#( convos; w. alex. )

[sandersgrey]

Something something James' gun in sobh represents the part of Kit's heritage that is both dangerous and marks him as Other, to the point of worrying his own family, but that he cannot let go of yet as long as he does not quite understand it. Something something Ty apparently does know how to clean guns

#alex wont shut up #kit herondale #kit x ty #tda #ty blackthorn #sobh #kit rook #twp #still gotta figure out exactly how ty fits in w this #i do think its significant that their convo is SO short when kit has just been reminded of how much of a danger he can be #and how kit feels Other and Dangerous and Bad #i wonder if itd have gone a little bit differently if ty had showed up before he found the gun

[musicallygt]

Very emotional sizeshifter who doesn’t have full control of their sizeshifting yet: Wow, you never grow or shrink out of control, you must have such good control of your sizeshifting and your emotions!

Non-sizeshifter friend lying about being a sizeshifter: Yep, I sure do! That’s the reason why you’ve never seen me grow or shrink ever!

#g/t #giant/tiny #sizeshifter #INSPIRED BY A CONVO W A FRIEND BC I THOUGHT THE IDEA IS RLLY FUNNY LOL #alex says stuff #alex's thoughts

[daisiesonafield-blog]

Harry wrote the song I Love You for Alex & Sierra directly after Taylor and when I looked up the lyrics, it says “While we lay there on the soft warm ground, For a week and THIRTEEN days” and “I won’t TROUBLE you no more” I wonder if he genuinely wrote this with her in mind, even though it was PR

Well, yeah... it was FOR PR. So he had to include these things to link it to her....

Literally song PR 101

#do not start a haylor convo w me tho #i have no desire to talk about that stunt #I Love You #Alex & Sierra #haylor

[wootzietoozee]

vent in tags (not really a vent though tbh)

#so it turns out my moms behaviors (when drunk) is technically. lovebombing #like. when shes drunk she'll like. talk about going on trips with me and buy me gifts via amazon/online stores #at least after shes done trying to start shit with me #and she says “i love you” a lot. she doesn't really say that to me when she's sober #i was talking about this w a coworker today bc i needed to vent a little + we have similar experiences #and this was p much the convo: #coworker: alex i think that's lovebombing #me: huh #coworker: yeah my mom did shit like that all the time before i moved out and went no contact with her #im not like. upset about this or anything btw #i just. didn't really realize that moms behavior was like. lovebombing #at least until today lmo #i just needed to get this out bc. i just feel a bit confused

[lust4lore]

ARFARFARF so down bad for brattamer n casually dominant(by nature) kinda dark rafe n bimbo reader🤭🤭 imagine reader talkin to a random stranger in a bar or club or whateva she thinks its js a friendly interaction n shit after that rafes js there thinking 150 ways how to kill the guy for flirting wit his pretty little thing then she says it was a nice friendly convo n hes like whst???? yeah ahaha.... im obsessed pls forgive me

OH THIS GOT THE JUICES FLOWINGGG

the creative juices. get your head out of the gutter. that being said, thank you for your request! i hope i did it justice

CW: controlling!rafe, mildly dark!rafe, mmm kinda breaking my own guidelines w this one but VERY slight domestic violence? you get the point, manipulation

rafe cameron likes pretty things. so much, in fact, that he had known he was done for the second he saw you. you were cute— innocent— in a pink silk dress, ribbon in your hair and a sweet smile tugging at the corners of rosy lips. he just had to have you, and a year later, he did.

another well known fact about rafe cameron, though, is that he doesn’t share. and so, imagine his surprise when he comes back from the bathroom to see some man talking to you at the bar. he watches you for a moment, the rage settling in his veins enough to get his jaw clenching as you bat your eyelashes and giggle at whatever stupid joke that bastard just told you, pretty lips sucking at your straw as his gaze flickers down to your chest.

