#I can't even add my own commentary this is so amazing and makes me so happy

[gingiekittycat]

I miss the narrator

This may be an unpopular opinion, but I miss the narrator from Good Omens season 1.

I will admit, when I first watched the show it threw me a bit. Sure, the narrator's jokes were funny, but I thought that as a story-telling device it was distracting. There was just so much of it all the time, and it often felt out of place. And when I went to look up reviews online, it seemed a lot of people agreed: if there ever was a season 2, the narrator had to go.

But THEN.

THEN.

Then I read the book.

And I realized: the narrator is the footnotes. It's the little jokes in between the plot. In descriptions, in metaphors, in transitions. The narrator is what makes the magic of the novel.

The narrator is the authors.

More specifically, the narrator is Terry.

Terry's influence on the novel, on the story; Terry's influence in the way he and Neil wrote the book. Neil has said before somewhere (I will find the source eventually and add it) that he was writing in Terry's style when he co-wrote the novel. And it shows; to me, when I read Good Omens, I was reading a Terry Pratchett novel. At the time, I had no previous experience with reading Terry's work, and the only novel I'd read of Neil's was American Gods. And in my opinion, Good Omens reads nothing like American Gods.

In subsequently reading more of Terry's work, it became even clearer to me that the narrator in the show was Neil's way of keeping Terry in the story. And maybe it WAS clunky in a visual medium, maybe it WAS distracting, jarring. But it was also hilarious, and whimsical, and playful, and fun. And I don't see how Neil could have done without it and still stayed so true to the novel. The jokes, the metaphors, the descriptions, the footnotes; this is what makes Good Omens what it is.

There was no narrator in season 2.

I will say up front that, overall, I enjoyed season 2. It had so many funny moments, and so many thought-provoking, poignant moments too. It used some dialog from the first book (looking at you Resurrectionists minisode) to remind us why Good Omens is not just a romp between an angel and demon, but also a philosophical, thought-provoking piece of media. It had a lot of Pratchett-esque moments; the Job minisode stood out to me here. The end was, of course, emotional and gutting, but I like emotional and gutting (anyone who has read my fics knows this). But... I found myself missing the narrator. 

I missed Terry.

And maybe that was a good thing. Maybe it was even on purpose. Maybe the lack of narrator really is illustrating the fact that, when Terry died, he left a hole in the world that can never be filled. You can't make the same show you would have made had Terry been alive. You can't even try. You can make your own thing, you can make it amazing in its own right, but you can't make it the same. And, all said and done, I think that's a very important commentary on grief. When you lose something, or someone, you're not the same as you were before; and it hurts, but you change, you adapt, you grow. Eventually, you make something new.

So... do I want there to be a narrator in season 3?

That's a good question. I think I would accept both outcomes. However, knowing that season 3 is supposed to be the sequel Neil and Terry plotted, I think it would be appropriate to have a narrator this time around. True, we have no novel to base it off of; we don't have any of Terry's footnotes, his metaphors, his jokes. But we have Neil, whom Terry influenced while writing the original novel; we have Neil writing in Terry's style, putting himself in Terry's shoes for a moment (his hat, his scarf). We have Neil, who loved Terry, who has in part made this show as a labor of love, because he promised Terry he would, and he's going to keep that promise. We have Neil to remind us why we love Good Omens in the first place.

And I think having a narrator in season 3 would be a wonderful way to illustrate that. 

[imogenleewriter]

I would have waited for it to be over to rr the whole thing, write a rant simultaneously and then send but lmfao the ne chapter needs to be ranted about.

(I'm only 2 words in)

Not Louis being smarter than Harry lmao.

Yeah, Louis it's LITERALLY the only explanation my brothah stop lying

'symptoms' BAHAHAHAHA

Not Louis being SCIENCE and Harry being completely inexperienced on falling in LOVE LMFAO

Noooooo Louis knows what those feelings are cuz everytime he triggered then he also felt them himself 🥲🤏

✨Love ✨

Not harry's symptoms being his literal FEELINGS FFS

Nooooo Louis only has a theory. (I need Zayn to somehow find out about this debacle and repeat it at their wedding or to their children (whichever option Harry hates more and Louis is less wary of))

Yeah Louis you're definitely, DEFINITELY misinterpreting this YUP YEAH sounds about right

(side note:- idk how you even ever manage to put so much work into something you do for free and get so much stupid comments for but I will ALWAYS be SOOOO GRATEFUL 🥲 like these are the highlights of my shitty days I can't believe you do it for free TYSM TYSM THANK YOU SO MUCH 💗💗💗)

(also:- a massive, massive thank you to everyone who supports you and helps you because- just- just- LOOK how amazing these are I literally can't rn-)

Knowing for sure that Harry isn't sick, I do kind of understand why Louis is hesitant to assume Harry's just in love with him because imagine your crush is casually dying in your arms out of a heart attack or something and you are just like "dw, bestie, your heart is fully functional, you just have feelings ❤️"

Ok so rn I am at the place where Louis is thinking about how Harry can totally have feelings for him but still not want a relationship and just- *sigh* don't you just HATE it when a character who is clearly miscommunicating still make sense in their monologue based on what their arc and personality is? *sigh again*

It's so funny that the tables have COMPLETELY turned this time around now HARRY is an oblivious idiot but LOUIS KNOWS!!!!

(I love how subtle this shift is btw because I'm not really sure why but in my brain Louis' characterization seemed like he knows his problems and would just rather be in blissful denial about it, yk? But Harry always seemed like a person who would look at others worst emotions when directed at himself but forgive the other person and not himself)

Looking at Louis's inner monologue rn is so funny because he is just like "omg I cracked a case"

Help-this is getting too long for an ask but basically my point is that if I have been procrastinating this ask for ages and I am still stressing over the semantics in it then you being stressed over the complete masterpiece literature you create that I and so many other people are lucky enough to find then IS MORE THAN REASONABLE!!!!

So THANK YOU

I'll just read the rest by myself sorry 😐 I'll add it to the inevitable rant I'll send in your dms whenever I can complete it lmao my life is a fucking mess with me somehow ending up with fucking BOB CUT rn in this economy but I'll send it I PROMISE

Hahaha I love all the comments I get I promiseeeeeeeeee!

Well 99% of them. The other ones I whine about in a discord group to the point they made me my own sticker

Thanks @enchantedlandcoffee

No, but it's honestly a sticker in a group with like 80 people and I love thinking about what the people who don't know me (because the majority of the time I only go in there to complain) think when they open the group stickers and see that one.

ANYWAYYYYYYY

I appreciated all your commentary a lot! I love it when people understand the characters and why they do things even if they don't agree with what they do.

Sorry about the bob-cut, not that I have anything against bob cuts but it sounds like it was not what you wanted.

A few years ago I went to a salon and asked for my hair to be just above my shoulders. The hairdresser was clearly in the middle of something, like maybe a break-up because she was like... close to tears and kept using the phone and stuff.

Anyway my hair but was at the nape of my neck, like if it was any shorter she would have had to use a razor. Without me even complaining- because I just can't do it- the manager gave me a discount. Like I literally didn't say a word about it and she gave me a discount. That's how bad it was.

As soon as I walked out I burst into tears and cried non-stop for at least two days. I literally put on social media if anyone sees me not to talk about the haircut or I'll start crying. It was sooooo bad.

Anyway lol, thank you!!

[sunmoonjune]

AWWWW YEAHHHH feels good to make a return to my note dedicated to ltm commentary

OH MY GOD IT'S BUG'S MUM. OR I GUESS MUMS SINCE SHE HAS TWO. i never would've guESSed that she would have a biological and non-biological mum. but i think it's really clever on your part because it just adds that much more psychopathic depth to the father's character - he's willing to kill his first and second wife in order to protect his secret.

