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sincerely-sofie · 27 days

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Hey! Just wanted to say thanks for making a story so well written I feel like I get second-hand depression every time I read the last two chapters. :)

I think I had more of a thing I was trying to do when I thought I should make an ask, so uh... any advice for a very average artist/writer who struggles with finding motivation for writing?

As payment, I offer you this picture of a dog.

Thanks so much for your kind words! I'm real insecure about my writing and it's clarity, so to hear that it's emotionally powerful means a lot to me, hehe :>

Ooooh man. Do I EVER have advice for artist/writer combo creators who struggle to find motivation for writing. C’mere buddy. Lean in reeeaaal close. Your fellow average artist/writer is gonna tell you a secret. Come on. Even closer. You ready? Okay.

The world has conned you into thinking motivation is necessary to write, or even do anything in general. It's a scam. Motivation is nice, but it's just the icing on the cake. You need a cake in the first place to even enjoy it.

(If you're interested, I’ve written about making your own motivation in the past. Intrinsically created motivation is a lot healthier of a sort of motivation to seek out than extrinsically located motivation, which is the motivation I’m mostly referring to in this post. I figure I’d link to it in case you’re having trouble getting enough oomph to want to even consider writing in the first place, as the rest of this post assumes you’re fairly comfortable with the writing process, but have trouble getting it done.)

Before I wrote The Present is a Gift, I had never truly finished a writing project— I had co-written the script for a video game that never got made and wrote the first short story in an anthology I started and never concluded. Other than that, I had nothing but a massive field of stories that I'd endlessly flit back and forth between, adding to each project I landed on for a time, but never lingering long enough to actually see anything to completion. I loved all of my projects and wanted to do them justice by finishing them, but I never was able to do anything close to that. There were multiple reasons for my struggle to do substantial work on my projects— but the greatest reason was by far my refusal to use anything but motivation as a reason to work on projects. I’d wait for myself to feel motivated to write anything. And I would only be motivated so frequently.

I attribute my newfound ability to break from my pattern of abandoning and rescuing projects over and over to one thing— I set up a writing routine.

I chose a time that worked best for me every weekday to pour myself a massive mug of my favorite edible battery acid (tropical punch Tampico, for anyone curious) sit down at my computer, put on my headphones, turn on one of those multi-hour-long pomodoro timer youtube videos that have pretty music in the background, and write. This was also in combination with an attempt to win at NaNoWriMo, a writing challenge where you try to write 50k words in November, which gave me a daily word count target to try and reach or exceed. NaNoWriMo’s deadline was also helpful— and so was a promise I made to myself to not work on projects other than TPiaG before it was completed— but the real reason I actually managed to write TPiaG was because every weekday I’d do my writing routine.

I was not motivated whatsoever at the start. I was anxious, intimidated, and very reluctant to write. But I committed to writing TPiaG to completion, no matter how I felt about it, because a lot of people wanted to read the story, and I didn’t want to let them down. Not the healthiest driving thought process, I will readily say, but it got me to sit in my chair at first. As time went on and I shook off the rust and reluctance, I wouldn’t feel as anxious about writing. I didn’t feel intimidated. I would wake up and think to myself “OH BOY, IT’S WRITING TIME!” and leap out of bed to start my routine. Motivation only came after I had already been writing every weekday for about three weeks. And the motivation stayed for as long as I kept up with my writing routine.

Don’t get me wrong— motivation is important. But waiting until you’re motivated to do something is a very unsteady way to go about life, and in my experience when that thought process is applied to writing, it means you’ll never finish anything and never be satisfied with your work. There’s a quote that I love that says “the motivation comes after you show up.” And it’s absolutely true.

Motivation loves momentum. You can set bait for it by writing consistently for a while, whereupon it will make its way into your brain and make itself at home for as long as you keep up the momentum you’ve gotten. If you just wait for motivation to stumble into you, you might get lucky, but only that— lucky. You won’t have gained any skills in cultivating your own motivation, and when that lucky motivation fizzles out, you’ll be left waiting for the possibility of another brief flash of motivation to take its place before you’re ready to write again.

#creativity tips with sofie #creativity tips #writing tips #writing advice #writing tip #writing hacks #writing motivation #motivation #sofie answers asks

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frecklystars · 9 months

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Seeing you get excited about new f/os again is just making my heart sing. Like I can feel your excitement through the screen and it’s soooo nice! You deserve this happiness!

Oh God thank you!!!!!! 🥺🥺😭😭💖💕💖💕💕💕💕 Anon AGH the way you phrased this is SO CUTE....... I'm so happy you're finding joy in ME finding joy!!!! Thank you for recognizing how much this means to me, and for sending this message about it!!! It just makes me feel SO happy all over again when you guys send me such sweet asks bc it reminds me that I'm healing!!! and that I have so many ppl rooting for me, and I don't wanna let you guys down 🥺🥺🥺🥺

It's so relieving to finally feel excited over self shipping again, and I think it's hilarious that out of everything I've been trying to focus on... it's the Barbie movie that's making me Feel again?? the pinkest movie in existence?? I swear in the past year I have tried everything to Feel again and nothing was working for me. SBTM was a long lasting special interest but I was numb to that when I went to physically see the musical back in April, I tried other cartoons I used to love, other movies, I tried watching new things too; I spent monthsss sitting myself in front of screens and trying to consume content that used to give me joy but I'd feel nothing every single time. And that's not like me! I literally get so much joy out of self shipping and I was so scared that losing Transformers to abuse was so severe that it literally killed my ability to feel any sort of joy ever again. So I expected that to happen when I'd see Barbie too. I thought "damn this is the pinkest movie ever, I'm definitely going to have a hard time sitting through it, but I really think I'd F/O Barbie and Ken... well I guess I'll just see the movie ONE time, add them to the F/O list but not actually do anything about it because I know I'll be sooo numb to this movie too, and then I'll barely survive watching it and then walk out of that movie theater with nothing different about me whatsoever"

