#I've had some amazing dream plots ngl

[monty-glasses-roxy]

Good morning I had a dream that for some reason, Fazbear decided to give Roxy therapy. She never spoke during their sessions except to insult the therapist, but the therapist felt like they were finally making progress when shit happened and Roxy shut down all conversation. What happened? I think it was the team going and dying to the Mimic but it could have been something else it was only mentioned after a time skip.

Weirdly though, the therapist assumed she'd gone silent again because of an altercation with Freddy. So they called Freddy and Monty in (maybe Chica too) and tried to convince Freddy to stick around for a session with Roxy who isn't there at the moment. Freddy was just pissed off that he's being expected to apologise for shit he hasn't done and Monty was there trying to convince him that it's not that bad what's his problem man

EXCEPT Roxy has left. She fucked off. Left the Plex and is now wandering the outside world. The others are in a panic looking for her, and find her standing outside of a hospital. I think it was a children's one specifically but I don't remember. She'd been entertaining a lil bit but she's just kinda silently stood there with a blanket around her and a hot chocolate looking at it. For some reason when they're trying to talk to her, Chica says she knows why she came here and it's because she thinks she's better off dead, which is when my brain quickly adds a morgue to this location lmao anyway

Roxy leaves them again cause she doesn't want to talk. She explores on her own, finding Foxy, an old friend presumably from the last times she's snuck out. She cries, happy to see him and he tells her everything is gonna be okay while he hugs her, then takes her back to this tall tree building. She asks to stay with him and he's hesitant cause where he lives is some kind of... I guess a strip club? Kind of? Wasn't graphic or anything but my brain supplied that sex happens there and that's why she wouldn't want to stay. Vaguely saw poles for dancers but it's literally inside a cool tree thing so it was super out of place. Also Tails from Sonic is there with Balloon Boy. This place has the aesthetic of a rainforest cafe btw.

They go up onto the roof where some turtle looking guy that's really long acts as the spiral staircase or slide I guess for the building is talking to them. They ask if she wants to hang out and ride the stair/slide thing down to the ground floor and she cries cause she doesn't want to stay here. The turtle also gets sad cause he likes when they play on the slide that makes up it's body I guess.

The manager joins them and is talking like she's going to stay, goes to grab her tail I think and she fuckin' bails. Foxy goes with her, but a clay looking Bonnie (like from the JRs games but a bit bigger than Foxy) chases after them. Foxy isn't sure he wants to leave his friends but does in order to protect Roxy, and leads Bonnie away from her.

He leads him into a small, cluttered, basement storage place that's kind of like a cavern, with a chain link fence blocking off an underground river with giant, plush Bonnie's that are groaning as if they're alive and all look dead on the rocks. Bonnie catches him but is like. On the floor or something in an almost Family Guy deathpose way for some reason and Foxy convinces him to let go so he can leave. He runs after Roxy, feeling guilty for what he's done and what he's leaving behind and catches up to her with Balloon Boy here now I guess. Roxy cries again for some reason and then I woke up

The Plex she left also didn't look like the Plex at all btw. I switched between Roxy's POV, a third person POV while Freddy and Monty were with the therapist, back to Roxy's POV and then Foxy's when he lures Bonnie away. I don't remember all the reasons Roxy was crying, I think she was internally wanting to go home but just not saying it but then just never went home. And Freddy was comically angry for some reason???

Oh and Roxy was swapped for Blaze the Cat for a bit of the conversation with the club manager, but then was swapped back to Roxy again after. I think this was third person POV and the manager pinched her leg? And it kicked off from there? I said grabbing her tail cause he might have been but I don't remember. Aside from that one action, he was a decent sounding guy though. Then he just did that and I lost all care for him lmao

Anyway. That was fun. A wild situation!

[mikeylivesattheend]

Hi, I love Red Hood, Dimension Travel & Time Travel fics. Here are a 5 I enjoy that aren't immediately showing up if you sort by kudos on A03, basically. Don't forget to look at the tags! A lot of these have dark/angsty themes.

