#(Fester being her favorite family member

[galaxyglitteringgold]

Opheila should appear in the second season of Wednesday as the perky and flowery aunt but she doesn't know her own strength and flips people over her shoulder and may or may not be able to control plants.

[mbruben-stein]

Attack on Titan: Levi Ackerman dating a s/o who is like Violet Evergarden would Include.

Their relationship would develop very slowly and gradually. Both Levi and his s/o are extremely reserved, guarded individuals who have difficulty processing and expressing emotion due to their traumatic pasts as child soldiers. Trust and intimacy would not come easily or quickly for either of them. It would take a long time and a lot of patience on both sides for them to open up to each other.

They would bond over their shared life experiences, traumas, and difficulties reintegrating into normal society after leaving military life behind. Both know the horrors of war and violence from a young age. Both struggle to feel human at times and question if they even deserve happiness and love after the blood on their hands. Being with someone who truly understands helps them heal.

Levi would be endlessly patient with his s/o as she tries to comprehend emotions and relationships. He knows it's not her fault that feelings confuse her. When she says seemingly tactless or insensitive things, he doesn't take it personally, knowing she means well but lacks the social skills to express herself properly. He gently guides her when needed.

They are a power couple when it comes to combat and missions. Both are elite soldiers with superhuman skills. Levi trusts his s/o to have his back completely, knowing her capabilities. In battle, few can match their deadly synchronicity. They make the perfect partners on the most dangerous assignments.

Behind closed doors, a soft domestic side emerges, previously buried under years of hardened exteriors. Levi enjoys pampering his s/o in little ways - brewing her favorite tea, giving her shoulder massages after a long day, reading to her in the evenings. These quiet, tender moments are precious to them both.

Levi helps his s/o rediscover pieces of her lost humanity. He encourages her hobbies and interests outside of work. Seeing the small, beautiful things in life through her fresh eyes - a breathtaking sunset, a vase of her favorite flowers - reminds Levi there is still goodness in the cruel world they live in. Her innocence and wonder thaw his heart.

Physical affection is rare but meaningful between them. Neither are used to casual touches, so things like holding hands, kisses on the forehead, leaning on each other feel extra intimate and vulnerable. Hugs are reserved for emotional moments, a silent affirmation of "I'm here" when words fail.

Levi's squad would be surprised but supportive of the relationship. They'd never seen their grumpy Captain show a soft spot for anyone before. But seeing how he is around his s/o - the gentle looks, the protectiveness, the subtle ways he accommodates her needs - they know the love is real, even if neither are the type for public displays of affection.

Arguments are rare, but when they happen, both tend to shut down and go silent. Levi has a hard time articulating his feelings beyond irritation. His s/o struggles to identify why she's upset. But they always talk it out eventually, even if it's hard. Neither likes letting things fester.

On the difficult anniversary days - the fall of Shiganshina and Wall Maria for Levi, the death of Family members/friends for his s/o - they turn to each other for comfort, solidarity in their grief. "It's okay to not be okay today," they remind each other, riding out the painful memories together until the clouds pass.

Levi makes a point to praise his s/o frequently. He knows she received very little appreciation or positive reinforcement in her military upbringing. Whenever she does well at work or makes progress in her emotional growth, he's sure to voice how proud he is of her. Coming from a man of few words, the compliments mean everything to her.

While Levi was initially hesitant to be physically intimate, not wanting to make his s/o uncomfortable, he's consistently blown away by her enthusiasm and openness once they do become intimate. "I want to be as close to you as possible," she tells him earnestly. "I want to make you feel good." He melts at her guileless affection.

In the peaceful moments in between missions, they often sit together in comfortable silence, Levi sipping tea and his s/o practicing her writing. No words need to be spoken; they simply enjoy the relief of being together, alive, and safe for now. The future is uncertain in their dangerous world, but their feelings are constant and sure.

