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Hey there, Gravity Falls fandom!
I’m new here— just finished watching the series for the first time and have only explored so much fanart.
But I’ve already been taken by the writing gods and my brain is now plotting a crossover thinly inspired by some Gravity Falls x Danny Phantom crossovers.
Except I’m a huge fan of Fullmetal Alchemist, so now it’s more of a Fullmetal Alchemist x Gravity Falls x Danny Phantom crossover.
Most of the focus so far has been on the Elric brothers because they’re from a very different world and there’s no way Bill wouldn’t shift his attention away from the Pines family and towards them eventually (especially pre-Ford’s return).
Which is why I need some help learning more about Bill Cipher. His motivations, the way he thinks, and also the limitations of his abilities and presence pre-Weirdmaggedon.
Sure, he can talk to you and convince you to make a deal with him. But what if you refuse to make a deal with him?
How much magic does he have access to and is there some way he would try to gather up more power instead?
Does he actively gain more power over reality after making a deal? Is that power limited solely to the constraints of the deal with the individual person?
Is pre-deal making Bill happening just in the mind of whoever he’s talking to? Like he can manipulate what they see and feel but it’s not actually real. I didn’t quite figure that out upon first-watch.
Any recommended resources on where to learn more about him? (I admit I haven’t consulted the fandom wiki yet and I probably should. It’s on the to-do list.)
Anyways, any and all input would be greatly appreciated!
Russell trigham is the funniest guy ever PLZ y'all. This guy pretends to be Ed so he can get resources for his research, has it all go horribly wrong, then a few months later does it AGAIN. Except ed is WANTED by the military by that point, and he gets ARRESTED when he says he's ed. This guy needs some kind of fuckjng win he made me laugh for ten minutes straight
He is so unserious about identity theft 😭
If he loses, do you think he’ll try stealing Dr. Knox’s identity? 🤔
Prevent further identity fraud by voting for Russell here! [x] 🗳️
- Mod Mustang & Mod Hawkeye 🔥🦅
Russell and Fletcher haven’t really met anyone else from the main cast in 2003 have they? Even by the end of the show.
That’s so sad 😭
Anyways I can’t stop picturing this what-if scenario where for some reason Russell and Winry are in the same location sometime mid-series, and Winry overhears Russell introduce himself as Edward Elric (or he says it directly to her XD).
So she just stares at him with wide incredulous eyes.
And he’s just smirking all confident and smug like Oh yes, I’m so suave, she is so impressed with me—
And then he gets a wrench to the skull.
guys. do u wonder how long russell waited for ed to come back. he screamed at him to come back but we dont see him ever again since then. do u think he knew anything that happened or do u think he and fletcher went home before they knew and no one bothered to find them??? that's probably what happened that is so sad. they weren't best friends by any means but it's clear that russell and fletcher cared about the elrics. they couldn't even have talked to al because he wouldn't have remembered them. and he wouldn't have even heard any stories unless they were to ones to tell him. what if they went back to central to find al and he wasn't there??? they would have no way of finding him in resembool becoz they had no clue the elrics live there. wow. i'm sad now guys
This is very sad and I am glad for the opportunity to give it more time out of my day to contemplate (excuse me while I go spend the next month hallucinating a fanfic oneshot exploring this)
I want to be the change I need in the world and write FMA fan fiction where the Tringhams have at least an active secondary role if not a main one but I can’t come up with anything.
(I do not appear to be capable of writing without plot, unfortunately. Wish I knew how to write a fluffy oneshot smh)
Are there any other people around here who ever remember Russell and Fletcher?
I need more of the Tringhams in my life. They were so cute, I love them so much.
Also welcoming prompt ideas for fanfics including them XD
I think I suffer from Long Sentence Disease.
Essays? Fiction? They all have to comprise of sentences four lines long 75% of the time.
This is nOt good. And I should know how to fix it.
SO WHY DOESN’T FIXING IT WORK?!
Hey guys! Would you mind sharing some info and headcanons on Yasuhiro Hagakure?
I wanna learn more about him so I can write him better, and I actually quite like him and wanna portray him as a bit more full of a character, even if he doesn’t end up showing up much in my fic.
I think I’m doing okay with his personality but I really wanna try for something cool with his clairvoyance. It’s played up a lot as a complete bogus, but he wouldn’t be the Ultimate Clairvoyant if he didn’t do SOMETHING right.
