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Chapters: 6/?

Fandom: Mairimashita! Iruma-kun

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Relationships: Belial Berry Razberry/Original Female Character, Asmodeus Alice & Suzuki Iruma & Valac Clara

Characters: Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s), Suzuki Iruma, Asmodeus Alice, Valac Clara, Abnormal Class | Misfit Class (Mairimashita! Iruma-kun), Asmodeus Amaryllis, Azazel Ameri, LordBeliard (Mairimashita! Iruma-kun), Belial-Berry Razberry

Additional Tags: Original Character(s)Original Character-centric, Magic, Dracula Influence/References, Castlevania References, Mother-Daughter Relationship, Father-Daughter Relationship, Other Additional Tags to Be Added

Summary:

“Doesn’t she come from a family of librarians? Always reading books, that’s so dull.”

Ridicule is no stranger to Paulina, and the feeling of inadequacy is an old companion of hers. The Ars Clan do not have the best of reputation due to their livelihood. But Paulina can’t imagine herself being born in a different family. Caretaker of books, protector of secrets, keeper of memories. That is the role her family takes up in this harsh world. Theirs is not less important than the warriors on the frontlines or silver tongued diplomats. But it does wear one’s spirit down to be told repeatedly that they are not enough. So a girl with braided hair and freckles folded into herself and stayed in place. Paulina believed she was content with being another librarian in a family full of them, until a chance encounter at Devillum made her realise that perhaps she desire for more.

(In which a young demon finds her ambition, consults perhaps too many books, and learns to stand on her own two feet, while the darkness from the deepest crevices of the Netherworld slowly creeps in.)

#my writing #mairimashita iruma kun #mairimashita! iruma kun #welcome to demon school! iruma kun

fremulon

call me a patron of the ass library the way I'm checking out that butt

#library

liberalsarecool

Freedom FROM religion is mandatory.

#religion #racism

robotmango

when i forget to log into ao3 and i have to click proceed to see an adult fic, i actually get a kick out of it. like i am an old timey queen and my bard is apologetic: “gentle lady, dicks doth touch in this next ballad. would you prefer another?” and i give him a gesture of command like, “nay, you may proceed, minstrel. bring forth the tale of dicks”

berlynn-wohl

hope it’s not too late; I made this in Scriptorium

#ao3

allthingswhumpyandangsty

I think the mark of a realistic writer is having antagonists who act out of self interest instead of pure cruelty, and understanding the difference.

John Dashwood in Sense & Sensibility is great example. He is very self interested, but he doesn't want to be viewed poorly in society:

He was not an ill-disposed young man, unless to be rather cold hearted and rather selfish is to be ill-disposed: but he was, in general, well respected; for he conducted himself with propriety in the discharge of his ordinary duties.

As much as I really doubt he cares at all about his stepmother and three half sisters, he's not going to throw them out of the house until they've found somewhere good to stay because he doesn't want it to reflect poorly on himself. He won't actually do much for them, but he also won't do them active harm, because that is the action of maximal self interest. Yet he's still very much an antagonist and causes pain.

Caroline Bingley of Pride & Prejudice "dropped all her resentment" because self interest is more important to her than cruelty. She may not like Elizabeth Darcy or be happy about Jane Bingley, but she will not prioritize snarky comments above her all important connections. Self interest wins.

In Elizabeth Gaskell's Wives and Daughters, the new Mrs. Gibson, Hyacinth Clare, does not care about her stepdaughter Molly at all. However, self interest dictates that she treats Molly well, because she doesn't want to disrupt her relationship with Molly's father or become talked about as a cruel stepmother in the town. She is a very selfish character, I honestly doubt she cares if Molly or her own daughter Cynthia live or die, but that self interest dictates that she give at least the appearance of kindness. She still causes a lot of distress in Molly through her "kindness," because it is rooted in selfishness.

In the end, I think self interest is just a more plausible driver of actions. There are people who are cruel for cruelty's sake, but I think they are rare and usually have profound grudges or something driving them to that. (Mrs. Norris from Mansfield Park is probably the closest in Austen's works and I think her motivation is feeling inferior so she needs to punch down to feel better about herself.) More realistic to me are people who act in their self interest and don't really care about the harm. I think most of Austen's antagonists can better be described as careless than outright cruel.

potnialabyrinthoio95

And in “The old nurse’s story” the old maiden aunt’s past actions and the ones done by her father and her sister’s lover were caused by extreme selfishness too: the old maiden aunt revealed the truth because she was jealous her older sister was the lover of the man she loved too, the father attacked his eldest daughter and niece and left them to die in a cold winter night because of his pride and patriarchal ideas of “family honor” and the sister’s lover left her and their daughter because he was simply tired of her and didn’t care about what would happen to them.

I think this fact makes the whole message of the story “sisterhood is more important than men” and “we live in a misogynistic society that punishes women even for simple mistakes while leaves men untouched even when they are the true culprits of severe crimes” more powerful.

PS: Also, it makes me think that many men in countries that were and are being influenced by feminist movements miss the “old sweet times” because they could get away for any crimes against women not because they believe in “chivalry”.

#jane austen #character analysis

demaparbat-hp

Say enough, say enough

Did I let her know, let her know?

If I found my body in chains

I'd lay down and wait

And hope she looks for me

The Craving by Twenty One Pilots

#atla #zutara #zuko #katara

ach-sss-no

when brandon sanderson talks about villains in his famous free youtube writing class video lectures he'll say 'what's the difference between gollum and sauron' and of course he means the villain that's present in the narrative and characterized in a way the audience can potentially relate to or sympathize with vs. the looming threatening anonymous far-off force (among other things). but every time he asks that i think 'well one of those guys tracked down frodo and got his ring back'

mysteryteacup

Brandon Sanderson: What's the difference between Gollum and Sauron?

OP: Skill issue.

#lotr

kagayuzen

Kaga-Yuzen Kimono

Tutsuya Honma

#sakura #kaga-yuzen dyeing #japan #kimono

cutesign

Knives produced by Japanese blacksmith Akira Yamashita in the shapes of Sperm Whale, Minke Whale, Fin Whale, and Bryde Whale (from top to bottom)

❥cutesign

#cute #product design #knives #japan #whale

reckless-glitch

ramblingandpie

[Video description: Gritty is turning the crank on a flagpole to raise the Progress Pride Flag. He gesticulates angrily that the flag is not blowing in the wind, then gestures offscreen. The flag begins blowing. As Gritty begins raising the flag more, the camera pans out to show a man in a suit and sunglasses, looking like a stern Secret Service agent, is holding a leafblower that points at the flag. End description.]

#gritty