#Butch x Xander

[the-music-maniac]

I recently downloaded a book called “Not All Himbos Wear Capes” by this author named C. Rochelle cause yesterday was like a free Amazon ebook giveaway type thing and I was scrolling through the lists with my friend and this particular one stood out to me cause both the cover page and the title made me crack up - also it was a queer novel so - fdaiofjao that’s not the important part of this post -

I read it and I’m actually flabbergasted by how much these characters remind me of a - way waaay more exaggerated and satirical mind you, and i’m like 99% sure this book is satirical because they live in a city called B i g C i t y, so this feels like a call out to every single superhero movie out there that’s set in a b I G  C I T Y  (ahem new york ahem), and because a lot of the dialogue and names and stuff were absolutely RIDICULOUS in the funniest way possible, I paused several times to just stare at the ceiling and wheeze, it was cringe in a “this sparks joy” type of way, y’know? - version of Steve and Tony.

Like all the plot and the characters + the superhero and villain system and the world building concepts are original so it wasn’t similar per se, but specifically these two characters made me feel nostalgic enough that I sat up and took notice -

Spoiler warning:

The character of Butch - which is the superhero in this superhero x villain duo - first of all, named Captain Masculine (”CAPTAIN” my brain screeched at me) which is The Funniest name I have ever had the privilege of seeing on a superhero, i love it - while way less jaded than Steve is, less traumatized than Steve is - uhhh maybe not less unhinged than Steve is - and way more wholesome innocent, has moments where his demeanor is super reminiscent of what I’ve seen in early 2012 stony fics and some marvel 616 characterizations of him. He’s generally thought of to be a kind person, who has a public reputation that has been controlling all of his decisions and movements for years. And he goes along with it cause he wants to help. Sound familiar?

And Xander - aka the villain - is very much a scientist with multiple PhDs, a marine biologist and a genius inventor, no powers of his own (at the beginning ahem) - called Dr Antihero - is someone who is of course thought of as a villain in the general public even though this man really doesn’t try all that hard to be villainous, doesn’t believe himself to be a good person even though this man genuinely is a pretty good person who’s trying to use his smarts to make a difference in the world. Which is super reminiscent of the characterizations in alternate universe fics where Tony becomes a supervillain (usually for good reason).

There’s a lot there that’s not the same of course, most of the plot is this author’s own - pretty well written surprisingly, admittedly I didn't go into the story with any high expectations, the science was a little iffy but it wasn't the main point of anything so it was fine - and I still view Butch and Xander as their own characters - and i want to make it very clear that they remind me of the fanfic characterizations i’ve seen of steve and tony not the actual canon characterizations because the mcu sucks ass wait what who said that (i hadn’t gotten through all the comics by the time i lost interest in marvel so i don’t 100% know how the comic versions of them are)

If anyone who sees this post is interested in reading the book I also gotta warn that it's 18+ the smut dialogue is hilarious (in a good way - well to me it's a good way cause I had fun reading it even if I did find it cringe at times) but tis still smut

And I was all set to convince myself i was delusional until I SAW THE FANART PRINTS THEY PUT AT THE END OF THE BOOK AND MY MAN XANDER HAS A GOATEE????? AND BUTCH IS BLONDE WITH BLUE EYES????  IN A BLUE UNIFORM??? XANDER’S VILLAIN COSTUME HAS GOLD ACCENTS???

*insert “YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MOTHERFUCKER LOOK LIKE??!!! LOOOOOK” audio*

ALSO THE BOOK HAD MARVEL REFERENCES

Am I just trippin because I don’t know anything about this particular author - maybe i’m just pointing out the obvious - this is the first book I’ve seen of theirs but were they a stony fan in the past??????? Perchance???????

This has been an absolute adventure and a half

[thehereticprinceseries]

The Heretic Prince, out March 26!

Some of the favorites from the character photoshoot we did yesterday!

Thank you so much to everyone involved!

Theo Malloy-Judd ( @whatfordyouyearn ) as Mychal Halwood

@credencecore as Samira Hollis

Jared Linder as Edris Thorne

Josh Sciko as Xander Neill

Photo credit to @credencecore and Nicole Fiorelli

[megamilfjoycesummers]

Giles 🥰

[stephschoices]

I LOVE YOUR BLOG! can I ask you some questions?

hope you don't mind the sheer mass of details. - Which 5 interactive fictions are you most looking forward to have an update? demo out already - Which 5 interactive fictions are you most looking forward to have a demo out? no demo yet - Which 5 interactive fictions are you all time favorites? fully published - Which 5 love interests are your all time favorites? a) from published games, b) from wips - Which 5 mcs are your favorites? they don't even have to be from any of the interactive fiction above - Which 3 tropes are your absolute favorites that you would always go for? - If you had to pick between your favorite love interests, which would you: marry, kiss, smash, kill? - what kind of interactive fiction was not written yet but you hope somebody will write it one day?

Now more personal, again, only if it is ok for you.

- your favorite food - your favorite (printed) book - your favorite love interest from a video game - which celebrity would you like to meet if it could be absolutely anybody?

thank you for hearing me out steph - hope your day is beautiful

Thank you for all the questions lol 😂 sorry it took me a while to answer!

