#she was his queen joker arc. love it

[theloveliesttime2023]

percy immediately after zahra insults vex's taste.... Hello hello hello

#she was his queen joker arc. love it #critical role #tlovm #tlovm spoilers #percahlia #felix.txt #(i watched these episodes like. thrice. dont @ me)

[michixoxo]

"𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙭𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮?"

what is the unO main cast's ethnicity's and sexualities?

Sera

bi queen

the head of the bisexuals actually

perfect arc sera probably had a hint that she liked girls but shoved it so down into her soul that pretty much no one would've guessed

she probably tried forcing herself to like arlo but that lasted for like 30 minutes at best...

during cripple john, she probably didn't really care about her sexuality, only being able to finally admit she liked girls.

she's not in the closet anymore really, she just doesn't tell anyone about it unless they specifically ask.

she's never brought up anything sexuality related with her parents. leilah did once and it didn't go over very smoothly.

her childhood gay awakening was shego from kim possible

she's russian but lived in the U.S. for her entire life

she doesn't speak the language but can understand certain common words and learned multiple swear words from leilah when they were kids

John

omnisexual brat

he never really cared about the genders of people he liked

he'd just see someone and think they were hot, regardless of what they presented themselves as.

though, i think his kryptonite is most definitely boobs

he blushes pretty much whenever a pretty girl talks to him

when he was younger he had the teenest, tinest crush on zirian for like two months or so

but it quickly went out the window once he dethroned him

he also may have a thing for people stronger than him, both ability wise and physical wise

he was never really in the closet so to speak, he once asked his dad if it was normal to like both guys and girls and william was the most supportive dad ever about it all

he makes jokes that make it obvious he likes guys as well, but he'll only specifically state his sexuality when asked about it.

his childhood gay awakening was shang from Mulan.

he's half-german half-american, at least thats what his dad tells him

he only really considers himself american since he doesn't know his mom

william tried both learning german himself and teaching it to john but john got bored so fast that it was a complete waste of time

like sera, he knows a few swear words and will just shout them out randomly

Arlo

bi king

so far into the closet its actually insane

at least he's well dressed (unlike a certain joker cough cough)

he definitely didn't understand anything about being gay or whatever. his parents aren't too conservative but they definitely didn't teach nor tell him anything about same sex love, and not in a positive light anyway.

he barely had any girl crushes and almost never any guy crushes, so he didn't even think about his sexuality at all.

until he entered wellston and became a little too involved with a certain blue haired king (fly high rei)

he gay panicked so hard the first time he saw rei without a shirt on, like his entire body malfunctioned and started convulsing.

till tomorrow, he'll never come out. he might have some internalized homophobia and be concerned about how the people closest to him might view him, especially his aunt.

the closet is sealed shut and bulletproof at this point

his childhood gay awakening was both aladdin and prince eric

he's french and has all the audacity of a parisian

he speaks the language pretty fluently already and takes french class at wellston for the easy grade.

he lived in Paris until he was 7 and learned to suppress his accent a lot, though it comes out whenever he's extremely pissed.

he just screams in a raspy parisian accent and its either extremely hot or viscerally terrifying depending on who you ask

Remi

pansexual girlboss

she loves everyone with no preference at all

shes always just been really non-judgemental about everything and so kind

"omg he's so cute! wait he's non-binary? omg they're so cute!"

like John, she'd just see someone and think they were cute, regardless of their gender

she remembers having her first crush on a girl at 13.

remi: mom, can i start dating yet?

mama lightning: ABSOLUTELY NOT! no boys until you're 30!

remi: ...well do I have news for you

speaking of girl crushes, I think the wellston lesbians love her. like, she's friendly, pretty, and strong to the point where its intimidating but not absolutely terrifying.

evie probably wrote fanfics about her and posted them on ao3

this sweetiepie also might've had a crush on perfect arc seraphina for about a month, but she quickly got over it once she saw just how different their idealogies and personalities were.

her childhood gay awakening was calhoun from wreck it ralph

her parents are both canadians and she made trips to both vancouver and quebec to visit family very regularly.

she picked up a little quebecois and tried speaking it to arlo. she still remembers the absolute look of disdain he gave her.

Blyke

demisexual malewife

he never felt anything like love at first sight, even towards remi

it takes a lot for him to begin liking someone, even platonically. he isn't the nicest guy and wasn't all that interested in making many friends, especially very surface level ones.

that said, he didn't really think much of it. his sexuality wasn't ever really on his mind.

it wasn't until remi that he knew what it meant to really, truly like someone. from the way they blinked to the way they breathed.

it was like his eyes were opened for the first time in a long, long while.

that said, he was low-key kinda afraid to tell his mom about it.

he just didn't want it to change anything, didn't know if it was important enough that he should even waste his time on telling her.

but when he did finally, it didn't go how he expected.

blyke: mom, I think I'm like, demisexual... or something...

blyke's mom: demisexual and still can't get a boyfriend nor a girlfriend? bless your heart

blyke: that's not even what it's.... y'know what? idk why I bother

his childhood gay awakening was Danny from Danny phantom

WHAT THE FUCK IS A KILOMETER?!?!? 🦅🦅🦅

american born and raised in the mid-west

he was really confused the first time isen came over to his dorm and blyke slapped his hands on his knees and said "welp, guess it getting past my bedtime." and the dumbass responded with "it's like 7:00, are you a child?"

he then reverted to saying get the fuck out

Isen

queer prick

the most non-committal person to ever exist

went on a tangent about how "gender and sexuality constructs make people feel inclined to label themselves as something to fit into the boxes society sets up for them-"

blyke started fake snoring just to piss him off.

he's out of the closet only to his close friends like remi and blyke

his parents are conservative so he pretty much assumes that they wouldn't support him.

he isn't as upset about it as he was when he first figured it out, he guesses that's just how the world works, and he got the short end of a straw.

he's gay panic personified. he kinda thought arlo was hot after the fork incident, but it multiplied by like 100x when his growth spurt hit.

he's equal parts terrified and equal parts enamored.

same thing with cecile, there's no way he didn't show up to the press club on his first day, get absolutely berated by cecile for a shit article he showed her, and then came back for more the next day.

for some reason I always saw him as latino.

like he'd just randomly start cursing people (arlo) under his breath in spanish.

blyke will ask him for notes and he'll say okay just to write it all in spanish.

blyke: what the fuck is this dude. you fucking know I cant understand this shit

isen: sounds like a skill issue

#unordinary headcanons #unordinary seraphina #unordinary john #unordinary arlo #unordinary remi #unordinary blyke #unordinary isen #unordinary hcs #michixoxo #unordinary webtoon

[submissiveking99]

Submissive Female Muses

This list is very simple. Just a collection of my muses that I would consider THE most submissive.

While all of my muses can be either Dom or Sub, these are the ones that are most likely to be subs.

Green Lantern/ Jessica Cruz (DC/Justice League)

Green Lantern, Jessica Cruzz. The first female Green Lantern of Earth. She suffers from social anxiety, survivors guilt and depression. She is a true Green Lantern and a precious cinnamon bun. I went into detail here.

Harley Quinn/ Harleen Quinzelle (DC/Batman)

Harley Quinn, Halreen Quinzelle. Manipulated by the Joker, went through torture, this ball of spite and energy is here to cause trouble and laugh in your face about it.

Anya Corazón/ Spider-Girl/ Araña (Marvel/Spider-Man)

When defending a lone man in the park one night, Anya was actually saving a member of the Society of Spiders from the Sisterhood of the Wasp. The dying man transfered his powers to her, saving her life. And giving her spider powers as well as the ability to summon a powerful exoskeleton

And later the events iof Spider-Island gave her the powers of Spider-Man, although she has organic webs as well as the ability to camouflage herself

Laura Kinney/ X-23/ Wolverine (Marvel/X-Men)

Laura Kinney. X-23. Talon. Wolverine. This young lady has gone by so many names. A clone of Logan, being grown inside the womb of a scientist known as Sarah Kinney. So yeah, she's the Wolverine's daughter. Raised as an assassin, she eventually escaped. For a while she was emotionally dead, very dead on and quiet. She's slowly grown into her own person, and she is is a badass with a cocky smirk

Angie (Digimon OC)

Angewomon Level: Ultimate

Angie is Bella's little sister. While her sister was a trouble maker, while her sister questioned the teachings of Yggdrasil, Angie never faultered. She prayed for her sisters salvation, knowing she followed the principals and ideals even if she did not follow the truth directly.

Angie rose up the ranks. All the way up to becoming one of the Three Great Angels who's mission was to spread the word of Yggdrasil protect the world.

Even though she was now as good as a queen, Angie was always kind and compassionate and helpful to all those around her. Sweet, sensitive and loving. It was why she preferred her Angewomon form, she was no better than anyone else.

Although, there was a darkness brewing inside her. A darkness she refused to admit to. A darkness born from her repressed desires...