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The Passing There by Ginevra_Benci

Dimension Travel, incomplete, 15k

Jason Todd awoke one morning from troubled dreams and found himself transformed into a monstrous—

No. God, he wished.

Metamorphosis, he could have handled. An easy fix. Hell, magic insect transformation was practically an everyday occurrence, in Gotham.

Just… not in this Gotham.

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Jason Todd awakes one morning in a Gotham that “doesn’t like chaos”, and finds his feet.

I love the writing style here, it's updating regularly, and the plot is interesting without being too complicated.

This is the only incomplete fic here btw.

PLUTO. by Orpheusaki

Dimension Travel, complete, 22k

"I kill so others don't have to," Bruce states firmly and clearly. This entire situation didn't seem like it could get any more bizarre, what with Bruce sitting in the dark and polishing guns, but somehow it just has, "While you are here you will not kill."

Jason's throat is scratchy and dry with terror, but the insatiable feeling of being talked over and disregarded is a fresh wound. He can't back down from this if he tried, "I've killed. I still kill. Who the fuck do you think you are to stop me?"

Bruce gently sets down his gun, and picks up the blade beside him with practised ease. Jason's blood runs cold when the man wearing his father's face says, "You will die by my hand if you try."

(Jason meets a version of Bruce who has manifested his fears very differently.)

Honestly if you haven't read any of Orpheusaki's fics you should- immediately. I love fics that explore Bruce killing, and the vibes are so so right here.

This author also has another AMAZING dimension travel fic but it's abandoned I think so I cannot rec it in good conscience, sorry 😭

ghosts by roseworth

Time Travel, complete, 5k

Steph startled as a kid in a bright Robin costume jumped onto the roof in front of them.

A Robin costume she had only seen inside a glass case. A mop of curls she had only seen in pictures.

This was fucking Jason Todd.

Shit.

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(Robin!Steph and Bruce get sent back in time to when Jason was alive. Everyone has some realizations.)

Chef's kiss, Steph gets to see Jason & learn what he was like. Not super long, but it's great

Sisyphus by EventualToast

Time Travel, complete, 8k

"Jason Todd is, for the second time in his life, sixteen years old, mortally wounded and trapped in a coffin. And this time, he takes in all the details that scream it’s reality. In his memories, he can always see the white of the silk, feel the worms crawling through his skin, even though neither of those things were possible. Now, he’s in sterile darkness. He needs to get out of here."

Or Jason and Essence get stuck in an infinite timeloop.

I love love love fics that use Jason's All Caste backstory & the time travel is wonderful. I've reread this like 5 times ngl

Ad Infinitum; Modified by familiarities (twistsandturns)

Time Travel, complete, 9k

Tim is hunched over his computer, bouncing between a report for B (Batman, not Bruce) and a spreadsheet for B (Bruce, not Batman) when Jason stumbles into the cave. If it weren’t for the fact that Jason had been in a somewhat good mood lately, Tim probably would have been a little more concerned about this fact. Still, it’s weird when, instead of ignoring Tim’s existence like he usually does, Jason walks over to him directly and says, “I'm in a time loop and I don't know why. Fix it."

The outsider pov on a time loop is so well done, and I love seeing Jason change from afar

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Uhh yeah that's it. I've read a lot more than these, but there are better rec lists to get those. These are just ones that tickle my brain. A lot of these authors are on Tumblr too, so thats neat.

[cosmolis]

interview with the vampire author!

tagged by the bestest @aevallare xoxoxo even though it took me ages.......

When did you start writing?

Before I could even write, I was already making up stories with my friends in the schoolyard and drawing horrible comics lmao everything was a storytelling opportunity for me

Probably a very common thing for writers/artists in general!!

Are there different themes or genres you enjoy reading than what you write?

i had a romcom binge reading phase this year and while i'm writing one right now I can safely say that it will never be my genre lol

also probably never a full-on epic fantasy, it would require too much plotting and world building and fact checking that i can hold myself to (also i cannot picture things in my head and i feel like this is a severe handicap for this genre??)

