#I mean dude is one of the closest thing we have as a villain in this game so I wouldn't put petty cruelty past him

[howtowhumpyourhiccup]

Mouthwashing really does have an increasingly worse ending the more you think about it.

Like, on the surface, it's not a bad ending. The villain of the game doesn't make it off the ship, he doesn't make it back home and the (arguably) biggest victim of his actions does. Captain Curly does make it back home.

But... Is it worth it?

Because sure, at the end of the game, Jimmy gives up his only way out of this situation by giving Curly the cryopod and it means that (or it's certainly hinted at that) he'll sleep for the rest of the journey home. (And hopefully have no dreams whatsoever, because Christ I wouldn't want the kind of nightmares I'm sure he'll get after this)

But dude doesn't have a face anymore, he doesn't have any arms or legs, he's burned all over and we have no idea what medical science is like back home. Especially not when the best they could do on the ship itself was a flunked nurse bandaging him up with not enough bandages to cover all of him and for her to continuously ask someone else to give him the painkillers they very quickly ran out of.

I like to think that medical science has progressed far enough back home that they can give him a face. That they can give him prosthetic limbs to live life the way he wants to. But insurance is still a thing, the entire crew was suddenly made unemployed during the trip and it's not like Curly will be able to have a job after what Jimmy's done. Not to mention that, after all of this, it's Curly who will have to answer for someone else's (horrific) actions.

Curly, who Jimmy made the scapegoat to his crew, will likely be the scapegoat again once home.

Not to mention the mental toll of the crash that caused his injuries. Of having Anya, pregnant and depressed, take her life right by his side and forcing him to watch her pass in a horrific manner (though there was no malicious intent on her side, I think she just didn't want to be alone when she did it and Curly was the closest person she had to a friend left), he has to live with the fact that his entire crew died one by one, and... Well... Jimmy. Just everything Jimmy. He has to live with all of that, too.

And that's how Mouthwashing, despite having the biggest victim of the entire situation survive and (presumably) make it back home, still has a very unhappy ending.

[abitterberryblog]

the will of the many, major major spoilers 

( a really really stupid ramble i have during my twotm reread that i needed to scream into the void for under the cut lmfao )

One thing i can applaud Vis for is his amazing ability to be so inherently, ridiculously bisexual.  Like we have him describing people like “yeah this one’s a scrawny short guy, and this one’s a really buff dude who i, at first, thought was a grown adult just chilling at the school tables” and then he randomly goes along describes some other people like he got assigned to do poetry on them for school. And the funniest part is he ends up having more chemistry with just about everybody BESIDES his love interest (who may not be his love interest anymore due to complicated events that involve attempted murder).

For men we have Vis mentally describing Indol as handsome in almost every scene he appears in. Through Vis we learn how handsome, charming, brilliant, and amazing Indol is. How thoughtful and how genius and how capable and how he's the smartest and makes smart plans and whatever the fuck. Almost every line is some form of admiration. There is quite literally a line where Vis calls Indol “the closest thing Caten has to a prince”, which is quite the compliment considering Vis is. You know. An actual prince. And then there’s a line that goes like “I know I’m not supposed to, but I can’t help myself from liking him.”

(AND THEN YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT VIS IS A STRAIGHT MAN??? WITH THAT LINE?? Yeah, no. Not possible. It's so funny to read this, because lmfaooo hello???)

And then for women�� we have the sheer amount of stuff Vis mentally says for Aequa, ranging from “dark wisps of her hair catch golden rays of sunlight from behind her” when her first meets her to a whole ass paragraph about how brilliant and “fiercely hardworking” and intelligent and radiant about how she truly deserves her top spot in class four and blablabla. and then a whole other line about how she’s smiling radiantly and “practically glowing” when she’s at the festival and sees a bunch of foundation games or something. And then another line about how Vis "genuinely doesn't get why people dislike her, because she's so greaaat and intelligent" (Lmao though I enthusiastically agree, Vis, she's my favourite) and how he finds it "inexplicably annoying" when those said class four students make throwaway jokes about her.

May be a hot take but i’d probably rather ship Vis with either of them than Emissa (even if she gets a really badass villain/well-written arc that I really badly want for her 🤡🤡🤡). Or literally anybody else. Callidus. Eidhin. Indol and Aequa, for gods sake, since apparently Vis can’t get enough of those fuckers.  It’s hilarious though and I love this book. As a bisexual I can confirm that he’s one of us.) 

I know he likes Emissa for a huge chunk of the book, but I find it funny that compared to the sheer amount of chemistry and compliments that Callidus (“he’s so smart and genius and awesome and I trust him sooo much he's great”), Eidhin (“he’s so smart and quick-witted and a marvel of physical specimen (???)”), and Indol who’s basically both a prince and a model in Vis’ eyes, and then Aequa who basically glows in Vis’ vision, and LITERALLY EVERYBODY BESIDES EMISSA gets this treatment, because the lines Vis has for Emissa sound either forced or bland or both. Like, yeah. We know her eyes are green. Thanks for speedrunning your whole scene with her though. Totally not suspicious.

(here's a link to Emissa Over-Analyzation's post where i excitedly ramble about her and her potential arc for an overly long time.)

Tune in (or not because if then please ignore my antics) for when I analyze each Praeceptor and why I really really like their different personalities and characters, and an uncomfortable close look on their teaching styles (or, in terms of Dultatis, their annoying asses).

[deadinyourarea]

Need a gotham friend that will tag me in posts about gotham events.

Like, I'm talking everything. Villain events are always interesting in that city. You guys have full celebrities??? Like- when was the last time I heard of a city with it's own known celebrities?

Like, sure, tons of cities have associated celebrities. But think of like the Waynes. Like, celebrities belong to their city. But the Waynes don't belong to Gotham, Gotham belongs to the Waynes.

I honestly want to be all over it. Like tell me about how the richest man in the city is such a silly man? Tell me about all of the funny civilian photos taken of him doing the randomest shit in public. I'm pretty sure there's a video of him stopping traffic because he dropped his phone in the street and didn't notice until after he crossed.

I wanna know all about Gotham's celebrity scene. But not like, the nitty gritty dirt stuff- I don't give a fuck, I'm talking the silly and random stuff.

Like, what do you mean Tim Drake-Wayne passed out due to sleep deprivation at a public event? Someone get this dude a bedtime?? Hello???

What do you mean no one gets starstruck when the cities basically "son-of-king" police officer Richard Grayson pulls up to the crime scene?? That guy was in the fuckin magazines as a teen growing up! Someone's got photos of him for their babygirl shrine- and you're not even a little starstruck??? Wtf man??

How many of you guys are just random gothamites who just attend galas??? I've only been to one once. And it sucked ass!

the closest thing we have are videos of different kids fighting the mayor. and the alarms when the fentons are on the road. and the ghost news.

[slickshoesareyoucrazy]

Back

Today is unusually warm for early spring, so even though it's still Still Dirt (really wish they'd lay some grass seed already), I'm back at the cemetery today. It's windy AF. But that's actually kind of nice. All the wind chimes people hung in the trees are sounding. The Boy hates wind chimes but I've always liked them and I like that there are so many so close to you and that today's windy. It's like all the bells are ringing for you. The bells I left are still here. So is the stone I placed on your headstone last time, which is nice. I brought another stone this time. It's from when my family took the RV to the Painted Desert 2 summers ago. I'll bring a stone every time I come. A cool looking one. Maybe one from the places I go. Or just from the driveway at home. Something that isn't going to get thrown out or blown away. Something that won't die. I'm not gonna bring flowers anymore. Because the friendship won't ever die even though you did. It's a rock. ❤️💔😢

Anyway, I kinda hate that you're here right next to your mom. I mean I get it. But also...like I think your dad has been by here since the last time I was here, and there's nothing on your grave but the stuff I left. And the petal-less flower stems that are propped up in the hole in the top of your mom's headstone (can't believe there's no memorial vase on either of yours, but there's a HOLE where there's meant to be one) really seem to me like the ones I left here for you last time. Since the petals are gone, I'll never know. And maybe it wasn't your dad. Maybe it was some cemetery worker that assumed the flowers were supposed to be on a woman's grave. And that's the closest one to you. But there aren't any new barren stems on your grave, man. And there should be, goddammit. It pisses me off that it seems like I'm the only one coming here for you. I'll always come back. I promise.

Kentucky lost and all the villains are winning in tournament ball this year so we quit watching last weekend and we turned on a documentary on Dick Vitale instead. Damn thing made me cry. The end is how he swore to honor Jim Valvano every day since he died, because that was his best friend, and he's done that for 30 years. I will too. I'll do better than Dickie V even. But I'm not ever gonna scream, "You need a T.O. baby!!!"

At least the Reds looked good on Opening Day.

A motorcycle just rode by. Makes me want to get on the bike with J but we don't have time today and the weather is taking a turn tomorrow. But it does remind me that I'm going to buy you a guardian bell. I bought J one for his bikes. That's what they're really for, but it's a nice all weather bell. Once I can find one that doesn't have religious or weird redneck shit on it, I'll bring it with a new stone to leave for you.

