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gingerylangylang1979 · 9 months

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How Colorism fuels BW/WM swirls in media

I guess this is maybe a counterpoint/companion post to this one and the dialogue started with @theonlyamazingtazmin in the comments.

That post was an ask that black women set personal boundaries around how the ship and media about the ship is effecting our well being. But an equally important conversation is why do we so often have to look to interracial couples for a well written romance for dark skinned black women. While I'm cautious about the level in investment in these pairings, I cannot deny the appeal and why it's almost a default because of how much romance for dark skinned black woman is gate kept.

My initial remedy to this frustration of how we attach ourselves to this pairing was, we need to watch and support black romance and and black tv shows and movies. But a lot of the problem is in doing just that. I watched mostly black shows in my youth and the pattern was already established of me always seeing the dark skin woman alone or butch while the lighter girls had their pick.

My favorite show as a teen was A Different World. And as ground breaking as that show was in many respects I do have to call out the paradigm it reinforced. Dwayne was obsessed with Whitley, the whitest looking woman shown on campus, and he was the darkest man shown on campus. Ron liked her best friend, Millie, a light skin girl, after that wasn't a thing it was like so crazy that he ended up with Jaleesa. His mom (the fab Patti LaBelle) kept telling him to get with the dark skinned girl with the pretty teeth, but it was like he resisted vehemently beforehand. He does, but then ends up with biracial Freddy and Jaleesa ends up with an old man and becomes a stepmom as her best option.

Back when I had HBO (I only pay for one subscription at a time and my current roommates decided to do the Disney+ package, but I only end up watching Hulu) I watched Insecure but didn't finish. I'm curious to see what happened romantically with the characters. Did they follow the same playbook? I don't want to be spoiled because I hope to continue that show one day, so please don't tell me. But I remember in the precursor to this show, Awkward Black Girl, Issa's love interest was a like pretty average, kinda lame white guy. Her black crush never panned out. I kind of rooted for her and white boy but like not that enthusiastically. I just wanted her to be loved, so tried to be into it, but honestly was like, is this her best option? I didn't finish because it frustrated me that he was her best option. Personal note: I need to finish an Issa Rae show.

Fast forward to literally as of yesterday. I started watching Queen Sugar (Hulu tries to represent black shows and movies but the selections aren't the best, if anyoen has recs, please share) because I said I want to watch more black entertainment like I did in my youth. The most recent try before this was Atlanta and I just wasn't impressed. Come to find out how douchey Donald Glover is about black women and got turned off. Anyways, I did get invested in QS after a few episodes and even cried. So what turned me off a bit and I hope doesn't put me off the show? Spoiler alert: The darkest woman, Nova, is a white cop's mistress. This isn't revealed right away. It opens with them having a sensual morning after but for some reason despite him being hot, I felt ick. Like, I predicted there was something ick coming, and sure enough she's the long term side piece. Her fine af dark skinned brother's ex is a light skinned woman and there seems to be a mild flirtation with his son's Latina teacher. The light skinned sister is married to a man about her skin tone. The aunt who is medium skin tone has a husband darker than her. So it kind of reinforced the colorism and that Nova's only option out of everyone else has to be a white man, and a white man that can't fully commit to her at that.

Now, let me jump back to why I got so invested in Richonne. I know some people probably like does this girl only hardcore ship traumatized curly haired blue eyed white men with dark skinned black women? Not intentionally, haha! But that was the most epic love story I've seen with a black woman who looks anything like me. I wasn't even expecting to ship anything on that bleak ass show. Not my fault. Maybe I'm not looking hard enough? But yeah, when I reached my adult years I kind of got tired of looking for the romance I wanted to see, that represented me, in black media and being disappointed. Because the dark skinned girls didn't get the same love as the lighter ones (or they are lesbians but that's a whole other post). I'm not saying white media isn't guilty. It's just white media when they tend to give a dark skinned black woman a romance it's with a white man if she isn't alone or a lesbian, just like black shows, but the romance tends to be deeper if it's main plot point, or at least that's what I see in Richonne and Carmy x Sydney.

I think there is a good and bad side to this. On one hand yes, give it to me. On the other is it only palatable for a dark skinned black woman to get love in a show with a mixed cast with a white man because there is still and aversion to black love for these women? It's so complex. This is why when I wrote my Syd and Carmy fic I intentionally made her ex a dark skinned black man. Carmy is mad jealous of him. It's not a real love triangle, he just frames it as one because he's insecure of her highly successful, young Idris Elba looking almost fiance, who her dad loves and is a family friend. So, of course Carmy is in his feelings. Although Syd dated white guys I didn't want the strongest competition to be another white guy. And I have Syd speak to the lameness of these other white men on purpose, on multiple occasions. She was always kind of chasing a Carmy replica but not because they were white, it's because he imprinted on her. But she chased trying to be with her ex just as hard, but for different reasons and in a different way.

Anyways, I don't even know what to expect from media at this point because often what we see onscreen does reflect reality. I'll describe myself. I'm a petite, slim curvy girl, cocoa complexion, kinky curly who often gets that "so pretty for a black girl" type compliment in the black community and from racist white people. My dating history has been mixed and mostly white (two Asians also in the mix) in my latter years by default. When I was in high school the few black boys (I went to a mostly white school) chased the white, Latina, or light skinned girls. And the few that were interested were not desirable trouble makers. One was so bad he verbally abused me in front of people consistently and then I found out he had a crush one me. No thanks, red flags galore. The first somewhat decent boy that was interested and actually knew me was my white boy best friend who tried to make a move one day. I wasn't interested, didn't see it coming, but it started a pattern. I just wanted to be his bestie because we were both film geeks, had family trauma, were loners, smoked weed, and were in theater together. It's so funny because he was a dead ringer for Leonardo Dicaprio and all the white girls swooned for him and I was like eh (never thought Leo was all that). So, no, I didn't view him as a prize romantically. But this same type thing continued with white guy friends secretly having a crush and me like not being that excited. But one day I did like one, gave it a try, and was like, ok cool, I can try this. And since then I get way more interest from white men than black men.

*Caveat, I'm currently single and don't think race has any influence on quality of men. My long term Asian ex was the worst boyfriend of my life and I'm still traumatized. Long story.

So should I be this surprised that media reflects my same experience? I don't know what the solution is going forward. Like, will media change and influence society or does society need to change to influence media?

#carmy x sydney #chefs kiss #syd x carmen #sydcarmy #interracial relationship #swirl #black women on tv #black romance #misogynoir

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simply-serperior · 1 year

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i saw your snivy line Pokémon partner headcannons and i really liked them!! i loved all the personality you added to the pokemon and the post was very very cute. could i request you do a post of a trainer with the reuniclus line? thank you very much in advance <33

REUNICLUS as your partner pokémon!

> aw tysm!! reuniclus holds a special place in my heart bc i used to own a bw themed pencil case that featured this pokemon. i'd be more than happy to write this request!

> also i kinda went up & disappeared for a WHILE. oops.

> i still write tho dw!! i am here to fulfill your pokémon daydreams

> as always, this is all strictly platonic.

> it/its pronouns for reuniclus.

> gender neutral for mc.

