#CAUSE LIKE I UNIRONICALLY LOVE GARFIELD

[struwberrii]

Hii! I love your headcanons and I’ve been listening to your haikyuu playlists daily<3 i was wondering if you’re able to do kuroo headcanons cause that would be great(^_^) take care

kuroo headcannons ౨ৎ ⋆｡˚

thank you so much!! and thank you for the request!! here are some of my silly headcannons for this dork kuroo tetsurou ヽ(^◇^*)/ (also here’s the link to the kuroo playlist i made)

his love language for EVERYONE is teasing them, especially using his height to his advantage to pick on shorter people

doesn’t really study all that much but has crazy good grades

always walks you to class and surprises you during breaks with snacks

constantly picking on you (guys it just means he likes you)

helps you study but not without making fun of you for being ‘dumb’ first

unironically uses reddit and is constantly reading aita stories

i feel like mentally he’s a middle aged white dad

his favorite show is rick and morty or south park

his mom still packs his lunch (he would pack it but he always forgets)

not secretive about anything, like the entire nekoma team knows his phone password

has very creative insults in arguments

type of guy to eat like instant ramen at 8 am and not have a stomach ache

has a weird amount of sponge bob clothes

doesnt have a skincare routine, doesn’t even use face wash when he washes his face but has perfect skin

honestly he’s kind of a dork

can never tell when girls are flirting with him (girls always think he’s flirting first bc of how he talks)

super good at imessage 8ball

loves grabbing fast food and just eating with you or his friends in the parking lot

plays scrabble on his ipad during class

listens to rock and metal bands

sarcastic af

the worlds louded snorer, sleepovers with him are crazy

at the gym a lot and always asking you to come, sometimes he forces kenma to come too (trust he’s on those work out bikes with his switch in his hands)

gets so nervous when trying to compliment you so he’s just like stuttering and fumbling his words

keeps up with basically every sport

very touchy, always has an arm around you

super confident in your relationship, like he trusts you 110%

loves brushing/playing with you hair, probably knows how to braid hair too

always packs snacks, water and medicine just for you

if anyone else asks him if he has those things on him he says no 😭

looks so good in sweat pants

he met your mom one time and she’s always asking about him now (she loved him and wants you guys to be together)

likes the weirdest foods, like he eats the craziest food combos

literally drinks out of a 64 oz yeti water bottle and refills it hourly

probably really likes deathnote and is always watching those hour long video analysis about the characters and the story

brings a speaker to practice and forced the nekoma team to make a practice playlist with him

tries every new video game with kenma

probably loves hot topic and spencer’s

has a garfield mug

[littlemisssunshineshair]

answers

1. nothing atm

2. i was 16. he bit my lip. it was horrible. i had my eyes open for most of it.

3. too many. i usually make them based off of feelings that i feel or a particular vibe certain songs make me feel. like, i will make a playlist that sounds like summer to me or spring

4. baking. i burn everything i cook and i get it from my mom 😖

5. watching kids shows lol. last night i was watching my little pony because it brought me comfort shhhh

6. i try not to regret things. i try to learn from my mistakes and keep it moving. you can always make it better by choosing to learn from your mistakes.

7. andrew garfield. he’s a cutie. what can i say.

8. english and a little bit of spanish, but not a lot 🙂‍↕️

9. in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. amen. Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. It has been ten years since my last confession. I confess that I never paid attention in CCD. Forgive me.

10. that’s so hard. but i think it might be the bell jar. the book changed my life

11. i don’t know. it changed so often. i think i wanted to be an author the most, though.

12. i have two little dogs and i love them so much.

13. i am the oldest of three girls.

