#Ah so this is the origin of the one braincell

[wileycap]

The Stupidest Things In Netflix's Avatar The Last Airbender: A List

a.k.a.

a whiny rant from someone who has dedicated far too many of their already limited number of braincells to atla i know it's just a tv show but come on this is what tumblr is for let me whine

For your consideration, with many spoilers:

5. Katara Being Smug After Kicking Jet's Ass

In the original, Katara is betrayed by Jet. You can feel the raw emotion in the words "I trusted you! You're sick, and I trusted you!" immediately followed by her concern for the innocent people Jet has seemingly murdered. It's not a triumph, it's a wound, and the next time she sees Jet, her first reaction is "kill on sight".

This is great. It's heartwrenching, it's humanizing, and Katara using violence against Jet isn't a victory for her. It's just pain.

In the live action, Katara very mildly chastises Jet for trying to kill innocent people, which is... an interesting characterization for her, to say the least. Jet then tries to grab her, immediately followed by Katara throwing him and freezing him. She then just tells him goodbye. Her tone is placid, almost unaffected.

And then Jet says "Look at the power you have. That's because of me!"

Katara: "That wasn't you. That was me."

And then she strides off with a small smile, and that's the end of that. Sokka and Aang are not present. It's an incredibly hokey moment that's meant to emulate the style of feminine empowerment, but it has none of the substance. It glosses over any human feelings of hurt and betrayal. All that the it ends up doing is removing a story beat for Katara.

4. The Badgermoles

"They're blind! They sense feelings and react to them! Anger, fear... but mostly love."

Katara and Sokka hold hands in a cave and it makes the badgermole stop attacking them.

The blind badgermoles. Navigate by... love.

Yeah.

Do I need to say anything? Can we all see (pun intended) how stupid that is?

3. Bumi Makes Aang Choose Between Killing Him Or Letting Himself Die To Make The Dumbest Point Imaginable

Remember Bumi? Aang's old friend, a fun, kooky king? Well, here he's an actual fucking psychopath.

He collapses part of the roof onto Aang, and Aang holds it up with airbending. Another part of the roof collapses on Bumi, and Bumi just... shrugs his shoulders, fully intending to die. Aang holds that one up as well, and Bumi, instead of helping, makes the dumbest fucking point I've ever heard about "making tough choices", and urges Aang to let the boulder crush him.

Again. Bumi, the fun, wise king, wants Aang to kill him.

The situation is defused by Katara freezing a little strip on the floor so that Sokka can very slowly slide on it and tackle Bumi to safety. I can not emphasize how slow his slide is. Running would have been faster. Bumi has time to look at him and say "Huh?" as Sokka slowly slides across the floor. Oh, yeah, they were led onto the scene by the love-sensing badgermoles.

Then it's Aang's turn to be dumb. He says "you CAN rely on your friends" and hands Bumi a friendship rock. Bumi is pacified for now, but there is no telling when his next Saw trap will activate.

This made me actually feel bad. I just. I kept expecting for it to turn into a secret lesson, like Bumi in the original show, but it never did. Bumi's just a spiteful psychopath who is easily swayed by the gifting of rocks.

2. Koh The Face-Stealer Has A Backstory Now

Why? Mother of Faces? What? No.

No.

Iroh Is Intimidated By Zhao, And Then He Kills Zhao

Ah, Live Action Iroh. The most ineffectual man on the planet.

So, Zhao has the Moon Koi in a bag, and is ready to stab it with his special stabbing implement. Iroh is standing right behind him. RIGHT BEHIND HIM. Iroh has been there the whole time. Iroh does not want Zhao to kill the fish.

Iroh says: "Whatever you do to that spirit, I'll unleash on you tenfold!"

Remember how in the original, where that was like a big, shocking moment that he got angry? And how Zhao immediately let go of the fish, only to then have his anger get the best of him? How Zhao attacked the spirit by surprise?

Well, here it's a little different. For one, like I already said, Iroh doesn't come in suddenly, he sort of gets bullied into looking for the spirit by Zhao. Then he looks for the spirit, and after Zhao finds it, then he decides that he really has a problem with killing the spirit. He did protest before, but then he kind of just caved and helped anyways.

He threatens Zhao, and Zhao just... brushes him off. "Spare me your empty threats." Then the firebenders next to Iroh sort of... glower at him menacingly, and Iroh looks worried.

Zhao offers Iroh a place at his side once he becomes Fire Lord, which, uh? Okay. Fine. I actually don't have a problem with Zhao wanting to be Fire Lord, that seems to be entirely on brand for him, but everything he does to get to that goal is just stupid.

Aang arrives, they talk, Aang says "I don't matter", and then Iroh, who has sidled past the Glowering Firebenders Who Do Nothing Else, shoots the fish out of Zhao's hands. And then, as Zhao is on the ground, reaching for the fish with his special stabbing implement, Iroh forgets that he can shoot fire out of his hands, and lets Zhao stab the fish.

AND THEN Iroh, who literally stood by two different times and let Zhao kill the fish, decides to kick everyone's ass. And the Glowering Firebenders do nothing. One of them just stands in the background. Iroh doesn't even attack that guy.

In the original, Iroh immediately leaps into action after Zhao kills the spirit by means of surprise attack, takes out Zhao's guards in about a second, and Zhao escapes.

Here, he doesn't do anything at first except help Zhao find the spirit he doesn't want to see killed, then back down, then do something, then back down again, then do something again, then forget that he can do anything, and then he does something again.

It's just... so dumb. (So dumb it's brilliant!) No! It's just dumb!

And then, fifteen minutes later, after Zuko has dueled Zhao, Iroh kills him. Iroh just barbecues him by striking him from behind. Gee, Iroh, if you were willing to do that, why not just do it when Zhao was holding the fish?

Dishonorable mentions:

The fact that all of the actors fit their characters so well and have some great moments, but the show just doesn't support their performances at all. I feel so bad for all of them, being robbed of a chance to shine by some truly awful writing, editing and direction

The Ocean Spirit making Godzilla noises

June flirting with Iroh (didn't they say that they wanted to remove iffy stuff from the original? Well, that whole thing was iffy in the original. Why didn't you cut it entirely?)

Zuko doing the jazz hands to charge an attack

All the clunky and unnecessary exposition (for example: after Aang turns into the Ocean Spirit, Yue immediately turns to Sokka and narrates that Aang has turned into the Ocean Spirit, for almost 30 seconds)

The fact that Aang can only communicate with each Avatar at their shrines

The Ice Moon

The Cabbage Man literally turning to shout his line to the heavens while fire rages around him

The Secret Tunnel song being shoehorned in for no reason

Iroh's entire backstory being shoehorned in for no reason

Ozai being a caring dad actually

Zuko being shocked that Ozai prefers Azula

Gran Gran's speech

The fact that they showed Gyatso being killed by Sozin (literally nobody needed a big action scene, because that's what it was, predicated entirely on the genocide of the Air Nomads)

And finally, the fact that Sokka and Yue's reason for going to the Spirit Oasis is that Momo was fatally injured.

[anomaly-076]

If the tkdb ghouls were the whb devils, who do you think would be who?

If Tkdb boys were WHB demons

‎‧₊˚✿Masterlist✿˚₊‧

♦ Ooh a fun concept! ^^ *rolls up sleeves*

  ⋆｡˚ ☁︎ ˚｡⋆｡˚☽˚｡⋆

Jin

Jin is an absolute Belphegor with the whole 'leave me alone I'm sleeping thing'

Plus he has his trusty servant to take care of everything

Tohma

For the same reason I'm gonna say Tohma is pretty much Beleth

A trusty servant taking on the responsibilities of leading the kingdom/house

Lucas

Okay, not a devil, but I'm gonna say Minhyeok

Our trusty childhood friend who's all prim and proper

And him and Ppyong are amazing besties just like Lucas and Kaito

Kaito

To simply put it: Kaito is an idiot

Kinda like Ppyong, who mostly says stuff that make you wonder if there's a single braincell happening (doesn't matter, he's my son either way)

They both also see themselves at a prince in a shining armor

  ⋆˚✿˖°

Alan

Rarely talks, doesn't really show much emotions...

That sounds like Zagan to me!

Another thing they have in common is their interest in working out

Leo

*sigh* this might be controversial, but I don't hate Leo

Otherwise I'd hate to assign him one of my favorites: Paimon

They're both these cheery and cutesy social media fiends

To be fair: Paimon is a bit controversial too

In a way that there was a bit of drama bc regarding people's HCs (one person was hypocritical about them not adhering to canon)

Sho

Bike boy Sho gets a bike boy Amy

They're both pretty chill despite coming off as a meanie at first

  ⋆˚✿˖°

Haku

Our ever-so-cheery Haku can be no other than babyboy Gamigin

They're both so energetic and adorable ^^

Towa

This is more based on my personal HC, but Morax strikes me as the type to be able to talk to plants/animals and to attract them

Both our boys are on the quiet side and morax is definitely the romantic type too

Ren

In the original design, Gusion was made out to be a gamer in a onesie and so I HC that it was his "teenage" phase he hasn't grown out of and only chooses to dress more mature

They both would absolutely love to have a movie/gaming marathon with MC

  ⋆˚✿˖°

Taiga

Ah, guns ablazing

Stolas has a bit of a short fuse and likes to fire two of his thompsons

I kinda wanna see these two on a shooting range now

Romeo

With Romeo's obsession with meeting deadline money goals, Bimet is the absolute perfect equivalent

We even had an event where some of his money went missing and he threw such a bad temper tantrum

Ritsu

This one is kinda hard...

