#Okay I'm rambling to much again

[multifandom-nerds-blog]

I also finished Dreamzzz season 2 yesterday, and I can't believe we actually had kissing Legos.

THEY KISSED AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN THE EPISODE.

IN A LEGO SHOW.

Good for them though. Beau and Hannah are a power couple, even if Beau became the night hunter and ended fighting (and hunting) his own daughter and her friends around in the dreamworld. At least he admitted to being a deadbeat father himself 👌. I do wonder why he became evil... ish. If it was just the use of the sword, or some additional factors. Though I think it's implied that he wanted to do the right thing, but used the wrong methods and eventually ended up on the wrong side.

[thekittyokat]

you ever just have a lot, a LOT of feelings all at once about a character and not even remotely enough words or brainpower to FORM the words to describe everything you're feeling. so it feels like you may explode. yeah

[helltigon]

Okay so people always talk about how Husk must be strong or Angel is really light (even Vaggie lifts him over her head) but also Angel is incredibly strong because he can fire six guns without the recoil affecting him. Angel can also hold an Entire Charlie in the air (Vaggie is also able to carry an Entire Charlie... and Sir Pentious)

Muscle is pretty dense and we know Angel would need to be pretty muscular to pole dance

I would like to posit Angel isn't very light, rather Husk and Vaggie are just Terrifyingly Strong.

[hurricanek8art]

Okay SO I've never Bad Batch posted beyond reblogs but there's two episodes left and I'm going insane so my big giant theory for why the finale is titled The Cavalry Has Arrived with a sprinkle of Tech is Alive Yes I Am Delusional:

Tonight's episode is going to end with the Batch, Omega's gang, and CX-2 all colliding in one of the hallways.

Big Western faceoff, tumbleweed, yadda yadda y'know.

Right before the shooting starts, CX-2 tells them their escape plan through whatever hallway they're planning is strategically ill-advised, because *insert tactical explanation here*

Hunter: "Oh yeah? What, you trying to help us or something? No thanks."

CX-2: "It was worth the attempt. It's not as if we've ever followed orders anyway."

BIG PAUSE, CLOSE UP MONTAGE OF EVERYONE AS THE WORDS SINK IN

Omega: "...Tech?!"

Tech: *removes helmet to reveal it's him* "Well, I thought it was obvious. Shall we liberate some clones together, then?"

SMASH CUT, ROLL CREDITS, THE CALVARY HAS ARRIVED BECAUSE THE *ENTIRE* BATCH IS TOGETHER AGAIN AND THEY'RE GONNA SAVE THE CLONES.

end conspiracy theory rant. 🥴

[yumenari]

If you take The Winner Takes It All (ABBA) and take away the romantic vibe and view it in a platonic/familial way instead. You can have a very Leona Kingscholar song I think

[thatfriendlyanon]

can i PLEASE stop crying over EVERYTHING

[derrygirlstrash]

Not to start shit, if you know me you know I'm a "ship and let ship" kinda gal and saying this I truly have no problem with James/Orla as a ship it harms no one and plenty of people like it, I like people having fun... that said...

I have never understood the common argument that James/Erin as a ship makes no sense and James/Orla should have been the ship instead. Often one of the arguments is that James/Erin wasn't set up while James/Orla was and I'm sorry... what? James/Erin have at least one ship heavy episode each season as well as plenty of background moments and several significant moments in Erin's Diary.

Even if you ignore all the background moments of the two holding hands, being inside each others personal space, the times where they're clearly matching and whatnot. There is at LEAST the implication that Erin would ignore her supposed crush for James, that she cares what he thinks, that Erin is James's type, that they're aligned in creative values and match each others energies, that Erin thinks he's handsome, that James thinks she's beautiful, that she can't imagine her life without him, etc.

James/Orla have some touchy moments... that's kinda all they have as far as romantic coding and I don't see how those two hugging in the Season 2 finale is somehow more significant than what setup James/Erin have throughout all the seasons.

Honestly, while I can see Orla liking James - you could build a case for it and convince me even though I see Orla as ace/aro in my own personal headcanons... no one has ever been able to give me a convincing argument for James liking Orla back. It kinda feels like you have to ignore that he never has a reason to fancy Orla back and just project onto him that.

