#I just finished the season five finale and holy shit!!!!!
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okay the more I watch ds9 the more I do see the similarities to Babylon 5 and it’s honestly fascinating? Like the Cardassian/Bajoran parallels to the Centauri/Narn relationship, the way the dominion war brews in the horizon for a long time before fuckign exploding, the way the station is at the heart of all of it?? And they’re very different stories but it’s so cool to see these themes explored in a wildly different and higher budget show
#ds9 spoilers#Babylon 5#I just finished the season five finale and holy shit!!!!!#non stop chills I tell you!!!!#I sort of cannot believe Kira and Odo just got fucking left there#but uh I guess I know how they’re gonna get closer
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Finally watched the big three
So here's my thoughts on each show:
GOOD OMENS:
Been a fan since 2019, my favorite out of the bunch
I read the book too, which was confusing at first but I grew to like it
I love the biblical references, even though I'm not religious, I'm just a nerd lol
Season 1 and season 2 were great, can't wait to see what's in store for season 3 (manifesting South downs cottage)
I love british people, I wish they were real
After watching the season 2 final, I finally started to react to tv shows (the kiss awoke feelings in me)
OFMD:
Binged it last autumn just before season 2 came out and loved it
Made me laugh multiple times out loud (and made me sad)
Stede is my absolute favorite and Izzy is my second favorite (I thought Ed was kinda mean sometimes but I still love him)
I met Black Pete's actor at comic con and he was so nice <3
I'm sad abt season 2 and season 3 but at least we got a good ending
WWDITS:
Finished it yesterday and I need MORE
Five seasons is so much holy shit but I loved it
Those weird Guillermo hybrids were so gross and the two times I saw them on my screen, was too much
Lazlo and Nadja are my favorites
Again, wishing british ppl were real :((
I wanna give Guillermo a hug, bro needs it
I think Nandor needs to talk about his feelings
Idk if I ship Nandor and Guillermo, something about their relationship bugs me (their power dynamic)
If Van Helsing is real, then where's Dracula??? (I love Dracula sm)
#good omens#good omens season 2#good omens season 1#good omens spoilers#ofmd#ofmd s2#ofmd s1#ed teach#crowley#lazlo cravensworth#wwdits#what we do in the shadows#nadja of antipaxos#aziraphale
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Best QL of 2023: Favorite Lines
Okay so I am slightly over my one year mark in the BL Fandom, and have watched over the past like...12-14 months a little under 100 shows, so I am forcing myself to stick to the shows that aired in 2023 or else I would never be able to finish this. But I saw @abstractelysium do this so I had to climb aboard:
Top Five Lines that Lived Rent-Free In My Brain This Year:
"Have you been well? Without me?" - Shin Ki Tae, Our Dating Sim, Ep 4
Y'ALL THIS FUCKING LINE. KNIFE. CHEST. EVERY TIME! This line sits on the same level of absolute and total emotional devastation for me as the "I just want things to be nice for him" link in Big Eden.
"Are you tired, Uncle Jim?" - Li Ming, Moonlight Chicken, Ep 8
Jim and Li Ming's relationship just makes me absolutely so fucking emotional. I love them individually, I love them together, and I love how much Jim does for his community. But no one ever asks him this. And it is so striking to me that Li Ming is finally the one to demonstrate how much he understands and appreciates everything Jim does not only for him but for the entire community when he ass him that question.
"My family is old fashioned. I kept everything in my heart and didn't want to tell anyone until I was 15. My family went to Europe with Wa's family. We saw two women kissing on the street. I saw her and wanted to talk to her. I want to know how she did it. I want to release it like them. But Wa's mother and I...You can probably imagine. A pair of old-fashioned women who think same-sex love is wrong...That's when I realized I wasn't the only one feeling terrible. When we got back that night she broke down and cried. No one knew why. I asked her if it was about the afternoon incident. She asked me if a kiss between two women was wrong. I said no. It's just like two men kissing. It's not wrong. On that night a 15 year old boy and a 13 year old girl held each other and cried." -Sailom, Wedding Plan, Ep. 6
Okay this isn't a line, it's a monologue but holy fucking shit this was such a beautiful speech, and I will quote @bengiyo here and say "I CAN'T BELIEVE PEOPLE HATED THIS MAN." He has spent so much of his life in the closet protecting not only himself but especially Yiwa. Sailom was going to go through with the wedding just to ensure that Yiwa and Marine could be together without anyone prying.
"This is as tender as I can be. Someone like me." -Mhok, Last Twilight, Ep. 4
Honestly you could replace the first sentence with whatever you want, the part that sticks in my brain the most is "someone like me" because I know that Mhok must have heard shit like that his entire life, and Day is here saying it in a way that I don't think Mhok takes as an actual insult or passing of judgement. I like that the line is used whenever Mhok does show who he truly is and how much tenderness or warmth he is actually capable of in a subversion of the expectations placed upon him.
"But you know, I already knew your preferences so well. When I go shopping with Kakei-san, he talks about you all the time...He says it with a smile" -Kayoko, What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Season 2 Episode 11
THE WEEP I WEPT WHEN KAYOKO TOLD KENJI HOW MUCH SHIRO TALKS ABOUT HIM. This entire second season of WDYEY Shiro has just continuously shown so much beautiful beautiful growth and my heart twists with pride every single time I see him looking more relaxed and smiley. WDYEY is the most perfect show to ever exist.
#our dating sim#moonlight chicken#last twilight the series#wedding plan the series#what did you eat yesterday?#best ql 2023
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Season to Taste - 9/? WIP
Explicit Hangster - Celebrity Chef Bradley and Naval Aviator Jake Seresin who have a relationship spanning the globe before they realize how tightly bound they are to one another. Heading into this little world.
PROLOGUE/ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX SEVEN EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
Bradley doesn’t think he’s ever worked so hard in his life. He thought Leandro was a hard taskmaster, maybe Nonna edging him out a little. But this is insanity. Service finishes after midnight and then they’re expected to make the kitchen immaculate only to be back before six to start prep and set the dough to rise. Fresh bread every day. He’s so tired, and everyone speaks French, although the head chef does seem to take pity on him occasionally and repeat key instructions in Italian. Aside from everything he’s learning, another positive is Johan, who speaks flawless French and English. He offers to help Bradley with his French if he’ll help him learn Italian.
He figures out that the Johan’s native tongue is Swedish around the time they exchange blowjobs and Bradley ends up with his first ever serious boyfriend. Johan specializes in seafood and shellfish, and Bradley finds out he’s paying for the privilege of being here. He wonders whether Leandro is paying for Bradley to be here and he’ll need to ask him, doesn’t like the idea of him putting himself out financially to send Bradley here, no matter how much he’s learning.
