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"TCF Summary Arc by Arc" Series: Index

Every TCF story arc in a nutshell (in 8 Parts)

Volume 1: chapters 1-99

Volume 2: chapters 100-199

Volume 3: chapters 200-299

Volume 4: chapters 300-399

Volume 5: chapters 400-499

Volume 6: chapters 500-599

Volume 7: chapters 600-699

Volume 8: chapters 700-776

[crazydaymycrazyway]

Cale: How petty can you get?

Alberu: I once applied poison ivy paste on all the gold ornaments in the palace to show one of my brothers than he was indeed allergic to gold.

[corpseprize]

how to stop abandoning every writing project

make sure its the right idea and right time

you might get a new exiting idea every day and start planning it, promising yourself “this is the one im going to finish” but still ending up abandoning it for another one by next week because it either stopped being exiting or you ran into an issue which convinced you its too difficult or just wrong

you can fix this by reflecting and using your revelations to choose the right project

what do you like? what do you like reading about? what do you like writing about? what do you know a lot about? what are you good at writing about?

accept that there may be ideas you like as concepts, maybe you’d like reading them but not writing it into a book yourself.

is there an idea/theme/anything you’ve had in mind for a long time and havent abandoned? why is that different? list things you’ve liked for a long time. doesnt even have to be writing related

there are many new exiting things to put your focus on for a week or maybe even month but if you truly want to be consistent, its time to look at what you’re able to be consistent about

at what point do you usually abandon projects? why? whats the furthest youve gotten? what got you there?

its really important to understand the reason behind abandoning your previous projects to do your best avoiding that in the future

whats your favourite part of the writing process? which one do you struggle with the most? which part do you simply dislike? is it possible that maybe you only like the idea of writing a book or having written a book? why do you want to be a writer

when choosing a project, consider how much you’d get to do the parts you like about writing and how much you’d have to face the parts you dont

what do you usually do when faced with a hardship during the writing process? what could you do better? if someone came to you and told you all of these problems, what advice would you give them? do you think you give up too easily? what makes you give up exactly (a feeling, a thought, a mindset, a trait, etc)? what would happen if you never changed any of this? would you even finish a book ever?

the writing process isnt easy. there isnt a single author that didnt go through writers block or a plot hole that seeemed impossible to solve at the time. this is why its inportant to have the right project that is worth fighting those hardships for while enjoying the journey

try to understand the difference between something not being right for you and something simply being difficult at the time

is this project you?

is this the project you’d like to be known for?

why this project? what does it mean to you? what do you like about it?

is this the project you see yourself writing about, every step of the way? it could be helpful to make a list of everything you’d need to do in order to finish this specific project—researching a specific topic needed for the worldbuilding, coming up with all the characters, etc

which parts of this book would you enjoy writing about? which parts would you not? is it worth it?

if you find that this project isnt right, revisit the first reflection list you made and choose some key elements you’d like to include in your books, be known for, and write about. revisit your book ideas and put together a book idea that includes these elements and do reflection on that one too

whenever you feel like giving up, ask why. is it because you no longer like the project or is it just difficult? why? maybe the problem is not the project but what it has become? try going back to the very start and core of the idea and seeing when it turned into what it has become? if this is true and you realise you dont like your project anymore, go back and change the entire thing. its totally okay and happens to writers all the time. this isnt wasted effort, this is you discovering yourself as a writer and what you want your project to be. its never too late to change up everything about your project.

to solve this, make a mindmap of every possible path your story could take. write down everything and choose 2-3 you like most. then write them all down separately and reflect on which one would be the best. list the pros and cons of each one. remember: reflection is so important in every step of the way

before giving up

lets say you found yourself stuck again. everything seems difficult and you want to give up. remember that you’ve come so far. remember that its okay. and remember how many times this has happened in the past. you’ll most likely run into this moment with every single project and multiple times at that.

do all of those same steps again. reflect. change it up.

what exactly is the problem and how could it be fixed? (yes, it can be fixed but you might be looking at the problem the wrong way. you need a fresh perspective)

if you still feel like giving up, tell yourself “i can give up if i still want to after this step”

let go of all pressure and think of whatever you’re stuck on. maybe its a plot hole, maybe you cant figure out what should happen next, maybe your characters arent working with you how you want them to. now, without any pressure (just let go, maybe take a break, meditate) just think of the stupidest solutions. think of this project as something that barely matters to you. like it belongs to your friend you’re giving advice to.