14. 5’6

15. my boobs. they are too small 😔

16. pie day 🥧

17. saying “YOLO” in 2012 unironically and owning a t-shirt with the letters in bright neon colors AND WEARING IT IN PUBLIC

18. an education

19. yes when i was 19 🫢

20. nope

21. “Modern Love” by David Bowe or any song from the Frances Ha soundtrack evokes very happy memories for me, or “Walking on Sunshine” by Katrina and the Waves because it reminds me of childhood and it was my favorite song as a kid

22. “My Way” by Frank Sinatra. I cannot hear that song without crying because they played it at my uncle’s funeral when i was a kid and it was very traumatic

23. face time

24. i don’t have a partner but if i did i’d like being called my love, love, or lovey

25. i don’t believe that everyone should be expected or pressured to talk about their political beliefs on social media if they don’t have all the facts or if they don’t feel well-informed enough. sometimes everyday, regular people help causes outside of social media and don’t always share how they contribute to causes because they have a small platform or they don’t want to share misinformation.

26. yes but it depends on the person and the circumstances always

27. i’m strong, i’m kind, and i’m true to myself

28. i thought i would never have the guts to go to film school to become a director because i thought i couldn’t do it

29. i think the older i get, the more i feel like my childhood self, except i’m a lot wiser, and more discerning when it comes to the people i allow into my life and i’m so much more comfortable in my own skin. when i was growing up, i always changed myself for others and im glad i know myself now

30. I met Phillip Phillips when he was on American Idol and I also met Patricia Kelly (Gene Kelly’s wife) at one of Gene Kelly’s musical awards for high schoolers. i remember it so vividly. she asked me where the bathrooms were and she introduced herself. we bonded over our names and she shook my hand with her purple leather gloves on and she was wearing a fabulous purple leather dress. my brain didn’t register that it was Patricia Kelly and after she left, my mom whispered to me, “that’s Gene Kelly’s wife,” and i was like 😶

31. what is your favorite movie?

Beauty and the Beast (1991), not the shitty remake

Really Get To Know Me

Threw together a small list of questions to ask to get to know everybody better.

What do you do for work?

Tell me about your first kiss.

What playlists do you have on your phone?

Do you like cooking or baking more?

Guilty pleasures?

Something you regret.

Celebrity crush?

How many languages do you know?

Make a confession.

What's your favorite book?

What was your childhood dream job?

Do you have any pets?

How many siblings do you have? Are you oldest, middle, or youngest?

How tall are you?

What's something you're insecure about?

When is your birthday?

Embarrassing memory?

What's the most expensive thing you've ever bought?

Have you ever had a one night stand?

Have you ever been caught doing the do?

A song that evokes a good memory?

A song that evokes a bad memory?

Do you prefer phone calls, facetime, or texting?

Your favorite pet name from your partner? (baby girl, honey, brat, etc.)

What's a controversial opinion you have?

Do you believe in second chances?

3 things you love about yourself.

What is something you are sure you'd NEVER do?

How different is your actual adult self from how you pictured it when you were little?

Have you ever met a celebrity?

Free Pass! (Ask whatever question you want to know that's not on the list)

[gophergal]

Wait, Crisp Rat is actually playing Garfield?

I thought it was a joke

[thetimelordbatgirl]

I feel like MCU Stans/Fans are getting more toxic by the day. Seriously MCU Spider-Man fans won't let people have there own opinions. All MCU Movies have become same-ey and generic. I mean Spider-Man Far From Home was lazy, uninspired, and ruined my favorite Villain (Mysterio) and turned him into Drone Man basically.

Then Ant Man and the Wasp has to be the worst Movie I've ever watched due to hoe unremarkable it was, felt like generic MCU movie and the literal plot is get the Lab????

Then we have the recent No Way Home and so far it looks like Nostalgia Bait and cringe jokes. Seriously who thought these jokes were funny. We got the same writers from Antman and the Wasp and Spider-Man Far From Home. This will probably be generic and Nostalgia bait.

I watched Spider-Man 2 when I was kid and watched Spider-Man and both those were such grchemistry.

I didn't watch Spider-Man 3 until recently in 2018 because I was scared of venom as a kid. Amazing Spider-Man for all its problems was enjoyable and Amazing Spider-Man 2 I unironically enjoyed even though it has a dumb plot. Honestly Gwen from Amazing Spider-Man is probably the best Live-Action Spider-Man love interest and that's probably because of Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone's chemestry.