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SOLOSIS.

your first encounter with solosis was when you were heading back to town after a long day at school.

you weren't a trainer by any means. you had no pokémon to call your own and was just planning to head straight into college. as such, you mostly went from place to place via paths or roads that were relatively far away from wild pokémon habitats.

you always made sure to carry a bag that was filled with repels in order to ward off any aggressive pokémon. it was a safety precaution that all non-pokémon trainers followed.

but it's not like you had ever encountered any wild pokémon anyway. so your repels usually ended up wasting away in your bag.

personally, you'd rather not carry around so many damn repels with you. at least then, your arms wouldn't be all sore from carrying them around everywhere.

maybe you should just get a pokemon of you own? you hummed at the thought.

you continued your way back to your house when you were stopped in your tracks by a blur of green.

a frazzled solosis rolled into the middle of the road, staring at you once it noticed your presence. alarmed, you pulled out a repel from your bag.

an awkward silence enveloped the area as you & the cell pokémon watched each other cautiously. after a while, you took a step back.

solosis remained rooted in its spot, eyes drooping ever so slightly. with its remaining energy, it called out to you with telepathy.

— wounded.. need help.. —

and with that, it unceremoniously plopped down onto the hard concrete.

you stood frozen in place as you looked around in a frenzy. you soon glanced down at the fainted pokémon once you came to the realisation that the mysterious voice was from solosis.

so you weren't crazy. good, good.

now then, it mentioned something about being wounded..? you walked closer to it, inspecting the pokémon's unconscious state.

upon closer investigation, you were able to spot that the liquid surrounding its body was leaking out of a... wound of some sorts.

was it a wound?

man, pokémon biology is weird.

you reached out to it before stopping yourself.

was it even safe to touch?

you fished out your phone and called the local pokémon center. after explaining everything to the head nurse joy, you hanged up.

help would be here soon.

meanwhile, you should probably move to a less dangerous spot than literally being in the middle of the road.

thankfully, your town often preferred to ride on pokémon rather than cars so vehicles were a rarity.

however, that didn't mean your current location was exactly risk-free. you looked back at the unconscious solosis before pulling out a towel from your bag.

you carefully wrapped the towels around it, being mindful not to get your skin soaked in the weird liquid that composed of solosis' body.

cradling it like a baby, you picked it up and gently laid it down on the side walk. huffing slightly, you sat next to it while you waited for help to arrive.

once the ambulance finally arrived, you handed solosis off to the medics. they asked you a few questions about the full details of what happened, solosis' mannerisms, etcetera etcetera.

after a few minutes, they thanked you for your help & iniative in action. you watched the ambulance disappear in the horizon before continuing your way back home.

the next day, you weren't really expecting the very same solosis to show up at your doorstep.

seriously, how did it even find you?

it barged into your house, eyes crinkling in warmth. with the use of its telepathy, it happily thanked you.

you did nothing but blink stupidly at it during the whole time. you quite frankly found the whole situation bizarre, only replying a 'no problem' half-heartedly.

it glanced around your house, seemingly looking for something. it perked up excitedly once its eyes landed on a shelf.

without any warning, solosis' eyes glowed as it picked up a random object from the shelf with its psychic abilities. your squinted your eyes in confusion, reaching out a hand to stop it.

what was it doing??

it looked back at you before launching the object straight into your palm. you fumbled for a moment, trying not to drop whatever it just threw at you.

you opened your mouth to softly scold it, but the words got stuck in your throat once you realized what you were holding.

it was a pokéball from your parents' personal collection.

solosis floated closer to you, a derpy smile decorating its features.

“are you.. do you.. wait- are you implying what i think you are?”

it remained silent, only tapping its head on the pokéball as response.

one.. two.. three..

click!

the pokéball glowed a bright yellow signalling a successful capture.

you now had a solosis.

what the hell.

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DUOSION.

it wasn't exactly easy to explain to your parents as to how you got a pokémon seemingly overnight.

it also wasn't easy to explain why they were missing a pokéball in their personal collection. thankfully, they forgave solosis in the end, only giving it a brief scolding.

so.

you now had a pokémon.

it was strange really.

solosis was clingy, often laying on your shoulder while you worked. it hated being in its pokéball, preferring to be around you as much as possible.

it was a little awkward having it around at first, but you soon found yourself enjoying its company.

your only complaint was how it acted like an absolute child at times. you won't give it more pokepuffs? gee, i hope you like getting your room completely wrecked by a psychic-type throwing a tantrum.

your school had a strict rule where students had to keep their pokémon in their pokeballs during class hours unless it was allowed.

solosis wasn't exactly happy.

it would pop out of its pokéball during class which led to multiple instances where you got in major trouble. eventually, you decided to take initiative. you threatened to have it stay at home while you went to school if it ever disturbed class again.

it was difficult to hold your ground while solosis was looking up at you sadly with its wee eyes. in the end, you held on strong and solosis hesitantly agreed to behave during class.

as compensation, you always let it out of its pokeball during lunch time. everyday, you'd buy it a box of poképuffs to reward it.

after a year, solosis evolved into a duosion while training against your classmates' pokémon during gym class.

the activity was simple. students were supposed to get in close and personal in the pokémon battle.

it was supposed to simulate how hisuians used to battle a long time ago. students had to get close to their pokémon like they were personally fighting the battle themselves.

it required you to dodge impending attacks while ordering your partner to attack.

you could argue it was a little dangerous.

but the gym teacher assured that numerous school staff will be posted to watch the fights. if things were to go way out of hand, the staff would step in.

during yours' & solosis' battle, the opponent's zorua launched a night daze, which ended up hitting solosis hard.

solosis ended up getting tossed into your arms. the two of you rolled a small distance before ultimately skidding to a stop.

out of breath, you looked down at the pokémon in your arms.

“solosis..? you okay?”

no response.

you let out a breath while you sat up properly. a staff member inquired about your status from a distance. you only gave a thumbs up, only concerned about your partner.

your mouth opened to say another word, but your throat tightened up once solosis started glowing.

solosis— no, duosion, now looked up at you.

the psychic-type nodded while in your embrace, grimacing slightly at its injuries.

duosion floated out of your hold and onto the battlefield, uriging you with the tilt of its head to continue.

once the realization dawned on you, you were ectastic.

heated up, you yelled for it to attack with endeavor, inflicting all the damage it had taken to the unsuspecting zorua.

both pokémon were now extremely injured and struggled to fully stand.

in a desperate attempt, your opponent ordered zorua to use night slash. zorua leapt up into the air as its claws glowed a dark purple.

you knew duosion wouldn't be able to dodge the attack fast enough. instead, you called for it to use protect.

zorua clashed with the protective barrier, resulting in it being temporarily stuck in the air. in order words, it was defenseless.

quickly, you yelled for duosion to use round. zorua got hit and dropped to the ground, unconscious. thus, you & duosion were crowned as victors.

once school ended, you booked it to treat duosion out with a visit to its favorite restaurant. you let it eat & order as much as it liked.

sure, your wallet sported a massive hole afterwards, but who cares? your partner evolved! and as an added bonus, you got a pretty good grade.

yeah, it was a pretty awesome day.

after a few weeks of living with your newly evolved pokémon, one thing became abundantly clear to you.

your partner was now utterly unpredictable.

in accordance to its pokédex entry, duosion's brain was split into two upon evolving. due to this, it tended to act on two different things simultaneously.

you'll say it again, pokémon biology is weird.

oh, remember the deal you made with solosis where it agreed that it would stay in its pokeball during school hours, albeit reluctantly?

well, throw that out of window — with duosion, there was a 50/50 chance it would disobey. it all depended on which brain would win.

there were a handful of times where you had to let duosion stay at home. it comes at no surprise that duosion was annoyed, often times sulking in your bed while it waited for you to return.

however, when you do subsequently come back, it would hold the knob of your bedroom door — thus effectively locking you out.

it's so petty, dear god.

why is getting back at you one of the only things duosion's split brains can both agree on??

thankfully, duosion could be coaxed out with its favorite foods that you bought from its favorite store earlier for compensation.

it's a headache & a half dealing with your childish partner, but you love it anyway.

