J. Y. Song

The following is a megathread that compiles all my Malfoid writing along with additional commentary that ties everything together as well as just showing where my head was at. Short of rewriting the series, I'd consider this the "general idea" of how my approach to it would feel. In reality, I actually wouldn't rewrite a ton outside of the Draceana and Harry relationship events. That changes A LOT, don't get me wrong, but as far as trying to override Rowling's original intent with the other plot beats and characters, I would keep a lot of that as is. She wrote a world wide phenomenon for a reason, and I don't think I'm THAT good to try and one up her in that regard. So, if I did rewrite the series, you'd just be seeing most of the events happening just as they did in the book, just with my prose and habit of characters being very introspective. I would probably also switch POVs a few times, as I did with Draceana here. Hopefully, my explanations of all the following will give you the full idea of how something like that would feel, but most of all, I hope you enjoy this comprehensive list. NOTE: This does not mean that I'm done writing Malfoid stories, this just gives everyone a place to find it. Anything I write after this initial post will be added and I'll probably just list where it slots in. Also, by no means do intend for my writing to be the "definitive" version of this concept. This is just how I would do it and how I would follow my own logic. You are free to take from it, block it out, and criticize it as you please. There are many talented people out there that are putting in the work for their own version of this concept, and they are doing brilliant work. Before we begin, however, I want to shout out the following artists: @hayes_gens @ashaoguant60501 @theexileddraco @MaroonR19 @Strittposter @Tarmhell @ZetaVisualWorks @Yailluu017 Special mention to @spaz141, who did a wonderful rendition of one my pieces that truly got me right in the feels, @spookyh8r for providing inspiration for the Yule Ball with his own version of it as well as @DrowzyShroomy , who has used some of my writing for their own interpretation, and @Alessandro49472, who has been making some absolute banger musical pieces for us all to listen to. Especially big shoutout to @redteneri , without you starting this trend, none of this would have been possible. Thank you, truly. And of course, a thank you to J.K. Rowling, who's works serve as the foundation for all of this. It's been a blast and a humbling experience revisiting all your works and seeing your imagination bleeding through the pages. They inspired more than half these pieces. Without them, I probably wouldn't have written anything at all, and all this would not have been possible. Thank you all, truly. Alright, lets get cracking. (Thread is in comments, will be in chronological order according to the books)

The Black Moon floated above him. The grass that reflected off its surface stirred in the gentle breeze, sending a wave across it as if it was breathing. There was only the sound of the wind with him, and even that was a whisper for this moment. He was seated upon the blades, a lunchbox next to him. It was a simple one, military grade and built for toughness and functional in many ways, and he had it positioned in such a way that it was in full display to the moon above. He wasn’t really sure why he did it… to prove a point, maybe? His collarbone itched. Just like it did when he saw a yellow lunch box, cuter, decidedly less functional, but… he had stopped himself from buying it. That’s when the itching got worse, paired with a feeling that he was rushing ahead, not caring to look behind him. So, he didn’t buy it, he would do that later when that itch faded. It was why he didn’t cook his lunch either. He wanted to, to maybe make some stir fry and coleslaw, but that feeling with the lunchbox returned. He didn’t even know how to cook, anyways, he’d have to learn… whenever it felt right to do so. So, he opened the lunchbox and pulled out a simple sandwich. He had so many other options… chicken, french fries, mac and cheese, salmon, eel, stir fry, a rolled omelet, omurice. All of that was available to him now, but the thought of eating here, under the moon… it felt wrong. And so he bit into the sandwich, thinking not of the taste, but of the fact that he should have brought a blanket with him. Something big and durable, so it could last a long while. He didn’t know why he’d forgotten such a detail, but maybe that was on purpose too somehow. This location was all wrong too, there should be a lake, but why did he… His collarbone itched. He didn’t scratch it and looked up at the moon, his gaze staring through it, hoping to catch some glimpse of the woman within. Marian. How was she feeling? What was she thinking about? What could she even be doing? How long would she be forced to stay there? Not long. He will free her from that moon, learn to cook with her, buy that lunchbox and blanket with her, go to the lake and… a picnic, they would have a picnic. His collarbone settled down. He wasn’t sure where this inexplicable desire came from, but he would have it, one way or another. He would look upon her smiling face, the light shining upon her and the lake behind her. This, he swore, harder than anything else, and his resolution pulled him to his feet. He looked up at the Black Moon for a good, long while, then gave it a small smile. “Goodbye for now, Marian.” He would see her face soon.

