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mins-fins · 2 months

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DROP THE CONTROLLER !

episode 0 yangyang gets cussed out by a man.

yangyang is tired.

yangyang is so tired.

if he could create a time machine and go back to the moment he decided he wanted to study mechanical engineering, he would've punched past yangyang right in the face and thrown him out of the window, because what in the world was he thinking?

he truly has no idea why his professors decided to assign him all this work on a friday. friday's are for relaxation, drinking, and oversleeping (at least in ten's words). he wants to do nothing besides sleep, but there's a slight little issue with that.

three days ago, wednesday, he said something along the lines of "yeah sure fortnite friday" after jeno asked if they could play, he wasn't thinking straight he thinks, because why would he agree to that?

yangyang was probably zoning out at the moment, he assumed friday wouldn't have him as tired as it really does, because he can't stand staring at his computer. he's about to smash it to smithereens, probably not the best time to be playing battle royale games.

with the silence currently enveloping his room, yangyang slowly begins drifting off against his will, his head resting against his computer desk.

"yangyang!"

yangyang startles, accidentally hitting his forehead against his desk. he winces, rubbing his forehead. of course he had to keep his headphones on, what an idiot he is.

"what? god, jeno did you have to yell?"

"if i didn't yell you probably would've fallen asleep" his voice conveys rudeness, but jeno is just so inherently nice that he can't even come off as mean no matter how much he tries. "..don't tell me you were actually falling asleep".

"nope, totally wasn't".

"you're horrible at lying, you should work on that".

well well well, donghyuck, though yangyang doesn't hang with him often, sarcasm is truly one of his strong suits. maybe he just found out that he was good at insulting people casually and decided to stick with that for the rest of his life. he is pretty great at insults, yangyang agrees, he didn't exactly take him for a guy who enjoys playing battle royale games but oh well.

"be nice, hyuck".

"what do you mean be nice? that wasn't rude, i was just being honest with your friend here".

"it's.. alright" yangyang readjusts his headphones, clearing his throat. he plays with his necklace, how long has the game been paused for? he doesn't remember, but his character has just been standing still for a while. "can we just play?"

"that's what i've been asking for the past few minutes, yangyang, how tired are you?"

"you could go about it in a sweeter way, donghyuck".

"no thanks!"

yangyang rolls his eyes.

the game is..okay, yangyang is playing worse than he usually did, probably the exhaustion from his absolutely draining week, his head continues falling down, and he has to continue waking himself up because he's probably going to make them lose.

well, it's not his fault for his shitty week.

maybe he shouldn't have agreed to playing today.

"wow pink boy sucks".

now that's a new voice.

yangyang knows the voice is referring to him, because no one else has a character more decked in pink than he does. yangyang isn't new to being insulted over shit like this, so he laughs, a small chuckle, one not meant to be heard.

"wow thanks".

the words leave his mouth before he gives his brain the okay for them to, he leans his chin against his hand, sighing. "not the first time i've heard that".

"aww, my apologies then".

his voice conveys sarcasm, much sarcasm, but yangyang has to admit, his voice is kinda nice. is that a weird thing to think? he hopes it isn't, because that's all that's running through his mind at the moment.

a pretty voiced boy just insulted you.. do you really mind it?

no he doesn't.

wait—

"you don't sound apologetic".

"i don't know what more you want from me, pinkie".

yangyang can't stop the way his lips quirk up at the words, the nickname is so basic, so stupid, but it somehow makes him smile. he almost giggles, yep, giggles, but he resists the urge for once. "i need a tear stained apology from you".

"is that what you deserve?"

"yep".

it's a weird exchange, but yangyang doesn't mind it, he's met weirder people while playing games on a friday night, this guy with a nice voice is just a nice perk.

was a nice perk he could say.

yangyang isn't new to the idea of toxic people, he's heard some not-so-nice things in reference to himself, but they never truly got to him, because he's unfortunately said some not-so-nice things to other people.

"oh i destroyed you".

he's proud of himself, obviously, winning a game in his tired, overworked state. it's not like yangyang was bad at games or anything, he was just doing horribly tonight, this was like, his only win.

"that was just dumb luck".

"that sounds like an excuse".

yangyang snorts to himself, this pretty voiced boy is just a little mean, but yangyang still likes his voice, it scratches his ears just perfectly.

okay now that does sound creepy, if he were to say that out loud, ten would never let him live it down.

"oh you think that's so funny you—"

and the boy just continues and continues and continues, saying just some of the meanest things he can think of. yangyang has to be honest, he admires the dedication of this pretty voiced boy to use every cuss word in the book.

he's going a bit overboard, so yangyang takes off his headphones and turns off his computer. he doesn't leave the game, he doesn't even say goodbye, just turns off his computer.

why was that kinda hot?

wait WHAT?

oh yangyang is a lost cause.

ISA ( ꩜ ᯅ ꩜;) if you ignore how HORRIBLE this is than you can probably just kinda smile and love liu yangyang 😊 i am going to TRY my best to update every saturday but obviously i have things going on that might prevent me from doing so (i.e moving, school, work, etc) but i will still try so dont give up on me yet okay bye 😿⁭

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box-dwelling · 1 year

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I've been a fan of Marvellous Mrs Maisel since season 1 but like, the Susie gay stuff is feeling like a real fucking tease. Even with the most recent episode where it finally seems confirmed I feel baited. I'm guessing this is going somewhere with it being the cliff hanger but I just, I don't feel it. And honestly all the cast interviews feel so weird too and always have. Like "oh her sexuality isn't important and we don't have to show it" ok so why are you fucking teasing us with it so much. Why are you getting so close to showing but then not? Like I'd honestly respect it more if Susie was just butch and they never touched it instead of edging us like this. Like haha she went to a gay bar but she still looked super uncomfortable. Ooo she has an ex girlfriend but they never actually say they were dating and they could just be like ex clients. I just feel fucking teased. Commit you god damn cowards. If Susie's sexuality doesn't matter when every single second of midge's personal life is the be all and end all of the show, then why are you just cowardly hinting? Have some god damn balls.

It really doesn't help that I just am losing my patience with the plot. A lot of people were saying how last season it started just feeling like rich white woman temper tanturm hour but this last episode really solidified it. Midge's unprofessionalism is feeling less enderingnand edgy and more like she's just sulking because has to actually work to get to the top. Oooooo I'm a professional writer on one of the most famous comedy shows in the country, but I'm not allowed to guest star because of very reasonable professionalism rules. I'm sure my position as a writer on one of most watched shows in the country definitely won't open other doors to get on other shows. So I'm literally going to completely ruin a completely unrelated gig. Remember when her unprofessionalism was that her jokes were too edgy for the time? That her quick wit and desire to tell the world the way she sees it was what was getting her in trouble. The was what she bonded with Lenny over which was by far one of the most interesting relationships in the show. But tbh they ruined that by having them sleep together. Lenny worked well as this almost mythical concept of what she could become, both good and bad. The relationship was complex and interesting and worked way way way more as friends/peers. But no midge now suddenly has to be romantic with every guy in the show, including her boss now? Which they just don't comment on the blatant workplace harassment there? It's just tee hee Midge is pretty so her boss wants to sleep with her.

Also like can I just say the stuff with Abe was so fucking gross this episode. For a guy who's been pretty heavily autistic coded throughout the show the way they framed him trying to make up with Rose after their fight, which yes he was an asshole in and needed to apologize for, it felt like they made what seemed to me like an honest loving gesture of apology communicated non verbally, which yes he's been heavily autistic coded this whole fucking show so that's likely the best way he has to communicate, as child like and pathetic was just disgusting. Like I can see myself in his head so much. He messed up and he knows he did but he doesn't know how to apologize for it so he gets up in the middle of the night and picks her roses to scatter on her bed and then comes to be non sexually intimate with her, deliberately trying not to get too close into her personal space so she doesn't feel overpowered or attacked. A pose that could literally be interpreted as him begging her forgiveness. And that describing it's sounds so sweet but in the show he's blocked like he's being a pathetic child. It's so so gross.

And that's not even talking about the conversation that triggered it which spends half the time treating every woman in the scene like they're shallow and unable to understand media, before seemingly taking a minute to mock anyone who wants to read more into stories, highlighting queer analysis especially, as people who refuse to just let stories be and being too forceful for asking people to actually think about what they're watching. Real the curtains are blue shit.

I honestly love Abe so much he reminds me of my dad in a lot of ways so I am pretty biased but even still I just feel so gross after bits of this episode. Especially when they do stuff like "haha men don't want to know about lady problems" while actively undermining sexual harassment and making all the female characters besides queen of all midge and Susie, who despises all thing femmine, (in a way that used to feel like butch rep but with the other stuff seems now like a way to say she's competent because she's not acting like a silly girl) be portrayed as dumb.

Idk man I miss mai.

#marvelous mrs maisel #midge maisel #susie myerson #abe weissman #rose weissman #vent #rant

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epickiya722 · 1 year

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Gonna be honest, i'm excited for Kacchan's apology and Ochako's speech

But i literally don't trust anything that bones does at this point, and i don't trust iz/////chs to be quiet about it either, since i'm 200% sure they will make Ochako's speech as romantic and well animated as possible while the apology will be like, Kacchan sounding angry and have 2 frames per second with stills. Idk if i will be able to handle harassement again. Kinda makes want to cry thinking my friends might also go through the same.

What's your thoughts on it? Do you feel the same might happen again since Ochako's speech in the manga?

You know what, I haven't actually thought too much on that, but I just hope that it doesn't turn out that way.

Both Katsuki and Uraraka don't deserve to have those scenes to be messed up in any way.

