#{verse: freak show canon}

[eliza-makepeace]

You know what's interesting is I don't think the Jedi actually make a big deal about the Chosen One thing in canon. Qui-Gon presents the idea and the Council is skeptical about it, and even Obi-Wan isn't sure. Qui-Gon has been established in canon novels to have had a special interest in prophecy that the other Jedi did not share. The other Jedi believe the future is always in motion and while visions of the future may come to pass, destiny does not supersede personal autonomy and assuming the certainty of a potential future is extremely dangerous— see: Anakin being certain Padmé will die in childbirth with only a dream for evidence, and Padmé ultimately giving birth in extremely fraught circumstances she would not have ended up in if Anakin had taken the dream with a grain of salt.

I don't think we give enough credit to how weird Qui-Gon is supposed to be, because his wise old man routine obscures the fact that he's a wild card. He's the Jedi equivalent of a moon landing truther who believes in astrology. The Jedi don't believe him when he insists the Sith have returned, and their skepticism is by no means unreasonable— the Sith have been extinct in the galaxy for about as long as the Vikings have in the real world. It's much more likely that Maul is a wannabe Sith LARPer or some other dark side wielder rather than the genuine article. A Sith LARPer is still dangerous, of course, and there is a slim possibility that Qui-Gon's actually on the money this time, so they don't brush it off, but send him to investigate. By the end, it's pretty clear that Maul is indeed a Sith.

I think this is what convinces the Council to allow Anakin to be trained. Qui-Gon was right about the Sith, maybe he's right about the Chosen One— maybe. They're not going to do a 180 and take this as a sign of the prophecy's validity; they'll train Anakin like any other Jedi (much as they can considering his background and late start) and if he happens to bring balance to the Force somewhere down the line, fantastic. Yoda initially thinks they're foolish for doing even that much and doesn't believe their assessment of Anakin should change. He could see that it was extremely risky to train Anakin, and he doesn't approve of the Council moving forward with it on the hope that he'll fulfill some prophecy. (Interestingly, Yoda isn't head of the Council at this time— Mace is.)

Throughout the movies, we always hear the prophecy referenced in questions and if terms. The Jedi aren't completely certain that the prophecy will come to pass. Qui-Gon says, "He is the Chosen One," but the other Jedi say, "Is he the Chosen One?" or when they're feeling confident, "Isn't he?" Yoda even posits at one point that if it is real, it might not mean what they think it does. For Anakin's part, I can't remember a time in the films when he brings it up himself. Still, the Mortis arc makes it clear that the prophecy does refer to him. It's just that in Star Wars, prophecies only present one of many possible futures. Obi-Wan's heartbroken lament mourns this reality— instead of bringing balance to the Force, Anakin plunged the galaxy into darkness.

Anakin does ultimately fulfill the prophecy, not because of predetermined destiny, but because of his own choice. He doesn't kill Palpatine to destroy the Sith, he kills him to save his son. He realizes that he's always been able to choose his destiny. He may have been Chosen by the Force to overthrow the Sith, but it was not the Force's choice to make. The dark side represents imbalance; the Force wishes to be balanced. If it were up to the Force, I don't think Order 66 would have been allowed to happen. It was always Anakin's choice to doom the galaxy or save it, much as that choice can fall to one person. I think that's a really interesting subversion of the Chosen One trope

This whole debate about the nature and consequences of the Chosen One in canon is fascinating. I don't exactly know what I think about it, truth be told.

For one, I've seen interviews of George Lucas stating that Anakin is the Chosen One, and there's this strange aspect to him that is fundamentally linked with inevitability. His own name, according to Jett Lucas, is based on the Greek goddess of inevitability, Ananke. George Lucas has said Anakin was always the Chosen One, even as Darth Vader, and he was always supposed to be Darth Vader, and saved by Luke. So there's that. However, I still think it's also Anakin's choice to do it as he did, and he didn't kill Palpatine as the Chosen One, he killed him as a father who wanted to protect his son. So that's an interesting debate, about the degree that Anakin fulfilled his role as the Chosen One because it was prophesized he would or because he chose to (no pun intented).

Granted, the characters don't know that he is it. I think, rather than having doubts about the existence of the Chosen One, the Jedi have issues concerning his role, what that Chosen One might cause. The Force does warn, through a prophecy, that there will be a Chosen One. The question is: what will he do? What will he cause to the world as the Jedi know it? And therefore, will he keep the ideas of the Jedi or obliterate them? That's the question, the fear.

Which brings me back to the Jedi and their consideration of Anakin.

Anakin is a huge problem for a number of reasons, and I think that's the real issue:

1) no one knows what the Chosen One really should do, because "the prophecy could have been misread". The existence of the Chosen One isn't doubted, I think, but their nature, what the prophecy really says about them.

2) no one knows how Anakin as a person will deal with stuff because he has been living as a force sensitive non-jedi for 10 years, is incredibly powerful and has attachments. The Jedi distrust him because he has been raised away from the dogmas and considerations of the Order.

3) His "patron", biggest supporter, and also new attachment, is Qui-Gon Jinn. Aka the guy who isn't in the Council because he moonwalks in and out of the council chamber while telling everyone very nicely that maybe they should reconsider what they're doing. So the Jedi aren't really leaping with joy about him in general.

And the thing is, when Anakin is firstly introduced in front of the Jedi, and gets rejected, it is established that the main reason he's there is because Qui-Gon thinks he's the foretold chosen one. And they still reject him. Anakin suddenly is away from home, taken from his mom, Qui-Gon inadvertently puts a lot of weight on him by saying he's the Chosen One, and the Jedi don't want him. When they finally do allow him to join the Order, it's obvious their initial doubts are still there. The only reason they keep him is because, firstly Qui-Gon insists, and then, he dies and Obi-Wan insists for him. He practically threatens Yoda, "I will train Anakin, without the aproval of the Council, if I must." And because, in case he really is the Chosen One, it's better to keep him where we can see him, just in case. And if he's not, he's still very powerful, so we'll still keep an eye on him.

As for Anakin thinking he's the Chosen One or not, I remember (although I can't really say where I've seen it or which of the many) one interview of Hayden, where he talked about Anakin truly believing he's the Chosen One, and it's that sort of idea that he's a savior that makes him be so obsessed. He needs to save all the people, he just has to. It's his duty. And what kind of a Chosen One, a Hero With No Fear could he be, if he can't save his own mother, or his own wife and child? This isn't really stated in the movies, so obviously we can decide by ourselves whether or not we consider it canon. I myself do, because it clearly affected Hayden's performance to know that, whether or not there was dialogue to support it. But I also believe he believed he was, because, at least when he arrived and joined the Jedi, his being the Chosen One was both what, in general, allowed him to stay, and also kept him away from the other padawans and people around him.

So, yeah... I think there's this flip side of the coin, between Anakin's inevitable role as the Chosen One, and his own choice to be so. I think they're not mutually exclusive.

[presidenthades]

I love Jaceagon soo much, can you tell us a fun fact about them maybe when they were kids or why Aegon loves her soo much or Jace loves him soo much. I really cant wait to see glimpses of them in compromise or lavender verse.

I think what Aegon really craves, more than wine and sex and whatever, is unconditional love and validation. He doesn’t get that from anyone in canon, and that’s why he chases small moments of “love” like during the Dragonpit coronation and the smallfolk petitions. In the Gold-verse, Jace has provided him with love and validation since childhood, so he is devoted to her almost to the point of codependency.

Jace, meanwhile, tries so hard to be perfect in every aspect of her life and is her own worst critic. She’s also a constant ball of stress and anxiety. Aegon is the person she can just let go around, and she can trust he won’t use it against her somehow. I think she also likes the validation he gives in return, because she always knows that no matter what mistakes she makes, Aegon will think well of her.

Fun fact: when the Targkids were little, they watched a puppet show where the story ended with a stereotypical “the Prince and Princess shared true love’s kiss then lived happily ever after.” Aegon took this as his cue to turn around and kiss Jace. Rhaenyra, of course, freaked the fuck out.

(RIP Jace and Luce, you would’ve loved Disney Princess movies.)