I don't think there is a demon that would be similar to Ritsu..

Oh, but we do have Bael who is constantly doing paperwork instead of Beelzebub, who's always gone

And Bael is constantly sending all the other nobles out to chase him down

Just like Ritsu constantly bothers Taiga and Romeo with his lawyer roleplay

  ⋆˚✿˖°

Subaru

Subaru as the pretty boy he is gets another pretty boy, Foras

According his idiosyncrasy, Foras is the prettiest demon in Hell so much so even his king, Leviathan, gets jealous

Haku

Personality vise I don't think we have a demon to match Haku, but the spiritual vibe he has reminds me of Buer

Buer gives me the vibe of some temple priest/spiritual healer

Zenji

Zenji is another one who's kinda hard to find a demon for

There isn't really an artist/writer type of demon

So maybe... Astaroth?

Astaroth finds pleasure in corrupting people with his words, just like Zejni wants to spread his poems and songs

  ⋆˚✿˖°

Edward

Old man

Just like Lucifer

I can imagine them sitting in Lucifer's greenhouse and relaxing together

Rui

Another one I wanna say Astaroth about?

Rui is a flirt, just like Astaroth

Plus the whole bar thing matches the corruption thing really well

I once even wrote Astaroth as someone you don't want to watch over the alcohol on a party

Lyca

This one is kinda obvious: Naberius

Since he can turn into Cerberus while angry and they're both precious

  ⋆˚✿˖°

Yuri

Yuri gives strong Agares vibes withe way he thinks everything revolves around him

They're both full of themselves and have a faithful sidekick

Jiro

Gentle giant ♥

Okay, Marbas isn't as gentle (if even), but they're both precious big medic boys

I can even imagine Marbas waving a chainsaw around

If he wan't for the safety of everyone tied up

[multiheadcanons]

INTER-TEAM RELATIONS I THINK ABOUT A LOT

soldier squared: these two on the same team make a lethal, effective duo. it’s the brutal battle sense of the original with the blanket of rage on the outside now. it’s like all the blu soldier has to do is hold the braincell and tell the red soldier what to do, and in return the red soldier will keep the flame lit under his ass, and together they’re going to absolutely destroy everything in their path. not to mention, because they’re the same person, they get along just fine. it’s not even an issue. their senses of humor are the same, their mindsets are similar, and they are just quite the pair together. most would think they’re a nightmare to everyone except the demomen. but truthfully, with the blu soldier serving as a conscience, the red soldier feels much more complete and mentally competent with his twin there. and that’s really how he sees the blu soldier. that’s his twin and his twin keeps his head on straight. and on the flip side, the blu soldier can relax. the stick has been removed from his ass. he has a personality off the field. they are great together, and the more they’re around each other, the stranger they feel when they’re not.

medic/heavy: the red medic is guiltily fascinated with the blu heavy. he is dedicated to his heavy, make no mistake about that, but the man’s counterpart is… interesting. it’s almost everything he wished he had in his own heavy, until he remembers he was the one who removed it from the man in the first place. eternally good natured, and open to violence. not even violence, open to immediate, explosive action. he appreciates the time his heavy takes to consider things before making a decision and taking action. he wishes he took less time. the blu heavy is equally fascinated with the red medic, with much less guilt attached to his curiosity. the doctor catches his eye. the doctor’s excitement is palpable as he takes the man on, all the way up until he deftly disappears from sight as he’s grazing death, or until his own medic chases the red donned doctor away, or kills him outright. he also finds it funny how mad his own doctor gets. how possessive he becomes. the storm brewing in his eyes are beautiful, he thinks. he knows his doctor does not find it nearly as funny. he knows it destroys him to be placed, once again, underneath his creator. it makes him better in battle.

medic/heavy: the blu medic has thrown himself at the red heavy many times for many things. for care, for death, for touch, for pain. he’s begged the man to forsake his own medic and make him feel something. heavy is not interested at all. he has an innate understanding that his doctor, twisted and hurtful as he may be, is the only man who could even remotely understand him. his doctor has had his own hands elbow deep in his chest. the man’s literally cradled his heart in his hands. complimented it. kissed it gently as he placed it back where it was meant to be. the doctor’s counterpart could simply never take his place. though, watching his doctor eagerly run in to fight his counterpart makes him sick; especially as the doctor’s counterpart kneels at his feet and begs for him. he can’t help but wonder if his doctor actually hates him. if he’s bound by blood to a man who derives pleasure from tormenting him. but at the end of the day, none of that matters, either. these are the way the cards fell. the blu medic is an enemy, and should not be so comfortable to approach him in close quarters without an intent to kill; much less submit to him; even less so beg him to forsake the man who holds both of their lives in his hands. but heavy does not attack him. something about the doctor’s face causes hesitation. it will get them killed one of these days.

engineer/medic: ah, the originals. as much as the red medic and engineer simply don’t get along, these two get along famously! two horrifically intelligent, disturbingly light hearted men who carry the secrets of the world together in their minds. they are gods walking amongst their creations, in the garden planted by their own hand. and they’ll live to see it flourish. maybe. of course, they both have their own ulterior motives for doing what they do, but they don’t question themselves nor each other about the plans brewing in each other’s heads. they just make sure to stay out of each other’s way with it. they have similar, morbid senses of humor. medic worries about engie’s notable decline in energy and willpower since the surgery. urges the texan to indulge in any impulse that may strike him. as much as he knows he could probably go to his own engineer to indulge himself in bad ideas, that engineer isn’t… dell. dell likes him. they laugh together. they don’t argue… often. dell tells the doctor that he’s not making things up, that engineer doesn’t like him at all. but he does.

sniper/scout: real game grumps energy, and they are color coded correctly. i don’t think their respective teammates are the correct version of weird to get along like these two get along. the red sniper is too reserved and awkward in social settings to keep up with scout, and scout doesn’t slow down for anyone, and the blu scout isn’t nearly as social as his counterpart, nor do they have the same style of humor to really play off of each other like these two can. they’re idiots together, and can bring the energy in a room from 0-1,000,000,000 in minutes. they’re laughing so hard at what they’re saying that everyone is enthralled in what they’re talking about. they’re besties. fuck off during battle to chat. then they kill each other. scout has ABSOLUTELY gotten sniper with updog and ligma.

[nitewrighter]

Your CatBat fic inspired me, so... a headcanon: Selina Kyle is a natural redhead. When she makes particularly ill-advised decisions, Bruce (or one of the other Batfam) make Ginger Cat braincell jokes. Damian: "Father? Where is Selina?" Bruce: "She tried to rob Maroni's vault with no prep. I'm going to get her." D: "Ah. I see someone else was holding the Brain Cell today." B: "Damian." D: "Sorry, Father." Two minutes before: Oracle: "B, this is Oracle. Chatter says Maroni caught someone trying to break into the vault. Sounds like Catwoman." B: "Dammit, someone else must have had the brain cell."

I mean, for me, my Catwoman's hair will always be either dark brown-to-black , though I do have a soft spot for Blonde Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer and Batman: TAS catwoman).

Like--

She's literally so unserious.

She is doing this because she needs enrichment!!

If you go back to the original Bob Kane commentary on the development of Catwoman, it's very standard-fare 1940's misogyny (It's like straight up "She's a cat because cats and women are duplicitous and I don't trust them and I have no female friends!") It's kind of nice that as the character has developed over the years, that she's not only gotten a lot more sympathy, but her character's gotten more humor as well.

No one:

Selina Kyle:

[tired-lamb]

If you were to rewrite the Lion Guard, what would you change there?

*cracks knuckles* get ready for a word blast.

Firstly, I would change the target audience of the show, mainly so that I could slide in much more serious plots in the show and also to raise the stakes. Target audience would be.. maybe preteens to teens. Think The Owl House, Amphibia, She-ra and the Princesses of Power, ah yes all the queer shows, Ducktales, Gravity Falls, etc. That’s what we’re trying to go for.

Secondly, characterisations. I want to add more depth to the main characters, i.e., the Guard. Give Bunga more of a role than being the comedic relief, give Ono more of a role than just being the one with the braincell, give Fuli more of a role than just snapping at Bunga all the time, give Beshte more of a role than just being Kind and Strong, give Kion more .. development, you get what I mean. Don’t get me wrong, I like the characterisations in the original show, it’s just I wish there was more to it. Give the characters flaws, maybe even have them all go through some sort of development arc (very much impossible what with industries these days cutting shows down </3). I’d like to see why these characters have been chosen for the Guard, because if you take the roles of bravest, fastest, fiercest, keenest of sight and strongest at just face value, Kion could have picked any animal. I want these roles that they’ve been given to mean something.

