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theseyellowdays · 4 months

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One thing I genuinely think the fandom forgets or underestimates is just how weird Neil is. Like we paint him to be this carismatic, flashy, cocky bad boy, but in reality he's stingy, skittish, balks at anything more personal then his thoughts on Exy and Cannot for the life of him socialize. Like in the Raven King, right after Seth dies, he straight up goes:

"Neil had to patch things up with [Allison] somehow, but he didn't know where to start. He'd never been good at winning people over. Someone like Allison wasn't likely to be his first success. "

Neil's spent his life living on the outskirts of "average" life. Ergo, he's cagey and flighty and so far removed from normal that even among the Foxes he'll always be a little unpredictable and odd. And you know what, good for him; we all deserve an antisocial introverted asshole to raly behind.

#bless Andrew for being able to sniff that out from the beginning #because like sure he gets better as the series progresses #and he gains more confidence #and ground to stand on #but like come on #this boy has absolutely no pop culture knowledge and probably thinks NSYNC is an acronym #for some disease #because that stuff is only needed when making connections with others #and neil was never allowed to do that #aftg #andrew minyard #neil josten #the foxhole court #the raven king #the kings men #im in the trenches of my 8th reread #and my own emotions #wish me luck #mine

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the-phantom-peach · 9 months

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🗣️ huh?? what do you mean I haven’t posted any Link signing propaganda yet??

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fearandhatred · 2 months

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it's going to be so hot when aziraphale finally lets go of all the anxiety he has about being with crowley and we can see him just. fully confident in their relationship and also in general. SO hot

#fearandhatred #yes very fulfilling too but first and foremost hot #this post was prompted by one line from a fic i read this afternoon #anyway 😝#confidence is so attractive #once aziraphale gains more confidence and bitchiness he will be unstoppable #good omens #ineffable husbands #aziracrow #crowley #aziraphale

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noirandchocolate · 3 months

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Age of Calamity is such a funny game when you think about it because most of the characters go through Events and use their strengths and suffer hardships and stuff, but honestly they mostly end the game the same as they started it. It’s not “bad storytelling” or anything to have most of the main characters (Link, the Champions, Impa, etc) not change very much character-growth wise, I’m not insinuating that. They’re heroes and it’s fun to watch them BE heroes and in some cases have nice heartfelt moments together, etc.

But it’s just hilarious to me that the characters in the game who DO get some form of character development arc are:

3. King Rhoam (a distant third place but he does realize his kid’s interests were helpful not frivolous and he apologizes and lets her continue leading the army and fights by her side)

2. Zelda (expected, she is the main character after all, and she gets to grow from doubting herself based on her father’s words and how special and talented everyone around her seems to be in comparison, and being upset at not being able to help more, to realizing her worth as a capable leader whose love and passions were what saved everyone)

1. MASTER FUCKIN KOHGA (goes from trying to peace out and let his lackeys take care of every fight, to desperately NOT wanting to leave Sooga and the others behind (poorly and obviously hiding it behind “come on stick together so you can protect me!” while he as the PC for your first play of that mission is clearly doing all the work to protect them); ends up not only joining Zelda’s faction to protect/get revenge for his Clan despite his hereditary beef with the royal family, but PERSONALLY taking to the battlefield including in the final deadly dangerous missions; declares during that final battle that HE is gonna “send that giant menace packing,” ie the very same monstrous entity he previously served)

Like. It’s not even close. Master “Top Banana” “Kill You All To Death” Kohga. Has THE most character development in the game.

And it’s just. So unexpected and therefore great and entertaining to me.

#kidk says stuff #legend of Zelda #age of calamity #master kohga #yiga clan #age of calamity spoilers #I am insane about him sure but I still believe I’m objectively correct #some of the others (yunobo & riju come to mind) get small ‘gains more confidence in abilities’ moments #link is a very fun protagonist and ALL the characters are my favorites BUT #if we’re talking ARCS…yeah #this isn’t even considering headcanons—this is all in the literal text of the game #ps to be clear I’m NOT saying ‘Kohga has character development bc he ends up siding with Zelda/hyrule’s royal family’#I’m saying he has character development bc he ends up against Ganon for the safety of the clan and isn’t a coward about it #they’re not the same thing #I have complex feelings/headcanons about the clan’s allegiances but this isn’t the time for that!!

