#IM NORMAL ABT THEM. AS NORMAL AS DIEGO

[rbdbrainworms]

ok right, let's think about this from diego's perspective for a moment

lets start at the baseline that ur the spoiled son of one of the most powerful man in the contry, the ✨hottest prettiest most popular coolest boy in ur whooole rich kid elite school✨, and you just started dating this rly hot girl

except u also went out on a date w some older girls on the side and got drunk and totalled a car and ended up in the hospital and now u have to do community service and ur powerful dad is manipulative and crazy and overbearing and u dont know how stand up to him and ur home life is a disaster and ur actually really unhappy with your lifestyle and you very likely have a precocious alcoholism problem and you feel u have to hide the things youre most passionate abt - like music - , repress who you might actually want to be and bow down to your father's pressures. but its fiiiiine as long as you dont think abt it too much, right?

right, anyway! the girl ur dating complains abt this annoying new girl in you ~elite~ school, the daughter of a famous singer. apparently shes weird, and mean, and combative, so tacky and rude and unfiltered and disruptive. this new girl heard some mildly incriminating things you and your girlfriend talked abt, and now shes worried. your attitude is, of course, to go up to the new girl and threaten her for no real reason

and she is, well. much like described: strong-minded, agressive, irreverent, no filter. says and does whatever she wants. talks back to you and then some. you grab her and shes like. who tf are you. no i cant get u my moms autrograph. you threaten her right out and shes just, im sorry, are u chapolin colorado?? i think u forgot ur antennas sweetie

(sorry just. her dialogue >>>)

(she also lights up a sinalizer inside as bus beside u bc of it, but you never find that out)

ok,. you go on to your little rich kid school club. you get attacked and stabbed on the way to ur secret community service - yknow, over the drunk driving, - and a little child has to live on the street bc ur dad arranges that his brother is wrongfully arrested over it. youre not happy abt it, necessarily, but also youre not the type of person who would do anything to stop it, especially against your dad

your dad humiliates you and tears you a new one and you're all very frustrated w life. but you bow your head to him and move on, as always, because what else can you do?

you get drunk, again, and ends up kissing your girlfriends' best friend

the next day you stumble upon that girl in the hallway, and provoke her - like before, she claps back immediately. didn't she realize already this is your place, and the rest of your friends', and not for people like her??

heres the answer: she starts fighting your friend for calling her mother a slut (in not so many words) and you get in the way - and she reads you and your dad for filth. then, she gets her finger right at the center of the wound - she'd much rather have her people and her mother's artist crowd and revealing clothes and ""lack of class""" over having a corrupt father who'd sent someone to jail for a crime they didnt commit.

see, she is the type of person who wouldn't let something like that happen without consequence .

you dont really have much to say to that, or much to do really, except. seethe

you say to your friends, the best thing to do is to ignore her!

and then, well, you dont

by the way, you are the ✨prettiest, hottest, most popular boy in school✨ and this girl, as established, is inconvenient, weird, shameless, uncontrollable, she has no class or respect for you or your friends, her makeup is too dark, her hair is strange, her humor is cutting, her bad temper is obvious. you, well, you can have aaaany girl you want - so you're definitely not and would NEVER be attracted to her at all!

anyway, a gossip rag comes up and talks abt you kissing yours girls best friend. even though it makes absolutely no sense for this new girl to be the one to do it - she doesnt even know you all, and really doesn't seem like the kind to say something behind the back rather than in your face- and even though you've talked a grand total of two (2) times (and "talked" here is being generous), you're suddenly Convinced , it Has to be her. bc....... her mom is a famous singer. so. irrefutable proof. right there.

that, ofc, justifies you throwing her overboard into a lake, even though she doesnt know how to swim. all your friends think you exaggerated, after all you couldve really hurt her, maybe even killed her - you shrug and laugh it off.

"roberta is very rough" you say. SOMEONE has to show her whos boss, someone has to show her who REALLY has the power here, you tell them. obviously that someone has to be you

could it be possible that you're trying to feel powerful after your recent fuck ups and your dads latest humiliation? is it possible you overdid it bc this girl pushes aaaaall your buttons ? that it irritates you that she's so strong-minded and defiant and you're not?🤔naah don't worry about it

so, she finds out you couldve KILLED her. and then she throws ur 15k guitar into the water as retaliation . as one does. and you are LIVID. it is a 15k guitar, and also the one thing you really actually love - music

as the very not-unhinged person you are, you threaten to drown her, (again). she says she isnt scared of you, and you insist that she is. you tell her you have A LOT of power (do you?) and if she "continues with the gossip rags", which she denies writing, you will certainly "put her in her place"

she clearly has no framework for what she should or shouldnt do, or who she should or shouldnt mess with. but that should show her

so she's actually pretty freaked out. and leaves. you don't see her for three weeks

do you take this is as a win?

nope! you, the ✨ hottest, prettiest most popularest boy in school✨ apparently did not have much better things to do these 3 weeks than obsess over her, bc the first thing you do upon coming back is going out to find her, threaten her (you have to cuddle her to do that, for some reason) and put in place a questionable plot to try to get her expelled

see, you tell her, you always get what you want (do you?) and the thing you want THE MOST is for her to leave the school

why do you care SO much abt expelling her? you've talked what, 3 times. you've certainly had worst, more violent altercations with other people in this meantime. you don't know that she would mess with you again. if you're SO powerful and able to show her who's boss, why worry so much about making her , in particular, leave? weeell, don't worry about it

you're so happy about this plan and managing to screw her over, that you get drunk again! in celebration, you toast to the girl who made you the happiest lately - roberta pardo! . you kiss a pillow as if its her. when your actual girlfriend hears you, she thinks it means youre cheating on her - and who can blame her?

and then! the plan fails. bc ur a villain and the power of friendship defeats you!

also, she's extremely clever. you'll realize in the near future, its rare that you manage to outsmart her - and the times you do, you usually regret . but let's not get ahead of ourselves

you're furious. you vow shes "going to pay" ;.

pay for what? she hasnt actually done anything, other than respond to your attacks - all of the times you've met, she's always been answering your own agressiveness, standing her ground instead of bowing her head.

you have so far: threatened her on sight, insulted her family, thrown her in a lake, accused her without evidence, threatened to drown her, and tried to frame her for theft and get her expelled. she has... insulted you back, thrown your guitar on a lake after you threw her, and outsmarted you, defending herself against your accusations

now, not only did she escape your little plot, meaning she will stay in school, where you'll see her everyday, she doesn't even have the decency to be intimidated anymore! now she has the audacity of saying she's not scared of you, that you're the one who is going to pay, and this has just begun.

you hear all of that very closely, by the way, because you're pushing her against a wall

youre even more ... furious and dedicated to ~~bringing her down

you've known her for what ammounts to one (1) week.