—

REUNICLUS.

it has been two years since you've first met duosion (who was a solosis, back then).

admittedly, you now can't imagine a life without it. duosion had been there for you in your most important moments.

getting a scholarship to your dream college? graduating with top marks? finding a good, stable job?

yup, duosion had always been beside you — through the good and the bad.

now, there's one more thing to add to your list of achievements in life.

buying your own house.

it was exciting. you had saved up enough money to purchase a nice, one story house. sure, it wasn't lavish or big — but it was yours.

you were more than content with that.

your cheeks hurt so much from grinning.

duosion cheered & celebrated with you, even doing a cute, little happy dance.

at the actual day of moving, you both were in high spirits. duosion levitated some of your boxes with its psychic powers to help you out. you gave it a pat as thanks.

you hummed as you set down a box filled with your most treasured possessions in your now-bedroom. your partner followed shortly behind, letting out an exaggerated sigh once it finally set down the pile of boxes it was carrying.

you let out a laugh, affectionately rolling your eyes.

“you're such a drama queen.”

— big words... coming from you... —

“WOW— OKAY, PRICK.”

you both continued to joke with each other, unaware of another entity inhabiting the house. the entity snarled, watching from the shadows before flicking away to another part of the house.

for the next couple weeks, nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary. outside of a few things, nothing indicated that something was off.

you chalked up the misplacement of your possessions with duosion's random releases of psychic energy. it tended to happen when you had a psychic type around, so objects appearing in places where they shouldn't be in wasn't anything new.

there were also times when kitchen utensils would just suddenly float up high into the air. you didn't think much of it because, well, duh, you had a psychic type.

what about the feeling of dread and exhaustion creeping up your spine at random times? well, you did have a deadline inching closer & you were working your ass off to not lose your dream job.

...

yeah.

you were going about your life normally.

but then came the day when you decided to clean up the guest room.

you only stepped foot in it once during the day where you moved in, but duosion immediately pulled you away, claiming that it was "off."

you let it be, seeing as you weren't going to be using it as of now. your parents & friends had already visited your new home, but no one ever really spent the night.

however, you felt that it was time to rid the room of dust. besides, you were planning to use that room for extra storage.

duosion remained silent as you cleaned, glaring at... something.

okay..?

you continued with your task, occasionally looking over your shoulder to check on your partner.

once you finished tidying up, you brushed off your hands on your pants. with a content sigh, you turned to duosion and was about to ask it something when you spotted something reaching out to grab you from the corner of your eye.

what the fUCK?

you let out a silent scream as your unknown assailant pulled you deeper into the shadows. you struggled, unaware of the bright flashing light near the entrance of the room.

you froze up when you felt giant, plushy arms pulling you out of your grim fate.

confused & hella terrified, you glanced at your saviour. your eyes widened slightly as you gaped.

“oh my god— duosion! no way!”

duosion — now a reuniclus — floated closer as its arms gripped you tightly. with a relieved expression, the pokémon quickly rubbed its face onto yours. you patted its head as a response, quietly thanking it.

although you were extremely happy for your partner's sudden evolution, you had to redirect your attention back to what just happened. you turned your body to the direction of the entity who grabbed & pulled you.

there, in the corner of the room, a black mass swirled violently. the mass twisted and turned, eventually taking the form of a pissed off haunter. at the sight, you took a step back with reuniclus.

haunter launched a dark pulse directly at you. reuniclus acted quickly, holding its arms out as it casted protect.

a little angry at the haunter (what an understatement), reuniclus decided to strike back with an attack of its own without your input.

the psychic-type launched a devastating psyshock at the opposing pokémon, knocking it out with one hit. you flinched slightly, recognizing reuniclus' psyshock to be way too powerful — especially for haunter, a ghost-poison type that was weak to psychic attacks.

concerned, you fished out your phone & called the local pokémon center.

...

wow, you just felt a strange rush of deja vu.

so.

once the professionals arrived, you brought them up to date on what just occurred. after careful thought & some slight investigation (they brought a gothitelle to lay things out), they were able to come up with a reasonable conclusion.

apparently, the haunter had sought refuge in your house the night before you & reuniclus moved in. it claimed the house as its own & was extremely territorial over it — to the point it would cause weird things to happen just to scare you guys off.

unfortunately, you weren't phased in the slightest. as time went on, anger & irritation snowballed into haunter getting so fed up that it resorted to violence.

although you felt sorry, you paid a generous amount for this house & you sure as hell weren't up & leaving.

however, you weren't pleased with the idea of kicking haunter out either, so you came up with a compromise.

when haunter recovered and gained consciousness, you gave it an offer. you would let it stay in the guest room & leave it be as long as it didn't try to kill you or reuniclus.

haunter agreed & now roams the house in peaceful terms. reuniclus is still a little untrusting and wary, but give the little guy some time.

now, time to delve back to reuniclus hcs.

jesus christ, i really got sidetracked

aNYWAYS

reuniclus gained arms suitable for intense hugging now, so expect lots of sudden hugs.

reuniclus seemed to also really love its new set of fists, often battling by infusing psychic energy onto them & hitting enemies

the first time you saw it battle that way, you choked on your own spit.

it was pretty badass but also kind of?? silly?? and hilarious??

i mean — watching your small, adorable pokémon punch the shit out of other pokémon 5 times its size was pretty funny.

you're convinced reuniclus first did it to make you laugh, but over time, it had come to really enjoy the fighting style.

okay, okay—

arm wrestling.

yup, you heard me.

whether you're fit or not, you're going to get absolutely destroyed by this psychic-type.

reuniclus would gather all its psychic energy to smash your hand to the ground.

you'd argue that it's literally cheating, but the brat would let it go through one ear to the other.

despite the questionable sportsmanship, you would still agree whenever it challenges you to a match, though. watching reuniclus brighten up whenever it scored a victory was always heartwarming. so yeah, sore arms and hands all the way when you're rooming with reuniclus.

at the end of the day, reuniclus would cuddle up into your arms, and you would feel all your worries crumble away.

with half lidded eyes, you'd fall deeper into sleep, knowing you're with your most trusted companion.

...

yeah.

you wouldn't trade this for the world.

#pokemon x reader #pokemon partner series #request #i had a blast writing this ty for requesting #sorry it took so long!#it's hard thinking of suitable hcs for a three part evolution line #also if i got a little sidetracked with the haunter part.. im not sorry LOL #it'll make sense in the future dw #i love reuniclus' design ❤️#i want to use it for a playthrough but i keep forgetting #also ever think it's weird that reuniclus doesn't have a high atk stat even though it's described to fight with its fists #game freak pls give us more phys psychic types

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monkeybell · 2 months

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Oof school interview. Been there. They can suck. Would have enjoyed them more if mine had Pokémon though, just saying

Oh.. it’s Bibble— I mean Charmander… Because Charmander sounds like that now… yeah. It’s cute but also like why it sound like that? ^^;

Aww Liko drew Ann! That’s so cute! She looks like a Mii XD

✨Here comes the boi!✨ Oshawott is here!! My lil baby. Hearing Oshawott’s voice takes me back to the good old days of watching BW which was also funnily on Netflix. Oop, there’s Goh’s voice too! The guy who filled the dex now becomes the dex

And here’s Kitty. Oh wait, that’s how you pronounce Sprigatito? You’d think with how much I love Pokémon that I would know how to say their names .-.

