#like for instance: i kind of want to be a surgeon

[ofmermaidstories]

hello, please have this list of sunday evening thoughts & things & questions without any real answers:

1.

“Gaza is basically a man-made hell on earth”, by Jeremy Scahill. A interview with a Toronto surgeon, Yasser Khan, about his latest medical mission into Gaza, and the destruction facing the people and the health-infrastructure there.

I had one young man, about 25 years old, he lost one eye that I took out myself. He spent about five, six, or seven years, basically spent thousands and thousands of dollars in IVF treatment because he got married young and they wanted to have a child and they couldn’t have one. So he spent years on IVF treatment and finally had a baby that was 3 months old. And there was a missile attack by Israel at his home. He lost his entire family, including his baby and his wife and his parents and family. He’s by himself, single guy. I took his one eye out, and he has nobody in this world. He just kind of walks around the tent structures, just kind of walking around with no home and trying to sleep wherever he can.

i genuinely wonder at what a future with israel looks like. not just with the palestinians they’ve displaced, but like, with the rest of the world. israel will be dismantled, eventually, but until then how long is this misery going to be allowed to drag on? the US (and UK) are like—encouraging it. they want it, it’s always been in their joint interest that israel be established. idk. i have no doubt they’ll let that genocidal boot camp of a settlement run rampant like the brain-washed, blood-thirsty nazi wave they are, but all things give—this can’t carry on. the horror our varying governments force on us by watching it will have to boil over, eventually. the question is just—how, when. capitalism has done a bang-up job of separating us in the west from each other. you can’t take down your government if you don’t know your neighbour’s name. :/

2. these comments, on the youtube videos i’ve recently watched.

This first comment was a response to @/mynameismarines book review, ‘is to gaze upon wicked gods a colonizer romance?’. i find colonizer/colonized pairings to be intensely interesting, because they’re so often done so badly LMAO. i am not a person who believes there are topics/things you’re not allowed to write; everything is fair game. but the price of that is that you have to do it well, and by well i mean like—you have to ask yourself the question, “what does this mean for the people involved?” and you have to answer it. and you have to be prepared that at the end of the day the audience you invite might not agree with your answer!!! like, i think people in the romance/YA spheres think of colonizer/colonized as like, shorthand for a power-imbalance trope (which it does involve!) but it’s like, more than you know, some Billionaire/Secretary cliche. it’s literally the question of, ‘can you come to care about someone who is currently perpetuating the misery of your people?’ Like!!! that is a big question!!!!!!!!!! and you have to do the asking of it, the thesis of your book, justice. and that is a hard thing to do!!!!!! most of us tend to like… not like people who hurt the other people we love, LOL. so if you’re going to write that, you have to work overtime with it.

i’m sharing this comment here because it’s particularly addressing molly x. chang’s (the author of to gaze) knee-jerk reaction to (genuine, thoroughly detailed) negative reviews. which on one hand is understandable: molly was one of the targets in the goodreads sock-puppet review bombing, by one of her peers. but her reaction to these genuine reviews (brought to her attention by a third party!) has been an interesting case-study in like, why the lines between fanfic communities and traditional publishing blurring is a bad thing. because @/aclutteredlife is right, we have different rules here in our community that properly published books have, with their readers!!! i think it’s natural, for instance, for readers to be drawn to a proxy (Reader-chan for us) to be put in a position that generates a lot of angst (losing your family to a raid by a band of fantasy barbarians, for example), because that angst creates an opportunity for The Romance (the comfort, the understanding, the regret and then the assimilation into a new life with ur romance at the centre, cherished wife of the Hot Fantasy Barbarian Husband). in a fanfic, if you have issues with how it’s being presented, you might leave a dissatisfied comment—(“why is she forgetting that Hot Fantasy Barbarian Husband murdered her entire family???”)—but the general understanding is that it’s not for you, at that stage!!! like it’s probably some 14 year old kid that’s just recently discovered captivity tropes or something, like sure you can be annoyed or frustrated but if the writer doesn’t want to answer (or be asked!!!) those questions move on, you know? you didn’t spend money on this, you can hit the back button and find a different fic. complain about it to the group chat if you absolutely have to, LOL. but move on.

but when it’s a traditionally published book who’s author was supposedly given an advance for it the size of half a million dollars? half a million dollars that the publisher is going to try and make back by selling it to readers like you, who will part with your hard-earnt money for a copy? yeah. we’re not a community just trying to entertain each other and ourselves anymore, at that stage. you made a transaction. a transaction to then engage with this piece of art, and the transaction part of that exchange means you get to ask those hard, uncomfortable questions—especially if the art in question doesn’t.

this point kinda bleeds into the next one, tho, so i’ll let the screenshot speak for itself:

LOL. yeah….. yeah. yeah. 🥹

the third comment is from the same video as the second (booktok, brainrot, and why it’s okay to be a hater), but i thought the highlighted part was interesting because it like, kinda made me think of the way things work around here on tumblr, in our fanfic corners LOL. like… you know. how we might share little soundbites about ideas, or just a throw away couple of sentences about an AU or character. and we all do it, that’s the culture of our community, i just find it interesting—telling—that it’s such a… quick and almost guaranteed way of like, getting enmeshed into the community, getting followers, etc etc etc.

like i said, these are just some thoughts & things without any real answers to them. i am always happy to hear ur opinions too (unless they are wrong in which case i regret to inform u we will have to knife fight over it 😔😌🫱🏽🔪).

[cas-kingdom]

'ouch. That must've hurt' for the five line fanfic please? :)

“Ouch. That must’ve hurt.”

“Are you being sarcastic?” you asked, biting the inside of your cheek.

Owen rose a brow as he pulled on a pair of surgical gloves, not quite catching the hint of frustration in your tone. Or, if he did, he passed it off as pain from the countless lacerations along the soles of your feet and palms of your hands. You were sat on the edge of a hospital bed, your legs crossed in front of you and hands cradled in your lap. It was obvious that you weren’t in the mood for medical attention.

“Why would I be sarcastic? Does it not hurt?” Owen asked, offering a smile. Your head wasn’t lifted enough to see so he dropped it, instead bending his knees and lowering himself a little in front of the bed to peer closer at your injuries.

You switched from biting your cheek to clenching your jaw against the miniscule pricks and stings you could feel on your body. “Where’s Dad?” you asked around gritted teeth.

“Derek’s in surgery, so unfortunately you’ve got me.” He tried another smile, making sure to catch your eye this time, but the moment you did you looked away, your eyes wet with tears you evidently didn’t want him to see. He schooled his features and cleared his throat, well aware that your unsettled countenance was more than your pain and your father not being here. It was something that had gone mostly unspoken today. “He’ll be done in an hour or so, kiddo,” he reassured you, squeezing your calf, “don’t worry. I’ll have you in one piece before then.”

A corner of your lips twitched upwards but he could tell it was forced. With a few quiet words to the nurse in the room he was given an antiseptic wipe and a pair of tweezers which he put to the side for now. With a hand on your calf again, he tested pulling it slightly towards him, thankfully a movement you complied with. He stretched one of your legs out towards him, the one he’d seen dripping the most blood, and rested your heel on his knee. The bottom of your foot was littered with tiny nicks and longer cuts, small glinting pieces wedged inside the majority of them. Owen frowned and tilted his head, gently probing your foot.

