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CRUSH! - Franco Colapinto
pairing: franco colapinto x reader
genre: smau
faceclaim: alessi rose
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late night calls, unsent voice notes and everything i could never say brings you my new EP! presave āhung-upā out september 19th <3
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user1: omg new yn music!! war is over
user2: screaming
user3: MOTHERš WEāRE SO BACK
lilymhe: thatās my wifeš¤
-> yourusername: love you so much sweet girl <3 leave Alex for me
lilymhe: bet
-> alexalbon: Sorry, she's booked, busy, and in a committed relationship... with me. š
-> yourusername: weāll see about that š
-> user4: albono third wheeling again
-> user 5: not alex and yn fighting over lily again i can't
user6: The chokehold this EP is about to have on meā¦ I already feel it š©
user7: HUNG-UP IS ABOUT TO BE ON REPEAT!!!
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another hard fought battle from our boys this weekend bring on singapore
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user1: vamos franco
user2: galex crumbs thank you williams admin
user3: first pic team torque when??
user4: my goats
ynpriv: slide 3
-> lilypriv: girl you're not slick
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i just wanna bite him ashbsjejwefh
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lilympriv: omg girl pls šš
zlilypriv: the way I KNOW exactly who youāre talking about š
albonitas: hahaha donāt expose yourself like this, bestie!
lilympriv: @albonitas too late, she already did š
ynpriv: someone had to say it šno shame
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new wag alert? english singer songwriter yn ln rumoured to be dating our newest addition to the grid franco colapinto. sources spotted yn spending more time in the paddock and not just with close friends alex and lilyšinsiders say the pair have been getting close over the past few weeks since franco attender her concert. could this be a new power couple?
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user29: Not Yn bagging an F1 driver, I'm here for this š„
user57: who?
user13: omg she's so pretty
user21: Pierre liked this post?? He knows something for sure š
user31: i hope this is real i wanna see yn hanging out with the other wags
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bet you weren't expecting new music so soon from me but what can i say, i've been inspired. so consider this a present from me to you - 'bed chem' is now yours
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user72: miss yn you aren't slick i see youš
-> user29: literallyyy that first slide is franco for sure
user37: BED CHEM?? oh he has her down bad
user14: Not you casually dropping another banger like itās no big deal š©
lilymhe: can he fight?
->yourusername: you're still my number oneš
alexalbon: i'm going to throw up
->yourusername: sorry albono
user56: franco in the likes please they're not even trying to hide anymore
lilyzneimar: obsessed with you and this song
-> yourusername: kissesš
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now playing: bed chem - yn ln
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user41: yn hard launch!! we used to pray for times like these
user25: i'm obsessed with them
pierregasly: vamossssš
yourusername: who's the cute boyš¤
->francolapinto: idk i think he has a crush on you though
-> yourusername: omg me too
alexalbon: you two make me sick
->francolapinto: stay mad x
->yourusername: what he saidāØ
user91: this song making me see a whole other side of franco
lilymhe: give me back my wife
-> francolapinto: she's mine now
-> yourusername: omg keep fighting over meš„°
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svt fic recs list <3 - yjh, hjs & lee chan - sfw ver. 2
reader insert fics!! though, lots of these are ot13 writings, i am specifically recommending the jeonghan, joshua and dino sections!
ā© svt writing & fic rec masterlist ā©
note: trying to find pics where all three of them match in aesthetics is soooo much harder than i thought lmao. future rec lists might not picture all three members :,)
ā© yoon jeonghan ā©
ā„ voicemails yoon jeonghan leaves you while heās on tour - @babyleostuff
i love this concept soooo muchh
ofccc he'd be mopey and missing his s/o :((
voicemail #10?? bro, i just reached my 20s and my knees were cracking bEFORE then...
ā„ love languages: yoon jeonghan - @cxffecoupx
words of affirmation??? hannie knows how to comfort so well
rahhh quality time? I LOVE QUALITY TIME!
"small acts of violence" LMAO
ā© hong joshua ā©
ā„ seventeen as boyfriends: joshua edition - @fairyhaos
joshua truly radiates this sweet bright youthful love that is filled with fun and silly moments
ahhhh that last part made me tear up :(( its not always the activity that is fun, but the person/people that you are with :(((
ā„ BOYFRIEND JOSHUA WHOā¦ - @mangocustard16
pls make sure i drink water....i do not drink enough...
i used to like, not care for people serenading me until suga and joshua appeared in my life u don't have.
this dude is like, one of the ideal boyfriend types haha.
SHUT UP?? THE BUYING FLOWERS ON A TUESDAY BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN U MET STFU *cries into a pillow* THAT'S SO CUTE
ā© lee chan/dino ā©
ā„ voicemails lee chan leaves you while heās on tour - @babyleostuff
SHUT UP VOICEMAIL #5 IS SOOOOOOO CUTE DKFJNB
omg him leaving clothes for his s/o to wear :(((
i did a lil cackle at number 8 <3
oh number 9....baby...monopoly is ALWAYS an intense game
OH the last voicemail....stfu baby ofc i'd do that for you :((( WHY CAN I HEAR HIM SPEAKING SOFTLY HMPH :(( WHY AM I KINDA TEARING UP?
ā„ seventeen as boyfriends: chan edition - @fairyhaos
oFC this lil guy is just filled with love and comfort and playfulness :((
hmmm idk chan....gose chan on my phone is pretttttty interesting
....LMAO THE "holding the world in my hands" I WOULD'VE JUST WALKED AWAY
ā© ot13 works (yjh, hjs & lee chan sections) ā©
ā„ seventeen with an s/o who loves physical touch - @wheeboo
the lil jeonghan noises of approval would so help my overthinking mind. he just seems like such a fun partner to goof around a bit and feel so so soooo loved
the fucking ā āæā shua smile actually obliterates me (i rewatched the first nana tour ep today and the amount of times he did his lil smile healed me so bad ahh) YES BACK HUGS GRRRR i'm a koala on his back
dino being competitive over affection??? BRO I WILL WINNN THIS >:(( just let me loooooovvveeeee youuuuuuus
ā„ you saying another member's name in your sleep - @hannieehaee
sorrrryyyy jeonghannie but chan is cute too :((
NO I CAN IMAGINE THE PUPPY HEAD TILT WITH A QUESTION MARK FORMING ABOUT JOSH'S HEAD. YEET ME OFF A CLIFF SDFJKBV. i'm saying jeonghan's name cuz i like him too baby, sorry :(( yeahhh, take it up with hannie who didn't do anything heh
nAUR CHAN I'M SORRYYYY. mingyu is just my bestie, i like puppies :(( ur still one of my favs darling :((
ā„ seventeen with a younger s/o - @wheeboo
forever being babied and teased by hannie yessssssssssssss hehehe *insert that blushing/bashful skunk from bambi gif* he's really a comforting person. when he spoke about being a rock/island for the members, he is SOOO that and i can very much so see him doing that for the people he loves
shuaaa. the idea of an older s/o that can take care of me? fuck yeah. but let me take care of you toooooo. (side note: i do not like when ppl older than me think i can't take care of them cuz i'm younger??? baby, i'm not tHAT much of a baby, hmph)
dinononononono "wow is that how you speak to your elder?" YES IT IS BRO WHADDAYA GOING TO DO IT ABOUT IT GRRRR >:((( but fr, the way he spoke to shua during the grape shirt/sticker going svt ep...i just know he'll use the power over a s/o (jokingly and lovingly ofc)
ā„ svt when you call them a new pet name - @lovingseventeen
hannieee is soooooooo pretty boy hehe. pretty is my favourite visual adjective
joshua and reader having a pet name/term of endearment competition??? SIGN ME UP >:)
dino is jeonghan's and my baby~
ā© unit & lines works ā©
ā„ comforting you after a bad day (vocal unit) - @gi4hao
how both shua and hannie handled reader's bad day is exactly how i need to be comforted after one :,) cuddles, venting, taking my mind off it with other activities & someone's presence is soooo nice!!
ā„ dating seventeen (hyung line ver.) - @wqnwoos
no one escaping jeonghan's teasing ahhhhhhhhh. the leaning against reader?? i love when people initiate physical contact, it is sooo nice. the teasing and whining kjgfkjdb. taking care of and being taken care of?? i don't think i could ever ask jeonghan those s/o questions ppl ask because he'd take it so far and i'd just be like :| with the most concerned look on my face. being adored and having my face squished nyahhgfkdjb
joshieeee. flirting??? with me??? yes ames, this is a dating headcanon/drabble duh. WHEN I SAY I WOULD BE SO GENTLEMAN-LY BACK AT JOSH GRRRR LEMME OPEN UR DOOR FOR UUUU. yes baby, all the cheek kisses in the _world for u. YES LIL SPOON JOSHI AGENDA!!! THANK UUUU
ā„ dating seventeen (maknae line ver.) - @wqnwoos
DINOOOOooooOOOOOOooOO :,) like, that's my baby. his enjoyment with being praised and MY enjoyement for giving praise works together beautifully muahhaha
mini message from me: thanks to y'all who have read this far and thank you for the notes on my last fic rec!! i hope your week went well and you were able to enjoy caratland!! did you do something to take care of yourself? Ļ(.-āæ-)
ames' song recs: perriot that laughs at us by iu, dimple by bts, doughnut by twice, forg_tful (with kim sawol) by rm, slow dancing by v, ready to love by seventeen & who (acoustic remix) by jimin
taglist: no one yet, but if y'all would like to be on it, pls comment :))
#buntanteen fic recs#seventeen x reader#svt x reader#jeonghan x reader#joshua x reader#dino x reader#lee chan x reader#seventeen imagines#seventeen headcanons#seventeen drabbles#seventeen fluff#seventeen fanfic#seventeen scenarios#yoon jeonghan#jeonghan#hong joshua#hong jisoo#joshua#lee chan#dino#svt fanfic#svt imagines#svt fluff#if there are any issues please let me know <3
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TSR CC Recommendations: TS2 Lot Builders
Nobody asked for this but I have a little time on my hands and I said I might do it, so here is a list of some TSR lot builders who I recommend checking out. A few notes under the cut before we get started (all details under the cut, as well, in case you aren't interested in my preamble):
This is not meant to be paid promotion for TSR. I believe TSR asking users to pay for their CC is ridiculous, especially for a 19 year old game they haven't supported in 7 years. But I spent many years uploading there during the peak-TS2 / pre-TS3 era and know there is great CC in their archives that newer players may not know about. And unlike TheSims2.com, which has sadly shuffled off this mortal coil, TSR's content is still available to freely download (assuming you can stomach the pop-ups and wait times)
This post will only be about lot builders because that was what I was primarily uploading and downloading in this era. I was friendly with some of the creators I am about to list, but none of them are still active members of the TS2 community.
The preview pics might be a little rough and the architecture styles will likely feel very dated compared to the most popular styles these days, which are more colorful, cluttered, and use 3t2 and 4t2 conversions. Re: the previews: too many of us were using free trials of PaintShopPro back then, and TSR limited us to 2 previews, so we did our best. Re: the styles: unlike pre-2010's CAS CC, which was full of hand painted and "realistic" textures (LOL), these are the same objects you can find in the game today, just being used in different ways! Sometimes for the first time! And, yes, while some of these creators used CC, it was mostly Homecrafter walls and floors, as you'll see below.
This was also the hey-day of CFE lot building, which has certainly fallen out of favor to more traditional builds (in part because graphics cards have improved and these types of builds don't look as good in 2024, and also because the great CFE experimenters, builders, and tutorial writers are no longer part of the community and their original discoveries are gone as well - I am happy to go down a massive rabbit hole on this piece of TS2 history if anyone else cares, but trust me, you don't have to care).
Alright that is enough caveating, here are some recs! (Links are in the creator's names and they take you to their Lots, though many of them have other creations, too).
Lord Tiko Speaking of great CFE builders! Lord Tiko built spaceships, boats, pagodas, domes, windmills and bridges, oh so many bridges before retiring mid-TS2 because of health issues. He was one of the first builders to take Daihtnaoz7's single and double bridge tutorials and apply them to really big lots. I'm still not sure how he built the Venice Rialto Bridge, or his other European water lots. Overall, a massive inspiration to me when I was prioritizing CFE builds.
Hatshepsut My favorite "traditional" home builder, and someone I considered a friend. She specialized in English and American builds, and I had many of Hat's houses in my old saves and was impressed by her range and decorating style which was (for the time) more varied than many of her peers. Knew how to take great preview pics of her houses, too.
Tigerblue Another builder I corresponded with, Tigerblue was probably the least prolific uploader on this list for sheer number of uploads, but she also crossed a range of styles. Her builds leaned way into specific styles (see the previews, these were all part of consistent sets of 3,4, or even 10 lots), but this was also what happened when a new EP dropped and everyone raced to uploaded builds using as many of the new objects and styles as possible. Tigerblue just happened to be better at it than most of us.
Cyclonesue Do current TS2 players know Cyclonesue? Because it's hard to think of someone who had a bigger impact on building and decorating of the era, first with her English and Tudor builds and later with her extremely distinct grunge creations. Seriously, check out her Urban Renewal series and the corresponding objects. Iconic stuff that surely now feels frozen in time. I probably only played 20% of her lots that I downloaded, but they still make for great hood decor. Like Tiko, someone who happily experimented with CFE.