now that has rafe seeing red. he comes up behind you, an arm wrapping around your waist and causing you to slightly stumble back at the force of it. “hey, baby, who’s this?” he asks, fingers lightly twitching against your stomach. if you’re aware of the waves of fury radiating from him, you do nothing to show it, turning around in his hold with a naive smile and bright eyes. “rafey! this is alex, he wants to be friends,” you tell him, gesturing towards that sick perver— alex— behind you. “oh, does he?” he asks, but rafe isn’t talking to you, not really. if looks could kill, your new ‘friend’ would be further than six feet under the ground. “y’know, alex, i think my girl has enough friends already,” he squeezes your side, glancing down at you. “don’t you think, sweetheart?” the grasp he has on your waist tightens, fingers digging into your skin in a way that’ll probably bruise later.

you tilt your head, a crease forming between your brows as you lower your voice. “rafe, what- ow!” you yelp quietly as his iron grip bores into your ribs. he pays you no mind, though, still fixing alex with a chilling, eerily calm smile. “shit, man, i’m sorry, i’ll- m’gonna head out now,” the shorter boy mutters, looking intimidated as he staggers backward and rushes out the door. rafe gives a quiet chuckle at that and one of his hands grabs your wrist, yanking you closer. tears prick your eyes as he nearly cuts off the circulation in your hand, leaning in close to your face. “the fuck do you think you’re doing, huh? letting other guys flirt with you like that?”

you let out a whimper at his harsh words, a tear rolling down your pretty face. “he was jus’ being nice, i-” you whisper, and a hint of satisfaction cuts through his anger. look at you, you need him, who else’ll be there to protect you from all of those gross guys trying to get a piece of his sweet girl? he sighs, bringing a hand up to wipe the tears off of your cheeks. “c’mon, doll, you know better, did you see the way he was lookin’ at you?” you just look up at him, tears still sitting in your waterline as he presses a kiss to your trembling lips. “i didn’t mean to make you upset, a’ight? m’just trying to protect you,” he murmurs, and you instantly feel a little guilty for the way you reacted. “m’sorry, i didn’t know he was-” but rafe shushes you, stroking your cheek gently.

“s’okay, baby, you’ll remember who you belong to when we get home,”

#𓇼 indigo writes! #𓇼 blurburburb #rafe cameron x reader #drew starkey #rafe cameron #outer banks #rafe x reader #rafe cameron smut #obx fic #rafe obx

[c-t-r-l14]

AND ANOTHER THING.

One of the things that really pissed me the HELL OFF about that breakup audio was Alex’s reaction to listener getting (rightfully) upset at him for being the LAST to know about his job off to NYC. He was all like, “I uNdErSTAND tHAT You’RE UPSEt ‘CaUSE YoU WeRE tHE LaST tO KNOw, bUT NoW YoU KNOw, So…..”

E X C U S E M E ?

AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO FOUND THIS KINDA DISRESPECTFUL????? TF YOU MEAN “WeLL nOW yOU KNOW”????

It pissed me off so much because it’s literally the PRINCIPLE of the thing. They should’ve been one of the first people to know about that job offer, and considering that it seemed like Alex wasn’t even planning on telling them about the job offer that day, WHO K N O W S how long he would’ve waited until he felt like it was time to tell them??

Because if it was up to Alex, his ass would’ve probably waited until the very last minute to tell them about the job offer.

Ya’ll need to realize that the only reason why Alex decided to tell listener about the job offer that day was because of listener. Listener saw that there was something bothering Alex, and they kept pressing him to tell them what was the matter. THAT’S WHAT SPARKED THE BREAK UP CONVO.

Them “now knowing” about the job offer doesn’t make things any better. ‘Cause had listener not pressed Alex, they would’ve known much, MUCH later.

They had every right to be pissed off. Especially because of how dismissive he was of listener’s feelings????? LIKE YEAH, YOU SAY YOU UNDERSTAND WHY THEY’RE UPSET BUT DO YOU REALLY??? AND DO YOU EVEN CARE???

AND THEN HE COMES UP WITH THE BULLSHIT EXCUSE OF “I thOUGHT I kNEW YOu?”

