#/ this is real bare bones

[greensaplinggrace]

I think one of the biggest differences between bangel and spuffy is that angel isn’t a partner to buffy. he’s not even someone she knows that well. he’s not someone she’s ever familiar with, and he’s not someone she can ever fully rely on.

yeah their romance was big and grand and all the things a tragic fairytale romance is. but at the end of the day their relationship is so incredibly surface level. all there is is the idea of love, and not even the real thing.

[walkingstackofbooks]

My vision for endgame Data/Julian which has consumed me ever since I watched Picard 😅

A few months after the Dominion war, the Enterprise docks at DS9 for a short while allowing Data to meet his long-time pen-friend, Julian, again. Julian's not doing well, but since he seems to enjoy Data's company, Data decides to take a couple more weeks of leave to spend some more time with his friend. However, Julian starts becoming more and more withdrawn and anxious, and after an incident one evening where he becomes agitated to the point of storming out, Data reaches out to Deanna to see if she can give him any insight into his friend's behaviour. She has some ideas, but also suggests that Data ask Keiko, and after talking with the O'Briens, Data believes he understands what's wrong. When he asks Julian if he's correct in thinking that his impending departure is what's upsetting the doctor, Julian's surprise at the question is enough that he answers truthfully - yes. To Data, the solution is obvious: if Julian is distressed by the idea of someone else leaving him, then Data will not leave. (Julian begs him not to make promises he cannot keep, and has a minor breakdown when he realises that Data is deadly serious.) After a lot of conversation, some favour-cashing, and the fortunate coincidence that one of Beverly's doctors was beginning to look for a promotion to CMO, Julian ends up transferred to the Enterprise: technically a demotion, but after so long having so much on his shoulders, it's actually a relief.

While on Enterprise, Data and Julian get closer and closer. Their relationship brings some difficulties when it becomes public, though: some see the fact Julian's dating an android as proof that he's not really human; others wonder how Data's affection can be real, and feel that if he were as human as he wants to be, then he wouldn't be dating an augment. Julian's parents definitely berate him for wasting all the gifts they gave him by marrying an android - if only he'd talked to them before the wedding, they could have adbised him against it! - making him a zillion times more grateful Data talked him out of inviting them every time he started to feel guilty about it. But that's by the by. They're together, happily married, endgame Julian/Data achieved, right?

... Wrong. I hate Nemesis, but imagine Julian following Data down before he throws himself into space, knowing he could probably stop Data from doing this if he asks. Data saying, "I know I promised never to leave you," and Julian shaking his head and barely being able to choke out the words "It's okay," and then Data's gone. And Geordi's trying to reassure Julian (Geordi's trying to convince himself...) that Data will be alright, he's got the emergency tranport unit, and they get back to the bridge, and Picard transports in, and Data's still on the ship that's blowing up, and Deanna's asking what happened and Julian's sliding down against a wall, horarsely whispering "I let him go..."

20 years later... Picard season one. I haven't quite decided when I want Julian to appear, because the idea of Julian fighting for android rights is everything to me, but also I kind of like the premise of changing as little as possible in canon... (Maybe Julian had tried to be part of the movement for android rights, bu the media had really latched onto his augment status and used it as another reason to discredit the movement, and so he'd withdrawn from it, as it seemed his presence was doing more harm than good….) So the Picard crew all return to the Riker-Troi household after the final showdown and Deanna welcomes them in with a "Guess who we finally managed to get in contact with" and bring them into the lounge where Julian' anxiously waiting. And of course the initial introduction is awkward and Julian's talking a million words a minute until Will pokes him and then over the next few days he's trying to keep his distance so that Soji doesn't feel that she needs to let him into her life... And meanwhile Soji is still, you know, coping with ALL the feelings and trauma that the last - what, week? - have given her and so she has no idea what to do with this man, who was apparently her father's husband, especially as she has no clue how he feels about the whole suddenly-having-an-android-stepdaughter thing. But eventually they do manage to have a conversation (/are forced to talk it out) and they get on so well and Soji realises how much Julian genuinely wants to get to know her for her sake and while Julian's terrified at the prospect of having a daughter, he's also delighted (and Will and Deanna make them both stick around for a whole while, 1. because they do enjoy having them both around, 2. because Kestra adores Soji, and the two are pretty good for each other, and 3. because, while they have kept in contact with Julian over the years, they also know how long he's been on his own for, and they want to make sure he's got a solid base and people to lean on. As much as Julian wants to be a good father, Soji deserves more than one traumatised, lonely man doing a best that would quite possibly not be good enough...)

