#also gifted kid gus confirmed

[mores0]

Okay, so, buckle in because I have so much to say about the first episode of Psych, and I already know that this post is going to be extremely long, haha.

So first of all, season one is one of Psych’s best seasons in my opinion, and the first episode is one of my favorites. It’s just so good. And it’s crazy how even though it’s James Roday and Dulé Hill’s first episode, they act like they’ve already known each other and been friends for years- their chemistry is amazing right off the bat.

And Shawn and Gus’ characterizations in this episode are amazing, because as the show goes on they really got watered down, but in this episode- it was amazing. Shawn in this episode was so- I don’t know if this is the right word- but angsty, I guess. And I kind of like it honestly. Lassiter’s ex partner was like “You never know when to give up, don’t you?” And he said something like “Oh, I give up all the time, but only when the moment’s right,” or something like that, and as a “gifted” kid, I felt that. Lmao. And- there’s more that I want to talk about- but I’ll come back around to it later- hang in there.

And Gus is the best. I am Gus on a spiritual level. He has anxiety, (which is actually confirmed because he takes anxiety medication apparently, I didn’t know that). He says that he doesn’t want any part of what Shawn was doing, but he secretly wanted to so bad and Shawn knows that, and said all the right things to give Gus the push he needed to just go for it. And he was having the time of his life, even if he said that he wasn’t. Even when he was running away from the dead bodies screaming, which definitely would’ve been me in that situation, lmao. And then when Shawn solved the case and they were both let go, he had the smuggest little smile on his face, because he knew that Shawn could do it. “Just one more day.” Yeah right, he knew fully well that he was going to do it with Shawn for as long as possible lmao, you’re not fooling anybody.

And then there was Henry and Shawn’s dysfunctional father-son relationship- which even in the first episode is very prominent. And that’s literally how the show started- first scene ever, and it was Shawn doing the hat thing and Henry saying “yeah, that’s adequate.” That pisses me off haha, sorry to everyone who likes Henry. I respect that and can definitely see why people would feel that way- but I just don’t like him very much, haha. Additionally, Shawn didn’t even know that his dad had already been back for a year or so, and they didn’t seem too happy to see each other again which was rough. And later on when Shawn did the hat thing again and even like, noticed things that Henry didn’t, he smiled for a second, which Shawn seemed to be happy about and they could’ve had a moment before Henry ruined it by saying something like “Whatever, you got lucky,” and how he was a disappointment, etc, and then they went back to being angry at each other, which is their main issue I think. Shawn wants Henry’s, I don’t know, approval. He wants that “good job,” but Henry doesn’t want to give it.

And then there’s Lassiter and Shawn’s talk about his arrest, and Shawn brought up that his dad did that so that he could teach him a lesson, so Lassiter was like “Well did you learn it?” And Shawn replied, “I learned that I hated my father.” Which fucking hit me so hard lmao. But then- there’s another scene later on which nobody talks about where Shawn is talking to Mr.McCallum about how he was familiar with disappointing his dad, and how McCallum killed his son, and Shawn spoke about how it was because his son kept letting him down time and time again, before saying that he’d change and he’ll be different, but then just let him down again and how it was the needle that broke the camel’s back- and he was so obviously talking about himself, and that scene was just so raw. I’m losing my mind over it.

Also, I loved officer Allan so much even though she only got, like, two scenes, haha. I wish that she got more than one episode. And it was weird not to see Juliet in this one, haha.

Anyways, there’s so many other scenes that I love, like the shooting range scene, the scene with the guy sneezing on the chicken, Shawn showing Gus the office, Shawn telling the guy to get rid of the shards on his sleeves only for him to brush them onto his leg and boot. Shawn pretending to be Psychic for the first time and working through it. Basically, the entire episode, lmao.

And, yeah, that’s everything I have to say I think. And if you could leave your own thoughts in like, the comments/ a reblog, that would be really cool. Have a nice day. (And sorry that this is so long, lmao).

#shawn spencer #burton gus guster #burton guster #carlton lassiter #juliet o'hara #henry spencer #psych #psych tv #🍍

[the-elemental-blueberry]

I said I'd explain who my favorite character in the Psych universe is. And now I'm doing that.

Carlton Lassiter

This is a Lassie appreciation post

He's the do it by the books, resident weapon expert. He's been skeptical of Shawn's "psychic gift" since day one. He kind of hates Shawn showing up, spewing off some hair-brained idea and somehow ending up right. The banter between Shawn and Lassiter is hilarious. ●He's your middle aged separated/divorced guy. Who's now completely jaded by romance. (Heading into my personal headcannon area, I do believe he is on the aromantic spectrum. He is seen pursuing romantic relationships throughout the show, but is seems like he experiences attraction differently. Somebody put Lassie on an aro flag.) Also it is confirmed cannon that he is pan. Somebody put Lassie on a pan flag.

He sports that salt and pepper hair. He has no idea what to do when someone hugs him. He kind of just stands there until he realizes you really need that hug, and that he probably does too. His favorite method of interrogation is Scare The Crap Out Of You Untill The Truth Comes Out. This method works most of the time, however sometimes his partner Juliet's way works better.

High strung. A very strong sense of justice. He keeps an address book of people he's arrested, so he can, "check up on them." 'Cause that's not creepy. He also has a Crap List of people he doesn't like (I am sure Shawn is on it). He's in a standing feud with his neighbors. Because he shot the squirrels.

He had a weird childhood. His parents dropped him off at a tourist trap old wild west themed town every weekend because they didn't have time for him. The 'Sheriff' of the 'town' took him in and gave him the nickname Binky. Shawn and Gus are under no circumstances allowed to call him Binky. Oddly enough he likes kids. He's expressed that his ex was the one that didn't want kids, not him. And he's actually good with kids, in his own awkward way. Like when he brought Juliet's nephews a wii that was actually collected as evidence by the DA.

