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ljf613 · 3 years
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So could you please explain Sessrin to me? I'm not in the fandom nor have I watched the show but from what little I've been told the antis (as usual) have completely mischaracterized the whole thing.
P. S. Can we please ban grooming from the fandom lexicon? It lacks semantic meaning other than age gap bad.
Well, it’s been a while since I last saw/read Inuyasha, and I’m super-behind on Yashahime, but I do love SessRin and am pretty bummed about the amount of hate this ship has been getting lately, so I’m going to do my best to share why I love these two so much. 
First off, anyone who uses the word ‘grooming’ either doesn’t know what that word means, or was not seeing the same story I was. The definition of grooming is “befriending and establishing an emotional connection with a child, and sometimes the family, to lower the child's inhibitions with the objective of sexual abuse.” This never happened. Sesshomaru did not look at this traumatiized child and go “hmm, how I can I best get her to trust me so that I can convince her to sleep with me” or whatever-- in fact, a large part of their dynamic is Rin choosing, over and over, to stand by him even as he is actively trying to push her away. (And considering that I suspect many of these antis are also Sesshomaru fans, the fact that they’re so quick to launch such a serious and out-of-character accusation at him is rather strange.) 
Here’s their story in a nutshell (and, again, I may be slightly misremembering details, it’s been a while): Rin, whose entire family was slaughtered by human bandits, comes across Sesshomaru in the woods and is initially terrified because, you know, demon. However, despite her fear, she realizes that he’s been injured and incapacitated, and does her best to try and help him (cleaning his wounds, getting him food and water, etc).  Sesshomaru, who, up until this point, has been a fairly typical demonic antagonist with your standard mindset of, “humans are stupid, selfish, and weak,” is understandably bewildered by this, and tries to scare her off. It doesn’t really work. This goes on for some time. (Several days? Weeks? IDEK.)  One day, after Rin returns to her village, a tribe of demons arrives and kills everyone. Rin tries to run back to the woods and escape, but the demons eventually catch and kill her. Sesshomaru finds her body, and, for some reason even he doesn’t understand, decides to use his magic sword that brings people back from the dead (yes he has one of those) to revive her. (This is significant because up until this point he has never even used the sword, as he hated the fact that he’d gotten the stupid healing sword while his little brother got the cool, killing sword.)  And Rin, who has no one left and no home to go back to, decides to travel with him.  (One of the interesting things here is that, despite the fact that she was killed by demons, Rin is actually more afraid of humans, because they’re the ones who murdered her family.) 
Their relationship throughout the course of the story is fascinating. At first glance, it might seem like Sesshomaru is always the one saving her, but she saves him too. Rin forced him to acknowledge that the world wasn’t black-and-white, that humans were complex, that just because he didn’t like someone or something didn’t mean it didn’t have a right to exist. Sesshomaru’s arc is subtle, but by the end of the story, he’s fighting side by side with the heroes-- something that would never have happened if he hadn’t met Rin. 
Now, the thing here is that, for most of the story Rin is eight years old. Their relationship is never, ever shown as sexual, but there’s clearly love there, and the implication the story ends with is that they will likely get together once Rin is older. I’ve heard antis say that they read the relationship as being more along the lines of “Sesshomaru ‘adopts’ Rin,” which explains a lot. However, I personally never saw it that way. They were partners-- just because Rin didn’t take out a sword and fight off anyone who tried to hurt Sesshomaru doesn’t mean she she was primarily on the receiving end of the relationship.  (In a story about battling evil, where nearly all of the characters are these awesome fighters, it’s pretty cool to see a character who is not a warrior, who just gives and loves and trusts and cares, and is never treated as lesser by either the characters or the narrative because of this. I really love Rin.) I think it’s a cultural thing-- people are used to the narrative of ‘coldhearted bachelor meets and adopts lovable scamp who reminds him how to love again’ and are primed to see it even in a story from an entirely different culture set five hundred years in the past. 
(Part of it is also about shipping wars-- many of the antis ship Sesshomaru with other characters, particularly Kagura, and would rather make the argument about morality versus just saying that they would prefer something a little different.) 
Here’s where I admit it gets a little bit sticky: How much of this is Rin just imprinting on Sesshomaru and using him as an excuse to avoid her trauma surrounding other humans?  And the narrative did a great job of resolving this dilemma. Near the end of the story, Rin leaves Sesshomaru. She goes to live among humans, to learn how to be human again, so that once she’s an adult, she has the agency to make an informed decision about what she really wants. 
There happens to be an audio-drama CD that was released in Japan sometime after the show ended, which is set just after the original story ends (when Rin is eleven). In it, Sesshomaru says something to Rin which is referred to by one of the other characters as a ‘proposal.’ Now, I don’t follow anti discourse, so I’m not sure if they know about it, but I can imagine they’d have a field day with that one. “Omigoodness, he proposed to an eleven year old, that’s so creepy.”  However, there’s some context involved. The word ‘proposal’ is used by one of the other characters-- who happens to have time-travelled from five hundred years later (that is, the present day). The whole plot of the CD starts when she complains to her husband/lover/whatever-their-relationship-status-is-supposed-to-be that he never actually proposed to her, and since he doesn’t know what a proposal is (because, again, culture gap), he thinks it’s some sort of monster she wants him to go fight for her before they can actually be married, and hilaraity ensues. She calls Sesshomaru’s words to Rin a proposal as in “see, that’s what a proposal is supposed to look like.” It has very little to do with SessRin in and of themselves. 
For reference, here’s what Sesshomaru actually said in this so-called ‘proposal’ (thanks to @inu-drama for the translation): 
“Rin, have you grown accustomed to life in the village?  No one is bullying you or anything?  Did you make a kimono out of the cloth I gave you the other day?  When you are troubled, or anxious, or sad, or any other time, feel free to call on me.  I will come to you immediately.  Even if we are far apart, if you call my name I will absolutely come flying to you.  If you cannot speak, you can whistle. Whistle through your fingers, if you like.  Distance is no object. Our hearts are tied together.  With the power of trust, there is nothing to fear.  Simply having that feeling should be enough to fill your heart.  That is why it is fine for things to remain as they are for now.  We have plenty of time.  You can examine your heart at your own pace.  Until then, take care of yourself.” 
(Is there something inherently creepy or predatory about that?) 
To me, SessRin is about love, in its purest form. It’s about believing in someone when the rest of the world is against them. It’s about choosing the person who chooses you. It’s about learning and growing and changing together. 
What’s that quote-- I think it was from Dawson’s Creek or something?  “What's a soulmate?” “It's uh... Well, it's like a best friend but more. It's the one person in the world that knows you better than anyone else. It's someone who makes you a better person. Actually, they don't make you a better person, you do that yourself - because they inspire you. A soulmate is someone who you carry with you forever. It's the one person who knew you and accepted you and believed in you before anyone else did, or when no one else would. And no matter what happens, you will always love them. Nothing can ever change that.” Yeah, that one. That’s what SessRin is about. 
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Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi Volume 6 Intermission 3 - Kasuga and O-ryo
T/N: Yep, it’s a double premiere guys, I hope you all enjoy. =)
As always, if you like this translation, you can heart it, share the link, reblog, I just respectfully ask that DO NOT REPOST ELSEWHERE. This is my contribution to the scant English content of this fandom, and I worked really hard to finish this thing, it’s not like I just copy-pasted everything. I even had to build the kanji in Jisho one by one. Try it and you’ll see what I mean.You can rave about this, rant about this, reply, etc. but if possible please link back to this page. If you’re unsure how to do that, just copy the web address of this page. If you’re on a blogsite just insert the web address as a hyperlink as a link back to here. Honestly if this light novel was officially-published in English, I wouldn’t even be doing this right now... And if it did, I’d take this offline to support the publishers and Yuuma-sensei. Creators support creators, is what I believe in. I’ll prolly do 1-5 once 6-10 has been done, or however long I can manage to translate the raw texts, it can take a toll at times.  As previously-mentioned in earlier chapters, if you stumbled upon this one, the two seasons of the anime covered volumes 1-5, so other than the extra details, you didn’t miss much stuff.
No spoilers lol
P261 "Hmph. You're the newly-hired kid? Really, you're named Kasuga? Aren't you a stumpy little tanuki-girl? I am O-ryo, the future Wakaokami. I'll train you under me, and I'll be sure to drill the job of being a waitress into your head."
I remember well, the day that I first met O-ryo sama. I am Kasuga, a Bunmon Tanuki, while still a child was chased off from my home by my Hachiyo Baba-sama to experience the outside world, and along with my uncle Chiaki who also has nowhere else to go, we inquired in, and started working in Tenjin-ya. It was that first day. That person who called me stumpy, has hair and skin as white as snow, it was the conspicuously beautiful snow lady. Her personality is of someone who hates losing. She was a selfish Sempai, but has an indomitable and strong willpower to rise to the top, and I thought that surprisingly, I have come to like this person. As such, in order to gain her dream position of Wakaokami, she exerted herself no matter what it took. P262 A woman who fights her battles to win. I came to her side and I recorded her heroic battles, and I wrote about it in my diary.
