#NOW I GET TO SEE ALL MY BABBUS

[nemo-of-house-hamartia]

Jesus Christ, I didn't remember how much I wanted to spit in Anabella's face for how she treats Clive!!!!

LEAVE MY DARLING BABBU ALONE, YOU FUCKING WITCH.

[witch-and-writer]

Ek passe tu babbu, ek passe hai jag saara

-You on one side, my beloved, the entire world on another-

[About Ch-3 of Something is Wrong with A-Zhan!]

Remember the morally grey Wei Wuxian tag? Yeah, that line at the top is what I meant by that. I don’t think Wei Wuxian would ever be morally grey, he’s the most morally upright character I have ever come across, but just for this fic, as long as it’s Lan Wangji vs the world, Wei Wuxian would always choose Lan Wangji, even if it conflicts with his moral and principles. Putting it simply, Wei Wuxian would condemn murder and harming the innocents, but if it’s Lan Wangji committing these crimes, he wouldn’t be able to bring himself to condemn him, instead, he’ll come up with possible justifications for Lan Wangji and defend him.

I hope I was able to capture an inkling, an essence of this in the chapter.

Also, is anyone surprised that no Lan elders except Lan Qiren are furious at Lan Wangji's wantonness? I just think that after the whole Qingheng-jun fiasco, they will think Lan Wangji much more tame, especially since Wei Wuxian, unlike the Madam Lan in my head, doesn't seem too bothered by their second heir's behavior. Maybe they are even turning a blind eye to this because of how much they love Wei Wuxian and his genius.

My thought process behind their thought process is that- since Wei Wuxian is a once in a lifetime genius and he is here (in cloud recesses) because of Lan Wangji and he is staying because of his obvious love for their second heir, and they know this. They can see this. So, just for the sake of keeping Wei Wuxian in their sect as their prized disciple who is famous all around for his no-less-than-miraculous inventions, they all collectively decide to overlook Lan Wangji's shameless behaviour that is definitely not befitting of someone holding the title of the Second Jade of GusuLan.

Of course, no one added Lan Qiren to the group chat and that's why he's still bitter about his nephew's changed behaviour.

Mini Theater:-

*lwj acting shameless, holding wwx by the waist and kissing him publicly* Lan Elders: I can't see, I'm blind~ blind~ Lan Qiren, who was not added to the chat and thus was not informed that they have to ignore all this: *qi-deviates* Lan Xichen, who now has to deal with his dramatic uncle: Wangji, if you could just get a room, I would be grateful. You know uncle can't handle this much pda. Lan Wangji: *too busy sucking wwx's soul out through his mouth to hear, further sending his dramatic but weak-hearted single uncle into a qi-deviation* Lan Xichen: ... I love you, didi, but I feel like I should not. When did you become such a menace?!

I don't even know why I'm babbling, but I am and I refuse to suffer through the on-goings of my mind alone, so here we are~

Sofia out~

[lilimoon-draws]

I love your miphlink kids so I have few questions about the 3

what is their favorite food

are they a mama or daddy girl/boy

what are their favorite pass times

what do they do during a rainy day

do they age like zoras or hylians

what are they most likely to argue/fight about ( you know how siblings are )

how is the argument settled

where are they most likely to be randomly found

witch of the 3 is most likely to accidentally find buried treasure and why

what is their favorite season and why

omg thank you for loving the miphlink babbus!! I am so happy to answer these~!

what is their favorite food? So they start out eating only raw fish as babies, but then when they're a bit older Link introduces them to other foods and his cooking! Now they are little gremlins and will gobble up anything you put in front of them! Link also introduces them to sweets like buttered apples and honey candy which they really enjoy :3

are they a mama or daddy girl/boy? Rela - Pretty equally attached to both~ Domi - Bit of a momma's boy, being a quieter boy he's always found comfort with Mipha. His attachment to her is not nearly intense as Lati's to Link. Lati - 100% a daddy's girl! She's super attached to Link and wants to grow up to be just like him.

what are their favorite pass times? besides swimming and playing in the water... Rela - Shopping for pretty new things to wear and adorn herself with or practicing the spear Domi - Reading, especially history Lati - Horseback riding lessons with Link

what do they do during a rainy day? Rela - She's pretty musically inclined so she'd probably be practicing her singing or her favorite instrument, the harp Domi - Studying lol he's pretty predictable Lati - There could be thunder and lightning and this girl would still be outside in the rain trying to catch frogs or something. Link has to go and retrieve her. She stresses Link and Mipha out so much lol

do they age like zoras or hylians? They age like zora. My sad headcanon is that Link won't see them grow up, he'll die well before they reach full adulthood :(

what are they most likely to argue/fight about ( you know how siblings are)? Some variation of Lati wanting to do something reckless, Domi being too "cucco" or a know-it-all, or Rela being too bossy

how is the argument settled? Link and/or Mipha have to step in lol. As they get older, though, Rela starts becoming the voice of reason/peacemaker.

where are they most likely to be randomly found? If they're not together or hanging out with Link and/or Mipha... Rela - checking out the shops Domi - in his room or the library Lati - exploring out in the wilderness

which of the 3 is most likely to accidentally find buried treasure and why? That would be Miss Lati! She's bound to find something cool on one of her adventures.

what is their favorite season and why? Summer! That's when they all go into Castle Town for the Hyrule Festival as a family :)

thank you for letting me yell about the babbus :')

[filmyypeople]

From a 6-year old child artist to Swiggy Uncle!

This Vadi Bro has come a long way !!

03 May, 2023 I Richa Devesar I FilmyPeople

If you have passion for something and keep on working towards that, you are surely going to get it, one day! Now its up to you whether you  call it Destiny or your Dedication…Swiggy Uncle has proved it both ways! How? Lets rewind his journey as an actor and get to know how he did it all?

Naresh Gosain, a mechanical Engineer by profession was passionate about acting since childhood. He started acting on stage when he was just six years old. It took him 50 years to reach where he is today. Hours, days, months and years’ of work could not give him what a 20 Sec Silent TVC did. It was not just a matter of chance that even after doing dozens of serials, hundreds of Street plays, and so many appearances in Big Budget Bollywood movies, he could not get the appreciation he had been looking for but he feels ‘God has been kind to have given me all this at this age because if he had given all this earlier, who knows I might have got vanished from the scene by now.’ Now, that is what we call positive attitude!

Before getting to know the Gulab Jamun Waale Uncle’s journey (as he’s fondly known), let me share few things which I remember of him as a child. In those days, he was acting in Doordarshan Serials Dil Dariya, Doosra Kewal and Phir Wohi Talaash. We felt really proud of the fact that my Maasi’s son is coming on Television. Unlike today, those were the Doordarshan days when everyone was watching the same thing at the same time, unlike today when the audience is segregated.

We are basically a very filmy family and I give all the credit to my Daddy and Mummy for this. Music, movies all this has been part of our lives since the time, I was not even born. So when Babbu Bhaiya (as we call him) got in to acting , we would look forward to hear all Filmy Stories from him. Infact, I got to know about Shahid Kapoor’s existence as a 10 year old when bhaiya was working in the serial  Phir Wohi Talaash (way back in 1990) with actress Neelima Azeem who had this very happy-go-lucky , jovial type youthful, college going girl’s character. He told us that she is a 28 year old woman and has a 10 year old son which was unbelievable.  We just could not believe that! And yes I do remember his dialogue in one of the episodes which was  ‘Kaad diya…..unko kaad diya’ (they have been thrown out).

And now…everyday we are seeing him in new TVCs be it Bisleri, Dr. Fixit, Netmeds, Goldie Masaale and so on. Success did come to him but after giving 50 dedicated years of his life. Does he have grudges or he is smiling the way he smiles while eating Gulab Jamun in Swiggy TVC? Before we ask him about his journey, how about having a look at some of his best TVCs!

Lets rewind and talk to him from where it all  started!

When did you first realize that you wanted to act?

It was not that I realized or something. Initially, it just happened, as my father was a theatre actor and a writer too, I would often accompany him during his rehearsals and one fine day he asked me to act..and with that began my acting journey. I acted in a lot of plays as a child artist. And this I’m talking about 1968 when I was hardly six years old and now that I’m talking of my childhood days, I can recall that I got my first award in 1972 in a theatre festival in Delhi which was quite motivating for me in that young age, although I didn’t understand the seriousness of acting that time.

In 70s and 80s, Doordarshan was the only channel we had and coming on Television was not a small thing. What memories do you have of your initial days?

In those days, actors got much more popularity because Doordarshan had the monopoly. If I talk about myself, I was working regularly with DD for various types of shows and family and friends used to appreciate that because it was a big thing back then. It reminds me of an incident, Doordarshan would telecast one Special New Year Show every year which used to have audience just the way we have now in reality shows. So whenever I got a chance to be there in that new year show, as an audience my friends would get very excited..Arrey tujhe dekha tha! And afterwards when I started acting in serials, though in small roles, I always got a positive response from family and friends.