Is very very dedicated to his job. If he can't do it, he'll go crazy, like the time he was framed for a crime he didn't do and his badge was suspended. Shawn and Gus decided to have Henry babysit him. And he ate all Henry's snacks.

Alright that was me ranting. I love this guy. I dunno why. I'm not very simular to him. But I love him. I just want to hug him. And all his little quirks. Lassie needs love.

#Psych #Carlton Lassiter #Shawn Spencer #Juilett O'Hara #Burton gustor #Lassie needs love #cannon pansexual character #panseuxal #aromantic

[sepublic]

Hunting Palismen!!!

         HUNTER!!!!!

         WE HAVE A NAME AND HE’S HUNTER!!!

         I cannot WAIT to use this tag now!

         Also Hunter the Golden Guard… My beloved… Your tooth gap was NOT expected but it’s literally the most ADORABLE thing, I can’t believe it!

         Hunter is babey, I don’t care anymore… He really DOES have a soft side, and like Lilith, he’s caught between the Owl House and the Emperor’s Castle… HENCE, his placement in the intro! Speaking of;

         NEW INTRO!!! Amity has a new necklace now, it’s a crescent moon over a black circle, which reminds me a LOT of that cloaked, crescent moon figure from the trailer… Is this the guardian of the Eclipse Lake, and after her trial there, Amity will be gifted a new necklace in recognition? Just like her shoes…!

         Also, Amity stayed home- Alas, the show had to focus on the palismen, having Lumity would’ve overbrimmed everything… I bet she’s LOVE sick! HA-haaa… But alas, no Palisman for Amity! But we DID get Palismen for a few others…!

         Firstly, I’m so happy to see Eda use her whistle… AND HELL YEAH it’s a scenario where the Bat Queen tells Eda that this one is on her, this doesn’t COUNT as a ‘favor’ because the Bat Queen wants to do this! And Bump… BUMP MY BOY! Letting Eda be a mentor and teacher here, as she gets to erase and redo her past pains from Hexside, gets to teach OTHER kids besides Luz… The symbolism of her becoming a teacher as well!

         AND BUMP! BUMP’S FACE AND BEAUTIFUL HAIR!!! Frewin is confirmed a Palisman that he uses to see, we FINALLY have the answer from Dana herself! Given the scar, I have to wonder how young he got it, seeing as how he was a kid conquering Hexside when he wore Frewin…!

         ALSO PALISMEN!!! Willow gets Clover, a bee- Fitting given how bees help plants pollinate! When BQ said Clover, I expected it to be the plant palisman, but it seems the writers weren’t THAT obvious… Although, a Plant Palisman would’ve been cool, because I think Plant creatures are cool, especially in a scene dominated by animals! Willow basically saying she’s going to snap a bitch in half if they look at her funny, you love to see it!

         BOSCHA! Boscha character moment… Sue me, I like Boscha, and she gets a crab named Maya, due to her competitive spirit! Haha, because she IS a crabby person… AND VINEY! VINEY GETS A SPEAKING ROLE HOLY SHIT IT’S ONLY A SINGLE LINE BUT-

         When we saw Viney and Jerbo I didn’t expect this to be SUCH a major character moment as Palismen! And it’s a Manticore, and we get to see that she wants to become a veterinarian, because what else?! Nothing for Jerbo alas…

         GUS! Gus wants to be an ambassador to the human realm, NICE…! Also he’s continuing that theme of expanding beyond just illusions, and he also confirmed that Perry wants him to be an Illusionist! With how he acknowledges that, will we see multi-track Gus in the future? Not to mention, with Luz planning to find her own way back home… Gus plans to bridge contact, and that makes SO much sense I love it! I love these glimpses at what witches want to be and their goals! Gus got some sort of… Squirrel thing, I’m afraid I don’t quite recognize the animal –assuming it isn’t a fictional one entirely- so I can’t find the symbolism;

         Not that I know squirrel symbolism, either! And then finally, ‘Shigechi’ (because he looks like Shigechi from Jojo) gets a sloth, because he just wants to get things done, one step at a time… Take it easy, just focus on figuring out what’s ahead of him immediately, no rush! Fitting, I like it…!

         Also, we don’t see the rest of the process, but I have to wonder if there are palismen that are missing from the group in this scene, and then when we next see them later that night; If there are, we can deduce these Palismen were assigned to the remaining students of Skara, Jerbo, and Willow’s fan! It shouldn’t be TOO hard to figure out, but I have no clue…

         And I ADORE how they already figured out that idea of Palismen adoption, ahead of time?! These characters are proactive and thoughtful off-screen and it’s honestly neat, efficient, and refreshing to see! Shows how they’re always thinking and figuring things out, I LOVE this epiphany… And Bat Queen being so happy and gentle!

         ALSO LUZ!!! God I LOVE how they acknowledge Luz’s future, and her apprehensions about it are relatable, like the tracks she can’t decide on just one… Not to mention how she’s figuring out the logistics, and again, she puts it into WORDS the implications of heading back home! And how Boscha even points out that Luz’s glyphs probably won’t work in Connecticut… Which, canon home state for Luz, YEAH!

         I love Luz acknowledging how her definition of a witch is changing from her books, calling back to what Covention had Eda say about becoming her ‘own’ witch, but what does that mean when she has to put it into words? It’s such a neat character moment and I love how it shows that Luz’s goals and world is turned upside down with reality… But also, her acknowledging how in the stories, the human always goes back home! And how Luz has to confront that while she wants to return home, will she STAY there?!

         Which… With Luz openly acknowledging the tropes- It gives me hopes that she’ll stay in the Boiling Isles! Or at least routinely visit… Maybe Camila will move with her? I mean we know little on Camila and maybe SHE doesn’t have any friends like her daughter…!

         BUT THAT’S SO SWEET that Eda got the Palistrom wood for Luz?! Her and King!? MOM EDA HELL YEAH and also we might get a Palisman for her, eventually… Or maybe at the very end of the show, who knows? Here’s how Snake palisman can still be canon… But then again, a bird palisman would fit the Clawthorne motifs, if you catch my drift!

