Chapter 2 Of Rakul Is UP

His Eyes Speak by forever_42 / foreverforty2

Star Trek Fanfic - Vulcan/Human - Male/Female

I tried to make a short video with IDW Megatron :)

5 Songs I’m Into Right Now ->

listing 10 current bangers because why not

1. Hey Now (Arty Remix) - London Grammar

2. Easier - CamelPhat

3. How Deep Is Your Love - Calvin Harris & Disciples

4. After Dark - Mr. Kitty

5. Because You Move Me - Tinlicker & Helsloot

6. Higher Love - Kygo & Whitney Houston

7. Reload (Vocal Version / Radio Edit) - Sebastian Ingrosso, Tommy Trash & John Martin

8. Moth To A Flame - Swedish House Mafia & The Weeknd

9. All That I Can - ALPHA 9

10. Emerge - Fischerspooner (used to dance at the club to this! a long time ago… )

Thanks for the tags! @blackmonitor @cyber-glitch85

Tagging: whoever the heck wants to !

Me as a child: Imaginary Friends Me as an adult: Original Characters

Commission for precious @cyber-glitch85

His Eyes Speak by forever_42 / foreverforty2

- Star Trek Fanfic - Vulcan/Human - Male/Female -

Chapter 4 - Consummation (aka THE SMUT) is up on AO3.

Hi!!! I loved the fifth chapter of Rakul and the third chapter of Shimsiam. I'm so happy that you are writing them, and I'm always excited when I see you upload a new chapter 🥰 I was wondering what stories inspired you to start writing about demons. Can you recommend some? 👀

Hello and thank you so much for the Ask! While I can’t think of any one story that inspired my Demon original characters, in my notes from 1/31/22 just over one year ago, I reference a few movies as story and place inspirations: Maleficent, Legend (1985), and The Last Unicorn. I’d written a little over 1k of a story, inspired by the dark and romantic lyrics of the song “The Killing Moon”, about a demon Thrawn who finds a teenage girl, Elise (female Eli) in the forest, captures and seduces her, then takes her to the Black Fortress as an offering to the evil Demon King there (demon Emperor Palpatine), but in the last minute lets Elise escape from the rest of the demons and he is imprisoned. Elise helps him escape his prison cell, but she is severely injured and near death as he flies her away from the Fortress. So there are several elements of that story that DID end up becoming part of Rakul, but that specific story is one of my few truly abandoned ideas. And it was reborn into Rakul and the sequel to Rakul, which will feature demon Thrawn and demon Thrass, as well as Elise as female Eli once again (which is at least half written, but the exact ending point is undetermined at the moment). That sequel was begun on Feb. 2, 2022, and the first chapter of Rakul was begun Feb. 23, 2022 and published on AO3 2/25/22. Anyway, most of the inspiration for all of these stories was simply some dark song lyrics and a certain mood. I actually didn’t start reading a lot of romance novels until later in 2022, and I actually haven’t read any demon stories like mine before, so there isn’t any specific novel I could recommend that inspired my demons unfortunately.

Finally, there IS a very lovely romantic fanfic about demon!Thrawn and human Eli already on AO3:

SOURCE. - I’m just posting it here as an aid and taking no credit.

Galactic Standard Time Measurement

60 Seconds = 1 minute

60 minutes = 1 hour

24 hours = 1 day

Galactic Standard Calendar

5 days = 1 week

7 weeks = 1 month

35 days = 1 month

368 days = 1 year

10 months + 3 Fete (Festival) weeks + 3 holidays = 1 year

Fete/Festival Weeks

New Year Fete Week = first five days of the new year (takes place before the first month)

Festival of Life =  five days between the sixth and seventh months. It was marked by parties, get-togethers, and gift-giving.

Festival of Stars =five days between the ninth and tenth months of the year that celebrates interstellar space travel. It was marked by vacations to other worlds most often.

Days of the Week

Primeday (first day of the week)

Centaxday (second day)

Taungsday (third day)

Zhellday (fourth day)

Benduday (fifth/last day of the week)

The Galactic Standard Calendar is based on the luno-solar calendar of Coruscant (from before the official founding of the Empire). It is the ‘standard’ in both the Republic and the Empire for basic measurements. However, there are many, many variations for various species, planets, etc. This is just the ‘standard’ used; similar to measurements of weight, etc. 

Basically, this is not the ‘only calendar’ but the one used most often by governments, the military, etc. to be the ‘standard’. I thought it might be useful for people writing or roleplaying in the Star Wars galaxies to have a rough idea.

NOTE: There is mention in some sources of a 12 month/368 day calendar, but it doesn’t mention length of weeks, months, etc. other than ‘30-31 days’ so basically seems to be a ‘real life calendar’. I’m not 100% sure which is considered ‘canon’ so I choose to list the one that was a bit more ‘different’ for fun.

SOURCES http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Galactic_Standard_Calendar http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Fete_Week http://swtor.wikia.com/wiki/Galactic_Standard_Calendar http://starwarsrp.net/topic/63474-resourse-galactic-standard-calendar/

Aaaaahhhhh thank you so much 🥹

Illustration of a wonderful fanfiction, Vun’kebah by @foreverforty2

Definitely must-read story!  💙

Thrawn and Politics

Look, Thrawn is bad at politics. Yes, he’s a genius at military tactics and reading his opponents, but that doesn’t automatically translate to a new field!

For one, his reading of people’s body language is clearly practiced, not natural – in Thrawn (2017), he notes changes in muscle, expression, and body heat before determining emotions; someone who notes this naturally would note the emotion first, and might even struggle to describe how they could tell (much like Thrawn struggles to describe what he sees in art!).

He’s also tactless and blunt – he straight up compares the head of the ISB to his AIDE, mostly unfavorably! He might just want people to improve, but doesn’t seem to notice how his words can come off as condescending or rude.

Most importantly, politics rely on a completely different priority system, one that, honestly? Doesn’t make logical sense. And Thrawn thrives on logic and practicality!

Politicians (especially in the GFFA) are generally known for putting their personal goals first – or at least equal to – the good of the whole. We see this in both the Empire and in the Ascendancy (where they put individual families first). This breeds a network of under-the-table deals, games, and power shifting that Thrawn is completely blind to.

(This got a bit long…)

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