And how and when did acting in Doordarshan happen?

Doordarshan was the only Channel we had back in 70s and 80s and I was lucky enough to have bagged my first Telefilm in the year 1981. In those days, it wasn’t easy to get a break but I got a chance to show my talent when Doordarshan started Morning Transmission somewhere in mid 80s and I did, mostly comedy serials like Hamaare manager, Popat lal Jasoos, Jeena Yahaan Marna Yahaan and few more. Then  I happen to meet Director Lekh Tandon who after directing some very big movies like Agar Tum Na Hote, Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaae, Professor, Aamrapali, Jhuk Gaya Aasmaan and so many more, came to Delhi to make serials for  Doordarshan.  I met him during that time only when he was directing Dil Dariya and Doosra Kewal for Doordarshan.

If I remember it correctly Dil Dariya was Shah Rukh Khan’s debut serial although the one that got aired on TV was Fauji, Right? How was the experience? Any incident of those days you can recall?

Absolutely right! Although I got to play a small role in that serial but as I was involved in production too, I was there on the sets everyday.  And you just asked about any incident. So I have an interesting thing to tell…I remember we were shooting for Doosra Kewal. We had to shoot a song and were looking for a particular location so I asked Lekh Tandon ji to shoot the same at my terrace. As soon as we finished the shoot, Shah Rukh said that his serial Circus is going to be telecast just now and he wanted to see it. We all came downstairs and he watched that episode of Circus with my whole family and that too sitting on the floor. He was already a big TV star by then and so humble was he…I offered him chair…but he said ‘No..I am Okey here.’ And we were all very friendly with each other be it Shah Rukh or other actors  like Arun Baliji, Vinita Malikji and Alka Amin (who was seen in Kedarnath as Sushant Singh Rajput’s mother) and I also remember that Arun Bali ji and Vinita Malik ji were the highest paid actors of this serial.

So, the shooting of all these serials was being done in Delhi only and did you continue with theatre also while doing DD serials?

While I was working in DD serials, I was also doing Public Awareness Campaigns because in those days, we used to have lots of such Govt campaigns running on Doordarshan. I continued doing theatre too but this time it was Ramleela and starting from year 1993, I continued playing Kumbhkaran for over 25 years at the Ramleela of Model Town 2, New Delhi. Then in the year 2000, I started doing Street Plays for private as well as Govt Sector and these kept me busy for years.

When did you first come to Mumbai for an acting assignment? What was that about? And which directors you worked with, initially?

I went to Mumbai for the first time in 1989. It was for the shooting of a TV serial called Sadbhaavna again for Doordarshan which was directed by Raj Tilakji who had already directed films like Mukti starring Shashi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar and Vidya Sinha and 36 Ghante starring Raj Kumar, Sunil Dutt and Mala Sinha and many more. After doing Sadbhavna,  I started coming to Mumbai frequently. Although it was one scene or two and the first movie I did was Manorama Six Feet Under.  Then I got a chance to work with Subhash Ghai ji in Kanchi.

Rajat Kapoor was another director, I got a chance to work with in the movie Aankhon Dekhi.  Then Dibaakar Banerjee..with whom I worked in Oye Lucky Lucky Oye, then Vicky Donor happened with Shoojit Sarkar. Infact, I was in all 3 projects of Mirzapur Director Gurmmeet Singh - What The Fish, (in which I had a good role but unfortunately the film didn’t do well at the box office)Warning and Sharaafat Gai Tel Lene and years later I got a chance to work with him in Mirzapur too.  Roles were small but good thing was that I was getting work.

What made you decide to permanently move to Mumbai? Did you get family support?

When I was doing serials Chidiya Ghar and Laapata Ganj that time, I seriously thought of moving to Mumbai. It was around 2012 that I started getting regular work…all the films that I just mentioned. But yes, permanently I decided to shift my base here was after Swiggy TVC happened, that has been the biggest turning point in my career. And yes, when I decided to move to Mumbai permanently, my family did support me. And moreover,  I could afford to be away from home and give it a shot as my kids were grown up and busy in their own lives and I had my mother and wife Meenu’s full support to go ahead with my decision of giving it a shot.

How did you get Swiggy TVC? Did you have any idea that it would be the biggest turning point of your career? Any big complements you received from your industry friends?

I still remember I was in Delhi doing my awareness campaigns and in between that, I got a call for audition of this Swiggy Ad. I recorded my audition video there only on my mobile and sent it. Although I wanted to get selected but wasn’t sure. But I was selected and there I was shooting for that Ad which changed my life and there has been no looking back since then.

I got lot of popularity because of the Swiggy campaign. The thing is that nowadays the audience is divided..in a way that some people watch only movies, some…crime thrillers, some like to watch family shows, some…news but Ad is one thing which everyone watches and it comes on every platform and this Swiggy TVC came during IPL season and that’s the reason it got even more visibility. The Ad campaign really helped Swiggy and their sales increased by 45%.

My friends Vinay Pathak and Saurabh Shukla gave me complements. They said the way you hold your expressions and smile, is amazing. Kya kamaal ki ad ki hai tuney. I have been doing like this for so many years now but the only thing is that when God’s blessings come, things just change and the same thing happened with me.

How easy was it shifting to TVCs? How do you look at the whole thing?

Doing TVCs was not a planned move, first of all. It just happened. The thing is that when you are doing theatre, reaction is instant. One story is told in 2 hours in a film, in a series it takes 10-12 episodes but when it comes to an ad, you have to tell the story in just 15-20 secs which is not an easy thing. I got to learn so much while doing TVCs. On other hand all my experience came in handy when I started doing ads. I have not had any formal training in Acting, but I have hands-on experience of 55 years. Everyday, I am doing something new which is challenging and satisfying at the same time.

You have worked in some Short Films also, how was that experience?

So far working in short films has been one of the best experiences and I enjoyed working in The Honeymooners and Shagun. I am emotionally attached to The Honeymooners, actually. There is whole variety of roles that I am doing now and it is very surprising that at this age I’m doing things that I never thought, I would ever do, especially after crossing 60. Bojh was another short film that I did. Also I did few bigger Ads which had a storyline especially the ones done for Valentine’s Day and Father’s Day.

You have worked in some Web Series also. Tell us about that experience? And your upcoming projects also?

Yes I have done few Web Series like Mirzapur, Inside Edge, Illegal and few more to come. Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper is the next Web Series I’m waiting for then there’s one more Jhaansi ka Rajkumar. Plus TVCs are going on. One with Ranbir has just started coming and Vadilal campaign also started recently and after Swiggy Uncle they’ve shown me as Vadi Bro…it has that youthful touch with lots of colours. I’m loving every bit of it.

Your experience of working with actors like Akshay Kumar, Virat Kohli , Anushka, Alia and Ranbir Kapoor?

The experience has been great. They’ve all been very nice. Ranbir Kapoor is one humble actor I have worked with. I had a great time shooting with Virat and Anushka too. One of the ads we did together was about eating  and they brought Rajma Chaawal from their home. Since he is also from Delhi I told him it has this typical DIlli-wala taste and we ll enjoyed shooting as well as eating.

Do you have any grudges that all this success and fame came your way very late or you are enjoying it?

I am grateful to God. I feel that if I had got success some 20-30 years ago, I might not have been in the industry today. God has really been kind and I have no grudges at all.

How does it feel living your childhood dream?

Although I have been acting for so many years now and I have always given my 100 % whether it was  serials or movies or street plays but the kind of stuff I got to do after my Swiggy TVC is something I am really enjoying. I never imagined that I would get such amazing roles to play and trust me God has really been kind and there’s much more to come. Its all God’s grace. I have been working consistently for last 50 years but got showered with all the name and fame now and its all God’s blessing.

I would personally recommend you all to watch these two Festival Spl TVCs and you will have an idea how good Swiggy Uncle is with his facial expressions.