Illiana The creator who inspired me to make this list is, ironically, the one on it who I know the least about (she is a Featured Artist but not in the Hall of Fame, whatever that means). I just started playing her Tri-Annyas fraternity house and have a few other lots floating around my game. She built in a range of styles, from classical to modern to Twikki Island to grunge. Revisiting some of them in-game, the TSR previews do not do them justice.
*EXHALES* If you made it to this point, kudos to you. I'm sure there are creators I've forgotten, and houses I haven't linked to, but this is a good starting point for digging into some of the eclectic builds the TSR(chives) have to offer (I just coined that, is it clever? It is not). Maybe I'll do a Part 2 if people like this.
If you have any favorites of your own, let me know what I missed! And as I do with my old Exchange re-uploads, I am tagging @sims2packrat and @oldasscustomcontent for general TS2 history awareness!
#the sims 2#ts2#sims2cc#not mine#the sims 2 archive#thesimsresource#tsr#tsr lots#lord tiko#hatshepsut#tigerblue#cyclonesue#illiana
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(baron voice) ris gugacā¦ drew this while listening to the ep where they got the tatoos and they have such a clear visual to me but idk if I got it down.
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heās actually quite tall for a goblin! idk exact numbers but Pok is described as very like. suave super spy so he gets to be tall.
heās wearing human dress pants here and would theoretically have a matching human jacket with the sleeves rolled up too. he does have nice dress clothes tailored to fit a gobin that he got after freshman year, but no way in HELL is he getting them ruined on spring break.
the tattoos are incredibly detailed, full conspiracy board on one arm, newspaper clipping-loking things on the other, āNIGHT YORBā on his chest, just straight up a list of peopleās names on his ribs, a big full piece of the crown on his back. the two lines on the back of his hand are āPOK GUKGAKā and āSHADOW CATā
his glasses are the kind that you get in like. play spy kits where there are mirrors in the corners so you can see behind you. this will have no concequinces of the Baron variety surely.
#drew this while listening to the first leviathan ep and I can confidently say Garthy is maybe the hottest podcast characterā¦ ever?#my art#d20#reference sheet#dimension 20#dimension twenty#riz gukgak#riz d20#d20 riz#fhfy#fhsy#fantasy high#d20 fantasy high#also off topic but I think riz is like. REAL pretty for a goblin#Garthy calls Pok handsome and we all know Sklondaās hot#all things considered Fabian is probably average for an elf#so Riz comes out as the most attractive species-wise of the crew#we stan a gorgeous aroace king
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I'm sure you heard that CW won't be renewing Walker. Is it delusional of me to hope that CBS will give Walker the SEAL Team treatment and renew it for Paramount plus? I know the industry is crap right now with cancelling shows with 10 million viewers (NCIS Hawaii) and cutting number of episodes in half so maybe that's too much to ask for.
Well I've been saying for a while here that if the new CW doesn't take Walker into season 5 (when they have to pay all the bills), then there's a 50/50 chance that CBS take back Walker, put it on Paramount+ and make it more procedural.
Walker ended on CW on a high note as the #1 scripted show and thanks to the negotiation fight over fees and profits reported in the media, it confirmed what most of us suspected: Walker is profitable thanks to licensing to international and streaming markets.
Jared had a sweetheart deal in getting the show to film in his hometown, I haven't seen any tv actor able to get studio to agree to this (if I'm wrong then send me a message). And then he proved his EP title is not just a vanity title by helping to create an enviable work environment for cast and crew. Jared raised his stock in the industry and producers have noticed. Friendly reminder that the CEO of the production company behind Walker is now in charge of Netflix films.
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ive had a few people send me this tweet, and while it's entirely possible that this is a placeholder date, i do think some things are a bit interesting about it. this might take a bit, so i'm putting it all under a read more.
but first of all i want to say: i do not want glitch to rush out episodes. i do not want the team to force themselves to get this out asap, i do not care how long ep 4 and any future episodes take to get here!! we can wait :D
but moving on, first thing i noticed is that december 13th is a friday. glitch always drops episodes on fridays. maybe netflix does too, i dont pay attention to netflix, but that's one thing that i thought was interesting.
the second thing (and the main reason im making this post) might take a bit of context to fully explain:
when murder drones was being worked on, up until after episode 6, their release schedule was pretty consistent: a new episode every few months, from november 2022 to august 2023. after episode 6 dropped, glitch started to focus on TADC's pilot, which was one of the many reasons it took even longer than just a few months for episode 7 to release.
if you take the wait times between episodes from episode 2 to episode 6, the average amount of days was around 70-ish days. this number is important, ill mention it later on.
why do i bring this up? because im pretty sure that MD's final 2 episodes are the reason this release schedule didn't immediately apply to TADC. we knew from a post glitch made in early 2023 that MD ep 8 was going to be delayed.
i don't think it's that much of a stretch to say that while glitch had planned to release TADC episodes in the middle of working on MD, since MD caused delays, it of course meant that TADC's episodes also couldn't follow that 'new episode every few months' schedule that MD had in it's early days. this resulted in episode 2 taking half a year to release, and another 5 months for episode 3.
another thing to note is that while I have no idea how long production of a show takes when it comes to glitch, i do think that how they handled TADC was fairly different from how MD happened.
after MD's pilot dropped, there was a year of hiatus between episodes 1 and 2. i wouldnt be surprised if the reason this took so long is because production of further episodes only begun after MD's pilot started to gain attention, so glitch had the support needed to continue.
with TADC, we know that production of future episodes had started before the pilot even released. the scripts had been written, and voice lines had been recorded well in advance.
because of this, TADC didn't need a year of hiatus just so glitch could start production, so this 'new ep every 70ish days' timeline couldve still happened if MD didnt cause delays (not saying that's a bad thing, glitch should be taking all the time they need!). but now that MD is over, glitch now has the time to make TADC a priority.
not to say their focus will be completely on TADC, we still have the gaslight district's pilot that, if i had to guess, probably will release sometime between october-november 2025 (yes, this does mean TADC's later episodes will also have delays due to this. let's all remember to be nice to glitch even when this happens).
they've probably done the same thing with TGD, where production of future episodes started before the pilot. so glitch still will be working on that alongside TADC.
but back to the twitter post that prompted me to write this whole thing out: if you take the day that episode 3 released (october 4th, 2024), and add 70 days to it, you get:
december 13th! the date that netflix had listed! so either netflix got incredibly lucky with a random date, or they did their math homework and figured this would be a safe bet for a potential episode 4 release. so if i had to guess, if this date does turn out to be ep 4's actual release date, we could have a trailer by the 29th of november.
but hey, while we wait, glitchx is coming up soon! that's exciting, i cant wait to see what they reveal this time :D
#the amazing digital circus#arctic fox speaks#for the people asking what the hell: i just looked at the release dates and noticed a pattern was broken so i assumed that was the reason
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STUDY IN LOKI ROMANCE
Part 2: Breaking Brad
Since we're only a few days away from the last episode, I decided to COUNT DOWN everything weĀ“ve got so far ( that can be interpreted very easily as romantic ) and discuss what the actual fuck is going on with second season. Because even though I shipped lokius practically from S1E2, I absolutely did NOT expect this kind of development. (Not that IĀ“m complaining)
Warning: This is gonna be LONG post, lots of screenshots, lots of SPOILERS, lot of "oh-my-god-they-so-cute" language, and little bit of meta.
I originally thought that this post would be everything at once, but since I have just too many screenshots this time around, IĀ“ll have to split it. so every post will be one episode. Color coding means:
IIIIIIIIII = anything, that coud potentialy be just acting choice.
IIIIIIIIII = everything else (tzn.: whatever was written, and/or carefully prepared by filmmakers. )
side note: I already wrote, about how amazing it is, that Mobius is unable to fight but fights anyway and how beautifuly, and ridiculously brave he is HERE. But this is about Loki/Mobius interactions, so IĀ“ll try my best not to talk about THAT. (Even when IĀ“m really happy, that s2 continues with this formula and Mobius is still his completely defenseless while aggressively brave self. I love him, btw.)
EPISODE 1 HERE
Okay, Check-list, ep 2:
11) matching suits part 1 THIS ā¬ļø costume department did a great job and they look badass together also, theyĀ“re walking very close to each other.
12) Loki defending /saving Mobius from Brad (with magic!) also, Mobius, dear, (my beloved) you were really going for it! Always so ready to fight! I canĀ“t xD
Loki "donĀ“t u dare hurt him" Laufeyson, look at his face!
13) Mobius and Loki struggling to assemble IKEA furniture- sorry Tapmad together
14) " And he knows..." I mean yeah, sure. keep remind us, that Mobius knows everything about Loki, and saw him at his worst, so we can appreciate even more the fact, that Mobius likes him and cares for him so damn much šš¤
15) Loki finding MobiusĀ“s joke amusing Mobius: cracking joke right after LokiĀ“s threatening speech:
Loki:
16) Loki being very concerned for Mobius after his outburst, saying that ItĀ“s okay, and then suggests having pie because he knows Mobius so well and is avare of the fact, that his man is stress eater IĀ“m gonna cry theyĀ“re too pure for MCU someone adopt them
17) Bickering like married couple (part 2) 18) The whole freaking pie scene!
Just them, sharing calm, intimate moment together
Mobius opening up to Loki, and admiting he "lost it"
Loki trying to make him feel better and absolutely KILLING IT! btw, I know, that some people think, this scene doesnĀ“t make sense, because Loki didnĀ“t "lost it" during avengers, but was controlled by mind stone, etc.... well I think that it actually doesnĀ“t matter. Guess what else doesnĀ“t make sense? For example the fact, that they already talked about Loki fighting Avengers ( during their first meeting.) Loki is aware, that Mobius saw New York invasion at least twice now, and heĀ“s telling him anyway. I would say, that point here is Loki trying to lift MobiusĀ“s spirit, entertain him, make him smile. Why else woud he start his monolog by "remember, when...?" And I think, that this is huge, actually: Loki, using his bad memory, defeat, his humulianting experience to make Mobius feel better. So not only, that we see, he no longer care about being rurel but we see him making lightly fun of it FOR MOBIUSĀ“S SAKE! He has different priorities now... our immortal god is a grown man now... itĀ“s just so fucking beautiful... š„ŗ
Also Mobius saying to Loki: "come on, youĀ“re the God of Mischief" Like itĀ“s a best thing in the world, and Loki gives him THIS LOOK! (I mean that head tilt would be considered "acting" category, but IĀ“m already making concessions by including all these things under one number :D
19) Loki and Mobius: mischievous duo
Mobius trusts him so completly!
They both such a drama queens!
And they works so well together!
like... seriously, Brad didnĀ“t see this coming, AT ALL! xD
also... Loki complimenting his plan?!
20) "They say opposites attract. NO." MobiusĀ“s wishfull thinking xD (But hey, it IS true. Opposites attracts. And works greatly together. ThatĀ“s the only reason, why, for example, trope like grumpy one/sunshine one is so popular!) I canĀ“t! just look at his face š¤£ Oh honey! just calm down
He is sooooooo NOT chill here xD bless him
21) Loki, not following Sylvie, but actually staying with Mobius and comforting him. AGAIN. (which is an absolutely glaring contrast compared to episode 2 in first season!)
#loki spoilers#lokius#loki season 2#loki and mobius#MCU#mobius m mobius#mobius#owen wilson#tom hiddleston
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Written for the @steddiemicrofic February challenge.
So Here Is Us
February Prompt: Edge | Word Count: 509 | Rating: T | CW: Post-Apocalyptic, Pre-Existing Injury | Tags: Canon Divergence Post-S4, Hurt/Comfort, End of the World, Survival, Just the Two of Us, The World is Bleak, But We're Together
Steve's been walking forever.Ā
He was goddamn certain there was a town nearby, and now he's scared. Scared he's made a mistake. Scared Eddie can't survive him being wrong.
Steve studies landmarks, memorizing his way back to the abandoned building. Back to Eddie. He repeats the directions he's been making up in his head:
Straight towards the burned out car, past the tall tree, turn at mile marker 365ā¦
With no map, he repeats these markers, over and over, making sure he'll be able to find Eddie again, because if he doesn't, they'll both be dead. Eddie from infection; Steve from the insanity of finally being truly alone.
Eddie had looked at him, his expressive brown eyes shining with pain and fever, and begged Steve not to go. Begged Steve not to leave him. Steve hadn't wanted to, had scrubbed his hand over his face, pinching his nose, terrified, and trying not to show it.
But, Eddie can't walk anymore.
So, Steve had to leave him somewhere safe, stashed away from monsters, despite every instinct in his body telling him no, don't because you don't split up. That's rule number one. But, Eddie's got an infected demobat bite on his side, with lines of red shooting upwards, towards his heart. He's balancing on the edge of trouble, real trouble.
Steve's scared to death if he doesn't find antibiotics that Eddie won't survive the next few days. And if Eddie goesā¦
Eddie can't go, can't leave Steve all alone out here, on the raggedy edge.
Civilization is gone, decimated by Vecna, and yet, somehow they've survived. And Steve needs them to keep surviving. Needs Eddie to keep surviving.
