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My top 3 books & movies
Books
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
I’ll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson
If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio
Movies
The Goldfinch (2019)
Whisper of the Heart (1995)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
James was Hamlet the whole time…
Sometimes this show gives off such a specific energy that is so vibey 🥰
I saw your post about Inumaki’s cursed speech and I wanted to know your opinions of adapting the curse speech for aus (bc I personally struggled to decide how to do it and I wanted to know more opinions on the matter). Bc I know some No Curses aus see it as “Well of there’s no curse energy then he wouldn’t use Onigiri speech” and for some scifi/fantasy aus some wouldn’t want Inumaki to clash with the setting (especially if media/idea doesn’t allow for a neat 1 to 1 adaption of Inumaki’s struggle to communicate). And I know one possible method to keep Inumaki not talking without the use of things like texting or sign language would be only making him communicate through head/facial movements with some pointing, but since you thought a lot about this topic I was wondering if you had any ideas on the best way to adapt Inumaki’s character outside of canon-based fics
(Sorry if this is invasive or anything I was just really curious about hearing your thoughts more in depth)
Ok, I have been thinking about this a lot. I agree it is hard and to get it right you really have to have a happy medium between accuracy to his circumstances and good characterization of his personality.
This is a common problem with AUs for all different kinds of media. And it really is up to you to decide what parts of their unique experiences from the story are necessary to keep the character intact.
The reason, I think, that inumaki feels so wrong in AUs (and sometimes even in non AUs that lean heavily on texting) is that he has no established voice. Him being able to speak with no limitations feels like a breech of his character.
Some things I have seen people use in non canon fics:
Inumaki being deaf or hard of hearing: this gives him the poasibility of speech but based on whatever backstory you give him, it could explain why he might have a hard time speaking or only speak in a few words
Having him be mute or partially mute: probably the easiest option but I would do some research on it before writing (same with the previous one too, make sure you know what you’re saying so that it feels like a real part of the story not some plot device)
In a fantasy or sci-fi setting, you will have more room to come up with reasons similar or equivalent to his cursed speech (if not, the previous options are still there, sometimes writers forget that fantasy can be diverse too)
Anxiety. Some times people have such bad anxiety that they can’t speak. Especially in public places, around new people or around a group of people.
Also I feel like it’s important to mention that inumaki is a little gremlin and likes to troll people so he might just speak in riceball because he wants to or to mess with everyone. (That would make a good fic as long as you’re careful about it)
I think it’s up to you whether or not to use the riceball words, personally, I like them. I think they make his character more endearing but I understand that they don’t always make sense out of context with the original story.
As for how to have him communicate without words here are some more ideas
I actually don’t hate the sign language thing, from what I’ve read, it can work pretty well and makes the most sense when he’s written as deaf/hard of hearing
Passing notes. Unlike texting, which is faster and easier. Passing little notes back and forth is a way to get across exact information while also not having it feel like he is speaking (also it would be a really cute high school au fic)
Another thing which is kind of obvious, is that most of the people close to him can understand him perfectly without words. Part of volume 0 shows Yuta as he figures out how to communicate with Inumaki and I feel like people forget about this a lot.
Not a general thing but I thought of another cute idea: charades. I’m sure someone has done this before but I think it would be so silly to have random spontaneous games of charades when he wants to tell them something.
I hope this was helpful 💕
the real reason why inumaki has short hair in the prequel
Hate to say it but Inumaki/Yuta AU fics where Inumaki can talk completely strip away all the interesting parts of the ship.
Even when it's just a fic where they text a lot somehow it ruins it.
My theory is that because Inumaki's voice isn't developed in the story, writers revert to using their own voice instead.
Also Inumaki's inability to talk DOES make his character more interesting and it IS a very significant part of his life that definitely has had an effect on how he lives and acts so taking that away sort of changes his character.
