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The Troll Roman Empire (if there was one) was done with women.
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Crimson Rivers thoughts pt. 15
chapter 26: (check tags for triggers)
1. james’ stab wound will heal, but of course he’s gonna have to use a cane for the rest of his life. my poor darling. but also! CHARACTERS WITH DISABILITIES THAT WONT BE ERASED!!! HELL YEAH!
2. this nurse is pissing me off. sirius is asking if james and reg are gonna be okay, and all she can talk about it appearances and scars. not if they’ll be okay
3. sirius and reg are reunited. thank god. this is what the world needs
4. “"I love you. You're my brother; of course I love you. Always have, always will, and nothing—absolutely nothing in this world could ever change that, do you hear me? You're enough for me, and I love you. Never, never fucking doubt that."” AHHHHHHHHHHHHH reg needed to hear that so bad, and james needed to say it so bad
5. 😧😟 reg is vomitting blood. yikes. wow. that’s yikes. it’s not even HIS BLOOD that he’s vomiting. and i wanna know who’s blood filled that river. i want to know who was killed to make blood for that river
6. “”It's fine. I didn't even like this shirt.” (Sirius really liked this shirt.)” 😭😭
7. 😊 siblings! sirius wipes reg’s face, and reg threatens to vomit on him again
8. reg questioning if he actually made it out. that breaks both mine and sirius’ heart. “"I—I thought it made sense, because why would I have scars if I was dead?””
9. reg breaking down and sobbing to his brother. wow. i- wow
10. gosh, remus and sirius are already like a married couple. i love them
11. regulus would just wake up and ask for james. that hurts. in no way was my experience any where near as bad, but i know it must suck to wake up, calling for someone, and them not to be there. when i woke up from wisdom tooth surgery, i called out for my mom many times, and the nurses jsut told me to be quiet, and i can’t see her. i was so distressed that i cried. my pain is not anywhere like james or reg’s but i know that it sucks.
12. sobbing. reg needs to shower, but doesn’t want to get in the water. he’s scared of the water. like wow
13. god, james wakes up and starts fighting people. he never should have had to go through that.
14. james is begging to see regulus, and regulus begged to NOT see james. idk how zar could have hurt me any more, but here we are
15. james and sirius have matching scars! that’s horrific! but! they’re matching!
16. sirius’ words before james went into the arena. we get to know them. and it’s both healing to know the memory, but also hurts like a motherfucking truck
17. sirius asking for remus to kiss him! consent!
18. shit. remus realized he loved sirius. like. loved him. wolfstar better be granted happiness in this universe
19. authors end note: “you think regulus is unhinged? sirius is so, so much worse 😳”
chapter 27:
1. god, regulus needs to take a shower. he must STINK. but also, i do not blame him for not wanting to
2. i appreciate remus’ honestly. he will not dance around the point with reg, and honestly, that’s what he needs
3. oh my god. is remus gonna get reg to take a bath? honestly, if anyone could do it, it would be remus. nobody else could do it
4. remus sharing the petty hallow drama 😭😭
5. james and sirius friendship is all i need in this life
6. oh wow. sirius is hurt that james never told him about his crush on regulus. not that james likes regulus. i love when fics do that instead of sirius being angry
7. i love that it’s no issue for james and sirius to share a bed. they need comfort. they share. that’s that.
8. sirius not letting james have a drink cause he knows it’s a slippery slope >>>>>>
9. ✨remus lupin✨
10. 😧 reg but sirius as a reflex from the arena. and immediately apologized. he’s never hit sirius before. and wow. that-
11. sirius is admitting something he never even told james. that he accidentally hit effie. and 😧😧😧
12. AWWWW REMUS CALLED JAMES SWEETHEART
13. honorable mention for all pandora did in this chapter. she is a lifesaver, she is a queen, she is a goddess, and she deserves so much
#marauders#regulus black#james potter#fanfic#jegulus#sirius black#tw vomit#vomiting#cw vomit#tw blood#remus lupin#wolfstar#pandora rosier#pandora lovegood#crimson rivers
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may i ask why ppl hate caleo so much? I'm reading ToA rn so idk if it's based on stuff that happens there, but in HoO I didn't really catch anything that would make it this "don't touch with a ten foot pole" ship, yk?
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Hi !! Thanks for sending this in. I feel like I and others have kinda gone through some things in the anti-caleo tag, but I'm gonna go through some of the reasons with as much textual evidence and objectivity as possible. (minus my inevitable unorganized rambles, they're contextually relevant, stop looking at me--)
That being said, this is completely a matter of opinion, as all shipping is. I don't mean to say that you are "allowed" to ship or that you're "stupid" for shipping xyz, I couldn't care less what you ship--let's all just be nice to each other.
That being said, let's start with the two most common reasons why most people dislike caleo:
1.) the age gap
2.) their "bickering to lovers" dynamic is not written well/they seem to dislike each other/etc
The easier one to start with would be the age gap. Now (warnings for rent-lowering gunshots around my blog), I meant what I said when I said I don't care about ships. Most of my beloved mutuals ship the nastiest shit imaginable, and I am very anti-censorship (but that's several other posts). I generally have preferences for healthy ships when it comes to a Fluffy Endgame (dark fics with toxic ships are different to me).
That being said, I don't typically enjoy ships with a large age gap, and most other people find them unappealing as well. I could be persuaded with some (nipollo and rachel/apollo, i'm looking at you), but caleo just kinda grosses me out in this regard, probably due to other aspects of their relationship.
(Some people say she's "mentally fifteen", but I don't really buy that--if she were like a faerie or something, maybe, but I see her more as Edward in Twilight--looks young but has wisdom beyond her years. There's no definitive answer on this so it's not something I would like to debate (none of this is lol) but I thought I would mention it anyways.)
Although your question is about ToA, I'm only going to cover HoH through the first ToA book, because I'm still reading through the ToA books (though I know the big spoilers). I know caleo takes on a bigger role in the second book so i might come back and do a part two to uh...complain about their dynamic more? lol
so, without further ado--
The House of Hades
So, this is the first impression we get of Calypso from Leo's perspective--the highlights to keep this from being 1 million years long (it still will be lol)--
"She looked maybe fifteen, about Leo's age, and, sure, she was pretty; but with that angry expression on herface she reminded Leo of every popular girl in every school he'd ever attended—the ones who made fun of him, gossiped a lot, thought they were so superior, and basically did everything they could tomake his life miserable.Leo disliked her instantly.
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The girl clenched her fists. Leo was pretty sure she was going to march down the crater and punch him in the face.
