#I wish I could ramble like that 🤧

[15-lizards]

ASOIAF blogs on here are so smart talking about never ending cycles of suffering and the masterful subversion of character arcs/tropes and the inherent horror of being in this hierarchal society no matter if you’re at the top or the bottom while I’m like what if Dolorous Edd was on antidepressants and Theon Greyjoy was a girl

[flipppyflopp]

“You’ve got this….you can change…you can be someone she’s proud of.” ♠️

Because of all the White Rabbit Fest art I’ve been seeing Deuce everywhere, so I decided to revisit him and drew this piece looking back on his delinquent phase! I wanted to draw that moment he decided to change his ways to better himself for his mother, so I drew him looking in the mirror getting ready to dye his hair. I always enjoy seeing Deuce in the game trying his best and I love seeing him celebrate his little victories along the way in the game, like with Wish Upon a Star and his ceremonial robes vignettes. Can’t wait till we get the White Rabbit Fest on the English version so we get more Deuce backstory 🤧

I could ramble about Deuce and his growth for ages, but I’ll end it with I’m just so proud of him 😭 I’m going to try and focus on the Sebcroc comic to get it done before the end of the week. Hopefully I’ll have time to do some simplistic doodles along the way, but we shall see.

[radiant-reid]

could you write a blurb abt spencer x reader where reader is usually a chatterbox but someone made a harsh comment and spencer is determined to find out why shes suddenly so quiet?

sorry if this is too specific 🤧

Spencer loves that you're on the team. If not because of your wit, intelligence, and kindness, then because you can talk just about as much as he can. It actually makes him talk less, in proportion, since he can't listen to you and talk at the same time, and he prefers the former.

"Gosh, does she ever shut up?" One of the sheriffs jokes as you ramble about the case.

Spencer notices you shut down, the color draining from your face as you shrink into yourself. He hates seeing you so upset. Hotch acts quickly, pulling the sheriff into another room to scold him, no doubt.

You're glad he did it, but you kind of wish you would have been brave enough to say something. You stay sitting in your seat with a sad frown.

Spencer waits another few hours to talk to you, knowing if he pushes it now, you'll cry. While driving back to the hotel at night with you sitting in the passenger's seat, he decides to say something. "About what that guy said earlier-"

You shake your head and cut him off. "I get it, Spencer. I talk. A lot. And people find it annoying."

"No, they don't." He tells you. "Maybe one idiot found it annoying, but he's just not smart enough to know everything that you say is worth everyone listening to."

You smile softly at him, not wanting to reveal just how much his words mean to you. "Thanks."

"I know what it feels like, but I promise that people- I like listening to you." He assures you.

"I feel that way about you, too." You tell him, resting your fingers against his on the center console.

[roberrtphilip]

do you have any headcanons for what happened to giselle’s store now that she doesn’t have it?

I do !! but you're gonna have to listen to me ramble about canon a bit first, because I'm the number one Disenchanted defender 💖

There's actually nothing in the movie or novel that states Giselle lost her studio, and it lowkey (highkey) confuses me when people say she did. The movie fails to directly mention Andalasia Fashions, sure, but that doesn't automatically mean she lost/sold it ? And in the junior novel, Giselle tells Malvina she plans on opening a new studio in Monroeville (which she eventually does). So, the idea that Giselle gave up her job/stopped working and is nothing more than a stay at home wife/mother simply isn't true. But also, I think it's a bit silly that people are so mad at the possibility she might be a stay at home wife/mother. like why is that so offensive ?? She owned her dress business for ten years, and worked regularly, maybe she just wants a break?

I think a lot of people also forget, or simply missed the line about Sofia's age, but she's only a year old. She needs her mama, and Giselle doesn't have to go back to work yet if she doesn't want to. And Robert definitely makes enough to provide for their family on his own, so she doesn't really need to go back either. It's possible Giselle simply wanted to be home with her baby, and took a longer maternity leave because she could. And I don't really see why that's an issue.

Also, I never see anyone bring up the fact that Giselle is definitely dealing with postpartum depression ?? Like, she's so obviously depressed in the sequel, and you can't convince me that's not at least partially linked to the fact that she recently gave birth. It's possible she just wasn't in the right headspace to return to work yet.

Now, I do wish the movie had kept the line about her new studio in, for sure, and I don't get why it was cut, but at the end of the day, they never once mention Giselle closing it down, or losing it, or selling it, or giving up work completely. In fact, during the opening narration, Giselle is shown sleeping with fabric and sketchbooks around her. So, she could've been working from home, too.

It's also worth mentioning that in the jr. novel, Giselle is shown working in her studio, but she was overworking herself/not finishing until well after midnight, so again, my girl was simply exhausted, and needed a break 🤧

Okay, whew, sorry. Now that that's over, let's dive into my headcanons 🫡

Personally, I headcanon that her pregnancy was pretty hard on her. She was overjoyed, of course, and excited to have her baby, but it was still an exhausting, and overall not very fun pregnancy. I also hc that she ended up needing an emergency C-section, and all of this really took a toll on her mental health. This made the choice to return to work pretty difficult, and Giselle ended up taking a longer maternity leave.

I do think that she tried going back. Giselle tried to do a few days here and there, for a just a few hours, but it wasn't ever easy. Her head (and heart) just wasn't in it, and she eventually goes back on leave.

