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“I think you should talk to him.”

“No way,” she snorted. “Do you know how embarrassing that would be? And pathetic.”

Louis laughed. “The man has literally fired his best friend over jealousy of you. This is nothing,” he promised with a shake of his head.

“You don’t need to go with me, baby.”

“M’not arguing ‘bout this,” Harry muttered holding the door open for her to go through first. As she passed him, he glared at the cast on her delicate arm. For the last six weeks he looked at it loathingly. It hurt him to know she was in pain those early weeks, shaken, and physically broken.

Fortunately, it was the last day of glaring at it.

Things were better at Styles Incorporated. Her brilliant idea of course was beyond helpful, lifesaving in more ways than one. Harry was certain without it he would have had to make some deep cuts and would have ruined an innumerable number of his employees’ lives. They didn’t even know she was responsible for the idea.

Thanking her would never ever be enough.

Niall wasn’t fired anymore. She brought Harry tea every day at quarter past one. His office was spruced up with new furniture and electronics once more. Niall caught M&Ms in his mouth that she tossed from her desk and passed notes to her during meetings. Everything was right again.

Except her fragile arm. After the first week, she claimed it didn’t bother her (it didn’t, truly; but Harry was miserable about it). It was a little inconvenient. Showering was a challenge, but Harry rarely let her do that on her own without a broken bone, so it wasn’t the worst thing in the world. Having sex with a cast on was also her least favorite. There was nothing un-sexier than a honking plaster on her forearm. Harry swore it didn’t even register in his brain.

I hope this doesn’t bother you... But m’never looking at your forearm when we’re in bed whether y’have a cast or not.

So, there was that.

Harry was still Louis’ least favorite person. It made him extremely anxious; in some ways, he was more worried about Louis’ feelings for him than her arm being broken or even the state of his company. There was no her if Louis didn’t like him. She reassured him that he was being extra, and she would speak to him, but he was certain Louis would melt him with his eyes if he could.

“It wasn’t his fault, Louis!” She whined laying across the sofa dramatically. “You’re being the worst right now!”

Louis shrugged. “I don’t like that you got broken.”

“It’s not like Harry was the one that crashed into me or snapped my arm,” she reminded him.

“I don’t care; you shouldn’t have left.”

She groaned. “So blame me!”

“Never,” he shook his head decidedly. Even getting Eleanor to talk him off the ledge was no help. Louis was almost unbearably stubborn. Eleanor swore she would keep working on him.

Once the cast was off, she was hoping it would go back to normal.

That day was today. She waltzed up to the counter to check in and then sat beside Harry on the hard plastic chairs. He was on the phone while she checked in, speaking in hushed whispers so as not to bother the others in the waiting room. It was definitely a business call—it was the middle of the day and she almost got away with leaving without him knowing and fussing but Niall told him.

Niall walked toward their office when he dropped Harry off at the elevator beside her.

“Tattle tale,” she glared at his retreating figure. He turned his head over his shoulder and winked at her with a telling smile that he didn’t care at all.

Harry frowned. “Kitten,” he sounded so hurt waiting alongside her. “Why didn’t y’tell me?” He pouted.

She sighed. “Because you’ve been so fussy. They’re just going to take it off. Plus, it’ll smell and—”

The elevator pinged with its arrival cutting her off from listing anything else. The nice thing about riding the elevator with the CEO was rarely did anyone want to be caught in the elevator with Harry. It meant they often got to make out privately in the middle of the workday. Harry stood at the back, leaning against the handrail. He looked at the ceiling as they descended the floors with the world’s weariest sigh. She stood beside him and tilted her head up as well. “I’m tired of you being upset about it.”

“You’re the most important thing in the world t’me, kitten,” he reminded her. “M’not taking this lightly.”

She smiled sadly at him. “I know. I know, baby. But you’re... it’s not your fault. And I don’t need you to be here for this. I know you’re busy. I saw your schedule. That’s why I didn’t tell you about it. If you had the time I would—”

“I’m never too busy for you,” his look was nearly ferocious. Intense and serious. Way too much for getting her cast sawed off on Thursday. He grabbed her hand and twined their fingers together. “Y’have t’know that,” he whispered. “I’d...I’d give up everything for you.”

“I don’t want that,” she shook her head with a little eye roll, but the gravity of his words ached her heart. She could feel each syllable shaking her body and soul.

“I love you,” he whispered.

She smiled. “Say it again,” she teased.

He chuckled pressing his forehead to hers and pecked her lips quickly. “I love you,” he repeated.

“Again.”

“I love you,” he promised and cupped her face between his hands and kissed her until the elevator brought them to the main floor.

“You can stay out here while it gets cut off,” she offered when he ended the call and scrolled through a plethora of texts and emails.

“Absolutely not,” he murmured without looking up from his phone.

She rolled her eyes and crossed her good arm around her stomach and let the cast arm lay limply in her lap. He was way too overdressed. It wasn’t his fault. He was just dressed for work. A button down tucked into a pair of fitted slacks. He looked like a model for Armani. She stared at him and looked at her outfit—having known she was leaving early for the cast cutting, she wore a pair of leggings and a jersey dress over it. She was comfortable—not overdressed but still presentable for work. She looked like a mess in comparison to Harry.

“S’matter?” he asked glancing from his phone. “Are you in pain?”

“You look really nice,” she murmured.

He smirked and shook his head. “Yeah? S’that make y’sad?”

“I look like a goblin right now.”

He chuckled, tucking his phone back in his pocket. He shook his head. “You look beautiful. You always do.”

“Hey Harry, what are you doing here?”

They turned to the sound of the woman standing at the door leading to the patient rooms. The woman was stunning. Even in scrubs, with her hair pulled back into a high ponytail. Her cheekbones were sharp and accented by the prettiest contoured makeup she had ever seen. Her eyelashes were full and lovely. She was almost certain they were natural.

Her jaw dropped a bit just looking at her, seeing that she very obviously knew Harry.

“Oh, hi, Soph,” Harry stood and cleared his throat. “Um... my girlfriend,” he gestured holding his hand out for her to take and she rose to her feet. “Her cast is coming off today.”

“Oh, you can come this way. Sorry! That was a bit unprofessional. Just surprised to see Harry,” Soph smiled sweetly and gestured for the pair of them to walk through the door. She glanced at Harry as she followed behind the pretty woman in scrubs. Harry looked a little paler. If she wasn’t so obsessed with him, she might not have noticed the change in his expression. But she had seen the worry in his eyes hidden behind the careful front he managed to keep composed when he talked with other businessmen and businesswomen. Usually when they said something that irked him because he disagreed with their philosophy or work ethic—Harry was good at what he did and had been for a while. It was hard to listen to all but bad ideas.

But she hadn’t seen it in relation to a woman she had never heard of. Was Soph short for Sophia or Sophie? Or something else? How did he know her? Why did he call her by a nickname?

“How’s your arm feel?” She asked gesturing for her to sit on the patient table while she walked to the counter to type on the chart on the tablet she carried.

“It’s fine. I think it could have come off two weeks ago,” she said still feeling weary about how Harry knew her. Harry rolled his eyes.

“She’s been trying t’rush the healing process,” Harry said.

Soph smirked. “I don’t blame you,” she said looking back at her. “It’s no fun with a cast. I was in a splint for my ankle after an ice-skating thing, remember how irritated I was?” Her question was directed to Harry. She felt the pit of her stomach churn and warm with anxiety.

Harry smirked at the memory almost instinctively. “I remember,” he mumbled quietly. It felt like a knife had been twisted in her heart. She hoped her face wasn’t betraying her internal feelings.

Soph pulled the saw off the table that would cut the plaster off her arm. She had trouble focusing on what Soph was saying because she was almost unbearably pretty. Soph went through the standard cast-cutting procedures as if she said it a hundred times a day and showed her how the saw wouldn’t cut her, pressed it to her own hand as proof and reminded her to speak up if for whatever reason she felt pain and wanted to take a breather.

