#I FINALLY SAW SPIDERVERSE AND HOLY SHIT

[weatheredcopper]

(this is kind of a bad photo sorry) but gwen stacy my most beloved <3333

[illegiblehandwriting1]

ah yes. having an unedited 5.4k fight scene. this is fine. i'm so normal

[zinziinziiin]

finally saw across the spiderverse

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

THE EVERYTHING

HOLY CRAP THAT LOOKED AND FELT SPECTACULAR

spoilers from this point onwards:

was all of it just foreshadowing itself? because it really felt like the whole movie was a mirror of itself

hobie is the coolest motherfucker on any of the planets and I love him? I love him. how did he even get close enough to a cop captain for his canon event

#/fuck_miguel (without the / and _) is an established tag apparently and with GOOD REASON!! he's fucking awful, horrible, terrible, mean, etc. but I still think he's hot because (among other reasons) he moves like a slut and knows how to use his claws (:FlushedHimeno:) so #/TEAMMIGUEL4EVER AND I CAN"T TELL YOU HOW MUCH OF THAT IS A JOKE

gwen is so fucking trans holy SHIT how is anyone denying this. jesus christ. hair's still cool and I think everything she ever does is justified because again she's so trans and that makes her the most correct person in the room at any given time

miles' face is so adorable. how could anyone be mean to him. I know gwen was not always doing right by him and I literally just said she's right no matter what but still. he keeps saying he's not a kid any more but a) he's not even 16 yet and b) look at him. he's baby. but also you go boy be independent and cool and do what you think is right!!!!

there were a BUNCH of blink-and-you-miss-it moments so I have GOT to get this on DvD for when my internet's ass and I inevitably want to rewatch it

there were so many cool comic book style moments and I feel like that's really gonna help me when I GM my masks TTRPG campaign because that was something I was actively hoping to improve. my buddy (who is a player in my campaign) said they like describing things cinematically as well so this is the best of both worlds

AND THE SPOT IS SUCH A COOL VILLAIN FIGHT GOD DAMN I LOVE THAT POWER

I <3 ALL THE COOL SPIDERPEOPLE THERE WERE SO MANY GOOD DESIGNS IN THERE. I CAN"T EVEN PICK FAVES THERE WERE MORE THAN I COULD COUNT

more thoughts to come later?

[demonicintegrity]

Okay I’m going to see Barbie today so I should probably have my misc thoughts on Across the Spiderverse down. (Spoilers incoming) Speaking of:

#1) tiktok spoilers my beloathed. They also don’t do the movie justice (I’ll get back to that)

#2) artistic styles my beloved.

The love and care to the craft of the story is so evident from the start. Gwen’s retelling of Mike’s story is in her universe’s watercolor style. And oh my god it’s so beautiful. I’m such a sucker for pretty watercolors and Gwen’s universe SPEAKS to my soul. Beautiful. Mwuah.

Speaking of Gwen, the analogy of her being trans and coming out is definitely there. While her being trans may not be a problem for her father, her struggle with a secret superhero identity absolutely is a parallel to being a trans kid. Her best friend knowing included. Her running away from home especially.

And it’s beautifully portrayed. And her father’s arc developing at the end, where he says he’s no longer a policeman if it’s gonna be that at odd with her being a hero because he loves her more than that, is the kinda sentiment I and every other trans kid with unsupportive parents wish they had. It’s about growth, it’s about the person being the priority not a stubborn hold to flawed ideology.

#3 Miles my boy, his story is definitely that of loneliness. Which arguably is queer-coded in of itself. He finally finds his people and now they’re separated and he misses that. Especially since the separation is inherently tied to the safety of everyone, sometimes it’s really hard to connect with other queer folk because of that. But i don’t think that’s the intended focus, it’s more of a coming of age thing.

Also holy shit he is YOUNG. He is fifteen!! I was a freshman in highschool when I turned fifteen! No wonder he’s so pissed when everyone is telling him what to do and how to do, that is like the quintessential age of being treated like both an adult and child and it’s infuriating. But it’s the perfect age for this kinda story. Because the very valid attempts of trying to find a happy middle are there, two cakes and all. But it also means it’s still the first few attempts, hence the fate of the two cakes. The technique is still being refined and he’s still figuring out his priorities.

Do what he’s good at (science) and push for something he really wants (his friends back) or something else entirely?

People have pointed out he’s incredibly artistic. And it’s good! Now that doesn’t always means it translates into a career well. From firsthand experience I can tell you art as an outlet isn’t the same as art as a career. It’s kinda kicking my butt with the difference. But that doesn’t mean it’s a very real option! And something he can pursue with science as well.

Adjacent to three: the age discourse. Now I heard plenty on it but I was withholding my judgement until I saw the movie itself. That being said, when I first saw spoilers Hobie read like an adult and after watching the movie he is definitely is in my mind.

The three other spiders (Gwen, Miles, Pravitar) all have a focus of actively being in school in their intros. A highlight that they are still teens dealing with teen issues and mentalities. Hobie doesn’t. Hobie’s intro doesn’t mention school. Hobie’s intro talks a lot about politics and ideologies and he carries himself like an experienced adult. (Obvs teens are into politics and all that, i did that as a teen too, but school often comes before that, just as their own intros mentioned.) He speaks with wisdom and experience and takes the others under his wing. He’s also not deferring to Miguel. And he pushes back in a much different way then Gwen and Miles do. For them, even if they don’t agree Miguel is still an adult and that age authority needs to be respected. For Hobie, it doesn’t seem to be a concern. (Yes yes he’s a punk, but respecting your elders is still prevalent in punk and queer cultures as well.)

“But Integrity the love triangle!” There is no love triangle. Gwen is not interested in Hobie, she’s expressly interested in Miles. Looks up to Hobie sure, but she’s clearly more attached to Miles. Hobie also explicitly states he just wants to look out for her. (Re: queer adults taking in queer runaways)

“But Integrity the toothbrush and jumper! And Pravitar going oooohh!!” First of all, Gwen is functionally homeless. She ran away and has been a runaway for literal months. Her stuff is obviously gonna be a mismanaged. And again, going with the fact that her story is a trans allegory, she’s going to stay with adults that take her in. First Miguel and Jessica, and then Hobie. Reading Hobie as a queer adult taking in a queer runaway child and looking after her makes the most sense to me. She also had an expressed interest in Miles that is very long running.

As for Pravitar? I think he’s just pot stirring. He’s (I think) the youngest and definitely acts like it. He’s openly treating them as a soap opera, not with an malicious intent of course, but it’s entertaining gossip for him. A fun tense twist is the fact that Miles doesn’t know. (Probably because he didn’t recognize miles as the anomaly. Genuinely was introduced that Miles is Gwen’s friend and so it’s wild he doesn’t know her closest friends.)

Also: there’s a chance this is suppose to parallel Gwen meeting Mile’s parents.

Your crush should know about and have met your family. For Mile’s that means meeting his parents. For Gwen that means her family of spiders. (She’s trans, found family is a huge priority here esp since her father is not currently in the picture.)

Anyways: Hobie reads as an adult. Gwen is not in a love triangle. I’m scared of touching ao3 for this fandom, even with filters it’s Bad.

#4 with circling back to how the tiktok spoilers/general fanon don’t do this justice, Miguel. He’s is not that fucking mean to Miles. He is genuinely sympathetic and does try to explain to Miles multiple times what “needs” to be done. His fatal flaw is that he carries so much guilt for what happened in the universe he infiltrated that he now feels the need to carry the weight of everything to make up for it. He says as much! If he could see it possible to have a good story, he’d love that but its just not possible for him.

Now granted, holy shit he does go fucking bonkers on Miles. We see the shock in Peter B’s expression. I do not think that is the norm for Miguel’s behavior. At least, not witnessed behavior and thus not behavior he wants to be seen/is proud of. Dude seems like he’s holding on by a thread and it was snapping a little bit there. And like, idek if I can fault that entirely cuz a literal child just sent him on the chase of a the century. Dude’s stressed and not coping well. Amazingly sympathetic antagonist for this reason. It’s an idealogical divide, a quite radical one at that.

