#Amadis sucks

[timeoutsaretimeins]

Horizon fans know what’s up.

[dalishious]

Ike Amadi, Davrin’s VA, follows a lot of transphobic/mysoginistic accounts on twitter. I hope people can remember to separate the VA from the character, and people don’t use this as an excuse to hate on Davrin/be racist.

That sucks.

But this goes for all the VAs. They are not their characters. They are artists employed to perform.

I've seen some straight up disturbing invasive behaviour in the BG3 fandom when it comes to the VAs for that game, and I hope to god that's not repeated here.

[elffees]

It is so hot that Talanah’s sidequest in FW is about a dude searching for information about his Lost Love™️ who he thought to have died, only for it to be revealed she’s completely fine and when they’re reunited she just goes “dude it’s been 5 years, I moved on already. you didn’t? damn that must suck” and then just leaves like that is so funny rip to Amadis but that’s my wife now

[butchdykeorpheus]

on the one hand the talanah/amadis sidequests in hfw still Kinda Suck after so many lesbians latched onto talanah and she had such chemistry with aloy in hzd BUT given that it originated in the talanah comic. new conspiracy theory what if someone on the hfw team specifically wrote that subplot to canonically "break them up" and leave avad totally bitchless so talanah could be romanceable with aloy in game #3. lesbian talanah truthers this is how we can still win,

[shadows-flames-and-ink]

If Erik couldn't lose, I'm glad Faro did. The margin, though, is absolutely hilarious

I also love that everyone agrees Amadis sucks. Talanah deserves way more

[eggy-tea]

Level 50 and still avoiding Gemini… I am fast running out of side missions to do.

[h0riz0nstuff]

HORIZON ZERO DAWN’s ASSHOLE BEARD AGENDA … An essay with a lot of words.

Come, dear reader, let me take you on a short trip around hzd’s Gallery of the Bearded Asses. Let us start with the Astoundingly Terrible Very Bad.

Mad Sun King Jiran : I guess no explanations are necessary, here. I had a theory about those beards, but it was only complete when I saw in the comics that Jiran also had it. xD

Ahsis : The highest ranking assho… I mean member ! of the Lodge (quote Talanah xD) So many studs ! Can you bet he liked that style so much on Jiran that he decided to emulate it ? Or just to suck up. That’s possible too ! Who next is in the Beard Team ? A healer with dubious ethics, that’s who ! Ah Ghaliv, your beard is salty, but not as salty as you, you exploitative piece of trash.

Next in line… Oh look, it’s history’s dumbest murderer, Ranaman ! … I bet he doesn’t have as many studs because he had to sell some of them to pay his gambling debts. (Did you know you can fail/finish that quest by not freeing his sister and he gets off scot-free ?? That’s unacceptable, Guerrilla. I do not accept this.)

Moving on, there’s this guy, Vashad, who really lets you know he doesn’t care who his snapmaw hunting business kills as long as he gets his shards. Sure you can make a deal with him. But you can also kill him, and when you do, Talanah tells you she approves !

And then there’s this rando named Bashad at the Hunter’s Lodge, who hogs the bar and insults you if you address him. Charming. (I’m not entirely sure, but for a while i thought he was one of the hunters who went after Talanah later on ? I’m probably wrong, but I wouldn’t put it past him.) EDIT : I’ve found one more !! In the first comics, there’s Gediah Kho Veriv, the asshole General who Amadis served under (and killed, ultimately) ! He’s sporting a variant with just two studded prongs on the front ! (VARIETY xD) Alas, I have reached the limit of pictures on this post so you’ll just have to trust me on that. So far so good. Who else among the Carja features a face full of stupid beard ? NOBLES, that’s who ! Eat the rich ! And Marad does tell you that the ones queuing to see Avad are all a bunch of whiny babies. Literally a third of them or so feature The Beard xD (They’re always a bit different each time, but there seems to always be the same ratio of Stupid Beard). I found one of them at the Carja camp in The Cut, and like, they’re all asses there, so… (have you looked at the trophies on their tents ? They’re all watchers heads. They come to the Cut to hunt WATCHERS. Outstanding xD) So, here we are. But I hear you telling me “yeah, but I’m sure some  random NPCs also feature the beard, you know how these things work”, and to that I answer : Yes ! they do (not much, tho). And I’m sure they’re all some cousin twice removed of Ahsis and fully deserve to be identified as being Part of The Terrible Team xD In short, here is my conclusion. The beard exists solely on asshole characters, even if not ALL terrible characters feature the beard. … I need you all to know that I worked very hard on this ! I did a lot of research and I had to look at despicable faces. I suffered for science ! ಠ.ಠ FOR SCIENCE ! … look, it’s 10 days to Forbidden West and I just finished a huge piece of work and I just had to blow out steam xD And if I suffered in my boredom/steam outing, you must suffer too !

