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chanel-blossom · 4 years

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Chapter 2 (Act 1)

(TW Hints of a possible ED)

Do not stand at my grave and weep

I am not there. I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.

I am the diamond glints on snow.

I am the sunlight on ripened grain.

I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you awaken in the morning's hush

I am the swift uplifting rush

Of quiet birds in circled flight.

I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry;

I am not there. I did not die.

- Mary Elizabeth Frye

Chanel was woken up by her alarm clock going off. She stretched her hands, letting them fall beside her, on her cool pillows. After last night, she really didn’t want to go to school, but alas, she didn’t have much of a choice. Hoisting herself up, she got out of bed, into the chilly room. She was very tired, to wake herself up a bit more, she left her room to her balcony. Leaning on the rails, she smelt the fresh air of the night and smiled to herself. It was a lovely moment of tranquility, Chanel treasured these moments a lot in her life. She looked down and noticed all the bruising left on her skin, it was a very deep purple and green color and would take quite a bit of make up to cover it up.

Sighing, she made her way back inside and to her bathroom. Chanel looked like a disaster, she refused to remove her make up before she went to bed in that house, her lipstick was smeared and she had racoon eyes. Locking the door, she removed her makeup and reapplied it again. She looked into the large mirror and started pocking at herself, picking her featured apart, all her flaws, it was a part of her morning routine at that point. She knew it was unhealthy, and that she was very insecure and most likely needed help with that, but there was nothing stopping her, so she continued on anyways.

Because of last nights events, Chanel hadn’t put her hair into curlers before going to bed like she’d normally do, leaving very loose waves for her today. She started wondering what to do with her hair as she brushed through it, it would take a long time long to manually curl it and she didn’t know how to style her hair, she never learnt how. Tapping on the counter, she ended up deciding to skip her breakfast to curl it manually, she wouldn’t eat and she’d have cute hair for school, two positives in her eyes.

Once done, she got ready as fast as she could, and left her room just in time to get to the limo. She got down to the main entrance where three of the brothers were waiting. The second oldest brother Reiji greeted her, so far, he had been her favorite, even if he disapproved of her clothing choices. He was very intelligent, polite and didn’t put up with any bullshit, she admired that about him.

“Good morning Miss Blossom, I trust you slept well.” Reiji greeted her, Chanel just smiled and nodded her head. As well as giving a nod to the other brothers, Ayato and Laito. “Let’s get in the limo, shall we?” Reiji spoke as he headed for the door. Chanel followed after him but soon enough she felt two arms on her shoulders. Ayato and Laito. “Ne Bitch-chan~ let’s be limo buddies!” He pressed closer to the female. She looked up at them and just smiled her usual smile. Usually in the limo she sat at the door next to Yui. It seemed the brothers were warming up to her presence.

Everyone was already in the limo when they got in, she waved at everyone, but like normal, she was ignored, maybe she was wrong, they still seemed to hate her. She didn’t like the feeling, she was always loved and adored by everyone. It was the norm, even if they didn’t love her for her and just wanted something frim her. Her eyes looked over everyone as the car journey continued. On her right was Laito, he was nice enough to her, he seemed to be a bit of a creep, but there’s something else about him she didn’t like. To her left was Ayato, the night before was the first time she ever interacted with him, his cocky attitude left something to be desired, but he did help her out with Kanato, which she was grateful for and it gave her hope for a blooming friendship. Yui was sitting beside Ayato, it would be nice to have a friend in the house, and she looked easy enough to manipulate, the only problem was, she was always surrounded by one of the brothers making it difficult to get her alone. Then we have Kanato, she always had strange vibes with him but after last night, she will continue to avoid him to the best of her abilities. Shu was next, Chanel hadn’t formed an opinion of him yet, she’s barely even seen him with his eyes opened up. Then there’s Subaru, he is the most emotional of them all, even if his only emotion is anger, she predicts he will be the easiest to get along with. Reiji is sitting across from her, he’s very logical, she get’s a bit of a butler vibe from him, but she can deal with that.

Arriving at school, Chanel quickly separated from her roommates to find her friends. She was quite popular at the school, cute, smart and rich, the perfect combination, on top of it, she was mute so people automatically became friends with her just so they wouldn’t be seen as rude or mean. It’s always been that way in every school she went to, she liked it that way, the most popular girl in school, not because of power, but because she’s so kind to everyone she sees. It was her way of manipulation, it gave her power, so people wouldn’t question her, or her questionable activities outside of school.

“Chanel! Hi, nice to see you again!” Her friend Niko waved to her, Chanel ran up to her, smiling and gave her a big hug. Niko was a hugger, she was a cute girl, very long, straight brown hair, with curtain bangs framing her face, Chanel’s advice of course. Niko was sweet enough, but she didn’t care for the white haired girl one bit, she wanted Laito to notice her, it was quite obvious if you payed attention, and Chanel needed cute girlfriends to boost her scores, they were both using the other, Niko of course didn’t know about Chanel, she though she hit the jackpot, popularity and the possibility of dating a hot guy. “The rest have gone to class, want to head to ours?” Niko asked, Chanel gave her a nod.

As they walked to class, the girls mind began to drift. Niko knew sign language, It made Chanel’s life easier, in class, she could just sign to her and Niko could let the class know Chanel’s thoughts. It also meant that she didn’t have to sit with any of the triplets, the teachers preferred Niko as her translator. That left poor Yui stuck dealing with them. Fake sympathy on Chanel’s part, she was a sadist, just like the brothers, seeing Yui’s uncomfortable faces brought her joy.

In that moment, she remembered the night before, and falling asleep to the question of why she enjoyed that kind of treatment. Chanel was a control freak, she didn’t like her mind being conflicted with itself, it lead to confusion and doubt.

“Chanel?” The girl in question saw a hand waving in front of her snapping her out of her thoughts. They were at their classroom at this point and began taking their seats. She looked at the brunette and smiled a big tooth smile. “Can I see what you got for last nights homework? I would like to see if it’s correct.” Lies, she wanted to copy Chanel’s answers, not that she minded, handing the girl the work who gratefully took it. More people started to walk into class and greet her. Until finally, the boy she was waiting for, Kai, he was absolutely gorgeous, chiseled to the gods and since day one, it was obvious he liked her, it was only a matter of time before he asks her out, to which she’d of course say yes. He sat at the table next to hers and once again, she was amazed by how beautiful he was, he was almost on the same level as the Sakamaki brothers. He had ginger hair, very fluffy with a bit of a curl to it. Gorgeous, big brown eyes and the cutest freckles. He had a smaller build than she’d normally like but, she hand to admit, he made her a little weak.

“Heya Chanel!” But that all left whenever he opened his mouth. He was so loud, and he had such a high pitch to his voice and it made Chanel want to curl up and die, one of his parents was a singer, it truly wasn’t fair. He looked into her eyes and they both just kind of smiled at each other that goofy smile before looking away, it wasn’t a fake smile either, it was one of those smiles you are trying to suppress but it’s very obvious you’re smiling, she bit her lip as she glanced at him again, before looking back to the board. Soon enough, the whole class was there and the lessons begun. Chanel was very serious about her work so not much happened during school days, usually, during breaks she sits with her friends listening in on their mundane conversations, but today was a little different, instead of listening in, she felt a hand around her wrist as she was dragged away before she could even spot her group of friends.

“Come on! Stop struggling, I wanna show you something.” It was Ayato, he really needed to learn social skills, borderline kidnapping people wasn’t a way to make friends. She kept following his hurried pace, wondering where he’s taking her, until they ended up at the hall of the school. She looked at him with one eyebrow raised as he went into the supply closet and dragged out a basketball. “Ore-sama took the liberty of reading some of your copy, where I learnt that you like sports, so I’m honoring you with a match against me!” She looked at him in disbelief, she took out her copy and wrote “Now? Really? I’m in s skirt and uncomfortable school shoes, how about when we get home, that way it’s a fair game?” His eyes skimmed the letters and he pouted. “Then how about you watch Ore-sama do awesome tricks? It’ll give you a bit of a warning for our match after school, where I of course will beat you, because I’m the best.” She just nodded, not wanting to argue with the hot headed boy.

Chanel took a seat against one of the halls walls and shot Niko a quick text, explaining that she got held up at class and to begin lunch without her. Ayato started messing around at first to warm up a bit, but soon enough he got rather serious with his playing, this time, his cocky attitude was definitely warrantied, he was amazing, she hadn’t seen anything like it, Ayato was extremely fast, he knew exactly what he was doing. He also had this endearing quality about him whenever he did one of his tricks, he’d look back to make sure she’s watching him, almost like a little kid. It was carefree and it looked like he had a lot of fun whenever the ball landed in the hoop.

Soon enough she lost track of time watching him have fun, It was a nice distraction. They didn’t even notice when a red faced teacher walked into the hall, ready to scold them for trespassing.

#diabolik lovers #diabolik lovers oc #ayato #ayato sakamaki #act 1 chapter 2 #diabolik lovers ayato

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pinkykitten · 4 years

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Hey can I get a ship with 13 reasons why, on my block, marvel, and descendants? I’m a black girl, 5’0, thick with a pretty face. I tend to be a people person but I really enjoy my alone time. On the outside of seem like they have everything together but I feel insecure sometimes. Being around the people that I love boost my confidence and I just love being around people. I love writing and reading and exploring things I’ve never seen or experienced.

13 REASONS WHY - JUSTIN FOLEY

He loves how your yourself. You’re not like the other kids at the school. You are yourself and you don’t try to be someone else or try to have this facade or act. He loves you’re true to yourself and don’t hide who you are. He finds that super attractive about you. He’s always winking at you during games. He understands school and life can be hard and he likes when people have an opening ear and listen so when you’re insecure he is always there for you and sits with you and talks about it if you want to. He says how he can understand because he sometimes feels insecure himself. He is kinda behind in school work so many of your dates are study dates and he also has a tough time with school work so he’s always asking for your help. If any of the school bullies comes and tries anything with you he will stand up for you and kick their butts. He thinks you’re beautiful and is usually a little bashful when in your presence. He tries drawing and writing a comic book based on you. NO ITS NOT FANFICTION!!!! Boasts about you to all his friends cause he feels he hit the jackpot.

ON MY BLOCK - CESAR DIAZ

God dang are you his baby ✨💫!!! He loves how you just fit with the group and spooky finds you pretty awesome and cool. Like you alright. Cesar looks into your eyes and sees hope for you two and sees hope for himself. He works hard and keeps on going because of you. He doesn’t like you getting mixed up with his problems so when you do he calls you crazy and feels like crying cause he feels like he’s messing you and your future up. So he tells you to go to school don’t worry about him, get your education and to focus on that. He thinks you’re so smart that he doesn’t deserve you. He always on the lookout for you and protecting you. He even worries about your friends and family. He tells his brother and santos that whoever is close to you or knows you they should get protection. When you need your alone time Cesar knows. He can just tell by your face. He hates to leave you though cause it pains him and like kills him. But when you need time alone he gives it to you. He loves to cuddle with you and he’s like a puppy when he’s around you. He kinda gives you his cute eyed look. He also chills at your house when he has issues with spooky.

MARVEL - VISION

He is so quiet and so respectful to you where as you are a people person. Vision would rather stay home and hang out show you his feelings that he has learned through rom coms and try to express new things such as emotions to you. He is terrified when you want to show him to your friends. He thinks your friends might not like him because of how he looks talks or thinks so he tries to not do it but he sees how much your friends mean to him and you accepted his acquaintances so he greets them and explains how much even though some may not know or believe him but that he truly loves you and that he would do anything for you. Since you love exploring and learning about others he loves to cook with you and you both try different meals from different cultures. He loves to see you smile and to be honest he’s not all about many things in life such as health or wealth so seeing you and being with you and seeing you smile legit makes his life and makes him the happiest man on earth. If ever there is a problem with the earth he will try to find an answer because you mean so much to him that he wants to make the earth a safer place for you.

DESCENDANTS - BEN FLORIAN

You make him fall head over heels for you like how his father fell for his mother. It’s like history repeats itself. He loves to sing in order to express how happy he is with you and he loves to sing to and with you. He will always be your knight in shining armor and when the enemies try to go to you he will protect you no matter what. Many gals like him but all he sees is you. All he wants is you. You are his fairytale his true love his the end his ok I’ll stop sorry. He will sing on the top of his lungs to the whole school about how much he love you and no he is not on some love spell. He makes up parties or his parents make parties so all the kids can be together. He loves to dance with you and his friends and that’s his favorite thing to do is be with you all. He wants to treat you like a princess and will do all the romantic things on a list. His dates are the most romantic under the stars or a dance like his parents and when he talks to you he talks to you like you’re the only girl in the world. He feels that way with you that you are the only one for him.

#ask #anonymous #ask game #ships #matchups #i ship you with...#ship game #game #13 reasons why #justin foley x reader #on my block #cesar diaz x reader #marvel #avengers #vision x reader #descendants #ben florian x reader

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k-kristal · 4 years

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Warnings: Brief mention of danger.

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When Namjoon told you he was organizing your birthday party you would have never expected the gala he managed to come up with in a few days. You were never a fan of this, attention was something you definitely didn't like but saying that straight to his face would never end well. Namjoon could get really angry and you could end up being punished, which in the worst case meant getting killed.

He was your friend. The beginning of your friendship went back to the days where you and Jungkook wander around the streets without a home. Once the two of you had escaped that orphanage, luck had been the only thing in your pocket and by that time, and being taken in by Namjoon's family had been like hitting the jackpot. However, Namjoon was also your boss, which meant respecting every single decision he took. Saying otherwise would be disrespectful, some had died as traitors for similar reasons.

He wanted to organize your party? Cool.

Namjoon wanted you to wear a dress? Awesome.

Namjoon wanted a big gala? You loved the idea.

That's how things worked around him. You never rejected something from him, it was your duty to accept whatever he gave you and death would be your fate if you ever rejected.

Some people would find this frightening, almost the entire country feared his name but it wasn't that bad once you got used to it. Working for Namjoon had some privileges, being his friend meant being safe and fortunately, he had always considered you one of his crew.

All of the reasons listed above would explain why you, somebody who detested being the center of attention, were standing by yourself in a room full of people, holding a glass of champagne and smiling to whoever glanced your way. You were supposed to be happy after all, Namjoon had gone out of his way to organize this huge party for you, everyone probably considered you the luckiest girl in the world.