i was totally stuck on where i wanted my book to go because no matter what i chose, there was an impossible plot hole i had to solve. that was until i let go of all the pressure and a totally unexpected solution just found me. something id never have come up with if i kept on cracking my brains to the point of hating writing, myself as a writer, the project itself, and everything else for that matter. i took a break, i looked over what i had with a fresh perspective and the starting idea it all sparked from. i realised that i could just switch up some things that i never even thought i could change because they were part of the starting point of the idea. i did what i feared would ruin the entire idea but in reality, it saved the entire book.

remember youre not alone, there have been millions of authors feeling the same way you do now. and you can use that to your advantage. look for other peoples stories and advice. look at interviews of (your favourite) authors (or artists in general), look for tips, reflect on everything, learn through trial, error, and reflection



and if none of this works, try writing short stories

[freedomanddisorder]

HEROSONAS PHANCOMIC MASTER POST

This is the master list of the Phancomics I’m making based on @nerdpoe and @spidori prompt ideas that Danny’s master plan to hide his ghost identity is to pretend to be a meta. But not just any meta. He somehow makes 10 different Hero Identities based on his various ghost powers and named dp for/inspired by his various ghost friends/mentors.

Original Inspiration Post

Photo OP

The Ticket Part 1

The Ticket Part 2

Danny has the Vote

Stage Names

Seeing Things In a New Light

Chibi Herosonas

Family Meeting

Demands for Enlistment

Perception of Time

When Trouble Comes… part 1

When Trouble Comes…part 2

When Trouble Comes…part 3

When Trouble Comes…part 4

Holidays

TikTok

Sunday Morning Conversations

I’m also adding the questions/messages I’ve gotten about this AU to this masterpost. I love to get these questions because it gives me new brain ideas to expand on these guys. So please if you have a question/headcanon/idea, please please please tell/ask me! I love to hear it!

ASK AND ANSWER ‘CANON BITS’

How would the league react? ByTrinoxtrinox

How does Dark Prince Fit? By Charlietheepic7

Sudden influx of white haired boys? By Plague-daisy

Leagues Favorites? By Freshmiraclecheesecake

Leagues Favorites? Pt 2 by Freshmiraclecheesecake

Banshee/Siren singing for Canary? By Freshmiraclecheesecake

Flash and StopWatch? By Freshmiraclecheesecake

Flash’s Invite? By Freshmiraclecheesecake

Valerie’s Reaction? By Freelancerofthetriforcekeyblade

Where is Danny? by Anonymous

Is Danny a Separate Person? By bet-on-me-13

Superhearing? By Frayazicat

Where is Danny? By Regonold

Elpis and Wonder Woman? By Freshmiraclecheesecake

Jazz Bonding Time? By Freshmiraclecheesecake

Danny and the Personas coming Together? By itsthing2

Herosonas independence? By Distractedducky

[caleshairtie]

So... here's some "not my circus, not my monkey" memes in context of TCF. Except we all know they do be monkeys in each other's circus and then claim they ain't owning any circuses.

Well, that's because they do be going everywhere to cause chaos, including you, the ringleader clown.

Again, Cale-coded, sooooo....

Choi Han really be the poster kid of justice and good... until you threaten his family. Then be ready to get the royal treatement, French Revolution style.

Yes, Alberu, they are. And yes, Cale is heading them. Get your gold plaques ready.

Yess, drag Cale into the ownership. Drop the responsibility and the gold plaques on him and run.

Poor Beacrox, the collateral damage. Handling kids, destruction and food all at the same time.

Ron is the reason Beacrox is the collateral damage, since he keeps sending his son as the errand boy.

It is technically his territory where his eldest son is running around, doing shit to attain his "Slacker life" that he himself actively be chasing away.

In all honesty, whenever Witira shows up in TCF novel, she always be so confused with the new shit Cale be pulling.

Like, girl, get used to it. This man ain't gonna sit quietly unless he faints.

To me, this is Eruhaben-coded. He be sooooo much enamoured (platonically) with Cale and his infamous bad luck that he agreed to babysit the entire Cale and co.

Our beloved Goldy Gramps, adopting kids at the very ripe age of grandpa.

