#IM SORRY FOR BEING OBSESSED WITH THAT ARC OKAY

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anyways forget the discourse and the angst im thinking abt q!cellbit healing arc again its about the catharsis its about not being given up on its about the person who thinks theyre unlovable being loved unconditionally its about not giving up on yourself its about coming back from that relapse and being promised that you didnt fail

[slattlicker]

literally so obsessed just thinking about reader streaming with schlatt , just the reader being so down bad and the chat disappointed in her taste, date or host set up or recording content and reader can’t lock in and is just giggly. Bonus points if schlatt returns the same energy or just mentions being into reader and reader full on cheers into her mic and bangs the table cause same. HE JUST LOOKS SO GOOD IM SICK OF IT. 😭🙏

╭﹐✦˚₊· 𖤐 * a gamble for devotion ⋆.ೃ࿔*:･ ╮ imagine: one mic, one camera, one man who won’t shut up—and a chat that’s watching you lose composure in real time. ╰﹒♡₊˚๑ *✧﹒✦ ࣪ ˖ ┊

���₊✦ a/n: based on an ask that had me gigglinggggg...i luv a good streamer!au. shoutout to the girlies who fell for schlatt after seeing him on love or host. he knew what he was doing <3 and i'd like to just say here, that I am sorry if this is not fully accurate, i'm going based on my memory of the love or host streams, and that was a while ago.

warnings: streamer-style flirting, public humiliation via handsome man, light threats of chat bans, and someone absolutely folding live on mic.

enjoy! (≧∀≦)人(≧∀≦)♡

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“okay, chat—we’re gonna take a short intermission while our contestants get ready for the next round.”

you click the ‘brb’ screen and kill the voice channels, leaning back in your chair like your spine just gave up. there’s a water bottle in your hand, but you haven’t even unscrewed the cap. you just sit there, blinking.

“you good?” austin asks in your ear, voice dry and amused.

you groan.

“they’re all actually trying, austin. like… trying trying.”

“that’s the point.”

“no, the point was content. the point was funny flirt banter and bit farming. not—” you wave vaguely at your monitor, “—people saying they could see a future with me.”

he laughs.

“so what i’m hearing is…you’re flustered.”

“no, you’re hearing i didn’t expect them to be hot and earnest. it’s gross.”

austin hums. “so, who are your top picks so far?”

you pause. “i mean… miles is sweet. super funny. kinda dry. i like that.”

“yeah, he’s a fan favorite.”

“and then there’s remy. he said he’d fly me out to see a terrible movie and split popcorn in silence.”

“god, he’s good.”

“right? i felt that shit in my soul.”

austin’s quiet for a second.

“anyone else?”

you hesitate.

your mind flits to someone who isn’t even in the bracket. someone who could’ve been, if he ever answered his fucking texts. someone who said “dating shows are cringe” and “if you ever made me do one, i’d sabotage it on purpose.”

you shake your head.

“nope. that’s it.”

you glance at the clock. just a couple more rounds and this whole thing will be wrapped. maybe you’ll do a silly little post-show breakdown stream. a “where are they now?” style q&a.

and then you hear it.

discord ping.

you freeze.

your brain registers a name. a voice channel entry. one that was not supposed to happen.

“what’s up, sweetheart?”

your blood leaves your body.

the camera overlay hiccups. a new box opens. a familiar face slides into frame—lazy grin, headset slightly askew, hoodie zipped halfway, mutton chops fully operational.

schlatt.

live. in your show. on your stream.

you don’t move.

he leans forward, resting his chin on one hand like this is casual.

“didn’t think i’d miss your big love confession stream, did you?”

your soul exits through your mouth.

“i—what—no—how—”

austin is cackling. you can hear him wheezing off-mic.

“schlatt, what the fuck.”

“production let me in.” he shrugs. “or maybe i threatened someone. who’s to say?”

you slam your water bottle down.

“you are not a contestant!”

“well,” he says, adjusting his mic with the smuggest little tilt of his head, “you haven’t eliminated me yet.”

chat is frothing at the mouth.

chat:

“THE CHOPS HAVE ENTERED THE ARENA” “not him crashing her emotional arc” “we lost her. gg boys.” “he’s not even playing and WE ALREADY KNOW HE'S GOING TO WIN”

“schlatt—no. i—no. you don’t get to—”

“you look good tonight,” he says suddenly, cutting you off. “cute little headset. soft lighting. whole date night vibe goin’.”

“that’s because i’m on a date. with twitch.”

“lucky twitch.”

you let out an actual scream.

austin’s back in your ear, smug as hell. “should we add him to the bracket?”

“no.”

“too late,” he says, already typing. “production loves him.”

“AUSTIN, YOU ARE PRODUCTION!!”

schlatt grins wider. “told you.”

your heart is going feral. your hands are shaking.

and all you can think—over the roaring in your ears and the chaos in chat—is: he didn’t come here for content.

he came here to make things harder on you.

✧✧✧

“ladies and gentlemen,” austin announces, voice already smug, “we have a last-minute addition to the bracket.”

“this is so illegal,” you mutter.

“it’s called dynamic programming.”

“it’s called chaos.”

austin ignores you. “chat, please welcome our tenth contestant—he’s loud, he’s tall, he owns one pair of jeans—it’s schlatt.”

the camera cuts to him. he hasn’t moved. just blinks once, nods slightly, and goes:

“i chose love, y/n.”

you flinch.

“you’re—you’re supposed to wait to reveal that—” you stammer.

“oops.”

“you can’t just—”

“too late, sweetheart,” he says, smirking. “i already made my choice. and i think...it's the best one i'll ever make.”

your mic picks up the softest, tiniest whimper.

chat loses their mind at your reaction.

chat:

“HE SAID HE CHOSE LOVE???” “WHATTTT” “SHE’S GONNA EXPLODE” “i would honestly quit if i were a guy atp look at her”

✧✧✧

you try your best to regain control of the stream.

you’re down to your final four: miles, elijah, remy, and… unfortunately… schlatt.

miles goes first. he’s sweet. charming in a sort of awkward way. his hair’s fluffed up like he styled it for this. he leans forward with a crooked grin and says,

“if i had one day with you, i’d probably take you somewhere quiet. museum maybe? or that weird little bookstore you tweeted about once. and then we’d go for coffee, or ice cream, or whatever you were in the mood for. nothing huge—just time. just us.”

it’s so earnest it makes you blink.

“aw… that’s really cute,” you manage.

“thanks,” he says, glancing down. “i mean it.”

chat:

“MILES SUPREMACY” “NOT HIM KNOWING ABT HER FAV BOOKSTORE 😭” “BRO IS SWEATING FOR HER”

elijah goes next. still flustered from earlier interruptions by schlatt, but rallying himself.

“i’d fly you out,” he says again, with a little shrug. “rent a cabin or something. we’d cook together. or try to. probably burn everything. and then we’d watch horror movies and pretend not to be scared.”

you smile despite yourself.

“do i strike you as a horror movie girl?”

“nah,” he grins. “you’d talk over the movie explaining how they did everything behind the scenes. but i’d let you...hearing your voice is way better than watching any movie.”

chat melts.

“HE GETS HER 😭” “SHE’S GIGGLING AGAIN” “OKAY ELIJAH WAIT A MINUTE”

remy’s the wildcard. he doesn’t smile much. soft-spoken. he's kind of...intense.

“i think you’d hate a big gesture,” he says quietly. “you’d think it was fake. staged. so i’d keep it real. just show up at your door with something personalized—like your favorite gas station snacks. and i wouldn’t say anything. just hand it over. and stay there...be there with you.”

you go still.

it’s so specific. so simple. it feels like he peeled something back just enough to make you feel it.

“…damn,” you whisper.

“yeah...i got you, baby.”

chat is sobbing.

chat:

“THIS IS A NETFLIX DRAMA” “NOT HIM BEING THE QUIET KING” “i’m voting remy idc if schlatt’s hot”

and then it’s schlatt’s turn.

he doesn’t move. doesn’t sit up. doesn’t prep a speech.

he just looks at the camera, cocks his head a little, and says,

“i’d come over. probably unannounced. you’d act annoyed, but you’d let me in.”

you swallow.

“i’d sit on your couch. bring some dumb snack that i know you like...but you like a ton of them, so i'd just bring all of them. then i'd bring over some liquor you haven't tried, and you’d pretend to hate it, but you’d drink half of it anyway...we could share.”

your fingers curl around your pen.

“we wouldn’t talk about what we are. labels...nah. we’d just… exist. same room. same energy. tension, like how there is now. i’d take one look at you and know you had a shit day. and you’d say you’re fine. and i’d say i know you better than that.

“schlatt,” you murmur.

he shrugs.

“and when you finally lean your head on my shoulder and sigh like that,”—he mimics it perfectly—“i’d kiss you. real soft. like you’ve already been mine. i'll show you what forever feels like, y/n.”

you say nothing.

no one says anything.

even chat is silent for a beat. just hearts.

then—

chat:

“OH MY GOD.” “HE’S CHEATING. THAT’S CHEATING.” “REMYYYYY NOOOOO” “WHAT DO YOU MEAN ‘LIKE YOU’VE ALREADY BEEN MINE’???” “SOMEONE GRAB HER SHE’S FLOATING”

you stare at the camera.

“i hate you.”

“nah,” he smiles. “you hate how much you like me.”

and the worst part is—

he’s right.

✧✧✧

“okay,” you say, voice shaky, hand barely steady on your mouse, “it’s time.”

your overlay flashes. the final four line up in little rectangles beneath your cam. miles. elijah. remy. schlatt.

chat:

“SWEATING.” “OH GOD NOT LIKE THIS” “REMEMBER WHAT SCHLATT SAIDDDDDD” “WHO’S GETTING HOSTED I CAN’T WATCH”

austin clears his throat dramatically.

“all right, y/n—it’s your show. who are you eliminating first?”

you close your eyes for a second.

then:

.

.

.

��miles.”

his camera window dims.

“shit,” he says, laughing, rubbing the back of his neck. “fair.”

“you’re sweet,” you say honestly. “and thoughtful. and i think someone’s gonna love that bookstore date idea. but... it doesn’t feel like us.”

“yeah. i get that.” he smiles. “thanks for not clowning on me.”

chat:

“NOOOO MILES” “HE TOOK IT SO WELL” “A SOFT KING TILL THE END”

austin clicks something on the backend. your screen shifts.