(I am also willing to use her as Kari's partner with the standard Digivolution line)

Angie's Digivolutions

Tea Gardner (Yu-Gi-Oh DM)

Carly Carmine (Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds)

Carly is/was a reporter in the 5Ds universe of Yu-Gi-Oh. Using a Fortune Lady deck she did her best to reveal the truth. A kind, caring, soul with slight confidence issues. Before she died...

After death she was reborn as a Dark Signer... she was mostly the same with some slight darkness to her. The EarthBound Immortals able to manipulate and use her from within. Once defeated, Carly was brought back to life as her old self

Yuzu Hīragi (Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V)

Eresa (Dragon Ball Z)

Hinata Hyuga/Hinata Uzumaki (Naruto)

Stocking Anarchy (Panty And Stocking With Garterbelt)

Ruby Rose (RWBY)

The youngest member of Team RWBY and the teams leader. She loves weapons and is super excitable. Loves baked treats like cookies, and she has super speed.

Velvet Scarlatina (RWBY)

Princess Peach (Mario)

#open rp #open to all #open smut rp #smut rp #read rules before interacting #muse list #master list #master muse list

[forevercloudnine]

Hello! You mentioned in a tag that you think Pamela is Bruce's favorite, and it made me wonder. I'd definitely be interested to hear more on that, if you feel like talking about it! Love hearing your thoughts.

💗💗 So a few years ago I was reading the "Gothtopia" arc and was incredibly amused by Bruce casually letting Ivy escape from Arkham to return a favor she'd done him.

Notably, Ivy was the only inmate imprisoned in Arkham at the time, because Scarecrow locked her up for interfering. So Bruce literally helped her escape and then lied to Jim's face about it. I know you recently read Run, Riddler, Run, so here's an amusing comparison: in this story, Ivy is pointedly not reformed, she punches Bruce in the face before helping him, and Bruce still sets her free. Meanwhile, Bruce rewards the assistance of a reformed Edward by punching him in the face and making sure Edward is re-imprisoned.

And then ever since reading Gothtopia, I’ve just been noting how much more tolerant Bruce seems of Ivy than his other villains. Obviously a large element of that is the metatextual factor of Ivy being a female character-- it would clearly Look Really Bad for artists to depict Batman brutalizing a woman with the same sadistic detail with which they depict him assaulting his male villains. (Though ironically the metahuman plant goddess could probably brush off a punch much easier than his variety of entirely human gimmick villains).

There’s also the factor of writers continuously flip-flopping back and forth on whether or not they’re attracted to each other. I kind of thought Pamela’s current commitment to Harley meant this was over, but then Tynion’s run depicted Ivy as holding the same spot in Bruce’s subconscious as Selina and Talia, so I guess it isn’t (though maybe that just means the attraction is one-sided on Bruce’s part now, which would be an amusing twist on Ivy having an unreciprocated crush on him in the 90′s).

But over time I think Bruce’s faith in Ivy has become less about her being a woman (who he may or may not be attracted to), and more sympathy for her motivations. Especially now that she’s transformed from a femme fatale who wants to be the queen of crime to a zealous ecoterrorist who wants to save the planet.

For as much as their interests are entirely alien to each other (Ivy wants to protect nature, often at the cost of human life; Bruce wants to protect human life, often at the cost of... well, human life, actually), their obsessive dedication to doing what they think of as “good” is very similar. Which means Ivy is easier to negotiate with than other villains, since she has goals beyond greed or sadism that Bruce is able to compromise on. Which means it’s easier for Bruce to believe in her capacity for good, in a way that he normally doesn’t bother to believe in his villains, because it’s inevitable that they’ll disappoint him. Which also means that he GIVES Ivy opportunities to disappoint him...

Detective Comics #823 is a huge point of frustration to me because the concept is so fascinating and the execution is just ENDLESS objectification to the point that it almost erases the plot (story of my life trying to read Paul Dini’s writing). But I love the bones of it as a comic where Bruce sympathizes with Pamela, to the point of letting her stay in the Batcave to protect her from an attacker (I can’t even think of another example of Bruce doing this for a villain, outside of Joker in the BTAS comics, and doesn’t that say a lot on its own). But then he discovers evidence of Ivy having recently gruesomely murdered several people, and he is so illogically hurt and betrayed by this-- a woman he knows is a murderer having murdered people-- that he threatens to kill her.

It’s not uncommon for Bruce to threaten his villains with death (I have a whole subfolder on my computer dedicated just to times where he does so with Mr. Freeze), but it’s fascinating to me that Bruce frames the threat here as a question. He wants her to give him a reason to believe in her, even though he has just been faced with undeniable evidence that her view of human life is fundamentally incompatible with his. But Ivy doesn’t give him a reason-- she just calls him on his bluff, which I love.

In the current continuity, Ivy is honestly less Bruce’s supporting character so much as she is Harley’s, but Bruce IS still the main character of DC Detective Comics, so they still interact on occasion. Although ironically, I think the most recent example of my point is actually Ivy’s ex-girlfriend Bella comparing the two of them in Batman Secret Files: The Gardener.

Bella believes that Bruce will ignore her and simply try to imprison Ivy more effectively, which is probably what he would have done normally: Bruce is extremely set in his ways, and his way is to drag any villains he defeats back to Arkham even though he knows Arkham helps no one. The 2021 Detective Comics Annual was all about how Bruce still has to be dragged kicking and screaming into investing in the idea of any criminal being reformed, and resolutely does not consider it his responsibility to help them do so.

Ironically, however, we know that Bruce DID listen to Bella. The issue with their conversation is set in the timeline right before Everybody Loves Ivy, which ends with Bruce deciding to bring Pamela to “Sanctuary,” the therapy center he helped build for superheroes, rather than bringing her back to Arkham. His dialogue with Ivy even uses a lot of Bella’s points here, which is very fun retrospective writing from Tynion. But then Heroes in Crisis happened and... well, Bruce’s attempt to help her instead of hurt her ultimately made everything worse, and has now domino effect led to her current solo series where she is trying to kill off a significant portion of the planet’s human population. (In his defense, Bella’s attempts to fix Ivy also failed and backfired just as spectacularly.) But the fact that Bruce was willing to try is notable and so fascinating to me, since as a character he’s so resistant to setting himself up for disappointment.

#pamela isley #poison ivy #bruce wayne #all of this being said: for about 15 years from the 80's to the 90's their relationship was so terrifying and toxic #that even though ivy was still clearly developing her modern moral compass #bruce's opinion of her was entirely shaped by whether or not he was under her influence at the moment #and so there are a lot of panels i could pull where his narration is pro-ivy or believing ivy can be redeemed #but they're a) not genuine. and b) usually balanced out by him being extremely cold to her out of anger #also i don't think stories where ivy exhibiting a moral compass is a symptom of her crush on batman should count anyway #anyway thank you for the question!!! i had a lot of fun panel hunting for this one

[thevindicativevordan]

Comics this week?

Great week this week.

Superman #11 - I was right that it was a Luthor under that armor, but it wasn't his sister Lena. Wish it was, this Revenge Squad is lame other than Pharm and Graft. Should've added Humanite to the mix. For a second I wondered if Williamson had forgotten the Bizarro tease, or if he had handed that off to Aaron, but it looks like Pharm and Graft simply got their hands on a dead Bizarro clone and used it for experiments with the Kryptonite. Guess the next issue will tell us the story of what went down between Lex and those two guys, I've enjoyed them but I'm ready to move on to the Brainiac storyline.

World's Finest #24 - A nice bittersweet note to end on. Magog kills Gog to keep the ALE out of Darkseid's hands... and thus alienates himself from the other heroes for good. Great to see Darkseid not job, but Waid hurt his takedown of Magog here by writing events in a way that makes the heroes chastising Magog for making the hard call come across as disingenuous. Darkseid crushed two Supermen with ease, no one else was close enough or able to stop him, Magog made the right call in my eyes. Our Superman is still willing to forgive David, and encourages him to seek redemption after the events of KC. I liked how Magog found that redemption by serving alongside a new generation including a new Superman (the Clark/Diana kid godfathered by Batman from the epilogue of KC). Until/Unless Waid chooses to flesh that story out, my headcanon is Magog served as the kid's mentor and helped guide him so he would avoid making the mistakes that Magog made. It's a nice note that Magog managed to forge a partnership with a Superman after all. And goddamn can Mora draw the shit out of Darkseid. Would love to see him do a Fourth World arc with the whole New Gods cast.

Wonder Woman #6 - Coolest Grail has been... ever basically? I'm a huge sucker for "the villain talks major shit to the hero before the two throw down" and I liked how Grail has a sense of honor compelling her to toss her own weapon since Diana has no sword. Grail constantly invoking her father as the source of her strength and pride vs. Diana invoking Hippolyta to the same effect feels like the first interesting thematic undercurrent between the two. Going to make a separate post on this, but finally, Grail brings something to the table beyond merely being an evil WW counterpart. Loved seeing Diana take on her entire Rogues Gallery, and while she might have "lost" (but since she took her entire Rogues Gallery down too I think we can say it was a tie), I think between Sov's narration and the Wonder Girls seemingly taking Steel off the board while keeping back, we can guess that even Diana's collapse at the end is part of her plan. Sampere is an absolute beast on art. Dude drew multiple pages that I can see becoming "iconic" down the road: Diana catching and throwing the Monument back at Giganta, Diana punching Grail in the face, etc.