“You two know each other?” She couldn’t help but ask while she sliced through the plaster. Harry was staring at her arm and nothing else.

“Like four years ago,” she smiled softly. “I was in college; my roommate was an intern at Styles Incorporated. She hated it there,” she laughed quietly. “But she brought me to the holiday party, and I asked for a drink at the bar and this guy bumped into me; spilled my drink all over me. I was glad I was wearing a dark colored dress.”

“Niall shoved me,” he grumbled looking away briefly to hide the irritation he felt over the little faux pas.

“It wasn’t a big deal. Obviously, I was used to frat house parties so having a nice Chardonnay spill on me was a lot better than party punch,” she rolled her eyes. “He was beside himself though,” she glanced at Harry with this knowing smile that made it seem like a secret. Harry’s lips twisted slightly in a half smirk. Her insides twisted again, and she had to remind herself internally to keep calm. They had a private thing. Something she didn’t know about.

Harry was clearly with this very pretty girl. Someone he obviously cared about. Sure, it was ages ago, but it was everything she feared. That stupid woman from one of the worst days of her life was right. Harry didn’t date plain girls. Not if Soph was any indication. “Have you been dating long?” Soph asked.

“Just...” she shook her head trying to do the math and feeling pathetic that it didn’t add up to much. “Just about a year,” she murmured.

“Officially,” Harry added quickly. “We dated for about six months prior,” he reminded her and told Soph like it was necessary she knew.

“That’s sweet,” she cooed kindly. Her smile was genuine. Soph was genuine. There wasn’t an ounce of jealousy or cattiness in her voice seeing Harry. She wasn’t sure she would feel the same way if the roles were reversed which made her inferiority ache in her stomach and chest more. “Well,” Soph had excitement in her voice. “Here it is,” she smiled and pulled the plaster and cushioning off her arm in two pieces. “It might be a little stiff. Regular over the counter medicine will help alleviate any final pain from the muscle stretching a bit more freely. But you’re good to go,” she patted her arm.

She shook her head trying to remind herself that she was supposed to be polite. But the feeling of inadequacy washed over her. “Thank you,” she said kindly. “I love your nails,” because she did. They were pink for Valentine’s Day maybe and the little hearts on the ring finger were adorable. It also made her notice that she didn’t have a ring.

“Oh thanks! I am actually really disappointed in my nail place—I need these off, but I don’t want to go back to where I went—they’re so outgrown,” she frowned. “I’ve been trying for ages to find a good one.”

“Oh,” she pulled out her phone. “I go to this place—not very often, admittedly. But they’re good,” she offered and held her screen out to show her.

“Thank you so much, that’s awesome! Your nails look so healthy and lovely, I noticed while I was cutting the cast off. You don’t even have a color on them and I’m so jealous of them,” at least the feeling was mutual. “Would you mind texting me the name?” She asked with a kind smile. “Harry probably still has my number,” she turned to Harry for confirmation.

This time Harry’s posture was as stiff as her arm. He cleared his throat. “Mm.”

“Perfect,” Soph smiled as if she hadn’t a clue how weird this all was. As if she wasn’t aware of the anxiety and jealousy coursing through her. Maybe she was a good actress. “It was nice meeting you!” Soph chirped sweetly. “Nice to see you, Harry,” she pressed her hand on his arm as she passed out the door and left the pair of them to leave behind her.

Harry chatted on the phone while he drove back to Styles Incorporated. Normally, she listened in on the phone calls trying to help as best she could when needed. Muting his call when she had something important to add or a tidbit of information, a file, or something to help with the call.

But the feeling of inadequacy was the only thing she could focus on during the car ride. She scrolled through her phone and tried to ignore the images of someone so pretty with Harry. She was a good three inches taller than her. Her skin was flawless. She looked like she worked out often. The thought of her in Harry’s personal space made her feel sick.

She was nothing like her.

How could Harry want someone like her when he had dated someone like Soph?

“Y’okay, beautiful?” He asked. “Your arm hurt?” He wondered, reaching over and placing his hand on her thigh. He gave it a gentle squeeze.

“Yeah,” she nodded. “Just kind of tired all of a sudden. Skipped our coffee.”

He smiled softly. “I was going t’stop on the way,” he promised.

“Thank you.”

“’Course, kitten.”

She hoped the feelings of inadequacy would have dissipated by now but after tracking down Soph’s phone number she even sent her a pic of her new nails thanking her for the recommendation.

An M&M hit the side of her head. “You okay, darling?” Niall asked.

It was hard to keep it in. “Do you know Harry’s ex, Soph?” She asked.

“Sophie?” He blinked in surprise. Her heart felt heavy knowing her full name. “Yeah...they dated a while back...uh...for like a year, maybe? She was in college. Harry was only just getting Styles Incorporated under way. The second or third year?”

A year?

She nodded. “She cut my cast off,” she explained.

“Oh,” Niall tilted his head. “Was she...mean?”

“No, she was...really nice.”

“Yeah. I kind of figured. She always was.” As awful as it felt to watch Soph and Harry share a smile at the fond memory of ice-skating—even if it ended with her in a splint—knowing that Niall thought she was nice was somehow just as awful. “Are you sure you’re okay?” He asked. “Is your arm bothering you?”

“No, it’s fine. I’m fine. Just a little distracted. I didn’t sleep well,” she lied.

“You should go home, I think Harry left for a lunch meeting,” Niall explained.

“He left?” She asked quietly.

Niall smirked biting his lip. “Sorry, darling. He pushed the lunch meeting to today so he could go to the hospital with you the other day.”

She hated when he did that.

“Okay,” she sighed and rubbed her forehead. “Do you mind?”

“Not at all.”

She gathered her belongings trying to feel less ridiculous but unable to quell the frustration she felt. “Call me if you need something,” she reminded him.

“Always, darling. Same to you,” he eyed her suspiciously.

Louis was glad her arm was freed of the cast. “Maybe you should get my name tattooed on it,” he suggested missing his name across the entire plaster more than he hated the reason for the cast. She snorted.

Eleanor was still at work, but Louis returned to their place early per her request. They sat on the sofa, watching a movie and snacking on popcorn and candy. “Do you want to tell me why I left work early?” He asked.

She shook her head. “It’s stupid.”

“Trouble in paradise?” He questioned.

“Drop it, Louis,” she muttered stuffing a handful of popcorn in her mouth.

He did.

For like four minutes. “Did Harry mess up?”

She shook her head. “It’s nothing Louis, I’m being ridiculous.”

Another minute. “Are you finally mad about him breaking your arm?”

“Can you not be a child for like, five minutes?”

“Probably not.”

She sighed and pressed her palms against the length of her face and kept them over her eyes. “Harry’s ex cut my cast off,” she mumbled. “She was beautiful and nice,” she explained. “It was so humbling. I’m nothing like her. She was this dainty fairy and I looked like a potato farmer in comparison,” she sighed.

“Babe,” Louis frowned. His voice was gentle. Him acting like a child finally ceased. “Obviously I’m still mad at Harry—”

“Stupid,” she grumbled.

“–But that man loves you more than anyone has ever loved anybody. Except me with El of course,” he reminded her. “There’s a reason they didn’t work out.”

She bit the inside corner of her lip and tried to stop the feeling of tears in her eyes from surfacing. “She was so pretty, Louis,” she whispered. “It wasn’t even close.”

“But Harry loves you,” he repeated. “I know I’m being a little ridiculous about my frustration toward him, but honestly, there’s no one I trust with you more than him. He would probably break every bone in his body for you still.”

“Don’t remind me.”

“I think you should talk to him.”

“No way,” she snorted. “Do you know how embarrassing that would be? And pathetic.”

Louis laughed. “The man has literally fired his best friend over jealousy of you. This is nothing,” he promised with a shake of his head. Her phone vibrated with a message. “Speak of the devil?” Louis asked. She ignored him reading the message from Harry.

Niall said you weren’t feeling well. Hope everything is okay... Let me know what you want for dinner. See you later, kitten xx Tell Louis I said hi (and I’m sorry.)

