#Kai's gay ass can't stand it

[smowyashe]

*deep sigh*

Lord I am so gay

[fantasticharmonymiracle]

Let me say that I have infinite respect for @thelastaerie for providing us with a ton of fantastic and masterfully written fics about Kay and Marc's love story, truly. However, the entire fandom needs to be true with themselves and realise that if Freier Fall was irl Kay would never, EVER even consider getting back with Marc.

Let me elaborate:

Marc was definitely in love with Kay especially towards the end of the film but that doesn't mean he loved him because he never made the effort, as we know, and never saw Kay as his first choice. He technically was Plan B in case Bettina, which she did, didn't take him back. As romantic as we want to paint it, it doesn't put a good foundation for yet another toxic fling almost fifteen years after.

Also, very problematic is the fact that Kay pursued Marc in a questionable way like in the woods. I didn't hear any consent being given for that hand job or whatever happened (haven't seen the film in a while) and also, Kay clearly saw that Marc was basically married and with a baby on the way. It's not ethical at all to go after a taken man, regardless of the fact that you think he's a closeted gay man and you feel the itching urge to play the saviour angel and drag him out of the closet. I feel like both of them would realise it was certainly a heated time of their life but also not the best to jump back into and bring back chaos into their existence.

Bettina, she's a boss BUT that shower scene I cannot stand to watch, it feels way too violent and if a sequel happens I'm not sure how they should deal with the whole co-parenting deal without addressing that bit.

On top of this all, they may be both men but the punches they threw at each other are not acceptable whatsoever irl. It's not sexy nor a sign of true love. It's plain violence and a cheap substitute for grown-up talk. I get it, in films one has to emphasize emotions to draw the audience in but if I was Kay and I had Marc beg me to get back together... Like fuck I would after that and after I was literally thrown under the bus to save his sorry ass.

In terms of character as well, Kay comes across as a weirdly crafted excuse to drag the plot cause a wannabe cop smoking weed and taking ecstasy is surely "attractive" on camera but doesn't make sense in the real world. Why would you pick police as your career choice? Conquering the enemy from the inside is surely not gonna last that long, innit? This being said, considering the wild nature of Kay I doubt he'd fit well with Marc, even after his potential development and acquired emotional intelligence. I see older Kay as an accomplished something in whichever field having the time of his life in Berlin, or just a deranged junkie somewhere in Germany. Certainly, if we go with option 1, not one that would lower his standards for Marc, still. He wouldn't slow down for him again after being treated like shit.

Irl Marc would probably see the experience as an awakening but it wouldn't do a 180 on him, he'd still be the Stuttgart cop who now admits to himself he likes blokes OR would have a massive identity crisis, drop out of police and have a very hard time for the next 10/15 years, still not good unless we want a Trainspotting kinda love story (meaning the hopeless, scum of the earth vibes).

To end this rambling, not a good match but good entertainment. Certainly magical to read fiction about them because they allow so much freedom for the imagination.

Ps. @thelastaerie PLEASE do a fiction inspired by their other films together (wink wink that military one I can't watch because ffs I don't speak German -yet)

Apologies if this post is utter shite, I'm in the back of a moving car about to chunder and can't put my thoughts into coherent sentences. The main idea is somewhere round here.

[tuiyla]

episodes with the best santana content?

Heck yeah let's gooo

Season 1

Admittedly not the best Santana season as she wasn't a main character yet but I wanted to give a shoutout to the first two episodes where she plays a larger role in someone else's plot, at least: 1x15 The Power of Madonna and 1x18 Laryngitis. Both are excellent case studies in her comphet, have fire singing moments (1x15 is the first time we ever hear her hellooo) and some generally good Santana content. Her telling Finn it's exhausting to look at him in 1x15 and her initial rejection of Puck in 1x18 are so amusing to me.