[sunnylighter]

I read your ninjago series x movie fic (GiGAU) and I really love it, just recently got back to ninjago and have been searching through ao3 for good fics. Your fic was really good–no–great! I like how you wrote it.

I'm also here to inform you that you've been in a hiatus for a year.

Anyways, got any good ninjago series x movie fics you can recommend? Or any great fics in particular? (Mostly the series x movie fic) I'm pretty desperate ;u;

Yeah, and it will probably be a while yet before I get back to it. I'm burned out on Ninjago right now, but I'll get back to it eventually. It helps I haven't watched a good few of the more recent seasons, so there will be new stuff for me to sink my teeth into when I get back to it.

As for fic Recommendations:

My Dad is Bad but Still Family, by KayHau. This was written by my beta reader, and was a big chunk of what inspired me to write my fics. It's more of a merging of the movie and series, but it is very good. Kay Hau also wrote a series of gift-fics for the Grass is Greener which are canon to the AU, so check her out. Basically, in a mash-up of movie and show canon, what would happen if Lloyd had been raised by his dad, only to find he had a great destiny to fulfill.

Summoning Gone Wrong, by Doctor_Who_Fan85 is a funny take on what would have happened if in season 8 of the show, Harumi summoned Movie Garmadon instead of the undead one from the show. I beta-read this one, and it was fun to do.

That's Ninja Swag (It's Nothing New) by Fabro-de-omres (Fabro). It's a reincarnation fic. A 'What if the Movie Ninja are the reincarnations of the Show Ninja in the far future and start regaining their past memories' fic. I highly recommend it for the feels.

Of course, no series-movie crossover fic is complete without Same People, But Not Really, by @KittyDemon9000. What if Kai got sent to the Movie-verse, and how long would it take him to adopt all the Movie Ninja? It's a really great one, and I can't recommend it enough.

Enter the Ninjaverse by BionicStars. I didn't finish this one, but it's about the return of the Time Twins and Lloyd chasing them across the multi-verse to stop them.

Switched! also by Doctor_Who_Fan85. Another Show Lloyd and Movie Lloyd switcharoo. Poor boys.

Tantamount by Bamboosauce. Using the Tornado of Creation to stop the Oni sends the Show Ninja rocketing into the Movie-verse. There's not much to it, but I enjoy seeing the Movie Ninja freak out about it.

It's Me (Version 2-point-0) by lloydskywalkers. Okay, all the previous ones are on AO3, but this one is on Fanfiction.Net. It is honestly one of my favorites, and what first got me thinking about crossing over the show and the movie in any meaningful way. It's a oneshot that was written before March of the Oni came out, and has the author's imagining of how the oni could be. When one of the Oni come after Show Lloyd and drag him through the multi-verse, he ends up landing on his movie counterpart, and the two work together to avoid their murderous Oni Aunt.

That's all the ones I can find in my Bookmarks list on AO3 and FF. More may have come out since I burned out on Ninjago, so keep your eyes open. I hope you enjoy my recommendations.

[sketchingstars03]

Protection VS Destruction

A furiously protective father vs the killer of anomalies

Anomalies like… little Splatter?

Wait… is her soul… human?? But… she’s a monster…?

This truly is a central conflict for a story

Ink is by Comyet

Error is by loverofpiggies Aka Crayon Queen

and we all know who created Splatter by now I think ;3

Some further rambles under the cut 👀

Alrighty, so! As stated about this art shows one of if not The main conflict of Splattertale, with the reveal of our main antagonist, Error!

Because ofc no Ink-Centric story is complete without Error as an antagonistic force of SOME kind.

I kid, there are obviously options where he’s not lol.

But yeah. Also he’s not really a villain here he’s just, opposed to the protagonists. Which makes him an antagonist! Because he… wants to kill Ink’s kid for being a glitch… Okay maybe that’s a BIT villainous, but he’s just doing his job! It’s nothing personal… right Ink? Right… ?

Also I know Ink looks SUPER pissed off and protective here but I wanna make it clear he DOESN’T hate Error in this story. Has some.. complicated feelings about him (None of them romantic, Sorry-not-sorry ErrorInk fans, I’m just not into it), but none of them are Hatred. In fact he’s tried to befriend Error several times in the past! Though that can’t exactly work out now… (trying to hunt down someone’s kid to delete them for being a “mistake” kinda puts a damper on your potential friendship with them :/)

Splatter’s soul is indeed a human soul. How this is possible I will explain later, but for now just know that her creation isn’t exactly natural. It’s devoid of any trait, which is why it’s white like a monster soul, and has very low DETERMINATION for a soul of its type. Still way more than a monster soul can have, but low for a human’s.

Being a “freak of nature” like that has landed her quite on Error’s list of “Things to Destroy”

This drawing also features my personal interpretation of the Doodlesphere! I sorta combined the two canon versions, the Floating Islands and Buckets. The Splattertale-verse Doodlesphere is comprised of floating islands that hold deep lakes of paint as entry points into the respective AUs. Each island is decorated with items that represent the AU it leads to!

With this in mind, try and guess which AU is which ;3

…

okay I’m gonna give the answers anyway

We’ve got Underswap (specifically Star Sanses Blue’s underswap)

Underfell right behind Ink

XTale in the top right

Outertale in the distance near where XTale is

and Dreamtale on the bottom left!

The appearance of the island also reflects the state of the AU, hence why Xtale is cracked and leaking (because of its destruction), and why Dreamtale looks so dull. With its stump of a tree and unbalanced paint-lake (it used to be a beautiful mix of yellow and purple)

So yeah, I think that’s all I have to say abt this piece for now! Don’t worry I’m gonna elaborate on these little lore bits in time! This entire story rotates in my brain like it’s in a microwave on a daily basis lmao

Hope you like it! :3 (And thank you if you read this far!)

[llannasvsp]

Dragons Rising Season 2, Episode 2: Shattered Dreams

Before I start I just want to say that I don't know how long my little recap will take to finish because of my life schedule, but hopefully I'll get it done within a week. I share a TV with two other people so that puts a hold on my ability to rewatch.

Now lets begin!

Heyyy Cloud Kingdom!

Is the Master Writer destined to be a douche??

I also want bagels. ("Selecting a bagel." -Peter Parker; Into the Spider Verse, 2018).

I'm still so confused on how writing destiny works. Do they decide destiny? Do they not? I don't get it. Someone please help me.

EUPHRASIA YAAAAAAAS

Hey Imperium!

Percivallll I love youuuu yes you fix Imperium!

Euphrasia freaking dies.

"Then I wake up screaming." DO YOU WANT MY HEART TO FALL OUT??!

Lloyd is a braver man than I. I could never consume that tea.

Not Lloyd making a joke about his panic attack. Me too buddy.

I LOVE LLOYD. SO MUCH. YOU ALL WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND.

Still don't know what the deal with Fedulian is.

Awh, Arin. I love him so much.

PLATONIC "I LOVE YOU"'S.

Why are the so mean about Sora's cat? Poor Sora.

Lloyd getting floored by a cart. Nice.

NADAKHAN'S TEAPOT!! (/j)

Do we think that anyone in our team is going to get their soul shattered?

ARIN AND PERCIVAL RAAGGHHHHH

Oh ehm gee Cinder heyyy. (Guys I kind of get it).

OKAAYYYY EUPHRASIA SLAYYYY

I love Lloyd thinking Arin's grapple is cool.

Lloyd is just SO kind to Arin he's so gentle with him and is always reassuring him it AGHHHh I love.

So was it because of Ras that the ninja were attacked in season 1?

Isn't there a comic about the Forbidden Five? I want to read it.

AGHHHHAH LLOYD HAVING ANXIETY.

Not Sora still not remembering Jordana.

I want to know who is under the wolf masks GRRRR.

NYA GRABBING LLOYD'S HAND TO STEADY HIM AGHH.

More Arin getting tossed by the foot.

"You know I thrashed the last one, right?" Served.

First Shatterspin fight is pretty cool. I love how Wildbrain has really solidified that they have the superior action sequences.

Lloyd's sword toss move during the fight has me giggling he is so cool.

RIP Wyldfyre's leg.

LET CINDER MURDER.

Arin and Lloyd's jump looked a lil goofy tbh.

Lloyd havinnnnnng more doubt.

