#Bonafide specials

[scrapnick]

I love Law and Order SVU

🫲🏻 thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis 🫱🏻

much

[jaqfrost]

anyways lupin/city hunter shared universe has always existed to me so this is just canon catching up

[weirdmarioenemies]

Name: Bloomp

Debut: Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Bloomp should be proud. It's part of a very special club: the club of Mario enemies whose English names are goofy onomatopoeia relating to their behavior! It is not a very exclusive club, but its members take themselves very seriously. I'm just kidding! They're a bunch of goofballs! Sorry, Bloomp, but I could not take you seriously if I tried. Good thing you exist only in the context of a whimsical scrimblo platformer!

Bloomp is, conceptually, very straightforward. A literal balloonfish. It's nothing new. But must it be something new? Must it be groundbreaking? It mustn't. All it needs to do is be Funny. and Boy Howdy, It's Funny! I look at the expression it's always making, and I think, yeah. It WOULD make that face.

But do not let their soft, harmless bodies and silly demeanors fool you! Bloomps are Enemies. Bonafide Bad Guys. You can tell by looking at the air pumps that inflate and launch them. They have skulls on them, just like Bill Blasters! Bowser did this on purpose. He made the express decision to deploy balloon fish here when he had no reason not to use straight-up bullets. It's about the pizzazz!

Of course, anything inflatable must start out tiny, and tiny Bloomps are the very definition of "piddling". This animal does not know how to do anything besides piddle. If it tries to dispute that, don't believe it. It's full of hot air!

It is obvious that the Balloon transformation would appear in a stage centered around these balloon animals, but to me, it's a bit more interesting than that. Other Wonder Effects transform the player into an enemy, or grant them properties of the stage's main enemy. This is basically doing the same for Bloomps, but the Balloon form has existed since Super Mario World. It's like this is retroactively framing Balloon Mario as a Bloomp ability!

Anyway, the Wonder Effect also has these gray Bloomps, who are... my word! They're tied in place! Is this good for them? It does mean they won't run out of air. Maybe this is how they rest? It's not too far-fetched, considering real hagfish can tie their bodies in knots. And they're full of confetti and goodies! The Bloomps, not the hagfish. Hagfish are full of slime, and no confetti. That's a good thing! I don't want any animals to contain confetti.

[apomaro-mellow]

King and Prince 29

Part 28

“Summer will be upon us soon”, Nancy said while scribbling away on some parchment.

“Mhm, that means a new crop of squires, ready to start their trials”, Eddie was lounging on a chaise, playing with a mess of thread in his hands.

“You know I can’t give Lucas any special treatment. Not because he’s my brother’s friend, nor your paramour’s protege.”

Eddie turned over onto his stomach to look at Nancy sitting at her desk, his eyes sparkling. It wasn’t quite the reaction she had been expecting. He had heard her, right? That she wouldn’t be giving anyone preferential treatment? She never did.

“You think Steve and I could be paramours?”

“....I swear you only hear half the words I say.”

“I heard you loud and clear. I just don’t think Lucas will need a leg up or anything like that. But your thoughts on me and the little prince would be news to me.”

Nancy let out a breath. “I don’t think there’s anything inherently wrong with you pursuing him.”

“The ‘but’ is so loud you might want to get your intestines checked.”

“But, you should know you’re playing with fire. Even if he’s been unofficially disowned, he’s still a prince. One whose family has wished for our destruction. If this goes to your favor and you are wed, have you thought about what your subjects might say?”

Eddie stopped fiddling with the thread. “I have. And I’ve decided that while I am open to hearing concerns, I’m not giving up on him. Anyone with a problem with that can take it up with me personally.”

“Hm. I thought as much. Just don’t, you know, burn the whole kingdom just for him.”

“Do you really think I’m that far gone?”, Eddie asked.

Nancy thought about how she’d seen Eddie around the training grounds more and more and how that had everything to do with Steve taking Lucas under his wing. And because of that, she deigned not to answer.

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“You really think I’ll pass?”, Lucas asked, panting as he put his wooden sword away.

Steve was wiping the sweat off of himself with a cloth. “I think you’re one of the most passionate kids I’ve ever met. You’re on your way to mastering swordplay and archery. You’re going to ace this.”

“So like, are you planning on actually marrying Eddie?”, Lucas asked.