"Hey.... Hey, why are you asking something while falling asleep, Kasuga-kun, HEY!" "Whaaaa~" In the middle of talking about something regarding a Hachiyo's marriage at great length, sitting on my heels I was nodding off to sleep. Since early morning I have been with Aoi-chan, and I have been going about here and there. I was feeling confident. I was dozing off in front of Byakuya-sama. Is Byakuya-sama angry or is he surprised? "Good grief. You're a reliable and shrewd girl girl, and I think that it's beyond expectations that you're going to get married to a Hachiyo... yet I am worried that they'll find faults on you. That is a position that has many enemies, do you understand? "Yeah, I get it. I have watched Aoi-chan for a long time. But Aoi-chan is awesome... Even though she's in a disadvantage, she was aware of her own strengths. Furthermore, in Tenjin-ya, when Aoi-chan gets married to Odanna-sama, isn't there anyone who grumbles about it?" "Hmmm. in that case, isn't that a problem? Because nobody's complaining, probably there's a group that's P263 thinking about rubbing her out of existence." "That point, I am fine with that. I plan to not make enemies with my demeanor, an incomptetent person making a blunder. Well, at any rate, from the very start I have been incompetent." "..." Byakuya-sama narrowed his eyes, and with a snap hit the corner of his mouth with his fan. I thought that he was going to say something but, he just scolded me and released me after saying "You can go now" . Wahh, after standing up from sitting on my feet, they fell asleep and started tingling painfully... Holding the Maneki-neko** coin bank, I planned to go back to Yugao. Along the way, the waitresses looked over here, and started gossiping and whispering to each other. Up until now the friends that were calling me in carefree voices, and the sempai that used to fiddle with and pushed me around, now they pass sideways, and bow their heads subserviently, and flees anywhere. Oh well, I could understand why they became like that but... I come in contact with the management staff that were like Shizuna-chan and they are normally composed, but I'm a normal girl, aren't I? I feel like I'm a sore thumb sicking out. "Kasuga, Kasuga" "...Chiaki" From the other side of the hallway, peeping over here looking worried, it was my uncle, the tanuki. T/N: Maneki-neko, the beckoning cat, famously known for bringing in luck. It's said that it was originally named after a cat that waved to a monk to go inside a shrine and the monk almost got struck by lightning or something, so it was a lucky omen. P264 He approached while calling for me. "What is it, from now onwards I'm helping out at Yugao." "It's not that, you were called for by Byakuya-sama, and I got worried somewhat." "It's nothing. It's just that I'm developing a souvenir product with Aoi-chan." "Why you, aren't you scowling at me?" "Why, my relative shouldn't speak about me flippantly." He isn't necessarily overprotective and he wasn't saying anything like that, but ever since the old days Chiaki has been worrying about me. He's just a nice and charming person who took care of me, and he always looks after those that are just like me. Though I'm already fine, even at this age he still worries about me... "Chiaki aren't you staying behind here in Tenjin-ya?" "Yep. I'll continue working here. Even though I was thinking of coming along with you." "It's fine, it's nothing. I've always been taken care of by uncle, I cannot function properly being a Hachiyo's wife." "...Kasuga" His eyes gloomily welling up, holding down the corner of his eyes, Chiaki went "That tiny Kasuga has grown to be praise-worthy" "Ahhh stop it already, don't be gloomy.. Get over it." Shh... Uncle you're annoying. P265 While being paid extra care, I could feel myself fading away. Our relationship, even though we are family, here we cannot become too overly-familiar. The love that tanuki give to each other are the strongest among Ayakashi, as such they aren't entrusted to to other people, which makes tanuki unaware about so many things such as getting close to and connecting with strangers. Those people, now matter how much we studied them, we couldn't find them... With regards to those, I thought I learned those in Tenjin-ya.
"Oh.." In front of the passageway that connects the door to Yugao, there is someone who is sneakily peeping in. Isn't that... "O-ryo sama, what are you doing over that place?" "Kyaaa!" O-ryo sama jumped up suprised. With a sluggish expression, she slowly looked back. Opening her mouth as if about to talk, hesitatingly, she made a weird face by sticking her lower lip out. "H-hmph." In the end, O-ryo sama took her leave without saying anything. P266 I slightly tugged on O-ryo sama's sleeves. "What now?" O-ryo sama icily stared down at me with that severe gaze. Oh well, I've been used to that gaze. "Uhm, I believe so, that O-ryo sama will likely aim to be Wakaokami again." ".... what?" "Within Tenjin-ya, there's something that only O-ryo sama can surely do." Pulling my hands immediately from the hem, I madly dashed towards the inner garden where Yugao was. The O-ryo sama who was aiming to be Wakaokami. And the one who made her dream come true, the O-ryo sama that became Wakaokami. To me, O-ryo sama is dazzling, despite the many enemies she makes, being hated by her colleagues, being gutsy and only wants to rise up into the world. The one I adored. After doing so many different things, O-ryo sama eventually became demoted from Wakaokami, and yet... When O-ryo sama becomes Wakaokami once again. Truly, I support that from the sidelines..
End of Intermission 3, Volume 6. Previous - Chapter 8 Next - Chapter 9
References:
Wonderful site for the youkai references
Other stuff I used to do this: Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (you can buy here, I’m not sponsored btw). I was about to buy the older edition but then the newer one came out 2013 so I bought that instead. Worth buying since I was able to find nearly all of the words I needed just by stroke pattern alone.
Merriam-Webster's Japanese-English Dictionary (the red-covered 1996 version is apparently out of print right now). This is what I have been using for a very long time, I bought it when I was still a fetus (yes I am old so what lol), and after so many years, when compared to newer editions, I still prefer this one since its entirety is Japanese-English, the English to Japanese gloss are just 16 pages tops, so you get more Japanese words for your buck. But that’s just my opinion, maybe other people prefer the Jap-En x En-Jap IDEK.
Basic online dictionary, Jisho. Knowledge of verb conjugations  and other words are necessary since not all have entries.
If you can read Japanese, you can buy the whole set in Amazon Japan, they’re shipping worldwide now, I think.