“and now,” he says, grinning, “let’s reveal what miles picked.”

miles sits up a little straighter.

the card flips.

HOST.

you scream. immediately.

“WHAT—!”

“WHAT?!” he echoes. “i thought i had NO CHANCE—”

“YOU MENTIONED MY FAVORITE BOOKSTORE! YOU ABSOLUTE BASTARD—”

“i panicked! it's one of the first things that come up when i looked up your username!”

austin is howling.

chat:

“MILES YOU SNAKE 💔” “HE PLAYED THE LONG CON” “HOWWWW I WAS ROOTING FOR THEM”

you collapse into your chair, laughing and a little horrified.

“okay. okay. three left.”

you look at their cams.

remy’s face is unreadable. elijah’s bouncing his knee. schlatt is… smirking. like he already knows the ending.

“my next elimination,” you say slowly, “is…”

.

.

.

“…elijah.”

his smile falters. just a little.

“damn,” he says. “knew that horror movie line was a gamble.”

“it was really good,” you say, sincere. “and i hope someone says it back to you and means it. because you’re great. really.”

“yeah. thanks.” he nods, and then gives you a little wink. “you’re kind of a menace, though.”

“i’m...aware.”

chat:

“HE’S SMILING THROUGH THE PAIN 😭” “ELIJAH WE LOVED YOU KING” “OKAY WHO VOTED HOST LET’S FIND OUT”

austin hits the reveal.

card flips.

LOVE.

you blink. “wait—”

“i wasn’t faking,” elijah says, shrugging. “maybe next time.”

your jaw drops. you look at austin, completely shocked.

“you’re telling me i just eliminated someone who actually wanted me???”

“yep.”

“and miles didn’t?!”

“yep.”

“this game sucks.”

chat:

“ELIJAH BABY NOOOO” “MILES WAS THE RED HERRING” “Y/N LITERALLY FUMBLED OUR KING” “AND NOW IT’S DOWN TO TWO”

you look between the remaining cams.

remy. schlatt.

your heart’s in your throat.

“this is insane,” you mutter.

austin leans in like a game show host. “so. who’s it gonna be?”

you stare at the screen for a long, long moment.

and then:

“…remy.”

remy’s expression doesn’t change. not at first.

then he nods. slowly.

“figured.”

“i’m sorry,” you say, barely above a whisper. “you’re—god, you’re so genuine. and cool. and intense in a way that kind of scared me, but in a good way. but... my heart’s somewhere else.”

he gives a little shrug.

“then go after it.”

you’re about to thank him again—until austin hits the card reveal.

HOST.

you nearly fall out of your chair.

“WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE.”

remy finally cracks a smile.

“was curious if i could make you pick me.”

“YOU WERE MY FAVORITE, REMY?! I CALLED YOU A NETFLIX DRAMA.”

“well, now you’re in the season finale of one.”

chat:

“HE HOSTED...all men do is eat hot chip AND LIEEE” “REMYYYYYYY NOOOOOOOO” “Y/N IS DOWN BAD AND BETRAYED” “IT’S ALL UP TO SCHLATT”

you turn to your last camera.

schlatt hasn’t moved.

he’s just watching you. still leaning back. still calm.

you take a breath.

“you said that you picked love right away.”

“i did.”

“you’re sure that wasn’t just you being cocky? and trying to trick me?”

“i’m always cocky...and it's up to you if you don't trust me."

you glare. “that’s not an answer.”

he sits forward. finally. eyes locked with yours.

“you want the real answer?”

you nod. look at your screen at the pixels that make up his face.

“yeah. i picked love. because i already knew how i felt about you.”

your stomach flips.

austin’s mouse hovers over the card.

“wanna see the official choice?” he asks.

you don’t even look away from schlatt.

“…i believe him.”

chat:

“SHE BELIEVES HIM” “NO CARD REVEAL??????” “SCHLATT LOVE ARC CONFIRMED” “I’M SOBBING”

you smile—small, helpless.

“i fucking hate love or host.”

schlatt grins.

“but you love me. and you'll love me either way.”

"let's get these lovebirds together one last time, before the final reveal!" austin announces with his best game-show host voice.

the overlays vanish.

chat is gone.

you blink and suddenly it’s just you.

him.

and a blank black backdrop with both your cams up top. no emojis. no alerts. just your names in little white text.

you: y/n him: jschlatt

you breathe. shakily. you can hear your own heartbeat through your headset.

“they kicked everyone else out,” he says.

his camera quality’s too good. he’s leaning back in his chair, arms crossed behind his head, rings glinting under LED glow. he looks obnoxiously smug.

“just us now.”

you try to laugh but it comes out half-sigh. “this is so weird.”

“yeah. private moment in front of, what, two million vod viewers?”

“shut up,” you groan.

“you picked me,” he says, all too casually. "knew you would. those other guys..."

he blows a low whistle, rolling his eyes.

“...they wanted a highlight reel. i wanted you.”

you go quiet. it lands heavier than you expect it to. no teasing. no chat or twitch notifications to buffer the silence. just him, looking straight at you, steady as hell.

“schlatt…”

“nah, lemme finish.”

he leans forward now—forearms resting on the desk, chain glinting under the soft LED lighting. his mic picks up the quiet scrape of it.

“look, i knew what this was. austin’s little, weird show. twitch content. supposed to be funny. dramatic. a little messy.”

he pauses. smirks, but it’s softer now.

“but the second i saw you on that screen, all dressed up and pretending like you didn’t already know who you wanted?” he shrugs. “i got serious.”

you’re still. swallowing past the ache in your throat.

“i didn’t come here to win, sweetheart. i came ‘cause it’s been driving me crazy—watching every other guy try and fail to figure you out. trying to flirt with someone i’ve been falling for since the first time i saw you stream, and realized it got recommended to me because you were using MY spotify playlist.”

you let out a shaky laugh. “it was not. we just happen to have very similar taste if you play our stream songs on shuffle.”

he laughs under his breath, shaking his head.

“nah. you used it.”

you raise a brow. “prove it.”

“january 3rd, 2:13 a.m. your stream title was literally, ‘let's talk real vs fictional men—schlattcore edition.’”

your jaw drops.

“THAT WAS PRIVATE!”

“it was public. twitch dot tv slash your name. i was THERE.”

you fling your hands up, speechless. he’s still laughing, his smile tugging crooked and boyish now, all smug and warm.

“you’ve been stalking me, schlatt.”

“i’ve been listening.” he leans in, tone dropping low. “big difference.”

and god, the way he says it. smooth. serious. the kind of voice that slips past your headphones and settles under your skin.

you look away before your cheeks betray you again. he sees it anyway.

“you’re blushing,” he says, grinning.

“you’re annoying.”

“you like annoying.”

you huff. and then softer:

“i like you.”

he goes quiet.

for the first time in the call, he’s the one caught off guard. not a smirk in sight. his eyes soften like you just pulled the rug out from under him.

“…say it again for me?”

you bite your lip.

“…i like you.”

a beat.

“god,” he breathes, tipping back in his chair. “you’re gonna kill me.”

“...because you picked host?”

“yeah,” he says again, voice like gravel now.

you blink. “you’re joking."

his gaze drops. to the desk. the mic. anywhere but you. and it’s the first time he looks unsure. the cocky facade, the flirting, all of it—slipping at the seams.

“i just—i didn’t know if you’d actually pick me. i didn’t think you’d…say that. not to me.”

your chest tightens. “but you came on the show.”

“for content. that’s what i told myself. ‘crash it. flirt. make chat laugh.’”

he meets your eyes again.

“but then you started flirting with all these other guys, but you rejected them all for me, said you liked me. fuck, y/n...i'm so sorry.”

you open your mouth—right as the screen flashes.

BREAKOUT ROOM ENDED.

you’re back in the main stream layout.

the chat is already moving at the speed of light.

chat:

“WHAT WAS THAT???” “DID HE PICK HOST??? IS HE KIDDING???” “HE LOOKED GUILTY ASF HELP” “WHERE’S AUSTIN. AUSTIN DO SOMETHING”

austin’s voice crackles back in.

“well! that was certainly something…”

you’re frozen.

he’s still in the call. eyes locked on yours, but distant. withdrawn. unreadable now.

“…over two million people tuned in today,” austin continues. “making this one of the biggest ‘love or host’ finales we’ve ever hosted.”

you barely register it. the ringing in your ears is worse than stream audio delay. worse than your heartbeat.

austin’s grinning, voice smooth. teasing.

“but none of that matters… if love doesn’t win.”

he pauses.

then clicks.

the final card flips.

jschlatt chose...

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LOVE.

the screen flashes red and gold.

the chat erupts.

chat:

“HE CHOSE LOVE HE CHOSE LOVE HE CHOSE LOVE” “IM SOBBINGGGGGGG” "fucking liarrrrr !!!!!!!!" “WHY DID HE PLAY WIT HER HEART THO 💔” “this was literally a movie wtf”

you don’t move. can’t. you just sit there, blinking at the screen, lips parted like the words are buffering behind your teeth.

then, faintly:

“you asshole.”

schlatt flinches—visibly—and then starts laughing. full-bodied, stupid, breathless laughing. he doubles over in his chair, chain clinking, the mic barely picking up the sound over your mic:

“YOU MADE ME THINK YOU PICKED HOST—ON LIVE??”

your voice is shaking. not from tears (yet), but from pure, overwhelmed, rage-laced joy.

“YOU—YOU GASLIT ME IN FRONT OF TWO MILLION PEOPLE—”

“i panicked!!” he howls, wiping his eye. “you said you liked me! i blacked out!”

chat is losing its mind, a sea of caps-lock.

chat:

“BRO LOVEBOMBED THEN GASLIT” “GIRL STAND UP 😭😭😭” “hello youtube” “WHAT IS THIS HBO???”

austin’s in the corner wheezing. you don’t even think he knows what to say. you don’t either. you’re too busy putting your face in your hands and screaming into your mic.

“i cannot believe you did that to me,” you whimper.

“you picked me,” schlatt says again, and you can hear it—how close he is to grinning like an idiot again. “you like me.”

you peek through your fingers.

“chat,” you say. “this is my villain origin story.”

chat:

“AS YOU SHOULD QUEEN” “nah that’s ur HUSBAND be so fr rn” “ I SHIP IT. I’M DELUSIONAL. I’M ALREADY DRAWING FANART.” "this shi is literally so fake and scripted tbh" "wait what happebned to elijah"

schlatt leans into his mic, trying to look calm.

