He ain't heavy, he's my brother.
(He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother, The Hollies)
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A little comic thing since I wanted to draw out my experience with my first race, and first RunDisney event this past weekend. I ran a 10K, and coming from someone who absolutely hates running, and is winded by running one mile, I was quite nervous going into the race. However, as I started the race and maintained my planned run/walk method, I began to really enjoy running the race, especially once the race route went through Disneyland and DCA. I'm proud of myself that I finished and kept going, since there were many times during the race when I wanted to just stop. I definitely want to do another RunDisney event, and train for the next time around. It was truly one of those "magical" Disney experiences, and even though I was so much in the zone while running that I forgot like 80% of the run, it was an incredible experience!
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i will never understand how or why the httyd movies did the books such an injustice.
the movies aren't even an adaptation - they stole the name of the series, the name of some of the characters and places, and the general idea that there are dragons. honestly, i would be fine with the movies and maybe even like them if they didn't capitalize off of cressida cowell's incredible books that never get any credit.
the books are an amazing story about the cycle of violence and how vengeance and revenge is dangerous. hiccup says that the past is a ghost story, one we need to learn from to better ourselves. the books are about how everyone deserves freedom, how every creature, every being on the earth deserves to be free. we see that in the slavemark, with the dragons.
and like... hiccup is so different. they did him a severe injustice. he's scrawny and intelligent and learned to talk to dragons simply by observing them! he chooses kindness first above all else; instead of yelling at toothless to train him, he is kind. and in the end, that kindness is why toothless chose to save him. bc even toothless himself says that dragons are inherently selfish creatures who care only for their survival. hiccup is brave - his beliefs differ drastically from both the vikings and the world.
hiccup is a child who chose to do the right thing even at the expense of himself. he agreed to free the slaves on nobert's ship, and in return, they gave him the slavemark which is easy to give but cannot be removed. he was like twelve. and having the slavemark means he cannot be with his tribe or his family, it means he isn't considered a human being anymore. and he keeps it a secret for awhile until it's revealed and when it is everyone turns their backs on hiccup. his family, his tribe, his mentor, people he TRUSTED. everyone except fishlegs, and, once she got over the shock, camicazi. he was thirteen. and even when he lost his memories and was really injured, he persisted. he was told to go to tomorrow and to save the dragons and he did bc in his heart he knew it was right even though he didn't know who he was or how he got there.
and fishlegs,,, oh my god FISHLEGS!!! the did him SO DIRTY!!! fishlegs is hiccup's best friend, one of the main motivators for hiccup. he steals norbert's potato for the sake of fishlegs, he gives fishlegs his dragon and goes to retrieve another, he takes the blame for fishlegs. and fishlegs does the same for him. he takes the slavemark with pride. he refuses to turn. he gives hiccup his lobster claw necklace which is his most prized possession. he is brave for hiccup, he believes hiccup is alive. he fights for hiccup harder than anyone else ever has. he does not turn. his is loyal, has allergies, has asthma, has a squint and a limp, has glasses bc he's blind without them... and he's still a hero despite being a runt, despite everyone even the adults telling him he's hopeless, telling hiccup to leave him behind.
and they cut camicazi! i'm sorry, but astr*d is nothing compared to camicazi. camicazi is a tiny, feral child who can easily best hiccup, fishlegs, and pretty much anyone in a sword fight. she can bring a grown man to tears with her rudery and smack talk. she is recklessly brave and craves adventure and follows hiccup blindly bc she trusts him that much. she isn't in love with hiccup - in fact she doesn't care about romance and love. she gives up everything to help hiccup bc she has a strong sense of justice. she is the motivator, the cheerleader, she finds a positive in everything. she never gives up. literally never gives up. and that's one of the most inspiring things about her: she always has hope.
and toothless! god!!! toothless is *thought to be* a common or garden dragon. he is horrifically tiny, he is literally toothless, and is the biggest brat in the world. he will cause problems on purpose. he has a stutter, he's the most selfless selfish dragon around. he and hiccup can talk to each other. he masks his fear with singing and being annoying. his growth is remarkable. he starts off refusing to obey hiccup, doing the opposite of what he says, making life harder for literally everyone around him, and he's still somewhat like that. but he's also braver, more caring, more willing to make sacrifices for the sake of others. he's clever, which he needs to be to make up for his size and aggression. he protects hiccup with everything he has, therefore, he protects what hiccup cares about just as hard. he was the only dragon that didn't abandon the vikings in the first book bc he cared about hiccup.
and snotlout,,, god,,, i will never forgive the movies for butchering snotlout. hiccup's cousin, the bully character, the one who is horrifically jealous that hiccup's dad was born before his. the one who desperately wants to prove himself, to be worthy, to make people proud. and you hate him, you despise him. he betrays everyone many times bc of the nothing promised to him by alvin and his mom. he loses himself, turns his back on himself, all bc he wants to prove himself. all bc he wants to be better than hiccup. and hiccup still forgives him and gives him chances, sometimes out of pity, but also bc snotlout is his cousin. he can't just turn his back on him no matter how miserable snotlout made his life. and in the end, snotlout sacrifices himself for hiccup. he gives up his life for hiccup in one last attempt to set things right. his death and the events preceding it are one of my absolute favorite moments in the book. gives me chills. makes me cry.
