#obvs it’s like that for a reason but the love and tension is still there

[spacedlexi]

i Need to draw more clemviminnie shit but how am i supposed to do that when minnie only exists alongside them for 2 episodes then dies

#its why i alive her for some post s4 stuff just so i have more to work with 😔 #but i dont Love doing that....she sealed her fate..she was lost in the sauce... #but theres so much there.............. #the way minnie was concerned for vi while betrayed!vi and clem were fighting in the cell she def still had feelings... #they still wouldve been dating if she was never taken like...... #ITS SO MESSY I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #like while i Do think there was some tension in their relationship somewhere bc that line in the woods didnt come from nowhere #no matter how changed she was by the delta that sentiment had to come from somewhere. maybe she could just never say it #but idk if they wouldve broken up over it and there was no reason for violets feelings to change either. she just grieved her 'death' #vi says the real minnie is gone and that she'll do what she has to to keep everyone else safe but like.... #theres no way shes not still conflicted on some level like you can see it on the boat she cant leave her. esp since she kinda blames hersel #minnie being clems dark reflection but clem is minnies reflection just as much (obvs) the tension is palpable between them #clem being the part of herself that she killed when she killed sophie...the symbolism of killing your own twin... #and how much does clem remind her of sophie too like whos clem Really mirroring here #THERES SO MUCH MEAT THAT IM CHEWING ON THIS IS A GRAND MEAL #and i cant fucking do anything about it 😭 seriously how do i work within these constraints #there isnt even a 2 week jump like there is in ep2 theres no unaccounted for time in eps 3 and 4 ITS KILLING ME #i bet in a betrayed!vi route minnie was glad to see her when they made it to the boat. and vi feeling betrayed by clem was a perfect target #totally susceptible. minnie gets in her head that its safer to give in instead of fighting back... and now theyre together again... #vi betrayed by clem falling right back into minnies arms OOF girl get away she is Fucked Up..theyre both fucked up 😭 clem u broke her #betrayed!vis reaction to hearing minnies confession about sophie..girl must have been so emotionally fucked in that cell #mmm toxic yuri mmmmm :) #god clemvi really has it all.............................................. #why would i need anything else...when clemvi is here #twdg #it speaks #still cant believe my fave girlie really got it all :)

[ladyhavilliard]

Am I upset how much they changed Wesper in s&b? Yes. Is it bringing my Wesper obsession back anyway? Of fucking course.

#i can't read the handwriting #i'm doing something now and can't look at it #how do you pronounce this word #so far i love kanej!!! #i was upset with only 1 helnik scene last season and the rest was awesome #not much helnik this season so far. for obv reason #but with wesper... i don't necessarily like what they did and it upsets me how different it is. AND YET #THEY ARE MY TREASURES #AND I WOULD DO ANYTHING IN MY POWERS TO MAKE WYLAN HAPPY #i still love them very much <3 #there's only one thing i am genuinely disappointed in and that's wylan telling jes about him not being able to read #IDC THAT IT SHOWED HE TRUSTED HIM ENOUGH TO SHARE #it is still so out of character for him #and it also made the issue look as if it's just about him being embarrassed about it #like i know they still had that tension and it was obviously not just fine and chill #but wylan is traumatized and terrified of anything surrounding this #he lives not only in great shame because of it (which they addressed by words but it still.. idk felt somehow way lighter in the show) #but he also lives in fear because of it #goddamn it his own father tried to murder him for it #no matter how much he trusts jesper #this is not something he would do #IF he wanted to tell jesper he would at first maybe hint of it. try saying without making it obvious #you know #he trusts jes enough to ask him for help #like bla bla #but here is the thing #this is his deepest secret and the one thing he is absolutely terrified of is ppl knowing it #he would never just... say it #at least not now- before any of the growth he has to go through or before really getting to know jes

[unclewaynemunson]

I definitely think it takes Eddie a while to accept that Steve changed. He remembers what he was like in high school.

When Steve asks him out, for whatever reason, Eddie says yes. But he’s determined not to fall in love, because deep down Harrington’s still a dick. But he’s cute, and Eddie can smile and play pretend.

But then! Steve goes full happy relationship mode, he tells Robin (obv), introduces Eddie to the other adults as his bf, and is just generally being sweet.

MY SWEET ANON I HOPE YOU'LL STILL SEE THIS!!!

I'm so sorry it took me ages to answer this one! But I really loved the idea of this (the good ol' steddie + misunderstanding about what they mean to each other with a dash of terrible communication skills my beloved) so i wanted to give it my proper attention, which i didn't have enough time for over the past few months. Buuut the words have finally found their way to my keyboard so here is the first part of what probably will turn into a 3-part ficlet, I hope it's something like what you had in mind when you sent this ask to me <3

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Eddie has been acting weird all day. Maybe Steve is too much of a romantic, but he can't help it: he wanted to celebrate this day. Exactly a month ago, he asked Eddie out. And it's been good. They've spent a lot of time together. They've been on lots of dates, spent plenty of nights together... But today, things are different, somehow. Eddie is different. He turned Steve down for a dinner date, he didn't stop by Family Video during lunchtime, and when Steve shows up at the trailer to surprise him with flowers, he merely frowns and pulls back from their kiss before it can even properly get started.

'Everything alright?' Steve asks, trying to catch his boyfriend's gaze – which isn't exactly easy with how Eddie is turning away from him to not-so-gently put the flowers down in a corner of the trailer's living room.

'Yeah, sure,' Eddie mumbles, not really looking at him. 'It's just – I didn't really expect to see you today. We didn't have plans.'

Steve chuckles, trying to get the tension out of his chest. 'Didn't know I was expected to schedule an appointment before coming here.' He tries to play it off as a joke, but the tone of his voice doesn't really want to cooperate.

Eddie finally turns back towards him and Steve catches the end of an eye-roll.

'I'm just not feeling too great today, alright?' It sounds a bit stiff and Steve pauses. He wonders if he did something wrong, if he somehow invaded Eddie's space – even though he has showed up at the trailer on countless evenings in the past month.

'What's wrong?'

'Nothing,' Eddie answers, a little bit too fast. 'I told you, I'm not feeling so well.'

And now that he can see his face properly, Steve notices that Eddie is indeed looking paler than usual.

'Hey, don't worry about it,' he says. 'I can stay to take care of you, if you want to. We don't have to do anything. You can go to bed early and I'll keep you company. I can make you some soup, read to you... You could've just told me you're not feeling good, you know. I would've picked up some fruit on my way over here and stopped by the library for you.'