Despite being your birthday party, it was kind of funny how you didn't know most of the people that had been invited. Your guess was that they were Namjoon's business partners and like you, they couldn't care less about tonight's celebration. The people surrounding you had assisted to the celebration for two different reasons, business and reputation. Not everyone was invited to his reunions, only the best of the best came around since get togethers like this one were the best opportunities to strike the deal of your life.

The people invited tonight were trust-worthy enough to be in Namjoon's house, they were all in his friendly list. It was not surprising though, the mafia simply worked like that. Every meeting counted, every conversation or gesture was important and it would all define your fate.

Kill or be killed, it was that simple.

"(Y/N)" His deep voice brought you out of your little trance, eyes blinking and being dragged towards the direction the sound came from. When your body turned, you were face to face with your boss and the one that had organized everything. "I see you and my choice of champagne for tonight get along" The corners of his mouth tilted upwards and you could simply smile in return. Namjoon was hard to read, you never knew when he was being utterly honest or sarcastic.

"Well, I don't get to drink this every day". You replied with a small smile in return, acting slightly bashful "But don't worry, I'm not planning to get wasted tonight" You assured him, knowing that was probably his only worry.

"Good, we wouldn't want to cause any bad impressions, would we?" He said satisfied with your answer, fixing the buttons on the sleeves of his jacket "Got any presents tonight?" The way his body relaxed a bit more gave away that now it was your friend you were talking to, and not your boss.

"You mean you haven't seen the pyramid of presents in the entrance? I'll be opening boxes until next year" He chuckled, amused by your answer and you decided to take a sip from your glass.

“I guess out of all those presents your favorite might be the one Jungkook gave you, am I wrong?” Namjoon casually asked, pointing at Jungkook who was sitting by a table that wasn't his while he talked with some of your friends, more people from the mafia. All of them laughed at something he said and you couldn't help but smile, he was such a social person.

Namjoon was right though, Jungkook knew you too well, guess that was one of the perks of growing up together. Getting along since the first time the two of you saw each other, Jungkook and you could be considered childhood friends, you could say he sometimes knew you better than you knew yourself.

In one of your random conversations late at night, you once asked Jungkook what flower would you be, the one that suited you the most and he answered sunflowers right away. His explanation, rather simple, stole a smile from your lips whenever you remember it.

"Despite us being in such a dark place like the mafia, you always manage to find the bright side of everything. You just follow happiness naturally, like sunflowers follow the sun".

Although he used some jokes to cover up the seriousness of those sweet words that night, Jungkook's sincerity marked you and since then sunflowers had been your favorite flowers. He, apparently, knew how much you've loved those flowers since then and used his knowledge about this to give you an amazing bucket of beautiful sunflowers as a birthday gift.

A present he liked to call a symbol of your friendship.

Jungkook must have sensed your gaze on him because his eyes found yours and after excusing himself from his current conversation, your best friend started making his way towards both of you.

“Such a nice birthday party, Namjoon” He said looking at you with a playful smile. He perfectly knew you never liked being in crowded places and hated it even more when you had all eyes on you. Jungkook's favorite hobby was getting on your nerves, he never wasted a chance to tease you. All Namjoon did was smile while muttering a quiet 'thank you' and walked away, leaving the two of you alone.

"Such a nice birthday party, Namjoon" You repeated annoyed, scoffing as you rolled your eyes "You and I both know we're here because of the free food and drinks".

Jungkook's smile got bigger, you definitely were right "I mean, who are we to deny such a good celebration? Who would have thought we would end up here?" He asked glancing at you, his smile turning softer “How many years has it been? 20, already?” Jungkook said jokingly.

“Yeah, I’m surprised I was able to handle your annoying ass for this long” You replied laughing.

Time flew when you were with him, it had always been like that since the two of you met. Jungkook could mute the entire world when he was in the same room as you, his influence in your life was huge. Jungkook and you against the world, it had always been like that since the day you met.

Flashback

Standing in front of a big staircase, you looked around yourself and observed the entry of your new orphanage. This was the third in eight months but you were so used to the constant changes that the idea of having a new home, new friends, didn't excite you anymore. What was the point if you would end up leaving anyways? Being the quiet and new girl was always easier than saying goodbye later, it was less painful.

Fate seemed to push you in a different direction this time, placing a big obstacle named Jungkook on your way. Chubby cheeks, curious eyes and bunny teeth that you would find cute for a few years. His hand was up, waiting for you to shake it as a greeting as he waited patiently. Seeing you had no reaction he ended up taking your hand himself and shaking it to start with his introductions.

“Hi! I’m Jungkook! What’s your name? We can be friends!” He said in a cheerful tone, full of energy. You didn't know this back then, but Jungkook was exactly the colors you needed to paint your boring and colorless life.

You smiled at him, feeling a bit nervous, you were never good at this kind of interactions but he didn't seem to mind that. “Hey… I’m (Y/N)...” You said quietly.

“Oh! Such a pretty name! I like you already!” He smiled even bigger, if that was possible and for once, you felt like you had found somebody to lean on.

It finally felt as if you had found somebody to share your happiness and worries with. Someone that would go on the adventure that life is with you and 20 years later and a bunch of memories together, here you were, celebrating another birthday with that happy, goofy boy that greeted you that day.

END OF FLASHBACK.

As the two of you laughed, Jungkook looked around him, scanning the room.

“In any case, this birthday party seems kind of…” He hesitated for a moment making sure no one was close enough to hear him

“Boring?” You finished his sentence while letting out another giggle. “And here I thought that listening to classical music while dressed in a tuxedo would hype you up” you said sarcastically.

“Suuure… I think I’m gonna have to get some of that champagne to not fall asleep” He smirked while taking a step away, pointing at a solitary table that already had your names on it “Go get us a seat and I’ll be back before you notice”.

As you nodded, he was already on his way to the room where the drinks and some appetizers were being served. You could already tell he’d be going back and forth from that room more than a few times during the rest of the night. If Jungkook didn't eat his weight in appetizers tonight then coming to the party wouldn't have been worth it for him.

You sat on the chair that had your name on it, written on a plaque made from what seemed to be silver. Just by looking at how everything was so meticulously placed in the table, you could tell how Namjoon had put a lot of money on this event. It was comforting to think he took the time to plan this day so thoroughly.

“Hell, it seems like this day is more important to him than to me” you thought to yourself sarcastically, smiling. “I guess it really is a big day, huh.”

You didn’t get much time to think about it, as the chilling sound of a microphone turning on screeched throughout the room, catching everyone’s attention. You looked up to see Jimin, one of the high-ranking mafia members and Namjoon’s right hand, standing in a fancy podium that had been set up in a small wooden platform at the back of the room.

“Good evening to all of you. As you already know, today we are celebrating one of our elite member’s birthday, (Y/N).” Like he had memorized every single seat in the room, he quickly found you among the rest of the guests and smiled slightly at you, before resuming his talk “Before the banquet starts, our boss Mr. Kim has prepared a few words for her, so please take a seat.”

You tilted your head a bit. You knew Namjoon liked to show off sometimes like this, but it was unexpected that he would also prepare a speech. While you were deep in your thoughts wondering about what was he going to say, the guests had already sat down and Namjoon was on his way up to the podium. You turned your back searching for Jungkook, but he still hadn’t appeared. Knowing him, he could’ve gotten distracted with anything on the way. Turning back again, you saw Namjoon was already prepared to start.

“(Y/N),” He started, with a decisive voice “We have known each other for such a long time, yet it seems like it was yesterday when you joined our family. For all these years, we have both worked and grown together and I consider myself lucky to have such a loyal and trustful friend by my side" You could feel everyone's eyes on you and despite your anxiety kicking it, you tried your best to crack a small smile and keep your eyes on Namjoon, focusing on him.

Jungkook better hurry or you would surely beat his ass for leaving you alone as soon as the party was over.

"I've wondered for days what I could give you as a present" He kept talking, your lips twitched tired because of all the tension on your face right now "I wanted something meaningful, something that you would remember and that's when I thought nothing materialistic could ever meet my expectations" You didn't know where Namjoon was heading with this conversation but an uncomfortable feeling settled down in the pit of your stomach "But what if I gave you something we, humans, crave the most? What if I gave you love?"

Your body turned rigid and your eyes froze on Namjoon's smile. People started whispering around you, obviously excited about knowing what the Kim Namjoon had prepared for you, one of his beloved friends. You couldn't be less excited though, in fact, you would straight out run away from this room if you could.

Jungkook, whose attention had been on the plate of appetizers, lost all of his hunger immediately when he heard his boss's voice. His eyes scanned the room, searching desperately for your figure.

But there was nothing he could do. It was already too late.

"Ladies and gentlemen," Namjoon spoke again, catching everybody's attention again, the voices around you stopping to hear attentively "I am happy to announce that for the sake of one of my best friends and our family, Kim Yugyeom from Got7 and our beloved (Y/N) will unify our families with a beautiful and significant marriage".

Namjoon's eyes found yours right when your heart stopped beating. You couldn't believe what you just heard, you were so shocked that you couldn't even hear people clapping around you, celebrating the news.

"Congratulations, (Y/N)" He finished smiling, motioning with his champagne glass towards you.

However, when you scanned the room and Jungkook's eyes met yours, you knew you weren't dreaming.

This was a nightmare you couldn't get out of.

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cruddyborderlandstheories · 4 years

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THE SEEIN’ DEAD MOD IS A BAND-AID FIX

gearbox locked zane’s lazy fix behind a paywall

tl;dr: for the love of god, the seein’ dead class mod should be what the seein’ red capstone is and vice versa. also. MORE SYNERGY. also i redesigned all of Zane’s trees and augments for more synergy you’re welcome.

is 1am and i don’t want tomorrow and im angry and thinking about borderlands so this seems like the perfect time to immerse myself in remaking Zane’s skill trees (for the 5th time). mainly because some of zane’s skills are still irking me and i’ve written extensive essays for the bl3 subreddit about the seein’ dead class mod and just playing around with zane’s skills in general, but i don’t think i’ve ever posted here before about it. so here we are. i notice i usually save lore/theories/characterizations for this blog and meta/balancing/gear talk for reddit. not sure why that’s a split for me.

now i’ve remade zane’s skills a number of times, but honestly this was all before the seein’ dead mod was released. then, instead of fixing his skill trees, i wrote a lot of essays about why that mod was a terrible bad decision on gearbox’s part (you can read one of the shorter arguments in a comment from 5 months ago here). I’m just gonna remake the skill trees now with all his current abilities in mind.this post really should be titled: ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR BALANCING DECISIONS

so imma just talk for a bit about why i love/hate the seein’ dead class mod.

Obviously it’s a god tier mod, and you see almost no zane builds without it, and no top tier, can solo m10 true takedown builds without it (unless ur like, the 1% of masochistic players, in which case i salute you). and while that obviously means its a good mod, it also shows the problems with all his other class mods and his skill trees in general.

They all kinda suck. and that wouldn’t be a problem, bc, hey, the seein’ dead mod is ez to get, just pop on over to the casino and kill a few baddies and they’ll drop like candy. Which is really awesome!

slight problem.

the dlc is locked behind a PAYWALL

now this is a problem because if zane was a top tier character BEFORE the dlc, and everything was hunky dory and people weren’t on their knees begging for gearbox to fix Zane, then him getting a new badass class mod wouldn’t be such a big deal. but the problem was this was gearbox’s solution to giving Zane a buff.

they literally locked a buff for a character behind a pay wall.

I recommend Zane is every single person I try to convince to play bl3, but i always have to add this like, commercial-esque asterisk. you know, terms and conditions or, side effects or whatever. *you probably want to get the seein’ dead mod if you’re looking at end-game play because unless you wanna struggle that’s his only viable play style.

what if they don’t want to buy the dlc?! for real...

There’s also the point that this class mod makes his (arguably) BEST capstone obsolete. so we have distributed denial which literally no one uses because its broken, double barrel which is always traded for seein’ red or more points in other skills, and seein’ red, WHICH WAS MADE USELESS BY THIS CLASS MOD

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okay and it wouldn’t even be so bad

IF THEY DIDN’T CHANGE HIS ENTIRE SKILL SET BEFORE RELEASE

like they lowered ALL his kill skills, then they turned Seein’ Red into his capstone instead of Death Follows Close, meaning they nerfed Death Follows Close so it could fit as just a game changer. my poor boy was g u t t e d.

so, imagine this, everyone is reaching the end-game content of bl3. it’s a month or 2 weeks or whatever after the game dropped and people are finally hitting level 50. and moze/fl4k/amara are all killin’ it, and the zane players have to work their ASSES off to do like... 50% of that damage output (now, they did also eventually nerf the crap outta moze and fl4k but the point stands).

so instead of gearbox going: “oh... shit that pre-release nerf was an awful idea, revert the changes guys” they decided to keep him gutted and then they released what was, in my opinion, a kick in the nuts with the maliwan takedown (aka the antifreeze mod, alongside the spiritual driver) ahahahahahaha. what good times it was. (I say this sarcastically.)

man i remember people were soooo livid with that class mod release. well, both of them. zane mains were pissed off (for good reason). “yes, let’s make the people who are begging for a straight damage increase jump through MORE hoops (LITERALLY) for a pitiful amount of damage. oh, also, let’s give their 28 skill point build to the strongest character in the game for free and also make it 10x better”. because it was 10x better than violent momentum (driver didn’t have a damage cap) until they fixed both the spiritual driver and the violent momentum skill. it was the worst of times.

i will note here they did, around this time, let zane have stackable kill skills, but it was only 2 stacks and also it was still *incredibly* difficult to achieve stacks because zane just. struggled to kill anything. I still remember when i grinded the shit outta an antifreeze class mod and it took me over 20 minutes to kill Wotan my first time solo on m4. Not the fight UP to wotan. literally. just killing wotan.

then the seein’ dead mod dropped and i had. a fuckin. 15 minute decrease to my time on killing wotan (5 minutes!!!!). now i am not perfect, and i 100% believe i could’ve lowered the time even more. but that... that shows a VERY CLEAR problem.

they never actually fixed zane, they gave him a class mod that’s stupid OP just to make sure he could hang on next to the other Vault Hunters. it’s just a bandaid fix. you remove the class mod, and he’s back to pre-jackpot power levels (which will NOT hold up at m10, let me tell you).

all his pre-jackpot problems are still here, and that’s why people are not using any other class mod of his. I bet we could have some really fun builds with the conductor mod! but nobody will ever use it because it’s just... not even close to the seein’ dead mod.