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"Show yourself!" the girl yelled at the sky, completely ignoring Leo. "It's not bad enough I am exiled? It's not bad enough you take away the few good heroes I'm allowed to meet? You think it's funny to send me this—this charbroiled runt of a boy to ruin my tranquility? This is NOT FUNNY! Take him back!""
--pg 213 of The House of Hades pdf.
Now, keeping in mind that I read this for the first time at 13 and he was my book boyfriend (Or Whatever), I was not a fan of this, but even now that I've grown out of that, this still rings unfavorable to me.
He compares her to his bullies, the ones who made fun of him and created insecurities within him. And, making no effort to clear her name from this association, what is one of the first things she does? Screams at the gods for sending someone so conventionally unattractive. One of Leo's biggest insecurities in the books is not being as conventionally attractive or built as the other guys in the seven. One of his other insecurities is not having a girlfriend when everyone else is coupled up. So the solution is not to have him learn self-love and/or the love of friends, but to instead give him a girlfriend--the build-up time of which is short and intense. Not only that, but his love interest insults one of his biggest insecurities.
We're off to a great start.
Of course, I can't really blame Calypso for being pissed about the wreckage and about being sent another hero instead of being freed from the island. I would be pretty pissed, too, but she still treats him pretty badly, seemingly because he's not the "right" hero.
(For this next bit I am going through their time together in House of Hades and just noting anything that rings as a red flag to me--which is not a stretch as it's pretty much every other line lol. The brackets [] add context for dialogue, the parentheses () is my commentary, though most of these speak for themselves imo)
""Oh-gee-gee-ah." The girl pronounced it slowly, as if Leo were five years old.
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She looked like she was about to answer but stopped herself. "It doesn't matter. You'll be gone soon. You're obviously a mistake."
That was harsh, Leo thought.He'd spent enough time thinking he was a mistake—as a demigod, on this quest, in life in general. He didn't need a random crazy goddess reinforcing the idea
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"What am I supposed to do, then? Sit in the sand dunes until I die?" [Leo asked]
"That would be fine...." The girl threw down her trowel and cursed at the sky. "Except I suppose he can't die here, can he? Zeus! This is not funny!"
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She looked the same age as him, but he wondered how old she really was. (age gap thing, delicious!)
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"Would you be sweet," [Calypso said], "if they laughed at you by sending another hero, but a hero who looked like—like you?"
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"Three thousand." Leo's mouth felt tingly, like he'd just eaten Pop Rocks. "Uh, you look good for three thousand."
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"And now...the worst insult of all. The gods mock me by sending you." [Calypso said]
Anger bubbled in Leo's stomach.Yeah, typical. If Jason were here, Calypso would fall all over him. She'd beg him to stay, but he'd be all noble about returning to his duties, and he'd leave Calypso brokenhearted. That magic raft would totally arrive for him. (heartbreaking to hear about leo's insecurities but also...he is so gay for jason jdskjfs--)
But Leo? He was the annoying guest she couldn't get rid of. She'd never fall for him, because she was totally out of his league.
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Despite the gifts, Calypso obviously didn't want to see him. One time he poked his head inside the cave and she freaked out, yelling and throwing pots at his head. (how to treat an abuse survivor 101)
Yeah, she was definitely on Team Leo. (this honestly just reminds me of the Echo scene and, honestly, I'd ship him with Echo Big Time over calypso)
He ended up pitching a more permanent camp near the footpath, where the beach met the hills.That way he was close enough to pick up his meals, but Calypso didn't have to see him and go into a pot-throwing rage.
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"They are completely fireproof," Calypso promised. "They'll stay clean and expand to fit you,should you ever become less scrawny." (the prev part about her repairing the clothes was actually sweet in a platonic way...could have gone without the body-shaming !)
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Then he remembered that this annoying fifteen-year-old girl was actually the immortal daughter of a Titan."
--pages 214-227 of The House of Hades pdf
Now, at this point I'll say that their relationship actually becomes quite sweet once they get past the frankly horrible section of time where they want each other to die. They're both lonely, they come to some understanding...I suppose this is a matter of opinion, but the romance aspect does feel forced. Time is different in Ogygia so it's hard to say how long Leo was there, if I were to estimate I'd say 3 weeks, but given that it's like 19 pages (and the text is larger on the pdf copy lol), it does feel rushed. Man do I wish they went for the platonic angle, but Richard could never.
The Blood of Olympus
Everyone's favorite book! lmao.
Now that our lovebirds are in Lovebird Territory (i guess), the amount of toxicity dwindles, but let's bite:
"'Sit tight, Sunshine,' he told Calypso's picture. 'I'll get back to you, just like I promised.'
Leo could imagine her response: 'I am not waiting for you, Leo Valdez. I am not in love with you.And I certainly don't believe your foolish promises!' The thought made him smile. (I guess this is supposed to be sarcastic, but way to reintroduce the concept of her really not liking him?)"
--pg 64 of The Blood of Olympus pdf
So, most of this book has mentions of Calypso from Leo's pov, and I gotta say (forgetting entirely that this doc is supposed to at least try to be subjective)...they neutered my boy. I often don't reread past MoA because of the caleo content, though what glimpses I've seen shows that his pov has experienced a massive shift. I think having so little page time and such an intense relationship buildup causes some readers to dislike how fundamentally she alters Leo's pov.
Additionally, I've seen some posts about Leo's suicide ideation. That is not something I want to go in depth about on this post, but I did want to draw attention to this excerpt I caught:
"Now the Argo II was approaching the end of its voyage. Leo's whole life – his childhood with Tía Callida; his mother's death in that warehouse fire; his years as a foster kid; his months at Camp Half-Blood with Jason and Piper – all of it would culminate tomorrow morning in one final battle.
He opened the access panel. Festus's voice creaked over the intercom.
'Yeah, buddy,' Leo agreed. 'It's time.'
More creaking.
'I know,' Leo said. 'Together till the end?'
Festus squeaked affirmatively.
Leo checked the ancient bronze astrolabe, which was now fitted with the crystal from Ogygia. Leo could only hope it would work.
'I will get back to you, Calypso,' he muttered. 'I promised on the River Styx.'
He flipped a switch and brought the navigation device online. He set the timer for twenty-four hours.
Finally he opened the engine's ventilator line and pushed inside the vial of the physician's cure. It disappeared into the veins of the ship with a decisive thunk.
'Too late to turn back now,' Leo said.
He curled on the floor and closed his eyes, determined to enjoy the familiar hum of the engine for one last night."