Uraraka's speech is one of her crowning moments where she isn't just some girl with a crush (Having a crush isn't a personality trait, damn it! Sorry, flashbacks). It's a scene where she is standing up for her friend, being a hero, her own person and coming forth and speaking out. She's not confessing her love to Midoriya, so it shouldn't be treated as such.

And for Bakugou's apology, I just hope it isn't some two frames and that's it. Honestly, who ever worked on the Katsuki Bakugou: Rising episode, I hope they do that scene. (The little memory flashbacks, I liked those very much!) That scene is vital to Bakugou's character because it is one of the few times that not only is he coming out and letting out emotions; it's one of the few times where he shows his emotions that isn't anger IN FRONT OF OTHER PEOPLE, aka Class A. Usually, it's just in front of Midoriya when he cries. For him to apologize in front of their classmates, knowing how closed off he can be and how much pride he holds, is a big step for him.

Also, Iida's moment. I'm looking forward to that moment, too. The bond he and Midoriya has is one of my favorites in the series, so I'm excited for that part to happen. That's my Class Rep right there! I want to see his shining moment!

Now, I don't go into watching anything with high or low expectations, so normally whenever I watch an episode I click off my critique mode and switch to my "just watch it" mode. That way I'm not looking at every bit of detail and being disappointed in first viewing.

Regardless of how these scenes turn out, for sure there will some people who will go out their way to be complete assholes. You know no matter how beautifully sculpted these next couple of episodes there will be some assholes.

"Well, it took him too long to apologize. He doesn't mean it, he's just trying to make himself look good."

At this point, there is not persuading them. Just let them complain and block them. Your time is too precious.

It's like "jeez, what more do you want"?

Probably will say that "the BkDks forced these scenes to happen" or whatever. Like yes, the BkDks have total control over something THAT HAPPENS IN THE MANGA THAT WILL SHOW UP IN THE ANIME.

These kind of people are just too tired and too bored with themselves when they go out their way to harass others when all they want to do is enjoy the story and be left alone.

How can someone be so miserable, I don't know!

Honestly, I don't see why anyone who is like that remains in the BNHA fandom or still follow the story. Because if you're that frustrated because your ship doesn't get that much attention and you're still hating Bakugou and bothering others about him, you have to be extremely bored or something, have to!

#kiya answers #bnha #mha #boku no hero academia #my hero academia #bnha s6 #bnha season 6 #bnha spoilers #bakugou katsuki #uraraka ochaco #midoriya izuku #iida tenya

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twdmusicboxmystery · 2 years

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I got a couple of questions and also wanted to share my love for TWD.

Does Daryl still carry Beth's knife around? Is Lydia? I've been rewatching s10 in preparation for rewatching s11 with my best friend, it'll be the first time watching s11 for her. And I've been trying to spot it.

Secondly, I wonder if you have any thoughts about this. I've noticed the friendship between Daryl and Connie, and it seems like their either alluding to a relationship or the shippers are just loud. And Daryl and Leah had a relationship, a unhealthy one albeit, and Maggie was the divide and ultimate choice between them for Daryl. It made me theorize something happening similarly with Connie and Beth. Not Daryl killing Connie to protect Beth, but rather between them both, he chooses Beth, maybe symbolically instead of something clique and out of character like them fighting over his affection.

My friend and I eagerly await the final episodes of the flagship show. It's so bittersweet. We love Daryl and Beth and I've told her there are theories that Beth may come back. Even if she doesn't, I'm excited and hope they end the show strong. All 3 spin-offs sound amazing, and I can't wait to hear about Daryl's spin-off, we've got so little information on it, perhaps because their waiting for a reveal. 😊 I only recently started watching TWD four years ago, shortly after my mother died, and it helped me engage in something and process my grief a little (I've still done my own work on my grief). I love zombie apocalypses, and beautiful characters and stories. These characters are like a second family. And I'm a big sucker for unique storytelling, excellent cinematography, and small character beats. I love how films and tv are made, and hope to have a YouTube channel one day where, among many other video ideas, I discuss and analyze TWD.

That was quite a lot, my apologies. But I wanted to ask and then I also felt like sharing. I'm loving the recent posts. Happy to be part of Team Delusional/Defiance. Have a lovely day.

Thank you so much for sharing! I absolutely loved this! I'm so glad the show helped you process your grief, and gave you so much comfort and hope. It's been that for many fans, and that's why the show is so popular. I agree that the characters feel like family.

I also want to say that I love that you said the show is amazing and you're excited for the spinoffs even if Beth doesn't come back. Don't get me wrong, I totally think she will and that's a big part of the reason I continue to watch. But so many people are always declaring they will be done with the show if something doesn't happen: their ship or what they want to happen in the plot or whatever. I think the show is amazing regardless, so thank you for saying that.

As to your questions, a couple of years ago, a friend of mine managed to ask Norman a question on one of his panels. She asked if Daryl still had Beth's knife and he said yes. He didn't hem or haw over it. Just, "yes, he does." So, Lydia isn't carrying it. If they were going to do something like that, they would make it very obvious. Daryl still has it somewhere stashed away, and if Norman knows that without having to defer to one of the writers, that tells me they have plans for it that Norman knows about.

As for Daryl and Connie, it's been pretty well established now that they are just friends. I actually wonder if she *might* die in 11c. No way to be sure, of course. We'll just have to wait and see. But Norman is heading off to do the spinoff, and Lauren Ridloff (who plays Connie) will not be involved in that. In fact, she's already gotten another job on another series. So, whether she dies or not, it doesn't look like she'll be very heavily involved in the show moving forward. If they don't kill her off, they could always bring her back down the road. I wouldn't mind that in the least. But either way, Daryl and Connie are never going to be romantic. They've told us that several times on the show.

Hope that helps! Hope you keep watching and loving on TWD. And I'm glad you, and all of us, are part of Team Delusional too! Xoxo! 🍁💞

#beth greene #beth greene lives #beth is alive #beth is coming #td theory #td theories #team delusional #team defiance #beth is almost here #bethyl

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harrowharkwife · 1 year

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anyone else getting such a sixth-sense, hair-on-the-back-of-your-neck feeling from these past episodes, that just seems to get louder with each passing week?

it's like the writers *know* they're playing chicken with us at this point- it's not a fourth wall break, but something close to it. a quiet tapping on the glass, a "hey, pay attention, viewers, i'm talking to you," telegraphing a very quiet, but very clear message: hang on. hang in there. you're not crazy, there is something here, it's coming, we're going to do it. but we're going to do it right. and that takes time.

taylor moved out eddie joined the show, what, four months seasons ago, buck? you could have replaced the couch gotten them together by now.

you the audience can't keep playing these guessing games, maddie writers. if you can't figure out what he wants, maybe you should tell him us what you want what's gonna happen. (‼️‼️‼️)

the rules are very simple. one hand must be touching a car at all times. it's a game of endurance, patience. no exceptions. last one standing watching drives home in this beauty gets the prize they've been waiting for. let the games begin!

our lunch date was 2 o clock, wasn't it? yep. i figured you forgot, but after you canceled the last few times, decided that I would force the issue.

i don't know. maybe i just don't have the patience for these movies ships anymore, you know? two people meet, you know that they're gonna end up together. and then you have to watch 'em bumble their way through stupid misunderstandings for two hours seasons. i don't know. it's kind of annoying. so you'd rather your rom-coms have less "com?" i don't know. i guess i would rather see two people overcome real problems and... still get their happy ending. that would be more satisfying. yeah, it would be. (‼️‼️‼️)

i don't understand. isn't this what you've been wanting? what the two of you been working towards? it is, it just feels like i'm waiting for... something. you didn't skip the morning after conversation, chim. you just delayed it. and you added a whole new complicated layer. (‼️‼️‼️)

we were playing hide-and-seek and he just disappeared. what, do you think maybe he's still hiding? i don't know. it's been a really long time. and i've looked everywhere.

we're past apologies. this is a promise. i'm not going anywhere. i'm done running.

but when you are, you'll know. and then you'll be ready.

hey, karen. it looks like i'll be home a little bit late.

it was significant, and we want to give the brain story time to heal develop on its own. how long will he be sedated? at least 24 hours. run more tests, then see where we are tomorrow. i have no doubt, but we don't know how he the general audience will or will not respond to the treatment this storyline. we have to be prepared. (‼️‼️‼️)

you knew. didn't you? i suspected. i didn't know for sure until she called 911.

today you learned how the element of surprise can refocus a caller's viewer's attention. [a song] was playing on his radio, and by hearing me sing it... it got him to pay attention. (‼️‼️‼️)

never enough time. until one day work stops, and everything finally comes into focus. you're not sure what you're looking at. what was the point of... any of it?

that's 'cause you were searching for something. what are you looking for now? that's what i'm gonna find out.

you guys are really doing it all, huh? marriage, house, and... and kids real, actual, canon buddie? kind of. we've sort of hit a snag on that last part ... nothing seems to get the job done. (‼️‼️‼️)

he the writers room has been lying right to my face. in his defense, science club sperm donor plot does sound kind of boring. joining was his idea. probably knew it would make a great cover. smart kid. (‼️‼️‼️)

half the thrill sometimes is doing something and thinking you're getting away with it. (‼️‼️‼️)

buck! where the hell you this storyline going? pull over! now!

you woke up behind the wheel with someone poking at you for gay rep, you panicked, hit the gas, and here we are.

i had to fight every instinct within me not to shove him their relationship in the car and make a beeline to the airport send it out into the world.

maybe you're the writers are overcorrecting because... because i didn't protect you the story enough. you had to grow up a lot faster than you should have. but that doesn't mean you can keep christopher a kid this story under wraps forever. you can't stop the biological clock from ticking. there a snooze button i can hit? you know, children viewers, they don't just pick up on the things we say and do. they also pick up on the things we don't. (‼️‼️‼️)

look, i just wanted to come by and apologize for the other night. we pretty much blindsided you, and i really feel terrible about that. that wasn't the right way to ask show you.