         BELOS!!! This dude was GNARLY… He’s body horror incarnate, my man melted into GOOP without his bile, which basically confirms my read and speculation on him as like… Barely holding himself together, and he needs bile to do so or he’ll melt! He’s just amorphous and GOD seeing him do eerie body horror, that shit was TENSE… As was the implication that he gave Hunter his scar, as retaliation for something…

         Speaking of which- Belos is probably cursed by wild magic?! Will we find a source responsible for his AND Eda’s curses?! He was traumatized by wild magic, OHO, that’s interesting… And that’s why he has such a hatred for it, he believes magic should be orderly, controlled, and ‘pure’… HIS idea of magic, restrained but only for the worthy! And it seems to be confirmed that the Day of Unity, as so many speculated, will unite the human and demon realms together- I did see skyscrapers!

         (I guess Gus has his work cut out for him, huh?)

         Belos speaks of a ‘utopia’ that’s ‘pure’ of wild magic… If wild magic is connected to the isles in an elemental sense, based on what Hunter mentioned, and how elements are linked to glyphs… Could wild magic be more connected to the isles, while Belos wants to limit people strictly to the bile in their bodies, cut them off from the outside world! Very symbolic of him… Will merging the Demon Realm with our magicless world work to ‘neutralize’ its latent magic, perhaps spread it thin and weaken it- So only bile magic can work!

         Does Belos plan to neutralize HIS curse if it’s wild magic, drawing magic from the isles itself by doing this?! And Hunter is his nephew… Belos is a Wittebane, obviously- As is Hunter! Hunter Wittebane… Okay maybe not, family names CAN change over time! But it’s obvious he’s Philip’s descendant, and he mentions how his family has lived in the isles for generations… Philip mentioned in his journal entry that his journey in the Demon Realm was ‘far from over’…

         It’s basically confirmed- Philip is part-witch, part-human, and he has no bile sac! And so he can only rely on his staff, gifted to him by Belos… Nice callback to Adventures in the Elements, where Eda explained that Luz can’t just rely on a training wand/staff forever! We see how this works with Hunter, and this poor kid is really trying his best, and he’s so SCARED AND ABUSE… BELOS!!!

         Also is Belos REALLY his uncle? He did say he ‘took in’ Hunter… Which makes it sound like Belos lived separately from the Wittebanes, or maybe he’s just posing! Or, really wild thought, he’s the original Philip himself, somehow still alive but ailed by magic, hence why he didn’t show up for a while… But he IS Hunter’s uncle, so that implies that one of Hunter’s parents could confirm a connection to Belos!

         Which… WHERE IS THIS BABY’S PARENTS-

         Not to mention our glimpse at the Coven Heads! What are those PANTS on the Abomination Head…?! And the Beastkeeping Head has a little leech-worm as a pet, that’s adorable… AND RAYNE CAMEO! Still hoping for names and voices from the Coven Heads, but alas…! And we saw all the shots from them from the trailer, so this could very well be all we see for Season 2A… I hope not, hopefully Eda’s Requiem will show more through Rayne! And as I guessed, that scene with them was connected to the blue fire showing the Titan, and the brazier!

         Kikimora isn’t the dragon, I’m lowkey salty… But she IS its master! Does she come from like… The hands of the Titan, and that’s why there’s a constant Hand motif? She sure does seem salty over Hunter’s special treatment, to the point of murder- Does she know what Hunter means to Belos? She did overhear the assignment, she might’ve overheard what Hunter said about their connection…

         Does she just want power, or does she feel shafted by Belos, whom she admires, in favor of his bratty nephew who can’t even cast REAL magic?! Also, Hunter sure was projecting onto Luz and Eda when dismissing that they can’t wield ‘real’ magic… And ‘Half-a-witch’ from Amity sure takes on a WHOLE new meaning now, huh?!

         Also, if Hunter and Belos are related, and Hunter’s family can’t cast bile magic… Then this basically confirms that Belos can’t, either? Except he CAN through… Unnatural means, specifically harvesting and devouring Palismen! That was another on-screen Palisman death, this dude is ROLLING… Is there something special about Palisman bile? I feel Belos is the type to gladly gorge from his enemies, and maybe he ALSO does that on the side… But it could have something to do with Palistrom wood’s properties, I dunno.

         But yeah, Belos being cursed/possessed by the monster that killed King’s father… It’s looking MORE likely, especially with the coloration of his sharpened tendril, compared to Jean-Luc! And Kikimora… What ARE you goals, and why, exactly?! Do you just want power, to depose Belos for yourself? Or do you want his admiration? Does she recognize that Belos’ love for Hunter seems a little conditional, so she’s willing to risk murdering him?

         How WOULD Belos react to Hunter’s death? With how he can’t do bile magic, it seems like Belos has no need for him besides genuine, familial attachment and sentimentality… He’s an abuser, but he’s the kind that seems to care to some degree, or at least feel obligated. Maybe he really is lonely deep down, even if he’s still a blatant abuser to Hunter! I think Belos WANTS this kid, but how much? How’d he react to Hunter’s death…?

         Also, anyone else think Kikimora was deliberately handicapped for this fight? Not only for the sleep mist to keep her from recognizing Hunter, and to keep Hunter from knowing she recognized him, the latter is more important it seems… But also, the mist kept us from a proper introduction to Kikimora’s power? We still have that berserk state from the intro…

         AND LUZ! Luz being so cheeky and messing with Hunter, hanging him out to dry in front of those Covenscouts! Also… That ‘tattoo’ might be the Emperor’s BRAND, which it does seem purely symbolic in that case- But then again, it might need bile to ‘activate’ and prove a Covenscout’s membership, hence why it’s useless for Hunter. Oh boy… We never did see Lilith’s bare arms, DID we…? On another note, it seems the Emperor’s Brand is meant for identification, which makes a lot of common sense and I’m surprised none of us considered that!

