#<- i really want to expand on her more though so this could get altered

[princewylder]

1 and 9 for riku? :3

What memory would your OC rather just forget?

Hm I think there’s definitely a lot of memories Riku would rather forget, most of them stemming from his time with Hatanaka. While I’m still kinda work-shopping Hatanaka as a character, something that hasn’t changed (yet) is how she uses Riku for her schemes. She’s manipulated him into doing some things that he isn’t proud of and he’d definitely like to pretend never happened (which is hard considering the scars he has).

9. Do you have a specific lyric or quote which you associate with your OC?

YES I have so many (I have several playlists for him LMAO) but I’ll just pick one for this ask.

I’m cheating a little here because this is a whole section of the chorus but technically it’s one sentence so:

“Oh captain let’s make a deal, where we both say the things that we both really feel, I feel scared and I’m starting to sink, and I only sink deeper the deeper I think”

This is from a song called Ship in a Bottle by fin which is a song that I think fits Riku but also his story arc perfectly (so much so I’m half tempted to use the title as the AU name lmao). The captain part is a bit on the nose but I think this lyric really captures how Riku is feeling - he feels really helpless and powerless in his current situation and in this case I think that “captain” is actually Joker. Kinda like Riku is speaking to him saying “hey I need to be honest I am straight up not having a good time”.

TY for the ask eheh :3

[thewritetofreespeech]

To the Victor

Variant!Marks x f!reader

tags: dark content, dub con, kidnapping, yandere/possessive themes, breeding kink, group sex, mind break, mentions of mass murder [no more than the show]

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“It’s my turn!”

“Fuck you.” The yellow & black clad Mark cursed with a laugh as he continued to pound into you; though it was kind of hard to tell who was who with their costumes off. “You’ll get a turn when I say you do.”

“That’s not what we agreed.” The alternate hissed as he pushed his long hair out of his face. “You guys all suck….”

“Not really. But this one certainly does.” Mohawk Mark laughed in perverse pleasure at tormenting his alternate and fucking your throat. “Almost as good as my [Y/N]….”

The Marks had laid siege to Earth and were working on conquering it for their own. Cities crumbling under the might of the Invincibles. Getting a taste of what could have been. The only thing that seemed to delay their total domination of Earth was you and their need to be inside you.

You couldn’t remember which one of them found you originally, your mind all but blank now as it was in a state of constant overstimulation, but they brought you here. Apparently, there is a ‘you’ in every dimension, and for some of them that unlocked a lot of feelings some of them were not prepared to deal with or separate from. The boys eventually turned your capture into a game of ‘whoever destroyed the most stuff wins’ and the prize would be the next one to fuck you.

“Don’t say stupid shit like that.” You whimper as Mark thrust hard inside you. Hard enough to hurt. “You’re throwing me off.”

Mohawk Mark laughed. “What? Don’t you still have a [Y/N] back home? Or did you kill her too you fucking psycho.”

The Mark fucking your cunt growled and lunged forward to grab his mohawk mirror by the throat and slam him into a wall. Pulling himself and his twin from you with obscene, wet pops. Your lungs expand fully for the first time in a while, and you shutter as your over stimulated body is suddenly left empty. “Take it back!”

A fight ensued. Common, and no one steps in to help or break it up. If anything, one takes the opportunity to move in on his quarry. “My turn.”

Mark pushed his long hair out of his face again with a smile as he parted your legs and thrust his cock in where his alter had just been. “Hey!” The alternate shouted as he kept his mohawk self at bay with one arm. “I wasn’t done!”

“You snooze you lose.” You whine as the Mark now inside you grabbed your tits. This one liked to play with them every time you had sex. A lot of them did. Your nipples seemed hard all the time now and constantly sore from being played with so much. “Hey, you want in on this? Her mouth is free.”

“Pass.” A somber, sullen-looking Mark dressed in white, the armor of his father’s people, clipped back. “Using their mouth is a waste of time.”

“Tsk. You’re too good for blowies then?” You cry out as Mark’s hips snapped forward faster. Perhaps to make a point. Perhaps just to make your tits bounce.

The other Mark just frowned. “No. But it’s not a good use for valuable, Viltrumite seed.”

His hand reached out to splay over your stomach. Seeming unbothered by another version of himself fucking you, or the bump of his cock against his hand. In the few times it had just been the two of you together, he told you how you would be the perfect mother for the second coming of Viltrum. He always thought you would be.

“You can keep that ubermensch shit to yourself man!” Mohawk Mark cursed. Having scrapped away from his more crazed twin; or they just got bored fighting each other. “No one wants to hear about Dad’s super race. And if you’re ‘too good’ to get sucked off then get out of the way so I can finish!”

Before a second fight starts, the door opens, and the Invincible from a reality where he has his face completely covered walked in. “Where the hell have you been?!”

“Russia.” He throws something on the table. Something metal and heavy as it clangs on its surface. A symbol of his conquest.

The Marks all grow silent until one of them mutters, “Goddamnit,” and they all leave; but not before the Mark inside you studders his hips and cums inside. They all know what a victory like that means, and what it's awarded him.

Once the door closes, the hooded Mark pulls his mask off and sits on the bed beside you. Through the fog in your mind you can see that he's sad. The Mark from his reality looks so much older than the one you have here. They're the same age, the same face, but he just looks like all the youth has been sucked out of him. “I'm gonna get you out of here.” He told you suddenly.

Mark crawled on the bed and curled up with your naked body. Holding you like a fragile little dove. “I'm gonna find mom, and I'm gonna come get you, and then we'll go home. Then everything will be fine and the way it's supposed to be. You'll see.”

He either fell asleep or was trying to as you felt Mark’s chest rise & fall evenly against your back. You didn’t know what to think about what he said. You almost felt sorry for him, which felt odd, but he seemed so sad. For now, you were just grateful for the break and time to rest. The Invincibles wouldn’t let their prize be monopolized forever. Tomorrow morning a new game starts. Cities will fall. People will die. And you will once again be pulled between the Marks. All just waiting for their turn.

[jesncin]

hiiii it's the anon you replied to with the taonui hugging a shark doodle (which is absolutely adorable btw) (also I know there's no proof of my identity but I doubt anyone is claiming to be me anyway).

I was not at all kidding when I said your work motivated me to read comics, even the notoriously badly written ones, because I think it's important to actually know the original material a fandom is based around.

I'm not new to the dc fandom space but I haven't had too much of an opportunity in my free time to actually engage with the comics as source material, only really tv shows and movies. A lot of what I know comes from other peoples discussion of comics as well as further interpretations of the characters in fanworks. A lot of what I see in the DC fandom is this sentiment to "disregard canon", which i think is fair if you take that to mean how comics contradict each other all the time, and there's a certain canon to each person based on what runs you actually enjoy the writing and character interpretations. However, what I actually see most of the time in fandom is the characters being put into boxes based on what they get known for within the fandom, and thus they become one dimensional comedy figures more often then not. They get assigned a couple of traits and then those traits are explored sometimes, but sometimes those traits don't even come from the comics but fandom wide hallucinations.

Completely opposite to that, is the way in which you researched and wrote your taonui mun and nanaue comic. Although you alter a lot of the original backstory and presentations of the characters from the Superboy comics, it's done with understanding of the source material, before you reconstructed it into something new. You analysed all the parts of both characters, how as characters they could be taken in interesting directions, as well as understood why they were written the way they were in the first place (blegh racist misogynist white men) and combined that knowledge into something new with more respectful cultural portrayals than they originally had. That's what motivated me to read more comics. Not the knowledge that the source material can be shittly written, or that I was disillusioned by your portrayal of characters, but by understanding the effect and critical analysis it took you to grow these characters from the potential they had in their original appearances. Better source material understanding often leads to more interesting interpretations and ideas for characters, because you have to know the rules from canon in order to break them in new and interesting ways. And your work is an absolute masterclass at this concept.

Sorry for the essay in your inbox, I just really enjoyed your comic and will def be looking into more of your art bc it's absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for the luck for seeking out more comics, I definitely need it.