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cupiidzbow · 8 days

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omg I realized I never posted this

I did this like last month I made a sona for the tv show universe so like. alternative au. like personalities are different and so is our appearances so like yknow

#the difference between my normal sona and this one is like #tv show! Freddie is much more of all wallflower and horrifically shy 😭😭#funky always just tries to get him to loosen up and gain my confidence a lil idk 😭😭#all look so obvious differences with him ( WHY ARE YOU BLOND) + toothgap #I also give him the shorts from the original games bc all he does is whear sandals 😭😭#PUT SOME CLOTHES ON 🗣️🗣️🗣️#anyways silly. I like him no matter the version sorry 💔💔#doodles #🦍🏄‍♂️🌊

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shortnotsweet · 1 year

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all bets are off [1/3]

Lucemond High School AU drabble [part 2], She’s All That (1999)

“Am I a bet? Am I a bet, am I a fucking bet?”

“Yes.” It comes out quietly, which makes it all the worse. Luke would have expected Aemond to sneer and look down his long nose at him like the Hightower side of the family had for most of their lives. Luke wishes he would. It would have made it easier. Aemond’s face reflects no relish, or even satisfaction. Instead, it is pale and unreadable. Fitting, perhaps; as it turns out, Luke had read him wrong this entire time.

“Would you have told me before it was over? Before you humiliated me in public?”

The silence speaks for itself.

“Alright,” he scoffs, “that’s it, then.” The bitterness in his voice has an unfamiliar edge, and it sounds mean even to Luke, but it’s right. That’s how he feels. “You played your little game, you had your fun. I get it. It’s over.”

“No.”

“No?”

“It’s not over.”

“It is if I say it is. I don’t want anything from you, and you—you can shut up about debts, or what I owe you. We don’t have to know each other after this.” It’s true; they don’t have any classes together. They run in the same circles but that’s nothing some convenient maneuvering and strategic avoidance can’t fix. Their sides of the family voluntarily meet up for a miserable dinner once every three months and holidays. Luke can make it work.

Aemond’s remaining eye widens and his mouth thins. His face is readable now, at least; he’s livid. In a second, he lunges forward and grabs ahold of Luke’s wrist, trying to drag him back towards himself, to reel him in like he had all those months ago. Luke digs his heels into the ground instinctively, bracing away from the pressure. Luke used to like how big Aemond’s hands were in comparison to his own—the encompassing warmth, the difference in size—but now his grip tightens and locks like a handcuff, squeezing Luke’s wrist to the point of crushing. It hurts. He’s hurting him. Aemond is older and bigger than Luke, he always has been, and now he presses in like a storm cloud blocking out a clear sky.

“Luke, it wasn’t—it started like that, alright? It was like that in the beginning, but not now. It’s different now, I’m not—just look at me!” There’s something frantic in his words, the way he hovers over Luke like his shadow alone will cage him in. This isn’t the first time Aemond has struck the flight instinct in him, or the urge to fight, but it resonates through Luke’s core nonetheless. There is too much of him near. “I would’t have told you because there’s nothing to tell, not anymore.” Luke cranes his neck to peer over Aemond’s shoulder, searching out the best escape route. “It’s not over. You don’t mean that. We just…this is a rough patch, that’s all. It doesn’t matter how it started, it matters what it is. It’s good now, isn’t it? I’m good for you, I can be whatever you need, I’ll keep you happy. You like me, right? I know you do. I know you like me. Just get in the car, and we’ll talk about this later. Not now. Not like this. Look at me, don’t—don’t be like this. Luke.”

“I’m going home.”

“No. It’s late. You’re going back with me.”

“Let go.”

“Not until you listen.”

“Get off of me,” he snarls, launching himself backwards and ripping out of Aemond’s grasp. “Don’t touch me.” Aemond rears back at this rejection.