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Digimon Adventure(s) Taishiro(u) songfic/parody: REPEAT?_ + Koushiro’s Theory of HAPPINESS
Title: KOUSHIRO’S T h e o r y of HAPPINESS Fandom: Digimon Adventure(s) Character(s): Koushiro Izumi, Yoshie Izumi, Izumi Family (mentioned); hints of the Chosen Children (end & in endnotes) Pairing(s): Taichi Yagami x Koushirou Izumi [Taishiro(u)] (implied throughout) [especially Taishiro(u) in the fic, throughout] Parodied from: K@gerou//Project (w/slashes removed) lyrics mostly (C) Jin Notes: It’s something of an extended parody for my Taishiro ficverse REPEAT?_ Warnings: PLEASE read ANY AND ALL WARNINGS/NOTES for the ficverse first before reading this! This songfic of sorts minimally spoils at least up to the 3rd chapter of the story. However, this song parody/songfic of sorts could also be seen as something like an alternative “introduction”... ... ... (I’M. SORRY) [ you can also click the ‘read more’ and jump first to the end of the page + then scroll up a bit to see additional warning for this particular installment! ]
“    What I THOUGHT BACK on was, AGAIN, MY FAMILY ;    ” [ " This is YOUR HOME, so make yourself comfortable, KOUSHIRO ! " ]
THIS is the vocal version of the cover that inspired me! THIS is the piano arrangement cover version I was listening when editing this. If you pagebottom to the end of the post, a different piano cover with the Kage//pro video is linked as well (this second piano cover mentioned keeps the main lyric’s melody line in tact, though it is also a bit faster too.) here is a version actually sung by THE COMPOSER OF THE SERIES ( he may not be the best singer but it’s the creator of the series pls respect him ok HE TRIES ) (PLEASE READ THE WARNINGS ABOVE IT IF YOU WATCH HOWEVER)
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ORIGINAL VIDEO/SONG LINK: HERE + at bottom of post
                    KOUSHIRO’S T h e o r y of HAPPINESS
What I THOUGHT BACK on was, AGAIN, MY FAMILY ; [ " This is YOUR HOME, so make yourself comfortable, Koushiro ! " ] In [a LITTLE PLACE] with [red?] [brick?] walls, He mutters to himself, as if making SECRET PLANS In the [ PURE BLACK EYES ] BROUGHT HERE Lies a past he has HIDDEN FROM       A D U L T S With [ embarrassment ? ] F E A R in HIS EYES, he [ mutters ] SAYS CRIES " I'M SCARED " [" I'm JUST A MONSTER ! "] So I TELL HIM, " DON’T BE ! " [" THAT’S NOT TRUE AT ALL !!! "] " RED is THE COLOR OF A H E R O, so there's no need to be afraid ! " [ " YELLOW is THE COLOR OF THE SUN'S RAYS, so YOU'LL DEFINITELY BE OKAY !..... " ] ..Wondering what he would find fun, I am ACTING the " M O T H E R " a g a i n " Hey, LOOK ! " [ HE ? ] [ I ?? ? ] wrapped [himself?] [ m y s e l f ] in [RED?] [antics]; [RED?] [YELLOW??] [scarf?] [C A P E?] " We're like SECRET AGENTS ! " DYED in [ MADDER RED? ] , we'll B E G I N , even if we're merely P L A Y I N G  H E R O E S " As long as we can manage just a little smile... " We will  BE    FAMILY    STILL      TODAY I PRAY for HAPPINESS in THE FUTURE AHEAD , so HOWEVER SAD it may be... " Now keep this A SECRET ! " The sun sets with us LAUGHING . ... The SPRING breeze blows, and the now-ADULT world Is i r r a t i o n a l l y bent, as if conspired to be The thick and faded tears of [loved ones?]   [ H I M ] Go UNNOTICED BY ALL, turning B L A C K Things had GONE CRAZY, but by the time I NOTICED, I could NOT TELL A N Y O N E " No, NO, I DON’T WANT TO BE DESTROYED ! " ... There CAME A WORLD where HAPPINESS ENDS . " [ RED c o l o r ], PLEASE. N O M O R E; DON’T BRING RUIN TO ANYONE ELSE’S F U T U R E . " I thought as I CRIED again, keeping it HIDDEN WITH A SMILE " ... IF    I    HAD [   T H A T  ... RED ?   ]    M Y S E L F  , could I S A V E S O M E O N E ‘ S F U T U R E ? " AWKWARD and SHAMEFUL , this is my L O N E L Y  P L A N ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Now that I ‘ M G O N E , I WONDER IF                                         [    M Y  F A M I L Y    ] Are S T I L L G E T T I N G A L O N G , and SMILING TOGETHER ? I ‘ M S U R E they must be UPSET WITH ME --- But I W O N D E R  I F  I  H A V E  B E C O M E                                       ///      "   THEIR SON   "      ///
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[ T A I C H I - S A N & MIMI-SAN ] Please try to    REMEMBER       THAT WORD      I   L O V E D;
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                                    [ C H O S E N C H I L D R E N ] "   H A P P I N E S S   "   is    a       C U R I O U S          T H I N G  ,
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                                               [ K O U S H I R O ] SO I HOPE Y O U    CAN    L O V E T    O    M    O    R    R    O    W       ... ... ... ... ... ... 
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- I’M SORRY - I HATE KAGE//PROS FOR DOING THIS TOO I’M SORRY - NO IT’S STILL NOT A DIRECT PARODY BUT EXTREMELY INSPIRED W/THIS ONE - if you can’t quite tell, the first verse began as Mrs./Yoshie Izumi before eventually switching to Koushiro’s POV in the second verse! - in the original video, by the second verse, Kagepro’s plot kicks in MUCH MORE IN GEAR aaand yeah STILL NOT A DIRECT PARODY - SO PLS DON’T THINK IT IS - STILL HEAVILY INSPIRED but yeah you can discount most of the second verse visual plot-wise - unless you really want to torture yourself with imagery of tiny sad!Koushiro crying alone LITERALLY WHY - DON’T WORRY THOUGH MR. IZUMI IS V. NOT INVOLVED LIKE THAT HERE - WHY IS KAGE//PROS LIKE THAT I STG
- the reason why the lyrics alternate between: [RED?] [YELLOW??] [scarf?] [C A P E?] -- is because this is more Kage//pros specific imageries and yeahh I don’t want the exact same thing for Koushiro visually in most of main REPEAT?_ BUT - MENTAL IMAGERY wise IT CAN STILL BE A THING - IN THE VARIOUS FORMS MENTIONED - BUT I WAS THINKING “CAPE” MORE BECAUSE OF A CERTAIN
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^ WOW HI WHO ARE YOU H U H WOW THAT’S SOME. CAPE. CAPE - MAYBE KOUSHIRO COULD ALSO HOWEVER WRAP IT AROUND HIMSELF LIKE A SCARF - BUT V-TAMER TAICHI’S CAPE WAS YELLOW YEAH - AND I STILL DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT V-TAMER ITSELF - EXCEPT IT GETS VERY DRAMATIC TOO - BUT MAYBE KOUSHIRO IN SOME ‘VERSES COULD ALSO WRAP “IT” AS A SCARF FOR HIMSELF YEAH - ..... MAYBE EVEN A. BLACK(ISH-GREY). SCARF. - FOR REASONS - ... MAYBE IT CHANGES COLORS (IDEK)
- I’M SORRY AGAIN - FEELINGS HATE ME - however this one is kinda really hard to parody without arts skills myself besides amv making so ;; ;; probably won’t be able to make anything amv-wise for this kind of thing for a super long while.....
- STILL THOUGH I HAD TO GET THE FEELINGS OUT WHY THIS - MRS IZUMI MY LOVE YOSHIE-MAMA I LOVE YOU - KOUSHIRO VOICE YELLING ‘ I LOVE YOU ’ - I DEFINITELY DO NOT WANT YOSHIE TO BECOME AYANO THOUGH N O
- ...... she probably already kinda involved herself though in some parts - ....... i’m sorry - WARNINGS (+ FOR REPEATVERSE): - IMPLIED/ATTEMPTED (KEY WORD: ATTEMPTED) SELF-SACRIFICE/’DEATH’ (ESPECIALLY IN KAGE//PROS) - HOWEVER. This is. Well. See REPEAT?_ infos too and YEAH. - IT DOESN’T WORK OUT EXACTLY AS THEY PLANNED..... - I PROMISE IT GETS BETTER ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; (I ..... PROMISE)
WARNINGS FOR THE KAGE//PROS VIDEO: - IMPLICATIONS OF past child abuse (I’M SO SORRY FOR KAGE//PROS) [ this happens for a line spanning about 10 seconds ] - blonde haired boy Kano suffered from child abuse from a past family member. - black haired boy Seto suffers from being bullied as a child by various neighborhood kids - green haired/short haired girl Kido came from a very strict family / mainly her biological father. This ‘father’ was ... neglectful/emotionally abusive in ways (I’m so sorry for Kage//pros) he eventually ends up trying to kill her + her older sister + himself in a fire. She well. (Yeah. She survives. 7TH NOVEL SPOILERS) - the one visible though is actually not the father but more like a butler/maid from the same ‘house’ according to the author in old tweets. - there is nothing more said about that and hope to god it stays that way because. yeah. yeah - basically Kage//pros has MANY warnings re ‘deaths’ PLEASE TREAD VERY CAREFULLY AND ONLY IF YOU THINK YOU CAN HANDLE PLOT-RELATED DETAILS LIKE THAT - they are not actually ‘adopted’ by the way, technically it’s ‘fostered’ (confirmed via Japanese kanji in the original version). I don’t want to debate Kage//pros here though yeah, just mentioning that quickly since it’s important to not get confused with Kage//pros plot orz (many people will debate this though and I understand why but. yeah. technically it’s not official for many maaany plot reasons and yes the official English version definitely mistranslated it orz why this) (just saying: in Japan, when adopted, your surname has to legally change to your adopted family’s surname. The kids’ surnames do not change in Kage//pros canon and the implication is that thegirls’parents’bothdied beforeitcouldhappenyeah. This was pointed out by a Japanese translator so yeah...) [plus her doing what she does at the end kinda screws a lot up y e a h] - NO THIS PART DETAILED ABOVE RE: KAGE//PROS PLOT VERY MUCH DOES NOT RELATE TO THIS STORY GOD NO -  IZUMIS ARE THE GOOD ADOPTIVE PARENTS AND I’M KEEPING IT THAT WAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH - KOUSHIRO’S BIOLOGICAL PARENTS TOO - BUT YEAH THOSE WARNINGS ARE SPECIFIC TO KAGE//PROS THOUGH IF YOU WATCH THE VIDEO I’M SORRY - this is mainly in the first verse during the “brough here...” line - you can kinda cover your eyes at that part and just listen if you’d like though?? - in the second verse it’s heavily implied the girl’s own father is going mentally downhill (this is due to heavy plot spoiler reasons) - (this is a pretty initial spoiler but. his wife also dies - this is related via the second verse of the song, her photo is seen) - he basically ends up discovering plot things and - experiments ... on the girl singings’ classmates/friends ... uhhhh yeah (I’M SORRY FOR KAGE//PROS) - (IT’S NOT REALLY ‘HIM’ THOUGH.....) - this is why SHE’S TRYING TO STOP IT later on in the song - THIS ALSO VERY MUCH DOES NOT RELATE TO MY FICVERSE [BEING SERIOUS HERE]
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^ an alternative piano version, albeit a bit faster!
