fleki and lycion are the potheads that hang outside said store, and laios has beef with lycion. (furry on furry violence)

the convenience store is by the college that falin, marcille and kabru goes to. kabru goes to the store almost everyday, just to talk to laios. he doesn't even buy anything. he's been trying to flirt with laios for weeks now, but laios is not getting it.

Yes omg thank you for the ask! Honestly same, to me it's really like they're not lovers, they're something More. It does feel like a too small box for whatever they have going on. And yeah so true, I feel like some people (ofc not everyone) are interested in Chang's character just because of his potential to be shipped with Tintin which is so reductive! I am kinda happy that more people like Chang now, but it's frustrating when that's overshadowed by shipping (and more often than not, characterising Chang as Soft and Demure which feels lowkey racist). I'm just a big fan of analysis that acknowledges Tintin and Chang's complexity as their own characters.

You are real for that! Even if i am salty about shipping at times I love and support shipping on principle lol. Being aspec in fandom is truly a different beast. Even when I do ship characters who are canonically friends (not anyone in Tintin, but other fandoms) I usually disagree with 90% of the fandom because I feel like they're devaluing the friendship or the characters. The queer platonic/found family dynamics in Tintin is something that can actually be so personal,

Hiii :) Happy new years!!

💖 What is your primary writing goal for this year?

My main goal this year is to write some original fiction! I've been toying with some characters and ideas for a few months now but haven't had the motivation to actually put anything into writing so I'm hoping to actually write something down in the coming year!

🥳 How are you going to celebrate when you achieve one of your writing goals?

Honestly, posting something I've written online is usually celebration enough for me. The feeling of satisfaction when I see my finished story on AO3? Unrivalled.

🎉 How are you going to be kind to yourself if you don't meet your goals?

Writing is very much a hobby for me, a way to keep busy when I have nothing else going on, so I don't attach too much importance to writing goals. I love reaching them, but if I don't, I don't usually take it to heart. Sometimes the inspiration wasn't there, or the timing wasn't right, and anyway, there's always next time, right?

Ok so, throughout the albums, Tintin operates on this naive belief that nothing bad will ever happen to him and his friends. And technically, he’s not wrong, because comic book logic, but it nonetheless influences how he behaves in his adventures. 

The belief primarily comes from the fact that he’s always escaping dangerous situations relatively unscathed: murder and execution attempts, kidnappings, getting drugged, etc. No matter what happens to him, he’s always fine in the end, and that’s what convinces him that nothing truly bad can happen to him. 

But he doesn’t just believe this applies to him; we see him apply this same logic to his friends. After all, they all get out of the same situations as unscathed as him. And as a result, Tintin is constantly throwing himself and others into danger with little thought about consequences, and often, he does so despite complaints from Haddock, who is a bit more realistic about the threats they face.

Tintin in Tibet is an example of this: no matter how dangerous the situation is, Tintin doesn’t stop to consider the consequences until it’s almost too late. It’s worth noting that he doesn’t exactly pressure Haddock into going, but simply assumes (correctly) that Haddock will come along and as a result, is never truly surprised when Haddock shows up. The one exception to this is the time he manipulates Haddock into continuing the search after Tharkey leaves (which I'll come back to).

Another example of this attitude is in Red Sea Sharks. Despite knowing how dangerous the situation in Khemed is, and the fact that the emir doesn’t outright ask for help, Tintin suggests they head there without really stopping to think about the dangers they might face, and once again Haddock follows reluctantly.

This belief in his and his friends’ invincibility also influences how Tintin behaves in dangerous situations. In The Crab with the Golden Claws, Tintin remains optimistic when he and Haddock are stuck in the desert, despite there being no indication that they might be saved. Unlike Haddock, he doesn’t truly believe they’ll die, and that’s what allows him to push forward. In Red Sea Sharks, Tintin remains calm (calmer than Haddock in any case) when they spot the periscope from the submarine that wants to sink them, and retains a positive attitude, convinced that “all isn't lost yet”. 

