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rosegasly · 6 months
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clownwritesfanfic · 1 year
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Willy Wonka SFW Alphabet
Yes I wrote for Willy Wonka leave me alone. He’s the entire reason this blog exists to begin with.
The timeline isn’t really set so this could all take place before the contest or after. But it’s implied that you met long before the contest.
I tried to keep it gender neutral. It’s also not proof read because I don’t want to do that lol. Enjoy.
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A = Affection (How affectionate are they? How do they show affection?)
Willy isn’t a very touchy person and he isn’t very good with words so he would show his affection through small acts of service or gifts to show that he appreciates you and is always thinking of you.
After being with you for a while he would start to tolerate little touches.
Please be patient with him. The physical affection will come with due time.
B = Best friend (What would they be like as a best friend? How would the friendship start?)
Willy is a very introverted man. He didn’t have many friends as a child and once he set out on his journey to become a chocolatier he didn’t have time to make any friends. You could say the Oompa Loompas became his friends and while he does value, appreciate, and care a lot for them, it’s mostly a boss and employee type of relationship.
However you somehow came into his life and declared yourself his friend. Like some friendships, there are ups and downs, pros and cons. But you both get over them soon enough and once he really accepts you as a friend you become as thick as thieves.
C = Cuddles (Do they like to cuddle? How would they cuddle?)
He’ll only cuddle you once he is fully ok with your touch. He’s not totally reject full of touch, he just doesn’t like strangers touching him. Once he gets to know someone they start to find out how touch starved he really is.
He won’t be clingy but he would be a tad disappointed if you moved away from him.
He’d probably be the big spoon most of the time but please let him be little spoon sometimes.
D = Domestic (Do they want to settle down? How are they at cooking and cleaning?)
He’d only be content with “settling down” once he is 100% certain of handing his legacy over to his heir. Once Charlie is old enough and experienced enough to run the factory himself, he’d be ok with settling down. Don’t expect to leave the factory tho. That’s his home, he would never want to leave it. Plus he’d want to be there for Charlie if he ever needs help.
E = Ending (If they had to break up with their partner, how would they do it?)
The only reason I could see him ending a relationship with someone is if their personality just didn’t fit with his or if he felt like his lifestyle wasn’t enough for his partner.
If he felt like you deserved a better life than spending it inside a factory and being away from him most of the day then he would encourage (more like gently force) you to leave and find someone better.
It would be hard for him, since once he likes and trusts someone it would be really hard for him to let them go. He doesn’t want to hurt you but he wants what’s best for you and if that means leaving him then he’ll learn to cope.
F = Fiance(e) (How do they feel about commitment? How quick would they want to get married?)
Willy doesn’t really see a point in marriage other than getting to call his partner his spouse and the tax benefits.
He thinks that if he’s been in a relationship with you long enough he should be able to call you his spouse if he wanted to, ring or not.
However if you wanted to get married and have a wedding he would do it, just promise him it’s gonna be a very small intimate wedding.
(He’d probably propose with a Ring Pop let’s be honest)
G = Gentle (How gentle are they, both physically and emotionally?)
Sorry to say this but in the beginning, he won’t be very gentle emotionally. He’s used to being alone and he doesn’t like to fight but he’d end up coming off as a little insensitive to your feelings. He doesn’t mean to, he just gets so busy and stressed that you won’t be his top priority for a while.
Physically though, he’s not rough with you what so ever. He doesn’t want to hurt you.
H = Hugs (Do they like hugs? How often do they do it? What are their hugs like?)
As stated before, he’d have to know you for a while to be comfortable with hugs. The longer he knows you the longer and more often the hugs are.
At the beginning of him getting used to your touch he’d prefer quick side hugs but much later one he’d lovingly accept a full hug.
He wouldn’t like surprise hugs as much. He’d tolerate them but he’d much prefer to know it’s coming.
I = I love you (How fast do they say the L-word?)
It would take Willy a LONG time before he could actually say the words. He likes to show his love through actions rather than words. In fact he may not ever say it. He would just assume you know that he loves you based off his actions. If you want him to actually say it you’d have to tell him. But be prepared for the conversation to be deflected, something about you mumbling.
He doesn’t like talking about his feelings so please don’t rush him and understand that he may never say it. But he does love you, you just have to see it rather than hear it.
J = Jealousy (How jealous do they get? What do they do when they’re jealous?)
Oh he gets jealous alright. He has never had someone love him the way you do and he doesn’t want to let that go.
He’d try to stay calm, he trusts you but he doesn’t trust the other person. He’d be silently seething, pretending not to notice but his grip on his cane has become increasingly tighter and his jaw is set firm.
Even if he trusts you, you may have to reassure him a bit.
K = Kisses (What are their kisses like? Where do they like to kiss you? Where do they like to be kissed?)
He’s only been kissed once before you. It was when he was younger. He didn’t initiate it, it caught him off guard and he wasn’t very pleased.
Kissing you was different though. Like everything else, it took him a while to do it. It only started out as small pecks until he was comfortable with a full kiss.
He enjoys kissing you but he would rather keep it private and won’t kiss you around other people, not even the Oompa Loompa’s. He’ll allow you to kiss his cheek in front of other people but that’s about it.
L = Little ones (How are they around children?)
I mean…we’ve all seen the movie. He only tolerates kids if they’re polite and well mannered.
I do not think he would want a child of his own. He’s too busy and he would fear he’d end up like his father.
M = Morning (How are mornings spent with them?)
He gets up early. He’s got a whole factory to run you know.
If you’re a morning person: he would enjoy the time you share getting ready in the morning. Willy is the kind of person to shower in the morning, he’s too tired to do it at night. If you shower in the morning as well then you’d probably shower together. Don’t expect anything naughty to happen tho.
If you’re not a morning person: he’d try to be as quiet as possible to let you sleep in. He won’t let you sleep in too late but he’ll let you get a few more hours in. Before he leaves he’ll give you a kiss on the head.
N = Night (How are nights spent with them?)
He’s usually exhausted at the end of the night. So much to do when running a factory and inventing new candies. Sometimes when he’s close to a break through or he’s on an “inventing high” as you like to put it, you have to force him to relax and go to sleep before he over exerts himself.
If neither of you are planning anything…naughty…then you’d both do your night time routines together. Be prepared to be waiting a while for him, his night time routine can be long.
O = Open (When would they start revealing things about themselves? Do they say everything all at once or wait a while to reveal things slowly?)
Willy is a very private man. He doesn’t like talking about his childhood or his father and if you try to bring it up he will deflect immediately.
He will start to slowly open up to you more and more over time but it’s hard for him to do. He becomes very vulnerable. He doesn’t like thinking of his past when he has everything he’s ever dreamed of in the present.
P = Patience (How easily angered are they?)
He surprisingly has a good amount of patience. He can get ticked off easily but to make him really angry is hard.
You would need an insane amount of patience with him as well. He won’t show physical affection for a long time, he probably won’t talk about you to other people (he’s very private), won’t open up for a while, won’t be around you a lot, and he may come off as insensitive to your feelings sometimes.
He means well, and he does love and care about you. You just have to be patient.
Q = Quizzes (How much would they remember about you? Do they remember every little detail you mention in passing, or do they kind of forget everything?)
He remembers a surprising amount of things. He’s used to not having a notepad when he has a new idea so his memory has gotten pretty good.
He’s good with remembering little details but he’d be awful with dates and names. Everyday is the same for him so he doesn’t bother checking the date. So he may forget a birthday or anniversary of yours. Please don’t be too mad. He’d make it up to you.
R = Remember (What is their favorite moment in your relationship?)
His favourite memory is probably when he first showed you around his factory. He loved how you lit up with wonder with each new room you saw. He also loved how you treated the Oompa Loompas so well.
S = Security (How protective are they? How would they protect you? How would they like to be protected?)
He’s not super protective but he likes to be safe than sorry. He’d rather you stay in the factory, he trusts you to not do anything stupid, plus he knows the Oompa Loompa’s would watch over you. They adore you as well so there’s no way they’d let you get hurt or lost.
However if and when you do decide to leave the factory for a while he’d rather you go out the back. The front is too obvious and he wouldn’t want you to be affiliated with him in public, lest you be hounded by nosy nelly’s. He trusts you, he really does. But he probably would send an Oompa Loompa to secretly tail you just in case. They are small enough to go undetected by the public, but you know. You recognize those footsteps behind you. You can’t be mad at Willy. You understand he just wants to make sure you’re safe. It’s one of the ways he shows he loves you.
T = Try (How much effort would they put into dates, anniversaries, gifts, everyday tasks?)
Willy doesn’t like to half ass anything. However, don’t expect lavish dates or gifts. He may be hella successful but he’s humble as well.
Most dates would happen around the factory and I wouldn’t doubt that he’d have the Oompa Loompa’s choreograph a song and dance for you. Any gift you’d receive he would make himself, he loves giving you new candies to try. It’s his way of letting you get involved in his work.
U = Ugly (What would be some bad habits of theirs?)