And then Barbie and Ken rolled up in that pink convertible saying "get in loser, we're healing you from your trauma slowly by getting you desensitized to the color pink that used to give you literal flashbacks AND you're gonna dip your toes back into self shipping again" and honestly I think it's so funny. My friends think it's funny too, they're like "you seem much more like yourself again and it's from the pinkest movie in existence"

And if I go backwards when this movie hyperfocus fizzles out, if I go back to being tense around pink and if I go back to feeling numb towards everything, I know it won't be as severe as before. Even if I don't self ship again after this hyperfocus goes away, I will at least have comfort knowing that I did and that I'm still capable of it. This movie has absolutely helped me progress forwards more than anything else has. I think when coming out of this Barbie hyperfocus, I'll be a much stronger person. If I can feel this way about a movie when my trauma still feels so fresh (and normally it's SO DIFFICULT for me to hyperfocus on a movie bc it's such little content) then I'm sure I can throw myself back into Transformers at some point. I want to hope that I'll feel much better at least one year from now! That is my ultimate goal, getting back to shipping w/ Starscream without any restraints, and I think being able to handle the Barbie movie and even get joy from the Barbie movie is a very good stepping stone to eventually feeling joy from TF again too 🌟🌸✨

Anyway I want to thank Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie, and Ryan Gosling for literally giving me the most essential part of my life back even if it's only gonna last for a little while 💖💕💖💕💖💕💖💕💖💕 and thank YOU anon for sending me such a nice ask. Sorry to ramble your ear off but I literally never shut up about how much this movie has helped me and every time someone is like "Keri it's so nice to see you feeling excited about self shipping again" I immediately start rambling about it sdlfjsdlf

#anonymous #asks #keepsake

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frozen-fountain · 1 year

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Weird Questions for Writers

…All.

Alright, everyone else go home, I guess. I'll be doing this in stages over the next couple of days because, as much as I enjoy talking about myself, I do still have to write this afternoon. Thank you!

What font do you write in? Do you actually care or is that just the default setting?

Basic Times New Roman, more out of familiarity than anything. I keep meaning to try the Comic Sans trick that supposedly makes it easier to focus, but I don't know if I can bear to look at that all day.

2. If you had to give up your keyboard and write your stories exclusively by hand, could you do it? If you already write everything by hand, a) are you a wizard and b) pen or pencil?

I don't relish the thought of those wrist cramps, but yes, I think I would. I can't stand the thought of just keeping it all in my own head.

3. What is your writing ritual and why is it cursed?

I usually end up doing it early afternoon, after lunch and a few minutes of pacing or stretching to clear my head. I'll also play with my cat for a while beforehand, as if he's tired from being a fearsome hunter he's less likely to get up on the clackboard to help me (results may vary). Then I procure something to drink, pick out something to listen to, and freewrite some word association for a bit if I'm not in the right headspace.

While I have a vague goal in mind for where I'd like to write up to, these days, I only make myself do a single sentence per day. It's usually much more than that, but just that sentence absolutely has to happen every single day if it's really all I can manage. When I'm done, I try to leave at a point I'm actively excited to get back to and have a clear picture, so it's easier to pick up the next day. Usually I jot down a few notes to help.

It's cursed because a lot of the music I enjoy probably is, and because the aforementioned notes have sometimes been things like "toilet paper" or "[character] on her Caravaggio bullshit" and I'm left just sitting there trying to work out what any of this was in reference to, or why Past Froze thought it was going to be helpful.

4. What’s a word that makes you go absolutely feral?

Susurrus. I try to limit it to one use per story, and maybe one per chapter if I'm feeling extra indulgent.

5. Do you have any writing superstitions? What are they and why are they 100% true?

Not a superstition I actively believe, but every time I think a fic might do well it's met with silence, whereas the ones I assume are for me and an audience of three end up performing way better than expected. I don't judge success on external factors and will write what I want to say regardless, but it's a nice reminder that whatever niche oddness you're cooking up might have more of an audience than you realise.

6. What is your darkest fear about writing?

It's more a fear about myself, which is that my ability or lack thereof to execute an idea doesn't matter, because what I have to say in the first place is of no interest or value whatsoever and no amount of minutely crafted phrasing can change that. (Needless to say, I would never think this of another person, no matter what they were trying to tell me.)

7. What is your deepest joy about writing?

That I do it anyway. That, regardless of how it does or doesn't impact on the world outside of me, I experienced something that made me feel strongly enough to take the time to attempt to recreate it in words. And when, after minutes that feel like hours of agonising over which words to use, I find some that hit the exact resonance and well of allusion I was hoping for? It's about the most accomplished I've ever felt.

8. If you had to write an entire story without either action or dialogue, which would you choose and how would it go?

I'd choose the all-dialogue option because that would be a bigger challenge for me, and also because I have a great model for how to do it in The Fall by Camus. So I'd reread that and pick apart how it was done in a way that worked; I can picture the setting of the novel so clearly even though it's only described in ways that feel naturalistic for characters who are walking through it. I'm guessing this would remain a shorter piece, and I'd have a specific reason for zooming in so completely on what's being said to the exclusion of all else, and I think this would be a great medium for an unreliable narrator. The negative space around what isn't said would have to be as intrinsic a part of the story as anything that makes it onto the page. I think it'd be a really interesting experiment, some time.

9. Do you believe in ghosts? This isn’t about writing I just wanna know

I believe many, many people have experienced things we currently (and most certainly always will) lack the scientific method to understand and quantify. I'm about ninety percent sure I had a premonition once. I also believe what we say and do resonates, in ways that are hard to track and trace, beyond the moment where they occur. I'm not sure whether this means I believe there's a non-corporeal part of us all that lingers after the physical body reaches its planned obsolescence, and that sometimes this remnant is able to reach out and touch the living from time to time, but it's something.

