#thisbrilliantsky

part ii lets go!!

- blorbo (favorite character, character I think about the most): roy and riza like sir those are my emotional support war criminals fighting for their atonement and for their right to be justly punished for their crimes. the way everyone understands that these two people are SO in love even if the narrative never outright says it, it's undeniable and holy frick it's delicious. the devotion, the tragedy, the indebtedness, the forgiveness, the even-into-hell of it all

- scrunkly (my “baby”, character that gives me cuteness aggression, character that is So Shaped): do not @ me but i think worm envy is very cute. that does not negate the fact that i want to put it in a jar and shake violently

- scrimblo bimblo (underrated/underappreciated fave): major general olivier mira armstrong has me screaming flailing etc every second she’s on screen. everything she says and does is iconic and correct. remember when she stabbed that guy through the arm and buried him alive in wet cement. remember when she drove a tank up an elevator. remember when she put that guys gun to her head and said you won’t do it and oh no i just realized i very much do have a Type when it comes to characters that make me feel some type of way (fellas if there's a beautiful stern blond milf/dilf of a military commander who inspires tremendous loyalty from their men and has a sword and blue eyes and beautiful chiseled lips and tig ole biddies that's not your fave that's tumblr user rithmeres' pick-me-up-and-pin-me-to-a-wall fantasy)

- glup shitto (obscure fave, character that can appear in the background for 0.2 seconds and I won’t shut up about it for a week): winry's parents are in like 3 episodes but i have so much respect and admiration for their commitment to save lives no matter the cost, especially in the manga where the horrors of the ishval chapters aren't scaled back

- poor little meow meow (“problematic”/unpopular/controversial/otherwise pathetic fave): i have to wonder why scar is not a more popular character and i honestly think it's because his arc makes people uncomfortable and is not the kind of thing that gets easily ‘fandomized’. narratively speaking he is probably just as important as roy and riza i think, and he has so much to offer the story in the questions that his role in the story raises. what actions are justified when atrocities have been committed? what is redemption and who 'deserves' it? how do forgiveness, atonement, and restoration factor into each other? how do we begin to understand one another as people when we have been hurt so badly? how do we move forward to end cycles of violence? and i think fandom (derogatory) will gloss over those questions because it's not happy yay fun fandom times to sit with these questions and ask yourself what it means for the real world. when scar is introduced he is blinded by hate and seconds away from killing a child who had no part in the conflict that destroyed him but when the story wraps scar is spearheading the restoration of ishval in peacetime as an activist and leader (and maybe even a priest again) and it’s a truly beautiful thing to watch him become whole again and see with eyes unclouded

- horse plinko (character I would torment for fun, for whatever reason): yoki lmfao what a loser

Job Suite by Michael Card

Eric’s Song by Vienna Teng

Snow by Loreena McKennitt

What About Everything by Carbon Leaf

Irish Day by Iona

Song for a Carpenter by Dan Fogelberg

Road to You by Five for Fighting

See You Again by The Gray Havens

Hero by Heather Dale

The Stepsisters’ Lament from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella

baby I can name silmerilian characters you've never even heard of

blorbo (favorite character, character I think about the most)

finwe finaerafin fingolfin glorfindel gondalin gondala....you know the ones

scrunkly (my “baby”, character that gives me cuteness aggression, character that is So Shaped)

luthian's dog

scrimblo bimblo (underrated/underappreciated fave)

the guy who did the rap battle with sauron...no idea what his name was and I refuse to look up any character names for this

glup shitto (obscure fave, character that can appear in the background for 0.2 seconds and I won’t shut up about it for a week)

I feel like the sun and mountains had consciousness at one point...I feel like tolkien could've talked about that more

poor little meow meow (“problematic”/unpopular/controversial/otherwise pathetic fave)

five-fingered maendros

horse plinko (character I would torment for fun, for whatever reason)

the sad vampire version of sauron

eeby deeby (character I would send to superhell)

i was tagged by @thisbrilliantsky

01. Ridin’ High in April...

I’m pushing myself to my feet, shouting, kicking the gun away from his limp hand and checking him for a pulse.

