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#putting them here for safekeeping lmao
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heart!reader: no thoughts, head empty
the treasure hoarder one must have been quite long ago, considering if reader still haven't learned to fend for themself by now then cyno would have eye bags from worrying all night haha
their combat prowess doesn't compare to the traveler or cyno of course since they're just a researcher, but it's enough to fend off hilichurls, treasure hoarders, and some fatui as well
or if we're leaning towards more personal headcanons, maybe they would have a vision as well? they'll either get one from just doing their research or another near death experience, unless there's other ideas that would make sense
personally i really like how catalyst users fight so im imagining them using a catalyst
besides that, i've started playing genius invokation from the new update and it's actually pretty fun so here's some headcanons about heart!cyno and reader with tcg
reader i would feel like they're behind the current trends since they're doing research most of the time or just doesn't play games a lot, until one of their colleagues gave them some tcg cards as thanks for helping with a project
they didn't wanna let the cards go to waste and plus, they're a little interested in this game and why it's so popular so they went off and put in some time to actually play
most likely a casual player who just plays during free time, they think the illustrations of the cards look nice so they'll choose the ones they like the best to add into the deck and if they managed to obtain character cards of cyno or collei then they're having them in their deck 100% of the time
so you know there's cards of like the actual characters right? well what if there's like a card of reader that's quite rare due to limited production of the card (no idea how character cards are actually made so this is all my imagination), so you can bet that cyno would go out of his way to obtain it and he'll be having it in most, if not all of his decks
would proudly flex the card as well whenever he duels
let me know what think because never would i have thought i would be into card games until now
-cyno lovebot anon
Remember, Akademiya researchers usually employ Eremites for company and protection, treasure hoarders are baddies and all over the place. I thought about this while exploring around and encountering a lot of treasure hoarders in the forests/woods
So not only is it a chance encounter, reinforcements are far and few between, it was like a long chase scene to fend them off before Cyno finally got there to rescue them. That was indeed early on so reader wasn't theorizing about how Cyno saves them all the time, it's a scary experience when it's actual people hunting you down so it left quite the trauma in their mind for a while, to the point that they get scared meeting people in the forests so
Yesss TCG! More characters will be added so I don't doubt they'll put Tighnari in there too! Also I think what could happen is the reader becomes a summon card (or event card) instead (lmao imagine their name is the Akademiya loser, tho Cyno would probably hunt down who made that card) their undying hehegetit reputation must have earned them the right to be made into one
So yes Cyno would proudly flex the card, always uses it on the field when he can, and when the opponent destroys his summons he gets really really personal about it pfft he turns from Friendly to Serious in just a snap. "You'll pay for that" "Lord Cyno, please it's just a game!" When that happens, it's always a guaranteed win for him
I like to think he has it as the first card in his tome so that if he wants to he can just pop that shit open and look at his lover's card <33
He might even have a spare copy which he would put a sleeve on and place in his wallet for safekeeping
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queerbrujas · 3 years
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i replayed books 1 & 2 with eva and i am living for her new stats
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makeste · 3 years
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What I don't get is where does the arc switch leave Heroes Rising in the timeline? Bc as it is in the manga, the movie takes place between the MVA and the work study with Endeavor. Nine had a cameo in the MVA and after the interview training they just adapted we have the meeting where they reference the program from Heroes Rising. But Heroes Rising spoils the MVA with certain details, so with this switching, does this mean Heroes Rising goes after the 3rd movie in the timeline? It's confusing.
the thing to understand about it is that the order of events is not being changed at all. the only thing that changes is the order in which we get to see the events. so in the current anime timeline, MVA has already happened. and eventually when we finally get to that arc, the entire thing will technically be a very long flashback (which in fact was partially the case in the manga as well).
here's the rough timeline really quick lol it's never quick but it's as thorough as I could make it without going overboard. this is in chronological order:
late October (end of ch. 219) - the LoV encounters Gigantomachia in the mountains and are then teleported to Ujiko's lab. Ujiko sends Tomura on a quest to prove his worth by getting Machia to submit to him. Dabi begins his courtship with Hawks. the rest of the LoV goes back to the mountains to battle Machia for another month and a half.
end of November (ch. 184) - the Pro Hero arc takes place. Endeavor battles the High End in Fukuoka. Hawks continues his courtship of Dabi.
three days after the end of the Pro Hero arc (end of ch. 192) - Deku has his dream about OFA and AFO. the next day the Joint Training arc takes place. Shinsou is accepted into the hero course. Deku awakens Blackwhip.
early December (ch. 218) - Bakugou and Shouto pass their exam and get their Provisional Licenses. on their way home they encounter Soda Sam and kick his ass and become famous.
early December, same day as the Soda Sam fight (mid ch. 219) - Re-Destro kidnaps Giran and starts leaving lil bits of his hand around in places as a message to the LoV.
early-to-mid December (eventually shown as a flashback in ch. 231) - Dabi decides to give Hawks one more test. Hawks meets up with Jeanist and tells him about this wacky idea he has to fake-kill him and present his "body" to Dabi. Jeanist is all "lmao sure why not."
mid December (ch. 223) - Re-Destro calls the LoV and stupidly invites them to a death battle in Deika City. Tomura and the LoV are all "okay" and go to Deika City and kick RD's ass in what becomes known as "the Deika City incident", which the public doesn't know much about. the PLF is formed, and Hawks is inducted into its ranks.
some nebulous period during early-to-late December (Heroes Rising) - the Hero Work Recommendation Project takes place. the class 1-A kids go to Nabu Island for a couple of weeks. Ujiko finishes upgrading Nine, and Nine and his gang head off to try and take over the world, and promptly get their asses kicked by a bunch of high schoolers. Tomura then kills Nine because lol fuck him.
late December (ch. 241) - Bakugou and Shouto wind down their press tour. Mt. Lady visits U.A. to teach the kids how not to suck at interviews. the kids have their Christmas party on December 24th. Shouto invites Bakugou and Deku to come intern with him at Endeavor's Agency (ch 242).
New Year's Eve (ch. 243) - the kids visit their parents' homes for one night.
New Year's Day (also ch. 243) - the kids begin their internships.
first week of January (ch. 243 through 252) - the Endeavor Agency arc takes place. Hawks warns Endeavor that the enemy is 100,000 strong and will be invincible if they don't stop them in the next four months. Endeavor begins training the trio. Shouto invites Bakugou and Deku to dinner at his house. Ending attacks Natsuo. Deku figures out Blackwhip. 
early January, immediately following the EA arc (ch. 253 through 257) - the kids head back to U.A., but continue their internships alongside their classes. Ujiko puts Tomura in a vat for safekeeping. Aizawa and Mic visit Shiragiri in Tartarus. the HPSC calls Hawks and tells him to start investigating hospitals.
literally any time between January and the end of March - movie 3 takes place.
end of March (ch. 258) - the War arc begins.
so basically the anime right now is jumping ahead to late December and then early January to finish up the EA arc. and once that's done, we'll flash back all the way to October, and then jump ahead once more to mid-December for the conclusion of MVA. and once that's finished up we'll jump back to the students, at which point we will be entirely caught up with everything on both the students' and villains' sides. I think the season is still most likely to end on the "on that day all the heroes disappeared" cliffhanger from chapter 257 (though it wouldn't surprise me if they literally jump ahead from the end of MVA straight to that, and skip the Shirakumo stuff and then go back and show it at the beginning of next season). so yeah. a lot of bouncing around, lol, but it all makes sense in the end.
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ray-ray-writings · 3 years
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Hi!! I saw you wanted fluffy drabbles, what about one with Wilbur where he abe the reader (a soprano!) are singing Hamilton together? And like maybe she takes Eliza’s part and sings Helpless to him or she and Wilbur are playing around and (jokingly) sings the Stay Alive Reprise to Tommy after he dies! Idk it’s j been living in my brain for a while, but I cannot wrote lmao.
Hey anon? Are you living in my Google Doc? So when I write I write everything in a Google doc for safekeeping and on that Google doc I have a few ideas that I’ve come up with on my own for possible future personal projects, and this is literally one of them! I’ve literally had that idea written down in my doc since I’ve started writing for the DreamSMP and I’m so happy you’ve given me this ask!!!
So yes, ever since Wilbur and you heard Hamilton, you two sing it at each other all the time. Like even if someone says anything remotely like a lyric, they now have to deal with you singing the whole damn musical at them 
You have absolutely serenaded Wilbur with “Helpless” both the full song, but also just little lines here and there throughout the day. Like all the time you’re singing “I am so into you! I am so into you!” at Wilbur, just cupping his cheeks and pressing soft kisses there between lyrics. You’ve put on a whole performance of the song for a video once. It was only supposed to go to him, but he posted it on his insta story and the fandom loves you two so it’s become a treasured thing for you. 
I totally feel that you, Tommy, and Tubbo sing the Schyler sisters with Wilbur as Aaron Burr. You sing for Angelica, Tommy Eliza, and Tubbo Peggy. Wilbur agrees to be Burr because he gets to flirt with you for .2 in the song and he gets to see and hear you be a badass just a few lyrics later. 
You two have also definitely sang Dear Theodosia about Tommy and Tubbo. They’re your babies. You found them when they were just little streamers and they’ve come so so far now and it just warms your heart. You would never tell them you both sang that song with them in mind and cried over it, that’s just a little too much. 
I want to hear Wilbur Soot sing Wait For It. That’s it. That is the sentence. 
So the idea I’ve had written in my doc for a long time is you long on to the server after Dream and Tommy’s duel (The one where afterwards Tommy gives up his discs so L’Manberg can be free, so like a really long time ago lore wise). And you didn’t know about this duel and so you long on and see Tommy get shot and you’re like, “Is he breathing? Is he going to survive this? Who did this?! Wilbur, did you know?!?!?” and Tommy’s like “Mom? I’m so sorry for forgetting what you taught me.” And you guys sing the whole thing, and once again it actually brings you to tears because the thought of Tommy dying and Wilbur knowing and not doing anything to help and you coming too late really hits hard on you….
Let’s do one more fun one, geez I’m so depressing sometimes. 
You, Wilbur, Tommy, and Tubbo have definitely sung ‘Aaron Burr, Sir’ with designated parts. If anyone sings someone else's part there is a whole ass tantrum. One time when you all met up, someone asked you guys who you were and like totally normal people, you bust out into that song. So it’s “I’m John Lauren in the place to be!”
Thank you so much anon for letting my fantasy come true <3
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seijch · 3 years
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ANNOUNCEMENT: NOT A HELLO, BUT NOT A GOODBYE EITHER
omg hi ... im like . ashamed to come back after saying brief hiatus in october and then disappearing off the face of the earth til FEBRUARY but under the cut i will be explaining myself and the following, if youre interested (and a tl;dr at the very bottom if you don’t wanna scroll thru this obnoxiously long post):
the reason(s) i was gone for so long
what i was doing during that time (its just a personal account yall can scroll past this idrc)
the status of those um . halloween requests
the future of this account
i. so . Hiatus .
i know. i know . i probably mentioned it when i made the announcement post, but my mental health likes to go on one of those rides. yknow the ones where you go like up rlly fast then down maybe and then up then DOWN .... its like that. i needed a break and every time i wanted to come back or thought about it, something would happen and i would get stuck in my own head.
a big reason for getting stuck in my head was (and i hate to admit this ... i hate to admit that i have Insecurities On The Internet) my feelings of inadequacy regarding my writing. i love to plot fics, i love concepts and characters and making little headcanons but i dont ... know if i love writing rn. and i thought for the longest time that like . whatever ill just push thru it its fine ill be fine but it kinda wasnt lmao you can kinda see it in my halloween reqs and what become of them when i get to that but i began to feel like nothing i had put out or would put out would hold up prose wise (and normally i dont feel like this im much more “idc its my life im living it” but thats not a rant for tumblr LMAO). i still feel like that -- like im better as a reader than a writer. but . You Know :-)
tl;dr: mental state go brrrrr
ii. anywhere here’s wonderwall
when i left, i was in a steadily decreasing mental and emotional state, made worse by a situation at work that really was a case of petty jealousy on my end and rlly isnt very consequential now despite how much pain and resentment it gave me when it Was a problem so i wont get into it. the tl;dr of november and december was me using work as an crutch and distraction -- i know my job, i do it well, it helped me not think about my responsibilities and obligations and inadequacies. of course, as the holiday season grew busier n busier i was scheduled so often that i moved 88 or so miles (according to my apple watch, which i ONLY wear at work since im never anywhere else outside my house) and fell into a cycle of showering n sleeping at my house before going back the next day. (theres definitely something to be said abt capitalism and “grind culture” here but once again its not the time or place snsjkdfds)
at the turn of the new year, i happened to remember a birthday card i hadnt filed away for safekeeping from a friend of mine that id been horribly out of touch with til that point. i started crying because i realized how out of touch id been in general up until that point. the month of january was great for me: i was focused, happy, and in a much better place than i had been before. the end of it brought me down focus wise and im hoping that enough time away from my distractions will refocus me bc i ... need it LMAO and though ive burned out from that level of productivity and gotten distracted again im ... trying to stay positive which i think is the most i can do 😁👍🏼
media wise, i got real into stardew valley (but burned out bc i played it extensively as a way to wind down after work), the pokemon platinum romhack renegade platinum (still havent finished it bc of school n i played it w the intent to see if i could nuzlocke it ... bitch its so hard but its so fun bc of it), briefly assassins creed: odyssey (im one of those ppl who completes an entire region before i move to the next so you can tell i burned out of that one + wouldnt have the time to properly devote to it even if i didnt), got back into genshin impact after pulling for xiao (after not touching it for like . months), and danganronpa. yes . danganronpa 😐 i Know. i stopped playing it after the second trial of the first game bc i was so hurt by the outcome and picked it up in late january only to get sucked in (thank god i had the foresight to buy the second and third games during the steam winter sale). rn im at the start of chapter 4 if anyone wants to come in my asks and um . talk to me abt danganronpa
tl;dr: I’m Into Danganronpa Now
iii. you realize halloween was three months ago right
i mentioned this in the first section, but i love to plot things. every request is plotted or at least has a solid foundation. i had fun detailing what concept i wanted to go with considering what i was given, and there were some bangers i might touch up in the future. but heres whats going to happen to the requests themselves:
there are two finished requests. one will be posted tomorrow and the other will be touched up (just bc i finished it doesnt mean its good 🧍‍♂️) and scheduled for next saturday. as for the ones i never got around to ...
