#I’m not one for backstories but I literally made up a whole one for why he’s with Dorry and Brogy

[dragonbonez]

He who laughs last, laughs best.

[softservesoymilk]

Honestly can you really blame me for ending up the way I did sociopolitically when literally one of my earliest memories with animation is watching Communism: The Cartoon (Krtek, 1957)

[bunji-enthusiast]

‘And what are you… exactly?’

A/N… mostly just cackling about think how the blorbos would interact with rocket!reader. Invincible as a whole will not leave my mind so I’m making you suffer with me. Formatted as headcanons for my sanity cause insomnia is a BITCH.

Canon-divergent themes, included mention of rocket’s backstory, mentions of past stress, found-family, platonic relationships, generally just you unwillingly forming bonds with trauma-sacked idiots/nsrs/p

Debbie Grayson 

A strong, kind-hearted woman at her core — no doubt. Especially since she’s had to deal with wrangling Mark [in his childhood youth] in particular, and her husband as well, who was quite the character. So one can imagine that she’s seen things. But this was unexpected. 

A literal raccoon. 

“This is new to me.”

“Right, and you didn’t live with an alien for a husband everyday.” 

Debbie chokes on air, taken aback by your comment. But then she divulges, “You’ve known him?” 

“Oh you bet I do!” You grin, arching a brow. “I got all sorts of juicy stuff on the guy.” 

That alone definitely wants her knowing more, and since you were a lover of chaos. You happily obliged to her request, no money wired. 

It was due to circumstances that you ended up having to be around the lady for awhile, but surprisingly enough; you two got along. You could respect her willingness to stand up to others, despite her state as a human. Debbie on the other hand was admittedly shocked when she first saw you, a walking-talking raccoon with the intelligence of a genius. Being able to jury-rig things up in a second, enough to get you out of a sticky situation or just generally being able to empathize for others despite your hot-headed temperament [in defiance of your tendency as a trigger-happy shooter]. 

There were times that you weren’t proud of how you behaved, but seriously, Earth had some genuine pricks. You had no idea how Debbie lived this long, or how she put up with all these people for that matter. There were few humans you genuinely liked, and even fewer super-powered beings.

You had off-handledly mentioned to her once or twice about your past history, what made you become who you are now. Not the entire story however, just a few intricate details. Understanding one another was something you often weren’t in the mood for, but with someone like Debbie, you could feel the sense of resolve and peace within her. So you just sort’ve started forming a bond with the woman. Much to the surprise of anyone else who oversees your interactions. Whenever anyone tries to question how or why this came to be, you always just shrugged it off with a half-assed comment. 

Debbie just… has the most genuine warmth, closest person to a parental figure that you almost had. You didn’t let that thought last long though, you already were almost as old as her — or older than her. But it made sense to you, she’s been through it, and gets it. Even more than other humans you’ve met. 

Though despite your loud and larger than life personality, you still were a small thing – so you always made up for that in other areas. Which gets people to really pay attention to your danger as an enemy. This exceptionally comes to light when you jump to Debbie’s defense [even if you knew she could handle herself, she was a damn good woman and a good friend], hacking off cleverly worded insults against the perpetrator and structured uses of words that no one dared to use. It’s really quite the sight to see when you're riled up on her behalf. 

You were used to being the guy who had to cheer people up, or offer comfort in your own awkward way. Nonetheless, Debbie, ends up being one of the first to actually offer comfort. Despite the fact you were stiff as a fucking board, and she — not being used to actually comforting a literal talking animal who can think and act — made the effort to do so anyway. You hated it at first, but it was nice. Something you never admitted aloud. 

Even in the face of your past history, you put your knowledge to good use: one way was to teach Debbie a few things about technology. Things she could put to use, just to protect herself, or to find things out. You had tried to get her to accept more lethal options, but she gave you a firm ‘no’, so you resolved on non-lethal options. 

Unfortunately you tended to be paranoid at times, so you begged to add in some more safety measures within her house. Moreover, since you weren’t technically under Cecil’s charge, she eventually accepted it. Since you had also given a wide walkthrough of how everything works. 

As a genetically-modified genius, particularly a half-worlder; your conversations with her are few, but very fortunate ones to have. Debbie is far more understanding then you expected in the beginning, but getting to know her was something else entirely. You really like the lady, and wish nothing but good for her and her sons. 

Rex Sloan

A walking human grenade and a genius raccoon with a penchant for shootouts. It tracks, initially you two don’t get along well. But eventually? It’s a diabolical pair-up. You both are snide fuckers, who don’t take shit from authority figures. Everyone else absolutely hates it, however—as much as they hate it, your team-ups elevate the battles to levels that let your entire team gain the upperhand. 

You never thought you’d relate to someone like Rex, but the more you two talk, the more you realize how similar you are. Bettering relationships, mellowed out in terms of hot-headnesses, the augmentations to the body. As much as you hated to admit it, you actually liked the kid. Rex, as far as you knew, was in a bad place — but he had the guts [more than anyone you’ve met in space] to pull himself out. You could respect it, despite his less than favorable actions in the past. But hey, you aren’t a saint either. 

The conversations you engage in with Rex are usually very, very interesting. The subjects are usually diversified, if it wasn’t Rex talking about one thing, it’d be you talking about another. It’s absolutely swell talking to him, you’ve even found yourself laughing at his verbal antics; especially even chuckling before if he talks about someone you both have a strong dislike for. 

You bark out a laugh at his insults, “Damn! You don’t hold back, kid.”

“Asshole deserved it anyways.” Rex grins, a taper of confusion in his expression. “—kinda curious though, how old are you?”

Immediately you blank at his question, blinking offhandedly as you thought about it. ‘How old am I?’ You thought, and you realized — You never counted how old you were. Always too busy being on the run, and collecting bounties. Especially saving the god-flarkin galaxy. 

“Oh my fucking god–” He wheezes, crouching down as he attempts to hold back his laughing fit. “You don’t know? Seriously?”

“Shut up!”

As a hero, he was far more gutsy than a lot of people you’ve seen on Earth. Rex was charming, difficult to get along with sure. But he was a reliable dude in situations of distress, he always had a way of being able to alleviate the stressing aspects into something more manageable. Though his ability to manifest explosions was something that fascinated you greatly, you asked a question or two about it. Rex to say the least was not used to people taking an interest in something like that, he was used to hearing things about his body being used as a weapon [by the same familiar assholes since childhood]. But the way you say it was as if you were just more considerate of his physical health and how he manages it. Definitely something he was confused about for a good long while. 

You taught him a thing or two on how to manage his cybernetic hand, considering that you yourself walk around with a cybernetic skeletal structure. You knew all too well about the discomfort of the possibility of having to rely on someone [or something] you hated, the same agency that essentially diverted the course of one’s life. So you essentially bestowed him with the knowhow on fixing, or otherwise maintaining the ol’ cybernetics. Even if Rex was reluctant about it at first, your help afforded him good faith in you. 

Despite how much you’d attempt to refute it, you developed protective instincts over Rex. He’s someone you want to see living a good life, not having to spend every second on the brink of death. You know he could live a better life for himself, with the people he loves. Though you knew this is what he built his life around, even if it was forced on him. But that didn’t mean you couldn’t help at least mitigate the devastation he goes through 24/7. 

Rex has seen things as a hero obviously, but give him some credit; the last thing he expected was actually talking to and befriending a literal raccoon. Even if you had told him about your prior history with the High Evolutionary, and the experiments, he was still a little weirded out. But he eventually accepted it as normal. Seriously though, you considered paying for his therapy at one point. 

Shapesmith

You’ve had your fair share of interactions with beings of the Martian race [considering you were a traveler of the cosmos], but Shapesmith in particular was a very interesting one. He’s lived as a hero on Earth for a while, and though you haven’t known the shapeshifting being as long as anyone else on the guardians had, he didn’t radiate bad feelings. Not someone you’d find yourself being around often, but he was quite the useful person in battle. You could tell right away if the martian was being disingenuous or honest, dude does not have a bad bone in his body. 

It's not often that you converse with Shapesmith, but he was easy to talk to. Unlike most of the pricks you’ve met so far throughout your travels. Cover his back, and he covers yours. A mutual exchange you could get behind. 

Some of his comments about your being as a raccoon really pissed you off though, however, after some sternly worded corrections from your end — Shapesmith very quickly reworded said comments. Though when you necessitated an apology, mainly from yourself, as you were quick to temper. He was very understanding, which you inherently didn’t expect; as most would be rightfully a little pissed off. Shapesmith was certainly someone to behold, both in experience and living as a human hero. 

