correctly. He first turned towards Minghao, bowing, before turning towards you.

“I have received news that Sir Lee Chan from the Kingdom of Pledis has been severely injured and is being relocated back to the capital of Pledis.”

“What?!”

Even after growing up in a castle, there will always be something intimidating about tall ceilings and long marble staircases. Most people would think one might find it normal, but there is nothing normal about gold leaf decor scattering the ceilings, especially when the people who own the decor are from one of the most powerful countries in the continent. However, there was something a little bit comforting this one time.

You didn’t know what made you feel relaxed, but, if you were to guess, it would be that you were no longer the only kid wandering between adults who talked about pleasantries while pretending they were not trying to acquire every possible flaw of the other. And, of course, while you had been to high class functions with kids your age before, they had never been these more political ones your father dragged you to. Well, Vernon, your brother, would often accompany you, but recently he had been sick.

Before you could spiral about your impending loneliness, a voice called out from the front of the carriage: “We are about to arrive, your Highness, so I would ensure all the final details are ready before we properly approach the Castle of Pledis.”

With that, your father thanked the voice—it seemed to be Joshua, his personal assistant—before turning to properly face you, eyes hinting at wanting to say something. However, there was nothing to be said that was not already known, so you took this as a sign to assure your father that you were prepared.

Soon, the carriage slowed down. As that happened, you looked out the window to see a group of figures at the entrance of the castle. After the carriage stilled completely, the door to the carriage opened, encouraging them to leave.

Once you exited the carriage, it became apparent just how intimidating the castle was with its tall, stone walls, but that may be because of the new environment. Slowly, you followed behind your father, beginning to zone out, while approaching the stairway leading towards the large wooden door. You had done this all before, so it was easy to not pay attention. However, once a new voice started speaking, it was hard not to.

“It is a pleasure to greet the two of you as I welcome you into our lovely kingdom. Once again, my name is Choi Seungceol, and these three are my children: Jihoon, Seokmin, and Chan.” Seungcheol turned toward them and lowered his voice, “Go ahead, introduce yourself to Y/N while King Jeonghan and I begin our conversation about the recent developments in both of our countries.”

With a quick look at each other, the three stepped forward. The two older looking ones seemed to push the youngest forward, opting to hide behind him with a grin. Whether or not it was out of shyness or mischievousness, you could not tell, but it did not stop the boy from sighing before properly making eye contact with you with a seemingly genuine smile.

“It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance, L/N Y/N,” the boy said with a bow. “My name is Lee Chan, and I am third in line for the throne for the Kingdom of Pledis.”

“I want to tell you to relax, but I do not believe that will change much,” Minghao sighed as he followed you down the hall leading towards the throne room.

”And you would be correct. I refuse to sit idly as a person I care about is almost certainly in a state of extreme pain.” You took a deep breath before turning around to face Minghao, “Now, I will be speaking to my father, and I will be visiting Pledis by sunset tomorrow.”

Turning back around, you rushed to the tall, golden doors that opened to the throne room where your father was waiting. With a little pause, you opened the doors before rushing into the room. The few people in the room shifted their attention to the intrusion, not expecting to be interrupted. As the conversation halted, you made eye contact with the king.

“Y/N?” your father questioned. “Is everything all right?”

“Father, I have been informed that Chan had been injured in the war. I wish to ask you if I could travel to Pledis to see him.”

King Jeonghan let out a small laugh, “Sweetheart, even if I were to try to prevent you from leaving, I know you would find a way.”

“I cannot fully say you are incorrect…”

”Exactly,” the king smiled, “now the group of us here were just discussing what to do.”

“Ah! If I may, Your Majesty?” someone spoke as they glanced back towards the king, waiting for a nod of approval before continuing. ”Let me first introduce myself. My name is Boo Seungkwan, and I am a messenger from Pledis. We have plans to depart as soon as we finish our conversation here. If it is approved by Your Majesty and yourself, we would be honoured to take you to visit our prince.”

“Well then, what do you say, Y/N?” your father said, prompting you to respond. “If you truly wish to visit Prince Chan, then you have my approval. All I ask is that you at least bring Sir Wonwoo and Sir Mingyu with you as this is a last minute trip.”

“I understand. Thank you, father. Thank you, Sir Boo. I will now go back to my room and prepare for my departure.” After speaking, You turned back towards the doors you used to barge in where Minghao was waiting.

“You crazy bastard,” Minghao sighed as he followed you back to your room. “Only someone stupid in love would run to another country on short notice.”

“I will let you know that I heard you.”

”Have you considered that I wanted you to?”

Big events are a special time of organised chaos as a royal. There is an almost unnecessary list of things that need to be attended to just for the night to be perfect. It even breaks down to the personal level of “what outfit one can wear” because the image a royal needs to carry is a complex one. Thankfully, the stress of planning your debutante ball had come to a close a week ago, and now you only need to worry about looking your best.

”Thank the heavens that everything was figured out,” Minghao huffed as he watched you get your make-up done.

You smiled, “Well, who is to say nothing will go wrong during the ball?”

“It is your debut you are cursing, not mine.”

The two laughed as the final touches were put on your outfit. You had around thirty minutes left before you were expected to appear at the ball. However, that time came quickly as Wonwoo and Mingyu, your personal guards, came to escort you. Though your father soon took over after arriving at the entrance to the ballroom.

“I believe in you,” your father whispered before opening the doors to officially introduce you to the guests. It was then when you were guided down the stairs for your first dance before you were paraded around for people to try to kiss up to the royal family.

And that was most of the night: walking around, introducing yourself to others, being congratulated on your debut, and given strained compliments. It was mindless yet tiring. Though, before you could take a small break, a familiar face approached her.

“You look beautiful and congratulations on turning seventeen,” Chan smiled as he reached out his hand. “Now, may I have this dance?”

While taking his hand and dipping into a small bow, you responded with a small ‘yes,’ letting yourself be led onto the dance floor. As the two of you continued to dance, you realised that this was the most peaceful you felt this night.

Even though you had travelled to and from the Kingdom of Pledis countless times before, it always felt a little bit different. Sometimes snow would be covering the road, and other times there would be birds above, migrating across the continent. This time it was filled with a unique stress you had never felt before. Then again, you had never experienced someone you loved almost being killed in battle.

Soon the trees turned into homes, and you could not tell if getting closer to the castle had helped calm your anxiety. There was comfort in being able to see Chan soon, but that caused more fear to creep in as you didn’t know what to expect. However, the castle came into view before they could worry much about these thoughts.

Once the carriage slowed to a stop, each action was almost autopilot. You allowed for the doors to be opened before stepping out and rushing to the castle’s entrance. This quickness garnered small glances from some of the workers outside, not used to foreign royalty rushing towards the castle. Though just as you were about to enter the castle, you heard a voice call from behind.