GL: WJ #6 - I'm going to miss Varron man, even as a zombie he's such a dick and it's great to see him and John interact because of how much they despise each other Taking the form of John's dad is such a petty dick move lol. Hell yeah, PKJ's bringing in his Old God storylines from the Warworld Saga, I loved that stuff and am eager to see it continue. Great issue, John got to kick ass with all his constructs, and the reveal about the Revenant Queen is super messed up. She's a host for an Old God like Osul is, except she's Guardian John's wife. Could she be a Katma, or is this a new OC, perhaps even someone our John hasn't met yet? Can't wait to start unpacking all the Darkstar stuff next issue. Looks like the Darkstar is going to be revealed as an Aspect of Olgrun.

Batman #144 - Yawn. Another story where Joker tells Batman he loves Bats and Batman tells him to fuck off. C'mon, I liked how Zdarsky explained the three Jokers, but this is banal.

JLvGvK #5 - Alright we get it, Clark might be dead or maybe not, no need to keep beating us over the head with it. Next issue I want to see Lex's Mechagodzilla kick the BatMech's ass, let's see Lex finally get a big win. Then for the final issue, Superman comes back to team up with Godzilla and take Lex down.

Incredible Hulk #9 - Art did a good job of giving the whole story a macabre feel. Felt like I was reading a Hellboy story in certain parts. Damn Betty and Bruce simply can't catch a break can they? I hope we get more movement on the Eldest plotline soon, I want Betty to get freed and join Bruce and Charlie on their road trip.

Ultimate Spider-Man #2 - Hickman wrote this issue for the people who claim he's all plot and no character - this issue is nothing but character work. We get Peter growing into his own, his first fight with a supervillain, May finds out her dad is Spidey, Ben and Jonah begin investigating, and the Maker's Council pokes their head in via Captain Britain berating Fisk (or is it Captain EU given he's French?). I liked how May was scared of Peter's black suit and that's why he's going to change to the red and blue look, just like how MJ in 616 is the reason Peter switched back to his red and blue costume. I bet we get a Superman: For All Seasons moment where someone compliments Spider-Man's red & blue look and Spidey proudly says his daughter made it for him. There's an interesting parallel between Peter and Harry here. Peter keeps getting his ass kicked by Shocker while Harry keeps failing to kill Fisk. Both of them are trying to be who they're "meant" to be, but neither is great at it from the start, I really like that. Oh and while Ben and Jonah continue to be a great duo, I loved the squabbling between Richard and May while Peter and MJ were texting each other. Really want more interactions between them.

And yes of course I loved that OMD nod at the end, Marvel & Hickman know what they're doing!

I have a theory regarding Mary Jane. Here she's a businesswoman, and just like how the variant cover for issue 1 teased May finding out her dad is Spider-Man, the variant for issue 2 makes MJ out to be very successful as a businesswoman. Given this "zone" is run by the technocrats, I think we're going to see MJ get a villainous counterpart offer to what Tony offered Peter, the Maker's Council will approach her to replace Fisk after Spider-Man deposes him, or maybe even Stark later on down the road. It's made clear the the Council has lieutenants who rule their own sections of the overall domains shown in Ultimate Invasion. MJ getting her own offer of power from the opposite side is the kind of drama that could set up a nice character arc for her. I think MJ ultimately being tempted but refusing causes them to go to Harry next, who accepts.

#weekly review #comics

[robinchan-hananomi]

Okay, movie 2!!!

So while the East Blue gang are chilling on a beach, the Going Merry (along with Sanji’s shoes and both Zoro and Usopp’s weapons) gets stolen. The Strawhats are unable to immediately give chase and find themselves in a tight spot.

After a week the only clothes Usopp is able to get them all are wedding clothes along with a tiny boat. The group set out only to encounter two brothers Akisu and Borodo. They tell the Strawhats that the Trump Siblings have their stuff, only for two said sibilings to show up. Honey Queen and Boo Jack. The two decide to take Bride Nami as a prize for their older brother Bear King.

With Borodo’s help the group arrives at Clockwork Island. Borodo is a thief who aims to steal the Diamond Clock at Clockwork Island. Zoro is particularly suspicious though. Borodo knows far too much about the inner workings of Clockwork Island, as well as knowing the exact location of the Merry.

Meanwhile Nami is definitely not being a damsel in distress. She plays along with the idea of marrying the Bear King but unintentionally sets his goal of obliterating their crew. She also beats their asses at cards.

The Trump Sibilings start taking out the Strawhats one by one and capturing them. Honey Queen and Boo Jack take Sanji by using Honey Queen as a distraction. Later Skunk One attacks and Usopp ‘sacrifices’ himself for the crew. The last four end up in a trap and Borodo finally comes clean to Zoro and Luffy. He stole the Going Merry because he wanted the Strawhats to defeat the Trump Pirates to free Clockwork Island. Akisu is originally from there and the island has been controlled by the Trump Pirates for seven years, forcing the islanders to build a special weapon. Akisu’s parents had sent him away to save him and he was found and raised by Borodo. Borodo abandons Luffy and Zoro to the trap to do a suicide run.

Meanwhile the two get confronted by Pin Joker. He has an obsession with Zoro as Zoro had beaten him and gave him the scar across his face. Zoro has no memory of this, enraging Joker. Joker paralyzes Zoro, who let him to protect Luffy, and carries Zoro away to leave Luffy alone in the trap.

Seeing Sanji, Usopp, and Zoro crucified and awaiting execution becomes too much for Nami and she drops the act. Furious, Bear King tries to execute all four Strawhats but is stopped by Borodo’s arrival. He wants to blow up them all but King shows him that they are on the Island Key. If that is destroyed then the Island will crumble. King then beats up Borodo and Akisu but then Luffy arrives.

After some shenanigans of Luffy accidentally nearly killing his whole crew, everyone is free and the battles don’t last very long. Nami defeats Queen without really trying, as does Sanji with Jack, Zoro with Joker, and Usopp with One. Luffy takes a few minutes longer with King, but Luffy defeats him and destroys the island. Akisu meets his parents but chooses to stay with Borodo.

So the bad first. I guess the absolute ‘sexiness’ of Honey Queen was a surprise. Like the chick literally hangs out in a bath on the figurehead of the flag ship butt naked. There was also the weird part about Luffy of all people asking that the brothers aren’t actually brothers because they aren’t blood. I thought maybe it’s because they didn’t reveal Ace yet, but Ace was even in the ending credits so I guess it was all a bit strange. I also thought it was weird how Zoro didn’t seem too concerned his swords were gone.

Overall though it was a fun watch. I liked the references to Zoro’s time as a bounty hunter and Zoro straight up kills a few people in this movie too. Literally stabbed a guy through the chest! I loved Zoro and Luffy’s relationship all through the movie and it is a movie I’ve seen a few times.

I loved the ending credits too! The snip-it’s of what everyone who we were about to meet through the Alabasta arc where doing in those exact moments! It was nice. Overall it was a good movie.

#one piece #clockwork island adventure

[oneforthemunny]

Matchmaker game?? Yes pls I need to know which Eddie I belong with immediately.

Comfort character: Harley Quinn, easily, her character arc over the years is so special to me, I love the joker don’t get me wrong (I’m toxic) but I’ve loved watching her become an independent baddie and now she’s with Ivy? She’s my everything. (honorable mention for Kuromi tho)

Extra vs Introvert: I’m kinda both? Like I’m really shy in public situations where I don’t know people very well but if it’s my friends or people I’m comfortable with my loud ass is running the room. It’s more so just the act of leaving the house gives me anxiety, I need social interaction with my friends semi frequently but I absolutely need to be alone at some point everyday.

Biggest turn on: A man who worships the ground I walk on but also isn’t afraid to put me in my place and take control when I need it

Biggest turn off: I don’t really like know it alls, like please don’t mansplain things to me. Also just toxic masculinity in general gives me the ick.

Zodiac sign: Im gonna take this one a step further actually my Sun sign is Sagittarius☀️ My moon sign is Virgo🌙 and my rising is Aquarius ⬆️

(Also I don’t know how to explain anything without being extra and long winded apparentlyyyy so sorry this is so long lol🤍✨🖤)

don't ever apologize for over explaining bc I am the queen supreme of over explaining lmao. that is one thing you don't ever have to apolgize for bc I get it.