He ends up spending eighteen months in Paris, only lasts one month after Johan moves on to London before he needs to go home to Leandro and Silvia. Then Leandro asks him to cook for them, shuts the restaurant and invites the entire family. He and Silvia both help prep and follow his direction and instructions and being in charge of the entire menu and trusted to feed his adopted family fills him with pride. It’s not perfect, there are definitely things he’d improve, the timing for a few things is a little off, but Leandro nods with approval, toasts him with his favorite glass of red and Bradley feels like he could fly.
… … …
He feels like Jake has been stalking him, watching with intent, eyes dark.
“What?” he finally asks, gives in really, putting down the spoon he’d been using to stir and wipes his hands on his apron.
“You ever cook in nothing but the apron?”
“No, because I don’t want any health violations. But…”
“At home? You could be persuaded?”
He’s not in the habit of lying and he wants to see where Jake might want to take this.
“Yeah. Given enough incentive…”
“Hmm. Good to know. Turn the gas off…”
He raises an eyebrow, can’t believe that Jake is… grabbing a cushion from one of the chairs and dropping to his knees. Holy shit.
“Come on… make it safe and then let me suck you off. Ideally in nothing but the apron, if you’re looking at making me happy.”
He rolls his eyes, but also he’s being offered a blowjob and nothing cooking is time sensitive so he dutifully turns everything off and puts it at the back, stripping off his t-shirt, then swearing when he tangles himself up in the strings. The whole time Jake just watches, clearly comfortable resting back on his heels, rubbing a hand over his own, still fully clothed, crotch.
“You’re not getting naked as well?” Bradley asks, kicking off his shoes and pushing his jeans down, his cock already starting to chub up at the promise of Jake’s mouth on him, although the apron hides that at least. He feels a little silly but with the way Jake’s watching him he’s assuming he doesn’t look silly.
“Nope.”
“Oh. Okay.”
Then Jake’s shuffling closer, tugging him away from the stove top and then the cold line of the bench is pressing into his lower back, Jake’s hands are running down his legs from hip to knee, where his fingers catch the hem of the apron and then he’s lifting it up and ducking under and his cock is suddenly encased in warm sucking heat. It’s odd, not being able to see Jake, but it makes him focus a little more on what he’s feeling and his eyes slip closed as Jake’s fingers stroke over his balls.
In the four days since they’ve started hooking up they’ve figured out quite a lot about how to get each other off, how to drag it out but also how to make each other come as fast and as hard as possible. Right now Jake is pulling out all the stops, like he wants Bradley to come as quickly as possible and he knows that means that he’s already angling to make this the first of whatever this session is turning into. He’s got no reason to hold back, lets himself feel the dig of Jake’s fingers on his hips as he urges Bradley into fucking his mouth, the sloppy sucking heat of his mouth, the fingers on his balls and then the pressure of a knuckle on his perinium and then the brush of a finger over his asshole, Jake’s fingers now digging into his ass cheek and he groans and just lets himself shake and shudder as his orgasm washes through him.
Jake doesn’t swallow, is clearly ready with a tissue or something to spit into and Bradley just rests against the bench and sucks in deep calming breaths. Jake’s head pops back into view and he looks pleased with himself and Bradley lowers himself to his knees, forcing Jake to shuffle back so they’re pressed together, their knees sharing the tiny cushion, thighs pressed together and he presses his mouth to Jake’s, kisses him and can taste himself. He can feel Jake’s hands roaming over his back and chest, the strings of the apron pulling tight when his hands stretch it tight.
“God I love how red you get,” Jake says, and Bradley can feel the words, Jake’s breath on his skin and he shivers, is glad Jake apparently likes his uncontrollable flush when he’s aroused. Or angry. Or exercises.
“Yeah?”
“Mmm. Wanna mark you up…”
“Yeah, okay…” Bradley agrees easily. No-one to see him except for Jake himself, hears the low groan Jake makes and he can feel his erection pressing against him. “Want –” Bradley pulls away, just enough to ask, but Jake is already chasing him, crushing their mouths together before he can get another word out, keeps kissing him deep and sloppy and breathless.
“All I want,” Jake says, “is to get my cock into you. If you aren’t too sore.”
Bradley groans, because that’s actually a consideration right now. God he wants it though, it might not hurt, but it’ll definitely ache. He doesn’t want to pass it up though, and he knows it’ll be a good kind of ache.
“Yeah, yeah. Come on…”
He kisses Bradley again, his hand brushing over his cock and his entire body jerks, a little over sensitive, but he knows Jake’s very goal orientated.
“Mmm. Come on. Bedroom.”
He already knew Jake was good in bed, has a skillset or interests that maybe align with his own. Can feel Jake deliberately starting the bank the fire of arousal in him, making his insides feel like molten rock, burning him up and weighing him down. Jake undoes the ties of the apron and drops it to the floor before undressing himself, his eyes not leaving Bradley’s and then he’s backing them both toward the bed, stripping the thin cotton blanket and sheet back.
“Come on, on your stomach…”
He chews on his lips but he does it, feels Jake almost immediately at his back, pressing kisses across his shoulder and neck as he puts his arms under his head and hides his face, lets himself focus on the slow drag of Jake’s fingers over his back and ass.
“Mmm. Gorgeous. There you are…”
Bradley feels oddly exposed, can hardly believe this is only their fourth day together, that Jake can apparently read him so easily. Just trusting him so implicitly and giving up control. Give it to someone who knows what they’re doing, someone competent and a bit of an asshole. Willing to take the reins without being a dick about it. Well, too much of a dick. The right type of dick. He moans, his mind starting to feel a little hazy as he feels the press of Jake just pinning him to the bed, not forcefully, but more like a comfort. He doesn’t think he’s gone more than twelve hours without Jake fucking him since Saturday night.
He hears the tearing of foil, can feel Jake shifting around on the bed and he shifts, giving him room between his spread legs. Instead of being encouraged he hears Jake tutting and then his legs are being tugged back so that they’re together again and he flexes his hips again, doesn’t quite know what he’s asking, what he needs.
“Yeah, you’ve got a gorgeous ass, don’t need to show it off…”
Oh. He hadn’t thought of that. Then Jake is murmuring perfect under his breath and his knees are pressing on the outside of his thighs.
“Shouldn’t be too uncomfortable like this, plus I just get to hold you where I want you…” Jake says, like he knows it’s exactly what Bradley wants and needs to hear right now, as he palms his ass cheeks and spreads him open. Bradley keeps his head down, grinds his cock against the mattress helplessly, hears the squelch of lube and Jake leans over him, the head of his cock poking against Bradley’s hole, Jake’s fingers digging into the flesh of his ass, and he wonders if this is what Jake meant by marking up, his fingers hard enough to bruise. He grinds against the mattress again, but there’s not enough of anything to get him going.