i will not be finishing those requests. i hate to be That Person, but i feel like we all expected this 🧍‍♂️ what i will do is post all of my notes for each request in batches -- requests that have an @ to go with them will be mentioned in the post proper, but anon asks will be pictured. (there are some asks that came from blogs who are now deactivated but i wrote down all the prompts and remember most of those askers so ill cross that bridge when i get there) there will most likely be an excerpt or two simply bc i think i mightve written a few plot points or interactions in the form of bullet points. i rlly am sorry about doing this but i remember looking at my notion doc with all the prompts and feeling ... like i wasnt measuring up n it wasnt just to myself or to some intangible concept of “other” id constructed but it was instead to those who requested n actually WANTED to see and hear and read my writing and i ...... im gonna admit thats another big reason i avoided this site.
regardless, youll definitely get what i have (and likely more than just my bullet points and illegible handwriting).
tl;dr: im sorry. what i have in terms of plot, concept, and interaction for every request will be posted, but i cant say ill ever complete them and mean it.
iv. so what now?
well i mean . im not entirely sure how sold i am on haikyuu in the content creation department (as a creator n to a lesser extent, as a consumer). as mentioned previously, its no longer my primary focus. it doesnt mean im not into haikyuu anymore; i have a lot of love for those boys but i cant rlly say im even caught up w recent fandom activity and also havent even finished s4 pt2 LMAO thats on my to do list
and despite all that, i still want to share my plots n concepts and snippets and maybe even fics. it wont happen anytime soon. it might not even happen. but i mean . its better than me saying i wont write ever again shjdkfs but either way ill probably use this blog as a personal blog w the occasional ask game for dialogue prompts (those are always so fun i love making up aus to fit like . the most mundane prompts)
as for my works (past and any potential future), ive opened an ao3 acc here n ill be editing n possibly expanding on my old works to post there. tumblr, to me, is The x reader hub, but i figure more x reader fics on ao3 is never a bad thing.
ill be deleting/posting drafted posts to the queue since they were all meant to be queued anyway as well as (sorry again 🧍‍♂️) deleting or answering asks in the inbox. (moots if you get a notif from me saying i rbed your post from months ago ... mind your business) im very hard to get ahold of and its ... a problem. expect an overhaul of the nav n shit to reflect my new direction n also because i feel like i cant tell if my passion for carrd is shared by the majority HSDKLFS maybe its better to read my info in a normal post ykwim .......
and of course . if youve read all this n decided im no longer worth the follow, i sure as hell cant stop you. thank you for wanting to, at some point, hear what i have to say -- it means more than you think.
tl;dr: writing will be edited and reposted to ao3, this blog will be a personal blog with a hint of writing (sometimes)
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the tl;dr to end all tl;drs:
im back! i wont be as active as i used to due to a lessened interest in haikyuu in general, but i have an ao3 acc now where all my past work will be edited, possibly expanded, and reposted. any future work will also find itself there. my halloween requests will be posted in batches as incomplete concepts, plots, and snippets of scenes; i wont be promising to finish any of them.
there are still fic concepts im attached to and want to finish, but i cant promise any more writing on my end. this blog will be a personal blog with maybe writing, not a writing blog with my personal thoughts all over it.
regardless if you stick around or not, its been crazy sexy cool (equal emphasis) being on haikyuu tumblr even tho i wasnt around for long ... even tho its not my main focus anymore, im still excited to see what the future might hold 🤝
love, ari 💌
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grvntld · 3 years
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ive been awake since 3 in the morning as our dad woke us up to pack our stuff again and head onto our uncle's which we are currently at.
it's just been raining hard here since last night and the water was about to reach our house again, so as a precautionary measure, we packed our stuff, placed all our other important stuff on a higher place in our house, and left. guess what i first picked up and made sure theyre safe? lmao no need to guess rlly bc imma tell you — the first things i grabbed were my boots and shoes and my sister def didnt left that unnoticed bc she was like "lol, ate, i did not expect that the first thing you made sure was safe was your boots, but also, it's not surprising bc it's like aina written all over it". lmao at that.
idrk why but when i heard our dad waking us up and telling us we needed to be ready, my half-asleep mind thought of my laptop and camera which i know i will be bringing with me so i let them where they are, and then i proceeded to grab a paperbag, put my boots and shoes in there and placed it on my grandparents' room for safekeeping. hashtag priorities ya know. after that, i started packing and bam we're out driving in the flood going to our uncle's again.
anyway, hi!! i hope y'all are safe and fiiiiiine~ take care and enjoy your lunch ♡
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transvavsquad · 4 years
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Could you explain what the darkness cat is? Or it’s origins and stuff, I’m new to all the dark Jordan stuff
HUMS!! ye sure i’m gonna put spoilers under the cut anyways just because i am. trying to be polite about it in a sense but here we go-
so day of the 6 year anniversary stream, jordan finds a potion of darkness in a box. now, tank of judgement hasn’t happened yet, so, karl’s not cleansed of darkness either but, okay. karl and tom were offered these potions as well, but they both left them in the chest, and walked away, and the potions were gone.
jordan took the potion, and kept it in an ender chest, and insisted it was for balanced so that no one else could use it, and defended this choice by saying destroying it instead might ‘ruin the land.’ and then tells the darkness ‘no lmao i didn’t accept your gift i’m just keeping it away from the others’
now he keeps this a secret, and when karl and tom mention the potions they were offered, he doesn’t even say he was offered one as well! cool! great! jordan that’s a lie by omission! 
a bit later, after the tank of judgement, a second gift appeared at his door from the darkness (and as far as i can tell, neither tom nor karl were offered this either). it’s called the rooting gem of darkness, and the description on it was:
with the power of darkness
nothing can kill you, nothing can push you
but you are stuck in place
and jordan :) takes the gem and puts it in his ender chest for ‘safekeeping’ :)
now on top of the chest that this gem was kept in was a cat, all black, yellow eyes. after jordan takes the gem, the cat starts kind of popping in and out of view in random spots, following jordan around, but always disappearing before jordan can even hit it.
and then jordan takes a break to use the bathroom, for a moment, and while he’s gone he doesn’t open his inventory or pause the game. the cat that was on top of the chest shows up, looks at jordan for a few seconds, and then literally 
possesses
jordan 
and moves him around the room before leaving him in the spot he’d been standing and disappearing. 
jordan comes back from his potty break and is nonplussed by chat going absolutely nuts about this, and goes to get some blaze rods, whatever, okay. while he’s there, he realizes that gem he was given has been taken out of the ender chest, and even when he goes back and reviews the clip of his possession, he mostly just kind of??? laughs it off??
anyways darkness cat has kind of been appearing now and again when he’s on a pee break but he’s taken to pausing or opening his inventory lately when he does go on break so the cat can’t possess him while he’s gone but like yeah welcome to vav goes absolutely feral because darkness jordan seems like an entirely plausible thing
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wolfhednn · 4 years
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— skills analysis.
so i did one of these for sety, though i didn’t cover all of the available skills on him because i haven’t had the time to build all that hc yet. even though we know felix’s skill layout, i’d still like to take the time to lay out my ideas about his abilities or lack thereof in greater detail. essentially just putting down on paper the thoughts i’ve had for a while, for my own safekeeping. things get jumbled in my head sometimes y’know.
buckle in, this got really long.
sword ( boon. )
lance
axe
bow ( boon. )
gauntlet ( boon. )
reason ( bane. | budding talent. » boon. )
faith
authority ( bane. )
heavy armor
riding
flying
— sword. felix, obviously, loves swords. it’s interesting to consider how he takes so strongly to swords when the kingdom mostly specializes in lances. from dimitri’s supports, however, we know that everyone still receives sword training, and i’d argue that learning to wield a sword is the most basic weapon that everyone is taught before moving onto lances, or other weapons types as desired. we see evidence of this in felix’s remarks which point to dimitri still training with a sword despite the lance being his main weapon:
Hurry up and cage the wild boar. Look, he’s losing his grip. Even in his swordplay, he’s getting sloppy.
so the sword is kind of like weapons basics, much like learning basic piano even as a singer so that you can find your notes for yourself. though i believe felix received training in other weapons growing up, he always came back to the sword when others may have transitioned into favoring something else. give him a lance or axe and he’d know the form and some basic techniques ( see: blacksmith’s errand ), but he’s no expert.
in his favoritism for the sword, i think people have probably commented that he resembles kyphon, who was known for wielding a blade rather than faerghus’ usual lance as well.
— lance & axe. briefly touched on above, but he knows the basics, lances more so than axes because the lance is pretty much faerghus’ thing. a lot of his experience with lance technique at least in recent years actually comes more from countless sparring matches against his friends who prefer them, especially sylvain, who, unlike dimitri and ingrid, doesn’t favor swords at all ( thanks azzie for confirming this! ) felix, who learns much better by doing and practical experience, has subconsciously picked up stuff about lances just from watching and fighting constantly around those who use them.
axes, though he doesn’t mention them ( as far as i’ve found, anyway ), he’s probably also been trained in, again going along with my hc that faerghus nobles get the basics in pretty much everything at a young age. however, he gravitated away from it pretty early due to its style — slow and heavy — being the exact opposite of how he prefers to fight. he finds them generally unwieldy, especially when he doesn’t like the bulkiness of wearing heavy plate that usually comes along with using them. that being said, he’s not bad at axes ( hence it not being a bane ) — it’s felix; the nature of his upbringing and genetics means he’s likely not going to suck at any physical weapon — but he’ll pass on them if there’s anything else to use.
— bow. felix’s bow boon comes straight off his instruction request to specialize towards sniper class:
As with the sword, I was trained in the bow from a young age. I have a good grasp of it, but there’s always room for improvement. Might be a good time to work on my aim.
again, i think part of this comes from my idea of faerghus nobles being trained in all weapons ( or maybe it’s just a fraldarius tradition? felix says it’s everyone, but considering his skewed view of kingdom attitudes, it’s reasonable to also take his words with a grain of salt ). but part of it i think also comes from hunting as a common noble pastime in the kingdom: felix talks about it, as well as dimitri when he mentions that rodrigue would frequently take him hunting. and the bow, of course, is the primary weapon used in hunting, hence his receiving training in it from childhood.
his talent in it, i think, comes from repeated practice and his passion for hunting, which as we know is one of his likes. right out of the box, felix wasn’t born with a natural gift for archery like he was the sword, but his love of hunting as a sport had him continuously training and refining his skill with a bow.
— gauntlet. this one’s pretty easy: it points to felix’s self-made fighting style that throws aside conventional chivalric combat expectations in favor of whatever needs to be done in order to win, even if it means resorting to “underhanded” tricks or cheap shots. 
Knights ought to have some hunger. I’ve always thought so. They depend too much on their swords. Only when they’re wrested away do knights consider their hands and feet as weapons. That’s not how it was for warriors of old. They weren’t limited by their tools. Victory is what matters, not the method of achieving it. That’s the attitude to adopt.
i think the incorporation of hand-to-hand combat is actually something he first picked up from glenn, who, while knightly, wasn’t afraid to land a punch in the middle of a spar to stun his opponent or trip them to gain the upper hand. he constantly encouraged felix to be similarly adaptable in battle, to never get comfortable with the status quo, always be thinking on his feet.
over time, that, along with pieces of technique he picked up and continues to pick up from others over the years, got refined into what is now his own unique fighting style, tailored just for himself.
— reason. so i’ve thought a lot about this, and i’ve come to the conclusion that felix’s bane in reason is not because he’s bad at magic, but because he, as he tells us, has no interest in it. ( we’ve all had that one subject in school where we have a knack for it, but just... no interest LMAO. ) 
coming off of my headcanon that felix’s mother comes from a branch of house gloucester, this means that strong magic genetics are in his blood ( gloucester was the bishop of the ten elites ). rodrigue also has a high talent for magic ( he’s a holy knight, but in my experience with him as an NPC, he tends to favor his faith spells over using his lance, which has led me to headcanon that he’s actually stronger in magic than he is in physical weapons. bishop » holy knight instead of paladin » holy knight, if you will ). 
combined, this means that i think both glenn and felix had a natural talent for magic — glenn 100% a dark knight — which becomes reflected when felix is convinced to actually put the effort into studying reason, thus revealing it to be a boon.
i think this is supported in-game in that, despite it being a boon for him, felix only ever learns two reason spells: thunder and thoron. unsurprisingly, they are both spells with high damage and crit potential, and give him range options. thoron supplements his swordplay nicely by giving him yet more range, thus opening up more opportunities for him to close the gap to his enemies and kill. seeing as he only picks up reason for the purpose of augmenting his swordmanship:
I have never been interested in magic, but I do recognize that a swordsman who understands it has an advantage over one who doesn’t. Help me hone my skills in reason, in addition to the sword.
it makes sense that he would stop after learning enough spells to accomplish his purpose for studying reason in the first place. he’s still not very interested in magic, but he does take to it surprisingly well.
— faith. felix is not particularly religious, but he’s not disdainful of religion either. however, both rodrigue and glenn, in my hc, had boons in faith magic and were very strong in it. felix’s lack of strength here i believe comes again from disinterest, as well as the fact that he’s probably just never tried it. he doesn’t really see a reason to. i don’t think he has the natural talent for it that glenn and especially his father do — that gift for it skipped him — but he’d be able to cast as well as the next person if he put work into it.
a worthwhile note to make here is that, whereas rodrigue’s faith spell list focuses on offensive magic ( his main spell in-game is aura, and i hc that if he were playable, the rest of his spell list would be similar: nosferatu, seraphim, abraxas ) and i hc that glenn’s faith spell list is similarly offensive-focused, felix’s in-game faith spell list is entirely restorative magic. aside from nosferatu, but pretty much everyone who learns a faith spell gets nosferatu.
felix gets heal, restore, and recover, which i intend to remain faithful ( heh ) to if i have felix take points in faith. and while at first glance this may seem contrary to his ‘ all fight all the time ’ nature, i think it actually subtly points to his underlying motivation for pursuing strength: being able to protect those he cares about. felix’s biggest motivator is being strong enough to make sure that he doesn’t lose anyone again like he did glenn, and killing enemies isn’t always going to cut it. as he grows to realize that ( hello dimitri and toa!sylvain development showing him that fighting something doesn’t always solve the problem ), he develops an appreciation for healing, too.
