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demadogs · 1 year

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Do you think Mike is already aware of his feelings?

yes!!! i totally do. the reason i believe this is because in s3 the majority of our byler evidence is technical cinematic choices like framing, blocking, color pallets, music, etc. but for s4 theres way more byler evidence that are directly from mikes behavior!!!

in other words, s3 queercoding had to be achieved through more film choices because he wasnt aware of his own feelings so his character didnt reveal that much to the audience. but in s4 a HUGE portion of our byler evidence is of mikes behavior towards both el and will, so he definitely became aware of his feelings some time within those 6 months apart from them.

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in s3 these are what i think are the biggest byler evidence:

framing mike perfectly in the closet (this ones also a bit behavioral because he doesnt kiss her back, leaves his eyes open, and looks beyond confused after, but i think the framing is overwhelmingly the loudest thing here).

the huge difference in the aesthetic of the mlvn break up and bylers fight. they intentionally filmed mlvns as humorous, colorful, and unserious but for byler they had pouring rain, dark grays and blues, theyre alone, and emotional synth music plays after.

and consistently placing el alone and pairing up byler with the canon couples.

there is only one huge behavioral thing mike does in s3 that gives us a clue on what hes feelings and thats “its not my fault you dont like girls”. i think this was him subconsciously projecting but hes still unaware of his feelings or wills.

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s4 byler evidence still has a lot of technical film choices, but we see WAY more evidence thats directly based on mikes behavior. he is well aware of his feelings and he doesnt know how to act around will or el because of them.

s4 mikes behavioral byler evidence:

the non hug at the airport.

there is NO reason for him to do this unless he is well aware of his feelings for will. he is terrified of being perceived as gay. this scene reminds me of the book the goldfinch where the main character who canonically has a lot of internalized homophobia refuses to hug goodbye his close family friends before he moves because it would “seem gay”. thats literally almost the exact situation here only its a greeting hug instead of a goodbye hug. that character later admits that hes in love with his best friend.

looking nervous when he asks about the painting.

i dont think people talk about this one enough. it was clearly art and mike has a whole binder of wills art at home. why wouldnt he be excited to see it? (because el told him its for a girl!!)

not calling will that much

why wouldnt he want to call his best friend since kindergarten who moved away? i think the ‘couple times’ will was referring to was before he realized his feelings and then he stopped calling him after he figured it out because he didnt want it to be true and he was trying to ignore his feelings.

“thats because shes my girlfriend will … we’re friends!! we’re friends.”

this one SCREAMS internalized homophobia. especially since will didnt imply anything romantic, mike interpreted it that way on his own. this one also goes hand and hand with the technical stuff because right after that line the track “in the closet (at rink o mania)” plays.

mike not telling el he loves her when its so blatantly clear thats all she wants to hear

if mike really loved her this argument wouldnt happen to begin with but the fact that it did and mike had the clearest opportunity to reassure el that he does love her and all he could get out was “youre being ridiculous. you know what i think of you. youre the most incredible person in the world.” yikes.

talking to will about that fight but not telling him “that thing” he couldnt say was that he loves her

he was comfortable enough telling will about the fight and that there was something he couldnt say but he blatantly chose not to tell him what that thing was. this one DEFINITELY tells me he is aware of his feelings. if he genuinely didnt know why he couldnt say it i think he would be comfortable asking will about it but he refused.

this

and this

so yes i think mike is well aware of his feelings bc his behavior is so strange and different in s4 than any other season. i think while he was away from both of them he realized that he missed el the way he was supposed to miss will and he missed will the way he was supposed to miss el. and that freaked him out a lot. and as finn has said, he is just trying really hard to be normal (and failing miserably).

#slay #byler #eden answers

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clatoera · 1 year

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Book Peeta and Movie Peeta.

What key point or best qualities of Peeta's that lost in the movie adaptation?

What do you think about Josh Hutcherson portrayal of Peeta?

Thank you

Soooo

I think Peeta was like..sassier? In the Book? He is this remarkable character thats so kind and ends up being charming/charismatic to the capitol in his own way. But, thats on the script, not the actor. I think that version of Peeta comes back in CF, which I know cant be taken as cynicism and changes because of the games, which for sure it is also part of, but I do think we get a really great dry humor from Peeta in catching fire which I totally love. That being said, I think Peeta's earnestness and love really come through in the movies, and the best parts of him were preserved.

Also Peeta DID lose a leg in the first games. He was an amputee with a prosthetic. THAT is why he struggled in the arena in the quell, and without that aspect in the movie I think it looks like he was just slower/couldnt run as fast as everyone else. But in the book it's very much him being physically impacted by the first games and then being put back into them. I think we lost something in the story, with that. I think that was a very tangible physical aspect of the games and their affects on victors that we lost. Because these games are traumatic in all ways (mental, physical, emotional), and I think we aren't quite reminded of the physical traumas these victors can face into mockingjay. I think it's a loss, I really do.

And Josh? He was great. I literally remember the day by day as we waited for movie casting 13 years ago. The excitement and energy of a bunch of little fan girls in middle school. We had him on our binder covers, in our lockers. I think he did a fantastic job bringing the best qualities of Peeta to life. Especially in his face, watching him go from this scared young boy in the reaping to the man who's been tortured by the capitol, has lost his whole family, and is scared of the girl he fell in love with because of the hijacking. His acting was phenomenal and I don't think he gets the credit he should.

Thank you!

#thank you!#anon asks #answered asks #peeta mellark #the hunger games peeta #Peeta #the hunger games #catching fire #mockingjay #analysis

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holybreadbutnot · 2 years

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iruma kun hcs because im bored

ok so lets get one thing out of the way: sabnock and balam are autistic. there is no going around that.

clara is aroace bc i said so, she also has ADHD and dyslexia, everything is the same for iruma

shax lied, elizabeta, purson, krocell (is that how you spell her name ??? ) and gaap are trans

asmodeous? def has some sort of daddy issues, i dont make the rules, well actually i do, and as rule maker i say that he most def has daddy issues

and lets get the canon out of the way: opera is confirmed to be gender queer as in this pannel shows

now lets get onto scenario headcanons:

asmodeous often re-writes things such as books, online articles, and sometimes school documents that are too hard for iruma and/or clara to read, balam sensei does the same (not just for iruma and clara, but any student who needs so) balam also sometimes asks asmodeous to help him with rewrites, its a very wholesome student-teacher bonding time for the 2

shax loves vocaloids (his favs are len, rin, and meiko) and because of this andro has jokingly bought shax a miku binder, and it has unironicly became his fav binder

balams office is a safe space for the misfits class, whether it be to calm down from a meltdown, to just talk (balam is a very good listener), or to study for a test.

kalego has neurodivergent friendly copies for his class, written/edited by balam himself (why do i hc that these characters need seperate copies from the rest of the school? bc i have autism and dyslexia and i really wish there were seperate copies so i could understand the material better T-T)

anyways thats all i got atm, but enjoy :D

#Autism #mairimashita! iruma kun #andro m jazz #neurodivergent #sabnock sabro #agares picero #purson soi #autism #gaap goemon #garp goemon #headcanon #M!IK headcanons #lgbtq #lgbt #gay #queer #trans #transgender #lgbtqia

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dropoutparty · 2 years

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hey guys im sick and i wanna know wtf was up with that book so heres my cold medicine fuled ramblings. so heres what were working with and what my interperetation is so far, but i dont have much tbh

as for where i got the symbol meanings, they all show up in certain contexts in other episodes.

the version of this one on the right shows up in episode one (on a binder iirc in the office where red guy is. its on a bookshelf near the floor) and the one on the left is a variant drawn by yellow guy. my best guess for this one is that its meant to represent red guy, but the added suitcase elements make me think maybe its not that. since it was in the office maybe it could represent control or order? or maybe the way things "should" be?

ok this is one im pretty sure of. it shows up on a yellow book in the opening sequence, but it also shows up on the papers that colin prints out in episode 4. i think it represents knowledge/information because of what it shows up on (a book and printed out articles, both being reading materials meant to teach you something or at least make you think).

amongus. no, but this is another one i think i know. it shows up in episode 2 on the plane that duck flies and on a post-it note near the ids, episode 3 on the "family should share a meal" title card, and in episode 4 on colins keyboard (its pressed to represent ducks name). i think this symbol represents duck, or it at least represents birds in general.

ya idk what this one means either. this one is found in episode 2 on a pink book, but thats it. a variant of it is also drawn by yellow guy when he changes his batteries.

another quick one, this one shows up in episode 5 on the map that red guy looks at. its on the compass. it also shows up a wall in the "big boys" room in episode 6, so maybe thats a lead?

when i first saw this one i thought it was a chemical LMAO. it shows up in episode 3 on the chip bag, on the fridge, and on the "family should share a meal" title card. because these are all food related, i think this one could represent food/consumption in general.

heres an extra. these two were drawn by yellow guy in episode 6 and have appeared nowhere else afaik. no idea what they could represent. i dont think they show up on the book, so they might not mean anything.

as for what all this could mean- idk! we would have to figure out the meanings of all the relevant symbols in order to interperet a collection of them like this, and theres just too many gaps rn. if anyone else wants to try figuring this out, please lmk! id love to hear what other ppl think and what ur ideas might be (hell, thats why im even posting this lmao)!

