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addictofsupernatural · 5 years ago

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Mystery Man

Sweet Pea x reader

Summary: When shy girl y/n catches Sweet Pea's eye, he decides to show her some gratitude. The only problem is, she doesn't know it's him.

Word Count: 4825

You didn't really have that much friends. You were a shy person, and it took a bit to get you to open up. Betty didn't care, and saw something in you that she liked. So you became best friends with the core four. People still made fun of you at the artificial school called Riverdale High, but it didn't bother you most of the time since you knew there were people in your life that liked you for the "freak" that you are.

Being shy also made you very observant. When people weren't making fun of you, they ignored you, and being invisible made it easier to witness all that was going on. Of course you did go back and talk about some things you'd hear with Betty, Jughead and Veronica. But that's how you've come to known Sweet Pea.

He wasn't as bad as so many Northside students made him seem to be. Not at all. In your eyes, he was just looking out for his family, the Serpents. It wasn't his fault he was born the wrong side of town, yet people were quick to judge him. He was easily angry, but you saw that it was because of everybody's judgements. You saw that he didn't want people to think he was weak, so he used anger to show people otherwise.

That's why you decided to help him. You figured you should just mind your business, but you felt bad for the tall serpent sitting next to you who was struggling with the equations. He never asked for help since people would just label him as stupid.

He buried his face in his hands in frustration. How was he supposed to pass this class when the teacher is doing lessons that he never learned at Southside High?

He was brought out of his thoughts when he felt a tap on his arm. He turned his head towards you, looking you up and down. "Do you need help?" You asked quietly.

He just stared at you. He didn't know if it were a joke or not. "What?" Was the only thing that came out of his mouth. He then felt more stupid.

You took it upon yourself to grab his notebook and begin to write on the problem he's been stuck on. "Do you get how I set that up?" He shook his head. "So since it has an exclamation mark, it means that it multiplies with all the numbers before it, up to 1. But to make it easier, when you write out the numbers you stop when it's the same as the bottom of the fraction so you can cross it out. That way the bottom is 1 and you don't have to simplify. All you have to do is multiply the rest of the numbers."

You gave him back his notebook, and he continued to stare at you. You suddenly felt really hot and small in your seat. You went back to your own notebook, and Sweet Pea did the same.

By some miracle, the rest of the problems were easy to complete. He looked around at almost the entire class struggling, but he was done. He didn't feel so dumb as he usually felt. He looked over to you. You were done as well, and were doodling on your pages.

"Alright everyone," Ms. Danvers brought everybody's attention to her. "Pencils down. Let's review." She looked around the room, noticing Sweet Pea staring at you instead of the board. "Sweet Pea." He snapped his head to her. "Since you don't find it important to pay attention, why don't you tell us the answer to number 1?"

"Uh, 235." Ms. Danvers looked at him with a mixture of shock and annoyance. She ignored him, moving on to the second question. Sweet Pea smiled to himself before looking to you. You smiled back.

When he kept his gaze on you, your face felt hot and your smile faded as you quickly looked back to your notebook. He internally chuckled at you. He noticed how your hair covered some of your face, and that you had a cute figure that you hid as well with a flannel.

The bell rang and you all packed up. You were about to get up when a hand slammed on your desk, causing you to jump your seat. "Sorry." Sweet Pea said. "Thanks for earlier." He put down a ten dollar bill.

You looked at the bill and slid it towards him. "You're welcome." You then got up and grabbed your stuff.

"I don't want to owe you anything." He held out the money to you.

You sighed, grabbing the money and putting it in his flannel pocket. "If you're being paid to be nice then it's not really being nice is it?" He didn't say anything, so you offered him a small smile. "If you ever need help, you could just ask."

He watched you leave, wondering how someone could be so adorably nice. He decided to sort of follow you around without your knowledge of knowing. You didn't really speak to anyone, except for Jughead and his three friends.

Later at the Whyte Wrym Sweet Pea asked Jughead a question, with Betty sitting on his lap. "So what's with your quiet friend at school Jones?"

Betty and Jughead looked at each other. "I think he means y/n." Betty explained.

"Oh. Why are you so interested in her?"

"I never said I was, she's just kinda mysterious. Why doesn't she really talk?"

Jughead and Betty smiled at each other knowingly. "She's a shy girl." Betty said. "The sweetest you'll ever meet though. It sucks that she takes all that crap from everybody."

Sweet Pea furrowed his eyebrows. "What do you mean?"

"Oh, just the artificial society created by highschool. Her quietness seems to be at the bottom of the food chain." Jughead explained. Sweet Pea just stared at him. "She gets bullied and doesn't do anything about it."

He didn't know how to react. He was angry, but he really didn't have to be. He didn't even know you. "Shouldn't someone be defending her?"

