On sibling relationships

[nnozomi]

Mostly because I find the congruence of these quotations funny, and also I'm curious about whether anyone on my f-list falls into the center of this particular Venn diagram.

"i love all yunmeng shuangjie reconciliation fics with the ugly sobbing and heart shattering conversations and the long journey of falling back into step with each other but also sometimes i just…… i have never apologized to my sister once and she has never apologized to me and sure, whatever we fight about isn’t the Magic equivalent of the ‘who do you think gave you the heart’ sob story but idk man, sometimes you fight with your sibling and don’t talk for a bit and then one of you will run into whatever room the other is in and shove their phone in the other’s face to share the shittiest meme you’ve ever seen, you know?
it’s about wei wuxian bursting through the gates of lotus pier some random day, rushing to jiang cheng and, idk, waving a jar of some New and Exciting alcohol that might just be better than emperor’s smile right in his face because he can’t trust his husband to be a good enough judge on this so, really, jiang cheng you need to try this right now, no time for cups just chug and jiang cheng just going ‘bold claim’ and drinking fucking immediately, no questions asked.”
(evakant, I think, via winepresswrath whose tumblr I tend to lurk near because I like her opinions)

“Lawrie contemplated this apparently absurd statement, said ‘Oh,’ sat down on Nicola’s bed, and looked at her twin speechlessly. And suddenly they were back to normal. There was Nicola, here was Lawrie, and whatever people might be doing to them outside and whatever they might from time to time think of one another’s clottishness, made no difference, really.”
(Antonia Forest, End of Term)

(While I'm at it, a Dreamwidth technical question: if I decide to be a responsible DW user and add tags to existing posts, does that cause them to be redated or send notifications to commenters or something, or can it be done inconspicuously?)

A couple of photos while I'm posting anyway: a very small cow, a very small lion, and some roses etc.



Be safe and well.

Comments

[trobadora]

Those are excellent quotes! And excellent pics. :D

if I decide to be a responsible DW user and add tags to existing posts, does that cause them to be redated or send notifications to commenters or something, or can it be done inconspicuously?

Adding tags doesn't change anything else on the post and doesn't send any notifications, no.

[china_shop]

While I'm at it, a Dreamwidth technical question: if I decide to be a responsible DW user and add tags to existing posts, does that cause them to be redated or send notifications to commenters or something, or can it be done inconspicuously?

Pretty sure it doesn't notify people or redate the posts. I routinely add tags to comm posts without any other flow-on effects, afaik.

Lovely flowers! (Sweetpeas!) And awww, kitties! <3

ETA: and also I'm curious about whether anyone on my f-list falls into the center of this particular Venn diagram.

My siblings and I don't fight. We drift in and out of contact, but I can't remember ever having arguments that led to hurt feelings where apologies would be called for. I tend to assume sibling relationships in media are heightened, but I know some people do tend more that way.

[laireshi]

Oooh, beautiful pictures!

[solo]

Pretty pictures. LOL the cow and the lion.

[x_los]

Oh do you know actuallyaisha on twitter? Close friend of mine who's very into the Marlows and very not into the recurring casual racism of the relevant listserv.

[elenothar]

Re: sibling relationships, while I do enjoy the Yunmeng siblings' dynamic, it's not really something I much see in real life. I don't really fight with my siblings, ever, so I tend to find most TV sibling relationships not hugely relatable? Often fun, but not relatable. Then again, my favourite CQL thing is the Twin Jades dynamic, which probably makes sense in that light.