You're good, I take the many anons' self-claims word for it :3c

I get that! Even though I think it's totally fair game to call yourself a fan of these characters when you primarily interact with them through adaptation, it's understandable to want to seek out more of them through their source material. Part of what makes cape media endearing to me is having insight into the transformative process when something gets adapted a bunch.

While I was hyped for my copies of Superman Smashes the Klan to arrive, I listened to the original Clan of the Fiery Cross radio show arc so I could see what Gene Yang was revitalizing in his take. And it was SO rewarding to know the broader context! The things that stayed, the things that were flipped and expanded upon, it's a whole other layer of appreciation.

When people say things like "oh I see you took the quirky bit trait (from the Superman movies) that Lois Lane can't spell and actually expanded it into something that explores her character". It's the kind of awareness of source material + how I changed it that I love! I get a lot less of that when I tackle niche characters -and it's fine since I make my comics accessible regardless of whether people get the references- but when people seek out that source material to better understand my adaptation, that's just so kind! It's an intellectual curiosity that's very healthy and I praise it (regardless of the source material's quality)!

I very much get the fandom tendency to flanderize and mistake fanon for canon. I'm fascinated by how fandom culture creates this collective conscious of rules + correct interpretations that ironically re-create the hierarchy of authorial intent. Because so much of the time when I enter a character tag on here and see discussion on these characters as they exist in canon, I'm thinking "some of y'all need a refresher on the source material, because [x thing you got from fanon] wasn't canonically thing." Being surrounded by fanon constantly can make people lose sight of the material.

Anyway thank you! As I've said before, I revisit canon to to be informed in my retelling, not to be loyal to it. I learn the source material and the context from which it's made before I break it and appropriate it. It's the most fun kind of research homework I could ask for haha.

[nintendo-killed-atari]

Sorry, not a commission, but I have some observations regarding the upcoming Black Mirror S7 episode "Plaything" based on what has been released so far.

I think "Knockoff Stefan" (Lewis Gribben) will have an older version, since there's literally shots of Peter Capaldi in the trailer wearing the same sweatshirt, and being near that desktop.

There's a part from Capaldi's NME interview back in Oct 18, 2024 that supports my theory (when he was asked about his role for BMS7): "Are we allowed to say anything about that? I’m at an age now where every time I do a job there’s a younger version of me! There’s always a scene where the older version talks about the younger version, and then we go back and see the younger version. There is an older version of me and a younger version, and we get embroiled with that in a digital…"

Therefore, it's highly possible that Plaything takes place BOTH in the past and the future. Like, there's a part set in the past (probably 1994), and then the other part set in like dystopian cyberpunk Britain.

I'm sorry I put this in commission, there was no other way. My blog doesn't really post stuff like this. Yes, you can post this ;)

Oh no dude it's completely fine, if i get chance to rant about Bandersnatch/Plaything, I'm gonna fucking take it.

ANYWAYS.

The more I think about it, I actually do believe your theory on this. Like if you look in the trailer, the room that police break into is full of computer machinery, with the big fat LCD one in the middle, especially with the mind expanding idea and the line of "we'll be cyborgs before long" it completely makes sense because we also see Capaldi's character in this computer room literally shoving a needle on the back of his neck, implying the connection of "being a cyborg" AI and human. Along with Colin saying "We have to create a software that elevates us." and going forth with the cyborg theory. I also think that interviews do also imply into this, I mean the two actors basically look the same, along with the glasses as well for both of their characters. though it's hard to believe her grew out all of that hair in that case, but the sweatshirt also lines up with that. The computer thing is pretty indistinguishable from the one Knockoff Stefan is using. Only thing I'm confused about is the Bandersnatch's plot points lining up with the Plaything moments shown in the trailer, shaky cam, ashtray, 180 rule Colin scene with the same couch. I mean it's gotta be a long ass episode in order for all of this to work, like Beyond the Sea long, and then you gotta take into account of the Space Fleet episode which will be WAY more popular than the Bandersnatch one most likely.

I do have some contradictions to your point though, as although it looks the same it's really hard to tell if it's all from the same episode, as they're lines in the trailer that go along with other lines from clearly different episodes, such as "They call it mind-expanding, It alters your neural structure." and "She was just a bit odd." "Odd? We're all a bit odd." as well as taking into consideration of the other episode and their names. Ring of Truth, Polygon, Plaything, Bete Noire, Eulogy, Hotel Reverie. Some are obvious, some aren't but we gotta take fact into consideration of the other actors, Capaldi's got a following and more likely than not could be casted as a main character for completely new and original story aside from Plaything, Plaything relying on it's old actors from Bandersnatch. *cough cough* WILL POULTER *cough cough*.

But overall I believe your theory, it's got some really good points. But I definitely want to hear some other thoughts from others aswell! feel free to reblog with y'all opinion.

[dannymigimart]

Invader Zim Jekyll and Hyde AU idea??? warning: insane cringe rambling

expanding on ideas i got from this post

so at first i was thinking the au would be about zib because of a cool idea someone commented on my other post and i still think that’s an interesting and good idea, but the more i thought about it i kind of just liked another idea more:

maybe it’s not zib at all? im thinking maybe zim doesn’t really “exist” until dib takes the potion and then once he takes it, zim is “created” because of like concentrating all that dib was trying to separate from himself from which is like literally what hyde is in canon so whatever. i think this is more interesting because it would mean that like jekyll and hyde, zim and dib are the same person in this au, just split in two

the potion is made using stuff in membranes lab following the instructions of some crazy thing he found online or something like those internet ghost challenges only like 100x worse. that or it could be from one of his spell drives i don’t know.

dib takes it because of similar reasons to jekyll he just wants to separate himself of the “less desirable” parts of his brain- aka everything that other people think is weird about him. he wants to be the perfect scientist son that his dad wants. obviously it ends up splitting his mind into two- zim and dib, with dib in this case being jekyll and zim being hyde.

i feel like to explain why zim is.. y’know.. an alien, it could be because that’s kind of part of what dibs trying to repress- his obsession with things like ghosts and cryptids and aliens because that’s what gets him ostracized from everyone else and what keeps him from being like his dad and somehow it just kind of takes the most literal form possible when being concentrated into zim

this is gonna be kind of weird because originally the potion in the strange case was made to separate the “good” and “bad” of the human soul and for this it’s more of just what dib doesn’t like about himself BUT i gueesssss it would work because like zim is evil and stuff so im thinking he definitely could also be that concentrated evilness and hate for the people that rejected dib in his life?? idk this is just a brain dump i’ve already accepted that none of this makes sense

so also in the strange case hyde comes off as less of his own person and more of an alter ego for jekyll to do whatever he wanted i guess buuut i’m thinking i might not follow that completely?? because i think some other interpretations where jekyll and hyde are at least a little more separate are more interesting

bee tee dubs i’m thinking that when split, dib is going to lose some if not most of his fascination with the paranormal because that is kind of what he’s trying to do with the whole thing he’s gonna lose that and his insane-ness to zim BUT i still want him to be just a little crazy because he’s not really dib without it. i think this will make it kind of an uneven split so zim will have some of dibs traits still and vice versa

this au wouldn’t be the exact same as the strange case bc it’s kind of boring to just take a preexisting thing and slap new faces onto it but i do want to keep some plot points ex: the identity reveal to lanyon.

so far ive got ideas for one role- gaz being lanyon. she thinks dib’s obsession with the paranormal is stupid asf but when it comes down to it she still cares about him and vice versa and in the end dib trusts her. she’s probably not adopting any of novella lanyon’s traits she’s just taking his role as he’s kind of like a long time frenemy and who else would fit that best than dibs sister. ofc alternatively professor membrane could also take that role though so i still need to think on that

[puppiekit]

To celebrate my Lion au post, here are some notes / hcs:

Lionblaze, Jayfeather, and Hollyleaf all have arcs that tackle different themes throughout the arc.

Jayfeathers arc tackles the prophecy-oriented side of things. His character changes the least. I do plan to tweak the way time travel works though (it will be more directly connected to their present - day tribe). Will keep up to date in that regard....