“What exactly did you say happened?” he asked quietly.

“I cut myself on glass.”

“Glass from where?”

“Does it matter?”

With one deep sigh, Owen sat back on his heels and looked up at you. You were pitiful, sat there with your bleeding hands and feet, your cheeks red and your eyes noticeably puffy. “Yeah, Y/N, it does,” he said, gently but firmly. “You’ve got lots of wounds...you’re gonna need a few stitches...I—”

It was then that you broke, your face contorting into one of mental agony as you squeezed your eyes shut and brought your shaking hands up to wipe at your eyes before you remembered they were injured. You ducked your head instead, an attempt to hide your tears, but Owen refused to let that happen.

Today marked one year. One year since Mark Sloan’s death. One year since each member of the surgical staff at Grey Sloan waved goodbye to a part of their lives. One year since he’d passed in his bed, you asleep beside him, as his heart stopped and yours only beat faster.

Derek had rightly been uncomfortable with leaving you home that morning, knowing you wouldn’t fare well alone with your thoughts all day, so you’d begrudgingly tagged along to the hospital and had been sat in the surgeons’ common room for hours since, where you could be discreetly watched. It was with that in mind that Owen wondered exactly what kind of situation could have occurred within that time. He asked himself in the back of his mind if you’d done it purposefully, but it didn’t seem like that kind of instance, something he was glad for.

“Sweetheart...” he muttered as he gently dropped your leg and stood straight. He sat beside you and cautiously put an arm around you, squeezing your upper arm in comfort. “Do you need someone to talk to?”

You sniffed and reached down to slowly pull your rolled-up leggings past your knees. Knees that were bleeding and glistening, just like your hands and feet. Owen held back a few words, simply nodding his head at the nurse as a sign for you to leave for a moment.

As soon as she left, you let yourself fall into his side, using his shoulder to hide your teary face. “I didn’t mean to,” you said between sobs. “I threw a glass vase. I just...I threw it at the wall and it shattered and, um...I think I panicked and tried to clean it up but I—” you stopped for a deep breath and shrugged, turning your face to stare at the wall in front of them. “I didn’t mean to,” you repeated in a whisper.

“You’re feeling it today, huh?” Owen said as he rubbed your shoulder. Your eyes welled with tears once more. “I know, I know. Listen. Hm? Listen to me, sweetheart. The next time you feel it this bad, or even if you only feel it a little bit, you come and speak to someone. Your dad, Meredith, me. Anyone. That’s much better than the alternative, right?”

You nodded against him and for a while you sat in a comfortable, necessary silence. He’d heard Meredith say to Cristina that you had argued with your dad that morning about his insistence you come into the hospital when you were totally against it. It seemed you’d been wallowing in the aftermath of that, alone, for a while now, and he was intent on giving you at least a little comfort to tide you over until Derek came out of surgery later. It’d been for your own good, of course, but he should have talked to you about it before leaving you. It could have only ended bad, and that was currently a fair consideration.

“Is there anywhere else I need to look?” he asked quietly, referring to any undisclosed locations of glass-induced injuries.

“I don’t think so.”

“Okay. Do you mind if I check, just to be sure?” At your nod he pressed a quick, reassuring kiss to your temple and moved in front of you once again, picking up the tweezers.

Owen didn’t want to say much more on the topic. For a split second, the words: “he’d be proud of you, Y/N” came to mind, but they were so banal he inwardly cringed. He knew they would fall short on you today and always. You didn’t need to be told Mark Sloan would be proud of you. You didn’t need to be told he was watching over you and wouldn’t want you to be upset. You knew it all already, and though Owen was sure it helped, it still wasn’t strong enough for moments like this, and that was okay.

Grief was a slow ache, and you were getting there. You all were. You sometimes just needed a bit of a push.

Grey's Masterpost

send me the first sentence of a fanfic and i’ll write the next five, except i don’t know when to stop writing so i guarantee there’ll be more than five

#grey's anatomy #owen hunt #owen x reader #owen hunt x reader #reader fic #teen reader #teen!reader #daughter reader #daughter!reader #derek shepherd #mine #baby fic #drabble

[lurkingshan]

10 Characters and 10 Fandoms

Rules: name 10 of your favourite characters from 10 different fandoms, then tag 10 people to do the same. Tagged by @negrowhat.

Thanks for the tag, Eboni! I decided to 1) keep this to Asian drama characters only because that is the focus of this blog and also the list gets way too long if include western shows too; 2) force myself to choose only one character for each show which you should know truly pained me in some instances.

So, in no particular order:

Lan Wangji - MDZS/The Untamed

If you can see my icon, this one can’t be a surprise. I’m a total sucker for an emotionally repressed but utterly loyal and devoted character, and bonus points if their communication style is so subtle that a tiny facial twitch can send me into conniptions. Lan Wangji was created in a lab for me, basically.

Kakei Shiro - Kinou nani tabeta

New favorite coming in hot! But see what I said above about emotional repression mixed with devotion? Yeah. YEAH. I am obsessed with the way this man draws mental boundaries to self-regulate his emotions and protect himself. And the moments when his depth of feeling breaks through are just *chefs kiss*. I lost my shit every time he let one of these smiles loose.

Teh - I Told Sunset About You

And now for something completely different! Teh has never repressed an emotion in his life and I love that for him. This is one of the messiest characters I have ever loved with my whole entire heart. He loves deeply and obsessively, he is passionate and mercurial in the extreme, and he is just as likely to crush you as he is to make your heart soar. In the category of emotional intensity he is unbeatable.

Yoon Sae Bom - Happiness

I LOVE THIS WOMAN. She is just as likely to patiently listen and give you devastatingly accurate life advice as she is to get frustrated and push you off a building. She’ll keep you guessing but she always has your back. She cares for children, the elderly, and gentle weirdos but she has no patience for assholes engaging in tomfoolery. And if anyone needs a good ass kicking she is always ready and willing.

Xiao Qi - Monarch Industry

Now that we’re talking about ass kicking, I would be remiss not to mention this man. An absolute king of Getting Shit Done. He is walking competence porn. He commands entire armies on his strength of character alone, and at the same time he is thoroughly kind and patient with his loved ones. His moral clarity never wavers. He is loyal to the core and if you’re one of his people he will protect you and give you so many chances to do the right thing. And if you’re in a bind you can bet he’s gonna show up at exactly the right moment to help. I want to be him when I grow up.

Lee Ik Jun - Hospital Playlist

Swoon. A talented surgeon, a loving father, a devoted friend, a patient lover, an all star vocalist, an actual comedian. What a man. #1 on the if I ever entertained the idea of marrying a man list.

Choi Yuna - Semantic Error

Still swooning over here. #1 on the if only I was into women list. She just oozes cool in every direction. She is a loyal friend but she will absolutely mock you when you deserve it. She clearly has her shit together and knows how to fix yours, too.

Choi Taek - Reply 1988

Taekie is all about the contradictions. He’s a loner genius but also a devoted friend and loving son. A total sweetheart with seemingly zero social skills who will suddenly shock you by being a bold closer when it comes to romance. A deeply wounded lost little boy but also A Man when and where it counts. PROTECT HIM AT ALL COSTS.

