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"I'm not old!"
May 16th 1994 - Happy 29th Birthday, Kazuki!
#Buddy Daddies#Kazuki Kurusu#Kurusu Kazuki#buddydaddiesedit#BDedit#(too many eps to list sorry I'm tired)#Either way#Happy birthday you funky idiot!#I absolutely love Rei and the character development he went through is amazing!#But I'm definitely a Kazuki girl#He deserves more attention!#(I wanted to use Kazu's base colours for this set but it turned out differently than I imagined... : /)#KazukiWeek2023#I really want to do more for this week but I don't think I'll have the time#Nor gif inspiration for the prompts#But I'm hoping to see tons of Kazuki Content!!!#(How is he only like 3 weeks older than me? it's weird xD)
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G Witch 22 thoughts
Banger episode this week! I loved every single minute. My only gripe was that it felt far too short. A pox on these weekly waits. Future binge watchers don't know how good they have it
Very much enjoyed the doubling down on QZ's destructive power and complete supremacy. No matter how many weapons/ships you have it doesn't matter because Aerial can just override them. It's a good establisher of stakes.
Mio burrito spotted. She is looking so rough here. Completely unsurprising she won't acknowledge Guel though. He had no sway on her even on her best days. Sorry, my guy. You lack Suletta's magic touch. Only she can play the Mio whisperer now
DEMI BARDING!! Big fan of that chonky suit after Asticassia ep so glad it's getting more use. I don't even care that I'm being manipulated into buying another kit. Secilia is a real one, glad she sat her butt down so the world didn't implode
This was a nice moment and gave Suletta closure on 4lan. He was someone she cared for, no matter how brief. That revelation about her list being Prospera's idea was a bit of a shocker tbh. I just thought she constructed it from the media she watched/read. The truth is way worse lmao. I guess it was meant to acclimate her to the school and therefore the dueling games for Aerial? Little did Prospera know that Suletta's dork charm would snare the heart of Delling's daughter immediately.
This was sudden but a joy to watch. I suppose Guel was tired of being Mio's ineffective secretary lol. But in all seriousness, this was sweet of him to arrange a duel so the lovebirds could be reunited. You've become a solid bro, Guel. Hope nothing dire happens to you.
Btw, I fully expect some fanfic authors to leap on a fencing au now. Pretty please?
This entire scene was so Utena I couldn't believe it. Well, actually the entire episode was littered with Utena but still. The baring of their mistakes. The acceptance of their faults. GOD this was so amazing.
I love how far Suletta has come in her development. Such an excellent change of mindset from viewing her time at Asticassia as a mistake to fully believing meeting Miorine was a blessing. She's so confident in her feelings
THEY'RE SOMEDAY TOGETHERINGGGG I see you Okouchi, giving us rabid Utena fans the good shit. This show is such a great homage in so many ways but this episode takes the cake! (Bit concerned that Suletta didn't verbally promise anything, just smiled fondly. Perhaps wistfully?)
This gave me such an unpleasant jumpscare though. The deliberate framing with Mio's bare legs followed by catastrophic bedhead freaked me out. I could have done without the Anthy reminder, thank you. Made such a sweet moment feel a bit horrific. I envy those who are oblivious to what I'm talking about
But this was so very sweet. I was getting misty-eyed. These babies have been through so much yet the truest thing is their love for each other. Their relationship remains the emotional core. Side note: Mio why are you the size of a housecat? Just how small was Notrette even
I'm glad I was correct in my read that Earth House doesn't truly blame Mio for Earth, only her staunch refusal to seek help. This was a nice little moment as was her brief words to Delling. Sleeping beauty certainly took his sweet time. I do wonder what he makes of this chaos?
Guel's reservation about Suletta heading to QZ is understandable but as she says, it's her choice. And Mio won't let anyone else decide Suletta's fate as she did before. Her quick death glare at Guel was so funny. Mans can only slap himself into complaince. Even when not engaged to Mio, he still obeys like a loyal sidekick lmao
Didn't expect this quick Shaddiq convo. I like how he recognizes instantly that Mio is better because of Suletta. It's very in character for him to accept Suletta's importance in Mio's life without resentment. I am wondering at the deal Mio makes with him. What could he possibly do for her? Perhaps it's Earth-related
At first I thought this was the sweetest thing. I still think it's sweet, but I also find the phrasing incredibly... weird. Not 'I'll always love you?' 'Always be with you'? Instead 'I will always be attached to you'. Could be nothing but it still sounds vaguely ominous. And it's coded in the genetic sequence of her tomatoes all things. The hell were you doing Notrette? Nice nod to mythology here though. Anesidora is an epithet for Demeter, an agricultural goddess, and Pandora. And like Pandora, Notrette unwittingly released evil in the form of QZ and possibly collaborated with Prospera to upload Ericht's biometric signature.
Aww farmer wives on Earth please! Still don't like Suletta only smiles when Mio declares anything future related. I get the rudest feeling she's not making hard promises because she's too aware of the peril. They look so happy here, so imma ignore the danger signs and just bask in their affection.
Mio forcing aside her own fear to support Suletta was so good. She was so relieved when Suletta broke Permet 5 alive, bursting into tears afterward. It was rough for me to hear Suletta gasping in pain, so I can't imagine how Mio must've felt. I don't ever want to see people claim she doesn't love Suletta ever again
I have thoughts on Calibarn's design (Utena spoilers) and place in the plot, but for this review I'll just say it looks neat. I wish it was a bit more unique, but it makes sense they need it to resemble its sibling plus its obvious Vanadis roots. That boom broomstick is super cool though!
I enjoyed Prospera's muted reaction here. She's surprised by Calibarn but not intimidated or angry. I'm sure she has complete faith in Eri's ability to handle this hurdle and her daughter's commitment to the plan. She must know Eri loves Suletta, but assumes it ultimately won't change a thing. For now, at least.
You know, I expected Lauda to lose it but I didn't expect him to be this stupid lol. You can't even use the damn GUND format idiot, you really think you'll beat your brother? I can't believe I gave him even the slightest bit of credit. Easily the worst character in the show. I hope Guel crushes him (and he doesn't get Guel killed in the process)
Petra deserves better 2023!
Ah and Eri peeks her GUND ghost form out to say hello before clashing with Suletta. This is an incredible shot, love the visuals as always. If it goes full Utena as I suspect, we'll see Eri break/override Calibarn. The name of a holy sword bashing at the Gwitch Rose Gate doesn't bode well. What that means for Suletta is anyone's guess, but I have faith she'll live. I fully expect her to get assistance of some kind. After all, the show has been telling us all along that working together is far better than struggling alone!