He wasn’t the only one curious. Everyone in the castle was abuzz with this new development and of course, the news began to move from within the walls to outside of it. The gossip traveled and everyone had their own spin on it. The king was courting a young man was what everyone got right. But as to the identity of that man, people couldn’t quite agree.

He was a prince, no a duke, no an earl, no he wasn’t from the aristocracy at all. He was in his thirties, no his twenties, no he was only fifteen because he was around the children of the castle often, no he was, but as a mentor so he had to be at least a few years older. He was very handsome, no he just looked okay, well their immortal king had written so much about his appearance so he must be ethereal. The king had written a few, no many, no an entire tome’s worth of letters courting him.

“Either way, can you imagine it? A royal wedding?”

Jason could hear some woman prattle on with his mother while he wrapped up a few chops in the back.

“I can’t even imagine what that would look like”, his mother replied. “King Edward has never done anything like this.”

“He must truly be in love. And if the rumors are true, he’s a real bonafide prince.”

Jason slammed the meat down onto the counter, jolting them both. “Has anyone figured out which kingdom?”

“Oh, this is all just gossip, Jason”, Mrs. Carver said. “If His Majesty is truly courting with foreign royalty, it would be for the good of our kingdom.”

“Well how do we know it isn’t completely selfish? How do we know he didn’t just snatch someone up?”

“He wouldn’t do that.”

“Or how about this? If they are a prince? How do we know his intentions are pure?”

“Oh you’re being paranoid”, his mother said placatingly. She muttered something to the lady about him recently breaking things off with a lover and the woman nodded sagely before grabbing her order and leaving.

But it wasn’t as simple as all that to Jason. He alone, knew the truth of what was happening and yet he had to hear misinformation everywhere he went. In his own family shop, on the streets, even in the tavern. The very place he had met Steve one night and while he was trying to drink himself to numbness, he had to listen to a group of guys sitting at a table, trading rumors about Steve’s true identity.

“He’s not what you think he is”, Jason finally spoke up, pushing his drink away.

“Huh?”

“What’s the butcher’s boy going on about?”

“The man our king is trying to tie himself to”, Jason clarified as he stood up from the bar and walked over to their table. “He’s a lying snake.”

“And what do you know about him?”

“I know him too well. Met him right here, even talked to him at this very table. He looked sweet. Until he wasn’t.”

The men scoffed and that riled up Jason enough to raise his voice, garnering the attention of the other patrons. Even the musician in the corner stopped playing. Emboldened, Jason continued.

“His name is Steve. And he would come into town. He would, he would spread his legs and break hearts and damn those he left behind.”

“Ahh, he’s just a spurned lover”, someone commented.

“That’s how it was at first!”, Jason quickly regained control of the conversation. “I thought I was just another person on his trail, to be left behind when he moved to the next town because that’s what he led me to believe. That he was just a traveler. But then he gave me this letter. This letter told me everything and now I know the truth.”

When no one interrupted him, he kept going, telling them of the kingdom that Steve had come from. That he was a Harrington, someone who had actively pushed against their borders and that wasn’t enough for them. People began to leave, not wanting to hear the drunken ravings of a man who had been dumped.

But the seed had already been planted. And the longer this courtship went on without an official decree, the more doubt began to spread among the people. The story turned from their wise king finally giving his heart to someone, to an invasion in the form of a seduction.

“Why else would he be going after our king, huh?”, Jason posed the question to a crowd that gathered outside the butcher shop. “He was literally walking these streets, stringing people along, he could’ve had anyone. But he goes for the most powerful man in the country. Nothing he ever did made sense to me but when I got this-” He brandished the letter, crumpled but still legible.

“This made everything so much more clear. Within those walls”, he pointed to the castle, “Is an imminent danger. Today it’s just him, tomorrow it could be his whole army at our doorstep.”

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Eddie was pretty good at keeping his ear to the ground. So he could tell almost immediately when the rumor mill began to turn against him and Steve. He hadn’t wanted to make an official announcement and thus thrust Steve back into the royal spotlight too soon. But what was happening was getting too much to ignore.

He knew of it, even before his council brought it to his attention. He was pacing about in a sitting room, Robin, Nancy, and Jeff there as he figured out how to bring it up to Steve, and how to move forward. Of course, as if summoned, Steve pushed the doors open and stomped in.