[loumauve]

for ask thing: horizon!

keep in mind that this is all pre-GEMINI so some answers will probably change once I finish the game

the first character i ever fell in love with: Aloy for sure a character that i used to love/like, but now do not: Amadis lol (they butchered my pretty boy) a ship that i used to love/like, but now do not: a lot of the het ships make me uncomfortable now due to how fandom is behaving, other than that I didn't really stop liking any of the ship dynamics I've been into so far my ultimate favorite character™: tied between Aloy, Ikrie and Beta prettiest character: hm.. Talanah maybe? (not that I think the others aren't, but I had to pick one and she certainly qualifies) but Zo also qualifies my most hated character: Sylens so far, tho first impression of the Zeniths is that they all suck and I'd probably hate them if I knew more, also Ted Faro (but he’s too pathetic for me to hate anymore, he found a perfect end) my OTP: multishipper all the way so: Aloy/Ikrie, Aloy/Talanah, Lis/Petra, Aloy/Vala, Lis/Gaia, Ourea/being alive and getting to spend all her time with CYAN, all Horizon siblings getting to live out long lives together, Gildun/finding his looking glass, Varl/Zo, Ersa/life, plus a multitude of OT3s bc I’m that person my NOTP: Aloy/Nil, anyone/Sylens, Horizon/certain canon events favorite episode side quest: anything with Ikrie in it saddest death: Vala, probably. tho Rost is up there as well favorite season main quest: Deep Secrets of the Earth, The Heart of the Nora, The Mountain That Fell are all good not sure I can pick one, from HFW so far I think I liked Faro's Tomb a lot bc of the body horror aspects (that are only addressed in my head bc the game creators are cowards /jk), I liked Cradle of Echoes bc Beta <3, would have liked Seeds of the Past a lot more had it not been bugged least favorite season main quest: Death's Door bc of all the pressure - pressure to shoot tiny parts of a machine while Aloy keeps yelling about what needs to be done, while having to dodge attacks from an invincible enemy (all great in theory and a good way to show how bad Aloy’s odds are at that moment but so fucking stressful if you’re bad at video games and doing three things at once with two thumbs), then the escape first trapping me between stupid bits of scaffolding, then the game bugging out and glitching me into a tiny space away from where I was meant to be making me have to restart it all over again.. idk, I already posted about the various ways this game has screwed me over, but this is probably still the worst. story-wise it was a great quest, but the execution with the state of the game being what it was kinda just ruined it completely. I almost quit the game right then and there. first time I ever muted the sound during gameplay character that everyone else in the fandom loves, but i hate: idk if anyone loves Sylens and Tilda but.. yeah.. no. not my favourite people by far.  (I also know some people really love Helis and Nil and love shipping them with Aloy which just.. ??why???? definitely a hard nope for me) my ‘you’re piece of trash, but you’re still a fave’ fave: idk, not sure any of my faves qualify as trash my ‘beautiful cinnamon roll who deserves better than this’ fave: Ikrie my ‘this ship is wrong, nasty, and makes me want to cleanse my soul, but i still love it’ ship: probably Aloy/Tilda but I don't know. don't know enough about Tilda just yet to say for sure. but I love a good fic with a terrible relationship dynamic my ‘they’re kind of cute, and i lowkey ship them, but i’m not too invested’ ship: Ikrie/Varga is pretty cute, and I do ship it (also Aloy/Ikrie/Varga)

[vkinorthst4r]

Since Iké Amadi is the VA for Seer I want a quip that says : It’s official, you suck! One of Shao Khan’s lines from Mortal kombat 9.

I fkn love Mortal Kombat so this just made me every happier 😭😭

[aion-rsa]

What If…? Episode 4 Review: Doctor Strange Loses His Heart

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This Marvel’s What If? review contains spoilers.

Marvel’s What If? Episode 4

What If…? episode four is here. While many fans were likely expecting to see Captain Carter show up as soon as they realized it was a Doctor Strange story, that is not the case. Instead, we get a romantic tragedy which pits two versions of Stephen against each other in order to save the woman that they love. 

It’s a cosmic ride through Strange’s own arrogance that has absolutely world ending consequences. It’s also, interestingly, the second episode where we see a hero turn to the dark side. It might not mean anything but we definitely think it’s worth noting. 

If you’ve been reading our reviews, you’ll know we have a new format for our What If…? coverage which we hope will work as both an in depth breakdown and easy way for readers who aren’t as familiar with the Marvel Universe to keep up! 

With that in mind, let’s dig into “What If…? Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands.”

Required Viewing

As a comparison piece, the only film you need to watch before this is Doctor Strange. Just like the previous episodes, this one basically re-imagines the origins of our hero and his first movie. So if you want to know how things have changed, the MCU movie is a must watch. 

Voice Cast

We of course have Jeffery Wright leading the cast here as the mighty Uatu. Returning MCU stars include Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange, Rachel McAdams as Christine Palmer, Benedict Wong as Wong, Tilda Swinton as the Ancient One, and Leslie Bibb as Christine Everhart. There’s a new addition too with Ike Amadi joining as O’Bengh. 

What’s Different?

If you’ve ever wished the first Doctor Strange movie was just Christine Palmer getting constantly fridged, then you’re in luck! As the title hints, the big change here is that rather than damaging his hands in the car crash, we see him lose Christine during it. In a spin on the H.G. Wells classic The Time Machine, Strange keeps going back through time in order to try and save Christine. But no matter what he does or how he changes his actions, she always dies. After many failed attempts to save her using the Eye of Agamotto, we learn that Christine dying is what the Ancient One calls an Absolute Point. It’s a moment in time that cannot be changed or stopped without destroying the timeline. But Strange won’t be stopped and so begins to look for the mysterious Library of Cagliostro. 