This man wanted nothing but transparency and honesty from listener! “LeT’S Not SaY ThINGS We Don’T MeAN”, he says. “I wAN’T yOU TO bE COMepLETELY hONEst wiTH Me”, he says. YEAH, YOU WANT THEM TO BE HONEST WITH YOU AND YET YOU DON’T EVEN HAVE THE DECENCY TO T E L L THEM STRAIGHT UP THAT YOU’VE GOTTEN THE JOB OFFER UNTIL THEY PRESS YOU??? THEN THEY GET PISSED OFF AT YOU AND YOUR I M M E D I A T E RESORT IS TO M A K E EXCUSES TO COVER YOUR ASS???????

Ya’ll. YA’LL. Y A ‘L L .

I don’t know how listener kept their composure, bro. They better than me ‘cause I would’ve IMMEDIATELY started TWEAKING RIGHT THERE AND THEN.

I’M TWEAKING RIGHT NOW AND I’M NOT EVEN THE PERSON HE BROKE UP WITH.

I need to calm my ass down. I’m getting way too heated over a mf that’s (thankfully) not real.

#sakuverse #zsakuva #alex zsakuva #YES ITS ANOTHER RANT CUZ WHY NOT #ya’ll should really know the drill by now #reminding ya’ll yet again that alex is the absolute worst and deserves nothing in life #HE MAKES ME SICK YA’LL I SWEAR TO GOD. #I’M REALLY OUT HERE GETTING PRESSED OVER A CHARACTER THAT ISN’T REAL BRO #I’M TWEAKING RIGHT NOW I NEED TO CALM DOWN #Good lord #Hope ya’ll have a nice day #Except for Alex #I hope he gets stuck in traffic and ends up 5 hours late for the job he gaslit manipulated and disregarded his partner for 😘

[panelshowsource]

hey frends!

just a lil update to say that i'll be moving soon, so over the next 2–3 weeks i'll be quite busy and won't be able to post a lot a lot (not that i usually post that much but i do try!)

now that many panel shows are wrapping up their seasons, it's not too much to keep up with the masterpost or anything, so i'll definitely keep that chugging, but gifs might be a little slow :') i have a few requests i'll work on, and it's fine to send those in; plus, i said i'd be making BIG gifsets for the recent taskmaster contestants and i'm definitely working on those! i wanna do a good job so taking my time :)

wanna remind everyone about some of the newer additions to the googledrive!

ed gamble — glutton (audiobook) (i'll be listening to this today while i'm packing! if anyone else listened pls lmk what you think!! i'm also wrapping up david's book and gonna post my thoughts soon hehe)

added the most recent alex horne/tim key celebrity pointless to the alex horne collection folder

a couple seasons of duck quacks don't echo upgraded to 1080p

bbc radio 4's hard to tell from 2011, with jonny sweet, charlotte ritchie, katy wix, etc.

complete british as folk, with fern brady, ivo graham, and darren harriott (any other homo reading this grow up absolutely and painfully obsessed with queer as folk? either version? oh man... this programme gets a 10/10 for the name alone, iconic)

live at the moth club

lots of fun new episode of growing pains, hignfy, taskmaster, outsiders :)

as well, there are a couple of new podcasts out: russell howard's wonderbox and james acaster's springleaf :)

i have a bunch of asks and i'll post them later! you guys are being so cute about taskmaster it's been so fun

hope everyone is having a great weekend!

btw... please don't feel obligated to anon me rude messages... i'm a little stressed with everything going on in Life, so maybe save those for the new year? i'll try to come up w witty retorts after i've had some sleep

it's funny, i've been hearing a lot about blog competition and fighting for notes and monopolising panel show content blah blah in my inbox recently. (i only included one here but there's genuinely been quite a few just in the last couple of weeks.) i don't know what might be going on on other blogs or discords or whatever, and i honestly didn't even know these were still convos people are having; i kinda thought we all agreed that this site isn't as big as it used to be, notes aren't as plentiful as they used to be, but by golly we'll just keep on posting anyways. i don't know if there are edit tags for any panel shows but i don't use them; i just post content here for my current followers and if you guys like it then that's all i wanted to do. i don't care if there are other panel show blogs with more followers or posts that get more notes or better gifs or better blogs or whatever. it's all fine. i don't care. i don't think about it. so you don't have to ask me that stuff — how to grow your blog or get more followers or more engagement, or how i feel about other blogs that post the same content as i do — i won't answer it. just post it because you want to; don't race to be the first one to get stuff at (especially at the expense of making content you're proud of!); don't put other people down; don't send anonymous hate. just be cool and worry about you. if you can't have fun here without validation in the notes then you're gonna be miserable. flopping is integral to being active.

