#Eh even if it does look good I might remake them I enjoy making these figures yknow
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Here is the Jake I made for todays daily art (right) and my other one I made awhile ago (left)
#The older Jake is kinda wonky but he is cute#I want to remake some of my figures . And I made this Jake which I like better than the older one#I still like my Finn mostly but I might remake him#Marceline Iâm not sure. Iâll probably just try sanding her and Finn down and than repainting them to see if that looks good. If not I might#Just remake them#Eh even if it does look good I might remake them I enjoy making these figures yknow#adventure time#my art#clay#jake the dog
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Maid!Brothers
Here you go folks, some maid brothers as a treat. I know these are also probably just what they did for the butler event but...maids. SFW for these ones, although with enough convincing, I might be pressed to make NSFW ones. Enjoy!
Congratulations! For better or for worse, and for the next few days, the demons that reside in the House of Lamentation are now your maids. Is this due to a curse? Another one of Diavoloâs somewhat sadistic schemes? A dare gone too far? Perhaps youâve used your pact powers for good evil? Who knows at this point? And to be fair, who cares how it started when you have seven demons greet you at the door every morning?Â
Lucifer
He was very much not pleased at first. At all. But not for the reasons youâd expect. All of his time spent serving you completely is going to disrupt his enormous piles of work. However, Diavolo has given him a few days leave to...explore this new...career. Now that heâs in this situation with no way out for the foreseeable future, he has no choice but to be the best maid the likes of which you or the Devildom has never seen before. He must go the full mile for the sake of his pride. No one will be making fun of him once he perfectly fulfills his role, and just because heâs wearing a dress and an apron doesnât mean heâs not still completely bone-chillingly intimidating. In fact, now that he has more free time and his eyes on you nearly everywhere you go, this new form of his is almost scarier.Â
He wears a traditional outfit; Victorian. One with the long unruffled skirt and sleeves. You hardly see him in white, so the stark pureness of his apron and headband are almost off-putting, but it grows on you quickly. The buttons on his collar and cuffs are a bright royal blue. Heâs insistent on still wearing his gloves, which somehow only add more flair to his uniform. You never assumed heâd be caught wearing something like this, and yet heâs so confident in it, you could mistakenly assume heâs done this before.Â
His main chore is making sure the other maids (his brothers) are fulfilling their duties. Heâs written up a beautiful schedule complete with shift changes and chore swaps so no one can complain too much. If he hadnât done this, nothing would get finished, and all of his brothers would end up flocking to you instead. Of course, with him being in charge of this, no one can prevent him from making sure he gets to stick by your side more than the others by a considerable margin.Â
Everything he does is absolutely flawless. Your room has never been cleaner or more organized, although now you have a difficult time finding any of your things. Your pens are gathered up by...ink density? And your clothes by material? Now you���re resorted to ask for his assistance. He knows exactly what you like, and how you prefer it prepared. And once, youâd even begin to sneeze and heâd already prepared a handkerchief for you.Â
Of course...this new caretaking biz of his has unlocked a new side of him, or at least a side heâs never had the time or energy to show. Heâs unbelievably, heart-wrenchingly, mind-numbingly...fussy. Constantly straightening your clothes, fixing your hair, asking you every five minutes if thereâs anything he can do. Youâre unsure if he feels youâre incapable of doing anything right by yourself, or if he just has such an overwhelming urge to take care of you that he canât even let you put your own shoes on.
âMaster, I canât help but notice youâve not completed your assignments for today. Iâve already prepared your desk, let me escort you to your room.âÂ
âMaster, I know Super Crunchy Devil-Sweet Cookies are your favorite, but they are not good for you. Here, Iâve already prepared a perfectly healthy snack. I know youâll love it.â
âMaster, it is five minutes till your bed-time. I am fully aware you are an adult...yes...nonetheless, I have your bed prepared and will not leave till you are safely in a slumber. I will tuck you in, you must get good sleep after all.âÂ
âMaster, let me make sure your bathwater is a safe temperature.âÂ
âMaster, let me cut your food for you.âÂ
As the days dredge on, he gets more desperate. Itâs been a while since youâve done something on your own. Lucifer is almost always there. You enjoy it to a degree, but itâs a tad...how do we say...suffocating, knowing your every action is under his watchful gaze. At this moment in time, youâre still unaware if this is how he naturally is, or, without endless work to hold him back, if heâs spiraling out of control. Either way, as much as you appreciate him taking complete care of you, youâll be happy when the old Lucifer is back.
However, as much as he pushes you, you enjoy the moments with him. You find more fondness for him with every soft brush of his gloves, with all the things he keeps hidden in his pockets only to brandish them whenever you need them.Â
At one point, youâd both been so drained from the dayâs activities, you both went for a stroll in the garden to clear your heads. Yawning, you took a seat on the soft grass, your back leaned up against the trunk of a tree. As you listened to the wind rustle the leaves, Lucifer looked down at you with a small frown. Then, sighing, he joined you, tucking the fabric of his skirt against his legs as he sat. How long had it been since he had simply sat outside for some air? Too long. You both embraced the silence for a moment. No more chattering maids, no more assignments, just the sound of gentle breaths against the breeze. You tilted your head back, watching from the corner of your eye as Lucifer brushed a stray leaf off his apron.
âIâve exhausted you,â he proclaimed in a soft voice.Â
You couldnât quite tell him he hadnâtâŚâIâm just tired in general.âÂ
He huffs, knowing he was right but not pushing you any further. âHereâŚâ You feel his gloved hand cup the back of your head. The heart in your chest squeezes, but you allow him to guide your body in a lying position, head in his lap. You canât find the breath to say anything, so you simply adjust into a comfortable position, bringing one of your hands close to your face to gently grasp the apron fabric.Â
You donât remember falling asleep, so you donât recall Luciferâs arm wrapping around your waist, his sigh of relief when you get some rest, and his eventual slumber when he too lets the peace of your company lull him to sleep.Â
Maybe him being a maid wasnât so terrible after all.
MammonÂ
He was also not happy. So unhappy in fact, heâd refused to have anything to do with this. How is he supposed to make money off this whole deal? Whereâs the fun? The thrill? No, no, no, he was absolutely not going to participate. He expected some sort of begging or coercion, but actually each of his brothers were alright in knowing each of them would have more time with you with Mammon out of the way. Well, out of everything, he was not having that. Right after his outburst, he was all too happy to be onboard. He proclaimed he was going to be the best, the cutest, the most amazing maid ever. Naturally. So, all of his brothers might as well go home and leave it to him. The Great Mammon would take it from here. One, they were already home. Two, no, none of them were leaving. As a maid, heâll most likely end up messing up a lot of things, but youâve never seen him try harder in his life for something that wasnât attached with a price tag. And that honestly made it worth it.Â
He wears a uniform with short sleeves and a mid-rise skirt that stops right at his knees. It sort of reminds you of a diner outfit more than a maid uniform, with two separate pockets sewn into the apron. The apron itself doesnât go over the chest and around the neck, instead, it simply ties around the waist. The bow wrapped in his hair and his knee-high socks are a pleasing gold color, one that matches the sunglasses he still wears despite it not fitting the rest of his look.Â
His main chore is errand boy. Heâs running from here and there to get you and his brothers what they need to carry out their chores. Heâs always busy buying groceries, delivering things to your room, dropping off supplies for the other maids to use. Not only is he the fastest so this is more efficient, but it does a pretty good job of wearing him out at the end of the day.Â
He always has had the capacity to be cute, but somehow with this new occupation of his, heâs become increasingly adorable. And itâs during this time where you realize how much he cares and pays attention to you. He may be considered a terrible maid, but you appreciate his efforts and the gifts he bought for you, even if he had spent the money for food on it. And where Lucifer strives to keep you safe, Mammon strives to keep you entertained, even if it means going against his older brotherâs carefully laid plans.
âMaster! While I was out grocery shopping I saw your favorite snacks and snagged them for ya! If you eat them now, Iâll take the trash away so Lucifer never knows, eh?âÂ
âHere is your dinner, Master. Iâm sorry itâs so late, Satan was making it all wrong! Tch, What kind of maid forgets that you prefer it prepared soft and without any Super Spicy Devilâs Sauce? I had him remake the whole thing for ya.âÂ
âWelcome home, Master! Iâve finished all my errands for today! So...can I...spend the rest of the day serving you personally?âÂ
âHey! Master! Lucifer is busy helping Asmo with the laundry, how about we sneak away? You deserve to have a little bit of fun, eh?âÂ
âMaster? Oi, Master?...I canât sleep...can I get something for you? Anything?...No, I didnât say nothinâ, go back to bed.âÂ
Despite the fact that heâs been working non-stop for a change, heâs not that different from the normal Mammon except...maybe not as tsundere. And youâd be lying if you said you didnât enjoy the beam of joy in his face when he got to welcome you home. Heâd make sure if you had another tasteless healthy dinner that there would be a steaming cup of ramen on your nightstand. Heâd always keep a little gift in the confines of his apron pockets to give to you anytime he saw you. Heâd no longer try to hide his affection, only now heâd excuse it away under the maid excuse. Youâd miss it.Â
Youâd especially miss the thrill of having him squirrel you away, the shared giggles between the two of you as Lucifer and his other brothers would run all throughout the house, all in a tizzy, looking for where youâd run off to. Mammon and you both were aware theyâd find you in time, so youâd never take the moments for granted.Â
With one of those moments, he helped you up to the roof through the window. Absolutely dangerous? Probably, but he never once let you go. As he grasped your hand, helping you get steady footing amongst the shingles, the voice of frantic maids calling your title could be heard below. You lifted your head to look in Mammonâs eyes before the two of you started laughing.Â
âHow long ya wanna bet?â The glint in his eyes shone brightly against the Devildom moon, the cheeky tug of his lips manifesting into a smirk.Â
âThis time around?â A breathy scoff escaped your lungs, interrupted by the booming voice of Lucifer calling out Mammonâs name. You didnât have long. âTen minutes, tops.âÂ
âTen?â His eyebrows raised, and he gave a little tisk. âI say seven. If I win, I get to keep this little trinket in my pocket.â He pat his hand over the proclaimed pocket, your curiosity sparking. âIf you win, I give it to you.â You both heard a door slam open, and so Mammon quickly grasped the sides of your shoulders to pull you both away from the edge. But it had been too late. Lucifer was on the roof before you two before you could even blink, dragging you both inside the house from the back of your collars.Â
You had figured Mammon won, since technically it was closest to his guess, however, later that night you found a strange little gift beside your bed. Heâd won yet still given you his prize...
LeviÂ
Secretly excited. A little embarrassed, but pleased about the fact that he basically gets to cosplay? Without anyone making fun of him? Itâs a little dream of his, and he holds maids in high regard so he gets a short confidence boost. In fact, for the first time in a while, his brothers look to him for advice. He knows all about maids after all, so he knows how to act, what to do, and what to say. No longer is anyone teasing him for being knowledgeable about this topic. As a maid, his Moe points went up by 35, his Dandere points went up by 10, but your overall love for him goes up drastically.Â
You know he has to wear the most kawaii maid uniform youâve ever seen. It goes mid-thigh, the skirt poofy from multiple ruffled layers. Thereâs an orange bow across the chest, some lining the skirt, and one large one in the back. Itâs very Lolita, little lacy details scattered everywhere, even his headband. The only thing keeping his legs from being bare are the thigh-high stockings pulled over his feet. He was very embarrassed at first. He stayed in his room for who knows how long until he was sure everyone else was dressed up too. They tried teasing him, but the stars in your eyes and the exclamation of how cute he looked forced everyone elseâs mouth shut. Now his siblings are the envious ones.
Levi doesnât really have one main chore, but his focus naturally centered around anything water related. Watering the several plants in the house, washing dishes, scrubbing tubs, mopping the floors etc. He takes on more than anyone expected him to, but he doesnât mind having a longer list. Not only is it simply a maidâs duty which heâs proud to uphold, but he sees them as objectives. Plus he doesnât mind keeping busy, heâd go crazy without something to do.Â
Surprisingly enough, Levi is almost neck and neck with Lucifer as best Maid. He gets things done quickly and efficiently. Leviâs determination has helped the House of Lamentation stay squeaky clean, and his shy stuttery nature somehow enhances this role of his. If itâs his unhinged personality or simply an act, youâll never know. He can hardly look you in the eye, keeping his head bowed, and whether it goes against Luciferâs wishes or not, heâs all too ready to help get you whatever you desire, as a good maid should.Â
âW-welcome home, Master. No, please donât step there! The...the floor is still wet, please forgive me. H-here, let me help guide you to the stairs.âÂ
âLet--let me pull your chair out for you, Master. There we go...is that good? Did--did I do okay?âÂ
âI canât believe Lucifer denied you what you wished for?! Thatâs not what a maid is supposed to do! Theyâre supposed to do everything! They should do what their master asks with a grin and a bow! I can be ten times the maid he is!...So...tell me what it is you want, Master, and I--I will do everything I can to fulfill it for youâŚâ
âI-I know Iâm not as good as the other maids, but please, Master, let me do something for you!âÂ
Nothing makes him happier than seeing the smile on your face when he does something right. Only, he makes you a little worried. Heâs been pushing himself really hard for this. Suddenly changing his lifestyle all at once must be difficult for him. How has he not gone crazy without playing any of his games?Â
So you indulge him when you have the chance, ordering him to play a game with you or recommend a new show. Then the excited Levi comes back into view, some of the stress melting away as he describes the shows he knows you will love the best. You do like Maid Levi, but you miss his little rants about broken plot, his cries over character death. The otaku that youâd come to know he had hidden himself away these last few days. Youâd be happy for him when it was all over.Â
Until then, youâd let him take care of you. Even if you didnât need or want anything, youâd go send him off to do something, watching him swell with happiness. Whenever heâd return, youâd make him bow, taking the time to rub his head and assure him he was doing a swell job.Â
âWhy donât you get some rest, Levi? Youâve done a lot for me today.âÂ
âI canât!--I mean, Iâm alright, Master. Itâs my duty to always be attentive!â He attempted a little curtsey, but you could notice his legs slightly tremble.Â
âLeviâŚâ Once again, you brushed your hand over the top of his head, a finger curling around one of his strands. âYouâve done the most out of everyone here, and even Lucifer is exhausted. I order you to get some rest.âÂ
âBut--âÂ
âYou would deny a direct order from your Master?â You raised an eyebrow, but kept the soft smile against your lips. He stiffened, but then slowly shook his head. âGood. While youâre at it, I order you to eat a good meal, take a shower, and get at least 8 hours of sleep, understood?âÂ
All he could do was stammer, shifting the weight of his body from one foot to the other. How long had it been since heâd taken decent care of himself? Much too long, probably. Youâd felt strange at first dishing out orders left and right, but you didnât hesitate with these, holding your ground until Levi lowered his head and obeyed.Â
At least you still had a few more days left with this power. Maybe youâd make him say something nice about himself tomorrow.Â
Satan
His annoyance was outweighed by the intriguing curiosity. Heâd read about maids in some of his history books, but never had the opportunity to see one much less become one. So, he decided to give it a shot as a learning experience. After all, it was only for a few days, and unlike some of his brothers, he could handle nearly anything for a few days. Besides, he saw this as another opportunity to annoy Lucifer at any turn as well as one-up him by being the better servant.Â
He wears a cat maid outfit, he really didnât see another option. The fake cat ears atop his head match his hair color perfectly, as well as the fake tail tied around his waist, sticking out of the skirt. Thereâs a small kitty shaped hole in the middle of his chest and a green paw print pattern in the corner of his apron. A shiny golden bell attached to a green ribbon adorns his neck. He wasnât embarrassed putting it on, but once he saw the look on your face when you first caught the sight of him, for once he nearly hid away. He could hardly breathe once you started playing with the bell strapped to his throat.Â
His main chore is cooking. He knows his way around the kitchen well enough and always knows the proper cookbook if he needs to look up something new. Plus, he always tries to go the extra mile, adding little designs to the food he makes for you. Of course, theyâre all cat themed. Not only does he find this a great creative outlet, but he relishes the look of excitement on your face when he lifts the lid to the tray. He loves it even more when you upset Lucifer by setting aside your work for him.Â
His rather bold and assertive nature slowly melted away with time as a maid. Shy Satan is a rare character indeed, and it has you wondering if this is some sort of act heâs putting on for your amusement. He has been secretly taking lessons from Levi after all. Wherever this new side of him came from, you did your best to enjoy it while you could.Â
âHere is your lunch, Master...I...do you really want me to say it?...Ahem, I--Iâm sure youâll find it cooked to purr-fectionâŚâ
âYou called for me, Master? Really? You--I--fine...Nya~...can...I go back to work now?âÂ
âIâm not one to question you, Master, but...Is petting my head while I read to you truly necessary?...Alright then...Just donât tell anyone else about it, please.â
âMaster, do you know anything about the strange red light thatâs been distracting me from my duties? You know nothing, huh? HmmâŚâ
âMeow-ster, Paw-lease, I beg of you, no more cat puns.âÂ
Out of everyone so far, youâll be the most upset when Satan goes back to his normal lifestyle. He would always be off, doing whatever he wanted, requesting your presence at the strangest and almost most inconvenient of times. As a maid, you always knew where he was, and now he would receive affection on your terms, not his. Although, you can tell itâs driving him a little stir crazy, his head snapping to around with the slightest of noises.Â
So, you thought leaving him to his own devices for a day and not teasing him would be good for him. So, that day, when he brought you breakfast, you thanked him and nodded, beaming at the whiskers on your pancakes, but then sent him away. He curiously tilted his head, but left you in peace. Lunch came, and you did the same, but this time he frowned. You even went as far as to tell him not to worry about dinner, thinking he needed more of a break, but thatâs when he spoke his feelings.Â
âHave I upset you in some way today, Master?â He turned his head slightly away from you, but kept your gaze.Â
âOf course not, I just thought you deserved a break from my joking today. Iâm sure itâs not fun, being stuck inside most of the day, having me as your master.â You gave him a grin of assurance, but he only seemed more upset.Â
âDo you think I would put as much effort into my service as I do if I didnât think you were a worthy Master?â He took a small step towards you. âIâm here because I want to be here, so donât push me away.â He brushed his forehead against your shoulder, blushing but smiling brightly as you rubbed the top of his head.Â
He could stay like this for a while longer, you didnât mind.Â
Asmo
Possibly the most excited of the bunch. Typically, heâs never a fan to take care of someone other than himself, but he did count you as an exception. He would look absolutely adorable for the next few days? And so would his brothers?! It had taken centuries of pointless begging to try to get them to dress up, but they never did, but somehow you always managed what he could not. He was a little clueless at first on how to take care of someone else, but then he figured he would treat you like he did himself, which resulted in the most caring and loving Asmo youâd seen so far.Â
Did he already have an outfit in mind? Most definitely. Honestly, he attempted to wear nothing but an apron, but that plan was quickly quashed by his siblings. However, he still found a way to rock the maid outfit in his own way. It was a French style uniform, the top squeezing him like a corset. The skirt was so short, it just reached the top of his thighs. Instead of socks, he opted for fishnet tights and a pair of high heel shoes. How he would get anything done in that, you would never know, but he managed despite all odds.Â
His main chore consisted of mostly laundry. Washing all the sheets, clothes, and curtains in the house, which would take up a surprising amount of his time. Heâd make your bed and fold your clothes, preparing an amazing outfit for you to wear the next day. Other than that, he always made sure you and everything else around him looked amazing.Â
Not much changed at first, he seemed like normal Asmo, complimenting his looks, standing in strange poses as he went about his daily chores. Then, slowly, he talked about you more, paying more and more attention to you till the unthinkable happened, he neglected himself to make sure you were taken care of.Â
âOh, Master! Look at what Iâm doing! Wouldnât you say Iâm absolutely ravishing as a maid?âÂ
âMaster! I picked out an adorable outfit for you to wear tomorrow, itâll almost be like weâre matching!â
âMaster, please, I know Lucifer said this needs to be done, but look at your eyes. Come with me, we must treat you at once.â
âIâm not sure, Master, I think in this case, Lucifer is right. A healthy Master is a beautiful Master! Although, I think youâre breathtaking already. I couldnât serve just anyone you know!â
âShut up, Mammon, I donât care what my hair looks like right now! Where did the Master run off to?! Itâs been hours since they drank any water! Their lack of self care is going to be the death of meâŚâ
Asmo ends up being another one for team health. He does your skin care in the morning and at night before you go to bed. Somehow, he always knows when you run out of water, right by your side to refill your cup/bottle before going back to his chores. Asmo makes a great maid, and youâd be lying if you said you wouldnât be sad to see him go back to normal.Â
Somehow, he had the magical potential to make coming out of your comfort zone as comfortable as could be. Would he still do the same when this was over? Well, you guessed you had to enjoy it in the moment while it lasted, while he could put you on a pedestal without shoving other people beneath it.Â
âWhich one for tomorrow, Master?â He held up two articles of clothing, both of which were way different than you would normally think to wear.Â
You frowned, rubbing the fabric of one of the options between your fingers. âFor me? I donât think either of those...work with me. Is there something else?âÂ
âNot work with you? Oh but, Master, anything can work for you. For example, This one,â He took the top and held it against your chest as he gestured to the mirror, âmakes your eyes look amazing. And this one makes anyone look amazing, trust me.âÂ
You took a deep breath in, after all, youâd only really be wearing it at home. âOkay, um...this one. Letâs be bold.â He squealed, setting the right outfit aside for the next day, mumbling something to himself about the most beautiful master in the Devildom...whatever that meant.Â
He always found a way to make you shine, and being a maid didnât change that.Â
Beel
He was rather indifferent to the predicament. Everyone was fine? No injuries or foreboding death? He could still eat? No problem there then. It would disrupt his workout schedule more than he preferred, but he found creative ways to use his chores like an at-home gym session. Plus, any excuse to get to hang around you more or do something for you is something he can get behind. Unlike his other brothers, heâs not seeing this as a competition. Heâs going to do what he can to the best and fullest of his abilities, just like he always does. For this reason, heâs always been a sort of foundation to depend on, and youâre glad his new position wonât change anything with him.Â
His uniform...was an issue at first. Either his sleeves and shoulders would rip or the buttons would pop off the chest, so it took a while until something could be form fitting but remain intact. It had gotten to the point where they opted out of sleeves altogether, they were just such a hassle. But other than that, Beel is surprisingly comfortable in a skirt. Thereâs no issues with the fabric needing to stretch and bend around his thighs. He could do squats for days without any tears! He does find it hard not to eat the red bows and ribbons on his outfit...they just look like pasta in the right lighting.Â
Like Levi, he has a lot of scattered cleaning to keep him busy. He mows the lawn, wipes down every window, and handles the vacuuming. It's a sight to behold watching him work. At one point, he got so focused, he picked up an entire couch with just one arm as he cleaned underneath. Do you slyly hide things under couches now to have him get it? Thatâs a secret only you know the answer to.Â
Heâs very good with his tasks, but he struggles with, as Levi calls it, âMoeâ. He does his best, and while he might not get the highest points in this category, just him trying is absolutely enough. He desperately wants to succeed, even if being cute is entirely new to him.Â
âHere, Master, I found this flower while I was working in the garden...do you want it?âÂ
âMaster, I...Satan has banned me from the kitchen...do you have any snacks left? I promise Iâll make up for it.â
âMaster, please! Do not come in here while I am cleaning! What if something hurts you? Here, let me escort you to safety.âÂ
âNoâŚ.I wonât accept your dinner...you--you have to eat, Master. I know itâs not your favorite, but itâs good for you.â
âHey! Where are you trying to go while no oneâs looking? Itâs not safe going alone, so I will come with you. Wherever you go, Master, I will be there with youâŚâÂ
He and Lucifer make a great overprotective gang. Beel hardly ever goes against his older brotherâs wishes, and in this case, he agrees that your health and safety come above all else. And only now is he worried about every little corner of the house. Boxes? Dangerous. Hot food? Dangerous. How could he live with himself if you burnt your mouth? But not to worry, he is there to make sure you are completely safe.Â
On one hand, you thoroughly appreciate his consideration, but on the other, you almost miss independence. Although, everything Beel does is with a little smile and those puppy-dog eyes you never have the strength to shoo away.Â
And actually, his concern did come in handy on a few occasions. There was the time where the cleaning chemicals ended up being dangerous for humans, the time a stack of boxes nearly fell on top of you, but the one you remember most, the time the lawn mower snagged on a pebble and shot it out. With incredible speed, he had tackled you to the ground. You were about to question him until the sound of breaking glass could be heard behind you.Â
âThat was far too close,â Beel sighed, still covering you with his body.Â
His weight of pure muscle started to weigh heavy on your lungs. âB-BeelâŚâ He quickly got up, helping you to your feet. He straightened the new wrinkles in your clothes, frowning as he cupped your face, squishing your cheeks as he checked you over for wounds. âBeel..Iâm okay.âÂ
He let you go as you grabbed his wrists, his brows furrowed deep in worry. âSee, Master, I told you itâs dangerous. We should go right to your room.âÂ
âYou also said the same thing about my soup, BeelâŚbut...thank you...you always know right when to get me out of trouble.âÂ
With that, he widely beamed. âOf course, Master. Thatâs my main goal. I will do anything to make sure you are safe...â
Of course, none of that changes whether Beel is a maid or not. Protection is what he does best, that and eating. Although, as a maid, you never have to worry about him stealing your food...so you at least for a bit longer, your snacks are safe.Â
BelphieÂ
He wasnât the biggest of fans about the notion of being a maid. It just...sounded like so much work. Endless amounts of chores and menial labor? No thank you. Other than picking up after himself and the occasional chore rotation, cleaning for him was saved for mostly punishments passed out by Lucifer. So, being a maid sounded like torture. However, three things finally convinced him to come around to the idea. One, he always enjoyed ruffling Luciferâs feathers whenever he could, and this had a lot of potential. Two, Beel was going along with it, and usually he followed his twin wherever he went. And three, you told him it was fine that he didnât want to do it, which suddenly persuaded him to go along. He never said that he didnât want to, but now that you mentioned it, he was going to do the opposite.Â
His uniform is extra poofy and soft. The sleeves are round, the skirt almost sticks out more than Leviâs, and his legs are covered in fleece-lined leggings. His apron and headband are covered in a cow print pattern, and a purple choker necklace decorates his neck. You attempted to coax his tail free to tie a small cowbell around the end of it, but he didnât entertain the idea. Too noisy.
