#Nic is doing amazing though

[emilykaldwen]

the friendship break up hurts, I totally get it, and it was big of Eloise to tell her that she was too hard on herself. But also I think it's really important that you know what? sometimes there's fuck ups you can't come back from, and actions have consequences. Because the whole Whistledown plot says a lot about pen's character and there needs to be long lasting fallout from that. Because it's not just Eloise Pen hurt, Pen hurts and continues to fucking hurt so many people.

[oldsoul007]

FwB

nicholas chavez x childhood bestfriend!reader

warning: kissing

Me and Nicholas had been inseparable since we were kids. Growing up in the same neighborhood, we shared countless adventures, secrets, and dreams. Our bond was unbreakable, and as we grew older, our friendship evolved into something deeper.

One summer evening, after a long day of reminiscing and laughter, we found themselves in a moment of vulnerability. The lines between friendship and something more began to blur, and we became friends with benefits. It was an unspoken agreement, a way to explore our feelings without risking their cherished friendship. No strings attached.

Nicholas, however, began to realize that his feelings for y/n were far more profound than he had ever admitted to himself.

One night as I finally finished up some work I get a text from Nicholas saying he’s coming over. Which initially means he needs to blow off some steam. I hear the knock at the door and open it up to Nicholas pulling me in for a heated kiss. He pushes me farther into my apartment kicking the door closed. We continue walking back him taking my shirt off as we reach my room. He kisses down my neck sending shivers down my spine. “God I love you” Nicholas groans as he continues kissing down my neck.

I blank for a moment checking if I just heard what I think I did. “What” “I love you” he repeats. “Nicholas” I say trying to get him to stop even though I didn’t want to. “Nicholas stop” he stops immediately looking up at me. “What’s wrong?” “We promised…we promised no strings attached Nic…” I say not daring to look him in the eyes.

Taking a deep breath, Nicholas confessed, "I love you, y/n. You can’t deny you don’t feel the same way. I know we've always been best friends, and I cherish that more than anything. But my feelings have grown into something much deeper. I can't keep pretending that I'm okay with just being friends with benefits. I want more. I want us to be together, truly together. I can't keep pretending that this is just casual for me."

My eyes widened, and i shook my head. "Nicholas, we agreed this was just for fun. I can't—"

"Why not?" Nicholas interrupted, frustration evident in his tone. "Why can't you let me love you? Why are you so afraid of this?"

I looked away, struggling to find the right words. "It's not that simple. I'm just not ready for that kind of commitment."

Nicholas stood up, pacing the room. "I don't understand, y/n. We've been so close, shared so much. Why can't you see that we could be amazing together?"

Tears welled up in my eyes. "I'm scared, Nicholas. I'm scared of getting hurt, of losing what we have."

Nicholas stopped and faced me, his expression a mix of anger and pain. "So you'd rather keep me at arm's length than take a chance on something real?"

My silence spoke volumes. Nicholas sighed, his shoulders sagging. "I just want you to know that my feelings are real. And I can't keep doing this if you don't feel the same."

With that, he turned and walked out, leaving me alone with my thoughts and the heavy weight of my own fears.

As sat on my bed, staring at my phone. Nicholas's words from our heated last conversation echoed in my mind.

I had been taken aback by his confession, unsure of how to respond at the moment. But now, as I replayed our moments together—the laughter, the support, the way he looked at me with genuine affection—I realized my feelings had grown deeper too.

Determined, I grabbed my coat and headed to Nicholas's apartment. When he opened the door, surprise flashed across his face.

"Y/n, what are you doing here?" he asked, his voice laced with concern.

I took a deep breath, my heart pounding. "Nicholas, I've been thinking a lot about what you said. And I realize now that I want more too. I don't want to just be friends with benefits anymore. I want to be with you."

Nicholas's eyes softened, and a smile slowly spread across his face. "Are you sure, y/n?"

I nodded, stepping closer. "I've never been more sure of anything. You've always been there for me, and I can't imagine my life without you."

He pulled me into a soft kiss and embrace, holding me tightly. "I've waited so long to hear you say that."



[santrrl]

Logan Howlett with Metalhead!reader, face piercings, tattoos, dark clothes - the whole get up.

i need grumpy x sunshine too, like reader actually being a cute little thing :')

L.H X METAL!HEAD READER

Author says; Thank you so much for your request!! I love doing them,l so this is gonna be the first of a few hopefully !<3 I LOVE this idea, and thus this is gonna be so fun to write !! HEHEHEHEH

The first and second part are split between bullet points, and then the actual story so i hope i got this right!! I'm so sorry if I didn't as i have only seen few x-men and dp+w, so i apologise if it's not good!!

BULLETS :

-Once he meets you at first he physically stops. Like, physically, shuts down for a moment.

-Bro was born in 1832, and somehow, this was his first time seeing so much piercings in so many...visible places. He was fine with ears, as long as it wasn't too bad, but more than three? He's gonna shake his head like a dad and shrug it off.

-At first he would probably think you're some emo, hormonal meanie, so when he finally takes a jab at you, he stops dead AGAIN. You? You wearing layer after layer of black n white are more energetic than he thought? What?

-at some point during your years of knowing each other, of course youre gonna be in his contacts. He never saw ':3' before, but..you learn something new every day.

-The first time he sees so many tats on one limb, he doesn't know whether to be amazed or turned on. So he opted for both.

-"Hey, you okay?" He'd smell the freshness of your new tats, and always find a way to let them be a excuse for him to talk to you.

-You look so....different, so mean, yet, you're so nice? He couldn't understand it. He loved being mean to the people that deserved it, why you felt bad and guilty? Over his head. But the pure fact you looked like a meanie, but weren't? God he wanted to destroy you.

FIC; (Kinda? Im so sorry if its bad, not correlating to the above)

"Welcome to Charles Xavier's school for gifted youngsters. I am Charles, by the way." The man in front of you would grin, opening the doors to the busy entrance. Some students were walking, others chatting and others were showing off their mutations.

"This is where you'll be spending, ah, the majority of your time." Charles grinned, snatching a paper plane out of the air. "Easy, Rodger." He smiled at the boy, who flushed red. As quickly as he turned red, he also turned as white as your eye shadow. And blush. And everything else that you had on that was white currently.

He quickly scurried off, whispering to his friends. "They'll get used to you in time. They think you're cool." Charles chuckled. As you made your way through the tour of the school, you eventually landed back to where you had started. "Any questions?" Charles asked innocently.

"I got one. The fuck Casper the ghost doin' here?" A gruff voice perked up, as I looked behind Charles. The man coming down the stairs practically had a halo on him with the way he had descended the staircase, white wife beater stained from God only knows what.