--pg 224 of The Blood of Olympus pdf
I'm not going to draw any definitive conclusions on the subtext of this or his plan with the physician's cure, but I will say Leo definitely needs therapy and the support of his friends over his want of a girlfriend. (And I'd say this regardless of ships--even if it were my beloved valdangelo. If Leo's mental health isn't addressed, it just makes it seem like a lazy fix-all)
I'm not going to pretend to be the best writer or understand character arcs better than our good friend Richard, but I think one of the reasons why Leo's character arc failed in this final installment is that Leo got what he wanted instead of what he needed. The best character arcs will display what a character wants, but by the end of the journey, a character will realize what they really need.
For example, in Gravity Falls (great show btw), towards the end of the series, Mabel wants to stay in a magical bubble created as a trick by Bill Cipher so she can stay in Gravity Falls forever. In the end, however, she realizes that what she really needs is to go back home to California with her brother, where they can get through high school with the support of each other.
If Leo had undergone an arc in which he really wants a girlfriend, but later realizes he needs to love himself first, that would have been really great and nice for kids to see that they don't need a significant other to make them whole.
Additionally--surprisingly--there were no glaring red flags for the rest of this book. They have a general vibe of "she doesn't really like him and he's a silly little guy" that I feel like is just rick pulling a "can I copy your homework?" with percabeth but it came out Wrong, but that's a matter of opinion.
ToA: The Hidden Oracle
""Here you go." Leo handed her a glass of lemonade. His expression seemed darker and more anxious, as if...Ah, of course. Leo had rescued Calypso from her prison island. In doing so, Calypso had lost her powers. Leo felt responsible."
--pg 239 of The Hidden Oracle pdf
This seems like something they'd have to work through, which is possible, but also a very intense thing to put on a relationship between an already traumatized 16 year old (and his over 3000 year old girlfriend, etc.) I suppose if this was written through in a thoughtful way I'd understand, but it's kind of one of those things that makes me look at them and go...realistically, at best I see them lasting 6 months to a year.
(tbh a lot of the ships outside of percabeth don't seem to have that...well, percabeth longevity--i mean just look at how jiper broke up. not that Richard would break caleo up atp, of course...unless...)
Final Thoughts (unless I return after finishing ToA but no promises)
And so, we conclude. I think I learned some stuff by revisiting canon instead of just remaining amongst online fandom & my memory of canon. Honestly, I can see why people would like this ship--I still hate it the most out of any pjo ship, but I gotta admit it had its sweet moments. Just as I pointed out red flags and had opinions stated as subjective, other people could point out what they consider green flags and why they think the ship is great.
To conclude (my English teachers quaking in their boots rn), myself and other caleo haters dislike the ship due to the age difference, the rushed nature, and the enemies to lovers dynamic being written in a way that ultimately gives the energy that our love birds do not like each other. I hope this dive into the foundation of their relationship clarifies some of these things for you, and thanks for the ask!
#anti caleo#pjo#leo valdez#i didn't send this to my editor and think a lot into it what are you talking about#rose's asks
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oh yippie more asks:D
i have a lot :3
🍓🌵🥑🥤🌻🧃🧸🪐🍬🦷❄️🌿🏜️🍦🌸🎨🧩
you dont have to answer all of them but here you gooo
oh hell yes this is gonna be so fun <3
🍓 ⇢ how did you get into writing fanfiction?
i don't remember specifically how, but i know i first interacted with shipping on youtube in like 2007-08 back when you could comment on people's profiles and message other users, so i think i must have commented on some like.. pokeshipping amv and just struck up a convo before i followed some friends i made to ff.net and deviantart, and started writing on ff.net lol
🌵 ⇢ share the link to a playlist you love
so i don't use spotify, i'm an apple music girlie and i really only listen to my own playlist i made that is composed of all of my top 100 songs of the year going back to 2015 LMAO
🥑 ⇢ you accidentally killed somebody, which mutual(s) do you text for help?
@actuallyalaska she got me
🥤 ⇢ recommend an author or fanfic you love
every writer i tagged yesterday!! all of whom take part of the @bandomthememonths go read all these great fics by these awesome writers<333
🌻 ⇢ tag someone you appreciate but don't talk to on a regular basis
@judasisgayriot your gifs are a godsend and i always love getting a comment from them <3
🧃 ⇢ share some personal lore you never posted about before
my name is short for guinevere lol
🧸 ⇢ what's the fastest way to become your mutual?
so i'm sort of picky abt my dash lol i try to stick to foblr so if you post mostly fob then i'll prob follow! i do a good scroll through to get the vibe, but if they post a lot of non fob stuff, i usually skip bc its just not for me but no hard feelings ever<3
🪐 ⇢ name three good things going on in your life right now
well i just bought a new (refurbished) computer for the first time in a few years, so that's exciting! i've recently started making embroidery patches and that's been a lot of fun lol idk i've just been having a good time<3 i'm doing a lot of home renovation projects so i'm excited to have a brand new kitchen soon lmao
🍬 ⇢ post an unpopular opinion about a popular fandom character
not a fandom character but as far as bandom goes, i don't really care for mcr and maybe that just has everything to do with that i'm really not familiar with lore/band mbrs etc., but danger days is the only mcr album i really connected with especially when i was 16-17 and its still one of my favorite albums, but i'm good on their other albums lol
🦷 ⇢ share some personal wisdom or a life hack you swear on
just be kind<3 ik that's super cheesy but i think its easy to forget that other ppl have feelings too and maybe just being nice to someone will make their day.
also don't ever pay full price for anything if you can avoid it. generic brands are just as good as name brands
❄️ ⇢ what's your dream theme/plot for a fic, and who would write it best?
i have.. no idea honestly lmao
🌿 ⇢ give some advice on writer's block and low creativity
listen when i figure it out, i'll let you know lol when i'm stuck i eat an edible and stare at the wall until something comes to me
🏜️ ⇢ what's your favourite type of comment to receive on your work?
ANY AND ALL!!!! especially when they tell me a specific part they liked - even if its just a line makes my heart go bu-bump<3
🍦 ⇢ name three good things about a character you hate
genuinely i can't think of a character i hate, i really don't watch anything but like. seinfeld and its always sunny in philadelphia lmfao
🌸 ⇢ do you have any pets? if you do, post some pictures of them
this is my cat bear<3 she's ten years old and sleeps in a drawer in my desk while i work
🎨 ⇢ link your favourite piece of fanart and explain why you like it
here and here and here and this nsfw fanart from my bubbline au these are all my absolute favorites <3
🧩 ⇢ what will make you click away from a fanfiction immediately?
i answered this here but its super long so<3
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been rewatching SU clips recently and it's got me thinking about how a Hatchetfield Steven Universe AU would work so well.
i see it as an imperfect role reversal AU, mostly it's like, vaguely keeping the story of SU but also respecting the canon personalities of the characters from the hatchetfield series and somewhat tweaking the way the story happens accordingly.
first and foremost : the Lords in Black as the Diamonds. so instead of White, the Diamond leader is Green Diamond (Wiggly), and blue+yellow's roles are filled in by Pink Diamond (Nibbly), Purple Diamond (Blinky), Yellow Diamond (Tinky) and Blue Diamond (Pokey)
Webby/White Diamond/Spider Quartz (a type of quartz with a speck of black Hollandite inside! I imagine Webby would've been an off colored Diamond, with a speck of black inside) - she takes Rose/Pink's place in the story. Hannah takes Steven's place.