“Have you heard what they’re saying about you?!”

“I have”, Eddie said. “As well as what they’re saying about you.”

“It can’t stand. He can’t talk about his king that way. That isn’t why I gave him that letter!”

Eddie came over to Steve, clutching his hands. “Has anyone ever told you how beautiful you look with the fire of righteousness blazing in your eyes?”

Steve would have been embarrassed to say how fast he melted if it wasn’t for the fact that it came with how warm Eddie’s gaze was on him. It almost made him forget why he had come in here in the first place. 

“As I was s-saying, you can’t let this stand. You can’t keep letting him spread these lies about you.”

“What lies? You came from another country with the sole intent to seduce your way to my throne”, Eddie teased, bringing Steve’s knuckles up to his lips.

“Is that how it happened? Because I remember carting a package and dumping it in the dungeon”, Nancy piped up.

“I remember you handing him off to me with little regard”, Robin added.

Jeff started, “And I seem to recall-”

“Now those are lies and slander that I will not allow”, Eddie said. “I have always treasured you above all, my sweet.”

Steve rolled his eyes. “Don’t try and change our story, I was there for it. I will say, I think I’m getting to my favorite part…”

“Hey your faces need to be six inches apart at all times”, Jeff reminded.

“We are such good chaperones”, Robin shook her head.

“Eddie, let me do this for you”, Steve said, taking a step back from him.

Eddie’s brow raised. “Do what?”

“Fight for your honor.”

Part 30

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[quidell-fics]

Snippet from my Black Myth: Wukong fanfic "A Tale Painted with Blood"

Sun Wukong x OC/Reader

Destined One x OC/Reader

Chapter 2 snippet: “Hey!” My voice cracked, a growl rising in my throat, the kind of anger I wasn’t used to feeling as one of my hands snapped to my hip and the other pointed right at him. “I’m talking to you!”

He stopped, just shy of the training grounds’ entrance.

“You know what? Fine! I get it—you don’t like me, congratulations.” My hands shot up, a reflex born of pure exasperation. It’s a nasty habit—they liked to join in on conversation whether I invited them or not. Especially when I let my emotions run off on me. “You've made that abundantly clear.”

My pointer finger then fanned in front of me as I talked, having a mind of its own. “But guess what? After all this, I still don’t hate you! In fact, I actually find you interesting, cold shoulder and all!”

He paused, his head turning ever so slightly, just enough for his ear to catch my words.

“Oh, now you’re listening, huh?” I crossed my arms, stepping closer like I had any control over the situation. “Is that it? You’ll only give me half an ear when I’m about to lose my voice?”

Still nothing. Just that ear, twitching like he’s pretending he doesn’t care.

“Well, guess what, Monkey Boy? You’ve been real clear with your whole ‘I don’t need anyone’ act, but newsflash! I didn’t exactly sign up for the ‘silent treatment and shoulder shrugs’ special, okay? You think I wanted to be dragged into your epic saga of smashing and killing things and acting like the universe’s biggest loner? Yeah, no thanks.”

I threw my hands up, again, pacing in front of him like I was delivering some grand speech. “You’ve got this whole ‘I’m the untouchable King of Sass’ vibe down, but I know something you don’t. Wanna hear it?”

He didn’t move, but I saw that ear flick again. Gotcha.

“You’re lonely, aren’t you? You think being all distant and broody makes you look cool, but guess what? I can brood too! Professionally, in fact. I'm a professional bonafide actor that can out-angst you any day of the week!”

[pesterquestrewritten]

Pesterquest Rewritten - Feferi Peixes

With sound contributions from @dare0451 and cameo art from @horsesbones, Feferi Route is finally complete!

This is a fun one -- and PQR's shortest route yet! Befriend a bonafide undersea princess in the latest offering in Pesterquest Rewritten: "Peace On Earth" (Feferi Route)

real talk, i've been struggling a lot with motivation recently. but y'all are why i keep making pqr, and ur enthusiasm pushes me to push myself to new creative places. im so honored to be doing this project honestly, and the support means the world.

i hope you enjoy feferi route. shes a special character, i think

38)

Play Pesterquest Rewritten below:

(or check out the transcripts on ao3! or the youtube no commentary runs!!!!)