You like the fella, his reasons about certain subjects were simple and straight to the point. 

Allen The Alien 

Allen had always been a bit of an anomaly, with his knack for showing up at the most unexpected moments, and today was no exception. You’ve met the unopan more then once, which was much to your displeasure when the two of you crossed paths once again. Allen against all odds was still alive, which frankly — you found baffling. However, once he explained the circumstances behind his situation. Everything fell into place for you. 

One: it pisses you off, you don't know why. But it really does, the dude dies once — and he just gets…. Stronger. 

Huh? Why couldn’t you have something like that? 

Two: You could actually find a use for him in fights. 

That was a thing, you could always find uses in everything. Even out of the smallest scraps of heap. 

With Allen however, you could always find your fur bristling. It was a fifty/fifty. But nonetheless, you had mellowed out over time. Which meant you also had stopped getting angry at the drop of a hat. Something that surprised Allen. 

Over time, your banter and playful rivalry turns into a mutual understanding of each other's strengths. Your tactical mind and Allen’s adaptability make for an interesting—if not dangerous—partnership. After an impromptu competition, Allen offers his hand, now more curious about you than ever.

"You’re not too bad, for a walking trash can. You ever think about joining the Coalition? We could use someone with your skills." He asks, his tone light as ever. Of course Allen brings it up, he was always looking for someone to invite. 

You, with your sharp, cynical grin, consider the offer.

"Nah—I’ll pass. But if you ever need someone to cover your back in a fight, you know where to find me. Maybe next time, I’ll be the one winning." 

"We’ll see about that. But hey... keep it between us, alright?” He adds, gesturing vaguely. Allen almost laughs, “I really don’t want to explain to my superiors why I lost a bet to a raccoon." 

Despite your differing missions, Allen couldn't deny that you had grown to be more than just an unpredictable anomaly in his life. You were a valuable ally to have, even if your methods were a little... unconventional. Your tactical mind, combined with your readiness for a shootout at any moment, made you an effective problem solver. 

Regardless of your apparent lightheartedness, there was always a depth to your intelligence that made you far more insightful than anyone gave you credit for. Allen had noticed it from your first encounter, and it had only grown sharper over time. He respects that about you a lot, even if you didn’t notice it yourself. 

As always, whenever you two were in the same place, things couldn’t stay calm for long. A few jokes, some banter, and then—the sparring begins. You, with your quick reflexes and keen combat skills, took every opportunity to take a shot at Allen, who responded with his own impressive agility and strength. Even if you refute that you hate the guy, your actions say otherwise.

[kelin-is-writing]

Not some peoples on here and TikTok going:

“You don’t like the ending because your favorite character died”

Hell yeah? Literally why wouldn’t I be pissed that my favorite character who could be saved died? Dabi has one of the most realistic backstories and best characterizations in Mha, actually not only in Mha but Anime/Manga in general and do you know how taboo of topics domestic violence, child abuse and raping are in Japan? Mind you, Japan is a country that has domestic violence normalized in their country as part of marriage and somehow education too. Y’all might think I’m joking but victims of domestic abuse in Japan are struggling very much to this day, but Japanese peoples rarely talks about it because Japan is a “Family Image” oriented society (Endeavor and the Himuras showed it enough me thinks) so they categorically refuse to let people know abuse happens, especially the abusers.

“Oh BuT aLL aBuSeRs DoN’t WaNt It To Be KnOwN”, I know but in Japan it’s normalized to just live through it and that (together with bullying) it’s one of the reasons the suicide rate in Japan is one of the highest globally, hope it helps to get a better grasp on everything I’m trying to say.

Horikoshi has depicted it perfectly, because you know… He lives there and even the final outcome (Rei becoming Enji’s caretaker after years of abuse) it’s very much Japanese style. Which is why the Todoroki family ending it’s wrong and disturbing. Wrong, and disturbing.

And as if one of Enji’s victims becoming his caretaker isn’t enough, one of his other victims had to die because of his actions.

“No BuT tOuYa WeNt OfF wItH hIs QuIrK oN hIs OwN”, and who was the main reason and cause he went off like that with his Quirk? Endeavor.

Yep. Thought so too.

I don’t get why some of you are bending backwards, doing backflips and cartwheels to defend Endeavor just because he’s an Hero like— I’m sorry but he is the depiction of a realistically fact that even if your job (YOUR JOB!) is to save other people, behind closed doors that same person who saves other people can still be a shitty person who’s a curse to his own family, because Endeavor is just Enji Todoroki’s façade.

And he’s a well-written character because the depiction of abuser Horikoshi did of him it’s accurate to reality. Enji is egotistical, narcissistic, greedy, self-centered and selfish, which are all the characteristics that made him physically unable to actually address any of what he did until Dabi’s reveal, despite knowing that he was dead wrong and that together with the fact that he waited almost a decade to apologize to his family, is the reason why I genuinely don’t give a flying fuck about his “redemption”. If sorrow was eating you alive why didn’t you apologize sooner, trash?

Touya never got the closure he deserved, actually none of the Leagues got it and you know why? Because the whole War arc was rushed, you can tell by the way Shigaraki was offed. From a writing standpoint it was laughable, seriously.

What’s even worse is that… Nothing has actually changed in the Hero society despite the fact that nine years have passed, because people like Touya, Shigaraki and Toga will never be actually saved because Heroes have failed miserably to save the prime examples of what’s to be saved.

And no, they weren’t saved because death isn’t salvation for people who want to live, be accepted and loved. You guys that think this way genuinely scare me and I want y’all far away from me.

Like— To sum what I’m trying to say: We can’t cry and hate Mha’s ending because of all this, but some of y’all can cry, kick sheets, throw up, crashout and hate the ending over fucking ships?

Wow…

[tatsumessy]

how many kids do you have? - {one piece}

luffy

you and luffy only have one kid which happens to be a son who looks up to him. A LOT. i’m talking when your son reached his teen years he was ready to full on fight his father in gear 5 mode and because your husband is kind of slow he accidentally went to hard on him but it ended up being fine. but bless your soul, everytime they spar together you make sure to stay far away because your heart can’t take it.

zoro

one kid as well. but a girl. she aspires to be just like her father, a great swordsman. but she refuses to learn three sword style, it was so bad that zoro and her didn’t talk for a whole month because she refused, he finally gave in because he didn’t like the thought of his little princess being mad at him. she’s like his best friend in child form but one thing he does hate is that she has a little crush on Sanji. it’s a harmless crush that started because he wouldn’t make her, her favorite foods but Sanji would.

sanji

three kids with one on the way. sanji being the lover boy he is you already know how those kids came about. a little backstory, you joined the crew before the timeskip, and before you were separated you two had made love for the first time. you didn’t find out you were pregnant until afterwards. so you two had a child early on then they just wouldn’t stop coming. you’re tempted to punch him in the dick while he’s not looking to stop him for impregnating you but that sounds like too much work and whining.

nami

you two adopt a cat then later on one kid. nami was already eh about marrying you because she knew that’d be money and with you both being girls she was cautious. but then she saw how well and happy you were and wanted to expand on your little family.

robin

no kids. not because she doesn’t like them, we all know how she acts with chopper. but just because she wants to give all her love and attention to you and doesn’t want you to feel like you have to share. plus she likes having you all to herself.

usopp

two kids. he likes to call them his own little crew. you already know usopp and his stretching the truth ways, he tells your kids all the stories and adventures that we went on but he adds a little spice to it. the great captain usopp!

law

two kids. first born is a girl and second born is a boy. he didn’t think he’d have his hands full. i mean come on law they are kids, the literal definition of handful, here’s why. one day when you all docked on an island for some fresh air he was watching the two of them while you were napping and your daughter found a devil fruit and ate it. she knew what it was and was actually excited to see what ability she’d get. she could basically turn her whole body into mist, so when ever she’d want to exit a conversation she’d just disappear. law got a stern talking too by you that night.

kid

your story started off sad. you two weren’t even trying for a kid but then you ended up pregnant and right when you two were getting used to the idea you get kidnapped and due to the stress you end up having a miscarriage. kid for a while blamed himself and refused to even touch you but you had to remind him that sometimes things happen. a few years passed and you got pregnant again. when kid found out he was so excited and literally kept you in a bubble outside of the ship, or he quite literally kept you in your room to keep you safe. he even had killer watch you sometimes.