— authority. felix’s, for lack of a better phrase, one actual weakness that stems from a detriment in ability, at least where skills are concerned. as the game tells us through his personal skill, it comes from a lack of desire to work with others. he doesn’t like to be responsible for other people, doesn’t like to have to worry about other people, and doesn’t like to have to rely on other people. felix highly prizes his independence and his self-reliance. he believes he’s stronger when he’s on his own.
i think that felix is also just, for this reason, bad at leading people. ( see: birds of a feather. ) he doesn’t have the patience for it, and doesn’t have the patience for other people’s incompetence, doesn’t like to repeat himself or explain his thoughts and ideas. if people get him, great. if they don’t, he doesn’t really care.
interestingly, despite his glaring weaknesses in charisma and diplomacy ( which carry over into when he becomes duke, too — his people respect him as a leader because he naturally wants to do what’s best for the people under him; his policies are very domestically-focused and he’s going to fight hard for the interests of those counting on him, but not because he’s particularly good at raising morale or rallying public support ), felix isn’t bad at the strategic part of being a military leader. in fact, his ingrid support tells us he’s surprisingly good at military tactics for someone who has 0 interest in strategic planning:
Ingrid: Well, the conversation got quite lively. We all began breaking down the viability of your somewhat maniacal plan. And apparently, similar tactics have been used to turn the tides of historic battles. Felix: That may be an exaggeration. Successful armies must be able to handle unexpected situations. That starts with weapon mastery and creative tactics. Ingrid: If you didn't have so much battlefield experience, you wouldn't be capable of such unique strategies. Which is why we need people like you—people who think creatively—to lead the army.
this is further supported by the fact that, in his paired ending with dimitri, he takes a leading role as dimitri’s military adviser when he becomes king. felix is good at knowing what to do on the battlefield; he just doesn’t have any interest in being in charge of that stuff. as he says ( possibly the only time in canon we see felix being modest about his abilities ):
I don’t know the first thing about strategy. Just how to use a sword.
— heavy armor. touched on this a bit earlier in the axe section, but heavy armor isn’t felix’s thing because agility and mobility is. the most armor you’ll see him wear is a heart guard, though i do headcanon that in the post-war period as duke, he actually does wear a jack-of-plate to protect from any unforeseen attempts on his life. 
the only exception to his aversion to heavy armor are shields, which he of course learns how to use in order to wield the aegis shield. in toa!verse, i plan to fluff shields as his narrative progression through the heavy armor ranks rather than through actually... wearing armor ( though i think he definitely sometimes trains rock lee style with weights in order to improve his speed ). hilariously, this goes somewhat out the window in the end when he does actually wield the aegis shield into battle because half the time, he just wears it slung over his back ( as seen in his in-game battle model ) rather than how a shield is supposed to be used. the aegis shield is mostly used for its pavise / aegis barriers anyway, and not as much to deflect actual attacks.
— riding. doesn’t mind it, but has never gravitated to it or had much interest. despite both rodrigue and glenn being mounted units ( rodrigue moreso; he’s better on a horse than he is on foot ), felix prefers being on foot, relying on solely his own skill and temperament, rather than having to account for what his mount might do at any given moment and protecting it as well. he has nothing particularly against horses; just, lukewarm.
— flying. much like riding, felix is equally ambivalent about pegasi and being on one. there are a couple differences here though: one is that i headcanon that heights make felix..... not afraid? but slightly uncomfortable. he doesn’t have a phobia of heights, but the inherent danger of being high up in the air, the possibility of death simply by nothing more than a fall, doesn’t sit well with him. it’s something he’d be able to get more comfortable with over time, though.
the other difference is that pegasus knighthood is inherent to his bloodline. the original fraldarius was a falcon knight, and i headcanon that kyphon was also a falcon knight ( take that, gender-locked fe classes! ). if not for his ambivalence about mounts — unlike many others who like to bond with their mounts and form deep friendships, i think that felix would probably always see his as animals of war: to be well-cared for, of course, but probably not like, deep bond or anything — and his discomfort with heights, flying might have been a strength through his bloodline alone, particularly with him having a major crest.
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( ross butler, 19, he/him )  welcome to  san francisco, ARLO PARK.  rumor has it they are a WITCH/DARKLIGHTER, but only they could tell you the truth! when i close my eyes, i think of them and imagine BLOODSTAINS SCRUBBED OUT OF CREAM COLORED CARPETS, LYFT SCOOTERS, AND THE PRODIGAL SON.
     are you as tired of me doing intros as i am? ‘cuz bruh.  you’re getting the lazy sparknotes version bc i’m tired and gay.
 arlo is penelope park’s cousin! sadly he  ( thinks he is )  tragically heterosexual, but it would have been nice if the family radiated big gay energy.  idk maybe it isn’t too late for him, we’ll see.  he’s also a student at salvatore.  i think he used to go to a public school back home, but i think Some Fucked Up Things Happened and his mom panicked and decided he needed to be around some more positive role models.  hence why he was sent to salvatore.  
speaking of Some Fucked Up Things...  arlo’s dad is Not a good guy.  i want to say he uses his magic for evil, and it’s gotten him ostracized from the coven.  arlo has always been his dad’s closest ally, and sort of confidante, so his mom was shooketh when she found out that not only was bad dad bad, but that arlo had known all along and hadn’t said anything.  he thought he could contain it, maybe talk him out of some of his terrible ideas, but his dad is Not OK and needs help.   but everything fell apart, his parents divorced and his dad is basically m.i.a. now.   rip.  
( edit oct 2019 )  but here is the thing y’all, arlo’s dad is not his biological father. when his parents were trying to have kids they found out his dad couldn’t have kids. so they used a sperm donor and voila arlo was born! tbh arlo is pretty dumb so i don’t think he’s really even like become cognizant of the fact that he and his dad don’t look alike, and don’t have much in common.  is this ignorance or naivety? idk, if your parents tell you something who are you to question it.  anyways his mom never told him the truth even after everything with his dad bc she was afraid she would lose him. he was already closer with his father and she could feel him slipping down the wrong path. fear is a powerful motivator y’all.
personality wise he’s a ‘lil emo, a lil dramatic, always thinks people are talking shit about him.  in his defense, a lot of times they are.  his dad kind of fucked up their family’s reputation and since he’s from california ( i wanna say malibu ),  he’s lived in this area for most of his life so it’s not really a fresh start.  he’s also pissed he can’t go home and visit his dogs which is a fucking mood and a half. 
since his family is a mess, his family’s money is... dwindling, i could see him doing magic for hire on the side.  basically you want something done? something you’re not super proud of or above board? he’ll help you out my dudes, dudettes, and persons.  he’s got you.  
UPDATE JAN 26, 2020
arlo  has  tapped  into  that  park  family  gay  energy  and  acknowledged  his  chaotic  bisexual  energy.  he  has  feelings  for  both  amber  and  callum  and  is  trying  to  come  to  terms  with  everything.  yet  —  lmao,  his  sexuality  is  hardly  the  biggest  situation  at  the  current  moment  in  time.
after  callum  murdered  maya  marceli  in  cold  blood,  arlo  helped  him  bury  the  body.  he  didn’t  hesitate,  simply  did  what  needed  to  be  done.  it  wasn’t  the  first  time  he  helped  someone  dispose  of  a  body  and  the  only  reason  he  felt  bad  about  it  was  because  it  was  maya.  he  knew her,  he  liked  her,  but  he’d  have  done  anything  to  protect  callum.  
his  best  friend,  bradley  duke  (  @teenagewste​  )  recently  got  involved  with  finn  mikaelson.  when  the  vampire  was  whammied  by  the  horseman  famine,  he  came  up  with  a  contingency  plan  to  ensure  he  would  never  end  up  daggered.  a  spell  was  put  in  place  and  as  soon  as  he  was  daggered,  he  body-jumped  straight  into  arlo  and  left  town  while  the  barrier  was  down.   bye  bye  body. 
in  order  to  make  sure  his  friend  doesn’t  spend  his  prime  years  in  a  coffin,  bradley  spelled  arlo  into  the  body  of  morgan  cummings  —  a  triggered,  very  angry  werewolf,  who  isn’t  pleased  about  the  situation.   until  they  can  track  down  finn  with  a  locator  spell,  this  is  really  the  best  of  the  bad  options.
remember  how  i  said  arlo  doesn’t  know  his  bio  dad  ?  turns  out,  his  bio  dad  is  jack  of  darklighter  fame.   so  not  only  is  he  a  witch  but  he’s  a  darklighter.  somewhere  in  tahiti,  finn  mikaelson  is  having  a  fuckin’  field day.   arlo  doesn’t  know  any  of  this  yet  tho  sooooo  lmao  we’re  in  for  a  STORM.  
UPDATE FEB 22, 2020
so  the  angry  werewolf  kept  trying  to  kill  them  both,  so  bradley  bradley  started  looking  for  a  new  body  to  throw  his  friend  into.   he  found  a  dumb,  tall,  white  dude,  who  was  seemingly  human  and  normal  and  said  yes,  this  is  the  right  one.  so  arlo  jumped  into  aiden  kincaid’s  body  and  eh  voila.  
arlo  reluctantly  agrees,  mostly  bc  he’s  afraid  of  morgan,  and  he  jumps  in.   except,  yeah,  this  body’s  in  transition.   he  has  a  choice  to  make;   feed,  or  die.   except  he  doesn’t  because  oops,  yeah,  he  fed.   now  he’s  a  vampire  soooo  this  should  be  fun  !!
UPDATE APRIL 8, 2020
after  removing  famine’s  ring  from  daniel  warren  /  levi  stone’s  finger,  it  was  given  to  finn  mikaelson  (  in  the  body  of  arlo  park  )  for  safekeeping.   while  the  horseman  might  be  out  of  commission  for  now,  he  was  very  cognizant  of  the  fact  that  it  would  likely  only  be  temporary.
self  preservation  in  mind,  finn  did  the  only  thing  that  made  sense.   he  found  a  body  that  no  one  would  assume  him  to  ever  take  —  her  name  was  fiona  michaels.   the  irony  wasn’t  lost  on  him  and  he  thought  it  was  a  very  tongue-in-cheek  way  of  hiding  in  plain  sight.  (  no  one  would  expect  a  mikaelson  to  be  that  obtuse.  )   he  put  arlo’s  body  on  ice  and  delivered  it  back  to  him  with  a  intricately  scrawled  thank  you  note  with,  of  course,  no  mention  of  the  danger  he  would  potentially  be  in  if  daniel  /  levi  /  famine  ever  decided  to  retaliate.  oops.
arlo  got  his  body  back,  moved  back  home  with  his  mother,  and  had  his  boyfriend  move  in  too.  they’ve  never  had  the  ‘what  are  we’  talk,  but  they  can  barely  spend  a  few  hours  apart  so  it  feels  kind  of  inevitable.  he’s  still  in  the  closet  with  his  mother  though  because  if  she  knew  the  truth,  they  certainly  wouldn’t  be  allowed  to  share  his  room  anymore.  this  is  a  lie  he  doesn’t  mind  keeping.  besides,  they  owe  him.
his  parents  are  trying  to  marry  him  off  to  victoria  villalobos.  her  father  made  an  arrangement  with  his  father.  as  far  as  his  mother  knows,  spades  is  a  respectable  businessman  and  it’s  a  good  family.  she  thinks  this  is  good  for  him,  that  he  could  be  happy.  (  she,  after  all,  married  for  love  and  all  it  brought  her  was  pain.  )  he  tried  to  say  no,  tried  to  stand  up  to  his  father  for  once  in  his  life,  but  he  made  it  clear  there  was  no  choice.   if  arlo  messes  this  up,  it’s  his  mother’s  blood  on  his  hands.   so  he’s  going  to  marry  victoria  because  he  has  no  other  choice.  to  protect  his  family,  he’d  do  anything.  the  worst  part  is  that  as  much  as  he  hates  his  father,  he  still  loves  him.  no  matter  what  he  does,  what  lines  he  crosses,  his  devotion  is  almost  pathological.   there  is  a  part  of  him  too  that  wonders  if  he’s  destined  to  become  his  father  even  though  he’s  done  everything  in  his  power  to  resist  it.  he  killed  a  version  of  himself  from  some  other  timeline,  not  to  mention  he  helped  bury  an  innocent  girl,  so  if  there’s  a  slippery  slope  he  feels  like  he’s  skidding  dangerously  close  to  it.
he  is  on  the  verge  of  discovering  his  darklighter  powers  so  stay  tuned  for  that.
CONNECTIONS
- people that finn mikaelson might have crossed or pissed off when he was in his body. - someone finn might have helped when he was riding arlo’s body. (taken by henrik) - he’s learning how to orb so winding up in different places might be kind of funny. bonus points if it’s at awkward or inopportune times. - someone who knows about dark lighters / what this orbing means so that he can sort of understand wtf is happening and how it’s possible.  (taken by parker) - he walks dogs so maybe he made a friend while out walking them?????
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alpxcamin · 6 years
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Truth or Dare
Requested?: Yeppo
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Group: Nine Percent
Member(s): Justin (feat. Yuehua squad)
A/n: Omg I literally just went to watch the movie Truth or Dare the other day lmao. Tbh it wasn’t as exciting as I thought...not scary at all :((( Also, sorry for all the pointless build up, but I hope you guys enjoy this one ^^
It’s finally break and you had decided to spend it with the Yuehua boys. Justin had invited you to go on a trip with them and of course, you agreed. There’s no way you would pass a chance to spend a whole week with your best friends.