[profoundbondfanfic]

A Complete Kingdom by komodobits [Explicit, 85k words]

The sea; it swallows me. It comes up to my knees and it swallows me. The boys owe Jody a few dozen favours, and so when her niece goes missing near an old fishing village on the coast of Maine, Dean, Sam, and a newly human Castiel agree to take the case on. They settle into an old abandoned lighthouse-keepers' cottage, and slowly the tide comes in. (post-s8)

Between Love and Agony by Duckyboos [Explicit, 53k words]

Dean Winchester is in love. Like, bonafide heart eyes and deep sighs, hung-the-moon love. There's just one problem: the lucky guy is his husband's identical twin, Castiel. The two of them have been having a kinky affair for years, burrowing under each other’s skin and setting up camp. Which is why, after Castiel goes missing, Dean’s about ready to tear the world apart looking for him. When Castiel eventually returns to him, he’s been through literal hell, managing to drag himself out, bloody and raw, for Dean. Together, they discover a way to make Castiel whole again — though the price will be gruesome... and there will certainly be hell to pay.

Camp by fullvoid [Explicit, 9k words]

It’s 1985 and to say that Dean is relieved when his summer job at the local camp comes to an end would be an egregious understatement. There are about a million different ways he would have rather spent his summer than by being the maladjusted, weird guy that all his coworkers avoid. Nevertheless, in a poor effort to fit in, Dean decides to attend the annual celebration that his fellow counselors organize at the end of every camp season. It isn’t supposed to be anything special, simply a standard party with shitty vodka, late-night skinny dipping, and make-your-ears-bleed soft rock. As it turns out, the hockey-mask-adorned, machete-wielding killer who crashes it has other plans—and no one is prepared for the horrors the night will bring.

et florum magica: (And the Magic of Flowers) by wiccanstiel [Explicit, 52k words]

There’s a large, leafless tree and a road, a hand on a gnarled cane, a stoutly man in a black suit, his face scratched out. When Castiel Novak moves to the small town of Fox Hollow, he’s looking for a fresh start. Only his past seems to be–quite literally–haunting him, and even through his best efforts of settling into his new life, there’s a darkness in the shadows that he can’t seem to shake. And after meeting an otherworldly being named Dean during what was supposed to be a simple walk through the forest, he’s left with more questions than answers. But like it’s residents, Fox Hollow has some well-kept secrets, and things quickly turn to life or death when one of those secrets finally steps from the shadows and into the light.

empty places by dothraki_shieldmaiden [Mature, 71k words]

There’s something outside the house. Something is moving outside the house, moving inside the house. Maybe moving inside him. Something is outside the house, and it wants in. After tragedy derails his life, Castiel Novak needs to escape. He flees to Lawrence, Kansas, where he answers Dean Winchester’s ad for a roommate. There, he tries to mend the shattered pieces of his life. But as he starts to become closer with Dean, Castiel finds that escape isn’t so easy. The past doesn’t want to be left behind, and there’s something inside the house. Something hungry. And it won’t be appeased until it has him.

Good Bones by emmbrancsxx0 [Mature, 39k words]

An apple pie, white picket fence American Nightmare. Dean and Cas, married and semi-retired from hunting, move into their first house together in a sleepy, secluded town. After a few run ins with the ghost that haunts the place, they must come face-to-face with the house's grisly past.

the inexhaustible silence of houses by Askance (doomcountry) [Teen and Up, 31k words]

Almost two years after the world doesn't end, Castiel falls from grace—and loses his voice in the process. It is the impetus for confession and change; before long, he is settling into a loving relationship with Dean, the Winchesters are tired, and hunting for a place to land has taken precedence to hunting anything else. Dean and Castiel fall in love with the strange little house on the end of Swallowtail Drive, and for a little while life is as it should be—sweet, affectionate, and beginning afresh. But more and more Castiel sees and hears things in the house that beg the question of whether or not a place itself can be alive. The walls and rooms seem to shift and grow and breathe, and one night, Dean comes home from a hunt changed in a way that Castiel cannot explain. In the months that follow, their domestic bliss takes turns for the dark and sour, and the confusion of their circumstances will ultimately test everything Castiel knows about the man he loves, and everything he believes to be true.