"You mean you want to defend her?" Jughead asked. Sweet Pea didn't say anything, but gave him a glare.

Betty smiled. "Whenever we try to help her she just brushes it off. Besides, she has some personal issues that she has to deal with."

"How do you get closer to a girl like that?"

Both Betty and Sweet Pea ignored Jughead's snickering. "Actions speak louder than words. You should show her that you want to get close to her."

Sweet Pea thought about this. It was a good idea. He wasn't a very outgoing person when it came to talking about his feelings, so this worked out perfectly. "Can you tell me something that she likes?"

The next day you were going through a normal day at school when you opened your locker, finding something out of the ordinary. There was a comic book with a present bow on it and a letter taped to the front.

I heard you love Marvel. Hope you like it, cause I'd feel like a superhero if I made you smile. You should have your hair a little out of your face. It's cute, but what's behind your hair is even cuter. I know heroes usually hide behind a mask, but there is one hero that isn't afraid to show the world what he really looks like. You'll be hearing from me again soon.

You took the note off, seeing a comic book for Iron Man Volume 3, the one where he reveals his identity. Tony Stark was your favorite Avenger. How could anybody know this?

Sweet Pea watched you as you smiled at the gift, putting it in your backpack and happily walking to the school library for lunch with your friends. This was working. Sweet Pea felt proud of himself.

When you got to the library you found an unopened bag of Pop's on your seat. "It's for you." Betty said, a teasing smile on.

"Who's it from?" You asked quietly.

Veronica then spoke up. "He'd rather not have us say." You opened the bag to your favorite order, as well as another note.

You like it? Sometimes you forget your lunch money since a lot of things go through your mind. It's not good for you to skip meals. Eat up! :)

"Are you guys telling him stuff about me?"

"If somebody asks a question, it'd be rude not to answer." Betty said, amusement in her voice.

The next day at school you saw a small box with another note sitting on your desk in Geometry. You first opened the note, with Sweet Pea nervously sitting next to you in his desk.

Make a wish! My wish is for you to like me for who I really am, but I'll let you have this chance. Oh, and as much as I'd love to spoil you, I'm not really made of money. I'd rather talk to you more. 714-xxx-xxxx

You then opened the box, revealing a necklace that had a small rose gold wishbone on it. You let out a short giggle when you saw it. "Make a wish." You quietly said.

Sweet Pea watched in joy as you put it on. You then put the note in your backpack. When you looked around, he turned back to the front of him, trying not to seem suspicious. He then felt a tap on his arm.

"Hey." You said. "Uh, did you see who left this?" He shook his head. "Oh, okay. Sorry to bother you." You turned but quickly turned back to him. "Oh, and, please don't tell people about this. I know you don't know me and shouldn't really care about me, but I'm just saying. Just in case, y'know? I, um, don't want certain people to know about this." You nervously stared at him when you finished your ramble.

"Why not?" He simply asked.

You let out an unamused laugh. As you were about to open your mouth to respond, some River Vixens came up to you. "Aw, what's this? Shy girl got a gift from a crush?" One said as she lifted up your necklace.

The other one went behind you and took it off. "It's cute. I think it'd look better on me."

"Wait, no!" They laughed at your panicked form. "Please give it back. Please." They responded by taking their seats.

You began to shake your leg nonstop. Sweet Pea watched as you kept doing that and tapping your fingers on the desk. "Are you okay?"

"Huh- uh, yeah. Mhm." You didn't look at him.

"You sure?"

"It's called anxiety." You snapped. "So if you want to make fun of me for it too, be my guest." He didn't respond, only stared at you. You buried your hands in your face, then pushed back your hair to look at him. "Sorry." You mumbled.

He nodded. "You should let someone help you with it."

"I don't want to drag someone into my problems, that's selfish." You paused. "Which is what I'm kinda doing to you right now. Sorry."

"You shouldn't say sorry for things when you didn't do anything wrong." The bell then rang and you kept your gaze on Sweet Pea, wondering how someone could be so secretly nice. You brain then wondered, and you snapped out of your thoughts. You shouldn't think of him like that, when there's someone out there who actually has feelings for you.

Later on, you heard a knock on your door about an hour after you got home. You went to go answer it, since your parents were always working. Not they'd answer the door. When they were home, they didn't really talk to you. They told you that they loved you, but you always felt that they were ashamed of you. They were Northsiders, after all, they weren't really proud of having a child that was different from the others.

When you got to the door, nobody was there. You looked down, and there was another box with a note. You opened the box, and there was another necklace. This time, it was a key hole. You then took a look at the letter.

I heard what happened, but it's okay :) Maybe you'll find the key. Hopefully sometime soon.

You then set the box and letter down on your nightstand. You took out the letter from earlier and put the number in.

You ~ Thank you

??? ~ For? 😏

You ~ Everything

??? ~ Do you like the new necklace?

