With a second read of Jonathan's journey to Dracula's castle, more and more I find myself admiring the locals he meets along the way.
They've clearly been under the oppressive threat of Dracula for a long time--all of them show true fear in the face of him. He's paramount to the Devil itself to them, going off the words Jonathan translates. And that's totally understandable, considering he steals their children for his "brides" to eat, never mind what other things he may be subjecting them to.
With that context, it would be very easy for them to leave Jonathan to his fate. They could tell themselves there's nothing to be done for him already. They could be glad that he's Dracula's choice, even, if that chances a reprieve for them.
But many of them chose compassion over fear.
Every step of Jonathan's last leg to Dracula's castle has someone reaching out to prevent the tragedy in front of them.
The woman in the hotel begs him to leave, please leave, for your safety, and when he refuses she freely gives up what might be a precious belonging in the hope it will save him.
The people at the bench of the hotel try to bless him from evil.
A man in the coach points out a beautiful view of the mountain during the ride, perhaps wishing to give Jonathan one last moment of wonder before he vanishes into the horrors of the castle.
The coachman drives his horses to their limit in the desperate hope that he can make Jonathan miss the awaiting coach, and the other passengers do not begrudge him this risky move but instead urge him to go faster, faster!
Very little of helps, in the end. They cannot prevent the start of this tragedy. There's a very good chance they knew that themselves.
But by god were they willing to try.
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this is one of my favorite theses in the inkworld each way it plays out is so!!
elinor's dad valued his books over her and her sisters to the point she internalizes it and becomes the same kind of hermit he was, before and after the folcharts come back into her life. basta was groomed into believing he was inherently unlovable except by capricorn so he'd do anything to keep that small remaining amount of love. brianna realizes if dustfinger wasn't dead then he had to have abandoned her, so the next person to give her their full attention? she'll throw away every other relationship she has for them, the same way she was thrown away. the verbal abuse violante endured as a kid (and currently, because 19 is still a kid) influenced the kind of mother she is and she doesn't even realize until it's almost too late that she's done to jacopo what the adder did to her! and I've already talked about the physical abuse from farid's birth family influencing how he forms severely anxious relationships.
and none of these are just character padding! all of these characters influence the plot so heavily by becoming traumatized and by working through it and I don't have any idea how she pulled it off
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For a story I can't yet share the details of...
Jimmy and Scott separated because of poor timing, belated poor chemistry at the time, and other issues that arose where Scott had to turn more of his attention elsewhere and to other matters than toward Jimmy. So Jimmy left (which was the correct choice at the time), and - a while later - ends up meeting, befriending, and later getting together with Tango. Tango, at some point after this, convinces Jimmy to go talk to Scott again because Jimmy's still torn up about how that ended, he and Scott haven't spoken since, and talking it over would help clear the air and gain some sense of closure, perhaps for both of them.
So I have two paths I could take here...
A) Jimmy goes to talk to Scott, they mend fences, heal broken hearts, and find common ground again. They find that they work so much better as close friends, and they're able to support each other and be there for each other in ways that don't need to be romantic to still be worthwhile. Jimmy finds he meshes better with fire rather than ice (Tango instead of Scott), but the worth of his and Scott's relationship is still there no matter what. (Breaking up doesn't always mean breaking apart)
B) When Jimmy goes to talk to Scott, it's not just Jimmy that's been aching over the past. They mend things, forgive mistakes, and carry on...but in this instance, they find that timing, more than anything, was the main problem they had in the first place. They're both in a better position to try being together again, and Tango is fully supportive of that. Fire and ice balance each other out after all, don't they? (And Jimmy has two hands)
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tidbit tuesday 💞
[Apologies for the missed tags, take this as an apology. ;-;] Tagged by the lovely @taelonsamada, @konnorhasapen and @slushrottweiler and dear person, let me regale you a tale.
It all started when @thatlesbeanjew dragged me into the castleaudios fandom and discord, and everything was good! Vibes were vibing and I was having fun! THAT WAS UNTIL!!!! @frenchiefitzhere and @autisticempathydaemon reminded me of a lil deity fic (THAT I AM GONNA COMPLETE I PROMISE) and was like, "you should do this for castle's characters" and now!!! Here we are.
So welcome to the Deity AU (Not the one you're thinking of.)
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Why had she agreed to this again?
She was never one to fool around with mortals, unlike some of the other Gods. Not because of a dislike for the people she has rules over, Claire is much too busy to focus on other duties. She loves humans, it would be quite the issue if she didn’t. But still, what on Earth possessed her to agree to going on a damn date? With a mortal no less?
“Claire, you’re not crazy. It might- No my visions are not wrong! Really, it might be them!”
As much fate as she had in the Seer and as much they have gotten right over the millennia, they had to be wrong. She, fuck no one, has seen them for the last six hundred years. They just… were gone. No note, no word, they didn’t even have the decency to tell her, anyone, why they left. Like the last thousand years meant nothing.
Like she meant nothing.
Tagging: @gingerbreadmonsters, @romirola, @sealriously-sealrious, @teasandcardigans, @cashandprizes and you!!!
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no listen. king seven deadly sins is. he is SUCH a good character. he's sensitive and can't really tell if teasing is lighthearted or malicious. he's protective but feels like he can never protect anyone. he's strong but sees himself as weak because the people around him are stronger and he couldn't protect anyone. he's serious and struggles to let loose. he has an inferiority complex. he just wants to be loved. no, just wants to be worthy. he feels like he needs to constantly prove himself to be worth anything. he's the fairy king, but he doesn't think he is. he lost his memories for 100+ years thus causing him to "abandon" the fairy king's forest which led to its ultimate destruction. he took the brunt of helbram's crimes and was labelled the sin of sloth because he "let it all happen". he believes he's guilty of his sin. he believes it with his whole entire heart. he doesn't Really know how to blame other people and instead pins the blame on himself. “i’ve got to atone for this; for making my friend suffer so much longer than anybody should ever have to endure, for not realizing what he was going through, and for not keeping that important promise that i made to diane. but, i’m never gonna forget". "if you really knew the grief of losing someone precious to you, you wouldn't be so willing to die". "the fairy king falls from the sky to his death - what unfortunate irony that tale would be". "i am a selfish king". he's shy. he overreacts. he loves his sister. he loves the forest. he's willing to die for everything he loves. he has trouble trusting people. he makes his own clothes. he used to hate humans. he talks to himself. he talks to oslo. he loves diane. he gets jealous easily. he is silly. he is the fairy king. his name is harlequin.
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