#another legacy

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y’all mind if i yap about architecture and how it speaks about a character?

no?

fabulous. now sit down and shut up (please)

SO. being the film grad and creative person i am, i can’t let any piece of writing happen without an EXTENSIVE collection of photos vaguely outlining the Vibes of the spaces in which my characters live.

this is known professionally as…✨a photo morgue✨

being the set designer/decorator that i was, i have a particular love for the way a character’s home speaks about them. your living space really is a reflection of yourself, and it was always SO much fun for me to translate that into a set.

now for the real nitty-gritty. as i’ve been writing my Tron fic, Another Legacy, i’ve wondered…what kind of house would the Baines-Bradleys live in?

at first, i thought maybe something modest. Alan Bradley isn’t one for flashy, fine things. he’s a humble guy – simple and plain. Lora Baines, however, is not, and if you’ve ever seen the original Tron, you know that she calls the shots. meaning if Lora wanted a palace, Alan would build it for her, and she would insist that he make it something he likes, too.

enter 80s modern/postmodernism

warm. soft. the Vibes. it’s like contemporary, mid century, and a pinch of traditional. just enough minimalism for Alan to feel like he isn’t flaunting the entire dividend Flynn gives him (because you know it’s quite a lot) and just palace-y enough for Lora to feel like she’s really living large. a large kitchen for them to both work their magic (Lora cooks, Alan bakes). plenty of built-in shelves for their books and vinyls. wide windows for staring out over Center City and to the bay beyond. sleek and modern with a timeless, iconic touch that screams “we’re young people in the 80s who just got a ton of money” but not in a bad way.

ok that’s it, everyone can go home now. i’m done rambling for the evening 😃🤣

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i know, i’m a bad sim-god i keep forgot my sims bday ...

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also here, have some another legacy tidbits because i’m a little stuck rn and i don’t feel like starving y’all…

context for those who don’t read or haven’t caught up – Peony is a program OC that @cozycoffee08 and i created. she was built to be a little patch program for tron should anything go wrong, but got separated from him in the transfer to flynn’s grid. she eventually found her way back, though, and kinda becomes tron and yori’s kid.

i just feel like tron needed a little bit of a light moment so yeah. some laughing, smiling, Dad! Tron for all y’all tonight. :)

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what i should be doing: sleeping

what i am doing: creating a multi-story home worthy of the baines-bradley family and throwing it in my queue for y’all to enjoy while i sleep

basement floor!! jet’s garage, multipurpose basement room, and a massive file storage room that alan organized all by himself (it was a three-week project. lora saw him for maybe three days total during the whole thing)

main floor!! main garages, living (with two-story ceilings ofc), kitchen, alan’s office, and the spare room

and of course, the third floor. elanor, jet, and lilian’s bedrooms, as well as lora and alan’s “grand suite” (lora’s terms) complete with tiny deck

hopefully i’ll be able to sit down and compile some actual elevation sketches to really give an appreciation for the fact that this place is quite literally built into a mountain, but for now, i hope these floorplans and this Post of General Vibes will do!!

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alan, dramatically: “i can’t believe i ended up with such delinquents for children.”

elanor and jet, who literally just got back from an additional piercing (elanor) and a tattoo touchup (both elanor and jet): “…at least we’re not breaking into tech corporations at 3am, but okay.”

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that moment when you know you have a fic to finish and you have all the ideas and the exact layout of how you want everything to go and then.

and then.

you and your brilliant roommate start watching some delightfully campy show from the 80s (featuring the actor that’s also the actor of the blorbo in whose self-titled fandom your fic lies because of course) and it’s just so good that it’s almost a month since you’ve written and while that’s not a bad thing, you’re still like hey i’d like the writing motivation back please and thanks!

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Such was this Center, this palace that Zaha had built for him. His scouts, led by Rinzler, had found her in the middle of the Outlands, lost and alone, and had swiftly brought her back to Dyson. He'd healed her wounds, set her on her feet, and given her the purpose she so dearly loved. Zaha herself was certainly a prize – golden hair, grey eyes that glittered as she rambled on about her architecture, and some of the most complex lightlines he'd seen in a very long time.

throwing this here as i always do, even if i keep burying my own writing to the point that it gets completely ignored 🥲 oh well. too many good things on this hellsite to not lol

chapter 16 of Another Legacy is here!! big thanks to the loyal readers, y’all are real ones lol

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"Connor?" she asked after a moment, sitting up. "I…I don't mean to turn all business on you in the middle of…this, but I have a question." She folded her hands in her lap, her face lit by the light of a half-there moon and the dim glow of the valley. Connor decided then and there that it didn't matter what light she was in, that her face always seemed to simply glow, but he pushed the thought out of his mind for the moment. "What do you need, Dr. Baines-Bradley?" he asked teasingly, earning a swat to his shoulder that both parties laughed at. "What I need, Mr. Thomas," she said with a smile, "is an alliance."

the fluff has ARRIVED!!! and i hope everyone is ready for it!!!

chapter 15 of Another Legacy is up and ready and i did not expect to double-chapter you guys today but here, enjoy anyways lol