#i loved this episode and i love these gals 😭

[visualtaehyun]

Love Senior ep. 2 bits and bobs

Disclaimer: not a native Thai speaker, still learning 🙏

Bad girl

แย่จริง ๆ น้องคนเนี่ย /yae jing jing nong khon niia/ = Awful for real, this junior! เด็กดื้อ /dek deuu/ = Stubborn/naughty girl!

How to explain? I needed to show the difference in the Thai, even though the subs say 'Bad girl' twice, because เด็กดื้อ /dek deuu/ has romance trope connotations.

And speaking of those- just before, as Naow pets Gyoza's head, Naow calls her ไอ้ต้าว /ai dtaao/ (I just can't make out the entire sentence rip), which is slang? cutesy? for ไอ้เจ้า /ai jao/, which is a prefix I guess that's affectionately used for pets for example. If you've seen My School President, ไอ้ต้าว /ai dtaao/ is what Win calls Sound in ep. 12 - I think it was subbed as pumpkin on YouTube? 'Cutie' might be a good roundabout way to translate it.

เกียร์อยู่ที่ใคร ใจอยู่ที่เกียร์ /gear yuu thee khrai, jai yuu thee gear/ = Whoever the gear is with, the heart's with the gear. ของคนสำคัญหนอ /kaawng khon sam khan naaw/ = [It must] belong to someone important, hm? -> lit. important person, can also imply 'significant other'

Rotten dog makes its reappearance!

ไอ้นาว ทำหน้าเป็นหมาเน่าอีกแล้วนะมึง /ai Naow, tam naa bpen maa nao eek laaeo na, mueng/ = Naow, you're making that face again like you're a rotten dog, dude. หยุดมโน อย่าลงตัวเอง ไอ้หมาเน่า /yuut ma noh. yaa lohng dtua eng, ai maa nao/ -> see last week's post for details because Naow's brother Faung also called her หมาเน่า /maa nao/ (= rotten, spoiled, decayed, putrid, foul dog)

This one came out a tad bit unfortunate so I felt I needed to clarify for P'Pure's sake lmao

ใช้งานจนสตีหลุดไปแล้ว /chai ngaan john sa dtee luut bpai laaeo/ = worked her until she's out of it/lost all sense/until breaking -> ใช้งาน /chai ngaan/ = to work (sth./sb.), utilize, operate, use [for] work

This sounds less flirty in Thai lol

ตบหัวแล้วลูบหลัง /dtohp hua laaeo luup lang/ = lit. slap on the head then pat on the back; idiom for doing or saying sth. mean/hurtful then trying to console/mollify

The puppy and its mother (thanks Lada for continuing to be the icon that you are mwah!)

เห็นตามติดแกยิ่งกว่าลูกหมาไม่หย่านมแม่ซะอีก /hen dtaam dtit gae ying gwaa luuk maa mai yaa nom mae sa eek/ = Saw her following you around even more than a puppy that isn't weaned off its mother ไงแม่หมา ลูกหมาออกล่าเหยื่ออย่างเป็นทางการแหล่ะ /ngai mae maa? luuk maa aawk laa yeuua yaang bpen taang gaan lae/ = So, mother dog? The puppy's officially out to hunt for prey.

Mr. Teddy

นี่เธอกำลังงับหูเจ้า(???)อยู่นะนาว ปล่อยตุ๊กตาพี่เดี๋วนี้ /nee ter gam lang ngap huu jao ??? yuu na, Naow? bplaawy dtook ga dtaa phi diao nee/ = Are you biting ???'s ear, Naow? Let my teddy go right now!

The teddy has a name!! The prefix เจ้า /jao/ (as with Gyo's vespa เจ้าหมูแดง /jao moo daaeng/) tells me the teddy bear has a name, I just can't make it out clearly 😔

Clarification on the pronoun used here

แกเลยรู้สึกแย่กับเจ้าของเกียร์ที่ห้อยคอแกอยู่รึไง /gae loey ruu seuk yae gap jao khaawng gear thee haawy kaaw gae yuu reu ngai/ = So you feel bad about/because of the owner of the gear hanging from your neck then?

And a note re: pronouns and names

The scene in Gyoza's room where they eat together and then tease each other on the balcony is the only one in this episode where they both don't refer to Gyoza as พี่ /phi/ (refer to my post from last week for explanation)!

When Naow stays the night, she calls Gyoza พี่ /phi/ and Gyoza herself refers to herself as พี่ /phi/ as well - I only noticed her call herself เกี๊ยว /Giao/ when she says she's scared of the thunder. 🥺

#love senior #love senior the series #พี่ว้ากคะ รักหนูได้มั้ย #thai gl #local woman harps on about linguistics #no time to read this over djdsjhs #i loved this episode and i love these gals 😭

[verosvault]

🚨SPOILERS FOR FANTASY HIGH JUNIOR YEAR EPISODE 8🚨

Dimension20 "Fantasy High Junior Year"

Episode 8 "Fracas at the Frostyfaire Folk Festival"

Timestamp: 00:20:30

Video Length: 5min.

Gorgug and his parents talk about the Frostyfaire Folk Festival (‣Pt. 1 | Pt. 2)

Brennan: "You see there's a bunch of people that already have little drum circles with fiddles and guitars and people just sort of like"

The gnomes in Gorgug's neighborhood: "Lai-dee-dai, lai-dee-dai, lai-dee-dai, lai-dee-dai"

Zac: "Gorgug's just looking out his window like, guess it's that all day, huh?"

Brennan: "Wilma and Digby are downstairs. They're powering through breakfast. They've got clipboards. There's some people with surveillance. They're like,"

The Thistlesprings: "All right, this is gonna be great! This is such an honor, to be able to host. Gorgug! Morning, bud! How you doing?"

Gorgug: "Hey, I'm doing good."

Zac: "I'm, like... And this is just maybe a question for Brennan, but have we had this festival here before?"

Brennan: "No, your parents go this every year."

Zac: "Yeah."

Brennan: "But hosting it's a huge deal. The festival actually kind of moves all over Solace. They've sometimes gone up to Ashgrove or the Dunefort or other places to try to participate in this, but yeah, Frostyfaire bounces all over the country."

Gorgug: "So Mom and Dad, I feel, you know... I'm here to help with whatever this is, you know? And uh-"

The Thistlesprings: "Absolutely, absolutely. Well, you know, we tried to throw some tarps over the projects that are kinda halfway done. We're getting some blankets. I mean, people are gonna bring their own blankets. We're getting some blankets out on the hillside, facing the stage. The stage is right out the back door, at the bottom of the hill. It's gonna be great. We got all these great- and kind of an interesting, we have... Have you ever heard of emotional music?"

Gorgug: "Emotional? Are you talking about emo music?"

The Thistlesprings: "Yeah!"

Gorgug: "Yeah. It's pretty cool. Actually a type of music I think is cool."

The Thistlesprings: "Oh, well, great! We love it."

(The judgemental glance from Emily is SO FUNNY!!!!! 😂🤣💀)

Emily: *offended* "You're out of the band." 😭✋

Zac: "I mean, it's okay!" 😂🤣💀

The Thistlesprings: "There's a band coming that your... I mean, I know that Fig is not touring right now, but Lola Embers got in touch with us, your old, you know, she represented you by way of representing Fig."

Gorgug: "I was really just kinda hanging on. It felt like I was sailing behind the boat."

The Thistlesprings: "Hey, you're a great drummer! This is our rock star sports team kiddo."

Gorgug: "I'm okay."

The Thistlesprings: "With the straight As!"

Gorgug: "Mostly."

The Thistlesprings: "Well, you know, but that's the thing, you know? Well, hey!"

Brennan: "And you actually hear a knock on the door and you see that your biological parents walk in, Roz and Gorbag. Gorbag is like,"

Gorbag: "Hey, Gorgug!" *Gives a big hug*

Brennan: "Roz says hi to Wilma."

Roz: "Hi, hi! Coming in to say hello!"

Brennan: "And they're sort of excited to be here as well, 'cause you remember Gorbag was a musician."

Gorgug: "Are you guys playing today?"

Gorbag: "Yeah! Well, I'm just jamming. I just like to come. There's a drum circle that's been going for 40 years, since the start of Frostyfaire."

Gorgug: "That's too long."

Gorbag: "What happens is, the festival's only once a year, but every year, the last guy or gal or person who's drumming at the drum circle, they take a small little drum and they keep it going all year long, kinda like the Olympic torch."

Ally: "Finger drumming!" 😂😂

Brennan: "Finger drum." 😂😂

Gorbag: "So the drum circle hasn't stopped in 40 years."

Gorgug: "What would happen if it stopped?"