If he’s really engrossed in something, he’ll unintentionally ignore you. You could be talking to him and he’ll be like “uh huh” “sounds nice”. He doesn’t mean to, he’s just very invested in his thoughts.
V = Vanity (How concerned are they with their looks?)
He’s very vain. He has a whole room just for hair cream. It was made specially for him. Did you see how critical he was of his hair cut? He had a whole head of brown hair and one gray hair freaked him out.
His skin is also always so smooth and soft. His night time routine is so long cause he’s doing skin care.
His clothes are always so clean and neat.
He was very self conscious as a kid, especially with that damn contraption on his head. Now he takes so long to make sure he’s looking and feeling his best.
W = Whole (Would they feel incomplete without you?)
When Charlie first declined his offer, he went on a spiral and felt like shit and he barely even knew the boy.
But if you left, he’s sure he wouldn’t survive (he can be quite dramatic). He’d try really hard to keep going, but he’d miss you. He’d miss waking up next to you, seeing you interact with his workers, seeing how your face lit up every time he showed you a new invention. He missed everything about you.
As we know, if Willy isn’t feeling good, his candy won’t taste good. I wouldn’t be surprised if his sales declined. Maybe they’d get so bad he’d have to shut down the factory (again).
X = Xtra (A random headcanon for them.)
He’s surprisingly good at drawing. It would make sense that he could draw landscapes and scenery considering he had to have drawn the blueprint for Prince Pondicherry’s castle, his factory, and all the rooms inside. But what’s surprising is he can draw people as well.
Many times he’ll find his thoughts drifting away while drawing a new blueprint for a new candy or perhaps a new room and when he finally snaps out of it he notices he’s drawn you. He gets embarrassed but he never throws away any of them. But he also hasn’t shown you. He’s much too embarrassed about that.
Y = Yuck (What are some things they wouldn’t like, either in general or in a partner?)
Someone who’s all around rotten or selfish. He’s a very generous man so don’t take him for granted. Don’t expect a sugar daddy or anything. He won’t spoil you, but sometimes he may spoil you a tiny bit on special occasions.
He’d also want you to have good hygiene. He’s a very organized and clean man. He doesn’t want someone who’s messy and dirty. (All the depressed bitches punching air rn, I know, I am too lmao)
Also if you don’t like candy or chocolate what the hell are you even doing with him? His whole life revolves around it so he’d only want someone who enjoys it at least a normal amount or as much as him. It’s ok if you don’t like certain candies or chocolates, he understands not everyone will like everything but if you hate all of it? Nah.
Also, have you ever seen how a pet will act aggressively or scared with a certain person but you’ve never seen that person be mean to the pet? It’s the same with the Oompa Loompa’s. He’s very connected with them and can read their body language very well. If you disrespect them when he’s not around, he will know and he won’t stand for it.
Z = Zzz (What is a sleep habits of theirs?)
This man is a DEEP sleeper when he’s exhausted. And he’s exhausted a LOT. The only thing that can wake him is his alarm. Have fun trying to wake him yourself. And if you do manage to wake him up, he’s one of those people that wake up scared.
He’ll have the occasional nightmare. If you can’t wake him up (you probably shouldn’t anyway) just reach over and hold his hand or rub his arm, it will calm him down.
He’s also a slight sleep talker. You can’t hold conversations with him but he’ll mumble out some sentences here and there. You’ve caught your name a few times.
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Can you tell us how your boys feel about kids.
I saw that blue doesn’t like children so I got curious.
Undertale Sans - He's not very expressive so it's hard to know, but he likes kid a hell lot. They're funny, gullible and they somehow takes everything he's saying for true which leads to the best laughs of his life. He's a bit nostalgic too of the time it was just him and Papyrus.
Undertale Papyrus - He loves kids, but it's not difficult because he loves everyone. But his kid especially. He's going to make sure they never miss anything to the point he can get a bit protective and it's certainly not an unhealthy way to cope with how painful his childhood was in the streets :D
Underswap Sans - Oh god, please no. Children make him so nervous. He's very uncomfortable around them, and he usually lets S/O take care of them if he has some one day. He is full of insecurities, way more than he thinks, and the fact his brother almost died from starvation when they were younger probably is the cause of that. He prefers to stay away.
Underswap Papyrus - He loves children, he wants children. He's one of the best dad to have, very loving and attentive, and he's working hard on his insecurities with children, to the point they completely disappear sometimes. He's just dad material.
Underfell Sans - He's a great dad, he just doesn't know it... Red spends more time thinking he will be a horrible dad and not enough realizing all the kids in the neighborhood likes him and sees him as a sort of father figure. If he ever has a child, that will be the revelation of the century for him lol.
Underfell Papyrus - He loves children but he's way too protective so when the kids reach the teenage era, he might struggle a lot with this. He wants all his kids safe and it's a bit obsessional. Other than that, he's a great dad. A little strict, but patient. He explains things very well to kids too.
Horrortale Sans - He loves kids but kids don't love him all the time :( He's always sad when he accidentally makes a child cry in the street because he's big and scary. He's nothing but a huge teddy bear with his own kid, with a bit of feral paternity lol. He's very nice, but threat his kids and suddenly you might die lol.
Horrortale Papyrus - He loves children, but it's hard to keep up with their energy. He has too many health problems to raise kids, or that's what he tells himself because he has no self-confidence. He's a gentle giant. He's lecturing kids a lot though. He's definitely a dad-strict-mom deep inside.
Swapfell Sans - See that squirrel girl from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? That's his kid. Nox has a dad girl who always comes looking for him when she has any problem and he will say yes to any of her temper tantrums because that's his little princess. That's his baby girl and he will fight anything trying to take her from him with his fists lol.
Swapfell Papyrus - He's that Dad who doesn't seem to really care about anything, but it's actually not the case. He likes when kids learn things by themselves, so yeah, the kid is going to get hurt, a lot. But they will draw on all his bones too, cooking explosive cakes, paints the walls of the house... Rus is a fun dad.
Fellswap Gold Sans - Uh, no thanks. Kids make him too anxious. He's struggling with Coffee already, he doesn't need more people he needs to watch over obsessionally, thanks. Or he could take the opportunity to, you know, see a therapist about this. But, uh, not today.
Fellswap Gold Papyrus - He's going to give his anxiety to his kids lol. They all have a very strong bond when they are together. However, if one of them is missing, everyone is panicking, father including, and it turns terribly wrong. Every time. That's going to be complicated lol.
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dragonrider9905 · 28 days
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Midnight Snacks
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Summery: Dogma had a long day at work and comes home to a surprise.
Warnings: none, pure fluff
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@eclec-tech Here you go!!!!!!! Thank you so so much for being my first ❤️First person to encourage me on my writing journey, first to invite me to Tumblr and first to request in my follower celebration!!! I really hope this one lives up to your hopes! Your idea was just so cute XD I hope I did it justice ;D
Dogma trudged his way through the streets back home.
It’d been a long day. 
Well, in truth, it’d been a long day for a long time. After the fall of the Republic with that fateful ‘Order 66’ (which he really didn’t know what that was all about) Dogma took the first opportunity to escape the prisons, which were in chaos. He’d struck out on high alert and extreme secrecy for who knows how long, living hand to mouth and always looking over his shoulder. Little by little, the paranoia dissipated and life turned into a day by day experience. Apparently the Empire was too busy to hunt him down (which was fine by him). They were too busy looking for other high value targets (which he had to admit, he didn’t know who or what they were. He didn’t get a whole lot of information in his cell on Coruscant). He’d rather be safe than sorry so a low profile he kept, but he also decided to live a little of a life. He’d get a job, make some money and live like a normal person doing…what normal people do. Whatever that was. 
Monotony of time went on; Dogma got steady work and a steady life. Rarely anything fell out of place, just like how he liked it. He liked as few disruptions as possible. He knew everything that was going to happen. Everything had a place and everything was in its place. Order was the order of the day...that was, until he met you. 
You were the craziest, funnest person on the planet (and he’s got to admit that’s what made him attracted to you. Like, how in the galaxy did you have such a carefree spirit? Live from moment to moment without anxiety for the future. Always ready for an adventure. Believe that everything would be ok, and it always was. Blew him away). 
Dogma always liked understanding everything, and nothing scared him more than when his heart started beating abnormally around you. The queasy feeling in his gut whenever you’d do something around him. The blush whenever you’d tease him. The irrevocable smile that’d show up on his lips whenever you laughed. Dogma didn’t understand any of it! 
Ok, he retracted his earlier statement; he realized he was never more scared than when he connected the dots: he was in love with you. 
Falling in love was easy. Staying in love was the hard part. 
His shifts at the factory were long and hard. 12 hours a day, zero breaks, four days a week. The bits in between were yours. How do you keep love alive on that? 
Turning left at the corner and sighing into the night, slightly chilled with the season and a hint of rain in the air, Dogma felt almost giddy. It’d been three months since he told you how he felt. Three months since you told him you felt the same way. Three months of bliss, and extreme exhaustion. Before his shifts or after, he’d head to your place to spend time with you. It was a solid thirty minutes (if not more) on a good day from his apartment to the factory adding so much extra time to his day he wondered every night coming home if he should quit. 