This is gonna be long so under the cut!

Which 5 interactive fictions are you most looking forward to have an update? demo out already

@theunseelieif

@fallenlightsif

@esper-game

@sekhmetswrath-if

@unwilling-souls-if

Which 5 interactive fictions are you most looking forward to have a demo out? no demo yet

@pavedinashes-if

@inkandlaces-if

@dereliction-if

@ellawrites-if (whisper in the mist)

@indeepertidesif

Which 5 interactive fictions are you all time favorites? fully published

i dont read many fully published ifs so if i had to choose some that have at least one fully finished book-

@barbwritesstuff (blood moon)

when the night comes

@the-passenger-if

@seraphinitegames (wayhaven chronicles)

@gb-patch (our life now & forever)

Which 5 love interests are your all time favorites? a) from published games, b) from wips

finished:

cove (@gb-patch - our life now & forever)

vadeyn (@underbliss - ebon light)

marco (@barbwritesstuff - blood moon)

nate (@seraphinitegames - wayhaven chronicles)

hadrian (@anathemafiction - the golden rose)

wips:

morgan (@theunseelieif)

pepe (@inkandlaces-if)

xander (@unwilling-souls-if)

tie between blade & red (@shepherds-of-haven)

griffin (@bodycountgame)

Which 5 mcs are your favorites? they don't even have to be from any of the interactive fiction above

this is really tough, but at the moment i'll say

tie between indigo & este & jade (paved in ashes / ink & laces)

fleur (unwilling souls)

cyra (the unseelie)

tie between rumaiza & leliana (disenchanted)

tie between ellery & arainia (shepherds of haven)

Which 3 tropes are your absolute favorites that you would always go for?

best friend or childhood friends to lovers

monster who thinks theyre unlovable x person who loves them unconditionally

arranged marriage

If you had to pick between your favorite love interests, which would you: marry, kiss, smash, kill?

marry: vadeyn, morgan, xander, red

kiss: cove, hadrian, pepe, blade

smash: marco, nate, griffin

kill: NO ONE

What kind of interactive fiction was not written yet but you hope somebody will write it one day?

anything based on my favorite media, right now im thinking video games; dragon age, swtor, fallout, bioshock, mass effect, tbh wouldnt mind one based on bg3 lol

your favorite food

taco bell

your favorite (printed) book

gonna be real honest, i havent read a book in many years lol but for the sake of answering i will unironically admit i love the twilight saga and read them all at least twice in middle and high school

your favorite love interest from a video game

official: Cullen (Dragon Age), Anders (Dragon Age), Alistair (Dragon Age), Theron (SWTOR), Gale (BG3), Kaidan (Mass Effect), Danse (Fallout)

unofficial: Butch (Fallout), Max (The Outer Worlds)

which celebrity would you like to meet if it could be absolutely anybody

hmmm this is tough but I'd say all members of Day6, Mamamoo, Ateez, and Itzy. And also DPR Ian <3 I'd say VAV too but I've already met them ~

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Wednesday, January 31

JOYCE: Well, there are some things I'd be happy to see you share. Like the slaying. I mean, two of you fighting is safer than one, right? BUFFY: I guess. JOYCE: Unless, I mean, you heard her. She loves the slaying. Couldn't she take over for you? BUFFY: Mom, no one can take over for me. JOYCE: But you're going to college next year. I think it would be... BUFFY: Mom, the only way you get a new Slayer is when the old Slayer dies. JOYCE: Then that means you... When did you die? You never told me you died! BUFFY: It was just for a few minutes.

~~BtVS 3x03 “Faith, Hope, & Trick”~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Heartless (Buffy, Angel, PG) by badly_knitted

Healing Touch (Buffy/Giles, not rated) by ShyRomantic

This Is My Apocalypse (Willow/Pansy Parkinson, Harry Potter xover, E) by SnarkyGranger1

It’s always going to be you (Gilex/reader, not rated) by specialagentlokitty

The Burden of Fathers and Sons (Angel, Wesley, not rated) by naoa-ao3

Walking With Ghosts (Buffy/Spike, G) by violettathepiratequeen

Walking With Ghosts (Buffy/Spike, G) by violettathepiratequeen

[Chaptered Fiction]

Blasphemy, Chapter 3/? (Buffy/Spike, T) by wickedrum

One Big Happy-ish Family, Chapter 4/? (Connor, Angel, Queer as Folk xover, T) by LolaRD

Staying Afloat, Chapter 3/? (Willow/Oz, T) by dwinchester

The Master and her Court, Chapter 2/? (Buffy/Angel/Darla/Drusilla/Spike, Explicit) by TheClowniestLivInExistence

Comic - In Your Shadow, Chapters 5-6 Complete! (Spike/Xander, T) by genericaces

[French language] Les deux Phénix, Chapter 9/? (Buffy/Faith, M) by FridayQueen

Spike's Price, Chapter 4/? (Buffy/Spike, G) by Jdharblood

Her Old Fashioned Boy, Chapter 21/? (Giles/Jenny, T) by Bobbie23

Worship the Rain, Chapter 1 (Angel/Cordelia, T) by Cosmic Alice

Burden of Time, Chapter 59 (Xander, M) by Jennifer Schumacher

Unborn, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Lizzie Queen of Meigas