Is there a writer you want to emulate or get compared to often?

I wish I could write descriptions & shitty characters as well as Donna Tartt, Magic/Horror As A Metaphor as well as Maggie Stiefvater and Weird Crazy Amazing Narration as well as Tamsyn Muir

(🕯️🕯️ Manifesting that for spooky season 2024 🕯️🕯️)

Can you tell me a bit about your writing space?

the messiest desk that ever was, with an average amount of 3 dirty cups, 4 notebooks, 1 nail file to hopefully stop myself from biting my nails and -1 pen because they keep disappearing somewhere? but idk where?

and so

much

cat hair

even though i feel like i´m spending my time vacuuming my desk

What’s your most effective way to muster up a muse?

I reread/rewatch the book/media that inspired the project and/or reread the whole draft from the beginning and/or I reread comments left by my betareaders

most of the time it's all 3

Are there any recurring themes in your writing? Do they surprise you?

— not knowing who you are/who you want to be and being angry about it — complicated relationships with parents and/or oneself — the absolute need to bolt and leave everything behind without being able to say why — recently, grief & the vacuum left by failed dreams

no & i don't think they would surprise anyone who has known me for more than a week lol

What is your reason for writing?

Processing Stuff is the official reason but the real one is: making my close friends/beta readers want to throw stuff at me while also trying to figure stuff out that I should have figured out already

Is there any specific comment or type of comment you find particularly motivating?

i love when what i'm trying to do finally clicks with people, the comments where they realise where i'm going but i'm not there yet in the story and they're so excited about it!!!!!!! YES YOU SAW THE WRITING ON THE WALL!!!!!!!!!!

How do you want to be thought about by your readers?

hopefully as someone who finishes projects instead of moving on at the 50k mark lmao

What do you feel is your greatest strength as a writer?

The fact that I manage to not get crippled by my own insecurities is an achievement in itself ngl

How do you feel about your own writing?

cannot live without it and yet cannot for the life of me be consistent about it, truly the worst part of myself

When you write, are you influenced by what others might enjoy reading, do you write purely for yourself, or a mix of both?

I always start for myself, but I need external input to keep going. I've always had writing partners / beta readers who were also close friends, so I don't think I could write without it being "social" in some shape -- i need to know that someone is FEELING THINGS

@ijja @whendawncomes ♥ ♥

[thatkiwi-squid]

I understand the fact that Dragons Rising was inevitable in a storytelling and product point of view. Like yeah, if you want your stories and characters to not lose themselves on countless plot-twists and the same battles, you have to let them go, but that doesn't mean that it hurts me 😔.

Ninjago is been going for years, and I always found it amazing how "well kept" everything went seeing as how easily it is to ruin a show if you just continue making it (side eyes Free!), but they still had the usual problems with some characters. Zane forgot everything he learned every couple seasons, Nya would always default to the same problems, and Cole... Man... He deserved better.

Ninjago is a publicity stunt to sell Lego trademarked bayblades, so obviously they will make their series around the favorite characters. So my favorite other characters didn't get the spotlight they deserved. And now with Dragons Rising there's even less chance for them.

I watched DR and I liked it, ngl. I like Arin and Sora, it took me a while to accept Wyldfire, but they're all great characters, and I'm really excited to see what they will be doing, but man it makes me sad.

Cole now has a team outside of the ninja, and he is obviously not the fav by a long shot, so coming to terms with the fact that Cole may never receive any character development again is kind of breaking me a little.

And I wish I could just buy his merch, but he was so hated before that they won't bring any merch of him to my country.

I've been dreaming of finding something of him, and even in my dream I can only find awfully bad bootlegs that come in sets with Homer Simpson and Spiderman for some reason.

My point being. I'll miss you Cole Ninjago. My brainrot will never heal, but it will push me to make a shit ton of fanfics and art because this is the most inspired I've been in 10 years and I am not joking.

[digitalgate02]

SO, THOUGHTS! THOUGHTS ABOUT THE MOVIE I WAS WAITING FOR SO LONG TO WATCH, believing i’d never watch it that fast like happened lol.