"How will you find me again?" Eddie had asked, sweat dripping down his temples, as he tried to hold back the shiver that wanted to break free.
Steve had held Eddie's overheated face in his dirty hands, and pressed his dry lips to Eddie's, "I'll always find you again."
Now, when Steve finally sees the abandoned small-town pharmacy, he wants to cry. The sign says Steve's Pharmacy, and he wonders if he's dead. If this is a nightmare Vecna's trapped him in.Ā
No. He doesn't have time for a crisis. Eddie doesn't have time for Steve to have a crisis. The door to the pharmacy is standing wide open, already ransacked.Ā
But the pull-down gate over the pharmacy hasn't been breached, somehow, and behind the locked metal barrier are shelves full of pill bottles.
Steve digs in his backpack, gets his bolt cutters, and goes to work. It's hard, nearly impossible, and his hands are blistered and throbbing by the time he's made a hole large enough to squeeze through.Ā
There's a drug reference book on the counter, laid open, abandoned, and Steve reads. Finds the matching bottles, stuffing his backpack full. Taking everything he can carry.Ā
Taking the book, too. They'll need it again, he's certain.
Back on the abandoned street, he starts repeating as he walks:
Turn at mile marker 365, past the tall tree, towards the burned out carā¦
Notes: This was set in the same little universe as my fic for the November prompt, Miles to Go, was. Can be read alone, or continued there, if you're so inclined.
Title is from a quote from Serenity: "This job goes south, there well may not be another.Ā So here is us, on the raggedy edge."
Picture is from The Walking Dead. I was like, "I need an abandoned pharmacy, like the one that was in that early ep of The Walking Dead. Maybe I can find a screenshot." I did, and but I definitely did not remember it was called Steve's Pharmacy. Hilarious. That was just a gift from the universe, lol.
If you want to write your own, or see more entries for this challenge, pop on over to @steddiemicrofic and follow along with the fun! ā¤ļø
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Henren got Mara back! Yay! I love that girl, you didn't see her true self when she first joined the Wilsons. Once she felt safe enough to open up, wow, so adorable and charismatic. I just love her chemistry with other child actors. She took my heart in 8x01 when she was doing that HP spell thing with Chimney. Can't wait to see more of her.
Emmy worthy acting by Aisha and Tracie, 11/10 no notes. (Also the custody/parenting stuff hits to close to home for me, I'll probably never comment on it. It's out of my depth.)
The Ortiz storyline is... meh. They should've included her more in the first 3 episodes, setting her up then bringing her down within one episode was kind of a let down. Gerrard playing the crucial part in her downfall, in order to protect his own interests, that... actually makes sense! Hotshots is a nice job for him, if the crew can deal with Brad, they can deal with Gerrard.
(The whole snowflake speech in the golf scene must be interesting for Brian Thompson, seeing he's the completely opposite of Gerrard lol I'm sure the cast had quite a lot of fun filming with him)
So the tiger is totally Ming, even down to the hand raised as cub and the pit bull lie.
Eddie the combat medic AND Eddie the struggling single father, in one episode? Wow, gimme more! I'd love to dig deeper into his character and find out who Eddie Diaz actually is, outside of the roles imposed by his family, society and himself.
Ah, no Tommy this week either :( But at least we have Buck dressed in very Tommy style clothes? To be fair, Buck is barely in this ep himself, after the opening scene. Also we all thought Bathena's house hunt would be a long emotional journey, but that just whipped by in a couple short scenes. They were too busy trying to wrap up the Ortiz SL and advance the Eddie and Chris one. I have faith we'll see Tommy very soon, in more Buck centric episodes.
(I think Lou tweeted because the plane disaster got dragged out into 2 episodes last minute and he just got his numbers mixed up. We'll probably see him next week. I mean Buck is actually in the synopsis for once.)
Oh, nearly forgot, Bobby the therapist. hahahahaha
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ONE-SHOT
I can't keep waiting for the trailer.
To be clear I have not seen the ep. or anything, This is simply my idea of what could happen based on the info we got from comic con and people who saw the first episode and reviewed it. So keep in mind this contains slight spoilers.
+ some hints of Benrius that i added.
If you want to avoid spoiler do not read this.
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āit's been days. We donāt even know where weāre going.ā Yaz said frustrated.
āWherever were going it canāt be too far away now.ā Darius said trying to bring some sense into everyone.
Sammy, who sat on the on the bed they had assembled from debris, joined the conversation,
āDarius, I know youāre probably right this timeā¦ But you have been saying that for days now.ā
āI know but we can do this, weāll justā¦ Kenji I think itās your turn to bring some food in.ā He noted, changing the topic.
āIf by āfoodā you mean lettuce the herbivores eat then sure.ā Yaz sarcastically pointed out.
āI donāt find it that bad.ā Ben answered, trying to support Darius. Yaz wasnāt impressed, she crossed her arms āno one believed that dude.ā
Sammy interrupted āIt reminds me of the salads me and my siblingsā¦ used to prepare.ā her face dropped.
Meanwhile, Darius took a glance towards Kenjiās direction; he sat on wooden box they had stolen from another container nearby, staring down on the floor.
The mood started getting tense as they kept arguing behind Darius.
āGuys, Kenji will just find some food then weāll figure something out, Right Kenji?ā Darius said.
āKenji? You there?ā Ben asks.
Kenji abruptly stood up āWhat- Yes!ā He quickly responded.
Everyone stared at him in confusion.
āOkayā¦ā Ben muttered.
āAlright.. and whilst youāre at it me and Ben can go fill our water bottles.ā Darius suggested, giving Ben a soft glance, as if to say āright Ben?ā.
He received a warm smile in return.
āOkay! So, Iāll go do thatā¦ now.ā Kenji awkwardly said already backing out of the container.
āWait!- Maybe bring Yaz with you?ā Darius said in a loud-but-not-too-loud-voice in hope Kenji would hear him. But to no avail, he was too far gone.
On the contrary, Yasmina had clearly heard Darius idea and was giving him a not so welcoming stare, she wasnāt a fan of the idea. After all these events, she didnāt want to leave Sammyās side.
āSafety in numbersā Darius smiled awkwardly raising both his hands to shoulder level, palms facing outward.
Sammy nudged her girlfriend on the arm, Yaz looked at her, then back at Darius again.
āFine, Iāll go.ā
āGreat, Sammy you can keep an eye out for guards.ā
The cowgirl nodded in response.
āOkay, letās goā Ben said putting a hand on Darius back.
āBe careful,ā Sammy said to her girlfriend.
āI would be more concerned about the others.ā Yaz joked.
āYes I will.ā she added.
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As Yaz made her way around the containers avoiding getting caught, she finally spotted Kenji on the left side of the ship,
He was picking up some lettuce from an herbivoreās container.
Before she ran towards him, she checked both sides in case any security member was around, then looked back at Kenji, and stopped herself.
He stood at the edge of the ship. With the lettuce in his hand. Staring down at the water. Then in a swift motion threw all the greens in the water.
Wtf
āKenji what are you doing?ā She asked in a low voice, while running towards him.
Kenji seemed more shocked than relieved that she was there.
āWhy are you following me?ā he whispered, a tone of anger in his voice.
āI wasnāt, Darius asked me to help you out- And why did you throw our food in the ocean anyways?ā Yaz asked upset.
Kenji rubbed his head.
āI was justā¦ Feeding the fish.ā
Yaz eyelids fell halfway.
āReally dude, feeding the fish?ā she mocked.
Kenjis expression changed.
āYeah, what if I was? Do they not deserve that?ā he said sharply.
āAnd what were you planning on saying to the others, when you returned emptyhanded?ā Yaz questioned.
āI donāt understand what your problem is. Iām fine.ā He declared walking away.
Normally Yaz would have gotten angry, but this time she felt concerned for some reason.
His whole behavior was weird.
Now that she thought about it, he had been acting weird this whole time on the ship.
On her way back Yaz picked up some more food. She was in a hurry thought beacuse her mind was still stuck on those last words Kenji had said.
She may not be certified yet but she knew a thing or two about body language and way of speech.
He was obviously not fine. Kenji was hiding smth.
Yaz finally got back to their temporary shelter and from what she saw; Ben and Darius had already returned from their mission.
They and Sammy were sitting around the box Kenji was using as a chair earlier.
They were playing the āGuess the dinosaurā game, That Darius came up with for entertaining reasons.
And like always, Darius was winning.
Yaz enjoyed seeing them laugh and chuckle with every unrealistic answer either Ben or Sammy gave.
But soon her mind went on Kenji again, she wanted to find him and possibly figure out whatās bothering him.
āHey, has Kenji returned yet?ā she asked looking around the container.
āNo, wasnāt he with you?ā Darius asked, confused.
āWe kind ofā¦ got separatedā
āSeparated?ā Ben asked.
āYeah.. Have you not seen him?ā
āNo, Is he okay?ā Sammy asked worried.
āItās okay nevermind, heās probably just late.ā Yaz said, trying to avoid further questions.
āAnyways, I brought food.ā
āGood, Iām so starving.ā Sammy said, Yaz smiled and handed over the lettuce in her hand.
"I think i left some more outiside" Yaz noted.
"Me and Ben saw some pretty datk clouds in the distance." Darius noted.
āI'll be quick, be back soon.ā Yaz added going back ouside to find Kenji.
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Hope you enjoyed that :)
Ik it was a bit rushed but oh well. I needed to do smthing instead of waiting around for the trailer so i wrote this at 3am.
(If you watched the spoiler ep. review than you probably know what Kenjis up to heheš„Ŗ)
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DRDT EP 13/14 ANALYSIS/THEORIES
I said I'd do this once I collected my thoughts! haha Warning! This is super longā¦
To start, I'm going to pick apart all the stuff I predicted for ep. 13 (I'll try not to make it too longā¦)
Levi's Secret
Well. Levi sure did admit to. All that! I think this eliminates any last doubts I personally had about him being the killerā¦ (your honor just because I'm a serial killer doesn't mean I killed that specific person /ref) I really like that he isn't shown as a bad person just because he lacks empathy, and he's actually actively trying to be a good personā¦ the fact that he just admitted his secret because he thought it was the right thing to do is so funny though, there go all my theories lol! (I'm still a little worried about rule 14 thoughā¦)
Ace's (Almost) Murder
Yeah!! This is probably what we're gonna spend episode 14 talking about, with murder method and alibis, etc. I still don't think it was Nico though! (I want to say I called that it'd be relevant, but it felt a little obviousā¦)
The Murder Method
I think we can say this has been all figured out, with the method being exactly what several people much smarter than me all figured out.
The Possible Culprits
Rose was still acting a little odd, but I think Whit on the other hand, despite whatever all that was, is off the hook for now, so my number 1 suspect is still Hu! I'm like 90% sure she was the one who tried to kill Ace, at least, and that's become very important now!
Secrets
Well, we got all the secrets figured out! (Hu :( ) The fandom interpretation was pretty much correct, except for Teruko's (we'll get to that laterā¦) I do hope that after this trial, some of the secrets that are not relevant/haven't really been discussed do get adressed, because I could even see them becoming motives for murder again. But also, I just want the characters to talk about them! (gimme that juicy juicy angstā¦)
Ace
He didn't re-open his injury or really freak out like I expected, but we got some vulnerability (and a new sprite!) from Ace, and considering next episode is probably gonna focus a ton on him, I'm still expecting at least one of the two to happenā¦
Teruko
Luckily for Teruko, we didn't have anything unlucky happen to her this episode! But she sure did get her time in the protag spotlight anyway, I'm glad she didn't let the mistake from last episode get her down!
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Also, my bingo card! I got a bingo!! (ft. my messy tiny notes if you want to read them)
A few of my other bingo predictions I'm still going to hold on to for the next (few) episodes, but now, onto some new stuff!
Final Arei Flashback
Whoooah boy was that scene a doozy. I'm starting to think David's murderous rage towards the blackened at the start of the trial was genuine, because me too, man. I'm really glad Arei got at least a little bit of closure before she died, though! She also had an interesting take on the "good person" role, something that has been very important to this trial thus far and will likely continue to be. (I'm thinking that the killer may have had a "good person"-related motivation for killing, which is why it's the chapter's overarching theme?)
Also, to adress the elephant in the roomā¦ EDEN??? Well, no wonder Xander "didn't expect her to attack [him] like that" - and from her expression I wonder if she expected it either - I'm really looking forward to learning more about what, exactly, happened before the killing game that involved them! I didn't really believe in Mastermind!Eden before this, but it's starting to look pretty plausible... (Also Xander is the king of haunting the narrative oh my god lol)
Teruko's Secret
Many of us, myself included, were hoping/guessing/assuming that when all the secrets were figured out, David would reveal that he actually had Teruko's, not Xander's. While that didn't happen, the way he reacted after she claimed "her" secret essentially confirms it, as does a lot of other evidence:
That secret being hers would complete a secret circle of Teruko -> Rose -> Whit -> David -> Teruko and a secret pair of Xander <--> Min, which makes sense considering all other secret swaps are either circles of four or in pairs.
Xander and Min would have each other's secrets logically since neither of them can receive secrets, so theirs would probably be separated from the rest.