I like the idea of the crystal gems being McNamara, Holloway and Lex. My reasoning is that McNamara and Holloway are the main two from Hatchetfield who explicitely know what's going on with the Lords and want to stop it. In this AU i imagine the both of them would take on a leader role, instead of it being like the original where Garnet is explicitely the leader, here both of them are leading as equals.
Lex would take the role of both Amethyst and Pearl. Amethyst's role as the sister figure to Steven (or here, Hannah), and Pearl's role as the one who was closest to Rose/Webby (obviously though, no forbidden love story there. I don't even think Lex would be a pearl).
Not sure exactly what kind of gems the three of them would be, though I imagine McNamara is the emotional maturity and courage for the group and Holloway is the more intelligence-oriented one, kind of like Pearl - she has wisdom beyond her years. Perhaps McNamara is younger and joined the cause later, like Garnet and Amethyst. Holloway definitely uses moreso magic instead of just a straightforward weapon - more like Peridot's telekinesis and Lapis' waterbending.
I'm a little rusty in terms of gem designs but i might try my hand at something some other time? idk. feel free to go buckwild with this concept though if u want. please tag me though i beg of you i want to see it
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I hope this is alright but your tags have intrigued me. I'm curious to why you think It's behind you is the stronger episode as I came to the opposite conclusion. I find it so wonderful we can all see the same thing and come to different conclusions!
It’s completely alright!
I kinda just feel like we see a lot of the development in the characters come into fruition.
Pat having an inner conflict with his perception of his family (instead of everything being happy-go-lucky), Kitty really grows into herself (I’m thinking of the Dick Whittington line), Robin once again assists by lending his years of wisdom, the Captain lightens up a lot and steps up to help Kitty, Fanny a doesn’t shut down anyone’s ideas and actively partakes in them, Julian for once uses his lying for the greater good, Thomas’ pining for Alison takes a backseat (with him only complimenting her once iirc) the plague ghosts all make an appearance and even Humphrey gets a few funny lines! Mike and Alison are overall super adorable in the episode and they way Mike is so similar to his parents with the whole “sides” thing is so cute and relatable.
Redding Weddy is indeed a fantastic episode that doesn’t fail to make me emotional, but because it’s a Captain-centric episode it means some of the others have to take a backseat role. Don’t get me wrong, I do enjoy the other character’s roles in the episode and we do still see development (such as Fanny’s sexual awakening and Mary’s minor development and set back when discussing the witch trial) but I feel like most of it is overshadowed by capvers (which isn’t necessarily a bad thing!!!)
I also just really love the comforting vibes It’s Behind You gives me personally, idk if it’s Pat’s home video nostalgia or what but the whole episode feels like a hug to me. Overall I think it’s the strongest episode of Ghosts, but that’s just my opinion! Both episodes are amazing. :)
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so ive made a smol error.
hello there kiddos
sit down with me as i tale a tale of what happens when you roleplay in a sleep deprived alcholic state.
somehow through the wisdoms of my brain i had convinced myself that christmas week was when the annual extermination event occurered.
i believe its because i VAUGELY remembered last years purge events taking around christmas because i believe at the time everyone had plans new years and it just made sense to do it then. BUT I COULD BE ALSO CONFUSING THAT WITH A LAST LAST YEARS PURGE I DONT REMEMBER.
so by myself fully convinced of this fact and not double checking in an drunken sleep deprived state filled by tylenols because my back had been killing me for 2 weeks straight i decided to do my purge events.
so what does that mean for me.
it uh means im deleting all the stuff i did and im going to be reposting them during the time where it actually fucking takes place.
see if i had done this during the day my wranglers that control my excessive brain dysunftion would have seen and popped into my im to call me fucking stipid but since i did it when everyone was asleep i was left unchecked to commit the stupid.
how did i remind myself of this fact.
uh by a rp five seconds ago not only calling me out for the fact that i made an event no one knows what im talkjing about but also the fact that it happens on new years and not what i had thought. both within rp and tags i was called out for my inane thinking and first i was filled with confusion
AND THEN UTTER AND COMPLETE HORROR.
so what can we uh take from this.
idk dont rp at like 4am.
what am i doing to fix this?
uh im deleting posts and im going to treat it like a bad dream. um i do still have plans for the final purge and all that but uh
ill do it
when uh
its the actual time
and date
oh boi.
#ooc#let me regale you the tale of my complete and utter failure#i just had darkest dungeon 200% pyschic damage and im about to commit the dead.
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No the posts were definitely hating on fem luke and especially the reply one posted by the author of the not the boy cheating fic. Which you liked so don’t backtrack now.
Alright, so I'm off work now and went and reread the two posts you guys are referencing. This will be in response to all the anons in my ask box rn.
Idk about you, but I don’t have to think “wow I would write this myself, every word is like it came straight from my brain, it is now gospel to me” to hit the like button on a tumblr post as I scroll. I do it because I found it in someway interesting or relatable. I'm still getting used to ppl even noticing me on here, but I wasn't trying to tell fem!Luke writers they are inherently bad, that's not even what I got out of those posts--if I had, I would have just kept scrolling. I see now quite a few people found me doing that to be hateful though, so I'm happy I could explain my own opinion when someone wanted it. I, again, apologize for unintentionally hurting anyone; fictional characters mean a lot less to me than living breathing humans.
Rereading my tags, people may be mad I put "anti fem!Lucerys"? I usually add anti to things if they're talked about with any sort of critique, just bc I want people who have that tag filtered to not see anything approaching criticism on their dash. (I have anti alicent hightower filtered out, for instance, so it's annoying to me when people don't tag it properly). I like criticism/hot takes for most things lucemond but I know a lot of people don't.
Unlessss it's that I wrote fans who refuse any portrayal but fem!Luke being “weird (not good)"? I was being brief since it was just tags, but was referring to how many people have such a preference that they hate on everything that doesn’t fit their fem/bottom view of Luke. It's weird, it's not good. My fic somehow filtered out most of them by my first few chapters, so I got lucky, but that's always been concerning for me to see in other comment sections. DLDR, ya know?