First of all, I’ll assure EVERYONE who’s afraid of the Brazilian dub of the movie that the dub of it is not like that PV and i was right – the final dub is way better and incredible! I loved them all, all of them.

(Thoughts ahead -- spoiler-free btw)

The new voices for Davis, TK, Kari and Wormmon are WONDERFUL! Davis is very much like he used to be in the original dub, but older. I was curious if he would sound goofy like Davis in the series’ dub or like in the Japanese version. Well, the voice is perfect for the character, he sounded pretty fun and I’m glad they picked someone who nailed this role wonderfully. I think the new Kari is also okay, and i’m glad the legacy of the late OG BR dub TK’s voice actor is in good hands now.

As for Lui… He got not one, not two but THREE voice actors. And the adult one is one of my fave VAs… who also dubs Adrien/Cat Noir. So yeah, it was interesting. I don’t think he was unfitting or weird, but I think no one can beat the highest bar that is casting Ogata Megumi as him. Again, i love his BR VA! It’s just i think if you see someone saying something like “it’s weird” be aware it’s because there’s a very very HIGH bar here to surpass. And i don’t think the purpose was to beat it. So I’m here like “I love both VAs equally.”

Ukkomon’s is very good too, his voice is very sweet and soothing? smooth? idk how to describe it now. I’m glad we had amazing VAs in this movie, and i totally recommend watching it dubbed too if you want to!

As for the OG cast returning… GDI I WAS FULL OF HEART EYES AT YOLEI’S VA RETURN – I’VE BEEN ALWAYS DREAMING WITH A DUB OF A NEW MOVIE WITH HER IN IT. Like, I've been a real fan of this lady since i was a kid!! SHE VOICED SUPER PIG/CASSIE c’mon!! And also Yolei in the OG dub is so bright and energetic and now adult Yolei’s voice is so… soo… [chef kiss] Like gdi man! I’d watch this movie again and dubbed again and again and again AND AGAIN because of her! (oh and the rest of the cast too!!)

But you might understand my peak curiosity was about Cody. Because if you don’t know… Cody in the BR dub of the series was voiced by a KID! Yeah, it was a kid! And when i saw that he was returning… I was like “WOW THAT THE NATURAL GROWTH HERE!?” It’s fantastic witnessing a young VA returning to this role, as an adult! And Cody is an adult (ok almost) in the movie too!! I’m so shook about this!!

And then Ken. Ngl i think Ken sounded like an adult after the Kaiser arc in-series. His VA suited pretty well for the Kaiser role though. I like him okay, don’t get me wrong!! And I’m not surprised that his voice also sounded exactly like the OG series LOL Which means… yeah, i think it fits Ken-chan now haha (pls forgive me, sir… I’m glad you came back to voice our beloved Kenzinho orz)

The digimon made me nostalgic as well – all the main 5 returned, also the voices for Angewomon and Stingmon too (yeah, they were voiced by different peeps here) – I know they didn’t talk too much but man… I’m happy with them all. I’M HAPPY OKAYY!?

[Ni don’t just gushes about the BR cast of the movie and talk about the movie itself challenge]

Ok. About the MOVIE itself… Its pacing is much better than Kizuna’s. I think this movie is the kind to not hold many surprises to the audience – you get big warnings when something is going to get bad and creepy. Like, A LOT OF RED FLAGS by the music, coloring and especially by the animation. The movie is PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. Yes, something that’s very rare to happen in Adventure/02 material. This movie is simple to understand, there’s no big plot twists that could catch you off surprise. You see things coming. And yet, it hits you hard in the feels. Also the scenes are well placed too.

And if you think there’s no battle… Uh, there’s some sort of a battle yeah, so it can be a mandatory digimon movie. Also i’m still laughing internally about the faux padding effect this movie has with the evolution animations. It felt as if this was 02 episode 51!!