Oooohhhh yes the gong clashing + Cinder's snarky lil smirk. Peak television. I love.

GUYS I LOVE DRAGONS RISING SO MUCH. I don't think words can actually express the depth of my love for this series. This is it. After 13 years, I think Ninjago has finally hit it's own true potential. I have so many things I want to say but I think it will be at the end of my recap series.

Shatterspin is so cool and I love how Cinder owns them all. We see firstly that Cinder is a good fighter, but not good enough to defeat Kai without Shatterspin. Then, when he actually uses Shatterspin, the ninja don't stand a chance. It proves how powerful the technique really is.

I think I mentioned this in the last episodes post, but Lloyd having canon anxiety and panic attacks is just. Everything. Representation is fantastic. As someone who has had anxiety my whole life... if I had seen that as a child, maybe I would've learned about my anxiety way earlier. I'm so glad that this show is not afraid to talk about mental health.

I just. I love.

(this is the sword toss i was talking about)

[olderthannetfic]

So, a creator for a canon whose fandom I am begrudgingly in - I stick to fic and avoid people-intense places due to some toxicity issues - recently clarified that as he modeled a character's behaviors on an aroace, not-interested-in-sex friend of his, he views them as aroace (with the same non-interest in sex).

Fandom is unable to be normal about queer rep. You can guess what followed: accusations of queerbaiting. This drives me nuts for a number of reasons. One, the show is done and was done over a decade ago. It's not baiting anyone to tune in. It's over. Two, this was not said to boost merch or get cred with the fandom or something. Someone asked why the character never got a love interest or references to past romances. The creator answered. And three, perhaps most importantly, queerbaiting is when the queerness is not canonical. You can absolutely see the queerness in the character and how they're written, to the point where even conservative dickweeds in the fandom can't find anything that contradicts the character being aroace.

Hence my ultimate question here, which is why are people mad at this? I'm aroace and I'm thrilled. This character has a whole happy, contented life where no one treats him like a freak or like he needs sex and romance to be happy. He's got character development, he's got an arc, he has best friends - the writers didn't treat him differently than any other character. To me that seems ideal. He was written as well as everyone else. He has as much of a rich interior life as everyone else. And we didn't have to see any jackassery from other people pushing him to be "normal".

I know fandom getting mad at queer rep has always been a thing but I don't get it. But since you're very well-versed in fandom's behaviors and I'm not, maybe you can shed some light on this? I see some people going "but this isn't every ace's lived experience!", which is true, it's just... he never said it was? He just showed a single character's lived experience, no one ever said, "this is the epitome of what it is to be aroace!"

I don't know when this idea sprung up that rep that doesn't show all possible ways a person can be a queer identity is bad but I don't think it's productive. Instead of being happy for what we have fandom just gets angry. What's the point of it all?

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Oh, come now: I think you know what most of the objections are really about if you think about it:

And, in general, the less minority rep there is for a given minority, the more people nitpick what does exist to death.

[fantomette22]

Ok, let’s hear about your favorite Gehrman and Maria happy AU!!

With pleasure!!!! :D

Ok so for context yesterday I refound this post :

And I was like "hey guys in my happy AU Gehrman could totally get or make something like this for Maria!" And then it spiralled into "oh I completely forgot to explain my bloodborne "happy ending AU" so there it is finally I guess. I think I only share to a couple of persons so far XD (I have a few others many different AU and darker but it isn't for today).

I already did a few drawings in link with it : here, here, here and there. Yeah with the gehrmaria ship involve so pass your way if that isn't your thing.

I did end up making the cottage house of the AU in Minecraft since a few months ago by the way XD I even have a tanner, hunter and a freaking cleric villager who now took possession of the house 😂😭 even Laurence decided to live here now I can't. I would need to redo it I kinda screw up proportions I think. Sadly Minecraft bedrock doesn't offer to put many details. I guess it would be better in the sims? If someone knows a good game to built house (and 19th century one) I'm taking it!

So now about the AU it's kinda an AU of my fic verse who can be consider like an AU as well I suppose (even if I tried to stay as canon complaint as possible in this one). Like you can guess from the name Yharnam doesn't became hell on earth and most people don't end up dying horribly. I will copy paste below the summary so you I can explain it better.

Bloodborne happy/good ending AU Summary :

Basically after bloodborne game event (in my fic verse interpretation) our dear baby squid good hunter decided it was rewind time and give everyone a 2nd chance. Don't ask me how

Then it's not clear but either the souls of everyone were taken and yet back in their old self, decades earlier of if people from the past dreamed of the future or a weird mixt of both. But it's what happened. Decades before the game invent (Byrgenwerth era) people started wake up and remember events that haven't happen yet + message from the new great one that they were giving a 2nd chance to make things right etc. It feels like a very strange dream but they knew it was real. Some people remember more than other and they especially remember their own future and they lived/are gonna live+ a couple of other things in game event for exemple.

Now it's up to them to not make the same mistakes and make things right.

So imagine it’s like 2-3am at Byrgenwerth, everyone wake up from well this dream/ nightmare and they basically remember everything that happened to them. So you haven hundreds of people outside in their pyjama. Crying, hugging, and some almost throwing hands with others 💀 quite emotional. I know it’s pretty crazy (i don’t have everything settle yet)

*Yeah you have people who were basically bestie at the time almost punching each other because one betrayed the other years later lol and people who didn’t like each other at Byrgen but become friends way later are hugging and crying. Some people were really confused xD like the one who die earlier on the timeline or weren't very important or just leave this mess early.

So of course you have Laurence & Gehrman crying and holding each other in pyjama in the middle of the dark campus. Then Maria show up in the distance 👁️👁️  it’s even more of an emotional reunion.

So you have this 2 idiots then Maria show up in the distance, they’re stunned and then Laurence tells him « what the hell you’re waiting for just go!!!» so he runs extremely fast (maria too) and they stop a few meters away from each other just staring. Then he tried to apologize says he’s sorry for everything. « YOU’RE SORRY?! » she’s kinda mad and sad about everything that happened she kinda hit him but he is surprise it’s not that hard then she hugs him and they hug each other and cry. (Yeah the Doll is discuss a bit later it's all good)

At some point Laurence try to eclipse himself and Maria’s like « you fucking stay here! » because she have things to say to this dumbass too.

So everyone reunite and all. With Caryll/ Rom/ Ludwig etc.They are hugging and all and then you have like Damian trying to kick Mico’s ass and nobody stopping him XD

Also Charles and Laurence threw hands 💀it’s a mess.

*People who’re not suppose to be very friends at this era are in each other arms and some bff are like throwing hands.

Then Willem show up and tell everyone to shut up and calm down 😂

Charles and Maria later go to Cainhurst to hug all their family who slightly remember all the shit too. And so it don’t cause a war again as well 😂 because they're kinda salty about their nightmares were the church + executioners killed them.

Anyway they all kinda calm down and some times later they’re all reuniting by Willem & Laurence because we need to talk about what the hell happened. « Yep that was real » now time to change it. 

After this mess and discussing what the hell happened and « we need to changed things! » they need to make a big plan how to avoid the fishing hamlet pb and save the orphan. they also can't just not use blood because it does save lives so it's quite complex.

So years later (because the beginning of it during like Maria, Ludwig, Caryll & Rom's hm 3rd of 4th years of university) they manage to make sure the hamlet don't became fishmen, and help Kos give birth (she isn't dead yet but her physical body do die afterwards). And baby orphan is fine and taking care off 👍

Then it's party time 😎 Well they still have things to take care of but I didn't thought of all the details yet. So Maria & Gehrman officially get together 🎉 (never really happened in my main interpret, it's complicated) and some times later travel between Yharnam and other places to help people around (to put it shortly).

THEN they buy a house next to a forest and a small village and live there for some time, maybe start a family etc (see the drawing with the baby!! I won't get into all the family detail today through). So they got the cottage/country house ✨

How they found it? Well funny story one day old hunters were on the mission (not the happy au but fic verse) and the mayor leave the house to them so they could sleep for a few nights and Gehrman really liked the house and even made a deposit for it for a few years if one day he wanted to buy it XD

Then after some time they accidentally adopt a lil dog too (before the huge white wolfhound years later) XD

Something like this. Need to find a name for this lil guy.

