#I needed more posters like this in my game so this is literally so perfect

[sunkissedscribbles]

Prejudiced - Chapter Eleven

this is only a part of the series, the previous and next chapters can be found here 

a/n: i'm literally in love with this one

word count: 1748

tw: not proofread, maybe swearing? mention of sex, cassie's mental health, usage of alcohol

summary: the yule ball. i don't do spoilers<3

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dividers by @chachachannah

✰ "Can I have this dance?"

Ki and I get ready to the ball together, in her room. I'm messing with the makeup, having no talent for it while she's putting the snake-like belt on her dress. We've done both of our dresses – or at least we bought the dresses themselves, a dark green dress for Ki and a lapis-coloured one for me. But they were so plain like that, and we needed to get our attention off the current conflict with the Slytherin boys that we decided to do something extra. So, I made a slit on her shiny dress on the left and she got two snakes slithering down her arms made from a metal-like, stiff material, the same as it is around the waistline of the dress with some mesh attached to it. My dress is made from a heavier material, the skirt part has two layers so it doesn't hug my body as Kiara's does hers, and we made stars on the top area out of glue rhinestones, and I also made opera gloves out of mesh almost the same shade of blue as the dress.

I can still barely believe what they've done, especially Enzo. But for some reason, Mattheo's behaviour bothers me as well, almost just as much. I might be overreacting but try to look at it with the eyes of girls.

Not that they haven't tried apologizing – they have, but what do they expect after what happened? This is a really messy situation and it didn't necessarily have to get to this point. It was the other day when Ki and I were ready to practically burn everything that reminded us of the boys. She found me in my room, throwing shirt after poster on the floor, but she then joined almost immediately, throwing Theo's spare Quidditch hoodie on the pile on the floor. It was just when I took the necklace I got from Enzo for my birthday off the jewellery rack when the boys interrupted our seance to apologize. Theo started, talking mostly to Ki.

Then Enzo tried, but he didn't quite tell the real reason behind his game. But I haven't even looked at Mattheo, so he hasn't tried apologizing, probably feeling too guilty to.

I look at my reflection in the mirror; my skin looks weird with the foundation on. I don't like it. I can't help my gaze wandering to the sweetheart neckline, the fabric held up by two spaghetti straps on each side. My shoulders still look too broad, I state to myself as a mental note, trying to make it look better by moving my hair around but it doesn't do much. My gaze drops to my arms, my biceps and triceps looking too masculine in this light and I can't help but want to cover up. I should've bought a suit.

"God damn," my gaze shifts to Kiara, taking in her appearance in the mirror. "You're gorgeous," I compliment my best friend. This dress hugs her curves perfectly, and the corset top with the deep cleavage it has only compliments her advances. Not to talk about the belt and the layer of mesh that accentuates her waistline. I can't believe she doesn't see just how beautiful she is.

"I'm nowhere compared to you," she smiles at me, a bit disappointed and I stand up and shake my head.

"Don't compare us. No one's perfect," I sigh, instinctively reaching to fidget with the Cassiopeia necklace around my neck – which I have taken off, I realize. It's up in my dorm, in a box under my bed. As I remember how pissed I was at myself for not getting Enzo anything more, well... expensive I can't help but see the disappointed expression of the boy when he saw it on top of the pile the other week.

As Ki and I just stare at each other, I realize, I should be excited because of the ball, shouldn't I? Like, this entire year is just so intriguing with the Triwizard Tournament and all – but I'm not looking forward to the ball now that I'm practically half an hour away from it; I feel uncomfortable in my skin, want to change into some jeans and a big t-shirt and be left alone. Everyone's gonna be laughing at me. They're gonna talk behind my back.

"I was so excited when we bought the dresses," I mutter.

"Me too," Ki sighs and as she sits down on her bed I follow suit, staring at ourselves in the mirror. The sight's depressing; two girls sitting in their best dresses with displeased and uncomfortable expressions on their faces.

"You haven't thought we'd end up like this, have you?" I mutter and she shakes her head.

"No."

"Wished someone would ask you to the ball?"

Her eyes darken as she nods, "Yeah."

After a few seconds of silent fidgeting, she speaks up again. "Got wine."

"Give me some."

The opening dance is chaos because of the Potter-Patil duo but at least it's fun to giggle at with the alcohol coursing through my veins. I can't help my gaze wandering over to the boys during the night, but I see Enzo vanish at some point. How surprising...

Ki and I somehow end up in the company of Pansy Parkinson, Daphne Greengrass and Millicent Bulstrode, who are insisting on playing truth or dare, and when Pansy dares Kiara to ask Mr Harper for dance is when I lose sight of my best friend because I can't possibly look at her awkwardly and desperately trying her best to convince or bribe our teacher to dance with her when Pansy's neck looks so rippable.

He's just not the perfect match for her.

I stand outside the castle, trying to list off the things I sense as I feel disassociated again. Maybe the loud music, the uncomfortable feeling I have weighing down on me since putting the dress on and feeling like I have to suck my stomach in, or the effects of the wine leaving my body. Or maybe I'm just tired. Overwhelmed, or confused. The problem is, I have too much on my mind and on my heart to even make out what this all is.

I'm slightly panicked because nothing feels real, again. Then there's the thing that no one has asked me for a dance; I've been standing in a corner all evening, sometimes shifting my weight from one leg to the other, or trying to crack my back. Not even the brash Cormac McLaggen has tried to shoot his shot. Maybe I really am invisible – but haven't I been wanting that all this time? For people to forget about me for a bit, to not be the centre of the rumours all the time since I've been friends with Mattheo?

Now I really got it.

And yet again, pretty isn't pretty enough.

"You're gonna catch a cold," a familiar voice speaks up behind me, making me freeze for a second before turning around.

Mattheo looks into my eyes with guilt shining in his, and a hand offered to me. I look down at it with the cold eyes of a mistrustful cat and then back up at his face. For a moment I think he's going to pull his hand back but he proves me wrong, taking a cautious yet definite step towards me. "Can I have this dance?" he asks with a hopeful and gentle tone and it actually feels nice to have him ask me to dance.

I finally nod and he takes my hand with a slight yet victorious smile and leads me back inside the castle and into the Great Hall. I first stiffen up when he places a hand on my waist but then try to calm myself down when his other finds mine and starts to lead me in a slow dance. My heart nearly stops at the thought that I'm actually experiencing this, and I soon get comfortable enough to look Mattheo in the eyes, searching those gorgeous, gorgeous brown irises.

"You look beautiful," he says quietly in a calm yet sincere tone and I don't have to try to believe him. He spins me around and I smile lightly as my hand ends up in the same position in his again after the full 360 degrees of a turn, as if they were designed to be like that, perfectly fitting together. He pulls me closer and his other hand travels onto the small of my back as he speaks truthfully, apologetically, "I was an idiot for making that bet, I know. And I don't expect you to trust me again as much as you have before, but you must know that the thought of taking your Kiara to bed has never ever crossed my mind. I'm not that big of a prick. And I had no idea you were in Enzo's book either."

I listen to what he has to say intently. I know he's telling the truth, and I know I should've listened to him sooner. Let him say what he had.

"All I have to say is that I'm really, really sorry. If I could I'd take it all back and turn time back. Do it differently because our friendship means more than a stupid bet," he pulls me even closer and I rest my chin on his shoulder with a small yet contended smile.

Suddenly, 'Pictures Of You' by The Cure starts playing and I lift my head. I can see the smirk on his lips, even if I don't look at him directly. "This is Muggle music," I frown.

"Yeah, I listen to The Cure," he chuckles and I look back into his eyes.

I smile half-heartedly but my heart yet again seems to skip a beat, "It's your doing, isn't it?"

"Maybe," he grins, but it's not the obnoxious one. It's the one that says 'I admire you' as his eyes shine brighter than a starry night sky, purer than the freshly fallen snow. Now I'm the one pulling him closer as I rest my chin on his shoulder again and my arms slither around his rest around my waist.

We still haven't talked about the kisses we've shared before but maybe it's better left like that for tonight. Because this moment is to be remembered forever. Because it's perfect.

✰ There was nothing in the world that I ever wanted more  Than to feel you deep in my heart

tag list: @inksoakedparchment @mqstermindswift @reys-letters @girllblogging777 @yelanare

[amidst-wonderland]

final fantasy: rebirth {a mess of emotions, not in chronological order}

this is more story-based, so heads-up spoilers below.

“question. does that make me a dumbass?”

not aerith asking about reno

chadley nearly outing cissnei and cloud getting real confrontational about it.

cloud is so much more conversational in this, i felt in remake he was bordering on joker level’s of player-character. he’s a lot more laidback, which is understandable since he didn’t really know anyone but tifa and midgar’s only like what a week long?

the game now feels like an ensemble piece rather an a cloud simulator.

cloud not realising he’s the one loner friend

americans aren’t the best swearers - put to much emphasis on the swear itself but cloud does it so well.

he’s a prickly, backchatting bitch in this game and i love every single second of it. he’s not mopey, stubborn and grumpy. he’s ‘i’m going to actively make myself your problem if you cross me, so don’t.’

barret immitating yuffie?! or, “oh, wow. tell us more.” it’s giving abridged.

yuffie’s little naruto run!

yuffie and cloud’s growing sibling dynamic is the cutest shit. like, he should be be pissed at her but immediately protected her from the captain.

all i hear is priscilla’s dad’s irish accent from abridged when ever someone says her name or, “mr dolphin, ye daft bastard.”

rufus shinra… the man that you are.

every rude and elena scene, just, yes. her with the ice-lolly, the corneo fight, rude’s pub club?! babysitting palmer. (also, they call it the clean-shaven club when rude literally has a beard).

i genuinely thought we were gonna at least get that iconic reno and rude scene outside of gongaga (and as a long-shot a reunion with cissnei - i stand by the fact tseng absolutely knows where she is.)

that final turks training facility was a bitch to find.

don’t get me wrong, yuffie, barret, tifa and red’s trials were sad but aerith’s absolutely wrecked me. like i’ve got a stuffy nose already and i literally couldn’t breathe with the tears.

same with dyne and barret, like what you mean you want me to fight palmer?! i’m sitting here ugly crying about two men who love their daughter and have been through hell and back.

i’d love to see cissnei and leslie get involved with the wutai turk team-up

as much as i love aerti’s ‘improved over og’ friendship. it’s not passing the bechdel test anytime soon.

fuck queen’s blood.

cloud saying “down boy” sir- THE WHIMPERING!

the kids locking yuffie in with the hooded men on the cruise.

nanaki walking in the cabin on two legs fucking kills me. i also caught barret admiring himself in the mirror.

the fact the name tag is, “???” when we can hear yuffie cheering on cloti.

did they kiss?!

so, we finally see loveless and it was everything i ever wanted. genesis, i’m sorry, you were right.

“death doesn’t suit a turk”

cloud jr is too cute and i love my chocobro protagonists

speaking of, i’m in two heads about ffxv. you can see a lot of the inspiration the team got from that game but i think they left out the one thing that made ffxv perfect, which was the constant chatter during traversal

cloud turning on tifa during the gongaga reactor mission is giving the ffxv: omen trailer

i need a tonberry robot for my desk

jessie’s poster! i really thought she’d be alive with biggs

cloud calling gus a prick is when it clicked for me, like cloud’s got bite

i need esther’s red boots

cid is played by j. michael tatum?! sebastian- france- kyouya-

elena stuck in the heat yelling at rude, omg this is the turk moments i love.

as someone who is scottish, i can’t believe i witnessed cait sith tell cissnei to “wheesht”.

not the biggest fan of cissnei’s new colour scheme. would’ve gone with browns, accented gold buckles and mustard yellow personally

wished they’d’ve put in an turk easter egg in her house.

cosmo canyon’s lantern scene is so pretty.

gold-fucking-saucer. woah

sitting at the water tower with aerith felt wrong, and i know that was intentional.

omfg vincent, why he kinda dressed like gyuvin in en garde?

jesus, roche.

still not keen on seph’s voice - mainly because i don’t like tyler and also zack is better but i’m still not keen

symbiote!peter to “OMG GUYSSS HAIIII” is like fucking whiplash. two minutes ago we were crying over harry, now hotels?!

i knew that’s what marlene saw! and now zack knows! i am not okay!

was low-key waiting on elena throwing the keystone to reno to catch for a grand intro but he kinda just appears, and i loved every second of it.

the way both tifa and aerith have had to stop cloud murdering a turk.

cloud with blood by his own hand on his face is such a chilling image. it’s like seeing someone like superman with it.

avalanche versus reno and rude’s fight was giving advent children, like specifically reno and rude’s fight with loz and kazoo. (which i rewatched recently. rude’s face when reno steps on his glasses is the funniest thing in that film, also i can’t unhear fred from scooby-doo when loz speaks even though i know it’s not frank welker - it’s the dude that plays corneo).