“can i fly you out?”

you don’t even hesitate.

“no.”

he makes a noise—somewhere between a laugh and a scoff. “what? why not?”

“you bullied me.”

“i love you.”

“YOU MADE ME CRY ON STREAM.”

“and i’ll kiss you ‘til you forget the entire chat spamming Ls.”

you raise an eyebrow. "no they aren't."

"well, now that i said that, they are."

“schlatt!”

he just grins wider, folding his arms like he didn’t just throw a molotov into your frontal cortex.

“come on, sweetheart. i got frequent flyer miles and emotional damage. let me treat you.”

you smack your desk. “OH MY GOD—”

“say yes and i’ll wear the suit. that one.”

"the..."

"yeah. the one all the actors you ranked S-tier were coincidentally wearing. i may have, pulled some strings...but i can't write it off my taxes unless we make content together..."

your mic peaks.

your voice cracks.

you yell directly into it: “CHAT I CAN’T DO THIS HE LOOKS TOO GOOD IN NAVY!”

chat:

"girl bffr we all wanna see yall matching" “NOT THE SUIT. ANYTHING BUT THE SUIT” “i’m so embarrassed for her rn and also same” "FOLD FOLD FOLD FOLD"

you slap your forehead. "i'm going to block you."

"no you're not."

"i'm going to mute you."

"then how are you gonna hear me whisper 'you look pretty even when you're mad'?"

your chair squeaks from how hard you roll back.

"NOPE. NOPE. MODS, BAN HIM. BAN HIM FROM MY LIFE."

“you picked me, sweetheart. i’m legally yours now. according to our sponsors at cash app.”

you groan. loud. dramatic. half-muffled by your sleeve.

“i hate you.”

“nah. you hate how much you like me.”

chat:

“SOMEONE GRAB HER SHE’S MELTING” “SHE’S SMILING. SHE’S SO GONE.” “I WANT A LOVE LIKE THIS BUT WITH LESS PUBLIC HUMILIATION”

you sit up, barely holding back a grin.

“…one stream. one collab. and that’s it.”

“sure,” he says. “we’ll call it that.”

you narrow your eyes. “what does that mean.”

he reaches off-screen.

brings something into frame.

first—a single boarding pass.

your city. your airport. departure: tomorrow.

you blink.

“schlatt.”

his voice is softer now. lower. like you’re the only one still in the room.

“you said no when i asked to fly you out. so i’m coming to you.”

chat:

“HELLO????” “ROMCOM TWITCH EDITION.” “omg well that airport is gonna be packed tomorrow”

“you’re serious,” you breathe.

“completely,” he says, and then—he reaches off-screen again.

and pulls out two more tickets.

international.

first class.

japan.

your name’s already on one of them.

your hand flies to your mouth.

“you told chat on your birthday stream you’ve never been,” he murmurs. “said it’s your dream trip. i’ve been. i know the spots. figured we could go together.”

you’re fully speechless.

chat:

“I’M CRYING INTO MY MONITOR” “PLS. HE BOUGHT HER A DREAM TRIP” “TAX WRITE-OFF MY ASS HE’S SO GONE FOR HER”

“this is a content trip and a date,” he adds, like it softens the blow. “if you agree to come, you have to hold the camera and kiss me once per vlog though.”

you choke. “schlatt.”

he grins.

“say yes.”

you’re laughing now, bright and breathless and so clearly doomed.

“…what do i even pack?”

he leans in. slow. smug. voice warm and low and loaded.

“not much.”

you blink. “what?”

he smirks. “i’ll help when i get there.”

a beat.

“…help you take it all off.”

you gasp.

chat:

“HE SAID WHAT HE SAIDDDD” “IM SWEATING IN MY GAMER CHAIR” “MA’AM YOU NEED TO TURN OFF THE STREAM RIGHT NOW” “NOT IN FRONT OF THE CHILDREN (me)”

your jaw drops. your whole soul leaves your body.

“schlatt!”

“what?” he shrugs, unbothered. “it’s a content trip.”

“you’re sick.”

“and you,” he says, eyes dark and soft and dangerous, “are gonna let me ruin you in three time zones.”

you SCREAM.

then slam your desk.

“MODS END STREAM. CHAT CLOSE YOUR EYES. I’M REPORTING HIM TO HR—”

“no takebacks, sugar lips,” he purrs.

click.

his cam goes dark.

you sit there in stunned silence, chat pinging in your ears.

then quietly:

“…i fucking hate love or host.”

you reach for the end stream button. offer a stupid smile to the camera, and wave to chat.

“...i gotta go buy a suitcase.”

stream ended.

chat:

"OMG OMGGGG" "heyyyy I just got here what's happening" "I WAS HERE I WAS HERE" "HI FROM JAPAN !!!" "cash app sponsor me pls"

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I feel like a broken record just playing different flavors of the same oc/reader on my blog with the batfam i swear

tim is the only batfam member who figured out your identity prior to your own snooping

mostly because bruce’s identity was already aired out to your by selina and damian being his blood born son + appearing out of nowhere was a given.

as such it provided a lot of interesting scenarios

such as that one week where you were extremely active in your heists. like more so than the usual which was already a lot.

of course, you always tried to keep a sense of mystery as your cat villain self so asking you as robin wouldn’t have worked

so tim decided to approach you in class ( you were his senior or maybe even a young, fresh out of uni prof) and ask you why you seemed so…different or frantic lately

“oh. am i?” tim narrowed his eyes. it was so you to answer with another question, even as a civilian.

“sorry, i’m just really excited about this new limited edition robin figure of the new guy in the suit and—“

you proceeded to go on a ramble about your headcannons of the dude, saying how different and/or similar he was to robins of the past and ofc how much you admired him

this leads to his eventual downward spiral into depravation and horny

oh and unrelated to the boys, my headcannons for reader’s powers are as follows (mostly inspired from cat related cartoon characters)

invisibility/teleportation (from kitty chesire)

and cataclysm (from chat noir)

okay back to the boys

you and jason definitely had the biggest enemies to lovers arc out of everyone

like next to dick and damian, jason and you definitely hated each other’s guts

at that time you were dating dick and wanted him to stay as robin. pretty much in denial and anger, which led to you lashing out on jason.

at that time you still had hope for batman’s parenting skills and wanted jason to not take the opportunity he was given for granted

eventually you two found a lot in common and after a lot of deliberating and losing your mind with thoughts of “what ifs” and “but what about”s you broke it off with dick to pursue him

only to find out that jason was killed

people that knew you say you moved on pretty quickly. as if he was no more than a passing thought in your pretty little head.

but people like selina knew that out of everyone on this planet, the incident broke you the most

turning you into this near-empty husk, an imitation of what you were like

only filled with fear and anxiety

you would hurt people more, be more reckless

and boy do these men like playing savior to the fallen like you.

EXTRA:

i absolutely believe that as soon as you found out red hood was jason you two boned. like literally on whatever street/alleyway/battle you guys were in

emotions were high

and you two definitely cried the whole time im not sorry-

also you two always quote pride and prejudice lines at eachother

went from rabid dog that bit you several times to your goodest boy fr fr

[goldenclover-16]

TPOT 17 SPOILERS

Ok so it's finally out and I need to word vomit about it cause this episode was PEAK

First off Pen being sad and watching Blocky's old show for comfort, at least TV is finally doing something. Pen is going through some shit losing both his best friends and seeing it expanded upon is great.

IM SORRY BASKETBALL IS JUST HERE?? SHES OKAY?? I had thought One kidnapped her too but I guess not, but none of the other eliminated contestants mention anything about One. Has Basketball NOT SAID ANYTHING TO THEM!!??!! She was one of the people to resist their the deal and knew something was up. Even if One jumbled her speech or something so nobody could understand wouldn't they at least mention something?? Either way nice to see these guys again, also theories on where the EXIT door leads, I personally agree with it being either the second hotel door or equation playground. No Gatey though so they've more then definitely been kidnapped.

Oh Bottle's hosting this episode? Cool I like her silly vibes god knows CloudYay need it right now they stressed about the elimination. But also it's kinda sad seeing other people keep hosting for Two I really enjoyed them.

Pencil's panic attack was cool to see, last she remembers it was vote to eliminate so frankly it was pretty reasonable. Donut having to calm her down and remind her it's vote to save.

Anyway eliminations and honestly I think this was best case scenario. As much as I like Pillow and YellowFace most of the team was going through more important arcs. The only person I feel could be switched in without too much changing is Winner. Also YellowFace being so panicked and not wanting to go, things were finally going really well for him with Taggy. Hopefully they will be able to keep the warehouse going without him.

This whole scene with Fanny and Tennis Ball was cool, seeing how One is actively attempting to stop word spreading. I've already seen other people decipher the board so I'm not going to put it here (I'm lazy ik and also don't care).

Damn, Two still got depression and looks like shit, they're just bed rotting. I can't personally comment on how accurate the portrayal is but from what I've heard it's pretty accurate. Give them their wife back PLEASE I NEED TO SO THEM HOST AGAIN. Also i've seen people mention how Two is slightly paler and thinner from last episode which is concerning, hopefully they'll be okay. . .

THE FOURSE RETURNS HAHA IT'S SO ANGRY I LOVE HIM

Ok onto the contests I just had to mention this first.

The eating contest was some fun comic relief while everything else was happening, interesting teams to put on it as well. We got Black Hole sucking his up, Taggy selling theirs (nice to see the failed debuters out and about as well as the giant David) and Winner just... absorbing it? Liy being the only one who has to eat normally. Black Hole's little moral dilemma with the bugs was great, seeing him learn to balance the P.A.C.T with finishing challenges, he was trying so hard. Also Winner with the Loser O's, seeing that Loser maybe cared more about him then he thought, Also Loser not being famous anymore? Damn that episode really came back to haunt him.

I don't really have much to say about these guys, it was pretty tame compared with everything else going on. Nice to see Pen trying to branch out and connect with people.