I'm torn really but I think I have to listen to my own brain and say it's gotta be rockstar!eddie. like I nearly went mafia!eddie and I do think he would be a great match too, but rockstar!eddie is just giving in this situation.

like for one, he needs someone a little toxic bc unfortunately my man has been a little whore toxic in the past. so when he meets his match?? someone who can handle him and won't just give right in?? babe, he's obsessed. literally would live and breathe for you, but like, he's gotta let you know who's boss (it's you) but he'll put you in your place. he has some toxic masculinity-ish, but really it's because he's gonna ride out for you. like he's gotten a lot better since being with you (and he didn't hit you dad ever so like that's so much growth tbh you don't understand lol) but like when the paps are bothering you or that guy making really nasty comments in the crowd with the sign yeah he's gonna bitch them out in the name of you. he doesn't give a shit if they come for him, but you??? fuck no. worships you in a way that is like legendary. he's a leo and you're a sag, but tbh the fire signs are gonna vibe. it's different enough that its a good balance especially bc his rising is aries and yours is aqaurius, like that an even balance.

#munnymatchmaker #rockstar!eddie munson #oneforthemunny

[carebearbro]

Okay so here's my idea if I could make a care bear show with six bears. it's actually seven bears, But like just imagine it's six bears then the seventh joins the group last in like season two ( and I may or may not have had Equestria girls on the brain)

So first is grumpy bear because he's got to be the main character in every generation. He'll be the smart guy of the group and definitely one of the most mature but he's known to freak out and make mistakes too. I imagine he'll start of super grumpy and uptight but later on learns to loosen up and becomes more laid back until his personality becomes more like he is in utm

Second is good luck who's more the voice of reason of the group. He's still pretty cocky like he is in utm, but more chill and laid back. Kind of the dad friend of the group always looking out for the others and give the best advice he can. But of course he'll mess up and have difficulties too.

Third is too loud bear ( because let's face it we want the outsider bears to come back ). He's the energetic loudmouth of the group always loud and reckless. But he is still a good friend and sometimes his loudness can be helpful. He always gets himself and sometimes others into trouble, and has to learn his actions have consequences and learns from them. But he doesn't change 180. He's still loud. And he still has his motorcycle because i think he deserves it

Fourth Is me bear ( no messy sorry but maybe he'll pop up here and there ). Being the beauty queen and prima Donna of the group. Always trying to make herself the center of attention but later on learns to share the spotlight. She still retains her sassy attitude but becomes more caring ( hah pun ). Her friends would call her M instead of me to avoid confusion.

Fifth is surprise bear. Who is the chaotic gremlin of the group. Similar to too loud, but more crazy and unpredictable. Also a joker. Does jumpscare others but does it unintentionally most of the time. Haven't really thought of her character development yet though.

Sixth is secret bear. Who's the quiet shy friend of the group. In this version she keeps her orange fur ( maybe with a little pink tint ) and talks in pantomime or sign language like in the original. Starts out really insecure shy, but becomes more confident and learns to believe in and love herself more.

And last is funshine. The fun rebel of the group who also has baby energy. He keeps his fun loving energy, but is also more kinder in this version. And has doubts in himself. This version would have him be to kind and forget to care for himself, but learn to later. And probably would have a self discovery journey too ( trans bear go brrr )

I imagine them to go on journey's while also having slice of life adventures and of course character development arcs. ( And may or may not have ship teases) That's definitely a very interesting group. It's definitely too much energy for me to take! Having Too Loud, Surprise and Funshine is a pretty wild bunch. While I was never a big fan of Too Loud and Me Bear, I think it's mostly because they were basically the villains of that movie for most of it. But the versions of them at the end when they became nice and are much more enjoyable, so they'd work well. it's definitely a really fun mix of Bears. Grumpy, Good Luck and Funshine would definitely be my favorites out of that group!

#care bears #submission

[wuekka]

@neiti-kassiopeia tagged me for rambling about 10 characters from 10 fandoms, thank you and okay, lets do this...These are not in favourite order, I don't want to make a puzzle for myself. :'D

Majima from Yakuza/Like a dragon. One of the biggest twists for me getting into the series was that Majima wasn't Joker-type insane recurring villain! He's actually smart who fakes being dumber/crazier than he is (character type I love when it's done right) and actually cares about people, another surprise was that he was in the same family as Kiryu, that he's his aniki. I just love you can see his fooling that he doesn't care/understand, then turns back being like "shit.". He's the smartest playable character Yakuza has, others are himbos.

Vincent from Final Fantasy VII. I love his tragic backstory with his lover Lucrecia and tying to Sephiroth's backstory 👌.+Vampire aesthetic and turning into a monster he can't control is just more tragedy on top of that.

Gale from Baldurs gate 3. I'm sorry Astarion, who is little too self-contradictory at times (You don't like saving other slaves Astarion?!) but Gale's just so adorably nice with really funny lines.

Percy from Critical role/Legend of vox machina. There's a reason I have a tag of "badass percy lines", he's so awesome with those. Tortured man with a secret demon he isn't aware of with vampire arc-nemesis, just beautiful. Taliesin plays him so well, he fits into the worlds talking style perfectly. Even his "life needs things to live." I feel is made fun of a little too much, like it's basically "you need stuff in able to keep going."

Jianzhu from Rise of Kyoshi. Reason why rise of kyoshi is the best avatar novel. He gets good motivation, pov chapters and is shown very well to be not fully manically evil.

Enji Endeavour from my hero academia. I'm not in this fandom anymore at all, except for the ship of endhawks. Turning Enji's character from cartoon evil jerk villain to a regretting, flawed man who tries to become better and focusing on it was the best writing decision Hori made. Sadly Hori stopped and decided Bakugo is ultra gary stu more important than main character. -_-

Ashe from Final Fantasy XII. Real main character of the story, awesome literal queen with revenge plot. Only minus is her hot pink way-mini skirt.

Nanami from Jujutsu kaisen. Again, fandom I dropped but this man was such a brainrot for a good while, he and Gojo got me trying to write again.

Amaterasu from Okami. Snarky by body language, a wolf who doesn't say a word, but she's badass and adorable. What other game lets you play with a character that paints with their tail creating a better world and poops exploding stuff at their enemies.

Terra from Kingdom hearts. ...I don't like the joke of calling him stupid or himbo, because he's not. He goes along with some villains, not because he's trusting them but because he has no other choice or wants to see how things play out without intervening ("no meddling! -Donald) Terra's also the strongest character, "man too angry to die." The angst of being Xehanort/Xemnas and getting moments of losing identity is just angst factory gold.

Tagging @homo666 @vampiricfruitcake but no pressure doing this. :D

#tag game #random ramble

[cospinol]

Oh my god, kingdom time… So So Much to talk about, I think I would’ve had to split this into multiple posts even if it was just one episode, because it’s now clear that we’re going to end with yo tan wa’s return rather than the chu court drama, so every scene is being expanded a little to fit, which means so many new lines and sequences…!!!!! And, since we’ll be proceeding slightly out of order anyways b/c there’s one of those sequences that I have to quarantine in its own post, I want to start with The Woman Of All Time on the chu border ❤️❤️❤️❤️

(ka rin voice) the joker … there’s an extended bit here where we get to see bam yuu as he’s delivering the news to her and she kicks him in the face abt it :)❤️

I obviously already would’ve wanted to highlight this next line very badly since because it’s Fun and i’m in love with her abt it, but it seems like we’ve got some additional discussion to do regarding the fact the anime translators had a very different take on ‘mou bu no obocchan’ than the manga translators lol:

I think the anime team is probably right that she’s referring to mou bu, since he’s the one in the panel (also, I’d be willing to believe that she doesn’t know/care that he has a son), but the fact that the mou family’s young master Is Here on the field does muddy the waters.. Also, in my heart I want her to be talking about mou ten, sorry, I think he doesn’t get personally bullied anywhere near enough and she would be the perfect person to do it ❤️

thrilled to see him here with hon and roku omi, though, of course:

A couple of steps ahead of them in terms of figuring out the ai situation, too :) even when he’s barely even in the background of a campaign he’s still completely on top of things, that’s my boyyy

but unfortunately with that interlude aside we’re headed back to court for (lovingly) a very bad time for everyone involved. Here we actually get to see rou ai’s trial (following his capture, which I’ll discuss later lol) as a scene with dialogue, vs the narration sequence in the manga; so we get to see him accuse ryo fui of sending him to the queen mother, and to see him take full blame for the ai rebellion himself, which I really enjoyed.. several of the anime’s additions (incl. in the rout at kankoku) serve to really emphasize his devotion to her, which helps to underpin the subsequent scene, which in many ways is about her love for him just as much as her love for her children :(

The most interesting part of the entire trial, though, is actually kou’s speech; in the most basic sense it’s a fine character moment that demonstrates how much she cares for sei, but what’s really good is that it comes after sei’s made it clear that he intends to execute the other children…

That’s a look of genuine surprise and distress, and there’s no indication anywhere else that she’s one of the people who knows that he isn’t actually going to have his siblings killed… the fact that she’s visibly upset by what he plans to do but still not only supports him in it but goes on to chastise his mother for being too cruel to him in the same scene is actually so good. I don’t even think she’s in the wrong, the point she makes is genuinely touching and cuts to the core of what’s so broken abt their relationship and really makes you wish things could’ve been better for them (as does the scene in the tower, later…) I just think there’s an element of actually Blind devotion here that’s much spicier than their usual dynamic, lol.

anddd with the arc just about over we’ve got to say goodbye to a few major & minor players I really enjoyed our time with:

I said a few weeks ago was the last time we were seeing ruki, but of course we do get to watch him get beheaded :( still kind of hope his father does get to avenge him someday, but him having to watch the execution silently in disguise while ruki calls out for him makes for such a miserable scene it’s fully juicy enough in its own right ❤️ han family delivers to the bitter end lol. Chou kou remains in my list of characters who I think it’s slightly more likely we’ll Actually see again, since notable courtiers/ministers are a slightly rarer breed I think he’s got a higher chance of being narratively useful .. tho if he doesn’t, his exit being as unceremonious as his arrival is also cute.

