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[justawriterofthings]

Paying Pet a Visit

TW: 18+ pure smut. some degradation at the end. the king of overstimulation.

word count: 2,240

Author's note: I don't think i'll ever know when to stop. sorry it didnt turn out to be just a one shot.

*this is a second part to Mater's Little Pet but can be read alone.

Sukuna kept you in his domain for much of your time and it was just as much your choice as it was his.  Though he’d like to think it was only because he “commanded it.” You weren’t mad at this either, he kept you quite entertained.  Since your creation he spoiled the shit out of you, he wanted to make sure you never had a dull moment.  The man was glued to your side when he wasn’t off doing whatever the hell it was he did as King of Curses.  You never questioned; it didn’t matter to you.  However, you did question occasionally if he had made you that way or you somehow developed your own thought process.  These thoughts only ever lasted for a moment though, you were too content to think about the why.  You thought best to live in the moment.

“How’s my pet?”  Sukuna strolled through the doors, commanding the attention of the room right away was his style. He never had to make much effort in it.  He exuded power, so one couldn’t help but look.  

“Master!”  You jumped from you spot at your little desk, meeting to greet him.  He showed you a new book before casting it aside.  He clearly had other plans today.  “How were your travels?  Thank you for the gift.  Master, I was practicing what you taught me yesterday-“  You paused, unsure of how to actually explain any more.  “Just look!”  You held out your small slender fingers, red energy slowly started to flow from the tips down to your wrists then up to your elbows.  Focusing on the doorknob behind him, just barely visible behind his broad frame.  You flicked your wrist out in its direction, then melted it clean off the door, the wooden frame getting charcoaled in the process.

“Look at that.”  He praised, with a smirk not paying any thought to anything you’d said up until then.  Giving you a slow clap as he sauntered over to you.  The man was practically undressing you with his eyes.  He definitely had something on his mind, and it was making your core flutter in anticipation.   

“I’ve also been reading more; I think that’s what I really needed to get these damn words out instead of them all just jumbled all up in my brain.  It feels good to finally have a conversation with you, master.”  You sighed, falling back onto the small sectional sofa you asked to be put in the room you shared with him.

The long red silk robe you wore fell open and exposed your breasts slightly.  Sukuna went rabid.  He was straddling you, either knee pinning you in place.  His hands ripping open your robe completely.  The sound of a small tear of the ties caused you to frown lightly. 

“I’ll get you another.”  He waved it off, it was a casualty of living with him.  You couldn’t remember a time when he wasn’t literally ripping your clothes off of you.  Your tits free, he was on them instantly.  His hands kneading your tender mounds, he leaned his head down and started to bite and lick one, and then the other.  Making sure to pay equal attention to both.  When his bites started to get rougher you gently guided his head up so that you were facing one another.  Your warm hands cupped either side of his face as your thumbs outlined his markings.  “At this point you owe me a few.”  You chuckled, leaning in and kissing him gently.  The energy you emitted, the completely opposite of his, you didn’t need to be so harsh and needy with your advances, after all he wasn’t going anywhere.   

Your gentle pace was rejected though as he pressed his lips to yours, teeth crashing as his tore his own clothes away.  “Always so rough, master.”  You giggled when you could get a breath in.  Your hands flew right down to his throbbing cock the moment it was free and he couldn’t make you speed up your pace even if he tried.  You were very much into taking your time after he so eagerly showed you he felt the opposite.  He knew this about you, it drove him mad.  When Sukuna fucked you it was always deprived and rough.  A few times you attempted to get him to slow his pace, just to see if he would enjoy, it but he never slowed long enough for it to even count as trying.  When he wanted something, he took it.

“What do you think you’re doing?”  He asked, watching you closely with a hunger that made you shudder in anticipation.  “Showing you how much you mean to me, master.”  You cooed, sliding down off the sofa and on to your knees, motioning for him to sit in front of you.  “Don’t you dare try to speed up either.  Just let me do my thing, okay?”  You asked, with all the seriousness you could muster, and knowing full well he wasn’t going to listen.  But he simply nodded in response, his hand gesturing to his impressive member, twitching and waiting for you. 

“Get to it.”  He commanded, propping his chin up with his hand waiting patiently. 

Maybe he will listen to me this time.  You thought as you pushed your hair back, not wanting it to get in the way.  Sukuna’s had was fisting it up in a mess on your head before you could try to actually pull it back.  His fingers digging in a little to make you wince.  His sadistic smile plastered on his face told you he was indeed not going to listen to you again. 

Not wanting to waste anymore time, you did as you were told and stuck out your tongue to lick from his base to his tip, ever so slowly.  Once your lips were near his tip, you swirled your tongue around a bit before suckling just the tip again.  His hips jerked up to try to get you to fully take him but you pressed your hands down on his hips, stopping him.  He let out a frustrated growl at your action, but didn’t try again.  He let you continue with a moan of defeat. 

You gave him a light pat on the thigh to show your gratitude for not trying again and sucked him down to the base as a reward.  You felt him forcefully suck in a breath as you did so.  Letting out an exasperated “fuuuuck” on his exhale.  His little noises and grunted curses drove you wild.  You in turn let out a whimper of your own at the sound of his pleasure.  Just hearing him make those noises because of you could make you come undone almost instantly.

The hand fisting your hair tightened as he pushed your head down, guiding you at his own paces with a maniacal chuckle.  As you suspected, it didn’t last long.  You eagerly took all of his cock with every thrust .  Gurgles and moans of ecstasy muffled through your drool and precum dripping lips.   

He didn’t let you continue however, before he was pulling you up and bending you over the back of the sofa, your most intimate parts exposed.  His fingers not taking any time before they were inside you.  Curling to hit your spot every time, he knew exactly where it was and he loved overstimulating you that way.  It didn’t take you long before you were on the edge, he was so in tune with you, the slightest clench made him pull back.

“Not yet.”  He snarled, giving you only a second to register his comment, then his fingers were three knuckles deep again.  “If you fucking cum, you’re going to regret it.”  His voice was dripping with venomous arousal.  Adding another digit, he did not relent until you were trembling again.  Right on that edge he pulled his fingers out of your wet cunt with a slick pop.  You whined at the loss, wiggling your ass in hopes that’d be enough of a bribe to give you what you wanted.  He simply slapped it in response.  The loud smack definitely left a mark.  You let out a yip at the unexpected contact. 

“Not going to work.”  He tsked.  You thought for a moment that he probably knew your plans before you even did.     

Before you could make any sort of comment, his fingers were back inside you, but now you felt the hot tickle of his breath.  “Pulling out all the tricks, my king?”  You purred at the thought of him greedily eating you out.  You clenched tightly around his fingers again at the thought.  This time though, he didn’t pull them free but continued to increase his pace and pressure.  “Ah ah, don’t you dare fucking cum.”  His words vibrated against your throbbing pussy.  The arousal in his voice sending you over the edge, screaming as hot liquid flowed into his waiting mouth, his fingers still working your desperately sensitive bundle of nerves.  “What did I just say?”  He asked between licks, cleaning up every last drop of the mess you just made.

You had no words, only incoherent babbles as your face heated in embarrassment and pure bliss.

When he finally pried his face off of you, his fingers went back to work.  His other hand firmly gripping your hip.  “For not listening.”  He growled, his pace just as fast.  He wasn’t giving you any time to rest and this had you melting into oblivion.

It didn’t take long to be right on the edge again.  This time he did pull his fingers away but it was only for a second and then he was balls deep with a grunt.  You let out a surprised and very lewd sounding “fuuck” through a wince, having no time to adjust to his girth. 

Three hard thrusts was all it took before you were seeing stars and coming undone beneath him again.  “Pet, what did I tell you.”  He started up his pace, not giving you any moment of rest as you came around his cock.  Trembling and mumbling on incoherent curses as he continued his onslaught on your slick hole.  Weightless in his arms he was able to flip you on to your back on the couch, his hands pinning you down at the hips as he continued his onslaught on your pussy.  “I wanted to see your pretty eyes roll back into your pretty skull.”  His voice being what sent you over this time; cumming again, this time almost pushing his cock out from the force of your release.  His fingers ground into your hips as he continued, not letting up on his pace.  “You think you can try to push me away?”  His fingers were gripping so deep his nails were drawing blood. “I’m not fucking done.”

You tried shaking your head no to answer him, the only sounds escaping you now were moans and screams of pure bliss.  “Yes, fucking scream for me.  Louder now, little slut.”   

Your eyes flew open, that was new.  You liked that.  Your grinned like a god damn fool at the new, albeit degrading nickname. 

“You like that?  You are a slut, only suits you’d like being called one.”  His merciless pounding of your overstimulated cunt paired with the new dirty talk was really doing its number on you.  Exhaustion creeping in over the pleasure.  “Ah, not until I’m finished.  Then you can sleep all you want.” He slowed then, that got you focused on him now, pushing back any hint of exhaustion you felt. 

“That got you.”  He laughed, his thrusts now deliberate and hard.  Balls deep every time, hitting your g spot.  They weren’t fast but they weren’t painfully slow either.  He was truly going the pace you strived for.  One your love struck brain compared to “making love” and not just the ruthless fucking he was so in to. 

Your cunt so tight around him, he was being just as loud, if not louder than you now.  “Milk my fucking cock.”  He grunted, continuing the pace that had you trembling beneath him, “that’s it.  Fucking cum for me again.” 

You did, screaming his name as you gripped him arms and rode out your release on his cock.  This action sent him over the edge.  The act of you using his cock, grinding on him that way had him cumming inside you.  Gasping as you felt his hot thick load coat your walls.  The pair of you moaning as your releases synchronized. 

He stayed inside you.  “Not wasting a drop.”  He murmured in your ear nibbling your ear lobe and down your neck.  He thrusted lazily a few times before pulling out completely.  You sighed at the loss.  Though now exhaustion hitting you like a freight train you were ready to pass out right there.  Sukuna saw your eyes drifting and decided to pick you up and place you in bed.  To do this though, he threw you over his shoulder then threw you back first on to the mattress.  With a nod that he had done his job sufficiently, he left you to rest.  You heard the door lock behind you as he left.  He fixed the doorknob just to lock it. You snickered and shook your head at the albeit controlling action.  You knew it was so no one could get in, rather than you not getting out.  The thought of the sentiment plastered a grin on your face as you drifted in to a well-deserved nap.  Post release bliss and fatigue knocking you out like a light.

#reader insert #reader #fanfic #smut #heres the smut #ryomen sukuna #sukuna x reader #sukuna x you #jjk sukuna #jujustsu kaisen x reader #jujutsu sukuna #jujutsu kaisen #master/pet #sexy times #jjk smut #oo kinky #sukuna smut #18+ only #fanfiction #fanfiction blog #reader insert fic #master sukuna #pet reader #jjk x reader #sukuna ryomen #sukuna #consent implied

[oneatlatime]

The Swamp

Random thing I spotted in the opening credits: this Roku (?) silhouette is doing a spinning blade move with airbending, that Azula did with her blue fire while riding the mail system in Return to Omashu. I guess that despite the bending styles being based on different martial arts, borrowing is allowed.