Season 2

2x12 Silly Love Songs

There's a buildup to Santana getting her own story in season 2A but it's in the second half, even before the sexuality plot comes in that we get our first real Santana plot. I consider this ep to be the first meaty Santana one where she's doing her own thing that sure, affects others but she's the focus of her own story. She gets her first voiceover and we get treated to so many iconic moments. It's her petty behaviour at its best (worst?) but we get Nurse Santana out of it, so. She's hilarious, she's dramatic, kinda sad, very hot, makes questionable choices. So Santana at her most (early) Santana, basically.

2x15 Sexy

I mean, this one's the biggie. The Hurt Locker begins her defrosting and gives a whole new layer to this previously plain bitchy character, and it's amazing how this episode is actually a culmination of so much and the beginning of even more. On top of the emotional journey she goes on in this episode, we also get Landslide. Can't beat that.

2x18 Born This Way

Many, many iconic quotes, including gotta gay and straight-up bitch and Santana at her most Lady Macbethian. She's scheming but also vulnerable at the end and it's all a car about to crash. I love season 2B Santana so much.

Shoutout to 2x19 Rumours and 2x20 Prom Queen as well but I didn't want to include the whole storyline so I picked 2x18 out of those. Rumours Santana is very special to me though I need to post a draft about that.

Season 3

Let's jump straight to the second half of the season mmm kay. Gosh what is it with Santana and only getting to shine in the back half. Anyway. One (1) scene from season 3A has rights and we'll leave it at that.

3x11 Michael

One of my favourites for her altogether. Not only does she sing her ass off but she's on such a mission to get Sebastian and defend ND's good name. I love to see her put all her passion into protecting the ones she cares about. And she taped it to her underboob! Smh the others should have listened to her and sent Sebastian's ass to juvie.

I realize now that other than that season 3 is kinda lukewarm. She has some kind of role in a lot of episodes but I have some issues with most of the other ones where it's substantial. Still, shoutout to:

3x12 The Spanish Teacher

Screw Will and screw how Santana's righteous anger is framed around how he's still a good teacher, actually, but man this is the one episode that gives us something about what her heritage means to her.

3x13 Heart

Again, I have Issues but good for her for declaring her love for Britt publicly and for fighting for her right to. We love to see it after all that went down in previous eps and would love it even more if it was earned.

3x16 Saturday Night Glee-ver

My archnemesis Matthew Hodgson had to go and ruin it with the sex tape thing (the fucking sex tape thing, man) but Santana does have one of the main plots and I dig how it starts her off on the journey of uncertainty about the future and some good moments. Nowhere near the high of season 2 though.

Season 4

4x08 Thanksgiving

Santana's great in what little we get in season 4A (hey look a first half of the season episode!) but it's this one that stands out to me. For the Quinntana of it all but also her being so good to Marley and actually paying attention and wanting to help. Represents what I love so much about her in season 4.

4x13 Diva

It feels right that she sings the most in this episode and had two solos because it's such a turning point for her. She almost goes down the wrong path but gets a push from Brittany and it's bittersweet but watching her emerge from the subway as Girl On Fire plays is cathartic. I've said it before and I'll say it again, her character-defining song.

4x15 Girls (and Boys) On Film

This like Born This Way represents this whole storyline of Santana moving into the loft and exposing Brody. There are aspects of it I dislike for sure but overall Santana's chaotic behaviour is so amusing because unlike in season 2 her heart is in the right place. She has some hilarious scenes in this ep in particular (that monologue) and overall I find her somewhat misguided but heartfelt attempt at being there for Rachel and Kurt wholesome. And we get the Rachel pregnancy scare at the end of this episode, one of my all-time favourite Pezberry scenes.

4x20 Lights Out

The only thing that sours this episode for me is the lack of follow-up later on but welcome to Glee. Otherwise, it's a great episode for her that continues exploring what Santana really wants to do and has wholesome Kurtcheltana interactions. And can we talk about how gorgeous she sounds in At the Ballet holy shit.

Damn I thought season 4 would have fewer episodes because she was in fewer to begin with. But season 4 Santana my beloved delivers.