[vaguely-concerned]

The Mandalorian Chapter 14 reactions: HOLY SHIT THAT WAS AWESOME BUT ALSO I’M CRYING edition

- the good good din characterization is back after all the weirdness last episode!!!! that soft way he says ‘no, no, I’m not mad at you’? THAT’S din djarin, he would not be fucking impatient with his son having just been informed and seen for himself that he is terrified, go away mr filoni I know you’ve got all of canon memorized but you don’t get this lol. this feels much more right in how din being conflicted and still thinking he should give the baby away for his own good plays out too  

honestly every line of dialogue for him in this one was perfect I was just whispering ‘I love this awkward clueless wonderful man just doing his best’ to myself any time he said anything. “...does this look Jedi to you?” sir I adore you more than words can describe

- we got din chuckling. asjdklfhsdkafghsdafsadhjkfsdahjkfh. fskahfksjad. side note: I can’t believe my joke post about din desperately trying to Force home school the kid with the one (1) jedi trick he knows about and the baby being delighted by it over and over anyway -- listen to his expectant excited laugh when din takes the ball and sets up the game!!!! -- was canon all along. and then the baby & mando music kicking in when he gently put the silver ball into the baby’s hands again and tells him he’s special (because he IS special. to din)? hmng. hmmmmnnnnn  

they opened on the height of softness so we would all crumple under the weight of the rest of the episode and that was very mean of them in a way I sincerely appreciate 

- nothing to see here... just a dad trying to walk through the literal manifestation of the unassailable underlying forces of the universe to get to his baby again and again........ the desperation in that, the love, the foolhardy devotion................... shit

- okay so I might be a dumbass, but I’d never noticed this before -- the silver ball has a blue spot on the top, like so: 

and in addition we get the room where the baby goes full darth grogu (I have to laugh so I don’t cry okay) on those storm troopers, and there’s a red light in there dominating the room (and it did even more in the concept art):

in star wars blue means light side and red means dark side (it’s very sophisticated that way), meaning the visual storytelling here is that there’s a battle for the baby’s soul and gideon and all his nonsense (and the trauma bb’s been through in the wider sense) is pulling towards the dark, while grogu and din’s connection leads him towards the light. just... the image of the baby looking at his own reflection in the symbolic representation of his relationship to din? the way children find their sense of self through being safely reflected and held by their caretakers? god help meeeeeee I will go in there and fistfight gideon myself for disrupting that in any way  

the smaller light seems to be blue too, like there’s still the presence of light even if it’s dimmed and small in that shitty horrible room, which is a change from the concept art!

- FENNEC SHAND SURVIVED BITCHES!!! I even called that she’d be back with new shiny robot parts back in season 1, could not happen to a cooler lady, I hope we get more backstory and interaction from her the next episodes -- sounds like she’s basically sworn herself to boba’s service in gratitude for saving her life, I wonder if that’s a cultural thing of whereever she comes from? does she live aboard slave 1 now too?? because that would be hilarious and amazing, it must be like two strange cats trying to get used to sharing the same space   

- everything I could ever hope for about boba fett in this series came true, they went down the much more interesting and nuanced route with jango and boba’s identities as mandalorians, he looked cool as fuck and made din as a character shine rather than overshadowing him... amazing beautiful yesss 

(I did 100% not anticipate just how ‘cool uncle boba here to help you fuck shit up’ he was going to be but I am delighted to get it anyway. uncle points deducted for getting someone to point a gun at the baby, but the main point still stands lol) 

the power and brutality of his hand to hand fighting too... a w e s o m e , I enjoyed the action scenes a lot in this one

- they even recanonized him actually wearing jango’s armour. what more could I ask for. I’ve had confused parent & child feels about these two since I was like eleven and here we fucking go again. and jango fighting in the mando civil wars too!

- so I’m grieving the razor crest (and I always will be, rip you magnificent jalopy, always in my heart) but also there’s the grim satisfaction that my reading on it was sort of true -- it is (...was. oh god it’s going to take a while to sink in huh) a symbol of din’s self and life, and at this point when they take the baby it tears everything else to pieces. the only thing that’s left in the ashes is the beskar and the thing that connects him to the baby. and there’s... a strange solace in seeing that that’s all he needs to keep going? he’s fucking obliterated from orbit but he still has his love for the baby and the beskar and that can keep him going until he finds something new, everything else can be replaced?????? weirdly healing, though he is probably going to have a solid breakdown at some point after they get the kid back (shut up they are getting the kid back) and the cold distant fog lifts 

also this scene/shot feels like it carries some Meaning, doesn’t it? I’m on record several times saying I never want din to be mand’alor and that’s still true, but there’s something about the framing of this and the way boba looks at him that’s like... hm. I’m not sure I have the words for it. there’s something heightened about it, anyway, for a moment he looks like something mythic there in the wreckage 

(something I would be much cooler with is our clan of two growing a little bit and those new people rallying behind him, actually, that might be neat. imagine if a force user does show up for the baby and gets adopted into the clan somehow??? so many possibilities.) 

- from the way he picks up the silver ball... din djarin is on his way to straight up murder some people huh

I think part of what reassures me about this scene is the music -- this mando flute is not distant, is not beaten, is not despondent, it’s clear and determined and strong.

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I love this. I love when we get explicit baby POVs, it makes it feel so real and intimate and... like home. (I especially loved baby’s point of view inside the razor crest, which just made me tear up again. baby lost the closest thing he’s had to a home in a long long time on top of it all. everything is suffering)

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Emotionally Significant Thumb Grabbing tm; the show

- din djarin looking for the ‘on’ switch on a magic rock fhsdakjfhsadlfhsdjah I can’t breathe

 “Well, this is the seeing stone. Are you. Seeing anything?” fsafkdsajhfsa sdhfksjalhfkjsdahfkjsdhf

- the energy around the baby as he’s, in ahsoka’s words, ‘choosing his path’ is blue, and the force sort of works across time and space, right?? so there’s definitely still hope for our lil green bean to not have to come up with a really dumb unsubtle sith name for himself, as is regrettably yet delightfully tradition. darth babbu should never come to pass (I do like how they’re interrogating the normal dark/light side dichotomy in this series, seeing as this is a literal baby who can’t really be responsible for that stuff himself yet and has such capacity for both.)  

- listen. listen, the way din says ‘can you please hurry up’ with no sarcasm or real impatience whatsoever, more like a harried worry, to his force-meditating son as he jogs off to make sure no one’s trying to kill them. is hilarious and also YES this is what the character is!!! weirdly and incongruously polite under stress sometimes and with a slightly odd reaction pattern to things!!! he’s not just quiet and badass, he’s a little strange sometimes and it’s so good!  

- a friendly opening volley warning shot from boba there

also din uncertainly asking BOBA FETT if he’s a jedi... now this is the dramatic irony I’ve been looking for haha 

I guess neither shand nor boba actually know din’s name after this either. baby you gotta start introducing yourself at some point it gets real confusing when there are two mandos on screen 

oh the long weary sigh going through din’s frame when boba says he wants ‘the armour’ and he thinks it’s just someone trying to peel the beskar off his corpse again. sorry the galaxy’s so shitty dad   

- “But fate sometimes steps in to rescue the wretched” is a killer line well done mr favreau. I like that boba actually offers din a good deal as well and seems to intend to deliver on it from how things are going. 

- din using his beskar-covered bod to cover someone he’s fighting alongside!!! literal moving cover haha. also I love fennec’s costume design  

- I don’t know where din got more whistling birds from and I don’t care, it was really cool haha 

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wow haha um so anyway -- 

(cue all the ‘who wore it better’ with cobb vanth’s ‘spiderman’s first home made costume’ look on one side and ABSOLUTE UNIT DADDY boba fett on the other side posts lol)

- aaaghh the music almost like a stunned desperate fluttering heart beat as din watches the razor crest be destroyed 

- for someone who has willingly worked for them in the past boba sure sounds less than thrilled about having the empire back in any capacity 

- oof the deadness in din’s voice when he says “The child is gone”. ooooh no that got me  h e l p 

- guessing next episode is at least partly a ‘gathering old allies and preparing the assault’ step before the grand finale, then! they cannot go for the season ender cliffhanger with this, I will fucking riot. anything can be up in the air except baby and dad being separated, I will not allow it

it would be very funny if the force user baby called out to comes stumbling into the middle of all this like the troy entering the room with pizzas meme too 

- the music in the darth grogu scene is partially a dark mirror of the baby & mando music :’( is nothing in this world sacred

also from how he reaches out for it baby might have used a light saber before in the past with the jedi? ngl the idea of baby wielding the dark saber not when he’s all grown up but in like two episodes -- with all the chaos a toddler holding a laser sword would involve -- is all that is keeping me sane here 

‘liable to put an eye out with one of these’ well gideon you sure have doomed someone to lose an eye with that one, here’s to hoping it’s you, for full dramatic payoff 

he is a deliciously smug awful force with great musical cues tho, you have to give it to him

- okay so this

is obviously awful and horrible and it makes me so sad... but it is undeniably also very very very funny in how it’s framed. you know what? after all this bullshit baby grogu can have a little dark side tantrum, as a treat, we’ve all been there right

(forget finding a jedi, we need to go out there and find a child psychologist who can help him deal with this without adding the fear that he’s on the path to become a two foot tall evil space sorcerer to the mix Y_________Y) 

- rip the razor crest except for the second time :’’’( gone but never forgotten

- the last thing din tells the baby is “I’m gonna protect you; I’ll be back soon”. and I hope that stays with the kid somehow and that it actually comes true, that din will be back for him as soon as humanly possible and all this pain and fear can be repaired. ggggghhhhh my emotions are too big for my dumb human body 

[klonoadreams]

Ok, I’m surprised no one asked this yet, but: Noa and Venti having a baby with either Hector or Achilles

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OKAY FIRST OFF, I want you all to know that my first ever dedicated Lancer was HEKTOR. Because I had the luck of not pulling ANY god damn Cus for a while.