"Logan." Charles warned. "This is Logan, Logan, this is our newest addition." He introduced. "Keep this one away from magneto, all those piercings." He grimaced. "Oh, my god hi! I've seen so much of you! You're so cool my family adores you so much-"

Logan was confused. He didn't know what to be more confused about, the fact you looked so mean but were sweet, or the fact your rambling went on for eighteen minutes. He wasn't mad about it though. If anything it was...pleasant?

After a few days at the mansion, seeing what you could do, you ironically became quick friends with the rugged man. Even people who had never seen him smile were asking you what it was like. The press had deemed you two - 'Bumblebee team.' Mainly due to your black attire, and his majority yellow view.

And also because it sounded like grumble and hee, implying his grumpy nature and your happy outlook. The media seemed to love you more than hate you however, the nickname ghost, and vampire among others being thrown around, alongside your chosen name.

It only took a few months before the man found himself being more attached. Demanding he be with you on missions, protecting you at all cost, it only took so much in him to not flip you under him when he saw how truly tatted up you were, when after a fight majority of your costume had ripped.

He even went to such lengths as waiting for you every morning to walk you to breakfast, lunch, whatever. "Bub can't the makeup wait?'' He'd sigh, before turning around, already knowing he wasn't winning this fight as your music played in the background, drowning out the sound of a shoe hitting him.

Eventually, he got so fed up of waiting at one point, he just leaned over your desk, and wiped your lips with his thumb, before kissing you and walking away, obviously making you follow. "Just a way to make you hurry up." He'd laugh. LIES.

Those kisses eventually led to heated makeouts, and safe to say, you'd be fixing your makeup more than a few times a day.

IM SO SORRY IF ITS BAD LEMME KNOW AND ILL REWRITE <33

[muffinpoop1]

do you have any links to people who explain what "bulking" is? you said it's a common technique but none of my classes have ever mentioned it and I'm not finding any mentions of it online (at least when I search for art techniques/tutorials -- lots of bodybuilding videos, though)

Omigod, sorry for the typo-- it's "block-in".

But here are some links of tutorials I used to follow:

　　　　　　　　　　Florent Farges - arts

　　　　　　　　　　　　Paint Coach

　　　　　　　　SIMPLIFY Drawing and Painting

Then on instagram there is this man: @nic.thurman

Nic is an amazing portrait artist and he explains everything very well !

And sorry again for the confusion !

[muridae3]

Vertigo | Harvey x Cringefail Farmer

This is my interpretation of how Harvey and Cringefail Farmer would handle Harvey's 10 heart event. I hope you enjoy!

Cringefail Farmer belongs to the lovely @clarisinne ! If you haven't already, please go read their Cringefail Farmer comic. It is absolutely amazing!

“This is so stupid…” Harvey sighed, slipping his hands into his pockets. The early morning chill was already starting to nip at him. He was about to turn back, wanting to abandon this completely idiotic idea, when her voice stopped him in his tracks.

“Hi… Why did you want to meet me so early, Harvey?” She asked, stopping beside him and stretching. 

“It’s only nine… Your sleep schedule concerns me…” He said, smiling despite his better judgment. “But, you’re just in time!”

Harvey gestured at the sky, and she gawked at the hot air balloon descending towards them.

“Look, here it comes!” Harvey couldn’t help but feel a little giddy at the prospect of being in the sky, even though it was very clearly a stupid idea.

The balloon drifted down, the faint hiss of the burner fading as it settled onto the grass. A small man exited the basket. “Marcello’s balloon rentals, at your service!”

“Thank you for the last-minute rental, Marcello.” Harvey said, passing the man an envelope with the payment. 

Marcello did not respond, counting the bills slowly before looking up at them. “Now, I heard there was a saloon around here?”

“Uh, it’s in town… you go down those steps over there and south. It’s called the Stardrop.” She said, surprising Harvey.

Marcello left without another word.

“I didn’t know you could be kind to strangers…” Harvey said, turning to her.

She blushed, that familiar shade of red tugging on Harvey’s heartstrings. “Yeah, well, I… you know. Where’d you find this thing, anyway?”

“I saw an ad in the paper for these balloon rides, and I knew I had to surprise you with one.” He said, grinning. 

“But aren’t you afraid of heights?”

His grin faltered slightly. He had been trying not to think of that. “I am… yeah. But, I’m determined not to let that stop me from doing what I want… and experiencing this with you.” 

That made her blush more. “Sweet Yoba, that was cheesy.” 

Harvey laughed. “I’ll try not to get scared.” 

He opened the door of the basket, allowing her to step in before he did. Pulling the cord, he took a breath, steeling himself for the ascent into the sky. 

The familiar twinge of nerves in his belly progressed to all-out panic as the ground fell further and further away, and Harvey had to cover his eyes. 

“Are you… good?” She asked. “I think you’ll break the basket if you grip it any harder…”

“We’re… we’re up so high…” He mumbled, trying to swallow his fear. “I wanted to impress you with this… but look at me. I’m a trembling coward…” He let out a shaky laugh, trying to salvage the situation that he had so thoroughly ruined. 

“Don’t talk about yourself like that.” She laid a hand on his shoulder. 

“Well, you’ve certainly got more than enough courage to make up for me… that’s… that’s part of why I like you.” He said, leaning into her touch.

“Courage? Or stupidity?” She asked, laughing. “How many times did you patch me up because I went to the mines or tripped and fell or did something else just as stupid?” 

“Entirely too many. But… I mean… those times did get you to… to talk to me.” 

“What?”

“Well, I mean, you went all those weeks without talking to me…” He took a breath. “But I liked that I got to see you when you hurt yourself. Not that I liked it when you hurt yourself, but… uh…” He cringed at himself– somehow, he had made the situation even more awkward.

“Heh. I guess you’re right. If I weren’t so stupid…” She trailed off. 

“You’re not stupid, just… a little hard headed. Not in a bad way!" He paused, frantically trying to think of a way to save this. "I just… oh, cheese and crackers, I messed this up. I’m sorry. I just wanted… I just wanted to do something nice for you. But look at me. I can’t even open my eyes.” 

“This is nice, Harvey. Would it help if I…” She took his hand in her own. 

“Yes,” He whispered, “Please, do.”

She stroked his thumb with her own. “I’ve got you.”

“Okay…” He took a breath. “I’m going to open my eyes and look down… don’t let go of my hand.”

“Couldn’t if I tried. You have a very strong grip.”

“Sorry.” He said, wincing. His breath caught as he opened his eyes, heart pounding in his chest. Every instinct screamed at him to look away. The ground was so far away, and they were so high in the air, and… her hand was warm. So warm. So comforting. 

“I… I think I can do it now.” He said, focusing entirely on the weight of her hand in his own.