After battling with the Ancient One, Strange ends up finding O’Bengh — who comics readers will recognize as a vital Marvel magic character — who takes him to the library. There we see multiple magical books as well as a summoning of Shuma-Gorath, the same tentacles seen in What If…? episode one. Strange claims that he wants to harness the evil creature’s powers in order to bring back Christine. The first attempt goes poorly but soon Strange is sucking up the dark magical abilities of creature after creature before returning to his first tentacled capture. But as you can imagine that doesn’t go so well for him. Strange is quickly possessed by the beast before we see O’Bengh dying and revealing there are actually two Stephen Stranges in this universe. How did that happen? Well, we’re going to get to that. 

The Ancient One split the timelines creating two Doctor Stranges, one who went to pursue the occult in order to save Christine and the other who was more sensible and just chilled with Wong in the Sanctum Sanctorum. Of course, this was a world-ending decision which puts the chill Strange on a collision course with the evil Shuma-Strange or, as the subtitles call him, Strange Supreme. Doctor Strange and Strange Supreme have an epic showdown as the latter tries to convince the former to work with him in order to bring back Christine. Doctor Strange is having none of it, but ultimately Strange Supreme overpowers his counterpart, sucking the benevolent half into him and using their powers to bring Christine back to life. 

How Does It Work Out?

Not well! Surprising no one who understands how these things go, Strange Supreme’s plan ends up destroying their reality. He pleads with the Watcher to help save his universe, admitting his culpability and begging Uatu to change the course of history. But as the Watcher reminds us that’s not his place and, although he’d love to punish Strange and save Christine, he cannot interfere. Thus this universe ends, leaving nothing behind. 

Standout Moments

There’s a ton of cosmic fun to be had here if you can get past the multiple murders of Christine. Once Strange heads into the magical realm we get to see him imbibe the powers of many mythical creatures, which is incredibly fun. But the best moment has to be the awesome cloak-off. Strange’s cloak has long been one of the coolest things about the character, and with two Stranges present we get two cloaks. Supreme Strange’s cloak that he took from an evil giant bug has a much spikier and sinister collar. Doctor Strange keeps his classic look and as the two face down their cloaks do too. It’s a super cool sequence that shows the power of the Cloaks of Levitation and the awesome animation talents that bring What If…? to life. 

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[petersasteria]

168 Hours - Haz Osterfield (15)

Pairing: Haz x Reader

Haz Osterfield Masterlist ||  Ultimate Masterlist || 168 Hours Masterlist

DISCLAIMER:  *This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.*

𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲: In which your son’s wish comes true and it turns horrible. Now, he has to fix it in 168 hours.

Special thanks to: @blueleatherbag​ and @croissantwriting​ for being so helpful

Congrats on guessing it right, @hollands-weasley​! Have fun thinking of a plot for my next soc med au x

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 stays quiet and Tom's smirk grew wider when no one said a thing. 

"I object." Y/N says. Everyone gasps and Tom's jaw drops. Bradley's eyes widen in shock and pats Tom's back, a subtle way of letting him know that he's there for him. Amadis smiles to himself and says a silent 'thank you' to God.

"Wha-Why?!" Tom asks with confusion written all over his face.

Y/N takes a deep breath and looks in Tom's eyes. Those brown eyes she once loved are now replaced with blue eyes owned by the new man she loves.

"You're just having cold feet, love." Tom desperately tries to change Y/N's mind.

"I'm so sorry, Tom." Y/N cries. "I don't love you anymore and I realized that I can't marry you while pretending to love you. It wouldn't be fair to you."

"I also know what happened in Prague. I know you slept with someone else. I just acted like I didn't know, but I can't stay with you and let you think I'm stupid and that I wouldn't know or find out. It hurts a lot, Tom." She adds.

Y/N turns to look at Bradley and says, "You knew about him sleeping with someone else and you never had the decency to tell me. I treated you like a friend and you couldn't even do the right thing."

Bradley just looks down in shame.

She turns back to Tom, "You and I know that our relationship hasn't been the best lately. It's been falling apart and we don't even know each other anymore. Tom, you're a great man and you're so much more than what the public portrays you. Sleeping around is just your way of dealing with things and you have to change that, because one day you'll meet someone who's more than enough for you. I promise you that. That 'someone' isn't me and I'm sorry.

"I care about you so much and it sucks because even after what you did, I still wish you the best. I sincerely do and I mean it from the bottom of my heart. I tried everything I could to love you again, but I couldn't anymore. I'm sorry."

With that, she takes her purse from Saoirse and runs away. Amadis, who's seated at the back, runs after her. It was now time for fate to step in.

Tom just stands there with tears streaming down his face. He feels humiliated and he feels bad for being so insensitive to what Y/N was feeling. It's too late now. Tom wished he could turn back time, but it was impossible. Not even all his money could fix the damage. All he had to do was keep moving forward.

Y/N's father looks at Tom and shakes his head.

"Y/N, wait up!" Amadis shouts as he runs after her. Despite her heavy down, she still manages to outrun the angel. Y/N glances behind her and slows down when she sees Amadis catching up to her. Once she comes to a full stop, Amadis reaches her. He slightly bends over with his hands on his knees as he catches his breath.

"Where are you going?" Amadis asks as his breathing turns normal.

"I don't know." Y/N sighs. "I don't even know what I'm doing. I don't know if I made the right decision back there. Maybe Tom's right; maybe it's just cold feet. Should I go back there?"