I CANT BELIEVE HE MADE BUG KILL DAIA ?? ?? ?A?A ????@?@ ??!?/ that is the worst way to take away a child's innocence how did you even come up with such a monstrosity. i guessed before that bug had something to do with her mum's death which her dad then pinned onto her wHICH I MEAN,,,, i'm half right 😬 i just never would've guessed that her father literally forced her to murder her mother. BUT i still stand by my theory that her father then turned around and spewed lies that bug is a cold-blooded murderer for slaughtering his wife and i'm going to guess that that's the incident that leads to her punishment

also the only two times the phrase 'my daughter' is ever used is at the very beginning, when father summons bug for her trial, and mother's last words before she dies. the CONTRAST THOUGH?? between the way the phrase is said and the contexts it's used in??? oh my god you're so clever

OKAY BUT NOW JUST WHAT KIND OF SECRET IS THE FATHER KEEPING. maybe i need to go watch some crime documentaries to gain theory inspiration. i reckon bug's father was definitely capable of killing someone even before he murdered his first wife, so mAYBEEEE it was someone of high importance that would jeopardise his position as head chief if the truth were ever to come out,,, so on that train of thought maybe he murdered the previous head chief. or maybe he was in line for the position and just, yknow, sped up the process a little by getting rid of whoever was in the way. MAYBE HIS OWN FATHER ???? HIS WHOLE FAMILY???

but enough of him, let's talk about bestbois mingi and jongho being steadfast protection for bug,, JONGHO PATTING THE SPACE BETWEEN HIS LEGS SO BUG CAN SIT THERE SO HE CAN GUIDE HER HAND TO LOOK AT THE STARS TOGETHER STOPPPPPPP. bug trusting him so easily and laying back into his cHEST anD THEN THE THREE WORDS 'jongho is strong' AHHHHHHHHH. that's it. someone call the ambulance im about to pass out. HAHAHAHA but also peep mingi being a lil pot-stirrer on the side

remember that thesis on ateez hugs we're planning on writing. i can see a jongho analysis has started WOOF WOOF THICK ARMS 💪 THICK THIGHS 🦵 MUSCULAR CHEST 👕 my mind is so foggy i can't think straight rn hnNGN 🥵🥵

yknow how some fans have the theory that it's seonghwa's first life on earth bc of his galaxy boba eyes that look at everything with wonder and amazement and curiosity. THATS BUG SHES SO STINKING CUTE. and the way all the ateez members look at her with endearing gazes HNNG

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WE HAVE A SYMBOL FOR ATEEZ. I REPEAT. WE HAVE A SYMBOL FOR ATEEZ. if i thought that the symbol for hongjoong was the cutest then i was wROnG because ateez being home and true north for bug OH MY GOD SOMEONE HOLD ME

then we get mingi turning bug's scars - a physical reminder of her trauma, past and pain for so so long - into a beautiful constellation of stars 🥺🥺🥺 thank you moonie for including this. and im hoping that it brings comfort and healing to your readers who may have similar constellations on their bodies too <3 <3 <3 KISSES AND HUGS FOR EVERYONE

when bug is still in a sleepy haze and seeks warmth bc jongho left and then hwa takes his place and bug naturally turns into him ASIDGJSFH scuse me while i fly off to delululand and imagine my mornings with jongho and hwa tag-teaming cuddles

ahh yess the result of moonie and 🪷 anon combining braincells to bring us the beautiful symbols of hwa's bow. i forget that we were already given spoilers for this way back and it's actually bug's first time hearing about them. but i love that bug learns of them after jongho's story of the star lovers bc she understands the full extent of symbolism behind it, particularly with her being reunited with yunho and the rest of the boys as the magpie bridge to guide them back together

HWA YOU ARE ALREADY THE GALAXY OF STARS FOR US <3 <3 <3

SORRY?? NO ???? YOU CAN'T END THE CHAPTER LIKE THAT???? we literally had a whole chapter of the most endearing and tear-jerking moments, all for it to come crumbling down bc now the chief is out to kill all of the boys NO MOONIE NO DONT DO IT😡🙅‍♀️😫

😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨 that's okay i still love you i guess 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨 jks ofc i love you AS ALWAYS KISS KISS <3 <3 <3 LOTS OF LOVE <33333

LOREN MY LOVE <333 I've finally had a chance to answer your asks hehe (even though our messages probably answered most of these questions already xD)

bug's mum <333 daia loved bug SO much :') and yes! I'm glad no one disagrees that bug's dad is a total psycho,, he absolutely had no problem killing both his first and second wives to conceal that secret

:') our poor bug,,, her dad did indeed force her to kill daia D: I am just traumatizing my own mc, bug I am SO sorry omfg

the 'daughter' part is VERY important so I'm glad you noticed it,,,

the secret,,, I can't tell you much about it,, and our messages have given you some hints but I can't say what's right or wrong ;)

mingi and jongho <33 they were cuddle bugs fr in this chapter :"D just snuggling the whole time it was SO cute! and he hug analysis!! it's all coming together xD also bug was fr me,, panting over jongho's thighs was so real of her xD

I love the hwa's first life theory!! and it SO is bug that is so cute :")

the symbol for ateez is one of my favs so far <33 home and the guide to get there <33

I also hope that the part with mingi and the scars helps others too :} it was very important to me (and to bug) so I'm really happy it was comforting for you <3

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BE INVOLVED IN THE JONGHO HWA TAG-TEAMING CUDDLES :DD pls I'll give my life savings for just one forehead kiss from either of them xD

yes!! 🪷 anon and the symbols finally make their appearance! I definitely wanted to add the story of the magpies first so bug would understand what it meant to hwa and yunho <33 it was one of my favorite bits to write hehe

HWA <33 our galaxy and our magpie <33

hehehehe >:DD the ending,, I hope you're ready for some angst baby!!

I love you too!! <33 thank you again for such a sweet message hehe <33 kiss kiss I love you so much :}}

[unreadpoppy]

Poppy's handy guide to fic commenting - by a fic author who struggles with IRL social anxiety

If you follow me, you've probably seen me talking about people leaving comments on fics.

I try not to sound like a broken record about it so to keep it simple: me like comments. Comments help my self depricating ass believe i'm actually good at this. Comments give me dopamine boost. Dopamine boost gives me enough energy to write more fic.

And also, the reason I like leaving and receiving comments it's because it gives me a real sense of connection. A sense of builduing community with other people.

But, I know that commenting can be very intimidating for a lot of folks. There's a lot of people that talk about 'idk what to say' 'what if the author doesn't like it' and I decided to write this little post to help people who maybe want to leave more comments but are apprehensive about it.

And trust me, I know that it can be hard. I got social anxiety and it took me a long time to figure out commenting, but the truth is, most authors will appreciate your comments, regardless of what you say (as long as you're not been an asshat).

So, here's some stuff to help you put organize your thoughts into a nice little comment. Also, I'm gonna type some examples that are slighlty based on real comments I've left on fic, but remember, you can write stuff however you like.

Method 1: Specifics.

Many times when I'm reading a fic, I'll like a very specific scene, or how the author handled a certain subject. Maybe it's the characters dynamic, or maybe just one phrase that completely broke me. Regardless, this is a type of comment where you're gonna focus on that one specific thing you really liked.

If it's a line that you liked, you could quote that line again and add how it made you feel.

Ex.: "In a world where you wouldn't choose me, i'd still choose you" OOF that line BROKE ME/ made me cry

If it's a scene, you could lightly described it.

Ex.: Oh my god, the part where he took her hand and comforted her??? amazing

You could even just copy paste the whole scene you liked and add your own little commentary on it, giving your insight on to what you interpreted (which is something that i've received as comments in the past!)

I like these types of comments because you can go in depth on something you particularly enjoyed a lot, or you can just easily and in a very short manner show a detail you liked. To me, it shows me that whoever wrote the comment was paying attention to the fic and I can see what they really liked about it.

Method 2: Overall

So this is the opposite of the specifics. Maybe the whole fic was just so good, you struggle with poiting out just one thing you loved. In my opinion, the best way to tackle this looks something like this:

Ex.: I love this fic/chapter! The character dynamic, the descriptions, the dialogue, everything was just soooo good!

Ex.: Aaaaa this chapter/fic was amazing, I loved every single part of it!

You can point out a few key elements but you dont have to go into much detail, showing that everything was truly stellar, or you can just go the compliment route . I like these comments because they are short and very sweet, and they give me a lil warm feeling. They're like the little boost that comes in handy.

Method 3: The Simple Ones

These are even shorter but just as sweet. Maybe you loved the fic but can't articulate well. Don't let that stop you from commenting! These will make a writer just as happy because you cared enough to leave something. These comments come in various types.

Like the keysmash

Ex.: Ç0ERHMJ´2¢JIOÇRFNJRKJE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

(which can be interpreted as crying screaming throwing up)

The two words:

Ex.: Lovely chapter!

Ex.: Loved this!

Ex.: Amazing work

These are very good at getting the point across that you liked what you read.

Now, remember that when commenting you can go as long or as short as you want. You can give a page lenght in depth analysis on to why this fic is the best work of fiction you ever read or just a simple heart emoji to show the author that you care.

