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cloud-based-and-rainpilled · 10 months

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Horrible opinion time ™, but honestly, season 2 of Good Omens really clinched it for me as a show to come back to (tl;dr at the bottom sorry essay post)

Overall season one is much better imo (higher stakes, better structured, more sarcastic and self aware, better set pieces, etc. Also I have a personal preference for the ensemble aspect of the show/presumably the book,) and of course this comes from it being a very good book. A lot of book to screen adaptations are awful but it's always good when the author has some kind of creative input

However, when I saw Every-- or more specifically, the rabid fandom (and author) reaction to Every-- I went from vague interest in watching GO to actively wanting to watch it, and then doing so. I still firmly believe Amazon did that shit on purpose and whoopsie it worked lol

So while overall I think season two is a bit more muddled and the stakes are far lower, the shift from macro issues being the primary conflict in season one with the Apocalypse (apparently the book is very much focused on this plot and the romantic aspects of ineffable husbands were bass-boosted in the series,) the micro interpersonal conflicts in season two are very compelling in a different way

Good Omens 1 was wrapped in a neat bow; it felt sweet, but because a lot of the ensemble aspect was cut, the ending with Adam didn't really quite hit the punch it needed imo (Real "You have no power over me!" Labyrinth moment, except not as cool.) Body switching was a fist pump in the air moment, but with that wine toast and the birds chirping, it felt over. I'd have thought back on it as, "Oh, that show! That was cute, maybe I'll watch it again someday."

But that fuckin cliffhanger and Crowley and Aziraphale's absolute despair really brings out the angst and conflict I love from media. Succession (yes I am still Succession brained, sorry) has plenty of money moves, but all the important psychologically devastating/funny aspects come from the characters' (and actors') interactions

People are upset about leaving on conflict but-- why? Conflict in a story is what makes it move. It's the only thing that motivates an actor or a character (thanks acting method, you will always be annoying as fuck) Their separation now emphasizes the truly terrible ambiguity of good and evil in Heaven and Hell and could possibly take it into a more philosophical and metaphysical direction that-- while may have existed in the book-- didn't really exist prominently in the first season

I know people overall want a beautiful resolution for ineffable husbands but you know what? I'll take the pining! I'll take the misery! When it's all wrapped up, the imagination stops. When there's always something looming, there's always something to come back to

tl;dr Aziraphale & Crowley failmarriage is so frustrating and has so much potential to explore deeper philosophical and psychological themes and y'all're cowards if you're mad lmao (no one really is tho tbh)

#no one will read this lol #good omens #good omens spoilers #good omens meta #i hope this doesn't seem like asslicking i just really got in my feelings about this season #aziraphale #crowley #ineffable husbands #good omens 2 #good omens 2 spoilers #good omens speculation #good omens analysis #succ brained sorry #succession

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polkadotpatterson · 2 years

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😅 What's a story or scene you've created that you're a smidge embarrassed exists? 🧠 Pick a character, and I'll tell you my favorite headcanon for them.

😅 What's a story or scene you've created that you're a smidge embarrassed exists?

This maybe isn't a very satisfying answer, but I'm not sure I can think of any that I'm actively embarrassed about? I definitely cringe when thinking about some of my older writing sometimes, but usually once I read it back I don't mind it too much. There's no one thing that makes me go “oh no why did I write that what was I thinking”, and I'm not sure I actually want to spend too much time thinking about whether there is, so I can live in blissful ignorance lol

🧠 Pick a character, and I'll tell you my favorite headcanon for them.

When you first specified Ziwa I was like OH NO I DON’T HAVE MANY ZIWA THOUGHTS but then I realized I do have a few! I really don't give Ziwa the attention they deserve what with them being team captain and all, so a lot of my Ziwa headcanons are based around other people's interpretations (shoutout to Kit for Ziwa and Tyvi QPPs I love them), but since I have more Dot Thoughts then the average person, I have…

DOT AND ZIWA THOUGHTS!