He was a reasonable man too though. Jobs were hard to come by. If he quit, he’d need a plan. And he couldn’t quit now, there were too many bills to take care of. Plus if he wanted a future with you… 
But, how long would this last on the scraps you gave each other? 
He sighed, almost defeatedly. 
The contradictory swirl of emotions had him climbing on top of the highest mountains of Aldaraan and tumbling far below into the depths of the oceans of Kamino. 
He decided to head straight home today. The lack of sleep was really playing a number on his mind. He’d commed you before with no answer on your end. He hoped that you’d understand. That you weren’t upset with him. It was always hard for him to tell. He wasn’t the best when it came to reading emotions and even then, since his…mistake on Umbara, a gaping hole of self doubt was left in its wake. 
Sighing for the up-teenth time, he finally turned onto his street.  Reached his door and pulled out his keys…to notice the light was on.
He was pretty sure he’d turned off all his lights when he left? Perhaps his habit just slipped. Doing things for so long he’d forget even doing them. 
Stepping his apartment, he dropped his stuff to the floor, and sighed again. Home at last.
“There you are!” 
Dogma screeched and nearly jumped out of his skin.
The sound of your bright, bubbly voice was the last thing he expected to hear. Looking at you with wide, surprised eyes, you laughed and ran into his arms, embracing him with a hum. 
“Now you shut that trap of yours and move it! I’ve got everything ready for you!” Forcibly lifting his jaw back into place, you pushed him further into his apartment. 
“What…?” 
Had he gone to your place by accident? No…those were his books, his carefully stored few belongings…
“When I got your comm, I could almost hear how tired you were. I figured since you’d been coming by me every day, I’d surprise you and throw you a welcome home party! Whatda think?!”
“The place is empty.”
“Exactly! You’re kind of party.”
Dogma chuckled. You weren’t wrong. 
“It’s great, thank you.”
“Oh I’m just getting started. First, it’s snacks in the kitchen, then it’s holovids, then a good night's rest for your off day tomorrow!” 
You waved your hand to the couch where you haphazardly threw pillows and blankets onto the floor. Pillows and blankets he knew were not his. 
“You brought your stuff over here?” Dogma knew you were particular about your comfort items. You liked them clean and in place in your own apartment. They never left their spots. 
“Yeah! I figured we could make a blanket fort! I know you don’t have many of your own yet.”
“I, uh, I—” 
“Oh stop babbling and let’s eat! I know you’re starving!”
Bopping behind him and placing your palms on his back, you practically pushed him all the way into the kitchen. 
Sitting on the table was a vast variety of his favorite snacks all assembled in a neat array. 
“Oh wow…” Dogma was at a loss for words. You did all of this for him?
He turned to see your sparkling face and smiled. 
“Thank you for everything. I don’t deserve…”
“No talking like that! You deserve the galaxy, my dear.”
Swallowing the lump in his throat, he drew you in for a hug. Against his chest, he felt your smile. Pressing a kiss to the top of your head, he broke away. 
“Should we move the snacks into the living room and get started on those holovids? Since you’re the absolute best, you get to pick.” Dogma picked up a platter of meats and cheese on it, moving to the small coffee table he had.
“But this is supposed to be your relaxation night…”
“Nah, whenever I’m with you I’m relaxed.” He paused with a look of realization crossing his face, along with a smile. “Well, mostly.”
You laughed.
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
“Oh, nothing.”
Raising an eyebrow you shook your head. 
“Ok, then.”
“Isn’t that show you like on tonight?” he asked. “I can turn that on…”
“But…”
“If you like it, I like it.”
You giggled. “Ok, sounds like a plan.”
“Also, I get to make fun of it if I want to.”
“Dogma!”
You laughed and threw a pillow at him, which he expertly deflected with a laugh. 
Settling down and wrapping blankets over your heads, Dogma started the show. 
“Aw shoot, I forgot the dip in the fridge.” You scrunched up your face, eyes glued to the screen. The action was only beginning. A slight look of disappointment crossed your face before you stated “I’ll be right back.”
“No you stay, I’ll grab it.” 
With a wink, Dogma jumped to his feet and ran to the fridge.
Opening the door, Dogma was struck in the face.
“What the kriff?!”
Running a hand down his face and refocusing, he didn’t see the dip he was looking for, instead he noticed a little, red dragon sitting on the shelf…laughing? Was it laughing at him?
“Why….is there a dragon in my fridge?”
“It was hot!”
“What kind of an explanation is that?” Dogma said more to himself than you.
 “Well I mean if he was hot.” He rolled his eyes. “What the kriff is he doing in my fridge though? Where’d he come from?”
You came running into the kitchen. “Isn’t he the cutest thing!!! I found him today roaming the streets. He’s a fire dragon! I’m going to bring him home and raise him and we’ll be best buddies.”
Dogma shook his head. You were crazy. 
But he loved that about you. 
Yeah, this love would stay alive for a long time. Who knew, even maybe the rest of his life.
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literaticat · 1 year
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Hello. Just wondering what you think of the current "Roald Dahl re-write" controversy.
Hahaha I have a lot of feelings. Some of them you probably won't like? IDK.
First of all, lemme just say, Roald D was an anti-Semitic asshole, a notoriously difficult and bad man, his books are mean-spirited and rankle me, I really don't give a fig about him or his books or his legacy, and I'd never give them to a child.
(I wouldn't stop a child from reading one if they wanted to, either! I wouldn't BAN them! It's fine with me that they EXIST and are readily available for anyone who wants to read them! I just personally would not spend my money to present a child with a copy of one of his books, I think there are better things to read that I'd rather gift.)
So if you were under a rock and you didn't hear this latest "outrage", evidently the Roald Dahl estate + the UK publisher decided to do an update to a bunch of his books removing some of the particularly egregious language around things like minorities, fat people, etc. Some of the coverage of this makes it sound like they removed vast swathes of text, essentially rewriting the books. Which would obviously be insane if true. But it's not true. The changes are, as the estate put it, "small and carefully considered." There might be hundreds in total, but if they are tweaks to words across dozens of books - that's really not very many?
Anyway lots of authors are decrying it as CENSORSHIP!!!!! In my opinion... that is a little dramatic. First of all - censorship would be if they redacted the language without the permission of the rights holder. That is not the case. The rights holder is very much on board here - presumably because they know that the language is old-fashioned at best and OFFENSIVE at worst, and they just signed a many-million dollar contract with Netflix! And I'm sure they would like people to NOT boycott those Netflix projects and continue to buy the books!
It would also be censorship if somebody rounded up all old copies and destroyed them, preventing people from ever experiencing the text as originally published. But that's not happening. There are literally MILLIONS of copies of these books in print. They are SO available we could all build houses out of them. Nobody is taking anything away here.
Additionally -- this happens ALL THE TIME. All! The! Time!!!! Mind you -- MOST books just go out of print and are forgotten. But books that are lucky enough to stay in print for decades are often updated / tweaked to reflect changing cultural mores, etc.
For examples: In the 1930's, Nancy Drew was 16 years old and carried a gun. In the 1950's, they realized that was not going over well anymore, so they changed all her stories to make her 18 with no gun.
In the 1970's, Margaret of ARE YOU THERE GOD fame wore a "sanitary belt" for her period. I read these books in the early 80's and was like "wtf???" -- well, in the late 80s, they changed it to pads.
Oh, and also, in early editions of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, the Oompa-Loompas were Black pygmies from a tribe in Africa! They changed them to orange fantasy creatures later, because guess what, people were weirded out about it.
While it's true that Roald D himself made/approved that change (presumably because somebody back in the day told him, "yo, you are going to get a LOT of money from Hollywood if you make this change" and he realized it was true) -- he's dead. If he were alive, he'd probably have the same convo, and people would say "yo, Netflix is giving you millions of dollars, apologize for the hatred you spewed and change some words or your deal is toast." -- And he'd have done it, just like he did the first time. Since he's dead, his heirs made that decision. Which they are fully allowed to do.
Most of the time, literary executors of author's estates are trying to do the most lucrative things for that estate; they have a fiduciary responsibility to do so. That being said - if you feel strongly that after your death your books must be frozen in amber and never changed a bit, never sold to Hollywood / adapted for stage or TV or film, never sold into foreign countries where words change in translation all the time -- then let your heirs / executors know that explicitly, they DO NOT have permission to agree to any of this. And the books will likely just go out of print, and sink into oblivion.
ETA: Are these changes really being done because of concern for children's "delicate" brains, or "cancel culture gone mad"? ... OR, is it a somewhat cynical cash-grab to ensure that a multi-million dollar Netflix deal doesn't go down the tubes? Probably the latter!
But also, that isn't censorship. Creators and their estates are allowed to grab cash if it is offered, and can change or not change things as they will. They are the rights holders.