I think the best way to think about commenting is that it doesn't have to be this big thing. Imagine you're just...texting a friend, about something you liked. You can be a little unhinged. Authors are social animals and we crave connection (and also to be able to talk to otherd about our work) and comments are a great way to do that. Like, I guarantee, I try to reply to most if not all comments I get, because I do genuinly want to talk to people about this thing I poured my heart into writing.

So yeah, I hope this helps you guys, and may we comment even more in 2024.

[bladespark]

Honestly I've never managed to figure out tumblr. Not in the Long Ago times before the porn ban, not now.

Can somebody explain it?

So, I post a thing. I have no fame, followers or traction, so it goes nowhere. I got one like from that one guy who likes all my things. he's amazing, but he's one guy, and it stops there. I guess fair enough, that's social media for you.

But if I want to get followers and meet people, I...what? What do I do?

On twitter it's "comment on things, maybe some tags, hang around in the posts and comments of your peeps, and other folks will notice you and check you out."

But here... LOOK, the comments are a horrific shit show of nasty, prudish shit. Some of it's ignorant gaybies, some of it's I don't even know, but I don't think any comment I've ever left has gotten an answer, an interested person or anything at all, and I take psychic damage every time I look at the comments on anything. Comments don't seem to be it, here.

So alright, people say reblogging is the big deal.

But how? Yeah, I put The God of Arepo in my feed because holy SHIT pagan feels and it's a good story and just...yes! That's me!

And...what does that do? I see maybe one or two people I already know from elsewhere reblogging it on from me. The end. I'm not meeting people that way.

So...commentary via tags to add to reblogging? NEVER ONCE has anybody interacted based on that.

Uhm. Me adding my own post when reblogging?

Nope. Still no. I say things, these things appear to go into a void since I'm not popular. No engagement, no comments, no responses in any way.

So...HOW?

How do I find friends here?

I'm not even talking about promoting "my brand" or what the fuck ever. Yeah, I'd like to sell a million zines and a thousand dildos and a hundred fuckable plushes and make bank, but let's put that aside, because everybody hates capitalism. I CAN'T EVEN MAKE FRIENDS HERE.

Who have I MET on tumblr? Absolutely nobody. I've met friends on twitter, discord, Ao3, IRC, FimFiction, dreamwidth... Lots of places. I have met ZERO friends on tumblr. I have friends on tumblr because I've met people SOMEWHERE ELSE and they passed me a tumblr link

HOW THE FUCK am I meant to do this? Genuinely asking? HOW?!!!!!!!!

tumblr is bad site TO YOU. I know how to curate my experience tho

[linkbuildingfreat]

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[stickywerewolfgalaxy]

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[babygirlwolverine]

hello! first off i wanna let you know that i'm trying to be nice and i really like you, i don't want to hurt your feelings with asking this!

i was just wondering why you're not reblogging content created for the event you're hosting? if you're too busy or you can't then maybe say that so people don't feel like you don't like what they've created. i feel like the point of having an advent calendar event especially is to reblog the things being made for you on the dates of the prompts.

i mean you're posting them the day before which is only giving the participants one day to make something, and then in turn you're not even posting them until days later. i feel like if you would post them you'd get more participation as it's discouraging to people when you're not reblogging them but you're taking the time to post your own content and self reblog said posts.

i understand if you're too busy to go through everything, but when you're posting your own stuff and you're clearly online it just looks a little disingenuous. i guess what i'm saying is i don't see the point of you hosting this if you're not going to share the content that people are taking the time to make specifically for you.

hi. I’m just so super busy with school that I haven’t had enough time to read and keep up with everything all at once. I started doing some reblogging on Sunday, but I just have been in classes again the last couple days. The reason I take time with reblogging is because I put tons of commentary in the tags when I reblog. It takes me like 5-10 minutes per post just to add tags to the content I reblog because I want the person to know I actually read or noticed details they added and to highlight things that were amazing or beautiful within the creation. if people would prefer that I just reblogged the content from the event without any comments or tags, I can just do quick reblogs. I just usually like to take the time to show that I genuinely took time to look at each piece as opposed to fast reblogging without actually interacting. But I’ll do whatever y’all want. I like to take the time to go through each creation, but im just super busy with classes and trying to keep up with lectures and studying and also trying to have some family time with the holidays so it’s a heck of a lot to balance. I’m very sorry i haven’t been reblogging creations quick enough. but for sure there’s no pressure to post. in the announcement we said creations can be posted anytime from when the prompts are revealed all the way until December 26th! so even though we release prompts the day before, anyone can post even if it’s days later or weeks later.

im sorry if it came across as disingenuous. that was not my intent at all. I’m extremely sorry if people thought I didn’t like their creations because that couldn’t be further from the truth. I’ve adored everything that’s been created so far and I adore everyone who has taken time to create for this event!

im often in class from 8-5. I actually write my own fics for the posting days the day of posting (usually while I’m sat in class like 2 hours before I post the fic) because I don’t have time to write them beforehand. And I schedule the posts to self reblog so they post when I’m not even online.

also oh god, no, the content isn’t supposed to be for me. It’s for y’all It’s so y’all can have some fun. I can start reblogging without tags this afternoon when I’m done with class and go back and add tags later on if you’d prefer? I don’t want y’all to think I’m ignoring you. It’s just a lot to keep up with. I’m sorry if I haven’t been balancing it all well enough. I’ll try harder to give the event more of my time. Even if I have to stay up until 3am to reblog content. im sorry again. I’m answering this ask in class so I apologize if this isn’t very coherent and I will do better to reblog things even if there’s no tags so that the creations are boosted!

[waitmyturtles]

I want to cheer with pom-poms, this incredible analysis, and I'd like to throw a couple more coins in the bucket.

I completely agree that this is a meta-meta commentary on what fans expect from BL. I was thinking earlier today that the mosquito net kiss that Pat gives Pran was maybe a little elbow nudge from Aof to fans who may have been critical of the lack of physical intimacy in ATOTS -- which, frankly, I think was actually a gorgeous turn of art when ATOTS first aired, as BL was EXPECTED to be at least somewhat heaty at that point (as I'm learning from my watchlist project). I happen to also be a fan of the not-kisses in Cherry Magic, as I think adding that layer of what-does-my-imagination-tell-me-right-now actually adds to the sensuality of what we're watching. We're forced to think more deeply, less shallowly.

I also agree with the point about not being able to tell one's own story, or a pair not being able to tell their story. "How their story is being forced upon them" is exactly right. I relate to this very personally, and I think thousands and thousands of Asians do, because many of us had to keep our relationships secret from our parents for a whole myriad of reasons, even if we are cishet. At least in my Indian culture, in my family's culture -- I just couldn't date openly, I couldn't (I am cishet female). I had to keep everything secret. My mom casually let me know in my freshman year of college that I wouldn't be allowed in the house if it were ever revealed that I had ever had sex outside of marriage.

For Pat and Pran, they had to keep their relationship a secret because of the family feud. But this Asian paradigm of keeping LOVE secret, and keeping a relationship under wraps is just a THING. I have cousins who basically just announced, out of the blue, one day, that they were engaged, surprising even their parents. I mean -- how heavy is that? And of course, that catches the parents off guard, they wonder why they were left out.... but if the parents had been included, they may have thrown out a hundred reasons as to why the relationship had to end -- besides accepting the fact that their children were growing up and ready to settle down with someone else. That potential interruption in filial piety is so huge.

This kind of secrecy is critical to the young adulthoods of myself and many of my Asian friends and family -- I can't make a generalization about ALL Asians, but hearing stories about how we kept our relationships secret for as long as we could was certainly a generally understood Thing. I think this motif of secrecy -- of allowing the preferences of others to influence the story of love between a couple -- can run for layers and layers from this Asian BL perspective that Aof is just honing in on so gorgeously.

It breaks my heart to hear Pat yearn for the short days in which him and Pran could be open and free in their relationship. We now know that it's important to them. And we know, by the time of Singapore later on, that they still have to be in their glass closet.

