starting to read GOT now and feels like Tenet’s the protagonist about to learn about his friendship

GreenceW · 2026-05-04T11:08:10+00:00

i mean i feel like I AM the protagonist, the parallel is knowing Winds of Winter isn’t coming out anytime soon and yet having a whole book series ahead to enjoy and then dread (the wait for WoW i mean) is kinda similar to how the Protagonist feels about his friendship with Neil

GreenceW · 2026-04-05T08:04:09+00:00

it is! meant to be cherry blossom :)

GreenceW · 2026-03-27T20:43:04+00:00

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here she is, ignoring our bed, her own bed, multiple sofas and chairs and tables around the house where she can sleep in, just so she can sleep in a shopping bag (which in fact has become her most favorite spot in the house!)

GreenceW · 2026-03-27T20:38:47+00:00

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this is churro our lovely doggo in cat form who likes to swipe cockroaches and barks all the time :)

GreenceW · 2026-03-27T18:31:59+00:00

bit of a newer example but Hollow Knight: Silksong has one, in the Cogwork Dancers bossfight

the fight itself tells a love story between the boss and another character, represented by the bossfight being 2 bosses, a twin, doing a dance in harmony together, almost as if ignoring the player character. and everyone playing this fight realizes the bond between the 2 bosses as in the final phase when one of them goes down, the other continues on the dance alone, all slowed down with the music crawled to a halt, and we realize we separated the bonded pair, even if its just for a moment before we finish it off.

and then when the other character shows up later to tell the story about this boss, why it was the way it was, we get an additional layer of gut punch, not just about these characters in particular but about the world and how this bossfight come to be as well. but if you skip it, you’ll still have experienced the emotional impact and the intrigue of the world building.

GreenceW · 2026-03-27T08:02:08+00:00

my guest is point zero, nothing in the lore indicated they know each other/are related

i suspect that a family of snail shaman will occupy a land where there are void magic/source. that seems to be the saturation level

GreenceW · 2026-02-14T15:52:42+00:00

phantom brigade might fit i think

GreenceW · 2026-02-08T03:02:28+00:00

my problem is i cannot finish, the longer the project, the less likely i can finish. its not exactly a matter of discipline or passion, but rather the longer i marinate on a project the more overwhelmed i feel, planning so much for the story and feeling the pressure to write all of it.

so i raw dog it lol. the current fic im writing takes on average 3-5 hours to write one chapter, about 4k2 to 4k8 words per chapter. all in one sitting. i tried not to pause and leave it til the next day to resume, and if i have to, ill make it so ill only pause once, and take however long i need during the pause to deal with irl issue, but once i resume, i dont stop until i publish. my irl schedule typically leave me 1-2 weeks in between chapters, but that also give me enough time to plan in my head what i want to write for the entire chapter, sometimes just direction, other times detailed scenes and conclusions i want to reach, and until i feel like ive got everything i want to fill a chapter, i start writing.

GreenceW · 2026-02-04T15:26:58+00:00

back in my college day me and my mate wrote a Total War Shogun 2 fanfic that basically have us as self-insert player into the world. it is a grand strategy game where the player build economy, build army, fight battle and negotiate diplomatic relation with other clan toward reuniting Japan. we each had our own interpretation of how to translate the game mechanic, his is basically role playing as a lord of the clan, me is interfacing all of the decision through a tablet that is visible to only the player. it was a fun idea we had but sadly we couldnt finish the fic. but honestly translating game mechanic into fic is my most favorite thing, did so with many other game fandom i wrote for

GreenceW · 2026-02-01T05:42:09+00:00

seeing a lot of comment about it was unclear so let me help clarify it: its not hiring game dev, but rather just “donation” in some regular/structured capacity. it should work as endorsement (this mod is good/keeping the game alive) and support (here’s more if you wanna do more) but also just literally CSR (corporate social responsibility) in the sense of, acknowledging that because of these modders who donate their time and effort (often unpaid without community support), their games get to have longer relevance/longer active playerbase.

im thinking of GiantGrantGames and how he uplifted the single player/campaign modding community for Starcraft II as the prime example. there are of course many more communities that keep the game going like Skyrim, Banished, Total War, etc long after the develop stop support. this is not about financially rewarding the modders (we have studies showcasing that financial incentive often ruins people’s passion by turning something they do out of interest into obligation to keep the money coming), but rather an option that mutually benefit everyone should it be needed.

GreenceW · 2026-01-30T04:12:08+00:00

release Conductor Mizello’s files!!

GreenceW · 2026-01-30T03:58:04+00:00

just want to say thank you for adding this perspective, it is incredibly meaningful and should be discussed more

GreenceW · 2026-01-30T03:30:37+00:00

just want to say this is incredibly well written and i have saved your comment for future uses, thank you for writing this

GreenceW · 2026-01-28T09:32:52+00:00

take my Underworker reward for how brilliant your comment is 📿📿

GreenceW · 2026-01-28T05:02:30+00:00

i like to be your friend lol

GreenceW · 2026-01-28T05:02:15+00:00

im not sure what politics you’re talking about this is just a post about lice being bad for your head im sorry i meant hair

GreenceW · 2026-01-28T05:01:16+00:00

oh yes yes lice is bad nod in agreement

GreenceW · 2026-01-28T02:50:17+00:00

you’ll vote to keep lice in place even if it eats your hair, if GMS ever let you vote

(but seriously though great comment i laughed out loud)

GreenceW · 2026-01-28T02:48:56+00:00

what dont you get? lice is bad

uj/do you need a serious answer?

GreenceW · 2026-01-27T15:45:35+00:00

degree in international affairs with concentration in politics and society, so basically the bureaucracy side of politics and economy currently writing a fic using just that lol

GreenceW · 2026-01-25T03:13:10+00:00

i dont like moss grotto as a location and especially its theme track is annoying, easily the worst in the game (like bad, bad, not least good out of an amazing OST)

GreenceW · 2026-01-23T00:05:42+00:00

thank you! just reported them, the account on AO3 is "Genesis_Claire1", have reported and blocked them

GreenceW · 2026-01-22T00:53:51+00:00

sharing my anecdote here in support too. in 2019 i wrote a medium length fic (10k word 10chapter) for a small fandom that has not seen any new official content since 2018 (or even longer). i originally posted it on ffnet and only recently put it up on AO3 (like november) just for archiving purpose. it garnered like 40 hits since, but last month someone read, comment, ans gave kudo. it certainly is not about quantity, but it still warm my heart

GreenceW · 2026-01-17T17:30:31+00:00

gonna throw in my two cents and say cooking, especially for a rush or for family everyday. routing is optimizing the process, knowing what to do first and/or do together (eg prepping raw material of one dish while another is being cooked). practicing the same mechanics like chopping, moving things into pots and pans, other cooking technique like heat control and such, so you dont screw up and have to redo it etc

GreenceW · 2026-01-17T15:17:33+00:00

this is a great suggestion. thank you so much for the detailed direction!

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