Thirdly, the concept of the Guard. Tying back to how I want the Guard and their roles to mean something, I’d change the main basis of the Guard’s concept to not just be a group of animals with certain qualities, but a group of animals that not only hold those qualities close to their chest but have the ability to work as a team with those qualities. The ability to combine these traits and use them for protecting the Circle of Life. This allows for moments in which, say, any of the Guard is unable to.. well, perform the role/quality they’ve been given (eg: Ono being unable to see, Fuli being unable to run fast), they still manage to be helpful to the team. This adds depth not only to the Guard members themselves but to the Guard itself, too. Also adds opportunities for fun dynamic exploration!

Fourthly (is that a word?), I’d change the fight scenes, or, rather, how the characters fight. I want to really showcase the animal side of the universe and characters, so I’d make it so that we see them fighting like or at least similar to their actual real life counterparts. Also since I’m making this a show targetted towards preteens and teens, I’d show the scars and effects characters face from these fights, too.

Another thing I would change is the Pridelanders. Not change the characters, per say, but change the atmosphere of the Pridelands. Again, I want to add stakes. The Guards before our current one usually have little to no trouble protecting the pridelands, but this new Guard that we follow as viewers is facing a land that is just recovering from the reign of a terrible king; Scar. Have the herbivores unable to trust the Guard due to the presence of two carnivores. Have the Guard face challenges in being accepted as protectors of the Circle of Life. Have carnivores themselves be hesitant to having a Guard with a lion for a leader protecting them. Have the Guard really struggle to find just how they can protect the Circle of Life. I want to see hostility. I want to see chaos. I want to see Simba struggling to be a king and thus rely on the Guard too much in order to help restore peace.

I also want the Guard to struggle. The Lion Guard has not existed for two decades. They have no one to look to for guidance. There is no former Guard member they can talk to who might know a thing or two about teamwork, about existing together as not just a unit of protection but as a part of the Circle of Life, too. They have nobody to go to … except the older lions. The older lions that remember the times of Scar’s Guard. Sarabi, even!! I love how much the og show gives time to other Pridelanders, but let’s not forget the lions maybe? Have Nala or Sarabi be a sort of mentor figure to them, maybe.

Speaking of Sarabi, I’d also get rid of Mufasa’s role in the show. I like that they wanted to include Mufasa in the show, but I dislike the way they went about it. If at all we need Mufasa in the show I’d give him a kind ‘haunting the narrative’ role except in a.. good sense? (Also to parallel with Scar’s own negative ‘haunting the narrative’ role). The Guard don’t know much about Mufasa, only that he was a great king. I’d try to add Mufasa in the story in bits and pieces, never directly and never outright. Honour him in a more quiet, in the background way.

While we’re talking about mentor figures, something I would really like to add, and I cannot emphasise this enough, is having the moments where we let the Guard be kids. I hc them to be pre teen age when they start, and I want to see these kids not only embrace this newfound role that they’ve been given in the Circle of Life, but also really think about what it means to them. What being a part of the Circle of Life means to them. I want to see moments where the Guard struggles in saving some animals or making decisions. I want to see the Guard mature as the show moves on but also really put into perspective that these are child soldiers. The things they face will and do have an affect on them. When I say let them be kids I also mean it in other ways. Let them be absolutely scarred (hah) after events like the burning of Mzimu Grove, the loss of Kilio Valley, and especially the Battle for the Pridelands. (I’m aware this kind of makes TLG a coming of age show).

I’m not quite sure what I would do with the villains. I honestly like them as they are, except I wish they got more screentime and had more of a logical reason as to why they’re villains, instead of just being animals that are ‘greedy’ for food. An idea I’ve been having for sometime however is to make the TLK2 villains serve as the villains in TLG aswell, plus making them the ones to resurrect Scar. Also, while we’re talking villains, change the Circle of Life concept to be a little more up-to-interpretation. Like, of course I’d let it have some concrete characteristics (such as the ones mentioned in the first TLK movie), but when it comes to the Guard and the show as a whole I’d make it more up-to-interpretation in order to avoid the whole issue the writers had with their villains (and how in a real life situation the outlanders’ whole ordeal being portrayed as ‘bad’ just.. doesn’t make sense).

For villains like Makucha, I would have given him much more build up or not put him in as a villain at all. If the main cast needs to face any struggle at all in season three, I would make it about them trying to recover from the Battle for the Pridelands. I think this would be a kind of arc for the Guard. They think they’re as good as they can get, but the BFTP hits them in the face, as does having to take the Journey to the Tree of Life. They’re forced in a new environment, and excuse me for how I’m about to describe this, freshly traumatised, and not only that but I would write some of the characters to regress back to older, bad habits they had when they were starting out at first. I’d write this to be an affect all of them face from the Battle for the Pridelands; a piece of ‘evil’ inside all of them instead of just Kion.

Alongside this arc of the Guard (wow thats catchy) I’d also have Makini have her own arc as well. The Guard is in shambles after the BFTP, and Makini is their closest friend. I would see this as an opportunity to build up Makini’s character, especially as a future Mjuzi (whether that be in the Pridelands or the Tree of Life). She finds herself in a position where she’s the only one who can somehow try to bring the Guard back together to what it was, or maybe even something stronger. Some development for my girl <3.

This arc resolves in the journey itself. I had thought of making it continue to their time in the Tree of Life, but hit a dead end there. The way I see this arc coming to a close is that it eventually erupts in a fight between the Guard members themselves. It’s nasty, with Makini and Anga trying their best to hold at least one or two of them back. This would take place around ‘Friends to the End’. In the prior episodes, I’d make it so that the fight that takes place here builds up. All the points I’ve mentioned above for this arc would be shown in the prior episodes, and eventually produce what happens in this one. I’m not going to write out the entire episode plan I have for this, but I’ll give some important points. The episode is pretty angsty, in a sense, and after Kion leaves I think the others would, too. Beshte, although not as mad as some ofthe others, is still deeply unsettled, and is also feeling some inkling of annoyance. Again, pieces of ‘evil’/Scar inside all of them. They’re not acting themselves, all of them, and when they split up, Makini and Anga are just trying to get them to reconcile. In the end, what brings them back together is Kion. I’m keeping his whole nearly-falling-off-a-cliff thing. The moment all of them find out he’s in danger, they rush and forget whatever they had said or done in the fight before. This is to sort of remind both the Guard and the viewers of why they’re on this journey, and why they’re together at all. Why does the Guard exist as a unit and why has the Circle of Life chosen them? All themes and questions that have been already addressed in the previous seasons, but something the Guard has forgotten due to the events of the BFTP. Trauma does that to you. To everyone. It’s not easy for them, especially as kids, but they find a way to come back together, because they’ve grown from ‘just the Guard’ now. They’re practically family to each other. What Scar and his army wanted so bad was to seperate them, and by the effects of the BFTP, they’ve unknowingly succeeded. It’s Makini who finally brings this realisation to them, and reminds them of all that they’ve learned and all that they’ve experienced, together. They’re the Lion Guard, and that’s where this arc sort of concludes. (Cough, can you tell I like found family themes?)

However we will still definitely see the Guard struggle after this, but not without wanting to make up for it, not without wanting to try and to heal. There’s no more spitefulness, and even if there is, what follows after is forgiveness and love. While this particular arc of the Guard will have come to a close by the time they reach the Tree of Life, I still want to show how it’ll take some time before they’re able to become what they once were. Healing is never perfect, after all.

Speaking of the Tree of Life, the Guard’s time there deserved waaay more episodes. The place had such a huge build up only for us to spend barely anytime there at all. I’d also like to see more time given to the Night Pride. I think they rushed a lot of things regarding them, such as their introduction, Queen Janna’s death, how we’re suddenly supposed to root for Rani as new Queen.. etc etc. I’d probably write it so that we spend some time with them before anything major happens. I’m not criticising Queen Janna’s death by any means, and although I really liked the entire episode and Rani’s coronation in general, I do wish we as an audience had more of a chance to connect with these characters first. I mean, I’m an emotional person, and while I did cry once or twice for Queen Janna, there was no basis for me in order to root for her or Rani’s character, you know? I’ve also seen one or two people talk about how they wish Queen Janna had more connection with the rest of the Night Pride, especially Baliyo, than with just Rani. I can agree with that, and so I’ll probably add that bit or two in my rewrite, as well.

Another idea I have in mind (and this is inspired by this particular night pride redesign/revamp) is to change Binga. I like her, don’t get me wrong, but I dislike that she’s just a genderbent Bunga whose supposed to be his love interest. Heck, I dislike the whole squeezing in love interests for the Guard (except Ono and Beshte, ofc) at the end of the series. If at all you want them to have love interests, let it build over time. I know Kion and Jasiri or Kion and Fuli would have made more sense that Kion and Rani. But for Bunga specifically the idea I have in mind is to make Binga an Indian-crested porcupine instead (an idea that was also inspired by this post). Idk much about them, but what I do know is that they’re tough and close to the honeybadger in terms of size and toughness against larger predators. I can see that what the writers were trying to go with for Binga was to kind of have Bunga meet ‘his competition’; someone who could stand up to Bunga. I think having this someone be a porcupine (especially with Bunga’s already established history with porcupines from Mama Binturong) would make sense and also be a lot more fun than having another honeybadger. I would also probably change Binga’s name, too, so as to not make them.. well, you know, genderbent Bunga. I don’t wanna go too in depth on this idea in this post specifically, but I’ll definitely be making a post on this idea someday (and maybe an OC, now that I think more abt it lol).