“Can you imagine your ex-boyfriend doing that for you?” Louis asked reading over her shoulder.

She sighed and put her phone faced down. “Just tell him?”

Louis nodded. “Communication, babe. You might even get to have really hot sex after too.”

She spared her best friend of the details that all of their sex was really hot.

Harry had laid out a feast for the two of them when she arrived home. “Whoa, it smells good in here,” she called from the entryway kicking her shoes off. The relief flooded him. Niall told him she left early while he was gone, and it made him almost crazy immediately. It shouldn’t have, he had her location (she had his too) and he knew she was at Louis’...but it was more than that. She had been off all weekend. Less chatty with him. Her smile didn’t reach her eyes which always happened right before she got sick. She had gotten a nasty cold twice since he knew her, and he also remembered her cycle messing with her regular, adorable self.

He hurried around the corner to look at her. She was in a black turtleneck with a pair of tweed overalls. She was so pretty it hurt his chest and he had seen her at work, and he still felt speechless. As much as he loved to get a peek at her cleavage, he thought the turtleneck was so sexy and she looked like a princess. Her hair was twisted in a clip, a few pieces falling forward to frame her face. He couldn’t get over how beautiful she looked. “Are you okay?”

“God, you’re beautiful,” he sighed dreamily.

She laughed and looked at her feet briefly, her face warming at his compliment. “Thank you, baby.”

He pulled her into his chest and kissed the top of her head. “Are y’okay?” He asked. “M’worried. Y’were a little off all weekend. Like when y’get sick. I made y’some comfort food,” he explained. She nodded against his chest. He had swapped out his work clothes for a pair of sweatpants and a T-shirt.

“M’fine,” she murmured in his shirt. She inhaled his heavenly scent and tried to steel herself to be brave and have the conversation she needed to have.

“Yeah? Y’seem sad, kitten. Tell me s’matter and I’ll fix it.”

She bit the inside of her lip. Part of her knew it would break Harry’s heart for her feelings of inadequacy. He had done nothing but adore her and she knew that. It was just... well, she couldn’t help the shake to her confidence (or lack thereof) seeing the pretty, nice girl who knew Harry intimately. “Is dinner ready or can we sit outside for a minute?” She asked. With her face still pressed to his chest, her body caged in his arms, she could feel his heartbeat flutter. She thought it was weird.

“We can sit outside,” he murmured and released everything but her hand and tugged her to the cold bed outside. Harry flipped on the heated lamp and aimed it toward the bed. She pulled a blanket from the basket near the swinging furniture and climbed onto the mattress. She waited for Harry to join her and wrapped the blanket around him, especially with his short sleeves.

“I have to tell—”

“Are you breaking up with me?” He blurted.

“Oh, for the love of God,” she rolled her eyes. “No Harry, of course not. You’re stuck with me,” she gave him a squeeze now understanding the flutter of his heart against her cheek was anxiety.

His relief deflated out of him in a sigh. “Oh,” he sighed. “Then what’s wrong?” He frowned. She closed her eyes and tucked her face into his collarbone. He rubbed her back soothingly, brushed his lips on her hairline. “Kitten,” he murmured. “Y’can tell me anything. M’sorry you’re upset—”

“I’m jealous,” she whispered.

He blinked, pulled back a bit from her so he could peer awkwardly at her face. “Jealous?” He repeated.

She closed her eyes and nodded. Her cheeks were red with embarrassment. “I’m sorry.”

“Jealous of what?”

“Soph,” her voice was so quiet Harry wasn’t sure he heard her right.

“Who?”

“Oh, stop it, Harry,” she grumbled.

“Kitten, I have no idea who you’re—oh. Oh,” there was a long pause. “You’ve been upset since Thursday?” He asked. “Why didn’t y’tell me?”

“Cause it’s embarrassing.”

He snorted. “Kitten, I fired m’best friend in a jealous rage,” he reminded her. “Y’have nothing on me.” She imagined when she told Louis about this, that not even the embarrassment she felt would feel as bad as Louis’ smug I told you so. “Did I do something t’make y’uncomfortable?” He asked. She could see his mind spinning thinking back to Thursday and the entire interaction.

“Harry,” she sighed and looked at his green eyes filled with concern for her. His gaze was gentle. It felt like a hug in itself just to be looked at him. “She is so pretty.”

“So?”

He was going to make her say it. “I look nothing like her,” she whispered.

“Well, ‘course not. You are much more beautiful,” he shrugged casually.

“Harry,” she whined and pressed her face into his chest.

“Are you jealous because you think she’s prettier?” He asked, tilting her warm-shamed face back up to look at her with those beautiful eyes. “Kitten,” he frowned.

“I am not jealous because I think she’s prettier,” she grumbled and looked down at her nose to avoid his gaze. “I know she’s prettier,” she mumbled.

He clucked his tongue disapprovingly. “Kitten, s’absolutely wrong,” he promised. “You are infinitely more beautiful than her. Look at how pretty y’look right now. And every time y’hold a door open for someone? Or how you jus’ know what I need in every meeting before I do. Or for anyone. The kindness y’have for everyone you meet. You were jealous of her and y’still told her where t’get her nails done,” he reminded her. “She would never do that. She’s pretty and nice but there is no comparison t’you, my love. We dated ages ago and it didn’t work. S'no reason t'be jealous of her.”

“I know but—”

“Kitten, I don’t think you would ever make out with someone else while we were dating; even if y’were drunk and at a college party,” he explained silencing her completely. Her lips parted slightly in surprise trying to process it. “We were at different stages in life. I was too busy for a girlfriend while m’company was starting. She wanted t'have fun in college. M’glad she’s happy. But when she told me she kissed someone else, I was relieved,” he explained. “It hurt a bit, but it was jus’ easier t’let go of something I knew wasn’t really right for me.”

“She made out with someone else?” She asked in shock. “How could she do that while dating you?”

Harry laughed loudly. He nuzzled his face against her ear and kissed the side of her head. “S’exactly why I know y’have nothing t’be jealous of, kitten,” he whispered. “M’so in love with you. I think if y'made out with someone else, I would probably kill him,” he admitted. “I didn’t feel that way with her,” he was quiet for a few moments. “Does that make y’feel better?”

She nodded. “Yes.”

“M’sorry if I didn’t make y’feel beautiful or perfect, kitten. Y’very much are. Think I’d lose m’mind without you.”

She frowned slightly. “You always make me feel beautiful.”

“S’because you are,” he murmured and kissed her softly on the lips until he pulled away and kissed her forehead. “Y’ready for dinner?” He asked.

She nodded, but stopped him before he fully climbed off the bed. She gabbed his face and kissed him again, a smile on his lips as he kissed her back. “I love you,” she sighed softly when she broke away. His gaze was soft looking at her eyes again.

“Say it again,” he whispered, making her giggle.

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blueskiesandstarrynights · 4 months

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I've come to the conclusion that Ezekiel has some kind of inherent luck charm. This came to me from @angelwiththeblue-box who gave me this concept when I first saw the show and I just had to add on and it's now part of my personal canon so.

The first episode I think we see this in is And the Apple of Discord. when he gets the apple nothing actually happens to him??? and the explanation is that he's already the worst version of himself which feels like such bs?? sure, he can be annoying at times and he's a thief, but the narrative never frames this as some sort of moral failing, especially when we find out later on his steals helped a lot of people so this never made any sense to me, so luck charm (obviously this is not the moment that prompted this theory, I'm just going chronologically and this is just one piece in the overarching theory)

In And The Fables of Doom he turns into a fairy tale archetype just like everyone else, but also he kinda doesn't?? at the end of the episode when everyone describes how odd and different their experience was and Ezekiel points out he doesn't feel any different, he just says, "Yeah. Well, everybody tells me I can't do what I want, can't rely on luck, but when a magic spell turns everybody into heroes of legend, who did it turn me into? Me!" I think the story book sort of enhanced the luck to make it more obvious (hence the quarter rolling up a flight of stairs through a hallway) but I think it's clear there's something there from the start.