So what does the seein’ dead mod do that makes Zane so good?

IT BRINGS HIM BACK TO PRE-RELEASE VALUES

this mod, plus Death Follows Close, brings Zane back to pre-release zane. and i don’t understand how gearbox isn’t putting two and two together and going “Oh.”

it also is a BETTER VERSION of Seein’ Red!!! something players could have had at, like, level 15, but instead had to wait until they hit a capstone! the capstone is completely obsolete at this point. There is nothing seein’ red can give you that seein’ dead doesn’t do but better. Getting that capstone is a w a s t e of skill points.

AND they locked this fix behind a pay wall!!! i cannot say that enough. you don’t wanna get the handsome jackpot dlc?? guess u don’t wanna play zane at endgame then. too bad, so sad.

have i stated that enough? because it still blows my fuckin mind. THEY LOCKED A CHARACTER FIX BEHIND A PAYWALL

djhdgakjhakjdah. imagine playing without any prior knowledge and being like, aw man i love this zane character. can’t wait to get to max mayhem end game like all my favorite youtubers and friends!! then finding out you gotta drop 15 bucks or whatever it is just to actually be able to play at max mayhem level. that is not a skill difference, that is A BALANCING PROBLEM MY DUDES. like. my favorite zer0 build was still viable without the story DLCs. obviously grog > rubi, pimp > lyuda, rapier > law but, it was still fuckin viable.

guh. gufhgufhsdgkfjsdh. it bothers me.

ok so there’s a lot i just went over: my main issue? is that by making Seein’ Red a capstone, they did nothing to make it an actual legit capstone. They definitely nerfed Death Followed Close to make it a gamechanger, but they never gave Seein’ Red a buff to move it from a gamechanger to a capstone. It was the same exact skill. Seein’ Dead is what Seein’ Red SHOULD be and that’s what angers the crap outta me. they locked this obvious fix behind a pay wall (AND a gear slot!!!!!) n ur probably thinking ‘but cruddy this WAS really nice of them to try and fix zane... they could’ve just let him be suuc’ and like, yeah, they could’ve, and it is good they’re TRYING, but also, they’re leaving the people who DON’T buy the DLC high and dry.

keep in mind i DO own the dlc. have the season pass and everything. IM STILL MAD!!!

Zane should be strong no matter what class mod the players want to use. Same with Amara, same with Moze, same with Fl4k. FFS, it is not that hard. CHANGE THEIR SKILLS!!!!!

so im gonna be taking the time to go over all of zane’s skills and shit just to put him more on par with the others (WITHOUT THE SEEIN’ DEAD MOD)

imagine the seein’ dead mod doesn’t exist for this. we’re gonna make a balanced character since apparently THAT’S TOO HARD FOR A TRIPLE-A BALANCING TEAM

first things first, the tree with the most fuckin problems:

Under Cover

oh god this tree is a fucking train wreck what the hell were they thinking. good god. my eyes. they’re burning.

not actually, but it still kinda sucks.

Action Skill: Barrier is fine. I would not add the ‘picking it up decreases benefits’ when Zane’s whole schtick is running around fast. You get the full bonus no matter what form it’s in. also, you can hold down the action skill activation button to deploy the barrier directly on yourself.

Tier 1: Hearty Stock is a trap. never get this. so dumb. no synergy with his other skills. Adrenaline is okay, but not really great during end game. Ready For Action is similarly okay. Just a very MEH start to this tree.

Adrenaline: Zane gains increased Action Skill Cooldown Rate. 10% per level, up to 50%. this shouldn’t be tied to his shields being full because if your barrier is down (cooling DOWN)... your shield is taking damage. c’mon now. THINK GEARBOX T H I N K

Hearty Stock: (maxed) Zane and his clone gain 5% magazine regeneration while an action skill is active. This skill stacks. In it’s original state, this skill is such a trap skill. for real.

Ready For Action: i mean, it’s fine. We’ll keep it. +30% shield recharge rate and -29% (why????) recharge delay

Tier 2: ech. Stiff Upper Lip is not that good. Brain freeze is what u really want. Rise to the Occasion is also okay.

Brain Freeze: keep the same.

Stiff Upper Lip: when Zane is damaged with a hit that would break his shield, he gains (max) +20% bonus gun damage on his next shot through the barrier.

Rise to the Occasion: Zane and his clone gain health regeneration. +5% max health/s. Not determined by shield availability.

Tier 3: `screams in confident competence` oh lawd. this skill is good. the accuracy thing is kinda laughable. i tell you, i always thought that zane was originally meant to be the sniper with the Under Cover tree but they decided to swap Zane and Fl4k’s skills. which is why Zane has soooo many accuracy buffs.

Confident Competence: fine the way it is. I would also add, since this IS a game changer, that the Barrier’s damage amp is now 40%.

Tier 4: ew. tier 4. Really Expensive Jacket is literally the only skill you might want to get and EVEN THEN. ugh. Best Served Cold is so pointless. and so is Futility Belt. YOU TAKE MORE DAMAGE WITH IT

Really Expensive Jacket: Elemental Status Effects have reduced duration (-50%). Additionally, Zane is not slowed by Cryo anymore.

Best Served Cold: Remove the cooldown. Buff up the damage at least 200%. Make it an AOE Brain Freeze. That is, the cryo novas stack and if overkill damage is high enough, enemies hit with the novas freeze. Kinda like a discount Frozen Heart.

Futility Belt: HA. Ahahahahaha. Ha. Zane gains resistance to non-elemental and cryo damage (+15%). Futhermore, after killing an enemy, Zane’s barrier gains additional cryo damage (+20%) for 8s.

Tier 5: is oki. My only real complaint is with Nerves of Steel. Like. Seriously.

Refreshment: god tier skill actually. Keep the same.

Best Served Cold: also keep the same. The only change I will make is this: resetting your action skills’ cooldowns counts as action skill start and end.

Nerves of Steel: The longer Zane’s barrier is active, the more stacks of Nerves of Steel he gains (a maximum of 15). For each stack, Zane gains 2% shock damage, 2% cryo efficiency, and 1% damage to frozen enemies. (why shock damage? cryo doesn’t do well against shields.)

Tier 6: *cries in the worst capstone in the entire series* WHO DID THIS. WHY. WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU???

Distributed Denial: no. just. no. scrap this whole damn thing. IT DOESN’T EVEN WORK!!!! either fix it COMPLETELY or do something else. My recommendation? Whenever Zane throws down his barrier, his shield instantly begins recharging. If Zane’s shield is already full or recharging, enemies with no shields (or freeze immunity) that touch Zane’s Barrier for the next 10s are instantly frozen.

Augments: why the hell do i gotta place my barrier down when my entire fuckin’ character is about RUNNING. ALSO JUST AS A BLANKET STATEMENT: ALL THESE AUGMENTS WORK 100% EVEN IF HIS BARRIER IS PICKED UP. SO DUMB. a fully pointless restriction.

that last sentence immediately fixes Charged Relay and Nanites or Some Shite.

Redistribution: If his shields are full, Zane can sacrifice 50% of his shields to have his next shot deal 100% bonus cryo damage by holding F.

All-Rounder: Fine as is. Only thing I would add: whenever Zane melees an enemy, his shields are drained by 50% and his sliding augment is added to the melee attack.

Deterrence Field: Fine as is. But! I would add: whenever Zane sprints into an enemy, his shields are drained by 50% and slam augment is activated.

THAT WAY we can have both slam/sliding relics actually DO SOMETHING. because my god they’re so useless rn.

alright, moving on.

Hitman

Tier 1: is okay. nobody ever takes cold bore. ever.

Violent Speed: fine as is, but we’re taking it back to pre-release values. Max: 30%. can stack 2x.

Cold Bore: Zane gains (max) 20% bonus cryo damage to all shots fired while moving.

Violent Momentum: fine as is, but taking it back to pre-release values. 30% gun damage at default walk speed. Additionally, Zane can now shoot while sprinting.

Tier 2: my boy zoomer needs more fun.

Cool Hand: fine as it is. I would buff his base reload speed up to 20% and kill skill reload to 20% as well. 17 and 13 are such weird numbers.

Drone Delivery: fine as it is. Additionally, Zoomer’s base shots now take on the element of Zane’s grenade mod.

Salvation: fine as it is. I won’t mess with this bc life steal is messy business (coughs in grog)

Tier 3: hhhynf.fdsg.

Death Follows Close: Kill Skill Bonus: +30%. Kill Skill Time: +7s. Additionally, enemies targeted by Zoomer take 5% more damage from Zane.

Tier 4: these two skills are actually p dope by themselves. it can stay as it is. I would MAYBE increase the violent violence max buff up to 20% but that’s just me.

Tier 5: ahahahaha. this skill. just remember, we’re pretending Seein’ Dead doesn’t exist, so imagine how this skill looks next to calm cool n collected. so pointless.

Good Misfortune: Killing an enemy with a critical hit adds (max) 10% efficiency to Zane’s kill skills for 8s. This does not stack.

Tier 6: WE’RE GONNA MAKE YOU RELEVANT AGAIN BOO HANG IN THERE

Seein’ Red: Zane has a (4%) chance to activate his kill skills upon dealing gun damage to an enemy. Additionally, enemies targeted by Zoomer now take 15% more damage from Zane.

so why didn’t we make good misfortune the infinite action skill build?? BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT CCnC IS SUPPOSED TO DO!!! why have 2 skills that do the exact same thing AT THE EXACT SAME TIER except ONE IS OBJECTIVELY WORSE!!!!!

what happens to the Seein’ Dead class mod if we’re giving its perk to this capstone? I’m so glad you asked. “Zane activates his kill skills when activating his action skills. Additionally, the kill skills activated this way have 15% more efficiency”. look how much better balanced that is!!!! that’s a class mod!!!!!!!!

Augments: these aren’t THAT bad, but they could be a lot better.

Winter’s Drone: Zoomer gains 20% bonus cryo damage to all shots.

Bad Dose: pump these numbers up. Fire Rate: +7% per affected enemy. Movement Speed: +10% per enemy. everything else is fine.

Boomsday: just make this more beefy. fr. It’d be a good choice if it were stronger.

Static Field: also fine. I would again give it better damage output, but that’s just me.

Almighty Ordnance: remove the build up honestly. Like i get the vibe and it’s really cool, but in combat it just DOESN’T WORK. maybe if Zoomer is targeting an enemy, he will unleash the missiles if they are above 50% health after 30s or something. I honestly think these should have a debuffing factor instead of a damage factor (you know, to not get in the way of boomsday). maybe something around 15%? the 1x per action skill activation thing would be easily subverted with CCnC with the changes we suggested, so it could work.

Doubled Agent

ahhh, Blane. Blue Zane. Love ya, buddy. One change: he prioritizes pinged targets. That way you can kinda get him to fight specific people. Also, lower the teleportation timer. pls.

Tier 1: actually p good. could be better, but its not bad.

Synchronicity: Zane gains 20% bonus damage per active action skill. While Zane has an action skill active, he gains a stack of Synchronicity. Max Stacks: 10. For each stack of Synchronicity, Zane gains 5% Action Skill Cooldown Rate and 2% Action Skill Damage.

Praemunitus: Zane and his digiclone gain (max) 30% magazine size.

Borrowed Time: For each action skill active, Zane gains 30% action skill duration. The longer Zane’s action skills are active, he and Blane gain a higher Fire Rate and faster Reload Speed, up to 20%. (the idea is you choose between this or synchronicity bc... either permanent action skills build or fast paced action skills build)

Tier 2: Donnybrook is fun. Fractal Frags is fun. Duct tape mod is a GODDAMN DISAPPOINTMENT

Donnybrook: fine as it is. I might buff the max numbers up to 20% gun damage and 3% health regen. But that’s really it.

Fractal Frags: Blane will periodically toss a grenade from Zane’s stockpile at his targeted enemy (cooldown: 20s). Kill Skill: Blane has a 45% chance to throw a free grenade.

Duct Tape Mod: this skill... why... No cooldown. NONE. Zane has a 1% chance to also fire a grenade from his gun. Kill Skill: This is increased to 15% for 8s (stays at 1% for the whole time, but the kill skill will increase by 3% for each tier)

Tier 3: Actually Quick Breather is one of my favorite skills. this can stay.

Quick Breather: Same as is. Additionally, Zane and his clone gain 25% Gun Damage after swapping places for a short time (8s). I really wanna promote swapping places. It’s really underutilized. they’ve ADDED stuff to this skill already!!! even tho it didn’t work until the next patch. BUT THEY SHOW ITS POSSIBLE TO ADD TO SKILLS!!!

Tier 4: actually a really good tier. a few minor changes.

Pocket Full of Grenades: Kill Skill: Zane gains (max) 15% grenade regeneration for 8s. If Zane’s grenades are full, any excess grenades are shot from his gun with 25% bonus damage.

Old-U: If Zane falls into FFYL while his digiclone is active, he can press the action skill activation key to destroy his clone and gain a second wind. When he does this, he takes the place of his clone. His clone will also drop a grenade when it is destroyed.

Supersonic Man: Zane gains increased movement speed for each active action skill: (max) 15% each. Additionally, teleportation is considered to be Zane’s maximum speed for its duration and 5s after.

Tier 5: oh god oh fuck oh god.

Like a Ghost: Oh god why. Zane and his digiclone gain a (max) 15% chance to ignore all damage while teleporting and for 7s after.

Boom. Enhance: actually a pretty swell skill. I would probably add Health Regen +3% per grenade tho. Blane needs help a lot.

Trick of the Light: bring back the shock damage. Zane deals 40% bonus shock damage for 7s after swapping places with his clone.

Tier 6: oh ngl I actually love this capstone lol

Double Barrel: Zane’s digiclone gains a copy of Zane’s current gun when it is deployed (and all the anointments work and he actually fires it like a reasonable person). Zane’s clone now deals damage equal to Zane’s base weapon damage. Upon swapping places, both Zane and his digiclone deal 50% bonus damage for 7s.

Augments:

Binary System: is okay. Kinda uhhh underwhelming tho. Buff up the damage and also maybe reduce teleportation time.