Falling off building #1. How convenient that Snorlax is there. Don’t blame her tho, I would throw myself off a building if it was my pets or Pokémon

Damn that was a big cut. Went from early morning to sunset. That came out of nowhere lmao. Aw Liko’s drawing of Sprigatito is cute too. Ok wow they are breezing through this. Do they really need to speed so fast?? I was hoping we would see the school more but damn they really just do not care about it and want to move right along. Feels rushed ngl. Kinda disappointing. Also know I’m supposed to be rooting for Liko and Sprigatito but yay Oshawott and Ann won the training! Sorry, you are gonna see me be biased towards the pair a lot

They have security guards at the school? Why do I find that so funny? So 10 year olds can leave home and own potentially dangerous Pokémon but they can’t go out after curfew? Pfft. Not trying to sound negative but I was not expecting them to rush through just the first episode alone. So much is going on and the pacing feels like this is more of a limited series than a show that already has 40(?) episodes.

Kitty toe beans I repeat kitty toe beans!

Oh maybe that’s why they have security at the school. The volt tacklers as casually stalking the place and people. This is probably the wildest first episode of a show I have ever watched but yet I’m so invested i love it

Spirgatito’s leafage 🤝 Axew’s Dragon rage

HUH— Amethio, when did you become a heavy smoker?! That voice is deep and hoarse 😭

Annnnd there goes Ann and Oshawott. Because the show just hates them ig. o7’s for the chads. And the school is already on break. Bro I WISH school was like that.

“She said you would be suspicious.” 🚩🚩🚩 Someone get the school security! Well where are they now?! What are they on break too? Geez

Friede’s voice is ok I guess? He sounds older than he probably is but at least he ain’t the teenager smoker or however old Amethio is

Damn ceruledge sounds badass hello

Ok and that’s episode one! So uh… not what I was expecting. It’s definitely not bad but it was rushing imo. I’ll be watching episode 2 and then be done with the watch for the day. Also figured it would be easier to chart my thoughts down all at once instead of making separate posts.

#pokémon #pokémon horizons #monkeywatcheshz

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piperjistic · 2 months

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Sunny lil’ Thang

There goes they swinging their bat again. The zom-bear goes SPLAT on what’s left of the pavement in this vine-ridden town.

“There goes Smoky.” They murmur in distaste, eyeing the green mush and bones, stomping on it to ensure it was dead. I clasp my hands together and bow my head.

“Rip, he’ll be missed.”

They snort, pivoting towards me; their bat rests against their shoulder as they cock their head inquisitively. And if I may add, no zombie gunk in sight. “Are you sure about that?”

“Absolutely.” I nod reverencely, strolling over and indulge. “Such a symbol to all nature lovers out there.” I tip-toe past the sludge even though I wear rainboots.

“That’s right, you are one. Umm, yeah he’ll will be missed.” I laugh, almost haughty. They smile. Gah, my heart!~ I think I might melt under their sunbeams…

Oh, right! Introductions. Hi, I’m BW. That’s Vega. My nonbinary beloved.

… Well, my soon-to-be-beloved that I haven’t confessed to yet.

They’re… or more like the idea of them and me is such a funny lil thang to me.

Well more like sunny to me.

Plants can’t grow without water and the sun. And they’re my sun to my water that let us do amazing things. Does that sound right?

I still don’t know what exactly is their plan or where they’re going but I’ll follow, until the creek dries up or can’t make a path, I’ll follow them to the very end.

“BW?”

“Huh? Yeah?” I snap out of my trance.

“Ready to get going?

Huh? Yeah! Of course! I just thought you were gonna say anything else, ya know? Anyway come on!” I skipped ahead. “Where we headin? This way right?” I point. They nod. I smile and march onward. “Then let’s get going…!”

- • - • -

Not much happens besides that for a minute per-say. Sure for someone not in a zombie-animal-corpse-apocalypse the killing of animal zombies ravaged by parasitics plants with water-bending and magic bat combo, it would be a lot! But not for me and Vega!

Plus we were quiet so we didn’t attract much attention. We stopped for obvious pee breaks and (I) chatted to some plants about the trouble that lurks ahead, cus of course there’s trouble ahead, there’s always trouble gor me and V. But nothing can stop us. We’re the ultimate team! Except for food, maybe that’ll be the end of us.

We’ve almost through town, we made it to a gas station, or… what it used to be. Best to stay clear, don’t want to accidentally BLOW UP, but eh- it happens…. Hey! Wait! What if I can bend the oil—

“… Hey….” Uh.. I snap my head from the decrepit gas station, gaze intently trained on them. They scratched their back of their head.

“Hey~” I finger-gun. So awkward….

“I never did tell you where we were going…” They glance back as we trot through the dingy dirty patches and roots, tapping the bat against their shoulder.

Distant moans echo in the distance, thankfully filling in any moments of silence or pauses. They inhaled deeply as their beanie sags on their curly brown hair. I speak up, accepting the offer for conversation, but keep it cool of course.

“I thought it was private or whatever.” Glancing in front to hop over a root, waving my hand around while the rest balled up in my pocket. “But regardless I would follow you to the ends of the earth—“ Shit.

“What—“ I stumble over a root but catch myself, a handy water hand pushes me forward from a nearby puddle. That doesn’t matter to me as much as Vega stares widely at me. Recover damnit!

“I mean-uh- it seems fun! The end of the earth thing. Duh. “ I muster a smirk, but not a confident one.

Oh BW, you useless lesbian.

“Ah… Okay. Well actually we’re not going to thr ends of the earth.” I gasp dramatically, hands pushing up my cheeks and wide eyes. Water seems to follow me, curling around my feet and acting like a skateboard, water-cruise slightly ahead of Vega’s pace.

“You’re not?”

“Shocker..! “ They wave their hands playfully defensively in front of them. “I know. But uh, I want… to sette?” Their voice cracked.

Settle?

Settle! Oh my gosh maybe the cottagecore dream will come true!

Keep calm BW, damnit.

“Settle?” We seemed to stop, moving forward anyways, as they pace, while I cruise around them. Even fiddling with my updone bow, I probably need a new one soon.

“Yeah, uh,” The brunette does a double-handed swing at the air, no force behind it as they walk in circle. They’re practically shimmering in the sun with their tan skin….. ah…

“I always been into history and antiques an’ stuff.” Patting their handy bat. “And I was thinking might as well live in a museum right? A big one of course.” They glance away to the ground, tugging at their hair, even digging their shoe the dirt more.

They never do that. They aways look into peoples eyes. They’re chill but not too chill, like not aloof. Confident but not like too confident, may be a little arrogant…. But not…Are they scared? Worried? That I might judge them? Oh Vega…

“Yeah- n’ stuff.” I manage to say, thoughts clearing like water spreading away. I step closer.

“Well?”

“Well what?” I shrug, folding my arms behind me. They frown.

“Well what do you think?”

“What do I think?” I lean in, cracking a small smile. “It’s perfect.”

They blink as my smile grows. Their shoulders and grip on the bat even loosen. “That’s… all?”

“That’s all? No! It would be so cool! It’s a great idea babe, I mean hello! We don’t just get access to the displays but also the backrooms! And guess what we can find there—“ I skip ahead, they follow.

“This isn’t even mention where we could sleep! I mean hello! We got the whole place to ourselves! Imagine sleeping in a fake tree with a hamrock with trex bones as our stairs! Oh! Or race around in old convertibles!” I mutter the last part, espying a patch of dandelions. “If they work anyway.”

Their eyebrow shifts up, while the other quirks down, almost…. No, they’re weary. Oops, too much?