They should be co-captains in the expansion era (at least while Dot is actually on the team lol) bc I think it would be really good for both of them!

Ziwa gets a chance to step back a bit and stop taking on too much responsibility, because they have a bad tendency to try to do Everything to help the team and distract from their problems, and that workload is not sustainable. They’re a very important part of the Talkers, but the team won’t fall apart without them (as we later learn…) and they deserve a break whenever they need it.

On the flipside, Dot truly feels like part of the team at that point and is more comfortable stepping up into a leadership role and helping out the team in ways other than just being their star pitcher! I think being in the Core helps them with that too; the Mechs don't really have a captain and end up having a very tumultuous first season, so as an outsider with less emotional attachment to the players they're losing, Dot’s able to be a calm and steady presence (outwardly at least lol) and take charge of things that need to be done, like organizing practices.

and I think at that point Dot and Ziwa are pretty close. it took them a while to really understand each other but by the time expansion rolls around they’re good friends and I think their different skill sets combine well as a captaincy duo!

also. I think Ziwa is Dot’s catcher. I know I haven't actually done anything with that in fics but listen. Dot is so focused on pitching and I think for most of the discipline era they don't even pay any attention to whoever's catching. they don't need signals. they know how to pitch. so part of their character arc post-unshelling is learning to actually work with Ziwa both on the field and off, even if Ziwa’s signs aren't telling them anything they don't already know. (this is something I intend to work into squiddish which I am actually going to finish someday I promise)

yes I made this a lot about Dot but the point is I think Ziwa is cool and the two of them have a really interesting dynamic that's changed a lot over the years and I love them

#thank you! hopefully these aren't disappointing answers lol #answering moistly #ziwa mueller #polkadot patterson

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dreamlingbrainrot · 2 years

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Ahead of watching the sandman, a blog I follow reblogged a post or two that featured Dreamling, and I was curious... I finished it recently and then took a few days to stew because I still wasn't sure how interested I might be. Started perusing the tags - where I saw, but didn't find myself immediately drawn to Hope!Hob; but then I started going through some fics on ao3 and I found yours, and then that led me back here because omg… 🥺🖤🤍💯 I haven't commented yet over there, though I intend to when I have more spoons, but your concepts were sounded out so well and beautifully. Your dialogue, your descriptions, your story beats... The suspense!!! I'm completely enamoured with the au now. Have started notes app dialogue and imaging my own interpretation. Might maybe, someday, have something to show for it, though I have other writing responsibilities to attend to first; and otherwise I'll just be happy to consume your work while I keep perusing this corner of the fandom. Thank you so much for sharing your work. I love it.

You are fkn killing me here. I'm gonna evaporate from the heat of my blush boiling my blood right out of my meatsuit. Thank you SO much.

This is equally as lovely as any AO3 comment, I promise. Take care of yourself; keep your spoons for important things like brushing your teeth. (That's what I always run out of spoons for myself. SO this is me telling you but really telling myself. I'm a mess. HI)

I am so very honored that what I wrote resonated with you and persuaded you of the coolness and validity of Hope!Hob AUs. I loved the concept and I had this general idea of how it could be written, but when I set out to write In Waking Hours, it was just gonna be like a two-shot of feelsy smut. Then it grew LEGS and RAN ALL OVER ME. Trampled me. Stomped me into submission. So I just started elaborating on all the thoughts I'd had, which had already planted their roots in those first two chapters, and I kept expanding on it.

It sounds like you have some roots you're planting, and even if you don't feel like you're up for it...those humble beginnings are where a lot of creativity is born. I'm very much a pantser instead of a plotter (when I write outlines, I'm always so delighted with the story I've outlined for myself I never need to finish writing it; I've already read it!) so having snatches of dialogue and concepts I want to express ARE my prep (as is reading a fuckton of meta and fic). It sounds like you're already neck-deep in that, so I do hope you'll write your ideas out as a fic or a meta or whatever someday... I know I'd be interested to see what's sparking around inside your noggin.