Gorbag: *cries*

Brennan: "He starts to cry." 😂🤣😭💀✋

Gorgug: "No, hey! Hey, it's okay!" 😭✋

Gorbag: "Music is a part of a tradition. It's something that unites all of us."

Brennan: "You see Digby puts a little arm around his calf, he's so tall. Digby goes,"

Digby: "Yeah, don't even worry about a C. That's, you know..."

Brennan: "You see that Gorbag says,"

Gorbag: "A C? I thought it was..." And he looks at it and says, "Porter give you a C?"

Gorgug: "Yeah."

Gorbag: "He almost fuckin' failed me, man."

Gorgug: "Really?"

Gorbag: "Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah."

Gorgug: "He's been- He doesn't- I don't think we're speaking the same language, to be honest. I don't know."

Brennan: "You see Wilma looks and says,"

Wilma: "Have you tried making him a little cup of tea and sitting down and saying, 'hey, you know, I feel like I'm letting you down and I wanna know how to do a better job so that I can put a smile on that face?'"

Gorgug: "Not exactly that. I've tried maybe something kinda similar. I think I have to go a completely different direction though, honestly."

Wilma: "Baked good."

Gorgug: "It's not so completely... Yeah, I'll try baked goods. I'll try that, I'll try that."

Wilma: "All right."

Brennan: "You see Gorbag says,"

Gorbag: "Well, listen. I know you're Mr. Study right now, you're taking four classes at once, but if you got a second, I think me and Dig, me and Wilma and Dig and Roz might be down to that drum circle. Maybe you grab some bongos or, you know, get something from the kit. Get a little snare. All drums welcome."

Gorgug: "Okay, yeah, I'll give it a shot. I can bring my snare, just head on down."

Gorbag: "Yeah."

Brennan & Zac: *both mimicking snare drums*

Brennan: "Everyone just starts tapping around, and Wilma goes,"

Wilma: "There's music everywhere!"

Zac: "Specifically in that drum circle." 😂🤣

#dimension 20 #dimension20 #blog #fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #Fracas at the Frostyfaire Folk Festival #Fantasy High Fracas at the Frostyfaire Folk Festival #Fantasy High Junior Year episode 8 #fhjy ep 8 #fantasy high scene #fantasy high junior year scene #dimension20 scene #queue #brennan lee mulligan #gorbag #roz #wilma thistlespring #digby thistlespring #the thistlesprings #Thistlesprings #Gorgug #gorgug thistlespring #zac oyama #frostyfaire #frostyfaire folk festival

[mercurygray]

Oh god, that absolutely killed me. I want to hug Fred, tell her everything will be alright and he’ll come back 😭😭

I want to hug Fred, too, Kind Anonymous Friend!

One of the things I liked about this week's episode is that it had a lot of great character moments and raised a lot of questions about life for POWs. Who gets notified that they're alive? How long does that take? Can they receive or send mail? Is the Army notified as well? Would the guys (or gals?) back at base know that someone's been captured? (Would they want to know? It's been mentioned in passing that once someone went missing, or died, they just stopped talking about him because that was easier than dwelling on it.)

I happen to know - from the 100th Bomb group's invaluable website - is that Brady's family did receive word of his capture in November - nearly a month later, and he was allowed to write them, and his (real life) girlfriend, Esther. Preliminary reading indicates prisoners were allowed to send one piece of mail a month, and could recieve between two and four.

One of the things I've been percolating on is whether or not the German military censors would have permitted mail to be sent to people who weren't strictly family? Will John be allowed to write to Fred, if she's in England? (Would Marion be allowed to write Egan? Mom would send him a letter, always, especially if she heard from Fred from Brady that he was in a bad way.)

also love that we just jumped to being ride or die for fred and brady and I haven't even written fred and brady yet 🙃😂😘i'm taking prompts!!

#asked and answered #Kind Anonymous Friend #freda torvaldsen #nice people saying nice things

[snailfen]

i looove cabby so so much i've really comw around to her... she's just like meeeee shesan awkward gal who has to write things down meticulously to remember things she's so cool. i love her. also very happy to see her stay and YEAH BLUEBERRY SURPRISED ME SO MUCH??? HE JUST GOT TO BE UNHINGED THIS EPISODE I GUESS...!!! it was so funny how he just snapped ...

yinyang leaving was super sad because they're a favorite of mine but honestly something in my heart knew they wouldn't make it. and personally i really wanted test tube back but i might just be biased. i was still really really happy to see her and bot hang out because i love them both so so much... mephone being nice to them was so so awesome as well. it really is cool seeing him be so happy for them especially considering his history on the subject like waaahhh wah wah 😭

CLOVER J7MPSCARE WAS SO UNEXPECTED BUT SO COOL SHE JUST DROPPED IN TO SLAP SOME SENSE INTO NICKEL AND THEN DIPPED IT WAS SO FUNNYY AND ALSO I LOVE HER HEART EMOJI

ok so i realized most of this response is jusf exactly what you said so i drewthis for you really quick on my dumblittle phone because i'm not at my puter. someday i'll draw them properly. hi i think your art is super cool and you're also just a super cool person in general <3 hope you're doing well

OH MY GOD AWWWWWWWW!!! YOU DRAW THEM SO WELL THEYRE SO CUUUUTE <:)

Also its ok i love having little back and forths like this gamer!!! also yeah clover totally did just hop in just to make nickel reevaluate his life choices and then left. hot girl shit

#i need cabby to make it far or ill kill us all /j #inanimate insanity #inanimate insanity invitational #mutuals art #ii3 spoilers #ii spoilers #asks

[starlitcorgi]

Hi......If you don't mind, can I ask, what are your top 10 (or top 7) favorite media (can be books/ manga/ anime/movies/tv series)? Why do you love them? Sorry if you've answered this question before......Thanks....

Hmmm 🤔 my favs are always changing but at the moment.

1. Gokurakugai: Alma is a precious cinnamon roll who loves his mentor Miss Tao like a sister. I really love their platonic relationship and the fact that Alma is incredibly emotionally balanced. Like he's not this typical macho guy. Probably because he's surrounded by strong female role models. It's really refreshing for Shonen and I really hope it gets an anime series because I think it has the potential to be as big as JJK and Demon Slayer.

2. Jujutsu Kaisen: I love Yuuji as a ML and I'm usually a side character gal. So it's great to actually like the lead character. I've noticed in this current generation of Manga and Anime that our Male Leads are becoming much more well rounded and likeable. I love Yuuji's strength and his resilience, he definitely deserves all the love and hugs. I also of course love Gojo and I kind of hope Mappa deviates from the manga in regards to his fate because man that hurt.

3. Demon Slayer: I read the manga start to finish and loved every minute of it. The anime series is just as good. I love all of the characters in this in their own rights. From the protagonist to the villains for me at least the author got everything right. It's Shonen at its best. To be able to make your audience love Rengoku in such a short time is an amazing feat. To care so much that you feel as devastated as Tanjiro to me the Mugen train arc is a masterclass in story telling. It's sad that the series will be coming to an end soon but I think for me this will always be in my top 5.

4. Ghost in the Shell: This is the movie that started my love of anime/manga. It's a cinematic masterpiece and everyone should watch it at least once. It was well ahead of its time and it's not surprising that it inspired the Matrix.

5. Hells Paradise: I love the manga and the anime. Gabimaru is so relatable to me, I think we share the same sarcastic and apathetic nature lol. I love it as well because it gave us one of the best disabled characters in current manga generation. Shion is an epic character for the disabled community, being partially blind myself it's nice to be represented you know? And he's not full of loathing or self pity, he embraces his blindness and uses it to his advantage. He's funny, kind, strong and handsome. He never questions Sagiri's competence, he doesn't try to send her of to the kitchen like his colleagues. He recognises her talent and encourages her to achieve her goals. In short Shion needs to be protected at all costs.

6. Chainsaw Man: when I first saw this pop up on Shonen Jump I didn't have high hopes. It seemed like a crack series but this is exactly why you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover. I love this series even though it hurts me 😭. Denji is a typical hormonal teen, power is a ball of chaos and Aki is just trying to keep everything together. Plus Angel 😇 is one of my fav characters of all time maybe because he reminds me of my daughter lol.

7. Elfen Lied: this is another classic anime the violence is on par with AOT but once you get past that you have this heart wrenching story. Lucy is a monster created by her environment and the abuse she suffered. This is also one of the most beautifully animated series of all time. The art is phenomenal.