[banana-bread-connoisseur]

hi hi! might i request a yugioh match up from you luv? i've been dying looking for more yugioh content!

i hope i'm providing everything needed, if not pls tell me and i can submit again ‼️

> physical description

- black woman with cheek-length locs, black hair, brown eyes, freckles, caramel skin, 5'5", slim-thick physique

> personality description

- she/they who switches between masc/femme presenting; usually resevered and timid, but still friendly; kind, compassionate, forgiving; caring, thoughtful, intuitive; geeks out over things I enjoy, can drone on about them for hours; creative at heart, warm and soft hearted; sensitive, heart on sleeve; driven, determined, loyal; earthy girl meets streetwear meets dark academia (?) aesthetics

> hobbies include

- writing, singing, listening to music, reading, gaming, collecting posters, cooking, watching YouTube, deep dives and analyses, cafe sitting, sunsets/sunrise/moon pic, moodboards

i'm open to both genders! can't wait to see what you come up with 🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾

A/n:Getting my passport renewed today for Morocco:D I can't wait to see my family

I match u up with!!

Joey or tea

But Joey would be the perfect match cuz have you seen the dude?? He's absolutely unhinged and down for anything

I feel like tea would be stretch but I believe she'd might do it if she knows u well enough

But she's still supportive to all her friends

And she'd probably cook a lot with you

She'll listen to all your deep dives of anything

It could be an analysis of shit and she'd listen carefully

He'd be supportive of you and literally any1

He'd call you something with baby

Does not matter what or how ridiculous it is he's still calling u it

You 2 become those crazy theorists because of him or just have a normal analysis

There's no in between with this man😭🙏

When u 2 play video games he rages so bad esp when horror games

Bro literally almost risks his life almost every few episodes

Please go get your mans!!

[rubyreduji]

Talk about your moots; what do you like most about them (could be a paragraph or a single sentence, spread the love!!)

IM FINALLY GETTING AROUDN TO DOING THIS OKAY FDSJAKL

its too long so it's under the cut :') i just have to much love ig

MIKA (@toruro)

my mika...ah...what do i even say about her. tbh i shouldn't say anything because if i talk about why i love mika then you guys will fall in love with her too but she's MINE. jk the real reason is bc if i talked abt how much i love her i will write a whole essay BUT here are few reasons why i love mika: we just click, like i can't even remember how we went from like having one conversation to suddenly talking all the time but i would not have it any other way i love listening to mika's 30 minute voice messages and like she just supports me so much not even in a writing aspect like i can just talk abt my problems and mika will be there for me. she's also SO TALENTED??? like i will always hold her to the highest praise bc she is perfect and amazing in my eyes forever ☆☆ things that remind me of mika: coffee dates, flower fields, pretty trinkets in antique shops

BRIE (@leejihoonownsmyheart)

one of the first moots i ever made and tbh the most important one, she was the only person on this site i talked to for like months and she basically held my hand through the first few months of this blog as i figured out what the fuck i was doing and she has never been anything other than supportive. brie literally is so nice to anyone she interacts with and she just has such a sweet presence, like i love whenever we talk even if it just for a few mintues like brie really is my big sister and i will forever be greatful for her xx ☆☆ things that remind me of brie: friendship bracelets, ice cream on a hot day, blurry candid photos

SAR (@cheolhub)

me and sar's interactions are super sporadic but always so funny and i love how unhinged sar can be like she will be feral over her men and i support that like we don't talk that that much (talk to me more sar djkfsal) but like i know that it will always be such a good time ☆☆ things that remind of me sar: stars (obvi), cool sunglasses, fun wall posters

SAVV (@savventeen)

I LOVE SAVV OH MY GOD i just love talking to him like the vibes are always so chill and like he lets me bounce ideas off of them and it's so nice because i have no clue what i'm doing every and also just his fics are like a giant warm hug and so is his personality ☆☆ things that remind me of savv: pillow forts, running a successful show (theatre kids unite), board game night with your best friends

ELV (@userelv)

I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND LIKE FDJKLDSLA elv is a caratblr legend in my mind like literally friends with everyone, writes the most insane amazing fics, and super unproblematic like i am blessed to be moots with her. i just love seeing her on my feed or in my activity it makes me all giddy and happy AND she tags me in snoopy content >>> taking her out on so many arbys dates fr ☆☆ things that remind me of elv: sunflowers, honey pots, fun photobooth photos

EM (@gyuswhore)

okay so em's whole energy is just the cutest thing every i can't explain it but like literally just makes me so happy whenever we interact like UGH WE SHOULK TALK MORE but also like i just feel like em is so funny i need more of her in my life and like her writing is just so feel good to me i love it so much (also soooo talented at drawing like wtf dfjklsa im obsessed) ☆☆ things that remind me of em: golden hour, late night baking, homemade jewelry

KAI (@lovelyhan)

you guys kai is just so cute and sweet and like fjdsaklf first off their blog theme is always so cute and well put together i love it and their writing???? HOLY SHIT I ASCEND EVERYTIME I READ SMTH FROM THEM but also just in general kai is so sweet and nice to talk to and like you can see that in the way they interact with people on their blog and just how everyone loves them so much (as they should) like i would love to talk to kai more just bc like i want all the good vibes they bring ☆☆ things that remind me of kai: cute novelty stamps, doodles in the margin of your notes, linking pinkies

SALEM (@hoeforcheol)

RAHHH FDSJKLSA so brie is basically the reason why salem and i are moots and its insane because like SALEM IS SO SWEET AND SUPPORTIVE??? we haven't talked in a hot second tbh but like i fr feel like i could talk to them abt anything whenever and wouldn't feel like a bother like it's just a safe feeling around salem i love being moots with her and talking to her and just everything ☆☆ things that remind me of salem: screaming to ur fav song in the car, silly inside jokes, exploring a new city with your best friend

[kitkatopinions]

People really out there acting like the lackluster queer rep isn't tied to the fact that RT is a bigoted piece of shit company huh. Fucking wild lol.

Also really funny how they ignored the fact that you've talked about and reblogged posts about that RT being a bigoted, abusive piece of shit company. What, are you not allowed to talk about one of the multiple ways RT sucks when she's already covered all of the other crap they've done several times over? Do you need a disclaimer on every post that goes over all of RT's crimes?

Actually maybe we're onto something! Maybe you could add a long list of RT's crimes to every post so no one who reads them can escape from being reminded that RT is a vile, morally-bankrupt company that only cares about taking your money. :D Just really rub in that guilt for anyone who's even remotely defending anything RT does!

People will do whatever they can to pretend that 'RT' and 'CRWBY' have absolutely no overlap and that 'RT' and 'RT Higher Ups' has nothing to do with 'RWBY.' Why? Because they personally can't justify supporting RT in any way, they can't justify watching RT made stuff without being critical of it, and they can't justify enjoying something made by and influenced by RT. So they have to pretend that RWBY somewhere is entirely separate and entirely pure and entirely above criticism and that CRWBY is entirely wholly 'Not a part of RT' and that RWBY being on Crunchyroll is proof that watching RWBY doesn't help RT or bad business practices in any way. (btw I personally don't believe that watching or liking RWBY is bad, it's not the exact same thing as Harry Potter, I think talking about and liking RWBY is perfectly fine just so long as you acknowledge that it isn't perfect and are willing to critically analyze it as part of Rooster Teeth.)

And it's really funny because every time I'm like "what about the existence of Miles Luna" every so called progressive anti-rwde RWBY loving fan suddenly just be like

Somehow, me calling out Miles Luna or pointing out how he was the head of animation at Rooster Teeth - aka, a RT Higher Up - for literal years, is something that they just never happen to see, so they can go on pretending that RWBY and RT don't overlap at all.

These people will say I'm being biphobic for pointing out the difference between coding and confirmation despite being a bisexual woman with tons of queer ships who writes queer fanfictions where I make ninety percent of my favorite characters including Blake and Yang openly and unapologetically bisexual and despite the fact that I'm actually actively pushing for more and better queer confirmation... And then when I say "hey by the way remember how Miles Luna told a 'funny' story about how his drunk girlfriend was making out with a friend and he and other guys stood around oogling it because it was just so hot that it made them super turned on and then went on to say that he wasn't threatened by it like he would be if they were men because women didn't have what he had?' They just shut their eyes and put their hands over their ears going "la la la la la" and never once condemn that or even acknowledge it and then will turn around and post on their own blog about how rwde posters are bullying poor helpless progressive Miles Luna for being brave enough to have two women hold hands and look at each other long enough to make fans feel like they might kiss next season.

These people will say that rwde posters are secretly misogynists for saying we want Jaune to be less involved in the show and then when I'm like "hey, do you guys remember when Miles made tweets calling Tifa Lockhart a prostitute for wearing clothes he said were 'somethin' else' and do you remember when he made a youtube video called 'video games for your girlfriends' where he basically said women were too dumb to play hard video games but if you tricked her into thinking she was doing okay at a simple one, maybe she'd jerk you off? And do you remember when people posted pictures of him happily lounging with a body pillow of a then sixteen year old Ruby with the caption 'careful miles, she's still only sixteen' and I think he liked the tweet instead of being like 'what the fuck?' And also I don't know much about it but he apparently made a podccast called 'Fan Service' with Gray Haddock and that doesn't sound super feminist" And they once again just ignore me completely and pretend they didn't see that part of my post and then turn around and be like "well my latest interaction with RWDE has proven that they DOUBLY hate women because they HATE the guy who made the pixels that are named Ruby Rose look like a woman!"

These people will tell me that I don't care enough about RT's controversies and bigotry despite the fact that I've talked about it over and over and reblogged other blogs talking about it over and over (including a post where I told people to be careful to not harass random voice actors and animators demanding answers because the problem was clearly people who were higher up) because I don't post about it all the time without ever mentioning RWBY again (wonder why they want that -_-) but then when I'm like "Hey guys, remember the fact that Miles Luna the person who helped create RWBY and has been like one of the lead writers since RWBY's creation was also a literal Rooster Teeth higher up who was head of animation for years AKA a Rooster Teeth Higher Up," they again just fucking ignore that. And then turn around and post about how RWDE posters don't care enough about animators somehow and how we're being mean to the poor defenseless indefinable 'crwby.'

Anti-rwdes do not give a shit about misogyny, they do not give a shit about queer representation, they do not give a shit about the endless controversies of RT, they do not give a shit about examining the content made by horrible people, they do not give a shit about making sure bigots don't get platformed, they do not give a shit about even acknowledging things that are problematic. They only want the media they like to be considered above criticism so that they can watch it without feeling any bad feelings.

[longroadstonowhere]

okay, after approximately.... seventeen hours? something along those lines (did, you know, have to do the occasional work task and, like, eat and get water obviously), i’m putting down the game for the night - got to a point where i didn’t immediately have an interesting task in front of me and needed to make a stopping point for myself

i’m gonna put a cut here and do some freewheeling thoughts on tears of the kingdom thus far, but generally it suffices to say that i am having a good time

first of all, i’m really glad i played age of calamity somewhat recently, because it gave me little bits of character info that i honestly would’ve completely forgotten without it - namely that teba had a son who was one of the tiny birds in the last game

anyway it really feels like they took the notes/complaints about breath of the wild’s story to heart, cuz god damn is there a healthy amount of story here, especially with them bringing back sages and temples and such - for posterity’s sake, i have completed the wind temple, and am on my way to death mountain for what i assume will be the fire temple; should be interesting to see who the sage is, since we got a little curveball from the ritos not making it teba (so now i’m thinking yunobo or someone else? and the someone else is a little more likely)

okay also for posterity’s sake - i have gotten four glyph memories, which i assume they’re assigned to the glyph and not given in a particular order, so i got the intro one (zonai), the castle, the demon king, and the sword; i’ve also done precisely 1 (one) chasm visit and started my job at the lucky clover, as well as completing enough shrines to get up to eight hearts with enough orbs currently on my person to get something, and i uncovered the demon statue under hyrule, as well

sad they’re not letting me play as zelda, but also love that she is literally an actual part of the imprisoning war from ten thousand years ago, like yup nope the zelda in that mural was in fact the exact same zelda who was critiquing and comparing herself to that perfect image of, it turns out, herself

like fucking hell i just love the character beats there, and hopefully some amount of that gets discussed on screen, cuz damn

oh, right, by the way, if i had a nickel for every time a dead king guided me through a great ____ zone i’d have two nickels - i kid, i kid, i really liked king rauru (which!! king rauru what?!?!? aaaaaaa my zelda lore brain is firing off all the time) bamfing around and actually, like, guiding us? like he doesn’t really quite know more than we do, he’s just more familiar with how the land works and such