#5) the music is sooooo fucking good. Again, the love put into this movie is so palpable.

#6) The Spot. I adore his character!!! I adore this arc and his art direction and his everything!! And I don’t currently have the words for it but I do feel his story is a good analogy for how society picks and chooses it’s outliers. Spider-Man is a hero and loved for his mutations provided he’s a hero and even then it’s very conditional and on a whim. The Spot isn’t. He can’t get a job looking like that, and super heroism is filled in New York by Spider-Man and it’s hard to exist let alone move around looking like that.

There is no support for him. And that speaks for any outlier of society. Queer, race, neurodivergent, “ugly”, and what have you. It’s only natural he gets upset. He lashes out at the easiest person to blame, the present Spider-Man. Even though it is not Mile’s fault he was in that room or employed there, or any of that. But he was a catalyst, and it’s easier to have the blame one person than a web of circumstances.

And there’s a kinship in a way. He brought the 42 spider here. He was bitten by it. Whether they like or hate each other that’s a helluva link. Call it dominos or butterfly effect or fate or what have you, there’s a link to both of their circumstances.

Speaking of, #6) 42 Miles!!!! I adore him. It seems in this universe the lack of a Spider-Man has caused crime cartels to run more rampant. Possibly supervillain run, but I can see overtime the general crime running rampant under them.

I wanna know this timeline, how this has happened. What was this descent? I’m so excited for Beyond. And obvs 42 Miles is gonna play a huge part. I think he will aid our Miles, even if at first begrudgingly. He’s a scared kid and he and Aaron see that. I hope and think they will take pity on him.

I’m wondering if 42’s arc will parallel our Mile’s. Trying to sort priorities and manage grief and loneliness while writing your own path. I bet it will.

Speaking of Beyond: I hope it takes years to make. Give those artists a break and pay them and give them a reasonably timetable damn it. I also hope for more Hobie he’s a catalyst here and I want to see lots of him and he needs dedicated time to animate to achieve that.

Okay misc thoughts done I gotta get ready fkdndkdndn

[primeministerofantarctica]

i finally saw spiderverse!!

holy fucking shit

[gflscer]

Finally saw across the spiderverse and holy shit it was so good. I don’t know how I’m gonna wait to see the next one

[alittleannihilati0n]

ANYWAYS just saw across the spiderverse and HOLY SHIT IT WAS SO GOOD!!! so uhm I'm probably gonna be soooo annoying abt this movie but I just wanna put out my theory for the next movie. Hopefully I'll remember to flesh it out more, but I really don't think spot is gonna be the final boss, I totally think it's gonna be Miguel. I'm divided between two theories as to that, one being that Miguel isn't actually Miguel, but rather someone impersonating him with villainous intent, the other being that he's been using spider venom too long and is basically losing his humanity and basically a monster. I just have a gut feeling, plus I feel like spot isn't a deeply-developed enough villain to be the final boss, y'know? I think he'll be more of a catalyst, plot-wise. Fuuuuuuuuuck I love this movie

[bocceclub]

I am perennially 6 months behind pop culture so I JUST saw the new spiderverse finally and holy shit

[vexy-hexy]

Finally saw the new Spiderverse movie!!!

Fucking loved it but I CANNOT BELIEVE IT JUST FUCKING ENDED LIKE THAT, HOLY SHIT?!??!

Really taking a page out of Infinity War's book, huh guys

Side note, I almost threw hands with a group of teens who wouldn't stfu throughout the movie

[evilminji]

Holy shit ( o.o) there really IS so many ways? Things could go wrong? The "Dans" would be everything from Joker-esc Clowns to vampires to ghosts possessing their own rotting corpses. Danny's stuck in other people's bodies. Danny's that aren't Danny's anymore.

Like? Yeah, MOST of the Danny's want to hang out with each other. Lived "good" lives. But a decent chunk? Lead fucked up lives. Probably have the nice QUIET side of the Hang Out. Good for hiding. More then a few LIVE there now. Destroyed their Portals and just manage their parts of the Zone, because somebody has too.

And there? WOULD be Tucker's? And Sam's! And their KIDS. Jazz's. Other people, who everyone from certain area seems to instantly recognize but just... doesn't exsist in others? Mostly Danny, but unlike the Spiderverse? He WOULD bring his precious people wouldn't he?

And you know? Pretty sure they legit can't get drunk. But they COULD, with permission, be susceptible to Tucker's Tuckman Persuasion ability. The IDEA of drunkness. Enjoy some mixed drinks, you are definitely getting drunker with each one. They make you feel calm. They work like alcohol does. Because he is telling you is does, so it will.

Certainly tastes better then cheap beer. Though they can get that too, if you miss the taste.

I bet? The keep building more Areas. "Wings" to the Hang Out. Like a slowly growing fractal mess. Because people keep needing things, spaces for everyone but also just for them. Like?

What about the little Danny's? The kids. Who deserve to have proper, safe, child friendly environments to BE kids in? And the Lady Danny's? The genderless Danny's? They feel out numbered and want a place to talk about THEIR stuff. Or the traumatized Danny's? Who can't be around X or Y? Or the-

Actually, what our current project list? This seems like a lot of hallways and doors...

You think this is why Clockwork meddled? Cause no WAY they didn't, collectively, decide to just? Be neighbors or something? Only to WHOOPS, sry Clocky! We kinda built around your Lair! Consuming into OUR Lair in sorta a "tree growing over everything in it's path" sorta way. But, hey! If we knock out this wall? You have direct access to the Star Room!

And like? Good LUCK Observants. Getting to him now. He has achieved his goal of: Endless amusement (The Danny's are hilarious), never lonely again (again, infinite Danny's), freedom from his chains (Danny's do not appreciate slavery), AND? Best of all? Now he has THE Kings of The Infinite between him and anyone who wants to fuck with Time. He can finally DO HIS JOB.

Peace at last~

He's the Cryptid of the Hang Out. Everyone swears they JUST saw him. He gave them vague and probably helpful (at some point) advice. Where? Uuuuuuuuh... t-that way? Maybe? No, wait! It was totally up those-! No, that's not right... huh...

Yeah, we should really start making "you are here" signs.

Okay but... Many True King AU?

Think SpiderVerse. Think literally INFINITE Zone. Consider that Danny is probably not the ONLY Danny. But one of many. Consider... They Are King.

Yes, all of them.

They defeated Pariah. Yes, all of them. Did it happen all at the same Time? Yes. Somehow, by Clockwork's will most likely, it did. Were they working together? Aware if each other? Not in the slightest. They are just as shocked as you are.

But Danny is Danny.

Different lives, different species, different parents. All the same soul. Somehow found its way here. A great and terrible moment of Awe. A fixed moment in Creation. Like the Beginning and the End, he was simply? Unavoidable. Inevitable.

Danny.

Some of him are old men. Worn and weary, ground down by life. Some are far too young, confused but brave in a world too big for such small shoulders. There are scars amongst them. Terrible events and stories. But also hopeful ones. Heros. Good men, ready to take the burden.

Doesn't make the confusion any less, of course. When Danny meets... Danny? Who is not a clone. Who came through a portal in his parents basement. Who's exactly the same... except his house's street number is two off. Or is Danny's? Danny 1?

Wait! Why do YOU get to be 1?

Yeah, fair point. Pick a star name and get out your map. Time to figure out how many Danny's there are. And if any need help. But first! Where is YOUR portal? Mine is...*scribbling noises*

@hdgnj @the-witchhunter @mutable-manifestation @hypewinter

[kareofbears]

persona 5 strikers thoughts and feelings

This is going to be a long post. Like, the type of post you’d only really have time to read when you’re trying to sleep but you’re not ready to be unconscious yet so you’re just looking for something to do to spend your time with minimal effort. 