“Y/N?” Seokmin questioned, bafflement all over his face. “What are you doing here?”

From the looks of it, he seemed to have arrived back home after attending some commitment of his. That was when you finally realised the almost complete ridiculousness of travelling to another country within two days of receiving news of Chan’s injury. Hell, the only reason you even arrived so soon was due to both kingdoms being on the smaller side and neighbours.

Not dwelling on it any longer, you got to the reason why you even came to the country: “Where is that idiot brother of yours? I need to get a word in with him.”

“Which one?” Seokmin laughed. At the deadpan stare he got, Seokmin properly answered your question, “Chan should be resting in his room.”

With a small nod, you began to head to Chan’s room as they no longer needed an escort after visiting so often. Before you were able to leave, Seokmin called out once more: ”Before you go, I beg of you not to kill him. I am afraid we need him.”

”I will not make promises I cannot keep, but I will try my best not to.”

The stress of sitting around a table never seemed to leave you even after years of handling politics with others twice your age. Maybe it was because you were younger that made the situation stressful, or maybe it was the topics being discussed themselves. This time it was definitely the topic itself.

“Soles has been up in flames since the turn of the season,” a military strategist from a country you could not remember as of now spoke. “It is imperative that we create a plan to follow by the fortnight.”

“While I stand in agreement with responding soon, who will even act as the leaders of this military pursuit? There needs to be multiple leaders working together, each from a separate country here today,” the voice speaking began to blend in to the world around, and you lost track of who was speaking. You could tell more was being said, but nothing made sense to you at that moment.

Then Chan raised his voice, it was the only one you could keep track of: “I will volunteer for Pledis.”

At that, small murmurs spread across the table, clearly not expecting him to step forward, so he continued to clarify: “I volunteer to lead the army of Pledis to help take down the bastard king of Soles. My father and brothers are unable to take on any direct role with this war, so it only makes sense for it to be me.”

As soon as you fully processed Chan’s words, you slammed your hands on the table, gathering others’ attention, “Chan, what in God’s name do you mean you are volunteering yourself to lead your army? We need you here.”

“It is exactly that. While my father and brothers deal with affairs within Pledis, I will be leading my army to help support the rebels of Soles. My family and I have already discussed what will be the best course of action for us to follow, and this was what we agreed upon.”

Your hands clenched as you took in Chan’s words. You then looked across the table to make eye contact with some of the other leaders at the table: “I apologise for my outburst. Now, if you could excuse me for a small while.”

At that, You left the room with a small bow. You could hear small murmurs inside, the only voice you could make out still being Chan’s, but you couldn’t pay attention to anything being said. Shaking it off, you moved forward, trying to find another room before you collapsed in the hallway.

After opening the tall doors, you tried to find a place for you to sit. However, before you could situate herself, you heard another person enter the room.

Turning around, you made contact with Chan as he began to speak, “Y/N? Is everything alright? Well, obviously not, but still…”

It was through those words that allowed for all the overwhelming feelings to take over. All the stress from the pressure to make the right decision to ensure the safety of both your country and the people you cared about, finally hit you, and tears fell before you could stop it.

“Why would you even need to leave?” your broken sobs came, trying to find anything to rationalise your thoughts at the moment. “Hell, you are a prince for heaven’s sake.”

Chan sighed, trying to find the best way to comfort you, “It is because I am a prince that I need to serve my country. Part of my duty as a future leader is to fight for my people and country; therefore, part of my duty is to fight in this war.”

You were only able to choke out a small “I know” before falling into a complete tearful mess and collapsing to the ground. As he watched you cry, Chan slowly moved to embrace you and wipe the tears falling from you eyes. He sat on his knees, waiting for you to feel even just a little bit better.

“Let me ask you one thing,” your voice finally said after several more minutes of sobbing. You could feel your throat closing and your eyes stinging, but it was the least of your concerns as of this moment.

“Anything. I will listen to anything you have to say.”

“I ask you to not get yourself killed.”

“You have my word,” Chan whispered as he kissed the back of your hand.

That was the last you heard from him after the war officially began.

“Chan,” you almost yelled as you slammed open the door. The man looked up from his book, but nothing he could want to say made it out in time before you were able to continue scolding him. “You better have a damned good reason for giving me an excessive amount of heart attacks. What in the actual hell even happened to cause you to be transported home? Because I know without fault that the only way you would be here at this moment is by you being forced for your own well being.”

As he didn’t fully register who was speaking to him at first, he was tense, but after realising it was you, he began to relax. A small smile fell upon his lips before he opened his mouth, trying to welcome you.

“Prince Lee Chan of the Kingdom of Pledis, this is not the time to be smiling,” you interrupted him as you closed the door.

“Y/N,” Chan whined as he watched you bring a chair to the side of his bed. “You have no reason to even be here.”

“You almost getting killed in battle is a perfectly fine reason to be here. I care for you, Chan. Let me worry for you as well.” You brought your hand to Chan’s forehead, brushing loose hair out of the way.

Chan leaned into the touch with a small smile before responding, “If I were to speak the complete truth, my memory of the situation is blurry as I lost consciousness soon after Soles’ army ambushed us. It seems they attacked me first as a way to cause havoc. Thankfully, my men were able to respond accordingly and the enemies were dealt with.” Chan bit his lip in anxiousness before continuing, “Since this may not be satisfactory enough for you, Sir Junhui was with me throughout the attack, and he filled out the official report. I would visit him if you have any more questions about the situation.”

“Understood, I may… I may do that later. However,” you hesitated, not knowing how to best express what you were thinking. “However, please let me ask you one more thing: are you okay?”

“This is the best I have allowed myself to feel since I was off at war.”

“Oh, thank the heavens.”

With a hesitant look flashing across his face, Chan continued to speak, “Though, I do have one last thing to say. If I may?”

You let out a light huff, “It better be something delightful.”

“Now, I should preface this—“ Chan said with a click of his tongue before being cut off.

“What other trouble did you get yourself into, goddamn it.”

“Please, let me finish.”

“Right. I apologise.”

“I preface this by saying I do not expect anything from you. This is only something I feel you deserve to know. I would also prefer it if you could let me finish before you respond.”

After he got a small noise of confirmation, Chan let his eyes drift until he focused on his lap. As he let out a small chuckle, he spoke, “To put it simply, I have fallen in love with you. In fact, I fell in love with you years before now, and these feelings have only grown since.

“You have always been a constant in my life, even when you are a country away. While this could be because we have grown up together, I find it hard to believe for that to be the case as you are the only person I feel this was towards. You are incredibly special to me. From the way you will make the smallest adjustment of your life to help a stranger to the way you will act so loving towards those you care deeply for. All of this, and more, has made me fall in love with you over the years we have known each other.

“I know there is a strong chance that you will never return these feelings to me, but I cannot let the chance where they are reciprocated vanish as I refuse to live with regrets. However, I beg of you to never feel as if you are in the wrong for not feeling the same.”