I already know Disney will ruin Spider-Man just like they did to Star Wars (Though I wasn't that invested in Star Wars so this will sting even more)

Sorry for the long rant.

Its okay sdddde I understanding needing to rant about the MCU, cause ironically, answer under read more:

Honestly, I avoid going in the main MCU tags unless I feel like going in them, since I fear MCU stans fully, given how while some of them can be pretty chill and some even are critical of the MCU, they pretty much drowned out by the toxic MCU stans....though I feel like toxic MCU stans gather more off Tumblr like most fandom's toxic stans, aka on Twitter and stuff.

And yeah, MCU Spidey isn't really my favorite take on Spiderman. If I was to rank the takes on Spiderman while under Disney, I would honestly rank him pretty low, as out of the three takes on him so far on Spiderman, MCU and 2017 Spiderman fall low while ironically, Ultimate Spiderman show's Spidey is pretty accurate in areas to what he's meant to be, to the point there was an episode dedicated to why he using Iron Man armor is basically bad.

Which is ironic, given MCU spiderman in comparison is basically Iron Man JR, to the point his MCU only solo villains have been connected to Iron Man (Tony fucked over one's job while then stealing the ideas of another) and both times, Peter had to clean up Tony's mess and both times....he never stopped admiring Tony, not even when Mysterio revealed Tony stole his idea. Like ironically, Mysterio is the one villain who actually affected Peter's life beyond one film, aka the identity reveal plot which....is honestly stupid to go into for Spiderman's third solo film, but it's still a bad take on Mysterio, given its again, changing him so he's caused by TONY's wtf move and....still connecting him to Peter somehow. And like you said, No Way Home is basically Nostalgia Bait, as all the villains aren't even connected to MCU Peter, they from actually good spiderman films and two of them have already been changed to have some form of Tony tech (Doc Ock absorbing Peter's iron man suit so his arms get red bits while Electro appears to now have an arc reactor) and the only appeal to this movie is a, the villains and b, the uh, ending scene off Venom Let There Be Carnage and c, the possibility of the two good Spiderman's appearing....and honestly, Disney's ruined any impact the whole Michelle falls scene with it being in ALL trailers and TV promos now, and like, if they trying to appear like Gwen Stacy....they should probably know even Marvel nowadays avoids the Gwen Stacy thing, given it uh, falls into fridging woman for men's angst or in Michelle's case, endangering a girl for men's angst.

I can't really comment on Ant Man And The Wasp, as can't say I keep up with them in comics, but like, I don't think I minded the film much....but that's just cause I honestly enjoyed Ghost's take here and honestly only disliked the ending, aka the stupid need to tie it into Infinity War/Endgame, as I dislike both of those films and therefore, seeing that ending just made me wanna die.

And honestly, I do think the love interests over the Spiderman films have been fine, and kinda find it funny not many picked up MJ in the OG films fell like Michelle did and went straight for Gwen Stacy falls comparisons, but when it comes to MCU, while Michelle and Peter have chemistry so far in the trailers, we already know its going to be just, mostly Peter having a plot thing while Michelle kinda just doesn't, like closest we know of Michelle's home life is stuff she alluded to in Far From Home, aka her and her mom not having seen her dad for years and such, but Homecoming according to a interview, did have a deleted scene:

Like....Michelle only has tell in terms of alluding to her home life, unless No Way Home finally fixes it, meaning she stands out as the love interest with not much going on outside of Peter, which is bad compared to MJ from OG trilogy, whose shown to have a shitty dad and has goals and such and pursues them throughout the films, while Gwen's family was apart of Amazing's plots, aka her dad, and again, she's shown doing things outside of Spiderman, which like....if MCU is meant to be better, how does this look for Michelle?