Tian - Khun Chai

He’s just so good, y’all. One of the kindest characters I have ever encountered in fiction. Truly a cinnamon roll, too good and too pure for this world. Wants nothing more from life than to stay in the country with his boyfriend and adopted children reading and writing and occasionally visiting with his fam.

Goo Se Ra - Into the Ring

Listen this woman is absolutely unhinged. Ran for office for the money. Couldn’t care less about your dumb little power struggles but will absolutely blow shit up if it helps her get ahead. All the fervor of Leslie Knope with none of the competence. I’m obsessed with her.

I am cutting myself off at 10 but I could keep going all day (Shi De, Pat, Frame, Alan, Shin Woo you are still my beloveds!!!) Tagging @troubled-mind @skamskada @lanwuxianfromlotuspier @midnight-sun16 @waitmyturtles @wen-kexing-apologist @gillianthecat @respectthepetty @chicademartinica @dangermousie if you want to play! Just ignore if you don’t. :)

#tag game #favorite characters #the untamed #what did you eat yesterday #i told sunset about you #happiness #monarch industry #hospital playlist #semantic error #reply 1988 #khun chai #into the ring #shan shouts into the void

[redsoul-writing]

I think you should write for law or ace, where they struggle to confess to the reader so they try to give hints yk?? but like THE READER KNOWS THAT THEY LIKE THEM and they just want them to be upfront about it instead of hinting. Idk if any of that makes sense.. also I feel kind of awkward ASKING FOR THIS SO IDK I MIGHT BE RAMBLING A LOT

REQUESTS OPEN

LMAO I get it, don’t worry. This was another funny one I got to write thanks to you! A little fluff at the end but I warn you of VERY cringeworthy pickup lines so there’s that. Thanks anon! Also, I’ll write the Ace one later.

Y/n has had it up to here with Law. He hasn’t really done anything wrong I guess but.. he’s just been dodging a confession. It’s so OBVIOUS that he likes them but he just refuses to be direct about it. Can you imagine?? The Surgeon of Death, cowardice before a confession. Ridiculous!

Oh but it’s real. He’s been trying to give Y/n hints here and there for the past few weeks. Last week he was *very* badly flirting. Like, awful attempts.

Law was sitting in the library and he was reading some book about a disease he was studying.

Y/n walked in, and when Law had noticed, he’d pulled a chair for them, inviting them.

“What are you reading?” Y/n sat down next to him

“A book about <disease name>.” (I’m not creative, you don’t pay me!)

“Haha, what a nerd.” Y/n poked his cheek, they were just joking

Law blushed a little, deciding to take this opportunity

“I-I’m your nerd.”

Y/n paused

“What?” Y/n held in a laugh

“Nothing.” Law facepalmed at himself

“Really? Well. You got anything I can read?” Y/n pretended to ignore that

“You can read about me.” Law mentally facepalmed immediately after that left his mouth

“There’s a book about you?” Y/n cocked their head

“No, but you can write one.” Law replied

Note: I’m screaming why have I done this

“No, that sounds boring.” Y/n smiled

Law looked dejected. That kind of hurt, but he did drive himself into that corner.

In another instance, the crew had just finished eating breakfast. They were chatting before going into their daily activities.

“Hey captain, your bounty went up again!” Shachi brought in the newspaper and the bounties.

Law smirked when he saw his new bounty poster.

“Ooo, the Captain looks really good in this picture!” Bepo held the paper up

“Of course, our captain always looks good!” Penguin praised him

Law was lowkey eating this up

“Hey captain, when are you gonna get yourself a partner?” Ikkaku asked, daringly

Everyone turned to him.

“He’s got it all, I’m sure he’ll find someone. I mean, he’s an ex-warlord, and he’s the surgeon of death.” Y/n pointed out.

Everyone turned to y/n.

Law hesitated but he managed a “The ex-warlord wouldn’t mind you.” of course, not without mumbling it.

Eyes were back on Law

Everyone thought their ears were mistaken, there’s no way their captain would say something like that so out in the open. It would be so out of character!

Y/n knew they weren’t mistaken though, he’s been hinting at his feelings for a while. All they could do was mentally laugh and try their best to cover their face.

Y/n thought it was kind of cute, but they were waiting for the confession.

———————- fast forward today ————————

The Polar Tang had surfaced. Y/n and Law decided to go gaze at the stars. They were leaning on the railing.

“The stars are beautiful tonight.” Y/n shared

“You’re beautiful.” Law said casually

“Oh..thank you.” Y/n blushed a little.

Looks like someone was getting more confident with his flirting.

It got pretty quiet after that though. Y/n decided they’d help him, just a little.

“Captain?”

“Yes?”

“You ever felt love?” Y/n asked

Law turned to them.

“..Yeah. I’ve been feeling it for a while now actually.” He replied

“Hm. Who’s the lucky person?” Y/n giggled

…

“You.”

Y/n turned go their captain. (What?? That actually worked??)

Their eyes widened at the unexpected confession. They’d just expected him to dodge it again.

Then, they just laughed.

“Wha-?! What’s so funny?” Law pulled his hat over his eyes.

“Haha— I just.. I’ve been waiting to hear that for a while.” Y/n calmed down.

“Really? Do you..” Law slowly looked up at Y/n

“Yeah. I have feelings for you.” Y/n smiled, taking Law’s hat.

It was his turn to be shocked. He couldn’t believe it.

Y/n stepped closer, leaning up towards his face and pecked his cheek.

“Took you long enough.” Y/n laughed

Law held the cheek they’d just kissed.

“..Sorry.” He smirked, pushing strands of their hair behind their ear.

Yes we know you’re sorry.

Now it’s time for me to apologize for the second hand embarrassment I may have caused the reader.

#one piece #one piece headcanons #one piece x reader #trafalgar law #trafalgar d law x reader #trafalgar one piece

[froizetta]

20 Questions for fic writers!

Tagged by @ginbenci! Thank you! :)

How many works do you have on AO3?

12! All since last August

What’s your total A03 word count? 134,798

What fandoms do you write for?

So far just DCU, but I like a lot of things! I will branch out one day, when the brainrot loosens its grip.

What are your top five fics by kudos?

Padam Padam - superbat, E (7.5k)

Batman's heartbeat keeps speeding up whenever Clark is around. For instance: when Clark greets him, half-naked, on a Gotham rooftop. Or when he uses his superstrength to save a busload of schoolchildren. Or sometimes even just when he smiles. Clearly the poor man is terrified of him.

By far my most popular fic! Probably because it found it's way to tiktok (this still feels wild to me). Despite the fact that borderline crack and I wrote it in about 3 days, it has twice the number of kudos as the fic below in this list. Or perhaps it's because I took the idea from a tumblr post rather than coming up with it myself? Hmmmmm.

2. An Honest Conversation - superbat, E (60k)

“So Bruce’s longtime best friend had suddenly decided to start eye-fucking him at random. So what? Bruce was used to being the object of this kind of attention. It didn’t bother him. It was—should have been fine. The issue was that it was Clark, and Bruce had enough trouble remaining rational about him at the best of times.” or Bruce and Clark go from friends to lovers the long, long, long way round. Featuring a number of revelations, a well-meaning but nosy son (Dick) and, most prominently, two adult men being completely and utterly useless.