This was amazing meta, @chickenstrangers and @telomeke-bbs.

thinking about the metatextuality of it all and how this our skyy crossover is a lot about about telling your own story. it's fascinating that tian published his diary in order to inspire others to come to the mountains, to find happiness like he did. duplicating the effects of torfun's diary which brought him here in the first place. this is why he's so open to it being adapted, to sharing his love story. but it also goes back to the tension in atots about keeping torfun's diary and tian's connection to her a secret.

phupha's unease about their story being shared so openly makes a lot of sense especially in relation to atots. pran comes in knowing more about him than he knows of pran, even what food he likes, putting them on unequal footing. similarly, tian arrived already knowing what torfun had written down. and there's the added factor that tian's version of the story doesn't account for phupha's own. they haven't decided together what story they want to tell.

and then pat and pran and also trying to tell their own story, curating who knows about their relationship, projecting only some of the truth. rewriting their tragedy. distorted behind the curtain like in the first part of ep 1.

it's interesting that they're not even fully out about their relationship here in the mountains, still jokingly calling each other buddy, even though it seems to be a pretty open secret. there are a lot of callbacks to episode 11 and their honeymoon, referencing it as the last time they could really be themselves. this getaway is both a chance to be more open, but there's still pressure to hide. even though they show a lot of agency in choosing to keep dating in secret, it still is wearing on them.

both pat and pran and phu and tian are at odds because of how their story is being told, how their story is being forced upon them.

[longtimewish]

I haven't forgotten about my The Great s2 rewatch, I'm actually already on episode eight but I was busy last week and I forgot to make my commentary, so here are some late thoughts on episodes six and seven!

- First I'd like to start giving a shout out to the men's wigs because they look AMAZING. Often men's wigs in 18th century period dramas are so blatantly shiny white plastic so I LOVE how it's not the case here, they are well combed and some even look powdered! The women's wigs are great too but it is my duty to remind you that women did NOT use full wigs in the 18th century, just hair pieces to add volume to their own natural hair and a lot of hair powder

- Ok now onto ep 6: aka the one in which I could not stand Catherine. Don't get me wrong I love her, but here her stubborness and arrogance made me legit mad. She simply won't listen to anyone else because she clearly has a superiority complex and thinks that she knows better about Russia than literal Russians just because she read enlightment philosophy. However I do like that Catherine has visible flaws, that makes her character more rich an complex

- What she did to Shaky was horrible tho, from the get go I knew that it was going to end up baddly. Catherine used her to prove a point without even telling her that it was part of a larger scheme to release the serfs that she knew it was bound to be extremely unpopular amongst the nobility, but she didn't think it through and exposed her anyway

- Which leads me to something a bit more serious: I'm not really sure what I think about the treatment of serfs in the show. I think a lot of people isn't really aware that in Russia serfdom had evolved into an almost-like intitution of slavery. Although on paper serfs weren't slaves, in reality they were treated as such. They could be bought and sold, and they were helpless againt their owners abuses. Serfs being tortured wasn't uncommon (during the first years of Catherine the Great's reign there was actually a very high profile case of a noblewoman that was found guilty of torturing to death dozens of serf girls). So on the one hand since the serfs we see are more servants than anything else the show doesn't really convey the horror of the institution and it kinda trivialize it at some points, but on the other hand this show is anti-historical and just takes some very loose facts about 18th century Russia to make a completely new world. Meaning: they don't have to have a depiction of a terribly cruel system in this alternative reality, and I definitely wouldn't like to watch that either. So yeah I thought I was going somewhere with this but I just ended up rambling, this is what I mean when I say I'm not sure what to feel about the way the show treats serfdom

- HOWEVER Shaky's death was an incredibly chilling moment that did showed how fucked up the treatment to serfs truly was, and most importantly it was framed with the seriousness that it deserved (also you know I'm not crazy about Marial but I loved her when she shot Svenska at the end of the ep)

- I bet that Father Basil will play an important role in season 3 because when he left almost half way through the season it just felt that his role in the story was... incompleted? Like you feel he is def going to do something more, but then he just vanishes. So yeah I bet he'll return, maybe even as a bad guy

- Ok all that being said IT IS TIME TO YELL ABOUT CATHERINE AND PETER BECAUSE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

- I know we are all thinking about THE moment but during the entire episode there was a lot going on with their relantionship. First, Peter spent the entire time calling her out which honestly someone HAD to do at that point, but also because he DOES know her more than anyone else, and he can see all her flaws and mistakes when even those closest to her can't

- I love how much the episode leans on Peter falling back into his old self and making you believe that he hadn't change at all only to hit you with the most romantic moment of the entire show so far a minute before the end (also Catherine was def hurt when she saw him with those girls earlier but sure hon you don't love him at all)

- I JUST. CANNOT. EVERYTHING FELL APART. PETER IS DETERMINED TO GET HIS THRONE BACK. ALL THE NOBLES SUPPORT HIM. CATHERINE IS IN HER WORST MOMENT, LITERALLY ON HER KNEES WEEPING. HE'S GUNS OUT READY TO RETURN TO POWER. AND THEN. AND THEN!!!!

- HE SEES HER CRYING AND HE JUST. DROPS EVERYTHING AND HUGS HER. HUGS HER!!! BECAUSE NO MATTER WHAT HE SAID EARLIER, AND NO MATTER WHAT SHE SAID TO HIM EARLIER, HE LOVES HER SO MUCH THAT HE CAN'T STAND SEEING HER IN PAIN. WHEN EVERYTHING COLAPSED HE WAS THE ONE THAT WAS THERE TO HOLD HER. I JUST CANNOT THIS WAS TOO MUCH I DON'T KNOW HOW I RECOVERED

- AND WHEN SHE ASKS HIM IF HE CAME TO TAKE IT BACK AND SHE SOUNDS SO READY TO GIVE UP RIGHT THEN AND THERE. AND PETER JUST THROWS HIS WHOLE PLAN AWAY AND ANSWERS THAT NO, HE ISN'T

- BECAUSE HE REALIZED THAT HE DOESN'T WANT IT!!! HE DOESN'T WANT TO BE EMPEROR!!!!

- I'm sorry I'm going FERAL over this that scene not only seemed straight up of a fanfic it is CRUCIAL to the development of their relantionship becuase: it solidifies that Peter does love Catherine more than anything else AND it is also a call back from what he said in the previous episode about always being there for her and Paul AND it deleted the biggest obstacle to them being together: wanting to overthrow each other. Now that Peter's interests don't conflate Catherine's, there isn't any more scheming from his side and he only wants her to be happy and well

- I remembered so little of ep 7 that at moments it legit felt like watching it for the first time. After all the drama of the previous ep this one felt very chill, just shenanigans at court

- Peter going through an spiritual journey while Grigor just looses his mind is peak comedy

- Princess Johanna is here! Gillian Anderson is GORGEOUS and an amazing actress, she nailed the role. Also she had my fav costumes this season

- I REALLY dislike the real Princess Johanna (she sucked), so when she appeared I just KNEW that she was going to be trouble, even if she seemed loving towards Catherine at first. However it should be noted that the actual Johanna was such an awful mother to Catherine that in comparison the show's depiction of her should win the Mother Of The Year Award

- Peter spending the whole episode trying to woo Catherine by kidnapping a scientist and stealing his invention... where can I find a man like this

- Marial and Grigor finally got together! They are a totally random pairing but they did ended up growing on me, I was glad for them

- Aunt Elizabeth: Don't fuck her

Peter: I'll try not to

Me: Oh no

[madeofitzits]

In honor of the impending return of Brooklyn 99, here are 99 reasons that...

1. He was precocious enough to know, at 5 years old, that he wanted to change his name (x)

 2. He has a bunch of nicknames: Sandy Amberg, Young Sandwich, etc. but the most endearing one is 'Droidy', his family's name for him (x) 

3. He is still super close friends with people he's known since: Elementary School (Chelsea Peretti) (x)...

4. Junior High/High School (Kiv and Jorm) (x) 

5. … Summer Camp (Irene Neuwirth) (x)

7.  ...and Film School (Chester Tam) (x)

8. Before he met Joanna, he dated other famous ladies but - out of respect - he never discussed it/them (x) 

9. He loves turtles and tortoises. When he was a kid, he had a pet turtle that he named 'Squirt' because the first time he held it, it peed on him. His Mom, Margie, accidentally killed Squirt when Andy was at Summer camp... (x)

10. … Maybe this is why, when shooting 'Popstar', Andy fell hard for Maximus (Conner 4 Real's turtle). He says they "had a good thing going" and that he wanted to adopt him. In the end, he decided against it because there are a bunch of coyotes in his neighborhood and he was worried the little guy wouldn't be safe. (Popstar: DVD Commentary)

11. Speaking of his Mom, despite being a super private person, he appeared on 'Finding your Roots' so that he could help her track down her birth family (x)