So I was wondering if any of you have any theories you’re willing to share on how his abilities work. What are the conditions in which you think he’d actually be able to get a correct prediction?
So far I’m leaning towards his abilities having nothing to do with any fortune telling items, which is why doing stuff with a crystal ball never works for him. XD
(Then again, his crystal ball usually isn’t actually made of crystal… and what about the idea of him purposely saying weird stuff instead of what he really saw? That would be neat!)
But yeah, clairvoyance by definition is kinda different from fortune telling. If I decide to insist on him being the former as opposed to the latter, his abilities change.
The way I usually explain the difference to myself is by comparing fortune telling with the weather forecast. XD If it say it’s gonna rain, it’d be good to bring an umbrella but there’s always a chance it won’t rain at all.
And clairvoyance is like seeing the undoubtable future that cannot be changed.
If I accept Hagakure is clairvoyant, then he probably doesn’t use his abilities much. At all. Maybe he’s actually scared of doing so? Of potentially seeing a horrible future that he knows is unavoidable?
What are your thoughts?
A Detective’s Hope
Hey there! Guess who’s written paragraphs for a fanfic they’d temporarily put on the back burner instead of working on their Bachelor’s thesis!
Have some stuff from my not-even-first-draft of random scenes from my Danganronpa Kyoko Time Loop fic! Which I’m currently calling “A Detective’s Hope”! That’s my placeholder name.
Because I’ve seen this masterfully done with Makoto, and I’ve seen attempts with Byakuya which seemed interesting but a little too OOC for my tastes.
But what if you drop off the all-knowing detective in that situation? What would Kyoko Kirigiri do? One moment she’s standing side by side with her 5 other survivors, after Junko Enoshima’s defeat, finally about to walk out into the world proper, only to wake up in a random classroom the next moment, back at the very start of the death game.
Note: When you see brackets with nothing between them “()”, that’s how I mark empty space that needs writing added to it. It can be as little as a few missing paragraphs, or as long as several missing chapters inbetween scenes.
Note2: I still haven’t decided how I’m gonna be addressing the characters but I’m mostly taking the forms of address from the English dub of Danganronpa: The Animation, as opposed to the English dub of the game. Someday I’ll watch and play those things in Japanese. For now, Kyoko calls everyone but Celeste by their last name, even Makoto, because… idk, they haven’t had the talk yet.
Note3: As a zero draft, where I’m still working out the plot, the writing is uh… subpar. But also I have yet to finish a full chapter of writing for any of my numerous fic ideas, so I’m dropping this off just so that it isn’t lonely. Please point out any typos you notice!
Anyways. Enjoy!
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Kyoko stared at Monokuma thoughtfully as he talked. That snide high-pitched voice was grating on her ears.
She was back in time.
The first time around she had suffered from memory loss. Or, more accurately, Junko Enoshima had somehow taken more of her memories than she had taken from anybody else.
Because she’d been wary of Kyoko’s detective skills.
Now Kyoko had an abnormal amount of knowledge, even if there was still a hole in much of her childhood memories. She knew what would happen next.
Well, she amended. She was already a brand new factor into the situation. Just her current thoughts were already a change in the situation that would undoubtedly lead to huge alteration in the timeline she was currently living.
She looked around. She wondered if anyone else was different from what she remembered. She wondered if she’d have the opportunity to find out.
She hoped Junko Enoshima and Mukuro Ikusaba were not having Kyoko’s experience right now.
Monokuma disappeared, leaving everyone standing in the gym in various stages of dread and horror. Kyoko looked around, her eyes shifting to Ikusaba’s admittedly appropriate response—not horrible in the acting department. Kyoko, Togami and Celeste had less shocked expressions on their faces.
She then looked at Naegi standing in the middle of the room. She frowned softly in sympathy at the disbelieving and horrified look on his face.
When he’d introduced himself to her, there had been no recognition in his eyes.
The one person she’d perhaps have considered facing this situation alongside was back at the starting line, just like everybody else, as far as Kyoko could tell.
He wasn’t her friend, whose stubbornness had sharpened throughout the horrors they’d gone through, but who had managed to remain hopeful and kind despite everything.