“Didn’t realize you would be… so invested in…. this.” My heart pounds loudly. The bat rests in their hands. I shrug again, smiling the best I can. Honesty is the best policy. Even when embarrassing. Right?

“Where you go, I go, ya know? I don’t got anywhere or anyone to be with right now... outside of you of course.” It took a moment, but they sigh. My heart even slows down. Am I safe?

Vega cracks a smile, shaking their head. My smile was genuine this time. There we go. I glance at the puddle below me. Oh thank sparks! My face isn’t red. That would be—

“What other ideas do you have for our bedding arrangement, B?”

B? B. B~ My heart swells, I can feel my face heat up, so I turn away. I spoke too soon. I march forward in hopefully the right direction. But— that’s my nickname to them. B. I love it- It’s taking everything to now turn to jello and passout so back to their question!

Well- Uh-“ I adjust my glasses, holding a piece of my raincoat as a shield. I cough a few times, then face Vega. I must of recovered if they aren’t questioning my face. Okay okay, museum honeymoon. Uhhhh— I light up!

I practically hop at the ideas rushing back to my brain.

“We could stay in the giftshop! Oh my gosh yes! So many trinkets there and we wouldn’t have to move ‘em to our bedding area, because we live in the giftshop! Butttt then there’s another thing to consider, the proximity to the bathroom—“ I’m practically skipping, and I flash a smile back at them, sun shining behind me for the last time today, probably blinding them. “Well don’t just stand there! Come on! Oo! And the food court—“

Vega shakes their head as they follow BW, muttering with a soft yet sweet smile. “Such a sunny lil’ thang…”

#imagination nation #write bite #calamity bash

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blondwolfart · 11 months

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Everyone it's me BW and here's another poll for all of you again like I said on the previous poll I would make more of these for more Pride art for this month I put two new characters on here since mask mutant and Root rot were voted or replace them to with new characters don't worry Root rot would be on the next pole I would make your favorite non-binary plant would come back but for now please be patient anyway the two new characters are Professor shock and Dr maniac in my head cannons for them to. ❤️ Professor Shock: He is bisexual and he use to date Dr Fredericks in his youth.❤️ 🧡Dr. Maniac he is Pan and poly he is in a relationship with scarlet and rage. 🧡 And you know the others head cannons from the last pole I made I can't wait for the results of this one thank you for voting.

#art #goosebumps #fanart #goosebump mask mutant #pinkyflamingo #goosebumps dr maniac #love art #goosebumpsprofessershock #goosebumpsgallopinggazelle #goosebumps pinky flamingo #pride #loveislove #galloping gazelle #gay pride #gay #pansexuel #polyamourous #bisexaul

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Pokemon Journeys Episode 117

This episode brought me to actual real-life tears. I loved how this battle got underway quickly with Excadril versus Gastrodon. Seeing Ash get super excited about seeing Excadrill again was really touching, considering he got to see firsthand some of Iris' initial struggles with the Drill King Pokemon. I really liked how Iris chose her starter Pokemon here even though it's not a dragon type or dragon-like (the closes connection you can make is the fact that it's Japanese Doryuzu has Ryu which means dragon in it). It was also super cool to see Goh explain to Hop that Ash also traveled with Iris throughout the Unova region, with Hop once again realizing Ash knows all of the Masters 8. Team Rocket proved to be really entertaining this episode by finally recognizing Iris and then deciding to root for her! But onto the actual battle itself. I was super happy to see Excadrill take the win over Gastrodon with OHKO moves thanks to Iris believing in him even when up against not only a massive type advantage in Gastrodon, but dealing with Cynthia's supreme usage of Gastrodon's physiology (being able to have attacks bounce right off), and the use of Rain Dance and Muddy Water. Iris' speech during this battle about how much she appreciated Cynthia's prior training with her back in Unova was really touching, as were the cameos. It was nice to see Alder, Stephan, Burgundy, Georgia Bianca, Drayden, and even Trip. That being said...where the hell was Cilan!? I'm sure he'll probably turn up for one of Ash's battles, but admittedly, I'm really upset that he wasn't there in a cameo for Iris, who is also one of his friends. Also, some people have mentioned the fact that a lot of the cameos seemed more Ash-focused, to which I agree. While thankfully, a lot of those cameos were people who participated in either the Don Clubsplosion tournaments or the Pokemon Junior World Cup Tournament alongside Ash and Iris, it would've been nice to see the Elder from the Village of Dragons or Iris' childhood friend Shannon because this was, in the end, Iris battling. Of course, Cynthia quickly turned the tables against Iris with her very powerful Milotic (which sidenote for me in my playthroughs) was always the Pokemon I struggled against over her Garchomp. That Hydro Pump on Excadrill was absolutely brutal. And major props to Cynthia for not flinching as that very brutal attack whizzed right past her. Then, of course, there was the Dragonite versus Milotic beatdown. Poor Dragonite, at least it got some hits in with Thunder Punch but that Iron Head to the head was brutal. Hop and Ash being a little intimidated by the performance was a neat touch. This brings me to a cool contrast point I noticed in the battle. Whenever Iris secured a victory over one of Cynthia's Pokemon, she was extremely exuberant and celebrated loudly and proudly with her Pokemon. This was very adorable, and I really how it symbolized Iris embracing being a child more, especially how she often used to chide Ash for getting super excited, calling him a kid to the ire of many people who watched the BW anime. Kids should definitely feel okay acting their age, and I'm glad she was able to feel like she could do it on the world stage. Also, it harkens back to her champion battle in BW2, where she talks about Pokemon battles being fun, and I like how even though this Masters 8 match was a serious battle, I loved that Iris still allowed herself those moments of joy for getting a win on a very renowned opponent like Cynthia. But then you had Cynthia, who maintained rather cold professionalism throughout the battle. She still showed warmth when Iris talked, and she was rather poetic with how she called forth her Pokemon. But you could tell she was all business. This is rather consistent from the snippets of battles we saw of her back in DP, from the Paul wipeout to the elite 4 challenge matchups that were broadcast in Pokemon Centers that Ash, Brock, and Dawn. She's pretty much all business when it comes to battling which is cool to see. I liked how she refers to herself as just another trainer on the battlefield rather than talking about being a champion like Leon, Lance, Diantha, and Iris all referenced. It's cools to see how different champions approach battling and how they view their titles. Then the final matchup of Haxorus vs Garchomp. It was a really interesting choice to pull out the organ music for Garchomp's music. I'm not necessarily a huge fan of that moment personally. I get why they did it as Cynthia's Garchomp is infamous among the fandom but I felt that part to be not needed. But other than that moment the final bout was amazing. Haxorus was giving Garchomp a run for her money and I'm rather confident that if Cynthia hadn't of used mega evolution Garchomp would've fallen. The fact that Haxorus still went toe to toe with Mega Garchomp with Dynamaxing or Z-moves was amazing. I also really liked the part where Iris showed off her dragon powers. But ultimately it would be Cynthia who would win after a devastating final clash between draco meteor and dragon pulse. It was really touching to see how much respect Cynthia had for Iris' performance. I honestly started tearing up when Iris told Haxorus, Excadrill and Dragonite that she loved them. And then my tears really started flowing when Iris met up with Ash and she ended up bawling her eyes out. I really felt for Iris in that moment. I know some fans called her childish in this moment and once again I have to remind folks that fictional children are allowed to be children. And honestly, I wouldn't look down at a grown adult for crying after a close loss in front of the world. It's rough. I'm glad Ash (and Goh) was there at the moment. It would've been nice to see Ash give her a pat on the shoulder or a hug, but still him just being there means a lot. Now it's finally time to watch Steven and Ash duke it out. I'm excited to see what this next episode brings.