The music is so fantastic! OH THE REMIXES ARE SO GOOD but there’s also new tracks in it. The insert songs in it are very good too and they feel they connect each other in their style of music (yes, a friend told me this and now that i saw it by myself i agree with her) – I hope they release the OST album soon ;o;

“Various Colors” is my favorite song now. It's very good and refreshing, it’s not sad and it’s fitting for both Rui and Ukkomon’s story. I hope to see the lyrics translated someday so i can see if my feelings were right about it.

Anyway, the movie is so beautifully animated. I love the usage of the colors in it, it’s pretty and it made me not blink a second! Except for one scene, but… yeah, you might know when you watch it. The design of the characters are so cool and i loved them all!! I’m happy that Hikari-chan and Ken-chan got scarves in the end!! Oh man, they all are stylish~

But my only only ISSUES with it were the fact Wormmon himself couldn’t pronounce “Wormmon” correctly. Ken did pronounce it correctly alas. Also it was a little weird how Paildramon is pronounced in it as well. Oh and Shakkoumon too… But okay, besides that…

… Oh yeah, the other thing that made me chuckle nervously was them translating “Motomiya Ramen” as “Macarrão Lamen” (TL: “Noodle Ramen”) – because it was weird for me… But okay, i know it’s a little hard to read もとみや (Motomiya) in the paper sign lol

Anyway, i wish i could go watch the movie again and subbed this time but it’s too far from my place and i can’t afford to go there atm ;o; But i’m glad i was able to watch it at least dubbed, and it was a good idea in the end. GO WATCH IT, SUBBED OR DUBBED!! RIGHT. NOW!!

I’m totes buying a Blu-Ray of this movie. I hope they release it here too, this dub deserves to be preserved!!

Thank you and see ya~

[xjoonchildx]

Hi Ana,

I hope you've been well. I'm super shy and normally, reaching out to folks, much less to one of my favourite authors on here (Greedy!Yoongi will always have my heart), would drown me in anxiety, but I finally managed to read Kanalia (I'd had that on hold for years) and I just had to tell you how much of a wonderful writer you are.

I'm an editor by profession and aspiring writer by hobby, and I loved every part of the story. The characterisation, the yearning and the passion, the final realisation that if the King wasn't going to keep to his word, all bets were off... It made me cry but also brightened up my sunday morning, so much so that I've come straight here to ramble all this at you after spending a couple of hours sobbing into my pillow while reading it.

Ngl, i wondered if it would veer off into a humdrum love triangle, as these things so often do, and I was pleasantly surprised that it did not. The scene at the stables, especially, chefs kiss! Although, I've got to wonder - this Hoseok had shades of Anthony Bridgerton - was that something you were going for? The subtlety in there was very well done.

I also loved the FL and the way her motivations and character arc progressed. It was done logically and skillfully and I felt myself wishing again and again, while reading through, that some of the traditionally published authors I've read possessed the skillset that you and many others, not just in the BTS fandom but also elsewhere, have.

I've been reading fanfiction for such a long time and nothing has ever come close to how well written Kanalia is, imo. It has always astounded me that so many people are simply hanging around in this world, writing such amazing fics, simply for the fun of it. I've written, both for work and otherwise, and I know how difficult it is.

Fandom is wonderful and Ana, you and your friends are such a lovely, wonderful part of it. Please keep writing.

(Please excuse the familiarity with which I've written - I've read your work and lurked on your blog for so long, it feels like you're a friend. I apologise if I sound too familiar 😄)

wow, anon. where do i even begin with this kind, supportive, motivating message? i'm humbled 😭💕😭

first, let me thank you for reaching out even though you're shy. i know for some people it's kind of daunting to speak to internet strangers, but i assure you this ask made my day/week/month/year.

second, thank you endlessly for your kind words about greedy and kanalia. the fact that you are an editor makes this feedback even more precious to me (and an aspiring writer 👀). this story took me a long time to write (as you know) and the fact that people stuck with me through that long process is just the best.

