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Yes I made another parallel post recently, I also just wanted to mention this one: In the fish scene, Wilhelm puts his head on Simon's shoulder, which reminded me so much of the hotel scene in Heartstopper where Nick puts his head on Charlie's shoulder (cause he's 'recharging') and I thought it was really cute :)

(not to mention what happens in that scene both includes wilhelm/nick kissing the other's neck and the similar posing of their arms around simon/charlie's waist) are there any other YR/Heartstopper similarities I missed?

^(is putting these pictures copyright? it's fine under the fair use law right?)

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Just recently finished this show and I just noticed how in s1e5, when Wille sees Simon's room for the first time he immediately says 'cozy'. Then, in s3e1, Simon sees Wilhelm's room for the first time an says the exact same thing. Thought that was pretty cool.

Has anyone else noticed this or something similar? :)

So I got curious randomly and decided to think up a story prompt and write a short story following that prompt (and I mean like a page long, so pretty short), then ask AI (Copilot specifically since that's the one I have easiest access to at the moment) to write a short story with the prompt. I'd thought I would compare the two and see what people thought about them. I wrote my story first before asking AI to write one.

The prompt (I completely made this up after looking through r/WritingPrompts lol, it's very random) in question: You walk into a tavern and realize the barmaid is one of your oldest friends that you haven’t seen in years, who proceeds to make you pancakes.

The story (Written completely by me, so there's absolutely no AI used here) that I wrote:

I walk into the tavern, the lights dimly twinkling above me as I stepped in. The warm, cozy chatter of the patrons sitting at the tables around me fill the room as I walk across the wooden floorboards to the bar. 

A barmaid, with brunette hair up in a bun, came up to me, wiping the table down with a cloth. “Hey there, what can I get you?” 

“Hold on.” I recognized that voice. “Do I know you?” 

She looks up, and her kind eyes meet mine. “Oh my gosh, it’s you!” She exclaims, standing upright and tucking the washcloth into her apron. She takes my hands. “I haven’t seen you in years! How’ve you been?” 

“Pretty well.” I say, smiling. Amari is her name, and she’s one of my oldest friends that I haven’t seen in a long time. “Been traveling a lot.” 

“I thought I’d never see you after I moved.” She tells me. 

“How’ve you been?” I ask her. 

“Well. I’ve been working here for a few years.” She looks around, releases my hands, and continues wiping the bar down. “It’s pretty nice.” 

“Yeah,” I agree. “Very cozy.” I look around myself. There’s a few people a ways down the bar with cloaks and mugs of drinks in their hands. 

“Indeed.” She agrees. “Now. I seem to remember that you’re fond of a certain pancake recipe, yes?” 

“You mean my favorite one?” I ask her, amazed that she remembers how much I love the pancakes she makes. 

“Of course.” She winks. “I’ll make them for you.” She puts away her washcloth in her apron again and sets to work on the stove on the other side of the bar next to another bartender who’s cooking some sort of eggs and bacon dish. It was early morning after all, and I found it interesting that even when the sun was just rising, this place was completely filled with patrons, and very lively. 

She set a plate of pancakes down in front of me, and they were as good as they had ever been.

The story (I gave it this prompt: write a short story following the prompt: You walk into a tavern and realize the barmaid is one of your oldest friends that you haven’t seen in years, who proceeds to make you pancakes.) AI wrote:

You push open the tavern door, expecting the usual: the low hum of conversation, the clatter of mugs, the warm smell of woodsmoke and spilled ale. What you don’t expect is to freeze mid‑step.

Behind the counter—hair tied back, sleeves rolled up, moving with the same quick, bright energy you remember—is Lira, one of your oldest friends, the kind you lost to time rather than choice.

For a heartbeat, neither of you speaks. Then her eyes widen.

“You,” she says, pointing a wooden spoon at you like a weapon. “Sit. Now.”

You obey, mostly out of shock.

