#(how dare he do that to her? honestly?? i'm not talking about the love plot bit bc while that was ugh it's like

[sage-nebula]

Martha didn't get a Tennant Doctor because she didn't want a Tennant Doctor. Martha was the only one of RTD's companions who left the Doctor of her own volition, and only ever called him back on her own terms, when she had need of him.

Rose didn't leave the Doctor willingly. Rose was trapped in an alternate universe because it was either that or be stuck in a void with Daleks and Cybermen for the rest of time. And when she returned (primarily to warn the Doctor about the oncoming darkness caused by Davros but also because she wanted to be with him), she left with the Metacrisis Tenth Doctor and their own TARDIS because that was the only way to give her a satisfying ending from the viewpoint of the audience. (And even then, there are some fans who will tell you that nothing short of her being with the Time Lord Doctor in the prime reality is satisfying, but that just couldn't happen for reasons outside the narrative story.)

Donna didn't leave the Doctor willingly. Donna absorbed all of the intelligence of a Time Lord into her human brain, and this was going to kill her. She had to have her memory erased and be kept away from anything alien for presumably forever or else the knowledge would return and literally kill her. Donna begged the Doctor not to wipe her memory anyway, because she would rather have died than give up that life. Just like Rose, Donna had planned on staying with the Doctor for the rest of her life.

This was not the case for Martha. Setting aside the fact that Martha was treated like garbage for the duration of her season from a writing standpoint, by the end of season three Martha has realized two things: 1.) that she is goddamn brilliant and never deserved to feel like she was second best, and 2.) that she doesn't want the Doctor anymore. Unlike Rose, Donna, and Captain Jack, Martha leaves the TARDIS of her own free will, to pursue her own life and career outside the Doctor. Even Sarah-Jane says in "School Reunion" that she waited for the Doctor to come back for her; she didn't want to leave, not permanently! But Martha did. She chose to step away. The only other companion to have done this during RTD's run is Mickey, so I guess Martha wasn't the only one; still, she's the only one of the primary companions, the three women, to want to leave. She made that choice herself.

Now, does that mean everything about Martha's ending was perfect? No. As much as the "Smith and Jones" wordplay of her ending with Mickey is amusing (get it, like her first episode), it makes no sense when you consider that she was engaged when she returned in season four, and yet we never hear of that fiance again. I mean, I guess it's fine since it's not like we ever saw him? But what happened there? Why was no thought given to Martha's story there? What was she doing with Mickey in an active war zone? Why no mention of her in these three specials even though, last we heard of her, she was working with UNIT in a really important position? I like Mel well enough, but why couldn't Martha have been there instead? Especially since Martha and Donna had a preexisting friendship, and would have been delighted to see each other again?

With that said though, she doesn't need a Tennant Doctor. She didn't want a Tennant Doctor. Frankly, Tennant's Doctor doesn't deserve her with the way he acted ("Rose would know" right to her face, like -- dude, I get it, you're grieving, but that's fucking rude and Rose would NOT approve you using her memory to make another woman feel bad about herself). Martha's character arc was about recognizing her own brilliance and her own worth; standing on her own two feet as a PROPER doctor, Doctor Martha Jones, walking the earth and saving the world without a TARDIS or Torchwood or a Time Lord brain. Just her own fucking determination and brilliance.

Rose and Donna got Tennant Doctors because that was the way to make their final send-offs satisfying. Rose and a Tennant Doctor got to be in love and happy together in a parallel world, which is fitting considering that they were in love and never wanted to leave each other. Donna and a Tennant Doctor get to be besties and happy together in this reality, so that RTD has a convenient excuse to pull Tennant back into a story if he ever wants to again (since it'd be hard to explain why Tentoo came over, versus having Fourteen right there) . . . but also because, like Rose, Donna never wanted to leave the Doctor, she wanted to be with him forever.

But Martha didn't want that. Martha left on her own accord. She left with a smile on her face and her cell phone on the TARDIS console, so that when she said "here boy!" the Doctor would listen. She left on her terms, with him at her call, only there when she has use for him.

And honestly? Good for her.

#like it was a fucking waste that we didn't see Martha at all in these specials #or even get a mention of her but like #she wouldn't WANT a Tennant Doctor. she was the only one of the 3 who left willingly! #(and honestly who can blame her like fr . . . the shit she put up with bc of him) #(the shit in the Family of Blood episodes gave her just cause to beat his ass into next week honestly) #(she hugs him at the end but honestly she should have beat his ass. just started swinging) #(how dare he do that to her? honestly?? i'm not talking about the love plot bit bc while that was ugh it's like #small potatoes to making her as a Black woman have to WORK IN SERVITUDE TO WHITE PEOPLE #and like the scene where he grabs her arm and throws her from the room? BITCH????? #GOD i'm mad again just THINKING about it #she should have beat his ass so hard he regenerated right then and there. AGH. #ANYWAY #Martha Jones deserved better but getting a Tennant Doctor is not better #not for her. it would be like a punishment honestly #she walked away from him and then you put his sad boy ass back on her doorstep?? hello??? no thank you #doctor who #martha jones #dw spoilers #this probably sounds like I hate Tennant's Doctor but I don't #I just hate how a lot of season 3 was written wrt how Martha was treated #like Martha having very legitimate concerns in the Shakespeare episode about being a Black woman in that time period #and Ten mocks her for being concerned like ??? #ARGGGHGHHGHGHGHG #ABOUT TO FLING MYSELF INTO THE TV TO BEAT HIS ASS MYSELF ISTFG #A N Y W A Y

[heart-sized]

soft — d. malfoy

★⺌◞ : draco malfoy x fem! hufflepuff reader

cw : none that i can think of

plot : you find out that your secret boyfriend draco has been talking things about you. (fluff)

masterlist // draco masterlist

it was actually quite weird for you to sit at the slytherin table. surely you and draco were secretly having a fling, but being invited to their table? it was a whole different kind of weird.

you tried your best not to be intimidated and your secret boyfriend was kind enough to shove smiles down your way every now and then.

“it's just my way of thanking you, y/n,” blaise smiled at you, “it's only because of you that i managed to pass the owls.”

“oh, it was nothing,” you waved your hand in dismissal because honestly, what else were you supposed to say?

pansy shifted her focus back to the slytherin prince. “draco, when are we finally going to meet the person you're dating? you cannot stop talking about her but we're your closest friends and we don't even know her name!”

you smiled like an idiot as draco tried to change the topic. merlin, he looked so adorable.

“at least, it's not you, pansy,” blaise smirked and she scowled.

“blaise, i am so incredibly curious about what exactly draco has said about this mysterious girl?”

draco scowled at you. he clearly knew what game you were planning and you smirked. “let's change the topi-”

“well, y/n,” blaise leaned in closer to you, “according to draco, she's the best sex he's ever ha-”

best sex, eh? you winked at your boyfriend and he looked like he'd rather die than be here. “zabini, don't you dare continue!”

blaise laughed, probably thinking that he's impressing you.

“blaise, can you please elaborate?” you asked even though you do know that the whole mysterious person was none other than you. oh draco, you could have never guessed that he was such a softie.

later when you two were alone in his dorm, you couldn't help but giggle.

“what are you giggling at, y/n love?” your boyfriend asked and you rubbed your hands together.

”thinking about how i'm the best sex you've ever had.”

“you did know that it was about you, eh?” he laughed, although it was more of an embarrassed laugh. “you really do like humiliating your boyfriend.”

“that was not humiliating,” you admit, hugging him softly. “if anything, that reminded me that i'm special to you.”

“you are,” he kissed you, “you're so special.”

ᝬ ˙.໑ ╱ © seducity 2023 — all rights reserved. property of suzu

#draco malfoy #draco fanfiction #draco fluff #draco malfoy x reader #draco malfoy x hufflepuff!reader #draco malfoy headcanons #harry potter #dramione #draco malfoy (suzu's version) #suzu writes #seducity

[mncxbe]

Hey, first time request! Recently I watched an anime called My Happy Marriage and I was wondering if I could request Dazai, Chuuya, Kunikida, Fukuzawa, Ranpo, Akutagawa and Fyodor with the reader who has a personality and history similar to Miyo Saimori? How would the BSD characters help the reader?

Here is the information about the character and anime: https://my-happy-marriage.fandom.com/wiki/Miyo_Saimori#cite_note-novel-v1-1-1

P.S: I recommend you watch the anime before making my request so that you will understand the characters and the plot.