Alright well I gotta go now. We have to pick the Boy up from a friend's so he can go practice driving more tonight before dinner. And the gates close here stupid early. But I'll be back again. And yeah I'm still crying but at least there wasn't any snot this time. I miss you. Love you, dude. I'll come back after spring break. ❤️

[knowlessman]

It is Thursday, my dudes. (bnha s6e11-15)

oh shit, jeanist ain't dead? they dint show his face/collar, but who else could that be in this jet

I thought yall needed to keep tomura off the ground cuz he can just dust everybody for miles around. ig tbf he is pretty beat up

"jin meant a lot to me" waaaaait… does toga have some of twice's blood. shit, she's yet another Ditto, she could just have the quirk of anybody else on her team at-will. she could have several bodies' worth of the quirk of anybody else on her team, at-will, if twice gave her any of his blood -- "I was hoping to talk to her about relationships" gonna level with you, the closest thing to a remotely qualified therapist in this entire show might, of all people, be todoroki, and if you wanna talk to him, well, you should prolly get back on bigfoot ig

… is too wrapped up in The Scene to make the hall and oates ref

lolwtf since when did jeanist have those bigass cable thingies??? 'XD he's got levitating mechanical pulley thingies now???

…okay ngl. if only I hadn't been spoiled on all that. I mean… idk, would I have guessed it anyway? I forget how much I knew; I knew he did a dance. maybe the clips I saw had subtitles? eh, he has a fire quirk and spiky hair and injuries n stuff, maybe I would've guessed it anyway. tbh I thought endeavor thought he'd killed him directly, but ig toya was just like trying to power up his quirk or something when the fire happened

"gigantomachia's strength has its limits, too. after he got here, he started gasping for air" ah, did those tranquilizers have an effect after all? -- (shigaraki says one thing to him and he's back struggling again) come onnnn, they worked so hard for that

ey, mirio's back too

(bakugo picked hisself a "new" hero name) AHAHAHAHA finally a bakugo bit that's at least funny

blackwhip. …froppy. style. sigh

deku. deku what did I say about talking about other people's backstories. you're talking to dabi about endeavor.

okay finally, so we know the sedative did work. dang, took long enough

compress: "I still haven't gotten to do my bit! I'll show you the best form of entertainment!" think maybe you should've joined up with gentle thief, my dude. you'd be a way better match for his vibe

(league of villains flashback) "you are the creature rejection clan" hey wait a minute… clan? …nah, nah, surely the writer wouldn't be as subtle as this if he was trying to reference that -- "sinners, sacred ground," etc. eh. prolly then ig. nobody seems to do a faction that tries to stand up for non-powered people, only ones that pick fights with the powered folks for what's narratively treated as no reason. maybe The Boys did that more intelligently, but hell if I'm up for trying that, thinking about how many people didn't get the satirical bits would prolly be too distracting -- "what is our goal, shigaraki? WHAT IS OUR GOAL?" some very good questions

"I can pokeball bits off my own body to free myself from the restraints!" well. damn. …when are you gonna start doing stuff, spinner?

compress's dad/ancestor (?) was robin hood, huh. well how do you like that, I don't think I even dislike this guy any more. pity he's stuck with the cosplayer without a cause, a few serial killers, and the successor to mojo jojo/satan/makuta/that red spirit from korra I'm never gonna remember the name of -- "the blood of the Burglar King flows in my veins" oh why did you have to go and say that? 'XDDD have it your way, ig

(midoriya's got another quirk coming in) Danger Sense? …not one I would've expected. would be kinda fun if it wasn't really any more powerful than Spider-Man's. something that's new, but that doesn't completely change deku's range of options like Blackwhip does

"Dabi and Long-Hair (?) are still in Spinner's scarf!" that is a cool extension to the trick, but does Spinner know that?

"we are retreating. I am paying the price of defeat." ig he's hoping that tomura ends up in the same prison as mojo jojo's body so the former can spring the latter? hell if I know. or maybe he's hoping that for the people he's leaving behind, anyway

(ig shigaraki got away?) they keep showing midnight's mask. still can't tell if she's dead tho

new OP time, huh

huh. mosquito fell for a trap. -- except he didn't really, aaand it backfired hugely

"the heroes' struggle was futile as shigaraki was awakened" it WOULDN'T have been, if dollar-store cyclops had been 0.01% less trigger-happy and been capable of following orders worth a damn

(recap gets to where jeanist shows up) dabi said "the body was real." …??? who did hawks kill. a stolen body from a morgue wouldn't have fooled them, would it?

"just under SEVENTEEN THOUSAND PEOPLE who were at the fight at the villa were arrested" jesus -- …sidetrack, I know, but: in 2022, Japan had about 41k inmates in prisons, and that number was down from previous years; in '13, they had about 60k. oh, don't worry, the US has over a million in any given year, obviously. just wondered. trying to conceive of huge numbers of people in any context is always, like… yeah

so midnight is dead, huh. and whoevertf majestic was

buh. recap episode dunt count. one more. for sake of mentioning tho, I did notice in the intro and outro that deku seems to have added… dammit, what's he called. the old guy. he added the old guy's yellow scarf. …this show has too goddamn many characters. twenty kids in class 1-A alone. TWENTY JUST TO START

new OP's kinda mumbly but wever, I don't hate it for that

prison guards bein prison guards, yup

oh dang, it's bakuswole

oh great, and moonfish 'XD that fuckin weirdo

ohai jeff, I keep thinking you're dead. guess not?

huh. chisaki. it's a daggone boss rush rushin' its way outta the slammer

(hopsidal) GRAN TORINO. okay fuck, he's named after a fucking car and a clint eastwood movie but there's no way in hell I was gonna remember his name, I was stuck on trying to remember the name of his quirk

…so wait. gran torino's yellow scarf is from shimura. deku's gonna start wearing the scarf bc of gran torino. and facing down shimura's grandson wearing it. …greaaat, well ig maybe that gives tomura something to latch onto and claw back control from all for one? but like. idk, still kinda fucked up

stopping here

[kyrodo]

"Oh looky me, I like being mean to little whuffins or people experiencing depression."

Um yeah, ok then.

"Because they won't go away"

I don't know how subtexting me makes me go away, but go on.

Someone explain to me in the simplest terms why you're a total bitch. You were literally going as far as checking my journal comments to see if I was lurking or not, I don't know what to fucking tell you.

The problem here is you don't just make enemies, you fucking reach for them. And you do everything in your power to make sure they stay there while trying to be subtle about it so you can make a fucking case. What about me, who the fuck am I selling my case to? The open fucking air. Where the fuck are my minions again? Oh wait only you do that.

When someone is heartbreaken over you what choices do you make and what the actual fuck do you have to say for yourself? You don't give people time to deflate, not even a month. You go after them. I don't know what to fucking tell you. Your fragile ego is the only code you live by, get the fuck out of here.

You have this "don't mess with us" attitude while deliberately goading a target into lurking you further, are you fucking kidding me? Predatory? How about leaving shouts on my page right after witnessing me cry my snot out?

Me offering to buy commissions, you were harassing me in my own house and I was trying to make it stop, there's nothing predatory about my actions. And on top of that I was trying to decipher ron's subtext about needing money to move, I was trying to figure out how to respond.

You keep attacking reactions that you manipulate you stupid fuck, that is your entire operation. What do you want me to say? I lost track of how many times you attacked me for following up on something you were trying to tell me. Hell you did that for the entire time we interacted. And then you do everything in your power to confuse me with subtext so you can do it again and again and again. I am so fucking done with you.

And then when someone becomes smart enough to catch on you're like "Oh fuck let's do it again". You avoid direct interaction and accountability so you can get away with it as long as you can. It is so blatant, so thinly veiled and so carefully planned. Why do you play games with people that are already self destructive? You made all the wrong moves dude. Every single fucking one. There wasn't a single layer of "this happened, so I should do this", no you went out of your way to fuck someone up and it doesn't take a whole lot to piss you off. When the fuck does responsible action involve maximum level obfuscation of every last thing you try to communicate?

If you can analyze someone online and be that far off from the reality, then you need to fix yourself you fuck. "oh look at him he's cute" It's a bit late to say that while you're actively stabbing someone. If your assumptions about people are always out in fucking mars then there's something fucking wrong about you. Waiting to give people a chance until after you've shot them to death is too fucking late. At this point I don't know how you can still do that to people. If your perspective on people is always surface level so is your understanding. You lack the ability to trust people, you lack the ability to see things from another person's perspective, and the closest alternative you have to that is a fucking forceful attack on their privacy.

You can hide, you can deflect, you can point out all these pointless flaws instead of addressing your own or even make up some along the way when you run out of ideas, but you are fucking wrong. I have the moral high ground on so many fucking levels other than not fucking off fast enough or hiding things from Red. So get fucked. You can't distract me with subtext anymore, I see everything clear as day. All hacking me proved is that you should have fucking trusted me. And on so many levels you clearly failed to. And now that you can't fool anyone anymore and pretend I'm a villain, you're fresh out of excuses.

I'm not in anyone's backyard anymore, and if I ever am, I was directly invited. Rest in fucking pieces. If you wanted an easy target then I can't overstate enough that you picked the wrong guy. But I suppose you already knew that the moment you walked in. I spent the last few years making sure you know perfectly well that I can directly word my shit. From our last interactions and how nonsensical your approach was it's clear that you fucking can't. Exaggerate everything. Misword everything. Make the entire world around someone into a sick joke so you can distract yourself from yourself. Never before did I have to show someone up so fucking hard in my own fucking territory. But with your kind of decision making it's no fucking surprise. Why bother feigning stupidity when you're already fucking there. You profile people like a cop, you might as well become one. At least then people can't talk back after you've hurt them.