         I love Luz acknowledging her compassion with Hunter, letting her guard down with him… Hunter’s little moments of goofiness, he’s not THAT competent, he’s still just a teen! And Lilith’s quote on him being a ‘genius teen prodigy’ takes on a different level… Did Hunter and Belos fake it entirely through the staff? Or is it at least somewhat true regardless- Hunter does seem like a very avid student, this kid is probably autistic or ADHD, he ain’t neurotypical and this is a new hill I have erected to DIE on!

         Him geeking out with Luz, actually finding a real friend to engage with, and it settling in for her that as Lilith said, he IS just a teen… God Hunter is so much more adorable than I could’ve imagined! His little friendship with his Cardinal palisman, when it rejected Luz I KNEW…! That’s not his old Palisman, but his NEW one instead… Quick, apply the symbolism to him! I love Hunter geeking out, and how he’s clearly intrigued in wild magic- Not just for Belos, but for curiosity!

         And Belos… TOLERATES this, because that’s his own flesh and blood (metaphorically because Belos’ body ain’t recognizable anymore), but he���s got his obvious warning signs and is more or less a canon, physical abuser. But just… HUNTER being into wild magic, and researching it! And Belos’ disgust because of his own trauma, his own desire for a ‘safer’ world, a ‘pure’ world… Did he talk to the Titan or not?! Is he just faking it and anybody who questioned him was killed, so then EVERYONE took it as truth, especially kids who grew up with this?

         (Nice touch with the Abomitons with Belos… I wonder if Alador might try to install his own cameras or override control as a safeguard, but who knows? Those things are DEADLY.)

         Also dang… Eda really is the fun Wine Aunt, and Belos is literally the Evil Uncle! Juxtapositions… Luz and Hunter parallels as well, as bile-less witches! I’ve always wanted to see a witch born without a bile sac, and while Hunter obviously gets this from his human ancestry, close enough! Disability symbolism and representation, YEAH! And how Hunter is likely shamed for this ‘disability’ by Belos, made to feel inadequate and how he has to ‘fix’ himself with the staff… And Belos ain’t changing anytime soon like Gwen did!

         All in all, this was… A HUGE episode, in terms of plot, of lore, of revelations, for Belos and the Golden Guard, for Kikimora! A Rayne cameo, character moments as well, discussing Luz’s goals and future from here on… Palismen providing further symbolism for pre-existing characters! And that Echo Mouse, Luz DID keep it as a pet, but alas- It’s withholding that Wittebane lore, curse you after all! Maybe she’ll carve her Palisman off of it, in a moment of inspiration while looking around;

         The Echo Mouse DOES represent Luz realizing a way back home, learning of a human who could exist in the Demon Realm and even spawn a lineage… Which fits with Luz being a human and considering her placement in the Boiling Isles and whatnot! Not to mention what it represents for her and Amity… I could see a Mouse Palisman working, which’d be ironic, given DISNEY. But we’ll just have to wait and see!

        Yet another episode that just overwhelms us… And after this, RAYNE!!! RAYNE!!! Rayne is confirmed to be a Coven Head at this point, and we haven’t seen anything traumatic happen for them or any potential ‘father’ who was the previous head of the Bards… So maybe they’ve always been planning this revolution for a while, or maybe it’s a trap! We’ll see… But GOOD ON YOU RAYNE, if you ARE rebelling- Then Luz and Eda can learn what the Day of Unity is through you!

#the owl house #luz noceda #the owl house hunter #emperor belos #the owl house kikimora #hieronymous bump #willow park #augustus porter #the owl house viney #the owl house boscha #philip wittebane #speculation #analysis #the owl house bat queen #the owl house clover #the owl house maya #the owl house raine #Raine whispers

[lesbiancapybara]

Owl House Characters I think are neurodivergent:

Luz has had big ADHD vibes from the start and was recently confirmed to have ADHD in an interview (I believe the source is here but if it was actually somewhere else please let me know!)

I think Eda probably has ADHD too, since it would explain a lot about what Luz sees in her. They both get written off as “wild” and “unfocused” despite being very smart and observant. It would make a lot of sense for Luz to see someone who thinks a lot like her, but is older and more powerful, as a mentor figure.

I think Gus could be autistic or have ADHD, or even both. He mentions that he moved up a few grades, which is a fairly common “gifted kid” thing, his special interest which he uses to relate to others is humans and human artifacts, he’s a self-proclaimed perfectionist, and he sometimes has odd reactions to things.

(I could see Willow being neurodivergent as well, I just have a more in-depth case for Gus.)

Someone else made a post a while back about Amity possibly being autistic. (X) She sometimes acts overly formal or takes things literally, she has a slight case of RBF, and she definitely hyperfixates. Plus it would be a nice touch to have an autistic love interest to go with an ADHD protagonist.

Slight spoilers for season 2 episode 2 under the cut:

I could also see Alador Blight being autistic. He doesn’t speak often but when he does he has a slight monotone, and he’s unfocused and uninterested in what’s going on around him except for when he’s working on a project. Plus, if Amity is autistic, it would make sense for a close relative of hers to also be on the spectrum.

#chit chat #the owl house #luz noceda #eda clawthorne #gus porter #amity blight #alador blight #nd tag #neurodivergent headcanon #this show is all about neurodivergence and I think that's wonderful

[anguigenus]

Gus and Insecurities

Okay, so in The Owl House, pretty much everyone has problems. So far, Gus seems like he’s one of the most well adjusted. We have seen that he’s got gifted kid problems, but he’s usually happy, right?

Well, that could be a front. There’s a very interesting article (Robin Williams And Why Funny People Kill Themselves) about how depression and related conditions are very common in comedians. Why? The article explains this much better than I can, but essentially it’s because often, the humor originates from the person feeling inferior or being disliked. The humor puts them on people’s good sides and makes them liked. It becomes a wall of sorts, to separate the “inferior” real person from the dislike of everyone else.

