Designations Congruent With Things

Designations Congruent With Things is a Newt/Hermann Pacific Rim fanfic by cleanwhiteroom. It was originally published on fanfiction.net on April 26th, 2014, and moved to AO3 along with cleanwhiteroom's additional works in May 2015. Later in 2015, their works were also removed from AO3, though they remain accessible on their website and in copies archived by fans. 
===Summary ===
Designations deals with events following the ending of Pacific Rim. After the apocalypse gets cancelled, Newt deals with the aftermath of drifting with a kaiju hivemind. The PPDC wants to ensure that Newt, the still-alive pieces of kaiju brain on Earth, and the troubling presence lingering in Newt's mind (potentially an occurrence of Ghost Drift) are not still connected to the Anteverse: as Newt struggles to stay lucid, the PPDC induces a third drift with the kaiju brain. This leaves Newt in even worse health and potentially brain damaged. Hermann smuggles him out of Hong Kong and to the U.S., where he gets a job as a professor and takes care of Newt, keeping an eye on him to to make sure no disasters of the death-by-neurological-dysfunction or kaiju-mind-melding variety occur. Prominent themes include identity issues, humanity, government overreach, and the undefined nature of Newt and Hermann's relationship after years of unresolved tension (as established in several additional in-universe stories)., 2 September 2021. Although it is not the narrative's main focus, the romance between Newt and Hermann is an important part of their dynamic; toward the end of the story, their attraction to one another is made explicit, and they get married off-screen.
Designations Congruent With Things was podficced by elementals, with a download available on their website. The Designations universe also includes stories such as The Blue Guitar, Out of Many Scattered Things, and Aftermath (a sequel published in early 2021). by seserakh, 18 November 2015.
===Writing Style===
The fic contains a great number of philosophical references, largely to Descartes, Nietzsche, and Kierkegaard. It is well-known for its verbosity, both in its use of long run-on sentences and in its extensive vocabulary.
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==Reception ==
At the time of its publication, the fic rapidly grew in popularity and was one of the most well-known stories in the fandom even years after it was removed from AO3. It faced some controversy regarding content warnings, the slow pacing of Newt and Hermann's relationship development, and the responses of both cleanwhiteroom and elementals to criticism., 29 March 2018., by drhermannhottlieb, 30 March 2018. 
== Reactions and Reviews==
==Fanworks and Fan Activity==
Designations inspired many fanworks, including fanart, fanmixes, physically-bound copies, and music.
===The Superconducting Supercolliders===
In the Designations universe, Newt was once part of an indie rock band called the Superconducting Supercolliders (or "Supercos"), which achieved mainstream popularity following Newt's role in saving the world. The fic references several of their songs and lyrics. A full body of music under the Superconducting Supercolliders' name was eventually released, including two albums (Superconduction and Supercollision), an EP (Dreaming Correctly), and acoustic versions of several songs. Band members included Ally Spock, Friend King, cleanwhiteroom, and elementals. Lyrics were typically written by CWR, though some songs were co-written with elementals and Ally Spock. Supercos performed live on several occasions, and featured guest performers including Anthime Miller, Liz Smalls, Sean Devare, and The Skates. Cover art for their music was produced by narcomaniac. 
There was a third album in the works toward the end of 2014, intended as "a departure from designations and fandom," but it was never released., 7 June 2016. Ally Spock was reportedly ghosted by other band members at some point,, 30 June 2016. and when cleanwhiteroom's works were removed from AO3, the works of Supercos were also removed from the internet. They have been archived on Dropbox by fans, and several of the songs are available for download on Friend King's bandcamp page. More recently, the full discography has re-appeared for download on cleanwhiteroom's website. 
===Fanart===
*"what happens to a fraction of a hive mind?" by jamiedodgerart on tumblr
*"Newton Geiszler, of the sextupled doctorates" by pk4n on tumblr
*"THE hallway kiss from Designations!" by teddy-schacht on tumblr
*"A comic inspiring / inspired by Things Exactly As They Are by cleanwhiteroom" by saltbay on tumblr
*Local Dumbasses Drift With A Disembodied Kaiju Brain; What Happens Next Will Warm Your Heart by hyperprisms on tumblr
*“…and so that’s why I need for you to be my life partner.” by piralinet on tumblr
*"bro all i can think about is my mans dr. newton geiszler, intellectual and literal rockstar." by drafthearse on tumblr
==References==
Category:Pacific Rim 
Category:2014 Fanfiction