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The Trouble With The Phrase 'No Rest For The Wicked' Is That It Implies Rest For The Good.
Jun. 16th, 2026 09:43 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rionaleonhartI have sprained my ankle and cannot walk! I am being so brave and cool about it. Here is how assorted favourite characters of mine would deal with a sprained ankle.
Robert Grove of The Goes Wrong Show would be an enormous drama queen if he sprained his ankle.
Rei: The drama society go out for a hike together, and Robert sprains his ankle immediately. He goes 'Go on without me!' and then protests when they actually start to leave. They think he should just go back, but he's determined to finish the walk.
Riona: He insists on being carried. They're all struggling to lift him together, and then Annie shoves everyone aside and picks him up in a bridal carry. Everyone is shocked by her strength. Robert falls in love immediately.
Rei: He forces everyone to construct a palanquin.
Light Yagami of Death Note would follow all medical advice and wouldn't make a big fuss where anyone could see, but he would be absolutely livid to be injured. An extremely unwelcome reminder that he's only human after all.
Korra of Avatar: The Legend of Korra would also be furious about it, and would absolutely fail to rest.
Ellie of The Last of Us (particularly Part II) and Squall Leonhart of Final Fantasy VIII would both try to hide their injury and keep operating normally. I'm sure that will go well.
Elena Fisher of Uncharted might actually be sensible about it; she'll take a 'well, that's frustrating, but these things happen' attitude and look after herself. I'll try to be more like Elena than like Robert, tempting as it is to make my housemates build a palanquin for me.
I was wondering if I had anything else to add to this entry, and I've suddenly realised that I shared this tiny anecdote on Tumblr but forgot to post it here!
The danger of attempting to work while thinking about your blorbo: I recently had to write 'Land Rover' in the book I'm editing. I wrote 'Land Robert' on my first two attempts and, on the third, managed to write 'Land Rovert'.
I deleted the 't', surveyed my triumph, then thought, I'd better double-check that the vehicle is actually a Land Rover. Opened the search bar and typed 'land robert'.
Robert Grove of The Goes Wrong Show would be an enormous drama queen if he sprained his ankle.
Rei: The drama society go out for a hike together, and Robert sprains his ankle immediately. He goes 'Go on without me!' and then protests when they actually start to leave. They think he should just go back, but he's determined to finish the walk.
Riona: He insists on being carried. They're all struggling to lift him together, and then Annie shoves everyone aside and picks him up in a bridal carry. Everyone is shocked by her strength. Robert falls in love immediately.
Rei: He forces everyone to construct a palanquin.
Light Yagami of Death Note would follow all medical advice and wouldn't make a big fuss where anyone could see, but he would be absolutely livid to be injured. An extremely unwelcome reminder that he's only human after all.
Korra of Avatar: The Legend of Korra would also be furious about it, and would absolutely fail to rest.
Ellie of The Last of Us (particularly Part II) and Squall Leonhart of Final Fantasy VIII would both try to hide their injury and keep operating normally. I'm sure that will go well.
Elena Fisher of Uncharted might actually be sensible about it; she'll take a 'well, that's frustrating, but these things happen' attitude and look after herself. I'll try to be more like Elena than like Robert, tempting as it is to make my housemates build a palanquin for me.
I was wondering if I had anything else to add to this entry, and I've suddenly realised that I shared this tiny anecdote on Tumblr but forgot to post it here!
The danger of attempting to work while thinking about your blorbo: I recently had to write 'Land Rover' in the book I'm editing. I wrote 'Land Robert' on my first two attempts and, on the third, managed to write 'Land Rovert'.
I deleted the 't', surveyed my triumph, then thought, I'd better double-check that the vehicle is actually a Land Rover. Opened the search bar and typed 'land robert'.