Hollyleafs character is, obviously, altered to an extent. She tackles the code-oriented side of things. She does not murder Ashfur, however..:

Hollyleaf is still driven mad by the truth of her heritage. She is angry at Leafpool first and foremost, viewing her as the root of their problem, as Leafpool was the one to break the code by having kits in the first place. She still confesses the truth at the gathering. She does not run into the tunnels, instead, somewhere more far off.....

After Ashfur is murdered, Lionblaze, wracked with guilt, confesses the crime to his siblings. Hollyleaf, blinded by her code-obsessed rage, later exposes the truth of what happened. Brambleclaw covers for him, similar to how Bramble covered Holly in the books.

Lionblazes character is altered the most (no surprise there). Lionblaze tackles the family-oriented side of things. He is very close to his parents, and you can see most of their drama / conflict through his perspective.

Lionblaze is a character who is simultaneously well-meaning, impulsive, and a bit self-focused. Similar to his grandfather he cares greatly for doing the right thing, even if it means breaking the code (much to Holly's disdain). However, what differs the two is Lionblazes hyper-awareness over his own reputation. Firestar is a cat who will do the right thing, no matter the slack he gets for it, no matter the enemies he makes. But Lionblaze is a cat who needs to be liked.

Due to the nature of his power, Lionblaze becomes increasingly insecure and hyper-aware of the cats around him (he views it as an inherent flaw ; a reason for cats NOT to like him). After his run-in with the Dark forest, he grows paranoid of accidentally harming / killing innocent cats. Frequent nightmares. Battle training sometimes induces panic. Bad habit of bringing home half-shredded prey. He wants to be a good cat, he wants to protect his clan and his family -- but his power only leaves him feeling like a monster. A ticking time bomb. All he's good for is doing the most damage possible, and that's scary to him.

Lions dynamic with Ashfur is expanded upon A LOT MORE. Now, in my au their dynamic is a bit of a mixed bag. They have their bad moments, days where Ashfurs resentment seeps through, but its not all bad. If you know the kind, you know -- The type of adult who will yell at you for a simple mistake, beat you down, but then 10 minutes later praise you and take you out for dinner as a treat. Its complex, it's hard to accept it for the toxicity it truly is, because "They're good sometimes, too". Lionblaze acknowledges that Ashfur was mean, but the attachment is still there. They had their good, genuine moments -- so it's hard to accept the fact that his mentor is a horrible person. Could it be? Could the mentor who told him funny stories about his parents, truly hate them that much? He can remember a time Ashfur peered down at him, smiled and said, "You know, Lionpaw, you're kind of like a son to me." In the moment he felt warm, it felt good. Did Ashfur really care for him that much? Now that same memory sends chills rippling through his fur.

Speaking of, Lionblaze is definitely the most attached of the three. He's incredibly close with Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw. When the truth is revealed, he is easily left the most (emotionally) devastated -- but he is also the first to forgive. He feels hurt, angry, betrayed, but he cannot deny the love he feels for his family, and he cannot deny the love they gave to him. It breaks his heart keeping his distance, seeing the hurt in his mothers eyes while he avoids their presence. He can't keep it up for long. Jayfeather, on the other hand, cant bring himself to forgive as quickly. He is a cat who has difficulty accepting vulnerability - he trusted his family, and that trust was betrayed. (Lion definitely has a bad habit of getting involved in his parents arguments later on lol hes emotionally invested)

The big change: Lionblaze kills Ashfur. You would think he does it out of anger, out of hatred, but no... He does it to keep his family safe. He can't let the secret get out. He can't allow Ashfur the opportunity to harm his littermates, his mother, again. Killing him was the only way, and yet, it leaves him with too much grief and guilt to bare. His entire life he shuddered at the idea of another cat dying at his claws. He was a monster, too strong for his own good, and killing would be nothing more than proof of that. It isn't long before it becomes too much to bare, and he confesses to his littermates. The grief, most of all, is what catches him by surprise. Ashfur was awful, he tried to kill Lionblaze and his littermates! It was wrong to feel this grief, wasn't it? But it isnt long before Lion realizes he wasnt grieving over Ashfur - he was grieving over who he thought Ashfur was; not only his mentor, but a tom who cared for him, despite the short attitude. Not only is his heritage, his upbringing a lie - but so is the very nature of his entire apprenticeship. It is a lot for him to handle.

[nohara-rin-dot-mp3]

Scene One- In Defense of Imperceptibility

“To protect the privacy of the individuals involved with this production, we will be altering the portrayal of select events as to be incomprehensible to those without absolute knowledge of the truth. Thank you for your understanding.”

A featureless black stage. Enter ------, stage left. The number of dashes do not correlate to anything. It is nothing at all; a mouthpiece. A non-person. It is not a character.

------: Plato’s allegory of the cave is a classic metaphor. As we learn, we find our old understanding to have been only that of shadows. We slip our chains, and chase after the sun, in its whole glory.

Please allow yourself to be chained you to the floor of a cave, now.

I am going to ask you not to slip these chains. There is nothing outside of the cave to observe, you see. When faced head-on, the things that I am trying to communicate will go up in smoke.

It’s a Schrödinger's cat kind of situation. While we stay in this symbolic, non-realized space, we are free to observe what we want. As soon as we leave, certain things will become impossible, and true understanding will fall out of our hands. Do you understand? It is your responsibility to understand the things being said here by listening to what is not being said.

Do you understand? I am asking you to chase shadows. I am asking you to see them as shadows and worship them as the real world anyways. I am asking you to let [a girl] stand outside of the cave and shout in.

------ pauses, and then turns around so that its back is facing the audience.

------: It’s a simple principle. You can only understand what is not there by not looking at it. I’ll paint the shape of something that is not, and you can paint the truth around it. Or something like that. Something that could be the truth.

End scene.

Scene Two- Search/Beams

“The lighthouse is old; the lighthouse is obsolete. The lighthouse will shine light on one truth, and in your mind, you will expand on that infinitely, until you have created something that does not come close to resembling the real make of the land. But it's not the lighthouse’s fault that you have to make up a mental map- it would have shown you the whole of it if it knew how.”

A featureless black stage. Enter ------. The number of dashes are more than what it is, which is nothing at all; a mouthpiece. A non-person. It is not a character.

------: The parable of the frog and the scorpion has a moral. Some might argue that it is “some people are inherently dispositioned to be evil,” which is true. That is a stupid moral, though, because people are not in fact inherently dispositioned to be evil, and so I would like to offer up an alternative reading: “you cannot want two contradictory things and have them both.”

The things, in this case, would be crossing the river safely and killing the frog. The scorpion cannot have both. Let’s get rid of the frog and simplify. A woman wants to both touch a fire and not to be burned. These two desires cannot both be realized at the same time.

Understand that fundamental law of reality? Things that cannot exist in the same place cannot exist in the same place, no matter how badly you want them to.

Ever since [that girl] was very little, she knew that she wanted people to know who she was. Also, ever since [that girl] was very little, she knew that she wanted people to know nothing about her.

------ starts pacing. Its body language is defensive, crossing its arms, hunching over, ect.

------: Well, that’s not true, not really. To say [that girl] ever existed would be a fallacy. How can someone who isn't anything want something? Black holes are created by compressing matter- lots of it. The most hungry thing in the universe is paradoxically the fullest. Something that isn't anything at all could never be like that- she wouldn't have a stomach to fill.

End scene.

Scene Three- Boundaries

“All we are is meat, and all meat can be defined, no matter how much it confuses itself."

A featureless black stage. Enter ------. It is nothing at all, and because you know that, and because you are not looking at it, you see things you could not have seen before.

------: A story: [that girl] has a secret. She has been hiding it for as long as she has been alive. It crawls under her skin, lingers, rots. To expunge herself, she must reveal it.

The problem: a secret has substance, and someone who does not exist cannot hold onto something real. She has whittled away her insides to viscera, combed them down to an atom's width and pressed them against her paper-thin facade to make room for dark matter. There is no place for a secret here. There is no purpose to the mask. The is no way to come out of hiding. There is nothing to reveal.

[The girl] only exists because she lies. The present needed justification, and so she was created; born to die, born dead. It wasn't fate. It's that she didn't exist until she already didn't. Without the mask, she does not fit her purpose, and with her purpose, she does not exist, so what is she without it?