[whywouldyoudothistua]

okay I had the strangest experience because I watched the first 3 episodes and went "this is great! a little silly but thats to be expected, no where near as bad as season 3" and then the last 3 episodes happened !! anyways

thoughts/take aways :

ty for letting them say fuck

aidan gallagher get out of the writers room and get a girlfriend

baby shark, seriously, that was at least 4 years ago

lila character assasination is CRAZY omg. she would never?? do anything with five 😭 her and five have hated eachother this entire time no matter how many years they were in a train station she would not get w his dusty ass

I dont understand how this happened except somehow aidan got leverage with the plot bc the GREENHOUSE?? SHOTS??? ARE LIKE IDENTICAL?? TO HIS WEIRD INSTAGRAM SELF INSERT FIC?? i hate this boy, get ur hands off my tua

also generally the way they have Lila act abt her family??? idk it feels like such a bland plotline to make her and diego hate being parents

the chubby jokes about diego are also crazy

the fives scene was so cringey 😭 i see what u were going for but it literally just gave citadel of ricks it was not good, and the rain man joke.

the plotline of klaus getting kidnapped was genuinely crazy to toss in there and play for jokes, they only acted like it was serious when the guy threatened allison like no he has been sex trafficking the hargreeves on screen for an entire episode

also while klaus being really paranoid of dying without his powers COULD have been a good plot line I feel like they did not do it well and it just ended up feeling like promoting his addiction

that goop ending was really weird, why'd they get gooped, what if they all died normally no goop involved, they window breaking shot was cool just have that massive monster kick their asses why goop

why did they imply Viktor is like treating all the women in town badly in the first episode 😭 viktor has NEVER acted like this. like please let trans men be GOOD men it doesnt men them girly to not treat women like shit

they act like sloan died and then never elaborated on it???

please explore why raymond left allison and fire aidan gallagher

klaus immediately going for the dog tags was actually rlly sweet almost cried

the two seconds of young apocalypse five were the best moments of the whole season

plot holes bc i was gonna be nice but you did this to yourself :

why is everyone calling it marigold like its not just random thing harlan came up with

"power up" THIS IS NOT WHAT ANY OF UR POWERS LOOKED LIKE UNTIL RN WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING

and fives jumps are purple??? for the reason of ??? ??? why??

and WHY THE HELL DOES LILA HAVE LaZER EYES. ALL THEIR POWERS ARE LIKE THEIRS BUT SLIGHTLY DIF/MORE POWERFUL AND SHES JUST GOT LAZER EYES 😭

why were lila and five living like they were in the apocalypse in that train station when they clearly could pop up and time travel around??? like go up take a shower, time travel to sometime with stores, buy some meat, why are you hunting rats, theres literally a deli in there

also they were in there for SEVEN YEARS and never saw another five until the last episode????

I also really heavily doubt it would take five 7+ years to figure out the train system

also the way allison pours the marigold directly into klaus' wound and it just works 😭 how does it work both by drinking it AND ALSO BY POURING IT DIRECTLY IN A MANS GUNSOHT WOULD

what? was going on w Sy Grossman ?? did we ever figure that out?? did they just kill him off and leave us wondering?? why did he say he was Jennifers dad? was he actually with the Keepers? was he just working for Abigail?? no fucking clue

one of the hargreeves (i think luther) called bens death the jennifer incident in s3,,,, but they did not know the girls name and also allegedly had their memories wiped???? okay,,,

also i thought sparrow ben KNEW jennifer already cuz he had her name in his journal or whatever?? but now he doesn't???

why was she in the squid 😭 ?

honestly im sure theres more ive forgotton but omg, that was not good 😭

[julius-underscore-caesar]

Haven’t been on tumblr in ages just watched tua s4 and want to cry out of anger bc it was so bad

Spoiler-trigger warning

How dare they do that to klaus. He was sober he was happy, sure he as a germaphobe but that isnt bad? He forcefully got his powers back and then on top of that was constantly SA’d? Not to mention claustrophobia bc of the fucking coffin?? He doesnt deserve that at all.

The constant fat shaming of diego and luther being a stripper? Seriously? They turned number one and number two into fucking jokes rather than having them bicker like normal

The insane amount of plotholes with allison

Actually the insane amount of plot holes in general

Redemption arc for reggie????

Ok so pls tell me why it felt like ben and jen’s characters solely existed for them to smooch and do the deed?? “Omg i cant stop thinking about you ever since we touched hands” next thing we know they banging 🙄 - this is Not™️ the ben i know and love and i hate the reduction of jen’s character and honestly the lack of context for her! I want to meet her properly

Everything about five and lila is wrong. actor age gap wise and character wise, but we know this (it grosses me the fuck out too bc im abt the same age as aidan so i literally cant imagine)

I just want my old chaotic family who would die for each other (not like the fucking ending tho)

p.s. does anyone have an tua fixit fic recs for my sanity (pls be ace friendly if u have recs)

[catastrophicdisasters]

i promised myself i wouldnt keep inflicting TUA essays on people who... probably do not want to hear them lmfao so, MORE YAPPING INTO THE VOID

i'm in the middle of my rewatch rn (i am not going to be caught up in time but we're not thinking abt that rn) and have Thoughts abt the Luther / Allison... thing

SO!!

i mean, we all agree while it's not technically incest... it's still incest, right? that said, they did kind of pop off with the dancing in the moonlight dance scene. i rlly want the dress Emmy wears, it's so pretty

BUT like, i remember watching it the first time and being like "... why?" bc it's just... it's kinda cute, but mostly it's just weird. even at the time, i didnt think it was going to last the season, i fully expected (hoped) for it to get wrapped in the "we shouldnt be doing this" by the end of s1

but watching it back it really just highlights how alone they both are? that, realistically, it was never more than a friendship / tiny crush, that just... ended up going to more places than it should've because they were just so, so isolated from normal life?

allison says it herself - "maybe you're the only person who really knows who I am and still likes me anyway". they never had any real human connection other than the rest of the Umbrellas - they were child celebrities, superheroes, even!

and Allison may have left, may have had a life outside of the academy, but when you think about it she went from being a famous child superhero to a famous actor - nobody ever knew her. it's even implied that she rumoured patrick to love her ('i heard a rumour that you love me'), so it's likely that even her husband didn't really know who she was. and also, let's face it, who in the 'real world' is really going to understand what it's like to be part of a family of superheros and raised by a robot mother and... Reginald? (im not even gonna begin to unpack what he did to those kids, jfc) other than someone else that was there, who experienced all of it, right along side you

(shared trauma, and all that)

"You're the sweetest, kindest man I've ever known" - yeah, probably because every other man she's ever met has wanted to use her for something, most likely her fame. to be able to say that they dated ~Allison Hargreeves~, one of the amazing Umbrella Academy kids, or that famous actress, and not because they actually liked her or had any interest in her as a person. or, she rumoured them to be interested in her, so the entire 'connection' she had with them was fake from the outset - entirely built on lies and superficial bullshit

(coming back to this at the start of s1e8, the way she visibly deflates and looks kind of uncomfortable/resigned when the policeman recognises her and starts acting differently. but then she takes advantage of it. admittedly, in this case, she’s trying to hunt down her sibling, but... you know?)

in fact, it's likely that none of her connections outside of the academy were ever real, so it's not surprising that Luther is the only one she felt that kind of connected to. they all talk about how Five thought he was superior to them all, even before he jumped; Viktor was left out of everything;, none of them took Klaus seriously, and i'm p sure i remember it showing him rolling a joint at a breakfast; it sounded like Diego and Luther were always at odds with each other (and if she was closest with Luther anyway, she'd take his side in any arguments); and Ben looked pretty shy, and then he was gone too.