12. When he succeeded he cried (although we never got to see it on camera) (x)

13. That's because, like all good boys, he loves his Mama which is why - as part of the same episode - he said "My mom is basically the kindest person I know… and many people would corroborate that" (x)

14. Andy's Sisters, Hannie (Johanna) and Darrow, used to make him wear diapers and put his hair in pigtails until he was 5 years old. He says he didn't mind because he just liked that they were paying attention to him (x)

15. That's why he sees his identity in comedy as being 'America's kid brother'. When he was young, he would annoy his sisters until they laughed and he claims to have been replicating that approach to entertainment ever since

16. Although a bunch of his characters have 'Daddy Issues', Andy definitely doesn't. He's super close with his Papa (Joe) and has said "he's a good man" and "the best Dad in the world" (x) 

17. Joe was Andy's youth soccer coach and in one scene in 'Hot Rod', Joe's favorite photograph can be seen in the background. It shows a very young Andy posing with a soccer ball, after "scoring the winning goal against Mersey" (x)

18. He's been a loyal Golden State Warriors fan since he was a little kid, living in Oakland (then Berkeley) and, in 2010, he correctly predicted that they would "win a Championship in my lifetime" (x) 

19. The proceeds from his Umami Burger ('The Samburger') went to a deafness early detection program in Berkeley. This cause is close to his heart because Margie uses hearing aids and used to work in the special needs program, teaching deaf kids (x)

20. He, Kiv, and Jorm have made multiple donations to their old school district, including $250 000 to its theater program (x)

21. On the subject of The Lonely Island; Andy always goes out of his way to make sure that everyone knows how much he owes to his buddies. For instance, he told Marc Maron, during his WTF appearance, that "I get a lot of credit for what Kiv and Jorm have done" (x)

22. He makes this face when he knows he’s said something naughty…

(Gif credit: @andrewsambags)

23. During his 'Wild Horses' appearance, he said that he can't watch scary movies because they freak him out too much. He told 'Complex' that he's still scared of 'The Shining' (x)...

24. … Similarly, when he was at UC Santa Cruz he worked at the Del Mar movie theater and he had a hard time coping with screenings of 'Species 2' (x)

25. He fell in love with Joanna, the moment he met her, when she greeted him by addressing him as 'Steve the C**t' (x)

 26. He listened to 'Ys', everyday for a year, before he and Joanna started dating (x)

27. He bought the original portrait that was used as the basis of the cover art for 'Ys' and gave it to Joanna as a Christmas present, so that she could hang it in her music room (x)

 28. He loves birds and goes hiking and birding with Joanna (x)

 29. Every new comment he makes about Joanna becomes an instant contender for 'most beautiful thing a person has ever said about their spouse' (x)

30. For example, he readily admits that Jake's iconic heart eyes are the result of him thinking about his amazing wife (x)

31. There are many stories about how incredibly romantic Andy and Joanna's wedding was and Jorm has said that it featured "the most magical vows I've ever heard" (x)

32. The Newsombergs now live in Charlie Chaplin's old house (x)

33. On the Emmys Red Carpet (2015), the year he hosted, they took a momentary break from posing for the world's press to whisper 'I love you' to each other (x)

34. At last year's Vanity Fair party, Andy carried Joanna's purse for her so she could grab a snack (x)

35. He was a semi-permanent fixture in the audience for her recent run of shows for the 'Strings/Keys Incident' tour, even officially confirming his status as the 'President of her Fan Club' (x)

36. He used his Golden Globes monologue to call out the government for framing and murdering the Black Panthers (x)

37. On the Carpet for the Guy's Choice Awards, he called the event "a ridiculous farce", adding that "men already have it so easy - it's insane that there's a show that celebrates them". That makes sense when you consider that he, Kiv and Jorm have made an entire career out of parodying toxic masculinity (x)

38. He once said that only "idiot-ass men" think that women aren't funny (x)

39. He’s been wearing glasses since 7th Grade and he has the most heartbreakingly cute habit of nudging them up his nose, (especially when he wears his Sol Moscot frames) (x)...

40. ... and of rubbing his eyes under them (x)

41. He barely ever wears glasses for roles but he also avoids contacts (because he doesn't like touching his eyeballs) which means he's almost always 'acting blind' (x)

42. He has worn his glasses in character a few times - as 'himself' ('Lady Dynamite'), as 'Paul' ('I Think You Should Leave') and during a very small number of SNL sketches (e.g. during his one appearance in a 'Gilly' with Kristen Wiig) (x) 

43. He can't tolerate glare and when that makes him squint it's a sight that's too cute for words (x)

44. He owns about six outfits and has been rotating them for well over a decade (x) 

45. He barely ever breaks during shooting/while performing, so when he does it's aggressively adorable. (x), (x)

46. He's a grown ass man who persuades people to come with him to the bathroom because if he goes by himself he'll get lonely (x)

47. He didn't announce he was leaving SNL, until after his last appearance, selflessly choosing not to detract from Kirsten Wiig's huge and emotional send-off (x) 

48. He undertook a quest to smell like Lorne Michaels (x) 

49. He's ageing like a fine wine (x)

50. To protect their daughter's privacy, Andy and Joanna never announced that they were expecting. They've never released their little girl's name or date of birth and most news outlets still report that they became parents in August 2017 (even though that's inaccurate) (x)

51. Although he's careful not to talk about his daughter often, sometimes he can't keep from gushing about her. For example, when asked about his first year of fatherhood he said: "It’s been the best thing that’s ever happened to me. Just like a beautiful, incredible dream. It has surpassed every expectation I ever had. It’s definitely been very blissful" (x)

52. After their daughter was born, Andy and Joanna spent the first 40 days at home with her (in a practice known as 'confinement'). He's described it as being "a really special time". (x) 

53. Andy is famously mild-mannered but, when asked about what triggers his 'Dad claws', he admitted that if anyone attempted to touch his daughter, without permission, he'd "probably sock them hard in the face"…

54. ...Characteristically, he went on to add that he hopes that never happens, since he hasn't been in a fight since 6th Grade (x)

55. Cyndi Lauper was his first celebrity crush and he plays her record ('She's so unusual') for his daughter all the time. (x)

56. His is the very definition of a precious laugh (x)...

57. It's made even more wonderful by the way it makes his voice go high-pitched (x)

58.  … and the way it causes his eyebrow to rise involuntarily  

59. It's impossible not to smile at his impression of his Mom (x)

60. And laugh at his impression of John Mulaney (x)

61. He was so convinced he wouldn't win the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical, that he didn't prepare a speech. Instead, as he explained to David Letterman, he "just went… and started drinking". The resulting list of improvised 'thank yous' was perfect in every way (x)

62. As producers, Andy, Kiv and Jorm have given life to some amazing projects ('Alone Together', 'Brigsby Bear', 'I Think You Should Leave')...

63. … and gone out of their way to support women in comedy ('Party Over Here', 'PEN15') (x)

64. As well as being a comedy legend, he's a super-talented dramatic actor, who gave the performance of a lifetime in 'Celeste and Jesse Forever' but, after the movie wrapped, and it was time to do press for it, he was straight back to goofing around (x) 

65. His lip bite should be illegal (x)

66. Even though he wears the same vanishingly small number of outfits, over and over, he has a vast collection of the most excellent socks (x)

67. He always gives 'editing notes' during his own interviews (x)

68. He has a super sweet and sincere way of thanking interviewers when they compliment him (x)

69. He adjusts his hoodie constantly (x)

70. The two most perfect Jake laughs in b99 are actually real Andy laughs 'https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W38A_xuXaeg https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sVm9nYrTWRQ

71. Virtually everyone who has ever worked with Andy has talked about what a wonderful person he is. This explains why so many of them have been involved with more than one of his projects (x)

72. It's not only his colleagues who talk about what a delight he is (x), (x)

73. This lovestruck fool wore his own wife's merch when he went out to dinner (x)

74. No one else uses the word 'dinky' quite like Andy (x). The same goes for 'snacky' (see point 70)

75. He does this with his tongue (x)

76. He still likes to play soccer but his eyesight is so bad that he has to keep his glasses on for it

77. When he lets his gorgeous floofy hair grow a little it sits perfectly over the arms of his glasses (x)

78. He gifted the world with Jakey's little curl (x)

79. At the James Franco Roast, he couldn't bring himself to be mean to anyone except himself (and Jeff Ross, a little!) (x)