It also explains his rock-solid belief that Chang is alright in Tintin in Tibet: Chang, as Tintin’s friend, should also be invincible (and again, comic book logic proves him right), hence Tintin’s stubbornness throughout the album. We see Tintin repeatedly dismiss any signs that Chang couldn’t have made it because it doesn’t align with his belief. In fact, Tintin’s dream about Chang is a manifestation of his belief in Chang’s invincibility, and it acts as a justification of sorts to go look for him. 

This very belief in his and his friends’ invincibility also explains Tintin’s reaction to injuries: he’s very dismissive of his own injuries, refusing to stay in the hospital longer than strictly necessary in both The Black Island and Destination Moon. We also don’t see him very concerned about the Thompsons when they’re in the hospital in The Calculus Affair. 

Tintin’s reaction to death is also pretty casual; aside from the first few albums where he does genuinely think he’ll die (particularly in Cigars of the Pharaoh), he tends to stay calm in the face of death. This is in line with my earlier point that Tintin stays calm in the face of danger.

But more importantly, he tends to brush off near-death experiences when they involve his friend. When Haddock nearly gets shot in the head by some monkeys in Red Rackham’s Treasure, his reaction is to tell him to calm down and that “all’s well that end’s well”, while a rather shaken Haddock snaps at the Thompsons for nearly getting him killed. Tintin also dismisses Haddock’s fear of dying in Prisoners of the Sun. Of course, we know it’s because he has information that Haddock doesn’t but it remains a rather cruel attitude towards Haddock, and shows that Tintin sometimes forgets that not everyone is as sure of their invincibility as he is.

It’s during their trip to the moon, Tintin comes close to losing Haddock for the first time. He yells at him for it, but then immediately tells him to forget it once they’re safely back inside. Tintin, when confronted with a near-death experience like that, would rather ignore it rather than consider he might be wrong about his and his friends’ invincibility. He’s once again forced to face the possibility that Haddock might die when they’re back on earth, and we do see him worry for real that time. But since the album ends shortly after Haddock revives, we don’t see how Tintin reacts beyond the initial relief that he’s alright. 

However, we see him dragging Haddock on increasingly dangerous adventures in the following albums. In fact, prior to the moon adventure, the only adventure where Tintin and Haddock are faced with adversaries that are trying to kill them is in The Seven Crystal Balls and Prisoners of the Sun (Land of Black Gold doesn’t really count on account of Haddock having joined Tintin of his own volition and therefore wasn't dragged into it). This suggests that, if anything, Haddock’s near death and miraculous recovery has further convinced Tintin that he’s invincible. 

Tintin’s attitude to death only begins to change following Tintin in Tibet; outwardly, Tintin doesn’t dwell on the cliff scene more than strictly necessary, but nonetheless, this is the first time that Haddock’s life is endangered as a direct result of Tintin’s actions, specifically by his decision to ply Haddock with alcohol in an attempt to get him to change his mind about following Tharkey down the mountain. In the past, his life is primarily endangered by Haddock’s own actions or by the villains of the album, never by Tintin himself, and this obvious leaves Tintin a bit shaken. 

As a result, we see Tintin become less impulsive in the following albums. In The Castafiore Emerald, they stay home and Tintin is shown being more concerned about Haddock’s well-being while he’s injured. In Flight 714, Tintin actively tries to avoid trouble by initially refusing Carreidas offer to get on his plane, despite having no proof that anything bad would happen, and in Tintin and the Picaros, he refuses to go to San Theodoros, even though his friends are in danger, and only goes after Haddock goes without him. 

Thank you friend!!

12. How many WIP's do you have in your docs for next year?

I just finished a rough draft for the last chapter of my latest bagginshield fic, and I have to finish my izzy/lucious ofmd wip. Those are actual, living, current wips.

I have a dreamling wip that I ran out of steam with, and another dreamling idea to work on next year.

other projects, MORE TINTIN. MORE JOPZIER. Maybe a Major Merlin from jsamn fandom. I am really feeling writing lately.