MonoTV's line about not knowing whether they're all correct feels like a reminder/a hint that some of the secrets are incorrect, and those two feel like the most likely options.
Teruko apparently has no idea which secret is actually hers, so may have just guessed the one that sounded more like her, except we know she never knew her parents and only had one sibling (as does Charlesā¦ I wonder if he'll notice)
EDIT: I cant believe I almost forgot, but I feel like Davidās attitude towards Xander (and Teruko) makes more sense with these secrets, because why would he idolize Xander if the killing game was his fault, but he would idolize him if he thought Xander was trying to end the killing game by killing Teruko, the person David now thinks/knows is at fault.
However, since David didn't claim out loud that Teruko was lying, it's likely that this piece of information will become relevant much later in the series, and he'll be keeping it to himself for now.
Veronika and Hu
When did Veronika and Hu make their pact? And how did Hu, presumably the one who wanted to make the pact, know that Veronika had her secret? Also, what on earth do you mean, Veronika, that your secret isn't the worst thing you've done???? This little section with the two of them could just be entirely innocent and a way for the dev to get the rest of the secrets on the board, and let Veronika be a little unhinged as she tends to be, but I get the feeling at least some of this is relevant. (I'm betting on either Accomplice!Veronika or Veronika's actual "worst thing" being important to a later trialā¦)
David
Ohhhhh, David. I feel like Veronika with how much I want to psychoalanize this guy. He is on the verge of a breakdown, and I can feel it! The question being, of course, whether Arei's death was enough to make it happen this chapter, or whether this is something that's gonna last another chapter or two before coming to a head. My money's on the second option, because I think this trial is about to be about Ace and his impending breakdown :)
I do hope after this trial we do get to see a little more of what David's actually like beyond his facades/the roles he's been playing! Also, as much as I'd like to see David survive and have to deal with the consequences of revealing his "true" personality on live television, I think it's more likely he'll go the way of DR antags trying to end the killing game via self-sacrifice.
(We also better keep a close eye on anyone who tries to befriend or help David in Ch3, because they're gonna die next! /j)
J's Morality
This is a short one, but I just wanted to comment on another analysis I saw point out that J has been one of the most vocal people anytime murder has been brought up. I think that behind her rougher personality, J is a more empathetic person, and/or has very strong morals, making her a narrative foil to Levi now, so I do hope the two of them interact in Ch3!
Whit??
Whit. Whit why do you know so much about hanging??? Being serious though, I saw someone else bring up that his mother might have died by hanging and he researched it afterwards as a coping mechanism or something? That's the saddest possible explanation, but it does make the most sense by farā¦ I honestly don't think that Whit is the killer, because then why would he be being so helpful in figuring out the murder method, but he's still so weird and suspicious sometimes.
Nico!
Even though I still don't think it was Nico (crime scene makes more sense if seen as Nico trying to help Ace, they may have just admitted to it because it was the less confrontational option, next ep is def not the last one and I think it'll be about proving who it was other than Nico, and if you look at Nico's secret quoteā¦) I still do hope they get the chance to get mad! Get mad at Ace! Get mad at David! Get mad at whoever the (attempted) killer was for putting the blame on them! Idk I just want them to have their moment.
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And finally, here are my new bingo cards for the next episode:
(I can't believe ep14 is gonna be 40 mins + there's a "non-spoiler" thumbnail rn oooooh I'm so nervous)
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Reading & Leeds AU Imagine
Summary: You meet four teenage lads at Leeds Fest in 2007 who change your life forever.
Warnings: Swearing. Vulgar language. Small shite section of smut. One use of y/n near the end. I nearly used my own name but then you can just imagine your own x
Author's Note: Here is the Leeds Fest AU that I've been going on about since the idea popped into my head the morning after I went to Leeds nearly two months ago. I don't think it's very good, definitely not my best work but it's finished I don't have to think about it anymore! But I hope you enjoy it nonetheless. Now got to find motivation to finish my other WIPS that I've abandoned!
Word Count: 6.4K Words
You thought you knew what proud was; there were many moments in your life that you could recall where you felt immense proudness for the four men that made up your best friends. The day they rang you to tell you they had signed their record deal, the day their first EP was released, the day their debut album went to number one, when they sold out Madison Square Garden, the day they first played Reading and Leeds, the first time they headlined Reading and Leeds. The list was endless.
But there was something about the way you felt today that surpassed all of that. Here you were at the side of the main stage at Leeds Festival about to watch your boys headline the festival that started it all. The 1975 was ringing out across the field, the kids were screaming and your heart was hammering in your chest in time with Georgeās drums as he kicked off The City to the delight of the crowd.
A celebration of the album that they dreamed of making when you met them. A celebration of the album that soundtracked not only the lives of their fans but yours and theirs too. A celebration of the band and every beautiful thing they had achieved in the past ten years surrounded by those they loved and those who loved them the most.
You had told Matty that you were unsure youād make it today due to a work situation that had popped up which had sent him into a tizzy this morning because you had never missed a performance of theirs at Leeds, despite being at Reading with them just the night before but you couldnāt cancel this important meeting in London called by your manager late last night when you returned from Reading and you werenāt sure if youād make it in time to see them back up North.
āBut you have to be there darling. This is our thing!āHe had huffed, as you reached for him and pulling him into your arms as you went to say goodbye.āLeeds is ours! Not Reading. Leeds! You have to be there.ā He huffed.
He made your heart hurt as his lip quivered as he watched you hug the other boys and the thought of him being upset made you even more determined to make sure you were side of that stage in time for the opening bars of The City.
You watched as he ran about the stage, singing his little heart out. The kids screaming the words to The City back at the band. George had already sent you a smirk from his seat behind the box knowing fine well Matty would lose his shit when he clocked eyes on you. You looked out towards the audience; the excitement on their faces as they sung every word before turning to look back at your boys. Your hand immediately reaching to touchĀ your box tattoo that sat on your thumb (matching with your friend behind the drum kit) as your heart soared with happiness for them.Ā
When you looked up you found Ross with his eyes on you. A soft smile on his handsome face, your eyes locked on to one another for a brief moment that was abruptly interrupted by the roar of applause from the fans when the first song came to an end.Ā
Bringing your hands to your mouth you cheered as loudly as you could; your laugh a sound Matty would recognise anywhere had him snapping his head in your direction. The moment he clapped eyes on you; he was beaming! His eyes bright and his smile even brighter knowing his best friend had made it. Pointing at you with a cheeky grin, he pulled the mic to his mouth quickly so you could hear him.
āFucking knew youād make it darling! This one is for you!ā He announced as the intro to M.O.N.E.Y (one of your favourites) started up to more roars of noise.Ā Ā
2007
Leeds Festival was directly sewn into the DNA of your friendship with the group of teenage boys who went on to be the band The 1975. Having being the place you had met all those many moons ago when headlining the festival was only a dream for them. Now they were about to headline the festival for the third time in four years and proud didnāt even cut it for how you felt for those boys.
You werenāt sure how your life would have turned out if you hadnāt met them the summer of 2007 or if you had simply set up your tent next to somebody else but you were forever grateful for your cousin and āfriends" (at the time) for dragging you along because your life was enriched in every aspect because of them.
Trekking through the fields to find your camp sight was proving difficult when your cousin and his mates were pissing about and collectively had about two braincells between them. So you took it upon yourself to march ahead and find the nearest available space and dumping your tent and rucksack on the ground to reserve the spot.
āOi dickheads! Over here!ā You shouted towards the direction of your idiot cousin.
Waiting for him; his two mates and the girlfriends of said friends, who I guess you could call your friends too to make their way over. You took a look around at your neighbours for the next four days. Next to you was a group of teenage boys who were setting up their tents, the one setting up their little camping stove looked up at you at your outburst. God he was pretty you thought as you took in his casual appearance.
āYou mind if we grab this spot?ā
āNot at all love. Matty.ā He held out his hand as he introduced himself.
Shaking his hand; you introduced yourself with a polite smile before shimmying your tent out of itās bag as your cousin and his pals all appeared, dumped their stuff on the floor before announcing they were going to explore. Therefore leaving you to look after their shit and to attempt to put up your tent by yourself. After ten minutes, several failed attempts and numerous curses towards your absent cousin when the rest of your neighbours appeared.
The tall, dark and handsome one introduced himself first.
āHi, Iām Ross. You need a hand with that?āĀ
When you turned to look at him; he was wearing jeans and a hoodie and a soft smile on his face. Nodding at his offer, you explained about your useless cousin and that you didnāt have great hopes for the weekend given that he had already fucked off.
āDonāt worry you can chill with us. Theyāre pretty useless too but we get by!ā He chuckled; nodding in the direction of his mates. āThatās Adam, but we call him Hann and thatās George.ā He grinned as you waved at his equally cute mates.
It was as simple as that. You barely spoke to your cousin that weekend. Just let your friendly neighbours cart you around the festival, getting drunk with them and letting them hoist you up on their shoulders as you watched multiple acts that weekend. During your down time, you sat around the campfire and got to know one another. You found out they were from not far from you in Manchester, they were all around the same age, they were all single apart from Hann. And they found out that you really did hate your cousinās mates and you were newly single after your boyfriend of two years cheated on you and that you were hoping to go to uni to study music.
Giddily telling you that they were all in a band together as you revealed this information; you listened to Matty ramble on about what he wanted to do with his best friends and where he wanted the band to go in terms of their career and you couldnāt help but watch him earnestly as he spoke so passionately about it. Leaning on your knees; you rested your face in the palm of your hands as you listened intently, wrapped up in the jumper Ross had leant you as the evening grew cold with a smile on your face.
It was refreshing to listen to a teenage boy talk with so much passion about something instead whatever shit your cousin and his mates were chatting shite about, you couldnāt even stand to converse with the girlfriends it was that bad. You think youād have let him pull you around this muddy park and talk your ear off all night thatās how much you enjoyed his company.
The last night of the festival; off the back of the giddiness of watching the Red Hot Chilli Peppers with the boys and screaming your favourite lyrics back at the band from your spot upon Georgeās shoulders. You giddily jumped into Mattyās arms when you dismounted the drummer and let him slip his hand in yours as you all made your way back towards your campsite.
You lost the rest of the boys at some point within the masses of people; so you took your time making your way back, swinging your arms between one another and spinning each other round. You were so happy! You arrived three days ago in a bit of a mood if you were being honest that your brother hadnāt been able to come with you and you were stuck with those imbeciles but the boys in your neighbouring tents truly had made your entire experience worth it.
So when Matty pulled you to a stop as you neared your respective tents; Georgeās laugh could be heard from where you had stopped and swept a piece of fallen hair behind your ear before cupping your cheek in his hand with a soft mutter of, āYouāre so fucking beautiful.ā Before leaning down and closing the gap between the two of you. You melted into him.
When his lips connected with yours; you immediately reciprocated his actions, allowing him to pull you in close and kiss you like you were the air he needed to breath. You werenāt entirely sure how long you were kissing in the middle of the campsite though but you pulled away giggling, beaming brightly when you saw Matty grinning back at you. Feeling brave you pushed yourself up to peck his lips again before pulling him towards your destination, past all his friends who were hooted and hollered when they caught onto to where you guys were off to but you didnāt care because you wanted reckless, you wanted to feel something, you wanted fun.
And ohhhh was Matty fun!
He was gentle in the way he brushed your hair from your face as you kissed down his stomach before pulling his already hard cock out. His grip tight in holding your hair in a ponytail so it was away from your face as you kissed the tip before licking a stripe underneath all the way from his balls until you enveloped the tip in your mouth. Hollowing your cheeks you took him in as he groaned underneath you, his moans encouraging you to continue as you let him continuously hit the back of your throat.
It wasnāt long before his grip tightened in your hair and he was cumming in your mouth; swallowing everything he gave you, you pulled off his cock with a pop before he was attacking your mouth with his own as he dived on top of you.
āGod going to be thinking about your mouth for years sweetheart.ā He mumbled against your skin before returning the favour.
2013
It had been a good several years since your last visit to Leeds Festival but thankfully it hadnāt been that long since you last saw the boys you met in the neighbouring tent during your first time there. After you packed up your tents the next morning you vowed to stay in touch with them, exchanging numbers with all the boys and promises of drinks when you were both home etc not really expecting much of it because they were teenage boys.
A hour after you returned home, your phone buzzed as messages flooded your inbox from Matty and George, Ross & Adam respectively although they werenāt as persistent as Matthew. You met up with Matty the next weekend, he drove up to see you in Manchester and you made out in the back of his car like the horny teenagers you were. You never slept with Matty during your brief time together but you both got very acquainted with one another on the couple of occasions you did meet up alone.
It wasnāt long after that you decided you were better off as friends and you didnāt mix business with pleasure again! Much to Mattyās disappoint after all he was a man and they only think with their cocks anyway. You continued being friends, you went to their gigs (even when you were the only one there), they visited you at uni, they celebrated your first big writing gig, you celebrated the release of their EPs. You celebrated everything together no matter how big or small.
You truly were the best of friends so when they rang you one afternoon whilst you were in the studio writing, you couldnāt even get out a āGuys youāre on a speaker, Iām just in the studioā before they were all screaming down the phone about their news that they had been asked to play at Leeds.