Those qualities of his were still there, of course. They always had been. But right now, they were fragile.
Naegi no longer had experience solving murder cases. His input was unlikely to be necessary in her plans.
And sharing this secret with him could be dangerous.
They could be overheard. Naegi could slip up.
No… he wouldn’t slip up. Keeping a secret was one thing he was capable of. That was one thing Ogami’s case had taught her.
He’d kept her secret and almost got killed for it too…
Having the knowledge would make him reckless. Make him noticeable. Put him in danger.
Just what felt like should undoubtedly have been earlier today, when Naegi had confronted Enoshima, the Ultimate Despair had confessed to having always been frustrated by Naegi. Wary of him.
Apparently, that wariness had initially saved his life. It had been what convinced Enoshima to keep him alive.
But during their investigation of the school’s mysteries, the mastermind had tried to get rid of him almost as much as she had been trying to get rid of Kyoko.
It was better for Naegi to remain in the background. To seem to all the world like just an ordinary high school boy with slightly strange luck and a little too much optimism. Not remarkable in any way.
Kyoko now knew… not everything, but enough to work with.
She knew Enoshima was the mastermind. She knew the person walking among them was, in fact, Mukuro Ikusaba, disguised. She knew the reason they’d been made to kill each other. She knew the kinds of motives that would successfully be able to push some of her classmates to kill each other.
She knew where Enoshima’s surveillance couldn’t reach her.
All she had to do now was figure out how to prevent the killings and put an end to the game without being suspicious. Without Enoshima noticing that Kyoko was intervening. Without Kyoko attracting attention and getting herself killed before she can stop this.
That kind of discretion would be very limiting. The process would be slow. Nobody would believe her if she outright explained their situation because the concept of time travel was outrageous. And Kyoko would have no way of convincing the others that she was telling the truth without confessing to that little tidbit of information.
()
Keeping Naegi out of harm’s way would prove to be quite the challenge, considering he’d just been punched by Owada and would then later go on to become the first murder suspect if Kyoko didn’t do something about Maizono and Kuwata.
Kyoko couldn’t help but be a little frustrated at the way Naegi and Maizono clung to each other’s presence, being each other’s one familiar face among the chaos.
If only Kyoko could prevent Maizono from getting her motive… to prevent her from becoming desperate enough to try and frame Naegi for her attempt on Kuwata’s life.
()
Kyoko startled back to life, her breaths shallow and her heart in her throat. She looked around frantically, quickly taking note of her surroundings.
She put her head in her hands and tried to slow her breaths.
Back to square one.
She wondered if maybe she’d be stuck like this forever.
Someone always died. No matter what she did, someone always died, and then she herself would eventually follow.
Naegi had almost died again. And this time, he didn’t even know anything.
She’d hoped ignorance would at least somewhat limit the amount of trouble he managed to get himself into.
What a futile hope that had been.
She couldn’t do this.
She couldn’t do this on her own.
She’d had Naegi by her side the first time around. And even at the times when he hadn’t been much help in her investigations…
His presence had helped.
Knowing he was on her side had helped. Kyoko almost choked on the realisation of just how much it had helped.
Her breathing finally calmed but she didn’t move. She didn’t care that she would arrive later than usual. Even if she arrived later than Naegi, she didn’t care. Out of character for her? Perhaps. But Enoshima could chalk it up as a side effect to however she’d drugged them, or even to her uniquely more intense case of memory loss.
…
Keeping things from Naegi hadn’t helped him much.
And Kyoko was so tired. She didn’t want to do this alone anymore.
Kyoko rose to her feet and headed for the gym.
()
She’d made it before Naegi, even this time. She barely held back her incredulous snort at the thought. Since when was she punctual in grim circumstances?
She was staring at him even more than usual this time around. From the moment he walked in, her thoughts were focused solely on him. On the decision she was making. She redirected her gaze off to a random spot on the wall.
Was she really going to go through with this?
How does one go about telling another person that they’re from the future, and that they’re stuck in a time loop?
How does someone who doesn’t remember you in the slightest, who sees you as nothing but a stranger, go about believing something like that?
…then again, “stranger” might as well be another word for “potential future friend”, as far as Makoto Naegi’s dictionary was concerned.
