A blog in which I occasionally interact with others and sample what this site has to offer. Neurotically apathetic and yet individualistic. Socially maladjusted writer. World-building enjoyer. Character interaction enthusiast. Dealer, analyzer, and synthesizer of information and content. Insane to a degree of certain concern. Proud practitioner of "non-consensual creator-consumer role-play". Self-described as an "ace in the hole". Fueled by spite.
My bio tells you everything already and you can call me Narky.
Yes, I am currently into [insert fandom, object, work, argument, etc., here] and will snort it’s powdered snow as I see fit to.
No, this is not a [insert fandom, object, work, argument, etc., here]-centric blog nor will it ever be, as you can see from my disjointed posts, inconsistent archive and scattered followings.
And yes, it is always like this.
Welcome to ground zero, motherfuckers.
(Tagging system below the cut.)
My somewhat reliable tagging system (work in progress):
#narky thinks - My own posts
#narky speaks - My responses to asks and submissions (submissions tagged separately)
#narky is ____ - Bullshit, it doesn’t matter. Any duplication is purely coincidental
#narky spies something a bit out there - The posts I make or reblog that might not be for everyone. Use this to filter for uncomfortable stuff.
#reblog - Exactly what it means (I need to get better at that)
#[any fandom, object, or anything of the sort] - most reliable if you want to look for posts with specific mentions of specific content in them (i.e. #genshin impact, #scp, #jin yong, and so forth).
#[series] - I don’t usually make things, but when I do, I tag them under a ridiculous and out of pocket title. The more obnoxious and audacious it sounds, the more likely that that is the one you’re going to block for the foreseeable future. Mostly for sorting. Actual series down below this section (eternally under construction).
#[anon] - How to keep up with yourself if you’re an anon. Chances are, I’ve named you after something in the sentences you sent and the words we exchanged, but I can totally change it if you want.
#[mutual] - Virtually non-existent. I’ll try revamping it, but the posts I’ve made and collected . . . over 1,000 of em . . . I make no promises.
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[Audio transcript: Ben Galpin voicing Jonathan Harker from Dracula by Bram Stoker. He says, "There was no lethal weapon at hand, but I seized a shovel which the workmen had been using to fill the cases, and lifting it high, struck, with the edge downward, at the hateful face," followed by a cartoon "bonk" and the Wilhelm scream. End transcript]
Spin the wheel again. That’s who’s trying to protect you.
(If you have zero idea about a name you got, spin until you see someone you recognize.)
Are you safe?
Absolutely not. I'm dead. 100% dead.
I might stay alive, but it'll be a really close thing.
I'll take some hits, for certain, but I should be okay in the end.
A few attacks might get through, but nothing concerning.
The attacker might be able to get in one lucky hit. If that.
I am the opposite of worried. I'm 100% safe.
…Look. I've tried picturing this. But I honestly don't know how to answer.
Remaining time: 3 days 6 hours
(I've run this poll twice before, expanding it significantly for the second run. With about a year passed since that second run, I thought it was time to add another couple hundred names to the list and have another go.)
So, I lurk in some writer subreddits, and a frequent topic of discussion is prose: what constitutes good prose, how do you write it, how do you improve it, etc. And yesterday I stumbled across one topic about the difference between good descriptive prose, and purple prose. OP asks people to share some of their favourite authors who they think write beautiful prose without tipping into purple. No problem; people are happy to oblige.
One person says that Steinbeck is one of their favourite authors for prose, and then they share an example of what they would consider purple prose. It is so violetly awful that I think the poster must have written it themselves as a kind of parody of purple prose. Other people assumed the same.
But as it turns out, they are quoting from a book written by a YouTuber whose channel ia dedicated to talking about writing (namely, their own writing, which is genius, but often not comprehensible to the drooling plebs).
Naturally, I read the free sample of their book in awe and horror, and I'd like to share some screenshots with you. If you also have trouble defining or understanding what purple prose is, it's this.
Yes, every single fucking page is written like this.
Reading some more of the preview for this book, and I realise this is by far not the biggest problem, but I'm begging this guy to just use 'shadow' instead of 'umbra'. I promise I will not accuse you of being a philistine.