Schadenfreude: I like this one a lot. Zane’s shield is restored by 100% of the damage his digiclone takes and vice versa.

Dopplebanger: lower the waiting time. I get that u don’t wanna override the teleportation, but it’s really annoying. Buff damage and don’t make it dependent on action skill duration. If this explosion kills an enemy, the clone is reactivated with 50% action skill duration.

Which One’s Real?: I’ve never actually felt this work. Maybe for like 2 seconds? Make it work more like Zer0′s hologram or Timmy’s Jack clones or smth. Maybe give an activation cue? im v lost with this one. Enemies targeting Zane take 30% more damage from the digiclone.

Digital Distribution: 75% of the health damage Zane takes is distributed to his clone instead. The digiclone gains 5% Health Regeneration/s and sends out 3 [level specific damage] shock spikes to enemies that attack it.

literally all Zane needs is SYNERGY. if they can change a few skills, pump up a few numbers, and ffs fix the seein’ red/dead capstone/mod, they’d be in FUCKIN BUSINESS

but no instead

THEY LOCKED THE BUFF BEHIND A PAYWALL.

WHYYYYYY

#>:(#borderlands #im not redirecting my anger im legitimately angrey about this wat u mean #bl3 #zane flynt #but actually this is such a frustrating thing to deal with

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17, 20, and 7 for the Chariot DnD asks.

7) what do they think of their party members? — this one’s very fun bc i know i’ve been cryptic about her feelings in the past.. she thinks that frazier (our aasimar monk) is a little uptight and super easy to wind up but all in all a super good dude you could go to for decent advice, he can’t drink alcohol without disgusting repercussions though and that makes him a bit of a buzzkill (his wife is rad as hell though so it balances out). luke (our (now dead) human fighter) needed to stop worrying about what people thought of him and not try so hard to be impressive bc it showed, he needed work but overall pretty ok. lockjaw (half-orc barbarian) knows how to fuck shit up and party hard as hell and that’s really all that matters. same with pebblebelly (party mascot/NPC kobold rogue) who is just a little ball of horrible impulse control and compassion. she doesn’t know much about silence (luke’s replacement, tiefling ????? class) yet but he seems chill. and jia (human/barely just slightly half-elf fish cultist psion monk NPC and chariot’s very cool gf) is an angel who is ripped to hell and can kill with both her fists and her awesome dao and her mind so she’s obviously the best of any of them. in general she likes all of them a lot even though she’s kind of uneasy about that fact!! she hides it bc emotional vulnerability is for nerds and knuckleheads

17) what’s one thing about their backstory that came to you after you already started playing the campaign? — jia started out as just chariot’s best friend from neverwinter until i told our dm a little while in saying chariot probably had a pretty big crush on her, and a couple months later we started talking about the stuff they would’ve done and then wow suddenly they’re girlfriends!!! that’s probably the biggest thing, i can’t think of much more other than chariot kind of stumbling half-heartedly into her religion, and slowly developing other things about her backstory that haven’t come up yet! anything else is small enough that i forgot it came up or was just completely out of my control and i’m riding along and seeing what happens with it

20) what would your character consider their biggest success? or what is your favorite success your character has had so far? — what she would consider her biggest success is probably hitting the jackpot on gfs who roll nat 20s at the best times and can also (simultaneously??) suplex her over her head. my own favourite success of hers is tricky because she’s done a lot that i find funny or horrible or genuinely impressive thanks to luck alone but dice-wise i might have to go with that one nat 20 chromatic orb where she lit a dude up from the inside with electrical firefly type creatures to scare our poor cleric into popping jia back up, and then immediately after, being the only individual on an entire ship of people to resist jia’s AOE wisdom save despite having a -3 to it (or the other nat 20 chromatic orb that burst that poor yeti thing into purple flames and then started blooming with flowers after jia decapitated it. god they’re a power couple). and then flavour-wise i think it’s really funny that she made a whole aboleth angry and then i’m like pretty sure a massive astral elder god called her something along the lines of a little bitch or told her to fuck off. jia wasn’t there to translate but that’s what i’m assuming it said because chariot’s enough of a bastard for it to be true

#WAHOO #ask #oc #anonymous #other favourite success is successfully stealing more drugs and doing them in secret without her telepathic gf noticing #or shooting a government official in the back of the head and living to tell the tale #or getting a hole-in-one to shoot a chromatic orb down poor sunshine's throat #or as tragic as it is nat 20'ing her way into a dude #chariot has done some dumb shit.#chariot

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The 100 Highlights - “Sleeping Giants” (5x03)

Hey, guys! It’s Kate back this week to recap the latest episode of The 100, “A Dad Story”, by listing some of my personal highlights of the episode. I have to say, every single episode of Season 5 so far has been super solid and this episode is no exception to that. Can’t wait to dive into this one!

Can I just start off by saying that I love how tastefully they have been implementing music into the show this season so far? I absolutely love Tree Adam’s score and its honestly weird sometimes to think that we had an entire two seasons without his genius, but I also think there’s power in not using any music at all for certain scenes. It creates a different vibe (and it becomes more effective when music is used). My one beef with the score in previous seasons has been that there were certain scenes I felt music wasn’t required, and that scenes would actually be more powerful without it (such as in the scene where Bellamy finds out Octavia is “dead” in Season 4 - I felt the music was detracting from his cries of grief). But I have noticed this season that they have quite a few scenes, compared to usual, where the music is used extremely liberally if not at all! And it gives a different vibe to the show - reminds me of TWD a bit at times. I love it.

Hi there. Charmaine Diyoza is joining Niylah, Luna, and Jaha on the list of characters who have the most soothing/pleasant voices to listen to on this show. It’s hypnotic. Honestly. God.

I’d like to take this moment to say that Emori and Raven’s friendship and trainee/mentor relationship is EVERYTHING!

The dramatic irony of Bellamy and the others listening over the radio and thinking the woman they are talking about is Octavia ... it’s A Lot

“She’s a feisty one. Pretty too.” Yasss that is my QUEEN

I have to say that the new characters we’re getting this season are possibly the best new characters we’ve ever been introduced to. Kara Cooper was amazing. Charmaine is a chilling, smart, yet reasonable antagonist and every line she says is fascinating. Madi has so much character potential, and McCreary is just the right kind of sociopath that can fuck our heroes up and ensure the show is always interesting (and also the kind of villain I feel JR has been so hesitant to incorporate into the show in the past, with the whole “there are no good guys” everything-must-be-morally-grey stance). Not to mention Zeke, who is just like ... everything I could ever want guys. THE NEW CHARACTERS ARE JUST SO GOOD. And the acting has been REALLY strong.

CHARMAINE DIYOZA IS SO FUCKING COOL AND RUTHLESS AND BADASS AND I ALREADY LOVE THIS NEW ANTAGONIST. She manages to be both authoritative and intimidating without ever having to raise her voice or pull out a weapon. That’s power.

Seriously fam, I can’t get over how awesome these new characters are. We really hit the jackpot this season. They’ve opened up so much room for future story by introducing all these new people.

I really love how they have managed to show just how close the members of the ring are with each other while also demonstrating the tension between everyone, and all the ways that they can push each others buttons. There are so many layers to all the dynamics up in space and I am pleasantly surprised by it because, with how the season has been described, it sounded like the factions were going to be spacekru as a unit vs the bunker vs Clarke/Madi vs Eligius. But by showing all the conflict within these small groups, it creates potential for allegiances to shift around more than I was expecting. The bunker is built upon internal chaos, Eligius is far from being a unit (with a handful of loose canons and Zeke thrown into the mix to switch things up), Spacekru has some conflicting opinions/beliefs, and even Madi and Clarke are not completely on the same page about how to deal with the new threat. It’s really exciting all the different things the writers might do with that.

The scene where they find the cryo chamber felt like it could have come straight out of a scene from the mummy, where one character walks past a coffin and disturbs one of the dead. And when Kodiak’s eyes popped open, it was like a mummy awakening from the crypt. There was just something so eery about the vibe in there. The suspense was glorious.

“Murder ... murder ... arson resulting in murder ... armed robbery ... resulting in murder” I love one (1) comedian

Great-great-grandpappy Blake had four pHD’s. Bellamy is descended from a family of nerds: confirmed. I love winning.

The debate between Bellamy, Raven, Murphy and Echo over what to do with the sleeping army was just so tense and SO GOOD. Every single one of them had a good point. This is The 100 handling moral dilemmas at their finest.

“Clarke didn’t die just so we could go back to the ground and make the same mistakes.” THIS IS BELLAMY AT HIS BEST - THIS IS WHAT HIS ENTIRE CHARACTER ARC HAS BEEN LEADING TO. THIS MOMENT. He finally got to face that sleeping army of 300 once again and had the opportunity to choose differently this time. And he did. isaythatsmybabyandimreallyproud.gif

ZEKE SHAW IS AN ANGEL I FREAKING LOVE HIM. “Believe it or not, this is the best conversation I’ve had in over a hundred years.” HIS SMILE IS THE CUTEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN Y’ALL HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH I WANT TO JUST HUG THIS KID

But seriously, let’s talk about Zeke Shaw. Hearing someone take about life before the apocalypse is just ... wow??? I didn’t know how good it would feel to find a character that we can actually relate to, that understands our time. Hearing him talk about being an altar-boy just outside Detroit, being a fun-loving adventure-seeking kid with a Harley Davidson, made my heart warm.

“God, I miss that bike. More than most of the people.” First of all, relatable. Second of all, my heart hurts. When you think about it, Zeke’s story is pretty tragic. Leaving his whole life behind only to wake up a hundred years later to discover that everyone he once loved is dead and the world is irreparably changed. Imagine how fucking jarring that would be? Even if he doesn’t show his sadness much, I’m sure he must be feeling it, if his reminiscing is anything to go by.

HIS SMILE IS SO BRIGHT. WHEN DO WE EVER GET GENUINE SMILES LIKE THIS. LIKE, GOD, I MIGHT BE FALLING IN LOVE WITH THIS GUY

I’m never going to be over how awesome these new characters are fam. They’re so well-rounded already I’m shaking

“Start with how the world ended.” “Which time.” MOTHERFUCKER I’VE GOT CHILLS. HOW TO BE A BADASS WITH TWO WORDS: A GUIDE BY CLARKE GRIFFIN

“I left Clarke behind to die and I can’t - I’m not doing that again.” MY BOY GOT CHOKED UP IT’S BEEN SIX YEARS AND HE’S STILL SO AFFECTED BY HER LIKE F UCK

But real talk, that BR scene was beautiful. Their relationship has been chronically strained in the past but it really feels like they’ve built a true partnership up in space and I’m super here for it. They’re a good team, and they have a bond that kind of reminds me of a sibling-like bond (one that’s not as fucked up and dysfunctional as what the Blakes have). I really loved it.

“There wasn’t an escape pod.” “...Wut” Congrats, you PLAYED yourself. What a classic Murphy move dam

“You know what, you’re right: dying alone would have sucked.” I LIVE FOR THESE SEASON 2 PARALLELS

Real talk though: I may not ship them romantically but Lindsey and Richard have hella good chemistry and Raven and Murphy’s scenes together always pop so this is a GREAT sign for 5x04

“Just breathe” Bellamy Blake is the daddest dad to ever dad you heard it here first

BELLAMY AND EMORI BELLAMY AND EMORI BELLAMY AND EMORI

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A SMILE MORE BRIGHT

“She’s just a kid.” Bellamy, this is the most on brand thing you have ever said.

“Bellamy. Clarke knew you would come.” CUE MY SCREAMING AND FLAILING HOLY F UCK I KNEW I WAS GOING TO DIE WHEN MADI AND BELLAMY MET BUT THE FACT THAT SHE RECOGNIZED HIM ENOUGH FROM CLARKE’S DRAWINGS (and JUST him) OH MY GOD. This is the fanfic meeting of my dreams.

Madi: *grabs Bellamy’s hand* Me: *dies*

“Madi ... no.” “Madi, no.” I LOVE TWO SOULMATES

“I won’t let anything happen to Clarke. I promise.” Even after all this time he’s always looking out for her. And Madi just trusts him. So easily. Ugh my heart.

BELLAMY STEPPING OUT OF THE HEADLIGHTS LIKE AN ANGEL. BELLAMY HOLDING UP THE BEST DAD IN THE UNIVERSE MUG. BELLAMY BARGAINING FOR CLARKE’S LIFE. BELLAMY HOLDING CHARMAINE’S ARMY AGAINST HER. BELLAMY PERFECTLY BALANCING THE HEAD AND THE HEART. BELLAMY.

i’m turned on

Let’s be honest though that “Best Dad in the Universe Mug” is the MVP of the show for sure. That mug has singlehandedly carried the whole season. Riley who? Nothing but respect for my new fav character.

No offense but Clarke immediately dissolving into tears on the floor at the sight of Bellamy is highkey relatable. Me too bitch the fuck

SHE.

IS.

BOOM OUT MOTHERFUCKER

okay okay okay I gotta backtrack though because when Bellamy says those words he is literally JUST staring at Clarke, right into her eyes. Because those words were not for Charmaine, they were for Clarke. So she would know just how important she is to him. So she knows that, even though they have aged, their connection has not. I mean, fuck.

THIS EPISODE WAS SO FREAKING EPIC GUYS. IT WAS POSSIBLY EVEN BETTER ON REWATCH. IT WAS JUST SO GOOD.

And 5x04 is gonna kill us all so expect some WORDS from me next week. Byeeeeeeee

#the 100 #bellarke #bellamy blake #the 100 5x03 #the 100 sleeping giants #posts by moi #the 100 highlights series

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I have a brother 10 years older than me and a younger brother and sister 5 and 7 years younger than me respectively. I call the older by his name, and also “dude” a lot. You know those twisty metal puzzles you have to figure out how to take apart or put back together, like puzzle rings and shit? He can do those in seconds without even thinking about it, like, idly while talking to you. He’s a daredevil bombs and blades tinkerer, and a practical joker. Once he told me he was getting out of the lake because it was noon and that’s when the sun shone straight down to the bottom and woke IT up, and then got out and snuck halfway around the lake to climb back in and swim up from underneath me to wrap a hand around my ankle and suddenly yank me down about ten feet at an angle toward the center of the lake. He went to jail for building a bomb, it’s a good thing they never found his other homemade weapons, like arrows with exploding tips, or the underslung potato gun mounted to the frame of his car. And I SAY potato gun but I saw him use his tester model to launch a wad of duct tape through a truck camper shell at the junk yard in the R&D phase, and he use to load it with a wad of something for batting topped by a snapple cap and a handfull of roofing nails and disintegrate mail boxes with it. He is a good wood sculptor and has a surprisingly delicate yet raw style when drawing with charcoal or graphite. He can take apart and put together almost anything. I could just write a whole book about his antics.