Early One Morning, Chapter 11 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by all choseny

Love Lives Here, Chapter 15 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Passion4Spike

Old Fashioned Romance, Chapter 6 (Xander/Steve Rogers, Marvel xover, FR21) by calikocat

Back to the Light, Chapter 6 (Buffy, Torchwood/Doctor Who xover, FR18) by MountainKing

Healing After Heaven, Chapter 19 (Buffy, Highlander xover, FR13) by Kate

A Breath is But a Soundless Whisper, Chapter 18 (Buffy/Spike, 18+) by Blackoberst

Coming Through, Chapter 10 (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only) by hulettwyo

It's Easy Time, Until It's Not, Chapter 21 (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only) by hulettwyo

Massacre at Carabon Hill, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, M) by myrabeth

Stomping on butterflies, Chapters 8-9 (Buffy/Spike, T) by Blackoberst

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork: they saw you from across the bar and liked your vibe (Spike/Drusilla, worksafe) by genericaces

Artwork: buffy the vampire slayer my little pony au (worksafe) by wiltinn

Artwork: “You better not tell anyone about this Spike!” (Buffy/Spike, worksafe) by ice-fire-art

Artwork: Owen and Buffy at The Bronze, painted for Previously On… Buffy the Vampire Slayer. (worksafe) by ghostrabbit87

Artwork: I mean we all saw this coming right (Spike, worksafe) by doctormage

Artwork: [Spike] (worksafe) by alessandra-estrella

Artwork: Spike But A Butch (worksafe) by transmasc-taub

Artwork: Willow Moment (worksafe) by squibkin

Artwork: Sarah Michelle Gellar (worksafe) by sofya-creations

Meme: sprusilla + textposts (worksafe) by lunar-beauty

Meme: Spuffy + these tiktok comments (worksafe) by mcgnagallsarmy

Icons: Angel — S01E01, S01E02, S01E03 (1999) (worksafe) by slashericons

Moodboard: buffy x willow (worksafe) by purgeshubble

Lockscreens: Faith Lehane Lockscreens (worksafe) by myriaeden

[Reviews & Recaps]

Day 30: Favorite Season Finale: Season 2, Episodes 21 & 22: “Becoming” by k0nstantly-tragic

[Recs & In Search Of]

Smutty Sunday: Angel x Drusilla x Spike fic rec recced by februaryfangfest

The Hunter and the Slayer by pherryt [Buffy, Dean Winchester, Supernatural xover, T] recced by genuaryficrecs

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The way people will hop into my mentions to attack Spuffy fans with reminders of Seeing Red tell me two things... by elysianholly

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I think a lot of people don’t know how to handle a show growing up along with them. by all-hail-the-water-god

Trigger Warning - Rewatching season 4 of Buffy and I’m at the arc where Buffy and Faith switch bodies... by kat–writes

Buffyverse Ship Tag Game by spangelmybeloved

Having thoughts about Jesse. by ammoniteflesh

Spuffy [for the shipping game] by raelis1

i love buffy the vampire slayer aus, but when authors make the slayer male, its kinda not lit by magneto-manifesto

Everyone in season 6 is making bad choices except for Anya, and I love it by marilyn-not-monroe

[Meta about BtVS, characters, and ships] by littleredruns

[Tribute to actor Hinton Battle and his performance as Sweet in OMWF] by xxgothchatonxx

riley leaving the decision about spike’s chip in buffy’s hands is so important to me by arthursdent

Could Buffy maybe have possibly died a third time including when she was shot by Warren? by Kristine, multiple posters

Sweet actor Hinton Battle dies by nightshade, multiple posters

What If: Billy's gift did work on Angel? by nightshade, multiple posters

I think Faith is partly well loved because of her relationships to others by Novel_Comparison7735

Sounds silly but does anyone get nightmares after watching? by cozyforestfairy

The most unrealistic thing in all of Buffy. by Reviewingremy, multiple posters

What are some small gripes/funny things you've noticed that don't ruin the shows for you? by jumpingjellyf1sh

Anything in Buffy: The Buffy Vampire Slayer and/or Angel You Think Could've Been Utilized More? by Big-Restaurant-2766, multiple posters

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[bowlofworms]

This is my buddy, Alfa. He doesn’t know what a/b/o is and we’re too afraid to tell him.

That’s Bravo. They’re a theatre major.

That’s Charlie. They’re pretty much the only one who has their shit together. He even pays taxes. We wish we could be her.

That’s Delta. She’s a stream ecologist.

That’s Echo. They’re in spoken word.

That’s Foxtrot. He’s a dance major and he’s really proud of his name. We don’t think he realizes how many people think he’s a furry.

This is my buddy, Golf. He swallowed a golf ball once and the nickname stuck.

That’s Hotel. Her name is actually Telle, but she called herself a hoe once and we haven’t let it go.

That’s India; short for Indiana. Yes, like Indiana Jones. The joke is that his fursona is a dog. Cuz, ya know, Indiana is the name of the dog.

Next to India is his girlfriend, Juliette. Unless he’s feeling like his boyfriend that day, then his name is Jules.

That’s Kilo. His name is actually pronounced KY-low.