If you're going to hurt someone you don't know, then getting to know them first isn't such a great idea is it? What kind of predator empathizes with their fucking prey? Words are so easy to throw around, but I don't have to run and duck when there's fucking context do I? Context makes me stronger, context condemns you.

I'm really attentive about views. But if you want Easter eggs, silly shit like journal comments, your out of luck. Imagine being blind like the rest of us. I'm not lurking you you dumbfuck. I'm not lurking a single fucking one of you, so piss off.

[sillyfudgemonkeys]

By p5 you mean in terms of plot and themes or in terms of salt? (Go off either way I'm always down to hear riffing on Wish)

It's the plot/themes tbh. In terms of salt...... I didn't mind the film but it def gave "undercook chicken vibes" TT0TT (I could probs bitch about Raya more, but I guess I can muster up some grievances with this film klasjfdlkj;af but before that P5). (edit of me from the future after getting to the end of this ask: while writing this I went from "eh" on Wish, to "I hold this new hc rewrite very dear to me for some reason" I dunno if y'all wanna hear a outline rewrite of Wish but I'd be down for it kasfdjklf):

Before the bitching about Wish's issues, let's address the P5 (well more P5R/P5S with the whole stealing OTHER people's wishes-I mean desires, and then also granting said wishes) parallels first. So I DID NOT know it was going to be.....technically a heist film (without the fun heist tropes ;w; and technically also only for a small duration ;w;) Suddenly it was "You can't take people's desires-I mean wishes", and "I'll take them back! They don't belong to you!" and the villain crushing the desire-I mean wish harms the original person (as well as it being taken seems to affect them too??? Or was that just Sleep-I mean Simon? Or was there even a connection? It's not really explored well! :'D) And then the team uses a star to take down a wish granting god, AND the masses of the people take down the controlling god as well-....you have a rag tag team of people to help rebel against the authority, as well as someone from that same group who betrays them and is controlled by the godly being ("controlled" in Goro's case, Wish did a better job exploring that than P5 imo >_> by that I mean literal bare minimum) and also has a knight motif (I think black mask, along with Mako's outfit, have a knight motif)

There's a lot of similarities. aklfjdlksajf I was NOT expecting it.

Ok now for just.......salt. Diet salt? Frustrations but w/o the hate? *shrugs*

So the pacing was a thing. I was wondering how they'd get from one point to the next, and then realized they were just gonna barrel and quirk their way through. TT0TT

I REALLY hated Asha's character when she was *~quirky~*. That only worked for Tangled/Frozen, `1) it wasn't overplayed (Tangled literally started it, so by Frozen it was like 2 instances by this point only), 2) It made sense for those chars (locked away during a critical part of their life, yeah no wonder they weren't well adjusted), 3) they looked similar and the cameo just kinda fueled the theory they are (distant) cousins (aka so maybe hereditary personality trait).

Everyone else has been......not original and it's just......boring/annoying. (Raya I think was the closest we got away from it, but she's kinda just a Korra clone, cool but with dorky moments.......sigh I'll take it).

I physically cringed in the theater during her interview bc of the dorkiness. TT0TT I cringed so much that....I think I might've missed the reason why the king even bothered to show Asha the wishes???? He trusted her? She interested him??? That's the vibe I got but like.....WHY?????? (again was cringing and she was like 'oh I'm bombing" and he's like "no you have my attention" and I'm like "oh this dialogue is so bad TT0TT Get me outttttt!!!!") Before moving onto the next point, when she's not *~quirky~* she's......there. Fine. I prefer her at her basic just don't give me her worst, I can't handle her at her worst. TT0TT

This whole thing could've/would've/should've been avoided if the King didn't let her see the wishes! Or explain in detail! Like you're smarter than this aren't you my dude? This seems like something you keep hidden only for the MC to find out later and THAT causes a big stir. Not "let's show the MC I'm sure nothing wrong will surely come from it!" Like????? I need a better reasoning!!!

Now the actual act of the villain. Not saying what he was doing was right or good. The guy is a dick, a narcissistic dick. But.......everyone seemed relatively happy? TT0TT Like not even in a mind control way. And he wasn't doing anything bad to the wishes (not doing a lot in general but at least he wasn't hurting them??????). Like I know it's technically using it as a means to keep people there (dangling a carrot in front of their face, manipulation) but....I just feel like we aren't given enough information and they spend so much time on people being so chill it's like???? Is it really an issue??? TT0TT Like we have the dialogue about Simon losing his spark or some BS but like.....no one else seems to have the same issue TT0TT

I dunno, his whole "using it for control" and lack of doing anything evil with them to begin with is kinda.........not well developed. :') Like on the surface, yeah he's bad, but digging deeper ...well it's just not that deep. All the shit he does afterwards is bc Asha challenged him and accidentally wished a star down. (tldr; his "control" on everyone doesn't really feel well defined)

Basically, if they were doing a grey->evil pipeline, they didn't do a good job. Either he needed more fleshing out, or just start him off as pretty not great and then going full blown sorcerer at the end.

While I'm still on the king, I was REALLY BOTHERED by how much they kept leaning into his sad backstory. Once? Ok. But like they ref it like 2-4 times so I'm like "????? Did HE cause the tragedy???? WHAT was the tragedy????" Like I kept expecting more of a twist with it (like the king was actually the reason for it) and for them to go into detail but no it's just dropped. TT0TT ????? Was it really just there to make him grey/justified in his actions??? Well it'd help if I KNEW MORE OF WHAT HAPPENED!

I also kept expecting more from Asha's dad. Like they kept bringing up that mfers back on that gd tree but...nope nothing!

Ok moving onto songs. Wow only 6 songs? I'm surprised. Tho one felt like it went on for WAY too long.

"I'm a star" was a song....that when it showed up I was like "Oh geez.....why???" It just brought the pacing to a halt. TT0TT I don't want to hear people bitch about Fixer Upper ever again, at least that progressed SOMETHING. (both are still better from A Guy Like You from the looks of it......and F1's "In Summer" but not cause In Summer was bad, but because the point could've been summed up in a line or three/was summed up already.......those mfers almost cut Do you want to build a snowman but were gonna keep THAT??? I would've rioted fsakljdlkfja TT0TT....oh right Fixer upper vs I'm a star)

Ok ok, so both have something that's important to the plot. Ngl I was wondering what IAS was doing until.....the climax where I was like "OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ok, ok I....alright." (aka where everyone uses "the star power within them to defeat the evil). So the meaning behind it I don't mind, it's the.....execution.

So with Fixer Upper, it's a similar thing. FU (haha) contains something important to the plot that'll help the heroes out later (or explain a key part of the story). FU is basically stating/reminding the audience (and Anna) "Elsa is scared and stressed, but if you keep showing your Love to her, Anna, you'll break through to her. Love brings out the best in people!" It's the point of F1. It's the point of The Snow Queen. It's what's been going on this entire film. It also helps develop Anna/Kristoff as well. Because of this it doesn't derail the plot.

I know it DOES feel similar to A Guy Like you, where they put some comedy right in between more serious moments. The difference is Paris is on literal fire, and Anna....due to dramatic irony, isn't aware of shit hitting the fan just yet (or that she's about to die). So she's in a position of just one last moment of brevity unlike Hunchback (from what I remember of Hunchback, gotta rewatch tbh but I know people HATE A guy like you so TT0TT)

Now FU is towards the end of the film and.....F1 is paced fairly well imo. Stuff's happening, nothing feels wasted. Back to Wish.....I'm a Star....doesn't. It has answers for later, but it felt like it brought the pacing to a screeching halt to give me a weird and very eh version of Be Our Guest.

I know in musicals "when talking isn't enough, you sing. When singing isn't enough, you dance."

I do not get the....well...NEED for the scene to be like this. Just talking could've done it justice, and esp saved time (a handful of seconds vs minutes TT0TT)

Like for the climax a scene with THIS SONG needed to happen. But how it comes about is just......it's not it. It's not paced well. Be Our Guest works because Belle knew ALL these chars for a bit. FU worked because the AUDIENCE still recognized these chars from the beginning (and at least KRISTOFF knew who they were). I'm a Star is mostly with random animals and plants that just....happens. TT0TT "Just go with it" no I don't think I want to little rabbit (I feel like a plant/animal said that line but I don't remember which, maybe it was Bambi)

I dunno the set up isn't....great. Wait, it's really just "I have a dream" but.......shittier, like not as well executed. But I have a dream doesn't come outta nowhere, it's set up by Flynn and then executed. The Star just sprinkles some magic dust and it's like "well I guess this is happening."

Tldr; I'm a star isn't well executed even tho it's important to the plot. It needs to be paced better.

Ok other songs (tbh I was eh on the songs but I'm not really liking At all Costs and This Wish).....Welcome to Rosas reminded me a LOT of Encanto's opening and dancing (only thing I was positive towards that movie on). But that dancing is....never brought back? Ok. The framing of the intro song is similar. Exposition through song is ok. (I didn't like F2's Some thing never change but it does catch us up). It's fine.

This is the thanks I get: I liked it when I heard it. Kinda laughable, because of how evil he just....turned into. The king is a real let down ngl, but I already kinda went into my issues with him earlier. I think it's nice he doesn't make them pay rent like wtf let me live there. u_u

At all costs. I........really like this song ngl. It sounds like a love song. The demo even more so (to the point people wondered if it was originally for the King/Queen and/or Asha/Star). Part of me likes the K/Q and Asha/Star duality, but I also........really just like the twisted-ness of King/Asha just singing their own mindset. I dunno I find the idea hauntingly beautiful and is a better villain song for King. Why couldn't King be more evil earlier? It would've been SOOOO GOOD HERE! TT0TT

This Wish: I like it. Was looking forward to this song ngl. Not my most fav song in the world or disney verse, but I like it. I also like the reprise version, they stuck the landing the best they could with that imo. (it's only held back by the other issues of the film). I think I read on TV tropes this song was written first and then a plot made around it? TT0TT I dunno.

