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𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕙𝕠𝕝𝕚𝕕𝕒𝕪 - bucky barnes x reader

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summary || in which the reader's holiday is hijacked

a/n || new years eve post besties. but it's late and i rushed it.

➵ not yet proofread 

➵ send me requests if you have ‘em. enjoy!

warnings || fluff/angst

when she'd said 'merry christmas, and happy holidays!' to her last customer for the evening, she hadn't expected it.

when she'd bid her sole employee an early farewell, reminding her to spend time with her family, she hadn't expected it.

when she'd finished locking up her store, gotten into her car, and had finally parked in her driveway, marveling at the beautiful lights she'd put up. she really hadn't expected it. 

she had expected her boyfriend - the one with whom today would have been her third christmas eve - to be snuggled onto the couch, languidly kissing at his special someone's cheeks and neck. she just hadn't expected that person to not be her.

she looked in horror at the sight: her boyfriend, far too cozy with another girl that she didn't even know, too preoccupied with her to even notice his actual girlfriend coming up.

his name falls from her lips in shock, unable to process it, and he finally jerks, turning, a bewildered expression on his face, somehow shocked by her reaction.

"babe? oh, shit - oh, shit-" he mumbles, rising to his feet in an instant, the girl next to him looking just as confused as her.

"what - what is this?" she's on the verge of tears, but she won’t give him to satisfaction, swallowing the growing lump in her throat.

"it's not - it's not what it looks like, babe, i swear-" when she opens her mouth to smite him, to curse, to scream, all that comes out is a sob, a whisper of her sadness echoing in the house.

"get out. get out!" her eyes have welled up, and she can't particularly see him or the girl, furiously grabbing the things he had strewn around the living room - some may have even been hers, but she didn't much care - and desperately flinging the front door open, throwing them out. she can hear the ghost of his pleas in the back of her head, but his voice sounded akin to nails on a chalkboard, "get out - oh, god - please, just leave." for a moment, he goes silent, before complying, just hesitating for a moment to grab his coat, before leaving. the girl had since risen from the couch, a litany of apologies and 'i didn't know!'s spilling from her lips. though it comforted her - only slightly - she pleaded that the girl leave as well. it takes minimal convincing, and she closes the door behind her, a final sorry left hanging in the air.

it rang out in the empty house.

though she'd tried not to cry in front of them, when she'd had the house to herself, she'd sworn she'd cried for the whole of christmas straight. she'd cried whenever she'd looked at their christmas tree, the one they both had helped decorate. she'd cried as she'd attempted to bake gingerbread cookies, not even her passion stirring any feasible ounce of delight in her. and she'd cried as she'd rewatched the holiday for the first time that season - though she could find a bit of sympathy in her cause from what had happened to both amanda and iris.

she, at least, found some solace in the fact that she could take a break from work. her employee was planning a long trip to see her parents and her boyfriend's - sob - parents. and, it'd be easy enough to increase her bakery's closing period from the three-day christmas weekend to a week. she had no pending orders, everyone having licked her supplies clean as the new year approached.

in fact, it was her first break in over two years. she'd been working non-stop for the past couple building her bakery, creating a customer base and making delicious goods for the population of the city. all that while juggling a relationship had left her constantly exhausted, with not a moment to rest her weary bones.

she reminded herself of the movie she'd been watching, and how amanda's character similarly struggled with her work-life, and her boyfriend. all that culminated in, similarly, her boyfriend cheating, and what did she do?

well, she thought to herself, a holiday sounded lovely. getting out of town, to a small cottage, far away from others and able to have a christmas in her own company. she'd binge watch all the christmas movies her boyfriend hated, bake all the goods that he'd berated, and make new memories that weren't unnecessarily belated.

and, though she didn't hold out hope for a lovely graham to whisk her away from her sadness, she wasn't sure what surprises her holiday would bring.

though she would occasionally feel uncomfortable booking places to stay with airbnb, she'd found a stellar offer that had just what she'd been looking for: a one-bedroom cottage, far away from the main city center. she figured she'd grab everything on the way there to last her a few days, and then not interact with, well, anyone, until she had to come back.

her flight was booked and she was at the airport by the next night. a breeze had made its way into the airport somehow - or the heating was minimized, but whatever - so she was fully bundled into several layers of clothing as she boarded the flight.

as quickly as she'd discarded the layers on the flight, she'd flung them back on before exiting, soon greeted by the equally chilly air of her destination. she'd booked a taxi to her cottage, and the drive was simple enough. an older gentleman sat in the front seat, far too cheery for her own peace of mind, but just enough for her to crack a smile a few times as he made a joke or recounted a story. she'd waved him goodbye as he'd dropped her off, right in front of the gated driveway.

the gate was easy enough to open, and she quickly checked her texts in one hand as her other gripped her suitcase just a bit tighter. sam, the owner, seemed to be a lovely host, though a bit anal over her cleaning up after herself. not much of a problem for her, though, as she wasn't exactly planning on leaving it a mess anyway. he'd reminded her that the keys for the place were in a small box by the door, for which he'd also given her a code. she'd fished it out with her fingertips, her hands freezing a bit, and she hastily jammed it into the lock and turned the handle. the door swung open with a loud creak, and she stepped out of the cold and into almost a burst of warmth.

the interior was almost all wooden: wooden walls and floor, wooden furniture and - well, maybe not wooden, but still a rustic brown - counters. there were throw pillows and faux furs strewn on every available surface, all pointed towards a large fireplace in the living room.

she's as excitable as ever, and she's sure it's the first time she's felt properly giddy in the past few days. she hangs her coat on the rack, gently placing her suitcase down by the couch, and practically ran to the bedroom - minimally furnished, but with a large, comfortable spread. in fact, the whole place opted for comfortable over showy, and she was in love with it. she peeled off her sweater, tentatively sliding under the covers, and practically sinking into the sheets.

sam wilson had saved her christmas. she'd have to send him a basket, alongside with her payment.

bucky barnes was not a man to feel close to collapsing, but his last mission had emotionally drained him. worse, as much as he'd been looking forward to getting back to the tower, and maybe grabbing a beer with steve or sam, he was in for an unfortunate surprise.

"buck?" sam's voice rang in his ear, and it made him snap his droopy eyes open, sitting farther upright as his eyes refocused on the empty country road.

"yeah, sam?" his voice is gruff, and he knows that sam's aware of his condition.

"we can't fly you in; their cataloging any flights in and out-"

"what?" bucky's car jerks to a stop as he pulls over, unable to believe what he's hearing. the city he was in was practically in the pocket of a national gang, of whom he'd just infiltrated and stopped a major plan from occurring. they were on high alert for him, but he figured he'd already be back in new york by the time they'd even realize who he was, "why can't you use that ship - the one that becomes invisible-" usually, sam would laugh at bucky's inability to remember the names of their tech, but he found himself too sympathetic for the guy this time.

"it's still being repaired, remember what happened in siberia?" how could bucky forget the mission that essentially blew one of their ships out of the sky? he just figured it wasn't that ship, "but don't worry: we've got a safehouse that should be set up for you about 12 miles east from your current location." bucky's brows furrowed.

"a safehouse?" bucky wasn't aware that the avengers had any one of those: he'd never used one before.

"yeah, stark's got a lot of random, small properties he owns all over the world. shield uses them as safehouses if necessary. it's a nice place, just hole up for a bit until we figure this all out, alright?" bucky bit back a groan.

"yeah, yeah, sure." even without the groan, sam could hear the ice in his voice.

"uh... merry christmas, buddy?" okay, then he groaned.

"go fuck yourself, sam."

she jolted up from her seat on the couch, gently snugged into the cushions as a mug of hot chocolate teetered at her lips, coming dangerously close to spilling all over her, as she heard a car pull over in the driveway. she peered out of the window, and saw a sleek black vehicle, a tall brunet stepping out of it, seemingly on the phone with someone. her eyes widened.

a home invasion? goddammit, this wasn't even her place; just her luck that she'd be burgled on her holiday. she wasn't quite sure what to do, but she sprinted to the kitchen, grabbing a heavy pan that she'd used to cook her eggs that morning, before ducking behind the small bit of wall between the counter and the entrance to the kitchen. it was far too close to the front door for comfort, but she didn't really have time to go any further. she hears his steps onto the porch, but he stops, lingering at the door for a moment. she can hear him continue to talk, but can't decipher what he's saying.

on the other side of the door, bucky was furiously looking around for the keys to the place, with sam on the end a bit confused as to why they weren't in the designated box for them.

"look, buck - uh, whatever. i think there's an extra one in the potted plant hanging from the top - ya see it?" bucky glanced up, and sure enough, there was a decorative potted plant above him. he reaches into it, fishing for the keys, and grasps the metal, pulling his fingers out, alongside a solid pinch of dirt.

"yeah, i got it, sam. i'll let you know once i'm done settling in." sam cheerily agrees, attempting to soften the annoyance of his friend. the line clicks off, as bucky places the key in the lock.

she hears this, and wonders if he's lock-picking. she's also wondering if that would fuck up the lock - shit, she was definitely losing her deposit.

the door swings open with a hearty creak, and she hears him step inside. she doesn't peek over the side of the wall, though she wants to, and she clutches the pan to her chest, barely breathing.

he can hear her, though. he can hear the sound of a beating heart, the sound of shaky, small breaths, and the sound of clothes rustling as her chest rises and falls. he grits his teeth, wondering if the gang had managed to intercept his comms, and had set up camp to ambush him. he hesitates for a moment, before turning the corner at lightning speed.

she hears him, raising the pan as high as it will go, and bringing it crashing down over his chest. except, the impact never occurs as - as though with superhuman reflexes - he catches her arm, pushing her almost painfully into the counter. he's got a cold - almost scary look on his face, but upon hearing her pained whine as her back made contact with the glossy, hard material behind her, both his expression and his grip soften.

"i'm sorry - oh, i'm so sorry - please, just don't hurt me - take whatever you want, i-" she cuts herself off with a sob, and his countenance completely shift, from one of wariness to that of confusion.

"what - ah, shit." he releases his hands, taking the pan from her light grasp and setting it down. she doesn't want to look up at him, but she wonders why he hasn't started taking things or hurting her, "just - goddammit - just come with me, okay?" she wrenches her body away from him.

"i'm not going anywhere with you!" he sighed: of course, why would she?

"look, will you just-" he fished into his pockets, and her eyes widened again, trying to book out of the kitchen. she doesn't get anywhere, though, fruitlessly struggling against the door that was his torso. he'd finally managed to procure his shield identification, showing it to her to prove that he wasn't some low-level criminal, "there, i'm not here to hurt you." she glanced down at the card. though she wasn't quite sure what 's.h.i.e.l.d.' was, she knew that the government seal on the card looked official enough. she finally stopped struggling.

"what - uh, is this house - or am i under arrest-?" her mind rushed with questions, and he can extend some sympathy to her obviously frazzled state. in the few short seconds he had, he'd glanced at the hot chocolate, the book by the coffee table, and the snack on the counter: this girl had not a clue what was going on.

"i've - uh, i've gotta ask you a couple questions, yeah?" she swallows nervously, but nods. he gestures to the couch, and he takes a seat on one of the other chairs in the living room. he opened his cell, calling sam and putting him on speaker, letting the phone rest on the table between them.

"hey, buck? place isn't too bad, is it?" bucky suppressed the urge to roll his eyes. 

"there's a civ in the safehouse. you're on speaker, care to explain what we should do?" she looked between the phone and the man - buck? - as she tried to process the situation. this place was a safehouse?

"a civ? i don't-" the man on the other end went silent, and bucky looked at the phone in confusion, "oh. oh."

a terrifying conclusion dawned on sam. there was a bustling on his end, as he frantically attempted to find natasha. thank all his lucky stars, she was on the other end of the controls room, assisting in an hostage situation clint was solving. he'd just got the hostages out, and nat assumed a moment of reprieve, stretching her arms to get more comfortable, when she heard sam practically screaming for her. 

"sam? what? what's going on?" sam panted, gesturing to his cell, of which both bucky and his current housemate could still hear him.

"which of those places did we rent out? number 212 or 112?" she's confused by the question, but opens up an adjacent tab, checking their bookings. 

"2 - 212!" sam curses, collapsing into the chair next to her. 

"sam? what's going on?" bucky holds the phone closer to him, and her eyes widen.

"wait, sam? like the guy who owns this place?" bucky furrowed his brows at her before swallowing, light understanding glossing over his expression. 

"alright, wilson explain yourself." he heard a hard swallow from his friend on the other side. 

"okay - fuck, okay. look, this job doesn't pay well, right? i'm always complaining to you about it?" bucky doesn't respond, "anyways, s.h.i.e.l.d.'s got a bunch of these safehouses that practically no one uses, and so we figured that it wouldn't be any harm to occasionally rent them out. we booked someone for this place - 212 - but when i was talking to you, i misread the location, and assumed i'd routed you to 112. so - yeah. she's not a spy or anything, definitely a civilian." 

upon hearing sam's monologue, they both sighed deeply. 

"alright, so. what do we do? why don't you just find another one nearby?" bucky's quick to respond, just wanting to get out of this situation as soon as possible.

"right, yeah, of course. uh - just one little problem with that." bucky, once again, doesn't verbally respond, but does close his eyes in annoyance, "uh, yeah, there are no other available places." bucky glances up for a moment, at her almost distraught face, and sighs.

"'lright, wilson, you've done enough for now." before sam has an opportunity to respond, he hangs up, sighing as he chucks the phone on the table. he leans back a bit further, as she settles further into the cushions. she looks down - worse than him, somehow, so he clears his throat, "look, i'm sorry about - uh, back there. if i hurt you." she shook her head.

"no - it's, uh, it's fine." her eyes flick to his for a moment, but she looks away just as quickly. she's not quite sure what to say, but swallows her slight annoyance at the disrupting of her solitude, and tries to look at him. she gives him her name, holding her hand out for him to shake, "i - i suppose it's nice to meet you." she'd perfected a customer service voice, and she layered it on just slightly when speaking to him. 

"yeah - my name's bucky." he says after a moment of hesitation, but figures that there's not much else to do, considering that they were essentially stuck together. she looked around, wondering what to say next, when she glances back at the kitchen. 

"have you eaten yet?" 

she'd made her way to the kitchen after he'd confessed, needing a bit of prompting, that he hadn't eaten - at least, not anything substantial - for quite some time. a burger that he'd grabbed at the drive-thru at a nearby mcdonald's - as she so readily reminded him - did not constitute a proper meal. 

after staring at her now empty spot on the couch for a moment, wondering what had just happened, he'd gotten up, following her. she'd already opened the fridge, and he nearly smacked into the door as she rummaged in it. he watched her take three trips, pulling out an assortment of vegetables, some cream, and cheese. then, from the pantry, she pulled out a few more ingredients, and he watched in near-wonder at the quick pace at which she was working. 

"uh - what're you doing?" she glanced back at him for just a moment, furrowing her eyebrows as if it was obvious. well, it was, it's just that he wasn't particularly used to seeing people cooking - believe it or not, barely any of the avengers make good cooks. especially steve. 

"well, i like to think i made a great creamy pasta and -" she poked her head up from finding a pan in one of the cupboards, "i suppose i'm letting you be the judge of it. not really much of a cook otherwise." bucky found it hard to believe that, and laughed lightly at the comment. 

"i'm sure you're better than me." he mumbles it under his breath, and he's not sure she'd heard it over the sound of her beginning to chop up vegetables, "wait - uh, here, let me." she looks back at him when he lightly stops her movement. he discards the thin jacket he's got on, putting it on the rack, and he comes back in a short-sleeved black shirt. she's not even paying much attention, as she's turned to begin washing the pasta, when she sees him settle in beside her. she glances over as he grips as the bell peppers, neatly slicing them, when a sort of hiccup-gasp leaves her mouth. he doesn't look at her in confusion, though, owing to the fact that he was expecting it, "helps with cutting," he attempts a joke, flexing the fingers of his metal arm slightly higher as if to show them off.

"hmm? oh, right, of course." she looks like she had to remind herself to look away from it, clearing her throat and forcibly turning her head. 

they made a surprisingly good pair, and in record time, not only is their pasta finished and plated, but the both of them are also holding fun, though discreet, conversation. 

after all, she wasn't exactly particularly keen to disclose her relationship status, and he - well, he was technically a federal agent, and to mention much more, he was sure, was essentially treason.

so, instead, she discussed her job, and the various customers she was dealing with, as well as the desserts she was baking up. bucky found it to be, initially, a far simpler and more quaint life than his, until he realized how much some of her customers sounded like director fury should things stray from script on missions. similarly, he would tell her about his own band of friends - the good, the bad and the ugly of their adventures.

though she still found some annoyance towards sam, she had to admit - the guy did sound cool.

as they wrapped up, the sun had set, and the cold of the winter had begun to seep into the cottage. bucky, however, seemed practically unphased as she chattered away in the cold and - soon enough - she realized why. when she'd brushed past him to place the dishes into the sink - god! he felt like a furnace, and she really had to resist the urge to fall into him and finally put her out of her cold suffering. 

she was broken out of her thoughts by the sound of the door clicking unlocked. without a word, he had fought to go back out into the snowy evening, and she watched him trudge to his car at the end of the driveway, mouth a little agape. he hadn't even put his jacket back on - for christ's sake - and for a moment she worried his arm would practically short-circuit or die in the wet cold - much like her phone sometimes does. 

no, instead, he simply pulled a large cloth from out of the backseat, and she averted her gaze quickly as she turned around, turning towards her suitcase and opening it gently, rifling through it for a pair of woolen socks and a jacket, sweater of something warmer than the full-sleeved, cotton top she had on. 

he comes back in, a gust of cold air accompanying him as he does so, and she glances back at him, noticing the similarly large sweater in his own hands. 

"way too cold, isn't it?" she mumbles, realizing they were both looking for the same thing. he looked down at the neatly folded sweater by her and nodded, a small smile on his lips.

"yeah - definitely." she can hear him walk over to the couch, and, finding her book still there, he's careful to slot his finger between the last two pages she was on and hand it back to her, "uh - would you like this back?" she turns, a bit confused, but takes it from him anyways. she watches, then, as he seems to make himself a bit too comfortable on the couch - and that is when she protests.

"wait, are you - no, absolutely not: go sleep on the bed." she sounds a bit like her mother, and she's sure bucky hears it too, because he looks up at her in slight amusement. 

"no, don't worry about it; after all, i'm the one hijacking your vacation, right?" he attempts to make a joke, but it doesn't change the look on her face.

"you're the one back from some - i don't know - top secret foreign mission, right? you deserve a good night's rest." it's a bit comical, the both of them arguing over this.

"well, you've already made up for that with the dinner." he smiles at her, and god - had he been that gorgeous previously as well?

"which you helped make..." she swallows a bit after her mumble, taken aback by her realization about the man in front of her. 

of course, she'd noticed he was attractive. but that was a bit more subdued when he'd knocked her against a counter. then, it'd been further subdued by her annoyance at the loss of her lonely vacation. but now, after an evening of laughs and smiles - of homely activities and domestic pleasures, she found herself wanting to hold his gaze for longer - if only to lose herself in his pale eyes. 

"well, if you want me to take it, you'll have to carry me there, which - well..." he gestured between the both of them, trailing off, and the ghost of a smile fell over her lips, cracking the otherwise determined expression on her face. 

"but -" she caught herself, sighing instead, "alright, then. i'll - ugh, i'll take the bed." though she'd obviously gotten a better deal, she almost sounded as if she had it worse. 

she bids him a goodbye - and, though it was an early night for both of them, she was knocked out soon after dimming the lights.

she supposed a near home invasion would do that to ya. 

she feels a bit lost, looking outside the door of the cottage. there's something in the distance - she can't tell exactly what - but, as it nears, she can make out the 4 distinct limbs of a man. she swallows, unsure of whether to scream at the oncoming person, to run from them, or to hide. she decides on the latter, curling into a little nook between the couch and the wall, peeking for just one last moment over the window to see what distance he'd made. 

he was already at the door - and there was a knock. she couldn't see his face - nothing but an almost lecherous smile. there's another knock, and then another, and then she hears a faint shout. it doesn't sound aggressive - rather, it was almost scared. she held her breath as the shouts became louder and more agonized and she just knew she had to help him. she had to help him, she just had to help him-

she sits bolt upright, gasping as she realized she'd been dreaming. that allowed her a moment of calm, until she realized the shouts she was still hearing weren't the echoes of the ones in her dream, but rather ones she was hearing from the living room.

she scrambles to her feet, almost tripping over her covers, before flinging open her door with a rather loud bang. usually, she'd wince and hope it hadn't hit the wall in any harmful way, but she was so focused on figuring out what had happened that she couldn't have cared less. she turns the corner and the couch comes into view. 

the ringing in her ear hadn't even allowed her to realize that the shouts had stopped, as bucky had been awakened from his fitful slumber by her opening the door. she saw his hands over his face, the metal allowing the flush on his cheeks to cool.