“Who else is going to do it? Lonely little Luke, eating lunch alone. Stupid, useless, weak. Can’t play sports, can’t speak in Debate Club, Mommy pays his tuition. He almost wets his pants when someone pulls the fire alarm. Who else is going to touch you, other than me?” Aemond’s mouth curls into a grin; he’s done it before, all sly and cruel. It looks ugly. He never changed, did he? How did Luke never see it before? “You didn’t fuck, didn’t drink at house parties, didn’t go to the beach past bedtime—hell, you probably never rode in a car without buckling the seatbelt. You were so eager for it, and I took you so easily. No one else could do that. No one else can touch you now, not like I can.”

It would have been true five months ago. Poor, common-looking Luke, who blended in with the walls, kept his head down, and startled at car alarms. That Luke was surrounded by gems, by brothers and uncles and friends who excelled at something, who carved names out for themselves. The Luke from five months ago would have balked at this, would have shrunk into himself and cowed to the truth. That Luke thought no one watched him, but he would’ve known if he just looked up. The Luke from now knows what the truth is, for the first time, and it’s nothing that comes out of Aemond’s mouth. Luke knows himself better than he ever has, and knows Aemond like he never wanted to before.

“I don’t think that’ll be any trouble, Uncle. Don’t worry about me,” Luke snorts out without thinking. “If I need someone to give me a ride, it won’t have to be you.” It doesn’t. It won’t. “I can buckle my own seatbelt; better yet, someone else can buckle it for me.” The uncle in question stills.

“Say that again.” He blinks, a curious expression settling over his features. “Say that again.”

“I said, it doesn’t have to be you. Other people will touch me. You’re not the only one around here with a working dick and something to prove. You lost an eye, not an ear. I should’t have to repeat myse—” before he can even finish the sentence, Aemond grabs him again, fingers curling over his shoulders like talons. Luke’s breath stops in his throat. Aemond’s face is so close they could kiss. Instead of leaning into it like he might have a few hours ago, Luke cringes backwards. Never again. The wounded expression on Aemond’s face gives him some satisfaction, but then his mouth morphs into a snarl and Luke would bet anything—his mother’s money, his own life, or whatever Aemond must’ve taken when he made that bet in the first place—that both of his eyes are glowing right now. The prosthetic below the patch shines like a jewel in its socket anyway, but the working eyeball in his head works furiously, searching across Luke’s face for something.

“What did you say, you little shit?” Aemond seethes. “Is there someone else? You have someone else, you were thinking about someone else?” he hisses into Luke’s face and furiously shakes him like a child would a broken toy. “Who is it?” he demands, sounding desperate now. “When? Is it Stark? Aegon? Greyjoy, that waterlogged rat? Daeron? Did one of them touch you—did you let them? Did they kiss you? Tell me, you fucking bastard.” Luke tells him the truth.

“That’s not your business anymore.”

“Not my business? Not—hah, not my business?” He’s so angry he’s spitting. “Of course it’s my business. It always has been. You’ve always—always, there’s never been a time when—you little idiot. Don’t you get it? You’re mi—”

Luke slaps him.

#lucemond #aemond x lucerys #lucerys valeryon #aemond targaryen #mini fic #so basically this would be an 80s romcom where Aemond gladly takes a bet to seduce and humiliate the nephew he has an obsessive grudge on #this is easy bc he's always been so fixated on him he already knows Luke's hobbies interests and little mannerisms #and hes a stupid high school boy who's emotionally constipated #Luke is kinda a nerd but not severely bullied #more like a wallflower #while dating Aemond he gains more confidence and self awareness and leans that hes actually like hot af #and people around him already liked him like. he is ALL that ok. he gets a makeover montage bc that is mandetory #he is also now surrounded by attractive and slightly older guys now and Aemond is FURIOUS fuming seething w jealousy #I might end up writing more of this or an entire story but ngl that is a lot of work #regardless Aemond would be groveling HARD on his KNEES

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ilovefredjones · 6 months

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i’m always thinking about how dal never knew his parents and the only mother figure he had sold him into slavery as a child and then it turns out he never even had parents, he was just a failed experiment. and then his next mother figure is simply a hologram of a famous admiral who then deceives him before ‘dying’. but the real janeway cares for him so much, and defends and advocates for him in court and wants him to join her crew

