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w2writesstuff · 4 months

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What W2 Wrote in 2023

Considering that I'm prrrrrobably not going to manage to put out anything else this year, yeah, let's do a roundup now while I've got a moment. (Note: Only includes fun stuff; no professional shit here.)

January

I can't even remember January. Nothing happens in Januaries.

February

to the beat of your heart, ch. 3 (MDZS) The ongoing adventures of a self-indulgent happy-ending everybody-lives-and-also-bones WangXian canon-divergent AU; a joint project between my wife and me.

It’s Hard to Say “I Do” When You Don’t (@shousetsubangbang) Original story about a guy whose long-time crush asks him to pretend to be his boyfriend at a family wedding. Fake dating ensues.

March

Kintsukuroi (DMBJ) This heihua piece may be the best thing I've written all year? Look, I'm just very proud of how I made it exactly what I wanted it to be.

April

Head (@shousetsubangbang) This was a last-minute fill because the story I wanted to write failed to make itself writeable. Oh well! Still a funny and cute blowjob.

May

to the beat of your heart, ch. 4 (MDZS)

I want to be where all the stupid shit I say sounds so romantic and true (Guardian, WeiLan) Someday I will write a longer and more complicated series of Guardian sex pollen shenanigans, but until then, enjoy this one.

The Rightful Ruler (The Blood of Youth, Lei Wujie/Xiao Se) Still the only English-language story on AO3 for this pairing! Includes maybe the funniest line I wrote all year? You make the call!

The Doctor is In (Psych-Hunter) I know nobody watched Psych-Hunter, and with good reason, but I did, and I think Jiang Shuo should get to spy on the sexy gay doctor if he wants to.

June

A Single Explosion (DMBJ, Pangxi + Xiao Ge) For PingPang Week, with @pangzi in mind. Here's the missing part of Ultimate Note, where Pangzi takes care of Xiao Ge in the hospital.

Dog (The Disguiser, Ah Cheng/Ming Lou) This was actually written before I saw the post going around about how the sexiest thing one guy can be is another's dog. But it's true!

And I am green, and you are wood (DMBJ/Mystic Nine) Another exchange fic, where Liang Wan gets a chance to meet all of Zhang Rishan's old (boy)friends, especially Ba Ye.

Reverse Cowgirl (Not Gay as in Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, Queer as in Dude Ranch) (@shousetsubangbang) Is this the hottest thing I've ever written for SSBB? Might just be. Lesbian ranch hands recruit a city girl.

July

Stay (Beyond Evil, Oh Jihwa/Yu Jaeyi) Because you know what that show needed? Small town lesbians.

Little Spear (The Blood of Youth, Sikong Qianluo/Xiao Se) This show has some cute het, but how it would work in bed is another matter entirely; or, two gay people try to have straight sex.

动须相应 (live-action Hikaru no Go, Yu Liang/Shi Guang) It's hard to get much gayer than the actual show without adding explicit sex, so ... here you go! Post-series boyfriends.

One Quiet Night (Kingdom, Seobi + Lee Chang/Yeongshin) This is the other thing I'm really proud of, because it too came out pretty much exactly the way I envisioned it. A nurse, a prince, and a scrappy piece of shit more or less all fall in love.

August

Hooks in My Sides (Beyond Evil, JWDS) This certainly was the most popular thing I've written all year. It's unfortunately easy to write poor Juwon having a gay meltdown.

A World Made Up of Silver and Copper (@shousetsubangbang) A prince-and-pauper scenario, this time focusing on the prince's adventures in being mistaken for himself. (Hint: they are sexy.)

September

...Funny how the first months of each semester are usually a complete wash for me creatively, huh?

October

to the beat of your heart, ch. 5 (MDZS)

Over My Dead Body (@shousetsubangbang) Nothing like the romance of possessing a corpse only to find he's not actually dead. (Note to DMBJ fans: This should taste like heihua.)

November

A fair amount of November was spent writing something that I just couldn't finish for December's SSBB, once I realized how long it'd have to be and how little free time I had. Maybe next year!

December

Antivenin (@shousetsubangbang) A mean bisexual and an even meaner lesbian team up to distract their gay boss from his terrible crush.

And that's it! It always feels kind of weird to see it all gathered in one place, like ... wow, that's not nearly as much as I thought it was. But at the same time, it involves a couple of pieces I feel very good about, so overall I'm going to take the win.

The most fun I had was doing my Small Fandom Summer thing, where I wrote fic for fandoms that had <1000 English-language works on AO3. Maybe I'll do that again next year!

Anyway, if you do wind up reading something, especially the original stuff, thanks. A lot of this can be a very lonely process, especially when there's not much of a built-in audience. Saying you liked something makes me feel a little less like I'm screaming into the void.

Onward to 2024!

#s2b2 #i made this #original fiction #queer fiction #fanfic #queer

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thelioncourts · 10 months

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Okay, please share what it was like watching Sam and Jacob being cast back when the announcement was made! Curious to see what fans of the book thought when they saw them. And Bailey!

!! so I followed anne religiously on social media (naturally) and remember vividly when she sold the rights in 2016. i had called my friend v and was like 'WE'RE GETTING TVC' and she and i freaked out. but then it just. didn't happen. and there would be news, and then nothing, and then news sometimes, then nothing. i remember the last kind of "big" thing i saw was an article in 2019 (which i posted on my instagram story so it's in my archive lol) that ultimately, at the time, led to nowhere.

(i feel like the article was about the show moving from the original network that had it OR was about the showrunner changing, because there's a whole story there too)

anyway, i very much became a 'i'll believe it when i see it' kind of person and didn't check too much into anything.

then all of a sudden: august 2021.

i'm sitting in my shitty apartment, getting ready for my first year of teaching and nauseous at the thought, and i'm doom-scrolling and amc has put out casting announcements. and i absolutely lost my mind.

you see, there have been fancasts and everything since the books came out, and i have seen some pretty insane casting suggestions for tvc. i remember cody fern was a big fancast for lestat around this specific time period. i, personally, had very much made up my mind that i didn't want to know the actors that got cast as lestat and louis, specifically, because i would have preconceived notions of who they were and would get in my head.

i saw jacob's casting announcement first and had a very mixed set of emotions. i sort of vaguely knew jacob from got; i never really watched got, but my parents did and i would see about everything in passing. he was my mom's fave character <3 but! i had not real opinion of him other than he was beautiful and for that i very much approved. i will say, however, that when the casting announcement was first made i didn't know/they hadn't said (??) about the time change and i spent a lot of time really confused how he was going to play a 1700s wealthy plantation owner :)) and then when i learned of the time change his casting made sense, but it added this whole different level of anxiety because like ?????? what did that meannnnnn for me. but i knew he was talented and i knew he was beautiful and i was like 'this is fine. i trust this' and like ?????????? oh my god did strike gold with jacob anderson. beautiful, stunning, talented, otherworldly boy.