My first fic, and the closest one I have right now to a magnum opus! It started off as a silly oneshot and then got surprisingly angsty towards the end (although no less silly tbh, that's apparently just my whole vibe as a writer).

3. Hiding In Plain Sight - superbat, T (3.5k)

Clark Kent, reporter for the Daily Planet, is clearly just Superman wearing glasses. For some reason, no-one but Bruce can see that. There is a distinct possibility that Bruce has lost his mind.

Written for Bruce Wayne Week 2023, as are the rest on this list! Written because...well. He totally is just wearing glasses. I'll happily suspend my disbelief, but I'm still not letting it go, damn it.

4. Holding Onto A Hero - superbat, T (2.5k)

Clark squinted sleep-tired eyes and frowned. “B? Everything okay?” And then Bruce shivered. In a fraction of a second he was beside the bed, and in another he was settling a knee onto the mattress and wrapping his arms around Clark’s waist, cowled face pressed into Clark’s chest. “So,” Clark said conversationally. “I’m gonna go ahead and take that as a no.”

The prompt was cuddle pollen, and it really is just a short-n-sweet, soft, cuddly, getting together fic. Also, I got to insert a little vague allusion to neuroscience, which is always nice (although oxytocin doesn't actually work like that, the effect is sex-specific and increasing it can actually promote aggression in some- okay, okay, I'll shut up).

5. More Fun Than Counting Sheep - superbat, E (5.5k)

When Bruce can't sleep, Clark proposes an unconventional solution. (The solution is sex.)

The prompt I took was sleep-deprived Bruce. Nothing about that suggested it should be smut, and yet here we are. I wrote this because I thought it would be funny to have Clark try to seduce Bruce into sleeping (and for it to work), and honestly? I stand by that.

What’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Hmm none of them really. Maybe A Stitch In Spacetime (Gen, 4.5k - in which Batman meets a version of himself whose parents never died so he became a surgeon like his dad). But only because the ending is more hopeful than actively happy. Batman has still lost Jason, but he's finally trying to heal; Doctor Bruce still wants kids he doesn't have, but maybe after this that will change. (Also, unrelated but I'm really proud of the title for this one lol. I love a pun, what can I say.)

What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Again, they're most all happy, but probably An Honest Conversation? Just because the finale was INCREDIBLY sappy, and there was a lot bullshit preceding it that they had to get through, which certainly made the ending cathartic to write!

Do you get hate on your fic?

Not yet! Apart from a couple of slightly iffy comments, everyone has been lovely. But then, I'm not writing anything particularly controversial lol. Hopefully the trend continues outside of genfic and superbat.

Do you write smut?

Yes, a lot lol, nearly half of my fics are E-rated. Look, if I write a romance in which the pairing solves some kind of relationship issue and grow closer as a result, some part of my brain is always gonna be thinking, "Hm. What if they banged about it?" Also, I love a sex comedy, so there's that too.

Do you write crossovers?

No. I don't think I'm into any fandoms right now that I would WANT to cross over tbh. I've read my fair share, though!

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of?

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Not that I know of!

Have you ever co-written a fic?

No, but I'd theoretically be open to it! I think it would be tricky in practise though, unless you an your co-writer are really on the same wavelength. Even writers I really like don't necessarily write in the same style as me, so that could create difficulties.

What‘s your all-time favourite ship?

I mean. Superbat right now for sure. I'm usually a multishipper, but for whatever reason they have a death grip on me. I'm still basically an omnivore though!

What’s the WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Hmm, this feels like a very defeatist question since I do plan to finish everything I start. Probably the fic I started writing for a friend's birthday based on a premise we discussed nearly a decade ago. It's a wholesome romance between two of the sidest side characters in Haikyuu!! (Tanaka Saeko and Tsukiyama Akiteru, for the curious; they do interact, but barely), because my friend was there with her Charlie Kelly conspiracy board saying, "They're both in uni! They're in the same prefecture! They knew each other in high school! They're both older siblings of main characters on the same team, so they can go watch the matches together! There's so much to work with!!!" This has apparently been her lowkey white whale ever since, but she's never managed to write it, so I offered to have a go. Tragically, them being SUCH side characters means I have to all but invent a personality for one of them, which makes figuring out their dynamic a lot harder lol. But I still want to finish it one day, for her sake!

What’s your writing strengths?

Comedy I think, specifically deriving humour from awkward situations (that I have made up) - and often it's the quiet chuckle kind rather than the knee-slapping kind. But YMMV on whether anything I write is actually funny! I can only hope :')

What’s your writing weakness?

Well, I have lots of things I don't feel good enough to write (e.g. long, dramatic epics that I can't fill with jokes), but I mostly haven't wanted to try so I wouldn't say that's a weakness per se. And I have plenty of little things I feel like I need to work on, but none are an easy-to-identify kryptonite-style Weakness. Probably flow and pacing, as it's something I'm very particular about (especially for comedy, where imo it needs to be correct for it to work) but it doesn't always come naturally to me. I do a lot of rounds of editing trying to tweak things so they flow right. Hopefully that will come easier with experience! I'd be fascinated to know what other people thought my weakness was, though; it's often hard to judge yourself, since you're the audience you're writing for.

Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

In what sense? As in, for example, writing a French-speaking character in French in an otherwise English-language fic? I think that's appropriate when the POV character doesn't speak French, but perhaps can be avoided if they do, as then the average reader is understanding as much as the POV character is.

As to whether I personally would do it, I only really speak one non-English language at a decent level, and even then it's hard to convey nuance in any language you're not fully fluent in. So only sparsely, only if necessary, probably only if I could get a native speaker to check it.

First fandom you wrote for?

I think it was Free!, the anime about the swimmer boys. Back when I was a teenager in school, probably ~16, I anonymously posted a gen crackfic on the LJ kink meme based on an experience I had with some schoolfriends, where a few of us tried to give a less birds-and-the-bees version of The Talk to a sadly uneducated member of the group during a camping trip. (Our school did actually give proper sex education, with the putting expired condoms on dildos and everything, but didn't go into the specifics of, say, doggy style). ANYWAY, that was the only thing I'd ever posted until this year, but apparently my proclivity for writing sex-related comedy has remained unchanged lol.

Favourite fic you’ve ever written?

Man I don't know. I just did a similar tag thingy that asked this, and I wasn't sure then, and it feels boring to put the same answer twice? So I'll pick another that's my favourite for a different reason: Master of All Trades (Bruce & Hal, T, 4.5k). I think of all my fics, it has the highest ratio of good to not-that-deep, if that makes sense? Writing Hal's POV was incredibly fun, and I think it turned out really well! And it's definitely one of the few I can reread without cringing lol (reading your own writing after posting it is just embarrassing somehow).

Tagging: I nominate @burins and @unbreakabledawn, but literally 0 pressure at all!