Then they move to Monroeville. Personally, I think Giselle kept Andalasia Fashions open, because I don't see why she'd close it (and canon never said she did). I think she still owns the business, and left May (Nancy's assistant from the first movie) in charge. I headcanon she and Giselle became really close once they started working together, and May had no issues taking over.

As I mentioned above, Giselle tells Malvina she plans on opening a new studio.

There's no timeline mentioned for when she opens it, but it's mentioned that she eventually opens it right next to Robert's law firm.

As much as I love the movie's ending, I think this ending is really sweet, and I would've love to see it. But I definitely consider it canon, and I have a small fic here (x) where she and Robert discuss opening their places side by side if you want to read 😋

So yeah. I think she's still the owner of Andalasia Fashions, and she definitely stops by, she's not ignoring it, but she regularly works in her new studio, A Fairy-Tale Life.

In short, yes, Giselle stopped working, but that's because she just had a baby, and she was battling with depression. I think she's far too restless to stay away from work forever, but I also don't think she's the kind of person who wants to leave her kids with anyone that isn't family or a close friend. like, she isn't against daycare, of course, but I think Giselle would hate having to leave her baby at a center when she's able to be home herself. and Robert is a pretty successful lawyer. have you seen their apartment ? the director of the first movie said he and Patrick would often joke that he must be a millionaire if he lives in that building/that area. and I don't think Robert is that rich, of course, but I definitely think they're wealthy enough that Giselle can stay home if she wants.

so. yeah.

[javelinbk]

Reading only that short bit of John’s unsavory comment about Cyn’s nose job, I assumed it was written in his early relationship with Yoko due to the sharpness of it—when he was at the height of intense emotional whiplash i.e. the baggage/pain of the band/fame vs the high of being in early love with Yoko/a new chapter where he displayed his devotion through disparaging all that came before. I was kinda shocked to see it was apparently written in 1975 since I thought this was around when he was starting to find some closure about the past but I guess the process isn’t linear. I know his treatment of Cynthia was cruel that goes without saying, and tbh at some point I don’t think he even liked her anymore (despite their initial young love) at least not enough to extend much thought or empathy for her. And while John certainly had a penchant for rewriting the past as he felt it in the moment to cope I think some things stay true at a fundamental level and some people he just did not care that much about. And although I love The Beatles (particularly J&P obviously 🙃) I think there was something just plain downright mean about them?? John’s behavior is the most well known due to the publicity of the undignified way he handled his divorce but it also reminds me of recollections from other’s who recalled Paul being quite cold and ruthless with people he discards. I think there just seems to be an inherent sharp edge to their personalities and perhaps may have been part of why they felt a kinship. I think John is regardlessly remembered with love anyway by those who got to interact with him because his temperament was one of genuine warmth and compassion on a transient relational basis that added to his charisma. But that it wasn’t necessarily indicative of how he actually regarded people in his personal interior. Which is why I think he emotionally wrote off Cynthia long before they divorced and why it was easy to speak so contemptuously about her especially since it served the narrative he believed he needed? Which is why it’s so fascinating that he never seemed settled with where Paul fit in his narrative (of course I’d circle around to j&p sorryyy) and seemed to think about it a lot, like he never seemed able to diminish his importance to him in a way that felt actually true. Because they never shut up about each other. Sorry I’m just rambling in your inbox at this point let me stop myself. But yeah clearly they all live in my brain rent free 🤧

Yes, unfortunately John had a habit of not only being cruel, but of also discarding people as soon as the next big thing came along.

John did repair his relationship with Cyn somewhat during his separation from Yoko, and there's a nice letter that he wrote to her in 1974 when arranging a visit from Julian. Unfortunately, when Cyn started telling her side of the story in the second half of the 70s, it unravelled a lot of the goodwill they'd built up, and he went back to his scathing review of their marriage.

But yes, I definitely wish he'd treated the memory of their relationship more fondly. I do believe that he loved her in the early days, and even if it was a boyish love that he grew out of, he could at least have acknowledged that it was there. He owed her (and Julian) that much.

[crystallizsch]

Hi...I'm new to the twst fandom, and i saw you help out someone else with recommendations so i was hoping you could help me tooo? 🥺 I'm worried about bothering people with asks and stuff, so i was wondering if you had any recommendations for blogs of nice/welcoming people in the fandom? 👉👈 It would be nice to make some friends...

You seem really friendly and welcoming, which is why I managed to send this...I just don't want to annoy anyone...💔💀 Thanks!!!!!!!!

AWHH HELLO HI WHAT THANK YOU SO MUCH??

i sometimes worry that i may be too overwhelming (if that’s the right word for it???) to even approach so that means so much to hear 😭💖💕

also i MAY have rambled too much,,, i ended up giving (unsolicited) advice as well im so sorry but i just wanted to say some additional things too about making friends in the fandom in general 🤧

anyways anon it’s all right under the cut 💖

AAGH FIRSTLY welcome to the twst fandom!! so glad to see you joining in!

i’ve only been in the fandom since the beginning of this year actually! and so far as my experience goes it’s been so fun!! people create amazing things and share amazing ideas with one another so i hope you enjoy your stay!

ALSO it makes me happy that you even think i’m approachable enough for recs 😭💖

i'm admittedly very biased though because a lot of the blogs i consider nice/welcoming are already mutuals/friends of mine 🤧

and i’m lowkey highkey kind of shy mentioning them again ahglsjdlsalk so i’d like to point you back to that original post here even though im assuming that you literally just came from there 😭

im so sorry i couldnt be more helpful with recs 😭💔 but all of them i do consider pretty nice blogs!!