10. Has a piece of writing ever “haunted” you? Has your own writing haunted you? What does that mean to you?

At least a fragment of everything I've ever read or written lives under my skin. Even if I hated it or even if I can't remember anything about it besides that splinter that stood out the most. All I've lived - and not lived, especially when I might have had the chance to - is waiting over my shoulder and following me along the corridor, whether as a warning or a tormentor or a guide.

#froze fics #the--calamity

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malicious-compliance-esq · 8 months

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Thanks @jopkey for tagging me in this fun "getting to know you" game!

Name: Malicious Compliance

Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs

Where do you call home?: Florida, United States

Favorite Animal: Constrictor snakes! My mother also tells me I like "all the weird animals" because of my fondness for spiders, beetles, etc.

Cereal of Choice: I always keep granola around as an easy snack! Especially like when it has almonds, raisins, and dates in the mix.

Visual, auditory, or kinesthetic learner?: I favor a combination of first reading and viewing foundational resources, and then trying a skill myself from that self-teaching above all other methods. If I had to pick one pillar that tends to matter most for me, it would be language across both the written and spoken domains. But things have never been so black and white for me; and being raised by neuroscientists makes me automatically skeptical of rigid thinking about how humans learn.

First Pet: Alison, a goldfish with a nasty habit of eating their tankmates' fins.

Favorite Scent: For general smells, nothing better than a freshly blown-out candle spreading its signature aroma through the surrounding air! For cologne, I've worn Yves Saint Laurent Opium for Men since I was in high school.

Do you believe in astrology?: Depends on what you mean. Do I believe birth timing substantially determines the progression of a person's life or the core traits of their personality? No. Do I think astrology can be a helpful framework for thinking creatively about who we are and why we feel as we do? Yes.

How many playlists do you have on your music service of choice?: On Spotify, which I use for fandom stuff, I maintain playlists for each of my fic continuities. I also have some playlists saved that @i-dwell-in-darkness made for the BJR fandom. On Apple Music I have no playlists whatsoever! I just choose what specific song or album I'd like to listen to if I'm in "specific content" mode; sometimes I also enjoy finding new-to-me artists by exploring Apple's playlists for different genres and eras.

Sharpies or highlighters?: This seems like an "apples or oranges" sort of juxtaposition. I use them for very different purposes, but I do use Sharpies far more frequently and for more diverse functions than highlighters.

Song that makes you cry?: "Dead of Winter" by the Eels can reliably make my eyes tear up. Notable achievement, given I'm not prone to crying. Just the whole Electro-Shock Blues album gets me on a very deep personal level, but this one especially hits hard.

Song that makes you happy?: Playing any of Alice Cooper's music is guaranteed to bring me instant joy. Especially his 70s stuff and anything from his later releases that goes heavy on incorporating those style elements! If I have one "theme song" in life, it's his "Be My Lover" track off 1971's Killer.

And finally, do you write/draw/create?: Yes, absolutely. Both fanworks and many other things, from academic publications to magazine articles to poetry and original prose. Writing is a huge part of both my leisure and my vocation. It feels like breathing to me and I do some form of writing every single day. Usually multiple forms! The one exception is those rare occasions when I'm so profoundly ill physically that I have to stay in bed and spend the day mostly sleeping. I am very stubborn, so that is not a lot of days. If I can sit up, I can write on my laptop or phone in bed. I also used to draw, mostly portraits in charcoal. Sadly my disease did take that from me because of how it has destroyed the blood vessels in my hands. Gripping small objects for any prolonged period of time is horribly painful and will cause lasting issues with my hand function. Even filling out a card by hand creates consequences for the remainder of that day. It's tough, but I don't dwell on this. Too much other joy in the world. If I lost the ability to write by any means, though? That would absolutely be the point where I stopped wanting to live at all.

I'm really curious to see responses from @tucsonhorse and @blindbeholder if y'all feel like joining in!

#play friendly games win fun prizes #tag you’re it #jopkey #getting to know you #niche outlander fanfiction #black jack randall #malicious fics it #lgbt fiction #fanfic #ao3 #music #playlists #spotify #trauma #writing is healing #character analysis #villain discourse #evil redcoat pipeline #yes good

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madwickedawesome · 1 year

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INFO !! ♡

♫ hello!! my name is juno and my friends call me tuna!!! however u r free to call me whatever u wish, i have no preference whatsoever :] i use he/him pronouns and i am 16!!!!

♩ i speak english and sign in asl + i am learning latin!!

♬ my close friends describe me as funny, "secondhand romantic" (i have no idea what this means and he can't explain it so this one is up to interpretation LMAO), insane, silly, puppy, science and animal enthusiast, biggest modern minimalism hater, and "like 10 am on a summer morning and it's light and breezy." so. take those as u will!!

♯ i listen to largely classical music (my fav composers are prokofiev, debussy, and shostakovich a heem heem giggle) and artists like tears for fears!! i'm also a major fan of rococo/baroque architectural and art styles (hence l'apothéose d'hercule above) and floriography!! i have been singing in choirs for like. a third of my life and am trained classically :] despite all of this art stuff, biology is my spinterest!!!!!

♭ although u probably would not be able to tell from the vibe of this alone, i am in fact incapable of being normal about ANYTHING. i adore everything on this list, but my biggest fandom interest at the moment is most specifically gus halper's mischa bachinski from ride the cyclone LMFAO!! a poor quality 3d render of him is spinning around in my head at all times, and his Strange bf, rap girlie fiancée, and singing abilities occasionally tag along :]

♮ i'd prefer if people 13 and below didn't interact with my posts, but if ur already here, dw abt leaving!!! of course i'm not too comfortable with adults being here either, but that's probably a given. overall dni criteria applies here but that's also probably a given LMFAO. my biggest thing is that if u support the 'noel is talia and is catfishing mischa' theory, i sincerely ask that u don't follow this blog and learn abt why it's a sucky theory!! aside from that, i don't really have any major unique dni thing, but please know that if i do anything to make u uncomfortable, i ask that u tell me so that i don't repeat it!!