... now that i’m thinking about it, though, how the hell did we end up where we did? like i was jokingly complaining to myself about how we were literally just shoved in a random room (on the floor), as opposed to breath of the wild where we were intentionally brought to an advanced piece of restorative technology, but also, rauru didn’t have a corporeal form? how was he able to replace my arm? and how did i get in that room????

guess that’ll be one for the zelda youtubers - oh, wait, right! i was gonna make this joke like fourteen hours ago, but i loved the opening bit where zelda is just like the zelda lore youtubers i watch sometimes, where she’s just excitedly pointing at things and going ‘!!! this is cool! i don’t actually know what’s going on entirely but it’s cool!!!’ like yes, love that for you darling, i will like comment and subscribe every moment you’re on screen doing what you love

let’s see... oh, the gameplay is pretty excellent, even if i keep dying because i’m bad at fighting without all my special powers (and because i couldn’t find a shirt for so damn long, like i know that was just luck probably but still), and the new magic abilities are fascinating - it’s interesting how they’re both more and less expansive than the previous set (like with the attaching things power, you can pick up anything not just metal stuff like you could with magnesis, but without cryonis water is way more terrifying cuz none of the other powers can really do anything about water by themselves)

fav so far is the ‘swim upward through solid objects’ one because ya know i love to climb things, and it’s really fun to have an escape clause on, like, most caves and a lot of other places (i think i used it a fair amount in the wind temple just to get away from dudes)

i haven’t made very many vehicles, because when i make stuff for movement i feel bad about abandoning it out in the wilderness but also sometimes you just gotta cut that corner and jump off the cliff (which, gods, it took so long to get the paraglider and i was so happy when it finally dropped into my hands) - this is how i felt about horses in the first game, although i’ve actually ridden a couple horses around this time

you know what i have done what feels like fifty times? supported president hudson, that’s what - actually it’s a really fun and simple engineering puzzle that i’m glad shows up again and again, but by gods i wanna take addison’s hands and just go ‘why didn’t you guys just make the sign stable to start with??’

it’s been very cool seeing how the world has changed, both with recovery after breath of the wild and with the stuff falling from the sky at the start of this game, although i think what fascinates me the most is that no one’s actually said (or even implied) exactly how long it’s been either since botw ended OR since link and zelda disappeared on their archaeological survey - like i have no idea if link was out for days, weeks, or months honestly (my guess is like three weeks but who knows!)

negative things... not a fan of how often i died, and it took me way longer to figure out how to use the zonai wings than it should have, i wish there’d been a slightly better explanation at some point, and i wish i’d gotten the latest memory i found (the sword one) later in the quest line, cuz it feels very resolution-y and while it’s occasionally fun to get these things as an almost in media res conclusion, in this particular instance i’d rather have just seen it later

the whole geoglyphs concept is super awesome, though, that was a fantastic addition and really rewards the whole flying around the sky thing that this game is really about

can’t wait to get through the rest of the major story beats so i can spend the next few months just dicking around

but first sleep

[professionalscribbler]

One thing I will always appreciate about my ADHD is my ability to abstractly connect things that probably shouldn't connect. These images were probably chosen at random. But I needed a mental puzzle to solve tonight, so here I go! I'm adding/explaining symbolism to all these posters! (More under the cut)

Leo

What is literally happening in the poster: One of Leo's katanas is slicing a pizza in half.

What I know so far: In the teaser trailer, we see Leo has named his katanas Rules and Consequences. This choice lines up with what we know about him so far in the Mutant Mayhem iteration: he has Anxiety For Days, and is definitely the one who is the most future-thinking and worried about consequences.

The pizza has become iconic in the TMNT franchise, representing their fun-loving natures and the more comedic bits of the turtles' lives.

In the latest full trailer, Leo "rats" his brothers out to Splinter, being the one to tell the truth (follow the rules). He also between both trailers is the one almost always on guard, especially in the teaser trailer (e.g. the moment after the ninja star crashes through the watermelon and then the window).

The pizza is being sliced cleanly, yet not perfectly down the middle.

Splinter says Leo has honor.

What I think the poster is symbolizing: I think Leo's katana slicing through the pizza is symbolizing how Leo is having to serve as the brain cell of the turtles, having to reel the other three's fun and games in to make sure they don't get in too much trouble. (this is the most structurally sound point since in the trailer he LITERALLY ruins their fun of going to go get pizza by telling Splinter the truth!) This could give tension between him and the other turtles, due to them potentially seeing him as "no fun" despite him simply wanting to protect his brothers.

Splinter saying Leo has honor matches up with this, as Leo chooses the honorable path by telling Splinter the truth and looking out for his brothers. But with too much honor can come too much rigidness, which can be detrimental to his mental health (the way he reacts to things in the trailers indicates this is already happening).

The fact the pizza is not cut perfectly down the middle, which is something Leo would probably desire due to his anxious, people-pleaser personality, implies an internal conflict of his likely being his desire for being perfect for other people (especially if this Leo is the leader of the team).

On a broader scale, a sword cutting through a pizza can symbolize how violence will permanently alter the normal, carefree world the boys have lived in up to this point.

Raph

What is literally happening in the poster: One of Raph's sais is stabbing a cassette tape in one of its naturally occurring holes.

This one is my favorite because of how much it reveals about Raph!

What I know so far: This Raph definitely still has anger issues, as shown in the latest trailer. However, also in the latest trailer, we see the anger is directed less at his brothers and more at the villains, random objects, etc.

This Raph is also more visibly affectionate and joyful around his brothers (the clip of Mikey jumping on his back and Raph continuing to carry him with a smile lives in my head rent-free).

Raph is also shown to be very capable with various weapons. We see him with a katana, a throwing star, and of course his sais.

Cassette tapes are a very old form of music media, showing people who use them are more nostalgic, set in a certain pattern, or perhaps simply prefer the way music sounds on cassette players.

For those questioning if the movie takes place in a time when cassette players were the only way to get music, Donnie films Raph on a smartphone, Raph says in the full trailer that it's 2023. However, I'll concede to the argument that cassette players are the only type of music the boys may have access to in the sewers (although that one's a stretch too, since again, Donnie has a smartphone with access to the internet). So if someone is using a cassette tape in 2023, it is definitely more of a preference.

Music can say a lot about a person. Obviously I can't tell what type of music is on the cassette right now, as it is a still image of an unlabelled cassette, but the fact that it is colored red is giving me the indication that it belongs to Raph.

Also, cassettes have a very finite amount of space on them, so if Raph got to pick what songs are on the tape (and even if he didn't), whatever songs are on that tape are ones Raph holds very dear.

The sai is going through one of the two holes used for the cassette's connecting to the cassette player. The cassette is not broken.

Splinter says Raph has bravery.

What I think the poster is symbolizing: Oh baby I love this one! The sai is most likely representing Raph's violent tendency as well as his prolific nature with weaponry, and the cassette is representing his more personal, vulnerable side as well as his dedication to what he cares about. Note how the sai was most likely thrown at the cassette, but does not break the cassette. In other words, Raph may still have anger issues and might still be trigger-happy, but at the same time he is not afraid to show his chill, more personable side, not viewing his relationship with his siblings as a weakness. It's two sides of Raph's passion: his fierce and fiery passion for battle and his fierce yet soft passion for his brothers.

THAT BEING SAID, if the sai is pressed into the cassette any further, the cassette WILL break, meaning if Raph does not have at least some control over his anger and his desire for battle, his brothers may physically or emotionally get hurt. (note what happened to Donnie's leg in the teaser trailer)

This lines up with what Splinter tells Raph about having bravery. Raph is very brave, but if his bravery pushes into impulsiveness, someone will get hurt.

Donnie

What is literally happening in the poster: Donnie's bō is propping open a sewer grate.

This one is making me have to take a bit of a leap, so don't be surprised if this one ages like milk.

What I know so far: Donnie may not be the youngest, but judging from his voice (which I love with my whole heart) he hasn't hit puberty yet. This means he could potentially act more childlike than Mikey.

Donnie wears headphones around his neck, and he was the one filming the video of Raph and the watermelon, and he also was the one driving a car, meaning this Donnie will more than likely still be the tech guy (although since the other boys all had phones in the bedroom scene, this may not be as big a deal as in previous iterations).

Donnie still uses a bō, which we also see Splinter using one in the teaser trailer.

The sewer grate has been another iconic emblem of TMNT, since they usually are living in the sewers.

To prop something open usually implies needing to go back and forth through that place, but it also implies welcoming someone inside a place.

Donnie is fascinated by Superfly and his crew, stating he can't believe there are other mutants.

Splinter says Donnie has wisdom.

There's a scene where government agents are prepping guns and running towards something, then it cuts to the turtles looking beaten up, implying the agents (Bishop?) might be the cause.

What I think the poster is symbolizing: I think this poster might be implying Donnie might be a bit of a homebody, taking after Splinter a bit. He uses the bō like Splinter does (or at least tolerates using it if Splinter assigned him to it), and his tech orientation would have him wanting to stay at the home base a bit more. Not to say Donnie doesn't like going on adventures, but rather he may have the most growing up to do out of all the boys (sure, Raph probably had the idea of doing the watermelon tricks, but who added to that by filming it?). And with Splinter saying he has wisdom, perhaps he sees untapped potential in Donnie's intellect, a way he sees Donnie can grow.

I also think his bō propping open the sewer entrance means he might be more accepting of Superfly and his crew when they first meet, which we can already see happening a bit in the main trailer when Donnie reacts to Superfly in awe. It might also be foreshadowing that he accidentally leaves the base vulnerable for the government agents (Bishop???) to sneak in when the turtles try to flee.

Mikey

What is literally happening: one of Mikey's nunchucks is hanging on a telephone line, with a pair of tennis shoes hanging on another telephone line in the background.

This is the one that made me want to write this post. It is the most visually busy and also the most fascinating to me! Why the shoes? Why the telephone lines? My interest was piqued.

What I know so far: This Mikey is described by Splinter in the full trailer as "having heart".

There is a BEAUTIFUL shot in this trailer in which Mikey's standing in front of sewer grates in a way that makes it look like he's behind bars, in a cage.

His nunchuck has two stickers, one being THE 1987 ITERATION OF THE TURTLES (I think, my eyeballs aren't working well right now) and the other being a slice of pizza.

Judging by his voice, Mikey has hit puberty, meaning this Mikey may act a little less childlike than in previous iterations.

Mikey asks his brothers about what they would do if they weren't so different from the general population.

Shoes can symbolize durability, as they help protect your feet from the various terrain types you can come across in life. They also can represent freedom, such as the freedom to walk wherever you want.

Telephone lines can symbolize communication, and they are also a motif in the trailers, due to the boys using them to travel several times, as well as telephone lines being at about the same height as several buildings we see them traversing.

The shoes are tied to the telephone line.

What I think the poster is symbolizing: Firstly, the easiest point now is the sticker I noticed literally while writing this. Mikey's nunchuck having a pizza slice sticker indicates that Mikey is still the carefree fun-having heart we know from previous iterations.

The shoes and nunchuck on the telephone line symbolize Mikey's desire for freedom on the surface (where you see telephone lines). Sure, he gets to see them when he and his brothers are traversing the city, but he wants to not have to travel on the lines, he wants to travel under the lines, on the street like normal humans. He's starting to feel trapped in the lifestyle living in the shadows has to offer him.

The durability of the shoes may reference Mikey's durability as the heart of the team. He is always smiling, and he communicates the best he can (note his asking Leo what happened to Donnie's leg in the teaser).

Splinter calling Mikey the heart combined with his hitting puberty earlier than we'd have expected could mean Mikey's growth aspect will be his maturing as the heart. His care for the others will grow, and perhaps he will realize that as long as he's accepted by his brothers, he doesn't need to worry about what anyone else thinks.

I may have more thoughts to add later, but I'm getting tired, so that's it for now! If you read this far, thank you so much! Hope you enjoyed!

[lemon-plort]

[ FFVII Demo thoughts below :) ]

Dumping all my first impressions here now that I've sat on it for a bit

PROS

This is probably going to be a bit of a mess bc there's just so much I love about this franchise...

Starting off obvious, the music oh my god. Nobuo Uematsu smashed it out but that was to be expected.

I absolutely adore how they explored Cloud's recollection of events from his pov!! Zack's mannerisms and personality showing through while the real Cloud stayed in the background and kept mostly silent (especially around Tifa). It was cool to see, and I think they did a great job blending cloud's perspective with what actually happened. It felt believable that Cloud could recall everything the way he did and seeing how his mind mended or flat out ignored the gaps and inconsistencies was perfect.