Heâs mostly assigned to dust and straighten cushions and pillows. However, the idea was a bit flawed seeing as how heâd usually end up falling asleep on aforementioned pillows, only to have to have them be messed up right after he fixed them. Although, to be perfectly honest, heâd end up falling asleep no matter what chore heâd been assigned. Just seeing him work though is a feat in itself.
Belphie as a maid hardly changes a thing personality wise, he still tries to pry you away from your responsibilities, tempting you to join him in his slothful ways. So, alongside Mammon and Levi, he focuses on making you happy first and foremost, only, he hopes your wishes coincide along his own.Â
âHey, Master, you look tired, how about you come take a nap? I did just fluff up your pillows for you, donât they look cozy?âÂ
âWhat does it matter what Lucifer suggested? Youâre the Master, do whatever you want. He wonât be able to stop you.âÂ
âI...zzz...no donât eat that...Beel...Huh!? No I wasnât sleeping, Master, I was just testing this cushionâs comfort levels. It passes.âÂ
âOkay, I usually say it as a joke, but youâve been up way too late, Master. Here, itâs a nice cup of hot chocolate I made for you, it should make you sleepy. Once youâre done, weâre going straight to sleep. Yes, I said we.âÂ
He might not have changed all too much, but he does seem a bit happier, not as nonchalant about everything, plus he does get an absolute kick out of seeing Lucifer work alongside his siblings like everyone else. Although, the nighttime is when he thrives. While everyone else is asleep, he makes nightly rounds, ensuring everyone gets good rest, even Lucifer as much as Belphie acts like he canât stand him.Â
During the night, if you canât sleep or end up waking during odd hours, he enjoys being the only maid around. He can have you to himself, and itâs hard to deny a Master who looks as cute as you do when youâre sleepy.Â
âAnother restless night?â He snuck into your room without a sound. He always seemed to know when you were awake.Â
âYeah...just my brain wonât shut up I guess.â You groaned, your body trying to remind you that you were exhausted, your muscles aching as you moved.Â
âThat wonât do at all. As much as I would enjoy you being up with me, my Master needs good rest.â He shook his head, and held out a single finger as he told you to wait before speeding away. When he returned, he threw a few more pillows onto your bed and unfurled a different blanket. Albeit a little forcefully, he shoved you back down onto the bed, pulling the new blanket over your shoulders. It surrounded you with fuzzy warmth, your eyes already heavy. The pillows smelled like sugar and lavender. âA little bit of help from Asmo and a nice dryer.â He settled down on his knees near your bedside, telling you stories about the stars until you fell into a restful sleep.Â
He might not be the best at his tasks, but he always served you in his own little ways.
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Ducktales: Terror of the Terra-Firmians! (Lena Retrospective) (Commission by WeirdKev27): Launchpad Looses his Last Brain Cell and I Loose My Patience
Welcome back Weblena Warriors to the second part of my look at everyoneâs favorite Emo Teen Shadow Lesbian Duck... and probably the only one but hey, semantics, Shadow Into Light, which was made possible by viewers like you, the ultra humanite and a commission from WeirdKev27. Picking up where we left off, we have our first episode that has a different intended order than airing order.Â
As most of you probably remember, but some of you who joined later might not be aware of the broadcast order for the first half of season one is, in the academic sense, pretty fucked. Itâs not Darkwing Duckâs entirely fucked by a web of badger spiders and a queen snake on top to make it some sort of train situation, but by just sorta airing whatever episodes they wanted to, Disney messed with the character balance so Huey got less focus, not that he got a ton of focus this season but still, as well as leaning into the episodes focusing more on the kids with less involvement from the adults which gave the wrong impression about the series. While it IS very focused on the triplets and webby, the show isnât entirely about them, but as Frank has mentioned a few times, Disney Channel apparently has this WEIRD thing where they assume kids wonât like stories starring the adult characters.Â
Yeah Iâve been wanting to talk about this for a while. Mostly how itâs so dumb I could swear Pauly Shore was an exec at Disney Channel. And he might be I donât know what heâs doing these days and iâd like to keep it that way. For starters, the Scooge comics, while barely published in the US these days, are still popular globally and have appealed to kids and adults for generations and are mostly focused on him, with the kids in a supporting role and Ducktales, you know the thing your directly remaking here, was also mostly about him with the triplets supporting, if a bit less than the comics. Most of the Disney Afternoon was about adult characters, with any kids in side roles in the main cast. And it comes off entirely hypocritical of them to say this when the MCU is easily marvelâs biggest cash cow at the moment, and marvel properties have appealed to both kids and adults, like the duck comics, for decades. And if itâs because the marvel cartoons werenât doing well , Iâll let you in on a little secret: Those didnât do well because they looked bland and from what Iâve seen of them felt kind of bland, though I havenât seen enough to fully judge. Kids LIKE adult characters as much as kid characters, and also like teen characters despite not being teens. Focusing on either is valid and while I LIKED Disneyâs youth starring shows I also want another X-Men cartoon before I turn 50, and I bet kids would like that too, with the last one only failing because you bailed on it because you were throwing a hissy fit over fox having the movie rights, and do not get me started on that. Point is this argument is horse shit and should stay in the stables.Â
So yeah I do think this episode came too soon and itâs placement effected it at the time and as such it dosenât have the best rep with the fandom aside from the Lena bits and that includes me. The fact it was very early in the series and the characterizations hadnât yet sunk in really hurt this episode in places but is it really that bad? Join me under the cut to find out
We open at the movies! Which scrooge apparently hasnât been too since the 1930â˛s or seen any on video despite Della existing and being really stubborn.Â
A rant for another episode. But the kids just got out of a Mole Monster movie, along with Lena, Beakly and Launchpad. Their reactions are as follows: Lena, Webby and Dewey really enjoyed it, Huey found it unrealistic... says the boy whose uncle fought a dragon made of gold a month or two back but weâll get to that, and Louie was bored and felt it didnât have enough of the ultra violence, kids these days itâs not about the gore itâs about the tension. And Beakly.. is just pissed Lena tricked them into seeing this and said it was educational. And the more I think about it the more this sounds like BEAKLYS fault than Lenaâs. BEAKLY is the one who likely bought the tickets, who saw it was likely an r or pg-13 and who as weâve seen HAS A PHONE, and ulnike scrooge probably isnât so stingy she wouldnât spring for a smart phone, so she couldâve just googled it, or whatever bird related pun is in this version.. gandered it.. yeah letâs go with that, gandered it, and SEEEN it wasnât appropriate or walked htem out of the theater and ate the cost if she was that bothered by it. Sitting through a Horror Movie you didnât research, didnât pull the kids out of and dindât bother to even check the poster for or use basic common sense is YOUR fault. And this couldâve worked fine, had Lena talk the kids into begging for it or had launchpad take them and have Beakly find out after, having driven to pick them up as she didnât trust launchpad to take them home. Instead it makes the former super spy look REALLY stupid and feels really out of character for a SPY to not to do research. And it wasnât like they decided on this later, Bentina being a spy was part of the characterâs backstory from day one and its made clear as early as episode 2 in both airing orders. This is just lazy writing to justify the episode and I expect better from this crew.Â
But an argument errupts between Huey and Webby over the Terra-Firmians, a hidden race of rock people living in Duckburgâs discontinued sewer system, allegedlys. So Lena suggest simply going down which gets a disapproving look from Beakly, despite you know this being their bread and butter, and the fact that if she had a problem with Scrooge not being involved.. she could just call him. Exploring fabled rock people is something heâd be into. I mean thereâs a low profit margin but it also costs him almost nothing to walk to the theater or have launchpad swing around and pick him up. Just gas which given how much he pays for jet fuel isnât a big ask. But Beakly soon gets distracted by Launchpad whose convinced the film is real and is attacking the poster a grim sign of things to come as while Beakly annoyed me in this one on rewatch, especially after realizing the above... Launchpad annoyed me both times and for VERY good reason weâll get into. This provides a distraction and allows the trio to escape. Cue titles.Â
After the title sequence, our heroes head deeper underground, thereâs too much panic in this town... I mean props to Donald for trying something new but he really needs to rethink his cologne choices. Sex Panther is just.. not a good smell on.. anyone.Â
So our heroes journey through the depths of the subway system, and we find out part of why Hueyâs so skeptical, as he finds anything that isnât in the Junior Woodchuck Guidebook to not exist, though the cracks in this already show as heâs added anything that does. Weâll get back to this later but as you can tell the basic dynamic for 24 minutes is Webby being a wholehearted True Believer and Huey being a Skeptical Sally. And Lena is just sorta âEh gives me an excuse for shenanigansâ about it. We also get a peak into webbyâs mind as we see her notes .. which really just come off as Terra-Firmian fanfiction involving a war of succession between two sides, the terraâs and the firmies, something based on previous media, and also some doodles of a fictional candy called webby-dings and herself as a superhero, both things I want to see.Â
But yeah the first third of the episode is pretty simple, just them journeying, the occasional shift in the firmament, and itâs not bad, and there are a few great bits: Huey nerds out about rocks, and finds them way more interesting than a possible rock monster.
Which leads to the best gag of the episode as when Huey tries to pick up a big sample Webby, annoyed at his hyperfixation on the JWG, asks him to ask his book for help.. which he does by reading it and actually manages to pick the large rock up. This is halted though when Lena screams.. though she really just did it to draw them to an abandoned subway car full of glomgold posters for glomgold products because of course a failed subway project has his name plastered over it. You canât spell glomgold without failure.. the failure is silent. Glomgold is not.Â
The fun is interuptted though by a livid Beakly who had realized they were missing in an earlier scene, after telling the Manager that McDuck Industries would pay for the poster.. and then found out Launchpad also destroyed the toilets âThey come up thorugh the sewers!â. Launchpad thatâs CHUDS, Ninja Turtles and Rats who raised Ninja Turtles like their own sons, mole people dig or use old mineshafts. Itâs basic mole science. Also Beakly really shouldnât sweat it, I just assumed the city has had a runnig bill witht he company for âMcDuck Family and Employee Related Accidents, Mayhem and Shenanigansâ. I mean heâs had Gyro on his payroll for at least a decade and a half by the series start, Gyro has leveled whole sections of city in an afternoon more than most giant monsters. Of which several have destroyed Duckburg. It got better.Â
Point is sheâs livid about them sneaking off with Lena pointing out their some sort of adventure family and Beakly.. saying she wonât see them again, or at least implying it hard. Iâll put a pin in this, as the train buckles and a bit of seismic, or rock men, activity means their stuck. So they divide into teams: Beakly will go try and unhook the train car from the busted cars so they can ride out, Launchpad will go try and fix it, and we get this lovely exxchange as a result
Launchpad: Cool never crashed a train before Beakly: Canât you try driving it without crashing it? Launchpad: Wha?Â
His face in that scene is priceless. He takes Dewey along. More on that in a second. Webby, Huey and Louie are told to stay put with Beakly only bringing Lena along because she dosenât trust her. So since we have three split plots for a second... letâs split up gang, starting with the most aggrivating, middling with what you all came here for and why this is part of the retrsopective, and ending with the plot that directly heads into the final part of the episode.Â
Launchpad and Dewey: GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Okay starting with the most infamous plot and easily the worst part of this episode, probably the worst plot in any Ducktales 2017 episode. Thatâs not hyperbole itâs really that bad and really pissed people off, as fans of the original launchpad felt they made him overly stupid. This is where the airing orderâs a problem as putting an episode with a subplot where one of your characters is obnoxiously dumb right up front means they assume this is his charcter and not just one poorly written chapter in a very dumb but very loveable characters life, likely because the writers hadnât figured out how to properly scale his stupidity with comptience.Â
So as a result we get a good 3-4 mintutes if not agonizingly more of Launchpad assuming something he saw in a fucking movie film was real. That.. thatâs his actual plot. Need I remind you, heâs in his late 20â˛s early 30â˛s. Heâs not much older than me. While other episodes have him as dim this one claims he CANâT TELL FACT FROM FICTION.Â
There are lines you have to keep with your characters to keep the audience from hating them. They crossed it about 80 times with this plot and make Launchpad into a gibbering dunderhead who canât do anything right versus a regular dunderhead whose good at one or two things and loveable enough for us to like him and not care about his numerous safey violations and child endagerment charges. Thankfully this is the ONLY episode that gets this bad and they clearly learned from this, but it dosenât make it any less of a tough sit.Â
Dewey spends most of the subplot with a look on his face that just screams that heâs as done with this bullshit as we are, as Launchpad assumes heâs a mole person and brought along a pipe to presumibly bludgeon him, because wanting to cave his best friends skull in over stupidity is a GREAT look> Thankfuly he does not. And when the lights come back on Launchpad.. assumes heâs a monster because of bright light, GAH, and locks him out before they end up outside and the plto resolves itself by Dewey pointing out by Launchpadâs utterly baffling logic that he could be a mole monster, so Launchpad.. assumes he is.Â
The subplotâs later buttoned up as he claims âI love being a mole monsterâ, again diffrent subteranian creature launchpad, she says heâs not and my suffering is thankfully at an end. This plot just sucks, itâs bad, overly stupid and dosenât work with an adult character. Someone like say Ed from Ed, Edd N Eddy, or someone who belivies in weird conspiracy stuff like Dale Gribble or Stan Pines. with either of them this plot wouldâve been fucking great. I could buy it from Dale and it just comes off as his normal paranoid weirdness. With Launchpad it comes off like he seriously needs help because the episode frames it as if he canât tell ficton from reality, and his splotlight episode later would directly contridct this and make this episode even more aggrivating, as heâs a fan of Darkwing Duck, and KNOWS itâs acted out by an actor, so why wouldnât he get this? Itâs just....
It sucks, it sucks and I thankfully get to move on to a better subplot
Beakly and Lena: What You Are in the Dark
Beakly tells Lena sheâll never see Webby again after this.. then chastises her when she wonât help despite you know having just said sheâs going to force their friendship apart, which Lena points out. She then gets mad at Lena making a sarcastic comment at her. Okay sheâs lived with Louie for at least a week in airing order and a month or two in actual order. She has to be used to this by now. Sheâs insolent.. because you show her no respect, blame her for something that while sure she talked you into, you shouldâve known better, and top it off by saying you want to keep her from the kids because they have bright futures and come from good familes and asks who rasied her and her face.. well.