That’s Lima. We have no idea how its name came to be, but it’s a pretty cool to hang out with.

That’s Mike. He does stand up.

That’s November, but we just call her Novie! She thinks all weather is sweater weather and her dedication is impressive.

That’s Oscar. His middle name is Dorian. His last name is Grey. He likes to fuck with people by pretending he has absolutely no idea who Oscar Wilde is.

That’s Papa. His name is actually Peter. He transitioned pretty recently and told us that his grandkids finally started calling him Papa; and since he says he’s the group grandpa, we started calling him Papa too.

That’s Quebec. They’re not Canadian.

That’s Romeo. She’s effortlessly butch and we’re jealous.

That’s Sierra. She’s from Colorado and loves the mountains.

That’s Tango. Unlike Foxtrot, she’s not a dance major, but she does have two dads and she really likes penguins, so.

That’s Uniform. His real name is Garrison and he wears camo pants all the time. The nickname practically made itself.

That’s Victor. He really likes Dracula and refuses to see the irony in this.

That’s Whiskey. His mom’s name is Brandy his sister’s name is Margarita.

That’s X-Ray. His names actually Xander, but his middle name is Ray, so we just call him X-Ray.

That’s Zulu. Both of their parents are Umzulu.

if you're transgender and need name ideas, may I direct you toward the nato alphabet because like. delta? november?? echo?? romeo is like the butchest name. please consider foxtrot. being named whiskey would be cool as hell. I know multiple transmascs who were a bit too into english lit and are named victor now. I've met people named sierra who were trans in every direction. maybe don't name yourself golf

[theangrycomet]

Braxton Avenue

If you had told Albedo back when he’d first arrive on earth he’d have taken a strange human(?) child under his wing he would have called you a fool. He was not exe

Don’t be fooled by his cool guy persona, Braxton wasn’t raised not to pick up some dramatic flair. Let’s just say the boy has some tricks up his sleeve.

Personality:

Dramatic

Eccentric

Sarcastic

Blunt

Charismatic

Hard working

Laidback

Sentimental

    (Once he trusts you)

Goof

Loyal

Sweet

Generous

Protective

Quirks

When he’s really invested in a project/book, he tends to drift off into weird locations

Tends to be a bit clumsy on his feet (flight’s more natural than walking)

LIkes:

Chili fries (duh)

Pie 

Figuring out how things work

Prank wars

Learning 

Books

Racing

Theatre

Technology 

Watching people work

Movies

Babysitting

Stuffies (but tell anyone and he WILL kill you)

Dislikes:

The Plumbers 

When people mess with his family 

Restricting binders

Incompetency

Bad writing (like he gets personally offended)

Injustice

Corruption 

Being alone

Appearance: 

Height: 5’10”

Eyes: Violet (right)/Green (left)

Skin: Tanned 

Flight Trail: Light Lavender (Acid Green on Chem X Boost)

Friends:

Evergreen Mettle-Action

Xander Hamilton

Pierre McCraigen

Notes:

Though he is close with Hugh, Swamps, and Fridge, they serve more as uncle figures for him

Albedo’s his father as far as he is concerned

Albedo found him stealing his fries at age 4

His name comes from the stree he was found on

He knew he didn’t want to be called Lucy and he scrambled to find a different name

When Albedo asked again, he just went off what he heard someone said the street name was

And Albedo called him such since

Adopting Braxton was kind of like taking in an extremely feral cat

Think leaving food in a smallish shelter to catch him in

Don’t even get me started on getting all that grim off him

When introduced to Amber (her 2 and him 6):

“You are small and a large bird could probably fly off with you. I suppose i have to protect you.”

Became very attached very quickly though he had problems sharing Albedo’s attention for a while

If Amber had weaseled her way into his lap, Braxton would surely enough push her off

Working to enter POINT academy to counteract the Plumber’s work

Currently employed at the Bodega

Has to take Chemical X to keep stable (thx Professor Utonium)

Powers:

Extreme Endurance

Flight 

Speed

Laser Vision

Enhanced Strength (Not nearly as strong as a rowdyruff should be but certainly stronger than an average human)

Weakness:

Chemical X dependent (he gets severely weakened without his regular doses)

Origins:

One night fling from Gwen (Camp Camp) and Butch (PPG) [See After Hours Camp Camp]

She didn’t know he was a super but she did know that she was most certainly NOT ready to be a mom.

Put up for adoption as soon as he was born

Was adopted quickly, but soon dropped as his powers kicked in 

Shuffled through foster’s home (many who claimed him extremely destructive and a menace after only a few months)

Eventually ran off from his last family because he didn’t want to wait to be shuttled off again

Ended up on the streets for a few weeks

[djfatchip]

DJ Fat Chip Was Tagged! :D)

I was tagged ages ago by the lovely and wonderful @dracoangel​! ♡ ♡ ♡ Thank you so much for the tag! This is just at the top of my head. 