i saw sam's casting announcement second and i need to preface it with this: since 2016 i had lived in this state of almost fear at the idea of casting lestat. lestat walks so many lines, lines of villain and hero and lover and antagonist and beauty and monster and prince and pauper and vampire and human and mentor and student and father and son and husband and etc. etc. etc. like lestat is fully, 100000% the hardest casting because he really is the vampire chronicles. i did not know sam reid when i saw him. the picture they posted for the announcements was with very short hair, a fair amount of stubble, and i remember looking at him and thinking that i couldn't really see it but also i've seen amazing transformations and so i was like 'we'll see.' i purposefully did not look up ANYTHING about him, did not watch anything he was in, to avoid getting in my head. it wasn't until SDCC that i really took the time to look at him and, in hopefully the least weird way possible, i have never been more attracted to another person in my entire life. and so much of it was centered on personality. like hollywood is full of beautiful people so it wasn't just that sam is incredibly attractive and stunning, but the way he spoke of the books, of lestat, of loustat, his utter understanding of what this was, how important it is, him having a multitude of copies of the books, some since his adolescence, just -- everything. and then, of course, i watched iwtv and i can't believe i ever questioned if someone could play lestat the way he need to be played because sam is the definition of perfection. he is everything, he is superb. he is unmatched in his talent and we're so fucking lucky to have him.

bailey made me nervous too, namely the age change! anyone that's read iwtv knows that the true horror of claudia is the idea of this FIVE. YEAR. OLD. CHILD. running around in that child body for eternity. being a woman in that body. and so making her 14 was like :)) like i got it from a filming perspective; if you cast an actual 5/6 year old and it takes three/four years to film the first two seasons (as it is) then suddenly she's 8-10 years old and the growth of a child from 5 to 8 or any of the other options is just crazy !!!! but also i was like oh nooooooooooooo a time period change and a significant claudia age change whyyyyy and then i watched it and it was perfect. and bailey was this perfect love child of sam and jacob's likeness and she embodied so many of lestat and louis' traits in a way that made her so much their child it was scary.

and basically it was my nervousness at the time period change and casting lestat and the aging up of claudia all being proven to be utterly beautiful things, perfect and a gift, truly, to this story that made me decide, then and there, that i would not question these writers until i felt like there was something right on my screen that made me. i would trust all of their changes, all of their choices, because they have yet to ever let me down.

and the casting -- i know so many of us have talked about it, but we are so incredibly lucky on all fronts. beautifully talented and wonderfully kind people are playing our vampires. what more could we ever ask for????

#interview with the vampire #iwtv #amc iwtv

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earlgreytea68 · 10 months

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Tropes Game

Rules

How much do these tropes affect your decision to click on a fic?

-10 -> very dissuaded

0 -> don’t care either way

10 -> very enticed

nope -> if it’s a hard no and you’d never click on a fic with that tag or or you even have the tag blocked or you’d insta click out of the fic if it wasn’t tagged.

Bonus points for explaining the rating and whether it’s conditional.

thank you so @annoyingpetekey for the tag!

Trope List

Age gap: -1/10 This is because some people consider an age gap to be, like, five years, and I honestly could not care less about an age gap like that. However, I do care about the age gap being twenty years. So I'd probably click on the fic to see what the age gap actually was. This tag on its own says very little to me.

Codependency: 0/10 I use "codependency" very loosely and not as any kind of clinical term, so this is another one that I feel like doesn't tell me very much, so I probably wouldn't care about it one way or the other. Which is the very definition of a 0! lol

Enemies to lovers: 2/10 This depends to me on how long they're going to be enemies and how awful they're going to be to each other. I do not like enemies to lovers stories where they get together in the last 300 words of the story, because then I don't believe they're actually going to last. Also, sometimes they might do something so unforgivable that I'm just like, ...these two should never be in a relationship together. So I'm not against this trope but I'm cautious about it.

Enemies with benefits: 6/10 hahaha well, this is just going to be smut, so that's fine, I don't have to worry about their chances of lasting.

Fake dating/relationship: 10/10 LOVE THIS TROPE. ALMOST ALWAYS A+.

Found family: 10/10 I love found family. i think I write a lot of it personally (unlike fake dating. which I feel like I almost never write???? I should remedy that). I just love when everyone gets to be happy, and this is a good tag for that lol

Friends to lovers: 10/10 I love this dynamic, probably my fave.

Friends with benefits: 6/10 I have no problem with this but I'd probably spend the whole fic being like, "Idk, just get together for real" lol

Hurt/comfort: 3/10 I am always very cautious, I need to make sure there's going to be enough comfort to make the hurt worth it...

Love triangle: -8/10 I really hate love triangles. I think they're extremely difficult to do well. The loser in the triangle either becomes a cardboard villain OR you risk them being too cool and people thinking they shouldn't be the loser lol. And I just hate going into a fic knowing someone's either going to be really annoying to me OR I'm going to like them and they're going to lose. This is not to say I never read a fic with a love triangle, and I'm sure I've even written some. But if it's *tagged* love triangle, that dynamic is probably a huge aspect of the fic, and I tend not to enjoy it.

Mistaken/hidden identity: 8/10 I can't think of a ton of examples of this. I guess, like, a prince masquerading as a pauper? Okay, I'd read it, sounds good actually. Wait, now that I said that, I'm remembering that FOB Robin Hood fic (you know the one if you've read it) so I just way upped my number lol

Monster fucking relationship: -4/10 Eh. I'm meh. lol

Obsession, possessiveness, etc.: -10/10 So this is different if it's for a PWP or for a long fic. When I first got involved in bandom, there was this in-progress fic, and I don't remember who it was by or what it was called or anything, but it was this dysfunctional, obsessive relationship, and I kept reading the chapters as they were posted being like, "Surely Pete is going to stop being like this in *this* chapter!" And then I finally realized no, the point of the fic was that that was how Pete was lolol. So I stopped reading. I get how there can be something hot about possessiveness, and so it's fine if I want to read PWP, but if there's a plot revolving around it, it can just make me personally uncomfortable.

Opposites (like grumpy×sunshine, etc): 8/10 I feel like a lot of ships can fit this dynamic and it's super charming!

Poly: -10/10 I feel really bad about this one, and I have definitely read poly fic written by authors I love and it's been fine, but I have so far always been a fan of a particular two people together. Maybe I will eventually join a fandom where I ship multiple, who knows!

Pregnancy: 0/10 This doesn't bother me and I don't care. I love kid!fics, so if there's going to be a baby in the fic I'm more inclined to click on it (as opposed to just pregnancy itself).

Second chance: 7/10 Maybe because I'm so old now, I love the idea of this. I think it can be tricky to do well, but it can also really glow lovely.

Sex to feelings: 9/10 I love slowly dawning feelings, especially ones that aren't really about sexual tension because it's already been resolved.

Slow burn: -2/10 Whenever I see this tag, I have to admit I worry that the burn will be so slow that I'll read 100,000 words and they'll get together in the last 3k. So I'm always a little hesitant about this tag.

Soulmates: 9/10 I enjoy these kind of magical realism things, I think it's interesting to imagine the world this way.

Arranged marriage: 10/10 I also really love this trope. When done well, it's sweet and tender and almost like wish fulfillment.

There are no tagging rules on this meme, so whoever would like to do it, please do it!!