Thank you!

hii dear♡ unfortunately I had no time to watch the anime cuz my schedule has been packed these days. but I read Miyo's backstory in the manga and on wikifandom so I'm quite sure I got the main idea ^^

so reader is gonna have her backstory, personality and ability but she's just in a relationship with the bsd guys, not an arranged marriage. I really hope you like it♡♡

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12:20♡

𝑫𝒂𝒛𝒂𝒊, 𝑪𝒉𝒖𝒚𝒂, 𝑲𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒌𝒊𝒅𝒂, 𝑨𝒌𝒖, 𝑹𝒂𝒏𝒑𝒐, 𝑭𝒖𝒌𝒖𝒛𝒂𝒘𝒂, 𝑭𝒚𝒐𝒅𝒐𝒓 𝒙 𝒇𝒆𝒎!𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓

𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒓𝒆: fluff♡

𝑫𝒂𝒛𝒂𝒊

Dazai is a very perceptive individual. he could tell from the second the two of you met that there was something different about you. still, he doesn't bring it up until you got closer

when you decided to tell him everything about your past; how you've never been loved by your family, how you've always tried to prove yourself to them but it was all for nothing. how you've always felt like you weren't good enough; he's surprisingly understanding

as someone who has never felt love he gets you. of course he doesn't dare compare his past to yours

Dazai is such a supportive partner. it's the little things for him like telling you you're appreciated and loved and surprising you with gifts (when he actually has money lmao)

he doesn't strike me as the type of partner who pushes all the "but how can you think so lowly of yourself? you're amazing" on you. he knows fully well that healing is a long process but he's ready to support you all the way

when you're having especially tough time, and not only with your family but also in general, he's always there for you.

best cuddle sessions when you're sad

tries his best to show you the love you never had and get you out of your shell (ofc he does, he's an extrovert)

as for your ability I don't feel like it would matter too much for him. of course, he finds it impressive but in the end, he love you for who you are, not for your ability.

you both end up healing each other; you show him kindness and he makes you see your worth. so overall it's a healthy relationship♡

𝑪𝒉𝒖𝒚𝒂

he gets so mad when you tell him about your past. he's angry because he really cannot understand how your family could ever treat you like this

he's honestly surprised that you're so kind and gentle, considering what you've been through

calls your sister a bitch for sure. but after you tell him to stop he doesn't do it anymore

showers you with love in all shapes and forms. you wanna have a nice chat over a glass of wine? sure. he saw you looking at a kimono while the two of you were out on a date? he gets it for you.

very supportive overall although he may not be able to express his feelings sometimes.

let's just pray he never meets your family💀

reassures you a lot and really tries to show you that you're appreciated. you always feel loved when you're with him

𝑲𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒌𝒊𝒅𝒂

this neon green flag of a man will listen to you talk about your past and keep a straight face. but deep inside he feels like crying

he's a man of strong morals so naturally he's mad at the injustice of your family

very reassuring and patient, he gives the best words of affirmation and always makes sure you feel appreciated

as for your ability he does think it's powerful. and if you work for the ADA he's sure to keep you as safe as possible

feels a deep need to shelter you from every bad thing in the world because honestly, you've been through enough

God forbid you ever have a fight. he'll cry himself to sleep

tries his best to always remind you that you're loved and that your past doesn't define you and that you don't need to prove yourself to him in any way

overall GREEN FLAG

𝑨𝒌𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒘𝒂

oh boy

when you tell him about your past and the things your family did he just sits there like: 😐

Akutagawa knows very well the pain of never feeling good enough and always needing to please others

you bond a lot over your traumatic childhoods althought it takes him a while to open up

he's not too god (he's downright terrible) at talking and reassuring you with words of affirmation. so he'll show you that you're cared for through little kind gestures like brewing you tea in the morning, bringing you snacks after his missions and spending time with you

at first he thinks your ability is weak cuz it's not useful in combat. but when he actually realises what you can do he holds such respect for you like hands down. somehow he also feels a but thretened by your power?? in a way?? but he gets over it

little by little you both fully open up to each other. your gentle personality really soothes his soul

so just like with Dazai, you help each other heal and have an overall healthy relationship♡

𝑹𝒂𝒏𝒑𝒐

speaking of perceptive...

he probably deduced your trooma✨️ after a simple chat. but then again you tell him everything at some point

he's really supportive and caring. sometimes he may come across as too pushy, like forcing you to get out of your shell and meet his friends and be more open about your feelings, but he means well

really sweet and gentle when you're in private. you can talk openly to him about anything he will listen

"Oh? You feel like you're not good enough for me? Nuh uh"

Ranpo may seem childish and playful most of the time but he's actually thoughtful

always shares your candy with you to show you how much he cares

I do see him asking Poe to write a novel describing the perfect date place. and then takes you on that perfect date yk. he's smooth like that

being with you makes him act more mature and serious. because he is serious about you. he truly wants to show you the love you never had and make you feel worthy of yourself

𝑭𝒖𝒌𝒖𝒛𝒂𝒘𝒂

another green flag

you can see his smile slowly fade away when you tell him everything about your past

when you're done he hugs you so tightly♡

making sure you're appreciated is one of his number one priorities now

ofc he doesn't mind that you're shy. always reassures you that you can take things slow and fully open up to each other and all. he's really sweet

if you weren't his partner and just a member of the ADA he'd be your father figure. but that's not the case

makes you feel cared for with acts of service and quality time. although he's busy at the Agency he always makes time to go on dates with you or simply spend time in the comfort of your home

🙏🙏 best words of affirmation

he feels the need to protect you. Fukuzawa is very much aware of the fact that your ability makes you a target. many people could take advantage of it. so he wants to keep you safe

he does his utmost to be reassuring and offer you support whenever you need it. and helps you heal and learn to love yourself.

𝑭𝒚𝒐𝒅𝒐𝒓

this man... when I tell you he only wanted you for your ability at first

but somehow he realises that there's more to you than just your power. little by little he grows fond of you; and curious

when you tell him about your past he's disappointed but not surprised. he knows how cruel people can be

still, after that he treats you more like a human being and when you do end up together he's surprisingly gentle

Fyodor is lowkey forced to change his attitude towards you. to be kind and good. to show you that you're loved because it really pains him to see you suffer

I see him brewing you tea, cuddling with you while you read a book together and playing the cello to cheer you up when you're sad or simply need to unwind

being with him may not be the easiest. he's cold and distant sometimes but he does his best to reassure you that you're worhty, loved and precious (and not only because of your ability)

STILL if you ever get into a fight he won't hesitate to use your past against you. but he will regret it the second he sees how your face drops. so he apologises

#bsd #bungou stray dogs #bsd x reader #bsd fluff #bsd dazai #dazai osamu #dazai bsd #bsd headcanons #bsd chuya #chuya x reader #chuuya fluff #bsd chuuya #fyodor x reader #bsd fyodor #fyodor dostoyevsky bsd #fukuzawa x reader #bsd fukuzawa #bsd akutagawa #akutagawa x reader #akutagawa x you #bsd rampo #bsd ranpo #ranpo x reader #bungou stray dogs ranpo #fyodor bsd #chuuya x reader #dazai x reader #kunikida x reader #bsd kunikida #kunikida doppo

[luce-speaks]

the car scene

written for @fe-aspec-week 2024! this is set in echoes dnd au (created by me and @good-beanswrites), in which the plot of Echoes is the plot of the group’s d&d game. scenes in italics take place in-game.

—

Lukas sighs. “Honestly, Python? I'm not sure if I love her or not. Since being parted from her, I feel no particular longing to see her again.”

(He stops briefly, glancing around the table, trying to gauge if he’s doing okay. It doesn’t seem right to spend too much session time on his character’s personal issues, but everyone seems content enough. He decides to continue.)

“I sometimes wonder if a vital part of me is broken. I look at Clive and Mathilda and see... Well, you used the word "fire". But whatever it is that they have, I seem to lack it.”

Python punches him on the shoulder. “Aw, don't you worry. The ‘one true love’ thing isn't for everyone. Certainly not for me. And I dare anyone to tell me that I’m broken.”

Lukas blinks. “So you think such a lack of feelings is… normal?”

This time, when Python leans in, he throws his arm around him, for a sort of half-hug that Lukas politely tolerates. “Perfectly.”

—

The session ends soon after, with cheerful goodbyes exchanged as they all filter out of Mila’s fancy apartment. Lukas joins the other two in Forsyth’s beater of a car, and they begin the thirty-minute trip back to their apartment complex.

It’s silent in the car for a few minutes, interrupted only by the staticky hum of the radio that refuses to turn all the way off and the ever-concerning rumble of the engine. And then—

“Y’know,” Python says abruptly, “it’s pretty cool that you made your character aro.”

Forsyth nods. “It is! You never see that in fantasy stories. It’s pretty sad.”

“…What?”

The car goes dead quiet again. The rumbling engine sounds louder than ever.

“Luke…”

“That was on purpose, right?” Forsyth says, craning around to peer at Lukas in the backseat.

Python elbows him. “Eyes on the road, Fors.”

“Yeah, but he—”

Lukas sighs. “Can one of you explain what you’re talking about?”

Now it’s Python’s turn to lean across the center console (and Lukas’s turn to wonder how these two haven’t gotten themselves into a car accident yet.) “So, that stuff you were saying in the last scene. How he wasn’t in love with that backstory character, and maybe not with anyone else, either? And he feels like he’s broken because of it?”

He nods, unsure where this is going. “I… thought it made sense for the character.”

“It does,” Forsyth says. “And it also sounds a lot like he might be aromantic.”

“Aro, for short,” Python adds. “It means you’re not interested in anyone like that—romantically, I mean. Like me.”

“You’re… not?” Lukas frowns. “But I thought—at the game cafe—”

“Hey, aromantic and asexual are two different things. Which I only happen to be one of.” Python grins. “So, y’know, if you ever—”

“PYTHON!” Forsyth turns away from the wheel again, this time grabbing his friend by the shoulder. “Can you at least save it until we’re out of the car?”

“Hey, eyes on the road!”

“I know! If you hadn’t started—“

Lukas tunes out the arguing in the front seat, too preoccupied with his own thoughts to keep track of what they’re talking about. He feels a bit guilty for (accidentally) tricking his new friends into thinking he made his character like this on purpose. For making something that spoke to them, made them feel seen, only to have to explain that it was all happenstance. It feels like a betrayal of some sort, even if he didn’t intend it.

