#Boris is a smart boi :3

[saynomorefic]

Hi June! I'm curious about Don’t do it again 💜

Hi Lou <33 tysm for the ask!! This is a sequel to my fic Did you give yourself away again (7k / T) which follows S3 canon-divergent Simon navigating online hate, at the same time that a girl at Hillerska starts flirting with Wille very openly.

Sooo I did start writing a sequel to it but I didn't get very far. I find there's so much hurt/comfort for Simon out there where we get this 'moment' where he finally opens up to someone about what's happening, but we don't always get to see that healing take place afterwards. This also mimics the arc of the show, so it makes sense there's a lot out there, but we wanna see our boy heallll. My original fic also does this. So I want to write the sequel but I needed a break from the angst bc my heart, and got a bit hung up on certain details. It will probablyyy happen eventually.

Snippet below <3

“I guess I… feel uncomfortable when other people have to take care of me.”

“So, where do you think those tendencies come from?” Boris said, sipping on his tea casually as though he hadn’t dropped a bomb. 

Simon breathed in through his nose, caught the breath, and exhaled again. This technique was one that he’d seen Wille use when he was especially overwhelmed. He had the thoughts but not the words, midnight blue and black swirling in his mind. It was heaviness that came with years of putting it in the back of a closet, him, Sara, and his Mamá only entering to leave more pieces. 

“My sister, Sara, she has some.. conditions. She’s really smart, and very loving, but she’s struggled in school, and with friends. My Mamá had enough to worry about.” 

“So, if you are worrying about Sara and your Mamá, and the Crown Prince… may I ask, who is worrying about you?” Simon tilted his head back, feeling the tears that were behind his eyes finally break through. His throat was scalding hot. He wondered how many people had sat and cried in this very chair, with Boris looking at them the way he did, and he tried very hard to push it away. 

And then he remembered what Wille had said. 

“Simon, if you never talk about it, there is nowhere for those feelings to go except stay inside you until they start to eat at you.” It was just after they had gotten back from Angelika’s party, and he was tucked in his childhood bed with Wille by his side, and completely unable to say anything in response to Wille’s endless questions. 

“They.. worry about me. I guess.” 

[teabiscs]

Borg Headcanons (w. a small side of Yubo)

Sergei

While, yes, Sergei is the team dad, that doesn’t take away from Yuriy being the team leader. Yuriy can lead this group of idiots (lovingly said) from point a to point b. Yes, he’s impulsive and he’s calculating, but he isnt what holds the four(five) of them together.

The team would fall apart without Sergei. He does the cooking, the cleaning, laundry etc. he is domestic aF. He enjoys every little part of it. 

1. Because it means he has a home 

2. It's for his family. 

3. Being able to do all this means he’s safe and has shelter and his boys are safe with him. Being able to make dinner means they won’t go hungry. Laundry means they have clothes and they won’t be cold or dirty.

He takes care of them. He’s their rock. He’s who they go to vent to. He’s the one who cleans up their wounds and bandages them up. Boris will say that his hugs are medicine. He will also joke with Sergei that he needs to kiss his “booboos” to make them better and then gets all red faced when SERGEI TAKES HIM SERIOUSLY AND KISSES THE BANDAGE. (Platonic bUT EMBARRASSING)

Sergei has the best Japanese out of all of them. He also speaks fluent French, there is no reason he decided to learn French just that it seemed fun (it was definitely because he’s a big softie and thought it sounded romantic)

Is tall and intimidating and has resting mean face, BUT IS A HUGE SOFTIE.

Ivan

Ivan is the most intellectually gifted. He is able to mask his genius by being lazy.  No one expects much of him based on how he behaves. His teachers think he’s cheating or plagiarizing his work, because he just gives off major slacker doesn’t care energy.

He is the most street smart and people Smart

Ivan also reads people really well and picks up on micro expressions like no one else. He can tell when Yuriy and Boris are fighting even though everyone else, Sergei included, would say they’re acting normal.  He’s highly perceptive 

Ivan is really into photography. Whether it’s with a real camera or with his cell phone. He likes street photography which he does a lot around Moscow. And then he loves taking photos of everyone else. 90% of the time they are awful and purposely trying to make someone look bad (Boris and Kai). His pictures of sergei and yuriy are more dignified. (He lives for pictures he takes of any of the guys that end up looking like a new meme) 

He’s also really good with his hands, THERE IS NOTHING he cannot put together, nothing he can’t take apart and figure out. The best at doing things on the computer and could definitely become a hacker but thinks it’s only fun because he’s not supposed to do it. (He changes Boris’ contacts and settings ALL the time, as well as Kai’s because it’s funny. He changes Kai’s lock screen all the time to some couple photo he has hidden deep in his phone storage. Couple photos of him with a person he swears is just a friend. And then watches as Kai gets bug eyed unlocking his phone and changing it back)

IVAN IS A MENACE. IVAN IS A BRAT

Which gets into: Ivan and Boris love memes. They will drive the whole house insane repeating the same dumb phrase over and over again. (WHAT ARE THOSE??)

Ivan and Boris are the closest, they're thick as thieves. Even though to ME  Yubo is a thing. They are always up to something, especially if Hiwatari is involved.

Mini YuBo:

Yuriy feels insecure in his relationship with Boris at times. Boris is Yuriy’s rock. His sanity.  Yuriy is unhealthily codependent on Boris. And sometimes it eats at him at night that he doesn’t bring anything to the relationship. That Boris is the one doing all these things to make yuriy happy. And when Yuriy’s asks Boris what he can do, Boris says that being together is enough. And that making Yuriy happy makes him happy. 

And to Yuriy that’s not enough. 

Just thinking about Boris confessing to Yuriy that he's been in love with the red head since Yuriy gave him that jacket. And Yuriy getting all red faced and stuttering out,

My whole Yubo ship dynamic is:

Boris is a Menace to Yuriy in at least two ways.

1. Doing stupid things that makes yuriy question why he’s in love with Boris

2. Saying insanely sappy shit that turns yuriy into a complete tsundere.

I know I’ve written this in a fic, not sure if the chapter is posted, but yuriy blushes bright obnoxious red. While if Boris blushes, which is VERY rare, its a very subtle and soft pink. And Yuriy hates him for it.

Yuriy

Also this might be a controversial take but I Hc Yuriy as someone who does not take care of himself well. He prides himself in being clean and is a clean freak. But I see him as someone who has to be reminded to eat and sleep and just be nice to himself. In his mind as long as he has slept for a bit or eaten in the last 24 hours he is fine. 

While Boris is the complete opposite. He takes care of himself, he indulges. He deserves nice things. After living in the streets scrounging for food, sleeping in shifts, and then the abbey, Boris makes sure to eat wherever he’s hungry and take naps. (includes dragging yuriy with him for said naps.)

Boris

Kai buys Boris a dumb shirt as a joke. But then he wears it unironically so it backfires. (It’s a shirt that says good boy) but then Ivan and Sergei start buying dumb shirts. His newest addition a hoodie that boldly says HOUSEWIFE. Also has a gym shirt that says “Fuck me, or Fight Me” (Sergei avoids being seen with him when he’s wearing it.

HE CAN NOT COOK. DO NOT EAT. NOT SAFE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. A BIOHAZARD

[totaldramamovies]

Total Drama Movies- Episode 4- A Winner for Two

*Early morning, guys’ side of 4th Thing’s cabin*

Eddy: *Mumbling in his sleep* Sigita!..

Rajiv: God dude, you’re obsessed. Go touch some grass!

Kenny: Yeah man! I got some if you want!

Wyatt: Plus, she’s going out with me. Like, boi. 😂🫱🫱 *T-pose*

Eddy: I know you’re a joke character, but you’ve stolen Sigita from me! She was supposed to me mine 🥺🤓🤓🤓🥺

Rajiv: Sigita’s just a human like us. She can’t steal her, bro.

Wyatt: *360 no-scope* Yeah!

Kenny: (To Rajiv) Man, I don’t know HOW he pulls HER.

*Girls side of cabin*

Sigita: Yeah, I know! He was so surprised!

Dominique: Really?

Sigita: Oh, for sure! I mean, it’s not gonna be very big, just a little date, but Wyatt went crazy!

Dominique: So you’re going on a date tonight with Wyatt? I know I’m usually not judgy but… HIM? Really?

Sigita: What! He’s athletic! And strategic! And everything right in my dream man😍

Dominique: I’m not so sure… Kenny has been all up in my business. I think he wants me like Eddy wants you.

Sigita: Oh, please! Eddy? That nerdy band kid? I’d rather get with that sigma Fredrick…

Dominique: Oh, I don’t know… he has his charms! You like artistic guys right? He plays trombone!

Sigita: Yeah but… Ugh. Half the time he speaks theres the nerd emoji following it, and he’s always really awkward too…

Dominique: He just doesn’t get out much. I bet you two would get right along!

Sigita: Nah, I’m sticking with my date with Wyatt tonight.

*Ferocious Monsters’ Cabin*

Jamil: Maxim brother! How does it feel knowing we have no Bailey!

Maxim: Great, the cabins are so much calmer now! What are you doing?

Jamil: Well, I have a bit of a crush for Ines. She’s a powerful adversary yet also a caring teammate. I’m thinking I’ll ask her sometime soon. And a-

*Chris blows his airhorn*

Chris: CHALLENGERS, GET YOUR BUTTS OUT HERE!

Fangxiu: Giving newgen…😒😒😒😒

Andres: What noww..

Chris: Its your next challenge!! This episode: Romance Movies!!

Cece: Ugh, we’re gonna be DATING eachother?!

Chris: Nope, don’t worry! However there’s romantic tension on 3 of the teams, so I want each team to make a romantic scene for dinner for two! Whichever team does the worst loses.

Dennis: You said that only 3 teams had romance. What about the fourth?

Chris: That team is YOU, Mighty Wizards! So instead you guys can uh… walk through a haunted house for Halloween. Why not?

Dennis: *Sighs* I guess I will never find love…

*FEROCIOUS MONSTERS*

Eliza: Romantic Tension? Really? On our team?

