I highly appreciate the “happy ending” tag on angst fics, dark fics, etc. Its existence increases the probability of me reading by a significant amount
but some people are like “why even read those fics if you already know how they’re gonna end?”
Well, it’s kinda like going on a roller-coaster. I wanna experience the ride. The ups and the downs, the twists and turns. But I also wanna know that at the end, it’ll come to a safe stop and I’ll be able to get off of it completely unharmed
For those of us who prefer to get onto that roller coaster blindfolded with no idea if the tracks lead off a cliff into a canyon of pain, head on over to your user preferences and tick this bad boy.
If you’re like me and prefer to jump into your fics feet first you can hide both Major Archive Warnings *and* Additional Tags.
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E: This fic is Explcit
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Fact 1: In most versions of Dungeons & Dragons, when infected – as opposed to natural-born – lycanthropes transform under the full moon, they assume the default alignment of their type during the ensuing mindless rampage.
Fact 2: In most versions of Dungeons & Dragons, the default alignment of werebears is Lawful Good.
Conclusion: When an infected werebear transforms under the full moon, they go on a mindless Lawful Good rampage.
Picking up litter and helping direct traffic
SMOKEY THE BEAR
“Oh my gods… Who built this orphanage on the middle of the night? This… This… This is all up to building code!”
i re-watched it several times, looking for what he does differently. finally i spotted it. look at the line of motion in his strike. it’s not especially fast, he doesn’t wind up more than the others, and it’s not a matter of strength – the guy who knocked over the stand probably put more muscle into it. but there’s a unity of movement he has that the others lack. his body and sword are all one curve. everything moves at once along the same line.
from a physics perspective, that means all the force he’s applying is concentrated at the point of contact between his sword’s edge and the target, and it moves at just the speed that breakage propogates through the material. too slow and it wouldn’t have enough force; too fast and he’d get ahead of the break, shoving the target over instead of cutting it.
from a writing perspective, that means that i should focus on describing a master swordsman’s smoothness more than their strength or speed, and can also have witnesses be confused at the effectiveness of strikes that don’t actually seem all that fast.
Martial arts are all about physics, my karate sensei is has a mechanic/physics diploma and he loves to explain the biomechanics of human body and how this was turned into fight via martial arts. It’s a very good way to teach. The sword master has a larger stance of the feet, much more than the others, allowing his barycenter to lower and thus giving more stability. This, united with the movement of the sword that follows the angle of his body increases the power of the blow without actually using too much muscle strength. Pretty sure he’s also just tending (not contracting) the muscles under the armpits, near the rib cage, the serratus anterior. That makes a huge difference.
Above: The science of moving like a master of martial arts.
What was most interesting to me is size has no correlation to success for any of the people.
The greatest weapon the human mind can employ is physics.
to his defense, stiles was just offering a popsicle. the nerdy-but-cute looking book shop owner had been staring at it for a good long while after all. it’s not his fault the guy mistakes him for a hooker (blame lydia and her club night). but it’s hilarious so stiles keeps going back. maybe next time he can pry those offensively ridiculous glasses off too.