doing nothing is giving me more anxiety than trying to do everything.

when you're trying and you want it, and it's just not happening, it's devastating.

how badly do you want to be a really good doctor to make canon buddie happen? enough that i will put myself and my family through another 12 months of hell if i have to repeat this year. but i'm really hoping i don't have to.

i've been giving this a lot of thought. uh, thinking about, you know, wh-where i am in my life where we are in this story and what i want, and... and how this would fit in with that. uh, and honestly, i... haven't figured any of that out. i have no idea what i want. but it is clear to me... that you the audience know what you want. and one thing i do know is-is that i want to help you have that. are you... are you saying what i think you're saying? i'm saying yes. (‼️‼️‼️)

no, it wouldn't be enough. we need something stronger. well, you know what? this is a DIY family, so let's DIY it. (‼️‼️‼️)

all right, you've got 20 minutes to convince me this was a good idea.

han, what did you do? what needed to be done. set me buddie up on a date without even talking to me the audience about it? well, when you put it like that... that's psychopathic. listen. hen, you need to move on from eva move this plot along. you weren't gonna do anything yourself, so i just gave you a little... nudge.

turning in those papers the script... makes it real. well, the longer you put this off, the more you're gonna torture yourself. go talk to bobby. then we can move on to the next chapter. (‼️‼️‼️)

our drivers writers must be testing out programming for our vehicles. they're the ones who figure out the right sequence of maneuvers to get the robot the show, the characters, the audience to do what we want it to. (‼️‼️‼️)

the robot will be able to take water and soil samples audience reactions. then run tests to detect the presence of the elements needed to support life.

i've been working on this project for five years now. i'm telling you we cannot do that. all i'm saying is this is our future, and we're gonna get left behind if we don't do something big. (‼️‼️‼️)

alvin: well, maybe we should change the purpose of our mission. karen: guys, guys, we gotta lower our voices.

life as you know it is about to change.

when do you send it into space the world? not for a few more years episodes. we have to make sure every little thing about it is in perfect shape, and then we have to figure out the best way for it to complete its mission. (‼️‼️‼️)

you are not a firefighter anymore a writer and you're too close to the situation. i love you. now let us do our jobs. bring her buddie back to me, cap writers. guaranteed.

hey. i'm sorry i was late. the traffic was, you know, traffic. i was starting to think i really did get stood up this time.

she was afraid you might do something fool-headed and try to force your way inside that building half-ass that storyline. bobby wouldn't let me. how long have they been inside? 20 minutes. feels like forever. it'll be soon.

the room is a bomb and the door is the fuse.

when i felt like i'd lost you forever. and it scared me. to think of you being gone. never having a chance to fix things or try again.

i thought i'd lost you. nope. still here.

waiting is mind-numbing.

i thought it would never arrive. came a long way.

maybe the good luck charm's already working its magic. maybe!

you teased an unboxing canon buddie the other day. oh, no, no, no. i look horrible we're not ready yet. besides, i can't wait. we'll, um... we'll re-pack it get less obvious about it for now and do it tomorrow in full glam in a big poetic dramatic storyline.

we're gonna have to cut it apart, piece by piece.

so, you're really doing it? i'm really doing it. and-and i figure, if i am, i... i should do it right. you know, set them buddie up with the best chance for success. (‼️‼️‼️)

listen, it's a run of bad luck, but it turns around tomorrow.

(said in a manner clearly criticizing the 'grifters') the best grifters queerbaiters know how to play on people's the audience's desperation.

can we please do something about this before something else happens?

i know we asked a really big favor canon buddie of you. probably too big. and it's-it's okay if you're having doubts. no, guys... you understand, if you changed your mind, we understand. we just can't really handle the not knowing what's going on because, you know, we keep imagining the worst. and after everything we've already been through as gay fans, honestly, it really means a lot... guys, hey, hey, stop. listen to me. i haven't changed my mind. okay? i w-i want to do this for you. i promise. (‼️‼️‼️)

how long have you known? more importantly, how long you been holding out on us? oh, looks like we're here.

on the site, there's a little box, "terms and conditions." she checked "i accept." she should have known this would happen. y'all signed up for this!

you'd think that he'd the writers'd welcome the publicity. well, with publicity comes scrutiny from people like me straight audience.

at this point, he's all in. time for one last desperate attempt. (‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️)

do you need a minute? no, i don't-i don't need a minute, i just, uh... sorry, i just, i-i would really rather do this now, like, with, like... right now.

i mean, the longer we stayed away from the water from making them happen, the more the fear would grow.

which brings us to:

so, what'd she have to say about my future?

🤡

#911 #buddie #evan buckley #eddie diaz #911 meta #911 spec #911 speculation #long post #listen y'all i might be clowning but like. i think I'm onto smth here!!!#god i worked so hard on this post. i formatted this on MOBILE y'all are WELCOME

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drawing-way-outside-the-lines · 1 year

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Chapter 17 - Lost Love. Episode 1.

------Congo's point of view--------

Congo: *I still remember it like was it yesterday, the first time I met my Marius. Andy had been in a fight with Sirius, Marius's younger brother and sent me by to check up on Sirius, or rather said, his face.*

Marius: Good day, sir! Please come in… I just finished my training and now I'm just preparing dinner for everyone, so if you like to, please join me. *He offered Congo a seat looking at him* Are you here for a certain reason?

Congo: Thank you for the offer, I got nothing better to do…. *I looked up and down Marius for a while* Anyway, the reason I came here was because my dear friend Andy sent me over here to check up on, I guess he's your brother, Sirius. He would have come himself, but he had to get to an interview.

Marius: I think I told him not to mind… *he said more to himself* My brother locked himself up in his room, if that is of any helpful information? *he looked at Congo with hollow eyes, then at the table* I guess, my kind of food isn't yours at all… ? *he pointed at all the sweet stuff on the table with his eyes, then walked over to the stove and tied his hair, which made a huge burn mark at his neck and upper back visible* Please make yourself at home, Sir, I will prepare you something else. *He stared at Congo for a while* I saw you in that pub the other day, didn't I?

Congo: *I stared at the burn mark* yes, you saw me in the pub….. and I saw you! So, that burn mark… how did you get that? *He walked closer, still starring at the mark* I don't think Andy minds too much about what Sirius does or where he is… but he minds on the behalf of Sparkle.

Marius: I don't care on who's behalf… I in general dislike people interfering into matters, that don't really concern them… Always asking questions… *he turned around and stared Congo straight in the eyes* You would never know, what kind of hornet's nest you stick your nose into, would you, Sir? *He poured some eggs in the frying pan* Would you tell me, what do you do, when you ask a question and the answer leads to an awkward situation?

Congo: I think awkwardness if overrated… * loosened his scarf a bit* awkwardness depends on who you are as a person, if you don't know who you are, aren't comfortable about your own personality, or your own skin for that matter, you are bound to end up in more awkward positions in life. If you feel comfortable in everything you do and rest in yourself, well then there's not much that can make you feel awkward *winked at Marius and fumbled around his jeans pocket for few seconds and finally dragged up a package of mints and threw a couple down his throat You want any? They are strong… but better than anything you have tasted before *winked again*

Marius: *Looked at the mints with a hesitating look* Are they sweet?

Congo: They are strong and fresh on the outside, but sweet and tasty on the inside…. mouthwatering!! *he reached the mints towards Marius and shook the package*

Marius: You sound like you were talking about a person, actually. *He looked at the package for quite a while without a particular expression, then carefully picked a mint and slowly put it into his mouth, then proceeds cooking* May I ask you another question, Sir? *he then frowned a little* Weird… *he put his fingers into his mouth and pulled out the mint* I apologize, but this has too many other tastes beside sweet… *he held the wet mint in front of Congo's lips* Would you mind to eat it yourself?

Congo: *Opened his mouth with a soft chuckle* I don't mind, no. *Sucked the mint a few seconds* sure, ask me all you want.

Marius: *He graced Congo's lips for a second then licked his own fingers to get off the sticky feeling of the mint, whilst he gazed into Congo's eyes* Do you ever have nightmares, Sir? That kind of dreams, that pull you into the darkest realms of a personal hell?

Congo: *Licked his lips* no… can't say I have… I'm one of those people who rarely dreams. Why are you asking?

Marius: I'm just curious… because, I wonder, what people might see, when they're in the dark and their demons come lurking out… I've never witnessed it myself. But I would like to know, how it actually… feels. *He softly touched Congo's arm, to lead him back to the table* Your food is ready. *He sat down himself and started eating his muffin* Someone poured some hot oil on me, to answer your former question about the burnmark.

Congo: You should talk with Andy then, that boy has a lot of demons! *He touched Marius's arm gently, speaking in a soft caring voice* why would someone pour hot oil on you?

Marius: Obviously to try to hurt me and make me scream, when only raping me didn't cause that effect. *He looked at Congo's hand on his arm, then at Congo's face emotionless* And I guess Andy was that man sitting in the pub with my brother?

Congo: *He slowly removed his hand* raping? Hmm *he scratched his own chin a bit, wondering if he should ask more into it or attempt to change subject?* Yes, that was Andy, *he smiled softly* he's a good guy, despite the rumours *he slowly started eating his food* Mmmm, this is quite delicious!