So in 2018, a masterpiece was born into the world: Into the Spider-verse was released and it was amazing—it’s honestly the best spiderman movie we have without a doubt, and it’ll be very far into the future before Spider-verse is beaten as the best spiderman movie. Them’s the facts. Then in 2019, Spider-man: Far From Home was dropped. It’s a great movie! Great characters, great continuation of who these characters are and works fantastic as a continuation of a story. It’s really hard trying to take the torch of a previous movie (or in Marvel’s case, juggling twenty something movies) and come up with a new movie that both works on its own, as well as being the next step in this series of films. Thus, with that idea in mind, I think it’s kind of unfair to judge into the spiderverse and far from home, because these are two movies with two completely different objectives in mind. 

Okay, so this is still a persona 5 strikers post, I promise, but the idea is the same: Persona 5 could basically do whatever it wanted—new story, new characters, new everything, and it’s just plain old awesome. However, Persona 5 strikers did not have that sort of freedom. It was bound to the original game, and it had its own rules and stuff it had to keep intact, characters they had to work with, and on top of that, it had to justify its existence as a sequel (lets pretend money doesnt exist lmfao). 

SO, the big question is: did it do that? Did it justify its existence? 

And my answer: holy fuck did it ever do that

I came into this game knowing the extreme bare minimum. I knew there was someone named Sophia, and i knew there was roadtrip, and i knew there were Personas. That’s my knowledge of it before i played it on the Switch.  I should also clarify like, early on, that i was not expecting anything from this game. At all. I was the world’s biggest cynic of this game—if you scroll down my p5s tag far enough, youll just see me complaining about a game that hasn’t even come out yet. I was fully expecting to have this be a Waifu show, and any male character that isn’t Akira to just be shoved aside like some kind of nerd in a high school hallway, and i have never been more pleased to be wrong. In fact, i actually owe it an apology, because of how fucking rude i was for no reason!!! Because this game deserves everything to be honest. 

Persona 5 strikers is, frankly, insane. Insane in the sense that it got to pull shit off that just would never have existed in the original game, because the original game is scared. It had to be as impressive as possible and garner as much attention as possible. Strikers does not have that problem—every single person who bought that game does not need to be convinced that persona 5 is a good game. They already played it. That means Atlus can just fuck around and have a good time, and man did they have a good time. There’s still scenes that still shock me if i think about it too hard, because i’m used to atlus having to follow this sort of rule set when it comes to persona 5 (or any of the main games im assuming, but i havent played them.) And on top of that, there’s still shit that’s Atlus Trademarked Branded in a good way. The style of story of story telling, and revealing the mystery that is so integral to what p5 is, is still there. 

So, to make this even a little bit comprehensible, i will make a list! 

First of all, What is this game?

In short, this game is an OVA of an anime. It’s bonus side content that has one thing in mind: to showcase these lovable characters more by putting them in fun situations. That’s it, and it is just phenomenal. That was the main point of, i’d say, like forty hours of the game. It’s just fun times with fun characters. 

But to get deeper of what i think is happening, or what they were thinking during the development, is that this is a second opportunity. Persona 5 (as we all know) had a lot of problems, and we were not quiet about those problems. We yelled it all out, made posts, made complaints on every social media platform ever. And Atlus heard all of them, and Strikers is a way to mitigate those mistakes. Aside from being a fun OVA, Strikers also works to be a deeper exploration of these characters—more specifically, the characters that did not receive much in the original game. Creating this sequel is having the ability to redo what they felt (or to be more specific, we felt) in the original game while adding new ones. I will get to that in a second.  

The format of the game 

Absolutely brilliant to throw them on a road trip. P5V already forced us to experience Shibuya for 200+ hours, and im so glad that they didn’t do that again. Going from town to town, making us experience these new places alongside our favorite characters is so good, and it just makes sense. It’s fun, it’s lighthearted, and it’s actually shockingly good. But one thing i do want to talk about early on is the way the story unfolds and the villains that they use, and what they do with it because it’s very interesting. 

So as we explore japan and stuff, we encounter jails, and with those jails comes an antagonist. This antagonist works to be a parallel to one of our characters. That character will find it in their hearts to feel bad for the antagonist, because the antagonist could have been them had the original game not happen. At first I thought all of the thieves were gonna get an antagonist, and i was really hyped for the ryuji one. And then came to hour forty of the game where i realized “yeah that’s not gonna happen. There’s just not enough time.” And i was right, and the game ended. But i am not salty at all, honestly, because the people who got a direct antagonist were: Ann, Yusuke, and Haru. (we wont count zen and sophie). 

Is there a trend??? Yes. these are all characters in the original game that have received the worst treatment by atlus. The three of them are basically cast aside the minute they finished their original arc, and its horrible! BUT that’s why this is the path that atlus chose for them—to give them more depth, and screentime, and a way to show their inner self. That isn’t to say that the ones who aren’t those three (makoto, futaba, mona, akira, ryuji) didn’t get anything. Futaba still has her thing at the end with ichinose, and she was very prevalent and animated during the rest of the game. Mona and Akira have to be a focal points, that’s just the nature of the game. The other two though, I will talk about in depth in a second.  

Makoto

Y’all i poke fun at shumako fans sometimes cause its kind of easy and fun, but i honestly love makoto. In my very first playthrough of p5 (my first ever jrpg game, first persona game, i had no idea what i was doing), i had only maxed out two characters: ryuji and makoto. And i know she had a lot of screentime and love in the original game which is great, but i truly felt like she was dissed in this game. Her only roles were

A driver

Someone to tell them “we don’t have a choice. Let’s keep going and see where this takes us.” (seriously, if you replay this game, you will see how much she does this)

Idk, i just wish she had more to do, especially compared to how much love they gave the other characters. 

But let’s talk about some of the new characters! 

Zenkichi

Damn you atlus. Damn you and your insistence at bringing in cop characters. I was fully on board with hating zenkichi, i was fucking ready for it. I was convinced that there was nothing they could do convince to like zenkichi. I was immune to their copaganda. 

And then i ended up loving him, which makes me sad a little bit. I didn’t realize how desperate i was to have an adult who has a persona. Someone who wants the world to change just as much as they do, while still having that aspect of them that makes them adult. Like??? As someone who is technically an adult, its a breath of fresh air. An adult. Who fights. For justice. Using a persona. And god i love akane so much, and her obsession with the thieves (that scene is probably in my top ten fave scenes of the game). Also what i loved about zenkichi is that he fucking hates the cops!! He hates the system of the cops!! And thats why i actually really started to love him!! Because i thought it was atlus saying that the systematic problem of the police cannot be solved by one person, and zenkichi threw away his badge. I actually cried at that part!! 

But then he became a cop again, and i was just :/ but as a character, i really love him to bits and would love to do a study on him, or at least use him as an outside pov. But! i absolutely love his persona, since im a les miserables fan hehe

Sophia 

she’s probably my favorite new aspect of the game. I was ready to not like her—again, i just suck like that, lmfao—and when i saw her, i was scared that she was just another waifu. I mean, she was very cute after all. But then as the game went on, i thought she was a little too cute. And even further into the game, i finally slapped myself in the face and realized oh my god shes not a waifu. Shes a sister. 

That blew my mind, im ngl to you. A female character that isn’t supposed to be romanced? By jove, what a miracle! 

And she…is an amazing character. Im sorry, i just love her so much. I love her so much that she  probably ranks as my fifth or sixth favorite character which is surprising even to me. Everything about her is delightful and invigorating. She’s funny??? Her comedic timing is amazing, and she has such chemistry with the rest of the team. She’s actually useful to the plot, and while her character design is a little too on the nose for me in terms of cuteness (i mean, good god she’s wearing oversized sweater to show how cute and tiny she is, and her hair has literal hearts in it), she is absolutely lovable. 

But what i actually really wanna gush about for a second is sophia at the last stage of the game. You get the idea, i dont really like to get excited over things, so at this point i figured that there was nothing this game could do to shock me. 

And then sophia had a persona awakening. 