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For all that the 1800s etiquette guides are--obviously--derangedly sexist from a modern perspective? They're also mindblowing in how casually they will assert things that MODERN DAY CONSERVATIVES would scream and cry and shit their pants about.
"People back then always married young it's natural!!!" Every single 1800s guide I've ever met casually mentions that, of course, you really shouldn't get married before you're at least 20, and waiting until 25 is usually better.
Or, like. Okay here's a long segment:
Just firmly going "it is crazy sexist to blame The Wife for overspending when thirty seconds of asking questions will immediately establish that her husband was outright lying to her about how much money they had. Talk to your wife like a normal person."
Or--okay, here. A section on being honest and not writing love letters in secret, because that's usually a good sign that there's something untoward going on....
....except that he then immediately acknowledges that sometimes, the reason you're hiding this from your parents is that your parents suck. That there are parents who frankly have not earned the right to approve or disapprove of your partner.
(I realize the phrasing there sounds a lot less strong than my summary, but--trust me on this. When you're familiar with the narrative voice of these kinds of books, this passage is downright radical. The mere acknowledgement that if you treat your kids badly, it's your own damn fault when they don't talk to you? I've genuinely never seen that before in this genre.
Don't freak out over "properly trained", either. It's just a linguistic shift--at the time, "training" was used the way we would say "raising" a child today. )
Working an office job will truly make you have the wildest enemies, bc why is my nemesis rn a woman I’ve never met and who exclusively haunts me by sending diabolical emails, and also a specific guy who left my company before I even worked here and made the system so fuckass that it ruined procedures for like a year
Yesterday my nemesis (woman I’ve never met and whose face I’ve never seen) sent my office an email so rude, basically saying we had fucked up every project she ever ordered from us, one of the worst emails I’ve ever read in my life.
And it pissed me off so badly that I spent the ENTIRE WORK DAY today compiling evidence from every project my team has ever done for her, pulling past emails she’d sent us, putting together an entire case proving that she had been the problem all along. That she got projects mixed up, that she’d made requests that were nonsensical, literally everything you could possibly imagine. Screenshots of emails, reports we’d submitted, EVERYTHING.
This woman in particular has been terrorizing my team for years, her name is almost a slur in my office, I had simply had ENOUGH of her.
I put all of this evidence together and sent it to all of my bosses at 4:30pm. Then I took a long break to eat a sweet treat and drink some tea.
After my break, my bosses all called in an emergency meeting with me and they said they read my report and fucking loved it. And I sat on a teams call with my boss’ boss as she wrote my nemesis the scathing email I had always fantasized about sending, using the evidence I’d compiled, and hit send.
It was the most satisfying workday I’ve had since I got hired.
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The Campaign 4 Ship Exchange (C4SE) as of 07/08/2026 - 08/07/2026 (Convergence)
The multishipper's comprehensive guide to the current state of the Campaign 4 pairings stock market, as presented by the Campaign 4 Ship Exchange (thanks to @canonical-transformation for the inspiration).
Due to the attention cast upon all of the tables in Episode 31, all ships will be covered as well as new ships and categories introduced.
While these ships will be sorted by table as they are mostly separate, due to the nature of convergence in this arc, inter-table ships will be given their own separate post in this exchange. You can find this post here.
Due to the way that the tables have also shuffled out and diverged, this will also be a part of the housecleaning update as we sell off a good majority of the former tables' pairings and ships between PCs and some NPCs. The new tables and the respective ships and pairings will be formatted and accounted for in the next update.
Explanations for the colors and symbols for the system can be found here.
There will be spoilers for the most recent episode (Episode 31) under the cut!
Brief Statement to all Buyers & Shareholders
You can find this statement here. For any newcomers, it is highly recommended that you read it.
Fear and Hope Index
An overview and explanation of the Fear and Hope Index can be found here.
In this poll, the exchange specifically polled for the Index as it pertained to all ships in the exchange, and buyers predicted the reading to be one of: Hope (44.1%)
Soldiers Table
Player Characters
Slash Pairings -
Tyranny/Wicander Halovar — HOLD. A lot of this episode had them acting independently of each other, only to come back around and reinforce the dynamic. However, things could get a little more interesting, so it's safer to hold.
