Cass_Caelis

that way we know we’re from tumblr without revealing anything

I’m just going to say this to strangers until i find a tumblr person

must keep reblogering!! Im going to be so suspicious if any one tells me this now!

Remember the answer is: I stole them from the president.

Written by @anonymous-blanket

I wrote and edited a tennis RPF podfic (modern royalty/fairytale AU)!

"Game, Set, and Married (Or: Sir Juan Martín Saves a Wedding)"

https://archiveofourown.org/works/36003262/chapters/89749222

part of the "Fairy Tale Tennis Life" AU by @itsadrizzit & @conversationswithjonas

Voices of: @conversationswithjonas, @itsadrizzit, @mistbornhero, @cassiopeiacaelis, @superjinkyo, @derpyjeffcarter, @howsareeasy (not sure if that's the right Twitter handle but I don't remember the other one), Matriaya (whose Tumblr handle I don't know), @analise010, and me!

I keep thinking about the physical distance between them this season because it is just so strikingly and blatantly obvious, like it really stands out. And the thing that drives me fucking insane is that it's not a coincidence. A director doesn't just spin the wheel and throw a dart blindfolded to decide where to put actors and cameras- those are intentional choices. And sure, you could make an argument for group shots that it's not really about Buck and Eddie, and more about the overall composition, but then what about this

I would add more examples, but I'm seriously strugging with the image limit here- but I mean, y'all know what the fuck I'm talking about

Interestingly enough, when they're working, they're still framed very close to each other

But as soon as they're not-

And it becomes even more obvious when you directly compare it to how they were framed in previous seasons

I'm absolutely rolling over this scene from Eddie Begins because on the first shot it looks like they're standing right next to each other, right?

But then it cuts to the wide and Buck is actually way closer to Bobby than he is to Eddie

Like, even though there is actual physical distance between them, it's framed to look like there isn't

The only other time they've emphatized physical distance to the extent was see now was during the lawsuit arc (let's not even talk about the fact that this type of framing with the literal barrier in between the characters is commonly used for displaying conflict in romantic relationships, because I will lose my mind)

But they're not fighting now, so maybe the conflict they're having isn't necessarily with each other, but with themselves and this giant elephant in the room that they're not talking about.

May I present a hypothesis:

This is very reminiscent of the Balcony Scene™, they've got their beers, just bros hanging out, five feet apart cause they're not gay etc. etc.

But, unlike the balcony scene, where do they end up once they actually talk about the unspoken thing (Buck feeling guilty about not being there for Eddie, in this case)

Gee, wow, what a surprise

Obvious flirting aside, just look at how close they are compared to the beginning of the scene- and Buck doesn't even start moving closer until he starts talking about The Thing™, like it's so fucking obvious

It's almost like the physical distance is an external manifestation of the internal conflict or something and they can forget about it when they're working and focused on doing their jobs but as soon as there are no other distractions it becomes this massive presence that cannot be ignored

in conclusion-

https://pharos.vassarspaces.net/2018/05/11/scholars-respond-to-racist-backlash-against-black-achilles-part-1-ancient-greek-attitudes-toward-africans/

https://aeon.co/essays/can-we-hope-to-understand-how-the-greeks-saw-their-world

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/true-colors-17888/

I know what ‘olive skinned’ (and thus variations on it) means, but the author taking the time to have a little laugh, acknowledge that it’s at least a bit funny, and drop some knowledge is appreciated.

DIGITAL WORK

Imagine this. You’ve just finished a fic set in a very specific time and place, say 1940s Brooklyn. When you post it, you want your readers to visually get the vibe of the fic before they start reading. You want them to see the famous bridge or what the streets looked like back then. Maybe your fic is noir-inspired, so you want to capture that dark moodiness and grit. You want to help paint the setting, but you don’t really want a painting. What you want is a mood board or fic cover, two of the several types of digital works offered this year. Interested in getting a beautiful poem-inspired gifset of your favorite character or a photo manip of the characters in your OTP enjoying each other’s company? We have those too, so check out these auctions.

PODFIC

Podfics are an oft-overlooked medium in fandom. They require incredible skill to produce, yet podficcers rarely get the credit they deserve. They have to juggle different personalities and capture the tone of the scene they’re reading. Recording can take hours. Podfics are amazing, and we have so much admiration for podficcers! Thankfully for all of us, several of these talented folks have offered up their skills for our auction. If you’d like a podfic produced of a favorite work to listen to while you’re doing chores or going to sleep, now’s your chance!

VIDEO

Cass Caelis

See Cass Caelis’s existing works here and here.