A snippet of blue spirit music plays when that cart carrying the masks passes by. Maybe one second of showtime but the writers and track team put in the effort anyway.

I'm still mad at Zuko for stealing that lady's bird horse, but I'm happy to see that they're looking after it. It even has a blanky.

Those bangs would have done numbers in 2008.

So I'm wishing death on sword guy. Apart from the whole trying to cut off Iroh's feet thing, he can't even do up his shirt right. Zero redeeming features.

I wish I knew how to make gifs to show this, but the way that the diffused lightsource is reflecting off the water peaking through the vegetation of the swamp is incredibly realistic.

Is the sharpening stone the one that usually sits in the indent on the other side of the blade? It would be pretty cool to have a knife with a built in sharpener like that.

Sokka's got a point. How do you "land" on a swamp? Appa will need to break out his sea bison skills.

TIL swamps don't take no for an answer.

HOW are they still ALIVE?!?!

AcTuAlLy Aang it's "where ARE Appa and Momo?"

As someone who has literally had leeches on my elbow, this is not funny.

Also this episode's beat up Sokka quota has already been filled by a tornado, a swamp, and a vampire slug. And we're only 4 minutes in. I feel like this is going to be a rough episode for him.

Look I get that there is no solid land in this swamp, but they could at least move out of the fetid leech-infested water onto a tree root.

Shibari Appa. I ahd to google that.

Momo is a good friend.

Could you imagine what Apppa smells like after landing in the swamp water?

Poor Momo's like "dude. I JUST freed you."

Not everyone can airbend Aang. Some of us would have no option but to cut our way out of the swamp, niceness be damned.

You ever just go FWOMP?

I'm loving these little Appa & Momo scenes.

Did this episode air on Halloween originally? It's really leaning in to the spooky.

And now Appa gets to be a good friend. I love the ear twitch. Have I talked about how cute Appa's ears are?

King of the jungle Appa.

New fear unlocked. Never swimming in seaweed again.

Also kudos to them for sleeping sitting up. I can't do that.

It's neat how all three of their fighting styles are equally effective at freeing them from the vines. No bending superiority here!

How did Cletus and Brandine figure that Appa has six legs from this trail?

No comment. Just thought you'd all appreciate a picture of bowl cut Appa using an alligator as a toothbrush.

Pretty. Swamp wisteria.

This swamp is a dick.

This jumpscare got me. Also, swamp is now a double dick.

And Aang sees some rando. I was expecting Gyatso. Maybe being the avatar makes you immune to swamp dickishness?

If Cletus saw a lemoo at a travelling show once, does that mean that Momo is not the last of his species? Because I've been worrying about that.

This is a pretty cool use of waterbending. Although I don't think 'outboard motor with high manoeuvrability' is a recognised martial arts move.

All the background art in this episode is subtle but very detailed. Another episode I'll be watching on a better quality screen than my little laptop, which makes everything into a green-grey blur.

Sokka was looking for his friends. Katara was looking for her friends. Aang was chasing tail.

Tea party Sokka rocking a midi skirt and thigh high leather boots.

Have to give it to Sokka; they have all been huffing a lot of swamp gas recently. Hallucinating people you think of often after huffing god knows what is a more believable explanation than sentient, dickish swamp. Or it would be, if this wasn't a world where things like the avatar exist.

Looks like I was right about this being a beat up Sokka episode. The number of times swampy has thrown him to the ground, I'm surprised he's still getting up. Also, I think Sokka's voice actor was paid by the scream this episode.

Anyone remember the Absorbaloth?

Are these guys narrating NYOOM noises?

I have to commend the manoeuvrability of these boats.

Not to self: do not piss off a waterbender. They are human deli slicers.

"He's the Avatar. Stuff like that happens to us, a lot." Season 1 in a nutshell.

I applaud this guy's efficiency for styling his hair into a hat.

You guys are really going to go with this guy to a secondary location like 15 seconds after he stopped trying to kill you? Every so often I forget that the Gaang are teens or younger, then something comes along that really reminds me.

Nitpick! Are his socks made out of mud?

This guy has grey eyes like Aang does 50% of the time. I swear Aang has brown eyes in at least half the episodes so far.

More delicious reflections. I wish I could gif this too.

I love the lesson here. The swamp guy's speech about interconnectedness is good, made twice as good by the delivery. Excellent choice of voice actor. Also the bit about the people we've lost still being there hits hard.

A power this useful had better come up again.

Can someone who knows music better than I do tell me if Cletus is on beat? I think not.

New reaction shot!

Why does Sokka repeat "Hugh" so skeptically? What's the joke here?

"He don't eat no bugs. That's people food." This is the kind of stuff I love the most in this show. These seemingly inconsequential, throwaway worldbuilding comments that instantly double the depth of the universe of the show. Every time I get a glimpse of normal people living non-war-torn normal lives I love it.

Scenes like this. PEAK avatar.

That swamp just bitchslapped a bird.

I'd forgotten that Zuko and Iroh were in this episode.

Zuko is well on his way to being forgiven for stealing the horse bird.

Have to wonder why he had a spare set of black clothes lying around though.

Final Thoughts

This episode may well be my new favourite. I like if for the same reasons that I liked Bato of the Water Tribe: it shows us what comparatively normal life is like. Here's a random group of people that might not even know about the war. Looking at them gives us a glimpse of what Aang's pre-war world must have been like, and what the post-war world everyone is fighting to create could be like. It's both nostalgia and hope in one place.

I love that Sokka is still stubbornly anti-supernatural even after travelling for months with the human incarnation of a spirit, being kidnapped by a giant monster panda, and having his crush turn into the moon. Not to mention mega fishman Aang. Although, in a world where the existence of spirits is a scientifically observable fact, isn't believing in the supernatural actually the logical viewpoint?

Apart from that awesome deli slicer waterbending move, Katara did surprisingly little this episode. I think Momo and Appa had more to do.

Spekaing of, I loved having a little side adventure with Momo and Appa. There's enough personality in the animation and voicing of those two characters that they can easily carry dialogue-free scenes. Avatar should do a dialogue free episode with just Appa and Momo going on an adventure. I love their interspecies friendship.

The whole 'we're all connected' thing could have rung hollow if the writers hadn't taken the time to painfully personalise that message for two thirds of the Gaang. In today's arguably too-connected world (thanks internet) the lesson seems obvious, but in a pre-industrial world that's a century into a global war, I bet the connectedness of things is unknown, forgotten, or actively suppressed.

The incredibly short bookends with Zuko and Iroh were (I'm guessing) to establish that Zuko has taken a vigilante turn and that Iroh is inhumanly patient. Neither of those is a surprise. Honestly, if I found myself in that situation, I would react more like Zuko than Iroh. Guess that means I'm a work in progress.

The Storm last season showed that while Aang had a lot to learn, Zuko had a lot to unlearn. Instead of just unlearning incorrect things, it looks like the show is taking it a step farther and progressively stripping Zuko of everything. Zuko isn't one to sit idly by though, so he's fighting back by clinging to harmful things like his pride and learning things he arguably shouldn't, like how to commit theft of bird horses. Although I have no moral objection to stealing that jerk's swords.

This episode didn't have a beat up Sokka quota; it had a beat up everyone quota, physically and sometimes mentally too. Kind of surprised there weren't even bruises. And poor Sokka. The first cut is the deepest.

I'll definitely be rewatching this one.

#atla #avatar: the last airbender #the swamp #avatar the last airbender

[lets-make-a-conlang]

Hi conlang person (unsure what to call you)

How long do you think it will take to design the language? There are so many words, or rather things that need to have words. Do you anticipate this being a project that lasts months or years, or do you have a secret cheat code I haven't thought of?

Also, will the conlang feature loan words from other languages? How about exceptions to grammar rules? Will we be creating a new alphabet?

If you can't already tell I'm very excited about this project and appreciate the effort you put into setting it up!

Hello!! 🤝

I haven't actually posted a name on here haha 😂 I guess you guys can call me Blue, cause that's my favorite color 💙

❝How long do you think it will take to design the language? There are so many words, or rather things that need to have words.❝

Being a bit nitpicky here, I'm the one who thinks of the polls and writes them out. So of course it can't be helped that some things can't be voted on. 🧠

Other than that, some words I will choose to be in the language, but for the majority you guys have control over the project. We post, you vote.

I do have a plan for creating word posts/polls (sort of?). I'll let you guys know pretty soon when we get there. A lot of the plans I have are very open to change, depending on the results of the polls.

❝Do you anticipate this being a project that lasts months or years, or do you have a secret cheat code I haven't thought of?❝

No, I don't have cheat code. 😆 Being a bit new to conlanging, I actually don't know how long this will take. With 1-2 polls every day, this might take about 6 months to a year to make a usable conlang (this is a guesstimate!). Maybe even shorter?

From there, it can be further expounded upon by the community. If enough people are interested, I might use other services like Reddit, Youtube/Rumble videos, Memrise, etc to continue this project later on.

If people from different/foreign language backgrounds like this idea, we could make a pictures-only Memrise course and a Discord to communicate with each other? Just throwing things out there. 🤔

Language evolves over time, and I want to emulate that with these styles of posting.

❝will the conlang feature loan words from other languages?❝

❝How about exceptions to grammar rules?❝

Grammar rules will be decided upon by polls later on. 📜🖊️

❝Will we be creating a new alphabet?❝

Not necessarily an alphabet, but yes. The choice of "using an existing system" vs "creating our own system" will not be voted upon. I prefer we have our own writing system-- in my opinion it makes it feel more like its our own thing, yknow?

However, that doesn't disallow it from looking similar to existing writing systems. For typing on computer, alphabets can be done with a custom downloadable font file. Or if it is an abugida, logographic, featural etc., we can use English letters while typing to Anglicize the writing, and then use our own writing system in drawings/pictures. It sounds complicated right now, but that's because lots is open to change while this project is just starting.