#pokemon journeys #champion iris #champion cynthia #ash ketchum #rival hop #epic spheal reviews

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Happy Friday peeps. I'm tired. Exhausted, as I know so many are. In addition to midterm stress, I have #notallwhitewomen fatigue. It's a chronic condition. The last thing I planned to do today was another thread but...let's talk about niceness & some other things. 1/

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Specifically, weaponized niceness and silencing tactics. I've said before that white women want to be liked. Black women want to be respected. Yes I'm prepared for the inevitable replies 😬. The discussion of "niceness" goes hand in hand with this. Consistently, 2/

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replies to posts by BW and those who stand with us when we speak out are met with accusations of being "mean" when we are candid; being "angry" when we are firm; being hostile for speaking to other adults as adults. Inevitably the white fragility comes out. Demands 3/

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to be "nicer" or "we're all in this together" or "stop being divisive" etc. These are all silencing tactics. For centuries, WW, whose agency and power so many want to erase or insist is doled out to them parsimoniously by the men in their lives, have held power 4/

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over Black and other women of color. In parallel, they were praised for their femininity, treated as the idealized version of womanhood, and above all, expected to be nice, well-mannered, polite etc. There were "just things" that "weren't done" in polite company. 5/

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Anger, justified, righteous, EARNED, from the same centuries of being dehumanized, belittled, discriminated against, de facto and de jure, is a normal human emotion, yet despite that, Black and other people of color have had to manage and contain it lest there be6/

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actual life or death consequences. I've been done with that for a while. But what happens when we point to truths, share the frustration that our lived experiences continue to be dismissed, and call out the root cause of current political realities? For Black women, 7/

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here comes the Angry Black Woman express. It's the caboose to the Not All White Woman train. Always on time. Speaking for myself, I frankly work triple overtime to be dispassionate in most of my posts, exactly for this reason. Been there. Done that. Through school, 8/

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social situations, my career. Expressly because I don't want to give white fragility any room to lob that accusation. Well, that ends now. I am angry. I will state that I'm angry. IDGAF if you think I'm angry. My question to WW who enable their DEMOGRAPHIC to keep 9/

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holding ALL women back and creeping us closer to what the white male nationalists openly state they want to do to the country is, why aren't you angry? Instead, it reverts to "nice" or "kind" in these discussions. We see it every day. How is it weaponized? 10/

Image It's the Southern "bless your heart" while meaning "eff you". It's the erasure of the reasons for our anger. It's the "Fiddle Dee Dee" mentality of WW's favorite movie. It's ultimately, "hush now" and conditional allyship predicated on WWs egos and feelings being assuaged.11/

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It's a silencing tactic because if we persist, then we're the villains. And IDGAF. We're talking survival here. I'll fight for mine. The WW who do this sh*t? You're on your own. 12/12

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Pokemon X and Y Review

The following is a review that I wrote of Pokemon X and Y that I devised up a week after it's release back in October 2013. I am really happy that this has found a home to be published on after all these years! Pokemon X and Y are very near and dear to me now looking back at them, nearly 10 years later when they came out on my 20th Birthday while I was in my first year of college. Hope everyone enjoys reading this raw and (mostly) unedited version of my 2013 thoughts on the matter of Pokemon X and Y. Also take a look at some of my other reviews and look forward to brand new content soon! Thanks!

Artwork of the Kalos Region, the setting of Pokemon X and Y. Kalos is based on the Country of France, specifically the northern half.

Overall, X and Y are really good. But I am disappointed with some things. The lack of post-game content is a real turn off for me as well as the low number of new Pokemon. But I really want to say that each new Pokemon in this game actually had a purpose and I had a tough time deciding my team members. There was also some things taken out in XY that were still in Black and White as well as things removed from BW that I wanted to return such as Cycling Road and a ship in the post-game such as the S.S. Tidal. I also feel like the Fairy type can't be taken seriously because of the lackluster new Pokemon and moves that back up the type as well as the stereotypical little girls that train them. There is one exception to this rule, however and that is Florges, the final evolution of Flabebe! I was almost not gonna use one but I would of regretted the decision. Florges in my opinion has one of the most beautiful designs of all the Fairy types! She really does look like a queen and can tear things up and take hits like no one's business! I also love all of the old Pokemon that got retyped to Fairy. My favorites of which are Togekiss, Clefable, Wigglytuff, and Gardevoir. All of which are very appropriate in my opinion for a retype. It gives the four of these Pokemon much more potential than they had before. I do however wish that more Pokemon like Delcatty also got retyped as I think that would of made a lot of sense. It is nice though to see that some of the moves and Pokemon I expected to get retyped, got retyped. I wish there was more.

Artwork of Sylveon versus Hydreigon. This art showcases one of the main concepts of the game that was new at the time, Fairy Types.

Now, for the story! They pulled this off flawlessly! It was not as strong as Black and White but it was just enough like the Sinnoh games. I love how Team Flare's Xerosic has a side arc for him in the post-game much like Platinum and Charon. Team Flare had one of the darkest plots of any villainous team when you look into it. I can't help but compare Lysandre to Adolf Hitler. Both wanted a beautiful world and attempted genocide of millions of people. Lysandre also tries to kill you but ends up killing himself in the process. Of course, this is just an assumption as it is never stated in-game but a lot of people refer to him in the past tense, including Sycamore. Team Flare really keeps the tradition going! The grunts have a variety of Pokemon but like other villainous teams besides Team Plasma, there is now a few generic Pokemon that are used by almost every Grunt, which makes it feel more like Team Rocket before. Team Flare has a hideout like the villainous teams from the first four generations. All of their missions involving them are very lengthy just like Team Rocket, Aqua, Magma, and Galactic. Returning to even more traditional roots is that you face Team Flare a final time and the Legendary Pokemon they sought after the 7th Gym and before the 8th. Another thing I highly praise is the levels in this game! Gym Leaders and trainers had nice levels between each area. The final levels before you even faced the League were at the early Lv. 60's! The only problem is that if one uses a Mega Evolution or turns on the Exp. Share, they can grind through Gym Leaders and trainers like no tomorrow. Keeping the Exp. Share off provides a stiff challenge. But it's really awesome at times to have it on. And I found myself using it frequently. Another thing to note is that the Gym Leaders and Elite Four all had designs and personalities similar to previous Gym Leaders and that most didn't have a secondary occupation like the ones in Black and White. Some were even based after a trainer class, such as Ramos being the head of all Gardeners, a new trainer class introduced. The Gym Leader teams felt basic, but it was the nice basic feel that Diamond and Pearl pulled off so well. One thing that wasn't present in Diamond and Pearl that was however a staple of the series from Platinum onward is that the Elite Four don't gain new teams after defeating the main story. It's a little disappointing, considering that all of the members could have benefited from the add of two more Pokemon to their teams. I do like that the Gym Leaders can be rematched at a new facility called the Battle Chateau. Unlike Black and White 2, you actually gain EXP. from defeating these Gym Leaders. However, I find rather gimmicky is that the Leaders don't appear all the time, but it's actually quite similar to Emerald now that I think about it. They would call you when their Gym was open, which could take forever. You can also rechallenge the Elite Four in the Battle Chateau but they have the exact same teams as when you faced them before, just higher level. The Battle Chateau overall is a wonderful place to train! Better than the stadiums in Nimbasa City as you can battle these trainers more than once a day. As you rank up, they can be chosen to get even tougher, with the levels soaring into the 70's! There is a lot of potential for these games to go even further in the sequels. I feel like a lot of questions and holes were left in the overall main plot, which is expected for the first paired versions of a generation. Confirmation of Zygarde has finally put to rest that the Legendaries are indeed based off of Norse Mythology as it is snake like like Nidhogrr. In fact, Xerneas in it's immobile state looks like the World Tree as well as Yveltal being based off of a couple of Norse Mytholgy birds such as Hræsvelgr, Veðrfölnir, or the unnamed eagle that sits on top of the World Tree!