Like. holy fuck did i yell. I didnt realize what was happening until the music had already kicked in. and its just so fucking smart!!! Sophia??? The ai?? With no heart?? gOT A PERSONA???? AWAKENING??? BECAUSE SHE LEARNED WHAT THE HEART IS AND THE PASSION THAT YOU NEED IN ORDER TO GET A PERSONA??? I started crying honestly, because it was just so smart. And looking back on it now, its obvious!! Of course it would lead to this, it only made sense that the culmination of her character arc leads to her getting a persona, nothing else would have been as good. Also, her voice actor is just amazing?? When she was talking to ichinose at the end, i actually got incredibly emotional because of the line reads. Its just so spot on and it really captures the essence of sophia.

Muah. five stars Atlus. You got me. 

Ryuji <3!!!!

Oh man. Oh boy. Okay. so where do i start. 

Yall know i love him. Hes probably my favorite fictional male character of all time, and he is the one i was the absolute most cynical about in this game. I was expecting literally nothing. Nothing. Like. nothing. I thought he was just gonna keep being used as a joke, or a gag, and he’s gonna be super horny all the time for the other girls and it was gonna make me mad and there was gonna be some insane homophobic/queerphobic jokes in every other scene and i know i was being unfair, but i cant help it. 

And then i played the first two hours of the game, and i cried the entire time. Because ryuji has never been better than he is in this game. Its crazy. 

The ryuji in persona 5 strikers is who ryuji should have been/how he should have been treated this entire time. From the actual funny jokes (for example, the gold bar joke + his reaction to it in the beginning of the game), defending his female friends instead of being the one people need to defend from (natsume arc), and the fact that he was the one to be there with morgana and akira in the very beginning of the game. Its such a small thing that they didnt even need to do, but it was such an integral part of the original game for me, that i just was convinced that nothing like this was going to happen. But then it happened. Its just small stuff like that that could have been overlooked but it wasn’t because this game? Persona 5 strikers? Fucking loves ryuji. 

The actual respect they gave this boy is insane and i wasn't ready for it. Like, they gave the shujin trio lunch, they gave the little charm of the katana when they were in natsume’s jail, and, in my opinion this is the second-best thing that they could have given ryuji is sophia. Ryuji and sophia are the pinnacle of a brother & sister bonding relationship in the game that isn’t akira & futaba. And its really prevalent too?? Small stuff from the beginning of the game (pulling her out of a jail, calling her shorty), but then you have the iconic “shut the fuck up” scene, and that scene was so well characterized and written and voice acted, that somehow him saying “fuck” was the least exciting part of that scene to me. Ryuji is an older brother to her, like its undoubtable, and its only further cemented at the end of the game where Ryuji helps out ichinose because he knows how much sophia cares about her. This game. Love ryuji. And i love. This game. 

You know what else i love? Akiryu. 

Guys. i was fully prepared to starve in terms of akiryu. But theres just. So much of it. I wont get too deep into it, because i think this aspect of the game for me still needs marinate a little bit. Like, what was that last shot when EMMA died and Ryuji walked to approach Akira so they could relish in their victory together?? And the smile from both of them??? What the fuck. That was amazing. Also Joker being saved by Ryuji when he was about to fall from the cliff to save sophia??? WHAT. The LEADER AND HIS RIGHT HAND MAN? WHAT. anyway. If theres anything i want to keep for myself in my own brain, its the akiryu aspect of this game, so i wont talk too much about that part of things (instead, itll probably manifest in fic lmfaooo). 

Sure, there’s tidbits of stuff i dont like that they gave ryuji: sexualizing ann in that one cut scene and making him touch the jails even though it hurts, and i recognize those and frown at them, but for the most part, i am blown away with how they treated him.

Basically, Ryuji has never been better. From the opening of the game with him being the first text message and the one to sling his arm around akira, to the very last cut scene where it was ryuji wordlessly leaving because he’s so confident that they would never be separated for long, this game adores Ryuji and i am so so happy to say that.

The Royal aspect of things

Yeah, i had to talk about this, but itll be a short thing i just wanted to point out. Because the last part of this game...is persona 5 royal. Which is curious. Like taking reality and giving that power to someone else so you dont have to experience suffering anymore? And even like, the final section just looked a lot like the top half of maruki’s palace?? And whats even crazier is that we had a boss fight with sophia, just like how we had a boss fight with sumire? Royal and Strikers have like, the same thesis statement. It’s kind of uncanny.It’s interesting, it’s like atlus came up with these two ideas, and then just decided they liked both of them so much that they just did it twice. I don’t mind though—actually, in terms of how the last Palace/Jails go, i probably like them both about equally. 

Though i did love the final battle in this one more than i did in royal. Splitting into teams?? Thats cool as fuck, and really innovative and i didnt see it coming. It also kicked my ass. A lot. 

Now for the last stretch: the small stuff!

The music — bomb as fuck. In my heart, Daredevil is ranked the same as Rivers. Axe to grind is also amazing, but Daredevil owns me

Akechi — i really debated whether or not to talk about him, but i figured a bullet point should be enough. Im really shocked that he wasnt in this at all. Like not even a name drop. If this is an OVA, and the point of the game is to please the fans, and akechi is arguably the fan favorite character, i was really ready for something. But there was nothing, except for the pancake hallway if that even counts as a reference. Thats it. Thats all i wanted to say about him.

The humour — FUCKING HILARIOUS im convinced that in my fifty hour playtime, five of that is dedicated to me laughing and unable to continue the game 

Akira — so much personality! His lines of dialogue are crazy sometimes (like. Whats up with him saying Ryuji has ‘nice abs’ when they were in bath? Im crazy and even i dont know what the fuck that could mean) 

Battle system — oh my god i almost forgot to talk about this. I love it! I kind of miss the turn based aspect just because i found it very comforting for some reason, but this hack and slash style of gameplay is so invigorating because i do feel like it justifies shit like the baton pass and huge attacks.  This battle system fully encompases how the Phantom Thieves are supposed to fight, you know what i mean?

Anyway, thats my thoughts on strikers. Loved it. Amazing. 9.3/10, wouldve been higher but Konoe’s Jail almost bored me to death. Also im a monster and i didnt do any requests that isn’t a fun one, teehee. As if i play persona 5 for the persona aspect of things.

[bunny-hoodlum]

I finally finished watching Arcane!! I don't even know where to start. Half of the time watching it, I'm getting game lore commentary by my SO haha. He used to play LoL. I think his main was Ezreal, but he likes a bunch of other charas, I just can't of all of them right now.

It was cool that they used Jinx's theme song in one of the episodes, it's when Silco is walking up behind her and she's rocking out.

My SO said this was 6 years in the making. That tracks with when Ekko was added, if I'm correct. Not enough Ekko btw, but I look forward to next season for sure. I immediatelt attached to Heimerdinger so it's even better seeing him kinda mentor Ekko.

Oh yeah, my SO geeked out when Jayce appeared. Then he was excited when Caitlyn was with him, too.

Man, everyone got trauma in this show.

I guess the Hexcore turned off Viktor's transmutated limbs in retaliation?

Btw I learned that blue arcane is neutral. Amber is good? And purple is bad. And that shit was decaying at first, then it just turned straight up eldritch the second time around.

Real sad about Sky, holy crap.

I wanna go on about the fight scenes but IDK how to put into words... Aside from cinematic and kinetic and stylish and awesome. But what stands out is the equality of beatings I guess? Lol.

Jinx is visually and aesthetically my type lmao. She's like Tank Girl and Black Rock Shooter while being Harley Quinn-crazy. Such a tragic yandere and she just fucked things up worse at the end there. IDK how Jayce gonna survive. That inevitably feels like some plot armor shit.

I squee-ed when I saw babby Ekko. Yeah, I'm way out of order with all of this.

IDK if I'm gonna jump on the shipping train for this franchise, but once I immerse myself in fan stuff, we'll see lol. I'll prolly be more interested in TimeBomb at this point.