#tropes

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sakialumei · 10 months

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about me / links

Hello! My name is Sakia. I'm a multi-fandom artist, writer, and general crazy lady. 27 / fem / she/her

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Featured Fandoms / Works

Astarion x Lilith Tag

Solo Astarion Tag

Aria of Echoing Shadows: E (ARCHIVE WARNINGS APPLY) - High-born, impressionable, and the descendant of infamous necromancers — she is the perfect target for Astarion. They grow close, but between the manipulations, long battles, and literal haunting of their campgrounds, they discover that their pasts intertwine and their lifelong tormentors are close allies. A vampire lord and a master necromancer make for a terrible combination. Now, it is up to Astarion and Lilith to uncover the secrets obscured by their abusers and put an end to whatever diabolic scheme they hatched... whatever that could be. An expansion on the Astarion romance and story line combined with an original story line for Noble Tav. IN PROGRESS

Hunting the Sun: E (ARCHIVE WARNINGS APPLY) - For centuries, Cazador Szarr coveted the secrets of disabling his most debilitating weakness: the sun. The answer lied in a magical flower dubbed the Corona Lily. Cazador discovered that the flower's magic had passed onto a newborn girl, so he burned the baby's home, killed her parents, and assumed the title of her father. After two decades, his flower managed to escape, so he is forced to send his spawn, Astarion, to bring her back. As the two journey back to Baldur's Gate, the secrets of the flower unravel and weave about a new fate for them both. Tangled-Inspired AU COMPLETE

Quiche x Ichigo Tag

Just a Drop of Magic: G - The Mews and their new co-workers take a day trip to a famous theme park and everyone seems to be in high spirits. And yet, Ichigo cannot help but feel bittersweet about the experience when it comes to broken dreams. She won't stay sad for long, not if Quiche has anything to say about it. COMPLETE

Don the Wings That I'll Become: T - Chosen by the Planet, Ichigo Momomiya and her friends are turned into Reyvateils, beings that can transform their powerful feelings into Song Magic using a mysterious and ancient language called Hymmnos. As Ichigo and the others grow more powerful and deepen their understanding of Hymmnos and Song Magic, they soon learn that there is more to the aliens' invasion than meets the eye. Who decides which side Earth belongs to? IN PROGRESS

Xander x Mozu Tag

Leo x Sakura Tag

The Princess and the Pauper: T - To prevent all out war between Nohr and Hoshido, a peace treaty will be sealed with the arranged marriage of Prince Xander and Princess Sakura. The shy Hoshidan princess asks her handmaiden, Mozu, to switch places with her out of fear and curiosity for her new fiance. To complicate matters more, the two princes are falling for maidens who are not their betrothed. It’s a romance of false identities that would make Shakespeare proud. COMPLETE

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chloe-spade · 1 year

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Prince and the Pauper: Prologue: Freedom

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Long ago, a seldom kingdom lived in relative harmony, although the King and Queen would wish for a child to call their own, an heir to the throne so that the kingdom will live on.

One day, it happened. The kingdom was blessed with a baby boy, he was named Amore, and the kingdom rejoiced, as a new heir was now born.

However, the king died soon after, leaving the Queen heartbroken and the only person to take care of her son.

In fear of evil, The queen keeps Amore inside, to never leave the castle, regardless of the situation, and to never leave unless he wanted to get hurt.

Isolated and alone, Amore chose to study, and study he did as he learned more about science and did his time doing experiments.

Though he would want to go outside, he already learned how to have fun inside.

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In the village below, a retired knight named Lilia adopted a young boy he dubbed Silver. He adores his son with all his being, even though he now lived under the cruelty of Lady Eliza, a seamstress.

Lilia taught Silver to be brave and loving to those who are less fortunate and always chose Silver over everything, despite his now poor lifestyle.

Silver was always kind, though soft-spoken, and always chose to help not harm.

As he grew, he started working as a seamster for Lady Eliza, though he never lets her words damage his spirit, nor slow him down, as he always did what she asked and never complained..to her face anyways.

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Both never met, as they lived very different lives, but fate had other plans because an unfortunate day struck in the kingdom.

The mines have gone empty, and without them, the kingdom would go bankrupt if the queen doesn't act fast, and a plan she had, however, it did cause a stir for Amore.

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"Amore," called Queen Serena, walking into the throne room, "Amore? Are you here? I have an important announcement to make."

Amore looks up from his book and looks at his mother in confusion.

"Yes, Mother?"

"I have a special announcement to make."

Amore nods, letting her continue.

"As you know, our kingdom is going through a horrible money drought, and I have asked the next kingdom to order any help they can offer, and they have a solution for us."

"What is it, Mother?"

"Marriage."

"Pardon."

Queen Serena took a soft breathe, "Yes, the queen has asked us if you could marry her grandson, Prince Ruggie, and we could share our finances and Amore, think of this as a way to help our people, to help those who can't help themselves!"

Amore silently puts his book down and looks at her with disappointment.

"So, you're saying that you basically offered me up for marriage, without my permission and I'm basically in an arranged marriage because of our kingdom's lack of wealth?"

"Don't be like that."

"Mother, I am not ready for marriage and even if I was, I don't think it's a solution for a wealth issue."

"Then I suppose you don't want to help your people then?"

"Mother, don't be like that, "Amore sighs, "Of course I do, and I...I will marry Prince Ruggie for the kingdom."

Queen Serena smiles happily and hugs Amore, "Thank you, my darling. You'll be helping everyone so much with this."

Amore sighs and hugs his mother back, trying to fight any negative emotions he had within.

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"Excuse me," Silver squeaked as he carefully walks around town, carrying stacks of silks and fabrics that Eliza had demanded him to get.

But it was one of those days when everyone is in the village, and no one cared to notice him.

Luckily for Silver, he walked inside the dress shop without a scratch on the fabrics, or himself. He lets out a sigh of relief as he entered.

"Ah, Silver," Lilia greeted, "You got everything?"

Silver nods and carefully put them away, "Yes, Father," He looks down, "Rush hour on the village today."

"Oh, I'm sorry," Lilia sighed, "I would've gone if it wasn't for my horrible back. Thank you for helping your old man out."

"You're welcome, Father," Silver continues stacking.

"You two, come here immediately," demanded Eliza, "We have a guest! A very special one!"

"Who?" Lilia asked as he goes up the stairs, followed by Silver.

Out there was a man, one Silver didn't recognize, but with his attire, he knew he was one of the few rich people living in the village, and behind him were two dalmatians, glaring and growling at Lilia.

"Ah, Advisor Crewel," Lilia smirked, "how many years has it been since we've seen each other?"

"Many," said Crewel, "still look as young as ever I see. What sort of witchcraft you worked on this time?"

"Oh, this is my natural beauty, unlike yourself, as the last time I saw you, you had a few wrinkles. So, I may ask what kind of spells you've used on yourself?"

"Lilia, enough," lectured Eliza, "he's a guest, and is from the royal palace."

"Yes," Crewel clears his throat, "I would request you to create a wedding suit for the prince."

"For the prince?" Silver wonders.

"Yes, the wedding's in two weeks and we need everything to be in order before the big day."

"Ah, of course, with all the news of bankruptcy, of course, I understand where this is coming from, so let's see what we can do,"

Silver nods along with Father's prideful words, and sighs.

"Another piece of work."

"And I expect it to be done by tomorrow, at the very best," Crewel demanded and walks away in a huff.

Silver looks at Lilia, "Our work is never finished, hmm?"

Lilia laughs and leads Silver downstairs, "Oh, don't I know it."

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Amore hid as he heard the footsteps of the royal scheduler, listing so many of his duties of the day, and how bad they were. He didn't need this as a wedding was already a stress on his shoulders.

"Oh, we're late, late, late, "Cried the royal scheduler, "We have twenty, maximum twenty-two minutes for your royal fitting. And then it's move, move, move to your speech at the Historical Society. After that, we have to rush, and I mean rush, to the Horticultural Society Tea. And then there's your math lessons, your geography lessons, your science lessons..."