ANYWAYS PLEASE DONT WORRY ABOUT “ANNOYING” ANYONE YOU ARE NOT A BOTHER most people love receiving asks/interactions!!

i really understand the feeling though!! it’s hard making that first move sometimes,,, and honestly (i know it sounds incredibly cliche but) you’ll never really know if you’ll click with someone here until you try!!

and i'm not sure if you post or not but! it's definitely how I've met the people i’m mutuals/friends with here!

i’ve made friends with others who regularly/every now and then reblog with nice tags or comments on my posts ;;; and i do the same on my main blog! i tend to leave a lot of tags when i reblog posts that i like

and sometimes it just,,, happens??? especially if you and the other person have a shared interest in the fandom!

anyways,,,

send people asks!! reblog with nice tags!! comment!! just let other people that you're there!! the right people for you will reciprocate 💖💖💖 (also this is in no way being against people who just prefer to silently lurk/interact btw i still appreciate you guys 🫶 this is just for if you want to interact more and make friends in the process!!)

but that's just me!!

similar to what i said on the original post i encourage you to find and interact with other people that you think you would vibe with!!

there's a lot of different corners in this fandom that are into way different things about the game than me. and the people that i vibe with might not necessarily vibe with you which is not anyone's fault!! it’s just the way it is 💖

(also i forgot to mention this in my original post --- i'm not sure if you're a minor or not so make sure if you decide to check out some blogs allow minors to interact 🙏 ) (and a lot of blogs outline their boundaries and rules on their intro posts that are pinned so keep that in mind!)

i have no idea how to end this hsjshsjs but generally just find others who like the same twst things as you and interact with them!! it’s okay to do little by little until you’re comfortable, there is never any rush 🫶

AGAIN i hope you have fun here and i wish you the best!! 💖💖💕

[pragmatic-optimist]

I JUST NOW NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE GIFS IN YOUR HEADER IS OF BETTY SUAREZ FROM THE FINAL SCENE OF UGLY BETTY!!!!!!!!!! *insert screaming cat and Kermit heart images here*

Betty is so special and important to me!! She's one of my most favorite characters ever and I love how 13 years after the series finale, she hasn't been forgotten about. 🥺🥹😭🤧💗💓💞

OMG! It makes my heart so happy to hear that you are also an Ugly Betty fan! What are some of your favorite episodes/moments? 👀

I adore Betty Suarez & Co. I do a series rewatch every year, it’s my favorite comfort show. It was canceled prematurely, and I'm still waiting for my Ugly Betty reunion movie.

I've been a huge fan of America Ferrera since "Real Women Have Curves," but Betty Suarez is my ultimate favorite of her roles. Like you, Betty is just so special to me. I'm always telling people to watch the show (many mutuals on Tumblr will attest to this 😂). I talk about the show so much you'd think it was still airing. I started a new job five months ago, and just last week, I was having lunch with one of my new colleagues, and she saw my Ugly Betty Pop figure on my desk (I commissioned it, and it's one of the best gifts I've ever given myself tbh). When she saw it, we spent half of our lunch discussing our favorite scenes. Ugly Betty is essentially my friendship litmus test lol.

Betty is my favorite fictional character of all time, no contest. But I also want to shout out the ensemble because WOW. The entire cast was incredible and hilarious. The show was a true dramedy; I was often in tears, either from laughter or an emotional storyline. Judith Light AND Vanessa Williams? ICONS. Michael Urie and Becki Newton? What a DYNAMIC DUO. Ana Ortiz and Mark Indelicato? PERFECTION. Eric Mabius? The TALENT. Daniel could have easily been such a vacuous character, but Eric gave him a depth that surprised me. Plus, his chemistry with America?? EPIC. I loved Betty and Daniel so much (shout out to the bridge scene in 1x13!).

I often wonder how unhinged I would have been if Tumblr had existed when the show was airing. My enthusiasm over your ask indicates that I would have been absolutely bonkers and loved every minute of it. 😆

If you're interested, this is my favorite Detty fanvid edit and my favorite Detty article. I loved their friendship through season 3 and didn't ship them romantically until about season 4. While watching the ATX reunion panel in 2016, I realized that Eric was also Team Detty, and I so wish we could have seen what happened next!

Anywho, I've rambled enough lol. Thank you so much for giving me a reason to shout about my all-time favorite character/show!! 😁💜

[aureatchi]

passing you some tissues, how was beast volume 3? hope you’re ready for 4

oh my gosh this one rly had some kick. 🤧 i’m going to ramble a lil about it here…

gin stabbing akutagawa ?? when they finally reunited ?? i was acc so :< like no ofc there’s no happy ending tht easily. THE WHOLE ODA MEETING DAZAI AT LUPIN ?? i’m so scared for what this entails in the next volume & it almost made me scream when the scene cut off before oda could say anything.

i did not think what happened to atsushi’s orphanage director could get any more upsetting than what happened in bsd…but beast made it so. much worse :’) his entire backstory in general was so sad i don’t js want to give him a hug i wish to rid his soul & body of all the trauma he went through. tht whole scene happening during his birthday too. are u serious.