Marius: *He looked at Congo with the inquisitorial eyes of a child and smiled for a second, to show he's happy Congo likes the cooking I never pay attention to rumours, so I don't know what people say about him. Why would people even care, what he does with his life?he looks a bit wondering at Congo

Congo: He's a major rockstar, that's why… he's lead singer of his own band, quite popular! *He smileed and stuffed his mouth with the mouthwatering food*

Marius: I know he's popular, but I still don't get it. Don't people have anything about themselves to care about? *He sniffed* Would you mind, if I leave you alone for a while, sir? I should get a shower, before I start to get smelly from my training. You can eat up as much as you like, there is still plenty in the frying pan. If not, you can wait for me in my room and make yourself comfortable. I don't have any secrets, so you can look at the photoalbums or use my computer or listen to music to entertain yourself, until I'm back. Although I don't know, what kind of music you like, so my tunes maybe might not be of your taste

Congo: Sure, if you can just point me in direction of your room, I will be happy to go there and entertain myself, as you call it *he chuckled softly and smiled warmly*

*That day was also the first time we had sex. I don't feel like remembering that part. You see, Marius was often raped as a kid, and due to this, some ghost like shadows of the people who hurt him, always followed him around, like fleas on a pet. Revealing themselves every time the boy got in the mood. And they wouldn't go away till he came. So naturally, it was a chock to me, to be in bed with him, everything being pleasant, and 2 minutes later he is crying and begging for his life, speaking of invisible people trying to hurt him. I was tipsy that day, which explains my rather out of character and very forward behaviour, but I still remember the terror in his eyes, and the fear in his shaky voice. After the sex which actually ended quite well under the circumstances, I decided to drag the boy home. There were something about that one, apart from being the exact type I adore, there were something extra special about him. I just couldn't let him go so fast. After cuddling up in front of my fireplace a couple of hours, enjoying some soft love making, I was already sold. Falling for a boy I had just met. I miss him so much. Marius. My Marius. My bones still aches for him every time he crosses my mind. His soft golden curls. His bright light blue eyes. His soft pink lips. His rose cheeks. His slender yet muscular body. His child-like mind. His innocence. His way of thinking. His soft pale skin. His angelic voice. Everything.*

#Trigger warning: very brief mentioning of rape #Congo Shaw #Marius #unicornmanes

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bookishjules · 2 years

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From this ask game:

1,3,6,10,12,13,18,22,28,38,64,95,112,133,150

(it's so many, I'm sorry 😔🫣 I just didn't know how to break it down)

AIS HI I LOVE YOU. Never apologize hehe this is my favorite thing 🤗✨️💛

1. Who was the last person you held hands with? Definitely one of the kids I babysit sometime last week <3

3. Who are you looking forward to seeing? So many people!! I'm gonna say @lifeofbrybooks tho hehe 💛 I'm so excited to spend a weekend with her this summer

6. What kind of people are you attracted to? I think kind people, genuine people, people who match my energy or who I can have intellectual conversations with

10. Who was the last person you had a deep conversation with? hm. define deep lol probably @awecwightwood last night

12. What are your 5 favorite songs right now? This one is stressing me out 😭 but um maybe Tú Conmigo by ruggero, Choker by twenty-one pilots, some song on reputation idk which one lol, Life in the City but the lumineers, and agh um maybe Gold by sleeping with sirens? (This question alone took me SO LONG)

13. Do you like it when people play with your hair? mm not really tbh. I would like to say yes, but idk not really. The one exception is @ann-perkins4 lol for the most part, I'd much rather play with other people's hair 🤗

18. Do you still talk to your first crush? HA no omg I haven't spoken to him since kindergarten 😳

22. Where would you like to travel? EVERYWHERE. I really want to go to Spain, because my late grandma always made it feel like a pilgrimage to visit the village her family came to America from (though I wouldn't mind coming and visiting Ireland 😉)

28. Who are you most comfortable around? @ann-perkins4 see above lol parabatai privileges. also my sister <3

38. Describe your dream girl/guy? (i'm gonna sound picky lol but you did say *dream* guy) an oldest son, ideally with brown, curly hair (the heart wants what it wants), a little older than me, a little taller than me, likes reading enough that we can read together, witty, intelligent, kind, communicative, willing to be there with me through the anxious spirals etc.

64. Tell us the story of your first kiss? my first kiss wasn't until I was 22. I made my then boyfriend wait until we were official and I knew this was the real deal before kissing me, because after waiting that long, I really wanted it to matter. So the day after we made it official, we were laying on the couch watching Hercules, and he asked if he could kiss me and i was so scared but I said yes 🙈 and it was so weird haha it took me a bit to get used to it, but we did quite a bit of practicing that night 😏

95. Last movie you watched? Shrek Forever After with a kid I was babysitting lol it was actually my first time watching it! the kid was so offended that I hadn't seen it OR the puss in boots movie 😅

112. Who was the last person you cried in front of? like physically? gosh I'm not sure. The people I usually cry in front of all live in different states. Unless you count me breaking down on the phone with my mom on my walk home a couple weeks ago and all the strangers who got to see that spectacle ✨️ other than that.. lol I definitely cried when recording the episode of @kraigsretirementparty that went up on Saturday, does that count as crying in front of Bry?

133. Favourite lyrics right now? "Oh a liar AND a player too, I've met too many men like you" has been on repeat in my head constantly since watching hadestown last week lol

150. Get the closest book next to you, open it to page 42, what’s the first line on that page? okay I'm really hoping this isn't a spoiler, because the book is You Deserve Each Other, which @wingedshoes suggested to me but which I haven't quite gotten to yet lol the line is, "... progeny inherit. If Nicholas jumps ship now, Deborah will revert ..." 👀

#i love that i tagged 4 different mutuals in this post lmao #love you all <333 #ais 💕#asks #ask game

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starship-imzadi · 14 days

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S6 E6 True Q

I don't remember what happens in this episode. Even though I have mixed feelings about Q, and some Q episodes are better than others, I do enjoy John de Lancie's performances.

I like when Crusher's mama bear comes out. Q describing her as "shrill" is something I find distasteful. Possibly misogynistic.

Hang on. So Q reveals himself in a staff meeting. Data isn't in the meeting. Q teleports Picard to his ready room for a brief conversation. Once it's over Picard walks onto the bridge and talks to Data, who is at the helm and somehow already understands why Picard says that Amand's parents were Q and that Q has been on the ship.

Q is so invasive. I must say I enjoy Amanda's reaction to Q trying to take her. I'm not sure why he doesn't understand the concept of tact.

I think it's worth noting that the Q are (nearly?) omnipotent but NOT omniscient. Often the two are conflated but, since they're theoretical concepts, we don't really understand the bounds of what it would mean to be able to do any thing but not know everything. It sounds dangerous; being all powerful but not all-knowing, so you can't know the consequences of your boundless power.

Can Q bring people back to life?...

Topeka Kansas is such a mundane place to die, within the grand scheme of the universe.

I'm not sure why Amanda needs hand gestures but Q doesn't.

I can't tell if Q's lack of a space bubble lends itself to being intimate or predatory.

Riker maneuver

Amanda is pre-academy right? That's way too young for Riker (in actually the actress, Olivia d'Abo, is about 23 here and Frakes is about 40; which would still be a notable age gap.)

Times like these I wish Troi's character was better developed. She's an empath sitting next to a Q who's very jealous of Riker, Troi's on-again-off-again romantic-partner and always-friend. I want to know her read of the room!

Also: poor Riker. I think he gets manipulated most by the Q (I hate the second Q episode where Riker is given powers, but alas it is canon. Thank goodness his character moved away from whatever direction that was.)

I'm not sure what time period this is supposed to be (somewhere in the 1800's I'd guess) with Frakes it's giving me "Noth and South" vibes but could be leaning more Jane Austen; I don't know the difference. Anyway, there's something very satisfying in Frakes having sleeves that are actually the right length. I think subconsciously I'm aware of how uncomfortable the space suits always look so being free of them I feel more comfortable the way the actors look more comfortable.

Consent is so important! I appreciate how gentle Riker is when he's trying to explain why her behavior is inappropriate. I'm not sure I have my wits or talking points well enough collected to make a thorough argument now, but I'd say Riker is the most abused character after Troi. He is also the most overtly sexualized after her. (And I differentiate between being sexual and being sexualized. The latter is done to you by other people without your consent.)

Riker being forced to "love" Amanda makes me incredibly uncomfortable because of how it violates his wishes. I get the sense that she's bothered by the fact that she knows he isn't really choosing her, rather than the fact that she's forcing him against will. And that's a disturbing lack of empathy. (She definitely owes him an apology.)

This conversation between Picard and Q is fascinating. Q seems genuinely serious in a way that is incredibly rare. "With unlimited power comes responsibility. Do you think it is reasonable for us to let omnipotent beings roam free through the universe?"

I wonder if the Q couldn't just strip Amanda of her power? It happened to Q in Deja Q. Why is it up to her not to use her power? (I realize there's more Q in Voyager that I haven't watched but, from what I've seen from reddit search results, other people have had these same questions. Some posited that Amanda would be left with her powers in order to try to continually tempt her to join the Q)

So, is she going to go resurrect her parents?!? Oh, she meant her adoptive parents....well, we still don't know if the Q can bring people back from the dead.

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fixinglitg · 6 months

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BOAT PARTY: IT CAN BE GOOD? PART 2

Alright! Back for part 2! I'm gonna be completely honest, this is going to be longer than I imagined. I thought there was a twenty image limit, not ten so I might have to cut out some story parts for the more interesting stuff. Or the things that I think make this better than people allow.

Anyways, let's continue! Part 1 will be linked along with anymore following parts posted once they are!

So continuing on from last time, this is mostly going to consist of the part after the paddle boarding race. Mostly because it takes up most of the image space, but I'll add some parts after as well.

Once we absolutely smash the competition, we end up getting to shore a lot quicker than I think they imagined, and we crash on the beach, falling on top of Aj. Honestly, I thought we were in front and she was behind, so it'd make more sense for it to be the other way around, but I'll let that slide for now.