And recently I've been thinking a cat could be cool too. A really fluffy one

I made those 2 other sketches last year in link with the AU as well. I never share those so there it is.

And I have a fic planned (1-2 chap max for now), an entire summary, a chapter plan and even a few sentences written for this AU in particular. But idk when I could write it. And I could even have 2 versions depending the rating @_@ so maybe one day...

So yeah it's a bit messy but it's all the fluff & some other things I need. And that's it for now!

[idleglowingpixels]

I kinda realised that Mr Komos' song, True Monster Heart follows the same beat as the Monster High Fright song, but the lyrics are like the corrupted version of the original.

Monster High Fright is about accepting

True Monster Heart is about rejecting

Kinda interesting when you think about it

AHHHHHH WHEN I SAW I GOT AN ASK RELATED TO THIS I FREAKED OUT DFGHNBGVFDSF TY FOR GIVING ME SOMETHING TO RAMBLE SOME MORE ABOUT ANON FOR REAL! (Also sorry for the late response, this post has been developing in my drafts for like at least a week now dfgfhng)

I absolutely agree with the conflicting messages between the two songs! I know the song focuses on the story of this universe's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in the main verses, but the main focus of the song is that message of rejection of anything and everything human.

Also, because of the Jekyll/Hyde bits, it could represent the duality of where the story starts and ends in its interpretation of a "true monster heart." Instead of Mr. Hyde's human-ness making his heart "untrue," it was his utter rejection of & research into ridding himself of his Jekyll, as well as his hiding of the truth in the first place that caused him to be found out and exiled.

His heart being "untrue" had nothing to do with the fact he was half-human, because if it were, then Clawdeen and Komos's presence in and of itself within the school would've triggered its self-destruction. That was proven as a false interpretation by the story in the movie, so it's self-explanatory. A true monster heart is one of self-acceptance, despite one's flaws or differences. That's what Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Komos thereafter, had neglected to realize before Clawdeen proved the point.

Though, I've listened to both True Monster Heart and Fright Song a few times back-to-back, to try and get where you're thinking as far as the beat, but I don't hear it unfortunately (unless you meant the tempo of the song, then yes they do follow the same 120 beats per minute!).

The closest thing I can think of as far as melodic parallels between the songs is the chanting sections. The Fright Song chant is much quicker in the way it's sung compared to the chant in True Monster Heart, however. The whole of Fright Song's chant goes in 16 beats/4 measures, whereas True Monster Heart's chant takes twice as long at 32 beats/8 measures (I was a band/choir kid lol). It's mainly due to how the song kinda drags out the point, and it definitely feels like a nod to Fright Song for sure. Fright Song's chant is only there because 4/5 of the main ghouls were fearleaders, so it was sort of characterizing the cast before actually showing their characters in the webisodes.

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Fun little headcanon/ramble that I forget if I ever mentioned about Fright Song, but with Holt Hyde being released in the 1st Signature wave with the rest of the the main ghouls and all, I think it was because he's intended to be the singer of the rap section before any subsequent content with the character was released (No offense but I don't think Holt DJs because he's a good singer sdfgbfds). This would line up with his current crush in canon with Frankie, as well as his former crush on Draculaura from either the diaries or books, maybe both? I forget. :'D Also I feel like Holt wouldn't hesitate to call Cleo vile immediately after saying she's charming either, he's very direct with his words. (I also interpret Jackson/Holt as bisexual because Deuce is included in the rap I DON'T CARE Y'ALL IT MAKES SENSE!)

Also I always interpreted the howl-like sound at the end of the rap as "Holt ran outta time/battery power for his music and transforms back to Jackson as it transitions to the rest of the song." It kinda works with how the beat kinda drops down with the howl, like a TV being shut off or something idk.

Ghoulia also debuted with Signature Wave 1 but she's only in like a second of the music video in the background, I figure it could've been budgetary reasons for the animation, to save on animating an extra character. Also I imagine flame-y hair wouldn't be very fun to animate in 2D, and Deuce's snakes moving on their own were bad enough I imagine to animate, so it begrudgingly checks out as to why Holt isn't in the animated bits with everyone else.

BUT I JUST WATCHED THE MUSIC VIDEO BECAUSE I WANTED TO FOR THE SAKE OF THIS POST AND THE GUY SINGING THE RAPPING BIT HAS, YOU GUESSED IT, A BRIGHT FRICKIN NEON RED LEATHER JACKET. He doesn't have the dual-toned shirt BUT IT'S WHITE AND THIS IS CLOSE ENOUGH FOR ME Y'ALL! XD

If any straws for these dumbasses can be found I SHALL GRASP THEM fr they're my blorbos :'D

[indieyuugure]

Hi! Let me start off by saying that I absolutely adore your ROTP series. This is also one of the very few Rottmnt/2012 crossovers in existance that does justice to both verses and doesn't put a biases on any. I love this comic.

Now that aside, I need to get something off my chest. I wouldn't have gone on Anon but experience has taught me that opposing opinions will make the followers of a blog insult and harass you so I tend to err on the side of caution. You see, I Love Love Love TMNT. And I love 2012 series, it's something I relate to so much and grew up with. It's my most favorite version of TMNT.

But the thing is, ever since the Rise movie got released, I've been seeing nothing but slander against the 2012 series and it breaks my heart every time I come across it. It has escalated to an unfair point that I've seen even 2012 fans who love it just as much begin hating aspects of it. I mean, don't get me wrong, it does have its flaws but it's unfair how highlighted those select few flaws are to the point of extremely biased comparisons and blame games and general 2012 slander which half the time doesn't even comply with canon. Moreover, literally every TMNT has its flaws just the same.

And recently, I've been seeing an increase in posts on your blog that have 2012 slander undercurrents or simply blatant frustrations with it. I love the comic but keep seeing this hatred still is just... it hurts ya know. Like really actually hurts.

So if possible, can you plz tag such posts with something I can filter out? (And let us know what that tag will be?) You don't have to but I really really love your art and comics, it's just the 2012 slander again that hurts me and I don't want to see it anymore. I've been seeing it everywhere.

Again, plz don't take this the wrong way, it's just something that's been hurting me and I had to get it off my chest. And find a solution to it that doesn't involve blocking or unfollowing because I genuinely do love this fancomic

Thank you for your feedback!!💕 (seriously feedback is extremely appreciated to me!)

I sorry my posts came off as 2012 slander, I really never meant it like that. I will admit I do critique media pretty aggressively, but I never mean it in a hateful way. TMNT 2012 is one of my absolute favorite shows and I love everything about! It’s the weird quirky stuff about it that while yes, I will criticize, I still love. It wouldn’t be the same without it. Just like the weather, I will complain about it, but I don’t want it to actually change.

I will try to be more conscious of how my posts are perceived, I really never wanted there to be a bias on my blog. I love all of TMNT for all it presents, and I don’t want to ever be slanderous!

Thank you again for your kind nudge! I’m very thankful to have people like you who’ll tell me if I’m making a mistake! I truly do love TMNT 2012. I can’t fix what I’ve said, but now that I know, I can be sure to be more careful to not sound biased going forward.

Again, I’m very sorry it came off that way, I didn’t mean to be so harsh. I never want to harm a series’s reputation, especially one that I love so much!

You are truly appreciated!💕

I know this won’t fix the things I’ve said, but I’ll say 3 of my top favorite things about 2012:

I love the way they depicted characters! They do an amazing job using indirect characterization that makes the characters feel so real. The characters don’t have to tell you things about themselves, you learn about them from the way the interact with each other, the way they solve problems, the things they like and dislike, and even what they’re doing in the background! It really feels like you’re there getting to know these fun people and go on adventures with them! Truly amazing!

I love the way the turtles look! Seriously I think they look so cool, and at the same time cute. They’re visual designs inspired me so much in my art and I will watch hours on end of them because they’re just so freaking cool!

I love the way their stories are told! The episodes are so well paced that it never feels boring to watch an episode! Believe it or not, I have never once wondered how many minutes are left on an episode. It’s so good at sucking you in and addicting you, that while I was watching it for the first time, I was straight up binging it and would be forced to put it down by my parents. Several times I would stop to eat something and have that weird “wait, who am I? What is my life?” Thing you get from a really good story. The stories and arc pacing are so good that Indie TMNT, my original series is using massive inspiration from 2012.

