Sokrata

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[hisokrata]

Empyrean series(Landoscar)

A/B/O || medieval royalty || omega Lando || alpha Oscar || WIP

Captive Prince Lando must bind himself in marriage to the enemy prince, Oscar.

Part 1: Know your enemy and Know yourself

Part 2: Know your allies and Know your foes

[softie-rain]

lets talk about something else, we moved past the need of motorsports, what gax pirates of the caribbean au looks like?

ANON. ANON.

first of all Pirates of the caribbeans is one of my favourite sagas EVER, with At World's End being in my top four movies ever. So I have many thoughts.

I know it's probably obvious but. Max as Davy Jones. Captain Verstappen at the helm of the Flying Dutchman... PLEASE !!!!! NEED THAT !!!!! I can see Daniel being his second in command, honestly. Everyone who's at Redbull is on the ship with him of course.

My idea is that George is basically Calypso. During one of his sales Max ""stumbles"" into him, George has taken human form and is pretending to be a shipwrecked person. Max, though reluctant at first, agrees to help him and let him off at the first harbour they'll encounter. Max falls for George, obviously, he goes sooooooo down bad for him. George, being a literal divinity, is aware of this, but toys with him.

When they finally reach a harbour Max gets off with George to bid farewell, they end up having sex (as one does). Now, see my vision: I'm picturing them laying on the sand on a beach, Max unable to let George go, watching the ship docked in a near-by distance. George asks Max his deepest dream, if he could ask for anything in the world and that he would make it happen in an instant. Max takes it as a joke of course, but replies seriously. He wish to go overseas forever, no bounds to land, the possibility to be Captain of the Dutchman forever. George kinda jokes, "not even bound to me?", they kiss again. George tells him if that's truly his biggest wish, then he'll grant it to him. Max still thinks he's messing with him, but then George reveals his true form.

At this point George does grant him his wish, but here comes the catch. 10 years at sea, only one day on land, and Max's duty is to help people who die at sea cross to the other world (movie canon). From here it follows movie canon, Max finally goes on land after ten years but doesn't find George. Again, movie canon, so I wouldn't include this in a fic tbh. Skip time perhaps?

How would their story end I wonder... 🤔🤔🤔 differently from the movie if I have any say in it (and I do). I just keep thinking about Max being so obsessed with George he wouldn't think twice to cut his heart open for him. UGH.

[oranttta has a fantastic fanart of this, pls go check it out cause it's truly fucking beautiful, i had already thought of this au so seeing it as fanart so randomly felt like hitting jackpot 😭]

ALTERNATIVELY

While Max is still cap of the Dutchman (I can't see him as anything else help), perhaps set in a universe where he does respect his pact with Calypso, though he's not in love with her, but this time George is at head of the British Royal Navy. He finds the chest with Max's heart under order of the king (tempted to make him Toto even if he's Austrian idgaf anything for the slander) and commands Max&the Dutchman around, though they end up falling for each other. As you can see this idea is kess thought than davy jones x calypso.

I'm also wondering how, in both case, i can make other characters fit in🤔 wondering wondering, thoughts and ideas flying in my head.

But THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS ASK i love yapping about gax always 💞

[monacobby]

the view’s great (they’re only looking at each other)

[oldvasilisk]

[hisokrata]

Chapter 4

Alpha Oscar Piastri/ Omega Lando Norris

Part 2 of Empyrean Series || 4/4

29.5 k words || ancient royal au || world building/ lore

Prince Oscar of Dunjen had the bearing of one who had long since concluded his own heart's trial, passed his own sentence of eternal longing and taken up a peaceful residence in the prison of his yearning.

“Love desires only that the beloved walk unharmed beneath a gentle sky. That no sword shall find him before it finds me first. That no grief settles with permanence upon his shoulders. I would stand in opposition to the world entire to restore to him every kindness it seized without right, every tenderness it withheld without cause, every moment of peace it stole from his keeping and squandered on the ambitions of lesser men. If I can place into his hands even one dawn unmarred by fear or threat, then let Dunjen's assembled court name me betrayer of the crown. Let history name me worse. I shall answer to neither, so long as Prince Lando stands safe.”