#BLESSED DAY#THE GIRLS ARE BACK#g witch#g witch spoilers#suletta mercury#miorine rembran#gundam witch from mercury#sulemio#guel jeturk#lauda neill#earth house#calibarn#g witch episode 22
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Ok......So, the new HB episode is out, how unexpected for me. I apologize to my fellow readers for not reviewing the previous episode, but I was so tired and busy, having to deal with a lot of work. The cat must have got my tongue when I saw the dildo scene, I'm sorry. And what can I say......Actually, this episode is the best one in the 2 season at this moment. I mean, at least it wasn't that cringe and plot ruining as the other ones. ‼️TW‼️: Abuse, **cest
The animation looks pretty good in action scenes(and not so good in other, especially when some characters speak). The backgrounds look good, and I somewhat like the fact that the Sloth Ring is pink. Looks so sweet, bubblegum and cotton candy-like. But the floating pieces of ground are very cliche for a fantasy world. Also I think there were too many sound effects, when sometimes it feels like there's a lack of them. In principle, everything is as always. Stolas is a damsel in distress again, Moxxie and Millie are boring, Stella is evil(and extremely stupid for some reason), Blitzo is loud and annoying and spits cuss words every second because the authors think it's funny. Also Loona just...... didn't speak in this ep at all. No words. Don't know if it's good or not. The plotline of her going to doctor and being afraid of shots is pretty boring, tbh. I still have no idea why hellhounds are treated like some pets in this universe when they're competent and sensible beings. Also, I don't know if anyone told that or this is just me, but I absolutely hate the idea of putting fucking westerns in "Hell". I know Vivzie isn't so original and her universe is super bland and uninteresting, but shit, westerns just don't stick in the setting of Hell at all, it's not that vibe and it looks ridiculous. And that's not because I don't like westerns. Striker's song felt absolutely redundant, and Striker himself seems....unnatural? Seems like Vivzie made him that masculine bigot guy who's bigheaded and is obsessed with having a huge cock(because dicks are funny according to the writers). They have finally showed Andrealphus, Stella's brother, and there's nothing interesting about him to say. I'm just glad they didn't make him a stereotypical gay. Knowing Vivzie's "rep" and how feminine he looks, it would be predictable. As I've said before, he looks like a shameless Elsa ripoff, as his blue ice castle(covered with red fucking sky, god, these palette choices burn out my eyes). I've heard some controversial and suspicious stuff considering him and Stella(more precisely, someone says that originally they were going to have **cestuous relationship). Not sure if it's true, and I do hope that Vivzie won't go so far in making Stella an unredeemable villain.
I didn't see anything "weird" or vulgar in their conversation, it felt like puerility. I like to imagine that their relationship is like a niminy-piminy brother always cheering up and complimenting his little sis because he can. I've seen some cartoons with a similar character dynamic and a certain part of their fandoms found indecent connotation in this, and that's their problems in their depravity. And yeah, I know that my thoughts aren't true and they obviously have a manipulative relationship. Andre straight up insulted Stella and manipulated her, btw. If Viv really wanna do them having **cest – fine, another reason to quit watching this show. But something tells me that she won't dare to lose a bunch of fans and be yet again cancelled in social networks.
Summing up, this episode was pretty good by the standards of the season and bad by the standards of..... something qualitative I guess? Viv still hasn't learned how to separate drama from comedy, which makes it difficult, no, impossible to feel Stolas' sad shit. This character is one of my personal winners in the list of the most repulsive and annoying creatures and him always being sex-crazed about Blitzo pisses me off. How the hell are we supposed to take him seriously if all he wants is a dick? The rest of the time he whines about how unhappy he is and pretends to care about his daughter. Season 2 continues to look like terrible Wattpad fanfiction and it discourages from watching this series. It's not even fun to hate or criticize it anymore, it's just...... Ehh.
#anti vivziepop#spindlehorse critical#vivziepop critical#anti helluva boss#helluva boss critical#helluva boss criticism#helluva boss critique#helluva boss salt
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What is your favorite AFI song!
Oh gosh, it's so hard to choose! I can maybe try my best to narrow it down by my favorite on each album & some EP's...at the moment... 😅
ATASF: I'll go with Brownie Bottom Sundae! Although I did listen to Ny-Quil quite a lot bc I was a dork and would play the song every time I got sick and took Ny-Quil, lol.
VPOY: File 13, for being a catchy & relatable song. "My muscles stiffen through the day, discomfort never goes away. Why don't you throw me away? I feel like a garbage can"
SYMAOYE: This album kinda blends together in my mind, but I do quite like The New Patron Saints & Angels.
AFI E.P.: Their cover of The Hanging Garden is amazing & is the reason I sought out The Cure's Pornography album (and I probably owe a lot to AFI for how much Cure I listened to in high school and beyond).
BSITS: Malleus Maleficarum. I tell this story a lot, but the morning of the 2017 Blood tour show I was attending, I was quietly hoping to myself I'd get to see the song, despite knowing they hadn't played it in many years. When Adam started hitting those cymbals, I was in disbelief. When Jade's guitar rung out, I started crying. It was fucking magic.
AH E.P.: Totalimmortal, one of the best songs ever crafted honestly.
AOD: Ohhhh this one is hard, but I'm going to go with Ever and a Day...and Morningstar...Sorry, picking is hard!!!
STS: Can I just claim the entire album + b-sides? No? Well, Miseria Cantare is too iconic to not pick. I didn't get to attend STS20, but I watched it from a livestream and it was incredible hearing everyone chant along.
DU: I'm gonna go with a b-side here and pick "On the Arrow". That song grabbed me when I heard it as a 14-year old & it was breathtaking getting to see them perform it on the CL tour.
CL: Hmm, I think I'm gonna go with Torch Song. Not a standard "opener" for them but a beautiful song nonetheless. When the chorus kicks in with that choir of "ANYTHIIIING!"? Magnificent.
Burials: The Face Beneath the Waves (this one still remains on my bucket list of songs I must experience live before I die)
Blood: Feed From the Floor, absolutely. Saw it live last year and got to cross that one off my bucket list. Such a gorgeous song I will never tire of listening to.
MM E.P.: TRASH BAT! Who would have guessed?
Bodies: I'm gonna have to call it a tie between Dulcería and Begging for Trouble. I really do adore the entire Bodies album though, it's one of those special albums that came to me at a time in my life when I needed it most.
