#it’s about being a comedic duo and also best friends <3

[targaryenluvs]

— A WHOLE NEW WORLD

pairing: percy jackson x fem!reader

summary: in which you and percy navigate a whole other world, and encounter trials in the way.

warnings: angst, bullying mentions, teasing, physical violence courtesy of clarisse my bae, drowning, confessions, fluff, hugs, smooches, percy n you are a comedic duo i swear, basically a self insert, not proof read

wordcount: 5.7k

a/n: i’m insane, this is the longest thing ive ever written. so please reblog and interact <3

you’d grown up with the same stories percy had. the greek gods and goddesses, their lives and tales, their failures and secrets. what you didn’t expect was to be the child of one.

you, percy and grover were currently on a field trip, and you couldn’t have been happier. all around you was history, and you were fascinated by it all. breaking away from them, you viewed the tallest of statues and the intricate, taking your phone out secretly and snapping a photo to show your mother later.

you were dragged out of your fairytale by laughter, and percy’s scowl evident on his face as you made your way over. “i don’t know if you have a miserable home life or just enjoy being a bitch but this trip would be much more enjoyable without your annoying voice.” you sneered before shining a fake smile her way. percy’s laugh in your ear made you join in, but the reprimand afterwards dulled your mood.

you weren’t a big fan of bullies, especially when they targeted your friends. for some reason you obtained a boost of confidence and a need to protect your own friends from such people yet you couldn’t defend yourself on your best day.

the trio of you sat, eating your lunches, you were inhaling your favourite food much to the amusement of grover and percy. “i don’t think your food is running off y/n.” grover teased as you shoved his arm, “i know, but i’ve been waiting for so long, i didn’t eat anything this morning, i was too excited.” percy turned his head towards you, “you were excited?” you nodded, “for a museum?” you waved him off, returning to your food.

but not before nancy launched a sandwich percy’s way, you’d had enough, and so had he. the two of you got up despite grover’s protests, and somehow she ended up in the fountain, even though percy hadn’t touched her. you’d been lost in the crowd around the fountain and once you’d broken out you found percy on the ground.

“perce! percy are you okay?” you tried to shake him awake to no avail, so you did the next best thing, slapping him awake. twice should do it. his eyes opened, focusing in on you, “i’m here, i’m fine, i know you care about me.” relieved, yet annoyed you hit his shoulder before you and grover helped him up.

and when he did wake up he spoke about what he saw. on the walk to your hearing percy went into detail. and you couldn’t help but feel scared, what the hell was going on?

and the two of you stuck with the story of nancy throughout, feeling betrayed when grover went against you. your own parents were out of town and you were freshly kicked out of school, percy’s home was also your own. you prepared yourself before the two of you entered the apartment, gabe wasn’t exactly a sight for sore eyes.

and soon enough yourself, percy and his mother were headed for montauk. you’d left over twenty four messages for your parents but it seemed none of them had made their way through.

“so all the stories, they’re all true?” percy was fast asleep in the front seat, and the book in your hands wasn’t all that interesting. sally nodded, “i know it’s all a lot for the two of you to take in,” if percy was a demigod, then were you too? “what am i? who’s my parent then? are my parents my parents? am i adopted?” sally stopped at the intersection abruptly, turning towards you with a sad smile, “sweetheart, it doesn’t matter. your parents love you no matter what, i know it. you’ll learn everything with time, i’ll tell you more when we’re all inside okay?”

the water droplets on the window were plentiful, some big, some small, some new and others falling. the storm outside was looming, loud and dark, but it seemed to bring you comfort in all honesty, you loved the rain. and as you sat and drove all you could think of was your future, and what it had in store for you.

you’d been in the kitchen whilst listening into sally explain to percy about his parentage, the gods and goddesses. you were sure if you heard anymore you’d pass out. percy’s outburst led you back to them.

“well i’m not a baby! i know there’s no such thing as monsters, i know there’s no such thing as gods and i know for certain that there’s no such thing as demigods.” the hand on percy’s shoulder brought him back down, “percy, why would your mother lie to you? no one on this earth loves you more than her, i think we should listen.” his face was riddled with confusion, “you’re telling me you believe this crap?”

before the conversation could get heated, grover’s appearance interrupted. “what the hell are you doing here? how did you get here?” grover sighed, as much as he wanted to explain he needed you all to get moving, “i promise i’ll explain everything but somethings coming,” percy and yourself took a step back, “grover.”

“and i know that sounds really bad,”

“grover?” he brushed the two of you off, continuing to ramble at sally.

“but the important thing is not to panic—”

“i’m not panicking.” sally rested her hands on her hip, “great! i’m also definitely not panicking. i feel very good about how we’re doing so far—” you closed your eyes, maybe when you opened them it’d go away. “grover!” you and percy shouted out at the same time, “what?”

you pointed towards his legs as percy spoke up, “why is there half a goat in your pants?” his legs were bare, mist not around.

as if the day couldn’t have gotten any crazier or exhausting for you and percy grover all of a sudden showed up and you were all on the move. sally was punching the accelerator, whilst grover continued to explain, “what are you?” grover turned to face you, “i’m a satyr. and i’m your protector. i was assigned to you but we didn’t know that y/n was special like you, so i guess i’m sort of protecting you both.”

“you’re my protector? and what y/n doesn’t get one?” you laughed, “no offence but i think i’m alright perce. if you’re our protector than shouldnt you have protected us at school? against nancy?”

“i protect you against actual evil,” you snorted, “the only evil is nancy’s personality, that should count.” percy managed a smile at your words. “if i hadn’t gotten you kicked out of school, you’d have never survived the night. and what’s chasing us now would have found you there easily.” it was like a truckload of information all at once, you felt like you were in a movie.

“the mist. it’s the veil that hides the magical world from the human world. my legs. dodds’ wings. even dodds’ absence, but it isn’t supposed to hide things from me. that never happens. something powerful is at work here. the sooner we get you two to camp, the better off you���re… you told them about camp, right?” grover looked towards sally for an answer as you moved his hand away from your face. grover tended to move them around when talking about something he was passionate about.

“not yet, no.” sally shook her head as you smiled, “you’re early remember?”

“camp is a sanctuary for half-bloods.” great now you were going to a summer camp. the more he divulged the more you began to understand. you’d always been told you were special, percy especially. you should’ve known you were meant for more. demi gods were never safe, that was obvious by the huge monster behind the car.

“is that the minotaur?”

“once the attacks start, they never let up. okay? dodds was just the beginning.” you twisted your body to get another look at it, “okay well if we’re being chased than maybe less talking and more runnin, driving, whatever just go!” you shouted out, your heart was ramming against your chest, your hands felt warm and jittery. you needed to move, to do something, you hated just sitting and relying on a car. you zoned out in time for percy’s regular jokes.

“he is still wearing underpants.” you giggled at him, “i wonder what size.”

“the mythomagic cards were training. everything has been training for what’s still ahead of you, and i know wherever percy goes, you go.” you rolled your eyes, “i always hated those stupid cards, guess i should’ve played huh?” percy cocked his head, “what’s ahead of me? of us?”

“kids,” you all turned to sally, her knuckles were turning pale white, an unrelenting grip on the wheel, “hold on, please.” you clutched on to the seatbelt and seats as you all were jolted around, dodging a car and attempting to evade the minotaur, which wasn’t exactly all that easy as he rammed into the car, horns penetrating sallys window.

she fought for control, her foot pressing down on the accelerator before you all ended up crashing.

the ground was wet and mushy, you felt dirt gather underneath your fingertips as you crawled out of the car. you could see sally helping percy out as grover made his way out. your leg was aching, a shard of glass caused a gash in your thigh and dragging it along the floor hurt like a bitch, “ah, shit!” you rolled over onto your back.

percy’s eyes darted towards you the second you cried out, “y/n!” he dashed towards you, sally and grover in tow. “are you okay? what happened? where does it hurt?” his eyes were frantic and his hands unsure, the sight of you hurt was more than enough to worry him. “i’m fine, i just, if we take the shard out and tie something around then it’ll stop the bleeding right?”

percy shrugged his shoulders, shaking his head, hoping it would clear it out, the whole situation was already stressful but his best friend injured? an absolute nightmare. “i— i don’t know! mom! what do we do?” he shouted as sally grabbed your jumper from inside, “move aside percy, let me help.” he didn’t want to, percy wanted to stay right by your side, but he knew she could help you where he couldn’t.

the make shift tourniquet did the job thankfully, but you were in and out from the loss of blood, the last thing you recall was sally jackson in the hands of the minotaur, and suddenly, gone.

your voice was stuck, trapped in your throat. your eyes stung immensely, waterline flooded. she was family to you, one of the sweetest people, supportive. and just like that, erased, just dust. your eyes searched your surroundings for percy, to see him, to help him, but all you could view was darkness as it took you far away.

the last thing you’d heard was grover yelling out for the two of you, “stay awake! please!” his pleads were unmet, as you were whisked away to a world of sleep.

the light was harsh on your eyes having just woken up, at least your bed was comfortable. but you still had no clue where you were. your body was stiff, needing to move around. as you shuffled to sit a voice called out for you.

“y/n!” you turned to see percy peering through the window, a large smile on his face as he promptly ran inside to you. “percy.” his arms wrapped tightly around you, squeezing hardly. “you’re killing me here.” you croaked out as he let go, taking a step back.

“i’m sorry. do you need something? are you hungry?”

“that i am, where are we?”

“camp half-blood, welcome y/n l/n.” an older boy spoke up from the doorway with his arms crossed, leaning on the frame. “luke.” percy recognised the boy, which made you feel at ease, “hi luke.” he smiled, “hey, how are you feeling?” you sighed lifting the blanket up and resting your feet on the floor, attempting to rise from the bed. “like i need to walk a bunch, is there food around?”

luke nodded his head before signalling you to follow, “is your leg okay?” the pain had lessened since the initial hit but it was still sore, “i think i’ll be okay, might have a limp. i can be a zombie for halloween maybe.” percy was glad you were making jokes, seemingly back to normal.

the camp was everything you could have dreamed of. straight out of the pages of a book or out of a movie, amazing scenery, nice enough people, and insane skills amongst them. you had no clue how you’d fit in. you’d settled into hermes’ cabin, your bag and bed next to percy’s.