“I’ll take care of you. After. My turn now…”
Bradley groans, feels the press and slide of Jake’s thumb as it catches on the rim and spreads and pushes lube into him, he’s not loose but he’s not tight either. Then Jake leans in, hard press this time, pushes all the way in, bottoms out in the space of one breath and Bradley keens, shoves himself back and maybe gets an inch. It’s not deep, but it doesn’t need to be, it feels all encompassing, Jake over him and in him and pressing him down and not being able to move or see. The press and grind into his already aching body has him feeling it everywhere, his stomach, balls, beating a sharp tattoo in his chest and he groans again.
“You okay?”
“Yeah. Yeah. So okay. So good… don’t you dare fucking stop.”
“I got you sweetheart.”
CHAPTER TEN - AN INTERLUDE
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( 🎞️ ) LOVE EASILY CRUMBLES — TAEHYUN SHORT FIC
[ DAY FIVE ] of the advent calendar !
( 🎞️ ) SYNOPSIS . . how easy it is to lose love for a season.
( .𖥔 ݁ ) PAIRING . . classmate!taehyun x classmate!gn-reader
( 🎞️ ) GENRE . . fluff, angst | FT. K + NICHOLAS ( &TEAM )
( .𖥔 ݁ ) WARNINGS . . profanity, miscommunications, someone kinda being a douchebag, taehyun is kinda frustrating ngl bc he holds GRUDGESSS 😪 — WORD COUNT : 1.1K+ ( 1139 )
( 🎞️ ) NOTE . . omg is this the start of soph FINALLY working on smth for txt 😱?? LMAO trust i have been trying for the past months but the ideas never got finished so </3 so im def proud of myself for getting this out n finished for u guys 🤍
"Come on! Ask him out!" K whispered, nudging you in Kang Taehyun's direction.
"I can't do this right now! I'm nervous—seriously, calm down!" You attempted to hold your ground, even pushing back, but the inevitable draw towards your crush seemed unstoppable.
"Stop playing matchmaker at the moment!"
"You need to make a move! You both complement each other so well! You, the energetic one, and him, the quiet one—it's a perfect match, if you ask me!" After a final nudge from K, you found yourself right next to Taehyun, who was seated at his desk, engrossed in a book with earbuds in. Well, fuck.
Sensing your presence, your crush, Kang Taehyun, glanced up, his eyebrow arching in mild surprise. Cursing your nerves, you hastily fished out a folded piece of paper from your pocket. Placing it on his desk, you offered a fleeting smile before dashing away.
You locked eyes with K, shooting him a fierce glare. "K, you're in trouble."
"Hey! I helped you—" K's protest was cut short as you chased him out of the classroom, eliciting a yelp. "I'm sorry!"
Meanwhile, Taehyun observed the scene, a small smile gracing his lips at the commotion. Returning his focus to the piece of paper, he carefully unfolded it.
"Here’s my number: XXX-XXX-XXXX.
Let’s go out?"
Despite his typically reserved and aloof nature, Taehyun found himself smiling, a faint pink tint gracing his cheeks—an unfamiliar but welcome sensation for him.
"And then—holy shit!" You exclaimed, eyes widened as you stared at your phone screen. Your heart raced far faster than usual, but who wouldn't get excited over something like this? "He actually texted me!"
"Who?" Nicholas barely showed any reaction but was still curious about the source of your unexpected excitement. “The quiet loser?”
You playfully hit his arm, causing him to wince and rub the spot. “No need to diss my future boyfriend now.”
“Okay, now you're delusional—and your taste in men is terrible too?”
“Oh fuck off, Nicholas,” you retorted, your eyes fixed on your phone, a smile spreading across your face as you read Taehyun's messages.
Hey YN, it’s Taehyun.
So, where do you wanna go?
You quickly typed up a response, “There’s a lovely spot not too far from here. Beautiful trees and a bench made for two. Oh, and there's a chance of snow today! It could be the perfect moment…unless you're not a fan of snow?”
He read your messages, and at this point, you were practically biting your fingernails, hoping he shared your affection for winter. It was your favorite season, with its enchanting snow and the opportunity to wear layers of cozy clothing.
That sounds wonderful. I love the snow :)
When?
With a sense of relief, you quickly arranged for the date to happen today, and you couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement when Taehyun agreed. "I can't believe I just set up a date."
“I still don’t know what you see in him.”
“Stop being a mood killer, Nicho.”
You were spot on—tonight, snowfall was abundant, and Taehyun faced biting winds that blew the snowflakes into his face. Extending his hand, the snowflakes delicately settled in his palm, melting at his touch. At least the snow was pretty today.
Glancing at the time on his phone—6 PM, precisely on schedule—he approached the location. It was indeed a charming sight. The lights cast a soft glow above the bench, creating an atmosphere purposefully crafted for a romantic encounter for two. A smile graced his face; everything seemed just perfect, tailored to his ideal kind of date.
Sitting down on the bench, he looked around, hoping to catch a glimpse of you at any moment. He waited.
And waited.
An hour had passed, and you hadn’t arrived. Taehyun was puzzled; where could you be? He was confident about the time—6 PM and the location you had chosen. His phone suddenly chimed, a notification he hoped was from you, but instead, it was a text from an unknown number.
You really think YN would go on a date with someone like you?
The text hit him like a ton of bricks.
She's popular, you're not. Why would she waste her time on a loser like you?
Doubt crept in, making his heart sink.
He felt a wave of nausea rising, his grip on the phone tightening, his fingers nearly turning numb. Did he raise his hopes for nothing? Did he really think that you were going to be different from the rest? The biting cold made it increasingly hard for him to catch his breath—how he despised the sensations coursing through him.
Nervously, his fingers hovered over your contact, finally pressing the call button. He didn’t know what he was doing, but it just felt like the right thing. Anxiously, he chewed on his lip while waiting on the line, and soon, he heard shuffling in the background. His eyes widened at how quickly you picked up the phone.
"Hey Taehyun?" Your voice sounded surprisingly calm on your end.
"Where are you?" he asked, trying to maintain composure, but the cold and wind were beginning to make him sound shaken up.
“I’m here with Nicholas—why do you ask?”
Taehyun should’ve known.
“So I’ve been waiting out here in the cold for no reason?”
“Huh?”
“The date you wanted to go on, YN. God, can you stop acting oblivious and tell me how you actually feel about me?” Taehyun feels the anger getting to him, his voice already rising.
“But the date is set to 8 PM? Wait, did I not tell you that?”
“That’s just a fucking excuse, isn’t it?”