#p

[vinegar-rights]

Phone convos w the ghost that wants u to stalk Alex Kralie

#marble hornets #brian thomas #seth wilson #mh brieth

[boxboxlewis]

omega verse abortion… which pairing

(pasting this from a convo w @andwegogreen!) ok basically imagine a world in which george is an alpha by biology and alex is an omega and they are secret boyfriends and one day alex realises he's pregnant

and maybe doesnt tell george directly

but george finds out somehow and is v excited and is like "ok obviously alex will have to retire from racing for the time being but he can come back after the baby's born, if he wants, i'll support us both, we'll have to move in together, we'll hire a nanny obviously and as much help as we need, i know we didnt plan this but i think its going to be amazing--"

and alex is like george. geroge. GEORGE. i took care of it

and george is like ???? and alex is like "i had an abortion, fucking obviously, im not ready to be a parent and i don't want to be pregnant??"

and then george is sad

also he is like (thinking but not ready to say it yet) obviously since we're having a baby we should get MARRIED

he's like mentally rehearsing his arguments as to why they should get married in church even though neither of them are christian (from linnéa: "has things to say about how they can still incorporate buddhist traditions and things" <-YES EXACTLY)

alex meanwhile is like "i think george thinks we're exclusive, i should really say something about it but it's going to be so awkward i'll just do it later"

#in honour of today's aborted race start 🙏 #asks #galex #i just think that for people who can be pregnant abortion is an important and relevant right #and we should talk about it more! #omegaverse #abortion #f1

[thewolvesof1998]

I have too many conflicting thoughts about the RWRB movie so this is just going to be a long rant about it. I love the book like I've lost count of how many times I've read it and I have a tattoo that references the book. I read it in 2020 when I needed Alex, it helped me come to terms with my sexuality and come out. So it holds a special place in my heart. When I heard about the movie I was optimistically cautious and tried not to get my hopes up or be too critical until we actually started getting content. When I first saw the trailer I was not hopeful, there were a lot of things that just weren't sitting right with me but then they kept releasing clips and photos and they slowly won me over until I was really excited for this film. I was excited to get a queer, happy romcom. I was excited for the representation and I am still after watching the film. We need films like this, that show queer happiness and love and even just sex on screen.

The film on its own (not comparing it to the book) is good, it's campy and romantic and I love it. I love some of the editing choices and how they filmed Alex and Herny's text convos and phone calls especially the turkey gate one (tho I can't believe we didn't get the cornbread line)- I wish they continued this with the emails. I love the lake scene, the Bird's Eye view, the bicep kiss and how Alex is confessing his love but all we can really focus on is the sadness on Henry's face, how he's almost greyish compared to Alex. The way he's positioned looks like a statue or a work of art. However, It's not perfect, some of the dialogue is stilted and the lighting and colouring of some of the scenes could have used tweaking but we accept mediocre straight romcoms all the time so why can't we accept this film's faults? Why do we have to hold queer media to a much higher standard? As a former film student, I couldn't help but notice that stuff but I don't think it subtracts from the film to the point that I don't like it anymore, sure I can't help thinking how I would have done a scene. I laughed a lot and I almost cried and I really think there were some beautiful moments and acting and cinematography. Overall, I really liked it, I would totally watch it again and I might even love it one day.