She disappears into the kitchen. Pots clang. Something sizzles. When she returns, she’s carrying a plate stacked high with pancakes—golden, steaming, and smelling faintly of cinnamon, just like the ones she used to make when you were both too young to know what exhaustion felt like.

“I don’t know where you’ve been,” she says, sliding the plate in front of you, “but you’re not telling me a single thing until you eat.”

You take a bite. It tastes like childhood, like safety, like a version of home you didn’t realize you’d been missing.

Lira leans on the counter, studying you with a half‑smile. “Welcome back,” she says softly.

And for the first time in years, you feel like you’ve arrived somewhere you were meant to return to.

What do we think? I personally really don't like the AI style just because I find it kind of cringe to be honest. I notice a lot of AI written works have [this thing], [this thing], [this thing] like in threes, and some other interesting patterns. Yes, I realize rereading what I wrote there are a few tense mistakes, etc. I sometimes make mistakes with accidentally switching the tenses of my writing :/

Opinions? I thought this was an interesting thing to try out.

So if the Black Swan, the Neverseen, and the Council were all disbanded/defeated and the war was over, there'd obviously need to be some sort of leadership reformation, right? What would that look like, especially if it was up to Sophie and her friends?

So I'm curious. Every Sokeefe vs Sofitz debate about who Sophie should be with is all very biased. And yes, bias comes with opinion.

I'm wondering, does anyone have anything about what would be best for the characters in their opinion that could be expressed in the least unbiased way possible? (I have no idea how to phrase that less confusing lol). Sorry if this doesn't make sense. T-T

edit: It actually put a comment on this discussion myself lol. i hope its unbiased but lmk!

also everyone's comments are super insightful and its REALLY hard to be unbiased and I say that for my own experience

Hey everyone! For those of you who saw and commented on my other posts about a potential fanfic idea where Sophie gets a villain arc and joins the Neverseen, I have since written a lot of the fanfic (50 pages in 4 days ;-;) although I'm not done yet.

Wanted to let people know I have since posted it on Ao3! for anyone who's interested, it's called The Moondark, you can check it out here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/85731421/chapters/226563306

I hope you enjoy, please let me know what you think!

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE PEOPLE THAT COMMENTED ON MY FIRST POST I HAVE USED A LOT OF YOUR IDEAS SO THANK YOU!!!!

oh yeah and I asked the mods beforehand if i could post this to make sure it didn't break rule 8 and they said i could go for it ^-^

edit: chapter 3-4 are out if anyone wants to read

Hey! Some people may have seen my recent post here talking about making a fanfic where Sophie joins the Neverseen and basically has a villain arc. I've since started it (thank you for those who've commented amazing ideas) but am wondering:

Which time period/book should I put it in if I put it in one at all? Like do I need to care about that at all? I'd like there to be as many members of the Neverseen as possible but don't want it to be super AU like. Although I guess it IS an AU, so...

If Lady Gisela was in the Neverseen when Sophie joins... how would that work ;-;

Just looking for some suggestions to make it a cohesive story with few plot holes.

One of the ideas I'm doing is one where there have been previous Moonlarks in the past and Sophie discovers that (among other ideas) so thank you to those who gave those ideas!!

Thanks for the feedback! :)

Edit: Thinking I might make it around the time of near the end of Unlocked and add Neverseen OC's, because we all know there are 100% more Neverseen members than 5-8 😭

I want to write a fanfiction where Sophie joins the Neverseen because it doesn't seem like there's many good ones (on ao3 anyway) that I could find.

What are some reasonable motivations as to why Sophie would do that? I'm thinking of some myself. Is there anything a fanfic like this could need to be good? I'm also thinking of potentially calling it something like Moondark although ofc the title is being workshopped. (Thought it was interesting cause its one letter away from 'Moonlark' except it's Sophie going to the bad side... y'know).

I'd like some opinions! ^-^

Thanks!

Edit: There are already 6 comments and YOU GUYS ARE SO SMART THIS IS AMAZING THANK YOU.