??? ~ I have a matching one of a key

You ~ Why are you being so nice to me?

??? ~ Why are you always so nice?

You ~ .-.

??? ~ You don't care about superficial crap that everybody else does

??? ~ You're always so selfless and don't ask for help when you might need it

??? ~ Why wouldn't I be nice you to?

The two of you talked some more, and you figured that he wouldn't reveal himself to you anything soon. That meant that it was up to you to figure it out. You texted him the next day.

You ~ You're from the Southside

Sweet Pea was caught off guard. It had only been two days of doing this and you were already on to him.

??? ~ Why do you think that?

You ~ Because almost all Northside guys are dicks

??? ~ Lol

??? ~ Wait

??? ~ Almost?

You ~ Archie is sweet

Sweet Pea rolled his eyes. Of course you would think that. Everybody on the Northside seems to love Archie, and he never understood why. Little did he know that you were saying this on purpose.

??? ~ He's not even as innocent as people make him out to be

??? ~ I don't get what people see in him

You ~ So you're a Serpent

Sweet Pea was freaking out now. "Wow." Toni said, reading over his shoulder. "Smart girl."

"Toni, back off." He pushed her away. "Stop reading my messages."

"You really have to hide yourself in order to get a girl to like you?" She teased. He glared at her. "Relax, I'm kidding. You don't have to hide yourself, she doesn't seem like the type of person to care." They both looked at his phone as he texted you.

You ~ Why do you think that?

Y/n ~ If you don't like Archie then you're a serpent

Y/n ~ Don't worry snake boy 🐍🐍

Y/n ~ I'll find the key soon enough

"Wow, you're really making her work to you." Toni said. "Then again, you seem like you're working hard too."

At school you went up to Jughead, asking a question that was to everyone's delight. "Could I have a list of all the Serpents that go to this school?"

He shifted in his seat. "Why?"

"The guy who's been giving me things is a serpent. I can tell."

"Wow," Veronica said. "Mystery man is taking an effect on you. I haven't seen you this giddy before."

"I can give you a list of the Swords and Serpents Club members." Jughead offered.

You nodded, giving him a hug. "Thank you!" He awkwardly hugged back. He then gave you the list after school.

You ~ So I narrowed you down to 16 guys

Snake Boy ~ Good job

Snake Boy ~ Your prize is at your favorite diner

You stopped in your tracks on the way to your house, turning around to and walking to Pop's. "Hey Pop."

"Hello y/n." Pop said, smiling. "You must be here for your gift."

You nodded excitedly. He handed you a teddy bear with a mini Southside Serpents jacket on it. "Thanks Pop." You giddily said. "Could you tell me anything about him?"

"Well, I'm only allowed to say one thing."

"Um, this hair color?"

"Black."

"Thanks Pop." You then took off, texting your mystery man.

You ~ 7 guys

Snake Boy ~ Your next prize is at your door step

It was a Joker and Harley Quinn poster. You happily put it up on your wall. You were excited to learn who this guy was. You just hoped that he wouldn't change is mind.

The next day you walked into Geometry class, sitting down and putting your key hole necklace under your shirt. Sweet Pea smiled. You were enjoying the gifts, and it seemed special to you. Unfortunately he was so focused on you that he wasn't paying attention to the board, and had no idea what to do.

"Um, hey," he tapped your shoulder as you drew on your notebook. You looked up at him and smiled. "Could you help me out with this? Please?"

You smiled. "Sure." You then began explaining the equations to him, and even cracked a joke here and there. You were usually awkward with people when talking to them, but he was easier to talk to. You showed him though your notebook, and Sweet Pea couldn't have been any happier with what is saw.

"Is that a bear with a leather jacket on?" He pointed at one of your drawings. You felt your face heat up and nodded. You hid behind your hair. He let out a chuckled. "That's pretty cute."

He then took a piece of your hair and tucked it behind your ear. You then looked at him. "Why'd you do that?"

"You look prettier when you show your face." Your face felt like it was on fire as you turned to the front. You couldn't be feeling like this with him when mystery man was waiting for you.

Your mind danced around the idea of Sweet Pea being mystery man, but you dismissed it. He would probably be too embarrassed to be seen with you. Maybe he's just a really flirty person.

In PE Jughead gave you a water bottle from mystery man. On the plastic bottle it said hydrate. "This is becoming sickening to watch." Jughead said. "I don't really enjoy being a delivery boy."

"So you're closer to him then." You said. "You wouldn't do this unless you were more closer with them."

"I can neither confirm nor deny this." His smile betrayed him.

"So it's either Fangs or Sweet Pea." You cracked a smile as you said the ladder's name.

Jughead noticed and shrugged. "I guess you'll just have to ask mystery man himself."