Also, although I’ve not finished the series I am aware of the fact that the Guard return to the Tree of Life after returning to the Pridelands. Now that.. is something I would change. If I go with Kion and Rani being love interests, then I’d make it that maybe Kion wants to go back, but this doesn’t mean the rest have to. I mean, they all have a life in the Pridelands after all, and I’m sure some if not all of them would like a break now that Vitani’s Guard is keeping the Circle of Life in balance, and whatnot. Not such a fleshed out idea but just wanted to add it in there.

I also really like @kaythefloppa ‘s idea of how the show ends (particularly his last point of his entire rewrite). It’s sweet and brings everything to a satisfactory close. I’d have to love to see it, honestly.

Aaand I think that’s it! There’s my ‘how I’d rewrite of TLG’ and things I would change! According to tumblr this post was started around 5 November and has been sitting in my drafts ever since so uh.. saying this is late would be an understatement. However, in my defense, I had a LOT of thoughts while writing this! A lot of my ideas were coming to dead ends the more I thought about them so I tried rearranging/changing some stuff so that wouldn’t happen, but I’m sure if this rewrite were to be the actual show’s writing there’d still be some dead ends and plot holes, lol. Ah well, good thing this isn’t then, huh?

Thank you so much for this ask!! I gotta say, you usually have really interesting and thought-provoking questions so whenever I see you in my inbox I get excited, haha. Hope my answer was as interesting to read as your question was!

[toyouhellohowareyou]

Here's your ⭐

Director's cut!

Okay, so I pestered Dark to pick a fic and we're going with

Mandatory Puppy Pile

So let's get to it.

So Depletion was the first fic of @somer-writes I can remember reading. Halfway through reading I started leaving dumbass comments and getting dumbass replies.

Depletion is about the Chain being so damn hurt and exhausted and filthy they're all ready to strangle each other. Twilight, in his sleep deprived state, drags everyone together while they're sleeping despite the fact some of them very much want to not be around anyone else right now, and waking up to find you've been moved is a bit not good.

The Gang Discuss ✨Consent✨

The non-consensual puppy pile joke was born somewhere in the comments there, and eventually I had enough material to do something with it, it was also a couple of weeks after Somer's birthday and Skip (hi Skip!) had gotten us on a server together by this point. The fic summary is almost word for word the first thing I said about it in the chat.

This thing went through a lot of names, the original was Non-Consensual Puppy Pile, but it was also 'enforced', and 'compulsory' in various versions. Title change to avoid misunderstanding lol.

This one's kinda hard to breakdown because it's comedy lol. This is the funniest thing I've got published for sure. It's my second most popular by most metrics after Moon Pearls.

Okay!

The reason I did most things is "because I thought it'd be funny"

Fake out intro? 'cause I thought it'd be funny.

Four's the main narrator as I needed someone who was going to observe without getting involved in things too much and I was comfortable writing him.

Wars is the main secondary because somer ships 'em lol.

I mostly plotted this cackling to myself in my car during my commute.

The boys are jetlaggedddddddd. I couldn't use the word 'jetlag' but that's what it was.

Sky is sleeping because it's in character and cuts down the number of characters. Similar to Time faking it, the man cannot be fucked with this. He is eepy, let him rest.

Wars thinks being boring when it’s perfectly acceptable to be losing your shit is what makes you an adult. He's not entirely wrong though.

Legend tries to escape by playing fetch. There's a 'Legend tries to make fetch happen' tag no one has ever commented on but I like it.

“LEGEND TURNED INTO A RABBIT!” wails Wind.

Legend looks at himself, looks at them, runs some calculation in his head, then joins in the wailing, “TWILIGHT CAN TURN PEOPLE INTO RABBITS!” Legend immediately throwing Twi under a bus to protect his secret. The gang now believe Twilight can turn people into rabbits. This is never questioned.

Twi refusing to stop staring at Wars as he tries to take a leak and everyone giggling about it. I have no excuse.

TWILIGHT POV This was fun and is most people's fav bit. He's a good boy mmmk? He's a good provider. He loves them so much. This was the original premise. He's such a dumbass, I love you wolfbrain Twi.

He leaps on it, sinking his teeth into the back of its neck. His teeth are so bad at this today! He picks up a rock and hits it many times. So noisy! But it works! I love this line okay? The mental image, he tried to chew through the back of it's neck then bludgeoned the poor thing to death when that didn't work. The boar is screaming, the children are screaming, the tone is so casual and simplistic. lol

The puppies scream in delight.

“TWILIGHT, WHAT THE FUCK?!”

They are not eating? Ah. They are too little. He needs to break it up for them. He grabs a leg and wrenches it.

“GODDESS’ MERCY AT LEAST LET ME USE A KNIFE, TWILIGHT!”

More delighted screaming.

This is most people's favourite bit including mine. Twi brain says one thing, dialogue says another lol.

Smallest puppy takes it delicately, “Thanks, Twi. Good boy.” Four just runs with it

Four is secret MVP in a lot of my stuff including this because he has The Braincell and a bit of chill. In love the boys being friends and bouncing off each other and knowing each other. Them plotting revenge against each other constantly is part of this.

Again it's Wars with Twi for the shippin'.

Wind's “This group is a nightmare, I haaaaaaate you!” Is another Depletion joke, but it was about Legend in that.

How to end it? We go full circle, Twi wakes up and is told not to let any of them leave by Sky who missed all the drama and the reason why.

He loves them so much ❤️

[pendwelling]

um just wanted to let u know that an oomf of mine rted ur short thread abt tm4rry and i wholeheartedly agree with everything abt it most especially the hyung/sunbae and ivntill and tom being crazy obsessive bl top, like u r def not alone it it hehe 👉👈 (also i didnt save the post but i saw someone once said that tom is very kr bl manhwa top materials hngjdhdjhf) (honestly i agree)

THANK YOU...THANK YOU IM GLAD TO KNOW PPL AGREE WLJDKDK 🥹😭😭

To give Ivan AlienStage credit tho, I feel like he's more well-adjusted (as.... well-adjusted as someone in his situation can be lmao) than a young '1930s/'40s!Tom Might-Become-Evil Riddle, but they are both absolutely Freaky in their own ways and I enjoy it sm.

HP's Very White culture not having any honorific for their magical school setting is such a shame...... They fit that trope of crazy younger top and upperclassman who wants nothing to do with them. I need time-traveller!Harry to be called "hyung/sunbae"(gēge, -nii, kuya, other lang. alternatives) by a freaky infatuated wolf-in-sheep's-clothing Tom so bad. What if I HC'ed Tom as half-asian, what then, who will stop me..... (canonically speaking, unfortunately I doubt his upbringing would have even allowed half-asian!Tom to be familiar with the other half of his heritage, but maybe one of the nicer more knowledgeable workers at Wool's would share a background...)(delusional)(so delulu)(but also imagine the even MORE MASSIVE complex he'd develop. Arriving in Hogwarts and in Slytherin as only Half-white AND Half-pureblood in the magical cultural society of Britain? So much internalized racism in one desperately ambitious guy.......)

Also there was that whole thing about Nagini being played by a South Korean woman in the Fantastic Beast movies and the whole racial stereotypes/implications it brought with it. (I'm very not knowledgeable about the history between Voldemort and Nagini but in this alternate scenario...) imagine a young wasian Tom Riddle finding solidarity? comfort? kinship? with Nagini, who can only be understood by him (parseltongue/korean). A kindled friendship, Nagini perhaps taking to Tom like he's a lil (potentially evil) hatchling. I'm thinking of a more wholesome relationship (as wholesome as a young TMR can get LMAO,,) but ah..... whenever you think about the HP world with more than a few braincells, the worst it really gets WKDHKKS

(but well. that's the joy of fanworks, right? Reclaiming and reworking the views of the original with more nuance and diversity.... I heard the Marauders side of fandom is doing that especially, and good on them!!)

(ALSO SORRY I got carried away again,,, somehow this always happens LMAO but anyway— "very kr bl manhwa top material" WHOEVER SAID THAT WAS SO RIGHT LMAO)

[adhd-merlin]

Ah someone else who has discovered the joys of Camelot (1967) a movie that I am completely normal about. Have you watched it? Because the delivery of the lines is everything and if you need someone to talk to about it I am, once again, completely normal about it. The scene where Lancelot and Arthur first meet?? A masterpiece in sharing a single braincell. And don't even get me started on the way Guenevere first treats Lancelot "have you jousted with humility lately". It's unapologetically at the top of my Arthuriana movie rank list and has gotten me to reread The Once and Future King

I have not watched the film yet!

I've been listening to the original cast recording on Spotify but, most importantly, I've read the book of the original Broadway production (1960 libretto) and I love it?? It's a delightful little read on its own, even without having watched the musical. (I want other people to read it please it's very funny I promise)

I guess the 1967 film script won't be identical to the libretto but I assume it's fairly similar.