Pencil and Book crash outs HOLY SHIT THIS WENT HARD! Pencil is traumatized from being in the E.X.I.T for years and wants things back to the way they were before with the alliance but has no idea how to convey her emotions properly which leads to her seeming obsessive and selfish. Her actions are sill bad but it's clear it's because she's hurt and traumatized and because of that is left emotionally unstable which leads to her accidently pushing away the people around her. Despite this I find Book pretty reasonable in her reaction if you look at it from her perspective, she had just managed to repair her relationship with Icy by giving her space and has practically forgotten about Freesmart till Pencil joined back. By this point Book has moved on and found new friends in Winner and Taggy but Pencil just comes in and expects Book to immediately want the alliance back. Book needed the same space Icy did for there to be a chance at healing their relationship but Pencil, unlike Book at that time, is highly unstable and unable to regulate her emotions so she suffocated Book which only leads to things getting worse. Pencil desperately needs some therapy.

In the end, Pen's talk with Pencil does give some hope at a redemption arc, it would be messy and painful but possible. Pen understands what it's like to lose all your close friends, and he could have become like Pencil except he still had people to catch him, namely Liy. Pencil had nobody going back into the game. Hopefully Pencil will listen to him and maybe Pen could continue helping Pencil become better.

Going back to some tamer stuff for a bit the haunted house group was interesting to watch. The writers finally gave TV something to do which is great but he's still one I wouldn't mind getting eliminated. The nature vs mechanical theme was interesting and just more showing of the slight negative bias towards mechanical minds from the contestants. Admittedly though Tree had a point for leaving TV to save both himself and Grassy but TV still had a right to be mad. Him controlling the spider mech was cool, Spid-TV lol. The fight scene was cool and just having Tennis Ball and the Fourse crash onto the mech was funny

Now onto the best part of the episode, Donut unironically just became on of my favourite characters now because of this episode. One's room is destroyed and she is clearly unstable, things are falling apart for her and Donut's ass is not helping that. He is suspicious from the start about the contract and is the first I believe to actually ask what's in it which One immediately deflects. As their interaction continues One becomes more and more agitated by Donut's refusal to sign, eventually having a full crash out while slamming him against a table and stealing his legs as well. Props to Donut here for sticking to his guns and not changing his mind despite having his last limbs actively ripped off which kinda reminded me of BFDIA Pin when her limbs were removed. Connection? Probably not but fun to note. Also notice how One has switched from manipulation and sweet talk to straight up threats and blackmail to get deals, most people left in the game to take for deals are smarter and questioning her which isn't great for One. Her facade is breaking apart as she has to put more and more effort into securing deals.

I also wanted to go into Donut getting his limbs back anyway at the end of the episode. I believe this could represent how One is actually quite powerless in a way. Sure she has her magic which we've seen to be very powerful but it can't control others. While we don't know right now why One needs to make deals with the contestants it's clear they're important to whatever plan she has. And to get those contracts the contestants have to actively sign them, she NEEDS the co-operation of the contestants and that's not something she can force through her magic, they always have the option to deny her no matter what she does. We see through this scene that the contestants don't need One to solve their problems and without her they will find a solution on their own. I like to think that if One hadn't interfered when she did for any of the deals they would likely solve their own problem soon after like shown here. And that's not even mentioning the POWER Donut has right now. While contestants like Fanny, Ice Cube, Gatey and Basketball know something is wrong, especially Fanny as we see her actively try to show Tennis Ball he research, they are all under contract. They have all accepted a deal. DONUT NEVER ACCEPTED THE DEAL AND NOW KNOWS WHATS GOING ON WITHOUT ONE BEING ABLE TO CALL IN A FAVOUR TO STOP HIM. He is now arguably the most powerful out of the resistance gang now due to this.

Now this last part is purely speculation so it could easily be proven false but I noticed how both Fanny and Ice Cube could make out their research while Tennis Ball couldn't. While this could just be One messing up his vision specifically what if knowledge about One determines if someone can see the board. Tennis Ball has never seen one like Fanny and Ice Cube and would, by this logic, not understand the writing. But Donut, who has seen one would be able to. I hope that makes sense.

In conclusion this episode was peak, thanks for listening to this long ass ramble

[luniise-kel]

thinking about how cool and awesome moon stone cassandra couldve been if she wasnt given the world’s worst villain motivation

dropping my whole au / rewrote of season 3 below

uh preface is im sleepy and its almost midnight, so like sorry if some parts dont make sense or whatever

uhh basically, instead of cass trying to like reach her destiny or whatever as like her Main motivation and the only reason to why she Evil and Malicious ive changed it so its more mixed in with her desire to protect rapunzel. i think moonstone cass is cool and i like the idea of her but i really just think her execution was poor mostly because it wasn’t built up as much as it shouldve been.

rewrote cass’s character slightly just so there more empathize on her idolization of her mother, and so when she learns the truth of why mother gothel left her, the knee jerk reaction to blame raps makes a little more sense.

Anyways, Season 3 cass deals with a lot of her issues, i think on the journey to get the moonstone something something happens and cassandra is told that if rapunzel comes in contact with the moonstone she will Implode. Like die. Return to being the sundrop. and cass is like oh fuck, shit, balls, I need to Protect her from Dying. So out of her intense Need to protect Rapunzel she yoinks the moonstone, and (still slightly pissed at raps for stealing her mom but not really she’s just trying to figure out her emotions + rapunzel needs to get away away from this rock) she goes into Evil mode.

Her villain arc is partly fueled by her anger at her own situation, always in second place. her desire to feel love and cherished and important rather than being the 2nd option. However, it is also fueled by her need to provide safety to her friends ,, even if it’s not the smartest choice. Moonstone Cass devotes her entire identify to being the cliche villain, so no one feels bad if like the solution to destroying the moonstone is killing her. she knows that logically the Zhan Tiri is manipulating her but 1. she idgaf and 2. she needs to learn how to control the moonstone’s power so she doesnt hurt her friends.

Tbh boiled now, it’s just cass isnt obsessive with mother gothel and mother gothel leaving her to kidnap a baby because it made like no sense for her character. like instead, moonstone cass grabbles with her identify and place in the world, who she is outside of rapunzel. Also she wants to learn more about her past, yknow, who mother gothel was and is she Worth getting upset over. spoiler she figures out that no, her bio mom sucks booty

Anyways, throughout my version of season 3, cass is trying to figure out a way to destroy the moonstone. She visits Rapunzel often too and pretends to be evil just so she can check in. She angry at her mom but not so much on rapunzel, maybe a little bit but probably more to with simply trying to crave out her identify outside of rapunzel. Same general plot beats happen in s3, but shes more grief driven than anger driven i suppose.

Theres probably a lot i forgot to like, reformulate in this especially w s3 bc i havent had the time to rewatch it and collect my thoughts that well. But, uh, hope u enjoyed. might yap more about my personal gripes with the show and how i think it shouldve been written.

also to add on i suppose, at the end of the series she gets exiled from corona officially, but lowkey comes back to hang out and after like a year every1 is like yeah okay i guess.

[yarrayora]

Idk how to explain properly, but I’m a really big fan of the dynamic you portray between Marcille and Falin. I’ve always loved . idk how to say.. divorce? trouble-in-paradise? arcs/portrayals that look at problems in otp, and yours is super interesting. Sorry if this is weird just wanted to say :)

not weird at all! im flattered, thanks!

i wasnt really into farcille at first, mostly i was just impressed an f/f ship managed to be the fandom's no1, basically proving that when two female characters in a mostly male dominated cast are allowed to bond with each others and be their own characters people will latch on to them

mostly though aro touden siblings is still my no1 and even back then i didnt care about shipping because any type of romantic relationship in dunmeshi is less interesting than the potential of political intrigue the worldbuilding set up (yes, even chilchuck's failing marriage is less interesting to me than how living in the dungeon was safer for the orcs than being neighbors to human civilization) (shocking, i know)

but it all changed when i saw the daydream hour about marcille thinking falin looks cute in feminine clothing while falin herself is obviously uncomfortable with it

i can't sleep. i have to think about this. i have to think about how it's their first love and their first relationship and one is going in blind while the other set up her expectations based on a harlequin romance novel. they are NOT in the same wavelength at all and neither of them are particularly good at communicating their intention, with falin who grew up a convenient kid because she thought it was the least she could do for her family and marcille who frankly speaking was used to being treated as someone superior back at the magic school

thank god kabru exists because who else is going to give them a real advice for their very real relationship? chilchuck will be like "okay just break up" while not seeing the mirror to his own relationship with his runaway wife. senshi, wise as he is, is never in a romantic relationship. laios would be like :((( you guys are fighting? and gets stressed out on his own which makes it even more stressful to the girls. namari is like. "i, uh, please talk to kabru."

anyway theres also the bonus comic about falin inviting marcille to watch daltian clan's opera adaptation and while there is something to say about marcille thinking the humans playing elves doesn't fit her aesthetic (and the difference of societal expectations of dressing up as a different race in dunmeshi universe compared to in ours) all i can think of is that in modern day au where daltian clan has a movie adaptation marcille has a tumblr blog where she posts Hate on the daltian clan movie tag and calling it criticism which it is but also not the place, girl, go to rotten tomatoes for that

falin also has a tumblr and she and marcille had no idea the other is a tumblr user. falin made a post like "just watched daltian clan with my gf i get why shes really obsessed with it now" and marcille, against her better judgement replies to the post like "really sorry that you were misled by your girlfriend like that, you should read the novels instead, it's way better."

laios who sees falin looking shocked at her phone asks whats up and then after receiving the answer says "wow sounds like a real jerk! just block them"

anyway thats my modern day farcille when there's no high fantasy problems involved

[mamawasatesttube]

I wanna start reading triangle era superman but I didn’t realize it was like a whole decade of comics. And that’s just a bit too much with the amount of other series I need to get around to. So in your opinion what are the most important arcs and which ones are your favourite? And which ones have the most kon in them because I am obsessed.

asdfjsk yeah it's definitely a solid chunk of comics. very worth it overall but i def get it, it's quite the time investment!! if you ever need it and haven't already seen it btw there is a whole beautiful reading list for the whole era here :)

but as for specific ones i'd rec... let's see. okay. i think i'll categorize this as bold being important issues plotwise or for character stuff, and italics being my favorites.

TRIANGLE ERA READING RECS, RIMI EDITION.

eta i accidentally hit post instead of save to drafts bc im a clown. give me a few hours and ill have the actual full thing up sdlkfjsdl

Action Comics #662

Superman (1987) #53 (the first few pages are important as follow-up to Clark revealing his identity to Lois; the rest is some kinda racist garbage)

Superman (1987) #59

Adventures of Superman #481-482 (the parasite's postcrisis debut as a villain and one of the darker stories out there. fun to me!)