Once again, I am truly sorry for coming off as slanderous. Thank you for being so brave and telling me what many people were probably thinking. I want to do better. Thank you! :]

[blocksruinedme]

(hi there! sorry if this is disrespectful or anything, feel free to delete this ask! i was just concerned because in the comments of jimmy's recent videos, it seems that he might make a video reacting to fanfictions...

very concerning! especially because it seems like he didn't contact the creators of the edits in newest video beforehand. no offense to him, but i genuinely do not trust him to handle fanfiction in a respectful way. he's very hard-working, but he's getting dangerously content-brained!

anyways, the reason i'm sending this ask to you is because you seem to frequent his streams a lot. VERY sorry if this is disrespectful to ask, but if you do attend his next stream, is it ok to ask that you try and send a message in his chat? i would myself, but he streams after midnight where i live T^T i really hope that someone well-versed in the rules of fandom spaces (maybe scott (ｰ ｰ;) ) can talk him out of it, but i would be very grateful if any chatters could discourage him during his next live.

thank you very much for reading!!)

-a shy chinese anon who experienced the banning of ao3 in china because fans of a celebrity mass-reported an rpf fic to the government :<

(Hey shy anon, I didn't show up until a little after the ban, but I was on the english side of that fandom so i know a lot. my eternal condolences, I'll never stop being upset about what happened!)

It is not at all disrespectful to ask politely, which you have! I am not going to send a message in his chat because it is an absolute hellhole, but people I know have left thoughtful comments on his youtube, which I think is 20x more useful. He sees those in his own time and can think about it. Chat is running nonstop, super fast, you get instant reaction in the chat from all kinds of sorts - seriously i love jimmy and i have nothing against younger people, but holy hell that chat is mostly intolerable to read. Most streams I don't even have it visible. Jimmy has very little time to think in response to chat messages, it can't be nuanced, and the first thing he says is now public record.

Overall, I don't think Jimmy will react to fanfic. If he does (and I've been wrong predicting Jimmy before!), it's going to be something like Wholesome Seablings Adventures. I can not imagine Jimmy reading ship fic - unless I guess it's incredibly pg canon-ship? There's all kinds of "pg youtubers", and Jimmy's more on the Katherine side of thing, appealing to families and genuinely little kids. If you look at the saucy things he lets in, you generally need some real non-pg context for it to feel non-pg. (there's always exceptions)

When people demand he address shipping he tries to say as little as possible. He's been shown nsfw fanart while he was streaming. He knows what is going on and he's not going to touch that. He's thoughtful when it counts, and since these aren't stream reacts, he has time to think hard about what he's actually going to use. So if he did do fanfic, there would be plenty of never seen footage of Jimmy of going "holy moly!" and moving on. When it matters, he is generally thoughtful and respectful.

Like the time he realized he was confused about asexuality (he didn't know about aromanticism) and slowed down to be really careful he didn't say anything accidentally hurtful. (for context shelby is ace but dates and he knows that. look at his poor little face trying to understand.)

Maybe he'll mess up this time, I sure hope not, but I'm not personally freaking out.

Also, exactly one time he opened tumblr on stream, it was the sexyman poll, and he read my reply to the post (i'm the one who called him a wet paper bag of a man, my claim to fame.) I showed up to apologize, he was a sweetheart, and he said this about tumblr, that he knows we want our own private space. He's respectful at heart.

I am not on tiktok, but until your ask, I'll admit it never occurred to me he might contact the creators before reacting. Thinking on it, I guess I think of TikTok like youtube, where it is loudly tossed out at the whole world for attention, but I'm not on TikTok.

And why do I think ao3 is different? Well, I have no coherent answer besides "vibes" and "more contained audience" and "everyone knows everyone is on youtube and tiktok".

Here are some more Jimmy clips I've wanted to share on tumblr for one reason or another.

In the end, I have been hyperfixating on this man for sixteen months and I believe it'll be okay. If I'm wrong, well. We'll make it through this, gang. We'll take care of each other and keep going. Nothing's stopped us yet!

If you want to say something to Jimmy, leave a yt comment, don't go into his stream, please, not there, you'll just provoke people and he might have to respond to that, please

Everyone out there who read ao3 not logged in - go log in, people are locking things.

People on ao3, lock or don't lock, as you see fit!

(also joel lizzie and oli did fanfic readings/reenactments/whatever years ago, including writing their own snippets, i got through like 90 seconds of one, youtube at your own risk.)

[biolizardboils]

so heads up! im popping a LOT of Prime Season 3 posts into the queue--they'll start coming out one week from now, on January 22nd! if you can see this post and haven't watched it yet, here's some tags to block: #prime spoilers, #sonic prime spoilers, #sonic prime s3 spoilers, #sonic prime season 3 spoilers.

got all that? great! here's my final unorganized little rambles about the show:

shoutout to Rusty Rose's Birdie, who only appears in the very first and very last eps for some reason 😭 her speech about it not being her power source came outta nowhere too, but i loved the message behind it

when everyone arrives at the Grim, just before the ep ends, Nine starts breathing heavily and it. instantly reminded me of Movie!Tails when the bar was calling them freaks. fuck. its a nice reminder of where Nine's coming from

speaking of Nine his poses getting more unhinged over time!! hell yeah

i love that the final fight(s) felt like a kid smashing 3 different Lego sets together, real Robot Pirate Island shit

i laughed a little too hard when the Grim's dome started closing in cus Nine's citadel-thing already reminded me of a thing that happened in Fortnite once, but hell naw they had to add The Storm too sdfghj

METAL BIG DESTROYED ME LJKHGFDV im SO glad i wasnt spoiled about it!!! a while in i started finding it creepy instead of funny, which is an added bonus

i was spoiled about the Advance flashback and its clashing sprites though. the utter whiplash of seeing that without warning mightve made me choke on my hot cheeto puffs. someone's already remade it btw, check it out

i fistpumped at the small reprise of "me beauty" gfhjk ill miss you so much Dread

we're four years into the 2020's and Sonic has nearly died an agonizingly slow death 3 times in 3 different continuities! and dare i say it was delicious every time >:)

unless Word of God says otherwise I'm gonna assume that the giant shadow at the end was The Return Of Metal Big lpoihgfds

So... Twitter, huh? My spoiler filters there had some leaks, and I saw some discussion out of context that... actually made me kinda scared to finish the show. But then I did, and had fun with it just like the other two seasons, and I remembered that Twitter gets high-strung about things that don't matter so much, and that giving it sway over how much I enjoy things is silly lol.

Yes, I think the last season could've been paced differently so it wasn't 5 episodes of the same Final Boss Fight. Yes, I think the writing switches jarringly between gearing for a young new audience and for a seasoned old one. Yes, I think the 2D flashbacks look and move worse than what fans constantly make for free. Yes, I think the final episode doesn't do nearly as much housekeeping as it should (does the Shatterverse still exist or not??). Yes, I think declaring the show is canon to the games or whatever they said probably wasn't the best idea. And yes, I think Black Rose should've had a shoulder-parrot!Birdie to match the other Amys. All valid critiques! All sensible things to think when you've been around the Sonic bush!

But I swear to god, people on Twitter act like these things spoil the whole package. Where's the nuance? Why does every opinion there become an absolute worth tearing others down for? Is it the character limit? I bet it's the character limit.

There's so much I love about this show that were infeasible for the Sonic brand just 3-4 years ago. Externalizing the characters' facets to explore them in-depth. Said exploration spanning multiple episodes instead of being one-and-done. The sheer amount of genuine Sonadow food (and I don't actively do shipping, so me adding it here should hold a lot of weight). The snappy, playful, yet blistering fight scenes that, dare I say, feel like a successful TV-budget Spider-Verse. It was all so much fun!

But I guess stuff like Green Hill being the gang's "home" is a big deal-breaker?? Like?? I thought that was silly too, but not worth ratio'ing people with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse over? Get well soon, I guess??