[The girl] cannot exist within her world. She is mathematically incompatible with it. Someone who was created as a corpse to shed pretty tears over cannot be alive. Without the world, though, spaces like this open. Spaces to define the person [that girl] is. Shall we attempt to delineate her?

She wants to be known.

She wants to remain unknown.

She does not know how to be known.

She does not know what she has that can be known.

This girl, separate from incompatibility, is allowed to exist.

Only removed from her world and purpose will [this girl] take shape- only when we take our eyes off of the faint shadow left to linger by the memories of men who once knew something like her skin will we begin to truly see her. Paint a shape around the space we know she isn't- the things we have been told. "[That girl] is kind, dedicated, and intellectual." Unwind it.

End scene.

[jackwhiteprophetic]

9-1-1 Plot holes? Or storylines you felt could have gone on longer?

Hmmm I've been thinking about this one and I will probably come up with better ones later...

I mean the whole timeline in general is just a massive plot hole right? Ages don't really make sense, but I really want to see some more characters' birthdays being celebrated because that would be fun and silly!!!

I really liked Eddie's arc in s5 with his breakdown and the stuff with his dad, I wish it continued more into season 6 rather than just doing what they often do with Eddie and Buck, where they're like OH YES THEY'RE NOW FULLY HEALED FROM LIFE ALTERING TRAUMA ----> DATING TIME!!! Like I HATED when the team kind of pushed Eddie into finding someone it's so weird ughhh.

Also I wish they gave basically all the storylines this season more time, especially Chris leaving (there were definitely so many scenes they cut and it meant it just felt like it was missing stuff). I wanted them to drag out Bobby's coma arc more.

Again with plot holes, the whole Gerrard thing is just something I despise and it's such a rushed and weird storyline, like we all know he's not gonna stay and we all know he's fucking evil so why the fuck should they just subject the audience to seeing their characters be targeted by a bigot, and why put the actors through that again????

I also think they missed out on having Buck and Ravi talk about childhood leukemia and stuff, like that's such a clear link between them that they STILL HAVE TIME TO EXPAND UPON PLEASE!!!!

I also wish they gave us more of an update on Denny's dad and stuff, because they just haven't really addressed it this season, also in like S3 when they first meet Denny's dad (it might be S2 sorry) he's like it's up to you whether I'm in his life... ARE YOU TELLING ME HEN AND KAREN WERE LIKE UMMMM YEAH NO WE'RE DOING NO CONTACT???? FOR NO REASON???? WHYY?? That confused me...

Also I know it was a short season but I hope we get a Maddie begins or a properly expanded upon Maddie storyline next season, because even though I loved the madney wedding I think they should have extended it so that Maddie could have her own storyline, maybe a Hen (excuse the pun) party or idk just more screen time in her own wedding???

Anyway I still really enjoyed this last season and I love the show!!! It's just very silly and the plot holes are generally quite funny! ALSO SORRY I'M ADDING A LOT but the Taylor Kelly book I'M SO ANNOYED IT WAS ONLY COMMENTED ON IN PASSING. AND NOW I FEAR WE ARE TOO FAR FROM IT BEING RELEASED TO HAVE THAT EXPANDED UPON. WHICH IS NOT FAIR!!!

Have a wonderful day and lmk yours!!!

[quirkwizard]

What Heroes do you think Class 1-B would best learn from during work studies?

For the sake of this, I'm ignoring Kendo and Tetsutetsu, as I believe their canonical work studies fit them fine, and Monoma, as I already went into depth with him on this topic before.

Gunhead-Shoda, Sen, Hiryu Rin: All three of these boys could benefit a lot from learning Gunhead's Marital Arts, especailly close quarters fighters like Shoda and Sen, but Rin could get some pointers from Gunhead on how to aim and fire off his scales.

Present Mic-Kosei, Bondo, Manga: All three have drawbacks related to their throats and breathing, so it's only natural Present Mic would teach them. Bondo could learn to be less shy, Kosei could learn to be more serious, and Manga could learn how to talk.

Rock Lock-Awase and Yui: I've already talked about how effective these three would be together when all of their Quirks are in play. I'll just say that they could learn a lot from how to best apply their contact based powers from someone like Rock Lock.

Best Jeanist-Reiko and Kamikiri: Kamikiri is mostly here to mellow out like Bakugou, though it be hard to contain him in fibers given all the blades, but Reiko could learn a lot when it comes to focusing on controlling everything around her like Best Jeanist can.

Edgeshot-Setsuna and Kuroiro: These two could take a lot from Edgeshot. Kuroiro may learn how to better hide and maneuver himself with his Quirk while Setsuna could expand on her ability to manipulate her own body and how to dogde as much as possible.

Snipe-Pony: While a part of wanted to do this so the cow girl would work with the cowboy, I think that he could help her in understanding of how to aim and control the horns she makes over longer ranges, letting her use them to snipe people instead of gun them down.

Midnight-Kinoko: Both characters have powers made for area of affects, but can have issues targeting allies. I'm more then confident in saying that Midnight could show her how to better control and influence the spread of her spores to avoid her allies.

Pixie Bob-Ibara: While the two are different enough that there could be a fun dynamic, Pixie Bob's experience in battlefield control and imaginative manipulation would do a lot for Ibara, maybe even teaching her something like the Earth Beasts for Ibara's vines.

Ryukyu-Jurota: Again, tempted to put these two together for the sake of the monstrous nature of their powers, but I think Ryukyu is strong enough to rein Jurota's Quirk in while still helping him control and understand his altered state to best utilize it.

Gang Orca-Juzo: While I really like the idea of their powers interacting, no one shall be safe from the Land Orca, I think that Gang Orca could encourage Juzo to be more aggressive, breaking out of the sneaky, support role he is in and be more proactive.

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Intro to what I dub my “Spider-team DR”. This DR is one I actually had a dream about instead of consciously making the decision to script about it so uhh that’s fun. Because of that though it doesn’t really exist in any sort of canon cause I don’t watch a lot of Marvel stuff. I made a little moodboard for it and I’ll explain the aspects of it below the cut 👍

• So starting off with my parents! Wade Wilson aka Deadpool is my father and Death (or Lady Death if you wanna get fancy with it) is my mother!! 💞 I was conceived ✨magically✨ and this makes me an interesting person for reasons I will get to later. My mom really wanted a child and so did my dad but he was kinda more anxious about if he could be a good father cause I mean… I love the guy but look at him 💀

• When I was first “born” my mama named me Wraith and I lived in the Realm of Death with her for the first few years of my life. She knew though that as someone who was technically alive that I should be raised up on Earth with other living people so she sent me to go move in with Deadpool :D

• Unfortunately the nature of his work and his existing insecurities made him think the best thing for me was to be put into foster care. It might be obvious though that as someone not born on Earth that would be a difficult legal process 💀 so my dad faked all my documents and stuff and a little funny thing I added was that while writing my name he saw an advertisement for a traveling circus and got distracted and accidentally, LEGALLY named me “Circus Wilson”. (Ik this is I choice I made so I’m happy with the name but I wanna make fun of him sometimes and I thought this was funny)

• So blah blah blah I grow up and at like 10-ish years old my mutant genes activate and I get picked up by the x-men. Ngl my powers are pretty generic, I just have like better senses, super strength, higher stamina, that kind of stuff. But it’s still useful so I get trained at Xavier’s School and I grow up there for a while as a trainee x-man. EDIT: After playing the Deadpool game again I’ve decided I can teleport cause I really wanna teleport oops 🫢 It’s limited the way it is in the game but still, very fun

• Now when I’m like 18 or so I’m gonna start college in ✨New York City✨ (this is where the Spider-team stuff comes in *wink wink*). I get an apartment with three people who quickly become my best friends. In order of the bottom row of pictures meant to depict us all we have, Bayani Parker, Vivica Stacy, Wylyn Hardy, and me :D Circus Wilson. You might be able to guess who becomes who in terms of alter-egos but I’ll expand more on it anyway lol (just keep in mind this is mostly info I could infer from my dream so if it doesn’t all make sense I’m sorry 🙏)

• Bayani Parker! Perhaps my bestest of all the friends her parents moved their family to New York from the Philippines when Bayani was a child so she really helps me around cause I am not built for the city 😭 she’s so smart too and her and Vivica and Wylyn are all going to college for engineering which is crazy to me cause they’re all really cool and smart. While at college though you may guess Bayani gets bit by a radioactive spider! It gives her super powers similar to a spider and now she’s New York’s one and only Spider-silk! (Her suit is purple and orange and I love it) She originally hides her identity from us all but I mean we live together she can’t keep that up forever and eventually we all figure it out one by one. But now we can help her! We cover for her a lot 💀

• Vivica Stacy next! Gosh I love her so much cause first impressions she seems like a rich, entitled, brat but she’s so much more than that. She’s so amazingly kind but also very confident so she won’t let anybody push around her or her friends. Now you may be thinking she becomes a ghost spider or something but no no no. While she’s working in her field she accidentally runs into the Venom symbiote and, as I’m sure you can guess, becomes Venom. So now we have a Spider-silk and a Venom to our roster of a mini-superhero team!