Ampersand Pairings -
"The Soldiers" — HOLD.
Kattigan Vale & Thimble — HOLD.
Kattigan Vale & Tyranny — SELL.
Kattigan Vale & Wicander Halovar — SELL.
Kattigan Vale & Wulfric* — HOLD.
Thimble & Tyranny — SELL.
Thimble & Wicander Halovar — SELL.
Tyranny & Wicander Halovar — BUY OR HOLD. Same as the slash variant, but not strictly in a romantic sense.
Note: The asterisk (*) indicates that the Dungeon Master has a vested interest in shorting this stock. Make your purchases with this information accordingly.
Player Characters & NPCs
Slash Pairings -
Armas Drugada/Wicander Halovar — HOLD.
Thimble/Thjazi Fang — HOLD. This pairing has something going for it, but this can shift at any time.
Ampersand Pairings -
NEW! Primus Tachonis & Wicander Halovar — BUY OR HOLD. Wick is in, but at what cost?
Iris Halovar & Wicander Halovar — HOLD.
Lioran Halovar & Wicander Halovar — HOLD.
Wicander Halovar & Zebani Halovar — HOLD.
Wicander Halovar & Yanessa Halovar — HOLD.
Character & Story Elements
The Soldiers & Their Plan — HOLD.
Kattigan Vale & His Past — BUY OR HOLD. It came back full circle for him this episode, and now he has to do something about it. Laying his comrade to rest cemented that.
Kattigan Vale & The Future — HOLD. He's going out, but it will have to be seen as to what he does.
Thimble & Faeries — BUY BUY BUY. She has a safe place near the lake, she gets to shift between sizes, and she's near-indestructible. This is a fantastic development.
Thimble & Revenge — BUY BUY BUY. She took another pawn from the Tachonis, and that's considered enough for this element. Buy in.
Tyranny & Her Family — BUY. From now on (or in the current moment), she's going to be in much closer proximity to her sisters and perhaps her father as well. Buy in now.
Tyranny & Her Nature — BUY. Lock your buys in now, because she knows exactly what she is and she's completely at peace with it.
Wicander Halovar & His Faith — BUY OR HOLD. It has been successfully shaken, and thoroughly. Buy in or hold out.
Wicander Halovar & House Halovar — HOLD.
Seekers Table
Player Characters
Slash Pairings -
Julien Davinos/Occtis Tachonis — BUY. They need to genuinely sit down and discuss whatever's going on between them, but there's no way that's happening. Regardless of that, buy in anyway.
Julien Davinos/Thaisha Lloy — SELL.
Julien Davinos/Vaelus — HOLD.
Occtis Tachonis/Vaelus — HOLD.
Thaisha Lloy/Vaelus — SELL.
Ampersand Pairings -
"The Seekers" — HOLD.
Hala & Thaisha Lloy — HOLD.
Julien Davinos & Occtis Tachonis — BUY. Same as the slash variant.
Julien Davinos & Thaisha Lloy — SELL.
Julien Davinos & Vaelus — HOLD.
Occtis Tachonis & Pincushion* — HOLD.
Occtis Tachonis & Thaisha Lloy — SELL.
Occtis Tachonis & Vaelus — HOLD.
Pincushion & Vaelus* — HOLD.
Thaisha Lloy & Vaelus — SELL.
Note: The asterisk (*) indicates that the Dungeon Master has a vested interest in shorting this stock. Make your purchases with this information accordingly.
Player Characters & NPCs
Slash Pairings -
Hannan/Vaelus — SELL. See memo.
Ingrid Einfasen/Julien Davinos — HOLD.
Ampersand Pairings -
NEW! Julien Davinos & Thjazi Fang — BUY. They literally can't be separated at all. Buy in.
Alba Davinos & Julien Davinos — BUY. He got out, got the crystal, and is now heading towards her location. Good investment to make.
Amadah & Thaisha Lloy — HOLD.
Gaya Seremai & Occtis Tachonis — HOLD.
Hannan & Thaisha Lloy — SELL.