[allergictocolor]

Character Profile - Wednesday Addams

“Child of woe, is wan and delicate with her mother’s dark black hair and white complexion. Sensitive and on the quiet side, she loves the picnics and outings to the underground caverns often planned by Morticia and Gomez. She is a solemn child, prim in dress and, on the whole, pretty lost. Gomez is wild about her. Secretive and imaginative, poetic, seems underprivileged and given to occasional tantrums. Has six toes on one foot.” - Chas Addams

Wednesday Addams was indeed named after the nursery rhyme Monday’s Child. “Wednesday’s child is full of woe.” Her middle name, Friday, is stated in the 10th episode of the 1960s TV show. In the comics, she is nearly always shown in a long, dark dress with a white collar and many buttons down the front. When the comics were in color, the dress was dark green or brown. Her expression was usually haunted or worried, as opposed to the mischievous expression of her brother Pugsley. She only looked happy when they were scheming together.

In the first episode of the TV show, the children are forced to go to public school after being homeschooled until then. Wednesday is six years old. When they get back home after the first day, she throws a tantrum because they read a story about a knight killing a dragon. She’s terribly upset about the poor dragon. This tantrum was likely inspired by the one from the comics when “she’s furious because they put her on the honor roll at school.”

Wednesday is always portrayed as brilliant and capable, and the idea of rebellion or escape comes up in multiple iterations of the character. In the first season of the 60s show, she runs away from home because she’s scolded for playing with Fester’s explosives rather than her own. In Addams Family Values, she tries to escape summer camp twice, succeeding the second time. In the musical, she’s only 18 but engaged to a normal guy named Lucas, and horrifies her family by wearing a bright yellow dress. In the 2019 animated film, she befriends a normie girl and they swap styles. Wednesday horrifies her mother by showing up in a white and pink outfit, then runs away from home after being punished for such behavior. It’s not so strange, then, that the version of Wednesday we see in the 2022 Netflix series is at odds with her parents and planning to run away from the school they send her to. 

The Netflix series isn’t the only Addams family property full of Easter eggs and nods to the previous versions. The Thanksgiving play anachronistically set in a summer camp in Addams Family Values may well have been inspired by an early episode of the 60s show where Wednesday and Pugsley were playing “cowboys and indians” with another child and Wednesday wore a very similar headband:

The love of guillotines in both children is another element that stays constant throughout their many incarnations. They’re shown beheading a doll in the comics, so of course Wednesday has a headless doll of Marie Antoinette in the TV show. The siblings threaten to behead baby Pubert in Addams Family Values. Wednesday sleeps in a guillotine bed in the 2019 film. Finally, a flashback shows her favorite birthday cake featuring a guillotine beheading a fondant person, complete with gushing blood, in the Netflix series.

While the comics established her signature pigtails, it wasn’t a medium that could convey tone of voice. Lisa Loring was a little too young to do a perfect deadpan voice in the TV show, but she did her best. (She did have the Kubrick stare down pat, though.) It wasn’t until the 90s movies that Wednesday got her distinctive voice. Christina Ricci gave her a dry delivery that continued with Chloë Grace Moretz and Jenna Ortega.

The Netflix series adds a twist that all of the Addams family members have some “outcast” ability that sets them apart from “normie” society. Wednesday’s ability is psychic visions, most of which involve the central mystery in the first season. She also writes mystery novels, which coincides with her drive to solve the mystery she finds herself involved in. These aren’t traits she has necessarily displayed before, but they fit with her intelligent and curious nature, and it gives her character more to do than just being spooky.

I find it amusing to see the contrast between the scene in Addams Family Values when Wednesday is forced to watch peppy movies as punishment/torture, and the scene in Wednesday (2022) when she’s shown Legally Blonde on a date as flirtatious torture. You can torture her, but the context makes a huge difference.

As I mentioned in my profile of Pugsley, I like that the Netflix series finally acknowledges that if Gomez is Hispanic/Latino, then the children would be as well. I’m not sure if Gomez is supposed to be Castilian as he has been historically, Puerto Rican as Luis Guzmán is, or something else. But the casting for the show has been great. Jenna Ortega’s fame has skyrocketed since the first season, she’s been nominated for awards, and people are already buzzing about the second season, even though it’s not due until some time next year.