The Revolution song I literally forgot of: Probs the most forgettable, like ok sure whatever. At least it wasn't cringy like I'm a star but 8U

Also I JUST found out (after typing most of this) that apparently the song writers were......mostly known for pop songs????? And not musical theater???? Which...ok that makes sense with the whole "when talking isn't enough, you sing. When singing isn't enough, you dance" combined with the thing I read on TV tropes and This Wish..... There wasn't a lot of synergy with how/why some of those song scenes are happening. TT0TT

I mean I'm a basic bitch who likes pop songs don't get me wrong, I'm over here vibbing to This Wish (OG and Reprise) and At All Costs. But Disney did not let those two live up to their full potential ;w; And I believe it's because they......forgot it was a musical and to do more musical theater choices. TT0TT

Thoughts on characters. I don't care for the grandpa/mom ngl. I don't hate them but I don't care. Not a fan of Asha's dad, just.....such a nothing char. Her 7 friends are ok (too many perhaps, put some on the chopping block jalkfdjska). I wish the goat didn't speak (or just sounded cute), or if he did speak in that voice he didn't appear in ALMOST EVERY SCENE (I think Asha/Star duo would've been best). Queen ok, should've been evil. King is ok, should've put him in the over longer tho (and made him more evil from the start).

What could've been: Queen was also suppose to be evil (she should've). Star was gonna be a tumblr Jack Frost esque twink. Disney dropped the ball on that u_u Did he HAVE to exist? Depends on the story (twink or cute star creature, either work it just depends on what the focus is and how you go about it). But the Queen should've been evil.

Oh my thoughts on the meta ending........I.....don't.....it .....didn't make sense? I know people are saying 'oh Disney's just saying it's references! They're backtracking on the extended universe!" and.....like it feels more like references tbh. Like Peter Pan, the guy iirc was an adult (wait of course he has to be an adult, you give your wish away at 18!), he wants to make a plane with the lady. He just looks like Peter Pan. I don't think they are the same Peter. Same with Bambi, OG Bambi isn't a surfer stoner. I think it's just a reference. I think the movie is just too full of references.

"Asha changes race and becomes the fairy god mother to Cindy!" I..dunno.....maybe? She said she'd be ROSAS' fairy god mother....I don't think Cindy takes place anywhere near that. No seaside from that movie iirc. (I mean she can travel but......I dunno)

The only thing I'd buy is Star maybe connecting with Pinocchio or something from across the milkyway. And the sky is the cinematic universe, because I just....can't buy the other refs being part of something greater. So if it's just the sky part.....then 1) it's kinda just pointless tbh cause it doesn't really matter. 2) they wanna be Kingdom Hearts so bad TT0TT I hope KH4 has Wish in it, I'd love to see how that mess will roll. (they can't make it any worse :'D it can only go up from here....esp compared to KH3's Frozen world *sobs* I'll never forgive you KH3 *sobs harder* A game about hearts......and a plot device of a FROZEN HEART YOU COULD'VE EXPANDED YOUR LORE! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH *ugly cries* *coughs* I can see them doing something with your "inner star" and KH hearts tbh >_>)

Anyway I do think it's more references than cinematic universe.

[agrumina]

[Source HHD.

Couldn’t find the source for the penultimate one sorry >_o

Passwords instead are from the wiki

Didn’t put screens of when in Pocket Camp he goes “Do you prefer foxes and raccoons?” because it’s not as cruel + this post is already kinda long]

You know an interesting thing is that while Tom Nook is like “I don’t want to talk about it :\“ Redd the rare times he mentions Nook are most of the time indirectly (he just calls him “raccoon”) and not in nice ways.

Whatever happened between them, it seems Redd thinks he’s in the right (or maybe it’s just a “Grrr he ruins my business >:(“ kind of deal) + he’s salty.

Why do you hate Nook so much dude?!

(Or at least in past games, we don’t know how it’s the relationship between them in NH)

[nerd-of-karasuno]

Hello! This is my first ever request! :3 and I really love how you write Bakugo , and I wanted to ask if you could do a bakugo x reader headcannon where bakugo reacts while watching the reader go ham/ berserk with their powerful quirk during class exercise with robots and totally looking like a bad ass? ;)

Hey! Thank you so much and I really hope you enjoy this. It was really fun writing💕

bakugo dating headcannons

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Bakugo. Is. In. Awe.

He's usually impressed by you

He's seen you fight before of course

But Bakugo has never see you fight like this.

We all know how Bakugo really likes and admires super powerful and strong quirks like All Might's and even if your quirk doesn't have to do anything with super strength or isn't similar All Might's, Bakugo really likes the ways you being training and using it.

It doesn't matter what your quirk is.

You are POWERFUL and you are slaying.

make sure you don't drop your crown while you're taking all the bad guys down.

Kirishima had just pointed out that you were surrounded by robots in a Class 1-A training exercise.

But then- you get all of them

Every single one that was making a circle around you.

This surprises Bakugo so much.

And I'm not saying that he didn't think you could do something so cool

Because he did.

Bakugo believes in you 100%.

He knows you are extremely powerful.

He just wasn't expecting you do something so powerful with your quirk so soon.

He thought it maybe it may take a while for you to practice these moves and get used to them.

You also wreck the robots with such ease that the rest of Class 1-A is very very impressed with you.

Even Aizawa.

Everyone actually is speechless after watching you kick ass.

The first one to speak was actually Kirishima.

Right below this is exactly what he said about you to your classmates who were closest to him, including Bakugo, word for word.

"Dude, that was so manly."

Then everyone else started speaking up

"That was so cool!! You looked amazing!!" - Mina

Bakugo doesn't say anything to you about what you did until you're alone later

but we'll get to that at the end. he doesn't want to say what he really thinks in front of his classmates especially the really nosy ones, you know who I'm talking about.

But Bakugo did say "nice one,"

and maybe he added a nice nickname onto it

or a mean nickname, depending on how long you've dating and your personality lol.

Now, to be completely honest, when Bakugo watches you, there are only two thoughts that go through his head:

The first being you look so cool and badass

and the second is he wants to fight you.

Yes, Bakugo is going to ask to fight you later.

He wants you do to the same thing you did in training against him this time.

Please don't hold back.

Bakugo won't like that.

He really enjoys seeing you make progress in your hero journey and in training your quirk.

Bakugo is so freaking proud of you.

He can't believe he's in love with someone so powerful and cool.

He actually cannot wait to fight actual bad guys along side you.

Yeah, Bakugo doesn't like teaming up with people.

But after that training session, he realizes you will always have his and everyone else's back.

You are capable of so much and he's happy he gets to watch you grow even more powerful then you already are.

When you're finally alone with Bakugo later that night, he tells you his thoughts- not the ones about you two fighting, he'll talk with you about those the next day

Bakugo struggles to get exactly what he wants to say all out, so please be patience with him.

He's still working on his communication skills for you 🥺

But here's just a shortened version of what he told you:

1) the obvious, how absolutely incredible you looked.

2) He's so proud of you.

3) He's looking forward to the days where you two work together and take down villains.

all of these are so sweet, but there's one that stands out the most.

When you started to date, you may have been unsure of how long this relationship would last...

but now Bakugo has given you an answer

and you two couldn't be happier :)

[tainbocuailnge]

Do you have any tips for writing Oberon? I'm struggling getting a handle on him for my fic.

i don't know about writing him because I don't write fic but I can tell you some things I personally find important about his characterisation

oberon may be suicidal but he's not defeatist. in fact he's extremely stubborn and will get back up as many times as it takes until his goal is realized. he wants to die but he absolutely refuses to die on anything but his own terms. oberon doesn't break, not because he was broken from the start or anything but because he's simply too stubborn to have a breaking point. he doesn't stay down, he doesn't get demoralised, he relentlessly keeps working towards his goals. by all means he should be broken from the start what with being a corpse puppeteered by bugs and his very existence being meant to bring an end to all things, he just refuses. he's terrible at staying down because he embodies the will of a land that wants to die but kept on trucking for 14.000 years.

oberon always lies, but his lies aren't just blatant untruths. they're lies because you can't derive meaning from them. he IS capable of saying things that are true, just not in a way where he can make it unambiguously clear that it was true so you're always left wondering just how much of it he meant. you can't believe his words so you have to trust in his actions, because that is where his actual intentions show. vortigern tells guda he killed everyone on the shadow border starting with mash, but he hands them an apple while doing so because he can tell they're tired and haven't eaten in a while. i wouldn't say he's a compulsive liar per se, it's not that he personally struggles to be honest so much as that the world itself conspires to make it impossible for his words to have meaning and he needs to dance around that. oberon chooses his words very carefully, because he is cursed so that anything he says loses meaning.

vortigern is not smooth. sorry to all the simps out there but he will never kabedon you and if he did guda wouldn't blush about it they'd just dunk on him because their whole relationship is rooted in them being able to see through his bullshit. he's not a cool evil king. he's not a hammy villain. he's not a domineering figure. vortigern is a guy in pain who is acting tough by wearing a cloak that's too big for him. his idea of being sexy and evil is unbuttoning the collar of his frilly blouse like he's genuinely just a dude the same way castoria is genuinely just a country girl.

one common misconception i've seen go around is that the welsch fairies brainwashed (?) vortigern into believing he's oberon. this is false, from the start he was both vortigern and oberon and until the end he is both oberon and vortigern. it's bad to think of it as two separate people in a body or something like that too, because all of it is traits that are his own, he just picks and chooses which to emphasize. everyone acts different in different situations, he's just more extreme about it. when he's oberon he's lying about not being vortigern. when he's vortigern he's lying about not being oberon. the guy who wants to destroy the world and the guy who wants to save the world are the same, because the reason he wants to destroy the world is that it was built on the suffering of those who weren't deemed important enough to be saved so if there's a chance to save them after all he's compelled to try it. his true personality lies between those two extremes, and the closest we get to seeing it is the rude oberon that shows up to chaldea after all is said and done. because he's way too stubborn to stay down, so in the end he will always get back up and try to be the fairy king that the bug fairies need him to be again.