"bucky?" she mumbles it - suddenly feeling intrusive.

"hmm?" he mumbles from behind his hands, before wiping his face and widening his eyes, forcing himself awake, "i'm alright." for a moment, she listens to his shallow breaths even out, standing a bit awkwardly in the doorway, before making her way towards the kitchen. he actually doesn't notice, assuming she'd gone back to bed, and he swallowed heavily in guilt of waking her up. 

there's a dull replay of his dream in his ears, so he doesn't hear her as she walks up, lightly setting down something by him. only when she gently touches his shoulder, does his face snap up, eyes meeting hers. she handed him a mug, warm to the touch - though her smile feels warmer. 

she turns to the other side of the couch, prompting him to raise his legs to make space for her, before also sitting down. the looks at the mug, seeing a sweet-smelling, brown liquid face him, and he hears her sip.

"um - hot chocolate tends to help me with them." she gestures to his cup, speaking almost shyly. 

"them?" he asks, his brows furrowed.

"nightmares." she clarifies, taking another sip. he blinks, wondering how she'd figured, but decided against asking, taking a shaky breath before sipping on the drink. 

it filled his chest with warmth, the cold of his thoughts almost melting as he glanced at her. she wasn't looking at him, so he allowed his eyes to, similarly, drink her in. her hair was a bit of a mess, and her eyes had puffed up a little because of her rest - and she was smiling. she did it a lot, he realized, and this one looked a little hesitant, as if she was expecting something. he cleared his throat.

"it's nice." she meets his gaze.

"i'd hope so." 

he hopes she won't ask him any questions and, to her credit, she doesn't even speak much. she's glancing between her drink, the couch and him, and he's curious as to what she's thinking.

her eyes were lingering on the many scars on his bare chest, finding a deep sadness in it. the skin of his metal shoulder was littered in them, and she wondered how he'd gotten the arm. she knew better than to ask, but she became further interested in the truly mysterious man in front of her. 

both of their drinks dwindled, but it didn't prompt conversation. in fact, she'd taken his drink without a word once he'd finished, and was ready to go back to bed in a similar fashion, when his voice stopped her. 

"thank you." she's not sure if she's meant to hear it, but it makes her smile, allowing his thanks to soothe her mind after his shouts. 

the next morning, she was woken up to the smell of toast and eggs, and she, rather groggily, takes a moment to freshen up in the bathroom, before joining him in the kitchen. 

"how'd you sleep?" she asked, as she'd opened the fridge to help take out the butter. 

"perfectly." she assumes it's a joke - as, well, duh - but he was in fact, very serious. 

many of his nights were littered with not only one nightmare, but several, and he'd anticipated more after he'd closed his eyes once more. though, maybe because of the hot chocolate (though he felt more inclined to think it was just her), his affliction did not reappear. 

they ate and, afterwards, she'd taken over the couch, while he'd gone into the bathroom adjacent to the bedroom. seeing him tucked in there, she checked her phone, and, seeing a few rather worried messages from her mother, she decided to give her a ring. 

her mother was more than relieved to hear back from her, but that joy dissipated quickly at the knowledge of why her daughter had become so distant. 

"he did what?" her mother was furious and, though she wanted to, refrained from reminding her daughter that she had, in fact, found herself to be distrusting of her boyfriend. 

"on christmas, ma! can you believe it?"

"so what did you do?" she counted her lucky stars at the strong woman she'd raised when her daughter recounted her banishing the disloyal bastard. 

she'd been sure to speak quietly and, figuring as even the shouts from last night had been massively muffled by the bedroom door, and that bucky was behind not one, but two doors, her personal life would remain just that - personal. 

of course, she wasn't exactly privy to the fact that bucky's hearing wasn't exactly mortal. he'd nearly nicked himself shaving as he'd heard her recount the story, his eyes widening, and then his chest depressing in sympathy for her rather horrible ordeal. 

when he'd come back out - though he was no actor - he'd given no specific indication that he was aware of anything. okay, maybe he'd acted a little overtly stupid, but she'd bought it, continuing to flip through the pages of her book. 

around mid morning, as she'd begun to look in the fridge for lunch preparations, she realized how low she was running on goods. after all, she'd only bought enough for herself over the course of the week, unaware of the second person the home would be housing. 

so, after lunch, bucky had offered to drive her to the nearest market - going against her initial plan of calling a cab. he figured he owed that much to her after the previous night and - hey, she wasn't exactly going to turn down the offer. 

the car was bigger on the inside than it looked, but she still felt impossibly close to the man in the driver's seat, sinking further into the plush cushion of the passenger. they'd made light conversation about the scenery on the twenty-odd minute drive, but the majority of it had been left with the radio faintly playing in the background.

after they'd parked, she'd swaddled herself into the scarf she'd brought, and quirked her brow when she saw him wear a pair of sunglasses. sure, the sun was out, but she supposed she wasn't accustomed to seeing them in winter. 

he'd waited as she'd closed the car door, and patiently stood on the balls of his feet as she tried to remember the way to the outdoor market she'd been to previously. once she had, though, he's quick to follow her. 

the place was bustling, with people walking up and down, a great deal of chatter in the air. vendors called for her and him, attempting to entice them towards their goods. one of them had stepped in front of her in the hopes of convincing her to pay for a necklace she'd less than glanced at a moment ago, and she only manages to circumvent him due to the firm grip that bucky suddenly wrapped around her hand, pulling her closer to him to avoid the other man. 

in fact, this was a great help, his large body pushing through the crowd while making sure she didn't lose her way, and they were at the fruit vendor in record time. she glanced around, looking for the freshest fruits available, urging him to do the same. 

she was quick to pick up some apples and bananas, some grapes and clementines. he contributed by picking up some plums, citing them as his favorite fruit, and she teased him by saying 'dude, peaches are definitely better'.

they'd made their way over the market, picking up fresh produce and ingredients. there was a small flower vendor at the end of the street, and she dreamily looked over the bouquets of irises tucked a little farther to the back, roses and tulips dominating the front of the shop. 

the first time she'd watched the holiday with her boyfriend, he'd bought her the flowers as a homage to her favorite character in the film. he'd mentioned that the woman who'd sold them to his said they were sometimes used to indicate faith and trust, and had let the sentiment hang heavily in the air. 

she gulped, averting her gaze, and hoping bucky hadn't noticed. if he had, he'd done a good job hiding it, and they're quick to make their way back to the car. 

as they get home, she's quick to unpack her groceries, telling him to settle down on the couch - maybe put on a movie. she hands him a fresh plum as she returns, a clementine in her own hand, and the first movie on the only english channel was the one they resorted to, cracking jokes at the campy nature of it. 

the sun begins setting as the credits roll, and he offers to make dinner. she agrees, only on the condition that she would adjacently bake a batch of cookies; how could he say no to that?

she'd unveiled more about her love for baking over the process, quick to swipe the mixing bowl away with a playful scolding when he'd attempted to dip his finger into the dough. he pouted, and she smiled, getting a spoon for him instead. 

god, it tasted good - and he wondered if he should be paying for them. 

the dinner's lovely - he's a better cook than he thinks - and his endless praise of her cookies makes her hope that he can't feel her flush when he reaches over her to grab another one. 

as he'd gone to the bathroom, she shifted her things to the couch, determined to get him to sleep on his bed, hoping it would minimize his bad dreams. she was already half-way asleep when he'd realized, and he looked at her a bit expectantly, as he crossed his arms. 

"what's this?"

"go to sleep, bucky." she mumbled back.

"you're gonna throw me off. i'll just be thinking about the fact that i left you to sleep on the couch. my ma didn't raise a son like that." she rolled her eyes a little, an obvious smile on her lips. 

"oh well. if you want me off, you'll just have to carry me." she recounts his ultimatum from before, smiling happily to herself, before turning so that she couldn't see him. she heard him hum behind her, and expected him to give up and walk back, but, instead, she heard increasingly loud footsteps.

she squeaks in shock at the feeling of him actually lifting her up, fully still swaddled in her blankets, and making the short trek with her to the main bed, setting her down shockingly gently. 

"there ya go." he smiles down at her, pursing his lips to avoid laughing at her confusion.

"huh - how did - what?" she looks up at him, still stunned by the effortlessness of his actions.

she scrambles back up into a sitting position, a small smile on your lips, but saw that his expression had turned just slightly sour in the meanwhile. she patted the space on the bed next to her, and he looked at her in shock, until she rolled her eyes and simple pulled him down into a sitting position.

"what're you-" bucky looked at her, trying very hard to maintain a victorian distance from her. she looks at his own hard expression with a curious one of her own.

"do you wanna talk about it?" she mumbled, gauging his reaction.

"what?" he hoped it wouldn't have come to this.

"your - uh, your nightmares? it tends to help me a lot when i could vent to someone about them and sort of rationalize the really bad stuff and -"

"no." his face's turned from hard to cold, finding himself suddenly defensive, "why would I ever want to do that?" her brows furrowed in shock: the outburst was nothing like what she'd previously seen out of him.

"what? i was just trying to help you!"

"you shouldn't be asking about personal things like that," he mumbles, as if he was chastising a young child.

"what, i can't want to help you after I hear you screaming bloody murder in the next room?"

"it's - it's personal! would you have appreciated me wanting to help you - to talk to you? about your issues with your boyfriend? of course not, it's personal!" he'd been looking away from her for the majority of this tangent, but when he finally turned around, his anger immediately softened. she had an aghast expression on her face, simultaneously bewildered as to how he could have possibly known about that, and also to how he would cross every single boundary they seemed to have established.

she contemplated leaving the room, finding some solace in a breath of fresh air, but he beats her to it, leaving the room and shutting the door behind him with panther-like silence.

the next morning, after a fitful night of annoyance, then anger, then worry, as to how this would all turn out, she’d risen to pin-drop silence. she’d climbed out of the bed sharply, quick to rub the sleep from her eyes, and left her room so quickly, she didn’t give herself much moment to fix her appearance. 

unfortunately, she had found no reason to have had to anyways, as the jacket that had hung by the door for the past few days had gone. there was no indication of a depression in the cushions of the couch, or any covers by it, and the pillows that had been placed there previously had disappeared, throw pillows neatly fluffed in their place. she peered past the slanted blinds, and the large black vehicle showed barely any sign of being there, save for the faint view of tire tracks, having grown hard to see under the continued heavy snowfall.

she sucked in a deep breath of solitude. and she hated it. 

the looked down at the phone in her hand, the glaring face of the date staring back at her. she released the balls of her feet, thumping down onto the barren couch - to spend new years eve alone. 

she wasn’t quite sure what to do. she’d watched a movie, and then two, and she hadn’t really cracked very many smiles and laughs. she’d listened to music and podcasts as she’d cooked, hoping to distract herself, but had found the meal to be a bit bland and unappealing by the end of it. finally, she’d settled down with a hot chocolate and a book, curling as far into the covers as she could. it was still early evening, and though she thought she’d be staying up this new year, she was now sure that she’d simply will herself to pass out by 8 or 9. 

her eyes had begun to flutter shut, and the book had become a little harder to read, when she heard a knock on the door. she took a moment to register it, and, by that point, there had been another knock. she got to her feet slowly, wary as she’d been the second day she was here. she peered through the blinds, and the car was back, leaving her to spring to the door with a more collected manner. 

she swung it open, and, seeing a very apologetic bucky behind it, the hard expression she’d been willing to put on faded. her eyes took in his slightly flushed, seemingly out-of-breath appearance and, believing it to be from the cold, she ushers him in. 

“i’m sorry,” he whispers to her, as she leans over to help him with his coat. 

“i know.” she mumbles back, and when he turns around, she can see a smile on his lips. 

“i’m serious.” he doesn’t really look it, but he is.

“i am too.” his metal arm, having been ducked behind him for the previous few moments, finally sprung out, and with it, too came the emergence of a small bouquet of blues and purples, and drooping petals of a handful of irises having come into her - suddenly ecstatic - view. she looks at them with a great deal of shock, unbelieving that her moment of reminiscence had been so observable for him. 

“i shouldn’t have said it - i’m sorry, i overstepped-” as he speaks, she gently takes the flowers from him, before swinging his arms around his neck, his large build, though having been in the cold, warming her from the freeze of the morning. he’s tentative at first, shocked by the gesture, until he realized the joy in her frame, and obliged, wrapping his arms around her. 

“you scared me in the morning.”

“i’m sorry.”

“i’m happy you’re here, you can stop saying sorry-”

“i’m sorry.” she detaches, a large grin on her face, and she’s quick to lead him to the couch, her hand not even close to enveloping his, but trying nonetheless. 

“didn’t realize how much i wanted a normal new years.”

“you think this is normal?”

“i’m spending it with someone who makes me happy. what could be more normal?” he felt a warmth in his chest form at her words, not shy to hold her close to himself as they found a comfortable position, wrapped in the heat of each other. 

there was only a few hours until the new year, and until a new beginning. one they hoped be true for the both of them.

when sam had called bucky early the next morning, it had been her who had heard it, the ringing of it on the nightstand by the bed shaking her out of her sleep. she reached over the still sleeping body of it’s owner to answer it, before shaking him awake so that he could take it. 

at first he found the gesture sweet, wanting to take a moment to appreciate her in her natural state, until that beautiful mood was slightly soured by sam’s teases. 

though, he was quick to be informed that the surveillance on flights had lowered significantly in the past few days, and that they were sending the quinjet down to pick him up. 

she’d been a bit surprised to hear the news, having hoped for more time for this new beginning to blossom, but realized the implications of entangling - truly - a stranger in a foreign land. though he didn’t seem all that strange, and the cottage didn't feel all that foreign.

they’d prepared breakfast in wait of the aircraft, and she’d made these amazing pancakes, ones he wouldn’t have minded gorging on a thousand times over. he’d asked her about how long her stay would be, and she pondered it for a moment too.

“i’m leaving by tomorrow. i’ve got to set up shop in a couple days anyways.” he’d asked her of the address, and she’d scribbled it down for him, promising him a free tray if he popped in between his top-secret missions. he’d laughed, pocketing the note, and kissing her cheek when he’d heard the aircraft’s discreet, but not quiet, turbines outside.

he’d entered it, an agent he wasn’t very familiar with piloting it, and he sat back when he decided to fish the note out. it consisted of an address that, not only he knew, but he was also very familiar with. 

with her bakery just about a stone’s throw away from the avenger’s tower, she’d seen a few of them jog by for a coffee or a morning donut. sometimes scott lang, sometimes clint barton, and many time happy hogan on behalf of tony stark. what she’d never expected, however, was her to have switched the sign from closed to open two days from then, and have a customer come in immediately. 

she’d never expected herself to feel excited by the sound of his voice, and have her eyes light up at his smile. 

she hadn’t expected to serve him, and have him convince her to sit with him, before any other customers came in.

and she hadn’t expected it to become a ritual between them, her even opening the shop just a little bit early to accommodate for his schedule. 

though, she supposed, she’d never really ever expected to have met him.

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[topgunruinedme]

Omg staahp! I was just reading your response and slider with his baby girl?? 😍 spank me daddy 😏

I can see how the confusion for slider and ice about mav's level of experience happened! I am giggling at the idea of mav running around exhibiting brat energy making all the doms on base day dream about giving him a spanking. Omg...do they possibly think Goose doms Mav?? 🙈 how embarassing for goose if someone hints to him that he's clearly not punishing Mav enough lol.

Who is the special guest... Carole?? Please 🙏🥺. I think she would be number 1 supporter. She's just throwing Mav at Ice and Slider like yes, your baby boi needs some good dick. But also, let me know when you're done so you can babysit bradley while i abscond with my hubby. I was rewatching top gun clips earlier and it reminded me of how good friends mav and carole were. I feel like they both have that chaos demon energy that is so fun.

-🌺

Anon🌺!

I couldn’t resist adding Mav as Sliders baby girl 😉

I’m so glad you can see where the confusion came from.

Stoooppp your giving me too many ideas 😏 people on base making passing grumbled remarks on Goose not punishing Mav enough or being to slack with him and Goose being so confused, “im not his keeper”.

I can’t get it out of my head now, everyone thinking Goose is Mav dom but he clearly isn’t doing his job well enough so Ice and Slider step in 👀

You will have to see haha, there’s a few chapters before our guest arrives but they are fully supportive of mav 😉

“Stop being an idiot, now go get a good dicking”

Goose eyes widening and he made a spluttering noise that most likely attempted to be a protest.

“Oh hush you, the more dick he gets the less whinny he is. Is that really something you want to interrupt?”

Maverick and Carol had such a great relationship in the movies I loved their platonic relationship. She was down for anything and was so supportive of him.

I have a head cannon of Mav constantly being mistaken as Carols husband because of how they act together haha

#top gun fanfiction #top gun imagine #top gun fandom #top gun maverick #top gun 1986 #top gun headcanons #icemav #jake hangman seresin #pete maverick mitchell #topgun

[ohworm-writes]

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My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Just saw the movie about- what, 30 minutes ago? Oh. My. Gods. Above. This is the only thing I will be talking about for the next 3 weeks.

I’m already in the middle of planning a fic (read: I’m insane). HOWEVER, this being said, the fic will be posted within the next few days.

Someone has to help feed this fandom as it grows. ;-) See you soon, and remember! Don’t talk to strangers…

178 notes - Posted June 25, 2022

#4

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295 notes - Posted April 25, 2022

#3

▬ LOVERS ROCK PT. 1 ▬

Pairing: Jschlatt x Gn!Reader

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Minimal cursing

Synopsis: Fall is in full swing in you and your boyfriend’s shared home. So, that means some baking is in order, yes?

Word Count: 1.3k

Author’s Note: Miss me? Here’s a little something to give you a taste. I’m back.

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419 notes - Posted November 1, 2022

#2

This whole situation is almost ironic to me. See, a few days ago I was sitting in my room and the thought of Techno came to mind. It was random, I’ll be honest, as I haven’t thought about him since April. But anyways, I wondered, you know, “How long has it been since he uploaded?” “I wonder where he is/ what’s he doing now”.

But, most importantly: “I hope he’s okay.”

I was at a party yesterday when I got the news. We were watching some movie and I wasn’t at all paying attention to it, so I went to TikTok to pass the time. And then I saw it. Someone uploaded a video saying something along the lines of “I hope this isn’t real”.

So, I checked what happened, and there it was.

My friend came over to talk and checked his phone and then he saw it and we were just speechless. I couldn’t process it until the car ride back, where I started tearing up and then fully sobbing when I got home.

I started rewatching videos as I cried myself to sleep, and then I woke up this morning and it started all over again. And while it hasn’t stopped, I have to continue to remind myself to be strong because this goofball was my inspiration! So much of myself is taken from him and I constantly have to remind myself that “It’ll be fineeee.”

I’m not okay, but really nobody else within this fandom is right now, I know that. But we have to be strong, as much time as it’ll take.

Cancer dies with the person it takes, so even here he didn’t lose: a draw, if you will. We’ll learn to be okay, however long it’ll take. And it’ll take a lot of time, believe me, but we’ll be okay.

Everything is within his calculations.

683 notes - Posted July 1, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

I need more people to write for The Black Phone like- I’m at the point where if nobody will do it in the next 5 seconds, I will.

There are 2 fics over the course of any website I can find for it, and I swear to the gods above I KNOW the movies doesn’t come out for another few weeks but PLEASE!

Like- we can all agree that he’s hot, right? It’s not just a small group of people, right?

You guys get it, right?

Edit: Let’s acknowledge this character was based off of John Wayne Gacy and it has been stated in interviews that this character would be a pedophile. I can’t tell you who you can’t and can simp or obsess over, but I’d like anyone reading this to take in these facts. This post was made before the film debuted and before I knew who this character was based off of, and in no way do I support or condone it. I’ve since left this fandom of sorts, and while I do find Ethan Hawke attractive, I can no longer say the same for this character.