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ETA ETA: I also should have mentioned a similar case from a couple years back: In 2021, the Seuss estate elected to *stop* publishing certain titles that contained racial and ethnic stereotypes. (And also - those particular books were among his least popular and they were not losing anything by making that decision, they make a billion dollars off his other books, and actually that news made his books SKYROCKET in sales, but whatever). It would not surprise me AT ALL if this hand-wringing news actually causes a big spike in Dahl sales.
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Hello! ✨ If it's alright, could I request a Tartaglia x sorta-shy reader? reader has a slightly younger adopted brother (they're still trying to get it legally done but they're still a family) but they haven't introduced nor mentioned it yet? Their brother is in his teens or is a very very young adult. So one day Tartaglia finds reader with their brother, discussing some paperwork, aaand things probably don't go too well with Tartaglia, or it ends up decent ! this is how they probably introduce their brother to him too. TTvTT You can do anything with this scenario btw! Thanks :D
Hello! I know, I KNOW it’s been over a month since i posted anything but i’m back again! Also I changed the part where childe meets our brother a bit, hope that’s okay with you!!
I DIDN’T KNOW!! childe X gn!reader
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It had been a busy week for you and your family. The paperwork for your brother’s adoption was taking a lot longer then you’d imagined.
Now that you finally got to take a break, you could finally get some much needed fresh air. Your brother was walking next to you, a popsicle in hand while you dipped on your drink.
“ahh it’s been so long since i’ve got time off, it sure is nice to walk around Liyue harbour every now and then.” You let out a contempt sigh, your brother nodding his head in agreement.
Spending most of your day cooped up in an office was no where near fun. Especially not with a certain harbinger begging for your attention.
Speaking of said harbinger, the last you saw him was two days ago when he left with the traveler and teucer to some toy factory. You had expected him to find you after that considering the two of you still had work to go through together but he never showed up.
Although you were a little worried for him, you knew that he could handle himself just fine. Besides, the traveller will be there!
Meanwhile, childe had just thanked someone after asking for your whereabouts. He was so sure that you’d be in your office until late in the night but apparently you were given an off day.
So now here he was spying on you from a distance. No, he didn’t wear a disguise or hide behind a tree. The more he watched the two of you the more irritated he got.
Why were you smiling with some other guy? No- why were you laughing at something he said?
Having had enough of just hiding in the shadows, he made sure that he wore his most menacing face before approaching you.
“Ah, if it isn’t my dearest partner y/n!” Childe exclaimed, pulling you into a tight hug.
Shocked at his sudden appearance and action, you almost dropped your drink of it wasn’t for your brother who caught it.
You wriggled out of his grasp, embarrassed by the few eyes that were now on the three of you.
“Say, who’s this fine gentleman that you’re with?” Shooting him a somewhat threatening glare, childe gave you a quick peck on the lips.
“o-oh right, you haven’t met yet!” You we’re hit with the sudden realisation that you never got round to introducing the two.
“Ajax, this is my brother- well he’s adopted and we’re still trying to get the paperwork done but that’s not important. And um this is my boyfriend…”
Ah right, you never did tell your family that you were seeing someone which made this interaction all the more awkward.
“Your brother?”
“Your boyfriend?”
Both of them voiced out simultaneously, shock and confusion written on their faces.
You only looked down at your hands, not sure what to say or do.
“Well why didn’t you tell me sooner!?” Almost as if a switch had been flipped, childe’s previous murderous gaze turned into a friendly and welcoming one.
“ahaha… it kind of just slipped my mind.”
You scratched the back of your neck, surpris d that childe took the news quite well. You would have expected him to question your brother here and there. But then again, he was kind of a family guy.
“Now that I’m sure you’re safe let me treat the two of you to a meal! That way I can get to know your brother a little better!” Childe took your hand in his, gesturing for your brother to follow.
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23. “What do you mean? I’m just making these cards for the kids.” “What kids?!”
have fun 😁🎉
😁😁😁😁😁 oh this was SO FUN hehehe thank you for the prompt! :D
word count: ~1.1k
warnings: mentions of infertility
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"Good gods."
Aelin glanced up at the sound of her husband's voice. "What?"
Rowan made a vague gesture at the chaos sprawled all over the dining room table. "Um..."
She laughed. "Oh, you mean the Christmas card factory."
"Yeah..." His brows furrowed. "You want to explain?"
"What's wrong with making Christmas cards, buzzard?" She left the one she was working on atop the table and came over to him, looping her arms around his waist and beaming.
"Nothing," he chuckled, kissing her softly. "It's just, well, that's a heck of a lot of cards, Fireheart. You sending them out general delivery?"
She flicked his nose. "What do you mean? I've got it all planned out--there's some for our family and friends, some for our coworkers, and some for the kids."
Rowan's brain stalled.
"What kids?" he breathed, a flicker of hope crossing his face.
Aelin pressed her lips together and shook her head once, leaning closer into her husband. "Not...not like that."
"I'm sorry, Fireheart," he murmured, pressing his wife close to his heart.
They'd been trying to get pregnant for several years now and so far had had no success. Aelin met regularly with her fertility doctor, took all the preparatory vitamins, did everything she could to try and help her body understand that she wanted a baby, but so far, nothing. She knew infertility ran in her family, knew that her mother had only been able to have her, but still--both she and Rowan wanted a family.
"They're for the kids at Orynth Children's," she finally whispered, looking up at him. "Elide told me about the program, and I have some time, so why not?"
Elide was a pediatric surgeon at Orynth Children's Hospital, and she'd worked with several of her colleagues to expand the program through which the children in the hospital received Christmas gifts. She knew how much Aelin loved art and design and spending time with the children in recovery, so this was perfect for her.
"That's wonderful," Rowan murmured, kissing the top of her head. "You want me to help?"
Her lips quirked up. "If you want to, of course."
~
As she stacked up all the cards she was bringing to the children's hospital, Aelin set one aside, hiding the green envelope in the stack that was for friends and family. That one was Rowan's card.
She parked in the visitor lot like Elide had instructed her and walked inside, carrying the stack of cards and the box of stuffed animals that she'd collected at her workplace. The receptionist smiled at her as she came in.
"Mrs. Whitethorn?"
"That's me," Aelin grinned.
"Perfect." The lady handed her a nametag on a lanyard. "This will give you the access you'll need. Dr. Lochan should be down soon."
"Thanks." Aelin set down her box and slipped on the nametag, only waiting a few minutes before Elide walked through the double doors from the hospital, grinning at her friend.
"Ae!"
"Ells!" Aelin gave her dear friend a quick hug.
"Those are so cute," Elide beamed, looking into the box of stuffed animals. "The kids are going to love them."
"I hope so."
Aelin followed Elide into the hospital, keeping a couple steps behind the petite woman in her pastel green scrubs. Elide led her up to the main recovery floor and introduced her to the current staff team, all of whom would be helping to pass out this batch of gifts. So Aelin took her load of cards and followed Elide through the rooms, smiling and laughing and saying a few kind words to the children.
And ignoring how her heart squeezed a little more with each visit she made.
She came home to the warm, comforting scent of Rowan's cooking, kicking off her shoes behind the front door and heading into the kitchen to say hello. He knew she'd come from delivering presents at the children's hospital, and because he knew her so well, he didn't say anything, just let her lean into his side, inhaling the soothing smells of food and home and him.
"It breaks my heart," she whispered, her eyes closed.
He turned off the stove and pulled her into his arms, stroking her back. "I know, Fireheart."
She sniffled. "I'm scared, Ro."
"I wish I knew what to tell you," he breathed, his heart breaking for her. She didn't say anything, just rested her head against his shoulder and let him hold her, his solid, warm silence her rock.
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Rowan woke up the next morning to find a plain green envelope lying atop Aelin's pillow, her half of the bed still rumpled from when she got up. Hearing the shower running in the background, he could tell she was there, so he reached over and picked up the envelope, which bore his name in his wife's loopy cursive.
Sliding one finger under the envelope's flap, he opened it up and withdrew a Christmas card, Aelin's design work evident in the watercolor painting of a smiling cherub, a holly sprig in its hand. A soft grin slipping across his face, he opened up the card.
And his brain stalled again.
When she emerged from the shower, Aelin found him staring at the card in wordless shock, his jaw hanging open, gaping at the pair of little black-and-white photos she'd tucked into the card.
He lifted his eyes to her, tears spilling down his cheeks. "Aelin--are you--" He took a deep, shuddering breath. "Are you serious?"
A smile brighter than the sun split her face as she nodded, dropping down onto the bed beside him, letting her bathrobe fall open and settling his hand atop her stomach. "Ten weeks, and I had no idea."
"Aelin," he breathed, his other hand cupping her face, hardly daring to believe the precious secret she'd revealed. "I--how?"
"Doctor said the tests I took must have been false negatives, though she wasn't sure how that happened." Aelin threaded her fingers through his, resting their hands on the faint, barely noticeable swell of her belly. "It's true, my love. We're having a baby."