Speaking of, the method they chose to retell it. I'm so glad they opted for more of a story around a campfire kind of approach than just showing us through flashbacks. The added dialogue from Barret, Tifa and Aerith was the cherry on top.

Loved the choice system

I've seen others mention it too but how they aren't afraid to keep things a little silly :)) Cloud stuffing his mouth with those sandwiches, butchering Tifa's theme on the piano and stretching with the exercise class were great little moments and I can't wait to see more.

Sephiroth. He honestly deserves multiple bullet points. I LOVE how we got to see more of his personality pre-nibelheim disaster. His banter and expressions were such a welcome addition since I feel they never expanded on it nearly enough in crisis core! He looked genuinely upset after losing the other Shinra trooper and the amount of expression purely in his eyes during and just before the disaster- *chefs kiss*

The small details around the environment, I spent a good chunk of the time just getting in the camera mode and zooming into all the pictures Tifa had around her room or the posters in the general store and inn.

How realistic the physics were for those mako purifiers?? It made me feel like I was back hauling around road cases

Screw it he is getting more points. I need to mention his hair and boots. I couldn't stop looking at them, they were so nicely rendered...

Expanding on that everything was tbh. The fabric of Cloud's pants looks so so soft (they were looking a bit rough in remake) and all the detailing on the buster sword and metal like Tifa's gloves. I could spend hours just zooming into every little detail and texture.

I also think they nailed Cloud and Tifa's models. They both clearly look like themselves even though they're younger which I feel some games struggle with.

More Sephiroth points soz- his model was just so accurate. There were shots where his silhouette literally looked like his original art, it was so satisfying to see.

The use of the L2 R2 buttons. Idk the proper name for the feature but when they make it physically harder to press. I feel they used it sparingly which made it more effective. That scene especially with Cloud crawling towards Sephiroth...oh my god chills. It gave me the same sense of immersion like the end of Crisis Core during Zack's final stand.

More on the immersion. How they differentiated between Sephiroth and "Cloud's" skill levels by allowing Sephiroth to cast the higher level spells from the get go.

Combo moves!! One of my favourite features in FFXV so to see it translated here was great

Just going to make a general point for the atmosphere, environment, voice acting, enemy design etc. bc otherwise I'll be here forever.

Though the scene with Sephiroth cutting down all the tubes has to get a special mention. The pure disdain in his voice towards Hojo was done super well.

CONS

Some of these might be a little nitpicky since I really don't have much to complain about

I found some of the dialogue to be a little clunky at times, like the characters weren't given enough time to say their line before the camera changes. This is probably just a translation issue though and really doesn't bother me that much

Not the biggest fan of the white interface for your spells n shit. It feels like it sticks out a lot more than the blue and not in a good way.

I think I just generally prefer remakes UI (except the pause screen, I enjoy getting to see their models rather than the still images we had before)

Moving around the map is a bit clunkier than I would've hoped. The inside areas were better but outside felt choppy at times.

the storage space....

MISC.

I find it generally funny how they completely skipped over any mention of gackt Genesis. Like it makes sense but as someone with no real hatred towards him like a lot of fans have, it came across like square enix was shoving him in a box and hoping no one brings it up lolol

surprised to see we're getting a demo update too, the Junon demo? curious to see what they'll cover in that

Overall though I'm absolutely buzzing. February 29th can't get here soon enough :)))

[keefwho]

September 13 - 2023 Wednesday

9:03am

I'm having the thought that I won't be able to focus on work today since I'm not streaming. I'm having the thought that I keep making things weird with people and thats a form of pushing them away. I'm having the thought that I won't be able to figure out what it is about myself that makes me believe I'm so unlovable. I'm having the thought that nothing I do today can make me feel better and lighten up.

11:00pm

This morning was the same breakfast as yesterday which was lovely. I watched the second episode of the Mia and Me show, it's pretty bad but I'm still intrigued by it. Something about it feels cozy in a way, something about it gives me PS2 vibes.

I didn't stream today, I tried to do my work alone. I did just about as bad a job as yesterday in the sense that I wasted a lot of time goofing off even though I did get it all done within the time frame I absolutely needed to. I want to get better about conforming to my schedule when conditions aren't favorable. I can do it fine if everything is perfect. I figure part of being mature means you can't wait for just the right conditions for everything. I mowed the lawn real good before lunch and also split some wood. It's one of my weekly workouts until it all gets split.

Lunch was beef stew with pasta in it. I played some HOI4 pony mod and watched some Chris Chan documentary. When work time came around I told myself I'd be better about it than I was earlier in the day and I was. I did the request and moved onto personal stuff, getting it done with much less time wasted than before. I had meant to make up for the 20 minutes I missed on commissions but I didn't do that. After work I booted up Starfield and spent an ungodly amount of time in the ship editor just to get basically nowhere. I might stick to premade ships unless I get some inspiration to build my own.

I had asked Daisy if she wanted to do something new and interesting this evening which she agreed to. When the time came to hang out we both didn't know what to do. I was down to pick literally anything as long as we've never done it or hadn't for awhile. I have the bad habit of not being able to settle on anything when I know any choice would be fine as long as I stuck to it. She seems to have the same trouble figuring out what to do sometimes. I want to overcome this so I can not only stop being bored but so I can also maybe be a sort of activity leader for those that are also stuck. Sometimes all it takes is that one person who takes the leap into doing literally anything to kickstart others.

We ended up searching around Roblox for a little bit and peaked into this horse game that we determined was pretty bad. In hindsight I wish I had tried to do some actual RP of sorts, that would have been new and interesting. I think I was too afraid to try at the time or wondered if I could even keep up with something like that. She also showed me some EPCOT posters on pinterest before she headed upstairs where we played Sky briefly. She was super tired and went to sleep while I played more Starfield which felt very cozy. It's not often I commit my attention to something like I did with Starfield tonight.

Tonight I was noticing how I try to conserve energy a lot and also try to do things in the laziest way possible while calling it "efficient". I guess in some ways it is but I was thinking about the value in deliberately putting no cap on my energy use for the sake of doing everything to the best of my ability. It also helps to keep me from overthinking because it demands a lot of mental process as well.

Today I had also forgotten all about focusing on what I'm working for rather than what I'm working against. It was helping a lot to keep my eyes on the prize but I forgot that already. Perhaps tomorrow I'll remember.

A good thing I did today was committing my attention to Starfield in my free time. I really got invested and it felt nice. Also the commitment I had to making something fresh happen tonight even if it didn't completely work out.

[sweetmage]

#ANDERS WAS RIGHT#ironically enough Cullen is the only advisor who offers the option to support guard captain Aveline to resist Sebastian's forces#If I remember right Leliana's option is to support Sebastian and Josephine's is to diplomatically stay out of the conflict entirely#This has been said many times but you're totally right OP#DAI did Anders so dirty#They used him as an escape goat for the conflict that was brewing way before he exploded Kirkwall's Chantry#And decided to focus solely on the collateral damage to avoid discussing the social issues that expand beyond the mage rebellion#The Orlesians Chantry exerting power through force and by controlling the collective discourse against mages using superstition#Meredith stalling the process for electing a new viscount in Kirkwall and turning the city into a military state#The tranquil being used as the Circles' main source of income#...#Anyway#Fuck the Chantry

YES, YOU GET ME!

I too was surprised about Cullen. My last DAI playthrough was a nobleman from Starkhaven who was making some very questionable choices due his background but was also making some very questionable choices due to romancing Cullen so that threw him for a bit of a loop😅 Anyway, my only guess is that maybe they did that because Cullen was actually there at the time, though it's really hard for me to believe Leliana and Josephine were so chill about it compared to other war table missions? Plus, being present on the scene didn't exactly change other people's opinions (re: Hawke and Varric) so idk 😅 I like DAI but I think there was so much missed potential there in regard to the narrative setup in the first two games. I also felt like choices had more impact in those ones. Of course, I personally sided with the mages through and through in DA2, but there was a wider variety of opinions portrayed and the dialogue choices you made had more interpersonal effects and some people's opinions could even be swayed. I felt the need to consider my choices more carefully and I felt it even more when I did something my companions didn't approve of. Doing a mage route felt very powerful to me! Like I was going against the grain and truly standing up to an oppressive system in spite of opposition from friends, NPCs, and the chantry. Of course it wasn't a perfect game and still took a middle ground in places where there really shouldn't have been any middle ground (like the ending, for example), but in comparison, I think it did better. DAI literally put you in the highest position of power a DA protagonist has ever been and provided you with the ability to choose sides in what should have been a big, impactful, and visible way, yet I felt less like a lot of my choices mattered than ever. Of course, I understand this is a game with a scripted narrative and it's not possible for every single choice to have a huge result, but I at least wish the surrounding world held more nuance and that the opinions of your companions were more varied and opposing like the DA2 cast. I felt like many opinions (companions, advisors, or otherwise) only ranged from "support the chantry/mages are dangerous!" to "well, this situation kinda sucks but what can ya do? I want no part in it." and there was a very strong "BOTH SIDES ARE BAD!!!" sentiment that I felt really didn't address what they had set up in DA2. Anders was unfortunately caught in the crossfire and made the poster child of "mages are bad." Yet despite that sentiment, there also isn't as big of a negative reaction as you would expect to siding with the mages, being a mage, etc. save for a few inconsequential lines of dialogue here and there, or companions approving or disapproving but not really commenting on it. It's like they just didn't want to touch or address the established issue at all. When I play DAI I end up muting my TV and making up a lot of dialogue in my head. I want my mage/mage supporting protagonists (and non-human protags too!) to be able to put their foot down in the face of people who are spouting chantry propaganda to their face. I want them to face opposition head-on and still find the strength to do what they think is right, accepting whatever consequences might come from it because they have the power to change things for the better even if it makes some enemies along the way. I don't want to make all sides happy and appease oppressors at the war table just to maintain their image. I want my mage opposing protags to feel the weight of their actions outside a few little "[character] disapproves" on the side of the screen when they make a mistep or commit an outright atrocity. I don't want the world patting them on the back for being a good inquisitor who doesn't fall too far out of line. And what happened to companions leaving when they get tired of your actions?

This got really off-topic, but yeah, I think the in-game Anders slander is just a symptom of a wider narrative issue. Perhaps they thought the prior game (which, as I hear, was not positively received at the time) was too black and white and severely overcorrected when making DAI. Whatever the case, I do hope the next game is better in this regard and addresses those things more carefully, but we shall see! I really do love this game and this series, but that makes me want better things from it all the more!

I was talking to my friend about DAI's treatment of Anders the other day and how it drives me INSANE. This game is SO cruel and uncharitable to him! Firstly, the only time we EVER see his manifesto in canon (as far as I know) is in the house of a crazed murderer with a pile of bodies in his basement. Every single mention is placing the blame firmly on his shoulders. I know some people subscribe to the "Varric is distancing himself from their actions for his/their safety" which I subscribe to as well simply for my own sanity, but it does sometimes become hard to swallow when it's been revealed that (assuming you romanced him) he knew where Hawke and Anders were the entire time yet he continues to let others trash Anders while he chimes, etc. And I DO understand and sympathize with Varric in a way, Kirkwall was his home and when the war broke out there was mass death and destruction and he had to leave. Anders did play a role in that, but he only sped up the process, he was not the root cause and they were heading that direction anyway. Also, he saw Meritdith's red lyrium nonsense firsthand, he saw the cruelty that preceded it, and everything she did aligned with what Anders was so concerned about. The Thedas-wide fighting is not "blondie's mess". I originally had my imported Hawke set to "supported Anders" but I had to change it to "didn't support Anders" in my next playthrough because the supportive Hawke straight up calls him a "monster" so I found the alternative to somehow be the lesser of two evils. In the end, I guess that's more accurate to my Hawke anyway because he was upset that Anders went behind his back and didn't tell him first, he would have liked the time to prepare for the aftermath and all that. But yeah, the "I don't know if there ever was an Anders" from a conflicted but still loyal Hawke is easier for me to roll my eyes and ignore than "he wasn't a hero or a monster, maybe he was both" from a supportive Hawke. But ugh, I digress... As for the other main characters, I do understand that none of them knew Anders personally, they only know him from the big action he took with the chantry and nothing more. So I think it makes sense that they don't necessarily have a favorable view of him, some of them seem rather confused if anything. Not to mention a lot of them did not personally endure the circumstances that led Anders to do what he did. But I really would have loved for there to be more NPCs that supported him, especially when DA2 introduced "The Resolutionists" who seem to align pretty damn well with Anders.