[caffeinewitchcraft]

The Superhero Next Door sounds like an awesome title for a book about a woman who moves into her sister’s house to help out with her new niece and nephew and isn’t sure why NO ONE ELSE is commenting on the fact that their next door neighbor is an actual superhero. Or a villain?

The whole thing would be her taking care of the babies while her sister’s at work and trying to eliminate who it could be because there’s no WAY she lets her sister and nephew and niece live next to anyone too popular because that’s dangerous! She’s okay with a mid tier hero or a white collar villain.

So then it’s her doing “neighborly good deeds” like taking out this person’s trash and dropping off baked goods so she can see when they’re out and if that timing matches with any big hero battles.And the neighbor is like “oh, neat, I’ve got a super friendly lady next door now” and she’s like in their garbage can at 3 am trying to figure out if a hero would ever eat chef boyardee or if that’s exclusively a villain thing?

Also, jesus, this person is eating CANNED RAVIOLI, how are they even alive? Next time she brings her Ulterior Motive Food Offering she makes it a broccoli casserole instead of the scones she originally made. Her sister takes the scones to the other nurses at her hospital who are just invested in this relationship because the sister’s been telling them all about how she gives their neighbor something every day.

Is she closer to discovering the neighbor’s identity? Probably, but now she’s, like, really invested in their diet for some reason, almost more than she’s invested in her niece and nephew’s diet. The neighbor is starting to think this might be getting weird, but dismisses it because, hey, free food!

[kiwiandmint]

I wonder how Little Sun would react to Susie… golden retriever boy and literal golden retriever. Poor Derrick, no one in the City of Silver knows what a normal dog is like, he’s going to think that all dogs can talk

Our little sunshines aaaaa this prompt is so cute 🥹 Susie and Little Sun together will actually brighten up everyone’s day

[pragnificent]

This is Money Snake. She only appears every 312 years. 

If you reblog her picture within the next twenty-five seconds you will have good luck and fortune for the rest of your life. 

[thingsamylikes]

I reblogged her late last year and my 2024 has been very satisfying work-wise and (secure enough to not stress out) money-wise so far. Money Snake is wise and good.

[oneiriad]

I wonder if, in superhero universes, the villains ever get contacted by those “Make a Wish Foundation” and similar people.

I mean, the heroes do, of course they do, kids who want to meet Spiderman or Superman or get to be carried by the Flash as he runs through Central City for just thirty seconds.

But surely there are also the kids, who - because they are kids and sometimes kids are just weird - decide that what they really, really want is to meet a supervillain. Because he’s scary or she’s awesome or that freeze ray is just really, really cool, you know?

[robininthelabyrinth]

Oh, man, that would absolutely be a thing. The heroes would be so weirded out by it. The villains with codes of ethics would totally band together to force the villains without one (should they be the one requested) to do their part for the cause.

[katyakora]

But imagine the person who has to track down the villains and organise everything?

Like, the first time it happens, no one actually thinks it’s possible, but one of the newbies volunteers to at least try. They get lucky, the kid wants to meet one of the villains who is well known to have a personal code of ethics (eg one of the rogues), and it takes them weeks to track the villain down to this one bar they’ve been seen at a few times, plus a week of staking out said bar, but they finally find them.

So they approach the villain, very politely introduce themselves and explain the situation, finishing with an assurance that, should the villain agree, no law enforcement or heroes will be informed of the meeting.

The villain, assuming it’s a joke, laughs in their face.

At this point, the poor volunteer, who has giving up weeks of their time and no small amount of effort to track down this villain, all so a sweet little girl can meet the person who somehow inspired them, well, at this point the employee sees red.

They explode, yelling at this villain about the little girl who, for some unknown reason, absolutely loved them, had a hand-made stuffed toy of them and was inspired by their struggle to keeping fighting her own and wasn’t the villain supposed to have ethics? The entire bar is witness to this big bad villain getting scolded by some bookish nobody a foot shorter than them.

When the volunteer is done, the villain calmly knocks back their drink, grips the volunteers shoulder and drags them outside. The bar’s patrons assume that person will never be seen again, the volunteer included. But once they’re outside, the villain apologises for their assumption, asks for the kid’s details so they can drop by in the near future, not saying when for obvious reasons. They also give the very relieved volunteer a phone number to call if someone asks for them again.

A week later, the little girl’s room is covered in villain merchandise, several expensive and clearly stolen gifts and she is happily clutching a stack of signed polaroids of her and the villain.