Ines: It looks so. I wonder who…

Eliza: Who do you think is the cutest?? 🥰

Ines: Hmm… I guess I’d go with Jamil. He’s a great competitor. I never really think about romance and all that stuff though..

Grace: Oh my god😜😜 JAMIL!! INES-

Ines: GRACE! SHUT UP!

Jamil: Ye what is it?

Ines: I wanted to tell you that we should work together on building a table while the others go get candles and stuff..

Jamil: Sure! I think thats smart considering we are the 2 strongest.

Maxim: (to Jamil) Now’s you’re chance!

*MIGHTY WIZARDS*

Tamia: Ugh, this haunted house is easy. Who would even be afraid of this crap?

Pietro: B-bro.. I’m soo s-s-scareddd!!

Roman: I know right d-d-dude!!

Pauline: Of what, that fake web, or the warewolf that’s clearly Chris in disguise?

Chris: I’m not Chris.. Im.. rawr…

Boris: Dwaeji was eliminated in episode one. Nobody should be pretending to be furries now.

*4TH THING*

Eddy: You think this contest is for me to win over Sigita?

Kenny: No, dude, it’s probably for Wyatt. They got a date tonight.

Sigita: Oh, Wyatt, let’s make this date setup perfect!

Wyatt: You got it babez.. 🤣😂😂🤣😂

Rajiv: I’ll get roses!

*4th Thing makes a beautiful table and chairs overlooking the studio on a balcony, perfectly lined up with the sunset.*

Chris: And… 4th Thing is SAFE!

*FEARLESS WARRIORS*

Cece: Ugh, please… This challenge is making me nauseous. Lovebirds, fess up and don’t you dare end up like season 2 Geoff and Bridgette! 

Leopold: It’s me and Francesca! We were going to have a date last night but we moved it to tonight after I hurt my leg. Anyway, let’s get this date up and running!

Fredrick: We knew it was you and someone. I don’t have time for any women. But don’t call me “asexual” since I’m not part of any alphabet mafia. 🍷🍷🗿🗿🗿

Taniyah: Girl, we knew about this since last episode. Plus nobody would wanna get with you 🤭

Charlotte: Francesca, let’s make your date ethereal!

Cece: (to Self) I’ve seen these couples before. If I wanna win, I just gotta get one of them off, the other one will just be weak until they get eliminated. Easy peasy! I have a plan, but sadly it involves Fredrick.

Francesca: Oh, Leo, this date will be perfect!

*Fast forward a few hours, Mighty Wizards have completed the haunted house, its between Ferocious Monsters and Fearless Warriors*

*FEROCIOUS MONSTERS*

Eliza: Well, one of us should confess if we want to actually make use of this place.

Jamil: I should confess… Ines! You’ve been a wonderful companion, may you want to go on the date with me?

Ines: Oh! Uh… sure!

Eliza: (To Ines) That didn’t sound too confident…

Ines: (Back to Eliza) Well for all we know, he could just like me platonically! Plus, he could grow on me…

Jamil: Let’s finish this! Let’s not be last! Again…

Ferocious Monsters: YEAH!

*FEARLESS WARRIORS*

*The team has built a dark wooden table, 2 chairs, and have prepared a wooden wall painted red. The table is lit with a candle*

Taniyah: This table gonna be amazing!

Cece: (To self) This should be easy.

*She “accidentally” trips into thin wall, making it crash onto the table, and it sets on fire*

Fredrick: Oh no!! Our table!! 🤣🤣🤣😂😂 It’s broken!! 🍷🍷🗿🗿

Francesca: It’s okay, Leo. We can still bring some of the set chairs by the river and dine on the pier!

Leopold: Sounds great! As long as your there!

Chris: FEARLESS WARRIORS LOSE! See you at the ceremony tonight!

Eliza: We should still finish this up. Let’s give Jamil & Ines a great date!

(A few hours later, the 2 tables are ready for Wyatt & Sigita, and Jamil & Ines)

Jamil: This is nice.

Ines: Yeah!

(Francesca goes by the dock and sets up the chairs)

Francesca: Alright, Leo had no injuries, so there should be no problem!

(As like last time, time passes by, and Leopold is nowhere to be seen)

Francesca: Ugh, what now? Does he not want to see me? Is he shy? *Francesca walks back to the cabin*

*Francesca walks up to the boys’ side, and hears talking between Leo and Fredrick*

Francesca: I don’t wanna eavesdrop but…

*Francesca listens closely*

Leopold: Yeah man, I’m glad I dodged a bullet Francesca, what an idiot woman!

*The two laugh*

Francesca: *gasps loudly* WHAT?! 

(The two hear her and open the door)

Frederick: Look, it’s that stupid woman🍷🍷🗿🗿

Francesca: LEOPOLD! HOW COULD YOU?! 

*Flash to her, Charlotte, and Taniyah*

Charlotte: Oh my! He just insulted like that?

Taniyah: We should vote him out tonight. Who’s with me?

The three: I!

(Elimination Ceremony. The seven up for elimination are:

Cece, the Popular Girl,

Charlotte, the Stoicist,

Fangxiu, the Flop Icon,

Francesca, the Normal Girl,

Fredrick, the Sigma,

Leopold, the Track Runner and

Taniyah, the Baddie)

Chris: Okay, the seven of you have casted your votes! If I call your name, you will be safe, and you will get a “Golden Chris Award”!

FANGXIU!

Fangxiu: SLAY 😍😍😍

CECE!

Cece: Yes!

TANIYAH!

Taniyah: Yay!

CHARLOTTE!

Charlotte: Phew!

FREDRICK!

Fredrick: Skibidi Rizz Ohio 🍷🗿🗿

Chris: The last two unsafe: the supposed lovebirds now conflicted. The last one safe is…

Fangxiu: WAITTT 😘😘😱😱!! *Jiafei Scream* ITS NOT THEIR DOING! ITS CECE’S!!

Francesca, Leopold & Cece: What?!

Fangxiu: I’LL TELL U 🥰

*Flashback to a bit before the date*

*Cece knocks on boys’ cabin door*

Fredrick: What do you want? 🍷🗿

Cece: Hey… What’s Leopold doing, he looks busy?

Fredrick: He’s getting ready for some date. Why? 🗿

Cece: A date!? But isn’t your entire “sigma” thing about ignoring and belittling women?

Fredrick: Oh. True.. Well… Uh..- 🍷🗿🗿 You know what? I will teach him the true side of women! He seems gullible enough!

Cece: That’s good! Thanks for hating on my gender! Anyway, the reason why I was here is because Francesca was about to set up Leopold. She wasn’t really going to go! Her kindness is a façade!

Fredrick: Really? Lemme tell em. HEY LEO!

Leopold: Yeah?

Fredrick: Francesca was setting you up! She’s not really kind! Cece heard her bragging with her friends that you were being set up! Why don’t the three vote Francesca tonight?

Leopold: Wait… what..? Really?! Ugh.. You know what? I WILL vote her tonight! 

Cece: Great! See you then! *Leaves*

Fredrick: Now you know the true side of women. Men are superior 🍷🗿

Leopold: Yeah man, I’m glad I dodged a bullet Francesca, what an idiot woman!

*The two laugh*

Cece: Oh, it’s easy to manipulate them like that. Bye bye, Leo & Franny!

Fangxiu: *Spying from distance* GASP!! 😰 CECE IS TRICKING THEM? NOT CECE IN HER GASLIGHTING ERA 😍

*Back to present*

Fangxiu: SO TO ANSWER THIS MESS… LEOPOLD ISN’T THE WRONG ONE, AND FRANCESCA ISN’T THE WRONG ONE! ITS… CECE!

Chris: Okay, cute, but I don’t care! Leo got four votes from Cece, Charlotte, Francesca, and Taniyah. Seeya Leo!

Francesca: WAIT!! I’m sorry Leo, I didn’t know the full story.. I can’t believe I got you eliminated!! I’m so sorry… I hope you can forgive me.

Leopold: It’s okay, maybe we can go on a date after the contest?

Francesca: You know it! Just don’t be so gullible next time!

*The two chuckle before…

Will Smith Robot: KEEEEEP. MY WIIIIFE’S. NAAAME. OUUUTCHA. FREEEAKING. MOUUTH!!!

Leopold: *goes flying* AAAAAAILOVEYOU!AHHHHHH!!!

Taniyah: Sorry we got him out girl..

Francesca: It’s okay, you didn’t know any better. Maybe next time I should handle my anger better. And you, Cece! Why did you do that?!

Cece: Cuz this is a game of survival, only the strongest get to move on. If you’re dependent you’ll eventually fall!

Charlotte: Good lord, dear. You know it’s bad when it sounds like something Fredrick would say.

Fredrick: I mean… She’s true.. 🍷🗿

Francesca: And Fangxiu… thank you for giving us this info, even though its too late. 

Fangxiu: SORRY 😔😔😔 I WAS TO BUSY USING MY ROSE TOY-

Chris: And that’s it for the most dramatic episode of Total Drama Movies yet! If you want even more drama, stay tuned because next episode…

*Drumroll*

THE VIEWERS ARE VOTING!!

*Everyone gasps*

Chris: Don’t miss it, it’s this Sunday! Right here, on TOTAL! DRAMA! MOVIES!

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So, 4th episode down! I wanted to have viewer voting on the first episode, but I wanted to set a lot of the characters up before anything. Anyway, stay tuned for tomorrow's episode, Episode 5! Due to viewer voting however, this series will now become weekly. Make sure to like, follow, comment, and show support for the series if you want to see more! See you tomorrow!

[zelink-nalu]

Not a monster Epilogue

Inky's POV.

It's been over a year now. Uncle Tom helped relearn how to walk again and taught me how to use sign language! He's really nice to me!

But... I can't help but feel lonely most times...

I mean, don't get me wrong! Uncle Tom still hangs out with me whenever he can!

But... The thing is... He hardly has time to play with me... I feel so bad for being such an ungrateful demon, he already did and still does so much for me!

On the plus side! I get to practice my flying at night! It wasn't easy to find a good place to fly, so I had to go to the upper levels, on Heavenly Toys! I know, I know, I'm not supposed to go there... But I only go there at night so there's nobody around! Still, don't tell papa Joey this, or else he'll be even more mad at me!