Yeah wheras Launchpad and Huey, more on that in a second, were hurt by this being some of their earliest big roles, Bentina wasnât.. until later when we found out just HOW bad Magica is to Lena and how much she dosenât care about her other than as a tool to use. At this point we didnât know just how much Lena was playing webby, how much she was only manipulating her, and even with her heroic act here we didnât know if she only saw Webby as her way to break free. The next episode makes it clear she dosenât and genuinely does care, 100%, so in hindsight it makes Bentina come off as ghoulsih for horribly asssuming about a girl she dosenât know, and even if she did know about Magica wouldnât know the full story, just like us, and then BERATING her after already saying sheâs going to rip her away from Webby, which itself is PRETTY bad as sheâs the only friend the girl has and shâes doing so on... talking them into a horror movie, which as I outlined was more Bentinaâs fault than Lenaâs, and leading the kids into a dangerous place whicha gain, Lena pointed out is something she lets Scrooge do. And trust me i know that she actually knows Scrooge, and we later find out, as weâll cover next month, that she isnât ware HOW dangerous things are with Scrooge. It dosenât change the fact she knows they do dangerous stuff to a point and that Lena may just be acting out. It also dosenât change the fact she drove three children, yes including launchpad, down here with her instead of sending them home with Launchpad.. granted that option isnât the safest but itâs safer than taking her with them thena cting like itâs ALL lenaâs fault when three of the children, again including launchpad, are down there because of HER. Not Lena, HER. Iâm harder on her because sheâs older, wiser and was âraised properlyâ apparently. Though given the way she treats a random teen off the street she again knows nothing about and dindât bother to ask... it begs the question.Â
ITâs a good question. I could see the classism coming from being raised in 40â˛s and 50â˛s britain, judging by the timeline.. but even then sheâs seen the world, and while her nature is supscious, the classit bullshit makes no sense after presumibly working with, and later spymastering for, various agents of various backgrounds. How has she not dropped this in decades. Scrooge very clearly dropped the racisim and homophobia of his time, so it still stands on her for not dropping this. And Lenaâs hurt shows under hte mask for the first time, that beneath the snark and secrecy.. is just an abused teenager with nowhere else to go and no way out being bullied by an older woman whose cutting off the only light at the end of the tunnel nto for good reason but out of classist, overprotective mallice. My issues, which to be fair probably were intentional in the episode but sitll are a bit overblown, aside we do get an absoluttley tremendous moment later as a car falls on top of Beakly.. and Magica, speaking once more urges Lena to leave her, let her die and let their plans progress. And while that iself is.. dumb, what if someone finds her or her corpse later, especially since Scrooge would likely perosnally want to retrive the body to give her a proper burial as sheâs his only friend at this point, or the rest of the family questoin the story?, it fits Magicaâs lack of foresight we see throughout the season. But Lena... saves her. While she later gives an explination, and a valid one at that, itâs clear from her expressoin, her actoins and how she does it... that this is her. Part of it is defiance, as she glares at Magica before doing it, her own stubborn nature mixed with her hatred of her âauntâ, meaning Magica just made it all too easy for her to do this. But the real reason is clear: Itâs the right thing to do. While pissing off her aunt and getting away with it is the cherry on top.. the real reason is that unlike Magica.. Lena is not a killer, not a monster, and not a heartless vacum ofa person. Even if she doesnât like Beakly, for good reason.. she canât, she WONâT leave her to die and leave Webby an orphan again. She loves Webby too much to do that to her and while she may deny it.. sheâs too good a person to leave someone to die for something so petty. Even if she never sees webby again and the plans ruined. Itâs better than the weight of knowing she let someone who wasnât trying to harm her and whose actions, while terrible, were out of misguided protection of her granddaughter, die like this. She saves her. And as weâll see it pays off.. but before that.Â
Huey, Webby and Louie: Into the Unknown This plotâs a bit shorter, as Webby and Huey continue their argument, with Louie eventually making it clear, and not even hiding it when directly asked by Huey, that heâs playing both sides with a delighted expression on his face as the movie was boring but this, this is interesting. Which it is. But itâs interupted by dings on the roof and while Huey assumes iâts just a regular rock, it moves while their not lookiung.. and soon red eyed, horrifying beasts look out at them and the kids flee back to the car. This dosenât pan out as the car starts to shake and is clearly going to collapse.. and while Webby and Louie are prepared to flee, rock monsters or no, Huey, in an utterly heart shattering image.. stays in place, terrified of moving.Â
This is where this plot goes from mildly aggrivating, as Hueyâs Skeptic shenanigans can get on the nerves.. to BRILLIANT. See at the time this was more annoying because it was assumed the skepticsim would be a part of Hueyâs character and weâd get more episodes of him being annoying only to be proven wrong, as he semeingly dosenât learn his lesson at this point, looging the terrafrimians in the guide book. But on rewatch.. this plot is amazing. For starters the plot subtly introduced the defening characteristic of Hueyâs personality, one thatâs become more prounounced in Season 3: His need for Order. He needs things to make sense: He solves stuff because he likes there to be order in the world and something he can understand, he can put in a box in his head. Like a lot of neurotypical people, myself included, he struggles horribly when the clearly defined boxes of his life and things he undestand have wrinkles or complexities he canât get. I for instnace easily got it when I was introduced to the concept of trans people or being non binary.. they just make sense in hindsight: given how our brains are messya nd complicated it makes sense some people would be born in the wrong ones, and tht with all the science and medicine we have to correct that, should be allowed to transition if they so choose. It makes equal sense that some people just donât have a gender or are gender fluid, being both or neither. Despite struggling with non binary prounouns due to force of habit.. I get the concept with no real difficulty. But when it comes to accepting I donât have to apologize for everything and that everyone is not angry or that anger is natural and people sometimes get mad and you canât and shouldntâ fix it.. itâs something I STRUGGLE with even knowing itâs not right, because my brain is just wired that way.Â
Thatâs how Hueyâs struggle comes off here.. he reveals heâs willing to stay and die.. because heâs SO scared of the unknown, that the idea of dying from something he at least knows what it is versus something he dosenât.., so paralizyed by his own brain he canât figure out the obvious.. it takes Webby reaching out to him figuratively and literally, to show him that sometimes you have to face the unknown. The unknown is fucking terrifying.. but it can be good and itâs better than sitting there, scared and unable to move. You have to try, to grow and take that risk that things may not go well to really LIVE.Â
So he does.. and they reunite with the rest of the group.. and soon find the terrafirmains.. who as it turns out once we get some light on them... are actually just goofy looking, brightly colored, each one matching one of the kids, kids themselves, and Huey reaches out and touches one, which by ET logic means their friends now, and the terrafirmians help them get out. And this lesson sticks. While sure Huey catalogues it and it seems it didnât.. heâs never this skeptical again. This douchey skepticsim was only for one episode, his fear of the uknown replcaed with boundless curosity and from here on heâs CURIOUS about new stuff as long as itâs not trying to kill him. He loves taking in new experinces, maybe not to webby levels but he does actually try them and study them instead of just fearing them.Â
Before we wrap things up, obviously we need to talk about the JWG not having entries on a lot of stuff. This would be corrected next season as it returns to being a big book of everything, but dosenât completely contridct this as Timephoon! shows thereâs stillcgaps.. which iâm fine with. While it knowing EVERYTHING was fine for the original series here, with things being slightly more groudned, itâd just be an obvious plothole if Huey didnât use it every single time they ran into something and thatâd get boring. Instead itâs simply that it dosenât know everything, and really in the comics at times it didnât and the triplets found out new things. It knew almost everything mind you, but having some gaps for dramatic tnesion is fine with me and Seasons 2 and 3 decided on that instead of just having it being a scouting manual which wa sfor the best. And even by later in the season hit has guides to getting a small buisness loan, so they already course corrected.Â
So everythingâs wrapped up and while Magica berates Lena for disobeying her.. Beakly interputps, thankfully not seeing magica and admits she was wrong and invites Lena for pancakes, even taking a crack about if their actually pancakes or english muffins with syrup, which sounds like my own living hell, in stride, having clearly grown. And Lena explains to Magica that this was the better approach: now sheâs got the in theyw anted, and is above suspcison for now. Still not so much that an obvious act wonât be detected but enough that she dosenât ahve to work actively around her anymore. Magica scoffs.. and while part of it is probably rage.. part of it is deep down both of them know she did it out of defiance.. and only Lena knows that she did it for the right reasons... she just dosenât get why. She probably justifies it as playing the long game.. but deep down she knows somethingâs changing about her.. and sheâs not sure if thatâs a godo thing or not.Â
Final Thoughts: This episode is as you can tell a mixed bag. Itâs 2/3 of a good episode, with the Lena plot, my issues aside, being excellent and the Terra-Firmian plot likewise fun, even if Huey can get grating the payoff is worth it, and the jokes are really high quality. Itâs just bogged down by that fucking launchpad plot that just crushed my soul in itâs palms every time it came back. I went on at length why i hated that one but boy oh boy was the hate of that subplot warranted and I stand by calling it the worst plot of the series. It is: itâs not funny, it makes no goddamn sense, and it drags down whatâs otherwise a pretty solid epsiode.
Next Time on Lena: Jaws the shark, lurking in the dark, in the depths of the bin one day of a lark decides to get rowdy, get real violent takes a vacay out to Duckburg er.. Island.. also Scrooge faces his greatest Nemesis.. a PR Tour to clean up his image after an unfortunate giant Beanstalk Incident. Be there and be hip to be square.Â
Next Time on This Blog: I Tackle a DCOM for the first time for another commissioned review as we take a look at racisim, specifically Apartheid and breaking indoctrination, with The Color of Friendship. See you next Rainbow.Â
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Day 6 | Coffee
Synopsis: Taehyung has always been protective of youâ and as his little sisterâs best friend, itâs your job to annoy him. When Hanukkah rolls around and youâre confronted with intolerance, Taehyung steps in, becoming a little more than protective.
The 12 Days of Black Christmas Event Masterlist
Pairing: Taehyung x Female Reader
Admin: @psycho-slytherinâ
Trigger warnings: Profanity, mentions of violence, anti-Semitism
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âI have a tall vanilla latte forâŚâ you narrow your eyes, only now reading the name written on the side of the cup: Voldemort. You sigh. âTaehyung. Tall vanilla latte for Taehyung.â He always does this.
Your best friendâs big brother approaches the counter with a smirk. âAre you sure thatâs what it says on the cup?â
You hand him the drink. âDonât you have better things to do than bother me at work?â
âI wish I did. Eunjin needed me to pick her up since someoneââ he eyes you pointedlyâ âIs gonna be pulling a double today.â
âYouâre being a bigger brat about it than Eunjin, and sheâs the one that actually needs the lift. What kinda big brother are you?â You flap your hand at him. âNow shoo, Iâve got work to do.â
Taehyung smiles easily. âYes, maâam.â
Much, much later, you hang up your apron and sigh. Itâs getting colder, and youâre not excited to learn the new holiday-themed drink recipes. If theyâre not aesthetic enough, you know the customers will just throw a fit until you remake it. âTis the season, after all.
You sigh. Youâre tired of Christmas, tired of the decorations that are up from November to February, tired of consumerism, and tired of people assuming that you celebrate Christmas.Â
You donât. Youâre Jewish. And while youâre happy that others enjoy the merry-jolly holiday cheer, you could do without the Christmas-ness of it all. Itâs not like anyoneâs ever said âhappy Hanukkahâ to you.
âSee ya around, y/n,â Namjoon, your manager, calls after you as you head out the door. âMerry Christmas.â
You smile dryly. âYep, happy holidays.â
That Saturday, youâre at your best friendâs house, staring atâ and yet not quite readingâ your Economics notes.
âMan, like, how are you supposed to fix capitalism?â you groan eventually, flopping on Eunjinâs lap.Â
âI dunno,â she laughs, laying down her notebook. âThrow billionaires at the Invisible Hand?â
âI can think of one place to throw them,â you retort, standing up and stretching. âIâm gonna make some coffee. Want anything?â
âA girlfriend.â âBesides that.â
âSome water?â You grin. âThat I can do.â Humming to yourself, you make your way to Eunjinâs kitchen. Youâve been best friends since⌠well, forever. Youâve practically grown up in her house, and vice versa. Of course, the downside of being friends with Eunjin isâŚ
âBoo.â
âGah!â You yelp, a shudder running through your body when you feel Taehyung blow on the back of your neck. âYou dickhead!â
Taehyung roars with laughter, not even flinching when you rear back and kick him in the shin. âSomeoneâs feeling feisty today.â
âYou sure that someone is me?â you reply, fetching your favorite mug. âYouâre the one going out of your way to bother us.â
Taehyung shrugs. âMy winter break started early. Itâs not like Iâve got finals to study for. So Iâm bored. And when Iâm boredâŚâ
âYou annoy us, I got it.â You stick your tongue out at him while spooning instant coffee into your mug. âGet yourself a girlfriend if you have so much time on your hands.â
Taehyung opens his mouth, closes it, and opens it again. âSounds hard. Iâll pass.â
âYouâ whatever. I give up.â Coffee in hand, you march back to the living room without another word.
Several hours pass. âEconomics is the study of the allocation of scarce resources,â you mimic your professorâs dry tone. âAnd economies of scale⌠can fuck all the way off.â
âHey, whatâs the difference between economic justice and economic equity?â Eunjin asks, staring at her notebook in confusion.
âI donât know, letâs just be communist,â you reply. âOh, I canât pick you up from your internship tomorrow, Iâm pulling another double shift.â
Eunjin ruffles your hair. âYou work too hard. Yo, Tae! Can you pick me up tomorrow?â
âWhat, is little miss barista busy?â Taehyung calls from the living room.Â
Yeah, youâre busy. Hanukkah starts soon, the twenty-fifth is next week, and the holiday rush seems to get more intense every year. Besides, your tuition isnât getting any cheaper, and you could use every shift you can take.Â
âItâs getting late, Iâm gonna head home,â you yawn gathering your things. âSee you tomorrow.â
âYeah, see ya.â
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âIâve got an oat milk macchiato forâŚâ you sigh inwardly. On the cup is written the name Aphrodite, goddess of love. âTaehyung?â
And of course, Taehyung swoops in and plucks the drink from your hand. âMan, I thought Iâd get you this time.â
âYouâre early today,â you reply.
âEh, yeah. Iâll kill time here while waiting for Eunjin.â
Youâre tempted to reach across the counter and boop his nose, but then youâd have to go wash your hands and heâd be achieving his goal of keeping you from your job. âSuit yourself.â
A couple of hours pass. Taehyung continues nursing his macchiato while scrolling through his phone, and you try to ignore him as you make drink after drink.Â
âTwo Americanos and a raspberry iced tea for Julian?â you call, sliding the drinks across the counter. Business has slowed to a crawl, with the only customers besides Taehyung being three young men loudly discussing their weekend plans.
They approach, grabbing their drinks.
âEnjoy! Happy holidays,â you say brightly. Itâs so slow your manager might cut you early. You begin wiping down the espresso machine when you sense someone staring at you. The guy from earlierâ Julianâ apparently didnât follow his friends out the door. âCan I get you something else?â you ask automatically.Â
âDonât you mean merry Christmas?â
âUh⌠what?â
âChristmas is next week. Donât you mean merry Christmas?â
Is he high? âI thought I said happy holidays?â Maybe you imagined it and forgot to say it aloud.
âNo, I heard that.â Julian takes another step forward, leaning over the counter. Namjoon is at the register, and you can tell heâs wondering if this guy is giving you trouble. âHappy holidays is what the liberals say to destroy Christmas instead of offending the other snowflakes.â
Your eyes widen. Is this seriously happening?
âSo instead of this âhappy holidaysâ bullshit,â Julian says as his friends reenter, clearly looking for him, âyou say merry Christmas, sir. Understand?â
Gross. Heâs gross. You want him out of the store now. You glue on your best customer service smile and say the only thing you can think ofâ âOkay.â
Julian glares at you with what you can only call unwarranted hatred. âSay merry Christmas, or Iâm never coming back.â
Good.
âHey yo, Julian, letâs just go,â his friend tugs on his arm, glancing at you nervously.
You purse your lips. You have witnesses, and you know Namjoon will call the authorities at a momentâs notice if the guy turns violent. âSorry, I donât celebrate Christmas, so I prefer saying âhappy holidaysâ to include everyone.âÂ
âYou donât celebrate Christmas?â Julian spits. âWhat are you, a dirty Jew?â
You recoil at his words, too shocked to cry, to breath. This has never happened to you before. The way his tone paints you as less than human feels like a knife in your gut.
Julian notices your reaction. âYou are, huh? How do you like gas chambers?â
âO-kay, line way crossed, buddy. How about you leave before-â Namjoon strolls towards towards Julian with purpose, but before he can reach the guyâ
Taehyung clasps Julianâs shoulder tightly. âHi.â he says smoothly, his voice laced with something dark. âThatâs my friend youâre talking to. I think youâre going to want to take that back.â
âJulian, come on, man,â his friend urges, clearly worried that youâll call the cops.
âY/n, go to the back.â Namjoon says, not taking his eyes off Julian and Tae. âYouâve got a car, right? Iâm letting you go early.â
âI-I-â Julianâs eyes, full of malice, follow you as you go to the back and hang up your apron. What else can you do? Namjoon is taking care of it, and TaehyungâŚ
There was something in Taehyungâs voice that youâve never heard before. Something dark, and protective, and⌠scary.
You decide to leave through the back after clocking out. Youâre scared to pass Julian again. What if he comes back to the cafe to harass you?
You parked five minutes from the cafe, and with your head down and your hands jammed into your pockets, you speedwalk away. Just as youâre getting to the car, Eunjin calls you.
âHey,â you say, voice cracking.
âHey. I finished early today and Tae said youâd be able to give me a lift?â
âAh, s-sure. What about Taehyung?â
âI dunno, man, he said something came up. See ya soon, okay?â
Something came up? But he was just in the cafeâ whatever. You just want to leave. You spend the evening after work at Eunjinâs house, studying for your last final. Taehyung doesnât arrive home until late, and you ambush him before the doorâs even closed.
âWhat happened?â You ask.
âNothing, nothing. Your manager called the cops and they needed witnesses,â Taehyung replies calmly.
âOh.â Somehow you expected something less anticlimactic. âWell, Iâm going to head home.â
âBe safe,â Eunjin calls from behind you.
âYeah. Be safe.â Taehyung echoes.Â
You swallow and step out into the night. They live so close by that you never bother to drive.Â
What are you, a dirty Jew?
Your phone rings, startling you. âHello?â
âHey, y/n, itâs Namjoon. I just wanted to check in. You doing okay?â
âY-yes,â you reply. âDid everything go alright with the police?â
âWhat police?â
Your brows furrow. âAhâ my friend said you called the police.â
âOh, the tall guy? Nah, he just pulled that asshole outside. I didnât see them after that. I was gonna call the police, but your friend said it wasnât necessary.â
âOh. What happened to⌠that guy?â
âDunno. Are you okay coming into work tomorrow?â âYeah, Iâm fine. Iâll see you tomorrow.â
âOkay. And y/n?â
âHm?â
âHappy Hanukkah.â
You crack a smile. âHappy Hanukkah.â By the time you hang up, youâre nearing home, and your car keys feel heavy in your pocket. Youâll just check, you decide. Itâs a fifteen-minute drive to the cafe. Youâll just check.Â
Fifteen minutes later, youâre standing in front of the darkened cafe. Taehyung took Julian outside, and then⌠what? Sent him on his way? But then why did he lie about the police?
âUnghâŚâ your ears pick up on a muffled groan coming from the alley behind the cafe. With dread settling in your stomach, you follow the noise into the alley.
If this were a horror movie, Iâd be the first to die.
âHello?â You whisper, switching on your phone flashlight.
âH-helpâŚâ Wait, is that coming from the dumpster? You hurriedly lift the lid, assaulted by the stench. Inside, curled up and covered in blood, is Julian.
âOh my God, what happened to you?â You reach out, offering your hand.
âYouâ you! Donât touch me!â He swats away your arm. âHeâs gonna hurt me again! He told me not to get near you!â
âWhoâ you know what, okay, uh⌠let me call you an ambulance, alright?â
âHeâs gonna find me,â Julian mumbles. âHeâs gonna find me.â
âWho is? What happened?â
Julian meets your eyes, and you feel as though youâre looking at a dead man. âYou really donât know, do you?â
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Nobody asked for this one, but I said I was gonna do it anyway. Barret and Cloud's friendship development.
Don't worry, I'm not gonna make a mile long post. I'm just gonna hit on the key moments, but I think these two deserve a bit of spotlight.
Ok, spoiler warning for ppl who havenât played â do I still need to do this? Eh ok, (I tag FF7R spoilers as final fantasy 7 remake spoilers) and itâs gonna be reasonably long.
Also, this is one personâs interpretation of the scene, so if you disagree thatâs cool and weâll agree to disagree.
Youâre also gonna have to excuse the janky quality on some of the screens, Iâm grabbing them from Youtube and itâs frustrating af trying to get the exact moment I want.
Other analyses if anyoneâs interested.
Shinra HQ vision scene (Cloti/plot analysis)Â
Chapter 3 (Cloti reblog)Â
Tifa character analysisÂ
Aerith Resolution (plot analysis/theory â I should probably update this since Iâve had other ideas since then)Â
Train graveyard (not really an analysis, but I got some sweet screenshots of Cloti)Â
Clotiscrew tunnel analysisÂ
Cloti reunion analysisÂ
The Promise AnalysisÂ
Andreaâs approval (Cloti ask response)Â
Leslie analysis (not mine, but a good read)Â
Cloti action touchingÂ
Aerti friendship analysisÂ
Cloti body language chapter 3Â
Cloti healthy disagreementÂ
Cloti post heliboss battle (chapter 15)Â
Clerith playground sceneÂ
Cloti body language plate fallÂ
Now, strap in and enjoy the ride.
I'm not recapping the whole game lol
Chapter 1: Barret isn't impressed one bit with Cloud. Watching back their early interactions and I keep noticing this sad look on Cloud's face when he's excluded. But then, I'm also like âWell you pushed them away firstâ. But I also wanna hug him.
Yeah, so Barret isn't impressed and he's outright hostile, calling Cloud names and antagonising him. He even shoots at Cloud and then raises his gun to take out a security bot. This man doesn't like Cloud and isn't afraid to show it.
You gotta remember, Barret is 6'5 and built like a brick shit house and has a machine gun on his arm. He's not someone to mess with. Taking that in, Cloud's dismissiveness is pretty impressive. I mean he's almost a foot shorter than Barret, after all, and his sword probably weighs more than him lol
Perhaps by the end of the chapter â after Cloud saves Jessie â Barret might have thawed a tiny bit towards him, but he's still mistrusting and doesn't like him.
Chapter 2 and there's not a lot of interaction between them. Barret does actually agree with Cloud when he says âwhat's done is doneâ in reference to the destruction. This shows Barret is pragmatic and not against Cloud himself, just his role. After that, Cloud's alone for the rest of the chapter until the above screen when he leaps into the cargo carriage of the train and Barret says, âYou had me worried for a minute.â
He looks caught out when the others all look at him because he's been a total dick to Cloud throughout the mission, but this shows he cares about his team, even if he doesn't like everyone on it. Showing concern for his people is the trait of a leader and if the game were showcased differently we could assume that Barret is our leading man.
âThe folks down here don't have the luxury of choice, you know.â
Still in chapter 2 and this is such a great moment between Cloud and Barret! There's no arguing, just Barret giving Cloud a different perspective that's not the badass merc âIdcâ one he's showcasing. You can see once the conversation is over that Cloud grows introspective, so Barret's words clearly resonated with him. This looks like another marker on Cloud's chart of going from a douchebag to a decent human being. He thinks about how things are for other people. Later, Marle tells him to consider others feelings, too. To listen. I'm loving all these small moments that come together to build a clearer of picture of Cloud's development.
Barret actually removes his sunglasses â why is he wearing them at night? â to meet Cloud's eye. This is a gesture that shows his sincerity and belief in his words. He's not just blustering for the sake of it. He cares about the people and the planet.
Chapter 3 and we don't see Barret until near the end. He's back to being snappy with Cloud â understandable since he's being a dick going on about money.
(aside: can I just squee at Cloud smiling at Tifa through this whole bit. He's such a dork)
And when we see Barret again he's very professional and courteous. There's no emotion in his tone and his words are very formal. He could be talking to anybody. His head dips as he's speaking, in an effort to lower himself more to Cloud's physical level. On an emotional one, he's making himself non-threatening. This isnât a confrontation is what heâs putting out.
Cloud doesn't look happy at the dismissal and something we know about him is his desire for acceptance, so this probably hurts, although he acts otherwise.
We're up to chapter 5 and this is a turning point between Cloud and Barret's budding friendship. Barret's in battle dialogue makes it clear he's trying to show off in front of Cloud, who's dismissive still. There's a lot of back and forth between them in the kind of guy banter that suggests they kind of respect each other, but they also just have to put up with each other.
The above screen is the second before Cloud says to Barret that he's better than that in response to his arguing with the Shinra manager. Barret seems surprised Cloud even tries with him, but what's more telling is this expression from Cloud shows he gave it some thought before speaking. He considered the right words to address Barret which shows he's thought about the kind of reaction Barret could have. He took in Barretâs words from chapter 2 and Marleâs from chapter 3. This is called character development!