#thanks for the question!#maybe I went a lil overboard on my answer but that's what you get when you talk AFI with a trash bat lol#please share your faves in the comments if you'd like!#AFI
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A/n: was watching Gilmore Girls a year in the life, the last ep, when I got this interesting idea
Summary: (if you haven't seen Gilmore Girls, a year in the life. Then let me explain) you, Matt, Nick, and Chris go on a trip to Argentina. You guys get up to many things, like going to the best restaurants and having to dress up, when you guys end up dancing, doing the tango.
Pairing: Matt x fem-reader !
Warnings: none :) well warning its very adorable so get ready for cuteness overload.
Be prepared because this will be quite long :,)
Care to dance?
3:00... in the morning. I was exhausted, but I knew I had to get up. Me, Matt, Nick, and Chris are going to Argentina for a week, and let me tell you. I was beyond excited. "Is everyone up?" Nick yells from the kitchen. I sigh, as Matt gets his stuff ready. He looks at me. "We can sleep on the plane" he says, coming over to kiss the top of my head. "Why is it so early though" I whine, flopping back on the bed. "Because, it was the only good flight.. apparently" Matt says with an eye roll. I huff as I get up and get ready. We decided that this trip wasn't going to go on YouTube. We wanted to have a nice, relaxing vacation away from social media. "You two ready?" Nick asks me and Matt. I nod, still half asleep. Chris then comes along, slouching with a yawn. "Nick whyd you book it so early" Chris says not amused by this time of the hour. "Because it's going to be a long plane ride and it's good to get up early" Nick explains as he puts stuff into the car. "Says who?" Chris says. I get in the front with Matt, because he's the only one who can drive us.
We finally arrived at the airport getting ready to get on the plane. Me and Matt were seated with eachother with another guy. While Nick and Chris were a couple seats down from us, together. I start to fall asleep exhausted from getting up really early. I suddenly feel a head on me, knowing it was Matt I sigh in content. A little while later, Matt taps me making my look up at him. He hands me an airpod with a small smile. I take it and return the smile back at him. We shuffle the Playlist and just listen to some music, drifting off into a peaceful sleep.
It was nearing to the end of the plane ride. We land suddenly. "I'm still so tired" Matt says huffing. "Me too don't worry. We can have the longest sleep when we get to the hotel" I say starting to get up. We go get the bags and meet with Nick and Chris. "You two look terrible" Nick says. Matt glares at him. "Ok, ok sorry" Nick says holding up his hands in defense. "Are we going to the hotel now?" Chris asks. "We will. We'll go drop our stuff off then I have a list that we can do for today" Chris whines as Nick finishes his sentence. "Dont be a baby" Nick says. "Why can't we go back to the hotel and chill for a bit?" Chris argues. "Because thats not what we will be doing this whole trip. We are going to get out and have some fun" Nick says as we put our stuff into the cab. Nick gets into the passengers seat as me, Matt and Chris sit in the back. After a long ride we finally make it to the hotel. "Hi there, I booked in the other day" Nick says to the lady. "Name?" She says typing the keys on the computer. "Sturniolo" he sorts with the receptionist. Me, Matt and Chris just sit down and wait. "I'm so beyond tired" Chris yawns. "We all are" I state, resting my head on Matt's shoulder, resting my eyes, but not fully sleeping. Nick then comes back over with the key. "Right come on, we have alot to do today" he says grabbing a few of the bags. We get into the elevator, and go to our room. I flop onto the bed with a exhale. "No no, don't get too comfortable" Nick says, going to put his stuff away. "Well then what's the 'big' plan for today?" Chris asks, following Nick's actions. "Well I have a reservation at this lovely restaurant tonight, and I wanted to... Now before you say anything.. I wanted to dress up, because you can!" "Nick" Chris says stopping and looking at him. "What? It'll be fun! Plus we aren't just sitting around in this hotel all day everyday" I look at Matt. "That sounds kinda fun!" I say then looking at Nick. "Thank you y/n" Nick says with a smile, shortly looking to and from Chris and Matt. "I mean, I'm not too bothered, yeah why not" Matt says. "You got to be kidding me" Chris whines. "Come on you big baby, I promise you'll get a nap in" Nick says. "Youre annoying" Chris says falling on his and Nick's bed. "Oh you're going to be a joy to sleep with" Nick says sarcastically. "Guys lets stop fighting and get on with the day, it's already 1 in the afternoon" Matt states. I get up and get my stuff sorted while they keep talking. Nick has always got an agenda so I wouldn't doubt we would be all set. "What kind of stuff will we be wearing?" I ask. "Its a surprise!" Nick says with a bright smile, obviously excited. "But we are going to obviously know when we all get to the shops" Chris says. "I mean a surprise until then you dumbie" Nick retorts. "Ok well I'm ready to go" Matt says. "Yes yes, ok get everything you need" Nick says, getting the hotel room key and going to the door. I follow suit, as do the others.
We end up going to this big mall, it was quite crowded actually, must be popular. Nick leads us into a clothing shop that I had never seen before. It was full of Tango dresses, suits and outfits. "Omg we are going to go tango dancing!??" I ask Nick excited. "Yes!!" He says matching my energy. Chris huffs. "Someone's grumpy" Matt laughs. "You can't honestly tell me you want to do this, wear this?!" Chris says picking up a peice of fabric, on one of the dresses. "Chrisy, we aren't wearing dresses" Matt mocks, placing a hand on his shoulder. Chris shoves his hand off. "I can't believe I'm doing this" "will you stop moaning about it, it's all I'm hearing. We won't be there forever Chris" Nick snaps. "Fine" he says. "Look I wanted to do something nice, and fun for us all to enjoy. If you really don't want to then you can stay back at the hotel while we all go out" he says turning back around to look for an outfit. Matt gives Chris a look, coming over to me and Nick.
We get our outfits. My dress was red, very flowing and puffy. I loved it tho, it had gold stitches and little gold details. The triplets had suits, Matt matched me, because I insisted. And the other two had different ones. We eventually go back to the hotel, after doing a bit more shopping. Chris flops on the bed, face first. "That felt like forever" he says. "Yes well I'm going to let you have a nap, so you aren't as cranky" Nick says getting the outfits ready. I sit on me and Matt's bed and go on my phone. Chris gets under the covers, ready to have a small sleep. I laugh slightly at him. Matt comes and joins me on the bed, also going on his phones. "Oh and tonight we are leaving our phones here" Nick says. "WHAT" Chris says sitting up looking at him. "Dont start with me cranky pants" he then says warning Chris. "I think thats actually a good idea" Matt says. "Matt!!!?" "Yes Chris" Chris stares at Matt then Nick. "Like I said before you could always stay here" Nick shrugs. He huffs and lays back down again. "Get some rest maybe that'll sort your attitude" Nick says. "I hate you" Chris says through the pillow. Me and Matt start to laugh at Nick and Chris' little banter.