[kainebell]

ok seeing your Daphne posts and agreeing w/ literally all of them because she had SO MUCH POTENTIAL AS AN LI!! She was the only reason I didn't stop diamond mining. Like, think about that for a second: imagine a book being SO BAD you can't even skim through it for diamonds like-

Anyways, if we as the MC could have sympathized with Daphne or if she was an LI there could have been a scene where we helped her stand up to her mom!! For once in her life, she could finally have someone in her corner who she could be her true self around. I'm surprised not really ig they didn't make this book a double LI book because they went out of their way to give Daphne a sad backstory and we're supposed to not feel bad for her?? It feels weird to villanize a woman who is simply not ready to bear the responsibility of motherhood

Sorry for rambling in your ask box lol anyways i really like your blog!

ahhh ty 🥺🫶 and trust me rambling is always welcome LOL

But LITERALLY if this story had to be made, it could have (and should have imo!!) been a double LI story, rather than a single LI one but I’m also not surprised they went for the latter (in another world this could’ve also had a poly option but that never would’ve happened in this one lol). Either way, if this was a double LI book, the writers could still push Cole/Callie, that hunky cardboard cutout of a character that general audiences somehow like (🥲), while still offering a more compelling romantic option in Daphne! It’s honestly like Sofia/Robin all over again…. I would’ve killed to romance both or either of them instead of Sam 🤧 But I digress lmao. It is genuinely just insane that literally everything that could go wrong in her life has gone wrong, and we’re somehow supposed to care more about Cole/Callie than her?? When they’re the one who has created half of this mess?? They’re honestly just as bad as Estelle 😭

That said I do think the story doesn’t want us to completely hate Daphne, as there are those few and far between choices where we can sympathize with her, but the fact that those are optional dialogue choices and not just the basic direction of the story makes me crazy 💀 I genuinely wish we’d get the choice to help her stand up to Estelle but also to encourage her to tell Cole/Callie to fuck off lmao, and I honestly am kind of surprised we haven’t gotten the former?? How many other stories are there where we get to put the antagonist in their place, or encourage other characters to tell off the people making their lives hell? Why isn’t that an option here?? (We know why!!)

Anyway I’m rambling now but I will be on team justice for Daphne forever !! She shouldn’t be stuck in this relationship, she shouldn’t have to deal with her mother, and she shouldn’t have to have a child that she doesn’t want and isn’t ready for, and she sure as hell shouldn’t have to put up with a surrogate trying to steal her spouse and the kid that’s been forced on her 💀

[away-ward]

hi, i’ve always been too shy to comment or send asks before but i’m making this my first bc i wanted to let you know how much i appreciate your work! i read your hell yeah fanfic a couple of months ago & when i stumbled upon it again recently & found a whole master list worth of fanfics added, i was super ecstatic & read all of them in one go hahaha

my personal favourites are reality & arrival <3 reality bc their conversation in the carfax room was so in line w their characters, it just re-emphasised how much i wish we got more of willemmy outside of blackchurch. having a scene like that in nightfall would’ve really grounded them as a couple in the present. all the snippets from the first three books plus the high school chapters of willemmy were such good buildup only to have the willalexaydin bs instead 🤧 anyways, i have a soft spot for arrival too. to have the damon & indie dynamic play out like that makes so much sense! damon & will already have such a strong & unique bond so for will, of all his friends, to have the first girl in the group would definitely make their relationship extra special.

on a side note, your post abt aydin being a few years older than canon made me lose my shit btw since i completely agree 😩 whenever i’m in my devil’s night brain rot, i always pictured him like 6 years older especially w how penelope douglas was trying to portray aydin & emory together. oh & your timeline for the character’s ages made me happy! it never occurred to me for will to be the oldest of the horsemen (which i’ve seen a few ppl comment on). given his may birthdate, i just assumed he was born the following year after michael, kai, & damon were. i mean, it makes sense right?? he’s the baby of the four. i could be wrong but then that would mean damon is the youngest which i refuse to imagine for some reason given all the shit he’s been up to 💀

this post is getting longer than i expected & i could probably continue rambling on but i just wanted to thank you again for your contribution 🙏🏽 this fandom has practically a drought in fan fiction unless it’s for second gen but seeing as kaibanks & willemmy (my biases) were done dirty in the series, your account has truly been such a gem to follow.

It’s nice to hear from you!! I’ve definitely been on the fence about whether to reach out to someone or not but I’m so happy that you decided to leave this message. It really made my day.

I feel that ‘reality’ is the closest I’ve ever come to getting Em and Will right. I also a snuck in a few references that are dear to me, so it’s special in my eyes, despite its needed edits. It was originally a request, so I can’t take all the credit for it, but I’m just so I’m happy that it’s one of your favs.

And ‘arrival’ has been a personal HC of mine for a long time. It took me a while to get out onto a page, so it’s great to hear that it’s struck home with others too.

A lot of my fics are borne out of that ‘we didn’t get to see this in the book but we should have’ and ‘what would have happened if…?’ feeling. Having had the chance to speak to other fans, I know I’m not alone in that, so it’s nice that so many people are finding my fics...fulfilling? I know other writers could do better, but until then, I’m happy to be around to fill a void.

Ahhh! The aydin age thing! Thank you! Anytime Aydin’s age is brought up in NF I’m like, ‘no you’re lying. You’re, like, 32/33.” But nope. He’s 26???? smh. Missed opportunity. It could have done so much for his character to just age him up a bit.