8. Solo Leveling: I fell in love with the Manwha and was so excited when it got picked up for a series. I'm loving the anime so far, though I'm two episodes behind. Due to my sight loss I have to wait for the English dub but dubs have gotten way better than when I first started watching anime in the early 2000's. I love Jinwoo's tenacity and the fact that he just cuts through the villains. He never really worries about whether that makes him a bad person. Sometimes you just want to see bad people get what's coming to them. Plus this has some of the most epic fight scenes, I can't wait to see them animated.

9. Tokyo Ghoul: I spent most of Tokyo Ghoul crying ugly tears 😭. Ken Keneki has one of the most heartbreaking storylines in all of anime. It's just painful to read/watch Gege definitely took a leaf out of the Tokyo ghoul book when writing JJK. Yet still I couldn't put it down, I'm a sucker for punishment. It's a great mix of characters as well, I love that we see goth culture mixed in there as well. You do get those Crow vibes the way it's so gothic in inspiration and the art work is stunning. I think the only illustrator that tops it is Yuta Sano.

10. Attack on Titan: AOT has been deemed controversial because of it's fascist themes. However I think it's only problematic if you think Eren is the hero in this story. I actually really can't stand Eren, it's pretty obvious that he's been radicalised by his experiences early on. The foreshadowing is strong with him you know he's not going to turn out well from the start. The real protagonists for me are Armin, Levi and Hange. Like these three are definitely trying to save their comrades and people. Whereas Mikasa is constantly having to save Eren and Eren jumps to mass genocide pretty quick. Levi almost feels like he's representing the audience with his snarky commentary. I also love Levi and Hanges platonic friendship. They really get each other and their banter is a joy to watch especially in the first season.

#jujutsu kaisen #jjk #demon slayer #anime and manga #manga #gokurakugai #tokyo ghoul #ghost in the shell #elfen lied #attack on titan #hells paradise #solo leveling #chainsaw man

[spongebob-connoisseur]

I just started watching SpongeBob for the first time (I didn't have cable as a kid) and Sandy is SO funny??? I absolutely love her and there's so much to work with. What are those people TALKING about

Idk man😭 I got this info from a friend.

Anyways, sometimes I really get the feeling that they don't know what to do with her. The middle seasons reduced her to just being "the smart one" and she interacted with the main group less and less.

They've been trying to fix it in the modern seasons, she interacts with characters more, I like what she has going on with Karen. I find it funny when she interacts with Squidward. Making her apart of the gal pals and having a few Sandy focused episodes too. Idk how can she not be funny?

They've been trying but I feel like it has more to do with the fact that she's a girl and she's often made to just deal with spongebob and patrick as the smart one instead of letting her get into her own unhinged shenanigans. She's often fixing other people's problems instead of getting into her own. So her interactions with the other main characters kinda suffer.

Idk I miss how close she was with the other main characters in the early seasons but I don't think it was perfect even then. She had actually very few episodes in the first 3 seasons but they were pretty hilarious hence why it sticks out in our memories.

I don't want to overglorify the first three seasons. The modern seasons have tried to mske her more unhinged and wild but I still feel like something is missing.

#the spongebob connoisseur #spongebob squarepants #spongebob #sb #spongebon squarepants #spongebob meme #Ask #Sandy cheeks #Fairyprince7

[purplerose244]

Watched the sixth episode of LEGO DreamZzz: LOVED IT!

So... LEGO released some drawing tutorials with Mateo and I just... they're so pure I wanna hug him 😭😭😭 They're super adorable, I love especially Z-Blob's since he spends the entire time talking about how great his slime buddy is and MOOD MAT MOOD 💚💚💚

We're beyond halfway, I'm kinda sad but I'll wait until the end, maybe we got luck for a season 2?

Here we go!

THE ANOMALY

NOTHING BETTER HAPPEN TO Z-BLOB DO NOT HARM THE BLOB 😡

Pff, what was the chicken story? 🤣

Zoey is still a bit distant, I can't tell if she wants to join in or she likes these people enough to just hang around. I mean, she wasn't there last episode...

Did Logan drop the "Mattie" nick? It felt very derogatory so him switching to Teo feels like a step forward

IS THIS A COOPER EPISODE?? OH YES PLEASE GIVE ME THE DEPTH! ❤️

I knew it, he is stressed! Poor boy got stuff to do and can't even have breakfast, Coop please take care of yourself and have some proteins first thing in the morning 😢

You'll have all the time you want to have breakdowns once you reach high school

It seems like Cooper is the reliable one, Mateo and Logan are constantly over him asking for stuff. I wonder if they also affected his stress as well...

Okay Logan is still mean 😅 He's better, but still mean, and he changed teams permanently? I don't know if this is a "we're not an actual team, only in the Dream World" or a "we'll always be a dream, even if we're not in the real world"... mm

Finally we see the Night Bureau! We saw it only once before... while Teo was almost turning into a night terror... ah such good untraumatic memories 🙂

Ah, so Z is an anomaly? Come to think of it, did he come across because of Lunia's hourglass? Was there another reason?

These objects are histerical 😂😂

CHICKEN MATEO NOOO 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Okay, I'm liking this consistent trend of having Zoey being the most useful character despite being on her own, she just waltzed in solving that riddle lol

Agent... Strick? Oh-oh

DO NOT EVEN TRY TO TAKE AWAY MY SLIME BABY Z-BLOB 😡😡😡

Oooohhhh, so this is confirmed to be Brooklyn? Cool, I didn't know it was an actual place! Again I'm too used to imaginary places like Ninjago or Chima 😂

This gal is intense, dude you locked Oz in a room, isn't that a bit much? Should we call the policr?

Zoey is just there for the drama, girl are you with us or not? 😂😂

Did... did that detect thing turn red when it was on Mateo? Was it only because Z-Blob was behind? Huh... huh

SHE FLIPPING TURNED INTO A BABY/WOMAN WHAT IS HAPPENING

Z-Blob floating has to be the cutest thing even, like, look at that little guy go! To infinity and beyond 💚

NO WAIT NOT BEYOND THE WINDOW

I see how it's going 😅😅

I'm so sorry I understimated Cooper, look at him! He's just a kid and he really wants to be up to expectations, and now we got a brother that sets the example? Dude I'm eating this, I'm a sucker for angst, LOOK AT THIS BOY HE NEEDS A BREAK 😭😭😭

Z-BLOB SHENANIGANS Z-BLOB SHENANIGANS Z-BLOB SHENANIGANS Z-BLOB SHENANIGANS 💚💚💚

You did not make a hotdog out of slime

YOU DID NOT MAKE A Z-BLOB BALOON WHAT IS THIS SLIME DOING???

Is he afraid of being captured? I've never seen him going this awol before, he's always besides Mateo no matter what! Is he only scared or is there a reason?

Dude Cooper was so stressed he forgot breakfast!!! EAT BABY EAT!!!

Okay baby Strick is kinda hilarious... and Oz is on the ceiling... and there is still junk everywhere... and where is Albert? WHAT IS HAPPENING PEOPLE?!

Cooper you left for half a day, and now everything is on fire 😅

LOOK AT HIM IGNORING HIS BROTHER TO CHECK ON HIS FRIEND 🥹🥹🥹

I👏LOVE👏TEO👏AS👏A👏NICK👏

Cooper skyrocketed on my appreciation list in this episode, his backstory got so much potential for analysis! He's such a good friend, he's just very stressed out but he's super capable!!! ❤️

MATEO IDEA TIME 💚💚💚

Was that the superman line? 🤣

Aaaand, we're back! Are we fixing everything now that Coop is here?

Oh wow we actually are! I adore mechanics, I was all over them in Ninjago (Jay and Nya and Zane and Pixal and Ronin and Cyrus... there are so many in Ninjago 🥰), so this is so cool to see!

Agent Strick approves Cooper! YAS!

Oohh, so Zoey was maybe interested in joining, but never could before? Is this why she was a bit snarky in this episode, maybe she wanted to join but could never physically? That's kinda adorable 😂😂

PARTY TIME EVERYONE💃💃💃

COOPER GOT A SMALL HAIRCUT CHANGE I'M SO PROUD OF YOU! ❤️

Alright this was another really REALLY good episode, but... now I'm stuck with the crazy theory that Mateo is the anomaly 🤣

I'm sure I'm wrong and I'm just blowing this out of proportion, but what if Strict examined that plant and found traces of Z AND Mateo? What if Lunia's hourglass was found by him for a reason?

She said that the anomaly appeared "the other night" so it was clearly Z Blob... but technically the other night was when the show started for me, so I might see this as Mateo appearing in this world for the first time. Could it be he fit in in one night, everyone's memories were changed to accept that, and no one questions this?