Amore was careful as he passed him.

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All my life, I've always wanted

To have one day just for me

Nothing to do and for once nowhere I need to be

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Amore looks around before entering one of the hallways, watching how they were decorated and polished for the wedding.

He sneaks by to watch the clouds swoop by.

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With no lessons, lords, or lunches

Or to-do list in the way

No one to say when to eat or read or leave or stay

That would be the day

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Silver sets up the mannequin, setting up with many of the fabrics used for his wedding suit, as he starts to daydream as he begins.

💙

All my life, I've always wanted

To have one day for myself

Not waking up with a pile of work on every shelf

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Silver walks by the window and lets a bird land on his finger and enjoyed how the bird begins to sing along as birds do.

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With no hems in need of pressing

And no sleeves in disarray

No wedding gown with a thousand stitches to crochet

And no debt to pay

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Footsteps alerted Silver out of his daydream and he immediately started to work, trying to act less suspicious when she came around.

"What do you think I'm running here? A cabaret?" She scowled

"I would've said a debtor's prison." Lilia chuckles towards Silver, "I mean, how much do I owe you again?"

"Father," Silver hushed.

"Keep laughing, you'll be working for me for another thirty-seven years," Eliza sneered towards Lilia, " since you think this is funny to you."

"But he's already paid off more than half!" Silver protested.

"But there's an interest, isn't there? Your father should have thought of that before he borrowed so much," Eliza scoffed, walking back up the stairs.

"He did it to feed me!" Silver argued.

"His mistake." And the door slammed hard.

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What would it be like to be

What would it be like to be free (Free)

Free to try crazy things

Free from endless IOUs

Free to fly

Free to sing

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Amore's gaze looked upon Fioare, one of the gardeners, and the one he has fallen in love with, but couldn't do it mainly because he worried about his mother's disapproval.

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And marry whom I choose

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Queen Serena walks over and pats his shoulder, alerting him to a hug, "I'm so sorry, my darling. But as you know, you must marry Prince Ruggie. It is the only way to take care of our people.

"I know," Amore sighed, "It's my duty."

The maid walks in and hands Amore a gift, carefully wrapped in stings and ribbons.

"Oh! And look!" Queen Serena cheered, "Another engagement gift!"

Amore sighs and faked a smile as he walks away, looking at his unopened gift, almost ripping out the strings.

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You would think that I'm so lucky

That I have so many things

I'm realizing that every present comes with strings

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Silver smiles as he dances with a long fabric, followed by many birds as he gets more for the wedding suits.

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Though I know I have so little

My determination's strong

People will gather around the world to hear my song

Can I come along?

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Amore finally found his way to his room, as he looks around for anyone to not disturb him as he rushes to his balcony and sighs in the afterglow of the fresh air.

Silver opens the small terrence window and helps the birds out and watches as they fly into the air, going to whatever they wanted and no one could ever stop.

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Now I fear I'll never be

Soon I will forever be

Free

I close my eyes and feel myself fly

A thousand miles away

I could take flight, but would it be right?

My conscience tells me "Stay"

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Amore watched and looks down at the village below them, and knew that he couldn't be so selfish and that the village should matter to him.

Silver watches his father struggle, only for a short while. He knows that Lilia could handle himself, but he hates that he has to watch his father struggle, not only physically, but with the debt that he had caused by him.

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I'll remain forever royal

I'll repay my Father's debt

Duty means doing the

Things your heart may well regret

But I'll never stop believing

She can never stop my schemes

There's more to living than

Gloves and gowns and threads and seams

In my dreams

I'll be free

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The night shined brightly as Amore looked out his window, watching the stars shine brightly above him. He watched the knights travel around the castle, guarding.

But he wasn't happy.

"Why?" He pondered, "I don't know why life has to be surrounded by sadness and loss...after this, what should I expect from life afterward? Being a wife in a loveless marriage? I don't want that, and I don't want to be stuck here. Maybe, I could have one day of freedom, even if I have to wait, just one day is what I want."

Amore eyes noticed Crewel walking out, his dalmatians following him out, and walking out the balcony, watching him leave.

"That's..odd," Amore muttered, "Why would Crewel go to the forest? At this late at night, too."

Amore sighed and closed the door and walk inside, "I can ask him in the morning," he yawned and lays on his bed, his eyes slowly closing.

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In the royal mines, two men were inside, codenamed Dee and Dum, as they were associated with bad business, ie, finding and stealing gems so the kingdom could stay bankrupt, until...

"Dum?"

"Yeah, Dee."

Dee grabbed a rock from one of the carts and held it out to Dum, "What is this?"

"Oh," Dum chuckled, "I put that there."

"You idiot! We are supposed to find gems, not stupid boulders!" Dee hissed and throws the boulder away, "Do you even remember the boss's plan."

"Yes?"

A tremble was heard, like a rock slide, alerting both of the men.

Thinking that someone had found their location, they rushed inside a cart, as a light went closer and closer, until Crewel entered his head, grinning wickedly.

"Hello." He whispered.

"Ah, boss," Dee gasped, "We thought you were someone else."

"Who did you think I was? The Queen?" Crewel sighed.

"Of course not." Dum laughed, "We knew it was you."

"What did you find?"

Dee smiles and hands Crewel a golden nugget, which was big enough for Crewel as he snatched it.

"This is perfect! This will be enough to save this kingdom, and enough to make me richer than the queen herself!"

💟

I've been bowing, I've been scraping

I've been lying like a rug

And for ten long years, I've had to pay my dues

But today I am escaping

For the last gold has been dug

It was waiting there, so how could I refuse?

💟

Crewel imagined himself delivering the gold, getting praise from everyone around him, especially the queen and Amore. And becoming the king in progress.

💟

I'm returning home a hero

Who's discovered mighty wealth

And what better husband could a princess choose?

I'm the suitor who will suit him

Bring the kingdom back to health

And I'll wear the crown, for how could I refuse?

Raise every glass and rouse every cheer

Praise that the reign of Crewel is here

Master in charge of all that I see

All hail me

And by marrying the prince

I get all that I desire

Like a moat, an ermine coat and palace views

Even though he treats me coldly

It's a sign of inner fire

For inside he's thinking "How can I refuse?"

💟

"Does he know about the.." Dum mumbled to Dee.

"What are you two muttering about over there?" Crewel demanded.

"Well, the engagement," Dee answered, "Remember? The prince is destined to marry Prince Ruggie? In two weeks?"

"Hm, oh...that was happening," Crewel snarled.

"Yeah, I mean, the queen is a queen, she had a crown, a specter, and has a big fancy chair, and-"

💟

Silencio! No! I won't let go!

This peasant son won't turn and run because some reckless royal chose another beau

Ah!

💟

He smirked and clutched the gold in his hand as a plan soon entered his hand.

💟

It's a temporary setback

It's a momentary lapse

But conveniently my ego doesn't bruise

And the moment that I get back I will show them who's the boss

You can bet your bullion there'll be no "I do's"

💟

"What's the plan boss?"

"Oh, let me explain." Crewel laughed.

💟

Yes, suppose the boy goes missing

So the prince says "Au revoir"

Then I find him, bring him back, and make the news

Then the queen will be so grateful

That she'll pledge the heir to moi

And I'll humbly tell her

"How can I refuse?"

When our ceremony's over I'll arise and take the throne

And that nitwit Amore can kiss my shoes

For the kingdom and the castle Will be mine and mine alone

If the crown should fit, then how can I refuse?