I hope I've answered all of your questions!! It's awesome to see feedback and excitement about this too, makes me so happy! 🥰

#lets make a conlang #asks #text post #1 day poll #tumblr poll #conlang #writing #questions

[eirian]

HONESTLY..ive been thinking a lil.

so i started down my path to becoming a professional character designer in 2013, when i designed my very first character who was MEANT to be a character design exercise. i cant exactly remember what prompted me wanting to go into character design--it could have just been that i was passionate about designing characters to the point of where i had looked up if that was a job or not--but it had become such a passion of mine that i would go on to study and practice character design for like 10 years afterward.

in 2018 i started to take this career path more seriously by enrolling in stephen silver's schoolism class, the fundamentals of character design. this was significant for me because stephen was at the time a very recent idol of mine and i admired his abilities--plus this would count as my first "formal" character design learning experience. i didnt feel very good after taking the class; it was critiqued, and i kind of got ripped into lol. but after i recovered, i didnt give up and just worked harder, eventually taking his second class a couple years later. that time i did pretty well and i came out feeling like i was finally ready to apply to jobs in the industry!

unfortunately, erm...the job hunting was not only Not a success, but it only served to kind of kill my passion for character design. every time i applied i was rejected and every critique i asked for gave me something new i had to do differently. one critique in particular hurt me a lot and killed my passion for art overall (obviously not completely, i have the art autism so i could never fully fall out of love for it lol). it got to the point where last year (2023) i made the decision to give up on character design as a career and just do commissions full time.

dont get me wrong, i am very happy doing commissions as my full time job!!! i love drawing people's blorbos :]...but also, its a very inconsistent income, and theres been a couple months where i couldnt make rent without help, and that doesnt feel good at all.

so ive been thinking. i dont rly wanna go back to the industry--it still feels bad to me and right now it seems as though the industry is not in a great environmental situation anyway, so i dont wanna even attempt to try getting a job there again. however........i was honestly reconsidering if i had actually lost the passion for character design because it just genuinely wasnt my true passion, or if i had only lost it because the industry killed it. and i think the conclusion i came to was that yeah it was the industry's fault that made me fall out of love with it because it made me feel like i was doing everything wrong and nobody would like my design style.

so now my thought is like...maybe i dont HAVE to work in the industry to be a professional character designer? sure itd be AMAZING for my work to be on like. cartoon network or something. but i dont think i Have to work at a studio to be happy in that career path?? like..idk. maybe i can be a freelancer or something. if an industry opportunity shows itself i dont think i'll decline, but i wont actively seek them out anymore.

its just that i feel like ive put too much work and time and money and effort and passion into character design yknow? i dont feel right anymore just letting the industry kill that passion. i wanna reignite it and use the knowledge and skills ive gained over the 10 years ive been working at it to make a good living for myself. yeah itd be great to get guild pay lol, but if i can just...figure out how to do freelance character design work, then i think it can be just as good and fulfilling

sorry for the long post i just needed to air some thoughts out as usual <33 i guess this does show that character design still is my passion LOL i talked so fucking much about it after all. if u have any thoughts to share feel free i guess

[rosalind-hawkins]

Otogi with 1, 7 and 12?

Thank you for asking! Answers are for this post and I'm still taking asks if anyone else is interested! I've already answered one for Kaiba and would be happy to talk about my other faves. :)

I am going to call him Duke in this post if you don't mind. I'm dub trash and that's his name to me.

1. What Pokemon would you compare this character to? (may be replaced with "what Digimon" or other such monsters / critters if needed)

Ooof, this one was actually really hard! Duke is a pretty complex dude to me, and since there are no dice pokemon, there's no easy answer. The best source of inspiration would be his manga arc to see his core development, where his father was training him up to replace someone else and steal his destiny. As far as symbolism/themes surrounding him, we've got clowns, dice, ninjas, and revenge. I cannot for the life of me think of a single pokemon that really embodies who he is, either in terms of absolute pure canon OR the fleshed-out personality I've interpreted him into.

But what I can do is give you a pokemon team for him that captures some of the story and visual themes surrounding him: Greninja, Porygon, Mime Jr., Gimighoul, Yamask, Pawniard.

Greninja, Gimighoul, and Pawniard are included for the monsters he uses in DM and DDM. Mime Jr because he's literally the son of a clown and embraces a tiny bit of that aesthetic for himself. Porygon because he's a bit dicey-looking and his origins are pretty technical and scientific, something that I associate with Duke based on all the work that went into him creating DDM. Yamask because when he did approach Yugi and the gang at first (they approached him actually, but I digress), it was under false pretenses. Charm and deception are two sides of the same mask and this boy wears them both way too comfortably.

7. What might they appreciate as a gift from someone?

My answer for Kaiba on this one was long, so buckle in! With Kaiba's, I basically went through the different kinds of gifts that would be good for him and who would give them, so I'll do the same here, based off of the different ships/friendships I imagine for him.

Generally though, I think what Duke values in gifts is either the thought and effort that were put in (handmade stuff, or something basic but deeply meaningful) or the kind of gift that is activity-oriented (bro loves hanging out with his friends).

Ryou has a good few options. He's an artist and Duke has always been really supportive of that. He might make Duke some custom resin dice based on his Monster World characters, or custom resin dice earrings based on his Monster World characters. I think the best gift he would give Duke is a piece of art starring all their Monster World characters from the campaigns that Ryou runs, and the whole thing is set up like a fun movie posted. Duke would be so thrilled with it. He'd get that framed and insured and hang it where he'd get to show it off. In the end, it would be some work of art that integrates their shared interests/activities, which makes it especially personal.

Ishizu would, I think, give Duke a modern copy of the Ancient Egyptian game sennet, or maybe a different game that she might have grown up with. He enjoys a challenge and trying new things, and he would also appreciate that it's something personal from her life that she's trying to share with him. Plus, more games are more things to do with friends.

I think all of that could apply to Marik as well. I also think that Marik, as stylish as he is, might have a pretty good grasp on Duke's style and get him some accessories and new nail polish or makeup, stuff like that. (You can't tell me Duke doesn't wear makeup, just look at that eyeliner!)

Kaiba probably fumbles the first time he tries to give Duke a gift. Either it comes across as patronizing or too aggressive, or just somewhat off. Duke decides to take the time to explain that what he wants most from Kaiba is dedicated time with him, so planned vacation it is. Seto says he can take him anywhere in the world, and Duke doesn't care where they go, as long as he is the center of Kaiba's attention.

Hm, time for Joey. Now, here's the thing, I've got a few pretty different Joey's running around in my head, all at different levels of maturity, so bear with me. He might want to take him out to do something special or have dinner at a really nice restaurant—an experience instead of an object, and it's time spent together. When in doubt, or just as a backup, Joey will have some special intimacy planned as well, and that's consistent for whoever Joey is with.

12. What's a moment in canon regarding them that you feel is underappreciated?

Hnnnnnngg I just made a big long post recently with all my Duke Devlin propaganda, because honestly, I think most people do just see him as a pretty face, that guy who flirts with Serenity to piss off Tristan, and the guy who put Joey in a dog suit, and that's it, but he's so much more than that to me. I'll cover some little scenes here that I either think about a lot or that I think are generally forgotten until you go back and rewatch the show.

One moment I think about a lot is that two frames of him making stirfry in Season Four.

I don't think you'd believe how much of my understanding of Duke derives from that moment? I think about it way too much. He stepped up to cook for his friends, he handles that frying pan with confidence, and from that I think I extrapolated a lot of my more domestic/mundane headcanons for him (like how he always makes sure his partner/s are well-fed and looking after themselves, and that he's generally a pretty responsible guy, keeps his affairs in order, all that jazz).

Another great moment is in the KC Grand Prix Arc when Joey and Tristan step in front of a TV camera and are making fools of themselves and Duke just steps between them and the camera, showing his good side and smirking. I don't think he even says anything, and it's great. It's just a casual "the camera loves me, and you idiots need to stop making yourselves look ridiculous." (Couldn't find a screenshot or gif of this moment, sadly.)

I think the first time we see him in the anime is this scene where he's in an office or apartment above his game store and is just watching Yugi pass by (with unnamed sycophant next to him). It's an almost creepy moment, honestly, and it's the kind of thing that makes me toy with the idea of a full-villain version of Duke.

As far as the manga goes, I haven't read most of it (I got the first few volumes shortly before my recent move, and they're packed up somewhere still), but I know the gist of his manga arc. Yugioh is full of bad dads, and I think because his dad got cut out of the anime it's easy to forget that Duke's a member of the Domino Bad Dad Support Group as well.

Anyways, I hope that's a satisfactory answer. I feel like that was pretty long-winded heh. 😅 Thanks again for asking! I do love talking about my boy Duke.

#asks #thanks for asking! #duke devlin #ryuji otogi #otogi ryuji #mastershipping #minorshipping #snareshipping #changeshipping #don't know the ship name for Duke and Ishizu #omg it doesn't have a ship name but they'd be such a power couple #headcanons

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Chapter 12 Sneak Peek

Because I wasn't exactly diligent this week just thought I'd post a sneak peek for the chapter at least. It can also be read as just a one-shot I'd imagine just genuinely happening between Brandon and Timmy.

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Brandon stood behind Timmy, holding up a shirt in front of him while they both faced the mirror. "What do you think of this one? I'm telling you, it'll look better if you wear it like this."

Timmy examined the shirt in the mirror with a hint of uncertainty in his eyes. "Are you sure about this?"

Brandon grinned confidently. "Of course, It's all about making the best version of yourself." He promptly handed the shirt to Timmy.

Sighing, Timmy decided to follow Brandon's advice and changed into the suggested outfit. He studied his reflection, adjusting the shirt slightly. Brandon leaned against the doorframe, eager for Timmy's reaction.

"Well?" He prompted.

Timmy hesitated before admitting, "I... don't mind it, actually."

"Great." Brandon exclaimed, a twinkle of excitement in his eyes. "Now, let's work on your hair." He motioned for Timmy to sit down.

Timmy sat down as Brandon gathered some styling products. "Is all of this really necessary?" He questioned.

Brandon nodded with a grin. "Absolutely. Putting effort into your appearance makes a good first impression."

Timmy, with a raised eyebrow, watched as Brandon gathered the styling products. "Do you even know what you're doing?"

Brandon chuckled. "I used to help my sister get ready all the time. I've got this." He extended his hands, prompting Timmy to remove his glasses and hand them over. Timmy hesitantly complied, feeling a bit vulnerable without his usual visual aid.

"Alright, let's work some magic." Brandon declared, taking a step back to assess Timmy's features. With a mischievous grin, he started styling Timmy's loose curls, his hands moving with a surprising level of skill and finesse.

As Brandon worked, Timmy remained silent, half expecting a disaster but unable to deny that Brandon seemed to know what he was doing. The room filled with the sound of Brandon's cheerful commentary and the occasional spritz of hairspray, creating an unexpectedly enjoyable atmosphere.

After a while, Brandon stepped back, admiring his handiwork. "What do you think?"

Timmy blinked a few times, adjusting to the absence of his glasses, before glancing at his reflection. Surprisingly, his hair looked well-styled and gave him a more polished appearance. He couldn't help but admit, "I didn't expect this to turn out so... decent."

With a final flourish, Brandon handed Timmy back his glasses. "There you go, my friend, now we're at the last part – accessories. Any preferences?"

Timmy put his glasses back on, adjusting them on his nose. "I don't really see the need for it."

Brandon shook his head, a playful smirk on his face. "No, absolutely not. This won't do. Accessories can make or break a look. You need something."

Timmy scanned Brandon's collection, unsure of what to pick. "I'll leave it up to you. You seem to know what you're doing."

Brandon grinned, pleased with the trust placed in him. "Good call. Give me your hand."

Timmy extended his hand, and Brandon slid a couple of rings onto his fingers. He then draped a necklace around Timmy's neck. "You know, you'd probably pull off some earrings too. You should consider getting your ear's pierced. "

Timmy raised an eyebrow but didn't dismiss the idea entirely. "Maybe I'll think about it."

"Alright, let's do a final look." The two stood side by side in front of the mirror.