“so, how long have you been awake?” you were pushing down on your mattress with your hands, testing the springs. the bed wasn’t as soft as you’d have liked it to be but you couldn’t exactly buy a new one.

“let’s go outside and talk.” percy muttered, leading the way. you were sat down behind the cabin now, percy slowly sliding down the wall to be next to you.

“i only woke up a few minutes before you, i saw chiron he’s a—something. and i met the camp director mr d, dionysus by the way. they wouldn’t let me go back into the infirmary until we finished talking.”

“why’d you want to come back so quickly?”

“your bracelet was missing, i didn’t know where it was so i was freaking out. anyways i saw the camp a little, and i came back for it and you were awake. i got, i got scared before.” percy couldn’t bring himself to look you in the eye, he felt nervous admitting it, his worry for you. your smile was wide as you recalled his own worry for the bracelet you’d made him.

“what? why?” he exhaled, his hands playing with his shirt, “i— i thought you wouldn’t wake up maybe.” you grabbed his hand, “i’m right here, there’s nothing to worry about perce. how are you feeling?” your voice was barely above a whisper, filled with sympathy and sorrow, you still hadn’t spoken about his mother.

“don’t.” he shook his head whilst averting his gaze, staring down at his hands. “don’t what? i’m not going to force you to talk about i promise, i just want to make sure you’re okay.” percy closed his eyes, “i can’t just,” percy breathed in, working up the courage to meet your eye, he hated the pity on your face, “just forget it, her.” you rested your hand on his neck, bringing him in, “no one’s asking you to percy, if there’s anything you need from me, or if you just want to sit and die of diabetes with every blue food in the world, i’ll be right there.”

“thank you.” his voice came out muffled against your shoulder. you tried your best to comfort him with a hand in his hair, you pulled him back to take a look at him. his eyes were glossy, a few tears had fallen free. using your sleeve you wiped them away, “now what demigod has the time for tears, percy jackson?”

you loved percy best like this, with a grin plastered on his face.

“yknow what we could use?” percy pulled you up from the ground, before you walked back to the cabin. “and what exactly is that m’lady?” you rolled your eyes, “first of all i despise your british accent and second, a nap!”

percy was sweating profusely, his nightmare having jolted him up from his bed. his jittery movements concerned you, book in your hands forgotten as you surged forwards, “perce? you okay?” his eyes were blown and chest heaving, but at the sight of you he relaxed, “yeah, yeah i’m fine.”

“you okay?” luke stood infront of the two of you, arms crossed, “super.” percy snipped back as you swatted his arm, “be nice.” your voice was firm, and you knew how percy was, you’d say sarcasm was probably his middle name if you hadn’t already known it.

“we all have them, you know.” luke clicked his tongue, taking a step closer. “intense, recurring nightmares. that’s normal here.” his words were surprising to you, knowing that yourself and percy rarely fit in.

“and the daydreams, and the ADHD, and dyslexia. demigods just process reality differently, than humans do. for the first time in your life, you’re just like everyone else.” you let out a sigh, whether of relief or sadness you didn’t know. did you want to fit in? be the same as everyone else? nothing special?

“so are you also… do you not know who your—“ lukes lips pressed into a thin line, knowing what percy insinuated, “am i… unclaimed?” the two of you nodded in unison, “no, hermes is my father. that doesn’t matter, we’re all on the same team here.”

percy’s agitation was obvious, as well as reasonable and it was exactly how you felt. “each kid is brought here and made to wait around until their parent decides to pick up the phone? pick up— whatever. how is that fair?“ percy nodded along, “she’s right, why is that okay? why do they get to bring us here to just ignore some of us?” you did feel bad for luke, you felt as if the two of you were bombarding him with questions and expecting him to hold all of life’s answers.

“spend too much time trying to figure out why the gods do whatever it is they do, you’ll drive yourself crazy. sooner you stop worrying about that, the sooner you can enjoy what this place actually does offer.”

percy’s interest piqued, “and what’s that?”

“glory.”

you’d spent hours trying different things. percy almost hit a bunch of campers with an arrow, whilst you’d hit the bullseye, much to your elation. the both of you were absolutely horrendous at welding, which you figured. the only thing that had stuck with you through out the day was the idea of offerings. and you knew percy was thinking the same thing.

the smell of fire invaded your senses as percy threw in the thing that meant most, whilst you sat by him and wondered if it would actually work, would she be able to hear you? you’d zoned out for a bit, feeling as if you were intruding whilst he talked.

“i hope you’re sitting down, but… i think… i’ve made some friends here. like, real friends. y/n and i, we might actually fit in for once.” you beamed at the thought, yet not wanting to interrupt so you settled for nudging his shoulder to which he smiled at you, “i think they might really like me. imagine that. he isn’t here. my father, he just… didn’t show. i mean, ignoring me is one thing, but he doesn’t get to ignore you. i’m gonna make him come down here. i’m gonna make him see me, i’m gonna make him see us both.” and with that he blew out the fire, a small flicker of hope ignited inside.

“we’re going to get her back percy, i swear.”

and that was the end of your pleasant night, the reign of terror, clarisse and others were infront of your cabin. and that’s where your night went haywire.

you and percy were thrown to the floor roughly, landing on your bad thigh caused you to shout in pain. “aw, does someone have a scratch? where’d you get it from? the minotaur?” the girl was blonde, and you had no clue who she was but her mocking tone made you want to punch her in the face.

“do you think you’re special? better than everyone else?”

“no.”

“tell me you made it all up about the minotaur, and I’ll let you go. maybe to impress your friend here? you practically have heart eyes when you look at her.” clarisse approached you, “don’t touch her!” percy shouted as clarisse chuckled, “why not? you gonna stop me?”

“he didn’t make anything up.” you responded to her question since percy hadn’t, with her harsh glare you prayed for the earth to swallow you whole. “she’s right, i didn’t make anything up.” clarisse was hoping for truthfulness from percy, she couldn’t tell if she was disappointed or happy, she could teach him a lesson.

“some kids gotta learn the hard way.” the two other girls charged towards percy before abruptly walking around him, dragging you up by the elbows. “hey! if you’re mad at me then hurt me! don’t touch her! let her go!” clarisse held percy back as the girls forced you to your knees, “guys i appreciate the sentiment but i’m not all that thirsty.” please tell me this wasn’t used recently.

percy thrashed around in her grip, desperate to save you, “you really like her don’t you? not a single ounce of fight in you when it’s your ass on the line but for her,” his chest heaved, and his hands clenched, he wasn’t commonly violent, but a beat down on clarisse seemed amazing right about now.

“get off her! y/n!” your eyes were clenched shut in an attempt to prepare yourself, holding your breath, yet nothing happened. when you peeled your eyes open you were met with an empty toilet bowl.

“please tell me you guys didn’t drink it yourselves.” if it wasn’t already an indication of her irritation based on the scowl on her face the second-grade ‘you stole my swing’ type of pull at your hair dragged you back to younger self. but what really awakened you were the three tentacle like forms of water, “what the hell?” the harsh collision of your back on the wall saved you from the attack. the girls all staggered around, careful of the water before scurrying out.

percy rushed over to you, hands cradling your face, “are you okay? did they hurt you? you didn’t touch the water did you?” you raised your hand to cut off percy’s rambling, “i’m fine, but what the hell was that?” he shook his head, “not a single idea in my head.” percy slumped opposite of you, “there’s not much in your head either way.” percy placed his hand on his heart, feigning shock and hurt, “how dare you!” your giggles rejuvenated percy, your smile was all he needed to be happy again.

the figure of someone at the door caused you to shoot up, careful of the water, you saw annabeth come into view. crap.

“we can explain.” you both held up your hands, caught at the scene of the crime and afraid of the consequences. “no, you can’t.” percy nodded in agreement, “okay,” the girls face resonated with percy, eyebrows knitting together in confusion as he tried to recall how, “wait, I know you.”

annabeth shrugged her shoulders, “no, you don’t.” percy stepped forwards infront of you, directly inline with her, “yeah, but you were there. that night in the infirmary.” you couldn’t recall seeing her there when you woke up, “i don’t think she was, i don’t remember seeing you.” anabeth peered down at her shoes before returning to the conversation.

“yes. i’m annabeth.” she introduced herself, you’d heard of her a bit from other campers, daughter of athena.

“are you stalking us, annabeth?”

“yes.” her bluntness was something you didn’t expect. “okay. why?” you inquired further, “well, i’ve been waiting to see if something like this would happen. “so i’d know if you can help me.”

“you’ve been waiting for me to get my head in a toilet and for percy to be manhandled? well, girlhandled.” percy was confused, “help you do what?”

“win capture the flag.”

the helmets weren’t exactly the most comfortable but you figured keeping your brain in your skull was more crucial.

you walked next to luke with percy on the left of him, “you’re gonna love this. campwide mock warfare, all glory to the victors. annabeth’s the head counselor of the athena cabin. she’s led our team to three straight wins. been a long time since anyone’s won a fourth.”

“she was there in the bathroom, she said she’d been waiting for it to happen.”

“annabeth sees the world differently. always six steps ahead of everyone else. you should cut her a break.” you scoffed, “cut her a break for what? her life seems perfectly fine.” luke shook his head, “not everything’s as it seems y/n.”

“whose side are you on, anyway?”

luke stopped and turned towards percy, “oh, hers, always. she’s my little sister. maybe I should back up.” you nodded, “i think we should sit down if we’re going to be getting an origin story here.”

luke’s entire story of how he and annabeth got to camp made you regret your earlier comments of an easy life. she’d been fighting since she was a child, it’s all she’s known. “she’s been watching us since we got here. why?”

“annabeth is the strongest warrior in camp, the only way left to prove herself is to go on a quest.”

“and what does this have to do with us?”

“chiron’s been promising her for years. one day, a demigod would arrive who was fated to go on a quest that even chiron couldn’t prevent. and when that happened, she could join it. every new arrival, or, arrivals in your case, annabeth watches, looking for a sign they’re the one. usually, she gives up after a day or two, but she’s still watching you two.”

“can you ask her to knock it off?” as much as you hated to admit it, she did kind of freak you out, “i agree, we’re not going on some magical quest any time soon.”