And even if he didn’t believe her—because he could be stupidly trusting sometimes, but he was not an idiot, and common sense had a high chance of prevailing above all else in Naegi’s mind despite everything—, at least she would have tried.
There was no apparent way out of the loop she was stuck in at the moment. As terrified as she was every time she messed up that, this time, it would be permanent, it was still all too likely that if she messed up and died again, she’d just wake up at the start once more.
Kyoko’s eyes drifted back to Naegi when he got around to her once again, smiling shyly as he introduced himself.
She met his eyes and steeled her resolve.
She’d tell him.
She’d tell him the moment a good opportunity arose.
After all, what did she have to lose?
()
Now was her chance. She stared at him, at his confused and flustered expression for having been dragged into the bathroom—his own bathroom—by her.
“Um… Kirigiri-san…?”
Now was her chance. Time alone. In private. Monokuma wouldn’t eavesdrop. Naegi trusted her enough to look puzzled instead of panicked about how she’d dragged him in here.
Tell him.
Her throat closed up.
What if he doesn’t believe me?
…
What if he does?
“Kirigiri-san…i-is everything okay?”
“I know things,” she blurted.
Naegi blinked up at her at that. “What… wait, are you talking about the new motives?” Confusion shifted into realisation and then into embarrassment. “I mean, mine isn’t exactly…”
Kyoko blinked back at him, surprised. “I don’t mean those. Though I do believe I know most of them.”
“Uuh… then… you must know I wouldn’t try to kill anyone over mine… right?” Naegi was blushing. “Mine’s pretty… childish.”
Kyoko’s eyes softened. “Even if yours had been serious, you still wouldn’t have killed anyone over it. I doubt you would even try to hurt anyone over it.”
“Uh…thanks for the show of confidence? But then, why are we…”
“What I’m about to tell you will sound crazy. But I implore you to hear me out and try to believe me. And whether or not you do, to keep this whole conversation a secret.”
Naegi’s eyes widened. “You know something important, don’t you? About why we’re in this situation.” He paused, his eyebrows furrowing slightly. “Why wouldn’t I believe you? You wouldn’t be telling me this for no reason. No matter how crazy it sounds, I’ll believe you.” He shrugged a little helplessly. “Our situation is already crazy enough as it is.”
He said it like it was obvious. Like it was that simple.
Kyoko’s eyes pierced through Naegi’s own but he stood his ground, open and serious and trusting.
“I know things,” Kyoko said, deciding to built her way up from where she’d initially started. “More than I should logically be able to know. About you, about this school. About the rest of our classmates. About the mastermind.”
Naegi tensed at that, shocked but not disbelieving. He was quiet for a few moments before asking, his voice barely above a whisper, as if the enemy would hear him if he tried to be any louder.
“You know who the mastermind is?”
Kyoko nodded.
“I do. I know who she is. I know who her accomplice is. I know why she’s doing this to us, and I also know we can defeat her.
“ …I know all this because we’ve done it before. We’ve beat her. I’ve lived it.”
Kyoko waited, as Naegi obviously struggled to take everything in, overwhelmed.
Eventually, after what felt like forever, he asked:
“…you’ve lived it?”
There it was. The moment of truth. Kyoko sighed and braced herself.
“Yes. Though only once, admittedly. I’ve failed to stop her every time since,” Kyoko huffed a tired, incredulous laugh. “It seems I can’t do it without you.”
Naegi looked stunned.
It felt like another short span of eternity before he spoke.
“I… I don’t understand…”
“I’m a bit of a time-traveler, you see.” She snorted. “It’s ridiculous, really. That kind of thing should be impossible. Something limited to the realm of science fiction. But it appears it was only improbable. Just like so much about this death game is.”
Naegi’s questions sounded like they were more caught up with the situation than the rest of him.
“Y-you’re from the future…?”
Kyoko gave him a small pained smile. There was undeniable disbelief in his voice, but his reaction only made her fond.
“And stuck in a time loop, at that.”
“That’s… that’s insane…”
Kyoko couldn’t agree more.
“I know.”
——
That’s all I have to offer for now!
[runs away]
I’m currently consuming three main… fandoms, let’s call it (not counting the Discworld which I’m also going crazy over, Terry Pratchett, you mad GENIUS)
And the protagonists of those three would get along splendidly, actually.