“Look, birds!” She pointed to the passing flock, and he watched them go by.

He felt the wind on his face and the sun on his skin. He realized he had actually begun to enjoy himself. It was so… peaceful.

The nerves in his stomach gradually settled, and he allowed his other hand to fall to his side.

“Hey, this is incredible! I think I can see Mayor Lewis standing in the town square!” He said, pointing at the little green blob.

“I should have brought his underwear… we could have pelted him with it.” She said with a laugh. 

Harvey checked his watch. “Oh dear… our time’s almost up.” 

“Aw, already?” She asked, turning to him. 

“Um… well, I did want to… er, talk to you about… and, um, this is as good a place as any…” He trailed off. Sweet Yoba, why did his brain stop working when he was around her?

She was looking at him expectantly. Now or never. 

“Um… We’ve known each other for a while now, and… I… er…” He trailed off. 

She cupped his cheek with her hand, and he closed the gap between them. 

They said nothing for the next half hour, his lips on her mouth and neck and shoulders.

Strangely, Harvey felt as if he had gotten his point across without ever saying a word.

Pausing for breath, Harvey pulled away from her. “Whoops…” He mumbled, checking his watch. “Our time was up  a half hour ago. We’d better touch down.”

“But it’s nice up here… with you.” She said, cupping his cheek once more. 

“Even so… we can continue this later. Wait…” His face went red, realizing the implication. “That’s not what I meant–”

She laughed, cutting him off. “I know what you meant. I’m free for lunch if you are?”

He smiled. “Yeah, lunch sounds nice.”

As they touched down and stepped out of the basket, Harvey lingered, looking back at the balloon. “I still can’t believe I did that.” He murmured. 

She took his hand in her own once again, smiling. 

“Thank you for putting up with me today.” He said as they descended the stairs. 

“You put up with me all the time. I’m only returning the favor.” She said, leaning on his arm. 

“I mean it. I’m sorry I was such a… wuss.” 

“Harvey.” She stopped walking, looking at him. “I avoided you for weeks because of my stupid fear. You literally had to chase me down. But, you just faced your greatest fear head on to impress me. If anything, that makes me wussier than you.”

He blushed. “I… well, I wouldn’t call you a wuss…”

“A coward? A weakling? A sissy?”

“Mine. I’d call you mine.” He said, planting a kiss on her forehead. 

She blushed. “Uh… lunch.”

“Yeah. Lunch. C’mon.” He pulled her towards town, reveling in the fact that he’d rendered her speechless.

[bagerfluff]

The Fox and The Wolf

Nico di Angelo x Male Half-Blood Reader

Prompt - Werecreature AU

You were a werefox.

With red ears sitting on top of your head. A fluffy tail with white at it tips right below your waist. A charming smile and mischievous personality. Always planning something. You were cunning, clever, and quick.

You were always stealing something.

You were the embodiment of a fox has a werefox. With the ability to transform to a red fox at will. You had a laugh that was loud and set people's nerves off. Whenever you laughed, something was going to happen.

You were amazing at smell, hearing, and sight. You could hear a tree fall from miles away. You could smell what someone ate a week after they ate it. You could see amazingly, in the dark. You were mostly asleep during the day and were rarely seen out of your cabin at night.

But you were really active at night. Always running around, eating, chasing something, or plotting something. You had really sharp nails that grew pretty fast. You were great at climbing and could climb almost anything.

You weren’t the best smelling.

Your tail always made a scent that didn’t smell the best, no matter how much you showered. You were very playful. You loved playing with friends. You loved chasing them around, playing hide and seek, or training.

Some saw you were the life of the party.

But one thing was that you were quite lonely. You didn’t mind, foxes normally spend their time alone. You would spend time eating, sleeping, and doing hobbies alone. You might be playful and make people smile but you didn’t really have any friends.

Except for one.

Nico di Angelo.

Well he wasn’t your friend. He was your boyfriend. He was a werewolf. With streak ears on the top of his head and a black tail below his waist. Nico was more of a lone wolf. He had great senses of smell, hearing, and sight.

Just like you.

But he was different from you. Nico was more quiet, calm, and thinking. Nico mostly just stays in the shadows away from people. Nico would mostly just chill while you would go steal something. But Nico was impressive too.

Nico could sneak up on someone in seconds. Nico could run far too. Nico could also turn into a wolf, a streak black wolf with scars littered under the fur. But Nico was caring too. Always asking if something was wrong.

Nico could be quite playful too, when he wanted too. If you and Nico were both playful. Run. Nico was also very protective. Nico had a lot of friends that he cared about.

Though Nico mostly was alone he did care about his friends and family. Especially you. How you and Nico became friends then started to date, you’ll never forget that. 

You were hiding behind a cabin as you watched two kids talking. One was playing with something and you were waiting for the perfect time to steal it. “What are you doing”, you jumped and your ears stood straight up.

You should have heard the person coming but you were a little too preoccupied with your thoughts. “Shhh”, you turned around while making the sound. The person that scared you and almost blew your cover was Nico di Angelo.

You’ve seen him around camp and you knew about him. He was one of the only other werecreatures in Camp Half-Blood. He was a werewolf. Mostly alone and in the shadows. You turned back around but you noticed that the people had left.

And the kid didn’t leave what he was playing with. “You made me miss my opportunity”, you sneered at Nico. A glare was evident on your face. “What were you even trying to do?”

You had no idea why Nico was talking to you. From why you knew Nico rarely talked to anyone except his friends.

“I was trying to steal something”

“but that's wrong”

“I give it back”

“still wrong”.

You growled and your ears stood up again. “Just don’t do it again” “maybe you should try doing it at night next time”. You glanced over at Nico to see a small smile on his face.

You watched as Nico walked away. 

Ever since then you’ve hung out with Nico. You found him cute. Especially whenever you called Nico a pet name or petted his head. Then after a while you two got together. You admit that wasn’t your best moment.

You were walking around with your tail in between your legs. You were looking for Nico. You felt extremely sad and guilty. You had yelled at Nico. Nico had just come back from an outing and you saw him when he was walking out of infirmary.

You were worried about him so you asked him what happened. Nico didn’t tell you anything, just that he got hurt. You knew that but you wanted to know how he got hurt. But Nico didn’t tell you. You were fine with that so you just told Nico to be more careful.

But Nico got mad and raised his voice at you. You did the same and the conversation, turned screaming match, ended with Nico running away. An hour later you were looking for him because you wanted to apologize.

You hadn’t found him anywhere.

Your last place to try was the forest. So with a heavy heart you walked to the forest and started looking for Nico. You tried yelling to see if he would come. You tried hearing for anything. You tried smelling for anything.