[itsabouttimex2]

Hi, I wanted to say that I really liked reading your analyses when it comes to flaws in lmk's writing, along with the ranking of the villains that you did. I hope it's alright to ask for advice, since I'd like to make a romantic self insert story with Macaque, but the thing is that I'm worried on how to portray the platonic relationship between Sun Wukong and Macaque. While we still don't know entirety of how Macaque died in his fight with Wukong, I've already made decision to address both of their faults that caused their relationship's downfall. What I'm worried about is how to portray it clearly that it's both of their faults, without making them too OOC. Some fans have tendency to chose sides with their whole situation, which is something I'd like to avoid. But I'm not sure how to avoid that, which is why I'd like to ask for your advice on it.

Sun Wukong and Macaque

A Rundown on the Fallout

This is an interesting question, and thank you for asking! Given how much of their personal backstory is left to viewer interpretation, I’ve included a little bit of mine.

I think the big, big thing that people miss with the Sundial/Shadowpeach fallout is how severely uneven it is. But give me a minute to get there…

Probably the biggest of Past!Sun Wukong’s biggest issues is what I’m going to call “externalizing”. (This isn’t the appropriate way to use that word, but I’m at a loss here) Wukong is bright and loud and happy- and very, very desperate for attention.

Sun Wukong’s literal first action in the world was to excitedly barrel towards a group of monkeys. His first words end with him asking plainly “Don’t ya like it?!” like a child begging for praise from a parent. He shows off to Subodhi’s other students. He eagerly tells a chaotic story to his sworn brothers and is implied to play it up to some degree for attention.

This is direct opposition to Macaque.

Past!Macaque is quiet, withdrawn. He has no ties to other people. He doesn’t pipe up. He’s not bold or confident. So what does Macaque do?

Well, just about jackshit. There’s only TWO members of the six-strong brotherhood that he actually shares interactions with- Sun Wukong and Peng.

Azure Lion? Yellowtusk? Demon Bull King? Macaque literally doesn’t interact with any of them even once. Nobody calls him brother. Flash to the modern day, and he’s the last person Azure bothers looking for.

He doesn’t joke, or tell stories, or try to bond with the rest of the crew. This is literally how he responds to being called a coward and a rodent by a “brother”.

By mildly frowning.

(Side note: WUKONG IS NOT IN THE WRONG FOR NOT DEFENDING MACAQUE FROM PENG. Macaque never went above a mild frown and never acted hurt or upset beyond this little facial expression. If he was sad ((WHICH HE WASN’T)) or seethingly angry ((WHICH HE WASN’T)) then it’s on Macaque and Macaque alone for not defending himself. Wukong is not his brother’s keeper, etc.)

(Macaque, even in the past, was a lot stronger than he’s often given credit for. Did this remark make him unhappy? Yes. Did it break or ruin him? No.)

He has no friends or ties to the past. No mentor and no fellows and no troop. No one likes him. No one wants him. No once cares about him… except for the Monkey King.

All he has is Sun Wukong.

So already they’re on this MASSIVELY unbalance scale where Wukong has a title and a troop and a heaping handful of immortalities and a band of brothers and a sacred weapon and a mountain and and and!!!

And… Macaque has… his shadow powers?

Yeah, they’re not on level footing. Wukong could pull out of the brotherhood and away from Macaque and throw down his staff and still have so, so much!

And Macaque, if he left Wukong, would have next to nothing.

Sun Wukong is his one good thing. His one star in a dark sky. Sun Wukong is all that Macaque has.

Already is this an EXTREMELY unhealthy dynamic, where you’re basically living for a second person without them putting that devotion back towards you-

Which is exactly what causes the downfall of this relationship.

Macaque doesn’t speak up for or against anything. He’s just willing to sit pretty and play along… because it’s for his one good thing.

Because it’s for Wukong.

Even if his brothers don’t like him, or he gets mocked, or he doesn’t want to play along, Macaque grits his teeth and stays- because it’s for Wukong.

Because he can’t lose his one good thing.

So he’ll do anything.

And that’s the problem.

The Monkey King isn’t asking him to shut up and play nice. Nor does he ask for blind loyalty. And he doesn’t ask his friend not to voice his concerns and fears.

Macaque is choosing to do these things.

Because he can’t lose his one good thing.

Macaque is choosing to “internalize” (again, this isn’t the appropriate way to use that word, but I’ve set a precedent here) his thoughts and feelings.

Macaque pulls everything inside, and Sun Wukong pushes it all out.

The First Crack: Uneven Expectations

Macaque is not honest with his thoughts and feelings. He never actually expresses the way he feels to Wukong, which leads to the Monkey King never understanding his feelings. But you know what Macaque DOES do?

He gently and softly nudges the idea of maybe kinda I dunno potentially not taking over the entire Celestial Realm???

But he doesn’t say no.

Macaque never expresses himself or genuinely tries to talk Wukong out of overthrowing the Jade Emperor. He just hints at the idea and EXPECTS Wukong to pick up on his thoughts and wants without any real effort on his own part. He puts ALL of the onus onto Wukong to understand and reach out to him, without putting that amount of time and effort in himself.

Macaque wants to be understood without putting on the effort to be understandable, which isn’t fair to Wukong at all.

The Second Crack: Unfairly Divided Consequences

Wukong is solely punished for the crimes of six men, and left to rot while his sworn brothers run free.

(Quotes pulled from prior analysis)

Sun Wukong is trapped. For attempting to overthrow the Jade Emperor, he is sentenced to FIVE HUNDRED YEARS trapped under a mountain.

Let me elaborate for anyone who doesn't sympathize.

For the next five hundred years, Sun Wukong will be 75% immobile and alone under a nearly lightless mountain. There will be no noise, no stimulation, and no company. He will suffer in silence, and he will suffer alone.

But you know who ISN'T being punished for an attempt to overthrow the Jade Emperor?

Macaque.

Now, this is funny. Wukong leads a six strong band of brothers against the forces of the Celestial Realm, but only ONE of them faces consequences for the rebellion- himself.

Even five hundred years later when Wukong is set free and traveling with his fellow pilgrims...

No one else has faced consequences for the rebellion. All five of Wukong's "brothers" (Azure Lion, Peng, Demon Bull King, Yellowtusk, and yes, Macaque) get away scot-free to continue their plans and schemes.

I would be pissed. You would be pissed. There is not ONE SINGLE PERSON in this world that would NOT be pissed about how blatantly unfair this is.

(End Quote)

This is especially important if you read Azure Lion’s about Wukong “surrendering” as the truth (he is an unreliable narrator), then it’s likely his brothers were spared as a result of his surrender. And still, he’s all alone in this cavern, bored and uncomfortable and angry.

And probably very sad and lonely, too.

The Third Crack: Peach Symbolism

When Wukong wants to cheer Macaque up, what does he do?

Engage in snacking and physical affection that leaves the two snuggled up side by side on a sunny beach.

Seems like the Monkey King has a pretty good read on his best bud!

Now, how does Macaque repay the favor?

After an unknown period of time spent in the extensively explained condition above leaves Wukong angry and frustrated, Macaque comes by to-

Jam a peach into Wukong’s face and act like nothing is wrong at all.

Sun Wukong doesn’t want to pretend that nothing is wrong. He doesn’t want to act like everything is okay. He wants to be free.

But Macaque has put on an act this entire time. He’s played along and kept quiet and complacent and been “good”, and even now is he acting.

So he presents, of all fucking thing, a peach.

Sun Wukong likes peaches, yes. They’re likely a comfort food from a time long past, a constant in his long, long life.

(I bet that on Flower Fruit Mountain there’s a special strain untainted by the push of genetically-modified fruit that’s grown to be chock-full of sugar. I bet it’s his absolute favorite thing in the world to eat. I bet he shared it with the Pilgrims. I bet he wishes he could share it with them again. I bet.)

They’re a symbol of massive freedom- freedom from strife and pain and death.

And having that symbol presented to him so plainly and pretend-happily?

It’s just the final nail in his diminishing coffin of self-control.

The Fourth Crack: Wukong Lashes Out

So, as was unavoidable from the start of his imprisonment- Wukong snaps and rejects the peach, mocking Macaque for trying to cheer him up from a five-hundred year sentence with fruit and a false smile.

But he doesn’t stop there-

The Monkey King continues to castigate his best friend, blaming him for things that are the shoulderweights of six men.

Except he’s not really lashing out at Macaque directly- he’s just lashing out, and Macaque happens to be the nearest target.

