House Rules, By Rachel Sontag

house rules, by rachel sontag

Twitter (2020) VS the Hays code (1930)

Alphy has had Mono's blood on his hands on multiple occasions, but it's a different feeling altogether when he was the one who hurt nem.

He'd do literally anything for nem, so when he hurts nem, he does a damn good job of it.

Mono: Hey, I know this is usually something that you don't want to have happen, but it is a thing where you revive dead party members via resurrection magicks. Do you think it'd be hot to, like, stab me in the throat and then pump me full of Egeiro and then Taurochole or whatever?

Alphy, trying to hide his erection: Absolutely not. I'm not doing that. You cannot get me to do that. *Is going to be thinking about that forever now*

Mono likes to sit down outside and stim using nir magic. Usually ne likes to use nir starglobe, because Astrologian spells are peak Autism for nem, and also watching it spin around makes nem go brrrrr, but ne will also build up Requiescat so ne can do a Confiteor/Blade of Faith combo.

Yes, Alisaie often misinterprets nem stimming for training, and Alphinaud often has to tell her, "No, ne isn't training, ne's just doing that because it makes nem happy."

And her impatient arse is always like, "??? What are you talking about?"

Alisaie: "Listen, if Mono spends so much time training, then I have a lot to catch up on."

Mono: "Ooo hoo hoo hoo, pretty colours. 🤩"

i think it's very odd that really basic "some people have different cultures and we should respect differences" is lost on so many people online, particularly when we're talking about the most inoffensive, innocuous stuff imaginable. i keep seeing fights online about whether americans are being creepy and invasive for smiling at strangers regularly or whether eastern europeans are being rude and standoffish for not smiling at strangers. neither is true!!!!! people's cultures are just different that's literally it!!! people have different norms and cultures and expectations and that's completely fine! what are you going on about?????

Okay, so it's been established that when Estinien was unconscious and on bed rest after he was saved from Nidhogg, Alphinaud was at his bedside for literal days. Annoying the fuck out of him.

I keep imagining a scenario where their roles are reversed, where Alphinaud is on bed rest for whatever reason and Estinien is overly concerned and constantly at his side.

And Alphinaud reaches out for him. "Estinien?"

"Yes?"

"You're so..."

"Yes?"

"Annoying."

Cue Estinien being pissed but also it's his fault because even when Alphinaud is down for the count, he still picks on him.

It keeps making me cry laugh.