#notes for fic

[nana-71926]

Notes upon finishing the last ep of Bon Appétit, Your Majesty

Well! So we've finished watching the last episode and there are so many FEELS! XD I enjoyed the series very much!

I won't be spoiling what happened all throughout the ep except the end, where they largely kept Yi Heon's circumstances leading to his time travelling to the present a secret (all the better for us fic writers to expound on by ourselves, hehehe!). I understand the original novel had its own take on how Yi Heon managed to make his way onto the present day and how he fared until reuniting wtih Ji-yeong, but this is just my take and will prove an interesting epilogue for my fic Enchantment! Here are some points that I will jot down for the Muse's future reference:

After the duel with his uncle, Yi Heon will return to the palace for a secret audience with the new King. The Dowager Queen, in terror for her son, will throw herself at his feet, begging for forgiveness. He, in turn, will kneel before his younger brother and announce that no, he's not come to claim the throne back. He's just going to tidy things up by arranging for the right set of courtiers who will be a service to the nation and not themselves to help the young King, etc.

In return, he will ask for what is rightfully his: a small amount of wealth to accompany him in his exile. He will remain dead to the nation and posterity will remember him as a tyrant. It is what he deserves after his past actions; but they will never find his body. It is assumed lost in all the chaotic fighting

He will stash said wealth in various places in Salgoji forest and elsewhere bec he'll need to have money and some means to get by, dammit, in the future that he will be travelling to. It's going to be a huge gamble, he won't know for sure if all that gold stashed away will still be there when he gets to the 21st century, but he will make other arrangements XD

He will also make his loyal retainer, Commander Shin Su Hyeok, promise to pass a message down Su Hyeok's descendants (the firstborn of every generation) to anticipate the coming of a royal stranger in their midst several centuries down the line. In return, he pledges that Su Hyeok and his descendants will become important courtiers and protectors of the royal family he's leaving behind

The letters on the tattered page that is the only remnant of his journal (that he keeps on his person at all times) sometimes glow, especially when he feels very deeply, but not enough to transport him to the future...until one day it suddenly does (after Ji-yeong, on her side, keeps reciting the dedication on Mangunrok and despairing because apparently nothing seems to be happening), BUT

He appears in 2023 South Korea instead of 2025 because time travel can be one hell of a confusing ride at times, but no matter. He is able to find Su Hyeok's descendants and start learning to get his bearings (half a millenium's worth of changes in the world as he knew it must be a HUGE culture shock, of course!)

He immediately starts to look for Ji-yeong but of course, no such luck as she is still in France at the time

He gets organized: dig up all that wealth (check); starts a crash course on what he's missed (500 years of world history in bullet points) and how to survive the modern world (check); learns modern-day stuff like economics, current global affairs, some of the foreign languages, the latest fashion (check); still very much a gourmet who may land a good job in the culinary arts bec of his sense of taste, and also, that's where he aims to start looking for his lost beloved (check)

And then one day, he reads the glowing review of Enfin restaurant, where Ji-yeong is head chef, and the rest, as they say, is history ^_~

Oh, and the rating for the fic will change because, you know, these two deserve their happy sexytimes XD XD XD

Feel free to drop me a line if you've got other ideas. The Muse and I would be happy to hear them ^_^

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[thenixkat]

[id: A panel of a comic showing Victoria Kord (a white woman with curly red hair in a black and purple outfit) standing in front of a case containing several pieces of alien technology on display.

Victoria: Maybe a gamma gong? (No, too loud.) Gravity rod? (Too heavy.) Blue lantern ring? (Too optimistic.) /end id]

[id: A comic panel showing a cross-like object with a connected ring and green gem in the foreground and Blue Beetle 3 (a superhero in a black and blue bug-themed powersuit) in the background looking at it.

Beetle: What's that? Victoria (offpanel): That's an absorbascon. Weren't you in the Justice League? Anyone who touches it will think they're the reincarnation of an Egyptian pharaoh! /end id]

(Blue Beetle: Scarab War)

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Thinking about what tech the Kords have access to for a fic. (As allways wiki info should be taken with a massive grain of salt)

absorbascon- "a Thanagarian device that enables its user to telepathically read the minds and/or psychic imprint left behind on environmental placings by other sentient life forms" "

An Absorbascon is only effective against non-Thanagarians used primarily as an educational tool, it can also be used as a weapon or a tool of espionage. Hawkman and Hawkwoman used the Absorbascon to learn about Earth's cultures and languages.

A Thanagarian can also use this device to interpret the vocal patterns of lower order animals such as birds, which is how the Hawks can communicate with birds."

gamma gong- "The Gamma Gong is a powerful weapon used by Kanjar Ro against Adam Strange and the Justice League of America." "Ringing my Gamma Gong once freezes everyone in this room like statues. Ringing it twice freezes every human in this city! Ringing it a third time will freeze every human being in the world!" "Kanjar Ro was the delon (dictator) of the planet Dhor in the Antares star system. "

Gravity rod- "a small hand held device that can harness the power of the stars and convert it into energy that enables the wielder to defy the laws of gravity." "The Gravity Rod was first designed in the 1940s by scientist Ted Knight, who used it as a weapon during the years he spent as the first Starman."