Oh! It seems like it's night! Welp! Time to go roam around the lower levels!

Wait... I hear voices... But who would still be here at this hour?

Maybe I should investigate!

???'s POV.

"You sure it's a good idea buddy? Mr. Drew precisely told us not to go to the lower levels." A certain cartoon wolf said.

It's Boris The Wolf!

"C'mon Bo! Ain't ya curious about why Joey told no to go there?" A smaller cartoony figure asks the wolf.

And it seems like he's Bendy the Dancing Demon!

"I am, but-"

"Besides, he ain't here now, is he?" The devil adds with his iconic smile.

"Guess you got a point there..."

"What are you two doing here!" A female voice suddenly exclaims.

It's Alice Angel!

"Ugh! Not her!" The Lil Devil Darlin' groans in annoyance.

"Uuuuh... Hi Al..." says the cartoon wolf, embarassed to be caught.

The angel just glares at them.

"Joey said we're not allowed to go the lower levels!"

"Ain't ya in there with us right now Angel?" The demon argues back.

"I'm here to fetch you guys so it doesn't count! Now come on you two! Let's go back to our rooms!" She went to drag them by the arms but was stopped by her older (though smaller) brother swatting her hand away.

"Ya can't tell me what to do! I'm older!" he exclaims, clearly annoyed.

Alice just glares at him.

"I may be the youngest but I sure am the most mature one out of all of us!" She argues.

"Well-" CRASH!

Their arguements were interrupted by a loud crash. It seemed to come from a corridor on their right.

They slowly turned to face the direction where the noise came from and saw a can of Bacon Soup roll on the floor. They came closer to each other with Alice in front of them!

"Wh-Who's there?! Come out and show yourself! I'm not scared of you!" She exclaims, trying not to show her fear.

After a few seconds of silence, the see an inky figure come out.

A very tall figure with large black bat wings. When it came close enough for them to properly see it, they were petrified.

There was a long uncomfortable silence, until...

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!"

[!!!!!]

Time skip brought to you by the sleep-deprived author.

Tom's POV.

Inky has been feeling down these past few months. He must be feeling lonely, especially since I don't have any time to play with him... Poor kid, I hope I'll soon find a way to help him.

It was all Joey's fault! He purposely gave the mechanic more work to make sure that he couldn't take care of the ink demon!

Speaking of him, the boss seemed rather agitated. He was running around calling the toons' names. As much as he liked them, he needed to go see Inky and make sure that he's alright.

A big surprise awaited him when he came to his office.

The toons were there... Playing with the plushes... With Inky...

Needless to say, it was quite a sight.

"Oh! Mr. Connor! We just met Inky last night and he said, or rather wrote us, that you could explain to us what's going on!" Boris said with a smile. "Although for some reason he won't talk to us and would instead do weird gestures or write what he wants to say." Alice then adds.

"The wierd gestures you're talking about is called 'Sign Language'. Inky's mute s he uses that to comunicate easily." Tom explains them.

"Oooh!" They all say in unison.

"Ok! Now can you what's going on?" Bendy asks, getting impatient.

"I don't know, it's quite complicated..." Tom then looks at Inky, only to see him with a pleading expression on his face and with his hand flat on his chest, making circles with said hand.

[Please!]

"*sigh* Alright..." Tom accepted.

"Wait! What did he say?!" Bendy asked, curious about this new language. Before the man could say anything though, someone else beat him to it.

"He said 'please'." Boris answered and when the others looked at him shocked, he added: "He looked like he was sayin' that."

"Alright then, let's get the story time over with."

And let's just say that the toons were shocked but also happy about knowing that Inky was their youngest sibling. Especially Alice.

They also promised themselves that they convince Joey to give their brother as much freedom as they have.

The End.

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And, it's finally done! And it's almost 5 am... I think I need to go to sleep...

Anyway! Thank you so much for your support! I love you guys so much!!!!x3

A little disclaimer: I'm not done with this AU!!! There are still a lot of things I'll be doing for it!

[rawstfish]

Re-done Minotaur Head-canons

I thought my old ones didn't say enough and wanted to re-do them

Warnings: Long...Very long/Being absent parent/mentions of being arrested

Minotaur helped with the pigs and chickens the most because he adored them so much. He thought they were the best thing to ever exist on the farm. He had a favorite pig named Boris, he’s the smallest pig they have. His first big fight with Bale was over this pig, Bale made one too many jokes about eating him. 

Grew up on a farm in a rural southern part of Russia. He started helping around since he could walk (The farm grows wheat/potatoes/beets and raises pigs/chickens) 

Mino liked the crops just fine too, he even would talk to them with Bale. But, he didn’t like how quiet they were. The oinks and clucks of the animals always soothed him.

Unlike Bale, Minotaur is a huge mama's boy. He loves his mama so much and will say she’s the best/sweetest person to ever exist…even after getting his ass beat by her. He just finds so much comfort in his mom. He loves her baking because of how sweet she makes pastries and Mino has a bad sweet tooth.

Mino loves his dad too of course, but as a kid he was honestly scared of him. His dad is this big macho man and always has a stone cold look on his face, and Minotaur was a huge crybaby as a kid. (he’s still a crybaby just not as bad)

He also had this weird grudge against his dad when he was little. He knew the animals' heads/parts came from his dad's successful hunting trips, and would almost burst into tears when he looked at them too long…so he blamed his dad for that until he was seven.

Eventually he got over his attachment with unknown animals thanks to the hunting/ice fishing trips his dad would take him and Bale on. For some reason seeing his dad and Bale quickly killing the deers-and actually killing one himself-put him at ease with dead animals. Though he liked ice fishing more because it was colder and felt like he was better bonding time with his family. Hunting is too quiet for his taste. 

Minotaur definitely has ADHD and is undiagnosed. Again, his parents never thought much about it. Bale too, he just thinks Minotaur has too much air in his head.

Had many girlfriends in middle and highschool because he’s horrible at feelings. Not in the “I can’t say I love you” way, no in the “I can say I love you to a stranger and think I mean it because they’re pretty” way. He can’t separate the “I wanna be friends with this person” and “I wanna kiss and date this person” feelings. They all feel the same to him. (Present time tho he’s stopped dating because Bale told him to stop and think before getting more women pregnant and leaving them)

One time in highschool he went and got his ears pierced, just the lobes but his parents were not happy and made him take them out. He was sad because he thought he looked so cool.

Did many sports in school but wrestling was his main. He loved doing it with Bale and was upset when Bale got kicked off the team. He yelled at him for hurting that person and basically gave him a lecture. Mino still continued in sport and brought home many awards and medals for the team. 

I think Mino could have been a smart kid in school, but he had problems with paying attention and remembering shit. He was also so busy with sports and making friends. He definitely always had F’s and D’s with the occasional C’s. (Surprisingly he graduated on time)

Now Mino had no idea what he wanted to do in life. He didn’t think he could ever get into college, as much as he loved sports he didn’t want to do them for a job, and he didn’t want to be far from his family. (He cried so hard when Bale left for college and made him promise he would keep in touch) 

So for 3 years he stayed with his mom and dad working the farm with them. Don’t get him wrong, he loved working the farm with them but he wanted to do something else for a change.

He was looking about going into the engineering field and was about to sign up for a job in it, but then Bale came home without warning. Bale didn’t say it out right but Mino could tell something had happened to make him come back home even if Bale said “Everyone at college is on vacation.” So Mino ended up staying to be there for his brother.

He never planned on going into the military, but then Bale said he would join and Mino didn’t want to say no to him when Bale was doing better. So, he went with him to look after him.

Honestly Mino was surprised by how much he liked it, he felt like he was helping people and keeping them safe. He liked how he was always surrounded by people and how much activity he was on a daily basis.

Then the Kurbanov Hospital Siege happened and he just fell apart. He had saved so many lives but none was his brother, the very person he came into the military with to protect. (He won’t say it out but if he could have only saved Bale he would have)

When he was discharged he did go back to his farm, but he couldn’t bring himself to actually go inside. He stopped just outside the perimeter and thought about what his parents would say, what they would do, and he ran.

If you ask him about his time during the PMC groups, he’ll honestly say they were some of the best years of his life. He loved it. He got to meet so many new people and cultures, the food was incredible there, he went to jail more than once, has many arrest warrants, he got 4 women pregnant, he got his ears/eyebrow pierced, and he got new tattoos.

He also got into DDR, arcade games, story driven and RPG video games. In Cambodia he played a lot of Tomb Raider and Metal slug thanks to his PMC buddies. In Thailand he was introduced to Street fighter and many games like it. (I couldn’t find any games that are popular in Laos >:()

Oh about those 4 women, he pays child support and spends time with his kids now. He’ll even invite them over during leave. But, at the time Minotaur was using them. He would get into relationships with women who wanted a family and get them pregnant, so he could have his own family again. In Cambodia he dated a local for two years and had a baby boy. When he left them, he dated another local in Cambodia but only for a year this time and had another boy. I think he had the worst time in Laos and was too busy to date any women. (That and also none of his kids name are name from Laos, the women got lucky)

In Thailand he spent the most time, seven whole years. So in turn, he once again dated a local from Thailand for two years, and had another boy. After getting more than one warrant for his arrest in northern Thailand, he went south. This is where he actually met his first love. She was a girl that was in the same PMC group he was, and she made the mistake by getting close and opening up to Minotaur about wanting…a family. They dated for five years, and they were genuinely some of the best years of both of their lives, but then she got pregnant. She had a baby girl and Minotaur got arrested. (Thailand was also his favorite place, he even learned the language there)

Minotaur was going to serve his sentence too, but then Bale found him and bailed him out to join his team. At that moment, Mino forgot about everything and didn’t even think when he said yes. (Mino cried so much when Bale came to get him, he hugged Bale after he got out and wouldn’t let him go)

He didn’t even tell Bale for the longest time about his affairs, just about all the fun shit he did. Again stealing @modernghostfare head-canon that Bale told Mino to get his life together and go fix his shit with his kids

Surprise surprise, Minotaur can be really ignorant at times. Like he’ll say some offensive/insensitive shit, but just call him out and he’ll never say it again. He’ll feel really sorry and do his best to do better. (One time he ask a stupid question to Bale about being Bi and Bale beat his ass for it…since then he hasn’t dumb questions)

Mino may seem and try to come off as a big tough guy, but he’s such a crybaby and so sensitive. He could hit his toe on a pillow and would still cry about it. He’s also a very affectionate person. Like he wants to be hugging someone constantly, it’s mostly Rodion he’s hugging because Rodion is the one person who doesn’t mind it. One time he tried to give Nikto a pat on the back…that didn’t end well. He asks now before he touches someone.