'You don't have to do any of that, Steve.'

Steve tries to ignore the fact that it's been ages since Eddie has last called him by his official first name. He doesn't like the sound of it.

'But I want to,' he says instead. He takes a step towards Eddie, lifts his arms to wrap them around him – but Eddie swats his arms away before he can properly embrace him.

'Don't.' He sounds cold and detached, so different from how he usually sounds. 'Don't act like this is something it isn't.'

'Like this is something –' Steve echoes, completely caught off-guard by this turn of events. 'Like what?'

'Jesus Christ, you really don't know when to stop, do you?'

'What?' He takes a stumbling step backwards, driven away by the force in Eddie's words.

'We're not – like that,' Eddie stutters out. 'We're just fucking around, aren't we? So you don't need to pretend. You don't need to bring me flowers. You don't need to take care of me when I'm sick. You don't owe me anything, alright? You can go home.'

Steve takes another step backwards, until his back collides with the door of the trailer. He blindly grabs the door handle behind him.

'Alright,' he says, trying desperately not to let his voice tremble audibly. 'I hear you, loud and clear. I'll – I'll leave you alone, then.'

Read pt2 here (Edit: it's actually 5 parts now. You can read the whole thing on ao3 here)

#don't mind me rambling about stranger things #anon seriously thank you so much for sending this to me!! it's been a great scenario to explore #and my apologies for the angst lmao #but i promise more will follow soon #steddie #steve harrington #eddie munson #stranger things #fruity ficlet

[little-miss-dilf-lover]

helloo darling ❤️❤️ saw that ur requests were open sooooo could u please do a tangerine x reader where reader is also a contract killer and her and the twins keep bumping into eachother on missions and she somehow is always faster than them, which obv infuriates tangerine sm

there’s always been that weird energy between them where they “hate” each other but the sexual tension is DEFINITELY there

so they bump in this one mission where it’s somewhere fancy, but when tangerine bumps into her she’s FUMING and storming out of the place or something cuz her partner for that job keeps hitting on her (to the point where it makes her uncomfortable and MAD) instead of focusing on their job

so when tangerine sees her he starts off like not u again.. but when he sees her angry state he just stfu and follows her like hey what happened

and he gets mad and maybe punches her job partner??? but it ends with smut and being able to free all the tension they had

hii honey!! love love it, but really sorry, no smut in this one - it was getting too long and wasn’t able to squeeze it in. thank you for requesting, hope you like it 💌 apologies for the slight delay

MEET AGAIN

tangerine x fem!reader

word count. 859

warnings. tiny tiny mention of blood and violence

Whenever you'd see The Twins during separate missions, you were sure to be in and out before they had time to catch up. Every encounter would be a game of cat and mouse, with you several steps ahead. 

Until one day, your paths cross with The Twins for the umpteenth time, and instead of you being ahead like usual, you find yourself in the lurk, far behind them in completing your mission. 

You and your partner had been assigned to a fancy event to stake out some rich, morally-crappy person -always the way- and instead of doing your job, you spent the majority of the evening pushing your drunken partner off your shoulder, shushing him for his slurred attempts to hit on you. You found it utterly unprofessional and distasteful - not only were you on high alert for yourself, but now you also had to babysit an intoxicated sleazeball who wouldn't leave you alone.

"Get off," you grit out with a slight smile, acting nonchalant around the swarm of patrons. "I'll break it," you add, snatching his hand away from your waist.

He makes a whiney coo sound, reaching back for your arm. "Don't be like that."

You elbow him, knocking yourself into his ribs until you're free from his grasp and then walk away casually - adjusting your dress as if nothing happened. You spot the balcony and head right for it, wanting some fresh air after being smothered for most of the night.

As you make your way over, you walk past him again- one of The Twins strolling in the opposite direction. 

"Not you again," Tangerine mutters, eyes lazily taking you in.

Instead of entertaining his comments like usual, you continue walking ahead, far too pissed to remain reasonable with an enemy. He opens his mouth to say something but snaps it shut, following after you without another word.

He follows you to the empty balcony, uneasy eyes watching you as you shudder and mumble to yourself, pacing around uncomfortably. 

"What's goin' on?" he asks, his tone concerned. "What's got you all riled up?"

"God," you shiver, rolling your shoulders back, attempting to rid your partner's unwarranted touch. "What a dick," you continue muttering, oblivious to Tangerine's questioning. 

"Who?" he asks, interrupting your thoughts, his eyes boring at you. "Whose the dick? What did they do?"

You softly groan and halt your movements, turning to face him. "My partner got drunk," you shrug, face grimacing. "So unprofessional."

"Did he try anything?" he asks, speaking possesively, his eyes looking past you, searching through the glass door ahead.

You sigh, practically shivering at the thought. "Wouldn't get his hands off me."

"And he's still here?" 

"Yeah," you reply hesitantly, watching him storm away the second the confirmation leaves your lips. "Don't do anything, though. Leave it— it's fine," you call out, trying to stop him.

You chase after Tangerine, watching from behind the speed of how he stalks up to your partner, sneaking past people until you can no longer see him. You hear a swarm of gasps and push past the crowd to get to the middle, seeing your partner splayed out on the floor with a bloody nose and busted-up cheek.

You spot the back of Tan as he casually walks away, and you immediately rush over to him, tugging on his arm, halting him to catch your breath. 

"You didn't have to hit him," you breathe out, looking into his narrow, displeased eyes.

"The prick had it coming," he dismisses. "Never liked him anyway."

"Me neither," you laugh, watching his gaze melt under your attention. "I'll help get you cleaned up," you offer, nodding to his knuckle.

You slip your arm into his and lead him to the back with the vacant bathrooms, guiding him towards the sinks, where you help by rinsing the blood. You hold his palm carefully in yours, splashing speckles of water over the soon-to-be bruise, letting the water coat his wounded fist. 

His gaze never leaves yours, watching you intently as you help mend and clean him up. It panged at his heart to see you so gentle with him - to help someone who isn't on your side, your enemy. He's always wanted to see this side of you, but with your jobs constantly getting in the way, there's never been a chance to talk freely - to say more than five snarky words.

You lightly tap tissue over his knuckles, drying the droplets as you finally meet his eyeline - holding your own under his focused attention. 

His gaze darts over your face, flickering between your lips and eyes, looking like he was battling with himself. He slips his hand from your grasp and slides it up to cup your cheek - holding the side of your face as he brings you towards him. He meets you halfway, brushing his lips over yours, kissing you slow and sweet - like he was trying to savour you. 