[guesspls]

Since Red, Blue, Yellow, all of them have one ep where they play as a villain (AvM Original - AvM Witch - AvM Lucky Block), it's easy to say that Green gonna has one too. But what's he gonna be?

1, AvM - Totem of Undying

Green died the most in all 5 of them, and the Totem of Undying is a saving item in Minecraft. Some theory about the Totem of Undying was about a village get trapped inside the Totem, if Alan follows the theory then maybe Green also getting possession ?

(Have this little old art I used to post on Twitter)

2, AvM - Entity 303/ Null

Idk what to say, but it's just the same to Red. Also possession. I don't think this too much.

3, AvM - Note Block

I- don't think about it actually, but Green was counted as the Antagoist in Note Block ep based on wiki

Maybe he goes supervillain after drinking the poison of musically ? ;)

4, AvM - Purple's betrayed

Purple aready betrays Green, twice. For this work, maybe Purpe trick the CG to abandon Green, leading him to be a villain ? Or maybe he accidentaly kills sth, and blames it on Green ? For this it has 50% work since I don't think Alan gonna make Purple a protagonist anymore.

5, AvA - The Dark Lord

Okay, this is what I want to talk the most. There are lots of similarities between Chosen - Dark relationship and Second - Green relationship. - They becoming friends after touching hand/ shaking hand ( and besides, one of them want to fight the other) - They have the closest bond (can't be sure with Chosen and Dark since Alan didn't say anything but we can easy to believe it) - Green being Good At Everything (Alan confimed :D) can be seen the same as The Chosen One, The Second Coming or The Dark Lord. But this can't be sure since my HC was the name refers to the person, it mean three of them in my HC was also, good at everything. Second, for example, he shows to be good at music (Note Block Battle) , coding + building (Restone Academy), fighting, and his main interests still hasn't been discover. - They also rival with each other, both good and bad way.

There're also 2 thing often happen in a story, replaced and repeated (it sound a bot weird lol). Replaced kinna like how Purple and MT relationship, they both lost sth and the other just fit in the hole that lost. We DO NOT say that Purple replaced Gold, Purple is Purple. But we not gonna talk about Replaced. We talk about Repeated.

Repeated is an action, or stuff that got repeated again in the story. Like Red getting possession twice, in AvM- Original and AvM- The King, or Green getting kill twice in one epison. So I want to say about a repeated in Chosen - Dark action, appiled to Second - Green action.

The thing make this theory not okay is that Green is not the type of guy who is curious, if say in that way, Yellow or Red fit in the role of someone who tries to find A FREAKING DANGEROUS PERSON like The Dark Lord more than Green. For this, Green has to have something that really curious him enough to find Dark by himself, without the color gang and Second.

(and for this to work, Dark also needs to be alive, or at least be a majoy problem in Green's head)

So I really want Green to play the villain role and battle with Second, kinna like best friend turn into enemy. But this has a bit of problem, Green surelly died if he did that :), and I don't think Alan will kill an important role like Green or the CG (if they can't come back)

6, He never be a villain

- DJ like Green (lol, surely not the main reason) - Green is perfect ( I believe) - Okay, We know that Green has been kill by his best friend, twice, has been betray by his friend, twice, and he still forgive them, like dude... - I used to read a comment in AvM 29. The comment says that, Green during the chase asks Purple if he's good or bad. But after seeing Purple's backstory, Green has pushed away both the devil AND the angel. To my HC, Green belived in "Not everyone is all bad". And that the reason why Green, after this epison, is even hard to make him a villain (the eassiest way is only by force, which is getting possession I belived).

Saying all that, but I just gonna left a small conversation between Green and Dark here ;). I have had this in my head for a while now.

Green: Hey... Dark Dark: ? Green: Can I be a villain? Dark: Why did you ask that? Green: I mean.... I don't think I ever being a villain in the story before, or maybe being like, a powerful hero ? I feel like I'm just an average dude, and I feel... Dark: Feel what? stuck or something ? Green: I- Dark: Then maybe when you live long enough, you will understand how stupid you just say. Green: What !?! Dark: Just stop thinking about it kid . Green: Hey you're not answering my question ! Dark: When you glow up more you will know, now quick we losing time, back to training Green : >:< -- Dark : When you live long enough, you will see yourself as a villain.

[bibliosauruswrecks]

*takes a deep breath*

Okay, guess we’re doing this.

I watched The King’s Daughter today.  I should’ve watched it with booze, because I feel like this is the sort of film that can only be enhanced with alcohol.  I’ll know better next time.  This movie is bonkers and boring and wants so badly to be something special, but it just can’t get there.

I am by no means a film critic, and the most I can claim is I was going for a writing degree in college, but I have Opinions, and what else is the internet for than to scream said Opinions into the void.

Let’s start with the plot, which can be summed up as follows:

King Louis XIV of France plans to sacrifice a mermaid during a solar eclipse to gain immortality, but a complication arises when his secret daughter makes friends with it.

Have I lost you yet?

Strap yourselves in, folks, because I’m about to break it down for you in the most rambling, disjointed way I can manage.

(Center, King Louis XIV of France, a.k.a. the Sun King, a.k.a. Majesty, a.k.a. Bourbon, James Bourbon.  To the left is Father La Chaise, the only decent man in Versailles.)

The year is 1684, and King Louis XIV has just survived an assassination attempt.  It doesn’t matter by whom, or why; that’s irrelevant.  The important thing is that Louis has realized he’s mortal and will eventually die, and something must be done about that.

Enter this guy:

Les Goode Docteur suggests sacrificing a mermaid during the upcoming solar eclipse so that Louis might consume its essence and gain immortality.  This is the closest thing we have to an actual villain, although his motivation seems to be For Science! and that’s about it.  All the man needs is a dramatic music cue every time he’s on screen.

Father La Chaise is obviously hesitant about this idea, but doesn’t try to talk anyone out of it.  Don’t worry, he gets better.  Eventually.

But where does one find a mermaid?  In Atlantis, obviously!  And who better to find Atlantis than a random sea captain and his trusty crew?

Captain Qui-Gon is promptly dispatched to find Atlantis and capture a mermaid.  Which he promptly does.

This all happens in the first five minutes, by the way.

This, by itself, is enough plot to go on, but there’s more!  Remember the secret daughter?

Meet Marie-Josephe, King Louis’s secret daughter who was raised in a convent and tormented the nuns, but we don’t actually see any of that, just take our word for it.  She will be referred to as MJ going forward.

MJ has been brought to Versailles for Reasons. They don’t actually matter.  The important thing is that she plays the cello, she doesn’t know Louis is her father, and she can hear the mermaid he’s imprisoned under the fountain in the gardens when it sings.

Naturally, MJ sneaks out at night to the easily-discoverable secret mermaid prison and befriends the mermaid.  And also falls in love with Captain Qui-Gon.

But there’s a spanner in the works in the form of an arranged marriage!

This dude is supposedly The Worst, and marrying him is a fate worse than death.  I’m not sure why.  Sure, he's a prick, but not evil as far as I can tell.  He makes a couple catty remarks, sucks up to the king, and is quickly forgotten about in favor of the Free Willy scheme in the third act.

So, here’s our bonkers plot threads in ascending order of absurdity:

King Louis XIV wants to sacrifice a mermaid during a solar eclipse to gain eternal life (the local priest is only somewhat uncomfortable with this until three-quarters of the way through when he realizes mermaids are sentient, or have souls, or something).

King Louis XIV sends a expedition to search for the Lost City of Atlantis (this is achieved within 30 seconds and is not remarked on again until the end of the film).

King Louis XIV’s daughter has a secret friendship with a mermaid that is Definitely Heterosexual and a secret romance with a sailor that is 100% Not Contrived.

King Louis XIV has a secret illegitimate daughter who was raised by nuns.

Any one of these could’ve been its own film, and we’ve got all four vying for screen time in 90 minutes or less.

Which brings me to the next issue: Pacing and editing.

If a movie could give someone whiplash, this would be it.  There are no scene transitions.  It's just *bam!* We're here! *bam!* Now we're over here! *bam!* Now this is happening! *bam!* Now we're back over here again! 

At the same time, it takes a solid 40 minutes before there’s anything that resembles a conflict, and that’s just MJ breaking her arm and Les Goode Docteur wanting to amputate, which will seriously screw up her cello abilities.  (And apparently Duke Weaselton accused Captain Qui-Gon of stealing something and had him arrested a few years ago.  That’s why they hate each other.)

