#Meena's thoughts

[meenawrites]

Seo Yul Deep Dive - Part 1

Well, since my class ended early and I have 20 min to kill, why not.

SO Seo Yul.

First off, I think he's a fantastic second male lead, specifically because he's more complex than just being a secondary love interest to bring drama to the main couple. He's not at all, in fact he's the opposite of that.

Seo Yul is everything all the adults wanted Jang Uk to be in terms of obedience, principles, and morals. He is upright with a strict moral compass, obedient to his elders, and is prone to agonizing over what the right thing to do is, especially once Naksu enters the picture.

He is the foil against which Jang Uk is being measured.

It would have been quite easy and probably acceptable to just make him one dimensional and have him be there mainly to pursue Naksu and be another obstacle in the way of our main couple, but they didn't do that AT ALL! And I'm glad they didn't. In fact, Seo Yul is one of Jang Uk's dearest friends and he cares about him a lot and vice versa continuously throughout the run of the show.

Seo Yul's love for Naksu, or lingering love from his romanticized memories of his time in Danhyangeok serve to further Seo Yul's own character development as well as highlight just why Jang Uk is actually a better romantic partner for Naksu.

The way they love her is very different. I'm not trying to discount Seo Yul's love for Naksu in any way, I think he definitely does and did love her, but he is someone who is incredibly committed to his principles and to following the rules; it's just how he's constructed himself across his life. So Naksu's very existence throws him completely off balance. On the one hand, he's so glad the girl he once loved and thought would never see again is alive. On the other hand, everything he's been taught and everything he believes in is screaming at him to kill her, that her existence as a soul shifter is not right and cannot be allowed to continue. Yet she is also giving his best friend, Jang Uk, everything he's ever wanted–she is making him HAPPY. So Seo Yul is just kind of going back and forth in his agony over what to do. He feels a great sense of responsibility because he believed he was the only one who knew her identity for a while, and he's generally relied on by the adults in his life like Park Jin and Heo Yeom to kind of be their sword and do the right thing.

Jang Uk on the other hand (as I've seen described in a post somewhere) is more loyal to people than he is to principles, whereas Seo Yul leans a bit more towards the opposite.

So for Jang Uk, he's willing to bend his morals or defy what everyone around him says is wrong out of loyalty to the people he cares about, and Naksu quickly becomes one of those people to him. Like she tells him, everyone has always wanted her dead; no one has ever actually attempted to save her. And I think that strikes deep into Jang Uk's heart and he makes a decision very early on that he will be the one to protect her, and he accepts any collateral damage that comes with it.

Where Seo Yul is sitting and agonizing over the principle of Naksu's existence, all Jang Uk is thinking is how he's going to protect her and keep her by his side. There's no question in his mind, no moral quandary about it. He is as loyal to her as he is to Seo Yul or Park Danggu, or Maidservant Kim–some of the most important people in his life.

In essence, Jang Uk is the type of male lead who would let the world burn for the person he loves while Seo Yul would be willing to make the sacrifice if it meant saving the world.

I don't know if either is necessarily better as an attitude, and I don't feel qualified to comment on that. But Jang Uk's attitude is why he is better of a romantic partner for Naksu, because she needs someone like that, to feel like someone will love her to such an extent. She's been betrayed and discarded and used so many times across her life that she needs and wants that kind of unconditional love–chosen unconditional love, I should say. Because Jang Uk CHOOSES to be loyal to her no matter what.

This stark difference between Jang Uk and Seo Yul really comes to a head in the conversation they have (can't remember the episode) that goes something like this:

Seo Yul: We have a duty to protect the world from monsters. [referencing soul shifters and citing what he's been told his whole life]

Jang Uk: But we can also protect the monsters from the world.

I'm totally paraphrasing because I don't have time to go look up the quote, but yeah.

Underlying this conversation, they're both really talking about Naksu, but I'm not sure how aware both of them are that are each referencing her.

This continues on later, once Seo Yul has kind of finally made the decision to let them be, to let Naksu be happy because he does really want that for her. He was even planning on whisking her away to Seo Fortress to protect her and to take responsibility for her which weighs heavily on his shoulders. So we know he cares about her a great deal, maybe even more than his principles, which is what puts him in such mental agony in the first place.

I'm really glad actually that Seo Yul and Naksu got to have a closure conversation near the end of Part 1 (even if it all went to shit after) because they had so much history that needed to be addressed.