Chapter and Cloud throws some shade and Barret blusters lol
Tbf Barret's grown a lot less hostile since chapter 1. He's not as combative to Cloud, nor is he maliciously insulting him anymore. They've entered a stage of snarky banter, which we all know is one of the big steps on the road to friendship lol
Clearly Barret being able to see Cloud in action and rely on him in battle â not to mention Tifa's enduring good opinion â are starting to colour his own opinion.
(Tifa actually rears back when Barret waves his arm around in this bit lol)
Barret looking to Cloud for back up here. I mean, they're all in the shit, but this is interesting that he's looking to Cloud for that reassurance they're gonna continue kicking ass. The fact Cloud agrees without even the tiniest disagreement is probably the first time they're genuinely on the same page through their own choice.
Let the friendship begin!
Now, I bet you're thinking I picked this one to showcase cloti, well you're wrong. This is an example of how Barret's mellowed towards Cloud from his chapter 1 hostility to now. Cloud disagrees with him and instead of getting pissed that his leader decision is overruled, he lets it go.This could be a moment of contention between them, but theyâve both grown enough over the game to get to the point that not everything between them is a fight.
Now, maybe Barret's saying this because he thinks Cloud is about to die, but that seems selfish and like he's saying it to make himself feel better after being a douchebag, and for a selfless man like Barret I just don't buy it. He's genuinely regretful of his past actions and this is the point between the two of them that they can start again and actually become proper friends.
There's no time for much of a guy reunion between them when Barret does see Cloud again all the way over in chapter 12 -- thatâs a long ass time apart for Barret to think about how he treated Cloud -- and we kind of brush past Barret's feelings because the plate collapse takes priority.
After that, Barret is much nicer to Cloud, trying to get his praise in battle and being a proper support to him. There's still that snarky banter between them, but the hostile edge has gone. We see a culmination of their friendship development during the stairs climbing sequence. Where before their banter had a hard edge and combative nature to it, this is very friendly and full of jokes and warmth. Barret has definitely softened towards Cloud and considers him a real friend. You can't fake that shit.
Conclusion
Yeah, I kinda cut this short and didn't do the latter half of the game, but that's because it's much more clear than this early development. Focusing on the small interactions between them that built a gradual friendship, it took a huge shock to get Barret to reassess his opinion of Cloud and him dropping from the reactor, going missing and then showing up to save the day covered it. It was like he got a reset and from that he dropped his prejudiced preconceived ideas about Cloud and opened up to him more. Because thereâs such a huge gap between the time Barret sees Cloud again, itâs easy to miss the middle part of their friendship. The part where it goes from dislike to like. Itâs easy to remember Barret hating Cloud and then see them being a team after chapter 12 because those moments stick in your mind more. Itâs the transition that gets lost.
I love their development and how they become friends. It's not the kind of friendship that Barret shows with Red. Those two are bros the instant they met. Cloud and Barret's relationship is more complicated because of Cloud's role and identity. It takes Barret a long time to see past that persona, especially when he's only got evidence of that to go on â unlike Tifa. Once he does, he gives Cloud his full support and trust.
I, for one, canât wait to see how they go forward in Barretâs arc.
#final fantasy 7 remake spoilers#final fantasy 7 remake analysis#Barret wallace#Cloud strife#friendship is the best ship
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Do you have a pair of Beat headphones? I used to have a pair. I mean itâs still around in my closet, but itâs completely broken now with the cable all given out and the cushion for the left ear has been missing for a while. I just donât have the heart to throw it out because it was my absolute favorite pair of headphones that gave me good memories during a particularly shitty time in high school.
How was your week? A little better. Iâve gotten into the groove at work so Iâm no longer shy when it comes to asking questions and giving inputs, and Iâve gained a better grasp of the workplaceâs dynamic so itâs also been easier to communicate with people. Heavy life stuff is still around and it wonât be leaving for a while, but they were easier to ignore this week.
Are any of your electronics not working properly at the moment? Not really, but my phoneâs charger cable recently stopped working. I have a backup that Iâm using at the moment and while itâs able to charge my phone, itâs starting to fray and Iâm not feeling too good about the wires that Iâm starting to see hahaha. I just donât know how to take care of my cables, guys. Anyway, this question made me paranoid so I took a few minutes to wrap a shit ton of electrical tape on the frayed area so I think itâs all good for now.
Are you excited to pick out your wedding dress one day? I like thinking about my wedding but I truthfully dread the wedding gown part. Iâve never been able to decide what look and style suits me best and Iâve just never been good at determining things like that. I like to imagine that Iâd leave that bit to whoever my maid of honor will be, because Iâd definitely prize a second opinion more than my own.
When was the last time you felt relieved? Yesterday, 6 PM when I exited the last Google Meet for the day. It was a Friday night and it meant my work week was over :)) I mean I love what I do, but Friday nights will always hit differently.
Does it bother you when an artist remakes a song that one has previously done? I wouldnât say it bothers me but covers are definitely a hit or miss for me, with way more misses than hits. Nothing wrong with acts putting their own spin on an already existing song, but Iâm personally the âif it ainât broke donât fix itâ type when it comes to music.
What brand of chapstick do you use? I donât use any mainly because Iâm bound to lose them within a week. Same goes for other care products.
Do you really think someone could be perfect? No. Everyone has their flaws and that should be okay to acknowledge.
When was the last time you cried? Wednesday, I think. Itâs been three days! Iâd count that as an achievement. But idk, my sadness comes in waves so I shouldnât be celebrating too early. Iâm sure Iâll feel a pang soon and be crying again over the weekend.
Whatâs a food that you like every once in awhile but not often? Cake. Too sweet and rich; I wouldnât enjoy eating it every day. What letter is the song youâre listening to under? Not listening to music, but I have a YouTube video on.
Would you rather visit the 60s or 70s? 60s would be the lesser evil, I guess. I would NOT want to live through Martial Law in the 70s...I originally wasnât even going to go with 60s because I think the world was a bit chaotic at the time, but I think my country was mostly unaffected by the political/cultural things happening then so itâs whatever.
Are you the type of person that enjoys getting hugs? I donât actively seek them out but it feels nice when someone likes me enough to extend their arms out to me for a hug. I havenât been hugged for a while and I feel kinda empty.
Do your socks say anything on them? I think some of my socks have the brand name on them but thatâs it.
Name a TV channel that only has three letters in it. AMC.
Have you found out who your true friends are? For now, yes.
Gray or Grey? I use both spellings for no particular context. I simply like changing it up lol.
Will you be buying concert tickets any time soon? LOL of course not. And Iâm very picky when it comes to concerts that I choose to attend anyway, so I doubt I wouldâve bought any tickets in the last six months even without Covid unless it was for Paramore or BeyoncĂŠ.
Have you seen the movie The Perks of Being a Wallflower? Did you like it? Nope, but everyone was hyping that movie up when it came out. It never really looked like my thing < Yeah pretty much. I feel like itâs such a teenage-y movie so I was never drawn to it. I also think it would be too triggering for my depression, so Iâve felt wary about checking both book and movie out.
Is there something youâd fall apart if you didnât have? One of my biggest fears is to end up alone, so I always have to have some form of a support system to fall back into. I would be very lost if I didnât have at least one person to rely on.
How many weddings have you been to? I can think of four off the top of my head. I was either a flower girl or a junior bridesmaid for all of those.
When you smile, are you confident? Most times I am; I like to smile. But sometimes I smile just to fake it and avoid any questions.
Have you ever not done something because you were afraid of getting in trouble? Yesss, all the time. Iâve always been all about following the rules and Iâve never seen the appeal in breaking them. That makes me sound boring but at least Iâve never gotten in serious trouble lol.
Was the weather beautiful today? For me it is, but only because I like the rain and cloudy weather. Others might find it bleak and sad, but I feel right at home.
Do you have to have a fan on when you sleep? Yeah, all year long.
Would you rather have an orange, red or gray bedroom? If I had my dream modern/brutalist home, grey would be soooo fucking perfect for the bedroom.Â
Would you ever dye part of your hair blue? Iâm open to it, but I donât think itâll be a good match for my black hair as both are darker shades as it is. If I could dye my hair Iâd pick lighter colors like green or even go all the way to blonde.
Have you ever gone to a private school? Yeah, from kindergarten all the way to high school. Private schools here typically give a better quality of education and they donât give off the for-lazy-spoiled-kids vibe that I always hear from private schools in other countries, which makes them the norm for middle and upper-middle class families.
Is Finding Nemo a favorite movie of yours? I have other favorite animated movies, but that doesnât stop me from loving Finding Nemo. :) I would always tune in for the whole thing if it were on.
Does/Did your school have a uniform? I had to wear one in my first school, but I didnât need one for college.
Turn on the TV. What channel are you on? No TV where I am. I think my parents are watching a movie on their TV, but itâs on Netflix rather than a channel.
Does your house have security cameras? It does not.
Does a popsicle sound good right now? Eh, I guess it sounds fine but Iâd rather have a pint of ice cream. I think that fits better with the weather and the mood that Iâm in today.
Whatâs your favorite exercise workout? My weight training class last year was a lot of fun. I always felt dead after every session haha but I definitely felt healthier. I wish the semester had gone on longer just for that one class.
Whatâs your favorite thing to do? Lol I love doing many different things < Same lmao this question is so vague??? My favorite thing to do these days is binge-watch Rhett and Link content, but I like doing so many other things too.
What did you do for your 17th birthday? I was with Gabie that day and we went to a local art museum, as well as to a restaurant that she had wanted to take me to.
Does your local Walmart have benches in them to rest? We donât have Walmarts.
Was your favorite stuffed animal really a teddy bear growing up? I never had stuffed animals. Well I was given a few of them as gifts, but I was never into them and they always ended up being owned by my sister.
If your house was haunted, what would you do? Not even think about it. Just show them that I couldnât care less, lol.
Are you good at swimming? I can do a few strokes and am pretty good at treading, but I'm prone to panic-kicking when I can tell that the water is too deep.
Whatâs worse: Slow internet or slow walkers? Slow internet is such a pain in the ass. Shouldnât even have to be an issue in 2020 anymore.
What is the rudest thing a guy has ever done to you? Cat-called, whistled at, winked at, lunged at. One good thing about this lockdown is that I havenât had to deal with men as much as I used to. Do you sleep with the sheets tucked in or out? Well I only have one layer of bedsheet and itâs the one that covers up the mattress, so itâs tucked in by default. I have a blanket to cover me up when Iâm cold.
What do you do to fall asleep faster? I find a few videos to watch as that tends to make me feel sleepy the quickest.
Do you carry a bottle of water wherever you go? I used to have a tumbler/water bottle in college but I forgot it at the gym one day and when I came back for it, somebody already stole it :( It was such a handy water bottle because it kept my water cold all day, so it sucks that I lost it. Iâm planning to buy the same model again soon.
Are you afraid that one day you might get cancer? It doesnât really run in my family save for one grand-aunt who had cancer, so Iâm not too worried. But Iâve accepted the fact that it is at least a possibility.
Are you a fast or slow walker? I like being in the middle. Slow walkers are annoying so I try not to be one, and walking fast just reminds me of my mom and how quickly she walks at malls when sheâs supposed to be spending time with her family lol.
Do you usually have to wear a belt with your pants? No. They all fit me just fine.
Does it bother you when peopleâs underwear hangs out? Eghhh, it really does. I know it shouldnât but it really does. I just feel like itâs so invasive and it gives me a lot of secondhand embarassment.
Are you usually the person to try new things with your hair? Not really. I like staying safe with my hair. The most daring thing Iâve done with it is get bangs tbh, and I donât plan on going any further than that.
Whenâs your birthday? April 21st.
What age do you look forward to reaching? I donât feel that way about any age. Whenever I reach ultimate satisfaction and security will be a good enough age for me.
Name a state that begins with the letter M. Minnesota.
Whatâs the first thing you do after a car accident? Think about how to tell my parents. D:
What do you use to get rid of bad breath? Brush my teeth, drink water.
What exercise do you hate the most? Pull-ups.
What do you do at a party? Drink, socialize, tell stories, eat allllllll the food ha.
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Do you have any fascination with the macabre? Examples? >> I mean, sure, I guess you could say that. I think decay is neat and Iâm obsessed with death rituals, stuff like that.
Do you actually think skeletons are scary? >> I mean, if I was seeing my own skeleton, thatâd be fucked up. The bones are supposed to be on the inside, after all. But no, in general I donât find skeletons scary. Itâs just when youâre seeing one when youâre not at all supposed to be seeing one... now thereâs the spook factor.
The Addams Family or The Munsters? Why? >> The Addams Family. Iâm just attached to them; I didnât get attached to the Munsters the same way.
Do you watch any late-night horror hosts? (Like Svengoolie or Elvira) >> Iâve never seen any of those.
Do you enjoy old horror/monster movies, or just enjoy making fun of them? >> I do enjoy some old horror movies. Not all of them, but there are definitely some gems.
What monster movie is your favorite? >> I donât think I have a favourite monster movie, specifically.
Have you ever seen the Rocky Horror Show live? If so, was the event held at midnight? >> Iâm not interested in Rocky Horror so I wouldnât go to one of these. I wish I could have seen Repo! the Genetic Opera live, I heard that was a similar crowd-participation type experience.
Have you ever made fake blood at home? >> No.
Which TV version of Sabrina The Teenage Witch do you prefer? Why? (^^The Melissa Joan Hart one VS. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) >> Iâve never seen either.
Do you ever watch the original Bewitched TV series? Which Darrin did you like best? >> No.
Did you like the Bewitched movie with Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell? >> I did not see it.
Have you ever seen The Witches of Eastwick? Did you like it? >> I did not see it.
Is Hocus Pocus really a good movie, or a bit overrated? >> I donât know, I still havenât seen it...
If you've seen The Craft, who was your favorite character and why? >> I didnât have a favourite character. I wasnât terribly interested in the movie when I saw it. It was okay, it just didnât leave an impression.
Do you think a remake of it would be interesting? Or do you think it worked best in the nineties? >> I donât think the remake -- which does actually exist now, for some reason -- would be interesting to me now, although maybe itâll be interesting for the current teenage/young-adult generation the way it was for teenagers in the nineties. Or... maybe not. The nineties certainly were a different time, and witchcraft is less mystifying nowadays thanks to the internet than it was then.
What witch-themed movie/show is your favorite, anyhow? >> I donât think I have one.
Do you like The Nightmare Before Christmas? >> I actually donât. Youâd think I would, but it just didnât stick.
Do you count it as a Halloween movie and a Christmas movie? >> I really donât know what itâs classified as, but I always assumed it was a Halloween-y movie that just happened to be centered around Christmas.
Do you like Jack or Sally better? >> ---
What other Tim Burton works do you enjoy, if any? >> I loved Edward Scissorhands, and Corpse Bride is fun, but most of his other work has been âmehâ for me. They hit better when I was younger.
Are there any 'dark' or 'spooky' films you recommend? >> Iâm sure I could recommend many, but Iâd have to know who I was recommending them to.Â
Are any horror/suspense films actually scary to you? Which ones? >> Not really. There are a lot of engaging and immersive ones, but I canât say they frightened me. I just enjoyed them.
Are there any songs that put you in a spooky mood? >> I donât think so.
Just for fun -- what would your personal hell look like? >> I donât think thatâs a fun thing for me to think about.
What supernatural/paranormal themed TV show is your favorite, if any? >> The X-Files.
If you've watched Supernatural, did you like Crowley? >> I did like Crowley, when I watched it.
On Supernatural, do you like the angels or demons better? >> The angels. Most of them, anyway.
Did you have to read The Crucible for school? >> I did, and I fucking hated it.
Would you like to visit Salem, Massachusetts? >> Sure.
Would you like to visit the Winchester Mystery House? >> Eh.
What about Alcatraz? >> Meh.
Do you think it would be fun to stay at the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast, even though the 'hauntings' are so obviously faked? >> Probably not.
On that matter...do you think Lizzie actually did it? >> I donât have an opinion.
Have you ever purchased anything from an occult or New Age shop? What? >> Just random things, I guess. Books, pretty rocks, incense, stuff like that.
Do you ever watch paranormal investigation shows even just to make fun of them? >> No. Also, since this has come up again... I donât watch things for the purpose of making fun of them. That seems like a colossal waste of my time, when I could be watching things I actually enjoy...
Did you know Samhain is NOT pronounced Sam-hayn? (It's pronounced Sow-wenn.) >> Iâve also been told itâs pronounced âshah-vinâ. I think it depends on whether itâs an Irish or Scottish person pronouncing it, and what part of the country theyâre from, and so on. But yes, regardless, it is definitely not âSam-haneâ.
Do you know any Pagans/Wiccans? >> Yes.
Did you ever think that Wiccans worship the devil? (We do not. There is no such thing as the devil in Wicca, the devil is a Christian concept.) >> I am aware. No, I never thought that because I never had a reason to.
Do you know any Satanists? >> I think I might. I donât remember.
Have you ever read The Eleven Satanic Rules of the Earth? >> Yeah.
Are there any animals that scare you? >> Not without context. Like, of course Iâd be afraid of a bear if I was under immediate threat by one. But Iâm not just arbitrarily afraid of bears or anything.
Would you ever keep a tarantula as a pet? >> Iâd at least like to be friends with someone elseâs pet tarantula.
Do you wear mostly black? >> Yes.
What do you think are some of the scariest things that happened in reality? >> Oh, you know. Genocide and stuff.
Are there any urban legends in your area? What are they? >> Probably, but I donât know them.
Do porcelain dolls unnerve you? >> Nope.
Does your imagination get away from you if you're alone after dark? >> Nope.
Do you find dead trees beautiful? >> I do.
Have you ever been inside of an abandoned building? >> Yep.
What mythical creature do you think you'd like for a pet? >> What is peopleâs obsession with keeping things as pets, christ. Canât they just exist and I can admire them doing whatever theyâre doing without having to keep them for myself?
Is the light of the full moon eerie or peaceful? >> I mean, I just think itâs pretty.
Have you ever actually believed in monsters? (Like as a kid) >> Not in the childâs sense.
Any recurring nightmares? Care to share? >> No.
What myths/legends do you find most interesting? >> Which donât I find interesting? (Spoiler: theyâre all interesting.)
Have you ever watched The Twilight Zone? Night Gallery? Alfred Hitchcock Presents? If you've watched all three, which is your favorite? >> Iâve watched and greatly enjoyed The Twilight Zone. Never saw the other two.
Do you like the look of gothic mansions? >> Yes.
Do you own any books from Llewellyn Worldwide publishing company? >> Nope.
Did you ever go through a goth phase? >> Phase??? I canât imagine what kind of insane warping of personality would have to occur for me to stop being goth.
#surveys#survey#random survey#(but kind of horror themed)#(i say ''kind of'' because stuff like ''do you know any pagans'' is... not horror themed)#(or any kind of spooky even. so)#not for reblogging *glare*
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Skam Italia season 2, episode 1 reaction
Hello, howâs everybody doing? We survived the first week of a S3 remake. I wrote a little (a lot) about it.
Just to be clear: I completely understand if people just want to hang on and enjoy the ride because itâs S3 again, we love it, itâs an important story for many people! But so far there are aspects of Skam Italia S2 that I am positive about, and there are areas where I have criticisms. Donât read if you donât want to hear some comments that are not 100% enthusiasm. For real, Iâm not trying to be a buzz kill, like Iâm fine with posting these to crickets, lmao, because itâs a fun exercise for me to analyze the remakes even if Iâm essentially talking to myself.Â
Thank you so much to everyone translating this show! Imagine if no one was translating this season. The fandom would lose its goddamn mind. You are literally saving the planet from destruction, thank you for your service.
At the risk of sounding pretentious, Iâm going to put additional disclaimers here, because people have strong feelings about Skam S3, and people also have strong feelings about Skam Italia, and there is already drama when those feelings bump up against each other:
The reason why I started doing reactions to the remakes was to compare the versions of Skam and analyze what worked and what didnât in the adaptation process. This was a clever change to fit this culture, this was awkward and didnât work, etc. While I do want to judge S2 of Skam Italia on its own merits, Iâm not going to leave the original series out of it and look at this season as something that exists in a Skamless void, because thatâs not my aim with these recaps. So if you are really not interested in comparisons to the original show (positive, negative, or neutral) then perhaps donât read further.
Iâm also taking into account this is a different culture than the original show and noting how that might affect this story, and that itâs a big deal to have an LGBT Italian lead in a series and Italian fans are very excited. So Iâm keeping that in mind! But I also think that, should Skam Italia bungle something, itâs okay to call it out, it doesnât get a free pass. We criticized parts of the original series while praising it where it succeeded. Sanaâs season, for example, is extremely progressive as a concept (a Muslim girl lead is extremely rare) but had numerous aspects where it stumbled, and as a fandom there was no shortage of criticism. This goes for both the social justice and educational aspects of Skam as well as writing, directing, acting, and other basic storytelling stuff.
Okay? Okay.
Episode 1
Clip 1 - GET OUT OF THE FUCKING TUB, LOSERS
Right away, I loved the voicemails. They sound like real accounts of homophobia, and I donât know if these are actors recreating them or real people sharing their own experiences, but it was a powerful intro to the season.
I also like zooming in over the city while these voicemails played, over all these dark apartment buildings, because it felt like those voices could be coming from anywhere. They were anonymous. Your neighbor could be gay, the woman who lives downstairs could be a lesbian, and you might never know because theyâre in the closet. You might never know how much theyâd suffered due to homophobia. But theyâre also everywhere. Despite their treatment in society, LGBT people arenât âthe otherâ but can be anyone you know. Thatâs why it zooms into the party, to link these anonymous voices to a face that we we do know.
I saw some people suggesting that maybe these have to do with Martinoâs involvement in the radio station, and that this will be some part of a project that he does, and while I think itâd be awesome if the radio station came into play with his personal development, Iâm ehhhhh about these turning out to be part of Martinoâs project all along because it doesnât seem like it goes with the real time format, and IDK, it seems too literal. But Iâd be OK with it these were more of a thematic device and Martino has a literal confession along these lines later on.Â
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...whoâs that blue-haired girl?