💟

"So you two, kidnap the prince by the end of this week, hide him in that desolate cabin in the woods, and keep him there until the prince leaves and the wedding's off."

"Of course, boss!" Dum proclaimed happily.

💟

So get ready with the roses (So get ready with the roses)

And stand by with the champagne (And stand by with the champagne)

When you've got a brilliant plan you never lose (When you've got a brilliant plan you never lose)

Yes, before this chapter closes (Yes, before this chapter closes)

I'll be big as Charlemagne (He'll be big as Charlemagne)

It's a thankless job but how can I refuse? (It's a thankless job but how can he refuse?)

How can I refuse? (How can he refuse?)

💟

Crewel laughs echoed within the caves, causing bats to fly out into the dim night above.

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anti-katsuki-lounge · 2 years

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Another submission from a fan/lurker. Thank you so much 😊

The submission:

Hello! I'll go by FlowerAnon since I'm doing this anonymously. I want to first say congratulations on making it to 100 followers! That is a huge achievement that deserves praise! Anyway, I want to bringing up points that have been sprinkled around tumblr through other blogs, by starting with Hori's writing bias. No, I won't slander his character, but I notice he has a bit of a guilty pleasure for jerk characters. I went back and read one of his previous works that a friend of mine recommended to me (I forgot about it until I checked my notes). It's called Oumagadoki Zoo. Basically it follows a really clumsy girl who isn't good at anything because of it. Everyone makes fun of her clumsiness, but she's determined to try and find something she can be good at. That's when she finds a help wanted flyer to work part time at a run down zoo. Turns out that the girl knows a lot about animals down to their habits and diets. It's also at that zoo that she learns the owner of the place is cursed into being an anthropomorphic rabbit that allows him to turn the animals in his zoo into humanoids. It's a nice manga that got cancelled after it's third arc was wrapping up, but what caught my attention was how the zoo owner treated everybody. Most of his slapstick involves him being a jerk to everybody and it's played for laughs (shoving a girraffe inside of a elephant's rear, bluntly saying rude or hurtful things at times at other characters to name a few). Obviously, it made me think of Baku in a faintest sense. The difference though, is that the zoo owner didn't understand that his actions were harmful (not that the story went out of its way to make it clear to him it was) and he didn't do it often enough to make the audience completely hate the guy. In fact, it was revealed later in the third act that he received his curse when he was a child, and that it's hinted to have stunted his mental growth. Point is, it was clear that Hori injoyed the character but he was careful not to let him take too much of the screen time in that manga, compared to MHA where it seems a lot of factors pushed him into indulging in that guilty pleasure of his (the editors, executives, the obsessed stans). Now, I'm not saying he is totally in the clear, Hori has a lot of flaws in his writing that can be seen in his other works if one pays attention enough. It's just that, at the time he made those, he didn't have the popularity that he has now for him to sink into them or for those flaws to be so bloated to effect the story like it is now. I actually...kiiinda remember another work that Hori made. It was based off of the Prince and the Pauper, but was cancelled after the first arc's finale. In that one, there was a character (who was the protagonist's bodyguard) that acted similar to Shota Aizawa down to a T and was also a deuteragonist the same way the zoo owner was in Oumagadoki Zoo. Anyway, back on point, Hori really loves character's who are jerks, and while I understand the interest it's clear this bias causes him to less likely hold these character's accountable when they should.

My response:

Thank you so much for the kind words 😊. I definitely have to agree with you that there seems to be some pressure/meddling that’s making Hori shove Katsuki into everything. This is his first manga that’s been such a success and it’s natural that he want to maintain that success, which unfortunately means pleasing the stans as they’re a large portion of his fanbase. Though I have issues with his writing, a lot of it stems from the fact that it feels rushed, and this theory of mine might explain why that’s so.

In regards to him having favorites, from what you described, it definitely seems he likes his jerk characters, which is evident in how he writes most of his jerk characters. There’s nothing wrong with having favorites, I’d be a hypocrite to say that, but it’s not good to play favorites, which is unfortunately what Hori does in his writing.

#submission #anti katsuki bakugou #anti bkdk #anti bakudeku #anti bakugo katsuki #anti bakugo #anti bakugou #mha critical

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amibeann · 1 year

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immortality review??

I've just finished immortality - or at least how much I feel like finishing - and I have thoughts about the gameplay and I want to get them on paper.

General cw for the game as given by the devs: strong language, violence, blood and gore, as well as nudity, sexual content, and the use of alcohol and drugs.

Refer to halfmermaid.co/content-warning for a detailed content warning.

I won't be talking about these things in my "review" but if you're interested in checking it out - which I do still recommend despite all the complaining I'm about to do - I thought I would mention it.

What is Immortality?

Immortality is an FMV (full motion video) game where you progress the story by interacting with a series of pre-filmed clips featuring real live actors and shit. The premise as to why you're scouring through all these clips is that you are investigating the disappearance of a once up-and-coming star Marissa Marcel. The clips are from the three movies that she made but were never released: Ambrosio, a gothic sexploitation film from the 60s, Minski, an indie crime drama from the 70s, and Two of Everything, a big budget 90s take on the prince and the pauper but with a popstar.

How does the gameplay work?

So this is what I really want to talk about because Immortality's gameplay is really interesting and unique but also I think they could have pushed the concept much further.

Interacting with the clips basically works like one of those games where you have to find things in a big illustration but in video format. By pausing a clip and clicking on an object or a face, you will then be taken to a different clip with the same thing you clicked on. So for example, if you clicked on a chair in one clip, you will be taken to another clip with a chair in it. This is called the match cut system and is the majority of the progression in the game. However, when you match cut to a new clip, you won't necessarily be taken to the beginning of a clip. You're more likely to be dropped somewhere in the middle. So you have to go back, and when you scrub through the clip backwards, you may see something....odd.

Image credit: PC Invasion

There's a second clip layered on top of the one you were watching and, by finding the correct roll back speed, you can pop yourself into the other clip.

Personally, while the effect is really neat and genuinely freaked me out, I think the game obscures these from the player too well. Or at least on mouse and keyboard. You see, when you're watching a clip that has a secret in it, there's a ominous hum that'll play in one ear channel. But when you play with controller you will also get a rumble. My problem is that the hum, while obvious when you know to look for, it is far too subtle on it's own. I wish there was another indicator of the secret clips so that keyboard and mouse players aren't as disadvantaged like a slight discolouration or something.

Also, you know how when you match cut chances are it'll take you to the middle of a clip and you'll need to go back? In theory this would make the player stumble on the secrets far easier as they have to scroll through the clip to get to the start. However, we are given a button to instantly take us back to the beginning. While this button makes looking though the surface level of the clips more convenient, I does mean that I didn't feel encouraged to manually scroll back through clips if I didn't have to. I think removing these buttons would vastly improve the experience and make it much easier and rewarding to find the secrets organically.

It's a shame because these secret clips are the true heart of Immortality. While I don't want to feel directly lead to the cool stuff with the devs handholding me, I think the game lacks a feeling of direction. My whole playthrough I felt like I was only stumbling on clips and throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks.

This kind of free-for-all exploration is fine for the first couple of hours but I feel like over the course of my playthrough I should be becoming more purposeful in what clips I was investigating and what objects I was match-cutting. Eventually, I gave up on finding the secrets and used a walkthrough. Funnily enough I felt more engaged with the story while I was doing this. I think the main crux of the issue is that I want Immortality to give me a more explicit puzzle for me to solve in it's gameplay.