Picard season 3. Julian and Soji are visiting Geordi at the museum when the Picard crew come along, and are swept into the action... Julian learning that Data's alive - kind of... Julian tenderly kissing Data before they take down the partition, telling him he has to win so he can meet their daughter... The two of them barely having time to reunite before having to rush off to their respective duties in saving the ship... (I have VISIONS of Soji and Julian working desperately together to find a cure for the transporter virus, while Julian's augment physiology has done something weird to make it that he's turning, but very, very slowly. Julian making sure that Soji is armed, and making her promise to shoot him if he turns too quickly. Soji telling him he has to keep fighting it and refusing to think about what it might come to. Julian realising he's about to lose control and getting Soji to restrain him. Soji despairing that she won't be able to find a cure by herself - she's not a doctor doctor like he is - and Julian reassuring her that he believes in her, she just needs to do her best... but most importantly, if she doesn't find it, it's alright, it's not her fault, and he loves her. Resistance is futile. A phaser shot.) And afterwards, when Soji's found the cure and it's been distributed, Julian wakes up to find Data sitting next to him and Soji hovering nearby. He tries to scramble up and leave to help the rest of the crew, but Soji informs him that just as he took longer to turn, he took longer to get better, and he's the last one to wake up from it. And then she makes to leave, to give the two of them some time alone, and Julian tells her that's nonsense, she needs to meet Data, and Soji says that it's fine, they've been talking while he was asleep, and Julian replies that now he feels left out, so she definitely can't leave, come here, sit by me, I'm not letting either of you out of my sight.

[thesawapprentice]

Controversial idea - jigsaw is worse than spiral

I can see why people think that , I think they're both equally as awful as each other, but (imo) I think Spiral is the worst of all saw films.

There's a few reasons why I dislike it, but the main reason that really pushes it over the edge for me is that I have sensory issues (because of autism) and the voice they use in the film really fucking overstimulates me , it's awful ??

I would have added more reasons, but I'm really tired, so i didn't. have a good day/night, Anon !!

Edit: I meant like the voice they use for the puppet / the jigsaw voice

[dizzybevvie]

"Kingdom Hearts is so complicated" "Nomura made it up as he went along" "KH makes no sense" Have you considered that Riku is 15 and autistic and gay bc if you do I think itll change things

[floorpancakes]

smth kinda fucked up about watching doumeki go from whole assedly making life or death decisions for watanuki as a desperate but firm love language every other tuesday to fucking sitting in quiet anguish with a pained look on his face with his eyebrows fucking tweaking out, still able to make life or death protective decisions sometimes but being fucking paralysed with indecision most times that don't involve immediate physical actions to the point it's clearly ripping his head and heart in two even if he still retains that refusal to give up

[kennyomegasweave]

Why doesn't Elyes just TELL Pat that he's not fucking Kim anymore and hasn't been for a while? Every time we see him at the hotel with Kim, he's working or eating. Kim was a friend with benefits but he's been firmly moved into just a friend category for Elyes for, seemingly, a while now. Kim's out here fronting to Pat like he's still getting railed because he so clearly wants to be, but he hasn't been! So like. Girl just tell that boy you really only see Kim as a friend now and aren't even fucking him anymore! And you only meet him at Hookup Hotel because Pat is still the only person that gets to go to your house!

This show is one big JUST TALK TO HIM for me and I'm very entertained.