You grabbed your stuff when PE was over, taking out your phone to give a quick text.

You ~ 2 guys

Snake Boy ~ Who did you come up with?

You ~ Sweet Pea or Fangs

As Sweet Pea looked at his phone in shock, Fangs was reading over his shoulder. "Hey, it's either me or you. I've seen her, she's pretty hot. Maybe I could have her." He laughed as his friend shoved him.

As you and Jughead were walking out of school, some bulldogs stopped the two of you. "Well what do we have here?" Reggie said. "If it isn't little miss freak."

"Lay off Reggie." Jughead said.

He chose to ignore Jughead. "I noticed that you've been skippin' around school like you own the place, all for some mystery guy." You said nothing, only looked down. "Let me tell you something, whoever this guy is, doesn't like you. I mean, there's nothing to like, really. You will always be the freak that people laugh about, and he's just playing you."

You kept your gaze on the ground, which infuriated one of the other bulldogs. "Hey!" He said, shoving you back. "You listenin-"

He was cut off by a punch from Jughead, which caused another Bulldog with a ring on to punch Jughead, causing his cheek to bleed. You yanked him away, and the two of you began to sprint to your house.

Once you got home you gave Jughead your first aid kit to patch himself up. That was when you thought about what Reggie said. He was right. You would always be the freak, and nobody would like you for who you are. You were too damaged, too different.

"Hope you're not thinking about what Reggie said." Your thoughts were cut off by Jughead. "Look, Reggie's just a dick. Don't ever listen to anything that comes out of a mouth breather."

You smiled at his half joke, but still felt a heavy feeling in your chest and stomach. "Thanks Jug, but I just kinda want to be alone right now." He knowingly hugged you as your eyes began to water. He then saw himself out.

That's when the bad thoughts came flowing into your brain. They were worse that usual, and instead of fighting your anxiety like you read about, you just let it take over you. Once you started crying, you went into your room and curled up on your bed. You stopped crying after a bit, but were still taken over by the bad thoughts. That's when too heard a knock at the door.

You answered it, and saw Sweet Pea nervously standing there with a bag of chocolates. "Hey. I was going to just leave these at the door, but it seemed like this was more serious."

You stared at him blankly. "Are you mystery man?" You asked, quieter than intended.

He let out a small laugh. "Is that what you guys have been calling me?"

You still looked at him seriously. "How do I know this isn't some mean trick?"

He showed a necklace that he was wearing under his shirt. It had a gold key on it. You ran up and hugged him, causing him to drop the bag. "Woah." He laughed. "Didn't think you'd be that excited."

"Come in." You picked up the bag and grabbed his hand, leading him in.

"You sure your Northside parents are okay with a serpent coming into their home?" He asked as you closed the door.

"They're not home, and they don't really pay attention to their freak daughter." You said as you both sit on the couch. "So, I have questions."

"It's only fair if I ask questions too." Sweet Pea said as he got a little closer.

You suddenly became aware of the close proximity and scooted back a bit. "Okay." you said, face flushed. "We'll take turns. I'll go first. Why did you do all these things for me?"

"Because I wanted to get closer to you. You didn't handle being face to face as well, so I figured this was the best way to go." You nodded. "Are you happy that it was me?"

"Extremely." His lips curled up as he looked at your blushing form in a daze. "What do you see in me?"

"Awesomeness." You giggled. "I see that you don't care about me living in the Southside. I see that you're always kind to people, even though nobody deserves you. I see that your really pretty but don't think so. I see that your body is perfect but you cover it with a flannel."

As he said that, he pushed hair out of your face and gently tugged on your flannel, causing one side to be hanging off your shoulder. You got closer, putting a hand on his cheek. "It's your turn."

He leaned into your hand. "Why were you happy that it was me?"

"Because I was starting to gain feelings for real you, and I felt like I was betraying mystery you because I had feelings for him too." He looked down to your lips. "I figured out it was you. What's my prize?"

He leaned into you, pushing his lips onto yours. He put his hands on your waist while you put yours in his face. When he finally pulled back from the mind blowing kiss, he asked, "Would you like to go out with me?"

"Do I get to call you my boyfriend?"

He laughed. "Of course."

"Are you sure you want to be with me? Damaged and all?" You were nervous, and this made Sweet Pea just fall deeper for you.

"You're not damaged, you're actually perfect. You just don't see it, but it's okay because I do. If you're going through something I'll always be here for you. Truth is, I'm the broken one here."

You shook your head, kissing the side of his jaw. "I don't care about your baggage, I care about you." He then pulled you in for another amazing kiss as you felt him smile.

The next day at school you confidently walked in with your key hole necklace. As you were looking you for friends to tell them the amazing news, three River Vixens came up to you. "Well what do we have here?"

Your smile faltered a bit. "I think Mr Fake Secret Admirer gave it to her." Another said.