“Have you finished?” you asked with a small smile as you heard Chan pause.

“Yes.”

“I am in love with you too.”

Not expecting to hear those words, Chan quickly raised his head to look at you. “What?”

“I will say it once more: I am in love with you too. Maybe even since the first time we met one another. Every day I find something new to adore about your being, and I wish to find more. So, yes, I have fallen deeply in love with you as well.”

Without care for his injuries, Chan sat up and embraced you with as much strength as he could give, which was not as much as one would think a trained fighter could foster. Slowly, he pulls back and adjusts the two of them before asking a question: “May I kiss you?”

You smiled before giving a quick nod. “Yes, you may.”

After those words reached his ears, Chan leaned in as he put his hand on your cheek. Your lips met for a smile filled kiss, causing all worries to disappear. You two let a few moments pass as you took in each others’ warmth before separating.

With one final embrace, you worked towards moving Chan into a position that would no longer put strain on his injuries. As he was adjusted back on the bed, Chan let a bright smile reach his eyes while he joked: “They had been right about not waiting to confess until after the war. I would hold so much regret if I was never able to tell you about the love I hold for you.”

“You are the biggest fool I ever had the displeasure of meeting.”

“If I was such a displeasure then I find it hard to believe you would even be here at this moment.”

“Oh, be quiet.”

mirajane’s rambles! ahhhh i’m so happy i finished this! i finally sat my ass down and wrote lmao. though i wrote a lot of this while sick, so please tell me if anything doesn’t make sense. and happy birthday dino! i actually was gifted an otter plush two days ago, which was funny timing

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[archiveikemen]

Harrison Gray Main Story: Chapter 3

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❥･• Warnings and FAQ

Victor: Hey, Kate. Harrison too.

Kate: Yes?

Harrison: What?

Victor wore a wide grin and his eyes sparkled, he looked like he was up to something.

Victor: I just had a brilliant idea…—

Harrison: I don't want to hear it.

Victor: Now, Kate. Do you remember what Harrison’s curse is?

(Victor’s sleuthing skills are impressive…)

Kate: Erm, I’m sure it’s—

– Flashback Start –

Harrison: I have the curse of a lying fox. … Is that the truth or a lie?

Kate: … I’m guessing it’s the truth?

Harrison: Hmm, you think so?

– Flashback End –

Kate: The curse of a fox, right?

Victor: That’s right! Your memory is very good.

Victor: It’s said that since ancient times, a certain number of cursed people have been born into this world.

Victor: If that were true, there should be a large amount of research materials and information about them. However, that’s not the case.

Kate: And why is that?

Victor: There are various reasons… some of them hide that they’re cursed, there are also those who never realise that they’re cursed. c

Victor: Amongst them, a significantly smaller amount of information is known about the fox curse. Therefore—

Victor: Here comes the Victor Quiz ♪ Yay, come give it a shot!

Harrison: …

Victor: Why is there so little information known about the fox curse?

Kate: Is it because they have many secrets? And it becomes difficult to grasp their true nature.

Victor: What a pity! Your answer is incorrect, but it’s very close to the correct answer.

Victor: Well then, the correct answer is…—

Harrison: Because we’re liars.

Victor: My, you went for the best part, Harrison. You’re so greedy.

Harrison: I can’t stand it when you tell others about my business without my permission.

Harrison: Many of us who have the fox curse are excellent at lying.

Harrison: Foxes are often used to describe liars in fairy tales, right?

I thought about the numerous foxes in fairy tales and nodded in agreement.

Harrison: It seems that those authors took inspiration from the fox curse. … Geez, it’s quite bothersome.

Harrison: “People with the fox curse are liars”.

Kate: Does that mean reference materials about the fox curse became unreliable, because they only contain fictional information from fairy tales?

Harrison: Yeah, and it can be fatal when it comes to literature where information has to be reliable. Literature filled with lies shouldn't exist.

Harrison: Oh well, knowledge about curses has no practical value whatsoever.

Victor: I don’t think so, Harrison.

Victor: Developing a deeper understanding of curses may give “cursed people” freedom.

Kate: Freedom?

Victor: At the moment, there are no known methods for them to escape their curses. However, if research can lead to them being liberated…

Victor: Having the freedom to live however they like is an important form of freedom that should be respected, right?

Victor: I mean, I love all of you cursed people from the bottom of my heart!

Harrison: … Stop that. Don’t hug my arm, don’t snuggle up to my face, and don’t pat my head.

(I thought that the things I have to write are important because they serve as activity reports to Her Majesty, but…)

Kate: So what I’m understanding is that, as the fairy tale writer, my written records will benefit everyone born with curses.

Victor: Exactly! Mmm, you’re so wise and intelligent. Could you have been a goddess in your previous life?

Kate: Erm, thank you for the compliment. … By the way, what’s the “brilliant idea” you came up with?

Victor: Since you’ll be working as a fairy tale writer from now on, it must be rather challenging to observe and record the activities of eight people, yes?

Victor: There is only one person who’s as wonderful as you with unrivalled intellect, Kate. Therefore, I thought of having you be Harrison’s personal fairy tale writer.

Kate: What?

Harrison: … Huh?

Victor: You will feel less burdened with a smaller workload, hence improving the quality of your records.

Victor: In other words, it's like killing two birds with one stone. Mm-hmm, I’m a genius.

(Harrison's personal fairy tale writer. That means I’ll always be spending time around him, right…?)

Before I could say anything, Harrison spoke in a cold voice.

Harrison: No thanks. It’ll be annoying to have her hovering around me all day.

(Well, that’s true. But having that said to me so bluntly makes me feel disheartened.)

The complete opposite of my disheartened self, Victor’s eyes were still sparkling.

Victor: A brilliant idea will only be a fantasy if it's not put to work. And thus, I’m not going to give up on it.

Harrison: I don’t have the kind of free time to be going along with your foolish whims.

Victor: No matter what?

Harrison: No matter what.

Victor: I see. Hmm… there's nothing I can do about that… I guess I’ll just have to ask Her Majesty for a favour.

Asking the Queen for a favour would turn that suggestion into a command he has to obey regardless of whether he wants to.

(It feels kind of good, yet so childish.)

A look of frustration flashed across Harrison’s face and he turned his mint coloured eyes towards me.

Harrison: Hey, you.

Kate: Yes?

Harrison: Are you okay with that?

There was no doubt that writing records for eight people would be a difficult task, so I was personally in favour of the idea.

Kate: Although the proposal was very sudden and unexpected, I understand where Victor is coming from and fully agree with him, but…

Victor: Look, Kate gave her OK. Now all you have to do is nod your head.

Harrison shot Victor an icy glare and said with his arms crossed.

Harrison: Three days.

Kate: …?

Harrison: I’ll give you three days.