Jump forward another ten minutes for “MJ, I am your father!  And also you must marry Duke Weaselton tomorrow to save France from bankruptcy.”

But enough about that.  Let’s move on to the mermaid, shall we?  You’ll probably wish we didn’t because... well...

Why would you do this?  Fan Bingbing already has an etherealness to her beauty, so why would you cover her face in CG fish scales?  And why, if you’re gonna go to all that trouble, would you leave her with human hair?  If you’re gonna go full fish-person, you should commit to the aesthetic!  I have thoughts, but I’m also running out of steam, and I haven’t even gotten to the glorious mess that is the costuming.

What the hell is going on here?  I'm not even remotely qualified to call myself a dress historian, but I know damn well this is not 1680s fashion.  Long trousers didn’t come into style until the 1820s.

Let me reiterate: This movie takes place in 1684.  In Versailles.  In the court of Louis the Sun King.  This is the perfect opportunity to go balls-to-the-walls bonkers with the costuming, except they went in the wrong damn direction!

I’m returning to the plot now, because if I linger here any longer I might set something on fire.  Also, I must see this through to the bitter end.

The sudden marriage to Duke Weaselton is nothing more than a convenient plot device to allow MJ to sneak out under the guise of going to confession so she and Captain Qui-Gon can free the mermaid.  How do they know the mermaid is in danger? Because the night before, he and some guy I think is supposed to be his sidekick break into Les Goode Docteur’s office, where his dastardly plans to dissect the mermaid are conveniently laid out on a table to be stolen.  His motivation for this late-night burglary is either never explained, or I missed it.  It’s probably the former.

(There’s also a whole other movie going on with Captain Qui-Gon and his crew.  I want that movie.)

MJ and Captain Qui-Gon reverse the polarity of the water pressure or something so the mermaid can jump the retaining wall and swim to freedom.  This is accompanied by Les Goode Docteur and the least-dynamic fight scene I've ever seen that wasn't supposed to be played for laughs.

Les Goode Docteur shoots Captain Qui-Gon at point blank range, but he’s rescued by the mermaid who heals him before carrying him to safety.  MJ probably drowns Les Goode Docteur, but since this is a family film, we don’t see anything.

There’s a final showdown on the cliffs above the sea between MJ and the King where she calls him out on what a terrible person he is, tells him to choose between her and his immortality, and then jumps to her death.  Obviously, since this is a family film, the King chooses his daughter and allows the mermaid to live, which the she repays by healing MJ.

King Louis learns an important lesson about love, Duke Weaselton is completely forgotten about, and Father La Chaise continues to be the only decent man in Versailles.

Meanwhile, Captain Qui-Gon and MJ reunite, and sail off into the sunset in search of Atlantis, which they find almost immediately and live happily ever after.  I guess.

I also started keeping a tally for gratuitous slow-motion shots.  The final count was 12.

One last thing.

This is Magali, MJ’s lady-in-waiting and first real friend.  She’s a precious bean who deserves the world, her own story, and a politically advantageous marriage to a gentleman who loves and respects her.

TL;DR this movie is a disaster, and I love it.

[asterekmess]

Been seeing you getting hate mail and while I absolutely can't understand why anyone would go to all the trouble to make some one else feel bad... I also kinda really love the discourse on Scott? Like YOUR RANTS oh man. On point. Always. Tbh I tried giving Scott a chance... He is the main char after all... But I was like??? Wtf? That dude does nothing but refute others and does whatever he wants. And this was when I didn't particularly like Stiles either (first time watching Teen Wolf). But then I got to know more of him and like Tony he went asshole to lovable asshole—seriously, Stiles might not be the ‘nicest’ but he tries and his heart is in good place—while Scott is just... self-righteous. Someone pointed out that he sees people as possessions and that irks me too that I can actually see it being true. The dude has literally nothing going on except for being the one that gets bitten. And the Romeo-and-Juliet-esque romance he has.

Okay, okay, where was I going with this?? Right. LOVE YOUR RANTS. People need to understand that Scott not being liked isn't because of his race or anything trivial like it—he just happens to be—but because of his actions. Or inactions, as it were. *remembers the pool scene and Scott saying he's busy and resists the urge to chuck a shoe at him*

Basically, love you, love your work, and love your words! ❤️

I've talked with some friends about it, and our number one issue sort of...boiled down to the hypocrisy of the show? I....sort of rant a lot here, and I would add a Read More, but I can't find the option anymore?? I fucking hate Tumblr. EDIT: I found a post that told me how to do it!

So, since he's the character I focus on the most, let's talk about Stiles' morality. Because, you're right. Stiles is an asshole. He does some fucking awful shit in the first season, and even if he had a Reason to do it, it was still bad. And I still don't like it. But I understand it.

Stiles' lack of shits about what is 'lawful' is literally established in the first ten seconds of the show. He's a sheriff's son who sneaks onto people's roofs in the middle of the night bc they aren't answering his calls, who listens in on his dad's work conversations and is willing to fuck up a crime scene because he's so excited about getting to see a dead body. He doesn't care about laws. He doesn't even care about most basic manners (invasion of privacy much, with having Scott sniff Lydia to see if she liked him?). He's a dickhead, even to the people he cares about sometimes. But personality and morality aren't the same. Stiles' entire actual morality system is based around whatever he needs to do to keep the people he loves safe and happy. Lying to his dad so he doesn't get murdered by hunters? Totally fine. Telling Scott that it was "Jackson's own fault" that Scott attacked him with superstrength and dislocated his shoulder, so Scott doesn't feel like an asshole? That's just best friend duties! He will lie, steal, cheat, and he will kill to keep his loved ones safe (let's not forget this boy threw molotovs at Peter, knowing damn well what they would do to him). We can headcanon all we want about all the different people who are in this group of loved ones, but the list is canonically very short: Scott, his dad, and Lydia. Later on, like, past s3B? It includes Derek. Canonically. Stiles puts his life and the lives of others he cares about on the line while he lies to the matriarch of the Calavera hunter clan, to save Derek Hale. Derek is just canonically a part of that group now, and he fucking knows it bc Stiles is his anchor (that's canon too bb). End of Story, Sterek or no Sterek. It's why we get that insane number of lookbacks when Derek is dying before his evolution. Because Stiles is being forced to choose between two people who are BOTH in his ride-or-die group. He Cannot Pick between Scott and Derek, until Derek begs him to leave.

SO, yes, Stiles does fuckface things, and I don't always agree with what he does, but it is ACCURATE TO HIS CHARACTER. He is morally grey. He NEVER CLAIMS to be pure or good or just or righteous. Stiles knows who he is, and he stays true to himself. And I love him for that.

The same goes for a bunch of other characters! For Peter, who is strikingly similar to Stiles, in that family goes above literally everything. Screw the idea that he was following Derek around waiting for the chance to steal back the Alpha spark. That man put his life on the line (his second life, no less) to get the shit beaten out of him until Derek let him help save Derek's life Again and Again. Family Comes First.

Scott's morality is...confusing as fuck. I thought at first he was similar to Stiles, in that family came first, but...while he's protective of his mother, he also does a lot of stuff that puts her at risk without seeming to care/worry (like leaving Peter alone with her once Stiles hits their car, so he can chase Jackson) (or asking her to come to the high school when he's convinced there's a bomber in it)? Seriously, he's more protective over Allison, than his mother. It's very black and white the rest of the time. Very "this bad" "this good." And if you do "bad" then you are bad forever, while if you do "good" you are only good until you do "bad." The Betas were "good" until they asked for the bite, and then they were "Bad." Derek was "bad" when Scott met him and scared him, so after that, no matter how much "good" he did, he remained "bad." But only when it suits him. Allison is good even when she does bad, because he wants her to be good. Chris is good even though he's done mountains of bad, because of the minuscule amount of good that Scott has seen him do, because Scott wants him to be good. Even DEUCALION is good, despite the crazy CRAZY amount of bad he's done and despite having seen him do NO GOOD, just because Scott wants him to be good. Lying to those closest to you is bad, unless Scott is doing it, and then it's good, because he knows HE is good. Killing people is bad, unless Scott is doing it. Letting villains go is bad, unless Scott is doing it. Biting people is bad, unless Scott is doing it. Protecting family is good even if it requires killing or lying, unless it's not Scott doing it. Revenge for past slights is good, unless it's not SCOTT doing it. And you try to understand it! You try to say, okay, then he's morally grey, got it. He plays with the rules to suit his own morality, whatever. Except that Scott, the other characters, and THE SHOW ITSELF, are all telling you otherwise! They all say that Scott is morally pure. That he is good and righteous and lawful. That he always does the "right" thing, and that when he does "bad" things, it's justified and he had to. THE HEAVENS THEMSELVES say Scott is somehow better or more righteous than the other characters by MAKING HIM AN ALPHA OUT OF NOWHERE. (I'm talking abt canon here, not going into deaton conspiracy theories) It's like....Like in the hate mail response I did, where I pointed out that Every Single Thing people get angry at Derek for doing, Scott did too. Lying, killing (or at least attempting it), attacking innocents, losing his temper, keeping secrets, refusing to work with someone who could help, etc etc etc. Everything Derek has done that is morally "wrong," Scott has also done. And that's okay! Doing a bad thing doesn't make you a bad person, and even if it did, Scott is ALLOWED to be bad! GO FOR IT.