“yeah, sure. but you never know, what if she’s right?” the conch shell blowing in the distance alerted you all.

it was battle time.

as you walked behind luke you couldn’t help your nervousness, which percy always noticed. “hey,” his voice was soft and reassuring, a hand on your shoulder, “we’re gonna be fine, it’s just a friendly game. we’ve won three times and we’re going to get a fourth since they have us brilliant additions of course.” percy literally bowed in front of you as if being applauded for a performance as you chuckled, “oh please, you cant win with idiocy percy.”

“that is extremely offensive! how many times have i beaten you in monopoly?”

“ohh, you want to talk about monopoly mr bank robber? do you honestly think no one noticed when you randomly turn in broken change and grab even more bigger notes? or the fact that three houses does not make a hotel!” clarisse watched the two of you fool around from afar, she was going to make you pay.

the pebble you’d thrown clattered against percy’s armour, “hey! what was that for?” you groaned out loud, your head lolling back, meeting the log. “if you keep flossing i’m going to push you myself perce. you need to take this more serious—” the girls surrounded you from every angle, swords in hand as you rose from the floor, your own sword clutched tightly.

“flags that way, it’s not here.” clarisse smirked, “we know. yeah, glory’s fine. revenge is more fun.” her spear crackled as they all surged forwards, time to fight, it’s now or never.

clarisse’s scream was deafening. “so much for friendly huh?” percy shook his head, “not now! you can tell me how wrong i was when we’re out of here.” for some reason once they’d begun their attack, you’d never felt more alive. as if you were born for this, to fight. every sword and hit that came your way was met with double the force, hurling people backwards as you tried to make your way to percy’s side. one of the girls was sly, managing to corner you on the boardwalk near by.

her knee, she’s weak in the knees.

the voice echoed through your head, as if compelled you followed up on it as the girl went down almost immediately. thank you very much random voice! the sound of cheers floated through the air as you saw luke plant the flag in the ground.

4 — 0.

perhaps you’d been distracted by the people, or maybe it was percy being held by his armour courtesy of clarisse. either way you didn’t notice the girl lunging your way, not until the cold water engulfed your body.

you’d never learnt to properly swim.

percy’s footsteps drummed through the air, each step heavy and weighed down with purpose. he had to get to you, now. the second you’d hit the water he was on the ground running. it had only been about five seconds at most yet percy was already at your previous spot, diving in head first.

act now, think later.

your eyesight was blurry as the two of you resurfaced, the first thing you spotted the crowd on the shoreline, they waited with bated breath, your team cheering once the two of you were back up. “i’m so sorry, i said i would protect you but clarisse— i was so scared when i saw you get pushed, i think i froze up. i should’ve listened to you, i should’ve taken it more seriously. this is all my fault.” he was holding onto your face for dear life, afraid to let go.

percy had dived head first into the water for you, no hesitation. he put himself at risk for you. he always knew what to say and what to do. percy was your person. you’d been an idiot, why’d it take so long for you to realise what you knew deep down?

you love percy jackson. and not in a friend way, in a love way. in the best way.

your lips were pressed on his in seconds, you weren’t in a hurry, not desperate, not messy. just passionate and deep, as if you were trying to convey your feelings through it. you were simultaneously trying your hardest to remember this moment. percy’s cold hands on your cheeks, both of you sopping wet, nothing else mattered to you, until he kissed back. percy on the other hand was desperate, he’d been waiting for so long, settling for the title of best friend. he had you in his arms, he’d already lost his own mother, he wasn’t going to lose his other half.

his hair tousled, curls sticking to his face, yours dripping wet, hands on your neck as you clutched his. “what are we percy?” he grinned, “whatever we want to be.” the pair of you may have forgotten the fact that you were currently surrounded by campers, but the deafening cheers and shouts of support warmed your heart. surely a kiss didn’t elicit such a reaction? yes it did, but also the fact that a trident loomed over percy’s head.

percy jackson, son of poseidon.

the two of you walked with a literal army of people, friends, even. for once you both felt as if you belonged.

luke was unbearable, taking any chance he could to tease the two of you, “my little campers, all grown up.” he fake-cried, wiping false tears from his eyes as you poked him, “now if we can find someone then where’s your partner pal?” percy laughed, “please never say pal again.” you turned his way, scrunching your nose, “doesn’t work does it?” he shook his head as the three of you chuckled.

“but seriously, you two are made for each other, i’m happy for you.” as you reached the cabin you couldn’t help yourself as you hugged luke by surprise, “thank you. we’ll be in soon, we just have a bit to talk about.” luke made his way inside as the two of you turned to walk away but not before hearing him call out, “keep your hands to yourself percy!” percy rolled his eyes as you smiled.

the two of you sat at the boardwalk again, feet dangling off. you’d been discussing the quest, as well as the fact that it was only undertaken by three.

“so, you, me, anabeth and grover. percy i know school sucks but if you could count those names on your fingers for me please.” percy groaned as you laughed at your own joke, “i know, i know. but i figure four heads are better than three.” your legs swung back and forth as you shrugged your shoulders, “we could fold grover into a box and take him with us secretly.” percy suggested.

“yeah, maybe.” your voice was quieter than before, eliciting concern from percy, “hey? you okay?” you were fidgeting again, this time with the black bracelet you’d made for him. he met your eyes with a smile as he lifted your head by the chin.

“i promise, i’ll do whatever it takes to keep you safe.” and for once you could feel how serious he was, “thank you perce, you— have been apart of my life since i was little. i don’t think there’s a single person i trust more on this planet than you. i’m sorry, for everything you’ve gone through. i swear, we’re going to make it out of this. we’re going to find your mother, we’re going to find the lighting bolt, and everything can return to normal. well, besides the fact that we’re all demigods and all.” the laughter was bittersweet, a moment of peace before you embarked on the quest.

“you’re beautiful you know that?” he whispered to you, as if he was afraid for others to hear. you grinned at his words, leaning in towards him as he followed, “i know, you make it a point to tell me at least once a day. but you, percy, are as gorgeous as the calm seas.”

you wiggled your finger in his face as he swatted it away, “if i had known my girlfriend was a poet i would’ve had every word of yours written down.” you felt fuzzy, warm. with percy you felt a million ways, all of them good.

as cheesy as he was you loved him.

“look at us, exploring a whole new world.”

“did you just aladdin me?”

“yup, do you think they have a flying carpet here?”

“why so zeus can strike it down when he’s angry? i feel like the gods are all little kids throwing temper tantrums.” percy shushed you, “they might be listening.” he joked as you punched him.

“i hope they are. so they know, we’re coming for them.”

“holy shit that was a badass line.”

“perce?”

“yeah?”

“you’re ruining it.”

#pjo x reader #pjo series #percy jackson and the olympians #percy jackson x fem!reader #percy jackson x reader #percy jackson imagine #percy jackson fic

[chatonnoir]

There's three main inaccuracies that annoy me about how a lot of people write the Ladynoir dynamic in fics (especially ones that aren't Ladynoir-centric)

1) I feel like a lot of people forget in their fics that Ladybug and Chat Noir don't just fight Akumas/Sentimonsters. People often write them as if they just don't see each other at all outside of Akuma battles, so if Hawkmoth doesn't akumatize anyone for two weeks, they just don't see each other for those two weeks unless the author decides to write in patrols. That's not actually canon!!!! Those battles just happen to be the focus of every episode, but we've seen them canonically doing other superhero good deeds like saving a falling helicopter and rescuing kitties from trees and saving Damocles when he puts himself in danger trying to be a hero.

By extension you can probably also assume they do other typical non-kids' Y7 cartoon-friendly superhero good deeds like catching purse snatchers and rescuing people from burning buildings. Don't be afraid to write them doing these kinds of good deeds!!! In addition to showing how Ladybug and Chat Noir interact and work together in different kinds of situations, it adds variety and life to the story and makes it more Real, since it shows Ladybug and Chat Noir being connected to and interacting with the city they protect, a lot moreso than if the story limits them to just taking on the Akuma battle of the week and then disappearing until the next one.

2) Sometimes people also write Ladybug as if she never hangs out with or sees Chat Noir outside of those Akuma battles and wants to keep it that way. Even when they do include patrols, often those patrols will just show them splitting up and Patrolling with limited conversation towards the end, keeping their friendship distant. Ladybug and Chat Noir regularly spend time together outside of battles!!!! We have seen them canonically eating ice cream together, taking selfies with civilians, sitting on rooftops together to enjoy the views and unwind and talk one-on-one (regardless of if it's the middle of the day, sunset, or nighttime), and going for a walk on Pont des Arts together.

(Apparently they even canonically do magazine photoshoots together)

They could very easily do solo patrols if the purpose of patrols was just to keep the city safe. Split-up solo patrols would probably be more efficient and easier to coordinate with their schedules. But there's a reason she promises in Truth/Lies that she'll never miss a patrol with him again, and that's because the patrols double as hangouts for them!!! They don't just split up and keep a quiet watch over the city from the rooftops, they interact with their city together during their dates patrols as a couple duo.

3. And the last one, probably the most common: People forget that Ladybug likes to have fun with Chat Noir. It's never been just "the serious heroine who rolls her eyes at the comedic hero." Ladybug does not just roll her eyes at Chat Noir and despise his puns. Ladybug loves being playful with Chat Noir. She loves to annoy him, loves to roast him, loves to be competitive with him, loves to give him a little gremlin smile when she knows he's going to hate whatever she has planned, loves to get flirty right back at him and even makes her own cat puns at him from as early as the First Episode. There are literal canon scenes of him rolling his eyes at her jokes.

Tl;dr: Ladynoir are best friends who love to spend time together and their city loves them don't forget it

#anyway if you write fics that remember and show these details in your depiction of ladynoir i am kissing you on the head #when people mischaracterize ladynoir's dynamic / erase how close they are / turn ladybug in to this always-serious no-nonsense heroine who #has no interest in seeing chat noir outside of Akuma battles just to artificially put emphasis on another side of the lovesquare #and only focus on interactions between adrien/chat noir and marinette (usually to the end of getting him to finially ~notice her~) #I throw hands #ladynoir #* #talks

[autistic-robin]

dynamics i would sell my soul to see in s5:

1. platonic madwheeler.

aside from the fact that these two are literally two sides of the same coin, i think their onscreen chemistry is a delight. they have so much in common and i feel like their repression issues are so similar. if they had one single heart-to-heart about max’s feelings for lucas you can bet your ass she’d help mike realize he’s in love with will. also— max’s perceptiveness (being in tune with/intuitively understanding other people) would really help mike beat the oblivious brain-full-of-rocks allegations. also i need them together for comedic reasons.