[rosy-opal-commander]

What's youre favorite horror movie?

Oh I don't know the one where Livia spends her life dedicated to dismantling the White Mantle and hunting down the last of the Mursatt, and Anise the woman who was like her daughter and protégé was banging Mursatt the whole time, Anise being groomed since her and Jennah are the same age (now).

And Livia using the scepter of Orr to do its indented job to fight Titians is raked over the coals for it and jailed while her one remaining family member celebrates the victory over the titan, the same titan that was left to fester by Anise's Murskatt boyfriend.

And just before the celebration that would only be possible with Livia's decision to use the scepter deleting it from existence thus having her look down the barrel of morality for the first time in 200 plus years.

Her daughter says "I'll put streamers up in your cell."

"I'll put streamers up in your cell"

To someone that trained you and dedicated her life to the protection of humans.

Yeah that's my favorite horror film.

[charkyzombicorn]

Accidental mob boss au

Modern au

Luffy is the target of multiple yakuza due to his connection to multiple high power people (ace - a meber of white beard crew. Dragon and crocodile and shanks. Along with being the grandson of a high ranking chief policeman’s (garp))

So in order to protect him, (crocodile, ace and shanks) Send a bodyguard to keep him safe. (Non of them know about the other doing this btw)

Shanks sends sniper king (usopp. Who uses his cover as a cowardly kid to hide his identity as teenager sniper)

Crocodile sends miss all Sunday (Robin, a killer assassin)

Ace asked Jinbe a powerful yakuza to keep and eye on Luffy (since Luffy lives in his territory)

Long story short. Somehow Luffy became a yakuza with former yakuza bosses (Jinbe and franky) serving under him and 2 would be assigns (Nami and chopper) as his new gang members.

Also Sanji was sent to whatch after Luffy by zeff and a favorite to garp. (And Luffy just found zoro dying on the street and decided to keep him like a stray dog)

I. Do you know how this has been festering in my brain, anon? Do you know?

Zoro is in fact Luffy's dog that's canon, Zoro decided to fuck with Mihawk (an assassin that's close with Shanks, he might be an undercover cop but Shanks doesn't mind everyone has flaws) because Mihawk was really good at Kendo back in the day and Zoro wanted to be The Best, used a real sword and got stabbed for it. He couldn't go to a hospital because he was wanted for assault on multiple police officers so Luffy took him home, threw a med kit at him and said Zoro was his now. Zoro would kill and die for this man

Nami wasn't Really an assassin, she was more like a crook, stole money, weapons, information from all the crime families to give to a budding crime family that branched away from Jimbe, because they had her sister. Luffy was a means to an end, Arlong put a price on his head three times what he was holding Nojiko for because Luffy was tied to almost everyone - and how could someone tied to every criminal in their city be anything but terrible? So she got close, she didn't mean to but she did and eventually she didn't want to hand him into Arlong because he wasn't who she thought, he helped her finish getting the money not even knowing what it was for. She tried paying Arlong, but he said money wasn't good enough, that Nami was seen fraternizing with the city's top bargaining chip and Arlong wanted him. Nami left, intent on finding another way, doubling the money she spent her life hoarding, tripling it, she would dissappear from Luffy's life because she would never stoop as low as Arlong - but then Luffy came to her. She had no choice but to hand him in because she couldn't play it off anymore, he went willingly, she got Nojiko, then Zoro and Nami teamed up to bust Luffy out, then Luffy forewent the stealth of the break out and beat the tar out of Arlong. Nami would kill and die for this man.

Luffy immediately recognized Usopp because they met as kids (back when Usopp was sure he was wimpy and useless, but Luffy just said he was cool) even if they hadn't seen eachother in a decade, and Luffy is immediately and adamantly like 'this is Usopp he's the best sniper ever we're keeping him because he's my best friend' and Nami and Zoro both look Usopp up and down like '... Sure...' because Usopp is all blubbery because Luffy hadn't even seen him do anything cool yet he was going purely off the kid that not even Usopp thought deserved the time of day, Luffy not only thought that kid was worth it, he had so much faith in that kid that he's sure the man he's seeing is the man that kid said he would be. Usopp would kill and die for this man.