Artwork showcasing the encounter with Xerneas at the bottom of Team Flare's base of operations.

One thing that I found touch and go, was the routes. I really love how even though some of the areas that felt linear, had lots of side stuff hidden away from the main road to do. And some routes were just lengthy in general. Some routes had potential but it was overlooked because of lack of trainers and side route stuff to do. These routes include Route 9, 10, 11, 12 (could of had more trainers, long route overall), 14, 17. Some of my favorite routes for Kalos include Route 4, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22. A lot of locations in Kalos however were not where I expected them to be. Some of the longest routes such as Route 9 and Route 17 didn't have any trainers at all, just the Sky Trainers which I had to bypass after finding out Hawlucha can't participate. Next thing is the graphics, which is a no brainer. The graphics for this game are stunning. These games take the graphics to heights that were almost unimaginable back in the old days. They transitioned over to this very well. A lot of the familiar designs for trainer classes remain, as well as the types of NPCs you encounter looking similar to previous generations only bigger sized, making it feel all the more at home. To wrap this all up, I want to say something about the post-game. I was complaining about this at first but I realize that almost all Pokemon games since Red and Blue lack a post-game that keeps you addicted for much long. For instance, FireRed and LeafGreen are great, with the Sevii Islands and all, but once you complete them and catch Mewtwo, there isn't much left to do. It feels the same way with XY. There is a small side quest series with Looker in the post-game along with catching Mewtwo, Zygarde, and the Kanto Legendary Birds. The exception to this rule however is the Generation IV games and Gold, Silver, and Crystal. Even then, once you completed all the missions in the post-game, there wasn't much left to do. Especially the case I found with Gold, Silver, and Crystal, and their remakes. But the point I think about the post-game is to capture all the remaining Pokemon that you didn't catch during the main story. Black and White pulled this off really well. It made collecting Pokemon loads of fun, especially with the mechanics that came with it such as shaking grass and dust clouds and high leveled evolved Pokemon to be found. An example of this is Tyranitar. You do, however, have to have lots of patience for this, which some people don't have. It made something to truly strife for instead of traditionally leveling up our Pokemon, we got to hunt for them in the wild. It is nice to see that the shaking grass and dust clouds do come back but with a new twist. Pokemon actually can swoop down from the sky, a bush, or from the celling of caves! It really made the game feel so much more livelier, having a Woobat on the celling come out as a shadow at first then suddenly attack you!

Artwork showcasing Mewtwo and Lucario in their Mega Evolved States. Mega Evolution is another major concept of the game that was introduced that would go on to be featured in other games.

Oh man though! I feel like I covered everything in XY when I am forgetting a focal point: Mega Evolutions! I really like the designs of all the Mega Evolutions for the most part and feel like the Pokemon that needed them, got them, such as Houndoom. Mega Evolutions aren't too overpowered depending on the Pokemon that Mega Evolves, such as Houndoom and Gengar. It actually gives them a boost that they deserve! Some like Tyranitar, felt a little too much.

To finally conclude, X and Y are great games and a worthy addition to add to the series for long time fans!

My Final Score: ★★★★★★★★ "Great" 8/10

#nintendo #pokemon xy #pokemon #pokemon discussion #video game review #nintendo 3ds #retro games #10th anniversary #game freak #the pokemon company

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mutuals i am hanging by threads. THREADS

#let’s recap. covid test tomorrow 8am. then 2 hr meeting in which the facilitation guide for the scariest session i will ever facilitate will #be (deservingly) torn to shreds by the two people who intimidate me most on the entire planet. then one hour of self-inflicted torture as i #attend an extremely important life changing town hall virtually while literally everybody else goes in person because my life is hell. then #two hours of retreat coach training DURING WHICH I HAVE JUST REALIZED LIKE 16 HOURS BEFORE IT HAPPENS I WILL BE GOING FIRST TO SHARE A #FORMATIVE AND IDEALLY TRAUMATIC MOMENT FROM MY LIFE AND I HAVENT EVEN PICKWD WHICH ONE OR PREPPED MYSELF FOR IT AND ITS 16 HOURS AWAY. and #also im like describing what all of the sessions are gonna bw and i have to study that and get it right bc i messed up so bad last week. the #then i go home suffer all weekend except for some brief multi-hour stretches of respite including hopefully the bonfire except i will be #constrained bc i won’t be allowed to go onto the field bc my parents will be there. then on Monday i have a root canal at 7 and then will ha #have to be late to work by an hour so i can go back to campus when my brother needs to be there bc my own responsibilities don’t matter #apparently. then i go to work class advising then go home again to celebrate my brothers bday then come BACK and go to work class meetings #etc normally Tuesday and Wednesday except tuesday is the scariest session i will ever facilitate and i have fucktons of homework. then #wednesday morning i get up early for ANOTHER covid test and then come home in the evening pack up eberything and thursday drive 9 hours to #new hampshire and miss school / work / homecoming stuff for 4 days so i can commemorate the loss of my grandmother and then drive back #9 hours home and get ANOTHER covid test and also there will be covid tests in New Hampshire too. so in conclusion my life is fucking awesome #purrs #delete later #probably cuz that’s like a lot of tmi. i am going to have a breakdown i am going to have a breakdown like literally there is no fucking way #i can do this without having a breakdown. god fucking help me LOL

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some catradora fics that i love (under the cut)

adorassaviorcomplex (rosesandcinnamon):

come home to my heart, post season five

auberigine:

this grave’s the second-marriage bed, locked tomb au

want me down to the marrow, catra seeks a universe where adora stays

where the spirit meets the bones, aftermath of save the cat

ehj:

the things underneath the fire, catra character study

emollience:

the ghost of you, canon divergence au where adora stays with light hope in season one

loneliness is how little you want me, canon divergence au where adora drops catra off at the nearest planet in season five

no defense (no preservation), canon divergence in season 3

sandbox love never dies, jennifer’s body au

what it means to survive, breath of the wild au

feralcatras:

i always thought we’d have another life, celeb au (rockstar catra, princess adora)

say it back, canon divergent 5+1

forsythiarising, fuhadeza:

the thing about forever, catradora wedding time loop au

fuhadeza:

framed with silence, a pacific rim au

gayxiaolong:

how much would love make you whole?, post canon fic

igneousbitch:

torch song, greek mythology au (achilles adora, patroclus catra)

lesbianxcatra:

at least i got you in my head, canon compliant yearning

the harder i swim, the faster i sink, a season five catra character study

maguk:

a collection of modern au one-shots

ode to a conversation, catradora rival sorority au

noble heart, prince catra au

peacefall, a post-heart conversation

stillness in woe, adventure time au

mondkind:

even if it burns, midas au

matters of the heart, pride and prejudice au

nuttyshake:

a rumor, a legend, a mystery, anastasia au

be the thing that buries me, sci-fi soulmate series

centrum permanebit, a future fic

the golden room, a the good place au where adora is an architect

how you besiege me (and feed me), a future fic involving halfmoon and eternia

overnights:

all this and heaven too, canon divergent au where adora dies in the heart, catra goes to the underworld to rescue her

sevensevan:

come build your home in me, modern au, sequel to the roots that sleep

themoonsneverseenmebefore:

a little bit like fate, modern meetcute

the verse and the chorus, former child stars au

timtamtawney:

things that matter more than winning, this is how you lose the time war au

soul_of_spades:

across the stars (i’ll always find you), star wars au

the black cat, superhero au

my heart is with you hiding, post apocalyptic au

sabotage, modern/among us au

tie-breaker, post canon sparring au

strangehunger:

don’t wake me, i’m not dreaming, deleted scene from at the end we’ll start again

xandrillia:

defiance, save the cat from catra’s perspective

desolation, bw/rr inspired/canon divergent fight

in the name of being honest, missing canon scene on darla

something new, canon compliant, catra, adora, and music

#she ra #catradora #catradora fic #fics #!!!!!!!!!!!#as i said on twitter i'm prioritizing fics with less than 500 kudos bc ao3 makes them harder to find #and these are all amazing so please go and leave kudos and comments!!#i will have more fics to add once i get through my TBR but for now please go and check these out