So I stuck with Hektor. So I love him, especially since he confesses his love for you, bond 5.

"I love you with all my heart and will protect you to the end."

SO...

Read more cuz it's gonna get long!!

FGO!Noa is gonna be super happy while Hektor is just, "With this old man...really?"

He's just as happy nonetheless. Protective and affectionate.

Paris enjoys being an uncle. Especially since he also likes Master, too!

Hektor stops smoking because of it. Likely to be seen talking cutely with babbu. Gets embarrassed when someone points it out. Will throw rocks if Achilles is the one who discovers him.

Penthesilea likes the baby, since she and Hektor get along with Achilles hate.

Likely to see Hektor just going "Shhh." because Master is sleeping with the baby. Can often be seen with a baby harness, with baby up in front. Sometimes, Master is on his back. And Paris is there, fluffing up a sheepy Apollo.

WITH ACHILLES, oh my god, REMINDER that this FUCK HEAD has showed up on ALL of my accounts, pre Single Dad Waver Account.

The jerkass NP2'd himself on the fanfic account while I was going after Chiron. Achilles has taken his pick, and he LOVES Noa.

Honestly, he's likely to go for twins because this fucker WOULD.

Shows off the babies to everyone, especially Atalante, who is just in love with the babies BECAUSE CHILDREN. Embarrasses Noa by being himself.

Chiron is just over there, shaking his head. "You better raise that child."

Because he's done taking care of kids after having to raise him, Asclepius, and Jason.

Jason out there, just talking about how great Heracles is while the babies sleep on. Hektor only tolerates the kids, when on any given chance, he'd punch Achilles head on or throw a rock at him.

Surprisingly enough, Pen-chan does not go berserk around the babies. But as soon as Achilles is on his own, it's ON SIGHT.

Venti is gonna be flustered to hell and back the entire time because of how Achilles is. Happy about the kids, embarrassed by how boisterous he can be.

Paris likes to help out the most here, because of how close he is to Venti. So as soon as she isn't looking, he kicks Achilles in the shins. Then acts like nothing happened as he just coos at the babies. Hektor later gives him candy.

Venti gets annoyed at how fragile Achilles treats her at times, because she's SMOL. Even though she's been taking care of these kids for a while now.

Atalante is already happy with the one big happy family, so the twins are a HUGE plus.

Waver, however, is exhausted and would like Venti to be more considerate, "YOU HAVE ENOUGH KIDS."

He can be seen sleeping with the baby, having passed out in a chair.

Achilles likes his happy family, as chaotic as it can be.

[choicesenthusiast]

Blades of Light and Shadow, Ch. 13 AKA Humanland

What happened this week:

Drake Walker is now irrelevant, because now we have Drake fliers. Actually, drakes are four-legged, wingless creatures. What they were probably going for was a feathered dragon, or even more like a wyvern (two-legged, two-winged creatures). But hey, in your fantasy world, you can call ‘em whatever you want! God, you can hear the fantasy/history nerd oozing from my writing.

Aerin greets us at Humanland, as cheery and confident as ever. Could this be a misdirection leading to his predicted betrayal? I really need to learn to trust people more.

The fifth lore tablet. There are so many aspects to worldbuilding and I can’t believe PB has delivered on so many of them. You can evidently see me gushing over these every time a lore tablet comes up.

Viscount Westonly The High Priest of the Light allows us the day to explore Whitetower with the gang. Nia ponders over what she is to do next once the journey is over.

We finally get Mal’s tragic backstory, and though not as tragic as some of us had hoped for, it still involves a dead parent and a sister, and that’s enough to make us cry just as well.

A night out with Nia, Imtura, and Threep, to discover the wonders of human culture, including but not limited to shopping, cake, and haters.

It’s depresso time! The party reflects on the journey so far- and what’s to come after it’s end, which is very, very soon. Or so they think.

The long awaited kinkytime is finally here. People trade screenshots of all four LI scenes like they’re Pokemon cards or something. It just goes to show how loved all of them are. Enough to let them deflower your babbu, apparently, if you know what I mean.

It’s time for the ritual to end all rituals, but the cost is a sacrifice of few lives in order to complete it. Considering the High Priest tells us this with such glee in his eyes leads us to believe that he is either corrupted, or a sick fuck.

Thoughts:

I cannot even believe I considered waiting until tomorrow to read this chapter. It was just *chef’s kiss*. And we didn’t even have to fight anyone.

The art in this book also continues to astonish me. I’m glad that our *ahem* funding… is paying off well. I would happily offer up diamonds to see that this story is continued. And I know you all have it on your minds too.

So we all agree that the onyx shards form a sword hilt, with the final piece being the pommel, right? And supposedly that’s supposed to be the Blade of Shadow or something? I really hope the Blade of Light is something equally as epic, not something that the humans stored in a backyard weapons shed. Hmm, maybe the power of friendship forms the Blade of Light.

This is a top-tier book with a top-tier plot and top-tier characters and Andrew knows it too. If the primary plot is completed and the Shadow Court is truly defeated, then there will be no reason for a sequel. In conclusion, we’re all praying for a cliffhanger so we can get that Book 2.

[tinypigeonlord]

Just got my mitts on the master sword, here are some thoughts of stuff thusfar:

1. eggbot is still best boi, I lov it and need my own babbu.

2. The resting place of the master sword is not much of a fun place to fight a boss.  7.8/10, too many stone obstacles.

3. I DID NOT EXPECT HESTU TO BE A CONTROLLABLE CHARACTER OUT OF ALL OPTIONS BUT I LOVE IT :’D ALL THOSE WEE KOROKS ARE PRECIOUS

4. I did kick Sooga’s butt today, but I’m still terrified of that dude and I have a feeling he’s gonna come back to bite me eventually.  :’D

5. I’m really torn on whether I like or hate the Divine Beast stages. Vah Medoh was fine, I feel like I have a lot of free range with it. The mission is a bit tedious at worst. Vah Ruta’s ranged attacks are pretty horrible when dealing with tnt-throwing enemies so I ended up just using the L barrier and waltzing up to them to stomp on them because HO BOY my hp was going down FAST if I tried anything else. Wasn’t really fun. I definitely hate Vah Rudania’s sections. It controls awkwardly as frick on the volcano, is horribly slow and especially vulnerable when using the L and ZR functions to throw rocks, and I can’t see shit while using the R attack. :’D Haven’t had a chance to control Vah Naboris yet so no opinion on that one.

6. Is it me or is this game pretty finicky at times? Especially when using runes to deal with enemy attacks. Half of the time my runes don’t connect even when I’m facing the right way, and when they DO connect, I end up getting hit by the enemy I’m attacking at the same time and it cancels my rune and leaves me open for a follow up attack from that enemy. Like, I can’t control my character for a period of time when this happens.

Aside from that I really struggle with the ‘kill x amount of enemies within the time limit’ quests when there is an EXACT number of enemies on the map. Every now and then the game doesn’t spawn all of them and it causes me to game over cause I’m stuck on an empty map running around to get them to spawn in time, and it just... doesn’t happen. I’ve also once had them spawned, but be unkillable. Like, they just stand there and their hp doesn’t drop, my attacks just phase through. And trust me, I’ve even checked the map for dots I missed. Nothing. And finally, I don’t know if I’m doing anything wrong, but when using Ravioli’s ZR flight skill, half of the time he just randomly flops down on the ground again within seconds of me activating flight, even though I didn’t get hit and didn’t use any attacks?

[favvnsongs]

any thoughts about lexaden first kiss? hurried or desperate or relieved? against a wall in a corner somewhere? the POTENTIAL

oof okay well first of all my feels about lexaden's first kiss change by the fucking h o u r lmfao. like I have 12+ different scenarios for lexaden so just... jot that down.

like ffs I've got a faith!verse sequel au where lexaden end up being a thing like 5ish years after aden takes the throne.

or there's the one where he's one of the like, 3 people in on the scheme when lexa has to fake her own death after the ice nation lays siege to polis so she can go into hiding and be under the radar enough to gather up her allies and devise a counter strategy?? and just, aden growing up as like, having escaped from polis and taken political refuge in arkadia??? him and lexa secretly corresponding back and forth?!?! aden like, just the sudden angst-filled resurgence of his puppycrush? all the more miserable and guilt ridden and just. the all of it? lexa really being the only person that g e t s him?? trying to keep his crush under wraps? kinda sorta failing? especially after a few years? sullen petulant boy getting real fed up of being stuck within the wire fence of arkadia? lexa really the Only person he can vent to? their letters getting less like ... idk how to even explain it but especially once he's older their letters take on a much more heartfelt and vulnerable and filterless nature?

lexa catching feelings back?!?! trying to keep it out of her messages to him bc holy fuuuuuck the shame and guilt and self loathing.

but also I have weird feelings about aden making a trip beyond the gate of arkadia four or so years after the ice nation has taken the Capitol and lexa 'died' in the ensuing carnage and chaos? his and lexa's secret clandestine meeting to be able to sit and talk strategy and all that jazz without fear of their messages being intercepted?? especially after someone in Clarke's little squad maybe swiped one of lexa's letters? one of the more mundane ones and they all think that aden just has a secret gf somewhere? but it spooks him enough that he feels uneasy about sending any messages after that??