Timmy eyed himself in the mirror, a mixture of surprise and approval on his face. The transformation had taken him from his usual reserved self to someone with a newfound sense of style.

Brandon stepped back, hands on his hips, and admired his work. "Looking good, If I wasn't helping you get ready for a date, I might have asked you out myself."

Timmy's eyes widened, caught off guard by Brandon's unexpected remark. A flush crept up his cheeks, and he stammered. "Uh, thanks, Brandon. I appreciate the help." He cleared his throat, trying to regain his composure.

Brandon chuckled, sensing Timmy's flustered state. "Relax, I'm just teasing. But seriously, go make me proud. I have to start getting ready myself."

Timmy nodded, still processing Brandon's playful comment, and headed out, wondering how Tecna might react to his new appearance.

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Isekai Ogiri May 2023 [What are Vector and Vanilla doing...? ]

“Give me five!” It was my father who dashed into the sales line with a smug look on his face.

Two characters appear every month in surprising outfits and situations! Let's enjoy Ogiri together with illustrations that will make your imagination run wild!

This time, Vector, who looks like an American comic book hero, and Vanilla, who looks like an adult, appear! Who is this mysterious giant robot that is approaching far beyond the night city?

What kind of lines or narration would you use?

You can style it based on the atmosphere and world view of the two of you in the game, or you can create a bold arrangement! In the example, it's a disappointing father who is trying to buy 5 items without interrupting... Any kind of free gleeful material is also OK!

Please enjoy it and tweet with the tag "#Isekai Ogiri" on Twitter ♪

We will introduce the good ones in a reply from Sonic's official Twitter account.

We are looking forward to your fun Ogiri posts!

Act5: “My Vectorman”

``Vectorman's accomplishment! Save the city again! ”

A lively downtown area at dusk. There was a beautiful rabbit woman in a glamorous outfit slowly walking past a newsstand distributing special editions of the mysterious hero ``Vectorman.''

she is vanilla She is the famous mama of a very popular bar, and the bar is crowded every day with customers looking for her home-cooked meals. Then she enters a room in a dirty multi-tenant building that doesn't match her beauty.

On the door was scrawled in magic marker the words ``Vector Detective Agency.''

"Daughter...couldn't you be of help?"

Vanilla tilts her head slightly and opens her mouth with a look of sadness in her eyes. The man who was asked the question answered awkwardly while straightening his tangled suit.

“No, the young lady is very talented.”

A giant detective named ``Vector the Crocodile'' used Vanilla's daughter Cream as his assistant, but the other day he gave her some free time. Vanilla had come to talk to him directly to get him to reconsider.

"After all, most of my work is done by my daughter...Gosh! Anyway, detective work is hard work that comes with danger."

I quickly stand up, bend the window blinds with my fingers with a grim expression, and stare aimlessly at the night view. decided......! Vector thought that, but Vanilla continued regardless.

"But this town is protected by Vectorman, so it's safe, right? Besides, it seems like you have a lot of free time to work... My child just wants to play with you and doesn't need a paycheck. No. Could you please reconsider?”

After he finished saying that slowly, he looked at Vector with a smile that had no trace of malice in it.

"Vector Man, that's just a fake urban legend. Besides, I'm a rootless beast. There will come a time when I'll have to leave here... It's definitely not because I'm behind on my rent... ..”

Although Vector was upset, he reluctantly tried to make a decision...

<< Gugyurururu~... >>

The relentless rumbling of his stomach makes all of your efforts come to nothing.

"Actually, I haven't eaten anything since yesterday..."

Vector sinks while playing the second and third notes. Vanilla let out a gentle sigh and placed the large paper box she had brought on the table.

"Please enjoy it. It's a bento box that we serve at my restaurant."

“Don’t hold back!”

He immediately puts his hands together and begins to eat heartily with tears in his eyes... Seeing this, Vanilla decides to go back and let Vector eat slowly.

"You have to eat properly, right? If you're too hungry, you'll feel drained to the core, right?"

Vector had no words to respond.

The next night.

“Shh, it’s an attack!”

The city is engulfed in flames and roars... A giant robot suddenly appears and attacks the city! People were running away...and in the midst of them was Vanilla, who was on her way to work.

Then the robot swings its giant fist. The moment when her legs trembled and she couldn't move, she lowered her eyes...!

<< Gakiin! >>

Heavy impact sound.

"It's okay now, ma'am."

When Vanilla realized she was safe and opened her eyes, what she saw was...

It was the image of the hero of justice ``Vectorman'', who blocked the robot's fist right in front of his eyes and stood valiantly in his bright red cloak!

"Hey! That big robot egg guy!"

Vectorman shakes off the robot's fist and dashes. The robot tries to crush the two with its giant feet, but Vectorman doesn't dodge...

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

A flash of justice gathers into a fist!

"Vector's V is the V of victory! Special attack! Victory punch! Huge!"

<< Boom! >>

The light fist pierces the robot's torso and explodes! It looked like he was going to look cool with the flames behind him, but...

<< Gugyurururu~... >>

As soon as Vectorman hears the sound of his stomach, he loses his transformation and collapses.

"Hara, it's so bad..."

Vanilla ran towards her and saw Vector's weakened form.

"Huh...hey ma'am, what a coincidence."

Vanilla asked with some confusion as Vector was still trying to hide his true identity.

"No way... nothing from yesterday's lunch box...?"

When Vanilla hands him his lunch box, he begins to gulp it down absentmindedly. And she understood everything.

Vectorman's true identity is Vector. Vanilla is saddened by the fact that he was secretly in trouble while protecting the city without being paid, and that he kept it a secret and continued to fight alone.

He must have kept Cream away because he was worried that she was in danger.

Vector shyly laughs to himself next to Vanille, who wants to do something about it.

"I can't help it...I have to eat properly after all...sigh."

At that time. When Vanilla heard that, a wonderful thought occurred to her.

"Vector-san! I have a suggestion..."

Since that day, Cream has returned to work as a "lunch box attendant." She goes to Vector's office every day.

Vector (Man) protects the city and Cream, and in exchange for Cream's help, Vanilla provides him with a nutritious lunch box. This promise is a secret exclusive to Vector and Vanilla.

``Vectorman's accomplishment! Save the city again! ”

Vectorman's activities are being reported on TV today as well.

His popularity has skyrocketed as his face has recently become more radiant. Now I'm a big fan of Cream, and I'm always watching the featured section on my favorite show, ``Next Show.''

And sometimes, whenever Cream would ask why Vectorman was so strong, Vanilla would proudly answer,

“I wonder if it’s because I’m eating properly!”

"The matter is settled..."

A nice guy who lacks money and is full of manliness, and a kind ``mom'' who loves cooking. Vector and Vanilla's personalities remained the same, but they also seemed to be greatly affected by the change.

What is the source of Vectorman's power? Is there some secret behind that belt?

Where did the attacking robot weapons come from? Even as new facts emerge, the mystery continues to deepen. Is it possible to resolve this situation...?

#Sonic #Otherworld Comedy #Vector The Crocodile #Vanilla The Rabbit #Sonic Channel

[happyfork]

Hey I'm reading Psycholonials and I've decided to start liveblogging it. I'm currently in the middle of chapter 2 and I just wanna get my thoughts out. But I'm going in blind and enjoying it largely for that reason so I'll put my thoughts under a readmore. Idk if I'll keep doing readmores. I'll feel it out. Anyway it's free on Steam right now jsyk.

Here's what's happened so far:

It's about this girl Z living on an island in Nantucket in the middle of covid 19 lockdown. The game starts specifically on April 20th, 2020. She lives on the island and works at a restaurant that's closed due to lockdown and hasn't left her home in months. She was apparently "cancelled" on the internet and had a mental breakdown because of it and dropped out of college and moved to Nantucket. The game is so far conspicuously vague about what people on the internet actually say about her/what she "did" (not that people necessarily need to do something to get cancelled but you know). Anyway she also wrote a manifesto a while back. the way she describes it in chapter two is a socialist/anticapitalist manifesto repackaged in clown lore? About Jubilites which are clowns from a planet called Whimsiphae.

And anyway she gets drunk and tries to drive to her friend's house and crashes into a tree on the way over. A cop shows up and pulls a gun on her when she grabs the manifesto and ends up shooting it (the manifesto). So Z snaps and grabs the cop's gun and kills him. Then, in an effort to get rid of the evidence, drives the cop car into the ocean and reports her own car as stolen. She even frames a guy she harassed on Instagram earlier that day? Then she hides from the cops at her friend's house without telling her what she did.

So like not a great person. so far.

Oh yeah and she also decided to pivot her entire social media presence to hocking the manifesto and making like a movement out of it with clownsonas and everything. Because when she was passed out drunk she had a dream about some creature telling her "her work is not finished" regarding the manifesto.

And I had two thoughts that prompted me to start liveblogging. First, I think the narrative so far ONLY works if Z is Black. Like the characters so far are drawn in Hussie's famous stark-white-but-plausibly-racially-ambiguous style. But there's no way a cop would shoot at a white girl the way Z was shot at during the inciting incident. Also, it's totally believable for a Black girl to get bullied out of fandom spaces for no real reason to the point of having a mental breakdown. Reading Z as white is just causing me to be really uncomfortable about what she "did" to get cancelled (but I honestly believe that's intended at this point).

The second thing is that so far there have been two semi-dismissive homestuck references and I just really hope there's one per chapter. It just comes across so... Idk if you really didn't like it you wouldn't bring it up so much. Like they want the clout of having made homestuck but genuinely hate it.