... I know this just me headcanoning left and right and it's clearly not gonna happen

... I'M STILL GONNA WRITE FICS ABOUT THIS OKAY 🤩🤩🤩 THIS EPISODE WAS SO GOOD I'M SO INSPIRED!!!!

#i'm loving this so much #i missed doing crazy hc #dreamzzz #lego #lego dreamzzz #dreamzzz mateo #dreamzzz cooper #dreamzzz izzie #dreamzzz zoey #dreamzzz logan #dreamzzz z blob #mateo #cooper #izzie #logan #zoey #z blob #spoilers

[tojikai]

Hi!!! I just want to sing your praises real quick for Sundered (i just read ch4)! You have done such an amazing job writing this I really cannot—like all the characters, THE EMOTIONs; I’ve been sucked into this world from the very first chapter, which is a testament to you writing for sure. You are so super talented and Jesus Christ the angst and ups and downs? MY HEART.

Also I just want to say that whatever happens in this series, whatever the endgame is for the main characters, I know you are gonna kill it and it will be amazing. With that said I also wanna say that maybe I’m crazy but I’m still really rooting for y/n to end up with Saturu… I know he’s got years worth of shit he’s gotta make up for, but I feel like they are both grown up now and him not being under his moms spell is a game changer. Idk I just feel like the love is there and if they can find a way to be healthy with each other, it would be best for their family. BUT whatever you write I know you kill it!

Also also wanna say I love the part about questioning if being with someone for the wrong reasons to keep them happy without really loving them, is that going to help or hurt more. Very tricky. And I’m pumped to see the meet up next episode. I’m gonna guess it’s gonna backfire on the gals that scheme tho—also I feel very little sympathy for Naomi—I feel like she totally preyed upon Saturu and used his rocky relationship to her benefit in order to get what she wanted. Like big time manipulation. Anyways THANKS FOR YOUR STORY

Hiiii thanks so much, this is so sweet 🥺💕 and yepp, being able to get away from the what people (in this case, his mom) keeps telling him really helped satoru understand what he really wants. like when his realizations about his feelings for yn started to accumulate more quickly bc of seeing her w toji, satoru just exploded and was able to break from those shackles and voices that keeps telling him that he's happy with naomi when in reality he just made himself believe that :(( anw i really appreciate this, im happy that u enjoyed it even if there's so much drama 😭 i hope you're having a great day/night ~!!

#🍭—kaitalks #f: sundered

[s3rena-gal]

Hi Nestlings!!

I was in a bit of a depressive slump last week, but I am feeling much better today! 🩷

As promised in a previous post, today I will go over which Hellaverse characters embody the “Gal is Mind” mindset. I explained it in the last post so please refer to that one when looking it up <3

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I only dropped one point for each character before, but this time, I plan on going more in depth. (!!! This post contains spoilers for Hazbin Hotel Season 1 !!!)

From least to most “Gal” imo:

4th: Velvette

😈 Velvette is one of the most stylish baddies in hell and would more than likely be open to trying many gyaru substyles! (She already looks the part!)

😈 However, she’s missing a key factor of the gal mindset…she’s kinda a dick lmao (thats an understatement lol)

😈 She’s immature and loves to stir the pot with drama. (And last time i checked, that is the total opposite of how to be a good role model lmao)

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3rd: Cherri Bomb

😈 I love Cherri’s design sm!!! Definitely giving Black Diamond vibes!!! The hair tops it off and reminds me of sujimori hair!! I plan on making an outfit inspired by her at some point! ❤️❤️

😈 as for her personality, she means well and is one of Angel’s best friends. What doesn’t make her very gal to me, is that she enables her friend and tempts him into drugs and other bad behaviors. Granted, partying is good in moderation (and a part of gyaru culture!) but over indulging and causing a ruckus in the process definitely ain’t it :’)

😈 on the other hand, she is very loyal to angel and sticks up to his abuser, Valentino (see the Addict MV), albeit in her own anarchic way. But loyalty and sticking up for ur loved ones is definitely a big part of being a gal 🩷

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2nd: Angel Dust

😈speaking of the spood, he has a lot to offer as a potential gal!! As some of you may know, I just LOVE this outfit (above) from the Poison MV!! He has some of the best outfits and they can definitely be interpreted thru a gyaru lens! Not to mention he has that sex appeal™️ (tho its more complicated than that, which is a whole other can of worms qwq)

😈 A lot of people feel seen in his struggles as SA/grooming survivors (myself included). When he stood up to Valentino in ep6, (basically everything good he did in that episode lol), he showed sm strength. 🩷🩷

😈 what shows his gal flare to me the most tho, is when he owns his flaws in “Loser Baby” like yes we’ve messed up and no one’s perfect. And that, I think, Is very important as a gal!

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1st: Fizzarolli

😈 ok so i may have a bit of a personal bias with him bc like me, Fizz is also disabled! Albeit physically (whereas I’m autistic, but still, it’s nice to see someone like me with the charisma and poise that he has!)

😈while his outfits may not me that gyaru aesthetically, Fizz is very stylish and struts with confidence! He went thru a lot to get to where he is! (Another thing abt him that I see in myself lmao)

😈 At the end of the day all these qualities make Fizz very human (imp??) and authentic! And authenticity imo, is definitely one of the most, if not most important parts of being a gyaru ❤️

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Sorry for the long post! 😭 I really enjoyed making this tho!!

See u soon, love u!!

Xxx,

~Serena

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[fruitobject]

what is your opinion on coinpin and leafpin (specifically a love triangle (where pin and leafy already had an established relationship until bfdia and then pin dated coiny in bfdia and then there is a cool interaction in idfb))

this is so long oh god

this is what I'm picking up for the love triangle part if I understand correctly (i'll comment on this later but I don't fully understand love triangles sorry😭)

and if I'm wrong you can disregard the third conclusion section

coinpin:

easily best bi couple right?

I absolutely LOVE all their interactions throughout the whole series, down to their bickering and small comments to each other. In the world of the bfdi fandom, friends to lovers and rare pairs always take the lead in a way.

This isn't saying bfb is poorly written, but there wasn't too much meaningful character interaction or at least development following the interactions in the show. The only times we do get to see it between a pair of characters its always followed by shipping in the fandom because of how little friendly interaction there is outside of the competition normally (firey and leafy arc, pin and coiny's little talk about loser and more, fireafy and coinpin are the most popular ships currently) ITS HARD TO WORD THIS IMSORRY

but imagine it like there's little development outside of the competition (and it's not bad, it's a battle after all) so when characters finally DO have meaningful interaction the fan base loses their marbles whether it's some sort of villain arc or just repairing an alliance because everyone else is so bland (in terms of dynamics and stuff with others I NEED MY TROPES)

but this also gives a reason for these "popular ships" to work together more, because the said pairing would have the most development together if the above is true with the "most meaningful interactions"

back to coiny x pin, I would dub it as a popular ship in the fandom. is it overrated? of course not! I can see how their chemistry works, and there is plenty of canon content with them as a perfect duo.

this is just me wanting to bring up the bfdi shipping issue(?)(not really I just noticed it) I'm sorry again

conclusion: can definitely see it, and ship it myself! one of bfb's fav ships for a reason

leafpin:

YOU GUYS GOT A SHORT ALREADY CALM DOWN/lh/nbh

Their relationship in the series quite literally began on the first episode with them being in an alliance, and I've loved their strange alliance since. I'm not sure if most of the leafpin shippers came in before or after that one short with the two, but their dynamic is great! Also on the popular side due to many different things, but I don't have any complaints about it!

Nothing else to really say, but I'd love it if they interacted again in another short or something in the future!!!! u guys are starved I'm sorry

conclusion: neat ship! love two lesbian gals in love

love?????? triangle????????????

Would be interesting but a little weird considering Leafy is in bfb still and no where near tpot grounds. I assume you mean this takes place in a period where they're still in bfb (coiny and pin make out without leafy during bfdia😒/j)

It'd be good for a fic or something that could be expanded on with its own plot reasons, but I personally don't see the love triangle part! I respect your opinion though and think its still pretty cool!! I can see it with a backstory of some sort, just not from what we already have in bfb.