Unfortunately the anime didn’t make room for the extended how-far-we’ve-come first arc retrospective that shin and sei hold together on the tower at the end of the arc, so we don’t get to see the cute hyou panel that’s in the manga :( so sei’s little declaration of love will have to make up for it:

I love that he frames it as an order/command even though he’s orchestrated this part of his Big Plan at least partially just to create the stage shin has always dreamed of standing on; a major declaration of devotion, imo, even though he’s being overwhelmingly tsun about it. And now we’ve got our fifteen year timer going, it’s on to bigger things yet :) still only 1/6 nations subdued since then in the manga lol

#fully out of room in this post but we got dialogue for the hi shin reunion on the border too!! #ryuu koku chews out ten for abandoning her position Extensively lol and kyou kai wonders why shin isn’t back .. cute #there’s also some interesting framing where we actually don’t see the draw-and-quarter horses until right before rou ai’s execution #whereas the manga has ominous panels showing them before we even see the whole sentencing mess #txt #kingdomposting #oh and again out of room but I love to see yoku-rei even briefly :D #but disappointed we didn’t get to spend more time with them in this Vs hon-ten campaign because that’ll always be The dynamic to me #I’m sure if yoku had had time for like two or three more lines he’d have had smth homophobic to say abt ten. as it should be

[anubislover]

Up to Date One Piece Fanfics Masterlist

Welcome to Heart Pirates, Nami-ya (LawNa. Timeskip AU. Nami isn’t going to let a dangerous man like Trafalgar Law hold a life debt over Luffy. So he makes her a deal; if she wants to pay him back, Nami must sail with the Heart Pirates for one year. Rated M.) Chapter 1: The Deal Chapter 2: Check-Up Chapter 3: Meet the Crew Chapter 4: Citrus in the Sun Chapter 5: The Masks We Wear Chapter 6: Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous Chapter 7: Payback Chapter 8: Between a Rock and a Hard Place Chapter 9: Mark of Property Chapter 10: Heated Discussions Chapter 11: Dinner with Dr. Heart Stealer Chapter 12: Love is the Drug Chapter 13: The Lesser Evil Chapter 14: It’s All Fun and Games Chapter 15: When Animals Attack Chapter 16: Salvage Chapter 17: Getting Hands-On Chapter 18: Keeping Faith and Secrets Chapter 19: Lying Hearts Chapter 20: TBA

Siblings Lost and Found (Law and Ikkaku friendship. Pre-series. Ikkaku's been the Heart Pirates' mechanic for a year, but is she just another one of Law's subordinates, or does she mean more? Rated T.)

A Family Matter (Ikkaku-centric, hinted DrakeLaw. Pre-series. As far as Ikkaku was concerned, deep down, every Marine was a corrupt scumbag. Some were just better at hiding it than others. Rated T.) Chapter 1 Chapter 2: TBD

Fraternizing with the Enemy (Killer x Ikkaku. Pre-Series. A month after a one-night stand, Ikkaku finds herself chatting with Killer at the bar, wondering if she should risk her captain's wrath for a second go. Rated T.) 

Not So Easily Replaced (Law and Ikkaku friendship. Post-Amazon Lily. Ikkaku is pissed at how idiotic the Heart Pirates were around the Kuja, so she does what she's always done - vents about it to Law to let off some steam. Unfortunately, when an argument breaks out between them, she's left to wonder if she's really appreciated by her nakama. Rated T.)

A Heart to Be Used as Needed (Law x Baby 5. Doflamingo Family AU. After Doflamingo kills Baby 5's latest "fiancé," she seeks comfort from Trafalgar Law, her childhood companion and current Corazon. What she doesn't realize is that Law's spent the past decade plotting to destroy their "Family," and a woman as biddable and beautiful as her makes not only the perfect pawn, but the ideal wife for the sadistic surgeon. Rated E) Chapter 1: Steal the Heart Chapter 2: Fool the Joker Chapter 3: Corrupt the Queen

A Worthy Ship (Kid x Bonney. Pre-Timeskip.  Eustass Kid is sick of his fellow Supernovas and their lame ships. That is, until he comes across the Jewelry Margherita. Rated T)

A Tea Party for Baby 5 (Doflamingo and Baby 5 family/friendship. Pre-series. Secret Santa gift for  Velvety-Love. Eight-year old Baby 5 has just started her training to be the Doflamingo Family's maid, and Doffy thinks there's no better way to practice than with a tea party. But to his surprise, he finds that sometimes it's just as enjoyable to serve as to be served. Rated G.)

Trust and Dangerous Games (LawNa. Pre-Dressrosa. Law thinks Nami's the only one with sense, distrusting The Surgeon of Death. In a blink he could steal her away from her captain and crew and do any number of wicked things to the helpless navigator. Good thing Straw Hat Luffy isn't as oblivious as he appears. Rated T.)

At Captain Law’s Mercy (LawNa. Zou Arc. Nami’s stressed with worry over Sanji, so Law offers a distraction in the form of sexy and roleplay. Rated E.)

Heartstealers Can Get Jealous, Too (LawNa. Post-Zou. Five times Law got into a figurative dick-measuring contest over Nami. Rated T.) Chapter 1: Back Scratches Chapter 2: Cold Chapter 3: Hats Chapter 4: Examination Chapter 5: Protect

Of Friendships, Captains, and Wedding Dresses (Luffy and Nami friendship, LawNa. Post-Zou. It was supposed to be a relaxing shopping trip, but Nami should have known that wouldn't last when Luffy asked to go with her. Rated T.) Chapter 1 Chapter 2

Hide and Seek with the Heart Stealer (LawNa.  Halloween/Supernatural AU. Nami the witch was asked to rob a certain grave, but the undertaker that protects the local undead catches her. Law proposes a deal - three rounds of hide and seek, and when he catches her, he gets to steal something as his prize. Rated M.)

Super Drake (Drake and Chopper friendship. Sabaody Arc. Chopper gets lost while shopping on Sabaody, and X Drake finds himself unexpectedly signing an autograph. Rated G.)

A Primal Need for a Marine (Drake x Reader. Shipwrecked, captured by pirates, and now bound and kneeling before X Drake, you're a Marine having a hell of a rough day. And it's about to get a lot rougher, as the usually stoic and bashful former rear admiral has a feral side he's looking to let out. Rated E.)

One Hell of a Ride (Ikkaku and Ace friendship/flirting. Pre-series. It takes a lot more than a pretty face to lure Ikkaku away from her duties. However, when that pretty face comes attached to a hot, shirtless man with a sweet ride, well, who could blame her for being a bit reckless? Rated T.)

Sailing Ships and Flash Fics (Multi-ship. A series of flash fics based on prompts and pairings submitted to me on Tumblr. Range from G to T, all safe for work.) Chapter 1: Lunch: Usopp x Kaya Chapter 2: Comfort: Law & Ikkaku Chapter 3: Fix: Hawkins x Law

Naughty Sex and Flash Fics (Multi-Ship. A series of NSFW flash fics based on prompts and pairings submitted to me on Tumblr. Range from M to E, multiple pairings in a number of kinky situations and scenarios.) Chapter 1: Wicked: Law x Nami Chapter 2: Play: Zoro x Ikkaku Chapter 3: Lingerie: Sabo x Koala Chapter 4: Trap: Law x Nami

A Good Heart (Jean Bart believes he failed as a captain. Trafalgar Law doesn’t think that matters. For day 1 of Heart Pirates Week for Jean Bart with the prompt “Protective.” Rated G.)

Miscalculations and Misfits (Law, Penguin, Shachi, and Bepo friendship fic. Pre-series. Early in his piracy career Law has already made mistakes that have hurt his crew. He refuses to make another which is why he’s hired Ikkaku as his mechanic. Unfortunately his oldest friends think it’s a bad idea, and Ikkaku’s own home island agrees with them, though for very different reasons. Rated T.)