Except that he is sinless. It isn't that he learns from the bad things he does, it's that they aren't treated like bad things in the first place. Because Scott did it, and Scott always does the right thing.

Derek's behavior is reprehensible at times, but the show ADMITS that and frames it as bad. Frames it as him doing a bad thing when he scares Isaac or throws Peter or tells Erica who to date. And that's fine, because Derek is established as not being morally pure.

But SCOTT IS. And because they were so desperate to make him continue being "Pure" they didn't frame the things he did as wrong, or if they did, they absolved him of it immediately, using the exact same reasoning that works for Derek's situations, but this time Actually Accepting it.

He scares Stiles, well it's because he's scared. He throws Isaac, it's because he's upset. He attacks Jackson well it's because Jackson was being a dick. He orders Allison to date Matt, well he had a goal to accomplish. Every reason is treated like a fucking doctor's note that erases the bad things he does.

Being scared, or angry, or retaliating to someone being an asshole, or trying to protect himself, was NEVER a good enough reason for Derek to do ANYTHING "Bad." It was never an acceptable excuse.

IF IT WERE: If the show were making a statement about how fallable people are, how they do bad things, but they do them for a REASON. How people will do wild and terrible things out of fear, and how that doesn't make it less bad, but it makes it understandable, so don't demonize them out of nowhere. If that were the case, I would HAVE BEEN FINE WITH IT.

Scott is held to COMPLETELY different standards than everyone else in the show! And I DON'T mean that people held him to higher ones. They dropped that bar so fucking low. Anything was allowed, and any excuse was good enough.

He made out with a girl who was dating someone else, who his best friend was in love with? It's just the full moon, he's angsty about losing Allison. He ducttapes Liam to a bathtub and starts throwing random phrases at him that he hated Derek for saying to him? He's freaked out! He doesn't know what to do with a bitten wolf! It was an accident! He works with a mass murderer behind people's backs without telling them the whole story? Am I talking about Gerard or Deucalion? Who fucking knows. Either way, it's okay, because he was protecting his family. He plots to murder a cancer patient slowly and painfully by replacing meds that likely included painkillers with mountain ash, and the uses someone else's body to deliver the killing blow, and it's okay because he was just being smart! He was just working ten steps ahead! He was saving his mom and the whole town! Who cares if it DIDN"T WORK?

He walks into his ex-girlfriend's hotel room and scares the SHIT out of her while she's naked and alone in the shower? It was the wolfsbane. It doesn't matter that no one else's impulses included HARASSING someone. He lies to his girlfriend's face about her own life because he doesn't think it's important enough for her to know (who am I talking about, come on, take a guess, which one is it? Allison or Kira? Trick question: it's both). He was just being kind! He didn't want to worry her! He didn't want to make her feel bad! She didn't need to know!

I'm so far off track it's not even funny. My point was that Everything the other characters in the show are demonized for or framed as evil or bad or wrong for doing, Scott is shown to do and it's treated like at minimum a comedy, if not a Perfect Brilliant Strategic Move.

God, fucking hell. I mean, the PARALLELS you see in this show, between Scott and others. The scene of Alexander Argent going to the hotel after being bit? That bit where he pulls his shirt up in the mirror? It's a near PERFECT replica of Scott looking at his bite at Deaton's. They paralleled SCOTT MCCALL with AN ARGENT. Deaton has this whole line in S2 where he's bitching at Derek about "the person you should trust the most doesn't trust you at all" And then seasons later, we have Scott look his best friend in the eye and refuse to trust him, only to get upset later because Stiles doesn't want to work with him anymore and he "lost them." Scott goes running into Derek's house in S1 to accuse him of killing the bus driver, and when he can't get a real response, he EGGS HIM ON by accusing him of Murdering his SISTER, just to get Derek to react. Which is the EXACT same thing Kate did when she showed up and wanted Derek to lose his temper. Scott is CONSTANTLY paralleled with villains and assholes, and constantly does the things that others are persecuted for. But instead of feeling regret or learning something from it, instead of growing AT ALL. Those actions are treated as good. We are told they are righteous. And clever. That they are what heroes do. AND YES: There are parallels between Derek and Stiles' behaviors and villains/morally grey characters! Of course there are!

BUT THEY AREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE THE TRUE ALPHA MAIN CHARACTER. SCOTT IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE GOOD GUY. HE'S NOT SUPPOSED TO MIMIC/EMULATE THE VILLAINS, AND HE'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE REWARDED WHEN HE DOES IT ANYWAY.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again; I understand the urge to think that the Teen Wolf writers did all of this on purpose. That they built Scott up as an unreliable narrator, so that we're forced to come to terms with a protagonist who isn't good, and we watch them fall into a villainous role while thinking all the while they are a hero. That all these parallels are intentional and the writers just couldn't Tell us what was going on bc they didn't have enough power.

And sometimes I play into it. I will lie to myself about Scott being the 'narrator' of the entire show, and that we're seeing it all through his eyes so of course things are biased and conflicting, just so I can actually Enjoy watching it.

But I think it's absolute bullshit that this was done on purpose. It wasn't. The parallels appeared because they Wanted Scott to do the badass things that they had all the villains doing, throwing people and being sneaky and clever, and stopping the bad guy, and they didn't want to deal with the fact that they were having him do bad things. So they just pretended he wasn't and refused to acknowledge that they'd already punished other people for doing the same exact shit, but somehow Scott was getting rewarded. They wanted Scott to be the hero, so they made him the hero, and screw everybody else.

[mettywiththenotes]

Connection and Barriers

Listen listen listen I’m just thinking about art choices and framing and such

And thanks to @dabisdoodles cleaning the cover (thank you so much for doing that and I hope you don’t mind me talking about it), I’ve noticed the background

And how bits of the red and green are in each others space

Especially because a few of those splatterings extend all the way to the character’s side (like the red dot closest to Izuku and the tiny green dot in Shiggy’s red)

Again, here is the same thing on the other side

I really think this choice was made to show connection and involvement

That they are getting more involved with each other; Izuku seeking out Shiggy to help him and Shiggy seeking Izuku out to steal his quirk (and maybe eventually seeking him out for other things)

This cover, overall, just shows so much connection

The hands connecting and overlapping each other, reaching for the other in different yet similar ways

The wonder and recognition in their eyes. If they are looking at each other (which is largely implied), it’s that acknowledgement of the other

“Oh, it’s you again. I know you”

Both of them having capes but also the fact that those capes join in a circle, which really reminds me of yin and yang

Also, if we’re looking at color here, Izuku’s green and yellow with Shiggy’s white and red, yet the background is purely black. Kind of like the image is saying “Yes Shiggy is a Villain and Izuku is a Hero but, beneath those titles, they are just people”

The one thing that isn’t actually connected (not fully anyway) are the hands

Sure, the pinkies and thumbs connect and so do the wrists, but the actual palms aren’t touching. Which, fair, because Shiggy hasn’t been saved yet so there’s no reason for them to be really shown holding hands yet

But the thing is, take a look at what is in the palms

Shiggy has a hole in his, indicating that he has the AFO quirk and therefore is more connected to being a Villain because of his affiliation with AFO

Izuku has his hero suit on, therefore he has his gloves that cause a barrier and prevents skin-on-skin contact. This could also imply that Izuku is more connected to being a Hero and is more affiliated with the Hero side

Both of these things are barriers to actually joining hands

And then, when we look at the original cover again

There’s the title literally causing a barrier between the hands

It’s the whole Hero-Villain Dichotomy again

The titles of Hero and Villain are what’s separating the two. The opposing sides, their loyalties and their ideals are what’s preventing them from meeting in the middle

(Also, there’s the speculation of if the AFO quirk works over clothes. It’s a little ambiguous as to what is happening in this cover, but if Shiggy is reaching to Izuku to take his quirk and Izuku has his gloves on, could that also be seen as preventing something? So the cover could show Shiggy reaching to take OFA and Izuku preventing that by covering his skin? Idk)

But one thing is very certain; this cover is about connection, and I think it’s also about how labels can be a barrier to seeing the real issues underneath

Hell, even the title itself suggests that. “My Hero Academia” is a title showing that the series is about Heroes and Villains, so again, their ideals and chosen sides prevent them from seeing deeper

I mean. Maybe I’m just analysing a little too deeply but... this is what I gathered from that cover

I’m absolutely about to sing praises here because @dabisdoodles​ totally did such a good job cleaning the cover. From the splatters of color to showing how the capes create a circle, they did such a freaking good job! To get all those details from this cluttered original??

Geez. Tbh I wasn’t even sure if there were actually any splatterings of color until I looked closer and saw them (dude how did you even see that?? how good are your eyes??)

Anyway I just really love this cover and the art and aaaaaaaaaaa I’m utterly in love with it

[mingying]

[spoilers] hosplay season 2 ep3 - ikjun/songhwa

I am on cloud nine. 

When I posted my theories about ep 1 two weeks ago, never would I have expected such a huge development to happen 2 episodes after! This episode is what I will describe as Songhwa’s preliminary realisation, and the catalyst for this is told through the perspectives of two people in this episode. 

TL;DR: This is a sign that Ikjun and Songhwa are now positively moving in the direction of endgame!!!

cr: _fever_pitch @ twitter 

This scene made me smile so hard! While Songhwa may have asked Ikjun for dinner because she wanted to ask him about DLL, the fact that she initiated it by literally using Ikjun’s iconic “let’s eat” line, speaks a lot. I love the way Ikjun’s face lighted up in an instant when he realised it’s Songhwa.