You held onto it. You were not going to let them get this one too, it was too special. "That's none of your business." You sternly said.

The three of them laughed. "Aw, shy girl does have a voice after all. Look tiny, you will never have a man who loves you, so you should stop trying to convince people that someone fell for your loser ass-"

Her voice faded off as the three of them stared up at you. You then felt two arms wrap around you, and you smiled, turning around into your boyfriends arms. "Morning."

"Morning." You said back. He then tugged you into a kiss, grabbing your face and deepening it as the three others watched. When the two of you pulled back you had your arms around his neck. "Did you like the chocolates?"

The two of you were almost nose to nose, you staring at him as he happily stared at your lips. "Yeah, I ate a little when you left. How'd you know those were my favorite?"

His hands left your cheeks to slide onto your hips. "I have my ways." He then looked up, pulling back a bit to eye the three Vixens. "Can I help you?"

You didn't look at them, only played with the key necklace he was wearing. They noticed how the two of you were matching necklaces. "She's paying you, isn't she?"

He then laughed, eyeing them up and down. "You girls have boyfriends, do you?" They were all silent. "Yeah, thought so. Maybe when you guys stop being assholes to other people, you'll understand why we're so happy."

He then put an arm around your shoulder and walked away with you. "Wow." You laughed.

"Can't let them talk bad about my girl. No flannel?"

"No, figured I should stop hiding so much. You like it?" You smiled, and Sweet Pea almost melted. You were just too adorable.

He pulled your waist closer to him. "I like you."

"I like you too." You both kissed, but stopped when Sweet Pea felt a hand clasp his shoulder.

"So you managed to pull this off." Fangs said. He then stepped towards you. "Since I was your second choice, does that mean that I can have you if things don't work out between the two of you?"

You giggled, already liking this guy. Sweet Pea found this less funny, and decided that everybody should know who you belong to. "Come on." He said grabbing you and putting you over his shoulder.

"Sweets!" You and Fangs laughed as he began to walk away with you. "It was nice to meet you Fangs!" You called out as he watched you being hauled around by your boyfriend.

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semicolonthefifth · 7 years ago

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An Artist’s Dream, or, Valerian review