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^ this is the original video / song! (PLEASE TREAD WITH CAUTION) (BUT if you’re comfortable with such plot things) (THIS WORKS WELL FOR MAXIMUM FEELINGS) [ AND IT’S HONESTLY A GORGEOUS SONG/VIDEO ] [ AYANO’S A GORGEOUS CHARACTER TOO OK ]
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krokonoko · 5 years
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Doin one of my play by plays of the Pokemon movies.
It’s been a while since the last one! That’s cuz chronologically, we should do the 3rd one next, but the 3rd one is my fav and I’d rant for hours about how good it is and ain’t nobody got time for that, so we gonna skip straight to the fourth one.
I always remembered the fourth movie decidedly unfavorably. It’s categorized in my head as “the one that started the era of Pokemon movies that suck.”
And yeah it’s. Not as good as its predecessors. It was the movie that started the formula of “cute helpless legendary Pokemon needs to be saved from evul ppl.” It was the first one starring Ash’s new German voice actress, which was a big reason for me to stop watching the anime back in the day cuz WOW that new voice was the most grating thing in existence.
But looking back, I feel like I did the movie injustice. I think it’s got a lot of neat moments, and some that I honestly love, if only for their silliness. So let’s do this.
We start with music rehashed from the first movie. Not a good look, though that’s probably 4Kids fault.
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GOD that cgi is ugly. And even worse, it was already back in the day!! There was never a time when this looked good.
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wow thanks lady that looks gross af
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those are some big ass nidoran
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Oh no, the evil guy is weakening Celebi in order to catch it...! ...Wait that’s what we’re doin all day long in the games.
Honestly, it never made sense to my why the plot of the anime was so often revolving around keeping people from catching wild Pokemon? I mean I guess Team Rocket wants to use them for bad things, but Ash & Co. usually justified them keeping Team Rocket from catching wild Pokemon with accusations like “These Pokemon don’t belong to you!” ...bitch, yeah, they don’t belong to you either, they don’t belong to anyone, that’s why we’re catching them, that’s the entire purpose of the goddamn franchise?
And if the problem here is that this guy wants to catch a legendary Pokemon, then why am I required to catch legendaries to advance the plot in the games?
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The cutest fucking Tyranitar.
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What IS this guy’s outfit. Also will you believe me if I tell you it took me over 15 years to figure out this dude is a Team Rocket member?
“The Pokemon I catch with these balls become evil, and their powers are immediately maximized.”
Ah sure that sounds scientific and only slightly OP.
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The title screen doesn’t exactly help the impression that this movie is severely half-assed, even if it’s made by 4Kids.
I also think it’s really funny that the English name of the movie is this run of the mill punny 4Kids bs. I mean. 4Kids. 4Ever. Wow. What ingenuity. And the German translation team took a look at that and went “NOPE, not doin it”, and called it “The timeless encounter”.
We’re about to see a Croconaw!!! :DDD
Will I ever be over the fact that Brock’s cute tiny Zubat evolved into a badass Crobat while I wasn’t looking? Nah.
Ah there it is, Ash’s new voice... You gotta understand, I had this huge crush on Ash when I was ~10yo, and his voice was a big part of that. So when it got replaced, I didn’t exactly take it well. Also the new one was doin its best to be even more grating than the English one. THEN AGAIN, the voice actress actually isn’t that bad in this movie and Mewtwo Returns.
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HE.
No one knows how to actually pronounce Suicune until you hear someone else say it in a certain way and you go “NO that’s NOT how you say it!!”
I love how the old lady with the green hair is revealed to be the guardian of the entry to the forest since she was young. It’s just so funny how we just saw her jump about 30 foot off a tree as a teenager when Sammy was about to enter the forest, and go like “/game grumps zelda voice/ heeey kid, s’just a legend or whatever, but timetravel, it’s a thihiiing! Here, have some bread! byeee!” And then the kid vanished, and now she’s this grumpy old hag who waves her staff at everyone coming past her house like “DON’T EVEN FUCKING DARE GETTING CLOSE TO THAT FUCKING FOREST OR SO HELP ME GOD I WILL KICK YUR ASS!!”
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babies babies bABIES
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That Stantler is fucking legendary. Idk how it is in the English version, but in the German dub, it’s just got the most normal voice. Like, often the ppl voicing Pokemon will kind of talk in a hissing tone, or make their voice sound deeper or whatever, but this Stantler sounds like a completely normal dude just matter-of-factly stating: “Damhir. Plex.”
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And instead of, idk, holding Celebi into the water at the edge, Sammy walks into the lake, clothes and backpack and everything, and squats there like a tool. I mean I get it, the imagery is much stronger like this, but couldn’t he at least taken off the shoes? The backpack? THAT’S GOT HIS NOTEBOOK IN IT???
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I love them. Every single one of them is so valid.
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Nothing to see here, just a pretty shot.
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I really like these old anime glow effects~
The best part about Celebi healing Misty’s knee is how she doesn’t just slowly try to put weight on it or something, but straight up jumps around on it. Ride or die, man.
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This is one of my fav moments in the entire movie, cuz you got Celebi cruisin around in the foreground, and the boys sitting there, looking at the viewer with this exact vacant stare for multiple seconds without making a noise or moving.
You know, I mean... the first two Pokemon movies were some pretty basic stuff. Esp. The second one was really just a McGuffin hunt. But this one is just such a poster child for the plot that would be recycled in Pokemon movies like no other. The entire narrative has completely halted. All we are doing is watching Ash, Sammy and Celebi bond. There are no stakes and no tension, except for the fact that the Pokemon hunter is still on the lose but he’s so forgettable, who honestly even still cares about him?
And the thing is, this bonding between Ash, Sammy and Celebi is important so they can save Celebi from turning evil later, but it still rings kinda hollow what with the montage they’re getting of all the fun times they had for the last, say two hours?
The much more important thing, which puts this movie a bit ahead of most other Pokemon movies with this structure, is that Ash isn’t just bonding with the legendary of the week, but also with Sammy.
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And Sammy isn’t just a bff of the week, but an established core cast character. Imho, that’s what makes the movie worthwhile.
The dumb thing about this is that Celebi didn’t even get corrupted for any good reason. It was literally just “yeah it was in that weird pokeball for a sec now it’s evil.” ^^°
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cgicune
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I remember first watching this movie and this was the point where I honestly started hating it because I was so disgusted by how unimaginative everything about this... ball? is...
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yeah no, this is just. really really bad.
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OKAY here’s another thing. WHY did Suicune turn up now?
On the one hand I do realize I like this movie more than I thought I did. On the other hand I’m starting to see why it was such a problem for me back then. This movie is just trying to copy formulas from the prior ones without really. Working for it. Remember Lugia and Ash working together? Lugia saving Ash and all that? Wasn’t that cool?
Yeah but there was also a reason for WHY Lugia stepped in and WHY they helped Ash. It was Lugia’s task to step in in case the three birds started fighting. And Ash was the chosen one. It’s flimsy as fuck, but it worked.
What’s Suicune’s connection to all of this? They’re... sorta like... another guardian of the forest. Cool. Then why didn’t they step in the moment the hunter attacked Celebi? There’s no real reason for them to save Ash and Sammy, except for the fact that they’re protags and they need plot shield.
Everything about the writing in this movie makes it so obvious even to a young teenager that this is just ticking boxes.
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The thing is, the first three movies had at least one character developing. It took a human’s sacrifice for Mewtwo to learn the value of life, both of the life of others and their own. In the second movie, Ash had to live up to the responsibility of being the chosen one. And the third movie is just amazing and Molly is a really interesting character, she overcomes a deep grief and learns that escapism is not the answer to her problems and it’s just all around the best Pokemon movie of all time it’s got so much emotional depth idek where to start.
But here... Who learned anything? Who developed? And I think that’s where later Pokemon movies fall short. There’s not a lot of character development, and even if there is any, it just rehashes of the old movies. And while I couldn’t have put it into words like that when I was a young teen, I think that’s part of what bothered me so much about this one. 
Also what’s with this bs talk about the lake being polluted or the forest dying? A couple of trees got uprooted and there’s a bit of dirt, honest to god nothing but soil and stuff, in the lake. Give it a couple of months and it’s gonna be fine. It’s not like there’s toxic waste in the water or anything.
I mean you could say the forest is dying cuz Celebi is dying, but by the logic of the movie, it was the other way around! And honestly, nothing in the background even looks like its wilting at ALL. So this really doesn’t leave much of an impression.
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Fuck this, this is not earned.
At this point, the hunter guy is just bullying Celebi.