I hear all the loud music from inside this restaurant/bar. It sounded so enjoyable and chaotic. We all had our outfits on. I was a little too excited, I had never done this before so it was enduring for me. We enter to a bunch of people. Some were sitting eating, some were up dancing and having a blast. "Hello there" the lady at the front, greets us. "Hi, reservation for Nick" Nick says with a smile, looking around the place. "Right this way" the lady says, taking us over to a booth. We sit down and look at the menu. "Whats a bet they don't have any good food on here" Chris says about to open it. "You better not be like this the whole night Chris, or I will call a cab to take you back to the hotel" "atleast I don't look too crazy" Chris says. "There you go, no need to be a party pooper" Nick says smiling at Chris. I look at it all, drinks, food, everything. We get started on drinks though. I watch amazed, at the Tango dancers in the middle of the room. I watch their movements carefully, seeing as I've never learnt I had to watch to see what I needed to do. I watch as the man holds the woman's waist. I love the art of Tango and how they move as one. It was ethical to watch. The way they connect, the eyecontact. It was amazing. Considering it was loud Matt had to go close to my ear to say something. "Why don't we order the food and then go out and do that for a bit" he says. I look at him with a wide smile. "Ok!" I say looking back to the dancers, as Matt rests an arm ontop the booth behind my head, that we were in. The lady comes to take our orders. I was so thrilled to go out there and try to Tango. Matt taps me signaling that he's ready. I get up out of the booth and fix my dress. Matt holds out his hand for me to grab. I take it as we go out with all the rest. Chris and Nick sit at the booth watching us. Without me and Matt knowing, Chris gets his phone out and starts recording us. "I thought I told you to leave that at the hotel" Nick says staring at him. "Oh well" Chris retorts, still filming us. "Give it" Nick says grabbing it. "Hey!" "No I will keep the video but I'm holding onto it until we get back to the hotel" Nick says, putting it in his pocket. "Can we add it to the group acc, photo dump?" Chris asks Nick. "Sure I don't see why not" he lets out a breath. Me and Matt keep dancing. He kept eyecontact with me like all the others. It's safe to say, I love the Tango. This was going to be a fun night. As he dips me, the lady with our food comes and puts it on our table. We look at eachother and go to sit down with Chris and Nick. "Had fun?" Nick asks looking at both of us, but mostly at me. Probably because I was smiling like an idiot. "This place is so much fun" I say looking around, then back at Nick. "I'm so thrilled you are enjoying it y/n" he says digging into his food. I nod and do the same. "How bout you Matt?" Chris asks, eating aswell. "I'm enjoying myself too" he says, looking at me smiling. I return the bright smile, and continue to eat.
It was maybe like an hour later. We were all laughing and having such a good time. No phones, Chris was actually enjoying himself which was nice to see. I was so full. "Lets go dance!!" Nick says. I smile at how excited he was getting. "I'm going to chill here" I say laying back tired. "Matt or Chris? come on" Nick whines. "I'll go out there with you" Matt says, starting to get up. They go off and start to get down to the music. Me and Chris sit there. "Yo, I took a video of you and Matt before, when you guys where dancing" Chris says getting out his phone. "You what?" I say laughing slightly. "Look" he says giving me his phone. "Wait hold on, the rule was no phone" I say looking at him. "I didn't listen" he says with a goofy smile. I shake my head while laughing still. I watch the video of us dancing and smiling at eachother. It made me feel so warm and fuzzy. This was going to be a fun trip. "That was sweet" I say shooting Chris a small smile, handing his phone back. "You think we could post it on the group account, for the photo dump!?" I look at him. "I dont see why not! Ask Matt too tho" I say smiling. "Oh yeah no I would" he says looking at Nick and Matt having fun out there. "Dont you feel ridiculous?" He says, turning to face me. "No? Why would I? This is alot of fun" I say. "That dress looks annoying" he says. "Its actually not that bad, it's huge but it's fine" I say with a laugh. I look to my right and notice the waitor about to come over. He did that quite often actually. "Everything alright here" he says with a smile. Chris nods. "Yep!" I say smiling back. I watch him walk away, I then notice the waitor look over at Nick. I tilt my head finally clicking. Awe my heart. "What?" Chris says, looking at me. "Did you ever wonder why the waitor kept coming over here?" I say, looking over at Chris with a smile. "Oh no, I have noticed that tho" he says. "I think he likes Nick" I say smiling brighter looking over at Nicks bright smiling face. "Wait actually?" Chris says getting excited for his brother. "I'd say so yeah" I say looking at both Nick and Matt. They then shortly come over. Nick sits next to me as Matt sits next to Chris. Nick puts an arm around my shoulder and sighs contently. I smile at how happy he was. I then whisper in Nicks ear, excited to tell him. And see his reaction. "I think our waitor has taken a fancy to you" I say, pulling back to see his features. He looks at me and then smiles. "You think?" He asks. "I have a pretty big hunch" I say. "He keeps coming over here, and when he walked away I noticed him looking at you and smiling" I say. Nick looks over to our waitor, they catch eachothers eyes and smile at eachother. Nick turns back around red in the face, smiling.
It was now 8:00 pm. We were just about to get up and leave when the waitor comes over one last time. "I hope everything went well over here" he says politely. We all nod. "It was amazing, thank you" Nick says, smiling. The waitor then gets the last of the plates and secretly slides a piece of paper on the table. He looks at Nick and smiles. Walking off to go to another table. I look at Nick and go all fangirly. "Nick oh my gosh!!" I say excited for him. "Do I call him?" He asks me. "I'd say Maybe later on yes!!" I say. He looks at me and smiles. We all get up and start to walk out
It was now 10. We were sitting in the hotel just chilling out, watching TV. Safe to say, one of the most enjoyable days of my life. Being with my favorite humans, trying something out my comfort zone. It really was amazing. And I can not wait for what tomorrow brings.
A/n: this has been sitting in my drafts forever. Don't fret I won't let you guys wait any longer here it is! :) let me know what you think
#matt sturniolo#matt sturniolo x reader#chris sturniolo#nick sturniolo#matthew sturniolo#christopher sturniolo#nicolas sturniolo
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Drink mixing with the tracks - Pt 2
Emilia Clarke x Male Reader
Request - And a sequel to drink mixing with the tracks Emilia Clarke imagine where it’s the final season of GOT and Emilia is pregnant please
You just arrived home from being on tour. You have been away for a while and you are happy to be home. You look for Emilia and you find her crying in the bedroom.