An ancient royal au with Prince Oscar pining for Prince Lando amid court politics and royal intrigue.

read Empyrean Series (WIP)

[hisokrata]

Omg don’t be sorry! I was just afraid that you had deleted it for whatever reason, but I’m glad to hear that it’s not gone forever :)

Also very happy to hear that Sebdan remains a main pairing bc they were my faves. Take all the time you need, I’m just grateful that I get to read it!

Thank you!! Thank you so much for being so kind and understanding!

SebDan has been in my docs for a very long time, but they will be back soon(They were actually mostly completed when I first started posting them last April, which is probably why I am so confident they’ll be back)

The fic actually started because of a wonderful friend of mine who casually said, “Neurosurgeon Seb” and somehow that one idea changed me until I was world building into neuro-bond surgeon Seb and NICU resident Daniel. And rest of the series.

This fic has far too many personal attachments for me to ever leave it in my docs.

The new version will be a little brighter though, less grim, more chaotic and much more focused on their relationships and in linear timeline.

I’ve never really written a relationship quite like theirs before and I don’t think I ever will again. They’re very special to me.

They’re honestly my own comfort fics too. With most of my other fics, I tend to reread them looking for mistakes, edits or things I want to change.

But SebDan relationship in this series is just so wholesome that when I am having a rough day, I sometimes find myself rereading those fics purely for my own comfort. Which is probably the highest compliment I can give something I’ve ever written, usually I am very critical of myself.

I also met so many wonderful people through DNP/DSP and my experience with that part of the series was overwhelmingly positive to the point of moving me to tears of joy. So I am definitely not keeping these fics locked away in my docs forever.

The plan is actually to start posting bits and pieces here on Tumblr once the edits are done, before they return to ao3. Hopefully that way the wait won’t feel quite so long while the Landoscar fic is still being updated on ao3.

The secret relationship attending- resident will be back soon!!

Thank you again for your patience and support in the meantime!! 🫶🏻❤️

[hisokrata]

If U don't mind me asking do U have any updates planned for Ur gax fic?? I'm hooked!!

Thank you so much!!! I am really glad you liked it!

Honestly, this is one of those fics I was convinced nobody would care about, so it’s been such a lovely surprise seeing someone liking it.

Ideally, the next update for By Right of Conquest should be the Saturday after next(not 6th of June)

I am usually a little hesitant to give solid update schedules because I am always terrified of overpromising and then underdelivering, because life just happens sometimes. But this fic is quite different from most of my other fics. There isn’t a huge ensemble cast, multiple side ships or ten different plotlines. It’s a fairly straightforward fic that is mostly just Max and George being toxic initially and fluffy later for chapter after chapter(which I occasionally worry might get boring)

The current plan is updates roughly every two weeks, mostly because the chapters are quite long. There may also be the occasional double updates since I tend to write in arcs rather than individual chapters.

Thank you again for reading! Hope you are having a great day🫶🏻❤️

[titsay]

aquarium date 🐠

[hisokrata]

Is the live and let live universe gone forever? :(

Oh no!I am so sorry!! 🥺

The Live and Let Live verse is currently under heavy editing, but it should be back within the next couple of months. I’ve been trimming down quite a few side pairings, subplots and character arcs that, in hindsight, weren’t really necessary to the main narrative of the series.

I am not sure which pairing you were following the series for, but only the SebDan, Landoscar and Russtappen fics will be returning as standalone fics, with Charlos, Brocedes and Alex/Mick appearing as supporting ships and cameos in those fics.

Only good news is that the Russtappen and SebDan fics were largely finished a long time ago, so most of the writing there is already done.

But most of it’s non-linear narratives are being cut in favour of a linear timeline and DNP and DSP will be combined into a single fic.

For plot and timeline reasons, the Landoscar fic will be the first one to return. I’ve actually started writing ZBS again this week, so things are moving forward at last! Hopefully it won’t be too much longer now.

So if you were reading DNP/DSP, ZBS or MDD, they will be back soon.

And honestly, I do owe everyone an apology. I know it’s frustrating and in many ways it would have been easier if I had simply edited the already posted versions. Unfortunately, the changes ended up becoming so extensive that patching them chapter by chapter stopped making sense.

I am really sorry for the inconvenience and the wait. Thank you for being patient with me while I sort through this mess.

And thank you so much for reading the series and loving it enough to reach out.