I Tag: @erubadhriell @arideya @a-driftamongopenstars @guidethisonekalahira @vorchagirl @leysendris @ratchsellsfornax @thatonecurlygurl @samfishers @badwolf626 and anyone else who wants to do this, I tag you! ♡ No pressure to those I tagged! ♡

favorite game from the last 5 years?  ‒ Dragon Age: Origins and Mass Effect Trilogy

most nostalgic game? ‒ Tales of Symphonia

game that deserves a sequel?  ‒ Saints Row! (Where is my Saints Row 5 Volition?!)

game that deserves a remaster?  ‒ Saints Row 1 

favorite game series?  ‒ Dragon Age

favorite genre?  ‒ Platformers, Tactical RPG’s, 3rd Person RPG’s, Simulations (like Sims).

least favorite genre?  ‒ Is Multiplayer a genre?

favorite song from a game?  ‒ Dragon Age Origins Main Theme and Saints Row: The Third Theme Song and Connor’s Main Theme and By Firelight by Philip Sheppard and Suicide Mission by Jack Wall and Mass Effect (ME1) Main Theme by Jack Wall and Sam Hulick

favorite character from a game?  ‒ Here are my faves:

EVERYONE IN DAO (DAO)

Fenris and Carver Hawke (DA2)

Solas, Vivienne, Cullen and Cassandra (DAI)

Garrus Vakarian, Jeff “Joker” Moreau, Ashley Williams, Kaidan Alenko, Urdnot Wrex, David Anderson, Miranda Lawson, Jack, Jacob Taylor, Mordin Solus, Karin Chakwas, Samara, Urdnot Grunt and Tali’Zorah (ME)

Charon, Dogmeat and Butch DeLoria (Fallout 3)

Johnny Gat, Tobias, Lin, Pierce Washington, Matt Miller and Shaundi (Saints Row)

Chrom, Lissa, Frederick, Lon’Qu, Maribelle, Gaius, Flavia, Lucina, Morgan, Owain and Gerome (Fire Emblem: Awakening)

Connor, Markus, Kara, Luther, Alice, Rose, Hank Anderson and Carl Manfred (Detroit: Become Human)

Jakob, Silas, Kaze, Ryoma, Hinoka, Takumi, Sakura, Subaki, Reina, Xander, Camilla, Leo, Elise, Beruka, Odin, Arthur, Nyx, Kana, Shiro, Kiragi, Asugi, Soleil, Siegbert, Hisame, Ophelia and Percy (Fire Emblem Fates)

Professor Hershel Layton, Luke Triton, Emmy Altava and Inspector Chelmey (Professor Layton Series)

favorite ship from a game?  ‒ Same as above I will do: 

Alistair x Amell (DAO)

Shakarian (ME)

Fenris x Hawke (DA2)

Solas x Lavellan (DAI)  

Chrom x Robin (FE: Awakening)

Silas x Corrin (FE: Fates)

Johnny Gat x Boss (Saints Row) 

Butch DeLoria x Lone Wanderer (Fallout 3) 

favorite voice actor from a game?  ‒ Same as above I will do:

Steve Valentine

Brandon Keener

Jennifer Hale

Mark Meer

Claudia Black

Kate Mulgrew

Gideon Emery

Christopher Robin Miller

Daniel Dae Kim

Keith David

Bryan Dechart

Kevin Conroy

favorite cutscene?  ‒ Same as above I will do:

The ending of DAO where the Warden kills the Archdemon! 

The intro to the Magi Origin. 

The intro to Dwarf Commoner and Dwarf Noble Origins. 

Alistair’s Romance ;3

Whenever Shepard gives a speech. 

The intro to ME1.

Garrus Romance ;3

The Suicide Mission where Joker says “give them hell girl” and presses the button and he cheers. (I totally cheer every time LOL)

In Saints Row 1 where the Playa points a gun to Luz to correct her about the shoes and that they were “last season.” 

The moment where the Boss claps slowly as they approach Maro to tell them that they just killed their own girlfriend. 

The most painful part to me but it is a really good one and one of my favorites, Carlos’ mercy death... :( 

Aisha’s funeral and Shogo comes and ruins the ceremony so Johnny kicks his ass and the Boss and Johnny bury him alive. 

Saints Row: The Third Intro

When Pierce, Shaudi and The Boss about to go and and deal with Loren and they do that slow motion walk. (SR2 and SR4 count as well). 

favorite boss?  ‒ I would actually say Saren, Benezia and Saints Row 2 Bosses. Also Bowser from Nintendo LOL. 

first console?  ‒ Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Sega Genesis

current console or consoles?  ‒ Play Station 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch

console you want?  ‒ I got all the consoles. 

place from a game that you’d like to visit?  ‒ Thedas. Ferelden and Antiva Mostly. 

place from a game that you’d like to live in?  ‒ Put me in Stardew Valley or Animal Crossing LOL 

ridiculous crossover that would never happen but would be super fun?  ‒ Saints Row in Mass Effect. I saw a post about it and oh em gee! It would be great xD 

book that would make a good game?  ‒ Can’t think of one at the moment. 

show/movie that would make a good game?  ‒ Give me a Sailor Moon RPG game after Season 5 of the anime. 

games you want to play?  ‒ For this year? 