And we got a character that supported Loghain which is a 10+ year old topic but not a single one that supported Anders who seems to be a hot-button issue atm? At the very least, I wish there were at least some people that questioned the whole "Anders did this, this is all his fault" narrative (especially once DAI itself revealed that the war did not, in fact, start because of Anders) or at least SOME differing opinions on him?? As far as I can tell, the only person who has been remotely charitable to him is Solas in this conversation (the thing my friend sent me that got me talking about it):

And the only other mention I could find of people that may have supported him is in the Annexing Kirkwall wartable mission where Sebastian mentions "Anders's associates" who he believes might know where he is. But then again, this is coming from the man who wants to march on a city of innocents for to find a man who probably isn't even there so should be taken with a huge grain of salt.

FWIW I now play with the mod that makes Aiding Kirkwall trigger every time because it better aligns with my HCs for Seb and I will never in my life kill Anders so... I actually like Sebastian even though I don't agree with him most of the time. I get his immediate hurt and betrayal at the end of DA2 because he effectively lost his family again, but I'd like to after 3 whole years of being prince he'd have cooled down enough to uhhh... not march on a bunch of innocents??? Which seems very antithetical to his character and development in DA2?? Annexing Kirkwall is silly, so I do not see it. But I digress, this is an Anders post!!

Anyway, I know I am not saying anything that hasn't been said to death by this point. I love each and every DA companion in their own way, regardless of whether or not I agree with them. But I feel like this is less an issue with them and more an issue with how the writers chose to frame the narrative. I do have to wonder if the fact that so many people hated and were averse to Anders made them think that this is what the people wanted. I have quite a few issues with Anders's writing and handling in DA2 as well, don't get me wrong, but at the very least I enjoyed the ability to support him all the way through.

[honestlywrites]

Pom-Poms and Pseudodragons | Eddie Munson x Reader (Part Two)

Summary: After realizing you don’t have dice, Eddie comes knocking on your window and takes you on an adventure. There, you begin to realize that your feelings for Eddie may extend past platonic. The rest of the week passes and you finally get to play D&D with Hellfire Club, but they may not be as welcoming as Eddie insists. 

T/W: References to drugs. Slight bullying. No spoilers for Season 4. Reader is gender neutral. 

A/N: I did it! On my break between work--hope you enjoy! Shoutout to my beta reader @blackjeanbabyy Crossposted on AO3!

Part One | Masterlist

With everything squared away and your first D&D session a week away, your weekend was pretty much spent working on homework and enjoying time away from school. That is until you hear a knock on your window on a lovely Sunday afternoon. You write it off as nothing, perhaps the wind or another natural factor–until it happens three more times. Now, you live in a two-story house in the affluent suburbs of Hawkins so to look out and see Eddie Munson with pebbles in hand is quite a sight.

Pushing up the window, you stick your body out, leaning on the window's ledge.

“What are you doing here?” you were lucky that your parents were out having lunch with some friends, but it was still a bit nerve-wracking for him to have shown up out of nowhere.

“I realized that you don’t have dice!” he calls out from below, a hand cupped around his mouth to amplify his voice. 

“Yeah, I know! I just assumed that I’d borrow some from you or one of the boys,” you state, looking down at him. He’s wearing a Metallica shirt today and just the leather jacket. His hair is as messy as ever, but it looks a little better–almost like he raked his fingers through just to look a little more put together. 

“You can’t! It’s forbidden,” he insists. “But I can drive you to the game store and we can pick some out.”

“No, it’s not forbidden. I literally just used your big ass bag of dice to roll my character stats,” you roll your eyes, wondering why he drove all the way up just to tell you to buy dice. Though, it was a little endearing to think that he thought of you and decided to make the trek rather than just letting you fall victim to superstition.

“It’s different! You need dice because it’s your first character, and your first character is special,” he huffs, seeming more and more impatient by the second.

“I feel like there’s a joke in there, I just can’t find it,” you state and smile cheekily.

“You know what? I’m coming up there,” he marches forward through the grass and instantly begins to climb up the side of your house with the aid of the downspout. It creaks under his weight and you wince at the idea of him falling off and damaging both the house and himself. 

“Eddie, get down! You’ll break your leg,” you shout, hearing him huff and puff as he crests over the side of the roofing, digging his ring-covered fingers into shingles. You watch him pull himself up with determination, his tongue sticking out in concentration. 

“I can’t get down, sweetheart. You’ve forced my hand,” he grunts out and pulls himself over the side, getting a foot down and standing up right in front of your window. “Now, you have to come to the game store with me and get dice. It’s only right that your first time is perfect.”

He winks and you can’t help but flush at his choice of words.

“You’re so lucky my parents aren’t here or they would have made a racket,” you mutter, standing back from the window to allow him to crawl through. He sticks his legs through and slides in, grunting when he hits the carpeted floor. Your room is nothing special, with a couple of medals hanging and a hefty amount of band posters. Most notably, Fleetwood Mac and Metallica. 

“I haven’t done that in a long time,” he huffs, looking around at your room from his seat on the floor. “Seafoam green?”

“It was a phase, okay. And I still haven’t said yes to the game store. It just seems so unnecessary, I mean, what if I hate playing and I never play again?” you ask, plopping down on your bed and crossing your arms. You refused to give in, mostly because you didn’t want him to win. Or perhaps you didn’t want him to leave just yet. He was in your room, it was like a teen’s wet dream but also simultaneously the most embarrassing thing to have someone in your childhood bedroom. 

“Then I will steal the dice from you and my collection grows ever larger, but I would never let that happen,” he gazes up at you with his big brown doe eyes and you feel your composure crack ever so slightly. “I’m gonna do my best to make sure that your first session is the best time you’ve ever had, even if it means kicking every one of those meat heads out of the room.” 

“That’s so unnecessary, I’d feel terrible and they’d all hate me!” 

“They’re going to be so distracted by the fact that you’re a hot cheerleader that they won’t even stop to care,” he says and you feel your heart quicken in your chest, your hands clasping to stop them from shaking ever so slightly.

“You think I’m hot?” you ask, raising your eyebrows to egg him on.

“I may have failed senior year twice, but I’m not blind,” Eddie remarks and leans against your bedroom wall, staring up at you in a way you’d never even imagined. There’s a thick cloud of silence as you make up your mind, turning to your piggy bank with some saved-up money. It was childish, perhaps, but it did the job

“How much should I bring?”

After you pull Eddie through your house, refusing to let him stare at any embarrassing photos of you, the two of you pile into his van and make your way to the closest game store. Unfortunately, or fortunately, for you, the closest game store happens to be thirty minutes away in Anderson so the car ride is full of loud metal music as the van crests down the highway. 

Once again, you find yourself in the passenger seat of his car, enveloped in the smell and feel of everything that made Eddie, Eddie. It was odd, how quickly he made a space for himself in your small circle of people, but then again you didn’t really have a circle. Every friendship before his had never felt truly whole because there was always a part that felt fake. And yet, Eddie is so entirely real and wholly true to himself. There’s not a moment when he makes fun of your interests or treats your newly budding relationship as transactional. It’s nice. 

After getting off at the first Anderson exit and driving down a slightly desolate road, you find yourself in front of a larger building with a sign that says ‘Game Kastle.’ It’s connected to an arcade that is absolutely full to the brim with teenagers, but Eddie strolls up to the glass door, holding it open for you.

“I am so glad this place is real otherwise I was sure you were going to murder me,” you state, looking forward at the rows and rows of games and gaming materials. “It smells like an armpit in here.”

“That’s the sweet smell of pure excitement,” he inhales deeply, causing you to grimace at his reaction. He’s completely unphased. 

“C’mon, the dice display is this way,” he leads you over to a glass case where there are rows and rows of dice on display in little boxes. It’s all illuminated like a prize counter at the arcade and you look over the varying designs. There are dice in every single color and you can’t help but press your nose to the glass in trying to get a better look. 

“It’s beautiful, isn’t it?” Eddie whispers next to you and you can tell by the tone of this voice that he’s smirking at you victoriously.

“It’s something, alright,” you tell him, overwhelmed by the selection. “How do I know which one is the right one?” 

“I like to choose a color, usually. I haven’t played a character in so long, but the colors are a big one. Especially if you match the color to the outfit of your character, then it’s extra special,” he leans against the counter as you look over, your eyes wide. 

“Oh god, I didn’t even think about what they would wear,” you watch him tilt his head back and laugh, shaking his head.

“It’s a good thing you’re thinking about it now, then,” he states. You turn back and stare deeply down at the dice. After about ten minutes of deliberation and Eddie walking off to find something, you decide on a deep green set that was neutral enough but also fits in with the type of cleric you would be playing. 

The person behind the counter grabs it and rings it up for you as Eddie returns to your side, a couple of other things in hand.

“Did you figure out what your cleric would be wearing?” he asks, holding his loot behind his back.

“Yes, I settled on a deep green cloak that would match my forest green dice. My cleric also wears a lovely white shirt that is loose-fitting for fighting and some comfortable dark pants,” holding it out, Eddie inspects the dice in your hands and nods approvingly. You smile with pride, those hours at his trailer had to have paid off in some way

“Perfect, now can you go outside and start the van for me? I’ll be out in a second.”

He holds out his keys, waiting to drop them into your hand.

“Why?” you ask, narrowing your eyes.

“No reason,” he shrugs and shakes his head.

“You’re a terrible liar, Eddie Munson,” you state, standing your ground. 

“It’s a surprise, now run off before you ruin it. Or else I’ll kill your character,” he taunts, a smile growing on his face.

“You wouldn’t dare,” leaning in, the two of you engage in a pseudo-staring contest for a moment before someone interrupts the two of you.

“I’m sorry, you’re holding up the line,” the cashier says monotonously, staringat the two of you awkwardly. He breaks the facade, causing you and Eddie to separate quickly after you grab his keys.

“I’ll wait in the car,” you mumble, rushing out of the store and getting in the car. You take a moment to catch your breath and start up the car, taking comfort in the low hum of the van and the music playing loudly over the speakers.  You press your hands to your cheeks to cool them off, catching your breath and reveling in the vibrations of the music. It’s getting more complicated, your friendship with Eddie. There’s just a pull toward him that is magnetic, he has his own magnetic field. 

A couple of minutes later, Eddie is walking out triumphantly. He swings open the door and climbs into the van, placing his plastic bag off to the side. 

“Success,” he smiles and winks, bringing his hands up to the steering wheel. “Want to see what else Anderson has?”

“It’s your fault we drove all the way up here,” you comment as he begins to pull out of the parking spot. 

“Eh, I don’t mind. I got to spend more time with you didn’t I?” you look over at Eddie in slight awe at his choice of words. Yes, yes he did.  

The rest of the afternoon is spent getting milkshakes and checking out a music store where they sell cassettes. You pick out a few that you didn’t have, namely the newest Dio music while Eddie picks out some Motley Crue to play in his van. As the sun sets, the two of you drive with the windows down, wind in your hair as you arrive back in Hawkins. In an attempt to look less wind-swept, you press down the frizz and put yourself together so your mother doesn’t assume the worst. You always go out with Chrissy, it shouldnt’t be a big deal.

Eddie drops you off down the street to avoid your parents, but you swing around and say goodbye to him while he leans out his window.

“I’ll see you at school then?” you propose, your plastic bag snugly tucked under your arm.

“See you, definitely, but talk to you? Not until Friday,” he states dejectedly.

“That’s not too far away, Munson. I’m sure you can deal without me.”

“With those meat heads? Friday couldn’t come faster,” he huffs out and sits up. 

“I’ll see you on Friday,” you lean in and press a kiss to his cheek without realizing, quickly pulling back with wide eyes. The two of you exchange surprised looks before you march off down the street so as to not deal with the consequences of that just yet. It could wait until Friday. 

When school started up on Friday, you resumed your life as a preppy cheerleader, trying not to make it so obvious that you wished to be talking to Eddie rather than hearing the grating voice of Stacey any longer. But, with all the festivities and a football game on Thursday, it went quickly. Though, the other cheerleaders knew something was up. Especially Chrissy, whom you felt closest to on the team. She pulled you aside during lunch on Thursday, out from the watchful eye of the crowd.

“Are you okay?” her brows come together in worry. She holds your hands in hers, not letting you make a quick escape. Out of everyone on the team, Chrissy always seemed the most genuine. Even as the Queen of Hawkins, she has a good head on her shoulders.

“Yeah, what’s up?” you ask, shaking your head. 

“You’re… off. Like you’ve been off this entire week,” she insists. “Is it your parents?”

“No! No, everything is fine,” she raises her eyebrows and slowly chips away at your barrier as guilt sinks in. “It’s nothing bad, I promise!”

“Are you sure? You haven’t started doing drugs have you? I saw you walk to Eddie Munson’s car after practice last week,” the color drains from your face as Chrissy speaks. “It’s okay if you are! I’m just worried.”

