resonantrhyme

our goodbye was of mutual understanding
empty platitudes, the tips of our fingers touch
brushing by one another, static in my ears
a word that has no weight to it
the way the guillotine blade has no weight
when it free falls at the toll of church bells:
"goodbye, hannibal."

like the blade the fall of his mask severs
something that had tried desperately to blossom
between us that only in another life would bloom and bear rotten fruit. bitter, i am, knowing the curtain
has closed, but as he leans in to smell my horrible
aftershave i dread the infinality of what is and will always be, "just words":
"goodbye, will."

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Current Location: fainting couch

Tooru paused in front of the gym doors, taking a deep breath as he closed his eyes. It was sudden enough, that Arturo and Marco, his teammates, bumped into his back. As Marco was ready to scold him, Arturo held up a hand.

He and Tooru had played together since Tooru first came to Argentina. If there was anyone on their team that knew the routine, it would be him.

Marco opened his mouth to question them, but the moment had already passed, "Vamos! Vamos!" Tooru threw open the doors and the Argentina National Men's Volleyball Team advanced.

Unlike yesterday, they would play in the main gym of the recently-opened Ariake Arena.

This time, there was only one court, in the middle of a crowd numbering in the tens of thousands. This being both the twelfth day of the 2021 Olympics and the men's volleyball semifinal, the sight didn't faze Tooru as he and the rest of his teammates made their way to the benches.

He wouldn't lie and say he wasn't a little rattled, though. Theirs would be the first game of the day and the most challenging. And that was after taking down powerhouse Italy in the quarterfinal.

This was another beast altogether. Argentina versus Japan. Both teams with something to prove, and everything to lose.

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Current Music: atrevete-te-te

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Stop writing altogether or stop writing that particular scene? If it's the latter, I'm inclined to agree with you as the pace were moving at was a little slow for my tastes even if it's more faithful to Karkat's interests. I mean, how many dates do the main leads in your average rom-com go on? Two? One horrendous one that leads to an epiphany about their relationship, followed by a wedding? Not that I would know, I've just heard.( Read more... )

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Current Location: mah house
Current Music: the timeless vocalizations of amy lee

After two weeks of talking to Rose and sounding off ideas on r/relationshipadvice, I decide I'm cured and it's time to move forward. I'm wearing my best tank top, an Otogakure band as a belt, and socks with slides so I'm not too overdressed. Just outside the door, Karkat is waiting for me.
I'll admit that I initially couldn't decide what our first date should be. It's the first of many, and I think I'm reasonable in wanting it to be perfect. I had hoped you people would put aside your personal opinions of my writing to help a bro out, but in retrospect I guess that was more than a little naive. We're all learning here.( Read more... )

Current Mood: I LEFT MY FOOD IN THE OVEB

in a perfect world the answer to that very valid question would be never ever again end of story
you think the grand lesson in ascending to full unfiltered biblical tier godhood would be something way more profound about the meaning of life or some shit no guess again its actually the fact that all instances of karkat vantas should file a restraining order immediately
like ok dirk was always weird about him but i used to chalk that up to him being weird in fucking general like weve established dude has negative social skills just being in the same room as him deducts charisma
karkitten used to be like HEY, YOUR HUMAN "BRO" HAS BEEN STARING AT ME FOR AN HOUR WITHOUT BLINKING. I'M KIND OF UNCOMFORTABLE? and id be like nah thats just how he is dont mind him( Read more... )

Current Music: milkshake kelis

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Current Mood: devious

(A/N: YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T EVEN CARE THAT HALF OF MY READERSHIP HAS BANDED TOGETHER TO SMOTHER MY OBVIOUSLY PARCHED GANDERBULBS WITH UNORIGINAL UNIMPRESSIVE ATTEMPTS TO FLAME. ROSE HAS ASSURED ME THE SCENE BETWEEN DAVE AND TEREZI IS, IN FACT, ACCURATE, AND ANY DISSENTERS ARE "LIKELY TRYING TO COPE WITH OVERWHELMING ENVY" AT MY *LITERARY FUCKING MASTERPIECE.* ADDITIONALLY, I REFUSE TO UPDATE UNTIL I GET FIVE GENUINE, POSITIVE REVIEWS.)

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dear online diary and the curious cats that may come across it,

i have made a breakthrough and i have dreamwidth to thank for it. i first moved my fics because not only did i want to write more original work but i also wanted to pull my fics from ao3 in a sort-of boycott do to their current policies. as kwame ture said, a boycott is simply saying i will not use (ao3). i won't get the same engagement but i think i've wanted a more private experience for a long time.

i've said before i want an active following not a large one!

anyway the policies that broke the camels back are not limited to the vast amounts of pedophilic or rapey content, but the fact that we have no way of reporting such fics for improper tagging or a complete lack of tagging. i grew up in the dont like dont read era so i get it. whatever. but it really is to the point *EYE* find the site basically unusuable 9 times out of 10.

anyway, the breakthrough is that because dreamwidth isn't utilizing anything too fancy, i'm able to post from my beloved 15 y/o laptop, which is now able to write more than a few hundred words without crashing.

Current Mood: amused
Current Location: home sweet home
Current Music: abla blabla by some haitian guys

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Current Mood: bitchy
Current Location: the leviathan
Current Music: the gentle hum of computer fans

sadly, that effort got put into something only related in my subconscious.

i suppose it was another one of those "i can't do this until i do this" moments again, but i really hope to be able to push past the behavior someday. i realize it's important to finish what you start, but you know how it goes. "old habits die hard," right?

the argument that it's hardwired into my brain like a program permanently set to run on startup COULD be made, and it would make sense. however, i see it often used as a copout and i don't like the idea of a built in behavior stopping me when i can find a counter to it.

not tonight, though. i've worn myself out listening to music and browsing icons. i don't even have the energy to change my theme.

goodnight all!
-resonantrhyme

Current Mood: drained
Current Location: Dorm
Current Music: Ai Dee (feat. Hatsune Miku & Megurine Luka) - Mitchie M

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INTERMISSION.

> Dirk: Try to come to terms with the reality of your feelings.

> More DirkKat.

> Dirk: Stop writing.

> Dirk: Fuck it. Keep going.

> Davebot: Write your own take on how Dirk and Karkat would interact.

> Dirk: Write a friendfic.

FIVE.

YAY ME! clap clap clap

FOUR.

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