“No, I thought I told you 8 PM? Oh my god—Taehyun, I’m so sorry. It’s a mistake, I swear!” You felt panicked, re-reading the text message you sent, realizing your mistake.
“Yeah right.” he just couldn’t help but chuckle at his situation.
“Taehyun, you have to believe me—” But he cut you off, “I already know how you feel. Thanks for playing with me—oh, and most important, thanks for ruining winter for me.”
“Wait—” But Taehyun hung up before you could continue. He had too many thoughts swirling in his head to deal with everything at that moment.
Taehyun sat alone on the snow-covered bench, the bitter cold seeping into him as he felt the disappointment and frustration swirl within. His emotions were a chaotic mess, a blend of anger, hurt, and the numbing chill of the winter night. The twinkling lights above seemed to mock his shattered hopes.
As he walked away, his shoulders weighed heavy with a mix of resentment and sorrow. Winter, once his beloved season, was now tarnished by this painful memory.
With a heavy heart, Taehyun knew this winter would forever hold a bitter taste, a season stained by a shattered promise and unfulfilled expectations.
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The Umbrella Academy season 3 review post
I finally finished season 3 of tua even tho I've watched first two seasons first day they came out and oh boy do I have things to talk about-
To begin with, the things I like about new season:
- The way we finally dug into Allison's trauma and how she starts going psychotic is actually a good plot line especially the accent on how she just like any other Umbrella Academy people indulges in self-distructive behavior, she's really just like them
- Diego getting a kid as someone with the biggest daddy issues out there is a realistic plotline because having a kid (even if Stanley's not actually his) heals him in this regard tho he and Lila would get a kid anyway eventually but they really should've been more sad about Stanley thanosing out of the existence you know
- Five being the founder of The Temps Commission makes so much sense as he's the one with the power to travel time of course he's more powerful than it seemed
- Good music scenes. Music is what season 1 was incredible for and what I love about the show. In season 2 there weren't many scenes that caught my attention but in s3 it's definetely better. We got Klaus's death montage with "Crystallised" by The xx and celebration scene with "Another one bites the dust" by Queen + Luther on moon and "Friday I'm in Love" by The Cure these were really nice.
- The Oblivion Hotel is such a cool location and concept (a place for everyone) I like the change of place of action a lot, but the way it's a portal is kinda overused imo
- Lila and Five are still the best characters and carried the season
- Fei is such a cool chara with a distict character design (which most of Sparrow Academy lack tbh)
Now things I don't like:
- Ben being just a placeholder character is such a bummer because instead of getting angst and drama we got a mostly one-dimentional anti-hero who has a completely different personality from Ben. We got a tiny bit of his character when he admitted he just wants to be involved with everyone but it's really minimal.
I can't believe Klaus says "He's an asshole and he's dead to me" like WHAT DO YOU MEAN fuck no Klaus would not say that shit and he would not just give up on him. Yeah Luther says stuff like "I'm glad to see you even if you're different" or whatever but it's Klaus who've spent the most time with Ben.
The way literally any other actor could have played Sparrow Ben and nothing would change is lame af I hope in next season we will see more changes
- Same goes to my dear Grace who's just a placeholder for black hole worshipper like what do you mean we just got one phrase from Diego and that's it??? This whole bit with fake god and stuff really threw me off it didn't go anywhere
- The Sparrow Academy being one-dimentional characters in general like I get producers probably didn't have enough episodes to actually develop characters but holy shit are they boring.
Even if you want to make them just antagonists we had such cool villains in two previous seasons they were original and interesting (aka The powerless podcast-fan male manipulator Peabody and The Cunty Handler)
Also the way the fisrt Sparrows who died were the most annoying and cliche assholes makes them just filler charas
- How show tried to make us feel compassion to Reginald Hargreeves holy shit do I hate this guy- After Klaus realised his father was basically killing him over and over in his childhood instead of Klaus getting mad or upset and having a breakdown we got nothing.
He even came back to new timeline Reginald who's "nicer" for this asshole just to hurt him AGAIN
- Klaus mostly being a comic relief in this season is so fucked I love this character and in previous seasons we had a great look at his life and experiences but now he's just kinda there being high and that's it
"mm I guess he died a few times it's probably enough" - plot writers
no character development whatsoever is just upsetting.
And the amount of unnecessary traumatising aka Reginald training him was really not it, even if it's supposed to be a joke.
- Reginald being a two-faced ass like holy shit is this terrifying. Pogo was the one who gave Sparrows pills and now Klaus helped him to stop taking them and this asshole is taking advantage of naive and vulnerable Klaus.
It is in fact a good plot twist but bro I really did prefer Reginald being a cartoonish villian instead of actual pure evil like how does he have shitty motivation but still does just so much shit.
- The Umbrella Academy family having no improvement in their relationship. They still don't care Klaus relapsed, they still don't care about Viktor. All they care about is their own misery which is really in character but with three seasons out of the way and only one more left I would expect at least something you know.
- Viktor is still left out. Like bro the only compassion he had is only when he transitioned but this is it?? Bro's still waiting till someone comes and cares about him but not only this doesn't happen, he even gets rediculed by Sparrow Ben for that and called emo are you actually kidding me what's with all the hurt with no comfort???
It feels a lot like when you're mentally ill and your family kinda "walks on eggshells" to not trigger you but it's in quotes because they don't actually care. They act nice just because they think you're psycho and you would make less problems if they pretend. And this is very sad, Viktor is such a tragic character.
Okay that's it for now. If you have any thoughts please share in comments!
#the umbrella academy#tua#tua s3#tua s3 spoilers#klaus hargreeves#ben hargreeves#allison hargreeves#diego hargreeves#lila pitts#the sparrow academy#viktor hargreeves#reginald hargreeves
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So. I just listened to MAG 200, finally finishing the fever dream that is The Magnus Archives, and all I have to say is: Holy shit. Just. Good lord.
Look, I knew it was going to be sad. I've been on Pinterest. But Jesus. I was not prepared. Now I'm shaking and will certainly be curling in the fetal position later, sobbing and screaming into the void. I mean, I'm happy for Basira, Melanie & Georgie of course, as well as our beloved Admiral, but God. Jon and Martin, I love you, you deserved so much better, I see why all your fanfics are fix it. But even just thinking about everyone we have lost, all the characters I got emotionally attached to. Sasha. Tim. Daisy. Michael Shelley. Even thinking about all the avatars (I'm a sucker for a villian, what can I say?) makes my lungs spasm with love and want. I shall miss them all for eternity.