Harrison: Within that time frame, as the fairy tale writer, I want you to obtain at least one useful piece of information about myself “from me”.

Kate: Useful information?

Harrison: Yeah, information that can be used for your report about the fox curse.

Harrison: If you can do that, I’ll let you write down whatever you want about me and hang around me as you please.

Kate: What will happen if I can’t?

Harrison: I don’t have to spell it out for you, do I…?

That definitely meant “never get involved with me again”.

(And yet, if I back down now, I’ll never get another chance to get to know Harrison. And so…)

Kate: Understood, I’ll definitely do my best to win this game.

Harrison: Hmm. Oh well, if you want to. … You’ll definitely never be able to beat me.

…

The next day, my three day long game with Harrison began.

(If I want to get information from him, I have to speak to Harrison no matter what!)

To my surprise, Harrison agreed when I asked to have a chat with him alone.

However—.

(He told me he'd wait for me in the dining room…)

Kate: Hm… I guess he’s not going to show up.

…

(He must’ve forgotten about our meeting the last time. This time, we’ll definitely have a proper conversation!)

Kate: … He’s not here.

…

(Third time’s the charm. This time, most definitely…!)

Kate: …

Kate: He’s not here!

…

I was deceived again and again. I couldn't even get to meet Harrison.

After somewhat hounding him, I finally got him to make some time for me—.

(This should be the mansion Harrison told me to meet him at…)

– Flashback Start –

Harrison: Tonight, I have something to attend to in high society. It’s to obtain some information Will wanted.

Harrison: I guess I can spare you some time before that.

– Flashback End –

Wearing an unfamiliar dress Victor had prepared for me, I looked around in search of Harrison…

Harrison: Kate.

Kate: Harrison! Thank goodness… you really showed up this time.

Harrison: Of course I did. I promised to.

Harrison smiled tenderly and wrapped his arm around my waist, he then spoke to the butler with the guest list.

Butler: You must be Sir Oscar and his companion. Please, enjoy yourselves.

After the check from the butler, Harrison let go of my waist…

Harrison: I can’t enter a high society event without a companion. I’m saved.

Kate: Wha— h-hey… Harrison!

Harrison: Shh… right now, I’m “Oscar”.

Harrison smirked and walked into the venue illuminated by a luxurious chandelier.

(Could it be… no, that’s not possible, did he just make use of me!?)

(B-But I won’t back down just yet!)

I went after Harrison, pushing my way through the crowd.

Aristocrat’s Daughter 1: Look at that person with milk tea coloured hair, isn’t he gorgeous?

Kate: Wah..!

Aristocrat’s Daughter 2: I saw him first! Excuse me, care to chat for a while?

Kate: Waah…!

A group of aristocrats’ daughters shoved me aside and before I knew it, I had lost sight of Harrison.

(...)

(You liar…!)

…

Time flew by mercilessly as I continued to be pushed around by his lies…

(Today's the last day. The moment this day ends, I lose. But until then, I won’t surrender.)

After I had calmed myself down and thought about my next move, I realised a loophole.

(Hm? Why don’t I ask other people for information about Harrison, instead of asking him directly?)

I felt my withering heart revitalise almost instantly.

(Yes! I’m winning this game!)

…

Liam often went on missions with Harrison, and so I went looking for him in the basement.

Liam: Oh, it’s Kate. Hi!

Roger: Hey there, young lady. You don’t often come down here.

The basement served as Roger’s research laboratory, as well as an infirmary.

Liam had a large wound on his arm, and Roger was in the midst of treating it.

Kate: How did you get injured, Liam?

Liam: Ah… I did something stupid to satisfy my curiosity. But I’m fine, it doesn't hurt.

Roger: Hey, stop moving. He has the curse of a cat, so he has to periodically satisfy his curiosity or things will get messy.

Roger: But he gets himself injured all the time. He’s adding on to my workload.

Liam: Yeah, I’m sorry. Ahaha, I got scolded again.

As Liam smiled, his eyes briefly had a look that seemed to see through what was in my heart.

Liam: So, what did you come here for, Kate? I’d gladly accept if you’re going to ask me out on a date, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

Kate: Um, actually…—

It seemed that all of Crown already knew that Harrison and I were challenging each other…

Liam: You just need information about Harry, hm. OK, you can count on me for that.

Kate: Really? Thank you so much.

Roger: …

Liam: What's the matter, Roger? You’re making your already very scary face even scarier.

Roger: Young lady. Before you get overly excited, you should recall the conditions Harry stated.

Kate: Huh…?

Roger: Conditions set by that cunning guy can’t possibly be simple, right?

(That’s right. Back then, Harrison said…)

Kate: “I’ll give you three days.”

Kate: “Within that time frame, as the fairy tale writer, I want you to obtain at least one useful piece of information about myself “from me”.”

Roger: Haha, I get it now.

Liam: Huh? What do you mean? I don't get it at all.

Kate: Unfortunately, me neither.

Roger: Harry explicitly mentioned the words “from me” as his condition for the challenge. In other words—

Kate • Liam: … Oh.

#ikemen villains #ikemen series #cybird ikemen #cybird otome #otome #ikevil main story #harrison main story

[quotidian-oblivion]

Writing Positivity Tag!!!

Wasn't tagged, but again saw this game and loved it.

What do you take pride in with your own writing?

Hmmm... probably the plots. Because I really like the ideas and concepts I come up with. I mean, the Bruce Wayne writes fanfic au? I'm still blown away by it.

Did you have any big inspirations from another writeblr?  Who and how?

Ughhhhhh. I have so many. But the biggest ones? @cygnusdoesthings because of her, i'm still writing right now. Cuz the comments she put on My School’s Local Mafia Boss and then the recordings was what made me really, truly, well and fully realize that there were actual people who were saying all those stuff behind the comments. And also she has helped me a whole lot through so much.

@tristicorde cuz i go to her every time i feel low about my writing or about posting something and she always - always - knows the right things to say. Thats because the things she says are just facts. Not reassurances made up for the sole purpose of reassuring, but facts that reassure me. Also, her descriptive style of writing is something i strive to achieve 😭

@wakkoroni It's because of Vibes that I have as many crackfics as i do now (wips and posted). We have such a time and vibe just spouting out shitposts to each other in conversations, as well as incorrect quotes and hypotheses and hcs about the batfam, it is impossible to spend even 5 minutes with her and not get inspired to write or create something.

@sardonic-sprite because the first real fic i wrote (Ya Dun Fucked Up) was inspired by her Harbor. Her fics are the ultimate comfort, the ultimate hurt, the ultimate angst, the ultimate crack, and the ultimate family bonding. If you don't at least appreciate them, you don't appreciate anything.

That was a long answer. Anyways, moving on! (oh, special mention @uncertainwallflower cuz she helped me get past a very incredibly super-awful severe case of writer's block once)

What are you most proud of in your current WIP?