and Luther... Luther lived to be Spaceboy, the academy's Number One. he says it, too: "I sacrificed everything for him, my entire life. I never left this house, I never had friends, and for what?". maybe Allison had these fake connections, but Luther didn't even have that

so it's not surprising that they were - or thought they were - in love with each other. they literally have no idea what real human connection looks or feels like

i don't think their relationship was ever meant to be anything other than a way to highlight that, personally

everybody else's trauma manifests in clear ways, but Allison? with her movie star life, her husband and child? she's normal! she got away! and Luther? he was happy as Spaceboy, nothing bothered him! just endless frustration at his siblings who didn't take their jobs seriously.

wrong.

and their weird little psuedo-incestuous relationship proves that

at least to me, anyway! obvs youre free to disagree with me lmao, and i havent gotten to s2 in my rewatch yet so i couldve forgotten / missed something entirely obvious

ONE DAY LEFT IM NOT READY

[kodachromantic]

okay adding on to my last post bc i didn't wanna derail from my point

maya was so much younger than pearl. it takes 5-7 yrs to complete a law degree in jpn. mia's first case is at 24, being conservative maya would be 9 when mia left which is so young ughhhh. but also aa verse isn't like. normal. so actually getting the law degree w/o any pre-reqs would be 3 yrs, making maya 11. god and then u have 3 yrs of her w nick and the two of them never meeting!!!!

can we discuss how cagey mia is by the way? ig nick learned from his mentor in more ways than one lmfao. she told no one about diego. NO ONE. she assumedly visited him regularly and neither nick or maya had a clue.

she didn't tell nick about lana, someone very important (😏) to her. she told lana about nick tho, and also im reading now mia and ema never met??? bruh, lana--these people lmfao. maybe in theory she told lana abt diego but thats pure speculation. ema asks nick if he's the coffee boy which is both a funny jab and possibly a reference to diego so maybe she didn't know. thats getting off topic, it depends on how you see their relationship, if they lost touch after college then reconnected, how close they were after college, etc. all pure hc

anyway. didn't tell nick about dl-6--i looked it up for maya and it looks like she knew what happened to misty but didn't know the case associated with it. not she like necessarily needed to know anyway but still, not knowing what exactly caused your mother to leave you and go into hiding?

didn't talk with nick about her first run-in with dahlia, the person that caused the two of them to meet. nick read the case file in 3-5 to learn about dahlia's past.

and again, back to the beginning, she told maya about nick but nick didn't know his mentor had a sister. bro. god. mmiiIIAAAAAAAA

[finnsfunworld]

WHAT was this season

(spoilers under the cut if u havent watched it yet)

IM SO CONFUSED???? im also very sad why did they all stop being. why did that happen.

but also. LILA AND FIVE?????? THAT WAS SO WEIRD AND REALLY UNNECESSARY WHY DID THEY DO THAT THAT WAS SO STUPIDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD AAAAGSHISIJWVSHEIIAJEJEEBHE I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY THAT NEEDED TO HAPPENNNNNN

i dont really understand this season, and i WAS going to say the only good part was five and lilas friendship cause i like them together (platonically) but really the best part was seeing five in his stupid little mustache and everyone calling him greek, and then lila and allison during graces birthday. this season was so weird, and we needed a fourth season, i agree i think leaving it how it ended on season 3 would be a very unfulfilling ending (and ending it with characters loses their powers and going back to the normal world is the worst trope).

obviously diego and lilas relationship was going to have hiccups, lila lied to him about something kinda big season 2 & 3, so i was kinda expecting a weird situation w them (even if i didnt want it), but LILA AND FIVE???????

also five working at the cia was the most random thing? why would he even have an interest in that?

anyways allison and klaus and claire were fun to watch ig. loved claire, however ray was mentioned and never shown which was kinda weird ig?

luther still living in the academy was a really sad development for his character, me thinks

and why did ben get involved in crypto 😭😭😭 why did he do that 😭

jennifer was a fun character and i enjoy her and ben, but i hated that they destroyed the world.

im not gonna talk abt reginald and abigail for my sake

anyways im never watching season 4 again probably. might stop after season 2, maybe ill watch season 3. im gonna read fic and pretend this never was canon cause it made me sad

[sarahtheconjurer]

@ghosttmachine tagged me in a get to know you meme thing (tyyy!!)! So. Here i am posting for oncce lez goooo

Last song:

Technical answer is post traumatic blues by corey taylor, bc ive been using the spotify dj thing and it keeps giving me metal that i o ly kinda like. The funner answer was rhe barbie movie ost since me and my friends literally just got back from it n my friend mariana had me play it in the car. Not rlly my thing was catchy (barbie movie was good btw! Posts abt it being like. Not the deepest critique of social issues and the like are correct but it was a fun time w a lot of heart + rlly great production value + honestly. Very funny. And i watched it w two of my best friends so :})

Currently reading:

For books:

When the Angels Left the Old Country

I haven't touched it in a hot sec, but its a queer, historical fantasy ya book based in jewish folklorex about an angel and a demon that leave europe, after a girl goes missing from the village they've set up shop in. It's very light and whimsical which is not my usual fare, but I'm enjoying it! Its very heartfelt and the two main leads have very good chemistry. And its always cool to see angel/demon lore outside the usual christian sphere.

For manga: steel ball run (part 7 of jojos bizarre adventure) its. A story about a cross continental horse race to find the body parts of jesus. Which is the most coherent way i can put it. Im rereading it w two of my friends rn and im enjoying it! It isnt my favorite part, but its up there, and features some of the best stuff in the series. This is. Also a story featuring a pair of ride or die protagonists with a very strong dynamic and chemistry (honestly, best 'set' of protags in the series) and so much comes from their bond. Its at the point in the series where it started getting a monthly release and it shows, w some rlly gorgeous art. Gyro and Diego are highlights artwise because the former doesnt have a stand he just. Has these steel balls he spins and throws around, so you get very dynamic shots of him just. Chucking them that the author uses in super creative ways to lead the eye and compose panels and the latter. Can turn himself and other things into dinosaurs. Have you ever seen a dinosaur ride a horse? Its fucking sick. It also has some interesting themes of american imperialism and christianity, of all things, which i think are done, well in some respects, esp given the authors track record. IT ALSO HAS SOME OF THE WORST STUFF IN THE SERIES THAT MAKES ME WANT TO KILL HIM W HAMMERS.

Currently watching:

Nothing in particular, but ive got a p big to watch list (Trigun, mob psycho, etc) and i just watched the barbie movie, like i said.

Current obsession:

Guess. Take a guess.

Jfc jojos bizarre adventure is holding me at gunpoint. Its not good its not bad (besides when it is) it its own tier of media. I forgot how much 15 year old me was obsessed w it and so i foolishly rewatched it thinking id be. Normal. I was wrong. God. I've never seen anything like it! It's so clearly a passion project from someone who's very eccentric and so it goes from absurd and stupid and comedic to circling right back to being very human and poignant. Like, it's about love! And familial trauma! And prevailing in the face of great tragedy! And also killing the president because jesus told you so! It's got a myriad of flaws from technical writing issues to genuinely tasteless/bigoted content, so its not some untouchable media, but ive been enjoying it a lot.