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[mikalara-dracula]

Could you do 🍿with reiji please?

🍿 Watching movies with Reiji—

Warning: 18+ content below; don't read if you're a minor and aren't comfortable with slight NSFW. This is a fictional work and should not be taken seriously.

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Hi there, Anon!

Thank you so much for requesting! I'm so sorry about the wait! Hope you enjoy reading it. Feel free to request again anytime! :)

@liannelara-dracula - Bruh, I died making this with you. We finally got to talk about Big Rei. xDD

🍿 Watching movies with Reiji can be quite the adventure.

🍿 And you’ll see what I mean when I get to that in a little bit.

🍿 For starters, you guys always pick out the movie together.

🍿 But bear in mind, Reiji has restrictions on certain genres because he doesn't like them.

🍿 He doesn't mind horror movies, but if they involve ghosts, he won't watch them because he's actually afraid of ghosts (according to his wiki).

🍿 One time, you suggested a movie that involved a bit of ghostlore, but he rejected the idea.

🍿 You couldn’t understand why, and like hell he was going to tell you the real reason why he didn’t want to watch it.

🍿 “But Reiji, why not? I hear this one’s actually pretty good.”

🍿 Finding an excuse, he’d say, "It's foolish."

🍿 Reiji prefers to watch movies that are based off of books/something educational.

🍿 Doesn't like rom-coms or anything ridiculously silly—he doesn’t find it realistic.

🍿 Like, he doesn't mind comedy, but just not those (rom-coms) because he finds them foolish.

🍿 He likes to watch documentaries too, especially ones of historical figures since he always likes to learn new things.

🍿 Constantly rewatches documentaries since he believes he ‘always learns something new.’

🍿 "But Reiji, why can't we watch something else? We’ve seen that documentary five times."

🍿 "It’s better than watching a movie that fills our heads with nonsense. It’ll be a waste of two precious hours."

🍿 Ayato made a comment when he saw you and Reiji watching a documentary once, his figure stopping behind the couch you and Reiji were perched at, getting a good look at the screen.

🍿 His face grew contorted, finding it strange and boring as to what you two were watching. "What the hell are you two watching?"

🍿 "A documentary." You answered.

🍿 "Tch! What is this? History class? What a buzz-kill."

🍿 Reiji pushed up his glasses. “Ayato, if you’re going to be disruptive, please do it on someone else’s time.”

🍿 “You guys should watch a horror movie.” Ayato would suggest.

🍿 “That’s what I was saying, but Reiji doesn’t like them.” You spoke up.

🍿 Ayato gave a devilish smirk. “It's not that he doesn’t like them, he’s just afraid of ghosts.”

🍿 You turned to Reiji, stunned at what you just heard. “What!? . . . But you’re a vampire?!”

🍿 Due to his pride, the last thing Reiji wanted to do was explain, his voice assertive as he changed the subject. “Ayato, go to your room and study. Enough about this nonsense.”

🍿 After knowing about his fear you decided to tease him for it after Ayato left.

🍿 Moving his hair out of his face and giving his cheek a subtle caress, you said, “Aww, is my little Rei afraid of ghosts?”

🍿 Grabbing your hand, he’d spat, “Stop acting childish.”

🍿 You took hold of his chin, responding in a playfully rebellious tone, “Make me, Rei-Rei.”

🍿 This left Reiji to sigh because he didn't how to handle this situation. Plus, when you act this way, he feels dominated and so turned on.

🍿 My bae Rei. xDD

🍿 While watching the movie, he likes to sit next to you and wrap his arm around your waist to pull you close.

🍿 Might even put his arm over your shoulders and have you lean into him/his shoulder.

🍿 If you sit in his lap, he can't handle it. And if you adjust and rub yourself against him, it’s taking everything in him to not take you right then and there since he feels provoked.

🍿 Criticizes movie adaptations of books and compares them to see what the producers and directors included versus what they didn't.

🍿 And he's the worst critic tbh.

🍿 "Look at that, they didn't even bother to put in that scene. That was the climax of the book's plot."

🍿 "Reiji, it's just a movie. We already know what happens in the book." You’d say.

🍿 "I don't even understand why humans do this. Why make a movie based off a book if you're not going to include everything?"

🍿 If you find the movie boring and end up falling asleep on his shoulder, he’ll just mumble to himself about how unladylike it was.

🍿 But deep down he’s so happy about it, he thinks you look pretty.

🍿 "Reiji, is the movie over?” You’d ask, waking up after dozing off for a while. “I'm sorry, I fell asleep."

🍿 He took this as a way to recollect himself and shame you. "Honestly, when you are with someone you do not fall asleep. It is very rude, and childish."

🍿 You signed and got up from your seat, "I didn't mean to, it just kind of happened. I'll make you some tea."

🍿 As you were about to leave, he pulled you back down and pinned you to the couch, his figure hovering above yours, an evident smirk on his face.

🍿 Big Rei activated xDD.

🍿 Taken back by what he was doing, you said, “Reiji, your brothers might walk in and-,”

🍿 “I don’t care, this is my house.”

🍿 (I know this sounds out of character for Reiji, but one time in the manga, he was getting pretty explicit with Yui at school. She pointed out that people would see, but all he did was reply with ‘I don’t care, so… you can bet he won’t care about this either, especially considering the fact that he’s at home and it’s with you.)

🍿 He may even lean in to kiss you if you fall asleep.

🍿 But if it causes you to wake up, he’ll get flustered and look away knowing he was caught.

🍿 One time you pretended to be asleep to see if he would kiss you and he in fact did. You instantly opened your eyes and he was so taken back, his face grew redder than a tomato. xDD

🍿 Bear in mind that Reiji watching movies is a break to him, something he really doesn't get to do often due to managing his brothers and making sure they stay out of trouble.

🍿 And most of the time, he's cleaning up their messes and scolding them.

🍿 So with this, he tries to watch movies with you when his brothers are not around because he doesn't want to be bothered. Plus, he enjoys the peace and quiet he can get with you.

🍿 In fact, because there is silence and he's alone in a room with you, he's able to have fun with you. 

🍿 If the movie is boring to him and you seem focused he will distract you by turning your cheek just to kiss you.

🍿 You would take it thinking he only wanted one kiss until he just continued and you finally got into it and forgot about the movie.

🍿 You two eventually got really immersed in your makeout session but of course just when things are getting good, Reiji’s brothers are there to cause a commotion.

🍿 “Laito, give me back Teddy or I’ll burn all your condoms!” Kanato would yell from a distance, you and Reiji pulling away from each other as both your ears perked up in the process, listening in on their conversation due to them being loud.

🍿 “Not until you give me that girl’s number.” Laito would say holding up Teddy, preventing Kanato from grabbing him.

🍿 “No, she doesn’t like you. She gave me the pudding, not you.” Kanato would say, jumping up in an attempt to grab him.

🍿 “Yes, but you’re shorter than me.”

🍿 “I will not be insulted this way!” Kanato would say, jumping up again in hopes to grab Teddy from Laito.

🍿 “We can do this all day, brother. After all, I’m taller than you.”

🍿“I’ve changed my mind—you’re going in the fire, not the condoms!” Kanato would yell, causing you and Reiji to look at each other.

🍿 Sensing that things were escalating, you asked, “Reiji, should we–,”

🍿 “No.”

🍿 “But Reiji–,”

🍿“It’s fine. Believe me, they do this every day.” He turned to you, his eyes sharp and firm in his decision. “I know when I need to intervene.”

🍿 It was here when you questioned what he must see in a day with them.

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[baldwinboy5ive]

A few scattered Hawk, Johnny, and Demetri thoughts and headcanons 

How Hawk Will Atone in Season 4

This is a dumbass joke I shared this with some friends outside of tumblr, but I needed to save this for posterity, so I’m posting this here as well even though it’s hilariously outlandish. All because I saw this comment and couldn’t stop laughing about it: 

But it turns out this conversation was happening at the same time as a discussion about Johnny’s and Demetri’s heights, and I pointed out Demetri is actually taller. We were talking about how, especially after critiquing Kreese’s tattoo, Demetri needs to insult Terry as well. Demetri goes up against Terry Silver, annoys the shit out of him, calls the earring tacky, you know - just Demetri doing his little Demetri things, hahaha. Then Hawk swoops in, swiping a sharpened sai from the Cobra Kai dojo wall - Stingray pops out of nowhere just to remind everyone that it’s Raphael’s weapon - and Hawk brandishes it over Terry Silver. It probably looks something like the imagery on the Narmer Palette, which shows the king grasping the head of a conquered enemy by the hair, and raising a mace in the other hand to strike him with, a picture of complete dominance.  

Hawk then leaps at Terry and slices the sai across his neck offscreen. (I recall it was @phoomwhoosh​ who reminded me that the hawk screech sound effect has to be played here, as well.) Next thing you see is Hawk victoriously brandishing the ponytail and yelling in triumph, holding it up for everyone to see, and all of the other students cheering him on, with Terry slumped on the ground, defeated and humiliated. 

Hawk goes up to Daniel-san, reverently lays the ponytail at his feet, and says with a bow, “For atonement, for what I did to your dojo, and for stealing your sensei’s Medal of Honor.” 

Daniel: “........................ you did fucking what now” 

“Babes means babes.” 

“Babes” is gender-neutral. I love the notion of bisexual-even-if-he-doesn’t-even-know-that-word Johnny Lawrence just calling any hot person a babe. He thinks Daniel LaRusso’s a babe. He told Hawk at Valley Fest that the flashiest way to show off the board breaking was to “pull the hottest babe onstage and make them hold it” (Hawk listened). 

Daniel: “Johnny, when you constantly say that you hooked up with plenty of ‘babes,’ do you mean men and women, or -?”

Johnny: “Babes means babes, LaRusso, don’t be weird about it.” 

Just Hawk

Not sure if this is just another dumb joke of mine or a realistic headcanon, but I say Johnny doesn’t actually know Hawk’s real name. Maybe this is realistic, though? Which is sad. I mean, he ignored that kid so much. And I genuinely think it might actually be possible that Johnny never had a single kid fill out paperwork, and only Kreese had them do it once he stepped in (he mentioned Tory’s) and took care of administrative things like paying Johnny’s bills and the like. (Oddly enough, Johnny does know Demetri’s name. Not sure why, but he does.) 

Speaking of names:

The Assassination of Eli Moskowitz by the Coward Demetri Nolastname 

Really, most of the things I desperately want for season 4 are not going to happen, so I’ll just lower all my expectations and just wish for this one single thing: please give us Demetri’s last name. I need to know it! 

Important note: I do not think of Demetri as an actual coward, this is just the same damn dumbass joke I’ve been recycling for years now, starting from way back when I said “The Assassination of Greedo the Rodian by the Coward Han Solo.”

And a tangent: I’ve never even seen that movie, but after hearing Martin Kove talk so much about his love for Westerns I’m kind of interested, haha. 

Demetri’s Future

This one comes straight from @idontknowkaratebutiknowcrazy​ and I love it so much that I have majorly latched onto it: Demetri becomes a standup comic when he’s a little older. The credit for this idea goes fully to her! And it truly is an amazing idea. @idontknowkaratebutiknowcrazy​ also suggested Demetri becoming a comic book creator, which I also love so much, but he could be both! Because whatever he ends up doing, he can definitely do standup on the side. And, man, I just rewatched The Assassination of Eli Moskowitz by the Coward Demetri Nolastname (again: not actually a coward) and his delivery is SMOOTH as silk. He’s so good. And obviously very engaging with the crowd. 

If only I could write fics, I’d love to write this one: Demetri starts finding some success after awhile, and his binary boyfriend Eli attends some of his sets, and they both watch a lot of other comics because of Demetri being in that world now. Some of them kill, some of them bomb, and some are just average. Demetri does all three, sometimes all in the same night. Eventually, Demetri has a big night where he headlines a show, and a bunch of their friends come, along with their senseis. Demetri spends a good portion of his set roasting Sensei Lawrence. (The man spent years listening to and following orders from a dude with an inaccurate cobra tattoo, for crying out loud - round pupils, REALLY.) Sensei LaRusso loves it. Eli’s so proud of how well Demetri did in his headline show, but because Sensei Lawrence was in attendance too, Eli says to everyone else later: “I’ve never seen someone kill that hard, and then be killed that hard after the show.” 

Hawk’s Just a Simple Man, Trying to Make His Way in the Dojo

Hawk’s trying to figure himself out. He has a bit of an identity crisis when he’s in the transition period between Cobra Kai and Eagle Fang/Miyagi-Do/Whatever the Fuck, and is still figuring out who he is, and whether or not he still does or does not like Nerd Shit. Even more confusing is: does Star Wars count as Nerd Shit? It’s pretty nerdy, yeah, but is it really Nerd Shit when it’s so popular and almost everyone watches at least the main movies? 

And Johnny was really at the actual perfect age for watching Star Wars when it came out. Look, I don’t care how much the guy rewatches Iron Eagle on a loop, Star Wars was a cultural juggernaut when it happened (and never went away) and - really, I don’t care who you are, Star Wars is for everybody. I’m even hearing Johnny’s voice in the bit where he goes “It doesn’t matter if you’re a freak, or a nerd, or a loser... all that matters is that you become badass!” 

It DOESN’T matter! It doesn’t matter if you’re a freak, a cool popular kid, a loser, a weirdo, a nerd, a normal everyday average joe, or anything at all really - you can watch and like Star Wars, haha. 

Sure, maybe Johnny didn’t watch many, if any at all, of the movies past the original trilogy, but here’s another headcanon. He really enjoyed at least the OT, and once Hawk and Demetri find out, it starts to crack at the walls Hawk put up around himself about all the Nerd Shit. He still isn’t sure whether it’s okay to like Star Wars because it’s cool, or whether it’s okay to like Star Wars because he really is still into all that nerd shit... but then Hawk eventually comes to terms with all of it by realizing that it doesn’t actually matter what kind of labels get put on all of this. After all, Sensei Lawrence doesn’t care that much, despite how much he throws words like “loser” around. To him, it was just a cool movie. (Later, when Hawk gets much more comfortable in his own skin, then he can enjoy the truly nerdy shit like Clone Wars and Rebels ahahaah.) 

So far, they didn’t really do too many of these kinds of training exercises on the show, but Mr. Miyagi blindfolded Julie Pierce and trained her to use her other senses. Perhaps Daniel got some of that training off-screen too, and begins to teach it to the students. They all start with a kata and blocking drills with their eyes closed. Hawk has some trouble at first, and it’s actually Johnny who says “If you keep opening your eyes, I’m gonna come over there and put a bucket on your head like Obi-Wan did to Luke. And we used that bucket for washing the cars for like the hundredth time.” 

“Sensei, you know Star Wars?!” Hawk says incredulously. 

And then it’s everyone else who’s incredulous: who the fuck doesn’t know Star Wars? 

And that’s how that all began. 

#cobra kai hawk #johnny lawrence #cobra kai #eli moskowitz #cobra kai demetri

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Of Moons, Millionares and Mothers (DT17 Season 2 Retrospective): The Most Dangerous Game Night! (Paid for by WeirdKev27)

Welcome all you happy people! As some of you will recall I do a lot of duck based retrospectives on this blog: Ride of the Three Cablleros! which took a look at all the Cabs major American adventures, Shadow Into Light, my Weblena colored look at Lena Sabrewing’s journey from abused teenager to magical protector, and the Della arc which I dind’t give a cool name but covered since Shadow Into Light read right into it’s final chapter and ended up perfectly synching up with the final month of the series. And of course i’m still working my way through the life and times of Scrooge McDuck with a plan to finish the main story in September barring any delays, sickness that sorta thing.

So it shouldn’t be at all a shock that having covered all of season 3 when it came out and covered the two season 1 arcs i’d be taking a look at Season 2′s three story arcs. So I probably would’ve covered them anyway.. but Kev, one of my patreons and the guy who commissioned Shadow Into Light AND Ride of the Three Cablleros, had expressed interest in doing the Glomgold arc from season 2 as it centers around his favorite character, Zan Owlson. He also wanted to do Della’s arc in time for mothers day, and was all too happy to combine both, and politely agreed to my request to do the Louie arc as well. To help soften the blow, I also suggested since he’s a patreon of mine on patreon.com/popculturebuffet he use his second review (You get one guaranteed review a month with 5 and he’s a 10 dollar backer so he gets two, and he’s earmarked marked one for House of Mouse through the end of the year)  to help soften the blow a bit, which means some weeks i’ll be doubling up on this one. He agreed and it’s thanks to him that all of this happened so thanks bud. It’s also thanks to him I have money in the first place and I wouldn’t be here without him.

As for why I insisted on the Louie arc it wasn’t out of greed but out of pragmatism. I covered the Della arc purely on my own time, and gladly did so. But back then I also kept making the mistake of shoving retrospectives back again and again and again and that’s why there’s a rather nasty gap in my New X-Men retrospective I think severely harmed it , and a similar one for life and times which wounded it. I don’t mind taking smaller gaps of say a month when needed, but I learned from the experience I can’t just delay things constantly out of convince and expect it to work.

Not only that but the Lena and Della arcs only interact in the very last part. With these arc? While they don’t really touch at first and run parallel much like season 1′s arcs did, they start intersecting heavily as soon as Della gets back. Raiders of the Doomsday Vault! touches on both Della’s recent return and Glomgold’s bet with Scrooge, Happy Birthday Doofus Drake! has the A-Plot centered around Louie’s plot and the B-Plot centered around Della bonding with Huey as part of hers. And the final four is one one long, sustained arc, finishing up all three in the process. So yeah it was a package deal and as such this will be my third largest retrospective at 17 parts including the prologue. (As i’ll also be covering Della’s four issues in the IDW Comic released back in season 1). For the record my largest will be my Tom Lucitor Retrospective as 24 (in part due to doing the eclipsa arc for the same reasons as Dellas), and ride of the three cablleros at 20 is in a close second. This is going to be a long ride that will take most of summer, so buckle up, get your Louie Inc signs, Glomgold’ posters to jump through and black licorice gum ready and join me won’t you under the cut as we start this fantastic adventure together.

We open season 2 with all but one of our heroes proudly posing as they enter a temple. Scrooge even has his treasure of the lost lamp outfit on. Louie.. just looks tired and bored. One of the things I love about these reviews is that I haven’t watched most of the episodes since they first aired. Sure i’ve revisited some of my favorites like Dangerous Chemistry and the 87 Cent Solution,  but I haven’t really DONE a full died in wool episode by episode rewatch of the series. I’ve got SO MUCH I haven’t watched, haven’t rewatched and haven’t even started, that I really DON’T have the time for it outside of my job. So it is VERY nice to get a chance to do so once in a while with it.

As such knowing Louie’s real motive this episode it makes this scene hit diffrently. On first airing Ducktales was back after a short hiatus, our heroes are operating at full speed and daringly charting through a temple: Dewey and Webby have become tighter than ever and easily stop a pit trap and Scrooge and Huey easily solve an arrow puzzle. But while at first glance Louie is just fed up because as he puts it later “I’m just loveably lazy”, knowing he’s really just burnt out, scared he’s going to die or worse like he likely thinks his Mom did because he’s not good enough.. it’s really tearjerking. Here’s an 11 year old who at his core feels he doesn’t belong in his family and just wants a friggin break from the dangerous shit they do. It hits even harder as a fan of the venture bros but i’ll save that for later. Point is he’s telling Scrooge he’s burnt out.

So then this happens...

It really is almost the exact same joke, but diffrent enough since for one, Family Guy’s is driven by the refrenece (And god how I miss how their refrence humor used to have an actual purpose), where as here it’s to set up something else and hints for later: Louie having parsed how most adventures to at this point. While Scrooge is right in pointing out how every adventure is unique.. Louie’s not wrong that there is a small pattern to it: The Whoah! , The “Wait, What?” and the Aggggh!. Scrooge scoffs.. but Louie is proven correct as Dewey Whoas, a mechanisim trggers (Wait what?”) And everyone screams as they run from a giant wheel.