Tunnel by deansmultitudes [Explicit, 13k words]

An injury during a hasty job makes Dean, Sam and Cas split up in the underground tunnels. Confused and trapped in a maze of walls that seem to shift at the will of something evil, Dean's frantically searching for his loved ones.

White Noise by saltyfeathers [Mature, 30k words]

in an unnamed, perpetually rainy city on the east coast, something haunts dean and cas’ apartment. they’d like to pretend they don’t know what’s living in the space between them, but feigned ignorance can only keep them above water for so long. something happened nine months ago. something they don’t talk about. but the things people don’t talk about often find ways to speak for themselves, whether dean and cas are ready to pay their dues or not. the rain is an unforgiving entity, and as it continues to pervade the city; as it seeps into their already cold bones, they can feel the ocean rising around them, leaving them choking not on just what happened nine months ago, but what they’ve come to mean to each other since then.

[cadejos]

about gojo, clan education, and going to jujutsu tech as a teen

so luckily we got a lot of information revealed by the latest q&a for gojo, but i think one of the most notable things about the q&a is how many things just make a lot of sense and were easy to predict based on already existing information. one of them being this:

i'd already posed this possibility, and though now it's canon and official information, i still find it fitting to post the entire analysis (all of it which was written up before the q&a) anyway since it may help others understand more about how jujutsu society works.

why did i come to this conclusion? well, it's not standard practice for clans to attend jujutsu tech. in fact, it makes little sense for it to be. it's the reason why the zenins have the odd ranking of "special grade 1". it applies to sorcerers who adhere to jujutsu guidelines, but are not affiliated with the school.

compare it to the other members of the great clans, kamo noritoshi and gojo satoru. it is known that kamo had a complicated relationship with his family due to his mother's background. he went to jujutsu school to prove himself, not necessarily to be trained.

in gojo's case, i can't really see him wanting to prove himself to anyone. he has hardly anything to prove as the owner of the six eyes. neither can i see his clan forcing him to attend the school; quite the opposite. clans are extremely protective of their techniques. jujutsu society in general thrives on the deliberate withholding of crucial information. there's a reason people aren't familiar with sukuna's technique as they should, or why people are surprised with kskb's level of knowledge.

so why should gojo go to a technical college? it makes no sense by any metric for him to do so. it is not to hone his skills, the clan can train him just fine; and it's not to prove himself, what is there to prove for the bonafide special grade?

that leaves us with going out of his own free will. my guess is that maybe, he wanted to interact with people outside of his clan, he wanted to socialize. he wanted to act, in whatever small ways he could, as a normal teenager, away from the possibly judgemental eyes of his clan.

i think going to that school, even if it wound up leading to trauma and pain, helped gojo in many ways. it humanized him and made him a better person to be in an environment where he could be a kid and have normal relationships with peers, especially geto of course.

last notes: as for the likes of megumi it's obvious why he went to the school rather than the zenin. and in the case of yuki, it's probably had to do with the fact she doesn't seem to come from any particular clan. she had a special upbringing as a star plasma vessel, likely, but that had nothing to do with honing her skills as a sorcerer. so, i do think she attended the school until further notice.

[mixelation]

after seeing tori’s disdain for shisui’s general existence, i’ve now decided it would be hilarious if he was the most charming and attractive person in her entire social circle. the better he is the funnier it is that the head clown of the circus that is konoha thinks he’s the biggest freak around

(since shisui’s best friend is somehow itachi, i kinda think tori’s onto something)

oh, definitely. shisui is a bonafide catch. he is what many people would unironically describe as "dreamy." he is handsome. he is an accomplished genius. he has the fancy eyes. he is INCREDIBLY charming and likable. 62% of the village has been in love with him at some point. 99.99% of the village have no complaints about him.

the last 0.01% is tori. she KNOWS his special magic eyeball ability is a Mega Genjutsu, okay, this has to be indicative of something. under all the charm and friendly smile he is a LOSER

[horizon-verizon]

Leaks saying that Rhaenyra send Elinda to hang up posters in King’s Landing calling for anyone who dares to try to claim a dragon (I think it’s true, in the preview for episode 7, there a soldier tearing a poster down) and WHY TF is she recruiting from King’s Landing when plenty if not more than dragonseeds reside in Dragonstone and Driftmark ?? At least in F&B, the dragonseeds were from the area and you could assume as Rhaenyra had been ruling over them for 10 years there was a greater allegiance to her. She’s not even looking for people who have Targaryen/Valyrian blood anymore, just anyone who’s willing to take the risk. Handing over the biggest dragons to complete nobodies with no affiliation at all to her is stupid. Doubly so because what’s to say Aemond or Larys doesn’t get word and makes a deal offering much more if they claim a dragon and flip sides, and Aemond has shut down all exits. Rhaenyra already makes plenty of foolish mistakes during the war, why do they keep adding/creating more ?