80. In fact, he's always been willing to laugh at himself (x) and he still is (x)

81. He changes b99 scripts to make them more feminist (x)

82. Despite their humble insistence that they just benefited from 'good timing', the reality is that Andy, Kiv and Jorm (along with Chris Parnell) revolutionized digital media, when 'Lazy Sunday' popularized YouTube, increasing its traffic by 85% overnight (x)

83. He once attended the Vanity Fair party because his Mom told him to (x)

84. He has an amazing way of subtly but firmly shutting down inappropriate questions, like when this interviewer suggested that Holt being gay was something that could have been played for laughs https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=idQsYQfkR5o

85. He auditioned for SNL at the same time as Bill Hader. Hader thought he'd blown it because Andy had a bunch of props and Bill had none. In the meantime, Andy thought he'd blown it when he saw Hader and realized 'this guy doesn't need any props' (x) 

86. His bromance with Seth Meyers is one for the ages (x)

87. Every single second of this video is proof of why Andy, Kiv and Jorm deserve the world (x)

88. He once dragged Mulaney up on stage for SNL Goodnights, even though writers weren't allowed to join in (x)

89. He has a hilarious phobia of pooping anywhere except his own bathroom (x) 

90. His beautiful, beautiful, face: His smile (radiant), his eyes (caramel - hella disarming), his ears (adorably asymmetrical), his nose (perfect), His chin (the dimple… *swoon*), his jaw (could cut glass), The 'Sambeard' (another amazing layer of pretty) (x)

91. His body: His butt (x), his thighs, (x) his soft lil tummy (The ‘Sambelly’) (x), his hands. (x), his arms (x), his hips…

(Gif credit: @amystiago /@badpostandy on Twitter)

92. All signs point to the fact that, like Jake, Andy uses his glasses case as a wallet (x) 

93. Jake's "cool-cool-cool-cool-cool-cool" is an irl Andy-ism that the writers worked into b99 scripts. What's even better is that Joanna does it, too (x)

94. He has a really good arm and is low key competitive, which is super hot https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e32K_nBDy3Q

95. He's one half of the cutest Red Carpet pose of all time (x)

96. He barely ever seems to get mad but if angry Jake is anything to go by, maybe he should... (x)

97. He's a huge nerd, who geeks out over GOT, LOTR, 'Star Wars', 'Alien(s)' and anything relating to time travel (x), (x)

98. He has a gorgeous speaking voice, especially when he’s tired or a little sick. (Bonus points for any time he uses the word ‘correct’. See point 30) (x) 

99. He’s still so committed to his b99 fans and fam, even after all this time and is as excited as the rest of us that...

[bebecue]

i'm so sorry these are long stories lmao but i wanted to share that i am like the complete opposite: i try to avoid being a cringe stan so much. like i enjoy using my kpop boys as wallpapers if i like the aesthetic but i always use photos where you can't really see their face or it's at an angle that you don’t really know who it is. so my story is i was in a uni program and i was put into this group with some other girls that i became casual friends with (1/5)

the next year i left that program (bc i hated it lol) and ran into one of the girls in an elective course and in between classes we decided to grab lunch together on campus so we spend this hour together and i am grasping for shared interests to talk about and literally in the last ten minutes i got a notification on my phone and she goes “oh is that…never mind” and i was like hmm? and noticed my phone flashed and tried to play it off like “oh yeah that’s just a kpop boy i am a fan of” (2/5)

and she was like “no i mean…it just looked like it was someone from monsta x” AND I WAS LIKE JGFLADKSG ARE YOU KIDDING ME I’VE KNOWN YOU FOR A YEAR AND I ONLY NOW DISCOVER YOU’RE A MBB WHEN WE LITERALLY HAVE TO GO TO SEPARATE CLASSES. she was like "AHH I KNEW IT, I SAW IT EARLIER AND WAS LIKE ??? IS THAT HYUNGWON" and so i proceeded to scream with her while we half sprinted to our next set of classes lol all because we didn’t want to be known as cringey kpop girls (3/5)

another time i was getting a lift home from a korean girl in my class along with my best friend (who knows i am a mbb) and we were making casual conversation about whatever was going on in pop culture at the time. i was in the front seat and the girl driving had her playlist on and i suddenly heard the opening notes of broken heart but she quickly skipped it so i thought i misheard but i involuntarily let out “wait what the– …never mind” and she was like ??? u ok (4/5)

and i was like “uh yeah…just…was that monsta x?” and she was like LMAO YEAH and went back to the song. turns out she’s not really into kpop but one of her friends showed her play it cool so she listened to some of their songs but she was even more surprised to learn i was a kpop stan bc i “didn’t seem like those types of people” which just further cemented me into trying not to be a cringe stan but yeah psa kids even if u’re lowkey u will find other people who like what u like (5/5)

this is so cute like!!!! how do yall encounter sane kpop fans/monbebe in the wild like this. i’m jealous, teach me your ways. i dont even wanna add my own commentary to this bc its already amazing. but yeah stay lowkey, and you’ll attract the right kind of people i guess!!!

[hellfirenacht]

Can't Be Unseen Chapter 1

Fandom: Sally Face

Pairing: Sal x Reader

Summary: Flirting is fun, but flirting with Sal Fisher is the most fun of all. 

Ao3

It wasn’t exactly a secret that you were a huge flirt; everyone in your friend group got a taste of it, no matter their gender or sexuality. Larry gets a new shirt? Double pistols and a wink. Todd comes to school wearing contacts? Compliment him on his eye color as he rolls his eyes and reminds you that he’s gay. Ash tries out some new makeup look? She’s once again made a masterpiece of her flawless canvas of a face. 

Flirting was almost second nature to you, but there was one boy whom you liked flirting with the most; your friend Sal “Sally Face” Fisher. You could hardly help yourself around him. Something about his cute short stature, blue pigtails, kind attitude, and sweet guitar skills had you swooning. He was almost like a porcelain doll, though his prosthetic was actually made out of a more sturdy plastic. 

Still though, you never missed a chance to compliment him or flirt with him or even just talk with him. You had known him for 2 years and in that time he’d become someone who you’d felt totally comfortable and happy with. Developing a crush on the boy wasn’t exactly in your plans, but it happened anyway. Despite his obvious feelings for Ashley, you were content just spending time with him. Besides, covering up your crush with the endless flirting made it much more easy. 

It was early September when you two were walking home together with Larry. The crisp fall air wasn’t too cold yet, but comfortable enough for flannel and t-shirt combinations. 

“So Ashley’s seeing someone from another school now, huh?” Larry said, looking over at Sal. 

“Yeah, she seems really nice.” Sal said, “I hope we get to meet her sometime.”

“Aren’t you bummed though?” Larry replied. “I mean, I know you liked her and all.”

“That was last year.” Sal shrugged. “I still think she’s pretty, but I don’t think I’ve liked her like that for a while now. I’m happy that we’re friends, that’s all.“ 

You couldn’t help but look up from your phone that you’d been distracted by to listen in on their conversation. Sal didn’t like Ash anymore? Why was this news to you? 

"You’re a mature dude, Sally Face.” Larry nodded as all three of you wandered down into the basement of Addison Apartments. 

It had become a habit by this point- come home from school, go to the basement to do homework, listen to music and hang out, then go home. You all had tried to do homework while listening to music, but it turned out to be more of a distraction than a help. Larry would end up on a tangent about the song, Sal would be listening while his hands would start faking an air guitar, and you just couldn’t handle that much noise when trying to study. 

As you all settled into Larry’s room, a small beeping sound emitted from Sal’s bag. His phone’s alarm went off, reminding him to take some of his many medications. 

“Be right back!” he said, scurrying into the bathroom. You and Larry both had assumed a while ago that some of the medicine involved taking off his face. Though you had both seen it- well you had captured a split second glance on accident once- it was agreed upon that you give him privacy when it came to his face. 

You looked over at Larry who was digging through his bag, pulling out loose pieces of paper, trying to figure out which ones he needed to start his homework. 

“Dude, just get a binder. Or a folder!” you said, watching him. “Hell, I’ll give you one of mine. Your school organization is seriously stressing me out." 

"It’s fine, it’s fine.” Larry replied, as you heard a paper rip. “Woops." 

"Was that the math worksheet?" 

"I think so?” he handed over the paper to you. 

“Larry, this was last week’s homework! We even did this one together!”

“Hahaha, good thing they didn’t check it." 

"They did.”

“Oh… shit.”

You looked over at the bathroom door for a sec, hesitating a moment and lowered your voice. “I think I’m gonna ask him on a date.” you said, pulling out your own homework. 

