kiyara (sylus, mammon and nate's beloved)

(asking for sy, zayne and caleb)

Mmm so i’ve had a fever since sunday and haven’t been looking at socmed much! The multi took me by surprise, i was expecting a new myth or solo so that i could save diamonds until july and the multi/6.0 update, so i was gobsmacked seeing the new pv!

Then a friend mentioned that this multi is a result of infold’s collab with the shanghai film festival and suddenly it made sense. The fact that the cards have to fit the collab’s theme makes me worried for the writing, if they’re trying to shoehorn our LI’s stories into ore-existing plots, but then again this strategy could mean that the writing is elevated by the choices of the films which are already written so well, and all they have to do is riff on already peak plots. I think @xelasrecords called this multi infold’s fanfic, which is such a great way to of framing it if you want to be positive and not cynical about the financial incentive of how this banner was conceived.

So i can’t help but be excited for Sylusmc’s story set with Casablanca’s themes. Casablanca is a classic film for a reason, and actually perfect for them. A jaded, cynical bar owner who embodies fake nonchalance, a star crossed romance, the backdrop of war and violence. In the film, fmc is married (hence tragic nature of their love affair) and Rick loves her through it all. I think infold won’t go there bc problematic, but it makes me want to write married mc and how sylus handles that (spoiler: he arranges it so that he simply replaces the husband, as he alluded to in catch22). Anyway, the vintage nature of the film itself, the angst and adventure and nightclub setting are all perfect for sylusmc, so i’m excited for it despite the timing and influence of external commercial factors on the themes.

And Zayne!! Hate his British accent! Love pride and prejudice (with persuasion dialogue) and all things austen, the restrained nature of regency england is perfect for him. His heaving bosom is already chef’s kiss. I anticipate from the pv that he has loved her all along but thought she was forced into their engagement against her will because of their differences in status?? So he broke it off until he realized she genuinely cared for him too and then chases after her. And this is my favorite type of romantic angst—i know a lot of people hate misunderstandings, but i *love* them, because the only real obstacle is the reveal of the truth, and not like, realistic ones like ‘he didn’t quite love her enough to do everything to make it work’ or ‘he actually did cheat’ etc. I like fantasy in my romantic fantasy. Anyway! Also 2005’s p&p was the first film i ever saw alone in a theater and it was such a lovely experience, instead of constantly having rotating boyfriends i should have dated myself more😆 so i love seeing all its parallels in this card already! Also recommend the bbc miniseries, absolutely wonderful adaptation. So yeah, excited about that!

And caleb’s! As usual wtf is going on with infold’s caleb writers?? What is this supposed to be? Casper? Ghost? Up? Le Ballon Rouge? Who the fuck knows! No clear parallels from the pv. Tbh i absolutely love Caleb and am forever despairing at how infold consistently squanders his potential. Either mindless nothingburger fluff or incoherent spine-breaking efforts to obscure the real source of angst in EN. These days I have 0 expectations for canon caleb content, but am always pleased to be pleasantly surprised when they manage not to fuck him up.

uh so, my savings are practically drained and the healthcare system is fucking me up without lube. i will need to take a week or so out of writing because the situation is pretty dire at the moment with my lungs.

if anyone would like to help me with any paypal donations, it’ll be greatly appreciated. even so much as a dollar could be a big help. as my thanks, no matter what ends up happening with my health issues, i’ll be making my upcoming exclusive patreon content free for a month.

The Holiday Party by @littlebommetje

Pairing: Sylus x Zenia (@sy-ki 's mc)

Rating: M

Warnings: Partial nudity, depiction of death

Inspired by A Friend's Love, a devastating fanfiction by my amazing friend Kiya

The River by @littlebommetje