#dhmis #dhmis spoilers #dont hug me im scared #dhmis tv #coffee says

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strangerfigs · 2 years

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mike wheeler loves will byers: a consecutive list of 'unambiguous love'

sometimes i feel like we don't discuss mike's actions towards will enough like i know we love to analyze the music and lighting and symbolism and heart eyes but like sometimes i just want a list i can go to that is like literal canon moments so i am making this ok thanks. please feel free to add on!

heart eyes (just to get it out of the way) (we have all seen the pictures)

"i am the only one acting normal here, i am the only one who cares about will!"

mike looking like this when lucas n dustin are fighting in s1 while will is missing... like he is... worried... and... yes...

"Will could've cast Protection last night, but he didn't. He cast fireball." "What's your point? Over." "My point is... He could have played it safe, but he didn't. He put himself in danger to help the party."

Mike insisting they need to look for Will in s1 even after his parents + Hopper say no^

Mike staying up, waiting for Will to wake up in the hospital while Dustin and Lucas go to sleep

Mike's hug, where he literally places his face on his chest/heart in s1

Mike writes a campaign for Will after Upside Down where Will is the hero

Mike's binder full of Will's drawings

All of s2. Just. All of it. But specifically, "I GOT HIM!" and "I'll take you home" *takes back to his basement*

Mike biking in the rain to apologize to him

"it's hawkins, its not the same without you"

"i feel like i lost you or something."

"will this is amazing! did you paint this?"

s1: "a friend is someone you'd do anything for" s4: "el has like a book of letters from you" "thats because she's my girlfriend will!" "and us?" "we're friends. we're friends!" ok so ... what happened to.... a friend is someone you'd do anything for....... did you become too aware of your feelings

"dustin, lucas, max... they're great. they're great but -," vs literally telling dusitn they all his best friends in s1

drawings of will's in his room and basement

s3, "are you okay?" "you sure?"

lip glances

"woah, that;s the donation box" "what if you want to join another party?"

the smiling

"why didn't you tell me she was having problems"

"you didn't deserve anything"

touching his hand while holding the phone out to him

shoulder squeeze

awkward airport hug

"cool." "cool."

"as friends. best friends."

"as a team."

the whole s4x4 scene in will's bedroom who am i kidding

mike only smiling in pictures w will

"looks like it's going to be up to us again"

#pls add on #mike wheeler #byler #i should be working but

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depressedtransguy · 2 years

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MORE ABOUT MY OCS!!!!!

okay so marley is a certified genius, sherlock level. she has a photographic memory and a mind palace, thought it's small so she jokes that its a mind apartment. she only speaks if she has too, preferring to keep quiet in her books and her notes. she lives with her father in a run down two bedroom house. marley was homeschooled until she was 14, because she was accelerating at a pace faster than preschool teachers knew how to accommodate, so she mostly taught herself and her father helped anyway he could. at 14 tho, he wanted her to develop social skills. (she doesnt really talk to anyone in highschool so it doesnt really help her social skills)

next up is amara. amara has run away from almost every foster home that has housed her. she lived on the streets for a bit before finding her way to the town where marley lives (theres no name for it yet sorry) and she breaks into the school and 'enrolls' herself and just stays there overnight. she steals clothes from the lost and found and the locker rooms and takes full advantage of the free lunches and breakfasts. shes resourceful and street smart, but really clumsy, which isnt helpful when youre illegally staying in a school that you dont actually go to

emily is nates twin sister. shes on the cheer team with her three friends. shes snarky, protective of her loved ones, and competitive. both she and nate live alone, for the most part. their parents are never home, always away on business, so they have a big house all to themselves. emily loves going out to fancy places (using her parents money ofc, shes living that rich kid life) with her friends and just generally being chaotic. shes the only person that has managed to beat nate at mariokart

nate, twin sister of emily, is a geek. he loves video games, movies, comics, and is not a fan of other people. hes not doing well in school, finds it hard to focus (no im not projecting my school life onto nate why do you ask) anyways he gets a tutor, jamie who ill get to in a sec. eventually, nates grade goes up and he and jamie get food to celebrate and anyways they start dating and theyre gonna go to prom together, but nate and emily get into a really bad car accident and nate dies

jamie is a theater kid. he loves doing musicals especially. him and his two friends always try out together and hope to get leads. jamies one of those theater kids thats like super outgoing in theater but super quiet anywhere else. jamie came out as trans in eighth grade and since its a small town and everyone knows everyone, it was a big deal. his parents are super supportive and got him a binder and everything and got the school to change his name. he started tutoring nate in math and develops a crush which he doesnt do anything about bc respect and so when nate asks him out he gay panics tm and when nate dies hes devastated but they were only out to emily, emilys friends, and jamies friends so hes like sad but he cant tell why and anyways its heartbreaking

max is a jock. hes the top basketball player in the team. hes basically troy in hsm but like jockier. hes brash and tends to not think about consequences. he has a sort of god complex and is pretty selfish. post character development he starts using he/they pronouns and is more respectful of other people. flash from spiderman homecoming vibes

anyways that was a lot sorry i just have a lot of thoughts about them

akwjsjjrjrjrjjr I love them all so much🥺🥺

especially Nate AND THEN YOU KILLED HIM WTF /nm but >:((((

please feel free to talk about your feelings all the time I would love to hear everything /gen :DDDDDDDD

(also just to confirm so this is like in your own world and not in like another fandoms universe, right?)

#depressedtransguy00 asks

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girlscience · 4 years

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I knew it was going to happen, but I’m not going back to college for the end of the semester cause school’s closing and my parents are probably going to make me quit my job there so I don’t have to go back to work... and my graduation officially got cancled. So now I don’t get to see any of my friends again and everyone’s sad and several people are freaking out cause they don’t have places to go or their home life is shit. And it just sucks. I want them to all come live with me... then again, my home isn’t great either and I don’t want to be here so like. Idk, I know it’s all anyone is talking about, but this shit sucks man.

#i got to wear my binder for a week and now i wear it at midnight alone in my bedroom #and i got two years of being open about my sexuality and thats over #i got a year of freedom from comments about my body hair #i got to buy whatever clothes and body wash and deoderant i wanted and now that’s over #i can’t buy more boxers or mens products #i’m not going to get to hang with friends in the library every night and talk about life #i’m not gonna get to act like me or dress like me or talk like me #i don’t get to play my music without headphones or scream about fanfic #and i know i’m lucky cause my parents aren’t abusive and i have a home to be in #but like... i just started feeling good and happy and comfortable. i was exploring the different options i have in this world #i was figuring things out about myself...#and now it’s all just stopping #i was painting today and i guess my mom stuck the books about homosexuality by the paint and forgot about them there #and i found them today... and that brought up painful shit i haven’t really had to deal with in a while #i read one of them that she hadn’t made me read because it was a book for the family members of the newly out gay person and that was awful #i knew i shouldn’t have but i did anyway #idk that’s sort of unrelated to the school stuff but it encapsulates why i don’t want to stay here #that like all the shitty stuff gets hidden and you never know when it’ll pop up again and so i am constantly on eggshells #and in hyper anxiety mode #but at school i was finally feeling comfortable enough that i could let that go #i literally haven’t been to church at school once this semester and it was amazing #and i know this won’t last forever.. i’ll get a job or go to grad school and move out and i’ll be able to be me again #but until then.... it just sucks and i’m sad and i miss my friends

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feralsunspotandtincan · 2 years

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Ficlet: Foundlings are Cute, But Luke is Cuter

"That concludes this meeting."