Rambling over, shout-out to the entire country of Canada for giving me the most fun I've had with a Sonic show since X! I'm gonna go figure out how to address all this as The End lol

[sevendeadlywhispers]

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Chapter 9*

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•Previous Chapter: Chapter Eight

•Next Chapter: Chapter Ten

• New chapters every Thursday

•Content: Levi Ackerman × OC female. Slow Burn! Canon verse!

• Word Count: 2.5k

• Warning: This content may not be suitable for all readers. If you've watched all of AOT then you will understand that the show handles heavy subjects such as abuse, racism, violence, and other heavy subjects. This fanfiction will also have the same heavy themes. Chapters with heavy themes will be marked with * at each chapter. This chapter does contain themes of abuse. Please do not read if you are uncomfortable with that topic.

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"Where is everyone?" I asked, my eyes scanning the empty mess hall. Alexander, sitting alone at the table, flashed a warm smile and rose, extending his hand toward me.

"Outside," he replied, that familiar grin lighting up his features. He had waited for me, choosing companionship over solitude. In that simple gesture, he became the embodiment of the better man I couldn't have dared to dream of.

I accepted his hand without hesitation, and together we moved towards the doors, picking up pace with each step.

"What are we doing?" I questioned, still trailing behind him.

The doors swung open to reveal a joyous scene—everyone dancing in the rain. While the others reveled in the sky's tears, we stood under the covered porch of the mess hall, observing the euphoria.

"Holy shit," I yelled out, laughter bubbling up as I let go of Alexander's hand and ran towards the others.

"Hange!" I called out to them, joining in the celebration. Raindrops adorned their face, merging with the lenses of their glasses.

"It's raining."

"It hasn't rained in forever, it feels like," I marveled, looking up at the sky. Closing my eyes, I savored the sensation of water cascading down my face.

"It's been five months exactly," Hange remarked, their eccentricity evident even in this simple revelation.

"Only a weirdo like you would know," Alexander's voice interjected, and I opened my eyes to find him standing there. His ash brown hair was drenched, yet a smile persisted on his face—a gesture that spoke volumes, considering his aversion to being wet. He knew, though, how much I cherished the rain.

"Come dance, Alexander," I invited, a smile playing on my lips.

"Iris," he said, grabbing my wrist, I watched his smile drop into something I've never seen before.

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My eyes fluttered open to the chaotic sounds of banging and things crashing around. The bedroom door swung open abruptly, revealing Alexander barely able to stand, using the door frame for support.

He was drunk again.

"Iris," he slurred, stumbling toward the bed. "What the fuck."

"Why is my bed covered in papers? I told you to be ready for me when I come back," he complained, his words muddled by alcohol, as he approached the scattered documents.

I cursed silently. I had fallen asleep in the midst of doing paperwork, and now I had no idea where I was in the process. Quickly, I began gathering the papers in my hands, hoping Alexander could sleep off the effects of the alcohol. He was a different man when he was drunk.

"Can I have that, please?" I asked, attempting to take the paper from his hands.

"I don't know, can you?" he retorted. "What is this, anyway?" he questioned, squinting at the paper. He was too intoxicated to make sense of the words on the page.

"Work from Erwin. Now, lay down, and I'll get you whatever you want," I urged, trying once again to take the paper from his grasp. He stubbornly ripped it back, fixing me with a drunken stare.

"Why the hell do you have that pipsqueak's paperwork in my room?" Alexander growled, his voice escalating in volume.

"Was that freak in my room?"

"No, Alexander," I responded, attempting to calm the situation. "Please give me the papers back and lower your voice. People are sleeping."

"I don't give a damn!" he yelled, disregarding my plea. "Now tell me, was Levi in my room?"

"Alexander, no, he was not. I'm just doing paperwork. Please stop yelling," I pleaded, but he ripped the remaining papers from my hands and stormed out of his bedroom.

"What are you doing?" I asked, fear creeping in as I hurried after him. He stood in front of the fireplace, methodically tossing the papers into the flames one by one. A grim smile crossed his face as he glanced over his shoulder at me.

I rushed in front of him, grabbing the fireplace tongs to retrieve the burning papers, but it was futile. He threw the entire stack into the fire.

"Alexander, what the hell?" I screamed in frustration. He took the tongs from my hands and laughed, reveling in the chaos he'd created.

"Don't talk to me like that now," he growled, lowering his voice as his eyes darkened. With a grumble, he pushed my shoulders, sending me stumbling back into the bricks, my head hitting hard. His hand slid across my face, while the other gripped the back of my head, bringing my face closer to his, relishing the fear in my eyes.

The man before me was unrecognizable, a stranger born from the depths of his increasing alcohol consumption.

He threw me to the floor and started a relentless spree on my stomach, muttering incoherent words in between kicks.

"Wish you'd be more like her," he grunted with each blow. "You're nothing but a useless whore."

I curled into a protective ball, cradling my head between my arms and trying to shield my stomach with my legs. His drunken rampage continued until, finally, it ceased.

Was it safe for me to get up? Was he still awake? It didn't matter; he was so intoxicated that he probably didn't even realize what he had done. Not the first time.

I picked myself up, holding my aching stomach. The bastard had done a number on me today, at least sparing my face this time.

I gathered the papers I could salvage and threw on my brown cloak over my white nightgown. Moving as quietly as possible, I entered the room to find him laid out on the bed, face-first. My eyes lingered on the pillow, contemplating dark thoughts for a moment longer than I should have.

I could end it all right now. The pain would be over, but I couldn't. I love him, and he didn't mean it. He never does – that's what he tells me. Shaking free of the dark thoughts, I lifted his head and placed the pillow under him. Swiftly, I left his room and ventured into the dark corridors of the Scout Regiment.

Why did I entertain such vulgar thoughts? Alexander had been good to me, ensuring my well-being. So why did I want to hurt him in return? I wouldn't wish him the same harm he inflicts on me. I wondered if he felt the same, a twisted dance of pain between us.

The medical room was closed at this time, and I had no bandages of my own. I doubt bandages would help my stomach anyways. The only place open for me was the mess hall. Setting down a wall lamp on the table, I sifted through the saved papers – not much, but something. How would I explain this to the captain?

I couldn't tell him that Alexander threw them into the fire. He wouldn't believe me, and I sensed Levi catching on to my lies. Levi was a smart man, and there was no outsmarting him. I'd have to face the truth and its consequences once again.

The doors creaked open from the outside as I observed a small figure walking through, their cloak concealing their face. Who could be out this late? How did they manage to slip past the night patrol? They must've bribed the off duty officers well. Hopefully they come my way and bribe me to keep my mouth shut for seeing them out past curfew.

"What are you doing?" The familiar voice cut through the quiet. I looked up at him standing over the table, his eyes peering at me under his hood.

Looks like no one is bribing me with money after all.

"Captain," I said, quickly standing up and saluting him.

"At ease," he ordered, lifting his hood down. "Why are you still awake?" He glanced at the mess on the table and back at me.

"Those papers don't look done to me."

Well fuck.

"Correct, sir. I'm, uh," I stammered, fidgeting with my hands. "I'm getting it done right now."

"With no quill?" His eyebrow arched as he picked up the paper, examining it. I felt my body slump back into the chair, resting my elbows on the table and burying my face in my hands. I'm in trouble.

"Aldridge," he said, his tone laced with anger. "Why does it look like this was on fire?"

I couldn't find the words even if I tried. My tongue felt heavy, caught at the back of my throat. The chair screeched as he took a seat in front of me.

He pulled my arms from my face, his grip tightening around my wrists as his eyes bore into me. I could only look away, trying to hide my face in my shoulder.

"Answer your captain when he speaks to you," he scowled.

"Because it was," I bit my lip, attempting to hold back tears. "Please let go of my wrists. It hurts."

He released my wrists and stood up. I could feel him moving around me, his fingers gently lifting my chin. I resisted opening my eyes; I didn't want him to witness my current state. How could I be his second in command when I was reduced to tears over burnt papers?

I couldn't even stand up for myself. How did he expect me to be a part of his squad?

"Open your eyes," he said, his voice significantly softer than before.

Reluctantly, I opened my eyes to find him squatting at eye level, his fingers still supporting my chin.

"What happened?" he asked.