#this is not anti holo janeway btw i love her it’s just. as soon as they gain a parent they immediately lose her #sometimes i think about how they modified holo janeway so they could hug her. someone get these kids some parental figures STAT #just. dal having to sleep in the engine and literally being SOLD INTO SLAVERY #after never knowing who he even was #feeling so worthless his entire life #yet finally finding his purpose among his crew on the protostar #and being taken under THE admiral janeways wing #he justtttt. does such a good job at being captain #he cares for his crew so much #bc he knows what it’s like to be forgotten and cast aside!! they all do!!#and cares for them and protects them and just loves them more than anything in the world #and he’s no longer a failed experiment but a confident leader! who’s not alone anymore!#ohhhhh i love him #star trek #star trek prodigy #dal r'el

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darth-does-stuff · 8 months

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don’t mind me this is the smallest thing i could possibly be focusing on but i am actually going crazy over how that weird shadow figure and m. bition (mainly just m. bition tbh) both just call the fix ‘fix’ when the fix said before to conrad that he would prefer ‘the fix’

and yeah maybe it’s a matter of him not just telling them But it’s also very telling that he felt that he COULDNT tell them what he actually preferred. when conrad, right from the get go after using ‘fix’, did a 180 and actually asked what the fix wanted, and then continued to respect that (‘mister the fix’)

idk man something something authority figures making you feel powerless and not caring about what you want something something the boy who you were sent to kill by your superiors being nicer to you than anybody else and respecting what you want despite being scared

#the fix and conrad’s relationship is actually so special to me #they are so family coded i want to scream #the fix does have single dad energy ngl #conrad is his son frfr #anyways if anything bad happens to either of them i’m going to throw hands #and seeing the latest episode with the fix uhhhhhhhhhh guess i’m doing that LMAO #also conrad just being the most badass person while behind the wheel and then immediately turning back into pathetic wet kitten #in the boxing ring was the funniest shit #‘this is the only time i ever feel truly calm y’know?’ speeding down a highway trying not to get shot #but!!!!!!!! even inside he started gaining more confidence let’s goooooooo!!!!#if you can’t tell. conrad’s my favorite #dimension 20 #mentopolis #mentopolis spoilers #the fix #conrad schintz #d20 mentopolis

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whateverafterhigh · 1 year

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Thinking about Dexter and how his parents thought there might have been a chance of him being the Beast, and wondering what about him growing up must have made them think that it was him (opposed to Daring or any of his many cousins).

Like, I know his “I’ll help anybody who needs it” approach was presented in a “I’m not like other girls” kind of way to Raven, and his agreement that it is unfair that there are people like Raven who never get a happily-ever-after is also framed for Raven’s benefit, and that both these things are there to establish him as a potential love interest. But what if that was expanded on to give him more depth, instead of just being to flag him to the readers as the male love interest?

What if Dexter was already taking this kind of approach to how he goes about solving problems as a hero at home?

For example, what if Dexter’s first reaction to seeing a mob of goblins or orcs walking up the main entrance of Charming Castle was to go out an talk to them? (Which is potentially stupid if they’re armed, and he was almost certainly yelled at for doing it) And while he’s out there he starts thinking, “hey, maybe these people have a point their conditions aren’t fair” but he’s still got to do something about the mob to at least de-escalate the situation somewhat, and so he just... helps them unionise or form a guild? And now the group are protesting legally so you’ll have to negotiate with them instead of attacking them, dad.

This will almost certainly cause friction between him and his parents because a) he’s just walking up to a potentially dangerous group of people who are armed and angry without back-up or a weapon and that’s going to get him killed one day, they’re allowed to be worried for his safety and sanity they’re his parents, and b) that’s not how you’re supposed to heroically solve this kind of thing why can’t you be normal.

Headmaster Grimm will hate it even more because he’s probably not paying the goblin and fairy cleaning staff. He knows full well that one of the differences between Kingdom Management and Kingdom Mismanagement is whether or not you should support your employees unionising, or pay your employees a living wage. Something, something... Grimm doesn’t want people to be too good because it’ll start making him look bad.