But you found nothing.

You felt like crying. The reason you felt so bad was because you loved Nico. He was one of the only people you wanted to hang out with. Maybe spend the rest of your life with. You knew you liked guys and you were fine with that.

Nobody cared that you were a guy that liked guys. You slowly walked back to camp. Nico didn’t want to talk to you so you respected that. Once you got close enough to camp to see it you decided that you didn’t want to go there.

So you just sat down near a tree and transformed. You curled up next to the tree and started to whimper. After a while you heard something sit and curl up in front of you.

You didn’t feel like looking at it so you just buried your head deeper into your fur. But when you felt something touch your head you looked up. When you looked up you saw a black wolf. It was Nico! You knew it.

You started to laugh and jump up and down as a fox. You ran around Nico and jumped all around him. You jumped on top of him and played around with him. Nico, was a wolf, did nothing. He just watched as you did this.

After you were done you pressed your nose to Nico’s.

You remember after that you and Nico had your first kiss and became boyfriends. You loved that moment. But you couldn’t get stuck in the past, you were busy. You were running around, tail wagging in excitement.

You heard from Percy that Nico was here at camp. So you wanted to find him. You knew that Nico tended to either hang out in the training ring, near the trees, or talking to friends. You stopped running and looked around. You were right next to the training ring and didn’t see Nico.

You just ran into Percy and Annabeth.

Maybe Nico was in the forest. You started to book it for the forest when you smelled something. You stopped running and looked around. Eventually you found what you were looking for. You ran over to the tree with a smile on your face.

“Nico!” You yelled. Nico looked up from his lap and smiled slightly. “Hey Y/n”, Nico glanced behind you. Your tail was wagging really fast. Nico’s tail started to wag slowly behind him. “Whatcha doing angel?” You asked.

You leaned down to look Nico in the eyes. Nico blushed when you called him the pet name “Nothing. What about you?” A mischievous smile took over your face and Nico wondered what you did. “I’ll show you”, you leaned up and stuck your hands out.

Nico took your hand and you pulled him up. You and Nico might be different. But you liked Nico and Nico liked you. So you both walked away. You with a cunning smile on your face and Nico’s face showed that he was worried.

Tails wagging at the same speed. 

[pbnmj]

Genuinely curious, what’s up with Noir’s age? And what does it have to do with his 08/09 run? ((You may ignore if you wish :D))

i no longer have to do an extremely long explaination about comics noir because it has already been done here, by foolsocracy!!!!!!! really great breakdown of his very vague age, which is never said outright in the 08-09 run, only implied!! my own personal take on this is that he's 17-turning-18 in the first one, just about graduated high school but not able to afford college (see the panel below LOL)

this also got a little longer than i thought it would, so under the cut for the rest of it! the tl:dr is "itsv!noir is not the same as comics!noir, and people saying that he's 19 isn't strictly true. to me, he's around 30!"

eyes without a face (the 09 run!!) only takes place 8 months after, in september 1933, which makes peter 18-turning-19. this is more of a headcanon though!! (see the noir birthday poll, which made me a noir-is-a-december-baby truther)

(peter being a libra is mentioned once in the first issue of amazing spider-man (2015), mostly as a punchline, and a specific date of october 10th was given in another issue that i have lost. other media, like with the mcu, has his birthday on august 10th. but to me noir is a sagittarius and you cannot pry that from me)

the 2020 run of noir begins establishing the year as 1939, making peter around his mid-20s, and 25 if you believe me on the 'peter was 17 in noir 2008' LOL.... i won't lie though i haven't read this one properly i very quickly skimmed so pinch of salt regarding my takes on the 2020 run

noir being in his teens during the first original runs is why "itsv!noir is 17-19" goes around so often! i've seen that on tumblr, twitter AND on tiktok and i don't mind what people hc, but it has become a pet peeve when people say it like its canon even though it's never been mentioned by the writers or the art book. itsv!noir is similar to his comic counterpart, but his differences in his origin story make me interpret him as a different noir (like how peter b.'s dimension is 616B, making him... 90214B?)

again, we are straying from itsv canon/etc here because i'm deranged, but i personally hc noir as being 32! some of my friends think he's in his mid-20s, others think he's older, but really the only reason is that 32 is the midpoint between the other two peter parkers: ripeter was 26 and peter b is 38. he's also voiced by nic cage, which makes me think older in the first place!

i just like the idea that he's more experienced that ripeter, but hasn't gone through as much as peter b. he spends most of the movie being broody ("moral ambiguity of your actions!", "matches burn down to my fingertips", etc etc), or snarkier than you'd expect ("it's that easy" "who are you again?" "you gonna fight or are you just bumping gums" etc etc). he also very sweetly tells everyone that he loves them before he leaves !!! i feel like it can in fact be in character for a peter parker in his late 20-early 30s, distanced from his tragedies in his own world by time (he doesn't forget them, that's different !) being able to look out for the spiders around him.

okay now we are VERY deep into hc territory, but it makes him able to balance out the rest of the itsv spider-gang as an older-brother figure who's able to guide peni, miles and gwen but also be able to act as a voice of reason for peter b. and ham if the sitauation calls for it. that being said noir is still peter parker and is therefore capable of spider-esque tomfoolery, which can lead to him misjudging the need for a snarky one liner ("this is a pretty hard core origin story"). my characterisation of him is also very inspired by heyitsspiderman, the itsv fic that changed me for the better, and noir isn't even in it that much LOL

veering back into itsv!noir's age and your actual question though: he's always read older in the movies, and not at all 17-19. noir is always going to be around 30 (32 if i have to give a number) to me!! if anything, he did go through the same kind of 'canon events' as comics noir did, but is an older and more experienced version of him, with tweaks to the backstory (like a radioactive spider instead of a spider-god, and webshooters instead of organic webbing). there are reasons ofc to see him being younger (egg creams are non-alcoholic, and that if it's 1933, his comicsverse self would be 18-19 too) . however you must consider that sony didn't expand on this and therefore it's up to fan interpretation and also that

[casey-lalonde-egbert]

I noticed one of your top posts is Bi Rose and John with their prude flags, and I noticed John had a pin for a trans flag, and you tagged the post with “transmasc”

Do you headcanon John as a trans male? I’d love to hear out people and how they personally interpret characters from a fictional work!

yes! though i have many interpretations of the characters, some closer to canon than others, i hold some headcanons very dear to my heart, transmasc john being one of them! mainly being someone who doesn't fully align with one gender fully all the time (being genderfluid) i think a character like john is an amazing example of positive masculinity in many senses! even though hes mostly a silly nerdy boy, with boy-ish interests like action movies or wanting to be like Nic Cage in con air (being this sort of father figure who does everything for those he loves), he's also very honest with his feelings and open to sharing them with others, he has moments of being emotional openly without shame! plus all the messages from dad egbert, and john's reaction to wearing a suit just like his dad feel like some sort of gender euphoria for him! it adds to john and dad's relationship too showing how supporting of a father he truly is accepting his child no matter how they identify! i love this interpretation so much because there's a lot in the story to support john's masculinity in such a positive light!