#One Piece Fanfiction #fanfic masterlist #sorry for the length #op fanfiction #all links are to archive of our own #this list has been long overdue and will hopefully help interested fic readers #will be updated as new fics and chapters appear

[firesongbard]

Archangel's Shadow

A short snippet from my Post-Control longfic. Read more on AO3

T R A Y N O R

Samantha was grateful to have a puzzle to work on. The busywork of replacing capacitors and cataloging equipment was putting her to sleep. She tagged the table with her omni-tool, pulling up scans of the warehouse, and started marking explosive placements.

“That looks like a lot of cheap charges.”

She looked up at the gravelly voice in surprise. Garrus stood in the doorway, trying his damnedest to look nonchalant with his arms folded as he leaned against the wall. He still looked like hell, though.

She shrugged and waved at the hologram. “You’re actually uniquely suited for this. For a couple reasons.”

“Most of my expertise is in dating someone who punched Reapers in the face often enough to piss them off. But I suppose if you need something shot in the head from 3 kilometers, I’m your turian.”

“What if I need someone to plan a hit for an under-equipped, overly suicidal squad of misfits fueled by little more than spite and a misplaced sense of Justice?”

That may have been a little elaborate. In the last few hours, Sam had spent so much time keeping up with witty retorts she had trouble turning it off now. It took effort to keep up with Joker and James.

“You ah… read my file?”

“I’ll admit my curiosity got the better of me, but yes. I may have read the Shadow Broker’s file on you, as well as the Illusive Man’s dossier, half a dozen resistance newsletters, and then combed the Cerberus Daily News and Alliance News Network logs for mentions of Archangel…”

He remained quiet. Staring at her. Flicking his mandibles in an entirely unreadable and creepy manner. Was he judging her? She was fairly certain she was being judged. With his…judgey anti-hero eyes.

“You have to admit, it’s better reading than most dime novels. The hero with a tortured past running from a home that never loved her, vowing to make at least one corner of the galaxy a better place for the sake of her forbidden lover—“

“Her?”

“What?” Sam pulled herself out of memories of a particularly flowery editorial piece she had—absolutely not added to her personal bedtime collection.

“You said Her. I’m pretty sure Archangel was a guy.”

“Oh, well. Accounts vary.”

“You have a primary source standing in front of you.”

“The forbidden love arc was much more satisfying when it was between the biotic turian and the queen of Omega.”

“Traynor.”

“Better sex too.”

“The mission?”

“Oh God, yes. Sorry.” Her cheeks burned. What was wrong with her? Why couldn’t she focus? There was a perfectly good puzzle on the table in front of her, and her mind had wandered to dark pulp romance. Get it together, Sam.

“I’ve got the notes; just give me the highlights. What’s your read of the situation? What’s not in the logs?”

She took a breath to bring her mind back to the problem at hand, reached back in the conversation for the last thread that was important. Why Archangel was suited for this.

“We have to plan both sides of this encounter. It isn’t a standard operation. We’re feeding information to both Arcturus First Division and Cerberus and can control what they know. Unfortunately, we have people on both sides of this fight.”

“Vega infiltrated Cerberus? I knew the kid had guts, but—”

“Not James. Kaiden.”

“Alenko?” Garrus laughed. “You’re pulling my leg. It’s gotta be Liara running the show.”

“Believe it or not, Spectre Alenko split the team, sent the Lieutenant to track down the Arcturus First Division base, and ordered Liara back to us with some sort of data packet.”

“Alright. We’ve got two resource-starved teams who both think they’re fighting for justice, and they’re both desperate enough to be stupid. This sounds more like one of your Kepesh-Yakshi gambits. Why do you want me?”

“Cerberus’ team is led by a sniper. Most of my training is on groups led from the front or from a com tower. A sniper has a different perspective of the battlefield, and I won’t be as efficient determining his actions. I want to run scenarios with you, and I want you to play Cerberus. We keep running until we find one where neither of us can win.”

He laughed. “Okay, war games it is. Never did play Kepesh-Yakshi, but Shepard and I used to run Shanxi scenarios with cutlery.”

Traynor finished placing the last of her charges, nodded, and gestured to Garrus.

“I win.” He didn’t even look at the map.

“That’s not how this works!”

“You don’t have a single charge blocking access to a sniper tower. Wherever I go, I get there without incident, set up wherever I’d like, and am free to take potshots at your guys for days. And since I’m sitting on the food stores, you’re getting starved out. And you’re not getting up to a half-decent perch. I blow these two bridges and funnel you up these stairs.”

“Alright, Archangel. Round two. Help me place these charges.”

#mass effect fanfiction #garrus vakarian #samantha traynor #archangel #sam absolutely reads wlw pulp fiction and loves every second of it #someone needs to write the AU where Archangel is Nyreen #hopefully that someone isn't me

[nighttimepixels]

TALK TO US ABOUT MASS EFFECT I HAVE BEEN AN INSANE MASS EFFECT/SHAKARIAN TRASH PERSON SINCE 20-FUCKING-11 AND LEMME TELL YOU THOSE FEELINGS HAVENOT TARNISHED A SINGLE FRACTION IN THOSE TEN YEARS OH MY GOOOOOOODDDSSSS!!!!!!!

I DEMAND A PLAY-BY-PLAY UP TO THE MINUTE OF YOUR REACTIONS TO EVERYTHING!!!!

you are so valid and I totally see why everyone I've ever mentioned it to loves the hell out of it

aksdjlsdfj I meannnn if you want to hear my rambling about it then hell yeah

Okay, gonna put this below the cut to save everyone else XD also- since I'm not leaving this Mass Effect obsession anytime soon, if you're not interested in seeing occasional posts about it, please feel free to block the tag "night plays ME"~

(mild spoilers ahead??)

((also for real I mean it when I say this is rambling as hell lol, apologies and no stress if absolute no one reads all this))

OKAY SO Mass Effect 1-

Stars help me, I was honestly hooked right from the start?? Like even in Legendary Edition (the combined trilogy just re-released in one "can play it on one system + minor improvements", for anyone who doesn't know) where it's smoothed out, of course it's obvious that ME1 is a decade old... but the foundation for these relationships are all there and gods I love them already.

Like - Kaiden right off the top is a delightful good fightin lad, what the hell. I've heard that he's viewed as 'bland' by a good portion of the fan community but I dunno, he's a delight and even more complex by the time 2 rolls around and you encounter him on Horizon, it was honestly Ashley I was way more meh about - mostly because before you can learn about her family history/etc, she comes off as hella xenophobic and I was immediately offended for my growing space family that she didn't like/trust all the aliens around, pfff.

(she gets redeemed a bit through further actions/evolving thoughts, but I thought in retrospect it was a bummer that they didn't flip the order there, give her a chance to be liked before the complicating factor of being so rude about aliens >:c that then she could grow from... ah well. Apparently she has a good arc but uh, let's just say I chose Kaiden at the "key junction" in the latter part of the game so I won't be seeing anymore of Ashley uh... anytime soon, haha.)

Garrus??? Is??????? The ABSOLUTE best???????????

I liked him from the start, I'm always a bit of a sucker for a rogue-detective "the system won't bring this bastard to justice, so I've got to" type and all their moral shadiness XD But he just gets better, honestly, and where I'm at in ME2 (right before the Reaper IFF mission, as of typing this, with everyone's loyalty!) I am only digging myself deeper into this hole-

-*wheezing* okay anyways -

Wrex is AMAZING I love fightin' middle-aged krogan bastard, gods. Liara is great too, I'm a sucker for a wlw relationship (playing fem!Shepard, so) - buuuut I'll admit she's a bit more one-note in ME1. Last week while I was still on ME1 I remember hearing (while trying to dodge spoilers) that her arc is really good, though. I think they leaned a little hard on the 'innocent but sexy' sterteotype on her (so despite the yikes aspect of a few of the things I've learned in ME2, lol, I actually really like the complexity that's been added to her character.)

Saved Liara first, so by the time I got to Noveria and had the standoff with Benezia there was the chance to have emotions over Liara having to face her TwT and of course, I made the questionable but quality decision to free Queen Rachni heheh. no ragrets

More than a blow-by-blow of my choices though I totally wanna take the chance to say that even in the mild jankiness of ME1 (goddammit, the Mako.... please..... please just go up this impossible cliff I just want to resource hunt-) the way that the lore, both obvious/key to main plot and the lesser/filler/background/world-building kinds... I just love it. It incorporates it well, you can go ham in the codex learning more, or just dive into the basics - it's clearly a complex galaxy (and they do an even better job in 2 of fleshing it out further), and it never really felt overwhelming. It was pretty natural figuring it all out-!

Plus the interesting implications of resource hunting amongst the sapient races, and the little side missions you better bet I did every one of- there's so much rich depth in the story if you do 'em!! (And that lead with that Keeper side mission...? Looking back, damn, clever foreshadowing-!!!)