Fanfiction: Kintsugi (The Goes Wrong Show, Chris/Trevor)
Jun. 12th, 2026 04:08 pmrionaleonhartA few weeks ago, when I was checking the Goes Wrong Show tag on AO3, a fic caught my eye: a fic about Trevor, tagged with 'noncon' and 'transphobia'. I didn't open it, but it stuck in my mind because it was the first Goes Wrong fic to use the noncon warning. I was glad to see some darkfic in the tag; it's good for the ecosystem!
A few hours later, I checked the tag again and found that the fic had disappeared.
I'd noticed the author, and I knew how to contact him; we didn't really know each other, but we'd interacted in passing just by virtue of both being active in this relatively small fandom. I sent him a message just to check he was okay; I said that I'd noticed his disappearing darkfic, and that I hoped no one had given him a hard time for the themes. He explained that he'd just got nervous, thanked me for reaching out and said he might post it again some day.
Yesterday, he got in touch and said he'd found the courage to repost his Goes Wrong darkfic. I was thrilled! I promptly read it and left an enthusiastic comment. (The fic in question is Corrective by Kestrel_Wylde. Be aware that it's very dark; it's explicit noncon in which transmasc Trevor suffers at the hands of an OC, featuring drugging and misgendering.)
And then I kept thinking about it. How would the Cornley Drama Society, who barely have a teaspoon of emotional intelligence between them, deal with something terrible happening to one of their own?
And then, with the author's permission, I wrote a follow-up.
This fic is less dark than the original on account of being about the assault's aftermath rather than the assault itself, but obviously it includes a lot of the same dark themes. It should be understandable even if you haven't read Kestrel_Wylde's fic; I wanted to make sure it would be accessible to people who want to read about Trevor's recovery without wanting to read the explicit noncon that precedes it.
Title: Kintsugi
Fandom: The Goes Wrong Show
Rating: 15
Pairing: Chris/Trevor
Wordcount: 3,400
Summary: In the aftermath of being assaulted, Trevor tries to piece himself back together with the help of the drama society.
Warnings: Past noncon, mentions of misgendering.
Notes: A follow-up to Corrective by Kestrel_Wylde (mind the tags), written with permission. Trevor is transmasc.
( Kintsugi )
A few hours later, I checked the tag again and found that the fic had disappeared.
I'd noticed the author, and I knew how to contact him; we didn't really know each other, but we'd interacted in passing just by virtue of both being active in this relatively small fandom. I sent him a message just to check he was okay; I said that I'd noticed his disappearing darkfic, and that I hoped no one had given him a hard time for the themes. He explained that he'd just got nervous, thanked me for reaching out and said he might post it again some day.
Yesterday, he got in touch and said he'd found the courage to repost his Goes Wrong darkfic. I was thrilled! I promptly read it and left an enthusiastic comment. (The fic in question is Corrective by Kestrel_Wylde. Be aware that it's very dark; it's explicit noncon in which transmasc Trevor suffers at the hands of an OC, featuring drugging and misgendering.)
And then I kept thinking about it. How would the Cornley Drama Society, who barely have a teaspoon of emotional intelligence between them, deal with something terrible happening to one of their own?
And then, with the author's permission, I wrote a follow-up.
This fic is less dark than the original on account of being about the assault's aftermath rather than the assault itself, but obviously it includes a lot of the same dark themes. It should be understandable even if you haven't read Kestrel_Wylde's fic; I wanted to make sure it would be accessible to people who want to read about Trevor's recovery without wanting to read the explicit noncon that precedes it.
Title: Kintsugi
Fandom: The Goes Wrong Show
Rating: 15
Pairing: Chris/Trevor
Wordcount: 3,400
Summary: In the aftermath of being assaulted, Trevor tries to piece himself back together with the help of the drama society.
Warnings: Past noncon, mentions of misgendering.
Notes: A follow-up to Corrective by Kestrel_Wylde (mind the tags), written with permission. Trevor is transmasc.
( Kintsugi )
FFBE returns as single-player Final Fantasy Resonance!