And going back to IW/Endgame, Far From Home is just another victim of bringing up the Snap and crap CONSTANTLY, to the point....the whole class was a victim of the snap, cause by snapping Peter, Endgame would have implied that Peter by Far From Home time, would be in a different class if his class moved on....so of course, they snapped the whole class in response bar one but apparently that's cause the actress didn't come back, so...

Ironically like Star Wars under Disney, MCU spiderman could have been good, as Tom as Spiderman could have been good, let alone having the talent of Zendaya and such, but instead....we got Iron Man Jr straight from Civil War to present, and given hes getting THREE MORE FILMS, its only going to get more bad.

[zanrai-kid]

What Your Favorite The Adventure Zone Ship Says About You

Inspired by @spritecranberryofficial, the artist formerly known as @doubleca5t

Taagnus (Taako/Magnus) - You believe that no force on Earth can destroy the bond between a twink and bear who are begrudging allies to best friends to lovers.

Magnus/Merle - Your favorite game of all time is Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator.

Merle/Taako - You see a three-way love triangle in every trio, even when two of the trio only begrudgingly tolerate each other.

Taako/Magnus/Merle - You heard the phrase “Tres Horny Boys”, and took it as a challenge.

Taakitz (Taako/Kravitz) - You describe your love life as “yearning for the sweet embrace of death”.

Taako/Magnus/Kravitz - You believe death is the quickest way to establish common interests. Also, you’re shipping TodoDekuIida.

Magnus/Lucretia - Your ideal relationship dynamic is jock/group mom.

Lupretia (Lup/Lucretia) - Your ideal relationship dynamic is punk/group mom.

Davenport/Lucretia - Your ideal relationship dynamic is group dad/group mom who both joke about adopting all their friends.

Merle/Lucretia - You just want a vacation from other people’s bullshit.

Merle/Davenport - You’re just here for some men under 5 foot.

Magnus/Johann - You unironically appreciate it when someone plays “Wonderwall” well.

Magnus/Lup - All of your DnD characters are Lawful Good, but somehow use Chaos as a means to an end.

Taako/Magic Brian - You are a firm believer in the inherent eroticism of goofy accents.

Sweet Flips (Carey/Killian) - You want a girlfriend who will kick your ass upon request; you also want to join in when she’s kicking someone else’s ass.

Blupjeans (Lup/Barry) - You believe “hapless nerds falling in love at band camp” are underrepresented in modern fiction.

EDIT for @lesbian-flutist  Lup/Lucretia/Barry - You believe in band nerd/math nerd/band and math nerd solidarity.

Sloane/Hurley - Your ideal relationship dynamic is the film Thelma and Louise.

Johnchurch (John/Merle) - Your ideal relationship dynamic is the film The Seventh Seal.

Istus/Pan/The Raven Queen: You’re a sucker for Mythology shenanigans.

Taako/Barry - Your desire for good things to happen to Lup is outweighed by wanting to see hapless mlm nerds smooching.

Lydia/Edward - This ship being incest is outweighed by how much you think Jesse and James are better protagonists than Ash.

Taako/Angus: Not even entertaining you clowns FBI OPEN UP

Garfield/Taako - Your ideal date includes a Costco trip, after which, regret ensues.

Sazed/Taako - Your ideal date includes a home cooked meal, after which, pain ensues.

Dracula/Taako - Your Tinder bio is “19th century femme seeks creature of the night”.

Magnulia (Magnus/Julia) - You just wanted good things for Magnus, and, my god, does the man deserve it.

Any Characters from (K)nights - I’m not even talking about an anime, and yet, somehow, you would still tell people to read the manga.

Any Characters from Elementary - You also tell people to read the manga, but you also recall the lawless days of Johnlock.

Any Characters from Fur - You reference deep lore in fandoms other fans don’t believe is real.

Nadiya/Irene - To you, “two people reincarnating as the polar opposites of their past life” is just “a second chance at love”.

Irene/Remy - You believe Rebecca Sugar’s best song is “Giant Woman”.

Remy/Nadiya- You believe in the powerful bond of two people trying to reign in a mutual friend.

