#ocrow rambles

[otome-crow]

An actual conversation I just had with my husband.

Me: So, do you remember what Lucifer is the Avatar of? In my game?

Him: . . . Paperwork?

This man pays attention….and yet doesn’t lol.

[otome-crow]

So I actually WROTE today. Haven’t done that in awhile!

Sakuya jealousy-hurt/comfort thing is basically done. Just need a good line to end on, and to let it sit overnight before final proofing. It’s like 7.5K words!

(After Sakuya, I think the only other character who’s gonna get his own jealousy fic is Homare. The rest will probably be headcanons.)

“A3 Plays D&D - Harugumi” is probably 90% done, needs a LOT of editing and some more work on Masumi and Chikage. Then I have to start thinking about Natsu, Aki, and Fuyu. Then, if I like the series, I’ll do some inter-troupe games :)

Ace A3 headcanons are slow but steady. Mostly reworking them for language/wording. It’s hard to get across what I’m feeling without it being weird.

Malleus thing is probably about 75% done. Love most of what I’ve got, just need to get myself to an ending. A little stuck on that.

Mammon angst is slow going. I hate hurting the guy. But sometimes it has to be done.

Got some other stuff that’s been in my WIP pile for a LONG time. Not sure it’ll see the light of day.

[otome-crow]

So tired. Haven’t really slept in two days. I’m teaching the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet today, which requires way more energy than I have right now.

Trying to be enthusiastic and not just be like “Yeah, Romeo’s talking poetic garbage. It means nothing. Like seriously, it sounds pretty but he’s talking out his ass because he knows pretty words get him laid.”

Reminds me I started a MammonxReader fic once that had R&J as a framing device. But I couldn’t decide if it should be angst or hurt/comfort and it felt rambly. Bah. I’M rambly today.

[otome-crow]

So, when I started teaching Romeo & Juliet this year, I told my kids I’d explain every single sex joke except one. One sex joke was dangerous enough that I would not explain it. If they found it, I would confirm that they found it, but still wouldn’t explain it - but if they knew where it was, they could probably figure it out themselves.

That part was in today’s lesson. This is the first year no one, not a single person said “Uh, what’s this medlar thing Mercutio’s talking about?” And I’m actually really sad. Where’s their sense of curiosity? Their sense of the naughty? I hear how they talk in the hallway, this joke is nothing. I normally have a great time being all “Hey, you found it! Still not explaining it, but if one of you figures it out, feel free to tell your friends!”

(For the record, the joke is basically Mercutio getting grumpy and grumbling about how he bets Romeo wishes his girlfriend did anal.)

(The general belief is that et cetera should actually read “an open arse” and “poperin pear” a pun on “pop her in there.” Anal sex was actually pretty normal back then, as a form of natural birth control. And for the record, this is a medlar:)