Superman: The Man Of Steel #5 (atomic skull and really fun format for this issue that takes advantage of the comic medium!)

Action Comics #672

Adventures of Superman #487

The next part of this list is the "Panic in the Sky" event, which is pretty fun if you like big teamups!

Action Comics #674

Superman: The Man of Steel #9

Superman (1987) #65

Adventures of Superman #488

Action Comics #675

Superman: The Man of Steel #10

Superman (1987) #66

Adventures of Superman #489

And then we're back to more episodic stuff...

Action Comics #676

Action Comics #677 if you want to know part of why I don't really like Mae lmao

Action Comics #678 (explanation of "how Lex Luthor cloned himself and pretended to be his own son")

Superman: The Man of Steel #14

Superman (1987) #70

Superman: The Man of Steel #16

Superman (1987) #72

Superman: The Man Of Steel #17 (ILYSM Keith. also: first appearance of Doomsday!!!)

Action Comics #683 (Tim is here!!!)

Next up: The Death And Return Of Superman. This event is absolutely required reading and also fucks severely - the BEST event DC has ever produced, in my opinion. And, of course, Kon and John Henry Irons's debuts!!

The Death and Return of Superman is primarily within Triangle numbering but does include a couple of other crossover issues as well, so for it, I'll direct you to this list. I highly, highly recommend reading the entire thing. ♥

Now back to issue by issue!

Adventures of Superman #506 (Kon lore!)

Superman: The Man Of Steel #28 (follows up on John Henry as a prelude to Steel (1994)

Superman (1987) #84 (CW: Child death)

Adventures of Superman #507 (CW: extremely racist white supremacist villain. Aftermath of child death. This is a three parter that includes follow-up on Supey #84 in interludes between the action plot with Bloodsport.)

Action Comics #694

Superman: The Man of Steel #29

Superman (1987 series) #85 (CW: aftermath of child death) (Cat Grant I love you so much I'm so sorry)

Superman: The Man Of Steel #31 (sets up the clone plague arc)

Adventures of Superman #511

Next up we have The Battle For Metropolis and The Fall of Metropolis (both of which feature Kon :) yaaay!)

Action Comics #699

Superman: The Man of Steel #34

Superman (1987) #90

Adventures of Superman #513

Action Comics #700

Superman: The Man of Steel #35

Superman (1987) #91

Adventures of Superman #514

Action Comics #701

Also more or less concurrent with the Fall of Metropolis storyline is the Milestone/DC crossover "Worlds Collide" which I am not including here because a) it's in a whole bunch of books that aren't triangle era Superman too, and also b) for the sake of length, since it's not what I would call essential for future plot. But if you're interested in reading it, you can find it on this page with a ctrl+f!

Next up is Zero Hour, which is its own thing but ofc has all the fun tie-ins. The main event isn't triangle, but it's got its moments (and Kon is there also, if you're Konmaxxing).

Superman: The Man of Steel #37 (this tie-in is just hilarious)

Superman (1987) #93 (augh)

Action Comics #703 (augh)

After that, we have the setup to a doozy of a Superman storyline (about someone he knew as a child in Smallville who has a serious grudge against Clark Kent discovering his secret identity, and unleashing the horrors). The prologue to this storyline is:

Superman: The Man of Steel #0

Superman (1987) #0

Adventures of Superman #0

Action Comics #0

Then we get back to regular numbering for each series. There is another long crossover event ("Dead Again!") about Clark questioning his reality and if he's actually Superman or if something went wrong when he came back from the dead (spoiler: it's Brainiac fucking with his mind), but honestly I don't care about it that much, so I'm skipping that one. If you're interested, though, ctrl+F "Dead Again" on that same list I linked above!

Superman (1987) #98 (augh Cat Grant I love you augh)

Action Comics #708

Superman: The Man of Steel #43

Adventures of Superman #522

And then we get into "The Death of Clark Kent", the arc I mentioned above.

Superman: The Man of Steel #44

Superman (1987) #100

Action Comics #710

Superman: The Man of Steel #45

Superman (1987) #101

Adventures of Superman #524

Action Comics #711

Superman: The Man of Steel #46

Back to episodic stuff again after that, including some aftermath:

Superman (1987) #102

Adventures of Superman #525

Superman: The Man of Steel #48

Superman (1987) #104 (if you care about Cyborg Superman)

Superman: The Man of Steel #49 (Keith my darling <3)

Action Comics #715 (leadup to......)

The Trial Of Superman: possibly my favorite event in all of Triangle. "Why isn't Superman around during Underworld Unleashed?" Well you see he got abducted by aliens. No, really. (Also Kon is here!)

Superman: The Man of Steel #50

Superman (1987) #106

Adventures of Superman #529

Action Comics #716

Superman: The Man of Steel #51

Superman (1987) #107

Adventures of Superman #530

Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #3

Action Comics #717

Superman: The Man of Steel #52

Superman (1987) #108

Adventures of Superman #531

PHEW THIS IS SO FUCKING LONG. i'm getting a migraine so i'm taking a break here. i really didn't mean to publish this yet, but whoops. anyways, if i don't come back and finish out the rest in a day or two, poke me!

[readingwiththestars]

₊˚⊹♡ NOTHING LIKE THE MOVIES

["Trust me, Lib," I said, picturing her lips. "In a crowd of million ski masks, I'd still be able to find you."]

| ✮ 3 stars |

ᝰ.ᐟ ⊹ arc review thank you to netgalley + simon and schuster for providing me with an e-arc in exchange for an honest review

THOUGHTS ° ᡣ𐭩 . ° . [minor spoilers]

ok. i put this review off for a couple days cause i knew this was gonna be harder to write because i love lynn painter books, really. buuttt i was horribly disappointed with this one. i'm the biggest wesliz fan but... like yeah i cant even form coherent thoughts about it. like this was unnecessary there was no point in shattering their relationship to write this.

like it was good to see wes's pov and everything but it felt so... idk yeah. (see im still struggling so bad to find words.)

one thing i would formally like to invite lynn to STOP doing though is shoving every taylor/ pop culture reference on the planet into the book. like holy shit woman. i few is okay BUT NOT THAT MANY COME ON!!!! they were in the middle of a fucking argument and wes is quoting illicit affairs or some bullshit. usually i love finding little references on page but this felt like too much.

i feel like she's whipped out her computer and gone straight to some dog fanpage or just plainly scrolled through edits seeing people saying "this song is so wesliz coded" and shoved those songs into the book. there is an on page reference to in between reference saying its their montage song.

also um this shit: ”little liz can’t come to the phone right now. why? oh. because she’s dead.” and somehow when jack antonoff was randomly brought up??? like some people are good at weaving taylor swift lyrics into books. lynn you are not.

also lynn take this a plea to never use the word "growl" or "growled" in a sentence ever again when describing your male characters. and to never write this sentence “she’s one of the guys you know? she’s just… different,” EVER AGAIN. PLEASE.

WHAT I DID LIKE THO WAS THE TINY TINY CRUMBS OF BAILEYCHARLIE AND NICKEMELIE (even tho nick was only mentioned and i dont think emelie was even there but eh)

CHARACTERS ° ᡣ𐭩 . ° .

liz - ok so weirdly enough she was the most tolerable and still intolerable at the same time. like she was so different from the liz in bttm the sunshiney, wearing dresses of all different colours and her love of romcoms. she was described as anti-love and was practically a full on different character seriously. if you liked the first book maybe dont have high expectations for nltm. like i do understand she had her heart broken and so obviously that makes sense for some of the change but it had been two years and as liz likes to say SO FUCKING MUCH "she's moved on, she's moved past it, its in the past" well for someone who's moved on you sure like to avoid the past a lot. also idk who tf she was trying to fool with that whole "i don't like wes, im over him." shit like gurl- you were literally kissing 2.5 seconds ago whats with the switching sides. and there was SO much about her leaving "little liz" behind. like what was so wrong with liking flowers and romcoms? and being a hopeless romantic and wearing bright colours?

wes - okay so it was quiet heartbreaking to hear abt wes's side of this book (except for the whole pursuing liz part) and i did feel sorry for him. but like what happened to the sweet, caring wes in the first book. and tell me why i had to read THIS sentence “climb on me like a good girl,” LIKE MY EYES LYNN WTF????? i did not sign up for this wes, like no stop telling me how obsessed you are with liz's lips or how she's a mythological sex goddess- boy sit ur ass down. and don't even get me started on the beginning of the book. WHAT WAS THAT SHIT? why was wes acting like a 7yr old excited for school and talking (so much) abt his love for scootering? SCOOTERING. LYNN PAINTER WHAT THE EVER LOVING HELL? SCOOTERING. DO YOU HAVE SOME OBSESSION WITH THEM OR SOMETHING? WHY DID THOSE DUMB THINGS KEEP SHOWING UP?? like tell me why i needed to read this shit: "i fucking loved the scooters ..... wes + scooters = HEA" ..... lynn.

QUOTES ° ᡣ𐭩 . ° .

im not going to bother to find any of these, see: im too lazy

all in all i still liked some points when both of them were acting normal. which is why its a 3. but i feel like this is leaning towards a hate review but yeah idk i cant actually pin point parts that i remember liking- also the ending??? what was that? it made no sense to me.

[merxcurias]

hai guys sorry i died. i was on my main blog brainrotting over magi but ANYWAYS FIRST FAIRYTAIL RANT IN AGES CAN I GET A HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!

okay lock in hmhm clears throat

yeah so this morning i was thinking about gruvia and juvia specifically and i'm assuming anyone thats ever looked at my blog knows that i like juvia (not her whole descent into becoming just a gray fangirl but the shreds of character that shine through every once in a while) but i really dont care for gruvia. and i was thinking about how much wasted potential that ship is to me like.

when juvi is introduced, we see that this girl struggles a lot with her past and how other people treated her, and she's clearly extremely lonely. but i feel like on top of that, it's hinted that she also has extremely low self esteem. when she meets gray and she falls for him, it reads as very comphet to me, but not in like "oh mashima wants to force romance" (which YES, thats probably true) but also it felt like it couldve been a way to explore just how lonely and mentally unwell juvia was to the point that she would latch on to the first guy that gave her a crumb of kindness, and truly believe that she fell IN LOVE. and it also wouldve been interesting if they used her obsession and stalkerish behavior as a way to portray just how desperate she was to cling to gray, who in her mind, literally SAVED her because of his kindness towards her.

like this girl is clearly very much in need of love and attention and her behavior in the first few months of being around gray made SENSE. this girl clearly was very threatened by the thought of lucy BECAUSE of how lonely she was, and in her mind, if gray was willing to fight juvia in order to save lucy, then lucy was potentially going to take away gray from her and she'd have no one again; that's why she sees lucy as competition. she couldn't comprehend caring about multiple people at once because no one has ever shown juvia actual love and care; in her mind, love is not something everyone deserves regardless, its something she has to earn and fight for or else she'll be left with nothing. i wouldve loved if mashima looked beyond using juvia as a comedic relief and actually making something meaningful of her hostility to lucy and her obsession with gray.