#my fic

[olderthannetfic]

Can I be salty for a moment? I hate when I post about a glaring inconsistency/unrealistic thing in a movie or show, about something that is known to not be like that because there's actual, empirical proof otherwise, or the logic is simply there if you think about it for more than a brief moment, and people's first reaction is to go, "well this is a movie about blue aliens, people in suits of metal, etc! Why expect realism?" When there's a big difference between science/speculative fiction, which can very much be grounded in reality, and something that does actually exist in real life, and the movie or show misrepresented it in an illogical, it-doesn't-work-like-that way. A movie says a character has eight Ph.Ds for instance, when the purpose of getting Ph.Ds isn't to quantify intelligence or knowledge, but just to teach you how to learn effectively and in a self-sustaining way. So why get more than one or even two? Same with how hospital equipment is really badly depicted. I'm not even a doctor, nurse, surgeon etc but it drives me nuts how unrealistic some of it is, and how easy it would have been to make it realistic. I'm rambling now but I just want to be able to say, "urgh, this stood out to me" on my own blog without someone waltzing in and going "lol who cares have you seen what this movie is about?!"

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Every good sff writer will tell you that there is shit that has to be "realistic" at least in the sense of being consistent and holding together. Make the space!breakfast cereal plausible, and people will buy the space!werewolves; Go "LOL, there are no rules", and nobody is going to connect with it ever.

Though I will accept that kind of comment when it's GOT discourse and someone is like "Blah blah blah history! Why are there POC? Why do ladies get to do things ever?" and someone else is like "My dude, there are dragons in this show."

[meefy]

Thoughts on Ryuu + Autistic-coded Characters

Please no manga spoilers beyond Ch5. I finished the anime recently, and am already obsessed so please be kind and patient as I catch up! UPDATE: a manga-centric part 2!

This is going to be long, but I have too many thoughts to gush about here. It's SO RARE these days you see an autistic-coded character where 1) their autism is portrayed as an advantage that lets them fit in with others and benefit the community AND 2) where it's not a main part of the plot/gag. Ryuu for me fulfills passes these tests and thensome!

To begin, Ryuu's special interest in poison and herbs gets him a job doing something he loves and where others (his colleagues and the Prince himself) respect and trust him.  Indeed, we see him essentially telling Zen "People don't talk to me like a kid" and when Zen gives him advice, finishing with, "I wouldn't say that if you weren't a kid" we see how much Zen actually does respect Ryuu. In my experience anyways, if you have an advanced vocabulary and prefer the company of adults, you are automatically considered an adult, despite the fact that emotionally you are still a child. Zen’s words here so perfectly acknowledge the huge divide between how people think they should treat autistic kids who are "old souls/little professors" and how they actually may want to be treated; many of them still have interests and feelings that are common for their age. Zen and his friends treat Ryuu like a kid, but also with the respect that would come to anyone with the position he holds, and I am HERE for it.

Then, we see all the subtle autistic traits that his character has that don't scream TOKEN AUTISTIC CHARACTER, but still stay true to many of our experiences. For instance, in the manga, Sorata Akiduki says Ryuu likes big pieces of paper, and we see him copying existing information down in a way that makes sense for him. He likes things all laid out to see; he's clearly a visual learner, and a visual person. Ryuu blatantly says that he doesn't understand people very well, and he is stunned when Zen says it's okay to ask if you don't understand someone's feelings or intentions (which, as an aside, made me love Zen even more) - Ryuu, like many people autistic or otherwise, believes we should innately understand how to read people. It's therefore a relief when someone says it's okay to ask!

One scene that struck me fondly was seeing Ryuu sleeping under his desk, despite the fact he undoubtedly has just as nice quarters as Shirayuki has (if not nicer). I LOVE laying on the floor (Texture™ and Pressure™) and I was so excited to see a character do it too! Another scene I relate to is when Obi helps Ryuu climb the tree, and Ryuu tells him that he has never climbed a tree before. From this I took a leap and assumed he isn't especially coordinated/balanced/athletic (like many of us autistic people; I am 25 and have never climbed a tree either). Lastly, in the Japanese original and English dub, he speaks in a consistently flat and monotone voice, without making him an unempathetic, emotionless robot. But most importantly of all is that NOBODY CRITICIZES OR MOCKS ANY OF THESE TRAITS. They're accepted and seen as "Oh, that's just how Ryuu is, and we love him with it instead of in spite of it."

The last scene I want to talk about is the one with the guard who refuses Ryuu's help because he's "obsessed with poisons and just wants guinea pigs". This scene broke my heart because I related to it so much - if you are an autistic person with a special interest that neurotypicals deem "scary", you are immediately feared and shunned, even if you use it for your own benevolent enjoyment at worst and to help others at best. I was really fascinated by human mutations and terminal illnesses growing up, and obviously everyone around me thought I was weird and creepy. Me, I just thought it was interesting and wanted to become a surgeon at the time and help others, but nobody understood or believed that. So when Shirayuki stands up for Ryuu (because she understands the benefits of understanding poison) I was SO happy. Characters defending autistic characters vs. mocking them (looking at you Big Bang Theory)?? LOVE IT. And what breaks my heart the most is Ryuu doesn't think she should be upset. He's used to people fearing him by now, and thinks she's mad at him instead. He's confused when she leaves, until the end where she tells him she's not mad and they get to work positively together. Seeing neurodiversity portrayed in a positive and empowering manner, where misunderstandings happen and characters aren't ridiculed for them but speak honestly and openly to clear them up, is so refreshing. Media where the autistic character has friends and is given a place to thrive and use their neurodiversity to help others and gain a sense of fullfillment is so validating! It's rare to see, and watching Ryuu's character done so well means so much to me. I'm excited to see more of him in the manga!!

#akagami no shirayukihime #snow white with the red hair #actually autistic #actually neurodivergent #ryuu akagami no shirayukihime #swwtrh #autistic coded character #ryuu #meefymeta

[hekateinhell]

I wake up and the first thing I see is VC but make it Grey’s Anatomy!!! It’s gotta be an absolute ho down in there. I feel like this is one of those instances where Nicky could be included? If you’re capitalizing on Lestat’s perpetual optimism and his ability to make people feel good about themselves, give them back hope, etc., I feel like Nicky could either be one of his patients or some kind of intern following Lestat around and slowly falling for him. Also pediatrician Louis!! and this 5 y/o orphan patient of his he grows increasingly fond of. He’s overall excellent with kids but he does have a soft spot her. Also living for Armand’s Rowan Mayfair era! Cold, seemingly detached surgeon who’s the best at his job even if no one can quite make him open up. Maybe Louis and Bianca could be his confidants as he slowly learns to be more of a person. He’s gotta be sneaking around with that anesthesiologist in the dl tho, and Armand goes on and on about it just being sex, no feelings attached, it’s just their way of decompressing after a long day, but he’s just fooling himself. Also lmaoo at Marius being the chief of medicine 💀 he’s had to have fucked everyone at least once. Except Santino ofc who talks shit about him to anyone who’ll listen. There’s gotta be room for Gabrielle too because if someone gives bitchy doctor vibes it’s her but let me think. Anyhow I love this sm!!! xoxo yours truly dungeon anon

I feel like I literally stood in front of the mirror saying Blood Mary, because @apoptoses and I were in a tizzy just now about everything

I totally wanted to factor Nicki in! Either as a patient or as a reason why Lestat got into the profession.