He pulls away to look you in the eye, his own half-lidded and lazy, a smile slowly creeping on. "Should've done that months ago," he murmurs, thumbing over your cheek. 

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#request #I don’t like this. really sorry☹️I wrote this a week ago and think I was in a bit of a writing rut #tangerine #tangerine x reader #tangerine bullet train #tangerine x you #tangerine fluff #tangerine x fem!reader #bullet train tangerine

[moonshynecybin]

REPORTER MARC AU???? ohhh it's so good. marc maybe never having met vale. or maybe only as a child. writing almost mythical articles about him. vale who he always wanted to be but failed. they see each other in a debrief and the TENSION is thick and they fuck obv (hero worship + vale has read all his hero worship) but then sepang 2015 happens (um. vale takes something marc wrote as a slight and openly slanders him + ruins his reputation?? not sure). and marc of course still has to write abt vale bc it's his job but. now there's a sharp undercurrent of bitterness? he knows him so well he knows how to get under his skin. and of course vale HATES being known by the media he is always putting on a mask but. marc knows him.

so crazy… and like i think, here the tension isn’t derived from racing competition it’s derived from vale’s insane relationship to fame and the media. like him putting up so much of a mask only for a member of the PRESS to be the one who can see right through him… marc coping with a lot of weird wistful feeling about not being able to ride… career ending too soon but also being JUST like vale concerning competition so he has insane insight… and vale wanting to be vulnerable with marc but being categorically unable to because he’s a JOURNALIST. forgetting himself and then self policing about it…

like. okay so marc has to stop racing sometime in his teens due to (unintelligible health reasons) so he straps on his psycho ambitious little intensely practical brain and goes okay. i will become the best racing journalist to ever live. he understands how to ride he understands the mindset he WAS going to be the next valentino rossi and now well. at least he can interview him. so marc gets a press pass and immediately rocks up to the paddock and uh. charms vale a little. hot smart but not a competitive threat. vale likes him ! marc’s questions aren’t stupid but ARE fun so vale plays ball… and they become sort of friends and flirt a little through the first years… BIG tell all interview at the end of marc’s first season that gives him SO much more credibility as a journalist… like they never quite make a move on each other because vale will NOT risk any sort of gay affair involvement with a JOURNO but they are in love. like obviously. making eye contact with each other in presscons it’s very sweet. everytime marc drops a piece everyone is like wow this is the best and most revealing vale interview in years :) and eventually, vale is like. uh oh ! oh no ! like he did not mean to share his secrets to this twink reporter he just. love his ass unfortunately

and maybe after that they fuck ONCE . just to “get it out of his system” and then it DOESNT go away and vale freaks out. pulls away goes cold clams up in press scrums… but all the while marc’s low empathy career obsessed ass writing such beautiful articles about vale (and so horny lbr). and they’re SO intimate and comfortable and frankly getting a little too close to the beating lurid heart of him… marc is seeing. he is perceiving. he is spinning it out onto the page beautifully because that is his JOB… and after they fuck and there little too much wanting on both sides. and vale shuts him out HARD. but marc (now heartbroken. framed photo of vale and him on his first day with press access in his office) is still writing those insane articles… pissed that vale is fucking with his career so he’s going even HARDER now… and vale hates being seen but also can’t get over that marc sees him. that he understands him. insane emotional experience… like what if you wanted to be seen so badly but also we’re so so scared of it when it actually happens because of your fame trauma….

#sepang is: a. they fuck b. vale freaks c. talks to uccio (mistake) d. uccio pulls up every criticism marc has ever put to page about vale #in an evil little powerpoint #motogp #callie speaks #rosquez #asks #vale is also crucially like. i built your career. which i imagine marc would not appreciate #reporter au

[sendmyresignation]

if you wanna indulge me, id love to hear your opinions on sing (all of mine are detractory which i know isnt the complete view of the song)

omg id love too!! sorry this took me a sec to formulate post-work haha. i know we don't agree about sing but honestly that's the beauty of music opinions- I feel like it becomes easier to define what I like about things when faced with legit measured criticism anyway

for me, i want to start with the structure and instrumental since it's usually not mentioned (most of the criticisms of sing are exclusively lyrical or intention-focused). it's so cool. and evocative. and full of tension!! my favorite use of synth on danger days, plus the keys and the drums (man i love the dd studio musician drums lmao), really emphasizes sing as a suspended moment both in the album (necessary bridge, tonally, between bulletproof and planetary imo) and in the track itself- its alllll building up to that bridge and final chorus. but there's all these little pieces- the backing vocals, there's so many hidden guitar parts that riff just under all the noise, that opening like, tambourine. sorry for not having a quote on hand but Ray's said he really loved writing sing and it's so totally obvious to me. especially live- part of the reason I was soooooo excited for sing swarm tour edition is that even during dd ray was like absolutely shredding for sing after the bridge. and everytime time it's so good. part of the reason the lyrics don't bother me is sing could stand alone instrumentally and I'd still want to listen to it. (sing also reminds me of Ray's solo music- the sentiment is more significant that the lyrics and the music is itself a vehicle for storytelling)

also though, i think there's a lot of intention with sing (it's up to the listener to determine if that paid off obv) but within the context of dd the record as a pirate radio station, sing has always read as a trojan horse song. making it a single too, like once a song takes on a life of its own outside the record there's new meaning and circumstance. so both within and outside the killjoy universe sing is a vehicle for not just the bridge but the overall sentiment of dd (how fucking excited was gerard when glenn beck took the glee bait) like, yes, i do agree they could've benefited from another pass over the lyrics (i will always defend keeping "sing it till your nuts" bc its sounds like sing it to your nuts though) but I don't personally get the criticism that sing isn't "specific enough" about what exactly it's against or is too optimistic about "sing it for the world"-- i think there are songs on the album (notably planetary right after it!) which do that job just fine. dd is gerard in arguably top lyrical form so theres a lot of meat in the rest of the record like. sing it for the world is a purposely simplistic art is the weapon. like those are the same sentiments rendered very differently!

also like. i do think there was a very directed target at the younger part of their fan base here (girl/boy) which is sweet. to me. like i did hear sing first when i was a young teen (one of the few dd songs i was familiar with) and it did feel huge and empowering at that moment. my chem are their best when they are navigating the dualities of their specific fame, which includes simultaneously making very serious, adult rock music which is concerned with violence death grief and sex, as well as being a role model for younger people and taking them seriously and neither of these are in rhetorical conflict with each other. so like whatever sing is a little juvenile. but it's still filled with passion! taken as a legitimate project with a creative instrumental and a narratively-driven music video. I like that aspect, it works for me. I'll never call it my favorite my chem song but its certainly not the worst when you add in the bridge (i wanted to prove my point without the bridge but like. damn!! it's a good bridge!!!). that's my spiel.