”Emilia, what's wrong?”
You asked and sat next to her on the bed, you grabbed her hands. You wiped her was away
”Y/N, so happy you are home,” Emilia said.
She kissed you and hugged you.
”Babe, what happened,” You said.
”The show will end, I'm sad about that. But I knew eventually it was going to end, I'm ready to start new projects. How was the tour?” Emilia said.
She smiled.
” I can't believe the show will end. So you tell me what happens Dany? The tour was fine at first but we need a new drummer and bass guitar player, bastards ditched us in the middle of the tour” You said.
”Sorry about that, Love. Y/N there's something I want to tell you, but I didn't want to you over the phone” Emilia said.
”What is it?” You asked.
”Follow me, love” Emilia said.
You followed Emilia to the kitchen. Emilia loves to bake, she showed you, baby boy and girl cookies in different styles. You grabbed a cookie and ate it.
”Y/N, I'm pregnant” Emilia yelled with joy.
You start to choke on the cookie and she starts to pat your back. She gave you milk to drink and you're breathing hard.
”You are having a baby!?!?!?!?!” You yelled in shock.
”Yes!!” Emilia yelled back.
You hugged Emilia and she kissed you hard.
”We are going to have a baby,” You said softly.
”Yeah, we are going to have a baby,” Emilia said and smiled.
Your family and her family now know she is pregnant, everyone is happy about it.
✬ ✯ ✫ ✯
You couldn't sleep because you are feeling extremely happy that Emilia is pregnant. She is still sleeping and you quietly get out of bed. You walked to the basement to your music room. You grabbed the guitar and started to play. You take out your notebook and you started to lyrics, you start to sing but not too loud.
Emilia woke up and she noticed you're not in bed.
”Y/N?” Emilia said.
She can hear you singing, she gets out of bed and goes towards the basement. She watched you sing and you noticed her.
”Hope I didn't wake you up?” You said.
”Kinda but I'm not mad. Working on a song?” Emilia said.
”Yeah, but I'm kinda stuck. Remember before we made it, we would write songs in your cramped bedroom” You said.
She smiled and she starts to remember.
”Good times, Y/N. But I don't miss hiding from the landlord because we missed rent many times” Emilia said.
You and nod.
”Want to write a song with me?” You asked.
”Yes,” Emilia said.
She sits next to you and you show her what you have been working.
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The past few weeks, Emilia has been having strange cravings. You get up in the middle of the night, to get what she wants. Her stomach is getting a little bit, sometimes you would talk to the baby with Emilia.
Today, you and Emilia go shopping got baby furniture. Anything is cute, you and Emilia would get it.
After a while shopping, you and Emilia go to a small restaurant to eat and rest. You and Emilia start to make a list of baby names.
Later, at home, you and Emilia start to work on the songs again. You and Emilia agreed to do an ep together, all night you and Emilia started to record the songs.
✬ ✯ ✫ ✯
Emilia’s stomach has been getting a little bigger. Her emotions go up and down, you and Emilia do argue but those are small arguments. You do wake up in the middle of the night when she has cravings, latest she wanted tacos and peanut butter. You and Emilia did release the ep album.
”Y/N, look we are getting good reviews on the album,” Emilia said, using her phone.
You are on the couch and she lies her head on your chest. So far the reviews are good, Emilia can't stop smiling.
”I had fun making the album with you,” You said.
She smiled and kissed your cheek.
”Me too, Y/N,” Emilia said.
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You went to surprise Emilia at work. She has been crying all day, it's her last day on set, she hugged everyone then you hugged her.
”How are you feeling?” You asked.
”I have been crying all day. I told them I'm pregnant and they are happy for us” Emilia said.
You wipe her tears away and you kissed her forehead. You stayed on set for a little while and talked to her co-workers. Later, you and Emilia went out to celebrate with everyone.
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Emilia gave birth to a baby girl. You and Emilia are sleeping at 3:25 AM, your daughter starts to cry. You wake up and Emilia also starts to wake up.
”Go back to sleep, I will check on her” You yawned.
”Okay, Y/N,” Emilia said.
You yawned again, you get out of bed and went towards the baby room. You turned on the light and she is still crying, you picked her up and gently rub her back.
”You must be hungry,” You said.
She stopped crying and you go to the kitchen, to make a bottle. You start to feed her and you smiled at her.
”You definitely have her eyes,” You said to your daughter.
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Emilia has always been close with Jason Momoa even when he wasn't on the show. He came by to visit you and Emilia, he even got bags of baby gifts. She lets, Jason hold her daughter and he tries to make her smile. He couldn't stay long he gave a big hug to you and Emilia, she was very happy to see him.
”How did you sleep?” Emilia asked.
”I slept a little bit. She cried again but I had to change her diaper then she slept all night. How are you feeling?” You said.
”Tired. I was happy to see him, I have missed him. Would you cook for me?” Emilia said.
You kissed her cheek.
”Of course, just tell me what you want,” You said.
Emilia is holding the baby and she told you what she wants to eat. Later, during the day you and Emilia started to decorate the Christmas tree. She always enjoys decorating the tree and the house for Christmas.
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You and Emilia go to the Game of Thrones cast party, which the company is having. You and Emilia pose for the cameras and she answered a few questions. Emilia is happy to see everyone at the party
”Having fun?” Emilia said.
You nod.
”The food isn't bad plus it's a free bar. What about you? I know you have been feeling insecure” You said.
You hold her hand.
”You helping me, it means a lot to me. Y/N, I got the role for Last Christmas” Emilia said.
You and Emilia smiled and kissed each other.
”I’m so happy for you!” You said and kissed her again.
”Y/N, thank you for encouraging me to take the role when I thought to navigate of myself,” Emilia said.
”You are just an amazing person, babe,” You said.
”Let’s dance,” Emilia said.
”Okay, babe,” You said.
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that answer made my entire week thank you ❤ and absolutely not creepy. not creepy at all. you're not shallow or incoherent, you're human, and very handsome and I'm incredibly flattered. i like your vibes too. but in your first response to me you deadass told me that we should test mattresses together so I know you have some good flirting skills in there somewhere. guess you just have to keep trying. cuz, u know, practice makes perfect <3
either way glad to know that my strategy of being as blunt as possible and unashamedly sappy is paying off.
and thanks! im thinking of dying it bright neon pink next. but im sure my blue hair is no match for whatever blue hair/wig you were rocking for your infamous mlp rainbow dash cosplay.
yeah you're not sapio-sexual, you're freedom sexual right? hard-on for freedom or something. idk. your words not mine. and maybe it's the fact that we're both just struggling college students and you give off the tired academic vibe, but i do think you're smart too, and it's incredibly attractive.