As for the second post, the part that 'people should just go for Aemondxfem!oc more often' was a controversial statement I wholeheartedly agree with (not that it matters?? people can use the name Lucerys however it pleaseth them). But also I liked their last few paragraphs that reiterate what I’m telling you now—I’m not here to police anyone. I’m not here to force anyone to like what I like or be careful about the things I think are important, or vice versa. This fandom is soooo tropey and polarizing in every way and that's fascinating to me, and I do think some weirdly-prevalent tropes in this ship can contribute to stereotypes when they’re used en masse (honestly I have way more personal dislike for toxic abusive Aemond being romanticized, let's not even start)….but I’ll say it again, my opinion literally means nothing and at the end of the day I more care that people enjoy what they like. I would be a hypocrite otherwise.
You can be mad at me if you want. Your prerogative. But someone asked me to clarify, so I did, and people can make of it whatever they will and unfollow me etc etc if that will help. I'm just now noticing the lucemond tag is flooded with talk about this (and some fun fem!Luke recs)--it's definitely a bigger deal than I ever thought to make of it while doomscrolling last night, so my wisdom failed me there.
Shout out to those genuinely hurt by me--idk how many, but y'all are valid.
#speaking of black and white thinking#me liking a post at 2am = me lying if i say i didn't agree with every word of it?#a bit extreme#which i guess this fandom loves to be loool#but again to the ppl genuinely hurt ur valid#i didn't see the big initial post as anything but insightful critique with interesting points#some of which i disagreed with (specially the porn=fanfic part lol)#but it didn't seem like a hate post just a 'heavy food for thought' post#maybe bc i didn't identify as who they were critiquing tho#yall should do a big critique on bottom Aemond ppl for balance lol#i volunteer as tribute my fic is problematic as hellll rn
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what if i made a comeback?
no im kidding im not doing that i would be insane
anyways, this is my formal exit from tumblr. i was finding it kinda funny cause my pinned post was still "psa im going on a break" but had no intentions on returning LMAO
i'd just like to say thank you for all of the love ive received on this platform. i've outgrown who i was on here, but i've got to give tumblr credit for sparking my love for writing all over again.
im gonna be all icky down below, so read if u want to, but u dont have to lol
to the friends ive made on here, thank you for the love! i hope you all take care of yourself and have your inboxes filled with flowers and flowers and flowers. ive definitely had my ups and downs on here, but trust that you've made a mark on my life. i will forever remember u by your username, and what emoji you had next to your tag :'))
to the writers still tryna get their groove or make their mark, keep at it. i was shocked when i received fifty notes, and for my favorite work to be at 900+ is surreal. find your style and stick to it. but also, who am i to say anything im just some guy ASLUIDVAIWUE
i'm sorry for the unfulfilled requests or promises made, recommendations not given. but the people still on this platform are so incredibly passionate about their writing, and i've got to give that to them. so to my fav writers, idk if you'll ever read this, but TAKE YOUR SPACE. i love u you got me thru sum shit.
idk what's going on in this space rn but if you have drama with anyone let it go please it's 2023 we all have better things to do go watch a reality show if you desperately need your fill or watch a dont worry darling drama breakdown video SHLDASD;FH
i wish i was more dramatic or sentimental and had more to say about this and had wisdom to sprinkle in but i thought it'd just be respectful if i did one last post to say goodbye for good. im moving on in my life, and i wish you all the best <333
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tagged by @honeyginger [thank you!! see their 5 songs here] for the following challenge: 🎶✨when you get this you have to put 5 songs you actually listen to, publish, then send this ask/tag 10 of your favourite followers (non-negotiable, positivity is cool) 🎶✨
"5 songs you actually listen to" is a very broad category of music lol but i'm just going to list 5 of my current/most recently discovered faves:
[anyone who does this tag you don't have to write little blurbs about your songs sdkfmlsdmfkls i'm pretty sure you can just list them or really do whatever the hell you want but i wanted to talk about these jams for a hot sec soz]
been thinkin' - Hikes [link to bandcamp]
love the nostalgic and wistful air of this song, love the simplicity of the lyrics, love the guitar riffs that make this song so easy and fun to listen to on repeat, love the gender frontman Nay Wilkins exudes from their every pore, and maybe i did impulse purchase the vinyl of the album after listening to one [1] song off the tracklist [this song] and what about it
Mood - DPR IAN
listen i won't lie to you i found this song by obsessively stalking the insta stories of Mix Sahaphap who i definitely have a normal amount of thoughts and feelings about but the man has taste okay idk what else to say here
ellipse - Sweeps
just pure and unadulterated vibes babey
Scrawny - Wallows
I know this song isn't about being transmasc but the lyric "i can still have wisdom and look like a child / scrawny motherfucker with a cool hairstyle" is absolutely about being transmasc sorry i don't make the rules
Witchyman - Cain Culto
how could i not be completely obsessed with a good witchy queer vibe and a funky phantom-of-the-opera-esque hook i ask u [also if u have a moment pls take some time to enjoy this absolutely bonkers music video thanks]
tagging: @persimmonyms @pronouncingitwang @boxesfullofthoughts @tristealven @parkshuppy @thelibraryiscool @braveveth @quintincoldwater @flowersandstarlight @fcntasmas and anyone else who wants to post 5 songs i am serious about this i am making grabby hands at all of ur music recs gimme gimme
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Fushiguro Megumi - Tarot Meta
MEGUMI: Blessings
FUSHIGURO: bowing/respect to darkness
BIRTHDAY: 12/22/2002
BIRTH CARDS: Justice & The High Priestess
a/n: dear megumi, my first anime love, its only fitting you’re also the first tarot meta that i post!!
