#the found family elements.

[nicojoe]

I wrote my own fanscript of THE OLD GUARD 2

The screenshots above are samples...

... I got tired of waiting for Netflix, so:

I tried to incorporate the following:

TOG 2 casting (Uma and Henry) plus some locations where the movie was shot last year (as seen in set photos, etc)

my own personal "wish list" of details, but hopefully in a way that makes sense within the larger story (tried to avoid making it just a self-indulgent, shoe-horned laundry list lol) and in a way that it could conceivably be greenlit by the industry -- ie: I'd have loved to write 2 whole hours of them just hanging out playing board games and reminiscing, but that would never be made into a movie.

a few ideas inspired by some of my favorite meta posts/fan art/etc (some of y'all are SO much more creative than the people actually making these movies, istg) -- try to spot them all!

favorite "action" scenes from the Force Multiplied comic, despite this script not being a true adaptation (it just borrows the broader strokes)

the decision not to make Quynh a villain; she's arguably got a hero arc in this, tbh (the top 1% and their use of institutional/systemic oppression to exploit and control the masses is the real villain, actually!)

no new immortals or explanation of immortality, tyvm; I tried to focus on the Family of Six and their shared history as much as possible.

PDF FILE OF SCRIPT

#the old guard #the old guard 2 #fan screenplay #fan script #kaysanova #andromaquynh #fan fic #(kind of) #i just remember some of our most beloved fandom moments revolving around the release of the original film's script #and i know that I'm not a professional writer but I wanted to try and capture just a fraction of that enthusiasm for us again #we deserve it so much you guys we've been given less than scraps for so long... it's hard to maintain passion when you feel forgotten #i don't know what the actual movie's going to be like... but i don't trust netflix at ALL not to mangle the elements i love #(ie: prioritizing character development - found family dynamics - flashbacks - queer rep - meaningful/character-focused action scenes - etc #(this doesn't have a beta reader so if i fucked anything up please let me know so i can change it xoxo)

[thelostgirl21]

How to solve the whole situation once they've found Ciri...

Jaskier: I think Ciri should marry Radovid.

Geralt: Are you insane? He's way too old for -

Radovid: If I may, he's talking about a purely political alliance. I can assure you I'm gay, and I've got absolutely no matrimonial interest in your daughter. I do, however, so happen to have a kingdom that I'd very much love to abdicate from in favor of a queen that might actually have an interest in running it.

Ciri: I could use a kingdom! One that would treat elves, dwarves and humans as equals...

Jaskier: See? She'd make a great queen! They get married, Radovid renounces the throne, they divorce, Ciri inherits Redania - and with it the most powerful army in the North to keep her safe... Oooh! And Yennefer could be her mage adviser!

Yennefer: You sound like you've been giving this way too much thought...

Geralt: Wait. Redania legalized divorce?

Jaskier: And gay marriage, too. *Tries to sound casual about it.* Not that this is, you know, at all relevant to the the current situation.

Geralt: And why should we believe the King of Redania would be keen on giving up power so easily?

Radovid: Look, all I really wanted was a pretty song...

Geralt: *Eyes him suspiciously*

Jaskier: No, he's being honest. Had my doubts, too, but turns out all he really wanted, at first, was a pretty song.

Geralt: *Slowly realizes what this is about, an amused glint in his eyes as he looks back at him.* I thought you didn't do pretty?

Jaskier: *Dramatically throws his arms in the air, slightly annoyed.* Well, apparently I do now, don't I?

Radovid: *Smirking smuggly* I'm "pretty".

Ciri: *Totally missing the innuendo* You really are!

Radovid: *Delighted and preening* Thank you.

Yennefer: *Snorts*

Yarpen: *Points to Jaskier and Radovid* Wait. Has the lute-playing walloper been fucking a King?

Geralt: *Groans and sighs* Again, real subtle, Yarpen.

Yarpen: *Whisling while looking at Jaskier, somewhat impressed.* Didn't think you'd have it in you, friend!

Radovid: Well, technically -

Jaskier: Aaand on that note! I'll also need Ciri to divorce him, so I can marry him after.

Ciri: *Excitedly* You two are getting married?