Jun. 9th, 2026 12:34 pmalthea_valara posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
finalfantasy(copying and pasting the news report I submitted to Caves of Narshe):
During this morning's Nintendo Direct, Square Enix announced a new HD-2D turn-based RPG being released on October 22nd, 2026. Titled Final Fantasy Resonance it's a remake - not a port - of Season 1 of the retired mobile game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius. The game will incorporate battle upgrades and other story content from later in Brave Exvius' lifespan.
For those who never played the mobile game: the premise is that Rain and Lasswell, who are Knights from Grandshelt, have been granted the power of Visions, which allows them to summon characters from across the Final Fantasy franchise to fight at their sides. These Visions level up independently of the main characters. Unlike Brave Exvius, though, where Visions could be used in place of the main characters, screenshots from Final Fantasy Resonance show the Visions alongside the main characters. In one such screenshot, we see Rain summoned Charlotte (FFBE), Lid summoned Aileen (FFBE), Fina summoned Shantotto (FFXI) and Jake summoned Firion (FFII).
Along with those mentioned above, the following Visions have been confirmed thus far:
The Warrior of Light, Final Fantasy I
Terra, Final Fantasy VI
Cloud, Final Fantasy VII
Zidane, Final Fantasy IX
Shantotto, Final Fantasy XI
Y'shtola, Final Fantasy XIV
The game will be coming to PlayStation, Xbox, PC, and Nintendo Switch 1 and 2.It'll be interesting to see if future seasons of Brave Exvius will be released as sequels to Final Fantasy Resonance, as the mobile game featured four seasons and numerous story events.
Here's a trailer under cut!
( trailer! )
Personally, I'm THRILLED that more people will be able to enjoy this wonderful story. Rain and Lasswell are very fun characters, and I thought their story was on par with any of the numbered Final Fantasy games.
During this morning's Nintendo Direct, Square Enix announced a new HD-2D turn-based RPG being released on October 22nd, 2026. Titled Final Fantasy Resonance it's a remake - not a port - of Season 1 of the retired mobile game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius. The game will incorporate battle upgrades and other story content from later in Brave Exvius' lifespan.
For those who never played the mobile game: the premise is that Rain and Lasswell, who are Knights from Grandshelt, have been granted the power of Visions, which allows them to summon characters from across the Final Fantasy franchise to fight at their sides. These Visions level up independently of the main characters. Unlike Brave Exvius, though, where Visions could be used in place of the main characters, screenshots from Final Fantasy Resonance show the Visions alongside the main characters. In one such screenshot, we see Rain summoned Charlotte (FFBE), Lid summoned Aileen (FFBE), Fina summoned Shantotto (FFXI) and Jake summoned Firion (FFII).
Along with those mentioned above, the following Visions have been confirmed thus far:
The Warrior of Light, Final Fantasy I
Terra, Final Fantasy VI
Cloud, Final Fantasy VII
Zidane, Final Fantasy IX
Shantotto, Final Fantasy XI
Y'shtola, Final Fantasy XIV
The game will be coming to PlayStation, Xbox, PC, and Nintendo Switch 1 and 2.It'll be interesting to see if future seasons of Brave Exvius will be released as sequels to Final Fantasy Resonance, as the mobile game featured four seasons and numerous story events.
Here's a trailer under cut!
( trailer! )
Personally, I'm THRILLED that more people will be able to enjoy this wonderful story. Rain and Lasswell are very fun characters, and I thought their story was on par with any of the numbered Final Fantasy games.
Perhaps Too Much Thought?
Jun. 8th, 2026 07:48 pmrionaleonhartI went to Bristol to visit my cousins over the weekend and had an absolutely lovely time!
These were the cousins who originally introduced me to The Goes Wrong Show, so they had a lot to answer for. I confessed to how hot I was for Robert, and I was heartened when my cousin S said she understood completely. "He's not my usual type," she said, "but he has such presence."