Sanji thought Luffy was going to be a spoiled brat - and he definitely is. He also saved Nami and Zoro without a thought because they were his and Sanji isn't going to lie and say Luffy calling him his as well doesn't hit Sanji pretty hard. Sanji would kill and die for this man.

Chopper is Kureha's assistant - his parents were mostly absent, and pretty ableist (he's autistic and has chronic pain with his spine - part of why he's kinda tiny, also why he walks with a cane) and Hiriluk took him in for a while before he got sick, then Kureha took him in but only if he worked for her (he was happy for it, Kureha's a doctor - well she had her license revoked but that doesn't stop patients from crawling to her door from every crime family because she's neutral and an amazing doctor) he makes friends with Luffy pretty quickly because Luffy thought it was metal as hell that Chopper was a doctor at 14 (well he said 8 but Chopper loudly corrected him and Luffy said that was still super cool). Luffy also beat the absolute shitfuck out of a cop that was interrogating Chopper by shittalking Hiriluk (Walpol recognized Chopper) And Chopper? Chopper would kill and die for this man.

Robin got close to the crew pretty easily. She was surprised, especially since she knew who Usopp and Sanji were, but she wouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth. It was fun hanging around with them a while, watching these kids kill themselves for eachother, pretending she was a part of it. But she had a price on her head, and staying stagnant long enough made the wrong people notice. She tried to act like she betrayed her friends, but Luffy didn't listen, started causing havoc, getting hurt for it, getting the whole group hurt for it, and Robin tried to tell him she wasn't worth it but he just told her to say she wanted to live, and she did, so he made it so. Robin would kill and die for this man.

[slothquisitor]

*ToBP tapping on the glass* Hi. Me again. I woke up in the middle of the night because I was drop-kicked with more thoughts on the hot mess that is the family dynamics of the Dellamorte family and- Here, let me just explain...

Caterina basically sacrificed her entire family (save for Lucanis and Illario) in order to retain power and that her being so determined to see Lucanis—who she sees as her more competent and capable grandson—could essentially be her doubling and tripling down on that decision to retain the seat of First Talon despite the cost. If she can pass that on to one of her only surviving family members, then that means it was all worth it, right? (wrong) If House Dellamorte is able to retain the seat of First Talon after her own lifetime, then maybe Caterina can assure herself the ruin that befell her family TWICE over that bloody seat was not all in vain.

If anything, Illario seems to be more similar to Caterina in that regard than Lucanis, you know... her favorite grandson. Caterina and Illario were both willing to sacrifice family—even family they might have genuinely loved—in order to have the seat of First Talon. The main difference is that Illario doesn't have an easy scapegoat for that willingness to sacrifice his family.

I've personally always side-eyed Caterina for a lot of things, especially how she treated her grandsons. Even ignoring the obvious moral implications, I honestly can't help but see her as a fool for how she raised her surviving grandsons. Like- What in the Maker's name did the lady expect would happen?! She showed through her actions that the most important thing to her was House Dellamorte retaining the seat of First Talon and that it was worth any sacrifice. She played favorites—which is a real easy way to cause resentment to fester, especially if Illario and Lucanis were regularly compared to each other—essentially making one an obstacle to the other (and everyone knows how Crows tend to handle people who are obstacles). Either Caterina noticed this and chose to ignore it or she somehow missed it; both make her look really bad, even from a purely tactical perspective that disregards the copious amount of moral ick involved, because it should not take a genius to see how this would be a ticking time bomb and how it was inevitably going to explode if not dealt with.

What prompted me to send this mimi essay to you was the realization that Cam's choice to relinquish her seat of power by voluntarily giving up control of the Crossroads to the Veil Jumpers is a polar opposite to Caterina's refusal to give up the seat and power of First Talon—even after publicly declaring Lucanis as First Talon. I don't know if that was intentional on your part, but either way it has me feeling unwell (compliment). 😢

Hello ToBP!