i super appreciate your feedback about the plot developments, too. i know a lot of people were expecting a very dramatic confrontation between LJ and the King, but something about that angle didn't feel right to me. i saw both of them living these shadow lives as the most likely and most successful option and certainly there is still drama in them both choosing to seek their happiness in other people.

as to the bridgerton angle, i have yet to get through a full season of bridgerton and it's not because it's not right up my alley -- this is actually my favorite kind of historical romance! i'm just lacking for time lately so i'm going to pick it back up because the few episodes i did get through i really enjoyed. but i've read many a historical romance, so no doubt there are some similarities.

your girl is weak for an outwardly-cold, inwardly-mush man as my fics are a testament to 😂

the thing about this wonderful message is that it's scratched that part of my brain that yearns to write a real book. a real series. i have a dream to convert the guarded series into real books (along with stories sketched out for the remaining members) and i don't know what's keeping me from trying. i'm in this awful space where i've accepted a promotion at work and the time commitment that i have to put in is crowding out my real passions and that sucks.

i don't have aspirations of being at the very top of my field, because even though i know i'm very good at my job it's not my passion. and don't i want to give myself time and space to be able to do my real passion? i really, really do. and when i go back and skim through the guarded series i see so many things that i want to change and tweak and make better. transforming that story is a dream of mine, and maybe it's time for me to stop making excuses and actually chase a dream.

anyways, sorry for the rambling. just know that this message means the world to me. maybe one day i'll be able to come here and tell you that i've finally made my dream come true 💕

[raviposting]

3 & 13

ty bestieee

3. What were your top five books of the year? Oh GOD this is so hard lol. I didn't necessarily rate these the highest (like, there's a book that I rated a 4.5 while some of these are a 4 lol but still) but I'm rating this in terms of how much I enjoyed it at the time and think about it afterwards, bc there's some top notch books that I just immediately stopped thinking about lol. Also ignoring anything I reread like Percy Jackson

As Good as Dead by Holly Jackson. You specifically know how much I LOVE the AGGTM series, and man what a conclusion to the trilogy this was. Thank you again for introducing me to this series and making me sick in the head lmao

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. I linked the ultimate guide since it's what I read but I'm specifically talking about the first book in the series. I ADORED this book and I'll probably reread it again at some point. It's my ideal comedic book - probably my ideal sci-fi book too tbh lmao

Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister. I thought this premise was SO unique and was worried it would end up being a disappointment (especially because as much as I love thrillers, they end up middling for me lol) but I thought this was amazing and fun, and a really unique premise for a thriller!

My Murder by Katie Williams. Again, another really unique concept for a book, of a serial killer's victim who ends up getting brought back to life by the government. It's not a thriller but I think it was marketed as one which is weird? It's a slower-paced book with a bit of mystery and sci-fi. And I fucking loved it lmao.

The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt. I was between a few books for this last slot (like Drowning or The Westing Game) but this book was such a great time for me. A middle school read but one that still was enjoyable to me as an adult and had a lot of heart to it.

13. What were your least favorite books of the year? Blegh quite a lot. I love thrillers but I feel like the thrillers I read this year started off strong for me and then tried having plot twists out of fucking nowhere for the sake of a twist. Same mindset about what counts as my least favorite applies as above, but asdfjkl inversed lol:

The Burnout by Sophie Kinsella. I'm ngl, I think it's largely based on how the main's lack of interest in sex was portrayed - without it I think this book would have probably been like, a 3.5 or something. I just didn't love how it was portrayed as her being broken or weird or abnormal - had the book acknowledged that this was something abnormal /for her/ that would have been perfectly fine, but it seemed to be in the sense that "not wanting sex = strange and weird" which just really left a bad taste in my mouth.

The Stepson by Diane Saxon. Some of the worst writing I've ever read imo

The Coworker by Freida McFadden. Just didn't hold me. I thought it was kind of simplistic and the characters were unlikeable, which would be fine if they were fun to read but they weren't lmao

In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead: I'm just gonna put the first part of my review in why I didn't love this: "I kind of feel like this book just kept on going. And going. And going. It was just a lot of “so this is why YOU killed Heather” at the end of each chapters."