Regarding the timeline…as much as I would have loved for Will to the oldest…I think he is the baby. For clarification, I think Michael, Kai, and Damon were born in 1994 and Will in 1995. I didn’t want to give actual years in the post because I think the vibe that PD was going for was a timeless/infinite ‘this could be taking place at any point in time’. except for the points where they put in things that would date the books, the years and timing were purposefully left vague. I didn’t want to take that away by giving concrete dates. But I stayed up til an ungodly hour on a work night, going over this stupid timeline with a friend who has never read the series because trying to untangle it in my head was driving me absolutely nuts. So I had to record it somewhere.

In the chart, they all start the school year the same age* and then end the school year the same age, but within that nine months, it goes Michael, Kai, Damon all before Devil’s Night on October 30th, the new year, and finally Will in May.

That being said, at one point we did get stuck on whether Will was actually the oldest and I loved what it did for his character too. If at some point, he got held back a grade, it would go to why he’s a bit insecure, feels like he’s the dumbest in the group, and doesn’t trust himself to act on his own. I kinda wish Will had some sort of learning disability like dyslexia or ADHD because I think it would contribute to his lack of interest in school and strengthen his addiction storyline. None of that is canon and I don’t HC that it is. I just kinda wish it was there…

But according to my calculations, Will is the baby of the group, and of his family. That, along with his privilege, can also explain why he is the why he is.

Also Damon being the youngest would be hilarious and I wish it were so.

No worries, I as a wordy rambler myself, I appreciate everything you had to say. Feel free to drop by any time. I talk way too much, but it’s nice to get this devil’s night brain rot, as you so accurately termed, out to others who understand.

Thank you so much for your message and have a great day!

*well, if the school year starts in August, which some places in the US do. Others start in September, in which case, Michael will already be the next age up at the start of the year.

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

Op I'm so glad to see your gifset of Carmy and Sydney in the tags!🤧💖. How are you feeling after watching this new season? Do you think we shippers still got a chance? 😭✨️

Aww thanks. I know you sent this yesterday but I only watched the first 5 episodes so I thought I'd wait until I finished it to respond. I Just finished it. It was so dang good this season. Like I could not get enough of it. Like I could not stop watching it it was so addicting. I wish Syd & Carmy had more scenes together. But even though they didn't have tons of scenes together the scenes we did get were great. I really loved to see their dynamic grow and their friendship blossom like it should. As far as shipping them goes. I don't know. I can never tell with this show. Something tells me the writers won't go there with them and are going to keep them platonic. But they did have Syd jealous of Claire and you can see how much they depend on each other and they do have a ton of soulmatey type things so I guess it could go either way. It honestly depends on the writers and what they want to do. But if they don't put them together or at least have them hook up at some point it will be a waste of their chemistry and it would be a shame because their chemistry is fire. This is so run on and rambly and I'm sorry but yep that's my view on it.

[meowzfordayz]

I officially cut off my toxic dad from my life- however it’s making me sad- like he was mentally abusive and awful but it’s hard to cut off my dad- SORRY FOR RAMBLING the point is-

I was wondering if you could do a Gyutaro x female reader boyfriend text 🤧 if not please don’t feel bad! I understand you are busy!

Heyo. 💗 First off: I'm proud of you for cutting off your toxic dad. Familial relationships are especially difficult and painful to end, and you've nothing to apologize for — ramble as much as or not much as you desire (i bite softly if you wish to do so privately!).

Secondly, I hope boyfriend texts — gyutaro cheers you up a tad (or even a lot). 🥺

May the rest of winter be kind to you ❄️, spring gentle 🌸, summer invigorating ☀️, and autumn soft 🍂 — hang in there babe! 🫶🏽

[surrealsunday]

SO I FINALLY CAUGHT UP THR LAST THREE CHAPTERS AND WOW- so much to say ngl and kinda glad you split chap6-7 in two, very grateful for that :))). okay so little rambling time ahah

• chapter 5: what a rollercoaster on its own holy shit! it went from weird vibe, flirting to quickly escalate to an argument and then to sth very intense with the last scene 😏 but as always i really loved it! the first scene with basile and eliott’s interaction made me smile ngl, like i said earlier their dynamic would have been so worth showing in the show 👌🏻 also the flirting part when eliott is just staring at lucas’ face and blushing when he notices 🥺 my baby 🥺and that line im so obsessed and soft pls “no need when Lucas is sitting in the sun looking like that - like a fallen angel. Fallen perhaps because no one who looks that sinfully good could ever remain untouched in heaven.”

oh yeah also idriss with manon…seriously one of my fav thing💗 elu’s hug at the end with the “it can wait” warmed my heart, i smiled like an idiot sjsbsb

• chapter 6: probably one of my fav chapter! i love how they’re already so gone for eo (literally), their teasing is exquisite every time omg i love them sm 🤌🏻 also the moment when lucas explained the thing with ch*rles…i never wanted to punch someone that hard in the face, seriously sbsjdbd i kept repeating “wanna slap him omg i so wanna slap him”, and then eliott saying “i will kill him”, like same bestie!! 😭 also idk if it’s just me but you can already see that kind of domesticity between them, like it’s as if they’ve been tgt for years dbdjdb