UGH. The Dellamortes. There is so much to unpack, and I have SO much to say about this fucked up family. I wish I could just be like HERE IS THE 17k FIC I WROTE ABOUT IT. But I can't for a few more weeks.

I think that with Caterina, I have to remind myself that trauma and abuse are often cyclical. I don't know that she knows any other way to be. And I think the real tragedy of her is that this institution that she has committed herself to so wholeheartedly, even to the extent that she would train her grandsons herself in really cruel ways, is also the architect of all of her suffering. What sort of assassin has a family the size of hers? Is it naivete or hubris? We know she had five children and eight grandchildren, and so they must have also had partners and other family with them too. I think the villa was once a busy place full to the brim with family and noise and love. And then they are all murdered, and she is left entirely alone with two young grandsons. We don't know how old they are when it all goes down, but I have my headcanons about it. And imagine, your entire family is murdered for the title you hold, and you are left alone amongst the ruins with two children as the only remaining scraps of your legacy. What wouldn't you do to keep the past from repeating itself?

But that is the tragedy! This time around, with everything she does, the call is coming from inside the house! Outside threats are no longer the thing that destroys her family; it is the dynamic she created between Illario and Lucanis. God. Caterina can meet me in the pit, but also, I find her character so incredibly interesting.

I'll get into this in future chapters of On Matters of Inertia, but I don't think she meant to play favorites in quite the way she did. I think looking from the outside, it's clear to see the problems, but it's harder from inside the house. She doesn't name her successor, and I think there's a lot going into the whys of that decision. There is for sure a refusal to give up her own power, to become irrelevant after EVERYTHING she did (hi, more mirrors to Cam's struggles here). But I also think she sees how much Illario is like her, and perhaps that is why she cannot name him heir. But she is smart enough to know Lucanis doesn't want it, and I feel like she's sort of waiting him out? Because the love is there the love is there the love is there. But all three of them fail each other so spectacularly at every turn. And that's the heartbreak of it all.

I have SO MUCH to say about these three. But I'll cut it off here by just saying, yes, Cam's choice to relinquish power is meant to get us thinking about those who don't, including Caterina. We've got to work hard to change some of Lucanis's internal beliefs lmao.

[vampire-caprisun]

Decided to do something a little different and post some fun facts about my Drow ranger assassin Inala. I've really latched onto this character and put a lot of myself into her which I'm not sure is a good or bad thing yet. Anyway heres some fun facts about my gorl if anyone cares to read them.

Is 52 years old but doesnt know her birthday or last name.

Her first kill was at 7 years old defending herself after witnessing the massacre of the bandit troupe that found and raised her.

She didnt kill much while living with her adopted father Rowan but when she did it was unpleasant and violent.

She was a really troubled kid and often acted out because of it. Dad should have gotten therapy but drank instead, and kept her on a very tight leash. 

Nearly died her first few winters on her own but her former lover and former boss Philo found her, fed her, and gave her work. 

Didnt really speak much with the other Red Right Hand members, she knew they resented her anyway. Especially the dwarf. 

Was a pirate for a week before being kicked out for killing the first mate and sleeping with the captain's daughter. Is still very proud of that one. 

Likes making little beaded bracelets and lanyards. 

Has a small shiny rock collection.  

Her secret stash is guarded by a fox named Blueberry. 

Eats crow eggs. 

Her favorite food is strawberries and chocolate. 

Makes her own hair dye and makeup. 

Doesnt like crossbows, refuses to use them, thinks there's no artistry and skill behind them.

Hates wearing pants will walk around camp shamelessly with her whole ass out. 

Modesty and civil behavior in general is foreign to her. She's lived in the wild mostly her entire life she will just belch loudly without thinking anything of it.

Resents her softness and kindness at first but her deceased lover Nyra was the first to remind her that those traits aren't signs of weakness. 