One of my favorite films that I saw as a child was Luc Besson’s “The Fifth Element”, and I think it was one of the most influential pieces of media that affected my style. To give a brief ‘review’ of the film, it’s an artistically strong movie that possessed a great deal of visual and storytelling style that strongly built up the worldbuilding. The audience would follow the story of two individuals who rushed through what felt like an already established world, and stop at moments to not only develop themselves as characters, but as well to develop the lore of their universe through mostly visual means. The settings alone could tell a story, and the aliens had characteristics deeply ingrained into their designs (which is impressive considering how much the director had developed the world and language). In a lot of ways, “The Fifth Element” was the artist’s film: a movie where style was brought up to the foreground, and it was a major support to an excellently told story. With “Valerian” it seems Luc wanted to repeat the same success with the design-focused formula that made “The Fifth Element” a beloved work. Style was front and center in the marketing, and Besson himself felt that film (based on a comic he loved as a child) wouldn’t have been made until today’s technology made it possible. Did Luc Besson succeed with this? Or, is the film just all style over substance? Here’s my review. SUMMARY: The film is set in a far future where humanity has met countless aliens of the surrounding universe, and have well established a relationship with all the many of lifeforms through the greatest site of over a thousand worlds and cultures being represented and shared: Alpha, the former international space-station now grown into a massive space structure beyond humanity’s understanding. The Human Federation’s Agents Valerian and Laureline are set on a mission to investigate the growing presence of a radiation and unknown forces growing at the station’s center. All they know is that an unknown alien race is searching for a rare creature, and they will go to any means of retrieving it. With the entire station at risk, Valerian and Laureline set out to uncover a mystery that spans planets and decades worth of history, all the while protecting each other from the dangers in a city of a thousand worlds. STORY (SPOILERS) The story is well written, but it has a tendency of taking narrative detours to do some world building and to show off of its designs. It's clear that the director wishes to show the world of Alpha more closely, and the wild mixture of alien life and settings that make up the station. Although the designs of the world is beautiful and well imagined, it does feel as if the film is jogging in place at moments before resuming the story. Some moments in the film can be cut out or reduced, however there's almost a style to how it's done, and to remove them would take away much of the artistry that would have gone to waste. I can imagine that these detours would feel like a drag for some viewers, so I'll say here that it's certainly an acquired taste. If you enjoy the visuals and the world building, you won't have a problem whenever the story moves off the main path; if you don't, then unfortunately you'll have to wait it out in order to get to the main story. Another issue is the use of flashbacks, which are sudden and short, almost as if we're given loud reminders of things we'd already know. They don't happen much, but again it is one of those things that drag the story's heels at times. Beyond the faults though, the story is honestly good. There’s a bit of originality with how certain worlds and cultures work, especially in those previously mentioned detours that the story takes. At first it feels that the story holds little connection between its threads at the beginning, but it all comes together nicely and ends on a strong, emotional note that almost feels like you’re finally able to breath after you’ve held it for so long. You really care for the aliens being threatened at the end, whose world is destroyed at the very beginning and are cast as the villains until the final act. However I think the story is honestly really good when it doesn’t explicitly tell you what’s going on. With the use of pure visual, gesture-focused storytelling, we can not only see the peace and fall of an entire world and the reactions from its inhabitants, but as well a quick look into the history of the universe. In my honest opinion, the opening left me a bit in tears through its use of music and silent character interaction. It showed humans coming to meet at the slowly growing international space station, doing so purely through handshakes to the tune of Davis Bowie’s “Space Oddity”; it then showed the first contact of alien life, and then more meetings with other aliens as the station grows and grows, showing (without words) that humanity was evolving and growing at a galactic level. The storytelling through visuals alone is amazing, but there’s more to tell about the design in due time. ACTING: Valerian (Dane DeHaan) himself is ok. The actor did a good job, but he didn't show a wide enough emotional range. He was cocky for a lot of the film, and very few times did he break. There's some narrative explanation, but it's pretty simple and it doesn't excuse for the lack of reactions like anger or sadness. Oddly enough it's the partner (Laureline, by Cara Delevingne) who shows more range, and honestly holds more character in comparison to the main character. She gets frustrated at moments, even sad in others, and overall shows the most development out of the two. In the end though they aren't impressive; not bad, but not that memorable. Still, the two do a fine job. All other human supporting characters are fine, and you can get invested in them. However, more so than the main characters, are unremarkable. They just hit the right level of “ok”. The villain is a bastard, but predictable. You'll easily know who it is, the movie telegraphs it pretty early that it’s the commander (Clive Owen), but the true lengths he's gone to prove his villainy is revealed as the story progresses. He is treated more as a representational force of mankind's mistakes and the need to both justify and hide it. Although interesting, and even a bit worth some pause to think the ramifications of the decisions he and the main characters take, it is still a predictable twist. However, the lengths he goes to hide what amounts to attempted genocide is shocking, and you almost feel horrified at the reasonings for it. The alien characters are well done, especially the main race of Pearls whose world was destroyed. They’re very beautiful and well designed, and the performance of the actors (actual actors, not CGI characters) is great in how a lot of them rely purely on gestures and movements. Bubble (Rihanna), a blue jelly alien performer who has the ability to shapeshift, has a very short presence, but leaves enough of an impact that you care for her when she goes. MUSIC AND VISUALS: This is, honest to god, a beautiful looking film. I’ve already praised the opening, but the movie as a whole has so much to show and do with its designs. Each alien race shown on screen has a design that not only gives them all a unique look, but also tells so much of their culture and world without them ever explaining it. We see not only robots of high intellect and alien brutes of low intellect, but also different cultures of lifeforms who make up the titular city of a thousand planets. The city itself is also well designed, with a wide variety of areas made for each alien race present, as well for more general uses that all races could enjoy. Other planets are also good, with one in the first act being a very ingenious (and quite possibly an original idea). It’s this seemingly empty desert wasteland that has a plot of land squared off by a surrounding wall. At first it looks unimpressive, as you just see random people moving around in a desert patch, but then it reveals that (through the use of specially designed goggles and scans) a construct of yourself is transported to another world where you virtually interact with a massive market spanning endless floors worth of stores. They do so much with that concept in the scene, and they definitely put it to good use. Although it makes up only a small part of the film, they do so much with the time they have, and it really shows the amount of thought the filmmakers put into the worlds they made for the film. The coloring is superb where it needs to be, and I can definitely see that the designers (from costumes to aliens to robots) had a lot of fun in making the world. Nothing feels the same, with each thing having its own identity. Although the characters themselves could be forgettable, the artistry behind it is worth praise. I could honestly talk at lengths of how much I love the designs in the film, however I think that it’s better that you all see it for yourselves to get an idea. The music is well picked, and there’s a good mix of rock and electro-swing. The music helps support the story and visuals, and I think it blends well into the film. There’s a couple moments where the music (like “Space Oddity”) really helps to strengthen a scene, but for most of the film it’s just a support. NEGATIVES: Because I can’t be entirely positive to a film without listing some good points: * The detours in the story can be an issue if you can’t connect with the storytelling, but even if you did it could be an issue for some viewers. * The characters aren’t that memorable. They have good performances, but aren’t great enough to leave a considerable impact. * The space chase scene is very busy, and the darkness of the whole sequence makes it weaker in comparison to other scenes. * It definitely felt like the film was trying to waste time in order to make the countdown to the climax more exciting. * Valerian and Laureline’s chemistry isn’t that interesting. Putting it front and center maybe did more harm than anything. * The opening act can feel strange, and it takes awhile before you can get an understanding as to how its connected. CONCLUSION: Valerian is definitely an artist’s film. The visual design alone could tell the story, and I think it may be a strong influence/inspiration for designers and artists looking into creature/world design. The story can feel overshadowed by its visuals, and its characters will probably not leave much of an impact after you see it. However, if you want a film that you could look at and enjoy as a visual experience, I’d definitely recommend this film. For anyone else, I’d still recommend it, however I’d ask that you keep on watching when the detours come in. Although they can be a problem, the main story itself is still worth the view. Don’t be surprised if I start dabbling in creature design myself. I hope to someday get an artbook for this movie, and I would enjoy reading it for all the insight into how the film was made. I loved “Valerian and The City of a Thousand Planets”, and I hope it becomes a success like Besson’s previous works.