The next time a kid asks to meet a villain, guess who gets that assignment?

Turns out, the first villain was quite touched by the experience of meeting their little fan, and word has gotten around. The second villain happily agrees when they realise it’s the same volunteer who asked the other guy. Unfortunately, one of the heroes sees the villain entering the kid’s hospital and obviously assumes the worst. They rush in, ready to drag the villain out, but the volunteer stands in their way. The hero spends five minutes getting scolded for trying to stop the villain from actually doing a good thing and almost ruining the kid’s wish. The volunteer gets a reputation among villains as someone who can not only be trusted with personal contact numbers but who will do everything they can to keep law enforcement away during their visits.

The volunteer has a phonebook written in cypher of all the villain’s phone numbers, with asterixes next to the ones to call if any other villains give them trouble.

Around the office, they gain the unofficial job title of The Villain Wrangler.

[beka-tiddalik]

The heroes are genuinely flabbergasted by The Villain Wrangler. At first, some of the heroes try to reason with them.

Heroes: “Can’t you, just, give us their contact details? They’ll never even have to know it was you.”

The Villain Wrangler: “Yeah sure, <rollseyes> because all these evil geniuses could never possibly figure out that it’s me who happens to be the common thread in the sudden mass arrests. Look man, even if it wouldn’t get me killed, it would disappoint the kids. You wouldn’t want to disappoint the kids would you?”

Heroes: “… no~ but…”

The Villain Wrangler: “Exactly.”

Eventually, one of the anti-hero types gets frustrated, and decides to take a stand. They kidnap the Villain Wrangler and demand that they give up the contents of the little black book of Villains, or suffer the consequences. It’s For the Greater Good, the anti-hero insists as they tie the Villain Wrangler to a pillar.

The Villain Wrangler: “You complete idiot, put me back before someone figures out that I’m missing.”

Anti-hero: “…excuse me?”

The Villain Wrangler: “Ugh, do I have to spell this out for you? Do you actually want your secret base to be wiped off the map? With us in it? Sugarsticks, how long has it been? If they get suspicious, they check in, and then if I miss a check-in, they tend to come barging into wherever I am just to prove that they can, even if they figure out that they’re not being threatened by proxy. Suffice to say, Auntie Muriel really regretted throwing my phone into the pool when she strenuously objected to me answering it during family time. If they think for even one moment that I’ve given them up, they won’t hesitate to obliterate both of us from their potential misery. You do know some of the people in my book have like missiles and djinni and elemental forces at their disposal, right?”

Anti-hero: “Wait, what? I thought they trusted you?!”

The Villain Wrangler: “Trust is such a strong word!”

Villain: “Indeed.”

Anti-hero: “Wait, wha-” <slumps over, dart sticking out of neck>

The Villain Wrangler: “Thanks. I thought they were going to hurt me.”

Villain: “You did well. You kept them distracted, and gave us time to follow your signal.” <cuts Villain Wrangler free>

The Villain Wrangler: <rubbing circulation back into limbs> “Yeah well, you know me, I do whatever I have to. So I’ll see you Wednesday at four at St Martha’s? I’ve got an 8yo burns unit patient recovering from her latest batch of skin grafts who could really use a pep talk.”

Villain: “… of course. Yes… I… yes.”

The Villain Wrangler: “I just think you could really reach her, you know?”

Villain: <unconsciously runs fingers over mask> “I… yes, but, what should I say?”

The Villain Wrangler: “Whatever advice you think you could have used the most just after.”

Villain: <hoists Anti-hero over shoulder almost absently> “….yes.”

The Villain Wrangler wasn’t lying to the Anti-hero. They know that the more ruthless villains would not hesitate if they thought for one second that the Anti-hero would betray them.

But this is not the first time the Villain Wrangler has gone to extreme lengths to protect their identities.

Trust is a strong word. The Villain Wrangler earned it, and is terrified by what it could mean.

[weezley]

My first official deadpool headcanon is this. This this this.

[fireandwonder]

Okay but this whole concept actually makes a lot of sense, because villains are a lot more likely to be disfigured/disabled/use adaptive devices (bc ableist tropes), so of course, say, a child amputee is going to be more interested in the villain with a robot arm who almost destroyed New York than the heroes that took him down.