Always has snacks because he gets hungry very fast and what if someone else is also hungry? He also remembers everyone in Spetsnaz favorite snacks/drinks…actually he remember their favorite everything 

He has a better memory after the Kurbanov Hospital Siege, and he pays attention to smaller details more.

Loves cute shit, he dies for it. Like hello kitty? That is his girl. He loves all of the sanrio characters but again, Hello Kitty is his girl. He also watches a lot of magical girl anime, he loves the outfits, colors, and themes in them. He enjoys shonen anime a lot too.

He’s recently gotten into astrology, thanks to one of Bale’s magazines having a little quiz about them on there. Now he won’t shut up about it and will try to guess people’s star signs and charts. Like mid argument he’ll be like “You're such a cancer right now.” I wouldn’t say he actually believes in zodiac signs, but he thinks they’re so cool and neat. 

He gives himself the name Minotaur because he loves mythological creatures and thinks he’s just like a minotaur. 

He can’t cook to save his life, but somehow knows the best flavor combinations.

This last part is just about his house because I think Minotaur would have one of the most comfortable and nice houses.

He likes the living room to be warm so there’s rugs on the walls. The rugs have the traditional pattern but with bright colors.

It’s a smallish and long house that has 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. His house is always a mess. He has dishes/books/magazines/CD’s/dishes around everywhere. He has an old sofa that he refuses to get rid of because his parents give it to him. (That’s also where Bale likes to sleep, he can’t take Bale’s bed away)

[redhatmeg]

So I’ve rewatched Lucky Luke Go West! already (with my nephew!). Some of my impressions on the movie:

1. When I’ve seen it for the first time, I was impressed by the Polish dub, mainly - by Cezary Pazura as Luke and Borys Szyc as Joe Dalton. The surprise came from the fact that even back in 2007 these two actors were overused in Polish comedies (and most of them weren’t even funny), and yet when I’ve heard Pazura as Lucky Luke he sounded almost perfect; I would even say that Pazura played Luke with right amount of dignity. Szyc, on the other hand, perfectly expressed Joe’s anger (especially because in that movie there’s a lot of scenes where Joe yells and screams), while also showing how cunnying and threatening the eldest Dalton can be (not to mention that he had, what I call, “the bandit hoarseness” that most actors playing Joe have).

I still maintain that Pazura and Szyc did a splendid job, but before I rewatched Go West!, I’ve rewatched this behind the scenes short, where Pazura and Szyc talk about the work on the movie and about the characters they play. And I think that they did so well, because Pazura has respect for Lucky Luke as a inambigouously good character; and Szyc sees Joe Dalton as this pretty smart guy, always having a plan for the next big job, but rest of the gang isn’t as smart as him, and that’s often the reason he fails (Szyc even compares Daltons to Olsen Gang). While I don’t agree with this interpreation of Daltons, I see what Szyc wanted to accomplish with it.

However, as much as I was impressed by voice casting of Luke and Joe, I hated that Jack and William’s Polish dub sounded like they were two old men with smoking problem. After hearing them once again years later I think one can get used to those voices over time... but still, as always, middle Dalton boys get almost no respect.

2. With all due respect for Daisy Town and Ballad of Daltons, this movie has probably the best animation of all Lucky Luke movies. It certainly is very dynamic, smooth and visually creative. The movement, the background, the colors, even the characters’ expressions are quite visually stunning - it’s certainly a pretty movie. And it’s kind of understinable, giving the progress of animation technology.

I especially like the scene when Daltons see Gun and Rifle Store, which has couple of floors and “the camera” moves down, showing display in each shoping window that includes weapons such as tanks, machine guns, even submarines and bombs. It’s ridiculous and probably anachronistic, but it helps us get into Joe’s mindset.

Generally this animated New York looks awesome, especially the streets, the vehicles and this whole chase scene between Daltons in a streetcar and the police.

3. I know that the original The Wagon Train didn’t include Daltons, and maybe a few years ago I wouldn’t like them here too, but now there is one aspect of their presence that I like. Namely - that we are shown that Joe can be quite a brilliant manipulator. He even manipulates Luke at the beginning to make him follow the wagon train; and almost gets Luke killed by the passangers. Because you see, Daltons aren’t as stupid as we are used to think of them. They can be cunnying, in their own ways.

Lucky Luke media is full of Joe playing on emotions and pulling convincing act of a changed man. Luke himself probably will never fall for it, but there are people who did and it played into Daltons’ adventage. And that’s how it is here too.

4. Knowing that this movie is based on the comic The Wagon Train, I decided to reread it before the rewatch. As much as I like the plot of Go West! and there are elements that were successfully adapted, I wish it was closer to the source material. Especially because the version of comic that I have comes from the German translation and includes a short noted about historical truth of the wagon train - like, for example, that there was a young kid, who later became a silent movie star.

5. All in all, as the continuation of The New Adventures of Lucky Luke, it was pretty cool. This show deserved a proper send-off. It turned out it wasn’t the last Lucky Luke cartoon... but I do wish that we’ve got another Lucky Luke animated movie.

[somuch-4-stardust]

OKAY!!! COLOR CODED BY ALBUM THIS TIME: every wilbur soot song (that i can remember right now) ranked TAKE FOUR!!!! (take two is here, take three is in my drafts lmao, and take one is lost to time forever.)

philza minecraft's song /j

the squid song <3 /j

goodnight

saline solution (bridge version)

taunt

white wine in the wetherspoons

sex sells

saline solution (album version)

la jolla

perfume

since i saw vienna

concrete

screensaver

jubilee line (bridge version)

the fall

cause for concern

jubilee line (album version)

consequences

coronado

oh yeah you gonna cry

you'll understand when you're older

your sister was right

main character syndrome

losing face

maybe i was boring

its all futile! its all pointless (maybe i was boring version)

one day

soft boy

l'manburg anthem (ik this doesnt this count but fuck u)

I'm in love with an e-girl

your new boyfriend

model buses

internet ruined me

its all futile! its all pointless! (lovejoy version)

I'm sorry boris

i am very smart

the nice guy ballad

vitriol

karen please come back i miss the kids

for memories

fuck youtube rewind (still havent listened to this one)

discord???? song??? (also havent heard it so slay)

okay theres a song and its like. about. being bald?????? hes says hes bald. and theres smth abt ??? IDFK. SOOTHOUSE. CHESS. BALDNESS????????????

[iluvromance]

@harryhoney-bee and i read princess in the spotlight and here are our thoughts:

- why does michael hang out the freshmen anyways? doesn’t he have his own friends? (he does, so we suspect he’s an absent friend, or he just really likes mia). BECAUSE he only comes out of his room when mia’s there and he only talks in G&T to add in his thoughts during a classic lilly and mia discourse, it is easy for lilly to figure out that michael likes mia. i mean really. this guy has Nothing in common with the girls.

- we suspect michael is a test subject in lilly’s eyes. she probably has a journal dedicated to him. “12:54 pm, michael has decided to get an ice cream sandwich instead of his usual chips. not sure why, but i’ll keep investigating”

- why the hell does michael get so much fan mail? what kinda stuff is he posting that it takes HOURS to answer fan mail. 

- first mention of “the guy who hates it when they put corn in the chili” is on october 24th. mia desperately hopes he is not jocrox and GOOD FOR HER.

- mia’s dad is either in love with helen still or he thinks he has a right to her life because they dated and had a kid. he treats mr. g terribly and mr. g oughta sucker punch him or something.

- mia’s dad is a White Man <3

- why didn’t anyone call CPS when grandmere would lock philippe in the dark when he was younger. HELLO?!

- “philippe has both communication and reproductive issues <3″ - júlia

- everyone in mia’s friend group is weird. tina always being in tina land, lilly being a dictator, mia being...mia. boris and his sweater tucking illness, etc... they’re all freaks. even michael with his undying love for computers

-why is "Stop thinking so much about M. M." under the list of things to do before mr. g moves in 

- what the hell does michael mean when he says he had a keen interest in experimenting with earth’s gravitational pull? HUH?! why does it sound so ominous? AND WHY ARE SHAMEEKA AND MIA SO ATTRACTED TO IT. what a nerd

- shameeka is an icon and should be bowed down to because she’s the only one with common sense

- lilly is a bully and you can’t convince us other wise. 

- who tf taught lilly the word "eleemosynary"

- michael’s “decapitate the backstreet boy” game is FRIGHTENING and he needs to be psychoanalyzed, not only lilly. i mean there’s clearly hatred before he even knows ** because ** does resemble a backstreet boy. also, josh.

- kenny should be applauded for his performance and for playing his cards right. he saw a chance and swooped in and although we’re not big fans on kenny in this book, you gotta admit that he was kinda smart about getting mia.

- michael is a simp, but he needs to be on kenny’s level of simp

- kenny and mia would never work because they both let people walk all over them

- mia is satisfied when michael gives her the smallest compliment and this just proves what a simp she is

- someone please put duct tape over lilly’s mouth

- michael and lars are soulmates

- “you snooze, you lose” @ michael

- helen and mr. g eloping is the best thing ever and i hope to elope as well

- kenny is actually pretty cute. he’s the guy i’d have a crush on in high school (sarah’s opinion)

- i (sarah) have been to school in the east coast all my life, including in new york. no school allows you to just bring a friend and have them shadow you all day. wtf is up with that? why is hank everywhere? where are the hall passes? the security? the IDs? isn’t this post 9/11?!

- lilly and hank definitely did more than just working on hank’s attire and appearance. 

[theotherjourney7]

“The Week In Tory returns for the second time in 4 days.

The weeks grow shorter, but the days last forever...