“Yes! We get to spend a whole week with each other!” Justin cheers as he clings to you as the two of you walk home.
“I’m so excited! Are we just leaving tomorrow?” you ask.
“Yeah, Zhengting said he booked the tickets for 10AM tomorrow,” Justin nods, skipping a bit.
“Sorry for not telling you earlier. I’m sure it’ll be tougher to pack now,” Quanzhe gives a small glare to Justin.
“Why did we ever trust Justin to be the one to tell you about the trip?” Chengcheng groans.
“Hey, shut up. You know you love me,” Justin pinches Chengcheng’s arm.
“Ow! Zeren, control him~” Chengcheng whines.
Chengcheng shoves Zeren into Justin, causing Justin to shove into you. You let out a small squeak as you trip over the curb. Luckily, Justin caught you before you can get hurt. You pout and hold a hand over your pounding heart, but you giggle a little when you see Justin glaring at Chengcheng who simply just sticks his tongue out.
“You guys are so immature,” Zeren sighs, rolling his eyes.
“That’s why I’m Zhengting’s favorite,” you hear Quanzhe chuckle quietly on the side.
“You’re everyone’s favorite,” you squish Quanzhe’s cheeks.
“What about me!” Justin suddenly cries out in your ear.
“You’re your own favorite, Justin,” you hit Justin’s head lightly.
“Hit harder!” you hear Chengcheng chant on the side.
“You guys are so stupid,” Zeren shakes his head, walking in front of all of you.
“At least we’re taller than you,” Justin calls out, “except for y/n that is.”
“Hey! You’re lucky we’re already at my house or you would’ve been dead,” Zeren gives Justin a death glare before heading into his house.
You walk on the side with Quanzhe, watching Chengcheng and Justin bicker on the way back to your homes. Unfortunately, Quanzhe’s house was closer and he left you alone with the two dorks. You quickly catch up to them, trying to join in on their conversation.
“You know, maybe we should invite Bingbing on the trip too,” you pop squeeze your way in between the two.
“What? No way,” Chengcheng vigorously shakes his head.
“Aww, why not? Afraid she’s going to tell on you? What bad things are you planning to do on the trip?” you chuckle at Chengcheng’s distressed expression.
“Oof, savage,” Justin snickers.
“Ugh, no! I’m an angel, why would she have to report me?” Chengcheng huffs.
You giggle and continue to stare at him. You feel him squirm a little under your gaze. Snickering, you pinch Chengcheng’s cheeks, making him even more flustered. He plucks your hand off his face, rubbing his pink cheeks.
“Ew, your hands are sweaty!” Chengcheng whines, hitting your arm lightly.
“It’s not nice to hit girls, Cheng,” you tease.
“Are you even a girl though?” Justin pats your head.
“Why am I even friends with you again?” you pout, turning to face Justin.
“Because you love me~” Justin giggles.
“Gross. Luckily, we’re at my house,” Chengcheng waves to the two of you as he makes his way to his door.
“See you tomorrow,” you wave back.
Chengcheng nods before entering his house. You and Justin begin walking in silence. It was quite a comfortable silence and you always enjoyed your walk back home with just Justin. The two of you are neighbors and most of the time, you’re glad that you live so close.
“Hey, race you back home!” you suddenly yell before sprinting off.
“Not fair!” you hear Justin scream.
You giggle and continue to run. Unfortunately, Justin has long legs and he dances so his stamina is much higher than yours. He beats you at the final second and you groan, panting when you come to a stop.
“Hah, I still beat you,” Justin cackles.
“Oh shut up. You have longer legs,” you lick your lips.
“You had a head start!” Justin pokes your face.
“Look, I gotta pack now, but otherwise I would totally love to bicker with you,” you smack his hand away.
“Do you need help packing? It’s break so we don’t have anything to do anyway,” Justin offers.
“I guess. Thanks, but don’t mess up my room again, okay?” you look at Justin suspiciously as you unlock your door.
“Hey, that wasn’t me. Chengcheng was the one who threw the pillow at me first,” Justin pouts, following you in the house.
“Yeah right. Just come on. I have to finish before my parents come back because I’m making dinner tonight,” you wave off Justin’s complaints, taking off your shoes.
“Oh, can I stay for dinner? You make the best food,” Justin licks his lips hungrily, also taking off his shoes.
“Sure, just holler at your mom from my room,” you nod.
Justin cheers before happily following you to your room. As soon as he gets in, he opens your window as you pull out your suitcase. He waits until his mom is in sight before yelling. You roll your eyes at the sight, chuckling a bit.
“Mom! I’m going to stay here for dinner!” Justin cups his mouth and screams.
You laugh when you see his mom jump a little and you come up to the window, “Sorry, I’m going to hold him captive for a while!”
“It’s okay, you can take Justin for as long as you want,” his mom shuffles over to the window, laughing.
“Mom, don’t you want me? I’m your favorite,” Justin whines.
You begin to cackle as Justin’s mom just rolls her eyes and slam the window closed. You pat Justin’s back lightly, laughing at his dejected expression.
“Stop being so full of yourself and help me pack,” you chuckle.
“I’m not. Everyone just loves me,” Justin pouts.
“Yeah, sure,” you roll your eyes, picking out some clothes from your closet.
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“Hey, kids, pile in!” Zhengting yells from inside the large van.
You quickly haul your suitcase out of your door, adjusting your backpack a little. You turn your head and see that Justin has also come out. He waves to you excitedly, hopping down the stairs. You chuckle and meet him at the back of the van where Wenjun and Xinchun are helping adjust the luggage.
“Thanks, Wenjun,” you smile as he takes your suitcase out of your hands.
“No problem,” Wenjun grins, ruffling your hair.
“Come on, y/n! Let’s sit together,” Justin pulls at your hand.
“Justin, we’re just going to the airport,” you chuckle as he drags you in.
“Come on, we still have to stop by the others’ house,” Zhengting waves the two of you in.
“Sorry, sorry,” both you and Justin apologize as the two of you buckle up.
Luckily, the others didn’t take too long and the airport is not too far away. Zhengting shoves all seven of you in line to check in the luggages and sets you off free to find some food. You and Justin immediately run off to the sushi store.
“Airport food always sucks, but sushi can never suck,” Justin jumps around, excited.
“Oh, how much is it? I don’t have much on me at the moment,” you peek inside your wallet.
“Shoot, same. I forgot to ask Zhengting for our money back,” Justin groans.
Zhengting had collected most of your money for safekeeping. You didn’t fight him on this one since you know you would probably just spend it all off as soon as possible. You look at Justin, sighing. Neither of you had much on you.
“We can just split a bowl of udon, maybe?” you glance at the display.
“If we have enough, we could probably also get a few pieces of sushi,” Justin nods, pulling out his money.
“Yeah. Then, we could probably easily steal food from the others. They won’t mind,” you wiggle your brows, causing Justin to laugh.
The two of you quickly order and sit at a nearby table, waiting for your number to be called. You sigh, resting on your head on your hand which was propped up on the table. Justin stares at you a little and you look towards him.
“What?” you ask.
“Huh? Oh, sorry…” Justin trails off, seeming a little flustered.
“Ready for the trip?” you smile.
“Hell yeah. This’ll be the trip of a lifetime. We can prank all the others too,” Justin’s smile widens as he bites his lip a little.
Your head whips around as soon as you hear your number and you hop off the chair to get the food. You had ordered to go so that it would be easier to take around. You hand Justin a pair of chopsticks and happily set the bag of food on the table.
Suddenly, you feel your phone buzz and Justin pauses his actions. You pull your phone out of your pocket only to see a text from Zhengting telling you guys to meet up at the gate.
“Zhengting says we have to meet up at the gate. We can just eat there,” you put your phone away, taking the bag of food off the table.
“Ugh, why?” Justin groans, sliding off the chair.
“Who knows, but let’s go. They probably have more food,” you motion for Justin to follow.
“Good point,” Justin nods, following you.
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“Alright kids, we’ll be getting there around four. It’ll take an hour to get to our hotel. We can see if we want to do anything when we get there,” Zhengting lines the seven of you up.
“Ting, will we all be sitting together?” you hear Quanzhe ask from the front of the line.
“Unfortunately not. We can arrange seats when we get on,” Zhengting shuffles back to the front and squishes Quanzhe’s cheeks.
“Hey, let’s sit together,” Justin whispers.
“You always sit with y/n though!” Chengcheng complains.
“No, I don’t!” Justin wraps his arms around you, pulling you away from Chengcheng.
“Whatever. I don’t wanna see you guys flirting anyway,” Chengcheng snickers.
You blush at Chengcheng’s words and you reach out to slap him. Chengcheng simply snickers and shuffles closer to Zeren who looks back confused. You sigh and the line begins to move. Finally, you hand the woman at the counter your boarding pass.
“Um sir, please go in one at a time,” the woman takes your pass from you.
“Oh,” Justin releases you and shuffles backward.
“Thank you,” the woman sighs, taking his boarding pass as well.
Justin quickly catches up to you and latches on again. Zhengting makes sure all of you have gotten through before finding seats. You and Justin end up sitting isolated in the back of the plane. You groan a little since the bathrooms are right behind you. It probably won’t smell as decent at the end of the plane ride.
“Hey, at least we probably won’t have to wait in line,” Justin reminds you.
“True...but the smell,” you hum.
You lay your head on Justin’s shoulder as you wait for the plane to take off. You feel Justin rest his own head on yours and you smile a little. Finally, the plane begins to rumble and you sit up, excited.
“Hey, it’s a long ride. We should play a game,” you suggest after the plane has become steady.
“Yeah! How about truth or dare? We haven’t played that in a while,” Justin brings up a game the two of you often played when younger.
“Oh yeah, now that we have more tea, there’s more to spill,” you wink.
“Spicy,” Justin snickers, “ladies first?”
“Sure, then...truth or dare?” you roll your eyes.
“Dare,” Justin replies bravely.
“Oof, I dare you to pick truth for the rest of this game,” you wiggle your brows.
“Easy,” Justin laughs at your dare, “Truth or dare?”
“Truth,” you cock a brow, looking at Justin intensely.
“If we were all drowning and you can only pick one person to save, who would it be?” Justin asks.
“Quanzhe obviously...or Zhengting because I need my food,” you reply with ease.
“What about me?” Justin whines, pulling your sleeve.
“Who wouldn’t save Quanzhe though?” you laugh, shoving him off.
“Friendship canceled,” Justin huffs, crossing his arms over his chest.
“Aww, don’t cry,” you tease, pinching Justin’s cheek.
“Ow! Your grip is so tight,” Justin pouts.
“Sorry, truth or dare?” you chuckle, letting go.
“I can only pick truth, dummy,” Justin sticks his tongue out at you.
“Right, I just wanted to ask,” you laugh, “Who would you save if all the rest of us were drowning?”
“I was gonna say you, but after what you said, I’m going to say Chengcheng,” Justin playfully glares at you.
“It’s okay, I can swim,” you giggle.
“Ugh, whatever. Truth or dare?” Justin sighs.
“Truth,” you say.
“You’re so boring,” Justin shakes his head.
“Your dares are going to disrupt all the other passengers,” you roll your eyes.
“Yeah no. So, do you have a crush?” Justin winks at you multiple times.
You hesitate a little at the question. You’ve had a crush for a while now and you’re surprised no one has caught on yet. In fact, you’re currently sitting right next to your crush. You’ve let yourself fall into the cliche scenario where you fall in love with your best friend. However, how could you not when Justin is so supportive and caring? He may be annoying a lot of the times, but you can’t help but to fall for his quirks. He also quite attractive, but you’d never tell him that since it would just inflate his ego.
“Yeah?” you let out quietly.
“Oh, who? How come you’ve never told me? I thought we were best friends,” Justin begins to fake cry, clinging to you once again.
“That’s more than one question. It’s my turn to ask you now,” you bite your lips, wanting to get off the topic.
You were sure you would spill out all your secrets if he continued to act like that. You have always been soft for the whiny side of Justin. You really didn’t want to ruin your friendship just like that especially during the trip.
“Fine, be like that,” Justin wriggles around in his seat.
“Well, do you have a crush then?” you ask.
“Stop using my own questions against me!” Justin huffs, “but yeah. I do.”
“Your turn,” you say a little blandly.
You feel a little disappointed that Justin already has a crush. You look away mumbling ‘truth’ after Justin asks.
“Again? Fine, is your crush one of us?” Justin looks directly into your eyes.
You immediately blush at the question and look down, avoiding his gaze. You bite your lips a little, nodding. You lean away from Justin, becoming shyer and shyer.
“Uh, I’m a little tired. Maybe we can continue this game when we get there,” you mumble, taking a peek at Justin.
“Oh, okay. Sleep well then,” Justin nods, looking a little disappointed.
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“Alright, gather around kids. Who’s rooming with who?” Zhengting asks as all of you stand in the lobby, just outside the elevator.
As everyone begins shouting out names, Justin grabs your hand and snatches a key out of Zhengtin’s hand.
“I’m rooming with y/n!” Justin waves the key in the air.
“Aww man, I wanted to room with y/n,” you see Xinchun pout.
“Maybe next time. Bye suckers!” Justin snickers as he skips into the open elevator, dragging you along.
“Come back down in thirty minutes!” you hear Zhengting shout as the door closes.
“So, wanna continue?” Justin asks, fiddling with the keys.
“Sure, it’s my turn to ask now,” you nod.
“I don’t have to pick truth anymore, right?” Justin asks, pressing the three button.
“Yeah, I said only for that game so truth or dare?” you shrug.
“Finally, dare,” Justin sighs.
“Alright, I dare you to press all the floors next time we go up with the others,” you grin evilly.
“That’s a good one, but if I die, it’s on you,” Justin laughs.
“Of course, of course,” you roll your eyes, chuckling.
“So, truth or dare?” Justin asks as the door opens.
“I’ll be less boring now. Dare,” you bravely declare as the two of you head out the elevator.