But, this film is not just a film and we have to look at it from the standpoint of the book. I did squeal and giggle every time we got a moment from the book or a line of dialogue and some of the book's moments were portrayed beautifully. I wasn't even mad at some of the additions to the film, Zarah's lines were great and the whole key/signet ring swap was iconic. But I don't understand why they added in cheesy dialogue when there was stuff they could have pulled from the book. And the things that were missing!?!? The emails were barely in it- they are so important to the storyline so when they weren't really there and then they were leaked it felt so out of the blue and the importance felt lost- it was literally just horny letters, like what about love confession in the form of historical love letters and the Waterloo vase and Henry's fears and Alex's list of the things he loves about Henry. AND the fact that the emails weren't even linked back to Richards wtf. June was a missing piece, her relationship with Alex and her place in their friend groups is so key to the story. Characters were butchered- Nora was great for the five minutes we got to see her and then *poof* she was gone (I also missed the burrito convo and how she figured out who leaked the emails). Pez I think said one line, what the actual fuck. Henry was a sad boy but they brushed over his depressive bouts. Bea could have been replaced with a lamp until the very end in which her one contribution was to point out the crowds (which makes me so mad that we didn't get their mother and that storyline). Bea is punk and a drug addict and it was such an important storyline. and ALEX, fuck, Alex is who I related to, ADHD, chaotic, messy bisexual. I wanted to see him get lost in his work and forget about dinner with June. I wanted him to come to terms with his sexuality on screen and tell his mum and she do the fucking PowerPoint. And actually come out to his dad - I feel like half the convo got cut cuz it kinda came out of nowhere. My tattoo references chapter 9 of RWRB specifically, it's the chapter in which Alex comes out to both his parents, I got the tattoo the year I came out to both of mine, those scenes mean a lot to me. and don't get me started on the removal of the divorce, as a child of divorce I saw myself in Alex and June and loved how they showed the parent's relationship and the unconventional family they have. why did they have to remove that?!? Aren't we past the stage of needing to only see nuclear families?! this is a queer story and we kinda lost the found family that Alex, Henry, Bea, June and Pez find and I'm sad. AND I'm so angry we didn't get kimonos and karaoke and the (hinted) thruple June, Nora and Pez. Also, why is Alex giving his speech before they've even talked to Henry or the king, it makes no sense when the king like 'We could make it fake' when Alex has been on tv saying he's in a relationship with Henry and they're in love. I'm also in two halves about the 'history huh' I think they made it work as dialogue but I still would have loved it in the emails. I've seen a lot of people say that there is chemistry between the actors who play Alex and Henry but it's not the same as the book because we get more time between the characters in the book than in the film. Yes, but also, what we see in the movie is most if not all the in-person moments with the characters what's missing is the emails, that's where we see them fall in love (or reveal in Henry's case). The emails are such a driving force and I can't believe they've been reduced down so much. I also feel like in giving us a fun, romantic film they've watered down and gotten rid of most of the harder topics to make the film more palatable (like Bea's drug addiction, divorce, even the homophobia and the politics).

I feel like the queers won with this film but I did not. I'll still watch it again and once the hurt has lessened I'll probably be able to love this film for what it is but I'll mourn the film we could have had. (though personally, I would do a mini-series so we could really sit in it.)

#rwrb #rwrb movie #rwrb spoilers #red white and royal blue #my thoughts and opinions #wolf rants

[musicallygt]

Consider: a borrower being found by a giant who is in the g/t fandom

Borrower after being asked so many questions about being a borrower: how the fuck do you know so much about us, bean?!

#alex answers #anonymous #borrowers #g/t #giant/tiny #ngl my first thought was a convo i once had w marvin and bear abt how language barrier in g/t is the g/t fan just keysmashing out loud #when they have an encounter w a giant or tiny lmao

[knoxvillegender]

Hiya stevie, my beloved mutual!! I hope you had a good week :D (btw I’m horrible at starting convos w mutuals so if you ever want to chat pls pls message me)

haiii alex :] thank you!! i've mostly been exhausted or letting the mental health win but i'm somehow still here 😭😭 hope you've had a better week than me dude lol (okay cool!! as long as you're 17+ it's cool jakjsksjak)

#ender.txt #askbox #mutual.alex

[holllandtrash]

do you think logan sarg is actually doing bad this season, let alone bad enough to get replaced/not signed for next season?

in my honest opinion i think he’s doing perfectly mid, and he just looks forgettable bc he’s having to compete w alex

he’s had the potential for points numerous times this season and i think he’s getting unnecessarily hated on bc he’s american?