There was bound to be a breakdown eventually. No matter how you look at this scenario, anyone would snap. There’s literally not even one person who wouldn’t break down eventually.

And then, Macaque lashes right back, and says something very interesting-

The Fifth Crack: Macaque Lies and Run Away

(Censored quotes taken from same analysis)

No, he didn't.

Macaque nudges the idea. He implies the idea. He hints it, quietly and softly.

"You're really going through with this?" Is not him shutting down the idea of fighting the Celestial Realm.

It's him being a coward and trying to dance around the issue without a direct confrontation.

Not even once does Macaque say: “We shouldn't fight the Jade Emperor."

He directly LIES to present himself as being the better person during this fight.

Macaque is lying to his best friend’s face to make himself look better in this utterly pointless argument, then prepares to run away and never comes back- but not before placing literally all of the blame for EVERYTHING onto Wukong’s shoulders.

(End quote)

Final Crack: YOU are responsible for MY behavior!

Finally, Macaque makes a few last “Nothing is ever MY fault!” statements to Wukong, consisting of:

“You dragged everyone else into this!”

“You put yourself here, not me!”

Which are BOTH blatantly untrue, given that

1. The Azure Lion is actually the one who started the Brotherhood in the first place

2. Macaque is a grown man who makes his own decisions

3. The rest of the Brotherhood are grown men who make their own decisions

4. Macaque went along with the plan willingly

5. The rest of the Brotherhood went along with the plan willingly

6. Everyone took part in the attempted rebellion of their own will and volition

Everyone is responsible for the end result, including Macaque who was there literally every step of the way, but he doesn’t want to accept that!

Macaque wants to be a perfect little victim who can wipe his hands of the matter, and who better to blame…

Then his “one good thing”, who is now utterly helpless and incapable of doing anything about it?

Macaque only finally lashes out and speaks up when there is literally no way to face recourse for it- which is proof of the cowardice lurking inside him.

There’s a big reason that Wukong calling him out for “running away” hits so hard and is what finally prompts Macaque into speaking up and tries to absolve himself of all blame.

Because Macaque knows that Wukong is right.

The first thing that Macaque does when things go wrong is to prioritize himself and run away. (Just remember how he responded to unleashing the Samadhi Fire.) Then, when all is said and past and it’s time to tell the tale, Macaque will whitewash himself- which he does blatantly in “Shadowplay”.

So when his gilded “one good thing” finally cracks the image Macaque built up by being a fallible person who stumbles and slips up and makes very human mistakes?

He abandons ship, and allows his flaws to start sliding out- now Macaque is “externalizing”, which he’ll continue to do to the present day- taking everything inside and putting it out- by projecting and slandering and lying and trying to hurt innocent people.

Essentially, Macaque puts his best friend on a pedestal and of his own will and volition plays the role of “lackey” for nothing in return without being asked, then ditches him over a fight and returns to a much unhealthier group of “friends”, while Sun Wukong is left to serve a lonely sentence as punishment. But because the Monkey King receives punishment and does his time, Wukong is allowed a chance at redemption under the loving and caring eye of his Master, Tang Sanzang, and manages to redeem himself, where his guilty brothers going free leads them to continually rack up crimes that leaves them on the receiving end of the pilgrims wrath.

Okay I’m tired now love you guys ❤️❤️

[maxdibert]

Any headcanon about Severus that maybe is an unpopular opinion?

I don't think I really have any truly unpopular opinions. Maybe something I could consider not-so-popular (although I don’t think it’s controversial at all) is the way I view Severus and how he’s often portrayed. At least in most fics I’ve read—and even in many headcanons—there’s a tendency (which I understand) to blend his book personality with the one from the movies. The thing is, Rickman’s Severus is much more restrained, colder, more distant and controlled. It’s no surprise that, before learning about his backstory, many people assumed he came from a good family or was even pureblood, because in the films he could easily fit that image.

And the thing is, even though we do know where he came from, I often see Severus portrayed as the typical Byronic hero from romantic novels, like a kind of tormented gentleman with an aura of mystery and inscrutability. And I mean, I get it—his role is literally that of someone who’s constantly repressing his emotions to the point of being magically unreadable—but I think that’s just a façade he puts up at school and around others in general.

Because at the end of the day, Severus is a guy who, when something triggers him, explodes. He’s someone who was bullied, but people don’t take him seriously as a victim because instead of cowering in a corner crying, he fought back. He invented spells to defend himself—spells that were really painful. He’s someone capable of having pretty irrational and childish reactions and, most importantly, someone who, when angry enough, literally spits on the ground out of frustration.

Like—Severus is a guy from the rough part of town. He grew up in a poor working-class neighborhood surrounded by people who probably didn’t give a damn about appearances, social norms, or good manners. And maybe he spent his whole life trying to correct that. Maybe when he got into Slytherin he tried to erase every trace of anything that could connect him to the Muggle world—including not just his blood status but also his class background. Maybe he tried to mimic the manners and habits of his wealthy classmates, or emulate the aristocratic customs of his fellow Death Eaters.

But the truth is, no matter how hard you try, you never really stop being from the neighborhood. That’s where he comes from: a place full of slums, dusty streets, an industrial and gray city, with a father who shouted and acted violently. A place where, if someone hit you, you hit them back—because that’s how you survive in places like that.

So my headcanon is that his true personality is exactly that: an aggressive guy with a bad temper who probably swears in ways many of his peers have never even heard, and who would absolutely punch you in the face if he didn’t have to hold himself back. He might try to act like he’s made of stone, but inside he’s always on the verge of blowing up—because, in a way, that’s just who he is.

That’s why I prefer to see a Severus who’s rational when it comes to important things—like his duties and commitments—but in everything else, is volatile and quick-tempered. I’m not into the Severus who feels like a Mr. Darcy; I like the emotionally dysfunctional, childish Severus. The one who can be very calculating and know how to behave, but the moment he lets his guard down, the claws come out like a furious alley cat.

[dykesynthezoid]

I do think we’re getting at least some escalation of devil’s minion in s3 btw. And I don’t think that’s even me being hopeful or optimistic I think it’s literally just logical.

I’ve seen people say oh, but devil’s minion happens in QOTD, and s3 is TVL; and firstly, they’ve definitely made it sound like some elements of queen of the damned are going to be present in s3. Secondly, I suspect season 3 is going to end with the lead up to Lestat’s San Francisco concert. So the whole season will be both Lestat backstory + the set up for the events of QOTD. And devil’s minion happens, guess what, before Lestat’s San Francisco concert. It would almost not make sense to not at least touch on it while the other story beats are culminating up to that moment. Like, Daniel and Armand are already present in the story (where they aren’t in the book in the modern day storyline), why would you not continue their storylines to the next logical step?

Also, I think you have to consider just how many new characters and storylines QOTD introduces and how daunting that can be to absorb if you’re unfamiliar. Waiting to do anything with devil’s minion until season 4 means that’s just one more new storyline to have to inject into a narrative already very crowded with exposition. It just doesn’t make a lot of sense to do that, and I suspect the writers are pretty aware of that.

And frankly like. What other storylines would Daniel and Armand be getting? Like how are either of their stories supposed to move forward without, y’know, each other? Are we supposed to expect all of season 3 just to be one big pause button on both their larger narratives? That seems very silly. Daniel at least has the journey of adjusting to vampirism, but Armand especially is like. His semi-redemption and character evolution comes from devil’s minion. That’s the only real next step for him.

And I mean. Look at Assad and Eric. I don’t think Rolin Jones could convince them to wait a whole other season for something to happen if he tried. I know, I know it’s easy to be like “oh but maybe it’s just actors being silly” but compare how open they’re being about it now and how much more tight lipped they were in between seasons one and two. It’s night and day. It is a very very different vibe. And apparently, Assad has been plenty excited about it this entire time, so he was actually somehow managing to keep his mouth shut before. But now maybe he doesn’t need to, because he knows season 3 will at least offer something in the way of that development.

I think it’s entirely possible we won’t necessarily see the full “culmination” of their relationship until season 4, but I do think season 3 will at least have development and escalating tensions that are undeniable. I think it’ll likely start out slow and ramp up as the season continues. I’m not going to panic if we don’t get much in the first few episodes or if it takes until episode five to see Daniel’s turning. That might be needed, honestly, in terms of giving Lestat his necessary focus. But I think more small pieces will begin to accumulate, will escalate to a place of higher tension by the mid season, and then the finale will include some type of reveal or emotional climax, setting things up going into season 4.