I probably would like your music taste but outside of a handful I've never heard of half the bands you listen to. guess you have to give me some reccommendations?
I've started listening to still woozy cuz it's your username and also of like half the lesbians I've seen on Her, (off-topic but im not using that right now btw. im single so this isn't some weird internet flirting on the side thing or anything (gotta say tho flirting thru the tumblr ask box is a first for me)) it's their most listened to band so figured I'd give it a try. rn my fav songs of theirs are kenny and get down.
favorite song would have to be everybody talks by neon trees. nothing tops it. not sure i have a favorite album but a few that I've listened to recently that were no skip albums were hozier's wasteland baby ep(best songs of his: be, wasteland baby, in the woods somewhere, work song, and arsonist's lullaby), petals for armor by hayley williams(best songs: simmer, cinnamon, and dead horse), and public void by Penelope scott(best songs: sweet hibiscus tea, cigarette ahegao, and moonsickness). or really any song by Penelope scott. sorry teach, i missed the deadline, but i think this many songs makes up for it.
also you like emo folk right? check out the crane wives. they don't make my top 3 albums but they're still amazing. tounges and teeth, curses, and the hand that feeds are my favorites of theirs.
btw i wanna make sure im not misunderstanding ur 2nd-to-last paragraph. i'm not a chick but not a guy either. enby all the way. i tend to mix between masc and feminine and am ok with any pronouns, but im not a fan of being called gendered terms (i.e. woman, man, girlfriend, boyfriend, you get the idea). Considering who know who i kin and the entirety of the response before it, I'm assuming that second-to-last paragraph is a green light, but wanted to double check you knew that since i know you tend to lean toward guys. if i misread that and you were just trying to tell me im your type then 1) opps sorry but still good to know info and 2) you're mine too ;)
yea not sure where my first response came from ig I'm more withdrawn now because I know who you are? I'M TRYING. Kinda. We'll see. But you're replied consoled me - it's halloween season - let's head back to my coffin, cross that mattress of list, this is getting personal.
yes yes freedom-sexual, but you can't insult me for that because you are too, it's a package deal, comes with the 'kin. Lmao though I've never used Her but that sounds about right I'm matching usernames w/ a bunch of lesbians preparing for cuffing season, they all have the right idea with that cottage core aesthetic. I still like Still Woozy, wouldn't say he's my favorite artist but I'll keep the username because it feels fitting. But let's make Window our song ;) I like Kenny too but I can't about thinking of... The infamous aot Kenny when I see the title - even if the song is not relevant to him at all - I'm just imagining
On the topic of cuffing season... some long distance cuff is needed :,,( you're strategy for sure is paying off and I'm becoming unable to compete - but damnit I'm TRYING. A for effort? maybe give me a C for execution.
I mean this IS objectively weird flirting - via being through anon ask on a public blog but I'm a-okay with it. and yea my relationship status is single too - I know I mentioned I almost had a gf a few weeks ago but as you know life changed a lot for me recently so that's off. I'm just focusing on myself (and you ;)) right now.
Everybody talks is such a good song. That era of pop alt 2010-2012ish is unbeatable. no shame in still listening to grouplove, mgmt, neon trees, etc. It was just a good era. listening to Kids and Electric feel for the first time was a religious experience. I don't listen to Hozier much anymore but - DAMN that man is talented I saw him in concert and it exceeded expectations. I've never gotten around to listening to a fully album of hayley williams solo stuff but paramore will always hold a place in my heart. I really like the few penelope scott songs I've heard so that's on my list too... Checked out Crane Wives and their music is soft... gentle? Good. something I'd listen to in a nostalgic but melancholic mood if that makes sense.
and NO YEAH I'M SORRY ABOUT THE LAST PARAGRAPH was really just referencing one of your kins and what was posted in my tumblr bio at one point (think it's changed?) apologizes if I used gendered terms, I know you're nb and ofc respect that. Are you sure you're chill with any pronouns? I'll use they/them but if you're in the mood for something more masc or fem just let me know. YEAH I'm not sure if I was clear but yes - from what I know of you - you're my "type". And honestly at this point idk who I lean towards so I'm probably bi but labels are meh, though ig lean towards "guys" and gender nonconforming people, but that's a long story and probably partly based in trauma (the men part - queer people are just preferable because they're objectively cooler and better people). But honestly that doesn't mean much, my last long term partner was a cis girl and I liked her more than basically anyone else I've ever been with. So tldr; it was a bad "joke" and reference to who you kin but feel free to call me out on any bullshit.
uhhh music wise for me I always say my favorite bands are Wilco and The Shins but I'm also into new wave male manipulator music I don't get tired The Shins, The The, Joy Division, The Cure, Radiohead and Interpol (those two not new wave but manipulator-core), etc. But lately my mood is mostly... PUP, Jeff Rosenstock, AJJ, Joyce Manor, Sylvia Plath, Defiance Ohio, Days N Daze, Pat The Bunny, The Mountain Goats, Hotelier.... uhhh yeah just listening a bunch of shit and I can't tell you my favorite songs because while I remember bands my mind is blank on song names. Saw Beach Bunny live the other day. will plug my BFF Ruben Jai on my music list too.
Nah but sincerely thank you for being blunt with that last part making you uncomfortable with gendered terms. I just had a "gay minus Historia and fem-eren" thing going on for a while and yeahhhhhhhh you came along and... felt relevant.
LASTLY NO DON'T BRING UP RAINBOW DASH talking about my brony phase is like... 5th base material lmao
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My thoughts on Grammys, BTS, and the Academy's supposed 'diversity'.
Can't do 'Keep Reading' on mobile guys so if you don't care about it keep on scrolling.
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The only BTS music I thought might have a slim chance for a nomination was "Boy With Luv (ft. Halsey)" as a pop duo collaboration. That was it. Anything more than that was just wishful thinking.