And so ends possibly the greatest experience I've ever had with a fandom, at least until I recover enough to start tmagp. Everything about tma is just pure amazingness. Everything. It's funny how much you can grow to love random people just by hearing them voice act a character and laugh in bloopers. I love them so much, the whole cast. The two blooper episodes brought me more joy than I think I have ever experienced with a piece of media, trumping even the mighty Good Omens, which is saying something (To be fair though, Not with that thong on! and Oh god, I'm knackered, I've been doing all this labelling! would make anyone crack up, although perhaps not continue hysterically giggling for over fifty minutes... They still pop into my head sometimes and I'll just randomly snort in really inappropriate situations because I'm gonna buy some 'ead and shoulders, 'cause I found one on the road this mornin'! and Gertrude's been on the sauce, need I say more? Yes? Alright then,if you insist - Happy little DOORBELLS! FifTy MInUteS eArLY! and Fuck you, Jonny. God, he drags the rest of us down. What a wanker! I could go on, but I feel these brackets have already gotten way longer than they have any business being). I love these strangers more than I love anyone else I've actually met before, except my partner. They are everything to me. And I cannot wait to re-listen to all five seasons yet again, definitely screaming and crying and laughing and screaming while I do so. I have never before listened to and experienced something so perfect. Alex and Jonny, you have legitimately changed my life in all the best and worst ways possible, and I hate you and love you for it. You have my utmost gratitude and admiration, also kindly piss off.
Seriously though, the genuine adoration and idolization I hold for all the voice actors is sort of concerning. VA for Simon Fairchild gets a special mention, as well as Michael The Distortion because how is it possible to fall in love with a person after listening to only their voice for thirty seconds-
#the magnus archives#the magnus pod#the magnus protocol#i can't wait to listen to tmagp#i'm gonna die aren't i#might as well have descended as the fucking messiah because holy shit this podcast saved me#highly recommend#whole experience a cross between WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON SHIT HAS HIT THE FAN#reading memes made the whole thing 20x better#this episode killed me#i am deceased#mag 200#god i love it so much#tma#tmagp#tma spoilers
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The Umbrella Academy season 2 episode 10
Oh good! I wanted to know details of Ben's death! 2006, huh
My blood is fucking boiling
How fucking DARE he
They are all grieving so much. They are children
Guuyyyssssss
God they suck towards each other and I know it's not their fault but GUYS YOUR BROTHER'S FUNERAL BE NICE TO EACH OTHER
KLAUS
SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP
Oh. Oh no. I dont- I don't think that true. Klaus, honey, did your selfishness and refusal to let your brother go prevent him from ever being able to leave you? Until- well until he saved Vanya? (It did not)
The implications of Klaus doing that blue hand thing here means that he's KNOWN how to do that. He knew he could do that in s1, that was NOT a new power, it was an old one he refused to use
FIVE "I do feel like I'm being held hostage most days"
Guyyyssss this is exactly like what happened with Ben's funeral all over againnnnn. Stop. Fightinggggg
Vanya I love you
Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, fuck you
I hate this fucking family
I am taking away one of those fuck yous, as long as Klaus doesn't get out of this car
*OH*
EEE!!!
*deep breath* I am calm and I have hope for this fucking family
GUYS FIVE TOLD YOU TO STAY WITH VANYA AND HARLAN THIS IS NOT STAYING WITH VANYA AND HARLAN
Oh holy shit
Oh so he can teleport with others!
Big fan of the fact they repeatedly show us that Five has limits with his powers, that he can't use them when he's too tired
Luther holding Allison and Klaus to try and protect them
*O H*
Yup she uh. The answer to my question "does she have powers or is she with the commission" was "Yes"
Is her power the ability to mimic the powers of those she's faced?
"But unfortunately, they're family, so you're shit out of luck" Luther grew on me a lot this season
Oh no
FUCK
ALLISON
Luther I think you're gonna have to breathe for her, or do cpr once she's "dead" okay cool, glad it was the first one, the second one was not ideal
How many children has she stolen over the years, turning into her little weapons
Get the fuck away from Harlan you bitch
Yes, yes they do. They are dysfunctional as hell and they keep hurting each other, but there's no doubt that there is love there
She's gonna stab Diego
WELL FUCK
Oh did five actually die with the group this time? Hey! He didn't have to out live them a third time! Wooo!
Well. Is this why season 3 is an alternate time line? Cause all these bitches dead. Wait. *big sigh* I'm going to have to relearn all these characters again aren't I? Fucking bullshit
Alright Harlan, it's all on you buddy, good luck
There's still 18 minutes left...
OH COME ON FIVE, YOURE NOW THREE FOR THREE ON OUTLIVING YOUR SIBILINGS
(I dont actually want Five dead, I just feel bad for the amount of trauma the poor guy has around his dead sibilings)
OH MY GOD I FORGOT ABOUT THE FINAL SWEDE
HERE COMES HANDLER TO FINISH OFF FIVE, AND! WHATS THIS! IN COMES THE SWEDE WITH A MACHINE GUN!!!
OH HERE WE GO FIVE YOU CAN DO IT
!!!!
Yay! He's okay!
Herb and Dot!!!
LETS GO HERB!!!
😭😭😭😭
So happy over each positive sibiling interaction I get
Klaus hugging Vanya!!!
Another shoe is gonna drop here
Are they gonna meet the Sparrows in these last couple minutes?
YEAH, WHY IS THERE A PAINING OF BEN OVER THE MANTLE PEICE AND WHY IS HE WEARING RED
NO
FUCK YOU
FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU
IM OUT
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Fellas, I have to admit, I think I am fucking crushed after finishing season 4.
I actually thoroughly enjoyed a good majority of it. It felt like season 2 in some places, and had there been a couple more episodes *cough cough* the pacing would have felt decent, credit where it’s due, but the last two episodes… man.
It’s not at all an issue with the concept of the ending, aside from the copious plot holes, it was fantastically tragic umbrella-academy style. I’m just stuck in the fact I so had my heart set, maybe naively tbh, on Five finally having this monumental breakdown as he realises every single step he’s taken, and subsequent sacrifice he’s made in the last 50+ years has been for literally nothing at all and his family need to die. I cannot translate how badly I’ve wanted it for the past few years, or at the very least, for some SOFTNESS from him PLEASE, where he tells his family how he loved them and they finally see what he’s done for them and what he’d do a thousand times over. What a beautiful end to a brilliant character.
But it hadn’t happened in season 3 so I was prepared for my biggest heartache to be that Five’s character would end feeling a little underdeveloped. And god maybe it’s my fault for pouring my love into this stupid bastard but sweet christ how they shat on him. I wish underdevelopment was even a possibility on the table of issues anymore but holy shit, who the fuck was that, Steve??? They tore him apart and threw away all his values, his heart, all the charm he had. They fucking ground up the very bones of him. Literally was not a scrap remaining of the character I loved at the end. Really sucked guys, wtf.