With my younger brother it’s mostly his name and “dude” quite often. Every once in a while, I will call him bro, or brother, but usually when I am low-key reinforcing our age difference. Like if he thought mom would react one way to something, but I had seen her reaction to that same thing before he was born or whatever, like, brother, I’ve known her longer. He is one of two people I know personally who may be legit geniuses. He used to play video games in the early 90′s by hacking their code and modding them - I’d walk in and he’d be 12 years old like “Instead of cannon balls, I made the cannon shoot cows that bounce around randomly a few times and explode, and I’m trying to make it so that each time a cow bounces, it spawns another bouncing cow bomb”. He has a… I want to say a Masters in Physics. His math teacher in high school tried to hold his interest by having him teach the first 15 minutes of each class. Once when the rest of us siblings were all standing around talking about sneaking out of the house, we asked if he ever did and he was like “why would I sneak out in the middle of the night… that’s when I sleep.” Now he’s a very mellow polyamorous hacker who brews his own beer and “isn’t allowed to tell you where I work, it’s so silly”

Our youngest I call by her name, and dude a fair amount, and a combination of the word sister and her name (like if her name was Brittany I would call her Sisttany) I do call her sister more than I use brother for my fraternals, but she calls us all brother quite a bit. I think there are some complex reasons for that, but it boils down to her having been teased terribly and given a very hard time growing up by us, her brothers, who had a certain alliance against her. Of course by now we’re forced to admit that she is awesome and special and maybe the best of all of us. Certainly the coolest. Like, my younger brother is hella cool on paper, but when you’re in a room with him, he’s a little.. the only way he pulls it off is by truly not giving a fuck if people think he’s cool, which, as we all know, instantly awards coolness to whatever you’ve got going. On the other hand, when my sister is in a room, people laugh when she decides something is funny. Someone else is often making the decisions, but everyone only agrees to go along with them if sheagrees with them. She’s not wearing those clothes because they are cool, those clothes are cool because she’s wearing them, Once she worked at the same hotel I did for a while, and I asked her what she thought of it, and she said “I only ever want to work in a hotel again if I OWN it”. She was 19. She once knocked out her (now ex) boyfriend for forcefully taking his car keys away from her too roughly when he’d been drinking. He realized what he’d done too late to save him and she pulled him down from the fence he was climbing to get away from her so she could lay him out. She ran her own business for a while doing marketing stuff for publications and wineries and things, but she felt she was working too hard for the return she was seeing, and now she works for some firm overseeing the people who manage their social media or something.

And then there’s me, the Bard of the group, basically. I travel around on lots of adventures (I was arrested by the US airforce in Germany, I got stuck in England for a summer when they took my passport away from me at Heathrow - I stayed at a circus school with a few of the circus students who had no real home to go back to for the summer, and I put together a circus busking group with some of them and that’s how I made enough money to eat every day.) I used to write and produce full length comedies for the stage. I was SO sure I was going to be a con-artist, so I studied slight of hand and magic ( I ran a crooked poker game at recess) but as a young adult, when I picked my first pocket, I found I had no taste for stealing from real people (I’ll fuck up Coke any day, where’s Amazon’s pocket? Side note: I tapped the guy on his shoulder and handed his wallet back to him and said “I think you dropped this” and never picked a pocket again, but I can still do some pretty interesting stuff with cards and coins and things, Juggle knives and torches. that sort of stuff). Anyway, I adventure, and I write songs and stories, and my siblings mostly call me by my name, and very occasionally, dude. Also, my origins are steeped in mystery and my siblings are actually my cousins by blood, but that’s another story. Okay, here is that story.

My Grandmother was left-handed and the reason I love cooking and definitely some kind of Being. Her title was The Grandma. She had 4 great grandchildren by the time she died, and so her daughters became Grandma, but she was THE Grandma. She had this way about her, like she was incredibly present, but also paying attention to everything in the whole world. And then sometimes (notably when you fucked up) it was like she pulled her attention off all those things and put the whole thing on you; it was very unsettling. And she had the Voice, which she almost never used.

The last time Grandma traveled on an airplane with us, we were going though security and she couldn’t go through the metal detectors because by then she couldn’t get out of the wheelchair for longer than twenty seconds at a time. The TSA agent said she was going to search her or pat her down instead, and reached for my Grandmother. And Grandmother said, in the Voice

“Don’t touch The Grandma”

The TSA agent blinked and looked at grandma’s eldest daughter (a celtic witch if ever there was one) who merely shrugged and said “…don’t touch the grandma”.

TSAgent hesitated as if about to reach forward and insist, thought better of it, called TSA Supervisor over. TSA Supervisor explained everything to The Grandma - it’s just a quick pat-down, everybody who can’t go through the detectors has it done, they won’t even ask her to stand - and then reached forward to pat down my grandmother

“Don’t. Touch. The Grandma”

TSA Supervisor’s hands stopped as if hitting glass. She looked confusedly back and forth between the TSA agent and my grandmother for a second, and then the confusion left her face and she stepped aside, looked at the TSA agent and said “Don’t touch the Grandma” and waived us through security. They didn’t even scan the rest of us

It’s a shame she couldn’t fly anymore after that, she loved to fly; when her first husband died, she married P, a WW2 B52 crewman who taught her to pilot small planes, and they would fly up and down the coast to any cities they wanted to visit - she knew the West Coast in a way few people do.

One morning in the deserts of Nevada a year after P’s death she woke me up and said “get dressed, were going to into town to the casino; P visited me in a dream last night and told me I’d win a video poker jackpot with a royal flush today” and we drove into town so she could spend fifteen minutes playing video poker. I say fifteen minutes, because after fifteen minutes she hit her jackpot with a royal flush in hearts, and we went back home.

She used to sit in her chair in her living room with her back to the kitchen wall, and I’d go to leave the kitchen and I’d hear her from the other room “don’t you leave my kitchen mat like that” and I’d look over my shoulder at the mat in front of the sink, and sure enough, it would be all rumpled up; sorry grandma.

Grandma and I shared a birthmark, a red stain I won’t describe fully. And my grandmother and I were both adopted. Let me explain.

My Grandmother was adopted by a nice family.

And then that family all died, and she was adopted AGAIN.

She grew up and married a man whose Irish father I am named after: K, who came here from Ireland to work the Alaskan gold rush. She and her husband lived with his father K for a while, and this is a story about that:

Every Sunday. great grandpa K would go off on his own for a couple hours to “walk in the woods”. Grandma followed him one day. K walked into the woods, packed a pipe, sat down with his back to a tree, and took a small handful of nuts and seeds and fruits and leaves out of his shirt pocket. He scattered them around. Soon, as if expecting him, several animals came and helped themselves. The squirrels climbed all over him, on his head even. The raccoons sat in his lap. The birds sat on his knees and shoulders and in his beard and peered into his face. The deer checked his jacket for more snacks. After they hung out for about an hour, they all went on their way. Then K smoked his pipe and went home.

Grandma and K’s son had 5 kids.

One died as a child.

The eldest became an ER nurse and a savant witch. She would never admit she is a witch, but there’s a horseshoe over her door (not the front door, mind you, but the door she actually uses) and she’s the one who taught me to always leave a single spider in your house when you clean. She has a natural way with plants and animals - the deer eat everything but her herb garden, which isn’t even fenced. This year one of them stayed in her backyard for nearly two months raising twins to be big enough to take back to the herd. She recognizes the individual squirrels and birds in her yard and knows their personalities and habits and things about their families. And of course as an ER and ICU nurse, she’s a hell of a healer.

The youngest was a witch, but sadly neglected, remained immature. Still, she had talents. She could fool people and make them laugh as easy as breathing, like some kind of glamour. Every long line of strangers she ever waited in became a party among friends. Could literally smell if you were lying to her. As in, she’d lean close and take a couple deep sniffs and then be like “Nope. Tell me, where did you really go after school?”

The only brother became a wandering holy man of sorts. Used to hitch-hike around the country in robes and junk, with a small, like, cult; then he quit them to just grow his own holy experience. He died in his 30s.

And the middle sister was my mother. She was double jointed and very dyslexic, and everyone says she was incredibly gifted in many ways. She did intricate artwork in ink, fractal gardens and faux woodgrain that was made of salvador dali faces, stuff like that. She was self taught on the piano, used to just walk up to a piano and play songs she made up on the spot that sounded how she was feeling and little crowds would gather. Made her own exercise equipment. Could pick up an accent within minutes and become semi-conversational in days. She had me with a half Japanese guy in the Air Force (he didn’t stick around). Then when I was about three, she sent me to live with her eldest sister, because her life got too, ah, interesting. Like, her partner had a hit put out on them. It wasn’t safe for me. By the time I was six it all caught up with her, and she died in an accident when she jumped out of the passenger side of a car and tried to run away as it stopped at a red light.

That’s when her eldest sister adopted me. The paperwork was messed up and my name is different on my birth certificate, my SS card, and my ID. Then, the person who filled out the “messed up” paperwork was fired, but I’m still a mystery to the bureaucratic world.

So here I am, same birthmark as my psychic grandmother, orphaned son of a savant creative criminal and a Japanese-American soldier, named after my Irish, gold hoarding, bearded, pipe-smoking beastmaster great-grandsire; raised by a celtic witch, hidden away from the official world. Sometimes I feel like all those hero origin stories are trying to call me out of hiding. More about my adventures soon.

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flames-bring-a-ton-of-ash · 6 years

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Hey! I’ve just got a quick question, if you don’t mind? Do you have any advice for a writer who’s been a fan of TWD for a while, but has just know gotten started on writing TWD fanfics? Like, how to go about getting my work out there? Getting people to read it? I’ve written short stories and imagines for another group I’m part of, but for some reason, I’m nervous about joining the fanfic writers group for TWD...Thanks, in advance. And, love your writing!

Hello! Congrats on starting to write TWD fics! We always need more writers to give us some amazing fics! :D And thank you for taking the time to read my writing (and enjoying it)!!!

Let me start by saying that it is SO normal to feel nervous! Hell, I’ve been writing for the TWD fandom for 2 1/2 years and I still get nervous anytime I post something new. Being nervous means you care and are doing something outside your comfort zone, which means you’re pushing yourself to grow. I think it takes a lot of courage to branch out and start writing for a new fandom, and I’m proud of you for doing so!

Tbh, I’m not sure if there’s a surefire way to get readers...there are things that can help get your fics out there a bit, but people are unpredictable, so there’s never a for certain way to make people read something lol. A few potentially helpful tips are:

1. Post on multiple sites. I personally post my fics on tumblr, FFnet, Ao3, and Wattpad. Some sites have more interaction than others, but I’m able to reach unique readers on each of the sites, which is really cool to me.

2. On tumblr, use a bunch of hashtags. I’d take a look at some of the hashtags other people put on their fics. You can also check out the tags I have at the bottom of my fics, for a reference, if you want. It helps make your fics more searchable :)

3. Use a bunch of tags on Ao3 (if you post there). The more tags that relate to your story, the more likely people are to see it when they’re looking for particular tropes/kinks/characters/ships/etc.

4. It might take some time for people to gravitate towards your blog/fics. Some people might hit the jackpot overnight with a new fic and get tons of readers. Other people have been writing fics for years and have a smaller group of dedicated readers. Also, certain characters/ships are just gonna have more readers interested, and that’s a-okay! If you want to write a certain character or ship, then do so, regardless of the “popularity” of said character/ship! If you just want a higher number of readers, I guess look at which characters/ships are most “popular” at the moment?

5. Most importantly: please please PLEASE don’t fall into the mentality that more notes/readers equals better writing. It doesn’t. When you let yourself get caught up in the numbers, you lose the fun and passion. Yes, we write for free and would love feedback as “payment”, but also, people are reading for free and not getting paid to leave responses. No one is obligated to read/write/comment on anything, and when you accept that and just keep chugging along happily, it makes things so much less stressful.

Also, this is totally my opinion, but one thing I’d say not to do is asking specific people to read your fic (unless you know them well or they’ve sent their fics to you or said you can send/tag them in stuff). I get that it can be helpful to send out messages to random people in the fandom saying you wrote a thing, and if you want to do that then no one is stopping you, but it can feel (at least for me) a bit awkward to have someone say, “Here’s this fic I wrote, can you read it?” (esp when I’ve never really talked to them before) because I’m of the firm belief that no one should ever feel pressured or like they “have” to read something.

Another personal “don’t” of mine is whining publicly about a lack of readers. I’m sure you’ve seen this at least once, with an author expecting certain people to read their stuff or expecting a certain amount of notes/interaction, or else they manipulate and gaslight readers into feeling guilty for not reading their stuff. It’s such an unhealthy way to look at things, and honestly, negativity turns people off. Be proud of your writing, and people will be intrigued and want to check it out.If you love writing, and showcase that love and passion and are positive in your posts and interaction with others, your people will find you, I promise. It might not be in huge quantities (though who knows!) but hey, even if your fics make one person’s day brighter, that’s still pretty friggin awesome!