And this little overpowered dingdong can’t even free itself from some dude grabbing it. Okay sure so Ash needs to save it againnnn what are the emotional stakes hereee
ANYWAY. It was all worth it for the only actual plot twist in the history of Pokemon movies:
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And I actually really, really like this one. It’s not just an awesome twist but also a super sweet moment between Ash and Prof. Oak that deepens their bond.
So yeah, I think I already said everything I had to say about this one. Kind of the beginning of the end for Pokemon movies. Not saying there aren’t some winners in between, but man did they get formulaic. And the recent attempts to break up said formula are. Questionable at best. It seems like Pokemon can’t really escape itself, though I’m sure if they wanted they could create meaningful stories like the first or third movies or just solid, fun action movies like the second one again.
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oohashirei · 6 years
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I have to get this out of my system or else i’m gonna regret some things that i might do.
if you’ve been following me for about 2 years you’d notice that i only really talked about two guys: M and my photographer tease. Both of those guys, I ultimately had a sad romantic ending with (and I can’t blame either parties). But… there’s this one guy I never talked about because I’ve been repressing my feelings about him, or the lack of the kilig factor thereof.
Let’s call him L. Like any other typical wattpad story written by a pre-pubescent Filipina (not degrading them though, they ARE adorable, just a bit cliché), it all starts during my first year in college, only I didn’t meet him during the first semester, or have any meet cutes with him on the first day. I met him through a mutual friend.
My friend and I were supposed to enroll in the last section for that semester but they didn’t open it for block students so we didn’t have a choice but to enroll at a random open section (where I met many of the friends I still have now). In the section we really wanted, there was our other friend who enrolled late. So now we have friend 1 (classmate) and friend 2 (not my classmate). Friend 1, 2, and I always went home together because of our long commutes and, because Friend 2 was bound to have other friends, she did, and there was this one guy we went home with because of the same route. It was L.
L wasn’t very shy since my Friend 1 was very talkative and accomodating while I was your typical shy girl who still had really bad social anxiety at the time (now it’s just bad). I didn’t even know what our Friend 2 thought of when, one day, she suddenly just said “Bagay kayong dalawa” (idek how to translate it without ruining the thought. It just basically means that we look compatible as a couple).
It all started with those three words (wow i wanna make a story outta this one. seems nice).
And since I was your typical shy protagonist and main love interest, I had a crush on him but I didn’t tell. It wasn’t that of a big deal for me though, it was just a crush afterall.
It was near the end of the semester when my Friend 1 and I successfully made him shift from English to Math (majors) so now we were all classmates for the following year!
And comes second year, the three of us were like peas in a pod. We didn’t know the other classmates yet so we just stuck to each other. Maybe it was at this point when I slowly got serious with my studies that my crush on him was, like, wiped out. But, like I said earlier, typical wattpad story, it was also by this time when he started developing a crush on me.
I forgot if it was the first or the second semester but my Friend 1 and, our newfound, Friend 3 (also our classmate) confronted him. Friend 3 said that she had a feeling so they talked to him about it and he admitted it. He liked me, but wouldn’t pursue because we were classmates. And I understand completely. It’s difficult to have a classmate who is also your partner (bc imagine the fights).
Word spread like crazy. We were just 21 in the class (major subjects) so it wasn’t a surprise. I talked to my other classmates about this and said “Please don’t let this get out. My friend (from that section that I didn’t want to be in during the past sem) likes L and I don’t want to ruin our friendship.” (I applaud 2015 me for being Ms. Congeniality but also I hate 2015 me bc she’s a martyr).
I knew. He knew that I knew. We didn’t talk about it. Worst decision to do, if you ask me.
This was about the time when I started liking M and my classmates asked me, not only once, when the guys weren’t around.
“So, -Name-, sinong pipiliin mo? Si M o si L?” (So, -Name-, who will you choose? M or L?)
I chose M.
Third year rolled around, he got closer to the guys instead of Friends 1 and 3 and I, which was bound to happen. We were all still friends though, don’t worry. We pretended like there wasn’t anything bothering the two of us. We pretended like there wasn’t this whole knowledge that, yes, there’s chemistry, yes we look compatible, yes, at some point, I liked him, and he liked me but at different times.
It was also by this time that he had a girlfriend.
I was shocked at first but it didn’t matter. He can get over crushes. I know I did with him, so it was possible, vice versa.
But he couldn’t, really.
Third year was the year when I got hospitalized for dengue. The doctor said that Wednesday would be my crucial date, when it would be possible to know if I need a transfusion or not if my platelet count dropped lower. It did, only it didn’t reach the minimum for me to need more platelets (I still thank God so much for this chance).
It was about a week or two after when I went back to school and the first thing my friends (1 & 3) told me about wasn’t schoolwork, it was the people who consistently asked. I can still remember my friends’ excited whispers when I got to school, before classes started (i’m actually a bit teary at this because i’ve missed them so much).
“-Name-, alam mo kung sino naka-miss sayo?” (Do you know who missed you?)
“-Name-, alam mo kung sino yung tanong ng tanong tungkol sayo?” (Do you know who keeps on asking about you?)
I didn’t.
They told me.
It was L.
Maybe it was at this point when I realized that his crush on me really dissipated. But it didn’t trun to zero. It turned to something more.
He greeted me when he came (late) to class like he wasn’t looking for me for the past week.
And somehow, he was the only person who has eyes I couldn’t quite read.
We thought it was going to end during this year. Controversy was silenced for the rest of junior year.
We confirmed it during senior year. It was the last chance to do something for us all. I joined council and club as the last legacy to leave.
I remember this was also around the time when my feelings for my photographer tease came to. It was September. I remember awarding our members with their medals. I remember L sitting, playing games on his phone. I remember the cheers of our club members as I gave my photograper tease his award and as we took a picture together. I remember how I felt my cheeks burn, and, if it had not been for the fact that I was dark skinned, I would’ve turned red.
I also remember one of my classmates yelling “Uy, teka, baka may nagseselos!” (Wait, someone might get jealous!).
I remember him shaking his head and telling them that he wasn’t.
That was a rocky time for us. It turned awkward. Maybe because we were slowly having our own separate lovelives instead of together? Maybe it was because it was unbelieveable?
But October rolled in, and we had our team building. By the end of the night, all of the club members were sitting around a table and I, of all people, proposed to play spin the bottle. I coincidentally sat exactly at the opposite seat with L’s close friend (who was also my close friend).
I volunteered to spin the bottle. It landed on me and his close friend. I can never forget that devious smile on his face and I can never forget the moment when I felt all eyes on me.
I was on the hot seat.
And every senior knew what question to ask.
But his close friend asked the wrong question.
“-Name-, who is your crush?”
I told them the truth. It was my photographer tease. They all knew the answer but weren’t satisfied. It wasn’t the question they all wanted.
Friend 3 wanted to ask me again, telling L’s close friend that the question was wrong, but we spun and let the others do it. More confessions were made, many things were said, many hot questions were asked.
By some stroke of bad luck again, it landed on Friend 3 and L. She turned to me, not wanting to ask L a question. Instead, she asked me, loud and clear as the skies that midnight, and all members could hear.
“-Name-, sinong mas pipiliin mo? Si photographer tease o si L?” (Who will you choose? Photographer tease or L?)
I didn’t want to break anyone’s heart. At least not again.
I chose my photographer tease.
They all turned to L who was the only one present.
“Oh, L, sinong pipiliin mo? Girlfriend mo o si -Name-?” (L who will you choose? Your girlfriend or -name-?)
“Well, kung mag-iisip kang logically, girlfriend ko.” (Well if you will think logically, my girlfriend.)
He stopped. He just… stopped. I wanted him to explain more, that he didn’t really like me like that, I’d accept it but… the way he said it. It was like he had no choice.
Later that night, I played with my other friends, including him, truth or dare. We weren’t planning to hide things so we always chose truth. It was the first time that he admitted that he had a crush on me, face to face.
But it didn’t bother us for the fact that we still had one last semester to go.
And on that semester, we interned in the same school, with the same schedule.
Whenever it was Monday, we’d go to class together. We’ll go from the school to the highway, to the university together. When we didn’t have classes, he’d insist on going grocery shopping with me or to go buy school supplies with me. When we were done, he’d bring me to where I would ride (about a 10 minute walk from the school). This was all despite the fact that we could part ways at the school’s gate and call it a day.
This was something I never told my friends. I knew that if I did, talks would arise again and I don’t want to bother their relationship. To hell if he wanted to make sure I was safe when I got home (we left school at 6 and it was dangerous to walk alone so I understand the sentiment).
But the fact is, it feels like we’ve progressed too far for being just friends.
At times my friends would tell me “mag bbreak din yan” (they will break up) and I just shrug. I don’t like breaking relationships, I cherish them. My students back then would ask me “Ma'am, kayo po ba?” (Are you together?) and when we say no they’d say “Sayang. Bagay pa naman po kayo” (It’s a shame, you are compatible together).