[vaultof-thoughts]

https://www.tumblr.com/vaultof-thoughts/758622281700442112/hi-m-hope-ur-doing-well-today-so-even-though?source=share

Not this anon, also you are amazing!

If you had to be aware of like being in a different reality how do you go about it. I really don't know if I have a desire or why am I so bothered with the way I look that I keep searching for ways to change it...

🥲 sorry if it sounds like trauma dumping ( not my intention 😭 )

I can drop the mind but I can't drop the body, 😔

Awww thanks

I answered another person who had a similar ask to this a few seconds ago, everyone wants to get something here 🤨

But I will say, you haven't dropped the mind. Because it's the mind telling you that you need a different appearance, that you're doubting, that you feel ugly, or that you even care about the way you look.

Look, you don't have to drop the mind (idk what exactly that implies) but you just need to stop listening to these thoughts. Like actually, stopppppp. You're keeping yourself in a loop.

You said "I really don't know if I have a desire or why am I so bothered with the way I look that I keep searching for ways to change it"

Who is the 'I' your talking about? Is the 'I' in the room with us? There is no I!!! There's just a thought, and maybe even a feeling, you aren't either of those!!!

YOU are the only reality, YOU are limitless, desire no thing because you are EVERYTHING. NOTICE THAT!!! (i could go into more depth but I'll leave it as that.)

"return to the simplicity of being and immerse yourself in the direct experience of this presence, rather than getting lost in the narrative of the mind" - Nic Higham

[katvalentinesblog]

May 8th 10:30 pm

I thought a part time cashier job at Home Depot would be easy. It looks like it’s going to be challenging. There are so many steps when it comes to ringing up contractors. Oh and we have to push credit card applications too. At least I got my Zoloft. Goodrx is the most amazing app for prescriptions if you don’t have insurance. Literally saved my $200!!! So I have my meds for the next three months. Oh but ew this job!!!! I need it though. So after I got my meds I bought a nic vape and now I regret it because nicotine blocks estrogen so I’m probably not getting the full effect of my hormones and I can get a blood clot from it sooooo I need to just toss it. Ew ok dumb fat self destructive bitch. Anyways I’m going to settle in and force myself to go through hell again tomorrow. I’m going to intermittent fast tomorrow. I’ll try to do that again. If I’m going to suffer I’m going to try and be thin and spray tanned. I want to look like my spirit animal Donatella Versace. I would say Madonna but too much has come out about what a fkn bitch she is. I’m a Leo like her and my birthday is three days before hers but I’m sweet and kind, not a monster cunt like her ok rude to everyone!!! I also idolize big ang from mob wives. Ok I love you everyone. I love you world. I hope I still have time left in my life to make things right and most of all fun!!! I just want to have fun again before I wither and die!!!!!! Oh ew now I’m depressed. Ok. Smootch noises.

[thenightling]

A theory about "The Ride of The Witcher"

Netflix and Sony music have released the latest Joey Batey song for The Witcher Season 3. The song is to be sung by Jaskier (Joey Batey) and was a collaboration between Joey Batey, Joseph Trapanese (composer), and Percival Schuttenbach (Polish composers and band who did the music for The Witcher 3 video game).

Joey Batey is the front man for his own band that he had before he was ever cast as Jaskier. The band is known as Amazing Devil. And my personal favorite song of theirs is The Horror and the Wild. Anyway, the song was released early and it is probably the most elaborate Jaskier song to date in regard to production values. Only four other Jaskier songs have this much quality. Toss a Coin to your Witcher, Burn Butcher Burn, The Golden One and Song of the Seven. Song of the Seven didn't do quite as well as Netflix hoped. Before I proceed with my theory let me state here and now I cannot speak or read Polish. I barely know that Jaskier translates to Buttercup (though Dandelion is used in the English language video games and novels). I had to find a rough translation of the Polish chanting part of Ride of The Witcher on Tumblr. I would like to thank @spoonietimelordy for the Polish portion.

Now on with my theory. All of the bigger Jaskier songs tell a story. Toss a Coin to your Witcher tells an exaggerated account of Geralt and Jaskier's meeting with the exiled Elven King. Burn Butcher Burn is Jaskier venting his heartbreak at Geralt leaving him on the side of a mountain. Golden One tells the story of the golden dragon encounter from episode six of season one of The Witcher. And Song of the Seven was inspired by the events of The Witcher: Blood Origin. The Ride of The Witcher is no different. We are told a story.

Ride, Witcher, ride With the wind that moves the trees. Ride, Witcher, ride For the child of Destiny. Ride, Witcher, ride With the wind that moves the trees. Ride, Witcher, ride. Bring the storm that sets her free. Sleepless under frozen suns, Treachery and chosen ones. Rise anew, the time has come. To take hold of the skies.

Once betrayed, but not again. Steel restored onto his name. With silver coursing through his veins, And vengeance in his eyes! Ride, Witcher, ride With the wind that moves the trees. Ride, Witcher, ride For the child of Destiny Ride, Witcher, ride With the wind that moves the trees. Ride, Witcher, ride. Bring the storm that sets her free. Twisted lies and sorcery Make no match for Destiny. You won’t rest till worlds collide. So stake your claim and choose a side!

Ride, Witcher, ride With the wind that moves the trees. Ride, Witcher, ride For the child of Destiny. Ride, Witcher, ride With the wind that moves the trees. Ride, Witcher, ride. Bring the storm that sets her free.

(Now with Polish vocals in the background)

Humans more monsters than creatures. Witcher more human than them. Butcher, White Wolf, or a saviour. The Witcher returns in the end!

(The Polish background chanting)

Z ukrytego lasu

Przez góry i ciemność

ruszysz znów

Przez ogień i wodę

Nic cię nie zatrzyma

Dzikość bestii w tobie tkwi

(In Polish repeating)

Szumią lasy, lasy szumią

Szumią lasy, szumią 

Szumią lasy, lasy szumią

Szumią lasy, szumią 

(Jaskier calls out)

Come on!

(Polish chanting chorus repeating)

Szumią lasy, lasy szumią

Szumią lasy, szumią 

Szumią lasy, lasy szumią

Szumią lasy, szumią  (Polish translated:

From the hidden forest Through mountains and darkness You will move again. Through fire and water Nothing will stop you. The wildness of the beast is within you. The forests are humming! The forests are humming! The forests are humming! They are humming! The forests are humming! The forests are humming! The forests are humming! They are humming!