The Academy (both Grammy and Oscar's) talk about diversity when controversy comes up, they give some Black artists and actors awards, they look like try-hards, and then the next year they repeat history. Each year more men continue to be nominated than women, even in years that women dominated the industry. Each year artists who push boundaries continue to be overlooked or less favored than more traditional artists. Each year recognition continues to be bulk awarded to the most basic artists with the most basic styles with the most basic music, often times the same (mostly white) artists each year. No one get me started on always having to award artists like Taylor Swift or Ed Sheeran or Adele each year they make music, despite whether or not what they put out is actually good, original, or better than what they did the year before. I'm not singling them out, but I think they illustrate my point. I will make one exception for Adele because she is a phenomenal singer, although I did not personally believe 25 deserved to sweep; I've been told by fans that Ed Sheeran is a good performer, so I'll give him that but I'll keep my thoughts of his music and the rest of my opinions to myself. But I get tired of artists like these getting nominated every time or almost every time they put music out and then getting awards every time they're nominated, hence sweeping. It gets tiring when the music that frequently-awarded artists put out sucks and they keep raking noms because of who they are.
There is absolutely nothing BTS or any other Asian et al. artists can do to beat that system. None of the criticism in the world has changed it thus far and I don't know that anything ever will. It's a hard institution to tear down. They will use "diverse" artists for ratings by inviting them and having them hand out awards and, in BTS's case, making such a big deal as to even display their Grammy outfits in the museum, and then they will refuse to nominate them.
It's a back handed compliment to non-Western artists. The Academy is saying they're good enough to help win over a predominantly younger and more diverse generation of viewers but they're not good enough to be awarded for their achievements.
What's worse is, the only expectation I had was for the Academy to invite them as performers despite whatever minuscule nomination they might have garnered, because it's been clearly hinted they would attend another Grammys and the Academy would frankly be fools to not have them perform after the shitstorm going on the pop industry rn. If you know anything about the Taylor Swift situation (you may not be able to tell which one because there are always so many) who knows if she will be performing this Grammys, and her medley of her songs was supposedly going to be a highlight; something's always stirring things up so who knows if certain artists don't end up going at all or bow out of performing. Ariana Grande bailed on the 2019 Grammys because the Grammy producer wouldn't let her perform songs she wanted to, and these kinds of disputes happen and artists who are nominated become no-shows. So, the opportunity to invite a group with a huge following, who have already proved to increase ratings, seems like a sure move right?
But BTS can't exactly perform at the Grammys if they're not nominated for a Grammy; I don't see them doing a tribute any time soon either. And if the Academy even dares to invite them at this point for a performance it will be an insult and a transparent ratings grab. BTS may still go to avoid appearing as if their pride has been wounded or just because they want to go regardless. They know better than their fans how it feels to lose, to be discarded, to be overlooked. This is happening to them first and foremost, not us. And if they decide that they will deal with this the same way they dealt with all their other struggles, to push on, perform for their fans, and use the opportunity of exposure for what it's worth, then support them and their decision. I, for one, won't be watching it live regardless of whether they are there. If all the Academy wants is ratings from BTS fans when they are fine with treating them like garbage, they won't get ratings from me.
I fully believe that the Academy is not only discriminatory to non-Western, non-white artists but that failing to nominate BTS for any award at all is out of fear. Fear that their traditional, safe artists will be offended and boycott the awards if they lose out on a nomination, fear that their fanbases will retaliate, but more importantly, fear that BTS or any other gigantic force of a non-Western artist may be a shoe-in for whatever award they are nominated for and potentially sweep if allowed to compete with all other artists. This comes after BTS won Best Group at the Billboard Music Awards this year. Their first time being nominated for a major U.S. award category. It wasn't even a Best New Artist schtick. It was a main category and they were up against established, popular, Western groups like Imagine Dragons and Maroon 5. It comes on the heels of Super M earning number 1 debut album and beginning a successful tour they are on right now. It comes after Blackpink performed at Coachella and toured the country. It comes after NCT 127 and ATEEZ toured the country. Even TXT, a months old group, had successful showcases in major U.S. cities.
The Academy is too racist and xenophobic to acknowledge Asian artists--they always have been and they always will be. The most diversity we'll see is the nomination of Black artists, but still only 2 were nominated for SotY whereas 4 were nominated for RotY. I don't know the exact numbers, but any time I've ever kept up with the awards I don't see very many other diversity groups being represented in nominations either, such as artists with disabilities or LGBT artists who have different gender expressions and identities or sexual orientations that impact their music, performance, and artistry. Halsey's intimate performance at the BBMAs with that female dancer was huge because that's just not something that's really done. Still. And any time it does happen it's a Britney and Madonna moment all over again, it's a fetish to everyone. Progress has been made but it's very minuscule in comparison to the 'diversity' touting approach they've taken.
I'll just leave the words of this morning's Rolling Stone article here:
So, the Academy selectively extends its diversity goodwill just as they always have. No shade to the artist, but just using this example of Lil Nas X versus BTS, you have a young Black, gay artist who started his career in late 2018. He's nominated for some of top Grammys with a minimal discography--an 18-minute EP. This is groundbreaking, it's great. BTS, a 6-year-old established group of young Korean artists who break nearly every record there is and dominated Western charts this spring, and they continue to chart Billboard and Western streaming platforms. They earn no nominations.
The two artists ironically happen to have a collaboration in the form of Old Seoul Road.
Congrats to Lizzo and Lil Nas X (that's not shade at Billie btw) but this tweet from the New York Times is so unbelievably misguided because the Academy's conception of diversity is like seasoning with mostly salt, a little pepper and no cayenne (hate to use that analogy but am I wrong?):
I do appreciate that some artists who don't get nominated a lot got nominations, but looking at the list of top awards I just can't imagine how some of those got through. And I listen to a lot of different music and some BTS stans may have know idea who the fuck Bon Iver is and I'm not saying they don't deserve nominations period, but when you look at the list it's just mind boggling how a song like BWL that was listened to and appreciated like a summer anthem would be could not be included in that mess. (Vampire Weekend for Album of the Year, what, who the fuck, is that, they've been around since 2006, that's when I listened to nothing but metal and rock and I don't, know who the fuck this obscure band is? I may have heard of them once eons ago but they apparently made no impression? I'm sorry). I won't go as far as to say BWL was a Western summer anthem because much of the gp still doesn't know them, this is true. But apparently that's never stopped the Academy before. Bonus, anyone remember Bon Iver winning Best New Artist over Katy Perry all those years ago? No, just me? Good times. (Respect to Bon Iver, I'm just making a point that a lesser known artist won that award over a popular artist and the public went "waH?" Bon Iver being nominated for Record and Album of the Year this time honestly has the same effect as before because what is Hey, Ma even. I listen to Indie music so. What it is.)
Anyway. That's my thoughts. Expect nothing and you won't be disappointed is a myth. You will always have room to be disappointed in humanity.
Edit: while I'm at it, a big, massive fuck you to the Academy for never nominating Halsey for Without You.