"I love you so much," Rowan whispered, kissing her soft and slow and deep, powerful joy radiating across his expression. Slowly, he moved down, settled himself in her lap, and pressed his lips to her belly. "I love you, little one."
Tears spilled down Aelin's cheeks, her heart near to bursting. "We love you too, Ro." She beamed through her emotions, carding her fingers through his hair. "Dad."
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vacantgodling · 6 months
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Hi! Just wanted to say Broken Clouds intrigues me to no end, you have no idea (I love how insane it sounds). So anyway, what's up with Green?
sorry i’m just getting to this but thank you 😭 they’re all dumb and i love them.
also a lot of this worldbuilding is gonna be on the fly cuz why not! :D
SO green is an android… basically. he was created by the powers that be (i think their world is made up of several authoritarian military regimes versus like actual “government” that cares about the rights of the people or whatever) to serve in the armed forces as a suicide droid (or a SUDRO is what they’re called) who’s entire purpose is to yknow. kill as many enemies as possible without stopping until he inevitably self destructs. sudro’s we’re really popular in a several year long conflict called the “back wars” where basically those powers at be struggled against each other for power and shit. this is also the same time period where utah & slug’s mother disappeared, though disappearances from the back wars is like. not uncommon.
he can mod his body on the fly (mainly his arms) into different sorts of guns and weaponry.
before he was officially drafted as a soldier, sudro’s like himself are taken to a testing room to have them kill like a goat or smthn to show their lack of programmed empathy, green pulls a finn (the only good part that was MASSACRED in the new movies but, don’t get me started) and is basically unable to do it. he refuses to kill the goat and befriends it instead, which deems him as a failure to the regime and he’s scheduled for reprogramming. however, before this happens, the factory where sudro’s are manufactured is hit in a drone strike and in the chaos green is able to escape with the goat.
green is surprisingly extremely empathetic. he cries oil (a la tin man) when he’s sad or when things die, which is exactly what happens when, in trying to flee, his goat is killed. he cries so hard he rusts, but is far enough away from his birthplace that no one looks for him. he stays there for several years, and the back wars come and go.
utah, slug, gator & risk end up stumbling upon him during their travels and utah being a fucking nerd recognizes him as a sudro. they spend several days camping in the area as utah removes all the rust, and hook him up to some of gator’s equipment to deprogram him if he wakes up and is aggro. however, obviously since green is a lover, when he wakes up he’s overjoyed to be alive again, and slug quickly becomes attached to him so he gets dragged along the ride.
(this is before they meet agent oogma as well)
there’s a bit of a conflict of organic and inorganic going on in this story. it’s high and low tech at the same time. there’s weird biological nonsense like whatever’s happening with slug and risk, but then there’s androids like green lmao that exist, or used to. utah definitely views green as more of a “thing” at least for a long time and gator as well (but can be swayed more easily to accept green’s personhood) whereas i’m not sure risk cares? however, slug recognizes green as a person and the two of them become besties. slug is usually riding around on his shoulders!
i used to have oooooold art of him somewhere buuuut it’s in a sketchbook at home 💀 he’s also nonviolent for the most part but he learns that it’s okay to fight to protect your friends. he still does have the programming for it after all. but i think whenever the first time he actually uses it it awakens that long dormant kill program so they’ll have to uh. deal with that when it comes lol.
but yeah!! that’s about green! he’s sweet, airheaded and extremely curious and also a Babie :)
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ajcgames · 9 days
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Smashing
I got a good bit of development time in since the last update. There's a bunch to unpack, so let's start off with a video that shows what's new.
A lot to cover here!
Pulverizer
A replacement for the first 'work machine', and the first proper machine you'll likely place in your factory. As you can guess, the pulverizer breaks down raw minerals into processed components. In the video, you can see it turning the small rocks into containers of granulated product.
Machine indicator lights
The machines you place down now have indicator lights. You can see this on the front of the excavator and the top of the pulverizer. These are unified and share the same meaning across all machines. RED = an input is not connected. YELLOW = the machine is unable to work, usually due to a blocked output slot. GREEN = the machine is busy working, all is well!
Camera movement updates
I added a somewhat superfluous zoomed-in mode to the camera, mostly for the sake of giving you the opportunity to get in close to the action. There's a more zoomed-out version as well that gives you a more top-down look at your factory, though I haven't shown this in the video.
Input port details
When you're placing an Excavator you'll now see UI panels over the ports in the level. These tell you the product that will be imported through that port.
Naming of stuff
When I was working on the import panel I realised I needed to give my first input product a name. I went with Akorite since it's not a real mineral name and I can avoid having to ground this game with real stuff! I want to keep to real-ish sounding names, though, so you won't see any Unobtanium in here ;)
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The next steps
I'm getting very close to something that feels more like a vertical slice of the game now, so I need to start thinking about the next big objectives. I'm really happy with how it's coming together so far, but I want to make sure I'm sticking to my lane and focusing on concrete goals.
Now that I have mechanisms in place for generating items, moving them around, and performing work on them (to produce an additional ouput), I have all of the 'bare bones' mechanics to build up a proper factory game. There are some developments that are more obvious than others:
Addition of belt splitters and mergers
A UI that shows when clicking on a machine which displays relevant information about its state and current processes
A machine that generates science points by researching items you feed into it (a little bit like the Satisfactory Awesome Sink)
A way to save and load your game
Beyond these, which I feel are essential requirements for it to be a functional 'game', I might consider these are additional development objectives:
A mission objectives system. This may initially just be 'accrue X science points' until a deeper contract-based system is developed.
A player tutorial system. This will likely take place in a pre-made small factory level where I can more tightly control the environment. Like setting up 'bumpers' in a bowling alley to keep the player on-track.
Research screen.
The concept of a research screen is just that for now - a screen. I want to get it in there as a placeholder soon just so that I have it hooked up and ready to work on at a later date.
The R&D tree is going to be an essential component for me to implement as it would feel totally lacking without the regular portioning of rewards to the player. It creates impetus and drive.
I'll be spending some time thinking it all over to try and come up with something as compelling as I can :)
Anyway, that's all again for now. Thank you again if you took the time to read this, I'm grateful for your time. Have a wonderful day! ❤️
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ariapmdeol · 2 years
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zeno anon once again, most likely for the last time (my apologies for bothering you so much haha!) thanks for the rec! I was planning to play that but I wasnt aware of that part, so thank u for the heads up so I could prepare ahead of time. if you have any other game recs in general id love to hear them
i promise youre not bothering me at all, no worries :D! i love talking abt games and stuff so i promise im having fun dsalkjakjdslkjds
Here is a list of game recommendations, with a summary and the major TWs that i can remember! I'll edit in links after i post this ask too! and ill put them under the cut bc this is gonna be long lkjdsalkjdskjads. All games listed are free!
Cell Of Empireo - Sharktale Factory: Major TWs: Cults, Human Experimentation, Body Horror, Character Death, Suicide, a single implied mention of cannibalism (very brief), Overall Dark themes, Two (2) jumpscares. My personal favorite right now! Haruki Atou is a 28 year old detective. When his friend and coworker, Eiji Shinano, goes missing, he follows him to his last known location... the mysterious cult known as the Empyrean Heaven Research Institute. LOTS of lore. Like genuinely every single detail feels so fleshed out, it's insane! Foreshadowing EVERYWHERE. this one has a similar vibe to ZENO to me? Also i love the character writing in this game, everyone has their own motivations and plans and its SO DETAILED. Theres a gay mad scientist! a headless rat! a puppy!!! No official playable translation, but there is a translator who has uploaded the entirety of the base game on youtube! The DLC is currently being translated. 7 endings, + bonus scenes based on whether a specific flag is triggered.
Witch's Heart - IZ (Blue Star Entertainment): Major TWs: Body Horror, Suicide, Murder, Dark themes. While playing up in the mountains, Claire Elford finds herself taking shelter from the rain in a mansion. Soon, she finds four other people, some bizarre monsters - and no way back out. In the company of demons, the five must figure out how to escape... and solve the mystery of the legendary wish-granting treasure, the Witch's Heart. This one is split into multiple scenarios. There is the base game, Witch's Heart Bonus Stage as the direct sequel, and Sirius' Conclusion. There are more to come (more character conclusions). This one is fun! Wonderful Character writing, fun gameplay, and charming interactions between the whole cast. Five endings.
SHTDN - Umami Mazu (Marutoku Kichi): Major TWs: nothing major iirc. brief mention of sex, some discussion of death. The desktop is peaceful as usual. In order to delete the computer virus called "Agape", the anti-virus program, Virus Buster "Goyou", must cooperate with it while searching through the computer's files. This one is short and genuine, with GORGEOUS backgrounds. It's STUNNING. It’s so so so cute and the conversations between Goyou and Agape are genuinely sweet <3!! Same creator as ZENO, different translator! Three endings.
Eloquent Countenance - RachelDrawsThis: Major TWs: religion, horror imagery, blood You have been told that the pastor of your church had suddenly passed away last night. As you helped with his wife's funeral not so long ago, you were assigned to assist the pastor's funeral service today as well. But as soon as you were about to start the service, you hear a strange voice in your head… This is short but compelling! Made for a game jam where the entire game takes place in a single room. I had a lot of fun with this one :D WONDERFUL character writing! Two endings.