• Wylyn Hardy! I’m sure you can guess that he becomes the Black Cat but there’s a little twist to him. He has more of a Batman backstory in the simplest terms. Like he thought his family were a bunch of really upstanding people but they were involved in some shady stuff so now he becomes the Black Cat as a way to “steal from the rich and give to the needy” like Robin Hood lol. The Black Cat moniker was something he actually stole from his family as they used it for bad stuff and he went and just took it lol. He’s a very cool guy, very emotionally intelligent and really like the most level-headed of us all 💞

• And finally there’s me. Now I couldn’t decide if I wanted to be a Wraith variant or a Deadpool variant so I’m both at different times lol 🤷. Now I told you the way I was born would be important later and this is when it gets important. My whole life I’ve technically been “half dead” and just haven’t known it. There’s always been a part of me that’s connected to Death both as a concept and as a mother so unfortunately for Spider-silk I gotta become a canon event 😬 yeah pretty much at some point while fighting a villain I’m gonna die and return to the Realm of Death and reunite with my mom and learn all about my life and who/what I am.

• After dying and spending time with my mama I discover “new” powers (I’ve always had them they just had to be unlocked by me dying teehee). The main ones being I can’t die and I now regenerate like my father. It’s not really healing so much as it is my body reverts back to the moment before I died so that’s fun. Also she gifts me some sick chains that are used to chain souls down so that’s fun, they’re kind of psychic in visuals like I can make them float and stuff and sort of swing around with them the way Spider-silk does with her webs. Anyways after a few months with mom she tells me I should head back :( except now I can pretty much freely come and go like how Deadpool sees Death when he dies so it’s not so bad.

• Once I’m back up on Earth and in NYC I decide to stay hidden and start using my intended name of Wraith. I become like a vigilante in the public eye but in reality I’m just out collecting souls for my mom cause sometimes there are issues and they don’t go where they should, they latch onto people, people cheat death, etc etc. I don’t just mindlessly kill people basically dw guys. I do stop crimes that I come across cause why wouldn’t I? So when Spider-silk gets wind of me they’re kinda like on the fence about whether I’m actually a villain or not.

• This in between of Wraith and Deadpool (which I’m gonna refer to myself as Grimpool to distinguish between me and my dad) is the part where I’m the most fuzzy about details cause this whole “story” is taking place over multiple years this isn’t like month by month.

• But blah blah blah my identity is discovered, I reconcile with my friends, I legally become an actual human again with the help of the x-men cause ffs if I’m going to college I want my degree man I worked hard >:(. So now at this point in my life I think it’s time… to reunite with my father. Dun DUN DUNNN! I’m being dramatic but yeesh we do have some tense moments cause he’s like crazy and also a mercenary and he named me Circus who names their child Circus smh (*wink wink*). This feels like the time to mention Wade Wilson in my DR is based more on the video game Deadpool and not comic or movie Deadpool. So I’m sure you understand my apprehension getting to know him but he is an interesting person and I wanna bond over our shared immortality. So we meet and he really wants me to join the “family business” but I’m like “mm no thanks I’m literally a criminal psychologist why would I become a mercenary” but he says if I’m gonna continue hanging around superheroes and vigilantes then I should at least know how to fight, which, fair point. So he teaches me pretty much all he knows about fighting and now I’m a certified badass 😎 he also starts dubbing me Grimpool and sometimes we do go on missions together and I get my own suit so that’s fun.

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There’s more details to this DR but nothing major so I don’t really feel the need to make this post longer lol. I hope you enjoyed this intro if you read this far and even if you didn’t thank you for reading this far 😭🙏

I also use this DR as kind of a “base” for other DRs such as The Boys and Gotham (the show, not just the city). So those might be more posts I make in the future. If you have any questions about this DR or the others feel free to hop in my inbox or ask in the comments or whatever 💞 I’m really excited to live this life so I’d love to talk about it. Oh I also might make a post just talking about what exactly my dream was like if anyone is interested, it was really lucid and I know some people in the shifting community are also interested in lucid dreaming so idk 🤷

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Thoughts for 7x08-8x01

(This is basically just a rambling of thoughts. Read if you want, message me if you want to expand or discuss any part of it, but leave me alone if you’re just going to bitch.)

I have no idea what to expect tomorrow!

Tbh, I hope there’s serious scenes between Amir and Bobby, and I hope Amir isn’t like the kid from s2. I’d actually really enjoy it being a hostage situation, but with Bobby eventually talking him down while at the same time unfortunately walking himself back into a darker mindset.

Because I can’t imagine meeting someone whom you physically altered in a horrible accident, wherein you also killed people, wouldn’t trigger something. And knowing how su*c*dal Bobby was in the first two seasons, Amir being one of Bobby’s victims would be seriously hard on his growth. So it would be interesting to me to see Bobby forgive Amir for whatever he may do, because he is back to feeling like he got more time and happiness than he deserved anyway.

I don’t want Bobby to die, mind you, but ending the season with him seriously injured would be the first one I think we’ve had where we have to wait a seasonal hiatus to find out if the character survives. Tim said he doesn’t want to kill anyone off, but that doesn’t mean the actors can’t choose to leave. If not an injury though, I think ending the season with both Bobby and Amir trapped in a fire would also work.

(This just made me think of how I would have restructured a lot of this season. Maybe I’ll make a post about not?)

Anyway, yeah I’m really intrigued to see how Bobby’s storyline will wrap up the season, because I was feeling like he and Athena got away a little too easy from the cruise ship arc. A lot of this season has felt one and done, with no lasting emotional turmoil. Eddie is gearing up to take some damage, but Bobby already said he essentially overstayed his welcome when he was willing to hold Athena up so she wouldn’t drown. Having that feeling circle back around after being confronted with someone he almost killed? Yes, good.

Circling back to Eddie, I would like to see him fall apart, but I also think I’m in the minority here who isn’t sure it needs to be horrible. I think for as uncertain of himself as Eddie clearly is, he is also self-aware because he has to be for Chris. So what would be most interesting to me, is seeing him lose Chris. Not custody wise, but trust wise.

I think Chris is at an age (12-14) where kids start to see their parents as people, and him finding out Eddie is cheating on his already relatively new girlfriend whom Chris likes, with a woman who either looks like his dead mother or who his dad is convinced looks like her, would be such a great way to integrate Chris into the back portion of the season while also allowing him to grow up as well.

Gavin is the only kid on the show who doesn’t get mature storylines, and while I understand his contract might be different or his health may prevent him from being on set as often, I do think they can give him bigger pieces to play with now. So for me, seeing Chris tell Eddie he doesn’t like who he has become, would be fantastic. It would also tie perfectly into Eddie feeling isolated from his friends and family. Not to mention, if Chris is the one who calls his grandparents to ask for help for Eddie, Eddie is 100% going to think they came to take him away, and lash out more.

So I don’t want Eddie to completely break the way he did before, but having to realize his mistakes and excuses don’t affect just him, would be a good story. And it still leaves room for him potentially discovering feelings or a lack thereof for women in a way he never allowed himself to confront.