EDIT for @tombstonedb Kardala/Minerva - You thought, “You know what’s better than one buff magic big gorl? Two buff magic big gorls.”

Errol/Augustus - You liked the Amnesty arc, but wish it had more ghosts.

Dylan/Jeremiah - You believe any modern adaptation of Romeo and Juliet should turn Juliet into a guy.

Errol/Dylan - In a setting full of cryptids, you hard swerve into Team Jacob.

Gandy/Isabella - You’re a sucker for a good meetcute, pun intended.

Ned/Duck - You haven’t recovered from the fact Gravity Falls ended nearly four years ago.

Ned/Boyd - Your ideal relationship dynamic is “Be Gay, Do Crime”.

Ned/Barclay - Your ideal relationship dynamic is “Bigfoot is real, and he tried to eat my ass”.

Ned/Victoria - You think the greatest achievement in cinematic history is the beginning to the movie Up.

Ned/Sherriff Owens - You wish having some yucks with Johnny Law was considered less frowned upon.

Duck/Billy - Your desire to get with the Mothman is only outweighed by your crush on Ryan Gosling.

Duck/Beacon - You just want to date a smug British person, and really, who wouldn’t?

Duck/Juno - You are a huge fan of Camp Camp.

Duck/Leo - If you were a couple years older, you would have previously shipped Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker at the time of the prequels.

Indrid/Ned - You are a monster fucker.

Indruck (Indrid/Duck) - You are also a monster fucker, but softer.

Indrid/Aubrey - You run a monster fucker blog, but are not a monster fucker.

Indrid/Billy - You are a certified card-carrying cryptid fucker, searching on Craigslist to get rawdogged by two in the back of a Denny’s parking lot.

Mama/Barclay - You exude rural boomer energy without the rural boomer mindset.

Danbrey (Dani/Aubrey) - You follow exactly 18 bi pride Tumblogs, but can’t understand why you have so many duplicate posts on your feed. Spoiler alert: they probably reblog each other’s posts.

Aubrey/Janelle - Either your ideal relationship dynamic is student/teacher, or you’re a Janelle Monáe stan.

Hollis/Aubrey - You are a firm believer in the power of calling people who go to the mall “posers”, while simultaneously buying your accessories at Hot Topic.

Aubrey/Jake - You are a firm believer in the inherent eroticism of sharing dank memes.

Hollice (Hollis/Jake) - You are a firm believer in the inherent eroticism of early 90s extreme winter sports movies.

Duck/Minerva - You are a firm believer in men 👏 getting 👏 pegged 👏

Sternclay (Agent Stern/Barclay) - You wish Inspector Zenigata and Lupin III would stop dragging their feet and commit already.

Any Characters from Inheritance - This is just the same joke as Merle and Magnus, except you post about Dream Daddy on Tumblr AND Facebook.

Deadbeat Dad/Anyone else from Inheritance - Robert is best Dream Daddy, Amnesty is best arc of The Adventure Zone. To you, these are facts.

Firbolg/Fitzroy - This is just the same joke as Taako and Magnus, but you also desire the fall of capitalism.

Fitzroy/Argo - You, Griffin, and Clint all simultaneously thought “You know what’s better than one fancy himbo fighter? Two fancy himbo fighters.”

Argo/Firbolg - You’re already pushing for a catchy ship name for these two. Might I suggest “Surf n’ Turf”.

Fitzroy/Buckminster - You have a whole blog devoted to scenes of swords under chins.

Buckminster/Leon - You think Arthurian legend can be summed up as “Several bros, sitting round a table, two feet apart from each other ‘cause the church said leave room for Jesus”.

Buckminster/Rainer - You believe behind every man’s facade is a girlfriend of immeasurable power, waiting for her time to shine.

Rolandus/Zana - You believe in big edgy backstory energy solidarity.

Rolandus/Rhodes - This is the same joke as Argo and Firbolg, except I am now suggesting “RoRho”.