02. Leading Moses

“I can’t believe you’re going to leave me the sole female homicide detective again,” Lily teased, bumping her hip against Elisa's desk.

03. The Crossover

John blinked a few times to clear his vision, affected by the flash despite his sunglasses.

04. Poison

The door is thrown open, revealing a house full of people.

05. Ocean Eyes

It’s too damn quiet.

06. Vanished

Elijah’s voice kept going, rambling the way it did when he was high on his own brilliance, and like so many times before Gavin felt his brain tuning out.

07. I’ll Think About Tomorrow If I Can Get Through Tonight

The suits are exoskeletons, keeping the softness inside safe.

08. You Don’t Come Home

Bill does not go out to get hammered.

09. Time to Decide

Claremont Psychiatric Hospital is a step down in terms of prisons, Dani decides.

10. Temet Nosce

I’m halfway to the car when I realize it’s a dream.

11. Strange and Untrue

Sunlight has crept across the rug in exactly the same way for so long there’s a faded arc to it.

12. The Dancer

Bill comes in from the parking lot with his case in hand and a drop still cool under his tongue, so when the scowling man in a bad suit opens the door for him at first he just walks through and steps aside to give the guy plenty of room to leave.

13. no such thing as an innocent bystander

The hand on her chin is flesh, not metal, and the mouth wider as it presses a kiss against her neck.

14. of gates and lions

Everything was going to go to hell any minute now.

15. Part of Me Died Here

“I thought Canadians were supposed to be nice,” John offers.

16. Human After All

“Major, I’m terribly sorry to bother you...”

17. And One Fine Morning--

John Sullivan is a fixture of Gordo’s life.

18. A Fistful of Postcards

Rodney avoided ties when he could and suit jackets at almost all costs.

19. All That Is And Used To Be

Red and blue lights flash across the front lawn, there’s chatter over the officers’ radios, and between one question from Satch and the next John feels like his mind’s slipped out of sync, like an engine grinding between gears.

20. Almost Forgotten

“Rodney, for fuck’s sake answer me.”

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thoughts!

no such thing as an innocent bystander starts with a make-out scene, probably the most risque thing i’ve ever written

it’s very funny to me both of the frequency fics i’ve started are in here (17 and 19)

the crossover and of gates and lions are both a. crossovers b. co-written with my sister and c. these are not their opening lines. they’re the first lines i wrote: my sister wrote the prologue and the first chapter, respectively

remarkably these were all worked on this year; almost forgotten was last edited january 7th

eight out of twenty are titled from songs (1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 11, 16, 19)

highest wordcount: 37,777 (the crossover)

oldest fic: august 3rd, 2017 (of gates and lions)

most frequent fandoms: stargate atlantis in first with a clear lead (3, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20), followed by allwinter in second (3, 6, 10), and mindhunter (8, 12), prodigal son (9, 11), and frequency (17, 19) tied for third

most niche fandom: jesse stone (5)

closest to completion: i have ideas for expansion but technically the dancer is complete at 4k words

favorite opening line: 18. i forget the term for it but ‘ties’ in this case refers to both the clothing item and personal connections, an important theme in the story

patterns!

seventeen are totally in third person, and another is partially -- the second chapter had way too many uses of “he” and was getting confusing, so i changed it to first

thirteen in present tense, seven in past tense

twelve male narrators (includes stories where the narrator changes but to other males only), five female narrators (includes stories where the narrator changes but to other females only), and three stories where the narrator changes between both male and female narrators

🌱 what is something you want to begin learning?

(besides spanish, which i've technically long since started lol) lately i've been thinking i should dip my toes into knitting! i want something to do with my hands when i'm fidgety that is wholesome and not my phone. i'm just not sure where to start yet

🍯 what is one thing you like about yourself?

i like that i'm warm and empathetic even on my worst days, and that at work i am pretty good at making my patients feel comfortable and safe in a short amount of time because of that

🌳 what is one thing in your future that you are looking forward to?