Perfectly Nice Neighbors by Kia Abdullah. I fully acknowledge that this one probably doesn't deserve to be here, and the fact that it produced such a visceral reaction is probably a compliment? But I hated how I got so attached to characters only for the ending to just. Suck for everyone lmao. Had I known it going into the story I think I would have been okay because I would have mentally prepared myself but it just didn't work for me. I also still think the final plot twist just wasn't great; it felt like a twist for the sake of a twist. Had the ending been different I could have excused that, because I was really invested in this book up until the final act, but it made it so that a book that I was ready to give a 5/5 ended up being rated here lmaooo

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[fullofsunsetwhispers]

It's amazing how many times Xiaolin Chronicles retreaded something already done in Xiaolin Showdown, only to do it way, way worse than the original it's trying to copy. It feels like a fever dream.

Because it is a fever dream. A fever dream, which isn't even funny. There are reoccurring jokes from the original series and even when new ones are introduced they are either disgusting or not funny. Oh, there is also a third category, which I would call 'what the hell this is so inappropriate Why'. In the last category, I would include each Shadow-Chase interaction in which they acted like a couple even tho they're both aware Chase as Shadow's creator is more like a father to her

But yeah, I don't know if it's a lack of creativity but even whole episodes were based on already existing ones.

We have Clay-centered episode in which he has to reunite with a sibling, but in Chronicles, they replace Jesse with a ginger-haired boy named Patrick.

In 'mi temple mi casa' Chase Young traps monks in their new temple with a spell that would make their fears come to life. Sounds familiar? DREAMSCAPE from the original series. But I don't get it why would they change Kimiko and Raimundo's fears. What is an even greater mystery to me, why did they redesigned and renamed Clay's granny. But yeah the fear of being pinched hard had stayed the same.

'Heylin Within' episode is simply 'Ring of the Nine Dragons' rip-off, but instead of Omi, who's the victim of a magical cloning ring, Ping-Pong gets tricked into using it by Shadow.

Furthermore, 'Rocco Cho' is an allusion to 'Chucky Choo' episode. Dojo meets an old ex-friend and throughout the episode, he has to learn how to get along with him. However, I must admit Rocco compared to Chucky is more friendly. I took a liking to Rocco because he actually didn't do anything wrong and that flashback from his and Dojo's childhood was cute! Idk maybe I want Dojo to have a normal dragon-friend... By the end of the episode, Rocco and Dojo seemed so happy and I get the impression Dojo can count on Rocco. So, actually, I regard this episode as a slight improvement. not that bad.

I've already mentioned 'Chase lays an egg' bears some resemblance to 'The apprentice'. Jack tries to be a monk. Fails due to his greed. Yeah, that's the plot.

If I think about it, 'Who shrank Master Fung' has some aspects of 'the Sizing up Omi', but it is Master Fung who has to learn how to operate in a giant world.

Additionally, in 24 ep of XC the showdown between jack and Kimiko is THE SAME as the showdown on Bailey's farm with Clay vs Jack (Big as texas episode) It's only a different location. And in XC jack ends up being licked by a hideous CG cow head. Yeah, it doesn't have a body. Only floating head. Creppy. But as anon said, fever dream.

And if we're at it - there were some 'out of touch' scenes too. Chase throwing his hair to each side as if he was in a shampoo ad? Monks trying to remove a magical shrimp from Jack's body but before they could do it they have to see all the other things he ate that day? gross. Chase hugging his egg that a couple of minutes before.... got out of his body? (but ngl Shadow cringing over it was somewhat funny). (crying) Chase calling the Egg the future president (what the heck). Oh and don't get me started with the episode in which Dojo goes to the future and accidentally alters the reality so in the future Dragons use humans as slaves/pets. FEVER DREAM.

Also, I find it the most irritating that XC considers almost every animal magical? Able to talk? Even though Magic Stallion (horse that run down the rainbow to join the monks) has cool design I find it quite weird that Clay's grandpa was so cool with it? No reaction whatsoever?