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Internet defends anchor caught drifting off on live television

If you overlooked it, one newscaster in Australia became a meme in document time while she changed into stock having a pipe dream on-air. Now she’s been demoted for her reverie, and the internet is not satisfied.

Natasha Exelby, a freelance reporter for ABC Information 24 in Australia, become covering overdue-night time News over the weekend whilst stuck in a second of contemplation. She reacted precisely as all people could whilst she realized the cameras had been on, and quickly were given returned to commercial enterprise.

Reputedly this slip-up, though short,

Become enough to get her banned from destiny on-air appearances at News 24, according to the Day by day Telegraph. Now, the internet at large and Exelby’s fellow journalists are dashing to her protection.

A person already begins a petition to get her reinstated, which has about 2,900 signatures to this point. Numerous politicians have reached out in support, consisting of one that threatened to raise the problem with the Senate:

Web Design, Business, and Success in the World of the Internet

The announcement, ‘each commercial enterprise needs a website’ may additionally have seemed too fanciful or even unnecessary some a long time in the past, but that isn’t the case now not anymore. With the appearance of the net, and specifically with the proliferation of private computing devices and smartphones, internet site improvement has become one of the most vital factors in the ladder of success for groups worldwide. It does not matter if the enterprise is a startup or a century-antique business, a local commercial enterprise or an international one, a small commercial enterprise with just a handful of personnel or one with heaps-a internet site is essential for modern-day day and age.

What makes a website so critical?

A website is a medium via which an organization communicates with its target audience. Whether or not it is informing them of latest product launches or services, preserving in touch with them generally, or improving the brand enchantment and emblem popularity, there is a lot that an internet site can do for a business. However, there are actually millions of websites on the sector Wide Net today, so if a commercial enterprise desires to differentiate itself from the competition, the most critical element that units it aside from the relaxation could be website design.

What are the factors of a great website design?

For a website design to be actually powerful and achieve attracting visitors, preserving them, and inspiring a return target market, it must be aesthetically eye-catching, technically sound, user-friendly, well-prepared elements, easy to navigate, and responsive throughout an Extensive variety of browsers, displays, devices, and platforms. It ought to have a mixture of a super layout with the high-quality content material, in order to keep the target audience hooked, cause them to refer the site to humans they recognize, and cause them to come returned for more. internet site improvement that is expert will certainly embody these kinds of factors to deliver a website design that is really wonderful even as also reflecting the vision and spirit of the emblem.

Blessings of hiring specialists for website improvement

With such a lot of fly with the aid of night time operators inside the area of internet site development, it is straightforward to suppose that it’d be nice to shop a few cash and surrender your website improvement to such an entity for a smaller price. however, there are numerous Blessings to entrusting your website to the specialists. For one, they may have the revel in and expertise of getting labored on numerous projects for one of a kind clients, so they recognize what a business internet site requires. additionally, they will be up to date with the modern equipment and technologies. This is crucial, what with technology evolving and getting up to date almost in a single day. You don’t need to be saddled with a redundant website after paying a lot of cash. A professional internet site development enterprise will make certain that an enterprise website stays on a pinnacle of the modern in the generation so that irrespective of what updates are launched, it’s going to continue to be practical in the most top-rated way.

today, a terrific website is a funding that will pay returned multiple instances in returns, making any sum of money that is spent nicely really worth the fee.

My Husband Never Defends Me Around Other People – He Never Takes Up For Me

In a great marriage, we might do pretty much whatever for our spouse. A marriage is a courting where, ideally, you’ll go to a conflict with your partner if you needed to. Folks who are luckily married typically have the outlook that they and their partner are a % of two and that they will guard that percent ought to everybody threaten it.