(to a degree i can understand being unimpressed w him bc no points but still..)

If you don’t mind, I’m gonna sit in this question and ask it during my next podcast recording because you make decent points :) I think it could be an interesting convo to have w my co-host

[energywarning]

that gets me wondering, what are the agents' relationships with craig?

harper : they felt very uh. conned by him w the pay is zero thing, they don't like him and they don't trust people anywhere near his age anyway, hes no exception. betrayed is the word i guess. Does Not Interact with him ever if they can help it, and they usually do cus they like. just hit da bricks lol. it would take a lot of convincing for them to stay in the same room willingly. but i dont see anyone pushing for it, esp now that harper is technically no longer part of the nnss officially that is. but who knows what the future holds...

alex: literally 0 thoughts on him . she couldn't care less, too old to hold a proper convo with she thinks... Does Not Interact with him ever...2! but if it happens shes like whatever bro about it yeah crabby cakes are good !!! need my jacket to take an old man nap on or...

eight: "be respectful to your elders ^__^" his presence was beyond appreciated in the metro, and she will always be thankful for that. him rapping with pearl still makes her laugh to this day. but him sharing marina's past so easily worried her a fair bit once she remembered hers. would she share the same fate, a public humiliation? and if so, what if people aren't so nice to her, like they were to marina?

(custom event/campaign thing, return to kamabo lol... been a while since i thought abt it)she lost a fair chunk of trust in him after a certain event. but she doesn't blame him either, it made her understand that there are still challenges in agent work even if the stakes aren't high on a technical level, what can happen is not able to be predicted, even if it sounds like a walk in the park. you can end up lost and scared... in the metro, again... completely alone this time. with broken spawn points. still, she did sign up for it, i guess the ease in which he told her that she was the only one able to go and so she must go, even if true, shocked her in a way.

ripley: deeply repressed bitter-ish feelings? would not know the others if it weren't for him making her join the nss, but in hindsight, she finds his approach to recruitment... erhm. she felt weird when cuttlefish recruited harper, hearing about it from an outside point of view... and it was interesting hearing harper set such clearcut boundaries "get away from my sights" due to craig's comic-ish recruitment intro... perhaps those tricks arent so funny? perhaps "having the look, those eyes" or whatever is just... not so good. ultimately shes not that close to him on a personal level despite it looking so? there are things about ripley everybody about knows that the old man sure doesnt...inherited the captain outfit but shes not so proud of it... (especially when it was given more as a pity thing by marie and callie more than anything). she just feels uneasy being associated with him i guess.hes 130+ years old though LOL so she feels a bit guilty if she thinks about these things…

most time spent interacting? well. when doing agent work. and she works a lot so its not like they never hung out, hes an old squid with tricks up his sleeves and his advice made her an excellent agent. crabby cakes are excellent and she cooks some for him every now and then to be polite. shes respectful of him not rude or anything like she Doesnt Hate His Guts :shrugs:.

i think craig is a good recruiter, a sharp eye, knows what to say to get them to join x) when he puts his mind to it that is... hey he may have a military mind, but hes also a very old man, so its hit or miss ya know. i do think he tried to recruit other squids but they found him creepy and refused, he has a bit of a reputation...

#tldr no one hates him except harper #but no one is parent child close or anything. everyone is respectful though. harper is. well. doesnt insult him . which is the most they #can do

[odrseasonone]

DMITREI MASSARD / ALYMAR MERIET

I look at you and all I see is a dead man.