𝄞 that's all i got!!! thank u for reading!!! i love u and hope u have a great day!!!!

#point and laugh at the old info pst #my dms n asks r always wide open bee tee dubs #new info mm yummers #I ACCIDENTALLY UNPINNED #back grinding

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solarsavoy · 2 years

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Character Tuesday, Gakushuu!

Since I did the Karushuu ship on Sunday and already did Karma last week, I figured I'd do the ask game for Gakushuu too. ^^

So here we go!

1 – Favorite color?

White because only the best could pull off a color that easily soils and keep it immaculately clean.

2 – Hobbies?

Learning, reading, and music, specifically guitar.

3 – What are their strengths?

Perfectionist, incredible focus, fast learner, typist.

4 – What are their weaknesses?

Narrow minded, tunnel visioned, over confident, believes he is impervious to weakness.

5 – Favorite food(s)?

Coffee. Don't tell him it's not a food. He'll prove you wrong.

6 – Least favorite food(s)?

Food is a requirement for life, thus he will eat it despite what his taste buds tell him.

7 – What would be their dream job?

I don't think he knows. He's groomed to be the perfect student, but you can't exactly be a professional student after a point. I feel like this is the epitome of all the problems with the education system (at least where I'm at). There's such a focus on simply knowing things and tests of that knowledge that many students have trouble transitioning into a job later. I think Gakushuu would be very lost after school ended and he'd spend a good chunk of his twenties trying to figure out what he's supposed to do next. So I'm not sure what his dream job would ultimately be, but I would hope that he spends enough time soul searching that he discovers his own path and passion in life. I know this isn't technically an answer, but it's what I got.

8 – What is their DND alignment?

Lawful Good. Like, he's in the very upper corner of Lawful Good with no tendencies towards any other alignment whatsoever. He's crazy Lawful Good.

9 – What is their hidden talent?

I think it's a photographic memory. At least partially. I think that's also why he would love math so much and hate ethics. Ethics wouldn't have such a simple answer that he could recall and with math, he may have done a similar problem before, but because the numbers are different, he still has to do it so it's kind of new. That and math is logical and ethics is relatively subjective. But with math, it changes up the pace enough to keep it interesting while still following a logical flow.

10 – List a personality quirk of this person.

So this is based on this post I saw that said Gakushuu loves Sci-fi because he relates to the A.I. in a lot of stories. It goes into how he wondered for a moment if he was an A.I., groomed to be the perfect human, because he was always lacking emotion to an extent. And I absolutely love this headcanon, so I'm adopting it. He loves Sci-fi, particularly A.I. like Data from Star Trek or the movie by Steven Spielberg, A.I. with Haley Joel Osment, and Jane from Speaker for the Dead and Xenocide (set after Ender's Game. Great series of books!) So yeah. I could see him finally getting up the nerve to geek out at a Star Trek convention somewhere and then totally win some prize for being able to quote the most lines or something else that's totally Gakushuu, but as a Trekkie.

11 – List something strange/weird/unexpected about this character that their loved ones probably don’t know about them.

See 10. I don't think he'd let anyone know that about him.

12 – What is their complex? (Sister, inferiority, etc) Explain.

Joke: What complex does he not have?

Serious: God complex, of course. Definition: an unshakable belief characterized by consistently inflated feelings of personal ability, privilege, or infallibility. He's been groomed for this, so of course he has it, however, people with god complexes also commonly suffer from narcissistic personality disorder, and I don't think Gakushuu has this trait. His god complex is a defense mechanism caused by his father's demands for perfection, making it so he doesn't actually think he was born inherently better, but more that he was made to be so by his father's "training" if you will.

13 – What is their main sin of the seven deadly ones?

Pride. What else would it be?

14 – How would they be as a parent?

I don't think he'd want to be one, not after his experiences with his own father. If he were to become a parent anyway, I think he'd do his best to not be around as often as possible (kind of like Karma's parents) for fear of turning into his father. I think it would scare him more than just about anything, so out of love, he wouldn't want to be anywhere near his child.

15 – What is their main love language?

Words of Affirmation. Nothing hurts more than his father's criticism OR his nonchalance when it come to Gakushuu's achievements. He's always "not good enough" or "subpar" and despite the rest of the student body applauding his accomplishments, the words still hurt.

16 – How do they act around a crush?

I don't think he has crushes. And even if he did, I don't think he would know, so it'd just be another Tuesday for him with absolutely no changes in his actions whatsoever.

17 – How do they act when they are in love?

Okay, so this is a little complicated. I think he acts like a kid with a crush when he's in love. He's very flustered, he doesn't know what to do, he's freaks out about everything, and he makes a lot of cute, endearing mistakes. After he's grown a bit though and learns to get in touch his with his feelings, I think he's the "over the top" type when it comes to dates and then very sweet on a regular basis. Habits are important to him, so he'd kiss the person every night before they go to bed and in the morning before he leaves and date night would always be on the second Friday of every month and etc, etc. And he'd be very very cranky if any of these habits were to be broken, but that's just how he loves people, by permanently incorporating them into his life.

18 – How would they react to a confession of love?

Depends on the person. If it's someone he expects it from, some random girl in his fan club, a smile a thank you and a wave. If it's someone he doesn't expect it from (just about any guy, but I'm thinking about Karma in particular) I think he'd freeze and have the sort of face that says "processing… processing…" and he'd belatedly respond.

19 – How do they show their love/affection?