Oh yeah, at first my SO thought Vander was going to be changed into Urgot but then he realized Warwick made more sense and we literally got that glimpse of him.

I have mixed feelings about Mel, but I think she's just a neutral-good type and now that she's likely been iced, I feel sad to see her go. Maybe this means Noxus is gonna go to war on Zaun -- Well, IDK if Zaun even got properly recognized. I think they still needed Jinx in Stillwater before they would recognize the new nation.

This is all I have to say for now!! What an amazing new show!! Takes the Into the Spiderverse cel-shaded and 2D effect combo to its ultimate level and I can't wait for the next season!!

[nalaniboi]

House of Wax (2005) or Never waxing my legs again

sorry if your feed got my shit ass review I'm bored, this is a new shit I'm doing I might change it how I do it later on

First, we start off with the typical group bad boy/dream boy nick, Paris Hilton(let me say loved her in the movie omg), Sam Manchester, rat boy, my baby Carly and Paris hilton’s bf who are all trying to go to a game(I'm guessing football??) but dear god its during the night and there is a roadside telling them to go the other side. They start camping and make the topical “Guess who will die party” in the fucking woods until a random ass car appear(bitch its a BIG red flag) so bad boy/dream boy nick throws a fucking beer breaking one of the lights of the car(yall lucky bitch I'm sure the villains where redneck you would be DEAD) which they go away, then ugly ass smell appear and holy FUCK how strong was the smell??? I will never know I can't smell, queue later when everyone is sleeping a random as figure grabs rat boy’s camera and starts his youtube channel of filming them sleep. The car does not work, Carly falls into the blood pool, Carly and sam Winchester go with CLEARLY hillbillies to get same Winchester's non-impala to get a fix(their friend went away to the game like???? couldn't just wait???). They get scared of him and go on foot, they start seeing shit until they enter a church which we all know bad shit happens and find the fantastic incredible sexy and feral Bo who is pissed off due them interrupting the funeral(whoever saw this movie already ur neat)who tell them he would be ready in some minutes which causes both idiots to fucking break where bo’s work, later enter into the CHAN CHAN TITULAR HOUSE OF WAX where a lot of creepy wax dolls are(spoiler if you haven't seen this movie they are NOT), friends come back bc also couldn't wait in the traffic??? grow your patience assholes. Bo comes back and takes the two lovers to his home(RED FLAG AGAIN??), sam never comes back due getting kidnaped by a hobo in a wax mask and Carly grows a neuron realizing bo’s car is the same one from the other night,bo acts like an ass,carly CLEARLY need to get driver lessons bc she fucks his car gurl and escapes, later we switch to the friend group rat boy and bad boy/dream boy nick get ended by Paris hilton’s bf to check on the lovers ,queue later in the night where sexy time almost ensues but oh no Paris Hilton MIGHT be pregnant so both of them don't get sexy times(I'm glad bc i re watched it with my mom and if there was a sexy time i would be OBLIVERATED) anyway they both die Paris Hilton dies in a bodega i think?? while her bf dies in the forest(f in chat for him) in hands of my fav hobo vincet, we then go back to rat boy and bad boy/dream boy nick ,rat boy discovers sam now a life size wax exculture and home boy is a himbo tries to help him anyway he dies by also by hobo wax face lmao rip him ur crush in the final girl does not work here hommie,carly was captured by bo so she is in his clover field lane eque room ,bad boy/dream boy  nick saves his sis,skip and bo gets TWO FUCKING ARROWS in his body homie are u OKAy ???ONE WAS IN UR CHEST DJHDUKJD HOW?? then both get the fucking hint of both feral ape shit bo being twins with the wax hobo vincent it's like “are u the bad twin bo/nick?yes are you the good twin Carly/vincent?vincent is a HOBO MURDER ??” then fight Carly beats the shit out of feral ape shit bo and Vicent tries to kill her ignoring her almost dying twin, nick tries to save her which helps and hobo falls to his death on top of his ape shit brother bo like when they where Siamese twins I call that *chef kiss*poetic, having a house of wax made out of wax both interior and outside was a bad idea. In the end, they discover hillbill letter(i never gave his name lmao)was important as he was the brother of both ape shit bo and hobo wax vincent. Was worthy the game they almost went to see?? probably more than getting your BFF's death, your bf dead, ur friend dead and ur sis losing a finger and getting her mouth hurt by an ape shit feral men. Sowwy it took so long I just love the house of wax and call recall most of the movie.I might make next one Spiderman into the spiderverse shorter 

[soulflamesketches]

What happened to you? (Spiderman Noir + Older Female Reader) [Part 1]

Title: What happened to you?

Familial Pairing: Spiderman Noir (Peter Parker) and Older Female Reader (who’s also technically a mutant)

Summary: You had taken Peter under your wing years ago when he was a young man. You’re like a mother to him, albeit a grumpy and strict one. One of your old enemies went back in time and killed you, leading Peter as the only one who remembers the present you. He’s gone back in time 18 years to save you and he discovers what made you into who you are.

Author’s Note: I’ve been watching Men In Black 3 okay! XD Alright, I researched Noir’s origins, even reading the comics and holy fuck! I am gonna reference the origins, I’ve made him 24 because of Spiderverse.

(E/s) = Eye Shade (Cause this black and white, most defining feature fill are going to have ‘shade’ instead of colour in order to ft in the Noir verse)

Your mutation - You can look into and manipulate people’s minds, take memories away, fabricate them, enhance them. Often used in information gathering missions and other such activities

Alia’s mutation - Sees multiple possible futures happening all at once, close to a fifth-dimensional being. She may be standing in one place, but she may not truly be there.

Quick Introduction!

You were on a routine job when you encountered this man dressed in back, trying to take out your target. Looking into the man, and with some convincing, he eventually told you that he was your... partner from the future. You hesitantly brought him along with you as your previous target, Stefon, popped up again. After saving another mutant from being killed, you’ve learned what this target was planning to do. But this man - Peter - suddenly became apprehensive. 

~Brooklyn, 1915~

“No, you’re staying here and I’m going to do it!” Peter snapped, only to receive a glare from the 22-year-old in front of him “And how are you going to do it, bonehead? You don’t have the ability to do what I can!” The female barked while jabbing him in the chest. “I don’t care!” He snapped, grabbing your wrist and then your shoulder, trying to be threatening in hopes of scaring you off. 

“It’s the only way.” He whispered, his grip faltering slightly. You growled at him, yanking your wrist from his grip. “No, she has to be the one.” Alia - the mutant the pair had just saved - said gently as she sensed the tension. But Peter only shushed her harshly, not wanting to hear her talk about the different futures she could see.

“Poppycock. There’s something you’re not telling me, Future Boy?” (E/s) glared at him, trying to stare into his soul through the obnoxious goggles.

“I’m older than you,” Peter stated while crossing his arms while returning the glare as he was called ‘boy’. Guess some things never change, he mused to himself. “And I cannot let you go down there.” He stressed, pointing in the general direction of their destination. You stared him and he stared back a silent standoff. “Stop me then.” You challenged, pushing past him.

Alia stared at him, while Peter sighed, “You die there!” He raised his voice in order for you to hear him. You stopped in your tracks. “The Pit, Queens. Stefon’s son kills you there.” Your expression did not change as you turned to look at the man, who had a few days claimed to be your ‘student’ from the future. “That’s what I came here to stop, Chief.” Peter finished, close to a whisper.

He hated feeling this vulnerable, but his throat was tightening at the thought of not stopping what he knew was coming. He could fail at this, that fact had refused to sink in until now. As much as you two annoyed the shit out of each other, Peter knew he needed you. 

“Oh shit, not this timeline...” Alia muttered, causing Peter to roll his eyes. He stepped towards you. The ring of his spidey sense warned of your impending punch. His fedora fell to the ground as your fist connected with his cheek, sending him a few steps back. 

“That’s for lying to me,” Peter held his face, groaning. He knew he deserved that one, but maybe the second punch coming his way. “Ow!” He grunted as you hit the same cheek, “And that’s for actually telling me.” 