THE BASICS: 

Character’s name: Dmitrei Massard (Born: Alymar Meriet)

Physical description: Aidan Gillen

Age: 42

MBTI: INTJ - The Architect

PLOT POINTS:

1.01: Introduced via council scenes

1.03: Council gossips about Alex and DMITREI or CASSIUS reply that he isn’t going to raimbeaucourt to rule, he’s going there to die - and ALEXANDIR knows it. Highlight ALARIC vs DMITREI anti-parallels subplot throughout (ex. both are excellent lords, but ALARIC clearly cares and knows everyone personally whereas DMITREI does not, etc)

1.05: Advises Avelina against becoming a sorceress

2.02: Jon is murdered

2.03: We learn the truth about #teambeaumont

3.02: Dmitrei orders Vincent to befriend dragon riders and Dmitrei reveals to Rowena where the Degreys are

3.03: DMITREI presents himself as a friend to the S RESISTANCE (and never reveals his connection to VINCENT)

3.04: DMITREI leaves #teambeaumont in favor of ROWENA

3.05: #BRITTAdead - after all, she knows both DMITREI and ALYMAR…and recognizes the difference when she arrives in the east

3.06: DMITREI tells ROWENA of LYNESSA’s betrayal just before she annihilates the south, so she goes east instead. DMITREI takes credit for saving the south w the S RESISTANCE

3.08: LYNESSA is put to death. as the executioner raises his axe/sword to behead LYNESSA, we cut to DMITREI - at the moment her head comes off, he smirks - end of scene/ep?

4.04: ROWENA has DMITREI “leak” info to lead THE RESISTANCE into a trap

additional plots:

DMITREI fineds out about CELIA and EVIE before the escape is through - and does nothing to stop them

I think Dmitrei will also plan for Cordelia to overhear some convo between Arthur and Avelina where she accuses Arthur of murdering his parents and so Cordelia will have that going on and be even more likely to listen to Dmitrei who may even go out west with her to give her council (aka rule in the west)

dmitrei becomes warden of the east after arthur

dmitrei - disappears ‘who is alymar now?’

TRAJECTORY:

Overall Arc: The Fly on the Wall to the Man with a Plan to the Nameless Man Becoming Nameless Again

Season 1 Arc (Step 1 of 4): Season 1 Dmitrei is largely undeveloped, purposefully. He seems the most rational of Rowena's advisors (Alex aside) and he does seem to advise Avelina ... but lord knows girl needs it

Season 2 Arc (Step 2 of 4): Dmitrei's biggest plan yet has gone into action and it is revealed that he was the mastermind behind the wedding/most of teambeaumont's plans

Season 3 Arc (Step 3 of 4): Not only is Dmitrei a schemer and a murderer, he's a disloyal one, too. Dmtirei proves he's willing to shift his loyalties (and his plans) to whatever best currently suits his needs

Season 4 Arc (Step 4 of 4): Ultimately Dmitrei saddles himself to the wrong horse and Rowena and Dezod are both defeated. Dmitrei lives to die another day, but in a weird way, he's pleased b/c he wasn't betting on the resistance pulling this off and he does like being surprised (it doesn't happen often); Dmitrei survives (or does he?) and no one quite knows what becomes of him

ENGINE OF CHANGE:

Internal goal/desire: To Be King (not because he wants that job, but in this world where everyone is playing the game of thrones, he wants to throw his hat in the ring and see how far he can climb! It's not the destination for him, it is the journey)

Why can’t they get it? At the start of this journey, he is the son of a disgraced lord who betrayed his country and lost his title and lands, leaving dmitrei with nOTHING and he couldn't have been farther from his goal. When he meet him, he's made progress and now sits the Queen's own council, but he's still a far cry away from being king, himself.

What are they afraid of: Failure! Dmitrei is honestly not afraid of much, but failure is the closest thing. I think he would hate to discover he's not as smart as he thinks he is? But at the same time, if he had just been played all along, there would be some kind of satisfaction in that for him, too?? Like I think he lowkey has been wanting to find his match in this world and the greatest joy would be to outsmart them, but second to that, it would almost be to be outsmarted himself??? idk he's a weird guy!! He doesn't fear death; he doesn't fear pain; he doesn't fear loss (even for those few people he has some resemblance of affection left click clacking around in what I guess would be his heart!)

How character views the world: A chess board!!! He views everything he (and everyone else) does as a strategic move tbh

How character views self: He's definitely arrogant when it comes to himself -- he's smart, efficient, charming, and knows exactly when it benefits him to speak and when to listen.