And this applies very well to Gus. First of all, he is very much an entertainer. He’s used constantly for comic relief in the show, and we saw him perform for the school in front of Grom. As for being not well liked, he moved up two grades, and before Luz, his only friend was Willow. Before her, who knows what his situation was like? It’s all too likely that he could’ve been isolated before that, something being a gifted kid could’ve made worse.

Not only that, we’ve seen Gus feeling insufficient before. It was the main plot of Through the Looking Glass Ruins, in fact. He felt like his magic wasn’t good enough to help out Willow, and it was affecting his self-worth.

This also ties into his relationship with his dad. We know that his dad wants him to be a master illusionist, so that pressure to succeed is very likely part of what made him move up in his classes. And it’s very easy to go from the mindset of “I have to be better” to “I’m not good enough.”

This mix of insecurities, while it hasn’t been confirmed, would fit extremely well into the show. We’ve already seen Willow and Luz deal with loneliness and the effects of it, and well-meaning parents have been shown many times to still make mistakes that harm their kids.

So really, Gus could just be a funny, happy kid. But I’m worried about just how easily he could be very not fine.

#gus porter #perry porter #the owl house #the owl house theory #toh theory #toh speculation #toh meta #de anguigeno #I've tried so many times to link the article but it doesn't show up in the tags that way #or in the notes when I link it there #sorry #apollo stay the fuck away from bas challenge

[chalkrevelations]

SO, Episode 28 of Word of Honor was a roller-coaster ride.

(Spoilers, as ever, so scroll away and come back later if you want to see it unspoiled.)

They managed two entirely separate scenes in this one that had me going “Did … did that just happen? Is this really happening?” Let’s get this one out of the way first: The scene of Zhao Jing in his serial killer lair with the altar and memorial tablets and his serial killer trophies. Y’all. I swear, scene opens with a shot from behind of drunk Awful Yifu in his Fantasy Ancient China underwear staggering through a set of doors into a room with candles and draperies, and before I was able to register the rest of the set design, my brain gave a terrified squeak and started rabbiting around like, “Oh my god, please do not let this be Xie’er’s bedroom. Oh my god, they wouldn’t actually go there, not even hinted, surely that would be too far!” Then my eyeballs caught up and registered the set, so I thought I was safe, but that didn’t even turn out to be the moment in the scene that had me going “Is this really happening?” (Although I do think the fact my brain immediately jumped to that scenario speaks to the creepy vibe the show has managed to build between Awful Yifu and Xie Wang). So, Zhao Jing is a sloppy drunk and absolutely shitfaced, stumbling around and yelling at his dead brothers, and I’m sitting here watching him, feeling like I need a shower, with my skin a little bit trying to crawl off my body, and then he picks up Rong Xuan’s memorial tablet and pours an entire stream of alcohol out of the pitcher all over it, and I say, out loud, to the screen, “Oh my god, they just had him figuratively piss on that tablet.” Only, no, they didn’t, because there was no need to have him do it figuratively because then, he literally whips it out of his pants and takes a piss on the tablet, complete with sound effects, and I’m open-mouthed, thinking “Is this really happening?” As some background, I grew up in mainstream U.S. culture where ancestor veneration isn’t formally practiced - although it isn’t an entirely absent part of our cultural mythos, it’s just that now when I when I offer cultus to the Patres Patriae, it’s deliberate and intentional – but I’ve been doing ancestor work in my particular flavor of polytheism for long enough, and intensely enough, that I had a visceral reaction of disgust and horror to this. Hand literally clapped over my mouth in shock, even after watching all of his ranting at his dead brothers and spitting at his dead shifu and just generally being a disrespectful asshole with delusions of grandeur building up to it. So, yes, show, you have indeed convinced me that Awful Yifu is the worst, even in an episode that also devoted that much screentime to Prince Jin.

Fortunately, the other “Is this really happening?” moment was at the other end of the spectrum, somewhere in the face of how married Zhou Zishu and Wen Kexing are, which I cannot believe passed censorship. I know I keep saying that, but every time I think I’ve adjusted to how far they’re going to go, the show laughs gay-ly as it pushes the envelope another mile down the road. Truly, this show is the gift that keeps on giving where these two are concerned, and not just because of Zhang Zhehan’s face. I realize I had to spend 50 episodes deciphering Lan Wangji’s smallest microexpression (not that I’m complaining), but I can’t believe how expressive both Zhang Zhehan and Gong Jun are in these roles, with Gong Jun’s little sadness eyebrows when WKX wants ZZS to humor him, and how soft Zhang Zhehan’s face gets when ZZS looks at WKX, and how great they both are at making all this look like a pair of adults who are in an established relationship and confident of each other. I’d be as weak as Wen Kexing if Zhou Zishu pouted at me the way he does when he tells Chengling that he can’t do anything to help decorate the Manor except observe and direct because he’s oh, so injured and frail, poor him. Wen Kexing can laugh at Zhou Zishu when ZZS pokes at him by saying the papercrafter was such a beauty! (Compare this to his reaction back in the day, when ZZS deftly manipulated him out of bringing A-Xiang along on their honeymoon adventures by calling her a beauty and implying she might draw attention away from WKX!) Wen Kexing waves kitchen knives at Zhou Zishu in (somewhat fond) exasperation! Zhou Zishu now accepts Wen Kexing piling his plate with food at the table as perfectly normal! There’s no crying in Spring Festival! They send their kid outside to watch the fireworks so they can have sex some alone time! (Merciless killers. How the fuck so adorable?) Someone must have backed up an entire truckful of money to the house of someone very important to get this aired, because what is the heterosexual explanation for … any of this?

Other thoughts:

We continue to get small things that maintain the parallels between Wen Kexing/Zhou Zishou and Gu Xiang/Cao Weining, including the mirrored theme of finding a home with a welcoming family, shown through family dinner, and expressed through WKX’s description of his former self as a “lonely ghost,” echoing A-Xiang’s self-description (to Shen Shen in an earlier ep) the same way.