With Buck… my mind is blank. I’ve said before I think they wrapped up his coming out arc way too fast, so now he is one of the only lead characters not doing anything. I want more for Athena, but I feel like she could end up part of Bobby’s storyline. Hen and Karen are settling in with Mara, and I honestly think that’s the most consistent plots this season. I am tired of that being like their entire journey, however. They’ve been wanting a second child for like six seasons. Tim needs to let them keep Mara and move on to something that brings Karen further into the fold as a series main.

Back to Buck! Idk. I think we should have seen him single this season or at least be friends with Tommy as they built up to their relationship. Even if it’s meant to be fleeting, some form of a foundation would’ve been nice. I already said I think the jealousy arc was pointless and didn’t do the job it was meant to, if we’re speaking specifically on BuckTommy. As the ship itself is sailing solely on the fact that two men kissed. Because again, Buck has done nothing this season except realize he’s bisexual and tell people, which took two episodes out of ten. Now he’s just around, and kisses Tommy when they need a reason for Tommy to be on screen.

Thus far, nothing about this character development took its time. Nothing about his budding relationship unfolded as we got to know Tommy or what Buck is actually feeling about being queer and being out. Maybe that’ll come within the next two episodes, but I doubt it. And if BuckTommy are still together at season end, s8 will start with them having more development than what they ended with. Unless the season itself picks up at the same spot due to a cliffhanger.

So I guess what I want for Buck is for him to talk to Tommy. For them to end up in an emergency together or for Tommy to be there to pick up the pieces if something happens to Bobby or Eddie, and Buck breaks down about it. I want a reason for why Tommy was kept around, basically. Because he and Buck being acquaintances who kissed did not require this much screen time for Tommy.

Idk. I feel like Tim and company were so afraid of doing the coming out wrong, they ended up doing it poorly. An immediate potential boyfriend for a character they’re tired of writing revolving relationships for, doesn’t make sense. As shown by the lack of development since episode 4.

We didn’t see them realize they were attracted to each other in 7x04. They didn’t even try to become friends in 7x05 as they worked out a date. Tommy didn’t stick around for 7x06 (because that episode was about Madney), and Tommy wasn’t in 7x07 at all. Not even mentioned, I don’t think. So there is factually nothing happening between Buck and Tommy, which I would like to see fixed this season. Unless the plan is for them to not become official, and he’s only here for a short while.

Bringing me to Buddie, which… I have many thoughts, and most of them are pessimistic, lol. Not because I don’t think they’d work in canon, but in the real world I don’t think ABC and Tim are willing to commit for real. Buddie is great for PR sake, but one queer white boy (even a white Latino one!) is enough for them. Which could also explain why Tommy is around for lip service but has no plot, tbh.

So yeah, I don’t know what to anticipate here. If I go with what I hope to see going on with Eddie, then an intervention sort of scenario would probably work best. Maybe Buck is there as a buffer between Eddie and his family or Eddie and whoever potentially confronts him, but when Eddie calls on him to defend him, he can’t because he’s also concerned. Then maybe they go off separately and argue about that which leads to unsaid feelings coming out in the wash? I truly don’t know, but that’s as far as I can see it going if they choose to address it.

If there is no feelings revelations by 7x10 though, then I don’t see it ever happening. I think Tim and the writers are backed into a corner here, and have said over and over the only way I think it can be fixed is by addressing it or calling it quits off screen. And me personally, I’ll take not bringing it up at all in canon this season as them calling it quits, because where else is there for Buddie to go?

Both characters have reached what I would consider pivotal points in their journeys. It’s s7 and whether or not ABC knows they want to take it to 10, s8 has to be something new. I don’t want to go into it wondering: Have Henren finally rounded out their family? Will Eddie find The One? Will Buck find The One? What does this or that Buddie scene mean? Is Athena truly a good or bad cop?

I want to see Athena either forced to retire, put on the stand, or choosing to move up in rank. I want Karen to get a job offer she can’t refuse and the Wilson’s spend at least half the season contemplating moving out of LA. I want Eddie to be single. I want Buck to either be single or develop his current situationship into something lasting. And IF Buck and/or Eddie do have an “Oh” moment in the s7 finale, I want s8 to put in the work to prove it’s been them this whole time but neither realized it.

No more back and forth. No more repetitive storylines. Break the 118 up. Say goodbye to a beloved characters in someway other than death. Move somebody up a rank. Demote or fire somebody. Introduce a new class of probies. Something! Just, be as great as the show has been in the past.

Okay, post over.

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I watched Disney's wish and was... disappointed. SO I FIXED IT

I think the movie had SO MUCH potential. I went in with hope that it would not be as bad as critics were saying, that audiences were just being harsh because they didn't understand the art style.

Then I watched it. I have never felt more disappointed in a movie with such a high budget. The longer it went on, the more I was just SAD at the lost and wasted potential. ESPECIALLY for the movie released on Disney's 100th anniversary.

What makes me the most disappointed is that you could make ONE CHANGE and it would have genuinely improved the pacing, message and tone of the movie.

Make Asha a princess.

Make Asha King Magnifico's daughter.

Why would this improve things? Well, in the movie as it stands, we are told Asha has been taught about wishes from her father, who we never see outside of a single 5 second flashback, and we have no connection to. He's a needless character, really, as are her family.

Making Asha the kings daughter would recontextualize the entire movie for the better. Raised to love the kingdom, the people, the wishes, she would be raised to know how important wishes are to the workings of Rosas inside the castle and out. The song "At all costs" already sounds like a fathers lullaby, why not give it layered meaning? Make Magnifico be talking about ASHA, how she is amazing and his whole world and something that needs protecting.

Asha, in this new context, could be raised to be the next wish granter like her father, and that when she learns of the responsibility and lies that come with being the one keeping the wishes safe, initially she wouldn't see the issue with it.

Then we have her best friend (and perhaps in this world, handmaid) Dahlia, who could have told Asha her wish in confidence, and when she gives it up, Magnifico tells Asha that its "bad" for Rosas, even though to Asha, its a wish that was more than deserving enough. Then she realizes that her fathers way are wrong, uncertain if she wishes to follow his footsteps, especially when she sees the visible change in her best friends demeaner after giving up her wish.

From there, Asha, who could have always been fascinated with the stars and wishes, could take a step away from the castle to find the peaceful forest, making a wish of her own. Though rather than wishing TO a star, she more makes the wish to HERSELF, and the star answers in a way to help show Asha she DOES have the ability to grant her own wishes.

NOW.

with the context of Asha, the kings daughter, being the one to cause the spike in magic, Magnifico could HAVE SO MUCH MORE DEPTH into his frustration, anger and power hunger. We could explore his backstory, maybe he almost or DID lose someone important to magic and wishes, and is worried that his own daughter could get hurt, and THAT is why he wants to hunt down whoever could challenge his power. How is he meant to protect her "at all costs" like the song, unless he is the most powerful?

Meanwhile Asha is doing what she can to keep the star calm, but seeing the star interact with her people and grant even the simplest wishes would change how she has been taught EVERYTHING growing up under her father. Of course she has never questioned anything before, she trusts her father. maybe she is even SCARED of this strange magic star at first until it gains her trust.

Here, we could learn more about the magic of the world as Magnifico hunts down answers to questions of this strange magic. Seeing him go crazy seeking knowledge and trying to control everything, rather than trying to connect with his people and realise they are good, he trusts them less and less.

I do love the idea of crushing wishes being like grief, and I WISH they had expanded on that more, and the idea that the king with more power can alter wishes I WISH THEY HAD DONE MORE WIS=TH IT AS HE GOES MAD. If they wanted him to be irredeemable, he should have hurt his wife and her wish, but I think its implied her wish was the first he granted.

ANYWAYS as magnifico goes mad, Asha is connecting with the people, learning their wishes and dreams and hoping to help them. the more she and magnifico learn, the less close they become, and more spiteful towards one another's views, especially once Magnifico learns that Asha is the one working with the star, he could think her confused or that she had been manipulated by the star.