I think he'd make it a point to show physical affection with kisses, hand holding, head petting and cuddling. I primarily think this because I imagine he's received no loving embraces from his father and he hates his father, so the opposite of hate is love and the opposite of no touch is a lot of touch. So I think this would be his primary method of showing his love. (AKA he speaks Touch even though he's Words.)

20 – What is their idea of a good time?

Kind of a joke, but not really, reading/watching Sci-fi stuff in secret. I think the idea that it's a complete waste of time and yet so utterly enjoyable to him would make him happier than a kid on Christmas. And it being in secret would make him feel like he's breaking the rules. Because he actually like rules, I think he'd do this very rarely. Like twice a year. But it'd also be a whole weekend thing and he probably wouldn't sleep at all. (Not that he does normally.)

21 – Describe their ideal date.

Anything that includes praise for his efforts.

Nicest restaurant in town: "Oh, it looks so fancy. And you can afford this? Amazing."

A custom suit: "You look so good in this."

Maybe there's dancing involved: "I never knew you were such a good dancer."

Maybe the guitarist called out at the last second: "Oh, wow! You already knew the song? How are you not a rock star?"

Or it's something for VIPs only: "I had no idea that you could get into these types of parties. You must be really important."

Literally, if it earns him constant praise, that is his ideal date, imo.

22 – How do they handle drama?

I think he fans the flames and leaves so it can burn behind him. Drama, while entertaining, sucks and unless you want to watch the whole world burn, don't let Gakushuu anywhere near it. The worst part is, I don't think he fans it intentionally. In fact, most of the time, I doubt he's even aware of it. And it's not that he doesn't have tact, it's that if you ask for his opinion, he WILL give it to you and you will NOT like it.

23 – What is their sexual preference/sexuality?

Gay. Completely. I have seen the GakuYuki ship going around and I find it absolutely adorable, but when I imagine it in my head, it just doesn't have the same level of love and passion that a relationship with a guy would provide. However, this does not mean I think he'd end up with a guy. As far as who he's attracted to, it's guys. But because he's a stickler for the rules and it's Japan, I could see him finding a nice girl and having a nice family because that is just what you do. I can also see him as being fairly asexual. (As in in most cases, guy or girl.)

24 – What is their BDSM tag? (Brat, sub, Master, vanilla, etc)

Okay, so I came across something that was interesting with this. I'm not going to say who the ship I'm about to reference is though, just why I think it wouldn't work. I think Gakushuu is a Master that can be coaxed down into Dominant after some personal growth, but in the case of this one ship, I think Gakushuu would fall into the Baby Boy category (opposite Daddy/Mommy Dom). That isn't to say he is a child, but I think he would end up being mentally needy, emotionally immature, and he would rarely, if ever, return the favor. All of these are common traits of Baby Boys/Girls and the point of a Daddy/Mommy Dom is to allow them to "be themselves" while they guide them in the right direction. However, in Gakushuu's case with this particular ship, I think it would make it very toxic for the Dom to take care of him because this other person is not normally a Daddy/Mommy Dom. So it is just not a ship I support. I am okay with others that follow it and will even read some of the ship fics about them, because I'm always willing to learn and am open to changing my mind someday, but I'm keeping it a secret because it is not my intention to insult other people's ships. Every ship deserves the chance to sail, whether or not I support it.

25 – What is their phobia or greatest fear?

I don't think he knows it, but after some self reflection, I think it would be becoming his own father. He spent a good chunk of his life being groomed by him, to be just like him, except perfect, and a small part of him wants to take what his father gave him and do it even better. The problem is that's exactly what his father wants. It would be very difficult to break free from everything you know and do something completely different, and I think he's afraid he can't be anything else except what he was made to be.

26 – What is their emotional damage?

This entire post.

27 – How do they handle emotional pain?

I don't think he knows how to handle it. At all. I think he'd be prone to emotional outbursts as much as he internalizes it. For him to show emotional weakness when he's supposed to be anything but weak, and because of years of suppressing his emotions, he'll either explode or continue to silently suffer. He's one of those people that speaks negatively of those that receive therapy while also being the person that needs it the most.

28 – How do they handle physical pain?

I think he does a "mind over matter" thing with it so it doesn't hurt so much. It would still sting and such, but it's more likely to inconvenience him than bring any actual pain.

29 – What would bring them to kill someone?

This is a hard one. On one hand, I don't think he could. It goes against everything he stands for. He isn't willing the bend the rules as much as his father and it shows in the anime. I don't think he could ever pull the trigger, not even on his own father, and that's saying something.

However.

I do think he could kill someone by accident as an effect of him trying to achieve his goals. He wouldn't mean to, and it wouldn't be the goal, but given the right circumstances, he might seriously injure someone. And depending on who that someone is or what they do in the moment, I think his inability to deal with his emotions may get the best of him and he'd follow through with whatever he was doing or allow the person to die without lifting a finger. And he isn't one to back down even when the going gets tough. It would definitely be labeled as an accident though. The death would be because Gakushuu didn't do everything in his power to prevent it but in the moment it would've been better to have kept doing what he was doing regardless of the results.

So those are my thoughts.

30 – How would they react or change after they’ve killed someone?

He'd own it completely. I can't say for sure that he'd turn himself in to the authorities, but the guilt of taking a life would make him feel forever indebted to them. He'd send flowers to the grave every year. He's send the family money. He might fight to fix the regulations that failed the person that "caused their death" or whatever may have aided in that event happening.

But I don't think he'd ever get over it.

And that's the ask game for Gakushuu! What are your thoughts? Do you have other headcanons for him?

If you'd like to know more of my thoughts on Gakushuu, feel free to send an ask. You can also send an ask for me to do a specific character next Tuesday. Have a good day and thanks for reading!