#god this is long but thank you for the ask it made me think :) #like at the end of the day a great instrumental with subpar lyrics is going to beat out #a song with incredible lyrics and a bothersome instrumental bc that effects tone and meaning and listenability and impact #so i think sing is v easy for me to appreciate #my posts #angstics #igottheanswer

[lovesugars]

❝i’m not on the pill❞

summary— pretty please with cherries on top can you write a smut/fic for jimmy mcgill and a bratty younger girl 18+ obvs she’s a daughter of one of his clients possibly? and she pretends to be interested in being a lawyer to get closer to him and then they do the nasty and she tells him to cum in her and he does but after she tells him she’s not on birth control something along those lines? tbh i’ll take any kind of jimmy mcgill smut i’m desperate lol

parings— saul goodman x fem!reader

warnings— smut, +18, unprotected sex age gap, slightly bratty reader, office sex, and definitely not proofread whoops

"Your dad’s always telling me you want to be a lawyer.."

Saul pauses for a moment, "Is that true? Or did you just want an excuse to end up like this?"

Pressed up against his desk, ass up while he fucks you into next week is what he meant. He knew you too well to believe you only wanted an internship. He knew that you wanted to fuck him the minute your doe eyes landed on him. He knew once you strolled in alongside your father. You were the apple of your father's eye; his little princess.

If only he knew was his princess was doing right now.

"Of course I want to. Do you think I'm only here because I want to fuck you?"

Saul barks out a laugh at that. He's still pounding into you from behind, and now he's tightening his death grip around your hips. His cock stretched you out so good and you could barely even remember your own name. It felt so fucking good, you thought, you never wanted him to stop.

"See, I think that is the only reason you keep showing up. You're not overly subtle, sweetheart." He noticed whenever you would intentionally drop a pen, He noticed when you rolled up your skirt as you brought him his morning coffee. You wanted to fuck him since day one and he knew.

It was your turn to laugh now. “It's never been my specialty, but I don't think you mind. After all, you're the one fucking me." You mumbled into his desk, “At work, too. Don’t you have any restraint?”

“You’re so mouthy, Jesus, do you speak to your father like that?”

Actually, your father would kill you if you ever spoke to him like that. However, Saul loved it. He loved when you’d talk back to him.

“Don’t talk about him now!” you moaned, “You’re fucking me, not my dad.”

He smirked at that. “Such a brat.”

“Yes, but I’m your brat.”

You were. He wouldn’t put up with this from just anyone. You were lucky that he’d grown fond of you while working on your father’s case. You were lucky you looked so good under him.

“I don’t think i’m gonna last long,” he mumbled.

"Please Mr. Goodman, cum in me."

He groaned at that, "Wouldn't that be irresponsible of me?" He didn't really think impregnating the daughter of one of his most temperamental and unpredictable clients was a very smart idea. Especially not when she was only 19.

"Please, I don't care if it's irresponsible. I need you to cum in me." You weren’t at all phased by any potential consequences. Besides, you knew Mr. Goodman would always take care of you. He knew it too.

“Okay, Sweetheart. I’ll cum in you.” You practically begged him to do it; and how could he say no to you? You looked at him with such pretty eyes, he knew he was hooked.

He let out a string of expletives as well as your name as he came in you. You felt warmer with it inside of you. You didn’t want to let a single drop leak out of you.

“That was the best I’ve had in the longest time,” He sighed happily, “you’re awfully good at that.”

You stood up to kiss his cheek, “I know.” You said as you led him to his desk chair to sit down.

You gently started to massage his shoulders, easing any tension he might have post-sex. He mumbled a small “thank you”, and let his head fall against your hand. Once he was relaxed enough to almost fall asleep, you mumbled:

"Mr. Goodman? I'm not on the pill..."

#angelina’s love letters. #better call saul #jimmy mcgill x reader #saul goodman x reader #bob odenkirk #breaking bad #saul goodman

[prismaticpichu]

POTENTIAL (spoiler free) HOT TAKES; DO NOT TOUCH STOVE 🔥

~

As I continue to scarf down Rebirth food like a rabid chimpanzee, I’m starting to come to an interesting realization:

I think I discovered a new reason as to why I love CC so much among the compilation. And that is bc it is debatably the easiest content in all of the 7 series to follow/digest. Don’t get me wrong- the writing is still messy and holey and did throw a bit of a wrench into pre-established canon. But chopping all of that off and looking at the game for what it is…? Idk! It’s not too rough to swallow. We have our steady main character who we see develop/grow tragically jaded, we have a villain we relatively follow till the end, we have our side character who we also see progress/regress/however you wanna put Seph’s cheese falling off the cracker. The only really boggler in the plot imo is admittedly Angeal, with his wishy-washy good guy-bad-guy conscience, but his sole presence is still not enough to completely muddy the story if you ask me. CC’s still a fun and memorable and enjoyable ride, and the plot beats are easy to process and hit just as hard as any other game in the compilation.

Now, OBV, Crisis Core has some canonical reasons for being more linear and objective: this is technically the “real” story, with Zack’s memories and all, and so it’s freed from all that ambiguity and haziness of Cloud’s journey in OG. But at the same time……. that’s kinda my point, lol? Like, again, don’t get me wrong- on one hand, og does a phenomenal job in creating tension and uncertainty and capturing Cloud’s identity crisis by making scrambled eggs out of his memories. But on the other hand, it’s also… a taaaadd much? Like to the point where it’s nearly impossible to actually understand the story on the first go. And there’s nothing wrong with it taking a few playthroughs to fully grasp things! It adds a sense of replayability. But if you don’t have that kinda patience, the whole thing can be a tad frustrating and confusing. And, idk, Ig my point is that Remake/Rebirth kinda falls into this same trap. The games are such, such, SUCH a fun ride (really! <33), but boy do I feel like I’m untangling tangled earbud wires trying to understand some of the game- especially in the homestretch. It’s just a real big meaty sandwich to swallow, and it can be a bit overwhelming lmao. Not to the point where it ruins its enjoyability- cause again, the story’s mainly a blast- but it’s admittedly hard to get 110% immersed in the world when I’m left trying to actively break down what’s going on. I won’t go into any specific details for spoiler reasons, tho I’m sure y’all understand from Remake alone where most of the confusion lies/in which elements.