And I don’t think I have the ability to word the gut-wrenching upset that the whole Lila/Five thing causes. Made me feel vile. Garnishing cherry of shit atop the already steaming heap. :(
1/10 guys, pure doo-doo crap. Singular point for the absolute balls you must have had to air that shit.
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For those who didn’t know, I’ve been doing a thing where I make posts on Tumblr, and detail my thoughts on every episode of The Magnus Archives as I listen to the show.
I’ve decided to put them all into one big master post so they’re easily accessible, and I’ll add upon this as I make more of them.
Outside of the first one, which covers 20, I plan for each post to cover 10 episodes individually. Also note that my first one is much shorter than the others, so expect these to be…pretty long. Anyways, enjoy :).
(Also NO SPOILERS PLEASE, unless they’re for episodes I’ve already listened to. And if you haven’t listened to the series yet yourself, well, there’s obviously spoilers here, so tread carefully. And of course, trigger warnings for…everything in tma, all of which can be found via the online transcripts.)
UPDATE: I’m currently writing for the last episodes of Season 2 at the time of this being written, and…holy shit have these gotten long. As of now, each post is longer than the last, and they’ve also started functioning as mini-recaps of the episodes themselves, to the point where looking back at my first post is downright comical. Just um…seriously brace yourselves for some rambling. (Update added May 4th, 2024)
- Episodes 1 - 20 ⚰️
- Episodes 21 - 30 ☕️
- Episodes 31 - 40 🧯
- Episodes 41 - 50 🚪
- Episodes 51 - 60 🍏
- Episodes 61 - 70 💻
- Episodes 71 - 80 📚
- Episodes 81 - 84 👁️🗨️
Post explaining my plans going forward
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I finally finished obx season 4 and here are my immediate thoughts... (SPOILERS under the cut!!)
Okay firstly, TikTok spoiled it for me so I knew JJ was gonna die. But like... WHAT THE FUCK. Why did I cry anyways lmfaooo. But also firstly let me address the elephant in the room. Not them hyping up Jiara for three seasons just to give us such a lacklustre "relationship" (if you could even call it that) in this season!! LIKE THIS IS SO INSANE TO ME. I don't care if the actors have drama in real life like I actually do not. I actually hate it when actors let their personal lives get in the way of their projects because the lack of professionalism is crazy like I'm sorry but that is just insane. The rest of us normal everyday folk go to work and get shit done every single day even if we hate our co workers. You have Sarah and John B who's actors are literally exes but they know how to show up to work and do their jobs!!
AND THIS ESPECIALLY SUCKED during JJ's death scene because Kiara was just not giving!!! Like IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SO MUCH MORE EMOTIONAL ON HER PART. Like if I was her I'd be all up in JJ's arms, or holding him in my arms like that's the love of your life about to DIE??? He is on his literal deathbed and you're here social distancing??? It should've been him in her arms, her cradling his head, cupping his face, holding him, trying to get him to hold on SHOWING SOME KIND OF CONVICTION. No! Nothing. Barely anything. No conviction, flat emotion. Someone said it must've been the stunt double dying in front her haha. No but seriously it's only when I saw John B's reaction to JJ dead that actually had me crying.
NO BC HONESTLY those two actors Rudy and Madison killed Jiara this season. Truly!!! And you'd think they'd act mature for the integrity of the show, the quality of the show but NOPE. oh well!!!
But anyways, apart from that let's move on to Rafe bc I know everyone loves Rafe and HONESTLY THIS WAS THE SEASON I FELL IN LOVE WITH RAFE BC WHY WAS HE SO CALM THIS SEASON???? WHAT HAPPENED TO UNHINGED RAFE?? But him and Sofia were soooo sweet together!! Although I really do not understand how he BROKE UP WITH HER after literally saying he didn't care what she did because he's done worse??? Like??? I really thought that was him saying it's OK, whatever you've done it doesn't matter. But no... my dude literally dumped her long distance over the phone WITHOUT LETTING HER GET A WORD IN even after his whole getting down on one knee, giving her his mother's ring and that whole speech???? IDGI. (But also he was so hot this season like sooo gorgeous that face card is insane holy shit and also he is soooo tall especially compared to Sofia and I thought all their scenes were sooooo cute ahhh he was soo touchy with her!!!! and in love!!!!)
But also top five worse Rafe moments was in Morocco when his poor pregnant sister Sarah is like... DYING and hasn't eaten in two days and he watches the rest of them steal food for her bc they don't have money AND THIS WHOLE TIME THIS BITCH RAFE HAD MONEY??? Like why did the writers make such a weird decision?? Bc they were clearly going for the Rafe redemption arc so it makes zero sense why would he not buy his sister food? He KNEW she was pregnant bc he was there at the fire when she announced it right???? DID I MISS SOMETHING???? idk i feel like this was weird on the writers' part.
ALSO SPEAKING OF PREGNANT SARAH???? This girl was hop skip running jumping SURVIVING STORMS AND SHIPWRECKS AND SANDSTORMS while pregnant?!?! WTF.... like damn ok.
ANYWAYS my favourite character was Pope because he has the most common sense and is the smartest and honestly HONESTLY in season 5 he needs to get away from the rest of them and go to med school and live HIS life!!! and also take Cleo with him bc they are so cute together!! and balance each other out nicely.
Overall I think it was a good season. Jiara died this season they were basically friends and nothing more but oh well. And i know everyone's gonna hate me for this and i know i ship Rafe and Sofia but LETS GOOO RAFE X KIARA (it's not gonna happen but i like to imagine it haha)
what did you guys think?
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Life Update !!
this is so overdue but i've been crazy busy with college stuff (agh)
okay so you guys (probably) know that i'm in college getting a bachelors in social care and this whole semester (plus my second semester of third year) is work experience/placement.
for the americans and anyone else who doesn't know what that is: work experience is when students get a part-time or full-time job during the semester and shadow staff or professionals to get experience in their field.
my course has two work experience blocks, so i'm on placement for my entire first semester of second year (which is right now) and then also the entire second semester of third year, so i don't have any classes or lectures until January. we have to log 400 hours by the 6th of December so it's roughly 30 or 35 hours a week, for twelve weeks.
i started on the 9th of September and i'm working at a day service (or centre) for people with intellectual disabilities and mental health struggles (mostly the former). and it's actually pretty chill! my schedule is below
Mon to Thurs: 8.30 - 4.30
Wednesday: 8.30 - 12.30
Friday: 8.30 - 3.00
the place where i work always gives students a half-day so they can get more time for college work and lemme tell you, i was so hyped when i found this out because i thought it would be nine to five, monday to friday.