#daily delivery #Character Tuesday #gakushuu asano #assassination classroom #character analysis #solarsavoyasks #an ask no one asked for

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sonseulsoleil · 1 year

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I was tagged by @nelsonandspringforever! thanks!

✦ Do you play an instrument?

[nick nelson voice] I have literally no musical ability whatsoever

✦ Favourite book characters?

currently: Wu Zeitan and Gao Izhi from Iron Widow, Nick Nelson from Heartstopper, Aled Last from Radio Silence, Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase from Percy Jackson, Alex Claremont-Diaz from Red White and Royal Blue, George Knightley from Emma, and I'm gonna cut myself off there lol

✦ What's your star sign?

Virgo

✦ Favourite colour schemes?

the bi flag colors for sure, and the trans flag colors, also a fan of sunset colors!

✦ Naps or long sleep?

I used to hate taking naps but then I went to college and everything changed.

✦ What languages do you speak?

English and un peu de français (mostly conversation, took it every year of high school and have tried my best to maintain it but I know ce n'est pas parfait lol)

✦ Dreams/aspirations?

I want to work in the film industry, and I want to write, but mostly I just want to be happy and live comfortably

✦ Long hair or Short Hair?

On myself or on others? On others, I find long hair attractive on men and short hair attractive on women. For myself, when my hair gets too long I get dysphoric. But I'd love to get to a place in my transition where I could grow it out and still feel masc.

✦ Tea or coffee?

Tea for sure, every morning. Coffee has to be full of sugar and milk for me to drink it lol

✦ Bring a book character to life or go into a fictional world?

Depends on the book! I'd love to go into the world of Alice Oseman's books bc it's like our world but better, but on the flipside, I'd love to bring the Iron Widow characters into our world, because that world is a horrible dystopia.

I'm tagging: @immortals-malec @victoriaspriing @galwithalibrarycard and @thetourguidebarbie

#tag games #thanks for the tag #this was fun!!#no pressure to the peeps i tagged #only do it you wanna!

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scaryhaven · 1 year

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Omg, thank you for tagging me @ladygata

tea, coffee, or soda? I drink all, and actually everyday -hides in shame- lots of black coffee, but with cream and stevia if I'm being naughty, spearmint tea, and diet cokie colies

dogs or cats? cats, met a cute calico stray cat just today

can you play an instrument? Love instrumental music, yet have no musical abilities whatsoever.

what's your sun sign? Leo

first song lyrics that pop into your head? And suddenly ... I've never heard a song in my life.

do you have any tattoos? None

favorite place you traveled? Anywhere far away from people with lots of nature .

what's the last movie you watched? (Oh god.) Shark Bait (2022)

what languages do you speak? English

do you have any hobbies? I play video games, like watching TV and movies ofc, Asian dramas, cooking/baking and gardening and I read a lot

You can hang out with one fictional character for an hour, who do you choose? Atm it's gotta be Joel Miller, I'd just let him do the foulest things to me to be too honest. Oh and I'd wanna put bandids on his owwies

compliment yourself: I normally have good intentions and treat others how I'd like to be treated and I think I'm perhaps too honest

Again, thank you and if anyone sees this and wants to do it too I'd like to read it

#Sorry it took me a while currently don't have a working computer 😅

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theoccultz · 7 months

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Hi could I ask how you intuitively channel for other people if you don’t mind? I tried to but I’m not good at it so I want to get better.

Hey hey , no one's good at it we just try our best to pick up things lol

You can too dont stress abt it .

I wouldn't say much just practice and trust if you're even picking up on red car try to find meaning in that , sometimes when we are chanelling we pick up things from our immediate environment pay attention to that .

And meditation which is also known as prep for reading sometimes, as someone who doesn't have patience i try to channe through l other means as well ,music , writing,drawing ,stones , the things i hear what i see in my vision etc it really helps .

I developed my clair abilities like that only putting myself out there ,y'know analysing cards , analysing other people,face reading , assumptions,dreams just take everything into account you'll get a lot of things .

Yeah my advice is this all of those things ,tarot journal or meditation practices whatsoever can help you too but i'd recommend doing this if you're not a beginner, especially observe what you channel - write it down somewhere or just try to intuitively (what you're feeling) channel things or words about a day and see if the vibe matches on that day, if things you wrote happen that day , if you see something ,if someone tells you that exact words ,etc etc . its observing through immediate means, yep.

Amd ask your guides they are like no.1 ask them "help me channel " " connect me to this person's energy, "help me interpret this" .

i hope this helps

(: 🖖🏽

#vd

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forcebewitht · 3 years

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Force's Disney Geek Master Theory: Why Twisted Wonderland Is Called Twisted Wonderland

We have all grown to know and love various Disney characters over the years, correct? Yet, I believe a lot of us can argue that not many characters have the same effect on us even as adults today as the Villains do within their respective movies. In the game Disney: Twisted Wonderland as we all know and love, the select boys to Overblot are supposed to have the "souls" of their Villain counterparts, right? But...why is it called "Twisted" Wonderland, then? The truth may lie within something that has been right in front of us all along, my friends: the meaning of a mirror. Ready to buckle in for this one? If so, then here we go!

We have seen all of these guys share character traits, looks, etc with their Disney counterparts, correct? Well, what if I were to tell you that things in terms of the "main" guys that we are supposed to pay attention to aren't exactly what they seem? This could be analyzed in a few different ways, honestly, yet the most prominent way is this: the differences in their personalities- they are reversed. Let us take this bit by bit, shall we?

Ah, yes. The Queen Of Hearts. The ranting, raging, bundle of red, black, and gold we all know and love. (or else heads would roll, I'm sure) One of the things that everybody knows about her is that she's extremely hellbent on the crazy rules that she makes up and is prone to anger honestly very easily. Yeah, you can connect that to Riddle- but think about it for a second. While that rage and the rule thing is still there, it isn't as prominent with him as it was with her, is it? With the Queen of Hearts, her whole "issue" was that she wished to make everybody listen to her and follow her every command- but Riddle was essentially always following the rules of another- not his own. This seemed to make Riddle a little more calm most of the time in terms of how he handled and oversaw things. It wasn't until he actually Overblotted that the "listen to me and only me" thing came out- buuuuuuttttttt I'll get to that part in a bit.