I feel like Edoardo being immediately on screen was to reassure any OG Skam viewers and Incantava fans who hadnât yet gotten the message that EDOARDO IS DEFINITELY NOT GOING ANYWHERE THIS SEASON DO NOT PANIC.
Silvia is watching some girls dance and for a hot second I hoped they were finally hinting at the lesbian Vilde story we deserve, but it seems like she is watching them because of their slim figures, because she reconsiders the piece of cake she was going to eat. Silvia, no.
Silvia is very upset about the hotties at the party and Sana says there only would have been four people there and reassures her that sheâs beautiful, awwww. But Silvia is upset about some Argentinean girl, who I assume is an apex hottie that she fears will outshine her, perhaps?
Silvia waves at Edoardo, who ignores her. You know, Edoardoâs apology to Silvia would feel more genuine if he acted like a baseline decent human being toward her instead of refraining from basic politeness because OH NO he has to shake her off his back (except when he can exploit her interest for his own gain).
Itâs Italian Eskild! He says that Edoardoâs hair is indeed shit, suggesting Eleonora has told him all about it (something for the Incantava shippers) and I mean, I support him giving Silvia a boost, and I support any dragging of Edoardo, except Edoardoâs hair is like the one thing about him that is not shit.
He takes Silvia to dance and comments about checking her boobs to see if she is a virgin, so this is filling in for S2âs âItâs Britney bitchâ moment. I guess theyâre going to incorporate some Skam S2 material into this season in order to accommodate for the switch in storylines.
Hey, you know what I could have strongly done without? Filippo grabbing Silviaâs tit out of nowhere. Thereâs sometimes a tendency for gay men to grope women and get away with it because itâs obviously not sexual, so whatâs the problem? Except the problem is that men, no matter what their sexuality, feel like they have unfettered access to womenâs bodies. Iâm not saying HEâS CANCELED or anything, but it irritated me that they threw in such a small moment that wasnât needed, especially because this is our introduction to this character. Thanks, I want casual groping to be my initial impression of this guy. (Just to be clear, this dialogue happens in the original, but there is no unauthorized tit-grabbing from Eskild.)
And the fact that this moment went so unremarked upon is a sign of how normalized this behavior is, frankly. But they played it off as a funny moment so itâs okay!! Lol Filippo, youâre supposed to be gay!!!
Incantava shippers get a morsel before Eleonora leaves for London as she and Edoardo share a ~glance.
So Filo is Eleonoraâs brother, which is a good way to incorporate his character considering itâs unlikely for Martino or Eleonora to live with a random roommate instead of their families, and they hadnât set up the Filo character in S2 so his appearance in Martinoâs life is going to need to be established quickly. So that makes both the Eleonora-Filo and Martino-Filo relationships more plausible in this culture.
Although lmao, imagine some of Eskildâs S2 scenes now that he and the Noora character are related. Iâm sure Eleonora will need to bleach her eyeballs if she walks in on her brother getting his dick sucked to Circle of Life.
Eva catches up to Martino in the kitchen, and the flirtatious vibes are there right away, you know this isnât going anywhere good. She tries to kiss him, so this is basically that scene from S2 where Eva tries to make out with Isak at a party, except way more awkward because this Eva actually manages to get a few kisses on Martino. Yikes.
Of course heâs not into it, and sheâs just like yeah, go to your friends. Go find Gio. She knows where his real interests like.Â
Martino answering some random landline is pretty endearing, especially when he has cans of beer he needs to balance to do so.
Him being like âI am not the owner.â Lmao, heâs a sweetie. I suppose this was maybe a neighbor or someone wondering about the noise level and activity at the party, and that was why the police show up later? But I like to imagine that they were filming in this building, the phone rang randomly, and they were like, eh, throw it in.
So now weâre moving into the OG S3 content, with Martino entering the bathroom and sitting in the tub with his friends drinking and getting high.
Elia is the second person to mention the Argentinean girl, so I guess she must be a stone cold babe. Are we ever going to see her? Or will her hotness exist only in legends?
They do the whole song and dance where Martino pretends like these girls arenât hot enough for him, while the other dudes are not having it. Well, to be fair, he really isnât into them. Iâm not sure what to make of his reactions, because Isak was very performative, and Martino just seems indifferent.
The boys claim to have gotten Fede a present, I wonder what it was? Probably just booze or something?
Lmao I was wondering why this girl would use this random out-of-the-way bathroom, but apparently two dudes are fucking in the other one (what are the odds itâs Filo).
What assholes, get out of the fucking tub for two minutes and let the girl pee in peace! I guess theyâre just lazy and stoned, but JFC.
Instead of saying the girl looks like Eleven from Stranger Things, Martino tells her she looks like a frog⌠I kind of see it? But sheâs also a babe, soooo.Â
Not gonna lie, I really did not like how they adapted this scene. âWeâll leave you alone to pee but you have to hook up with one of usâ is not ⌠cute ⌠like it takes it out of negging teenage asshole territory and gets creepy. Maybe because of the hellscape that has been RL politics for the past few weeks, but Iâm not in the mood for any of this boys-will-be-boys shit.
We know that one new dude must be Magnus because he is instantly rejected.
Martino gives the boys the thumbs up once Italian Emma starts making out with him and theyâre leaving.
Martino didnât actually do anything to win over this girl, really? With Isak it was a performance: Emma came in and he made a determined effort to flirt with her, he negged her, he complimented her, he got out of the tub and was more active in his pursuit. All of that was because he was trying to seem straight in front of his friends. Martino, on the other hand, was far more passive. He made the frog comment but that seems less like negging when all four of them are sitting there being dicks to this girl, rather than him alone, and she just happened to choose him out of the four. Isak was putting some effort into it and pretending to be interested until the boys left and things got steamier, but Martino just plain is not trying. He ainât feeling it.
This is one of the disadvantages of writing recaps episode by episode as they air and not when you can look at the full season, though. Because on the one hand, making Martino more of a passive participant in his fake heterosexuality is fine, but on the other hand, if thatâs not their intent - if theyâre more or less going to follow Isakâs character arc for him - then I think they missed a big point of this scene in not making Martino pursue this girl more actively. But we donât know exactly if this is a thoughtful, deliberate choice or an oversight. (For example, in S1 of Skam Italia, several of Evaâs key moments of âwho are you?â were eliminated, Gioâs skate park speech was rewritten with a different focus, etc. which made me wonder about her character arc. It could have worked if they had intentionally made these changes to arrive at a different conclusion, but in the end Evaâs final speech to Gio is the same, the arc is supposed to be the same even though crucial points have been left out, and it didnât feel as strong. So itâs hard to say whether Martinoâs character is supposed to be written with subtle differences that change his characterization, or if they donât realize how small edits can affect the perception of this character.)
I am a little alarmed that the girl goes for the blowjob like immediately after choosing Martino? Isak was hardcore flirting with Emma so it made more sense she was trying to do that with him. With this girl, sheâs just trying to pee and some random guyâs like âHook up with one of us and weâll leave you beâ and sheâs like, âSounds like a plan!â Damn girl, didnât you need to really use the toilet? But youâre going to stop to blow him? Okay.
Eva is stumped by seeing that Martino was in the bathroom with a girl, probably moreso because he just rejected her upstairs. Well, this girl isnât his best friendâs ex, sooooo it makes a smidge more sense, Martinoâs sexuality aside.
Incantava moment: Edoardo brings up the deal with the apology to Silvia, so that made it into this remake. Part of the deal was to erase the wall of conquests - smart of Eleonora - and I guess Edo did that, hopefully, but he also reminds her that she agreed to a date.
What a power move of Eleonora to go to England to avoid this date.
At least Edo was not pursuing her prior to this, apparently. It would be a shame if they suddenly had him pressure her into a date in Eleonoraâs season.
Okay, I realize that Martino didnât appear to have the best options to hide his weed, but heâs really just gonna put it in a box on the railing where it could easily get knocked over the balcony or blown away or something? Lmao.
The scene of the boys running away from the cops was cute and had that âreckless youth enjoying the nightâ vibe.
So Martino clearly still has Giovanni feelings, and Giovanni is going to be crashing at his place tonight. Look at that hand on Martinoâs shoulder, probably burning through his shirt. I like perhaps acknowledging the idea that all this casual affection between guys in this culture can take on a hidden toll for a closeted gay kid.
Martino mentions that his mom is freaking out, so theyâre openly acknowledging Martinoâs mom situation in front of the other guys (when Isak was less open about it) and Giovanni gives him a hug that fucks Martino up. It seemed like Martino didnât want Giovanni to come over, probably both because of his crush and because of his mom situation.
Clip 2 - Sad boy slumber party
Martino wakes up and stares at Giovanni, whoâs still sleeping. Martino is not on the bed, but on the floor, ostensibly because Giovanni threw him off the bed but really because he doesnât want to be so close to Giovanni. He pointedly turns down Giovanniâs invitation to get back in the bed. This is a really delicate situation; this is such a casual thing for Giovanni that he doesnât even think about it, but for Martino itâs this extremely loaded scenario that comes with dangers, so better not risk it.
Eva calls and wants to talk to Martino, but he canât since heâs with Giovanni. Giovanni says that heâs been trying to get back together with Eva, and making a fool out of himself, so Martino is certainly not enjoying about this reminder that Giovanni likes girls, Giovanni loved (loves?) Eva, it will never be Giovanni and Martino in the way he wants. Also, awkward of course because Eva tried to kiss Martino, which says a lot about how she thinks of Giovanni - probably not keen to get back with him if she can make a move on his best friend, even when drunk.
Okay, I have a deeply unpopular opinion and that is: while Skam Italiaâs cinematography is often visually impressive, at times it does not work with the material itâs supposed to be conveying. Itâs not style over substance, but style against substance. There are several examples, but to go into one now: why the fuck is the lighting so dark in certain moments. Whyyyyyy.
And before you tell me, I do know why the director is perhaps doing this. Itâs supposed to reflect Martinoâs state of mind, itâs supposed to make things seem bleak, itâs supposed to contrast with the sunnier scenes such as later in the episode with Niccolò, etc. etc. The problem is that I do not think it is effective for the format of this show. Hereâs the thing: we are supposed to be in Martinoâs POV for a reason. His reactions should not be hidden from us, this audience, and to me the lighting is a barrier from getting closer to him and getting fully into his mindset. Like, the camera should be eating this shit up! Give me all the microexpressions! Federico Cesari is doing a nice job of acting so far and it bugs me that the lighting is obscuring some of his facial expressions. Now it makes sense for ambiguity on the part of say, Niccolò, who will be keeping secrets for most of the season (based on Evenâs role) but this is Martinoâs season, and we as the audience should be deep into his head every step of the way. This is supposed to be an immersive experience. There is zero reason to obscure Martinoâs reactions from the audience. Martino may have a barrier between him and his friends, his family, his schoolmates, society at large - but not us, the viewers. (And not just the lighting, but for example, that his face is shot in profile for part of this scene, which again doesnât give us a full range of Martinoâs reactions, or the amount of distance between the camera and Martino at times. Even if you can assume what Martino is thinking and feeling enough that you donât need really clear reaction shots, itâs like thereâs a gap and weâre not supposed to get too close.)Â
Like obviously this cinematography is working for people, and if it is for you, great! If this were a different show, I could be fine with it. But not with a series that is supposed to put me fully into this characterâs head, not keep me at a distance.
Covitti is the girl from the bathroom? Sheâs followed Martino on IG. I feel like, if theyâre doing a repeat of Emmaâs involvement, then it doesnât work as well as to why sheâd suddenly be interested in Martino. With Isak, there was something karmic about it, because he blatantly pursued when he met her, and itâs like he reaped what he sowed, you know? Donât get me wrong, he absolutely did not deserve the much later repercussions with Emma outing him, but the immediate aftermath of him flirting with Emma showed that his actions had consequences. He couldnât just make out with this girl for the benefit of an audience and then drop her. With Martino, he was so much more passive with Covitti, that it feels less earned. I mean heâs very cute, but him being doggedly pursued by her doesnât have as much to do with his characterization, unless the point is that he refuses to put his foot down and reject her. (A valid characterization choice! But hopefully an intentional one.)
We get to see Martinoâs mom and on the one hand, itâs pretty cool that sheâs around in this version, but on the other hand, goddamn am I apprehensive about how they will depict her.
Martino really does not want to eat lunch with her. Apparently they have chicken and potatoes four times a week. Credit to Giovanni, he acts normal and is polite to Martinoâs mom and is eager to eat with her.
Eva apologizes for trying to kiss Martino. So Giovanni is trying to get back with Eva and Eva made a move on Martino. Awkward! Eva is also probably dying to bring up the topic of that girl in the bathroom with Martino, letâs be real.
Giovanni chides Martino for being an asshole and says if he didnât treat his mom like shit, maybe he would help her! Hey, no offense, Giovanni, but fuck off. I agree that Martino was not nice to his mom, I agree that he should treat her better. But Giovanni is a visitor. He is a guest in this household. He doesnât know shit about what itâs like to live there or whatâs the best course of action. No, actually itâs not as easy being kind to someone and itâll fix their mental illness.
If I sound weirdly pissed about this, itâs because I am speaking as someone who has been a caretaker to a mentally ill parent. One of the most frustrating things was when people who were completely outside of my situation told me how to deal with it. Itâs fucking easy to think you have the answers when you donât live in this situation, when you have the freedom to go back to your own home when shit gets really rough. When you likely havenât seen a loved one at their worst.Â
To clarify, this isnât necessarily a flaw of the show, just an area where I think a character is flawed. But I would hate for Giovanniâs POV to be validated. Of course Martino should not treat his mother poorly, but he needs to do that on his own, not because some outsider who has no idea what is going on in this house thinks so.
Anyway. Shut the fuck up, Gio.Â
Eva also doesnât want Martino to tell Gio, so you know Gio is going to find out at some point. Hereâs the thing: if this drama is more along the lines of ~ooo Eva kissed Martino and he didnât tell Gio and Gio feels BETRAYED when he finds out~ then it sounds tedious and exactly the kind of drama I donât want. Itâs not necessary, itâs honestly a very low-stakes situation. However, if itâs more of a lead-in to S1âs drama being revealed, and Gio learns about what happened with Martino ratting out Eva, that would be interesting. Iâd be very interested in seeing where it goes. I think the writers have to know that this would be the most compelling aspect, so hereâs hoping.
Not gonna lie, one thing I liked about S3 was the lack of heterosexual relationship drama (other than what directly serviced Isak and Evenâs relationship), and I donât want this season to stray too far into Eva/Gio stuff. Though I realize that by switching S2 and S3, they probably feel like they have to account for their relationship.
In S2 of the original, we saw the remnants of Eva/Jonas more on Evaâs side, through Nooraâs eyes. Eva told herself she was over Jonas and they were just friends, but we could see that wasnât totally true. With this season, though, weâll probably see Eva/Giovanni more through Giovanniâs eyes, because even if Martino is Evaâs friend, heâs Giovanniâs best friend.
Clip 3 - The Phantom Clitoris
Lmao, Luca being like âGuess what happened to meâ and Gio being like âDid you put an egg in the microwave again?â (I mean, you can cook eggs in a microwave even if itâs not the best way!)
Luca hooked up with a girl! If we believe him. She didnât have a clitoris! Except he didnât know what it was called. I donât know whether to think that if it he didnât know what it was called, he probably didnât know how to look for one, or that heâs straight up lying. But this is interesting because Jonas was the one who went down on girls in the original and had this dialogue, and then Magnus was the virgin seeking wisdom from Isak, and here apparently Luca is already banging girls? Or heâs pretending to.
Martino sees Niccolò for the first time! Niccolò is adorable. Heâs got the Even denim jacket and a nice smile. Sana and Silvia are shown going up to him while heâs talking to another dude.
Luca is like, I watched a 20-minute porn tutorial of how to eat a girl out. No offense bro, but I doubt you were in a very studious mindset during that. Or maybe he was! Maybe he made flashcards.
Martino gets a text from his dad about having dinner âwith usâ and Iâm guessing that his dad has a new girlfriend or something, because itâs kinda weird to text your kid âhave dinner with us?â about both his parents when his dad left his mom.
Silvia and Sana come up, Elia brings up the girl with no clitoris to them (why was that the first thing out of your mouth, dude), and Silvia mentions that she and Sana are now in charge of the radio. So this is our kosegruppa! I wonder if the radio itself will have more plot relevance for the season.
The guys are conveniently too busy to help on Thursday! But Sana thinks theyâll be helping soon enough.
For a moment I thought Luca was frightened by Silvia and saw that as a point toward Luca/Silvia happening, since it would be in line with Magnusâ sado-Vilde dreams, but then I was like, oh right, he probably means Sana, lol. (Silvia is way less intimidating than Vilde. Silvia is cheerful, Vilde was sugar layered over a core of menace when she pitched kosegruppa to the guys.)
Martino checks out Niccolò again, because who wouldnât, and Niccolò is talking to the other guy ⌠maybe Niccolò is flirting with that guy?
The boys suggest smoking a joint but Martino didnât get the weed back yet, so the boys are bummed, but Gio keeps his disappointment restrained to a few jovial throttles of Martinoâs neck. Martino dies inside and tries not to develop a choking kink.
Niccolò did not look at Martino in this clip, thereâs no evidence he saw him in this scene, and he was in fact preoccupied with conversation with another dude. So ... has Niccolo seen Martino yet? In an âI saw you the first day of schoolâ way? Because with that knowledge in mind, in the original we could look back at Evenâs first appearance in the cafeteria and see that he had obviously grabbed a seat with a good view of Isak and was sitting there alone, possibly sketching him. I guess you could say that Niccolò was standing there to get Martinoâs attention, maybe even trying to make him jealous by talking to another guy, but that seems .... really convoluted. If they do include the âI saw you the first day of schoolâ line, they should have had Niccolò look at Martino for even a brief moment. It didnât even need to be eye contact! Like you could show Niccolò looking toward Martino when heâs out of focus, as a background event, a little Easter egg for the eagle-eyed viewer.
This is one of those original clip comparisons, so hold on to your butts. In the original clip, the way the scene is shot and acted combines multiple details to demonstrate Isakâs alienation from the other boys. Tarjeiâs acting shows that he is disconnected from this conversation - heâs picking at his sandwich, checking his phone, heâs not really engaged with the cat tongue/clitoris talk. He has a few mild smiles but his facial expressions and body language show heâs checked out. He doesn't participate in that conversation at all, actually, other than a look or two. Thereâs no dialogue from him. And the camera contributes to this impression that heâs withdrawn: itâs often just on Isak with the conversation coming from off screen, rather than showing him in the shots with the guys. It shows him alone instead of showing him connected to the group. When it does show him with the group, heâs not reacting to them much. So when he hears a boy's laugh, it seems plausible that it would get attention as the boysâ conversation is not holding his interest.
With this clip, Martino might make a comment like "Oh no, don't tell us your dirty story" but he is otherwise very engaged in this conversation. He leans into it, he's listening, his face makes him seem eager. He's frequently shown in the shot with the other guys, part of the group rather than isolated. Gio repeatedly looks back at him and shares looks with him so thereâs something reciprocal happening. Martino speaks to Luca and he high fives him. He's just a definite participant in this conversation, so there isn't much of a feel of alienation here. I mean, we know he's gay, and maybe we can assume that his participation in this conversation is forced or half-hearted, but that's not coming through in how it's portrayed. And I like Federico, I think he's one of the better actors on the show, but I also think he's playing it too comfortably, though I blame Bessegatto more for that since his direction is what guides the performance. It seems like Martino's a nice guy with some friends, who doesn't seem too detached this conversation and who seems totally fine with looking at a cute guy over there. Not much of an internal struggle. Not much of an external struggle either, really.Â
It felt like there were missed opportunities. For example, when Martino says he doesnât want Lucaâs TMI, and Gio is like, âYes we do, donât listen to him,â we donât even get a reaction shot from Martino to see how that affects him? We could have seen him annoyed, or exasperated, or uninterested in this conversation. We could have seen him drifting and doing something with his body language to indicate heâs not comfortable, and then THAT is when he sees Niccolò, because his mind is already wandering. Not when heâs engaged in this conversation. Or keep in Luca asking Martino about going girls and wanting to know how Martino finds the clitoris, and Martino having to struggle to answer that when the boys are all looking at him.
I mean, again, it makes me wonder what theyâre going to do with Martinoâs characterization because theyâre playing up his struggles with his attraction to Gio, but he does not seem to be struggling as much with the public performance of liking girls. Or even perhaps the internal conflict of liking boys. And that would be fine except it seems like it should be. Martino was the one who introduced the idea of liking Eva back in S1, before Eva had even suggested it herself. He was definitely on the defense then, so whatâs going on now?Â
Also, Isak glanced at Even and Even looked back, which made Isak look away. Julie pointedly did not show Even again in that clip because Isak was clamping down on his attraction and forcing himself not to look. Martino allows himself a second glance. It frames the scene way more comfortably.
Clip 4 - Fede almost had it all
12:12 ...it begins...
Martino sees Fede and Sana, so he approaches them. He calls them ârays of sunshine,â which is cute! Though heâs totally doing it to butter them up so he gets his stash back.
LMAO I love the part where Federica is like, I found a drill, who brings a drill to a party? (Someone you pray to God remains sober.)
He asks if he can come over and Federica chokes on her drink. Sheâs really cute in this scene. Honestly, she didnât make a ton of impression on me in S1 compared to other girl Chrises from the remakes, but I enjoyed her here a lot, sheâs sweet.
They can âstudyâ together in the living room because Fedeâs parents are gone. Oh babe, I think youâll be disappointed at the amount of actual learninâ that would take place were such a study session to take place.
Sana sits there texting Martino that she has his weed while heâs right there next to her. I guess Fede was just really excited by the prospect of having Martino in her house, but did she really not notice that Sana was texting and Martino just so happened to receive a text at the same time?
Sana saying that itâs âa friend of her brotherâsâ who has Martinoâs ânecklace.â Is that an actual nod toward Niccolò or just a coincidence? If she means Niccolò, then why is she bringing him up?