I kept saying that their exclusivity with Sony was a very large part of why their games weren’t selling as much as they wanted. It’s simple math. I do hope this translates to newer IPs instead of constant remakes though.

Happy Veterans Day Pops. I’ll never forget what you did for our family and country.

James Gunn’s entire run of failures proves that his method of telling stories “for everyone” didn’t work, so why would you be afraid of someone doing something different? “I have no problems with faith, traditional values, family, redemption, or any of that” and yet your entire rant is concerned about exactly that because Latcham is more overt about his Christianity as a guiding line. Would you say this about a Buddhist? Would you say this about a Muslim? Would you say this about a Hindu? You can tell me that you would, but I know you wouldn’t. You would be right there telling people they should be open minded about it. “Audiences can appreciate hope, redemption, and morality without wanting to be preached to.” Then you really should have told Gunn that, but did that not count because there was no mention of Christianity? Just taking a look at Latchman’s filmography, is there anything there that would indicate he’s going to turn each movie into a sermon? No, there really isn’t but you heard the no-no word and now you’re really concerned about viewpoints in media. It is so utterly transparent where your bias lies.

Solution: Translator’s Note: This means there’s a heavy rain. The point of experiencing another culture is to learn about it to some degree. Why would you rob someone of the opportunity to become more worldly and instead shoehorn it into their current lexicon?

The fascist aesthetics in question:

Modern fandom culture is so BORING man. This is legitimately all it ever turns into.

Getting real tired of projection being treated as a virtue nowadays. Find an actual solution to the hate in your heart and stop making it everyone else’s problem.

Haha ShiftUp, there is no way you can make me tear up again to this song, I’m immu- DAMMIT

This is because the modern audience has become conditioned to thinking self inserting is the only way to engage with any content. From a writing perspective and what is considered “meta”, this why you often see first person perspective pushed and used by a lot of writers as well as discouraging POV shifts because it makes it “less engaging” when the goal is to really make it easy to self insert into a character A story told through multiple perspectives that shift around frequently forces the reader to actually engage with the empathetic part of their brain to understand the character the perspective is on, and this can make readers uncomfortable, which in turn frightens some higher up who is more concerned about possibly having a friction point that makes people less likely to read rather than telling a quality story. I’m not saying first person perspective means your story is gonna suck, btw, it is perfectly possible to write a masterpiece with it, and third person over the shoulder has its flaws as well, but I find it to be the best sort of perspective for when you want to really get into the different angles of an issue or scene since you can get into multiple character’s heads at once without needing them to constantly air out what they’re feeling in dialogue. As a reader too, the moment you learn to not self insert so much, the more you’ll actually be able to evaluate a story from an objective point of view and discern better quality. If you’re constantly projecting onto things, you’re gonna make yourself too invested and unable to separate yourself from the work to see what it’s actually saying, not what you want it to be saying to make your feel good about yourself or mentality.

Was extra motivated at the gym tonight for some reason. The pump was on point. Keep on grinding yearners 💪

Point 2 is complete projection btw, and it’s only going to get stronger from Matt here.

A new chapter for Of Will and Wizardry is up for early access for all my patrons. I'm drawing closer to where I would be comfortable with an official launch, but what I have down is pretty compelling to me. Access to it is only $3 if you want to read ahead! patreon.com/criticalscribe/p…

@SHIFTUP_Corp @NIKKE_en @NIKKE_japan @NIKKE_kr Put me in coach.

It’s mostly in the smile tbh. The left feels more open about affection. The right makes me wonder if she wants something from me. Obviously you can’t judge someone based on that alone, but that’s my initial impression.

What I love about this meme is that my series seems to hit all these beats lmao. No one has called it overly cliche though 🤔

My mans is doing it people! Let’s push him over the edge!

Woooooo! I hope you enjoy! 😁 Malfoid really has been a great spotlight for writers and artists alike.