āThatās fucking insane! Iām so proud of you. Congratulations!ā Ā
āYou have to be there babe! We canāt do this without you!ā Matty screamed down the phone.
āYeah we canāt play Leeds without our number one girl can we?ā Rossā voice could be heard next, at a normal decibel, obviously.
āI wouldnāt miss it for the world!ā Is what you told them and you stuck to your word as you watched Matty pace nervously before they were about to step onstage to a large crowd of people eager to see them perform.
āMatty.ā You called out for him as he chewed his thumb nail, ignoring you. āMatthew!ā YouĀ raised your voice loud enough to get his attention finally on you, āWhatās wrong with you? Youāve been buzzing all week to finally perform at Leeds. Whatās changed?ā
āNervous.ā
Your heart stopped as you took your friendās nervous appearance in as you stopped in front of him and grabbing both his hands in your own. āIāve never known you to be nervous ever. These people are here to see you, theyāve chosen you over any other tent or stage. They want to see my four best friends because youāre fucking brilliant, okay?ā You told him firmly, squeezing his hands supportively, hoping to get through to him.
āOkay.ā He smiled softly at you.
āNow what can I do to help with these nerves of yours?ā
You asked innocently (of course) but Mattyās eyes lit up; a smirk dancing across his pretty features before lowing his gaze to his crotch. Pulling your hands from his in disgust you looked at him disapprovingly. āEww gross. Iām not blowing you!ā
āBaby please.ā He whined; nipping at your waist as he attempted to pull your body into his own and holding you against him.
Looking over your shoulder; you cast glance at the other boys who were watching the interaction. Hann rolled his eyes at you, Ross was shaking his head as he sunk back his beer. George merely smirked; shrugging his shoulders as if to say it wasnāt a bad idea.
āIf it takes care of the nerves.ā George spoke.
āOhh Iāll blow all of you then shall I?ā You sassed back.
āIf youāre offering?ā George grinned.
āG donāt be fucking gross. Iām not touching any of you!ā You laughed shortly. āJust do some tequila and get out there before I leave before you get the chance to even pick up a pair of drumsticks!āĀ You threatened.
Your heart pounded in your chest as you stood side of stage and watched as the boys were belting out the tunes to an enthusiastically drunk crowd who were loving life. Ross turned to look at you during chocolate; a look of pure disbelief that the hundreds strong crowd knew every single word. You shook your head with a chuckle, teary eyes and a bright smile because you absolutely could believe they would know every single word because your boys were fucking brilliant and they deserved every single second of it.
As the set came to a close to a rapturous applause; Matty turned to catch your eye with the biggest smile youāve ever seen before running towards you and jumping into your arms and gripping you so tight, you thought youād be catapulted backwards if it wasnāt for Ross holding on to both of you. A high squeal leaving your lips as Matty assaulted your face with kisses like an excited puppy dog before pressing his lips to your own.Ā
You were so proud of him you didnāt have it in you to scold him for it.
2019
The noise that came out of your mouth when the boys told you they had been asked to headline Leeds Fest 2019 can only be described as unhinged! Probably wishing they had told you over face time, Adam the unlucky sod who happened to be stood next to you the moment you found out and nearly had his arm ripped out the socket as you jumped up and down with pure excitement before pulling him into the biggest hug you could muster before jumping a top of George and pressing a lingering kiss to Rossā cheek before you launched yourself at Matty and squeezing him so tight like it would be the last thing you ever did.
You partied hard that night, celebrating everything they had achieved in order to get to headlining that one place that you all held so dear to your hearts. They say people hold sentimental places that remind you of loved ones close to them, it just so happened that; that muddy field just outside of Leeds was what meant the most to the five of you because itās where you found one another. Itās where you finally felt whole once they stumbled into your life.
So when Matty drunkly proclaimed āWeāve got to have you with us sweetheart! Itās tradition. Youāre our good luck charm!ā Loudly down your ear, whilst draping himself over your shoulder in an attempt to stay standing.
Not that you would say no but who were you to ever deny your best friendās wishes. Especially when they were finally getting to do the one thing they told you they wanted to do together when you first met them all those years ago and the fact they wanted you by their side meant more than anything.Ā
And here you were backstage at Leeds fest waiting for your best friends in the entire world to go and blow the socks off the festival. You were stood next to Matty who was fidgeting so much it was starting to concern you how nervous he actually was about the headlining slot. Slipping your spare hand into his; your other was wrapped around Rossā as he conversed with Hann, you pulled away from the bassist so you could talk with the singer more privately.
Pulling Matty away from their crew; you took his hand softly, rubbing your thumb back and forth across the back of it in hopes of soothing his nerves. Matty didnāt say a word but he couldnāt stand still. You pulled on his hand tighter and towards you so you were in each otherās personal space.
āDarling whatās wrong?ā
āJust fucking nervous. A lot of people out there.ā His nervous chuckle reaching your ears before he started chewing on his thumb nail.Ā
Slapping his hand away from his mouth, you pulled on both of his hands tightly and made sure that he was looking right at you as spoke.
āWhen has that ever stopped you going out their and being brilliant before, ehh? You have wanted this for so so long. For as long as Iāve known you. You deserve this so much babe, more than anyone else I know. Do you want to know a little secret?ā You watched his curls bounce as he nodded at your words. āWhen I met you, you told me all about your plans for the band. Told me you were going to headline Leeds Fest one day and in that moment I knew that I liked the shit of you! Thought it was so hot that you were so driven and so passionate about something. And look at you now. Three number one albums. Biggest band in the world and about to do the one thing you told me you were going do when we met twelve years ago. All those people out there choose to come and see you because they love you. I love you.ā
āYou think Iām hot?ā
āThatās what you took from that?ā You rolled your eyes.
āItās what I do best!ā He shrugged; pulling you into his arms. āSo you going to blow me after this too?ā He whispered saying in your ear; as he hugged you tightly.
āYouāre so fucking annoying!ā You pulled out of his embrace, āYouād be fucking lucky Healy! Iām more likely to blow Hann than you again babe!ā You threw him a smirk; so he knew you were joking about his best mate.
āWait, whoās blowing Hann?ā George asked; appearing with Ross and Hann with what could only be impeccable timing.
āMe! Told Healy Iām more likely to blow Hann after your performance than go near his cock again!āĀ You told them casually with a shrug and throwing Adam a wink as the guitarist shook his head with an embarrassed chuckle. āJust a little pep talk and Matthew was being Matthew about the situation!ā
āWell if youāre offering up blowies! Iām always down!ā George threw his hand up like he was volunteering with a massive grin on his face as he nudged Adam in the ribs who also had a stupidly large grin on his face as they teased you.
āYouāre all so fucking annoying which is why the only person Iād be considering to blow is Ross because currently heās the only one with manners! Now fuck off and blow the socks off the fans!āĀ You grinned; shoving them in the direction of the stage. Throwing your own arm around Rossā waist, Matthewās around your own as you all ascended on the stage, your heart pounding as you watched them walk out to rapturous applause. The feral screams growing louder between each song and you knew that you had never been prouder of anyone in your life than your best friendās living their dreams.
2023
You had never loved George Daniel more than the day he turned round and introduced you to his new girlfriend because you gained a best for life in the absolutely wonderful and insanely beautiful Charli XCX. You loved her plain and simple! Never was a more selfless girl; you needed anything and she was by your side and offering you her hand, you needed a hype man she was the girl for the job or you just needed a little retail therapy and a bottle of wine, Charli would be at your door ready to go so when it was announced that she was going to be playing Leeds Festival just as the boys were about to embark on their new era. You knew you would be by her side cheering her on and going an absolute feral for that babe of woman! And when the boys were announced as the replacement headliners you could have burst!
Charli was set to perform her set just before the lads were so you knew your evening was going to be chaotic but you couldnāt wait but when she asked you to be by her side and during your favourite song. As flabbergasted as you were by the offer, you couldnāt really say no. When would you ever get the chance to perform at Leeds Festival again? Never!
But it was the way your best friends eyed you from side of stage; clad in an identical leather outfit to Charliās that left nothing to the imagination. You felt a large calloused hand weave itās way into your own and squeeze tightly, whispering a soft; āYouāve got this darling.ā Before pressing a kiss to your temple just as Charli announced your entrance just as Rinaās verse of Beg For You was about to start.
āI want to introduce you to my best friend to the stage for the next song. Sheās a bit shy so please be nice but sheās fucking incredible. Welcome to the stage y/n!ā
What happened after you stepped on stage was all some sort of blur, you couldnāt really remember all that much apart from the video that Matty (and the rest of the band) recorded of you from the side of stage, the boys all screaming as you ran off stage and jumping into the nearest pair of arms, which just so happened to be Rossā. The adrenaline that coursed through you then seeped into watching the boysā set and into the after party. Where you and Charli were necking back the tequila like it was water and had you dancing on the tables and grinding on anyone you could get your hands on.Ā
Nobody was safe from you and Charliās feral behaviour that evening as you celebrated your friendās wins and that included your best friend who you had taken to making out with, pulling him into a several kisses that seemed to get more erotic as the night went on much to the shock and then immediate thrill of your friends as they squealed and cheered on your behaviour every single time like you werenāt potentially jeopardising fifteen years of friendship with Ross just because you were on a high and feeling a little giddy.Ā
You were also a woman with eyes!
Something nobody was doing the morning after as you all travelled back to London with your tail between your legs and pounding headaches. Attempting to sleep it off on the drive home, you rested your head against Hannās shoulder and tried to block out Mattyās talking, something that you were usually quite good at but to no avail when you felt like you were in about to slip into a tequila induced coma.Ā
By the time you got back to London and to your respective locations; you felt yourself being nudged awake before being gently pulled away from Hann who sweetly pressed a kiss to the crown of your head as Ross got out of the van before pulling you sleepily into your apartment building. No words were exchanged between the two of you as he unlocked your shared apartment or whilst he made you both a cuppa. You couldnāt decide if it was because he was just as horrifically hungover as you or because of what transpired between the two of you the night before and didnāt know how to act around you now because you had well and truly fucked everything up.
You never spoke about it. Just carried on as normal just as you and Matty did fifteen years prior and you thought you had done a pretty good job at acting normal too. You carried on sharing your flat and cohabiting as if it didnāt happen and then he went off to America for the start of At Their Very Best. Then once you were reunited on his return home from tour you thought that everything would be fine but it seemed that your emotions or seemingly your hormones were supercharged and all the lingering touches and sweet exchanges that usually came with your relationship had all come to a head about two weeks before they were due to headline Leeds fest again.
Whilst the boys had been on tour and doing the festival circuit during the summer you had taken to dating again. You use the term dating very loosely you had been on a handful of dates with one guy, a producer friend of Charliās. It had been a few weeks since you had seen him due to the busy nature of your careers but you were supposed to be heading on another date with him tomorrow and you were ready to take it to the next level.Ā
Stood in front of your full length mirror you admired the intricate white lace of the lingerie that donned your tanned skin wondering if Patrick would like it or not when your bedroom door burst open. Not hearing his heavy footsteps approach as you stood in next to nothing; you jumped in fright, as an also topless Ross was now looking at you with a startled expression on his handsome face.
āBabe have you seen my favourite ju ā¦ jumperā He stuttered as he stopped and drunk in your appearance. āEhhh why are you? Why ehhh? I mean why?ā He was gesturing towards your lingerie clad body.
āI have a date tomorrow.ā Your voice quiet but Ross heard it; your eyes just as wide as his when you took in his own appearance. Grey joggers, bare chest, hair tied up in a bun and the bastard cursive tattoo of your initial, that still makes your stomach flip every time you see it, etched into the skin near his left collarbone.
Ross simply nodded in response, not knowing what else to say. Noting that as his eyes travelled up your legs, over the tiny bit of delicate fabric that was covering your modesty, up to how your tits sat gloriously in the white lace, he noticed it. He noticed as you stood in the best set of lingerie heād ever seen on anyone ever, that right there balancing in between your tits on a dainty gold chain was the necklace with a small āRā on it.Ā
Without another word said between the pair of you; he turned with a curt nod of his head without getting his answer knowing fine well that it would be somewhere in your room. But he had plenty of other jumpers he could wear. He just needed to just get out of there before he made a tit of himself. Heading straight back to his room across the hall, he paced his bedroom floor in hopes of getting the image of you stood in your underwear out of his head before he got a problem, not knowing that across the hall you were staring at his retreating figure unsure of what to do.
Picking up your phone you sent an apologetic text to Patrick to let him know the date was cancelled before chucking your phone amongst your pillows and marching across the hallway. Just as you reached up your arm to knock; Rossā bedroom door was ripped off its hinges and stalling you, both of your chests heaving as you came face to face. Neither of you choosing to cover yourselves up in the moments you were apart.
Looking up at him; you caught sight of the gold chain heād been wearing recently sitting against the chest hair that littered his toned chest before your eyes drifted to the left. Your heart tripling in speed knowing you were etched on his skin forever. Rossās eyes immediately went back to your tits, not in a weird way even if they did look glorious in the white lace but the golden āRā that sat between them.