LMAO. WHICH WIP? 🤣

K the main one i'm focusing on rn is the tim gets kidnapped fic co-written with Vibey. And two things i'm most proud of in there are: a) how well mine and vibey's ideas just meld into each other b) the sheer amount of angst sprinkled throughout the fic. It's awesome. I love it.

What is your idea of a perfect day of writing?

Uhhh. I have chocolate milk or boba. I'm sitting at my desk instead of the beanbag cuz the desk is actually clear for once. I'm hyperfocusing as i write and don't notice the time pass by and don't have any pressuring due dates for school and everyone at home is sleeping and the sun is sending its rays through my window and shining on my hair making it go the cool brown color i love as i'm tip-tapping away at my computer. It happened once. I was writing the angstiest thing i had ever written at the time and was shaking. It was glorious.

What’s your big goal with writing?

That I never treat it like a chore. Ig thats more of a wish than a goal.

Then ig a goal would be to make it mean as much to someone else as it does to me. Or for people to just have a blast and let go of their worries and take a break as they read my stuff. But the goal that will never leave is to improve. I take one thing and work on it one by one until it's to my satisfaction. Currently, i'm working on describing settings.

No pressure tags: @uncertainwallflower @cygnusdoesthings @sardonic-sprite @wakkoroni @tristicorde @foursixtwonineoh-pieces-of-lego @blightwritesfic @pevensiechase

#quotidian convos #quotidian writes #tag game #writer tag game #writer positivity #writer positivity tag game #writing positivity #writerblr

[lepertamar]

Stars That Rise At Dawn 2023 Revised vs 2019 edition differences: Part 1

I'm going to go through this in mostly linear order because I'm not sure of what the best/most useful way of organizing it otherwise is.

This is ftr mostly for the benefit of people who have read the inferior 2018 edition but aren't convinced they want to/would catch everything if they re-read the whole thing again cover-to-cover. Or for people who read both versions and are interested in them. I don't hugely recommend it for people who read only the new edition, because as far as I can tell from chatting with some other people, the changes or deletions are not really for the purpose of pacing or anything like that, where the earlier version's information still stands or illuminates but was cut out solely for narrative purposes. Instead it seems that changes and especially deletions happened because the information in the earlier version was unwanted, incorrect, out of continuity, or flat-out wrong. Which I think is interesting to keep in mind.

So long sequence of passages with changes under the cut. I've put some commentary of my own opinion on a few of the changes, but the author mostly only explains her decisions with and enigmatic 'improving continuity with the rest of the series' so the effects are pretty subjective.

I tried to put small changes/additions of the 2023 revision in bold, and when I extensively quoted the 2018 edition, put it in strikethrough red. (edited to have strikethrough instead of just color for accessibility and clarity)

This part 1 covers the prologue through chapter 14

[eta: Part 2 is here, and Part 3 is here

Prologue: Part of Tamar's pov is changed. The previous version went:

every time she’s felt God near her, They are fire, They are a burning light, They are a thousand voices in unison. Tamar definitely gets along with Them.Probably because she sometimes feels a little like fire herself.

to the less awkwardly forcing of 'liking obviously = similar' to a more resonant:

“and every time she’s felt God’s mind, her want is sharp and harsh and burning. Like God, maybe.”

Later in the prologue, two things are significantly removed: the line "that's not exactly how it works" after Tamar says I want to see You; and when describing Safirah's price "and they even read Tamar's mind. So a price, but things gained as well." Instead it ends, as a completed thought, with “their entire left arm got completely scorched in still-swirling burn marks, was made entirely unusable; but, in that arm, they still, to this day, can feel God’s soul.”

Both of these deletions take out normalizing, qualifying, easily-understandable 'excuses' for Tamar's desire, and also enhance her agency in terms of emphasizing that it's truly, really her act of seeing that blinds her, and that G-d can Be Seen. And after "there's not much else to think except that she likes Them" there is the added line:

“It’s not an explanation, but she might lie to herself if she tried to explain.”

This mirrors Eliya's line several chapters later during her first theurgy lesson:

“I… can’t say. I might lie if I did. Because I don’t know for sure what the answer is, and if I do try to answer, I might say it wrong.”

Chapter 1:

The only change here is to the epigraph: originally "Once Heaven expected, all to come to Me in fire. Now understood desires many." the revision says "Once Heaven expected, all after death to wake to fire. Now understood desires many."

This is most likely to emphasize that this is specifically about the afterlife solely, and has no connection to Tamar's act in the prologue.

Chapter 2:

I also only noticed a change in the epigraph, the original one was completely deleted, and replaced with one that was originally later in the book in a less funny position. Given what we learn of Jibril in book 2, this is incredibly fitting:

“Okay, I admit, in the first few years of Šehhinah I did kind of try to interview the newly-alive humans about how they felt, being alive and human and stuff, and if they were excited or if I could help… apparently that was awkward for them or something. Oh well. —the angel Jibril, A Thousand Open Letters, Just Because”

The original, which was deleted, was:

Most philosophers, especially those who are also Holy, understand that as Heaven is an extension of God, its brightness would be like nothing on Šehhinah other than God's direct manifestations in the Holy themselves. This does much to disprove earliest recorded Stone Age conceptions of Heaven as merely a reward for a life welllived, considering that none would be denied Heaven save those who do not wish to be surrounded with near-painful flaming brilliance, which may indeed be a large number of people…—Remi Akkagal, Introductory Philosophy

I believe this deletion is largely to be a little less blatantly and early-on spelling-out what 'heaven' in this world is to ppl who have other stupid pop-cultural conceptions um the readers, instead allowing them to piece it together over the course of the book. I liked this change although the author is giving readers too much credit lol.

chapter 3: No changes I could find

chapter 4:

the only change I could find was this:

Previous version:

“it might be a bad idea to get you involved. You know, ethically. Especially given that you’re a demon, that might be really bad. Could reflect badly on your people.” “Then again, hampering me to make or not make decisions purely based on the way people might pity me and assume me to have mental problems when they see this”—Hannuša gestures at her yellow eyes, the small black horns on her head—“is itself, I would think, ethically questionable.”