And oh my gods, Ilios??? hell yeah. I loved that mission so much, especially having Garrus & Kaiden with me when talking to the hologram/computer, and more than anything, that last sprint in the Mako trying to get to the jump before it closed-???

yeet the boi-

Also mannn I love a good setpiece, and having to go up the side of the elevator, space-side?? such a cool setup!!

Plus it felt good having been Paragon enough (as simple as the good v bad vibe system is, I don't hate it, lol) to avoid one of the Saren fights, ngl. And the er, "second fight" with Sovereign-Saren.... hell yeah

... I'll admit I had to double check my choice re whether to save the Council. I did in the end, but I swear, sometimes the way they phrase things I'm like ".... okay but Garrus is right, defeating Sovereign is more important than these few leaders??????" woops. Listen, priorities, is all I'm saying..... (￣ヮ￣|||)ゞ

'Course later they emphasize (in ME2) that there were 10,000 people on that same ship and I was like well I wouldn't have second guessed if I'd known that, I mean c'mon-

Also I did indeed romance Liara in this one, so I got that scene ;Dc But,,,, I also knew by the end that I was totally gonna romance Garrus in 2 since he's an option then finally,,,,, lemme tell you the guilt as I waffled over whether to romance Liara bc of it. hahaha.

Aaaaand Mass Effect 2-

So I'm only up to right before the Reaper IFF Mission, so I don't know the ending, etc etc lol. That said, I've just finished every side mission I've found with the exception of the Shadowbroker Quest and the Arrival Quest (I've heard the latter basically leads into ME3, and the former is best either right before the Omega 4 jump or in postgame).

So from the start - fuck yeah fuck yeah what a high adrenaline start Shepard noooooo but also yes save Joker aH-

The motion comic too hot damn nice job

I loved this setup, seriously - especially forcing Shep into this situation, having to work with/for Cerberus, and the compelling reasoning given behind "why" they do what they do (I especially found it a good point that the Salarians have the Task Force, the Asaris the Commandos, the Turians the- etc... like, true, when you put it like that, having a similar group advancing human interests/solving human interstellar problems is pretty reasonable...). That said, I love too that it really isn't shied away from how Cerberus is nonetheless fucked up - or its at least done fucked up stuff.

Listen, I still think some messed up stuff is gonna be revealed in 2's endgame......... after that Horizon mission and the Collector's ship???? TIM I SEE YOU YOU SHADY MF-

aaanyways lol...

I'm so so glad on a gameplay level they nixed the Mako style exploration. A few Hammerhead missions are fine and a lot more focused than the slippery ass navigation in that glorified ATV, pfff. The probes are a neat way of getting after similar resources - and more importantly, having good levels and some good hubs (the Zakera Wards, Omega, Ilium, etc) is way way more fun than having a more 'sprawling' space that is.... a lot of empty nonsense, lol.

Then there's the fact that we get Joker right off the bat and you can interact with him so much - and him and EDI??? Get out gods I love them. Kasumi is so right when she says they sound like a bickering old married couple lol. I have a terrible feeling that some shit is gonna happen with EDI..... but I don't think she's evil as-is, at least.

Side-eying the hell out of those "access forbidden" parts of her that she doesn't even know.... and the fact that her AI core has a locked door access................... something's gonna happen gdi LEAVE OUR ADOPTED AI ALONE.

(Also Joker pls stop fracturing your thumb on the mute button)

Also please save me there are so many hot aliens in this game,,,,, the xeno/monsterfuckers really comin' through strong in the sequels............... doin' the lord's work........................................

In general, I love how many levels ME stepped up in two with complexity and interwoven narratives!! Like, to the point it'd be almost a drag to replay ME1, even though it was fun going through it (if occasionally a bit tedious with the cookie cutter rando planet science/mine facilities, lol). Like, just from how fun and interesting ME2 is, mostly! more of all the pre-introduced races, plus new ones, plus more filling in of intragalactic politics, and more interesting implications of all these space-faring races mixing....

Also gods WREX and his planet holy shit,,,,, fuckin' hell yeah my man get their shit together and also adopt Grunt yes good-

And Mordin??? My singing semi-evil scientist best friend forced to confront his choices more than he thought he ever would have???? With some of the best ongoing general report chatter of all the companions??

(when I tell you I choked on my coffee when I talked to him after confirming romance choice w/ Garrus and that 'pamphlet' and 'anaphalactic shot if ingesting-' kajsldkfjsldfjk)

Like, fuck, the fact that they actually dive into the mixed morality and horrors of the genophage, and you can confront Mordin on it, for good reason, yet he still stands his ground, until finally some bits of his loyalty mission seem to... affect him, and I'm guessing might set up things for 3 with him? Unsure, but either way, damn, the fact that they start to dig into it...

And Taliiiii my beloved forbidden alien wife TwT her loyalty mission was SO GOOD. I love how varied they all are?? Getting to defend her and discover what she'd unwittingly been a part of-!!

Zaeed is a bastard but tbh I love that he is and that he's unapologetic in him - and Kasumi omg, best thief. A heist?? Gods, yes- I love our couch lounge chats XD

Samara is..... illegally.......... she's an illegally powerful and beautiful and eloquent MILF...........................

(.... listen I'm sapphic as hell and I'm kicking my own ass for picking her up last aksjdlfksjdfl - but her loyalty mission, damn. And seeing how there's this interesting cultural subset, and the struggle with the Asari in that they unquestioningly accept/respect justicars, but also know that the impact outside their culture is a diplomacy nightmare waiting to happen-)

,.,,,,,T,,, Thane,,,,,

I am weak for morally implicated murder dads okay?? And that voice??? His mannerisms?????? How you first see him, and that prayer after assassinating her...???????? And his history/his people's history with the hanar, gods I love how messy it is, it feels so much more real!

Also Jack is a mess and I love her (and want to get her some therapy, omg), and her and Miranda nearly duking it out after you've done both their loyalty missions??? so good and makes a lot of sense-! Honestly I would love more interactions between teammates on the ship, but there's already so much the devs had to balance I can't blame 'em for minimizing, heh. But suffice to say I also love Miranda and Jacob, even if I'm softest for my alien crew XD Hell yeah Jacob, we'll get loud and spill drinks on the citadel indeed TwT

.... I could write a whole essay on how much I love Garrus oTL Perhaps because he and Tali are the throughlines from 1 on your 2 crew, I have some of the strongest feelings about them... but genuinely, he was one of my favorite companions in the first game, and how you find him as Archangel in two? Getting to help him fight his way out after he's gone nearly 48 hours straight fighting off three gangs alone, jfc. His vengeance quest and what can happen there.... That line? fuck me, that line -

It's so much easier to see the world in black and white. Grey? I don't know what to do with gray...

How DARE you come for my heart like this, devs holy shit

(also, some other choice faves so far from the series from him include We can disobey suicidal orders?? and This wasn't in my training manual... [in 1, if you have him with you @ th Thorian fight] and his whole.... pop the heat sink - in his romance ;Dc)

asdasdfksadjfkl like I said I can write an essay on him PFFF suffice to say I'm very looking forward to his romance scene and where things go in 3

But yeah gods I'm just gonna keep rambling if I'm not careful lol. Gods I don't even know what to talk about it's all so good and while I can understand people roasting the obviousness of Paragon V Renegade (v neutral) choices/alignments, I think they do a pretty damn good job in 2 of pushing it further - to the point that there were some times that I accidentally got renegade points and I wasn't that mad, haha. There's so much fun in the interactions that I just have a good time anyways~

I have so many thoughts about TIM (The Illusive Man) and Cerberus.... theories evolving galore............... and like, what the hell!! Omega 4 going to the center of the galaxy is such a cool twist, goddamn - though my heart still breaks at losing Kaiden (his line if you haven't romanced him?? about feeling like he lost a limb when he lost you??? holy shit.... but I also can't blame him for not trusting Cerberus to the point of it affecting his ability to trust Shepard... like fuck Shep go after himmmm) I'm really excited to see where that goes since he comes back in 3, and what the fuck happens with Cerberus bc while I love the fact that obviously there are a lot of people in it for the right reasons, doing good work, there are those that are doing the opposite, and I have a very bad feeling about where TIM will end up landing....

All that said though I need to do the Reaper IFF mission (where I'm lightly spoiled as to getting That Boy, but not how/what happens to make it so - just that it's apparently wise to have all your side missions done before getting him...) and the actual Omega 4 jump. So we'll see what happens and what I think about it from there heheh!