Where I think they could have added more to is single frame flashes of things. We have the ability to go through frame by frame but aside from match-cutting something quick, it feels underutilised. I'm thinking of ARGs like iamsophie where we needed to go frame by frame to pick up on a clue that was only there for a second. This could be used to guide players towards specific clips to search for secrets through riddles or something. Maybe they flash a frame from a clip with a secret in and you have to identify that clip. Maybe they give a push to what the player should be match-cutting. I feel like this kind of feature could be used by the designers to guide the players in a way that A: fits the atmosphere and the theming and B: doesn't feel overly obtrusive. Nor would it require them to reshoot any of those films so budget wise, it should be feasible.

Conclusion?

Immortality is a unique and interesting experience that I wish was pushed further. I don't really have anything to say about the story, not to mean it's bad or uninteresting or anything. It's themes about the role of the artist and living though one art isn't exactly ground-breaking. The only real explicit problem I have with the narrative is that the use of symbolism is rather cliché. They rely on apple, snake and Christian symbolism which is pretty done to death so I wish they were more creative in that respect.

But it executes these ideas very impactfully and the actors kill it. I was super happy to see Marissa's actress Manon Gage get nominated for the VGAs but I wish the woman who played The One, Charlotta Mohlin, got recognised as well. Everyone in the cast gives a believable and dynamic performance and I'd recommend this game solely because of them. Also, the films look beautiful and reinforces my opinion that everything should be shot on film.

end.

#immortality #game #video game #indie games #fmv games #review #text #I dunno if i'll do more of these but it is nice to speak an essay into the void #game review

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blondrichclosetwitch · 2 years

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Maybe not from the sources you have poured yours

Maybe not from the directions you are staring at

Twist your head around

It's all around you

There's no time for hatred, only questions: What is love, where is happiness, What is life, where is peace? When will I find the strength to bring me release?

Man, it sounds to me just like a prison for the walking dead

And I've got a message for you and your twisted hell; You better turn around and blow your kiss goodbye to life eternal angel

Oh, ev'ry night and ev'ry day

A little piece of you is falling away

As your body decays

(Tow your line and play their game)

('Til one day they call your name)

You know it's time for the hammer to fall

Begging me for mercy, stop the music please

No cause I'm a pro, rap to the convo

Boom, blowing up niggas better than pulling the trigger

So you betta run for cover

Bitches better loosen they ass, felt the glass

A forty ounce bottle, yo yo yo money yo pass

Relationships of ownership, they whisper in the wings

To those condemned to act accordingly and wait for succeeding kings

And I try to harmonize with songs the lonesome sparrow sings

The kingdoms of experience in the precious winds they rot

While paupers change possessions, each one wishing for what the other has got

And the princess and the prince discuss what's real and what is not

It doesn't matter inside the Gates of Eden

The foreign sun, it squints upon a bed that is never mine

As friends and other strangers from their fates try to resign

Leaving men wholly totally free to do anything they wish to do but die

And there are no trials inside the Gates of Eden

Maybe all I'll ever be is a cameo here—A face a crowd might recognize that comes home twice a year and then I disappear

Did I cut the wrong wire today?

Did I set it on fire? The way Scotland burned in '44

Watching my phone, thinking about you

Oh, we were born within one hour of each other; we could be sister and brother

We'd get married and never split up

Oh, we never did it

Although I often thought of it

Huh, damn, just dodged a life sentence

Gave my lawyer 50 bands 'tell him handle his business

Fuck my opps I know they hate Lonnie

(You really shouldn’t let her talk you into doing things that can get you thrown in jail lonnie)

because you know I hate when I don’t hear you and it’s been forever

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dolly-nova · 3 years

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they call me pauper when i’m a prince

He drove Taffy. Because he always drove Taffy, everywhere her rich self went. He couldn’t wait for the day he had his own driver.

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His mentor brought him to the hovercraft. But it wasn’t really his mentor was it? It was someone assigned to the Capitol, someone who didn’t understand the Capitol. Someone who thought Malach was made of diamonds and yet the softest object known to man. Someone who didn’t know them.

Malach left the mentor with a cordial nod and generic, polite words of farewell.

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They were all lined up. A prick of their finger, and then directed to the proper portion of the herd. As he walked, he wondered if anyone there recognized him. He’d switched schools when he moved, but that was even a few years ago now. When he glanced around, he saw no one turning their head.

Did he even exist?

Not to most of them, but he’d known that for some time. He’d had no place in society when his family fell from grace. He’d have to claw his way back to the top, that was something he’d always knew. Climbing a rope? That was nothing to a man whose strengths had always lied in his pure strength. Climbing society? It took something more. Something grittier to be hidden under powder and extravagantly colored polish. He wanted to be hidden underneath it all.

Malach feared little more than his true self on display.

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Malach wished Taffy was his stylist. He didn’t actually know if they were friends, if he even liked her. He remembered his first days with her. Her father’s funeral, and going somewhere quiet after. Meanwhile, her family put on a display of grief.

He wanted to put on a display of grief. He grieved, daily, for his lost life. So did his parents. They were not meant for such a low position in life. Their hands were too soft and their minds too fanciful. But Malach used to run in their home and poke their succulents until he bled and lose his breath racing in the schoolyard. Maybe he was more inclined for the life his family now had, but he didn’t want it.

What he wished for, what he wanted, it didn’t always come to fruition. Taffy was not his stylist, and so a complete stranger even more than the complete stranger she was bade him his final farewell on his way up the tube.

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It was time to be on display.

He worried that his voice might not be loud enough in the crowd. He worried, he worried, he worried, until his hands were wringing together and a boy’s name was called. His sweat was making his fingers slip past each other until he wasn’t sure which fingers belonged to which hand. Someone else’s name was called. Someone else. Not him. He could stay there, in the crowd, and not raise his hand. He could train for a little while longer.

“Malach, don’t tell your mother just yet, but I lost my job. Let’s have a drink first, okay?”

He twisted his clammy hands and suddenly all five fingers of his right hand were in the air. It felt like he might’ve thrown his shoulder right out of its socket when they went up with the momentum, but there was little that could be done to address it. The greedy hands of Capitolites who wanted to see anyone but them die shoved him forward. He was on stage. He was introduced. He was holding hands with someone he didn’t recognize and he was bowing. He was walking toward a building he barely recognized through these brand new blurry eyes of a tribute until he was face to face with his parents.

They said nothing.

He said nothing.

For five minutes, they stood in silence staring at each other.

Nothing needed to be spoken, though. It was, for once in his life, not an awkward silence. It was hopeful, proud. They saw in their son what they did not see in themselves. They wondered where their son came from. They believed he could do better. He knew he could do better.

They let the crown fall from their heads.

He was here to take it back.

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The countdown began. He hadn’t even had time to consider if he was claustrophobic before he was there, crouched on his podium.

He was ready.

Or was he?

"Ten.”

His eyes darted around. He saw what was obviously the Cornucopia, and some strange buildings that tugged at his memory.

“Nine.”

What was the word? The word for this place? It was something in his youth. His youth? He was twenty, he was still in his youth, wasn’t he? No, no, the greed took that away from him.

“Eight.”

A park? No, idiot, think clearer, think harder.

“Seven.”

What was that sound? Why did it sound so familiar? No, it’s not actually familiar. It’s from a memory.