But, then again, there’s something else bothering him. Memories resurfacing, of his parents asking him when he’ll get married, of school dances and college parties, of a thousand little moments that each left a bad taste in his mouth. He always figured it would change when he got older, or when he got away from his parents—but he’s done both, hasn’t he? He’s almost thirty, and he’s living alone, and he’s never once wished for someone else to share that bed with him. He’s never thought too hard about it, but…

“Python,” he says nervously. “How exactly do you know you’re aro?”

“Uh—”

“The general ‘you’, I mean, not you specifically,” he adds quickly. “Just… how do you figure it out? How do you know you’re not just…” He trails off, unsure how to finish that sentence.

Python glances at Forsyth. Forsyth, for once, stays focused on the road, where he’s trying to merge into the left lane of the highway. Python turns back to Lukas.

“Uh,” he says again. “Usually, I think, you just get tired of waiting. S’what I did. Got bored of waiting for something to change and decided to go my own way. There’s not really a process to it. You just… make up your mind.”

“And it’s okay if you change it later!” Forsyth adds. “Using a label isn’t something you have to commit to forever. If it stops being helpful to you, you stop using it.”

“Oh.” They make it sound so simple, he thinks. “I… I need some time to think about all this. It… makes sense, I just…”

“Hey, there’s no rush,” Python says.

Forsyth nods. “Take your time. We’ll be here if you need anything.”

“And for what it’s worth—” Python turns toward the backseat again, looking Lukas directly in the eye. “You’re not broken, Luke. No matter what anyone told you. Okay?”

Lukas nods, still lost for words, before choking out a “Thank you.” The path ahead of him is treacherous, but in this moment—in the back of Forsyth’s shitty car, surrounded by people who support him, wrapped in the hum of the engine—he feels like he can take it all.

(When he officially comes out at another D&D session a few weeks later, he receives a hearty round of hugs and congratulations, none more enthusiastic than Python and Forsyth’s. It’s the happiest he’s felt in a long, long time.)

#luce writes #echoes dnd au #fe aspec week #day 1: coming out #lukas #python #forsyth #fire emblem echoes #fe lukas #fe python #fe forsyth

[mishkakagehishka]

Honestly the joke with the new Barbie movie is the fact that its core message is just such a lukewarm take. It could be boiled down to "Women sometimes face hardships because they are women and men hold power over them. Sad emoji." and yet this was enough to majorly piss people (men) off. Which would be absolutely hilarious if it weren't just so sad.

Like, we have two problems here. One is that man = default. Men are so used to everything catering to them, that they honestly saw a movie titled BARBIE directed by a woman, starring a woman as the titular character, a movie adaptation based around dolls famous for marketing to women, a doll line whose pathetic male-bodied doll was always treated as an accessory sold separately to the female-bodied Barbies, who was always "the boyfriend of Barbie". But because it's a movie, movies are expected to cater to men, right? Because it's cinematography, because it's for adult, mature, refined (male) audiences, it should cater to them, right? And all the pink and all the "he's just Ken" and all the most girliest marketing this movie sent out did not manage to make them think "Hey, I think this movie is for women". No, instead, they said, "Why didn't this movie about a doll line for girls cater to me, an adult man, enough?" You saw it with movies like Star Wars (the one that introduced Rey idk i don't follow sw) and Captain Marvel, but I could even excuse it there. Because it's cool space samurais and it's comic book superheroes - media traditionally marketed to men. Sure, I could see them getting all hormonal and hysterical about a girl?!?!?!?!?@?@?!??@ in THEIR manly men doing manly men things movie?!?!?!?!?!?! and she's NOT just a love interest or damsel in distress or someone's tragic backstory?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!? whadda hell. But Barbie... Barbie? Are girls not even allowed Barbie anymore? What I'm saying is, the first problem is that men are so used to being catered to, that a movie that doesn't even act like it's catering to them got them so upset, because how dare everything not keep them in mind? Right.

As I very cleverly inserted the topic above, female characters in cinema are so often shown as one of three things: a love interest, a damsel in distress, someone's tragic backstory. That's all you got. Oftentimes, movies will critically miss female characters At All (lord of the rings lol), and this is something normal and realistic. In Barbie, first thing you notice is that every major character is a woman. Barbie, Sasha, Sasha's mom (forgot her name, but she IS named, this is important), the many other Barbies who carry the plot in the climax, and so on. Background characters in Barbie Land (why didn't they name is Barbie World...)? Also women. There is a lack of men in this movie, and it hurts their egos soooo bad it's honestly beyond pathetic. Who are your male characters? A handful of Kens. The main Ken is the only one who has some sort of impact on the plot. Allen is comedic relief. The Mattel board guys are comedic relief. Sasha's dad (who i'm pretty sure is unnamed) shows up for two scenes. As comedic relief. They're all irrelevant save for beach Ken.

The second problem is just how absolutely lukewarm the feminism in the Barbie movie is, and despite that, men are treating it like it said women should start castrating men for looking at them wrong. I've seen posts on here talk about it - Barbie also says "the patriarchy hurts men, too" unironically. Could you hold men's hands any more? (In this way, even Barbie is a movie that actually did cater to men. That actually did try to speak to them, too. Because Ken's growth is almost given a bigger spotlight than Barbie's, but whatevs). Barbie's take was that men still oppress women, but just hide it better. That's it. That's enough to anger men worldwide, apparently.

It was just so simple and so stupid in its simplicity. Barbie World is ruled by the Barbies (women). Every night is girls' night. Ken's feelings are hurt because the girl he likes doesn't like him back (a male character whose entire character revolves around the female character he likes - how bout that!). Barbie gets all fucky-wucky and has to go to the real world. She feels objectified and unsafe because men keep leering at her (omg guys did you know... women........ get harassed sometimes😱). Ken feels respected for the first time in his life. Shenanigans happen, Ken goes back, Barbie stays and then goes back. Ken invented the patriarchy in Barbie World. Everything sucks !!! The Barbies take advantage of the fact that men get jealous and possessive over women to distract them so they can reinstate the matriarchy. Barbie goes "um but wait, we were mean... let's be equal :)" etc etc. Tongue in cheek "Kens will have as much power as women in the real world do :)" line. The end.

Sasha? Let's talk about Sasha. Sasha is the Gen Z. You know this because she uses buzzwords. She is, like, the opposite end of the feminism. Or something, she's a bit more radical. She hates Barbie bc of the body image problems, she calls her a fascist and a bimbo, she tells her dad he's doing cultural appropriation by learning Spanish, and she's also shown as a hypocrite because she calls Barbie a nutjob before very quickly correcting herself to say something that sounds more, quotation marks, politically correct. (I think it was "reality-challenged", i wanna emphasise that this really is buzzwords). What I'm saying is, a character that has more radical views than "we should all just get along" is shown as bad for having such views. Its core message is not just lukewarm, it is actively saying, "Don't be radical like lil ol' Sasha, bc that's her character flaw! Let's all get along!".

And this, one movie that flipped the script on them while still keeping up a semblance of catering to men and going "oh, but we're not like those fun-hating women who actually want to be free from the patriarchy, we just want equality", hurt them bad enough that they're writing think pieces about how Barbie is killing traditional values and making women stray. You show men the most castrated and marketable form of quasi-feminism, and they still fight it kicking and screaming.

I don't know where I was going with this. I have no conclusion. Barbie made me laugh a lot, I enjoyed it. The feminism message was somehow both hamfisted and very much limited to "let's acknowledge the daily lives of women". Ken had an entire growth arc about learning to be his own person instead of only Barbie's pursedog (when do you see a female character get that growth...). And it still made men angry. There have been breakups over this movie. You know what I mean? It's all just so meaningless to try and get them to understand.

#shoutout to the men who liked it and understood the message obligatory not all men or whatever

[parisofpeoplez]

Binged on this week's QoT episodes in one sitting and I have thoughts!

I know the cool rich auntie was one of the good ones! She has literally shown more motherly love to Haein than her own mother.

Speaking of, I understand that she was grieving the loss of her son, but how is it fair to put the blame of his death on her daughter??!!! Yes her son died saving his sister, but it's not like Haein wanted that to happen. Like Haein said, it was an accident. I'm assuming they will reveal more of what exactly happened in the later episodes. And I also feel like that was no accident, someone wanted to kill Haein as a way to harm her grandfather, but her brother died instead. The whole incident is a bit fishy but we shall see.

I'm glad that Hyun woo finally came to the realisation that he still cares about Haein and does not want her to die. Up until ep 4 I was literally going, Baek Hyun woo do better! Thank God he listened.

I love how he got the hospital to treat her! Like don't you dare mess with my wife because I will sue the shit out of you and make sure that I win the case!! Damn that was hot of him haha!

Haein talking about dying was just too depressing like this precious baby deserves to live, unlike those four evil people that are out to destroy her and Hyun woo's happiness!

Speaking of, I have so many theories about them! The sister in law and the Hercyna guy might be siblings, but all that DNA test talk made me sus. What if they are lovers and the kid is actually theirs and no Soo-cheol's? Damn I would love that twist haha. I don't know how I feel about Soo-cheol yet to decide if I pity him or not. The grandfather's girlfriend has been sus from the beginning and that background info that Beom ja got is also very shady. What if the mystery son that she gave birth to is actually the Hercyna guy? What is happening here?

And this masseuse lady...what the fuck is her deal? What does he want? I hate her damn face she's so fucking annoying. Bitch die.