#this started as tips and turned into a rant #whoops XD #Anonymous

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Ah, Valentine's Day

[[ The day people share love for one another, be it platonic, romantic or any other types of love. while I the mun do not really like Valentine’s Day like that, I want to just say a couple of things that deal with Jackie Chan Adventures, so this might be touchy-feely:

I want to start with my most talked about characters, the J-Team. I love their dynamic; teamwork, arguments, differences and essential character builds and how they grow to care for one another. The funny times are always the best kinds of times to me. While each member may not be blood related and come from different places and pasts, they are still able to get the job done and defeat the greater evil. There’s the caring attitude towards one another where they will fight to save the other and essentially put their own life on the line if anyone fights them i’m fighting them

Then there’s the Enforcers. They are one of my favorite ride-or-die cartoon buddies of all time. I love ‘em to death! They win and lose together and have great bonding moments. They grow and learn from their mistakes (sometimes through bruises). If one doesn’t like something, they all don’t like it. if a character tries to disrespect them i will fight them. They have flaws as villains and yet, still have some heroic qualities and aren’t as harmless as a demon. They aren’t the best fighters but will still attempt to do some damage if someone tries to come after one of them. Finn, Ratso and Chow have helped me see that villains can be cool people. They are like the middle men. Yeah they did bad, but I also kinda feel bad for them bc of how shitty a majority of their magical masters were to them. Like these guys have been through so much, they need a raise from life for going so far. That, and I’d totally hang out with them at the cafe for donuts and coffee. ^_^

Finally to the villains. I like Tarakudo and his respectfulness towards others, even if they aren’t on the same side as him. He is also a cool villain i wish there was more of him in the series, like a part two of Ninja Twilight. He’s pretty convincing on getting people to put on masks and have their own army of shadowkhan. Like if I had come across a mask and Tarakudo was there egging me on, I most likely would’ve done so XD. I love how calculated he is and how he knows what he’s doing, how to do it and the events that follow if things look like they will head south. I like how he doesn’t boss the Enforcers around as much as the other villains which honestly is a relief. out of all the main bad guys daolon wong and i are going to box That joke he made about the drums and cymbals was simply brilliant. His dry-humor is funny. Tarakudo is just so awesome man :)

My second is Drago. When I first saw him, I’m gonna admit it; he is attractive but practically everything else he did was a huuuge no for me and discredited him quite a lot. Over the years, I’ve come to realize how… clever and smart Drago is. He’s done some growing on me, so much in fact I enjoy teasing him sometimes a lot of times. Now don’t get me wrong; Drago still is a villain, has flaws and unanswered questions whos da mommy but still, he’s quite the formidable demon we still gotta to fight on account of the enforcers tho. I can respect him for that the only thing I wished for drago to do is to think ahead before marching in hands blazing and getting mad when his plan epically fails Before I didn’t think much of him, but now I see how determined he was to make a name for himself. He’s changed tactics so many times; went solo for a while, moved HQs, fired the Enforcers while i was sad at this if Drago wants to have a better chance of taking over the world he cant use them as henchman, got all the demon chi, attacked Uncle’s shop etc. The only thing that still gets me is Drago’s puns no like Drago why

Now on me.

Jackie Chan Adventures first premiered when I was waaaaay too young to remember much, so I’ll be speaking from the first time I re-watched it on Netflix in the summertime, when I was 12. Like what made me want to visit the show again was a short funny memory of when I was maybe 5 seeing a rerun of Jackie run down the side of the breaking building (Tough Break) on the Kids WB network and I remember I laughed uncontrollably at the TV. Somehow, this popped into my head when I saw the JCA cover for Netflix, which made me start the first episode.

At that age, I was pretty impressionable, naive and painfully shy. A good part of my life was spent being by myself because I got bullied a lot. It was pretty terrible. I didn’t know much about the outside world, how to interact with people and got culture shocked a lot. As a result, I was a pretty close-minded and ignorant kid fed knowledge about the world and the people from my parents (mainly mother) who are superstitious and biased about a lot of stuff and believed it. That all changed when I finished Jackie Chan Adventures (though it took a while for me to teach myself to unlearn the wrong things I believed). While I may have not learned about how to open up and how to interact with people, I learned so much like history, mythology, other countries and their cultures in it. This either came from the show directly, through my own research and sometimes both. My brothers were with me and dealt with similar issues when it come to school, so it was always fun to talk to about what one discovered from the show.

For me, watching Jackie Chan Adventures is kinda like how people describe reading; it was a new experience that probed me to ask questions about the world and be curious about the things I didn’t know, like other languages, countries, people and cultures. In a way, it made me feel proud of my own heritage, even though JCA and I have… different cultural backgrounds, I say. The mythology is soooo interesting to me. I would get lost in hours of surfing on the internet of chi, the Chinese Zodiac, the Bagua etc just because I wanted to know more! When I was younger, I used to read a lot of mythology but I got picked on a lot for it, so I stopped. But seeing JCA again has greatly re-awakened it.

Last but not least, I have a never-ending love for the friends and RPers I’ve met online, even the ones that have moved on and are long gone. You guys are literally the greatest! You guys put up with me in my bad times, my good times, when I went ghost and most likely all the annoying times of blowing up your timeline for no reason. It’s lonely being the only one in my real life into JCA, so it’s nice to see other people’s views, sharing brilliant ideas, the interesting theories, the OCs, videos, cool memes, great screencaps, RPs, jokes, amazing artwork, awesome fanfics and so much more across the Internet. I had honestly thought I was the only one who knew about JCA, so I can say that I’ve really hit the jackpot online! It’s so fun having Jackie RP with you guys and witnessing the shenanigans come from it. :D

Now it might annoy some how much and how frequently I talk about JCA and how it seems like I’m annoying and I never shut up about it but I don’t care! i mean this is an ask jackie chan blog which serves as my main soooo. If someone gotta problem with me expressing myself and what I love online, then they can come fucking fight me! JCA has saved a special place in my heart and I doubt it’ll ever go away soon.

That is all :D ]]

#ookf #out of kung fu #mun speaks #muns thoughts #long post #mun stuff #jackie chan adventures

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comments-on-kai · 7 years

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[NAVER TVCAST] This is the Dancing Line of a Real Man!

Translated by theMoonDreamer_ @ Twitter (please credit if reposting elsewhere)

[+2280,-79] Jongin-ah I love you ㅠㅠ [+1924,-75] KAI-ya ❤️❤️❤️ love you let's last forever❤️❤️❤️ [+1839,-87] Jongin-ah just do whatever you want to do [+1721,-60] That's right Jongin you're the best...you own everything [+1625,-48] Wow...KAI is daebak!! So cool [+1554,-50] KAI-nim dance is real respect respect respect [+1415,-37] Supporting Taemin KAI's friendship [+1353,-42] Our Kim Jongin KimKai KAI-ya I love you todays too ❤️ [+1260,-40] Our Jongin-ie ㅠㅠㅠㅠ gosh so proud of you ❤️ [+864,-19] Jongin-ah ㅜㅜㅜㅜ EXO KAI ㅜㅜㅜㅜ this is daebak ㅜㅜㅜㅜ [+812,-16] His dancing line is really pretty [+781,-17] He's really good at dancing... [+721,-17] I had chillsㅜㅜㅜㅠ [+265,-8] I think I know now why people keep going about EXO KAI,EXO KAI.. He's powerful (When he's dancing) and his speed is no joke, he changes his movement so quickly yet remains so stable [+224,-3] I always feel this about KAI but he's REALLY great at dancing...

- he dances so goodㄷㄷ;; I think as time goes KAI just gets even better at dancing - wow..I have zero interest in idols so this was my first time seeing KAI dance...he's really good!! I think I know now why EXO has so many fans...even as someone who knows nothing about dance I could see that he's dancing so well with his own feel to it - EXO KAI is really the best..I think he was a person who was born so that he could dance - Wow KAI's dance is really daebak...as expected he's not the center of EXO for no reason he was dancing like his body would break.. seriously - Our teddy bear who was actually so nervous...but yet he still did so wellㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ - I've always known EXO KAI's dancing lines are pretty but I've newly realized how good he really is with his control of speed wow -Our Jongin speaks so sweetly & calmlyㅠㅠㅠ but when he dances his expression completely changes & he danced casually & then bamm so powerfully...he's the coolestㅠㅠㅠ - he's the real HotBody that body is really awesome - KAI is sexy whatever he does..maybe it was because they shot this for long hours? even when his stubble appeared for a bit he was really sexyㅋㅋ - it wasn't even me who danced but I'm the one who felt proud of all the reactions Jongin-ah you're the best - EXO KAI is really handsome...he's tall & is just HOT - how amazing KAI is as dancer is a fact that EVERYBODY should know - I didn't know about KAI and now thanks to Daniel he's in my line of vision- no wonder Daniel talked about him~ he has such a good voice and so good at dancing, and he has this masculine coolness vibe emanating from him~ - when he said "let's do it separately" it was my heart that got separated... - KAI reminds me of Lee Minho - I thought EXO KAI is really handsome but turns out he dances really well too - as expected KAI dances really well but he had a very attractive speaking voice too? - kyaa as expected KAI's dancing lines are unrivalled even his expression are soo cool~ I'm Wanna One Kang Daniel's fan & he says KAI Sunbaenim is his role model my wish is that one day Daniel will get to do a joined stage with KAI - I feel so proud..everybody this boy is our EXO's Centerㅋㅋㅋ (showing off) - KAI's image when he was sitting down just talking & when he was dancing was SO different ㄷㄷㄷ and at first I confusedly thought it's the trend for school uniform nowadays to wear pants that are shorterㅠㅠㅠ how long is his legs?? - I'll be honest I think amongst idols nobody dances as well as this guy does - KAI dances really fluidly this is daebak - KAI..please make more tv appearance - At first I felt like KAI's pants were too short but turns out it was just that his legs were too long ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ - he's not my style but why are my eyes keep going to him!! Your dancing lines are too good KAI-ya. I only knew of EXO but finally now I know about your existence. Seems like I need to go to Youtube & search for your videos - he is our EXO's Forever Center..Jongin-ah so proud of you everybody was so surprised when he was dancing ㅎㅎㅎㅎ - KAI is too cool. When he dances he goes...but when he's speaking he seems really mild too - he had a different force to him ever since MAMA era...he wasn't the Teaser King for no reason - I'm a fan of Samuel..today all of us Samuel fans were so touched by KAI-nim's one word of warmth ♡♡♡♡ your skills,your personality..KAI-nim who lacks nothing!I fell for youㅜㅜ Such a thankful person I hope Muel also becomes a great singer like KAI Sunbaenim ♡ Thank you KAI-nim~ why you gain a lot as you go through the path of a trendy singer and & hit more jackpots in your life!!♡♡ - when KAI dances his expression is the highlight and so cool how he's just spilling with confidence - so proud our Jongin-ie even went to #1 on real-time search! the best! - if you watch this video you'll know why the experts of the dancing world always pick KAI as one of the best - I don't have that big of an interest in EXO but recently I happened to watch EXO dancing by chance and I was so surprised,and of course amongst all of them I felt that KAI was definitely the best - I'm Daniel's fan and because he mentioned EXO KAI-nim is his role model so I watched today's episode...KAI-nim was soooo cool~~~ Your dance,expressions and looks are all Daebakㅎㅎ I enjoyed watching it..and I searched up the meaning of KoKoBop..it's really goodㅋ - really seriously daebak dances so well Good! watched this & fell for KAI - knew he's great at dancing but was surprised one more time...he was dancing so very coolly & it looked so great. The special killer smile that happens when dancing it was the first time I saw it again after DBSK Yunho - he's really swift he's quite tall how he could be so nimble? EXO KAI the best - but his longs are really long KAI was the only one who had his pants up to his calves wow - I watched this because of our Daniel..wow I'm this close to fall for you..please give a lot of love to your Hoobae^^ - even as a non-fan I got fluttered because of KAIㅠㅠ - KAI's dance is really undeniable ㅠㅠ I had no idea dancing could like such a beautiful art...his dancing line is beautiful & his body is beautiful too ㅠㅠ so many idols picked him as a role model, I think I know why. He's all shy when talking but when he dances.. the aura of a Master of Performance is ㅎㄷㄷ especially it was Deep Breath I watched that and was in shock..it was just Art - lol yesterday while watching this the ladies in my house were all in havoc saying KAI is so cool ㅋㅋ looking at the Best Comment so KAI's real name is Jongin apparently - even as guy I could admit KAI is really cool... the glitter in his eyes is just different

#kai #exo #kim jongin #kimjongin #nini #kimkai #happy together #exotranslations #commentsonKAI #this is the REAL public reaction not that shitty antis-dominated nate hate article on nbuzz duhh

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Barefoot Love

Part 1

It was a slow day at the comic book store. Mark Dobler sat behind the

counter, incredibly bored. Usually, there was a pretty good flow of customer

traffic, due to the store’s location just a couple of blocks from the Midwestern

State University campus. Not today, though. The only other person in the store

was an annoying guy named Theo. Theo was the type to hang out in the store for

hours, ranting about his latest comic book obsession or hatred. Mark enjoyed

comics, but he couldn’t stand the really hardcore fanatics. Mark knew that there

was a world outside those four-color pages, a distinction guys like Theo didn’t seem

to comprehend. Still, Theo usually bought something eventually, so it wasn’t worth

it to kick him out of the store.

Theo had just started another tirade about why some superhero book now

“sucked”, though it used to be “cool,” when the door opened, and Mark looked over

to it, glad to see some other face. It turned out to be better than he expected. It was

a woman. Any female was a rare enough sight in a comic shop, but this one was

pretty cute, to boot. She had a sort of shy, but sexy, librarian look. A girl who had

brains and beauty, but just didn’t realize how hot she really was. Mark could see

her hotness immediately, but then again, he was always fond of girls of her type. As

his eyes quickly scanned her attractive shape, he stopped when he came to her feet.

He would have assumed she would wear practical, but unremarkable shoes. Instead,

she was barefoot, and she had no shoes in sight. Mark was immediately interested.

He liked sexy librarians, but he really liked barefoot girls.

“Hi. Do you need help finding anything,” Mark called out.

“No. Just looking,” she answered. She turned toward one of the racks, and

started to scan the newest releases.

Mark desperately wanted to know more about this girl, but he didn’t want to

act like a creep or a weirdo. She was there to look at comics, not get hit on. He tried

to play it cool, but he couldn’t help checking her out. She had her back to him, but

he could see that she was absent mindedly wiggling her toes. He was riveted as she

raised her left foot and rubbed the sole against her other leg, as if scratching a minor

itch. She kept her knee crooked, her toes touching the floor, while leaving her sole

fully displayed. Mark couldn’t tear his eyes away from the wrinkled sole, as he

absorbed all the details of its smoothness and shapeliness. For all its aesthetic beauty,

he could also see the wonderful toughness of her sole, and he loved the fact that there

was a thin layer of dirt over the whole surface. This was a woman who went

barefoot a lot. He wondered if she was a member of the barefoot sorority. Mark had

seen Beta Gammas around campus, and had even once made a clumsy attempt to

hook up with one of them, but he’d never seen one in the store before. Mark started

to get a little excited, discreetly adjusting himself. He had to keep it cool. He was

at work for fuck’s sake!