Returning your gaze to his face; you werenāt entirely sure how long you were staring at each other before you surged towards one another in a flurry of pent up tension as you pawed at one another. Your hands immediately gripping at his hair at the nape of his neck, causing him to groan into your mouth. His hands gripping your ass as he pulls you flushed against him. Your mouths pressed together as you snogged like it was the last thing you guys would ever do before Ross was slamming his bedroom door and throwing you on the bed and staring at you like you were the best thing he had ever seen. And you were.
Your night of passion with Ross happened two weeks ago and whilst he had gone back to work leaving you at home and to do your own job. You hadnāt stopped thinking about it. It was affecting your studio time and you didnāt quite know what to do with yourself. You brushed past one another briefly whilst he nipped home to quickly put a wash on in between packing again before heading to Reading and Leeds. But you didnāt speak to one another in the van on the way down. Opting to talk with George about a new track idea he had been thinking about and he wanted your opinion on how to set it up lyrically.
When you got to Reading. The boys were rushed off for a quick sound check whilst you milled about backstage, getting drinks and greeting over artists you knew from work so you didnāt really get the chance to to talk to him. Then they were on stage. Then it was the after party. Then you were hungover and telling a sad looking Matty that you werenāt sure you could make it due to a work thing and sending them all on their way as you tried not to cry at the sadness in your best friendās eyes as he looked at you like a sad puppy from the car window with pout on his face.
As you were sat in your meeting about an important contract working with an incredible artist on her next album. You caught yourself completely zoned out and thinking about him again. Over the course of all the the times you found yourself thinking about your night with Ross over the past week; you tried to figure out if it was because it was just because the tension had finally snapped with living under close quarters again after your multiple kisses or because it quite literally the best sex youāve ever had or because under all of that, it was your Ross.
Your Ross. Your sweet best friend who helped you out any and every situation that you found yourself in, the person who hyped you up and celebrated your wins with you, the person who surprised you with your initial tattooed onto his skin because he just loved you so much he wanted you with him forever. Who then turned round and told you he never wanted you to feel pressured to do the same so gifted you the most beautiful gold necklace with his own on, youāve never taken it off.
The person who when he come home from tour; buys you flowers as a welcome home surprise and displays them on your dining room table. The person who buys you little nicknacks when heās abroad because it reminds him of you and thinks youād love it. As you let your brain mull over this information whilst your manager went over the boring bits of the deal, you realised he was your person and you needed to get Leeds and you needed to get up North to him now. Pulling the āemergencyā card, you left your manger to to take any important notes and you darted out of the building, texting your driver to meet you out the front asap before you were speeding out of London and heading to the place that started it all.
You raced up North to get to the festival and just about managing to get there in one piece. Flinging your weekend bag in their green room; you went to run back out when something caught your eye, Rossā hoodie from the last night. Pulling it over your head; a complete dress on you and covering your own outfit, you quickly untucked you necklace so it proudly displayed on top, you ran towards the main stage as you heard end of your song as Georgeās launched into to The City. You had just about made it; as you weaved in and out of the crowds of people to get to the side of stage at lightening speed.
Squeezing through the bodies of the crew who were littered backstage you fell into step with Jamie who was filming the boys. Their manager quickly wrapped you up in a side hug with a large grin and a happy āGlad you could make it!ā Before turning his attention back to the band.
George was the first person to notice you, sending you a quick wink as you blew him a kiss with a beaming smile. Ross was the next person to spot you; his eyes softening as he took in your appearance before Matty was excitedly shouting you out.
āFucking knew youād make it darling! This one is for you!ā He announced as the intro to M.O.N.E.Y started up to more roars of noise.
It might have been pure accidental that you ended up next to a rowdy group of teenage boys on that August weekend in 2007. But my god are you happy you did! Not because they were the biggest band in the world but because the five of you had seen every single one of your wins and your losses, they championed you on every new endeavour and had your back through thick and thin. You didnāt care about Matty writing songs about your blowjob skills because you were happily screaming the words back to him now. You cared that he was happy, that they all were and they knew they were fucking loved.
Which you finally realised you did. You fucking loved your best friend and as Ross turned to look at you whilst doing his little two step whilst Matty serenaded the crowd with Iām in Love with You, he really took in your appearance. Thigh high boots and his black hoodie he wore to Reading last night that covered you like a dress and the bastard golden R that was sitting over the top of the neck of the jumper, your hand pressed over the top as you made eye contact with him and beaming brightly at him, he felt his heart skip and triple in speed. He needed to tell you and he needed to tell you now.
So the second About You finished and he had said goodbye to the crowd. He was throwing his bass at Joel and was marching straight towards you, grabbing you by the jaw and smashing his mouth against your own. Melting into his touch you kissed the bassist back as the rest of friends joined you.
āI love you.āĀ Ross breathed out in between kisses.
āOhhh thank fuck because I really fucking love you too!āĀ You told him; pulling him back to your lips as you gripped on to hair at the bottom of his bun tightly as your boys hollered around you.
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The UPDATED (OG) Adventure universeās Partnership double year math count
Updated Digimon Adventure OG Timelineās Partnership Math Count ListĀ
Not particularly spoilers from the movie, just stuff stated by the official timeline from the pre-release stream for the movie in Japan (Oct 26)
Early 80s - Oikawa Yukio & Hida Hiroki make the first contact with the Digital World, befriend Pipimon (no partnerships)
1995 - Hikari and Taichi find a Koromon egg* (no partnerships)
1996 - 2 (Rui; someone else gets a digimon later in that year*)
1997 - 4 (Menoa)
1998 - 8 (Possibly the previous 5 mentioned from Advā99 anime/novels)
1999 - 16 (Adv Eight, Meiko*)
2000 - 32 (Ken*)
2001 - 64 (Michael)
2002 - 128 (Daisuke, Miyako, Iori)
2003 - 256
2004 - 512
2005 - 1,024
2006 - 2,048
2007 - 4,096
2008 - 8,192
2009 - 16,384
2010 - 32,768
2011 - 65,536
2012 - 131,072
2013 - 262,144
2014 - 524,288
2015 - 1.048,576
2016 - 2.097,152
2017 - 4.194,304
2018 - 8.388,608
2019 - 16.777,216
2020 - 33.554,432
2021 - 67.108,864
2022 - 134.217,728
2023 - 268.435,456
2024 - 536.870,912
2025 - 1.073.741,824
2026 - 2.147.483,648
2027 -Ā 4.294.967,296
2028 (02 Epilogue) - 8.589.934,592
ā Original notes + "Why there's still no retcon of the lore" below ā
First, the OG notes from the outdated post:
ā This count is not about āwhich was the very first digimon-human contactā, and yes about people with a digivice. Because if we were going to count who was the first human to have contact with a digimon, itās actually two and theyāre Oikawa Yukio and Ioriās dad, Hida Hiroki.
ā Iām ignoring all the inconsistencies with other material (WS & ā½) because they seem to not match well with the original count. So, in this case, Kenās statement in the anime (Aug 2000) is the one to be accounted for here. I donāt know if Ryo counts as Chosen (possibly yes, judging by 02 flashbacks) but Iām not sure where to place him here.
ā Iām only adding Michael to the count, even if heās not a main character and yes a side character, because 02 ep 14 had this statement regarding him. And I like Michael too so, let me have him there :V
ā Menoa states in the movie she met Morphomon when she was nine, and according to the Dash X novel version, sheās the same age as Taichi. Which means she became a Chosen in 1997.
ā I couldnāt think of how to include Maki & Daigoās group in this because ā½ contradicts with the original loreās math ā The fact the Pt4 book released with the movie on Japanese theaters state them being in Elementary School the time they went to their adventure in the DW, and later the confession scene means theyāre in University/College makes them possibly been Chosen Children way before 1995, and Iād take it granted that they were chosen by someone else IF werenāt for the Homeostasis being involved in the scene and the digivice being way too modern for that time (it was basically Taichi groupās model. If you look at Ruiās digivice in the leaked footage from DigiFes2022, his model seems to be different and an older version)
ā That said, Meiko is the only character in ā½ that does not fall into contradiction with the math count. Because in 1999 there was not only Taichiās group, but also other 8 non-featured Chosen according to Kakudouās notes. So we can consider Meiko one of those other 8 children.
ā When it comes to Wallace, I prefer to think he is game in the original math ā Taichi and Hikari met that Koromon in 95, but they had no digivice until 1999. Which means it can be possible that Wallace had encountered Gummy-Chocoās egg before 1995 and only became an official Chosen Child later.
Now, the new notes:
ā To avoid spoiling any detail about the movie itself, Iāll make sure to tell you they might have changed how the math works only. Itās not like, āeveryone gets a digimon at the same timeā but ratherā¦ āA X number of people get partnered with a digimon in different periods of a yearā ā Which means yes, you can still count Rui and Ukkomon as the origins of the Digimon partnership, but that later in the same year someone else (or, say, Wallace in the main timeline) got a partner months later.
ā That said, Iām opting to update this list and work within the idea that various sources of partnership (Homeostasis, Holy Beasts, etc) can be counted in the math. Remember ā Homeostasis (not referred to as this in the OG series but yes in the novels) had selected Taichi & co., but the Holy Beasts chose Dai-Miya-Iori. And some other entity probably chose Ken in August 2000. This could explain why thereās a higher number of partnerships happening at the same time in Advā99 and 02.
ā As I mentioned before, and indirectly supported by the staff (check the official timeline at the top of the list), ā½ has violated the lore to the point it goes in direct conflict with the new 02 movie and the entire timeline. So I guess itās better to consider ā½ as its own timeline/Alternate universe than forcing it into the main timeline.
ā That said, and since Meiko does exist in Kizuna/main timeline, I suppose Maki and Daigo also do exist, and maybe they got their āagesā retconned and down to something suitable to the universeās math count. They can still be part of the previous five kids mentioned in Advā99 anime/novels, but they are probably around their teen years, or even early 20s instead, not fully adults working for the government I suppose. Or alternatively, just not Chosen yet. Pick your favorite route, Maki/Daigo fans!!
ā Yes, the Koromon from the very first movie IS NOT THE SAME PARTNERED WITH TAICHI. This never was confirmed, and was just fandom's theory. Considering how ā½ also made this mistake and possibly was one of the lore's violation, I prefer to believe this means it's not the same Koromon/Agumon partnered with Taichi in Adv'99.
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YOU, AT LEAST, WERE BUILT TO GO, J. MILLER
. . . which is why you are able to be loved
synopsis ā joel is getting older, he is getting frail, and you, still in your youth, have to come to terms with it. you just have to do so much sooner than you thought when heās hurt during your attempt to escape the university of eastern colorado.
genres &&. warnings ā angst, hurt/comfort, (post) apocalypse &&. canon compliant, spoilers for ep. 6 ākinā and ep. 7 āleft behind,ā contemplation of death, canon-typical violence (wound, gore, blood, wound care), age-gap (reader is in their mid-late 20s).
word count ā 3.2k
note from r ā title comes from the poem āelegy for my innocenceā by steven dunn. i suppose i need to introduce myself a little: iām rhi, iām 22, and iām in my second to last semester of college where iām majoring in english. obvi, a big fan of the last of us, but also resident evil (which is what iāve based my account aesthetic on, courtesy of my beloved leon s. kennedy). my ask box is open for people who want to send in asks and things. iām really looking forward to writing for my fellow joel miller lovers.
if your parents were still alive, if they were around to see the life youāve carved for yourself over the last few months, youāre certain your dad would want to smack the shit out of you and your mother would disown you from the family faster than you could blink.
you can hear the chastising now: a man old enough to be your father? are you joking? what the fuck is wrong with you? this is not what we meant when we told you we wanted you to start a family.Ā
and you canāt fault them really. you are almost twenty years his senior, having been just a young child when the cordyceps outbreak decimated the world. if the world had stayed normal, if none of this had ever happened, youād probably have a dead end corporate job that has you wanting to drop off the face of the earth at the end of every grueling day, married and going home to a man complacent and yielding in every aspect, never too sure of himself to assert any kind of dominance, stuck in his own dead end job that keeps you comfortable just enough.
but the world isnāt normal and it hasnāt been since 2003. and thereās nothing you can do about it. you feel like a child again, wholly the depiction of the angsty teen in dramas and romcoms, as you tell the ghosts of your parents that the heart wants what it wants and i canāt help that i fell in love with a man going starlight gray at his temples. it is wholly melodramatic, something that you would have seen in any number of teen dramas written by out-of-touch, old white men.
joel miller came into your life like a lone crimson leaf during the fall, sometime during your first few months at the boston quarantine zone. it wasnāt like heād meant to because everything that man did and does is deliberate; heād simply waltzed across your line of vision as youād walked back to your apartment after a long day of doing menial chores, the new world equivalent of that mental-health-issue inducing corporate job that the older people of the zone talked about.
youād heard of him, of course: joel miller, flown in from somewhere down south, a menace to anyone who crossed his path prior to his arrival in boston, a brother somewhere out in the midwest who had taken off and joined the fireflies. he was decidedly unapproachable, gruff and mean and stubborn. most people were more scared of him than they were of fedra for the simple fact that he was more deadly with his two bare hands than any fedra idiot (sorry, āsoldierā) with a gun.