Also all these family scenes get kinda boring sometimes. Sometimes i just don't care about the family dynamics, especially Hyun woo's family. Up until now I feel like they haven't really contributed much to the plot. I hope that changes soon given the amount of screwn time they're getting in every episode.

Coming back to our couple, the juxtaposition of the four leaf clovers lying on the ground and Hae-in's world literally falling apart....it was heartbreaking.

But I'm glad that this secret came out now. I was loving all of their cute moments but dreading Haein finding out about the divorce. Now that that's out, they will hopefully both deal with this revelation early on and build their relationship again without any secrets. I didn't want them to fall in love again just for this to come out in the later episodes. Because honestly healing from that would have been difficult to sell to the audience later on compared to now when it's early days in finding their way back to each other.

#queen of tears #kdrama #kim soo hyun #kim jiwon #baek hyun woo #hong hae in #anxious girl watches kdrama

[jcforsapphics]

Hsmtmts 4x08:

Ok last episode I am so so scared but I'm so glad it's an hour longg

Good on EJ for being on his last play but babygirl what happened to your face

"Btw, who the fuck are you guys?" LMAO RICKY IS SO REAL

"Are you asking as my son or as my brother?"

I'm loving all the Kourtney appreciation because she desreve that so much

Troyella are getting very personal to rina right now

Jet being the biggest madlyn shipper!!

"I have every feeling for you" THEY ARE HAPPENING

NOT EJ PREDICTING MADLYN?? HE'S SO REAL FOR THIS HE IS US HE IS THE FAN BASE

"I feel like I don't deserve to be as happy as you make me" so I'm getting called out by every character this season, huh?

They are so not staying just friends who are they lying to

MADLYN KISS OH MY GOD THAT WAS THE CUTEST THING EVER I ?? THIS SEASON IS SO GOOD FRIEND FOR THE GAYS

Plot twist Ricky and Mack ends up together

Joshoua Bassest you have the voice of an angel

Full disclosure I actually hate public declarations of love and would not like it at all if he'll confess in front of everyone I'll probably have to skip it I can't handle second hand embarrassments

JET CALLING MADDOX HIS BEST FRIEND I LOVE THEM VERY MUCH

Hey I better get a fic expanding on Ricky feeling like he didn't deserve to get into college because??

Big Red and Ricky hug!!

Everyone singing together might have made me tear up a bit haha I don't want to actually cry I already cried last night when I prepared myself mentally (I'm attracted to this show in a very autistic and not at all healthy way and my therapist told me she's genuinely worried about me and about what will happen if rina won't end up together)

OK FIRST ANTINE IS NOT FRENCH?? ALSO WE WERE ALL RIGHT ABOUT HIM AND RED LET'S GO!!

"My dad knew I was gay since I was two!" Seb I think everyone knew

Ms Jen I'm sorry to tell you this but Gina always looks like a star

I don't have words for Ricky's speech because how dare he

GINA IS BEAUTIFUL

Gina talking about every single person and crying I can't I can't :((

"I really wish the world was as pure as you see it" is actually such a good line

Not Gina calling Jet out on his feelings for Kourtney in front of everyoneee

The camara not finding EJ when Gina is trying to talk to him??

This whole speech is really making me feel like I missed with my horrible theatre group I wish we had what they do

"I feel so seen and so understood and so known" I LOVE YOU GINA PORTER

RICKY TELL HER YOU LOVE HER YOU BITCH

MACK IS A RINA???

RUN RICKY RUN!!

This is literally the most unserious show in the world

THE SEASON ONE REFERENCE!! Loving this

"I'm in love and I know it" I'M COLLECTING MY RINA ENDGAME TONIGHT

This song is so going on my playlist

HOW DOES EVERYONE JUST KNOW THE LYRICS WHAT IS THIS GLEE

I genuinely love this song very much but I need an actual spoken confession for the edits

IT'S HIS FAVOURITE HAT <33

She did not tell him she loves him way back in season one and we didn't know??

"It's been there all along?" "Just like me." You don't know how much they mean to me

LMAO GINA JUST DECIDED THEY'RE GONNA SHOT AT SALT LAKE GO GIRL

Honestly Quinn deserve such a rise after this

MY CHILDREN

I can't believe the show is over :((

Definitely a few things I would change about this season but more on that on a later post! (Mostly the fact there was no chocolate theory reveal obviously)

Overall I'm so so happy with how the show ended but still going to ignore it and pretend it'll go on forever

#hsmtmts #high school musical the musical the series #hsmtmts season 4 #high school musical the musical the series season 4 #hsmtmts spoilers #hsmtmts liveblog #liveblog #liveblogging #ricky bowen #gina porter #rina #madlyn #seblos #cal's basement

[weltato]

I'm watching the most recent US Ghosts episode (2x14 Trevor's Body) and I need to write down all of the points that make me go either "oh!" or "oh?" or "holy shit" etc. Warning for excessive use of caps lock bc I got excited and tbh this is mostly just my thoughts as I'm watching. Fangirl mode: engaged.

First thing's first: Trevor's body has indeed been found! Of course he gets fished up XD

NIGEL IS BACK BITCHES!

And the ant club, the ant club is back! They have Pete as a new member, oh my gosh I didn't know I needed to see Pete & Thor friendship so much

TREVOR'S PARENTS!? EXCUSE ME!? THAT'S SO COOL AND INTERESTING BUT KINDA MORBID???

Alberta said Yiddish words and I'm so proud of her, look how happy she looks and Sass is so resigned we love him

(side note: I'm not Jewish so I've no idea what she said but I'm guessing it's something akin to "parents" or the like, someone pls teach me)

JENKINS!! JENKINS HOW DARE YOU!! SIR!! THEY'VE JUST DONE THE KISS OK LET THEM HAVE IT STOP TRYING TO STIR UP DRAMA TF IS WRONG WITH YOU I KNOW YOU'RE JEALOUS GO SULK IN THE CORNER!!

He's about to get smacked I swear

He even tried to stop them getting together in the first place, man is so bitter, Nigel just talk to him and explain pls

Oh no his parents are divorced oh Trevor no I'm so sorry, look at him he looks so broken HETTY THIS MAN NEEDS A HUG ASAP

"Peter, as our resident cuckold-" 😂 Thanks Hetty

AND THE MAN IN QUESTION WALKS IN, TURN AROUND ISAAC, TURN AROUND AND WALK OUT

FLOWERRRRR Flower bestie, the one time we wanted you lucid

NOW WE HAVE TWO VERY UPSET PEOPLE IN THIS HOUSE

oh no sad Trev again, aw he looks so upset bless him

oh my gosh, Jay is just sat there reading 🤣 iconic does he do this every time they're all plotting together?

aw noooo, Trev it wasn't you, it wasn't your death that did it (probably hopefully maybe) they might have had problems before who knows?? just have Sam ask them

my goodness Jay is so invested, look at him being a good husband and friend, he just accepted the parent trap idea

and of course Thor takes "trap" literally XD

Lenny and Esther, amazing names (I actually really like the name Esther this makes me so happy)

Oh no... This is the look of a man who knows he done goofed

Nigel....what did you do?? Answer me honestly, what happened??

ohno

ohnononono

Isaac has enough self-confidence issues as it is DO NOT COMPOUND THINGS!!

a respite doesn't cut it buddy, Isaac is hurt now, you have hurt him, how dare you, you're gonna have Hetty and Thor coming for you mate

damn it Jenkins!!

oh my gosh it's Nancy! the cholera ghosts are getting a shoe in the door, good for them!

"Isaac is now second most famous cuckold in the house" you didn't have to kill him again Thor

oh Alberta, no. as much as I know you're wanting to help Isaac that is not going to help

please don't suggest he goes for Jenkins this will stir up more problems

omgosh Thor you beauty

but a Puritan? really? at another household? oof, that's gonna be heavy

THANK. YOU. SASSAPIS! clever boy

and Isaac asks about the Puritan anyway 🤣 of course he does

and now we're back to Trevor- IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT I PROMISE T^T

"we're going to hell" don't tell Hetty, she can make you go down on 'em

and of course Albert and Flower watched XD that tracks with them so well

Sass being the good guy until Hetty appeared....yeah, sure pal, sure

and Hetty found it "educational" uh huh, yeah, sure thing Hetty, you keep telling yourself that

Trev looks rightfully disgusted

shouting through windows, lovely ngl I find this so awkward

yes Isaac I'm just as uncomfortable as you are buddy

Trevor 1968-2000 he's 40! he doesn't look it honestly

aww, that's actually a sweet little memorial

yay! Isaac is forgiving Nigel! yay!!

Jenkins is in fact a son of a bitch, well said Isaac It's all your fault, Jafar Jenkins

ohmygosh moving in? moving in? yes?

yes you are baby stepping Nigel but Isaac needs this let him have it

MOVING IN!

told you Trev, told you, not your fault - DAMN IT LENNY WHILE THEY WERE IN SCHOOL?? DO YOU HAVE NO SHAME SIR?

someone give Trevor a hug or so help me I will scream

thank you Alberta TvT lowkey wanted Hetty but you work too, that's so sweet

yeah, you guys ARE #couplegoals you totally are, you're so sweet, the only people that I can say are also goals are Alison and Mike

(who wants another crossover episode?)

oh so is Thor 35 then? good to know

yep, the ghosts are children confirmed

and of course we end with Trevor trying to kill Tara Reid

Ok so that was a trip and a half, I'm excited for next episode now.