Percy (Jackson) and Thomas (Maze Runner) at the start of their respective stories: But what is—
Someone: Get with the program, Newbie!
Percy and Thomas: …
Percy and Thomas: I’m trying! That’s why I’m asking! 💢
Also:
Thomas shouting at Minho: Why are you being so negative! That’s not helping us find a way out of here at all!
Minho: You don’t get it! Your little hope won’t do anything!
Meanwhile Makoto Naegi (Danganronpa), the literal impersonation of Hope: This is insane… we have to stick together! We can get through this!
Do y’all see it? Cuz I see it.
Makoto and Thomas: both basically stuck in murder games to some extent, which are also an apocalypse*
Meanwhile Percy: I’m… not stuck in an apocalypse… but every living thing is definitely out to get me. *finger guns
Oh, also, the fact that all three of them have had to deal with having their memories taken from them at some point.
No, seriously, I can’t stop thinking about them.
Also I feel like Thomas is actually kind of the middle ground between Percy being a powerhouse professional at talking himself into trouble and Makoto being a noodle-armed professional at talking himself out of trouble. XD
Also, if you know all three fandoms and/or aren’t worried about spoilers (why would you be reading this post otherwise?)
Just
Pull up their girlfriends. Annabeth, Teresa, Kyoko (better known as Kirigiri).
Stoic and smart and not afraid to fight you. Like, come on.
I am STILL thinking about them.
The crossover is trying to write itself no matter what.
Freshly Post-Tartarus Percy and Annabeth thinking they’re finally about to LEAVE only to end up in a fucking maze.
Makoto Naegi trying very hard not to think about Kirigiri at the end of the Danganronpa 3 anime. Everything was supposed to be fixed right? Right?
WRONG, ENOSHIMA HAD ANOTHER PROJECT IN THE WORKS AND IT TRANSPORTS HIM INTO ANOTHER WORLD.
Minho in particular is losing his shit very audibly by the time a fifth person (if we count Thomas as number 1, the singular expected arrival) DROPS OUTTA THE SKY
I’m in too deep.
The plot will be in the works for as long as it takes me to catch up on reading and playing all of the source materials I haven’t had the time for yet but…
For now I’m calling it the Apocalypse Crossover. Not an AU. A crossover.
Maze Runner, Danganronpa and Percy Jackson.
Writing snippets of this mess of a fanfic atm.
when you realize the separatists gave varian everything he ever wanted. people to be proud of him, people he can help, people who are revolutionaries and don't cower away from kings like quirin did but then it twists
This.
There are two types of writers:
1. 'It's fiction, it doesn't need to make sense!'
2. 'I didn't account for the rotation of the planet and how that affects the constalations while my characters stargazed at different times of year, I have failed as a writer, and this entire thing is trash'
I have such great news for the 2nd type of writer:
Choose tonight or another date and see which planets are shining in the sky above you or anywhere else.
You can select a city and then view constellations, planets, and other things visible on specific days and times at that location, future or past (there's little calendar and time input options right under the video). And the video itself is interactive, and you can drag it around to view the sky from a specific direction.
I know other people have done this but here's my very long rambling about how I'd improve the moonstone Cassandra arc, because I've been thinking so much about it recently. If someone else has said this, then great minds think alike, because I haven't actually watched or read anything about other people's opinions about it.
Most importantly, I do love Cassandra. What did they do to my girl type beat.
First, it's important to consider why Varian arguably works better as a villain:
Your honour he is a CHILD. He's 14, while Cassandra is like 23. While neither of their actions are good, and you can do stupid things as an adult, Varian was a child failed by the system.
Varian's arc is a sudden turn to villainy, but it still has backing. Not only does he go through a massive ordeal to try and get help for his dad, but he was turned away in the middle of a snowstorm for reasons that were not explained to him very well, and had a promise broken all at once. If it was just the issue of the promise, then it wouldn't be as solid of an arc; but we can see how it would develop to be a lot worse. His failure is also an ongoing sore spot for the character.
Cass' arc is supposed to be more slowburn, but it's still mostly heralded by remembering Gothel. It's meant to similarity compound her history of feeling snubbed and overlooked, but rings more hollow, as she targets the one person who doesn't do that. The issue isn't the turning point, it's that they treat the straw that broke the camel's back as the whole weight. Again, characters acting illogically is fine, but not when it's this extreme.