Back at home though it’s even more apparent poor Louie is miserable while his family is just jazzed. I can’t BLAME THEM, but I can’t blame him either for being, tired, worn out and just wanting ONE minute where they aren’t adventuering. There are some nice touches though as Scrooge runs off and finds a map in the idol: We see Duckworth removing the Scrooge as a Prospector painting based on Carl Bark’s painting of him from the foyer and instead replacing it with the painting of Scrooge, Donald and Della. It’s a nice little acknowledgment of how things have changed.. from Scrooge being alone and running from a painful past to having accepted it and gone back to being a family man. We also get Beakley just casually picking up Louie to vacum.

In the Triplet’s room.. which by the way why do they all share one room? In universe I mean, I mean is it saving on the power bill or does scrooge have the other rooms filled. Only four bedrooms are occupied: the boys, webby’s , Beakly’s (Which we never see but implicitly exists), and Scrooge’s himself. While the mansion isn’t LIMITLESS, it has to have more rooms than that. Is the rest just storage?

Out of universe though I do get why and i’ts why I let this concept of sharing a room when you have enough for everyone in the first place slide: it allows the boys to interact more easily outside of adventures by having all three in the same location. This episode is a good example of that as it kicks off Louie’s plan admirably: Louie is burnt out while Huey is excited.. and in another hint of Louie’s true gift he casually notices part of Dewey’s woodchuck uniform he was looking after is undone, simply making a quip about a sewing patch. He gets the idea for a scheme from there: to finally get his break by convincing Huey he’s slipping and exploiting his brother’s tendency for manic episodes.. which as someone with those I highly don’t approve and is far and away one of the more questionable things Louie’s done. And this is in an arc that includes him nearly wiping out all of existence.

Still it gets Huey on board but Scrooge and the wonder twins are a harder sell. Dewey and Webby are so jazzed on frinedship their even speaking in unions “This Needs to stop!” “I’ve tried but they really do enjoy harmonizing”

Louie insists the adventuring is driving them apart and making them less close.. and while Scrooge insits it brings them closer together  he ends up proving his point when Louie fakes not knowing which triplet is which.. and Scrooge GENUINELY struggles with which one’s Huey and Which ones Dewey. Dewey’s face is at the top of the page.. and utterly and completely priceless.

And while I thought it was the same impressive face from night on Kilmotor hill turns out, nerp their uniquely hilaroius

Same mood though. But I do love this callback: almost a YEAR later, and Scrooge STILL is like...

But while movie night and make your own pizza night, which i’m pleased as punch to find isn’t just something my family does, don’t do anything one thing does... GAME NIGHT. Cue a glorious minute of David Tennant goofily shouting Game Night to everyone in the mansion. Seriously getting him was one of the series masterstrokes. The man has only done a few roles in voicework but damn is he a natural. Not eveyrone can adapt to it this fast. While I love Walton Goggins, it clearly took him a few episodes of invincible to get really comfortable with it. It’s why I have such respect for Voice Actors in general: I’ts not an easy job, it takes a lot of skill, and it can be often thankless. It’s also why i’ve made a concentrated effort ot more know of them by voice simply because they’ve earned that much.

Anyways Beakly pops Louie’s bubble that htis is not going to be relaxing for a very obvious reason: Scrooge is relentless against his enmies and game night makes YOU the enemy. He quickly has them pair off into teams, taking Donald right off the bat.

We also get one of the best jokes in the entire series “If you loose your out of the will” “(Genuinely suprised) I was in the will?”

It’s almost entriely in Tony’s delivery there. The surprise is just perfectly delivered. It’s also oddly touching as despite a decade’s estrangement and Donald understandably thinking he wasn’t in it in anymore, Scrooge NEVER removed Donald from it . Sure he’s thretaning it over game night but he clearly takes this ungodly seriously. Duckworth leaves to go do ghost stuff.. which is code for make up a flimsy excuse to run the fuck away. To make matters worse she’s stuck with Launchpad as a partner. Louie is left with Huey and immieditly regrets sending his brother into a panicy spiral as he’s already set up a creepy scheduling board.

So i’m going to go ahead and cover the Webby and Dewey Plot, and the acompanying Donald and Scrooge antics now to save us some time. I’ll come back to it at the climax of Louie’s plot obviously and to the episodes credit the pacing is exceptional, weaving in and out of both plots , Louie struggling to keep the whole shrinking plot a secret and the rest of the families game night, excelently, it’s just with my brain i’ts harder to do that in a recap so...

Game Night: Crush Your Enmies and See Them Driven Before You Scrooge goes to the Conan of Sumeria/Melissa School of Game Nighting. Or in short...

Why HASN’T there been a Conan musical? So he and Donald dominate the first round, Charades, with Scrooge easily guessing almost EVERYHTING Donald mimes. As Webby puts it “When you’ve been around donald for 30 years you get good at non-verbal commuincation”. Granted they have a commuincation breakdown that results in this magic.

So Webby understandably assumes that given their best friends and Scrooge and Donald, while reconciled, hate each other, that they have an advantage. She is wrong. Not the first time: she also assumed she and Lena were just friends. It happens. you get a few wrong everyone does. Instead we get a great bit of Dewey utterly failing to guess it’s Scrooge despite Webby being obvious because Dewey’s brain is a riddle for the ages. 

Jenga dosen’t really go great for either so they go solo for SCROOGEPOLY. Because of COURSE Scrooge created monopoly in this version. I simletaniously love and hate how eveyr piece is a top hat. I love it because it’s a hilarously quick gag.. but also hate it because one of Monopoly’s biggest draws is having so many diffrent peices. I mean some like the sports car make sense but then you have a dog for some reason and an ironing board. I mean I love that dog, he’s a good boy but I don’t understand why he’s in this. If anyone knows the weird old timey reasoning for either of these let me know in the replies or my asks. 

This isn’t bad stuff mind, it’s just not really deep in stuff for me to make fun of. Apart from Donald ending up in jail... again. At least it’s not as bad as say goblin jail or that time he had to carve pinocchio’s nose into a shiv to surivive whale jail.

Louie: “How Long Before That’s Not Enough?”

Okay I kid, the subplot is good.. but that’s th epotatoes.. this is the potatoes iwth cheese.. look I love meat but potatoes don’t get enough love. They just don’t and you can do all kinds of delicious things to them. It’s why a good third of side dishes at most restaurants are potato based. 

But yeah rolling it back a bit Louie is confident that even with the  this will be mildly relaxing.. then Gyro bursts in thorugh the double doors proudly announcing his invention and pries himself in, ignoring Louie’s desperate attempts to shut him out.

 Gyro is.. different in this episode. He’s peppy and while he’s mildly condescnding to the Gyropludians, more no that in a second, he’s far more enthuastic and freindly to everyone else and less of the awkward ballbag he’d been last season and would be again this season.

This feels like an ATTEMPTED course correct. See a lot of people, if understandably didn’t like how Gyro was in season 1. Fan of the original him from the comics and show iddn’t like the nice, friendly weirdo suddenly being a sour, condesencindg weirdo. Me I was FINE with the change from unintentional mad scientist to intentional one... I just feel they overdid it on the asshole as season 1 went on. In The Great Dime Chase he’s fine, he’s egosticial, angry and kind of a pill.. but he also clearly cares for his creations, rightfully hates the board for constantly doubting him, and is frustrated his creations keep going rouge. It was a nice balance. 

The balance got thrown off entirely however once Fenton entered the scene. The crew just leaned WAY to hard into hwo much of a shitweasel he was to fenton: giving him an office in the bathroom with a cool quip, trying to beat him up (even if his rage over Fenton’s dumbassery was warranted that was not), and finally trying to take the gizmoduck armor back not out of any real concerns but because he’s worried he’ll loose his job... his job iwth the man who freely tolerates his creations going insane and really dosen’t care about his own colateral let alone Gyro’s. It came off as disngenous and that he simply didn’t trust FENTON with it and wanted and excuse to take the armor Fenton had clearly earned. He also pit manny and bulb against each other for a job which just felt out of character even for him to possibly fire one of his children which felt horribly out of character. Toniing this down was a good thing.. I just feel they overcorrected. They tried making him the 80′s version with a slight ego here, and when that didn’t work they just downplayed him for the rest of the season. He’s still around, in fact we’ll be seeing him again soon enough, and he still gets some great jokes... he’s just not really focused on at all. But they managed to fix their fix in season 3: they did have Gyro be a dick to Fenton again but gave proper context, had him apologize and framed it less as a funny joke and more as him being abusive because he was abused himself and breaking the cycle. He also kept the supporting role but kept the shadiness in it, with the earpiece bit from “Louie’s Eleven” being a highlight. 

Gyro has a new device that can pick up tiny sounds and has found a tiny civilization in the ducks house, dubbing them Gyropudlians because he apparnetly likes Gullivers Travels. I do not really know what that’s about, nor have I seen any of the movies. Not even the jack black one made on a dare to see if they could actually sell a movie on the concept “This old story but as a jack black comedy”. And it went horribly wrong because they actually did get it greenlit and someone out there actually watched it. Not me... and I watched the Wrong MIssy entirely of my own volition. I’m not immune from making eye staining mistakes. This just wasn’t one of them. 

Gyro ends up getting shrunk down because he naturally attached a shrink ray to it because...

So Louie shrugs it off correctly figuring out the arc of that sort of story: Gyro becomes a god, he learns a life lesson that sort of thing. Also I do applaud them for making the lost tribe not horribly racist.. that is a hard line to walk. They just make them generic instead which.. still better than racist. “Not Racist” isn’t a very high bar to clear but given this version went out of it’s way to be inclusive while the original show.. what’s a good metaphor for this.. hrmmm... these rakes are all the racism in the original show i’ve encoungered so far and probably will in the future, and i’m sideshow bob. 

Eventually though the Gyropudlians decide to decalre war on the giants because unknowingly the Ducks have been destroying their civilizations time and time again.. mostly louie but donald clearly peed a civiliztion to death..and i’m not grasping at straws there he left the bathroom and the other two possiblities for the floating city are too horrible to comprehend. Or it was just the sink and i’m a bastard... i’m probably a bastard.

So they blast the shrink ray around the kitchen and get Launchpad, so now he’s a part of this cliche. Beakly finds them.. is highly supscious, and Huey’s lie is.. not convincing... but this gets her out of game night with her overcompeitive boss so she takes the out and gets the fuck out and is not seen for the rest of the episode.. probably for several days. Look she does a lot around the house no one’s going to question if she comes back after a mysteirous absence with someone elses blood on her apron and several thousnd ddollars in brazilian cocaine. The sweetest cocaine of all. Scrooge is just used to it by now. 

Anyways things continue to escalate as The Gyropuldians, Launchpad and Gyro launch an assault on the tower of infinity, aka the jenga tower and knock it over. The Good news is launchpad surivives and we get a great bit of the brothers hugging then awkarly and half assedly explaning it to cover. the bad news is the Gyropudlians considered it an act of war and have trained some flies to man the microphone shrink ray dealie. 

It’s here we get the best scene of the episode: Huey is naturally worried.. even more so after he sees Louie’s response to the unfolding chaos: Curling up in a fetal position and rocking back in forth muttering to himself this was supposed to be a fun night in. Huey finally has had enough of this and wants to knwo wha tthe hell this is all about, shooting down Louie attempting to deflect it with his usual lazy schtick. Even at his laziest he’d pride self preservation over doing nothing. This is something worse. And while Huey is furious his rage is coming out of concern. While Huey prides himself on his brain... he has the biggest heart of the three. He’s the most empathetic and the one most willing to reach out to the others when they need him. Not that hte others lack it, Dewey was the one to welcome Webby into the group the most after all, it’s just Huey displays it the most. So his anger comes off entirely as genuine worry at Louie acting out of character and trying to avoid doing what eveyrone else does. And his response.. is heartbreaking...

“BECAUSE I’MMom was great at adventuring, and she still got hurt. I'm only good at talking my way out of it. How long before that's not enough? NOT GOOD AT IT OKAY?!” 

Bobby Monihan.. really dosen’t get enough credit for this show. When he gets to really do something big with Louie he goes for it and he uttelry dominates the scnee here. Danny Pudi is no slouch mind.. but Monihan REALLy gets to show what he can do. His reasoning for his worries is also just as well delivered and heartbreaking. 

“Mom was great at adventuring, and she still got hurt. I'm only good at talking my way out of it. How long before that's not enough?“

It just.. stings a lot. To find that Louie’s exaustion wasn’t out of self intrest.. but just out of fear. That he won’t be good enough at best and that he’ll end up like his mom: lost or dead never to be seen again as far as he figures. As a third of this arc will bear out, tha’ts not even remotely true, but out of the three Louie is the most pragmatic so while he says hurt.. he thinks she’s dead. And if she, someone as capable as scrooge or as close as someone whose not him can be, could end up dead... he’s living on borrowed time. 

This is where the Venture bros comparison really comes out to me... because they had a similar if more spread out storyline in season 5, with bookish brother Dean, Huey if he lacked autisim but gained 80 dozen more issues, found out he and his brother Hank, aka Dewey in his teens, were clones because his dad is really bad at keeping his sons alive because he’s also bad at everything else including science, parenting, being emotinally open, making a cocktail that isn’t a crime against nature, sex, and not treating hank like garbage, which should fall under shitty parenting but I love my empty headed boy.

So why bring this up? Well besides self indulgance because I love both shows iwth a signifgant portion of my heart and frank flat out admitted to being a venture bros fan, and having Beakly take some cues from Brock, I love the accidental parallels here: both are arcs about a boy adventuer coming to grips with their mortality. Both withdraw, both are heavily depressed and both feel there’s no real light at the end of the tunnel for htem anymore. 

And both.. are drawn out of it the same way.. by a concerned brother pulling them out of their misery and self doubt:

It’s the same here... Huey helps Louie through it, understanding how he feels.. and like Hank did for Dean, proving to Louie he’s not alone. He points out that yes Della did get hurt.. but it’s because she went in alone. He’s got his family.. they won’t let him get lost or die.. because their not alone. The reason they can do all this stuff is because their together. Their all amazing alone.. but together their unstoppable. And i’ts fine Louie’s afraid.. but he can’t let that fear kill everyone he cares about.

So our boys run upstairs, but are a second too late as the gyro pudlians shrink the other four down, and the duo’s attempt to grow them just makes one of the gyropudlians giant instead. With things at their grimmist.. Louie finds his TRUE talent, looks at the situation. and takes charge. In the span of two minutes he completely turns the tide: he has launchpad crash his way out, which he does by pure accident because of course he does he’s nature’s perfect Himbo. He next has Donald and scrooge take on some guards to give Dewey and Webby some room and has Huey take out the giant with his sewing. His final part is to have Dewey and Webby work their way up to the ray gun.. which is a probelma s both have lost all confidence due to realizing they have nothing in common and can’t fathom how their friends. Scrooge’s reply? Of course their not.. THEIR FAMILY. It was then that a thousand debbigail shippers cried out and were silenced... I know I was one of them. I couldn’t speak for about a minute. It was awful. 

And yeah.. I had been shipping Dewey and Webby up to this point, but it was becoming increasingly obvious they were being treated like brother and sister and then this happened. And in hindsight i’m glad I jumepd the hell off as they turne dout ot be blood related so I dodged a bullet there an found better ships for both. So no harm no F.O.W.L. clone accidental incest. 

Realizing this the two find their second wind and save the day. OUr heroes are restored and things are good.

The next day, Louie faces the music with Scrooge and is terrified, not helped by Scrooge being dead serious... but his worries are for naught. Scrooge instead only has one thing to say

“You saw all the angles”

Something the crew conciously did was have each of the kids mimic one of Scrooge’s tennants, something that was heavily implied before but made fully explicit here: Dewey is toughter than the toughies, Huey is Smarter than the smarties... and Louie is the oft forgotten Sharper than the sharpies. Scrooge even lampshades how that part of his motto is often left out. And of course as frank made clear post series, Webby made her way into the family Square. 

But back to the sharpie thing, I like this because it defines what that truly means, as it often comes off as similar to the smartie bit hence i’ts exclusion: It’s the ablitliyt to think quickly, strategize, a strategic, critical mind that can come up with a gambit in an instant and use everyone to the best of their abillity. It’s why for an example, Scott Summers is one of my faviorite x-men. Because while his eye laser things are impressive it’s this kind of cleverness and tactical insight, seeing all the pieces on the board and easily manuvering them, friend and foe, that makes him so awesome. And as scrooge muses it could make Louie even richer than he is. And in a truly touching gesture, Scrooge gives Louie the idol, confident in his Nephew’s potetial. His mother reached hers... he only needs time. So with that Louie’s arc truly begins and he hangs a shingle on the triplets door. Louie inc is born. 

Final Thoughts: This episode caught me by suprise: I remember it being decent.. but damn if it wasn’t amazing on the rewatch, with the knowledge of Louie’s weakness helping but really it’s just a funny, tightly paced half hour of television. It has great jokes, a great emtoinal arc and in general is jsut well.. great. I didn’t see this poteitial the first time because I was more hung up on fethry finally appearing, the cabs finally appearing.. all the things in the distance after this ep. But this ep is just damn good and I wish i’d put it on my best of list. Top shelf stuff.

Next time on Of Moons, Millionares and Mothers: The second arc starts up as FLINTHEART GLOMGOLD returns as an amensiac south african fisherman and it’s up to Webby and Louie to unravel his past to figure out why he’s acting like this and if this is another one of his insane schemes. We also meet Zan Owlson buisnesswoman of the year and person about to go through some undeserved shit at the hands of a stupid man.  Later Today: We return to Amity Park for more Danny Phantom and meet his second most intresting enemy as an innocent fuckup turns a spoiled brat into one of most dangerous enemies. Also PUPPIES and Tucker being the worst. 

Wednsday: We grab onto some more ducktales as Donald returns to Ducktales 87. And judging by the content warning so does racisim. 

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[drazzilder]

A Hellish Encounter

By Drazzilder 

Chapter 28: Last Goodbye

The next morning, you wake up still on top of Zaheer and to the sounds of Enji’s snoring. That is a record for Zaheer being outside of you but theorize that sleeping must not count or something. You must have woken him as he begins to rumble and he startles Enji.

“Shit! I forgot how we went to bed last night. Is this what’s it’s like when you wake up on top of me because I could get use to this.”

“Something like this, your just smaller than Zaheer.”

“It is nice. Oh, and don’t tell me you forgot what happened last night?”

“Oh, I can speak for both Enji and I, we never forget it. I’m thinking we might have to do it again sometimes.”

“I agree.”  

“Really? I wasn’t too much?”

“Hey, I couldn’t move my legs after the first time with Enji, if I can survive that, I’m good.”

“That’s good, because I can think a few more things we can try.” Enji says as gives you a small kiss on the lips.

After getting ready and packing up; you are about to leave when you get a phone call right as Zaheer goes back inside of you.

“Hello, is this (Y/N)?”

“Yes, that’s me.”

“Great! I’m Janis from John Hopkins hospital.”

“Ok? Why are you calling me?”

“There is a patient here who is asking for you.”

“Ok, I have visited kids in the hospital before, what’s his or her name.”

“Adam.”

“Adam?” You look at Enji who was listening to everything. You dropped your phone as you stand there looking at Enji with no color to your face. You’re completely frozen when he picks up the phone for you and puts it on speaker.

“Miss, does this Adam look like a beast?”

“Um, I guess? How did you know?”

“I just know. Give us some time, we will be there. Bye.”

“Adam would never go to a hospital; he must be in trouble. We have to go.”

“(Y/N) I have to tell you something. As part of the agreement of not sending you back to the US, you are not allowed back in the United States.”

“What? Why didn’t you ever tell me?”

“You never wanted to go back there until now so I felt it was ok to keep it a secret from you. I’m sorry, I didn’t want to hurt you.”

“It’s ok, but if I’m not allowed there, how can I visit Adam?”

“If we teleport right to the hospital and don’t stay long, we should be fine. This agreement also took you off the FBI watch list so no one should be looking for you.”

You take your phone back from Enji and quickly look up the hospital online. After some time, you figure out the best way to get to the hospital. After sending your luggage home, you take Enji’s hand and teleport to the lobby of the hospital, startling many members of the hospital staff. You talk to the receptionist to find out where Adam is and you make your way to his room. You freeze at the door, fearful of what you might see.

“It’s ok, I’m right here.” Enji says as he squeezes your hand.

“I know but I’m worried.”

You slowly open the door to see Adam lying flat on the bed, only an IV and a heart monitor are hooked up to him. He is covered in bullet holes and bandages. You run to his side, leaving Enji at the door, and gently wake him up.