Jaskier:

Oooooh! Oooooh!

(in Polish background:)

Jego córka

Więc rusza wiedźmin *(Special note here. This is the first time we actually see the original polish word for "Witcher." "Wiedźmin" is the original title of the book series in the original Polish.) (Translation: His daughter! So The Witcher sets off!

Ride, Witcher, ride With the wind that moves the trees. Ride, Witcher, ride For the child of Destiny. Ride, Witcher, ride With the wind that howls. It howls for thee! Oh, ride, Witcher, ride. Don’t fear that wind. It howls for thee! Don’t fear that wind, it howls for thee! It howls for thee! _____________________________ There are a few special things to note. This song is different from other Jaskier songs. For starters it is the only one to have Polish lyrics even if they're just sung in a background chorus / chant. It's also the first time we hear the original Polish word for Witcher.

The song is also co-written by Percival Schuttenbach, who did The Witcher video game songs. This is their first time writing music for The Witcher Netflix series. And I sincerely doubt they would have hired the original Polish composers just for a typical Jaskier tavern bard song.

No. Something is definitely different here. And it's not just because it has a Heavy Metal-esque Polish chorus and chant. Some fans have speculated that Jaskier will perform this in a tavern but I don't think so.

Now please hear me out. This might be a bit controversial but I always felt The Witcher Netflix series was a bit like a strange cross between Xena: Warrior Princess (for some of the character dynamics and the way the show uses Polish and central to Eastern European folklore the way Xena used Greek and some others), Buffy The Vampire Slayer (for the chosen one aspect and the found family), and a little bit of Highlander: The series (mostly because at least two of the main characters are not aging, the great music, and the sword fights). And this song made me think of something. It actually made me think of the resurrection spell in Buffy The Vampire Slayer season 6 that raised Buffy from the dead, tearing her out of Heaven so that she could again be the hero of the people. ("Here lies the warrior of the people! Let her cross over!") I don't think this is just a Jaskier song. For starters up until this point the "Common" language of The Continent has been English (though in the novels it's probably Polish). So what race is using the Polish language? Is it the Dryads? Is it some Ancient Elvish language? What is the Polish language to this universe since it doesn't sound like the common language of the show? Who is chanting during Jaskier's song? Can you really imagine the Power metal chanting during one of Jaskier's tavern performances? Perhaps. They do look like rock concerts sometimes. Especially in season 2. But instead of "You have been the most beautiful audience. If anyone needs me I'll be at the bar." Instead we have an intense "Come on!" like Jaskier is trying to do something, trying to accomplish something. This is not merely a song. It feels like a spell. Yes, he IS telling the story of The Witcher. The Child of Destiny is Ciri, Geralt's adopted daughter. And "Once betrayed" is probably in regard to Yennefer last season unless Jaskier accidentally betrays him this season because of his new lover's evil inclinations. (Cough.) "You will move again" doesn't seem like a normal lyric. And "The forest is humming." Humming is often a sound described for strong and intense magical energy. I'm not saying that Jaskier is a latent sorcerer but perhaps he's beseeching someone to cast a spell or helping with a spell. And doesn't "Ride, Witcher, ride" sound an awful lot like "Rise, Witcher, rise"? "The Witcher Returns in The End!" And think about the ending of the song. "Don't fear that wind, it howls for thee!" "Thee" isn't a normal lyric for Jaskier. His lyrics are usually very modern sounding compared to the usual language of the characters in the show. And why would Geralt have to fear the wind howling? "Wind howling" is a sly video game reference or... sounds one might hear when being called back to the land of the living.

I think Geralt might get killed and magick will be needed to bring him back. I think Jaskier's new song is a combo anthem and resurrection spell. Maybe they intensify a scene of the Dryads healing Geralt from the novels. There, There's my possibly VERY wrong theory about "The Ride of The Witcher."

https://youtu.be/b3-ybo1qMA4

[themelongum]

Niccolo x Sasha — A cake for her birthday

The modest kitchen of the grand restaurant was quiet—not a soul around except a blond boy, who was storming all over the place from one bowl to another.

Niccolo had barely gotten any sleep last night, too nervous for the upcoming day. Yet when his alarm went off at five in the morning, he rushed to his workplace as if no tiredness could affect him. Not on this day, at least. This day was special. This day was her day.

As he was whisking the eggs into the flour mix, the sun had risen high enough to hit his eyes with a bright glow, spreading across the room. He paused to look around. The small space was full of sunlight. It penetrated every little corner, and in the light, he could see tiny specks of dust floating in the air. It couldn’t have been any other way, thought Niccolo—after long days of continuous rain, the sun was bound to shine on her birthday.

“What are you doing here so early?” The soft, sleepy voice startled him, pulling him out of his reverie. And panic settled in.

“You’re not supposed to be here!” Niccolo cried, anxiously swinging his hands in the air. In one swift motion, he was right in front of Sasha, trying to send her out of the kitchen.

With a perplexed look on her face, Sasha put her hands on his forearms, standing firm on the ground. “Why? Do you keep secrets from me? You were always happy to see me here.”

Niccolo knew he couldn’t talk his way out of it. So the only thing left was to accept his failure. “It was a surprise… For your birthday.” He sighed, hanging his head.

“Oh, my birthday,” she muttered, the corners of her mouth curling down. It wasn’t long, though, before her lips stretched into a smile and she collided with his chest, tightly wrapping her arms around his torso. “You planned a surprise for my birthday? Thank you, Nic!” she said, burying her face into his shirt.

A profuse blush covered his cheeks as he put his arms on her back hesitantly. “Don’t thank me; it’s not ready yet. And since the surprise is ruined, you might want to help me with taste testing, so I wouldn’t fail at this as well,” he chuckled.

“Nothing is ruined!” Unclasping her hands, Sasha took a step back to look into his eyes. “And it’s not possible for you to fail at cooking. Your food is always amazing. What were you cooking?”

With a shy smile, Niccolo took her hand in his, leading her towards one of the countertops, where three bowls stood filled to the brim. “I’m making you a birthday cake—”

“A cake? A whole birthday cake just for me?” Sasha interrupted, raising her brows.

“What’s a birthday without a cake? Why are you so surprised?” he chuckled. Lowering her gaze, she pursed her lips and started fidgeting with her fingers. Afraid of having said something wrong, Niccolo hurried to change the topic back to his initial thought. “I wasn’t sure about the filling, so I made three different kinds. And, honestly, I don’t know how I would choose. But since you’re here, I thought—”

Sasha didn’t even let him finish as she took a wooden spoon out of his hand and stuffed her mouth with a generous scoop from the first bowl. “Mhm, it’s good… So tasty,” she mumbled through chewing.