Of course, we do the reasonable thing and get off her with an apology. I was really tempted to roll though because that just sounds funny in itself. Also, hugs seemed like a much better idea, might as well start slowly but surely starting the more intimate phases whilst also not going too far.

Also, I don't know how I've only just realised Aj is proper tall. Definitely taller than Gabe.

This part is, again, funny for me since it's such shade towards Lily since she doesn't listen to Gabe. It's unnecessary, but funny.

And here comes the implied romance. Of course, you could've gathered that from last time around, but this is the game forcefully pushing on the possible idea of it. Which isn't everyone's forte, but since I already know what happens and want this, I don't really mind too much.

The description could've been a little longer. Remembering the feeling of sand on someone else's body is definitely not for me. I legit hate sandy skin, specifically feeling it on someone else.

Now this? This I love.

I don't know what it is about a simple "hey" exchange that makes my stomach turn about 900 times, but it does something for me.

It's just so simplistic.

And the possible tone you give each voice really does set the scene as a whole.

I imagine Aj's to be sorta low, with a bit of nervous confidence if that makes sense. Like she's unsure as to how flirty/seductive she can be.

And then Gabe's is like a whispered reply, and the lip bite? Oh she's definitely feeling something, that's for sure.

But then like most good things, the moment is ruined by the rest of the former islanders returning. Why they left and came back in the first place, I don't know.

Then this whole scene happens.

Though it's nice that they had Lily being respectful, I honestly have no idea what Iona is talking about (none at all, yep, uh-huh).

But in all seriousness, the only touchy-feely part was the hug, so I think that THAT specific phrase should've been changed depending on how much touchy-feely shit you actually did. What would I change it with?

"That was pretty intimate for an afternoon activity"

"Intimate" is at least a lot more vague, and could have multiple meanings. Like being touchy-feely, but also just having some sort of tension between them that seems intimate. At least that's how I see it.

It ends with Seb screaming because he's seen a jellyfish, which at least is one way of ending the awkward tension in the air.

The episode ends with us standing outside, and Aj bumps into us.

Yeah, great cliffhanger. But it's a good thing that's where it ends, because I've used up my 10 image limit. Anyways, onto part three!

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Hellsite Nostalgia Tour 2023 Day 139

Defending Your Life/Cold Blood

Mmmm, so, if it feels like I'm not invested in these episodes because I don't say much, it's because the two small highlights of my day could not go toe to toe with the avalanche of bullshit I had to put up with at work today. Like, no doubt they were nice, but the number of times I got interrupted with one task because people are impatient (read: can't wait more than five LITERAL seconds) and the woman I was working with was slow as hell (like, physically would not do her job with any haste in order to take any amount of pressure off of me who was already helping the greater portion of clients, had to tackle all of the "coming back from vacation" things, AND kept having people bring new issues and items to my desk), so that's gonna be my defense if this is not what it normally is

"Defending Your Life"

Plot Descriptions: Sam and Dean investigate murders of people who have their guilty pasts come back and kill them. Could Dean be next?

Would I Survive the First Five Minutes??: HOW guilty does your past have to be? I'm just saying. We're all guilty of things. How bad do those things have to be to warrant this? Because I don't think I've done anything that would necessitate it

You're right. It IS weird that you're working a normal case. It's been FOREVER.

God. Can't wait for Sam to find out what Dean did to Amy. That'll end well.

How recently did the guy know he was going to die? He paid for three years worth of flowers for the grave of a girl it definitely seems like he accidentally killed. So I guess, it has to be THAT bad.

That dog just teleported through that wall...to kill a dude at a diner. Sure, why not?

How the absolute fuck is this happening?? So. These people go to a random apple farm and a random bar and then all of a sudden, they're marked for death???

Bet it's not a ghost and it doesn't sound like a demon, so I don't think this guy is all that protected

So, is it the bartender or the guy in the baseball cap who got JUST ENOUGH screen time but didn't actually say anything?

Omg Dean...........psyching himself up to potentially get laid. It's......it's kind of adorable, honestly

Ruh roh. Dean got taken...so, it looks like the guy in the baseball cap is Osiris because Sam's on the phone with the bartender

Yeah, I told you that salt wasn't gonna do shit

This is FASCINATING. Do Egyptian gods have to abide by American law?? Sam's trying to play lawyer for Dean, and it's...not going well. He was, after all, just pre law.

Osiris isn't exactly playing fair in this trial with his witness calling and questioning. (Unless he calls Amy...)

Yeah...Dean knows he fucked up there. So now he's been sentenced to die (what else is new for the Winchesters??)

Why would Osiris send Jo to kill Dean when she never blamed him. That's......a lot.

Cool cool cool. Glad we're still keeping this whole Amy thing a secret.

Wonder how that's going to shake out, Sam not feeling guilt about his past anymore...

"Cold Blood"

Plot Description: The Silurians are awake, and angry. The Silurians are preparing for war, a war that could decide who gets to live on earth, The Silurians or-the humans...

Genuinely love how tough Amy acts when she really just got lucky.

It's hard to feel like the Silurian they have captive is wrong...do I like her actions? No. This man had no idea that there was a whole underground civilization that...seems to have been driven there by humans long ago. BUT...her rage is understandable

There's so much set up and it's kind of boring (or I'm tired, who's to say?) but I also can't find it in me to just dictate the action either

Amy and the guy who was taken at the beginning of last episode have found the Silurian army, they're poised for war but they're not doing anything yet.........no one seems to be ACTUALLY DOING ANYTHING. The Doctor's trying to convince someone he's not human, Rory's just apologizing for not being the police (never apologize for that, babes), and another dude is dying of Silurian poisoning.........but they're all moving so freaking slowly

This woman is having one of the worst run of days. My day seems like a walk in the park compared to having your husband and son abducted and your dad poisoned all by the same species who are now trying to wage war on yours.

Yeah...she...fucked it up for everyone. Sure she only used a taser, but damn...you REALLY REALLY fucked up

It does suck that this ONE Silurian wanted the war and orchestrated the start to it.

It's sad watching this negotiation session for a couple reasons: 1. that one lady's actions are going to fuck it all up, and 2. the lady scientist's only concern is how allotting space for the Silurians to come up to the surface to live is what benefit could the possibly bring to humans? And it's giving really gross vibes.

OMG, this woman is the WORST. She's going about all of this in all the wrong ways.

Yeah, I love the optimism here, but it is naive (or I'm cranky). This one kid would be at best made fun of forever for trying to convince people that lizard people live under the Earth's crust and we need to prepare to share the world with them.

Man...if the Doctor hadn't stopped to investigate the crack, Rory would be alive right now

#hellsite nostalgia tour 2023

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miraculouscontent · 2 years

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We're four seasons in and Lukanette has literally had more progression and we'll-paced development than the so called "endgame" of this show. Like, c'mon, the love square is one-sided and everyone knows that sadrien will never develop feelings for Marinette unless he finds out she's Ladybug. He was never interested in her, and she was never interested in Chat Noir.

Also, I'm pretty sure Lukanette is way healthier than the love square. They talk their feelings out and they have a very good dynamic. Meanwhile, sadrien keeps guilt tripping Marinette as both her civilian self and Ladybug. Yeah, I think Glaciator's "oh, so you didn't go on a date with me and I'm mad that you're playing with my feelings even though you never said yes to me. so now I'm going to stop helping you save Paris because you won't apologise to me, cause you won't be able to defeat this villain on your own so you'll have no choice but to cater to my feelings." is a very prominent example.

Remember the one time he found out her identity (in a, quite frankly, extremely far-fetched and desperate jump to conclusions) and he lied to her instead of telling her the truth? He did that just to date her. He knows that she values honesty and hates liars, and he lied to her (that's not even the first time either, remember that time he lied about their relationship? yeah, the couple of the year thing never would've escalated so far if he'd just STOPPED and respected her feelings).

Like, that's not to mention the number of times the cat took threw tantrums whenever things didn't go his way. Threatening to abandon Paris while it was flooding? Sure, he's such a good partner. Distracting his partner and not taking their battles seriously in an effort to flirt with her? Wow, that's so romantic. Nearly cataclysming Scarabella and actually causing property damage because 'oh, he's sad'? He's such a good hero. Learning that his partner is actually annoyed at him because of his romantic advances and not even giving her a proper apology? That's fine, because he knows that she'll fall in love with him eventually and forget all about it!

And let's not forget how forced this ship is. Literally everyone tries to get them together. Alya is the main instigator for this, and she keeps trying to push them both into situations that usually end up with the blonde personification of an idiot being stupidly oblivious and Marinette being left embarrassed and humiliated. Heck, the whole of Paris is trying to force Ladynoir together even though Ladybug clearly stated that she isn't interested in him! They're the heroes of Paris, and the people they save can't even be bothered to respect their privacy and their boundaries? Even if they were in a relationship, they could be, you know, keeping it a secret in case Hawkmoth tries to take advantage of their feelings? Most of the adults in the show are literally shipping children together and getting mad that Ladybug actually knows how to say no. Like, seriously? this ship keeps feeling more and more forced each episode.

Whenever I see these scenes my already negative opinion on the love square and in sadrien in general is reduced to rubble. Like, this show coddles sadrien so much to the point where it's getting extremely frustrating. But I'm kind of sensing a trend here: rich, privileged white boy gets everything he wants. And yes, that does sound very familiar.

Hey, remember when Chat “””apologized””” in “Glaciator 2″ only to then go right back to wanting to get Ladybug to love him at the end of the episode? And then literally one episode later in production code order (”Hack-San”), he guilted her into promising to never abandon him?

That’s the love square in a nutshell; everything is stacked in Adrien’s favor and weighed against Marinette in every single way to put her agency in a choke hold. Ladybug has known and felt guilty over Chat’s feelings for two+ seasons now, Paris ships them no matter what she says and Glaciator mocks her when she tries to correct things, and meanwhile you have Adrien blissfully unaware of Marinette’s crush so he doesn’t have to think a thing about it.