#cbs ghosts #trevor lefkowitz #isaac higgintoot #nigel chessum #thorfinn #pete martino #alberta haynes #flower #susan montero/flower #hetty woodstone #sassapis #sasappis #the cholera ghosts

[crymeariveronceagain]

thoughts on Keeper. after reading it again.

this is still one of my favorites. Like, top three in the series, 10/10, for sure.

but here are my thoughts in a periodically sarcastic and screechy format:

Oh my gosh I'm so in love with 29% untraumatized Keefe you don't understand how beautiful this boy is and how wholesome this child is and I would like to just pick him up and give him a hug so badly

Here's a great idea! You find a child. You take the child home. You run no medical tests on the child. You give her no information or crash course about the culture she's now living in. You wave goodbye. You keep secrets from her. She gets kidnapped and is presumed dead! You cry at her funeral. Congrats! You are now Alden Vacker and every other STUPID. FRICKING. ADULT. IN THIS BOOK.

Okay, but seriously, Sophie didn't know she was breaking the law. She got two tribunals for breaking laws she didn't know existed. They never once took that ignorance into account. Like stars, it's your stupid fricking rules that have stupid things forbidden(like?!?!?! Stars?!?!?!? in the sky!?!?!?! That are clearly locatable without special!?!?!?! Equipment?!?!?!?) and Sophie is brand new leave her alone stars.

I honestly think the best cover for Alden Vacker being Neverseen is going to be the fact that his son is Neverseen. Anything that can be traced back to his family or even Everglen can be shifted off onto Alvar.

MARELLA??? SO MUCH SASS IN THAT LITTLE GIRL??? HOW??? Also, she's got so much fire in her so naturallly I can't believe no one thought "ah, a Pyrokinetic".

Fintan. What is u doing. There's an actual line where it was like "Fintan supported the banning of pyrokinesis" like hell he did yeah totally that's def why he's plotting to overthrow the elven government now yep was totally on board with all that

Man, Stina really is just Heather Chandler in a child-friendly package. Like, honestly, SHUT UP HEATHER.

Dex, your mother is a froster, stop talking about how stupid frosters are. And y'know what. Queen Elsa of Arendelle would disagree about the usefulness of frosting btw. So get rekt.

GRADY. EDALINE. TAKE A DEEP BREATH. BREATHE. NOW ADMIT YOU LOVE YOUR ADOPTED DAUGHTER AND STOP STRANGLING HER AND JUST LOVE HER. DEATH HAPPENS AND IT HAPPENED TO YOU AND NOW YOU NEED TO LOVE WHAT YOU'VE GOT BEFORE YOU LOSE IT AGAIN AND--

Elwin you do be makin so many jokes about seeing Sophie again I'm beginning to think you're a prophet.

Cassius can still go die in a hole <3 uwu

Biana why do you pale when someone mentions how your dad forced you to be friends with Sophie. If it's defemation and easily explained you don't need to freak out that much, sure it's embarassing but why did you react like that.... Stina's full of it we know she is so honey-- u good, Bee?

Hi I'd Like To Stress Again How Stupid And Pointless The Attempts At Integrating Sophie Into The Elven Society Were Every Single Adult Involved In This Situation Was To Blame How Dare You, by Fall Out Boy.

Oh wow she got her inflicting in the first book i forgot about that

Sophie Foster is going home guys and everything falls apart later this book would have been less satisfying but still pretty good as a stand alone if Shannon Messenger had unfortunately passed away

#kotlc #kotlc keefe #keefe sencen #kotlc sophie #sophie foster #sokeefe #kotlc fitz #kotlc biana #kotlc commentary #re reading #book commentary #kotlc fandom #kotlc stuff #river re-reads kotlc

[mint-yooxgi]

i just read yandere yeosang x tall reader and its my fave thing ever.

First of all "Even more so when you notice Hongjoong staring at you with a mildly pointed look in your direction. If you didn’t know any better, you’d swear that he’s almost daring you to say that it’s anyone else but him." The fact that hongjoong is my bias got me feeling like he was judging me for enjoying this so much hehehe.

All the interaction with oc on the plane was so cute, they were like weasels trying to see reader!

Yunho and joong were so soft the whole time 🥺 even when they were outing jongho

Speaking of jongho, he was bias wrecking me sooo bad im like.....i see u yandere yeosang..but fanboy jongho is just 😵‍💫❤️‍🔥 when he threw his phone and was peeking to see if reader was watching him i was laughing the whole time

Also mingi and rengoku hair >>>>

I looooove this slow burn. Also is that foreshadowing??? 👀 when reader said the best plot twists are ones you can see coming, that can so be applied to yeosang: from the stares, to not even watching JJK but watching it with her, to cutting reader off whenever she was about to talk to another member, the kinds of questions he was asking, pretending to be asleep, not giving up his seat, peeking when she was writing, lowkey twisting her words that one instance when he called himself a stranger, getting angry when the others take her attention away, and always lingering, istg you gave so many subtle clues like this was soooo delicious. I can't wait to see how you develop this and where it goes. Im so invested!!! And tysfm for writing tall reader content 👏 🙌

Ahhhh, thank you so much!!! I'm so happy to hear that you're enjoying the series so far!! I really do have a lot planned for it, so I'll probably begin working on part 4 soon!

And lmaooo Joong is always there to give off his best "don't look at other idols" stare

Honestly, I know the main pairing is Yan!Yeosang but I was thinking about it the other night and I realized this series could also bloom into yan!Jongho and yan!Hongjoong with the way it's going, but I'll stick with Yeo for now lmaooo

Ahhh I'm so glad you picked up on a lot of the little seeds I've been planting so far with Yeosang and his behaviour!!! There's significance to some of it, but others, not so much. We'll see in later chapters what is and isn't ;))

Overall, thank you so much for reading and sending me this lovely ask!!! I really appreciate it!!! 🥰

#ask #the sweetest #omg #feedback is always appreciated #hehehe

[common-grackle]

Winnie Foster and growing up

@claireverlasting @marinesocks You guys wanted this?

Here's the thing about Winnie Foster. She's not dumb (anything but), but she is naïve, especially at the beginning of the show. From literally the first time we see her on stage, we know a lot about her home life and her motivations:

She's obedient, especially to her mother (who is...pretty stifling)

She wants to go to the fair (and she's hopeful that her mother will let her)

She's unhappy with her life (she can't "live like this forever")

There's some other stuff too, like how the setting is casually dropped (August 1st, 1893 in Treegap, New Hampshire), which I love because the music is catchy and it's an excellent way to get the audience to remember stuff. I'd also point out "I wish I had wings, I'd look good with a pair" - we really get a feel for Winnie's whimsy and youthfulness, but also that she has her expectations set pretty firmly.

This especially comes to light with Mae's verse. Mae's plotline is about her finding that youth again (Tuck actually does a great job of developing plotlines for each character and I appreciate that greatly). In her part, she also talks about feeling stuck (duh, that's what the song is about) and about anticipation - her boys will be home by the end of the day. But that excitement feels more mature than Winnie's for the fair.

Miles and Jesse have a really interesting part that deserves its own post. I'll skip over Miles's lines for now because there's too much to unpack.

Through the lens of Winnie's character arc (or at least the fragment of it that I'm focusing on), what I notice is the parallels between her and Jesse. Jesse is 102, but he really does seem 17 here. His enthusiasm aligns perfectly with Winnie's - it's more childlike, more free. (We'll get there later, but it's my personal theory that that's why their song sounds like it does.)

After Good Girl Winnie Foster, we see Winnie shouting at her mother ("No! I hate you, and I hate your rules!"). It's implied that she doesn't have outbursts like this often (if at all), which is...really interesting with what happens next. My favorite part of this scene is Winnie's line when she's talking to her toad: "Why should I apologize? I don't want to just be 'good.' I want to be daring."

She then has a short reprise of her song, and I think these lines are the most significant:

If I don't leave now I'll only wish I had

How can I know good without trying bad?

Winnie knows exactly what she's doing: she's breaking the rules. She goes directly from being a "well-behaved eleven" to literally running away from home. That escalated quickly.

Let's pause before we meet Jesse to talk about the plotline the show has set up for Winnie. She wants to go to the fair, wear a bright color, have fun, and then she gets in an argument with her mother and runs away. Honestly? This could've be the plot of a story on its own, if we hadn't also been introduced to the Tucks and the Man in the Yellow Suit. Winnie really is just a kid who got caught up in the plot (and proceeded to stir up a lot of drama herself).

One of Jesse's lines right before Top of the World is "There's no use running away if you don't make it an adventure." Jesse and Winnie's friendship took off because they shared the same view of the world, and neither of them had ever known someone like that before (or, not in a long time - part of me wants to know what Winnie's father was like, but again, topic for another time).

Winnie: Everything looks so different, up here!

Jesse: You ain't seen the half of it.

She really hasn't. All of these scenes have been setting up who Winnie is at the start of her story, but where it gets interesting is when she's faced with more things that she's never thought about before.

Winnie: I can't believe you tricked me. I trusted you. (As if they got engaged.) We climbed a tree!

Yes, that's the actual text from my script. Climbing a tree with Jesse was The Biggest Deal to Winnie, because she'd never done anything like that before, with anyone.

There's so much I could say about The Story of the Tucks, but the gist of it is that Winnie has no idea what to do with this information. The first thing she asks after they finish is "where is this cat?", and the second is "How can I be sure you're not just telling me a story?"