"What? No!" Amadis says and shakes his head. "What you did back there was super brave, actually. Some people wouldn't even do that and they'd just accept their fate; they'd marry a terrible person."

"Tom's not THAT bad." Y/N defends. "He's got some good points, but at the same time, I like someone else. I think I love them already."

"It sounds like you're confused. Who's the other person?" Amadis asks even though he already knew.

Y/N looks at him and sighs, "It's Harrison. He's just such a great guy, y'know? He's such a gentleman and he's so kind and funny and chill. He's not arrogant and he's simple. I love him."

"If you love him, the logical thing to do is to go to him already." Amadis says.

"But then there's Tom. I kinda still feel something for him." Y/N admits.

"You're in a pickle. Let me help you." Amadis says. "I can help you decide really quick."

"Okay." Y/N nods.

"Texts or handwritten letters?" Amadis asks.

"What does that have to do with my situation?" Y/N questions.

"Just answer it! Trust me." Amadis says.

"Okay, um, handwritten letters." Y/N answers.

"Harry Potter or Star Wars?"

"Y/Choice"

"Natural hair color or dyed hair?"

"Dyed."

"Expensive or cheap?"

"Cheap."

"Tom or Harrison?"

"Harrison."

"There you go! You finally decided." Amadis smiles to himself. "Let's go find him!"

"Wait, that's so clever!" Y/N exclaims in shock.

"Thank you. Let's talk about that later, okay? Harrison is doing his errands with Harley, so he's out buying stuff. He's around in town somewhere. Let's go get your man!" Amadis grins. Y/N smiles and both of them run to the street where there are a lot of stores.

𝐌𝐄𝐀𝐍𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐄, 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐄𝐘 𝐑𝐔𝐍 𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒...

"We've been walking around for ages!" Harley groans. Harley didn't like shopping. He would get bored and his feet would hurt. Plus, he didn't like it when his mum would ask him about clothes that he could care less about.

"I know, buddy. I'm so sorry, but I'm the only one available to run errands today. Timmy has work." Harrison gives him a sad smile before turning his attention back to the apples. Harrison picks ten apples and puts it in the cart. Harrison goes to the next aisle with Harley pushing the cart next to him.

"Why don't you and Timmy just go shopping when both of you are free?" Harley whines. As much as he likes spending time with Harrison, he's still the same ten year old who gets easily bored.

"Harley, if I didn't shop today, Timmy and I will starve for the next three days because Timmy will be free by then." Harrison chuckles. "Relax, okay? I'll buy you a little something later. You name it."

Harley groans as they continue to shop for food. Harley's mind wanders to how Amadis is doing on the mission. If he recalls correctly, their mission will end soon and he won't see Amadis ever again.

Not seeing Amadis ever again is something he's not ready for, but he knows that it's inevitable. Harley got so used to seeing Amadis that he wouldn't know how to go on his day without him.

After thirty minutes of going from aisle to aisle, Harrison finally finishes grocery shopping. Harley helps Harrison put the items on the checkout conveyor belt and waits at the other side of the counter to get the bags. After paying, Harrison carries two paper bags and Harley carries one. They exit the grocery store and move on to the next errand. 

"Where to next?" Harley asks.

"I figured we should go to mine and Timmy's first to drop off these things and then we'll go out again to pick a decent dishwasher. Is that okay?" Harrison asks. Harley's comfort has been his number priority recently and he didn't even know why.

"Okay." Harley says. The two of them walked to the apartment and immediately went to the unit to put away the groceries.

"How do you think Y/N's wedding is coming along?" Harley asks as he puts the eggs in the fridge. Harrison glances at him before putting the flour in the cupboard.

"Um... I think it's great." Harrison answers. He wasn't sure how to answer Harley's question. "I mean, Tom Holland is rich and all, so she probably got her dream wedding."

Harley nods as they continue putting things away in silence. Five minutes later, everything is neatly stocked away and the two make their way out of the apartment again to buy a dishwasher.

They walk out of the apartment building and when they turn a corner, they bump into Amadis and Y/N.

"I'm so- Y/N?! Amadis?! What are you guys doing here? Especially you, Y/N." Harrison says in shock as he holds Y/N by the arms to prevent her from falling.

She looks at him and smiles, "Harrison!"

"Aren't you supposed to get married?" Harrison lightly chuckles.

Y/N stands up properly and fixes her dress. She shakes her head, cups his face and smiles, "I left him."

Harrison's eyes widened in shock upon hearing what she just said. Amadis and Harley watch the scene unfold. Harley whispers, "How many hours do we have left?"

Amadis looks at his watch.

𝐅𝐈𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐒.

"We only have fifteen minutes left." Amadis whispers sadly.

"Oh." Harley says.

"Why did you leave him?" Harrison asks.

"I don't love him anymore. I stopped loving him a long time ago." She tells him. "I love you, Harrison. I really do and anything you say and do can't stop that."

"You love me?" He asks and she just nods. "I'm not him, though. I can't give you everything you want and I can't take you to different places every weekend and-"

"Yes, you're not him. You're not him and that's what makes you different and it's better. I want you and I want to stay with you." She says in all honesty.

"I'd love that." Harrison smiles. "Oh, and I love you too."

They stare at each other and Amadis rolls his eyes, "Just kiss already!"

They look at Amadis shyly before looking at each other.

"I kinda forgot they were there." Harrison whispers.