Blue lantern ring- "The Blue Lantern Ring allows Blue Lanterns to be a conduit of pure hope." "The rings use Blue energy supplied by a Power Battery, which in most cases takes the form of blue light. The Blue energy of hope has an infallible connection to the universe. Hope is the most powerful of light, and thus, the universe speaks through it. A Blue Power ring is one of the most powerful weapons in the universe and has the ability to affect and use fundamental forces of the universe, including electromagnetic energies such as gravity, radiation, heat, light, and powerful blasts of concussive force. The ring can also create fields of force formed from an unknown energy that was bound by the users' will. The limitations of such use are the skill, knowledge and imagination of the user."

"Hope is the most powerful emotion in the emotional spectrum, but it cannot reach its full potential without the willpower to enact it. In order for the blue power ring to function, it needs the aura of green willpower, supplied by a Green Lantern Ring to be in proximity to it; otherwise, the ring will only allow limited flight, limited energy projection and constructs, and protection from the vacuum of space"

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Just... it bugs me that Victoria and Ted havent been carving shit for juicy bits/making stuff based on the shit. They should since they're supposedly so smart. And movie Victoria and Ted were working on Reach based tech from studying Khaji Da. So it's not impossible.

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[tockamybeloved]

Love Between Fairy and Devil, Episode 35

Xu Haiqiao as Lord Ronghao

[psychotrauma]

“october” by mary oliver

[theonlybatopus]

Mafia Fic Skelleton Notes

Classic

Sans (Shade): An area man, in charge of the four timeline sectors and the duals as the Right arm for the Original sector under Queen Toriel. He micromanages and dabbles in everyone’s business, in charge of all deals and some speculate the true Don. His nickname isn’t one he uses himself and was given as a mocking compliment on how expertly shady he is. Much like Rabid he cannot allow himself to make friends and has even distanced himself from his brother, as if to stop the skeleton from knowing what he’s done and will do. Though he thinks much of what he does is hidden, he doesn’t know Sweets knows all it but lets him think otherwise. Though all eight know him, and Sweets is his brother, he is rarely seen interacting unless it’s for business and where he goes when not on business is anybody’s guess.

Papyrus (Sweets): Enforcer, he works directly with Sans to make sure everything is done properly and that everyone is working properly. Contrary to his relatively benign demeanor, he is second in strength only to his brother, and has no trouble ensuring people follow orders. His nickname comes directly from the fact that his job is the opposite. Contrary to what most people think, Sweets chose his job. He likes sparring, and he likes making sure things get done right and the best way to ensure that is to do it himself. It’s an added bonus of protecting and helping take some weight of Shade. He gets along well with Slugger as he never underestimates him, and often backs him up. He wishes Slugger could teach his brother how to relax.

Relationship: A little strained, both tend to keep things from each other in an effort to keep the other “happy” and “not worry them” and it means there is a bit of tip-toeing. Add Shade’s constant deference to Sweets in place of apologies or explanations and it makes for a slightly awkward atmosphere. Regardless, the brothers are extremely loyal to each other.

Fell

Sans (Slugger): Mafioso, he has no special duties and prefers it that way. Works directly under Papyrus. No one is sure what he actually does aside from piss Cap off but if there’s a brawl, he’s in it. It’s said he only joined because his brother did, and wherever Cap is, Slugger isn’t far behind. His nickname comes from the fact that his favorite form of attack of magic filled punches capable of going through solid concrete. If this skeleton says he’s going to knock your head clean off, he means it. He and Sweets like to rib each other because they both do essentially the same job, watching out for their brother at all costs. The fact that Sweets is even in the position he’s in aggravates Slugger and it’s a point of contention between him and Shade. He’s probably the most easy-going of all eight skeletons because he could give a fuck less what is going on. So long as he and his brother (and Sweets) aren’t dead, he couldn’t care less.

Papyrus (Cap): Cappo, in charge of the soldiers of Fell/Fellswap district, including Undyne. His attacks may not be the strongest but with a near unfathomable amount of magic reserves and the brains to back it up, it doesn’t matter. If he can’t be the boss of the whole Mafia then he settles for controlling all the puppets below him. His nickname comes from his job title, and he gave it to himself. Likely the most aggressive of the group, whether passive or outright. He is protective to a fault and does whatever he deems necessary to protect the family and keep his puppets (as he calls them) in line. He thinks highly of Vice for his intelligence and if pressed would admit they are friends.