The last thing I wanna do is be too negative tho. Needless to say these games and franchise is incredibly special to me, and I adore so much about Rebirth so far. The character interactions are near perfection, the stakes have never ever been higher, and there is soooooooooooo much to explore!! <33 And it’s also prolly worth mentioning that I’ma person who gets confused VERY easily lol. So it’s very possible that I’m struggling more than usual to grasp everything, and it’s creating some skewed judgment. But I thought it was worth sharing my thoughts regardless.

Thx for listening to my ramblings! Hope y’all are having a wonderful day <3333 Keep up the hype!!!

#ffvii #ff7 #ff7 rebirth #ff7 remake #things #opinions opinions opinions #that no one asked for lmao #final fantasy vii

[naavispider]

Oh god oh NOOO as soon as you said “emotional reunion scene with Quaritch my mind went to all kinds of places 😭 I hope we get that in the next movie fr 🙏 what would your interpretation of their reunion scene look like btw?

I've been trying to think about how they're going to do this for a while now. It starts with theorising what would happen to Quaritch when he returns to the RDA. In my mind, he should be court-marshalled, but I don't think they'd do that for Plot ™️ reasons. I imagine that since he represents such a huge investment the higher ups don't want to waste that, so he'd probably have to undergo some sort of rehabilitation, which I don't think would be pleasant for him. Then, I think they'd sent him into the Ash Clan potentially on purpose? To maybe try and create some sort of allyship? Since Quaritch is potentially dressing like a member of the clan, he may try and go in undercover and gain their help to take down the Metkayina/Jake Sully (this is based on the assumption that the Ash People are antagonists)? If this is the case, I think the first time Quaritch and Spider see each other again could be when Spider and Lo'ak (and anybody else) are captured by the Ash People.

I love the emotional stakes this raises, because they might both have to pretend to not know each other. Maybe Spider wants to out Quaritch by telling them he's a Sky Person, but he knows they would probably kill him? Either way, the other Sullys are gonna be shocked to see Quaritch is still alive and I don't think Quaritch will be the one to tell them that Spider saved him.

As much as I wish they'd get a full on, private reunion, I think it's more likely to be in a hostage situation, or other combative moment that leaves little time for talking - just some dramatic looks as the camera focuses on a close up of each of their faces 💀 The time for talking will come when either one of them is captured by the other side.

That is my prediction for A3, but if it were up to me, Quaritch would fly back to Awa'atlu before the RDA could reassemble itself to strike back against the Metkayina, essentially deserting the organisation and committing treason. He'd return to the village when he heard the RDA was going to mobilise Sec Ops to advance and destroy the whole village, which would obviously include Spider.

So he flies back to warn the people (obviously though his main mission is to get Spider back). They immediately capture him, paralleling when Jake returns to Hometree to warn the Omatikaya about the assault in A1. Quaritch is dragged in, bound, and Spider runs over with Kiri, Tuk and Lo'ak to see what all the commotion is about. As he realises it's Quaritch, we have a dramatic shot of both of them meeting eyes, before Spider starts to panic about what he's going to say.

None of the adults understand how he is alive, and Quaritch isn't going to rat Spider out, so he doesn't tell them how, just insists that the RDA will be here soon. Jake is confused AF why Quaritch even cares, until he catches the recom staring at Spider. Quaritch and Spider quickly try to hide it, but Jake has twigged it.

Maybe after the adults have interrogated Quaritch, Spider isn't allowed to see him. That would be for extra added angst, and would make for an even more complicated dynamic between Jake and Spider. Neytiri obvs has to be held back from murdering him on sight. Idk what happens from then on 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

I think they're more likely to have a heart to heart at least halfway/two thirds through the movie, like the tension will build all the way through until they finally get their moment to catch up, and that's the scene Jack Champion was talking about.

It's so stupid to even try to guess at this stage but hey! I'm trying! I will be proven a fool and a clown, and that's okay 😌

#avatar 3 predictions #spider socorro #recom quaritch #i can't wait for this post to be proven complete BS by jimmy cameron #imagine when the trailers finally drop and we actually have something to base these theories off 😂 #this was fun to imagine! #avatar 3 #avatar the seed bearer

[greensaplinggrace]

darling for the ask game obv let's get the important one out of the way

😭 idk if this was meant to say darkling but I'm doing him anyway

how I feel about this character: I love him. he's an interesting character that usually gets misinterpreted by the majority of fandom. I like that he has so much potential as a concept, but it makes me sad that that potential is rarely actually realized canonically. all in all, he's a character I really relate to for many reasons: his isolation and loneliness, his depersonalization and dehumanization, his high levels of empathy, his relationship with oppression and repression, and his drive to help others at the cost of his future and his sanity. I also really love his complex relationship with rage and apathy at the injustices of the world, which gives fascinating insight into his existence as an immortal and as a naturally idealistic person who lost faith in others

all the people I ship romantically with this character: mostly alina and mal! I also like him and nikolai together sometimes, and I can see the appeal of luda. plus of course any poly combination of any of these.

my non-romantic OTP for this character: aleksander & ivan is a hilarious friendship tbh. also I'm so in love with the ways genya parallels him and is so similar to him that I adore seeing them together on screen or in fics or basically anywhere, even if just for the horribly tragic tension that really brings out the depth of both their characters.

my unpopular opinion about this character: I have a lot lol. he was right about most things, but I don't think alina was wrong to leave him. I think he's a good character in the book, less so in the show, but in both he suffers from such bad writing that he ends up acting ooc half the time anyway. he's clearly empathetic and caring, and he is obviously able to feel love - but this has no bearing on his morality or any justification for his actions whatsoever. tbh I have so many unpopular opinions of him that it doesn't bear repeating them all lol.

one thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: that he died better in the show (and that he was written better overall with actual real depth). that he was never resurrected in the books (or at least that his second ending wasn't what it was)

my OTP: malarklina! 💖💕

my cross over ship: none

a headcanon fact: he's still afraid of the dark to this day. he's always cold and alina's always hot. he's very good with kids. he speaks so softly because his mother is abusive garbage and his experiences with men all suck. he's demisexual and biromantic and agender. he dissociates regularly due to both trauma and regular dehumanization, and this affects the way he views his personhood as well as his gender. he always knows the time of day because he can feel the shadows around him. he operates at some level on inhuman instincts tied to the nature of shadows & light.

give me a character (x)

#shadow and bone #sab #grishaverse #aleksander morozova #the darkling #myramblings #asks and answers #ask games #eyo!! ty for the ask! <3 <3

[unadulterated-syd]

Come Tomorrow Afternoon.