It's pretty strange, considering peasants largely aren't literate in ASoIaF/Westeros.

Also, having the dragonseeds ALL come from or reside in either Driftmark or Dragonstone makes much more sense with this particular fact bc of what you say about there being a history of Driftmark/Dragonstone special allegiance to the Targs and other Valyrian families ("The Red Dragon and the Gold"):

Said allegiance came from two things interacting:

the long history of the Targs/Velaryons/etc ruling those islands for generations BEFORE the Conquest

Targs sexing up locals with the FM custom of right of first night that established the idea that a lord "bestows" a child onto a peasant family/woman (no this doesn't mean every single Targ-local coupling was bonafide rape...but the power dynamics went crazy and are MORE questionable with that FM "tradition")

This is esp good:

Doubly so because what’s to say Aemond or Larys doesn’t get word and makes a deal offering much more if they claim a dragon and flip sides, and Aemond has shut down all exits. Rhaenyra already makes plenty of foolish mistakes during the war, why do they keep adding/creating more

So it's either going to these:

those KL future dragonseeds will have to sneak out using some seriously dubious means totally unaffliiated or given by Rhaenyra-Mysaria

they will have means of getting out thru Mysaria-Rhaenyra's arrangements, which themselves need to be explained: how long do the agents stay and hide themselves in KL and how did they do it? Wa sit through Mysaria's connections, Daemon's, or is Elinda magically rowing to Kl again? Who and how does she know those she comes to contact with? No Dyana doesn't make sense bc we have seen no interaction b/t Rhaenyra and Dyana, and Dyana was a low-tier servant not a lady-in-waiting. So yeah, you need to have already shown (S1) how Rhaenyra/Elinda and Dyana got as aquainted as to be able to have such communications and established some amount of trust even with Aegon having raped Dyana.

However, I don't think the Red Keep has dragon eggs. that appears to be just a Dragonstone thing--which makes sense bc that is the original home with all the necessary accommodations for housing, raising, and feeding dragons/eggs made over GENERATIONS of Targ ancestors. The castle of Dragonstone (not the island), I think, is literally built into/from a volcano. The Dragonkeep of KL can't match that, is smaller. So Aemond and the rest of the greens cannot make similar promises or invitations to KLers.

Either way, yeah, the letting absolutely anyone regardless of how loyal you think they will be to you rise a dragon bc you want to make sure that the notion of Targ blood-necessary for dragons is just propaganda also doesn't make sense bc:

Daenerys Stormborn literally woke up dragons using her own self/blood. Only she could have done what she did...it's a pretty large and thematic story element to ASoIaF, her doing that. Blood & familial connection to other dragonriders may not be the end all be all (Quentyn Martell) but it is a PREREQUISITE and absolutely matters, otherwise.

throughout detailed recorded history the Targs--since at least Jaehaerys I--we have seen how allegiance or making sure that the exclusivity of dragonriding is maintained is another important element...Jaehaerys himself says that it is necessary to keep dragonriding exclusive is not just for Targ power but bec it is really bad to have multiple competing rival dragonriding groups and esp in the same space...Old Valyria is used as reference. The whole anxiety about the Two Betrayers and later arrests of the dragonseeds partially come from this fear.

So, yeah, the writers are sacrificing or just plain ignorant of the lore bc they have some weird jealousy towards this dragonriding family or want to feel as if they have some higher understanding of politics and history:

Ultimately, Condal’s own passion for Martin’s writing outweighed any doubt he had about his own. “I’m trying to make the type of show I would enjoy as a fan, which I am. And while I realize my ideal fan show will be different from someone else’s, I still think that it’s a good true north heading on my compass. Actually, I think that’s why HBO hired me in the first place.”