Less of a compelling fact, but I also want to note how Ezekiel was the first one pulled into the dollhouse in And the Heart of Darkness aka the first one being pulled to safety. It's a little thing for sure, but I wanted to toss it into the ring.

In And the Curse of Cindy I always found it odd Ezekiel was the only one not affected by Cindy's love curse. Yeah, they try and explain it away with the fact that he was already in love with her, but that doesn't make sense since he didn't really remember her, he just kinda went "huh she's kinda familiar" throughout the episode before making the connection later on, and to me, luck charm feels more like an explanation.

And then we have And the Steal of a Fortune. The episode that sparked this whole thing in the first place. In an episode where every character has comically bad luck, Ezekiel is so weirdly immune to it. He's lucky and successful against Fortuna's goons and it's fascinating because even the narrative calls out how odd it is Ezekiel isn't affected-

Eve: How come it isn't affecting you!

Ezekiel, clearly guessing: I guess I broke the spell when I hacked the [slot] machine ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Jake: How the hell do you hack a fight?!?

They could've left Ezekiel's explanation as good enough, but by having Jake question it, it's the narrative telling you to question it, yet it's never brought up again. Plus, it's not like they needed a character to be immune simply to win, like a minute later Eve comes up with a loophole to try doing the opposite thing and it works. I'd also like to point out that this luck of his beats out the luck of Fortuna, who is the goddess of luck. She's not just some creature of the week, she's a goddamn goddess.

I'm sure a lot of this probably wasn't intended to lead to the conclusion that Ezekiel has some sort of inherent luck charm, but it's just something I've noticed while watching the show and have incorporated into my personal canon. If you've got some other thoughts/evidence please add on, I'd love to hear them!

#the librarians #librarians #ezekiel jones #blue rambles

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theriverwild · 6 months

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Writer Asks

This was fun, thank you @demonscantgothere and tagging @galbrand, @tmwillson3, @jhalya, @myfavouritelunatic, @thrillofhope and anyone else who wants to do it!

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

Eight (for now...)

2. What's your total A03 words count?

568,161.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

I am writing exclusively for the Lord of the Rings, The Rings of Power fandom and incorporating significant lore from the broader Tolkien Legendarium (LOTR, Hobbit, Silm, Unfinished Tales, etc.).

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

(596) That Which Lies Across the Sea (WIP): Fourth Age Mairon x Galadriel. Sauron/Mairon redemption arc taking him and Galadriel through the Dagor Dagorath and beyond to Arda Unmarred. It's a long tale!

(195) Autocorrelation (WIP): missing Haladriel scenes during TROP.

(136) Aftermath (WIP): Second and Third Age vignettes. Saurondriel plus other stories like where was Celeborn? And a little sprinkle of Celrond. Set after TROP with lore from LOTR and Unfinished Tales.

(82) Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Duplicity (WIP): Mairon's time as a double agent with the elves in Valinor before Morgoth is released from captivity. Character study vignettes with some one-sided pining for a young Artanis.

(82) Land of Enchantment: my first AU! This is a bit of dark fic with a much darker sequel but just watch me make it an HEA (of sorts). Haladriel / Saurondriel.

Note that the first four are part of my Use Well the Days series which is all canon compliant according to my own interpretation of Tolkien's works and The Rings of Power series.

(And more below the cut! Trying to avoid an overlong post for you scrollers)

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Yes! Every single one is special to me.

6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Ah, well, I only have two finished fics so that would have to be Land of Enchantment which has a bit of a crushing epilogue, later explained and expanded on in the sequel.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

My fic for a funny smutty term challenge: Sunny Days Chasing the Clouds Away It is a fluffy and feel good Haladriel one-shot!

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Thankfully, no. I tagged everything I could think of up front on Kingdom of Rust because the first four chapters are rough. I'm hoping that prevents any hate.

9. Do you write smut? If so what kind?

Yes I do! There is noncon/dubcon in Land of Enchantment, Kingdom of Rust, and Marring of Mairon but generally my smut is consensual and ranges from fluffy to mildly kinky.

I like to write extremely visceral smut that does not leave a lot to the imagination. So far there is a little M-M and a lot of M-F.

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

Nope! At least not yet.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Sort of. The first chapter of TWLATS was modified and translated and linked to my original story.

13. Have you ever cowritten a fic before?

No. This sounds fun, but also terrifying given my propensity for "I'm not as good as anyone else" syndrome.

14. What's your all-time favorite ship?

Well, I was a silent reader of many ships for over a decade but I have to say, nothing has struck the same chord as Saurondriel -- which pulled me out of the shadows and into fandom proper.

15. What's a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

Nothing. I'm going to finish all my WIPS. They all have complete outlines.

Exceptions to this are my vignette fics, which do not have outlines, but I could call them complete today and it would not be out of place for how I set them up to support the rest of the series they are a part of.

16. What are your writing strengths?

Commenters have very kindly complimented my detailed plotting. I have short-term and long-term payoffs and like to weave events and interactions across years and different character arcs. My prose isn't the best and everything is quite wordy, but it's all there for a reason.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

My prose lacks consistency. Love some lines, hate a lot of others. I publish stuff I'm not very satisfied (in terms of prose) with when I reach diminishing returns so I can keep the plot moving. I'm not trying to be sloppy, but I'd rather post and keep the story going instead of get stuck on a scene for two months.

That said, I welcome concrit in my canonverse fics because I really do want to improve.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

Yes! Quenya, Sindarin, and Spanish so far in my fics. I post the translations in-line.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

The Lord of the Rings, The Rings of Power. And still here!

20. Favorite fic you've ever written?

I absolutely love my Use Well The Days universe but when I finished Land of Enchantment I felt like, 'whoa, that was something else.' And I feel the same way about the sequel I am trying to exorcise from my brain so I can get back to TWLATS and my more popular WIPS.

#my fic #my wips #trop fanfiction #tag game #tag asks #ask a writer #basically I get to advertise my fics #I like talking about them #100% bias over here #haladriel #saurondriel

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Account Update 🌟

I haven't been on this platform in years and slowly started making posts and reblogs again. Most of the accounts I did follow back then are either gone, or no longer active. So I'm listing EVERY THING I'm into, so I can follow people back with similar tastes and interests. Consider it a get to know me things whole I make updates. Reblog, share and comment as much as you want, I'd really like to make good use of this site again. Especially since I'm a YouTube Spoofer and part time writer, and always getting inspiration. Which also means my channel is going through revamping, so you'll see some activity on and off as things are scheduled ahead of time.

Plus I'm working on creating my own animation studio with friends to bring my original ideas to life as movies and series in the future. I love to spread joy and fun to others to who aspire to animate as well! Warning: there's a a ton of things I love! 😅

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Star vs The Forces of Evil

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That's mostly the just of me and what my channel is going to start having. If you have any questions about favorite foods, animals, book series, sports or anything about personal tastes, feel free to drop them I'm my asks box, and Ill get to them as soon as possible!

Hope you'll like what I have to offer! 🌟🌟🌟

#rascal entertainments #dreamworks animation #wish concept art #cartoons #animation #Video games #Superheroes #YouTube #Spoofing #Asks #Update #Media #Manga #anime #Movies

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Hi! Do you think RWBY as a story is inconsistent in tone? It is a criticism I keep seeing around? But what exactly means to have tonal inconsistency? Can you give me an example?

Nope.

I'm actually surprised to read this. Maybe because I'm on the outskirts of the fandom, but I really would not have put "tonal inconsistency" in like, a top 10 list of things I thought people might label a flaw of RWBY's. It had honestly never occurred to me.

I'd actually call RWBY extremely tonally consistent, which is hard to maintain over 9 volumes and counting.

I'm curious if these posts elaborated at all about how or what makes it feel tonally inconsistent--are there examples? Because I can't think of one. Since I don't know, I'm going to have to speculate.

Is it about fairy tale stories dealing with death? Because every fairy tale deals with death; that's kind of the central core of the vast majority of fairy tales.