I'm just. hugs y'all. hugs and forehead touches and gosh he's gotten so tall and grownup and dhsidnfkd. the last of her ducklings? they all either died in the invasion of polis or after from their injuries or from illness and whatever in the months and years afterwards??? and like obviously she would have known he was taller and broader and shit like that. he spent nearly three years grumpy pouting about his miserable wretched growth spurt. but reading about it and seeing it are two different things?? and just like. aden's 'oshit' moment upon seeing her again?

and like, a weeks long period of them being just in the middle of nowhere? so she can lay out everything she's been up to and stuff? everything that was too classified and sensitive to be able to write down? even with their messages encoded as they were? and like??? I mean he obvs kisses her first and his v visceral "oshiT" moment right after? lexa's faaaaace.

that presumed unrequited but mutual pininggg. adens stuttering red faced apology? so sure that he's just fucked EVERYTHING up?? especially bc of her stunned expression? the dragging silence? fuck me he just wants the earth to open up and swallow him alive? positively fucking mortifiedddd?

but then her soft blushy lovely smile? and she just - like all of her is soft? even with the stress shadows under her eyes and the obvious exhaustion and wear of how she holds herself? no longer the glowing radiant Bigger Than presence of the Before years? but even no longer being imposing and awe-inspiring and More like she once was, he's absolutely Taken with how lovely she is. with the barely there candlelight flicker of the tiny cabin they're in? he'd told her a joke (snarky and bratty and impersonating arkadians?) and her laugh had been the sweetest thing he's experienced in years? cheeks pink? the look she gave him being so like, fond and endearing and precious? in their old lives she would have chastised him - when she was still heda and he was still a duckling? she'd have leveled That Look at him and admonished him for mocking their allies. even if she found it funny she was always so careful not to enable that sort of thing.

but he tells a joke and she laughs and smiles and looks so positively fucking beautiful that he has to kiss her. knowing damn fucking well he shouldnt. knowing damn fucking well it could ruin literally everything? ashamed and hating himself. panicking until she says his name so soft and gentle and tender and calming and reassuring??

panicking until she grabs his hand and tugs him back down to sit and he can't bear to look at her until she makes him? insisting and steadfast?

the barest cheek kissssss. right at the corner of his mouthhhhh. her admonishing 'aden really now-' tone when she tells him to relax? but he can hear her smile and see the unspoken 'you're so dumb' in her face? blinking like such a confused little fawn of a boy despite really being anything But these days. until it really truly properly clicks?

his "oh" and her even more so "oh" in turn? parroting him? everything about how she says it screaming 'god you're so d u m b' and tbh it's kinda. he's such a dumb but also lexa @ herself bc she's also s o dumb?

smiley giddy precious babbus!! that relieved catharsis of being able to admit and experience and indulge in their feelingsssss.

but also the ANGST when they have to part ways again and he has to go back to arkadia and she has to vanish back out into the world againnn. aden having to pretend like it never happened. like she's still dead? o o f.

[sheepiling]

HENLO FRENS

I was on a tumblr hiatus again, but I’ve still been playing my legacy fam~ I’m planning on loading up my queue again and trying my best to interact with more of you beaut mutuals again soon! I’m sorry that I don’t have the time to interact with each and every one of you, but I do really appreciate all of you! I love scrolling through my tumblr dash on my phone when I’m doing laundry, on the can, etc. and you’re all so entertaining! 

I also love seeing all the Island Living content out there! I’m so hyped that we’re finally getting more occults in Sims 4!! We got mermaids~! ♡ I definitely want to get that pack myself at some point, but not right away. I’m more excited for Realm of Magic!! I’ve literally scrapped the majority of my plans for Generation 6 so I can play with content from Realm of Magic in my Berry fam right when it comes out! 

I was originally planning for Popuri to do the serial romantic aspiration and the gardener career, but that’s changing now. I still want to do the serial romantic aspiration with her, but I’m gonna get it done while she’s still a teen so that when she ages up into a young adult, she can dedicate her life to whatever the magic pack has to offer! If there’s no new careers that come with Realm of Magic then I’ll keep my plans to make her a gardener, and she can use her garden to benefit her potions and spells and whatever else we end up getting! But if there’s a magic-related career then I’ll be doing that instead with her! (this is assuming human sims will be able to become witches or learn a magic skill or whatever, if not then my plans for her adulthood will stay the same and i’ll make sure her baby is a witch or fairy or whatever we get). 

I’m keeping my plans for Apple’s baby the same, though. This is a bit spoilery but that babbu ended up inheriting Apple’s vampirism so I’ll have time to just keep that babbu in the background until I’m ready to focus on my plans for it. (I’m trying so hard not to reveal gender b4 that babbu’s birthing post lol, typing this is awkward). But I do plan on Apple’s baby becoming a scientist and getting involved with aliens! 

So I’m really excited!! I’m playing through the rest of Gen 5 as fast as I can so this fall when Realm of Magic comes out I’ll have Gen 6 ready to go!! THIS LEGACY IS GOING TO GET WEIRD AND AFTER GEN 6 WE’LL NEVER HAVE A HUMAN SIM IN THIS FAMILY EVER AGAIN!!! 🧙 👽 🧚 

I am still giving Basil and Christina all the love they deserve, though! I’m trying to play through it all quickly but I’m having fun while doing so and making sure I complete all of their generation’s goals and take lots of screenshots~ 💕 

[cocofinny]

How long have you been drawing?! Your art looks so fricking awesome :’) If you could give some tips that would be high key appreciated, because I feel like I SUCK at doing aRt TT^TT

omg thank ur so sweet!!

drawing since i was a babbu!! but it wasn’t until i was in my final year of school that i decided to do it seriously :D 

the only advice that i can give is  p r a c t i s e!!!!

i know that sounds super lame, but seriously…draw, draw and draaaaw!!

the best tips i can give are based on what ive done in the past [under the cut for people who wanna skip-a-roo!]:

take inspiration from your favourite tv shows/films/games/comics/books/artists - sometimes by seeing what they do and how they do it and emulating it can help you to develop a style of your own!

practise the thing that you hate - seriously! i used to loathe drawing hands, but the more i did it, the easier it became! 

try something new! sometimes by exploring something in a different way can lead to interesting results, or you may find that it makes something so much easier! like…try a brush that you often ignored in favour of another, or try a new layer style, or colour pallette…try a pose that you wouldn’t dream of doing before - and even if it’s too much for you, dial it back to a point where you feel comfortable, then work your way back up from there are your own pace!

learn from criticism! if someone says that either ‘your legs are a little too long’ or ‘the clothes dont sit right’ dont take it as an insult! learn from it! think ‘how can i make this look more natural?’

USING REFERENCES IS NOT CHEATING!!!!! dear lawd its not!! references are good! references are your friends! yes, even pose references! yes, even hand references! yes, even that meme you thought was funny!!

talk to people! ask them what they do during the drawing process! watch speedpaints! look at tutorials!

and i know i said this already, but keep going! even if you dont like the end result, k e e p  g o i n g - you dont have to upload the finished result if you dont like it, but dont look at it and think ‘i cant do any better, so what’s the point?’ the point is you get better! with each drawing you dont like, you are teaching yourself! with each drawing you want to just throw away, you are getting better! even if the progress is small and slow, its still progress! 

ALSO! you dont need a super fancy expensive cost-an-arm-and-a-leg program to make art! hell, sometimes all you need is a pencil, an eraser, and some paper! but there are more and more free art programs coming out that give younger, or less loaded artists the chance to develop their skills! i am one of the latter so yaaaaay!

AND DONT LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE WHO TELL YOU TO QUIT!! i had an art teacher in school who said i wouldnt get into university if i didnt do a foundation degree in fine art and design, [meaning she didn’t think that my art was on par with others in my class] so i said ‘ill show you’ and practised like mad in my own time, and bada-bing bada-boom i got into uni without a foundation degree also i didnt even want to do fine art i wanted to be an animator pffft

i really hope these help in some way! sorry i rambled on for so long! if you were looking for more specific tips like hands and faces uuuuuuuuuuuuuuu they may take longer cuz id have to actually draw them lol

but i hope that maybe by sharing some of my experiences that you can find confidence in your abilities too! 

now go forth and draw you funky lil artist!! i believe in you!!

[it took me ages to learn how to draw sams undertrain and even longer to learn how to draw papyrus!!]

[sweetdreamr]

So I saw Maleficent: Mistress of Evil today

Overall, I liked it a lot. You know me, I live for the found family trope, and was glad to see it continued here. There’s a lot of love and humor between Maleficent and Aurora, and of course Diaval (yes, he’s back too.)