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odd question but you're semi-active at least in the community. are you aware if there's any sailor moon related secret santas going on?
No. Usually I see posts all around this time of year but tumblr recently lost a large chunk of their adult audience/traffic.
*begin ramble*
[IMO since the people who were active in the fandom were adults and since "this show targets adults who loved Sailor Moon with a passion from childhood," I'm assuming this sort of explains why specifically Tumblr's Sailor Moon fandom suffered so much of an "invisible blow." (Fingers point to Verizon's policy choices.)
It's invisible to the people who blinked and missed it but most of us knew it would happen. Especially during that extended no-news blackout following season 3 of Crystal (in a very small part due to future plans for the production of the 4th arc adaptation,) you can assume with any franchise slowdown, activity would slow a bit (but not like this..)
I've admittedly lost steam myself but I won't disappear. It's true there's only so much you can do with 30 eps (in 5+ years) so I understand but Sailor Moon is bigger than 30 episodes and one adaptation. SMCempathy is still standing though. There's enough Sailor Moon out there to inspire us for the rest of our lives - the upcoming Movies are just a giant bonus. You can expect the fandom to wake back up in 2020 or directly following some unknown future trailer drop date (June 30th probably.)) *end ramble
Personally, I've thought about doing a Secret Santa thing or giveaway but I don't want that responsibility and I'm not that type of blog. SMCempathy is free - I don't have paid advertising, or accept donations, have paterons/fan subscriptions or ask for anyone to follow to meet some arbitrary goal.
No offense to the millions of bloggers who don't do things this way (I'm sure you all aren't actually offended $_$ 😎 lol.) It's a personal preference but I like looking at the follower count and knowing there's genuinely thousands and thousands and thousands of you still here who love Sailor Moon in all incarnations too and it's the reason you follow - not because you were polarized/triggered, $ convinced or memed to death.
So if someone wants to manage a list, have at it. I'm sure there'll be interest and I'll even reblog it if you want. I'm not even sure if I have the time but I'm also not, however, excluding the possibility of doing anything like this in the future - just don't expect it.
Sorry for rambling, I'm just tired. We're all tired lol. @tiny012 I hope the fandom does do secret santa for those that love giving. I would do a give away but lol 😅 I've never done one and idk it's weird asking people for their addresses cuz strangers. I'm already worrying about what if's like what if they send it back then what $ wasted? -_-
My problems with a secret santa is the anonymity. I would not have fears about setting one up for the many mutuals that have followed me over the years (bless your tumblr stressed hearts, you deserve one!)
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This may just be me as a huge John Murphy fan feeling highkey spiteful, but I have to get this off my chest. Clarke has done hardly anything this season to prove to me that she deserves to be spared from the death wave. She has become so insufferable this season and I'm so tired of her bullshit.
Hoooo boy. Okay. I’m very conflicted on this honestly. You know I love John Murphy with all my heart and I will ALWAYS side with him in every situation and absolutely Clarke has wronged him many times and I will absolutely call her out on those instances. I 100% agree with you there.
But I really don’t hate Clarke. I disagree with Clarke A LOT but at the end of the day, I’m still very attached to her.
It finally started clicking for me what I think has been happening to Clarke all season is a continuation of what has been happening with her all last season and perhaps even since the finale of s2.
Clarke is an 18 year old girl who has been put in terrible situations. A lot of the reasons WHY she is such a good leader and so easily took over as leader are also reasons why she can do terrible things - when she has a goal in mind, she can basically do ANYTHING she needs to in order to achieve that goal. That means horrible things like condemning an entire group of people to die in Mount Weather. That means securing the bunker in secret and closing it off from the grounders who may attack them.
The issue this season is that Clarke has been separating herself more and more from very strong personal relationships she has - her mother, Raven, Bellamy, the other delinquents. And for most of the season this has driven me CRAZY because showing how much Clarke cares for her friends and family is always what made her ruthless actions seem less terrible. Or at least more understandable.
I think Clarke has been taking lessons from all the leaders she’s met over the course of this series and that we’re seeing all of those come out in her this season. And those aren’t necessarily good lessons.
We started off this season with strong parallels and a strong association between Clarke and Jaha. Jaha told her that decisions you have to make as a leader (the decisions that Clarke has made constantly through this series) wear down on you. I think we all thought that meant seeing Clarke more and more emotional. But I think it actually means seeing Clarke make these choices with less and less emotion and appear colder and colder. She’s becoming Jaha. She’s becoming Dante Wallace. She’s becoming some of the worst of L.xa’s too (end of s2)
And I think that’s very deliberate because I think she’s going to get forced into a place (and we’ve started to see it with her breakdown last ep) where she realizes that she has to change.
And while I’ve been angry at Clarke for learning lessons and then unlearning them…I’m starting to think that’s not true. I think she’s been learning THESE lessons, these terrible lessons that turn her into the antagonists she has faced, for at least the past 2 seasons, but that her choices have always been framed in a way that save her people and we tend to let it slide because those are the people we know and care for and now they’re being shown for what they are. She isn’t making different choices than she’s made in the past. This isn’t a different choice than pulling the lever in Mount Weather.
I think 4x08 was a bit of misstep, or it was an intentional mislead that failed a little going into 4x09, because we all thought it meant that Clarke was becoming Wallace and decided no, I will not, and subverted it and made a different choice. We thought it was a TWIST on that parallel. But I don’t think it was. I think it was showing that even if she technically made a different choice, she has still been operating in the mindset of someone like Wallace.
And I very much think that Jaha has been the devil whispering in her ear, encouraging this, telling her that these are the choices she MUST make to help humanity survive. And I think that everyone else has basically decided that she has to make these choices. That the burden of those choices have to rest with her. We saw that with Raven forcing the list onto her. This role that others have helped place her in, that she has also helped place herself in too, is weighing on her.
And I think it’s destroying her.
Now, this means that the writers must let her reach a turning point and then never reach this point again. Because if she hits a turning point I can read it as one long descent. If she hits that point, changes, and then goes back to making the same choices next season? That’s a failure on the writers.
If we read one of the main themes of this show as what is surviving worth doing? and who do you have to become to survive, and what being in these situations turns these people into then Clarke is basically the perfect example of that. And I think she is very deliberately being set up as that to subvert it at the end.
So while I don’t know if I think she deserves a spot on that list, necessarily, I don’t hate her and I can see and sympathize with the forces that have basically been working on Clarke since she had to make the choice “do I kill these innocent people to save my people.”
Sorry that I can literally never make my responses shorter than 10 paragraphs hahahaha
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