Warnings; Angst, unrequited love, weed/mentions of smoking obv.

Synopsis; Sydney Novak takes Stanley's attention from you, suddenly he's the Dina to your Syd.

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Stan was always your number one fan. From all your shitty crushes, to the hobbies you dropped in minutes, even through the new and old friends.

He was the best friend you could ask for because of that, he was such a goofy and laid back guy, there was never drama nor tension. In a way you were his number one fan just as well.

The two of you had a weird bond to outsiders, two people with completely different lives getting along better than they did with their families. But that's how you liked it, no one could comprehend so no one could talk shit.

You weren't per-say popular, but you were definitely well-known. Stan was well known too, but for much different reasons. The Stoner-Weirdo and the seemingly normal Shy-Kid. That's what made it so weird to the outside world.

Well, that was, until Stanley's obsession with Sydney Novak came along. You had nothing against her, you never would. Stan just seemed to revolve around her, while every part of you was still revolved around him.

It was like a switch in his head flipped, from you to him, except she didn't reciprocate. It was quite obvious to everyone in the world that Syd liked Dina, well except to Dina and Stan. That's what made the situation worse.

You could never hate Syd for the situation, envious maybe, but she was just like you. The one she loved, Dina, falling for someone seemingly random, Brad, after having eyes for only her. Stan was your one and only and now that was gone for you, just as it was for her.

The last straw was the party, showing up with Stan, just for him to ditch you for Syd, then to be ditched. You should've known. This happened a lot nowadays.

You sat lying down on the hard concrete of the small basketball court, silent. You heard muffled noises, and then the door slam open and shut, followed by muttering.

You didn't bother to look up, even at the mentioning of your name, "Y/n..?" Stanley Barber. God he had the absolute worse timing. You finally looked over when he sat next to you.

"Bummer party, huh?" He asked, messing with his blazer pockets, seemingly in search of a blunt. "Yeah, guess so. What went wrong for you, Barber?" You turned your head in his direction, knowing his answer would have something to do with Syd.

"Syd and Dina ditched, then I couldn't find you. Don't want to go home, cus' dad, don't want to stay cause people." He sighed, fumbling to find a lighter.

You shared a lopsided smile with him before reaching into his breast pocket, "You put it in here earlier."

"Thanks," His voice was muffled, due to the blunt hanging between his lips, he didn't grab the lighter, simply shuffling forward in order to get you to light it, which you did.

"What's wrong with you then?" He looked at the ground between his legs. "Dunno, was hoping to spend more time with you i guess." You shrugged, keeping your own eyes on the sky. "Me why didn't you just say that, silly?"

"Its not really been that easy to talk to you lately, Barber." You hummed, seeing his puzzled look from the corner of your eye. "Don't give me that look, have you not noticed? Stan you went from number one me friend, everything together, to number one Syd fan. I'm only around when you can't convince her to stay."

"Y/n, it's really just a crush.. I didn't know it affected you that much." He whispered, scared of confrontation. You didn't want to blow up on him, and you wouldn't. Because it wasn't fair to him, and it wasn't fair to Syd.

"Stan, look. I love you, but Syd doesn't like you back, she will never like you back. And it has nothing to do with you, you're awesome, but she likes girls, she's in love with Dina. People do love you Stan, god people have crushes on you too, you just chose the one who can't reciprocate."

"No one has crushes on me, name one person-" he started, in denial of the who Syd in love with Dina thing. "Me, Barber, me. I love you, I have a crush on you. There."

"Me?" he looked at you, more confused looking than ever. He was high when he came, and he was even higher now, of course he was confused. Maybe this would never mean a thing come tomorrow afternoon.

Maybe that's all it'd ever be. Nothing.

#stanley barber #ianowt #stanley barber x reader #syd novak #dina #wyatt oleff #wyatt oleff x reader #angst #blurb #unrequited love

[itoshi-s]

What if the itoshis are still in love with cheater!reader or an idea of her like they stalk her social media and she doesnt post abt her boytoys there and they think that shes waiting for them but obvs not and when they do meet her (or she comes to the u-20 arc game) they see her with someone and they make a truce to become yandere over her - the cheater!reader asks 💔 anon

" What if the reason why itoshis came across cheater!reader was because she was stringing along a guy from bllk? Im not saying yoichi but maybe him or bachira OR nagi then they get jelly or yandere mode activates and reader is none yhe wiser first she tries to string them along since this is her revenge arc but got too deep and maybe also has a yandere mode and this is too much for me thank you for listening i will love whatever route you take with these boys and thank you for the fics "

NOOOOOO nonnie you're on the cheater!reader roll rn and i LUUUV that !!!!!! this is such a good prompt sobs :( YEAH the reader having a fling with one of the guys ,, OH OH maybe aiku actually cause he is kind of a player too and doesn't look for anything serious as well ??

( and obv she knows that sooner or later, she is going to meet one of the brothers that way - she always knew they would get big and reach the world so why wouldn't she??? sobbin )

the tension between rin n sae intensifies as soon as both of them catch you in the crowd, and they surely feel just the same rush and excitement upon seeing you so happy - thinking that it's all about one of them - but heartbreak spills all over the turf as soon as you run up to oliver instead :(((( AAAHHHH

they want to hate u, they really do. they've done so much for you in your early years,, been there for u all the time - they just want to give you the world and it cannot happen if they don’t make some sacrifices along the way. so why do u keep holding them leaving u behind against them for so long?? why cant you just understand that they still do love you and that you're also another reason why their brotherly relationship has turned so bitter???

hdsksakjh SOBBIN CLAWING AT THE WALLS . yeah the boys turning borderline obsessive years after seeing u at that match .. years pass and the heat is still there. you still didn't forget and want to get your revenge but realize that maybe the situation is all turned around now when you get both of the brothers blowin your phone up </333

tytyty nonnie this is gold . already have a mini series focused on a love triangle between the itoshis in the works but am scribblin this down n cryin . this is guuuuuud

#✧.* ✉ zari’s mail: 💔 anon #yandere!bllk #yandere!blue lock #yandere!rin #yandere!sae #itoshi sae x reader #itoshi rin x reader #blue lock x reader #bllk x reader

[glittercake]

hello!!! I’m an avid reader of all ur fics, but especially don’t shy from the light, as in I genuinely couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve re-read it. I love the relationship in it and the story is just so fun

I was wondering if it takes your fancy to speculate about this - how do u reckon sam and bucky of that universe deal with bucky beginning to come into his glory days?

like in the fic sam tells bucky how success and fame etc is coming his way. and he’s so in bucky’s corner for him living out all his fighting dreams to the max which obvs comes with the flashy flirty parts too. do you think he’d ever feel conflicted/like he’s tied him down?

bc I love how on bucky’s side and pov in the story winning and living it up with sam is his dream. like I wonder how he gets that across to sam

sorry for the rambling ask, it was a little brain itch for me!