20. Which work of yours have you reread the most?

Maybe the childercelles fic I wrote about Lascelles being a flower shop owner and Childermass being a tattoo artist that I love and that @fol-de-lol enjoyed, but that no one else apparently read.

30. Biggest surprise while writing this year?

How obsessed I’d become with Death In Paradise probably. I started out rewatching the first two seasons with my roommate, and then we blazed through all of the episodes to the current day and I am sort of bonkers over Richard/Camille Jack/Florence. Also that I would fall in love with and write fic for Dougal McGuire. These are not new fandoms, nor are they particularly active ones, but the heart wants what the heart wants. 

thanks dim 💕💕💕💕

9. When was the first time they felt sexualy attracted to the other?

- for luke it was pretty soon after he was rescued on bespin. it was one of those "oh no he's hot!" moments. for lando it was on tatooine during the time they planned han's rescue, after luke built his new lightsaber and started to practice with it

15. What is the most embarrassing thing they have done in front of each other?

- luke absolutely got tangled in his jedi robes and tripped face first in front of lando. jedi master and all that but zero balance xD lando definitely did that thing where he got drunk and once luke decided to help him back home he deadass said, "sorry, I'm sure you're nice and all, but I have a husband and I love him, he's the best", making luke laugh so much and lando regret everything the next morning

also luke definitely tried to serenade lando with never gonna give you up but that actually worked out fine because it's the 100% guaranteed way to cheer lando up if he's had a bad day so it wasn't that embarrassing in the end^^

16. Who is the most insecure and what makes them feel better?

- this actually happens to both of them equally but luke is more obvious about it. luke tends to get insecure whenever he's at any of lando's cloud city functions and feels he isn't fancy enough. he's just a farm boy after all. it gets better as soon as lando puts his hand on his waist though^^ surefire way to make luke know lando wants him there.

as for lando, he hides it better but luke being a jedi and effectively the most powerful being in the entire galaxy is pretty intimidating a lot of times. and that gets easier whenever luke is very tender with him^^

TOLKIEN GEN WEEK 2022

DAY SIX: Environment ● Places ● Objects and Symbols How do Tolkien’s characters interact with the world around them? What locations, natural phenomena, buildings, flora, and fauna are respected and revered in various societies? What artifacts endure through the ages, and what meanings are applied to them? Arda is full of wonderful objects and places (and some not-so-wonderful ones), and each are worth exploring. This is a day for looking at the physical (and metaphysical?) world of Arda and how its people fit into it.

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dim i hope it's okay that i combine theseeee

40. letting go when there is an obstacle in their way and immediately grabbing each other’s hand again when they pass it & 33. tasting their smile

Bilbo caught Thorin's hand in his own, grinning when the dwarf startled and looked at him as he walked. Erebor's halls were vast and it was quite easy, as Bilbo had discovered, to sneak up on most dwarves. He did not have boots to announce his presence and as a hobbit, it was very, very easy for him to walk lightly enough that no sound passed when he moved. And Bilbo had grown to enjoy surprising Thorin like this, a hand in his or against his shoulder.

If for no other reason than the surprised but pleased look on Thorin's face was something he desired to see often.

"Hello, kurdel," Thorin greeted softly, smiling as they walked down the hall.

They were about to branch into the marketplace. Which meant that they were also about to walk into a column. Thorin was a bit distracted, and as they approached the column, Bilbo let go of Thorin's hand. The dwarf made a noise that sounded like disappointment, which made Bilbo grin as he danced around the column and came back to grab Thorin's hand.

Thorin's face brightened back up.

"I can barely catch you in the middle of the day," Bilbo teased gently, intertwining their fingers. "And then Balin tells me you're going to inspect the market today."

"So here you are," Thorin replied softly, smiling wide enough that it made his eyes crinkle at the corners.

That always made Bilbo's heart skip a beat. He couldn't help himself.