so like i said, it's been really chill, but adjusting to the new work routine has been really difficult because i finish at 4.30 but i don't actually get home until 5.00 and then i have to change and do stuff and it's been a little messy—but we're settling !!
the place is really chill, the service users (that's what the official term is for people who are involved with the social care sector) are all pretty nice. the majority of them are much older than me though, which is a little weird sometimes because i'm essentially in this position of leadership and 'authority' and telling a man who is a few decades older than me to go have his lunch 💀💀
the adjustment, again, has been a struggle because i've never had to create a work/life balance for myself? like when i'm at work i have to be present and focused, so i was on social media wayyy less and literally didn't message some of my friends for days outside of sending Instagram reels 💀 but like i said, i'm finally settling and finding some balance
my supervisor is also really cool, she's very flexible when it comes to missing days and says that i can make the hours whenever, like if i see an opportunity then i take it (if you don't have 400 hours logged by december, you fail placement) and she's always making sure that i'm comfortable and stuff because they haven't had a transgender student working for them before lol
outside of that uhhh not much? has happened?? i've gone through a lot of growth since August and i'm not really sure how it happened but like i'm just more confident now and i'm more comfortable in my sexuality (or should i say asexuality haha) and i've come to terms with a lot of things, been dealing with my anxiety really well (but i also got stress sick this last week because of procrastination and executive dysfunction kicking my ass)
also i got back into roleplaying bc my friend has this server and oh my God it's so good, i went ages without getting to roleplay anything because i didn't really have any partners (excluding reygn yes i see you gorgeous) and just ahh
also i'm back into anime, finally continued my hero academia and restarted jujutsu kaisen, slow going though because i'm fixating on other things simultaneously but holy shit mha season six?? goddamn
but uhh yeah so that's been my life :)
i have two fics in the works but when i'll get those finished is anybodys guess, could be next week could be next year, who knows lmao
i'm gonna try to post more on here—and i mean actually post not just reblogging shit lol
feel free to ask me whatever or leave stuff in my askbox
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So I just binge read Lightlark cause I enjoy punishment and I needed a post Chain of Thorns distraction and holy mother of fucking Fitzsimmons gods! I have nor enjoyed a series of continuous plot twists that go that fucking hard in a long time. Like Since I first read Lord of Shadows, maybe, maybe, it was Queen of Air and Darkness, but not even "Said the Jace that was not Jace his golden eyes hard 'bring me Clary Fairchild.'" Got me this shocked and excited!
Not only! Did the they pull a best friend betrayal! But we got the addition of oh ya this person is actually ancient, evil, and responsible for all this fucking shit! Like, I mean, I kind of guessed we were hating Cleo too much, it was too obvious, but never, could I have imagined it was a full throttle fuckery miss direct.
And then! Oh it just kept getting better (and by that I mean fucking hell) because then we get the classic, oh ya that love interest um well those dreams you're having about him aren't dreams THEY'RE MEMORIES!!!! I actually squeaked with excitement, oh the memory erased romance, and then extra romance, the fact that Grim is so fucking in love with her and so evil! Oh I'm loving it it. I said, I said to myself says I, not two hours ago while reading every seen he is in, I said "Holy mother of fucking Klaus Mikaelson" because this man is a Klaus Mikaelson wannabe that gets to have fun! He gets to pull unhinged shit and he gets to say the most romantic fuckery you've ever heard while he's doing it!
But, best of all, I'm still not done! Because the piece de le resistance, the final tree topper on this Christmas present of plot twists, is that Grim was betrayed too! Because he was fucking working with Celeste until she pulled a full throttle 360 no one gets what they want but me and called out a classic "and it would have worked too if you hadn't had such a kind heart" to the hero!
Fuck ya man, bloody fucking ya! This, this is the detox I needed from Chain of Thorns, this, this is the detox that will sustain me until my library holds for Shatter Me get in, and this is what will sustain me until I bite the bullet and finally finish binge watching HOTD season 2! I can safely say, Lightlark was fun, but Mary mother of Fitzsimmons, it was a four star read until eh last forty pages and it instantly got 5 the second we started pulling memory erasure into it. I have never like memory erasure, I have PTSD from the Shadowhunters TV show so strong I sobbed like my cat died when Agents of Shield made Jemma forget Fitz, so strong even the smallest hint of amnesia sends me running from a story, but fucking hell this is what memory loss was invented for, this, this is the only ever acceptable use of memory loss and if anyone questions me on it you are wrong!
Anywho, I should sleep now, but um, ya Lightlark by Alex Astor is a banger, that was a fun five hours, I should really work on my own writing now so I can one day inflict the emotions I am currently feeling on my own readers.
#lightlark#isla x grim#house of the dragon#fitzsimmons#shadowhunters#shatter me#queen of air and darkness#lord of shadows#somehow beating the motherfucking Janus twist#Or at least coming close with my stress and adrenaline levels
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SPOILERS FOR SEASON 4 OF UMBRELLA ACADEMY ‼️‼️‼️
okay so I haven't finished it yet I have two more episodes and I'm watching them tonight I'll do another update thing probably after I watch them but I have a prediction and a debrief of what I've watched
Okay so when the trailer came out I thought there was a little something weird going on between Lila and five and now they are working through the timeline together and doing their own thing, I think they'll get together in episode 5
I also think that the season will end with everyone dying, they've saved the world too many times and that just continues on to them going into another season so I think because it's the last season that the world is going to end and that's it
Onto my debrief
I LOVE how Klaus turned into such a crazy germaphobe it made me giggle really hard he was just so silly, Klaus never disappoints
Diego being a sorta stereotypical Mexican dad is also sending me out to orbit
Luther working for a strip club is something I never thought would happen but here we are, I just hate how un-normal he looks without the prosthetics and stuff like I would not recognize him on the streets
I'm always kinda iffy on Viktor/Vanya I was just never a super big fan of the character but I love Elliot page and he plays the role really well so it's nothing personal I just don't like Viktor. THE VOICE DROP WAS INSANE I was shocked
Ben my beloved I will always love Ben but there's nothing much to debrief there just love him
Five working for the CIA makes so much sense to me if I'm being completely honest
Allison is regaining my love for her she definitely lost it in season 3 but other than that she's normal ig, I am really happy she got clair back through
I really don't have any complaints for Lila either I mean I like her a bit more this season than I did in the other two but that's about it
Gene and Jean are so silly, I know they're technically the bad guys but I like them they're silly
Jennifer I don't like her, she had a mildly strong start but her whole thing feels rushed yet everything else seems fine it's just her don't get me wrong I liked her for a second and then she was like a bitch for no reason (she had a reason but it came out of nowhere imo) but bah
Okay now I have a big thing something I have been waiting for to learn about Ben's death since the first season and the trailer came out and I was like "holy shit finally" just for it to be really underwhelming they made it seem so brutal and horrible all for him to just get shot in the head, was it his father, yes, did Luther, Allison and Diego have to watch, also yes but I thought it was going to be so much worse than what it was I'm just a little disappointed
On a happier note my dad and I could not stop laughing at the 'baby shark' scene, the constant puking with "safe at last do-do-do-do" continuing it just made me giggle, I love the humour in this season so much I keep seeing how people didn't like this season but it is probably my favorite other than season two
‼️I will debrief the last two episodes by 1:00am EST august 10th but before then please do not say anything about what happens in the final two episodes I've lasted this long without spoilers ‼️
There are probably spelling errors but I wrote this in a rush
#the umbrella academy#season 4#umbrella acedmy#tua season 4#tua spoilers#tua#tua s4#the debrief#i cant even#five hargreeves#klaus hargreeves#allison hargreeves#gerard way#i love this show
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2022 Creator’s Self-Love Extravaganza
Rules: It’s time to love yourselves! Choose your 5 favorite works (fics, art, edits, etc.) you’ve created this year and link them below to reflect on the amazing things you’ve brought into the world in 2022. If you don’t have five published works, that’s fine! Include ideas/drafts/whatever you like that you’ve worked on/thought about, and talk a little about them instead! Remember, this is all about self-love and positive enthusiasm, so fuck the rules if you need to. Have fun, and tag as many fellow creators as you like so they can share the love!