#psycholonials liveblog

[thesherrinfordfacility]

orwellian's a great word for it actually. "appropriate raiments will be provided" is the most disturbing thing in the whole series and i stand by that. this interpretation of heaven has definitely coloured my reading of the show especially how i see the fall so it's cool to see someone who agrees!

hard agree that pure coercion would be a total cop out. it's just that he does seem nervous so i do think he's aware of a certain degree of potential danger. i initially thought the metatron must have let slip an implication somewhere but i much prefer your idea that he suspected something. and well. i've been saying basically since season 2 came out that accepting the offer doesn't equal having completely fallen for it. will come back to that in my thoughts on the whole mess that was that domestic.

the blanket permission to come scream at you is greatly appreciated and i'll definitely make use of it; i love this kind of media dissection and speculation. 🦭

(p.s. i did indeed end up making the chekov's list since my ocd never can leave well enough alone lol. brace yourself: incoming!)

hihi again, 🦭 anon!!!✨

yes!!! in the context of 1984, especially, that line really is ominous; obviously there is a fine line between a corporate uniform and dictated dress, especially as the only scene where we see all of the angels look the same (iirc) is the waiting platoon in s1. otherwise, all of the angels do have individual dress/style (but similar enough to show belonging), even in the job scene, even if certain elements of their designs indicate shared rank or moral alignment... but the implication of subjugation made by clothes being specifically chosen for the prospective mind-wiped gabriel is... interesting.

and of course - aziraphale's outfit is very different to that of the other angels, in it being actual human clothing, and showing unashamed signs of wear and comfort. i remarked in a post that in job especially, his jobes (job robes) are very similar in aesthetic to that of michael and gabriel compared to say muriel's. could be that it's the appropriate dress of a principality rank, but im not... wholly convinced.

anyway, let's get on with your list!!! a herculean effort, truly!!! hope you don't mind, but a) ive copied and pasted it under the cut, because b) id love to use it as a checklist for myself (and of course if anyone else does!) re: things ive talked about, or indeed things that i have Thoughts on... or even things that i haven't thought to talk about and will probably look into doing so in the future!!!✨✨

episode 1:

starting with the big one there's the pre-fall sequence. the fall itself. talked a lot about these two things/the whole theme in general, found under the #the fall/the great war spec tag

maggie's spelling under the #we need to talk about maggie theory tag - babygirl is an angel, im convinced of it

"what's the point of it all" i mean, kinda talked about this in connection with stuff under the #god is dead theory tag, and in a couple of different asks; mainly that god doesn't give two hoots about any of it, and just wanted to give everyone and everything free will - and they have to work out the consequences for themselves (whilst she throws in a few chaotic sprinkles to keep things interesting)

shax's insider information about heaven ive definitely not discussed shax at all really, and i definitely have a few things id like to work out... main one being, for me, how she went from wondering where aziraphale was in ep3, to suddenly knowing how to exactly triangulate his position in ep4 finally talked about her in the #shax meta tag!!!

the demons being on half rations didn't really think to look at this!!! that could be interesting, especially with the short-staffed comment... someone did put to me that bc the apocalypse failed, everyone on earth continues dying and adding to the population of the Damned, so the work vs demon ration is steadily getting outweighed... but hm, could be something more than that!

"something terrible" because are we sure we're sure that that was about the stuff we've already seen you know, i wondered this too after ep6!!! it was a very interesting choice of words for me, bc whilst yes gabriel's fate was looking pretty shit, the line was almost a bit... well, over-announced? they kept repeating it? like, gabriel said he had to bring the box to aziraphale/the bookshop otherwise something terrible would happen... but why specifically the shop? is it just because aziraphale is the only angel/sanctuary on earth? is it because he was drawn to an angel that's also fallen for a demon? is it because aziraphale is simply kind? i don't trust that it's any of these explanations at all (or maybe all of them and another besides)... and tbh i think god has something to do with it. another speculation for the to-do list!!!

the book of life this one ive remarked on a fair bit under the #book of life theory tag, but it's fairly disjointed from other bits and pieces - tbh i probably need to do a long post at some point as to where all my theories etc join up... bc for the moment all of them are full of loopholes

michael and uriel's power politics oooooh i literally don't have a single scooby on this... id have to think on this a little more

the very highlighted matchbox quote this one ive had sat in the drafts for ages bc i can't quite parse it out - where does leviathan come into it? is it a reference to crowley-as-aziraphale spitting fire during the execution? why would it be on a matchbox of a bloody pub? is it a clue from god? is god linked to jim/gabriel somehow? gahd this one is still giving me a headache kinda? wrote about this - here, no tag for this specifically - and im still not fully satisfied that is the meaning of the matchbox but i think (hope) it might be somewhere near the mark?

1650 i speculated (or, well, dreamt up a hc) as to what this potential flashback could entail in a LWA response somewhere - in any case, give me the boys in cromwellian england and give it to me Now

the 25 lazarii miracle my batshit theory (and yet it makes complete sense to me, i stand by it) is in my #25 lazarii theory tag

episode 2:

heaven and hell working together as a single good cop bad cop system this is similarly stagnating in my drafts at the moment!!! but it's a bit of a mindbender for me bc it means i need to pick apart what everything thinks the job/satan bet was actually about... basically, i think it all comes back to understanding god's will - and all of them (yes, even crowley) have it wrong because imo god is completely amoral and is just the strongest advocate for free will... weirdly, i think the person that had the most right of it was gabriel.

"forces them under an awning together" god i hope this happens in s3... i mean there's no way it won't, right? and so many juicy possibilities (for my money itll be the bandstand, but equally would love, like, the stoop of the bookshop, and then have it mirrored again under like the porch of the south downs cottage) 🥺

gabriel's eyes glowing statements this tbh harks back to what i posted under the #25 lazarii theory tag - definitely something weird going on, and i have a gut feeling the boys accidentally made it even worse lmao

tricking heaven with a sleight of hand this is also going to require a bit more thought!!!

episode 3:

aziraphale's chekhov's diaries see im not sure how important i truly think theyre going to be, but if we go by the prominent influence of the crow road, it definitely has to be a s3 plot device, right? the only thing im scared of is that aziraphale's memory gets wiped, or he goes missing, and the books are key to getting back his memory/finding him... hmmm

crowley's consciousness extending into the bentley i think the crank is certainly important, even if just symbolic of his power - uses it to create nebulae, it survived the s1 explosion, etc. i do think bentley has its own kind of personality, but think it's borne out of proximity, use, and influence of her demon owner... obviously i could be entirely wrong, but i kinda hope it's more that he made her, and her allegiance as a sentient being is with him (and of course aziraphale by extension), mainly bc i want something to look after crowley... but then is it more poetic that the bentley is basically just him, and representative of him finding comfort in himself? idk tbh but she's a bad bitch and i love her

general resurrection themes ive talked a fair bit about the second coming aspect, but not about the resurrection and last judgement so much, so this is one for the list

gabriel's glowing eyes statements part 2 as above (and i realise that you might be talking about what he specifically says, not the general thing itself, 🦭 anon, but in a way what is being said is fairly self-explanatory imo, but why is the heftier question)

shax can sense gabriel in a way the archangels couldn't i personally don't think there's much by way of implication in the method in which she senses him (ie... smell? vs michael's weird sixth sense), but i do think there is something about the fact they can sense him at all... talked about in #25 lazarii spec and the #shax meta tag!!!

"it's always too late" oh god 💀 i had the most batshit theory about this that i don't even want to talk about BUT im with you that it's... an odd line. i love that it potentially references line in the book about crowley's watch being set to hell's time, which is set at "too late", but beyond that... not entirely sure why the line was said or said so... blatantly? feels like something obvious would explain it

rumours that aziraphale and crowley were an item that so far don't seem justified based on what hell knew. rumours that apparently had no major consequences for crowley despite one harmless photo warranting a legion to collect him [screams at 1941 truther sign] yeah this is how it read to me too, 🦭! something definitely happened after that dinner, and im not saying a move was made (and potentially witnessed by a couple of errant nazi zombies) but i think a move was made (and witnessed by a couple of errant nazi zombies) - #1941 spec tag

the literal chekhov's gun in the bookshop this one has flummoxed me, but i did read a speculation about continuing the 1941 flashback today, which was utter genius (and so much better than what i managed to dream up in the above tag), and suggested the derringer will make an appearance in a fight-ish scenario in that scene... which is frankly bloody inspired tbh, and im very much convinced by

the miracle blocker oooooh i don't have a dedicated tag for this but i definitely talked about it in a post under the #sanctuary/bentley theory tag!!! i think it was potentially a chekhov's gun that we didn't see get fired

sleight hand to trick hell probably one to look at in hand with the one above about tricking heaven

the zombies just running around london kinda as i said above tbh, not sure what'll happen to them afterwards but presumably a grisly end being eaten and pooped out by a spider

1941 full stop. we have not seen the last of that night. goddamn right we havent [skips around the 1941 truther sign]

episode 5:

the lack of demons available for the attack pretty much what i said above in ep1 about being short staffed bc the Damned population keeps increasing... maybe? still one to look at in more detail though!!!

"i know. do it anyway" "i know. looking at where the furniture isn't" not necessarily in reference to these quotes specifically, but in the general context - discussed this (and potential crowley memory loss) in the #the fall/the great war spec and #book of life theory tags

"if it happens twice it might seem like an institutional problem" oh. OH. THIRD EYE HAS OPENED. because we know two things, right? gabriel didnt fall/wasnt intended to, so the 'happens twice' isn't realised. and heaven does have an institutional problem, practically embodies the term. so if this is foreshadowing. does aziraphale fall. oh no. Oh No (ive sort of discussed this in #scapegoat theory tag but that was strictly pre-eden context...) this however has actually just made me realise that this is a chekhov's gun literally pointed at aziraphale's head... shitshitshitshitshjthka

mrs cheng's weird look across the street see this is on my list but waaaay down it. think she could be a demon. will work on it at some point edit: talked a little bit about this in the #shax meta tag, but possibly needs a dedicated post, idk

nina and maggie's semi immunity to miracles so the bit where aziraphale can't miracle them? that to me is potentially the same explanation as the miracle blocker post (like it all connects). maggie is more immune than normal to the ball miracle? see #we need to talk about maggie theory tag. as for nina... im still not sure on. idk if she's a demon (which for me is a Thought if we consider that hell are short-staffed; she could be one of Many) but it feels a little on the nose... one for the list edit: talked a little bit about nina in the #shax meta tag, but definitely needs a separate post at some point

shax saying the shop isn't an embassy anymore but the demons still unable to get in i didn't think of it from this angle, but i think my theory still stands - under the #sanctuary/bentley theory tag

nina and maggie's immunity to miracles part 2 oh oops - see above

episode 6:

maggie being able to invite the demons into the shop i think she's an angeeeeeeellllll (see #we need to talk about maggie tag)

the speed at which the portal opens and it's potential as a means of spying my latest galaxy brain moment (i hope) - #sanctuary/bentley theory tag

haloes and the potential consequences of blowing them up this one is in the #halo theory tag

crowley opening the files not quite sure what you mean by this one, 🦭!!! do you mean about his rank? definitely tried parsing this particular headscratcher in the #AWCW spec tag

heaven was trying to restart armageddon in a way that seems awfully unofficial oooooohhh.... haven't looked at it this way, but definitely will be!!! might link in with #god is dead theory stuff, but will need more exploring!!!

saraqael having their own agenda honestly saraqael is my newest bad bitch (gn) and if my #saraqael spec is even halfway true, im going to explode i love them

"i'm the only first order archangel in the universe" *camera cuts to crowley* kinda talk about this in the #AWCW spec tag but since neil cremated the lucifer theory (rip) ive kinda left this aspect alone... tbh i don't think he was as important as he's set out to have been

"i'm the only first order archangel in the universe" full stop. statement's plenty suspicious on its own too. this is....... potentially very intriguing

memory wiping as just a thing heaven does when someone disobeys i need to reconcile #book of life theory with this tbh - like, the focus on memory is so strong in s2 that i strongly believe it has connection to falling... at which point, where does gabriel demotion/mem wipe punishment fit in? and where does saraqael fit in, too?