There are two other lines here that I'd like to mention. First, the bit where Winnie asks what else they can do, and if they can fly. She's picked up the immortality thing (which is likely something that she's read about), but she's assuming that it's some kind of superpower (positive connotations - keep that in mind).

The second is "It must be so fun to be you!" Winnie, you sweet child, no. Winnie just isn't grasping how eternal life could be a bad thing, and I don't think she really does until the end of Act One.

(Also, the way that Angus says "Not natural, how much that boy has lost" when Miles exits? This is why Tuck Everlasting causes audiences pain. It's because we already know more than Winnie does.)

Okay, let's talk about Partner in Crime and Seventeen. Like I said, I'm pretty sure that (besides it just being the right tone for the song) Partner in Crime is fast and upbeat because that's the mood that Winnie and Jesse share. This song happens literally directly before everything goes south. I also love all the echoing and overlapping that happens in this number, because they feel the same way but they have different contexts for it.

There's a line before Seventeen that haunts me when I'm trying to sleep: "Listen: Ma and Pa and Miles? They don't know how to enjoy anything anymore. They're stuck in the past. But you? You thought it was amazing to climb a tree." Jesse is still optimistic because he thinks he's found a way out (and it is a solution, just not the right one).

But do you want to know something? Neither Jesse nor Winnie sings anything upbeat for the rest of the show. All of their songs up to this point were fast and cheerful, and that doesn't happen again after Partner in Crime. Actually, none of the Tucks sing anything upbeat after this point. The Man in the Yellow Suit, the Constable, and Hugo are the only characters who appear in the faster songs in Act Two.

Why?

It's because Winnie is finally learning how negative immortality can actually be. She's still herself, just more somber. Jesse's already losing hope, and with our two most optimistic characters (not counting Hugo) finally getting hit with all of this, it travels over to the rest of the Tucks. (Miles, Mae, and Angus all have their own reasons for this too, but there's too much to say about those.)

Time is a song that most of us have cried over at one point or another, and I think it's this scene that starts to solidify Winnie's decision not to drink from the spring. (It's also the most insight we get into Miles's character, I think. I love this song.) However.

The Wheel doubles as a Winnie and Angus bonding moment and the moment where Winnie finally puts everything together. She echoes Angus's words, and she strings together her own in Everlasting.

Not to ruin the mood that I've set here (whatever that may be) but I think that seeing the Man in the Yellow Suit dead (killed by someone she knows and loves) also probably contributed to Winnie's sudden maturity.

The effect that Winnie has on the Tuck family is made very clear throughout the show. She shows Mae how to live like she used to, and remember the joy that she's lost a bit of. Winnie and Angus have one of the sweetest dynamics in the musical, this father-daughter relationship that develops between them. Miles and Winnie have...a lot going on that I will save discussing for later. And Winnie is Jesse's first real friend in pretty much forever. But this experience also has an effect on Winnie, and that's what I'm trying to get at here.

Right after she says goodbye to the Tucks, Winnie sings Everlasting. It's a song about a decision, and although a little bit of the suspense is kept, we as the audience already know what Winnie is going to do, because that's what's been set up the whole show. (And we're right: she gives the water to the toad.)

Winnie starts her story as an eleven-year-old girl who wants to get out of the house and go to the fair. Throughout the course of a few days, she grows up and learns a lot about the nature of life and humanity and everything Tuck Everlasting is trying to teach us.

Remember how I said that Tuck hurts because the audience knows more than Winnie? I really do think that's the reason. We know early on what's going on with the Tucks, and we see Winnie figure it out and sort out her emotions on her own time. We basically go through that pain twice.

(I'm not sure if this is significant, but going back to my thing about how the music changes in Act Two, I did notice that the ensemble carries the fast part of the end of the show. It's not the Tucks anymore. Oof.)

If you made it this far, please discuss this with me because I am desperate to hear more theories.

#gracie writes overly long media analysis #all the quotes came from my copy of the script! #tuck everlasting #tuck everlasting the musical #winnie foster #jesse tuck #musical theater #analysis

[nimata-beroya]

MY THOUGHTS ON TBB 2×07 "The Clone Conspiracy" & 2×08 "Truth and Consequences"

Let me start by saying that these episodes didn't go as I expected. I had a whole (not very clear) plot in my head that did not happen. At all. But I love them! It had me on the edge of my seat the entire time!

My thoughts and reactions are below the cut

2×07 "The Clone Conspiracy"

I gasped when I saw 79's. In a weird way, I was surprised that was still functioning, which is stupid. Of course, it's still open. The Empire is trying to rid of the Clones, but they're not gone yet, so they still need a place to get hammered. Now, more than ever, I think.

As these 2 clones talk (Cade and Slip, my beloveds), it hit me that that bar played a part in another conspiracy. Argh! 😩 The feels!! Why?! 😭

And I'm now headcanoning that this guy here is either Cade or Slip (probably, Cade since he was the one who had second thoughts first)

*sighs*

Anyway, let's continue…

It hurts so much watching the clones deal with all the crap the Empire makes them do. I just want to hug them and protect them at all cost.

As much as it hurts, I knew Cade wasn't going to live much longer. And my thought at that moment about the assassin was, "please, don't be Crosshair. Don't be you. PLEASE!!" And the scope didn't look like his but I was not sure until they showed the helmet. Of course, then the question was who the hell is that?

Wait! They're saying that Kamino fell because of a massive storm?!?!! that's the worst excuse ever! like, how not everybody automatically knows that it's a big fat lie?! Kamino? A planet used to horrible storms, so their building were made for resisting those. That Kamino?! Honestly, Rampart has absolutely no imagination or logical thought.

Of Course! It's about that recruitment bill 🙄

BAIL!!! Bail is here!

RIYO!!! WOOHOO!! THAT'S MY GIRL, FIGHTING FOR THE CLONES!! I'm so ecstatic to see her (I knew she would, since I saw that leaked pic of her with Rex and the boys) and it's so good to watch her doing what she does best.

(My Foxiyo shipping heart is wishing to see Fox too, or at least that she mentions him or something. Just a tiny hint. I know it won't happen but dreaming cost nothing)

Hmm… Rampart, I see trouble coming your way. The Emperor has no patience for failure, and you are on very thin ice. And how apparent is that you know absolutely nothing about Riyo if you think she'll be appeased so easily. Oh boy! Your end is near, I think… Unless you have a card up your sleeve, which I doubt. Oh, I'm going to enjoy watching you fall so much 😈

Harsh words from Riyo, but true. You're not getting any younger, my dears. You're getting older twice as fast, in fact. I think not only the clones are guilty of ignoring that fact. In real life and when you're young, you think that it won't happen to you, until one day you get up and say "oh Fuck" and you're old. The sad thing is that as things are going, the clones won't have enough time to enjoy life before that happens 😣

Slip, what are you doing? Oh calling Rex? Yes, yes, yes!!!

Be careful Riyo, Rampart is a snake. Actually, that's an insult to snakes. But the sentiment applies. Good thing you're not stupid and didn't believe a word he said.

Ooooooh! Bail, nice! The King of clandestine meetings. This reminds me of the fic I need to finish writing. Opps! 😅 I'm all for Organa-Riyo secret rebel meetings.

Oh fuck! Riyo move!!! No no no no no, Slip come back! No! 😖😭😭 I knew it! RIP Slip 💔

Now, Riyo, RUN!!! Run like hell! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!

YES!!!! REX IS HERE!!!!! Just in time. Phew!! Now let's see who this guy is.

Wait! Oh my goodness! 😳 he killed himself. Who's this guy and what happened to him, because this seems a little too extreme for a normal trooper. Even if as a "believer". Could've he been reconditioned? Is he one of the cadets of Kamino that went through a harsher brainwashing? What??!!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! They can't leave it there!!! How dare they!! Thank God they released the next episode, too, or it'd have been a hell of a week waiting.

2×08 "Truth and Consequences"

Hey!! The boys! Finally! (Well, actually the previous ep was too good, and I missed them much less than I should have)

Oh, My boy Wrecker is taking a nap. But baby, in that position you'll get a kink on your neck. Mine hurts just by watching you.

GONKY!!!!!! Thank goodness you're all right! I was afraid that he was fried for good.

Oh, Omega is meditating. Nice (hmm, I can imagine what everyone fond of the idea of her being force-sensitive will say about this. I'm not on that wagon, tho) There! From her own mouth! She's not force sensitive.

Oh, Echo!! 🥺🥺 Can I hug you?

Ok, here we go.

Well, I'm just saying that Hunter have a point. The last place they should put a foot on IS Coruscant. He's not wrong about that. BUT... also with Rex's expertise of going in and out of it without raising alarms should reduce the risks. And it's for a very good cause, so, go, go, go.

That's how it's pronounced?! I've been saying Riyo wrong all along 😕

LOL! Omega always being cute with her little wave 😊

I love that Echo is ready to testify but, yep, that wouldn't go well. Deserters don't have much of credibility. Sorry Echo.

awwwww my girls together, yes! (and that's why Omega will see Palpatine. It makes sense now)

Riyo and Omega in the Senate reminds me of Padme and Ahsoka doing the same thing.

Wait! Shouldn't have Rampart recognize Omega? Sure, he can't even imagine CF99 is in Coruscant and Omega could be any girl, but like didn't he read the reports of every incident involving them? I'm sure in one of those says there's a girl, with Omega's description, among them. Or watched a surveillance footage, something, I don't know. Right? I mean, great that he doesn't recognize her, but it's weird.