And you know what, it’s worth mentioning: things have happened faster on this show than I expected before! I did not expect Daniel to be turned at the end of season 2. I thought we probably had a whole other season to go before that happened. “Well they were afraid of cancellation” / “well Eric just wanted to be a vampire so badly” and will these things also not apply to season 3/Eric and Assad wanting devil’s minion?? Idk babes. I’m doing the math and it doesn’t seem that crazy to me

[slut4thebroken]

Soothing

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Pairing | Dark!Jason Todd × innocent Batgirl!reader

Summary | Jason just likes the sound of your voice.

Warnings | Sexual content, 18+, corruption kink, masturbation, no female orgasms, lowkey misogynistic!Jason lol, adopted siblings, but like... he doesn't think of her that way and neither does she, Jason pov.

Words | 1k

Notes | Finally wrote the fic from this post. Also I realized that I said that good weird was the first in this collection but I guess technically this is. That was just the first time they actually got together. (Help I’m literally so bad at choosing gifs/pictures for fics💀)

Ao3 link | <3

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It had been a long fucking day. A long week to be honest. He never really liked working with Dick or Tim, always preferring to work alone, but he couldn’t deny that he needed more manpower for this, and everyone else he knew was busy, so he swallowed his pride and called them. 

Even though it was his mission, Dick always naturally took the lead, so it was no surprise that he did this time too. The whole week so far was spent arguing about whose plan was better and Tim trying to diffuse the tension, but primarily siding with Dick. He almost considered making them go home so he could do it alone, but he knew that would get himself killed. Again. 

But today was by far the worst of the whole week and he wanted nothing more than to hear your voice. So even though it was 4am for him, he called you, praying you’d pick up. When you did, you started the usual greeting of “hi” and “how are you?” as he took off everything but his underwear and slipped under the covers. 

“When do you come back?” You asked, making him smile. 

“Just a few more days, princess. Promise.”

“Okay.” You said quietly, then, “I miss you.” He let out a low chuckle and could imagine the pretty blush painting your cheeks from his reaction. 

“I miss you too, sweetheart. What have you been up to though?” You rambled on about your day, telling him about how Alfred made cookies earlier and that you were quickly growing bored in the mostly empty manor and your completely empty apartment. 

He tried to pay attention, honestly he did. But he hasn’t touched his cock in almost a week because of how busy he’s been and he missed the sound of your voice. So what else was he supposed to do when his cock fattened up in his briefs? 

When you started talking about this new show you’ve been watching, he tuned out your words a little bit, just listening to the softness of your voice, imagining the pretty little whimpers you could make with it. Pushing the covers and his underwear down, he freed his cock and instantly took it in his hand, stroking slowly. His breathing started to change a little, growing heavier and faster, making you trail off in the middle of your sentence. 

“Don’t stop talking, princess.” He rasped, hand speeding up. 

“Are you okay?” You asked quietly. 

“I’m perfect. Your voice is just so soothing, baby. Keep talking.” 

“O-okay.” You continued hesitantly, telling him about how you fell and scraped your knee, wishing he was there to help bandage you up like he’s done in the past. You told him about how you’ve been having trouble sleeping since you can’t come to his room in the middle of the night after having a nightmare. God- he fucking misses that too. It’s one of his favorite things, being able to caress your body or grind against you while you sleep, never waking up because of how safe you feel in his arms. When he let out a quiet grunt, you stopped again. 

“Are you sure you’re okay? What was that?” 

“I’m so good, princess. Keep going.” He tried not to moan through the words. 

“Okay…” He swiped a thumb over the tip and took in a sharp breath, making you stop again. “Why are you breathing weird, Jay?” 

“Baby, I'm not.” He sighed. “I promise I'm okay. If you don’t want to keep talking, we don’t have to.”

“No!” You said quickly, because of his tone. “I didn’t mean it like that, I was just worried.” Instead of letting him reply, you continued talking about random things that have happened while he’s been away. Every once in a while he’d let out a sound to let you know he was listening, a grunt disguised as a sound of acknowledgement, but you bought it. 

He started tuning out your words again, just focusing on the soft lull of your sleepy voice. You being sleepy is probably his favorite thing, closely followed by you being scared or in pain. You’re so pliable, so easy to manipulate. He can caress your tit or your ass and pass it off as an accident, or even tell you that he can’t sleep in clothes, only underwear, and that it’s perfectly normal for your big brother to sleep almost naked beside you. Sometimes, if he’s really lucky, he can convince you that you won’t be comfortable in those modest pajamas you wear and that you’ll be able to sleep much better in just his shirt. And you almost always agree. 

He stroked his cock even faster, quickly nearing his orgasm after so long without one, and when he cursed under his breath, then let out a long, quiet groan, you trailed off again. 

You did your best to keep speaking, stuttering through the sentences, but it fell on deaf ears as he came, thinking about how fucking hot it was that you didn’t even know.  When his noises quieted and he was lightly panting, you decided to ask again. 

“Are you sure you’re okay?” 

“I’m perfect, baby.” He sounded significantly more tired and relaxed, but he knew you’d be too stupid to put it together. “You’re so good for me- my good girl. Thank you, princess.” 

“You’re welcome…?” You asked, confused, but he wasn’t going to bother explaining. “Are you tired now?” 

“Just a little, but I can stay up for you.” He murmured, grabbing a tissue from the nightstand to wipe his come off his stomach, cock twitching as he imagined you licking it off him instead. 

“You don’t have to, Jay. I’m tired too.” He knew you well enough to know that was a lie. 

“How about we go to sleep, but don’t hang up. How does that sound?” 

“Okay, yeah. Thank you, Jay. I love you.” You said quietly, but he could practically hear the smile in your voice.  

“I love you too, princess. Sweet dreams.” He knew he would at least have some. 

[amazingdigitalheadcanons]

HOLD ON *dumps pieces of scrap paper on to a table* I GOT A WHOLE BUNCH

-Kinger taught Queenie how to shoot a gun with deadly accuracy

-Kinger and Queenie know how to dance

-Caine in the past would use other character’s lives in the circus as inspiration for his adventures, now he does it subconsciously

-Spudsy meat is made out of Dobby

-Caine’s existence is what’s keeping them trapped in the circus (the circus cannot exist without him, he is its heart and brain) (he’s not even aware of this)

-Adventures used to be once a week because Caine was still new to the whole ordeal (the NPCs sucked)

-In the early days, NPCs used to make a constant appearance in other adventures, but later on they took up too much space so now they’re all mannequins

-What makes up an abstraction is dead code trying to fix itself and failing

-Abstraction is incredibly painful, even afterwards the abstractions can “feel themselves rotting”

-If a player is still in the map while it’s deleted, a “forced abstraction” will occur (the only technically “true” way to die without abstracting the normal way)

-A “forced” abstractee is much different from a normal abstracted, mainly because they didn’t “go crazy” and abstracted (and therefore “kill” their own coding. Instead their code is mangled after falling into “the point of no return” and overcompensate by absorbing the game’s own code

Mini Theory Ahead‼️

-While Kinger did have role in his wife’s death, Caine was also to blame for her abstraction. But instead of taking the blame, he put everything on Kinger, even after when Kinger went insane he continued to fully blame him and even gaslit Kinger into believing he was fully responsible for Queenie’s death.

“Now, being in a position of power like this, you coooould offload the blame to one of your employees and avoid the dock on your score. What do you think?” -Caine to Gangle in Caine’s office, Episode 4 Fast Food Masquerade, 20:45

ACCORDING to Caine, using the backstory of Baron Theodore Mildenhall. What Kinger did to Queenie was comparable to SHOOTING YOUR OWN WIFE

HOWEVER

For someone who is a REAL PERSON, and had something comparable to BEING SHOT BY HER HUSBAND happen to her, Queenie, in the worst state of her life (mentally and physically). DID NOT attack Kinger in the pillowfort despite him “shooting her”, and even leaned into his hand when he touched her.

You could argue that the shooting was more of an “emotional bullet”, however that would not explain why she was so relaxed with him there IN THE WORST STATE OF HER LIFE

Which I would say that it’s more of how Kinger felt about the situation, that he essentially shot his own wife. Not literally, not anything that would equate to that, just the guilt he feels afterwards. Which was what I believed until that line with Caine in his office.

Caine is not a malevolent being, he does not want to cause harm to others. However, he is still an AI that doesn’t fully understand humans.

