#elle's thoughts

[lazy-cat-corner]

When the mean girl is queer coded! 😌

Edit: How could I leave the supreme queer coded mean girl?!? The almighty! The goddess herself! I’m a fool!

[preciousdomino]

there is something so, so sweet about readers asking authors about little details regarding a fic- things that aren't necessarily important to the plot, just details about the characters' interests, or more precision on their feelings. idk, i find it just really sweet to see someone's interest & investment in a fic made them wonder about things that really only are important to their imagination

[cloud--recesses]

I loved that we saw another side of Luca and Federica. We can see that they are growing up especially Luchino, he's not the same funny guy we met at the beginning of s2 but he's now a more mature version of that same character. And it was great to finally hear Federica talk about the "Federicona" thing, it was about time and it was nice that it happened with Elia of all people and the hug was just sweet. I'm happy with the way it went.

[sellenite]

random musings on the mood of a strong, summer thunderstorm:

heat that clings to your skin—dewy with a sheen of sweat, but it turns to prickled goosebumps when the breeze smooths over you.

the roll of thunder starts out dull, but it gets deeper, cracks louder, as it gets closer. you can see the sky darkening—inky blue like the color of the deep ocean—and drawing together.

there's a heaviness to the air; the potential for the pour of rain to start at any second, but for a moment all of the unspilt energy just hangs, suspended in the clouds above.

[sellenite]

what fic should I focus on?

Tempest (JJK - Suguru Geto x reader)

Echoes of Infinity (JJK - Satoru Gojo x reader)

Of Magic and Destiny (BG3 - Gale x reader)

Voting ended onDec 4, 2024

summaries below the cut <333

Tempest:

cw: dark content, mental health (depression, schizophrenia—curses are seen by non-sorcerers/doctors as schizophrenia symptoms), unhealthy relationship dynamics, power imbalance, emotional manipulation, age-gap relationships, dubious consent, substance abuse, death, geto is an entire warning on his own

You were born with the ability to see curses, a "gift" you shared with your mother. She could see them too—or at least she used to before she began self-medicating with cheap bottles of whiskey. But the two of you were isolated by your burden, your mother shamed by the community, and you, as her daughter, an accessory of that shame. It was like that for as long as you could remember—a lonely childhood in which you grew up in the shadow of your mother's self-destruction—until a sudden tragedy left you truly alone.

Refusing to follow in your mother's footsteps, you seek solace in the whispered miracles of a local monk, Suguru Geto. However, instead of finding salvation, he reveals to you a truth that shatters your entire reality as you know it: the monsters you thought only lived inside of your head are very real, and beyond that, you are blessed, as he says, with an untamed curse technique tied to the power of storms.

Taken under Geto's wing, you begin to serve as his dedicated pupil and explore your latent abilities. However, you begin to discover that his kindness harbors a dark edge. As your bond deepens into something tangled and dangerous, you must confront the fine line between devotion and manipulation and decide how much you are willing to sacrifice to belong to Geto's cult.

Echoes of Infinity:

cw: mental health (derealization, PTSD, schizophrenia), death, angst, suicidal ideation, homicial ideation, came back wrong trope

Death was not what Satoru Gojo had anticipated. Instead of cold, dark nothingness, he was bound in the limbo of his Infinity. For the immeasurable time he was suspended between life and death, Satoru bore witness to the unfiltered chaos of every alternate reality of his battle with Sukuna Ryomen—forced to watch his own demise and the loss of everyone and everything he held dear over and over again. But then he awoke from his nightmare, dragged from the brink of death itself, alive but forever changed.

As Satoru wades through his waking reality, he is tormented by the haunting visions and memories of what his Limitless technique revealed. The world around him is no more than a haze of delusions, his psyche caught somewhere between the past, the present, and the future, some of which he is uncertain are even his own. And he can't shake the unnerving feeling that buried beneath the rubble of his memories lurks something dark and vengeful, hungry for the promise of blood.

The only constant is you—the closest thing Satoru has to a friend and a former lover—and your stubborn refusal to let him retreat into the abyss of his fractured mind. However, as the delicate state of Satoru's inner world continues to deteriorate, you must face an impossible question: has the Satoru Gojo you once knew already died?

Of Magic and Destiny:

cw: suicidal ideation/intention (Gale), confrontations with death (literally and metaphorically), violence, nerdy DND + Baldur's Gate lore, this one is overall more light-hearted than the other two though <3

Elowynn, a wild magic sorceress, was blessed with untamed powers by the goddess Chauntea at birth—a gift her mother revered but one that often felt more like a curse. Without guidance or formal training, Elly's magic became a source of chaos, its raw, volatile nature spiraling out of her control and leaving unintended harm in its wake. As her powers intensified with age, Elly was forced to make the painful decision to leave her home, determined to find a place where she could safely study her craft. Yet her path to self-discovery was quickly interrupted when she was abducted by the Illithid ship, the Nautaloid, and placed at the center of a fight for the fate of all of Faerûn.

Among the wreckage of their shared abduction, Elly meets a group of unlikely companions—each with their own dark secrets and desires. However, she finds a kindred spirit in the charismatic wizard, Gale. As they face impossible challenges together, Gale becomes her confidant, mentor, and the anchor she never knew she needed. He helps Elly refine her magic, teaching her to harness its wild nature and channel its power more effectively.

But their blossoming romance is threatened by the shadow of Gale’s own secret: the Netherese orb he harbors, a dangerous piece of dark magic that may ultimately destroy them both. As Elly and Gale grow closer, she must face the heart-wrenching question of whether their love can survive the weight of the magic they wield, or if the forces that bind them will tear them apart.

This one is pure self-indulgence. It essentially would just be a canon retelling of Baldur’s Gate, just with my own details/scenes added in. I really just want an excuse to write about Gale and my favorite Tav, I'm sorry 😭

[sellenite]

feeling so sappy today, but I just wanted to say thank you to each and every one of you who follows me :') my writing progress has been so stagnant these days, but I thank you all sincerely for sticking around 😭 you all are angels <333

[lazy-cat-corner]

I don’t think people understand how easy it is for me to cut a celebrity out of my life. It’s actually effortless when you stop liking them.

[lazy-cat-corner]

Loki is fun character but he is stupid. Thor seems to be stupid but aktualny is a smart guy.

I’ve seen Loki (and even Thor’s) hare-brained moments as less of an indicator of their intelligence and more a consequence of their arrogance and pride.

I know I always say “dumbass gods”/“bimbo gods” but if I were to actually think about their characters it’s a bit deeper than that. Loki has always been praised for his intelligence.

He knows he’s above average intelligence. That’s how his mastery of sorcery has come to be. So when he gets caught doing something stupid it’s not because he’s not clever. It’s because he couldn’t bother to cross his Ts and dot his Is. He is confident he knows what he’s doing and his miscalculations is what gets him in trouble.

Thor’s pride is sourced differently. He sees himself as superior in physical strength so he sees himself above human conventional standards. So when he winds up in funny gags, it’s not because he’s below average intelligence, it’s because he believes he knows better and it blows up in his face.

It’s been said intelligence is not determined by a person’s ability to memorize and recall information, but their ability to unlearn and relearn information. Judging by the way Thor and Loki are willing to disregard the way they previously understood information and adapt to their new surroundings, perhaps they’re actually quite intelligent. 🤔