Cut for spoilers.

Here’s what I liked:

--THE DARK FAE OMG. So many gryphons. And they are Serving Looks. You want Jedi Fae? This movie has ‘em. Didn’t know I needed them but now I do. Rainforest Fae? Fuck yeah, Tundra Fae? Why the hell not. Celtic Fae? You came to the right place.

Their lands are visually stunning, and also the babbu Fae are freakin’ adorable. AND they have their own lore, which is probably the most interesting thing about the movie.

--Aurora is openly referred to as Maleficent’s daughter. My heart grew three sizes.

--Maleficent has new Looks in this movie and they are all On Point.

--Queen Ingrith’s hair. I love me some braids and she takes it to a whole other level. Didn’t love her costumes as much, but she has a pearl and diamond theme and wears the fuck out of it. I respect her commitment to her chosen look. Though including pants might’ve been a better choice for battle scenes.

--Aurora’s dresses and casual braids

--Her entire relationship with Philip, who gets to do things this time. They are an Action Couple now.

--Chiwetel Ejiofor as Connall. I LOVED this character, he positively radiated warmth and gentleness. The movie’s handling of this character? I liked that slightly less.

--Jedi Fae protects children while having Epic Hair. I live for it.

--"Don’t worry, I’ll be back for the christening.” *WINK*

--Maleficent trying SO HARD to Human, for Aurora’s sake. Diaval trying to coach her through it was hilarious.

--I love Maleficent’s not wanting to let go of Aurora. 

--Also anytime Maleficent gets her magic on is a win. Probably not if you’re the one she’s mad at, but it looks awesome as fuck.

--Diaval trying to apologize to people for the entire battle sequence.

Here’s what I didn’t like as much:

--I feel like we needed maybe some flashbacks to Ingrith’s youth, and why she is the way that she is. I love a dramatic Villain Reveal Monologue as much as the next person, but sometimes you need visual aids to really  make it visceral.

--Borra grated on my nerves. I don’t really know why.

--Um. How did the Dark Fae know about Maleficent in the first place?

--Crossbows are not great for close-range battles. Every time someone pulled one out, I facepalmed.

--The attempt to frame Maleficent for cursing the king is really awkward.

--The overall treatment of Ingrith at the end of the movie. Like. Why go to the trouble of creating this interesting dramatic villain if you’re just going to make them ridiculous at the end of it? I get that actually killing her would have made the wedding reception awkward as shit, but still.

--Black character dying to save a white one is an old, OLD racist trope. It really needs to be used with care, or better yet not at all. This just kind of felt unnecessary in terms of the plot. I understand why it was done, but it’s a bad look.

--So Ingrith has this right-hand woman, a redhead named Gerda. Her part in the queen’s plot? Playing an organ solo like she’s Phantom of the Fairy-Killing Opera. I’m dead serious. And she GOES HARD. BALLS TO THE WALL. I mean, I respect her enthusiasm, but it was kind of silly.

[itsbuckysworld]

Little One

Request: @hat-r said: hiiii can i have an imagine where the reader is part of the cast and its an off day for taping so she goes to work out w the cast and evans and seb notices a guy checking her out and they go extra protective since shes young like holland and they see her as their little sister, thank youuu

Pairing: Chris Evans x Reader x Sebastian Stan (platonic)  Guest Appearance: Anthony Mackie, RDJr, Elizabeth Olsen, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Holland, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch.

Warning: NO INFINITY WAR SPOILERS. Just cute platonic fluff. A random guy being v pushy.

A/N: I got this request and really liked thinking about Seb and Chris being protective over you, that just melts my little babbu heart. I bet they would be so cute and caring, and the cast as well, so it was very fun to write this. Smooches! xoxo, - L 

MAY I JUST ADD I WROTE EVERYTHING IN THIS WRONG? LIKE A COMPLETE DIFFERENT THING IN THE SAME WAVELENGTH AS YOUR REQUEST, AND THANK GOD I REALIZED BEFORE I FINISHED IT, BUT I WROTE A FULL 1K WORDS OF SOMETHING YOU DID NOT REQUEST AND THEN I WAS LIKE WAIT WHAT AM I WRITING THIS IS NOT WHAT THE PERSON REQUESTED! SO IT TOOK ME A LITTLE LONGER CAUSE BASICALLY I WROTE TWO BLURBS. Maybe i’ll finish the other one day and post it separately lmao im stupid. 

REQUESTS ARE OPEN FEEDBACK IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!

Y/N your name   |   Y/L/N your last name   |    masterlist

To say you were the happiest person on earth would be an understatement. You were beyond ecstatic to be working next to the avengers once more, and now with the full team, no less.

When the Russo brothers called your manager to inform you that your character played a role in the Infinity War movie you nearly fell out of your seat. You had always loved all of the Marvel Universe, and two years ago when you were cast for a small yet somewhat important role in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, you couldn’t care less about the size of your part, you just wanted to be there. In the end it seemed like your character played an important detail in Infinity War as well and there you were being called back to set with the world’s mightiest heroes. 

The first week of table reads gave you the chance to meet the few of the team you had yet to know and thanks to the previous movie you were in, you were quickly engulfed in Mackie, Scarlett, Sebastian and Chris’s arms upon arriving. Out of the whole cast you knew them the most, and throughout the filming you had formed quite a bond. 

Sebastian even pulled out a chair, forcing you between him and Chris as you joked around before getting serious and in character for the script reads. 

Now, almost a year later, Infinity War was almost wrapped up and it had been the most amazing time of your life. The cast was a delight and the team making all the movie magic happen was even more so. You were glad to have landed yourself a spot in the middle of the crazy family that The Avengers were on and off set. Getting a chance to talk all girl-things with Scarlett and Elizabeth, cracking jokes and sharing memes with Tom Holland who was around your age, having arguments over food with Mackie and Chris Hemsworth, and sharing words of wisdom and never-ending banter with Benedict and Robert. Not to mention teasing Ruffalo over the fact that you had read the full script, and he couldn’t know because of his tendency to spoil everything. It was a very gratifying experience, and you didn’t mind the early calls and late nights a single bit as the movie geared up to be one of the greatest from Marvel so far. 

And it was that family-like mindset they shared, on and off set, that quickly made you the little sister of the bunch. This was your third big role ever, so it was fair to say you were kind of new to the whole filming industry. CA:TWS had put you out there, and landed you a couple of guest appearances here and there, along with an upcoming TV show that even had Sebastian cast for a couple of episodes later in the year about which you couldn’t be more excited about. It was always fun to have him and/or Chris around, and they had named themselves your protective on-set-dads thanks to the love they had for you.

That protectiveness shone through each time you insisted on doing your own stunts and they double and triple checked with you more than the actual stunt team, just making sure that you were ready for that 13 feet drop or that mortal flip. “It’s okay, dads” you’d joke, but smile at them thankfully because it was nice that they cared. 

But you could only do your own stunts thanks to the amazing workout schedule and routine the film helped you obtain. The whole cast needed to be on top of their physical activity for the movie and you were grateful for the bonds you made because you had never been a fan of the gym, except there was always someone ready to train with you on off days and the gym was never boring for once. 

It was one of those rare but wonderful break days, and a couple of you decided to go train together. Chris and Seb hit the weights, starting with their arm routine, as you rushed to join Mackie who had arrived earlier and was doing – of course – legs.  “Gotta get those quads ready for action Y/N” Anthony joked the moment you sat by him ready to stretch and follow his routine for a bit. “I’m doing a bit of everything today, Mack. Didn’t exercise at all last week” you give him a soft smile and continue pushing and pulling your limbs to warm up. 

A mere thirty minutes later you were doing a set of warm up lunges and squats without weights by the aerobics section of the gym. Your legs were already burning, and you had to admit you had a love-hate relationship with lunges. God did they hurt but god did they work. 

And you weren’t the only one who was thinking that they worked. Right behind you, but still at a safe distance – the few spaces the gym-logic demanded people respectfully kept between you and the next person going through their workout – was a man, in his late thirties and with the type of workout shorts you always thought were too short for men to wear to the gym, could affirm that yes, lunges do work, as he stares you up and down without you noticing. 

He had started looking the moment you walked into the gym with three other dudes, his mind wondering if he could get in on that action. And when you finally separated from them, his ogling turned more obvious and more careless. He was eating you with his eyes and you hadn’t paid attention to him, to engrossed in your work out and focused on getting the best results to care for stupid distractions.

Not to busy to stop being protective and attentive, Chris and Sebastian had taken note of the man very early on. They hadn’t said a thing because every body looks when someone enters the gym, and they were getting looked at by girls all around too. It was normal to peek out of curiosity, to wonder ‘aren’t those the actors?’ or something of the sort, but they never stopped looking over every once in a while, just making sure the staring stopped or it was as innocent as when they looked at you in your skin tight suit that resembled Scarlett’s, when on set.

