Charis. Once and future crone. Cosplayer and craft fiend of all trades, costume and science nerd, bibliophile, lover of corvids and shiny things. Jewish, agnostic, queer, cynic. Rapidly hurtling towards bluestockinghood without a single regret. Posts may be anything at all, wholly without rhyme or reason.
I can be found as myalchod in most other places, and Charis in the rest. [ AO3 | Fic Masterlist | Fic Tag ]
Current Fannish Inclinations: Musketeers, especially Milathos (separately and as a pair). Takarazuka. Pia Douwes. Elisabeth das Musical. Musicals and theatre in general, especially opera and German musicals. Elementary. Leverage. The holy trinity of Helen Mirren, Judi Dench, and Maggie Smith. Historical documentaries and history in general. Women being unapologetically badass always and forever.
My askbox is open for prompts, questions about my fic, and questions about pretty much anything at all. I don't necessarily promise fast replies, but I'll definitely get to them!
In celebration of me actually working on a fic, I made y’all an ask game instead of continuing to work on that fic. Pls enjoy.
💖 What do you like most about your own writing?
😐 What embarrasses you most about your own writing?
👻 What is one WIP you think you may never pick back up?
👀 Do you have any WIPs that you would never let see the light of day? If yes, what are they about?
📥 What is your fave fic to receive comments/messages on?
✏️ Do you write every day?
🖊 Post a snippet from a current WIP.
🏅 What is something you recently felt proud of in regard to your writing (finished a fic, actually planned for once, etc).
😈 Is there anything you enjoy doing that you think your readers hate?
🌙 What time of day do you prefer to write? Why?
👖 Are you a planner, plantser, or pantser? Is it consistent?
📊 Current number of WIPs
👨👧👧 Do you tell people in real life that you write fic?
🌝 Who is one character you haven’t yet written for that you would like to?
📝 What is one growth area you have for your writing?
📚 Do you read your own fic?
🌈 What inspired you to write [insert fic here]?
🤔 What is the hardest part of writing fic?
🧠 What’s an idea you have that you can’t quite call a WIP yet?
💻 Do you do research for your fics? What’s the deepest dive you’ve done?
✨ Choose three adjectives to complement your own writing.
💭 What is a headcanon you have about your own work?
🍰 Name one of your fave comfort fics (doesn’t have to be your all time fave).
👩🏭 If one of your fics was going to get you arrested, which one and why?
⏰ Do you spend more time reading fic, writing fic, or do you do both equally?
💋 [Freeform - what is something you want to know about one of poster’s fics?]
Because I occasionally stumble back onto this site thanks to notifications popping up on my phone, and even if I’m not ficcing these days this would be a good distraction.
when people make fun of balkan and specific eastern european countries for being broke and “not as good as western european countries” i.e. Britain, France, Germany, I just think to these maps:
do you notice a general correlation between those richer and “nicer” countries? and why they’re such “pretty” and “ideal” and “go-to” destinations today?
Pretty sure that second map is either wrong or needs to be heavily contextualised, since the AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN EMPIRE listed as having only one colony is pretty sketchy.
Posting here mostly because I feel like I need to share my WTF with @vera-dauriac … there is a Chinese Turandot film coming out (my sister linked me to the trailer the other day), and as someone who’s experience is limited to the opera, I’m … not at all sure what to make of it. I mean. It’s pretty? But it looks kind of like some sort of supernatural mildly-horror wuxia-influenced film and not at all sure if want.
Posting here mostly because I feel like I need to share my WTF with @vera-dauriac … there is a Chinese Turandot film coming out (my sister linked me to the trailer the other day), and as someone who’s experience is limited to the opera, I’m … not at all sure what to make of it. I mean. It’s pretty? But it looks kind of like some sort of supernatural mildly-horror wuxia-influenced film and not at all sure if want.
So it looks like the same style as the Detective Dee movies, and you can see how they picked the white guy to be Chinese-style handsome, and SOPHIE MARCEAU is in it. Um. Yeah. Totally going to see that.
I mean, considering the story makes it pretty clear Calaf is from Somewhere Else it kind of makes sense, but I’m still just kind of trying to process the entire concept. I’m assuming Sophie Marceau is playing a Liu-analogue, just by virtue of ethnicity.
(Will be interested to hear what you think. I don’t handle horror well, so it’ll depend for me how deeply they lean into the overtones it feels like are in this trailer.)
Posting here mostly because I feel like I need to share my WTF with @vera-dauriac … there is a Chinese Turandot film coming out (my sister linked me to the trailer the other day), and as someone who’s experience is limited to the opera, I’m … not at all sure what to make of it. I mean. It’s pretty? But it looks kind of like some sort of supernatural mildly-horror wuxia-influenced film and not at all sure if want.
On the eve of Yom ha’Shoa, I remember the members of my family who I have never met — the great-aunts and great-uncles who died, the cousins and aunts and uncles who could have been, the branches of the family tree which were severed by a hate that coalesced into horrible form. I remember those who did live and do no longer, and the burdens they carried with them — the weight of guilt and memory and loss — until their end. May all of their memories be a blessing, and may we carry them with us and find comfort. Zichronam livracha.
Queer people almost always spot even the subtlest things. Like small circle earrings that are the colors. The chain to your necklace isn’t just pretty/cute/fashion, it’s specific colors in a formation. Pins on purses or backpacks. Fashion and aesthetic you can’t put your finger on as to how or why you can understand the message, but you can all the same, and then you meet eyes, and there’s a small smile and nod as you recognize one of your own.
There’s something safe and reassuring in that moment.
the idea is more for straight people because they literally don’t know how to read coding properly….but coding is actually intended to communicate to other LGBT+ people, so
“you can’t tell someone’s sexuality from their appearance” there was a girl on the bus with electric blue hair in an undercut, 6 piercings in one ear, rainbow converse, and a ‘punch a fascist’ pin on her backpack it’s physically impossible for that person to be straight
imagine hiring an assassin and they talk to you in a customer service voice
“Hello, how can I help you today? Wonderful, can I get a first and last name? And how would I spell that? Awesome. And would you happen to have an address for this individual? And place of work? Fantastic.
Now, I’m going to give you a number, and I’m going to ask that you send in a photo of your target alongside any additional information you may have- family members, security, combat training, medical conditions, just anything you can think of that might be helpful.
Wonderful, you are all good. All we need now is a piece of government-issued ID, for insurance purposes, and a location for payment pickup. We accept cash, gold, processed uranium, and etransfer.
I’m sorry, we don’t take american express.
Good, okay, so it looks like we are all set- when the job is complete, you will be notified VIA discreet codeword that a stranger will whisper to you on a crowded street.
We do not issue receipts, but if you’d like, I can arrange for a specific breed of tropical flower to be sent to your home address. Our associates will be able to validate it should the need arises.
And is that everything you were looking for today? Great! Thank you for coming to us. Have a nice day!”
Alternatively,
“I’m sorry sir, but I’m afraid the Pope is a high-status target that is beyond our area of service.
Yes, I- no, I’m sorry, I’m not able to do that for you.
Okay. Okay. Yes, I understand.
Sir, if you’re going to use that sort of language, you should know that our HR department does operate in a hands-on capacity.