Everyone began to pack up, murmuring thanks and farewarells to the Mand'alor and his new consort. Din had only married Luke a couple of months ago, but he was already impressed by how well his beloved jedi was handling these new responsibilities. Although still a little soft spoken and awkward in meetings, he was attentive and asked questions that made his Luke's abundant intelligence clear. He was quickly gaining the respect and love of the people, and it made Din preen in a way that had Boba referring to him as a "puffed up bird."

The greatest thing though, was the children. Luke was clearly more comfortable with the foundlings that he was with warriors and politicians, and he gravitated to them almost as quickly as the children did to him. Luke always had time for them, doing little tricks with the force, growing flowers for them, braiding hair and little bracelets as a group of the little ones congregated around him like tiny planets orbiting a sun. Din had caught the palace guards and servants (and on more than one occasion politicians and clan leaders) coming to the palace's public courtyard just to watch their lovely little consort hold court. The only person who had the slightest issue with it was Grogu, who could get a little testy about having to share his Papa for long periods of time.

The meeting was large, but mostly just about daily concerns, so Din was quickly ready to leave, but was stopped when Luke timidly spoke to one of Kelborn's aides.

"I'm sorry to bother you, but do you think I could have one of those binders?" He gestured to the large black book that held the flimsi copies of the meeting's documents.

The aide hesitated, "I'm sorry your highness, we don't typically let meeting books leave the archives."

His Luke blinked, then smiled sheepishly, "Oh, no sorry, I meant an empty one."

Kelborn spoke up. "What use would you have for it, Consort?"

"Well, the children like to make me drawings, give me little folded paper animals, pressed flowers, that kind of thing. I thought it might be a good way to store them, that's all"

Din reached over to wrap a longer strand of blonde hair around his finger, a gesture he'd taken to after he realized how cute his riduur was when he blushed like that. "You keep all their gifts, Cyare?"

Now Luke just looked baffled. "Of course I do, in the desk you gave me; I sort them first by week, then by child, but the stack is getting tall and I'm afraid it will fall over and mess it up, that's why I asked about the binder: they have those nice dividers and flimsi protectors."

Din was certain he heard someone down the table actually say "Aww." Most had stuck around when the consort began speaking, in case it concerned state affairs, but now all just seemed in different phases of becoming smitten goo.

"You can have as many as you want, your Highness." Kelborn assured, and Luke smiled.

"Thats great, because I actually think I'll need two."

Why's that. Mesh'la?" Din tugged on the captive strand, and Luke went the most lovely shade of pink.

"I forgot about Grogu, that's a whole other stack."

#luke is mandalorian bait #luke is very cute and its frankly a weapon of mass destruction #dinluke #luke skywalker #din djarin

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sheloooveswomen · 2 years

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some of our firsts pt.1 - vikki hiller x reader

masterlist

pt.2 3 4

summary: first day / first meeting. this doesn't align with the time period (aside from her house/clothes) or the plot of 'down with love'. reader starts as an intern at the publishing company vikki works at.

includes: vikki x fem!reader, thoughts are italicized, all in reader’s POV.

warnings: vikki has no filter.

inspired by Dangerous ASMR’s audio on youtube

3,546 words

Y/N POV//

I look up when I hear a knock at the door, "Hey, just checking in. You doing okay in here?"

I stand up, "Yeah I'm doing alright, thanks."

She crosses her arms and leans on the door frame, "This is your friendly reminder that I'll be right down the hall if you need anything."

I brush the dust off my pants before responding, "Thank you, Mrs.Hiller."

"Oh I'm not married and please, Vikki is just fine."

"Well thank you, Vikki. I appreciate it."

She smiles politely, letting her eyes follow me as I move more boxes, "Alright then. Everything seems fine so...good. I know lifting things up and putting them down probably wasn't what you had in mind when you applied here but they sort of just dropped you on me without a heads up, so I don't have anything else for you right now."

"That's alright, I don't mind filing. Plus I'm still getting paid so." I return her smile.

"Someone has to clean the archives, sort the files and so on. For now it's gonna have to be the new intern... thats you!" she feigns excitement, "Sorry."

"It's really okay" I grab a chair to use to reach the higher shelves.

She sighs, somewhat unconvinced, "Well I'm glad you don't mind. We'll have something more substantial for you to do by tomorrow though, I promise."

The chair tips a bit when I reach for the top shelf.

"It's just I didn't have time to- wai- hey, careful!" her hands find my waist, pulling me towards her before I hit the filing cabinet.

Instead I come falling down along with the box of binders I was trying to get.

Vikki loosens her hold on me, "Fuck that was close" she laughs before helping me up, "you almost got filed there yourself. You were dropboxed?"

I laugh despite my embarrassment.

"Sorry, that's not funny. Are you okay? Are you hurt?" she asks.

"No I'm fine actually. Would've been much worse if you didn't catch me." I look up at her as I pick up the binders, "Really, thank you."

"Oh? Um yeah sure. You're welcome." she wrings her hands unsure of what to do as she looks around the room, "Speaking of dropbox, I honestly have no idea why we haven't just gone all digital yet. Gotten rid of this."

I flip through some of the books, "You could probably fit all of it onto a flash drive and turn this place into a break room or something."

"God knows we could all use some R&R now and then. And the best part: a USB stick won't leave you with a concussion when it bonks you on the head."

I smile at her teasing, now sorting the fallen binders.

"But big boss man is old fashioned so there’s nothing we can do about it- he's just so absolutely infuriating to deal with. Yes sir. Right away sir. Fuck you and the horse you rode in, sir." she sighs, "Sorry. Luckily it's nothing that you need to worry about, yet. Anyways, like I said: I'll be down the hall if—"

She freezes when she checks her watch, why was that so attractive?

"Uhh actually it's about time I take lunch. Come with? I can give you a tour of the cafeteria."

"Am I allowed to?"

She chuckles, "Yes you get a lunch break just like the rest of us. Besides you seem to be way ahead of schedule here anyway. I'm gonna have to think of something else to keep you busy or else you'll have nothing to do for the rest of the day."

"You sure it's no bother? I don't wanna waste your time—" I put the sorted box on the table.

"No no no, it's not a bother! It's okay, honestly. Just consider it part of your orientation. I insist."

I look around the room, taking note of my progress, "Well if you insist, then sure." I grab my phone and wallet.

"Awe, good little bean." she grins.

I shake my head smiling as she leads me down the hall.

A few heads turn as we make our way, the sound of her heals and her- well, her everything drawing everyone's attention.

(( time skip / post cafeteria tour ))

Vikki goes off to get coffee so I look for anything appealing to eat. Luckily this place has relatively good food. Having had a big breakfast, I settle for a yogurt, some granola, fruit, and an iced tea. People are mostly sat in groups I don't want to be a part of so I'll sit in the back.

When I'm halfway done with my yogurt the seat in front of me is filled, "Wow, you picked the most remote table you could find, huh?" Vikki chuckles, "If you're on the lookout for rogue staplers or murderous binders I can promise you're safe here." She sets down her sandwich, a couple bread rolls, and a mug of coffee before taking a seat, "Wait...oh- did you wanna eat by yourself? Because I can sit somewhere else—"

"No, please stay. I don't mind the company" I gesture to the chair, "please, sit."

She smiles, "Great.” she smooths the back of her skirt before sitting and crossing her legs, “I was actually hoping we'd have a chance to talk. Did you finish your food already?"

"This is all I grabbed."

"Mmm..." she unwraps her sandwich, "you know its buffet rules right?"

"Yeah, just not that hungry, is all." I take a sip of my iced tea.

She covers her mouth after taking a bite, "Is this like one of those public eating anxiety things? I get it, honest I do, had it all throughout high school but I can't have you doing manual labor if you're not eating. That'd just be wildly irresponsible. Here, take my bread roll."

I look at the napkin wrapped roll in her hand.

"Go on"

"You sure?"

"Yeah, just bread." she shrugs, "fast carbs to fight off dangerous office furniture. I might not be there to save you the next time. I do have work of my own to do you know." she smiles waving the roll around.

I look to the table, smiling.

"I'm not trying to be boss bitch here or your mom, but again, I insist."

"If you insist."

She smiles when I take it, "There you go!"

"For some reason I'm compelled to listen to you." I confess.

Her smile widens, "I've been told I'm incredibly persuasive."

This bread is pretty damn good.

Vikki finishes another bite of her sandwich, "The humble bun is so under appreciated, don't ya think? To most people bread is a vessel to slap shit on, but when it's fresh and there's actual effort? You don't need any of that. All it is is flour, water and yeast, the rest is love and science!"

She breaks off a piece of her own roll.