2. robin and jonathan + steve and argyle (with nancy supervising)

robin and jonathan’s dynamic has yet to be explored but they’re so similar that i feel like they would either be best friends or literally a hair away from ripping each other’s throats out and i need to see this onscreen for my mental stability. they’ve both got that lone-wolf, nobody-understands-me vibe and they also share the same class struggles that nancy can’t relate to or understand— i feel like even if they were enemies at first (you can’t be the dark brooding mousy-haired town pariah, that’s MY ROLE) they would warm up to each other super quickly. they’re also both really On It in terms of understanding situations/investigating shit, so. platonic dream team.

steve and argyle are also characters who’ve never been introduced and i feel like they would immediately love each other lol. they’re both himbos, both have strange homoerotic undertones in their scenes with jonathan, and they both toss their personal lives aside to be there for their friends. they also end up helping in unexpected, often unintentional ways, which is sexy of them. i feel like they would annoy the shit out of jonathan and robin and i want to see that play out. preferably while nancy glares at all of them like an exasperated mom.

3. platonic henderhop.

no thoughts just vibes with these two. all their little moments (“she’s our friend and she’s crazy!”; “teeth” *touches dustin’s teeth*; the scene in s3 where they reunite in starcourt) are precious and i wish their dynamic was more heavily explored. since they both recently lost their best friends (eddie and max) & both have survivor’s guilt, i feel like they should get a scene together talking through that pain. maybe reassuring each other that they aren’t to blame for any of it. idk man they make me emotional.

4. unhealthily codependent qpr stobin.

we simply did not get enough of them in season 4. st*ncy revival took up a good chunk of screentime that could have been dedicated to focusing on steve and robin’s friendship and i am and always will be furious about that. i think to rectify this they should make steve and robin attatched at the hip in s5. fiercely protective of one another in the way they should have been in s4, fighting tooth and nail back-to-back, saving one another. i just feel like steve’s arc needs to be about the platonic love he’s found after leaving tommy and carol in s1, and giving these two the attention they deserve would be a great way to show that to the audience.

5. joyce-hopper-murray polycule.

need i say more.

6. stonathan.

give them closure god damn it. let them talk everything out. maybe even give them a few questionable scenes like the ronance ones in s4… just. heavy implication. it’s what they deserve.

7. will and max.

platonic will and max are to platonic mike and el, which is why i feel like this duo would be unstoppable together. soft gentle secret badass + hard-edged fiery secret softie? that’s a five-star dynamic right there. they would kick ass together, they would bully mike together, they would fight the patriarchy together and i really believe that. also the fact that they’ve both been face-to-face with vecna and really experienced the horrors of the upside down could give them a deep understanding of one another and i think that’s something that deserves to be explored— especially since they’re also both abuse victims.

8. platonic elmike.

i want them to break up amicably and gently and lovingly. i want el offering mike the non-judgemental acceptance he desperately needs. i want mike apologizing profusely to el, and finally being able to love her without the hero-worship once he realizes he only loves her platonically. i want their connection to only be elevated and deepened by this understanding and closure. also i want el to softlaunch byler. that is all.

9. lucas and steve.

their mom stances are the same. steve came to lucas’ basketball games. they are both himbos. please give them screentime and further establish lucas as an important part of steve’s found family PLEASE!!!

10. nancy and mike.

what happened to their i-hate-you-but-i-would-kill-for-you sibling bond in s1? what happened to “no more secrets”? all i want is for nancy and mike to have a meaningful, in-depth conversation about their home lives, and hiding things, and not being able to love people the way they want to. and being scared to death of losing the people they do love. i want mike reassuring nancy that barb didn’t die because of her, and i want nancy reassuring mike that he won’t lose will. i also want them to glare pointedly at their dad together.

12. steve and el.

this dynamic is really unexplored and i feel like these two are paralleled so often that it would be criminal not to see them interact. a possible scenario i’d love to see: el post-finale going to steve for romantic advice (because that’s what all the kids do throughout the show) and confessing that mike hasn’t been able to tell her he loves her. steve assuring her that it’s okay, but that she should focus on being independent. that sometimes friendship and family can matter even more than a romantic relationship. that sometimes, people we think we love romantically are actually just people we really care about. and that being their friend instead of their partner doesn’t weaken that bond at all. and then el looking pensive, thanking him, and then immediately asking how he got his hair to grow out so long.

#more to come bc so many dynamics on this show are underappreciated #and i need to see ALL OF THEM interact at LEAST once #stranger things #st s5 #st4 #byler #platonic madwheeler #henderhop #stonathan #steve and el friendship #platonic stobin

[becauseimanicequeen]

MASTER LIST: WRITTEN STUFF

Updated: May 24th, 2024.

(Or, more like braindumps.)

I like to have things organized so it was better to start this list sooner rather than later.

I’ve gathered all the links to my written stuff below. These posts include a mix of posts (analyses, theories, ridiculous posts, etc.) that focus on specific series I’m currently into (read: obsessing over).

As usual, they’re listed in alphabetical order.

DEAD FRIEND FOREVER (DFF):

Ep. 1: About the Hand Groping Tee

Ep. 7: Jin’s Reaction to Seeing Non Kiss Phee’s Cheek (brief)

Ep. 11: The Image of Non Being Dead (brief)

Ep. 11: What I Wanted vs What I Got (brief)

Ep. 12: My Expectations for the Last Episode

Ep. 12: My Take on the Ending (brief)

Ep. 12: Open Ending (brief)

Ep. 12: Questions After the Final Episode (brief)

Jin is Not a Flat Character

Non is Still Alive (brief delulu post)

Non’s Effect: Jin Had it Bad for Non (brief)

Non’s Effect: Non’s Effect on Phee, Jin, and Tee (written before ep. 12 was out)

Series Summary: My Highlights from DFF

Series Summary: My Thoughts on DFF

Special Episode? My Wish (brief delulu post)

The Main Characters of DFF

This is Not a Romance (brief)

DEEP NIGHT:

Ep 6: What if Pan ended up kissing Ken (brief)

About Pan, Seji, and Ken having a real conversation about poly (brief)

You have no idea how much I wish for this to be a polyamorous relationship

KINNPORSCHE:

The Comedic Duo in KinnPorsche (pt. 1) (scene)

The Comedic Duo in KinnPorsche (pt. 2) (scene)

MY STAND-IN:

Ep 1: Ming's watch and the box he put it in (brief)

Ep 1: "The Kiss" by Gustav Klimt (brief)

Ep 2: The way Up Poompat expresses emotions (brief)

Ep 3: Thoughts on the ep + my description of the ep (brief)

Ep 4: Ming is definitely feeling something for Joe

Ep 4: This made me cry (brief)

Pre ep 4 theory: Joe using Ming (brief)

Pre ep 4 theory: Ming will act out of jealousy (brief)

Sol is annoying (brief)

Ming staying at Joe's place (brief theory)

TO BE CONTINUED:

About the puppies (brief)

Ep 1-5: In Defense of Ji

Ep 1-6: Can I get a confession from Achi?

Ep 7: Look at my beloved miscommunicating idiots

Ep 7: This scene broke me in all the best of ways

Running Away is Achi’s M.O.

UNKNOWN:

Ep 6: One of my favorite scenes (brief)

Ep 6: That moment when San Pang asked Yuan if he needed to spell it out (brief)

Ep 6: This episode broke me (brief)

Ep 8: The cleaver (brief)

Ep 9: Yuan's decision to go see Le

I’m up for more pain (brief)

The yearning (brief)

Where's the duck?! (brief delulu post)

WANDEE GOODDAY:

Ep 2: Saving the first kiss (brief)

Ter is pretty, but also a douche (brief)

The tiger and the rabbit (brief pre-release thoughts)

MISCELLANEOUS POSTS:

Bad bitches that have me in a chokehold (ask)

Poly relationships I wish I'd gotten (ask)

Up Poompat Appreciation Post

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

Let me know if a link doesn’t work or if it goes to the wrong post.

#iq master list #master list #master post #my shit

[cringecanto]

félix headcanons lets gooooo

you know how he was in the deleted scene (Chores)? that's just him when he was younger

he had zero tact, would cut people off, was very loud but also the funniiiiiest person youve ever met

being with pepa actually taught him to think before he spoke, as well as to let people finish their thoughts

was in love with pepa the moment he saw her (obviously)

people actually didn't consider him attractive when he was younger. great guy, great worker, but in the looks department? eh. average.

....that's until he was older. dude aged like Fine Fucking Wine. not bc he did anything specific. he got older, got more and more confident, and thus more sexy ;) he didnt have time to worry about what others thought of him, especially when he had a hot wife and great kids

best friends with agustín (also obviously)

(they kissed once LOL)

they used to be a musical duo, where félix would sing and play the tiple while agustín played the piano. those two were a riot playing together

was actually scared shitless of bruno before he got with pepa.

he was a bit of a chismoso, so hed heard all the rumors and assumed they were true

ofc he changed his mind when he saw bruno was kind of just...harmless

him and bruno were terrible together tho lmao. if they talked to you, your feelings were 100% gonna be hurt

(it wasn't on purpose, and agustín usually did damage control)

félix got better at that, bruno Did Not

he's very theatrical. the whole family is tbh but he's like, theatre kid theatrical. so is pepa (thats why they get along so great <3)

he gets hype around parties and gossip (which is what he does, ah, a lot) but he's pretty down the earth and chill

his kids got his temperament! tho camilo and dolores more so than antonio (that little guy is gonna take after his mom-)

loves massages. giving them, receiving them-

very much a family man!

he thinks his kids are the *funniest* people in the world. they all have that comedic timing, unintentional or not

(the cool color family are includes as his kids. he loves em all)

#last one is he's bisexual but shhhhh #encanto #felix madrigal #félix madrigal #happy bday félix! i forgot i had some of these in the drafts #long post

[spoilertv]

#SpoilerTV

[fumifooms]

Comparing Asaden to other ships for comedic potential

Idk about y’all but I’m desperate for asaden content rn and my brain has dug far into my memories until it found an old ship of mine that is a goldmine of asaden energy: sorayla from The Dragon Prince. Oh also, disclaimer: this is about shipping fanon for funsies lol I’m going very off the rails here. This is mostly comedic “enemies with romantic tension” stuff. There’s another ship at the end of the post too. Definitely putting this under a cut bc I am more capable of shame than Denji tbh. Anyways so let’s-a go!