Also, imagine one of the kids gets better, and a few years down the line becomes a villain themself, except their crimes are things like smuggling chemo drugs across the border for families that can’t afford treatment, or stealing from corrupt businessmen to make donations to underfunded hospitals (idk this turned into a Leverage AU or something) and every time the heroes encounter her, they’re like “oh no. she’s getting away. curses. welp, nothing we can do.” Though it isn’t that she can’t take them on; bc of course once the villain from way back when found out what she was up to, he started helping/training her. 

“I thought they just hired someone to dress up and pretend to be you,” she says, amazed, when he reveals himself. “I didn’t think they actually got the real you!”

Every year the Villain Wrangler gets a very expensive gift basket from the pair.

[kelssiel]

and for the kids who don’t get better the villains are there too, they show up to every funeral, they bear too small coffins on their shoulders and the heroes stand aside

they are fierce with grieving families assuring them that their child will not be forgotten, and they don’t balk at negative emotions, they don’t tell people to be strong or “celebrate their child’s life,” because these parents have every right to their grief and anger

and the lost children are never forgotten. flowers appear on graves during birthdays and anniversaries, heroes find pictures of those kids and they carefully take them down and ensure they’re delivered to the villain’s cell, and a few villains can be seen with friendship bracelets wrapped around their wrists the cops have learned not to try and take them off

[beka-tiddalik]

And then one day, one of the evil geniuses who happens to specialise in inducing bizarre genetic mutations meets a young fan who was born with a rare genetic disorder that is slowly killing them, and realises that they can help.

Another, who created their own exosuit, talks to a young fan and suddenly understands how much the technology that they have built for themselves could revolutionise quality of life for people with muscular dystrophy, or paraplegia, or other disorders that confine people to wheelchairs with little mobility.

A third thinks of a way that their nanobots could be used to detect and remove cancer cells when their fan, who had been in remission, writes to say that the doctors have found a new metastasizing tumour.

Then shortly after, an evil genius specialising in cloning is contacted by an old colleague asking if a suitable heart couldn’t be grown for their young fan with a congenital heart condition who needs a donor.

Suddenly, a pattern of villains offering (and marketing) their insights and resources to improve medical science starts to arise. Many who had previously been operating on society’s fringes are shocked to receive public accolades, research grants and job offers from major companies because of their work.

A grassroots movement arises advocating for imprisoned villains with appropriate qualifications and/or experience to have access to resources to conduct research for the public good. The Second Chance Rehabilitation Project launches.

(It is an open secret that only people who have been vetted by the Villain Wrangler are allowed to join, because the Villain Wrangler has by now a meticulously set up method and intelligence network to run background checks and character references through ensure that none of the children wishing to meet their role models get hurt.)

Being able to say that one is involved with the Project begins to look really good in parole hearings. The Villains involved perform their own quality checks on one another, because if one of their kids got hurt, then all of their kids could potentially lose out, and the ones that are serious about the Project are not having that. (Also, the ability to collaborate with other geniuses is the most interesting thing to happen to most of them since losing to various heroes, and most consider the intellectual stimulation to be worth putting up with the ridiculous egoes and inevitable personality clashes that arise.)

Reformed Villains come out of the woodwork to advocate about better mental healthcare, and support systems. Savvy universities and private labs quietly take their advice, setting up better mental health supports and laboratory safety standards to prevent the Brain Drain caused by losing their less stable scientists to the Costumes.

The Villain Wrangler watches all of this develop with a smile.

Their plan succeeded beyond their wildest dreams.

[delightfully-human-collection]

Not technically what this blog is for, however the story made me happy and I wanted to share

[emeraldraccoon478]

Actually you know what! Collaborative storytelling is delightfully human! Boom! I made it fit

[gobwinning]

I wanted to see han yoojin in a actor/celebrity au where you can really bring out the more corrupt side of his greed and any obnoxious diva qualities from the webtoon HAHAHA 👑

instead of regressing, han yoojin has to try to debut a second time and recover from his "washed up child actor" image.

hyh and hyj were originally both child stars, but hyh's face card got him a contract with a big agency early. this also exposed him to industry corruption sooner, but since hyj had already cut acting work to help support hyh's training fees, hyh happily allowed hyj to fade into irrelevance/"safety" i.e. away from intrusive paparazzi, anti-fans, exploitative agencies, etc.

that is until, an obsessive sasaeng fan of hyhs broke into the han brother's home.

hyh left instantly and took roles abroad, simply leaving hyj, but not ruining his public image out of fear of what similarly dangerous fans would do. but as the distance between hyj and hyh kept growing, hyj felt that he needed fame and fortune again to stand next to hyh once more.