Revised version:

“it might be a bad idea to get you involved. You know, ethically. Especially given that you’re a demon, that might be really bad. Could reflect badly on you.” “Then again, hampering me to make or not make decisions purely based on the way people might pity me and assume me to have childhood trauma when they see this”—Hannuša gestures at her yellow eyes, the small black horns on her head—“is itself, I would think, ethically questionable.”

specifying 'childhood trauma' and taking out 'reflect badly on your people' does more to convey the idea of sehhinah demons being nothing like irl assumptions of what demons are, or common genre conventions of demons.

chapter 5:

I elaborated on the major change in chapter 5 here, and in the interests of making this post shorter, I won't repeat the commentary. But the book Lucifer is reading, and their reaction to it, has been changed to:

“This girl in a coastal town—which I’m pretty sure is fabricated, unless there’s been a sudden increase of coastal towns in the last twenty years or something—is in with the wrong group of people, the ringleader of which basically forces her to be a Holy. It’s pretty contrived how that happens, but it’s believable enough, all things considered. So this girl, you see, she doesn’t actually want to be Holy, and she’s lost the use of both hands, that was her price. And she fucking hates it. So either she lets her awful friend, who’s just lost the use of most of one arm, do everything for her, basically being totally dependent on her, or worse, rely on other Holies, which just isolates her even more from the rest of the world.” Yenatru doesn’t know what to make of that. “I thought you said it was an adventure book.” “Well, I think it’s setting her up to join a crew of pirates.” Yenatru raises his eyebrows. “How does that connect?” “That’s what I was reading to find out,” Lucifer says with a grin. “Definitely my kind of book. I might actually want a copy, assuming this girl doesn’t end up discovering that, oh, no, she actually loves being a Holy, loves being all fucked up by,” Lucifer’s voice was already dripping with disdain, but now she gags almost theatrically, making her opinion even more clear.”

....

“I’ll be around. Seriously. There’s this book about an unwilling Holy possibly becoming a pirate. And the author has more books.”

(This also emphasizes that Lucifer intentionally seeks out content about Holies with relish instead of avoiding it, as long as it's negative and fearmongering)

Chapter 6:

The only change I noticed was the epigraph, again, where the original (an excerpt from a will of someone bequeathing their manifestations to their children) was entirely removed, and replaced with:

“All angel-made manifestations are contaminated. Therefore is the world contaminated, and it is the way of contaminated things to contaminate each other further, a cascade of reactions guaranteed to bring ruin. Instead of any possibility of cleansing, the Fiery One only reaches further, as the greedy among the humans sell themselves for a taste of that corruption. I for one hold out hope that soon the First to Fall will return from his wanderings and deem me worthy of receiving his guidance… —Asriel, Third to Fall, 1032 A.C.”

I absolutely have to comment on this because it is DELIGHTFUL and I laughed out loud. Coming after the previous chapter, which both has the aforementioned book change, and Lucifer bemoaning how much they dislike other Fallen, it both hints at what types of ppl Lucifer might be bitching about (epigraphs from other Fallen throughout the rest of the book and the series indicate that Lucifer is overgeneralizing however), and highlights their hypocrisy about judging them.

Secondly, this means The Stars That Rise At Dawn is the one and only -- the one, and only -- fictional book I've ever encountered that explicitly models an ancient, global, historical and cultural meme: that most christian concepts of the Devil, and of Hell, is explicitly based on Jewish G-d -- the explicit, overwhelming, ubiquitous association with fire, blood dashing and blood marking, and flesh sacrifice by burning of offerings throughout the jewish Tanakh, especially in Exodus, the frightening imagery of fire and brimstone, the conception of G-d as a challenging and frightening figure who makes deals and bargains (covenants, even) with humans. Most especially found in foundational Gnostic theology that explicitly (rather than the implicit and often unintentional coding above that mainstream christian imagery does) identifies Jewish G-d as a false god, the archon and demiurge, who is responsible for creating a fallen, sinful, material world as an intentional prison rather than an incomplete starting point a la grapes without wine, and whom Jews evilly follow and worship, trying to maintain the sinful world rather than escaping to neoplatonic purity of forms, where the True God, the New Testament god who includes Jesus Christ, rules instead. And Stars, instead of buying into it directly or eliding it by forcibly identifying g-d with the christian god, basically says 'yep! sehhinah g-d IS more like jewish g-d who IS more like the christian devil than christian god, and tamar IS more like someone who sold her soul greedily for this-worldly, this-life overreaching curiosity and lust to taste that hellfire! but it is still very very very much undeniably g-d, the creator of the world, the colloquial g-d, the god of the torah, not a reacting or opposing figure. AND IT SLAPS!'

Chapter 7-9: no changes I noticed

Chapter 10:

The previous epigraph is moved to chapter 2, and is replaced here with:

“There are surviving legends from pre-Askannite times of a block of ice, already clearly unique and therefore Theurgic given the tropical climate, in which one can see a girl, sleeping. The block itself has been lost since the volcanic eruption, making it difficult to ascertain whether the sleeping girl is, in fact, the Theurgist who made it, perhaps in her own coffin, or even as some once suggested, alive and waiting to wake…     —Iśja the Seafarer, Qallit the Recordkeeper, et al, Surveys of Manifestations of the Western Coast”

Chapter 11: no changes I noticed

Chapter 12:

The epigraph about the first holy in history has been entirely deleted, and replaced with:

“Raziel is unique among angels in taking a form most similar to a serpent, although of course no natural serpent has wings let alone so many… —Eli Rashina, A Brief History of Angels”

THIS IS SO DELIGHTFUL. This is almost certainly a reference simultaneously to the serpent in eden, the concept of winged serpents as a likely possible form for seraphim in some jewish angelology, and the Sefer Raziel haMalakh

I can make a guess that for the most part, the original epigraph here was removed because it was a bit unpleasantly Set and Neat as a story of deliberate awareness where all the agency rested on g-d, and had a slightly irritating to me framework, rather than anything that matches either Tamar's experience or the ideas that come up in the next two books.

Later in the chapter, the very artificial line "it’s almost too bad that adults almost never become demons. If they could, that’d at least round out this circle of betrayal." is removed.

Chapter 13: no changes I remember

Chapter 14: The epigraph about the (rather prosaic overview of) angels' making of the world is taken out, replaced by the epigraph with sa-shira's poem greeting g-d, which was previously on chapter 15.

I elaborated on one of the major changes to the text of chapter 14 in the same post I linked regarding the change to chapter 5. The linked change to chapter 14 is that after asking about Tamar, Lucifer adds:

“No chance it was like that book I read? Kidnapped by a childhood friend, forced to do it?” Lucifer’s voice sounds disconcertingly hopeful. “I don’t think it was that,” Yenatru says.”