JUSTICE
Our ability to turn inward and find internal truths, take responsibility for our actions and histories, and actively move forward carrying the knowledge rooted in and emerging from these experiences
Testing the limits of your free-will, the first step is introspection and self-analysis
Can imply events have played out as they should have - trust that and feel out what is motivating and troubling, then change the world around you
Treating everyone equally does not mean treating everyone the same, but in a way that balances the scales
Jessica Dore
One of the functions of stories and symbols is to bring us back to a time and place when concepts like justice were a reflection of naturally occurring processes observed in the world and attributed to things beyond the sphere of human influence
Asking questions about cause and effect as well as lessons learned
To understand something is to validate it, and when we can validate we're living in alignment with the "royal rule" of compassionate living
When we practice kindness and willingness to engage with the parts of ourselves that we view as hideous or unlovable, we're bound to receive a benediction - we don't have to love or even like ourselves to be kind
I think Megumi's actions at the end of jjk are going to be the saving grace for everyone, but he better not be a sacrificial lamb; I think this also rings true to Megumi's shadow work and being able to trust his inner conscious for how he treats others/ his overall philosophy for how he approaches saving others
THE HIGH PRIESTESS / DIVINER
Someone concerned with their inner world - someone familiar with larger uncontrollable forces
Wisdom from non-rational and unconscious reflection; draw on intuition and wisdom to recognize the false external way
Remember to look deeper, ask questions, trust your intuition, and mind your manners, the gatekeeper is inviting you to make a change
Jessica Dore
Refusing to speak something aloud does not ensure it is a secret
Behavior is also a language, even when we haven't moved our mouths, we still speak, even if the message comes out distorted or scrambled
Our secrets and unconscious fears have their own ways of revealing themselves, and we can decode them by looking at the choices we make in how we behave
Not all secrets need to be spoken aloud, just because something is true doesn't necessarily make it palatable, but when we do not acknowledge our secrets they tend to express themselves in ways that undermine our free will
Lmfaoo if this doesn't scream Megumi idk what does, so really I think its no surprise to anyone that in order to be maybe a bit more true to himself he shouldn't repress himself to the nth degree and say what he feels, cause even though actions can speak louder than words, sometimes words are needed
I think this also is reflective of his cursed technique and needing to look inward in order to find the true meaning behind the manifestation of his shadows and how he can master them - the more he is willing to ask hard questions the further he can grow in his technique
tagging @theanimepsychologist because this is long overdue, but i didn’t forget♡
sources reminder: rider waite and the numinous decks, Jessica Dore, fandom wikis & tarotschool.com (for card calculation)
please do not copy, translate, nor repost this work nor other work belonging to @megumri
#fushiguro megumi#megumi fushiguro#fushiguro megumi meta#jujutsu kaisen#jjk#jujutsu kaisen spoilers#jjk spoilers
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Ignore me it's time for me to rant because I'm just so exhausted from hateful comments. Hiding it under a read more so no one has to be forced to look at my misery.
I got a piece of (already now deleted) hatemail on my fanfic of Brothers, A Tale of Three Hedgehogs. A hatemail that was critical of the fact that the Triple S bois aren't exactly like their game selves. Honestly, I'm mad as hell that I write fanfiction, damn good fanfiction at that, and frequently get met with criticism that my take on the characters (Donald Duck, Sonic, Mabel Pines, Della Duck, etc) are "not in character"
I mean first of all, I really do attempt to BALANCE what the character would do/say/react canonically with where my stories take them. But damnit I'm not writing stuff that's canon compliant! Almost everything I write is tagged with AU for fucks sake. I am not writing little adventures that could go along side the canon, I am creating entire versions that are meant to be their own thing. No Donald Duck does not canonically try to kill himself in Ducktales 2017 and have to embark on a long mental health journey to recover afterwards, there's no fucking way to say what Donald would or would not do in that situation because Disney wouldn't touch that story with a 10 foot pole! Or ew why is Shadow still so hung up on the past in Brothers A Tale of Three Hedgehogs, why does Sonic still have feelings for Sally or why does he even care in the first place since their relationship has been retconned by Sega. Because I fucking want to write a story that takes SatAM, Sonic X, and a good chunk of the games - which may I remind you are all VERY different types of source material with their own takes on the characters - and rolls it all into one story. Because in that story I need the characters to have growth and change and be affected by the things they've gone through! Stagnant characters won't work for this story! Or why is Mabel Pines depressed in your fic, she's 13. Because fucking hell my dude, I was once a depressed 13 year old too! I know what it's like! So I wanted to write a story about it!
BECAUSE IT'S A STORY. I AM NOT BOUND BY THE RULES SET BY THE IP OWNERS. It's fanfiction! I am free to write whatever I want!
Like oh my God. You do not have to like it when I or anyone else writes characters in a non canon compliant way. You are free to feel that way. But good GRIEF what is the freaking POINT of pouncing into mine or anyone's inbox and saying how you're a bad writer because your version doesn't align with canon, you're a bad writer because you wrote the characters in a way I DON'T LIKE, on and on and on! Wtf! Do you people who do this shit also climb into smut fics and pull this same stunt? "Uh well ACTUALLY, we never see XYZ character engage in sexual activity so THEREFORE this fic is out of character!"
Do you hear how dumb that sounds???
I don't read smut fics so hell, maybe they are, IDK. That's besides the point though.
Just. Fucking hell. Have fanfic readers of today forgotten the old wisdom of "Don't like it, don't read it?" Yes that's normally applied to shipping content but god, please apply it to literally everything when it comes to fanfiction. There is this WONDERFUL TOOL at your dispense when you wind up reading a fanfiction you don't like like. It is called the back button. You know what is an infinitely better thing to do than write a hateful comment or fucks sake a series of extremely hateful and threatening anons on the author's Tumblr account??? Backing out of that fic and moving on with your life.
I mean fuck I'm very sorry for ranting on and on about this but it's 1:30am and I've already had such a rough day, I got real excited to see someone commented on my fic only to receive a long angry criticism that I'm not writing in character and that failure on my part is ruining their enjoyment so badly thar they can't even bring themselves to leave me kudos! Like, buddy! Oh pal, my good sir, instead of wasting your time, just LEAVE! It's okay to just leave and not say a word!
"Tombs, why do you care? Just ignore the haters-"
No. You know what. No. I can't. Okay? I work HARD on what I write. I don't expect to be everyone's cup of tea, I don't expect people to sing my praises from the heavens, no! But for FUCKS SAKE. Life is so shitty! I don't want to even exist most days! I've been having to fight all this mental illness for years without any help thanks to living in the middle of nowhere and I'm still frequently suicidal - I seriously contemplate checking myself into a hospital again sometimes! I would just like to be able to write whatever story I'm focused on at the time in peace okay??? I try to not complain that it's disappointing to not get much positive attention on what I write. But the frequent hate mail on TA&TA and now this on Brothers, it's E X H A U S T I N G. I'm TRYING to live my life and make things work and not be a completely bitter and mean person like my mother was or turn to her vices. I'm freaking trying to do what I can. I just CAN'T with this damn hatemail on my stories though or especially the god awful anons people send me sometimes, PLEASE just leave me alone if you don't like what I make!
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Tumblr year in review thing
I posted 2,444 times in 2022
(that's like 7 times a day AND I had a job this whole year... girl. Go do activities and events.)
That's 1,424 more posts than 2021!