he wasnāt a person who you intended to mess around with, no matter how handsome youād thought he was when you saw him that first time. but then youād started hanging around with tess, one of very few people who had any kind of stable-enough connection with him and that had led to you meeting and hanging around with him too. tess invited you to go on runs with them, sneaking out of the zone at night to stretch your legs and look for supplies that fedra definitely had and refused to give up. sheād preached your capabilities to joel and, stubborn as he was, heād allowed you to keep coming with them after the first time because you proved to be spry enough for things that he and tess had grown a little too old for: you were useful to him and that filled you with a kind of thrilling gratification.
by the time marlene had tasked your little trio with getting ellie out of the city, you were a year deep into your entanglement with joel where you did all the recreational talking and he was the one who made the deals with the fireflies, the fedra goons he had in his pocket, the people who had things to trade. it was a balance that worked well for you: joel was well-versed in persuasion when he wanted to be and you were seemingly the only person who could draw out the rare ghost of a smile or a laugh from him.
it was supposed to be a quick job, one that joel had insisted you sit out but youād refused. just a quick round trip tpe thing, thatās what youād said to him. weāll be out and back before anybody even realizes weāre gone.Ā
that had gone belly-up, of course, because anything that involved the fireflies had at least a 99% chance of not turning out the way anyone planned. and when youād left the museum, you were down a friend and up a whole ton of miles. joel had tried to convince you again to leave, but once more youād refused. tess died for us, joel. iām in this until the end because iām making sure her sacrifice wasnāt for nothing.
and heād let you stay. even months after that discussion, you think that he must feel at least a tiny bit grateful that youād argued with him over it, that youād fought to tag along. youāre an extra set of eyes, of hands, someone capable of taking over when he needs a break, which is hardly ever because heās still as ornery as always, but knowing that thereās someone there who can must be nice enough.
and youāre glad heād given in for once in his life because heās dying beneath your hands and youāre not sure what to do. heās going sallow and gray on the concrete floor of this ransacked house, breathing raspy and eyes slipping between you and some far-off point above him. joel is dying and for the first time ever since entering his life, youāre useless.
ājoel, stay awake, please,ā you beg, clutching at his hand as you kneel beside him. āellie, you have to stop the bleeding.ā
āiām trying,ā the young girl snaps. when she looks up, all you see is a girl who is reliving a loss, a deer caught in headlights, frenzied and terrified. her hands press the cloth harder over joelās stomach in an attempt to staunch the blood flow and the man groans.
āleave,ā he mumbles and your head snaps to look at him. he cannot possibly be saying this right now, not after everything youāve been through. āleave. head north, go back to jackson. find tommy.ā
ālike hell we will,ā you reply, trying to channel as much of his stubbornness as you can. youād rather give up and drop dead right now than leave him to die alone in some fucking house in colorado. āweāre gonna fix this, joel. weāre not leaving, iām not leaving.ā
heās slipping again, eyes glazing over. you can tell he wants to fight with you, but heās losing the energy for it. for any of it. ellie stills and then tosses his jacket over him in a bid to keep him warm. she fixes you with a look, his look that says stay with him, so you nod solemnly, brushing his hair back from his forehead. you hear her footsteps on the stairs and only when the door shuts behind her do you finally let yourself break, weeping openly over joelās chest, rising and falling so, so shallowly.
falling in love with this man has been something beautiful, some kind of phoenix rising from the ashes of a long-dead world. over the last few months, you have come to learn the feel of his knuckles brushing against yours, the warmth of his chest against your back when you share a sleeping bag, the sound of his soft breaths as youāve trekked through miles upon miles of woods and abandoned highways. you have come to appreciate those things, facets of him that only you are privy to, the only person to know the weight of his arm over your waist and feel of his breath against your shoulder.
but in doing so, in reveling in the knowledge that you are the sole person to experience these hidden away pieces of joel miller, youāve forgotten just how much older he is than you are. that misty gray at his temples and in his beard have been so permanent, youāve started to believe that heās always looked like this, that itās not a marker of his age. youāve forgotten that he is older and growing frailer by the day, conveniently forgotten how his heart stutters and how his knees act up after hours and miles of walking.
you had always known, of course, that joel would eventually leave you, but not this soon. and not like this.
maybe itās your fault for putting him on a pedestal: the great, unstoppable joel miller. in your mind, heās untouchable, some formidable opponent who people fear because heās strong and knows his way around a fight. it shouldnāt be a chunk of a broken baseball bat that ends his life because itās not fair, none of this is fair. youāve been a fool for thinking that the three of you, your unlikely little family, would make it out of this unscathed, for believing that you could live a life like bill and frankās after this all was over: fulfilling, safe, and the closest resemblance of before.
āgod,ā you whimper out, still brushing your fingers through his salt and pepper hair. āhow could you even consider telling us to leave you here, joel?ā
he gazes up at you, blinks slowly, the smallest signs of life that tell you heās listening and wanting to fight you back about it.
āyācanāt leave me alone here, old man.ā a short, wet laugh. āweāve got so much left to do. i canāt get ellie back to jackson without you. i canāt do anything without you.ā
he shakes his head in response and narrows those dark eyes of his just a bit. you read it for what it is: donāt you start talkinā about yourself like that. heās always been hard on you for not believing in yourself and your abilities, and it makes you laugh again.
āi mean really, joel. first man iāve ever loved and youāre telling me to leave you here to die alone in fucking colorado.ā you shake your head, looking away to try to blink back tears. āi canāt- i canāt just go. i need you alive.ā
you canāt even stop yourself from babbling through the tears, brushing his hair back and wiping away his own tears. even though you should be desensitized to death and loss, youāve always been particularly sensitive. but youāre young and this is your first love, your only shot at it, and heās bleeding out on a cold floor because you were too focused on everything else that you hadnāt been able to stop him from getting hurt.
āaināt your fault,ā joel rasps out, eyes shining in the dull winter light. you realize you voiced that, a placing of responsibility that youād meant for yourself and yourself only. ādonāt do that.ā
you stare at him and you know whatās going through that head of his. all kinds of thoughts that he wants to voice out loud: itās not your fault and you were doing the best you could in the situation and this was going to happen sooner or later. damn pessimistic realist, always focusing on the worst possible outcomes than entertaining any kind of optimism.
and in a twisted turn of events, you start to think of your parents, long gone and relegated solely to memory, buried somewhere between atlanta and boston: an optimistic dad and an overwhelmingly realistic mother, so far on opposite ends of a spectrum that they complemented each other perfectly. your dad, ever the poet, had stolen poetry collections from every bookstore heād came across during your treks from settlement to settlement. his favorite poem, by far, was about the death of a personās innocence, something always meant to die eventually, perpetually blushing and always coming back a little less pristine each time.
you remember it now as youāre holding joelās hand with your own, pressing his knuckles against the soft plush of your cheek. you, at least, were built to go, you hear your fatherās voice say in your head, which is why you are able to be loved. you havenāt thought about this poem in years, not since you lost him to a runner somewhere in south carolina, but it feels sickening that youāre recalling it now as youāre watching your first and only love die under your hands.
and yet, somehow, it feels comforting, the idea that to be human is to know that one day, a loved one will die, but to know that is to cherish them better, to love them harder. youāre not at all okay with joel dying because youāve had so little time to love him, but it helps you to cherish those few late nights more, to revel in the memory of his warmth enveloping you on particularly cold nights.
you can let me go. joelās dark eyes are going glossy again and you smile knowingly at him, still crying. heās not dead yet and thereās a possibility that heāll make it out of this alive, the outcome that youāre praying to every god that has ever existed for. you can let me go; it wonāt be easy, but you can do it.
ellieās feet as loud on the old wood stairs as she comes barreling through the door and down the stairwell. she looks rabid as she all but throws herself onto the floor beside joel, ripping the tan coat back and pulling the soaked cloth away. joelās wound is still gushing blood, a sure sign that heās well on his way to death, but when ellie makes eye contact with you, you know for sure sheās found something to help. she holds up a needle and spool of thread; she must have torn the entire house apart looking for her hail mary and she found it, she fucking found it. she stares at you, eyes wide and face red, breathing hard, waiting for your go ahead.
when you finally nod at her, fresh tears in your eyes, you look down at joel. his fingers curl around your palm tighter and heās staring back, his eyes wide. you laugh tearfully, totally and entirely stunned that ellie had actually found a way to help.
āyouāre gonna be okay,ā you weep, pressing his hand to your forehead, letting your tears drip into your lap. āyouāre gonna be okay, joel. just hang on.ā
the next few minutes crawl by cruelly, joel surely leaving bruises on your hand from gripping yours too hard, too tight, but you canāt even care because when his hand finally goes slack, ellie is done. her handiwork isnāt so bad and the bleeding has stopped for the most part. when you sigh, it feels like the weight of the world leaves your shoulders, a degree of relief youāve never felt in your life.
joel, stubborn as always, is fighting unconsciousness as you turn to look back at him and you know itās because he knows heās not entirely out of the woods yet. thereās still bleeding to stop, a potential infection to fight, medicine you need to find to keep him safe and healthy, but this has to be good enough for now. it has to be because heās joel miller and heās mucked it through gunshot wounds and temporary deafness and all kinds of other shit the world has thrown at him.Ā
ellie, clearly emotionally gone, stands, her dark eyes empty and her face void of everything save for exhaustion. without even looking at you, she turns towards the stairs and says to nobody, āgoing for a walk. i need a break.ā
her footsteps echo in the stairwell and then creak overhead before she disappears out the front door, leaving you in an empty house with joel and the horse in the garage. you look back to joel, still holding his hand. his face, always so devoid of anything minus annoyance and anger, looks so relieved right now and it makes you want to cry again, but youāre shit out of saline. you lay his hand down beside him before you tuck his winter coat back over him, up to the chin.
thereās not much that you can say, no thoughts come to mind. nothing more than i love you, but you want to save those for when heās safely out of the thick of this. as true as they are, itās not the right time, but youāre sure he knows. he must when he scoots his hand out from under the coat and nudges it against your thigh, some gesture that you canāt decode, but that you understand as iām still here, like heās able to read your mind. you smile at him softly.
iāll tell him when this is all over, you reason with yourself as you move to lay beside him, exhaustion finally overtaking you. wherever we end up after ellie is safe with the fireflies, iāll tell him and heāll say it back and weāll be okay.
he canāt turn onto his side, but he turns his head to face you, looking every bit the age of fifty. his eyes are tired and the crinkles of his skin run deep, his cheeks and chin dusted gray. this close, you can see every pock mark, the dip of skin at his temple from some long-forgotten cut, the deep scar that mars the space between his eyebrows. his defenses are down and he looks his age, for the first time in a long time because itās so easy to forget how old he is when heās doing the things he does to protect you and ellie.
you scoot in as far as youāll allow yourself, knees knocking against his legs and your head pillowed on the arm underneath you. you raise a hand and rest it on his cheek, a touch he immediately leans into, like your palm was made to caress his skin. as far as you care, it was. he tilts his head towards you and you find yourself doing the same, foreheads touching. this is one of the small gestures joel allows you on most days, but right now, it feels more monumental than that. like always, itās a moment shared singularly between the two of you, but it carries so much more weight because he gazes at you with so much more softness and love than heās ever let himself show before and it reminds you that underneath all that rough exterior, he is a man capable of gentle touches and adoration, no matter how many times the world and himself have tried to beat it out of him.
as his breathing slows, but deepens (a sure sign that ellie has mended the problem for now), you move your arm to rest on his torso, hand pressed into the sturdy spot just above his heart. the beat is steady, solid, a reminder that heās okay. he was built to go, but now more than ever, you feel he was also built to be yours, to be loved by you. and youāll make sure he makes it through this, no matter the cost.
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No More Big 3! What's Cole's Next Move?!?!
No More Big 3! What's Cole's Next Move?!?!
July 11, 2024
If you havenāt read my previous article, scroll down on the freshthoughts2020 tab and check it out. In that article, we discussed whether Kendrickās feud with Drake might be pointless if he doesnāt aim for the commercial number one spot. With a clear task ahead for Kendrick (whether he follows it or not), weāre left to ask: What is Coleās next move?
I.Cole's Strong Start in 2024
Cole came into 2024 in a great position in the power rankings and was a strong front-runner to take the lead. He outperformed Drake on āFirst Person Shooter,ā went bar to bar with him again on āEvil Waysā from the āScary Hours Edition of For All The Dogs,ā and just completed a successful national tour.
II.The Apology and Its Aftermath
Cole was set to answer the call when he released his āMight Delete Laterā EP. However, moments later, his infamous apology came, leading many people to write him off and not wanting to hear from him for a while. Then he reappeared on the bubbling New York sensation Cash Cobainās track āGrippy,ā which has been regarded as one of Coleās worst verses. The verse wasnāt even bad, but if it wasnāt mind-blowing post-apology, any verse he penned was going to get panned anyway.
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III.The Dismantling of the Big 3
The idea of the Big 3 has been dismantled. The world waits on a new K-dot album, ready to crown him as number one, while the Drizzy hive stands patient awaiting Drakeās inevitable return. Again, what is Cole to do?
