#Era: between us

[whywontvulcanseatreplicatormeat]

Just made myself so so sad thinking about Aang's marble trick because from a physics perspective, keeping dense spherical objects afloat on an airstream is not trivial, and he's doing it in a tiny little space without moving his hands. Bending is usually very gestural. So. Everyone in the era of the show is, at best, impressed THAT it is airbending. But Aang's an incredibly young master airbender. He wouldn't be acting like this was the bestest trick ever if it didn't take at least some skill; he's a goofy kid but he's also a prodigy. I bet other airbenders were absolutely blown away (pun fully intended) at the level of precision and force and minimalism of movement on display and now there's no one who understands at all why he expects accolades.

[lightandfellowship]

"And after the incident with the rose, he's been quite irritable and difficult."

"It's okay. I deal with difficult people all the time."

[fascinationstreetmp3]

personally i think they can do 70s/80s devil's minion while keeping it so that modern dm still needs a ton of development to Work, because they both have to navigate their feelings now even if daniel gets his memories back. there's the layers of betrayal and resentment they both feel; the fact that they've been apart for decades and have gone through life since then being shaped separately; the circumstances of daniel's turning— theyre all things they still have to work through, with or without an extended history between them.

for daniel, just because he might remember what he felt back then, it doesn't mean he automatically feels the same because of it now. maybe it could even be that he doesn't remember everything all at once; only the cat and mouse game at the beginning of their relationship, or the hopelessness and ruin at the end of it, or the addiction, and for a long time that's all he can remember. maybe he remembers it all but he can't connect what he felt then to what he feels now. it doesn't have to be a switch that flips and suddenly brings back all his old feelings and erases everything else.

for armand, there's an aspect to it that he has to come to love this more experienced version of the boy he once knew, one who is extremely sharp and much better at seeing right through him, one who is not dependant on him or his blood, one who has utterly dismantled everything he was clinging onto for decades, and, now armand's turned daniel, one he can't read the mind of like he used to. even if some things have stayed the same, their entire dynamic has shifted from what was once familiar.

so, even though past dm could be an easy way to go "they were in love once so of course they'll fall in love again", i don't think that's what would happen. in my opinion them having a history would add to their present dynamic but things are so different now it's pretty much brand new territory for them going forward.

[clubartaesthetic]

obsessed with them

[myboybreakscoffins]

Who's The Real Winner?

valentine, february 14, @black-brothers-microfic — regulus & sirius black microfic — sibling rivalry, unrequited love (for now), mentions of jily, regulus’ pov — word count: 573

“How’s this year’s count going, Reggie?”

Regulus barely had time to step through the threshold behind the fruit bowl painting before his brother’s voice reached him. His social avoidance tactics were utterly useless when it came to Sirius—his brother always seemed to know exactly where to find him. If he didn’t trust his own spell detection skills so completely, he might have suspected Sirius of putting a tracking spell on him.

Rolling his eyes, Regulus kept walking toward the dungeons, making it clear he had no interest in indulging his brother’s nonsense. “Are we really doing this every Valentine’s Day?” he asked as soon as Sirius caught up, determined to get the conversation over with.

Regulus hated this day—especially when it meant being subjected to the sickeningly sweet public displays of affection from a certain new couple that he absolutely did not want to see. Ever. 

“Until it’s officially proven that I’m the more attractive brother,” Sirius replied, casually running a hand through his long black hair. “Or until one of us gets an actual valentine,” he added in a quieter voice. Then, with a smug grin, he continued, “Anyway, I got seven—three love letters, a rather vocal and terrifying confession right outside the greenhouse, and chocolate.” His voice practically dripped with satisfaction.

Oh, poor Sirius… 

Regulus smirked and, with deliberate ease, said, “Nine, dear brother—who is, regrettably, less attractive than me.”

Sirius’s reaction was, by far, the best poem Regulus had received that day. He allowed himself a moment to relish the obvious shock and embarrassment on his brother’s face, feeling immensely pleased with himself. Definitely, one of the great joys of having a sibling was being able to humiliate them at their own game.