Spider Man (September 7th)

Shadow of The Tomb Raider (September 14th)

Spyro Reignited Trilogy (September 21st)

Assassins Creed Odyssey (October 5th)

Super Mario Party (October 5th)

Battlefield 5 (October 16th) 

Red Dead Redemption 2 (October 26th)

Fallout 76 (November 14th)

have you gotten 100% completion in a game?  ‒ Yes I have. Especially in PlayStation as I enjoy collecting the trophies after I beat the game. :) 

have you cried over a game?  ‒ Yes LOL 

what power-up or ability would you want in real life?  ‒ Hm. Good question. Not sure. :P

[ncfan-1]

Gotham 04 X 17, ‘Mandatory Brunch Meeting’

So, we’ve got a bunch of rogues all in one place. It’s anyone’s guess as to whether they’ll behave like people instead of two-dimensional supervillains who act however the plot needs them to act, especially since the only one who I’d say consistently has a personality and who isn’t in much danger of being body-jacked to act as the plot demands is Oswald. This is Gotham.

- We open with Bruce at the school mentioned last episode. Dramatic door-opening to enter an office, to find that the principal (I think) is wearing a bomb. Jervis got to him first. And gratuitous violence, because of course.

- Literal red mist.

- We get to the brunch meeting. I’m trying to figure out if anyone besides Jerome is actually happy to be here. I don’t think they are.

- Hi Firefly!

- Jerome is still boring, the same as most versions of the Joker.

- Bridgit, regrettably, doesn’t seem to have much of her early personality.

- Jim calling Alfred out on his horrible parenting (Even if only indirectly). Thank you. I know it won’t last, but thank you.

- Jerome has gone to see an engineer. An engineer who has never come into his workplace.

- It’s a bit bizarre for Jerome to have some deep, hostile history with someone, considering he started off in the show as a 16-18-year-old boy attached to a circus that tended not to stay in any one place for too long. I suppose this is mitigated somewhat by this guy probably being Jerome’s twin, but this raises a host of other problems.

- And it’s time for Ed’s show. …Thrilling, truly.

- Is that woman wearing a potted plant on her head???

- And per the wheel of misfortune, a guy who answered a riddle wrong gets hauled off to have a sack of rats put on him, but Lee shows up to break things up. When Ed refuses, Lee volunteers to beat Ed at his own game. I like her turtleneck.

- I haven’t gotten a very good look, but her hand appears to have healed unrealistically fast.

- …Have we seen this woman (the proxy) before? She looks familiar.

- The proxy is not intimidated by Jerome’s dinky little knife, and promptly knocks him out. The idea that she’s going to transport him in a dog kennel is a bit… icky. More because it’s ableist than because I feel sorry for Jerome.

- Oswald goes to a bar. I wouldn’t fault him for needing a drink, but apparently he’s gone to see Butch, who does need a drink. I don’t really feel sorry for him.

- Oswald tries to get Butch to help him, but Butch is too busy angsting about Tabitha. I still say that all Butch would have to do to look normal is dye his hair and get a spray-on tan.

- Jim and Harvey go to see Bruce about Xander Wilde. Apparently Thomas Wayne went out to meet him alone on the regular, which begs the question: just who is this guy?

- Jerome wakes up… somewhere. Not too fazed by what happened to him, but I’m not surprised about that. Looks like he’s been dropped into a cell with no windows and no doors. His captor watches him through a camera.

- “Xander’s” house is a little concrete block out in the woods, though like the TARDIS, it is rather larger on the inside. Underground, rather than breaking the laws of reality (Though that may come later).

- And yeah, we’re going with the twin theory. This makes my head hurt; how does this work? Why has no one mentioned him before now? And of course Jim’s first reaction is to pull a gun on him, because of course.

- Jim points out what a gigantic retcon Jeremiah’s entire existence is. Thank you.

- And apparently Jerome has always been a violent kid devoid of a soul rather than what has been told to us, that he was basically always kind of amoral, but really made into what he is by incessant abuse. I suspect Jeremiah will be later proven to be full of shit.

- Back to the Riddle Show (Thrilling, truly). Lee looks like I feel. Which is to say, like she doesn’t wanna be there and she just wants to conk Ed on the head and go home.

- Lee has to think about it, but she’s not giving up. She instead tells Ed how he’s going to give her the answer, because she knows that “deep down” he wants to. And he does, after a fashion.

- Back to Jerome cam. I’m not impressed.

- Jerome’s “friends” have shown up to break him out.

- Jeremiah’s proxy’s name is “Echo.” That’s… interesting.

- He says his house is a labyrinth and he’s the only one who knows the way out. Wonder how long it’ll take for that to be disproven? I wager it’ll happen before the end of the episode.

- Echo’s been hypnotized, and proceeds to make short work of Harvey and Jim both. Well, okay, maybe not short work. But this is one of the best fight scenes I’ve seen in this show in a while. Even Harvey was impressed.

- Jim and Harvey go looking for Jeremiah and get lost. Jeremiah reaches the end, and runs into Jerome, Jervis, and Jonathan.

- Adding more fuel to the fire of my theory that Jonathan is not an equal partner with Jerome and Jervis, Jerome tells Jervis to “take” Jonathan to go kill Jim and Harvey. Basically, the other two treat him as a child, and Jonathan just… accepts it. I can’t decide if he’s so cool with it because they treat him more decently than anyone else has in the past three years, or because he’s just as much a plot device this week as he was last week.