Sorayla!

Soren is like, so Denji. He’s more jock and like, wholesomely stupid? But also he’s mire of a jerk in that he has no morals ngl, and his ego is humongous. Rayla for this is Asa, she’s pretty Yoru-like too but just cringefail and bitchy enough to be pretty Asa lolol. But, where they really shine is their dynamic together:

Their first meeting is him attacking her. He’s about to attack her while she’s asleep, but then a moonbeam falls upon her face and it looks like he thinks she’s pretty?? But the point is she’s too vulnerable for him to kill her without guilt so he’s like “Sis can u wake her up… So it’s like, sporty y’know” which DOES make me feel very Denji about him

 Anyways, they fight on rather equal grounds after that and she of course doesn’t respond well to that whole mess. And though they become reluctant allies because of a mutual friend she keeps glaring at him because she knows he’s up to no good, this is his response: https://www.tumblr.com/sorayla/182939524430/poor-soren

-———-

From the comic: https://raayllum.tumblr.com/post/631343059979976704/soren-and-raylas-relationship-in-through-the

Just… Just watch this Soren compilation… You’ll get it. https://youtu.be/Tjm_S8DwYBM 

2:48 and onward is the best to get the Denji-ness (and Asa-ness). For Asa-Rayla, there’s much less good content 

Here are some extra moments I could find in image format:

And hey, the best part! : Soren’s character arc is all about stopping blindly following orders even if they’re from someone you hold dear and trust, and stepping into your own moral code and beliefs and standing up for yourself. Rayla’s character arc is about facing her problems, her flaws and figuring out her identity and getting over social judgement & being an outcast!!

Anyways. They’re funny, is what I’m getting at. Cringefail yet murder power duo. Somehow matches the level of asaden murderous intent and dead braincells but while being more functional.

OK NEXT SHIP BC I TRIED TO KEEP IT IN AND COULDN’T: 

Maomao & Jinshi from The Apothecary Diaries

This one will be quicker. They’re much different from asaden character wise and dynamic wise too, but a similar thing to sorayla where “she looks at me like she wants my head on a pike, omg I need her to kiss me” happens lolol

Maomao is just wholy uninterested and asocial, which, yeah, Asa much. Jinshi’s cute curiosity in Maomao is pretty Denji. But then it’s kinda like asaden reverse roles because Jinshi is tired af and bitter and childish and petulant, but he acts very elegant and flirty in public & for Maomao (at first), so it’s kinda like Asa & Yoru trying to woo Denji Lmfao. And then Maomao being untinterested and blunt af is very Denji when he isn’t happy with Asa, like when he wanted to avoid her and cuss her out just before she asked him out on a date. Anyways look at this

 Tell me that isn’t Asa looking at Denji & Denji being ecstatic over getting any sort of crumb of attention from a girl. YOU CAN’T THAT GUY IS JINSHI’S FATHER FIGURE. HE HAS HIROFUMI YOSHIDA ENERGY. IMAGINE YOSHIDA WALKING UP TO ASA LIKE “Please stop insulting Denji he rants about you 24/7, he rambles about you being wrong and gives 3 hours long point by point counter-arguments all while blushing and seething. It’s disgusting and I’m not paid enough to be his friend. Please. Do it for my sanity.”

“Please hide your disgust so I don’t have to hear him talk about his kinks” This post really said it best lmfao: https://virovac.tumblr.com/post/680214574839054336/the-apothecary-diaries

Also I think it’d be hilarious if they had some fake-out romantic moments like this: https://lunatic-fatalist.tumblr.com/post/696376478807490560/mao-mao-reaction-to-be-carried-bridal-style-by-the  Them being cute for 1 sec, the other picking up on the romantic ambiance and then them immediately dropping the ball. The post doesn’t have it but the page after that moment Jinshi cusses her out and they end up arguing-bantering lmao

This is a good summary of them lmao: https://wwcrld.tumblr.com/post/642320757689663488/the-apothecary-diaries-by-natsu-hyuuga Anyways go read The Apothecary Diaries. It’s really funny and interesting and cool, it’s a detective sorta story about medicine and politics in ancient China.

I know few people are likely to care about this whole thing but by good god I am obsessed and starved for asaden rn, it’s never enough and I have to start sucking in other fandoms like a black hole or some plague. I hope some poor souls may deride enjoyment from this

#asaden #sorayla #jinmao #fumi rambles #i’m sorry this is a mess i’m stupid and hyperfixated #i am deranged

[phoenixkaptain]

Thanks for answering my ask....If you don't mind me asking (again), what are your top 10 (or top 5) favorite media (can be books/ manga/ anime/movies/tv series)? Why do you love them? Sorry if you've answered this question before......Feel free to answer whenever you want to (or not). Thank you so much....

(You asked this a little bit ago and I put it in my drafts as a “I’ll finish this later” sort of thing then forgot until this morning, sorry)

1. Hyouka. It’s a mystery anime. There’s a manga as well, but I never got very far into it. The animation is really pretty, but the main draw for me was the mc Houtarou Oreki. The way he just doesn’t want to be there and also would like nobody to talk to him. Despite this, he’s friends with the exact opposite? And good friends. What a guy. Also, the mysteries are very fun to piece together.

2. Natsume Yuujinchou. I’ve always really liked this anime, and the manga. I like Natsume Takashi, the main character, and I also really like his grandmother, Natsume Reiko, who kind of acts as a secondary main character? She caused the whole plot to happen. I like how many people and yokai mistake Natsume for his grandmother, and the running theme of Natsume finally finding friends. It was also the first manga that ever made me cry, so it holds a special place in my heart.

3. MXTX’s novels. All three of them. I love the characters and I love the romances and I love the plots. I love the side characters! I can’t think of an author who has ever made me so invested in side characters before! I read them all for different reasons, so I don’t really have a favourite among them, but if I was held at gunpoint, I’d say Scum Villain is my favourite. Because I associate it with the colour green, and I like the colour green.

4. Moomins. I just… everything is so soft. And warm. And kind. Even when the characters are beinng objectively terrible, I just want to pat their heads and sigh wistfully. It’s definitely my comfort show. I occasionally watch clips from the nineties show just to cheer myself up again. I love Snufkin because his lines are amazing and I, too, would like to wander the world as a lone vagabond. (The whole conversation of “I made those footprints.” “What? How?” “With these big ol boots I found.” “Why are you wearing them?” “To see what life is like in someone else’s shoes.” “What’s it like?” “Uncomfortable.” I love every moment, I quote “uncomfortable” all the time)

5. Detective Conan (and Magic Kaitou) I love this series. I love the comedy of the most intelligent teenager alive being shrunk into a miniature. I love the drama. I love the characters, all twelve billion of them. I love that the twists are always so weird. I absolutey, positively adore the Kaitou Kid episodes! Something about little itty bitty Conan facing an international jewel thief… I also love the movies! I haven’t seen all of them (my attention span…) but my favourites are the Lupin III crossovers! And, of course, the best movie is the Lost Ship in the Sky, because it has the funniest scenes of anything ever. When Kaitou Kid (disguised as Shinichi) and Conan just leap out of a helicopter? I love them so much…

6. Encanto. I’ve watched this movie about 3-5 times (an impressive feat for me I promise) and every time the Abuela says “the miracle is not some magic that you’ve got, the miracle is you, not some gift just you” I cry actual tears. And I get major siblings feelings from all of it. It’s so good

7. Star Wars, specifically prequel-era and Original Trilogy-era. I love Anakin Skywalker. The most dramatic man to ever. And I love Luke Skywalker. And I love Leia. And Han, and Chewie, and Lando, and Obi-Wan (Obi-Waaaaannn 🫠) and just the majority of characters. I really enjoyed reading the Thrawn Trilogy because I found Mara Jade to be the funniest comedic foil to Luke. Luke is just vibing. Mara is like “You were stabbed fifteen seconds ago, what-“ Love the chaos duo Luke and Leia, who can’t go anywhere together because they attract misfortune but also can’t go anywhere apart because they attract misfortune. I love longsuffering Han who didn’t really realize that marrying Leia meant marrying Luke too. I have never watched the sequels, and I don’t really want to. I just wanna live in my lil bubble 👍

8. Resident Evil series. I’m counting the games here because I own exavctly zero consoles that run Resident Evil games and so I mostly just watch longplays, but I love the series. (One day I’ll be the Master of Unlocking… one day… when I have… more money…) I really like Ethan Winters because he reminds me of a kicked dog. I like Jill Valentine the mostest because I really like that her responses to all the weird comments Barry makes are just her laughing and agreeing. I like Chris Redfield because Wesker reveals his huge evil plan and Chris immediately starts laughing and Wesker gets actually upset that he isn’t taking him seriously. I like Ada Wong. She rocked in to Raccoon City to “find her boyfriend” (code for: do spy shit) in a dress and, like, tights? They could be leather pants, the graphics aren’t that clear, but I’m not sure? Her whole outfit in RE2 is amazing. Oh, and I like the horror elements too, the monster designs are so gross! 10/10!

9. Various DC comics. Namely, Batman, Robin, Young Justice, Swamp Thing, etc. I talk about Batman and Robin and all them a lot, but I really enjoy Swamp Thing! I never knew that it was a horror comic until I read it (I suppose it would have been logical to assume it was, but still) and I like him! He’s very cute. Squishy. I want to lay on him and tell him he’s doing a great job. I like the little mini Swamp Thing that grew after he was “killed” it’s so little!!!