"The papers got tossed in the fireplace. I'm so sorry, Captain. I tried to save them, but I couldn't save them all. I'll accept any punishment-" he shushed me.

"How did they end up in the fire, Iris?" his soft voice queried again.

"I-I don't know," I stammered.

"Don't lie."

"Alexander," was all I managed to say before he stood up and began to walk away. In desperation, I grabbed his arm, trying to prevent him from leaving the mess hall. He dragged me along until he stopped in annoyance.

"What are you doing?" he demanded.

"Please," I cried, falling to my knees. "Don't go to him. Don't wake him up. I just got him to sleep. Please. He was drunk; he didn't mean to." My sobs grew louder as I dropped his arm, hands now covering my face. He stood there, towering over me, witnessing my pathetic state at his feet.

"Please. Don't wake him up," I pleaded again.

"You're going to wake everyone up," he remarked. "Go sit down at the table and collect yourself."

His footsteps faded into the mess hall as I laid there embarrassed and ashamed.

I pulled myself up and sat down as Levi instructed, laying my head on the table, bracing for the inevitable yelling from Alexander's hall. I would trade it all for to return to the time before Alexander became captain – when he wasn't constantly drinking and was still the sweet man I knew.

"Here," Levi's voice broke the silence.

I lifted myself once more to see him handing me a tea cup. I accepted it, watching as he poured chamomile tea. "It'll help you relax," he explained.

"Thank you, Captain," I said, lowering my eyes to the tea.

Moments passed in a comforting silence, like I didn't just break down at my Captains feet.

"Let's run through what happened, shall we?" Levi's gaze met mine.

"I-" I stumbled over my words. "Alexander came back drunk from one of his meetings."

"What meeting?" Levi asked quickly.

"I don't know. I'm assuming with Erwin or the captains."

"How often does he go to these meetings?"

I gave him a puzzled look but answered,

"At least once a week."

"Does he tell you where?" Levi continued.

"I... no. Well, some have been in Wall Sina, actually, but-" I stopped to look at him. "Why are you so curious about it?"

"It doesn't matter; just answer truthfully," Levi said. "Does he talk about the meetings at all with you?"

"No."

"Mention who goes?"

"Erwin," I replied. "You. Mainly captains."

"Why are you asking about meetings right now? Aren't you supposed to be scolding me for the paperwork?" I huffed. Levi's sudden interest, especially in Alexander, was confusing. He never showed interest in anything.

He rolled his eyes and crossed his arms, clearly frustrated. "Continue," he ordered.

"Alexander came back drunk and pissed off. Thought you were in his room while he was gone because of the papers and threw them in the fireplace. And yeah, so on," I quickly explained, feeling out of breath.

Levi just stared at me, his index finger lightly tapping his teacup as he prepared to take another sip. "Alexander a nasty drunk?" he asked, catching me off guard.

I paused, taken aback by the unexpected question. "I'll take that as a yes," Levi remarked before I could answer.

"No, he just has his moments," I quickly defended.

"Oh yeah?" Levi leaned forward, putting his elbows on the table.

"Yeah," my voice trailed off, avoiding Levi's harsh gaze. I felt like I was being dissected.

The chair beneath Levi squeaked as he stood up. His hand moved across the table, and I flinched down before his touch reached me. Embarrassed, my eyes quickly met his.

His gaze scanned me, a flicker of curiosity crossing his eyes. "I wasn't going to hurt you," he said gently, laying his hand on top of my head and messing up my hair.

"I'm sorry, habit," I laughed, trying to ease the tension.

"Get some sleep. Or don't. You better be in the barn after breakfast, no excuses." he said, walking away.

As I sat there alone in the dimly lit mess hall, the silence wrapped around me like a comforting shroud. Levi's unexpected concern and the unsettling revelation about Alexander's darker side left me pondering the complexities of the people I thought I knew.

The memories replayed in my mind – Levi's piercing gaze, the gentle touch of his hand, and the way he revealed a sliver of understanding. It was a side of him I hadn't anticipated, a softer edge beneath the stoic exterior.

Then there was Alexander, my once sweet and caring partner, now transformed into a man I struggled to comprehend. The alcohol had become a good fried, distorting his personality into someone unrecognizable.

I leaned back in the chair, staring at the ceiling, lost in my thoughts. The tea in the cup had turned cold, mirroring the chill that lingered in the air. The events of the night had left an indelible mark on my perception of those around me.

In that quiet moment, I wondered if our lives within the walls were destined to be entwined with such complexity. Levi's presence had offered a strange solace, an unexpected refuge in the chaos that had unfolded.

As the first rays of dawn painted the sky, I rose from the chair, leaving the mess hall behind. The barn awaited, and with it, the challenges of a new day. I couldn't erase the turmoil of the night, but perhaps, in facing the realities before me, I could find a semblance of clarity amidst the chaos.

Or so I thought. After that day Fate laughed at my innocent eyes. If only then I knew, maybe I could have done something then.

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[staticintone]

Ta da! Finally the RAM Wishlist, not including plots already in motion! Very much a self-indulgent little list, and some of them may involve more than one player or a multimuse willing to take on more than one. I am also willing to throw my Vox or Velvette into the mix as well.

Pocket Universe Ideas:

Vox:

—The directives start to falter. No regaining of memory exactly, but things start slipping through the cracks.

—Give me a circumstance where Alastor has to break his promise and redo the Ordeal. I want him to struggle with that and treat Vox very differently as a result.

—Alastor goes too far and actually hurts him. Almost a one-sided fight.

—Give me any opportunities for Alastor to break his own directives, especially about Vox’s love for him. I want to see just how much it changes the dynamic between them, if at all.

—Vox breaks down and Alastor has to help him but quickly starts ignoring him.

—Alastor breaks down and Vox has to deal with it somehow. Could be extermination related.

—Obsessed with “I thought you were dead” plots. Please give it to me one way or another. Could get super twisted considering how possessive and protective Alastor is here.

Niffty:

—Soft interactions with a whole lot of implications.

—A rare situation where Alastor actually loses his patience with her. Would have to be plotted heavily in advance.

—He stops her from doing something and she snaps at him, showing bits of the person she used to be.

—Or the above but she resorts to childlike behavior. “I hate you!”

Charlie:

—A conversation where Alastor thoroughly convinces her that the Vees are to blame for Vox.

—The reverse, where she leaves the conversation positive that Alastor is lying.

—A confrontation when she discovers the truth.

—What if he actually convinced her it was for the best? I’m not sure how that would happen, but if someone’s interested we could try to plot it out.

Husk:

—Husk finally confronts Alastor on the state of Vox and Niffty, whether out of genuine concern or righteous anger. This could end very badly, be warned.

The Vees (Valentino and/or Velvette):

—They have to meet up for one reason or another in public and play nice. Can involve Vox or Charlie or someone they don’t want to upset.

—Or, you know, they could fight.

Any Character:

—Someone ask him if he’s dating Vox. That’s funny to me and only me. Could even be Vox if combined with other ideas.

—Someone gets ahold of one of the broadcasts and broadcasts it again. Will most likely end badly.

Multiverse Ideas:

RAM’d Vox:

—I really want one of the Voxs to get clingy and start demanding that Alastor stop RAM’ing other Voxs because he doesn’t want to share Alastor any more than he already has to.

—One of the Voxs who’s meant to go back to their Alastor freaks out and demands to stay with RAM instead.

Non-RAM’d Vox:

—I really want a Vox to try and figure out what Alastor does by agreeing to see the Ordeal firsthand. Not being RAM’d but watching him do it to someone else. There are so many possibilities here.

Alastor:

—I want RAM Alastor to hand over a RAM’d Vox to his “keeper” and the Alastor actually appreciate it for a while. Until, you know, it becomes an issue later. Would involve a couple of people, and quite a bit of three way plotting. That or a multimuse or my own Vox maybe. It would probably be a long thread too.

Niffty:

—A canon Niffty figuring out the differences between her and RAM Niffty could be super interesting. Her meeting RAM Alastor could make her question her own Alastor in the process (which could be my main verse or something).

Charlie:

—Ask him why he has more than one Vox. Someone has to deal with all the extra TVs around here.

Angel:

—An Angel outside of the RAM sphere isn’t necessarily bound by NDA. Start questioning Alastor and everyone around him.