• chapter 7: again. the rollercoaster that chapter was! eliott wanting to look nice for lucas 🥺 lucas taking the initiative to hold hands with eliott and saying “i feel safe with you” I DIED OF CUTENESS PLS. also basike drunk is so fucking funny LMAOO, he’s such a mood here 🤣

plus, that moment where eliott learns lucas wants to move out from his fam house and he already can see them living their little cosy life tgt doing domestic stuff, my heart just explode he loves him so much 🥺 they’re gonna be the death of me, in every universe istg 😭

the fact i already knew what was coming but still- it was hard, very hard 🥲 like i couldn’t stop nervously laugh knowing what’s gonna happen. but then even that “sack of shit” said those words omg 😭 i imagined the look of lucas’ face, how he was feeling,…i felt so fucking bad and wanted to hug him forever🤧 i literally screamed and insult him even more, then queen daphy bite the crap out of him 😌 and then again, u broke me with “i hate u more”

little summary of my mood throughout this chapter:

they better figure everything out quick or imma jump into this story and lock them in a room to have a proper talk lmaoo. no but seriously i know they’re gonna be okay but still this moment is tough, but worth it 😌

anyways, i hope you’ll have a nice nye’s celebration and wish you the best for this new year! (also never more looked forward to get the new update than now ngl, i kinda feel hollow now 🧍🏼‍♀️🤣)

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🥳💗

Omg adlkfjasdlkfj your reactions and memes are just the actual best and I'm dying 😂😂😂❤️️❤️️❤️️.

The line you pulled out of chapter 5 (Lucas as a fallen angel), literally how accurate tho? Eliott was so right for that.

I love how much so many people loved chapter 6 ☺️! I didn't really have a fave chapter in this fic but peoples reactions to that one made me appreciate it so much more. And wanting to punch Charles... very much a mood. I was forever grateful that him getting punched was something that actually happens in the movie. I was happy to stay true to that. I also agree that they settle very quickly into comfortable domestic vibes. That's definitely the point. That instant comfort that comes from being around the right person. It's the same vibe in the next chapter when Eliott is immediately imagining them living together. He's right that it's a little ridiculous to be thinking about something like that when he and Lucas are still so new, but when it's the right person, it's the right person. And there's really no timeline when that's the case.

Lucas deserves all the hugs though, it is true. Poor bub is definitely going through it 🥺. Let himself fall for the 'cool hot guy' again and got so much more badly hurt. Lucas's last line though... ngl... I love it 😌. Truly a fave for me.

Your moodboard throughout the chapter tho 😂😂😂. Yeah that seems about right. Exactly what I was looking to evoke too. The 'laughing nervously' one makes me seriously lol.

Thank you so much for sending your thoughts! I love love love reading what you were thinking!!!

I hope you have a lovely New Year's as well! I will be doing nothing (which is how I like it) aside from maybe a fun makeup look for nobody but my cat. I really do need to work on the next chapter tho so that is the goal for the next couple days!

Happy New Year to you too! 🥳💗💗💗💗

[ishikawayukis]

the title was… fine….. lol nothing exciting honestly. It was, dare i say, boring. Sounds like a bside, dj khaled was as you would except him to be lol, and as much as i love them, i dont really feel the desire to give the album a second listen </3 their weakest release to date imo. I only really liked Rain

I truly feel that they haven’t had their [high school musical voice] head in the game [basketball noises] for a while now. Kinda like they (pledis included) are forcing themselves to do everything before most of the members enlist, at the expense of the overall quality and sincerity of the content they release. It’s been feeling this way since the tail-end of the fml promos, like they’re spreading themselves too thin

The whole things sucks even more because this is likely the last comeback before the bulk of enlistment begins and this is what happens 🤧

the only song i've listened so far was water because despite everything hhu songs tend to be my faves but this one i was like ....... ok when's the fun part coming and it never did

giggled to myself with the high school musical noises LMAO no but i've been feeling the same as well, it almost feels like it would be better for them to all enlist at once instead of releasing mid music just for the sake of having music out, but then again it is an industry and they're trying to stay as relevant as they can with how over saturated it is as well, like i can't balme them for that but i do wish they would have more time to actually give their craft the love and dedication it deserves. at the end of the day they are artists and i do wish they could truly focus on that rather than everything that surrounds being a kpop artist

anyways sorry for the ramble LMAO and thank you for taking the time to send your opinion, it's what i've been seeing as well but i do love hearing what people think about stuff, different points of view are always very very interesting

[mokkemusic]

I have recently come to the conclusion that Jerry Jewell is probably my favorite VA I have many MANY but I’d be lying to myself if I said this legend didn’t voice over half of my all time favorite characters ever. Like at this point I would die for all of them favorite characters (I am not gonna confirm or deny that I am now also in this deep with detective conan will just not) but like like look at this like:

Like this is incredible.

And it’s actually true! I’m not saying this cause they are some characters I just like no no these are over half my tops 😭 AND THE TALENT - here we go Dana goes and gushes about dubs again

If I ever meet Jerry Jewell in person (wish one day🥺) one of the first things I’m gonna say to him was how it was a crime to the world that funimation stopped the dub for Kodocha, Detective Conan and Saiki K

Because it was a crime we were robbed of the sheer talent that was the voice of Akito (season 2 Kodocha), JIMMY! and Kaito kid (Detective Conan after only 150 something eps HERE COMES MY TEARS OF DEPRESSION AGAIN) and Saiki K(season 2 and on of Saiki K) A THEFT A CRIME WE WERE LEFT WITH ONLY PARTIAL WAY. 🤧

Another thing THEN Alex says to me (I would tag but I don’t know if Alex wants me to tag if you see this hi Alex 👋🏻😂) anyways

Then Alex says to me. What about Zero? And I’m like well he’s not voiced by Jerry BUT NOW IM LIKE IF I COULD DREAM. NOW THIS IS IN MY HEAD AND ITS RUINING ME🤧

Oh and then I was still going so I said:

Cause I CAN’T BELIEVE THEY DID THIS TO ME I FEEL SO PERSONALLY ATTACKED. TO JUST CUT ME OFF LIKE THIS

But then Audrey says you still have one of the movies #3 that Funnimation still dubbed! And I’m like AHHH THERE IS A GOD but then in the next breath but movie 7 had Jimmy and it’s not dubbed

HELLO DARKNESS YOU JUST CUTTING ME OFF RIGHT BEFORE - I’m fine im fine.