Season 5

5x02 Tina in the Sky with Diamonds

If the adorable diner scenes with Dani and Rachel weren’t enough, I’ll say this much: yeast-i-stat. Amazing. Useless lesbian Santana is the cutest thing ever and I love her in both Here Comes the Sun and Let It Be. If we ignore the biphobia her scenes with Dani are very cute and reason enough to be the best of season 5.

5x08 Previously Unaired Christmas

Listen, I’m well aware of the chaos that is PUC and the icky aspects of Mall Santa and all that. But Santana Claus? A religious experience. Her scene with the kids is the funniest shit I have ever seen. The Pezberry of it all? Oh my god.

5x18 The Back-Up Plan

I think I’ve spoken more about my love for this episode more than I have for any other which, wow. Anyway if you ignore that the Riverdale guy wrote it it’s an amazing episode for Santana and thus I choose it to represent what little she gets in season 5B. Sancedes and Pezberry both have my heart and we get such good content for both as well as strong Santana character moments. She protects the people she cares about 🥺🥺

Special mention to 5x03 The Quarterback but it feels wrong to include that on this list. And 5x09 Frenemies actually has good content if one can look past the pain of the Pezberry feud. I, personally, cannot.

Season 6

Well there are only four contenders anyway and I think they all have good stuff, parts of both 6x03 and 6x08 but I’ll have to go with:

6x06 What the World Needs Now

What the world needs is exactly this oh my god. Michael Hitchcock I owe you my life, thank you for giving me the Santana content I craved. First of all, Alfie. Second of all, this episode has my favourite Santana quote ever that defines her on a meta level as well as an in-universe one and it’s *chef’s kiss* A worthy last one on this list.

Santana fans please add anything I might have missed! Or just tell me what you think her best eps are, I'm so curious.

[demetriandelibinaryboyfriends]

First I just found your blog and I love it. Second in response to the post about cobra Kai beating Dimitri bloody to get back at hawk. Image him all panicked and freaking out, screaming til his throat is raw, nearly takes a swing at someone as they try to help because his mind is just in protect mode. Finally paramedics arrive, and they won't let him in cause he's not family, and he's standing there, Dimitri's blood on his hands and its like a switch is thrown in his head and he's out for blood. But one of the adults is there, trying to keep him from doing something stupid. So he lashes out. If they're trying to stop him their the enemy too. There's a lot of "I wont fight you kid" and he can't here it, they're just an obstacle between him and the enemy and finally they get him in a hold he can't get out off, not for lack of trying and he slowly just breaks, piece by piece until he's just left sobbing in their arms.

Hiiiiii @umbrella-corp-experiment! Thank you so much, I’m glad you’re enjoying yourself! This gay karate ship hyperfixation’s got me baddddd

Catch Hawk ABSOLUTELY going into Full-On Berserk Mode whenever Demetri gets seriously hurt. I mean, he’s a goddamn rage monster when he feels he’s been wronged in some way, and hurting his friends is an excellent way to skyrocket to the VERY top of his shit list--just ask Robby Keene. But hurting DEMETRI??? Oh, that is a WHOLE other level of “you’re about to get your ass beat 6 ways to Sunday.”

But, of course, we also know that Hawk tends to almost blindly lash out violently when he’s overcome by passion or strong emotion in general (usually anger probably) and his attacks get a bit sloppy and directionless. Kind of like how he was with Demetri at the school fight. So yeah, I can CERTAINLY see him just lashing out at everyone who he perceives as trying to keep him away from Demetri, or stopping him from going after the people who hurt Demetri, but it not being too difficult for Johnny or Daniel to “beat” him or subdue him in the fight.

“There's a lot of "I wont fight you kid" and he can't here it, they're just an obstacle between him and the enemy and finally they get him in a hold he can't get out off, not for lack of trying and he slowly just breaks, piece by piece until he's just left sobbing in their arms.” NOW I’M FUCKIN CRYING DUDE ;___; I’m just imagining Hawk lying sobbing in Johnny’s arms, and Johnny doesn’t know jack shit about how to comfort people, but goddamn if he isn’t going to try.

OOF OUCH SOMEONE GET THIS BIG KNIFE OUT OF MY FEELS PLEASE