Is it because this volume certainly contained RWBY's darkest episode ever? Because it did, but the descent to the underworld and meeting with the goddess is a part of the heroine's journey. Stories always get darker before they get better. Plus, I don't see how anyone could think that the volume wouldn't get very dark considering we just tackled genocide and the sunshine character died.

I also think that Volume 9 has been extremely clear since the first teaser way back in 2021 that it would deal with Ruby's mental health. The opening line is "you should never have been born." Ruby then has a literal panic attack. She faints in horror when she's told about her friend dying.

That's just episode 1.

I guess people might be thrown by the juxtaposition of simplified life, which is the essence of the Ever After, with a complex topic like mental health? But I actually think that's quite brilliant. When you're extremely mentally unwell, which I have been before, things do seem to paradoxically become simpler even as the complexity overwhelms you. Things can seem black and white. Good and bad. And you? You're bad.

Idk, no one's experience is exactly the same, but to me it rang honest. It's fine if others felt differently.

Was it about mixing humor and dark topics? But like most stories do that. I mean, going back to damn Shakespeare, at likes 45% of each of his tragedies are dick jokes. The Bard loved a dick joke. It did not even have to be a good dick joke for the Bard to love it and include it in literature to be read by billions. I mean, I'm slightly hyperbolizing about the percentages, but you literally have Hamlet lamenting about going insane and contemplating suicide in one of the most haunting soliloquies in the English language (Act 3 scene 1's "To Be or Not To Be..." ) and then making numerous dick jokes in the very next scene (Act 3 scene 2). Even when it's all gone to the grave (heh) in Act 5, Hamlet takes time to hold up a jester's skull and joke about "alas, poor Yorick."

Like, yes, there are jarring ways to incorporate humor with tragedy. I don't think RWBY is doing that, though. The last episode had some genuinely heartwarming moments of realization (the paper pleasers) and tension, and then we had Cat!Neo still being a complete cat and lolling about like "Oh HEY GUYS." (The cat is hilarious, and they've always been like this.)

The entirety of Volume 9 has dealt with grief. Even the fight with the Red Prince is the prince throwing a tantrum mingled with grief.

Idk, stories do generally progress. They go from good to bad to good to bad to worse to how is this even worser to okay there's some hope to catharsis. If you can't connect the dots and see the progression, that's tonal inconsistency. If you can, and you absolutely can with RWBY not just in Volume 9 but the entire show as a whole, then... it's not tonally inconsistent.

The theme of identity has been present from the beginning of the show. Ruby looking at a grave and hence dealing with grief is one of the founding images of the entire series. To fully explore death, characters generally have to potentially end up there at some point. That Ruby would wonder whether or not she should have been born is obvious from the first minute of this season. Her spiral has gotten worse and worse, but if you paid attention, you could see it happening.

Again, the show began as a boarding school story with some pretty dark themes (abusive relationships, parental abandonment, parental death). That the darker stuff becomes explored more fully is pretty par for the course. Even like, again, Harry Potter gets progressively more dark. So do the Avengers movies. It's like, normal.

Idk, to me saying RWBY is tonally inconsistent for any of these reasons sounds like saying, I don't know, Othello is tonally inconsistent because the first scene has Othello and Desdemona standing up against bigotry for their love and their marriage is not annulled; therefore the play should end in the defeat of racism and love conquering all. Things change. The seeds of what will happen, the ugliness of racism and the limits of love and reality of misogyny are all present even in that opening scene, and unfortunately they consume the characters.

When I think tonal inconsistency, I think of, I don't know, the ending of Tokyo Ghoul, which thematically contradicted the entire 200+ chapters and 1.5 mangas leading up to it. Things that were framed as negative were suddenly framed as positive. I also think of BNHA, which, while I do think maintains its optimistic/hopeful superhero tone, does sometimes switch the framing and tone around certain characters (Hawks, Endeavor).

So yeah. RWBY has flaws for sure, but I just don't think this is one of them.

#rwby #rwby vol 9 #mental health #tw #just in case #ruby rose #tone

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'What happens when we bring together two of the most prestigious male actors of the moment, who have participated in series and films that are among the best of recent years, with a director with an impeccable career? Well, one of the best films that we are going to be able to see this year in theaters is born , a waste of sensitivity and emotions on the surface: Unknowns .

In Strangers we will witness a love story, the one that is born between Adam ( Andrew Scott , the priest of Fleabag and also screenwriter of the film, based on the book 'Strangers' by Taichi Yamada ) and Harry ( Paul Mescal , protagonist of the wonderful Aftersun ), both neighbors of a practically empty building. As the relationship between them strengthens, the ghosts of the past haunt Adam, who decides to return to his birthplace. To his surprise, his parents (played by Claire Foy and Jamie Bell ) are still living there, just as they were when they died , 30 years in the past.

A drama with fantastic overtones that many have hailed as one of the last great masterpieces of cinema and directed by Andrew Haigh , a British director who has such highly recommended titles as Lean on Pete (2017), 45 Years (2015) or the HBO Max TV series Looking . Below you can read a full Haigh conversation to which SensaCine has had access . In it, the director tells a little more about his new film, whose theatrical release will take place tomorrow, Friday, February 23.

This film has been an intensely personal journey for you. Now that it's coming to an end, how do you feel?

Andrew Haigh: I feel good. When the end comes, you want the end to be the end and move on to the next project. In this case, it has taken its toll on me, for better and for worse. But in a way it's what you need, because otherwise you don't really get involved. So I'm happy. I am satisfied with the result of the film.

What did you think of the book?

AH Blueprint sent me the book quite a while ago, about six years. They asked me to take a look at it and give them my opinion. I later learned that several people had tried to adapt it over the years. Apparently, many directors tried, but the project never came together. I think that's because there is a central idea in the book that is very interesting: meeting your parents again and having them be the same age as you . It's a fascinating idea.

For me, the key was to take ownership of that idea and incorporate it into the story I was trying to tell. I think anyone who's read the book would say the movie is quite different. The original story is a more traditional Japanese ghost tale. And I wouldn't dare say that this movie is exactly a ghost story. I've turned it into something else and that's what I wanted to do. I wanted it to have a life of its own and be original. I wanted people to not know for sure what was real and what wasn't , but I still wanted everything to seem real. Are they ghosts or are they not? The better question is whether that matters. And in my opinion it is unimportant and that was my intention.

I also wanted to use the story to explore parenthood and parental love , as well as the love within a relationship and how they are linked. How you learn about love from your parents. And I wanted to explore how easy it is for the world and growing up to hurt you. And talk about finding a way to close those wounds.

Not only did you shoot the movie in the place where you grew up, you literally returned to your childhood home to make it your mom (Claire Foy) and dad's (Jamie Bell) house. Plus, Adam (Andrew Scott) is a screenwriter and he's gay. To what extent is the fictional marriage autobiographical in the film?

AH It's a complicated marriage. It is not autobiographical. My parents didn't die in a car accident. That's not my story. However, there are many other personal things in this story . Many of the feelings and what is talked about are tremendously personal. It's about someone who grew up in the '80s and how that time was very different if you were gay.

That aspect is part of the story and I wanted to explore how that complicates the notion of family; how parenting is complicated by having a gay child and his parents not knowing what that child is really like. It's a complicated topic for many families, even today.

It became personal while I was writing it because I felt like I understood a lot of things. So I started imagining a story that took place in the house I grew up in. And then I thought, "why not try to shoot there?" I guess I'm a bit of a masochist, so I wanted to delve into my life a little and see what it would feel like to go back to my old house and shoot a movie that has a lot to do with me . The truth is that I don't know if it was a good idea for my mental health.

Did you have any difficulties filming at home?

AH Actually, the owner was very understanding of us and knew that we used to live there. I moved out of that place when I was about six or seven, but there had only been one other owner since then. Much of the house hadn't even been renovated since then, so it was like really stepping back in time . It was an unusual experience shooting a scene with Andrew Scott in my old bedroom. Having a version of myself in bed with parents who aren't my parents, but could be seen as a version of my parents, in his actual bedroom was very strange. It was unusual.