LIKE DO YOU EVEN REALIZE HOW PERFECT OF A CHARACTER ARC HE COULDVE SET UP!??!? juvia's character arc could've been about learning to love herself and accepting that she's not in competition with anyone to get love. learning what its like to be cared about beyond transactional relationships or being one of jose's goons, learning how to befriend people she once saw as competition, and learning to humanize gray and take him off the pedestal she put him on. LIKE OH MY GOD DO YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND!!?!!??!

anyways i might add on to this post cuz i feel like im missing some things but yeah! hope someone out there agrees and can expand on this lol :3

i hope the gruvia fandom doesnt hate me for this

[kaelakov]

What's your favorite yuumori dynamic?

Personally, I'm still obsessed with Fred + anyone (I adore Fred), Louis and William's brotherly bond, and Moran and Bonde (they scratch my brain just right). I know almost everyone's obsessed with Sherliam (cause same), but they're like the OTP (platonically or romantically) yapping about them is inevitable. I want to dissect everyone else too, yk? But I'm curious what dynamics you like.

OH MY GOSH I'M SO HAPPY SOMEONE ASKED ME THIS!! OKAY SO JUST A HEADS UP IF YOU DIDNT LIKE.. READ THE MANGA (im sorry if this comes off as like rude or anything 😭) THERE'S A SMALL SPOILER ... also I yap a lot... so beware of my yap-itis

I have so, so many. I personally like seeing Fred and Sebastian togther because I love their little big brother, little brother dynamic SO, SO MUCH. I COULD YAP AND YAP AND GO ON FOR DAYS ABOUT HOW MUCH I LOVE IT. Another dynamic I really love is Bonde and Sebastian. I love how well they work together when it's needed. (Example being the Jack the Ripper case, and when Bonde had his little moment in the bank that left Sebastian shocked.) I also seriously love this one trio and it's Louis, Fred, and Sebastian. I love how in chapter 11 (YES, I LOVE THE HUNTING OF THE BASKERVILLE ARC SO SO MUCH, I HAVE THE CHAPTER NUMBERS MEMORIZED.) Anyway, I love how Sebastian just takes the role of big brother (yet again), and breaks up the little argument between Fred and Louis. It's funny, yet really shows how the characters interact with each other. I wish they animated that :(

AND THEN, ANOTHER ONE (yes another one), IS SEBASTIAN AND MONEYPENNY. I LOVE THEIR INTERACTION SO, SO MUCH. I PHYSICALLY SCREAM WHEN I RE-READ THE MANGA AND HIT THOSE CHAPTERS OF THEM INTERACTING WITH EACH OTHER. I'm still pissed about how they didn't animate the queen, Moneypenny.

And at this point I'll just make a list...

Fred and Sebastian

Bonde and Sebastian

Sebastian, Louis, and Fred

Sebastian and Moneypenny

SEBASTIAN AND ALBERT

SEBASTIAN AND WILLIAM

John and Sherlock

Moriarty brothers... I love their dynamic and like.. it's kind of obvious since they're brothers.. but still. I gobble up every single analysis about them.

I love every dynamic at this point... anyway, yapping session is over. I'm so sorry if it's so messy in this post 😭

[alexandraisyes]

joining in on ranting in you're ask box part- uh- idk 3?? 4??? I dont even know anymore

Anyway, *cough* i think still have some of these left (edit: I just finished typing this all out and think is defiently an understatement-)

SolarNexus: Solar just goes off on Moon for how much he hates Nexus. Thats all I have for that. I'm sorry im this close to forcing myself to start writing fanfiction again just to write this. Also for my true loves kiss saves Nexus idea- and just to write about Nexus finding who he is instead of who he's supposed to be. .... can you tell i think about these two a lot? (Edit: I prove later that I think about them even more, and Eclipse)

BloodySun: I'm like feral for these two- just, like- Bloodmoon giving dead birds and stuff to Sun and he's absolutley digusted but trying not to hurt their feelings- i- ansusnhas

Servant Sun x Servant Eclipse: I've seen like 1 ship fic with these two but I dont care. I'm obsessed. They need to hold hands and heal and go to therapy together. Obviously Eclipse would defiently be able to help Sun more (cause lord Eclipse), but Sun could defiently help Eclipse too. (Is Eclipse faking losing his memories/being reset or some shit canon? I've read too much fanfiction- im going to assume it is for this) he can also help Eclipse learn that he doesn't have to be fake all the time and thatd be cute

Nexus x Dark Sun: I dont even have thoughts about this. Like I have feelings but I dont have thoughts. I cant even reason why I like this, I just like the toxic yaoi. I just like the concept of Dark Sun not even liking Nexus but manipulating him- like- Moon turned bad x biggest moon hater. I also just like hurting Nexus so other characters can help him heal. Only thing turning me off from this ship is that its an alternate universe of his ex-brother who would most likely be his brother again if he had a redemption arc. Like- I love seeing the ship and I like the concept just it gives me the ick, but thats okay cause I dong have to rot over every ship. Actually, I'm glad I'm not obsessed with this ship I dont need more angst living in my brain. ... I am obsessed with it in a platonic sense tho so I guess the angst is in my brain anyway

Nexus x Eclipse but its when they were looking for who made Eclipse: Nexus abolutley collared him. Im sorry. .. no im not, im right. Like, what is with Nexus and treating others like dogs??? Like first v4 Eclipse, and now Ruin??? Nexus is there anything you want to tell us??? Okay pet play- also doing that to the masochist is crazy, like if you're going to treat anyone like a dog why would it be Ruin that feels like setting yourself up for disaster. Even if he isn't actually a masochist he sure is known for pretending to be one

Nexus x any Eclipse ever: listen, im just saying I think he has a thing for Eclipse's (which is funny cause Moon fucking hates them) Treating Eclipse and Ruin like his dogs. Solar being his best friend. Even Dark Sun, who's a really smart Evil Sun who absorbed the knowledge of his Moon, so im counting him. Like I think Nexus would like being thrown around by Lord Eclipse, or helping to fix up Servant Eclipse. I'm just saying-

Eclipse ² x Nexus (gets its own section i rot about these three): them just reassuring the other's that they're loved and cared for- im sorry you can't tell me that these three don't all have some form of attachment issues- Eclipse being so used to people hating him that he kind of just instinctively pushes people away. Similar with Solar, but he does it more so emotionally while also feeling like he has to earn his place and do things for people. And Nexus also feels like he has to prove himself, and that he isn't good enough.

And they just reassure each other and then the others use their words against him (/pos) and they realize how stupid it sounds and anisnsusnsns <3<3 like- nexus being like "you don't have to prove yourself for anyone, Solar. We love you, you don't need to overwork yourself for us." And, like- solar saying it to him back- and Nexus is just like ".. okay listen-" and similar things happening with the other two and ensunsjss-

also they're the three worst at interaction (other than old Moon he takes the cake for worst at it, but its okay i love it)- like they're all pretty bad at it. Eclipse is Eclipse(aka memories as a villain, and is a sarcastic little shit), Nexus is just kind of awkward, and cmon Solar didn't really ever have any interaction after his split than his Moon and probaly kids, we know he can't talk to people easily. Honestly tho Solar is the best at it (he was able to start up a conversation with Moon easier than Moon could with him) and I imagine he's the one who orders at restaurants

And Moon hates both of Solar's boyfriends and Moon and Solar are friends and I think that's just kind of funny. Like Moon likes Solar so he doesn't stop being friends with him even though he's dating the two, but he's bitter about it (though honestly if Nexus had a redemption arc and it was proved he had a virus, I feel like Moon would hate him a little less. But he'd probaly still be insecure about Nexus probaly taking his place and everyone not really liking Moon again so he'd probaly still be an ass to him.)

Anyway they cuddle. Doesn't even have to be romantic, those three deserve to be in love (also the potential from forbidden love Eclipse² is Nausnsusnsn)

... I- shipping dynamics are neat

I apologize for making this so long, I expected it to be short and then I remembered I started to like new ships 😔

ALSO were being brave and doing this off anon (also id like you to know I genuinely just stared at my phone for a moment when I saw youd followed me lmao. I was so suprised [and delighted, you're neat]- plus it was like 4 am and I hadn't slept yet. I thought it was a dream the next day because I was that tired- I had to check cause i get very vivid dreams-)

All of these are so canon bro.

Solar saves Nexus with true loves kiss real? Real. I saw it with my own two eyes. It happened chat.

BLOODYSUN!!! They love their sunny and try to show that in the best way they know how, dead birds included. Sun is so grossed out by the blood and feathers and ough that's a dead bird ewww but he just forces a smile and nods and feeds it to his cats when Bloodmoon isn't looking. Then drowns his hands with soap and shampoos the carpet.

I feel like I've seen that fic too but my poor brain- Also yes, the pretending to be reset is canon. And that's so cute I'm-

Platonic ships are just as valid as romantic ones! And I really like the angst potential too heheheheh

Ayo 👀 Mmm I have thoughts about that but I must refrain.

Objectively correct. Nexus is an eclipsephile. He loves himself some eclipse.

POLY POLY POLY 🎉🎉🎉

THANK YOU FOR SHARING ALL OF YOUR THOUGHTS THESE ARE SO TASTY OH MY GOD ROLLING THESE AROUND IN MY BRAIN

Also awww ur so sweet. I love ur art! It's very cute! Of course I followed!