After being thrown out, no-one goes to check on Varian. This is critical, because I believe that if Rapunzel had turned up to Old Corona, he would have crumpled and not had a villain arc. Even if it didn't work. However, everyone treats him poorly after that, even wondering what he'll do with the withered remains of a healing flower??? Like, yes, you shouldn't kidnap a queen, but also maybe don't treat a hurt child like he's dangerous?
His big plan in Rapunzel's Return is also... to erase everyone's memories so they can be friends again. He doesn't want to kill anyone, doesn't even want to hurt everyone, even after having months to stew in his anger in prison.
Now, I don't hate Cass' arc, and I feel like all the pieces were there, and maybe not fit together quite in the right way. And I would like to say all the things I like about it, and why it works in the ways it does:
When she kidnaps Varian, she specifically says that she doesn't want to hurt him, and only cages him when he's talking sense into her. I think the main reason she shoves the cage away is so she doesn't have to listen anymore.
Obviously Once a Handmaiden is amazing at showing a Cass who wants to return to Rapunzel, one who understands her side of the story. And other moments throughout, when she questions, but Zhan Tiri pulls her back in.
Crossing the Line. Enough said.
What I would change/ didn't hit in the right way:
Cass quite clearly sets up motivations in Crossing the Line that really don't feel like they get brought up enough again. Especially the "I never got the chances you were given" idea. The main motive they seem to push is the Gothel line...
On that, the Gothel line of reasoning just doesn't make enough sense to me. Cass knows how much Rapunzel is haunted by being locked up, and probably knows the whole story (from her "was it your idea to push her out a window" line), and so she would know that Gothel never loved either of them. If she were a more emotional character, I would buy it, or even if they went more of just hurting from being abandoned instead of the victim-blamey route
Basically, I think that it should have been more of the whole "I worked hard for what I have, and it never takes me anywhere" idea expressed in Waiting in the Wings and Crossing the line. There's still ideas of it ("What I want, I'll take and keep"), but I actually think it could have been taken further. There's a lot of subtext about class in the show, and the power the royal family holds vs literally everyone else, even the Princess' best friend.
I would make Cass throughout the season seem more and more comfortable than she ever was in Corona, even compared to when we see her fight. In Corona, she was the Captain of the Guard's daughter, the Princess' handmaiden; always expected to behave properly and never quite allowed to unleash her full potential.
Maybe there's a part where she expresses that she might want to give up being a handmaiden and instead be something else; thus she argues with Rapunzel, who doesn't want to lose her best friend. That wouldn't be the angle Cass was going for, but she admits defeat in the fight.
Early on, we see she's having nightmares. Flashes of her life with Gothel, rigorous training in her teen years. They leave her haggard and snappy sometimes, but she wouldn't know where to begin if she wanted to explain it.
As their time on the road draws to a close, she knows that they're going back to Corona. She and Eugene worry about what will happen to Rapunzel when she touches the moonstone, but on a personal level, she knows she'll have to shut herself in again; and wonders if "alone but free" would be better.
Her decision to touch the moonstone isn't fully decided - but as she sees Rapunzel reach for it, she moved faster. We see her face, surprised at herself at first, but then determined, as she pulls it to her chest. Now, she's decided on this path.
At first, she doesn't actually intend to go back to Corona. This new life shouldn't be about Rapunzel; but Zhan Tiri convinces her to return, that taking the moonstone wasn't enough. Soon people will come after her for it, and besides, she's struggling to control the moonstone. Similar to the show, but with more of her pushing away the idea of seeing Rapunzel again at first. She tries to get back that spark she had on the road, but the rocks sometimes appear when she doesn't want them to, and it's not fun when everyone's scared of you.
"Be Very Afraid" has a good idea with Rapunzel sensing Cass' fear through the rocks, although I'd also add Cass sensing Rapunzel's fear of her losing herself, and of losing her. I would take out the fear about Cass destroying Corona. However, I would actually move it to after Cassandra's Revenge.
Islands Apart would be slightly modified. The Captain had previously, upon hearing about Cass' turn, leaves Corona to track her down. There's a hint of their encounter in a previous episode. Basically, instead of searching for Rapunzel and finding the island, he blindly believes he can bring Cass back, and turns to denial.