Her major turning point to being a good person is in act 1 after saving the kid from the harpies and reading his letter to her.

Grew up reading Drizzt, wanted to be a good Drow ranger like him (Can you blame her? He's like the only positive Drow representation she really had.) 

Touch starved, a bit of a nut from being alone and intoxicated for so many years. 

Will just have a full on argument with woodland creatures. 

Does stereotypical camping shit like arts and crafts, campfire songs and loves trail mix/granola.  

Stoner, buys drugs from a trashy druid kobold named Daffodil who doesn't believe in money and still wont tell her what he did with the lock of hair she traded for magic mushrooms.

 Used to numb herself with said drugs before a major fight so she wouldn't feel the pain if she got hurt. A habit she picked up from Philo. 

Will lick anything 

Voluntarily infertile doesn't want kids but is 100% the kind of person who will call animals her kids

Feral and stubborn af if she's hurt she hides it like a wounded wild animal until it festers and get bad. 

Anarchist, hates the rich pricks and politicians she does jobs for, but needs their money to survive. 

Haaaaatees the Flaming Fist and any city guards.

She wants to be the deadliest woman alive so that no one can take anything or anyone from her ever again. 

Can be insecure af sometimes due to years of a toxic situationship with her boss.

Secretly craves family and love. 

Can't cook well but tries to. Gale helps her a lot with this.

Loves trashy smut books. 

[flowinniego]

I’m avoiding scrolling the stranger things tag freely just yet as I don’t want to be spoiled. Bae and I are enjoying the (re-, for him)watch together. That said, I wanna rank my top 10 favorite characters and my least favorites after finishing season 2. Mainly because I’m not sure exactly who is where on that list just yet; I have a general vibe.

1.) Will and Hopper. I genuinely cannot put one higher than the other without fucking up the rest of the list; but I’ve adored Will since the first season (imagine my heartbreak he was barely in it LMAOOO.) His actor’s rent was past due in season 2; I still can’t believe how powerful his performance was. Also, it’s not a pity favorite; I think despite everything Will suffers, he still retains a sweet nature. He’s truly endearing. As for Hopper, he is such an interesting goddamn character. Not even in just an angsty cop who is well intentioned kind of way. He is genuinely good with people because of his own painful past. I also love how quick his brain moves, and then his body follows. Bro should move his lips faster though to communicate so he doesn’t get stuck again 😬

2.) Dustin is my boy. If Will and Hopper weren’t such integral plot players, he would be my #1. Despite not having the biggest roles in the plot (unless I’m already forgetting things,) he consistently has my partner and I rolling over his quips and moments. He is so earnest, AND UNDERRATED IN THE FACT HE’S AN ALL ROUNDER. He planned and executed his Demo-dog baby trap all on his own, and the scene where he meets with Steve and they begin the plot to lure the Demo-dog is golden. He has too many gold scenes, and he is a tired boy who continues to try despite. Good ass character.

3.) Eleven. Her character story and arcs have been WILD, but this girl is three things minimum: a survivor, independent, and determined. It’s been amazing watching this girl pick up on survival skills very quickly and how she decides to come back to defend whom she loves instead of festering in her justifiable anger in the end. Also, her and Hopper’s dynamic is PEAK from conflict to resolution. She’s not my absolute fave because let’s face it; she’s still a little awkward socially. She’s funny unintentionally tho.

4.) Lukas. He consistently has good sense, and I find his character charming and funny most times he’s on screen. I also find his slingshot cool af, and I think he handles the BS goes through pretty well. I also find most of his interactions with the other characters endearing and sincere. I LOVE his dynamic and nicknames with Maxine.

5.) Maxine. Even though I adore her, there are other cast members I’ve attached to more. Her character makes complete sense to me, and I love how she bites back despite how rough it’s been. She’s pretty chill, and I want to see more of her. She has potential to be my favorite.