The game continues as both of you unpack your bags, occasionally stopping to use the restroom or do the dare. Finally, the both of you decided to head back down but lost track of whose turn it is. As the door opens, you see the others have all already come down.
“No, it’s my turn to ask! Truth or dare,” you nudge Justin as the two of you walk out the elevator.
“Alright, stop bickering. You guys are late and we just decided to eat at the restaurant inside the hotel,” Zhengting shakes his head, giving the two of you disapproving looks.
“Oops, sorry,” Justin shrugs, looking over at you.
You shrug back and follow the rest of them. You slide into the booth, sandwiched between Justin and Zeren. While waiting for the food, Chengcheng brings up truth or dare and suggests to play it while waiting.
“Sure, I’m down for it,” Xinchun shrugs.
“Stop stealing our game ideas,” Justin pouts.
“It’s not your game, idiot,” Zeren reaches behind you to smack Justin’s head.
“Shut up, kids. I’m going first,” Zhengting stands up, slamming the table.
“Oh boy,” you hear Quanzhe sigh.
“Wenjun, truth or dare,” Zhengting sits down again, asking dramatically.
“Dare?” Wenjun looks a little uncertain.
“I dare you to not steal my food. You guys always snitch off me, I just want to eat in peace,” Zhengting fake sobs.
“Why are you so extra?” Chengcheng shakes his head, rolling his eyes.
“Okay, hush. It’s my turn,” Wenjin quiets Chengcheng down, “Quanzhe, truth or dare?”
“Truth?” Quanzhe replies, a little unsure.
“Do you admit to being Zhengting’s favorite?” Wenjun asks.
“Excuse you, I love Quanzhe and all non-Quanzhes equally! I have no favorites,” Zhengting defends.
“Yep, I admit it,” Quanzhe nods without hesitation.
“Wow, just kidding. I love y/n and all non-y/ns equally,” Zhengting huffs.
You giggle as the other boys, namely Justin and Chengcheng complain about not being Zhengting’s favorite. Quanzhe looks over at you, asking you the question. You answer truth and Quanzhe thinks for a while.
“Are you going to steal Zhengting��s food anyway?” Quanzhe asks innocently.
You peek over at Zhengting who is looking at you with a playful glare. You smirk a little, staring right back at him with the same intensity.
“Of course. I’ll share some of it with you, Quanzhe,” you grin.
“Ugh, I hate all of you!” Zhengting cries out.
Soon, the game has gone over a few rounds. All of you are now laughing at the ridiculous dares and embarrassing truths. Finally, it was back to Xinchun’s turn. He turns over to you and looks you in the eye.
“Truth,” you smile, wiping a tear away.
“Are you aware that Justin has a fat ass crush on you?” Xinchun blurts out.
Everyone quiets down and look over at Justin. You look him in the eye and he looks away, face turning pinker by the second. Just as you are about to say something, the waiter comes with your food. All of you mumble a small ‘thank you’ as he passes the dishes around. However, as soon as the waiter leaves, all the others begin to yell things at you.
“Finally someone said it! Justin is always staring at you!” Zhengting facepalms.
“Seriously, he always talks about you and it’s so obvious that he likes you,” Wenjun shakes his head.
“His lock screen is a picture of you. Haven’t you seen it?” Quanzhe points out.
“I can’t believe you’re so oblivious, y/n!” Chengcheng practically shrieks.
“Seriously, one look and you can tell that Justin is lovesick,” Zeren rolls his eyes, pointing at Justin.
“J-Justin…” you stutter, becoming shyer and shyer by the second.’
“I don’t like you. Don’t listen to them,” Justin backs away, his face clearly red now.
“Just admit it, Justin! Your face is so red right now,” Xinchun snickers.
“N-no, it’s not!” Justin whines.
“Hey, Justin…” you lightly tap his shoulder, trying to get his attention again.
“Ugh, I’m sorry you had to find out this way. I understand if you don’t--” Justin begins, but you cut him off.
“Shut up you idiot. I like you too. I’m surprised none of you have caught on,” you reassure Justin while raising a brow at the others.
You notice that everyone else had quieted down. You look back at Justin again, feeling the heat radiating off your face. You take his hand in yours, leaning in. Your lips smash into his and you close your eyes. Hearing the others shriek, you giggled a little, still kissing Justin. He kisses back, pulling you in closer.
Finally pulling away, you smirk at the other guys. Their mouths were all dropped wide open. Justin begins to giggle and you laugh along.
“Should we go on a date and ditch these losers?” Justin smirks, lacing his fingers with yours.
“Sure babe,” you give Justin a kiss on the cheek.
“Bye and thanks for getting me a girlfriend,” Justin smiles, dragging you out of your chair.
As the two of you skip out the door, you hear the others recovering. You and Justin burst out laughing when you hear Zhengting screaming...again.
“My two babies kissed! What just happened!” Zhengting cries.
You turn to look back at Zhengting, but Justin turns your head back and gives you a small kiss.
“Maybe we should play truth or dare more often,” Justin winks.
“Agreed,” you nod, leaving the hotel with Justin.
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SnK S3E08 Poll Results (Manga Reader Version)
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The poll closed with 368 responses. Thank you to everyone who participated!
Please note that this is the results of the manga reader poll. Anime only watchers are suggested not to read if you do not wish to be spoiled about certain events! Anime only viewers, click here to view your poll results!
RATE THE EPISODE 352 Responses
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84% of total respondents gave the episode a 4 or 5 star rating. The episode this week was overall considered very enjoyable!
kinda average,some cuts didnt make sense,lets see if the next one is good.
This episode was so great, I really enjoyed it! But there are still things that are bothering me.
This episode was fricking amazing.
All in all, one of the best episodes in the season for me, hands down.
I really enjoyed it. Looking forward to the next ep.
Amazing as always! ❤️
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SCENES WERE YOUR FAVORITES? 356 Responses
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Eren making his move in order to protect his friends was the overall favorite scene of the episode. Closely behind is Squad Levi showing up to save Eren and Historia. Despite some upset about the change, the scene where Levi tells Historia she has to become the queen ranked third.
The hardest question for me to answer was what my most favourite scene was because frankly speaking, none of the “big” and “impressive” scenes made an impact on me. I just rewatched S2 and was blown away by how the last few episodes especially were so well done. I wish this season makes me feel the same way later on.
Historias Speech before Levi squad gets there had so much feels
WHICH CHARACTER INTERACTION WAS YOUR FAVORITE? 354 Responses
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There were lots of good character interactions this week. Most shippers seemed quite happy with theirs. The most loved moment of the episode, however, was Mikasa joking with Historia that she should punch Levi in the face. Closely behind was Levi lamenting having to tell Eren to make a choice again, and in third was Historia’s speech while saving Eren.
ALL OF THE ABOVE. YOU CANT MAKE ME PICK ONE HOW DARE YOU
They cut it out T.T
Oof, too many can't chose. Historia and Eren, Mikasa saving Historia, Jean and Historia motivating Eren, Levi apologizing to Eren, Sasha and Eren, Eremin hand touch <3, Levi and Erwin, Hange and Historia, Jean and Connie stepping in for Historia.....
Historia refusing the plan to let Eren be eaten by Rod-EREHISU4LYFE
That beautiful "Danchou" made me WEAK.
I like two: Mikasa x Historia and Mikasa telling Historia to punch Levi.
Every Levi & Eren interaction! So many Ereri moments in this episode ~
Kenny
MikaHisu is sailing hard
Levi and Eren interactions were amazing ♥
bjitch you think I'm neutral enough about snk to pick one think again
Character moments and interactions are what truly make this series for me.
I really enjoyed Hange's contribution to the discussion about Eren's and Rod's fates. The music, the flaming titan in the background, Hange pointing at it, and the overall drama of the conversation was on point!
BEST TITAN STEAM WINDBLOWN HAIR: 357 Responses
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Levi won this overall, but plenty of voters appreciated that we put Connie in the rankings despite being bald! ;)
ROD REISS’ TITAN IS ALL CGI - HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS? 356 Responses
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Nearly half of voters were surprisingly content with the CGI and thought that it added more disgust and hugeness to Rod’s titan. Looks like WIT utilized the CGI well this time around!
Hi WIT what the fuck
I didn't really like the CGI in season 2, but to be honest I expected it for the turkey titan and holy hell does it look big 10/10
I don't mind it too much, but i think traditional animation would be better.
I remember this feeling of absolute horror and disgust when I first saw Rod Reiss' titan back in the manga but the memes over the years made me forget. Wit has very successfully brought those feelings to the fore again, and goddamn I get shudders even now and I've rewatched the episode twice already.
I'm halfway though... A part of me wanna see turkey titan moving. A part of me actually prefer worm titan coz it is more disgusting. Anyways CGI are overdone in this scene. Wonder if the face reveal will be as disgusting as the rest of the body
I was worried about it at first glance as the Colossal Titan in season 2 was too out of place, but it worked and probably helped that Rod’s Titan can’t stand upright.
It’s tacky but I’m here for it
Looks great in some scenes... kinda shitty in others :/
MEEEAAAAAATTTTLLOOOOOAAAFFFF
The cgi is disgusting but I like it like that. It's like your ugly child, you still like it. Plus if it's allows them to reduce the time and the cost of the animation I'm fine with it. I'd rather have an aime with a bit of cgi every year than no anime at all or a season every 4 years.
im scared
Yummy yummy meatloaf.
DO YOU THINK KENNY CARED FOR HIS SQUAD? 357 Responses
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Overall, the majority of voters agree that Kenny cared about his squad. Only slightly less than half of those voters believe that he still valued himself more, though.
He was concerned for their safety but was also probably like "do you guys not have any self preservation?
Maybe? I don't know, lol. We didn't see him interact with them much.
Kenny probably cared about them a bit but didn't feel any deep bonds with them.
I think he mostly cared about Traute because she was his second in command, not to mention her nihilistic nature was exciting for him.
Idk
WHOSE PEP TALK TO EREN WAS YOUR FAVORITE? 355 Responses
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HIstoria’s words to Eren while he was certain they were all going to die won for the best pep talk. Not far behind was Levi telling Eren to make a choice. Jean’s commentary about Eren never being able to do anything by himself also got a decent amount of votes!
YOUR REACTION TO EREN’S DECISION TO BELIEVE IN HIMSELF? 355 Responses
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Overall, voters had a positive reaction to Eren’s decision to believe in himself instead of his friends.
EREN WAS GREAT AND I M SO PROUD.
Attack titan's big dick energy saved them all.
HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT JEAN AND CONNIE’S COMMENTS DEFENDING HISTORIA? 351 Responses
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73% of voters were happy to see Jean and Connie sticking up for Historia. 17% weren’t invested, while others think that the scene was shoehorned in and unneeded.
Connie and Jean are definitely best boys (and underrated imo) and I loved that they gave them this filler scene but I feel like it would've made even more sense if they would've animated the wall scene from Chapter 51. Still loved this though. <3
Poor Connie, he didn't know what words to use. I'm glad Jean helped him out :) They're great friends.
I felt like they (WIT) messed up a great scene from the manga and didn't add anything of a value to that scene
It makes a lot of sense that Connie would jump in Historia's defense to prevent her from taking another role given that he was there to witness her shedding one during Utgard. And while Jean's is great, it works better at cementing his tumultous relationship with Levi and how he works as the voice of Springlestein.
While I like the concept of the 104th kids showing their concern for Historia, the dialogue pretty much spelled out Historia's character arc and felt incredibly forced and on the nose
It's a decent part of a scene that shouldn't have been changed.
On the fence because it seemed very filler
Connie and Jean r protecting their wife
WHICH OF LEVI’S DOUBLE ENTENDRES WAS YOUR FAVORITE? 352 Responses
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It was a hard choice, but the majority of you appreciated those classic double entendres--with “That’s what I call hardening” taking the lead while 34.9% of you made us feel really attacked.
EREN MENTIONED INVESTIGATING HIS OLD BASEMENT IN SHIGANSHINA - WHERE’S THE KEY? 353 Responses
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41% of voters believe that Eren is still in possession of the key but that the detail is simply overlooked Because Anime™. 30% believe the key was stored away for safekeeping due to the potential of Eren getting kidnapped. A small percentage believe that either Levi, Mikasa or Armin had it the whole time. A few of you think Eren is hiding it in less appropriate places and make us very concerned.
Shit. Fuck. I completely forgot about the key...
Erwin has it
I never noticed that even in the manga LMAO
Hell if i know
I didn't even care before this question and I won't start caring now lmao
Plothole
Stolen by Rod when they took his shirt. He just hasn't realized it yet.
this question is going to haunt me for eternity
Eren hid it in his asshole. No one would look there, that smart guy!
He keeps key in his ass
In his ass
up dat booty
HOW’D YOU FEEL ABOUT JEAN CALLING EREN A “TOPLESS WIMP” INSTEAD OF A SHIRTLESS WONDER? 356 Responses
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The votes on this question were relatively balanced. Most voters just see it as a translation difference with no other meaning to it, while closely behind are those who preferred “shirtless wonder”. A small amount are looking forward to hearing how Funimation chooses to script this in the dub.
DID YOU MISS LEVI’S SALTY COMMENT - “JUST HOW SHITTY CAN THIS DAY GET”? 357 Responses
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The majority of voters agreed that salty Levi would have been nice to keep around. 33% didn’t even realize the quote was missing!
more salty levi is required
HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT THEM ANIMATING THE COLLAPSE OF THE CHAPEL AND THE GROUND? 354 Responses
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Nearly 77% of voters were thrilled to see the chapel and ground collapsing. 12% didn’t think it was all that special.
WERE YOU EXCITED TO SEE EREN’S HARDENING POWER ANIMATED? 356 Responses
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65% of respondents were happy to see the hardening in action and thought WIT did a great job with it. 14% were happy to see it, but felt a bit underwhelmed. 11% preferred the mystery in the manga.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE SCENE WITH EREN CALLING ROD TITAN A MIDGET AND PUNCHING THE AIR BEING REMOVED? 357 Responses
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Nearly half of voters aren’t happy that WIT cut this detail out, because it showed that Eren can’t activate the coordinate as he pleases. 23% are confident that the scene will be moved to on top of the wall in the next episode. 14% didn’t care.