HAN YING! Listen, I am stupidly attached to this bit player, and not just because he’s a familiar face (because half of Wen Xu’s screentime in The Untamed was just a disembodied head hanging at the entrance to the Unclean Realm, so it’s not like there was time to get … attached). And I say stupidly attached because ever since we first saw the way he looked at ZZS with big puppy heart-eyes, I knew he was going to be a goner. I just know they’re gonna fridge him for the next step in ZZS’s journey, because something has to pry ZZS out of Four Seasons Manor, as much as I, personally, would like nothing better than to see 8 more episodes of wedded bliss for two gay dads and their son. (OK, one thing I would like better would be if their daughter and son-in-law came to live with them, too.) At least it looks like Han Ying will get to die taking a figurative bullet for ZZS, which will make him happy and might prevent him from finding out the Glazed Armor he’s so proud of bringing is actually pointless, because don’t think that didn’t hurt to know while I watched him being so proud of managing to get his hands on it. But I’d prefer he didn’t die at all, show. Also, why on earth are there only two (completed) stories under the ZZS/Han Ying label on AO3? Because yes, I have looked. I have the search open in another tab right now. Why haven’t more people taken advantage of this guy’s utter devotion for ZZS? How are people looking at the way Han Ying reverently brushes his fingers over the single white blossom on the wall mural in ZZS’s rooms back in Prince Jin’s palace and not falling all over that?

Xie’er, oh, Xie’er. You’re killing me, here. I need someone to rescue you, you desperate affection-starved little sociopath. So, to recap, last time we met, your Awful Yifu finally let it slip that he was never ever going to acknowledge your existence in public. So now, you’re being a very clever boy, setting up a scheme to manipulate him into having to publicly acknowledge you if he’s going to claim credit for your successes (because I’m sure you can’t even contemplate failure) in service to Prince Jin. So clever, but I hate to tell you, you’re clever at everything except learning from your mistakes when it comes to your Awful Yifu. You really learned nothing from Beauty Ghost, did you? Ugh, your sad little face as you watch your hot mess of an Awful Yifu while you wait for the maids to make tea – it hurts me. Please tell me you’re playing some kind of long game, and you’re just a really great actor. Because he’s sloppy drunk, and right now, watching your face journey, I think maybe you think that makes what he’s saying true – that he’s not guarding his words, and he means it when he tells you that of course he loves you and would never leave you. “Are you still angry with me?” Awful Yifu literally asks. “Alright, I’ll apologize. I was just mad. It didn’t mean anything. We’re together in this. I’ll always stand by you.” Xie’er, you have got to stop believing gaslighting abusive men who shovel that BS. This is what they call the honeymoon period in the cycle of abuse. Seriously. This is textbook. Please stop making the same mistakes over and over again. Maybe think about the fact that your Awful Yifu is, single-handedly, the reason the Department of the Unfaithful actually exists in the first place. He is THAT AWFUL. I would like to think actually seeing his serial killer trophy room will make a difference, now that you have some confirmation of what Tragicomic Ghost told you and not the ability to wave it off as part of some he-said, she-said situation where how could we ever possibly know the truth, despite the fact that Zhao Jing has shown he’ll stab anyone in the back in his quest for power? But, then, I also thought maybe learning last ep that he never planned to publicly acknowledge you would make some kind of difference. Are you going to roll the dice again, gambler? Because I’ll tell you right now, the house always wins. (Not that you’d listen to me anymore than you listened to Beauty Ghost.)

(Also, wait wait waitwaitwait. Waitaminit. This is pure speculation and probably way too out there to be true (oh, but, someone’s going to write this AU for me, right?) Hot-mess drunk yifu tells Xie’er that they’ve been depending on each other “ever since I picked you up and brought you back home.” I can’t remember if we know anything about Xie Wang’s background at this point, but it does sound like Zhao Jing might have literally yoinked him off the street to raise him. He … he doesn’t think Xie’er is actually Yan’er, does he? Only he kidnapped the wrong orphaned urchin by mistake? I’m just sayin’, thinking back to Shen Shen’s reaction to finding out Zhen Yan was still alive, it would be exactly the kind of thing Zhao Jing would do, to keep this kid that his brother(s) wanted to find hidden right under their noses.)

Chengling and the chicken. I can’t, y’all. And Zhou Zishu’s face as soon as he realizes what Wen Kexing is telling Chengling to do – he knows this is going to be a show.

Prince Jin, you are almost as bad as Xie’r and his awful Yifu combined:

Prince Jin: Zhou Zishu, you mastermind, your super-secret spy network continues to spread everywhere, including into my very own palace. Oh, the things you must be plotting against me!

Zhou Zishu, chillin’ at Plum Blossom Manor, day-drinking, dressing up in pretty festive robes, taking advantage of his disciple’s unpaid labor so he doesn’t have to raise a finger for himself, and providing his husband with sex so incredible he is never required to actually cook: “OK, my gay husband and our son-with-two-dads, how about we just stay here together forever and be happy?”

Also Prince Jin: *Creeps on Zhou Zishu like a gaslighting m’fker*

Anyway, if Prince Jin always knew what Han Ying was up to all along, is the letter about ZZS’s father a plant, with false info? It was just kind of suspiciously hanging out in the open on Prince Jin’s desk.

#zhao jing #xie wang #zhou zishu #wen kexing #gu xiang #cao weining #zhang chengling #han ying #prince jin #word of honor #word of honor episode reax

[sly-merlin]

softerory asked:

Hi hi Simmi di, it’s me again. I read you’re taking requests, may I get a fluff type thing, a bit desi if u may (coz why not) hehe, with my jaaneman jungwoo uwu Also how are you today! I’m butt shit exhausted hahahaha.

“do you even know how to use this?” you huffed at jungwoo who was busy trying to find the right location. he was sure he had correctly entered the address in the maps or maybe he didnot!