If you never do, that's cool too, and I completely understand the Importance of Other Writing Responsibilities (I have so many I'm ignoring to write Dreamling UGH it's so bad I'm so awful LOL BRAINROT tho. this is ALL i can make myself do lately). I just want to encourage you that, if you ever get the time to express your Hob thoughts, I very much want to hear them.

Again, thank you sm. You're too kind, a beacon of warm and fuzzy, and I very much need that rn. ♥♥ TY for the serotonin.

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codexbrainhasbrokenfree · 6 months

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BRAIN CURRENTLY SET TO : YAKUZA

The Codex, he/it, 🇲🇫🇬🇧

This is @marcocodex 's sideblog, where I scream into the void and can occasionally post half-assed pencil drawings or reblogs funny things about my favorite characters or anything

@marcocodex is kind of inactive because of how much time art school is taking out of me, but it's supposed to be my main art blog.

Here though I will be funny. Heyyy. That's a bargain right there

Rambling tag : #the codex brain

More info below the cut

FANDOMS

Fictions I'm overly interested in, ranked based on the passion I have for them. You can come up to me and ask me about them and I will immediately consider you my friend /hyp

Undertale / Deltarune

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

Guilty Gear

Batman

Team Fortress 2

Five Nights at Freddy's

Bendy and the Ink Machine / Dark Revival

Dofus / Wakfu

Yakuza

FAVORITE CHARACTERS

I feel a very strong attachement towards my favorite characters. I love them very much and I will be annoying about them. Here are a list of them with the tag associated to me rambling about them.

Dr. W. D. Gaster (Undertale / Deltarune) : #schrodinger egg. I've been theorizing on his character since 2017 and I have no plan of stopping now. I also reblog cool arts of him. I usually shorten his name into just G for convenience. My favorite character ever and he doesn't even exist.

Enrico Pucci (Jojo's Bizarre Adventures) : #kabutomushi. I've written plenty of small essays about him ever since I read Stone Ocean in late 2020. I will reblog cool arts of him and thoughts I have about him.

Romeo "Bedman" Neumann (Guilty Gear) : #benomad. Literally me. I've been playing him on Xrd and Strive since mid 2023. Will post thoughts about him and most probably reblog cool arts. I reiterate : Literally me.

The Assassins' Guild. Or Millia Rage, Zato=ONE, Venom, Slayer, Eddie (Guilty Gear). Common tag : #average existence enjoyer. I am very normal about them all.

Robo-Ky (Guilty Gear) : #powered by tangerines. I play him in Accent Core +R. I've written plenty of short essays about him and will probably continue to do so. Current Objective: getting him in Strive.

Edward "The Riddler" Nigma (Batman) : #dies of green. So obsessed about this character I've written a whole Batman AU fueled by the frustration of having read too many bad version of him (among other things). Maybe I'll talk about it someday.

Dr. Ludwig "Medic" (Team Fortress 2) : #platonic pocketing. I've been playing him since 2019 and my skills are pretty good. I've read the comics religiously, loved them a lot, and adopted Medic in my brain full-time.

William Afton (Five Nights at Freddy's) : #bunnies die frice. I've been trying to stop caring about him and his franchise for years. It's no use. He always comes back. That's very upsetting.

Joey Drew (Bendy and the Ink Machine / Dark Revival) : #the illusion of understanding what i'm talking about. I've been a fan of Bendy since 2017, but Joey truly became an important character to me after I've played Dark Revival and read the books, especially The Illusion of Living. I might post some thoughts I have about all of this.

Jacquemart Harebourg (Dofus / Wakfu) : #jackie strasbourg. Mainly enjoyed him in the manga Ogrest, fascinated by how strangely (/derogatory) he was depicted in Wakfu. I've known him for a decade or so, he's the oldest of my favorite characters.