10. Fire Emblem. I’m including another game series because I love Fire Emblem a lot. I have played so many hours of so many games (Tokyo Mirage Sessions crossover is underrated and everyone should play it and gush about it with me because Mamori runs a cooking show when she has no idea ow to cook!!! I love her!!!) I have wasted so much money on the mobile game (stop looking at me) I absolutely love this series! My favourites are Marth and Henry (FE:A) I love Marth, he is so… himself :) and I love Henry! He was raised by wolves! He converses with crows! He proposes with a cursed ring! He carries around monster parts just for funsies! He is the cutest little murder bean in the world! Fire Emblem Awakening got me into the series as a whole, and I have never been the same (side note: I also love Corrin, because they are a himbo whether male or female. I also love Robin, because they appear very reasonable and are tacticians and are very intelligent and they are also completely feral in weird ways and I like it a lot. I love Byleth, the best teacher who does not have a heartbeat and didn’t cry when they were born and doesn’t know how to emote)

This turned out longer than I expected, but I hope it’s what you were looking for.

#long post #ask #elaine2895 #the inane ramblings of a madman #i love my hyperfixations #but i also forget about them #if they are not right in front of my face #my object permanence is bad #but once i am reminded #i fall in love all over again

[fanganedit-beach]

A full list of duo's and trio's I like in the Another series, i'd love it if any of you would consider these ^-^ I even made names for all of these lol

Dra1;

Duo's:

Delivery service (Akane & Teruya) I can't explain this one, th-they just stand next to each other during the trial and somehow it turned into me liking them as a possible comedic friendship duo.

Clockwork duo (Fake Yuki & Yamato) The freetime events,also yamato's comment on him wishing "yuki" could've always been like this or something like that.

Holy glass duo (Kinji & Haruhiko) These two have so much potential as a duo just look at both of their free time events, they'd get along so flippin well.

Baton duo (Satsuki & Tsurugi) chapter 4, satsuki being a good influence and helping tsurugi lighten up warms my heart.

Schematic duo (Rei & Yamato) Their small interactions during the what if chapter made me interested, i'd love to try and come up with the wacky hijinks these two would commit.

Two cell duo (Haruhiko & Teruya) The bestie's, the best bro's, need I say more?

Web gear duo (Kiyoka & Mikako) I can't exlain this one but I think kiyoka and pre kg mikako would get along really great

Prisim duo (Teruya & Yamato) The sillies, rare pair of all time, short person and tall person, teruya's wackiness rubs off on yamato at times, they watch anime together, they do movie marathons together, teruya comes up with the silliest invention ideas and sometimes yamato actually makes them. Also both become symbols of hope for others.

Switchblade duo (Ayame & Akane) Do I even need to explain this one? chapter 2, the school flashback, akane redeeming herself because of ayame

flame duo (Rei & Tsurugi) haha rivals

Chesspiece duo (Tsurugi & Yamato) They were best friends, they totally no homoly played chess, I will never be over them

Sun and Moon duo (Utsuro & Yamato) shakes them what is with these two!? yamato doesn't take utsuro's bullshit, utsuro just rolls his eyes at him, and yet its implied alter ego kisaragi was able to stop the monokuma's because of him!? It was definitely not fake yuki who did that or yamato wouldn't be dead in general, so it had to be utsuro, so what gives sir!? Also everything in chapter zero, homo rivals 100% Also did you know part of yamato's name or surname means moon while the sun is apparently supposed to represent despair in this series? yeah, yeah these two are so nuts.

Trio's:

Healing web (Mikako, Ayame, & Akane) Mikako helps calm akane down in that one scene, I already explained ayame & akane, mikako and ayame totally did races together during hopes peak time, they could be such a cool trio.

Hyper care trio (Kanata, Ayame, & Satsuki) 3 of the kindest characters in the game, ayame probably needs kanata's health expertise a lot, satsuki cheers ayame on at matches, satsuki takes mild intrest in kanata's work and listens to her talk about it sometimes, kanata watches satsuki preform while also helping her incase she gets injured, they have movie nights and game nights, they also play d&d together. The they.

Professional trio/The three K's (Kinji, Kakureru, Kanata) Chapter zero, I also think they are just in general peek healthy friend group goals

Balloon trio/Sunshine trio (Haruhiko, Teruya, & Satsuki) The goofy friend trio I wish I could have, they are literally so sweet they deserve everything.

Survivor trio (Rei, Tsurugi,& Teruya) they are everything to me, they could have been such good friends/poly couple (potentially), if only tsurugi got therapy.

Sdra2;

Duo’s:

Analyzer duo (Kokoro & Sora) sora could be a decent influence on kokoro while helping sora get better at figuring stuff out during trials, also they would totally stay up and text each other.

Shiny Colors duo (Hibiki & Yuri) idk, I just think if yuri got past his dream just a bit I think he and Hibiki would be a kinda iconic duo, like they’d just click? I can’t really explain it but I think they could’ve been an interesting duo

Inkblot duo (Iroha & Nikei) siblings siblings siblings siblings, I’ve already explained a bit on Nikei and iroha possible relationship, they have sibling energy so much and I wish we got more interactions with them cause I bet they’d be sweet.

Smile therapy (Yoruko & Emma) yoruko complains about something and Emma listens, Emma vents to yoruko after opening up and she helps her with her trauma, they drink smoothies together, Emma helps yoruko keep her composure and control her temper, they take pictures together, they have friend potential I swear.

Bloody Mary duo (Mikado & Kanade) they come together just to make others suffer, they are a match made in hell and are each others only real friends tbh. They have surprisingly a few things in common and they bond over their shared bloodlust.

Poppy duo (Teruya & Yuki) they both deserve better and have suffered immensely, also teruya getting to know the real yuki while yuki has someone to look up to (aside from shinji) and listen to teruya ramble about fashion with interest, they are sweet.

Note sheet duo (Hibiki & Nikei) omg two of the begonia trio. Nikei interviews Hibiki and Hibiki rambles and complains to Nikei and listens intently while writing some of it down so he can keep it in mind, they bond over their devotion to their work and hatred of the Bloody Mary duo.

Lazy duo (Iroha & Syobai) epilogue, also maybe syobai helps Iroha get a backbone while Iroha helps Syobai let people in his life.

Cotton candy duo (Yoruko & Setsuka) setsuka helps yoruko be more outgoing, does her nails sometimes, helps yoruko warm up to people more while yoruko opens up her thoughts and feelings to setsuka and helps get advice on how to handle things, yoruko becomes friendlier and more laidback thanks to setsuka.

Rainbow flame (Shinji & Yuri) Shinji being the one to reach out to yuri and helping him warm up to other men because of how Shinji while pretty loud and a bit aggressive is also a huge sweetheart that cares for everyone.

Caged Sparrows (Sora & Nikei) nikei’s free time events, watch them. They are a mix of funny, interesting, and heartbreaking. I wish they got more interactions outside of the fte’s, also I’m convinced they’d either be partners or rivals.

Fake merch duo (Teruya & Syobai) teruya is a good influence on Syobai, Syobai is a bad influence on teruya. Teruya does not take Syobai’s shit, Syobai is somewhat refreshed by it.

Apple pun duo (Emma & Hajime) void theater, also they give off mom friend and dad friend energy and it’s amazing.

Sun vs Space (Mikado & Yuri) possibly could’ve had a really interesting dynamic, like chapter 1 hinted at a possible dynamic low key but we never got it so yeah I want this explored. Also yuri tolerating mikado because he’s smart enough to know not to ignore or underestimate the literal mastermind of the game, and mikado at least somewhat respecting yuri because of that.

Trio’s:

Begonia/trauma trio (Hibiki, Nikei, Teruya) OMG begonia trio my favs, I already covered why I like them but again they just have so many things in common and I just know they would be good influences on each other. Nikei teaching Hibiki to not take anyones bullshit, teruya and nikei possibly reconciling and bonding over their care for others and trust issues, teruya being someone Hibiki could vent to and be validated for being upset, teruya helping the others recover from their trauma while he heals just from being with them, I love them I love them so much.

Nail painting trio (Sora, Yoruko, & Setsuka) they literally had friend group potential linuj literally said so. I’m just imagining what a great influence setsuka would have been on Sora and yoruko and the fun hijinks that could’ve ensued with these three plus how it could’ve possibly affected the story. Seriously I don’t stay this enough, linuj should’ve let Sora interact with people other than yoruko or yuki more.

Void theater trio (Hajime, Emma, & Nikei) Do I need to explain, they have such a fun dynamic in void theater I wish we could see them interact when not dead and Nikei is not in a anger fit, I want more void interactions please.

Workout buddies (Yuki, Shinji, & Hajime) the bros, the buddies, the best buds. Yuki having two older bros, Shinji and Hajime’s friendship, combined it would be wholesome bro hours times two.

Rainbow trio (Iroha, Yuri, & Teruya) I think Iroha and teruya would be good influences for yuri, teruya and yuri being closer to Iroha would help her become more confident, and Iroha and yuri bond with teruya over their interests and help teruya improve his fashion designs.

The sun, The moon, And space (Mikado, Setsuka, & Yuri) just the space theme, and the complex dynamic of these three. Setsuka and yuri probably bonded on their own time and setsuka being setsuka eventually helped yuri get better with his unhealthy view of his dream, but when Nikei asks for her help she decides to for whatever reason invite mikado to join their little hang outs and oddly he accepts, like he probably knows she’s up to something but the three end up hanging out anyways and they somehow make it work. This obviously takes place in a au where yuri lives past chapter 1.

Bonus:

Groups larger than three plus crossover duos and trios:

Pain trio/Gladiolus trio (Mikado, Tsurugi, & Kanade) the exact opposite of the begonia trio, they are the ones that cause the pain and trauma, they only make each other worse, and I have a love hate relationship with them. Mikado and Kanade Soly bond over their fucked up mind sets and are in this trio for their own selfish needs. Who the hell knows how Tsurugi ended up with these two but it’s not like he hadn’t worked with criminals before, so he’s probably in this for his own selfish goal as well. I imagine the latter two being a horrible influence on Tsurugi while Tsurugi treats them as mere tools for his own benefit. Like I said, they are the exact opposite of the begonia trio, but their dynamics interesting to think about at least. Also they get a flower based name too, look up the gladiolus the symbolism fits these three well I think.

The amnesiac gang (Yuki, Yamato, Sora, Kokoro, & Teruya) they all have amnesia in some way and that bonds them, plus all these different kinds of people in a friend group is fun to think about. I imagine this friend group taking place in a non despairish au, Kokoro being her teen self and not related to mikako in anyway, and Sora being akane or someone else completely depending on interpretation. Also whether yuki is the real one or fake one is up to you guys it works either way.