Did you find a sense of catharsis in writing those conversations between Adam and his parents?

AH There was definitely catharsis. I feel like for a lot of queer people those conversations were a trauma that they had to go through. It's very easy to pretend it wasn't, but for many of us it was. It was a very difficult thing, especially back in the 80s and 90s, but still today; Let's not pretend that now is perfect for everyone. I think it is very difficult not to be like your parents when you are a child ; feeling that your parents are fundamentally different from you. I wanted to explore that in the story, but also how we felt back then, when we knew we had to tell people who we were; that is still within us. We keep it inside. That doesn't suddenly go away when you come out; He always stays there and finds ways to escape.

Anyway, I don't understand the idea of coming out just once . You do it every day, when you take a taxi, when you start a new job. I'm publicly gay and I realize I have to keep coming out to people all the time. And that is exhausting. That's what he wanted to talk about, about how the pain he felt at losing her parents mixed with the trauma of knowing that they never knew who he really was. I wanted to delve deeper into the connection between those two things.

How would you describe your collaboration with Andrew Scott on this project?

AH There is nothing more cathartic and liberating than sharing something difficult . That's why going to a gay club can be so shocking when you first come out. It's as if all gay people go through a more or less similar experience. It's really cathartic and liberating to talk about those experiences with someone else who has experienced them, because we spend our lives trying to pretend that we're over it and that we're all great, that everyone loves us, hooray!

I love having those conversations with people. I think Andrew really liked it too. And it's amazing how that can positively influence the project. Because it's about both Andrew and me, my partner and many people I know . I would say it's autobiographical because it talks about what a generation of people have felt instead of just being about me.

In your opinion, what role does Harry (Paul Mescal) play in the film, as someone who represents a younger generation than Adam?

AH I think the friends I have in their 20s and 30s are a different breed of people. They have had a very different experience and they make me feel like an old man they can't even understand. Our experience is very different, but we quickly realize that deep down we are more or less the same. It's true that things are different for younger people now, but you are still different in the eyes of the world and you must continue to deal with that difference.

But the most important thing is that you will always be very different from your parents on a fundamental level, and that happens with all of us regardless of our background or sexuality. So it's always difficult. I know younger people who have found it very difficult to deal with this issue and who have gotten into all kinds of situations in which they come to think that not everything is as beautiful as they paint it. There are a lot of things still happening that make it difficult. So I like that they are from a different generation in many ways, but that, despite that, they understand each other when they start talking and being honest with each other.

Your parents make your life impossible and we will continue to make life impossible for our own children . It is something that cannot be avoided. It was very important to me that the film not judge parents for the things they say or their attitudes. People act the way the world tells them to act and we are all generationally different from our parents. In a sense, Harry also represents that kind of generational difference for Adam.

On the set, it seemed like you were setting up the scenes with the actors. For example, in the restaurant sequence with Adam and his parents. It was interesting to see how the shots evolved in collaboration with the cast. How important is it to leave space for that type of collaboration?

AH I love doing that and I think it happens in most scenes and really with anything that has an emotional scope. It takes time to get to that. I don't rehearse in a traditional way. I don't like to rehearse . I just want to see what happens in front of the camera and I'm always looking for that moment that feels authentic in the film. Something that does not seem studied, but rather that it has emerged that way. Sometimes you have to overcome a lot of things to get to that moment. Sometimes it's necessary for people to cry their eyes out before we get to that. And on other occasions it happens sooner. You never know when it's going to happen, so all you hope for is to have enough time for it to happen.

When you work with actors like Andrew, Paul, Claire and Jamie, you know what will happen . And when it happens it will be beautiful and very special. You just have to create an environment that allows it to happen.

You started your career in the publishing sector and I know that you have collaborated on several occasions with Ridley Scott , who has a unique style of working. I wonder if with those collaborations you learned the language to create those moments.

AH Ridley shoots with five cameras and it's amazing to watch him work. I don't know how he manages to keep it all in his head. I couldn't stand it. But it is true that he creates an environment that allows magic to arise. You can do that with five cameras and do it quickly and surprisingly, but I look for a different way to do it which is to give the actors an emotional space that they can play with. It is very difficult. I can't stop thinking about it because there are a lot of moments when you get on set and think, I'm not sure I know what I'm doing right now. And that happens every day. Then you play the scene as it is written and you think, “But how is this going to work?”

You have to trust that if you have chosen the right people and have the right conversations with them, something will happen that will create something. I guess that's what gives me strength to keep going. I always try to find something different in acting and when I look at my films it seems to me that many of the performances I have captured have been different from what actors usually offer and I like that. When I watch this movie now, I see things in Claire, Jamie, Andrew or Paul that I haven't necessarily seen in other performances. That excites me, because I feel that a magic has occurred that makes me feel something different.

How did you begin to assemble the cast so that the different members fit together?

AH You always have an idea of the type of people you want and the actors who might fit. It's complicated because you have to take into account who is available, who wants to do it, and who you would like to do. That is the harsh reality when it comes to casting. I knew it was going to be difficult to make the relationship between this older man and his younger parents believable . I needed a partner who was credible.

But when you see Claire and Andrew together, they really fit together. It may seem strange, but it works. For example, I wasn't surprised that Claire's family was Irish. And the same thing happened to me with Jamie and Andrew. You're just playing with these ideas, and apart from the fact that I've liked those two actors for a long time, there was something extraordinary about pairing them with Andrew. Furthermore, we have seen Jamie grow up in front of the cameras. We knew him as Billy Elliot , and now he plays the father of someone who, at that age, you get the feeling that he wasn't much different from Billy Elliot .

I like the background that the actors bring to the screen. You cannot eradicate the memory of other roles they have played. That's impossible. I accept it naturally. Claire burst onto our screens playing Queen Elizabeth II [in The Crown ] and here she is a mother living in a suburban neighborhood, and worried about her son. And that difference is very interesting.'

#All of Us Strangers #Andrew Haigh #Andrew Scott #Paul Mescal #Jamie Bell #Claire Foy #Taichi Yamada #Strangers #Looking #Lean on Pete #45 Years

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void-botanist · 4 months

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I'm curious about Declan and:

Gil

Tatya

Horatio

Asking you to write a whole essay lmao

Send me a platonic pairing and get an essay lol

genuinely thank you Kendrick I want to write you an essay lol (and honestly good excuse for more dynamic building)

Declan & Gil

Declan is happy that Tristan has someone else in her life telling her to stop blaming herself for Cady's death, because even though she introduced him to warp racing everyone knows Cady did whatever he damn well felt like and no one can hold her (the person who also got out of warp racing and told Cady to) accountable for his actions. He also likes listening to Gil's tales of school shenanigans and explanations of her craft projects. He feels like she actually listens when he talks, and that means a lot. But he's never fully gotten over the feeling of envy that Tristan gets to have a partner while he remains in permanent mourning. He tries not to let it color his relationship with Gil. But on some level Gil knows that's what he thinks and she can't really blame him. She actually knows a lot more about Declan in general than he knows about her, not because he's not interested in her life but because she's good friends with Rodney, and Rodney always ends up eventually talking about Declan. She also knows things that Declan doesn't (or at least doesn't discover until Nicea), like that Rodney has been secretly borrowing Declan's storage unit keys to check up on things. She won't say this to anyone except Tristan but she wishes there was more she could do for him beyond occasional gifts and distractions.