“yes, i do. now lemme concentrate.” without even glancing at you, he started using his thumbs rapidly as if to show you how he was a master in using maps.

it continued for a while until you saw few people with heavy shopping bags coming out of what seemed like a back door of the building. to confirm your doubt, you left jungwoo’s side to inquire on your own. and you were right!

“umm woo , can you repeat the address please?” you asked him strictly.

“st no 45, k convention center , gu-

“then what are we doing at the back of the center?”

“whatttt? who told you that?” he questioned cluelessly.

“there! those people are just coming out . the entry is from 54th street jungwoo. we are at the wrong side!” you pointed towards another group of people coming out from the designated exit door.

“then why are you doing a slo-mo drama. we should hurry. you are so lazy!”

you repeatedly hit jungwoo on the arm as he led you both through the street to reach the right place and finally after 10 minutes of walking in sun, you were there!

                     “SOUTH ASIAN CULTURAL EXPO”

since jungwoo was free for the weekend , you both decided to attend the fair but jungwoo’s amazing sense of direction made the simple task harder than you thought!

you and jungwoo felt like little kids as you entered after taking the tickets. his face was covered in a cap and glasses but you could feel his excitement through your hands which were squeezed in his own. the building was tightly packed with small booths which represented different countries and kind of articles they were offering. everything was super colourful, from food to clothing to handmade gift shops!

but ofcourse, the only thing that jungwoo could eye was food!

“i’m hungry y/n.” you playfully rolled your eyes at him before replying,

“let’s get tired first! we’ll shop then we eat and it’s final!”

“ugghh! hurry up then!” he knew you weren’t gonna budge so he had to give up.

after 10 minutes of wandering, he himself forgot about the food and was more interested in the pointed north indian shoes that he wanted to buy for jaehyun.

“which colour is better y/n?” you smiled, as he pondered over different shoes to choose one. apparently it was not so easy to please jaehyun!

“take the black leather ones.” you suggested before turning to face the seller, “how do you pronounce the name of the shoes?” you waited as the translator sitting beside him parroted your words in his native language.

“punjabi jutti!”  he exclaimed happily.

“ohhh..jungwoo say it once.” and 5 minutes were spent on the same place trying to perfect his pronunciation.

after buying several gifts including silk scarfs, bandana patterned authentic clothing and some handmade wooden items, you made your way to food stalls. the aroma that filled your nostrils made you feel like you were hungry from many years. you both glanced at each other before nodding in sync. that was the code language that meant you both would divide and raid. jungwoo on right and you on left. the shops bags were already left at the makeshift lockers and tokens that were being provided to all so there was plenty of room in your hands and stomach to grab anything and everything.

after few minutes of window shopping, you decided upon some sweet things along with spicy varients. you knew jungwoo would avoid sweet so you took charge on that.  

after 15 minutes you both met at the center with several plates of food placed on the table you had luckily found.

“what did you got?” you asked him, watching his plates.

“these are called fritters or pakoras. in both veg and non veg varients. they are from pakistan and indian stalls. then there are some south indian food,dosa and all. i can’t remember all the names but these things are similar to sauces! what have you got?”

“umm. this is a sweet called jalebi! they were piping the mixture in a big utensil and then putting them in a syrup. it’s yummy though . and then there is this chilli fritter just like your ones! and this sweet is made from carrots. it’s so orangy right!” you gleefully pointed to each food just like he did.

“we’ll buy some more for hyungs! “

“oh yeah?? how are we gonna carry all this in a public transport. we didn’t use the car dumbo!” you scolded him as you both chewed on the delicacies.

“let’s call manager hyung. he likes food as well . it’s not like he’ll refuse!”

you answered his mischievous wink with one of your own. you loved how his brain worked sometimes!

“yeahhh! it’s not like he’ll refuse.” you repeated playfully before continuing with your precious sweet jalebis!

life was heaven with jungwoo and food!

{{for those you don’t know , JANEMANN as she said in ask , is a affectionate word for sweetheart or loved ones, for ones whom you love just as your life or sometimes even more!}}

#nct #nct scenarios #nct imagines #nct 127 #nct drabbles #nct u #nct blurbs #nct fluff #nct dream #jungwoo drabbles #jungwoo imagines #jungwoo scenarios #jungwoo fluff #jungwoo #requested

[pendragonfics]

I’ll Be There For You

Paring: Isaac (The Fault in Our Stars)/Reader

Tags: bookstore, fluff, angst, blindness

Summary: After growing up and apart from Isaac, you find out from Augustus Waters of the turn of events that have affected your friend; for better...and for worse. So what's a best friend gotta do?

Word Count: 1,471

Posting Date:  2016-05-21

Current Date: 2017-05-10

You and Isaac had history.

Not that kind of history - the real kind. The friendship and childhood memories kind of history with the images of every event slowly turning sepia in your minds.

Your mother had known his, and both gave birth in the span of hours, Isaac coming first by eight hours.

He would never let you forget it.

As children, you used to play in the sandbox until the fateful age you learned that the contents weren't for eating, and after that, you learned the definition of video games - the explosions and raw graphics that got better over time - and continually played the fictional universes until both pairs of yours and his thumbs ached from being overworked.

And then, a few years after that, not too long after puberty hit the both of you, hard, you learned a new word - cancer.

When Isaac's eye was removed, you faithfully stayed by his side, the friend you were: making the usual horrible jokes friends do, always aching to make his day by a smile. After the surgery, though, you watched him begin to branch out with a new crowd; those kids from the cancer Support Group.

Hazel Lancaster and Augustus Waters and such; even his girlfriend, Monica, got more of his time than you. But you didn't notice the branching out of Isaac, the slipping away - but it got to you, Komodo dragon bacteria in the system, killing you softly.

Slowly.

And then it was another day at work, ad for a Sunday in a bookstore, it was uncommonly bustling. You were stacking the shelves, and having done the tacky romance novels and the classic tales, you started the young adult sector.

It was also then you heard your name, and not from your boss.