It genuinely means a lot to me and I really appreciate you taking the time to check in 🫶🏻❤️

[hisokrata]

BY RIGHT OF CONQUEST

Max Verstappen/ George Russell ( a/b/o) [WIP]

[Alpha Max Verstappen/ Omega George Russell || side Charlos and Landoscar]

[Explicit || Creator choose not to use archive warnings || Forced Marriage]

General Toto had once promised George that he would one day ascend the throne as King of Mercedes.

For most of his life, Prince George believed it to be his destiny.

But when King Max of Red Bull invades the Kingdom of Mercedes, everything changes.

At the most crucial battle of his life, George is betrayed by his own nobles, while Toto abandons him to his fate.

To save what remains of Mercedes, Omega Prince George is forced into political marriage with the conquering king, becoming the consort to King Max of Red Bull.

Yet George swears that one day, he shall reclaim what is rightfully his. The throne of Mercedes.

A medieval Russtappen royalty AU with captive consort George and conquered king Max.

read here on ao3

[read the tags and warnings carefully]

[rt0no]

[feketeribizli]

[standupandsaveyourself]

Somebody's child

I'll have to carry out your look my whole life

Because it's the only thing resembling us together

I wonder if when people look at me

They also see you

They used to say it

Now they don't dare anymore.

Am I man enough to be your son?

Was I girl enough to be your daughter?

You'll never answer and I'll never ask

I guess I'll still have your hair from when you were young.

[fishikkkk]

happy pride month!

[hisokrata]

Hello! I hope you are having a great day, and I actually wanted to have writing advices from you if it's okay? I saw that English isn't your first language yet you really write well, excellent even if I'm being honest. For example, do you write in your mother language first and then translate it to English or write it in English from the start?

It's just that you really write so unfairly amazing and wondered if there was anything that helped you along the way. It's definitely alright if you wouldn't like to share them of course! Have the greatest day, can't wait to read the new chapters of this series!!

Hi!!!

Oh my gosh, that is such a high praise!! Thank you so much. And I completely relate to the struggles of writing as an ESL speaker.

I honestly don’t know how helpful my writing advice is... because I’ve never written anything except fanfics. I also have no real intention of ever writing an actual book someday. But I do have nearly a decade of experience writing fics on Quotev to Wattpad to ao3.

Disclaimer though: I am not entirely sure any of this qualifies as good writing advice. I can only really break down my own process and the slightly insane methods that somehow work for me.

I speak around seven languages and funnily enough I learnt a huge portion of my English through reading fanfics growing up. But I am also Indian, so all my education happened in English. Also, I should probably clarify that I do exist in predominantly English-speaking environments most of the time. I’ve lived in English-speaking countries for a couple of years now, most of my colleagues are British and I actually think directly in English most of the time rather than mentally translating from my native language first. So even though it’s technically not my native language, I am constantly surrounded by it.

My actual writing process in English is kind of chaotic.

First of all, I think a huge part of improving in English language writing simply comes down to practice. I write almost 4-5 hours every single day and I’ve been doing that consistently for years now. So naturally, a lot of things that once felt difficult eventually started becoming instinctive over time. I genuinely think anything you do daily, especially creatively, you’re bound to improve little by little.

For my slice-of-life fics, I honestly just write whatever feels natural and often post something very close to the first draft with very little editing. I also have visual overstimulation issues due to ADHD, so my punctuation sometimes follows the rules of my native languages more than strict English grammar as it makes it easier to edit later. I break a lot of conventional writing rules there and mostly just focus on having fun with the fics.

But with something like the Empyrean series or By Right of Conquest, the process becomes much more deliberate because I am trying to emulate very specific tones and styles. Empyrean is intentionally written almost like a mythological royal court play, heavily inspired by the English translations of Indian mythology.

By Right of Conquest is much more straightforward medieval political romance, has a much stronger stylistic influence from a very popular Indian historical saga set around the 10th century.

I think a lot of my writing style honestly comes from trying to recreate the emotional and narrative styles of stories I grew up with, just through the medium of English instead.

One thing I would genuinely recommend to ESL writers is... reading English translations of books or stories you already love in your native language. I think it helps a lot because you already understand the emotional and cultural context of the original text, so you start noticing how those ideas are carried across into English.

So before writing, I usually immerse myself in books, plays or texts from the historical periods I am drawing inspiration from. Then I write the first draft very plainly, just getting the scene and emotions onto the page before I lose them.

And for these fics specifically, I am also trying to follow punctuation a bit more properly than I usually do.