It wasn’t like that. 

As Chris set down the dumbbells and started switching positions for Sebastian’s turn, Anthony approached them. “Gonna hit the showers” they both nodded and their eyes followed Anthony’s body for a moment before landing on you. “Dude” Seb announced, slapping Chris’ shoulder and lifting his chin in your direction. Immediate worry and slight rage coursed through their veins. “Are you serious?” Sebastian muttered under his breath, running a hand through his hair to get the medium length strands back in check. “What the hell’s wrong with this pervert” Chris murmured, the two men not realizing that their feet had started to slowly move them towards you, ready to take off in case you needed their help. They let Anthony know that they had noticed the creepy weirdo since they arrived but now he was being really disrespectful and not at all innocent or cautious of his looks.

The man started stepping closer to you, chatting you up as you took a break from your routine and that’s what immediately set them off. They couldn’t tell what the creep was saying to you from where they stood, but they could tell you were uncomfortable and his intentions weren’t the best. Hopping over bars and equipment they charged over to your shrinking body. If this dude laid a finger on you or made you an ounce more uncomfortable and creeped out than you already were, they would put their good superhero training to good use and cause a ruckus for sure. 

“That’s a good routine you’re doing there” they heard the man say as they closed the few feet between their bodies and yours. “Uh” you didn’t know what to say, all you wanted to do was run or tell the man off, but he looked like the type to not leave after a simple warning. Looking to your side to find Sebastian and Chris, with their mean faces on and bulging muscles thanks to their workout, had never made you feel more relieved.  “Everything okay here?” the blonde one said, putting his body between yours and the guy’s, eyeing him up and down, forcing him to step back and not invade your personal space any longer. Before you could say anything, let them know how uncomfortable you were, Sebastian laid a hand on your shoulder, giving you a reassuring smile before turning back to angrily stare down the guy.  “Hey man, just making conversation with the pretty girl” the sleazy man said with a grin that made you want to puke. “I think the pretty girl doesn’t want to talk, so take a hint, yeah?” Sebastian murmurs, blue eyes piercing, as if he’s telepathically communicating to the guy ‘back the fuck off’. It seems to work because he’s taking a small step back. “Jeez, didn’t think people had guard dogs in 2017” “Well she has a couple of those, and they bite” Sebastian smirked at him, one smirk that let him know if he wanted to so much attempt anything against them or come close to you, he wouldn’t live to tell it. “Chill dude” the guy said shakily, clearly scared off as you relaxed into Sebastian’s embrace “Of course, dude” Chris faked a dry laugh along with the line, one of his hands placing itself on the man’s shoulder and squeezing, hard enough that you can tell it must have hurt “Tell you what” he smiled at him “how about we don’t harass young girls at the gym anymore, yeah? And then we’re all ‘chill’ ” He let the guy go with a small shove and you looked from behind Chris’ broad shoulder in time to see the creepy man scurry away and out of the building.

Your cheeks flush red at the situation, how you totally froze when the weird guy approached you and how you felt a little embarrassed that Chris and Seb had to swoop in and save the day, yet grateful that they did, like the superheroes they were on camera.  “Are you okay? Did he touch you?” Chris asked worried, hunching down to your height and running his electric blue eyes over your frame, looking for who knows what, but just making sure you were 100% perfect.  “I’m okay, and no he didn’t. I just... that was weird, I feel gross” “It’s okay, doll” Sebastian finished, pressing a quick kiss to your temple and pulling you into his arms for a quick hug. “We’re always looking out for you, little one” and you smiled up at him, moving your arm to get Chris in on the hug as well. You felt very protected if they were around, like you would never be alone and in danger if they had a say in it. “Yo, I saw a little bit of that, everything okay?” You heard Anthony say. He had a fresh set of clothes and his gym bag on his shoulder as he rushed to where the three of his friends shared a comforting hug. “Just a creep trying to hit on Y/N here” Evans said with a grin. “Yeah but my two over protective and ever so caring dads roughed him up a bit” you say, a little more calm now and poking your blonde and brunette friends on their side. Anthony chuckled lovingly, crossing his arms in front of him. “Well you’re about to have a third dad scaring off creeps whenever you need, cause I care about you too, Y/N” Anthony said causing you to laugh and bring him into the hug as well.

[ishgard]

Weeping about my lil babbus now.

Alphaeus, named in part after Alphinaud, is actually quite a bit like his namesake. Serious-minded, good of heart, and a bucket load of awkward. He didn’t take (or rather wasn’t given) the Baelsar name seeing as at the time [in hella AU world] there were already a lot of political pressure and tensions - furthermore he was always a bit closer to his Hiraeth roots. Ahru would take him and Anastasius on trips to see their grandparents in the Shroud yearly. 

Valeriana was always a bit sickly, her aether was somewhat 'off' since birth, believed in part due to her half-Garlean heritage. As she's gotten older she's gotten a somewhat stronger, and is absolutely determined to go on great big adventures like her mum one day. She's absolutely spoilt from having been cooped up most of her life, and her greatest passions to deal with cabin fever were reading, eating/cooking and musical arts. She was usually too frail to go visit her family in the Shroud, but ended up spending that time with her father, so they’re pretty close. 

Then there’s Anastasius, who I’ve yet to get some proper pics of cuz *mumble mumble* this and that. He’s the eldest though, a Garlean orphan adopted by Ahru and Gaius in the wake of [a plethora of AU events]. He was just a baby at the time, but he and Ahru bonded instantly. He’s the ‘poster child’ of the kids more or less, at least in Garlemald, and gets away with all sorts of shit (well... not where Gaius is concerned) but he generally uses his powers for good/defending his siblings from any political strife.  I made them like... months ago? But neglected them for a while playing catch-up on ilvls and... not even playing for a while before that... And now I hecka wanna play em like mad buh.

[tumblunni]

Komasan continues to be relateable social anxiety man, holy shit. "All the choices at the mcdonalds are A TRAP they baffle you with options and when youre scared thats when THEY STRIKE with the special offers!!" And aww i love how komajiro always sees the best in him no matter what! "Wow bro, only someone truly courageous would try all those foods of dubious quality!"

I didnt talk about it before but Bear is really adorable and my favourite! From what i saw of him in the game's intro he seemed like he was gonna be a generic bully character but in the anime he seems like a gentle giant who's super adorable and just gets embarassed when people know it. And he's the butt of 'fat people are stupid' type jokes which makes me really sympathetic to the poor guy! Like everyone says he's dumb but he got a perfect score on that test and it was just a yokai that made him fail! However his english voice reaaaaaly sucks. Its that dumb trope of 'the fat bully has a voice like a middle aged man somehow' except also its cleaarly a really bad impression done by someone who reaaaaally cant do low pitched voices at all. Like it sounds like an actual kid trying to act like an adult! Which i guess is in-character, but it also just sounds.. Really bad...

HOLY SHIT I LOVE THE DANCING PLANT YOKAI, THEYRE SO FUCKIN CUTE!!! And i like how theyre a trio like the nosirs, but their designs are more different with cute colours and such. And i love that the only reason theyre a problem is that they give you super dance skills even at really inaopropriate times like the middle of a test. CANT STOP THE RHYTHM! It was hilarious too when nate was chasing after them but in a dance style XD

Also Manjimutt's next story arc has generally become a bit more interesting? Its a great escape parody and so far has been actually quite funny with no gross horrid sexual assault nonsense like usual-

OKAY WHAT THE FUCK I TAKE THAT BACK

WHAT A SADISTIC GODDAMN EPISODE

Okay wtf?? Sudddenly its an episode about Manjimutt meeting a teddy bear yokai and he's like his new son and they have a montage of happiness?? And Manjimutt is like "im gonna buy you a nice bowtie when we get out" and then lil sam GRAPHICALLY DIES! They show him being crushed between a set of gears and his head popping and all the stuffing spilling out as manjimutt cries. And then the EVEN MORE MEANSPIRITED ENDING is that lil sam wasnt real at all, manjimutt was just going so mad from the loneliness of solitary confinement that he took a regular teddy bear and started using it as a puppet son to ease his pain AND REALLY BELIEVED IT BECAUSE HE WAS JUST THAT MENTALLY ILL! Ha ha comedy..? Seriously why is this show so cruel to this man when he hasnt done anything to deserve it, and when he actually acts horrible to women its played as just a harmless joke?? Prioritiesssss

Also im REALLY starting to get super sad for poor komasan whos now trapped in a web of lies that he's not really anxious and is totally dealing with city life perfectly okay, because he wants his brother to love him and THINKS HE WONT IF HE EVER FAILS AT ANYTHING EVER. Gahhh poor guyyyy pleaaase stop making him get even more embarassed in every new episode!