Part 5 and 8 are my favorites for very different reasons.

Part 5, Golden Wind, is abt a bunch of weird mobsters on a roadtrip through italy to kill their boss. It has a very charming supporting cast who are a sort of found family of societal rejects, brought together by this guy named Bruno who acts as a leader + mentor + sort of dad? To them. They're all surprisingly fleshed out characters, esp for this early on in the series, and their group dynamic, combined w some of the best fights in the entire show, really sell this part. The main character and main villain are. Not good. Sans a few aspects. Tho. Like i forget giorno is there half the time. (Giorno is my beloved stale cracker of a character but hes MY stale cracke, tho)

Part 8, Jojolion, is uh. Hm. It follows this amnesiac dude who wakes up in the dirt, as he tries to piece together the person he was. It's set in an au version of the town from part 4, w some characters being spins on old ones. Its the most recent part, and it shows. Its a lot better structured, paced, and developed compared to earlier parts. The mystery running through it has a lot of fun twists and turns, the themes are coherent, and the pace is slow, but not meandering. The supporting cast is fun (the lead's romantic interest is an actually decent jojo woman and they have a very cute relationship, and the family the main character is sort of adopted into are all fucking insane) but the real draw for me was the main character. Josuke (the second. Theres another josuke from an alternate universe in part 4, anyway) is probably my favorite jojo. I could go on about him, but compared to the others, he feels the most real? Theres this very grounded sense of frustration abt him as he tries and fails to piece together who he is, while everyone around him seems to have somethimg they need from him, or an idea of who he SHOULD be. He isnt a hero, he isnt even all that noble, hes just trying to find himself and if anyone out there loves him. He's blunt, one track minded, and is doing the jojo equivalent of spamming x to skip through all the dialogue bc hes not here for anyones shit beside his own. Jojolion somehow captures the feeling of being a weird, displaced pseudo adult trying to piece yourself together, while everything Keeps Fucking Happening. I love it so much. But by god does the ending suck hoooooly shit oh my god dude jesus christ. Fucking. I hate tohru i hate tohru i hate tohru fjcjendnxzlzm. Anyway jobin sweep

OTHER OBSESSIONS INCLUDE OCS AND DND.

Im currently running a csm tabletop n curse of strahd game, and am in a ravenloft game. They're all very different but i love them all.

Ravenloft game is a sort of sequel to the curse of strahd game i was in a while bsck

I play pageturn (kenku paladin) and coda (changeling flavored as fallen angel, bard). Ones a 13 year old w a kill drive going through a double crisis of faith while somehow being the heart of the group and the others a shapeshifting corrupted celestial, whos trying to find themself. we are currently exploring the fomain the latter was imprisoned in and have found the eye of vecna and. I am. Excited and concerned for what our wonderful dm has cooked up.

Chainsaw Man game is a high stakes office drama following the worst group of devil hunters youve ever seen. Its more episodic and light than my other games which is a nice change of pace, and i rlly like the energy our group brings to the table. I am always horrified and surprised by whatever new government supplied human rights violation they commit next! Every character is uniquely sad, while still maintaining the token csm dark comedy abt them. We are currently revisiting a mystery allll the way back from our first session and im stoked for some stuff i have planned.

Sippy Crew (curse of strahd game) is drawing to a close and ahh i could make a whole post abt how much these guys mean to me. Its been a joy dming for this group of freaks and watching as they come together not into a found family, but a group of distinctly doomed, but fiercely loyal individuals. They've had two pc deaths, even more close calls, and have lost so much, but they're pushing through like dandelions in concrete. Its genuinely the most emotionally invested ive been in a ttrpg, and am so excited, to see their journey come to a close, and will miss them dearly.

Both jojo and ttrrpgs have been a way to reconnect with friends i dont usually talk to as much, and strengthen the bonds of the friends that i do, which is why theyve hit so hard, haha.

anwyaY this turned out way longer than it needed to be bUt.

@turtleslothart @500sunstone you. Do this.

[borom1r]

ace attorney asks!! (I'm sorry you're having a night,, I hope it doesn't stay that way ❤❤) ummm I would actually love to hear if you have any side/case-specific characters you're fond of and why!! & if you'd like smth more specific, I would love to hear abt either maya + miles bestie-isms or maybe how you think franziska & phoenix's relationship is after he and miles are officially together!!!

I feel like this is sooo obvious but Jake Marshal!! also Ron and Dessie DeLite!

idk that I have a lot of specific Thoughts abt them but they were all rlly standout characters to me

I also enjoyed Hugh and Robin, actually— Robin is so transfem to me. in my heart of hearts she’s trans 💞

there r honestly so many characters I wld love to see Come Back who like, obviously Won’t but still. Godot I am biting u soso much. this is not coherent im sorry but I would rlly truly genuinely love a prequel focusing on Mia n Diego like pleeeeeeease!!! PLEASE!!!!!!! give Mia her own game for realsies it’s what she deserves 😩

+ like OUGH. Maya Miles bestie hours.. I think, particularly early on wrt him n Phoenix reconnecting, he can be.. not more GENUINE per se, but he certainly puts less pressure on himself to try and hit some like. ideal the way he does w Phoenix. and not even necessarily consciously, but like, Maya doesn’t have this idealized childhood savior version of him propped up in her head.

and this is like, Me Projecting bc hey I can do that :3 but I’ve started trying 2 like. give myself more space to actually BE nonverbal when im overstimulated instead of forcing myself to maintain verbal communication— and I think Maya knows sign language from her childhood with Mia (Mia figuring out quickly that it was a good way for them to communicate if/when Maya went non-verbal— and Mia probably being the only person she felt comfortable signing with bc, well, she’s so bubbly and outgoing and really, she can’t POSSIBLY be non-verbal, they all know the moment she TRIES she’ll be talking their ears off!! So Maya forces herself to talk around the adults and signed with Mia).

and her recognizing overstimulation in Miles before he’s even really giving himself the space to recognize it himself— coming over to annoy him because he NEVER visits Phoenix and she gets it but she MISSES him and… stopping when she sees the way his shoulders hunch and his fingers clench around his pen and he’s staring pointedly at the papers on his desk because he’s been TRYING to focus, trying to force himself to function like a NORMAL adult (except not really; he’s aiming for Von Karma standards whether he wants to admit it or not and that’s not exactly normal). Maya gently tapping the desk to get him to look and signing, and the mixture of relief and sheer confusion when he realizes she’s providing accommodations he’d never admit to needing while also having absolutely no idea what she just said.