“Hey, you should kick her out for not wearing shoes,” Theo whispered,

snapping Mark out of his trance.

“Chill out, man. There’s no law against it. We don’t even have a sign,”

Mark growled, extremely annoyed with Theo at that moment. Theo sniffed

indignantly, but headed over to the back issue bins without further comment.

The girl suddenly turned and walked toward the counter. The crotch of

Mark’s pants got a little tighter watching her gorgeous toes grip the floor as she

silently padded over. She leaned on the counter and flashed a sheepish smile.

“Do you have anything, with less, um, testosterone?” she asked. Damn,

her face was great, too. She was no supermodel, she was just real, and as far as

Mark was concerned, she was absolutely stunning. To hell with what anyone else

might think of her.

Mark thought fast, and took a chance. “I think we might have something.

It’s kind of ‘adult’, so we keep it behind the counter. Don’t want the second

graders or the soccer moms to see it.” He rummaged around a stack of comics.

Hopefully it hadn’t been sold. Then he found it. Jackpot! He handed it to her with

a triumphant smile. He secretly hoped he hadn’t presumed too much.

“This is a pretty good book. The main character is female, and it’s not

macho superhero stuff,” Mark made the pitch, then added, “Plus, she goes barefoot

all the time, and it’s a big part of the character. I, uh, noticed that you were barefoot,

so I thought it might interest you.”

She flashed an awesome smile, and Mark knew his gamble had paid off.

She looked at the cover, and then flipped through the book. “Mara, huh? Nice

artwork. I’ll take it,” she said.

Mark rang it up and gave her her change. “There’s some more volumes we

can probably get if you like it.”

“Cool. I’ll keep that in mind,” she answered. “You have a nice shop.” Mark

watched the tough, mildly dirty and utterly gorgeous bare feet walk to the door. He

stared at the door a long moment after she had gone.

“At least the dirty hippy bought something,” Theo sneered from the back of

the store. Mark ignored him. He turned to the computer to do some searching. He had

to track down some copies of those other Mara books. He sure hoped she came back.

Part 2

Lena Graves lay on her bed, her perpetually bare feet waving in the air behind

her. She was eagerly reading the new comic she had bought. The character of Mara

was amazing. She was a real hardcore barefoot girl. Lena felt inspired. She gleefully

rubbed her soles against each other, so happy she had given up shoes and socks

completely.

There was knock at the door. Lena hopped up and opened it. It was Angie

Drake and Michelle Burton, two of Lena’s new friends from the Beta Gamma sorority.

They were, of course, also constantly barefoot, like all the sorority members.

“Hey, Lena. We’re going to catch a movie. You want to come?” Michelle

asked.

“Sure, just give me a minute to change clothes,” Lena said. She went to her

closet and started to pick through her outfits. At least she didn’t have to worry about

matching shoes.

Angie noticed the Mara book sitting on Lena’s bed. “What’re you reading?”

“Oh, it’s this awesome comic about a barefoot girl adventurer in kind of a

sci-fi fantasy world,” Lena told her excitedly. “I’m only about halfway through, but

it’s pretty good.”

“I didn’t know you were into comics,” Michelle said.

“Well, a little bit. I don’t have boxes and boxes of them,” Lena said, a little

embarrassed.

“It’s okay. There’s nothing wrong with it,” Michelle assured her. “You just

never said anything about it before.”

“Well, I guess it’s kind of geeky, so I didn’t mention it,” Lena admitted.

“It’s not that geeky. Actually, I think I’d like to borrow this Mara book after

you’re done, if you don’t mind,” Angie said.

“Oh, absolutely!” Lena grabbed a shirt from her closet and slipped it over

her head. “Hey, can I ask you guys something?”

“Of course. We’re all Beta Gamma sisters, right?” Michelle said.

“There was this really cute guy working at the comic shop. Do you think I

should just ask him out, or should I drop hints to get him to ask me?”

“I would just ask him,” Angie said. “Don’t mess around. Just cut to the chase.

“I’m with Angie. Go for it,” Michelle agreed.

“That’s what I was thinking, too, but I’ve never actually asked a guy out

before,” Lena confessed.

“You know, a few weeks ago I would have been kind of shy about it, too,”

Angie said. “But since I joined Beta Gamma, I feel a lot more self confident. Not

just my feet are free now, but the rest of me is, too.”

“I feel that way, too,” Michelle said. “I mean, I’ve asked guys out before,

but since I became a Beta Gamma, my confidence is way up.”

“Remember a month ago, when both of us were afraid to even show our bare

feet to other people?” Angie said.

“Yeah, now I hardly think anything of it,” Lena chuckled.

“That’s right, girl. If you can walk through the world barefoot, you can ask

some guy out on a date,” Michelle said.

“I’m going to do it!” Lena affirmed.

Part 3

The next day, Mark was back behind the counter at the comic store. Every

time the door opened, he eagerly hoped it would be the barefoot girl, but so far, no

luck. At least Theo hadn’t been around. Mark had even had a dream about the

barefoot girl last night, a very pleasant dream. He sighed as he thought about it.

Then, the door opened again, and Mark looked over, bracing for disappointment.

Yes! It was her. She smiled and he smiled back. She was a little more dressed up

today, nicely accentuating her curves. Most importantly, though, she was still barefoot.

“Hi, there. Welcome back. Did you enjoy that book?” Mark asked.

“Very much. Thanks for the recommendation,” she said. She padded right

over to the counter. Damn, those bare feet were nice!

“I went ahead and ordered the other Mara volumes, just in case you would

want them. No obligation, of course,” Mark said

“Great. I’ll take them,” she said, batting her eyes. Was she flirting with him?

Mark’s pants started to feel tight again.

“Cool, uh, they’ll be here in a couple of days,” Mark managed to get out.

“Sounds good. My name’s Lena, by the way. What’s yours?” She leaned in

closer to him, placing her elbows on the counter, and resting her chin on her hands.

“Mark,” he said, keeping his cool. She had to be flirting with him. If this was

another dream, he didn’t want to wake up. “Lena’s a nice name. I like it.”

“Thanks. Mark’s a good name, too. Can I ask you a question?” she said, coyly.

“Sure, go ahead.”

“Do you have a girlfriend?”

“No, not currently.”

“Well, then, would you like to go out with me this weekend?” she purred.

Mark was so thrilled, he nearly hit the ceiling. “Yeah, that sounds great,” he

was able to say.

“Friday at seven okay with you?”

“Perfect.”

She reached into her pocket and pulled out a slip of paper. “Here’s my number.

Give me a call tonight.”

“Will do,” he confirmed.

“Talk to you then,”she said, and headed for the door. Mark watched her go,

fixated on those gorgeous soles. After she was gone, he let out a deep breath. He

was going out with Lena, the gorgeous barefoot girl, and she had put the moves on

him! Could this week get any better?

Outside, Lena felt like she was ten feet tall. She had never been so bold with

a guy before, and it had turned out great. And it was all thanks to the confidence

her bare feet gave her. Life was good when a girl was free of shoes and socks!

Part 4

Friday night, Lena looked herself over in the mirror. Angie and Michelle had

helped her pick out a new outfit the day before; a lime green t-shirt style blouse, a

lightweight black sweater and a knee length black skirt. Lena thought she looked pretty

good. For her feet, she had chosen some classy barefoot sandals, which were really

just a strap which wrapped around the ankle, over the instep and looped over her second

toe. The sole was left completely bare, as she wouldn’t have it any other way. Lena

normally wouldn’t have bothered with the barefoot sandals, but she didn’t want anything

to screw up this night, especially not some pushy restaurant manager or waiter. The

strappy little things wouldn’t fool anyone on close inspection, but they would satisfy

a quick glance, which is all most people ever did.

Lena had also gone with an silver charm ankle bracelet on her left leg. The

little toe rings with stars on them adorning the middle toe of each foot completed the

look. Lena wiggled her toes with anticipation. She was all dressed up and had a place

to go.

There was a knock at the door, right on time. Lena gleefully skipped to the

door, but then got herself under control. She opened the door, leaning against the

frame and smiling seductively. Mark did a double take. He had thought Lena was

gorgeous the first time he saw her, but tonight she just looked amazing.

“Wow, you look great,” he said. “Oh, um, these are for you.” He handed her

a bouquet of roses he had brought.

“Thank you! They’re beautiful,” she said. “By the way, you look pretty great

yourself.” Mark blushed a bit. He had taken a little effort to look sharp in a nice dress

shirt and slacks, so he was glad she noticed. Lena put the roses in some water, then

grabbed her little clutch purse.

“Ready to go?” she purred.

“Absolutely,” he said. He offered her his arm, and she took it as they left the

apartment. Tonight, Mark felt like the luckiest guy alive.

Dinner went well. The restaurant was a little pricey for Mark’s budget, but

you only got one chance at a first date, and he wanted it to be special.

After, dinner, Lena and Mark had ended up walking around the Midwestern

State campus, just talking and enjoying each other’s company.

“So, anyway, I’m doing the part-time student thing, and working at the comic

shop. Next year, I’m hoping for a scholarship so I can take a few more classes,” Mark explained.

“That’s awesome. I’m sure you’ll get it,” Lena told him. She was really starting

to like Mark a lot, and she sensed he was feeling the same way about her. “Hey, let’s

sit for a minute.” She led him over to a little grassy hill. They sat directly on the grass,

though Lena was careful not to let her skirt ride up too much. She didn’t want to

appear too forward, at least not yet. She slipped off the barefoot sandals. “Don’t need these

anymore,” she said, stuffing the straps in her purse. “I prefer the all bare look anyway.”

“Yeah, me too,” Mark agreed. “Um, I mean, because you have very nice feet.”

“Thanks. I didn’t used to think so, but they’re starting to grow on me.”

“So, I’ve been wondering, did you just start doing the barefoot thing when you

joined the Beta Gammas, or did you do it before?”

“Oh, definitely before. I’ve always been a barefoot girl, though I appreciate it

even more since joining Beta Gamma. I grew up on a farm, and we were country,

but not redneck, if you know what I mean.”

He nodded.

She continued. “My parents split up when I was pretty young, though my dad

was around and always helped to support me. I lived with my mom on the farm, and

it was great, because she didn’t have to work. She had inherited a lot of farmland

from my grandparents, and we just lived off the rent that other farmers paid to use it.

That was perfect, because I think my mom hates shoes and socks more than anything.

Anytime she has to wear them, it puts her in a bad mood. Living in the country, and

not having to work, gave her the opportunity to go barefoot pretty much all the time.

We were far enough south that even winters weren’t too cold, so it was barefoot year

round. I just kind of followed in Mom’s footsteps. She couldn’t stand shoes, so she

wasn’t going to make her daughter wear those things.”

“Your mom sounds pretty cool,” Mark said.

“Yeah, she’s awesome. Whenever I would have friends over, she would say

things like ‘get those things off your feet and let them breathe’ or ‘if you wear shoes

too much, your feet will rot off.’ Just about everybody ended up barefoot at our

house, as you can probably imagine. I think that for Mom, even seeing other people

wear shoes and socks made her uncomfortable, especially in her own house.”

“That’s funny,” Mark said.

“Yeah, it is. So, anyway, I got to grow up pretty much shoe and sock free,

except for school, of course. I just thought that was the life. Then, when I was

fourteen, Mom and I were in town on a Saturday, getting some groceries. I was just

hanging out outside the store, barefoot of course, when this boy I kind of had a crush

on rode up on his bike. He saw me, and said ‘man, you really ought to cover up

those ugly country feet.’ I was devastated. You know, at that age, you’re so sensitive

to everything. So, after that, I tried to keep my feet covered up whenever I was around

other people. I still went barefoot all the time at home, but I just got shy about my

feet anywhere else.”

“That’s hard to believe, seeing you now,” Mark laughed.

“I know, right? It was the Beta Gammas that got me over it. My friend, Angie, especially. Now I’m loving showing off my feet.”

“I can tell. And by the way, that kid you had a crush on? He didn’t know

what the hell he was talking about.”

Lena blushed a bit. “Thanks. I can tell you’re a guy who appreciates feet.”

“You could say that. I’ve just always had this thing about barefoot girls,

especially the ones who do it in places where it’s not ‘normal.’ A barefoot girl is

strong, rebellious, sexy, innocent and vulnerable, all at the same time. It’s a

powerful mix,” Mark explained. “They’re a rare breed, and maybe that’s why

you’re so special.”

“What a wonderful thing to say,” Lena told him. She decided to take a

chance and leaned toward Mark, planting a passionate kiss directly on his mouth.

He didn’t pull away. In fact, he laid back on the ground, pulling her with him.

They held the kiss for a long time. Lena’s ever bare toes curled in delight.

Part 5

A couple of weeks had passed, and Mark and Lena had spent most of their

free time together since that first date. Today, they were in Mark’s apartment

watching a movie. Lena lay on the couch, her feet in Mark’s lap. He gently stroked

her feet, exploring every centimeter of their surface with his fingers, a slight bulge

developing in his pants. She closed her eyes in ecstasy. His touch felt so good.

She felt something stirring throughout her

body. Her eyes flew open. This was the day. She shifted her right foot away from

his hand and toward the bulge in his pants. Starting with the heel, she

worked the entire sole of her foot over his manhood. When she reached the toes,

she stopped, flexing them across the now rock hard appendage. He turned to her

and their eyes locked. The gleam he saw in her beautiful orbs told him that

something special was about to happen. Her nearly prehensile toes took hold of his

zipper, slowly pulling it down. Then, she plunged her toes inside his pants and

through the open fly of his boxers. Mark nearly hit the ceiling from the pleasure

of the flesh to flesh contact.

“What do you say we go to the bedroom?” Lena purred. Mark shot to his

feet, and helped her up. She hugged him, and wrapped her legs around his body.

They rolled onto his bed, frantically removing each other’s clothes.

“Have you done this before?” Lena breathed.

“A couple of times,” Mark replied. He was no stud, but he had a little success

with women in his nineteen years.

“I haven’t. But, I’m glad you’re going to be my first,” she smiled.

They made sweet, passionate love. Just as with their first kiss, feeling Mark

inside of her made Lena’s toes curl in sweet, blissful delight once again.