However, it can be tough to stay with this stance during the path of your marriage. And while you see it beginning to fade, you could sense resentment and confusion. A spouse would possibly say: “I never let all people terrible-mouth my husband. If a person insults him or criticizes him in my presence, I always shield him. The other day, my mother commented that he had now not been very useful whilst it got here to my son’s celebration. I right away knowledgeable her that my husband had worked nearly days’ instantly and that he presented to assist, but I advised him to get his rest.

However, when the jobs were reversed, he did no longer do the same for me.

I heard his mom criticize me at that identical birthday party. She made a snide remark that I bought the cake in preference to made it. This infuriated me. And my husband checked out me as she stated it and he knew I was indignant. however, do you suspect he defended me? Nope. He just changed the issue. My anger might probably be pretty if this becomes the first time that this has befallen, but it isn’t always. He in reality never stands up for me. As a minimum now not anymore.

He’ll not join within the criticism, but he in no way corrects or shuts down the person that is criticizing either. It makes me very angry and it hurts me. I feel that it’s miles your obligation to have your spouse’s returned. Even if I don’t trust my husband, I usually have his lower back. constantly. It makes me surprise if he loves me as a whole lot as I really like him. It makes me wonder if he is vulnerable and cowardly. I do not appreciate this about him. And that I need to change it. How can I?”

I am no longer certain that you can (or ought to need to) change your husband’s middle persona. however, I consider that there are things that you could do to inspire him to show more of the behaviors which you are looking for. but first, I would like to discuss why you might be seeing differences in mindset approximately this between yourself and your husband.

Cable Television – Is Satellite Or Cable Television Better

If one has to pick out among two services, he might definitely take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of each and make his decision. But it could now not be so easy if you have to decide on a cable television provider or a satellite tv carrier. By the way, there aren’t too many alternatives in terms of satellite television services even though they operate on the countrywide level. Further, even though your cable operators function at a localized stage, you do not have too many alternatives.

satellite tv for PC tv services are greater or much less the identical all around u . S . and cable tv services may additionally range between even different companies. Most purchasers believe that there’s a monopoly that is played many of the provider carriers. However, we will try and take a look at the benefits and shortcomings of the two offerings in a goal manner.

As television viewing is the common factor, we may also compare the 2 services on a few parameters given beneath:

1. Photo satisfactory – Your cable operator sends the signals through the coaxial cable while the satellite tv for PC alerts are acquired through the dish installed at your place.

2. The desire of Packages – though the satellite tv for PC operator might also have a mild benefit because of the in-house Applications, the cable operator can also enjoy some form of monopoly in terms of sure sports activities transmissions. That is pretty reported in positive geographical areas where satellite operators are absolutely denied access. So, you can say that one is nearly as suitable as the opposite on this front.

3. Flexibility – In case you are shifting to a distinctive region or town, you need to give up your cable television service connection and gain a brand new one at the other place.

4. Net – Due to the fact the Net is provided thru the identical cable, it scores over satellite tv for PC in this parameter.

5. Pricing – For comparable content material, pricing is regularly decreasing inside the case of satellite tv carrier, which may additionally make it a clear winner in the eyes of Most consumers.

6. Era – satellite, being a more recent and higher Era, ratings here too.

In case you need to locate the great deals around you, you should get knowledgeable. You should visit specialists who provide unfastened reviews to folks that want the first-rate quality for their buck.

Obviously, there are sources all over the Internet, but the critical element to dispose of is knowing how these precise industries work and the way to find the nice deals.

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Internet defends anchor caught drifting off on live television

Reputedly this slip-up, though short,

Web Design, Business, and Success in the World of the Internet

What makes a website so critical?

What are the factors of a great website design?

Blessings of hiring specialists for website improvement

today, a terrific website is a funding that will pay returned multiple instances in returns, making any sum of money that is spent nicely really worth the fee.

My Husband Never Defends Me Around Other People – He Never Takes Up For Me

However, when the jobs were reversed, he did no longer do the same for me.

Cable Television – Is Satellite Or Cable Television Better

As television viewing is the common factor, we may also compare the 2 services on a few parameters given beneath:

1. Photo satisfactory – Your cable operator sends the signals through the coaxial cable while the satellite tv for PC alerts are acquired through the dish installed at your place.

3. Flexibility – In case you are shifting to a distinctive region or town, you need to give up your cable television service connection and gain a brand new one at the other place.

4. Net – Due to the fact the Net is provided thru the identical cable, it scores over satellite tv for PC in this parameter.

5. Pricing – For comparable content material, pricing is regularly decreasing inside the case of satellite tv carrier, which may additionally make it a clear winner in the eyes of Most consumers.

6. Era – satellite, being a more recent and higher Era, ratings here too.

Obviously, there are sources all over the Internet, but the critical element to dispose of is knowing how these precise industries work and the way to find the nice deals.

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