Like I know people like this theory, but I donât think it makes sense that Sana was trying to hook up Isak and Even all along (or Martino and Niccolò if the circumstances are the same), because how does that explain her reactions to being asked about Islamâs view of homosexuality, or to Isak being outed? Of course they could be going for a diferent approach in this remake.
Federica is really adorable freaking out over how she ALMOST had Martino within her grasp. Poor girl, Iâm sorry to tell you that your day is never coming. (Lmao, I guess one day a remake could swap out Emma for Isak hooking up with the Chris character? I mean Chris >>>>> Emma, but then Iâd feel so bad for her.)
Clip 5 - Here we gooooooooo
So the carrot cake (made by Silvia) suuuuucks. Martinoâs disgusted face is pretty good.
The girl squad is trying to Skype with Eleonora. Meanwhile Martino sits there by himself, not having a great time. As a contrast to the girl squad who are laughing and having fun, Martino is on his own because his dumbass friends ditched him.
Sana wants Martino to let them use his Internet connection to continue the Skype call, heâs like lmao, sheâs ditching you guys on purpose. Gonna go out on a limb and say that heâs projecting.
Tbh I do think itâs odd that they wrote out Eleonora so much if they didnât need to. Like I know people think they switched S2 and S3 for dramatic, important reasons, but I get the feeling it was just a matter of actor availability. I could be wrong!
That random curly-haired dude at the meeting is the true star of this clip. He was INTO everything that was happening.
SIlvia says it took forever to make her cake. And it still sucks, apparently. Good thing that the girls never seemed to get her pineapple cake from S1? Was Silvia behind the Jell-O disaster, too?
She doesnât want another piece, which might be another hint at her ED, but the cake is garbage soooo maybe she just has taste buds and a self-preservation instinct, IDK.
Itâs actually intriguing that Silvia seems to be baking cakes for people and yet she monitors her own eating so closely.
Lmao at there being dead noise when Martino sees Niccolò enter the room. Everything fades except this smiley hottie. (For a second I was like âis he flat-lining?â)
Niccolò walked in with some other people, including Covetti. He sits on the table beside Martino. Martino keeps glancing at him but Niccolò will NOT glance at Martino. Again, if theyâre going to go with âI saw you the first day of school,â I donât think they set it up that well. Itâs fine if they donât, but there are really no fun âextrasâ you get from these scenes with that reveal. In both of his scenes Niccolò has been hanging out with other people, heâs not glancing at Martino. Thereâs no foreshadowing. You can be like oh, Niccolò positioned himself outside the school for Martino to see, he DELIBERATELY didnât look at Martino for reasons! But thatâs not very enjoyable on a rewatch.
The way Martino begrudgingly greets that Uglydoll or whatever is the best part of the episode.
Covitti notices Martino looking over at Niccolo, by the way.
Okay, WHO IS THAT BLUE-HAIRED GIRL. Like it seems as if she would make a good Sonja, she reminds me a little of Theresa.Â
Covitti whispers something to Martino but we donât know what.
âBad story about Chicco Rodiâ Who was that? I vaguely remember the name from S1? Oh wait, was he the guy who got the award for worst attendance? I hope that âtutorialâ is foreshadowing for Martino and Niccolò breaking into the school at some point.
Silvia comes across as positively chill compared to Vilde. It must be Osvaldoâs influence.
Why is Covitti even there, since sheâs not interested in what Silviaâs saying? To stalk Martino? How did she know he would be there? Emma knew Isak was going to be there because of signups, were there signups for this? (This is nitpicky and Iâm sure thatâs what they meant, itâs just that theyâre skipping over some parts where her motivations become clear.)
Martino: Sorry I have to take this totally real and not at all imaginary call!!!!!
Wow, no finesse, just like our man Isak.
Martinoâs fake phone call is pretty funny, like he lets it go on way longer than necessary.
He plops down in a chair in the radio room and then he starts talking to himself and pretending to be on the radio. I really do like the idea of Martino finding his voice through the radio, literally and metaphorically. And actually, when he starts speaking by himself, he sounds pretty good to me! Confident, composed, his voice sounds good, the words come easy. So maybe this is a move from him being passive to speaking up for himself.
That shot of Martino, fractured in the glass, when Niccolò turns on the light is fabulous. Showing how Niccolòâs introduction is going to break apart Martinoâs sense of self. And Niccolòâs image is clear and whole so Martino perhaps sees him as this cool, confident dude whoâs got his shit together. So he thinks. (Plus Niccolò literally turns on the light on and all.)
Niccolò says itâs a shame Martino stopped talking, basically, and they laugh about Silviaâs dry-ass cake.
Niccolò has a shitty ancient phone? Would that play into his avoidance of social media because of his manic episode? Since you canât post to IG/FB/any apps from one of those. Or is he just a hipster who hates technology? Or something else?Â
Lol, I didnât have to wait long before the âbreaking into the schoolâ prophecy was fulfilled. They end up climbing into a part of the school thatâs closed.
Beautiful view on the roof, obviously. I guess for O Helga Natt, Martino is going to run and find Niccolò here, maybe? And then heâll be in the radio room instead? Will they stare at each other from behind the glass?Â
Niccolò asks if Martino knows Silvia, and he says no, sheâs a friend of a friend. Niccolò asks which one, so heâs probably wondering if Martino is good pals with Sana.
Niccolò notes that Martino doesnât seem happy to be there, and neither does Niccolò. Taking him at his word, heâs doing this as part of school-work interchange. So I guess he didnât show up just to meet Martino? Again, I have no problem with that changing that (I loved it with Evak but Iâm fine with them not repeating it), I just want them to do a good job of foreshadowing if they do go with that.
We get the conversation about Niccolò being from a different school, but thereâs no line (as in the original) where Isak notes with some incredulity that he transferred during his last year, so there isnât as much of a hint that something happened to Niccolò, provided they are still keeping in his backstory. (I think heâs still in his final year?)
The camera gets very close up in the boysâ faces as they talk about more personal topics, THANK GOD. Like I do think the coldness and distance in other clips is intentional, I just donât think it works with this show, but at least we can get warmer, closer scenes when necessary.
Covitti (whose first name is Emma, by the way) shows up and literally comes between them. They do the whole thing where Martino âintroducesâ Niccolò to Emma, except theyâre not trying to pretend theyâre already partners to avoid her.Â
âFaresâ means horseman or knight in Arabic, so I guess Niccolò is going to be Martinoâs knight in shining armor? Or fight for him? That would explain his flipbook in the trailer with stick figure Niccotino on a horse.
Covitti isnât very awkward as a person. She and Niccolò have a polite, maybe even flirty conversation when filtered through certain jealous ears; itâs Martino who suddenly feels like a third wheel. Covitti is still making eyes at Martino, though. Niccolò says he and Martino will stay back and smoke, which pleases Martino, but she invites herself to smoke with them. Itâs awkward but way less so that with Isak, Even, and Emma, in my opinion, maybe because Covitti seems like sheâs enjoying herself even if the boys arenât.Â
The poppy indie song at the end of the clip feels out of place. Like if they wanted to emphasize the awkwardness, they should have just ended in a stranger song or complete silence to drive home how Martino did not want her there. If they wanted to use this song to emphasize Martinoâs crush, show closeups of Martino glancing at Niccolò with the sunlight bouncing off his face without including Covitti in there.Â
Oh god. Donât kill me for this. Okay. So we have Niccolòâs introduction in this clip, obviously, and I like him in the sense that he's a friendly guy with an utterly beautiful smile. But I felt like they made him just like ... a really nice, smiley guy, in a way that was one-note. And Iâm NOT criticizing the actorâs abilities, because Iâve seen his acting clips from other projects and I think he could do justice to the character. This is more about directorial decisions.
Part of the reason I love Even is because heâs fucking strange. Sure, heâs Isakâs dream boy with his denim jacket and styled hair, and heâs got a smile like the sun, and he just feels cool, but heâs also a bouncy, twitchy weirdo coursing with energy. In his first clip he makes a HELL of an impression and itâs by pulling a bizarre stunt in the bathroom with paper towels and then by making a blowjob joke as one of his first lines to Isak. Now I donât think every Even of the remakes need to do that, not at all, but Even felt like a really specific character to me, someone who was weird and strongly himself and presented in a way that made us fall for him piece by piece. And one fear I have about the remakes is that theyâll remove some of his weirdness to make him more of a general artsy hipster type who gets along with the Isak. (Or maybe him an artsy hipster asshole, but thatâs another story.)
I feel bad because I do actually want to love Niccolò I think the actor is tremendously adorable and enthusiastic about is role, and I think he can make Niccolò into someone specific and memorable. But the way this scene was directed and performed, it felt like Bessegatto told Rocco to be charming by smiling a lot. And I mean, he DOES have a great smile, but Niccolò has the same amused, benign friendliness the whooooole clip, and my gut feeling was that they were trying too hard to make us like him and eliminating anything that might make the character off-putting, which is unfortunately some of what makes the character compelling, especially this early on as he should be something of a mystery both for Martino and the audience.Â
Where this approach would have worked more for me is if Niccolò was this unstoppable force of sunshine against Martinoâs constant grumpy iciness, and he couldnât help but melt in the face of it. But the thing is, Martino isnât a constant grump whoâs freezing people out. Heâs actually pretty friendly to people. So it was like radiant sunshine against slightly less radiant sunshine, and there wasnât a lot like I felt I could mull over, IDK.Â
And yes yes I know this is only the first clip. Niccolò has tons of time to make himself into a distinctive, memorable character. Iâm aware of that. But I donât want to lie about my reaction.Â
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Continuing with Martinoâs crush on Giovanni makes sense considering only a few months have passed. Though it should be said that I never thought Isak getting over Jonas from S1 to S3 without any elaboration was like .. a flaw of the show? It depends on how deep you think Isakâs feelings were. Personally I never saw him as in love with Jonas, I saw it as an intense crush, compounded by Isakâs bad home life so that Jonas, his best friend who was always there for him, was someone who really made his life better at the time, and whose attention he craved.
There was almost a year between the end of S1 and the start of S3, and during that time, Isak had seen Jonas go from Eva to other girls, so Iâm sure it sunk in that Jonas wasnât suddenly going to go for him just because Eva was out of the picture. And Isak had moved out of his parentsâ home so there was less of an immediately chaotic situation where he was more dependent on Jonas for support. I mean heâs clearly not in a great place at the start of S3, but he was able to get some independence and distance from his parents. I think his life was more stable on a day-to-day basis. So itâs not hard to see how Isakâs crush would have faded with those factors in mind. Martino, on the other hand, has had less time to get over Giovanni, Giovanni perhaps has not moved on to other girls since heâs still trying to get with Eva, and Martino is still probably depending on him for more emotional support since he has to deal with a more directly stressful environment at home.
In the texts, Giovanni refers to Sana as âSana Escobarâ in reference to her taking the weed. Pablo Escobar is obviously extremely well-known on his own, but I do think itâs a nod to all the Narcos/Escobar mentions in Isakâs season. Or at least they took inspiration there.
Elia is apparently one hell of a dumbass according to an essay he wrote that showed up on IG.
I wonder if theyâre going to swap out the Grindr clip with Eskild for the first meeting with Filippo. I really do wonder how that relationship will come across, because I know people are excited about seeing them meet (and I am too) but the thing is, a big part of what made Isak and Eskildâs relationship in S3 meaningful was that they had months of trust to be established between them. Eskild saw Isak repressing his sexuality for months, and when Isak finally came out to him, there was pride in seeing this kidâs long journey to acceptance. We also got plenty of little scenes between them so the dynamic wasnât just a big dramatic thing, we saw the casual side of their relationship. So Iâm not sure how they can replicate that with a relationship that cannot help but have less buildup.
Niccolò is a pianist and thereâs a video of him playing on YouTube! Iâm really glad they incorporated the actorâs talents into the character and gave him his own artistic skill to make him a little different from Even. I assume that Martino will find the piano video and watch that endlessly. And itâll be fun if Martino is all convinced Niccolò is a serious classical music snob but then Niccolò is like, âYES, this is my JAMâ over a cheesy pop song.
One big problem I have is that it feels like a lot of potential for conflict or tension (both internal and external) is being minimized across various relationships, in multiple situations. It just feels safer for Martino despite him still going through some major problems that Isak was not at this point, and so it really shouldnât. And that makes it harder to get involved in his POV or to immerse ourselves in his struggles. For example:
The boy squad isn't angry or annoyed with Martino for losing the weed, they're just kind of like lol, get it back.Â
Sana and Martino don't clash with as much tension, and does Sana even explain why sheâs holding onto Martinoâs weed instead of giving it back? Sana B. was disgusted that Isak left the weed in Evaâs house where Eva could get in trouble if it was found; Sana A. is just doing it to be sassy, so far? Knowing that she found Isakâs actions distasteful upped the animosity of the Sana-Isak relationship, whereas Sana-Martino doesnât have that element. I mean itâs certainly a reasonable inference that Sana is mad at him for potentially getting Fede in trouble, but itâs not a clear motivation. Martino doesnât know why sheâs randomly holding on to his weed. Does he think sheâs doing it because sheâs Muslim and disapproves? Because she wants it for herself? Just to torment him?
Italian Emma comes across way more of a chill, tolerable girl than Nowegian Emma and less of a persistent nuisance causing him stress just by existing.
Martino is less alienated and uncomfortable and more like a chill dude who likes to look at guys. The boys talking about going down on girls doesnât make him uninterested and detached from the situation, he just mildly protests about TMI but continues to engage. He can look at Niccolò without having to make himself look away. He puts up less of a show to perform heterosexuality than Isak.
Martino doesnât want to get involved in the radio show, except when heâs left alone he starts talking into a mic and pretending heâs on the radio, suggesting that it is of interest to him even if heâs not into Silviaâs leadership or whatever (as opposed to Isak who just didnât want to deal with kosegruppa).
Even the Martino and Niccolò meeting had them bantering right away, practically as soon as they spoke, rather than encountering any moments of uncertainty or confusion, no time where they had to find their groove. And people are going to be like âThey got along right away when Isak and Even didnât!â when the reason Isak and Even were a little awkward at first was not because they clashed but because they were attracted to each other. Isak was shy about talking to a cute boy and taken aback by Evenâs approach; Even was overwhelmed about talking to the boy heâd liked for weeks. Itâs also a mark of how genuine Isakâs interest was: with Emma he was all slick and insincere, with Even he was real and tongue-tied. I mean, think about episode 2 and what a great moment it is when Isak runs into Even on the tram and they fumble for words at first. Itâs so good! Itâs human and real. Itâs vulnerable, especially from Isakâs POV since we know how hard he has been pining over the last week, but also from Evenâs POV especially when you know heâs liked Isak for a long time. The thing with Martino and Niccolò is that they settle into conversation so instantly, without any bumps, that I donât think I would buy a moment like that happening. Itâs not like I expect them to immediately become best friends but it would feel strange after this scene. And personally, itâs not like this relationship needs to develop the same as Isak/Even, but itâs good to leave some room for build-up from a narrative perspective. Thatâs why itâs so satisfying when Isak goes from barely being able to speak to Even to getting so comfortable with him that he can joke around and laugh with him. Like, let Martino say the wrong thing, or not know what to say, or make a mistake, so he can earn that more comfortable place with Niccolò, or so we can savor the moments that show him as vulnerable. (I mean, did people not enjoy Isak and Even being shy around each other? Because the awkwardness, the long silent pauses, the fumbling for what to say ... I ate that shit up. I loved it.)
Now on their own, itâs not wrong for any of these plot threads or scenes to go more smoothly. But do you see how cumulatively, they donât contribute that much to creating a stressful internal and external climate for Martino? Heâs just so much milder about everything, and the people around him are milder to him, and from a dramatic perspective itâs not as engaging.
I mean fandom does this thing where itâs like âThese characters get along better! Things are Softer! Cinnamon rolls!! Itâs an improvement!!!â but thatâs not ... actually great from a narrative standpoint. Weâre at the beginning of Martinoâs story and it makes more sense to emphasize what a shit place heâs in so we can build him up over the season.Â
The conflict that IS there, and felt like it had more of a presence on screen when it was addressed, is Martino still having feelings for Giovanni and Martinoâs issues with his parents. Iâm not sure how much farther theyâll take Martinoâs crush on Gio, since now Niccolò is in the picture, but theyâll likely have Martino keeping secrets from Giovanni that are Eva-related. And we have Martino living with his mother and dealing with her problems, but I felt like that should have been more emphasized in this premiere episode and not just one clip, since itâs really fucking huge. Itâs not a problem he can kind of repress like Isak because Isak can just ignore his momâs texts. Martino has to go home and deal with it every day. (Like I would have put the radio/weed stuff for episode 1 and kick off with Martinoâs parental problems and meeting Filippo, since that should set sooo much of the stage for this season, emotionally.)
Iâve also seen the idea that this season will focus more on Martino dealing with external homophobia than internalized homophobia, and thatâs certainly a good idea, but then they really should have hit the ground running with that theme. Show the boy squad making casually homophobic comments, show him fearing what his mom will say. Show some random assholes making gay jokes about Filippo at the party and Martino overhears.Â
I think theyâre doing the meeting with Filippo in episode 2, so hopefully we get more meat to Martinoâs conflicts.
I sound like Iâm being negative, probably, but Iâm aware this is only episode 1, and thereâs plenty more to come. There are things that I do like, such as Filippo being Eleonoraâs brother and the introduction of the radio. I think those could be really cool for the season. And Iâm still intrigued by everything else, because this is S3 and of course Iâm wondering how theyâll adapt it!
Please feel free to correct me if I missed or misinterpreted anything!
If you got this far, thank you for reading! Especially if you disagreed with me, lol.
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Culture and Translation - S01 E01 C01-05
Welcome to the first post in what a I hope is a series of thorough cultural and linguistic explanations. Iâve had a lot of fun learning about other cultures from other Skam remakes, and Iâm seriously looking forward to sharing Spanish high school culture with people abroad.Â
This first post was getting pretty long, so I decided to stop with clip 5. There should be a second part coming at some point.Â
General notes:
All of the characters pepper their speech with discourse markers. You can read up on those at the link, but they are words and phrases that, generally, donât change the meaning of the sentence. Some of the most typical discourse markers in English are: oh, well, now, then, you know, I mean. By contrast, these are some of the discourse markers the characters use: pues, es que, bueno, eh, a ver.
Even though they have no real value at the meaning level because they donât change the meaning of the sentence, I have tried to include as many discourse markers as possible. The main reason Iâve done that is because the characters are teenagers, and teen slang commonly uses a lot of discourse markers (see: Valleyspeak). The second reason is that they add nuance to a scene or a character. The more chill a character is in a certain scene, the more discourse markers they will use. And vice versa.
Ciao: I have opted to translate all instances of âchaoâ as ciao. As in English, âchaoâ is an Italian loanword, which origin is ciao. âChaoâ is a common usage word, in that itâs not perceived as Italian by Spanish speakers. However, the way it sounds is recognizable to English speakers as ciao. Iâve decided to keep it, instead of using something else like bye. Spanish speakers already have many other ways of saying bye, so I find it pointless to translate âchaoâ as something else when English speakers already understand what it means from sound alone.
As happened in the OG and many of the remakes, the characters use a lot of English loanwords. Chalk this up to American cultural imperialism. By the way, I find it strange that people have no issues with the European characters peppering their speech with English loanwords, but seem to think the Austin characters peppering their speech with Spanish loanwords is unrealistic. Texas used to be part of Mexico, for one, and for two, they use Spanish loanwords because itâs part of their upbringing, their characters, and the culture they live in. Just something I thought I should note.
The characters swear, and swear often. Spanish people of all ages swear as often as the characters in Skam do. I will get to each specific swear word as it comes up.
CLIP 1: Last day of summer vacation
Bachilller/Bachillerato: Already wrote about it on Twitter. Bachillerato, or Baccalaureate or Upper Secondary School, is a type of schooling that prepares students for university. It consists of two grades: first and second. Eva, and all the characters born in 2002, are starting Bachillerato this year.
There are five kinds of Bachillerato tracks: International, Arts, Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences. Not every high school offers all five tracks, which is why some students will transfer to a different high school for a specific track.
Most Spanish high schools offer both the Mandatory Secondary Education (or ESO) program and the Baccalaureate program. This is why some of the characters are new to the school, while others have been going to the school for years.
âHostia,â which I translated as shit, is an extremely common Spanish swear word. It literally means sacramental bread, as in the one used for the ritual of the Eucharist. Iâm not completely sure how it evolved from a religious word to a swear word. I posted a theory on twitter that it mightâve happened when people started saying, âte voy a dar una hostia,â to mean, âIâm going to slap the shit out of you.â âHostia,â as in the swear word, means either a hard slap on the face, or serves the same purpose that âshitâ does in English.
I canât tell wtf Eva is eating in this scene. I think itâs some kind of bread sticks, or possibly these.
CLIP 2: Boy squad two seasons early
âMierda como un piano,â which I translated as A PILE OF SHIT, literally means, âa piece of crap as large as a grand piano.â I thought the expression I used did the trick.
âUrbanizaciĂłn,â the housing complex where Hugo lives, can either mean a rowhouse complex, where each house has many stories, or an apartment complex, where there are two or more apartments in each story. Either of these can feature, as a perk, a pool for the exclusive use of the residents. Itâs not made clear whether Hugoâs family owns a rowhouse or an apartment.
âSe me fue la puta pinzaâ literally means, âthe fucking clothespin slipped away from me.â Not too sure about the origin of this expression, lol. I translated it as, âit slipped out of my damn mind.â
This was the first, and so far, the only appearance of the boy squad. As far as I know, this hasnât been confirmed anywhere, but I believe this is the boy squad we will see in season 3, should we get that far. I believe Hugo is the Magnus expy, while Dilan is the Mahdi expy. Anyway, I am a big og boy squad fan, and I really liked the boysâ dynamics in this clip. I really, really enjoy that Lucas is so loud and talks over everyone. I donât necessarily think this is a departure from Isak. In my opinion, heâs just in a good mood in this clip, for reasons that shall become clearer as the season unfolds. Heâs definitely more low-key in clip 1.