Valentino:

—War of the gaslighters, especially if Alastor can get under Valentino’s skin because Vox loved him first and he actually “won”.

Lucifer:

—What if I just RAM’d the King of Hell? How disastrous would that be?

Any RAM’d Character:

—Something goes horribly wrong during the Ordeal. I don’t know what but either your character dies or gets wrecked beyond all reason.

—Something goes wrong during the Ordeal in the opposite direction. It absolutely fails and your character deals with the consequences in a completely different way.

Any non-RAM’d character:

—Try to steal his Voxs. Obviously they’d have to agree to it too, but you know.

—Try to kill Alastor and fail. As of now, the only one who I’ll allow to kill him is Vito, but I want a fight that ends badly for everyone involved.

[thatseventiesbitch]

That is such a good post about the fandom. Honestly, I think a lot of fandoms have the problem we do, which is a few people deciding that their personal head canons are fact and reality. Like 'my verse is canon' is usually meant as a joke, but a small yet very loud minority constantly proclaim that their own interpretations (some of which are...out there lol), their non-canon ships, their personal wishlist etc are reality because he or she SAID so, and it's hard for the rest of us not to be like "i mean, imagine and daydream whatever you want, but that's actually NOT what happened on the actual show." I'm not sure I'm explaining this well, but basically a few fans insist that 2+2 is five and then freak out when people politely point out otherwise. Maybe it's because I'm Tumblr Old like you are lol and fandom in our day was more analyzing character' personalitiess, trading ideas about favorite and least favorite storylines etc rather than fixating on stuff like "CHARACTER A IS GENDERFLUID AND IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH TEN OTHER PEOPLE AND IS A DEMIROMANTIC PANSEXUAL BECAUSE I SAID SO" when it's like but, no, they're not, so maybe just create an original character if that's what you want to write about lol.

Thanks! I guess a lot of us are feeling similar things right now.

Yep, I (think!) I understand what you're saying. We're on the same page. Folks can do whatever they want on this silly little site, of course - imagining different sexualities for the characters or pairing them with characters they were not romantically linked to in canon, inventing their own 'universes' that are based on the source material - these things don't hurt anybody. Let them be.

I think the rub comes in when the rest of us do not take their ideas seriously or do not agree with them - which of course, we're under no obligation to do. Sorry, but I don't think every interpretation is equally valid. I don't want to read about your OC/self-insert characters when I peruse the T70S and T90S tag, I want to read about the characters from the show I like. I do think everyone should be able to express their own thoughts and ideas on their own blog, but when one makes public posts on a public blog using fandom tags, others are going to respond. Those are literally the kinds of interactions this site was designed to foster.

The good news for me continues to be that the vast majority of folks I've interacted with in this fandom are good, creative people and even when we see things differently we can often have great conversations anyway. I hope newer fans aren't driven away by a couple of bad apples. I've only encountered a few blogs who are aggressive towards those with dissenting opinions or who are openly hostile to any good-faith discussion, and frankly, I've blocked them and I wish I had done it sooner. We do have the ability to curate our own fandom experience. I think folks hesitate to block because they don't want to be impolite, but I think it's far worse to continue seeing that person's content, become angered by it, and send nasty anons (I've seen a little bit of this happening and it makes me upset). If it's not for you, unfollow! If you keep seeing content you don't want to see, block! Now all that stuff is gone from my dash/tags and I only see the things I want to see - fan fiction, (canon) character analysis, excitement for the new season of That '90s Show. 🥰

[queen-erika-the-songful]

How do you feel about the Barbie shows and specials of the current Netflix era?

I'm just...so over it all now.

I mean, I've got more of an appreciation for Dolphin Magic now, but I am exhausted with this universe. Barbie isn't allowed to age or have a real backbone, the songs aren't really interesting now, and so much of the writing just isn't very good.

This universe could've been something really good. It was supposed to be connected to the truly great down-to-earth Barbie vlogs and if it had actually gone in that direction, it would've been awesome. Barbie in the vlogs was really like a normal, relatable teenager. She talked about school things, made little crafts just to do it, and even discussed more mature topics like depression or the "sorry reflex" in girls. But no, the DA-verse got turned into "let's just do every trendy thing and keep the kids occupied with bright colors". And then the vlogs (when they were still doing them) became more like that and less like what they used to be. I mean sometimes they went back to some of those more mature topics like racism or feeling down, but if I'm remembering right it wasn't really as often. I'll have to go back and watch them all again though because I want to give them at least the benefit of the doubt.

Anyway, going back to the DA-verse itself, I struggle to get through any of the shows or movies. Chelsea movie: obnoxiously bright colors and it was all a dream anyway. Mermaid movie: awful worldbuilding and major continuity errors. Skipper movie: 1hr of constantly watching small children in peril while older children freak out. Stacie movie: literally so boring. And this Touch of Magic series is just downright annoying half the time.

I kind of enjoyed It Takes Two from time to time (though it needed more Ken) but in the end I can barely even remember what happened.

Epic Road Trip was probably my favorite thing to happen in this verse as of now just because they finally gave us Barbie x Ken. HOWEVER it's not even canon! It's a freaking choose-your-own-adventure game! I am SICK and TIRED of all the Karbie baiting!!!! JUST LET THEM BE A THING!!!

[osarina]

CARINACARINACARINA !!! I HAD THE BIGGEST STAR EYES WHILE READING THT CHAPTER I LOVED IT SMMMM I HAVE NO FREAKING WORDS

LIKE FIRST OFF THE BEGINNING KLAUS !!! KLAUS !!!!! I HOPE HE SHOWS UP SOON IN THE PM UNIVERSE BC I LOVE HIM SM ALREADY :<< !!!!!! I LOVE HIS AND READERS DYNAMIC SM AHEHRUGFUYE !!!!!!!

AND THE PARALLEL TO WATERLOO THE WOUND SCENE IT WAS SO GOOD LIKE I CANT DESCRIBE IT BUT I LOVED IT SM DAZAI BEING ALL SMART HAHAHA I LOVE HIM SM IM GOING INSANEEEEE !!! AND DAZAI BEING HIM !! HE REMINDS ME SM OF A LIL PUPPY IN THIS UNIVERSE HES SOOOOO CUTE HES JST A LIL GUY !! AUGH THE ENDING AUGH I WAS KICKING MY FEET AND SHIT IT WAS SOOOOO SWEET

They were always impatient, a clashing of teeth and a rush to remove Dazai from his clothes—he would end the night with the taste of blood in his mouth and bruises on his body. But you kiss him slowly. THIS IS IT THIS IS THE LINE THTH GOT ME I AM A SUCKER FOR SHIT LIKE THIS CARINA AJREKJHVKAFHRBKDVJRBRVGREJKB RJBHTDJBIOUBRSHU THIS CHAPTER HAD ME GOIJGG THRU ALL SORTA EMOTIONS VJSBVJBRJIBVREHBJG I LOVE ITTT !!!

REDDDDDDD MY SWEET GIRL <3333 I ADORE YOU

I WAS SOOOOOOO EXCITED TO INTRODUCE KLAUS, ive been anticipating it so much. i haven't had the chance yet to do it in canon pmreader verse </3 i think maybe ill have the chance to give him a little cameo in the cannibalism fic but it will be so small </3

JUDHFASIUDFHSUDIFHSU I WAS GIGGLINGGGGG WHILE WRITING THE WOUND SCENE, dazai is such a little guy just getting dragged into all of this >:( a lil guy with a crush on a girl >:(

OMGGGGGG RED I HAD SO MUCH FUN WRITING THE KISS SCENE - I ACTUALLY WASN'T GOING TO ADD THE KISS BUT WITH ME BY SUM 41 POPPED ON MY PLAYLIST AND I WAS LIKE WOW I CAN'T NOT WRITE A KISS W THIS SONG PLAYING LOLLLDFAJSUHDFASUIDFH ITS THE ULTIMATE KISS SONG

ALSO TO UR OTHER ASK

YES atsushi is with the pm right now. he still has the same backstory as canon, but dazai wasn't with the ada to take him in so the port mafia ended up capturing him. reader convinced mori not to ship him off to the guild so he's currently one of her subordinates.