132 posts created (5%)
2,312 posts reblogged (95%)
Blogs I reblogged the most:
@engulfes
@bisexualgirlfriend
@weird-ecologies
@thebaroninthetrees
@pearlydewdrops
I tagged 961 of my posts in 2022
#w - 621 posts
#kennapost - 100 posts
#t - 28 posts
#favorites - 22 posts
#me - 13 posts
#kennacore - 9 posts
#art - 9 posts
#music - 7 posts
#mary oliver - 4 posts
#literally - 4 posts
Longest Tag: 137 characters
#and it’s a really nice experience to feel the connection even if it’s a tenuous and nervous connection with something you don’t much like
(What was i talking abt idk)
My Top Posts in 2022:
#5
The way my f*ther will blast tiktok videos out loud in the living room for 12 hours a day every day. So instead of him just wearing the headphones I bought him, I am spending every day in the trenches chanting Stoic philosophy to myself until someday I accept what I cannot control and become a sage, virtuous, free from rage.
29 notes - Posted January 25, 2022
(^ a very Kenna post)
#4
I can't believe so many people not only have a tiktok account but use the tiktok app every day of their lives... Not having a tiktok in the tiktok age is like being the only sober person at a party except it's everyone else in the world who's having a bad time
34 notes - Posted August 18, 2022
#3
Talking to a future i don't believe in in hopes that someday it will respond. Trying not to feel super desperate about it like someone screaming at the sky trying to get answers from god but I don't think I'm above throwing rocks. Winter is hard because everything shrivels up and softness hardens unforgivingly and then there's the fog everywhere almost like how dare you take it for granted don't you remember that it can all go dark but whatever fuck it life is beautiful I'm lucky to have gotten 24 years of meandering. Right?? Have faith or don't. Walk on or lay down in the rain and open your mouth and drown. I'm really trying to remember that this is my choice and that I will have a life. Actually it's fine I'm good I'm listening to bagpipe pirate music now breakdown over
35 notes - Posted November 27, 2022
#2
We are seeing, then, that our experience is altogether momentary. From one point of view, each moment is so elusive and so brief that we cannot even think about it before it has gone. From another point of view, this moment is always here, since we know no other moment than the present moment. It is always dying, always becoming past more rapidly than imagination can conceive. Yet at the same time it is always being born, always new, emerging just as rapidly from that complete unknown which we call the future. Thinking about it almost makes you breathless.
— Alan Watts, The Wisdom of Insecurity
217 notes - Posted January 14, 2022
My #1 post of 2022
Sometimes at the birth and death of a day, the opal sky is no color we have words for, the gold shading into blue without the intervening green that is halfway between those colors, the fiery warm colors that are not apricot or crimson or gold, the light morphing second by second so that the sky is more shades of blue than you can count as it fades from where the sun is to the far side where other colors are happening. If you look away for a moment you miss a shade for which there will never be a term, and it is transformed into another and another. The names of the colors are sometimes cages containing what doesn’t belong there, and this is often true of language generally, of the words like woman, man, child, adult, safe, strong, free, true, black, white, rich, poor. We need the words, but use them best knowing they are containers forever spilling over and breaking open. Something is always beyond.
- Rebecca Solnit, Recollections of My Nonexistence
273 notes - Posted January 12, 2022
Get your Tumblr 2022 Year in Review →
#putting under a readmore because i'm shy#there's a link at the bottom if other people want theirs#kennapost
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so i suppose this is the start of a new blogging series. check tags for triggers/squicks or whatever they're called
to keep things brief, ever since my mom finished her chemo/radiation years ago, she's been in a cognitive decline. i initially thought it was just chemo brain plus her being older, but my family and i noticed change in her. it feels like she's turning into me, and i'm turning into her, if that makes sense. i'm wondering who the mom is and who the daughter is.
she and my dad have been to the memory clinic a few times. i've chatted with my dad about what i notice in my mom, since i spend more time with her during the week. my dad and i recently had a conversation about the memory clinic's assessment, and it's apparent that she's definitely under the dementia umbrella but we still have yet to find out exactly what kind, since it's all kinds of different diseases with different progressions and prognoses
now to get to the emotion-side of this, because that's the purpose of this blog series. i try to be patient with my mom, i really do. but i'm so dang frustrated about the wholel thing. i know the boss ass bitch that is my mom is still in there but there's her shitty brain in the way and i just want to shake it out of her and tell her to snap out of it.
for example, she's always misplacing things and i end up having to help her find them. if i dare suggest her putting things in the same place or giving her advice that works for me, since i'm ADHD and autistic and understand the whole executive dysfunction thing, then i get hit with a response that sounds like it came straight out of a teenager's mouth. i dare to suggest she get a dang hobby, something mentally stimulating, same thing. she's frustrated with herself, i get it. she's also frustrated that she's losing independence. i sympathize.
but where's the part of her that's disciplined?
where is my mom?
i'm also mad that i have to deal with this before my 30th birthday. most people who deal with this kind of thing don't have to even think about it till their 40s or even 50s. but here i am. my sister is only in her early 40s. i still have no idea what i'm doing 90% of the time but here i am having to think about what we're going to do with my mom. i bet things will only progress from here too, and i don't like thinking about it. it feels fake but i also thought i'd had way more time than this.
part of me wishes she hadn't had me as late as she did, so i'd at least have a bit more wisdom under my belt by the time this happened.
i try to stay patient with her and not express my frustrations directly to her. i don't want her to feel like she's a burden, even though she kinda is. even thinking things like that makes me feel like a bad person, and a bad daughter. i want to tell her to figure things out. i want to tell her to pay attention. i want to tell her to snap out of this funk. i want to leave the house just to get away from the bullshit. i want to look up assisted living just so i don't have to deal with this.
idk if that makes me a bad daughter. my dad tells me he doesn't want me to feel obligated to take care of her as this goes on, but i'm her daughter. my sister took care of her when she had cancer, so it's only fair that i take care of her during this period??
and what kind of daughter doesn't take care of her aging mother
but yeah i hate this crap. i just want my mom back. even the annoying parts.
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whatever - TMI updated
TMI TAG ∙ QUESTIONS:
1: What are you wearing?
t-shirt, cardigans & trousers (fall & no heating)
2: Ever been in love?
Duh!! (HAHA)
Probably not
3: Ever had a terrible breakup?
Hmm. Is there any good breakups tho?
Actually must be worse for my exes that are ghosted right after (sorry)
4: How tall are you?
Around 1,6
Still the same
5: How much do you weigh?
Last time I checked it was 52 kg. Maybe it’s less now since I am broke :p
HAHA add 10 kg to that
6: Any tattoos?
Nope.
Yes! Small semicolon on my wrist
7: Any piercings?
I have both of my ears pierced.
My nose, my side ear (orbital?)
8: OTP?