When they have their big confrontation, it would have SO MUCH MORE IMPACT

Father and Daughter fighting for what THEY see as right. The older generation (see: old disney, traditional and follows the rules and structures put in) fighting the innocent hope of the new generation (see: new disney and how they try and help talk through deeper topics (eg frozen, encanto, tangled)) and not realizing that they are strongest when together.

I'm still picking apart the ending, but i do believe that we could reframe the rebellion at the end between the people realizing they can help eACH OTHER grant their wishes, even if they cannot do it alone without the help of magic. The star's role in this should have been more like that, a helping hand.

I can imagine the star offers Magnifico a choice. Lose his magic, or become consumed by it.

Magnifico was already mad with power, but I think it would be Asha that convinces him that power is not magic, it's the people, which is shown by how they all hold one another up. She tells him that the only reason she LOVES her home, her people, is because he showed her how to.

Magnifico gives up his powers, and nobody in Rosas is in control of the wishes.

They feel lost, but the star offers Asha a hand, and she realises they they are still able to do what her wish was all about: helping her people.

MAGNIFICO BEGINS HIS REDEMPTION, ASHA BECOMES A PRINCESS BELOVED BY HER PEOPLE, AND WE HAVE A SATISFYING END!!

anyway I just,,, WISH that this movie was given more time to be something better. It was so rushed and the pacing was horrid, there were too many characters (fuck the goat) and too many themes they were trying to follow to the point they forgot the MAIN RULE of animation.

show. don't tell.

In Wish, we only learnt things because they were TOLD to us, which i HATE in visual mediums. Take time to pause. Show and develop relationships in motions, movements, the quiet moments.

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i’d love to hear your thoughts on rebirth!!! i ended up liking the ending quite a lot so i’m always curious to hear from people it didn’t resonate with /gen

Alright! One person said they wanted to hear so here is a long post of some of my thoughts of FFVII Rebirth. Full of spoilers and probably pretty all over the place! I'll put it all under the cut :3

So first of all, my experience with Rebirth was mostly good. Like I really loved some of the areas it expanded, some of the changes they made, and many of the choices they made I either enjoyed or could see why they made that decision and was okay with it. I would also genuinely love to hear what you liked about it!

However some of the changes they made were, in my opinion, really REALLY bad decisions. The choice to change Nibelheim is really weird to me. In my experience when I played the original mostly blind, the gaslighting of the location was really spooky. Because it makes you question BOTH Tifa and Cloud - they both remember it burning, but then their memories of the incident don't line up. So which one is wrong, or are they both wrong? It's really interesting and I'm sad they got rid of that whole aspect. Many people have said this but chopping off Shinra manner was also super frustrating to me - the place is so big and spooky and SO iconic that to change it felt really weird. The game bad been so accurate up to that point (I literally called where you could find Piko the chocobo because he was relatively where he was in the original) that it felt all the more awkward that they altered it so much. The hidden staircase for instance is really iconic and just kinda not there, and I always liked the fact that they slept there the week that Sephiroth was in the basement.

The other part that I didn't like was, uh, all of the last chapter. Okay so I was disappointed that they didn't have Cloud beat up Aerith because in my mind it's such an important and shocking moment, but I kinda knew they didn't have the guts to do it tbh, so whatever. But to take out like ALL of the Ancients city???? To take out ALL of the traveling around with Aerith when she is gone but not dead? That is crazy to me. That last section felt so rushed and so disappointing. I was discussing with my twin how much more interesting it would be if they did it like the original OR if they really want Cloud to be comatose, to have you play as the team minus Aerith and Cloud to get to the lost city place. Then you would really feel the weight and gravity of what has happened.

The multiverse I'm just not a fan of. It really blows this story wider than I think it needs to be, and it takes Aerith from this girl doing her best to like, an omniscent god fighting against like the forces of evil? Which I mean she's Sephiroths' character foil so like I get it, but I don't like it. It's a bit of homestuck syndrome where when there's too many versions of a character or of a scenario it gets hard for me to be attached to any particular one anymore. Very much 'we got spares in the back' kind of idea. I DID like it kind of at first - mostly in the idea that there is a version of Midgar that doesn't belong to any universe, and instead like collects strays from different universes. Like it's implied that our Marlene ended up there, and our Biggs, but a different Zack. So the idea of these characters ending up in the in between was interesting to me, and versions of Cloud and Aerith being there. I thought that was nice, but then it opens up to like a billion different universes and I was like, ugh, too much. (You knowwhat would make this better? If it was a timeloop instead, just saying).

Cloud being extra fucked up now though I like. Like this boy accidentally fractured his mind into twelve different universes and is talking to the air and everyone else is just like.... uh.... okay.

WHich! I'm frustrated we never get the team talking to each other about Cloud or confronting him. During Temple of ancients he's like super fucked up, but you get the vibe that they're all like 'bigger fish to fry, we'll address it later' but I'd like to see them talk to each other or to Cloud about his crazy behavior. (again if they had you play as the rest of the team while Cloud was comatose this could fit there)

I also have mixed feeling about Zack being this like narratives special little boy? Again like Aerith it blows him a little out of proportion, and in my opinion feels kind of awkward when he shows up the last fight just cuz he's the narratives fave. I mean I LOVE Zack and I think there's a version of it that could work better, but I don't think this was it.

I am super curious what they plan to do about Holy? Like it's implied that Aerith in an alternate universe (or her ghost in the lifestream?) is just gonna hang back and uh give it another go? Or maybe she lied to Cloud so that he would leave her behind??? I'm VERY curious because her prayer didn't work.

Oh and this is a nit-pick, but I deffo think they are going the angle that Cait Sith isn't sentient in this? Like he never mentions that the Caits' are different, and that the one that died really did die, and he's a different one. I think they did sections of his character well (you deffo get the feeling that he isn't necessarily backstabbing either team, but trying to figure out how to be on BOTH teams. The way he very softly and with concern tell Tseng to be careful was really good) but the after his death was flubbed a bit, cuz now it just makes him feel like, replaceable? I was really hoping they could add more to Cait cuz he doesn't do really well in the original, and they still kinda missed it to me. If they aren't making Cait sentient then like I want to see more of Reeve, or show Reeve like facing backlash over Caits death whether mentally or physically having to frantically finish another Cait ( I don't think they're gonna go the Inspire route but god I wish they would)

Uhhhh I think that's most of my thoughts? I mean between me and my sister tag teaming the game we played probably around 100 hours, and I am gonna play more cuz it is fun and the characters are good and tehre's a LOT being done well. I just like, I felt like some of the changes they chose make the plot more messy just for the sake of being messy, or ruins the pacing or theming of specific areas in the story.

A couple parts I really liked right off the bat:

I know some people didn't like the fact that Barret didn't talk about Myrna, but I really loved the detail that he never mentions her coupled with the fact that she is his darkest hour he experiences at the Temple of the Ancients, it does a good job at making it clear that her death is something too tender for him to discuss.

In general the nightmare sequences were really well done and made me bawl my eyes out. Each one was so nice and unique.

There were a lot of super lovable NPCs' that I got super attached to, even if they appeared really briefly. The game did a good job at making these NPCs' feel like they are their own characters

Obviously I really loved the character designs, the world designs, and I know they could be tedious but I super loved the Chadley quests. He's just my little guy.

[chowmoon2]

Alrighty,here is the outline of my ao3 rhythm heaven goat story,I would make this into a actual fic but I’m currently VERY unmotivated, Still,I hope you enjoy this outline of what I have of this weird fic I made up that probably doesn’t make that much sense,(under the cut)

•Story starts with a tale about a race of holy goats that used to fight off demons of all kind but have since been extinct in present day but their descendants still remain… (Probably will not be in the actual story though since it not that relevant to the story)

•Then it cuts to the main goat of our story just after being born in the Stomp Farmer’s Farm alongside her siblings

•Should be noted that she is never really given a name and just refers herself as “The Goat”

•The Goat then describes her life in the farm,with the Stomp farmer taking great care of her and The Goat wanting to explore outside the farm

•She also notes how the Farmer thinks she is a bit different from her siblings by her liking eating a lot more and growing more bigger but brushes it aside

•Then one day,The Goat decides she wanted to sneak out of the farm so she can take a walk and see the outside,Just for a while!