“W-Well, I don’t know what’s NORMAL to you people!” -Caine in response to Gangle asking for a more normal adventure, Episode 4, 2:50

The entire adventure in episode 3 was for Caine to make something Zooble would like

“Why did you think I would like that?” -Zooble after Pomni explained her and Kinger’s adventure, Episode 4, 2:06

I don’t need to explain the Zooble Therapy Session

There’s more quotes, however I’m going to be saving them for once I make this into a proper theory on my own blog AND this is supposed to be about headcanons not theories!

But the point I’m trying to make is there might be a little more to Queenie’s death that Caine might have more of a role in. Besides, Kinger never struck me as a guy who would hurt his own wife. At least not something comparable to shooting the poor woman. (It’s an emotional bullet, I know, but there’s just something off to me with Kinger being the sole reason why Queenie is dead ((only one shooter)))

Anyways, theory over‼️

-New arrivals aren’t quite linear as sometimes they appear right after someone abstractions, or several months after. Sometimes, they just get added onto the roster without anyone dying

-The Cellar is actually quite big, but they all like to hang around spots where Caine likes to open the cellar at in order to greet the new arrival

-Kinger has very bad survivor’s guilt and just knows instinctually when someone’s going down the spiral to abstraction

-Gangle spent weeks struggling to pick out a name until Jax came along and named her himself and everyone just went along with it

-The first to abstract the arguably the worst since nobody knew what to do or what it was, even Caine didn’t know

-The more violent the abstraction process, the more dangerous and destructive the abstraction

-Kaufmo is one of the weakest abstractions in the Cellar

-The reason why abstractions are so aggressive in light is due to overstimulation

-Despite what he wants people to believe, Jax isn’t actually good with guns

-It took a LOT of begging for Caine to allow them to have guns that didn’t suck

-If you speak in a language that The Amazing Digital Circus isn’t translated in, you can swear in that language

-Slowly players will naturally forget details of their old lives until they’re not sure why they put on the headset

-After seeing what happened with his loved ones after they abstracted, especially his wife, Kinger developed a fear of hurting anyone. Not quite in a pushover way but still in a very self-destructive I-would-sacrifice-my-own-sanity-to-keep-everyone-safe (and in a way he did, although it ended up hurting the others more to see him like that)

-Dobby’s favorite food was hotdogs and put the Spudsy suggestion in the box

-The suggestion box came after Queenie’s death to keep everyone’s mind off of things

-Kinger and Queenie used to make minor suggestions for Caine in his adventures, but after they were gone he made the suggestion box UNDER that premise of “keeping everyone’s mind off of things”. In reality, he wanted advice. But nobody really cared so he forgot about it

-Queenie used to hold her own hand when she was nervous or stressed (whenever Kinger noticed this he held her hand)

-Kinger now holds his own hand when he’s stressed or scared (the same hand where Queenie used to hold it when he got like that)

-The Moon is in love with Caine, and nobody knows who programmed her to be like that

Now that's a lot of headcanons (positive)

wHo GaVe KiNgEr a GuN?

I absolutely love all of these headcanons!

[insufferableprotagonistpoll]

Insufferable Love Interests Poll Round 1

Propaganda why Sumia is an insufferable love interest:

"Her existence pisses me off with how she's forced to be used in game. If not for her kid Cynthia, I'd let her die off or be benched. Super small romance pool to force ship with Chrom. Ughhhhhhh"

"Game pushes girl failure hard. More interesting options got sidelined"

"Helpless pathetic girl failure masquerading as a pegasus knight. In the game, she is pushed as the default love interest for Chrom (both have reduced options for that, introduction chapter forces interaction, opening cutscene places them together in a less than platonic pose). Girl needs to grow some confidence, stop tripping over everything, and needs the game to not try and force sumia x chrom when there's other ships with neat dynamics that will never happen due to this."

Propaganda why Hinata Hyuga is an insufferable love interest:

"It kind of sucks that her entire character is about having a crush on Naruto when there are more interesting things that could be focused on like the slave situation her clan has going on.

It made it so by the end of the story the only thing that would make sense to continue on with her character is to be with Naruto because the burden of her clan’s backstory was put onto Neji, and then they did nothing with that even though he died for HER because of that system just like his father did.

Very fucked up and unsatisfying. Like instead of having a crush on nerd so I think she should be focused on reforming her clan or something. "

"Shes literally just there to be fanservice. She had so little chemistry with Naruto that they had to make a whole movie reconning their relationship. Literally Naruto could've ended up with ANY other character and they would've been a better match."

"you know what i’m gonna second hinata because all she did was wait around waiting for naruto and there’s nothing else really significant about her character even though she had an interesting backstory that could have been put to good use. i mean she could have done a lot regarding her clan’s politics and done something to avenge neji after he sacrificed himself for her but she just ends up as a housewife and passes the clan work onto her little sister :/"

"First of all it sucks that her entire character is mostly about having a crush on Naruto.

But the thing that actually makes me dislike her is her status and her clan which thrives on slavery and she does nothing to change that when she gets older. She decides to live a happy life with her husband that she has no chemistry with and needed an entire offshoot movie to develop their romance for. Neji died for her but I guess she just saw that is one of his duties as the slave class because it does nothing to change her mind about it.

Fucked up that she gets away with it just because she’s shy and anxious. I hate that the story makes it seem like Neji has no reason to be resentful of Hinata when he literally has a jutsu placed on him that makes his brain explode if he “steps out of line” bro whatttt. That never gets resolved by the way.

Do better."

[talahs-reading-library]

⚠️MAJOR WATCH ME SPOILERS! DO NOT PROCEED IF YOU HAVE NOT FINISHED THE BOOK!⚠️

this is my official yap session

first of all, let me just say… THIS BOOK WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! I loved it so much that I can say it is probably one of my favorite shatter me books. Top 3 at least. It absolutely destroyed me. It had me screaming, crying, throwing up. Did this book have me staying up till 3 AM? Yes. Was it worth getting only 3 hours of sleep? Also yes.

let me just talk about the plot because it was INSANE. I’ll admit I was a bit confused at first about how things on Ark Island work but after reading on I caught on. If I didn’t hate the Reestablishment before, I sure do now. The amount of crazy stuff they do, like with the Nexus, was just shocking. The whole idea of the Nexus is actually freaky like what they can literally see into everyone’s head, know their thoughts, and basically have full control over their subconscious. Even though we never actually got to meet Klaus, I can’t be the only one who pictured Klaus Mikaelson from TVD.

ok so now I get to yap about James because my boy is not 11 years old anymore. He is fully grown man with adult feelings. It honestly took I few chapters for me to adjust his image in my head cause it was hard not picturing him as a little boy. But reading his inner monologue made it so much easier to see him as the adult he is cause my bro thinks some crazy (and very hilarious) stuff. When everyone guessed that he looks like Aaron and has Kenji’s personality, they were not wrong. And it’s honestly the best combination. I will even say that this man’s fighting abilities competes with THE Aaron Warner Anderson. Which makes sense considering that Aaron literally took James in and raised him after he and Juliette got married. But there were some scenes that had me picking up my jaw off the floor. Like that one scene where James singlehandedly SLAUGHTERED like 30 soldiers right when he was about to have his organs harvested. Imo, that scene rivals Aaron with the machete scene. Also tell me why james is such a gym bro, like I can only imagine what kind of abs and biceps he has. James was just so beautifully perfect and I’m so happy he got to grow up and be the man he is.

Rosabelle was honestly so perfect in this book too. I think her as a character is just so complex like with her backstory and everything she just has so many layers to her. Her POV chapters had me crying the most because WHAT TF DID THE REESTABLISHMENT DO TO MY GIRL?! All the times in her inner monologue that she would remind herself that she is dead inside had me bawling my eyes out. She’s definitely one of those morally grey characters but based on her thoughts of the Reestablishment and of herself by the end of the book I have hope that she’ll change. Cause at the end of the day she was basically forced to be the killing machine that they raised her to be. I also don’t know if I should hate her dad, Hugo, cause I mean he is the reason why she and her family ended up on Ark island and his betrayal is what led to her mother killing herself (also what is up with FMCs watching one of their parents shoot themselves in the face it reminded me of Lyra Kane) but at the same time he’s working for the new republic so he has to be good… right? Also I feel so sorry for Clara like I wonder what she’s sick from. When Rosabelle mentioned the asylum I just new James remembered Juliette and that’s what made him not kill Rosabelle. And… WHO TF IS SEBASTIAN? AND WHY DOES HE WANT TO MARRY ROSABELLE?! I hate him so much like who does he think he is? Rosabelle’s disgust for him is so understandable.