Omg Louis and his Claudia patient 😭 Maybe he adopts her as a single dad once she gets better (this is a soap opera I can do what I want).

Armand is absolutely sneaking around with the anesthesiologist on the dl, but also everyone else. The rest of the staff now knows to knock on all the supply closets and on-call rooms before entering. No idea what the ending Armand ship would be though, so I stay stressed! (I want him getting spanked bloody over the therapist's couch before every major operation lol I'm conflicted).

Marius has fucked all of them once, the residents "joke" about it being an initiation. Everyone except Louis who just stared him down until Marius made an excuse and scrambled away saying he had to go meet his wife (Pandora, chief of staff).

Gabrielle... Head of obstetrics? Imagine Gabby delivering your baby LMAO 😭😭

#dungeon anon #you ask and hekate answers #vc #fic ideas #fic: hospital AU

[justforbooks]

The actor Robbie Coltrane, who has died aged 72, was regularly described as a big man of the British screen. Journalists said he was heavy on talent yet thin-skinned as an interviewee. He disliked his encounters with the press. But the larger-than-life roles with which he was most associated – the criminal psychologist Fitz, Harry Potter’s half-giant friend Hagrid – demonstrated something else: they were performances of a kind of crumpled vulnerability that was also characteristic of the man.

Coltrane recalled that during the filming of Ocean’s Twelve (2004), he found himself sitting at a table with George Clooney, Matt Damon and Brad Pitt. “These are about the three most successful, most beautiful actors in the world at the moment. And here am I. A fat boy from Rutherglen … What the fuck am I doing here?”

The fat boy from Rutherglen also had a splendidly eviscerating wit, useful for rebuffing questions premised on his girth. Once, he was telling an interviewer how he was trying to raise money for a film about Laurel and Hardy. Who would you play, his interlocutor asked? “I’d be playing the wee one with the funny hair, like yourself,” snapped back Coltrane.

It was easy to confuse the big man with his big roles. In the 1990s ITV crime drama Cracker, scripted by Jimmy McGovern, for which Coltrane won the best actor Bafta three years in succession, he played Dr Eddie “Fitz” Fitzgerald, an obese, alcoholic, foul-mouthed, sarcastic, yet cerebral criminal psychologist. “I drink too much, I smoke too much, I gamble too much. I am too much,” Coltrane’s Fitz shouted in one episode. That self-description seemed to fit actor as much as character. True, smoking and gambling were not Coltrane’s vices, but alcohol was: “Booze is my undoing,” he said once. “I can drink a gallon of beer and not feel the least bit drunk.” And Coltrane was regularly written up as just too much, dominating conversations with anecdotes and funny voices rather than listening.

There could also be too little of the big man. When, for instance, he fulfilled his manifest destiny and played the boozy, libidinous, life force Falstaff in Kenneth Branagh’s 1989 film of Henry V, the critics felt short-changed. “Mr Coltrane is not on the screen long enough to create any true idea of Falstaff’s magnificence,” decided the New York Times. “Instead, he simply looks like a woozy Santa Claus.”

He could also erase himself exasperatingly: once in 2012, after disclosing to an interviewer that he was diabetic and had lost four and a half stone in order that a leg operation could proceed, he turned tight-lipped. How did he lose weight? “I just stopped eating for a while.” Seriously, how did he manage it, pursued his interviewer. “No, no, no! I don’t want to talk about this in the press!”

Born Anthony McMillan in Rutherglen, near Glasgow, he changed his name, on becoming an actor, in honour of the great jazz saxophonist John Coltrane. His mother, Jean Ross, was a pianist and teacher, and his father, Ian, a GP who also worked as a police surgeon. His son recalled that Dr McMillan “used to spend all weekend stitching up knife victims”. Their son attended Glenalmond college, an independent school in Perthshire, often described as Scotland’s equivalent to Eton. “It was a very strict school and I didn’t respond well to discipline.” Indeed, he was nearly expelled for hanging prefects’ gowns from the school clocktower, but also played for the school’s rugby team, captained the debating team and won prizes for his art.

At Glasgow School of Art (1968-72), he was nicknamed Lord Fauntleroy for the posh accent he quickly repressed. Contemporaries included the poet Liz Lochhead and TV presenter Muriel Gray. He soon became known as Red Robbie for his involvement with radical causes. In 1971, he supported the campaign by workers to keep the Glasgow shipyards open. “I believe I showed a pornographic movie and charged people five shillings to look at it and gave the money to Upper Clyde shipbuilders.”

To his lasting regret, he never became a painter. In 2014, when invited back to art school to open the Reid Building, Coltrane said: “I wanted to paint like the painters who really moved me, who made me want to weep about humanity. Titian, Rembrandt. But I looked at my diploma show and felt a terrible disappointment when I realised all the things that were in my head were not on the canvas. I felt there was something wrong with my hands. That was a heartbreaking day.”

At art school he had started acting. Lochhead saw him in Harold Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter and recalled his performance as “fantastic … bloody terrifying”. His memory was different: “I threw up every night before going on stage.” He went on to study art for another year, at the Moray House College of Education, Edinburgh, and acting became his vocation: “One day, [the renowned Scottish actors] Bill Paterson and Alex Norton came to me and said ‘Are you just going to carry on showing off in pubs, or are you going to take this seriously?’ and they sent me to the Traverse theatre”. His first success was in John Byrne’s trilogy The Slab Boys (1979), about a group of young working-class Scots in the 1960s.

Coltrane came to British TV viewers’ attention in a string of 1980s sketch shows, including A Kick Up the 80s and Laugh? I Nearly Paid My Licence Fee, working alongside Emma Thompson, Hugh Laurie, Ben Elton, Stephen Fry and Rik Mayall. He went on to become a fixture of TV comedy, starring in Blackadder and several films in the Comic Strip Presents series.

He was particularly fine as the butt of Blackadder’s wit as an increasingly apoplectic Dr Samuel Johnson in a 1987 episode. “Here it is, sir. The very cornerstone of English scholarship,” the doctor declared to Blackadder, brandishing the manuscript of his recently completed dictionary. “This book, sir, contains every word in our beloved language.”

“Well, in that case, sir,” retorted Blackadder, “I hope you will not object if I also offer the Doctor my most enthusiastic contrafibularities.”

He was better yet at the difficult task of playing Charles Bronson playing Ken Livingstone in the Comic Strip Presents … GLC: The Carnage Continues (1990). After preventing the Tories from flooding south London to turn it into a yacht club, Coltrane’s Livingstone strives to thwart Margaret Thatcher from beheading the Prince of Wales and taking over the kingdom.

Coltrane’s success had downsides. “I’d been broke for a long time and suddenly I had enough money in the bank not to worry if I could afford to eat out or drink a whole bottle of whisky and suddenly I was famous. It went to my head. It only lasted for 15 years.” His friend the actor John Sessions once said that Coltrane had a “strong self-destructive streak … a deep, driving melancholy”.

In the late 1980s, nearing 40, he met Rhona Gemmell. They had a son and daughter and married in 1999, but split up four years later.