Jaskier: Only if you are! Which, I'm aware, makes very little sense...

Radovid: I actually did offer to marry him first - and have Redania become the first kingdom to have two kings - but that triggered a bit of a panic attack.

Jaskier: Look, I stopped using that viscount title and left nobility behind for a reason. If Ciri can make room in the castle for a retired king and his traveling bard, I'd be fine spending a few weeks or even months living at court from time to time. Especially at first, so Radovid can help her get settled and update her on the most important issues that need to be addressed and resolved in the kingdom.

Ciri: Of course you'd always have a home here, and I wouldn't just kick Radovid out! Actually, would it be okay for me to let him keep his prince title? Just in case anything happens to me, and -

Yennefer: *Firmly* Nothing's going to happen to you.

Ciri: Yeah but -

Geralt: No buts. We won't allow it.

Ciri: What if I accidentally portal myself to another dimension? Wouldn't want to force me to leave the Kingdom unattended until I get back, would you?

Jaskier: Hate to say it, but she does have a point.

Radovid: Look, if that would give the Princess some peace of mind to have someone willing to be holding the fort in case of emergencies... But, if that were to happen, I'd be needing Jaskier's help.

Jaskier: *Shrugs* I mean, I guess that would work. It's not that I don't want to get involved in making people's lives better in the kingdom, or share in any of those responsibilities. It's just that, no matter how much I love any of you guys - and I really do love you - I tend to get quite antsy and unpleasant confined to a single location for too long.

Radovid: And personally, I've always wanted to travel, meet different people, and experience some of the tales that have inspired Jaskier's songs for myself.

Geralt: You know he makes a lot of those things up, right?

Radovid: *Shrugs* I think Jaskier's always told those stories the way he sees them - for what they are or mean to him according to his own emotional truth, rather than facts. For example, I've always thought that "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher" was about how the world tends to forget that, behind every larger-than-life heroic figure, there's often just someone that needs to be looked after, too, offered a drink from time to time, listened to, and treated as a friend. If accuracy or factually reporting events had been his goal, then he'd have become a historian, not a bard.

Yennefer: That's... surprisingly insightful.

Jaskier: *Swooning* I know... *Sighs happily* He really is quite brilliant, isn't he?

Radovid: *Blushes brightly* I take it my humble interpretation's not too far off?

Jaskier: *Leans in to whisper into his ear.* I'll let you know just how close you got later...

Geralt: *Confused* Okay, what's actually happening here?

Ciri: *Chuckles* It's called poetry.

Jaskier: *Dreamily, mostly to himself* You'd have to be a spoon to get it...

Radovid: *Now also confused* Wait. What? Now I don't get it.

Jaskier: *Winces slightly* Sorry. That one's on me, you're missing context. You're a spoon, Geralt's a hammer - just...

Radovid: ...different tools for different purposes?

Jaskier: *Makes a half strangled noise, as his legs threaten to give up on him.*

Yarpen: *Motioning to Jaskier while looking at Yennefer, bit puzzled* Does your bard usually do that?

Yennefer: *Looking deep in thoughts, seemingly analysing the situation* Not that I've ever been aware of.

Geralt: Yeah, no. That's new.

Ciri: *Incredulously* You've been travelling with him for, like, over 20 years, and you're telling me you've never seen him have a crush before?

Yennefer: Oh! Oh. Yeah, that's um - okay. I think you're right - I mean, I can see the nuance.

Jaskier (*slowly coming back to himself*) & Geralt: What nuance?

Yennefer: *Innocently* Nothing! Just enjoy your spoon, bard. I'll explain it to the hammer later.

Geralt: *Huffs thoughtfully*

Jaskier: *Still looking unsure* Alright...

Yarpen: You know what, I think it's safer if I don't know.

Radovid: I'm actually not entirely sure I follow...

Yennefer: *Uses magic to telepathically communicate with Radovid, making him blush even brighter.*

Radovid: No, I mean, that seems...

Yennever: *Continues to telepathically communicate with him, looking fondly amused, and just the slightest bit smug.*

Radovid: *Bashfully* I'll ah, I'll take your word for it, and thank you...