“I’m not doing drugs, I’m just–” you look around and pull Chrissy closer. “I’m learning how to play D&D.”

“Oh! Why didn’t you just say that?” she asks, the tension in her shoulders melting away. 

“I don’t know! I didn’t want you to think I was weird or something,” you shrug and Chrissy pulls you in tight for a hug. 

“You can tell me things, you know that. Just because I’m dating Jason doesn’t mean I’m completely oblivious to you. And, yes, Jason seems bad but I promise he’s just misunderstood!” Chrissy smiles and you laugh, shaking your head.

“I also may like Eddie,” you mumble, placing your head on her shoulder. “And I don’t know what to do.”

“You are a cheerleader! You know exactly what to do, you just need to turn on the charm,” she winks and smiles brightly, pulling back to adjust your uniform so that you show a little more skin. “When you walk in there, get me another fruit parfait and pass by his table. It’ll really rile him up.”

You stare back at her in awe, a nervous laugh bubbling up out of your chest. 

“You, Chrissy Cunningham, are incredible,” you pull her into a hug before the two of you scramble out of the empty classroom she pulled you into, making your way down the hall to the cafeteria. 

Just like Chrissy told you to, you strut past the Hellfire Club table and make your way to the lunch lady. Easily, you grab an extra parfait and turn back around to saunter back to the table. When you turn, you lock eyes with Eddie and see his gaze darken slightly as you give him a coy smile, walking back to Chrissy. His eyes seer into the back of your head as you pass and it’s good to feel noticed, even if you couldn’t reap the rewards of it instantly. 

“Thank you,” she says, smiling. You sit down and eat your lunch mindlessly, trying not to look over at his table. Light conversation is made and the urge to look is strong, but Chrissy’s training is even stronger.

“Don’t look, but he’s totally staring,” Chrissy tells you.

“Good. It’s going to make for a dramatic Hellfire Club,” you whisper to her just as the bell rings. Only one more day. 

The rest of your Thursday goes by quickly with the football game and then finally being able to fall into bed. You ensure to pack your folder with your character sheet as well as your dice into your bag, grabbing a small bag of candy to give to the rest of the club as a bribe. That night, sleep doesn’t come easy because of the excitement, but when you finally find rest, the next morning is already waiting for you. 

You dress like all the other Hellfire Club members do, sans the shirt. Eddie didn’t get you a shirt, just yet. Pulling the flannel on over your shirt, you look in the mirror and tilt your head, observing how you may fit in among the crowd. It was how you dressed normally, on any regular day when your cheer uniform wasn’t required, but you wanted to make sure the other club members would like you–especially Gareth and Jeff. 

In the morning, your mother drives you to school because she has to take the car to work so you get dropped off and eagerly make your way to class. It’s the class you TA for, the regular Senior English class where Eddie sits in the back of the classroom and hopes that he passes. You sit in the seat next to him, grading papers, but also because you hoped to get a word in for the game tonight.

“You ready?” he asks the second you’re seated.

“As I’ll ever be,” you tell him, finding his paper in the stack and seeing a seventy-three on it in bright red pen. “Look, you passed.”

“Yes!” he exclaims as quietly as possible, but it still wasn’t quite enough to evade Ms. O’Donnell. 

“Mr. Munson, do you have something to tell the class?” she asks. 

“Nope, just excited to learn about Jane Austen,” he smiles broadly, the sarcasm exuding off him in waves, but Ms. O’Donnell continues on. She’s dealt with him for three years. 

“You looked beautiful yesterday, by the way. I didn’t get to tell you,” he whispers as your cheeks burn bright. Once again, you place your hands on your cheeks as subtly as possible to hide the embarrassment, turning away from Eddie as to not show your hand. Additionally, you stay quiet, forcing Eddie to actually learn, but quickly after he whispers your name to get your attention.

“Be quiet and listen,” you tell him, glancing over.

“I will, just–” he pulls a piece of cloth out of his bag and shoves it into your lap. “For tonight.”

You look down at the cloth, unwrapping it to reveal your very own Hellfire Club shirt. Not to be worn just yet in public, but to show that you belonged and that Eddie himself wanted you to be there. Risking a glance over, he winks and smiles brightly, turning his attention to Pride and Prejudice.

Just like the rest of the week, the day goes by as fast as it usually does with you attending your electives and enjoying time at study hall to finish up some writing for college applications as best your can. School lets out and you help the cheer coach, Coach Madison, do some busy work in her office. As the sun begins to set, you bid her goodbye and make your way to the theater–not before stopping in the bathroom to pull on the shirt. It was a bit big, but comfortable and smelled a little bit like smoke. Did Eddie give you his shirt? Your heart pounds in your chest as it hits you. There wasn’t enough time to panic about it.

You rush down the hall, checking your watch. There would be a couple more minutes left before they got started, but it was so daunting to walk in by yourself. Squeezing your hands into fists and releasing, you take a deep breath and go to open the door when it opens for you.

“There you are,” Eddie’s smile is a silly grin that warms you from the inside out and your fluttering heart skips a beat. “What are you waiting for? C’mon in and meet the gang.”

You step in and the conversation stops. It’s a beautiful setup they have, snacks on a stray table with a long one in the middle of the stage complete with a make-shift Dungeon Master screen and mini-figures littered around the battlefield. 

“This is Gareth, Jeff, Aiden, Mike, Dustin, and Lucas,” you wave awkwardly, a shy smile on your face. “Everyone, this is our new member.”

“They’re a cheerleader, what are they going to do? Cheer us along?” Aiden suggests and Eddie smacks him on the back of his head. 

“Shut up, you were just as clueless when I taught it to you,” he tells him and looks back apologetically.

“It’s okay,” you reach into your bag and pull out the candy. “I brought snacks.”

Apparently, that’s enough to win over the freshman boys that immediately come over, taking their share of the candy. They seat you in between them to help you out when the time comes and you welcome their hospitality, especially Dustin who calls Aiden a ‘shithead.’ Everyone sits in their respective places and you pull out your folder alongside your dice. It was daunting seeing all of them prepared with their chicken scratch notes and eagerness to role play. It was especially harrowing to think about finally introducing your character and describing them. The thought of saying something incorrectly haunted you, so you had spent the entire week practicing an introduction. 

“Before we start,” Eddie interrupts. “I would like to introduce you to Cel Evenstar.”

He pulls out a fully painted mini figure, fit with all the descriptions you had told him about at Game Kastle. It was a little thing, but painting it must have taken at least a couple of hours and the thought that Eddie wanted to make you feel welcomed was astounding. 

“That’s me!” you say and smile, the younger boys ‘ooh’ing and ‘ah’ing over the new mini. 

“A cleric, we needed one. Mike, here, keeps charging into battle without us just because he thinks he can take them as the Paladin,” Dustin insists.

“That’s because I can,” Mike states proudly.

“And so we begin,” Eddie starts and begins to weave together a beautiful tale.

It felt unlike anything you’d ever experienced before and was just as magical as you imagined. The party was in a city where individuals kept going missing, so they were hired to help find the source of the problem. They met you in the local tavern and you tagged along on their wild adventure, going around the streets and finding various clues–all of which led you down into the sewers. 

Down in the sewers held a cave that was carved out, not by humanoids, but by something otherworldly. As the party delved deeper into the caves, they encountered a beholder, a large creature that was essentially a large eyeball with small tentacles coming out of its head adorned with smaller eyeballs. Its mouth opened wide to reveal a horrific mouth full of razor-sharp teeth. The miniature was horrific and the second that Eddie slammed it down onto the tabletop–everyone was making bets about if they’d survive this one.

“I bet Cel’s going to die first,” Jeff says and laughs, nudging his friends to get them to laugh alongside him. 

Eddie is silent as he looks through his notes, looking up venomously at Jeff only when he finishes reading. 

“You take ten points of damage from Quaxel as he rushes forward and bites down on your arm, taking a large chunk of flesh out,” Eddie describes, a mischievous glint in his eyes. “‘Do not come into my lair with arrogance, expecting a grand welcome. You are but a single rat in this sewer.’”

Eddie’s voice is low and gravelly as he describes Jeff’s character’s gruesome first hit of the session. Once he finishes, he looks at you with a worried look, but you just smile reassuringly at him and nod in recognition.

The rest of the fight launches into action and in the end, only you and Jeff are left on the battlefield to face the, albeit injured, beholder. When your turn comes around, you know that Jeff only has so many hitpoints left. You have a small amount left as well, but in kindness, you decide to send a guiding bolt toward the beholder and with your bonus action, give Jeff a smidgeon of healing. It was an olive branch. An olive branch that succeeded as Jeff took damage but ultimately landed the killing blow. 

Everyone roars with joy as the beholder miniature is pushed over, the freshman boys offering you hugs in the celebration. Of course, you accept, they’ve been nothing but sweet and it’s nice to feel appreciated. 

Looking around at everyone, Jeff catches your eye and puts out his hand for a handshake. Apprehensively, you place your hand in his and shake on a game well done.

“Good game,” he begins. “I couldn't have done it without you.”

That was good enough for you. Looking back at Eddie, he smiles at you from his throne with the goofiest grin you’d ever seen. It warmed your heart to know that he was most proud of you. 

The game wraps up and the rest of the club members make their way out victoriously, you opting to wait behind and help Eddie pack up.

“So, how did it go? Besides Aiden and Jeff–I promise I’ll talk to them,” he insists and you shake your head.

“It’s okay, they were testing the waters. I showed them that I’m actually here to play, not just to be a part of the weirdo club,” you tell him, smiling as you pack away your folder and your dice. “But I think this is the best first time, ever.”

For the first time since the two of you had become friends, Eddie is the one who blushes slightly, and while it could be the excitement or the lights, he glances over shyly and quickly pulls you into a hug. He envelops you in his arms, wrapping around you almost too tightly. You hesitate for a moment before quickly wrapping your arms around him as well, burying your nose in his shirt. It’s comforting, the smokiness but also the clean scent of whatever cheap cologne he found. For the first time, you felt seen entirely–no barriers, just Eddie and you.

“What do you say we celebrate tomorrow at mine? Maybe you can even meet my uncle if you stay long enough,” he loosens his hold on you to look down but doesn’t let go, opting to keep his arms wrapped around your waist. 

“Sounds perfect–I’ll finally be able to drive myself because my mom’s not working,” you say and laugh as he feigns surprise.

“You know how to drive?” he releases you, placing a hand on his chest as he gasps dramatically. “The people of Hawkins better watch out, because I’ve never seen you drive.”

“I’m almost positive that I drive better than you,” you state, rolling your eyes and picking up your bag. 

“Well then, I guess you don’t need a ride home,” he pulls his bag over his shoulder and walks out without waiting for you. 

“Hey! You know it’s true,” running up to him, you nudge his shoulder and look over. “Thanks for the mini by the way. It was a good surprise.”

“I told you.”

Taglist: @givemethesleep @kissmyquill 

[fairy-pd]

Asa Emory but he's not that bad

GN reader, sort of a crack fic cus I cant take his avocado mask seriously, sfw but really dumb lmao

notes: i wanna simp for the bug man without feeling guilty so Im gonna deviate from the 2009 and 2012 cannon slightly and defend this version of him till I die. Picture Juan Fernandez's Asa cus that's who Im talking about muah muah goodnight

So in my head, Mr. Cockroach is just a silly little nerd. A goofy fella with social anxiety. He is the definition of a poor little meow meow- smart but pathetic, a self absorbed mess

Picture a pinscher with a cold. That's him

He has managed to get himself to pretend he's somewhat well adjusted, but even tho he can make small talk, buy groceries and order pizza from time to time he still comes off as cagey and awkward

Definitely kept dead bugs in jars in his room as a kid, did not expect them to rot, learned nothing from this experience and still does it

Which means he smells bad. But purposefully now

I think Asa identifies as a bug tbh, but not literally

He loves humans like you maybe love cars, or art.

He doesn't relate to people. He doesn't get what's like to be one. But he loves us so much, he admires us so much, like you admire a vintage Lamborghini in perfect conditions.