Anyway this is the end of my passionate ramble which I would like to remember myself so here we are.

[mushroomwriter]

(pt1) The hermanos really live in my head rent free askfhfkd and once again, I must thank you for being so sweet and inviting! I hope you enjoy the rambles ahead 》 Hi, hermanos anon back again! I'm finally done with my exams, thank you once again for all your kind wishes <3 I've even had a little holiday and travelling (which stresses me out) and I was rotating your answer in my head all the while... Yesss, that scene with Sergio & Martin is so painful. The emotions on both their faces are so raw and real and uff, I really love how you can see the way both of them have been hurting and grieving despite the *years* it's been since Andrés died. They truly loved him so much and I am never gonna be over it 🤧 And yes that scene on the ship where he's giving them instructions gets me too, especially this one moment where when they reach international waters everyone is cheering and going wild and Sergio smiles for like half a second before the smile just drops from his face and he looks in the distance... and you can just tell he's thinking of his brother who's not there to celebrate with him :'(

(pt2) This gets long so if you can feel free to put even my asks from here on under a cut (or maybe answer them separately? idk I hope i'm not annoying you or your followers with the wall of text and again I am SO sorry for how long this got 😭)

Now about the hermanos' childhood, I must say you've really done some magic with your words because for the past 2 years, I have clung stubbornly to my half brothers headcanon. I cannot emphasize enough how much I never vibed with the full brothers scenario. BUT. After reading your thoughts, something in me slowly softened to the idea (which I repeat I thought was impossible) and then I was reading this novel at the same time, with 2 brothers in it, and one of them is more "evil" than the other, meaner, likes to play tricks and the other is more good and kind and idealistic. Anyway, there was this one passage in the book where the mean brother lies down in his bed at night praying, begging God to "don't let me be mean" and wanting to be nicer and loved by his brother. and my brain replaced that with the hermanos growing up, and my heart squeezed in my chest and thats the moment I finally converted to the full brothers headcanon. Thank you for opening my eyes to the possibilities. Of course, the half brothers headcanon will always be first and special to me, but OMG the FEELS with the hermanos growing up together as little kids!!! I'm just taking their backstory as Shrodinger's Headcanons, since Pina clearly isn't interested in giving us anwers lmao. After this tangent, let me reply to your actual thoughts asdfjsk

Ah, I can see why s3 gave you that impression. Maybe I watched that interview before s3 becz my mind was always clear that they shared a father, so Andrés mentioning him makes sense but he also always had this kind of distance/coldness when talking abt him, even saying "He was *your father*" to Sergio in s2 by the fireplace (which makes sense if the said father abandoned him), while Sergio was the one who always sounded more fond and grieving. And when he mentioned "Mama's illness" I thought it's only Andrés' mother cause neither of them ever seemed very concerned that Sergio could have inherited the illness too? But it's interesting how preconceived notions affect the way we interpret a scene, you and me both had such different conclusions LOL. I understand, it was just the opposite direction for me, I didn't want to 'embrace' the full brothers headcanon 😅

(pt3) Yeah they even never clarified what he was sick with for HALF HIS CHILDHOOD/YOUTH!, let alone how he got better. But I'm so with you, the idea of Andrés taking Sergio to Russia and saving his life has my whole heart. Yes, you can work in the Andrés raising Sergio bit, especially because i think with their father dying and their mother's illness, they were probably orphaned at a young age either way and obviously the responsibility for Sergio would've fallen to Andrés very young, and like you mentioned even when their mom was alive he still might've been expected to look after his hermanito while they were busy trying to manage expenses. Oh, idk if you've heard of another hermanos headcanon that was popular at the time, basically that Andrés started stealing/got into a life of crime to pay Sergio's medical bills, but again, I love the idea that he used every means- legal or not to save Sergio. (Andrés' past intrigues me very much, I wish the spinoff had actually given us some answers 🥲)

OH, I loved your analysis of both scenarios and Andrés' reasons to resent their mom/Sergio. It makes all the sense, and it's heartbreaking. I also agree that it's very interesting he doesn't resent or bear any grudge against Sergio, when he easily could have. Once again, the fact that despite his unforgiving harsh personality in general, Sergio is the exception and he can see that Sergio really was just a helpless child and doesn't hold anything against him, melts my heart. AND YASSS, that's exactly one of the reasons I love the half bro hc so much. It's a Choice, and what a selfless one. Raising the son of the father(or mother) who abandoned you. I don't think many ppl would or could do that. And the fact Sergio was a sickly child too, but Andrés still took him in and didn't treat him like a burden but a beloved brother <3 I also just fell in love with the idea that Sergio thinks he's all alone in the world and then Andrés appears on the scene. Learning to trust each other. Andrés also thinking no one could love him (abandonment issues) and then he's suddenly the parental figure for a kiddo who looks to him and depends on him and loves him unconditionally, the way a child does.