“Who? Sally Face?” Larry asked, raising an eyebrow. 

“No, your mom. I’m gonna date your mom and you will be my new step-son.” You replied dead-pan, but then smirked. “Then we can add to the ever growing list of the not-related category on porn hub.”

Larry laughed. “If that wasn’t so messed up I’d almost be down. But seriously, you finally gonna do it?”

You nodded. “I’ve been thinking about this seriously ever since he admitted that he doesn’t like Ash anymore.”

“So, fifteen minutes.”

“Yes.”

“Good luck. I don’t think he’s ever been on a date in his life." 

"Then I’ll just have to make it special. If he agrees that is.” you shrugged. 

“If who agrees to what?” Sal asked, walking out of the bathroom. 

“I’m asking Lisa on a date.” you replied back quickly. “Gonna sweep that sweet lady off her feet, then Larry’s gonna have to call me ‘mommy’ too." 

Sal laughed, "Good luck with that. She’s been spending a lot of time with my dad lately, I think they’re going on a date this week.”

“Is that all that’s standing in my way? Then I’ll just have to date your dad too. Then you’ll both have to call me ‘mommy’." 

"Whatever you say.” Sal laughed, plopping down next to Larry. 

…

Despite it all though, it took you at least a month to work up the nerve to actually ask Sal out. Deciding that you wanted to was easy, but planning a date was becoming a little more difficult than you anticipated. You were sure he’d be happy with anything that you took him to do- but this was if he agreed to the date in the first place. 

Larry suggested taking him to the Sanity Falls concert that was coming up, but you declined that. Sanity Falls was very much Larry and Sals’ thing- not something that you’d ever want to take away from them. Plus, if you were being honest- Sanity Falls and heavy metal wasn’t fully your thing either. Sure you knew more about that band than anything else, but that was because of all the time you spent around the boys. 

In any case, a concert in general didn’t seem like the best idea for a first date. You’d have to get the tickets in advance and even with your part-time job, that was still a bit of money for an evening where you couldn’t even talk to him. You already had a bit of a job listening to his slightly muffled voice, you didn’t want to put loud music and screaming teens on top of that. 

You found a similar dilemma with dinner and a movie. It seemed too cliche, really, and not that personal. Besides, you all had done that a million times before. You weren’t just getting to know Sal at this point- you wanted to woo him! You wanted to make him feel special! You also wanted your feelings to reach him. 

The mall was a no-go. Sal didn’t really like shopping that much, and he usually got harassed by mall security for “wearing a mask”. 

It was too cold for the water park.

Walking around town just seemed like you hadn’t tried at all to plan anything. 

Nothing was coming together at all. 

You groaned and scribbled out what you were working on in art class for the tenth time. Your hands were covered in charcoal, and it was getting everywhere at this point. 

“What’s wrong?” Ash asked, next to you. “That one wasn’t so bad.”

“It’s not the assignment.” you admitted. “I… okay so I’m gonna just tell you. I wanna ask Sally on a date but I have no idea where to take him assuming that he’ll agree." 

"You like Sally?” She asked, a bit surprised. You nodded. “Oh, that does make sense. I thought you flirted with him a bit more than anyone else." 

"He’s sweet.” you said, looking down at your paper again, flipping to a clean page and scribbling to give you something to look at. “And he’s more kind than anyone I’ve met. He talked to Travis once and since then he’s stopped using those words. He’s… got this quiet confidence you know? He turned a cruel nickname into something he wore with pride. He stands up for himself. Sal… even with his self-esteem issues with his face, he… how do I put this? We’re all afraid of rejection, he is too. But he also knows that if someone rejects him, then that’s not the end of it. He always gives people a chance to actually know him. He’s stronger and more brave than anyone else I know.”

“Wow, you’re serious about this, huh?” Ashley said approvingly. 

“Plus did you see his butt when he was wearing that dress at the last Homecoming dance?” you asked, doodling said butt. 

Ashley laughed. “He did look great.” she agreed. 

“I just don’t know what to do.” you admitted. “I like Sal, I really really like him and I want him to give me a chance. To see me as more than just a flirt, you know? But if I can’t even think of a good date to take him on…" 

"He’d love whatever you plan.” Ash replied. “But I understand what you mean. Do you have any ideas at all?" 

You handed over the list, complete with commentary from you and Larry in the margins about why it wouldn’t work or was too expensive, or too not-Sal or too not-you. 

"Prom’s out?” she asked. 

“Prom’s next spring.” you explained. “I mean, I know there’s no time limit on asking him out, but that’s a bit far off. Also just feels like too much for a first date, you know?" 

She nodded and continued down the list. "Yeah, I see what you mean.” she said. “You need something that you can do together that doesn’t lean more towards one person’s interest, that still gives you a chance to talk and get to know each other, and that isn’t super expensive." 

"First dates are stupid if you already know someone.” you grumble. 

“…Oh! I have an idea!” Ashley suddenly grabbed a paper towel in an attempt to wipe off the charcoal on her hands. I got this flier in the mail the other day, I think this would work perfectly!“

You took the flier from her hands carefully as to not make a mess of it. "Fall Festival…?” you read. “Ash, this is perfect!" 

"It’s every weekend until mid-November.” she said, pointing. “Plus there’s a Halloween weekend as well! I think that he’d really like that." 

"Ash, have I mentioned that you are the most amazing and beautiful person I’ve ever met?” you asked. She just laughed. 

“Save it for Sal.”

…

“So you really gonna do it today?” Larry asked, leaning next to your locker. “I’m gonna miss your constant flirting when you and Sally Face get married.”

You snorted. “It’s okay, you can still call me 'mommy’ if you want, but you’ll have to call Sal 'daddy’.”

“Thanks, I hate it."Larry laughed. "Besides, he’s basically like my brother. He can’t be my brother and my dad at the same time.”

“Not with that attitude!” You closed your locker and pulled your backpack over your shoulders. 

“But seriously,” Larry said. “I hope it works out for you. I think you two would be good for each other.”

“Thanks.” you said quietly. “I’m honestly really nervous but I know that even if he says no today, he’ll still be my friend.”

“That’s just the kind of guy he is.” Larry agreed. “And for what it’s worth, he thinks your pretty.”

“…What?” you snapped your head to look at his shit-eating grin. 

“Oh yeah, I may have done some slight digging and wing-manning for you. Got him to tell me some things.”

“What things?!” you demanded. “Tell me everything word for word exactly what he said." 

"I’d love to, but he’s right behind you and as I recall you’ve got an important question to ask him." 

You whipped around behind you and saw the tell-tale pigtails bobbing along down the hall towards the two of you. 

"Larry, I’m gonna kill you one day.”

“You’re welcome." 

"Hey guys.” Sal said as he finally approached you two. “Ready to head home?" 

"Actually, I gotta go pick up some stuff for my mom today.” Larry said casually, lying through his teeth. 

“Oh, well we can come along and help out if you want.” Sal replied, but Larry shook his head. 

“No worries, I got it. You two go on ahead and we’ll catch up later, mk?" 

"Alright then.” Sal nodded, turning to you. “So are you ready?”

You smiled down at him, at 5'2 he was a good 4 inches shorter than you, but it hardly mattered. “Ready as I’ll ever be.” you replied. 

The late-October sky was a bit dark and gloomy with the threat of rain. You zipped up your jacket and hugged yourself for warmth as the wind blew around you. You were starting to regret choosing to look cute over warm today. 

It was quieter walking with Sal without Larry there, but not uncomfortably so. Sal could be both chatty and quiet and it suited him either way. Though normally you wouldn’t mind the quiet, you needed to think of some sort of topic that you could use to segue into asking him out. 

“It’s too damn cold.” you said, blurting out the first thing that came into your mind. 

“It’s only 58 degrees.” Sal replied. 

“Yes, that’s borderline freezing where I’m from." 

"I can keep warm perfectly fine.”

“That’s ‘cause you’re so hot.” you replied with a wink. That was better, now you were starting to find your groove. 

The boy let out a small laugh beside you. “It’s the prosthetic, isn’t it? Girls love the look on Halloween.”

“Mike Meyers chic is very sexy.” you agreed. “Jason’s got nothing on you." 

"Except maybe a foot and a half.” he admitted. 

“Speaking of Halloween.” You said, bracing yourself. “There’s a fall festival coming up this weekend. Actually it’s been going on since last weekend but it’s still happening this weekend.” Shit, you were starting to ramble a bit. You took a deep breath to keep your cool. 