muriel having the same kind of position gabriel was going to be demoted to vaguely looked at this in #book of life theory tag posts i think, especially in reference to how their potential punishments (in muriel's case) mirror each other

heaven and hell are technically at war now. its not like anyone with authority actually called it off danced around this in the #halo theory tag, in reference to aziraphale declaring this new war, and yet they've been at war for a long time? yes the reflection of it being a cold war but still... interesting to think about especially when framed like this

it's possible to remove your essence and store it elsewhere definitely need to explore the possibilities and implications of this at some point, but the suggestion i made in the #25 lazarii theory post somewhat starts to look at this

hell is understaffed as already mentioned above

the shax furfur alliance not quite sure what to think about this, and whether it necessarily means anything more than it's put across (ie just that they are the danger duo of hell in s3?) idk tbh i just need to look at them both as individual characters a bit more first #shax meta tag!!!

the many strange things that could indicate something going on in the last fifteen minutes god.... just anything in the #feral domestic/final fifteen meta tag tbh

"does anyone ever ask for death" idk whether or not to take this as meaning anything deeper than metatron just idly thinking "hmmm aziraphale could refuse my coffee, refuse a chat... at which point ill probably need to destroy him etc. hey, i wonder if anyone - instead of coffee - has ever actually asked for death? funny name for a coffee shop"... and possibly a double meaning meant by Nina saying 'everything else was taken'?

saraqael being the only one other than crowley who recognises the metatron and their reaction well theres my school of thought that saraqael is potentially closer to metatron that we maybe thought (#saraqael spec tag), but then again - and this exact sentence just reminded me - i think in this particular instance, both saraqael and crowley have just come fresh from watching the trial, so that's why they both remember metatron... which begs the question of what happened between the trial and the final fifteen to make them forget? hmmm

almond syrup imo, #omelas theory

the possible miracle chime ehhhh i know i wrote about this but im still like 50/50 on it... but it fits my theory (in the #feral domestic/final fifteen tag) so im rolling with it - i think there might be a chime and i think it might be a failed miracle to change the coffee

the metatron and crowley seeming to have some kind of history lmao anything in #metatron spec or indeed #the fall/the great war spec tags tbh

aziraphale's peculiar mannerisms im getting so lazy with these responses now 🦭 anon im so sorry, but again recently speculated in the #feral domestic/final fifteen meta tag

the way the conversation between aziraphale and the metatron is only reported and very strangely transitioned in and out of as above

the nothing to see here shooting of the kiss this one...

i know ng said it was a continuity error but. the time skip on the clocks ...and this one ive looked at in the #time-stop theory tag, and im the same - not trusting continuity error on this... not just yet

the something's up vibes of metatron. the general scheming and manipulativeness. the framing as the wizard of oz. the colour scheme and the dice on his tie. the sigh of relief in the elevator lol #metatron spec

the credits scene i haven't really gone into this in any detail and tbh idk if it needs it - i think it's pretty reflective of some stuff ive talked about in the #aziraphale meta and the #feral domestic/final fifteen meta tags

plus special mention: not technically in the episode but the distinctly ominous madonna/crucifixion promo photos aaaaaaaand this one is in the #mary/pieta spec tag

again 🦭 anon im really sorry it got a little lazy towards the end!!! but im very, very grateful that you put this all in a list, because ive definitely got some stuff in mind that id like to parse out!!! and as ever - more than happy to scream about things so pop on back if you feel the need to scream with me!!!✨

#VERY long post but its so so so helpful #good omens #ask #in fact this is gonna go in the masterpost

[ajokeformur-ray]

I've been meaning to write that gush post 2019!Erika style like I promised a few days ago but I keep watching the typing thingy blink at me on the screen and I just ???? How am I supposed to put into words how much Arthur Fleck means to me??? How can I do it? How am I supposed to articulate the fact that he's been my rock every day for the last (almost) four years?

How do I tell you about the sheer number of times I've been on my bathroom floor at 3am sobbing into my hands, trying so hard not to make a sound so I don't wake anyone up, and the only reason I've had it in me to brush off my tears, stand up and face the day is because of, smile, through your fear and sorrow, smile, and maybe tomorrow... or that's life, that's what all the people say... or step step step step step? How am I supposed to tell you that I have problems with food and it's easier for me to skip a meal but I have to actively coax myself into making something to eat, and most if not all of the time, I go and make myself food because eat, you need to eat (if food is pre-prepared, I have NO problem. It's just the effort and energy behind making the food which stumps me but I'm working on it)?

How do I tell you about all the times I get so frustrated with the work-study imbalance or not understanding something in my psych or counselling books that I end up banging my head on my desk and then I remember how horrified I feel every time Arthur does the same, and I stop because I'm sure he'd be horrified if he walked in on me doing it? How do I tell you about how, in my darkest moments, even when my cat can't get a smile out of me, Arthur can? How do I tell you that most mornings, on my way to work, I'm yawning, then chugging some coffee, wiping tears of frustration and/or exhaustion away, then yawning again, chugging coffee... for forty five minutes, this is my commute to work (and then from work), and sometimes I stop and do I have to do this again? I just did it yesterday and the day before and I'm tired but then I'll think about how soul-deep exhausted Arthur always was but he did it anyway and therefore, so can I? How do I tell you about all the times I've wanted to quit uni or I've been awake for 32 hours without a nap or any rest due to clashes between work and uni schedules or I've been awake until 3am working on assignments for uni only to then get up at 5am for work and I've been so tired I have cried every time I'm left alone, and I've wanted to quit uni and my job but ultimately I've picked myself up and got back in the race, that's life... and carried on because I started this for Arthur, because he and he alone inspired me so deeply that I took up a job which allows me to help vulnerable people, while doing a degree which will allow me to even further help people? And I've thought of quitting, baby, but my heart just ain't gonna buy it, and if I didn't think it was worth one single try...

How do I say any of this to you in a way which satisfies my heart that it's said everything correctly? How do I tell you any of these things in such a way that the sheer gravity of what he's done for me is properly articulated and put across?

I can't do it.

I just... I can't.

I don't even feel like I can say I love Arthur because it feels like such a silly statement when I compare it to the deep ache in my chest, the way I smile so hard it actually hurts my face, the way he makes the worst of days feel like they ultimately don't matter much because at least I can crawl into bed and watch him on a screen and feel like I'll be okay in the end, because how can I not be when he's up there on my screen, struggling but trying his hardest, and I'm doing exactly the same thing? If Arthur can handle it, so can I. Because no matter how bad my days get, I have some constants - my hair, coffee, music, my cat, my friends on here, fiction - but Arthur... he's the constant constant. He's seen me through grief, loss, tragedy, panic attacks, anxiety attacks, health scares, doctors appointments, operations, interviews, dentist appointments, fear, worry, stress, sorrow, sadness... through all of that, he's helped me to get back on my own feet and take another step, even if that step is right up on my tip-toes because I can't handle a proper step. But he's also seen me through happiness, joy, elation, pride, achievement, progress, he's seen me so happy I've cried, so excited I've squealed and jumped up and down and spun in circles while giggling, he's seen me through the last four years of my life and I'm sure he's gonna be with me for the rest of my life.

I don't know what our lives would look like together. I used to imagine it so vividly, but I'm not the same person I was four years ago - thankfully - but now I can barely see Arthur loving me. I mean, I know it, but I don't know it. Not like I used to. I feel like I've grown so much in this time that he would look at me and not be able to recognise me. My hair has grown out from when it used to be just like his in terms of length, and now it's just two or three inches away from my tailbone, I have glasses now, my room is always a mess because I don't have the time to clean it but if I do have the time, then I don't have the energy, I'm always a good few weeks behind on uni work, I'm always tired, and I just... even now, I look at Arthur and I look at me and I just can't... how??? And yet, at the same time, I have a firm belief that he and I would be a slow burn; we're both painfully shy but I always reach a point where it's like I get sick of my own shit and that's when I act, so maybe I'd be the reason we even talk to each other right in the very early days.

The way I envision our life together now is not at all how I used to envision it and I'm grateful for the change in perception but also I worry that as I am now, our 2019 Arthur wouldn't love me. But perhaps that's just my self-destructive streak making noise; it's much louder when I get stressed and unfortunately for me, I'm always stressed and tight-chested. Between a highly physically and emotionally demanding job which, even when I'm not on shift, I am still dealing with work commitments and group chats and stuff like that, and university, I am swamped, but then I get changed out of my work uniform and slide my Arthur hoodie back on or I come home and grab my Joker cushion and hold it tight or I get out of the shower and put my rings back on, and I feel like I can breathe again.

I would take every punch, every hit, every insult, every rude word, every glare, every 'joke' his co-workers make, I would take everything if it meant that Arthur would be healthy and safe and protected and cared for and loved. I want to take all of those violent marks and bruises across his body and replace them with love, make him feel like he can come home to me every night just like I get to come home to him every night, too. I feel most myself when I watch Joker because I see 2019 Erika, 2020 Erika, 2021 Erika, 2022 Erika, and now 2023 Erika is seeing all those Erikas, changed and new, and seeing an Arthur who is never changing and always the same, and I always find myself in this film. It's my true ultimate comfort and I wouldn't be here or be where I am without this film or without all the things Arthur has taught me. He's made me kinder, gentler, softer, he made me realise what I want to do in life, and I am forever grateful to the man who saved me. I've said it before, not in great detail, but the people who know, know; Arthur saved me. Oncoming traffic was too strong a temptation before I walked into the cinema on the 4th October 2019, and when I walked out, I found myself stepping out of the way of the road so I could go back the next day to see Joker again. And I did. Again and again and again and again until I looked at myself and realised I hadn't seriously thought about traffic or cliffs for months.

And since the day I realised that, I haven't once looked back. I only glance over my shoulder now and then to see how far I've come, and then I face my front again and step step step step step -

And I keep Arthur tightly in my heart all the while because I'm scared that if I let go of him for even a SECOND, 2019 will become my reality once again. It almost is happening again, I'm right on the edge, but I'm holding onto Arthur tightly. I'm keeping him right here with me to remind me that he is my reason. For my life, for my job, for my degree... I want to be someone he would be proud of, someone he could look at and love as deeply as I love him. He's a beautiful tragedy and I love absolutely everything about him. Everything. And we all know that Joker is the part of Arthur I always lean to the most, he's the one I think of for anything, he's the one I picture holding me when the world has me on my knees in my bedroom or in the bathroom, he's the one I picture brushing my hair and braiding it, he's the one I picture through it all, and I don't know if the start of Joker would bring about an end to what Arthur and I have or if he would only deepen it... I don't know if Joker would love me too but I do know that I only love him more because he's Joker. His lap is my crimson throne, his body is my weighted clown blanket, and I... I don't feel like I can say I love him, as I said, it seems silly in comparison, but it's the only phrase I have.

All I know is, if I thought I had even half a chance with Arthur, I would break down every carefully constructed wall around me, every promise to myself, and I'd let him in. I swore, almost six years ago, never again, but four years ago, I swore that I'd let one man in. Just one.

