Hello, all! I am Em (she/her) and I enjoy writing grotty content! This is a side-blog, so interactions (follows, likes, comments, etc.) will come from my main, @em-likes-to-lurkā.
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Some stuff about me: Iām 28, Australian, high school English teacher by trade. Most of my work involves dark and/or questionable themes, though I am willing to sprinkle in a bit of lightness every now and then. At the moment, I am writing for House of the DragonĀ - you can expect me to tackle ANY and ALL dodgy themes from that series (non-con, incest, age gaps, medieval purity culture etc.).
I do not currently take requests outside my āTerms of Endearmentā series, though I do greatly enjoy discussing smut ideas with my readers!Ā
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things I wonāt let ai take away from human writers
em dash
ānot x, not y, but zā
short sentence stacking as a stylistic choice
none of these belong to ai. these are all what human writers have been writing since day one, way before ai was invented. ai was trained to mimic how human writers write ā so em dash, not x not y but z and short sentence stacking would never have been used by ai at all if ai hadnāt learned and mimicked them from human writers.
no, you are not āfighting against aiā by accusing every work that has em dash, not x not y but z or short sentence stacking in it as ai-generated, you are helping ai harm the writing community by engaging in witch hunt and scaring human writers away from creating/sharing their works for fear of being wrongly accused of using ai.
speculations, accusations and ai witch hunt harm the writing community as much as ai does, if not more.
i made a very rough, quick piece of art of all of vis' kids from toe. hope you like it! i imagined it as a portrait that was "painted" just before baby and rhaenyra leave for dragonstone, but daeron ended up looking a lot older than he should and aemond looks a bit too young, so it's more of a "what felt right" interpretation than anything canon-accurate š
anyway, i hope you like it!
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Oh my god????? Itās so beautiful?????? I canāt stop staring at it, OMG thank you so so much. You are the nicest person ever.
Iām blown away. Thank you so much for this. Iām going to stare at it for a very long time š this means so very much to me.
How do you feel about people using the names you picked for baby and Daemons kids? Does it bother you? I've seen people using them and if it bothers you I will let you know.
Oh, no, I totally donāt care about that! I think itās a logical conclusion to come to, honestlyāthereās only so many Ae- combination names you can get, after all. Iām glad theyāre being used, itās better than having the 5000th Visenya OC, LOL š (ZERO hate to Visenyas, itās a great solid Targaryen name and weāve yet to encounter a live one in canon works, so go for it!).
you have no idea how excited i am, when you are updating the story, is it happening here on tumblr on ao3, both of them or will it happen once you are done with everything?
Itāll be updated everywhere Iāve posted! Tumblr, AO3, Wattpad. I like everything to be clean and consistent so that I can push forward knowing itās off my plate, hahaha. I actually have partially done; thereās an obvious tell about a third of the way into the fourth instalment, I think, where you can noticeably see where Iāve left off.
Hello, how are you? just wanted you to know that i really miss ToE hehe. And what do you think of season 3 so far? What you thoughts about it?
Heeeey! I'm good! How are you going?
I'm hoping to get back into writing soon. Gotta do some work stuff first or I'll use writing as an excuse to leave it to the last minute, LOL.
I'm enjoying the season for what it is. It's making some choices that I'm unsure about, but I'll hold off until the end of the season before I weigh in on any of that. I'd like to see how the threads weave together (or don't) before I rush in with any concrete opinion. I'm really enjoying the dragon scenes, though, and DAEMON IS SO SWAG THIS SEASON! Honestly, if they do right by him, I'm ultimately happy. I do wish they'd stop shoving the Rhaenyra/Alicent angle at me, though, because I just don't buy it. It feels forced and it's undermining their respective development as characters for what feels like the sake of fan service. I'd find it much more compelling for a more visceral hatred to be exhibited, honestly.
But yeah, this is all I'll say for the time being. I do know that when I come to the Dance in ToE, I'll be scrapping a fair few of the show's takes, hahaha.
You have literally spoiled me when it comes to HV in any fanfics. Like given what I've read from you and what I see others write using AI or Auto translators - the quality honestly speaks for itself.