Cold Front - RachelDrawsThis: Major TWs: Blood, gore, disturbing imagery. Augustine and Winnie have always been together their whole childhood. Ever since elementary school up until now, when they have graduated high school. They were inseparable. But now that Winnie got accepted to his university, he is soon leaving town. The two decide to spend their last day together before his move. Not long after they hopped into Winnie's car, they suddenly find themselves trapped in a freezing blizzard... It's currently July. also short with 2 endings! FANTASTIC character writing, both Winnie and Augustine feel SO fleshed out <3
Your Turn to Die - A Death Game By Majority - Nankidai: Major TWs: Death, graphic depictions of violence, Hallucinations, Trauma, overall dark themes. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place. Placed in life-and-death situations, they must come to an agreement about what they should do - and who should die. YTTD <3 this one is released up through chapter 3-1B, with part 3-2 to be the final part when it is released. Multiple routes! this is what got me into playing these kinds of games in the first place :D very fleshed out characters, details matter! your choices determine who lives or dies!
Therapy With Dr. Albert Krueger - Dino999z Major TWs: jumpscares, cartoon gore, blood, flashing images, loud noises The genius of Dr. Krueger shines again with his newest revolutionary breakthrough therapeutic sessions. Allow Krueger’s new treatment to tackle the toughest cases of mental disorder (peer-review pending) and fears in our ever changing day to day world. The genius lies not only within Krueger's stunning techniques as a therapist, but also with what he calls “Dream Therapy”, combining breakthrough neuron technology with his closely held therapy principals. So what are you waiting for? Sign up for your therapy today! HELLOOOOO MR KRUEGER! Same creator and world as VTSOM, with some connections between the two (though the order in which you play them doesnt matter)! three endings! I love this silly goofy marine biologist turned therapist! the protagonist is NB :D
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someone commented this on Quotev sleepyhead and i just really wanted to ramble about it so badly:
I don’t really think of CRTKR’s twitching as like ticks (maybe it is maybe it isn’t I’m not entirely sure lol) but more of them expelling excess energy
In the factory, they were made to be able to repair animatronics and themself completely on their own, but they also have a bit of an energy setting so to say?? So before they were shipped over, their creators were informed that Sun was really energetic so they decided to turn that energy setting up a lot so as to help CRTKR stay up to speed with Sun
Well, in the beginning of sleepyhead, CRTKR didn’t use a lot of that energy, spending most of their time observing Sun from the balcony and pretending to sleep (hence their favorite nickname :D) so a lot of that extra energy was pent up, and they end twitching a lot to get rid of it
Since they started actually working with Sun and the kids, it’s gotten a lot better, but they still twitch a little bit due to habit
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Woohoo requests are open for the man on my dreams! Rn i honestly just need Heisendad. So may i get 13, 94, and hear me out, 75, But instead of father, Heisenberg says “Your mother will kill me.” Lol. That’s up to you, but i just would honestly love Karl spend a little time alone with his kid(s). How many is up to you aswell. I demand more Dilf Heisenberg….pretty please. :3
Of course!❤ I’m a sucker for dad Heisenberg as well XD Enjoy some wholesome moments in the life of dad Heisenberg
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Love Without End
You leave Heisenberg alone with the kids for the day.
#13 “Let’s make our own story.”
#75 “Your father/mother will kill me.”
#94 “He/she is walking!”
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One would think that Lord Heisenberg would make a terrible father. After all, he was raised in isolation far from any sort of normal family love. He’s cold, vile, cruel, and seems to resent the idea of ever loving anybody.
So, how the hell did he end up with two wonderful children?
A daughter who is around seven years old, matching your personality. As well as an eleven-month-old son, who seemed to be more like him. Both of his children were his pride and joy (although he’d never admit that to anyone but himself). 
However, raising kids in some factory was a challenge, knowing that Heisenberg was still dealing with Miranda. Although, her and the other lords knew about you and children. But with Heisenberg being one of the respected lords, (and personally Miranda’s favorite despite his ill intent), they left his little family alone.
That didn’t mean you weren’t a bit worried when it came to leaving him alone with them. 
You were going over to Donna’s for some peace and tea, and that meant that Heisenberg was left to watch the children. This doesn’t happen often, but you were thankful to see the children alive each time that you returned.
However, as you left, you realized your worry would be for naught. Heisenberg was a surprisingly good father, and his children adored him.
“Well, what’s on the agenda today?” Heisenberg said to D/N, his daughter, as he gently took hold of his son, S/N. The young girl was full of boundless energy no doubt. This was confirmed when she nearly tumbled into his legs.
“Can we go outside?” She asked sweetly, gripping onto her father’s pant legs. 
“Sorry, sweetheart. I have a lot of work to get done today.” Heisenberg said, smiling fondly at his daughter’s pout. He ruffled her hair, causing her to giggle and flee.
“However, I do have a couple spare hours on hand...let’s head outside for a bit.” He said, not really ever being one to deny his little girl. So, with his son in his arms, he carefully led them outside.
Summers in this area were wet, but pleasant. Heisenberg would keep his spawn confined to the factory’s outskirts. Any farther, and there were lycans prowling about. 
He wouldn’t know how to deal with that type of loss.
As his daughter frolicked about the field, inspecting every new type of blossoming flower that managed to grow in this wasteland, Heisenberg sat cross-legged on a patch of dry ground with his son in his lap. The little boy gripped at his hands before looking up at him with one of those cute baby smiles. He grinned as well.
“Daddy! Look!” 
Heisenberg looked over to see his daughter ran back over to him with a clump of yellow flowers in her tiny hands. Heisenberg couldn’t stop himself from smiling slightly as he took the little bouquet. In fact, he was so focused on D/N, that he didn’t notice his son crawling out of his lap.
“Well, what do we have here?” He said while admiring the small wildflowers that managed to grow in this travesty he called a yard.
“I picked them for mommy. Do you like them?” She asked in a bit of a shy manner. Heisenberg could only smile more at his daughter’s thoughtfulness. However, just as he was about to answer her, the realization dawned over him that S/N wasn’t in his lap.
“Where’s your brother?” He asked in a serious tone as his eyes scanned the area. Normally, he would try really hard to control his temper when around his kids, not wanting to frighten him.
However, when he’s worried, he tends to lash out.
Thankfully, before he could go into feral dad mode and literally tear this whole place apart in trying to find S/N, his daughter managed to find it.
“He is walking!” His daughter exclaimed while pointing at her younger brother. The baby was holding onto a nearby piece of run-down equipment (which would’ve given you a heart attack) and was using that as leverage until he finally clambered a few steps on his own.
S/N had a huge grin on his face as he toddled over to his father. He looked so proud as he took his fist shaky steps, and Heisenberg couldn’t hide his grin either. It always made his heart swell with pride when one of his kids hit a milestone. Pride he didn’t even know he was capable of.
Then his son lost his balance.
However, before he could tumble into the hard ground, Heisenberg was quick on his feet and grabbed the little boy. He swept him up from under the arms and lifted him into the air, stumbling slightly. S/N continued to smile wide, and seeing that he wasn’t hurt, Heisenberg smiled as well.
“That’s my boy!” He praised, causing the child to giggle while putting his hand in his mouth.
“That’s amazing! We should do something to celebrate!” D/N ran over to her brother, giving him a smile and feeling rather proud herself. However, as much as Heisenberg wanted to please his children, he knew he should get back to work.
“Sorry kiddos. I have some work that needs to get done.” Heisenberg said with a frown as he thought back to the soldats that needed to be tinkered with. His daughter pouted as he handed her S/N, who also whimpered slightly.
“No, none of that. D/N, watch your brother for me.” Heisenberg said while giving his kids a hug, paying special attention to give his young son a kiss on the forehead.
“Can’t we come with you?” The seven-year-old whined as S/N began to cry slightly. That caused Heisenberg to take his son back and begin to sooth him. 
His first thought was absolutely not. After all, his factory was crawling with danger. If his kids managed to get out of his sight, they could get extremely hurt. The very thought of that made him shudder.
If he failed to protect them...
On the other hand, he didn’t want them to be on their own. Who knows what kind of trouble they could get into if left to their own devices? He knew it was a bad idea but decided to take his kids along with him to his workspace.
“Your mother will kill me.” Heisenberg said with a chuckle, thinking of your reaction if you found out that he brought the kids with him into the depths of the factory. However, his daughter simply cheered in excitement after realizing he gave in.
“But don’t tell her about any of this. You hear me?” Heisenberg’s voice was dark and serious, a tone he only used with his children to ensure they listened and listened well. However, neither his daughter nor son took any fear by that, and simply nodded eagerly.
So, the journey began.