Crimson (Crush/Jimson) - Your Netflix viewing habits are, exclusively, She-Ra: Princesses of Power and The Dragon Prince.

[higheverweave]

Dragon age headcanons that are evil

Blackwall: Watches and quotes man vs wild and other survival shows.won’t stop talking about high school has dabbled in male modeling hated it... now he just goes to all those country fares and widdles shit for a commission. Says he’s in the army for discounts on movies and shit. (Spoiler alert he’s not.) He sells stuff on Etsy, eBay, and lists instructions for crafts on Pinterest.

Vivienne: you know she buys all next seasons styles before the come out, she watches all of the fashion competition shows ...(America’s next top model is her guilty pleasure though.) She’s friends with everyone and hosts big parties her favorite book is the great gatsby for obvious reasons. She is basically a human phonebook and is the definition of socialite she knows everyone ,and is diplomatic to everyone even if they disagree.

Dorian: This boy unironically loves the following, queer eye... old hipster bookstores,scream queens, got hardcore into Pretty little liars once. His family is old money like the rothschilds and shit so all the new world order folks think he’s some sort of reptilian shapeshifter. Has season tickets to broadway and west end theaters he doesn’t play. He loves Tony Stark and Howard Stark ,and has most of the iron man comics. (He probably ships Stony🤫) He also really likes all the James Bond movies.

Cassandra: oof... tries to be grunge but is a total softie. damn hallmark channel all year round ... yet she shops religiously at old navy for flannel, ripped jeans ,and cargo boots. She has read all and I mean all the John green and Nicholas sparks books. She also has tried to get into online literature but is terrified somebody will find out its her. She loves strong female characters like Carol Danvers,Wonder woman, Agent Carter,Jyn Erso. Her favorite actress is Carrie Fisher for obvious reasons.

Sera: Yah girl is 80s obsessed and has an addiction to adult swim... family guy,bojack horseman,and archer. She also likes impractical jokers. She goes to dollar stores to buy from the prank section. Supports Bernie hardcore and has tried to spray paint crusty ass Garfield man on Trump tower at least once. She also has Graffitied fuck you Adult Caillou on Amazon buildings to get at Jeff Bezos. She’s been arrested a bit. Civil disobedience at the least.

Iron bull: hardcore sports fan Relligiously Football,baseball.... knows the stats but nobody has a damn clue what he’s saying when he talks about it. He’s secretly read the book Ferdinand and cried. Used to work for the Cia and Mi6 but got pissed when he found out most wars are caused by colonialism and greed for natural resources. So then he said fuck that byeeeee. Has done the bartending scene a few times and is really into games like darts and pool. He’s big on classic rock.

Josephine: has been to an Ivy League school as well as a literal ambassador for both the United Nations and her home country. She loves shopping online as it’s convient. She invented social media skills. She has an online presence and brand that is pristine try to find dirt you won’t. She is the queen of social media. She also has a guilty pleasure of having seen every episode of scandal.

Leliana: invented social media stalking if you’ve done it she knows. She has like a written record of everything so she never forgets what’s said to her or you. Basically the Hamilton of Dragon age. She’s a major hacker who can get into any webcams or drone and record. Used to work for the gov.

Varric: was almost a journalist for like the today show,tried screenwriting. However he liked the whole novelist scene way too much. He is OBSESSED with Spider-Man Nior. As well as old black and white mysteries. He likes murder mystery parties and Wattpad more than should be said. He hates the movie Snow White because of all the dwarves yet also loves Snow White because it’s a classic. Also obsessed with vine.

Cullen: Was a marine got out. Has ptsd from that.

He is sick of being cougar bait at parties. Dresses up as a Disney prince every year for Halloween per His sisters request. Hosts AA meetings. He likes crime shows a lot. Brooklyn 99! Has a Pinterest and actually uses it. Leliana manages his Chantry mingle account so he doesn’t say anything he’ll regret. He also was an ex Boy Scout turned scout leader.

Cole: is literally autistic (I’m autistic so headcanons.)