1. The consultant who advised the government to look for "alternative arrangements" on the Irish Border is in line for a £200m contract if alternative arrangements go ahead.

But to facilitate this, the government has to break international law with the Internal Market Bill (IMB)

Nobody can tell us what the "alternative arrangements" are, but the IMB passed through parliament anyway.

2. The UK’s highest-ranking law officer in Scotland resigned over the IMB

& The UK’s special envoy on media freedom, Amal Clooney (yes, that one) quit over IMB

3. The former (Tory appointed) ambassador to USA said the IMB was "hugely damaging to our international reputation"

4. Those snowflake liberal Remoaners Toby Young, Peter Hitchens and Tim Montgomerie turned on the govt over IMB. As did every living former-Prime Minister.

5. Joe Biden said there would be no UK/US Trade Deal if the IMB went ahead

But, Iain Duncan Smith said "we don’t need lectures" from Joe Biden

Trump’s special envoy to Northern Ireland also said there would be no Trade Deal

Apparently, Iain Duncan Smith does need lectures. Who knew?

6. Oh, and IMB also includes a provision allowing the government to break absolutely any law, absolutely any time!!!!!

7. Unrelated, I’m sure, but the number of "problem drinkers" in England doubled this year

So the government cut funding to alcohol addiction services

8. Dominic Raab, whose job it is to understand the Good Friday Agreement, admitted he hasn’t read the Good Friday Agreement

His excuse is: "it’s not a novel". True. Novels tend to be longer than 35 pages, aren't vital to solving conflicts that killed 3600 people

9. The Prime Minister, who literally voted to break a deal he signed with the EU, said the EU was "not negotiating in good faith"

The next morning, Northern Ireland minister and arch memo-misser Brandon Lewis went on TV and said "I believe the EU is negotiating in good faith"

10. It was revealed the Smart Freight System to handle post-Brexit trade won’t be ready until at least April 2021.

That’s at least 4 months without a freight handling system, during the time of year we rely on food imports the most

11. The Road Haulage Association said a meeting with Michael Gove to discuss border checks provided "no clarity" and was "a washout"

12. An official report says 2-day queues at Dover in January are "a certainty"

So the government closed a Covid test site in Kent, to convert it into a lorry park, in what experts (well, me) are calling "the world’s shittest game of whack-a-mole"

13. The government said people would be fined £1000 if they don’t self-isolate after getting a positive test

And then all tests ran out in the 10 worst-hit Covid hotspots

And then all home testing kits ran out, nationally

And then the website for booking tests broke, and just showed a series of error messages.

And then the government said the system was under strain because people were asking for tests when they didn’t know they were infected

So [deep breath] you must self-isolate after getting a test that doesn’t exist, and you can only get a test if you already know the result

14. Naturally, honesty no-fly-zone Home Office Secretary Priti Patel went on Radio 4 and announced tests were available everywhere and there were "no problems getting tests"

Same day - same hour, in fact - Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the testing system "has huge problems"

Jacob Rees-Mogg, who simply cannot shut up about fish, said we should stop the "endless carping" about not being tested for a fatal infection

15.Prime Minister Boris Johnson went on national TV and announced a "£100bn moonshot" approach to Covid, which would test "10m people per day"

Three days later, in front of a Parliamentary Committee, said he "didn’t recognise" the figure of 10m a day

And it was reported his half-brother is on the board of the business that would get most of the £100bn budget, which I’m sure is just a massive coincidence

Officials branded the moonshot as "Moonfuck"

16. And then Health Secretary Matt Hancock had to ask other cabinet ministers to stop referring to him as "Matt WankCock"

Despite appearances, these are not 7 year old boys

17. Food news, and Tory MP Douglas Ross said "I have seen the difference free school meals can make, and I want to make sure nobody falls through the cracks"

Douglas Ross voted against free school meals

18. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said we cannot put punitive restrictions on food imports from the EU (to force them to give up on Ireland), or we will starve

And then, minutes later, he agreed with a Brexiter MP who said we SHOULD put punitive restrictions on food imports from the EU

19. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said "I venerate our civil service" after sacking the innocent heads of multiple departments to protect friends including Gavin Williamson and Dominic Cummings. And as a result, people leaving the civil service rose 14% in a year

20. Planning-ahead news: an international conglomerate pulled out of a £16bn power project because the government hasn’t performed its part of the deal for the last 20 months

21. Funding cuts since 2010 meant the government had to inject £700m to prevent further education going bankrupt

22. This week it was found the government– which last week voted not to implement the recommendations of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry – has also failed to deliver its promise to remove the same dangerous cladding from at least 2000 tower blocks. Sleep well.

And then the government said files on Grenfell were "lost forever", after a laptop was wiped. Because everything is always stored on a single laptop. We all know this.

The government runs G-Cloud, its own dedicated cloud backup service, which has been active since 2012. So... yeah.

23. At a committee in parliament, an MP read out the Covid test figures. Dido Harding, in charge of testing, said “I’m sorry, that’s just not true, I don’t know where that number is from”

It was from her own report. Page 8. In bold type.

Dido Harding said "nobody could predict" a rise in demand for testing

Government scientists predicted it, and in a July report sent to Dido Harding – maybe it was a different one? - said "July and Aug must be a period of intense preparation for a September resurgence in Covid"

Oh, and standard advice says the NHS must always prepare for cold and respiratory infections to spike immediately after the return to school in September

Dido Harding wasted £13m on a "world-beating" testing app that cost £12.3m more than the German app, and didn’t work

She is now in charge of the test-and-trace service which has collapsed completely

So naturally, it was reported the government wants to sack the head of NHS England and install Dido Harding instead. Let's make the most of that successful record, eh?

24. In June the government tweeted "grab a drink and raise a glass, pubs are reopening"

The Prime Minister said "it is your patriotic duty to go out and enjoy yourselves"

This week they said the public is responsible, and "people going to the pub fuelled the rise in Covid"

So the government closed pubs at 10pm, because it’s well-known viruses only pop out for last orders.

25. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the government "threw a protective ring around care homes"

A leaked document said care homes are now being asked to accept patients who are known to have Covid

26. Hospitals were banned from launching their own testing regime for staff and patience because… nope, nobody knows why. Just because.

27. There hasn’t been a meeting of COBRA (the government’s committee for national emergencies, headed by the Prime Minister) since 10th May

28. As Covid infections surged, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said restrictions are increasing, and pointed to a chart showing the government has "moved to alert level 3". Level 3 is "a gradual relaxing of restrictions". Not only can't he remember his own alert system, he can't even read it.

29. Despite travel restrictions, it was reported the Prime Minister flew off for a long weekend in Perugia, where his friend the Russian billionaire Evgeny Lebedev lives. He denies it, but the airport has his landing documents. So either he’s lying or... no, that’s the end of that sentence

30. In June the government spent £500m on a GPS satellite system to replace the one we lose due to Brexit

In July it was reported "we bought the wrong satellites"

This week the government cancelled the programme and began asking the EU if we can keep on using their GPS system

31. A cross-party committee of MPs found nurse-Ratched cosplayer Home Office Secretary Priti Patel "bases immigration policies on anecdotes and prejudice"

It found her dept has "no idea" what its annual spending achieves, and referred to "the wreckage that [Patel’s department’s] ignorance caused"

She is one of the favourites to replace Prime Minister Johnson

32. This is because it was reported the Prime Minister is thinking of quitting because he’s worried about his personal finances: the poor man has to "pay tax", "buy his own food" and "support 4 of his 6 children". Oh, the humanity!

33. And Jonathan Aitken – look him up – continues to get privileged access to parliament despite a ban on MPs who have served more than a year in prison. Which he did. And it was hilarious.

34. And finally, because he always needs a guest appearance, Chris Grayling, the man who awarded a ferry contract to a company with no ships, has got a £100k appointment to advise ports”-Russ

[moonandblossoms]

For- "Give me a character and I will answer."

1. Kane Yamashita

2. Tala Valkov

3. Julia Fernandez

For all! 🤪🤪

If you keep sending me so many asks, when will I have time to type.... alright leave it.

1. Kane Yamashita

Why I like him- I find him to be amazing, well-written, complex, tricky, cool, calm, intelligent, sexy, hot, and what not? He is kind, caring, has great leadership skills and overall he is an amazing character.

Why I don't like him- N/A

Favorite episode- Fine with all of his episodes in the V-Force arc, but I will tell that I specifically liked him in episodes 17, maybe 19, 20, 25, 27, 43.

Favorite season/movie- He comes only in V-Force.

Favorite line- "Okay Salima, let's show the freaky doctor were good as his new made monsters!"

Favorite outfit- As much as I like him, I expected him to have cooler outfits, but I pick his first one. The third one made him look like a naive boy.

OTP- W/Salima, OCs are fine as well.

BROTP- Tyson, Ray, Ozuma, Mariam, Jim, Goki, Mariah, Zeo, Julia, Tala, Brooklyn, Hilary, Queen, Max and Kai.

Headcanon- He has an older sister.

Unpopular opinion- He is well-written than most of the V-force characters, including even the bladebreakers (I can make an exception for Ozuma and a few characters, maybe).

A wish- Let him end up with Salima, please! And I want him to have a red-haired and blue-eyes daughter with her. Also, have a nice bit-beast.

An oh-god-please-don't-ever-happen- Wearing the Psykicks' uniform again, please no.

5 words to best describe him- Smart, attractive, intelligent, independent, courageous.

My nickname for him- That handsome genius.

2. Tala Valkov

Why I like him- I think Tala is really cool and amazing.

Why I don't like him- N/A

Favorite episode- Episode 36 of G-Revolution

Favorite season/movie- G-Revolution

Favorite line- Sorry can't remember anything at the moment ^^'

Favorite outfit- G-Revolution outfit.

OTP- W/Queen and maybe Julia. OCs are fine as well.

BROTP- W/his teammates + Kai.

Headcanon- He is immune to cold weather.

Unpopular opinion: I think that he got stronger in season 3. I mean, G-Revolution Tala is stronger than part 1 Tala. I have heard many people telling that he was nerfed. I don't really think that he was nerfed. He just fought with strong opponents.