(of course, hyh interfered with hyj's auditions and basically had him blacklisted to protect hyj from the dark side of the industry--just at least until hyh could build his own proper agency that could protect their artists, and thus sign on hyj.)

shj sees the viral cat video and through hyj's grumblings, shj realizes he’s the hyung hyh left behind. shj briefly recalls hyj doing well in his youth, and doesn't take long to figure why most, if not all of hyj's tv appearances would end up blocked/ removed since then.

shj is interested in how hyh would react to seeing hyj on the screen again. but effectively blacklisted, hyj can't be contacted normally--so shj attempts to personally contact hyj. hyj getting a call from an unknown number... ignored. so hyj is spam called until he relents.

and with shj being an elite A-list actor with his own agency, hyj thinks shj is a scammer and says everything under the umbrella of "you disgusting evil pig, you should be ashamed." but shj, the crazy bastard, gets interested in hyj and turns the situation into a weird roleplay opportunity.

hyj wonders why the scam caller didn't immediately just hang up after the verbal abuse, but he happily returns quips to blow off steam. as a result of the long call, and being told his scam attempt gets a 0 star rating, shj falls for hyj before even meeting him in person.

ymw, an ex-child actor hyj worked with before--also sees the viral video, and heads to the location of the cafe, hoping to potentially run into hyj. since ymw has no sins, he's lucky enough to meet and catch up with hyj as he was picking up groceries. and we know who makes Eunhye!

hyj would deny ymw's offer to become a brand ambassador at first: "r u kidding. i have a plain face and no agency. it's screaming nepotism." but after being reminded of how he pushed/supported ymw, unable to become a hypocrite, hyj agreed to one simple photoshoot. hehe.

just like that it was like a dam broke. propelled into the spotlight once again, hyj is a being somewhat shrouded in mystery. he's proposed interviews to catch up on life since his child star days, as no one knows why he's been under the radar.

shi sees their schedules overlap between different variety shows, and crashes the interviews- partly to prevent his appearances from being blocked and partly for fun. the "joint collabs" are more like he and yoojin just bantering on live tv. the ratings are obv huge bc #hjyj

yoohyun inevitably sees a viral clip of an interview with hyj and shj, and obviously books a flight back to korea instantaneously. bc why is that thing next to his precious hyung.

———

on twt the idea of fan lives came up too. i love the idea of hyj livestreaming (content farming) with shj. but while hyj is actually working, shj is sailing the #hjyj ship with his own two hands.

hyj on live: "sorry guys he's just like that."

shj’s fans watching: "holy shit ive never seen him like that."

[eatsbop]

Someone's gotta give Kayden's oblivious some love, like can't a guy be out of touch

Kayden: "Damn Curtin you're so fucking beautiful, I could kiss you on the mouth" (translation: dude that's way freaking impressive, if I weren't broke I'd buy you whatever you want)

Pluton and Blues choking on their own spit

Curtin, has auto translate on for every ridiculous thing Kayden says: "That's like the most basic of my force control, it's the first thing I've learned to do. Don't fucking need your lip service, I'm doing this cause I feel like it besides you can't even pay me shit if I actually asked for it."

[eatsbop]

Jisuk's like, "This Vesper girl thinks she's all that and right in front of our very own Soobin. Unacceptable. Girl, show em who's the hottest shit in Seoul." Then 5 seconds later, "Girl you're a creature. The only reason Kayden and Curtin would do a double take is cause they can't figure out what you are"

[eatsbop]

[raymondshieldsofficial]

have you lot heard about the tiktoker who’s taking on the actual government over a parking ticket? because she’s a hero

[raymondshieldsofficial]

her name is Zoë Bread and she doesn’t show her face, and she’s a British artist whose videos are basically her fucking with people in harmless ways - like, asking retail workers if they want an “official” picture of King Charles that is in fact a cartoon and filming their bewilderment (the person is never in the video; she films the floor and her shoes while she’s doing this). she also calls up companies who have stuff like “call us to talk about [X]!” written on their products to see if they’ll really talk to her about [X] and if the person at the call centre doesn’t know (“full unedited silence” is a feature in most of her videos), she will dig and dig until she finds someone who can. or, until she gets bored, which. fair. can’t fault that.