Take what you will from this... please.
bringing this one back because I just watched episode 107 and I’m having ✨feelings✨
Y’all I just realized this shit
白雲 – Shirakumo
白(Shiro) = White 雲(Kumo) = Cloud
黒霧 – Kurogiri
黒(Kuro) = Black 霧(Kiri) = Fog
I was having fun looking up what anime character’s names mean but this one just made me sad.
A list of (sometimes angry) (often male) INFP characters with daddy issues because there are a LOT
Kylo Ren/Ben Solo - Star Wars
Zuko - Avatar the last Airbender
Gaara - Naruto
Shinji Ikari - Neon Genesis Evangelion
Adrien Agreste - Miraculous Ladybug
Luke Skywalker - Star Wars
Will Byers? - Stranger Things
Alluka Zoldyk - Hunter X Hunter
Muichiro Tokito - Demon Slayer
Junpei Yoshino - Jujutsu Kaisen
Mitsuha Miyamizu - Kimi no Na wa
Nico Diangelo - (Percy Jackson)
Dobby - Harry Potter (😂)
Todd Anderson - Dead Poets Society
Rui - Demon Slayer
Edward Scissorhands - Edward Scissorhands
Eri - My Hero Academia
Quasimodo - Hunchback of Notre Dame
Faramir - Lord of the Rings
Wylan Van Eck - Six of Crows
Carlos De Vil - Descendants (mommy issues)
Ratcatcher 2 - DC Universe/Suicide Squad
Patroclus - The Song of Achilles
Frankenstein's Monster - Frankenstein
Feel free to add more, I skipped over the ones I wasn't sure about
Edit: why did I realize like several hours later that not all of these are male characters? I apologize
bonus points if the introverted one is super idealistic and has strong morals while the bright positive one is actually somewhat crazy and dark underneath 😌
no you dont get it the best dynamic characters can have is one of them being bright with high energy and constant positivity and the other one is an introverted somewhat quiet one who is drawn to the energetic one and they both think rhe world of each other and show it in different ways
Ever think about how Dead Poets Society has the main message be about schools and nonconformity but treats native culture Like That? When native children were put in schools and forced to conform, erasing their culture and killing a part of who they are? Or just actually killing them?
Click here and donate to help the Abenaki nation in Vermont.
I'm scared of therapists for the same reason I never tell the doctor I'm asexual when she asks if I've questioned my sexuality. I've heard too many stories about people who have been told that there is something wrong with them by doctors and people who are supposed to know better and even though I know that there is nothing wrong with me I'm still terrified of being told that there is
Just thinking about Jimin's pastel bisexual hair
A List of BTS Videos That Have Made Me Cry (a probably growing list)
1. We are Bulletproof : the Eternal (March 22, 2021)
2. Friends (May 2, 2021)
3. Black Swan (May 29, 2021)
4. Mikrokosmos (June 11, 2021)
Does it ever drive you crazy Just how fast the night changes?
The way Jimin looks at JK when he's singing that one song
(From these videos:)
just jimin & jungkook lost in their own world, as usual
+ how much y’all wanna bet they watch haikyuu together?
Any similarity is pure coincidence 😂
It has happened. The sun has risen. I have officially been awake all night.
LEMME BRING THIS BACK COZ THIS SHITCJCCJ WAS CJCJCKKC!
Just watched the last episode of The Promised Neverland (I’ve been procrastinating it for weeks) but like, it’s crazy how many chances they had to go back to the storyline from the manga at least a little bit and didn’t.
Up until the very last scene they still had me hoping that they would do any of the things but no, they didn’t kill Isabella (which I think was important for her character and stuff), they showed Emma reforging the promise and I thought MAYBE they would end it like the did with her losing her memory but NOPE.
I may not have been happy about Emma losing her memory, but it was the price for making such a big request and the fact that she just got out free was weird.
Soooo, that mysterious stranger that Vylk(?) ate 15 years ago. That was Yuugo(or Lucas?) right? That wasn’t just me who thought that right???