That first evening passes with Maya signing while speaking softly, and Miles writing his responses on a spare notepad, but slowly he learns more and more from her until he’s practically fluent too— they can spend a whole evening conversing about the chaos of the legal world and the equally chaotic reworks to Steel Samurai lore without ever saying a word out loud, and those are moments Miles always treasures

(and, when Phoenix stops him one night when he’s particularly overstimulated, clumsily signing “it’s okay, Maya’s teaching me” Miles feels so grateful to know her that he could, possibly, cry. He admits to nothing, but he does text her that she’s his favorite person in the world. She quickly responds “we both know that’s actually Nick, but ily2 ^u^” and it’s definitely one of those moments where it hits him that he Has A Family Now, For The First Time In Years)

ALSO Maya feels very much like the kind of person to say “I love you” very liberally. Especially because of how young she lost Mia + feeling like she didn’t let her sister know enough, even if her feelings are complicated. so I’m sure you can imagine the sort of (very hushed) gossip that goes around whenever people catch Maya leaving (Miles giving her a one armed hug and unable to stop himself from smiling a little even as he TRIES to glower intimidatingly at his subordinates while Maya exclaims “okay BYE Mr. Edgeworth LOVE YOU!! Good luck in court, you better come to game night!!!”)

(he does, of course, come to game night)

(Maya has definitely channeled a spirit to win at LEAST twice and they have yet to decide if it counts as cheating or not since technically it’s not looking up an answer!! but also it is kinda looking up an answer.)

+ lastly ok I’ve probs talked abt this before but I do like the idea that they maintain the sort of silly rivalry they start with but more in a “if you turn my brother into even MORE of a fool you WILL face my wrath, Phoenix Wright” “pffft yeah right, Maya will never let you live it down if you break out the whip at dinner on Saturday” “…I will exact my revenge in other, more subtle ways.”

She sends him a Top Ten Scariest Things Caught On Camera compilation at three in the morning one night (thank you different time zones, she loves being in a different time zone) and he texts back “I hate you >:(“ but they are both laughing. There’s no one he would trust to take care of Maya more than her and there’s no one she would trust to care for Miles more than him.

Also I’ve DEF talked abt it from Phoenix’s POV (texting her at night to confirm Maya’s safe when he has nightmares about her being kidnapped/in danger) but Franziska ABSOLUTELY texts him every now and then like “Miles is there?” and Phoenix knows she would never outright admit to either him or Miles how much Miles’ “death” affected her. Asking if he’s there (safe, nearby, a phone call away) is as close they’ll get — Phoenix always responds as soon as he can (“yep, we’re making dinner!” or “he’s at his office, I’ll see him in forty minutes for lunch” or “he and Maya have a coffee date, you can double check with her but I wouldn’t wanna interrupt their Steel Samurai gossip session”)

She doesn’t always respond, but Phoenix gets it, and he’s always happy to let her know— he’s okay just getting a one-word (or sometimes one letter, if it’s super late for her) response about Maya, but he knows she needs more detail to put her mind at ease (Evidence is key, after all; you can’t build a perfect case without all the information) and he’s happy to provide

They definitely all have dinner together once a week (either just the four of them out at a restaurant, or their entire “family” at one of their houses— Miles and Phoenix, Trucy, Maya and Franziska, Klavier and Apollo, Pearl, Kay, Emma, Athena and Juniper, Simon if he’s feeling up to group interactions, Gumshoe and Maggie if they’re in town, even Larry sometimes). It gets hectic and usually they only get EVERYONE together for holidays, but all of them spent so long with nothing, losing everyone they loved, that having such an ABUNDANCE of connection really is something for them to revel in.

[btch3sluvme]

Can I get a jjba match up!:)

I want a male character

Ima girl and I go by Ayumi

So basically how I look physically , I wear bangs on my face and have a pony tail on the side with all my hair going down but sometimes I like having two buns or two pig tails cause I like looking cute. Im asian , 5,2. Black long hair , I like to wear scrunchies or hair bows and I like girly dresses , skirts and crop tops. Im have social anxiety , its very hard for me to make friends cause it scares me , Im artistic(I like to draw and sketch) and I like anime.

I like eatting candy and I like stuff toys so I guess you can say I am a bit childish.

Im a bit chubby cause I like eatting but its not noticable

Im introverted and Im not interested in talking to most people cause I find them boring but I have a close friend group , Im usually stand off-ish with people but if we are close I make a lot of dirty jokes and im very playful and light hearted but again half the time I will be introverted. I like deep conversations , talking about feelings and philosophical things and Im self conscious of how I look and im insecure but I dont tell anyone unless we are close. I like deep emotional connections , Im an INFP

I really like physical affection , I like PDA.

I'm idealistic and I day dream a lot about romance and etc but Im not a hopeless romantic.

I have an inner world in my mind.

I like helping my close friends out.

I don't like small talk.

I want to make friends but my anxiety is a lot

I get jealous of others a lot and I need to be nurtured

I want someone to focus on me than other people and don't forget im there when im around people cause in groups Im quiet.

I want someone to care about me and nurture my feelings a lot and I like feeling valued.

I make very lewd jokes and I make some other jokes others may laugh at or find me weird

I really like positive people because I look up to them and I think their cool but I want someone with emotional depth to talk about deep inner emotions

I can also tell when someones upset or sad simply because I can based off of body language.

I like being there for others even though sometimes I dont know what to do , im very emotionally nurturing , I like spending time with people I love a lot.

I also live in a fantasy world in my mind and I love music and I like making people see me as attractive or act playful and bubbly cause it boosts my self esteem and makes me feel hot

Sometimes I can be too quiet but it depends on my mood , I dislike most people cause I view them as "Normal"

People think im shy when really i just dont feel the need to interact

Ok first: WTF THIS WAS SO UNEXPECTED, TYSM FOR REQUESTING AYUMI

And i think i have the perfect man for u!

Johnny Joestar ⭐💙

(don't ask abt the image just, appreciate)

C'mom you guys are made to each other!!

Gyro will constantly annoy you by telling you that you are soul mates from the same ring of hell or shit like that

you guys will often find yourselfs talking to each other about the meaning of life late at night and then just cuddling till sleep

Due to his reputation as a womanizer, you might think that he doesn't want anything serious, but deep down his biggest priority is to have a deep and serious connection with his partner.

And I can easily imagine the two of you just lying on the floor in your dorm just listening to music and relaxing while there's a big party outside and u both are just not in the mood for partying

Gyro makes one of his classic puns? You both are just: ಠ⁠_⁠ಠ ( then u look at each other and start laughing)

About your body type? He does'nt care at all, you're perfect for him with a six pack, with a tummy, plus size, what is the point? Our bodies are temporary

If you two are in the middle of his circle of friends (HP, Diego, Gyro etc) and you can't interact because everyone is talking at the same time, he probably will stop the conversation to introduce you to them

And i feel like he would ask you do sketch Tusk just to spend more time w you

"Don't worry i have all the time in the world to love you"

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NOTES:

Im so so sorry it took so long! I was busy and tired.... And lazy, im really sorry but i hope u like It!

[scary-monsters]

diego redrawsssss !!!!! im smacking him on your fridge and running

real facts: when you knock on my head and open it up like a hatch, all you will see is diego brando. that's it

[urlocalqueer]

y'all it's been forever since ive written headcanons for anything but with the release of the season three trailer for tua, im abt to go off with my useless thoughts.

i will be taking inspiration from some of the scenes in the trailer. so. enjoy these possibly very OOC but very fun headcanons.