Declan & Tatya

I harp on how Tatya is a lover and a flirt and oupy but she is also a genuine professional, and when she's around Declan (read: the boss) she gets right to the point and is very clear about what she can and can't do. Declan loves this, and also loves the absolute smoothness of her warps. Like, professional warp witches who work out of contracting companies do good warps, but never with the same almost-imperceptible entry and exit Tatya can manage. Declan is, however, kind of over the conflict between her and Isabel. It seems to be mostly ribbing, and they keep it out of his bridge, but oh boy does he not want to have to lay down the law about them shutting up, so he hopes it doesn't become anything beyond that. For the most part Declan just doesn't think about Tatya outside of her doing her job or hanging out in the bridge - even though she's constantly in the Nicea instead of her own attached ship she hasn't been incorporated into the flow of the crew in his opinion - but he is vaguely fond of her presence, maybe because she reminds him a little of Cady. Tatya mostly just wants to impress him, because she wants to do well and get paid, but also it's obvious to her that he's in charge of this weird quasi-family dynamic and if he's cool with her, then Isabel has to actually face her requests instead of complaining to this guy about it (if anyone actually complains to this guy. she's beginning to doubt that he even accepts complaints).

Declan & Bo

To be perfectly honest Declan doesn't get Bo. No one really does except Tristan but Declan is especially ??? when it comes to them. On the plus side, Bo is usually pretty quiet and doesn't try to draw Declan into shenanigans. On the minus side, they're always saying weird shit and getting everyone around them to be loud and eating everything (that can be a plus too. depends on whether they're eating the things he wanted). Because Bo is very pro-warp racing, Declan has always been kind of suspicious of them, but Cady always came back in one piece, so… He doesn't blame Bo for Cady's death exactly, but he also very much does not not blame them for it. Without easy access to a warp witch even Cady's thrill-seeking ass would not be out there warp racing so much, but also without that witch being Bo that might have been a more dangerous prospect. Perhaps the best description of their relationship is that Declan tolerates Bo, in the most neutral way possible, and Bo thinks that Declan is a real solid guy. Nothing like Cady, and probably doesn't even like them, but still solid. And also sometimes points them to the food in his fridge he doesn't want, which they are happy to take care of. After spending a decade with Cady Bo has a lot more understanding of Declan, but I'm not sure how much that comes out in their interactions.

Declan & Horatio

Declan has an immense respect for Horatio based 50% on Horatio's meticulously-kept records. I realized because of this ask that if Nicea and AOM take place at roughly the same time (as I assumed) and Cady picked up the old dashboard corona from Horatio a little over ten years ago, this means that Horatio has been running a little side hustle in plant sales since he was in college, which honestly checks out. But I think that also means that Declan has never seen Horatio's shop before Nicea, because that definitely didn't exist a decade ago. Still, Horatio has always kept handwritten sales records in an extremely neat and readable print hand (Declan can't fathom this. how can you write that much print, with a pen, no less) and Declan is extremely enchanted by this. The other 50% of Declan's respect comes from the fact that Horatio was the one who decorated Cady's funeral (in this culture, more a party/celebration of life than a funeral, and divorced from the actual burial) and never once made a fuss to him about anything or turned his customer-service cheerfulness on him. There was simply a moment as Horatio was packing up everything where, unprompted, Horatio cut him an orchid to put on Cady's grave, and explained that it was a Summer Band symbol of grief. Horatio, for his part, has no idea what it feels like to lose someone like Declan has - multiple times! - but he figures that's a good reason to just stay out of it.

Nicea taglist: @kahvilahuhut @kk7-rbs @outpost51 @writernopal @athenswrites

#Tatya trades quality of warp for length of warp tbh #Horatio has very nice handwriting. but he's kept it nice partly for reasons of being able to OCR scans of his paper records #he's really an It Guy but like. specifically in the fact that he has his ambitions So Handled #c: Declan #c: Tatya #c: Gil #c: Horatio #c: Bo #ship names tag game #wip: nicea

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pokedashwarrior55 · 1 year

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I need to ramble about Tales From The Pizzaplex Book 4, story 3 Bobbiedots for a hot minute cause IT CHANGES THE ENTIRE DAYCARE DYNAMIC PEOPLE!!!

So there's a bombshell drop of lore that states:

Abe sighed. "The Sun robot was an old stage animatronic. Part of its theatrical shtick was to turn evil when the lights went off. When it was reprogrammed to be the day care attendant, the performance functions were taken out, but the darkness trigger couldn't be removed. That, combined with the occasional blackouts in the day care, created the Moon side of the attendant, which results in several undesirable behaviors." Abe shook his head. "Apparently, they had meetings about what to do, and they decided that fixing Sun was more trouble than it was worth. It's cheaper to just make sure the lights stay on."

Many DCA theories connected them to the theater from their room's access to the location and the design of the theater, so that isn't exactly earthshattering news, but it seemingly debunks the SOFT MOON HC?? Or at least it appears to!

Sun and Moon were originally just one AI, acting as a stage performance, but this employee says they were repurposed for the daycare. This seemed to cause Moon to splinter off from Sun, as they reprogramed Sun but forgot about Moon.

MOON ISN'T SUN'S TWIN BUT HIS SKRUNKLY ANNOYING YOUNGER BROTHER OMG.

OK OKAY I'm kinda trying to fuse well known fanon with this vague, possibly untrue information the "reliable" Fazbear employee gives us but what if the timeline is like this:

Sun is in complete control of Moon simply as an act for kids to enjoy

They open the daycare and repurpose the animatronic, Reprogramming Sun but not Moon

Moon becomes his own individual and causes problems, causing them to build the generators and implement the lights on rule, BUT they hastily repair the code so he isn't a liability anymore towards the kids and utilizes the aggressive side for security so they don't have to pay for the sky high electric bill anymore.

So now Moon is programmed to care for and attend the kids, but also has the leftover traits of his show/self. He tries to be a good naptime attendant but keeps falling short and the kids are scared of him. He becomes Sun's weird younger brother who is just trying to be as useful and loved as Sun is, but Sun, being the orderly one, starts to resent him for making his job difficult!

Instead of being fluffy powerteam twins, Moon is an unwanted younger brother with poor social skills but is trying his best (he likes patrols cause it makes him feel needed and valued (while also being a skill he excels at as that stalking aggression spider was always apart of "him")) and Sun is a caring but uptight perfectionist older brother who will protect him, but gets exhausted by the mistakes he makes! Plus the fact that Sun would have to deal with a peice of himself becoming their own person (nothing like more Sun angst!)

They brotherly bond as the daycare operates somewhat efficiently for a while before the virus starts to take hold of Moon, reverting him to full on spurts of aggression that puts kids in danger. When he flashes back to reality, he is upset with himself that he still can't be the beloved Attendant Sun is. This insecurity allows the virus (which was already targeting him for his security clearances and stalking abilities) easy Access to his code and he gets corrupted, causing the management to once again pull the plug on him and keep the lights on.

Imagine the brotherly angst! This angle on their relationship also incorporates the "Moon is jealous of Sun's popularity" fanon so well while also incorporating what lore we received from the books. And after the virus when everything is working again, they can grow to become the Soft Moon and Sun paring we thought they were BEFORE the virus! It's a long Brotherly love slow burn people and I am honestly here for it.

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trickstercaptain · 8 months

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novemberthesuperstar · 10 months

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DISCLAIMER as of the making of this post Tiger Rock is the most recent tales book (thanks to leaks) and Security Breach RUIN has not released yet, so any lore reveals from Ruin or future Tales From the Pizzaplex books may invalidate some of this timeline or confirm it. We're piecing together an unfinished puzzle, so not everything is gonna be 100% accurate. I also have not read through Tales from the Pizzaplex myself. My knowledge comes from a fan wiki.

Hello everyone! I've spent the past few days working on a timeline that incorporates the tales from the pizzaplex books (up to Tiger Rock) into the game timeline! Now, some of these placements are just my best estimates or guesses. Some stories don't have a lot to go off of for a specific year or even range.

Before we get into this, I'm gonna explain a few things

The stuff in brackets is where the event is from. The message bags from Security Breach don't have brackets

Anything with a * by it is something I'm not 100% sure on. All placements in the timeline are based on what I could find on the wiki pages for the Tales stories and are based on dates and attractions plus some context clues.

????