He loves us from afar, like an admirer, an outside observer, wanting to learn everything about us because he doesn't understand but loves how strangely endearing we are, like the entomologist he is. Its almost like a fetish, but not sexual- objetification meets cold adoration in the hands of a scientist

This is specially noticeable (like another poster said) when we see various scenes where he's gently craddling his victim's faces or taking "care" of them. He looks at them in awe, like he could (cus he really could) break them, he wants to see them break to learn one more thing about them

He sees his victims not as people, not as complex universes, not as concepts, but as animals. He understands you have a life and opinions and friends, but he compartmentalizes these as normal behavior for your species

He cannot physically take his headphones off during the day cus it's so fucken noimsy outside and it hurts his ears

He likes to listen to anything repetitive and loud, nothing with discernible lyrics

His house looks like one of those ikea display rooms, except it smells faintly like formaldehyde and rot

He has a massive sweet tooth

He has a love for psychology, human anatomy and thanatology

Actually any field of knowledge that could explain human behavior is fair game to him

He absolutely hates spending money in "unnecessary" things, which is why he has plenty of diy projects around his place

He doesn't really have an opinion of people or of himself. He isn't one to judge, to classify people into groups. He thinks we're all fascinating, and he spends a lot more time trying to teach himself things about us than thinking about his own life

He doesn't have an internal voice inside his head

Absolutely has a God complex, but more in a "I Cannot Relate To Any Of My Beloved Creechures" than "my milkshake is better than yours"

Has a degree in entomology, and chose to become a certified bug serial killer cus seriously,,,,ppl will just give their house keys to a stranger for days????? how could he not take advantage of that????

100% a virgin. Does not have any interest in romance or sex, does not understand most people's need for it, could not feel more uncomfortable than when his victims offer to "help him" in exchange for their freedom

Never had any friends

Was raised by his extended family who sent him off to college as soon as they could

His favorite place in the whole wide world are cemeteries (silent, and he can spend time with his beloved lil humans as much as he wants)

Never takes anything personally and is completely unfazed by morality. Again, whenever anything happens he just sees it as part of the behavior of this particular species, like he isnt an active participant in the world, just a bystander

Hates pillows. His bed is as firm as a wooden table (might actually be one), only wears blankets when its absolutely freezing and he has no other choice

Walks around either on all fours or on his tiptoes

He doesn't? really? get? why people hate his trunks so much. He finds small spaces quite soothing and attributes his victim's screams to panic or anxiety of being caught, not also cus they're yk stuck in a tiny box with no chance of getting out

He has quite a few "animalistic" quirks, like the growling and purring thing. Some come naturally, some he picked up from his early subjects when he was a student

Knows how to crochet, and how to sew up small tears or holes in clothing

[chaotic-vibes-only-please]

ok ok ok

Hear me out

Cause I've gotta couple things that might catch your attention ;):

FUTURE FICS I WILL MAKE AND I WANT TO SHOW YOU BECAUSE YOUR AWESOME!!!

Masky x Reader - Fantasy AU:

Where [Name] is known as "That one human who just won't die for some reason", and is known as a threat for killing the killers.

Of course she kills them for self-defense, but Killers don't view humans that way and consider her a threat.

So Masky is tasked with retrieving her and bringing her to the Operator/Slenderman.

(Inspired by the Owl House)

Toby x Reader x Eyeless Jack:

Toby, Reader, and Eyeless Jack are trapped in a killing game along with 17 other killers, making 20 if them.

Toby is the Operator/Slenderman's favorite and head Proxy, Eyeless Jack is in Toby's group and is one of the best medics, and [Name] is a poor human caught in the fiasco

(Inspired by Danganronpa).

Hoodie/Brian Thomas x Reader:

This is more of a slice of life, but it's very dark. [Name] is a human who was "adopted" by what I like to call, the Clockwork squad.

The Clockwork squad is: Clockwork (Leader), Jane (second in command), Nina (poster-girl), Nurse Ann (Medic), X-virus (Scout).

However their relationship isn't really healthy, and it resembles that of a toxic nuclear family.

So this is in the timeline in Marble Hornets where Brian "dies". But instead of being revived for the Operator/Slenderman, he ends up in the Zalgo realm.

Where he meets [Name].

(Inspired by South Park, Moral Orel, and Helluva boss)

AND SOME SHIP DYNAMICS:

Masky is a living breathing mess, but [Name] is such an even bigger mess, that it makes him actually ground to earth.

Hoodie is your player hot boy, but then he meets [Name], a shy rich kid with a bunch of family trauma.

Toby is a fucking disgusting rat who makes everyone's life a living hell, but he meets [Name], his ultimate match, that's somehow always catching up and ruining his schemes.

EJ is a gremlin demon with a superiority complex, and [Name] is the one who claps him back down from his pedestal.

Jeff is your local murderous goth, and [Name] is the personification of Barbie, which is actually Jeff's type, nuclear family trauma go brrr.

Consider my attention caught 😳

AHHH THANK YOU FOR SHOWING ME I ALWAYS LOVE HEARING YOUR IDEAS THEY'RE SO GOOD AND YOU LITERALLY MAKE MY DAY!

Fantasy AU sounds absolutely lovely, I think there will be a great chemistry between Masky and the reader 😳

Oooo A Toby x Eyeless Jack x reader looks very cool! I think you can do a lot of great things with the plot, it's an interesting relationship dynamic too👀

I NEED MORE SLICE OF LIFE FICS FOR THIS FANDOM, EVEN IF ITS DARK PLZ ID ABSOLUTELY LOVE FOR THIS BOOK TO EXIST😤 Like you can make it realistic and fluffy at the same time and It's such a good idea ✨️ The Zalgo realm situation would be very cool and the idea that they're all part of a toxic nuclear family is an interesting detail!

The Toby and Reader ship dynamic is perfect- The same with EJ because he does need to be taken down a notch 💀💀💀 Oh gosh I adore each of these different dynamics and I can't wait to see what you create with them💛💛💛

[suguruverse]

— HAIKYUU BOYS WHEN YOU’RE CRUSHING ON AN ANIME CHARACTER

includes - bokuto koutaro, iwaizumi hajime and oikawa tooru

a/n - hi this is just me projecting onto my fav boys AHAKDNS anyways pls enjoy bbys <33 also this is pretty suggestive content so if that makes you uncomfy pls don’t read

find pt.2 here!!

↳ BOKUTO KOUTARO bakugou from bnha

- you guys love cuddling while watching anime but when he noticed your new found love for bakugou he hated it

- poor baby just wants all your attention to be on him and not some 2d character

- he just wants to be the perfect man for you so if you show interest in another man then he wonders what he can change about himself so you will like him more

- yes he’s in desperate need of love, reassurance and validation from you so please give it to him

- the way you would squeal and fangirl every time bakugou showed up on screen just made him more pouty

- starts wearing more black tank tops like bakugou so he can prove to you that he looks way better than him and has bigger muscles too

- he would intentionally try to be more like bakugou so you can squeal over him too

- thinks that you like bad boys so he tries so hard to be mean to you

- but he physically cannot bring himself to ever be rude to you so he gives you a million hugs and kisses as an apology for the fact that he even thought about being disrespectful to you

- you were very confused

- one day you were sitting in the couch for such a long time watching bnha but no matter what bokuto did to get your attention, you wouldn’t give it to him

- so desperate times call for desperate measures

- he got up from your lap where he was laying and went to his room

- when he walked out, he was only wearing boxers hoping you would notice and fawn over him like you usually do

- but you don’t

“BABYBABYBABY LOOK AT ME PLS. LOVE ME”

- it isn’t until he walks in front of you, with a large dick print evident in his boxers that you realise that you’ve been neglecting your poor boyfriend

“what’s wrong pretty boy?”

“want your attention but you seem pretty busy with your new boyfriend bakugou. now come come come”

“go where baby?”

“to the bedroom. gonna make you forget about your little puppy crush okay princess?”

- mhm mhm yk what happens um anyways next person

↳ IWAIZUMI HAJIME nanami from jjk

- home boy was pissed

- he honestly thinks nanami looks ugly and old af

- but we don’t accept nanami slander in this house

- the way you defended nanami made him even more pissed off

things that he says every time you mention nanami:

“but he doesn’t even exist”

“he could never love you the way i do”

“he looks like he could be your dad”

“mr. skinny penis”

“you know you’re mine right?”

“i could probably bet him in a fight”

- no baby you couldn’t but ur cute for trying

- yes iwa is definitely slightly possessive of you but he never lets it go too far

- so when you start swooning over a man that does not exist?? good luck baby you’re gonna need it

- is secretly insecure bc like how much of a shitty boyfriend does he have to be for you to like a fictional character

- but you assure him that it’s not like that and that it’s merely physical attraction

- ??? mf does not believe you bc nanami is ur wallpaper of your phone and laptop and have a poster of him on your wall

- he has caught you fangirling over nanami one too many times and he’s sick of it

“okay doll, i see how it is, you wanna play that game huh? don’t forget who’s the one who can actually make you feel good okay sweetheart? now follow me before you regret it”

- you didn’t regret a single thing that happened that night <3

↳ OIKAWA TOORU mirio from bnha

- pls i love mirio so much ugh ksnskxdn anyways

- such a pouty baby

- will literally try to turn off the tv whenever he’s on the screen

- will also try to makeout with you whenever he’s on screen so he knows your attention is on him

- lets be honestly oikawa is the biggest attention whore when it’s comes to his s/o

- your little crush on mirio is bringing out both his inferiority and superiority complex’s out

- so do everyone a favour a boost his ego a little bit before he punches another child in the face (was that uncalled for?)

oikawas brain:

“pfft he’s literally just a bunch of pixels, he couldn’t compete with me”

“she probably only likes him for his muscles”

“would they love me more if i had muscles like him”

“it’s doesn’t matter, he couldn’t hug and kiss them like i do”

“fuck mirio, who does he think he is, tryna steal my s/o”

“god i wanna punch his face”

- and when he realised that mirio is your wallpaper, good luck girly

“my love, what’s this?”

“oh it’s mirio yk fro-“

“ i know who he is but why is he your wallpaper”

“it looked nice”

“don’t you think that i look nice”

“yes tooru i think that you’re incredibly handsome”

“so why is he-“

“listen, can we talk about this later, i’m busy right now”

“ah ah ah my dear. if you think you’re gonna get away with making me jealous, you are highly mistaken princess. after all, he isn’t the one fucking you to sleep every night is he? that’s what i thought. now come with me”

- yikes yeah good like surviving that one

- it’s your fault for getting such a horny and petty bf

[j4gm]

TOGETHER AGAIN SPOILERS

A thread of lore, Easter eggs, episode connections, and background details from Adventure Time: Distant Lands: Together Again! Let me know if I missed anything! This is adapted from my original Twitter thread.

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1. I was expecting them to perhaps do a classic style title sequence for this episode, but I wasn't expecting them to straight up use the original title sequence. The only difference is this final screen saying "Distant Lands".

2. The background of the title cards is also the hill from the title sequence.

3. The ice cream having "50 flavours" and having an image of an enlightened soul is an obvious reference to the 50th Dead World as we see it later in the episode.

4. Continuing with the metaphor, the dirt in the ice cream could be a parallel to the fact that Jake's Nirvana actually wasn't perfect, because his inaction was allowing for injustice to perpetuate.

5. This whole scene feels immediately slightly off. Finn has his Scarlet sword and is out on a classic Ice King adventure, but he speaks in his grown voice and all the slang feels much more forced than it did in the real season one. Turns out this was deliberate.

6. The snow golem speaks with a baby voice like it did in the pilot episode, even though in canon it has a deeper voice. This further hints that something is not quite right.

7. The first major break in continuity is these snow golems resembling Uncle Gumbald and Peace Master, who Finn didn't meet until later in his life.

8. LSP sitting on Finn's head like this is reminiscent of Pen Ward's piece for the 2018 Ble crew zine.

9. Finn being given the choice of helping somebody but ending up helping everybody reminds me of "Memories of Boom Boom Mountain". It's the kind of resolution that wouldn't happen so much in the late seasons of the show, which helps make this scene feel even further out of place.

10. Jake is half frozen by Ice King in pretty much the exact same way as he was in "Prisoners of Love", and even has a very similar line.

11. The Snail is seen here. The crew have said that the Snail has been deliberately left out of previous Distant Lands specials, so its placement here is another very deliberate hint that this whole sequence is "trying too hard" to be like the early seasons.

12. The book "Mind Games" appears a couple of times, as seen in several previous episodes of Adventure Time. The first is as Finn is approaching the library in his dream. It also appears as one of the items in Finn's backpack later.

13. Jake is hurt when Finn fist bumps him with his metal arm, revealing that this scene is not real. This is also a callback to the title sequences of "Islands" and "Elements".

14. A whole bunch of familiar skeletons are seen in the bird's nest: Dirt Beer Guy, Abracadaniel, Me-Mow, Lemongrab, Mr. Pig, and the Snail again. This doesn't necessarily mean that all these characters are dead, since this scene is just a hallucination.

15. Old Man Finn! He's still got the chest tattoo of Jake, and this time we know that Jake is dead, so the theory that Jake died before "Obsidian" seems pretty likely. He looks similar to his old man design from "Puhoy", with the same facial hair.

16. There are several cameos of familiar characters who apparently died at the same time as Finn. The first is this duck, who previously appeared in "Ocarina".