Maybe L would never by my the one that got away. Maybe L would just be the line I intersected with.
At some point I liked him, at some point, he liked me, but never at the same time.
To this day, when we’ve both grown professionally it’s nice to see that it’s not that obvious that there is this past talk about us. But there was this one faltering moment when we were walking down a street and a sound of an engine came from behind us and (I was walking nearer to the center and he was by the gutters) I pushed him to the side but not before he could make us switch places like, at that one moment, why did it have to happen?
Why did we have to happen?
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thestarkalypse · 7 years
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Drunkalypse S7 E2: 9 or so things
Episode 2 season 7, it happened, we’re here now, me with you, you with me, what a magical time in our lives.
Follow me on Twitter at @starkalypse that's where I drunk live tweet the show and I’m trying to get to a 1,000 followers….
I was editing this like “goddamn why the fuck am I cursing so much this week” and then I remembered that I was joined this week by an old friend, so stalwart and true, a friend that makes me deranged and so hype about life.
That’s right y’all I got all up in a bottle of Barefoot pink moscato!!!!!
Cursing like a sailor this week, prob appropriate with this pirate nonsense like idek 
1.
I usually don’t write that much about Dany scenes but fuck it, let’s dance:
Dany starts stepping to Varys like he should never ever have switched sides in his high risk career as a gossip mongerer. Bitch, nah.
She is getting all Trumptastic with this blind allegiance shit. Damn, girl, we all pick a different horse sometimes. Like when you have a horse and then you’re like “oh shit, that horse only runs sideways, he’s not really feeling this whole competition thing, also he’s crazy and murders Northern lords in the throneroom” you can’t hate someone for picking a different horse
More importantly, does she realize that almost every single person in her posse played for at least one other team, as recently as two episodes ago in the finale when flop witch Melly Sanders was still kicking it in the North before she got exiled by Jon Snow
It was like one of those conversations where you’re like “oh, shit got real” like it was Real Housewives: Westeros, but not like the ones on YouTube, like the actual ones where they flip fucking tables and pretend they got invited to the White House but goddamn it, Michaela, you did not get invited and everyone knows it!
Missandei is slaying with that translation of PtwP ohhhhhh shit WORG are you watching this, a not-white woman telling you about your book shit
Watch Dany’s face, is she not a little pressed that Jon is killing it in the North and everyone likes him
“Tell Jon Snow that his queen invites him to come to Dragonstone” girl bye and he is not bending shit unless it is his neck before he brings his head up and shakes out his majestic mane of curls
2. A TARGARYEN CANNOT BE TRUSTED
Jon, king of the north, has been invited all the way to Dragonstone, an area in which he has no allies or armies, by way of an invitation written by Tyrion, of whom neither he or Sansa can apparently verify the handwriting of and can’t be 100% sure wasn’t written under duress. And in the letter Dany straight up tells him he’s subject to her.
But Jon, being Jon, is going to walk into it totally blind. A queen with three dragons who will crush all of her opponents. He thinks it’s a great idea to go in person instead of sending an emissary. And honestly, I expect nothing less from him. 
HEY REMEMBER HOW CATELYN “HAD” TO GO TO KINGS LANDING IN PERSON AND NOTHING EVENTFUL HAPPENED ON THE JOURNEY 
Part of the reason he is going is because he and Davos literally just fucking figured out that dragons are fire machines lawdT
If you think about it, if anyone is going to persuade Dany to give them dragons and dragonglass it’s the owner of the most glorious hair in Planetos
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I like how Jon is standing there in that scene with the northerners, wasting everyone’s time like he’s not going to do exactly what he wants to do…….Oh, Jon……….
Jon puts Sansa in charge, as it should have been the whole time tbh #QueenintheNorth
(Do you think Dany’s dragons will ~know he’s a Targ. Too bad they don’t have DNA and can’t do a Westerosi “Who’s the Father” because Maury in Westeros would be funny as fuck)
OF COURSE JON HAS HIS HAIR PULLED BACK WHEN HE MEETS DAENERYS IN THE PREVIEW WTF JON
3. Is Jon Snow going to have to choke a bitch?
GODDAMNIT LITTLEFINGER
GET THE FUCK OUT
NO1CURR
We all want Jon Snow to like us but you need to calm the fuck down, Petyr. You probably shouldn’t bring up the crush you have on his younger sister.
How exactly do you spell the way Littlefinger says Sansa
Sansa
Sahnsaaaa
Sonsahhh
Saaaahnza
I loved your mother, Saaaaansa
4.
Cersei’s on that propaganda shit. Stone cold messaging on Dany, she’s goes hard like Fox News.
Who is this Dick[on] Tarly character and how is he relevant
Is a dragon going to eat Cersei tho
Oh my god this Hobbit shit right here with the dragon bolts but lbr the GoT dragons will never be as sassy or fabulous as Smaug
5. Samwell Tarly, MD
WHERE IS THE YELLOW PIRATE SHIRT OMGGGGG
And then I noticed he fucking does have it but it’s dirty as fuck does Oldtown not have a single dry-cleaner
IF THE SHIRT IS LOST THEN WESTEROS IS DOOMED   
Sam tries an experimental technique on Jorah that’s mostly just really big tweezers pulling his flesh off. It’s like nightmare versions of those Proactive commercials that come on at 3 a.m. when you wake up from dozing off during SNL
Sam ships Jorah and Dany, wants to heal him so they can reunite
“I’m going to rip off your skin then give you some really great lotion” no Cerave can save that shit, Samwise Tarlgee
This is the weirdest fucking scene to have zero music to
6. THAT TRANSITION DOE
Hot Pie, true hero of Westeros, probably Azor Ahai, tells Arya that Jon is alive, and she has less emotional response than a Cylon, like a Number Six who doesn’t get out that much. 
She casually steals food in front of her meant for someone else like the very best of drunks
Hightails it the fuckkkkkk out of there when she hears about Jonno
Runs into Nymeria, asks her to join the adventure, Nymeria’s like “hard pass.”
7.
CLAPBACK FOR THE MYRCELLA POISONING I SAID GOTDAM
Fucked Ellaria’s shit up
8. AL GREEN UP IN THIS BITCH
Barack and Michelle get the fuck together
LEEEEEEEEEETS LETS GET TOGEEEETHEEEEER LOVING YOU WHEEEETHER (WHEEETHER) TIMES ARE GOOOD OR BAAAAAAAD HAPPYYYYY OR SAAAAAAD WHOA WHOA
If anyone on that show deserves some loving it’s Missandei
9. I would drunk text Euron
When I was drunk a few days ago I definitely offered to give the Euron actor a “tour xx” of DC if he ever came into town on Twitter, because I was drunk so the thirst was real. 
Fucking Euron
Captain Boomerang
I mean
Fuck
This Black Pearl shit HOW DID YOU BUILD THOSE FUCKING BOATS THOUGH
Goddamn fucking Greyjoy bath salts those offbrand motherfuckers throwing the Gr8est Armada Ever together in like 2 weeks
Stop fucking tweeting me how boss Euron is those are Oberyn Martell’s kids step the fuck off
I can’t
I can;t
Bye
Jesus fucking Christ
It’s like………..you could give them a mercy kill so we can quickly block any memories of them but even the way they go out is fucking lame
They’re not going to kill Tyene or Ellaria because- calling this- they’re going to drag them back to KL and Cersei is going to kill at least Tyene, if not Ellaria, boom.
Theon is swimming, may bump into Gendry rowing around
FRANKLY I CANNOT BE ASKED this week. Jon better not put up with Dany’s shit next Sunday
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scum-belina · 7 years
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Help a polyglot girl out
Sooo idek know exactly where to begin. I’ll just try and explain my situation as briefly as possible and then ask for help, resources, and info on what I’m looking for. This is still going to be quite long and I’m so sorry. I’m just absolutely desperate at this point and feel I need to explain why I am so desperate the best that I can.
On Christmas Eve of last year, my father was rushed to the hospital to remove a tumor on his spine that had caused him agonizing pain and damaged his nerves, leaving his legs paralyzed, he had also begun talking out of his mind too with no reasons as to why. The surgery was not a success because the tumor was inoperable, and not only that, but he had three more on his spine, and a tumor also in his brain. Needless to say it was the worst Christmas of my life. After a month of tests, my father was diagnosed with CNS lymphoma, a rare and aggressive cancer, that even after treatment has a 70% chance of coming back... 8 months have passed, and my dad is now cancer free, but still must undergo at least one more chemo treatment this month (13 treatments total), just to try to keep the cancer away. He is still paralyzed and when he’s not in the hospital, he’s in a physical rehab center trying to learn to walk again, but he will likely be in a wheelchair the rest of his life.