A wish: MARRY QUEEN. Idk how I ended up shipping them, I have come this far to ship them. Also I want him to meet his parents (Idk if both or either of them is deceased, I suppose his father is dead).

An oh-god-please-don't-ever-happen- Don't go to Boris again.

5 words to best describe him- Kuudere, cold, mysterious, power-packed, brave.

My nickname for him- Ice Prince.

3. Julia Fernandez

Why I like her- Julia is extremely badass, likeable, and I love her big-girl persona.

Why I don't like her- N/A

Favorite episode- Episode 26, and even episode 22.

Favorite season/movie- She appears only in G-Revolution.

Favorite line- "Do you know why I have so much of confidence in battles? Because you are always there to back me up! Without you here, I wouldn't be as glorious as I am!"

Favorite outfit- Of course her main one. I too liked her Egypt one but that was for a very short span of time xD

OTP- W/Kai Hiwatari and Tala Valkov (more of the former one)

BROTP- Queen, Mariah, Hilary, Kane, Emily, Mathilda, Michael, Mariam, Salima, Rick, etc.

Headcanon- She is so much into dark shaded lispticks, pedicure, facial and grooming. She is a trendy fashionista.

Unpopular opinion- I think that Julia is not sassy everytime. There would have been times when she could actually feel down. Those are the ones which could give room for courage.

A wish- I'd like her to date Kai because she would be the best type of girl who will suit Kai. She is ain't too disturbing in love, she is just natural in that regard. Kai would come to like powerful girls like her. I wouldn't mind even if it is Tala.

An oh-god-please-don't-ever-happen- Don't need to feel sad about you being an orphan dearie, be happy!

5 words to best describe her- Brave, courageous, sassy, beautiful, flawless.

My nickname for her- Lightning Queen

[butheknewellenough]

tumblr is just a silly, stupid place, it’s literally not real. HOWEVER!!! i have also met a lot of really cool people through this website that have really helped and supported me this year. starting college was pretty hard, but you guys helped me feel less lonely, and i’m really grateful for that. happy new year and new decade. i hope it brings peace, happiness, and prosperity to every single one of you.

i am extremely terrified to forget anyone as i make this post. if i forgot you, know that i will be ashamed of myself for the rest of time.

the lovey gc (@lovedpants, @girlalmightys, @wallsalbum, @sapphicau, @sweaterpawslou, @rendezlou, @missyoulive, @parislarry, @l0veontour, @baby-blue-28, @donckasters, @rosepetallarrie, @lightsuplarry, @sunlightbi, @louisharry, @snflwrgirly, @thesparklemoji, @wtrmlnsugr, @adoreyousummerskies, @snowyswift): i talk to you guys all the time and i really do feel like i can say anything without being judged. i am so appreciative of how supportive and open and LOVING everyone is!! i truly love and appreciate every single one of you and can’t wait to continue getting to know you guys. (special shoutout to leah for my url and maggie for being my secret santa and liz for teaching my sibling how to make a carrd and lauren for making the header for this) <3

atl louies (@peacheslou, @was2011louisevenreal, @styleandsin, @hrrystylesbian, @peculiarsunflower, @wtrmlnsugr, @louis-tomlinson-af, @onehome, @summerstars28, @sships, @lovetourhl, @dnpdab): baby’s first gc (and by this i mean first one that i made)!! i got so lucky with you all because you’re all so amazing and kind and lovely!!! i know i’m not always super talkative in there, but like you guys always make me laugh. i love how we can roast each other, and also how everyone is engaged to each other. a gc of love and laughs!! i sound so cheesy lmao, but i just don’t care. can’t wait to hang out with y��all when we see LOUIS this summer!!

em (@was2011louisevenreal) you get your own section for driving me to fucking nashville. we’ve also known each other for a long ass time, even if we didn’t start talking until recently. you are so selfless and kind and i am blessed to have you in my life!! you are also so funny and i just love spending time with you, whether it be eating mexican food or shopping at walmart on black friday (on accident). love you!!

madie (@peacheslou) you get your own section because of the jristmas memories. my fellow mika lover, my fellow Baby. you are gorgeous inside and out. you are hilarious and talented and smart. i’m lucky to be your friend!! i love you!!

nashville larries: i hope i don't lose anyone, but there were like. a lot of us so! @rbbsbb, @thepeacering, @theparisinterview, @darlingprincesspark thank you for letting me stay up late talking to you guys in your room. thank you for letting me squeeze into your table at the pizza place (even if it put us in the danger zone when that girl vomited...). i loved talking to and getting to know you guys!! and thank you to everyone else who made squeezing into an airbnb like sardines and waiting on the rainy street for hours fun! worth it to see louis and give him the rainbow barri-gayde he deserves! (and special shoutout to gina for giving so many people louis tats on the way there. you are such a badass and also one of the nicest people i’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting) (@hogwartzlou, @velvetsau, @queenbeeharry, @subversivelwt, @cheerleaderharry, @tomlinshires, @alwayseroda, @styleandsin, @pterodicktyl, @definegirlfriends) 

the goldfinch gc (@sweaterxo, @charioteer, @weltonreject, @tragedygirls, @sloppy-bitch-richie, @thenewgothicromance): we are small but mighty. i look forward to future discussions about songs that apply to boreo (and will make me cry) and boris’ slutty, slutty boots. (popchyk forever) <3

skam larries, summer wlw, girls be sexy sometimes, larrie reading club, and bby larries: these gcs may not be as active anymore (or i am not as active in them), but i still appreciate every one of you that i’ve ever talked to you! you are all so lovely and have all made an impact on me!! thank you for that. you are all still very near and dear to my heart!! (@wallsau, @tothe-rain, @atonedirection, @rockingshowlarry, @angelharry, @leedsau, @ot5era, @coalarry, @fondnosescrunch, @heartoutlouis, @goldenkissy, @oioilarrie, @gr8-pot8, @adoreyouhalsey, @holizays, @goldensunflowerera, @harryspdf, @earthyemo, @defencelesslouie, @stormtrooperharry, @shrutishalo, @thehltour, @loudalbum, @alwaysyoump3, @perfectdahling, @embracinglarry)

the burn tables/the lovers club (@softer-boi, @pattyuris, @teasingtozier, @ladybirds2017, @kuninkaanmies, @reddieways, @richiesmp3, @marsisaplanetyall, @jortsbian, @appojoos, @pathetiic-fallacy, @shojobro, @blood-stricken, @itsumoghoul, @taco-belle-of-the-ball, @punkwyrm, @realstephenking, @peachbotttom, @cvirus, @marblejellyfish, @waggledaggle, @pramcine, @vipertooth): baby’s first discord server. i didn't know that i was going to get sucked into the homophobic clown movie, yet here i am! and i’m so lucky to have you guys to talk about it with! you are all so nice and funny and beautiful and creative and supportive!! i’m so happy to be hanging out with and getting to know you guys!!

@cherrysunflwr, @womanstan, @flowers-and-louis, @moonscanyon, @svpportive, @lovedangel, @caroussell, @loverpiano, @apoiios @lightwoodsmagic  we’re not in any gcs together, but i love talking to all of you!!! you are all so beautiful and lovely, and even if we’ve only had like one conversation, i hold it close to my heart!! you are all special, wonderful people and i look forward to getting to know you more in the new year.

and now for the rest of my mutuals!! tagging all of you would take a million years, and i,,,, have stuff to do today. i don't know how people do it. is there a secret that i don't know? or do y’all just have the patience to go through your list of followers, type them all out, and organize them alphabetically? but anyway, just know that if we’re mutuals on here, you have positively impacted my life and i consider us friends. feel free to message me any time!! if there’s one good thing that can come out of this hell website, it’s friendship (and what a perfect cheesy sentence to end this long ass post!). happy new year, everyone!! <3

[trashbinbackyard]

any kind of relationship is applicable so... familial 1-10 for borys and lew, romantic 11-20 for serena n konow and platonic 21-31 (32 if ya like) zoe and reno if that's available yet

everything goes!

Brothers Sagar

1. What is their relationship to each other?

Bröthers, Lew is the elder and more chaotic and disappointment to the parents while Borys is the more respectable one

 2. How did they first encounter each other? What did they first think about each other? 

Lew when he was five and Borys was born, upon seeing his newborn brother, he just said, “ew”

3. What is their relationship like now?

Borys will forever be salty about Lew getting promoted to captain when he had worked much harder and generally be more reliable. But he’d also die for Lew if he had to. 

Lew likes to tease Borys and calls him a baby all the time. He’s not as miffed about Borys as he is about Lew and would not hesitate to die for him either.

 4. What will their relationship be like in the future?

Borys finally gets his rank of knight captain while lew is... promoted... to spy master. But they both agree this is more Lew’s alley anyway so Borys is not as salty as he used to be. Lew is also and uncle now so that’s neat. They keep close contact and are now little more close than they used to be (not that they weren’t close before, just more now)

 5. What traits does each person find endearing in the other?

Lew can respect Borys being dutiful and kind and smart, he feels like he fucked up his teen/early adult years so bad but at least their parents can be proud of one (1) son.

Borys find Lew’s antics increasingly amusing and he’s always fun to be around.How he’s always up for shenanigans and how fiercely protective he is

 6. Which traits does each person find annoying in the other?

While Lew’s shenanigans are amusing, most of the results are.. not. Lew is very short sighted and bit of a loose cannon when it comes to life choices. Also, not that great taste in partners

Lew would like Borys to lighten up a little, stop being so high and mighty goody-two-shoes, dont you just want to go apeshit

 7. How often do they see each other? How often do they talk to each other?

In Lew’s early 20′s they didnt see each other at all with Lew being in some gang. When Borys joined the military in his 20′s Lew finally showed up with one fith of his fingers missing and hanged around in Glasford. They later relocated to the eastern outpost where they shared their duties and got up to some sibling shenanigans. 