Jaskier: What did she just say?

Radovid: Nothing bad, and I'll tell you one day, when the time's right, I promise.

Jaskier: *Doesn't look quite convinced.*

Yennefer: *Rolls eyes* I promise it's fine, Pankratz. Now stop pouting!

Jaskier: *Sighs dramatically* Fine!

Radovid: But,to go back to the whole political royal union thing, I did look to see if I could just hand the kingdom over to Ciri - simply name a successor and step down. Sadly, changing the laws of succession would appear to be a complete nightmare!

Geralt: Meaning we have to trust that you'll honor your end of the agreement, and -

Yarpen: What? You really think that King's going to attempt to stay married to your kid with the amount of eye fucking that's been happening between him and your bard?

Geralt: *Groans* Yarpen, for fuck's sake!

Yennefer: That's a bit of a crude way to put it, but he's got a point.

Geralt: You know Dijsktra and Philippa won't be happy about this, right?

Jaskier: Yeah, well, good thing you and Yennefer are scarier than Dijsktra and Philippa.

Ciri: *Crosses arms on her chest, pointedly looking at Jaskier* Why are you overlooking the fact that I'd totally rip their spines out if they tried to come after you and hurt my family?

Jaskier: Gods, I love you kid! *Pulls Ciri into a tight hug*

Radovid: Didn't you say Yennefer was the scary one?

Jaskier: Like mother, like daughter.

Yarpen: *Proudly* I actually taught the cub how to rip out spines.

Geralt: *Gives two vigorous pats on Radovid's shoulder, almost making him fall over* Welcome to the family, Radovid! *Whispering omninously* But, should you ever try to hurt Jaskier or Ciri, trust me, you'll be wishing she ripped out your spine.

Yennefer: Yes, because I know how to eternally trap souls into an infernal dimension.

Radovid: *Hesitating* That's... oddly reassuring. *Visibly relaxing while looking at Jaskier* You were right, love - Dijsktra and Philippa aren't so scary after all, are they?

Jaskier: *Smuggly* Told you!

Yennefer: Are we sure we shouldn't have been warning Jaskier not to hurt him?

Geralt: Hmm... I was just thinking that, too.

#Jaskier #Radovid #Radskier #Geralt #Yennefer #Ciri #Yarpen Zigrin #The Witcher #Found families #Ficklet #of a sort #Mostly crack #With some elements of truth to it... #It's poetry! #My Posts #My Thoughts

[summer-fire]

Muppet ass bird movie

#the boy and the heron was good! visually stunning #however. I think it falls into the same trap that everything since ponyo and arietty has fallen into #which is too many elements. the ‘rock’ was unnecessary. it should have just been more of a… crazy wizard guy found some way to alter the spo #spirit world/afterlife on his own? I think the element of accepting new family members was a bit lost. #the heron wanting to bring him to the spirit world would have been a bit more impactful if he had been the g.grand uncle in disguise? #parrots were a really fun element but using them as the end-villain was not satisfying #there was a chance to have the main character decide the end of the plot but that was just taken away from him #cursed with never remembering character names. but the plot I was expecting was a bit more mature with the pregnant aunt being asked to give #up her child to be the next wizard or something. like that’s why she was brought there. because the main character resisted so much so they #took the next youngest of kin to raise in the spirit world #man. that said the scenery surrounding the first pelican scene until they get the fish is like. directly from many dreams I’ve had

[always-a-joyful-note]

I think the reason I like the 5 Eccentrics so much is that it's just such a good depiction of the….variety of friendship. Because it was a group literally created to be destroyed. It was, in other words, a forced union of 5 people who might have never or barely interacted. Yet even with that, even knowing that, they all chose to have a meaningful friendship with each other - they chose to be friends and remain friends even if their union was forced, even if the very reason that they met was to be taken down. It's almost the arranged marriage trope but it wouldn't work as well like marriage because it really isn't that. It's like the family system (brought together by chance and a common identity) but it's still different. Because they didn't HAVE to be friends even if sharing the same label, because they didn't have to keep sticking around each other and become a real family. They chose to be friends in spite of all odds, chose to be grateful even amidst their destruction, and forged a precious bond that not even their predetermined fall could break and in this essay I will -