Aww no fair! Nate dont be mean to your mom's fancy outfit! I'd wanna be insipirted by dazzabel all the time if she gave me the confidence to look fab like that! Also wtf nate calling hungramps the "most unfashionable yokai" wow ur bein a big asshole today i guess. Also Fancy Hungramps was awesome, thanks for roasting the fuck out of nate and peacing out on a surfboard, thats the Biggest Mood while watching this show lol.

Huh apparantly in the anime when youre inspirited by Dimmy you get a creepy as fuck three dots cartoon ghost face THATS WEIRD! But dimmy is still super cute and shyly adorbabble :3 I'm surprised his voice was even kinda close to my headcanon! "oh...i dont wanna be a bother..i'll just be over here..." POOR BABBU! And i feel really sad for Dazzabel too! I mean it seems implied that she's so obsessed with fashion because she's depressed about being a skeleton and wants to look more humanlike? Dimmy defeats her just by bumping into her and knocking her bow off and then she looks in horror at herself. Thats so fuckin sad!!! Dazzabel you're beautiful no matter what!!

Okay how do manjimutt's episodes keep getting even more sadistic!!! He almost manages to escape with a group of other prisoners and he has a deep inner monologue about them being his only friends. And then in the last five seconds it reveals that they hated him all along and also he accidentally ruins his escape at the last moment by being unable to resist howling at the moon.

That actually raises an interesting point! I like how they keep subtly implying that the legends of werewolves were really manjimutts all along. Thats an interesting idea, that different mythological creatures from around the world are all the same monster just reinterpreted.

WTF why is Sproink the only boss yokai that ever got his own episode? What made them pick him of all people? Also why did they decide to give him an australian accent? It makes him really cute tho??? And my new favourite character is THAT GRANDPA! Sproink threatens the safety of the town by turning everyone's bathwater up too hot, and gets defeated by The Most Badass Old Man Ever who goes "yeah great! Turn it up higher!" and watches the poor bastard boil. Holy shit true hero of the series!

Also i continue to adore Babblong and continue to say WTF I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR HIS STORIES!!

[xaeneron]

On A Star to Guide Us

  HELLO FRIENDS 

I once again live.  Sort of.  I’ve been busy and just haven’t had time to curate this blog, but I’m still here!  Sort of.  A lot of sort ofs.

This patch was a much-needed chunk of content and I’m glad that it’s finally out.  The chapter itself was pretty solid and I adored a lot of things about it, and Jahai felt infinitely better than Kourna did, both in terms of just map design and the associated achievements.  Ofc this release also had wing 6, Mythwright Gambit, which is exactly what my guild needed after months of twiddling our thumbs clearing 1-5 every week.

Spoilers under the cut even though it’s been almost a week, and a small note that I have a dumb comic in the works and hopefully it’ll be finished and up soon!  

On General Updates:

Xiuquatl looks fabulous (although huge) and I want it as well as flying snek friend.  Unfortunately I also made the Minstrel a day before the announcement because my buy order on the Bard went through and I was bored, so it’ll be a while before snek fren.  But I will get it!  I’m glad, as I wasn’t the biggest fan of Meteorlogicus.

Some of the bug fixes and QoL changes were great, even little things like adding items to stacks in shared inventory slots (I def had this problem so hype).

OH MY GOD SAMAROG’S CUTSCENE IS SKIPPABLE IT’S CHRISTMAS.

On Mythwright Gambit:

I have been so hype for this wing it hurts. ;A;

I love the atmosphere and the feel of the wing in general.  In comparison to the dreary, dark, overbearing feeling of Hall of Chains, Mythwright Gambit is downright whimsical.  I loved HoC, but I am also a fan of having lighter, more cheerful raid wings as well.

Zomorros is great.  Legit great.  I love that Glenna points out that he effectively kidnaps the party to fight Qadim for him and he just whines that she’s making it sound a lot worse than it is.  Zomorros pls

I actually really enjoy all of the encounters.  MG isn’t as difficult as HoC, but the fights are a good mix of unique mechanics and improvements over previous bosses.  I appreciate that they can’t be explicitly carried by a couple competent players, and that at least in some of the cases everyone needs to be doing something to contribute.  It makes the encounters much more interesting, and tries a lot harder to make everyone pull their weight.

The Twin Largos music is amazing.

Qadim’s fight has so many simultaneous moving parts and I love it.

Zomorros casually dual wielding two Eternities and then Bifrost + Shining Blade.  Never change djinn buddy.

On Jahai Bluffs and Sun’s Refuge:

Honestly I actually really like Jahai Bluffs.  It feels a lot better as a zone than Kourna did; there’s a lot of hidden little details and interesting things to go and find. Granted, Kourna is a battlefield wasteland and Jahai is part living beast and part temporal fuckery, but it just feels more complete than Kourna, and I am a fan.

The achievements are a big part of it, I think.  A lot of fetch quests for Sun’s Refuge, but at least there was a goal that felt reasonable, as opposed to the turret collections from Kourna that had to be started with just murdering Inquest until they dropped like 40 different blueprint parts.  (I’m sorry I’m whining about Kourna I’ll stop I promise).  Jahai’s achievements feel reasonable, which is a nice change.

??? is the best zone ever.  We might’ve stopped doing story entirely for like 20 minutes and sat there until we all got gold on Run Around for No Reason.

Have you ever noticed how soft Rytlock’s fur is? owo

I love the temporal splits.  I miss Jahai from GW1, but it’s a good mix of the terrain from way back when and how current events have been messing with time and space.

That Orrian poem and the surprise punch to the gut.  Thanks Anet.  I wonder what that comic I mentioned is going to feature

Sun’s Refuge is neat, although it annoys me a bit that the teleport isn’t straight to the center of the zone (although I suppose it’s probably coded to use the same entry point as just clicking on the portal).  It’s a nice little area with a lot of secrets and things to do, although it seems like Anet isn’t doing much more with it?  Which seems a little sad.

The desert fox friend is adorable and I spent a good 10 minutes playing catch with it. 

The requiem collections are actually pretty good?  The story for the elegy one had surprising depth and I enjoyed going through it.  

Although I am not a fan of farming mistonium (I’ll get it over time though so nbd) and idk what Anet was thinking with the nullification sigils, but ayyyy

Look! There’s Koss.  Koss is Boss.  Let’s hug Koss.  Now Koss is cross.

On A Star to Guide Us:

I continue to adore the male sylvari voice.  Ive just sounded so done when Taimi first called.  

Splat is a wonderful achievement that I got completely accidentally.  

I appreciate Utumishi’s title changing from “Grand Vizier Utumishi” to “Former Grand Vizier Utumishi” mid conversation.

Iberu.  Die.  Permanently.  Please.

Koss agrees.

I appreciate that they’re making use of Koss, particularly as an indicator that Joko is in fact dead (or dead enough that Koss feels confident walking around outside of his cave).  Also the “how does this new fangled technology work” moment with Taimi’s comm device.

Aurene being a pain in the ass teenager is hilarious.  Although we’ve probably exhausted all the indigestion jokes from eating an undead lich.

Braham being scared of spiders.  And Koss making fun of him.  And the achievement description literally saying “make Braham look good.”  Anet pls hahahaha

Braham in general tbh.  I did not expect surprise Eir cameo (and Snaff!  omg Snaff), and the awkward post-death heart-to-heart was...well, about exactly what it should have been.  Eir acknowledging that she hasn’t been there for him, and now can’t be, at least in the way he wants her to, was a nice touch.  Braham needs to grow up and accept things as they change, and seeing his friends for what they are is a good step to outgrowing his hotheadedness, which is one part defining character trait and one part something that can absolutely develop and change.

I appreciate that Braham had a moment of understanding that living friends are more valuable than trying to keep trying to fix his relationship with his dead mother, but that heart to heart with the PC was...awkward.  Nice, but a bit too squishy.  Also Ive is still mad at him because tiny salad holds one hell of a grudge.

Speaking of Eir and Snaff.  The cameo sequence into the Infinity War-esque I saw 14,000,605 futures bit was interesting.  I think the future-hopping was one of my favorite sequences of the story, but poor Aurene.  Lots for the babbu dragon; I don’t blame her for peacing out xD

The sniper instance.  It was fun and a nice change of pace, although at times trying not to get sniped was frustrating.  Also the number of people asking to be able to murder her instead lul

I know Anet wanted you to look at the visions and be like LOOK IT’S THE SAME WOMAN NOW but...eh.  I probably just wasn’t paying enough attention, but a lot of people in the guild got to the end of the sequence and were like “uh was I supposed to know who she was”

ofc Blish had to get nommed.  No body yet so we can’t confirm he’s dead, but ofc we had to have a point where we assume he is.  

Gorrik’s speedtalking blubbering reactionary attempt to avoid the fact that Blish is gone was a punch right in the feels.  His attempt to avoid acknowledging it to avoid the grief was incredibly sad.  I actually appreciated that a lot more than Taimi’s confession of remission because of Blish’s recommendation not to keep secrets.

Although Taimi’s confession was hella sad.  ;-;

Babbu teenage dragon come back pls