Aaaaaaah, thank you so much! Yeah, the translators just don't work, because it's not similar enough to English for a direct word-to-word translation to be possible. There's a bunch of factors you gotta take into account (namely, that the words change/adjust depending on the specific context in which they're being used; also, HV uses subject-object-verb agreement [i.e. "Daemon (at) Rhaenyra looked" instead of "Daemon looked at Rhaenyra"]) and sometimes it's just not possible to translate the EXACT sentence. You have to make do with semantic equivalents in order to work around the limitations.
I didn't start the fic with the intention of properly translating; I used a run-of-the-mill translator. But I had a commenter provide the correct translations (with the intention of making the fic live up to its potential more) and I really didn't want to continue harassing someone else for my translation needs, so I decided to try and figure out how to do it myself. I'm NOT perfect, and I know I've still got mistakes in there, but I'll chalk it up to slang in-universe, hahaha.
Thank you so much for this comment! I really appreciate it.
hi have you seen matt smith for the quinn app?? you are the first person i thought of!!
I did! I've listened to it (in parts, because it turns out that I literally cannot cope with hearing him do THAT directly in my ear. Apparently my instinct is for my circulatory system to simulate a stroke and my limbs to fling my headphones as far from my person as possible) and it was HOT.
Definitely gave me some INSPIRATION, wink wink ahahaha!
With the new season of house of dragon out, do you think youāll eventually go back to writing your story?
YES!
I will come back to writing. I'm actually (sneakily) going through a tiny edit of the series; you'll notice that I've slightly renamed one of the instalments but am only part-way through actually uploading the edits to that. Will be getting on that. I'm also doing a minor overhaul of the latest incomplete instalment as part of the writing burn out was finding that my pacing was very inconsistent and difficult to work my way out of. I want to extend parts of it, as I feel it jumps from a very significant and pertinent reflection of real and genuine struggle just so I could indulge my kink for writing smut, LOL. There needs to be more breathing space between most of the chapters, actually. I'll upload those when I'm ready, haha.
Hii! Hope you're doing well! I've been trying to read Terms of Endearment, but every time I click on "Read the Series," it just takes me back to your blog's homepage. š I was wondering if you could help me out whenever you have a chance? Thank you so much! š«¶
Hey! Is this the 'Read the Series' tab at the top of my blog page? It should work; it's showing the direct masterlist to the series for me. I've got so many tags to this masterlist, so if you're able to let me know which one it is I'd be more than happy to make sure it's still working!
So happy I found both your blog and your writing. ā¤ļø
Aaaaah, thank you so much! I'm hoping to return to writing soon. Gotta finish up some IRL work stuff before I let myself get sucked back into this hobby, because it'll eat up waaaay too much of my non-work time obsessing over. I really appreciate this!!!!
Iām sorry but I genuinely donāt know how to cope with the scenes of Daemon and Rhaenyra storming the Red Keep? Like, Daemon just casually cutting down all the soldiers coming their way???? Hello????????? Itās horny as fuck. Absolutely blown away by Uncle Daddyās murder-peacocking.
Daemon: Rhaenyra listen to me I saw a blond girl with dragons. A blond girl with dragons Rhaenyra. Now that may not seem at all unusual or miraculous to you or me probably because all our dragons are still alive and we have no reason to think anything is going to happen to them but would this woman who roofied me 58 times in a one week span have lied? Do you think sheād show me a tree man without cause? Do you think people are just blonde for no reason? Exactly. Now put your shoes on, weāll avenge Jeremy
Not in the sense of āI wonder when Em will post againā but Iāve just missed seeing your userhandle pop up on my dash. I always smile when you pop up (as rare as that is. Real life is most important)
All the love
CJ xxx
Aw, thank you so much!
Real life has been chock-full of hurdles and deadlines, so Iām very productive; enough so that Iāve not had time to really engage in anything involving a broader sense of community. Iām not back by any meansāIāve promised that before, and itās always fallen throughābut Iāve decided to just not commit to anything and see where stuff goes. Casual, like. Iāve missed being part of the fandom, but Iām not going out of my way to reinsert myself. Happy to just stick to my tiny little dark corner and yeet out whatever small, sporadic thing comes to mind every once in a while. Maybe even fic updates, someday. Maybe soon. Maybe not. Who knows? Alas, not me.
Hope youāre going well, and that life is treating you kindly! ā¤ļø
What did you think of the first episode of hotd s3 would love to hear your thoughts š
Hey, anon!