#fandom spamdom #enstars #ensemble stars #stuff i say #welcome to the inevitable five eccentrics post that i finally made you may move along now #BUT NO FOR REAL YOU GUYS IM SO OUGH OVER THE FRIENDSHIPS IN ENSTARS #for all the crazy that goes on in the story the friendships and the brotherhood (or siblinghood in some cases) is just so - #i dont even know the characters that well but i could go on forever about the amagis or sakumas or aoi twins #and maybe add a dash of the tsukasa-oukawa cousinhood while we're at it #and thats not even mentioning himeru and his brother #but the eccentrics have had me in a chokehold ever since the anime and the element miniseries and they havent let me go #its about connections that were forced but bonds that were forged instead #its about being thrust into the fire together and deciding to be the cooling water for each other instead of keeping a distance from them #its about friendship and family and realising theyre human because they found people like their own selves #and it messes me up how they also found people to establish their humanity with asides from each other #idk how to explain it because they always talk about how they werent very human before while im shaking them.... #...because you guys WERE human. you ARE human. you have always been human but never treated as such... #....andfjaisojr eifowjifjsof eive lost coherence #i swear enstars hasnt made me go on about the human condition and the philosophy of humanity #i was already like this before the game #also i just find it so fascinating how the stories establish each of the idol boys' humanity.... #....but at the same time the art and the very nature of the industry theyre participating in also kind of forces them to keep it under wrap #(like come on. even the name idols is so compelling...things made by man but revered as gods and potentially more fallible than man etc) #anyway disclaimer that these are all my opinions etc..

[katielynn526]

Honestly, one of the best things to come out of TMNT Mutant Mayhem is the fact that we can finally have actual canon fanfics set in high school without them having to be Human AUs

#mutant mayhem spoilers #let me tell ya’ll ​as a person who’s been in the TMNT fandom since 2005 that shit is GAME CHANGING #no offense to human AUs #i just never find them interesting #i come to this fandom for weird ass mutants and fun xenobiology #but letting the boys interact with human teens in a high school setting as turtles has so much potential #I can’t wait to see what the talented writers in this fandom come up with #give me ALL the high school and mutant angst #tmnt mutant mayhem #the movie was amazing #the turtles were adorable and perfectly cast #and the found family elements were on point #this movie understood the assignment #even if some jokes were milked WAY TOO HARD #pun intended #tmnt #happy to see more fuel for this fandom

[gildedmuse]

[Thanks to @jhaernyl whom I can always count on sharing any picture that makes you think, "huh ... Yeah Law needs to make out with that dude."]

I'm aware of what this scene is, but I am in love with Zoro's facial expression (and his dedication to even buying a shirt that looks like it is somehow three sword style?) so very much. Not just because then lovely exposed throat, earrings that make me want to tug them *just to see what happens* or because of my god look at that puppy dog expression. I'm aware he could rip out my throat, I still want to pet him.

I can't tell if he's confused or he's thinking, "Wonder how many times I could cut it up before it's no longer sliceable?"

Like Nami's expression says they're staring at something horrifying.

Zoro's says "Huh, so that's what a shichibukai looks like."

"Kay gonna go attack now."

#As a student of media critic I am very aware that changing medium necessitates changes #I accept that adaptions are just that and need to be seen as seperate from past works #at the same time I need certain elements to remain consistent and true to the spirit of the show #you know like the importance of freedom; found family #Zoro reacting to every single shichibukai he meets with 'Yeah I could take him' and immediately charging in sword first #it's not about replicating the original source #it's about being true to it's essence #oh he will also need to look completely serious while riding on the back lf ridiculous animals #these are important parts of his characterization that cannot be sacrificed #one piece #roronoa zoro #one piece au #cat burglar nami #this idiot #i love him #Zoro's sense of direction and/or fashion #amusing musings

[paper-star-ships]

I love this podcast so much 😭😤💖✨💕

#pdf.chatterbox #I love you sci-fi comedy podcasts with elements of found family 💕💕💕 #I love you rag tag group of hooligans actively going against a bigger (and lamer) enemy #I LOVE YOU DINERS!!!! #Midnight Burger #Mission to Zyxx #:)