IV.The Two-Part Plan for Cole's Comeback
I believe Cole has to do two things to ensure a great comeback and even get his name back into that front-runner conversation. We know heās been hyping up his album The Fall Off, which is in a worse position post-beef. Hereās what he should do to make sure his album isnāt swept under the rug when it drops.
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First, Cole has to address Symba. Why Symba? People may have forgotten about that freestyle he did on the āControlā beat, but it needs to be addressed. He sympathized with letting Nas down but went on to say he left Bas and Cozz down, the whole squad down. He slammed him for the apologies. Cole has to address how he didnāt have to clout beef with Kendrick, and most importantly, he has to spank Symba for even thinking he can say that. There are a few angles he can go with, but I probably shouldnāt reveal that. If Cole is capable like I know he is, he should know the angles too. There are plenty of lyricists who will probably make fun of that apology moving forward with general bars, but he needs to make Symba the poster child of what happens when you disrespect Cole.
He needs to do this because Symba has enough lyrical respect from peers and elder statesmen of hip-hop that heās worth addressing, and because Symba doesnāt threaten Cole in popularity. Itās like Pusha T with Drake. Symba can scorch Cole until heās blue in the face, but modern rap is a popularity contest, and Cole would never lose that. However, for this to be effective, Cole would have to scorch Symba as if heās going up against JAY-Z himselfāno mercy! If Cole does this, half of the two-part plan to dominance will be secured by everyone taking mental notes: āMaybe we shouldnāt mess with this guy; that apology stuff doesnāt really mean anything.ā
The second thing Cole must do is very simple: hits on hits! He has to get into his Forest Hills bag. Thatās far from my favorite project from him, but itās his most commercially successful album, and his sound isnāt compromised! He should re-listen to that album hard while creating The Fall Off and study the singles from Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life. He needs smashesāsongs for the radio!
With these two things working in unison, weāll quickly forget the same people saying they ā...never want to hear him again,ā āheās soft,ā blah blah, will be the same people saying āoh Coleās the G.O.A.T., Coleās the G.O.A.T.ā
These are only suggestions, and he can take these suggestions and stuff them up Rubi Roseās ass for all he cares. But if he still cares and wants to get back in that conversation, heās got to do something along these lines. Itās not even much, but itāll be more than enough. Trust!
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I finally got to writing down my thoughts/feelings/notes/reactions on S2E1 of HOTD. Under cut because spoilers.
Thie episode ā but really just this show ā had pacing issues, which was one of its biggest problems, very reminiscent of what entirely killed of the seeds of good or at least decent plot points in GoT S8. IDK what genius decided to cut the number of eps to 8 ā or why, given that this show is very popular ā but then they had this issue somewhat last season too. We are also starting to see how recklessly cutting characters comes back to bite you in the ass, at itās just the start here.
With the episode/season paced as it is, there was no time to spend on Jaceās diplomatic endeavors. Were they strictly necessary? No, I guess, but they could have beenā¦interesting? And helped him grow/develop/showcase to the audience as a character. Like, I actually want Jace to be a character this season, yk?
So given that, as much as I am sad that they cut my girl Sara Snow, I canāt be too mad about it because they just kindaā¦cut all of it for the most part.
The North intro was kinda funny tho. For a second I was so confused because I was like āis the KIT narrating this?ā Cregan is very Northy-North lol. Is that sword Ice? āYou, at least, have the mercy not to threaten me with your dragon.ā ā lol, Iām glad Cregan got this little snipe in at Jace for his Targ revisionism. Like, yea, sure ātreatedā aha. Also, I liked the little Decimation reference, complete with the white/black stones.
The Daemon and Rhaenys scene was good. I like that she takes no shit from his ass. Also liked her little monologue about how hearing of Laenaās death made her go into denial and she couldnāt start grieving until she actually saw her body. It feels very realistic.
This is not what I ever envisioned Alyn to look like lmao. He feels kinda too old? But on the other hand, I guess it maybe makes sense if heās meant to be Corlyās son. Another question though: why are we getting introduced to him and not Addam first, given who the dragonrider will be? Are theyā¦for some reasonā¦merging the two brothers but keeping Alyn of the two???
AEGON this ep/season! Wow, this show is truly bipolar. First, they character assassinate him in S1 and now heās soā¦idk, likeable isnāt really the word. But, compounded by TGCās charm, he really, really has the potential to be a kind of sympathetic or at least fascinating character here. Excited to see this develop.
Loved seeing him as a father. Really, we needed more interaction between Aegon, Heleana and the twins, but you know. Pacing issues. The council scene with Ā Jaehaerys was adorable ā that Aegon cares to bring his son into council, even if heās a bit young for it now, but you can really see him trying to be the father he never got to have in Viserys. And you can see how much he adores this kid.
Really, Aegon, for all his impatience and lack of true competence is so clearly trying. Heās impatient to go to war, but brashness of youth of course, plus itās not like Aemond is not chomping at the bit as well. But Aegon can be restrained (for now) and does listen to his councilors. You can say thatās a sign of his weak will, and yea in part it probably is, but itās not a terrible trait really? For a young, inexperienced king to listen to more seasoned counsel.
AND THE PETITIONS SCENE. He genuinely wants to be a good king to the smallfolk, acknowledges them as a necessary backbone. No, he has no idea what heās doing, but really whoās fault was that? (Looking at you, Vizzy.) It was a great bit of comic relief, especially with TGCās acting, but also just a great portrayal of what an idealistic but really inexperienced, naĆÆve, and not naturally-suited young king might be like. āHe came all this way.ā Awww. He tried lol.
Aegon and his buddies! I love seeing him have friends. Will be interested if they play any more significant roles (like during the war) than just background chatter. The banter was cute. Very dumbass teenage boys vibes.
Dalton Greyjoy mention!
Fuck Larys. Thatās all Iām gonna say on that.
Aegon and Helaenaās conversation njglgjls. He really has not way how to communicate with her and she doesnāt really know how to convey her thoughts/feelings in general. But of course sheās afraid, poor girl :( But as estranged/kinda awkward their relationship is it doesnāt seemā¦terrible, yk?
The Alicent and Otta scene was nice. It felt like they found some understanding and a way to work together. But I do get the sense that yea, Otto is not completely satisfied with it (maybe Alicentās definition of āvictoryā seemed lacking to him, which heās notā¦entirely wrong there).
Lukeās funeral montage was very touching ā the music was gorgeous. (I can only hope they allow Jae the same respect next epā¦) Speaking of that montage, ahhhh Alicent in the sept praying for the deadā¦ The fact this girl prays for Vizzy ffs. And also Luke. She recognizes that he was just a teenager and even though it pains her, she affords him his respect. As Criston says, āshe has a gentle heart.ā
Criston and Aemondās conversation was so great on several levels!
First, of course, Aemond and his father-that-stepped-up making battle plans was great! They really do just have such a great camaraderie and dynamic of trust. Aemond believes in Cristonās excellence; they trust each other with secretive plans and vulnerable conversation. Loved the bit of Criston putting his hand on Aemondās shoulder briefly before leaving the room.
The āthat makes her a foolā line actually comes across better in context than it did in the tailer. (Although, still, who calls their mother by her name??) For one, Aemondās frustration is understandable, he feels misunderstood and unfairly so (given that Alicent and the small council did start this whole thing, as he points out) but also heās probably hurt, given his history with Luke. Remember how he had wanted to make a present of Lukeās eye to Alicent? He thought she was on the same page with him on this and sheāsā¦not. Second, Aemond actually doesnāt realize this is what might be going on with Alicent ā he seems kind of surprised after Cristonās explanation, the way that line is delivered. Heās having his realization out loud but heās also not had time to digest it yet.
Ok SO I am in no way one of those weirdos who thinks that Alicent and Cristonās relationship is all about Rhaenyra (lol). BUT she is a point of common trauma for them. What Criston describes ā Rhaenyra being a ācunning spiderā and having an emotional influence over Alicent and Alicent capitulating to her because of her āgentle heartā is, yes, a description of Alicent, but itās also a description of his own relationship with Rhaenyra, at least how it had felt from his POV. He understands Alicentās feelings here so well and can empathize with her and defend her to Aemond because he loves her, yes, but also because heās been there too.
OK, now ALICOLE.
I meanā¦Am I glad itās canon? Well, yea, Iāve been shipping it super hard. Do they deserve to have consensual sex that brings them joy? Yes! Do I think itās āhypocrisyā? Nope, lol, not matter now much TB screech that it is, it just isnāt. Iām pretty sure Iāve rebloged posts explaining why not.
That all saidā¦man did they not handle this well, or at least certainly not in the best, most compelling way they could have. Now, I understand that my love for asexual/courtly love romance is not something most people share, so this relationship was going get physical if it was to be canon at all. Also, this show isnāt really the right genre for a drawn out slow burn romance, necessarily. But. It IS quite a big leap to suddenly go from āimpliedā and āromantic tensionā toā¦fucking on a regular basis, just because Vizzy has finally kicked the bucket. Especially with these two characters.
Now, Alicent, I can get. Sheās a widow, her marital vows no longer bind her. She has also completed her duty as a wife, mother and queen (re: providing heirs). Social interest in her private life is as low as it could ever be for a woman in that society. (So, not low enough really lol but historically, widows had a lot of freedom, compared to unmarried girls and wives.) But Criston? How does this work for him? His vows are still in place and he had been so heartbroken about having broken them the first time. I mean, yes, this is a very different situation and relationship. Heās older, heās already broken those vows once so itās likeā¦how much he got to lose there? He canāt go back ever to NOT being an oathbreaker. But I really would have wanted to see some more set up. We should have seen them fight their irresistible pull toward each other, until they finally broke.
I did love her putting the cloak back on him afterward. A nice little anti-parallel to how he takes it off during the sex scene with Rhaenyra.
There really, really was no need to have Helaena walk in on them having sex after B&C. There had to be better ways to establish that this was a regular thing for them now and that the whole āwe canāt do this againā is just Alicent/them being in denial. A way that didnāt take away from a moment that is/was supposed to be so horrific and impactful.
I do love the contrast of Alicent and Viserys always doing it missionary style and now with Criston sheās on top!
Blood & Cheese. Oh god. I have spent the last few days so angry about this. Iāve rebloged do many posts about this that Iām not sure I want to spend to much time on it. Itās just depressing at this point. But I will say a couple of things:
Helaenaās reaction does make sense to me. Iāve seen a lot of people, including TG people, saying that it was bad, and she should have been more frantic. But, frankly, she did seem pretty panicked and frantic to me. Itās just this Helaena does not emote/externalize much. At some point it seems like she almost dissociates from the situation. Itās understandable that she picks up her daughter and runs ā she canāt save her son but while the assassins are distracted, of course she takes the chance to try to save her daughter. Even the necklace thing kind of makes sense. In the books, she asks them to kill her in part because she canāt stand to make the awful choice between her two boys ā sheās rather die than choose. But here she hears them talk about her being a son; when they reject her necklace they also repeat how āthatās not a son.ā Only a son will do, so offering her life is pointless, but trying to outbid the person who hired them might not be.
Ā The people (TB, lbr) shrieking about how this was Alicent and Cristonās fault are just willfully dense. If Alicent wasnāt having sex, she might have been sleeping or reading in her room or preying. There is literally nothing that implies that she would have been with Helaena if she wasnāt having sex, ffs. Also, Criston is not the only fucking kingsguard or guard. Wtf were there like no other guards idk. Thatās just a plot hole/devise that looks ridiculous. But nonetheless, he 1) isnāt on duty 24/7, thatās unrealistic, and 2) is Alicentās sworn shield, so he wouldnāt have been guarding Helaena or the kids anyway.
This is where we see that cutting Maelor was a BAD IDEA. Itās going to potentially create even more problems down the line. Who would have thought that cutting characters left and right might be an issue? /s It really diminishes the horror of Helaenās situation and sets up this kind of unrealistic replacement choice which makes no sense because likeā¦why would they even need her to tell them which one is the boy? Itās not that hard to feel the kids up and see which one has the right genitals, yk? Iāve seen people try to do some interesting analysis for how this scene is Thematically Relevant but nah. Thatās just cope the way I used to cope with things in GoT that went wrong in the last seasons by doing metal gymnastics to try to spin them in a more palatable way for me.
But even if they fucked up on the foresight and found themselves with a situation where they needed to play this without Maelorā¦They could have still tried harder. For example: framing it less from the assassinsā POV and more from Helenaās, having the scene be longer, maybe in these circumstances have her try to offer her life/emote more like in the book, have Alicent actually be present too, have the rape threat against Jaehaera, have Daemon actually order Jaeās murder or at fucking least have him say āa son for a sonā on screen because you KNOW the rabid part of this fanbase will act willfully blind and dumb to pretend heās not at fault. I really think itās that last one that makes me the most angry in the end, as the murder of a toddler is awful and horrific even without the Sophieās choice.
And to piggy-back off that last, itās the diminishing of the horror for TG and the whitewashing of TB as much as possible that gets to me the most, I think. They made this horrific, impactful event almost a par for the course (for the GoT/ASOIAF universe) sort of thing and with as little responsibility and plausible deniability given to TB as they could. The blatant bias (that they then have the audacity to pretend isnāt there) is infuriating.
In conclusion: there were plenty of nice things, but the disappointments really overshadowed them.
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