The house of AI’s (Monocrow, Sora, AE Utsuro, AI Kisaragi, & Mikado) all the ai’s in the series as a group, what will they do. I think this is one of my favorite possible dynamics because they wouldn’t simply all become friends like…mikado and utsuro are in this group. They’d have such a complex relationship and I think it’d be neat to explore.

Space gang (Setsuka, Yuri, Mikado, Yamato, and Utsuro) omg all the space themed peoples. This groups a mess and yet you would catch them talking to each other every once in awhile, they also have a group chat. Non despair au obviously but mikados probably a annoying lil bitch still.

Smart gang (Yuri, Kokoro, Kanade, & Syobai) the iconic group. they probably have the same classes, have their own lunch table, and got a group chat in a non despair au. They probably wouldn’t get along in canon but I think they’d still bond a bit.

Therapy quartet (Yoruko, Kokoro, Akane, & Tsurugi) This is literally just these bitches need therapy and yoruko and kokoro answering the call but it’s mostly going to be yoruko, she’s the sanest in this group. Also all of them being people others look up to but need some help themselves.

Utsuro & Sora: did you know that both of their names mean empty? I’m dead I can’t believe it either. Anyways protag solidarity, I wonder how they’d get along if Sora wasn’t having a existential crisis.

anyways that’s all of them though I’m sure I forgot some, I’ll just make a part 2 post. Let me know your favorite duos, trios, and groups and why I’d love to see all of yours ^-^

#💜mod speaking💜 #super danganronpa another 2 #danganronpa another despair academy #sdra2 spoilers

[rowan-e-ravenwood]

Twiddlebird? And all the other ships in it?

well, first of all: ship it, obviously, for all of them.

Edward/Oswald:

1. funnily enough, before i ever got into any Batman media, i watched a random video essay that was partially about their whole thing in that show Gotham (haven't seen it), and was completely thrown out of my chair that these two could be a pairing? 'cause, y'know, at the time i had only the vaguest notion of their characters. but, yeah, that meant that when i actually did get into it, i was predisposed to ship them, lol.

2. the fact that in SO MANY different pieces of media, they're best friends. i also enjoy their contrast of personalities, and their designs pretty much always look great together visually!

3. hmm, not that i can think of? despite it being one of my favourite ships, i don't actually have a ton of words to talk about it.

Edward/Harvey:

1. you, actually! i'd never really thought about the ship at all until i saw some stuff about it on your blog, lol.

2. well, I think that one showoffy know-it-all guy who's very committed to a gimmick and one way-too-serious guy who's very committed to a different gimmick, makes for a wonderful comedic duo and very funny bickering, but when they work well together, they are scarily effective. that's just a lot of fun.

3. again, nothing in particular that i can think of! or at least, nothing that i know is controversial.

Harvey/Oswald:

1. complete accident, the characters just ended up being in love and who was i to stop them? and now i find myself just loving the ship in general.

2. ough. couple of powerful guys who both command respect? both very stubborn and very fierce? absolutely *chef kiss* beautiful. these two would be TERRIFYINGLY good at working together.

3. hmm, i don't even know enough popular opinions about this ship to have an unpopular one! i really ought to look into it more.

ALL THREE OF 'EM:

1. well, what's better than having two OTPs with the same character, or even an OT3, but with only two connection points? just stick the other two together and get yourself a true triangle! strongest shape in nature for a reason.

2. i mean, all the reasons i listed above, but all at once this time!

3. my unpopular opinion is that NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THIS SHIP and that is a TRAGEDY!!!

#ship ask game #twiddlebird

[shrunkupthejams]

so i found some old snippets from when i created shielda x dlade!! and it's been interesting to see shielda & sabine's relationship in them and how it's changed a bit since then!

i feel like, in a way, sabine has changed much more than shielda (perhaps because he started with less depth). but it's also interesting to see how he's still the same as he was in those original snippets, simply recontextualized.

in both snippets he jokes about shielda and jareth's relationship (like not in a romantic way), which is a very new relationship. shielda has just been discovered as jareth's fated bearer. bearers and armares have to have a very close and trusting relationship. sabine has been shielda's closest friend for years, and he fears that this new relationship will upset that/how it will change things. additionally, sabine and shielda are both about to finish school, so things are about to change a lot anyway, and sabine in general is not prepared for his friendship with shielda to change.

while it wasn't my original intention, sabine's become the kind of character to hide his feet behind a comedic front. so while he's being silly and joking about shielda's armare, his brain is stuck in a loop of like "don't leave me don't leave me i can't afford to lose your friendship i don't know what i would do without you don't leave me". (also, damn oh wowm where did those abandonment issues come from??)

sabine's character arcs are like him repeatedly having to get used to shielda's new relationships and worrying about losing his friend to others. (first to jareth, then to her betrotheds, darvin & ara.) and the theme with these relationships is that society views them as more valuable than a friendship between a high-ranking noble and a common person. (shielda & jareth are a fated bearer & armare duo in the iroman military; shielda & her betrotheds are lovers in zola's own image; sabine & shielda are just best friends.)

going back to those snippets, sabine jokes so much about shielda and jareth because this new thing has rocked the boat and he is constantly testing where he stands with shielda in the wake of this new development. jokes are how he tests the waters. (like if he can still make shielda laugh and smile, they're fine; he's in the clear.)

watching character development & discovering their motivations is always fun <3

#ps.txt #wip: shielda x dlade #writing the snippet like 'yeah he's just like that' –> looking at the snippet like 'OH that's why he's like that'

[livvyofthelake]

i’ve cracked the code.

community has troy and abed where outer banks has jj and pope where stranger things has dustin and lucas where the it movies have richie and eddie where riverdale has sweet pea and fangs where friends has chandler and joey where stand by me has teddy and vern where dead poets society has meeks and pitts where succession has tom and greg where marvel has sam and bucky where once upon a time has hook and david where, ultimately, sesame street has bert and ernie

#it’s about being a comedic duo and also best friends <3 #and also sometimes it’s about being gay #beth.txt

[metalandmagi]

Winter 2021 Anime Worth Watching!

Since 2020 basically sacrificed itself to give us the most stacked anime season of all time, I’m currently buried under the weight of almost 20 shows airing per week. So for anyone who’s looking for some anime to watch this winter, here’s some first impressions! I’m speed running my list this time by only talking about the new shows...because otherwise this would be my great American novel. 

If anyone’s interested, I have master lists for both 2020 anime and 2019 anime, because there’s no shortage of fun things to find. 

New Shows!

And before anyone asks, So I’m A Spider, So What? isn’t on here, because CG spiders freak me out.

Cells At Work Code Black: This...less comedic spin off of Cells At Work (made by a different studio) takes the wholesome concept of Osmosis Jones meets cute anime girls and turns it on its head. In this much more depressing version, we follow a rookie red blood cell who works in the body of an overly stressed, alcoholic smoker who puts every strain on the body imaginable. I love Red Blood Cell AA2153 and his co-workers, but man am I glad we get the regular Cells At Work airing this season too, because I need something fun and uplifting after seeing my sweet son go through hell every episode. 

*Heaven’s Design Team: Have you ever wondered how God came up with some of the weird ass animals that live on this planet? Like, what’s the deal with giraffes? And why can’t we have dragons and flying horses? Well this is a comedy about the engineers and designers in heaven creating the new animals that are going to inhabit the Earth. That’s it, that’s the show. It’s kind of in the same vein as Cells At Work, having comedy blend with a surprising amount of educational information. If you want something light and funny, this is the show for you (though I don’t think it needs to have full length episodes). I’m just hoping there’s an episode about how the hell the platypus was created. Also it’s the only new one available on Crunchyroll.

Horimiya: A romantic comedy about a girl named Hori who fits the image of a perfect queen bee and a quiet bespectacled boy named Miyamura who never makes an impression at school. When the two meet by chance outside of the classroom, we see that Hori is practically raising a younger brother by herself, and Miyamura is actually a sweet guy who happens to be covered in tattoos and piercings. This show is an exercise in breaking down the images people have of others in their minds, and it’s a concept that really hits home in a fun and meaningful way. Honestly, this has become one of my immediate favorites. The characters have great chemistry, and I can’t wait to see more of them!

Monster Incidents (Kemono Jihen): When big shot Tokyo detective Inugami is called to a rural town to investigate a series of strange animal deaths, he finds a mysterious boy with the nickname Dorotabo who has been shunned by the other children in town. As the detective gets closer to Dorotabo, he discovers that there may be more...inhuman secrets to the boy than he realizes...and Dorotabo discovers that Inugami has some secrets of his own. This is a hard show to sell without spoiling the first episode, but it had twists and turns that kept me engaged from start to finish. I’m really interested to see where the plot goes, because I thought this was going to be something totally different just from the PV and series summary. If it plays its cards right, this could be a great paranormal detective show!

Wonder Egg Priority: A psychological drama about a girl named Ai who starts having dreams about a mysterious egg that promises to give her what she wants most in the world...a true friend. Before long, she begins to see how the dream world and reality are tied together, and trippy antics ensue. It’s hard to say more without spoiling anything, but I had to go back and add this one in because I made the mistake of thinking it was an OVA when it’s actually a full series. And what a series it’s starting out to be. This anime has all the psychological discomfort of a Satoshi Kon product with the beauty and style of something from Kyoani (even though it’s made by Clover Works). It’s really one of those anime you just have to see to understand.

Sk8-∞ (Skate the infinity): An original skateboarding anime from Bones, featuring a typical sports anime protagonist who takes a new transfer student who has never skateboarded in his life under his wing. Together they compete in dangerous races and take the skating community by storm. The character designs rival Appare Ranman’s in outlandish creativity, and I can smell the main characters’ ship dynamic a mile away (considering they’re exactly the same as the protagonists from Robihachi). If you’re looking for some wild and crazy fun with top notch skateboarding animation, don’t skip this!