"Bread, right? Amazing. See there's this guy, works in the kitchen, shows up every morning at 5am and makes a fresh batch. That's one mans passion and dedication you're nibbling on, good shit. I mean look at this" she gestures to the flower shaped bread, "great with his hands too- or so I've heard. I should know, apparently."

Of course I'm doomed to crush the straight woman.

"If that's something you'd be interested in?" she raises her brow awaiting a response.

A cough breaks through as I choke on my bread and what she's inferring. I shake my head as I down some more iced tea.

"No? Don't swing that way?" the corners of her mouth turn up slightly.

Am I crazy or did I hear a 'good to know'

Vikki’s about to say something when she's interrupted by loud laughter, "See that obnoxiously loud gaggle of hags a few tables over? Or hear them, rather." she nods her head in their direction.

I move to look over her shoulder.

"Wait no, don't look!" she grabs my hand that's on the table.

“You asked if I could see and I couldn’t!” I laugh.

"Don’t flat out look, act like you’re looking for a garbage and throw out your napkin or something."

I quickly glance at our joined hands before doing as she suggested, "The ones with the excessive eyeshadow?"

She drops her head as she laughs, "Yeah them. You'll wanna watch your mouth around them because anything they catch, the rest of the office will know by tomorrow."

She pats my hand twice before picking her sandwich back up.

"Though if you wanna be all psyops (psychological operation) about it" she laughs, "you can feed them any bullshit line you can think of to keep them busy because if they can't find anything to gab about, trust me... they'll just make it up."

I note her heavy sigh, "Has that happened to you?"

Vikki nods as she swallows, "I've been told that I've had a tryst with baker boy." she holds up her roll before ripping off a piece and popping it in her mouth, "No idea how or why that came about. No longer into that kind of thing..."

Please tell me that kind of thing = men. I tilt my head in confusion, taking a sip of my drink.

"You know... a stranger fumbling around your privates like they're looking for the light? That's just an awkward time for everyone involved."

I once again find myself choking from her bluntness, this time with a laugh.

"Anyhow, I asked dough puncher about it and he was just as confused as I was. One of us must've pissed someone off I guess. Like he's nice enough, at least, but I barely even know the guy. All I do know is that he's excellent with handling buns—" she scrunches her nose in distaste, "the bread I mean."

"Did the rumor not bother you?" I ask.

"Well I mean I don't really care. They can talk about me all they want as long as they don't get me fired. But I'm not the only one they've done this too and not everyone handles the rumor mill as well as I do. You wanna know what the weirdest thing about it is?"

I may or may not have zoned out just staring at her face.

"They don't even work here! Everybody's paychecks pass by my desk so I'd know. They are not employees of Banner House Publishing and I doubt they’re from another company in the building. All they ever do is hover around the office looking for something juicy to sink their teeth into."

"How is that allowed?"

"We think boss man keeps them around to spy on us, at least that's the prevailing theory. They're his eyes and ears like some white collar whisper ring or something." she clears her throat and softens her tone, "Not to spook you or anything, it's a nice enough place. I think you'd like it here. I'm just saying not everybody's gonna be your friend, is all."

I nod in understanding.

She groans, "Oh god, I've been talking your ear off haven't I? I was gonna ask you about your day before I got way sidetracked. So. How are things? How's your first day going?"

"Well I haven't really done much" I chuckle.

"Right, and you haven't really had the time to get acclimated yet, huh? Meet the crew and what not. You will, and I think you'll fit right in. So don't you worry your pretty little head, you'll be fine."

I give a shy smile, "Well you've been great so far so I'm not too worried."

She stares at me for a moment before smiling back, "You're very welcome."

"What about you? How do you like it here?" I ask.

"Oh? You wanna know about me?" she cocks her head.

I nod, taking a bite of the amazing bread.

"What's there to tell...I've been here four years and some change now. Publishing is in my job title, though I have other qualifications so I help out in other departments at times. But honestly most days I feel like a glorified assistant. I'm the person all the menial shit I'm way overqualified for gets delegated to."

"Seniority rules?"

She sighs, "Indeed. The pay is nice. The people aren't bad so don't be afraid to chat anyone up if you have questions, they won't bite. Well except for gossip girls over there and Captain Queeg upstairs will straight chomp your head off."

"He can't be that bad!" I laugh.

"Yeah, no I'm serious. Big boss man- have you had the misfortune of meeting him yet?"

I shake my head, "His assistant handled my hiring."

"You'll know him by his overbearing aura of contempt for all human life. If you come across him in the hallway, here's what you do: you don't make eye contact, keep your head down, make yourself small- prostrate yourself, submit and you just might walk away intact."

I wouldn't mind submitting to you. Stop it Y/n!

"What? What's so funny?" she asks.

"Huh? Oh nothing" I shrug, reaching for my iced tea to appear nonchalant.

She tilts her head to the side, squinting at me playfully, "I'm here trying to teach you survival and you're all smiles." she leans closer, "Would you like to share with the rest of the class?"

She is very pretty and very close, stop smiling Y/n. "Nope. Nothing to share."

"There definitely is. You've got something on your mind, tell me." she taps my forearm that's resting on the table.

I shrug again, "Nothing to share."

"Alright, alright, if you say so. As I was saying...legend has it that at midnight you can hear the tortured screams of all the helpless little interns he's verbally curb stomped after they didn't heed my warnings. They echo through the office." she holds in a laugh trying to maintain her eery tone.

"You're full of it." I grin.

"It's true, I swear! Ask anyone. He's awful. That's why I have big plans for this place, you know? Climbing the ladder. In a year or two I'll have a bigger office and in ten I'll be sitting on that decrepit old prick's throne of an office chair. You watch me. I'm going all the way to the top and he'll be long gone- and by gone I mean to a nice retirement home of course."

"You really don't like him?"

"I really don't. Nobody here does. There's not much to like about the guy. The only thing he's good for is absolutely crushing morale. The job itself is great but it'll be so much better when we get rid of him. There is hope though, we don't know for sure but the dude has to be in his late sixties by now. He's been here forever so he's got to be about ready to retire, right?"

"Unless he has some eternal dotage or something." I suggest.

"More like a virgin blood ritual for eternal youth."

I have to cover my mouth to quiet my laughter.

"Well if he doesn't step down sometime soon, we may have to stage a coup before people start going off the deep end. A little bit of violent revolution never hurt anyone, right? You know how it is: three lefts make a right and revenge is a dish best served with cold steel."

"I don't think that's how it goes."

Vikki smiles, purposefully ignoring me, "Maybe that's how I'll ascend my thrown. Sure I may not be next in line right now but we can fix that, together" she winks, "you're with me, right?"

"You seem qualified and very passionate about it. It'd be nice to have a woman in charge."

"Yeah!" she smiles, "Yeah. Queen of the office universe. That's me. Let them eat baker boy buns. Hell yeah. People would love me- or they'd hate me but they'd be too scared shitless to do anything about it. If only." she sighs wistfully, "Maybe we just have to give patience and hard work a try first though as boring as that option is. But hey, at least I have you to boss around in the meantime."

Anytime. Any place.

"You're doing it again..." she laughs, "That grin! Ear to ear!"

I look towards the table to hide my blush from her stare.

Vikki leans closer again, "Look at me" she sings.

Keep it together Y/n.

"Hey!" she giggles, "Look at- are you blushing?"

"I have no idea what you're talking about" I shrug, taking a sip of my drink to cool me down.

"You are. You're blushing!" she clasps her hands and rests her chin on them with a smirk, "Oouu, I think I see what's happening here..."

My stomach is like a fucking butterfly museum right now.

"You're one of those people aren't you? Interesting."

"One of those people?" I laugh.

"Don't pretend you don't know exactly what I mean"

Does she mean a fruit because I thought we established that.

"The whips and blindfolds and handcuffs?" she fakes a pout when my blush increases, "Oh no? It's not like that? You'd be more convincing if you weren't all flustered and biting your lip."

So she was looking at my mouth... that's suspicious Ms.Hiller.

"How bout you tell me how it is then, yeah? Because I'm getting all sorts of ideas."

"What kind of ideas?" I ask

She sits back in her chair, recrossing one leg over the other.

Don't look- dammit!

"See I'm here thinking I'm face to face with a bonafide deviant" she flashes a sly smile, "the type that likes to get tied up, right?"

Maybe...

"Pinned down?"

You had me at tied up, keep talking.

"Degrad—"

Yep, gay panic activated.

She looks around as if she just remembered where we are, I certainly forgot.