“Adam?”

“(Y/N)? You came.” His says in a weak voice with a faint smile.

“What happened?”

“I was...*cough* I was shot, someone thought I was a monster. Kind of funny when you think about it. I have been waiting for you. *cough*”

You begin to cry at the point. “Adam, I’m so sorry. I’m sorry I didn’t come sooner. I’m sorry I left you. I’m sorry you got hurt. I never wanted this to happen to you.”

“It’s ok. I know you are happy.” He says with a faint smile.

“What?”

Looking at Enji, “When that man declared his love for you, the news went around the world. I saw it and I knew you were happy. I’m glad you found someone who loves you.”

“But… what about everything we had? I know it wasn’t true love but I still cared for you, you were my best friend. Was that all for nothing?

“What we had was good but what you have now is special. You even learned how to control your powers better because of him. You have grown because of him. Just look at the hero you have become. I know you love him that’s why he has a wedding ring on.”

Enji quickly covers his hand but it’s too late. You look back to Adam who has a few tears in his eyes to match yours. “Adam, I don’t want to lose you. Not like this.”

“I know you will be ok with him.” He raises his hand to your face.

“Adam…” you put your hand over his. Sitting there a moment, you start to feel something you haven’t felt in years.

“Adam? What are you doing?”

His hand begins to glow and you’re filled with that familiar feeling again. “I’m giving you the last of my energy, that way you will always have a part of me. Zaheer take care of him, same with you.” As he looks at Enji who just nods in response.

“ADAM, PLEASE! DON’T GO!!!” You plead but it’s too late. His hand falls down as his eyes go dark. The heart monitor holds its tone telling you he is gone. He was keeping himself alive just for you, to give you the last bit of himself that he could. You hunched over the bed crying when you feel Enji’s hand. It pulls you away from the bed and into his arms. You use his shirt to absorb the tears as you stand there crying uncontrollably. You manage to get out the words: “What……will happen…. to him?”

“I’ll tell the hospital to cremate him and send his remains to us. We can set up a small shrine next to Touya’s, ok?”

You can only nod in response. Enji uses his quirk to calm you down enough that you two can get out of there. You know you can’t stay long so you teleport back home shortly after. At home, Enji lets the kids know what happened and they all start to try to help. Natsuo plays racing games with you, even letting you win a few races. Fuyumi cooks your favorite dinner and even sends Enji to go buy your favorite dessert. Shoto asks for help in his newest project which did mostly go well. The last event of the day was everyone in the living room rewatching your favorite movie. You do cheer up a bit, but you’re still sad when you finally fall asleep.

Enji wakes up in the middle of the night knowing something is wrong. He doesn’t feel you on top of him like normal. Looking around the room he notices Zaheer in the corner looking concerned.

“Where is (Y/N)?”

“He’s not doing well.”

“Where is he?” he responds with more concern.

“I can take you to him. He made me promise to leave him alone but I know better. Come on.”

In a red flash, Enji and Zaheer are at the beach you first took Enji after he confessed his feelings for you. You are sitting, just staring at the ocean, arms crossed over your knees resting your chin on your arms. Zaheer goes back inside of you as Enji sits down next to you, turning on his flame beard to keep himself warm in the cold night air.

“I know you’re not ok. Please, talk to me.”

After a few minutes of silence, you speak. “I feel guilty.”

“Why? Do you feel guilty about us?”

“I feel guilty that I was here enjoying life while Adam was still on the run. We cared for each other, we loved each other. It’s not the same love you and I have but it was love. I would do anything for him but I left him. Now look what happened; he’s dead now. It’s because I wasn’t there. I couldn’t protect him. He would always protect me and save me but I couldn’t do the same. It’s because I was selfish in my actions. It’s because I…..I….I….” You try your best to contain them but stammer as your emotions can no longer be contained. You begin to cry like you never have before. The emotions have gotten so intense that you partially lose control of your body as you fall flat on your back. You can’t feel your limbs but you don’t notice through the mental pain. Your sobbing has turned into something more like howling and your eyes are burning from the volume of tears. Nothing in your life prepared you for how you feel at this moment; you lost someone so close to you, someone who saved you, someone you cared deeply for. Enji lays there with you, his hand under your head using his thumb to rub your head trying to calm you but he knows those emotions need to be let out. It seemed like an eternity before your tears slow and Enji speaks.

“You can’t blame yourself for what happened. You didn’t do anything Adam said not to do. He said to follow your heart and you did. Do you regret falling in love with me?”

“No, I couldn’t be happier I just feel like it was unfair to Adam. He had to go through almost as much as me and he deserved to be happy. Even though I love you Enji, I still worried about him every day.”

“I can sympathize with that. I finally get to see Rei again after years and she leaves again. I never wanted to lose her even though I didn’t love her like I love you. But her last action was to save you. She wanted you to be there for the kids, to be there for me. She wanted you to be happy. Didn’t she say there is a lot of love for you?”

“Yes.”

“Don’t disappoint her, don’t make her life a waste by being sad constantly.”

“Don’t you think I feel guilty about that too. I know I had nothing to do with what Rei did but I still feel like it’s my fault somehow. How did you not break down when she sacrificed herself?”

“I almost did, but I tell myself why she did it. She said she did it for both of us, for her children.”

“I know but…”

Enji goes to hug you close. “Rei gave her life because she believed in you. She saw what you were doing for me and the children. She saw how happy everyone is now and she wants that to continue. If you can’t stop the guilt for yourself, do it for me.”

“I can try to do that for you. I would do anything for you.” You smile through your tears.

“That’s my, little flame.” He says kissing the top of your head as your crying almost stops.

“Enji, I love you so much.”

“I love you too. Let’s go home.” And you disappear in a blue light.

Next Chapter

#A Hellish Encounter #endeavor #enji todoroki #enji x y/n #endeavor x male reader #enji x reader #endeavor fluff #endeavor stan #endeavor mha #endeavour x reader #mha enji #my hero academia enji #This one hurt to write #bring tissues #lots of crying

[missksj]

choose your hero!nct127

ﾐ☆ genre: punch inspired!au, video game au!, superhero au!

ﾐ☆ word count: 7k

ﾐ☆ warnings: mentions of greatest fears and nightmares, fighting, death, light smut but nothing too vivid, and sm ceo and dispatch make an appearance ew i know

ﾐ☆ author’s note: ah my first nct 127 headcanon and second creation on this site! yes i know it’s been a long time coming since punch dropped but ever since i saw the music video, this idea popped into my head. i heard of other nctzens talking about this aesthetic when mentioning the mv, but hopefully you like my take on it! please enjoy and look forward to more writing from me in the future! thank you so much! ps this is not proof read yikes sorry

Velvet clouds of psychedelic purple with the scattered rays of sunset hues made an unnatural background for the logo’s electric lettering with lightning strokes cracking the static screen in your stuffy apartment. Outside was a different matter. A thunderstorm jolted the placid crimson sky to a violet that only nature could create, although the graphic designers of PUNCH: NCT 127 came close. It was rather befitting for the stark opposition of the hurricane raging outside to the retro sparking aesthetic that you’ve witnessed for the ninth time, and it was the most pivotal. It was as if the thunder was the applause, the lightning rallying behind you, the pelting of the raindrops reverberating the hammering of your heart. Almost victorious in a way, the non-player hero that lurked in the background of the other eight paths taken would finally be the alternate hero to your player. He was a prize in the reverie that you constructed solely from his brief bio to the artificial mannerisms and quotes that he generated in the story lines which enabled you to project your fantasy on mundane men. The comparison was cruel, fictional characters were even crueler. Nimble fingers and darting eyes fell into a comfortable routine, familiar with the introduction story, it was a race between the controller’s buttons and the spiteful lightning that would sever the power.

[FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY]

[PROPERTY OF THE NCT 127 DIVISION UNDER THE SM AGENCY]

PRIORITY IDENTIFICATION 

[NAME]...F/N L/N

[ID #]...07201607

[STATUS]...Active

[CLASS]...Agent

[ALIAS]...Punch

[TEAM AFFILIATION]...N/A

Welcome to the NCT 127 Division, Agent L/N. I am Lee Soo-Man, the Director of the SM Agency and your guide for your latest mission: THE FINAL ROUND. On behalf of the whole SM community, we apologize for the abrupt summoning, but your presence and skills are crucial if we are going to defeat the DISPATCH terrorist. For too long, the person that cowers behind the mask that claims itself DISPATCH has tormented South Korea for too long, and only you can stop them. It cannot be done alone though, if you so choose to take on this responsibility, I will assign one of the nine superheroes of your picking to share this task. Do you accept it?

CLICK [YES] TO CONTINUE

CLICK [NO] TO RESTART

I am pleased that you have accepted the assignment. For the duration of the mission, the NEO ZONE will be the location of the base for you and your partner. Intel, equipment, and training will be at both of your disposals. Now that you have been briefed on all inner workings of the mission and the NEO ZONE, there is one last obstacle until you defeat the enemy. The selection of your partner is based on compatibility and trust, I implore you to consider wisely until you make a final decision. The designated superhero of your liking will be under one of two teams, FUTURE OR DREAMER. Both equally beneficial, but the bonds of loyalty run deep between the members, you have to determine which one of their morals you value more. Heed my warning though, with the right set of skills and talent,  you and your partner will be unstoppable but tread lightly your connection with him. After all, you are his only weakness. Which team and hero will you choose?

CLICK [TEAM FUTURE]

CLICK [TEAM DREAMER] 

You now have the option to choose your hero.

Before your perplexed mind could comprehend the change of dialogue, a streak of lightning had pierced the stillness of the undisturbed bedroom and released the tempest that was once contained to reality. With the abundance of consuming darkness, shards of glass pricking your paling skin, and tree branches pounding for entry--your white knuckles and twitching eyes fathomed the only connection you had with actuality; a plastic controller and the flickering avatar of your destined hero you chose only seconds before. Your heart had been thumping, not from the anticipation of a new adventure, no, it was pure fear that jolted your numbed muscles to sprint to sanctuary. The thunderstorm mocked your failed attempt at fleeing as another surge of electricity enveloped the room in white and sparks rippled at your ankles as you ran away but the tethering currents from the screen wrenched you back.

SOUL TRANSFUSION NOW COMPLETE_

Team Future

Taeil

Power: Pyrokinesis

A very vocal opponent when he’s on the battlefield, you might be on the other side of the area but you can always figure out where he is located by listening to his strange grunt/growl combos, enemies usually have to process the inhuman sound that came out of a small man but you just roll your eyes and toothy grin grows as you run to him for back up

Says “let’s get it!” any chance he gets, always attempts to make it your team chant before going on a mission but everyone votes no, even you

Loves to wear long sleeves as a staple piece of clothing despite his already burning temperature, he claims it eases him as if it were security blanket, and he enjoys when you tell him he looks adorable with his sleeved paws

During winter though, he always has to stock up on sweaters because you are always stealing them, whether it’s the feeling of his residual heat ghosting over your skin or look of complete adoration glazing over his eyes as he devours that look of yours, it’s a great excuse to wear one

If you had to assign ‘roles’ in the relationship, you would so be a top, he’s the most chill boy out there as you throw tantrums or squeal out of pure joy when you are finally promoted, it’s either purring hums out of his mouth or a silly smile as he gazes at you 

Physical affection is minimal between you two unless you initiate it, but it’s mostly wrapping his arm around you, it’s in no way conveying that he doesn’t love you, but rather love to him is experiencing moments with you, making memories while watching a funny movie or dancing horribly to a playlist he created

An exception is when you end up falling asleep on the couch as you two watch a movie, he secretly loves to carry you back to bed as he tucks you in and truly soaks in what you mean to him

His hair gradually transitioned to its current red as his powers grew throughout the years and he would always dye it but his genes overpowered any artificial color, not until you said you liked his hair like that, he decided to keep it

King of making you smile especially when you are down, he can’t stand seeing you sad so he insists on becoming a goofball until your sides hurt from laughing so hard

Takes training way too seriously, you always start off competing but by like the 100th crunch you are wiped but he’s still going 

Becomes sulky when his Disney Hades costume doesn’t come out as planned because his fire is red and not blue, but it was the best decision ever when you suggested Ghost Rider for the Halloween party, Taeil never looked better with just a leather jacket covering his bare skin

You finally convinced the clothing department to give you a fireproof uniform because Taeil has really bad aim, and your clothes are rags after a mission

Figured out you had a crush on Zuko when you were younger, so he would rewatch it with you and definitely cosplay Zuko, perhaps even role play with it if it’s something you were into

Having sex with Taeil was searing pain shooting through your thighs, tender love handles, heaving chests and lactic acid seeping through your muscles as he cheered you onto the last lap--it was a workout in itself with a sweltering room that reflected his aroused emotions

Both of you are constantly battling, whether it’s a rap battle or a cooking battle, Taeil is in love with the passionate side of you

Breakfast in bed is a tradition held during the weekends, he says he loves to spoil you but he just loves tasting his own food while you give him compliments on how delicious it is

Taeil is usually saved as a last resort for dangerous group missions, you’ve heard stories of his past battles as if he were legend already, but you’ve only witnessed his true power once by scorching down the enemy in one go, flames clawing his body as the inner glow within him exploded like he was a supernova--someone had to drag you out before the building collapsed on itself from the stifling heat and the roaring fire

You pinch his bouncy cheeks as often as possible just to see him roll his eyes while he fights off the widening smirk that makes his doe eyes curve into crescents, but it’s the blooming crimson of his cheeks that you indulge in, lightly sizzling your fingertips until you can’t take the pain any longer and yelp slips out, but Taeil swiftly swoops in and kisses your fingertips in an apology, it was a good pain though

It’s a normal night for both of you, 2 AM and your blabbering about everything and nothing, and Taeil always ends up the saying the same line to you as he coaxes you to sleep because he knows how grumpy you become in the morning, “I’m grateful we’re together, who would make you a fire if you were stranded on a deserted island? You definitely can’t, so, hmm, I guess it has to be me”

Johnny

Power: Lycanthropy

You’d suspect him to be bear when he morphed with his build and height, but he’s a hulking chestnut brown wolf with gentle eyes

Basically a puppy on steroids always expects a treat and good belly rub after eviscerating all his targets

Has the ability to shift at will, so during winter nights you can find him nestled around you for added warmth

During the colder months, he usually wears knitted sweaters and oversized coats in his human form because it reminds him of his fur, and he claims he likes to keep you warm while he holds you in any form

Creates video tutorials of both of you sparring with each other, lots of constructive criticism and compliments on your ‘form’

Begs you to ride him into a mission just for the sake of it, he can so see you as a badass warrior on their monstrous steed

Johnny’s favorite time of day is during the end when you wind down with him and you tell him every detail of your day despite you two being joined at the hip as partners

Always asks questions out of plain curiosity and simply in love with the sound of your voice, it’s the equivalent of you petting his sweet spot on the back of his ear

Without a doubt, he howls in bed while having sex, he’s always teetering the edge of shifting and even though you repeatedly tell him it’s fine to let go, the splintered wood of the headboard and floating feathers of a slashed pillow is evidence of how much concentration he puts in to keep you safe

Manicures and pedicures on a regular basis in the Suh household got to keep those claws clean

Adamant about not getting a pet dog with you, his excuse is he would get too jealous of another canine but his stance is weakening with your improved puppy dog eyes

Multiple jokes about ‘starting a pack’ with you

While in his wolf form, he can understand human language but he doesn’t have the ability to communicate, so both of you rely on subtle gestures

Naturally has a small smile, always nudges you with his snout, and whenever you make a joke to him, he bears his canines that are frightening to most but to you it’s comforting

Johnny’s greatest fear is if you two are ever in an argument and his anger blinds him to the point of him unconsciously shifting and accidentally harming you

Even clumsier in his wolf form, he doesn’t realize actually how massive he is which makes him a hazard to normal-sized beings

Gets most of his stances and moves from the wolves from the twilight series, he won’t admit but he’s certainly inspired by them

Sexual appetite is at a peak when the full moon comes out, growl central!!

The most treasured item you two have is a portrait of wolf-Johnny on his hind legs, attacking your face with slobbering kisses and you grinning brightly because nothing can compare to the bliss of that snapshot

Taeyong

Power: Superhuman Speed

After every assignment, Taeyong’s personal mission is to dote on you, this usually happens by using a covering or his own jacket and slinging it over your shoulders, if there is grime or blood on it, he lets out soft ‘sorry’ even though you always tell him not to

He knows it’s his job, he understands the need, but that doesn’t mean he is comfortable with the bloody side of it, and so he loves talking to you after incidents, your voice is soothing and it helps him process all the trauma, he says it’s for your sake but you know in these moments you are his crutch and you gladly accept the job

Naturally, a faster walker than you so he always manages to be a few feet ahead of you, but when he sees you fall behind, he holds your hand and  tugs lightly while matching your pace

After enhancing his speed,  he always has flushed cheeks and a glossy sheen across his forehead, so you make it a habit to kiss his forehead, cheeks, and lips to cool him down

It doesn’t work, his heart his pulsating harder than ever and does that exasperated airy laugh as an attempt to stabilize his heightened emotions while walking away so you don’t witness his even redder face

You give him piggyback rides after missions, his energy is basically depleted by then, so a jacket for a piggyback ride seems like a fair deal even though he fights you the whole way but you know he adores being cared for

You were the one to convince him to dye his hair pink in an effort to have an easier time spotting him during assignments and now he’s pink blur racing off to defeat villains

When he lightly peppers kisses on your face, the smacks get louder until he finally lands on your lips and it’s the most exaggerated sloppy sound he can make while he squeezes your cheeks

Weekdays for him are for cooking dinner, and you occasionally join to help him but mostly it’s him feeding you bits asking if everything is seasoned well and by the end, he is cursing because half the dinner is already gone

Type of boyfriend to remember you mentioning something you like and a few days later, he buys it for you or he randomly buys you things that remind him of you and leaves it for you as a surprise

Always doodling on you or leaving you notes with drawings so he can remind you that he loves you or to hydrate

After stressful missions, he just plops on top of you, his nose inhaling your scent as he forces his heart to match your rhythm, it lasts for about twenty minutes or until he can finally recharge

Taeyong’s gym locker in the NeoZone is plastered with couple photos of you two and photos of you modeling or candid while he directed you with his camera

The only way you can convince him to give you ten more pushups or five more pullups is if you bribe him with kisses and it always works

Very sacrificial, it’s one of his main flaws, he’ll get super flustered and annoyed when he sees you in the line of fire, so he’ll ultimately take all the heat and scold you after to put yourself first

His face usually has a cold blank stare to it as he observes his surroundings but once you collide into him and coil your arm around his, he grows this massive grin that only you can create

Never takes advantage of his speed with you, his surroundings are always in a constant race and he’s always anticipating the next move, but with you, your a serene presence washing over him; calming him, grounding him to capture every moment of you so it isn’t a blur but a vivid mural

Definitely tender and sensual in bed, once tried to spice things up by using his speed but he almost broke you, so now he only changes his pace if you request it

With your head on his chest every night, the last thing you hear before you fall asleep is the rapid thumping of his heart; it’s the only lullaby you’ll ever need

Yuta

Power: Supernatural Swordsmanship

Cut his hair with his kodachi and you most definitely needed to clean up the edges

Villains dread combating with Yuta, not just because he’s insane with a sword but he only talks about you and your relationship while fighting as if the opponent will answer his question of whether he should give you a cookie or ice cream cake for your birthday or even both 

Rather than making you feel better when you feel down, he would be your soundboard, a shoulder to cry one, a great pair of ears; patience and multiple ‘mhms’ as you unravel your worries while his fingers swirl on your thigh and he kisses your temple

You two could be on opposite sides of the room but his eyes would always gravitate to you and he would wait until you notice so he could meet your gaze and he would do the dorkiest faces, especially his famous lion rawr aegyo, it makes you realize how good of a father he would be

Goes wild when he sees your body tremble beneath him as the cold metal of the kodachi glides along your skin

The only thing rivaling his love for you is his love for his katana, it’s bond that can never be severed and  it’s a trust that only develops between soulmates, you could never understand but you accept and allow it to be the third partner in the relationship

It shouldn’t be possible for Yuta to look like a prince walking out of an otome game right after a battle, but there he is, glistening skin with swept hair and twinkling eyes as he sheathes his katana across his back as if he’s going to ride his horse in the Sengoku period

It’s usual occurrence to catch him absentmindedly talking to his katana, you wouldn’t be surprised if it could talk back, he can summon it by hand already, that sword and he shares one brain cell but he usually uses it as a mirror

You’re a killer couple, not only with looks and fashion but it’s quite a sight to experience as you shoot a bullet to his katana so it can ricochet at a target eighty feet away

Manages a rigorous training session before you wake up and when he’s done, he ends up collapsing on top with his sticky body as you screech at him to get off

The training facility in the NeoZone is rarely used because Yuta is a big believer in fresh air and beautiful scenery will motivate you more, so your sparring on the edge of cliffs and sprinting along the seaside

Alternates between reading books with you outside in your backyard with a makeshift picnic or both of you cuddled in bed with the open windows and the only source of light is the sun

If you have missions abroad, he convinces the agency to always give both of you one day free so you can act like tourists, nobody can say no to his dashing good looks and he knows it

One year for Christmas, you got him custom made tiny katana earrings and it’s literally the one pair he uses now, at least on his lobe

Yuta isn’t the overbearing type when it comes to jealousy, he shouldn’t have a say in what gender your friends are but when he sees a certain person obviously flirting with you it just takes slight glint of his katana to blind the intruder and they are already scurrying off 

Gets a kick out of playing real-life fruit ninja

Decided to shave a slit in his eyebrow with his katana one spontaneous night, he got out of the bathroom with a huge grin and asked, “does this make me look more badass?”