My dad was the sole breadwinner of the family, my mom has always been a housewife and never learned to drive, and I don’t have my license and no family is willing to take me to get it, plus we don’t even have a vehicle to drive anyway at the moment, so we can’t drive to a job. We’ve gone through these past 8 months with no income, just what little my parents got on their tax returns, and what little bit some family has given us, and some that was donated to us by friends, but that was much earlier this year and we are beyond grateful for the help, but the money has long run out. We don't even have health insurance. My dad’s only gotten all these treatments bc his oncologist practically begged the hospital to help him. My dad applied for SSI/disability in January, and they gave us no yes or no answer until this June, and they rejected him even though he is absolutely, 100% disabled. Now we’ve appealed it and a lawyer is working on getting him approved, but it’s been two months already and no approval yet  I’m terrified he’ll never get approved. My parents are basing our entire future on an income that’s not even guaranteed and I’m terrified of that fact.
My mom and I have had to live with her parents since we cant afford to live in our own home bc we cant afford to pay the utility bills or groceries. And living here has been hell. I’ve never been put through more verbal abuse and mistreatment in general in my life, but I don't have anywhere else to go. My mom’s side of the family is very cold and cruel to me and my mom and I really don't understand why but they've always been this way. And my grandmother on my dad’s side(who we’re depending on most during this) is actually one of my biggest sources of fear. She’s a selfish and unreliable addict, and has no genuine care for my well-being, nor does any of my other family tbh.
I’ve suffered from severe depression and anxiety for over a decade, but this year it has never been worse. I’ve almost committed suicide three times this year, the last time being only a week ago. My parents have always refused to get me ANY kind of mental health help, they just tell me I’m being selfish and am just not trying hard enough to overcome it, and it just fucking kills me. And now we don't even have the means to get me mental help, so I'm just trying to find a way to better my life by working and doing something I love even within this awful situation, because I really think that’d give me some sense of a purpose and hope.
I just turned 23, and I was homeschooled my whole life until I got my Diploma at 17, and the one thing I've always loved and always been good at is learning languages. Japanese, Spanish, Hebrew, Russian, you name it I’ve at least dabbled in it before lol. Ever since I read Kato Lomb’s book on being a translator YEARS ago, I've always longed to do translation work. I’ve heard that I could do freelance translation work at translate.com, and also at unbabbel.com, but are they any good? Like are they legit? Could I actually feel like I’m doing actual work with the language skill that I have? Do you really get paid anything to translate for them? I’m no really picky about how much I get paid bc I’ll take anything at this point, I just want to know that it’s nothing scammy.
Are there any other legit sites where I could do translation work? Or anything else to do with languages tbh. Like I’d love to be a language teacher ugh. Being a language teacher abroad is my long-term life goal honestly. I’ve had so much help from my amazing friends I’ve made over the years on here. They've helped me get much-needed clothes and language books that I’ve gotten to study throughout Summer, and I am eternally grateful to them, but I feel that it’s high-time I find some way where I can at least make at least a bit of a living on my own, because as I’ve explained I simply do not feel safe or stable where I’m at and am desperate for some kind of independence and stability.
So if anyone in the langblr/translator community or anyone else who sees this knows of ANY kind of translating/language work job I could do online, then PLEASE help me out and link me to them. And if you know of any other resources or online communities that could help me out with being a translator, then again please let me know!!! I’m clueless as to what’s all out there for someone like me.
If you actually took the time to read all of this, then I thank you immensely❤️ ❤️ ❤️ . I’m so sorry it’s so drawn out I’m honestly embarrassed to even talk about any of this. My life’s an absolute wreck, but one thing that’s kept me going is my dream to have a career translating and teaching languages. Literally any links, advice, resources, recommendations. etc. would be greatly appreciated. 
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crvdence · 7 years
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in sickness and in health ; thlaise drabble
summary: blaise zabini and theodore nott got married in the north of france, in a very intimate and small civil ceremony ten years after the battle of hogwarts. disclaimer: work of fiction, original story and universe belongs to the one and only jk rowling no profit gained out of this comments: this was literally supposed to be a small drabble of theo and blaise getting married and it’s like almost 2k words of nothing, it’s literally blaise and theodore wedding ceremony through the eyes of harry. idek why i came up with this. (i am sorry because i know i have a pile of writing requests to finish but i was just assaulted by this fic)
also in my head all the slytherin gang speaks french.
tagging @ff-sunset-oasis because her wonderful thlaise writings inspire the hell out of me to write more of them
read this in ao3
blaise zabini and theodore nott got married in the north of france, in a very intimate and small civil ceremony ten years after the battle of hogwarts. they planned an after party, nothing big, nevertheless; because the both of them had very few friends they could actually trust and share a moment so important like this. but there was way too little people they trusted for the actual ceremony.
neither of them did hesitate though, telling both pansy and draco they could bring a plus one if they  wanted to, they also knew that draco would invite harry in a heartbeat and that pansy would come by herself because her pride was still bigger than anything else, even after all these years.
so there he was, harry james potter, surrounded and sharing such an intimate and beautiful moment with people he had bloody hated during his school years, draco included. honestly, it was just so bizarre. if you asked harry ten years ago, he would have laughed at the mere thought of sharing a moment like this with a group of slytherins, with this group of slytherins.
and it was even more bloody bizarre, when harry started to notice and feel the amount of emotion in the air. the ceremony was so solemn, almost automatic in the way it was handled, but at the same time, the feelings were just so strong harry swore he could feel them vibrating through the air, reverberating inside his chest.
the total of guests, including harry, were five. obviously blaise’s mother, pansy and draco, but narcissa was also there. harry didn’t quite ask why narcissa was there by herself without the company of lucius, but he could pretty much imagine.
and she was looking the most emotional of the five, maybe close to harry. she was standing next to her son in a burgundy dress that accentuated her pale skin, her hair tied up in a perfectly styled bun, holding a crumpled handkerchief in her hand, but managing to keep the little sniffs to a bare minimum. probably either blaise or theodore meant more to her than harry could have ever imagined, and that was something that harry would be surprised about draco’s mother, her actual and big ability to care.
pansy parkinson stood next to her, and seemed to be the most composed, looking stern in a black cocktail dress with the highest pair of high heels harry had seen ever, her eyes sharply rimmed with black, the darkest of the reds on her lips. sometimes her lips would turn up, like with an amused expression, and harry thought she was probably thinking about memories, but overall the sparkle in her eyes was hard to miss.
then, there was blaise’s mother. it was the first time harry saw her and he understood perfectly the fame, not only she looked extremely beautiful with hard features and a smooth skin her son had obviously inherited, she was also dressed with clothes that probably were more expensive than harry’s entire wardrobe. a two pieces dress suit in a pearl colour, with what it seemed a fox fur over her shoulder, her braided long hair falling down her back. she looked touched, but somehow, her eyes glistened with something closer to hope than to tears.
and draco? draco looked exulted, truly happy, like this was something he had expected to happen but never really actually imagined it was going to materialise, so his emotion was pouring through him making him look between prideful and relieved that theodore and blaise were doing something they both should have done years ago. he was wearing what it seemed like a combination of a suit and formal robes, always leaning towards tradition, and biases aside, he looked truly stunning with a buttoned up frock coat and dress trousers, both in rigorous black.
blaise was wearing a suit so well tailored it seemed like it was just made for the other to wear it, which was probably the case, made from scratch just for this moment. it was also completely black, the shirt included, and harry guessed amusedly that if he would expect a wedding where both people were wearing black clothes, definitely it would be in a slytherin wedding.
theodore was wearing traditional dress robes, and he looked elegant and earnest. he had the palest skin harry had seen in anyone, ever, and the black of both of his hair and his clothes only enhanced that. thedore nott was actually a beautiful person, harry always thought so, especially when he could be stripped of his shyness and smile in the way a dimple could appear on his cheek, as it was doing right then, when blaise slipped a ring into his finger.
and bloody hell, harry’s chest tightened so hard he thought the air was pulling out of his lungs, because this was such an emotional and pure sight. it was impossible not to notice the way theodore’s hands trembled when they exchanged their rings, and the way blaise almost stumbled over his words, like he was getting lost in the eyes of theodore, instead of in the speech he was supposed to recite.
the words exchanged were obviously in french, but draco tilted his head enough for his lips to brush against the shell of harry’s ear, translating both of blaise’s and theodore’s bows, and the words of confirmation after it, and the emotion just kept drowning in harry’s chest.
it was so funny, that harry was feeling so much love, so much devotion, in a place that was full of people who were always thought to be stripped of both.
the kiss sealed both a promise and the ceremony, and while pansy was whistling, both draco and harry were clapping enthusiastically, miss zabini’s strong and clear italian above all of their actions, narcissa’s melodic laugh filled the air around them.