I also commented, and in a subsequent reblog chain got an absolute Eyeful of how hard and thickly people will project what they already think instead of being capable of absorbing new or unexpected information, on a minor change in the chapter:

Old version:

“Nope,” she says. “Well, except for my replacement, Metatron he’s the same way almost exactly except that he matches the gender of whoever he’s talking to in presentation”

New version:

“Nope,” she says. “Well, except for that guy who calls himself ‘The Adversary,’ a Fallen, he’s the same way almost exactly except that he matches the gender of whoever he’s talking to in presentation”

I thought that the reason for this change was because it's a lot funnier, or because replacements were no longer canon, but as you can see in this utterly fascinating reblog chain, clearly even my paranoia-addled rock-bottom expectations were too high. Despite the fact that this passage comes almost immediately after a discussion of the Covenant and resurrection:

“But… we don’t know what’s going to happen then.” “Don’t we?” Lucifer tilts her head a little. “Everyone’s life serves as an argument for what they want after the Resurrection. That’s what”—she looks like she has to force the next word out, closing her eyes and swallowing hard—“God decided on. And honestly, despite everything, I can respect that. Fuck, I do respect that.” “Then why do you act like you think you know?” “I’ve been alive for a while. Seen people live, known some closely. Our lives argue for us, and I’ve seen thousands of years of those arguments.” “But no one agrees.” Lucifer laughs. “Exactly. Or, almost exactly. Part of what I’m getting at is that there’ll be a lot. There’ll be—well, hey, my life gets to be an argument too, actually. I mean, especially given that I’m half the reason the Covenant was made at all.”

and despite how G-D IS THE ONE WHO DECIDED AND IS DOING THE COVENANT, based on THEIR OWN REALIZATIONS AND CHANGES IN IDEAS AND ACKNOWLEDGED MISTAKES, despite the fact this happened 6,000 years ago and is foundational boringly basic theology about the world and G-d, despite the fact that the very first epigraph in the book is the text of the covenant where g-d is saying your lives will argue for you, despite Eliya's statement of the very obvious in-universe "lucifer and lilith proved god’s expectations wrong", and that the whole point of the covenant was about how g-d changes Their mind/learns from Their mistakes, and hannusa's (eye-rollingly explicit, i thought!) "god supports lucifer plenty you know" comment, all of this new information about this new different fantasy world evaporated and made no dent even to a person who is genuinely demonstrably smart!!!!!!

this is just absolutely FASCINATING in terms of how massive an avalanche of entrenched projection this book is apparently laboring against, despite its casual, slice-of-life-manga-esque tone. I always knew this general ~subject was extremely loaded with preexisting connotations and expectations and therefore really really hard for people (even jews) to not project the american pop-christian pickle juice they've been swimming in since birth on, but I did underestimate regardless. So if I'm being a little pendantic in this meta, please forgive me lol, I have to adjust my expectations for anyone and everyone else, even if I know and respect you, much MUCH lower than I thought I did.

I'll get to part 2 and hopefully all the rest of the chapters tomorrow.

#the stars that rise at dawn #sehhinah #sehhinah revisions tag

[yooniesim]

other than using lolcow as a source which is insanely fucked up as is can we just acknowledge rq the transphobia and ableism in some of the screenshots texas decided to post? whether any point made in those screenshots are true or not, which i doubt, texas could have very easily shared those without the screenshot that literally only has someone shaming dreamie for using neopronouns, with the r slur there too, im assuming texas’ intent was to make dreamie out to be a bad person with certain screenshots, but they could’ve just posted those screenshots on their own, the addition of screenshots that are quite literally only shaming dreamie for shit like pronouns and even have slurs in them really undoes any “good” they were intending to do by “calling dreamie out”, and just further solidifies their bigotry, because i’m sure that entire thread wasnt screenshotted, yet they decided to go out of their way to add screenshots with slurs and bigotry for absolutely no reason because it doesnt further their point at all (apologies for only using they/them for texas i don’t know their pronouns i checked their tumblr but there was none in their bio)

exactly my point, nonny. I wouldn't accept lolcow as a source for something against texas or mack either, especially if the screenshots were alongside blatant slurs. As neurodivergent women (based on pronouns & what I've seen from them in the past), they should know better, and will be harassed and made fun of themselves just as easily if given the chance. The fact that they stand by the r slur alone, given their own presumed struggles being ND, is both baffling and disappointing. They're sharing a cesspool full of bigotry spouted by people that can't get their way on sites like tumblr, twitter, certain reddit subs, etc. The sole purpose is to harass people while pushing incorrect information, pictures of innocents that are uninvolved, doxxing, etc. Could there be something true posted on that site? Sure. But there's no way to treat it as a trusted source of information given the amount of hostile bigotry in that environment. For (somewhat) milder examples, would you use r/thed*nald, 4chan, or even just plain old simsecret as a trusted source for something regarding a marginalized person? Absolutely not.

The irony in trying to "call someone out" while being excessively ableist and transphobic says plenty, as well. But they don't understand that, because the intent is not to fight against something wrong. They don't care about victims or minorities, they care about seeming right and hurting those they disagree with. it's performative, as usual- and more importantly, it's harassment. I won't be answering anymore asks on this topic or engaging with Texas for Dreamie's sake (and the fact that Texas is incredibly weak and blatantly uneducated in the topics they're pushing), but I wanted to post this one for those that might not realize what lolcow is and what it stands for. When getting information from the internet, please consider the source and exercise critical thinking skills.

#asks #anonymous #ceci speaks #nonsims #mack3030 #texasthegreatdestroyer #ableism tw #transphobia tw #thank you for sending this nonny #just when you thought mack couldnt sink any lower #tex was always bottom of the barrel but mack at least tried to mask

[mymarifae]

Speaking of Deltarune, i dunno if you've talked about it before but What's your general opinion on Papyrus' role in DR? i've ben thinking about this a lot after it came to my attention how much of a mystery he really is. The thought that he could be the knight is both kinda funny and kinda scary (also and correct me if im wrong, but if DR's story was here before UT was made, i can imagine Toby going "hehe what if i made Papyrus (my antagonist) a goofy comic relief in this)

oh this was sent so long ago... um...

ok anyway. even though it's taken me several months to answer this. i'm so glad you asked!

there's a lot about papyrus that's shrouded in mystery - namely the sheer amount of power he seems to have compared to the rest of the cast and the evolution of his relationship with flowey over the timelines. it makes logical sense that deltarune will elaborate on what undertale only hinted at, but like.

the theory that he's the knight doesn't click with me. if someone wants to explain where this conclusion is being drawn from, i'd love to hear it! because - and no offense - it just feels like the title of The Knight is being slung onto him solely because he's a powerful character we kind of don't know a lot about (but that's like 85% of the cast at this point..) and we have yet to see him. i won't write it off entirely because who knows what will happen with this game, but i do very much doubt that the insight deltarune will give us into papyrus's character will be through him being. The Knight.

my personal thoughts on the knight's identity are, like... among these possibilities:

the knight is a character we haven't even been introduced to yet

there is no singular knight and it's simply a role that anyone can take on. the darkners' concept of The Knight is an amalgamation of every person who has opened a fountain ever

there is no knight. like at all. this is on a similar vein of the above bullet: because it's just a conceptual role, there just is no fucking knight 👍🏾

it's dess.

it really Is kris, and this reveal was made in Chapter Two because the identity of the knight is ultimately inconsequential in comparison to the concepts and plot points future chapters will introduce.

perhaps i just have a very particular and even incorrect interpretation/assumption of what the knight's role in this game will be. but at the moment, i'm not going to be easily swayed from these ^ theories. so.. as cool and kinda funny as it Could be, no knight papyrus in this house. it doesn't make sense. to me. with how i've come to understand the knight (which is to say i barely understand the knight at all because we literally barely have any tangible info about it).