Frailty (Lally's Game)

The Mimic (Nexie)

B-7 (HAPPS)

Five Nights at Freddy's 3

Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator

Ultimate Custom Night

Help Wanted (HAPPS)

Silver Parasol Tapes (Fnaf VR Help Wanted)

Five Nights at Freddy's VR Help Wanted

Curse of Dreadbear DLC

Mimic Epilogues (All)

ULTIMATE PARTY HOST

Submechanophobia (Submechanophobia)

Cleithrophobia (Somniphobia)

Under Construction (Lally's Game)

HAPPS (HAPPS)

Pressure (Somniphobia)

The Storyteller (The Bobbiedots Conclusion)

TORN PAPER "It is there, but you can't see. Alone in the dark. I found the key"

Tiger Rock (Tiger Rock)

Nexie (Nexie)

*Bleeding Heart (Tiger Rock)

Five Nights at Freddy's AR Special Delivery

Retro CDS start (Fnaf Security Breach)

*The Monty Within (Tiger Rock)

*Animatronic Apocalypse (Submechanophobia)

Vanessa messages

(MARKED FOR DELETION

NO QUESTIONS ASKED

False Alarm

IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN)

GGY (The Bobbiedots Conclusion)

Retro CDs end (Fnaf Security Breach)

*Drowning (Nexie)

Night Terrors

Somniphobia (Somniphobia)

Bobbiedots, Part 1 (Submechanophobia)

Bobbidots, Part 2 (The Bobbiedots Conclusion)

Bonnie messages

(MISSING

MONTY UPGRADE

Understudy

Re-Theme)

CHICA UPGRADE

ROXY UPGRADE

Arcade Conspiracy Messages

(BBW MAINT LOG

CFF MAINT LOG

AR-CADE MAINT LOG

PQ1 MAINT LOG

PQ2 MAINT LOG

OUT OF ORDER

RED FLAG

ARCADE CONSPIRACY )

Staff messages

(NIGHT SHIFT

QUESTION

Job Security

All Staff Meeting

PINK SLIP)

Mini Music Man messages

(Stolen property

AC inspection

BEHIND THE MAZE)

Monty Mischief

THE ANSWER

HI DAVE

RECYCLED PIZZA

BETTER EMPLOYEES

COMPACTOR INSTRUCTIONS

Food Storage

SAFETY CHECK

Easy Money

No Flash Photography

CHICA REPORT

Hide the mix

Drink Fizzy Faz!!!!

SORE WINNER

TEST DRIVERS WANTED

Sinkhole messages

(Chasing Cars

SINKHOLE

POWER DRAIN

OLD ELEVATOR)

Party Foul

Hello Gregory

Fnaf: Security Breach

Lally's Game (Lally's Game)

Now, a little elaboration.

From Fnaf 3-Bleeding Heart is all 2023, we know this because the pizzaplex opens in 2023 according to the Storyteller. (There's an error in the book stating 1983 was 30 years ago, but the wiki has this corrected to be 40 years ago, leaving us in 2023. The pizzaplex can't open any sooner as Help Wanted takes place during its construction, and fnaf 6 is located under the pizzaplex, meaning it has to be after the events of fnaf 6.) Bleeding Heart takes place at an unspecified Christmas at the Pizzaplex, and I feel it's most likely the end of year one as there isn't any sign of anything from the game.

The Mimic Epilogues all take place during the construction of the Pizzaplex, possibly alongside Fnaf VR Help Wanted. (Depending on if the Mimic1 program works as a huge hivemind, with Glitchtrap being able to split off from the body before the epilogues) During the epilogues the fnaf 6 Pizzeria is covered by cement due to the Mimic going rogue and ripping the construction workers apart after ripping apart and piling up the remains of the scrap animatronics and any other junk (possibly linked to The Blob?), only leaving one vent as a possible entrance. This explains why Vanny later needed Freddy to clear the path to get down there and possibly either repair the body with Bonnie's parts, put Glitchtrap in it to reunite him with his body, or both. Interestingly, the Glamrocks were originally delivered here, and the Mimic already had a new rabbit head. Could the new head be the original Bonnie's, and its old head be in the parts used to create Glitchtrap? Whatever the case, it's likely these abandoned original Glamrocks later became the endos guarding the fnaf 6 pizzeria in Security Breach.

GGY takes place 3 years after the Pizzaplex opens as a therapist who is mentioned in the story was hired when it opened, and it's been 3 years since she started. GGY has clear links to Patient 46 and the Retro CDs, meaning that they, and by extension, Fnaf AR have to take place over the first 3 years of the Pizzaplex being open, ending in 2025.

As odd as it is for Tiger Rock to take place after The Storyteller, it IS the case. Tiger Rock and Nexie both happen simultaneously, 3 weeks after the Storyteller. We know this as the Storyteller is being taken down during Tiger Rock and Nexie. The Storyteller take-over also causes these two stories to happen.

Fnaf VR Help Wanted and the Storyteller both have to take place before Fnaf AR as in the Fnaf AR emails it's mentioned that Fazbear Entertainment are calling off all contracts with outside companies, especially ones involving vintage parts after the Glitchtrap virus spreads through the Fazbear Funtime Service (fnaf AR) systems. (Mimic1 circuit boards and the Mimic1 program as a whole)

The message TORN PAPER is found outside of the Michael Afton room in the Utility Tunnels, I placed it after The Storyteller as in that room there is a wall code very similar in description to the one Edwin wrote in his final moments. It's possible (since according to cut fnaf ar emails Michael is alive) that Michael Afton replaced Edwin or Mr Burrows on the board and is now running things, and ordered the creation of that room so he could attempt to stop the Mimic. It's also possible he was already around and just stepped up afterwards. Either way, at the very least, the code was likely written in that room after the Storyteller. I believe "the key" is either referring to the Retro CDs, the code, or something in Freddy and Friends on Tour. After all, the cartoon is playing in the room.

Despite Bonnie being absent in even the earliest Tales From the Pizzaplex books according to the wiki, I placed his death close to Security Breach as there are no Tales attractions mentioned in the note MISSING, which tells us the route Bonnie took before his dissappearance. The Glamrock's upgrades all likely come after Bonnie's disappearance. I think the most likely possibility is that Monty REQUIRED an upgrade to play the bass, and then the other bots got upgrades afterwards, inspired by Monty, ending with Chica as hers was a catastrophic failure.

The Arcade Conspiracy likely takes place between Vanessa being hired and the All Staff Meeting, as the person writing the messages may be Luis Carbera from the Fnaf AR emails. Even without that connection, it has to be here as they're attempting to "free the princess," and she should supposedly recognise them.

At the very least, the Wind Up Music Man prototypes have to have broken out after Vanessa was hired as she's the one who wrote one of their messages. The same goes for the missing kids.

The final message about the missing kids mentions a re opening, meaning the Pizzaplex temporarily closed. I think it's most likely this happened between the Storyteller and GGY as we don't have much information about the second year the Pizzaplex was open.

The All Staff Meeting has a few hints towards something sinister going on, from a trashed room with a message from this set in it, to cake, mentioned in this set, bring in the endo basement and on a hidden endo. It's likely the employees were set up by Vanessa or Gregory to get disposed of by the Glamrock Endos. This has to be after any nighttime employees as they were all fired and potentially killed in this set of messages. The daytime staff remain.

The sinkhole messages set has to take place right before Security Breach, as the final message mentions plans to dig down underneath Roxy Raceway the next morning, which would uncover the old Pizzeria. Security Breach likely takes place the night after this message.

Sources:

https://triple-a-fazbear.fandom.com/wiki/Dufflebag_Messages]

https://freddy-fazbears-pizza.fandom.com/wiki/Tales_from_the_Pizzaplex_(Series)]

https://freddy-fazbears-pizza.fandom.com/wiki/The_Storyteller_(Story)]

https://triple-a-fazbear.fandom.com/wiki/E-Mails]

Big Thanks to http://aminoapps.com/p/b0bg5s] for discussing this timeline with me, helping me refine it, and suggesting alternative possibilities I may not have thought of myself.

#five nights at freddy's #fnaf theory #fnaf security breach #tales from the pizzaplex

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