And all I lov'd, I lov'd alone

Sketch Page for @gerdavonrinnlingen of General Hux and Rose. This is the kind of crackship that’s always fun to draw, especially if size differences are at stakes.

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by Eyanril

After the discovery of the spy’s identity, the Resistance brings disgraced General Armitage Hux back to Ajan Kloss. When he’s assigned to work with Rose Tico, his perspective of the world begins to shift. Perhaps he’s not such a lost cause after all.

Words: 2394, Chapters: 1/3, Language: English

Fandoms: Star Wars Sequel Trilogy

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M

Characters: Armitage Hux, Rose Tico, Poe Dameron, Finn (Star Wars), Rey (Star Wars), Ben Solo | Kylo Ren

Relationships: Armitage Hux/Rose Tico

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Canon Era, Rose Tico Deserves Better, Armitage Hux Lives, Armitage Hux is a Jerk, Armitage Hux Has Feelings, Gingerrose - Freeform, Gingerflower, GingerRoseHub’s GingerRose Week 2021, Pining, Fluff and Angst

Eternal beings. Bound forever, across time and space.

are you ready for this? 

it is the most wonderfully made, historically inaccurate, giddily fun, perfectly paced, goofy horror movie romance novel bullshit bonanza that has ever blessed the silver screen.

i mean it is just so beautifully full of every genre without being overwhelming.we’ve got: comedy, action, suspense, horror, romance, adventure, ancient aesthetics, and it’s a period piece. all perfectly balanced and blended into one movie.

and the characters are so LIT

we got our main babe, evelyn “motherfucking” carnahan, a super-klutz librarian, total history nerd, and certified badass/damsel in distress. she raises the dead on accident, because she cannot resist books, and has the guts to put that motherfucker back where he came from and literally saves the world.evie’s greatest hits: 

“what is a place like me, doing in a girl like this?!”

*after totally destroying the library* “i’ve just made a bit of a mess in the library.”

“no harm ever came from reading a book.”

evelyn: *upon opening the tomb* “i’ve dreamt about this since i was a little girl.”rick: “you dream about dead guys?”

“oops.”

then we’ve got rick “brendan fraser” o’connell, your not-so-typical battle hardened gun slinger with a heart of gold. he seems filthy, rude, and a complete scoundrel at first, but then he turns into a literal puppy, with massive heart eyes, that worships the ground evie walks on.rick’s greatest hits:

*screams at mummy*

*screams at sand*

*screams at things that are illogical to scream at*

*screams*

next is our Comedic Relief Character™, jonathan carnahan, who also rises above his trope. he’s there for the laugh sure, but is never useless. he actively helps to move the plot along and isn’t just there. he also is the farthest thing from brainless and annoying.jonathan’s greatest hits:

evelyn: “have you no respect for the dead?”jonathan: “of course i do, but sometimes i’d rather like to join them.” same.

oh and that time he was like “IMHOTEP” and saved his own ass like that was so smooth, y’all know what i’m talking about right??

then there is ardeth BAE. he is the audience rolling his eyes because *sighs* white people. he’s tired of these motherfucking mummies in this motherfucking desert. literally prettier than everyone.(he has a much bigger role in the mummy returns, but is still so fab here)

and of course THE MUMMY. imhotep. actual emo. literally carved some poetry into the back of his sarcophagus when he was buried alive with flesh eating bugs, because he is that Extra™. just wants to bring his girlfriend back to life so he can make out with her without it being treason. 

and all the side characters are also gr8.

now i wanna take a moment to talk about the romance. because it is so BEAUTIFUL. like usually in action movies it’s macho man undermines girl and they bone. not here. no time for that shit. 

rick and evie have such a great relationship based on mutual respect and affection. they both cater to each other’s strengths and cover each other’s weaknesses. they are the literally definition of: “those two. in a fight, they’re lethal. around each other, they melt”

what else, i could literally talk about this movie all day.

the special effects have held up pretty well.the music score is GORGEOUS.the costumes are amazing.the makeup, especially for anck su namun, OH WOW.the george of the jungle era brendan fraser sign me the fuck up.rachel weisz.

so many good things.

it’s just great.

#i secretly rate every action movie from 0 to the mummy

it’s a beautiful mess of a movie that can be enjoyed by people of all ages and transcends time and posterity as the alpha mummy movie, and to those who disagree i beseech you:

I swear a good 90% of Ben Solo's characterization is solely thanks to Adam's insistence on making him human, no matter what was on the page.

Today I got this comment on a fic I wrote and posted last year. 

It was a fic that a lot of readers dislike. This is not nearly the worst thing said in the comment section of this fic. What really stands out about this one is it’s the fourth comment left over several months on the same fic by the same reader. It was left in response to my own comment when the reader asked me to clarify and edit/expound on a few (major) plot points within the story: 

I’m going to reply to this because it’s gonna annoy me if I dont: I wrote a story I love and it’s going to stand or not, without me explaining anything. What the reader takes from it, or emotions drawn by it are the reader’s. Crit is never fun and franky wasn’t asked for and no, I won’t explain anymore. The readers can and should draw their own conclusions and emotions from the story as it was written.

I want to be SUPER FUCKING CLEAR here about the sequence of events: 

I wrote a fic that’s 35k+. I spent my free time writing a story I like and shared it with fandom because I’m nice like that. And a reader requested I change it. Then demanded I change it. Then insulted me when I said no. 

That’s like getting pissy when someone won’t take back and buy you a different gift. That’s what fic writers are. That’s what we do. Artists and authors are giving gifts to the fandom.  

Unless you’re writing for a commission–to date something I’ve never done–you aren’t hired for this. Unless it’s a fill for a charity auction–this was not–or a reverse bang–this was not–no one else gets a say in the story process. 

Lemme repeat that: 

No one else gets a say in the story process. 

You don’t like a fic, don’t fucking read it. I don’t care if you don’t read my stories. I write them for me and hope that other folk like them but at the end of the day, I’m gonna write them either way. 

So why is this kind of shitty comment so fucking annoying, arei? 

I am so fucking glad you asked!

Because if asshat reader is saying that to one fic writer–they’re saying it to others. And me? I’ve got a thick skin. I don’t care what people say about my stories or my characterization or if they want me to explain XYZ and change a huge plot point. 

But a baby fic writer who just published their first piece and gets this commentary? That person cares. 

The seasoned fic writer who is mentally exhausted and running on comments/kudos and coffee and hoping for a pick me up? That person cares. 

The fic author who is convinced no one reads (Because let’s be honest, comments are hard to garner these days), who is thrilled because hey COMMENT? That person cares. 

And maybe this kind of asshole comment is why they quit. 

This is the kind of shit that makes fandom creators stop creating. It’s entitled and it’s rude and it needs to fucking stop. 

Don’t like? Don’t read. Walk on by, scroll on past and you will find something you do like further on, maybe.

But don’t shit on something someone has crafted with care and effort and is doing us the privilege of sharing freely with us.

Me:

KELLY SHIPS GINGERROSE