Oh, yes! The ice under your feet is getting thinner and thinner, Rampart. I can hear it cracking 😈 Oh, your arrogance is your downfall. Nothing that Riyo can do? HA!! You won't know what hit you

Ugh! Omega, my poor innocent baby. Still so naive to the unfair reality of being a clone. My heart weeps for you

Hehe, Omega tailing along to the meeting with Bail. Such a confidence in her brothers.

UGH!! That old, obnoxious hag?! I hate Burtoni. Altho, I admit that she's caving in more easily than I expected, all thanks to Omega

Ok, Rex, who are those contacts? Wolffe? Cody? Or even Crosshair? Anyone we know? Tell me!! I wanna know!!!

Oh, poor my boy!! He's not having a good day. First, zapped when he bumped that machine and now dealing with his fear of heights. I must say that Wrecker is braver than anyone. He doesn't let his fear stop him.

Hurry up boys!! Ooooh!! More plans. And combined?!

Oh my gosh, Tech!! 😆😆 "I was off by 6.4 meters. Not my best."

Definitely not the best day for Wrecker. He deserves a hug from me 😊

Get him, Riyo!! You're so done, Rampart!

Oh, fuck! Palpatine 🤬

Told you Rampart! You're done (Altho, I thought he'd be around a bit longer, but his fall fits nicely with what I think it might be the rest of Crosshair's arc, so I'm ok with this. Of course, I wouldn't have complained if they had dragged Rampart's misery for a bit longer)

Ah, of course! I'm not even surprised that Palps spinned this to his favor anyway. I know clones are doomed no matter what they do. *Long-suffering sigh*

Wait, what? Echo? what? No!!! you can't leave 😭😭 I'm with Omega here 😭😭

😭😭😭 They're hugging!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭

Noooooooooooooo!!! Omega looks so sad 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

I did not expect this to happen and, even if I don't like it, I get it. It's something Echo needs to do for himself. My only solace is that, happening now by mid-season, it almost certain that Echo will be back sooner than we think.

And I have very important questions after these episodes...

Crosshair, is he safe? Is he all right? Where is he?!!!

#episode review #tbb season 2 spoilers #tbb spoilers #tbb s2 spoilers #tbb 2x07 the clone conspiracy #tbb 2x08 truth and consequences #tbb #the bad batch

[theunrealinsomniac]

Could you give me some Narusaku headcanons?

Of course! Try and stop me really lol.

Same rules as before, one for Canon!AUs, one for the Wedding!AU and one for the Uni!AU. I will be doing my best to avoid spoilers for the Uni!AU, but it's probably unavoidable for anyone who's not read it yet.

My bad.

Canon!AU: Much like in all universes, Naruto and Sakura being in love with each other is only a secret from each other.

Everyone knew. *Everyone*. And when I say everyone, you had people who'd never met the pair just assuming they were a couple.

Sakura got called Uzumaki-san so many times before she'd even started dating Naruto, before she'd even started to really entertain acting on her feelings for the man, that she just got used to it.

It lost the sting of embarrassment and flutter of something she wasn't ready to embrace in time. She even started to see the funny side of it. Because well ... she did kinda act like his wife at times. Strictly platonically of course.

And then one day, a truly stunning Wave nin was making some moves on Naruto, like really obvious ones. 'If she'd been stood much closer to him she'd be pressing her breasts into his chest' levels of obvious.

Which Sakura had some objections to. Platonic objections.

So she stormed up to the two and promptly stuck her hand into the woman's face and firmly said: Hello, I'm Sakura Uzumaki, nice to meet you! I see you've already met my husband!'

To her credit the Wave nin backed off immediately, apologising profusely and all but ran away from them with little more than a scared 'bye!'

Naruto was so dazed, giddy and baffled by what had just happened that Sakura was able to drag him away and give him a full lecture about being more aware of when women are hitting on him and not being rude by ignoring it - a truly ludicrous lecture really - that he didn't think to ask Sakura why she was blushing until she finally stopped for breath.

She told him to shut up and blushed harder and Naruto let it go.

Ino gave her absolutely no end of shit when Sakura told her about it that night. And referred to that as the first time Sakura ever used her *actual* name in her life.

A story she repeated years later on Naruto and Sakura's wedding day.

Wedding!AU: Naruto and Sakura remember almost every time they've drunkenly kissed before they got together. Whether that be both of them remembering or only one of them.

But there is one time that neither of them remember.

It was two Valentine's Days before the plot of the Wedding!AU in fact. And they'd gotten drunk in Naruto's flat during their tradition. Exceedingly so. Honestly they'd long since stopped watching the truly trashy movie, which neither of them remembered even choosing to watch the next day, and had just started ripping it to shreds.

At one point Sakura was bemoaning how bad the kissing acting was. Because come on! That's not how you kiss the man of your dreams! That's how you kiss a disappointing third date goodnight before you delete his number from your phone!'

Naruto, half reclined on the sofa and resting on his elbow snorted and gave her a poke with his foot. Before asking her/daring her to prove she knew what she was talking about and before Sakura could stop to think ... she did.

She wrapped her arms around his neck sensually and collapsed into his body and kissed him like her life depended on it, after a quickly breathed 'you do it like *this*.'

Naruto returned the kiss just as passionately, even going so far as to roll so Sakura was fully on top of him, her legs coming up to straddle his waist, whipping up in the process to sit and giving him a look that the future Naruto would find himself exceedingly familiar with, his hands snaking to her hips.

But that's where the fun stopped this time. The sudden movement had stirred something in Sakura's stomach and she all but bolted for the nearest sink. And the sound of Sakura throwing up down his kitchen sink had some kind of effect on Naruto and next thing he knew he was barrelling towards his bathroom.

By the time it was over, neither of them remembered what they'd been doing and resigned to just go to bed in separate beds once they saw the time.

The next morning they were so hungover they could barely remember anything about the night before. Chocked it up to them mixing spirits with beer AND wine and laughed together over some very bland food.

Sakura dreamt about it later that month, but she just dismissed it as another dream about her hunky best friend.

They never knew it was real, and how close they were to getting together years earlier. Again.

Uni!AU: Naruto and Sakura love to cook together. Sakura's not a great cook but she's good at following instructions and Naruto inherited his ability to do domestic tasks from his male wife of a father, Minato.

He just doesn't really use them until he's got someone to cook for. But once he realises that if they don't start cooking they're gonna be so popular at the local takeaways that they'll know them by name ... well he has someone to cook for now and immediately sets to it.

It gets to the point where Naruto and Sakura cook together so often that on the rare occasions that they're apart for a meal, it feels wrong not to have the other there. Sakura has been known to wait for Naruto to come home back to even start meal prep.

Which has led to more than a couple very late dinners.

But it's worth it.

Hope you like these ones too and sorry the third one is so much smaller than the others. It's hard not to do spoilery ones for the ongoing story lol.

And let me know if you have anymore couples you want headcanons for. I'm sure I can knock some out!

Thanks for asking!

#ask theunrealinsomniac #naruto headcanons #naruto #narusaku #naruto uzumaki #sakura haruno #headcanons #narusaku headcanons

[bigfan-fanfic]

Hello, I just wanted to talk about my girl Piper Mclean again about my own personal opinions about how I feel about the "hate" towards her character. I'm only going to talk about one of the reasons why people don't like Piper instead of listing all of it.

Number 1: "Piper backstory and problems aren't that serious." Aside from the writing about her race, I understand why people had a problem with Piper personal issues and that it's nowhere near as traumatizing and harsh as the other demigods backstories. It also doesn't help that Piper is rich and it makes it much harder for the readers to related to Piper due to her wealth. But honestly despite Piper wealth and high status, her problems feel more down to earth. What I mean is that Piper's dad ignore her despite him having good intentions of not wanting Piper to get involved with his rich lifestyle. He still neglected her and didn't listen to her when she wanted to know more about their culture. Also people said that Piper a brat for not wanting the gifts her dad gave her and not appreciating her wealthy lifestyle. Piper never wanted those gifts from her dad, she wanted to spend time with him and learn about their native culture together. That's not being a spolied brat and that a child wanted to bond with their parent. Piper was lonely, she didn't have friends and her dad didn't spend time with her. Also Piper wealthy lifestyle wasn't really all that pretty and nice either. Piper clearly didn't like going to the rich schools her dad made her go to. All of the girls made fun of her appearance and shamed her for it (they were probably lowkey racist too). Which is not good for a child self esteem. Piper problems are more lowkey then the others, being neglected by your parent, feeling alone because of your parent neglect, and being judged by your peers for being different. Me personally these are issues I can related to then the other demigods characters. What do you think?

I don't personally see Piper's problems as less than or more than the others whether in terms of relatability or not. The wealth and privilege argument is almost a non-issue given how little it actually matters to the plot and how Piper relates to other characters. Piper is not written as rich the way Rachel Elizabeth Dare is written as rich - Rachel actively acknowledges her privilege and it motivates her to actually help the world. Annabeth calls her out on it, Percy thinks about it, and Rachel talks about it. Meanwhile it's hardly mentioned unless in passing for Piper, and it's more of a side effect of her father being a movie star and her being emotionally neglected.