“Yeah? That sounds like it could be fun.”

You stopped walking and turned to him and gave him your trademark smirk to hide your nerves. “Then go on a date with me tomorrow. I’d love to go with you." 

The two seconds it took for Sal to answer felt like an eternity. Everything seemed to slow down as he stopped walking and glanced up at you. 

"Uh, sure!” He replied and you could hear it in his voice that he was smiling at you. Your heart seemed to stop for a moment at his words, and for a second you almost faltered and looked surprised. 

“Awesome!” you replied. “Okay, so meet me at 1 in front of the apartments, mk? I’m gonna show you a great time!" 

…

BlankFace: HE SAID YES! 

You texted Ashley excitedly. You managed to keep calm and collected until you made your way back home, but you immediately jumped on the bed and started giggling like mad. After all that planning, you had not only managed to ask out your crush, but you had managed to plan an amazing date as well. 

AshleyFace: Aww, that’s great! I hope you two have fun!

BlankFace: And also get this, Larry said that he thinks I’m pretty apperenly??

AshleyFace: Well yeah, you are. 

BlankFace: Well I know that but I didn’t think Sal did! 

You couldn’t stop smiling to yourself. In less than 24 hours you’d be on your first date with Sally Face. With Ashley’s help, you had already picked out what you were going to wear and how you were gonna do your make up. In fact, you didn’t really have anything to do except wait. You sat up and grabbed your laptop again, pulling up the page for the festival for the hundredth time. Yup, it was still the same schedule, no changes in the weather reports, and no cancellations. 

You kinda regretted being too prepared. 

Behind you, your phone buzzed, and buzzed…. and buzzed. Your group chat seemed to be exploding. 

SallyFace changed the group name to Scooby Doo Minus the Dog

LarryFace changed the group name to Scooby Doo but Good

BlankFace: You take that back, Larry. Scooby Doo is the shit. 

BlankFace changed the group name to Scooby Doo Appreciation Fan Club

SallyFace changed the name of the group to No Dogs Allowed

LarryFace: Oops. 

BlankFace. oh shit sorry dude

SallyFace: It’s okay!

LarryFace changed the name of the group to The Putting Your Foot In Your Mouth Club

AshleyFace changed the name of the group to Bologna Fan Club

Everyone in the group chat is typing…

Next Chapter

[stackthedeck]

Lol hey Social Network anon saw your post and I have come back with my thoughts. First thing I did was go on ao3 actually and first I thought “over two thousand fics???” No judgment just amazed at how many people like this film apparently, I think a lot of it is due to that fact that Andrew Garfield is a pretty man who loves to make his characters gay honestly now I’m curious is there’s any x reader stuff… wouldn’t be surprised if there was haha. But secondly I thought “is there any fem slash?” Being the very big sapphic I am I decided to look. There is! So I read one and got oddly invested? Next thing you know I just HAVE to go on Spotify and see that there’s a podcast abt queer baiting that talks about the gay subtext in the movie so I listen to their commentary instead of doing my work that’s due today and decided to find out the context of what they mean by “the chicken scene” I laugh way too hard and am now wasting so much time instead of doing college because they then proceed to talk about this famous quote from Andrew Garfield himself saying “I wish I did” to Jessie saying that he didn’t know him at 13 mcnxb I find this all so fun and amusing. I love going down rabbit holes and The Social Network had to be up there next to me finding out there is a Pilgrimage(2017) fandom which is what I kept comparing it to and like there isn’t a lot to go off of but the main difference is how consistent and unapologetic the Social Network fandom is, kinda wish I was older in 2012 just so I could find out about it sooner lol but yeah good time… now I have to more work but eh it was nice while it lasted. Anyway have a nice day 👍💖

Anon yes!! thank you for coming back!! Oh my gosh I know the exact podcast you're talking about it's one of my favorites and it's how I found about the lesbian retelling of the film and it goes so fucking hard!! If you're looking for femslash in this fandom, that is the place to find it. Linked here The script is gorgeous and models the dialogue style so well like seriously this movie is a master class in cinema. I do think you're right anon this is mostly about Andrew Garfield like I hear people talk about it and the vibe is always "I can't believe Mark Zuckerburg would hurt Andrew Garfield like that" like this isn't about Mark and Eduardo it's about Jesse and Andrew and the friendship that tapped into emotions that can only be experienced by pre-sexual awakening lesbian friendships from middle school, but it's also not about that at all because that's it's own rpf fandom it's about MARRIAGE STORY FOR GAY PEOPLE it's a divorce court!! Like it's such a good queerbait because the gay subtext adds to the tragedy of everything and every element of the film works to make you believe these two have fallen out of love!! Like that scene after Erica breaks up with Mark? the score that plays after that repeats two more times, when they're like "your best friend is suing you for six million dollars" "really I didn't know that tell me more" cut to Eduardo's empty chair as the breakup song plays and then one final time DURING THE LAPTOP SMASHING SCENE it's the breakup score!! And Eduardo matches his tie to Mark's t-shirt during the dinner with Sean, he's trying to keep him, and fend Sean off but it doesn't work!! and the "you wanted to screw those silicon valley sluts" phone rings "it's Mark" because Mark is in fact the silicon valley slut!! Andrew Garfield literally chose to play the supportive housewife who's trying to ignore her husband's affair to the other woman! They got JUSTIN FUCKING TIMBERLAKE to be the other woman!!

but yeah it's a good fandom, still kind of active but not really. And there are a lot of fics not in English which is rare even for big fandoms. Like there's not enough gay divorce, gay romances that fall apart because the couple are terrible people rather than the world is against them like it's just fun because it's a different kind of gay tragedy. Like they don't die at the end, they don't cave and marry a girl, they hate each other's guts!!

[loulougoingsolo]

The truth is...What?

It's been a while since I had the chance to write a GMM commentary. A lot has been going on in my life, and I've been overwhelmingly busy and stressed out. Things are looking a little bit less hectic right now, which is why I am a little bit upset for the three-week break in GMM. And possibly just a tiny bit relieved to hear the old format is coming back – as much as I've enjoyed having all this amazing mythical content to watch, time management-wise I prefer the old format. I think it's pretty clear by now that I really can't handle both watching a long episode of GMM and also being involved in the fandom very well. Since I love hanging out with you sweet people, this is all good news to me!

I hate vacuum cleaners. I really do. I own one, but I only use it in extreme circumstances, I usually just use a mop or a brush. Whenever I'm at my parents' house and my mom starts vacuuming, I escape. It's the noise. I hate the vacuum noise possibly more than anything else in the world.

The methods Rhett and Link used to test the vacuum cleaners were questionable, but since the winner of the Which vacuum cleaner sucks the most? contest was so pretty, I'm cool with watching a few minutes of vacuuming. Also, I think the audio was muted quite a bit. At least this didn't make me anxious like a real life vacuum cleaner. Could be because of R&L, too, I guess.

Even though I know that the conspiracy theories Rhett tries to sell Link and all of us are absolutely ridiculous, I almost bought this Titanic one, and I've never even eaten Hershey's chocolate! I just loved Link's comment about the three week break :D. But seriously, they have earned a bit of time off.

When I was a kid, my dad often told us stories which he came up with, instead of reading old stories from books. He could be really convincing and he had a bad habit of mixing fiction with truth so it was sometimes very hard to tell if he was being serious. He's still like that sometimes, but nowadays, most times I know when he's messing with me. Some of our family friends are not quite as aware of my dad's storytelling skills, though. He once convinced people that a powdered beer had been invented (we were hiking, and he claimed there wasa way to carry dried beer and just add water to turn it into a real drink).

I particularly remember one story he told about a specific species of flycatchers (birds) which specialised in catching fingers. He called it the fingercatcher and actually drew a picture where the bird was sitting in a tree with a finger in its beak, and a man was looking at his hand with a finger missing beneath the tree. If I remember correctly, there was also a princess with a missing finger in this picture – I loved princesses as a kid. Anyway, I totally believed this bird was real. It took me a long time to stop being afraid of a bird snatching my finger when I was outside. The fact that I knew flycatchers were actual birds didn't help one bit – if there is a flycatcher, why not a fingercatcher?

So yeah, this was just one of the many things I believed to be true when I was a kid. Just as plausible as a tomato storm or dehydrated water.

I have a sudden craving for chocolate pudding for some reason, so I should probably go find some. But I hope that my pudding won't come with evidence bags or other strange additives. And I'd settle for a small cup, a whole bowl night be excessive.