INTERNAL: THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER

Inner motivation: Proving himself!!! HE knows that he's the greatest, but no one in Aragoth knows this (yet) and one day he will have his story told

Kryptonite: his literal name!!! and tbh, he knows it!! It has always been a liability, since he literally stole it from a dead man easily three times his age, and sooner or later, there may come a day when someone from the south finds out who he is and just might expose him!!! Taking Dmitrei's name meant he got his job/connections, but there was also great risk involved in it, too. The longer this goes unchallenged, the less worrisome it is, but it has been one of the riskier choices Dmitrei has made. And while he does pride himself on being exacting in all of his decision making, to avoid such pitfalls, there is something exciting about being a little dangerous and just seeing how much he can get away with? Sometimes, being smarter than everyone else gets so boring, you have to help the idiots out a little, just to make it fair, y'know?

What is his/her misbelief about life (to be challenged ~this season)? His greatest misbelief about life is probably the idea that he doesn't need anyone and doesn't care what happens, as long as it is part of his grand plan? I think the only thing that really starts to challenge this, is seeing James again and there is that flicker the friendship that once was?? As well as his developing relationship w/ Lynessa, because I do think he does enjoy, for a time, having a partner in crime that he actually respects on some level??? Ultimately, however, none of this ends up mattering to him and he would sell either of them to the devil for (1) corn chip

Lesson he/she needs to learn (this season): #teambeaumont is too crazy to be helpful, even with his ~guidance~

What is the best thing in his/her life? Sometimes Lynessa Beaumont; sometimes the memories of his friendship with Harrion, but ultimately the best thing is outplaying, outlasting, and outwitting every single person he's ever met!!

What is the worst thing in his/her life? Dealing with Avelina Beaumont on the daily lbr

What does she/he most often look down on people for?

What makes his/her heart feel alive? That single moment when it all comes together!! Dmitrei is a plotter, a schemer, a master of manipulation and while he accounts for many different factors and has lots of different back up plans, even he cannot take credit for the workings of the entire universe and every plan he makes, he knows that there is always a risk of failure -- of it not going exactly to plan. And while I do think he thrives under pressure and he enjoys the challenge of rearranging and plotting in the moment, there's nothing quite so satisfying as some great complex plan, panning out exactly as he foresaw.

What makes him/her feel loved, and who was the last person to make them feel that way? Dmitrei doesn't often feel loved, nor is that an emotion he often craves. His relationship with Lynessa Beaumont, which is certainly the closest thing to romantic love he's ever experienced, isn't exactly love. It's a relationship built upon lust, but also a strange sort of respect for her abilities of manipulation/deception and scheming -- but ultimately he'd rather defeat her than possess her???? I feel like the last time he felt genuine real love and returned it, was honestly when he was a kid ngl that relationship he had with harrion at that time in their lives was the purest sense of love he's ever felt!!!!!!

Top three things he/she values most in life?  His accomplishments!!!! (His literal pride and joy in his life is the fact that he was able to reconstruct himself from the ashes of another man tbh and rise to such a position in life)

#dmitrei #character arcs #he's literally a psycho but we love our evil stud muffin <3 #this was so overdue!

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The person calling Alex being a child of divorce as a tertiary side character thing when literally the first time he called Henry was when his parents were fighting!! He is shaped by his life experiences fgs! These people don't care about the characters at all. Even the 'jumping off cliffs' line is about taking a leap even if you know it will not end well, like his parents. He was a latchkey kid w busy parents and was so lonely he didn't have friends until Henry. That's all a part of who he is.

Even the bonus chapter mentions his child of divorce anxieties!! But no, that's just a useless throwaway thing even though it shapes his view relationships and love and who he is.

i'm tired of being upset about the movie, so i don't really want to Have A Convo About It, but i will say this -

i understand why the divorce was cut from the movie, it would take up too much time. i get it. but i think you can still have it in the background.

the REASONING behind why it was cut is such a fundamental misunderstanding of the characters and their relationships. that's what my issues keep coming down to - fundamental misunderstandings of the characters.

you can cut things, but you have to get the characterizations right, and they did not.

#txt #anti rwrb 2023