Tumblr crosspost (3 June 2020)

 

my life rn

( tags )

Tumblr crosspost (3 June 2020)

exam notes

Tumblr crosspost (3 June 2020)

“Whoever, therefore, deems it necessary in his new principality to secure himself against enemies, to win friends, to conquer by force or by fraud, to make himself loved and feared by the people, followed and revered by the soldiers, to destroy those who can or must do you harm, to transform old institutions with new measures, to be severe and gracious, magnanimous and liberal, to eliminate an untrustworthy army, to create a new one, to maintain the friendship of kings and princes in such a way that they must either help you with good grace or offend you with caution—such a person cannot find better examples to imitate than the actions of this man.”

—Niccolò Machiavelli, not pausing for breath, on Cesare Borgia in The Prince

( tags )

Tumblr crosspost (3 June 2020)

An anon asked:

Have you seen Love and Friendship? I thought it was fun but I haven’t read Lady Susan so I wasn’t sure if it was a good adaptation.

I replied:

I thought it was really good! I wrote about it here [Tumblr link].

Tumblr crosspost (3 June 2020)

my heart bleeds for him

Tumblr crosspost (3 June 2020)

I’ve written half a chapter of:

• tolerably well acquainted
• per ardua ad astra
• pro patria
• The Jedi and the Sith Lord
• Faramir/Éowyn wedding fic
• f!Faramir fic
• f!Faramir/Arwen fic (for a prompt)
• Faramir and Éomer fic
• a Cassian/Jyn/Leia fic
• the Han and Jyn brotp fic
• afterlife Lyra and Jyn
• the Jyn/Cassian Persuasion AU
• a P&P murder mystery
• An original Regency romance/family drama

It’d be cool if I could finish … idk, any of these things

#this isn't even counting the fantasy novel

[ETA 2/16/2022: two years later, I've finished some of these, but ... not many.]

Tumblr crosspost (3 June 2020)

In response to this, icamelatetothenewsiesparty said:

*quiet whining noises at the idea of a new chapter of per ardua ad astra* ♥️

I replied:

Heh, thank you! I have … four pages of one. Here’s a little bit:

“You mean Erso,” said Leia, down-to-earth again.

“Jyn was like Han?” Luke exclaimed. “And then she stole the Death Star plans? See—”

“Jyn is extraordinary,” Cassian said repressively. “I wouldn’t pin your hopes on Han Solo.”

Tumblr crosspost (4 June 2020)

An anon said:

hi! I just wanted to say that I love your P&P meta so much. P&P is my first fandom and kept me afloat during the darkest year of my life to date, and your meta draws on the things I enjoyed about it then, even without knowing. I hope you're doing okay in the midst of... all this. lots of love and have a nice day.

I replied:

Hey, thank you so much! P&P also got me through some pretty dark times, so … it’s really nice to hear.

I’m doing pretty well, personally. I live in a very tiny and peaceful town where I’m studying for my PhD exams; it’s hard to focus, but a lot of people have much bigger problems than that, so w/e. Thanks <3

Tumblr crosspost (4 June 2020)

In response to this, angelanhunt said:

I will take any and all of these.

I replied:

hah, well, glad to hear it! some of them are popular, but some of them are … extremely niche.

#the unpopular ones have moved me lately #though i'm really feeling 'tolerably well acquainted' rn #we'll see

incognitajones said:

I didn’t know you were working on a Persuasion AU… 👀

I wrote a little bit of one a few years(!!!) ago, but never got any further. For a “never finished the chapter I was working on” value of any further.