"Same here." Y/N says, grinning. They lean in and close the gap with a sweet kiss. Amadis and Harley smile at each other and give each other a well deserved high-five.

"We did it! They're together!" Harley exclaims in glee. Y/N and Harrison pull away from each other and they look at Harley in confusion.

"What?" Y/N asks.

"We have ten minutes left." Amadis says after quickly glancing at his watch. He looks at Harley and nods, "Let's just tell them."

"Tell us what?" Harrison questions. "What's going on?"

Harley takes a deep breath and sighs. He looks at Harrison and Y/N; his parents. Well, in the timeline's future. This past week, he really got to know his parents on a different level and on a different point of view. He's going to miss it, truly. He got to hang out with his parents the way he used to and he knew that when he goes back to the future, he won't experience it again.

"I'm from the future." Harley confesses and looks at Harrison. "I wasn't lying when I told you that I'm your son."

"Both of you are my parents and I did something wrong that brought me back here; to the past. I had a week to make things right and I got some help from Amadis. He's literally an heaven sent from Heaven and those people in the apartment we were staying at? They're all angels and saints." Harley says.

Harrison and Y/N didn't say anything, so Harley continued talking.

"My mission was to get you two together, so that the future doesn't get messed up. Amadis and I came up with plans to set you two up and as a way to get both of you two to feel something for each other. Oh and the Prague thing? Amadis went there to check on Tom."

"Did Tom really cheat on me? Or was it part of your plan too?" Y/N asks.

Amadis shakes his head, "No. That really happened. If it were part of the plan, I won't ever go back to Heaven."

"Okay, then." Y/N says.

"Today's the last of the mission and now that you guys kissed, the mission's over. I'm going back to the future now and our family will be alright." Harley says with a smile.

“Family? What family?” Y/N asks.

“How do we know you’re telling the truth?” Harrison challenges. “How do we know that you’re not some crazy kid?”

Just when Harley is giving up, Amadis tells Harley to check his pocket. Harley looks confused, but he checks it anyway. His eyes widen when he pulls out their family picture with everyone reappearing again. Harley quickly shows Y/N and Harrison and they’re surprised to see it. They didn’t really expect actual proof.

“Everything makes sense now.” Harrison whispers as he smiles at Harley. “That’s why I feel so attached to you. I’m your father!”

Harley smiles and nods before walking towards him and hugs him. Harrison hugs back and Y/N smiles at the sight.

“This is so much to take in, but we have so little time.” Y/N tears up. She looks at Harrison and says, “I can’t believe we have three beautiful kids! Now, I can’t imagine my life if I pushed through in marrying Tom. I’m glad I left or we wouldn’t have them, especially Harley.”

Harley pulls away from Harrison and turns to Y/N. She moves his hair out of the way to see her son’s beautiful face.

“In case future me didn’t tell you, you're so talented and smart for your age. I’m so proud of you and I know that you’ll do amazing things. As much as I want you to stay here, you have to go back. I enjoyed spending time with you and I’ll truly miss it.” Y/N tells him and Harley cries. They give each other a hug and Harley says, “Thanks, mum.”

“Is it early to say ‘I love you’? Because I really want to say it before you leave.” She chuckles lightly and pulls away.

“No, it’s not too early.” Harley smiles and wipes his tears.

“I love you.” Y/N says with a smile. She holds Harrison’s hand. “We love you.”

Amadis clears his throat, “Harley, we need to go now.”

Harley frowns and says, “I love you both, okay? I’ll see you later.”

An unexpected rain started to pour and all of them looked surprised except for Amadis. He knew it was going to happen. He just didn’t say anything because if he did, then saying goodbye would be real even though he didn’t want it to be.

“That’s odd. It was sunny just a minute ago.” Harrison says with a jacket over his head, Harley’s head and Y/N’s.

“Harley, it’s time.” Amadis says before turning to Harrison and Y/N. “It was so lovely meeting you! Both of you will have a wonderful life. Trust me, I know. The rain will wash away your memories of me and Harley. Not only you, but also the people who interacted with me or Harley for the past few days.”

“What? Why?” Y/N asks.

“It’s part of keeping the timeline intact.” Amadis says sadly. “Something will go wrong if you won;t let your memories of us wash off. We can’t go back to the places we belong.”

Harley understands and turns to his parents, “I’ll see you guys later, anyway. We can just create new memories.”

“Yeah, I’d like that.” Harrison says with a smile and ruffles Harley’s hair. He glances at Y/N, “Ready to get the memories of our son washed away?”

“I think so.” Y/N replies. She kisses Harley’s forehead before saying, “I just want him to go back and we can hang out with him again. I’m ready.”

Harrison puts down his jacket as both he and Y/N get soaked by the rain. The rain poured harder and before they knew it, their memories of Amadis and Harley were gone. They look at each other in confusion as to why they’re standing in the rain.

“My apartment is closer. We can get dry there?” Harrison suggests.

“Sure! I just want to wear something warm.” Y/N giggles and they ran hand-in-hand to Harrison’s shared apartment with Timmy.

Harley turns to Amadis and says, “Now what?”

“We have three minutes left and it’s time for our goodbye.” Amadis steps forward and embraces Harley. “You know, I don’t like kids, but you’re an exception. You’re a pretty cool 10 year old.”

“Thanks and you’re the coolest angel ever!” Harley smiles and pulls away.