According to the show, the problem in LadyNoir is Ladybug not wanting it (because everyone else wants it!!) and the problem in Adrienette is Marinette because she “just can’t seem to confess” (because she’s getting help from everyone else so it’s clearly only her fault if she’s hesitating).

How do the writers keep making love square episodes that just end up being an itemized list of why it’s awful?? Like--really, how??????

#category: salt #episode: Ephemeral #salt: love square #other: ask and answer

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theshy1sout · 3 years

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Six Eared Shadow

Do you remember the analysis about Mei and Red Son? That was me, and I'm doing this again, but now about Macaque and Sun Wukong

Because what the heck why do they hate each other so much

Ok, so this... This is such a messy chaotic really chaotic mix of a few headcanons and theories I made up and it SOMEHOW turned into a fanfic that I wrote so long that other people made many similar things in meanwhile and now this sounds not original at all, but I wrote it not to keep it in my deep hidden shelf so here we go

(It's based on what I know from the lmk series. I've started to read JTTW, but I'm still not so far to get to know anything about Macaque, but I won't change anything about this theory from now on)

Let's gather some basic information for the start.

-> Macaque is made with a shadow or even he is a shadow (kinda shadow demon, the demon of shadow). I mean, shadow is not only his power, he literally is made with shadow matter. We know that because he can not only manipulate shadows but also go through walls and turn yourself into a shadow.

-> I'm not sure if someone made him or he just "poof" out of nowhere just like Sun Wukong, but according to the story he told about how close he and Monkey King used to be, there's no doubt they had some master/student relationship which later turned into almost equal partnership. What is said, Macaque followed Sun Wukong for a long time, learning a lot from him, 'being his shadow'. They grew in power together, fought together, and (as it is said) Macaque started casting as Sun Wukong shadow, which (surprisingly) looks like he did willingly. Just look at the picture - the shadow is big and bright, it’s powerful and smiling, proud of his strength. He doesn’t look like someone forced to be Sun Wukong’s shadow. It shows how much Macaque admired Monkey King, that he wasn't just a friend for him, he was his idol.

-> We all know Macaque is a shadow demon, he can easily change his appearance, he does not have to look like an evil clone of Monkey King, especially if he hates him now or something, SO even if he used to look up at Sun as his ex-student or ex-partner, and now we know he is NOT, he would prefer to not look so similar any more.

He can choose any other look, but he doesn't. Why? Well, maybe he actually cannot. Maybe this isn't an appearance he has specifically chosen, maybe this is his 'basic' comfy form and any other form would just take too much energy to keep up. And looking at the really tiny probability of two very similar monkeys just "poofing" out of nowhere, I dare to say, Macaque wasn't born (I mean like Sun Wukong or any other demon), but he was specifically created. And here is a question: on someone's purpose or not? Maybe the power of great Monkey King was so strong so the part of it just jumped from him and formed into another similar creature, but let me say it's just weird and I prefer the theory of Sun Wukong being so bored and lonely after his master's (Tripitaka) death, and he created a brother for himself from his own shadow. Just to have someone, anyone.

So Wukong created Macaque and then what? He trained him, he taught him everything he knew, maybe even he shared his powers with him. Some great great bonding time. But as Macaque said, something drew them apart. It is visible that Macaque blamed Monkey King for this, for 'forgetting him'. Before speculation of what happened then between them, let's focus on what Macaque showed us what he wants now.

We have two episodes, both show different sides of him. In season 1, Macaque's main goal is to steal Monkey King's power from Mk, and then to very specifically revenge. He visibly does not want to defeat Sun Wukong, he wants to hurt him as much as possible. Look: when Monkey King showed up, Macaque totally forgot about Mk. And then, when he's so close to defeat him, instead of that he turned to Mk and tried to kill the teenager. Mk is just a tool to hurt Sun Wukong.

And we can't forget how Macaque constantly pointed out all the weak sides of Sun, he's basically just saying on and on "you're weak, you're weak, you're so weak, I'm so strong, I'm strong, you are so weak". Which really fits the feeling of being forgotten because he was weaker and Monkey King was stronger, better, glorious and famous. Macaque really feels like that, he really tried to make Sun Wukong feel his pain by dominating him.

On the other hand, we see that Sun constantly striked off him. He said almost nothing to him, just "Aren't you bored of keep being in my shadow? It's time to give back what you've stolen" and that was fricking all. For Monkey King, Macaque is a just shadow, always behind him, something you turn around and leave behind to not see it and to forget, like an unwanted past. An unnecessary problem, that irritatingly keeps returning to him. He does not want to interact to not make even a slight more bond between them, he wants to delete him from his life forever, and omg WHY. At this end of the ep, Sun Wukong did not even mention Macaque. He really doesn't care at all (or extremely tries to not care). His HATE is almost touchable, ouch.

In season 2, Sun Wukong LEFT US ALL ALONE. Macaque showed up again, he played with Mk a bit, and... Left? That's the thing, you see, he doesn't need to hurt or kill Mk. All we see is Macaque talking about his past and then letting Mk experience something the 'hero' in the story should have felt. The guilt. When Mk interpreted his story differently, seeing himself as the warrior, Macaque corrected him. Cause he doesn't care about Mk at all. He heard how Mk told him about what hurt him, and here is a funny point, because if Macaque needs to be understood, listening to Mk and talking with him (such a simple act of empathy, they both needed it then, guh) should have been enough. Mk really felt the 'warrior' character in the story, so he understood what Macaque felt. But surprisingly, that was not what the demon carved.

Macaque chose to make Mk feel like Monkey King at the moment something drew the demons apart. He wanted to force Mk to be sorry, to apologize, to regret his mistakes, cause he failed with forcing Monkey King to feel that. But! Maybe he is not as purely innocent and poorly forlorn. We see the flashback for a half of second before Mk hit him with Staff:

We see Sun Wukong attacking Macaque who's in his demon (true) form.

Let's repeat this: Macaque felt as if a friend left him in the past. He said a friend did this to have all the "hero's glory" for themselves. We know Sun Wukong could do such a thing, especially before he met Tripitaka, but 1. In my theory Macaque is created after Tripitaka's death and 2. If (as my theory said) Sun created Macaque to not feel so lonely, he would never leave him for such a thing. So Macaque hides something for sure, something he did, something so terrible that made Sun Wukong attack him and not want to know him anymore. How horrendous thing Macaque did that made Sun Wukong choose to be alone again and to forget his dear brother he created by himself?

Back to the great bonding time, repeating speculation of "oh maybe they even share the powers" and comparing it to Macaque wanting to steal Mk's power, my theory here is saying:

Sun Wukong taught Macaque the technique of the same powers as he knew, but Macaque overused it (probably wanting to see how powerful he is, probably showing off and killing so many harmless people) doing terrible terrible things. So Monkey King took all of the powers from him and left him alone, powerless, with the last painful words: "Dont you dare to show in front of my eyes ever again". Of course Macaque was hurt, of course he didn't see why he's the bad guy, because he did not care about people at all. And of course Sun Wukong was hurt too.

Maybe he came back to the village Macaque had destroyed and following a quiet crying he found a little baby with a heart so clear and he put into him all Macaque's powers, making them sleep until the time will be right... But back to the series!

Yes exactly. Why did he destroy the lantern and leave? Why did he suddenly lose interest in teasing Mk and stop forcing him to feel guilty?

First thing, he saw Mk is ready to fight for his friends seriously. He still cared so much about them, not like Monkey King about Macaque. That was hard to swallow, that was hard to watch for the demon. That was't the thing he wanted to see. And second, the flashback. Maybe the sudden realization that he actually did something bad. Cause Sun Wukong didn’t just leave him, he cast him out. It was hard to admit that he actually deserved this (or maybe much more), it’s much easier to blame others, not yourself. So Macaque felt “that’s enough” and left. Mk brought him to this uncomfortable point of admitting the truth. Which he didn’t want to. Maybe in the following eps, he will see it, but now Macaque just isn’t ready yet. But the last talk with Mk gives me a little hope. He stopped treating him like a tool or toy, he was actually talking with him like with a person, he even warned him about Lady Bone Demon.

Maybe (maybe) one day he'll see that humans aren't just useless creatures he can carelessly kill, maybe Mk will make him care and realize what he's done, but that's just speculation in speculation, he could die before he reaches that point, maybe he is already dead....

And that's it. That is all I wrote on ao3, but in the fanfic I put much more details and I build those characters up much more than here. This is only rough rough short-saying, I'm really sorry if you read it all

Oh and here is a link if you liked this above i'd love if you read the fanfic thank you

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procrastinatingsapphictrash · 3 years

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Sleeping together

Series masterlist

Word count: 2497

Genre: Soft angst and fluff

Pairing: Natasha x gn!reader

Warnings: A lot of mentions of sex but it is never in a sexual way, brief mentions of past sexual abuse/consent issues (let me know if I need to add any)

Chapter summary: You and Natasha have a bit of a miscommunication but you talk it out and your date night goes much better than planned.

A/n: Okay so this is part five in the flustered series so I finally decided to turn it into a proper series and hopefully by the time this is out I have edited the previous chapters to add proper links and stuff. I forgot who asked for a part five, it might have been an anon, but I hope that person likes it! Because this series isn't planned, I don't have an end goal so if people want more I'll write more but I don't have to if nobody is interested. As with every chapter in this series you don't have to read any of the other chapters for it to make sense, but I do recommend reading them. I hope you enjoy!

“Pass me the plates,” you tell her, reaching over to grab the stack from her hands and carry it over to the sink. She follows and hugs you from behind as you wash, which makes it much more difficult to move but you are definitely not going to complain.