(also no pressure to respond of course!)

Hey! Omg this was such a mood booster ask to get! I am extremely happy that you enjoy and re-read the story, thank you!

And YES I would absolutely LOVE to ramble about this! And anything else you or anyone has ever wondered about in my fics.

Ramblings about this fic below the cut!!

Alright, so I think Bucky’s fame comes so fast it knocks them on their asses. Like it’s great at first, he’s winning matches left and right, he’s in all the papers, he’s trending on various platforms, TV interviews, podcast sessions, radio shows, merch, people throwing their underwear at him LOL. He’s THE guy suddenly.

And like that’s fine, hell Sam’s even enjoying it, seeing that sexy little smirk when he’s talking cheeky to the press, the glint in his eyes whenever he mentions his coach.

So then naturally some fancy gym, some big-time coach with a huge reputation and an even huger budget offers to train Bucky—and like this would be the opportunity of a lifetime, world titles guaranteed—but Bucky still chooses Sam.

I can see this creating a bit of tension because Sam tells him to go for it but Bucky is adamant that yeah he wants to win the world champs but he’ll do it with Sam. And maybe this means training harder, jumping through hoops for sponsors, but he has no doubt that him and Sam can do it together.

Sam would absolutely feel like he’s not doing enough, even in the fic he’s got a lot of reservations for a lot of reasons. His fear of what happened to Riley possibly happening to Bucky too, the guilt, the “I shouldn’t be responsible for this kid’s career” So he would push and push for Bucky to join the other team, to let the big-time coach train him and get him to the world champs.

Bucky would get pretty frustrated about it. I imagine an argument about it because how many damn times does he have to tell Sam you’re it. He’s starting to think Sam wants him to go. So, pissed off as hell, he says fine, I’ll give you what you want, and storms out. And maybe the next day there’s a press conference where Bucky’s supposed to announce he’s joining the big-time coach because that’s the logical decision and what Sam—and the whole country tbh—expects him to do.

So Bucky’s sitting on the panel, grumpy. Sam’s sitting at home, moping because look, that’s his guy. He hates thinking of some other asshole taking Bucky in. (Conveniently he’s going to remember all those steamy training sessions they had at the start, being up close and very personal with Bucky, that time they fucked in his office) and he’s going to be hating on Big-Time Coach for no good reason lmao.

Then, when the reporter finally asks him about the potential contract with Big-Time Coach, and if he’s got something to announce regarding the rumors, Bucky leans into the mic and says “Yeah.” And like everyone gasps and starts scribbling on their little pads.

At home, Sam’s heart drops and he’s on his feet before he realizes, watching that TV with rapt attention. Suddenly his world is narrowed to a 70-inch flat screen. And maybe this is the moment he realizes what matters the most and how hard-headed he’s been and now he might lose everything because he keeps underestimating himself and letting his doubts get the better of him.

And then Bucky says, “I ain’t going anywhere.” And he looks straight into the camera. He knows Sam’s watching. “I go all the way to the top with Sam Wilson, and Sam Wilson only, or I don’t go anywhere at all.”

Sam’s relieved, has to sit down maybe because that was close and now he wants nothing more than to have Bucky back home with him and much later Bucky will come home and still be grumpy as hell, glaring at Sam from across the room and Sam will try to soften him with some sweet talk but all he wants to do it take Bucky into his arms and kiss him stupid.

Maybe Sam breaks the ice with “Sam Wilson and Sam Wilson only, huh?” while they’re standing around the kitchen island pecking at dinner and avoiding eye contact. And bucky will roll his eyes and say “Did I stutter?” and Sam will get an instant boner—no ok, he’d go over to Bucky and say “No sweetheart. No you didn’t” and kiss him.

Grueling training for the world champs starts the next week. Grueling. Bucky regrets everything and Sam thinks it’s really funny wearing a shirt that says “Sam Wilson Only”

Anyways. It could probably go a few ways but this scenario was most fun! Hope this answered your question 😊 and thanks for the opportunity to ramble!

#that was ALOT #ask #sambucky

[swearyshera]

Was the bit where Catra mentioned Prime said she and Glimmer had "sexual tension" supposed to be a pisstake at Glitra shippers, or at least the ones who love to dig into the interactions they had in this portion of canon? I mean it was obviously foremost to underline how much of a gigantic invasive sleaze Prime is, but it is also the former thing? It seemed pretty pointed to me, but I'm me. I'm the most vindictive mfr I know.

I know the allure of enemies to lovers is guaranteed to ensnare pretty much any two characters with a sufficiently volatile emotional charge between them, but people glomming onto this really rubbed me the wrong way, especially in the shrieking void that was the lack of any acknowledgement of Catra's part of Angela's death*. And here its difficult to imagine it being founded on any more solid ground given the verbal hammer kick to the solar plexis Glimmer gave Catra during the "apology". Still lowkey reeling from how great that scene was.

I dont want to directly s*it on anyone who likes exploring the dynamic of these characters. Two characters with every good reason to want each other dead in a gutter suddenly being each others only real possible refuge in the face a greater evil is obvs great ground for drama and exploring uncomfortable, conflicting emotions, its just using this situation as outright ship fuel given the history btwn them makes me uneasy and made me read into that comment more than I think was intended.

Apologies if I'm completely off the mark with this.

To a small, gently mocking extent, yes. Now don't get me wrong, I love the idea of 'I can't stand you... but secretly I want you' - heck, I'm currently writing a show about a couple with exactly that vibe - but I just found it funny how no matter how much I had them argue or insult each other, someone would always tag it with #glitra.

Honestly, I think it's one of those ships where you just have to take a step back, say "These two would be a disaster as a couple" and start laughing about just how much of a disaster they'd be. Don't think too seriously about it and it's great.