This conversation was really a turning point for Yul (again before the tragedy of the last episode) because he had finally made his peace with disregarding some of his principles that have been drilled into him and that he's held onto steadfastly for so long in favor of both his friends' happiness. His loyalty to people superseded his loyalty to his principles.

But then the tragedy happens. And not only does his worst fear come true that Naksu will run wild and cause havoc upon his world, but it comes with a huge price. Danggu and Choyeon's happiness is ruined, many people are killed by her hand or injured, and worst of all, Jang Uk dies on her sword.

Just when he's finally made peace within himself, it all falls apart, and he interprets it as the world telling him that he was wrong. That he should have intervened, done something, even if that meant killing Naksu. That he should have been more pro-active. That everyone else was right, and he should have done something about the monster.

He's a very subtle but very interesting character, especially when contrasted with Jang Uk.

He puts a lot of pressure on himself (possibly an attitude adopted because of other people's expectations of him growing up as the only Seo heir but we don't really know) and tends to take on everything quietly. He loves very deeply, and you can see it in the way he interacts with all the people he considers dear to him. He's very thoughtful and considerate and is always thinking of others at his own expense. His love for Naksu and for Jang Uk only added complexity to his character, and I absolutely love him. I think he's one of the highlights of the show.

I have to go to class but I will return for my thoughts on Seo Yul in part 2.

Let me know what you guys think or if I missing anything you thought was important!

[mistywaves98]

Okay.... but like, consider merman/siren (Not the bird kind of siren.) Scara sinking our ship and eating our crew. But we're a woman disguised as a man because they used to not let women on ships. He only eats men so when he notices we're different he takes an interest in our body, mainly our boobs? I don't know- just a random thought I had while trying to concentrate during biology. Can be read as a drabble/brainrot or a request. Whichever you'd prefer to read it as<3

This is a very interesting concept ngl 😮 also this was not as great as I'd hoped it would come out..

✧･ﾟ:* ->Siren! Scaramouche x Fem! Reader

✧･ﾟ:* ->¡Warnings!: (sort of) NSFW, Just him being entranced by your chest, Nipple sucking, Making out!

✧･ﾟ:* ->Smut written by a minor!

You had just begun to feel like everything was going according to plan until your ship was attacked and your crew disappearing beneath the water, only to resurface as mangled corpses. The water around you was a horrible mix of blood and guts as you clung desperately to a floating piece of board that passed by.

You couldn't see anything beneath you, it was just water that went deeper for miles. Suddenly, a webbed hand shot up behind you and covered your mouth. A shape emerged alongside it and you felt a firm, wet chest against your back. Another arm wrapped around your upper torso as a raspy voice whispered into your ear,"Looks like I missed one.."

You thought this was the end, and didn't even bother to struggle since you knew it was futile. This creature was going to turn you into one of the dismembered bodies that were still somewhere nearby. However, you didn't feel yourself pulled underwater. The hand on your chest suddenly moved, slowly tracing the curve of your breasts through your clothes. You couldn't help but feel embarrassed as the creature you assumed to be male straight up groped you.

Suddenly, you felt sharp nails dig into your shoulders as the webbed hands spun you around, giving you a clear view of your 'attacker'. Slit pupils bore holes into your chest as he studied you with a furrowed expression. There were fins in place of his ears and his indigo hair seemed to flow around him despite being dripping wet. His eyes then darted up to your face, his glare piercing you.

"You...you're not a man." He said in a flat tone. You slowly nodded your head,"You're right, I'm a woman... Aren't you going to eat me?" "Eat you? Don't be an idiot, I don't eat female humans," he scoffed as if it were the most obvious thing in the world,"...especially not such lovely specimens such as yourself..." his voice suddenly dropped an octave and a dark expression came over his face. He leaned in a bit, his nose almost touching yours,"You know that you're trespassing by sailing here, right? That's why I killed your crew as a punishment for disturbing my peace. But I won't kill you, though. I already have an idea of what I'll do to you..." His eyes flickered downwards for a split moment and you blushed in embarrassment as you caught onto his meaning,"O-Oh... Well I suppose I am in the wrong... Punish me as you see fit."

Your top was tugged open, even torn in some places due to the enthusiasm of his claws. His scaly tail curled around your lower body beneath the water to hold you still as he lowered his head down till it was level with those soft mounds now covered in droplets of water. Moans keened from your throat as he hungrily began to suck on your left nipple, pointy teeth grazing the already erect bud, eliciting a soft yelp from you.