I feel like Cassandra's Revenge should be fine to be relatively untouched, although I'd add more moments of her seeming to be putting on bravado she doesn't actually feel. We get this with her not wanting to hurt Varian, and that is the feel of Nothing Left to Lose; but I want more when Rapunzel is there as well. Conflicted looks before sending "death" blows, even refusing to look when she squeezes Eugene with the rocks. More Zhan Tiri in her ear, constantly, nattering.
I'm not sure how I feel about the whole "making her tower out of the remains of Rapunzel's". Like, it fits the character, but it does harken back to the Gothel arc. I reckon it's fine honestly. Symbolism about how she has trapped herself in this situation
I need something more about class in there, and power dynamics. Rapunzel having to defend people who stand up to power. She reflects on the way she's been treated by those who have power over her, but now considering Cass, who's been through similar things: both raised by Mother Gothel, and then gaining overbearing dads.
Varian expresses sympathy with Cass, even after Cassandra's Revenge, and tells Rapunzel, because he's also been there. Eugene was literally about to be executed for being a thief, without a trial. He also admits the conversation him and Cass had, worrying about Rapunzel touching the moonstone. Maybe he says something like "if I knew for certain that touching that stone would have hurt you, I couldn't have promised not to take it myself".
They all reflect on how free and happy Cass seemed on the road, even in moments of danger. How unhappy she actually seems in her decision. "If you love it, let it go."
Back to Cass; after the newly moved events of Be Very Afraid, she worries she's losing control. First, the Moonstone chipped, she lost to Rapunzel, and now she knows that her mask is slipping. This is what motivates her search for the Mind Trap - she pretends that it's power, but really, all sense of safety has been lost to her.
Tale of Two Sisters does rub me slightly the wrong way. There's no way that Cass didn't know before this that Gothel was a piece of shit, and the one nice moment of the music box, even if Rapunzel had hid it, wouldn't have changed that she clearly didn't love Cass enough to not abandon her. I would still have the events happen, but when Rapunzel tries to talk sense into her about Gothel, she explodes about every other issue. "It was never about my mother! Are you selfish enough to think that everything's about you?"
In Once a Handmaiden, the catalyst for her abandoning Zhan Tiri would instead be more to do with her realising how pushy she was being about taking over Corona - which Cass never wanted. She wanted control over herself and freedom, not to rule. In her anger, she even breaks down her own tower, before returning to Corona.
The whole ordeal with Project Obsidian still happens, although that actually doesn't make her snap. She points her sword at Varian, but at his confusion and apologies, even dropping the weapon, she sighs. "Some things don't change, do they?"
Instead, what makes her snap is someone actually expressing that idea of "once a handmaiden". She realises that coming back to Corona means more restrictions, and even though she is a bit miserable like this, she doesn't want to lose that freedom. Maybe someone mutters something about "knowing her place", and she snaps - maybe the rocks at first react to her emotions. Although taking over Corona was never her goal, it clearly feels good to unleash her full power.
Plus et en Vous would also be pretty much the same, but Rapunzel would explain what she realised a while ago; that she doesn't need Cass to be her handmaiden again. In the same way Cass freed her from the confinement of being Princess, Rapunzel frees Cass from the responsibility she's held for so long. "I shouldn't have been blind to your happiness, Cass. I assumed if you were unhappy, you'd let me know... but when has life ever been that simple?"
Those are the main points I think, although another big change I'd make is her not suddenly talking with the Evil Voice. I know it's a kids show, but the outfit and pointy black rocks should show that she's the bad guy. And I know Varian also does it, but he's literally just in his edgy phase.
Also I know this isn't too different from her actual arc. One of the main issues is there's too many episodes where Cass just doesn't feature?
TLDR: Less Gothel, more class issues. The decision to take the moonstone was a little bit impulsive, but then she had to commit.
This.
Body Language
When someone is...
