Also, again for the ask thing: since I love how you write Artemis, do you have other inspirations for him outside Colfer's books? Like, music, or other characters in books or series, that helps you "channeling" him :3
Oooooh, I love this question !! (and thank you so much for the compliment youβre so sweet π₯Ή)
To be honest Iβve never really thought about it that way ; Artemis is just a character that Iβve thoroughly obsessed over for almost a decade now :β) so the child is kinda part of my dna now ^^"
But my interpretation of him is probably very influenced by mtv series Daria. This show has been my absolute favourite forever ! My mum had all 5 seasons and 2 feature films on DVDs, and I watched them on loop absolutely everyday, I knew all the dialogues by heart and Daria and Jane were my spirit animals.
I really recommend all of the Fowldom to check this series out ; the main character Daria is extremely intelligent, witty and cynical, she is a great source of inspiration for me in writing Artemis ^^ and also the show is just absolutely great and so freaking funny. (also worth mentioning that Iβve always headcanoned that Juliet had an early teen phase where she was a lot like Quinn ; when I write Artemis and Juliet Iβm always inspired by Daria and Quinn ^^)
Another big inspiration, though more recent, is definitely Aurora. She is my absolute beloved, my Stendhal syndrome, her music is everything to me ; and since I am a maniac and cannot be trusted not to combine all my hyperfixations, Iβve always felt like Aurora is very much a βwhat Artemis could have been", had he had a shot at freedom in his childhood. A lot of her songs (All My Demons, In Bottles, It Happened Quiet, Conflict of the Mind, My Body is Not Mine, Invisible Woundsβ¦) I strongly, strongly associate with Artemis - my interpretation of him at least.
Thatβs what the key thing must be, though. I think over the years, Iβve really crafted an interpretation of Artemis that really feels like my own. I see him as an initially extremely empathetic, emotionally acute person ; who was broken by his fatherβs neglectful and abusive parenting, and forced to learn to silence his feelings in the name of Family and Business - and his journey is all about reconnecting with his emotions. I know itβs not that far out there of a take, there are a lot of hints in the books that can point this direction ; but this notion that within Artemis there is a permanent thunderstorm of emotions and deeply embedded guilt, a desire to prove himself worthy of love and respect, is really my main guideline when I write him :)
Thank you so much @laeliana for letting me ramble ^^"
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Am spending a week at my parents', and look who's there ! Do you recognise this owl ? π¦Yep, that's right ! Baby Artemis' plushy is real baby ! β¨ She belongs to my mum, and her real name is Hedwige π₯°
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I always outline, so I'm very interested how you do it! π
I always outline too ! I generally have a "center of operations" libreoffice document where I put the pitch, summary, disclaimers, chapters outline, inspirations and also plotlines, characters development etc :) And a separate doc for each chapter :)
Here it is !
Mum helped with the pattern and the structure, and I sewed all the details, by hand mostly :D
This century's silhouette is the least flattering ever but I'm still super proud that we made this entire garment in only a week ! :D
Will probably touch up a few things here and there, but overall I'm ready to go larp >:3
For the ask game!
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π What's a story or scene you've created that you're a smidge embarrassed exists? The most embarrassing ones from my youth have thankfully been deleted and vaporised from existence π In 'Artemis Experiments Weird' there are a few things that I'd like to tweak - to name the biggest ones : some aspects of Selene and Artemis' early interactions, the progression of the Wired's hold on Artemis' psyche, and the big fight between the two Artemises. But like said, it's more like tweaking some stuff to improve it rather than me being embarrassed - when I'm embarrassed I just delete or never publish the thing π
π¬ Which of your fics would you be most horrified for friends, family, or coworkers to stumble upon?
Of the available ones, none, to be honest ! On the opposite, I'd love for more of my friends to be AF fans and fluent enough in English to read my fics π I wanna talk more about Artemis Fowl irl !!! Right now the only one I can pester with it is my poor husband and while he loves AF as well the poor man deserves a break π
Another day at the office⦠Or when Foaly ropes Holly into his shenanigans.
Thoughts and prayers for this poor anonymous LEP sprite officer who might suffer a very permanent death if he fails at keeping a straight face
Artemis fowl memes! If you missed out on a few or want to look at them again or whatever I have them over here, I'll add on to this as I make more memes
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Well, that's great actually !! You can have Rick ; I keep Imhotep ; we can share Jonathan and Ardeth ; and everyone is happy π₯°
If this isn't on your list of funniest scenes in any movie ever, the only conclusion I can draw is you haven't seen this movie
Had the passing thought the other day of like⦠that one scene in TEC where Fowl Senior has just woken up and Artemis immediately begins rattling off stuff about the family finances and like⦠I know how people usually interpret that scene but hear me out:
Artemis immediately doing so because heβs a kid and heβs been essentially all alone trying to keep all their finances secure (to save his father in the first place) and heβs worked so hard on it, and likeβ¦ when a kid needs someone to fix something, who do they usually turn to first? A parent.
So Artemis starts rattling it off like βgreat we can both work on this now, cause now my dadβs hereβ and then five minutes later heβs thinking βshit!! my fatherβs doesnβt want to fix it!!β
π‘ Reluctant allies π‘
I just love early series Artemis and Holly foes-to-frenemies dynamic. Even though they hate each other's guts, you can feel that Artemis respects and looks up to Holly ; and that Holly empathises and genuinely wants to understand Artemis. I'm relatively pleased with Artemis' suit ; I absolutely despise drawing suits with every fiber of my being. ... Which is a little bit of an issue when you want to draw Artemis Fowl, as you can imagine.
Don't look at the background though. It's trash π«
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