-- Klaus definitely dragged all his siblings to a karaoke night, he literally would not leave any of them alone until they all sand at least one song. most of them, ngl, were like "ehhh no?" but eventually Klaus wore them down, even Five sang (sang with Allison). Diego and Luther tried to out sing each other to multiple Cher songs, Klaus convinced Viktor to do a duet of "Waterloo", and Five and Allison did a wonderful rendition of "Don't Go Breaking My Heart". Almost none of them would admit to having the time of their lives... but they did. especially Five, and that's because he misses being silly and stupid with his siblings.

-- Allison is very widely recognized in public bc she's a movie star. so when she goes out, it's hard for her to be discreet, so the family helps come up with disguise ideas for her, Klaus picks outfit and they all help with hairstyles and wigs and makeup, she normally ends up looking a mess, but she does appreciate the thought and it is a lot of fun.

-- Five starts seeing more of reality and begins to realize that there isn't much he can do about being in a 14 year old body. so, he starts allowing himself to be comfortable in his younger body. Allison takes him shopping for clothes other than a school uniform, he dresses like an old man about to go on summer vacation but they love him anyway. Klaus also helps him with clothes bc Klaus is very fluid with how he dresses and Five doesn't have much care for gender norms bc he lived alone in the apocalypse for years and probably wore whatever he found. so that end up being a little bonding activity for Klaus, Allison and Five.

-- Five, once and on accident, was talking to Allison and called her Al. like they were just talking and he was like "Really, Al?" and didn't notice for a few seconds. Allison was a bit surprised bc Five had never called her that, the only people who USED to call her that, when they were kids, was Luther and Klaus. Five tried to take it back and just kinda walked off, but he also didn't stop calling her Al.

-- Klaus has nicknames for all of his siblings. Five has pun names and stupid names (Hawaii Five'o, Fivey, Fiverson, Five o'clock shadow). Allison and Ben are sweet names (Al, Ally, and Benny, Benji), Luther and Diego are (Di or DiDi and Lu or LuLu), and Viktor has (Vik or V). Literally no one stops him, they've just accepted it.

-- Luther smokes weed for the first time with Klaus and Viktor, yes Viktor, he probably went to college. The just need him to chill out. Luther, not only will ramble about anything and everything, he is the giggliest high person. ever. everything makes him laugh. everyone thinks this is hilarious.

ok, im done. i have finals to take still so i gotta study bc i crave academic validation lol.

[kakusboyfriend]

Posting some cringe below viewers beware

(it's abt my long forgotten family au which is full of fluff and makeshift families so if that isn't ur thing Skip it)

I spent a little bit of time at work making this lol

Things to note:

•honeydew is a dragon sona i made around 2020 and kept updating/redesigning, but finally named. He's based on Elliot from Pete's Dragon 1977/2016 and Unico

•im not dating all those men at once. Theyre just there b/c they're Potential partners for my s/i. Rohan is always there though you can't get rid of him.

•i ship dio/vanilla ice bc i think it's hilarious lol. Ice does get a bit of character in this as well.

•i have a post abt Dio + Diego out there somewhere. It's not very complicated but it is more mellow and cutesy than canon (obvs)

•dashed lines mean adopted kids, solid lines are biological. I only included Giorno bc i don't know his siblings at all.

•yellow stands for gender=other

Also like... Honestly this is a very feel good au ft a lot of mishmash that doesn't make sense for anyone but me. Where this takes place is also for me to know and for you to find out.

All characters are Normal and Sweet instead of violent bc while i appreciate their canon personalities i think it's fun to rewrite them to have mundane lives. Call me crazy but i like giving them good endings.

[zontiky]

Hey for bullet point AUs ideas (you were asking for them right..?) 2010s-type sitcom (like Community or B99) AU! What Silly Sitcom Tropes would the siblings get into?

i actually havent seen either of those shows 😳 nor do i watch sitcoms, but to my knowledge u SIT and u are ENTERTAINED so everybody SIT DOWN and i will ENTERTAIN ✨✨

(wait are disney shows sitcoms? because when i think abt older tv humor i get slapped in the face with bits of disney tv i managed to catch as a kid. my entire sense of humor thru elementary school was based on that. ok i can be funny i promise here we go)

diego: wait... so she’s... our sister?

*laugh track plays*

grace has a laugh track function because i think thats extremely cursed and also hilarious.

reginald building himself a robot wife: what do kids these days like? humor? is humor still popular? yeah im adding it

there’s a christmas episode but it’s very obvious that none of them have ever fucking celebrated and half of them don’t fucking want to skjhfs

is wacky ringtones a thing? patch calls diego to help her out in the hotel and the dial tone is britney’s toxic

britney obviously exists in the tua universe and i will accept nothing less. a world without britney is a really sad one and like i know tuaverse is kinda shit what with the apocalypse happening thrice and the music cult and all but like come on... its not THAT bad. it cant be

luther’s coat gets torn off and there’s a slightly smaller, other coat underneath

that gets ripped off too and he’s wearing a tshirt

YOU KNOW THE GAG WHERE A CHARACTER JUST KEEPS PULLING WEAPONS OUT OF THEIR CLOTHES, WHERE THERE SHOULD NOT PHYSICALLY BE ROOM FOR WEAPONS? FIVE

or lila

i think that would be really funny with either of them tbh

five whipping a knife out of his bowling shoe: a-HA

lila unsheathing a broadsword out of nowhere: o-HO

five pulling a rifle from his waistband: a-ha-HA

lila swinging a mace from behind her back: o-ho-HO!

and so on

every time klaus makes a joke there’s applause coming out of nowhere but also distantly, faintly, the ghostbusters theme

specifically “who you gonna call? GHOST-” on loop

ben is the only one aware of it. not even klaus hears it

ben constantly makes stupid mocking faces behind klaus + over klaus’ shoulder

klaus: guys please take me seriously

ben giving him bunny ears: yEah GUyS LiSten tO hIM

nobody else can see it. i know thats obvious but i have to specify. only the audience can see ben doing it. klaus knows ben does it but hes never caught him in the act and has absolutely no proof. ben does it purely for his own amusement and to fuck with klaus big-time

there is no young!hargreeves cast. it’s just the adult hargreeves but in umbrella uniform crouching down to 12yearold level

before slaughtering the commission board five uses one of those toy BANG guns on carmichael and then immediately whips out his impossible axe

vanya plays a tiny violin and it’s only her, every other violinist in the orchestra has a normal violin and her tiny little violin is never brought up

by tiny i mean realistically tiny. like maybe 1/32? thats a small fucking violin yall

helen with her full size violin: you’ll never amount to anything

vanya:

who else have i not made fun of yet

allisons hair is purple but not bc im laughing at her bc i genuinely think she would have peaked with it. purple hair allie ftw

leonard runs a toy store not a woodwork shop and he hands vanya a weird cartoonified wood action figure of her and she’s like thaaaanks as the laugh track plays

vanya storms out of the family meeting and her back faces the camera and we see that there’s a piece of paper taped to her shirt that says NOBODY KNOWS I’M A LESBIAN

*laugh track but gay this time*

klaus makes a joke about ben being his only straight friend and it cuts to ben passionately making out with a ghost dude in the back of a club or smth kjhwkfd