S doesn't really know anything about fanfiction, but she read my Goes Wrong fic about Vanessa joining the Cornley Drama Society, The Outsider, and she seemed to enjoy it! She laughed quietly a few times while reading, which was very gratifying.
"You should get in touch with Mischief Theatre!" she said, very earnestly. "You should send this to them. I'm sure they'd love knowing that someone put this much thought into their characters."
I thought that this was a) extremely sweet and b) a suggestion only someone who isn't into fanfiction would ever make. If Mischief ever come across my fanfiction, it is going to be because a third party sent them the link to my Goes Wrong website with the message 'lol look at this weirdo', as God intended.
Being in Bristol also meant I had the opportunity to visit the Clifton Suspension Bridge, one of my favourite places in the UK! It was absolutely bucketing with rain, so we couldn't admire the view for long, but it's still a gorgeous place even in terrible weather. Here's a sketch of the bridge I did back in 2018, in a Bristol café, just after seeing it for the first time:
The photograph I took in 2018 and used as the basis for the above sketch:
And the photograph I took two days ago, in worse conditions but with a better camera:
It's such a pretty place! Highly recommended if you ever happen to find yourself in Bristol.
These were the cousins who originally introduced me to The Goes Wrong Show, so they had a lot to answer for. I confessed to how hot I was for Robert, and I was heartened when my cousin S said she understood completely. "He's not my usual type," she said, "but he has such presence."
S doesn't really know anything about fanfiction, but she read my Goes Wrong fic about Vanessa joining the Cornley Drama Society, The Outsider, and she seemed to enjoy it! She laughed quietly a few times while reading, which was very gratifying.
"You should get in touch with Mischief Theatre!" she said, very earnestly. "You should send this to them. I'm sure they'd love knowing that someone put this much thought into their characters."
I thought that this was a) extremely sweet and b) a suggestion only someone who isn't into fanfiction would ever make. If Mischief ever come across my fanfiction, it is going to be because a third party sent them the link to my Goes Wrong website with the message 'lol look at this weirdo', as God intended.
Being in Bristol also meant I had the opportunity to visit the Clifton Suspension Bridge, one of my favourite places in the UK! It was absolutely bucketing with rain, so we couldn't admire the view for long, but it's still a gorgeous place even in terrible weather. Here's a sketch of the bridge I did back in 2018, in a Bristol café, just after seeing it for the first time:
The photograph I took in 2018 and used as the basis for the above sketch:
And the photograph I took two days ago, in worse conditions but with a better camera:
It's such a pretty place! Highly recommended if you ever happen to find yourself in Bristol.
A Friend You Haven't Met.
Jun. 8th, 2026 11:03 amrionaleonhartYesterday, I was on the bus. It was almost empty; I was one of five passengers on the top floor, all of us travelling alone and scattered throughout the seating.
I was a little nervous when one of the other passengers - a man - left his seat at the front and walked back, past all the empty seats and the two men sitting between us, to sit next to me, the sole woman on the upper deck.
This story ends well.
( Being hassled, and then being rescued. )
Anyway! This whole thing really got me thinking about kindness and humanity and brief connections with strangers. I don't know the name of the man who helped me out, and it's very unlikely that I'll ever see him again. But I'm glad he was there, and I hope good things happen for him.
And, if you have your own tales of a stranger doing something kind for you, I'd love to hear them!
I was a little nervous when one of the other passengers - a man - left his seat at the front and walked back, past all the empty seats and the two men sitting between us, to sit next to me, the sole woman on the upper deck.
This story ends well.
( Being hassled, and then being rescued. )
Anyway! This whole thing really got me thinking about kindness and humanity and brief connections with strangers. I don't know the name of the man who helped me out, and it's very unlikely that I'll ever see him again. But I'm glad he was there, and I hope good things happen for him.
And, if you have your own tales of a stranger doing something kind for you, I'd love to hear them!