“That’s whipped cream,” Niccolo laughed. Taking the spoon from her, he dipped it in the second bowl. “Here, try this one,” he said, bringing it to her mouth.

She hummed as the flavor spread across her taste buds. “What’s this? It’s delicious. Give me more!”

A new wave of laughter swept over him. “It was cream cheese. Better taste the last one, though. I’m especially proud of this.”

For the first time since the bowls came into her view, Sasha took her eyes off them, staring at Niccolo. He brought the spoon to her lips again, but this time her soft, brown eyes were fixed on his as she tasted the filling. Unable to shift his gaze, he gulped, eager to see her reaction.

“Chocolate! It’s chocolate! Am I right? God, it’s so good!” she cried, bringing her hands to her face and rocking on her hills.

Niccolo’s lips stretched into a wide grin. “Yes, it’s chocolate ganache. So, which one should we choose?”

Studying the bowls, Sasha furrowed her brows. “This one!” She pointed at the last bowl. “No, wait! This!.. Wait, but this one was so good too.. You’re making it impossible, Nic!” She huffed and slumped down in the nearest chair, visibly upset.

“I’ll give you all of it anyway,” he laughed. “Just choose which one you want on the cake.”

Her large eyes seemed to go even bigger at his words. “You will? You’re the best!” She sprang to her feet, embracing him in a hug. A tinge of pink spread over his cheeks for the second time this morning. “Then chocolate ganache, I guess,” she said with a sheepish smile.

“Ganache it is!” He lifted the spoon in the air to mark their success.

Having decided on the filling, Niccolo went back to preparing the cake, and Sasha stood by his side, ready to help with anything he would entrust her with. He kept stealing glances at her when she was pouring the milk, when she was cutting strawberries, and when she was licking the spoon off, thinking he wouldn’t notice.

He did. He noticed everything—every little detail about her. The way she talked to everyone so politely at all times. The way she laughed at her friends’ jokes, making his lips curl up instinctively if he happened to hear her contagious laughter. The way her eyes sparkled every time she ate his food. If she was worried, if she slightly changed her hairstyle, and if—god forbid—her appetite was lower than usual.

She placed her hand on his, giving it a light squeeze, and peered into his eyes. “Thank you, Niccolo, really. I don’t even remember the last time someone made a cake for my birthday. I guess sometimes life gets in the way,” she trailed off, her doe eyes glistening with tears.

This time, he was the one to embrace her. As she wrapped her hands around him, hiding her face on his chest, Niccolo put his head on top of hers, inhaling the scent of her strawberry shampoo. He held her close, and every pore of his body repulsed the idea of ever letting her go. And before he managed to process it, his lips landed on her forehead in a gentle kiss.

He froze. He turned his head away, completely paralyzed in his entire body. In his arms, Sasha stiffened too. Hot in the face, he was about to pull away when she lifted her head and kissed his chin. Looking into his eyes, Sasha snickered lightly; her eyes crinkled, and a light shade of pink covered her cheeks. He smiled at the sight—his favorite in the whole world.

After removing the cakes from the oven, they stacked all the layers, adding the filling in between. For the decorating part, Niccolo made Sasha turn around and close her eyes, and she was only allowed to look at it once everything was ready.

On the table stood a perfect chocolate cake graced with strawberries and “Happy birthday, Sasha!” written neatly across with a few little hearts.

“What a pretty cake!” she gasped. And before anything else could be said, she was already sticking her fork in the cake, hungrily stuffing her mouth. “You’re a genius, Niccolo!”

Though accustomed to her habits, he couldn’t contain his laughter at the scene in front of him, closing his eyes to savor the moment. Seeing her joy was everything he could ever ask for. Being the reason for her joy was more than he deemed himself worthy of.

He opened his eyes with a sigh. “Happy birthday, Sasha.”

Before the tombstone lay white roses and a piece of chocolate cake.

[queenpiranhadon]

OKAY I KNOW I JUST SENT AN ASK BUT

In a modern AU, what kind of jobs do you think the main eight from HCH would have? Like I know the royal trio and Lucas and Luna might have rich backgrounds but if they wanna make their own money so that they don't have to rely on their family's money???

Oooh okay I like this hehe.

I think Saph would be an artist, I can just imagine her in a giant studio where she can do crazy- either that or a comic illustrator.

August I think would be a law school student who works at a bookstore in his free time and he loves it!!

Percy would be a karate teacher, hands down or a Boy Scouts instructor, I feel like he’d love kids and they would actually learn useful things from him.

Odette would be maybe like a park ranger or like a culinary student with a pet snake at home.

Marla would be a preschool teacher or a guidance counselor idk why it just suits her 😭

Lucas as stated before is a really good singer- I see him being a small but big celebrity- like he becomes really famous after a hit song, a lot like JVKE if you think about it. I do also believe he would go to college- not sure what he would do though.

Luna would probably be like a scientist or a makeup artist lmaooo. Like she would totally be completely happy mixing chemicals in a lab and discover new things- but I can just imagine like a movie gets the Oscar for makeup and costumes and it would all be because of Luna due to her amazing *cough* transformation *cough* skills

Personnally, I think Nic would be a law student too, because he’s driven so much by his moral compass that he wants to create a change in the world. He probably works as a McDonald’s employee on the side 💀

This was fun :DD

[urlocalsadkid-l]

this is going to be a really long list of some stuff that’s been happening.

so like to start im friends with this one boy and we started dating on the tenth, he’s really sweet and we were, are, really really good friends and really close. close to the point where the line of platonic and romantic mixed with feelings. he’s older than me. he’s coming over saturday, and i don’t know what’s going to happen. i’m really scared but excited i know he would never do anything to knowingly hurt me in any way but since we became a “couple” he’s shown his horny side and like it’s nice to see that side but him and i have eventually talked about eventually having sex and that’s a scary ass thought because i don’t want that to happen like i want to kiss him and whatnot but i don’t want to have sex and it’s really really scary because i’m not ready. i told him this today because he was pressing for what’s wrong and i told him that much because it was bothering me and now we’re still talking about it nd i don’t know what to do

i’ve also relapsed, i was still on the app at this time but i still need to say that. i tore skin. not anything much, i just lost it and started scratching at my skin till it bled and then started sobbing when it bled because i threw over two years of work down the drain. i feel like shit but seeing that blood felt amazing. i also accidentally nic-ed myself in the shower and it wouldn’t stop bleeding and i felt amazing even though it was an accident. i was so proud of myself that it wouldn’t stop. i want to relapse again so badly, but seriously relapse.