Like he’s been to social group he’s gotten shit do being smarter at reading people. Yet not knowing the social Brian was of it. He likes a few diffrent tv shows queer eye he likes,he likes baby animal videos, he likes comedy shows but like lighter comedy. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is one he Loves! He gets frustrated by politicians because he doesn’t understand why they can’t just be honest and kind. Yet everyone is motivated mainly by money ,and not taking care of the hurting. He volunteers a lot and is cool enough to convince others to join in.

Solas: this boi oof! Ghost hunter for sure but hates ghost hunting shows. Zak baggins is a jerk to spirits. Plus they know nothing of the actual science behind it or actual magical tradition except quoting a few things they found off google. You know this boy has read every single Percy Jackson and Rick Riordan just to see how “ancient gods are portrayed.” Has unironically gotten into rap music and social justice specifically protest art. However he likes direct action more than “signing a petition or calling a representative .” Because how do you know if you actually make change. Nope he likes rally’s. History buff has studied civil rights leaders such As Martin Luther king, Ed Roberts and movements like stonewall. To more effectively make a point. Probably has a factual youtube as well as spends most of his time answering questions google or quora.

[stellaseas]

Spiderman: Far From Home

Things I loved:

Peter and MJ. While there are definitely some good things about the first modern iteration of this couple, I don’t think it holds a candle to these two. Zandaya and Holland are both savvy actors who have been in the business since childhood which sometimes works against young actors in that they can’t actually portray kids in a realistic way (in a hollywood way, totally) but they really do. As I said, smitten Peter is adorable and sweet and the only regret I have is it would have been nice to see MJ’s knowledge of Peter’s identity play out in secret a while longer.

Just...MJ. The re-imagining of this character has been pitch perfect the whole way too. She seems like a real teenage outlier (unlike Mary Jane Raimi or...sigh...both iterations of Gwen Stacey, thank goodness for Spiderverse). She’s a good student and whip smart but not the “perfect” girl. She’s a bit pretentious and guarded but like Peter, still has plenty of high school level awkwardness that feels more real and endearing than cliche or contrived. Her love of the macabre could’ve been played too hard or seemed too tacked on, but the writers and Zendaya keep that from happening.

Quentin Beck. Not gonna lie...kinda wished he had the powers cause Jake sells them and looks good doing it (despite his claims that he was stumped by hologram acting lol). But, this feels like the most modern villain that marvel’s done in a while. And it works! Peter Parker doesn’t need to be constantly pulled into the big battles so having a (very relevant) slighted tech boy as a villain for him makes perfect sense. Also PRAISE be that there’s finally a villain that doesn’t have some random out of the mask/back story connection to Peter. To Tony yes, but given Tony’s legacy in the Marvel universe that makes sense (and Tony still facing consequences for his douche-y pre, during and post Iron Man days is SUPER in character let’s be honest).

The Quentin/Peter relationship. This was the core of the story I think. Not the Tony feels (which were merited yes) but I was glad to see that they took advantage of the chemistry between all the actors in this story. You really do feel that Quentin has a soft spot for Peter but he’s too far gone to put that first. Peter too, as Tom plays him, is so chalk full of unironic and very stirring sincerity and goodness...it works. He wants to believe that there’s another hero, another universe out there. He needs that new father relationship in his life (and he def doesn’t want it from Happy lol). He’s a kid! He’s trusting, he’s positive, he wants to be a kid. You feel that conflict here in ways that I never really bought with McGuire and Garfield (cause as hard as they tried...they were not kids). Quentin saw this and was endeared by it but also took advantage of it...he’s a really grey villain and Marvel hasn’t had a lot of those. But when they get right, they really nail it.

The Setting. I mean...after all those attacks across Europe...somebody was gonna figure out Peter was Spiderman, but it was still fun to be on the school trip with those kids. And I’m always glad to see studios actually go to these places instead of just green screening it. Disney of course has the money and yeah, they should use it. All in all, Marvel has employed a breezy fun tone to it’s Spiderman movies and it really works.