The funny man went straight in 1987, when he starred opposite Thompson in Tutti Frutti, a six-part drama by Byrne about a faded Scots rock’n’roll band called the Majestics, newly fronted by the dead singer’s brother, Danny McGlone (Coltrane), who has a romance with a former classmate, Suzi Kettles (Thompson). Danny proves his fondness for Suzi at one point by taking a drill to the teeth of her estranged husband, a dentist. The performance earned him his first Bafta nomination.

Though his subsequent performances in Cracker (1993-96, plus a 2006 revival episode) won awards and critical plaudits, it was the cheesy British film comedies such as Nuns on the Run (1990) and The Pope Must Die (1991) that made Coltrane a movie star. He also appeared in two consecutive James Bond films, GoldenEye (1995) and The World Is Not Enough (1999). In 2000, he came sixth in a UK poll to find the “most famous Scot”, behind the Loch Ness monster, Robbie Burns, Sean Connery, Robert the Bruce and William Wallace.

In 2001, though, Coltrane’s celebrity status went global when he was cast as Hagrid, the half-giant gamekeeper of Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry in the first film adaptation of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter novels, reportedly at Rowling’s insistence. The 6ft 1in actor had to adjust to the novelty of being looked up to by adoring small fans. “Kids come up to you and they go: ‘Would you like to sign my book?’ with those big doe eyes. And it’s a serious responsibility.” In 2006 he was appointed OBE.

Coltrane had a passion for classic cars, which he indulged in two travelogues. For Coltrane in a Cadillac (1993) he drove from Los Angeles to New York in a convertible; in 1997 he drove from London to Glasgow in an open-top Jaguar for Robbie Coltrane’s B-Road Britain.

When, in 2009, Coltrane hung up Hagrid’s beard for the last time, after filming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2, the eighth and final adaptation from Rowling’s books, it was with regret. He went on to star in David Pirie’s well-received cop drama Murderland (2009) and in the last episodes of the US sitcom Frasier.

He memorably captured the years when entertainment crashed into investigations of sexual abuse as the veteran comedian Paul Finchley in the Channel 4 drama series National Treasure, written by Jack Thorne, with Julie Walters as his wife and Andrea Riseborough as his troubled daughter. Times and attitudes had moved on: again there was a crumpled vulnerability as Finchley failed to come to terms with what was happening to him. In 2020, Coltrane appeared in Sky Arts’ Urban Myths series as Orson Welles in Norwich.

He is survived by his son, Spencer, daughter, Alice, and sister, Annie.

🔔 Robbie Coltrane (Anthony Robert McMillan), actor, born 30 March 1950, died 14 October 2022

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#JUST FOR BOOKS #Robbie Coltrane #in memoriam

[lacefuneral]

no one asked but i try to be educational about my experiences with transness when i can, and today i'm thinking abt my top surgery

(surgery description, nipples, me being kind of tmi)

ok so i had a double-incision top surgery, which is the top surgery most frequently depicted in artwork and spoken about.

when i had top surgery i didn't know (or care) about alternative surgeries. i knew about keyhole, which i did not qualify for on account of my massive tits (not a humblebrag)

i did not know about T anchor, which is a surgery that leaves the exact same scars as double incision, plus an additional vertical scar leading from the bottom of the nipple to the scar below it, forming an upside down T shape.

the primary difference, aside from scarring, is that T anchor leaves the nipples intact. the extra incision allows the surgeon to move the nipples to where they should be on the chest without cutting into the stem. meaning, the likelyhood of retaining FULL sensation is greatly increased

whereas with double incision, the nipples have to be cut off of your body, trimmed, and grafted back on in the correct place.

the result is unpredictable, and this is an instance where "your milage may very" is EXTREMELY apt. because some people have full sensation. some people have none. some people have one or both nipples fall off during the healing process (usually as a result of not properly caring for them) - it's um. it's wild. a lot of stuff going on there, with nipple grafts.

because, yeah, you can go to the best surgeon in the world, and that increases your chances of success. but then it also comes down to: how well does your body heal - and - are you putting in the work to make sure that you aren't disturbing the stitches, changing your bandages properly, keeping the incision sites clean, etc. and then the final factor is time.

i had surgery in april of 2016. my nipples survived the ordeal, although they look very different from one another. the right nipple looks like a real nipple, while the left looks more like it was formed from areola tissue. i do not know the story, nor do i want to. (the thought of my surgeon fucking up in the operating room distresses me, so i'd rather not think about it)

i had no sensation in my chest anywhere for at least a year. over time, i gradually gained sensation in different areas. for a long time, the sensation meant for my nipples were somehow misdirected to my surgical scars. i would say that at least some of that feeling remains there now. obviously ask first, but your man may enjoy having his scars rubbed when he's healed up. just a T4T tip from me 2 u.

anyway, the nipples themselves had NO sensation at all. for YEARS. and then (and sorry, this is gross) in 2021, i noticed that my left nipple appeared to have some sort of cyst or zit. now, i have OCD. and more specifically, dermatillomania. so after i dealt with the left side, i looked at the right to see if there was anything similar. i squeezed the nipple in various areas, only to realize that, as i continued, i was in PAIN.

and i was so, so ecstatic about this. because i realized that i could help the nerves wake up by stimulating the area. my right nipple now has full sensation, or something close to that.

my left, though? there's a marked difference. hardly any sensation at all, even in my attempts to "wake it up." so i'm not getting my hopes up about it, especially because it is made from different breast tissue than the right.

but yeah, while sensation isn't 100% where it was prior to surgery, my chest overall does have feeling when i touch it.

and also, despite the left nipple being, in my mind, "pretty much dead", it still reacts to temperature and touch in the way you would expect a nipple to. so it "knows" it's a nipple. and i think that's really weird? cool?

this has been jay's nipple corner

[a-noone]

Wip of another O.C.

Name: Dr. Rayen Soong

Nicknames: Snabbers, Danger Noodle, Murder Spaghurder, Doc, Damon Soong

Profession: Honest Bussinessman

Gender: Doctor

Orientation: Demisexual, Panromantic

Species: Tessarian — a species I invented for my cracked-out Picard-centric fic.

The distinguishing features of a Tessarian include particularly large eyes (yes, as big as depicted, or bigger) and the ability to behave like a liquid sort of in the same way that ferrets might. They’re also tall and noodley, so I need to amend her shoulder width.

They are long lived, but no one can truly say how long lived, as they, like Klingons, rejoice in combat, and seldom live to look old. In the sketch, Rayen is roughly 90.

Their equatorial ethnic group, the Kri, might be mistaken for human if you don’t look to close, but Rayen’s ethnic group, the Hysa, could never be, as their skin is ultraviolet — Andorians can probably spot them a mile off — their hair is pink or yellow (not blonde, yellow) and their eyes are vivid gem tone colors. There are also the Lakar, who look kinda European except their hair comes in blue or purple.

The species is telepathically dimorphic. Men have quiet mental voices and the ability to hide their thoughts. Women are loud, and their senses are honed to intent, that is, they know you’re going to hit them snd where in the same instance you do.

Tessa is distinct among star-faring worlds in that it hosts the seat of not one but two empires, the Hysan Star Empire, and the United Kri Business Consortium.