It was actually pretty smooth sailing for the most part. His daughter listened well and stayed close while his son kept pulling Heisenberg’s hat over his eyes, and nearly making him trip down some stairs in the process. He got to the space where he worked on the soldats, and made sure his kids were in his line of sight as he did his best to keep them occupied as he worked.
Then, something incredible happened.
“Ow! Hey! What did I say about playing with things down here?” Heisenberg said roughly as he held the back of his head, accusing his daughter of throwing things at him.
“It wasn’t me! It was S/N!” She said while pointing towards her younger brother, who was innocently looking about the room. Heisenberg turned around fully to face his children, still not buying it.
“Don’t blame your broth-” However, before he could finish his sentence, a small screw darted about the room as soon as his son’s eyes laid sight on it. As soon as this occurred, the little boy looked frightened and began to whimper.
“I don’t believe it...” Heisenberg whispered to himself as he knelt beside his youngest. Somehow, his son had inherited the magnetic traits that Miranda had so generously bestowed upon him. The lord quickly picked up his son and began to sooth him.
“There, there, S/N. It’s nothing to be afraid of. You’re just like me...you’re just like daddy...” He said while gently patting the kid’s back. His son in response seemed to calm down slightly, and nuzzled into his father for a hug.
“Da...” The little boy said in his baby gibberish, and Heisenberg looked over to see his daughter looking a bit morose. She’s probably upset that she doesn’t have his powers as well. So, he walked over there and pulled her into a hug as well.
“You are just as special, sweetie. Please, we don’t need more people like me.” He said softly before ending it with a joke. This caused her to smile slightly, and she joined in on the hug. 
“Now, I’ve think we’ve had enough excitement for one day. Let’s head back up to greet your mother before she can scold me for bringing you down here.” He said before ushing his daughter back to the safety of the living quarters...
“Hello my babies!” You greeted warmly while pulling your daughter into a hug before coddling your son and finally giving your husband a kiss on the lips, which made him get all flustered.
“Did you have fun?” You asked in a typical motherly fashion. Heisenberg would’ve answered you, but his daughter beat him to it. She went on and on about how S/N walked for the first time, and about his powers. However, she cast her father a grin when hinting at their journey into the factory.
This caused him to pale when he noticed you giving him a side eye. But then, you perked up.
“Sounds like I missed a lot! Karl, you’ll have to help me catch up later.” The tone in your voice was very passive aggressive, and that’s when he knew that you knew about the children’s adventures with him into the factory.
You were a mom after all.
“Alright. Time for bed.” Heisenberg said before his daughter could say much else. His son had already fallen asleep on your shoulder, and that meant it was lights out for his daughter as well...
“But we need a story!” D/N said after you both got the two into bed. S/N had woken up slightly, and both you and Heisenberg knew that a story was one of the few things that could put them down.
“What could you possibly hear that you haven’t heard a million times before hand?” Heisenberg asked his kid as she simply shrugged. However, he then felt your eyes on him, and he turned to see you smiling slightly.
“Let’s make our own story.” You said sweetly while grabbing his hands. He knew that you didn’t just mean some sort of fairytale for the children. You also meant your lives together. A story that consisted of your family and relationship with each other.
A story that took far too long to write.
“Yay!” Your daughter cheered softly, and soon you were back into mom mode. You sat beside your children as you tried your best to muster up a creative tale, with Heisenberg chiming in once or twice.
Eventually, both kids were dozing off.
“That’ll do it.” You said quietly before making sure both your children were tucked in warmly. Then, your soft gaze turned into a stern one as you moved to stare at him.
“Now, what’s this about S/N’s powers.” Your tone was commanding, and he could tell he was in for a lecture. It was silent for a bit as the two of you stood at the entrance to the kids’ rooms before you finally asked the question he had been dreading.
“Did you bring them down into the factory?” You asked through narrowed eyes while crossing your arms.
“For fuck’s sake...” He muttered while bringing a hand to his face.
“Daddy said a bad word.” D/N sleepily snickered to her younger brother, who was fast asleep and thankfully didn’t hear it.
“Karl!” You whisper-shouted at him.
Lord Heisenberg. A surprisingly supreme father to his children despite the swearing. And even when they accidentally rat him out to you, their mother, and one of the only things in the world that truly terrifies him. 
However, he could never truly be angry or fault them for it. You and those kids gave him a much better life, and Heisenberg didn’t know where he would be without any of you. Much like Ethan, he was willing to do anything, face anything, if it meant the safety of his children.
It truly was a love without end.
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fallloverfic · 4 months
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Carlton/Karlton Javier (manhwa) appreciation post
Did I just finally get up to date with the manhwa for singnsong's The World After the Fall in part because of my love for Carlton Javier? Yes. Yes I did. (I mean also for ORV crumbs but Carlton got me through the rest). The K version of the name comes from the novel, but I'm using the webtoon spelling, which uses C. Spoilers for the novel and manhwa below. (Also this is focused on Jaehwan/Carlton as well :D)
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The moment you know your ship is technically canon. Like damn the way he just... grabs Jaehwan's hand. Also Carlton is so much taller than he is alkdjladja. Jaehwan just lets any man grab his hand so long as they have bondage magic and are half-angel I guess (very valid of him).
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When you walk into the club happy your husband is there for you after he blew holes in the roof to make you stop by.
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This panel is just beautiful.
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Fallen (half-)angel.
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Poor Carlton, still working for your husband, slaving away at the desk. Chibi Carlton kills me. Jaehwan reassuring Carlton about his unique world just ends me T-T It's nice to know that Carlton is training like the others!
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Baby got an outfit upgrade (looks more like Jaehwan too alkdjlaj when you're in love and match your outfits to each other alkdjlaj) and followed his husband to the Abyss after all. I love him. His finally being recovered and coming back to fight at Jaehwan's side just ahhh T-T
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Goodness is he cute. And he's almost always next to Jaehwan in this arc T-T As is kind of explained later, Jaehwan demanded that Carlton (and Cheongeo) be let into the Factory with him, which is amazing. I just love that he values the guy so much??? Jaehwan canonically wants Carlton (and Siren, Cheongeo, and Caiman) at his side.
Also legitimately curious why they gave him pointed ears, which he's specifically not supposed to have. I'm slowly working my way through the novel, and yeah I guess making him shine silver all the time would be kind of difficult, but it's a very strange change, since the final version is so specifically the opposite of how he's supposed to look (both the original and the edited version of the novel note he specifically doesn't have pointed ears). I'm not mad about it or anything, just curious.
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Baby looking hot and worried for his husband T-T
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Carlton going to Jaehwan's side (along with Siren and Cheongeo) and not doubting him when so many others were doubting him, and then supporting him, and Jaehwan leaning on him and I just hnnnnnnn. Ride or die.
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Their height difference just makes me laugh aldkjaldja Jaehwan is not short or small alkdjaldja (I mean he's described as frail at one point, but that doesn't explain this alkdjlaj) Carlton is just larger alkdjaldaj But also they're standing side by side T-T
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I just alkdjaldaj He's about a head shorter than Carlton alkdjalj this is so funny aldkjaldja I think it's something about the Very Long Legs that makes it more comically silly? It's like xxxHolic but as a shounen. I'm not necessarily against it, it's just kind of funny.
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Everyone Jaehwan wanted to go with him. WANTED CARLTON TO GO WITH HIM. WANTED. (Yes, Siren and Cheongeo are in the shot and of course Jaehwan pines for Caiman, but still). Jaehwan wanted him there T-T For someone who spends a lot of time being mad that Carlton is a law enforce and that Jaehwan can't stand him for that, and Jaehwan would rather fight the guy instead, that's character development.
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And of course I got more of him do u think me a fool.
Can't upload the other images cause tumblr image limit. I might make a second post of them.
The revised webnovel is on Munpia in Korean. And Carlton's introduction is included in the free chapters. Enjoy.
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grammarpedant · 1 year
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AO3 wrapped: 3, 11, 15, 18?
The AO3 wrapped meme
Thanks for sending in the questions! I had a lot of fun with the answers :D
3. What work are you most proud of (regardless of kudos/hits)?
Hm... depending on whether you count last year's Gift Exchange event as part of the wrapped (since this year's not being included I'd lean toward yes), I'd say the past is no forgotten promise, a highly niche fic that I wrote for RoundedLoaf, based on the tender feelings of love and labor that her hopepunk generation ship fic gave me, and on the strong feelings of connection (and on Murderbot, an outsider unfamiliar with the power of that sense of belonging, beholding it for the first time) that the scene of moving through the Pressy in FT instilled in me the first time I read it. Its summary- like a whole bunch of other fics I'd posted this year; apparently i've lost my touch with writing summaries- I only figured out how to actually sell convincingly like three months after it was posted XD
If not that fic, then probably lead me to water and bid me to drink- that one began as a stream-of-consciousness Mensah POV series of musings on all the stuff that gets me going about her relationship to Murderbot- the fucking mining drill scene, MB looking up at her in awe and :an_emotion: at the first person who's ever gone to the trouble of going back for it, the fact that she MURDERED A SELF-AWARE BEING (the DeltFall SecUnit) to do so, all the care and safety she tried to offer it and her coming to terms with the fact that despite all her best faith efforts she cannot give it freedom or self-determination, that it must take with its own hands. I fucking love Outsider POV, ok, and I love drilling down into angsty feelings.