“Be good, okay? No more bad wishes.” Amadis says sternly. “You better promise that, Harley.”

“I promise!” Harley exclaims. “Can you at least give me a sign that you’re watching me whenever I look up at the sky?”

“I’ll think about it.” Amadis says and Harley pouts. “Literally. I have to think about it because I don’t know what sign to send.”

“Just keep it simple.” Harley says.

“Okay, then. If it’s during the day, the sign is a cloud. If it’s at night, the sign is a star.” Amadis decides.

“How will I know it’s you?” Harley asks. “There are so many clouds and stars!”

“Trust me, you’ll know.” Amadis says and glances at his watch only to see that they have one minute left.

“Amadis, you’re fading away.” Harley states.

“Yeah and you’re fading too. It’s okay, we’ll be fine. This is our way of transport.” Amadis chuckles lightly. “I don’t want to say goodbye yet.”

“Same here.” Harley says. “I read a quote somewhere and it’s from Winnie the Pooh. I think it fits us right now.”

“Let’s hear it.” Amadis smiles.

“We didn’t realize we were making memories. We just knew we were having fun.” Harley recites with a small smile.

“And that’s true.” Amadis nods and sees that they only have five seconds left.

𝐅𝐈𝐕𝐄

“Five seconds left.” Amdis says. “I wish I could hug you, but we obviously can’t because we’re basically spirits now.”

“I wish we could hug too.” Harley says.

𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐑

“I’ll start praying to God, so that I could deliver a message to you, okay?” Harley says. “I just hope you could hear it.”

“I hang outside the prayer room to eavesdrop. I’ll definitely hear your prayers.” Amadis chuckles lightly.

𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄

“I love you, Amadis. You’re like an older brother that I never had.” Harley smiles sweetly.

“I love you too, lil’ guy.” Amadis says. “I’ll watch over you, okay? I’ll also send in some angels when you’re hurt or something.”

“I’d love that. Thank you.” Harley says with tears in his eyes.

𝐓𝐖𝐎

“I’ll miss you.” Harley says. “I loved meeting you.”

𝐎𝐍𝐄

“It was nice meeting you. It was an honor to be with you on my first Earthly mission. Goodbye. Take care, Harley.” Amadis tears up before completely fading away.

“Amadis!” Harley shouts as he fades away too.

The rainy street is now occupied by a few people who were oblivious to the whole exchange. Y/N and Harrison are enjoying a cup of tea, Amadis is back in Heaven, and Harley is going back to his rightful place in time.

“Harley.”

“Harley.”

“Harley!”

Harley quickly sits up on his bed and sees Harrison. He looks around and he’s back in his room. He rubs his eyes as Harrison opens the curtains to let the sun’s rays enter Harley’s room through the window.

“You have to wake up now if you want to hang out with your uncle Tom.” Harrison says as he picks up the mess on Harley’s bedroom floor.

“I love you, dad.” Harley blurts out which makes Harrison stop what he’s doing.

“What?” Harrison says.

“I love you and I’m sorry about what I said a week ago after my talent show. I’m sure you had your reasons and I’m sorry for not hearing you out and for saying that I wished uncle Tom to be my dad. I don’t want him to-”

“Buddy, slow down.” Harrison says. “What do you mean a week ago? Your talent show was last night.”

“What?” Harley’s confused.”I was gone for one week!”

“Nope.” Harrison shakes his head. “You must’ve had an intense dream. Tell me all about it when you come downstairs for breakfast. Your uncle Tom will pick you up in two hours, so take a shower and I’ll meet you downstairs. Okay?”

“Okay.” Harley says.

Harrison leans down to kiss the top of Harley’s head and says, “I forgive you and I love you too. I’m sorry I don’t show it enough.”

Harrison takes Harley’s laundry basket and leaves the room. As soon as the door closes, Harley gets out of bed and quickly walks to his window to look up at the sky. He looks at every cloud to search for Amadis' sign and his eyes stop at the cloud that’s shaped like an Apple watch.

“He sees me.” Harley whispers to himself and waves at the Apple watch-shaped cloud.

“Harley! If you’re not taking a shower now, at least come down for breakfast!” Harrison shouts from downstairs.

Harley stops waving at the cloud and shouts back, “I’m coming!”

He rushes out of his room and goes downstairs to eat his breakfast. Harley feels different; a good kind of different. He didn’t know what that means, but he’s sure that starting from this day onwards, things will be different and he’s excited for it.

* * * *

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[d-criss-news]

The coronavirus pandemic means DC superhero fans will have to wait a little longer to see upcoming live-action movies like Wonder Woman: 1984 or the Suicide Squad sequel, but the good news is there's a new animated DC film to look forward to. This summer sees the release of Superman: Man of Tomorrow, which finds Clark Kent working as an intern for the Daily Planet and learning on the job how to save the city of Metropolis. Check out an exclusive first look from the film above.

Darren Criss, who can be seen on Netflix this weekend starring in Ryan Murphy's new drama Hollywood, will lead the Superman: Man of Tomorrow cast as the big blue boy scout himself. Zachary Quinto, who got his start playing the murderous supervillain Sylar on NBC's Heroes, will here voice one of the greatest supervillains of all time: Lex Luthor. Alexandra Daddario (San Andreas) will voice Lois Lane.