The conceited Narcissus, drowned by his own reflection. Poetic.

“Well,” Sirius shot back, clearly unwilling to accept defeat, “at least I got chocolate from someone I actually like. And that’s worth three or four, so technically, I’m still ahead.”

Regulus froze mid-step.

Son of a fucking bitch.

Of course, his brother wouldn’t go down without a fight—and of course, he wouldn’t hesitate to go for the low blow if it gave him the slightest advantage. For someone who supposedly despised his family, that was very Black of him, really.

Sirius was well aware of his unrequited crush on James ‘Lily Evans’ Perfect Boyfriend’ Potter and it was an unspoken rule that neither of them would ever bring it up under any circumstances. 

And yet, here they were.

But fine, if Sirius wanted to play dirty, so be it.

Regulus arched a brow and said smoothly, “Are you sure the chocolate Lupin gave you wasn’t just out of courtesy?” He injected all the venom he could into the last word.

“IT WASN’T JUST COURTESY—” Sirius started, then abruptly cut himself off, realizing exactly what he’d just admitted.

Regulus nearly laughed, he didn't even have to make an effort.

With a slow, satisfied smile, he said, “If you say so… Though, for the record, Lupin also gave me chocolate this year—same as last.”

“REMUS DID WHAT?!” Sirius practically shrieked.

His idiot brother had just handed him victory on a silver platter. 

Regulus resumed his path toward the dungeons, smirking to himself.

“AND WHAT DO YOU MEAN ‘SAME AS LAST YEAR’, REGULUS?”

“Exactly what I said, Sirius.” And, just to twist the knife a little deeper, he added over his shoulder, “It’s my win.” 

Sirius was left behind, completely bewildered.

[aedislumen]

More of Fouché being a psycho

(from Carême ep.4)

"Idiot!" "You should have shot him in the legs." "Like this."

[hollowstarchaser]

James and Sirius are roommates and best friends (obviously) and one day when Sirius is away for a week for his job James and Remus meet on a dating app and they start low-key dating... Sirius comes back and now both Sirius and Remus have a big problem because Sirius likes James's boyfriend a bit too much and Remus is starting to fall for Sirius too... They try to resist and avoid each other as much as possible.

During his "work thing" Sirius in reality was meeting with Regulus (who James doesn't know directly but he doesn't like him much from the story Sirius told him of Sirius trying to get close to him again when he was 18 and Regulus completely shutting the door on his face with... Uh, colourful insults lol ) and they decided to actually try to be close again because Regulus moved back to London where they live

This goes on for a few weeks, Sirius is now feeling so guilty for hiding all of this from James that he is avoiding him a little and James is upset by this because he noticed that there's something wrong but he doesn't understand what... one day he follows Sirius to understand where he's going every Sunday morning but he loses him amongst the crowd and then bumps into a man on the street making him completely spill his two cups of coffee on himself... and bloody hell... he likes Remus but, this is the most beautiful man he ever saw in his life, he has to keep talking to him... he's so rude, but it also looks like they're... bantering? this goes on for a few minutes before an ethereal looking girl gets out of the coffee shop and asks "Reg" if he's okay and if he now wants the extra two coffees she made(is this woman psychic??? Well, yeah... ), James gets left on the street and that's when he gets a call from his boyfriend who reminds him he's being an idiot and makes him feel guilty as hell, he goes back home.

James's problem is not over though, because that will not be the last time he randomly meets this man during his week...

[theythemmer]

im trying to sleep but i can’t

how’d you know that?

[elin-moon]

The Friendship of Edward VI and Barnaby Fitzpatrick

The friendship between these two young boys is quite an interesting one on the account that it can appear to be an unexpected one. Edward was the heir to the English throne, later King in his own right, while Barnaby was the eldest son of an Irish Baron, send over to England as a show of loyalty from his father. One would imagine that two boys from such differing backgrounds and sets of expectations would hardly gravitated towards each other, yet they did. One has to wonder what brought them together.