Next: Leona and Scar. While we honestly didn't get to see a lot of what went on behind the scenes in the Outlands in terms of how Scar even met the hyenas to begin with at all, one thing can honestly be said- Scar worked very hard to get where he was. I mean, it's not like you can get an entire pack of rabid, hungry hyenas onto your side in the course of a single day, or maybe even a week (especially as a lion, no less). No, something to that extreme takes careful planning, wording, and stringing along to ensure that nothing goes wrong along the way. The way Scar spoke to Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed made it seem as though he had known them for a looooonngggg time before this- that's where that behind the scenes planning comes in. And then...you have Leona. Leona, from what we can tell in Chapter 2, planned the idea for the "endgame" alright- but he didn't actually act upon any of the plan for himself. Ruggie did. Even in the Lion King, we see that Scar had no problems whatsoever getting his paws dirty a little within his own scheme to take his "rightful place" at the head of Pride Rock- but Leona quite honestly did not a thing once Ruggie was in motion. See where this is starting to head?

Azul and Ursula. Ursula, the Disney baddie queen of my heart Ursula, the Sea Witch. She was known all around the ocean floor for helping out poor little merfolk in secret, wasn't she? Yet, nobody ever really seemed to catch wind of the whole "her turning those who didn't quite fit the bill into polyps" thing, did they? That was one of the things that made her such a honest threat to Ariel herself- because Ursula was cunning. She did things behind the scenes, and sure- we could catch onto it out in the audience (annnddd maybe Sebastian and Flounder as well), but nobody else really seemed to, right? Azul is the complete opposite in this standpoint. He instills direct fear into his "workers" and those even beyond and within his dorm. Like- basically most knew that this dude was bad news to begin with. Azul, mostly, seemed to hide his cunning facade behind a fake yet still seemingly "soft and genuine" smile and act. But all in all, he didn't really attempt to "hide" anything- hell, he even proclaimed his entire plan of what everyone with those things on their heads were gonna do for him in the open! At least when Ursula sang as Vanessa, she was in an almost perfectly enclosed room with nobody else around.

Jamil and Jafar. This comparison here, given what occurs in the movie Aladdin, is honestly one of the biggest possible indicators of this reoccuring theme I shall clarify in a bit. Jafar, while being sneaky, was known for being a more "out there" Disney Villain in terms of his personality alongside that of his partner Iago in the film. He would smile in a sinister way, he would crack jokes out in the open, and let us not forget his crazed yet oddly interesting laughter. Jamil? He's the exact opposite. Given his past and what he has had to dealt with growing up with Kalim, he is much more reserved and barely releases a chuckle or cracks a smile at all. His personality is a lot more repressed than that of Jafar himself throughout the film. Jamil has been so used to having to hold himself back thanks to his parents in favor of Kalim's family, he doesn't seem to know how to "let go" whatsoever. Yet Jafar, while still maintaining that sneaky side of him as well, has no problems whatsoever letting a little hang loose whenever he so chooses to.

Vil and the Evil Queen. This one honestly may be a bit more self explanatory than the others- but the difference between these two is their expressions of themselves. The Evil Queen was the very first animated counted Disney Villain within Disney's history- yet, she barely had any lines throughout the film at all. Her ranges of expression were almost little to none thanks to the era in which the movie was released in- but she always looked like she was pissed, huh? Vil is the exact opposite of her in this sense. He is able to fully express himself through his various facial expressions, theatrical abilities, musical experiences, fashion style, and even how he behaves. Vil is able to do so much more than the Evil Queen did or could do within that time period, that it's almost a little staggering if you fully picture it.

Idia and Hades. Now, now. We haven't honestly seen too much of the flaming blue boy yet in TWST, but one thing is apparent here right off the bat- in terms of his personality? He is the exact opposite of Hades. Idia is much like Jamil but to a more "geek" degree- he's extremely introverted, shy, a bit snippy, yet mainly keeps to himself and his gaming tech. Hades is most often renowned as the Disney Villain with the most personality- and the best humor. Hades has no problem whatsoever being "out there" with his crazy puns, sassy remarks, anger, and even mocking behavior. I mean, please, guys- I haven't been this choked up since I got a hunk of moussaka caught in my throat!

Finally, Malleus and Maleficent. Ooooohoooooooo boy. We have to count out the live action movie Maleficent for this one (sorry horned queen fans). One thing that basically everybody even with their toe in the water in that of Disney movies kind of knows this fact- Maleficent is c r u el. She's got a bizarre set of dark powers and an even blacker heart than that. Hell, we basically had to "soften her up" a little bit in Maleficent thanks to just how seemingly irredeemable her character is in that of Sleeping Beauty. I mean, c'mon now- cursing an infant? And we get no explanation for that in the original? C'mon, now. Anyways, Malleus? As we all can tell by now, this dude is the compleeettteeeeeee opposite. Sure, he has those repressed bits here and there too, but it is evident that this dude has a heart crying out for the MC and it is big, bold, and golden to the core once you look past how he looks. He sent the MC a card for winter break, for crying out loud. Yeah, let me know the next time you see Maleficent do that smh.

Now, I have avoided using a certain word up until this point to see if anybody could catch on to what exactly is happening here. Did you figure it out? Reverse. The boys that either have Overblotted already or intend to Overblot soon stop holding out on us, Chapter 6 have had the exact opposite personalities compared to that of their Villain counterpart- until one prime point in their "character arcs". Their Overblot.