Preferred contact methods: Discord: Persephone’s heart #4950 Tumblr: cassiopeiacaelis Email: [email protected]

Preferred organizations: - Anything from the list of approved organizations

Will create works that contain: happy endings, fluff, Soulmate AU, Daemons AU, Sentinel AU, Identity porn, enemies to lovers, in vino veritas, kidfic, time travel, dimension travel, humor, getting together, pining

Will not create works that contain: Angst, dark!characters, abuse, romantic relationships between two characters with sizeable age difference and parent/child relationship, PWP, non-con

– Podfic –

Auction ID: 1055

Will create works for the following relationships: Darcy Lewis/Any - Any Universe Matt Murdock/Foggy Nelson - Any Universe Peter Parker/Wade Wilson - Any Universe Bucky Barnes/Clint Barton - Any Universe Clint Barton/Phil Coulson - Any Universe Steve Rogers/Tony Stark - Any Universe Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier - Any Universe Peter Parker/Johnny Storm - Any Universe Eddie Brock/Venom - Any Universe Darcy Lewis-centric - Any Universe

Work Description: Hi! I’m a podficcer. I’m offering one podfic up to 20k. Please select a fic that has blanket permission or that you’ve received permission to have podficced. I’m mostly familiar with MCU and some of the cartoons but since I’m not writing, I’m pretty open to other universes or characters (especially Darcy Lewis rarepairs, I absolutely love her ❤️) Please be prepared to chat with me during the process because I love input and I’d love to hear your ideas!! If you have a pair you’re absolutely set on and it’s not on the list I’m open to podficcing it so long as it doesn’t have any non-con/ adult/child relationship /abuse

Ratings: Gen, Teen, Mature

Can pods bid on this auction? Yes - Podbids welcome!

CLICK HERE TO BID ON THIS WORK

Cass Caelis

See Cass Caelis’s existing works here and here.

Preferred contact methods: Discord: Persephone’s heart #4950 Tumblr: cassiopeiacaelis Email: [email protected]

Preferred organizations: - Anything from the list of approved organizations

Will create works that contain: happy endings, fluff, Soulmate AU, Daemons AU, Sentinel AU, Identity porn, enemies to lovers, in vino veritas, kidfic, time travel, dimension travel, humor, getting together, pining

Will not create works that contain: Angst, dark!characters, abuse, romantic relationships between two characters with sizeable age difference and parent/child relationship, PWP, non-con

– Podfic –

Auction ID: 1055

Will create works for the following relationships: Darcy Lewis/Any - Any Universe Matt Murdock/Foggy Nelson - Any Universe Peter Parker/Wade Wilson - Any Universe Bucky Barnes/Clint Barton - Any Universe Clint Barton/Phil Coulson - Any Universe Steve Rogers/Tony Stark - Any Universe Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier - Any Universe Peter Parker/Johnny Storm - Any Universe Eddie Brock/Venom - Any Universe Darcy Lewis-centric - Any Universe

Work Description: Hi! I’m a podficcer. I’m offering one podfic up to 20k. Please select a fic that has blanket permission or that you’ve received permission to have podficced. I’m mostly familiar with MCU and some of the cartoons but since I’m not writing, I’m pretty open to other universes or characters (especially Darcy Lewis rarepairs, I absolutely love her ❤️) Please be prepared to chat with me during the process because I love input and I’d love to hear your ideas!! If you have a pair you’re absolutely set on and it’s not on the list I’m open to podficcing it so long as it doesn’t have any non-con/ adult/child relationship /abuse

Ratings: Gen, Teen, Mature

Can pods bid on this auction? Yes - Podbids welcome!

CLICK HERE TO BID ON THIS WORK

I don’t think I need to explain to you why representation is essential, but I think out of the whole LGBTQ+ community non-binary people are criminally underepresented, personally I’ve never seen a non-binary person in a show that wasn’t explicitly an inclusive show and even in those shows there’s not all that much representation… obviously The Owl House qualifies as an explicitly inclusive show, but I’m still very grateful (and still the fact that they are this inclusive whilst being produced by Disney is pretty impressive if you ask me).

Furthermore, talking about Raine personally… THEY ARE NOT YOUNG. I think being non-binary can be tricky (at least it was for me) because you can feel like you don’t quite belong in the gender you were assigned at birth, but still know that you don’t belong “on the other side”, so you end up just “accepting” the gender that was given to you despite not feeling like you really belong in there, and this happens mostly when you live in a conservative enviroment, and you are never really presented with it as a possibility (I’m talking from experience here btw, obviously there is no one way to being non-binary). And I think this is the main reason why we don’t have much real life representation of adult non-binary people… BUT THIS DOESN’T MEAN THEY DON’T EXIST.

But moving on… THEY ARE SO CUTE.

I dare you– I double dare you to look at me gay in the eyes and tell me that you are not in love with this cute face. And don’t lie to me.

AAAND they allowed us to see a part of Eda that we never saw… and it’s fucking lovely. I hate that she is such a private person (actually I love it because I am a slut for characters who have a hard time sharing their feelings but that’s not the point) and everytime we got to see something about her past it was because she phisically couldn’t hide it anymore (we never knew she had a sister until she met Lilith, we never knew she had a mother until we met Gwen and on top of everything she would never have told Luz and King about the curse hadn’t they found out on their own) and this is another one of those cases, exept this time it’s not a traumatic experience that scarred her for life, but it’s about her past with this adorable human being WHO ALLOWED US TO SEE EDA BLUSHING.

look at her

LOOK AT HER

ARE YOU IN LOVE YET?

ARE YOU?!?!?!

But this was supposed to be about Raine.

They have stage fright which is adorable AND relatable, I love their hair, I love their earring, I love that they play the violin, I love that despite being so easily embarrassed they are such a powerful witch.

And they have such a cute face..

Also this scene…