The scene where Lancelot meets Arthur was hilarious it made me laugh out loud. Lancelot utter puzzlement ("Gone a-Maying, Your Majesty??"). Arthur's sudden self-consciousness.

And don't even get me started on the way Guenevere first treats Lancelot "have you jousted with humility lately"

I know!! Lancelot's grating self-righteousness coupled with his complete lack of self-awareness is so funny.

And I loved the gradual tone shift. It starts out so silly and the tragedy sneaks up on you — I thought Guinevere and Lancelot's affair might be played for laughs with an oblivious Arthur but no, it turns out he's fully aware of what's going on and he's forced to watch it unfold because he's powerless to stop it? and he loves them both and doesn't want any harm to come to them even as they betray him??

(He continues talking, looking from one to the other, feverishly — painfully) — Excuse me??

and King Pellinore is hilarious, he enters the scene wearing a monocle followed by a little mongrel named Horrid and talking like a character from a P. G. Wodehouse's novel. Extremely validating because when I read that chapter in Le Morte d'Arthur in which King Pellinore first makes an appearance my first question was "is he meant to be this funny?" and the answer from this script is a resounding YES.

I think I might perhaps watch the 1968 stage production first, merely because it's available for free on Youtube (at least in the UK).

I might try hunting for a free streaming link to the 1967 film, though I don't mind renting it if I can't find it.

[beantothemax]

(behold, Octopath2 x Darkest Dungeom crossover fic. Mostly with just the sillies)

“So let me get this straight. The Moonshade Order is basically a cult trying to revive Vide…who would go destroy the world and plunge the world into darkness?” Asked the Highwayman.

“That seems to be their goal,” said Temenos. He rummages further into the boxes, finding more records of under the table payments to the owner of the arena. “Unfortunately however, we don’t have much record in who their members are and you know how I feel about the Sanctum Knights. Can’t go to them for help.”

Dismas grimaced. “Ah cops. Truly the most corrupt of all brigands.”

“Don’t forget royals and all the messy politics of the court!” Sarmenti piped up. He pulled Hikari from his pile of papers, bells jingling with him. “The only exceptions are our little Prince Hikari, the gendarmerie-turned-vigilante William, and our beloved former King Baldwin. Those three are the pinnacle of human decency.”

Temenos blinked. While he knew that the 20 outlanders were all of different backgrounds, he didn’t expect one of them to be of royalty. Shame they won’t be able to connect him to a specific city, as the exact origins of where they came from are still blurry. 

A former king though. Hm. That would be why Baldwin would often find company with Hikari. He always thought it was due to the man’s personality, after all he did go and saw Baldwin and Dismas exchanging notes on poetry more than once.

“And what of Barristan?” Asked Josephine. She put her papers in front of Audrey, much to the Grave Robber’s complaint. “He’s the leader of an army, even if now it may or may not exist. Is he an exception?”

“Hm. Was too annoying with tactics yesterday. He doesn’t count anymore.”

“I’m sure he would be heartbroken to hear that the approval of a Jester who killed an entire royal court has withdrew his approval,” she deadpanned.

“And I’m sure he would love to hear that the friend-turned-pillager defended his honor after…hm. What was it? Oh yes. After trying to kill us all about 3 times.”

Immediately Dismas put himself in front of the two of them. “Now now. We’re all criminals here. I doubt any of us have clean hands. We’re all trying to be friends right now and whatever happened between us can be discussed later. When we aren’t in the Tournament Office and trying to find possible secrets. Got it?” 

Josephine and Sarmenti only glared at each other.

Dismas sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose. “If you two stop fighting for the whole night, drinks are on me.”

Both of them brightened up. “Well why didn’t you say so Master Dismas? Miss Josephine, we are best friends are we not?”

“Why of course my good friend Sarmenti. Come, I believe I found some more ill-gotten Leaves that seemed to have gotten. Ahem. ‘Lost’. Let us split the spoils?”

“It would be my pleasure.”

And off the two went, retreating near the bookshelf that Temenos already searched…and apparently had 10000 Leaves in one of the books??? He was sure he checked all the book’s insides thoroughly, how did he miss that?

Audrey looked at Dismas. “You know, they’re both probably just playing you like a fiddle to get free drinks right?”

“You don’t have to remind me,” groaned Dismas.

ouh….. Kiwi you do banters like these REALLY well. remembering back in the 4 braincell au days where you made little banters for the gang there too and. gah. you write in a very specific way that scratches my brain nicely :]

I know half of the people here but I like them…. I need to get into darkest dungeon the fellas very much intrigue me

[jewwyfeesh]

Vision - 2

Writer: Mitsuki

Character(s): Suou Tsukasa, Sakuma Ritsu, Tenshouin Eichi, Shino Hajime

Translated by: jewwyfeesh

Special thanks: my friends for helping me reverse engineer shakespeare TT

Tsukasa: Eh? Are these lucky snacks?

Season: Summer

Location: Garden

Eichi: Hajime-kun, you’ve brought some snacks too? Why, it seems like we really do share a braincell ♪

Ritsu: What the… so am I the only one who came empty-handed? I had intended on bringing some beautiful and delicious handmade sweets too~

Tsukasa: Err… for Ritsu-senpai, I still think it would be better if you didn’t bring anything…

Eichi: I’ve brought some gifts sent by one of STAR PRO’s partners. There is a variety of designs available, and should be sufficient for us to have a pleasant afternoon together. Tsukasa-kun, please help yourself to them.

Tsukasa: Eh? Are these lucky snacks?

Hajime: They are pretty well made. Tsukasa-kun, do you recognise them?

Tsukasa: Narukami-senpai told me about them sometime ago. There’s this long-standing shop that makes them by hand and sells them in limited quantities… I’ve also heard that they are pretty popular amongst teenagers these days.

But the Suou family rarely gift snacks to our partners, and it’s rather improper to queue up for these kinds of small nibbles just to satisfy the appetite… so I don’t really know what kind of snacks these are.

Eichi: According to the supplier, one of these snacks has a special filling in them. Whoever eats the special filling will be lucky for the whole year!

Ritsu: What’s with this ‘if you eat it you’ll be lucky for a whole year’? Where did this… idea of eating food specially prepared for the New Year come from? We’re still in the middle of summertime this fine morning. What, we’re gonna be celebrating the Lunar New Year in the blink of an eye?

Eichi: Haha, these sorts of products really do give people the impression that it’s a little out of this world. However, there would be times where people might instead approve of these.

Even though I think that… seeking luck and fortune from a vague notion is merely a means for the common people to escape from reality, it does make for rather fun entertainment during afternoon tea.

In any case, we have lots of free time today, so I am very interested to know who will eat that snack. Tsukasa-kun, you don’t have any jobs later, right? Would you like to join us?

Tsukasa: Ah… Tenshouin onii-sama, while I would love to agree immediately, please forgive my impropriety this time. Before that, I would like to memorize the script for my next job.

Ritsu: If my memory serves me right, the script that you just memorized would only be needed in maaaybe a month from now. It’s okay if you take it slow.

Tsukasa: What Ritsu-senpai said is the truth, but this was my original plan for today – to memorize this part of the script before the sun sets. It’s against the knight’s code of conduct to backtrack on a decision just because a temptation’s been put infront of them.

Eichi: What steadfast determination. Good luck, Tsukasa-kun! We’ll be cheering for you while enjoying these delectable snacks ♪

Tsukasa: “The night is long that never finds the day”[1]…

Eichi: Mm, as expected of the floral tea brewed by Hajime-kun, the taste is delightful as always.

Hajime: Ehehe, as long as Eichi-onii-chan likes it~ There hasn’t been any change in flavour, has there? I made this tea by drying the flowers I grew over a fire.

Eichi: Nope, it still carries the same comforting fragrance as before. It’s excellent paired with Hajime-kun’s bread.

Tsukasa: …“Truth needs no colour; beauty, no pencil”[2]… (can’t help but pause for a moment)

Ritsu: Mmh, the snacks that Ecchan brings are always so yummy, nomnom. Even though it can’t quite compare to the ones I make.

Hajime: It’s been a while, and I’ve yet to eat the snack with the special filling… Did either of you eat it…?

Ritsu: Nah. Perhaps this ‘luck’ thing isn’t compatible with vampires~

Eichi: Neither have I. It really makes you wonder which snack it’s hiding in. How curious.

Hajime: But if we continue to eat and talk, we will chance upon that lucky snack pretty soon, right?

Ritsu: That’s correct. But who knows if Suu~chan will be able to catch up if we do that~

(Judging from the voice I heard when I was half-awake, Suu~chan’s been working for quite a long time. Surely, it’s time for a break…?)

Tsukasa: ……

(Why does it feel like someone’s been staring at me since just now… and there’s even the fragrance of dessert wafting over…)

Ritsu: Staaaare——

Tsukasa: Ri-Ritsu-senpai! Why are you coming over with a snack in your hand, all the while staring at me unblinkingly?

Ritsu: Do you wanna take a break and have two bites of this snack, Suu~chan?

Tsukasa: ……Th-there’s no need. Please let me finish memorizing this section of my script.

Ritsu: Suu~chan~ Your gaze is drifting~ Really? You don’t want to?