Everything above does apply since it's just the both of the ships above with Pin in a weird love dorito

btw don't let any of my opinions take down what you think of these ships!!!!!this is just a long ramble about what I think

conclusion: I don't know what a love triangle is

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final conclusion : I think the dynamic between the 3(or 2 each) would be really cool!! works best in fics that could give it some more backstory to how the love triangle came to be + maybe even some fun little headcanons

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[lawradraws]

“So, don’t tell me I would be safer with someone else because the truth is, I would just be more scared.” 🌿

—— I have been trying to finish this for daysss now. I am so into the show so far! Anyone who knows me knows how much I love The Last of Us to the point it is my all time favourite game. Ellie is my fave badass gal too. Like, i cannot express the true geekness I feel with each episode 😂

Honestly, hearing and seeing the clickers in episode 2 had me so hyped; they are one of my favourite parts of the game 😭 what have you loved from the show so far if you’ve been watching? —— Used: Ipad Pro & Procreate ✨

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[yelena-bellova]

Hey guys and gals 👋🏻

Wanted to pop on to let you all know that I’m going to be on here a little bit less. There’s a lot of reasons (work, wanting to be on my phone less, etc.) but the main one is…this place is just so unhealthy 😭

I mean it. The gatekeeping of fandoms, the hate sent anonymously over stupid things like who you ship a character with, the wars over characters and ships, the group encouragement to be on here 24/7, the fomo created when you’re not on all the time…I could write a whole essay about it, but I feel like you all know to varying degrees that this isn’t always the best place to be.

So, for my mental health and my desire to pour my time into more beneficial hobbies, I’ll be limiting my time on here. I’ll still be here to message, answer asks, repost my daily AOS gifs according to the episode I watch (😂) and post chapters of fics every once in a while. I’ll also still be checking the #useramelias tag so keep tagging me in your lovely creations! I hope you all can understand and that we all can take breaks like this. This place is fun in moderation, but it can turn toxic so quickly.

- amelia ❤️

#i also might pause my queue #don’t know yet #ames on the mic

[calmlypanicking]

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My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Jrjrhrhdh woke up had a dream about eddie my beloved eddie munson!!!

Can't remember all of it but a highlight was when we were hanging out and I started throwing little things at him peices of paper or something and he slowly turned toward me (like that scene with Dustin in the last episode) and I just k n e w he was gonna tickle me so of course I kept doing it to mess with him and he smirked at me oh my g o s h and and then AND THEN I was w a k I n g up BEFORE he even tickled me😭😭 but honestly even without tickles that dream was amazing hwmbshejw

13 notes - Posted July 5, 2022

#4

Asked for tickles from my boyfriend (ie hid some of my face and quietly asked him if he minded "doing the thing" and like before that he had kinda been tickling me just tiny bits but after I asked he goes "I knew you wanted me to do that" like I had just proved him right and then he did cause hes sweet and amazing and hrnwhhe but later I looked at him and I said "how did u know I wanted u to do the thing" and he said it was how I was giggling when he hadn't even done anything and I was like man OK fair enough that'll do it

But yeah he's great he's getting rly good at tickling me cause it took a hot second cause a lot of people go for hard squeezes and pokes but those don't work well for me, like 1 or 2 is fine but then they just hurt, i prefer light touches like scribbles and stuff, and we've talked about this (he knows I like being tickled) and he's getting so good at it like I can tell he's picking up on what spots r more ticklish and what spots I rly like and what like ways to tickle me like ugh he does this rly light pinching thing and that shit tickles so bad it's amazing and like just generally he's getting rly good at it.

And when he tickles me he looks at me a lot like I'm cute or something idk it's just there's something in his face and the way he's looking at me that flutters me so damn bad like I already tend to cover my face when he tickles me but I'll like open my eyes and he's looking at me andbhanshwjwh

Sp yeah that's me once again going on and on about my not-ler-boyfriend making his lee-girlfriend a very happy gal

19 notes - Posted July 31, 2022

#3

T community! I have an announcement!

If you think your laugh is ugly, your wrong ❤️

Literally laughter is such a good sound and the fact that everyone's sounds different is amazing it's like our own little happy music yknow.

I struggle with my laugh when I'm tickled cause I don't think it's very cute, it's rly wheezy and generally just not what I expected ig, but I'm trying to like it, cause it's such a happy sound, why would anyone hate such a happy sound

So yeah, just remember that ur laugh is so gosh darn cute I don't care if ur loud or quiet or giggly or wheezy or if u snort or giggle or squeal or if you sound like an elephant singing the blues cause it's literally such a pretty sound

29 notes - Posted September 11, 2022

#2

I like the idea of gojo tickling his students and stuff cause we know he would bruh and that is so adorable but I also think that if they ever tried to get him back that hed turn off his infinity juuuuust a little to let them have a little fun before wrecking the shit out of them after

this headcanon is platonic!

29 notes - Posted March 30, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Man back tickles destroy me every time. I love them so much. They're not even nearly as bad as half my places but they're so cozy and soft and giggly. And then they stray too far to ur side to rly get u goin for a second. Mmm. I just love back tickles so much

218 notes - Posted October 9, 2022

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[rachelillustrates]

Okay FINE time for another deep dive.

"Act of Grace" time.

Get your tissues everyone and buckle up, this is a LONG one.

- I don't usually watch the recaps cause I'm eager for the story, but I did this time, and they way the framed Jack's "Who's the Big Gal?" comment at Stede showed both him and Ed laughing after and that's it. Not Ed brushing it off, crappily apologizing. So that drives home to me that we ARE supposed to be aware of how very not okay it is that Ed didn't step up to defend Stede against Jack's behavior.

- I'm sure I could do a full-on character analysis of why each of the crew members responds to Chauncey the way the do, but for now just let me say that I love all of them and that Frenchie and the Swede have my heart here, in their solidarity over how badass Frenchie's original cat flag is and pretending to not speak English. Pffffft.

- I think the juxtaposition between how Ed handled taking over Stede's ship, and how Chauncey does, is REAL DAMN interesting. Both Ed, pirate, and Chauncey, lawful government-endorsed asshole, take command immediately. But while Ed respects Stede's space, choosing to still let him take the lead around his cabin after he is healed enough to wake up, Chauncey commandeers it immediately, taking Stede's desk and everything else for his own. Which, obviously a power play, and obviously Ed's choices were impacted by what he seemed to want from Stede, both subconsciously and consciously. But that stands to show even more, Chauncey is operating under entirely different motivations, yes, but also the worldview of the conquering British. Everything is his, now - Stede and all his possessions, including the crew, are literally possessions to him. Things to control and move about as he pleases. And this is extra extra interesting in the face of how Ed acts later, when he does take control of Stede's space more like this. He gets rid of everything, yes, but he also goes through the motions of technically asking Jim to join his crew, talking to Frenchie about his usefulness instead of just interrogating him (that's still at gunpoint, of course, but the intention seems different, or at least he's making it look different on the surface). Just more subtle differences, even in that, about how the different "classes," or lifestyles, go about this circumstance.

- As much as Frenchie's failed attempt at espionage is both heartbreaking and hysterical, it is also SO STUPIDLY SWEET that Pete and Lucius trust him without hesitation to do it, and Roach is on board 100%, again without hesitation, to help - putting himself in danger in the process. GAWD. THIS CREW. THEY ARE ALREADY A FAMILY NOW 😭

- SUCH INTERESTING CHOICES in what was actually written in Stede's journal about Nigel's demise:

"AVAST YE!" I snapped. The smell of death permeated the room, electric in its tang.

"P-p-p-please don't kill me!" Nigel whined, having soiled himself.

Soooooo either Stede wrote that himself (unlikely, since he has Lucius record everything for him), or Lucius did, and in that case, who was in control of the level of embellishment going on there? Did Stede dictate that exactly, in trying to reclaim the situation, even though he wasn't okay with being a murderer? Or did Lucius add that himself, to sell the idea that Stede did it on purpose? Which honestly seems REAL possible with how clearly enraged he was over how Nigel treated Stede at the dinner, with the stories about the childhood bullying.

Also one of you guys is a great writer and should be telling stories, not just pirating.

....which also makes me feel like maybe it was Stede after all, since he reads to them and spun his own ghost stories. Hmm.

- Also a) I love Ed SO FUCKING MUCH. B) the "you all look the same" comment at the white, upper class people is just YES, especially since many of us (myself included) didn't realize that the officers with Chauncey are the same ones that they took hostage from Nigel's ship in episode 1!! And c) .....of course he tries to take the blame for it, sparing Stede since he's probably in for execution anyway thanks to his already existing crimes, but ...Gods. We find out, later, that he plans on trying to find a way out (he tells Stede so right after the verdict is passed). BUT STILL. Ugh. It's so good and yeah fine unhealthy or something but SO GOOD.

- I didn't think about it the first (....five or six) times watching, but Chauncey gets Stede to confess not just by telling him that Ed confessed, but by reminding him he's a "weak hearted, lily livered little rich boy," and I think that this is really where Stede and Ed's motivations begin to diverge, not just when he finds out that Mary reported him dead (and even with them coming back together, albeit briefly, with the kiss).