- And just like I though, Jeremiah was lying his ass off and he framed Jerome for trying to kill him. I do feel sorry for Jeremiah, since he is clearly terrified of Jerome and the frame-up was a child’s behavior and motivated by fear, but apparently he turned everyone Jerome loved against him.

- “Let’s go! Let’s go! Let’s go!” I’ll admit it. I laughed. I laughed because Jervis shrieking in terror is kinda funny. I also think Jervis may genuinely give a damn about Jonathan; I can’t decide whether he shoved Jonathan out of Harvey’s way or if I just saw that wrong.

- Ed-Lee tension. Lee effectively makes Ed give up his little hobby by playing on his fear of cooties. Basically. I mean, that is what happened here. And yeah, I’ll admit it: the Ed x Lee tension is a real thing. @sunlitroom, you win this round.

- Oswald knows how to reverse Butch’s condition? Hugo Strange is alive after what happened to him in S3? What???

- Oh, Oswald, thank you for continuing to act the way that reminds me why I like you.

- Lee asks the pertinent question: why would Ed set up his club in the Narrows, if not to get Lee’s attention?

- Ed threatens to do to Lee what he does to everyone who’s ever claimed to love him. And can’t do it.

- The ship is still eurgh to me, though. Even more than Butch x Tabitha, and that’s saying something.

- Jeremiah’s going into protective custody. I will be watching him.

- “I thought it already was.” Truer words were never spoken, Harvey.

- Jerome’s playing Russian roulette with an Arkham escapee.

- And apparently in this verse, it was Jonathan who created the Joker gas? What? This is even less plausible than him coming up with door-melting acid, considering his level of education. Well, I’m sorry, man. Looks like you didn’t get the chance to be an actual character instead of a plot device this week, either.

- Next week: mayhem. Will Harper have something to do again? Will Jonathan Crane be an actual character instead of a vehicle by which to move the plot along? Will Ed x Lee ship shenanigans make someone throw up in their mouths, or will it actually be good? Will anything make so much as an ounce of sense on any level? Will this viewer be persuaded to give a damn? Tune in to find out on next week’s “ncfan watches Gotham!”

[buffyanon]

WESLEY KENDRA AND FRED

Wesley

1: sexuality headcanonbi as hell. He kissed many a boy at the watcher’s academy. 2: otpFred/Wes but also Wes/Fred/Gunn ot3 I love that so much3: brotpWES/CORDELIA one of the best relationships in the whole buffyverse4: notpWes/Cordelia also. Ick. 5: first headcanon that pops into my headWesley has no freaking clue how to parallel park and it’s a deep sense of shame. He’ll drive two miles out of his way so he doesn’t have to parallel park. 6: favorite line from this characterthat whole scene where he’s pretending to be Angel to explain bangel to Fred. I can’t pick one line from it because they’re all the highlight of my damn life.7: one way in which I relate to this characterI am also a mess who’s in love with Fred Burkle and doesn’t just talk about stuff like a normal human.8: thing that gives me second hand embarrassment about this characterMost things. But specifically the season he spent thirsting over a high schooler. What the hell, Wesley. 9: cinnamon roll or problematic fave? definitely a problematic fave. 

Kendra

1: sexuality headcanonShe’s a beautiful butch lesbian. 2: otpBuffy/Kendra but also lowkey Cordelia/Kendra3: brotpKendra/Willow, and a hypothetical Wesley/Kendra where he’s her watcher because I’d like to see them grow together. 4: notpKendra/any man5: first headcanon that pops into my headMy girl really likes American Ninja Warrior Challenge and wants to enter, but she thinks it’s really silly so she’ll never actually do it. 6: favorite line from this character“I call it mister pointy” just because her delivery was literally so fucking adorable. 7: one way in which I relate to this characterI too am in love with Buffy Summers.8: thing that gives me second hand embarrassment about this characterwhen she was all nervous with Xander. Like...why. You’re such a gay. 9: cinnamon roll or problematic fave?Cinnamon roll

Fred

1: sexuality headcanonpan as fuck2: otpFred/Willow definitely, adorable gay nerds3: brotpFred/Cordy have such a sweet friendship. Why wasn’t it expanded upon. It was beautiful. 4: notpI don’t really have one? I guess Fred/Knox5: first headcanon that pops into my headFred’s first relationship was with a girl she went to middle school with and they only bonded because the girl had an X files iron on patch on her backpack. 6: favorite line from this characterIt’s not a line but remember in Spin The Bottle when Cordy was like ‘eat her, she’s 70% neck!’ and Fred lowers her head like a turtle? That. 7: one way in which I relate to this characterI love girls and scifi and repressing my trauma. 8: thing that gives me second hand embarrassment about this characterNothing because the dumb shit she does is adorable. 9: cinnamon roll or problematic fave?Cinnamon roll

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Friday, June 9

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Bangel Poem (Angel/Buffy, Not Rated) by thenewbuzwuzz