“I was trying to protect you!” He snapped, checking his hand to see if any blood got through his mask while you stomped away from him, eventually coming to rest your elbows on the fence nearby. “The bitter truth is often better than the sweet lies,” Stated Alia as she stepped towards Peter, holding his arm to help him regain his balance. “Oh shut it!” Peter sneered, rubbing his cheek. 

“She must go to the pit. She has to erase his memories as she did before. (Y/n)’s the only hope of stopping this.” Peter stared at Alia, trying to discover a retort, but found nothing. He looked away, “Is there a chance that I can save her life?” He whispered, much like a prayer. He needed some sort of hope, anything.

Alia gently squeezed his shoulder as she smiled “Yes.” 

A shaky, but relieved sigh left Peter. “But,” His head shot up to look at the woman, her face now etched with concern “know that someone else will die if you do save her life. Death can only be replaced with death.” She warned him, shifting her gaze to you.

~Queens, 1915~

You hadn’t uttered a word after that, your face was stuck in a glare, sometimes pointed at him as you all were taking the footpaths to the pit. The silence created a tension so thick that you would need to cut it with a machete.

“So we work together in the future?” You finally broke the silence while your face softened. Peter nodded, “Yes, Chief.” He confirmed.

“How did that happen?” You inquire with a smirk, finally feeling the mood lighten. Peter smiled under his mask.

~Queens, 1931~ 

(Flash...back? Forward? XD Yes, I know the date is 1933 in the comic, but I’ve played with dates. plus this is fanfiction.)

The image of that Spider god was still ingrained into Peter’s mind as he held onto the building supports. Staring down at the concrete floor, he suddenly leapt from the metal, flipping in the air before landing perfectly on his two feet. 

He panted softly, slowly straightening his posture until he was looking up towards the support he was previously standing upon. It was a drop no one could land on their own two feet and survive. “I’ll be damned,” He whispered as he looked down at his hands.

His eyebrows knitted together and lowered, realising what he could do with this new power, especially after what he had witnessed. 

With a new mission in mind, Peter strode to the door. The warehouse was empty, the spiders and the gang were gone. He must have been bundled in the webs for a little while. He pushed the door open only to see that it was still dark, he might still know where to find them. 

“Better watch yourself out there kid,” 

Peter froze, jerking his whole body to face the speaker; a woman in her late thirties, grey hair starting to streak her (h/c) hair. She looked at him with a lazy smirk upon her face whilst she leant against the steel of the warehouse but she held a walking cane in her (dominant hand)

“What’s it to you, lady?” He barked, not in the mood for someone to stop him. The woman chuckled “Now, sonny, no need for the attitude. I was actually in a helping mood tonight. But I guess you don’t want to find Goblin then,” She shrugged, pushing herself off of the steel wall.

“You know where he is? Right now? Tell me!”

“Don’t go making demands.”

Peter growled, “Please?”

The woman smiled “That’s better! Now come here,” Turning back to face him, she gestured for him to approach her. He hesitated but decided to follow her instructions only for her to press her fingers to his forehead and his temple. 

Before the confused man could lurch back, he saw flashes of Goblin with his group. They were inside some type of office building. It had to be Osborn Enterprises, Peter realised. The flashes stopped once she removed her fingers and Peter was met with the sight of her smirk again. 

“Where are you going?” He asked as she turned away from him again, seemingly to leave. “I’m going to mind my own business while you take care of yours.” and then she left, limping all the way. 

~Queens, 1915~

“Heeellllooo? Peter? Are you gonna answer me?” You waved a hand in front of his face, your eyebrows knitted together in annoyance. “Oi! (Y/n) to Peter! Come in, please! Answer me!” You growled. Said man had just gone silent after your question, you couldn’t see the look on his face because of his damn mask - though you were guessing there was some stupid expression hiding under there.

Peter jolted as his train of thought broke finally. “What?” He blinked, turning to look at you. “You were going to tell me about our first meeting...” You told him in an annoyed tone. “Ah, ah! I’m sorry but you probably shouldn’t know,” Alia cautioned sternly.

Peter sighed. It was actually a story he would have loved to tell, it was a good memory among the bitter ones. He glanced at Alia to see her smiling at him - had she seen their meeting? - He wondered. Why else would she smile so softly at them?

The trio froze as the ground beneath them starting shake, Alia nearly lost her footing while you and Peter found your footing and stood rigid. “Stefon...” Peter growled, clenching his gloved fists “We have to go... now!” You ordered, “We’re not far now, come on!” You barked breaking out into a run, the Pit was nearly in sight, that was your target. You didn’t hear Peter shouting for you.

“Come on, Alia, let’s go!” Peter urged, about to join you, not wanting you to stay out of his sight for too long. “No, I should go now...” The woman replied timidly at first, but then perked with a smile “Don’t worry! You don’t need me anymore! Just make sure (Y/n) erases Stefon’s memories and the past will recover!”

“What do you mean?”

“Once the memories are gone, (Y/n) will survive. You can go home, she won’t know you were here.” The blonde woman reassured him, Peter nodded albeit hesitantly. “Alright, will we meet again?” He asked curiously,

Alia sighed “Anything’s possible, now go!” she shooed him off and then watching him run into the distance, following the woman who could stop this whole thing and save the city. Alia’s smiled faded, her eyebrows knitting together and she sighed sadly. 

“I can never bear to see this part...”

“... Good luck, Peter”

~Stay tuned for Part 2~

[enigmasalad]

Falling Apart

(Inspired by @sugarglider9603 ‘s and @galaxy-lilies-main spiderverse au and an ask on it saying if virgil died what if roman became a villain. WARNINGS: Mentions of explosions, graphic things, murder, loss and mind control. )