Your hands weaved their way into the damp hair on the back of his head, tugging him closer,"Mmm...you're so eager, aren't you my little captain?" He teased with a smirk as he released your nipple with a pop and pulled back a bit. Your hands came down to grasp his shoulders as his hands moved up to toy with your breasts, squeezing and kneading them between his webbed hands. The sensation was strange yet pleasurable at the same time and it left you breathless and flushed in the face.

The siren seemed to notice how you seemed to writhe even more when he occasionally gave your nipples a light pinch,"These are so sensitive... Yet they taste delicious. I want to taste more of you." With that, he dove in and captured your lips in an intense kiss. His hands brought you closer, one holding the back of your head to ensure you didn't pull away. You moaned as you felt his tongue snake its way into your warm mouth. It was so sleek and long, practically choking you with how deep it reached, yet it felt so amazing, you didn't want to pull back.

However, the kiss inevitably ended when you needed to breathe. He licked his lips as he watched you catch your breath, appreciating the sight of your exposed chest heaving with every inhale,"Your mouth tasted even better than I imagined. I bet there's other places that would feel absolutely divine on my tongue...but for now I'm satisfied. But don't think that means I won't be coming back for you." He suddenly scoops you up in his arms and makes his way to the beach nearest to the mainland.

As expected of a siren, you arrive there in a matter of minutes. Once you get close enough, you decide to part ways and swim the rest of the way, but before you go he says,"The name's Scaramouche by the way. Remember it for our future encounters." After that final goodbye, he disappears beneath the water and you vaguely make out a dark shape heading back out to deeper waters. As you sit on the beach, attempting to cover up your torso so it looks somewhat decent, you can't help but think that you'll be venturing to that part of the ocean a bit more often now, but on purpose this time.

[tigresslanzhu]

Everything I Enjoy About Buster Moon’s Thriller Night!

Yeah, you guys saw this coming as soon as the YouTube link came in. Now I’ve got screencaps to show you what made me happy.

There is a bunch of charm to Meena literally acting like a real teenager, one who gets super annoyed when things don’t go her way and/or she has to do something she doesn’t want to do. After all, as we all know, Meena’s a good girl. She was raised right. Seeing what that would look like if this wasn’t the case puts a smile on my face.

YAY! Pink smoke! You can bet if Artica were canon, she’d be the one to dispose of the fake car, just so she could immerse herself in it.

This definitely doesn’t seem like a sensory overload, but all of us on the autism spectrum knows that the comparison is there.

Almost this whole GMO The Musical scene was great! I’ve written a fanfic about this already where Artica considers it her least favorite show to help write, particularly the Meena lemon bit, but from an outside perspective, I kind of want more.

Gunter knows something. Maybe Marcus did give Johnny permission to borrow his truck for the night, or maybe he didn’t. All Johnny said was that he got his dad’s truck. Maybe there’s a bit of rebel left in him after all.

Meena knows that riding in a trunk like this is against the law, but it looks like she loves it.

Also, you can tell this is a dream because this police officer doesn’t say anything about the danger of trunk passengers.

That ooze is all my favorite colors!

THEY LET JOHNNY DO THE MJ THING!

From a real world perspective, I get why they put Nooshy where they did, but personally, I imagine her leading this whole thing. Why couldn’t she have helped choreograph all of this? She and Clay wouod have been partners in all this!

[schrodingers-hoarding-problem]

I've known meena for about 5 minutes and if anything happened to her I'd kill everyone in this room and then myself

[cutekoala1001]

♡ Meena being cute ♡

[fightingalgth8rs]

Sneak Peek from my Detective AU (Yes I've started writing and no I still don't have a title).

trigger warning: mention of suicide and murder

The summer the Mapplethorpes were killed and my sister drove her car off the bridge was sultry and languid and I didn’t know what I was doing in Little River. It must have been a Friday because the smell of fish crackers that my neighbour fried every Friday, as if it were some sabbatical ritual, in the same old ‘reused’ oil could’ve woken this guy up. That is if he wasn’t dead as hell. He lay on the floor in his pyjamas with his brains scattered all over the rug and my gun in his hand.  

“We’ve cleared the premise, madam.”

It was six forty-five in the morning. I didn’t tell anyone that I was going to Three Mile Creek to kill myself.

I figured that was more information than people needed, plus it might interfere with my travel plans if anyone found out the truth.

“Forensics are sweeping the area madam. It’ll take about an hour.”

Six forty-seven. I should’ve been lying dead in a rain drenched ditch. Now there was a dead man in my apartment. What a day!