I’m honestly so happy that Tahereh Mafi delivered on the whole “enemies to lovers” thing but at the same time WHY ARE YOU TORTURING ME?? WHY DID THE BOOK END LIKE THAT?? WHYYYYY 😫 that ending was just shfhfbhfbfhfbfh infuriating. They were supposed to be endgame but nooooooo they just had to become enemies and that last few chapters and the book had to end with Rosabelle going to prison for something she didn’t do and James feeling betrayed. because my girl didn’t do anything wrong she didn’t even kill the Leon dude! Ok fine she did kill the other two people (I forgot their names) but that was because in the moment she was freaked out by what she just saw and it was just on instinct. Her only options were fight or flight and her being the trained assassin that she is she chose fight. But her and James’s dynamic is sooo cute they will, and I mean they will because I insist it, be endgame. Like the amount of times James would care about her and ask her if she was okay was just so 🥰 And the fact that in her inner monologue Rosabelle literally says that when she is around him she can’t die inside because he makes her feel alive was just so 🥰 The fact though that the look of disappointment on James’s face at the end was enough to make Rosabelle actually die inside will forever haunt me. The fact that James had to point a gun at her head afterwards will forever haunt me. The fact that Rosabelle admitted that the only person she trusts and feels comfortable talking to is James will forever haunt me. The fact that even though she “betrayed” him, James still cared for and was worried about Rosabelle will forever haunt me.

On a brighter note, THE OG GANG IS BACK!! Let me say that 30 year old Aaron is still as fine as ever. His relationship with James was SOOO CUTE I love them. 30 year old Kenji is still as fine as ever. (Despite how sad it was I am so obsessed with that fight scene between Kenji and Rosabelle) AND MY GIRL JULIETTE IS PREGNANT!! AARON’S GOING TO BE DAD!! YAYYAYAY! though it is very sad that they’ve almost had 3 miscarriages, Juliette’s parents (even though they’re already dead) when I catch you… Also, I absolutely REFUSE to believe that Kenji and Nazeera broke up. Like why??? They were so perfect. But it’s ok cause I’m sure they’ll get back together in the future books (that’s my delulu self talking) Nazeera is not going to end up with an Arab dude (though as an Arab myself in her defense Kenji has a point, Arab dudes are quite something)

Anyway my yap session turned out a lot longer than I thought. As you can tell I really enjoyed the book and I still kind of have more to say but I don’t want this to end up being an essay (though it kind of already is). In short this book made me happy, made me depressed, and made me laugh. It was absolutely gut-wrenching and heartbreakingly beautiful 🥹 I need the next book immediately

Thank you for coming to my ted talk 🫶🏻🫶🏻

[sanguine-prince]

okay so i just finished helluva boss (but not the shorts which i don’t think i’ll watch)…

and i enjoyed it for the most part. it’s a fun little show and i think that’s how people ought to treat it. i’ve a few thoughts below the cut. i’ve read a lot of glazing and a lot of hate and tbh i think i’m somewhere in the middle which seems like a rare thing in this fandom lmao

my favorite characters were fizz and moxxie & millie (tho the camp episode was so boring oh my goddd) and also ozzie however his design drives me up a wall why does he look like that. however his VA is sooo good

why do they say fuck so much

it feels like a show made for edgy high schoolers idk like it’s fun but it’s 90% sex jokes, ‘witty’ one-liners, and ship content

they interact with issues shallowly—like classism in hell and possibly racism (? if imps are a separate race ? idk)—and tbh i think they should stick to shallow examinations. social commentary is not their strong suit. things won’t hold together if they try to go deeper with this; it’s not a serious show and it should not be taking itself seriously. it works best when it’s interpersonal

i have a big issue w how viv/the writers/character designers portray fat ppl. i rly didn’t get the fat jokes about moxxie in that one ep like was it supposed to be a running gag? the character designs make everyone thin as a toothpick except for mammon who also happens to be the one sin they portray as being the worst and most disgusting. even bee who literally *is* gluttony is disgusted by mammon in that one scene where he’s chowing down in the courtroom. like what sense does that make.

which gets me to my real question that consistently bugged me throughout the whole series: what is the standard of morals in hell? the sins are personifications of their domains, so why are most of them decent folks? does this imply that people are sent to hell based on very conservative christian views—like is that the moral standard in this universe (i haven’t seen hh if this is explained)? like there genuinely weren’t a lot of indications for me for why a sin was a sin. ozzie emphasized lust being consensual; bee was concerned for blitz overindulging; but then verosika and her friends sexually assault moxxie and it’s implicitly brushed off as funny and not a big deal because oh well it is hell after all. idk it just felt inconsistent to me and i’m not sure why everyone and everything was so sanitized if this is supposed to be a terrible place

i liked the backstory episodes those were fun

i feel like they babygirlified stolas by making stella so unlikeable. it feels like the show runners were begging for us to sympathize with him when i thought he was a plenty decent character on his own and they could have made him much more morally complex by letting stella be an actual character. i was hoping there would be a little more ambiguity to it (rather than ‘yay stolas is finally divorcing that bitch’) because i genuinely was a little confused by why octavia was so mad at him at the end of s2 when the show covers his bases—she saw that stella wasn’t letting him call? idk i feel like the conflict should’ve come around the stars episode not the end one it just didn’t make sense to me. her struggle with the divorce made sense in s1 but by s2 they’d made stella such the clear-cut villain that it seemed like she never had a happy family to mourn the loss of. it felt forced that they transferred the conflict she seemed to be set up for having with her mother to stolas just to give him something to be upset about.

i’m not a big fan of stolitz im gonna be honest. idk why they like each other. they went from stolas essentially being a funny thirsty character to making their relationship the main plot line. it felt forced on blitz’s end especially like he went from not caring about him to ‘no actually he’s just too insecure to admit his feelings’ to madly in love?? within the space of a few episodes? there was also the problematic classist overtones as well but i think giving them an overtly toxic situationship would’ve been better and more fitting to the fact that they’re in hell than airbrushing things away so they can be an uwu yaoi pairing.

i enjoyed some of the songs especiallyyy the asmodeus one is s1 that was groovy as hell

i love fizz and ozzie they’re really cute :)

some of the designs got on my nerves (like ozzie and striker etc) but some of them were pretty cool (like fizz and stolas!)

in closing, i think the show is fine and a pretty fun watch it just shouldn’t take itself too seriously because then it breaks down.

[artisticprocrastionator]

Banished Knight in my INSECT AU!

Time for some massive lore! He’s gotten a whole new look and storyline! For this, he’ll go by Hunter or Banished Knight (BK). Why Hunter? I think it suits him.

Soooo what is Banished knight based off of?

Hunter is based off of the Bunny Harvestman. I literally had no idea what they were until I came across a photo of them. Some may find them creepy, but I think they are soo cool looking and it’s crazy smt like that exists! Here’s a few photos:

I did my best to make Hunter’s design replicate it but the side view his hat/helmet kinda makes it look like a dog instead of a bunny (but honestly, the harvestman itself looks like a dog-). However, I have another doodle that kinda captures it better:

Sooo what’s his backstory???

Hunter was an elite knight for one of the Arachnid Clans (atm I’m calling it the Burrow Clan but STC) within the terrain of Chapter 3 (Which takes place near the cemetery/Telemon’s Manor). He was a harvestman that collected the souls all throughout Robloxia of those who have passed or will soon past. Some of these clans, like Burrow Clan, worked under Telemon and helped souls give a second chance in life. However, he was banished for being too “merciful” for one soul that caused havoc and harm for his clan and the souls that resided in Telemon’s manor. This was also added to the fact that Hunter had a habit of being too merciful to other souls that was “going against the rules”.

He was banished to the snowy region to died before he meets Butterfly King and Kitchen Wizard (Will probably get a name for AU) and joins Butterfly King’s Kaleidoscope as the only spider member. Hunter would also be Butterfly’s King second in command.

In the REFORMATION SAGA, Butterfly King has disappeared, leaving a tyrant ruler in Blackrock to suppress the Kaleidoscope. Hunter would step up to the plate to rule over the Kaleidoscope (with Kitchen Wizard being his second in command) becoming the first arachnid to rule over reign of butterflies. He would remained the King until Butterfly King would be found and reclaim his throne respectfully.