Tsukasa: I will not change my mind. Ritsu-senpai, please enjoy yourself. (Took two steps back to widen the gap)

Ritsu: Okay then~ how cold…

Tsukasa: …“This above all: to thine own self be true”[3]…

Ritsu: Nom nom… ah, what a pity. This one isn’t the lucky snack, either. It’s very yummy but I’ve eaten so many I’m starting to feel sick.

Tsukasa: Ritsu-senpai! What are you doing!!!

You have been tempting me with snacks non-stop! This is really too mean, don’t you think? And I’ve been having such a hard time enduring it too…

But, even so, I will be resolute in my decision! Ritsu-senpai, please give up!

Ritsu: …That determined?

Tsukasa: Please refrain from testing me anymore. A knight’s resolve is unwavering.

Ritsu: Ahaha. In that case, let me help you ♪

Tsukasa: Ritsu-senpai, just what are you trying to do this time?

Ritsu: It’s easy to get a script mixed up when you’re doing it alone, right? With my help, it should go a lot faster.

Why are you looking at me with such a shocked face? I feel wounded.

Tsukasa: But… Ritsu-senpai, are you not in the midst of having afternoon tea?

Ritsu: I didn’t eat a single lucky snack, so I’m feeling rather salty right now. I’ll be using the lines that you’re currently memorizing later, anyways, so why not treat this as advance rehearsals~?

Lemme see. “Is ‘t night’s predominance or the day’s shame?”[4] Hey, this is pretty good, I won’t have to worry that people will come and disturb my sleep.

Tsukasa: Goodness, you’d better not fall asleep on me when we pair lines later on.

[a few moments later]

Eichi: Tsukasa-kun! Welcome back~

Tsukasa: Onii-sama, Hajime-kun, were you waiting for us?

Hajime: We weren’t really waiting for you two; we just sat around chatting and drinking tea… and time passed without us realizing. The tea is sitll warm, let me pour some for you~

Ritsu: Still, the pile of treats remained relatively untouched. Here, Suu~chan.

What great timing. Secchan’s still overseas, so you can stuff yourself silly this time~

Tsukasa: I will not over-indulge myself without restraint… mmh, such exquisite delicacies! The aroma is rich but it’s not particularly sweet, and it really melts on my tongue!

Desserts after work truly are the best!

Hajime: Hold on, Suou-kun, the treat in your hand…

Tsukasa: Hm?

Wait a minute… this…? Could this be the lucky snack with the special filling in it…?

Eichi: Seems like it.

Ritsu: Oh? Suu~chan’s gonna be the luckiest person out of all of us this year. Congrats~ Don’t forget to give us some of your luck too~

Tsukasa: Th-this is really too unexpected. I just grabbed the top most one… not to mention, I joined this tea party purely by chance, so this was originally supposed to have been eaten by one of you…?

Hajime: That’s why Suou-kun is really lucky~

Eichi: That’s right, Tsukasa-kun. Compared to luck brought by snacks, it’s more important to believe that luck belongs to you. So, just accept it ♪

Ritsu: It’s really not like you, Suu~chan, to refuse a good result when it’s laid out clearly for everyone to see.

Tsukasa: Because of luck…

When compared to this lucky snack… I think I’m luckier to be able to have afternoon tea with everyone.

Then, I will accept the luck bestowed upon me by everyone in the Tea Club. I will treasure this piece of luck, and hope that it can bring even more glory to Knights— no, rather… to idols.

Shakespeare's Macbeth, Act 4 Scene 3 Line 282

Shakespeare's Sonnet 101, Lines 6-7

Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act 1 Scene 3 Line 84

Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act 2 Scene 4 Line 10

[noyoucannotpushthevoid]

Raven Cycle Characters as Things My Friends and I have Said because I find these really Fun to Make

"'Is he going to tight rope walk?' (Blue about Noah starting a stunt) 'No, he's going to jump' (Ronan, who dared Noah)" "I never said I was literate" – Ronan avoiding school work "Fuck around until we get more information" – Declan, so far out of his depth, trying to get his brothers help after the leyline goes quiet "You go to Home Depot, buy a sledgehammer. Game Stop is open whenever you want" - Ronan "We don't abide by American height standards" – Blue "That's the cover story for him just being a dumbass" – Gansey putting Ronan on blast "Ah, good politics, directing problems away from yourself" – Adam, sarcastically "The average American lives and dies in that time" – Henry with the fun facts as he listens to Gansey talk about Glendower "Are you power tripping over [other] students?" – Ronan at Adam "When trickle down economics fails again" – Blue "I'm waiting for my God to tell me what it is" – Ronan "[sh]e kinda sounds like a dick" – Someone at Jordan about Hennessey "'I'm 5'2!' (Blue) 'Well than you're not average height then!' (Ronan)" (I don’t recall how tall she actually is) "Sir, how long is your lifespan?" – Mr. Gray right before making it a lot shorter "Any historical event is a hundred times better if there are Neopets" – Henry when he gets bored during one of Gansey’s lectures "They do that by just existing" - Henry about Ronan doing war crimes "There's half a braincell between us and it's not smart" – Ronan and Noah when left alone together “You just snap your fingers and BAM you have a baby. That’s your son now” – Ronan dreaming up Chainsaw “I’ll give you my credentials! Um… I don’t have any” – Adam coming clean about his past to the Crying Club “I got my eyes taken this year” - Adam “I’m free range though” - Ronan “That man could seduce a nation” – I feel like there’s a general consensus that Adam’s like extrememky pretty. Therefore this is about him “You know about the moon, that’s pretty impressive” – Gansey trying to flirt with Blue “Any’o’y’all’eed” - Adam “The whatchamafucko” - Ronan “My depression is [birds]” – Ronan (trust me when I say birds is infinitely better than the original) “Oh, boy! Opium!” – Kavinsky “If god says you sinned and you are going to hell, reply with ‘nuh-uh’” – Hennessey’s advice to Ronan “There’s nothing thematic about a spleen!” – I don’t know who says it, probably Gansey just before he learns about the actual extent if the dreamed up incriminating evidence “Get up, c’mon get down with the ‘tism” – Gansey trying to be hip with the kids “I’ll be his mom” – Gansey or Adam at their newest stray “Whimsical slut era?” – Literally Henry’s entire adult life “Join our [psychic] hotline” (sultry voice) - Orla (everyone in unison) "NO" – the rest of the women at 300 fox way “Aren’t we all fruit lambs in the eyes of Christ?” – Hennessey trying to bond with Ronan over his religion at some point “Your character has whatever hair color and proper nouns?” – about Blue “I just looked down and then it was there. I bet that’s how Jackie Kennedy felt” – Ronan after dreaming up incriminating evidence “It’s not lying if i’m genuinely not thinking” – Hennessey “my medical opinion, not good” – Just feels like something Hennessey would say

[earlysunshines]

"I love you when we only have a few minutes together" UARGH THAT HURT omg I missed you </3

aahdg that this tension the stolen glances hnm the way your write about the all the memories and emotions coming back hnmnm

alas this answer may feel broken cause i've been reading it separately on work breaks and just noting down what I want to say so sorry in advance jshssk but this one.. has been on my mind all day

OH first meet scene waitup

LIKEURGH THIS you know what you do and I love to read it, i don't remember the word but you said it on that dani fic but this thing minji says is "I hope this seat isnt taken" it being the same saying from the past, like it is a cherished memorie for minji too aaakshrgrhj

like the way you put some light angst "(there were more nights that stung.)" udggdjlet them be happy 😭😭

ok, talking this as a whole i love this build up where they are becoming obvious to others but not themselves like the interaction in front of cameras, the longing interactions, hanni pointing it out something even the bunnies noticed, it start to become too casual for them because they did it on the past but all this tension together aaaa🧍🧍

love that hanni is being the intermediator (?) like knowing her im sure she is observing it all and would even plot something with danielle cause they are like that

DONT omg not the throwback in memories nightmare dream idk

ok so, as someone who unhealthy does this shutting down emotions too I know very well how it bottles up, and having someone who can read you easily is.. scary. the anxiety of worrying them too? yeah it feels different being the one to read about it but it is a food talk

"her touch is softer now, more tender, more vulnerable"AHGR😭😭🤸🤸🏃🚶

im so happy you made this little part about the members seeing minji n yn and they explaining it all after aurgrh omg this one made my heart ache

really liked this one, as always, all the unspoken tension the longing the light angst, it all being kinda a fated thing, ah 😮‍💨😮‍💨good. all your pining ones have a special place to my heart cause it makes me wanna do flips all over from excitement

yeah I think that's it, have a good weekend ahead! :) 🫶

-🤟anon!