Itās super nice to be watching the show just to watch the show, honestly. Being away from writing for so long has sorta reset my brain and brought back all the happy vibes, so I was actually super excited to watch this first episode.
First of all, do I think the whole āAlicent plans to let Rhaenyra into the city and surrenderā plotline is stupid? Yeah, LOL. Not for the idea itself, but in that Alicent is CONSTANTLY yo-yo-ing around and itās hard to take her seriously. Like, I would find her far more likeable if she was a diehard Aegon defender; she spent all those years setting it up, and for what? The merest possibility of renewing a teenage friendship that fizzled because she married Rhaenyraās dad? Annoying. It also annoys me how Helaena is literally the QUEEN and yet has absolutely no agencyālet the girl speak, goddamn.
I saw the Alicent/Aemond thing coming from a MILE away. From the very first season, LOL. Not at all surprised by it, though I donāt think I have exactly the same take on it as everyone else. I donāt exactly think heās wildly hot for his mummy; I think itās a sort of love-hate relationship where heās simultaneously put her on this pedestal of idealised matronly perfection AND also reviles her for neglecting him/turning him into the monster heās become. The kiss to me read as a) a test of loyalty (to see how far he can push the boundaries and assert that finally, HEāS the one in control in their dynamic) and b) a humiliation ritual (to punish his mother for all her many perceived failings against him). Thereās also very likely a good deal of possessive jealousy manifesting there: sheās HIS, but because she never seemed to really step into the motherly role for him the way he wanted, what she technically IS to him has been warped and perverted in his mind. There is SO much here psychosexually speaking, and Iām honestly very intrigued by this step theyāve taken!
Rhaenyra did a fat load of nothing, so I hope that changes soon. Too much dithering mercy; I wanna see the heads roll and the walls crumble from the sheer force of her fury. The writers seem to have a real commitment issue when it comes to the female characters; theyāre all so frustratingly complacent and sidelined in their own fucking story. MAKE them evil whore psychos, PLEASE.
Iām still confused as hell by the Rhaena/Sheepstealer storyline, though I have my personal predictions about where thatās headed. Iām annoyed as fuck that they cut Nettlesāand Iām hoping that, if Rhaena really is replacing her, the writers have the balls to follow through to the proper conclusion. Based on the Aemond/Alicent scene, Iām optimistic! And while I find the decision to frame Rhaena as the one to blame for the tragedy at the end of the episode as odd at the very least (and all the -ists at the most; why is the young black girl being added to the battle to ensure that a prominent and well-liked character is killed off? Yet another example of these showrunners going out of their way to disrespect the POC characters THEY MADE POC). In the context of the massive changes theyāve made to Rhaenyraās temperament, I can sorta see why the original reason she turns against Nettles wouldnāt work here, so Iāll suspend true criticism until I see the payoff.
Andā¦. No. My boy. My dude. God, that ending was justā¦ā¦. I knew it was coming, but why did they have to DO me like that????? It was beautifully planned and executed. And I hated it, LOL. A truly haunting scene that I dunno if I can sleep tonight without replaying. I canāt even really expound on this, because it hurts me in my soul. I need five business days to recover.
As for all of the other scenes, I donāt have anything significant to say. They alright. Cool beans. I liked the glimpse of who I assume is Daeron; Iāve heard rumours the red hair is a wig or dye or something to make him less recognisable, but honestly the guy might just have been a squire. Aegon and Larys amused me; Criston Cole was depressing, eh?
AND MY DADDY DAAAAAAAEMON!!!!! I love watching him murder people and commit acts of war and savagery. Some men just look the best covered in blood. Itās so NICE seeing him back on my screen being swag as fuck. Loved seeing the Stark soldiers!
In conclusion, a lot of this comes off waaaaay more negative than I actually intended. I really, really enjoyed this episode. It FELT good, and Jaceās death made the whole thing seem more high-stakes than last season (I KNOW Rhaenys died, but Iām so sorry, I feel like we didnāt have much time to invest emotionally in her, so it didnāt hit as hard as it couldāve). Some plot points are odd, but I want to see where they go before I cast any kind of aspersions. Iām not a canon purist by any means, so the changes are only going to bother me if the ultimate result is shit, LOL.
And finally, regardless of where the story goes, I know Iām going to enjoy the fuck out of it because everyone in the show is a HELL of an actor. YAAAAAY for Season 3!