Have you ever seen anyone fall apart? Roman has, and what a tragic, gruesome event it was. Roman remembers the day clearly. Spidergale and Royal Slinger were called to an emergency revolving around the subways. No one knew what it was, just that they had to get there quick. So here Roman was, swinging from building to building with the love of his life to save civilians once again and please their fan base. “Whoever rescues the most people or stops the situation first will get to choose where we go for date night. How about that Gale?” Roman proposed as he swung forward. Virgil chuckled and swung in time with Roman. God Roman could never get over that laugh. “You’re on Slinger. Prepare to eat at Petrov’s.” Virgil remarked with his signature sass. “But we always go there!” Roman whined. “I like Russian food okay? Don’t judge!” Before Roman could remark again, they heard people screaming. In an instant, both stuck to the side of a building to observe what they were up against. People were pouring out of the subway entrance. That’s when they heard someone scream “It’s a bomb!” Great. Roman fucking hated bombs. The two heroes rushed into the subway station. Following the path where people were running from, they easily found the subway stop that they needed to go to. “Fuck.” There was a whole subway filled with people, screaming and banging on the windows to escape. As they could see, the doors had a strange bomb stuck on it, sealing the poor passengers inside. “Alright Slinger we need to break the windows and start getting people out! Why don’t you start on that while I defuse this son of a bitch?” “Copy that Gale.” Roman hurried to a window farther away from the bomb. With a punch the glass shattered into a million pieces. “Never fear, Royal Slinger is here! And Gale.” “Fuck you.” Virgil grumbled, examining a wire. Roman smirked for a millisecond before addressing the passengers. “I need you to be as calm and orderly as you can while Spidergale stops that bad boy. No pushing, shoving or sudden movements okay?” Once he was sure everyone was on the same page he started helping them out. Once they were out he instructed them to run like hell, which they of course did. Roman was in the muddle of helping an elderly woman out when he heard Virgil make an ‘aha!’ noise. “The bomb’s defused but I don’t know for how long. There’s a possibility its remote controlled.” He said. “Meaning?” Roman asked just to make sure. “Meaning we should try to haul ass.” Roman put a business man onto the platform while Virgil began to help people out as well. Roman helped a pizza guy onto the platform as Virgil went to the last people, a woman and her baby. “C’mon Miss. I’ll help you guys out.” “Oh thank you Gale!” Roman was about to turn back to the platform when his Spidey sense started tingling. Uh oh, it was behind him. Roman seemed to turn around in slow motion. The child the woman was carrying started beeping. “FU-“ “VIRGIL!!!” Roman suddenly couldn’t hear. He didn’t need sound to understand what was going on. That child was a bomb in disguise. Even though Roman couldn’t hear, he could feel a blood curdling scream escape his throat. Days passed and Roman could still see the haunting image in his mind. They were burying Virgil today. Or, what they could find of him. Roman fucking laughed. They couldn’t find all the pieces of his dearest and yet they were fucking burying him today? That’s absurd! He couldn’t give his love a farewell kiss or a flower because Virgil wasn’t fucking together. Roman couldn’t hear Grandma Storm or Patton sobbing. He couldn’t hear the speech that Logan had made. He could see Logan physically struggle, but Roman didn’t care. His eyes were focused on the coffin. Virgil would probably complain that his coffin wasn’t “edgy” enough because it was white. He could hear his love’s voice. God this was awful. Roman blinked and suddenly the coffin wasn’t there, just a headstone. He felt a hand on his shoulder and somebody hugging him. He looked down to see Patton hugging him tightly. He turned to the side to see Logan, trying to keep his stoic persona, look at him with sorrow no human should ever have. Wait, was he crying? Fuck. Roman had been crying and he didn’t even know. He could hear Thomas say something but the words were muted by..his own sobs. Roman finally fell to his knees, carrying Pat with him and wailed. Have you seen anyone fallen apart? Logan has, and it was unexpected. Nothing was the same after the loss of Virgil. Grandma Storm quickly passed three months later because her body couldn’t handle the stress and grief. Victory dinners at restaurants felt dull when they’d be painfully reminded about the one empty chair. The headquarters just felt off. Logan would often wake up at night and hear Thomas crying. What was the worst thing of all was how Roman handled all of it. For the first year Roman was in between lethargic, depressed and angry. Some days he wouldn’t get out of bed. Others, he started taking on challenges way bigger than himself. The worst days was when he’d spend a whole day sobbing. His wails would echo through the headquarters. It was so haunting Patton would cover his ears and quietly cry, begging silently for it to stop. Logan would cover Patton’s ears with his hands or turn cartoon music all the way up until you couldn’t even hear your breath. The second year is when the switched flipped. Roman, instead of moving on with his grief in a healthier way as suggested by Picani and Logan, turned aggressive. He’d get into screaming matches, took on suicidal missions, and had even beaten a villain so hard he died in the hospital. Thomas organized an intervention and of course everyone was there. Patton was sobbing and begging for Roman to get some help. What happened next was terrifying, and Logan’s own fault. “Virgil wouldn’t want you to be like this Roman. He’d want you to sing and laugh and be ridiculous.” Logan expected Roman to give in at this, but that’s not what happened. Something flickered in Roman’s eyes. Suddenly Logan felt himself be slammed into a wall. He couldn’t breathe because Roman was strangling him. Roman screamed with a rage almost inhuman. “Don’t you dare fucking say that name! Don’t you fucking dare tell me what he’d want! You putas didn’t even help!” Logan suddenly gasped for air as he felt himself fall to the floor. Thomas, Emile and Remy were holding Roman back, shouting at him to calm down. Logan coughed as he felt Patton rush in and hug him tightly, sobbing at the top of his lungs. That’s when Roman broke free. Through Logan’s blurry vision he could see him quickly run off. Remy and Thomas went to chase him, but Emile rushed over to see if he needed help.

And that’s the last they saw of Roman or Royal Slinger. And that’s when Venganza de Rosas emerged. The first encounter with Venganza de Rosas would haunt Logan forever. A disturbance had been reported so naturally the Spider Gang rushed in to save the day. They were horribly wrong. What, or who they found was Spider Bite. He was impaled by multiple black and red metal roses and limp, blood in a pool below him. Logan rushed to check for a pulse. “Oh god, Oh god please! No more!” Patton sobbed. Logan felt bile rush up but forced it down. There was no pulse. Logan backed up to tell Patton the grim news but something caught his eye. Above Spider Bite was something written in blood.

Venganza de Rosas More and more crimes belonging to this “Venganza de Rosas” person sprung up. Bank robberies, heists, heck even murders besides Dolion’s erupted in their faces. What was the most frustrating is that every time the gang resolved a situation, five more popped up. They had no clue it was the beginning of a bloodier battle. It was realized when a figure attacked Thomas. They attacked the man while he was on patrol. The villain must have left Thomas to die with his spinal injury in an alley alone, but luckily Dream Weaver was patrolling over there that day. Thomas would live, but his spinal injury could take years to heal. He was bound to a wheel chair and hearing MJ sob was enough to make Logan storm out of the hospital room in a flurry of mixed emotions. Everything suddenly became a massive shit storm. Cotton Candy Spider went missing for three whole months before they found his body in the sewers. Dream Weaver, overcome with grief of both of his loved ones killed himself. It’s been five years since Virgil died, two years since Roman stormed out, three years after Dolion’s death, eight months since Emile was found and three months since Remy committed suicide. The Spider Gang was crippled. Logan never let Patton go on patrols anymore. Ever. Patton fought every chance he had but one sharp order made him give in. Patton helped Thomas and MJ anyway he could, but he wanted to go save people. Finally In the first time in years, they had a stroke of luck. Logan was ambushed by the figure. The person was probably male, was slightly above average height and had some muscle on them. They wore a black and red mask with bloody roses on it. What was most odd was the suit. They wore a red and black floral tuxedo, but instead of a tie they wore a scarf. Logan dodged an attack and quickly scanned the suit cause no way in hell would a villain just wear a freaking cloth tux by himself. Logan was shocked at the results. It was made from Vibranium. What was the most shocking was the advanced analysis of the DNA Logan had installed just for Venganza de Rosas. Roman. It was fucking Roman. “Roman?!” Venganza de Rosas laughed, heck cackled with malice. This was Roman, holy hell. “Took you long enough Specs. What, it took two murders, a spinal injury and an ambush? Very slow of you!” Roman snarked. “What the fuck Roman?!” Logan growled out. His hands shook and his insides were cold. All this sorrow and rage built up over the years was ready to erupt. “You killed our friends, your friends, for what?! Fun?! Revenge?! All because we all wanted you to get better?!” Logan spat. Roman scoffed and turned around. “You all were never my friends.” With that a loud cloud of smoke floated into the air. Even though Roman was a murderous mastermind he could still be idioti-. Patton hadn’t seen Logan in hours and grew worried. He repeatedly sent messages, checked Logan’s helmet cam, everything. Patton refused to cry. There was no way Logan could be in trouble! He was smart, quick and strong! He was safe right? Right? Suddenly the supercomputer dinged. Patton hurriedly pulled up Logan’s helmet cam. The camera showed nothing but black, but Patton heard a voice. A rough, gravely and wheezing voice. “Subway..platform…seven…help.” “Logan! Logan are you okay?!” Nothing. Patton wasted no time. No way in hell was he going to lose another family member. No way in hell was he going to lose Logan. He suited up and rushed out of the headquarters. Patton barely remembered the trip to subway platform seven. Unfortunately, he knew the way very well. Because that’s where the platform Virgil was blown up at. Patton hadn’t been there in a very long time but he knew it was abandoned due to the danger to the structures the explosion caused. And of course when Patton entered, it was empty. Or so he thought. Weird noises could be heard. Machinery and music floated through the air. Patton gulped and quietly crawled onto the ceiling towards the noise. Along the way he saw..odd objects. A familiar hoodie. Framed ballet shoes. An MCR T-shirt. Patton’s eyes widened as he remembered these items. They were Virgil’s, so why were they here? The music was growing louder and louder as Patton got closer to what he knew was a chamber. What he didn’t expect was to see so much odd technology. There was strange machines with wires and computers. Tables were covered in advanced, almost government level science equipment and strange things in vials. A vinyl player was on another, more empty table. The biggest thing in the center was covered with a large sheet. Patton quietly made it to the ground and out of curiosity walked to the machine in the center. He pulled the sheet and covered his mouth at the thing in the tank. “Patton?” Patton whipped his head around. A cry erupted from his lungs. “Logan! You’re oka-“

SLAM!