Of the seven - Hazel has the trauma of literally dying, being abused by her mother, general period-specific racism and sexism, etc. Frank has a dead beloved parent, an emotionally distant grandmother, and social pressure singling him out for not acting like he "should". Leo has his mother dying in front of him, his family abandoning him, systemic abuse and racism through the foster care system, etc. Percy was in an abusive household for many years, suffered systemic abuse through multiple boarding schools, and has lived through the Titan War and has all that extra ptsd, has seen friends die, etc. Annabeth had an emotionally neglectful father, suffered enough with her stepfamily that she ran away, lived on the streets with other young kids for several months, watched a close friend die/get turned into a tree at the age of 7, and has the war ptsd and trauma from being betrayed by her older brother figure in Luke, and having everything she loves stripped from her over and over. Jason has lost his memory, and only has hazy recollections, struggles with his identity, and rediscovers his sister, has to relive the traumatic story of his abusive dead mother, and is quickly thrust into probably the most horribly stressful environment for a recovering amnesiac.

Piper has an emotionally neglectful/distant parent and her internal monologue points out that she does suffer from systemic racism. She has the unique trauma of realizing that her first relationship has been a complete fabrication and one day her boyfriend has no idea who she is, was told by her father that she had a deadbeat mother only to find that her mother is literally the personification of all the concepts (glamour, beauty, passion) that she distrusts in her father's industry, and that she cannot tell her father any of this because it would literally break his mind and soul, after *checks notes* her father is kidnapped and used as a hostage to get her to betray her only friends.

I'd say her trauma is enough to give anybody some absolutely wicked trust issues and paranoia. Not to mention it lines up pretty closely with the traumatic backstory beats the other demigods have. Even if we were keeping score, which we're not, because trauma and suffering does not have to be equivalent to be equally valid, Piper has been relentlessly bullied like Percy and Hazel, has been distanced from her parent by being sent away to schools like Percy, has trauma related to her godly parent's domain like Frank, Leo, and Hazel, suffers from systemic racism like Leo and Hazel do, and unlike the others who have living mortal family who are in on the secret, Piper has no one on the outside.

I don't know that she's more or less relatable than the others, because they all have unique trauma that others will identify with more, but I know that she doesn't have "less problems" than the others.

[lovecolibri]

The way in every answer you destroy kr gives me life everytime, thank you😍im honestly tired of people justify her because eddie is in a trauma response!! They didn't notice it will play for laugh? So there's no deep meaning, but another way for the het queen to distance buddie even more than in 6a. Like if we agree that eddie already knows his feelings, why the fuck he should dare random people,

Lol. In my defense, I was tipsy and half asleep. But also I just don't have a lot of patience for people who are literally getting paid to do a thing and then publicly go around talking about how bad they are at the thing! Like girl, if you can't think of another emergency to do in California (LITCHERALLY they haven't even done a big wildfire for OG), and if you think a musical episode is a good idea specifically so you don't have to keep coming up with so much plot, MAYBE this isn't the job or at least the show for you?!

Amature writers, young people in their late teens and early twenties in the middle of the school year, and adults in their thirties and forties with full time jobs and families are out here with legitimately BRILLIANT ideas for how a storyline could go that fits the characters and their arcs and ties the firefam in even closer within MINUTES of information dropping. How can you, as your only job and with a whole team of writers, not come up with anything? Not DO anything with the scenes you yourself set up? Not understanding the driving force behind your characters actions? Understand what the audience loves after 5 full seasons of a show? My brother in christ this is all LITERALLY your job.

The way she picks things that actually, legitimately, could pack an emotional punch and really push arcs along and be so interesting but instead treats them like a joke while pulling THEE most random, OOC drama out of her behind to drag out for ages instead (until it gets cut or changed because it's being dragged to filth by the entire audience), is going to be my villain origin story.

And the way she criminally underutilizes characters is so frustrating! Eddie had basically nothing going on in 6a, neither did Bobby until 6x09, Chim and Maddie's stuff happened almost entirely off screen, Athena's big episode happened and then literally never came up again or affected a single other thing or lead to any conversations or had any ramifications, ad the less said about how the sperm donor thing was handled the better. Basically only Hen and Buck had something consistently going on and even that was Buck's stuff getting treated like a joke and not actually going anywhere. We're getting a lot NOW but so much of this could have been spread out or lead up to this! Give me the Madney couples therapy! Give me Wendall's introduction in 6x01 and keep him in the audience's mind so 6x09 actually means something. Give Eddie SOMETHING to do after his storyline literally saved s5 and was the only consistently praised arc all season. Give Buck something to do that isn't about these rando white women trying to get into his pants!

Anyway, I shouldn't answer asks when I'm hungry but here you go I guess! Lets all manifest that 6b continues being better and be thankful that the cast are as good as they are and give amazing performances even when they're not being supported by the arcs being set for them.

#my sweet nonnie friends #911 #911 spoilers #anti kr #kr go work on a soap opera or something so you can run your dramatic af arcs for years with no progress #and leave our firefam and especially buck tf alone

[oogaboogaspookyman]

Mew: i can either bake these cookies in 400 degrees for ten minutes, or 4,000 degrees for one minute.

Mewtwo: mew no, that's not how you bake cookies.

Mew: FLOOR IT?

Mewtwo: MEW NO.

Mew: how about 4,000,000 DEGREES FOR ONE SECOND?!

Mewtwo: MEW YOU'RE GONNA BURN THE HOUSE DOWN!

Mew: I'M GOING TO HARNESS THE FUCKING SUN TO BAKE COOKIES!

Mewtwo: MEW PLEASE-

Adam: you are either mewtwo, or mew.

(loooooooootsa @pmseymourva )

✨Random Quotes From The Fam✨

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Adam: ATTENTION SARCASM USERS! WE ARE FACED WITH A SERIOUS ISSUE.

Adam: THERE IS ONLY ONE SARCASM LEFT, WE HAVE TO USE IT WISELY.

Adam: PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK, IT'S GOTTA BE GOOD.

Mewtwo: yeah, okay, i'll be sure to do just that... Oh god what have i DONE-

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You: whatcha planning for Valentine's Day~?

MEMORY: murder.

You: that's the spirit!

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Mewtwo: help my wife is going on labour!

Guy he's calling: is it her first born?

Mewtwo: no this is her husband.

Mary: now's not the time for dad jokes!

Adam: he's ready.

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Mew, not knowing what she's saying: OH MY GOD, i got it.

Mew: Game Of Thrones, is anime plots for non-anime watchers.

Mew: think about it...

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(@the-hydroxian-artblog )

Mew: @ yeast.

Mewtwo: ... Yeast.

Mew: yeast :)

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Mewtwo, looking at Aliza: i didn't order this box of cat!

Mary: HOW ARE YOU COMPLAIMING LOOK AT IT'S FACEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Adam: it's literally making the :3 face.

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Dude 1: *he saw something behind them and proceeds to wheeze incomprehensibly*

Dude 1, pushing Dude 2: dhuhude... Dhdduhde 2!

Dude 2, making a bad throw in Skee: watch it!

The game he's playing: [LOOOSEEEEER!]

Dude 2: aw heck, now look at what you made me do!

Dude 2:

MEMORY: hello~

Dude 2: ... Hehebrhebebrhebebeheh *fearful wheezing*

(source: The Cuphead Show)

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MEMORY: clearly you don't own an AIR FRYER! *Regal laughter*

Mewtwo: what does that even MEEEEEEEAAAANNNN-

(source: L Void, Deltarune Memes, look it up on Youtube)

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Picture of a weird looking baby.

Adam: his name is Snart.

Uptight hoity toity piece of shit: how dare you say such a thing, that's a picture of baby jesus!

Adam: no, his name is Snart.

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MEMORY: presenting: BASKETBALL 2!

Adam: what's the objective?

MEMORY: survive.

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That one guy that had his head torn off and has the spine still attached in the ORIGIN comic: i am the snake in my boot!

Jason Lavender: JESUS CHRIST.

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Mew: you kiss and care and for what?! Sex?! Love?!?! Pathetic!

Adam: to level my charisma stat.

Mew: ah, a gamer! You may pass.

Mewtwo, hugging Celeste: to show my girlfriend love and make her feel special!

Mew: you shall not pass.

(source: @pukicho )

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CL4RA: Don't joke about murder. I was murdered once and it offends me.

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Shapeshifter: *transforms to look like Mewtwo*

Mewtwo: Okay, are you like BLIND? You look nothing like me. First off, I'm way taller. Secondly, I DO NOT look so sleep deprived and lastly, if you could drag comb through that hair you're like a 7 on a good day and I've been told I'm a constant 10.

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Adam: *Takes a sip of milk and gags*

Adam: Oh my god, is this expired?

Adam: *Takes another sip of milk*

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Mewtwo: I’m the sexiest bitch in this therapy waiting room.

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Teen Aliza: I don’t think the therapist is supposed to say ‘wow’ that many times during their first session with a client, but here we are.

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Mary, at Adam: My expectations were low but holy fuck.

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Adam, at his ex gf, about to break up: Could you maybe just like… stab me… right in the gut. Just REALLY twist it in there. ‘Cause that honestly seems less painful than this conversation.

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SketchTwo: Reality is an illusion, the universe is a hologram, buy gold, bye!

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Mary: Unfortunately, due to several experiences in my youth, I cannot just 'walk up and join a circle of people talking', but it does sound lovely, thank you.

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Mewtwo: New year, same me. Because I'm perfect.

#pokemon #mewtwo #adam #mew #memory #aliza #mary #jason lavender #celeste #CL4RA #teen aliza #sketchtwo #incorrect quotes