YAYAYAYAYYYYY I LOVE YOUR REAPONSES KM YIPPPEEE YIPPEPEE

lowk i nibbled w this one i think i did better w emotions this time i mean i tried?-?:!2

and don’t worry if your responses seem this or that i just love them regardless💔💔💔💔😿😿😿😿lock in at work!!

yes i loooove giving reader and member deja vu they’re never gonna know peace god bless and idk i tried so hard to make it angsty but my best angsty fic is prob the dani one LOL

RIGHT hanni is the median and then it’s another. one of those everyone knows it but them type tropes and UGH they’re so in love i need to die

i also bottle things up 😭😭i fear… anyways that’s not important yes han and dani always plotting don’t ever let them out of sight yes yes and the members getting a whole story time was not originally in plan but it fit so i added it

i liked writing this one bc it was like idk a lot of emotion but that also made it hard to write bc i’m not good w non fluff things bc i have to start thinking a lil hard and i have like five braincells rn my neurons don’t even work correctly like

THANK YOU FOR THE REPSINSE I ALWAYS LOOK FORWAD TO YOURS😭😭😭I LOBBB thank u have a great weekend!!!

[thisiswhatafamilyis]

Hello Hello!

Been a hot second since my last post on this blog, kinda forgot about it for a moment there TBH. So! Some updates:

- Taking a hiatus from Family, Billiam, and BPMK: I’ve been working on this trilogy since December, and it’s now September. I’m a wee bit burnt out. Plus, I’m having some issues with Family in the way that pacing and characterization are not going the way I need them too, and I’ve written myself into a corner. IT SHALL BE REDONE!

- I’ve started school again! And you may be thinking “ah, Vi, everyone starts school, cry about it”. But! I am dual enrolled, and am currently taking three high school classes, two college classes, doing a science fair project that’s costing considerable brainpower, and having a social life. So writing and arting is taking a back burner rn.

- Despite my new hiatus, there’s been a fic or two that’s been uploaded since my last post on here I believe. Go check it out! There’s also one under the “Original Works” tab that ties in with Billiam.

- I’m not stopping writing entirely! I am currently working on Grillstertember. Pretty self explanatory I think. But! I’m also working on a few other temporary projects to get them brain cells braincelling again! I will be introducing Doc + Sear and Ring + Spot soon, the two latest Grillby x Gaster pairings my brain cells have come up with! And there will be an attempt made at creating a lore book, though I’m not sure how far I’ll get. It’ll just be a fancied up version of my infodumps to my fandom family, but made public.

- As for those two new aus, this space will still be Trilogy Centered, but the other families will pop up occasionally. They’ll be under the tags “hummingbird au” for Ring and Spot and “Karl au” for Doc and Sear

I think that’s it! Thanks for listening to my ramble, and hope yall have an excellent day!

[zanyzendraws]

This song has been trending and it's practically occupied all of my braincells and so I made a cover of it!

All the English lyrics are my own translyrics, but the original song itself is by Deco*27 so pleasepleaseplease watch the original (or listen... depends on where you listen to music).

Just a warning that this song has 18+ stuff discussed and swearing so please note that prior to listening (do not show this shit to children I would die)

Lyrics are under the cut!

RABBIT HOLE

Being oh-so pure until you die alone?

Love blah blah blah blah blah blah blah (2x) 

To love or to like, the meaning’s hard to come by 

Don’t think you’re different - you’re just another guy, right? 

Oopsie - did that hurt a bit? Baby, what should I even say?

Just don’t start feeling depressed, or vexed, or perplexed 

Okay? (‘Kay, ‘Kay, ‘Kay?) 

Stop- don’t you know, you won’t get no more, close the door on hope

(You’re hopeless) 

Stop trying hard- I won’t feel the same- you look like a joke!   

(Quit jokin’!)

Oh Prince Charming, the exit over there’s waiting for you.

Wait, huh? Looks like tonight it’s only gonna be us two…

Hop, step, grrrr, ONE MORE CHANCE! 

Ah, give me a kiss, shake your tail, why don’t cha?

Pop and bounce, sing a song, well won’t ya? 

You’re out of line, will you stop being clingy? 

Need me so bad, it’s borderline cheesy!

If you’re alone, then just fuck anyone 

Baby, you need luck- pray that you’re enough

Sick of this “love,” but it’s all I know

Are you staying pure ‘till you die alone?

Ah, give me a kiss, shake your tail, why don’t cha?

Dancing so bad let it sink in what you’ve done

Like you or not, can’t take any more! 

Am I with a dumbass? You’re such a bore, ew

If you’re alone, then just fuck anyone 

Baby, you need luck- pray that you’re enough

Wanted this “love,” but I hate the taste

So let’s go and bang and then do our thing, okay? (Fine)

Love blah blah blah blah blah blah blah (2x) 

Burst and scramble - we’re instant lovers 

Body and mind muddled - we’re so intertwined that it’s dumb 

And know it’s better to be a specter so 

Take a peek, knock me up, alight the HIBANA - 

Maybe then you’ll find the answer

Burst and scramble - we’re instant lovers 

Body and mind muddled - we’re so intertwined that it’s dumb 

And know it’s better to be a specter so 

Take a peek, knock me up, alight the HIBANA - 

Maybe then you’ll find the answer

Aaaand ONE MORE CHANCE! 

Ah, give me a kiss, shake your tail, why don’t cha?

Pop and bounce, sing a song, well won’t ya? 

You’re out of line, will you stop being clingy? 

Need me so bad, it’s borderline cheesy!

If you’re alone, then just fuck anyone 

Baby, you need luck- pray that you’re enough

Wanted this “love,” but I hate the taste

So let’s go and bang and do our thing!

Ah, give me a kiss, shake your tail, why don’t cha?

Dancing so bad let it sink in what you’ve done

Like you or not, can’t take any more! 

Am I with a dumbass? You’re such a bore, ew

If you’re alone, then just fuck anyone 

Baby, you need luck- pray that you’re enough

Wanted this “love,” but I hate the taste

So let’s go and bang and then do our thing!

Give me a kiss, shake your tail, why don’t cha?

Wanting to love, but wanted by no one

You’re not a dumbass - that was all shit!

I wanna drink more, but now I can’t take it!

If you’re alone, then just fuck anyone 

Baby, you need luck- pray that you’re enough

Can’t fall in “love,” got numb to the taste,

So let’s go and bang and then do our thing!

Okay? Hey...

Hey, hey, hey, come back and we’ll have fun! 

(Don’t stop yet!) 

 Now, now, now, there’s no one here but us 

(Get to it!) 

We won’t stop until the sun comes up

I know you wanna give this Rabbit Hole some love

Hey, hey, hey, come back you’re such a tease

(Don’t go yet!) 

Now, now, now, I don’t want you to leave 

(It’s hopeless) 

Move our bodies and not miss a beat

I know how much you want my Rabbit Hole (not me) 

You freak!

Lyric reference is the Vocaloid wiki.

[eddsworld-enchanted-era]

~What the typo trio are up to.~

(base by the lovely EddsWorld-Base on Deviantart, it's here!)

(this is up at the top of the post because it's a bit of a long one, i'm sorry but the funny typo men (original concepts by, TrashPandaBalls/Delphyxion, PrinceofMints, and i believe user dirty-fizzy? i can't find this last blog anywhere, and it's actually in the name of a different blog listed as 'moved-to-dirty-fizzy', but it's a lead on Ded's author considering how much of their art seemed to contain him.) anyways they make my braincells go brrrrrrrrr and i just kept going-)

(tw for sh mention, though it's never specified what pay's done to himself, considering his part of the introduction post you can probably guess, and for some general angst, kinda-)

It's a warm, sunny afternoon somewhere in Europe, and three men are currently standing in a hallway, idly conversing.

One was wandering back to his room after having a sandwich, and two were just coming out of their rooms, one heading to the kitchen for his own lunch, and the other just happy to be there, but regardless, they decided to chat a bit, figuring that they wouldn't see each other for the next few hours anyways, what with Tim working on another song, Pay taking some, ah, pictures of himself, and Ded tending to his geckos.

So they decided to make some small talk, a comment about the weather here, a joke about some gossip Pay had overheard at the bar there, but then Ded says something surprising.

"Does anyone else think it's weird that all three of us have lost contact with our brothers?" he wonders aloud - it's not entirely clear whether he was trying to get an answer or whether he was simply voicing a thought.

"Does anyone else think it's weird that you don't shut up?" Tim mumbles, almost mockingly in response.

Being the successful one of the Blackwells, he didn't really like to think of what had become of his brother. They were supposed to be a dual act, a bassist and a guitarist with a killer set of vocals - however, Tom had unfortunately turned to the bottle after a spot of misfortune involving the red-clad Harpwing brother and his tendency to quietly meddle with the lives of those he disliked, and he wound up losing interest in performing - leaving Tim to be a solo act.

The memories were still a bit of a sore spot for him to this day.

"Hah, come on, don't be like that, Timtam - it's nice to have something in common amongst all of us - I was starting to worry that I was the only one." Pay chuckles, somewhat nervously. This was the longest he'd ever gone unable to contact Patryck, and it was starting to show a bit - much like a certan green-hoodied cola addict, Pay had a tendency to worry about his twin brother.

"Well, I'm sorry that neither of you had to watch your brother's life fall apart in the span of, what was it, a week? During your first tour together."

"It was your shitty nephew's fault, anyhow - he really seemed to have it out for him."

Pay sighs.

"And you've never been abandoned by yours, left in the dust after you help him get what he wants."

"You're seriously still on about Pau?"