6.) Nancy. She’s been a main instigator for the plot, somehow a flawed perfect in a good way, AND she’s the gunman in the party. Also, she danced with Dustin. I’d study with her. She’s only not higher bc the party scene with Steve kinda sucked, and she pressured both Jonathan and Barbara to go to parties with downer results (Jonathon having to drive her home, Barbara literally d-wording, Steve getting berated, etc.)

7.) Kali would be higher on this list if she had been around a little longer, but she’s up there. I loved her episode with Eleven, and I think her character with her found family is classic and fitting.

8.) moral scientist CEO that takes over after Brenner kicks the bucket (forgot his name.) He’s naturally charismatic, despite being the lead of a shady business. His banter with the main cast is always refreshing, and I appreciate how he treated Will and Bob. Also, he is a very patient man with very stressed characters. All around beige flag dude.

9.) Florence at the sheriff’s office never misses. Always knows what’s up without knowing and she supports Hopper. W

10.) Karen. She means well for her kids, albeit she NEVER knows what going on bro. She does okay despite having basically an emotionally absent partner.

Least Faves:

1.) Ted. It infuriates me how inattentive this dude is to his own kids. I was SO glad Dustin called him out to his face. Like at least be funny??? HE IS SO AWKWARD.

2.) Joyce, which pains me, because I LOVE Winona Ryder, and she is NAILING this role. But I cannot STAND how neglectful Joyce is of Jonathan compared to Will. I cannot have had a worse introduction to a character when you yell at your other son for HELPING WITH THE BILLS, and then getting onto him for not watching over his brother. Don’t play with me about oldest sibling shit. Also, her helicopter parenting of Will is justified after everything that happens season 1, but it’s just stifling. I also do not like how she demands the people around her to fix her problems and bend to her will when she’s powerless otherwise. AGAIN, I do not blame her for being a very caring mother, but I still remember that scene with Hopper where she uses his dead daughter against him. I know it’s even crazier to have her higher on this list instead of Billy or the other abusive fucks in this show, but 1.) most of the latter will not even be acknowledged by me because I hate them and invalidate their experience 2.) billy just got introduced and I’m praying there is a character arc somewhere because he has POTENTIAL, even if it’s as a villain and finally 3.) she’s BEEN here. She’s been hysterical for 79% of her character arcs; the most chill she’s been was when she was getting laid (THANK GOD) or it was a holiday. I just wish she could like, have faith? Or maybe give credit where it is due to the people helping her.

3.) Billy. Fuck him for directing his anger towards Maxine, but I understand dude has home issues. Also, I have yet to see if his violence towards Lukas is a hate crime or if it’s another reason. That’s not something I can easily write off even if he ends up being more likable, if it was the former. I’m attempting to keep my mind open about him.

4.) The side kick officers at the sheriff’s office bruh. Especially the one with glasses. They are the arrogant, incompetent cops we all imagine. The other guy isn’t that bad, but they both just don’t help Hopper that much.

5.) Mike. He is the lowest on this list solely because of how much he looked after Will, whom I adore. Also, I think he’s pretty brilliant despite his clearly high levels of anxiety. That said, I did not appreciate at all his angst regarding missing Eleven, especially with how rude he was to Maxine, who already has a shitty home life. Like, seriously? Have empathy dude. BTW him yelling and hitting at Hopper after they all reunite with Eleven when they’re literally on the defense from Demo-dogs??? Be so fr dude. Also, that Ghostbuster customer scene did not sit well with me at all. It was racist, and I’m glad Lukas called him out on that. I’m praying moments like that don’t happen again after season 2. I don’t think any happened season 2 thankfully.

I couldn’t fit it in the list as it’s currently 7:37AM as I’m writing this after binge watching season 2 with bae all night and I’m exhausted, but Jonathon and Steve for somewhere between 4-7 for my favorite characters. I like how they’ve developed, and I have had a soft spot for Jonathon since the beginning due to Joyce shouldering so much weight into him. I kinda like them outside of their dynamics with Nancy though; I almost wish they’d just all hang out platonically.

I can’t really place them because the other character spots feel correct and I don’t wanna fw them. Anyways goodnight, good ass show, and I can’t wait for more