One trick that genuinely helps me while writing first draft is listening to English translations of works I love as audiobooks in the background, especially if I am trying to capture a specific tone or writing cadence. It puts me in the right headspace and helps me naturally pick up certain words and sentence structures that I can then carry into my own first drafts (without plagiarising obviously). It honestly saves me a lot of editing time later.

And then comes the truly painful part, opening the thesaurus. I basically go through the prose word by word, translating my English into more elevated or archaic English. The problem is that, as an ESL speaker, I don’t always instinctively know the etymology or historical feel of certain English words. Also, the sentence structures in my first drafts are often heavily influenced by my native languages rather than natural English rhythm.

But at some point I also choose to stop fighting that entirely, because I think there is a unique charm about different linguistic thought patterns in English prose. Even when it’s imperfect, it creates a voice that feels distinctly mine.

And honestly, I also think people shouldn’t be so afraid of “breaking rules” while writing in English. I am never going to sound like a native English speaker no matter how much I practice and I’ve kind of made my peace with that. If my prose occasionally sounds like it was written by an ESL speaker, then that’s okay.

English is ultimately just a tool for me to tell the stories I want to tell. The important thing is whether I am enjoying the process and communicating the emotions.

And for dialogue specifically, I am very influenced by plays, debates and dramatic monologues. I also read a lot of poetry across all the languages I know, and sometimes even English translations of poems from languages I don’t know. I honestly think it’s important for writers to read across genres and artistic forms to take inspiration from all of them and shouldn’t stay confined by language barriers.

As for humour though, mine is honestly entirely Indian. I am usually trying to translate a very specific kind of comedic cadence into English and sometimes it works, while other times the context just completely disappears in translation and suddenly the joke is no longer funny at all. In those cases, I usually just let it go rather than forcing it into the prose.

And when it comes to translating certain Indian philosophical or cultural concepts into English, that’s honestly something I still struggle with sometimes.

Certain theme like dharma, karma… carry such layered cultural and emotional meanings that there often isn’t a perfect English equivalent for them. So most of the time I end up trying to find the closest conceptual translation instead. For example, I might use words like “righteousness” “duty” “fate” “devotion” depending on the context.

But even then, I think a lot of the original nuance inevitably gets lost in translation, which is probably why I lean so heavily into atmospheric symbolism, emotional subtext and character dynamics while writing. I am usually trying to recreate the feeling of those ideas in English rather than translating them literally.

Ironically, one of my favourite parts of writing in English is that after posting, I can immediately hit Google Translate and read it back in my native languages and genuinely, it’s such a joyful experience. After days of editing and staring at English sentences until all the words lose meaning, reading the fic in my own languages suddenly makes it feel beautiful and alive again instead of feeling like that paragraph I edited seventeen times for last two weeks.

I’ll let you in on a little secret, my fics actually flow perfectly when translated back into my native tongue, whereas in English they sometimes feel much stiffer to me.

I think a lot of that comes from the fact that the emotional and sentence structure in my head are still influenced by my own languages, even when I am thinking directly in English. So sometimes the prose feels slightly restrained or overly deliberate in English, but the moment I read it in my native tongue, suddenly everything sounds natural and exactly the way I intended.

And once I finish a chapter, I always have it read aloud to me afterward. That’s probably one of the most useful editing tricks I know because awkward phrasing, strange spellings or grammatical mistakes become immediately obvious when you hear the prose spoken out loud instead of silently reading it in your head.

I am very bad at explaining my process without examples, so apologies if this all sounds slightly incoherent.

So, please just write whatever fics you want to write. As long as you enjoy the process, nothing else matters.

And please send them my way, once you've written it. I would love to read them!!!

Honestly, thank you so much for reading the series and taking the time to reach out.

Hope you’re having a great day too! You honestly just made mine 🫶🏻❤️

[hisokrata]

Usually I move in silence when it comes to actual racing on here, but fuck it. I already survived the psychological horrors of being emotionally invested in Lando wdc last year and now apparently it’s George’s turn (not his fault) to put me through unimaginable suffering this season.

The curse is somehow even stronger this year, but trust, we will defeat it.

Honestly, anything for my 2019 rookies.

[tetswithah]

oh. *thinking hard (actually wet) about something to say about this picture that isn’t perverted or sexually explicit and obviously failing*