Your hands always end up somewhere around his stomach, gliding across the lean muscles, squeezing around his hips, twiddling his piercing, you name it, you can’t keep your hands off him

Nakamoto Yuta is a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield, the pang of fear thrills you as you witness his lack of mercy and fiery anger at injustice as he slaughters anyone that stands before him, but that wicked glint in his eye softens just for you and then you see the scrawling of your name engraved on the hilt of the katana, and you know you are the only one that knows the true Yuta and you feel so blessed

Doyoung

Power: Precognition 

You beg him every possible waking minute for him to allow you to do his makeup if only to contour his insanely sharp cheekbones, he finally relents but he has a scowl on his face the whole time

You’ve become quite a baker with Doyoung but he always has to guide you so his arms snake around your waist as an excuse yet he acts completely innocent when he knows it makes you distracted

Playlist for every occasion, especially when he’s having sex with you, the house ends up feeling hollow whenever he’s away without his angelic voice but to your surprise, Doyoung leaves you secret audio files lulling you in a trance

His mouth becomes a cherished part for you, especially the way the corners of his lips curl up naturally, the small smirk instantly widening when in front of food, or the blinding white teeth as he’s gritting them when approaching an orgasm or laughing at you, not with you

It takes about five minutes for Doyoung to arrange his plushies in the right position so you both don’t ruin them as you cuddle

One arm draped over a plush and the other wrapped around your back, or him in a fetal position with his plush embraced into his chest as you act as the big spoon

Hand holding is strictly for the bedroom with him, but he knows you admire his hands often, so he’ll have him some type of connection with you when out in public; whether it’s his pinkies wrapped around yours, curved into the loop of your pants, or his delicate veiny hand wrapping around your sleeve

End up catching him more than once, gushing over the phone with his brother about how in love he is with you and you may not lurk in the background for a few minutes until you interrupt the conversation by saying hi to Donghyun

Downtime for you two is building a puzzle, coloring some pages, playing board games and him smug with his victory, watching some documentaries or kdramas, and if you two bought some new furniture for your renovating house, he would most definitely want to do it by himself as you laugh while handing him pieces

Manages to still be shy when you both kiss, it’s you who initiates the subtle peck on his pouting lips, but soon the soft curve of his lips invites you more while your hands cup his warming cheeks--he’s a contradiction of being timid but with all the confidence as he nibbles your lips as if you were a delicacy

Training for you two equals nap time, his power allows him to rely on his mind rather than his body, so when you ultimately force yourself to exercise, Doyoung is laying on the couch, lazily cheering you on

Always giving you little compliments in your earpiece as he guides you around for a recon mission, and still holds his breath when he tells you about the unforeseen event that you need to be prepared for even though he knows you can handle it with ease

Studies multitudes of intel before a mission because he can never be too prepared, and it eases his nerves knowing that he can take every precaution in ensuring your safety

Would dedicate a photo album of himself on your phone, and even send you his recent selfies, telling you to choose one of them as an updated contact photo

You clown him 24/7 but he clowns you right back, it’s always a constant playful banter between you two, his eyebrows would furrow when you called him cute, the trembling of lips broke his facade, and when he does it to you, you essentially become his baby as he bites your cheeks but tell no one or he would deny it

From the moment you two wake up until you both arrive at headquarters, he has sullen look across his features, he would brush his lips across your temple and a hoarse good morning would escape his mouth in a notion to acknowledge you, but until he gets coffee in his system his energy hasn’t been restored yet, but your use to it as you tug him to the break room with his lidded eyes

Alone time is a must for you two, it could be both of you in the same room doing your own thing without communication or different parts of the house or mostly you would leave to run errands and Doyoung stuck in his room, but at the end of the day he crawls to you and says a small ‘hey’ as if his day just started from the moment he set eyes on you

Doyoung was always on alert, aware of incoming predictions that he had no say in but easily accepted, it’s a strain on his mental being, a reason why he needs to center himself by being alone, but then you come

Your blank, just like him, you’re unpredictable and foreign to him, but it’s not until you two kiss for the first time, that a hazy premonition reveals itself in a form of two children that share your hair but his feline eyes, it’s fragile though and uncharted, he knows that he needs to do right by you to get to the last level that seemed like paradise to him

Team Dreamer

Jaehyun

Power/Being: Android

During his exoskeleton stage, Jaehyun requested that the scientists create dimples during his living tissue transplant because he heard “they’re to die for”

Definitely thought it was a weapon utilized to kill his enemies

You make a habit to poke at his dimples until you feel the exoskeleton underneath, an oddly comforting sensation that makes you realize that Jaehyun doesn’t have a heart but his actions say otherwise 

Literally the personification of steam coming out of ears in cartoons with scalding red tips, this only happens when you’re in danger or when he sees you in what he perceives as provocative

It took five hours to draw an array of tattoos on him for a disguise on a reconnaissance mission, and a certain neck tattoo was going to make you abandon the mission and your sanity

Sadly, he had to erase them because the “the bad boy” persona was an official disguise in his hardware and couldn’t be revealed to the public

Jaehyun kept one design, however, a soft beauty mark on the apple of his left cheek, he claims it’s your signature as his owner but you like the word partner better

Programs all your training sessions and signature moves to his hard drive because he believes there is no better instructor than you  (except Bruce Lee)

The first time you helped him clean his internal munition unit, you couldn’t decipher any of the weapons so you gave them your own personal nicknames, he kept correcting you but he got tired so he now calls them “wholly fist” and “boom boom pow by the BEP”

You joke around with him that because he was created on valentine’s day, he should be credited as a sexbot but he always frowned at that comment until he figured out he could turn the tables on you by saying “I could be your sexbot”

Whenever he sees another person eyeing you in what he perceives is attraction, he activates his instant kill function with laser red eyes and declaring “target locked”

Suave and intimidating when you two first meet but truly transformed into a ‘soft boy’ after downloading your Pinterest board 

Whenever both of you are out in public, eyes ogle him and mouths gawk, but Jaehyun is oblivious to it all until he turns to someone and starts up the most wholesome conversation about something mundane and you know that person melts with ease because Jaehyun was built to reflect human nature, but he was doing better than most in your opinion

Lots of arcade dates with him, he quickly figured out the algorithm of each game just so he can overflow you with gifts and so he can show off his basketballs skills because he knows you love eyeing his arms in action

When he’s with you though, he’d rather listen and absorb every action and word that you produce, he wants to immerse himself in you because he truly believes that you are all that is good about humankind

Archives every single detail that you speak, and replays it for you when you forget something or to prove you wrong, there is no in-between

Robot sex!!!! That drilling option though...oof

The moment he realizes the blaring internal alarm warning him of his elevated temperature and the shorted circuits whenever you are near, he correlates it to what humans label  “love” so he downloads files on expressing these so-called feelings

Instead of saying “I love you”, he says “I dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin you” when he first confesses, and you assume there is a chemical imbalance within him so you rush him to the infirmary but for the first time, Jaehyun stalls and his eyes are clouded with retrieved information glowing neon green until he settles on “I love...I love...I love you” (yes, he stole it from Mr. Darcy, so sue him, he’s a fracking android)

Jaehyun sometimes doubts his ability to love you and even you sometimes question if you can love a piece of metal, but then you observe him before he joins you in bed that he triples check his instant kill function is disabled and he gushes about the new song he discovered and you are so sure that he was made for you

Jungwoo

Power: Lightning Bolt Projection

Gets easily flustered with the most pouty lip ever when you call him ‘Zeus’, it was his failed superhero name when he was trainee, but to you, he is much better than that jerk of a Greek god

Dressed up as the actual Zeus once for the office Halloween party and the year after that as a lightning bolt and you a storm cloud

Whenever Jungwoo craves attention but you’re occupied with another task, he repeatedly zaps you, not enough to harm, but until you cave in yet when you want to be annoyed with him, his owlish eyes and trembling lips easily subdue you

Your shoulder is a sacred space for him, it's the perfect fit for his head to settle in with a toothy grin and the warmest ‘mhms’ as he listens to you speak

Jungwoo was never much of a fighter, his powers were swift enough to eradicate enemies with not much mobility, but training sessions with you were more than enough of an excuse to spend time with you

Lately, your skin has been electrifying, not only the amorous glow you were emitting, but everyone you came in contact with felt a slight spark

Hair treatments are a must, the frizz is wild with Jungwoo, you really need to ask about his hair products because his hair so fluffy despite the amplitude of currents running through him

While brushing your teeth with him, he always shoots out finger hearts to you and winks through the mirror, it’s a great way to start the day

Never felt more grateful for his power until you were attacked on an assignment and your heart failed, it took four shocks to revive you with streams of tears and muttering to any God to hear his prayer

He’s most himself in the rain, umbrellas have never been on your shopping list

Definitely shoots bolts out of his finger guns and then blows on them afterward, if he’s feeling flirty, an added wink explodes your heart

Your biggest cheerleader when you are kicking ass during a mission

It’s a tradition for him to rake his fingers over your back with slight ripples of electricity while you cuddle in bed, it does wonders to relax your muscles

It’s been months of practice to improve his bolt voltage and range, but he finally managed to write ‘I love you y/n” in the sky, he couldn’t help it, he’s bursting at the seams with adoration for you

Both of you in the kitchen is a sight to see, you season but he cooks the food, his specialty is slightly charred chicken

Packs both of your lunches so you can eat together on break

Gets scared easily and as a result will discharge a lightning bolt as a defense, so pranks are off-limits between the team members

Literal sparks when you kiss, numbing and exhilarating as currents pass through your molding bodies to create goosebumps and raising hairs

When he thinks of home, his first instinct is to be cradled in your arms, watching trashy movies as a thunderstorm quakes the earth

Mark

Power: Compulsion

Mark might excel in whispering but when you turn the tables on him, with your sultry murmurs, he can’t help becoming a puddle of blushing mush

Never once used actual compulsion on you, the only exception is when you figured out the surprise birthday party he was planning for you, he redirected your attention to grocery shopping

His favorite part of you is your right ear because it’s where you naturally tuck your hair at and he just loves to twirl a strand of it in his finger while he mutters sweet nothings to you

You’re his bodyguard during missions, he can’t possibly get that close to targets while they attack if you aren’t watching his back

Even when he is supposed to be acting intimidating during an assignment, he can’t help but stutter and repeat ‘uh’ a thousand times, but he gets the job done eventually

Your literally breaking sweat, contorting your body so four targets don’t reach Mark, and he’s over there oversharing with another target

“The love of my life is about to kick your ass and you aren’t going to do a single thing about it, booby head” or “make the password ‘mark and y/n forever’ or else”

Naturally whispers in his sleep with his stinky breath in your ear, and you try to push him off but he just clings onto you like a koala 

In the morning though, the slight breakage in his voice from pitched to croaky as he says good morning to you is on repeat in your head for the whole day

Mark’s give away when he is about to use compulsion is him licking his thin lips, and almost makes you get knocked out by the enemy because your already under his spell

Does a tiny dance for any occasion, from doing the laundry, stripping naked, or when you two had your first kiss

It’s the strained grunts, the heavy breathing, and the showering of hushed compliments in your ears that makes you reach your peak in bed, Mark always sounded better when he was being pleasured

To him, your voice is the loveliest sound across the universe and your adorably awkward cackle that you so desperately try to hide as he reenacts vines to you is what happiness is to him

Ice cream dates consist of him bringing a tub of ice cream to a yogurt shop because he knows you prefer it

Coughed over his first fart with you but now he loves to fart on you as you pretend you are suffocating and gagging

Has a folder in his photos dedicated to you where it ranges from blurry to candids and in during most of them he was either hyping you up or teasing you

Greets you with a ‘yo!’ whenever he enters the room

Will always buy you any lip product associated with watermelon and you’ll always buy him baseball caps for him to wear

Despite being loud for 90% of your relationship, he is most vulnerable with when he whispers his greatest fears, future goals, and nightmares to you because your the only one he can trust

With the many decibels that Mark Lee varies in, your favorite by far has to be the ascending chortle from the low HAs to the high HEEs with clapping hands and a scrunched nose that puffs out his cheeks-- it’s pure bliss to you

Haechan

Power: Light Manipulation 

Haechan is utterly in love with your cheeks, instead of biting them or pinching them, he opts to kiss them whenever he has a chance, it’s rushing heat of your blush and the swelling of your smile that he lives for

The little spoon in bed, just so he can wrap his leg around you and nestle his head in the crook of your neck just like a koala

Literally always a brat to you, it’s the many ways he shows you affections

You asked him once to paint your nails, and now he does it every Friday ever since he discovered the ‘my hands look like this so hers can look like this’ meme even though his hands just have bitten nails

A man of action, Haechan shows you love through his movements with a heart framed by his fingers or blowing a kiss

Needs to always be physically attached to you, whether it’s hugging you from behind, leaning his head on your shoulder, or falling into you when he’s in a fit of giggles, he needs you to know that he will never let you go

Snarky remarks and cheesy jokes define your relationship with Haechan

Manages to always wake up before you on those lazy mornings with you burrowed deep into his side, and he can’t help but be memorized by your presence but soon feels selfish when he moves a ray of sunlight to your eyes so he can just peek at the explosion of colors in your eyes when you flutter them open--ah yes, this is his favorite part of the day

Loves to play video games with you into the late hours of the night, especially overwatch, but your always the first one to pass out, so he makes sure to tuck you in and dim the light of the screen so it doesn’t bother you

Most nights the both of you are wide awake so you end up playing ‘what the light?’, a game where Haechan creates 3D objects out of light and you have to guess what they are before he finishes them

Oh, and shadow puppets! He’s become quite the expert with them, he creates the most ridiculous stories with them but you join him by voicing the characters

In addition to ‘I love you’ as a goodbye, you have a secret intricate handshake with him, his excuse was that if you two ever question’s one identity if ever an enemy swapped bodies, you two would know the truth with the handshake but in reality, he just loves that extra time with you before you two part 

It’s either Haechan teasing and making fun of you or he’s doting on you, there is no in-between because after all, you are his idiot

If he’s in the mood, he’ll solidify light photons into the shape of a sword and call it ‘sunflower’, he just loves to tell the tale that he took out fifteen assassins with a sunflower, but usually, he blinds them or burns them

Goes the extra mile for you to create a spotlight on you when you are giving a mission brief at headquarters, that’s the love of his life right there and he’ll make damn sure everyone notices them

Recreates Edward’s sparkling in the sun scene just so he can see you beam with laughter 

Master of mood lighting during sex, and don’t even mention when he hits his climax, bulbs flickers and lamps explode

It might be a trick of the light, but Haechan’s eyes are vividly bright and he’s drowned in golden hues of sunlight, it makes you wonder if he was plucked from the star itself

Yet, as your lips quiver and your glassy eyes blink the last remnants of tears in Haechan’s cupped hands, there is an inner glow from them as you bask in their warmth, he can’t help but proclaim that you are the sun of his world, you are the light of his life even when it feels like his is diminishing

#NCT 127 #NCT #nct 127 punch #nct 127 au #nct 127 x reader #what did i even write #im choosing either jaehyun or yuta #taeil x reader #taeyong x reader #mark lee x reader #johnny suh x reader #kim jungwoo x reader #jaehyun x reader #haechan x reader #doyoung x reader #yuta x reader #nct scenarios

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So, this post is going to be an analysis on SkekTek the Scientist, comparing his movie self versus his tv self, as well as various predictions for season 2 or onwards. I know there have been analysis of him before, but this is a big ole hodgepodge of my own thoughts.

Ok, so, I will make no secret that SkekTek is my favorite, and as such I may or may not have analyzed him a lot in many pictures from the movie and tv show, and heres what I think;

The first season is only a peek at his descent into madness, as well as the lengths he will go to gain the approval of all around him.

In the show, it is already shown that SkekTek seeks the approval of those around him, especially the Emperor. He is regarded as the weakest Skeksis and, as such, is at the end of a lot of ridicule from the other Skeksis (he is most commonly referred to as "weakling" by various Skeksis including SkekVar the General, SkekMal the Hunter, and I believe SkekSo the Emperor). The ridicule is to the point where he is often secluded in his lab with his only friends being animals and Sidetic. ("SkekTek never forgets a true friend.")

His desire for acceptance from the other Skeksis is so deep reaching that he forsakes many things, such as his friendship with Aughra.

When she is being strapped to the chair, preparing to be drained, she brings up their past friendship. There is so much nuance behind here doing so. In that moment, she is reaching out to SkekTek, reminding him of what they once had, of how she hasn't forgotten.

She is reaching out and giving him a chance to stop. And if he had simply brushed her off, I wouldn't be bringing this up. But rather than immediately ignore her or respond

He looks to The Emperor, the Skeksis that rules over all of them, and one that SkekTek has been vying for approval from for so long.

And SkekSo knows it.

(Gif credit @rabid-apathy)

He doesn't tell SkekTek to get a move on, nor does he berate him. Instead, he looks to the side, almost as in a "you know what to do" type gesture. At this point, SkekTek is in too far deep, so desperate for the approval of his brethren that don't care about him in the slightest that he forsakes the possibility of rekindling a lost friendship.

"Another world, another time."

If you rewatch this scene and watch Aughras reaction after SkekTek says that (because I can't find the gif or pic of it), she is genuinely hurt and saddened by SkekTeks response. She was being genuine when she reminded him of their friendship and was hoping that maybe it could still be there, that he could stop this.

But he didn't.

And after further ridicule from multiple Skeksis and gorging himself on essence, he does what some would say is the moment he snaps.

He kills the Gruenaks.

I know this scene has already been analyzed before, so I won't go as in depth, but that moment was a very pivotal scene. Aside from it being the moment that all the anger that has been building up inside SkekTek comes out, as well as when the idea of the Garthim comes to pass, it is also both a sad and terrifying moment for both the Gruenaks and SkekTek.

For the Gruenaks, the moment is terrifying because they were so close to freedom only for the horrifying reality to come crashing back in their faces.

And for SkekTek, the moment is horrifying for two reasons. One, because he had been going through so much ridicule and mockery for so long despite everything he did for the Skeksis that the moment of two Gruenak slaves defying him ("No slaves") was the ultimate tipping point.

For so long, I don't think SkekTek even felt like one of the Skeksis. It is commented on by the Emperor when he confronts SkekTek on how much essence will be needed for immortality (Can't remember the exact quote, but it is along the lines of how SkekTek takes solace in animals compared to being around the other Skeksis). Time and time again, SkekTek rarely interacts with other Skeksis unless they need something. So when he sees the Gruenaks have turned against him, he goes on a long spiel about how he is SkekTek the Scientist, a master of life and death, etc.

But he ends it with:

"I am Skeksis!"

A yell that is desperate. A need for affirmation, one that no Skeksis has given him. And with it, he snaps.

If the Gruenaks hadn't resisted, it's likely he still would have killed them. If not, they would have at least been severely wounded. There was too much rage and, combined with him being drunk on essence, there was nothing the Gruenaks could have done to calm SkekTek down.

