"Why should this flower delay so long
To show its tremulous plumes?"
Hi.
I'm back.
And I return with something I've never done before. A zine. A fanzine to be more specific. If you remember from a long while back, I came up with a silly long-form name for Kris in the form of Krisanthemum. It was supposed to be a one-off doodle but a year later ended up being a jumping-off point in an attempt to break my notoriously bad art block.
It's eight pages long and you can even print it out and fold it so you have a little physical version of it just because! I know fanzines are typically longer, have many different artists and writers involved, and are super polished with perfect bound copies and stuff. But I wanted to kick it old school a bit.
If y'all like it, I might end up doing more of these. I have a couple of ideas rattling around my brain, but we'll see!
Does anyone want to hear about my Deltarune prediction that, if there is a chapter set in Asgore's flower shop, we'll be getting the tea on the Dreemurr-Holiday drama?
Listen, it's probably because of my Asgore brainrot, but if there were one thing I'd change about Undertale, it would be that Toriel should've shown up after you've already fought him.
And when I mean that, I mean it not in the neutral-run way where Asgore's dead and you and the souls are gone. But in those feeble few moments after you spare him and before Flowey finished him off. I feel like, in the Pacifist run, Asgore's character development gets shafted because his fight gets cut off.
He never ends up getting to have those delicate moments of self-reflection after you "beat" him. You never get to spare him and give him mercy, as you did with every other character in the game. And I think not only does his character suffer for it, but I believe Toriel's does too. Like, imagine what a gut-punch it would be for her if she found them like that.
With Asgore on his knees, a sliver of his health left, and Frisk standing in front of him, maybe a little scuffed up or injured but is clearly the victor. Her dear child, whom she found with little more than a stick in their hand and bandage on their cheek, wielding Chara's knife and wearing their locket. So close to killing before her eyes. And why wouldn't they? They wanted to go home after all. But then...they don't.
They do what she taught them to do and spares Asgore. Someone that, in her mind, hardly deserves any mercy. But she watches Frisk give it to him all the same with their room brightening smile. Watches as Asgore promises that they'll have a home here in the Underground and that they'll be cared for and loved. I think this would be important because she never stepped in before with the other humans because of her perception of Asgore.
Toriel is, for better or worse, stubborn. And I think she believed for the longest time that he was nothing but this wrathful, evil man who was hellbent on revenge and couldn't be reasoned with. And maybe he was for a little while. But it's so clear that he's not that person when you meet him in Undertale.
He has this deep regret for his actions and decisions but sees no way around their consequences other than to follow through. Of course, that doesn't absolve him of anything, but it does explain it. And I think seeing him be soft with Frisk, act so much like he did all those years ago, would've given her enough cognitive dissonance that she would've had to check herself.
Was this the man she'd vehemently hated for so long? How could it be when there are reflections of her in him?
And I think the perfect time for her to interrupt is when Asgore starts doubting the possibility of their happy ending and goes to give Frisk his soul. She calls out just before he does it, and her voice is enough to freeze him in his tracks. His eyes grow as wide as Frisk's smile as she walks into the scene.
Slow and wary, she approaches, explaining her presence and maybe getting a few subtle digs in at him. He deserves at least that. But ultimately, she extends him a hand and offers to heal him. Not because he deserves her mercy. But because everyone deserves mercy.
Understanding this, he accepts her healing and thinks that maybe, just this once, there were no sacrifices to be made. No swords to fall on. Perhaps, for today, nobody had to die.
And then, of course, all the rest of the cast bursts in for some comedic relief and the rest of the Pacifist route follows accordingly!!
KEY: ASGORE TORIEL UNDYNE ALPHYS PAPYRUS SANS METTATON The scene progresses as usual up to this point, and continues to do so for now. The
Felt inspired to write a bit of an alt take on the Fallen Down (Reprise) scene based on the idea this post suggests. Not sure if my characterisation is on-point, but I did my best. Hope I did well.
Does anyone want to hear about my Deltarune prediction that, if there is a chapter set in Asgore's flower shop, we'll be getting the tea on the Dreemurr-Holiday drama?
What? Their Dad is bad at naming and loves flowers? Just call them Kris.
While I do stand by the silly mish-mash long-form name I came up with for Kris in my fic, I do regret not asking my sister for suggestions first. Because Chrysanthemum with a K is a wonderful name for them, not only because it's ridiculous, sweet, and would totally cramp Kris' style. But also because Chrysanthemum literally means golden flower in Ancient Greek. Now wouldn't that be fitting for a Dreemurr?
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I feel sick. I'm so scared. Things are going to get so much worse for trans adults in the UK when the Levy review for adult trans care comes out in November. My GP clinic already tried to not prescribe my T when the gender clinic endocrinologist first recommended it, I had to fight them so hard on it, and I'm terrified at any point they will stop.
Please share this. It is so disheartening that when I make posts about US trans issues they have thousands of notes within a couple hours, but UK trans issues barely get 100 notes. Our struggles are linked. The letter, in fact, uses the American spelling of certain words like 'realize' - Which has made some suspicious that this is a form letter provided by the American anti trans hate groups that have been pushing for more transphobic discrimination in the UK lately.
This WILL affect trans people in the US eventually. They will use the UK as an example to follow, when they are (at least partially) the ones who created the conditions for our growing medical discrimination. Our fight is your fight. Please, please care about it. Help people be aware of this at the very least.
Trans Actual are collecting data about this very issue right now. If you are trans and a GP has refused you HRT, please click on the Instagram post below and find out how to share your experience. This can't be allowed to slide.
This is very serious. If the NHS won't prescribe HRT then there is functionally nowhere else to go for trans people in the UK. Its a small island and getting off it takes effort. And unlike USA if the government passes a law it affects the entire country. At the last census there were 262,000 trans adults in the UK. There will be as many trans youth, and trans adults who were under 18 in 2021.
Above is TransActual's article on the Levy Review, which is the adults services equivalent to the Cass Review.
This doesn't get spoken about in the UK. With subjects like this, people often don't realise its happening until they get to the GP's office. Transphobia runs rampant across country and it is not getting better. The new government is still implementing the Cass Review, has allowed the Levy Review to go ahead, and has already totally banned puberty blockers for trans youth.
Now this is scary I KNOW - so here's the good bit. If you are in the UK you aren't helpless. you can write to your MP. There's currently no petitions on this but I will be watching out if not starting my own so pls follow to watch this space. And the most important one is community. Knowing someone who can help is how we get through things like this.
This is so important. These reviews - the Cass review and the Levy review - affect all British trans people in their everyday lives. From denying life-saving health care to youth and EVEN ADULTS, to promoting transphobic views and outright supporting the transphobia that we have to face every day. And it will only get harder as people continue to be made into a "political debate".
So write to your MP, sign a petition, or post something to spread awareness about these horrible reviews and how they negatively impact ACTUAL PEOPLE. it may seem like we can't do anything and younger trans people, but even a small action can make a big difference if everyone contributes.
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