Arthur. Joker. Carnival. Whomever he is, he's my one and only, and I wish I could say even half of this stuff to him.💖

#tw; disordered eating #tw; negativity #tw; i get personal #self-shipping #erileck #tw; suicidal ideation

[ceciliasthings]

• Memories in difficult times •

• I wanted to do something if Y/N had a son with Eugene in this fanfic Y/N's last name is Horvath I hope you guys like it :3

One afternoon at the Hilltop you were resting after a long clear day you didn't do any physical exertion,Also because Eugene wouldn't let you carry any weight, he always said "The books say that pregnant women can't do much effort and that any kind of movement or very strong effort can affect the baby" Looking ahead you see Eugene reading more of the pregnancy books you have no idea where he found so many books,Everything was normal until you feel a strong contraction, at that moment a cold wave goes up your spine, a huge pain settles in your abdomen making you fall out of your chair.Eugene, who heard the sound of you falling, ran towards you, holding you, preventing you from falling to the ground, you saw a transparent liquid run between your legs.you knew the moment you were going into labor.

- Eugene! We need to go to the sidqui now!!

Those words came to Eugene like a waking slap across the face, and in a moment, he took you in his arms bridal style and carried you to the sidqui medical wing.Upon arriving there sidqui quickly asks to put you on the stretcher.

- How is Eugene contractions?- sidqui asks as he sanitizes his hands

- Every five minutes but I think it's going to three- Eugene pulls out a chair to sit next On your side.

Rosita soon shows up at the door with hot water and some blankets, you didn't know how she knew but she was there to help sidqui,You feel more massive contraction in your abdomen which makes you scream,Sidqui examines you he realizes that the birth process will not be so smooth.

- She is not dilating I will have to do a cesarean, Rosita call Enid and Eugene you have to leave the room for now..

-I'm sorry but I can't leave my loved one in this critical situation...- he squeezes yours tighter as he looks affectionately at you

- Eugene as it's a cesarean can't have many people in the room, for Y/N's own sake you need to leave..

Eugene looks at you once more you realize he's very worried, he takes a strand of hair from your face and puts it behind your ear, he kisses you on your forehead.

-i'll be across the room please be strong...for me and our baby..i love you

You smile at him and see him leaving and giving you one more look before closing the door, because of the pain you weren't able to talk, Enid soon entered the room and sidqui had to cut her belly, during the pains the screams you lost consciousness for a few moments.during this a memory came to your mind.

-Y/N Y/N!! Are you listening to me?- Abraham sits next to you while the two of you are watching the sunset from the porch.

- Oh sorry Abraham I was thinking of something..- You take a sip of your beer

- May I know what is making you so thoughtful?Let me guess Eugene?- He gives a sarcastic laugh

-Very funny, actually I was thinking about Glenn Maggie... Damn they're really going to have a baby in this world where fighting to live is as normal as the sunset...- You lower your head looking at the beer bottle analyzing glass container.

- I know it sounds confusing now..but honestly even I'm thinking about having kids with Sasha...

It surprised you you knew he'd been a father before this world turned to catastrophe, but he's never talked about it before,He looked at your face and saw that you were going to say something about the past.

- I know what you're thinking, but I've been talking to Sasha and I really want to be a dad again..I miss having kids playing in the house or them being a pain in the ass..-he lets out a light laugh as he takes another sip of his homemade beer

-I'll warn you, I'm not going to take care of any children, I imagine Abraham's puppies hahaha

- you would love them I know, actually you would be their godmother and Eugene could be godparents I've seen you with children.. you never thought about that ?

You really never stopped to think about it, the world was too chaotic to think about having children, of course you and Eugene had sex (A lot by the way) but you always took precautions,But you definitely didn't want to have kids at that point but you didn't know about Eugene.

- I don't think about having children not now, at least, did Eugene tell you something?

Abraham stared at you for a few until he opened his mouth.

- one night we were drinking while on patrol, he told me he wanted to have a baby with you... he told me about his childhood and that he wanted to be the best father and husband..

- Do you think he said that because he was drunk? He never mentioned this to me..- At that moment you start to look at the stars that were appearing in the newly dark sky.

-Well I don't know but it would be interesting to see our children growing up together, and especially a son of Eugene hahaha the boy or girl would need a protector- He puts his hand on your shoulder while laughing, you also laugh imagining a little boy or girl being protected by an angry red haired child.

- It would be really fun, you know, I think we're going to have more peaceful years now..-You rest your head on Abraham's shoulder and he hugs you-You are my best friend Abraham, I'm glad to be your friend..

-me too y/n that's why you need to be strong... and wake up..-he looks at you with a comforting look as if he is saying goodbye.

before you can say what the image of Abraham in front of you starts to blur, you see a flash and hear someone call your name the voice is familiar,You open your eyes and see your lover's eyes looking at you he was holding your hand, he had a worried look on his face you quickly remember what is going on and get up abruptly.

-Where's the baby?! He is fine ?! What happened?

- Y/n calm down everything.. is fine, you need to rest now, you ended up passing out in the c-section but everything went well thank God-He lays you down while covering you with some blankets.

Sidqui soon enters the room with a baby wrapped in a blue blanket, you were so happy you couldn't hold back your tears, Eugene was also thrilled He couldn't even believe you had his baby.

- Congratulations he is a beautiful healthy little boy- Sidqui says this as he delivers the baby to your arms-do you already have a name in mind?

You look at the baby and you see he has Eugene's beautiful blue eyes, when you looked at the baby he laughed like he already knew you,Before you can say anything Eugene interrupts you:

- I didn't expect it to be a boy, my calculations were that it was a girl I even thought of the names, Cecilia, Therese or Lux..-he looks at you and the baby and realizes that you already have a name in mind.- Y/N do you have a name?

You smile at him as you stroke the baby's head that was leaning against your chest.

- Abraham Horvath Porter..- did you see that tears welled up on eugene's face when you said that name you knew that Abraham was special to you both and that you wanted him to be there.

- I miss him.. I think he would like this tribute, let's call him Abraham so doesn't get too confused with two surnames..- he gives a crooked smile as he holds the hand of the baby who was peacefully resting.

- haha you always know how to make me laugh, welcome to the world Abraham.. you will hear many stories about your godfather..

You see the baby give a slight smile while sleeping, really Abraham would have liked to have seen that...

Notes: i think this is my first baby fanfic i write lol, I swear I'm ending this with tears in my eyes 😄I hope you guys liked it

#eugene porter #josh mcdermitt #eugene twd #the walking dead #eugene porter imagine #eugene porter x reader #abraham ford

[askfallenroyalty]

hey anyone well versed with ASL? not now of course but I'd like to add more hand signing, especially in the fangame adaption. I think it'd be really cool to have characters do full signing ingame through the portraits! (in comic I can get away with more limited knowledge, which, ironically held me back from actually practicing my ASL when that was one of my major reasons for adding it to the story X_X)

my idea is that in the game adaptation, we're not going to see Frisk's thoughts. We're playing as Frisk's SOUL, but through Chara's perspective.

Their connection is broken -we see in New Royal's that it got distorted upon the death that wasn't supposed to happen. Chara can't read their mind, which I feel is important for their individuality and Chara's new connection to their parents.

So Frisk will be standing there, signing at Chara in portrait style, but otherwise we don't know what they're saying. (You'd have to like, read them or look up the signs individually. (Or wait for me to put a transcript outside the game, in a guide.) I like this because for most people not knowing what Frisk is saying would put you into Chara's shoes.)

anyway if anyone wants to help with the game's ASL I'd really appreciate it! I could draw you some artwork for the effort :D Tho, this is planning ahead of time. I wouldn't need this for at least a few months as I'll take a break from game dev for now. (At least for NR)

#ooc #tbd #not art #i'll reblog this again once it's closer in time to when I'll be making this

[ordinaryschmuck]

Quick Thoughts on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

For those who don't know, I LOVE the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Next to Scooby-Doo, the Turtles defined my childhood, being a franchise I'll watch and be interested in until the day I die. So needless to say, I was already excited for Mutant Mayhem just from the first trailer alone. And it paid off because this movie rocks!

First thing of note is that this might be the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie that feels like it's made for teenagers. Sure, Micheal Bay tried...He certainly tried. But this one feels like it speaks their language without pandering to them with cheap lingo and references.

...Well, there IS that, but you learn to forgive it when you remember that the Turtles themselves are voiced by actual teenagers this time, with a lot of their lines being improvised and the chemistry bouncing off the kids. I love that change because it makes the movie focus more on the "Teenage" aspect of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, where most iterations took that as a suggestion if anything else. This time, it gives the Turtles more of a charm to them. Like we're watching them as they start out while leaving room to become the bigger, more mature heroes we know them more as.

And speaking of maturity, hot DANG does this movie earn its PG rating, large in part because of Ice Cube's Superfly. The guy feels like he thinks he's an R-rated movie, but no one told him it was PG and were probably too scared of him to say so. He's incredibly violent and curses way more than I thought he might, with every other sentence he says having the word "damn," "hell," and even "pissed" at one point. When was the last time you heard a character say the word "pissed" in a PG movie?! On top of that, he's a solid villain who manages to strike that perfect balance of charming and threatening. You get why others want to listen to and fear him in every way possible.

And as for the rest of the characters, they're all pretty great. The Turtles, as I've said, are all pretty darn charming with their core personalities throughout the franchise shining through, but altered to fit the teen aspect of their characters.

As for April O'Neil, despite people hating her because she's black and fat, is a solid friend to the Turtles and their chemistry together is believable. Plus, dang it, I'm a sucker for losers making friends and finding strength with fellow losers. I can't get sick of it.

And Splinter is also great, having a strong character arc and a believable conclusion to it. They DO beat you over the head with the symbolism of how he learns his lesson, to the point where a character outright states it, but it's a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. I'm not looking for a masterpiece, I'm looking for fun.

Speaking of, this movie really is fun, having some great action, solid jokes, and WONDERFUL animation. The look of Mutant Mayhem is perfect and adds to the whole "made for teens" aspect, as they said they wanted to copy the feel of sketching in your notebook as a teen, and they nailed it with grungy character models and hand-drawn scribbles and pencil marks to add to it. Best of all, they didn't need to torture the animators to give this movie it's great style (TAKE NOTES, SPIDER-VERSE!). The overall look is definitely not for everyone, as I can see people being put off by it, but I think it works great for what the people behind this movie was going for...I just wish I could see it.

Now, I don't know if it's the movie's fault or my theater screen, but this movie looks too dark during a lot of scenes. And I'm willing to blame the movie, because even with certain trailers it was hard to see what was happening a few times. Which is a shame too, because there was so much effort into making this movie look as amazing as it did, I just wish the people behind it turned the brightness up a few notches so I could see all of it.

And since we're talking negatives, another nitpick I have is how big the cast is for this movie. There's, like, ten more prominent characters in this film, each with a celebrity voicing them, yet they're VERY minor to the plot. I don't get why they had John Cena of all people to voice Rocksteady, when all he says is probably less than ten lines throughout the movie. But then you remember, "Oh, right. They're making an animated series based off this movie." At that point, the bigger cast makes sense and turns Mutant Mayhem into less of its own film and more into a pilot episode. It shows fans the cast, the world, and the set-up so future installments can continue it. And I'm...mixed on how I feel about that. Because I DO want to see more, especially with how this movie ends in a way that no other Teenage Mutant Ninja property. But at the same time, it kind of leaves off on a perfect ending where I don't NEED to see more? It's hard to explain, so you might as well see it yourself.