But given Rosabella is said to be supporting a new Beast-related charity or cause every week, maybe Dexter’s destiny will be the Beast?

#ever after high #eah #dexter charming #This is also a way more interesting conflict for Dexter and his parents that whatever it was in the books or comic #you can understand where they're coming from regarding the argument for his safety but also root for him because he's right #and he's got an internal conflict about his insecurities about being a good hero and measuring up to his dad's expectations and gaining #confidence in his own ability to judge what is the right thing opposed to what he's told is the right thing and also himself as a hero #AND maybe there's some character growth for the elder charmings because your adult characters should also have character arcs #there's no way Headmaster Grimm is pro-union #Raven said she wanted to choose her own career and he devised a complicated plot to gaslight her into thinking everyone would die if she did

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scootersscooter · 9 months

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I think Oliver should've been allowed an arc where after being confronted with him not being naturally gifted with his powers he hid in medicine and became the team medic, eventually coming to the conclusion that he can't hide from everything that makes him uncomfortable, slowly becoming more confident using his powers in fights

#let's also not forget that Oliver was a very capable fighter in mm even without powers #he was always willing to fight villains if the situation called for it #i think it's important to note Kaz in season 2 was extremely hopeful to gain powers #and he gained them at one point too #i think that would help his confidence with them and his skills in lref #Oliver never cared as much for the idea of actually gaining powers and was more confident as a medic #even when the patients and other doctors liked Kaz more #i think this would also lead into his insecurity of being worse with his powers than Kaz #especially combined with his possible fear of failure due to his mother being evil and a future version of himself being evil #idk man i just think oliver is a very complex character and i think that should've been explored more #oliver lref #oliver mighty med #oliver mm #kaz and oliver #mighty med #lab rats elite force #lref

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goodmorninglovelies42 · 1 month

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Just thinking about Ted Lasso as Dorothy and Beard, Nate, and Roy as the Scarecrow, the Lion, and the Tin Man. Have we done this yet?

#ted lasso #saw a post on Twitter speculating that Jason changed the ending #when nothing makes less sense to me #for 1 Ted’s whole journey is about fatherhood #dealing with his dad issues and becoming a better dad #he had to go back to be a present father #and in a more meta sense it’s a classic hero’s journey #he had to return home!#like Dorothy he had to come back to Kansas after his trip to oz and learning all he did on that trip #and beard is from Kansas too #but he needed to get his brain in oz and stay there #and Nate needed to gain self confidence #and Roy not only walked like the tin man but needed to get in touch with his feelings!#roy kent #coach beard #nate shelley

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divinebisexualgoddess · 2 years

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May all Bi people experience gentle and nurturing love whether it be from their partner their family or their friends and especially that love from themselves. You deserve gentleness and kindness and softness. You deserve safety and security and happiness

#bi positivty #lgbt positivity #bi men #bi women #just thinking about how sweet my boyfriend is #and how much confidence and acceptance ive gained for myself since letting my guard down to be loved #tho i have every intention of marrying him if tuings didnt work out for whatever readon i know ill come out of this relationship happier #healthier and more at peace with myself as well as more confident and i hope to always do the same for him #hes my best friend and the love of my life im so lucky and hapoy and i just wish that everyone can experience that #and i believe everyone can

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lillywhitefield · 1 month

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I do not think I can express how deeply I do not care about Debling or his interactions with Pen

#I'm about to write a fic where he's a serial killer #people keep shipping him with pen over colin and i just #we know basically nothing about him #i do not care if hes a nice guy #i do not care if he flirts with pen #i am here for pen and colin AND THAT'S IT #i do not want another love triangle and if i have to deal with one for 2 episodes so be it #but I cannot fucking deal with people who are like #oooooo colin fucked up so bad i'm gonna ship pen with this random blank slate of a blond man #absolutely not #and if people think pen needs male validation via flirting to gain more confidence/self esteem?#also fuck that

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coconut530 · 9 months

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