Vikki mindlessly fixes her hair, sitting up straight, "And...I'm...being incredibly inappropriate and unprofessional right now, aren't I? I'm so sorry, I didn't—" she clears her throat, "I got a little carried away. Could we maybe just pretend I didn't say any of that? I just- you know. Rewind the last few minutes because I can behave, I swear- I can be nice even! So let's not mention this to HR yeah? Because the redhead in that department is a bit scary and that's coming from me. Harassing the young, new, intern is not a strong career move."

Unless you're a man working in the U.S. government apparently. "Vikki there's no need to worry. I won't say anything, promise. Conversation forgotten." Conversation will be replayed in my mind forever and ever.

She exhales in relief, "Thank you. I appreciate that..." she anxiously taps her nails along her coffee cup, still looking at the table.

"So that never happened! It's in the bin. Gone forever." I smile trying to brighten her mood again.

She smiles to herself, taking a sip of her coffee before sighing, "Damn it's cold now" she clears her throat, "um- we should probably get ready to head back."

"Are you all done?"

"Yeah I'm not as hungry as I thought, and you finished yours." she checks her watch after tossing her trash.

Why is that so hot? Someone tell my mommy issues to calm down.

"I need to get back to work anyway- unless you wanna grab something else? Hotdog to go? Or pizza might be more to your liking?" she smiles, "Oh my god, there you go again with that little grin! You are hopeless!"

She laughs as we make our way back to the elevator.

"I would love to see what's going on in that head of yours right now. Take a peek inside, I bet it's not safe for work." she bumps my shoulder with hers before walking out. Vikki walks past the archives towards her office, waving at me over her shoulder.

I wave back, probably with a dopey smile still on my face.

(( time skip / 4 hours later ))

"Knock knock!"

"I think I'm having deja vu" I respond without looking up.

"It's getting late, time to go."

"Already?" I glance up at her, she's now clad in a long feminine coat.

"5 on the dot" she smiles.

"I'm almost done—"

"Nuh uh, you worked hard all day, come on. Time to go."

After a moment I cave and put the final box back on the shelf, "Okay. I'm ready."

"You're good at taking orders, huh?" she asks when we enter the elevator.

"I’d say it depends..."

She just smirks before pressing the button.

Are we talking about the same thing???

"We'll have something to talk about during lunch, then." she smiles.

I turn my head to look her but she still looks straight ahead, "We're having lunch again?"

Vikki laughs to herself when the elevator open, "Of course, you'll find that I'm a creature of habit" she waves to the security guard, taking his place to hold the exit door open for me.

"Thank you" I reply politely, "Lunch sounds nice!"

"You and that smile" she shakes her head.

Her hand grazes my lower back as she passes me.

"So I'll see you tomorrow then?" she asks.

"See you" I wave.

"Bye little bean" she waves.

I think I might like it here. Good first day.

#down with love #vikki hiller #x reader #vikki hiller x reader #sarah paulson

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dinosaurloverman · 2 years

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SO YALL SAW MY MAN MADE DINOSAUR POST DID YA!?!?! WELL LETS TALK REAL DINOSAURS NOW!!! BTW TALK TO ME ABOUT DINOSAURS AND STUFF

Jurassic park, walking with dinosaurs, national geographic, Disney's dinosaur, land before time and rather old dinosaur books got me into loving these long gone bird bois and girls as well as their reptile flying and swimming friends.

Even now when I see the brachiosaurus scene and hear that music welling up I get the shakes and get tears in my eyes!

Then there's good old Roberta the tyrannosaurus. Ya her name was roberta not Rexy. However you could call her both that always works. A stunning icon for the species.

Then we come to jurassic park 3 the infamous child of the series. Loved this film despite its issues. What made me love it was its monster dinosaur, the spinosaurus

I wanna jump now to fallen kingdom my least favorite of the jurassic park story. The reason was...well the dock scene. I don't wanna elaborate you know what I speak of...*crying*. However thats not what I wanna talk about. When our human clone Maisie released the dinosaurs from a terrible fate I internally cheered. If the dinosaurs HAVE to go extinct again let them go under the stars or the sun. Not in a gas filled chamber. She did the right thing.

When I watch walking with dinosaurs I still cry like a baby at episode 4 and 6. This documentary series didn't pull any punches and it was the first time I cried towards any form of media

National geographic always has awsome dinosaur art I would just marvel at. Even paleoart in general. The amount of work and time making them is amazing and I wish I saved those pages and framed them. I gotta find the artists

Despite Disney's dinosaur having issues like all forms of historical media it was still a overall good story. The carnotaurs introduced me to the bull and I love the design. Hell I even have a figure of it in my bedroom besides PJ'S king Kongs vestatasaurus Rex

Need I say anything about land before time? Actually there is one. Sara was always an arse and I never liked her. Petrey, Ducky, and Spike were always my favorites. Spike probably made be a Foodie. Thanks alot you loveable dumb stegosaurus

I don't remember the book series but they came in three HUGE binders of books. I think it was the entire series all showing 1980s style of dinosaurs and so on. Crap I gotta remember what they were.

And then there's deadsounds magnum opus. Dinosauria. A *to my knowledge* 5 episode series of dinosaur stories he himself has animated and created by himself. So far two episodes have been shown and both are heart wrenching and beautiful examples of paleomedia. And darn it why can't I have more images!?!?

And truth be told I can't truly pick favorites. I love them all and I'm so hecking sad their extinct. (I am aware birds are dinosaurs bur you know what I mean). They didn't die of by changes in environment that was naturally made by the planet. They didn't change into new things because of the planet. They died because a hunk of space rock from nowhere came crashing in a screwed everything up. Nature didn't select them to die MALCOLM space was just an asshole and stuff happened.

If I could I'd defiantly do what Hammond did and bring them back in some kind of form. I understand the impacts on nature it'll do, what it could do to the dinosaurs, and humans in general. However with enough time, multiple voices, many form of expertise from many groups of people, and cooperation it can be done. We can bring back extinct species. Perhaps not perfectly like they were but close enough to where they can survive in this world and we can deal with new neighbour's. It can be done.

I would love to see another spin off of jurassic park where we see the lives of animal handlers and caretakers in the various parks. So the scene I would love to see most of is where a cartaker is calling to a triceratops by name and in a rampant calling/screaming said triceratops comes charging towards their handler not in violence but "OH MY GOD MOM!!! YOUR BACK!!!" Kinda like how you'd see handlers interact with large animals they cared for deeply. Or something similar to that. Jurassic park and it's story dosnr always have to be "AAHHH DINOSAURS ARE MONSTERS AND ATE MY HANDS". I would love to see more wholesome moments. More animal moments if you will.

What really sucks abour dinosaurs is that we will never know the full category. Ever. This was explained by kurzgesagt that there's an unkown unkown zone in biological history. This was caused by scavengers, natural events, acidic earth in jungles and so on. So there could have been some really crazy animals out there that we will never again see or know about. Hell perhaps even dragons or something that can be called a dragon could have existed.

youtube

Honestly I love them all. Even those that arnt dinosaurs by definition such as aquatic and air based reptiles. I love them all and I'm so sad their gone, mocked, and everything else that's negative. Hell eveey extinct animal I'm sad about. All of them. Even the giant sea scorpions and so on.

Also youtube, why are there so many dumb children's toy dinosaur videos. What the heck how do I fix this shit?

#wholesome #dinosaurs #i love dinosaurs #writing stuff #writing #stuff #talk to me #talking #i love animals #jurassic park #walking with dinosaurs #disneys dinosaur #national geographic #Roberta #land before time #spinosaurus #brachiosaurus #Youtube

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vsa-pieldepapel · 2 years

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Oh Kris, oh baby, oh. Okay, I'm dumping a bit here, and I hope I don’t strike a cord within you, but overwhelming curiosity has me wondering if you might agree:

What if because they're the only human in Hometown, they don't recognize that they differ from other humans? They assume that their deviations from "the norm" are due to being human? What if their discomfort/confusion with being autistic coincides with their species dysphoria?

What if that's why Toriel constantly checked that human caretaking guidebook out from the Librarby? Because everything the guidebook said about human behavior only applied to neurotypical humans?

What if, because they think that their autistic traits are due to their humanity, they never get properly diagnosed and never receive proper treatment?

Oh my god, autistic Kris makes the entire possession situation even more upsetting. They're quiet, they're not talkative, but the Player forces them to interact with every enemy and person and vendor and chest and piece of furniture, never letting a piece of dialogue or flavor text go unseen. The whole forcing Kris out of their comfort zone thing really just hits harder.