Relationship: With their common placed fights, it would be easy to write them off as despising each other but it could not be farther from the truth. Their working relationship is flawless and their personal relationship might be filled with thinly veiled insults (okay, outright insults) but their care is obvious when you take in the fact that Cap heals no one but Slugger after a fight and Slugger is never far from where Cap is. 

Swap

Sans (Scratch): Earner, no one is entirely sure what he does, but he has his hands in a bit of everything and ensures the family wants for nothing. If there’s a way to make money, he’s already doing it. In charge of not only getting funds and supplies but washing things if need be. He’s rarely seen except for meetings and works very closely with Shade. His nickname is slang for money, a name he took from the kids. Something of an accountant as well, he keeps the books for the Mafia and is by far the most well-known face in and out of it. He has a knack for reading people and seems to have an abundance of “friends”. Him and Sweets do not get along well because where Sweets friendliness is genuine, Scratch will throw you under a bus he made and drove.

Papyrus (Vice): Chief corrupter, in charge of bribes and all manner of intel. There’s nothing he doesn’t know, and if he doesn’t know then it isn’t true. Vice got his nickname as he uses everyone’s vices to get them to comply. He works closely with Solon and the twos squabbles are legendary. Friends with Cap, he often gives the other skeleton much needed intel for any work he does and Cap is known to accompany Vice on bribe deals in case they go south. Neither friendly nor unfriendly, the skeleton is fairly go with the flow, if the flow was always directed by him—and it usually is.

Relationship: Scratch will screw over anyone for his brother, including the Mafia if he had to, he tends to baby his brother and Vice lets him rather than deal with most people outside of his work. They are fairly co-dependent and probably the closest of any of the brothers given that there are no secrets between them and neither can do any wrong in the others eyes. 

Fellswap

Sans (Solon): Consigliere, in charge of internal disputes and legal counsel. He works closest with Vice and Toriel, if he says something needs to be done then it needs to be done. Not many outside the eight know who he is, he is more well-known by his day job as a criminal defensive attorney. Rabid gave him his nickname and he wears it with pride, it means a wise and skillful lawyer. Worries for his brother a lot and struggles to find balance between taking care of his mess of a brother and the mess of a Mafia (along with all the idiots in it). Him and Toriel are particularly close and tend to have weekly bitch-fests about the state of the Mafia and those in it. Weirdly enough is probably the most well-adjusted of the skeletons.

Papyrus (Rabid): Headhunter, both external and internal. Nicknamed after his appearance and methods, you normally only meet Rabid once and that’s more than enough. He’s always done what it takes to protect his brother and joined to make sure Solon stayed the consigliere for as long as he wants. Though he is the whole family’s headhunter, he only takes orders from Solon. Probably the most isolated of any of the skeletons, he doesn’t trust anyone but his brother but that isn’t why he has no friends. The family knows he could be called on them for any fuck up, and he knows the same so as such he has no desire to make friends with a target. The only person he might be considered friends with is Shade if only because the two skeletons acknowledge they are start and finish point of all work in the Mafia and that neither can play nice for safety reasons. That and their over-protectiveness towards their brother. Its said the only other person Rabid carries out hits for is Shade, and only when it directly protects Sweets, not because he cares about Sweets but because he understand Shades concern.

Relationship: In the Underground Rabid knew that being the stronger of the two, showing deference would keep everyone out of Solons way. It’s a habit that has carried over. His fear of losing his brother makes him clingy and his brothers ability to accept and move forward is a point of contention with them. Solon is torn between trying to help his brother and coddling him in his own way. Though they seem fine on the surface there is a strong undercurrent of tension. 

If you made it through the rambling heres a link to the fic!

[zorrosuchil]

"The problem with being weird was that everyone else was normal" Yooooo, substitute "queer" for "weird" and "odd": Bi blue recognizes bi Adam~ this is my shameless headcanon, coming to you from being a rural bi teen a decade ago :)

[luckyjak]

episodes that match numerically

(for me, feel free to ignore.  Also feel free to point out parallels/things you like/things you want mentioned in a fic about X episodes if you'd like.  I bolded the ones I'm excited about)

Purple Piano Project to New Rachel

I Am Unicorn to Britney 2.0

Asian F to Makeover

Pot o' Gold to the Break Up

The First Time to Role You Were Born to Play

Mash Off to Glease

I Kissed A Girl to Dynamic Duets

Hold On To Sixteen to Thanksgiving

Extraordinary Merry Christmas to Swan Song

Yes/No to Glee, Actually

MICHAEL TO SADIE HAWKINS

Spanish Teacher to Naked

Heart to Diva

On My Way to fucking I Do

Big Brother to Girls (and Boys) on Film

Saturday Night Glee-ver to Feud

Dance with Somebody to Guilty Pleasures

Choke to Shooting Star

Prom-asaurus to Sweet Dreams

Props to Lights Out

Nationals to Wonder-Ful

Goodbye to All or Nothing