“Hurry up,” she mumbles, resting her head against your back, near where your shoulders meet your neck.

“So demanding,” you tease, “maybe I could be faster if a certain somebody wasn’t restricting my movement.”

“Fine then, you won’t get any hugs,” she says, taking a step back and giving a small laugh when you frown. “I need to set up Netflix first anyways.”

You still frown a little but focus on finishing the dinner cleanup as soon as possible so you can go cuddle with her on the couch. Even after months you still can’t believe that you’re allowed to do things like that. She means absolutely everything to you and although you still haven’t told the rest of the team yet you want to move forward in your relationship a little bit. Which brings you to your current problem; how to ask Natasha to stay the night.

You’re trying not to think about it too much because if you do you know you’ll end up chickening out and you really want to know what it feels like to cuddle as you fall asleep and to wake up next to her. You’ve imagined the smell of her hair in the mornings would be like far more times than you would like to admit. You can’t really help it, there’s something about her that makes you want to always be around her and hug her and protect her from the world. It’s ridiculous you know, she’s a complete badass and you already spend a ton of time together but you want more, as selfish as that sounds.

“The Office or Lucifer?” she asks, scrolling through to get to your continue watching list. “Y/n?”

You curse yourself realizing you heard the question but didn’t actually answer. “Oh um, The Office if that’s alright with you.”

“I wouldn’t have presented that as an option if it wasn’t.” she responds. “Now come here.”

To her obvious displeasure instead of sitting right next to her like always you take the far end of the couch, playing with your hands nervously.

“I was wondering if you would maybe like to stay the night after.” you say, watching her reaction carefully.

“Sleep together?” Her voice and face are blank so you can’t read her reaction at all.

“Yeah.”

Your throat tightens nervously as it seems to take hours to respond when really it’s just a few (way too long) seconds.

“Okay.” She says finally, a little unsure.

“Okay?” You ask in confirmation, relieved.

She nods and says more firmly, “Okay.”

You smile and scoot over on the couch so you’re beside her as normal, wrapping your arm around her shoulders to pull her towards you. She presses play before setting the remote down and relaxing into your body.

---

After a few episodes you’re almost fully stopped paying attention to the show and it seems Natasha is having the same problem. The show is amazing, you love it, but nothing can ever compare to having the girl of your dreams in your arms so ignoring it completely you lean over and give her a kiss.

She responds eagerly and when you move to pull away for air she doesn’t let you, wrapping her hands around the back of your head to make sure you can’t leave. You smile into the kiss and give in to her demands for more, gently pulling back and leaning your head against hers after a couple of minutes.

“Bedroom?” you ask, knowing both of you are done with the show.

She hesitates for a split second, so quickly that you wonder if you made it up. “Bedroom.” she confirms.

She leads the way and you trail behind, stopping as you remember to turn off the tv and lights before joining her. She seems nervous as she sits down on the bed and you sit down on the bed beside her, trying to calm her but it seems to have the opposite effect which is strange because usually your presence comforts her.

“What’s wrong?” you ask gently.

“Nothing.” she lies. You can tell that there’s something she’s not telling you but you don’t want to push her so you back off.

“Okay, just if you need to talk…”

She smiles a bit. “I know, thank you.”

You lose yourself in her smile a little, staring at her face. She’s really pretty, it makes you lose your proper train of thought.

“I love you.” you tell her.

“You mean the world to me.” she says back. She still hasn’t told you she loves you yet but it’s okay because you can read between the lines and know she is just as serious about you, it’s just hard for her to say those words.

Leaning in to kiss her gently you expect to pull away quickly so you can get ready for bed but she deepens the kiss. You have no complaints so you kiss back harder, one hand on the back of her neck the other weaving through her hair. She makes a small noise of happiness and tries to pull you closer with her hands on your hips. Her hands move as you continue to makeout and the tips of her fingers tease the hemline of your shirt. You gasp at the cold feel of them as she slips them just under the edge but she pretends nothing is happening and swallows your gasp, focusing your attention back to her mouth.

For a second you forget about her hands but you gasp again when you feel them move upwards. It’s not bad per say but it’s the first time Natasha has done this so it’s surprising. You had always assumed she wasn’t interested in the sexual parts of a relationship because she complained about how people are only in it for sex and has never expressed interest in it before.

Reluctantly you pull back slightly, breathing hard. “Tasha.”

She frowns and retracts her hands a little. “What? Am I doing it wrong.”

“No, no,” you reassure, “it’s good. But I just wanted to make sure that this is what you want.”

“You mean sex?” she asks and you nod. “We’re in a relationship so of course we will have sex.”

“We don’t have to just because we’re in a relationship.” you tell her.

She frowns again, confused. “But I thought this is what you want.”

“I only want it if you want it.” you say. It worries you how she talks about sex as if it’s something that has to be done just because you’re in a relationship and you might want it. You want to punch whoever made her think it doesn’t matter what her wants are.

“But you said you wanted to earlier.” she says in explanation, looking away. “I’m sorry, I just thought you did.”

“Tasha,” you reach out an arm to touch her so she turns back to you, “first of all, I have no idea what you’re talking about and second of all you did nothing wrong, you don’t have to apologize.”

“You wanted to sleep together tonight.” she tells you. “You said you wanted me to spend the night and I asked if you wanted to sleep together and you said yes.”

Your eyes widen when you realize how your earlier conversation sounded. “I’m so dumb, I meant it in the literal sense of just sleeping.” you tell her, laughing slightly at your mistake.

“Oh.”

“A good oh or a bad oh?” you ask.

“I don’t know,” she says, “Is it because you don’t want me?”

It’s your turn to be unsure. “I never really thought of it much to be honest because I didn’t think that sex is what you wanted.”

“I’m fine with it if you want it.” she says and you look at her sadly.

“No,” you tell her, “you shouldn’t have to be fine with it.”

“I don’t hate it,” she insists, “just because I’d rather not doesn’t mean I won’t sometimes. Our relationship is more important to me than not having sex.”

“And our relationship is more important to me than having sex.” you counter. “All I want is for you to be comfortable.”

“Are you sure?” she asks and there’s a dull pain in your heart because you can’t bear to see her so hesitant. You don’t want to imagine the number of people over the years who hadn’t respected her boundaries or who had demanded things that she went along with even when she didn’t want to.

“I’m very sure Tasha.” you say, looking into her eyes so she knows you’re telling the truth. “We can talk about it more tomorrow but right now I want to sleep with my girlfriend in the literal sense and maybe cuddle if you want that.”

“I like cuddling.” she says and you laugh at the way she says cuddling, like she’s embarrassed to admit it.

“Good because I like it too.” you tell her. “Would you like to go back to your room to get something to wear to bed or are you fine with some of my stuff?”

“Your stuff is fine.” she says so you get up and ruffle through your drawers. For yourself you just grab your usual pyjama pants and a t-shirt and for her you find some sweatpants and a t-shirt from college. Maybe it's a little self indulgent that it’s the one thing you own that has your name on it but sue you if you want her to wear it. She either doesn’t notice or doesn’t mind when you hand it to her so it’s not like it’s a big deal anyways.

You both sort of stand awkwardly looking at each other when you have your pyjamas, unsure of what to do but after a few seconds you turn around to give her privacy and start changing, not knowing if she’s doing the same. When you turn back she’s already changed and you gesture wordlessly to the bathroom that is attached to your bedroom so you can finish getting changed.

Luckily the last time you bought toothbrushes they came in a three pack so you’re able to find an extra one for Natasha and you both brush your teeth in silence before taking turns washing your faces. As you finish you turn off the water but instead of drying your hands you flick them at her playfully so the water lands on her. She scowls with her lips but laughs with her eyes at your antics, making her way out of the bathroom and back to your bed.

“Left or right?” you ask her.

“I don’t care really.”

“Okay then, I’ll take the right.” you say brightly because that is your favourite side.

“I was hoping you would say that, I secretly wanted the left.” she admits, climbing into bed after you.

“It works out perfectly then.” you say, smiling at her. You don’t know if you should make the first move to cuddle or you should wait for her. She did say earlier that she liked that but you don’t want to make it seem like you’re pressuring her.

Luckily for you you don’t have to stress out for too long because she hesitantly moves closer so her side is slightly touching yours so you take that as an invitation to shift and pull her closer so that you’re the big spoon and she’s the little spoon.

“Is this okay?” you ask just to be sure and she nods. It feels nice to hold her and you could get used to this but for now you’re too jittery to fall asleep first. You just want to stay up all night so you don’t lose any time spent cuddling.

She’s cute as she falls asleep. First her breaths deepen a little but then she lets out quiet snores, not enough to bother you but just enough to make you giggle. You didn’t expect the Black Widow to snore but somehow it’s fitting.

---

You feel something shaking you but you feel too sleepy to figure out what it is so you try to roll over only to find yourself trapped by arms.

“Y/n,” you hear Natasha whisper, “are you awake?”

You open your eyes and can faintly see the outline of Natasha’s face in the dark. “I am now, what is it?”

She’s silent for a minute and you take the time to try to focus your eyes more, rubbing at them until you can see properly. She is peering down at you with an expression you can’t place. It looks nervous but happy at the same time.

“Tasha?” you ask, trying to prompt her into speaking.

She takes a deep breath. “I love you.”

“I love you Tasha.” you say back immediately, knowing that she needs to hear it so she’ll stop gnawing at her lip nervously.

“I love you so much Y/n.” she says. “I’m sorry for waking you up but I was awake and wanted to tell you and would have chickened out if I didn’t do it now.

“Don’t apologize.” you tell her, reaching up to gently trace the side of her face with your hand. “I’m glad you could tell me because I love you so much.”