“Six.”

Now is not the time for memories. It’s time for the now.

“Five.”

Five years. Training for five years. He wasn’t some idiot, some flustering fool that got reaped in the latest designer clothes. He was Reaped in his chauffeur uniform, because he had to work. He had to work for all of this. He had to work for five years just to raise his hand!

“Four.”

A zoo.

“Three.”

A zoo?

“Two.”

A zoo.

“One.”

Survive.

And keep your head up.

No one likes a tilted crown.

#ruleandtask #x2 bc reaping & bloodbath woot woot #self-para #para #th:self #they call me pauper when i'm a prince

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mari-the-bimbo · 3 years

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You're way too sweet. Then, for the request..

My favourite Barbie movie is the Princess and the Pauper, and I've been singing 'To be a princess' a lot recently.

What if Y/N, a poor average peasant had to pretend to be a princess for a few days, and Gojo (pardon my familiarity... Prince Satoru), who grew up in a noble family and knows exact etiquette, coaches them like Julian. He's fun and bubbly and so excited to turn confused Y/N into a perfect Milady™.

I'm weak to Royalty AUs... Thank you my love, have fun with this one 💙

Royalty roles (Prince!Gojo x reader)

(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

A/N: Loved this request! I don’t rlly remember what happened in the movie since I haven’t watched it in a while, so I hope you don’t mind me twisting the plot a bit! Anyways enjoy! <3

As you walked along your village one early, misty morning, something felt different. Could today be a seasonal change?

However, your guesses were proved wrong when the guards of the royal kingdom’s found you upon the hill and scouted you to pretend to be a princess for a few days.

After all, you were a spitting image of the real princess. With makeup and a change of hair colour, no one would know the difference! No one would even realise the disappearance of the real princess!

You were beyond confused and bewildered at the order, but you quickly accepted when they promised a generous amount of money for your family and funding for your further education.

Now here you were face to face with Prince Gojo, the crown Prince from another kingdom that was close to this kingdom, he agreed to help the kingdom coach the peasant who would fake to be the Princess.

Prince Gojo was more lighted hearted, funny, and playful than any Prince you’ve ever seen

He’d poke your back every time you slouched.

Prince! Gojo calls for you loudly across hallways, “OH PRINCESS!!!” he’d yell with a wide, cocky smile, knowing he was pissing off the workers and ladies-in-waiting of this kingdom.

Prince! Gojo hugs you from behind, scaring the life out of you, then he’ll playfully scold you, wagging his finger in your face, blaming you from not noticing him beforehand.

“A good Princess should be more aware of her surroundings little y/n!”

Prince! Gojo who plays footsies with you under dining tables of important meetings, later claiming he did it to test your self control ‘like a good Princess’

Prince! Gojo who will banish anyone who dares insult you or mistreat you for being a peasant.

“You dare insult miss y/n in my presence, you mere chit”

Prince! Gojo who admires both your clumsiness and your eagerness to master the role.

Finally after a new days, you were fit to be a Princess! Your poise, manners, language were truly one of a Princess. And good lord, you did look beautiful in that rose gold gown Prince Gojo chose for you.

He watched you like a hawk while drinking his wine, he watched your interactions with the real princess’s fiancé, Prince Dominic.

As much as he hoped the Prince didn’t realise your real identity, he started to hate Dominic’s lustful gaze on you, the way he touched your shoulder, you hair.

It was laughable, Prince Gojo felt like laughing. He was well aware of the feeling he felt right now,

Jealousy.

Only Prince Gojo can touch you like that, not the useless Prince who didn’t even know who you really were. What a fool.

It’s not surprising is it? After all, Prince Gojo always got what we wanted, so when he realised this was the first time he couldn’t have something he wanted, he laughed bitterly.

‘Don’t worry y/n’ he thought to himself.

‘It won’t be long till we are together again’ he thought as he schemed ways to expose the real princess’s escape, not above exploiting his powers as the Prince.

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jonesyjonesyjonesy · 2 years

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I thought I should tell you about a dream I had about our favourite bass boys! So a long time ago when I first started cream-posting, there was someone who used to comment on how Jack look like Jonesy in certain photos, and it's kinda true! I started thinking about how they're so alike in certain ways but couldn't be more different in others (as people I mean)

Anyway, I think that was the fuel for a dream. They were the protagonists in a TV show that had a medieval setting. Jonesy was a prince or some sort of nobleman, and for some reason he had to go on an adventure. For this very important and dangerous mission he had to bring along his half-brother, the king's bastard son. Prince John found said bastard, simply called Jack, passed out drunk in the hay in the barn behind the tavern. Naturally, the proper and well-combed Prince John and the scruffy wee bastard did not get along, but they had to learn to work together to save the day! Sadly my dream didn't take me further than the barn but I think it would have been a fantastic show!

ALSDKFJALSDFJLKDSF you literally dreamt The Prince and the Pauper. I'm squealing over this. How very natural for these two to fit into that narrative. I hope by the end of the narrative they would have a disdainful respect, perhaps even a consternation filled friendship.

I know, I know, I really am a master of Canva.

This reminds me a great deal of my pirate king Ginger Baker and anarchist Jack Bruce dream I had quite a long time ago. What is it about these boys that lends them to these very rife narratives?

this was the best thank you 😭

#ask #answered #thespiritofvexation #john paul jones #jack bruce #the prince and the pauper #DREAMS #FEVER DREAMS FOR THE GIRLS #led zeppelin #mark twain is rolling in his grave rn #classic rock

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frostythefuckingsnowman · 3 years

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Female Narrator: Long ago and far away, in a village high on a mountaintop, something amazing was occurring. At the very same moment, two identical baby girls were born! One, a baby princess.The king and queen were overjoyed. Princess Anneliese would have only the finest. The second baby girl was named Erika. Her parents loved her every bit as much as the king and queen loved the princess, but they worried. They were so poor. How would they be able to care for their little daughter? Many years passed. The princess learned her royal duties, while Erika worked long and hard as a seamstress for the spiteful Madame Carp. With lives so different, it wasn't surprising that the princess and the pauper never met. But fate decreed they would. It all started at the royal mine, where the miners informed the queen the gold had run out. The widowed queen was shocked. The kingdom was now bankrupt. How was she going to take care of her people? If only she could call on her trusted adviser Preminger, but he was away on a long journey. She needed to do something quickly to save the kingdom, but what? And then it struck her. Nearby lived a rich young king who was seeking a wife.

Scheduler: Hoo! We're late, late, late! We have twenty, maximum, twenty-two minutes, for your royal fitting! And then it's move, move, move to your speech at the Historical Society! After that we have to rush, and I mean, rush, to the Horticultural Society Tea! Oh, and then there's your math lessons, your geography lessons, your science lessons...

Anneliese: All my life I've always wanted to have one day just for me. Nothing to do and for once nowhere I need to be. With no lessons, lords, or lunches, or 'to do' list in the way. No one to say when to eat or read or leave or stay. That would be the day...

Erika: All my life I've always wanted to have one day for myself. Not waking up with a pile of work on every shelf. With no hems in need of pressing, and no sleeves in disarray. No wedding gown with a thousand stitches to crochet. And no debt to pay.

Bertie: (gasps) Madame Carp!

Madame Carp: What do you think I'm running here? A cabaret?

Erika: I would've said a debtor's prison.

Madame Carp: Keep laughing! You'll be working for me for another thirty-seven years!