.... major kudos and genuine props if you made it here to the end, I am so sorry for not editing on condensing all this, and appreciate you so much ;w;

#night answers #night plays ME #(yes that's a purposeful pun lol) #((i sure have played myself by starting this series its so good aksdjflskjfd))

[the-ghost-of-jason-todd]

okay so.  after percolating on RHATO for a bit i feel like... it had some potential?  but it just.  never reached it.  like there were a LOT of interesting threads and themes but most of them frayed and/or just straight up disappeared by the time we reached the end of the run. 

like the first RHATO run (2011??), right.  it was TRYING to say something with these three not-heroes who had some kind of choice or safety or future taken away from them by someone who was supposed to love and/or protect and/or support them (kori’s sister, batman, oliver queen).  they all had themes of addiction at different points in the story (roy is a recovering alcoholic, jay lost everything to his mom’s addiction and also had that run-in with i’m guessing bane venom, and kori had that arc with the... drug dealers?  that i still don’t understand?).  they all felt unappreciated, they all felt alone.  and what i WANTED to see was them being able to be... alone together, you know?  and there WAS some of that, especially near the beginning.  but then we started having arcs where they were each shown to be so, so incredibly LONELY even when the others were within hailing distance?  kori has that arc with the slaves on the ship that she’s trying to free (against their will???  i don’t understand that one really), and roy goes to save killer croc but it turns out to not even be croc, and jay has the whole thing with the joker, and jay is with the batfam but even then he’s singled out from them (though i have a feeling all of them were in some way and RHATO just focused on jay, i’m gonna read through all the death of the family comics to see if there’s a pattern to this), and they don’t even tell each other or let each other in.  there’s no comfort there, you know?  and it just kept getting worse with the all caste coming in and manipulating jason every other week, and the writing trying to shoe-horn in isabel like she was ever really an option??

and i guess, like... part of it is probably the normal issues of a serial work with such a huge continuity like DC.  these issues kind of transcend writer, i saw them less in the rebirth run but they were still there.  but it’s still kinda... disappointing?  i love finding all the little kernels of family and hurt/comfort and humor but overall it was underwhelming.  even RH:O did it, and it started off stronger than any of the others, imo. 

#i'm rambling #liveblogging batfam #liveblogging rhato #i'm salty give me a minute

[maddie-grove]

My Vision for the Ominous Babysitters Club

Based on this post.

Kristy Thomas makes a decisive move in founding the Babysitters Club, then continues to amass power, assets, and allies for most of the series (as well as sworn enemies). In #100: Kristy’s Downfall, she overplays her hand and is toppled from her position of power. She spends the last thirty-one books clawing her way back to the top, embittered and more tyrannical than ever.

Mary Anne Spier is a sensitive soul, more vulnerable than the rest of the club to demonic possession, life-changing encounters with eldritch beings, and the accidental acquisition of psychic abilities. Her false lover, low-level wizard Logan Bruno, senses her potential powers and jealously tries to keep her down through gaslighting. (Notable examples include his kidnapping of her cat, Tigger, and an incident where he swapped out two of her babysitting charges with eggs enchanted to look like real children.) After she gains confidence by getting a cute new haircut, she gets the upper hand in their relationship. She soon sees through his small-minded manipulations, but decides to keep him around...for now. She grows equally weary of Kristy’s authoritarian ways, leading her to mount an explosive counter-attack in #131: The Fire at Mary Anne’s House.

Claudia Kishi seems like a carefree, creative, junk-food-loving teenager, but in reality she’s a hostage to terrifying forces beyond her control. Her parents sometimes coldly refer to her as “the subject,” her older sister Janine is a sorceress of astounding talent and uncertain morals, and her old friend Kristy Thomas has threatened her into joining the BSC and letting the club meet in her room three times a week. Her only true friend is her grandmother, Mimi...until jaded city girl Stacey McGill arrives in Stoneybrook. Claudia tends to bury her head in the sand about the more uncanny aspects of her life, instead focusing on her art and more immediate threats, such as serial killers and murderous children. She’s forced to reckon with the supernatural, though, when she descends into hell in #106: Claudia, Queen of the Underworld. With the help of Janine, her eventual ally, she soon rejoins the living and embraces hedonism.

Stacey McGill flees a troubled past in New York City, only to become enmeshed in the byzantine schemes of the BSC in an attempt to help her new friend Claudia. As the series progresses, Stacey becomes more and more convinced that Kristy must be taken down, but her moral misgivings (as well as her string of dysfunctional romances, troubled relationship with her divorced parents, and struggles to manage her Type 1 diabetes) keep her from ever making a decisive move. In #83: Stacey Defects, she openly speaks out against Kristy and leaves the BSC. When life on the outside proves cold and purposeless, she hatches a scheme to ingratiate herself with Kristy again and bring her down for good. Her arc ends on an ambiguous scene in which she quietly enjoys some “cookies sweetened with fruit juice,” leading some readers to speculate that Kristy had her assassinated. 

Dawn Schafer was originally conceived as a horror-movie Final Girl, a stalwart everyteen who defended her charges from Stoneybrook’s more prosaic villains (kidnappers, obscene phone callers, and a couple of masked murderers); she was meant to serve as a contrast to her eventual stepsister, the ethereal and insecure Mary Anne. As the series progressed, though, Ominous Ann M. Martin and her spooky ghostwriters ended up using Dawn whenever they wanted to try out cool new ideas. Although the results are often fascinating, the consistency of Dawn’s character suffers; however, some readers argue that Dawn’s unstable characterization is a deliberate choice that contributes to the uncanniness of the series. Her books can be split into roughly four types: straightforward slashers (#5: Where Are the Children, Dawn?); psychological horror with strong feminist/environmental/political themes (#84: Dawn on the Blacklist); creepy California-set stories with lots of drug imagery, macabre Hollywood history, and cameos from serial killers (#23: Dawn and the False Promise of the Golden West); and books that are completely dominated by Mary Anne (#31: Dawn’s Eldritch Stepsister). In one of the most optimistic books in the series, Dawn finally moves to California for good to escape Kristy’s influence and live that Francesca Lia Block life; less satisfyingly, she temporarily returns several books later, in an obvious attempt to get readers to check out the Ominous California Diaries, in which Dawn becomes an amateur sleuth who focuses on serial murders.

Mallory Pike is a combination Byronic-Kafkaesque heroine, simultaneously convinced that she is too brilliantly unconventional for normal society and that God personally despises her. She constantly rails against her cruel fate, which includes constant drudgery as the eldest of eight children, intermittent money troubles, the vicious snobbery and contempt of her peers, debilitating illness, encounters with the surveillance state, and the suspicion that she’s a talentless hack. Even when dealing with malevolent clones or a cursed book, the true horror of a Mallory book is always being Mallory. In #126: Never Look Back, Mallory, however, she breaks away from the oppressive environs of Stoneybrook to attend boarding school. Although she is terrorized and vilified by a duplicitous roommate, her problems are solved fairly quickly with the help of sympathetic classmates and reasonable adults. In her final scene, Mallory sits on her bed, beginning to question her long-held assumption that she is both destined for greatness and bound for hell.

Jessi Ramsey is a Faustian figure, always thirsting after glory and forbidden knowledge. Already a talented ballet dancer, she makes deals with various gods, demons, and other supernatural creatures to learn how to decipher runes, talk to animals, turn base metals into gold, commune with spirits, revenge herself upon her enemies, and fly. Her powers come in handy at her dance school in New York City, which is extremely cursed and haunted. Despite her towering ambitions, she is fairly easygoing, even managing to make friends with her sinister doppelgänger Jenni in #68: Jessi and the Shadow-Self. Towards the end of the series, she is faced with the choice of becoming a professional ballet dancer or obtaining the ability to turn herself into a beautiful Arabian horse at will (she is also a horse girl). She makes the mature decision to turn down both opportunities for the time being, instead opting to be a kid and experiment with necromancy, time-travel, fun doppelgänger pranks, and discussing equine literature with her best friend Mallory. In the short-lived Ominous Friends Forever series, though, she becomes a ballerina and (it is heavily implied) a were-horse, in part due to Mallory’s defection.

Abby Stevenson was introduced as an eleventh-hour interloper who switches between unhinged, corny-joke-filled attempts to turn Kristy’s life into chaos (much like the Joker in The Dark Knight) and unhinged, corny-joke-filled attempts to charm Kristy into being her girlfriend so they can be a terrifying power couple. Unlike with Dawn, her dual nature was a deliberate narrative choice; many later Ominous BSC books contain subplots that are just other club members wondering aloud what Abby’s deal is. Abby’s own books don’t shed much light on her motivations; she seems more preoccupied with ordinary adolescent concerns, like her upcoming bat mitzvah and her fraught relationship with her cryptic twin Anna (who only speaks in palindrome). Her last book, #127: The Twilight of Abby Stevenson, is a surprisingly sweet coming-of-age romance in which she and Kristy drop their hostilities and go to the movies on Valentine’s Day. Their relationship ultimately falls apart, though, thanks to Kristy’s unquenchable thirst for revenge on her enemies. Abby breaks up with her and gets really into David Lynch.

Logan Bruno is a low-level wizard who comes from the swamp and hates his father. As an alternate officer for the club, he sometimes babysits.

Shannon Kilbourne, the other alternate officer, is something of a blank, but she’s heavily implied to be a lost Dollanganger of some sort.

#babysitters club #horror (kind of)