(oh but even if he is the knight, i don't think this would make him the narrative's antagonist. i don't think deltarune is going to have a conventional protagonist VS protagonist set-up, period. also i wouldn't call papyrus in undertale a comic relief. does him quite a bit of injustice i think ^^')

i'm not even wholly convinced that the build-up around papyrus won't be some sort of red herring. like, yeah i think he'll play a fairly substantial role (maybe. my initial assumption from chapter 1 was that when we do finally get to hang out with papyrus, he'll just be like. normal. like sans is. and nothing ever happens with him. and i'm not writing this possibility out yet afgngkjf), but not necessarily to the extent that people are assuming. i think there's a lot of other weird shit in hometown that no one is paying attention to because the "a trousle.. growing further away..." flavor text is so fucking distracting. and i think that's on purpose. we're so focused on what we already know from undertale and drawing those connections that everything new and unique to deltarune is kinda flying over our heads. like honestly i personally don't give a damn about papyrus rn (I LOVE HIM BUT) i'm more concerned with, like:

the strange beast that attacked the dog burglars by the holidays' house

whatever the hell is happening with onionsan and the song they're hearing

the fucking caution tape

father alvin muttering to himself over gerson's grave

hometown's religion in general honestly

the bunker?

asgore's soul-colored flowers and the fact that he said they're "exactly" like the rose from the beauty and the beast when sans joked about it (did he mean that in terms of the glass jars or something more ?)

the striped bird npc

temmie's egg

clamperson

hometown's got a lot going on. yes we love papyrus yes the trousle getting further away is weird and concerning but i don't think it's going to be as important as everything else <3..

#havent talked about deltarune in a minute... this was fun :) #mailbox

[triviareads]

If you think a high ranking noble woman was doing a lot of household book keeping in Regency England, you should study history more. You have no clue what you are talking about. Planning events means selecting a menu, making a seating chart, deciding on a theme…the idea that a Viscountess or Duchess would be mindful of the books as part of their regular duties is incorrect. Learn some history.

And you, my friend, learn some civility. I'll answer because I should clarify:

This is what I said in the original post:

Maybe I should have been more explicit and tied the idea of having multiple estates to the aristocracy (duchess, viscountess) to assuage your bitching. But yeah, in the case of the wealthiest (often wealthy gentry and aristocrats), a housekeeper would probably be doing the actual math and and whatnot, but basic math was still a part of many high-born women's education for the explicit purpose of managing households. My mom's always said you need to learn the basics so that even if you hire someone to do it for you later on, you'll know you're not being swindled.

Otherwise, many other well-born ladies (and by well-born I mean gentry; not indicative of wealth) were actively managing the accounts themselves.

I do believe even a lady who relied on housekeepers and others to manage the accounts would have been aware of household expenditures and obviously were aware of the annual income they were working with when it came to entertaining (unless you're an idiot, you're not just... blindly planning a party and setting menus; you plan within your means, even if your means are enormous), and had access to the account books. And based on some (well-researched) HR I've read, having access to the accounts becomes tantamount if your husband is deceased or you're solely managing your household. Like I said in the previous post, how active she was in the control of household expenses varied based on rank, amount of properties (wealth), and just general interest. I've read Amanda Foreman's biography of the Duchess of Devonshire. Foreman mentions Georgiana, married to one of the wealthiest peers of the realm, was aware of household expenses and tenants who received charity from the duke's household via the duke's advisor because she was now responsible for handling them. She was also using that money to start charity schools on the estate so obviously, this means she was aware of where the money was coming from.

Also, I'd like to add that I don't have history degree; just very into it and I'd like to think I'm decently knowledgeable but I'm always willing to learn but like, tone matters and yours was... not it, probably out of some deeply misguided superiority complex.

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[themelodicenigma]

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"Who" or "What" determines that of which is correct, incorrect, logical, illogical, etc—the evidence and reasoning will show itself at that point, and someone's capability to come to terms with whatever it is will be on their own merit. That's how it's always worked, and how it'll always be with individuality.

A truth can feel weightless in the face of someone who refuses to accept it—you just have to settle what it feels like for you, more than anything. But, also have the capability to even present it in a way that makes sense if you really care about it being a truth.

People say some really ridiculous things, but others will agree with them still. You can say they're wrong, but everyone's got to present their logic and establish their ultimate point. We faff about with other things, like personal attacks instead of just laying down ways to be understood, whether you can be proven to be wrong or right.

I've personally just seen a lot of inconsistent logic or personal agenda.

I mean, there IS romanticism used for both Clerith and Cloti, the base entity of it's existence in their storytelling, absolutely—the concept of romance and writing makes this very clear. But you have to understand what that means as it is. Recognizing this solely does not yet come with discerning a relationship, if something is "endgame", or whatever thing someone simply wants to USE this existing information for. It's an observation of fact, an existing connotation, tone, element, etc. Romance/Sexual tone is a very specific thing, and can be used positively/negatively/neutral [at a given time]. What it's purpose is for, how it affects the characters—all that is AFTER you are able to identify the element in the first place.

The problem is, a lot of groups want to jump the gun and focus solely on who is in love with who, or who will be given the story perception of being together at the end. And, they try SO hard to acknowledge the usage of romanticism because they believe it has to equate to those two things, when it doesn't.

If you want to believe Clerith is canon, you don't need to have the personal agenda to deny the romantic elements of the train roll to make yourself feel better and purposely not absorb direct, literal information regarding Clod . Similarly, if you're a Cloti, you don't need to try to denounce Cloud and Aerith's relationship at every turn and deny what otherwise is also very reliable romanticism used between them. You shouldn't be afraid of the existence of the tone for a ship you don't like—to the point it makes YOU fallacious or create inconsistent, illogical statements.

Simply recognizing the tonality shouldn't be a problem—it's writing. It's a story. Where it's written and implemented happens because someone decided to do so. Failing to recognize it when it's applicable taints what otherwise would be the next step of reasoning that needs to be had, and chances are it'll be virtually inconsistent with something else that just so happens to benefit your point of view.

Situationally, two people can fall onto each other, and help each other up platonically—but reasonably, historically, not in the exact way it was crafted for the train scene. Same vein, you can have someone showing up in a fancy outfit, having another person(s) react to them and their appearance platonically—but reasonably, historically, not in the exact way it was crafted for the red dress scene.

Literally replace their character models in either scene with two siblings—you're going to have a problem.

But I digress, the tones were used—that's your first acknowledgement. Anything else, like a character suddenly, whiplashingly falling in love with someone at the exact moment is another thread of understanding and conversation. But the first acknowledgement should still happen.

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