Ask Game

[meepmoopdraws2]

Since my hand has been hurting too much to draw I give you my unhinged unfiltered not proofread thoughts… K so like I know what Ryan and Oliver keep saying… and I hear them… vulnerable this… new that… I love you to the core blah blah… but I need them to be so realistic about this. What do you mean we’re going to see them interact in new ways we haven’t seen before. Um yeah freakin right… the only difference is going to be that their going to acknowledge that their doing it in front of our salad. NEW? U mean they’re gonna flirt, cry, be touchy, be parental, be honest, be gay, be nervous, happy, not subtle, never not together, telling each other everything? Angsty when they’re sad? NEW? WHY DO U THINK WE SHIP THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE. Sorry it’s making me laugh but I just don’t believe them “new”. New my a*s. You’re just going admit that we’re not complete clowns. The only ONLY thing that would be new that I can think of is them actually talking about their relationships. Buck dating a guy and Eddie’s sexuality arc? But not their dynamic. That will not be new. Just louder?

Side note: Since the beginning of this show Ive been rooting for a bisexual Buck who just is. He knows who he is, Maddie does, and people are just oblivious. Basically that the extent of his “coming out” is him just talking about whatever and it’s a non thing… like “omg I dated this guy who was obsessed with alligators” and we move on. Its so powerful to have that kind of rep too. Even if they have a realization arc for him this season I would rather it be something more along the lines of him getting asked out by a guy or vice versa and him being like “at some point I felt like I had to fit the majority so I just stopped letting myself feel anything for men. Ive always liked them ive been with them…” so on and so forth. Or “yeah blank asked me out and we had fun” and blank is a guy and no one is like “U LIKE MEN?!” Or even if they are he’s just like “yeah haven’t you been knew?” Imo the realization arc there should be more Eddie realizing he’s jealous of Buck even when he’s with a guy”

On the other hand-Eddie’s sexuality arc is a really beautiful opportunity. Especially him talking with Athena and Bobby. Cause I feel like Eddie would have so much guilt or has so much guilt. Like he feels like he wasted so much of Shannon’s life when he was never able to love her in the way she loved him and then she died. And Bathena are obviously like “sometimes life works out that way but you got Christopher and a beautiful friendship and nothing would change that-do you really think she would hold that against you.” And Bobby is like “I got a second chance” Athena js like “I don’t regret that love it led me to such a beautiful thing.” Etc etc. and Eddie realizes Athena is Buck. Okay now im rambling and incoherent byee

[lostacelonnie]

Hi, don't know if you remember me but you recently rbed my post about how Siegfried reuniting w his daughters was a rushed scene and I wanted to hear your opinions on the matter? Sorry if it's overstepping but im just curious haha.

Have a nice day!

AH HI!!! right yes i did thank you for reminding me!!!! i have very strong opinions on the matter so ill be happy to share.

(for people who haven't seen the og post, here it is)

THE SHORT VERSION: i agree with you completely and am Extremely Angry at mihoyo because EVERYONE is mischaracterized in that scene. or rather, in the entirety of moon arc, but that's something for another post.

THE LONG VERSION:

I Am So Fucking Mad.

so first of all, im probs gonna focus on bianka a lot in this because im unbelievably obsessed with her. and goddamn was that scene so bad. and also repeat a lot of things you Already Said.

to begin. it's very rushed!!!!!! this scene in its Base Format is inherently flawed simply because... bianka would not reveal her origin that early. like obviously at that point she was already being written very ooc [LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IN THE ARC. SERIOUSLY. IM SO ANGRY ABOUT THAT] but arrrghgh. at least before this scene they at least pretended to preserve bianka's. how do i call it. General Cautiousness?

this is something that clearly means a lot to her and is shown before trying to figure out how to break the news in a gentle way. she is simply not a person who would say [in a very strangely spoken way] "oh im your daughter by the way". She Would Not. this is a woman who would awkwardly try to hang out with these two for a solid 2 months as she feels out how to Tell Them. while obviously, during moon arc she had already spent enough time with the rest of the main cast to Chill Out a bit, she's still just!! kind of emotionally and socially awkward!!! but in a completely different way than showcased in moon arc. does that make sense

also bianka does not speak like that istg if mhy doesn't learn the difference between a character that is Kind Of Serious and a character that sounds like they use a thesaurus for most their sentences-

but kiana and siegfried aren't safe from this either!!!!!! as you said. they departed on Not Great terms and have been separated for years. while they act as if its been maybe a couple of days. its very disappointing for me personally to see the complete lack of regard for the fact that yes, they do care about each other and this reunion is a very happy one, but still!! their bond was. a rocky one.

plus, there's a giant difference between a preteen and, at that point, an adult woman so. siegfried is not meeting the same person he lost. kiana has changed, and due to her experiences- probably even abnormally so, so they NEED to rebuild their relationship simply because even IF before their separation there was no conflict, it would change the fact its been far too long to treat each other as if they have never been apart.

AND the fact that kiana especially was so... unbothered? by the fact that DURANDAL IS HER SISTER. like. do i even have to elaborate. kiana kaslana, world's #1 identity crisis haver, someone who idolized, hated, and respected bianka [in that order], was just like. okay 💗 yay 💗? sighs so deeply. look at how they massacred my girls

theres much more i could say but i dont quite know how to put most of my dislike of this scene into words so like. arrggh. it was personally very very frustrating to me because, as i said, i am a big fan of both kiana's and bianka's. identity, and especially family heritage, is an extremely important part of both of their characters and it was physically painful for me to see a scene i looked forward to A Lot be dismissed like this.

which, unfortunately, is true for most of the moon arc, since it was the worst offender for characterization [or rather, lack thereof] in the entire game, with basically everyone being reduced to a mildly philosophical much so devoid of personality i probably couldn't tell their lines apart if presented with a couple. but alas.

at least salt snow holy city arc was amazing

[sparklezzzzzzsstuff]

🏛️CREEPYPASTAS AS GREEK MYTHOLOGY FIGURES💯

I’m not actually sure if someone has done this before but I was js having a brainrot and got this idea tbh, should this have stayed in the drafts? maybe💀, but I really wanna hear others thoughts and opinions on it cause AGHH. I eat up AU content so I thought I’d try making my own even if it’s flops. Most of this is up for interpretation cause I had WAYYY too many ideas/alternates for these.

Okay here we go yap time

(No no you can’t tell who’s my favorite….)

No warnings!!

Ben-HERMES 🪽

For Ben I was really thinking of someone leaning more on the playful/mischievous side cause i feel that’s a huge part of most people’s headcanons for him (including mine).

I thought who better than Hermes cause if ur a fan of EPIC (Circe saga specifically 🤓☝️) I felt that Jorge Rivera really protrayed Hermes with a playful/childish demeanor and even if was helping Odysseus he was like “yeah ur probs gonna die anyway bud” and it kinda resonates with Ben cause he’s just in it for shits n giggles tbh.

Being the god of messages I feel like Ben would have a lot of fun spreading misinformation around the mansion (or wherever if the mansions not ur thing 😔).

Also in a way I feel like it’s the same thing with his powers and tech savvy skills. I remember seeing a few people on here hc his job was security cams and stuff so he knows the shit you’re up to😰

Yk wether it’s sending emails under rando accounts or discord messages about his latest obsession he’s not afraid to SEND👏THAT👏MESSAGE👏

In general I feel like one could argue he’s unfiltered tbh

ALSO ALSO flying shoes = floating ghost 🤔

I feel Ben could definitely be capable of showing empathy/giving help to heroes in need and stuff but overall he’d just prefer to get into mischief and do things for his own benefit.

He brings a lot to the table! (that is if you can clear off the Pokémon cards and Zelda figurines)

For example, if there was a mansion in this au (the world they live in is up for interpretation cause I love the idea of Ancient Greece but I’m loyal to the cringe mansion I love dearly 😔)

Teleportation comes in handy for when slender decided to give out hand-written letters that come with Cheeto dust fingerprints(Ben swears they were there before) (they were guys dw bout it…)

Something else I’ve seen on here is that he’d float to make himself taller and i will take this to the grave idc if i die on this hill.

SUPPOSE they had outfits and he had to be pried off the hot topic isles and link getup. I genuinely do not think he’d fw the sandals im sorry 😔. He’d slap something else on and call it a day. Or maybe not tbh..he’d think they’re cool.

I feel like outside of this AU he’s a bit of a chatterbox so..IN this AU he’d probably use deliveries as a way to talk the ear off and bother hang with his friends and fellow Creepypastas.

Anyways, in summary Ben can impish and irresponsible but he’s a master of his craft and if there does end up being heroes to guide he wouldn’t hesitate to…interfere.

“You want to beat her? You’ll need the blessing of a certain god, divine intervention, someone who’s not afraid to..send a message”

Nina-CALYPSO🐚

Nina my beloved scene girl this one’s for you

First order of business shout out to @jeffthekillerzblog and his au about Ben, Jeff and Nina’s arcs I love them sm. The whole idea of her getting over Jeff and sort of becoming her own person without him is awesome and I can definitely see it in my au too.♥️♥️

I chose Calyspo because when met with Odysseus she was instantly head over heels, turning into a kind of obsession and yearning for company😔👏(yeah same)

I think Calypso’s whole idea of “I love you and I think I’ll die without it” resonates with what Nina used to be with Jeff and her need for his affection.

Although I don’t really think Nina would necessarily keep a partner as a hostage on an island I think she tends to feed into that kind of delusion of a healthy relationship when desperate for attention

In terms of style and aesthetics Calypso and Nina are pretty much opposite (Nina scene style I am loyal to you) however in this au I’d think she’d wear a lot of pink layered robes and fun jewelry. I like to keep style up for interpretation just cause it’s fun.

Ultimately Calypso does do the right thing and lets Odysseus go,(with pushing from Ben Hermes) I do think at heart Nina knows it isn’t right but she still longs for love.

It gets lonely on an island okay?🤨

“Tell me though, who’s Penelope?”

“She’s my wife…”

“…”

“Anyways! I’ve got all you could want here, all you could need here..just you and me my dear, my love for life!”

EJ-HADES🪦🥀

ALRIGHT. Here’s the thing, at first I wanted to choose Slenderman for this because it just felt right. However I wanted to choose Ej instead because I took into account the storyline with Persephone. (Also with Jeff and smile dogs friendship I was thinking him too cause smile dog could be his Cerberus ugh😔)

From my interpretation of others HCS and mine I definitely see Ej as a lone wolf so what better place to be dark and ominous than the underworld itself?