i know i’m supposed to be happy. i don’t have any reason not to be. i don’t know why i am like this. i really hate being like this. why am i like this??? i don’t know what’s wrong with me. why can’t i be normal. i want to fucking die. why do i not know who i am? why do i have to be liked? why do i have to be smart? why can’t i just sleep forever? just let me die.

also i miss her.<3 so much it makes me feel ill. i’m getting over her. i’m fine with talking to her, i can have conversations and smile and be a polite human. i think i just miss what could have been. like all of my friends are pretty but she’s super pretty. and i get it sounds dumb, but i don’t care, she’s gorgeous. she’s also really sweet and kind. i really like her, i’m glad we are still friends, though now i could never imagine us going back to the way we were. i don’t have a thing for her anymore. i really don’t. i miss the memories, and what could have been. honestly her and i are better off friends because we could have never worked. things could have ended better, but it’s okay, no way to change it at all.

also my food thing is getting bad again. like the last weekend, i only had a total of like two meals? three? i don’t know. no snacks either. i feel so dumb. why can’t i be skinny? i’m so fat i hate it so much, it makes me want to rip off my skin and put it in a blender. why can’t i be pretty and skinny and gorgeous and liked and popular and funny and so much more?

why? why on earth was i decided to be a target for all this? why can’t i just look normal, and be normal?? why do i have to think the way i do? or act or talk to look? i want to be normal. i don’t care about how i am. i want to change. i’m fucking losing it and want to sob.

also him.423 and i had something happen. i don’t know what. but we don’t talk now. we haven’t talked since jan 28th. i don’t know how i feel. hurt, i guess. i really don’t know what i did. i mean, he’s not good for me, he doesn’t treat me right, he doesn’t care about me. it really sucks.

[nichavez]

i don’t think you should shut up, i like hearing what you have to say! sorry your week has been so stressful and crazy, i can only imagine! but I guess it comes with being the biggest actor in America right now!

my week has been fine, nothing compared to yours! it’s midterm season in college, so a bit stressful, but mostly boring!

I really appreciate your kind words and warm support, you’re really sweet.

Me and Cooper talked about this and I know people are going to forget about us quickly just as they noticed us. I am trying really hard for that to not happen because I remember what it felt like when I was pursuing this career. I don’t want to go back to selling cars, even though I enjoyed it, I know acting is something I want to keep up in my life. I am so beyond grateful it has led me here.

You don’t have to compare our differences, your struggles are valid too, sweetheart. What are you learning now? I hope you can somehow find fun in between that stress and boredom. Keep it up, you’re doing amazing!

Nic x

[fencecollapsed]

☕️ + every movie you've seen for the first time this year!

OOH that's a good one,, I have seen too many movies for the first time this year to try and do all of them though jfskn SO I am gonna go with the first ten I think of, I hope that is okay <3

Beau is Afraid - I really like Ari Aster's other two movies, and I knew this one was more divisive so I went in with an open mind. I wanted to like this movie but ehhh it just didn't do it for me. I don't think it's bad, I liked parts of it, and it's very clearly a personal passion project so I'm glad it exists on principle. but I think it dragged on a little longer than necessary and it was a little too mean-spirited to work for me the way I feel like it was meant to. still succeeds at being an absolute nightmare, just not one I find as resonant as Hereditary or Midsommar. also Aster clearly has some less than stellar opinions about homeless people.

Sunshine - hadn't heard of this movie til my mom told me about it but I really liked it! honestly it takes something a little special to get me properly invested in space movies, idk why, but this succeeds. probably because the cast is great and also the way the story events unfold is Terrifying. the way the sun is used as an unknowable terror is really cool. I'd call this movie viscerally beautiful in that, eldritch horror "so-horrible-it's-beautiful" kind of way? it's hard to explain it was just very striking to me. the third act gets a lot of flack from what I've seen and I do kinda get why, but I liked it, I don't think the twist is bad.

All My Friends Hate Me - oh baby this movie made me want to rip my skin off hgjsknfd y'know those posts that are like "horror movies have nothing on secondhand embarrassment"? well this is a horror movie about secondhand embarrassment. it's just failed social interaction after failed social interaction as the tension steadily builds and it is ROUGH. I've never hated seeing myself in a character as much as I haaaated seeing myself in Pete. if this shit happened to me I'd end up on the news. I feel like I have to Do Something to avoid this happening to me. nightmare of a movie. I liked it a lot.

Bottoms - I watched this on the plane when I went to Minnesota in April :] I wanted to see it in theaters last year and ended up missing it, and aughhh I really wish I'd gotten to see it in theaters cuz it's SO fun. so silly. absolute delight. I would like Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott to star in ten more movies together please.

To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar - I adored this movie <3 it's fun and very genuinely kind, and Patrick Swayze's performance as Vida was just as phenomenal as that one post said. all three of the main drag queens were played so well, Wesley Snipes and John Leguizamo deserve praise for their portrayals, too. good movie.

Deadpool & Wolverine - I had fun! it's no masterpiece obviously and I definitely think the first two Deadpools are objectively better in terms of story and character work, but this one was very successfully fun and that's really the main thing I want from a Deadpool movie. excellent fight scenes. the opening credits were tailor made specifically for me, by the way. that was for Me-

Trap - I have seen one other M. Night Shyamalan movie in my time and it was a while ago so I can't speak on his whole catalogue, but folks who know his work better let me know what other movies of his are like Trap, cuz I enjoyed Trap. it's so fucking goofy I had a great time. nobody talks or behaves like an actual person and that's like half the charm. it's a nepotism movie to boost Saleka Shyamalan's music career and I respect that cuz it's not subtle and it's entertaining. not Amazing or anything but it's solidly fun.

Dream Scenario - the movie where Nic Cage plays a guy named Paul Matthews... strange movie!! bizarrely distressing at times. I was drunk with my bestie when I watched it so I think I'd have to watch it again to know how I really feel about it. I don't think I disliked it though. solidly surreal and interesting for sure.

We're All Going to the World's Fair - not as good as I Saw the TV Glow, imo, but still very good! very slow and quiet and somber. excellent use of its low budget. reeeeally captured that specific feeling of adolescence, holing up in your room and watching videos you probably shouldn't in the dark late at night. very "haha I did that" for me. also May Leitz was there!! which I still think is very cool. extremely niche cameo but hey I was the audience for it.

Saw - I think. that Saw is fine hgnkdmsg it's fine. it doesn't do for me what it seems to do for a lot of other people on this site, but I liked it fine. good ending definitely, the ending is probably the best part imo. that and Amanda's trap sequence, best parts. I am interested in the sequels, I don't know if I'll watch ALL of them but I'd like to dip into them at some point. I liked it fine.