Tagged by @bubblesthemonsterartist tho I daresay I am fashionably late at this point, more than two weeks into the new year. Did I forget? Maaaaybe. Which brings us right to the main problem;
I barely remember. Like. 2022. At all. Things happened, I’m sure, but it’s as if there’s a fine layer of mist atop my memories, stopping me from really seeing them. Last year wasn’t really very kind to me. For every up, three downs followed, and between two failed surgeries, a bout of covid, and then whatever the hell kind of flare happened in the autumn… yeah. Idek. It is what it is.
As such, I can’t really comment on my art as like, a whole process, this year. It just existed in the ‘now’, which is presently the ‘then’. I know I beat my submission record from last year, but it felt like a meaningless victory. Despite everything, I can feel it in my hand now, when I draw, that some progress has been made. Subconsciously perhaps, but it’s there.
Onto the ranking then! (I just had to pull up the archive cuz fuck if I remember what I posted, and when)
1.
*deep sigh* we all saw this coming, didn’t we? As much as I love, I curse this image, for in hindsight it felt as if all my creative energy for the entire damned year went into this one piece! Like how dare! But yes it is one of my best redraws ever, and more so than the characters, I feel like I added to the background something even better than the original. There, I said it.
2.
Omigod this entire thiiiiiing. Were it not for the redraw, this would be the top spot. I can’t explain, so many ideas are left in the brain for countless hours, days, months, YEARS. This was two years in the making, and never before did I manage to recreate something that had the exact same vibe as it looked in my imagination. Especially because I’m not a comic creator, hashtag compulsive disclaimer lol. Also while I was drawing it, seeing people go from “hmmm what’s this?” to “wait is that-?” and then “ooooooh it is the lead-up to The Thing” was priceless.
3.
A last-second outlier comes in third. I admit to making this in a hurry, just to have something really nice to show for december (a month which is usually a highly productive month to me, but 2022 didn’t let me have that either) and as such, since I was struggling, both with a deadline, and a lack of real inspiration, I feel like. I managed to improve, somehow. Call it magic, but this looks noticeably different to many of my other colored pieces.
4.
To be perfectly honest, this was a sketch. People might not think it one, for it has details, a color scheme, and even effects - but at the time I posted it, this was just a colorized sketch in my mind. Tumblr disagreed. And I was left in awe watching this first get reblogged within the fandom, then beyond, then go through a hanfu appreciation blog, and finally reblogged with a truly tender chinese poem attached that said person felt gave them the same vibe as what I had drawn. The people spoke, and I was both awed and humbled, and I learned a valuable lesson in humanity relating to art.
5.
Unlike the others, this was a conscious attempt at something different. I can’t really say why it should go in the fifth spot, but it does; i spent a lot more time than usual on composition, colors, and most importantly, mood setting. And putting characters so solidly into the middleground can be a challenge in itself for me, as I run the risk of getting storybook-ish. Which would’ve been disastrous for a scene like this.
Honorable mention;
Coping through art. @bubblesthemonsterartist has the honor of inspiring this, or like, being the one to “give me” the go-ahead to channel some of my experiences through the characters and story-telling in general. Back pain is something I know all too well, and it was well and truly therapeutic. I also got to do another test of “can I retell this scene, even if I switch part of the cast and premise?” And it seems I did. I will always remember @what-plant-metaphor-am-i ‘s tag; ‘# I feel like I just watched an entire episode XD’ <- never has my inner storyteller been more validated.
There, that wasn’t so hard! Sometimes I’m really thankful for the internet, and timestamps, and kicking my memory back into gear etc… anyway, since I am so woefully late to the party, I’m not tagging anyone specifically; if you wanna be fashionably late too, you know who tagged you~
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Writing Goals: October 2024
Writing goals for the month, posting publicly because I think it encourages accountability:
Prepping: Holy shit, how is it October?! Preptober, that is, which means I need to be prepping for the month formerly known as NaNoWriMo. Last November, I had decided that this November was going to be the month I wrote my first novel. Now? I don't know. I'm stressed out about my lack of progress on Battle of the Five Phantoms and feeling very scattered and unfocused about writing, and life in general. If I don't come up with a plan, NaNo will either be all fanfic or a mix of fanfic and Don't Touch the Guitarist, but either way I'd like to have more of a plan by the end of the month.
I also need to get my space organized--there are boxes everywhere, my kitchen really isn't functional, I'm typing this sitting in a dining room chair and using a box as a table...
I still haven't finished the Scrivener tutorial, but at this point it almost feels like maybe I should just stick with LibreOffice until December because it might be too distracting to use an unfamiliar program during NaNo.
Writing: The last time I sprinted was July. July. This is feeling like the equivalent of only jogging around the block occasionally and thinking you can go out and run a marathon. I'm not feeling compelled to finish any particular thing, but I need to get back into fighting trim. I need to at least see some thousand word days or something.
Editing and Publishing: I have 12 scenes left in season 2, so if I want them all out before NaNo that's one every 2-3 days. I'm stuck on the next one in the series chronologically, the Emancipation. I did a round of edits on paper, but some of them were like ***FIX THIS*** so it's not exactly ready to go. Maybe a more realistic plan would be to publish 6 scenes in October and leave the final 6 for December, so that I at least finish publishing season 2 by the end of the year.
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