What I realised also is that he even invited Junwan to eat with them in the cafeteria - maybe he didn’t want to burden Songhwa since they would be alone? Or maybe he was just trying to protect his own heart, we cannot be too sure but definitely, Ikjun-ah, best boi you, best boi. 

The next scene that comes is definitely one scene that highlights their dynamics as work partners. Other than the fact that Ikjun knew Songhwa was worried over something and asked her to just speak up just by looking at her stirring her food, it seems that Ikjun/Songhwa approach things in a somewhat similar wavelength.

Ikjun points out at once that “we can help them”, to which Songhwa confirms saying that she already told them they could. 

When Ikjun says that it doesn’t matter if the patients do it in a different hospital in Seoul because DLL can still provide financial support - Songhwa replies “I told them that”. 

And when Songhwa said DLL will contact Yulje, because the other university hospitals aren’t willing to take the case, Ikjun agreed and said “good”.

Ugh, I absolutely love their rapport here. It shows understanding and compatibility between two friends who clearly share the same opinions about certain things and I love that they’re working together for DLL.

Ms Songhwa saying this line just shows that she values and trusts Ikjun’s judgement. Just as how she whole heartedly believed him when he told her that a “Villain” is someone who works hard to pay bills (BUAHAHA I can’t wait for her to realise the truth and strangle Ikjun).

Ma’am, why do you look like him as he is leaving like he is your entire world?

Coughs. Moving on!

Heo Seonbin~~ Just like how long have you observed your Professor and her best friend that you’re able to form this sort of conclusion that he always makes her laugh and that he will ‘totally’ do it for her if she asks?

Of course, this whole fake dating thing didn’t materialise because Songhwa isn’t the type to go for that - plus she respects Ikjun’s feelings, I’m sure, so she wouldn’t want to put him in that sort of confusing situation after knowing how he feels for her. 

But I have a strong feeling that this scene is strategically placed for a reason and that is to nudge Songhwa towards the realisation that other people are seeing something special between them despite her insistence many times that they’re just friends. And who is the best to tell her that other than Seonbin, who is practically the closest friend that she has at this point that isn’t part of her gang.

In the previous episode, I posted a theory from a kfan that Ikjun was the one who asked for Seokmin’s favour to scrub in the Violinist’s surgery to ease Songhwa’s burden, and that the strawberry cake Seonbin brought for Songhwa towards the end of the ep, was actually bought by Ikjun. This theory remains as a theory until proven otherwise but I live for the fact that SilverDragon may be the ones playing cupid for their Professor this season. I mean, Songhwa did play cupid for them in S1, right?

Kekeke, now, onto my favourite scene of the episode. Kyuhyung’s cameo as Gyeongjin’s brother! I still cannot believe we got this scene handed to us on a silver platter but dude, it’s a complete parallel to IkSong and I absolutely LIVE for Songhwa’s expressions during Hanyang’s (I’ll just call him that) story telling.

Songhwa drank her coffee twice - girlie probably felt so called out that she was flustered and had to busy her hands with something. That’s human tendency, anyway. And we know from EP 1 that her rejection didn’t address Ikjun’s confession in its entirety. So for Hanyang to say “my answer didn’t make sense,” could very well be what Songhwa had in the back of her mind after her rejection, or what she will now realise moving forward.

“As a man and a woman, not just friends.”

A foreshadow, I hope? Because I am betting that this entire scene will play out in Songhwa’s mind over and over again. He is the catalyst she needs at this point of time to realise that the risk is worth taking.

The best line ever. It’s so simple yet so profound. So realistic, too. Because we know exactly who it is that is capable of making Songhwa feel happy. It’s the one person that always makes her laugh. And what more do you need, honestly?

What struck me, as I’ve mentioned on Twitter, is that the scene could have just ended after Hanyang said this line - that being with his gf makes him happy/great. But instead, we got a follow up question from him in that he quite literally ASKED her straight up, if she had someone like that in her life too.

And...guess who showed up at that very moment? Casually, without any hint of jealousy or envy but just decided to stick a straw into his nose?

cr: milly_v_v @ twitter

And made her laugh...without fail again?

I’m not crying, I swear.

My mind is officially at ease, because it seems that IkSong is definitely now headed towards the right direction. ShinLee really wasn’t joking when he put triple Rainbows during the drive in the tunnel. Triple Rainbow...for three episodes? Kekeke.

I’m thinking that Songhwa may still need one or two more eps to sort out her feelings, but by Ep 6 I’m guessing she will finally take the first step towards a relationship with Ikjun. But hey, I’m always prepared to be surprised in the best ways possible (like this entire scene in Ep3) by ShinLee.

[its-tie-kir-ra]

That’s the other thing, the automatic assumption that Sessrin would someday be a thing feeds into the toxic hetenormative belief that unrelated men and women can never truly be just friends/platonic. If two people of the opposite gender are exceptionally close, it must mean they‘re going to bone someday and the dude wants to get in the girls past. Sessrin becoming “canon” disappointed me not only because of all the problematic and connotations associated with Rin’s age, but it confirmed once that according to the media there can never truly be a close, completely platonic opposite sex bond. Men really are from Mars and Women are from Venus, and I know this because if Rin had been a boy, the concept of a ship between would’ve never even entered Sunrise’s mind, I mean just look how Kohaku is treated with his own bond with Sesshomaru in comparison.

Sesshomaru and Rin’s bond used to be so damn refreshing for me because for once a villainous character was not healed by romantic love but by platonic, and platonic love from the opposite gender yet! But no we just can’t have nice things and Sunrise had to go ahead and even shit on that, thereby retroactively ruining both Sesshomaru and Rin’s characters and the original meaningfulness of their bond in the first place.

People tend to neglect Sesshomaru's relationship with Kohaku. Like Rin is always at the center of attention. And I mean, this does make sense because Rin has been with Sess the longest, but don't forget that Kohaku tried to kill Rin and Sess still let him tag along. Clearly, he saw something in the kid. And Kohaku's relationship with Rin too; the fact that he didn't immediately go "oh my god, Rin's Daughters, your mother was one of my best friends! I miss her!" is one of the biggest plot holes in the whole show and bothered me sooooo much. I wrote it down but it didn't make it in, but give me best friend KohRin at least Sunrise!!! Come on!

And I totally understand what you mean. The only reason I tolerated Sesshomaru (and I mean tolerated, so much of his egotistical bratty "I'm so cool" BS right up until the end had me rolling his eyes, and I didn't give a single crap over whether or not he overcame his father) was because of Rin. Their relationship was the only thing about him I was remotely invested in, so to see it end this way is honestly depressing.

I don't doubt if Rin had been a young woman, maybe Miroku's age, that'd probably be the most popular Sess pairing in the fandom right now. But the fact that Rumiko Takahashi instead went the way of a little baby human child was so wholesome. Like I think you'd have a hard time arguing it wasn't Rin who jumpstarted that process of him becoming a nicer person even though I don't think it's anywhere near done by the end.

Like I said in my video; I don't think he ever took the time to understand why he liked her so much, he just did it and went by instinct. He's like the dad who doesn't want a pet until he gets a pet and suddenly that's his best friend. Literally the "if anything happened to her I would kill everybody in this room and then myself" meme.

And I feel like I've said this a dozen times, but it really goes to show that this show is filled to the brim with lazy, misogynistic tropes that a show like this should be breaking. Their relationship already creates so many complications (for example, how would Sesshomaru handle her growing old, like I'd imagine that would absolutely fuck him up, and you could've honestly just had a whole show about their relationship over the decades with Inukag in the background), but because we needed a uterus to house Sesshomaru's children, and Rin was the closest one they just went "okay, that'll work, it's a man and a uterus." They didn't care about developing Rin, they only cared about her baby-making parts.

It really just goes to say that men only appreciate women for what we can give them, and rarely what we actually think or want.

Like even the fact that they're only really focusing on Towa, Setsuna, and Moroha being "Sesshomaru's and Inuyasha's daughters" is proof enough. Like the idea that Towa and Setsuna would never go "hey, where is our mom" throughout the entire first season without any prompting is absolutely insane to me. Or Kagome is just "Kikyo's reincarnation".

I have a lot of thoughts about the whole "you can't have platonic relationships between men and women in media" because as a bisexual woman, I've often been treated as a bomb about to go off among some of my friends' partners and former dates. I literally narrowed my dating people to pretty much exclusively to sexually fluid people because the others were annoying me so much. Like I've ended friendships over their partners not trusting me, a common experience a lot of bi people share unfortunately.

And this idea is encouraged by a lot of the media we consume, the heteronormative, monogamous, men and women are so different, they can't ever be real friends idea. Like I was listening to a podcast recently where they got into How I Met Your Mother and whether or not the last season was good, and all I could think about was the message that the show pushed was ultimately: marriage or children or both will be what fix you and bring you happiness. Like we can't have Robin be a happily single woman with a thriving career, she needs to mope around and wait for Ted to just come to knock on the door. Barney can only find meaning in his life and treat women with respect once he has had a baby girl. Of course.

Like I won't lie, some of this media I've really enjoyed, like "The F Word" which is about two friends who fall in love, but some of it is just exhausting. I'm watching Seinfield right now and I won't lie, I do think that Eleanor and Jerry would be a cute couple, but I think they're even cuter best friends. And I don't think their relationship is inherently less valuable because they're not in a romantic relationship.

I've thought about this a lot, LOL. This is very rambly.