I’m currently trying to get a member of the british peerage to give me £50 because we’re distant cousins. I appreciate her.

she travels around for these videos and one day she went to Manchester and parked on a road called Collier Street.

Collier Street has (or had, at the time) another car park at the end of it - the SIP car park. SIP is a private company that runs these. the signage on Collier Street indicated that the payment machine there was where you’re supposed to pay, so Zoë and a fuckload of other people assumed that that was where you got the tickets. Zoë put it on her car and went about fucking with whoever she decided to confuse today

she gets back to her car, has a parking ticket, and is confused

again - she paid for a ticket. she wasn’t trying to get out of paying.

because she’d bought a ticket from the machine that the SIP car park instead of the council run machine that is actually on a different road, she’d been ticketed. and, rightly so, she contests it and the person at the council says that the rules are the rules and there’s clear signage

Zoë: the signage is misleading

council: we don’t believe it is

Zoë: well, I was misled

council: we believe the signage is adequate

Zoë, being Zoë, doesn’t agree with this. she pulls up literal years’ worth of data on the history of that sign, the parking on the road, and the number of people who got ticketed. very early on, she says she’s not actually bothered about her own ticket, but she’s upset that people are being caught out and sees that it’s a money-making scheme for the council. she speaks to parking wardens, who mostly seem to agree that the signage is misleading. she has data. she calls them back. same response.

Zoë, being an artist, makes her own sign. which she puts up below the official one. and then she waits to see how long it is before it’s taken down.

[note: there was a side quest sometime during this - it went on for months - where she put cones in the parking spaces. the council moved them onto the pavement/sidewalk. this made it inaccessible for wheelchair users, people with prams, other people who can’t just move around them, which is illegal. so she called the council repeatedly to complain about the cones and monitored them until they were moved. this took ages - we are talking weeks.]

Zoë’s sign gets taken down.

the signpost it was attached to, with the misleading sign, becomes a point of pilgrimage for British people who appreciate a good bit of humour with the intent of bullying the local government. it is COVERED in stickers.

her sign is taken down. the sign is not changed. more people get tickets.

[there was a second side quest, where Zoë discovers that the SIP car park - the private one - doesn’t have planning permission. she doesn’t let this slide.]

not happy with this, Zoë calls in to the local radio station. which has a Q&A with Andy Burnham. the Mayor of Manchester. she calls in and asks him about this. Andy Burnham says he’s taking her concern into consideration and will look into it, and get back to her if she calls in next week.

she’s not put through next week.

she contacts his office.

no response.

she calls in again and brings it up.

[all this is happening while she’s repeatedly ringing the council to ask them about it]

she has gone from “harmless tiktok prankster” to “calling out government incompetence”. with a MASSIVE platform.

eventually, after her being interviewed by the BBC, Manchester City Council puts up a sign saying where the actual car park for Collier Street is (there is a running bit where a council worker misheard her and thought she said “Collyhurst Street”, which to my knowledge does not exist. Zoë now exclusively refers to it as that, including in her radio appearance and on her phone calls)

she isn’t done. she now has a petition to force the government to change vague signage. the government said no, all their signage is adequate. she’s now fighting with them. in one of her most recent videos, she was on the phone with the House of Commons enquiry department trying to figure out how to contest it. she’s brilliant.

anyway, this is why the art of Fucking About must never be lost. big up Zoë

[dedicatedducksstuff]

Book so good you need it to be physical

[viaalterego]

[trishacollins]

Actually, my therapist has told me this is a healthy way of processing things. Because you can get the trauma out of your head And you can write the ending you wish it had. The trusted person rescue, the catharsis of getting to kill the one who hurt you.

It's good for your brain. It's healthier than bottling it up. Fiction is where we go for emotional release. That can be true with trauma too.

[erelierraceala]

so what you're saying is

character: NO

therapist: YES

[vmures]

Adding @dear-massacre's tags because they are so true:

#this is why it's important to remember that fictional characters are fake #they have no agency. they're made up #it hurts no one to make any character go through the horrors #it is healthy and cathartic

[yeahokayillreblogthat]

yeah okay ill reblog that

[dedicatedducksstuff]

The gripping desire to have hardcopy of a book you've already read