Erika: But I've already paid off more than half!

Madame Carp: But there's an interest, isn't there? Your parents should've thought of that before they borrowed so much.

Erika: They did it to feed me!

Madame Carp: Their mistake!

Erika: What would it be like to be...

Anneliese: What would it be like to be... Free

Erika: Free

Anneliese: Free to try crazy things.

Erika: Free from endless IOU's.

Anneliese: Free to fly

Erika: Free to sing

Anneliese: And marry whom I choose...

Queen Genevieve: I'm so sorry, my darling, but as you know, it is vital you marry King Dominick. It is the only way to take care of our people.

Anneliese: I know, it's my duty.

Queen Genevieve: Oh, and look! Another engagement gift!

Anneliese: You would think that I'm so lucky that I have so many things. I'm realizing that every present comes with strings.

Erika: Though I know I have so little, my determination's strong. People will gather around the world to hear my song.

Bertie: Can I come along?

Anneliese: Now I fear I'll never be...

Erika: Soon I will forever be...

Anneliese&Erika: Free!

Anneliese: I close my eyes and feel myself fly a thousand miles away...

Erika: I could take flight but would it be right? My conscience tells me stay.

Anneliese: I'll remain forever royal.

Erika: I'll repay my parent's debt.

Anneliese & Erika: Duty means doing the things your heart may well regret.

Anneliese: But I'll never stop believing.

Erika: She can never stop my schemes.

Anneliese & Erika: There's more to living than gloves and gowns and threads and seams. In my dreams, I'll be free!

Nack: Ok, what idiot put this in here?

Nick: Oh, that would be me.

Nack: Let us review, shall we? We are stealing gold! Is this shiny?

Nick: No.

Nack: Valuable?

Nick: No.

Nack: Gonna make the boss happy?

Nick: No.

Nack: Focus, Nick. That's what you need. That and a break. Shh!!!

Preminger: Why, hello.

Nick: Master Preminger, you're back... here... early. Hope you had a nice journey.

Midas: (Barks)

Nack: Here you are, sir. The last of the gold from the Royal Mine. There's nothing left.

Nick: Yeah, 'cos it's all yours!

Preminger: Yes, it is, very much mine. Finally!

Preminger: I've been bowing, I've been scraping, I've been lying like a rug. And for ten long years I've had to pay my dues.

But today I am escaping, for the last gold has been dug. It was waiting there, so how could I refuse?

I'm returning home a hero who's discovered mighty wealth, and what better husband could a Princess choose?

I'm the suitor who will suit her, bring the kingdom back to health, and I'll wear the crown, for how could I refuse?

Raise every glass and rouse every cheer! Praise that the reign of Preminger is here! Master in charge of all that I see, All hail me!

And by marrying the princess I get all that I desire. Like a moat, an ermine coat and palace views. Even though she treats me coldly, it's a sign of inner fire. For inside she's thinking "How can I refuse?"

Nack: Right, except for this one little problem, Boss.

Preminger: That's Prince Boss to you!

Nack: Right, and the queen decided to marry her off to the king of Dulcenia next week.

#frostytalks

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Barbies Ranked

Wherein I rank the main characters and plots of every movie I've seen in the BCU (Barbie Cinematic Universe)

Clara-Barbie in The Nutcracker (2001)

The OG. First barbie movie I ever saw. Yes there were barbie movies that came out before this, but this is the only one I care about. The movie that kicked off the ballet phase, so automatic points there. Wierd animation looking back, but really cool when I was a kid. I had a crush on the nutcracker and I thought it was cool that Clara could be kickass and kind and girly all at the same time. Kind of trippy to watch now because it could be a little disjointed but honestly? It still holds up.

Barbie:

10/10 that's a fuckin barbie right there

Plot:

100/10 cant beat the classics.

Rapunzel- Barbie as Rapunzel (2002)

Okay I'm not gonna lie, it's been forever since I watched this. But I remember I liked the magic paintbrush and hated the prince. Cool sassy dragon sidekick. Boring otherwise. Not because of barbie, she did what she always does, not her fault she got a bad script.

Plot:

3/10 for walking so Tangled could run.

Barbie:

7/10 kind of a flat character

Odette- Barbie of Swan Lake (2003)

THIS SHIT RIGHT HERE. When I say I cried yall dont understand i fucking CRIED bitch the performance was breathtaking i felt like i was LIVING in the story. This movie made me beg my mom to let me take ballet classes, which sucked, but not this movies fault. It inspired me, a shithead six year old delinquent in training, to want to be beautiful and elegant and utterly tragic. Odette has never been played by a finer actress, Barbie just gets the nuance of this character and by god does she perform. My only complaints are odiles voice is fucking annoying and rothbart seemed to be heavily based on Jewish stereotypes which is obviously pretty bad.

Plot:

9999999/10 I mean even the barbie flourishes were good

Barbie:

1000/10 she snapped

Anneliese and Erika- Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper (2004)

Wooooo boy was this a dick punch of a movie. First of all, the plot? You need to suspend a hell of a lot of disbelief to watch this without treating it like a comedy. To be fair, it's a really good comedy. I will get it out that I think barbie did great playing two roles at once. Hard to believe that's just her, but recall this is before barbie got her friends in on the acting scene. For what she had, she did great. That said, she isnt the reason I remember this movie. Preminger stole the fucking show. Although upon rewatch , I realized a similar issue with the swan lake thing above so I'm a little worried about the villain pattern here. Will keep looking.

Plot:

8/10 I liked the songs

Preminger:

100/10 she HAS the range

Annika- Barbie and the Magic of the Pegasus (2005)

Again, not a lot of memory here. There was a pegasus, like a kingdom of them I think? I'm pretty sure this one had more ballet and ice skating so that's cool. I think I remember Annika being like, kickass for a princess movie. I cant even remember the bad guy so that's all to say there.

Plot:

4/10 ice skating cool

Barbie:

7/10 everyone has a wierd period.

Genevieve- Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses (2006)

This is hands down my favorite movie. Why? Lots of dancing. Lots of characters. The sisters all have distinct personalities. The villain is super fucking sinister as she attempts to murder their father. The music is so sweet. Theres the usual romance, but it's not the main focus of Genevieve to catch a man. She loves her sisters and her father and just wants to dance to remember her mother. Shes brave and clever and I used to dream of having a magic room of my own where I could run away to dance. Basically? This movie slaps. You should check it out, if you haven't seen.

Plot:

😭/10 full bias I root for them the entire time

Barbie:

10000/10 honorable mention to actresses for sisters, very decent work all around.

Rosella- Barbie as the Island Princess (2007)

dude this movie is incredible. The inherent drama of being barbie Tarzan. And the music? Start humming "I want to know" within range of anyone who's seen this movie even ONCE and its like unlocking a deep cover memory. Her dress was great, the animals were fantastic support, the prince was a legitimate himbo. Villain was great too, huge bitch, huge hair, almost won.

Plot:

67882/10 everyone carried their weight here

Barbie:

9/10 one point taken off because feral island girl had no armpit hair and that always bothered me

Anyway its 8 am now and I did this instead of sleeping so I'm gonna just call it here. I have seen more barbie movies, these are just the ones up to 2008 that I care about. If you guys wanna see more lmk and I'll make this part one.

#barbie #barbie movies #barbie in swan lake #barbie in the nutcracker #barbie the island princess #rapunzel #pegasus

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