Zephrun’s Imperium

Carrie waved cheerfully. "Hey, girls! How're ya settling in?" She strode into the room and leaned against the wall. Kristy only offered a shrug and a soft, "okay, I guess."

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The chaperone will stop by to review what's going to happen the next day. I was waiting for Carrie to finish up with Madds & Co. but we can ignore time and have her come by your room too!

Sometime around 10:15, Carrie knocked on Zorka and Kristy's room.

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I was waiting for all the rooms to be settled, but I can have Carrie drop by; if someone else wants to make their own chaperone character though, I would not object. 

Carrie knocked on the door. "it's Mom!" she called. 

33 minutes ago, Szeth's Facepalm said:

But seriously wtf. that is insanly cruel. If my mom discovered i'd written a gay fic she would lament my choices and look at me weird for a week but damn. 50,000 words gone. That is so messed up.

Yeah, their mom makes me feel really uncomfortable. She's the type of person who acts really really nice, when in reality, she's done some incredibly messed up things to her kids. She doesn't believe in mental health and refuses to get her kids medicated. I'm incredibly grateful that my friend is out of the house now.

I have a friend who was 500,000 words into writing a Drarry fic when their mom forcibly deleted it because g a y. 

*concern*

I would love to meet Dipper and I have decided that Ford is my new dad. 

Actually, if I may go on a tangent. 

Ford is my current favorite character and idol. But it takes a disaster of world-ending proportions for him to realize how in his own world he can be. Not to say that Stan is always in the right - because he's absolutely not - but he sure is more emotionally mature than his twin at times.

And yet, Ford's flaws only endear him to me more; he is vastly complex. I really think that at the end of the day, it's a matter of how the twins learned self-perception. Stan was always told that he'd never amount to anything, so he internalized that. And Ford was pressured into being perfect, to the point that he'd ruin himself just to prove he was worth it to the one person he could never impress; himself.

I'm going to school to become an english teacher and one of the things that I've thought a lot about recently is how kids deal with labels. If you're "gifted" then you're never going to be worth anything if it doesn't come naturally. And if you're behind, then you're going to be bad at everything no matter how you try because that's just who you are.

"Uh... m'kay," she mumbled, realizing after the fact that, with ear buds in, Zorka couldn't hear her. 

Kristy plopped down in the pillows of her bed and started scribbling in her notebook.

2 hours ago, Szeth's Facepalm said:

I drew my Gravity Falls rp character, Maddox!

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Oh my goddddddd that looks amazing!!!! What a cutie. Carrie is proud to be their mom. 

24 minutes ago, Wittles of Shinovar said:

You know the feeling when you have a gay crush on a straight person, and you know you can't ever do anything with those feelings, so you just shove it down, but then he does something gay as a joke and you just feel really confused because you thought those feelings were gone, but you really felt something and you hate that you did because that's not how you're supposed to act.

I'm sorry, hun. We support you.  

On a different note though... Yesterday, while cosplaying as a male character, I think I realized - or at least validated to myself - why I feel so drawn to they/them pronouns. I 100% chose aesthetic over gender. In fact, the more I think about it, the more I realize how uncomfortable I am with gender as a concept. I understand why it exists, but it's just... not great and I don't like it, especially not for myself. I still identify with she/her pronouns, but *shrug* 

It's good, isn't it?  Favorite character?

Thanks! My previous pair of glasses would actually look more like Ford's... It was a delight to cosplay; I literally wore the outfit all day because I didn't want to take it off.  Ford is my comfort character. Although I totally concede that I have like three versions of him in my head:

So there's Ford in the show, which we're all familiar with.

There's Ford from Jersey Boy (the fic that has taken over my life for those who are unaware) where he's younger and things are more raw and he's more angry, but that version of him tugs at my heartstrings so much. Reading about him in Jersey Boy gives me a lot of love for my past self.

And then there's the Ford that I hold to as my emotional support character. I've had a character like that since 6th grade, someone I can have to look to for support. My version of Ford is a combination of the previous two; emotionally available like Jersey Boy Ford and grandparent-like like canon Ford. 

House says trans rights!

Hehehehe. Don’t have a trench coat and Journal 3 isn’t in my possession at the moment, but I DO have my dad’s button up and a 1st grader to take pictures of me!!

Sorry for the double post, but I have a very important update for you Fallers. 

12 minutes ago, Aes Sedai said:

"Great," Zorka said, walking over to the girl. "Let's go find our roach-free beds, shall we?"

She nodded with what was probably a forced smile, a blue backpack slung over her left shoulder. "M'kay."

1 hour ago, Aes Sedai said:

Anyone want to be roommates? 

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There's no other girl student characters and I don't think they'd allow her to room with a boy, so I'm more than happy to make a character for that! 

Name: Kristy Olsen
Appearance: Brown curls, usually pulled back in a poofy ponytail
Details: Always writing in a notebook, documenting inspiration for things on the speech team
Personality: Fairly shy, but very passionate
Skills: Cooking, writing

"Looks like a Kristy Olsen," Carrie said. "I think she's right over there!"

A girl, slight of frame with a pair of colorful glasses, waved.

I honestly could and honestly want to... I'm pretty creatively swamped; I've got four fics that I'm reading, one that I'm writing, and a ridiculous amount of art to do, not to mention school. 

But. 

For you guys?

Let's do it.  It'll make me happy, it'll make you guys happy, and we're on this earth to party hard, so why the heck not?

I'll start a doc, we can plan on there.   (Yes, the doc has my name on it. No, I do not care; this is the Shard, there are like 10 people on here.)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tTiOqKc_CoXYGxRq5iU1t1P_zDsA40cU7sUJGr-dRYE/edit?usp=sharing

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Yes, I assumed they were out to Carrie. She is The Best Mom. 

(ToT is a crying face  The Shard doesn't have enough emojis... )

AU where Ford and Hoid switch places-

fORd cAUsed THe shATtEriNg

foRd iS adONalSiuM

Guys, help. 

Ohmygodohmygodohmygod I want a whole story now. ToT 

What if Ford came across the cosmere during his travels?

WHAT IF FORD IS HOID-

Just imagine... two old men in an inter-dimensional coffee shop, one with spikes through his eyes, one with a metal plate in his head. 

"I don't think I'll ever forgive myself for my hand in the apocalypse..." the former muses, one finger running down the length of his mug of hot chocolate topped with whipped cream.

"Ah, don't give yourself too much credit. Ruin would have gotten free without your help. If anything, your presence brought his downfall. It was my actions and foolish pride that let Bill get anywhere."

Marsh considers for a moment. "That doesn't make your pain less real. The nightmares and guilt are there; now what do you do with it?"

Six fingered fists are clenched and released, clenched and released absentmindedly. "Move on." A whisper. "With hope for the next generation."

"I'll drink to that."

"Ah, yes! You're Lyle, right? Looks like, uh... Gary Stu? Gary'll be your roomie." She offered him a cheery smile.

"You should have a roommate on the list," she said. "If not, you could always room with me!"