Holy shit, holy shit, I'm convinced of its canonicity now. I'm convinced. There's too much subtext that just fits perfectly. Like, as much subtext as their nb-ness (kind of subtext? Kind of not).

>i hope I don’t strike a chord within you

You did, everything related to this shit does, but thats fine I know when I have to distance myself from it and i dont blame others for it. So I’ll treat it more about kris the fictional character and less about my life experiences, using the latter only to inform the former. Thoughts under cut. again I dunno if this post will Disappear later on lol

-I disagree. I do think kris has very little knowledge of other humans and has maybe never seen one irl, but the human standard and the monster standard seem just close enough even in monster-only hometown kris is weird. Kris is aware they’re different. I think part of it may be them conflating both physical and mental differences. both compound to make them feel extra isolated

-the book, i never thought it was about That, though I can see toriel noticing the differences. I think toriel took it out constantly because of the different challenges that came w a human kid, aka diet, clothes for winter, illnesses, blood and injuries, puberty, etc. maybe there was a behaviour aspect to it but I dont think it was the main reason. I think kris has a female/xx/afab body because afab autistics are so good at masking it makes a clinical difference, which is why everyone refers to kris as a weirdo but the A word is never brought up. They’re just good at covering up the deeper shit

-The diagnosis thing is another reason why I stick with femkris (I’ll just use that for brevity cus picking the terms is hard okay? Correct it in your mind). I got diagnosed at 21. i dont doubt they would finish teenagehood without a diagnosis, if they ever get it at all. I dont think it’s necessarily because of the species thing so much as people just sticking to “weirdo” and “quirky” and never bothering to research on a deeper level (as tends to happen irl)

-As for the nb thing, I’ll be real, Per the net’s definition im a “desister”. I was abt to buy a binder and socially transition at age 19. My hairs been very short for years, my fashion very androgynous, i get called young man/boy/sir outside and inside the net constantly and I was always ostracised by girls... I like femkris because it brings back memories from that time and the % of autistics who transition (and desist, detransition, or just stay in their new identity) is high (so like the whole thing is interconnected). sometimes I scarcely feel like a human at all, much less like whatever standards people have for “girls”. I use they them for kris because of nostalgic value/cus it’s what the game does. I think they’d probably stick to being nb for life cus monster kid does too without any problem. This parts projection and very cringey. I am sorry you had to read this kek. I would rather not go on a rant about this part of my life because I know no one cares

Finally on the possession and it being canon- I don’t like the way the fandom acts about the possession sometimes. I think kris has enough of a will even under Player to give strict boundaries. Kris saves Susie of their own will for example, and if you make them say something they don’t want to they will twist it around to be a joke or sarcastic. I like to think when the game gives you an option to do something, it is because kris, consciously or subconsciously, is willing to do it, and if they really don’t want to do something, they won’t let you. But only two chapters are out- we just don’t have enough information to know this yet

I also don’t think it’s canon. I don’t think Toby fox went out of his way to write this in deliberately, because I know my autist brain loves pattern recognition and connecting little dots of information, cataloguing and labelling it, and that is probably how I come up with all the random shit i do. I wouldnt take it as canon until either the game or Toby make it explicitly stated. Its just something I like to think for fun or comfort, and I would def not use it to enforce anything

Like the other post, if this gets trouble from tumbler dot com it shall go in the gutter

#deltarune #kris deltarune #vsa answers #not even gonna add a drawing here this is pure analysis #autism bullfuckery

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demadogs · 2 years

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am i the only one that doesn’t have hope anymore? like at all? i don’t trust the duffers anymore and i feel like us(the bylers) created all this byler thing in our heads and we just looked too much into the details in the show :(

i dont blame you for not having hope bc volume 2 for byler definitely was a disappointment and i understand not wanting to look between the lines of the monologue and get hopes up only to be disappointed again but DO NOT think we just made all this up!! if byler doesnt happen i genuinely think that it was their plan originally and then they trashed it.

its not like theres two or three potential hints towards it. there are dozens and dozens of clues and subtext from the dialogue and actions of the characters but also the cinematography, the lighting, the score and tracks they use, the parallels to other couples on the show, the placement of their characters, and probably so much more we havent even noticed yet. we did not make anything up.

after volume 2 i wasnt that sad or mad because more than anything i was just VERY confused. because none of mike wheelers actions make sense unless hes deeply struggling with internalized homophobia. there will be genuine plotholes in the whole show if they stick with mlvn til the end.

lets look at mikes actions alone. can you answer ANY of these questions with an answer thats NOT related to his sexuality?

why did mike not let el touch her when they were kissing at the beginning of s3?

why did he say “its not my fault you dont like girls” if thats not projecting?

why did he say he loves her out loud to everyone else but then pretend he didnt know what she was talking about when she brought it up again?

why did he look so confused when el kissed him and said she loves him and why did he keep his eyes open and didnt kiss her back at all?

why didnt mike have any indication of even having a gf in his room besides the letter we saw him read, while el had a whole shrine and a “book of letters” from him? why did, instead, mike have wills drawings up all over the basement and has a while binder for them that we saw in s1. book of drawings.

WHY on earth wouldnt mike hug his best friend who he hasnt seen in months at the airport? its not because he knows wills feelings, the duffers and finn and the script itself have confirmed hes oblivious to his sexuality and feelings for him.

why did mike look so nervous to ask will about the painting? if it was just because their friendship was kinda dying i think he would have said it as if he was bored or didnt care but instead he looked like he cared a little too much and was trying to hide it. this is right after reading el’s letter that said that will might be painting for a girl.

why did mike barely even look at el as they were walking out of the airport and why did he wear something very different for mike as if he’s portraying someone he’s not?

why would mike emphasize so much “WE’RE FRIENDS!!! we’re friends!” will didnt mean it in a romantic context but mike took it that way.

why was mike kinda an asshole to el and didnt comfort her after the bullies at the rink? “she didnt look fine?” what the hell.

WHY COULDNT MIKE SAY OR WRITE THAT HE LOVES EL!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT IS THE POINT OF THAT SCENE IF HE ACTUALLY GENUINELY DOES LOVE HER??? why didnt he say it right then if he did?

why was that “i feel like i lost you” scene so god damn flirty? he’s never looked at el the way he looked at him here.

why did he nod when will told him that its scary to open up to people especially if they dont like the truth? why did finn say that this “psyches him out”?

why did mike say “its not fate, its not destiny, its just simple dumb luck” about first meeting el and then claim to her that the moment he say her in the woods was love at first sight? we know that this is a blatant lie and will should know this too.

why did mike look at will like THAT during the painting scene!!!??? (i will admit tho this could be finn wolfhard just wanting his character to be gay so he plays him gay but they could have used shots of him not looking at his lips but they kept them in.)

WHY DID WILL HAVE TO PUSH MIKE TO CONTINUE TALKING TO EL!!!!!???? HE WASNT GONNA SAY HE LOVES HER BUT WILL PUSHED HIM INTO IT!!!!!!!!

and thats just his actions alone!!! now lets look into the more technical film choices theyve made when it comes to mike wheeler. again, can you answer any of these questions with an answer thats not related to him having internalized homophobia?

why did they make it clear that max and lucas at day of the dead were having a date (“im spending romantic time with my girlfriend”) and then choose to place mike and will together but not with them, as if mike and will were on a date too.

why did they film mike and el’s break up in s3 so playfully and humorous with bright lighting, lots of colors, an audience, max and el laughing, and fun music after vs mike and will’s fight which was very dark and blue, pouring rain, harsh shadows, and played an emotional original score track?

WHY the eye witness parallel?

why would they frame mike in a closet in s3 during that awkward unreciprocated kiss? this is the biggest thing by far for me that makes me think he’s gay for sure.

why did they frame mike reading el’s letter so that theres a literal fucking one way sign pointing to an open closet?

why did bouncy upbeat music play when he and el reunited at the airport? they could have made it emotional but they made it light and playful as if its more friendly than romantic.

WHY DID THEY PLAY A TRACK CALLED “IN THE CLOSET” WHEN MIKE STARTS SPEAKING!!!!!!!!!!!! NOT WILL!!! this is also right after he said “we’re firends we’re friends!!” no its not just because el is in a literal closet here, the track starts during mike and wills fight.

why did they play a track that is EXTREMELY similar to the track eulogy during mike and el’s fight, a track thats only played when someone dies.