Patton cried out as Logan slammed him onto the ground. Patton looked up into his lover’s eyes and gasped in shock. They were blood red. Logan’s eyes weren’t blood red.

“It’s all okay now Patton. Roman is going to fix everything! Our bad luck will be gone and a new world will emerge! We’ll be a family again!” Logan deliriously said with a grin that was way too wide.

“Logan stop it! Stop!” Patton cried, pushing, punching and squirming under the weight of his love.

“Its going to hurt like hell at first but it’s worth it! I promise! Ill be here for you my love!”

“STOP!”

Patton had little time to notice the smoke creeping in through the vents. The smoke seemed to seep into his bones and mind, burning everything that told him to resist into a crisp.

Patton screamed in pain, as his eyes changed blood red. Logan’s kiss was the only thing to mute him.

Blurry eyes blinked. What.was going on? Memory seemed useless, for everything was blurry visions of glass. But now..legs worked. That had never happened before.

The glass door opened and shaky legs stepped into the world for the first time. The lights were bright, but a quick eye rub cleared everything up.

“Ah! It worked! How are you feeling?”

A man. There was..a man.

“…G-Good?”

A gasp could be heard. Voice! The throat had a voice! There was never voice! The man grinned and took hands into his own.

“Good, good! Do you know who you are?”

“N-No.”

The man smiled kindly and kissed the hands.Blood rushed to cheeks, making them warm.

“Your name is Virgil, and you’re my heart. My love. My beloved king.”

Virgil blinked. Love? The word seemed familiar, but he couldn’t place it.It was..nice.

“Come my love. Let us get you dressed and we can talk more. Im certain Patton has clothes laid out for you. Of course everything will make more sense when Logan inputs your memories.”

Virgil nodded, all tension gone. However he still had one question.

“Who are you?” he asked, voice raspy from lack of use.

“I’m Roman, my love. And we will rule this world together with an iron fist.”

[galactic-magick]

A Little Bit Sinister: Quentin Beck x Reader Pt. 1

THIS IS A SEQUEL TO MY OTHER STORY “TOGETHER” SO MAKE SURE YOU READ THAT FIRST IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY:  Pt.1 Pt. 2 Pt. 3 Pt. 4 Pt. 5 Pt. 6 Bonus Chapter 1 (Fluff) Bonus Chapter 2 (Ball)

Summary:  A sequel to my fic "Together." Y/N is determined to get back at Peter Parker after what he did to her husband, Quentin, and she's going to need some help. ;)

Rating: T

Words: 900+

Warnings: I don’t think there’s any? Yet?

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Quentin wakes up in the familiar bed the two of you share, dressed in sweatpants and a sweatshirt. He sees you shuffling around with something at a desk across the room.

“Y/N?” he calls.

“Quentin!” you immediately drop what you were fiddling with and run to the bedside. You take his hand in yours. “How are you feeling?”

“I’m-“ he starts to sit up, but immediately falls back in a groan. “I don’t know,”

“Don’t try to move, your wounds are still healing,” you brush your fingers through his hair and kiss him. “I’ll come to you,” you slide under the covers with him and drape his arms around you. There’s a comfortable silence, both of you enjoying each other’s warmth and safety.

“Y/N, I’m so sorry about all this,” he whispers. “I should never have gotten so carried away, I should’ve listened to you,”

“I forgive you,” you press your lips lightly to his, tickling him enough to produce a smile.

“I love you Y/N, more than anything,”

“I know. I love you too,”

“Honey?”

“Hmm?”

“I will give all this up for you, if that’s what you want. We’re on the Avengers’ radar now, so we need to stay low anyway. We could move anywhere you want, leave everything behind, maybe settle down-“

“Quentin, are you crazy?” he squints at your reaction, confused. “You don’t have to give up anything for me, because we started this together. The world still believes you’re a hero, we can’t just throw that away,”

“What do you mean?”

“I did a little something with the footage you got,” you smirk, whipping out your phone and pulling up the video. Quentin watches it, his mouth falling open. You perfectly edited the clips to not only frame your husband as a martyr, but also reveal Peter Parker’s identity to the entire world.

“Holy shit, honey, I can’t believe you did that,” his eyes are still wide. “So does everyone think I’m dead?”

“For now, yes. Besides me and a few people on our team who stuck around,”

“You’re amazing,” he pulls you against him, his lips moving straight for your neck. He presses them against your skin, creating a warm rush down your body. He runs his fingers along your waist and grips the hem of your shirt.

“No celebrating just yet,” you giggle. “You need to rest,” you squiggle out of his arms.

“No, stay,” he instinctively reaches out for you and pulls you back in, firmly enough that you’d have to put in some serious effort to leave again. “Please, honey,”

“Okay,” you laugh, returning to your former position, snug in his embrace.

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After you’re sure Quentin’s asleep, you slowly slide out of his arms. He certainly notices, and he starts shifting uncomfortably. You grab a pillow and put it where you used to be, and he seems to calm down. You sigh in relief.

You slip on your shoes and leave the room as quietly as you can. Grabbing your keys, you make your way to your car and drive into the city. It’s still light out, which hopefully means where you’re going is open for visitors. There’s not many people in the parking lot besides security.

Queens New York Prison, you read on the building. Well, here goes.

“I’d like to see Adrian Toomes, please,” you tell the person at the front desk.

“I’m sorry, visiting hours ended,” they huff, barely looking at you. You pull out your wallet and slap a card on the surface. It’s a fake government security clearance card, you and Quentin occasionally use them to get into whatever you need to. So far, it’s worked every time.

“I need to speak with him about classified matters, privately,” they finally nod and call someone to take you to his cell.

“You have thirty minutes,” the guard bellows, slamming the door behind him.

“Hello Toomes,” you greet him. “Or should I say, Vulture,”

“Who are you?” he demands, gripping the bars.

“Someone who’s going to help give you your life back,” you smirk. “You see, I believe we have a common enemy,”

“Look, I’m sorry, but you’re not the first person to try to team up with me against Spider-Man, and I’m going to tell you the same thing I told them, no,”

“Why not? “

“I’m done being the bad guy. I have a wife and daughter, and there’s still a chance I could go back to them when my time is done. I’m not going to risk having to stay in here any longer,”

“What if I told you that you could get out of here, reunite with your family, and get revenge on Peter Parker?” he freezes, his expression turning slightly more hopeful and intrigued.

“You know?” he shakes his head. “Wait, no, everyone knows, I saw on the news-“

“I’m the one who made that video,”

“What?”

“Peter Parker nearly killed my husband,” you grit your teeth. “I used to think he was a good kid, but he’s nothing but a reckless teenage menace, he messes with things he shouldn’t and he’s given more responsibility than he deserves,”

“Your husband is Mysterio?” you nod.

“And we both need your help,” he paces around his cell a bit, his eyes digging into the ground in concentration.  

“Okay, I’ll do it,” you grin.

“We’ll be in touch,” you say, just as the guard opens the door.

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Author’s Notes: I’m so excited to continue writing this!!! As much as this is just more indulging in my complicated love for Quentin I’m also one of those people who would LOVE to see some version of the Sinister Six in the MCU, and this is my imagining of one way that could come about. I’m planning on bringing in a couple more villains from Homecoming and a couple from Spiderverse in the next parts! (It won’t be the original Sinister Six from the comics, but it’ll be similar and basically every Spider-Man villain has been a part of the group at some point anyway so it’s fine lol) Also I LOVE PETER PARKER, in this particular fic he’s the enemy because the story is told from the villian’s POV but I am BY NO MEANS a Peter Parker hater, plz don’t come for me...