And that moment with the Gruenaks? That is the point where things tip.

That moment is the first big step into his descent into insanity.

There had been smaller steps up until then, such as the draining of Gelfling, the loss of his eye, the constant ridicule, and draining Aughra. But the Gruenaks was big.

Which brings me to my next point:

I don't know if this has been brought up before, if it has I have not seen it, but SkekTek is horrifyingly different when you compare his tv self and his movie self.

Tv:

Movie:

All the other Skeksis are obviously decrepit by the time of the movie (fun fact, movie SkekOk has one extra pair of glasses compared to tv SkekOk), however SkekTek is the most different.

We see him lose his eye in the show, and while the book states that he replaced his own arm and leg with robotic prosthetics, as well as put tubes in his body to study his bloodflow, those things do not happen before the tv show.

And I know this because, if you compare the two, it is clear that Skektek does have both arms in the show where as in the movie:

You can clearly see that that arm is definitely a robotic one.

(Fun fact 2, watch his scenes from the movie and watch his arms. While he will use the robotic one, he doesn't actually move that one around all that much compared to his other arm.)

Aside from his arm, movie SkekTek has a large amount of tubes, wires, and metal pieces all throughout his body, including even more where his eye prosthetic is.

I could go on with the side by side comparisons, but I think it is safe to say that there is more that happens to SkekTek aside from him aging.

But a final big change from the time of the show versus the movie has to be his animals.

I've already stated that in the show, they are his only real companions (especially Sidetic). The animals in his lab are his only company and, frankly, are rather calm when it's just SkekTek in the lab. But by the movie? He is constantly yelling at them to be quiet, regarding them cruelly and awfully while they screech about the moment he enters the room.

Which brings me to my final point and some speculation:

It is likely that, despite the creation of the Garthim, as well as him having developed the method for creating essence, SkekTek is still going to be the subject of constant ridicule by the Skeksis, to the point where his last shred of sanity snaps and he begins the experiments on his body.

Whether those experiments are due to the Emperors demand for a solution for his own deteriorating body or because SkekTek is so desperate to no longer be seen as weak that he replaces his limbs in a desperate bid for more strength, that is up for debate.

SkekTek is one of the few Skeksis to actually think about things such as the wellbeing of Thra (his momentary plea to the Emperor that the more they drain Gelfling, the faster the Darkening will spread), as well as having moments of genuine kindness to creatures that aren't Skeksis ("Hush now, hush now. All is well."), but like the rest of the Skeksis, SkekTek is driven by a combination of greed and fear, one that sends him on a downward spiral until he meets his ultimate end.

Tldr; SkekTek has a rougher time in the foreseeable future. Someone give this vulture a vacation please.

(Also, I do not condone any of the awful things SkekTek does. Yes, killing is bad.)

(Final thing, I know there is debatable continuity between the show and the movie. Even so, I still wanted to do this. Because I can.)

#the dark crystal #the dark crystal age of resistance #skeksis #skektek #my post #analysis

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Helllu! I see you've been watching lots of chinese/korean dramas. Can you rec your favs?

 Hello!! Of course I can n.n (sorry it took so long to answer, I kept making changes to this aha). I’ve decided to list my current top 3 favourites, because apparently I’ve watched a lot.

Okay guys, here goes.

Chinese dramas:

So lately the past year or so of my life has been consumed by cdrams (and recently kdramas by extension), but here are some of my faves that I’ve watched.

The Untamed

Anyone who follows my blog knows my crazy obsession with this amazing show. It’s based off of a novel called the Grandmaster of demonic cultivation (has an anime with the same name– s2 is slowly being released right now). The story takes place in a world ruled by the evil Wen Sect. Wei Ying and Lan Zhan cross paths and become good friends (hardcore bromance). Wei Ying tries to save innocent Wen from death, and in the end, he lost almost everything. After going missing for 16 years, the pair find each other again and try to find the real villain.

It’s full of action, mystery, adventure, heart ache, supernatural ghouls, longing, whumping, and an amazingly attractive cast that should honestly be illegal. If you’re looking for a show with lots of emotional pain that will swallow you whole, then you’re in the right place. 

P/s. the 2 mains sing their love song which makes it that much more beautiful/painful.

Ps/s. IT ALSO JUST GOT PUT ONTO NETFLIX GUYS. No excuses not to binge it, and when you do, dm me so we can fangirl together.

Guardian

Another drama based off of a novel, with gay bros, longing, and adventure. Shen Wei is an immortal (kind of), and currently a university professor that has been waiting centuries for his lover/friend (Yunlan) to repay him for what he gave Shen Wei and will do anything for him. Zhao Yunlan is the head of the SID, a department that solves mysteries and crimes with supernatural origins. Together they help save others, solve mysteries, and save the world from Shen Wei’s evil twin brother. 

 All I can say about this one is that if you haven’t seen it, you’re seriously missing out (but warning, the cgi is horrible lmao). It was also super amazing seeing Zhu Yilong in a main role like this. The king of micro-expression seriously doesn’t let us down. 

Legend of Fuyao

This show had consumed my soul for about a full month and a half until I finished it. When I finished watching, it left me sad that it was over. Got to be honest, the ending is still a bit confusing, but is still worth the watch. This is an epic love story about Fuyao, an orphan looking for adventure, but gets caught in a fight between kingdoms and destiny. Along the way, she meets the Crown Prince and they fall in love, but destiny has their fates already decided. They are on the opposite sides of good and evil and need to decide whether one lives and the other dies. It’s got amazing fight scenes and a really attractive male lead (his first lead in a show I believe). Super amazing acting, because let’s be real, any show with Yang Mi is an automatically good show. She’s just too amazing.

Other honourable mentions: Granting you a dreamlike life, Eternal Love, Untouchable Lovers, the Rise of Phoenixes, Detective L– were amazing shows I could rewatch until I die.

Side note: I am super excited for Xiao Zhan’s Jade Dynasty. So hopefully that movie will be available to us soon.

Korean Dramas:

All right guys. I’ve only recently started watching korean shows about half a year ago or so, so I haven’t seen too many, but the ones I have seen I’ve fallen into a deep love with that keeps me going lol.

My Country: The New Age (ongoing)

This show only has 8 episodes so far and I can’t tell you all how amazing this show is. Words can literally not even describe how much it’s consuming every waking second of my life right now. I think the main reason is Seon ho, who started off as someone you respect, but is constantly doing bad shit. He tries to salvage good things from the wrecks he keeps making, but who knows how long that will last. He is ambiguous and slowly turning into a villain. He is slowly turning into the things he wants to destroy and it’s heartbreaking. My heart aches for him and Hwi all the damn time. I just want them to be bff again and stop fighting, but of course this won’t happen. This show has political turmoil and a country at war with a royal family and council who just wants to watch the world burn. Of course, this means manipulating everyone to get what they want, but both Hwi and SH are trying to play their own game, accidentally putting themselves against each other constantly. Watch for heart break, friendship (sometimes), and very attractive male leads aha.

Also, the music is 1000000 thumbs up. All I can say is PLEASE WATCH IT AND FREAK OUT WITH ME.

It’s on netflix, so guys, no excuse lol (DM me to fangirl with me

Black

I don’t want to spoil too much about this show because it’s honestly an experience. It’s about a girl who can see when people are going to die because of the shadows that follow them. She meets a childhood friend, who has a secret, and he asks her to help him solve crimes and protect people from dying, but of course he has his own plans. Get ready for a funny and badass female lead guys.

It’s the first korean drama I watched and will always be one of my faves. It’s an incredible murder-mystery story with more layers than a damn onion. It’ll keep you on your toes and the ending makes me cri evry tiem.

Arthdal Chronicles

At first I thought this show was kind of weird, but an episode in and I was hooked. This show is difficult to explain, but it starts with a war between Arth and the Neanthal. 2 legendary babies get separated and live in opposite parts of the country. This show is hard to describe but it follows the 3 mains, Eunsom, Tanya, and Saya (and Tagon/ Taelha lol) and their fight through tragedy, and sometimes hell on Arth (lol – like hell on earth – am I funny yet). It’s all about a fight for power and revenge among the tribes. Every single character in this show has a different reason, but they all want power to get revenge, basically.

The fantasy aspect of this show and the different ‘species’ are incredible. It does get very political, but the fun of it is all the plotting, and how the characters fix their plans that don’t work out. Half way through I kept screaming at my TV for the mains (Tanya/Saya specifically) to just fkking talk to each other ughhh. Also, Saya will be my favourite unstable boy forever. 

It has 18 episodes on netflix so far, but just signed up for 2 more seasons (thank god because if they stopped at 18 eps I’d pull a Rosa Diaz and kill everyone and then myself -.-”). I can’t wait for it to come back. GIVE ME MORE CONTENT.

Other honourable mentions: Hwarang, Rookie Historian Goo Hae-Ryung (not finished it yet, which is why it’s not up in my top 3), Missing 9, W Two worlds, Warrior Baek Dong Soo.

Thanks for reading and requesting!

I am always looking for new shows to watch, so send me recs too. I find my favourite ones are the historical dramas. But let me knoww!

#the untamed #cql #mzds #guardian #guardian cdrama #legend of fuyao #cdrama #kdrama #my country the new age #black korean drama #black #arthdal chronicles #my country a new age #chinese drama #korean drama #rec list

[horrormaniac]

Jealous much?(Vincent Sinclair)

Finished rewatching house of wax...was Vincent always this attractive??? Like boi is straight up baby

This story contains:bad writing like ew, murder but that's normal, jealous vinny

"hey Vinny?"

You call out to your lover of two years as he worked on his newest wax piece. Just hearing your voice made Vincent stop everything and turn to you as you hopped up from the stool you sat in like you normally did when you watched him work. Vincent stood up and wiped his hands on his apron as he let out a soft grunt to acknowledge that he was now focused on you.

"I think im gonna explore okay? I'll probably go back to the house for a nap or go to the movies" you chirped out but your eyes widened as Vincent started to walk his apron off since he clearly wanted to join you so you put your hands on his chest to stop him.

"Vinny. You're working.. I'll be fine plus bo is in the shop and Lester is near the entrance alright babe?" Your soothing voice made him melt as he stared at you with an uncertain expression that you could see from looking in his eyes so you knew he needed extra persuading.

Vincent was a shy guy who wasn't too fond of being touched but you were a special case. He NEEDED to touch you constantly or at least needs to see you as much as humanly possible. You wrapped your arms around his neck while your fingers made their way to his hair which earned you a soft but pleased groan from the masked boy.

"Vincent.. I'll be fine. How about you finish up and then we can cuddle for the rest of the day hmm?" God damn it..he can't ever say no to you, he worships you and wants to do anything to make you happy.

He gave a nod but glanced at the clock before looking at you again. He put up three fingers while his other hand made a zero. You grinned before kissing the cheek of the wax mask and pulled back.

"yeah 30 minutes alright! Love ya!"

He watched as you rushed out the room before a chuckle escaped him as he muttered what sounded like a 'love you too' under his breath and he started to get back to work since he now has a time limit.

You walked out the house of wax and decided that the movies would be where you go first to see what was playing..probably an old movie you didn't know.

As you walked your eyes landed on two men who were banging on the church door. This made you tense up since tourists weren't supposed to be here at all but it seems they found Ambrose. You couldn't help but stare as you thought about what to do.

You weren't like bo and Vincent, you never killed anyone before. Thanks to your long indecisiveness the boys noticed and started to walk over.

"hey there! We need directions!"

"yeah cutie care to help?"

OH. GOD. NO!

these men do NOT know Vincent so they don't know the can of worms that they were opening with this one. Vincent shows his jealousy in two ways, one of those ways were him being extra cuddly and clingy to express that you are his but the other one was him freaking out and going crazy.

When you two just started dating Bo made a comment about your ass and you've never seen Vincent tackle someone so quickly. It was going to be a bloodbath if you don't stop this before Vincent catches them

You gave a nervous laugh as the two boys stood infront of you. "Where you trying to go?" You asked out before glancing at the station only to see Bo staring with a devilish grin on his face. That asshole loved seeing drama, you now had an extra goal of watching Bo to make sure he doesn't run off to tell Vincent.

As the boys explained that they were campers just exploring the place you glanced at the station to keep your eyes on Bo to make sure he doesn't rush off to the museum. You were gonna keep staring but the one of the males grabbed your arm which made you whip your head towards them.

"whats wrong? What are you staring at?" Their closeness made you uncomfortable for sure and you simply gave a forced grin.

"just..uh wondering why you boys would wanna stick around our tiny town" you cooed out while trying to get your hand free. The one gripping you yanked you close and you smelled whiskey from his mouth.

"well we were gonna leave but now that we see a cutie here figured we should stay, right gabe?" The one holding you asked the other one who now was behind you and kissing along your neck.

NOPE! NOPE! NOPE!

You were gonna defend yourself but jolted at the feeling of something sharp poke your back. You glanced back only to see the guy behind you wide eyed and having two blade through his chest.

"Vincent!" You chirped out happily and normally Vincent would give a warm hum at the sound of your amazing voice saying his name but at the moment he was fuming with rage.

The poor guy infront of you pushed you to the ground before making an attempt to run. Vincent growled lowly as he held his blade handles with one hand while his free hand grabbed a throwing knife he had and threw it with a great amount of force.

You winced as to saw the blade hit the guy in the leg and you covered your eyes since you knew what would happen next. You honestly knew it was gonna get bad and would rather not see it.

You heard a body drop along with the sounds of Vincent's footsteps fading away before a male crying. Your body jolted at the noise of screaming in agony before silence. You let out a shaky breath as footsteps came towards you and hands moving your hands away from your face.

"Vinny I'm fi-"

You didn't get to finish your statement due to the face that Vincent kissed you roughly and passionately. He normally was very gentle with his kisses but now his mask was moved to the side exposing his mouth and he was giving one help of a kiss.

You shuddered but kisses back before softly pulling away and giving a shocked laugh. "Thanks for saving me.. I could have handled it though y'know? Also... you're totally jealous yeah?" You teased which only got you an annoyed huff from the male before he grabbed you and tossed you over his shoulder before fixing his mask.

You let out a yelp before you erupted into giggling. You felt him walk and knew where you two were going.

After a long day of Vincent showing you who you belong to he promised himself to always be more careful when it comes to letting you leave his sight.

#slashers imagine #slashers #house of wax #vincent sinclair #vincent sinclair imagine #slashers x reader

[brittie-frog]

Haunting of Bly Manor

Right.

I love horror and after spending sometimes days watching video essays on gay history, specifically in (horror) movies and film, I now kinda understand why so with the Haunting series and its gay rep and them not being the villain of the story, I loved it.

(Quick note I have only rewatched the show twice and can only take from my own experience of media)

My phone also knows me so will suggest news stories on things I've recently watched or current murder cases. So it suggested me this story today:

I went in open minded knowing that some people were angry about the ending falling into the 'kill the gays' trope (which I will come back to).

At first it was fine, talking about the ghost story/love story comment and how it relates to the show and has good analysis that I agree with. Then it goes on to basically summarise the show.

It keeps mentioning that all the gay subtext is implied:

why Dani broke up with her fiance

why Jaimie is reluctant to be vulnerable with Dani (before the monologue)

And that there needs to be a “lot of filling in between the lines” to understand their romance despite their practically constant flirting (Jaimie's 'Poppins' for Dani is the cutest nickname) and multiple kissing scenes. However, I digress, it can be sometimes hard to understand certain attitudes to each other at the beginning.

It also states that its like they want on the pat on the back for "making them queer, without making anything about them very queer". I don't know what this means, but I took two interpretations:

That not all queer people need to stereotypically look queer to be and that is a step forward for gay rep (I prefer)

That the creator wants to be celebrated for making gay rep without truely showing their queerness (which I think is pretty false)

Then it talks about the fireside chat and Jaimie's backstory, describing the monologue as "shoehorned" into the scene and "devoid of any mention of her sexuality". This is where the first part of my 10 minute research for context comes in. This is set in 1987 in a small town in England with an American. In charge of England at the time was the famously homophobic Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher that implemented Clause 28. No one in this setting and right mind - especially after being ridiculed for most of her life - would come out to any one, flirting or not, that they have known for at most a month or two. Also, this entire scene resolves around Jaimie's attitudes towards people, and why she's reluctant to get close to people, favouring taking care of her flowers over interacting with others.

Then it talks about Owen and Mrs. Grose having "more meaningful screen time and backstories that continue throughout multiple episodes".

First Hannah. We basically get Hannah's entire backstory in episode 5: how she met Owen, scenes of her working at the Manor (in non-chronological order) and how she died in the first episode. Then that continued into the final episode when she finally comes to terms with her death and her love for Owen to save everyone. We don't actually get much backstory in the way of her childhood or even how she met the family (from what I remember, correct me if I'm wrong).

Now Owen. His backstory is that he grew up in Bly, left to go to France and became a Sous Chef, only coming back because his mum got diagnosed with dementia and he needed to take care of her despite her constantly mistaking him for other people. That is also only explored through Hannah's memories of the interview and the bonfire-side chat.

Those are both sad backstories but you can't call them any more or less meaningful than Jaimie's of in depth about how her and her family were ridiculed and bullied throughout her life and even spent time in juvie. They all have points mentioned in their stories that I would love more indepth on: how Hannah met the family/met Sam, either Owen's childhood in Bly or his time in France and why Jaimie spent time in juvie. But I also realise this is a short series that has to make fleshed out characters and tell an entire story in 8 episodes.

The article then talks about how even the ghosts got an entire episode to themselves when they barely show up. If you look in the background of the majority of scenes you'll see them and personally I really enjoy getting their stories of how they died. However, that episode is about more than just finding out about the ghosts and Viola's life, it’s mainly about what led to her being the first ghost and causing other dead people to stay as ghosts and the origin of those specific words that give a ghost access to an alive person’s body, to help explain the majority of the show. If I showed my friend this show and removed that episode I would have more questions asked than when my mum finished it.

Now I don’t know what to say. I agree there is no law on art so it can be anything and I usually think that the haunting series are in a slightly different universe (it’s how sleep at night knowing that someone can’t be so stubborn they become a murdering ghost) but also yes, trans-roles should be given to trans people more often. However they are actors and their job is to play some they aren’t for entertainment so for the most part I agree with Scarlett about being able to play anything. Also yes the self-congratulatory approach after playing an LGBT+ character when you’re cishet is kinda bad unless you have the full support of the community telling you it was a good portrayal and accurate representation. It won’t be enough for minorities if our representation, that people outside the communities are calling great, are just surface level characters that are just there for tokenism but you can’t compare Bly Manor characters to those types of characters. All of them have so much development and are well done that the majority of the community that has watched the show have no problem with and love their representation.

Personally I love both Theo Crain and Jaimie and Dani because they represent different things. Theo Crain is on a basic level. as a lothario, a stereotypical butch lesbian, constantly hooking up and struggles to actually open up and love people. Dani and Jaimie are soft, domestic cottage core lesbians in a flower shop AU. This is not a bad thing and just because they have a “tepid romance” doesn’t mean it’s a step back. Also more context time:

 As said before Thatcher was in charge and heavily homophobic, creating laws to stop people from teaching children about homosexuality since gay sex had been decriminalised recently

 It was the middle of the AIDs epidemic. Dani was coming from a country that was doing nothing about the deaths of thousands and going to a country where hysteria about AIDs was rampant but they were doing more, like the ‘AIDs: don’t die of ignorance’ information leaflet despite it not being as huge with 46 deaths by 1984. (That assumes that the AIDs epidemic happened in this universe)

Dani clearly had some form of internalized homophobia before even coming to England because she spent so long with her fiance hoping to feel the way she’s supposed to (I think the ghost of him is her guilt and internalized issues personified as it constantly appears when she’s trying to move forward.)

Also in the final episode it shows that is probably at least some homophobia in America as they kiss in the shop then look outside and go to the back so no one can see. (This could be interpreted as seeing if anyone is planning on coming in so they can escape without having to stop early for customers but Jaimie had already changed the sign to closed.)

Now onto the ‘kill the gays’ trope. Yes this is a huge trope that is so damaging to the community that we’re constantly the ones killed off for views or when their tokenism is no longer important, that is fucked up! However this doesn’t mean that we should give every gay character plot armour, cause that’s also unrealistic, just to please the select few that will call it out as a damaging trope. There is huge difference between say, The 100 killing Lexa and Bly Manor killing Dani as one has plot relevance and brings the story to a close while the other enraged an entire generation so much they started a brand new convention to celebrate queer relationships/characters in media. It’s also not like she was the only one to die, it’s horror after all, Hannah, Rebecca and Peter, the parents and all those ghosts died or were already dead.