Dramatically staring out into a sea of souls while Chappell Roan , Radiohead plays in the background/j

I do think Ej would enjoy the isolation and in my hc he’d rather hide away from the others because of his demonic nature, and nobody there to pester him (besides Ben with his emails of course).

Anyway, going back onto the Persephone storyline because it was a dealbreaker between Slender and Ej.

I thought about which one would really want to seek love. In past HCS of slender I’ve seen that he is in fact capable of caring (if ur a fan of the mansion and believing he collects traumatized children like Pokémon or infinity stones) .

So, let’s say Slender is actually capable of caring, would he really wanna go seek love? I kinda see him as a single dad but I’ve debated it tbh. For now I’m just going with single dad who’s not interested in romance but rather power.

So that left me with Ej, I think Ej still has some human in him. Whatever was left behind after his transformation/sacrifice made him yearn for company even being ruler of death. (He’s got Cerberus aka smile dog 🤷‍♀️maybe a couple skeletons idk)

Anywho if he did happen to stumble upon Persephone, rather than kidnapping her pissing her mom off I think he’d be too scared to approach her 😭

In the sense that he wouldn’t want to scare her with his appearance even with the mask.

Maybe his Persephone is a kidney? Who knows 😔

“If I became the monster and threw that guilt away would that make us stronger?”

JANE-ATHENA🦉📖

I’ve been waiting for this I’m about to go crazy

Athena, warrior and goddess of wisdom, not to mention hella creative.

I feel like this matches with Jane’s sense of responsibility and maturity. In my hc Jane is a STROOOONG WOMAN😍😍🤤. I also saw someone on here saw she does poetry and I couldn’t agree more

Athena,who has no husband—oh look at that Jane doesn’t either she’s happily married to Mary(idc if Athena doesn’t marry. THIS one did.)

Aura if I’ve ever seen it

COOL WEAPONS COOL WEAPONS and armor tbh. Feminine robes and the usual Athena getup.

If you’ve listened to God Games then I don’t need to speak any further on how driven she is too succeed, “bring it” attitude.

I think it’s nice how Athena and Ares rivalry can be intertwined with Jane and Jeff’s backstory, despite Jane having coming to terms with it she still has sought vengeance.

Much like Athena in the Arachne story tbh

Independent fr fr, def wants to protect her wife from any other gods but also doesn’t worry about anyone messing with her.

I see her as a really good leader tbh

Wise tree af, knows you better than you know yourself and WILL use it against you if you piss her off.

Outsmarts people for breakfast.

In terms of Odysseus I think she’d def get annoyed with him but because shes got more important things to worry about she sticks with him.

“Goddess of wisdom, master of war, my life has one mission…create the greatest warrior.”

Jeff-ARES

Alright. God of war you know where this is going. Major anger issues but he’s sm more than that guys trust pls it’s just for the plot guys pls come back where are you going—

Angry ANGRY guy that’s why I chose him

Also I get major fire nation zuko vibes from him..NOT just cause he was burned I swear on my life

Anyway, if you’re lucky enough to not die and finally see past the blood thirst you’d see a whooooole lot of angsty regrets and if you peel it back a little more he’s bi

Fighting the demons daily

All those battles go straight to the head and probably boost his ego (FAKE FAKE FAKE) to no end.

I interpret ares as arrogant, brutal, and egocentric but I think a good arc for Jeff would to be to try and change that (maybe even heal some burned bridges with Jane, and his brother, who knows??)

He’s trying I swear

Ben def hangs with him and try’s to make him turn a new leaf and leave his asshole ways. (Even if he isn’t the best influence)

Quite literally insane idk what to tell you

Still love him though he’s a new guy I swear ignore the blood on him that’s normal you’re crazy.

“What kind of sick coward holds back his power while his friends get devoured? He didn’t even fight Scylla…didn’t even try to kill her.!”

Aaaaaand the crowd goes wild. Unfortunately those are all the characters I have inspo for rn but I hope more will come to me!! Also I wish I could have found a better quote for Jeff but oh well. All of these quotes are from EPIC/god games by Jorge Rivera-Herrans!! :). Honestly kind of scary to think of a mansion in this au it wouldn’t last 8 seconds. Would Ej technically live in the basement?? I’d love to hear others thoughts on this cause why not just add ☝️

Happy summer ya’ll☀️☀️☀️

[1800duckhotline]

im new here and missed your bg3 phase entirely can i hear what makes the game so sucks for you (or ill go look in the tag! fine too). i love to hear people bitchin about games everybody else doesnt wanna criticize

omg hello... first of all welcome to my twisted mind etc. my blog is an array of a completely random agglomeration of interests so im sorry if i shift from posting from x to y at the speed of light LMFAO. my bg3 obsession phase was definitely a strange exception but i guess it is what it is

and def i can give u the sparknotes version of my criticisms for the game, which are both rational and not and you're free not to agree and so forth, i'm just one guy expressing an opinion which i think i'm entitled to since i've played this game for over 200 hours almost i am fairly sure. i was not okay.

obviously i'll be mentioning spoilers fyi. i got long here but i promise this is just the Resume of my actual opinions

i hate the fact everyone sounds british except minsc or jaheira. i just dont like it. like a few characters here and there its nothing that bothers me but i'm tired of british accents in fantasy media. it makes things more of a snoozefest

for a game that prides itself on characters being reactive and interactable (esp companions) more often than not the companions reactions have been disappointingly lackluster and straight up Sad because they're so Nothing. i.e. durge reveal

i think not having tav/durge voiced was stupid. my onion!

the game is not as revolutionary as people make it out to be when it comes to character design and good lord the character creator to me is offensive. the companions are all EXTREMELY SAFE when it comes to 'conventional beauty standards', and while i'm not surprised nor did i expect any less, the lack of body diversity to me is just so... boring. it's so nothingburger. like i love projecting hcs and shit but i wish i didn't have to do that

wyll having so little in terms of content and writing and reactions in the game compared to astarion (and let's also say shadowheart bc on a technical level she's the second favorite of larian) is genuinely the worst thing to me because his concept is charming and interesting and larian just decided to do nothing with him. players that are black and/or poc obviously have said this a trillion times, i'm just echoing the sentiment because i also hate how blatant it is, esp when i read up and watched how he used to be in EA. like not to say the writing there was stellar but he had dimension. larian just does not give a fuck abt him and it is irritating lmao, esp since astarion has tangentially 0 actual involvement with the game's main plot in his arc WHILE WYLL LITERALLY GETS HIS ARC SIDELINED BY THE EMPEROR I FUCKING HATE THAT STUPID TURN OF EVENTS SO MUCH

act 1 is probably the best optimized out of all the acts, with the optimization being probably up to midway of act 2. then it alllllll goes downhill. i said it so much but i never get tired of saying it: act 3 is so poorly organized, so many good ideas all smushed together in an indigestible slog of an act with too many quests flattened in one single serving making it so fucking hard to want to get it done. which is awful, because a lot of poignant plot events and fights happen in act 3. i'm still of the firm belief they should've made an act 4. considering this ties in with the aforementioned issue where wyll was supposed to get more content... and it got cut out 'for time'.

i fucking hate astarion fans. i trust like 2 people that do like him. i genuinely was so indifferent to him in the game. like he's fine as a character. i just dont like him much because of the fans. Again ties in with the wyll issues too because people love to pretend astarion would be in wyll's place in the dancing scene when astarion would call you slurs and kill you if he could

also like think what you will of minthara but i think it's criminal that she's a companion and alongside wyll is left to rot at the bottom of the game's code. it's definitely more egregious for wyll imo but like. idk i also am not a fan of this esp since i discovered halsin was added as a companion because THE FANS begged them to. seething

again, there's people more well equipped to discuss this and i did reblog and share posts abt this before on my main account but the embarrassing fantasy racism is there and it's an innate problem of dnd. i think it should be mentioned and kept in mind regardless if it's done well or not (which i don't think it was).

this is less abt the game itself and more abt the fandom but i genuinely cannot fucking stand people who are so aggressive at users who have sexuality headcanons for some of the characters of the game. i've seen people have SO much fucking vitriol towards lesbians having lesbian hcs, specifically, gee i wonder why. this hasn't happened to Me but i have witnessed it.

i think that's more or less the Issues i have with bg3. you're free to ask anything in specific but like... i dont hate the game. or i wouldnt have played it so much. but it should not have been GOTY to me. sorry. like there's so much i just think is wrong... but im just one guy.

i usually prefer completely different types and genres of games, so obviously i'll be more dissecting towards a game i tried out of curiosity and Liked, but with many grievances. the type of stuff i usually like is also far from perfect but i judge a lot of those things in bg3 because of how the game presents itself as in advertisement and social media posts, as well as just like, the steam page. i have plans in the future to try similar games to bg3 to see if it's a common problem within that genre or if it's the black sheep (for me) but for now it is how it is

anyways i did also like a lot of parts of the game, it's just, i can't really reccomend it without mentioning what i didn't like you know?

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I- I never thought I’d be super interested in the first arc, it just never had anything that captured my interest.

Until now.

Every day the urge to talk about the Titan army just for the Titan’s, how they operated, the nitty gritty and not like for any of the demigod characters-

Just like- I keep getting interested in fictional armies (hate the army in real life- want to make that clear just because I am very interested in things like the Legion and now the Titan army I do not like the actual military. If it is any military event that happened no more than 500+(?) years ago Im not super interested.)

But. The Titan army. Or- really I just like the Titans, they, the brain worms they whisper to me. I’m sorry for that mental image but like- expect more-? Uh. Also probably some stuff on the logistics of the army, how they operated, how they moved around the country various ways- that stuff

Actual headcanon down below,

My parting gift is the concept that the Titan army is (obviously) heavily modernized. It may serve ancient beings for ancient causes but it’s still. Modern, demigods can run around with traditional weaponry but that won’t stop me or anyone from claiming things about their newly acquired demigods who weren’t exposed as much to things like Camp Half-Blood. Also uh, Titans :3 I will talk about titans (maybe just titans. We’ll see how far the obsession goes) also Luke Castellan led the equivalent of the Prima cohort (I only know ancient Roman military so this is going to be really funny in any post-) or like the best cohort. He leads the best troops in battle, he is the overall general. Oversees all of their training and does lead the full army- but that one special regiment(? Again don’t know modern army terms sorry) that’s his. Handpicked, they’re the ones who set up camp closest to the command tent.

Uh, okay :3