(pt4) YEP, regardless of scenarios I also love the idea that it was Andrés who saved Sergio's life (and ofc, Sergio would think he can do anything. don't get me started on how Sergio would've felt when Andrés told him of the myopathy. Definitely some of his denial comes from the fact he thinks Andrés can defeat the illness, no matter if there's a cure or not) Gosh yes, Andrés would've been so proud and extra protective, we see that in the Bella ciao scene. I really think he didn't mind if he died as long as Sergio got away and gets to live a long and happy life ;___;

I would never stop screaming either if we got a new hermanos scene!!! Keep the hope alive 🤞 Hehe, I'm glad you appreciated the #hermanos angst! Oh that's great!!! As always, I am very excited for any hermanos content and I would love any gifset you make. What a coincidence lol, Richard Siken really was writing about them XD Awww, I love how you put it, that scene really does overflow with familiarity. Thinking of Toledo makes me emotional too, I'm glad I got to ramble about it with you, you made me smile too :') And if I ever get around to writing it, I'll let you know!

Omg, you're too kind, I'm relieved you don't regret the invitation yet haha. And you're happy to see my silly little rambles?? 🥺❤ So so glad our talks give you a serotonin boost too, and I hope you've been doing well. Take care, and please take your time replying to this essay 😭

PS I've read 100 years of Solitude too just last year! Feel free to tell me what you think of the book so far, I'm thinking of doing a reread <3

First of all, I'm sorry it took me SO LONG. Real life has been so busy lately, and I wanted to give you a proper reply, not a hasty one... especially considering I SO ENJOYED your rambles!!

I'm glad you managed to have a little holiday (which I hope wasn't just stressful) after your exams! If you're studying for some other exams now, well, I wish you good luck!

That scene with Martín and Sergio is definitely in the top painful scenes... Andrés is still such an open wound for both of them! Oh man, yeah, I do remember that moment of Sergio just... grieving despite the cheers and relief and it breaks my heart :(

So under a cut is it! Don't worry! I can't talk for my followers but I'm not annoyed for sure :D

What can I say... I'm happily impressed to know I softened you a little to the full-brothers scenario 💕💕 Also because I was maybe a little worried I rambled a bit too much about that scenario, so I'm glad you did like it! And please, associating that quote to the hermanos fcking killed me :( YES I think Shrodinger's Headcanons is the best way to go for their childhood! Like, as I said I went "naturally" for the full-brothers headcanon but there are aspects of the half-brothers headcanon that really melt my heart, so I want to keep them both! lol, Pina decided to give us NOTHING and so now we decided to take double the answers!

Yeah, it makes so much sense... it's truly interesting to see how the same scenes can be interpreted in different ways and how one preconceived notion can, as you said, make us end up with totally different conclusion...

I KNOW! I absolutely expected they'd let us know something more about Sergio's childhood illness, but nothing lol! I don't know if I had heard of the "Andrés got into stealing for Sergio" headcanon, like I definitely had that thought but I can't remember if it was because of fandom influence or not... either way, I'm so ON BOARD with it! (I guess the spinoff at least leaves us very free to headcanon at our hearts' content...)

I'm happy you loved my thoughts about Andrés and the reasons he'd have to resent Sergio, it's something I love to chew on! And YEAH EXACTLY, I mean, especially considering Andrés' whole character, 'selfless' is not exactly the first word that comes to mind to describe him, so thinking of him deciding to take care of this sick child he didn't even know, son of the parent who abandoned him, when Andrés himself was probably still pretty young... ahhhh! And little Sergio thinking he doesn't matter to anyone anymore, he's nothing but a burden now, but then Andrés appears and takes him in... I'm melting. And now you're making me crazy with the thought of Andrés, whose experience in terms of relationships is really not great, who considers himself really hard to love, getting this kid who loves him unconditionally and trusts him and looks up to him... woah. He was probably flabbergasted. "what's this??? UNCONDITIONAL LOVE??"

The idea of Andrés saving Sergio's life also ties nicely with Sergio's reaction when he learned about Andrés' illness, he was there like "let's forget about the robbery and let's go abroad in search of a cure" he wanted to do exactly what his brother had done for him!! And yeah, I think even after Andrés crushed that idea a part of him never stopped holding a bit of hope! As for Andrés, he would absolutely consider "I die but Sergio lives happily" a great scenario and I want to scream!

I'll keep hoping for new hermanos scenes 🤞 Thank you! That gifset is still a work in progress, I got a bit stumped because the scenes I picked are all so dark and my attempts to colour them have been pretty disastrous lmao but I'll try again! Also just so you know, I keep thinking about "you wouldn't be there to catch me" in relation to the hermanos' relationship and I CRY. (Thanks about the fic!)

I'm SO HAPPY to see your silly little rambles you have no idea 🥺❤ Also when I got these messages specifically I wasn't feeling great, like, physically (I had a bit of a migraine), therefore I was pretty unhappy, but your words really lifted my mood! And again, I'm so so sorry it took me so long to reply this time, I really hope you'll see this answer anyway...

PS. Oh, nice! 100 years of solitude is one of the things I had to put on hold lately, but I really want to get back to it because YES I was really enjoying it! I'm also lowkey obsessed with the opening lines, it's really the kind of beginning that makes you want to read the whole book immediately to find out how's that Aureliano ended up there! (We also had to translate that first part for class and later analyse the official Italian translations and I enjoyed it so much...) What about you? Did you end up doing that reread?