Qilby (Dofus / Wakfu) : #who is bill anyway. I swear there was an anomaly in the space-time continuum when Tot wrote this character. Nox too. But god S2 was something great.

Goro Majima (Yakuza) : #lapped your ass. The lastest addition, I'm still playing through all the games but I can say with considerable confidence I'm not gonna be normal about him.

ABOUT ME

I have the autism software installed.

I have difficulties understanding sarcasm or jokes, and I appreciate tone indicators (/j, /s, /srs, /rh etc). Please keep that in mind when interacting with me as I can easily come off as rude even though this isn't my attention.

I will infodump and hyperfixate on certain characters/topics. This is where the "annoying as fuck" in my bio comes from.

With that being said, welcome to my brain! Make yourself at home.

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syubub · 4 years

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SOULMATE READING- TAEHYUNG

First of all, sorry about the pic. Second is the disclaimer. This is a tarot reading meant for entertainment only. Thirdly, I decided to do each member as an individual post bc I think it's less hassle that way 💕

Okay

Okay. So. Wow.

I don't know where to start with Tae. His soulmate and him have the most ideal relationship. The cards for the relationship aspect is 100% soulmate vibes. I mean come on, the 2 of cups (soulmate card), 4 of wands (marriage) and the lovers all right next to eachother? Hot damn. They definitely travel together a lot and his Soul Bae might be a good entrepreneur? Idk but they are both financially set.

I think we should start with physical attributes first. I have a strong feeling that they will be naturally blonde or have blonde hair at the time they meet. The color yellow is also important (Taes energy is very yellowish gold to me. Coincidence?). I also get the sense that this is an old soul. May be older than Tae but definitely an old soul. A youthful face. Sort of fun yet intimidating look to them. They might have sharp features (specifically eyes which could be a grayish brown? Possibly even have heterochromia? Might have light freckles. Puts effort into the way they look but also just wakes up looking flawless. Might be from abroad. His soulmate might be very interested in France, have a very French aesthetic or lived in France. His soulmate is very much like him. Relatively tall? Modelish but unconventional, like kinda built, lanky, boxy. Strong legs. Wavy hair? Idk. A balance of masculine and feminine traits. The type to enjoy being fancy but also super down to play video games and can definitely out drink Tae. Definitely. Looks good in sweats lol.

onto how/where they'll meet. It might be when he is alone at a museum in France standing in front of a statue of Venus (It popped into my head and i couldn't not write it down) or perhaps when one party is traveling and they meet on a hike or in nature or something like that. Possibly even at a work function. As for when they meet. It is up to both parties to decide to come into union spiritually. If that makes sense? They both will be drawn to eachother when the time is right for them.

Onto this person's personality. Earthy influences. Romantic!!! Romantic. So romantic. Their love language is words of affirmation. This person is very chivalrous? Idk like this person is very gentlemanly? Like, they want to take care of tae and will open doors for him and stuff. Makes him chocolate covered strawberries. Also very intune to ~otherworldly~ things. Lowkey a psychic. Idk why but this person it like guided by Taes guides sometimes? Like, they'll just pop in. And like, when it's time for them to meet, Tae grandma will give him every fucking sign to be like, "THIS ONE!! THIS IS YOUR SOULMATE, KID!" (Also, topic for a different day but i have a mad feeling that Tae communicates with the dead, specifically his grandma, and that's why he trust/ relies on his "angels" so much.) I don't want to be insensitive or step on toes or anything but like Taes grandma probably communicates with Taes soulmate too? And like, I keep getting an image of Tae and his soulmate sharing dreams? Idk it's a lot. And I think I've said it before but Taes soulmate is... massive... like, energy wise. Theres almost like an archaic, out of this world feeling to this person and they have to be spiritual or imma shout. Like, this person. Is. Crazy. Idk what's up but it's almost like there's a wall? Like, I'm not privy to it because my small little fragile conciousness would shatter in its presence? Maybe a bit dramatic but there is a lot behind this person and their union with Tae. This person has been through a lot and might be closing an old chapter in their life when Tae comes in. This person might feel lost? Like, they have such massive energy but human life is stupid and confusing and they dont know how to channel energy into productivity? Might also fear abandonment and commitment so they have a hard time really connecting with people because they get attached easily and are afraid to lose them. An empath? Very creative and able to manifest pretty much anything. For archetype cards, I got: artist, shape-shifter, knight, messiah. Very very creative and can probably draw in experience from different levels of conciousness? Like this person is an artsy, spiritual Joan of Arc.