On a more serious note, I think that the apology scene between them on this blog would have given them both a lot more respect for the other. From Glimmer's point of view, the fact that Catra is even offering up some kind of acceptance of her role in Angella's death (I know she's not dead in the show, she is here because we're allowed to say it) is a sign that something inside Catra wants to atone. It might be a tiny part that gets drowned out by everything else, but it's there. And from Catra's point of view, seeing Glimmer react in a much more mature way than she expected - on past performance, she'd be yelling insults and trying to smack her in the face.

When you compare their interaction to, say, Ties That Bind, the hard lessons they've learnt along the way are starting to take effect.

[sirnavergi]

talk about lenore THIS INSTANT (please)

LENORE!!!! everyone say thank you red … again…

Lenore Caester is the general branch manager of the Verus Technologies Corp, the company behind the Safe Haven Project🙏 She commonly speaks in the royal we. She appears and disappears at the blink of an eye if you’re not actively looking at her. She’s got the kind of voice and diction you’d find in advertisements. (If u wanna get super specific her current voice claim is the fax machine in dhmis s2 ep1.)

In classic VTCO fashion she denies time (the concept).

In one of my first artworks of Lenore ever (the old ones….) she’s holding a pen with a butterfly charm! In my last reference sheet of Lenore it only has one wing. The full butterfly is usually used to symbolize the actual CEO, while the single wing is for SUGAR (the CEO).

Lenore “adopts” Axl after the finale of genesis part 2. Axl runs into Lenore in the elevator and shes like “Hey You wanna go to school?” n hes like. omg yay. school⁉️⁉️⁉️

Lenore is like an android of sorts! She’s either a dead woman put back together or simply based on a woman previously alive. She either doesn’t remember or simply no longer feels attached to anything regarding her “past life” or “identity”. To stay true to her detachment from her past I likely won’t write her origins/mention it.

She’s shown to possess a lot of admiration for the actual CEO and speaks very highly of her.

Lenore isn’t super fond of most of the characters around her relevance level in the story. Main one being Edgar Reynaud! Obv. She doesn’t like him much. She also has a negative relationship with Azimuth! Azimuth has more of an upper hand there as their source of tension is Az’s unwillingness to cooperate. This leads to her getting dragged to mundane activities and hangouts with Az that she has to sit through in the hopes that he comes around eventually. Neither Lenore or Az are open about it when they dislike someone! So while they r both aware that the other person doesn’t like them either, from a 3rd person view they have a fun dynamic i think ^_^ Lenore is generally passive aggressive in a very artificially warm corporate way, while Az likes to fashion his distaste as something more flattering… so hes VERY nice. Hes very nice about it ^_^

Lenore’s dynamic with Morgaine is also interesting to me! It’s quite common for Morgaine to be the person getting the short end of the stick. I feel like she’s always the character who simply doesn’t know background information characters around her know. I feel like it’s a very cruel way to put it but she does end up being the laughingstock very frequently… n it’s not really her fault that this happens. This kind of continues with Lenore. Lenore is her boss. But also not really, because she never actually signs a contract to work with the company. There’s stuff Morgaine confines in Lenore, simply because she has to talk to SOMEBODY and theres not a lot of options. Ok apologies for the morgaine rant i love morgaine can u tell shes one of my favorite characters lmao . She’s still an outsider in the new world that’s been established. For many reasons. It’s kind of when you learn how a magic trick works and it just ruins the magic for you. She was there when a good chunk of the new world was being built, and she knows enough of it is false to be able to ignore it and live a “normal” life. Her normalcy isn’t whatever this is. Therefore she has to confine in people who are also outside this “normalcy”. Lenore is a good candidate for this very reason. For Morgaine, Lenore is the closest thing she can get to talking with a real person who’s also not going to invalidate every second thing she says. Lenore is semi-aware of this. She’s also aware of how horrified Morgaine was to learn the guy she thought she murdered was actually a robot. N there’s a little humor in it for Lenore. Because she’s also a robot.

On a less lore related note, I initially designed Lenore based on a random oc generator prompt thing i got from a website bc I was bored 🤧

Lenore also briefly shows up in a prequel story titled UO! She accompanies Una Hearthelow (creator of The quantum computer / edgar) to a vcto owned skyscraper.

If you remember The Umbrella ™ cycle, Lenore holds an umbrella over Morgaine at the finale of World’s End.

More character design details wise… She’s blue! Obviously because she’s a textbook #BC (aspect type). But she also has some pinks. Who are the pinks associated with? The CEO!!!!! Yippeee!!!! She also has very organic shapes throughout her design, with her dress somewhat resembling waves or water. These are also stuff associated with the actual CEO. She does have my statement square/rectangle shaped irises I give most of my robot-ai-any sorta techy characters! (It’s mostly a stylistic choice, her eyes likely just look. “normal” to everyone else) Her pupils are the 2 triangle hourglass-like shape that’s the vtco logo! Her eyes are a more purple color, i think mainly bc i just like it that way. But u could read into it with knowledge of what purple is associated with in my character designs/worldbuilding.

I’ll call it a day for now…. Feel free to ask me more specific details like dynamics with other characters yada yada.. either here or on discord 🫡

#oc lore #v teatime #key answering questions :3 #lenore caester

[roobylavender]

i also think i talked about it on my old account but i genuinely mourn that damian could have been a subversion of the standard robin set-up like every robin went from losing or becoming distanced from their birth family to finding their way to bruce but damian could have been the opposite where he went from living with adoptive parents for most of his life to discovering who his biological parents were and that they had never made any efforts to find him (for obv reasons). like that would be such a cool thing to explore and i love the idea of him being really intimidated by the al ghul and wayne legacies bc it’s like. as a normal kid how do you deal with suddenly being exposed to the fact that you’re the child of two people with martyrdom complexes who pledge their whole lives to doing good. not to mention how do you deal with that at that age. it would have provided a perfectly good reason for him to be emotionally difficult that wasn’t just the racist premise of “he’s foreign and he kills people so he doesn’t know how to act” and it would have provided a compelling struggle for people still interested in parent-child tensions to relate to bc it would be about a kid deciding whether or not they want to follow in their parents’ path. and as an added bonus i also think it could have been the perfect segue to making him besties with lian bc despite the fact that she respected what her parents did a lot you could tell there was an underlying grief/resentment within her at the fact that their dedication to their jobs often left her so alone

#damilian besties truly makes me weep we could have had it all #to be deleted