2.43: Seiin Koukou Danshi Volley-bu (Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Club): Yes, it’s another volleyball anime. And no, it’s not just a clone of Haikyu. This story follows Yuni Kuroba, a physically built but emotionally weak teenager who finds out his childhood friend Hajime is moving back to their hometown for high school. Yuni discovers Hajime has become an exceptional volleyball player and they join their school’s volleyball club hoping to turn the unknown team into a rising star. If anything, this anime is much more like Stars Align or Free, where the sport is a backdrop for letting the characters explore their personal problems. Or at least it seems that way after the first episode. I went into this show ready to throw it in the trash because how could anything compete against my beloved Haikyu, but I found myself really enjoying the dynamics of the main duo and I’m curious to see what the rest of the team is like.

And speaking of sports anime rip-offs…..I can’t believe I’m including this but…

Skate Leading Stars: The show where the animators clearly wanted to design another throw away idol anime but saw how popular Yuri On Ice was so they decided to make whatever the hell this show is instead. It revolves around a fictional team sport called skate leading, and we follow the world’s most insufferable main character, a former figure skater named Kensei who wants to return to the ice and join his school’s skate leading team after he finds out his childhood rival is going to compete in the sport. Look, this show is just trashy enough to get a certain type of audience hooked, and it mainly has to do with the best boy of the winter season, Hayato Sasugai, the aspiring team “coach” who pulled most of us into watching this show with his punk appearance, snide comments and smug personality. He’s basically the lovechild of Izaya Orihara and Shizuo Heiwajima in a high school sports anime setting. The show treats itself with the perfect amount of sincerity to get away with being absolutely ridiculous most of the time without making you feel like you’re watching it from a dumpster...like Try Knights. You will know after one episode whether this show is for you. All I can say is, Hayato is worth the watch, and I haven’t seen any 3D animation used for the skating scenes (yet) so that’s a win for me. 

Honorable mention:

Jobless Reincarnation ( Mushoku Tensei): Yet another isekai where the main character is hit by a car (big surprise) and gets reincarnated into a fantasy world...but he happens to remember his previous life and narrates himself growing up as a jaded adult. I’m only including this because it looked amazing animation wise, and I love the opening where getting hit by a car and dying is actually traumatic. And I love the protagonist’s parents (who are retired adventurers who just want to bang all the time). But honestly...the main character is the fucking worst, and I don’t know if I want to keep watching it because of how creepy and weird he is. Like...he’s the hit on your fantasy mom as a baby kind of creepy and weird. But for anyone who wants a cool looking isekai that had an amazing PV, it’s worth checking out. 

Continuing Series!

Because the real gold of the season is in all the established anime getting their next seasons, I’m just going to list some of the things that are also amazing and definitely worth checking out if you haven’t already (because I’ve already talked about most of them at some point and don’t know what else to say).

Attack On Titan season 4

The Promised Neverland season 2

Beastars season 2

Log Horizon season 3

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime season 2

Re: Zero season 2 (second cour)

Dr. Stone season 2

Cells at Work season 2

Osomatsu-san season 3 (second cour)

Higurashi New (second cour)

Jujutsu Kaisen (second cour) 

Not to mention all the shows I don’t watch that everyone else loves...like World Trigger (which I have seen quite a bit of, but long shounen shows are too much for me now) Quintessential Quintuplets, and Non Non Biyori. 

So there’s just some of all the anime airing this season. Hopefully, someone can find something they like. Here’s to a great year...well, of anime at least...

#anime recommendations #anime worth watching #dr stone #the promised neverland #that time i got reincarnated as a slime #beastars #cells at work #cells at work code black #log horizon #horimiya #monster incident #kemono jihen #sk8 the infinity #2.43: seiin high school boys volleyball club #re: zero #skate leading stars #heaven's design team #jujutsu kaisen #higurashi new #wonder egg priority

[skullrock]

Haven’t watched it yet but I need to know everything. What’s bad. What’s good. Is there actually any character development. Etc

here u go (spoilers under cut)

the good:

-camera work is pretty interesting and amazing - really dynamic scenes

-the party is incredible. matured but still dorks, super funny interactions, growing apart and yet together

-eddie munson is hands down one of the best characters of all time

-so is argyle who served as amazing comedic relief

-lots of amazing steve scenes. they are really feeding us with his screen time and we are learning lots about him which is really nice (i.e he was canonically co captain of the hawkins swim team and a lifeguard for 3 years)

-sadie sink needs an emmy for this. for real. she like completely shot up to the very top of my faves list

-b*lly is dead 🧚‍♀️🌈💖 and dear billy (specifically the letter) was handled very well imo. it was very realistic and just what i wanted

-joyce and murray comedic duo of the ages

-stobin scenes that are amazingly off the charts

-steve’s love life aspect is being handled really nicely except for the stancy thing (see below)

-robin is finally becoming a fleshed out character and we are learning SOOOO MUCH about her it’s really awesome and i cry

-steve bites the fucking bat he bites the bat it’s soooooo. the scene where he’s getting attacked is un fucking real i was crying from happiness (im a freak i’m twisted i’m sick)

-hopper’s backstory is really nicely done he goes on lots of monologues

-his gulag bff is so … one of my fave side characters for sure. genuinely liking all of the new characters

-the twists? are insane. you WILL NOT be ready for them no matter how many spoilers or theories you’ve seen

-suzie is fucking awesome

-demogorgon is back

-we get lots of callahan and powell which rocks my socks they’re super funny

-lots of other things - i’ll try to add more as i think of them

the bad:

-quite honestly the worst part is how much stancy is being pushed. it’s extremely annoying and makes my feel ill. even robin is pushing it which is so fucking bizarre? i got the impression from s3 that robin would be nearly as touchy about steve and nancy as steve is so it’s very odd when she’s like. “ohhh you know steve and i are just friends. one of the best things about this stuff is reigniting old flames.” overall the stancy shit is super weird but i have a theory behind it that’s probably wrong. either way i i’ll don’t see if amounting to anything

-some of the cgi is like ??? but it’s ok it’s brief and not what i’m watching for

-el’s plot line is rly bizarre i think but it was also convoluted so i might just be fatigued from watching all that content in a short time

-i’ll think of more but the stancy thing is really uncomfortable owjdkek

in terms of character development - i think pretty much all of the characters from seasons prior have shifted into rather mature versions of themselves save for jonathan but it’s okay because he’s allowed to go thru it <3 like not to say they’re not funny or anything but everyone is quite wise. they didn��t even go huh the murders are weird :/ they were IMMEDIATELY like hey maybe this has to do with the mind flayer let’s investigate. erica has the best character development it’s very sweet to watch her grow up and if you didn’t like her character in s3 i feel certain you will now

i hope that was a good write up!!

#answered #st4 #st4 spoilers #st spoilers #stranger things spoilers

[satellitesunset]

I'm curious, bc I don't see this pairing talked about a lot, but Finncedes? Do you have any thoughts on that?

I don't see it? though that probably has largely to do with the fact i don't like Finn much?

since analyzing ships is my niche, I'll try to break down how I view their dynamic.

I don't think they would work in a romantic context, they don't have anything in common?

the only situation I could see them having a friendship, is either Kurt being 'i would like if my best friend and step brother get along'?

I would love to see them sing, because 'good vibration' is an unhinged disaster.

now that I'm thinking about it, they would be kind of comedic.

like mercedes dated Sam the biggest himbo to ever himbo, so she has a tolerance for idiots??

and like a very fanon version of Finn that isn't a bigoted asshole.

they would sing questionable songs together.

also like Mercedes would be the one to adopt Finn.

she would see this clueless guy and go 'he needs helps'.

and he would adore her, like he would be so supportive?? and I feel like she would call him out on his bullshit.

turns out I don't hate them, some might say I think they would be a chaotic duo, platonically.

so Ty for this ask, this was fun <3

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I started looking up Mat's family in encyclopedia-wot and the Companion to make sure I knew all the basic stuff about them, and realized several things in this process:

1) All of the Cauthon children are feral, terrifying chaos gremlins, not just Mat.

Bode is described as a female version of Mat personality-wise; she's smart and going for Blue or Green Ajah so she can have adventures instead of reading about them. (So basically the only difference between them is that she reads and can do magic?) She's also a Budget Egwene; she was born with the spark, has a similar future strength level and she's 4th best at cuendillar in Salidar. Eldrin doesn't seem to have much distinguishing her from Bodewhin personality-wise, and she continues the tradition of buck-wild Cauthon antics because she STABBED A TROLLOC WITH A BOAR-SPEAR when it grabbed her older sister. The sisters all tattled on Mat constantly to their mom but he never figured out she was using them as informants, so he still just thinks she's omniscient, which is charming.

2) Since they are all feral, terrifying chaos gremlins, the characteristic Big Cauthon Energy had to come from one or both parents.

Despite Abell's "serious eyes", I peg him as the OG Rogue With A Heart of Gold in the family; he certainly seems to have supplied Mat with the trickster skillset, and going to the White Tower to track down Mat with Tam is also the kind of 'rescuing' thing Mat does. It's quite possible that Natti and Abell were essentially a comedy duo, though, with Abell in the comic role and Natti as the straight man/comedic foil. She's described as 'usually cool and composed', which is what you want in that dynamic. She might not have been a trickster herself, but I bet she knew exactly what she was doing. She probably deliberately encouraged all of them to be feral, terrifying chaos gremlins, the way your friends will pretend not to react to you being silly to encourage you to reach even greater heights of silliness. This is my Theory of Big Cauthon Energy.

3) Freud was right.

Mat fell in love with a woman who is apparently somewhat similar to his mother- someone able to beat him at his own game through strategy, someone *famously* cool and composed (who he makes it a game to try to provoke), someone who is an excellent straight man/comedic foil. Her deadpan responses to Mat, which are a common example of straight man comedy, are some of the funniest things in the series. I'm thinking specifically of the bit where she completes the marriage ceremony by nonchalantly parroting the exact words he used to accidentally start the ceremony, swearing included, or the bit where she asks him what he does for a living, he says he's a gambler, and she just says conversationally "My father called himself a gambler. He died of a bad wager." and Mat is just like "haha WHAT” in his inner monologue... which again feeds back into my point, in that Tuon sees parallels between Mat and her father.

I wish I had a 4th point so I didn't have to end on the icky stuff about Freud...ok, got one.

4) I'm sad we didn't see Eldrin, 16-year-old Trolloc-stabber, stab more Trollocs. Eldrin should get to stab as many Trollocs as possible.

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