•So when her family and the Stomp Farmer sleep,she sneaks out of the farm’s fence and spots a city not too far from here so she pays a “quick” visit

•While quietly exploring,The Goat gets distracted by a animal (like a bug or a small bird) and goes after it

•Some Goat shenanigans happen

•Eventually she gets too exhausted to go back to the farm and sleeps in a alleyway

•Then when she wakes up,The Got realizes that she is lost in this crowded city

•Some goat angst happens

•Then she encounters The Gatekeeper Trio who is slightly younger and The Goat bonds with Saffron in particular

•After a bit,The Trio try to give her back to the Stomp Farmer but after some consideration,He allows them to keep the Goat mainly because he thinks she is old enough to be taken care of by somebody else

•And so,After a while of being cared for by Saffron,The Goat mellowed out,having a more relaxed and lazy personality in her adulthood

•Then she got sold to the Barista and I’m sure you know the rest

•A epilogue involving the Stomp Farmer perhaps?

And that’s it! If you read to the end,thank you,I apologize if this was a bit messy,then again,this is just a outline so there is a possibility that I could alter/expand of some things, nevertheless I hope you enjoyed this <3

[novankenn]

More than meets the Eye

(A/N: So I've seen "some" interest in this idea/story... and as such I feel I should at least expand on it at least once. To give a better picture of what my vision is for this.)

Coco's attention was drawn towards the centers of the dance floor. She had caught sight of the rather fashionable, but slightly outdated dress of what she thought was a young blond woman... though from her vantage point, and the way the lighting in the club was set up- made determining hair color rather difficult.

But what Coco was certain of was how skilled a dancer the figure was, and even though it was difficult to really judge for certain... she was definitely what Coco would term a cute-hottie. SO she continued to sip her drink as she drank in the almost seductive quality for the figure's dancing.

Like Coco many of the patrons were paying attention to the young blond woman who was slowly taking center stage on the dance floor. Joan however didn't pay an attention to the looks or whispers. She neither saw nor heard them. She was lost in the joy of just being free from her worries and stress as Jaune. With her eyes closed she continued to let the music wash over her, guiding her movements.

Mil and Mel Malachite patrolled the edges of the dance floor. Their keen eyes watching for trouble. They knew the entire story of Joan. From the simple fact that Joan herself had come to them to let them know of her situation. They had been a little taken aback by Joan's admission... but Joan's honesty and charm quickly beat those concerns into submission.

Joan was here only to be free. To let loose and partially escape her troubles. It took a few visits for the pair of bouncers slash bodyguards to be completely won over... but it happened. Joan avoided getting involved with anyone. She danced alone and shied away from the more... aggressive possible partners regardless of their gender. So the twins took it upon themselves to keep a eye on Joan. Being ready to step in and help their friend when needed.

Having finished her drink, Coco stepped away from the table she was at and moved on to the dance floor. While not really a dancer, she didn't avoid having some fun moving to the music... however this time she had a goal. She wanted to get closer to, and check out the figure currently holding the center of the dance floor hostage.

So she closed in on her target, until she was directly in front of the young woman. Coco let the music guide her movements as she waited for the very attractively cute figure to open her eyes. Coco knew better than to touch, without invitation. It would have been a fragrant breaking of the unwritten rules of decorum that controlled the Club's dance floor.

The music faded slightly as the DJ proceeded to set the next track. It was a trick and signature of this place. The music played in waves. Rising and lowering in volume. Opening her eyes, Joan was startled and stepped back at the sight of the very fashionable figure dancing before her.

"Hi." Coco greeted her, a warm and slightly suggestive smile on her lips. "Haven't seen you before. Are you a regular?"

Joan shrugged her shoulders and took another step back. The action causing Coco's smile to faulter.

"Wait! Don't run off, please?"

Joan eyed the woman before her warily. It wouldn't be the first time, nor the last if she was honest that someone decided to try and talk her up, or get fresh. Two things Joan made a concerted effort to avoid. She wasn't here to get frisky, or hook up. Joan was here to feel unburdened by the stressors in her other life.

"I... I..." Coco was surprised with herself, suddenly getting tongue tied while trying to talk up someone who had caught her interest. She could tell the fine figure before her was very wary and hesitant, and Coco could respect that. "I just wanted to meet you. Nothing more."

Joan eyed the figure before her. Her alter ego knew the woman before her was from Beacon... which presented the potential for a whole host of additional issue if Joan's real identity was outed or discovered.

"Can we get off the floor, and just chat?" Coco asked.

Joan shook her head. Sticking with her routine of playing the mute card.

"Can I at least get your name?"

Joan gave Coco a sheepish smile, shook her head and before Coco could react, moved off. Coco was tempted to follow but quickly realized that the young woman that had caught her attention was heading straight for the twin ladies that served as bouncers.

"That's disappointing." Coco said to herself as she stepped away, making it obvious that she had gotten the hint.

[idyllic-affections]

Duuuuude, dragons are just so freaking cool, with how flexible there are with how they can be written.

They could be just savage, rampaging monsters, who just so happen to have a habit of collecting precious gems and metals.

They could be intelligent, morally complexing thinking beings. Who just so happen to have a habit of collecting precious gems and minerals.

Sometimes, they're a little mix or both! Intelligent creatures, who just take the piss out of rampaging around and terrorizing the poor peasants….. and may or may not just so happen to have a habit of collecting precious gems and minerals. Lol.

Sorry for that little tangent there, as I'm sure you could never, ever could have guessed(/s/j) I'm something of a dragon fan, eheh.

Regardless, I saw your new OC, and I just wanted to give Lian a grand old welcome to the.... universe! I found your lore for them interesting, and I look forwards to how you potentially may expand upon them in the future!

I unfortunately am going to have to skip the dragon boy, as much as it fucking pains me to do so as I'm planning on saving up for Jingliu when her banner pops. Or maybe Topaz, she's on the table too. I'll definitely try to make a grab for the other High Elders when we start visiting the other Xianzhou ships. Honestly all the High Elders have such sick titles. Imbibitor Lunae, Caelorum Venti, Glaciator Marum, all them are so dope!

Aaaaand, I saw the announcement of you opening up requests for HSR, and oh-hoh-hoh, I got an idea featuring the found family of all time (the Astral Express crew) that you may find interesting!

As well as maybe another genshin one, but I imagine you already have a lot of those, so I'll hold off and let you work through what you already have!

and finally, before I take my leave for the (at the time of me sending you this ask) night, I leave you with food for thought. If you were a god in a fantasy setting (whatever one you find yourself particularly musing with when reading this ask), what would your domain be. As in, what would you be the 'God of'?

-🐉Anon

SOOO TRUE hi beloved <3

dragons are so fascinating and have soo much potential. like. they COULD be feral and a little violent and deeply in touch with their more animalistic instincts, especially DRAGON dragons, where they aren't a humanoid species. or they could also be very gentle and intelligent! just a huge gentle giant who is consciously aware that it has the capacity to be destructive and therefore does its best not to be <3 or they could be a blend of both, depending on the circumstances they're in. and i think that's so cool. dragons are so cool.

lian is sooooooo silly *squishes them lovingly* i adore them. lian the silly. the beloved. i am still altering their details and whatnot, but they're very lovely and wonderful <3

i understand AKDHFJKSH ouuuhghgh the other high elders... i feel like i am absolutely going to want to add them to the collection one day. they seem so neat. they really do have very cool titles!!! i love them they're so interesting to me. i should have gotten into hsr later so that i wouldn't have to wait for more vidyadhara lore smh /j /lh

you are always welcome to send in requests! i promise i'm not overwhelmed haha <3 i can't guarantee when the req will be posted, but i will definitely get to it eventually, so don't feel bad if you send in thoughts often. you wouldn't be the first anon to, and i love reading all of you guys' thoughts!!!

ohhh this question is so fascinating...... i'm not completely sure, really. something to do with change, resilience, and transition, i think. rebirth maybe. the transition between life and death. the transition from cisgender to a non binary eldritch horror (/hj). major life changes. something like that, i think. transformation. not metamorphosis though because i do not like flying insects! but you know. things like that maybe!!!!