WOULD THIS BE A GOOD TIME TO SLIP IN OUR LIGHTHEARTED CRACK “BEN IS THE ONLY ALLOROMO” AU? IHFHKLHFKFD

five is wearing bowling shoes the entire first season as well. when they go to the bowling alley he switches them out for a different pair of bowling shoes, which he wears through the entire second season. again this is never brought attention to or mentioned in any way

diego drives an impala /j

little girl god popping wheelies on a motorbike in greyscale heaven

allison has a fight scene where she stabs someone with heels and then breaks the heel and goes aw :( my stilettos and this isnt even funny its just extremely badass i love her a lot 

we get more screentime with dave but he says groovy every other sentence

klaus’ ‘68 club shirt is garishly flamingo patterned

a scene where five is sitting at the breakfast table, half asleep, sipping a cup of coffee, and allison sits down next to him with a mug of hot cocoa (we can tell by the overabundance of whipped cream and marshmallows) and quietly swaps out his mug for the cocoa and he doesn’t even show any sign he noticed he just keeps sipping and allison either quietly finishes off his coffee or takes the initial mug and walks offscreen. cut scene

there’s a scene of klaus and ben in the 60s  on october first and ben is wearing a little ghost party hat and holding a single balloon

whenever sissy and vanya are in a room together careless whisper starts playing

remember that snl lesbian totinos sketch. yeah

the handler only addressed aj by his full name. ATLAS JERICHO CARMICAHEL.

dot is twice as tall as herb. i mean shes already taller than him but like, dot is Really tall. it’s implied dot and herb are married (it would be cute i think dont judge me)

when diego fucks with the infinity switchboard the thing like in cartoons happens where the screen fritzes out and everything goes black and then after a second or so his eyes appear

reginald dresses exclusively in green. im not saying he dresses like the onceler. but im not NOT saying that. *sigh* does this joke require a onceler tw tag on this post

i dont know if this post is what you had in mind but i hope you liked it anyway! <3

[ncvcmbcrflush]

It is 1am and i just finished s2, so this is gonna be long and rambling and misspelled and im sorry okay?

I am not thrilled with the writing of klaus this season, can I just say? They completely undid all of his substantial development in s1, while also removing a good chunk of his positive qualities.

There were scenes where s1!klaus shined through (any of the scenes with Allison and vanya, mainly, and i was really worried abt the scenes with bby!Dave but they were handled really well imo) but those scenes were vastly overshadowed by the unnecessary cruelty? Why did they make my boy so mean this season, I am asking this question for real. S1!klaus was wild and a disaster and heartbreaking, but he was also so kind, and willing to grow as a person in ways that his siblings actively avoided most of the time.

How do you go from beautifully empathetic s1!klaus crying in response to his abusive father's suicide, protesting luther locking up vanya and later being so adamant that they take vanya back in time with them that he literally clings to her feet, to s2!klaus who seems to not care much about anything or anyone at all?? The man is dead in heaven with his father telling him point blank what a let down he is, and he still has enough love in him to cry for him, but 3 years pass and suddenly he doesn't shed a tear for his brother who just died saving their sister?? They took away so much of his emotionality and I do not understand why.

S1!klaus also absolutely would have been open to trying possession with Ben imo, and we could have avoided the intensely uncomfortable possession sequence, which should not have been played off as a joke because it wasn't funny at all, and instead just highlights how little autonomy klaus actually has- but that is a rant that needs way more brain power and research lmao.

S1!klaus also would never have hid ben from his siblings, after spending literal years telling them that ben was there with them??? He would not have done that.

And the scene where they try to save vanya was intensely ooc in my opinion- even high off his ass klaus is quick to react and jump into action- helpful or otherwise (throwing the fire extinguisher, improvising at the prosthetics lab for 5, trying to save luther in the club, running into the theater when they hear gunshots despite having no idea how to use his powers offensively, even in s2 when he finds allison at the protest) and I refuse to believe he would need to be pushed into trying to save vanya, who he has put his life at risk to save before.

The cult thing will be getting a post of its own because I have so many feelings about that whole deal but I again, am too incoherent currently.

I loved him and allison so so much, and he and vanya just break my heart together bc they are such opposite sides of the same coin and the show doesn't seem interested in exploring that whatsoever? I was a bit bummed to not really see him interact with the boys at all though. He and Diego seemed pretty close in s1, 5 and klaus have some good scenes together, and he and luther had some good interactions at the end of s1 as well, and i wish they had kept going with that.

It just feels like they were so busy with the others, and klaus got lost along the way. We do nothing with his powers except for the possession thing, like literally besides ben and the two ghosts at the very end of the last episode klaus doesn't use his powers at all during the entire season! I loved watching everyone else kind of come into their own, but that just never happened for klaus this season- if anything, he devolved.

And I think as a side effect of fucking up klaus, they fucked up his relationship with ben, and the other boys to a lesser extent, as well.

S1 ben and klaus is what i would expect from a pair of siblings stuck together for 17 years- nagging and sarcastic and judgemental but also loving and close and they work well together. They are both dumbasses who do things like play patty cake to test ben's tangibility, and decide that tossing a bowling ball is a good way to prove that ben is present.

S2 ben and klaus are entirely antagonistic; more in line with luther and diego in s1. I have seen lots of comments saying that anyone upset with ben and klaus's dynamic in s2 doesn't have siblings, and to that i have to say- people who think their dynamic in s2 is normal don't have abusive parents. There are lines that you absolutely do not cross, and comparing a sibling to your abuser is one of them. And you don't need to have siblings to know that dismissing the death of a loved one like, isn't a good thing to do? This is especially jarring given their relationship in 2019 and as children- there is no set up for this kind of behavior from either of them.

And the others were just so overall dismissive of klaus in a way that goes beyond just sibling annoyance. During the family dinner no one bats an eye when ben jumps into him, causes his body to jerk around, and literally says that he's ben?? He lies on the floor of the elevator looking like death and we don't so much as ask what's wrong? Klaus pukes out the contents of 7 fully grown humans practically and no one offers a tums, or a ride to the damn hospital?? Like wasn't diego a fuckin cop, he should know that none of this is the result of an overdose??? As far as i can recall,, klaus doesn't even use drugs in this season? We see him drink but that's it unless I'm forgetting, which is entirely possible since it is now 2am lmao. And they just play it off as jokes, we are meant to find this funny?

And just like, he wasn't involved in the actual plot of this season much, if at all, besides being a largely unwilling catalyst for ben. Nothing would change in this season if they had cut him out completely, and i really hate that.

I'm not upset at all really- despite sounding upset and writing a long ass rant lmao- the let down of one character doesn't ruin the season for me, and honestly, given how other shows have failed me this year (looking at you, the politician) , i count this season as a win overall. Luther especially has changed so much for the better, and he was probably the highlight of this season. I'm just bummed because klaus was s u c h a good character in season one, easily one of the most interesting characters, and they did nothing with him this season.

[seancesays]

im doing a rewatch recap of each episode because i haven’t watched the show straight through since i finished it the first time and i figured: why not?

i was so confused by the opening of the show the first time I watched it (like? who are these random Russian teenagers?) but it just intrigues me now. i wonder if they’ll ever elaborate on how/where each of the siblings was born?