[perhapspluto]

okay so- i know a lot of people have been talking about 911 and queerbaiting and specifically whether or not this would even Really count as queerbaiting in this scenario.

so obviously queerbaiting is a specific and meaningful term- and it has to be to avoid everyone and their mother using it just because their ship didnt go canon. its a hint and "promise" of queerness and a refusal to deliver. destiel is, of course, the blueprint, but im gonna mostly use klance and voltron for my discussion in this point since i was #There and i dont really know enough about spn to have a meaningful conversation about it.

the thing about queer representation in media, particularly tv, is that it has changed dramatically in the past few decades. and such, queerbaiting has changed as well. it is significantly easier to get away with queerbaiting when the culture you are creating a show in is one that does not value queer people or queer stories. not to say that it doesnt happen today necessarily, but i think the tactics that were used in past examples of queerbaiting are still being used today, just in different ways.

using my little examples- both voltron and 911 have very similar sweeping problems when it comes to queer issues. theyre both post-obergefell and exist in a culture where queerness is seen as something that can be portrayed mainstream AND get fans invested- vld does this (eventually) with shiro, 911 with henren and eventually buck. however, once these characters have the "queer" label slapped on them, there is no meaningful care given to what this means. shiro was given a boyfriend, killed him the same episode, and in the end paired him with a man who had maybe 1 line. henren are constantly sidelined, particularly compared to the rest of the main cast, and is often forced into incredibly heteronormative behaviors (hen as the "husband" karen as the "wife"). buck hasnt been given the chance to think abt his sexuality at all, and was just sort of paired off with the first guy he kissed. since 911 is still in progress, there is obviously room to grow and change (particularly when it comes to buck's sexuality), but the pattern in lack of care is consistent.

they both also have a different, non-canon ship that draws both significant viewership and discussion online- klance and buddie respectively. the cast, crew, and network all know about this and use it their advantage. there are several examples storyboard artists posting klance drawings on their public accounts and i will genuinely never forget the impact of the "you are deserving of respect" drawing from 2016. to this day man. 911 does this too, especially post switch to abc. the actors talk about how they would love to do it if it was a pitched, they see it too dont worry fans! and not to mention the media tour they sent ostark and rg on the week before the finale.

maybe a different term would be more appropriate (shipbaiting ??), but it does not change the fact that abc and 911 is continuously over promising and under delivering, both in terms of fan ships and cared for queer representation. they are leaving the option of buddie vague and open because it will keep people watching- something they NEED, especially after peter krause's departure. i think that as it stands now, buddie is absolutely, 100% being baited. whether it falls specifically under "queerbait" can be debated, especially since the show is still on air and things can and will change. but if it continues, if it doesn't end up either canon or explicitly shut down before the final season, i feel like it can solidly be categorized as queerbait.

[shuzisong]

A still frame from the animatic I'm working on. The japanese text is just a lyric from the song～ 😺

[septemberlikestea]

my funniest hk opinion is that the white palace we visit is exactly as it was in the waking world. the saws were there.

[beargyufairy]

Just My Thoughts Pt. 39

Fairy Tail Manga Reread Ver.

While I do often complain about Mashima, he is generally a good writer. I am going to go on a limb here and say that these panel have foreshadowing. The last of the 4 elementals dialogue really sticks out to me. The mention of a fire dragon falling and leaving behind a corpse reminds me of Igneel. He may just be talking about Natsu (a dragon slayer) and how he will defeat him, but to me it resonates more with the King of the Fire Dragons. Igneel does indeed fall to his death after his battle with Aconolgia. A very short lived aspect of the story that should’ve had more depth to it. But honestly, I loved the emotions of that scene so I can’t complain about it too much. As I mentioned I might be grabbing straws but in the midst of full on battle against the guild, it almost mimicking on a smaller scale the battle against Tartaros. The involvement of the whole guild, loss to some extent, importance of Lucy (and her identity) are just a few similarities.

