My favorite book of all time is Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner. I genuinely believe that there is no book that better encompasses the paradoxical and often all-consuming, self-destructive psyche of Americana, rife with the horrors of racism, classicism, war, and mental illness–the underlying agonies that still plague our nation to this day. It is …
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Noooo…
Guyssssss I made the mistake of imagining an Air Gear/Boku no Hero Academia AU after the ask about fanservice female characters and fuckkkk, now I’m never going to be able to get this out of my head and no one will ever write it for me. WHY, BRAIN, WHYYYYY?!!/wobbly But… But… A-Apollo Road Hawks and …
– I was re-reading HaaH and when I got to the end of chapter eight I had a blast messing with ideas of how the kiddos ending up piled in Keith’s room while he was healing, especially with how hard fought Dulsara’s semi-trust has been. As the author, I was wondering if you had any thoughts tucked away on that unseen time. Hope you’re able to get some good rest in between grading, between this and your work you’ve earned all the naps in the world ^^
Ha ha, yes, I did walk through what would have happened in that time, although it’s not super complicated…All of the children retreated immediately to their original room and avoided any and all direct contact with the other paladins. It was basically a big step back in terms of their willingness to interact with Team …
do you know any stories (movies, books, tv etc.) that mix slice of life successfully with adventure?
Ahhh, I feel like I don’t watch/read too any series that are specifically slice of life-centric, so I’m not sure if my recommendations will be too helpful, but some that come to mind immediately are:A lot Studio Ghibli films, especially Whisper of the Heart and From Up on Poppy Hill. The film Wolf Children might …
Have you read Lies of Locke Lamora?
I have!I had mixed feelings about the book because I felt like the author worked too hard to avoid cliches/subvert tropes, taking what was an A++ premise and making it harder to like than a Gentleman Thief plot in fantasy Venice had any right to be.I was so frustrated by the excessive effort put into …
Tiger is a transgender man and a hero, doesn’t that even out Magne‘s portrayal?
Gonna quickly answer a few asks tonight in between trying to get some actual words of writing down on paper. The struggle is real.So…*Scrunchy face* I’m not really the kind of person who thinks that one example of “positive” representation can even out a negative portrayal, and Tiger still faces the exact same problem as …
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Just How “Weak” is Dabi? (Or: Lots of Thoughts on Marginalization in My Hero Academia)
I got an interesting ask about the way that Dabi relates to his limitations and how the manga repeatedly calls attention to the fact that he is weak, and I think this whole issue is fascinating, so I’m going to try to break down some thoughts on it. If Horikoshi carries through on even half …
For the ships: how about the USS Enterprise?
I saved this one for last because this asker is clearly more woke than the rest of y’all–they didn’t ask about any run-of-the-mill ship. No! No, my friends! This ask managed to identify the best ship of all time.Millennium Falcon? Get that garbage out of here. Babylon 5 Earth Alliance Station? Bitch, you don’t impress …
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Ashitaka/San & Howl/Sophie?
Ashitaka/San: vomit / don’t ship / okay / cute / adorable / perfect / beyond flawless / hot damn / screaming and crying / i will ship them in hell It’s been a couple years since I watched Princess Mononoke, but man, Ghibli (and Hayao Miyazaki himself) just has a way of hitting all the …
Hikaru x haruhi (ouran high school host club)?
vomit / don’t ship / okay / cute / adorable / perfect / beyond flawless / hot damn / screaming and crying / i will ship them in hell It’s been a while since I thought about Ouran High! I really did love this show back in the day though–a very cute show that did …
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Rawr! Bird! 