In fact, watch the movie anyways. It's GREAT fun. It won't top movies like Across the Spider-Verse or Nimona, which includes stronger themes along with their incredible animation, but Mutant Mayhem still wins points for being a fun film throughout. If you're a Turtles fan, you'll likely get a kick out of it. I sure did, and I'll watch this movie more and more in the future...On a better screen just in case it WAS my theater's fault.

#teenage mutant ninja turtles mutant mayhem #teenage mutant ninja turtles #april o'neil #master splinter #superfly #mutant mayhem #quick thoughts #what i thought about

[matan4il]

hi about that type of parents ask are authoritarian and overbearing parents the same or different? your answers and metas are always enlightening

Hi Nonnie! I take it this is in continuation of this ask about the Diaz parents? I'll reply and then with your permission, I'll answer together a few asks about 911 parents, since despite my best efforts, I keep falling behind on answering asks because I've been getting so many (and as you may know, between work and my medical issues, I am limited in terms of time and energy).

Some people might tell you they're the same, since authoritarian parents are certainly overbearing. But I think there are overbearing parents who aren't necessarily authoritarian. They're over-involved and even invasive, needing to be a part of ALL their kid does, even if the kid doesn't want that. They're not necessarily involved in wanting to "correct" the kid, but they can't stand not knowing what their kid does, how, with whom, etc. So, to me a simple example of that is a parent wanting to know about their kid's sex life (out of caring and without any intention of instructing their kid on how or with whom to have sex), even if the kid doesn't want to discuss that with them.

speaking of emotionally neglectful buckley parents how about now? are they still that or bordering authoritarian types?

I do think growing up, the Buckley parents were mainly emotionally neglectful (especially with Buck), but yeah, they also have touches of authoritarian, criticizing everything their kids do. Funny how the similarities between Buck and Eddie just never stop, ha? One has emotionally neglectful parents with a side serving of authoritarian style, while the other has authoritarian parents with a side dish of being neglectful.

so basically the buckley parents are no longer redeemable? also what are your thoughts on how the others (albert, hen and eddie) kept pushing that jee yun deserves grandparents? like she doesn't already have it with the lees

Hi Nonnie! I think if a show wants to redeem a character, it always can. It has to work hard for it, and it has to make sure not to take any short cuts, so the character has to understand what they did wrong, take responsibility, try to make amends and work on becoming better. When shows do that? We end up cheering for some AMAZING redemption arcs. The biggest problem is most shows want characters to be forgiven without putting in all of that work. So, can the Buckley parents be redeemed? Like all TV characters, the answer is potentially yes. Will they be? Will 911 take the time, put in the effort and actually redeem them? That remains to be seen. Because IF the answer is yes, it won't be in just one ep. The show will have to work on it, show us all the aforementioned elements and how the Buckley parents are dedicated to earning their children's forgiveness by demonstrating they understand their mistakes and are invested in fixing those and trying to do better.

As for Jee Yun and her grandparents... Sometimes awful parents actually make good grandparents. The requirements are very different, so people who fail with one sometimes have an easier time making up for it with the other. And parents I believe usually want their kid to have as much love and support as they can have. Allowing Jee a r/s with the Hans doesn't take the Lees away from her, but it doesn't give her even more people to love, support and care for her. Does Chim HAVE to forgive his father for this? Absolutely not. Even without the Lees in the picture, he has every right to choose not to include the Hans in his daughter's life. But I think in choosing what's best for Jee, Chim got to be the bigger man and do what his father failed to: choose his kid's needs over his own. I wish THAT would have been presented more clearly on the show, but knowing that Chim was the bigger man? Yeah, that tracks with who we know he is.

i don’t trust whatever the hell the buckleys had going on at maddie and chims house so i’m waiting for the other shoe to drop tbh. i think that they’re gonna show up but once they find out just how bad it is it’s going to be too much for margaret and they’re going to leave. they’re only seen in that shot of what i assume is maddie first arriving at the hospital and then they’re nowhere to be found in the rest of the promo so i wouldn’t be surprised if they don’t visit even after he codes again.

Nonnie, I'll also add here this ask from @thetalee:

So Buck is hurt, and suddenly the Buckley Parents are doting and caring and loving and gee, we have absolutely never seen this from them before /sarcasm

As I always say about many topics regarding our fandoms, whatever your POV is? It's legit. If you don't trust the Buckleys? Valid. Pointing out that only caring when Buck is hurt has always been the way they operated, so not much has changed on our screens, even if it's being presented as them trying to do better? 10000% true!

I wouldn't necessarily trust promos, I've learned across fandoms that they can be very misleading, but I think what you, Nonnie, are saying is that everything we've gotten from the Buckleys up until 611 makes you mistrust them, and I assume in that sense, even though they though they didn't abandon Buck during the ep, you still feel the same. Which is legit! You don't have to like them. Even if Buck comes to forgive them for everything, we as viewers don't have to. Especially not if we feel at the end of the arc with the Buckleys that the show writers didn't actually put in the effort to redeem them (that's how I felt about Taylor Kelly back in 408, BTW. Like the show wanted me to pretend she's been redeemed just because one time, she felt bad about people dying of Covid. But have we ever seen her realizing what she had done wrong in the past? Did we get a scene of her apologizing to Bobby for being willing to ruin him? Did we see her actively working on being a better person, not just caring during one specific incident? No. So I just elegantly ignored the show pretending like she was redeemed).

Thank you for the asks, everyone! As always, my ask tag. xoxox

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[deafknell]

whats ur writing process like? :o for both ur solo fic writing process and ur writing process when it comes to collabs? just asking out of curiosity as well 🙏🙏 love ur fics op <3

Ahh bless you <3

Generally my writing process is kind of... all over the place. How it works for me probably isn't the most efficient, but it's one I've built after working with some close friends on a lot of collab projects.

I usually start with, well, the basic idea. Often my fics come from either having read something in canon and going "man I wanna see this" or it's a requested fic from a friend of mine.

From there, I tend to write out the barebones premise onto a doc as a stream of thought. No editing, no backtracking, just the basic ideas of what I want characters to say or do, and anything important that pops to mind from the idea. I'll tend to include little notes to myself like side stories to check or style notes here.

I'll use a WIP as an example here:

Joshua stares, very mixed feelings. Im sure they were no match to you, brother. But julius keeps hyping up subaru, and doesnt seem to be relenting on this. So joshua doesnt push, and instead asks about the rest of the camp? Ana pipes up about roswaal being quite conniving, someone not to be underestimated. joshua frowns. isnt roswaal that weird noble with lots of rumours around him (see: josh juukulius careful encyclopedia 1)

Nothing too fancy here - just trying to get the basic idea out on a doc with the bits and pieces needed to make it come together.

Then I try to refine it a little so it's closer to a draft than quick notes for me to refer to:

[Joshua stares at Julius. Very conflicted -- Julius has made a good friend, but he's putting himself down again. Another Reinhard type, possibly. "I'm sure they were no match to you, Elder Brother." Julius waves his hand dismissively, fond look on his face. Says something praising Subaru for his efforts in the Whale hunt. Joshua narrows his eyes, but doesn't push further. He knows his brother won't relent on this. Redirect focus to the rest of the Emilia camp. Set up main points of interest - Roswaal, and Emilia. Do some background work here; where is everybody sat? Noise of the restaurant? Details. Feed into the quiet discomfort Joshua has by making things go quiet before he asks about everyone's opinions on their rivals]

Lots more detail here, while still keeping room for flexibility -- I don't like being too strict with my outlines outside of plot points because otherwise I end up feeling like I'm not challenging/doing anything creative, just following a script.

After that point? I just write it out like normal. If I think the start of the fic is boring, I'll start writing from a point that actually interests me, then reassess if maybe I want a cold open or not for the story. I'm a massive nerd for the small details, stuff like body language or subtleties in what characters focus on so generally I enjoy starting from a place with a loooot of room for little notes on background.

For collabs, it's very much down to who I work with! The main people I work with are the reason I adopted this style of planning, but usually I leave it up to my collab partner to decide how we wanna plan, since I'm usually flexible in that regard! I used to write a lot more freeform without plans, so it's primarily for the benefit of telling a more well rounded story I plan at all.

I'd definitely love to do more collab work. It's difficult trying to fit schedules together, especially as I'm quite lazy with writing, but collab work always feels fun and ends up making me write outta guilt of not being that one person in the group project. Think the only thing that stops me nowadays is trying not to overcommit, or seem far too clingy with writers I really admire haha.

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[keter-class-anomaly]

Can I ask when you started drawing? Where you learned to draw? Any inspirations for how your art style is like now?

hghjgfhjytggfghjhygthjuhygt uuuuhgh idk i just do that??? first of all it's super sweet of you to ask, if you ever want to message me and get some more proper tips and whatnot feel free. i love helping people out when it comes to that kinda thing and i am FAILING to do so right now:

uuum, i'm not good at the teachy thing lol. lets see, i "started" drawing i wanna say around fourth grade? i mean i've never not drawn things as far as i'm aware, but that's the earliest i remember

wheni was in sixth grade i constantly plagiarized because i cared more about impressing my friends than feeling good about myself. don't do that please.

i didn't really "learn" to draw, i mean my parents are artists but they're glass artists and don't really use pen and paper and whatnot. i guess i just taught myself?

my inspiration throughout the years is almost solely fanart. people make cool shit and i wanted to join the shit show.

i only started posting my art online at the beginning of this year, and i plan to keep doing that indefinitely.

i've always been encouraged to draw and to do art from my parents, friends, and schools so it's no surprise i'm still doing it.

if i had to give an actual tip though, don't think about it as something you have to learn from someone, but rather something you learn from trial and error. make sure you really try to put thought and effort into it sometimes or you'll get upset with the outcome and think silly things about yourself. you need to know you actually can get something you're happy with when you keep a calm head and keep trying. don't be afraid to try something wacky and different to how you normally draw, it's how i get my best style changes.

and lastly, don't give up! you're awesome, and if you keep trying, one day you'll be awesome and content with your skill!

heres some little tips that i've learned through my experience: get ref for hair. and preactice a bunch, hair was hard at first for me, but now it's the easy part.

try all sorts of shit with noses, there'a a lot of ways to draw them and they're all cool

eye shapes carry a lot of emotion, so think about the shape your eyes are in when you show those emotions

same thing w/ eyebrows

mouths are weird. but it's weirder to leave that spot blank because you don't want to "ruin the drawing"

color theory exists, but you can't think too hard about it.

try fun poses.

that's all for now, sorry this is so wack.

i think i'll only be able to help you annon, if i know specifically what you stuggle with, and what you're aiming for. thanks again so much for the questions, i really love to hear it

#keter-class-complements #art “tips” #long posts #just text though #long text post #please like i said message me and i'll see if i can give any help that isn't bullshit #i've got a lot going on #BUT if you do want any help annon feel more than welcome to ask some more stuff #art tips #artist things #how do i tag this #it's super flattering that you like my artstyle enough to ask about it #thank you again