CLIP 3: Ye olde bait-and-switch
Already covered the stuff about Baccalaureate tracks. Lara transferred to this high school because they offer the Arts track, which was not offered at the school where she did Mandatory Secondary Education.
âDelegado de claseâ is a concept I translated as class president, although Iâve seen other fansubs that use âdelegate.â I initially wanted to use class representative, but it seemed like class president is more understandable to English speakers. Iâll go into a little more detail about this role: in Spanish schools, students are assigned to groups of about 30 kids, which remain more or less stable through every class period. Weâre already familiar with this through og Skam, where Even says to Isak that heâs in 3STB. In Skam EspaĂąa, a character would say they are in 1ÂşA. 1Âş means first, and 2Âş means second. A would be the letter assigned to that specific group. Lara and other students in the Arts track will take different courses, but join the bigger group for most courses. This is the reason Lara only meets Eva at 11:30, rather than in first period.
Anyway! Unlike the United States, where the Sophomore class president will represent all Sophomores, class presidents or âdelegadosâ only represent the lettered group they belong to. These class presidents act as a go-between students and teachers/the school. As Lucas and Lara explain, this is a job most Spanish students would rather not deal with. However, if there are two or more people in the running, it becomes a popularity contest. Therefore, if someone has a history of being an outcast at school, they might run on purpose for validation.
âMarrĂłnâ and the superlative form âmarronazoâ literally mean âbrownâ or âbig brown.â I kind of suspect this word might have its origin in the color of poop, because of course. That said, a âmarrĂłnâ is something annoying that you have to deal with. Hence, pain in the ass.
CLIP 4: Evaâs mom is at the hospital
Iâm checking the subbed episode now, so Iâm seeing some of the finetuning I did when we went from subbing clips to subbing full episodes didnât make it to the final edit. Iâll deal with that at some point.
Anyway. Evaâs mom is most likely a doctor or a nurse. The literal translation of what she says would be, âIâm going to the hospital!â Of course, that line, as is, in English, would come across as hugely alarming, lol. The translation I eventually decided on was, âIâm going for a shift at the hospital!â
When Evaâs mom says she sees that Eva is online, she means that she can see Eva is online on Whatsapp. That means that Evaâs mom is also checking Whatsapp as sheâs going out the door!
CLIP 5: Russefeiring a la espaĂąola
Viri is an INCREDIBLY weird way of shortening the name Elvira. Spanish people are more likely to shorten names by using the first couple syllables in a name, not the last two. For a long while, fans were stumped as to what was Viriâs full name. Some of the guesses were Virginia and Viridiana.
That said, itâs not surprising that Viri prefers to have a cute nickname. Elvira would sound fairly plain to a teenagerâs ears. Â
This is as good a moment as any to deal with the âtĂo/tĂaâ stuff. Translated literally, âtĂoâ and âtĂaâ mean uncle and aunt. We definitely use these words to refer to our actual uncles and aunts, too. Â But we also, consistently and across all age groups, use them to address or refer to literally anyone. âTĂoâ and âtĂaâ are fairly casual, so youâll generally want to be peers to address someone as such, but in conversation with someone else, a Spanish person will refer to any one person as âtĂoâ or âtĂa.â It can be your best friend. It can be someone you just met. It can be your teacher. It can be your boss. It can be the prime minister. It can be your mailman.
I have opted to translate the instances of âtĂoâ and âtĂaâ as (the, to me, gender neutral) dude, for the most part. So Jorge can call Eva dude, and itâs just a friendly way of addressing her, no other connotations. That said, there are instances where Iâve preferred to translate âtĂaâ as girl, such as when Viri tells Lara that there are a lot of things she wants people to get involved in. I feel that thereâs a nuance to that âtĂaâ in which Viri is trying to come across as open and friendly to Lara, in a way that is specific to women wanting to be friends with other women. So, for that particular instance, I chose girl. In general, if the subs say âgirl,â but youâre clearly hearing âtĂa,â it means that thereâs a specific nuance to the dialogue that makes it relevant that the person addressed or being talked about is a woman. Otherwise, itâs dudes straight down the line.
Eva doesnât mind being late to Maths. Slacker.
As Viri has noted, she too is a new transfer to the school. Meanwhile, it seems like Cris has gone to this school for years. At least, she seems to have her own circle of friends/acquaintances.
Class trip as substitute for russefeiring. In Spain, my experience has been that class trips are organized by the school, for all the students in a specific grade. They have designated victims, a.k.a. teachers, who travel with the students and are responsible for the well-being of hormone-ridden semi-domesticated teenage forces of nature. These trips have a set price per student, which the parents pay for. That said, the school will organize fundraising events, so that the price per student is lowered. These trips are not mandatory, students sign up for them. In my case, I went to Mallorca on a class trip when I was 14. By the time I got to Baccalaureate, neither I nor my friends were very interested in hanging out with people from our year, so we didnât sign up.
In the universe of Skam EspaĂąa, it looks like students canât give two fucks about class trips, and so the school has ceased organizing them. Therefore, Viri has taken it upon herself to organize a class trip, whatever it takes. I donât REALLY mind it, but itâs definitely not how class trips work in Spain. Iâm not sure to what extent parents would be comfortable having their school aged kids go off on their own somewhere. I will write more about this when we get to the meeting clips, though. Â
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So, after a lot of thinking about it, Iâve decided to post the remake of my first fanfiction. Itâs based on my daydreams. I hope you enjoy!
Beyond Daydreams
Chapter 1
A whole new World
The day began like any other. I woke up long before my alarm clock would do its daily duty, and spent a few minutes in the velvety darkness pondering all of the things I had to do today. First I'd go to work, then I had to help my younger sister with her homework, and then... what?
I would have loved to spend some time with my friends, but most of them had significant others now, and thus were to busy to hang out. Especially during this time of the year, when the summer sun mercilessly scorched the country with her rays, they had all taken some days off to enjoy the heat.
It sucked to be the only single in my friend group.
I stood up, absentmindedly rubbing the sleepy dust from the corners of my eyes, and walking towards the kitchen, where, judging by the scent hanging in the air, my mother was preparing breakfast.
âGood morning, Cassieâ, my mother greeted me. âDid you sleep well?â
She was packing my sister's lunch, still in her nightgown and obviously still very tired.
I grabbed an apple from the fruit bowl next to the fridge and shrugged. âEh, so-so. I always have trouble sleeping when it's so hot.â
Mom looked over to me. âYou know, it wouldn't hurt you to have breakfast with Genny and me every once in a while, instead of just eating an apple and leaving.â
âMom, you know that I just can't get myself to eat in the morning.â I looked around. âSpeaking of Genny, where is she?â
âI think she just went outside. Tinka climbed the old tree again and won't come down.â
I sighed. Tinka was our cat, a beautiful, pure white European Short-Hair. But her lovely looks seemed to hide the fact that she appearantly had trouble remembering that she was scared of heights. âI'll go get her.â
My younger sister Genevieve, Genny for short was standing in front of the old tree in our backyard. Nobody quite knew what kind of tree it was, only that my grandmother had planted it in her youth. It kind of resembled an oak, except that the nuts it bore every fall certainly weren't acorns.
Genny turned around when she heard my footsteps. She looked at lot like me when I was her age, before I got my glasses. We both had brown hair, though I had been keeping mine in a short, messy bob for the past few years while hers reached her mid-back, and we both had green eyes.
âTinka is too scared to come downâ, she told me softly. A habit she had picked up when she found out that I was very sensitive to people talking loudly.
I smiled at her. âThat's okay. Go inside; breakfast is ready. I'll go get Tinka.â
She nodded and poked me in the arm as she walked past me and I poked her back, something we started doing as a way of showing affection a while ago, as Genny did not like being hugged.
Once the door closed behind her, I turned to the tree again and sighed. âHere goes nothing...â
Climbing the tree was no trouble for me, as I had been climbing that tree a lot as a child. I carefully reached for higher branches, carefully scanning for the ones thick enough to hold my weight, until I was high enough to grab Tinka. That's when I noticed it. It was as if someone had carved a small hole into the tree, and hidden something sparkling in it.
âConcentrateâ, I told myself, but the object in that hole seemed to attract my thoughts like a magnet. So I carefully reached inside, and felt the cool, smooth surface of something resembling glass. As I pulled it out, I heard Tinka hiss. Suddenly, the object began to glow so bright that I had to shield my eyes, lost my balance, and fell.
The fall seemed to last an eternity. The tree wasn't very high, so what took so long? Or maybe I had already hit the floor and was just knocked out? But then how could I feel the edges of the shard I had pulled out of the tree so clearly against the palm of my hand?
After some time, I finally hit ground. The impact knocked the air out of my lungs and the glasses off my face. It took some time for me to be able to breathe again. However, I did not see much upon opening my eyes, as I was as good as blind without my glasses. Then I heard footsteps. Tiny footsteps, as if a group of children was approaching me.
âWho is it? What is it?â, one of them asked. It was the voice of a little boy.
Another, the voice of a girl, said:âA Hylian!â
âNonsenseâ, a third voice hissed. âHave you ever seen Hylians with ears or clothes like that?â
âWhat does it want?â, asked another. âHow did it get here?â
Now, they were all talking at once, quite loudly, too, which prompted me to press my hands on my ears, like I always did when there was too much noise. The sudden movement seemed to startle the children, as they went quiet.
âOh no, I think we scared it.â As I looked up, one of the children had left the group and approached me.
âSaria, don't! It might be dangerous!â
âIt doesn't look dangerous.â The girl named 'Saria' now stood right in front of me, close enough that even I could make out some features. Most notably her green hair, but also the green clothes.
âYou knowâ, I said dryly. âIt's very rude to call someone 'it'. I'm a she, if you want to know.â
âIt talks!â, I heard one of the other children whisper.
Saria leaned closer. âI'm... sorry, but we've never seen someone like you. And we didn't mean to scare you.â
âYou didn'tâ, I replied. âI just don't like it when many people talk at once. It hurts my ears.â
âOh. Well, we didn't mean to hurt you, either. Do you have a name?â
âCassandraâ, I said. Then I turned to scan the ground for my glasses again. âC-could you please help me find my glasses?â
âWhat's a glasses?â, Saria asked.
I sighed a deep sigh. âIt's something that helps me see. My eyes are really bad, you know?â
âOh.â She walked past me, looking at the ground and finally picking something up and handing it to me. âIs this what you're looking for?â
âMy glasses!â, I cheered. âThank you.â Maybe now I could get a better idea of where I was and what had happened.
Once they were in their place again, I turned to the group of children. All of them seemed to be around 10 years old, with either red, brown or blonde hair (or green, in Saria's case). They all wore green clothes, made of a fabric I couldn't quite name.
I had never seen any of them before, so I was about to ask what they were doing in my garden. But when I looked around, my jaw dropped. I was not in my garden anymore.
I was in a forest, at the foot of an absolutely massive tree. I had never seen a tree this big before. Then I noticed the signs of decay on its trunk and how the last leaves were falling.
This tree was very, very dead.
âWhere am I?â, I asked, even though it felt terribly clichĂŠd.
âThis is Kokiri Forestâ, Saria answered kindly. The name struck a cord in me. It seemed so familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had heard it before.
âYes, and you shouldn't be hereâ, a boy from the group snapped. Then he turned to Saria. âSaria, this thing is bad news. First the Great Deku Tree's death, Link leaving, and now a weird... thing showing up here? This just spells trouble!â
âMido! You're being very rude. Can't you see that Cassandra has no idea where she is?â, Saria scolded him. Then she turned to me again. âCan you stand?â
âI... think.â I carefully got up, still a little wonky, but at least standing. âSo. Kokiri Firest, huh? Do you kids live here? Where are your parents?â
The group of kids began to whisper among themselves again. âParents? What's she talking about?â, one boy asked.
âI.. I think she means adultsâ, another said.
âAdults? We don't have those here.â
I let out a small laugh of disbelief. âYou're pulling my leg. You're telling me you kids live here... all on your own? No adults?â
âNo adultsâ, Saria confirmed. Then she looked around. âMido may have been a bit rude before, but he had a point. You cannot stay here. Otherwise, the magic of the forest will turn you into a monster.â
For a moment, I thought that she was joking, but then I saw how utterly serious her face was.
âYou're kiddingâ, I said.
âUnfortunately notâ, she replied, taking my hand. âCome on. I'll lead you out of the forest.â
She led me away from the giant dead tree to another clearing in the forest, through a small village of child-sized houses, all carved into the stumps of trees.
Only then I saw the many floating lights.
âWhat are those?â, I asked, staring at them.
âHave you never seen a fairy before?â, Saria asked, and like on cue, a small ball of light with a green aura popped out of a pocket on her clothes. It had wings, but due to its glow, I could not make out any other features.
âFairiesâ, I repeated slowly. âNo. Not outside of books, at least.â
But as fascinating as this was, I also had the nagging feeling that all of this seemed eerily familiar.
As we approached what seemed to be the exit of the woods, Saria let go of my hand. âThis is as far as I can take youâ, she explained. âI do not know anything about the world outside of the forest. I do not know what will wait for you on the other side.â
âThat's okayâ, I replied. âThank you for your help.â Then I stepped out of the woods and into the bright light of the outside.
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Day 1 - Night of the Living Dead (1990)
Theyâre still coming to get you Barbara...
Once more into the breach!
Another year, another Day 1 where I lament my inability to make it all the way through October watching movies everyday. That said, last year I watched more than usual even if I wasn't posting about it here until summing everything up on Day 31. Let's give it the old college try again, eh? Double figures this time at least, two years in a row of just 4 is a shambles. State of your reviews, mate. I've had a few things in mind to watch this year, did some scouting around on Netflix and even found a great website that has a whole bunch of stinkers on it ripe for watching. However, some last minute reading of the Twitters lead me to discover that today is the 50th anniversary of the original Night of the Living Dead. Since I already watched that back in the salad days of 2012, why not this remake instead?
And hell yes, the Candyman himself, Tony Todd, is here! He might not have the creepy-cum-seductive charm of a man covered in bees, but he's still very engaging here as Ben gradually loses his grip on the situation that is slowly spiraling out of control. He's almost hesitant at first to dispatch of the shambling figures approaching himself and Barbara, but he's a lot more short tempered with the people he finds on the inside of the house. To be fair, Cooper is a bit of an asshole.
Ben can swing a crowbar like he's Gordon Freeman too. For all the emotiveness (apparently thatâs not a word, I donât care) at the start though, it does take a small turn for the over-dramatic as he starts cursing the heavens for letting all this madness unfold.
Speaking of emotions, Barbara isn't just a blithering wreck this time! In fact, she's the one taking charge at times, going a little overboard with the rifle, popping zombie melons left and right. And, spoiler warning, she's the only one that makes it out alive by the end of the movie. For all that Night... gave to the genre, it's taking back a little now by leaning on the 'final girl' trope. Well, either that or even in 1990 SJW's were able to sway the minds of the Hollywood masses into turning this damsel into a gun touting badass. I blame Tumblr...
One thought I had going into this was that I was expecting a lot of gore to really contrast this against the black and white original. Now that we're live and in living colour (and not that fake colour like where the Cemetery Zombie had orange hair), I was expecting maybe Johnny's head to explode as it cannoned off the gravestone at the start of the movie or something but everything is relatively subdued. You still get your splashes of crimson though and everything is looking good makeup and effects wise with Tom Savini on the scene as director. Albeit, not the greatest of experiences for him by the sound of it as he wasn't able to quite put the spin on things that he wanted.
I feel things drag a bit in the middle of the film as we get past the initial tenseness of Barbara exploring the house and encountering Ben. We settle into the 'hell is other people' portion of things as the survivors bicker amongst themselves. Cooper calling everyone "a bunch of Yo-Yo's" is pretty funny in an absurdist kind of way, it feels like such a non-insult.
I was wondering where this was all going ultimately as Barbara ended up running into some more well equipped survivors who end up saving her and taking them to their redneck jamboree. Hurray for social commentary though as we get to enjoy the rituals of zombie cock-fighting and target practice on a bunch of strung up zombies. "We're them and they're us." A little seen spot of sympathy for the zombie.
With Barabara saved and in relative safety, it felt like things were just petering out to a non-ending but there's still a little intense twist at the end as she makes her way back to the house. It's not quite the heavy handed ending of a black man being shot dead by a lynch mob but hey, it's been 22 years, maybe we've made some progress? Not bloody likely.
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we always walked a very thin line
Do you have a pair of Beat headphones? nope
How was your week? I went to london yesterday to collect my iPad and got my nails done, went shopping, had some food, it was great, so that was deffo the highlight, I miss london dearly
Are any of your electronics not working properly at the moment? nope, I recently got my iPad checked and it is working fine
Are you excited to pick out your wedding dress one day? yeah, it is gonna be cinderella style, MASSIVE skirt is all I have planned
When was the last time you felt relieved? Yesterday, my iPad was sent to my old address and I had to wait ages to go and collect it, I was worried it wouldnât be there or stolen but I got it so I am happy
Does it bother you when an artist remakes a song that one has previously done? nope but whether I like the remake or not is a different questionÂ
What brand of chapstick do you use? the normal vaseline
Do you really think someone could be perfect? nah
When was the last time you cried? a week ago, struggling to find a job and feeling depressed about the future is what caused it
Whatâs a food that you like every once in awhile but not often? Mince pies at Christmas, I love them but the fact that I only have them at Christmas makes them even better! What letter is the song youâre listening to under? M - Mirrorball (Taylor Swift)
Would you rather visit the 60s or 70s? 60s sounded like an exciting time
Are you the type of person that enjoys getting hugs? depends who theyâre from
Do your socks say anything on them? just the ralph lauren polo logo
Name a TV channel that only has three letters in it. BBC
Have you found out who your true friends are? yep and it is a great feeling
Gray or Grey? grey
Will you be buying concert tickets any time soon? nope
Have you seen the movie The Perks of Being a Wallflower? Did you like it? seen it but eh itâs not one Iâll watch again it was okay
Is there something youâd fall apart if you didnât have? yes, without my family or friends I would fall apart but objects maybe not being able to listen to taylor swift would hurt
How many weddings have you been to? none :((((((((((((((
When you smile, are you confident? sure
Have you ever not done something because you were afraid of getting in trouble? ofc
Was the weather beautiful today? no but it was okay
Do you have to have a fan on when you sleep? nope
Would you rather have an orange, red or grey bedroom? red!!!!!!!!!!!
Would you ever dye part of your hair blue? if I realllllly had to yes it would be an option as opposed to the other colours
Have you ever gone to a private school? nope
Is Finding Nemo a favourite movie of yours? nope but it sure is a good movie
Does/Did your school have a uniform? yep
Turn on the TV. What channel are you on? BBC 1
Does your house have security cameras? nope
Does a popsicle sound good right now? nah
Whatâs your favourite exercise workout? dancing to workout
Whatâs your favourite thing to do? daydream
What did you do for your 17th birthday? I went to an all you can eat buffet with friends
Does your local Walmart have benches in them to rest? no walmart here
Was your favourite stuffed animal really a teddy bear growing up? nope it was a Labrador puppy
If your house was haunted, what would you do? hope the ghosts are friendly
Are you good at swimming? yes
Whatâs worse: Slow internet or slow walkers? Slow internet for sure
What is the rudest thing a guy has ever done to you? insulted my family Do you sleep with the sheets tucked in or out? out
What do you do to fall asleep faster? read
Do you carry a bottle of water wherever you go? yes I try to if I know that it will be a long day and free water wonât be available
Are you afraid that one day you might get cancer? it is a worry but I donât let it consume me
Are you a fast or slow walker? if I am with friends I am slow but by myself fast
Do you usually have to wear a belt with your pants? nah
Does it bother you when peopleâs underwear hangs out? yeah
Are you usually the person to try new things with your hair? nah
Whenâs your birthday? 10th feb
What age do you look forward to reaching? my thirties - everyone seems to enjoy them and have things more figured out than in their twenties
Name a state that begins with the letter M. Minnesota
Whatâs the first thing you do after a car accident? call for help
What do you use to get rid of bad breath? floss and brush
What exercise do you hate the most? stairmasterÂ
What do you do at a party? meet new people, dance and drink
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I donât write reviews but Star Wars gave me so many emotions I had to write something. (Spoilers for The Last Jedi)
SPOILERS FOR STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
Just to start off it was an amazing movie and I am 100% on board for the next movie.
So on the initial release of The Force Awakens I was hype. Obviously I was hype. It was STAR WARS. It was my CHILDHOOD! And while I enjoyed the movie, it wasnât really a good movie. I understood that making what almost amounts for a shot for shot remake of the classics was needed to get people back into the series that felt burned by the prequels, and introduce a new generation to the magic that is Star Wars, so I was okay with that, but I wanted more. This movie more than delivered. It managed to take a darker turn (that bombing scene run almost had me crying and the movie was only just beginning), but also keep a good balance of humor that makes the story fun. I found Carrie Fisherâs part to be so incredibly well done. The almost fake out with her death and allowing Leia to show off her incredible force powers that have been criminally underused was a wonderful addition. Carrie Fisher played the role with a sense of grace and strength that only she could. I would be lying if I said most scenes with her didnât have me wiping some mist out of my eyes. Finn, oh man Finn. I was so glad to see that his complicated relationship with the First Order and the Resistance wasnât simply shored up and he was still conflicted. That his first and foremost priority was protecting Rey that was just THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP! And can we take a moment to talk about Rose? Rose who is babbling and happy to meet a HERO but will also taser him right in the face. Who is willing to give up what amounts to her last connection to her sister and a prized possession with barely a moments hesitation because she is committed to the rebellion. Who utters one of the most amazing lines ever spoken in Star Wars? âWe're going to win not by fighting what we hate, but saving what we loveâ
Are you kidding? And she delivers that line so well! I cannot wait to see her in the next film. Mark Hamill as a grumpy Hermit was not what I expected. I can see how this decision may upset some people. I was quite eh on it at first, but as Luke spoke of the Jedi and what he had lost I came to understand and respect it. Lukeâs narrative in his story was always one of triumph. Here we got to see a far different aspect. One of Failure and Shame. I personally loved that, especially because it gave us a chance for Yoda to come back and teach us one final, inspiring lesson.