Like many of the comments on the article - If all you got from this show was it falls into kill the gays, you have completely missed the entire point of the show.

#bly manor netflix #haunting of bly manor #dani and jamie #just my thoughts #ramblings #this is a product of my frustration

[purplesurveys]

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created by: allwrongx - Bzoink

Do you have a bookshelf? If so, just one or how many? I don’t, actually. I have the most books out of everyone in the family, but they’re all either lined up or stacked in random points in my room because of said lack of shelves. Currently, I have three groups of books strategically placed around my room.

If you answered yes to the above, are your books ordered in a special way? Just by height since I have a lot of tall books like encyclopedias as well as smaller-sized novels and pocketbooks.

Have you ever owned action figures? I have a couple of wrestling action figures and I want to keep collecting more if my financial situation ever permits it in the future.

Why did you last smile? Andrew Ilnyckyj finally has a new cooking videoooooooo, which is the main BuzzFeed content I watch these days. I think his last one had been posted in January, so I’ve been feeling pretty starved for some new Andrew content.

Do you have a close relationship with your immediate family? I’m not close with them in that I don’t feel shy about kissing/hugging them or confiding in them; my family are not those people for me. But like we don’t fight (anymore) and we’re able to have pleasant talks over dinner, which is as close as I’d possibly ever get with them. 

Idk, we were ultimately never able to cultivate an emotionally strong relationship with one another, which I’ll always feel bittersweet about; but at least I now have a blueprint of how I’d want to build my relationships within my family, should I ever have one of my own.

If I gave you twenty bucks what would you do with it? Use it to pay my sister for the drawing commission I asked her to make. My total bill comes up to around that amount, anyway.

If dinosaurs could be tamed, would you want one as a pet? Nope, they can stay in the wild.

Do you crack your knuckles, neck or toes constantly? I crack my knuckles the most and my ankles as well. Never my neck and toes.

Are you constantly catching colds or other sicknesses? No, I rarely get sick.

Is there a movie from your childhood that you still watch today? I do an annual Toy Story rewatch because it’s my absoluete favorite kid’s movie. I will also always be in the mood to watch The Game Plan, which I watched every single weekday after coming home from school in like the 3rd grade.

Have you ever seen The Rocky Horror Picture Show? Nope but this has been on my list for years. Just never gotten around to downloading it and finally seeing it for myself.

Where do you do most of your shopping? I usually go to small, independent businesses that sell trendy pieces for a lot less, but I also drop by H&M from time to time. Once I feel secure enough with my savings I also wanna be able to start shopping from Zalora because they have really nice brands over there as well, haha.

Are you afraid of mice? I don’t imagine I would be since they’re tiny and cute. I’m afraid of house rats, though, especially considering how big they can get D:

What type of souvenir do you usually purchase when on vacation? I typically don’t get souvenirs for myself, but this is also because I’ve never traveled solo. My family collects magnets from all the different places we’ve been to though (and also from my dad’s work travels), so our fridge doors are filled with them. 

Do you vacation often? Yeah, my family would usually take 3-5 trips a year, usually around the country and sometimes out of; but of course we’ve had to put a stop to it since the pandemic blew up.

Are you comfortable wearing your pajamas in public places? The only place I’d be comfortable doing so is at the nearby McDonald’s, since I’ve seen residents from my village come in there wearing their PJs or housewear. Otherwise no, I’d rather dress up.

What's your favorite candy bar? Twix!!!!!!!! And while they’re not technically bar-shaped, I love Reese’s Cups too.

Do you own more than one copy or edition of a book? Hahaha yeah. I have two copies of Twilight (one is from my boxed set, another was given to me by a childhood friend, Maryrose) and Breaking Dawn (one is also from my boxed set, while the other one is the special white cover edition given to me by Angela).

If you could see any musical on Broadway right now, what would it be? Miss Saigon. That’s the only musical I’m into.

If you could put any person or characters face on money, whose would it be? I definitely want to see a woman’s face on a dollar bill or coin sometime in the future. < Oh man, this is a pretty good answer. We do already have women in our P500 and P1000 bills, but they’re accompanied by men :/ It’d be neat to see a woman take over a bill/coin all on her own, like Gabriela Silang.

The place that you'd most like to be right now is where? God I really wish I were out in a coffee shop right now but I have to saveeeeee. I’ve been meaning to check out this nearby cafe that also doubles as a co-working space (which means I can do work there without feeling guilty or anxious that I’m taking too much time there, yay), and I might visit next week.

Do large crowds make you anxious? Depends on what the context is. If I find myself in the middle of a stampede that’s quickly going ugly then I will definitely start to panic; but if I’m at, say, a concert, then personally a bigger crowd means a better experience for me.

Do you own a helmet of any sorts? None of my own, but we do have a helmet for our bike.

Will you willingly sing in front of other people besides your family? No unless a huge sum of money is up for grabs, lmao. I’ve only sang in public once, when my mom made me do a solo number on my 7th birthday.

What's in the box? Yeah, I’m not feeling creative enough for this question...

Does your family generally decorate for most holidays? No, only for Christmas.

Would you take the chance to be Nancy Drew or The Hardy Boys for a day? Eh, I’d pass up on the offer. Mystery isn’t my thing.

Do you eat soup when you're sick? No. I prefer to drink lots of water as I usually lose my appetite when I’m sick anyway.

Is there a specific mug or coffee cup that you have to use all of the time? I don’t have to use it, but I’m in love with the mug Angela gave me just this past Christmas. I use it all the time now.

Have you ever watched Doctor Who? No, but I don’t think it’s my kind of genre or show.

If so, what do you think is the scariest creature yet?

Do you prefer to do your shopping online or in person? If I already have an idea of what I want to get, I prefer to get it in person. But if I need something oddly specific and have no idea where to start, that’s when I start to look for online shops or go to Shopee or Lazada altogether.

If you read, which book or series did you enjoy most as a child? Angie Sage, with her Septimus Heap series.

Do you read tour guide type books before you visit places? It’s been a while since I’ve traveled extensively, and when I was younger I didn’t really read into tourist guides. Now that I’m older, I do want to start reading up before visiting a different country – not necessarily about the best places to visit, but more about the culture and practices I have to observe. I remember being reprimanded by a Korean when I tried to snap a photo of something I saw while out in public in Jeju, and I don’t want to do something like that again.

Would you please belt out a few song lyrics here? AND IF YOU TRY TO FIND ME NOOOOW I’M IN ALL THE ECHOES THAT HAVE FAAAADED OUT soooo!!! I’M MOVING ON CAUSE I JUST WANT TO FEEL FOR ONCE THAT I BELONG, THAT’S WHAT GOING ON

How do you get rid of your hiccups? I hold my breath, which is a trick taught to me by my mom. Not always effective, but it does work sometimes.

Is there one saying that you've adopted from someone/somewhere else? I’ve picked up “Awesome!” which was Gabie’s catchphrase. My former director also liked saying “Anywhoooooo” when she wants to digress, and I’ve since adopted that into my vocabulary and mannerisms as well.

Can you lie effectively and smoothly? Yes, but I feel like shit every time I have to.

Do you buy Halloween candy when it's on sale after the holiday? No, I don’t enjoy candy anyway.

Why is your favorite teacher your favorite? She taught beyond her curriculum - music, which isn’t even part of my top 30 favorite subjects - and always made sure to inject a little bit of useful life advice in all her lessons.

Who can never fail to make you laugh? Hans.

Do you agree with the "they're just being kids" excuse? No, especially if the kids in question are already 16/17 year olds.

How many pets have you had in your lifetime? Countless goldfish, one chick, one rabbit, one cat, two birds, and two dogs.

Were you ever afraid of monsters under your bed? Sure. Still am occasionally, heh.

Would you kindly recommend your favorite movie to me? Two for the Road shows a realistic take on love told through cars and a non-linear tour around Southern Europe. If you’re into that and Audrey Hepburn’s pretty outfits in each scene, definitely check it out.

#survey #surveys

[trashyeggroll]

Please explain appeal of Danolsen to me cuz I honestly don't get it! My blocks for shipping it currently - it feels like a make up for Kara/Jimmy being broken up so fast not an organic pairing. There's no filler to their relationship it's all just cute looks this season. Kelly in S5 feels like she could be replaced with extra of the week & nothing would change sadly. So why should I ship Danolsen 2.0 when I could just rewatch Sanvers stuff or another show?

Ok ok ok wait, parameters here. What are the terms of the discussion?

filler vs cute looks: usually I would use the word filler to describe vapid or irrelevant content (“empty calories”); in the context of your message, I think you mean substantive storylines vs the cutesy moments?

Danolsen vs Dansen: just so I don’t confuse myself, if I say Danolsen it’s Kara/James and Dansen is Alex/Kelly

Some overhead disclaimers from me:

1. While Dansen and ThunderGrace are often used as examples of white wlw rejecting wlwoc, we’re talking about an entire media landscape and the experience of being in wlw fandom spaces online, whether this hellsite or AO3 or whatever.

There are a lot more ships of varying degrees of development/duration involving women of color out there, across networks. All American has Coop/Patience. I hear Annalise Keating’s storyline is all unfolding around her wlw identity in How to Get Away with Murder. Proven Innocent made me cry with the romance between Madeline and Wren. Charmed has had like four or five romantic interests for Mel Vera. Freya and Keelin got fckn married in The Originals, and they’re still married in the sequel spinoff.

And if you spend enough time looking for wlw content around this site, you’ll see that white wlw are watching whole series and movies even the single gifset of wlw content… but it’s never these couples. “This fandom” and “that fandom”, whatever—but it’s almost never interracial couples or wlwoc. Why? Why do people spend the time writing whole apologisms for Gentleman Jack and the predatory behavior of Anne Lister, but they “just don’t see it” for healthy relationships? Why is it more appealing to watch fascist propaganda ruining the lore of witches, cheering on the love of someone who isn’t even aware that the person she loves is part of a massive campaign to force people to die by suicide en masse?

And we see when media rises and passes from blog to blog, too. Word of mouth is absolutely a thing, even here on the ol’ tumblr, so we see how a single kiss from a series circulates like wildfire and a whole gifset of ThunderGrace gets no notes—over and over and over and ov

2. Whenever this topic pops off in the Discourse, almost without fail, and a white wlw reacts to the above questions, it’s about “chemistry” or an adjacent concept. Again, this isn’t about one single ship—it’s about black women and nonblack poc being told their ships just have “no spark” over and over and over and ov

3. While there is logic to comparing ships in terms of quality, duration, and volume of content in order to assess who reasonably or “rightfully” gets more attention or dedication, that’s all just subjective and honestly sounds like bull to me. See #1.

4. Unless you’re a Trump voter, you’re most likely reading these posts and going, but I’m not racist, and I’m only one person. It’s easy to say. But we are all a product of a racist, xenophobic system, and at the end of the day, you can do what you want, watch what you want, but if you get defensive about these indirect callouts… It’s up to you to put words to why that is.

Ok, parameters set, now I’ll get to SG—

Making up for Danolsen: Honestly I highly doubt that that’s what the writers were trying to do—it’s an entirely different couple? Unless the implication is that they’re trying to treat an interracial couple better, which… is a good thing? I’m of the mind that SG added Azie because the cast would be almost entirely white once Mehcad left. Remember, Kelly Olsen was not introduced as a love interest for Alex, but the actresses thought their chemistry was too good, and they asked for it, which I thought… is exactly what we want from shows. I think the fact that she’s James’ sister is arbitrary, just a means to plug her into the story, and they’ve been winging it since then.

Dansen content in season five: I guess there are multiple elements to this, but for the “no filler” bit—the question is what kind of filler you want. They had lots of romantic moments early in the season, and then continued to be happy and in love. So is the content you want relationship drama or storylines that cut closer to the core of each episode? Because when I go back and look at Sanvers, there was a lot of pain and struggle in that relationship, which is sometimes how they go until people get their bearings, but ya’ll… It doesn’t have to be that way. There was Kelly’s PTSD moment and subsequent breakup with Alex, but they resolved that in one episode and… that’s a good thing, too. They talk about things, openly and truthfully, without shame or strife, and that’s what a good relationship should look like, whether it’s wlw or any other variation.

Like I get that the meat and potatoes of TV romance has always been friction. No story without conflict, right? But I worry that the insistence that Sanvers had so much more chemistry is largely based on the sharp rises and falls, which yeah produce lots of emotions and stirring words and speeches with clauses that you can print on a shirt, but that type of relationship will always burn out, or burn you out, if you don’t figure out how to prevent it from getting to that point.

So what I’m saying is, see #2. Nobody has to do anything or support anyone, but there’s no absolute truth to interpretation of a relationship. I’m sure I am preferential to Dansen over non-canon ships like SuperCorp because I’m old and married and I move through the world as a team with my badass wife, and that’s what I see for them. Kelly brought Alex her lunch and Alex practically squealed with delight even though they definitely woke up in the same bed a little while earlier.

And what’s confusing to me too is, you don’t have to stop shipping Sanvers? That relationship existed, the content is there, the storyline was ended with a padlock? (Folks: Please do not ever stay with someone hoping they will change their mind about having kids) But you can also look at how happy your fave is with her new girl and see it for them? Maybe kudos some fics, reblog a couple gifsets, not tweet about them lacking chemistry?

At the end of the day, a tension here is that the big picture makes fandom spaces feel hostile and dismissive towards fans of color, especially black women. How is someone supposed to feel when they finally have a complex, long lasting wlwoc relationship in front of them, and it’s constantly degraded for “chemistry” reasons while all the white ships, even ones with zero canon content, float to the top and get all the art and content that we are all here to enjoy? The whole issue is that fandom and culture are, and have always been, lenses into society and people’s worlds. It’s a question of empathy and openness and accountability, and it’s not just about one ship versus another.

#asks #dansen #fandom hates black people #long post #fandom stuff #DISCOURSE

[lunatens]

aesthetic tag

tagged by @ggulovebot thaNK U MIMU ILYYYYY <33333

rules: bold the aesthetics you relate to and add 20 of your own aesthetic qualities for others to bold :)

[soft] baby pink | iridescent | glitter is always a good option | no bra | minimalistic tattoos | cherry patterns | sweet scented perfumes | wearing generous amounts of blush | doodling hearts | getting excited to pet an animal | fun nails | rewatching old barbie movies | hair sticking to glossed lips | heart shaped sunglasses | taking pictures of the sunset or sunrise | stuffed animals | protecting nature | stickers everywhere | teen movies | the light rain that falls from a clear sky at the beginning of the night

[dark academia] neutral tones | masculine outfits | studying languages | worn down copy of books | grey skies | turtleneck sweaters | loose fitting pants | hair tied with a silk ribbon | trying to remember a cool difficult word you read somewhere to use in a convo | thick belts | minimal makeup | windows fogged by rain | vintage jewelry | blouses with cuffed sleeves | reading a murder mystery and trying to solve it | oxford style shoes | sweater vests | subtitled old movies in a language you don’t speak | leaves crackling as you walk | annotating books to express your emotions about the story

[edgy] closet full of dark clothes | fishnet tights | makeup sweating off | neon signs | searching for unknown songs | chokers | band tees | doodling on old converses | finding smoking aesthetically pleasing but not doing it | weird humor | accidentally very dramatic | dim lights | layered outfits | chain belts | chipped nail polish | messy hair | low quality pics | piercings | combat boots | scribbling on desks

[seventies] colourful wardrobe | doodling flowers | wearing short shorts | using a bikini top or bra as a normal top | listening to ABBA | flowers in your hair | DIYing everything | jamming to songs alone in your room | drunkenly telling your friends you love them | patterned bandanas | mid heeled shoes | messy braids | flared sleeves | walking barefoot on grass or sand | bold sunglasses | the good kind of tired you get after doing something you enjoy for hours | feeding stray animals | fun patterned socks | room decorated with succulents and other plants | likes to go roller skating or skateboarding

[preppy casual] collared clothes | drinking juice out of a champagne glass | getting excited to see the met gala looks | thick headbands | small pastel cardigans | making your friends take your ootd pics | plaid mini skirts | tweed two pieces | watching reality tv to pass time | frilly tops | watching old hollywood movies | academically driven | long manicured nails | new year’s eve fireworks | colorful tights | layered golden jewelry | yearns for luxury brand items | decorating your room with fairy-lights | cursive and neat handwriting | lace details

[parfaitjoon] old book smell | doodles of eyes | stained paint palettes | jewel tones | sleepy eyes and red noses | always blushed cheeks | plushies with sentimental value | keroppi | ever-switching aesthetics | chunky trainers | curvy bodies | blurry vision | analysing movies | shouting when excited | green eye shadow | cool fresh water | tiny frogs | thirst for knowledge | random facts

[dreamiehrs] playing Roblox for 3 hours straight | loud laugh that could probably make someone deaf | listening to music 24/7 | hot chocolate on a chilly day | skirts galore | cat lady | has 2 fans on at all times | hibernates during the summer (not literally) | binge watching tons of anime episodes in one day | dark circles underneath their eyes | is on Tumblr 24/7 | loves buying merch | does online shopping in the middle of class | cannot go 1 day without screaming about their faves | having a dance party in their bathroom while getting ready for the day | has an obsession with buying tiny plants | lowkey never goes outside | wanting to write the day away | has millions of lists for every little thing | cannot stop doing the Chika dance

[yayhei] tarot cards | dark makeup done in the soft styles | eyeliner smears | wearing hoodies unzipped with just a bra | vans | always having bruises | never leaves the house | herbs | staying up staring at the ceiling just because you cant sleep and not doing anything | tons of posters that you have up more for the aesthetic than for the band | shit ton of candles | products that you never use | sleeping during classes | getting detention for tapping on your desk after being asked to stop multiple times

[pastelsicheng] watching sunsets on the roof | rainy days inside | overachieving student though they say they aren’t a try hard | oversized and loose clothes | not knowing your shoe size | cold feet | scrolling through pretty/aesthetic pictures for hours trying to get some serotonin | having several dream jobs | making dumb jokes when youre delirious and tired | worn out clothes | baking on cool/rainy days | sleepless nights | thoughtless showers | short attention spans | shaky legs and fidgeting hands | messy handwriting | scribbled notes | listening to music with earbuds in the dead of night while everyone is sleeping and you can’t | the sound of wind rustling through grass and flowers | drives through the countryside with only trees, cows, horses, and farm houses in sight

[ggulovebot] fruit flavoured alcohol | black glittery eyeshadow | everchanging coloured hair | opening a window when it rains | crisp cold mornings | daydreaming on train rides | longing for a new life in a different country | cups and cups of coffee | chunky black boots with thick heels | sweet essential oils | cringey motivational quotes | a bigass bowl of pasta on a cold day | crying out of nowhere | sweet and tangy candy | trips to disneyworld | old faded polaroid pictures | little black dresses | big gym shorts | staying focused on one task for hours nonstop | doodling interesting words and song lyrics | keeping everything that sparks a memory | gummy bears | laughing at everything when you're tired | caring too much | feeling the wind go through you | talking to plants | tabasco

[lunatens] orange juice 24/7 | swimming until you’re all wrinkly | lavender essential oil | procrastinating even for things you enjoy doing | late night drives | talking for hours under a cloudless night sky | reaching things on high shelves | sleeping in til the last possible minute | buying plants but never being able to keep them alive | ice cream and a walk by the river | pretty dungeons and dragons dice sets | listening to the waves and crickets on hot summer nights | mismatched socks and sandals | ancient latin | pointing out constellations and celestial objects | cherry chapstick | diy haircuts and colours | constantly lost in daydreams | smiling at strangers | brown sugar roasted milk tea with pearls

high key this was really fun and really cute uwu im gonna tag @cutiejoshi @citruscious @woozisnoots @hannie-dul-set @kwanisms @bruh-changbin only if u guys wanna!! pls lemme know if u don’t want me to tag u in stuff <3

#i really could not think of any cool nice aesthetic things for mine lmao #jESUS it's almost 3am since when- #i need to go to sleep asap whooooops #tag game #mimu <3 #ggulovebot #aesthetic tag