Sad
Face/Body:
Avoidant/reduced eye contact
Drooping eyelids
Downcast eyes
Frowning
Raised inner ends of eyebrows
Dropped or furrowed eyebrows
Quivering lip/biting lip
Wrinkled nose
Voice:
Soft pitch
Low lone
Pauses/hesitant speech
Quiet/breathy
Slow speech
Voice cracks/breaking voice
Gestures/Posture:
Slouching/lowered head
Rigid/tense posture
Half formed/slow movement
Fidgeting or clasped hands
Sniffing or heavy swallows
Self soothing gestures (running hands over the arms, hand over heart, holding face in palms, etc)
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My thoughts on the paralyzed!Polites AU
(Which I really should do more research on; inspired by this)
Odysseus cries when Polites first wakes up
Eurylochus almost cries. Instead just let’s out a very shaky, relieved sigh and tells his friend “I’m glad you’re back”
his vision is messed with in that classic “Eye for an eye” vibe
His left arm is broken and yet he still insists on greeting the world with open arms
“Don’t you mean open arm?”
“You hush, Perimedes.”
So much survivor’s guilt but he’s very thankful to be alive and honors his fallen friends with Ody and everyone else
He basically can’t walk without help
Odysseus carves him a cane himself
It has a bunch of super cool details, including a winion
Polites adores it
(perhaps they go back to the Lotus Eater island and kidnap a winion for Polites? Like a comfort animal. Give Polites, my Disney Princess Pancake, a familiar plz)
But Polites needs a lot of help with things that require both arms or both legs or gods forbid all four
one dumbass numbnuts comments “would’ve been kinder to let him die” under his breath after Polites wakes up
Captain nearly throws him overboard
obviously
“My best friend would be delighted to live life in whatever form it came to him! You shut your fucking mouth and if I ever hear you ask such wretched nonsense again I’m going to put you on latrine duty for a month, am I understood?”
Eurylochus has to hold him back during this
Eurylochus also immediately assumes position of bodyguard of Polites.
He and Odysseus soon begin fighting over this job
they decide to share custody
(eventually)
OPEN ARMS REPRISES BUT HES ACTUALLY ALIVE!!!!
plot? Oh yeah plot
lmao what plot
after the Cyclopes passes out Ody is too busy making sure his friend is okay (which he is not). He gets somebody to check the other smashees and then stays by Poli’s side (no, he don’t give a shit that he’s captain, you guys go stab his eye, he’s asleep it’s not that fucking hard)
Odysseus carries Polites when the Cyclopes wakes up
he’s too busy thinking about getting him back to the ship and calling the best doctors from the 12 ships so he tells everyone to grab the sheep and HUSTLE
Athena grabs him and starts with her “HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN THE LESSONS I TAUGHT YOU? HE’S STILL A THRE-”
“ATHENA IM BUSY RN WE CAN TALK LATER”
“BUT HE’S STILL ALIVE-”
“WE’RE LEAVING BRO! HE’S NOT GONNA FUCKING SWIM AFTER US!”
they’re not on best terms for a while after that but they still reconcile after
then they get home! Whoop de do, congrant, 99.7777777778% of the canon plot avoided
when they get home and our sunshine is actually properly long-term treated, Odysseus and Telemachus’s first big father-son bonding project is to make Polites’ house more accessible for him
and Telemachus fucking loves Polites. Best Uncle Award. They vibe so hard that Odysseus cries
he almost cries when Penelope starts weaving clothes that are easier for his friend to wear. He’s a tiinnyyy bit jealous but he’s still so happy. And Penelope noticed and weaves her dear husband some clothes too, all his old ones are stinky asf
Eurylochus and all Poli’s friends from the ship still visit regularly. It’s just a big happy family
and nobody dies, not even Nobody
(except for those other guys from the Cyclopes cave but this ain’t about them)
Hiccup: So, let me get this straight. Your mom has been out of the picture your whole life. Your communication with your big stoic dad, who is the chief of the village, is probably partially strained because of it because you remind him of your mom but also purely because you’re both kind of socially awkward and he’s not really one for words. All your life, you’ve been the odd one out in your village, with a reputation of getting into trouble and a knack for tinkering that was the one thing that brought you joy. And you spent most of your childhood just desperately trying to make people proud of you.
Varian: *shrugs* Yeah, pretty much.
Hiccup: …
Hiccup: Thor Almighty…
Vat7k totally canon interactions day 19
Yong: *sees Hugo and Varian together*
Yong: They're cute. I would put them on a boat.
Nuru: You mean... you ship them?
You just made me realise Rapunzel and Eugene literally got shipped.
My new personal headcannon is that some of the writers were working for ao3
Headcanon accepted.