[razzek]

Haha my bad, I have $30 for the rest of the month. 8)

[sadhorsegirl]

genuinely adore the reveal that the forsaken were actually all just a bunch of bitchy grad students

[pj-was-here]

Moana 2: The Island of Missed Potential

Don't mind me, just posting my frankly nitpicky fanfic reader/writer thoughts, as I am NO movie critic

so I just watched Moana 2 and honestly... it wasnt bad per se but it was sorta lackluster which is mainly why i placed my expectations so low in the first place cause well its a Disney movie whatd you expect?

(Spoilers ahead from Moana 2)

(heads up i am NOT typing out any of the new characters names as i will most likely misspell and butcher them)

So the idea of Moana traveling around reconnecting the people of the sea is very interesting and i was expectin you know MORE, Don't get me wrong i enjoyed the dynamic Moana had with her crew but there just, wasnt much conflict I suppose

Like Moana was breezing through her hurdles with ease (well apart from the scene with Maui helping her up, i like that) but honestly it felt more like

I dont know a pilot episode rather than a movie, maybe because of the information overload and rushed writing? it felt like Moana 2 was supposed to be longer than say 1 hour and 30 minutes

and the fact that MAUI LOST HIS POWERS AND MOANA FUCKING DIED SHOULD HAVE BEEN DRAGGED ON AND BUILT UP UPON MORE

like I think it should have been drawn out more and more focused to have put more impact hat HE LOST HIS DEMI GOD POWERS

As well as Moana literally dying and coming back to life as a demigod (which i ngl was sorta cool) should have been more drawn out because A DISNEY CHARACTER A LITERAL DISNEY PRINCESS AT THAT WAS IMPLIED TO BE DEAD

Like i know those corporate pigs werent going to do it but still it shocked me they even let the writers do this even if not permanent (the only time i remember they let this happen was in Frozen with Anna freezing)

Also this could just be me but Moana 2 didn't even make me cry like the first movie, though that could be my rose tinted glasses

And the sings were rather boring, the only one that caught me was Get Lost and thats because it was jazz swing

I like the lore though, and was 100% expecting the bat lady to be a manipulative villain but meh, the big bad guy is giving me Zues vibes but his design in the end was sorta.... meh??

Also i was fully expecting Moana and co. to go out and gather an army of humans to take on Molan but oh well

Plus we still dont know why he seperated humans in he first place either, talk abot a plot hole

anyways this is why AO3 exists and i will now be reading a Moana 2 rewrite

PJ-"disappointed-in-Disney-flopping"-Was-Here, signing

p.s. Moana's baby sister was adorable and i will die for her

p.p.s Loved the animation, straight up ethereal, shot out to the animators for the water animations, color design and rendering

[cuntwrap--supreme]

Dog has a swollen lymph node. Just one for now. Which means her cancer is getting worse already. The longer this goes on, the more detached I feel from reality.

[kalloway]

it's only taken me like 10 years of "yeah, I'll get to it eventually"'s to have finally sat down and actually started my first playthrough of Dragon Age 2 lmao... perfectly on-brand for me (being insanely late to everything)

[icewindandboringhorror]

Recent things.. mostly just writing screenshots lol

[manufactoredxbyxdesign]

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[I have never wanted to delete everything so bad jfc]

[frothingatthemaw]

been oc-ing the fuck out of vessel….. i have written some Thoughts about him while i’ve been away :3 if anyone wants to see them, i can post em!!

[pygian-weapon]

reading this history book on WWII anti-fascist resistance and it's really funny how the author tries to "enoble" the fact that they would rob banks (duh) to survive and fund the actions, because they kept tabs and wrote down on a register what they took. Buddy, I bought the book I don't need to be convinced they were the "good guys" but also I find very funny the concept of opening an excell file and writing how much money I "repossessed" this month

[mysterypigeon]

new interview with the crane wives! you should read it but important updates:

NEW SINGLE IN AUGUST! i'm guessing Scars but i'm not entirely sure

there is a song on the album that Kate wrote for Dan to sing- i'm assuming that means he'll be a lead vocalist on it!

Emilee worked with Ben and finished her solo album, but isn't releasing it yet

they are soup.

(thank you @/rapidlydecayingcorpse for sharing!!)