Hannan & Vaelus — SELL.
Ingrid Einfasen & Julien Davinos — HOLD.
Ingrid Einfasen & Thaisha Lloy — HOLD.
Julien Davinos & Maya Davinos — HOLD.
Character & Story Elements
The Seekers & What They Seek — HOLD.
Julien Davinos & Duty — BUY. Considering the development of the plot, he's been quite consistent with this so far. We'll see what happens next.
Julien Davinos & Revenge — BUY OR HOLD. He is, in fact, capable of restraint in certain situations. This is a good thing, as it makes this element safer to invest in in the long run.
Occtis Tachonis & House Tachonis — BUY BUY BUY. He is absolutely terrified of his father. Buy in now.
Occtis Tachonis & Un-Life — HOLD.
Thaisha Lloy & The Circle of Ancients — BUY OR HOLD. She is going to have to explain so much to these people, it may actually break them.
Thaisha Lloy & The Old Path — BUY BUY BUY. Beautiful work, excellent work. Maybe the Old Path will be less scary if it was a colorful affair and there were guides.
Vaelus & Mourning — HOLD.
Vaelus & Sylandri — HOLD.
Schemers Table
Player Characters
Slash Pairings -
Azune Nayar/Bolaire Lathalia — SELL.
Azune Nayar/Murray Mag'nesson — BUY OR HOLD. Surprisingly, there is a kick to this ship that still keeps it going. Buy or hold.
Bolaire Lathalia/Halandil Fang — SELL.
Ampersand Pairings -
"The Schemers" — HOLD.
Azune Nayar & Bolaire Lathalia — SELL.
Azune Nayar & Halandil Fang — HOLD.
Azune Nayar & Murray Mag'nesson — BUY. They keep each other steady, and this episode was an excellent reinforcement.
Bolaire Lathalia & Halandil Fang — SELL.
Bolaire Lathalia & Murray Mag'nesson — SELL.
Halandil Fang & Murray Mag'nesson — HOLD.
Player Characters & NPCs
Slash Pairings -
Augustus Valian/Azune Nayar — SELL.
Ampersand Pairings -
NEW! Azune Nayar & Otto Einfasen — BUY OR HOLD. He's in now, and this is a good thing for sowing discord amongst the Sundered Houses.
Augustus Valian & Murray Mag'nesson — SELL.
Azune Nayar & Harondus Einfasen — BUY BUY BUY. They may make him an honorary Einfasen after this blows over. Despite the fact that his political machinations are in a spin, he still sees Azune in some sort of favor.
Bolaire Lathalia & Termina — SELL. It is worth noting that Termina could actively try to chase him down, but we have no idea of knowing if this will happen until we see it for ourselves.
Bolaire Lathalia & Hero D'vyen — SELL.
Bolaire Lathalia & Makmaz Gelfidar — SELL.
Bolaire Lathalia & Thjazi Fang — BUY. Shame how his biggest tormentor is still kicking around in some guy's shadow and no one cares. Buy in, for fuck's sake.
The Schemers & Their Schemes — BUY OR HOLD. Two new people, and arguably ideal people, have now been thrown into the mix. This could go places.
Azune Nayar & Remembering — BUY BUY BUY. The Einfasens consider him a vital piece on the chess board. All according to plan.
Azune Nayar & The Torn Banner — HOLD.
Bolaire Lathalia & Honesty — BUY BUY BUY. In this episode, when it came down to it, he has not told a single lie about himself or how he feels. At all. Invest.
Bolaire Lathalia & Living — HOLD.
Halandil Fang & His Family — BUY OR HOLD. He hasn't been arrested (yet), but trust, this will impact his family somehow down the line.
Halandil Fang & The Hallowed Round — BUY BUY BUY. They will be talking about him for as long as Dol-Makjar stands.
Murray Mag'nesson & Playing The Game — HOLD. Murray, you need to get it together when getting it all hashed out for the folks that might be able to do something about it.
Murray Mag'nesson & The Penteveral — HOLD.
(If there are any other ships or elements that buyers and participants think should be in this exchange, please do not hesitate to let them know via reblogs or asks.)