Riddle wished to have all bow before him and obey his rules.

Leona led his entire dorm into ruin and nearly sanded away the entire school in the process.

Azul let himself finally free of his personal shackles entirely and "took what was his".

Jamil finally let himself go and opened up more in his personality, almost seeming to be driven insane in the process.

Vil wanted to become the most beautiful one of all and would kill anyone within the way of that goal without any hesitation whatsoever.

The moment that the boys' Overblotted, that was the exact moment when the "soul" of their Disney Villain counterpart took control. Keeping that idea in mind, that should mean that this will happen in the upcoming chapters and their Overblots:

Idia will show off all of the personality, powers, and intelligence that he has been keeping down within this introverted self of his.

Malleus will become so broken by being left out and alone in the cold for the final time that he will turn into a completely cruel Fae and possibly nearly kill either the MC or the representation of Prince Philip within that Chapter in the process.

(Hello, my dear Readers! Guess who is trying to get back into her bigger pieces of writing? This gal right here~ feel free to drop a comment and tell me what you think of this theory- I'd love to hear your thoughts! 💕)

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desertsquiet · 2 years

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Album of the Month - March 2022: Safe at Home - The International Submarine Band

The only problem with this album is how short it is. Like truly, 25 minutes of this aren’t nearly enough and the universe deserved so much more of its brilliance, but alas. I’ve marveled and talked at lenght about how incredibly original and fresh all of the original compositions on this album are, showing Gram’s songwriting competence (and confidence) was already sky high and he needed no “training period” whatsoever. One thing I am somehow even more blown away by though is that his incredible talent for chosing and performing songs not written by himself is also very apparent. You can divide the covers on this album into two different categories: on the one end, those that show his fearlessness in going up against some of the biggest ever names in country music; I Must Be Somebody Else You’ve Known is the first of many takes on a song by his hero Merle Haggard but even more significant is the inclusion of two of the most famous Johnny Cash songs. Once again he has no problem changing most of the lyrics of Folsom Prison Blues and segwaying right into Elvis’ hit That’s Allright Mama creating a medley of country and rock that shows what he always strived for people to realize: that country and rock (and blues) were actually never apart, it was labels that made them so. The second category is even more fascinating and shows his ability to express many truths about himself through somebody else’s songs. Though the song fortunately doesn’t reflect his life as a whole, the line “I had a girl in Waycross, Georgia” from Miller’s Cave is very autobiographical considering that was indeed the place he grew up (and had his first girlfriend) in. It gets a lot more accurate and incredibly moving when it comes to “A Satisfied Mind”. A song also recorded in their second studio album “Turn! Turn! Turn!” by his future band, The Byrds, whose version however pales in comparison to the raw honesty only he can bring to such lyrics as “How many time/Have you heard someone say/If I had his money/I'd do things my way/But little they know/'Cause it's so hard to find/One rich man in ten/With a satisfied mind”. There are too many what-ifs in Gram Parsons’ life and one I always think about when I listen to this record is how different his career might have gone if The International Submarine Band stayed together. One thing I can be sure of, though, is it would have still been amazing.

#since I forgot to finish the post last month I’m doing them both today #album of the month #the international submarine band #gram parsons

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ashen-laguz · 2 years

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Also maybe Blorbo about some pigeons?

yeah babEYYYYYYYYYYY

blorbo (favorite character, character I think about the most)

he's pretty much my biggest not-yoshi comfort character out of all characters in all media (and the only character to give yoshi a run for his money. yoshi is still and will always be my number one, but yuuya comes close)

i just think yuuya's neat! i have two plush of him! i have so many headcanons, i love thinking over his life circumstances and how he copes, i this his personality is charming in a very funny way, i am a huge sucker for sibling dynamics, especially when there is a sense of overprotectiveness + some sort of angst mixed in, and i just,,, yuuya my beloved i care you so much,,,

scrunkly (my “baby”, character that gives me cuteness aggression, character that is So Shaped)

i'm remembering how difficult this question is because i'm not super fond of characters who i view as Baby. hm.

I guess Sakuya? He's not Baby tm, not by a longshot, however of all the characters, i think he's the one that instills the strongest sense of "i want to protect this little shit" in me. I wanna fight his dad. I want to put him in a normal environment to grow up in instead of seeing him forced to deal with all the stress and pressure of being a Le Bel. I want to see him flourish and grow and explore his love of music. call me a yuuya kinnie, but i want good things for this lad.

scrimblo bimblo (underrated/underappreciated fave)

Hiyoko is def not forgotten but she's def not as loved as some of the birds. a fucking shame considering she's one of the most enjoyable VN protags I've ever seen - honestly my favorite one I can think of. she's a DELIGHT. that girl is bursting with energy, enthusiasm, and the ability to wrastle a horde of wild buffalo. she lives in a cave but still watches magical girl anime! she's just SO good.

glup shitto (obscure fave, character that can appear in the background for 0.2 seconds and I won’t shut up about it for a week)

leone jb my beloved,,,

canon does not give much about you, but consider; i headcanon in my little corner anyways. i think he's neat

poor little meow meow (“problematic”/unpopular/controversial/otherwise pathetic fave)

the more time passes by, the more i grow to love hitori. i did not give him much thought initially, but i think some combo of my edgey side and my love for good sibling dynamics/protective older sibling figures has taken over. i think if hitorigate returned, i'd go out of my way to get put on the blocklist. i am a proud hitori enjoyer.

horse plinko (character I would torment for fun, for whatever reason)

tohri is the perfect blend of "his over-the-top reactions would be hilarious" and "he deserves it at least a little bit" so of course i'd toss him right into the horse plinko. i'd have no hesitation whatsoever, in he goes~

eeby deeby (character I would send to superhell)

shuu. i love him but also i do not feel like i need to explain.

#hatoful boyfriend #ask the trashbag #luigiman21

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