“I’m glad I could finally tell you, I’ve been wanting to ever since you first said it to me on our rooftop date.” she admits. “And I want to tell the team about us now if you still want to.”

“I don’t think they would appreciate being woken up in the middle of the night just so we can tell them we’re dating.” you joke. “But I definitely want to tell them still.”

“Cool.”

You both nod awkwardly at each other for a second before bursting out in laughter. You feel light, like the stupidest thing could make you laugh because you’re in such a good mood. Natasha loves you. You! She could have pretty much anyone but she loves you. You know that it isn’t that much of a step in your relationship and that she already chose you but you didn’t expect how giddy you would feel when you heard her say it.

“Oomph.” You let out a noise and Natasha collapses on top of you before rolling off.

“Sorry.” she giggles, not sounding very sorry at all.

“Yeah, yeah,” you say sarcastically, “now we should get some more sleep.”

You open your arms and she moves back into them like how you were when you first fell asleep. You feel overwhelmed by everything Natasha and you fall asleep to her cute snoring sounds and her hair that smells really good. You don’t think you’ve ever felt happier.

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#natasha romanoff x reader #black widow x reader #natasha romanoff imagine #black widow imagine #natasha romanoff #black widow

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iemondropsss · 3 years

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Hello friends. So, like many a person waiting on haitus I too have imagined what the perfect next season of moominvalley will be like. I'm sure there's bound to be SOMETHING wrong with it because idk no one at studios ever listens to common sense and community input? Idk man but here we are. I myself have decided to create a pretty solid season 3 and we'll see how much I get right or wrong. I'm sure this will age like Orange Juice (which by orange juice I actually how no idea if orange juice can spoil just like I have no idea WHAT the studio has in plan) but we do know a few things so I kind of tried to keep with the spirit, the way their characters have progressed and how far they still have to go, and also what we all want. Some things I have in mind will continue/happen in my fake season 4 so maybe I'll do that later we'll see but for now have a presentable season :)

(I'll put it under the cut I know it'll be long lol. also apparently there is a 10 image limit so I'll put the second part of the season in a new reblog don't worry)

Episode 1 - Moomintroll's grand adventure

-moomintroll gets a sea adventure all on his own. he learns the struggles of independence and gets to feel the wind in his fur. it's all rather lovely, but he finds that it isn't exactly as easy as he thought.

-Things to keep in mind: in this ep we want to show how he has become more independent and drifting from the kind of shadow his father left. He still wants to fit under it a little (that's why it's a sea adventure) but as it goes on he needs to realize he is his own person and that is great

Episode 2 - If snufkin feels one (1) more emotion he's gonna snap

-the moominparents, little my, and the lightouse keeper return to the valley on the keeper's boat

-the moomins go into hiberations and the fisherman and toft/toffle bond and find family in each other and go back to the island. This way they are both able to find the companionship they both so desperatly need and the fisherman basically adopts toffle, that way they don't need the moomins anymore :)

-so anyway, naturally, during all this snufkin is emotionally DESTROYED and runs off to the woods. there is nothing worse than skyrocketing your hopes only to have them come crashing down once again

-however, before runing away completely snufkin consults too-ticky who has just recently started to settle down in the boathouse for the winter

-he talks about his emotions, because he feels that she would understand this kind of thing, and how it's really weird. he's always missed moomintroll while he's away but it's different now and there's something different and maybe there alway has been he doesn't know!! it's all so confusing

-too-ticky gives him some wise words (basically: aye, ye gaye bastard) and he goes on his way

-Through the forest he sees several memories flash before him in the form of magical looking apparition that look really cool (the animators can flex their particle engines with the memories as illustrated below which I think would be,,, pretty cool)

-The memories are old, like when he and moomintroll first met or a few small adventures they've had

-he realized that he's never had a friend like this ever not even with the rest of his group or even the several interesting characters he's met on his travels

-at least.... never someone to come home to

-home. that scares him. he heads on his way and promises to find moomintroll again no matter what

-this memory montage has an indie banger over it, of course

Episode 3- Little My the Asexual Pirate Queen

-Little My isn't hibernating this year. She's decided to have her own adventure, if everyone else is getting one

-Pirates come to the valley and she boards their ship but gets thrown in the brig before she can do too much

-She meets a few people in the brig with her and they all stage a mutiny against the captain

-little my becomes the new captain with the person who helped her as her first mate

Episode 4 - Beauty Queen gets character development

-sniff and snorkmaiden look for snork

-they face a couple things and snorkmaiden shows how she can be a really great and independent leader

-snork, when they find him, is excited to go to the valley with them because he will be able to finally get all the materials to build his flying ship with/finally fly/test it!

Episode 5: The Real treasure was the bf (best friend) we had all along

-moomintroll meet little my and her pirate crew

-one of the pirates says they know about a treasure on an island and they go to find it

-kind of like the hattifattener episode

-but now with actual pirates and real treasure lol

-the find the chest and celebrate theier newfound riches

-now that moomintroll has had his adventures he decides that it's time to go back to the valley

-after all it is almost spring and he doesn't want to miss snufkin

-through this adventure moomintroll and little my aren't as mean to each other and understand each other more, becoming more like adopted siblings

Episode 6 - Backstreets back alright dunununn

-Snufkin is playing his newest spring tune solemnly against a tree

-here he is back in the valley but moomintroll still hasn't returned

-he puts up his tent anyway and basically mopes

-moominmamma comforts him over tea and they talk a bit

-the finally finally he's back babyyy

-now here's the most important part pay attention

-they both run across the way and collapse into a

-you guessed it

-spin hug!!

-which is as it sounds moomintroll picks snufkin up and they spin around (kind of like when snorkmaiden and moomintroll broke up but it's better and means the opposite)

-another indie song plays over this scene of course so everytime we listen to it on the album we can cry

-snufkin whispers "I missed you" in moomintroll's ear

-moomintroll laughs and says "now you know what it feel like" but in a teasing way he doesn't mean anything bad by it. he gets it now.

-but snufkin still stiffens and realizes what that means. he tries to apologize for leaving all the time and tries to promise things moomintroll knows it would hurt him to keep so he assures him that it is okay he understands and loves him no matter if they're appart

-snufkin has a gay panic moment obviously he doesnt mean it like *that*

-so they part each other's embrace on good terms and snufkin thanks him

-there is probably a sub plot to this episode but none of us remember what it was because we had whiplash for like a full 10 minutes after this

to be continued.....

#moomins #moominvalley season 3 #but its not actually season 3 I made it up myself because I know they're going to mess it up #snufkin #moominvalley

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thestupidhelmet · 3 years

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i think its okay to not want anything to do with that 90s show and it is totally fine to say that. i think it's childish to just write off anything from the series that doesn't fit your narrow view of the characters tho. what if j/h actually miraculously end up together in the spinoff? will you change your tune

My view of the characters isn't narrow. That's the wrong word. My view of them is specific and, in contrast to your claim, complex -- a complexity that inspired me to write over three-thousand comics, over a million words of fanfic, and countless essay (or metas) about these characters. It's a complexity That '70s Show's writers and showrunners destroyed, slowly but surely starting with the last episodes of season 5.

Characterizing as childish my lack of desire to watch a sequel series that will, likely, build on S8's canon-divergent, mypoic portrayal of T7S's characters -- as well as muddy the characters' reality with their actors' personal lives -- is a reductive, unwarrantedly hostile, and woefully misinformed take on my attitude about the prospect of That '90s Show.

You don't know what my relationship to That '70s Show is on a deeper, personal level. I'm a very private person, and I certainly wouldn't share this kind of information in public with an anon who writes me an (albeit mildly) attacking message such as yours.

That being said, the fact I've actively participated in the T7S fandom for over eleven years, co-moderate the longest-existing online forum about the show (it's twenty-two-years-old and counting), dedicated so much creativity and analysis and time as described above to T7S, happily welcomed many new active participants to the fandom, and made a ton of friends through this fandom, the show's importance to me isn't hard to guess.

My fidelity is to the characters and their internal consistency. The people in charge of T7S and T9S (save Debra Jo Rupp and Kurtwood Smith) have proven over many episodes and years they do not share this same fidelity.

I'm not asking you, whoever you are, to share my trepidation. Or even to understand it. But you do have to accept it.

The only way I'd consider That '90s Show as possibly being part of canon is:

if it disavows season 8 as being a delusion or a dream, much like Community did in season 5 to the OOC season 4, which had different showrunners than the rest of the series.

If T9S lets us know the T7S characters continued on the trajectories set by their long-established characterizations, made choices based on who they actually are instead of being forced into plots and choices the characters never would have made for themselves

if the T7S characters' choices for their fictional lives aren't based on any choices the actors made for themselves IRL

if the T7S and T9S creators acknowledge to us through interviews, press, social media, etc. that S8 was mishandled and a mistake and perhaps even apologize for it

I have no reason to believe any of the above will happen, however. Season 8 proved just how little T7S's creators cared about the characters or their fans. The misogyny against Jackie in S8 is appalling. The silence about S8 these last fifteen years from the show's creators, producers, and writers -- save David Trainer (T7S's series director), who quite diplomatically stated his opinion that S8 is "an alternate reality, one of many possible futures for the characters" -- speaks volumes.

Even the choice of Leia as the name of Eric and Donna’s daughter suggests how shallowly T9S’s creators think about and understand T7S’s characters.

I'm sure plenty of T7S fans will enjoy T9S. Sounds like you expect you will, too. Wonderful! I just hope the next time you message someone anonymously (or otherwise) about, well, anything, you do so in a more respectful manner than you have me.

I wish you peace and joy in your life. Be well.

#That 70s Show #That '90s Show #Jackie x Hyde #Kitty x Red #That '70s Show #Ask #Anon #My Meta #My Essay #Meta #Essay #Personalish

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