You turned, half expecting to see some creep who had read your badge, but were momentarily shocked to see Gus Waters.

"Can I help you?" you wondered mechanically. The routine question.

Up close, you could see the completely characteristic charm that the famous Augustus Waters had been known for - and you knew after a second the tales weren't wrong at all.

Hazel was a lucky girl.

"Twofold, actually," he grinned, "if that's okay." After you nodded, he added, "first off, I'm looking for a copy of 'An Imperial Affliction'. A present for someone."

You smiled to yourself - you loved that cancer book. It was amazing, and had gotten to you more than any other work of fiction ever created in the world. Sisyphus the hamster had been your favourite character, and the ending -

Hazel had gotten you hooked to it, ever since she came back with her Mom to get another copy, as her original was in pieces, she'd read it so much.

"It's right here," you turned to the shelves and plucked the perfectly priced paperback from the pile, and handed it to Augustus. "And the second question?"

His smile faltered. "It's more of a request, ______," he started. "I heard you used to be a friend of Isaac's."

You paused, and regaining your quietly broken composure, you confirmed, "Yeah, I was, Augustus. I fell out of the loop, though. I don't think he'll remember me. It was easily years ago."

A tad more of a smile pulled onto his lips, and Augustus added, "it was Hazel's idea, if this plan isn't a go," he laid plausible blame before continuing, "I hope to Van Houten that he remembers you, ______, you're kind of like a beacon at sea at the moment."

Your breath was caught in your throat. "Is it back again?"

Augustus shook his head. "It came and went. He's officially NEC by the doctors, but...now he's..."

Your stomach dropped. "He's -,"

"Blind." Augustus winced, deadpanning. "Sorry to break it to you this way, ______. Hazel thought - and I agree - that you're the only one to get him out of his eternal disparity."

If you had been holding anything, it would have long fallen to the floor.

"You want me to see if I can make him feel better? About being blind?"

Augustus sighed, and added, "Monica dumped him, too. You could say he's in a bad place."

"I'll help him," you pledged.

You were his oldest friend. You'd do your best.

"Thanks, ______." Augustus grinned, and as he went off to pay for his book, you barely noticed his limp, you were so focused on what had just happened.

The rest of the hours of your shift trickled by, each slower than the previous, but at last you were out and texting your mother that you'd be doing stuff.

Going out for a bit, don't wait up for me. - ______

Really? What happened to family night, ______? - Mom

You groaned, and replied,

I'm going to hang out with Isaac. Jeeze, Mom. - ______

Totally okay! I'll pick you up at six - Mom

You knew the way to Isaac's place from anywhere, and running, you made it to his familiarly dilapidated front door, and knocked. Your breath was caught in your throat and feet burned from pounding the asphalt and you knew your cheeks were red hot from the exertion.

When his mother answered the door, you blinked, "______," she breathed, "I haven't seen you for a while."

You bobbed your head solemnly. "I heard about Isaac," you had to take a deep breath from running across town, "Could I -,"

"Go in," his mother stepped back, letting you in. "Shout if you need anything."

Just like the old times.

As you perused the familiar hallways, you could hear Isaac's little brother Graham engrossed by whatever program was showing on the television - "Hey ______!" He called out - but momentarily ignoring Graham, you made it to Isaac's room, the familiar plain door embellished with only a dilapidated post it note that had the word always messily scrawled onto the yellow paper.

And you knocked.

"Go away, Graham," you heard him, your friend Isaac growl.

You cleared your throat. "It's not Graham," you began, "it's, uh, ______."

There was a pause.

Then, "come in."

There was a few things you noticed as you entered the room you had practically grown up in. The blinds were down, lights off. The posters on the walls had changed over the time you had been apart from Isaac - the Toy Story had been traded for X-Men - and you saw - barely, in the shades of grey of shadows he was swathed inside - in the chair underneath the shades, Isaac.

"Hello, ______." He greeted, almost stiffly.

You flipped the lights on, and sat at the edge of his bed. "Augustus Waters, that guy from Support Group, told me to come," you started, "He told me -,"

"He just made the top of my hit list, then," Isaac murmured.

You frowned. "What? No, no, Isaac, I'm not here to give you sympathy. Everyone's probably done it already and sympathy sucks. Being kind doesn't bring back, you know, the gift of sight."

Isaac sat straighter. "This is new," his lip pulled up at once side, "I missed your bluntness, ______."

You looked to your hands. "I - I was told also what happened...with Mon. And I know you're going to do a tough act but I know how much you guys were in love. I was there for half of it."

"_______," Isaac began, "I don't need this speech again."

You closed your eyes, and were shocked to find tears there to greet you. Your breath was hitched when you spoke, "Damn it, Isaac, I'm your friend. A lousy one, looking at it, but I'm still your friend. I'm still supposed to do the stuff family can't do, what strangers won't ever be able."

"________ -,"

"I'm supposed to keep you cancer free and happy and not blind and make sure you're not holed up in your room with nobody to talk to. Augustus was worried enough to come to me, Isaac, and he's one of your newer friends. Seriously." You felt the cool tears slip down your face and onto your lap.

You heard a shuffle and felt a stray hand on your knee. Looking up, you realised Isaac had risen from his perch, and was beside you. Slowly, cautiously, an arm wrapped around your shoulders.

"It doesn't work the wants to sometimes in life, you know - I'm an example of it," he spoke quite sagaciously, "You can't just make all better by being a good friend."

You sniffed. "But, Isaac, I'll be there for you. From now on. For ever. I promise. I'll practically live at your place. I'd hate it if I was you -,"

You were interrupted by a hand on your face, and suddenly, you felt yourself guided to meet his lips. Even without the sight, Isaac could still do the kissing thing quite well.

"I'll be there for you too, _______." He vowed.

#isaac #isaac imagine #isaac x reader #the fault in our stars #the fault in our stars x reader #tfios x reader #isaac tfios x reader #john green fanfic #chaotic--lovely #pendragonfics