Why didn't they do the scene with Eren yelling at Rod's Titan?
I don't think that comment would've fit the tone of the scene. I'm hoping that it will be made clear that Eren normally can't use the power some other way.
I am so so angry that this scene was cut!! Not only was it HILARIOUS but it was a small moment of reprieve from the heavy atmosphere and I am so bitter about its removal!
I’m guessing they’ll be moving that scene to the top of the wall in the next episode
I’m okay with what WIT did, but it would’ve been nice too to see it animated.
I’m just salty it got removed. I personally thought it was hilarious and added comedic relief. Same goes for hange telling Erwin she’s ok - they really cut that scene down.
I miss that it was removed, but it was a bit comedic and would've added some flak to the scene
Very very disappointed. But not because it erased the hint about how the axe works but because of Levi's reaction! Goddammit wit not again!
I don't remember that one o.o I should re-read the manga I think XD
They'll probably move the scene to the next episode or have an equivalently expository scene later.
WE FINALLY GOT  THE SCENE WHERE LEVI TELLS HISTORIA SHE NEEDS TO BE QUEEN - WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? 354 Responses
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With the top two options being at nearly a tie, 25.1% still believe that the scene should have been included before the kidnapping - brutality included - and 24.9% were just happy to have it although the characterization of Historia and Levi feels changed. 23% agreed that the change was needed as Levi lifting Historia at this point in the story would no longer make any sense. 17% preferred the change and felt it gave Historia more agency over her situation.
Considering this scene took place after the kidnapping it wouldn’t make sense for Levi to get angry and attack her but the scene was pretty underwhelming compared to the manga. Although I’m just glad that this means we still get to see Historia punch Levi (even if he hadn’t really done anything to deserve it in this version).
I feel like Historia accepted her fate as the new queen way too fast.
They should’ve added it before the Levi Vs Kenny fight. It was important to both of their characters and I’m still pissed WIT cut Levi’s speech out.
While it would have been great to see a little more irrational side of Levi, the change fit in very well and helped establish the relationships of Squad Levi
It should have being either included in it original form before the kidnapping or dropped all together including payoff with punching and smiling. Now it makes little sense for Mikasa to suggest something like that or for Historia to feel that way, we also lost asshole Levi moment, which would had add a dimension to his anime version. But oh well.
They should’ve added it before the Levi Vs Kenny fight. It was important to both of their characters and I’m still pissed WIT cut Levi’s speech out.
Meh. Anime wants to have a cake and eat a cake. At least they are hilarious!
Why do you guys want to see a grown man throw around a little girl so much? Gross! Grow up! I couldn't be happier with the way that scene change went! As well as Mikasa's being the one to get Reeves' line about punching Levi - I think it both fits and is unexpectedly cute.
i wish they kept the scene like in the manga because it really builds up anger in historia that she later releases by her big AckerPunchTM
MIKASA TELLS HISTORIA TO PUNCH LEVI INSTEAD OF DIMO REEVES. WAS THIS A GOOD CHANGE? 357 Responses
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At a pretty even split, the most votes went toward believing that the scene was okay, but still preferring the manga’s turn of events. 24% believed that the way WIT did it was funnier. 22% feel like Mikasa’s comment is out of the blue. 21% are just happy Mikasa saved Levi’s smile.
The feeling that I got from Mikasa's smile/smirk was that she JOKINGLY suggested that Historia hit Levi, mostly because she's not his biggest fan and she enjoys messing with people (for example, eating the bread in front of Sasha, and the funny expression she elicited from Historia by saying this). Mikasa is going to be surprised (and ofc delighted) when she realizes Historia actually took her literally lmao
Why did Mikasa told Historia to punch Levi? Historia has no reason to punch him since he did nothing to her. It doesn't make any sense for her to hit him just because Mikasa told her to, or at least it has so much less meaning than in the manga…
About the punch, I still prefer the way the event happened in the manga but IM SO FUCKING GLAD THAT NOW WE KNOW WE GONNA SEE THAT BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL SMILE
WHICH SCENE FROM THE PREVIEW ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO? 358 Responses
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32% of voters are pumped to see Rod’s gruesome titan face looming over the wall. 25% are excited to see Eren punch the brat out of himself, 20% are ready for Smol to chat with Tol an 14% are looking forward to seeing Eren fighting in his titan form again.
ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS ON THE EPISODE?
A lot of people yelling at WIT. Sure, I miss some of the exclusions too but the pacing change was needed and stuff has to be cut. The important bits of the story are still all there. I think they're doing a fantastic job and I'm almost sure Isayama gave his thumbs-up for all the changes.
Thanks wit for giving us so much mikasa this episode. My daughter deserves all that screentime ❤️😍
i get meatloaf titan and eruri. i am a happy boi.
The soundtrack was fuking amazing 😚👌 as always
Since there were no questions about the soundtrack I'll use this place to try to convert everybody to the Sawanism. God the music was a masterpiece!
The CGI worm titan was such an alienating thing to witness that it took away from the horror of the situation. It might have looked really hideous as this creepy-crawly giant thing of a titan, but sadly it just didn't work. On second viewing, it didn't bother me as much as the first time, though, so I guess one can get used to it.
I don't know if any of the music was new or not but wow!!! It made those scenes feel so much more emotional
RIP Traute Caven, our nihilist queen
Levi is a much sweeter version of himself in the anime, I've noticed. In fact nothing is as dark as it was in the manga. But Accordion Titan is way creepier animated so no complaints there.
I'm kinda disappointed that WIT remove some Frieda flashbacks, (last episode with the possessed Frieda scene missing, and here Historia not thinking about her alongside Ymir) it reduces the impact she has on Historia's life/development.
I was watching it in the night, so it gave me some double thrills :D Rod's titan was really creepy and Sawano's music made him to be even more scary. In my opinion the animation was awesome. It looked much better than I expected. The whole extreme moments in the cave was also amazing and I truly liked them.
For once WIT did eremin some justice with their reunion touch (my heart!), every mikahisu moment was perfect (yes, even the one at the end where mikasa tells historia to punch levi) and I ADORED that they gave historia so much agency in her decision to become queen! Honestly if I had to watch Levi rough her up at this point in the series, I probably would've vomited. It would've been incredibly unnecessary (which is likely why isa changed it, don't y'all think?) and this way was SO MUCH BETTER. Plus jean and conny being so concerned for her was THE BEST THING EVER, they're just like "but dad, what about my friend's FEELINGS?" and I LOVED IT. That's snk at its core tbh. Historia definitely deserves it too. And her power walk into the briefing room afterward was everything! In conclusion! Eremin is real! Mikahisu is real! And erurihan is fuckin real! That "danchou" had me FLOORED and we already know how much both erwin and levi love hange so like.. get with the winning team y'all.
Armin described the moment Rod's titan came out from under the chapel as something like "the end of the world". Between the music and his nightmarish CGI look, I was sold on that description. Oh, and since I mentioned music, Sawano's at it again, the absolute madman! Will he ever stop coming up with good tunes? The answer is never.
My ovaries are ready for wet cast in next episode!!
WHERE DO YOU PRIMARILY DISCUSS THE SERIES? 337 Responses
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Five times Connor is forced to call Hank “dad”. They both suffer.
A/N: short little snippets im writing while my wrist is out of commission. dont know if im going to post them to ao3 since  kinda crack-ish lmao. feel free to send me prompts.
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PART 1
“Remind me again why we agreed to this shit?”
Connor hefts a box onto his shoulder and balances another on his hip. Hank is struggling to carry one. The bottom of the cardboard is not taped adequately to withstand the current weight. Hank had been the one to tape this particular box, but Connor thinks it best not to point this out.
“We agreed to take the case because we are one of the few within the DPD who specialize in android-human crime. And, as Captain Fowler pointed out, our particular skill sets will allow us to infiltrate this group much easier than our other coworkers,” Connor says as he leads the way to the front door of their new home.
Hank snorts, uneven steps following not far behind. “Skill sets. Yeah. That what they’re calling it these days?”
“That’s what the captain called it, yes.” Connor deftly switches the box on his hip to his knee, balancing it between his leg and the wall so he can fish out the house key the captain had entrusted to him.
The key latches in easily and Connor swings the door open with little fanfare. He allows Hank to go first under the guise of trying to get a better grip on the box he’s currently holding over his knee. The structural integrity of Hank’s box is nearly at its limit.
“Well,” Hank huffs, dropping the box onto the living room floor with a muffled thump. Connor sets his down much more gently. “Jeffrey has always been too nice for his own good, so I’m gonna set it to you straight. You look like a goddamned twink and Jeffrey thinks your scrawny ass will fit in real well with these other skinny, starving college kids. I’m here to make sure you don’t screw it up.”
Connor looks to the ceiling and sighs. It’s a mannerism he’s picked up from Detective Reed that he quite likes. It accurately and efficiently sums up what he wishes to convey with little effort on his part.
“I am not ‘scrawny’,” Connor says, a tad defensive. “Second, the term ‘twink’ is widely outdated and carries negative conn—“
“Connor. Do me a favor and shut the fuck up.” Hank stretches his back, then groans loudly when it pops. “Jesus, I’m too old for this shit.”
“You only carried one box,” Connor points out helpfully, twirling the key ring on his finger for lack of anything better to do with his hands. He itches to go bring in the other nine boxes stacked in Hank’s car.
Hank rolls his eyes so hard Connor is briefly worried that they’ll fall out their sockets. “Jesus Christ. Just – go get the other boxes, would ya?”
Connor does, and makes good time. Hank grumbles while unpacking the boxes, throwing things in a haphazard manner that must have some sort of logic to it, though it’s not one that Connor can decipher at a glance.
With Hank’s back turned to him, Connor takes the chance to run a quick scan. The lieutenant’s blood sugar is low, and Connor detects a minor muscle strain in his lower back from poor posture and lack of adequate hydration.
They still need to go grocery shopping, but Connor had packed a few granola bars and water bottles just in case. He digs them out of one of the boxes and kneels down beside Hank to hand them over. “You need to eat, Lieutenant.”
“Thanks,” he says gruffly, snatching the water and energy bar from Connor. He sets it aside so Connor leaves him be and goes to unpack the other boxes.
They settle into an easy rhythm. An hour later, Connor hears the telltale crinkle of the protein bar being unwrapped and wisely says nothing when Hank’s mood significantly improves from that point after.
What probably felt like an eternity for Hank but was in actuality three hours and thirty-two minutes, they’re finally finished settling in. Connor is pleased to note everything is where it needs to be when he does a cursory scan of the rooms. Despite Hank’s grumbling, they make a great team.
“Great work, Lieutenant,” Connor says as he comes back into the living room where Hank is currently lounging on the couch. “It seems like everything is in order.”
Hank scoffs. “Don’t act so surprised.” A pause. “And it’s not ‘Lieutenant’ right now. Don’t blow our cover.”
“You’re right. Sorry, Dad.” The moment the sentence leaves his vocal unit, a heavy silence stretches between them. Connor has a peculiar urge to exit the room and not return for maybe forever.
“Okay. That was fucking weird,” Hank says finally, breaking the tense hush that had fallen over the room. He runs a hand over his beard, eyes flicking around but never settling on one thing for long.
Connor feels some of the tenseness in his shoulders melt away at the implication that Hank, too, may be feeling some measure of awkwardness. “I agree.”
“Shit. We need to get our shit together before we’re seen in public.”
“It’ll take some getting used to,” Connor admits, and runs a finger along the outer seam of his jeans. They’re not as comfortable nor as flexible as the pants CyberLife had issued him, but it’s currently the style preference of many young adults, and Connor has to blend in. He still misses his own pants, though.
“Want to go grab a bite and forget this ever happened?” Hank asks as he pulls himself up from the couch with a grunt.
Connor does. “Yes. I would like that.”
Hank makes a valiant effort to throw his crumpled wrapper into the small waste bin set along the floor separating the kitchen and living room. He misses. Connor quietly goes over and places the wrapper in the bin.
“Thanks. Hey, don’t forget your glasses,” Hank says and Connor can’t help but wrinkle his nose. Hank laughs. “What, not a fan?”
“You know I’m not,” Connor says, a little cross. Nevertheless, he unhooks it from his shirt and puts them on. They constantly slip down the bridge of his nose. “It’s impractical.”
Hank does not care about his suffering. “It’s your disguise so quit complaining. You’re not the only one who had to make some changes.”
The lieutenant scruffs a self-conscious hand over his freshly cut hair. It’s shorn short with the top a little longer – it looks good, Connor thinks. Makes him appear younger and highlighting the blues of his eyes.
Connor’s glasses, on the other hand, do not look good. They’re clunky and annoying, and Connor thinks they sit awkwardly on his face. The urge to snap them in half is strong.
“They look fine,” Hank says with the tone of someone who’s said this many, many times, which he has. Connor does not believe him any of those times. “Hurry up. I’m starving.”
“Fine.” Connor is getting better at expressing his displeasure through his tone, but Hank tends to ignore this new development as he does with anything he finds inconvenient.
They decide to walk. More accurately, Connor decides that if they’re going to order something unhealthy, they can, at the very least, walk there. Hank is not pleased. Connor doesn’t care.
  A mile and a half later, a small lot with a few food trucks parked in a messy half-circle comes into view. Hank makes a beeline for the hotdog truck so Connor trails behind him. Hank orders a hotdog with only one topping at Connor’s insistence, and Connor buys a small vanilla milkshake to maintain appearances.
  The lot is very crowded, but they manage to snag a table near the sidewalk and away from most of the congested foot-traffic. There’s a light drizzle so Connor pops open the umbrella attached to the table. The atmosphere reminds him of their meeting at the Chicken Feed all those months ago, when Hank had been skeptical and Connor had been apologetic and insistent.
  That had been one of their first, positive conversations. It’s a fond memory, one that Connor keeps tucked away in his memory files for safekeeping.
  “So,” Hank says, snapping Connor out of his musings. “Excited about your first day of school tomorrow?” Hank is grinning so Connor levels him with an unimpressed look. “What? A father can’t have a healthy interest in his son’s education?”