I love love love how they introduce each of the siblings at the beginning. it’s a really succinct summary of their lives prior to reggie’s death and how him dying upends what they’re individually doing and forces them back together

similarly to that, the individual reactions to the news of Reggie’s death are just. so good. and I’m never going to get over the shot of Luther on the moon with the earth in front of him. like. that fuckin lens flare man.

Diego finding Luther, and having already gotten the coroners report, telling him he’s already cased the whole house is sad to me in a way. He’s still trying to be number one, still trying to show he can lead too.

The lighting when the kids are trying to say goodnight to Reggie intrigues the fuck out of me. The warm vs. cool tones. how he doesn’t even make eye contact with them. Also all these kids do such a good job of playing the older siblings younger counter parts.

Klaus’ “you know how I know” is so soft. For no reason. Who gave him the right. Also I love how they establish Klaus is the Friend Sibling 20 minutes into the pilot. Allison finds him fucking hilarious even if she doesn’t want to. (“No need to get your little panties in a bunch” Klaus honey I hate to break it to you but you are literally canonically wearing panties at that moment.)

There is such a reserved brilliance to the way Emmy plays Allison I don’t even have the words to it. The little pause before “he got custody” is fantastic.

Luther. Sweetheart. For the assigned leader of the group you Cannot give good speeches or properly motivate the group. It’s almost sad. Please don’t accuse your siblings of murder.

The bank robbery scene. Art. That’s all. (Actually - I love how they show ben but don’t clearly mention his death at any point until his statue / the end with him in the car. It’s a really good way of implying they Don’t Talk About Ben without having to make one of them say it.)

None of these dysfunctional idiots can dance. I love them.

It’s honestly iconic that’s Five’s first on screen word in the present day is shit.

Would Diego and Luther PLEASE use an umbrella in the pouring rain? Like what’s wrong with them.

The tattoo thing gets more and more fucked up the more I think of it. God I fucking hate Reginald.

Reggie monitoring their brain activity while they sleep (and FILMING them) is still so fucking creepy - BUT, I do love the little bit of foreshadowing with him also monitoring Vanya, that confused me the first time through but it also planted the seed that she could have powers in a very subtle manner. plus then transitioning to a shot of her taking her meds? *italian chef kiss* poetic cinema.

klaus, high as a kite, clutching a guitar. love that for him.

I didn’t know anything abt this show going in so i was SO CONFUSED when they showed us a glimpse of Luther’s monkey arm where he got cut the first time. i was like the large man needs to SHAVE. Luther sweetie I’m so sorry for body shaming you.

there is something just so. bittersweet and heart wrenching in the scene of grace staring at the paintings. it hurts my heart. also Jordan Claire Robbins does SUCH a fantastic job in this role.

Also: do we think Reggie named Grace, or did she name herself? Or did the kids give her a name in return for naming them? I have questions.

“The kid wants coffee. Black.” Five you prick I love you. Also I love five trying to have bitter old man conversation with the mechanic and how much it weirds the mechanic out. That’s fucking funny.

ISTANBUL WAS CONSTANTINOPLE NOW IT’S ISTANBUL NOT CONSTANTINOPLE (also - I think it’s interesting the commission goons aren’t wearing masks in this scene, but do in the rest of them?)

Diego you dramatic fuck. the monocle. the skyline. thank u klaus for interrupting him.

Klaus how is it too late for eggs but not waffles. boy how does that make sense.

Robert’s delivery of “breaking bones ... cracking skulls?” vs. David’s delivery of “saving lives baby” intrigues the fuck out of me. Maybe klaus is just pouting that he’s not getting food with Diego but he sounds so distraught over it whereas it’s obviously completely normal for Diego.

Ben ily.

I still LOVE the foreshadowing of “rapists can climb.”

��Because you’re ordinary ... because you’ll listen.” It actually irritates me that five establishes Vanya as the one who will listen / help them even if she isn’t directly involved and then she gets excluded the rest of the season. Like I know, for narrative purposes, she has to be, but I just don’t understand the purpose of the line if it’s then just made pointless by the rest of the show.

[cherrymotion]

cute asks!! blossom, blush, butterfly, calm, cupcake, love, snuggle, spooky, tootsie, whiffle, wobbly

blossom; favorite book/movie/song?

book: hmm the hp series !! also starfish :^)movie: UHHHH big hero six?? also kikis delivery servicesong: rn its the king by conan gray

blush; what was your stuffed animal as a child?

i had SOOO many it was absurd !! but a beagle stuffed animal named krusko (with a little arrow accent over the s !! bc im on the comp and the name is bosnian for pear) !! i got him from my cousin when i was three and i remember the memory very distinctly!

butterfly; dream destination?

hmmm as a place to live?? def nyc or socal ( specifically los angeles or san diego) !!! as a trip most places in the world but rn i wanna visit korea japan and norway!!!

calm; favorite scent?

oh i have lots!! but hmmm vanilla, peach, and floral scents!! also the beach (like the ocean?? im terrified of the ocean but she smells good)

cupcake; favorite flower/plant?

oh!! hmm gladiolus, daffodils, and sunflowers!

love; what is your favorite season and why?

i like all the seasons a lot but hmm probs summer!!! summer is a period of time where i can just let loose and do what i want!! i get a headstart on learning, i can sleep in, i can recover from the unhealthy habits i tend to develop from school, etc!! also because the sun is out for longer i get to explore for longer!! so i love exploring downtown and going out to explore the bay area and just hh summer is a fun time!! also im biased because i can handle Hot Temperatures so i can take advantage of the day despite the heat

snuggle; what is your favourite candy?

hmmm maybe sourpatch watermelons??

spooky; sunrise or sunset?

sunrise!! i see sunsets more often and theyre gorgeous but so are sunsets!! not only are they more valuable to me because i see them less but i like the feeling of hope i get from it?? like the dawn of a new day !! a fresh start!!

tootsie; what kind of friend are you?

i had to ask my friends for some hot takes bc we normally dont like. characterize each other as a type of friend but like character archetypes lol!!! so first review: im really supportive and i unknowingly push people to be better!! i am someone who people can goof off and be dumb with but also we can talk abt deep stuff!!! im someone people feel comfortable hanging around bc im pretty openminded and let ppl be dumb !!second review:i give good hugs!!! im a big source of aesthetic bc i radiate sailor moon and clefairy energy!! im fun to hang out with and i will walk ppl to their doorstep to make sure they get home safe!! life is a toughy but so am i!! also i let ppl know if someone is talking smack !! overall cute friendthird review: even if i dont actually have that much confidence i radiate so much of it that everyone around me feels way more confident!! ive got a lot of love for my friends and the amount of love i have in one cubic centimeter of my body amounts to more love than the entire world has combined!!! and ill beat people up if they arent respectful!!!

whiffle; if you could have a magical power, what would it be?

god so many superpowers have such bad repercussions scientifically speaking so like . flying? gotta stay at like 10mph or your skin is gonzo. time travel? whos to say all of you, including your clothes, is gonna end up there!!! invisibility?? you go blind!! so after careful deliberation i gotta say that telekinesis or mind control would be cool!!

wobbly; have you ever wished upon a star?

hmm maybe when i was a kid?? but definitely not enough to warrant me remembering!!