That's the rundown on the biggest names in Superman's orbit. But Man of Tomorrow will also shine the spotlight on two less famous rogues: Lobo and Parasite. Lobo, an intergalactic bounty hunter who calls himself "the Main Man," will be voiced by Brett Dalton (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) while Parasite (a.k.a. Rudy Jones) will be voiced by Ryan Hurst (The Walking Dead). Parasite is one of the most well-named characters in superhero comics: A monster who can literally suck the superpowers and life out of other beings. As such, he's one of the few villains who can actually pose a threat to Superman.

The rest of the voice cast includes Ike Amadi (Mass Effect 3) as fellow superhero Martian Manhunter, Neil Flynn (Scrubs) as Jonathan Kent, and Bellamy Young (Scandal) as Martha Kent. Superman: Man of Tomorrow is directed by Chris Palmer (Voltron: Legendary Defender) and written by Tim Sheridan (The Death of Superman), with Butch Lukic (Justice League, Batman Beyond) serving as supervising producer.

Superman: Man of Tomorrow becomes available on digital video, 4K Ultra combo pack, and Blu-ray combo pack this summer.

[roguesnezblog]

Allergy season sucks.

Amadi would rather it be Weedle.

[forceoflegacy]

This summer sees the release of Superman: Man of Tomorrow, which finds Clark Kent working as an intern for the Daily Planet and learning on the job how to save the city of Metropolis. Check out an exclusive first look from the film below.

Darren Criss, who can be seen on Netflix this weekend starring in Ryan Murphy's new drama Hollywood, will lead the Superman: Man of Tomorrow cast as the big blue boy scout himself. Zachary Quinto, who got his start playing the murderous supervillain Sylar on NBC's Heroes, will here voice one of the greatest supervillains of all time: Lex Luthor. Alexandra Daddario (San Andreas) will voice Lois Lane.

That's the rundown on the biggest names in Superman's orbit. But Man of Tomorrow will also shine the spotlight on two less famous rogues: Lobo and Parasite. Lobo, an intergalactic bounty hunter who calls himself "the Main Man," will be voiced by Ryan Hurst (The Walking Dead) while Parasite (a.k.a. Rudy Jones) will be voiced by Brett Dalton (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.). Parasite is one of the most well-named characters in superhero comics: A monster who can literally suck the superpowers and life out of other beings. As such, he's one of the few villains who can actually pose a threat to Superman.

The rest of the voice cast includes Ike Amadi (Mass Effect 3) as fellow superhero Martian Manhunter, Neil Flynn (Scrubs) as Jonathan Kent, and Bellamy Young (Scandal) as Martha Kent. Superman: Man of Tomorrow is directed by Chris Palmer (Voltron: Legendary Defender) and written by Tim Sheridan (The Death of Superman), with Butch Lukic (Justice League, Batman Beyond) serving as supervising producer.

Superman: Man of Tomorrow becomes available on digital video, 4K Ultra combo pack, and Blu-ray combo pack this summer.

[astrophobia-space-blog]

Status Update: On hiatus (and a preview of some audio drama script!)

Hey folks! I haven’t been updating this Tumblr for a few months. I really appreciate all of your support, and you deserve to know what’s going on. So, here’s the official announcement:

Astrophobia — the audio drama, and the comic — are officially on-hold. :(

The long and the short of it is: I (Brandon) have some substantial chronic health problems. And they kept getting in the way of production so many times that I eventually had to bite the bullet and put the project on indefinite hold. I really hate doing that! All my writing projects are my babies. But of all the ideas I’ve come up with, Astrophobia is one of my all-time favorites. And I’ve been really excited to share the world that we’re developing with everybody.

Is this the end of our traumatized band of space adventurers? Nope! Megan (voice actor) and John (musician/producer) are still committed to the project. And they’ve let me know that I can take all the time that I need to get my health better. Meanwhile, Joe (the comic artist) has had to move on to other projects. But I’m hoping that, when the stars align, we’ll be able to make the comic version happen!

In the meantime, I’m dabbling in prose fiction. (For several reasons, including that it’s easier to produce around my health flares, and because if I have to take some time off from it, my absence isn’t impacting someone else in the chain of production.) And one of my goals with it is to produce some Astrophobia short stories and sell them to magazines and such! So there may be Astrophobia content sooner rather than later.

Again, thank you for your patience and support. I’m going to get back to this project as soon as humanly possible. For now, I thought I’d leave you with an audio drama monologue I wrote for Commander December Primrose that I’m partial to. (I’m really looking forward to hearing Megan record a version of this at some point!)

Orpheus, personal log. Hashtag "mission." ...And hashtag "anxiety."

[PAUSE: COLLECTING HER THOUGHTS] ...So, the longer we're out here, the less comfortable with our mission I'm getting. It's not... I don't mean the official mission. I mean our real mission. The one none of us actually talk about. Because, let's face it...

...Our mission is to die.

I, uh. A couple minutes ago, I made the mistake of looking up the history of deaths related to space exploration. I kind of skimmed it. I got through about the first fifty years — but by then I was too anxious to keep going.

I mean, they didn't teach us this stuff in Worlds History class! We learned about "Apollo 11" and the first moon landing, sure. But we didn't learn about "Apollo One." And that they were using a pure-oxygen breathing mix in the cabin of their vessel. There's a reason nobody uses pure oxygen in space! Because it catches fire. ...Like it did during an Apollo One launch rehearsal. And killed the whole crew.