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Extra notes about him:

Hunter was born without arachnid legs protruding from his back but instead had a mutation where he had extra arms instead. He does have a a pair of palps (two small appendages near the spiders head) and fangs. This does limit his abilities of any arachnid abilities he could have had, however, this is made up for his remarkable combat experience and skills which gave him his knight position.

Hunter’s Clan (ATM called Burrow Clan but STC) main color is yellow which he keeps in his design to show his origins, status, and species. However, after he joined the Kaleidoscope Clan, Hunter starts to implement blue elements into his design showing his loyalty to Butterfly King’s Clan while also still showing respect for the Burrow Clan despite them exiling him.

He is shown with two sets of arms but he actually has three! He just hides the last pair because he rarely uses them (his first two pair of arms get the job done for him) unless he is required in a situation to use all three sets of arms.

Hunter’s love language is acts of services. He constantly does favors for Kitchen Wizard and Butterfly King to show his appreciation. In the beginning, Hunter believed he must do these favors to stay within the Kaleidoscope but learns that is false and learns to build mutual and strong bonds with Butterfly King and Kitchen Wizard.

In order to collect souls across the land (for those clans that work under Telemon), these Arachnid Clans would have an object that allows that teleportation. This is issued and monitored by Telemon. Hunter’s clan have a small bunny pendent for that ability (as well show status), however, Hunter was stripped of his pendent for his exile. The pendent also represent respect within the clan and those who are stripped of their pendent are considered The Forgotten and not respected.

Hunter has an ability to make himself as small as someone’s hand. This is true for the Bunny Harvestman itself as they are only the size of your thumb.

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Notes about Burrow Clan/Arachnid Clans

Not all clans are subservient to Telemon. Most clans choose to be independent from Telemon’s influence, but some clans just prefer to work beside Telemon due to the benefit of working for him.

Not all arachnids live in near Telemon’s Manor. There are other clans that are located elsewhere it’s just that most of arachnids can be found in the region of Telemon’s manor. This is again because of other non arachnids clans pushing these arachnid clans out. Even now, there is still conflict between clans such as the Burrow and Poisonfang Clans.

Due to the nature of the terrain there, most Clans living in region are very sensitive to light and are nocturnal species (mostly, unless they have to adapt).

The Burrow Clan is made up, as you guess, Bunny harvestmans. They got their clan name due to the “Bunny” in their name which are commonly associated with them burrowing burrows to hide their food from people or even themselves from harm.

Note: irl, Bunny Harvestman do not make burrows, this is just a cool concept to tie their name together.

Anyways, they use to live in the Rainforests of Turitopulis before they were casted out by various clans, such as the Poisonfang tribe, and forced to migrate west near Telemon’s manor. There, Telemon saw the violence inflicted on them and offer assistance to any clan that reached for him. The Burrow Clan was one of those clans and became soul collectors/reapers for Telemon.

Fun fact: Bunny Harvestman do live in the Amazon Rainforest.

NOT OFFICIAL CONCEPT but just kinda an idea of how it’s set up. There are 3 main ranks within the Burrow Clan each with different shades.

Commons - you’re regular members part of that Clan. Are the working class.

Knights - Protectors (specifically the commons)

Elite Knights (Grouped with Knights) - Protectors (of everyone below them plus Supreme Elites) and Harvestors (depending on role).

Supreme Elites - Rule the entire Clan. Jurisdiction is decided by the Elites. There are officially 5 Supreme Elites in the Clan. Supreme positions are only given to Elite Knights.

You can tell a harvestman from another from their shade color, clothing as well pattern on their helmet. The darker the shade, the farther rank they are. The brighter the color is, the more higher rank they are. The Supreme Elites are an exceptions since they are dressed in black to establish authority.

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And that’s it! This one was a loooong one. I appreciate you reading through this! Next, I should have Butterfly King and Kitchen Wizard’s lore finish pretty soon so stay tuned for that!

[cattofwatt]

Headcanon’s! Part 3

Here we go! Btw I made a little story of Florence (the spore mother) and I kinda made up a backstory

Read it if ya want! I do this in the hope I see pre-curse spore mother fanart/just Florence fanart. Anyway back to what you’re here for!

Generic boss

1-Prob was the dude-bro type

2-I think his mutation may of added eyes even inside of him not just on the outside, some in his brain (think Joel’s teeth growing in his head)

3-well he’s fucking dead so he’s not fine in the future

Tooth father

1-I think he would be a pretty good dad, idk he doesn’t give off the vibe of being bad or anything

2-this one isn’t really a headcanon but I immediately got chills when he said he got “her beautiful smile” because that’s when I got the idea of what was happening

Tooth mama

1-again not a headcanon but guys you wouldn’t believe how scared I was that she was just going to straight up flash me. I was actually very happy it was just teeth

2-May of been a pretty protective Mom, maybe even a little too forgiving (I’m taking that from how she didn’t seem mad at the baby girl..but that also could’ve been her loosing her mind)

3-listened to country music absolutely

Tooth toddler (this one just made me sad. So happy I did it correctly)

1-he had a whole toy box of just army figurines and stuff of that sort

2-was obviously very close to Joel

3-now in the present (denial ending) he’s kept with Joel. Still unresponsive but Joel is hopeful

Poor girl (this one is just extremely sad)

1-ok guys she was literally just a baby I don’t really have much for it

2-probably lives in a cave or containment facility now if she didn’t die down in the pit

Cosmic fella, and my favorite design of a boss

1-he was the one most excited for the whole Visitor stuff when they saw it months ago

2-he truly believed he was doing good turning those people into what they are now

3-and guys I have nothing for why he has a version of Sam’s apartment just very meaty

4-probably near the end of his mutation he just had a constant view of the Visitor with his telescopes in him. Probably didn’t help his mental state

Eugh

1-literal assault of all kinds

2-whoever this guy was I’m willing to bet his personality didn’t change one bit

3-get it off my screen gross

I don’t have a witty nickname for her

1-like what was said recently she was probably a biker

2-her extra heads after being murdered are now able to be moved around like normal heads/tentacles by her now, and this includes their arms

3-she nowadays does miss not being able to bike anymore but she does live a pretty peaceful life now and hey Sam (denial ending) can probably relate to her a little now

The freak. The favorite, in this fictional story I love em, if he was real please god go to jail

1-literally I can’t even deny this one and I’m not really doing “what they are” headcanons. Gayest man I’ve ever seen

2-every photo he keeps of people is treasured a lot. None above the other- except Sam of course

3-nowadays the only reason he isn’t in prison is because Sam isn’t really able to tell the police now, or another reason is he’s into it. Dunno. Also the person who is making those fanfics of Lyle and Sam fucking. I may not really enjoy that sorta stuff but I respect the grind

Wildest differences in fate for this thing

1-it’s a fucking pet normally I don’t have anything for this

2-after the ending where it became a fucking planet, I believe it went out to search for the visitor to attempt to chew on it

3-will probably fail

Hey this is extremely fun! Next part may be soon, may be way later, who knows.

[project-sekai-takes]

I feel like I’m still trying to process Toya5 because, on top of everything, I seriously don’t understand what the writers were trying to do with this one.

People have been focusing on the cheesy-ass “street music killed my grandma” backstory which, while a big problem, for me this was just the cherry on the top. I actually find it hilarious how something that was, like, supposed to make me sympathise with Harumichi ended up making me dislike him much, much more. The whole “Oh he was insulted by street musicians and proceeded to project the same mindset on his son” could have been a valid writing choice if they treated it as the truly horrible thing to do that it is, but instead they used this to try and justify him by putting sad piano music in the background and having the general reaction to that information be “poor Harumichi, there’s still so much we don’t know about him ):” and I’m just like… what the fuck are they trying to do lmao.

And then there are the bits at the conservatory. They felt so contradictory and unnecessary. What do you mean that Toya’s story will switch from focusing around classical and street music to literally every single genre? We just introduced on his previous focus his need of reconnecting with his past, but we still haven’t resolved it properly… I thought that this was what Toya5 was going to address, but instead they just… threw everything out of the window and made Toya say “I’ve always been categorising music in my mind” which is just so de-humanising to me. Why does it almost feel as if this issue was self-imposed? It was not, Harumichi was the one who raised Toya like this and he had to work over it on his own through all the years, why are they changing it out of the blue?

Overall just a very frustrating and bad event, may even be the worst in the entire game due to the amount of damage it did to Toya’s character. I hope Toya6 will attempt to ease the damage but it’s going to be rough.

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