(emotional, tender music). why. its only used in romantic contexts. we see it used with byler, lumax, jopper, and once with mlvn when theyre at the pizza place.

why did they frame will out of focus in the middle of mike and el when they reunited!!? at first i thought this was just to emphasize will’s pov but now im thinking it might be more symbolic of will getting in between mike and eleven. he himself isnt doing that at all though, quite the opposite actually- he keeps giving mike relationship advice and hes the reason mike told el he loves her, so it must be in reference to how will is disrupting mike and els relationship because of mikes feelings for him.

why did they keep will in the frame when mike said he loved her? the only other time we had a similar one on one emotional monologue delivery to someone was in s2 when joyce, jonathan, and mike were trying to reach will and mike told him asking him to be friends was the best thing hes ever done. that was shot as if there were no one else in the room it was very centered around just will and mike, whereas this monologue shows will in the same frame as mike as well as will and jonathans reactions to what hes saying.

and lastly, WHY did they frame every couple so dramatically paired off together in the final shot while el was all alone. joyce and hopper, mike and will, and jonanathan and nancy. theyve done this in the past but this was the first time they made it excruciatingly obvious.

damn i wasnt gonna list out every thing i know when i first started answering this but thats what i ended up doing. anyways, again, i understand giving up considering how disappointing volume 2 was, but absolutely no way was it all in our heads. look at all that.

i still have hope just for the sheer fact that not only mike wheeler as a character, but all their film choices surrounding mike wheeler make no fucking sense unless hes gay and DEEP in the closet.

#jeuss thats a lot #im gonna think of another huge one i forgot right after i post this i know it #i could have included s2 but i wanted to compare it with el a lot and theyre barely together that season #thats not even all of it i only included the ones i know had to be intentional #there are so many others that im still kinda on the fence about #i wanna be convinced about mikes arrow on his heart always pointing to will but im not 100% sold yet #byler #stranger things #eden answers

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simp-for-mha-men · 4 years

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𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕔𝕜 𝕓𝕪 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕔 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖 (𝕜𝕒𝕥𝕤𝕦𝕜𝕚 𝕓𝕒𝕜𝕦𝕘𝕠𝕦 𝕩 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣)

Request by @number1bakuhoe: can i request one for bakugou? n do yk that tiktok trend where in u kiss ur best friend but instead can it be thats how they reveal their relationship to the rest of the class?? ty💗💗

A/N: This is my dream. I had this thought and disregarded it, but this icon brought it back to my attention! I hope you all enjoy this Bakugou chaos with our favorite U.A. class. My requests are still open, and now my asks are actually working correctly (I didn’t know they weren’t). Enjoy this cuteness!

Genre: established relationship fluff and competition, Tik Tok trends, a little bit of swearing, one weird question from Kaminari, a couple references to different books 💥❤️

Word count: 3.1k

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School was never boring at U.A. Whether you were listening to Present Mic drone on in English class or waiting for Mr. Aizawa to stop staring at you during training, it was always a good time. Your classmates also made sure of this, especially one in particular.

You had come to date the most ornery and obnoxious guy in 1-A, Katsuki Bakugou. His temper annoyed your classmates to no end. He never shared his trauma with anyone. It was as if “problem child” was his middle name. However, you had fallen for the spiky blonde-headed boy nonetheless.

How your relationship started was straight out of a movie, and the fact you both had been together now for 6 months made it all the more romantic. He called you one night by accident. He needed Kirishima to come to his dorm room, since he was late for a study group. When you picked up, he was annoyed at first but settled down after you told him you would help your friends. Being ranked number 5 in the class meant something, so he begrudgingly agreed.

“I’ll come,” you said, expecting rejection.

“Ugh,” he groaned.

Of course. Why would Bakugou want you to come help? He was so egocentric that he didn’t want you trying to show him up. They were your friends too, though! If they failed this test, it would make you upset. Sadly, that’s the downfall of being an empathetic person.

“Fine, just hurry your ass over here,” Bakugou ordered, hanging up immediately after.

You were stunned. If he didn’t tell you to hurry over, you might’ve freshened up just a bit. He wasn’t waiting for you, though, and if you were late, he would come to probably demote you from the rank of “extra,” if that was even possible.

The study sessions became a routine thing. Soon enough, each person kept leaving the group until it was only you and Bakugou left. It made you uncomfortable. It made him colder. Both of you were so awkward about it, which definitely didn’t help your situation. One night, you decided you were done playing this strange little game and did something about. The outcome was quite different than you had intended it.

“You know what,” you began, pushing away your binder, “I can’t do this anymore.”

“Huh?” Bakugou questioned, glaring at you.

“You and I both know that this hasn’t been productive. For crying out loud, it’s just filled with tension!”

He huffed in annoyance, clearly done with your shenanigans. This man was going to be the death of you. Why was he so annoyed with you trying to leave? He usually liked to do things alone. If anything, this study group, if you could still call it that, was only a burden to him.

“It’s not you, Bakugou,” you said. “If anything, I feel like I’ve overstayed my welcome. I only feel uncomfortable, and I can tell that you don’t like the vibe we’ve created.”

The man in front of you fell silent. His gaze still pierced through your soul and spoke louder than words. You could tell he didn’t want you to go, but he didn’t know how to articulate it. Despite this, you knew you couldn’t stay. Being in the same room as him wasn’t healthy. Your heart rate always picked up speed. Plus, being so hot caused you to wear a t-shirt with the AC as cold as possible. Maybe you were coming down with something?

You began gathering your supplies as quickly as possible. You were studying a classic literary work: Romeo and Juliet. Was it cheesy? Absolutely. Did you love it? Without a doubt. However, Bakugou was beginning to be as intense as Montague or Capulet.

“Thank you for these past few weeks,” you blurted. “It’s been really fun, but I don’t want to stay anym--”

Suddenly, your forearm was yanked by your study partner. You landed atop his lap, causing your heart to almost burst out of your chest. Your face felt very hot, and your breath was trapped in your lungs. Bakugou’s hands fell on your waist and slowly rubbed circles into them. He let his gaze change between your lips and eyes.

You didn’t know how to react. Was he just teasing you? Then, he began to lean in slowly. Realizing what he was doing, you moved in and let his lips touch yours. It was your first kiss, but you didn’t feel bad about it. Bakugou was soft and took his time, which is not what you were expecting with his personality. In that moment, you realized why you always felt hot around him. Your pulse quickened because you liked him. You just never wanted to admit it to yourself.

After a few seconds, Bakugou pulled away. Staring into your (e/c) eyes, he took a deep breaths and kissed you again. This time, his heartbeat spoke to you. It matched in rhythm with yours and told you its deepest desires. Bakugou wanted you to be his. He initiated this kiss as a last resort to get you to stay. He needed you to stay with him, not to study but just to hold and kiss.

After that fateful evening, Bakugou had become your boyfriend unofficially. Both of you knew your relationship should be kept a secret. It wasn’t like you had a choice. Bakugou was supposed to be the number 1 hero, and you were just an “extra.” Plus, the Bakusquad and certain 1-A students would be a pain to deal with if they found out he was soft for someone.

Despite keeping your relationship hidden, you both made sure to make it a competition. Bakugou would always ruffle your hair when others weren’t looking, which would tempt you to plant a kiss on his cheek before you both went your separate ways during lunch. The nights in the dorms were domestically sweet rather than competitive like during school hours. Your loving boyfriend would always make two plates of food and slyly pass one to you. You would always make two cups of tea, making sure to hide one behind your back, and bring them to his room. When you did do this, you slipped in while he was taking his usual shower. He always came out, gave you his sweatshirt, and watched you with love-filled eyes. The tea-filled evenings always ended in cuddles and playing with each others’ hair. You stayed until your boyfriend fell asleep at his early time, and then you would sneak off to your dorm room to get some sleep yourself.

This was your normal with Bakugou. During last Christmas, you both were able to go on an actual date for the first time. However, you saw Kirishima and Kaminari hanging out, and you and Bakugou had to abandon your outing. Sadly, your relationship has never been normal because of how secret it was. You both had to get creative with your relationship, but it was worth it. He was your explosive baby, and you were his sweet angel.

Recently, you’ve been getting quite a few relationship Tik Toks in your feed. Whether it was “the faster you run to me, the more kisses you get” trend or the “oh, you want me to make you some soup” sound, you wanted to recreate them. The Pomeranian you were dating didn’t want this. He thought Tik Tok was a complete waste of time, and you always argued with him about how it was a de-stresser for you. However, he still watched every video you showed him and loved the smile you got when watching his reaction.