  Connor sets his plastic cup down firmly. “No.”
  “Don’t be like that,” Hank laughs and Connor shakes his head, rubbing his fingers along his temple in a gesture he’s seen Hank do many times.
  His fingers stutter over the place where his LED used to be, the synthetic skin smooth to the touch. He feels oddly naked without it. Vulnerable. He wouldn’t mind the glasses half as much if he could just have his LED back.
  Something must show on his face because Hank’s smile fades a few seconds later, replaced with a worried expression. “Hey, kid. You alright?”
  “Fine,” Connor says a touch too quickly. Hank’s eyebrows shoot up, clearly unconvinced. He runs a finger one more time over his temple before placing it back on the table. “Nervous, maybe.”
  “Hmm. About school?” The way he says it implies he is talking about something else. Connor believes he is inquiring about their current undercover case, so he nods. “Don’t sweat it. You’ll be fine. You’re smart, and a fast learner. You’ll fit right in.”
  Connor has his doubts. While he’s done extensive research into the university as well as updating his human integration program to include the most recent pop culture and dialect, Connor can’t help the uneasiness that settles in the pit of his stomach. Maybe Hank is right. Perhaps this is beyond their capabilities.
  Connor keeps silent and pretends to sip his milkshake.
College is…an experience.
Connor takes the automated bus despite Hank’s insistence he drive him there. The walkways are constantly flooded with harried students and Connor finds himself having to fight the crowd more often than not.
He observes that many of his peers carry some type of overly-caffeinated beverage on them at all times (there had been a memorable moment when Connor’s sensors had picked up vodka disguised as water in someone’s water bottle, but he’d kept the information to himself). After this observation, Connor stopped by the local coffee shop on campus to purchase a small, black coffee. It reminds him of Hank.
His classes had been fairly boring, but Connor supposes that is to be expected. Hank had told him university was probably going to be uninteresting to an android that could calculate over a thousand possible scenarios in two seconds. Connor had promptly told him it actually takes him an average of 0.53 seconds to compute those scenarios, which had resulted in Hank scuffing him across the head.
Connor, despite his reservations, slots into college life seamlessly. Finding the group responsible for the android hate crimes disguised as hazing is almost too simple. They arrest the group three months later once he’s obtained the proper amount of evidence, plus some. Connor wishes they’d at least make it a challenge.
Overall, a success.
“Good job on your first undercover op,” Hank says over dinner.
Here, Connor doesn’t have to pretend to eat. He hadn’t realized how exhausting it is to pretend to be human. His LED is firmly reinstalled, and Connor brings his fingers up to brush it periodically, the familiar ridges soothing.
Sumo lies by their feet, tail thumping happily every time Connor or Hank looks his way. The Saint Bernard had missed them dearly in their four months apart.
“Thank you.” Connor is pleased with the results. His whole body feels warm, but jittery at the same time, like he has excess energy that can’t be contained. He bounces his leg, he twiddles his fingers, and shifts his posture every few seconds. “I’m glad we were able to bring them to justice.”
“Nah,” Hank says after swallowing a bite of his vegetarian stir-fry (Connor’s making, of course). “You’re just happy you don’t have to wear those dorky glasses anymore.”
“So you agree, then. That they looked bad.” Connor feels betrayed. Hank had told him they’d looked fine. Hank is a filthy liar.
Hank snorts and shovels more food into his mouth before replying. “What’d you do with them anyway?” Avoiding Connor’s sort-of question.
Connor rolls his shoulders in a self-satisfied way, and shoots Hank a sly grin. “On the record, I disposed of them in the appropriate recycling bin. Off the record, they may have ended up in a bonfire at the last party I attended as a college student.”
Hank barks a laugh and slaps the table. Connor smiles, too. “Shit,” Hank says, wiping his eyes. “You make me proud, kid.”
“Thank you.”
“Tell ya what, though. Having you call me ‘dad’ for four months was probably the most awkward four months of my life. As long as we don’t gotta do that shit again, I can die happy,” Hank says, taking a sip of his water.
Connor nods. “Agreed.”
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nezumionice · 7 years
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I am going to speculate the entire plot of infinity war with all the set pics and rumours we have heard so far. Please feel free to add in missing points. This is what I think is gonna happen:
Both Stephen strange and vision have been attacked by some kind of alien intruders. This can be seen from the set pics and footage of vision being whisked off by cgi ninja-like creatures. The same ninja aliens can be seen in the recent set pics of Stephen strange as well. I suspect that these ninja aliens are Thanos' black order, whom he has sent from the cosmos to collect the infinity stones for him ONCE AND FOR ALL. The only thing Stephen and vision have in common is that they both possess the powers of an infinity stone, thus the black order is seen attacking them for their stones in these shots. Before vision is kidnapped, wanda maximoff was sighted with him, so when someone reportedly heard Wanda scream of "NO! LET HIM GO!" on the set, so we can assume that the black order must have succeeded in apprehending vision and collecting the mind stone. It's not confirmed yet, but judging by the way doctor strange is clutching his amulet of agamotto, I can only speculate that the black order must have succeeded in retrieving the time stone as well. Tony stark and Bruce banner seem evidently unscathed, thus I suspect they only arrived after the invasion occurred and are simply analysing the remains of the ordeal along with their new-found sorcerer allies. And then we have our friends in wakanda. So far natasha, tchalla and Steve have been confirmed to be in wakanda, and I highly doubt bucky has moved very far from his miserable refrigerator, so he's probably still in the country as well. God only knows how the fuck natasha managed to end up in wakanda (I mean, as the most hidden and advanced city in the world, I don't think even natasha could track it down with her killer spy skillset), im guessing someone went to find her instead (HOPING ITS BUCKY BC I MEAN ITS NATASHA ROMANOFF WE'RE TALKING ABT, AND SINCE BUCKY TRAINED HER, HES THE ONLY ONE WITH SHARED LIFE EXPERIENCE AND KNOWS HOW SHE WORKS). Scarlett Johansson was spotted filming near where vision was taken, so I have a feeling natasha (and maybe Steve?) would have heard about the invasion and brought poor devastated Wanda back to wakanda. Then there would be discussions and stuff about the aliens and why they attacked and who they were serving, so as of now, they don't know who Thanos is yet. Then come the cosmic heroes. Something on wakanda's radar picks up an unidentified flying object landing the borders of the city. Tchalla and Steve and everyone think it's the aliens again, but its actually the guardians of the galaxy. (Here we presume that there will be flashbacks or sth where we somehow get to see how the following happens) they heard that orb has been forcefully stolen from the Nova core and the reality stone was taken from the collector, who is most likely killed in the process. Gamora thinks that Thanos is behind this and is one of the few ppl in the galaxy who knows about the infinity gauntlet. They decide to go to earth to check on the rest of the infinity stones after they hear that two of which are there. They coincidentally land near to wakanda (cue emotional, nostalgic Peter Quill finally back on earth), and thats how steve, tchalla and friends found them. Both teams agree to join forces after gamora confirms her theory about the infinity gauntlet. She's also very concerned about her sister nebula, who was last seen vowing to kill Thanos by herself. Tony Stark, on the other hand, has also figured out as much as the fact that someone out in space wants all the infinity stones. Back to earth come Thor and Loki, another two individuals who are very well aware of Thanos' schemes (especially Loki). Thor finds Tony's side first (he would want to warn Steve as well, but wakanda, as I've said, is impossible to track) and warns him about the impending danger, and admits that the tesseract was also stolen from Asgard by the black order. He also mentions the missing reality stone and the collector's death, since lady sif was the one who put it there for safekeeping in the first place. In wakanda right now we have Steve, tchalla, nat, Wanda, gotg and bucky if he's awake. If he isn't yet, now is the time for him to wake up, because Steve realises the impending threat that is coming and decides that they need all the help they can get. He brings back the old team cap, Sam, Sharon, Scott, Clint, and wakes bucky up, (THUS THE BEARD?!? BC ITS BEEN LIKE TWO YEARS IDEK) but the gotg insist that they need to get Tony back. Steve is slightly hesitant (bc of civil war) but agrees to try and negotiate with Tony (cue nervous, guilty bucky). Tony's side is getting very anxious bc they lack manpower. Tony rung up his old team as well but since vision and tchalla are gone there's a huge shortage of fighters. There's literally just Tony, Rhodey, Peter Parker (I'm going to assume he proved himself worthy of handling lethal threats after Spiderman: homecoming) Bruce, Thor, and Loki. Then Steve calls Tony and both are surprised they know as much about the black order attacks as the other. They eventually agree to fight together one last time, but only for the sake of all the innocent lives in the galaxy. And thats the end of my crappy plot speculation. We don't have confirmation on where the soul stone is yet, although a lot of ppl think it's with heimdall, its not confirmed. So I can't talk about that part yet. Once again, feel free to add lil details you wanna see in the movie, like lil bits of dialogue or maybe rocket requesting for Bucky's arm to complete a plan (OK but what if it's legit tho like what if he really needed an arm for the plan, and innocent child Bucky just goes "no, you cant have this one, but I do have an old spare one from my winter soldier days. Will that work?"). But yeah also go ahead and play around with this plot, butcher it, write a fanfic to it, tweak it, add stuff, take out stuff, kill off more ppl, develop more ideas from it etc. I don't think the movie might be this way but that's okAY bc I have higher expectations for it lmao I'm gonna die
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zeiscomplex · 7 years
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I need my pokemon au hcs somewhere so here we go, under the cut!
(note that while most of these are from myself, I do share a lot of the same ideas as this post by @i-demand-a-hug. it’s super good, read it too) (and thanks to deathdesu for all the brainstorming and ideas!)
Junpei -he would have a Rockruff, but he got it after the events of 999 -he probably has a Staravia because you know he’d evolve it when he becomes Emo so they match -if he had a starter, I feel like he’d have either a Cyndaquil or maybe Chespin? or maybe Mudkip
Akane -well we all know what happened with the school’s Buneary’s -she has an Espeon, which was an Eevee that was the “kitten” that she and Junpei saved from the middle school assholes -Alola Ninetails because 9 lmao (courtesy of deathdesu)
Aoi -he has a male Espurr (first nonary game)/Meowstic that was more of the family pet than solely his. It likes him the most though so -but he doesn’t use the Meowstic during 999 to avoid Snake catching onto him -he has an Absol too for sure, and maybe an Umbreon -his starter would be either Totodile or Treecko
Light -IM STILL MAD I DIDNT THINK TO GIVE HIM A MILOTIC WTF -so yeah he’d have a Milotic, and also a Growlithe. But don’t get him wrong, it’s not a seeing eye dog, it’s the family pet that’s equally loyal to him and Clover -his starter would be Snivy -when he’s put in the coffin, Aoi takes his pokemon for safekeeping so he can’t use them to escape and leaves Meowstic with him
Clover -her team is cute af but don’t underestimate her. she can wipe the floor with you -she has a Togepi she raised from an egg Light got her. It evolves between 999 and VLR -she also has a Meowth that’s 100% spoiled -her pokemon are also extremely loyal to Light ofc -Skitty counts as a starter right? because of PMD?
Lotus -hacker mom... with the hacker pokemon?? it almost seems too obvious that I want to give her different pokemon in spite -but if not then Porygon-Z definitely -I also think she would have a Togedemaru that’s obscure enough right -Oricorio (she has a bunch of the nectar at home for her flexible partner)
Seven -he’s your classic hiker jfc -Machamp and Golem are his mains; he likes to wrestle with them affectionately -he also has a Stoutland -I... would think he would be the odd one out during 999. Like, he wouldn’t have any pokemon on him maybe
Ace -YOU CANT TELL ME HE WOULDNT HAVE A PYROAR -BC HE DEFINITELY WOULD -maybe an Empoleon or Metagross?
Kubota -he’s like. the very definition of bug trainer. Nincada, Ninjask, Shedinja... -Rattata too
Sigma -in vlr, he actually wakes up without any pokemon. this is of course because his pokemon are all old like him. Zero III gives him a pokemon to use -we all know he has a shit ton of cat pokemon though -his starter was Litten
Phi -Phi is the same as Sigma in vlr, for similar reasons (her pokemon experienced ztd and thus couldn’t be used). She also gets a pokemon from Zero III -she would have... hm... you know I’m not sure rn I’ll think on it -I really want to give her a female Meowstic because 1. it fits and 2. it goes along with the joke “Aoi and Phi look related” -maybe a Munchlax and Hitmonlee? -Tsareena? -her starter would be Fennekin, which would probably be fully evolved by ztd
Luna -she actually has one of Sigma’s older pokemon, the evolved form of his starter. “oh wow that’s a funny coincidence” sigma says, unknowingly, -also a Mareep/Flaffy (coughselectricsheep) -Luxray!
Tenmyouji -....... his pokemon died during the Radical-6 societal collapse -he did get some new ones but I haven’t decided yet -he finds a Chatot at some point. he teaches it bad jokes and to say Funyarinpa -he has a Stoutland he found as a Lillipup and kept it because it reminded him of Seven
Quark -since society collapsed, pokeballs and starter pokemon are a lot more rare, so he doesn’t have one yet! Zero III gives him one to use -he loves Grandpa’s pokemon, Chatot makes him laugh and Stoutland is fun to ride
Dio -MIGHTYENA. ZANGOOSE. -Ponyta bc ringleader disguise
Clover -see 999 -her pokemon have gained a loyalty to Alice too
Alice -Sigilyph because psychic Egyptian looking pokemon -maybe a Lucario? -Nidoqueen -ALSO SEVIPER BC SOIS VS FTS
Kyle -you expect the strange huge masked man to have an equally threatening pokemon. he probably expects that as well, since he doesn’t know what he has. he let’s out the mystery pokemon... -it’s a tiny Aron -K loves it immediately -then he discovers his Cubone and falls in love all over again
Zero III looks more like a Buneary
Misc about post-apocalyptic Earth: -there’s tons of Garbodors and Muk everywhere (especially Alola Muk) -pokeballs are a rarity so most pokemon that have owners are just constantly out -most people don’t have more than one or two at most though, since it’s hard to afford to feed them and yourself -alternatives to repels are a popular item because of the aforementioned Garbodor/Muk infestation, though Tenmyouji prefers to just book it whenever Stoutland smells some nearby
Carlos -BLASTOISE BLASTOISE BLASTOISE -he also takes care of Maria’s pokemon
Junpei -his Staravia evolved into a Staraptor -he gained the Rockruff and evolved it into dusk Lycanroc
Diana -Gardevoir probably -Chansey/Blissey
Gab would be a Lillipup probably
Delta -Gab ofc -Alakazam? -HYPNO DEFINITELY -... maybe Mewtwo? because cloning -and maybe Elgyem/Beheeyem? because Aliens
Sean -MIMIKYU !!! -ROWLETT !!!