 8. Could they live together easily? Why/why not?

They pretty much lived in the same barracks all the way up to Lew’s career change when he returned to Glasford. It went pretty well, and all their fellow soldiers knew about the brothers, just keep their sleeping quarters separate bc Lew would keep Borys awake all night

 9. How much physical contact would these characters have with each other? 

Hugs, fist bumps, chest bumps, flying nut high fives, you know, bro stuff

10. What would they get for each other as birthday gifts?

Borys gives Lew two stick and says he found his fingers. Otherwise they just get each other some beer, no need to be fancy or creative

How to get disowned by your family 101

 11. What hobbies do they share, if any?

Both ride horses, Serena for fun and Konow more out of duty but, you know, when it’s two of them on an outing it’s no longer duty

 12. Do either of them have any hobbies or interests which annoy the other? 

All the high magic stuff goes over Konow’s head a little, but not to the point of annoying. 

13. Do any of their beliefs (religious, moral, or otherwise) differ? Do they conflict strongly?

Serena’s main god is Leeo, the god of wisdom and magic, for obvious reasons, but Konow leans more to Devia, but they’re n the same pantheon so it really doesn’t matter, Leeo is bit of a niche god anyway and in Thani the main gods are Devia and Frara

 14. Who is the better cook? Who is better at general household tasks?

Konow because he makes his own food more often than not, Serena, is a rich kid with servants in the manor, she’s not helpless but just not used to doing household stuff

 15. Which of them is more adventurous? Is the other adventurous enough to go along with them? 

Serena for sure, it was her idea to run away go study to Asaya. Know would’ve been fine with staying in Thani but Serena asked so nicely

16. Would they go on holiday together, and where would they go? 

Their entire two years in Asaya was one big holiday, they also ventured more south to Esweck

17. When one is feeling down, how does the other respond? 

Konow offers a listening ear and a holding hand. Serena if she notices Konow is feeling down she’ll make an excuse to leave the manor ground with him to be just to two of them or order everyone out of her room to have only Konow there so he can openly tell what’s going on

18. If one was in a difficult life situation, what would the other do for them?

Their entire dynamic is one difficult life situation. First they stayed hidden, Serena taking blame if they would be caught so nothing would happen to Konow, then they ran away, Konow keeping Serena safe in strange lands. They both look out for each other

 19. Has one ever had to stop the other from making a very foolish decision? And did the other listen to them?

It’s usually Serena who is about to do something that Konow has to stop. She listen to his reasons. But the most foolish of the decisions they made Together, at the same time, without consulting each other

 20. Has one ever strongly encouraged the other to make a big decision? Did they go through with it? 

Serena, convincing Konow to leave with her. He of course went through with it and it easily was the best decision in his life (the crashing of a wedding is only the second best bc boy howdy was he embarrassed)

Bounty dudes 

21. How would one feel about the other being in love (with them or with someone else)? 

They both would be rooting for the other, Reno seeing the kind of messy divorce of Zoe and Zoe comforting Reno when he widowed. They wish the best for the other, and think the other deserves all the happiness

22. Are there any other people who are a part of both their lives, e.g. friends or family members they share?

The entire bounty hunter office of citadel is their family at this point, Reno might be familiar with Zoe’s son and Zoe is rather close with Reno’s kids and grandkid too

 23. How does each person feel about the other person’s family members and close friends? Do they get along with them? 

Zoe gets along, she might a little intimidating at first but she gives no reason for any friends or family to be afraid of her. Zoe’s ex Knows of Reno and would greet him if they ever run into each other but they’re not close. Zoe’s son is little afraid of Reno (like he is of her mother too)

24. Do either of them get jealous over relationships the other one has with friends/family/romantic partners/other people?

Nah, they’re pretty chill, though Zoe is a little jealous how Reno is not divorced and she sometimes thinks why her marriage didn’t work (and then she goes to therapy)

 25. Is either person jealous of the other’s wealth or possessions? 

They earn the same so no need to be jealous of money

26. If the pair of them had to look after a young child or pet, what would happen?

Reno would be the more competent one and Zoe... she tries, oh my god does she try but she’s pretty stubborn and if something small goes wrong she’ll have a Moment

 27. How far would each go to protect the other?

They’ve both in the past jumped to danger to haul the other to safety, plenty of scars to prove those times. This day Zoe takes on all the complaints and responsibility from the police and the public so Reno can focus on their people and not worry about those things

 28. Is there anyone else that each person would protect over the other, if they had to make a choice?

Zoe would die for her son. Reno would do the same for his family too probably, both acknowledge the fact. (but i can’t think of a situation rn where they would have to make that choice)

 29. If one died, how would the other respond? What would happen to them afterwards?

Deep grief, they’ve been comrades since rookies, they’ve shared pretty much everything and no other friend would ever replace them

 30. How far would each person follow the other? Would they trust them enough to commit crime because the other asked them to?

If Zoe is in big fights with police Reno would back her up, if she’s upset with something the justice system i feel like he would trust her reasoning. Same with Zoe to Reno, if he goes against the grain she’d be 100% on board. But no crimes, they’re bounty hunter after all (unless the law is unjust then yea)

 31. If one wronged the other badly, would the other forgive them easily?

After long talks and time to cool down, explain why they did it and promise to consult them in the future

[mostlysignssomeportents]

#5yrsago Profile of Daniel Pinkwater, "Pynchon for kids"

Reading Daniel Pinkwater's novels as a kid changed my life for the better, and I've never looked back, so this beautifully written profile by Josh Nathan-Kazis was a pure delight to read, from Pinkwater's experiences as a cult member to the time that Terry Gilliam blamed him for killing Harvey Kurtzman's Help! magazine, putting R. Crumb out of a job.

Pinkwater's work is often cited here, and with good reason: with more than 100 books to his name (including a great selection of $3, DRM-free ebooks), Pinkwater has something to offer for everyone.

I've met Pinkwater and read everything I could find about him, but there was lots of material in this profile I hadn't known -- like the fact that his father was an actual Polish gangster; the fact that the recurring Uncle Boris character was actually based on Pinkwater's real-life uncle Berel; and the fact that his first name, "Daniel," was actually given to him late in life by the leader of a cult that Pinkwater joined, even though he knew it was a con ("The quality of the rip-off was so minor you could ignore it").

Nathan-Kazis nails the Pinkwater formula: "Smart, mildly misfit, possibly fat boy with lamebrain parents teams up with an unattached older male relative, meets a nutty fraudster-type, eats lots of great-sounding junk food, goes on an adventure. Locations recur, too: Chicago, Hoboken, Rochester and the invented Hogboro and Baconburg. The name MacTavish turns up a lot, as does the name Ken, as do fat people and chickens." This leads, in turn, to the best-ever characterization of Pinkwater's works: Pynchon for kids.

Nathan-Kazis also recommends Pinkwater's amazing podcast, which features Pinkwater reading his own work in that amazing voice of his ("he has the greatest radio voice you’ve ever heard, Carl Kasell included").

https://boingboing.net/2014/10/06/profile-of-daniel-pinkwater.html

[6ad6ro]

Got tagged by @thequantumranger to do 21 questions. Thanks! I tag... uhhhh nobody... bc i can’t remember who likes doing these things. @yoshis i guess? WAH sorry send me a msg or do it anyways if we’re mutuals and u love this stuff! i’ll try and keep a list next time i’m sorry lol!

Nickname: robert Zodiac: fish Height: 5′10″ Last thing I searched: why google was ruining net with .webm/.webp format lol. also grandia 1 stuff. also pc88 stuff. Favorite bands: yellow magic orchestra, boards of canada, cibo matto, capsule, deerhoof, fatboy slim, boris, denki groove, rammstein, todd rundgren, towa tei, etc... Song stuck in my head: denki groove - mononoke dance If I had a time machine would I go to the past or the future: sometimes i think i would commit horrible acts to be able to go back in time and fix my childhood. i’d wanna fix other more important things but i’d be afraid to screw everything else up. it’s incredibly selfish but... Do I get asks: sometimes! i really love them like please send me asks! Following: hah idk i tend to grab ppl who post old pxel art/anime or who followed me and seem v cool. Rich or famous: neither? though with money i could help people and with fame i could point out places that need help... i guess rich tho i’d be giving most of it away. Amount of sleep: horrible. i have a major sleep issue. recently pills have helped a little tho. Lucky number: 42 (IM SUCH A DORK SRRY I RLY VIBE W HHGTTG), 2099. What am I wearing: just plaid pajama pants bc it’s so HOT. and black and neon yellow (ohh) silk (ahh) boxers (ooo) idk why i’m telling you this lol... Dream job: musician. artist. that whole not working thing is a good idea too? Dream trip: japan. or like? everywhere. i almost never get to travel but i love it... If you were an animal, what would you be: crow. annoying. smart n all but only uses it for dumb things that other ppl find pointless. Favorite food: pizza! fruit (even tho i’m allergic to many). actually my fav ever is just water. i genuinely adore water so much! What are some favorite books/films/shows/games:

Manga: air gear, monster musume, jojos, yuuna and the haunted hot springs, akira, love hina, bnha, goodnight punpun, ghost in the shell, cromartie high school, evangelion, knj, junji ito stuff, rumiko takahashi stuff, JUST A LOT MORE SORRY.

Books: the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, 1984, brave new world, discworld, i’m blanking srry...

Games: final fantasy vii, castlevania sotn, jet set radio future, earthbound, vb wario land, mario64/smw, zelda lttp/64, resident evil 3, mystical ninja, silent hill 2, sonic 3 and knuckles, snatcher, killer7, phoenix wright, hotline miami, undertale, shin megami tensei, etc etc etc etc etc.

Shows: peep show, arrested development, father ted, trailer park boys, curb your enthusiasm/seinfeld, the office (us/uk), star trek, twin peaks, more i’m forgetting. (anime): nichijou, evangelion, fist of the north star, jojos, flcl, kemonozume, azumanga dioh, tenchi muyo, etc etc etc.

Films: blade runner (and 2049), 3-iron, jurassic park, lethal weapon, my name is nobody, scott pilgrim, phoenix wright, toy story. (anime): ghost in the shell, akira, miyazaki stuff, a lot more i’m forgetting...