One of your favorite Tik Tok trends going around was with the popular song “Electric Love” by BØRNS. Best friends admitting their feelings through a kiss was so romantic, and it reminded you of how your adorable relationship began. After seeing about 1 million of them, when in reality it was only 3, you decided you had to do it with Bakugou.

Finals were just around the corner, and everyone was stressing out. There was a rumor going around that you would all be facing the teachers again, except this time there would be bigger groups to face 3 teachers at the same time. You coculdn’t believe it and burshed it off. However, the thought still lingered in your mind that the rumor could be true. Kaminari and Kirishima reminded you of this painfully often.

One morning at the dorms before class, Momo and Iida said they were holding a study group for the class that night to prepare for the written exams. They said they didn’t care how many people showed up. They just wanted to extend the offer since they were the top students in the class. Realizing it would be beneficial, you begged your boyfriend to attend it with you. As per usual, he wanted to make your life just a little bit more difficult.

“Please, Katsu,” you begged.

“No way, dumbass,” he said, flicking your forehead. “Why go when you’ve got me?”

“I just want to hear what other people have to say. Besides, Momo is really good at algebra! She could help both of us.”

Bakugou rolled his eyes before turning to walk towards his door. You had to convince him. No matter what it would take, you had to convince him that this was the best possible option to study for the written finals.

“Wait,” you blurted, gaining his attention. “What can I do that would make you come with me?”

“Don’t even,” he huffed.

“Come on, Katsu. I’ll do anything.”

“Anything?”

“Yes, anything!”

Your boyfriend turned around and met your gaze. His eyes were soft, but his smirk was hard. Oh no...he had something up his sleeve. It could go one or two ways: easy or hard. You figured it was the latter.

“Kiss me,” he stated.

“That’s it?” you asked, cocking your head to the side.

“That’s it.”

Smiling, you skipped over to him and wrapped your arms around his neck. You leaned closer to his lips and met them sweetly. Bakugou wrapped his arms around your waist and melted into the kiss. It was filled with love and passion, causing a fire to erupt in your heart. You had never been happier in your life. He was all yours, and you couldn’t believe it. After pulling away, his smirk was even wider than it had been the first time. Something wasn’t right.

“I probably should’ve finished what I was gonna say,” he said. “You have to kiss me by surprise before class is over.”

Your eyes went wide. He was not asking you to do this. No way. You guys kept your relationship private for a good reason. He was out of his mind.

“Katsuki,” you sighed, “please tell me this is a joke.”

Laughing, he squeezed your cheeks before turning around and opening his door. “No way, dumbass. You said you’d do anything. Just try not to get caught.”

With that, he sauntered out of his room confidently. Never in your relationship had you been able to kiss him by surprise. He always knew what you were trying to do. He watched your fidgeting hands, crinkling nose, and squinting eyes all too much. It was like he could predict your every move. He watched you like a hero watches a villain.

You had to figure out a plan to catch him completely by surprise in only a few minutes. Then, you had only 7 hours to execute and achieve your goal. That sounds like a long time, but it was going to be a race against the clock. How were you going to pull this off? It’s not like some romance movie where the song for the love interests just starts out of nowhere.

Suddenly, you squeaked out loud. That’s it! You finally have the opportunity to do the “kissing your best friend” challenge. Of course, you and Bakugou were already dating, but he was still your best friend. You both told each other everything. Plus, he had never been around when you were watching those Tik Toks. You had your plan. Now, when could you execute it perfectly?

The morning started off like any other. Mr. Aizawa began going over the day’s schedule, causing the daily antics of your class to begin. Mina and Denki began dozing off, Aoyama was just staring off into space, Koda was focused on some birds outside, and Midoriya was already murmuring to himself. Despite all of this, your boyfriend was staring directly at you from across the classroom.

Once you noticed him, you stuck your tongue out at him. Clearly annoyed by your actions, he sighed and rolled his eyes at you. The dynamic was always like this between you two. However, your attack plan was finalized.

Using your skills, you deducted that the best time to initiate the plan was right before lunch. You would say you were showing him a Tik Tok, kiss his cheek like usual, and then strike. It was perfection. Nothing could go wrong.

The morning classes went by slower than ever. Present Mic kept correcting Jirou’s grammar the entire English class, Cementoss took too long to analyze Fahrenheit 451, and Ectoplasm spoke complete gibberish in math. You stayed focused throughout all of this, though, because you knew what was to come.

Finally, the bell rang for lunch. Waiting for the class to leave the room, you slowly packed up your bag. Once Tokoyami and Shoji had left the room, you walked over to your boyfriend, who purposely took just as long to pack.

“Bakugou,” you began, sweetly, “you have to see this Tik Tok I found.”

He groaned, prompting you to lean down and kiss his cheek. Being the tease he was, he quickly turned directly to face you and kissed your lips. You laced your arms around his neck, causing your plan to become even easier. Thankfully, Bakugou was too in the moment to realize the placement of your phone. You had positioned yourself so you were facing the window, allowing your phone to lean against the glass and stand in the window sill.

“You’re gonna have to try harder than that, (y/n),” Bakugou said, pulling away from you with a smirk.

With your arms still around his neck, you returned a sickeningly sweet smile paired with a glare. “Oh, just you wait.”

You hit the record button on your phone, causing the lyrics to begin. Apparently, this gained his attention, and he turned his head to look at your phone.

Baby, you're like lightning in a bottle / I can't let you go now that I got it

“Babe,” he groaned.

“Oh, come on,” you replied, pinching his cheek. “It’s just one Tik Tok.”

He groaned and looked at you through the screen. He was clearly waiting for you to start dancing or something because he never broke your gaze. Internally smirking to yourself, you realized you had caught him hook, line, and sinker.

And all I need is to be struck / By your electric love

Once the word “love” was sung, you turned his head towards you and kissed him the deepest you ever had. He paused for a brief second with wide eyes before chuckling and pulling you into his lap. Your lips met in a fiery passion of love, and you had never felt more alive. This was definitely the best kiss you had ever shared with him.

“Wait, you gotta be kidding me!” you heard someone say.

Both of you stopped, pulled away, and looked at the door. Standing there was Sero and Kaminari with the biggest grins on their faces. Before any words between the four of you could be exchanged, they both bolted off towards the cafeteria.

“Shit,” you sighed.

“You can say that again,” Bakugou agreed.

“If they know what’s good for them, they’ll keep their mouths shut.”

He chuckled at that and picked you up, placing a simple kiss on your forehead. After setting you down, you both went and grabbed your things before heading off to the cafeteria together. Of course, neither of you were aware of the hurricane that pounded the windows or shook the roof, but that would change very soon.

As soon as you walked in, you spotted the Dekusquad and Bakusquad all together. Once the door shut, Asui looked at you with the widest eyes possible. She turned back to the group and gained their attention, causing them all to unanimously charge the both of you.

“When did it start?” Mina asked, beaming.

“Were you always going to keep it a secret?” Uraraka questioned.

“Have you gone past kissing yet?” Kaminari smirked.

“SHUT UP BASTARDS!” Bakugou yelled, partially activating his quirk.

Stepping in front of him, you placed your hand on his cheek and whispered to him to calm down. After repeating that a couple of times, he did and began sulking to avoid confrontation. Turning around, you mustered up all of the courage you had.

“Ok,” you began, “Bakugou and I have been together for 6 months. We had planned to keep it a secret until graduation. Kaminari, I’m not answering your question.”

Kaminari groaned before turning around and walking off. After you answered the first initial questions, more came at you. You responded honestly and kept the conversation going. Bakugou was beside you the hold time, and, at some point, he took your hand in his. You leaned your head on his shoulder before sighing.

“Anything else?” you smiled.

“Yeah,” Asui replied. “When will you guys tell everyone else?”

“Oh, that’s not an issue,” Sero chimed in. “I already told the rest of the class.”

Everyone in the group fell silent. You prayed silently to whatever higher power was out there to protect Sero from major damage before saying, “Get him, baby.”

Bakugou took off after Sero, causing them both to sprint out of the cafeteria. You knew that they would probably get in trouble big time, but you were relieved. Finally, you and your boyfriend didn’t have to keep your relationship a secret. You were free to share as much PDA as you wanted, within school regulations, and were free to go on worry-free dates. It was a huge weight off your shoulders.

“D-do you think K-Kacchan will hurt him?” Midoriya asked, glancing at you.

Chuckling to yourself, you smiled and said, “I have no idea. I’m just proud to say that he’s mine. Sero will get what’s coming to him.”

It’s safe to assume that the both of you decided a night in studying together was better than having the whole class ogle you during the group study session.

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