“I was working in a corporate environment and collaborating with other creatives,” Condal says. “Copywriters work closely with art directors responsible for visuals and layout, and there’s a similarity there to screenwriters working with directors responsible for turning your very cerebral ideas into concrete images. I also learned to compromise, adapting your writing to clients who aren’t always going to love your brilliant, avant-garde choices. That’s the talent-studio relationship, right there. Working on a deadline, on a budget, going into a room to give your presentation, and having someone on the other end of the table buy or not buy them — this stuff is relevant in any industry, Hollywood or not. Coming from a creative but also very corporate environment, I was able to navigate challenges that some of my colleagues with filmmaking and art history degrees maybe weren’t prepped for.”

[lutiaslayton]

SO ABOUT THAT PHD DEFENCE

Hello everyone! I finally have (almost) enough time and energy to give you some news (I say "almost" because I woke up less than ten minutes ago, it is already noon as I am writing this, and I feel like a zombie ready to just dive back into bed).

First off, thank you all for your messages and comments, my heart is melting even now just at the thought of it 🥺💖 I won't get into too many details unless you want me to, but just know that the PhD defence went extremely well!! I was sweating bullets the entire time and my laser pointer even ran out of batteries RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF MY PRESENTATION, but even with that everyone told me that not a single person had noticed I was stressed out the whole time. The best part by far for me is that members of my family, and notably a friend of mine who never studied any kind of science after the end of high school but still came specially for the occasion (<3), told me that even though they couldn't understand the technical details of my research, they were still happy to tell me that they were able to get the gist of what I was saying, that even though they got lost relatively often they also weren't lost for long, and that at the very least at the end they could look at the title of my thesis and go "ok now I know what this string of random words means." Being able to demystify science is one of my ultimate dreams, so having been able to remain relatively clear towards non-scientists even as my presentation's main audience was supposed to be bonafide researchers with more experience than me really felt like an achievement.

So yeah, all that to say, PHD WENT WELL (and yes I am now a doctor but me being a doctor doesn't mean that you should be calling me a doctor. even though of course everybody does IRL and online alike just for the sake of the joke). And though I am currently exhausted and will likely take a while longer than I expected to be really back in shape, I am happy as can be.

Once again, thank you all for your support, whether from before or after the defence. It really means a lot 🥹

[littleshopofhorrors-confessions]

So many of you are bonafide freaks for Orin Scrivello DDS, and for that I truly commend you. However, as someone who has loved and been weird about this character since before a lot of you were even born, I feel like I should get a special freak title of some kind. An Orin Freak Elder, perhaps. I think it should come with a crown.

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Guys be honest have I started a cult?

[pkmn-smashorpass]

Why is the spoink image so large?!😂

Bonafide sfw sasuke sequel, SFW SPOINK

OKAY BUT I LOVE SFW SASUKE

I literally have him in a special album on my phone

[kokomos]

✧ 𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗦𝗠

how ryan erzahler shows love !!

tags: love languages, fluff, headcanons

QUALITY TIME — Preferred over most everything else, Ryan likes to spend time with you, alone if he gets the chance. He's the type of person that indulges in comfortable silence far more than he probably should. Even when you're both doing your own thing, paying little attention to the other, he treasures that time spent together. He might deny it, but he's constantly catching glimpses of you when you're in your own world, the way you get all focused on the task at hand makes his heart melt. He might invite you over some days, solely in pursuit of completing some chores he's been meaning to get to. Ryan claims your presence has helped him get more done than any other technique (aside from Chris' badgering). Wouldn't mind if you wanted to join in when he listens to Bizarre yet Bonafide ; it'd give him a rare opportunity to talk about everything they investigate on the podcast.

ACTS OF SERVICE — During the summer when camp is in session, he gives you some of his phone privileges to listen to music or play the games he's previously installed for his sister. Always gets the door for you, any and every door you might encounter when you're with him. Definitely doesn't  do it just to hear the simple praise you're bound to give him. Notices the small stuff. Largely apparent in the way he catches sight that your shoes are untied, admittedly faster than you would've. He takes no time in dropping to the ground, fingers swiftly making loops with the laces. More than willing to give you hand massages, he takes the time to trace the lines of your palms, something he knows both you and him are fond of.