Until my next thought.

(This might be the last one because I haven’t read the manga in months)

[bitchnojutsu]

let’s remove everything about the hyuga clan dynamics from this conversation for just a moment — can we talk about how scuffed it was that anyone from team kurenai had to fight anyone from team gai

[subukunojess]

Lost In The Book: TNBC In A Nutshell (TWST Spoiler Reaction)

*A Halloween Town Meeting starring NRC Students and Skully like a comic con panel about to begin* Me, before: You know what? Skully is an innocent Autistic blorbo who needs to get obsessed and twisted in the climax. Either have him become Twist Oogie or have Oogie manipulate him and it will be a sweet story we'll talk about for a long time. Skully: *Sharing his ideas for a simple, silent, modest Halloween* Me, now: NEVERMIND, HE'S CRAZY ACTUALLY! OOGIE, DO NOT GET INVOLVED! WHAT IS GOING ON???

[wacky-nameless-inventor-24]

omg Dracustein au lore?? :3

describing it as Frankenstein but what if it was actually Dracula instead. telling the story through the character introductions let’s see if this works

GYRO- is an aspiring scientist/professor who meets Fenton at a university, where they’re both super interested in science and medicine. Gyro one day gets the crazy idea of wondering if he can create life, which he goes about doing so by using part of his own DNA to grow a clone of himself. One night when it finally wakes up and comes to life he’s so completely horrified of it that he completely rejects it, spending the night hiding around the house from it before remembering another invention he has. He was attempting to make some kind of taser for self defense but the creep he used it on just like. evaporated into nothing when he zapped him. However with this thing what he wants is to get rid of it like that so as dawn comes he hits it with the Disappearing gun. He’s distraught over the failure of years of work and still terrified of the thing that he’s made he spends the winter recovering while Fenton takes care of him.

GANDRA- comes to visit them that summer! She's an old childhood friend of Gyro's, they lived really close to each other so they've known each other for most of their lives. She's been studying abroad all over Europe for the past few years, and comes to see them just as Gyro is getting better. They're the same age and still single so their parents are like. waow crazy idea what if you two just got married!!! and they like each other so they agree to that idea and technically get engaged just when Gandra gets there (<- They Don't Know meme the distinction between romantic and platonic affection). Gandra spends a lot of time telling Gyro and Fenton about all of the crazy things she'd seen while out of England.

FENTON- just kind of like. moves in with Gyro while he's taking care of him that spring, and that summer he gets invited out on this great cool fun business trip!!! (not sure for what though because he wouldn't be a solicitor) Upon arriving at the castle of the count he's there to help it only takes him a few days to realize that this count is insane and that he's being trapped there until the count decides to kill him. After like a month of this he climbs out a window and braves the Transylvanian countrysides to get out of there. He makes it back to England where it's now Gyro's turn to take care of him.

MADS- (Madison Darlington) wasn’t evaporated when hit by Gyros ray, what that thing actually does is throw the target through time. So Mads, less than like six hours old, is suddenly yeeted all the way back 200 years to the renaissance where he comes to realize he has a taste for human blood. Once he like. registers what’s going on and realizes what just happened to him he gets incredibly angry at Gyro for rejecting him and creating him to be like this so. he wants revenge. he waits around 200 years and slowly getting angrier until finally it’s back to 18— and Gyro now exists so he can kill him. He actually doesn’t know Fenton when he comes to visit, and only learns his connection to gyro through the letters he sends. He follows Fenton back to London and quickly realizes the best way to enact his revenge is by killing everyone Gyro cares about >:3 However it doesn’t take him long to notice the growing relationship between Fenton and Gandra and just how jealous Gyro is of that, so he quickly switches tactics and starts trying to widen a gap between Gyro and the two of them. Gyro doesn’t want them to know that he created Mads, so Mads starts bothering him in a variety of interactions that Gyro is forced to hide, creating bigger secrets between them.

Endings???