almost looking oblivious, theodore and blaise were whispering to each other, the pads of blaise’s thumbs wiping away the moist underneath theodore’s eyes, their foreheads so close, they were almost brushing against each other. harry wasn’t sure any longer about the language they were speaking in, but sometimes the intention and the meaning went beyond any language barrier.
miss zabini went to hug her son first, speaking the fastest harry had ever heard, ever, and in italian, laughing and smiling and giving a few pats on blaise’s cheeks. she hugged theodore next, holding his face tenderly between her hands, and whispering something that harry didn’t catch, but that made theodore chuckle, and nod.
narcissa and theodore hugged so tight, and for so long, that harry felt like he was intruding a very special and bonding moment just by looking at them. when they parted, they both had glistening eyes, and narcissa kissed theo’s cheek before hugging blaise, briefly, but with the same intention and care.
pansy sandwiched herself between the two of them, her head resting on blaise’s chest, and her arm circling around theodore’s waist, making them laugh loudly. with her high heels, she was almost as tall as theodore, but still not enough for reaching blaise. it was kind of an adorable picture, and something harry would have never imagine pansy parkinson, theodore nott and blaise zabini could do. pansy moved not longer after, saying that sorry no kisses, lads!, because she didn’t want to ruin her lipstick.
it was only harry and draco left, and harry felt quite stupid to feel so emotional about this, and a little uncomfortable because even if it was extremely generous for the two of them to invite him, he wasn’t nearly as close to the two of them as pansy or draco, definitely not. dating draco made him get in contact with his friends, but there was always this distance between them, even if they were closer and not as awkward as they were in the beginning.
a handshake and a squeeze of blaise’s shoulder seemed like a good fit, though, smiling with a nod and congratulating him because honestly, honestly, it was such a touching ceremony. blaise was smiling in that way he did when he was full of pride and he wanted to brag, looking smug and confident, and it only made harry grin was well, and more pats to each other shoulders were exchanged.
draco, on the other hand, went to talk to theodore. harry knew the both of them had been friends since forever, with that whole connection of pure-blood, elite and both fathers as death eaters. harry also knew there wasn’t a lot of people draco considered close, a friend and an equal, but that theodore was, unequivocally, all of those things.
it was quite a sight, the two of them in their rather traditional clothes, almost the same height, looking probably more similar to their parents that the both of them ever wished to. draco extended his hand to theodore, for a handshake, and a nod, which theodore returned to with a raised eyebrow, his hand squeezing his in a firm way but the lack of expression on their faces was slowly faltering. 
harry wasn’t sure who pulled who into a hug, but they shared one between muffled laughs, curls of black and blonde hair twirling as they did, hands squeezing backs and arms in a chaos of limbs. when they parted to look at each other, there was something in the eyes harry wasn’t quite sure he could identify, it was like they couldn’t believe they were there, maybe, and harry sometimes couldn’t, either.
talk about redemption, talk about surviving against the odds and surpassing what it seemed wrong and dangerous fates. harry knew quite a lot about that, and he knew both draco and theodore shared misfortunes in their one way, as well. he could only imagine the coiling emotion of being together like this, after all these years, in an event as meaningful as their wedding.
it was theodore the one who came to him while he was lost in his rambling, and he actually greeted him with a thank you for coming, and that was such a painfully theodore thing to say, that moved by instinct, harry gave him a hug. theodore was surprised, but also undeniably soft and touched by everything that was happening, and he hugged harry briefly as well.
when harry looked at him, theodore’s cheeks were rosy, but he had a dimple in both of his cheeks and it made harry grin, squeezing his shoulder. with his peripheral vision he saw draco and blaise whispering to each other, until he heard blaise cussing at his lover, before laughing as well.
blaise moved to theodore’s side after all the greetings were exchanged, kissing the top of his head, as theodore circled his arm around his waist, his nose brushing against the base of his neck. it was such a tender action, harry knew no one was going to believe him when he was back to england and shared the news.
the room seemed to be filled with eerie silence, and strong vibes of energy, and no one seemed to move until pansy crossed her arms on her chest, exclaiming that bloody hell, where is the firewhiskey to celebrate? it made everyone laugh, but they made their way to the celebration place while harry’s hand moved to find draco’s, as theodore’s entwined his arms around blaise’s. definitely, all as well.
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strayology · 7 years
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82 Truths
sooooo I was tagged by the lovely @withnosuchgrace (and i didnt see this until now because ive been dead and tired)
rules: once you’ve been tagged you’re supposed to write a post with eighty-two truths and then tag twenty-five people.
name: Yumi !!
blood type: B
nickname(s): yeti (tbh i dont have many nicknames)
r/s: single and waiting for a kim yugyeom to adopt me :’)))
zodiac sign: scorpio
pronouns: she / her
favorite tv shows: The Walking Dead
long or short hair: medium ??? well it is pass shoulder length
height: 5′4″ (162 cm)
do you have a crush on someone: kim yugyeom???
what do you like about yourself: tbvh,, nothing.
right or left handed: right
list of three favourite colors: pastel purple, mint green, baby blue
right now:
eating: nothing, i just ate like few hours ago??? drinking: nothing,, but im thirsty now ;-; i’m about to: go through what i have missed on tumblr, and find videos to post on my instagram acc listening to: Call Me Baby - EXO (wow im on a roll with exo these days) kids: i havent thought that far into my life  get married: haven’t thought about this far with this either  career: a stressed high schooler,, but i wanna get a job having to do with computers or be a translator
most recent:
drink: water (I drank like 6 bottles of water today,, i feel like im drowning myself) phone call: my dad song you listened to: Good - GOT7
have you ever:
dated someone twice: i have been single for my whole life??? been cheated on: ??? ^^ kissed someone and regretted it: ??? ^^ (dont ask me anything anything about relationships, i have been forever alone) lost someone special: well, i didnt lose them but they kinda left and I have no way to contact them been depressed: yes been drunk and thrown up: im a good kid and i dont do underage drinking kissed a stranger: no, and i woud never ever (hah) do that had glasses or contacts: glasses,, but i wanna get contacts next year had sex on the first date: I HAVE BEEN SINGLE ASDFGHJKL broken someone’s heart: people dont even look at me how can i even shatter their hearts???? turned someone down: when i was 13 i didnt want to go to my friend’s birthday party so i lied to her saying im busy??? (i had many cases like these, because sometimes im not in a mood to hangout with people) cried when someone died: yeah,, i cry at everything fallen for a friend: i had a crush on this guy but he rejected and we became best friends???
in the last year have you:
made a new friend: YES !! and i love them all so much !!!! fallen out of love: ??? idk what this is asking lol laughed until you cried: all the time?? especially at our dork7 met someone who changed you: i think everyone i know in my life has changed me in some way found out who your true friends were: yes, because it made me cut off bonds with other “friends” found out someone was talking about you: probably my family everyday, also “friends” kissed someone on your fb list: I??? HAVENT??? HAD??? MY??? FIRST??? KISS???
which is better:
lips or eyes: i get nervous / i’ll start laughing if i look at someone’s eyes so i look at their mouth,, but i perfer eyes more hugs or kisses: i love me some warm hugs :’)))) shorter or taller: shoter,, i wanna be smol romantic or spontaneous: spontaneous??? idk  sensitive or loud: i feel like being loud really hypes up moods?? hookup or relationship: relationship,, i’m really determined in things like relationships troublemaker or hesitant: hesitant??? because when you hesitate you think
first:
best friend: omg i never really called anyone my best friend (like real best friend) until this year,, and it’s to my main hoe mira surgery: none sport i joined: nope,, i have never done any sports vacation: i went back to china 3 years ago
do you believe in:
yourself: sometimes??? depends on what miracles: heck yeah love at first sight: kinda??? but it’s not practicle heaven: i don’t think about death because i usually get panick attacks if i do
extras:
how many people from your fb list do you know irl: like all of them??? i dont add random people do you have any pets: my cat miyu (pronouniation: mew) do you want to change your name: yes,, to yumi what did you do for your last birthday: i was home alone?? and i had school what time did you wake up today: 9am (i had work ;-;) what were you doing last night at midnight: probably yelling at nikki about how much i love yugyeom and how soft i am for him something you can’t wait for: to go to hershey park with mira !! (aka trying to get rid of my fear of roller coasters) last time you saw your mom: few hours ago,, i lock myself in my room what is one thing you wish you could change about your life: that i wasnt so afraid and overthinking every little thing have you ever talked to a person named tom: probably some time in my work i did what’s getting on your nerves: when someone tells me how to do something that i alredy now how to do (like common sense things)
and I’ll tag anyone who wants to do this,, i seriously ihave been so dead idek whats going on
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inquisitor-moomoo · 9 years
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i was fucking around on the da wiki page for elven language and tried to see if i could make some sentences- i didn't really have anything in mind
and 5 minutes later i had a paragraph of elven calling for a bloody elven revolution
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