Oh, and if we're talking about re-occurring jokes then here we have Dojo running away from the Snake Lady because she wanted to go on a date with him or smth

Poor Snake Lady got rejected just like the one from 'Big as texas' ep from XS.

And what's the deal with Muffinface?

How come a trembling little doggy turned into an aggressive talking dog with a certificate? Not only Muffinface bites all of its opponents is an active member of jack's evil group but it hits Jack and their own owner Tubbimura with a newspaper!

Moreover, I got the impression Muffinface has a certificate in psychology? Just look at the photos behind Tubbimura. Besides, it seems as if jack and Wuya go to therapy together?

Ok, maybe they should strengthen their partnership but the term 'relationship issues' suggests Wuya and Jack were on couples counseling of some sort. if that was supposed to be a joke, that's not funny. Especially the bit in which Wuya was mad at Jack because he didn't want to accept her friend request on Facebook.

Xiaolin Chronicles feels as if it was a fever dream because there is almost no continuity to its universe? No cohesion? And I would complain about it ALWAYS. Chase's changed backstory. In that regard, XC is way way worse. Instead of coming up with something new the show depended more on something that already existed but unfortunately, they altered the characters of each person in the show it barely feels as if they were real. Only Jack of all the characters stayed consistent.

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Ok I thought about commenting on ao3 but I'll say this here where everyone can see it - your coffee shop au is BRUTALLY AMAZING. I literally have so many feelings about it. Beautifully written. Funny. Sad. Perfectly balanced and captivating (which is really difficult for this much overused trope) But, in the middle of it of all, I love, LOVE and i cant stress it enough, L O V E that it's from Adam's pov. There is a leitmotiv in fanwork for pynch that I don't like very much which is the lovestruck pining hurting and suffering person in the story always being Ronan, there are very few Adam povs so beautifully written that show how he gradually falls for Ronan, how badly he desires Ronan and why, how aware Adam he gets of these feelings and therefore how that awareness makes him feel. He's mostly showed as the one who realizes Ronan's long lasting attentions and then, realize how he feels about them, but to see him hurting and thinking about Ronan constantly and doing all of the pining we usually associate with Ronan is. Oh god. I didn't know I needed that but now that I do and I've read it I will say, I won't be able to read a lot of stuff the same way I read it before. Especially from Adam's pov. The only thing missing was the smut and honestly? The whole fic is so fucking good that I'm not even disappointed that there's no smut in it. I literally do not care. And if I'M saying I don't care about smut in a fic that had sexual undertones? Honey it means you wrote one hell of a fic. You made a gay happy today. Fucking celebrate

Elio, I… I had to take some time before replying. It would’ve been just keysmashes and swearing otherwise LOL. I am simply reeling from all your compliments about a piece of a dream.

There actually aren’t many Pynch coffee shop fics, for some reason. So, I always wanted to attempt one, but a bit different - more angsty and more adult. Because, like you said, it tends to be a pretty standard trope. Nothing wrong with that - I love my comfort tropey fics to bits. 

Also, exploring Adam’s changing/growing feelings for Ronan was what got me into writing fic in the first place. And I will always want to show that that Adam falls for Ronan just as hard as Ronan falls for him - because canon narrative leaves those bits out (I’m guessing to maintain the Pynch plot twist surprise). 

The misunderstandings in this fic might seem dramatic, but most of them have happened to me or my friends in some way. And there are some specific issues that crop up if you identify as LGBTQA+ that I think can apply to Pynch really easily. 

And duuuude, I’m writing SO MUCH SMUT for In One Piece (I’m not posting yet but I’m still writing) that I just - needed a break from it. I still wanted this to be Teen Rated but hot! Ngl tho, I am very tempted to take this down the smut route. I blame Pynch entirely, for their amazing chemistry. It has absolutely nothing to do with my dirty mind ^^.

Thank you for this simply smashing comment, mate. It’s going into my Comment Hall of Fame. And you made me very happy too. I was having a particularly shitty day, but I’m definitely celebrating this <3