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sapphicsmaximoff · 2 years

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behind shattered glass - n.r

Summary: post civil war/bw after you sided with Tony to protect her and she betrayed you. she decides she needs to see you.

Warning(s): none

You worked as a member of the United Nations on the behalf of the United States. An Avenger ambassador was a very good addition, and you were fit for the job.

Today wasn’t eventful, which was surprising. You were currently standing at your desk, taking a call, your phone to your ear.

“Okay, Tony. Yes, I-Yes, alright. Hang up, Stark. Enjoy retirement, get married! Alright, call me later, bye.” You hang up the call, placing your phone on the desk.

A knock calls your attention to the door. “It’s open.” Your eyes are glued to a small file as you flip through it. “Did Ross send you?” There’s a bit of silence as the figure, you assumed may be a woman because of the heels, shifted on her feet.

“No, but I wanted to introduce myself.” You look up at the woman, taking in her beauty. She was blonde, with black roots, and she had a slender figure. “Uh, I don’t want to assume, but I don’t take autographs if that’s what you’d want me to-“ The woman chuckles as you look back down.

“My name is Natalie Baker.” The name stops you in your tracks. You swiftly look up with wide eyes, a smirk prevalent on the girl’s face. “What did you say your name was?” You asked.

“You heard me.” A gleaming light catches your eye, a familiar ring making your breath hitch.

You canvas the floor to see if anyone was watching you, before moving past her and pressing a button to put down the blinds so no one could see in.

Leaning back on the window facing the office, you smirk laying your head back on the glass. “What’re you doin’ here?” You breathe out.

She approaches you. “I had to see you.” You smile, grabbing her hands and peppering them with kisses. “I missed you.” Nat nods, caressing your face. You take the chance to kiss her palm.

“10 years, and you never changed your tricks.” She leans into kiss you, but you stop her. “Take off the face, it’s weird.” You chuckle as she rips it and the wig off. The two of you share a few minutes of heavy kissing, before pulling away with satisfaction.

“I know you love me, but you can’t be here for my luscious lips.” Nat frowns, pulling you in by your suit jacket. “I need to know where Sam is being held. I got in contact with Steve, he’s been selling Chitauri parts for cash, he’s gonna get caught, and they need my help.” You then frown, hoping she’d say she was only there for you, even if you insisted she wasn’t.

You chuckles, standing up straight on the glass. “He’s uh, somewhere in Berlin, local lockup. Don’t see him as a threat without the gear. I have no clearance to know the exact place, but I’ve heard whispers.” Natasha looks at you thankfully.

“Gear’s on sub level-20. Old SHIELD guys watch over old stuff like that out of nostalgia.” You walked back to your desk, handing her a key card. Natasha’s look of guilt is obvious, but you ignore it. “You were always good to me.” She mutters. You nod, stuffing your hands in your pockets.

“You always got your information from me.” The redhead frowns. “It was never like that.”

“It always was.” You swallow, walking to the switch. “Stay in town, maybe we can grab dinner?” She nods, placing her disguise back on.

You turn off the blinds. “There’s an elevator that goes straight to the sub levels, my card is clearance.” Natasha nods, walking out the door.

“Thank you.” You nod as she walks away.

#natasha romonova #natasha romanoff x reader #natasha romanoff #black widow #black widow x female reader

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feroluce · 2 years

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(part 2)

We were actually just talking about this on Discord the other day, it gave me a chance to think about this and organize my thoughts!

I would really love to see Emmet more involved with plot and having more screen time like Ingo did in PLA. Even if it's a BW remake, I would love for them to write him in! And I don't see why they wouldn't- we're in a huge submas revival rn. It would be a huge boost for sales, or at least fan engagement, I'm sure.

BW is next up for the remakes and I think I've heard there's some kind of timeline established between gen 4 and 5 that I'm not familiar with, but. It'd be nice to see how Emmet is (not) coping.

To be honest, it's been so long since I played BW that I'm pretty rusty on the plot, but Emmet deserves to be in it more! He doesn't have to be instrumental or anything. Maybe Team Plasma also targets Gear Station this time, and Emmet unleashes all hell. When they turn tail and escape, he's pissed enough to chase them down and meet you at their hideout, then fight through it with you. He throws in the occasional dialog (like that he missed fighting as a team like that-), and at the end, he says he hopes you'll come visit him at the subway, too, he wants a proper battle with you there! He leaves you with some leveling/strengthening items, too- he wants you to be strong enough to make your way to him, after all.

And then post-game, you finally get to the battle subway and. There is no multi line (there's maybe even notices that it's temporarily unavailable- or worse, missing persons posters) and Emmet is working as the final boss of both the singles AND doubles lines.

It would be really nice to see some hint of Emmet actively trying to track Ingo down, too. Like either acting on his own (you see him multiple times following leads) or working with the international forces like I've seen in fanon. I just can't see Emmet doing nothing about it. I wanna see him fighting back and root for him!

The more I think about it, though, I'm not sure that I actually want to see their reunion? Not that I don't want it to happen, but just maybe not onscreen. Or at least give us Ingo and Emmet wandering away to have a moment together after finally being reunited in front of the player. Because I think no matter what GF does, it's just not going to be able to live up to the hype or be as self-indulgent as all the fanon interpretations we already have. And I'm a little worried having a canon scene would kill some of that fandom drive to create it's own reunions.

This one is very self-indulgent, but I would love it if in the next game to release after their reunion, they make yet another cameo. And we get to see Ingo and Emmet, finally both looking a little less like death warmed over, on vacation somewhere. They give dialog saying they were apart for some time, so they're taking a while to just relax and explore and enjoy themselves now, and to celebrate finding each other again. ♡

#this was getting way too long #so my ideas on their positions being reversed will come in a part 2 later haha #i wrote all of this with the thought that I absolutely did NOT want PLA retconned #I want them to go through it and come out the other side!#I want that payoff of them conquering these insurmountable circumstances!#...but if the XX years thing ends up being true and canon #i would maybe wanna retcon that part now that i know about it #this was all going off hc for how long Ingo had been gone #but I didn't want them separated THAT long ;_;#so all of the above post #except Ingo was only gone like 2-5 years and not 10+ dmxdmxi #my other big thing is I also want Emmet to look worn ragged too #at least as much as ingo if not moreso #cuz yeah Ingo has a challenging new environment #and Ingo bears the burden of forgetting #but Emmet bears the burden of remembering #and not being able to do much about it #submas #ingo #emmet #asks #answers #anon

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