[fortune-maiden]

I know we are not supposed to be rooting for Derrick (or anyone in Penelope's family really)

but he has such pretty eyes

Especially when he's frowning ;w;

#villains are destined to die #i can't help it he has a character design that hits all of my likes T_T #in all seriousness though i do like all of the Eckharts for different reasons #Reynold after the attic scene where he has a moment of realization and does start to truly look out for Penny #and his hatred of her was understandable - he was 14 years old his little sister was missing a lookalike was brought in to be his new siste #and the lookalike prays that the og sister is never found/is already dead #that is a very good reason to become resentful! #meanwhile the duke is just neglectful. and knows he's neglectful and tries to (originally) make up for it #by letting Penny buy what she wants and run wild #but once he's forced to also come to terms with how he's been treating his daughter #you start to see that he's well aware of how he's messed up and he does actually really care about Penny as a daughter #and striving to do better #(i get the feeling that unlike Derrick he genuinely did not know the details of the incident with Emily) #meanwhile Derrick is..... Derrick. i love him but i also want to stab him #but the really biggest tragedy of it all is the isekai element #where the heroine finds out that while Penny's family was awful to her they are not as awful as her own #and are capable of treating her the way an adopted daughter should have been treated #but Penelope will never receive those affections and the heroine will never get this kind of closure from her own family

[cursezoroark]

reguri and their nonchalant way of picking up kids into their weird family. specifically nemona and Moon. walk with me.

#pokemon #reguri #talk #i think. not in a profound way but more like making themselves a place to talk to and come home to if that makes sense #someone who understands. for nemona and her battle focus. and moon when it comes down to USUM's events.(yes usum) #personally i think those two would connect with those specific kids. for their own reasons and resemblance to their own childhood #so what kind of family- honestly idk. i love the found family element but i can't deny that i do like the whole psuedo adoption feel this #could possibly have. also reminder found family doesn't mean a nuclear family structure i will explode on the spot #anyways i want them to be.. a family. in my own eyes. yknow . #just a family. sigh. #also u can't tell me reguri being some sort of guidance figure wouldn't be interesting given their character depth. cmon #also why moon and not sun? i mean it could be tbh. im not against it i ran with my fav sm protag here

[queerasian]

succession is simultaneously a:

shakespearean tragedy

postmodern tragicomedy

drama about dysfunctional families and cycles of abuse/trauma

comedy about the absurdity of the ultra wealthy

surreal circus of repressed queerness

political critique of the toxicity of late-stage capitalism

trying to pinpoint exactly what kind of show it is feels impossible, and that's what makes it good – you can rewatch it and experience it from a different lens each and every time and i love it for that

#listened to an interview w the writers who were asked if succession is a tragedy with comedic elements or a comedy with tragic elements #and the answer was basically that they don't really think of it that way and it's impossible to categorize it either way #like there's no real ratio of tragedy: comedy it kind of transcends that at least in my experience #i think the architecture of the story is more like a tragedy but it often expresses itself in comedic moments #and there's the political commentary that underscores it all #and i dont think its really possible to separate all these elements they live together and work with each other #similar to how the opening theme is a mixture of classical music and hip hop and would not be the same without either of those elements #that but with all the different layers that the show exists in #i added the queerness point in not because it's like. a necessarily popular view but because there is a way u can watch it where it's just #*just like. everyone is so fruity and fucked up and repressed #and it's p much canon that none of the side characters are straight #and roman def isn't but i dont think any of the siblings except maybe connor are #and it's like wow this is like the dark twisted alternate universe's queer found family trope #(love it for that. btw.) #i talk so much in tags i should just make another fucking post sorry #succession #hbo succession #queerasian.txt

[ddagent]

So, one of my new colleagues is encouraging me to write and publish my original stuff - which is lovely. But I honestly don't have the energy for re-drafting and marketing and all that.