Oh, speaking of Worlds History class: They taught us about Yuri Gagarin from the Soviet Union. And how he was the first person to reach space. But they didn't teach us about how he crashed a jet in a training exercise a few years later. And died. And they also left out that he was the backup pilot for the "Soyuz 1" mission. Where the parachute failed, and the descent module crashed. Killing the actual pilot.

Let's see... [PARAPHRASING FROM TEXT SHE'S READING] That first fifty years, there were two different American, uh, "space shuttles" that blew up... One during the launch, and the other during reentry... And there's... uh... well... Then there was Laika.

The first animal to orbit Earth was a dog. From the Soviet Union. She was a stray. They picked her up off the street. Ran some tests. Named her Laika. And then they shot her into space. But...

...They hadn't figured out how to de-orbit a spacecraft yet. They shot her into space. And they knew she wasn't coming home.

The Orpheus? Everyone on this ship? [PAUSE] Every single one of us is a "Laika." [PAUSE] I think that's starting to get to a lot of us.

I can see it on peoples' faces, each time we launch a warp buoy. A "message in a bottle." Our condition, current location... and where we're warping to next.

We do that so... when we disappear? When we stop sending updates back... I mean, there's no way for Earth to know how it happened! But this way, they'll know where we died. We, all of us on the ship. We know that. And it's right there, on everyone's faces.

I always look around when we do buoy-deployment. It's, like... everyone's jaws are clenched. And they're looking straight ahead. But they're not really looking at anything. [PAUSE] Or maybe they're looking at their own mortality? [PAUSE. DRYLY:] Wow, listen to that. I should quit my job and become a space poet.

I mean... the whole Orpheus Program? Our mission is to visit other star systems. One by one. And see if any of them hold threats to us. But, if we find a threat? Well. Unlikely that we'll live long enough to tell anybody.

So we clench our jaws. And send the buoys. And don't talk about the fact that, if we actually accomplish our mission, it's going to kill us all.

My point is... We — I mean, people. Us, as a species. Humans. We killed a stray dog, to help us all out. We killed her for our own knowledge. And... now...

...Now it's my turn. And Boone's, and Amadi's, and Wukong's.

It's a suicide mission. And we all signed up for it.

[PAUSE] There was one other early space program death that caught my eye. An American. I don't remember the name. He was flying a training jet. And a, uh, goose smashed into his canopy! His windshield shattered. Shards of it got sucked into his engines. Engines flamed out. He ejected. But he was too close to the ground for proper parachute deployment. And... yeah.

So maybe we aren't a bunch of Laikas. Maybe we'll go out like that American, instead. Victims of random chance. Colliding with "space geese."

So. I guess there's that to look forward to...

Brandon Seifert Austin, Texas April 21, 2018

[balancerpg]

If you’re gonna hit me, hit me harder, cause you better knock me out the first time.

Name: Zain Amadi Age: 168 Species: Witch Length of Time at the Plantation: 2 Months Occupation(if any): Teacher Faceclaim: Michael B. Jordan Status: Open

Your past does not define you

Zain was born in the deep south of Georgia in the year 1850. The world was in a state of unrest, the south especially. He was born on a plantation not too different from the Halder Plantation, but he lived out back in the shanties with the other slaves. His mother was a witch and her mother before that, and the gift was passed down to him. It wasn’t normal that a boy would be taught, but there was no daughter to teach it to. His family in the past had always used the light side of magic, and the older he got, the more he came to believe that was why they were in the position they were in. He started to learn, in secret, blood magic. He was going to find a way to change things, even if it wasn’t following all the rules.

He was eleven when the Civil War erupted. His father died in the war, while his mother got sick and all the magic in the world couldn’t make her better. Zain escaped with the underground railroad and made it north, too young to fight, too old for anyone to take care of. Forced to find a way to survive in an unforgiving world, most of the methods he resorted to were less than ethical. At thirteen, an old Irish witch took him in when she spotted his potential and abilities. She started to teach him, all the wrong kinds of magic. She taught him the secrets of curses and blood magic and encouraged the bitterness growing inside of him.

He was fifteen when the war ended, but as far as he could see, things weren’t too different. His people couldn’t find jobs, couldn’t vote, they couldn’t even drink from the same places. He became one of the biggest protestors and violent activists. All the time he was growing more and more powerful, sucking life those he thought didn’t deserve it to keep himself young. He was taking life back for his people, little by little, even if it did eventually cost him his soul. He watched the world change around him, more freedoms earned, revolution and advancements. Until it stopped.

Your future is before you

People grew complacent and decided they had done enough while he could still see injustices being done every day. He kept fighting, kept trying to get people riled up and see what was going on beyond their sleeping eyes. But people had given up, it seemed, and Zain is tired. He’s far from given up, still passionate and angry about old and new injustice. He’s never been one to involve himself much in the supernatural world, but he couldn’t help but hear about the ‘plantation’ haven for supernatural species. Of course his first reaction was anger. To him, it was a symbol of everything that went wrong in America. It was the worst part of his past, something he thought ought to be destroyed. He resisted for a long time, but eventually he decided to see how the new idea worked.

It’s been two months since he joined the Plantation, but he refuses to work on it still. So far, he’s been less angry than he expected. The place is functional, familial. Everyone is treated as equals. He’s waiting for the other shoe to drop still, holding himself back from the rest and waiting to uncover something wrong with the place.