that's the thing with the books - they're so realistic. there is no inherently happy ending where everything works out. the first book begins with "there were dragons when i was a boy", implying that they're gone now. the books show there are consequences to our actions. they enslaved the dragons, they fought against them during the dragon rebellion all bc alvin and his mom said to, and now they're gone bc a simple apology doesn't fix hundreds of years of enslavement. and the only way for the world to move forward was for the dragons to leave and heal on their own. and now they have to learn to live without them. and yeah i've heard the third movie ends like that but. it doesn't have the build up. it doesn't have "there were dragons when i was a boy". it doesn't have eleven books of development to back it up, to make it feel meaningful.
i know that the movies are really special to a lot of people. i know that, on their own, they're genuinely good movies. i can acknowledge that the soundtrack is amazing and the animation is beautiful. i just can't see past the way they butchered the world that i love, the world that i grew up with. i can't see past the way people yelled at me for saying i liked the books better, the way that people gave me weird looks when i showed them a picture of the original toothless, when i tell them that nightfuries aren't even a type of dragon. cressida cowell created hundreds of different dragons, and the movies couldn't even pick from that. i can't forgive the way that barely anyone knows there are books bc the movie barely gives credit to them. i cannot forgive the way they capitalized off the books and then shoved them aside. i know cressida thinks they're good movies and i know a lot of httyd book fans also like them. but i just... i cannot get over how much they changed and how they missed so much and ignored the books. also they got rid of camicazi so hiccup could have a love interest and that is unforgivable to me.
if you disagree, that is a-okay. we're all entitled to our own opinions. i just ask that you, perhaps, try the books out. give them a chance. bc they're amazing works of art and also just like. don't yell at people who don't like the movies? whether it's bc they prefer the books or just aren't into that kind of movie. and just remember that dreamworks didn't come up with the story; cressida cowell did.
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🙋♂️I’m tryna put Jason in a collar and leash and fuck him from the back until he's drooling barking at crying
Like idk abt you but I think I could fix him and make him worse by doing that
I want to hear the tags jingle‼️
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moon nonnie you fucking freak 😭 i hope i did good by you
tags: gn reader… everything in the req LOL, big subby jason
years into dating the man, and you’d learned each of your sexual preferences together. jason had come home countless nights after work with pent up emotions, taking them out on you. in turn, making walking the most difficult task in the world, come the following day.
but jason found out, through testing kinks and limits with you, that he enjoyed the feeling of being full, just as you did. even though the man towered over you, eyes dark to anybody who gave a spare glance in your direction, it was only you who had the ability to bring him down to a drooling mess.
he liked that he had no responsibility in the bedroom. he indulged in the fact that he only had to listen to you, and by doing so, you’d make him feel good in ways memorized to muscles.
all you had to do was put that pretty little collar around his neck, one that had your name in a little heart-shaped charm that dangled off of it, and jason todd would turn into the most obedient and listening man to exist.
"oh, fuck… please, need more," he begged with an arched back on his hands and knees. big and strong hands fisting the sheets beneath him of your shared bed. you, on your knees, were pushing as deep as you could into his hole that was trained by you. his words begging you to touch that spot deep inside of him that you’d introduced him to. the soft spot that switched a light in his brain and made him want to be used and abused by you.
you push as deep as allowed, thighs touching the backs of his while one hand rests on his hip, the other sits in the dip of his arched back. warm skin growing hotter by the second.
but once you look in the mirror that’s showing jason’s pretty red face, taking note of the way his eyes are squeezed shit, you lean and two fingers pull at the collar that’s adorning his throat. pulling on the material harsh enough for him to choke and his eyes to meet yours in attention.
"pretty boys don’t get fucked with their eyes closed," you remind, looking at him through the mirror with a smirk. and it takes half a second until he’s nodding feverishly, listening like the good boy he is. "sorry, ‘m sorry, just felt too good. i’ll be good," he chokes out in a beg, pushing his ass back against you in attempt to get every spare movement you’d give.
releasing the collar, your hand rubs down his back, relishing in scarred skin until you’re holding one of his ass cheeks, bringing a hand up and back down until the room hears a loud smack. jason’s whine follows, biting his own lip while the muscles of his thighs flex.
you take note that his eyes only close in what is a blink, smiling graciously because it’s a reminder that jason is your good boy. a reminder that his words aren’t just taking up breath and that he means them.
and once you begin fucking him properly, the moans, whimpers, and whines that escape his mouth are sinful. a sound that, if it weren’t for the thick and soundproof walls of your bedroom, the entirety of gotham would take note of. but it was only you that could bring your big vigilante down to a whimpering pup.
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