PHYSICAL TOUCH — Ryan's family isn't a very (physically) affectionate one, to say the least. By reason, he pretty much keeps his hands to himself unless you tell him not to. He really warms up to the whole ordeal after a month or two together, he'll reach out first instead of waiting for you to initiate contact. Still, he remains hesitant with his touches, the unpredictability of your reaction directly clashes with his unwavering lack of confidence in romance. Be that as it may, simple reassurances on your end are enough encouragement for him to keep going. His favorite acts include: interlocking pinky fingers, soft rubs on the back, kisses on the cheek, and an overdue embrace after a long day.

WORDS OF AFFIRMATION — Truthfully, he's not the best at expressing how he feels, oftentime seeing a challenge in finding the right words. He's not the most social individual, communication is something he's still actively working on. Talking with vulnerability, specifically about how he feels, is something Ryan's never been accustomed to. For your sake, though, he tries to express his feelings as best as he can. Mostly resorts to using amateur compliments, but some nights he'll rest his forehead against yours and whisper that he loves you. In terms of receiving, Ryan absolutely adores words of affirmation. He just wants to be told that he's doing good, that you like him just as much as he likes you. It doesn't take more than a simple 'Good job!' from you to make him a little weak in the knees.

GIVING/RECEIVING GIFTS — Not the type to go all out on physical gifts. He's someone who doesn't hold a lot of value in material possessions (besides his phone), rather opting to take you out somewhere as a present. If he happens to come across a keychain or plushie that reminds him of you while shopping, it'll turn into a little something extra after a night together/date. When it's the other way around, he can hardly hold back the excitement that sprints across his face when you present him with a gift. Presumably, it'll end up displayed on his desk at home or in a specially marked box (full of your other presents) to preserve the condition of what you've given him.

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[ghostrockband]

Aw hell, my place is overrun with baby clowns!!

Seriously i have sacks of these fools and they just keep comin!! Well theres not enough roasted penuts and cotton candy to keep em from gettin too rowdy so im practically givin these little jokesters away!!

I've got pierrots and jesters, ive got mimes and harlequins, little rodeo clowns in the barrels and jacks in the boxes! Please take one off my hands for the low low price of $3 dollars!! Or if you kick me an extra buck (or 2!!) I can dig around in this zany bag-o-buffoons for a specific clown with a specified characteristic (or 2!!) if youre lookin for a friend with a little extra somethin special.

Go to kofi.com/ghostrockband , buy a coffee there, send your reciept to me and you will find yourself with a digitized, bonafide merrymaker right in your inbox!! You can get a randomly selected one for 3 dollars or you can add up to 2 more dollars for up to 2 characteristics that you want to see in your clown!! I cant reach in the bag more than 20 times a day or I'll seriously bust a gut from the awesome jokes and gags these dudes are always pullin but every clown helps, my landlord is starting to get reeeeally sick of the constant japery :oP

Everyones a winner when they buy a baby clown off me, reputable clown seller Rafael Ghostrockband. Lets all have fun getting these fools a forever home :o)

[somereaderinblue]

Bestie idk if you heard but I'm giving TJ a restaurant owner headcanon dmmxxm he's just the embodiment of those angry Italian chefs who could out perform an opera singer

Sadly, his babies love those infamous 'Fuck Bruce Wayne' sandwiches of his, so they're destined to meet. TJ always gives him the shittiest chores

The only one who's on Bruce's side is Damian. TJ doesn't believe in veganism and just thinks Damian hasn't had a REAL, bonafide Gotham hot dog before, but he won't force it

Since I'm still reeling from your one shot earlier, I'm convinced he and martha spent hours inventing recipes together. Maybe he serves them, maybe it's too special, but when Batman crawls in his joint, looking half corpse half boy, there's a warm bowl of food waiting for him

Yes. Just- yes. Food as a love language is one of the most heartwarming things on earth period.

TJ would spit in someone's face but never in someone's food. Because if there was one thing his mother taught him, it's that food brings people together.

Now I'm imagining a young Bruce who'd give his brother his blueberries whenever he's hiding in the garden after fighting with their dad. Bruce has more berries around his mouth and clothes but the berries taste sweet on TJ's tongue, sweet enough to ignore the bitter anger a bit.

Every member of the batfam have at some point popped up in his restaurant for a bite. Sometimes they don't pay the bill the first time, but the second time, they'll always leave a generous tip for the staff.