"Of course I am. We were dating first - but poor Patryck just had to have him. He acted so hurt every single time he saw us together, and I felt so bad that I orchestrated the beginning of their relationship," Pay begins to cry a bit as he speaks, voice shaking, "and not to mention that he already was the one our parents favoured, he got all the attention and adoration, while I was pushed to the side, never good enough. Do you know what that's-"

"-I know what you fucking went through, Pay, you tell me the whole story every time you're drunk. I don't want to hear it again." Tim interrupts.

"But have you ever thought about it from his perspective? Seeing you happy, and how it ached - you taking notice and that selfless act - you gave up your boyfriend, only for it to destroy you?"

"It probably made him feel like your whole thing was his fault."

"Then why did he never seem to care." Pay asks tonelessly, choking back a sob

"Because he didn't want to make it worse," Tim begins, almost lecturing Pay, "I'm sure the guilt made him want to stay away in the hopes that his distance would make you feel better. That you wouldn't keep hurting yourself in all the ways you do, that you'd forget about him."

"He was worried for you, and he was trying so, so very desperately to help you the best he could."

"Imagine how he fucking felt when you never got better, when you began to blame him for your own failings."

"So don't you fucking dare give me that shit about how bad you've had it ever again, Sharpay."

Pay sits there, mouth hanging open speechlessly for a moment.

"I... wow. I guess I never thought of it that way."

"That's because you never think about anything."

"I'm... sorry, I guess." Pay mumbles.

A few moments of silence pass.

Ded coughs.

"Y'all two done yet? I have to get back to my geckos - their next feeding's off-schedule because y'all had to start up with each other again." he complains.

"Fine, fine, get to your geckos, I'll head on out to get myself some food." Tim shuffles off to the side, allowing Ded to pass through, and rolls his eyes, though one could not tell considering that, much like his brother's, they were simply pitch-black sockets that nobody was certain as to how either of the two could see out of them.

"Haha, okay, and I'll see myself out too, I guess." Pay begins to walk back to his room, smiling nervously, but he is stopped when he feels a tug at his crop-hoodie.

"Aah, no. We aren't done yet here, Sharpay," Tim snarls, gripping Pay's hood, "This conversation is not over."

Pay crosses his arms, reluctantly agreeing to follow Tim to the kitchen.

Because, hey, if Tim was going to bitch at him for the next ten minutes - the least he could do was to sate his gnawing hunger.

[devil666132020]

1. No the fuck he didn't

2. And you'd also remember that Jason made sure the boat- the buildings he blew up were vacant of civillians. Right???? And no actually it is Ooc for him to do that in Robin 1993.

Because why is the same Jason who even while unhinged- deadset on not selling to civillian kids, doesn't even finish off Tim and Mia, suddenly talking about using children as canon fodder? Why has that Jason lost all braincells?

3. You seriously trying to gaslight me rn? Please go back and read the interview, Daniels also said he hated that Jason had ✨fans ✨

4. Yeah he said the same thing when Morrison wrote Jason 💀

And you might also remember how he ignored every change Morrison made to Jason. Winnick wasn't one to cause drama behind the scenes.

5. Yes! I don't see why you're so hell bent on defending this plot hole, maybe you just like reading Todd stories where he's mischaracterized to prop up other characters, idk, why would he- Jason- while on his personal vendetta against BRUCE is in CALIFORNIA while ignoring his CRIME BUSINESS in NEW JERSEY.

6. Maybe they should fixing that and not mess up flows of stories.

7. Do you think Jason wouldn't know how skilled Batman and Nightwing are that they'd get punked by Amazo 💀

Really now.

And you'd also remember crime rates dropping rapidly when Jason came in, the trope for Jason caring for children comes from when he infact does care for children multiple times and it got attached to his character.

Ah yes, Blüdhaven, you'll remember how when the city blows up, Jason too is horrified and goes quiet. It's only after seeing Bruce's reaction that he starts laughing, it's so he can ✨ Hurt Bruce More ✨

Like he had already been doing! It's really that simple when you have comprehension!

And excuse me he did not kill petty criminals in those 3 issues nor in UTRH's issues.

And I already told you! Shooting Damian when he doesn't know who he is! It's just a gross continuation from Robin #177! Which is why everyone ignores it! Damian AND Jason writers, I don't hate the entirety of BFTC, but there are parts of it that tick me off, sure he can stab a 17 year old Tim if he's 'insane' but shooting Damian- whom he does not know at all is ooc.

And at last. Mate I have read every Jason book in continuity. Yes New 52 only slightly tweaked Jason's character. He went from being someone who never regretted his actions, was unhinged to someone Who was more sane and had actually looked back and regretted his action.

Jason still crawled out of his grave

Check secret Origins #5.

He's still the insane teen he was in Lost Days after he comes back from the pit. The pit didn't do shit, the pit is not even mentioned by Jason! We're shown he went in to recover and then they NEVER say it affected his behavior, because it didn't! Others are aware of Jason's actions in the New 52 & Rebirth continuities as more and more brought back in, and never fail to rub it into Jason. And that's what make him regret it and hate his past more because he knows he did wrong and felt guilt, for all the "Extreme" measures he took. Not killing. New 52 Jason had no qualms against killing those who deserved it. His regrets are attacking those who got in his way and necessarily didn't deserve it. meanwhile Pre 52 Jason didn't regret shit. That's what New 52 tweaked

It's literally impossible to read bat fanfiction because it's all based off those ridiculous fanon tropes that spread like crazy and people take as fucking biblical!!!!! Dick was never a jerk to Jason when he was Robin- they got along because Dick is mature as hell and in one retelling- Jason was a jerk to him!! And when he came back as Red Hood he had literally not a single damn reason to treat Dick like shit! Not a damn one! But he did, didn't he? Cause he's the fucking asshole! How dare you make Dick grovel towards that bastard! Dick has only ever tried to help him! Reached out during his Batman run, over and over! Also- Dick never put Jason in Arkham with Joker just a few cells down???? What the fuck! The Joker and all those other fuckers had been broken out of Arkham by Black Mask already for like the whole run??? Jason went to Arkham after losing to Dick, and Gordon put him in there because One he fucking deserved it, Two the literal circumstances?? And at that point!! Arkham was fucking rehabilitated itself!! By Dick!!! Because Bruce had him go undercover there for real, and Dick was actually tortured there before he got out!! So Dick put in the work to get that shit in order to actually help people!!

Dick never chose Damian over Tim- Tim refused to engage with him over his grief, shut him out, and left of his own devices! He never told Dick his suspicions on why Bruce was alive, never! And Tim is not the one to bring Bruce back either, there's a whole team at that point! Dick learns Bruce is alive through tossing his 'dead' body into a pit and the body comes to life as a zombie. Tim didn't tell him shit! Tim is also not a little crybaby- Damian cutting his line was a fucking blip on the page, he was momentarily shocked, that was it! He put Damian on his Hit List, which is why Damian cut his line. And his first attempt at "murder" is just pushing Tim off the dinosaur statue in the cave, he didn't go all assassin on him! Also Dick wasn't even there the first incident and wasn't told about the second incident. Alfred is the one who gave Damian Robin and Dick accepted him because he saw that Damian needed help! He needed guidance! He didn't fucking fire Tim the way Bruce fired him, and fuck all of you for thinking that Tim or Jason or fucking anyone has more right over Robin than Dick Fucking Grayson! He tried to promote Tim and Tim walked off. How dare yall make Dick fucking grovel towards that bastard!!!

Jason did try to kill all three of them!! Why does everyone just gloss over that like what the fuck??? Why does he get a pass for every shitty thing he's done??? "Bad writing" stfu this is the same dude that without hesitation kills random criminals, people who deal drugs, do you know how many random ass people deal drugs??? Jason doesn't give a single shit about being his own type of hero or saving Gotham his own way, nor do the people think of him as their savior!! Are you people fucking delusional?? I saw a post that said citizens would trust Jason over CASS and I cannot Believe the hallucinations yall are seeing???

It is literally downright impossible to find fics about Dick or Damian or Cass or fucking any of them that doesn't include these literal bullshit fanon takes!!! It's impossible!!! This fandom sucks!!!! You don't even need to go buy the comics, all these popular takes have been debunked right here on tumblr!!!! Also Dick can do literally everything!! He's hypercompetent as hell, die mad about it!! Jason doesn't like Wonder Woman???? Where the fuck did that come from??? Wayne Family Adventures is not real!!! Those people could not BE more out of character!!! Look at Bruce for crying out loud!!! Yall know that man ain't act like that!

Edit: leaving this here in case anyone wonders what my hot take is towards this question I was asked: "have you considered tho, that fanon is more fun..."

Well of course fanon is more fun if you're a fan of Jason or Tim. Fanon actively caters towards those two pasty white boys. Fanon actively shits on Dick and Damian though. And for Dick? He literally never did that shit! It is all made up! It's literal character assassination?? But by the fans?? And for Damian? He was 10!!! He grew up as an assassin! He was actively trying to grow with Dick's help! How can yall see him as the bad guy?? And not the literal bad guy, (Jason), and the 17 teen year old who literally fought him back btw, (Tim), like old boy did not act victimized the way you people portray. And Jesus for Cass? Cass is just a prop in fanon. So what exactly about this should be fun to me? Like seriously.