#barefoot sorority

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climaxstriker · 7 years

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What to do in the mean time. + Catharsis (More of a motive explaination)

OK. while we’re waiting for an AFAC update, let’s take this time to really think about how to make this plan work.

I know I’m being indecisive again. I am TRULY sorry because I feel like i’m jerking you guys around. Truth is I am. And I am not going to lie, I am nervous. Aaaand I bet you guys are too.

This isn’t me being scared of failing. This isn’t me losing confidence (Again).

This is me wanting to succeed with this plan and get Asriel’s soul back. I spent 6 months waiting for an opportunity, even longer looking for the soul. FINALLY, I have my chance to strike. I wanted to get that soul back since I played the game. Asriel’s self-sacrifice hit me hard, I didn’t cry but I wanted to. He deserved to have a good ending. He could’ve kept 1 soul and lived happily on the surface with Frisk and the friends they made. But he put all others above himself. He even let JERRY have a chance to live on the surface.......FUCKING JERRY!

If anyone deserves to have a soul, it’s him.

The true purpose of this plan isn’t so I can prank Chara, and it isn’t so I can save their world. I give 0 fucks about that. (Ok, maybe 1 or 2 fucks, tbh, I just wanted to sound cool but those were “Additional purposes.” I can’t think of a word for it.)

This plan was so I could do the one thing every True Pacifist player wanted to do since reaching that ending: Give Asriel a soul. That is my resolve.

*Remembering your resolve to fulfill your wish fills you with Determination.

*Remembering that while it’s possible the plan may not work, the fact that people will remember that you FOUND the soul in the first place and tried your best to get it back and that the only people you should listen to (If this doesn’t work) are the people who won’t hold that failure against you helps clear up all doubt in your heart and fills you with Bravery.

OK, now I’m done being emotional over a video game and webcomic. time to go into logic mode. (Cannot promise not to cry if this DOES work though)

To start, I want to review AFAC!Chara’s personality and what makes them tic.

What they feel, how they feel about others and how they feel about themself and use that to trick them into hugging Asriel. ANYTHING can be used. Remember, they are still drunk!

They made it clear that they have a sense of right and wrong.

They are disgusted with their own actions in the genocide arc and feel that they should be ashamed of what they’ve done.

They also feel that the world is broken with all the bad in the world.

They can’t see past all the bad in people, only exception being Frisk and Asriel.

They hate white chocolate.

They may talk shit about Asriel but they still love him.

They like sweet things more than they’re willing to admit.

They have a habit of knitting.

They respect Frisk as an equal and considers them to be a good person.

They call themself a demon.

They see Asriel and Flowey as a different person. Asriel as the dead friend, and Flowey as the corpse-puppet.

Here’s a new way to decide what we’re gonna do and hope it’s a jackpot for in TQ’s eyes, in fact, I think this is how i was wiring myself up.

If I try coming up with something, I am going to act like the weight of the world is on my shoulders.....again.

That said, doing this on my own, I think I did a pretty awesome job making it this far. I found the soul. I figured out how Maverick got his soul back. I even saw an opportunity. I did pretty damn well. The AFAC!Crew, Rei, and Mod-shade from ghost dad certainly believe that. I just gotta believe it.

However, I can’t do it all on my own. I’ve gotten this far using my own abilities. Now, I am turning to YOU guys. using this list, send me asks on what to tell Chara to trick them into hugging Flowey. If it sounds like it makes sense and it could work, I’ll answer and count LIKES ONLY. Top 4 answered suggestions with the highest amount of likes will be in a strawpoll, highest amount of votes is what we’ll go with.

Anon or off anon. I don’t care.

If there is something I may have missed about Chara in the comic, let me know and I will edit this list accordingly.

We are officially in the brainstorming stage.

Let’s take advantage of the time we have.

To those of you who have followers who ALSO read AFAC, reblog this post and the answered asks to let them know what we’re doing. This is to increase the amount of likes on the answered ask submissions so we can have a more popular vote. We have until the scene goes back to Chara. which could be either at any point in time. The date Strawpoll happens is on the 26th.

Remember, the goal isn’t to make it hilarious or clever. The goal is to get the soul back.

Alone, We can make it far. but, TOGETHER, we’ll succeed. I know we can.

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annakie · 7 years

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I’ve been meaning to make a post about my love for Mystery Science Theater 3000, and how it’s influenced me for so much of my life, and about the new episodes, and now this.

So, getting to see Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conriff riff live last night is a good of an excuse to do it as any.

Long post and a few more pics, including some kinda cool Manos stuff, below.

Like a lot of MST3k fans of old, I discovered the show by being bored and channel surfing in the 90′s, finding this show where these 3 guys kept talking over a movie, and eventually sticking around long enough to see a few host segments and start to enjoy the show.

I honestly couldn’t tell you what the first MST3k episode I sat through from beginning to end first, though it may have been Frist Spaceship on Venus, in a rerun. I know I became a fan before Joel left, my senior year of high school. I clearly remember watching the last few Joel episodes, being sad he left, and then being shocked when Mike showed up. I liked Mike just as much and was in awe when I found USENET about a year later and read through many of the great Joel vs Mike flamewars on rec.arts.tv.mst3k.misc.

I didn’t post a whole lot on the group, though I did a little. At the time, MST3k to me was this really cool under-ground-y feeling thing, few people I talked to knew what it was (though I converted many), the first fandom I participated in online, and my favorite show.

My family didn’t always have cable, it usually depended on how bored my dad was, he’d subscribe and cancel on a whim, so when we had it, I recorded the hell out of the episodes. When we didn’t, sometimes my grandma did, so when I could, I’d head over to her place with a VHS tape and hang out with her while we watched the show. I think she didn’t really love the show, but she loved me coming over to hang out with her.

I still have a box full of my MST3k VHS tapes. I even used to circulate them sometimes, for awhile when we had 2 VCRs at the house, thanks to help from USENET tape trading circles.

In 1995 or so was when I realized I was living in El Paso, going to UTEP, and it dawned on me that I might be able to dig up information on Manos: The Hands of Fate. The Internet was a much smaller place back then, and we didn’t have the benefit of things like IMDB, so even after digging online I couldn’t figure out an exact timeframe for the release of the movie. I spent probably 12 or so hours skimming through months and months worth of microfiche scans of the El Paso Times and El Paso Sun Herald looking for some mention of the movie.

I eventually hit jackpot and found not only some advertisements for the premiere, but also the review that was written the next day after the premiere. I printed out scans of the movie poster advertisements and snail mailed them to the guy who ran the biggest MST3k fansite at the time, then typed out the transcript of the reviews and another short article about the movie for USENET. I’m fairly certain we wouldn’t have the movie poster image for Manos online if it wasn’t for me, and the guy who put them on his site.

The images have faded and the pages have gotten a bit stuck together after 20ish years, but I still have the printouts I didn’t send.

I also remember the night the show premiered on Scifi, I drove to Las Cruses with a friend after a long day at a water park where I got super sunburned to watch the episode with my brother and sister-in-law. I was so dehydrated and sun-sick that I think I had to run to the bathroom a few times, but it was worth it. MST3k had been saved.

Round about 1996 I decided I needed a solid Internet name that would stick, especially since I was chatting on IRC a lot and joined the Scifi Channel’s IRC channel, since MST3k was now on Scifi, and became one of the regulars on the server. I’d managed to pick one of the very few copies of the MST3k Amazing Colossal Episode Guide that had come to El Paso, so I flipped through the book until I landed on episode #422 - The Day the Earth Froze. That was already one of my favorite episodes, and the heroine of the not-that-bad-for-a-MST3k-episode was named Annakie. That felt just weird enough to be an internet handle, and just obscure enough that only MSTies might get the origin.

I’ve been Annakie on the internet ever since. I wouldn’t learn for a good 15 years that Annakie is actually some people’s real name, and so the last few years it’s been harder to snag my name on sites, but I try.

I joined the fanclub. MSTie #54377. I still have several of my old newsletters.

(Uh the newsletter wasn’t “from Sergio”. My boyfriend at the time had sent me a Christmas present, my mom wrote that on the newsletter when she left them both in my room that day.)

The Scifi channel IRC server would host chats with the stars of various shows, and occasionally that included MST3k. Once, Kevin Murphy picked his nose at me.

I was so excited to be spending the summer in Dallas the year the MST3k movie came out. It was showing at a theater, in a location I was near to, the first week I was in Dallas. Unfortunately, I didn’t have control over where we were going that evening. We did go to a movie that night, but not MST3k. The people I was with promised we’d go see the movie next week (or at least drop me off.)

It wasn’t in theaters anymore the next weekend. I was quietly devastated and only simmered with rage for a few weeks. :) I eventually got to see it, by special ordering the VHS for more than I could afford to spend many months later. I still have that VHS tape, damnit.

When the end came, I was living in Dallas, but couldn’t possibly afford cable. I scavenged the show when I could. The syndicated one-hour version of the show hosted by Mike-As-James-Lipton was a particular godsend. I’d been unable to watch most of the last couple of seasons, but managed to get a friend’s parents to record the last episode for me.

Eventually, I was able to afford a house, and cable TV, and managed to catch up on most of the SciFi episodes that I missed before they, too went off the air. The morning that the final MST3k rerun aired on SciFi I sat on my couch, drank a mimosa and cried a little when it ended.

By that time MST3k had been a part of my life, and one of my favorite things for about a dozen years. I had a giant poster of Mike, the Bots and the Mads that had been stuck up and pulled down from my childhood bedroom, to a dorm room, back to my room in my family’s house, then four apartments in Dallas. I hadn’t put it up in my house because the corners were torn off and I wanted to get it framed. Never have. It’s around here somewhere. I instead took an 8x10 glossy I’d picked up somewhere, probably ordered it online, and framed it. A few years later, I managed to snag a rare MST3k The Movie poster on ebay for something outrageous, like $75 or something. It was worth it. It’s still framed and hanging in my house.

So yeah, so for awhile, that was the end.

I followed what all the alums did, like many did. I read Timmy Big Hands, but Rifftrax was exciting. I haven’t gone to as many Rifftrax shows as I should have or bought as many as I should have, but I do support them when I can. When Cinematic Titanic was new, they came to Dallas and I went to that show. At the time, the biggest thrill I’d had. I didn’t stay after to meet them, I’d promised a friend we’d go out when I got out of the show and I am still really, really kicking myself for that decision because I could have had that meet and greet moment with Trace, Frank, Joel, Josh and Mary Jo. It was a really great night, and at the time, one of the most awesome nights of my life.

A few years later, I’d gotten super into The Thrilling Adventure Hour, and finally got to go see my first show in LA at Largo for the 2014 Sparks Nevada’s I’m from Earth Day Special. One of the episodes was written by Bill Corbett and he also guest starred in it. I was thrilled to get to see and talk to several Workjuice Players who I had met three weeks earlier at Emerald City Comic Con, but honesty, my best memory of that night was getting to meet Bill Corbett, even briefly.

Last year when Joel announced the Kickstarter, I took a serious look at my finances and came up with a number I felt was OK to donate. It was enough for a few decent rewards, and best of all, my name in the credits of an episode. (I haven’t gotten to that episode even yet but I included “Annakie” as my middle name when I filled out the backer kit questionnaire.)

I was skeptical, but if Joel was behind it, I decided to trust it. As great as Rifftrax is (and it is!) and Cinematic Titanic was, there’s just nothing like MST3k itself. So I breathed a sigh of relief as soon as the Kickstarter was funded and watched the live stream at the end of the campaign. I was a bit trepidacious about the new cast, though I’m a fan of Felicia, am OK with Patton and had never heard of any of the other guys. I felt better once it was clear the rest of the cast was invited back and some agreed to make appearances.

I decided basically to trust Joel, and go in with an open mind. The big MST3k reunion show where Joel and Jonah riffed together set any doubts that I still had at ease anyway. Netflix picking up the show was a huge relief.

I’m still not done with the season. I watched most of the first episode the day it came out, then decided to stop and give my views to Netlfix.

I love it. Jonah is fantastic, and I love him just a much as Joel and Mike. The hardest thing for me to get over has been a new voice for Tom -- Barron is GREAT, we just had the same Tom for so long. The new Mads are great. I like the riffing pace. It’s still the same show, still my favorite show. I actually want to write a lot more on this but this post is really long. But suffice it to say, I agree with almost everyone else on the new show. When do we get a season 12 pickup?

So despite the fact that I follow both Trace and Frank on twitter, and the Alamo Drafthouse near me, I somehow didn’t notice that The Mads Are Back was coming to Dallas until last week. Luckily, there were still (very few) tickets left to Saturday’s performance. Apparently, they did an entirely different movie on Friday, but that was sold out.

I didn’t know they were going to be doing a meet and greet before the show, and since I was going alone I ended up not arriving until about 15 minutes before the show started. I managed to hop into line just before the line got cut off behind me, and, though it was rushed, I got to shake both Trace and Frank’s hands, thank them for coming to Dallas, and got my now very used and fragile Amazing Colossal Episode Guide signed, right on the “The Day the Earth Froze” page. I mentioned I was having them sign that page since I go by Annakie on the internet, and so they signed it to Annakie. :)

(You can see how the pages are starting to fall off the binding there. I’ve read the book once or twice.)

I wore a Thrilling Adventure Hour shirt, Frank commented on it, which made me particularly happy.

The show was great (except for the really annoying people sitting near me, who nearly got thrown out and I guess eventually were too drunk to stay), and they did a Q&A afterward.

I think we MiSTies are so lucky these days. The show went from cable access, to Comedy Central, then to SciFi. We eventually got Rifftrax, and Cinematic Titanic, and now we have The Mads doing their own thing, and.... the show itself is back. Aside from following a few MST3k related blogs on tumblr, a few groups on Facebook, and most of the cast on twitter. I haven’t really been in the central part of the fandom in a long awhile, (though I have made a few gifs) but when I dip my toes in, it’s still a pretty good place.

It also brings me a lot of joy to see so many new people discovering the show. People who were born during or even after the run of the show jumping in and loving it, too, is just so awesome.

Next year, the show turns 30, and it’s still as great as ever, and maybe even stronger than ever. Whatever they do next, I’m on board.

#mst3k #mystery science theater 3000 #frank conniff #trace beaulieu #mst3000 #annakie's mst3k stuff #annakie's mst3k gifs

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