17. The second is Donny, from the episode... uh, "Donny".

18. This goblin guy is an unnamed background character from “The Silent King”.

19. This old lady first appeared in "The Enchiridion", way back in season one. Old ladies are a species in the Land of Ooo, so I guess she wasn't actually very old back then, given she just about outlived Finn.

20. This is the cobbler who first appears in "His Hero". Amazing that he lived so long given all the trouble he got into in that episode.

21. Land of the Dead! This place was first seen in season two's "Death in Bloom", and now we are finally learning its actual purpose. It's a sort of gateway and hub to all of the other dead worlds.

22. There are some more minor cameos at the gates: a house person from "Donny", a soft person from "Gut Grinder", and a wood person from "When Wedding Bells Thaw". And, of course, the gate guardian himself from “Death in Bloom”.

23. Finn completely ignores the gate guardian in the same way he did in Death in Bloom. This also has the convenient effect of not having to reveal how Finn died, leaving it up to the audience's imagination.

24. Mr. Fox! We already knew he would die at some point because BMO had his skull in the finale.

25. Finn has his design from the first Distant Lands poster in this scene. Turns out it's young Finn in old Finn's clothes. But they gave him a shirt in the poster so you wouldn't be able to see the tattoo.

26. The clapping that Finn does while he's looking for Jake is a callback to "James Baxter the Horse", when Jake tells Finn to listen for that same rhythm if they are killed and need to find each other in the afterlife.

27. Mr. Fox talks about a "past life quotient", suggesting that there might be some kind of limit to how many times somebody can reincarnate. Finn's reincarnations are also seen in this scene; a callback to "The Vault", and confirmation that reincarnations share the same soul.

28. Boobafina, the goose who Mr. Fox was in love with in his debut episode “Storytelling”, apparently reincarnated into a tugboat. We've already seen that objects can have souls in the episode "Ghost Fly".

29. Finn is initially assigned to the 37th Dead World, which is the same one that Jake went to when he died in "Sons of Mars". We can only guess at what the other numbers on the ticket mean ;)

30. Tiffany! Despite several lucky escapes throughout his life, Tiffany has finally died. I like the use of this imagery to express Finn's conflicted feelings about him.

31. The 50th Dead World has long been established as the "highest" dead world, and the one synonymous with Heaven within Adventure Time's universe. It was first mentioned in "Ghost Princess" back in season three.

32. It's unclear what happens to souls which are destroyed within the dead worlds. It is a similar question to asking what happened to the ghosts that were killed in "Ghost Fly".

33. Death doesn't speak at all in Together Again because his voice actor, Miguel Ferrer, passed away in 2017 long before production began.

34. Finn phases through New Death when he tries to attack him, just like what happened way back in "Death in Bloom".

35. The 30th Dead World contains Tree Trunks as well as many of her love interests; Mr. Pig, her alien husband from "High Strangeness", Danny and Randy who first appeared in "Apple Wedding", and several more who we don't recognise, including at least one who presents as a woman.

36. Literally yelled when these two showed up. Joshua calls Finn a crybaby, which is a callback to "Dad's Dungeon".

37. The wall of weapons in Joshua and Margaret's house includes the iconic Demon Blood Sword, which was broken in "Play Date", as well as Margaret's auto-loading crossbow from "Joshua & Margaret Investigations".

38. Jermaine is sidelined a few times through the episode, in reference to his attitude in "Jermaine" where he feels that Finn and Jake were always their parents' favourites. I would have hoped things would be a bit better by now.

39. Fern gets name dropped while Finn and Jake are reuniting. A shame he doesn't actually show up in the episode.

40. In this scene, Finn says "What time is it?" This is a very subtle reference to the 2010 cartoon "Adventure Time".

41. In a couple of shots during this fight scene it looks like Jake might have a tattoo. It seems like it only becomes visible when he stretches out his arm.

42. New Death's amulet in this scene resembles parts of the Lich's cape, foreshadowing his influence on New Death.

43. There are several more cameos in the 50th Dead World: Booshy from "High Strangeness", one of the Marshmallow Kids from "Scamps", and Ghost Princess and Clarence, who were seen ascending to the 50th Dead World in "Ghost Princess".

44. Finn didn't interact with Booshy in "High Strangeness", but it seems they must have met at some point before they both died because Finn knows his name.

45. It seems like people in the 1st Dead World are slowly melted away until they become part of the landscape. Nasty.

46. Lots more cameos in this scene: a gnome from "Power Animal", a gnome from "The Enchiridion", a Bath Boy from "The Vault", Blagertha from "Love Games", Maja the Sky Witch, a troll from "Dungeon", Chocoberry, Choose Goose, Wyatt, a spiky person from "Gut Grinder", and possibly more.

47. Tiffany's insults are consistently nonsensical and amazing, as they were in the original series.

48. The Candy Kingdom looks extremely different. Peppermint Butler is wearing the crown so he might be in charge now, which is supported by the kingdom's very magical-looking augmentations. It’s not clear whether Finn and Jake were expecting to find Princess Bubblegum or Peppermint Butler, since both have the initials “PB” and both could be going by the title of “Princess”. Perhaps Peps and Bubblegum share the princess duties now that PB is living with Marceline more of the time.

49. Peppermint Butler has a "Boss" mug, although it's not the same colour as the one from "Obsidian".

50. Jake's ghost has the same design as he did when BMO killed him in "Ghost Fly". I also absolutely love Finn's ghost. This scene establishes that ghosts are just visitors to the mortal plane from the dead worlds.

51. Life has only appeared in animated shorts before now. Namely, "The Gift That Reaps Giving" which establishes her relationship with Death, and "Frog Seasons: Winter". This episode gives her a concrete place within Adventure Time's pantheon: she is in charge of reincarnation.

52. A translation of Life’s angry French dialogue by Shado: “After all I did for that boy. After all I did for him. No, it's not possible. It's not possible no, that... that makes me so mad but it's not possible.”

53. We finally have in-universe confirmation that Shoko's tiger is a previous life of Jake. This was previously confirmed by one of the writers, but wasn't canon until now.

54. I feel like Finn pulled off Shoko's look even better than Shoko did. I wonder whether Finn has gained the memories of his past lives now that he’s dead.

55. No Easter egg here, just want to appreciate this image.

56. There is an elemental symbol on the wall here, as seen in "Jelly Beans Have Power".

57. Tiffany's dramatic internal monologue is a recurring gag, as is his habit of nearly dying from falling into holes.

58. The Jake suit makes a cameo in the fight against New Death. It was last seen in the episode "Reboot”.

59. Finn's backpack contains a few familiar items: the t-shirt with the pocket from "It Came from the Nightosphere", Finn's underwear from "Little Dude" and other episodes, and a copy of Mind Games as I've already mentioned.

60. The Lich's Hand is present in the background of Death's... death scene. This is probably the unseen "friend" who New Death keeps talking about.

61. The Lich's menacing monologues often begin with a single command. Previously they have included "Fall" and "Stop". This time, the command is "Burn".

62. Jake uses the word "boingloings", which is a callback all the way to "Hitman" in the third season.

63. Jake's blue shape-shifter form from "Abstract" appears very briefly during his fight with Finn.

64. Finn's lumpy space person form also makes an appearance. This design was last seen all the way back in the second episode of the entire show, "Trouble in Lumpy Space".

65. Jake steps on the Lich's hand in a very similar way to how he stepped on Ash in "Memory of a Memory", which is itself a Monty Python reference.

66. The credits include a dedication to a few AT cast and crew who have passed away. Polly Lou Livingston was the voice of Tree Trunks. Miguel Ferrer was the voice of Death. Michel Lyman and Maureen Mlynarczyk were both sheet timers on the original series. Rest in peace.

67. The message that Finn and Jake write out on the ouija board is "BUTT", which Peppermint Butler takes as a distress signal. This message is also used as a distress signal by the Hot Dog Knights in "The Limit".

68. Peppermint Butler's reversed dialogue from the scene where he makes contact with Finn and Jake is "Kee-Oth Rama Pancake", the spell from “Dad's Dungeon” for banishing demons.

69. That appears to be President Porpoise with all of Tree Trunks’ other lovers.

70. In this scene, Life is humming part of "Lonely Bones", the song which Death tried to record for her in her debut short "The Gift That Reaps Giving". It's hard to notice because it's so brief.

71. Finn and Jake's cover is blown while in the Land of the Dead because Jake loudly farts, which also happened in "Death in Bloom".

72. The place where Mr. Fox explains the perception mechanics of the afterlife is the exact same location as the River of Forgetfulness from "Death in Bloom", which, as it turns out, was imaginary.

These are sort of out of order at the end because I was adding stuff to the Twitter thread as it got discovered. That’s all for now!

[kagejima]

This isn't what Kisa and I were talking about btw, that is on its way (not meant to sound ominous at all). This is just a stupid thought I had while walking my dog.

I feel like playing co-gender volleyball with boyfriend!Ushijima and boyfriend!Bokuto would be two very different experiences. Toshi would never let you touch the ball. Knowing how hard his friends spike, he'd work double hard to make sure you don't get hurt and that your team still wins. He knows that he can't get all of the balls, but when he sees you shake out your arms after bumping a powerful receive, the look that he would send the other team would make them dread the next time he was set to serve. On the other hand, Bo would be yelling at you to go for every ball that comes remotely your way. When you feel bad for bringing the team down, he'd get the rest of the team to hype you up and Aakashi can't help but laugh at how the tables have turned.

Wendy: Ohhh, just a silly little thought while walking my dog!

Also Wendy: *proceeds to send me brilliant fully fleshed out idea that she definitely needs to turn into a fic bc i'd devour it immediately*

also im gonna have a talk with you later bc you told me you didnt write and i went on your page and found you have like seventeen things written, i feel betrayed and will read them all soon and devour them like the little gremlin i am bc your writing is perfect and lovely just like you!!!!!!!!!!

FDHJAHASH OKAY BUT YOU ARE SO CORRECT :( more thoughts under the cut

this is actually part of my birthday fic a little bit hehuehehe. well, not exactly this, but ushi teaching her how to play volleyball :) .......nvm, it's not like this at all bc ushi teaching her how to play volleyball is so obvious FAJDFHAJSK im running on iced tea and goldfish rn

Toshi would ABSOLUTELY be getting every ball he possibly could to make sure you didn't have to do anything. You're his precious little one, his lil angel, his baby. He knows all the pain that comes with volleyball and he will be DAMNED if you're going to also feel that pain.

You would notice he was trying to protect you like the perfect prince he is, and you'd be like "Toshi, I can get the ball. Let me get it!" and he would SOOOOO EXTREMELY HESITANTLY stand back and let you receive it, and the serve was HARSH so now your arms hurt :(

the other team might as well have turned to ash with the way Toshi glared at them. but he doesn't want you to SEE he's glaring at them,,,, because he's working on being more smiley and emotional for you and you alone

(you had teased him and said 'do you even know how to smile, toshi?' and when he did try to smile big it was very endearing but very awkward looking and you started crying from laughing so hard)

anyways he only glares at them when you've switched out and you're not on the court anymore and you're taking a little water break, and in the .002 seconds he has of you turned around, the whole other team wishes they were dead. they just wanna forfeit the whole game so they dont gotta deal with whatever wrath they're about to face from him fahdjfhasjklfads Toshi just wants to protect his lil angel

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm bokuto on the other hand.......... your biggest hype man. For literally everything.

You're brushing your teeth in the morning? He's hyping you up. You're eating breakfast? He's hyping you up. You're doing a chore? He's hyping you up. He's like your own personal cheer section. He's all of the cheerleaders and fans and noise makers and poster board signs all in one person.

so obviously this carries into volleyball. of course, HE is getting balls too, but he's so PROUD of you that you are also playing the sport he loves so much and getting better at it every day, so he's encouraging you to go for every ball that comes to you, he's hyping you up so hard just like he does at home and when the other team gets a point and its TECHNICALLY your fault, he's squeezing you into a bear hug and telling you its fine and that you'll get the next one and he gives you little kissies on your cheekies to make you feel better

and you're like "bo, come on, you cant do that here..." all embarrassed BUT HE JUST GIVES YOU MORE KISSIES BC THATS WHO HE IS, BABY, HE CANT HELP IT

and when your team wins, he's the reason for the winning point but with the way he's like crushing you when he picks you up and bounces you up and down in the air its like you made the point yourself and he's telling you how proud he is of you and how great of a job you did and how much he loves YOUUUUU IM SO SOOOOOOOOOOOFFFFFFFTTTTTTTTTTTT wendy you beautiful lil thing your ideas are always so good

EVERYBODY GO FOLLOW WENDY! YOU WONT REGRET IT :(