Backstory: Rayen was adopted by the Soong family and grew up on Tenduk colony, where she was raised in a somewhat (but not completely) traditional Mongolian environment. Typically, her hair would be in many braids, but I am rubbish at drawing braids.

At 16 she applied to school in Okinawa, and eventually became a researcher at the Daystrom Institute.

In her 30s and 40s, she was a noteworthy cyberneticist and Federation-renowned brain surgeon. Despite having had zero contact with Hysan culture, and the fact that she dyed her hair and eyes to blend in, she was ousted with the rest of the Tessarians living in Federation space during the Tessarian war when she was 50.

Once that occurred, she became a saboteur for hire, and eventually an inventor.

Particularly, she came up with a suite of Starship designs that were substantially better than anything else out on the market.

When she was invited to return to the Federation, she declined, saying, “I worked for you for decades. You never paid me what I was worth. I was expected to work for glory, which you were also extremely stingy with. So now here is the deal: you’re going to pay me upfront, and you are going to continue to pay me for as long as you want me to NOT share these designs with the Romulans or the Klingons, who also pay me in latinum to do various kinds of work. If you say no, the designs will go to them instead of you.”

[321spongebolt]

How I would've envisioned "Hasbro City" (Chapter 3c - Character Autographs and Photo Opportunities)

PREVIOUS CHAPTER(s):

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3a

Chapter 3b

Chapter 3c

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

This section will discuss how I would've envisioned characters signing autographs and getting pictures with you. I'm also taking notes from the website, everycharater.com in terms of interaction and photo tips.

I will organize each character by franchise in no particular order. Not all characters will be up here. If you have ideas for interaction and photo tips, or if I missed something, feel free to comment. Just keep in mind, this is all for stuff that could've happened at the time and not something that can happen currently.

"MY LITTLE PONY" CHARACTERS

The ponies will not be able to sign autographs, but Spike, Discord, Grubber, Capper, and Captain Celaeno can, and maybe even Princess Skystar and Queen Novo too if you have them in their surface forms (or Hippogriffs as they are addressed). However, cast members aiding the ponies can sign for them.

In terms of photo tips, most of the characters do like getting hugs (For instance, Cuddles (my OC), Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Applejack, and even Twilight Sparkle.), so make sure you hug your favorite pony in front of the camera. For Captain Celaeno, maybe raise your sword in the air and pose like a pirate (assuming you have a plastic sword on you).

As far as interaction tips, here's a list of examples for what I could think of down below.

Twilight Sparkle = You can share your favorite book(s) with Twilight. You can even ask her for friendship tips, she is the Princess of Friendship after all.

Rarity = If you're wearing a fancy outfit or if you have jewelry on you, show either to Rarity. She'll be happy to see those.

Rainbow Dash = Do a fist bump (or as she calls it, a "bro hoof") if you see her.

Pinkie Pie = Pinkie loves throwing parties, so ask her if she can throw one for you (even if it's for a special occasion). At Equestria Dining, she'll do the honor of presenting your requested birthday dessert (like a birthday cake or a pie, assuming it is your birthday).

Minuette = Tell her how much you brush and floss your teeth. You can bring Minuette a toothbrush if you want.

Cuddles = Cuddles loves giving hugs, give him one. You can also ask him how his friends are doing. For photo tips, hug Cuddles for the camera.

"LITTLEST PET SHOP" CHARACTERS

All the characters from the show should be able to sign autographs. If you meet Penny Ling, give her a hug for the camera. She's an affectionate panda bear. Here's some examples for interaction tips.

Blythe Baxter = Tell her about a pet you have. You can also introduce your service pet to Blythe if you're blind.

Minka = Minka loves to draw stuff. Show her your drawings if you ever brought them with you.

Vinnie = Dance with him. Vinnie's a great dancer.

Bisket Twins = Tell Whittney and Brittney Biskit you like the Largest Pet Shop ever over the Littlest Pet Shop.

"OPERATION" CHARACTERS

All the characters should be able to sign autographs. I don't have any ideas for photo tips, but I do have some ideas for interaction tips.

Cavity Sam = Tell him you'll help cure him. He needs that kind of affection before undergoing surgery.

Surgeons = Tell them you'd like to help Sam get better too. They could even give you hints on how to extract certain funamoty part out of Cavity Sam without lighting his nose.

OTHER HASBRO CHARACTERS

Hanazuki ("Hanazuki: Full of Treasures") = Hanazuki should be able to sign autographs. For a photo tip, maybe give her a hug for the camera.

This is all I can think of for right now, but these are just a few examples of interaction tips I have. In my next chapter, I will discuss what eateries my proposed "Hasbro City" theme park would've offered.

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[wordsofapanda]

At work, I’m in charge of booking flights for my coworkers and local surgeons. Recently, my boss kind of called me out and told me I had to find the cheapest because we were racking up money on flights. I vented to my work wife that I obviously always try to get a deal but the surgeons and sales reps I work with are so picky that it prevents me from getting the cheapest one due to their time constraints. My other boss came in and she needed me to book 4-5 flights for doctors. I told her I was trying to get the cheapest flights but everyone is super picky and it’s hard to accommodate it all without compromising on the money. We found decent prices and I booked it. As soon as I got the itinerary, I forwarded it to the doctors and immediately one of them was like “mmmm no”. My boss and coworker discussed it and they basically confessed that they think they don’t want a flight so early because they want to party and will be hungover. Im in the corner getting paid to wait to figure out if they want to accommodate. My boss asks how much it would be to change it and when I check, it’s a hundreds of dollar difference. It finally kicked in. She realized that I wasn’t bullshitting her. We hung out a bit just me and her while we tried to figure out what to do. That’s when she admitted that she’s mind blown that plane tickets are so expensive right now. I felt seen as heck and I explained that I saw on the news that it’s super expensive right now and I’m trying to cut where I can but instances like a stuck up surgeon, prevent me from saving hundreds. I feel like she understood my situation now that it was her doctors that were doing it to her too. Either way, that one surgeon who asked for accommodation is a weirdo and bleghck *shivers*.

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Reminder that (this is in context of ninjago specifically but take it as you want) in circumstances where someone is put through constant torment and or suffering physically and mentally, and they suffer a fatal accident. It is not always the morally correct thing to put them back into that cycle of pain by saving their life.

this refers specifically to ninjago Zane but I see this happen in many instances across fiction, like for example geno sans for my undertale fans that follow me. I’m so sick of death being treated as the worst possible thing and that it’s bad and should be avoided at all costs. Like my dude if someone dies and a surgeon operates on them for an hour and they’re alive again but severely damaged physically due to the time it took to revive them. Is it really worth living anymore? Is that kind of ‘life’ really life? (Another example is when someone refuses to put their dying animal down, despite it needing to be done.)

can people (in universe) and irl start to treat death with a more puss in boots the last wish mentality? If ninjago zane is going to die again and again and be constantly mentally and physically abused. Is it even morally correct to continue to revive him? Ofc this can also apply to cyborgs but not always. Ofc if the person wants to be the way they are that’s just peachy but seriously I’m so sick of characters dying or suffering near fatal accidents only to be stuffed with a bunch of magic or machines in order to live but their life is then miserable and suffering.

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