“Madam?” DC Wallace Wilson’s voice came cutting once again through the channel of my thoughts. An hour ago I was hoping I’d never have to hear from him again.

“Madam? I-”

“Yes I can hear you Wallace. Thank you.”

“You do understand madam that this can have strange consequences for you. I mean he was found in your apartment. And the gun. And th-”

“I said thank you Wallace,” I held my arm out, welcoming him to leave my presence as soon as he deemed fit.

“But don’t you think-”. His smirk was sickening.

“Honestly Wallace what do you have against me?”

He rubbed his greasy palms together. “I’m sorry you feel that way about me Sylvia. I only want what’s best for you.” He leaned over and I could smell his strong masculine body spray that unnerved every cell from my nose to my brain.

Something about this man unsettled me to the marrow of my bones. And it was strange because only my mother had ever been able to that to me.

“I’ll see you at the station.” I turned away and shut the paling wooden door behind me. The hallway loomed endlessly in front of me. The sounds from the gathering crowd outside prised their way through the plaster in the walls and crashed at the shores of my senses. Coupled with the silence of the corridor, the aching moan of the old building and the murmur of the forensic guys, the rustle of their plastic bags and latex gloves, made by breath hitch up in my throat.

Little River had found yet again to keep me at home.

🌞Meena. x

@reloha @do-angels-dream-of-starry-seas @dtmsrpfcringe @literatemisfit @helpits4am

@aq2003 @princeloww @davidtennantgenderenvy @suburbia-and-brentwood-market

[hoperays-song]

More Random Canon Sing Things I Noticed PT.3?

Johnny had his hair dyed teal for his Sing 2 performance.

Marcus is an extremely punctual person as shown in the storyboard.

Gunter doesn’t actually cause problems for himself, which judging by these movies track records, is impressive.

Both Johnny and Meena seem to be wearing Converse in both movies.

Mike claims to have gone to the Lincoln School of Music, which I’m not sure I believe but ok.

Gunter refers to himself as Uncle Gunter when talking to Rosita’s kids.

Clay winks a fair bit when he is talking with the troupe.

There are apparently awards in the entertainment industry called The Golden Piccolo and The Archer Newman Award. 

Jimmy’s bodyguards are apparently around the clock? Whatever they were being paid was definitely not enough, I can promise you that.

Both the Q-Teez and Mizuki are big fans of Ash’s.

The dancers wear a unisex practice uniform of tights and a leotard.

Marcus is the only one of the gang who’s name isn’t clearly a possible nickname. Stan could be Stanley/Stanford, Barry could be Bartholomew, and Johnny could be short for like 10 different names.

[shinigami-striker]

[Apple Arcade] ぷよぷよパズルポップ | Thursday, 04.04.24

Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop is available now in Japan!

[ardent-reflections]

I will hallucinate your halos, your holiness.

Meena Kandasamy

[echowilds]

i was today years old when i found out gw2 character birthdays apparently do not track leap years. and instead just count 365 days.

[joethetoonfanandoutcast]

I requested this from EPMIXReturns last year, back when my enthusiasm and hope were high. It wasn't completed until today.

Basically, this is Suki experiencing what Meg felt about Herc, hiding a possible secret crush on Buster (unless Illumination says otherwise), and the other girls notice, deciding to egg her on about it.

[meenawrites]

Why did no one tell me how much Five Seconds of Summer SLAPS as an adult?!

Like I grew up with the big songs but never revisited it until my friend made me listen to like 20 songs of theirs and I was like HOLD ON

The Aussies are on to something

[mysticmeena]

your hand in marriage sir 💍

[tigresslanzhu]

Faux Fur Pom-Poms

Artica: I bought this last week! I feel so fresh and new in it.

Meena: And you look so cute in it. I could never wear something like that, though. My trunk would get in the way and those fuzzy things would make me sneeze.

Artica: 🥰

Mike: Nice goin’, Jumbo! You would think you’d know better with you being the victim of her crap!

Buster: Artica, snap out of it!

[speedprofessor]

Goes without saying but I don’t consider anything post S5 as canon for Eobard lmfao 

Though him calling Hunter a ‘velocity-9′ junkie and dragging August’s outfit pretty on-brand not gonna lie

[noccolibroccoli]

ok I gotta do it I gotta singpost on main bc im watching sing 2 and the funny singing animals are my blorbos

and polypigs are Real ok rosita and gunter keep calling each other honey and baby it's Very Cute

(It's been my headcanon since the first movie that rosita gunter and her husband Norman end up in a throuple lmfao)