Coming back, Ed's focus had been and continues to be getting Stede out of trouble (himself as well, but as he put himself in trouble in order to get to Stede, that seems automatically secondary). Here, Stede is reminded - has already been reminded, by having a Nigel flashback by way of Chauncey's presence - of what he appears to be, what everyone thinks of him. That patheticness. And the only path out of it is to take responsibility for what happened.

That is character growth, for sure, since he usually runs away from things - and it does save Ed from being condemned for Stede's sake, as well (added bonus, which I'm sure he cares about, though his primary motivation is to stand up against the usual bullying he gets from his former peers, and prove them wrong by making things right). He has to lie, technically, in order to do it, but I think that he knows that the details wouldn't matter to Chauncey. He may as well have stolen his sword and stabbed him in the head himself, for all that Chauncey cares. So that feels like a path of least resistance thing. And as much as he looks bewildered, but honest when he responds to Ed's confession with "That's not true," and confidently yeah-WHAT-you-motherfucker determined when he then confesses to Chauncey, he immediately breaks down after.

We haven't seen him worry about Nigel's fate since episode two, basically, but even more so since Ed happened. So has he still been feeling conflicted, all this time, and just able to distract himself from it because of all the exciting/confusing new feelings he has? I think that's likely, especially since we JUST saw him go through feelings of inadequacy in the atmosphere of Jack's visit and the bond he appeared to have with Ed. Which would set him up perfectly for all of that to surface again in this moment. Yes, Ed came back - chose him - but if he's really a lily livered little rich boy, how long is that going to last? And he doesn't want Ed to take responsibility for his crimes, sure. But even more than that, he is done being told he isn't worth this life he's chosen. So he lies, and shows Chauncey that is IS, in the only way he can.

Which, as I said before, diverges from Ed's motivations. Stede is focused in taking responsibility, proving himself, even if it means his death. Ed is focused on surviving long enough to get them the fuck out of there. And they do talk about that, right after Stede's sentence is announced, but the impact of it I think is way less obvious than Stede freaking out about his family thinking he's dead, later. I think this division plants the seed for everything that's coming.

- Also, when the scene switches and we see the soldiers practicing their shot - Stede notices, while Ed is focused on Chauncey and not worried about the threat of violence behind them. Further subtle evidence that he was already working on some kind of plan.

- Of course all of that goes out the window, at least a bit, when it's revealed that Izzy's payment for giving up Stede (giving THEM up, as Ed points out) is that Ed is now in Izzy's custody. And it's been pointed out before in other meta that that's putting a POC under the control of a white guy. So, that hits really hard if you think about it, and makes the punch later even more deserved.

- I appreciate SO MUCH that Officer Hornberry continues to look uncomfortable, as Chauncey declares Ed's fate. They were practically bros and he still cares!

- I appreciate even more that when one of the soldiers tries to separate Ed from Stede, after that declaration, he does fight against it a bit!! As he's telling him they'll find a way out.

(Though Ed, honey, what the hell were you gonna do, with them literally taking Stede to the firing line that moment?)

Well actually, he is still thinking the whole time leading up to him shouting "Act of Grace!!" as the solution - looking desperately panicked more and more as the moments tick on and Stede begs for his life. After he punches Izzy, he's not even listening to his explanations (GOOD). He is calculating, and he can't see any way out. It doesn't look to me like he thinks of the Act of Grace in that moment in particular - he must have thought of it earlier, maybe when he was in the brig still, and discarded it because working for the crown no thank you. BUT with the love of his life (as much as I don't think he realizes that detail yet either, more on that later) pleading in the background, his certain death and permanent removal from the world, from Edward, imminent, he has nothing else. If he wants to save him, he has to do this. Which is why I think there's so much frantic desperation in the way he yells it. This is the shittiest option he could think of, ever, probably - "We'd rather eat our own faces, but yes."

But yes.

And he HAS to do it that way. He knows, somehow, that Stede doesn't know about the Act of Grace. So to get his attention, and everyone else's, he HAS to shout it first. Offer himself up, first.

Plus, as far as he knows, that will keep them together. If he had been able to communicate to Stede to say it just himself, they would have taken him away to the Privateering Academy alone, while he was carted off by Izzy. Literally the only solution, if he is to get what he wants.

- Also, him still standing in front of and protecting Stede as Chauncey tries to get them to still fire.

- ALSO also, literally the whole crew standing up for Stede and proving he is a real pirate!!! AAAAH! This whole moment ❤️ As much as the kiss is the first of two climaxes that we've been heading towards with him and Ed, this is absolutely the culmination of his journey with the crew, and it's perfect. Especially when they finish "Talk it through - as a crew," and the look on his face makes it clear he didn't expect them to!

- Before that resolution, though, they do make a point of showing us that Ed is uncomfortable with the choice he had to make. A lot is going on here, and they chose to cut away from the officers when they say "Blackbeard renounces piracy to serve the crown? We'll be dining with Ol' King George himself." So, spending precious time on Ed processing, really starting to face what he just did, that's significant.

And he only snaps out of that when Stede mentions his people positive management style in response to Chauncey being all WTF everyone???! at their loyalty to him. And he softens, and drifts back towards him, looking a bit curious.

I wonder, then, if it's really starting to hit him here that the level of his affection for Stede runs a LOT deeper than having a crush on him. Yeah, they're romantic, and he knows they're heading in that direction, but how deep was he gonna get into it, before, even with being sure that Stede likes him back? It didn't necessarily have to be a serious thing. He could, maybe, choose to take it casual like his previous dalliances. Keep his heart protected by not getting in too deep, still.

But now he's really, really chosen him. And he hears him say that, sees his crew support and believe in him on a level that they never have before.

Fuck it. I think this is where he starts realizing it's love. Like LOVE love.

- Which of course leads into the scene where they actually sign the document.

(Have I mentioned how much I adore all the bridal/wedding imagery in this whole situation? Cause I do. It's impeccable.)

Obviously the banter at the beginning of it is SO funny and adorable. But what's striking me now, of course, is that even though we saw that moment of "oh shit look what I did" before, NOW? Now he tells Stede "I know I don't" (have to) without reservation, and he wouldn't have hesitated at all if it weren't for Izzy being like "Think about what you're dOiNg!!!" And even then, he pushes right forward without having to stop and think about it. He looks resigned, yes, but accepting. This is what he has to do.

- This time through I am also finding myself more "Huh" about the fact that Stede doesn't seem more distraught yet that Ed is signing his life away for him, even with my observations earlier, BUT that's well taken care of by the fact that while they're waiting in line to sign into the Academy, he asks Ed what the escape plan is. It's the first thing we see him say to him since they signed the Act of Grace (obviously I'm sure they talked more off screen, but this is what we're shown). So, again, masterfully done. He's not worried, not really processing the weight of what Ed's done for him (yet) since he believes they're gonna throw some kind of fuckery and be free again soon.

Which underscores what Stede has to let go of in order to be with Ed, for just Ed. As much as he's falling in love with who Ed really is, even he gets caught up in the drama and grandeur of Blackbeard, expecting him to have something worked out - which overshadows, at least here, how perceptive he usually is about how tired Ed is of all of it.

(Which is really interesting juxtaposed against that earlier, when Ed WAS working on a way out for them, Stede chose to try and accept his fate. Very interesting parallel with both these situations being back to back!)

- Also pffffft at the Academy being like "Whatever, we'll take you" when a dead man shows up.

- It's also interesting that they chose to give us that flash of Stede sitting happily with his family at the dinner table here, as he's starting to spiral about this very dramatic consequence of his choices. When we first saw that in the first episode - since it was shown after a similar flashback in which he was separated from them, with Mary choosing to ignore him - I assumed that it was a figment of his imagination. That that's what he imagines it could have been like. I feel like that's gotta be the case here, too.

- AND THEN THE NOBEARD SCENE, aka Massive Miscommunication part 1.

Firstly, I very much hope that Stede makes up for yelping at the beardless appearance of Ed in the future and makes him understand that he's still beautiful to his eyes. Gods. Ouch.

And lucky for him, Ed does understand on some level that he's reeling, and confused, as much as he does not engage with him at all on the worries he'd been expressing before he looked over at him. So he doesn't react to his reacting. But he DOES react to Stede absolutely missing the point - the LOOK he gives him when he says "But you're Blackbeard! You can't be Blackbeard without your black beard." That, and what he says after - "Come on mate. That's all over. It was over years ago." And the even darker look he gives him when he brings up the fake heads idea. He looks SO frustrated, and understandably so - up until now, Stede had shown so much evidence of understanding how tired he is, how done he's been with the life he'd been living. Maybe he himself confused the issue a bit by planning on leaving in "This is Happening" before Lucius clued him in to their mutual affection. But still, he thought Stede saw, and understood.