It's interesting- I think I felt like I got less engagement with the Mensah POV fic than I'm used to my oneshots getting, but in truth that's probably because a) the fandom has evolved- there's more writers than in my heyday, and thus more for readers to choose from, and b) I'm no longer in the habit of responding to every comment I get, so it looks like I have fewer of the thing I usually use as an indicator of engagement. On the other hand, I knew the past is no forgotten promise would be niche as hell, but I was hugely gratified by the sheer number of readers who commented with something like "this made me cry"- and it's become something of a cult hit ever since i_have_loved_the_stars_too_fondly (who doesn't have a tumblr, last i checked) made some truly incredible and lovely fanart for it.
11. What work took you the longest to write?
This is a really hard question to answer, because I generally don't keep track of stuff like <time, wordcount> on my own; I use a whole bunch of different programs to write in (OneNote, Scrivener, discord itself, tumblr drafts) and don't know how to access stats like "how long did you spend on this draft cumulatively" or "when did you start writing this shit anyway" in each of them, so I generally rely on AO3's stats to keep me in the know.
The thing that took me longest to "write" was probably Three in Clay, the 2,000 words of which are mostly image IDs and silly asides about the process of sculpting a model of Three out of ceramic clay. But over the five months I worked on the project, it did end up developing a narrative, so I think that counts XD
15. What WIP are you taking into next year with you?
Oh my god. This question actually made me realize that I had a whole bunch of draft chapters queued up for the upload of my tumblr Network Effect meta that I never got around to hitting "post" on, and I had a terrified moment of thinking that the drafts had been deleted by AO3. But apparently if it's a draft chapter AO3 keeps them indefinitely, so that work now has a new update XD
To answer the question though, I'm probably taking spite the air (fandom staple "A SecUnit and its Human" OC fic, with a slight twist: a hopeful, fresh-off-the-factory-line SecUnit is responsible for guarding/caretaking the galaxy's most unhinged cynical bastard old woman who ever tried to mass-murder her colleagues) into the new year, and hopefully leaving The Context that History Is (a hundred years after the spark of bots' rights kindled robot revolution and the downfall of the CR, a SecUnit born-free on Preservation looks back at Murderbot's legacy and how it's shaped its own life) and profile tag: friend (Murderbot and Ratthi aro solidarity) complete and done with in 2022.
18. The character that gave you the most trouble writing this year?
This is such a funny question to me because, as a big Outsider POV writer, the one thing I almost NEVER do is write Murderbot itself, and yet almost everything I write is still about Murderbot, you know? I kind of struggled with profile tag: friend (i mean, part of it is the subject matter, since frankly as we all know MB haaates talking about feelings and especially doing it with a human, even Ratthi)- but some of my older ficlets feel much more like I grasped the voice better than I do now, so I think it's fair to say I'm out of practice XD
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kiatheinsomniac · 1 year
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˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ 𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐍𝐄'𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇-𝐔𝐏!*˚ .♡⋆ˊˎ -
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𓆩♡𓆪 𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄! @cupophrogs
Hi, I'm here for the Valentines event! Fandoms: Resident Evil, Assassin's Creed Sexuality/Gender Identity: he/him(transmasc), gay + aro/ace spec Hobbies: Drawing, writing, singing, just the arts in general. I also enjoy naps, and baking. General likes: space(Orion's Belt is my favourite constellation), High Fantasy, D&D, moths, earthy tones, cold weather, horror, complex music, frogs, plushies(gotta heal my inner child somehow) General dislikes: hot/humid weather, sports, spicy food, alcohol, arguments, cockroaches, math, reading(I can't process it for some reason) Personality: ISFP-T. I'm an extrovert who's terrible with navigating social situation bc I can't take cues. I'm very much a creative, often in my head creating worlds and scenarios to daydream about. I' can be kind of annoying, very rambly and a little childish when I get excited, but I've learned to find it funny. I'm the Loud Friend(tm), but while I love rambling about the things I like, I always need time to recharge and just not talk for a while. My main love languages are Quality time, gifts, and acts of service(giving), and Quality time and words of affirmation(receiving). I'm a bit iffy on physical touch, but it's more that I really want it, but I'm really not used to it. small notes: I sing chorally, but I hold my music very close to my heart. I'm not the quickest to trust, but I'm good at analysing people and their habits. Out of Soldier, Poet, and King, I sadly, am the king(lmk if you need me to explain that idk how niche it is). My favourite article of clothing I own is a green hoodie that had a frog head on the hood; you can zip it shut and you become the frog(it's so comfy) TL;DR- transmasc+gay, fantasy nerd with ADHD who stumbles over words a lot and holds his art very close to his chest, but often forgets to take breaks, and is very determined to better himself as a person. Hope this wasn't too long, have a wonderful day/night, and thank you so much!
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ੈ♡˳ 𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐆 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐄!
♡ Heisenberg likes how loud and rambly you are! It gets really quiet and lonely in the factory and you're the perfect company! He likes talking while he's working so he can crouched down welding with a mask on while he's smiling and listening to you talk. He's a brilliant multi-tasker so he just adores being able to hear you talk about any wand all of your interests while he's working.
♡ You can't tell me that a man like Heisenberg isn't secretly a huge nerd so he's into lots of the same interests as you and you can both bond over them 100%. Has made a soldat based off some of your art before.
♡ He quite likes when you can be childish! You brighten up the place and he finds that you bring out the inner child in him a bit too! He's got a little corner in the factory that's all furnished to your tastes and made comfy for when you need some time to recharge. He might just drop by during this time and have a nap so he can be with you without bothering you. Guess he's recharging too! He feels so at ease with you that he'd love to get closer to you and so he takes the upcoming Valentine's Day as the opportunity to shoot his shot!
ੈ♡˳ 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐈𝐓 𝐀 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄?
♡ Heisenberg takes you for a stroll around the outskirts of the village. He's been here a while so he knows the most scenic places but, more importantly, he knows about that one pond that has a particularly large amount of frogs every year.
♡ His half-mechanical heart swells at the sight of you so excited about all the frogs. He knows how much you like them and so he makes sure you spend as much time as you want together.
♡ When you get back to the factory, he's set up a big projector to play some of your favourite horror films and he's made the place all comfy so the two of you sit and have fun and (if you're comfy with it) he's love to cuddle up with you too!
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If you could describe each of your au's with one song/musical peace what would it be?
Oh boy, I'm not sure you know how many au's I have, darling. For every au I posted, I have six ones secretly hiding away in my drafts! So for this I'll go ahead and answer the big ones.
Deja Vu- a modern superhero au where Remus has the ability to see the future, but no one believes him and he slowly becomes the worlds most dangerous villain... and ever since day one the theme song has be Icarus by Bastille. I love the shit out of this song and I have been meaning to make an animatic for this au with this song for forever, but I never have the time. You can also check out this amazing playlist that my girl @iceshard1011 put together for me here!
The Blackhole Group Chat- a modern au told in text messages following Logan's adventure making friends and playing a little bit of Dnd as well and learning to love. This one is one of my oldest ones which is crazy to think about. I have to say this one is Forgive Me, Friend by Smith and Thell (feat Swedish Jam Factory). Something about never wanting this group chat to end... it hits right there in the feels okay?
Space and Everything In It- a Space au where Virgil is a human who ends up galaxies away from Earth, makes a home with the aliens he meets, and comes face to face with someone he thought was dead. I'm a sucker, so this one has to be Counting Stars by OneRepublic. Also all the installments are star and space related... how could I not choose a theme song that goes with it?
It's Always Been This Way (Hasn't It?)- my little known Hogwarts Au where the existence of an unbreakable vow, three different memory altering spells, a time turner, and the existence of neo death eaters makes it impossible for anyone to know who is a good guy or a bad guy, especially Janus Ekans, who's caught up in the middle of all of. Can We Pretend by P!nk undoubtedly is the theme for this one, considering the only time anyone could trust each other was when they were literally kids. :D
Piece of Cake- you know that medieval au that everyone went crazy for? Where Virgil eats a piece of cake meant for the prince and nearly dies? sksksk yeah so that one is a classic: All In by Lifehouse.
Glitters Like Gold- a modern Heist au, where Roman and Remus have been running a con, except that the guy they're conning is also conning them, there's a hacker watching their every moves, a security guard who might kill them on sight, and a thief who is stealing paintings, all on the same night. I love this one so much; I'm a sucker for leverage au, so I tried my best to bring one into the world. And in the spirit of that, Perfect Strangers by Jonas Blue is a pretty good fit. Low key am working on a sequel to this one too.
I'm going to go ahead and stop there, though if you guys have any ones you want to know what themes I have for other ones you're welcome to ask! Or if you have other ideas for what the best songs for these aus are! I spend a lot of time thinking about Deja vu so I know there are dozens of songs out there for it!!
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