Play any instruments: piano/kb (not great but trying), guitar (worse), harmonica (who cares tho lol), drums (awful). just a lot of things but i never get good weh. Languages: sadly only english. i’ve tried japanese and german etc but i’m bad at learning em! Aesthetics: anime girl, pixel, techno, neo-futurism, old japanese computers, virtual boy, manga, vaporwavey, vhs, looks normal or even punky or “tough?” irl but goes home to a room covered in cutesy moe anime girl merch.

[morganapengdragon]

An English guide to fanfic 1

So I've read a lot of fic set in England lately, by writers who don't have anyone to 'brit pick' what they've written. But everyone deserves to be able to write stuff set in this hellhole of a country so if you don't have/want a brit picker but still want some general advice I'm gonna make a series of posts which might help with making your fic sound a little more natural. I'm gonna start with education because that's the one I've seen people have most problems with.

This is a long post so be warned

Education

There are 3 main parts of the school system (for comprehensive schools in England, I know it's different for rich people and people in Scotland/Ireland/Wales).

Primary school:

Primary school spans ages 4-11 and the years are

Reception: ages 4-5

Year 1: ages 5-6

Year 2: ages 6-7 (some schools make a split after this point, with the younger years referred to as 'infant' school and the older years referred to as 'junior' school)

Year 3: 7-8

Year 4: 8-9

Year 5: 9-10

Year 6: 10-11

A couple of information tidbits:

A lot of schools teach sex education in year 5 and 6. They tell you what sex is and what periods are. The year is split into boys and girls. They don't really talk about gay people, trans people or contraception.

It's not very common now but some schools will do a SATS exam in year 6. The grades go from 1-5 with 5 being the highest. They mean nothing but we all used to get stressed about them anyway.

Kids can also choose to do an 11+ exam if they want to go to grammar school. I never did it so I can't help you there. Some places in the country put more emphasis on the importance of grammar school than others (looking @@@ Kent) and some places don't have any grammar school at all.

Hard hitting insults when I was a kid were things like 'nerd' and 'weird'. We don't really use 'geek' much. 'Damn' and 'hell' aren't swear words here and kids will sometimes say them.

Most primary schools have uniforms

Secondary school:

Secondary school ages are 11-16 and the years are

Year 7: 11-12

Year 8: 12-13

Year 9: 13-14

Year 10: 14-15

Year 11: 15-16

There are 4 MAIN types of secondary school (afaik)

Comprehensive schools (like the one I went to) are your standard school. You just kind of have to live close to it to get in.

Grammar schools work kind of like comps but you have to pass the 11+ exam. Not everyone takes this exam (I never did, my closest grammar school is fuck off miles away). Apparently you get a better education there or something. Idk man but they like to make fun of the local comprehensives.

Private/public school. You have to pay to go to these types of school. I don't really know the ACTUAL difference between private and public but from what I can tell, public is more expensive and fancier. I think their version of primary school is called prep school?? All of the years work differently and every time a public school kid tries to tell me something about their education its gets more confusing. Rich people.

Boarding school. This is basically a private school but you live there and it costs more money than all of my possessions put together. There are quite a few, with some of the most famous being Eton, Harrow, Winchester etc. They are usually either all boys or all girls schools (those three are all boys schools). Rich people.

More detailed infos:

Year 7-9 is referred to as 'lower school' with 10 and 11 being 'upper school'

The exams taken in year 11 are usually GCSEs. These used to be called O-levels for some reason and lots of older people will sometimes call them that by mistake.

Kids choose which GCSEs they want to do at the end of year 9, and start learning the material in year 10.

Maths, science and English are all compulsory and make up 5/6 GCSEs (one maths, two English, two or three science).

Most people do about 10 and can pick from all of the other subjects what they want to do.

We don't really have a 'locker room' culture????

It's quite common for people to go to all girls or all boys schools.

Schools here are nowhere near as big as American schools. We probably won't have high budget theaters or particularly large sports areas.

I've never heard anyone talk about 'funding'???? Just assume nothing is funded, arts and sports alike. We do lots of fundraisers for anything expensive like rugby tours or school productions.

We still have that weird culture thing where like if you're smart then you can't be popular or play sports???? Strange.

Sitting at a specific table at lunch time isn't really a thing. Actually most people brought lunch from home and then would just sit somewhere outside. A lot of the buildings would be closed during breaks.

Not many people really drive to school.

Sixth form/college

After you finish secondary school most people go into either college or sixth form (or a sixth form college). Years are

Age 16-17: sometimes called year 12, sometimes called lower sixth, sometimes called first year

Age 17-18: year 13, upper sixth, second year

Sixth form:

Some schools have an attached sixth form. A variation of the school uniform is often worn, or students will be asked to wear smart clothing or something

There are also sixth form colleges which are a bit more informal, less of a school environment. Students usually tend to wear their own clothes and call teachers by their first names. They're usually viewed as well.

The qualifications earned at the end of year 12 are called AS levels. They count partially towards your final A level grade. Students usually do 4 and drop one at the end of the year. You can do more if you want tho (I did five and died). You can do whatever subjects you want. Like. Literally nothing is compulsory. You wanna do art, music, dance and anthropology? Fuck it why not?

The highest AS grade is an A. B and C is a pass. D and E are fail marks. U stands for ungradable i.e you got so few marks that your exam isn't even worth a grade.

At the end of year 13 you do A levels. You need 3 to get into uni. Some people do 4. They always regret it.

Grades for A levels are the same as AS but they go up to an A*.

Some schools do a thing called the International baccalaureate. I don't understand what it is and frankly it scares me. I don't know how it's graded or what you need for uni. It's a mystery.

Sixth forms can be comp/grammar/Private/boarding same as secondary school.

College:

You can do a bunch of different types of qualifications. Most popular are usually B-Techs and Diplomas.

You usually only study one subject as opposed to four.

From what I gather, the point in doing a B tech is it's more practical and less theoretical and aims to help you get the skills necessary to go straight into the work force.

Unis kind of have to evaluate B-techs fairly, but they don't like them.

Nobody thinks very highly of B-Techs unfortunately bc they're considered to be less academic and easier. Idk if that's the case but there you go. People will sometimes refer to shit versions of other things as 'B-Tech'. For example, Pepsi is just B-Tech Coca Cola. Boris Johnson is a B-Tech Donald Trump.

I know nothing about the grading system for either of these qualifications im sorry.

In a sixth form college there will be people doing A levels and also people doing B techs all in the same building.

University:

I won't go too much into detail but basically you get a degree at the end of it and degrees usually take 3 years to complete. Years are first year, second year, third year etc.

Some courses are longer and some people will do a year in industry in their third year, making their overall degree time 4 years.

Tuition is currently £9,250 per year. I have never met anyone who hasn't gotten a loan for this.

Most people also apply for a maintenance loan. You get money proportional to your family income. The highest is about £8,500 per year. Idk what the lowest is. Some people choose not to take out this loan and their parents give them financial support instead.

The pay back plan for these loans is super lenient, doesn't affect your credit score and is wiped clean after 35 years. Most students think of their loan as more of a tax than a debt (tho we all still cry about it).

People don't live in dorms. We call them halls of residence (or halls for short).

Most people don't live in halls after first year, they leave and find shared housing.

Most halls aren't catered.

Most halls don't have shared rooms.

Because we study so few subjects at A level, we do have this system in the UK where you take a bunch of different unrelated subjects in your first year and then decide on your major later. Instead you apply for a programme already knowing your major. So when I applied to university I applied to the BA French and German Linguistic Studies course at a number of universities.

Different courses have different entry requirements. So it's easier to get into uni to study History than it is to study Maths.

Each 'class' is referred to as a module, and all of your modules are usually related to your main degree title.

Stereotypically STEM students think that humanities students are dumb. Humanities students think STEM students are arseholes who don't know how to read so if you wanna have that kinda jock/nerd type rivalry but in uni then humanities/STEM is quite a good one.

We call all of our lecturers by their first names. Sometimes we go to the pub with them. I watched a documentary about gay porn with one of them. It's chill.

I've never seen anyone show up to a lecture in pyjamas. People would think it's weird.

We refer to clubs as 'societies'. I love being part of the Musical Theatre Society. It's sounds so much more impressive than club.

The English version of Ivy League is Russel Group. The most prestigious Unis outside of Oxford and Cambridge tend to be: Durham, St Andrews (Scotland), Imperial, LSE and Warwick.

Slang and Groups

We don't really use the word 'jock'. In my school we called those guys the 'Rugby Lads' because they all played rugby.

We don't really use the word preppy/peppy whatever because I literally don't know anybody who is like that.

Try 'Drama kids' instead of Theater kids.

The kids who do drugs and don't come to school are called road men. Even the girls. To do road is to deal drugs but you don't really hear people say that much.

If we can't be bothered to say a teachers full title we will usually call them 'sir' or 'miss' but not really ma'am.

'Hall Pass' isn't a thing.

Our school did have prefects but fuck if I know who they were. They didn't really have any extra responsibility or power.

School uniforms are a thing in most schools. The things people did to make themselves seem cool were things like rolling their skirts up super short, wearing the rugby ties on match days, trying to get away with shoes that don't TECHNICALLY break the rules but are deffo not allowed, wearing as much make up as they could get away with, without teachers noticing. Our school was p strict on uniform tho in comparison with a lot of schools in my area.

If your accent doesn't fit the standard for your area it will affect you in some way (depending on your accent).

Homeroom is called registration

Gym is sometimes called the sports hall

People don't really go to school matches unless they're dating sb bc we don't have bleachers.

Home ecenomics was called Food Tech and Textiles in my school

Woodshop or whatever is called DT (design and technology)

People don't get as involved in extracurriculars in school (but they do at uni).

We DO have houses and we get points given to out houses like in Harry Potter but unlike Harry Potter literally nobody gives a fuck. In my school they added a whole new house and moved everyone into new houses and literally nobody noticed and nothing changed.

There is a BIG difference between comp schools and all of the other kinds in terms of culture. I didn't know this until I went to uni and started joking about the time some kid started throwing chairs in RE (religious education) or when so and so tried to set our French teacher on fire and literally all of the grammar school kids were like O.O WTF.

Slang and school culture will also vary a lot depending on where you live. I live in East London which is not a very well off area but it IS in london so my experiences would match with that.

Everything is completely different in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland so like.... Sorry.