Rey flirting with the dark side, even going so close as to willingly search out for it, was exactly what I would expect of her. She is curious and the Force is new, yet familiar to her. Her aggression does not always mend well with the typical Light side of the force, but why should it? Rey is not a typical Jedi. She is the beginning of an entirely new Jedi. She will be part of the eternal balance between the light and dark, standing on a scale that is ever changing.
Which beings me to the the relationship between Rey and Kylo Ren. It was fascinating and I love what they did with it. I know there are many people who ship the two together, but I have never been able to see it that way. I have always found it to be a rather one-sided sense of perverse attraction and this movie has further cemented my thoughts on that. Rey is an idealist. She has an idealist view of the Jedi. An idealist view of the first order. Even a idealist view of who her parents might be, and how they WOULD come back for her. I find it to be this idealism that keeps her from giving up hope on Kylo Ren completely. She sees the turmoil in him and she wants to save him, just as Luke was able to save Vader. Even knowing the the force bond between them was created by Snoke, knowing that there is darkness inside of him, she still reaches for his hand, but knows that she can never truly reach him. There is a sense of affection in her for him, but it is not love and it is not romantic. And this movie seems to make it clear that this affection has been effectively, yet remorsefully, extinguished. Kylo Ren.... what do say about Kylo Ren? Except that Adam Driverâs performance was off the charts in this movie. In TFA we got to see the tantrums of Kylo Ren and peek at the conflict raging inside of him. He was the broken child with too much power. In this movie he became so much more. Kyloâs aspirations to cast aside everything, not just his past, but his present as well and look forward into the future cemented him as a true Sith in my mind. The only connection he craved was Rey, someone who he said was insignificant. A nobody. I felt like to him, her position only exists because of his. When she denies him, I believe that is the final push that sends him over the edge. He has fully embraced the dark side in a way unseen in the Star Wars films before. Even at his worst, Anakin/Vader was still under the thumb of the Emperor. Kylo Ren has become his own emperor and he what he seeks is destruction. Heâs raw and untethered. He is trying to remake the galaxy in his own image and that is a villain that I want in my Star Wars film.
The Music was fantastic, but what more can you ask for from John Williams? I mean come on, the man is a complete legend and to say otherwise is just foolishness. I will be anxiously awaiting the next film.
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Okay, as requested a few days ago, a Cloud and Aerith analysis. I feel like I've spent a lot of time in chapter 8/9 today lolÂ
Ok, spoiler warning for ppl who havenât played â do I still need to do this? Eh ok, (I tag FF7R spoilers as final fantasy 7 remake spoilers) and itâs gonna be reasonably long.
Also, this is one personâs interpretation of the scene, so if you disagree thatâs cool and weâll agree to disagree.
Youâre also gonna have to excuse the janky quality on some of the screens, Iâm grabbing them from Youtube and itâs frustrating af trying to get the exact moment I want.
Other analyses if anyoneâs interested.
Shinra HQ vision scene (Cloti/plot analysis)Â
Chapter 3 (Cloti reblog)Â
Tifa character analysisÂ
Aerith Resolution (plot analysis/theory â I should probably update this since Iâve had other ideas since then)Â
Train graveyard (not really an analysis, but I got some sweet screenshots of Cloti)Â
Clotiscrew tunnel analysisÂ
Cloti reunion analysisÂ
The Promise AnalysisÂ
Andreaâs approval (Cloti ask response)Â
Leslie analysis (not mine, but a good read)Â
Cloti action touchingÂ
Aerti friendship analysisÂ
Cloti body language chapter 3Â
Cloti healthy disagreementÂ
Cloti post heliboss battle (chapter 15)Â
Clerith playground sceneÂ
Cloti body language plate fallÂ
Cloud and Barret friendshipÂ
Resolution scene analysis (A)Â
Barret character analysis (chapter 13)Â
Cloud character analysis (Honey Bee Inn)Â
Cloud character analysis (Barret's death)Â
Now, strap in and enjoy the ride.
Recap time!
Okay, our delightful heroine (I will rein in the sarcasm, but Aerith aggs me when Cloud says no and she ignores him. No means no.) and our moody af hero have finally got done with the flowery side quests, kiddos, Rude and the giant hands of crash crash boom oops there's an invisible wall there minigame trip through sector 6 to reach sector 7.
Aerith says âlet's take a break.â
Cloud says, âNo.â
They take a break anyway.
(I've already done the slide analysis, link above)
Back down from the slide and it's time to go. Aerith opens up the underground link into sector 7 and we're venturing into awkward goodbyes.
So, we're starting with Aerith being chipper and cute with the quips. Standard stuff. It's possible she's feeling regretful they're parting, but I've said plenty of times that of everyone in this, Aerith has the best poker face. There's very few times she lets that mask slip and lets us see what she's really feeling and it's usually in times of intense stress. This isn't stressful, although she was feeling down a few moments ago while talking about Zack, so maybe that'll make her a little easier to read. For now, though, she's fronting like a boss.
Hmm interesting. He's definitely thoughtful here. So, I'm gonna have to put together some possibilities.
He's clearly mellowed his attitude towards her â he was proper stroppy at her house the day before, shouting and so on â so this isn't negative. We could say he started feeling more positive towards her through their interactions over the day or maybe when he saw the whole Rude bit and realised she's not quite what he first thought. Or it might have been when he saw her looking downcast about not high fiving or it could've been their chat on the slide that finally thawed him out towards her.
And Aerith's the same. Her smile falters just a bit and she can't meet his eye. Maybe she knows they have no reason to meet again or that her mother told him not to see her. We don't know for sure, but it's possible, otherwise why is she disappointed? She could expect to see him again. They could make plans. It could be meta!Aerith knowing that Cloud is probably better off not getting to know her.
Eugh dammit. Does anyone know how hard it is to analyse people's motives when you can't see their faces clearly? I bet this was on purpose, thanks Square.
I mean, having to go by the above data I've mentioned, they could both be feeling the same lingering regret intuitively. You know like how you just get the sense how someone's feeling? That.
Their poses are identical, and coupled with the slightly awkward intonation on âsoâ I'd look at this and say this comes across like a couple of teenagers who kinda like each other and don't know how to take the next step. You know, that kind of immature I have no idea what I'm doing with my life kinda deal. That's not to say it's romantic, especially not from Cloud. He's an awkward introvert. Aerith has no social skills. They're not friends and up until five minutes ago Cloud was annoyed af at her. That'd make for an awkward goodbye.
Aerith laughs, Cloud doesn't, and she moves aside so he can leave. Looks like the momentâs over.
Before going, Cloud turns back to ask if Aerith can get home ok. This looks like polite concern, which I'd expect considering they just came through an area full of monsters, mech and bandits. If Cloud wasn't concerned, I'd call him a douchebag. His eyes widen a little as he speaks, but it's not that same kind of expression he pulls whenever we're suspecting a visit from real!Cloud. This is SOLDIER!Cloud asking.Â
(I've said that typically Cloud's eyes go very wide as a hint that his real self is reacting to things, but widening eyes on their own do not indicate real!Cloud. It's something about the way he does it that shows it's not quite right for the SOLDIER persona we usually see. I can't explain it properly, but it's likely something the devs have done to his microexpressions on purpose to differentiate between the two and without knowing exactly what I can't put a pin in it. All I can say is when it looks like real!Cloud is expressing himself and when it isn't because thereâs a difference that Iâve picked up on.)
This is flirting. Plain and simple. Head tilted, little smile, crinkling eyes. She's amused and teasing him in a flirtatious manner and her dialogue backs that up, although at the same time the tone she puts it in also sounds quite matter of fact, like she's genuinely asking what if she wasn't ok? That likely does appeal to the protective SOLDIER side of Cloud. He wants to be known as the hero. Still not romantic.
That's what I like to call a shit-fuck-bollocks moment. The realisation he should take her back home and make sure she's safe, but then he's also got to get back to sector 7, and this is all SOLDIER!Cloud's debate. There's no sign of real!Cloud and there's a quick decisive result that he should do the right thing, which is why he says heâll take her home.
This is nothing like in the honey bee inn later when you see the clear back and forth of his eyes darting around as he argues with real!Cloud about dancing to get Andrea's approval.
And Aerith laughs again because I think she's aware how ridiculous it is that he'll walk her back when he needs to get home. She was teasing the entire time, but it looks like it went over Cloud's head â colour me unsurprised.
I mean, there's no romantic undertone to her expression here. It's genuine amusement and I'd definitely say friendship towards Cloud.
Ah the image that certain people hang their hat on. Let's get this one done.
Aerith says she has a backup route for emergencies that's safer than the one they used. You can hear Cloud start to speakâ- ask a question because the sound is a âWâ -- then cuts himself off and smiles. That smile is a mix of bemused and amused.Â
For anyone who doesn't have a stupidly large vocabulary and thinks those two are the same thing:
Bemused
adjective:Â puzzled, confused, or bewildered.
Amused
adjective:Â finding something funny or entertaining.
Cloud's bemused because back at the start of the collapsed expressway he literally asked if there was a better way and she avoided answering. So, he's caught her in a lie and what can he do about it? Nothing. That's why he's all "of course there's a safer route".
And then we're back in control and moving onto the next part of the game.
Conclusion:
Well, they're awkward. Both of them. Cloud is an introvert with mental issues and Aerith has no social skills and a terrible personality flaw in which she bosses everyone around and doesn't listen.
I wouldn't say they're friends, more like comrades. Cloud's still very resistant to her company even after she helps him save Tifa.
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Second Chance
Chapter 2: The Meeting of Various People
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Bakugou seemed to treat Izuku with more respect in this lifetime. It was probably because Izuku stood up to him multiple times before. He still called Izuku âDekuâ though, except maybe it had a different meaning now.
Izuku really wasnât that sure, since Bakugou was still as explosive and as angry and proud as ever. Then again, it would probably be weird if he wasnât.
They were marching along in a forest with some others. Izuku vaguely recognized this scene, but he couldnât recall exactly what happened here.
His questioning was answered when Bakugou fell off a log and into a stream.
âKacchan!â Izuku shouted. He seemed to be the only one who was worried, as everyone else was saying that Bakugou was going to be fine because he was strong.
But not Izuku, no. He found himself down at the stream before he had a second to think. He held out his hand to Bakugou.
âAre you okay?â Izuku asked. âIt would be bad if you had gotten hurt.â
But something that didnât happen last time happened. Bakugou took his hand.
âOf course Iâm okay, Deku!â Bakugou insisted. âI canât be the number one hero if I got hurt from something like that!â
âIâm glad youâre okay!â Izuku said.
âYeah, yeah, whatever.â Bakugou rolled his eyes. âIâll race you to the top of the hill.â
And with that, Bakugou took off with Izuku running behind him.
âNo fair! You got a head start!â Izuku complained.
âEh? I could beat you even if you had a head start, nerd!â
âIâd like to see you try.â Izuku challenged. Bakugou grinned.
âIâll take you up on that challenge.â
This act of challenging each other continued to the point where they declared each other their rivals. But, instead of having horrible tensions like in Izukuâs last life, it was a friendlier rivalry filled with competitions that were had in good fun and faith.
The competitions were in everything from fighting to racing to even baking. They encouraged each other to be the best that they could be, although Bakugou always did it in a rougher way. Izuku knew what he meant though.
It was during one of those competitions when Izuku caught sight of one of his future classmates in UA. It was Tsuyu!
With her were two kids who looked like they were related to her. She actually looked like she had her hands full, both literally and figuratively, as she had a baby in her arms and was talking to a young boy who must have been her brother.
He should go over and talk to her. So he did.
âHey, are you lost?â Izuku asked. He figured it would probably be weird if he just suddenly introduced himself to someone who currently doesnât know him.
âWhat makes you ask that?â Tsuyu questioned. Straight to the point, as always.
âWell, uh, itâs just thatâŚâ Izuku frantically waved his hands around. âI donât see your parents around her, and it looks like youâre having some trouble looking after your siblings.â
âYouâre very plain looking!â Tsuyuâs brother said. âLike a pear.â
âEh?â Izuku was a bit taken aback. Like a pear?
âSamidare, itâs not nice to say stuff like that.â Tsuyu said.
âEh? But itâs not an insult.â Tsuyuâs brother, Samidare, apparently, frowned.
âYou usually donât comment on someoneâs appearance when you first meet them.â Tsuyu explained. âSorry if we gave you the impression that we were lost. Our parents are often traveling for work, so Iâm usually the one to take care of my siblings.â
âTsuyu is the best!â Samidare exclaimed. âSheâs going to become the greatest hero someday!â
âRibbit.â Tsuyu looked bashful at her brotherâs praise.
âReally?â Izuku acted surprise. âMe, too. Iâm Midoriya Izuku. Itâs nice to meet you.â
âIâm Asui Tsuyu. Call me Tsu.â
âThen you can call me Izuku!â Izuku grinned at Tsuyu, who smiled back at him. It was then when he heard yelling coming from behind him.
âDeku! Did you really just ditch our competition?â Bakugou sounded angry as hell, but there was the slightest bit of hurt in his tone.
âAhh, sorry. I have to go, Tsu. I hope to meet you again in the future!â Izuku turned away and went over to Bakugou. âSorry, Kacchan, I thought she and her siblings were lost, and you know I canât ignore a person in need!â
âYeah, yeah, we all know that you go sticking your nose into places it doesnât belong.â Bakugou frowned. âBut we were in the middle of a competition! Here I was thinking you were going to take it seriously!â
âHow about a rematch?â Izuku challenged. He could see the determined fire light up in Bakugouâs eyes.
âOh, youâre on.â
It was at least a few months before Izuku ran into anyone else who was going to go to UA. This time, it was Tokoyami.
He was sitting by a tree alone, so Izuku walked up to him and sat next to him.
âItâs a nice day out, isnât it?â Izuku asked. It was honestly way more casual and friendly than one would greet a supposed stranger, but Tokoyami seemed to take it in stride, even as he looked a bit surprised at the sudden voice.
âIt is.â Tokoyami nodded. âThe nameâs Tokoyami Fumikage.â
âIâm Midoriya Izuku.â
Tokoyami nodded once again, and the two of them sat in silence, simply enjoying the lovely day.
Izuku took out his notebook and began doing a drawing of Tokoyami. When he was reborn, that meant that he no longer had his notebooks, so he resolved to remake all of them. After all, it was important information to have.
Tokoyami looked over to him.
âWhat are you working on?â He asked.
âAh, wellâŚâ Izuku paused for a moment. âItâs kind of embarrassing, but I like making notes about heroes and other peopleâs quirks and how they use them because I want to become a hero.â
âI donât think thatâs embarrassing. Itâs actually a logical thing to do. Maybe I should start doing something similar.â Tokoyami commented. âAfter all, I want to become a hero as well.â
âI think youâre going to become a great hero!â Izuku proclaimed.
âThanks. You too.â
Izuku grinned at him, and they continued enjoying each otherâs company in relative silence, which was only broken when Tokoyami explained his quirk to Izuku. Izuku already knew Tokoyamiâs quirk, but Tokoyami didnât know that, so Izuku let him talk about it while also avoiding the topic of his own quirk.
They essentially spent the entire day together in the park.
âI hope I get to see you again!â Izuku said. He knew for a fact that he would see Tokoyami again in a few years.
âYou too.â Tokoyami echoed the sentiment, and they went off to their respective houses.
A mere three months later, Izuku was shopping with his mother when he saw Shinsou. While he might not have been in Izukuâs class in his last life, Shinsou was still someone who he respected, and he greatly admired his ideals and determination.
However, what was surprising to Izuku was the fact that Aizawa-sensei and a man with long blond hair and glasses were with Shinsou. Izuku had no idea who the blond man was, but he was certainly shocked when he saw Aizawa kiss him.
Inko must have noticed his staring because she questioned him about them.
âDid you know them?â She asked. It was clear exactly what she was talking about. Inko was asking Izuku if he knew them in his past life.
âYeah.â Izuku responded. âI donât know who the blond man is though.â
âYou should go talk to the kid.â Inko said. Oh. So she only thought that Izuku knew Shinsou. But, she was right, and Izuku did want to talk to him.
âHi!â Izuku greeted Shinsou. âIâm Midoriya Izuku!â
Okay, so it might have been weird to suddenly introduce himself like that, but did that really warrant the stares he got from all of them?
âHi.â Shinsou said, but in a much more reclusive manner. âIâm Hitoshi Shinsou.â
Okay, this wasnât really going anywhere. Izuku could work with this. Maybe.
âAre these two both your dads?â Izuku asked. He sounded like a kid, but, to be fair, currently, he was, so he might as well use that to his advantage.
Izuku waited until Shinsou nodded.
âThatâs so cool that you have two dads!â Izuku exclaimed. âI donât really have a dad. Itâs just my mom and me.â
Aizawa and the blond man looked more relaxed. Oh. They must have been worried that Izuku would be mean about seeing a gay couple.
âWhat happened to your dad?â Shinsou asked.
âI donât know.â Izuku answered truthfully. He knew his mom and dad divorced when he was young, but he doesnât remember why.
âHmm. Well, your mother seems like a nice lady.â Shinsou said.
âShe is! She always takes care of me, and she makes the best food!â Izuku boosted.
âBeebee is usually the one to make food. Dad always burns it whenever he cooks.â Shinsou said.
âBeebee?â Izuku questioned. Shinsou pointed to the blond man.
âIt would get awkward if I called both of my dads âDadâ.â Shinsou explained.
âI guess so.â That meant that Shinsou called Aizawa dad. Izuku now knew that Aizawa was bad at cooking. He had no idea what to do with this information.
âWhat does your mom do for a living?â Shinsou pointed towards Inko, who was now talking with Aizawa and âBeebeeâ.
âShe does a lot of writing,â Izuku replied. âAnd some other freelance work. What about your dads? What do they do?â
Obviously, Izuku already knew that Aizawa was a pro-hero and a teacher, but he had no idea what the blond man did.
âTheyâre both pro heros.â Shinsou proudly replied.
âReally!? Thatâs so cool!â Izuku exclaimed. He looked at Aizawa and the blond man, as if trying to determine which pro hero they were. He really was trying with the blond man though. âIs he Eraserhead? You know, The Erasure Hero.â
âYou know Eraserhead!?â Shinsou asked. He looked so excited. âNobody I ever talk to knows Eraserhead because heâs an underground hero!â
âWhy wouldnât I know about Eraserhead?â Izuku replied back with just as much enthusiasm. âHeâs a fantastic hero! I think itâs awesome how he fights essentially quirkless.â
Izuku didnât miss the look Aizawa gave him then. He actually looked kind of happy.
âHuh.â Shinsou thought for a moment. âI guess youâre right. That just makes Dad even more awesome!â
âOf course it does!â Izuku exclaimed. At this point, Aizawa looked positively bashful. âAnd, I donât mean to be rude, but I canât figure out who your other dad is.â
âThatâs understandable. He looks completely different as a civilian.â Shinsou nodded, as if agreeing with his own statement. âHeâs actually Present Mic: The Voice Hero!â
âReally!?â Izuku shouted. Really, of all people, Present Mic was probably the last person he expected the blond man to be. But, then again, it couldnât have possibly been anybody else.
âReally!â Shinsou said.
The realization dawned on Izuku.
âWait, are they married?â Izuku questioned.
âOf course they are!â Shinsou declared. âBut they always wear their rings on a necklace so that it doesnât get in the way when theyâre doing hero work.â
âAh, that makes sense.â Izuku honestly couldnât handle this. He couldnât believe his future teachers were married. But, then again he didnât really have any proof that they werenât married in his past life.
Mostly because Aizawa-sensei never talked about his personal life.
âYou like heroes, so you must want to be a hero when you get older, right?â Shinsou asked.
âOf course! Iâm going to be the best hero!â Izuku declared. âYou too, right?â
âYeah, I want to become a hero. ButâŚâ Shinsou frowned.
âWhat?â
âPeople always say that my quirk is a villain's quirk.â Shinsou said. Oh right. Izuku remembered him talking about that when they fought.
âWell, what is your quirk?â Izuku already knew, but Shinsou didnât know that Izuku knew.
âI have a brainwashing quirk.â Shinsou said.
âThatâs super cool!â Izuku exclaimed. âYouâd be able to capture any villain!â
âYeah!â Shinsou grinned at Izuku, and Izuku grinned back. âWhat about you? Whatâs your quirk?â
âWell, uh-â
âHitoshi, we still have more shopping to do, and Iâm sure they do too. Say bye to your friend.â Aizawa said. Shinsou frowned but nodded.
âIt was nice meeting you Midoriya.â
âIt was nice meeting you, too, Shinsou!â Izuku then took out his notebook, as well as a pen and turned towards Aizawa and Present Mic. âUm, before you go, could I have both of your autographs?â
âOf course! Anything for a fan!â Present Mic immediately went into hero mode, and Izuku wondered why he didnât figure it out sooner.
Present Mic signed his name in the notebook and handed the notebook to Aizawa, who ended up signing as well with some prodding from Present Mic.
âThank you so much!â Izuku bowed. He then turned towards Shinsou. âI hope weâll meet again, Shinsou. You too, Aizawa-sensei.â
Izuku didnât realize what he just said until he Aizawa squinted at him suspiciously. He froze. Inko looked slightly surprised, but she then realized that Aizawa was probably Izukuâs teacher in his past life.
Oh god, he was going to die. Aizawa was going to kill him. How was he going to explain knowing what Aizawaâs name was? He was going to have One for All in a few years. How would he explain having two quirks?
Honestly, Aizawa looked like he had so many questions, but, luckily, Inko saved the day. She was truly Izukuâs hero.
âWe should probably get going. It was very nice meeting you and Yamada.â Inko said, guiding Izuku away from Aizawa and out of the aisle.
âThanks, mom.â Izuku stated.
âI donât think you wanted your future teacher to know that he was your future teacher.â
âNo.â Izuku shook his head. âDefinitely not.â
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