Honestly? I just want to write fanfic and write discourse posts of my own bloody story. I want to write pages and pages about Bernie giving Mina her confirmation necklace and Mina giving Bernie her ring. I want to write about Bernie going back for Mina at the Benson farm and Mina saving Bernie's life in the operating theatre. I want to write about Henry and Jason growing up together and losing Ben and how they both went into professions where they hid behind facades to hide their feelings (the theatre, the priesthood). I want to write an entire analytical essay about the power of names and the classic horror movie tropes.

I don't actually want to write a novel. I just want to be part of the fandom.

#moi #so I've re-written henry and jason's story btw #because I wasn't happy with certain elements #it's still a wip because I want it to be less procedural in my head and more found family getting into shenanigans

[hoppinkiss]

who wants to watch me liveblog a 2008 western european cg animated movie i loved as a kid that i assume is obscure (at least where i live) because ive never heard it mentioned anywhere and therefore completely forgot it existed

#harper has spoken #i remember it having found family elements. let's see if baby harper had good taste or not #harper's watching dr.agon hu.nters

[llondonfog]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/47217586 hey pspspspspspsps……. read this fic and thought of you the entire time HGDJSHDJS you’re gonna LOVE this one i swear

LITERALLY JUST FINSHED AND REBLOGGED IT!!!!!!

@serenescribe's writing never fucking misses AND THEIR MIND!!! THE CONCEPTS ARE SO GOOD, THE DEVASTATION EXQUISITE, my soul has been plucked from my mortal frame and violently shaken, i can't thank them enough for gifting these wonderful works of art to the twst community

#lettie's asks #look i ADORE the wholesome nature of the dia found family #but i LOVE the darker takes on their messy relationships and fae elements #and when it's done so fucking well i am in breathless awe

[hollywoodbabylondean]

have i mentioned you should read godkiller by hannah kaner? because you should read godkiller by hannah kaner.

#i'm not going to sell it on you in terms of tiktok tropes but #high fantasty period in between the eras of 'there used to be dragons' and 'how to get rid of these fucking dragons' #all of the mcs have extremely interesting stories although the little girl doesn't have the most to work with. because she's twelve. #love the worldbuilding. love the etchings of blessings and curses on the skin for all to see. love the anticapitalism. #oh AND there's the DELICIOUS element of the devil on your shoulder and letting go of grudges for your found family #in terms of representation? the main romance is bi4bi m/f the main character (in my heart) is an amputee the love interest has ptsd #and i think is coded to be south asian? the 12 year old girl is Black

[conquerthenight]

Not me tagging my newest fic as Danvich and it getting more hits in 2 hours than most of my fics get in a week. I told myself I’d never write for this ship. I told myself my opinion won’t change about this ship. But then I realized my plans for this story have caused the possibility of a Danvich endgame to become so appealing that I couldn’t NOT include it.

#danvich #i warn you it’s gonna be a slow burn #and it won’t be the main focus of the story #because this fic mainly centers around lydia #but it will feature #and lydia will be the reason they’re even together #i won’t spoil the reason why but there’s gonna be a shit ton of found family elements #mrs danvers #ileana de winter #lydia de winter #rebecca das musical #daphne du maurier #rebecca the musical

[adventures-in-teyvat]

sayu would work for this dipshit willingly even on top of her other work for the shuumatsuban and heizou would unknowingly get attached to her and he would end up feeling disoriented while solving cases if shes not there because her presence is just soothing and we all know it deep down

heizou: *solving a case and talking his mouth off*

heizou: what do u think sayu

sayu:

heizou: man alive, i’ve solved it! sayu youre a genius!! holy shit!!

#now that i know more about him i love this duo even more #OK bbut their outfits are even similar u cant tell me they wouldnt be partners in (solving) crime #and since i got klee my favorite team rn is klee benny heizou sayu bc unm #ummm #just my 2 little comfort blorbos and their older brother figures <33 #BRO IF WE COULD HAVE 6 CHARA TEAMS I WOULD STICK QIQI AND CHONGYUN THERE TOO #same element brothers and sisters omg :(( <333 #i think i probably love the brother/sister found family dynamic bc i have 2 older brothers but who knows #haha.. 🤧 #anemo detectives #muji screams into the void #muji’s originals #muji’s favorites