So. Cards about their situation are Soul Family and Inner Temple. Essentially they both need to awaken and call eachother in. They need to fully be themselves and just exist!

Cards to Tae from his Soul Bae: progress, not perfection, answered prayers, unconventionality, big bold vision, beyond the mind the heart beats, sacred fool.

Okay. His Soulmate is a funny one, I'll get to that soon, but also very genuine. Like this person wants to see him grow and Express full potential. Bae wants him to stop caring what others think and be weird! Theres stuff he doesn't talk about with other people (perhaps the fact that hes way more spiritually intune than most. Not by choice either though. He was born with this shit. He probably saw faeries as a kid and shit) Bae wants him to settle back and listen to his inner self and nurture what's already there. This is a line from the description of sacred fool, "Don't try to be appropriate, don't try to be socially acceptable and worry about what others may think about what you are doing-just be. If you want to wear a mad hat whilst doing so, fine." Bae wants him to have fun and do whatever the fuck he wants to do because Tae being happy is what's important. Like, if Tae went and bought a literal circus and was like, "this is my dream, its who I am" Bae would be like, "...are you sure?" And if he was sure, then his soulmate would double check everything, make sure hes safe and dive in head first with him. It's very supportive but also his soulmate is practical. Like, his soulmate wouldn't willingly let him do anything that would directly harm him or ruin his life, you know? This is his guardian angel. His love. His tried and true. One and only. It's ridiculous and they will have kids and a farm. Fight me on that.

I wanted to channel a message from his soulmate to him and I got a laugh, something about "our four leaf clover" "He needs a haircut" and, "Tell him he's dense but I'll love him forever in this life and the next. Forever."

Then I thought, well, Jimin is definitely Taes platonic soulmate so like Taes Bae and Chim have to get along and I got the cutest image of Tae, Taes Bae, Jimin and Jimins soulmate all sitting together in a garden drinking tea and laughing and all of their guides are watching them with smiles and the rest of Bangtan and their soulmates come into the garden with their soulmates and it's a cute Soul-party and now I'm super soft.

Theres so much to say about this soulmate union and really even just his soulmate because it's such a powerful energy and I think someday I want to do a part 2 for this because I have lots of questions. I feel like these two can have any sort of life together. Like they both hold the pen and are constantly writing and revising their life scripts. Also, I get the feeling that his soulmate is...hmm.. they give me the feeling that they might not exist? Like they do but at the same time they don't? Or maybe they're just like, deep. Like an onion. I'll put a pin in this for another time but it gives me a deep indigo type of feeling, you know? It's a whole thing. I'll do a part 2 for this.

Last comment. Taes Soul bae has great eyebrows? Idk why but that's a thing apparently.

TLDR

Tae has a fantastic soulmate who is impressively cool, they have the cutest life together and they are definitely going to live the cutest domestic life ever? Also, Tae probably wants to have 6 kids so each kid can have a designated Bangtan Godfather lol. Think artsy-museum-farmer-millionaires who have a house made of Gucci and matching rocking chairs.

Cute cute cute. Like I said, I'll expand on this later! Also, I apologize if it isn't very cohesive or doesn't make a lot of sense. I've been busy and my life is a little messy but I wanted to get this out!

Stay safe💜

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