And I think Stede still does, of course, if he looks past that. What we see in the montage where he realizes he and Ed are in love proves that he sees Ed for who he is, really. But on the heels of everything that happened with Jack, the enormity of what he thinks Ed's giving up if they don't try to escape, his own belief that he isn't worthy of Ed because of how amazing Ed seems, how larger than life, still, all of that validated by finding out that his family reacted to his abandonment by legally killing him... he can't hear it, right now.

So he does run from it, processing that and processing his "death," unable to communicate with Ed and accept what he's saying.

And then Ed looks so sad and resigned, accepting that this doesn't seem good enough for Stede - he doesn't seem good enough for Stede, Stede can't accept that they've ended up here (even after everything Ed gave up for him). But... he's still here. He's still trying.

- BUT first!! (Since that thought obviously leads into the beach scene) We get to see how the crew is faring under Izzy - which implies that Stede's ship, and Stede's crew, were part of the deal with Chauncey too. After all, Chauncey does refer to him as Captain Hands at the trial. So, the crew are still there. Likely to be abused by Izzy, from the bit they show us here. But I don't think they would blame Stede for it, since they helped Ed save him by encouraging the Act of Grace and then using his journal and the plant to prove his real pirateyness. Only to likely see them both get carted off by the English immediately, which was not under their control. I think that was understood (and I wish we'd gotten their goodbye scene. Sad face).

(Also its super duper interesting that Izzy has taken the ship after all and is trying to move on. This is the only moment since Ed convinced him, after the Lighthouse fuckery, that he's still "got it" and is still the Blackbeard he pines for, that we see him accept Ed's choice - stop fighting for something Ed clearly doesn't want - and go on without him. So. Hmm.)

(I have no idea what to do with Izzy on a good day so I'm just gonna leave that there.)

- AND THEN AND THEN AND THEN AND THEN AND THEN the beach 👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨

Which starts with Stede refocused on his family, remembering having fun with his children, Mary not understanding him, and then finally standing alone on the Revenge right after he left. Which reads, to me, like looking back to try to piece together how he ended up here, from there.

BUT!! Then Ed finds him - "There you are" - having clearly been looking for him for a while. And he sits, and tells Stede that the fake heads idea wasn't bad, with the most charmed, amused, fond smile on his face. Which to me, means that he has used the time since Stede ran off to think about what just happened, remember that he's panicking, and then choose to find him and keep trying to make this work. And when Stede turns his flirting into self-deprecation, he tells him to shut up, not having it.

And Stede finally, finally asks him how he's okay with all of this. And Ed gets to reestablish what Stede is acting like he's forgotten - that he is tired of the life.

"I just wanna do what makes Ed happy."

To which Stede goes into Freaking Adorable Mode - GODS his body language here - shifting focus and intention immediately to what Ed needs, in the same sweet way of, say, bringing him perfectly made tea or planning a treasure hunt for him. "And what makes Ed happy?"

To which Ed answers that he's been literally having the time of his life these past few weeks (Stede's expression at that, like he's so flattered and half can't believe it's true. AAAAAH).

And as Ed shares that, I feel like two things are happening - he's finally realizing that yes, this is what he wants, not just the vague idea of staying together however that was gonna look, and maybe there'd be physical stuff too, but still holding him at arm's length if he HAD to, not giving over his entire heart to him. But Stede really does fill his life and encourage him to be himself, his best self, and he wants so much more with him. Has so much more with him, already. Love, really (even if he wouldn't put that word on it yet. Though I think he would, especially after the heartbreak later - unless he goes into denial mode, I guess we'll see). And secondly, I think he's having to rapid fire decide exactly how much to reveal to Stede. BUT as he's saying it, explaining how much fun he's had with him, he realizes there's no going back (so 3 things happening, then). For him, now that he knows, he can't not do something about it. He can't not tell him, the only way he knows how. With the words he already has (how often do you think this man has genuinely been told "I love you" in his life? Yeah) and touch (which we've already seen, over and over, as his way of expressing affection).

"I reckon what makes Ed happy is... you..."

So Stede reacts, eyebrows flying up and getting a bit blushy and tripping over his words a bit, and smiling. And Ed watches that, sees it for the good sign it is - and fucking goes for it.

❤️🎉❤️

(I will forever be unhinged about the fact that this scene was supposed to take place at the base of a lighthouse, btw.)

And yes, it's a little awkward at first, but they ease into it and it's just SO tender and lovely. Especially Ed's caution, not fully leaning into it himself until he feels Stede kiss him back (pretty sure that Stede grabs his arms, too, around the elbows. I wish we could see. That seems like an important detail).

It's just. ... gods. So earnest. So very perfect.

And at "You make Stede happy" (and the fucking kiss-delirious bliss on his face there!!) Ed just smiles so sweetly, so surely back. For one moment, neither of them is doubting. They care about each other this much, like this, and there's no misunderstanding about the base level of that affection (even if Stede doesn't get that its love yet). They're made equal by the fact that the trappings of their costumes - Blackbeard's leathers, Stede hiding behind all of his frills (as much as I hope he reclaims his fashion sense in season 2). We're given Gnossienne 5 again, which always plays whey they're heading toward each other in a good way. And, again, this was supposed to be in front of a lighthouse.

That matters, in the intention.

As much as things get super muddy moving forward, as much hurt is coming, this was still pure and true, first.

And then, Ed goes immediately back into planning mode, suggesting escape. "Maybe we could just get away? Start over, reset." And.... I can't decide if that's a good thing or a bad thing. Obviously a big part of his motivation is that Stede expected an escape and adventure from him, BUT Ed also just established that with Stede making him happy, it doesn't matter where they are. Yes, he was looking for a calm life, to just be, for now, but I feel like him suggesting that they run away is him trying to find a middle ground between Stede's expectations and the chill that he expressed he wants. He doesn't suggest that they go and fight the British, he suggests they run off, and start over. Basically, a little bit of both. And that's actually a good thing.

But, of course, this new path - excitement, the fact that Stede wants him too - is distracting, and he reacts much as he did when the nostalgia of Jack's presence kept him from seeing certain things, and doesn't click into the fact that Stede was still processing, spiraling out, about his family. Even so much as to say to him "Our old lives would be gone. Dead. Never were."

So, Massive Miscommunication part 2.

I do find it hopeful that a) it is clear that the trouble here started after their affection. So at least they had that moment where they did get to just enjoy this step forward - Ed knowing what it means, and Stede just being delighted and blown away. And b) what Stede thinks of in reaction to Ed's propsotion is that moment where Mary said "We only have this one life." So yes, he is thinking about his family again, BUT he knows she was talking about being happy, seizing what happiness they could. So I think that was (as always) a very purposeful choice, both complicated (since he's still bogged down by that baggage) AND positive.

I could go on.... a lot, about how even with it being important that they both grow as people, there is no reason they can't do that together, if they acknowledge that they both have work to do. That's not where the story took them, sure, but they've been getting better, becoming more full versions of themselves due to each other's influence, this whole time. As long as they can be honest with each other and open about what they're feeling, they (and anybody else) have a great shot at still making it even though they have a lot to work through as individuals.

Buuuuuuut of course, that communication isn't there, and that's the problem. Stede doesn't verbalize his panic about his family, after having been derailed from it by his panic over Ed, and Ed can't see that (plus, it's Stede's responsibility to ask for what he needs. He is so crap at talking it through after all istg). So once again, they're heading forward from very different perspectives and motivations.

Still, there is hope and love in the way Stede answers Ed. There's that pause - him considering, his guilt, but also the fact that they only have this one life and deserve happiness - and Ed deflates, expecting rejection again despite the fact that Stede kissed him back. But not pulling away, not letting go of his hand. And Stede's expression and tone in saying "Yeah," finally, are very much a "fuck it" kind of acceptance and resignation, which I mean as a good thing (and really echoes the tone Ed had when he signed the Act of Grace, imo). He can't imagine a reality, right now, in which he gets closure around his family AND still gets to follow Ed. But he wasn't lying - Ed makes him happy. And he knows, at least, that he wants that.

So - "Yeah." And we're focused on Ed here, his manic delight at Stede agreeing to run away with him, so it's harder to catch Stede's expressions. But he is smiling, both before he says "I think so" and the "Mm-hmm." So he is on board, he does want this, even though that surety comes crashing down as soon as Ed starts talking about figuring out the details and tells him to think of new names, and then leaves him there to go arrange everything.

As soon as he's alone again, the weight of it all starts to hit him, he starts sliding back into his confusion and panic over what his family's done about him, all the very massive change that's happened in just a few days. Setting the stage for what's coming.