The Thaw (Giles, Buffy, G) by littleotter73

Righteous Anger (Buffy/Giles, G) by quaggy

A Typical Conversation Between Old Marrieds (Buffy/Giles, PG) by quaggy

Late Night Run (Giles/Buffy, Xander, PG-13) by quaggy

Customer Service (Anya, Giles, PG) by feliciacraft

Bad Moon (Gioles, Faith, PG) by dhw

Housing Issues (Giles, Spike, PG) by gilescandy

Hubble, Bubble... (Buffy/Giles, PG) by dhw

Remember to Ask Your Watcher (Buffy, Giles, G) by quaggy

Home Invasion (Giles/Ethan, PG) by il_mio_capitano

Family Matters (Giles, G) by quaggy

Scupper (Giles, Wesley, G) by wakeupinacoma

A Shadow (Angel/Buffy, PG-13) by myth_taken

My Girl (Anya/Darla, PG-13) by Rageycakes

The Vampire and the Warrior woman (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by dutchbuffy

Seven Sleepers Dreaming (Various pairings, NC-17) by dutchbuffy

His skin silver in moonlight (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by dutchbuffy

Could you please just go do it on a gravestone? (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by dutchbuffy

With a little help from his friends (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by dutchbuffy

She can’t sleep (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by dutchbuffy

[Chaptered Fiction]

Goddess Chapter 1 (Tara/Willow, PG-13) by RurrlockGodOfPower

In pursuit of William Chapters 1-4 (Spike/Lydia Chalmers, NC-17) by dutchbuffy. Complete story

Change your shape, change your destiny Chapters 1-6 (Ensemble, R) by dutchbuffy

Running off the Road Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, R) by coraxes

Second Chances: Season 6 Chapter 53 (Faith/Tara/Willow, R) by chadmaako

Book One: The Key and the Carpenter Chapter 27 (Dawn/Xander, R) by ReverendKilljoy

Harbingers of Beatrice Chapter 36 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by HollyDB

Taking Chances Chapter 7 (Buffy/Spike, R) by sandy_s

Someday Chapter 11 (Buffy/spike, NC-17) by sunalso. Complete story

Time and Again Chapter 9 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by crimsinsky

Be Held Chapter 4 (Buffy/Faith, PG-13) by myth_taken

Imperfections Chapter 24 (Giles/Jenny, PG-13) by The_Eclectic_Bookworm

Bad Moon Rising Chapter 8 (Kennedy/Willow, First Men in the Moon xover, PG-13) by steeleye

The Powers That Be Chapter 19 (Spike/Harry Potter, Harry Potter xover, R) by CrowNoYami

A Stroke Of Luck Chapter 17 (Angel(us)/Buffy, R) by Janis 70

Smuttydale Chapter 12 (Willow/many, R) by seriousish

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewrite Chapter 11 (Buffy/Spike, PG) by LightspeedPink

The Gift Chapter 5 (Spike/OFC, NC-17) by tssweetsfanfic

[Images, Audio & Video]

Icons: 10 BtVS Icons by buffyscmmers

Artwork: i kinda love you (Buffy/Willow) by lesbidar

Artwork: kendra borrowed buffy’s sunglasses (Buffy/Kendra) by lesbidar

Artwork: we’re slayers, girlfriend: the chosen two (Buffy/faith moodboard) by lesbidar

Artwork: jenny & giles, iconic sweater lesbians by lesbidar

Artwork: buffy x butch lesbian angel by lesbidar

Artwork: willow/illyria sketch by lesbidar

Artwork: Faith/Tara drawing by lesbidar

Artwork: Buffy/Willow drawing by lesbidar

Artwork: Buffy/Faith drawing by lesbidar

Artwork: No! They’re not going to kiss (Buffy/Willow sketch) by h-a-j-i-m-e-ru

Fanvid: Even in death (Angel/Buffy) by darkswordfish7xx

Podcast: Season 3 Episode 16: Doppelgangland with guest Eli by Babes Watch Buffy

Podcast: Season 3 Bonus: Earshot Discussion with Ashley Meyer by Babes Watch Buffy

Podcast: Episode #216: BtVS 6×04, Angel 3×04 – I Asked For It, I Don’t Want It by hypable

Podcast: Episode 4.03-04 - The House Always Wins/Slouching Toward Bethlehem by redemptioncast

[Reviews & Recaps]

Video: BtVS 3x09 The Wish Reaction by Torchwood Boy

Video: BtVS 3x08 Lovers Walk Reaction by Torchwood Boy

[Recs]

Dancing Lessons PSA at rahirah

Buffy/Faith fic recs by lesbidar and buffylovesfaith

[Community Announcements]

The Buffy Femlash Directory by buffyfemslash

[Fandom Discussions]

Willow: gay or bi? by buffy-truths

Giles Leaving in Season Six by crazy-birthday-cake

Thoughts on Angel's arc from Reunion to Reprise in AtS season 2 by sulietsexual

I wanna talk more in depth about Season 6 by dgcatanisiri et al.

What if Faith comes to Sunnydale before Buffy... by a-mi-zivi

A non-comprehensive list of stories in which Buffy Summers’ agency was compromised by mikey-gs

Opinions on BtVS season 7 and Fred Burkle by sulietsexual

Meta on post-Chosen Spike by rahirah et al.

Decider.com: Willow Rosenberg’s Same-Sex Romance On ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ Sang Out To A World of Queer Kids by Kristy Puchko

The Advocate: We've had another female hero… seven seasons of her by Matana Mcintire