I don’t have anyonr in mind. Maybe chandler and monica. Rachel and ross.
Had to google this first. Hmmm maybe still the same? Or Jim & Pam? Actually idk, no otp
9: Favorite show?
Friends is my all time fave!
Ew no hahah. Ok ew is too strong. big bang?
10: Favorite bands?
I can’t think of any now. How lame! I know
Still don't know
11: Something you miss?
My lil sister, my parents, my friend in korea and in indonesia and of course my man who I get to see this weekend. Eek so excited!
Def not the same answer. My sister, yes. hmm idk?
12: Favorite song?
Hard question! I can’t just mention one. I have too many!
Still too many. Now on repeat: loving you, first day of my life
13: How old are you?
Err 25. I know I am old. Shut up!
HAHA 33 and feel much younger than my 25 self
14: Zodiac sign?
I am a gemini girl!
Still same
15: Quality you look for in a partner?
Hard worker, funny, confident
Idk? I am not looking
16: Favorite Quote?
Be happy and a reason will come :)
Always works!
Ooh I hope I can go back to this. But now
I'm here for good time not long time lol
17: Favorite actor?
Hmm also hard. Johnny depp is one of them.
idk?
18: Favorite color?
Black, white
Still same I guess
19: Loud music or soft?
Mostly loud.
BOTH
20: Where do you go when you’re sad?
Go to my friends or just to my bed
Walking around, journaling
21: How long does it take you to shower?
That differs everytime. Can be from 5 tik 20 mins
Still the same
22: How long does it take you to get ready in the morning?
Normally i can get ready in 30 mins
haha def longer
23: Ever been in a physical fight?
No and i am not planning to have one. Make love not war ;)
Still no yay
24: Turn on?
3 days beards!
hahahha not sure. but perhaps loong, meaningful conversation?
25: Turn off?
Bad breath(ew)
People who are not in touch with their emotions, (typical) masculine energy haha
26: The reason I joined Youtube?
Just to watch videos. Maybe too many videos
same
27: Fears?
That I will dissapoint my parents
NOOOO. idk?
28: Last thing that made you cry?
Intense talk with my bf T.T
HAHAHHA omg, still the same reason, same person
29: Last time you said you loved someone?
I just did
Cant remember
30: Meaning behind your YouTube Name?
It’s my real name
Same
31: Last book you read?
Murakami book, but I didnt finish it. I will maybe in the future.
OMG still haven't finished it hahaha
32: The book you’re currently reading?
None.
Same
33: Last show you watched?
Ellen. Love her!!
EW no ellen. Hmmm? Dahmer?
34: Last person you talked to?
My friend via skype
Firly
35: The relationship between you and the person you last texted?
It’s my good friend
Same
36: Favorite food?
All indonesian food. Oh and eggs! I can eat that every day err day!
Still the same
37: Place you want to visit?
South korea!
Stil the same I guess
38: Last place you were?
Hmmm my toilet(?)
Firly's place
39: Do you have a crush?
I have lots of youtuber crush! Hihi
LOL no one
40: Last time you kissed someone?
Don’t even remember! How sad.
OMG Aldila haha.
41: Last time you were insulted?
I don’t know. I can’t be offended easily.
Still the same
42: Favorite flavor of sweet?
Chocolate. Esp. Dark chocolate
Same
43: What instruments do you play??
I wish I had one.
lol same
44: Favorite piece of jewelry?
Ring
yes
45: Last sport you played?
Run. Last week. I normally run every week and pilates twice a week, but I just got my wisdom teeth removed so I can’t do any sports for a week.
HAHAHA cant rememeber
46: Last song you sang?
I don’t know.
Soko - Take my heart
47: Favorite chat up line?
I honestly don’t know any chat up line
Haha
Gosh still same answer
48: Have you ever used it?
Err no
49: Last time you hung out with anyone?
Just now
Today's morning
50: Who should answer these questions next?
Everyone who read til the end ;)
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hiii 🍓🔪🦷🐚 and 🧩 (for the drama 💅)
✨ writer’s truth or dare! ✨
hi there nonnie !!! tysm for the ask!! i am so sorry for the late response but i hope that u see this and enjoy !! <3<3
🍓 ⇢ how did you get into writing fanfiction?
i have no idea anymore tbh lol. i can tell u that the first fic i ever wrote was an episode tag for the mentalist, and that i was probably was somewhere between the ages of 12 and 15???? but i don't remember the specifics that got me into it. i started reading fic (also for the mentalist) when i was like, 11, so, probably because after a year or two i convinced myself to just give it a shot and the rest was history. at the end of the day, though, it probably just comes down to an uncontrollable urge to put that blorbo into a situation!!
🔪 ⇢ what's the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project?
not for a fanfic, but i had to know SO MUCH about a limited model run of a special drag racing car that ford made in the early 1960s (only a few hundred made, very rare, etc etc) due to a personal writing project i started and then kind of abandoned when i was like, 16 lol. i used to know the production run numbers and engine size and the paint colors and everything by memory. it was ridiculous.
🦷 ⇢ share some personal wisdom or a life hack you swear on
if you love something, do it. even if you fear you won't do it well- if you love something enough, you love it enough to do it shitty. that's so much better than not doing it at all. learning to let go of my incredibly creativity-freezing perfectionism is an ongoing task that i am not even halfway thru, so trust me when i say i know how tough that rly is. but you always regret the things you didn't try more than the things you did.
🐚 ⇢ do you like or dislike surprises?
aaaaaah do we still mean in writing lol? or irl? i like a surprise twist or turn in writing quite a lot! i also love foreshadowing and being chased down by the narrative. there's no perfect right answer! as for irl, it depends, but i don't like to get scared or to have plans suddenly changed at the last minute. if it's a surprise outside of those circumstances, then yes, i do!
🧩 ⇢ what will make you click away from a fanfiction immediately?
for me it's either poor formatting (i.e. no paragraph breaks, no quotations, no commas, that kind of thing), or (and i hope this doesn't come off rude in any way bc i know we all make different choices stylistically and are all always learning and growing too!), and this might just be a me thing, but if the pov is from like. a god-mode position where the third person narrative knows what every character is thinking at the same time and it's not just switching povs or like. one character's prediction of another's pov. but like. idk what that is called. it just kind of breaks my immersion to the story i think, so i don't tend to vibe with it!
again, thank u so much anon !!! i hope u have a lovely day !! <3 tysm for stopping by my blog and taking time to send in an ask aaaa!
#star unasks#Anonymous#i hope u do see this im sorry it was so late !!!!!#lol but i hope i dont stir up ~drama~ on the last one#i feel like everyone has those weird pet peeves when it comes to formatting or style etc etc
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