- Meanwhile, poor Olu. .....but I would have voted for him too 🤷‍♀️

- Ed's excited soft grin and "Hey!" when he looks at Stede and gets his attention to tell him what the plan is make me believe in love all over again every time. Jesus.

- Also, Stede wasn't sleeping yet, so likely a combination of trying not to spiral and waiting for Ed to show up with details. AND he sounds concerned when Ed says he'll meet him there, and goes to head off. He is ready to bolt already - not cause he doesn't want to go, because the too-much of everything is just ...well, too much. So a) no wonder, even on top of his usual instincts, that he runs at what happens in the woods. And b) how would things have been different if Ed hadn't split off from him in order to get the plan together? If he had stayed, now, and they went and got the dinghy together later?

(Obviously impossible with where they're both at, at the moment, but I still loooooong for it.)

- I actually really appreciate both from a self care standpoint and a storytelling standpoint that we figure out what's happening to Stede as he does. We see him sleeping, trying for the rest Ed told him to get, and then the barrel of the gun appears against his face. So we're processing that the same time he is, before they show us Chauncey. And that's probably the gentlest, kindest thing they could have done for us as viewers.

- Also, up until Chauncey starts the litany of monster-qualities, Stede is trying to help him through this as much as he wants to survive it. "Take if from a man with regrets..." "Just breathe." As much as I've been throwing a small tantrum about his inability to communicate, he is just, SO good with people in pain. Even when they've literally come to kill him, and thus potentially at the expense of his own life. I just.... UGH I love him and Ed both SO MUCH and even as a demisexual Sapphic cis woman I have never related to a character more than I relate to Stede Bonnet. Fuck.

(Also that point raises the question of how come Izzy's the exception? Cause Izzy's pain is not a secret if you think about it - BUT I think the difference is that Izzy has literally been bullying him, aggressing at him one way or another, since the moment they met, and shows no intention of stopping. Also, the damage he represents about Ed's trauma, and how he treats Ed himself, and the crew. Also also, with Chauncey, he feels responsible for it. So.)

- As for the visual montage of those monstrous traits, we get the shot of Nigel's corpse that we've been getting this whole time. Then his family sitting for that painting (excellently placed since we needed to remember that for when he sees it next episode, but also, he ruined the picture perfect family image they were supposed to present together, so that hits on both what they went through, AND how he failed society by leaving). And then Ed. The moment he saw him without his beard in the barracks, and had to face that (at that point) there was no escape plan. Ed truly is abandoning Blackbeard, his whole adventurous life, for him. Even in the face of the plan they have now, that still shakes him so much, and Chauncey is lumping it together with his abandonment of his family and the murder he's taking responsibility for. Chauncey - both as a supposed victim of Stede himself, and a representative of the society, people he grew up in/around - is telling him that he may as well have murdered Ed.

And then Chauncey advances, and Stede's gonna let him do it - tells him he agrees. Already thinking that Ed is better off without him. That finding him dead in the woods, that never finding out what happened to him at all, maybe, is better than joining him and keeping him from being who he thinks he must still want to be.

So yes. The gunshot. The trauma, and the startled panic in the face of that violence and what he's choosing to believe about himself. And he flees.

- Holding a moment of silence for Ed's waiting on the dock, here. A more tragic vigil 😭

- That said, the parallel of them both being without the other, now, and feeling like they don't deserve the other.... yeah. Stede believes Ed cares for him and wants him to be there, but he shouldn't want that, because he's ruined him. Ed believes Stede has rejected him, so deep in his self loathing at the sight of the empty dock that he can't even consider that Stede could have gotten in trouble. He's a monster, of course Stede changed his mind. Though.... he does wait, and that is a hopeful action, even though it comes to nothing.

(Continuing to grasp at every grain of hope they give us until season 2 hits. Dying on this hill.)

- Also forever grateful for the Izzy mutiny scene. Omfg. Pete jumping on board immediately. Olu choosing violence, and letting the rest of them choose violence. That Ivan and Fang were 8,000% on board too. And how everything needle-scratch screeches to a halt when Ed appears, at the confusion of him being there and the look of him. That he himself came back there, in the first place. Probably knowing that Izzy was there and he could get him to do what he wanted, in his grief (at this point, anyway). Not wanting to go back to the Queen Anne, the shell of his old life, where no sense or comfort of Stede remained. As much as he's hurting, he doesn't want to pretend it didn't happen. And that's.... Jeez.

- Meanwhile, Stede looks so confused as he opens the door to his house and steps inside. Meaning, I think, that he ran without even thinking about what he was doing or where he was going and just ended up there. And we don't see much of his expression when he says "Darling, I'm home" to Mary - we see hers, she is reacting with shock and obviously not in a good way, which leads excellently into what they give us of her in the next episode. But what we do see of Stede, even though we're not focused on him.... I think he looks mildly amused. Like "Oh, okay. I'm here. Maybe this means I can fix things, by being here like I never left. And my family will be happy. And Ed will be safe from me."

Short break to chew glass, brb.

...went back and watched it again and even his tone is interesting. The "I'm home" like an offering. Firm, but soft, like "Here I am, this will fix it." A statement, not a question.

Plus, the camera pans out to show him in the foyer, surrounded by the light in the room and beautiful things, flowers, but looking an absolute mess as much as he's trying to look cheerful. Which is SO INTERESTING against the shot they always show us of him aboard the Revenge for the first time - where it's dark, just lit by the lanterns, and he looks nervous, yeah, but put together on his own terms (appearance wise) and the deck of the Revenge, though empty, looks as welcoming as we always see her, even in the darkness.

So yes. Allll of that.

I'm not sure if this meta helped it hurt less but jeeeeeeeez. So much "of course it happened this way," etc. As usual, brilliantly constructed as much as I can't help but wish every time, still, that things will turn out differently.

*slowly turns up the volume on "The Chain" and curls into a ball okay thanks*

#ofmd meta #meta #ofmd #inspiration #storytelling #stedward #blackbonnet #otp

[ficuscircus]

Oh my gosh we SO need an Halloween episode!! And perhaps they could even compete in an absurd heist à la B99...👀👀

Morgane is obviously Viviane and I like Céline as Arthur, also because most often she's the ~voice of reason. 😍

Plot twist: Roxane dresses up as a regular Merlin bc she doesn't know Kaamelott and is like "wtf are y'all on about, these costumes are absolutely inaccurate"

I feel like you're being harsh with Gilles as Gauvain, nah, this goofy ball of kindness deserves better. You know who else is a goofy ball of kindness? Guenièvre. Just think about it 🤣🤣 #makegillesadrag2k22

Daphné would tooootally dress up as the Graal lmao!!! Anon your mind (forgive me, I'm afraid I'm gonna keep calling you anon for a little while^^) 😱

Ultimately, Karadec and Lancelot absolutely are humourless-psychorigids-who-think-they're-nobler-than-the-rest-of-the-world-when-they-are-actually-as-fucked-up-as-your-average-gal soulmates

🤯🤯🤯 A HEIST! GIVE ME A HEIST! (Item at stake: the cup Morgane nicked from the church) @ showrunners: when

Ouuuh Roxane not being into Kaamelott is much funnier. And it makes sense, because she’s not at the precinct all day, every day, so she can’t be in on all the jokes and references! (Which is… kinda sad. Sorry Roxane, doomed to be a pawn in other people's stories 😥)

Wym Gilles deserves better?? I have nothing against Guenièvre, but Gauvain is great 😭 He’s a sensitive soul, perhaps out of his depth sometimes (okay, most of the time) but always well-intentioned. And he turned his back on his father, didn’t he? That takes courage, he’s a good egg!! (also I’m sure he would love the idea of family therapy)

#adam & lancelot also have in common a singular outfit #and color-coordination… black toothbrushes for one white clothing for the other #hpi anon's adventures with julia #hpi sillies #pour la postérité voyez

[gretagerwigsmuse]

Hi are you me?? I swear we have the same taste in tv shows / movies. Ted Lasso, All Creatures Big and Small, Mad Men...etc etc. Always a pleasure to see you on my dash. That's all. ❤️

YES i love all creatures! i remember starting it during the dark days of the pandemic when i was at my parents’ house and the three of us were always so excited for the new episode each week (there is something to say about not being able to binge a show). and now they’re going to war 😭😭 tristan is also my favorite, i’ve adored him since his first episode!

and ever the predictable gal, i’m literally watching ted lasso right now. i think they’re all kind of comfort shows? like in their own way? idk if you feel this way, but i always thought mad men was absolutely HILARIOUS. also we need to talk about the 1975 because i just went two weeks ago and it was unreal

#asks