Eric -he would definitely have the ice cream pokemon ok -and also a Bidoof/Bibarel -he’s haunted by a Phantump that won’t leave him alone, it’s not his it just follows him everywhere and he can’t get rid of it (thanks deathdesu for this wonderful addition) (also Sean and his Mimikyu love it) (IT MAY OR MAY NOT BE CHRIS’ SPIRIT) (”Phantump is a child's spirit possessing a rotten tree stump, and lives in abandoned forests”)
Mira -honestly a Shuppet probably -I was also considering Espurr at one point because of its dead eye stare though -Salazzle and Carvanha
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survivorwesteros · 7 years
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Episode 10: the gag is you actually have to PLAY to succeed - Luke
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Jordan Pines is mean to me. I love Drew. I love Luke. Steffen can eat a dick. Andrew is an icon. Darian is a mess.
Who is this Nic?
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how do i feel? dead inside. i sent steffen receipts of jordan saying he wants steffen out cause........................................................................... why not i dont feel like i can trust jordan! and i still might vote steffen out cause i wanna win
I guess I've been playing like Tony? Only in the sense I'm trying to blindside people out of paranoia that theyre gonna blindside me first. 
I'm definitely not in power like Tony I'm more like... in the middle. I went from the bottom to the bottom of the middle... I'm shooting for atleast true middle.
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Welcome to today’s episode of………….. 
DO WE FLIP ON JORDANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
(fans scream as Bob Barker rises from the not-quite-dead with his long-ass stick microphone) 
As mentioned in last week’s episode (although not really because I haven’t done a confessional that wasn’t Gilmore Girls related in weeks), flipping on Jordan would be a shitty thing to do. He and I have been playing together since the very beginning, he even let me off of the Others before him, which led me to Lannister to make the new tribes and just put me in the most amazing place ever. Find Luke, work with Ashley and Darian (rip the dead), get Jordan back, never lose a challenge, the joys and thrills of pitting Darian and Luke against each other. Since merge, we’ve worked through every plan together and been right about every vote except Lily, and we got immediate and swift revenge for that. We’ve planned every step together, he’s been in the vast majority of my alliances, he’s kept a hold on working with Nic while I have with Luke, which has gotten us to the point we’re at now, the chance to walk to the end. We play the tribal phase of the game so well but we’ve never made a merge together, and this game we’ve finally gotten the chance to play a merge together and it’s gone amazingly well. Like AMAZINGLY well. We ran this game from the second we pulled all the corners together and blindsided Ashley. It would be an amazing end to the story to get to the end together and fight it out. 
But. 
I think he beats me if he gets there with me. He has two practically built-in votes of Ben and Lily in a jury of eight. That’s terrifying. And if we’re at the end with Luke, he would get Nic too. I think he’s the only one here of the six who wins if he makes it. I could potentially battle him out and get Ashley and Darian, and possibly Brian, if any of them have forgiven me, but that’s three maybes against his three sure things. He’s got a good story of not even starting in this game and working his way in twice. He’s been strong, he’s been social, he’s done an arguably better job than I have in that respect. And he only needs to convince Steffen and Andrew of that. He deserves to win. And I think he knows he has me if we go together so he wants to play it out, because going against someone like Steffen who played a completely different game is going to be scarier to him than someone who’s played similarly but on a more limited scale. 
He just messaged me about how he had a revelation. Of why everyone’s just been letting us go through the game together. He says it’s because they’re waiting for us to turn on each other. They don’t want to deal with the fallout of coming for one and having to leave the other, so they’re waiting until we pull the trigger and start the war that they think is inevitable. Because they all think we can’t want to go to the end with each other. And they’re half right. Jordan still might turn on me but I think he’s genuinely not that afraid of fighting me in the finals. It’s not inevitable to him because he could want to go to the end with me. But I don’t want to go with him. Not in this scenario, not with this jury. 
It can’t be this week, Andrew should go now. It’s too soon to make the move because I lose the strong connection to Nic and then there’s nothing stopping Steffen/Andrew/Nic from teaming up to take us down. Luke and I would still have the idol on our side but one of us would NEED to win immunity or guess correctly on the idol (only a 50/50 guess but still). But letting him stay runs the risk of him winning his third immunity, or even his third and fourth immunity, and walking to the end anyway. He’s vulnerable now, in a way that I don’t know if he ever will be again. And passing up on that chance is scary, but for the rest of the layout of the game, it has to happen, because the only other number I’m confident with is Luke, and I’m not going into F5 with only a duo. 
So the answer is yes. We do flip on Jordan. Not tonight, but hopefully soon. And hopefully it doesn’t have far-reaching consequences. But yes.
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hey confessionals......... long time no see.... 
so if this vote goes as planned i really did that i think jordans going home and tbh not to sound overconfident but its mostly from me
soooooooooo ill add that to my checklist of things i did
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Love how Jordan has played off he's been saving me this whole time and trying to work with me and keep me in the loop like. Lmao I haven't believed that shit for a second. He's strong armed me going for the longest time and he's getting what he wants tonight so. Rip me. Out of two storybook games two days in a row. Honestly, who lets Jordan Pines get his way?
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While I like to think of myself as an ok player, Ive spent the majority of this game screaming at the top of my lungs, first of all instant tribal is insane so the best thing to do is at least make sure that my ass isn’t grass, so I tried spending my time trying to get Darian out, but Jordan and Darian went to work targeting Andrew, thank god Andrew canceled every vote, thanks to the magical dragon egg that came out his ass.  So the revote comes around, Darian is after Luke and we’re like, PERFECT, but in the process of that night, Nic tells me that Jordan was targeting me, yeah thats great, wish I could fully care at this point, but seeing as I entered a truce with him, I’d hope he would keep promises this time before turning on me.  Now I’m done, you turn on me and thats your last mistake, now I’m out for blood, but I just got to push the right buttons now, so I got Andrew paranoid and I sent him on his way to talk to Nic, who magically “came up” with an idea to target Jordan, but we need Luke, and I’m here trying to make sure everyone is sane, and it turns that Jordan is after Andrew again, and it turns out Im lying to Drew again, but leaving him out of the loop may need to happen since he and Jordan are close, so we’ll see what happens, but I need betrayers gone, and if I need to betray in order to be in a favorable position, maybe thats not that bad.
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bye guys......i cant believe im getting either rocked out or getting 5th place 
luke was supposed to vote jordan but i guess he wants that 2nd place... cant blame him i guess cuz i wanted it too 
WAIT A FUCKING MINUTE 
"When I asked Andrew what happened and how he got it to me you know what he said I couldn't betray Steffen and Nic was Nic so it wasn't like it was hard They don't want to allign with you They want to use you this round" - Jordan to me 
Jordan really knows how to play me!! it's thru pathos. What do i dooooo............................... YOU KNOW WHat steffen probbly knew about Andrew's advantage and voted Andrew because he knew andrew wasnt going home. Do Steffen and Andrew wanna make their final 2 any more obvious? We can name the chat topic HOUSE BOHN and he and andrew can be the admins cuz at this point.............why not anyway today has been a rough day. 
also speaking about obvious alliances let's call out lucas/drew/jordan perhaps
Guess whos back to square one? me. I have no close allies I just ruined all of them so xoxoxoxoxox............ Also all my confessionals have been so ugly and cringey its like looking back at your social media from 2011 except its a paragraph you wrote about an ORG a week ago
I'm really bored so I'll stop acting messy and compare everyone in this game to Abi gifs 
Luke- 
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Steffen- 
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Drew- 
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Jordan-
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After everything that Drew and I have done and planned in this game it could all be coming down to me potentially having to draw a rock. I can't believe that I could be WILLINGLY drawing a rock for JORDAN PINES (that's an episode title if I ever did see one tbh!).The same Jordan Pines that sent me to the wall way back when...like HOW does this happen..I'm shook. In the event that I do need to draw a rock and I do go home then I gave my idol to Drew so he's guarantee to make the final 4 because I really want him to win this game if he can't. In the event that I don't need to pull a rock and I stay then either Drew or I need to win next immunity so the idol can be played on the vulnerable person and we can make final 4. At that point it doesn't matter that our close bond would be exposed because the most that could happen at that point is a tiebreaker challenge which we could fight to win. An ideal scenario would be if it were final 2 and it was #Drewcas sat there but a final 3 with somebody like Nic or Steffen that haven't really done anything is idea so that one of us can win this game.
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UMMMMMMMMMMM STEFFEN THINKS LUKE IS SO FAR UP JORDAN'S ASS THAT EVERYTHING IS OVER FOR HIM NOW I CAN'T EVEN FUNCTION
I repeat, up ******JORDAN'S****** ASS 
Me and Luke: have been best friends since I showed up on Lannister and he complained that he had no one to work with there and I was like "Fuck, me too!" Me and Luke: talk out every move of the game together Me and Luke: pass idols back and forth for safekeeping like it's a damn game of monkey-in-the-middle (and y'all really are the monkeys) Me and Luke: call each other almost every night for hours until the sun rises in England Me @ everyone every vote: "Let me talk to Luke, I should be able to get him to vote with me." Me @ anyone who asks: "Oh my god, I love Luke, he's literally the best." Me @ Darian: "Bye I'm not voting for Luke, that kid is so important to me." Everyone else: "zOMG I'M SO CONFUSED WHO IS LUKE WITH, IT MUST BE JORDAN, THIS MAKES NO SENSE, WHY WOULD HE DO THIS, THE WORLD IS ENDING, JORDAN PINES HAS HIS PUPPET!!!!!!!!!!" Me and Luke: 
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Like BYEEEEEE the reason you didn't fight harder with me to get me to vote out Jordan is because you thought you already had majority without me, like I heard all about it, every step of the way. And now you're mad at me because I signed your death warrant??? I quite literally cried for this vote, don't put this part on me too, especially when you think you're in this shitstorm because you're reading the entire game incorrectly. Nic was the one Jordan thought he had and he lost that person, Jordan has no one now because after this vote, he doesn't have me, which means he doesn't have Luke. But I'm not gonna be the one to tell you that. Or tell Jordan that. Or anyone. Because somehow Luke and I have played this game lock-step since fucking Boat-O-Cross and no one took the time to notice. 
I don't think Steffen is actually going to take it to rocks. If Jordan was pulling one too then he might because that's the person he's really afraid of. But I don't think he'll risk a 1/3 chance of leaving himself to get a 1/3 chance of eliminating the person who Steffen thinks is Jordan's puppet, who in his eyes has already done his job of protecting Jordan when he was vulnerable.  So after ALLLLLLL the conflict of the past 18 hours, I should be getting what I want out of this tribal. The only thing that fucks me up now is if this actually goes to rocks and Luke goes home. But even then, I have his idol right now, so like....... one way or another, I'm making it to F4. Hopefully that's with Luke, Nic, and Steffen, which looks nothing like the final five I had planned so many cycles ago, but this is working out even better. If I can get rid of Jordan and make it to the end without him being too upset with me, I could very conceivably get Ben, Lily, Ashley, Darian, and Jordan to vote for me to win. Hell, Brian might too, and who knows what Andrew will do, or the other person to leave in that ideal scenario. But like I don't feel like I've burned any juror bridges. There are still two rounds left to go and a lot of shit can go down, like Jordan winning out, Luke and I guessing wrong on the idol and not making final four together, people in jury being more bitter than I'm anticipating or seeing someone differently than I'm seeing them and rewarding their game over mine, like I've seen it all before. But I feel good about this. The rest of this season? It's doable.
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Steffen is going off at me for not telling him I was voting Andrew and I'm SCREAMING. Just because he's only just decided to wake up and start playing doesn't mean the rest of us have. We've actually been playing whereas he's just been like "oh well gosh golly I sure do hope the vote isn't against little old me!" And then doing nothing about it like....the gag is you actually have to PLAY to succeed
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Drew and Luke can choke 
Luke is a patronizing asshole and I’d literally put my hand in a blender than speak to him again 
[12/10/16, 8:19:10 AM] Lucas: heY STEfFen [12/10/16, 10:39:50 AM] Steffen Bøhn: whats up [12/10/16, 10:40:46 AM] Lucas: oh nm :) you? [12/10/16, 10:41:05 AM] Steffen Bøhn: well you know got lied to so thats fun [12/10/16, 10:42:42 AM] Lucas: always fun [12/10/16, 10:43:21 AM] Steffen Bøhn: so like I was hoping you would try to explain why you were playing along with this “plan” the entire time when you could’ve just told me that you weren’t interested, I would’ve completely been ok with it, its better than this [12/10/16, 10:44:17 AM] Lucas: i mean, that's survivor. you have to play the game and you have to get information and play your cards right. it wouldn't be survivor if everybody just told the truth the entire time [12/10/16, 10:45:38 AM] Steffen Bøhn: Im sorry that came off as just patronizing if I’m being honest, like I want to hear this from your perspective cause I’m not seeing it now and I’d like to [12/10/16, 10:48:13 AM] Lucas: If I'd just been like "oh well I don't wanna vote Jordan out I'm voting Andrew out" you know damn well that you would have run straight to Nic and Andrew and been like "oh my god Luke isn't voting with us what are we going to do" and then have me be a potential target? It would have been stupid of me to have shown my cards to you at that point. Believe it or not I have been playing this game 
again rather would jump onto a bed of nails than continue this conversation
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