Which, again, go off if that's your bag I think their friendship is fun and I could see making a ship out of it, but the common argument is that the SHOW makes a better case for James/Orla and like, no? No it really doesn't? It's just not main girl/main boy and some people really don't like that trope or Erin as a main and I think that if you say the show didn't set up James/Erin well and you argue the show would have been better with James/Orla based on what's in the show, you just might not like Erin very much?

I've also never been able to make sense of the argument that James/Erin is somehow the trope that 'guys and girls can't just be friends' like, is that not also James/Orla? Y'know, besides that Orla isn't a girl. They do use she/her during the show time period though and some people who argue this think Orla is a girl, they just think they're not THE girl. So somehow it's better even though it's the same thing.

Basically what I'm saying is that shipping is fun and we all oughta do it. Every ship besides the obvious ones is potentially fun and I'm down for it, but there is one ship the show was setting up and we all know what that ship was and I think it would be better if we all were honest about it.

PS: "James was gay the whole time!" Truthers, if you made it through this post somehow I'd like to offer a compromise: James Maguire is the most bisexual coded male character in media history we can all win here.

[le-panda-chocovore]

I don't know if someone already said it but I need to make this post.

I read something about Orpheus not so long ago and my first thought was oh, this is STSG. The metaphor isn't perfect, the parallels don't completely align, but you can see it, the codes are here.

We all know the story. Eurydice died and Orpheus went to the deepest level of hell to bring her back, and the moment before he reached the surface, he turned around and lost her again forever.

Maybe it's just me, maybe it's because I'm too deep in the analysis of their relationship, but something in this myth resonates with Geto and Gojo's story.

They loved each other, no one can deny that. They were young and passionate, and they inspired each other to become better. Eurydice was Orpheus' muse and Suguru was Satoru's blue spring. Their lives were so bright and pretty and colorful when they were together.

Then one of them left, leaving the other in a state of despair. Unable to grieve, Satoru worked so hard to find a way to Suguru, to build a world where his love could come back (despite knowing very well that nothing could bring Suguru back to him).

Fast forward 10 years and so many things happened. Satoru still dreams of him.

Satoru knows about the Prison Realm, he knows this is a trap, he knows he can't stay here, he knows that if he stop moving he'd lose. He's smart, he knows. He also knows that Suguru's dead and there's no hope of saving him now. But when he hears the voice, he can't help but turn around, and he doomed himself (and the world) by doing that, but he has to -he needs to look back. To see Suguru's face, to be sure it's him. Orpheus knew it was Eurydice and Satoru knew it wasn't Suguru but they needed to be sure, they had to see by themselves. They knew they'd lose everything, and they did it anyway. Because when you hear the breath, the voice, the steps of the only one you have ever loved behind you, you look back.

And people keep accusing you for this ultimate mistake, they said you shouldn't have, they say they'd have acted differently, but it doesn't matter. Because if you acted differently, it would have meant that you didn't care about them.

Satoru turned back, and all the efforts he made to arrive here became vain.

This is a story doomed by love. Love is the twistest curse of all.

[solar-nightengale]

@lizardthelizard | Fake/Real

[dalvs-wife]

oih myogd ohymf .do. wh. aigh. uwhg . waht the fkuc

[marsontherocks]

Absolutely obsessed with the surge of content of Soap and Gaz making out as besties, this is so awesome

[sketchy-tour]

Its funny that I could feel my WH hyperfixation slowly morph into just my genuine special interest. I worried at first, cause I thought my love for it had died. Because it was duller. But no no. Now it sits comfortably and idly in my mind. Unshaken. Comfortable. At home.

[onceinawhilemoon]

I fuck up so badly i cause a literal political unrest in cordona and probably nullify years of his hardwork in keeping the peace and he still offers me another chance??????? please

[sskk-manifesto]

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[silverselfshippingchaos]

Ash!! I wanted to know about what your thoughts are on the new Yakuza game. And if you have any particular favourite scenes from the series overall? :0

Hey Merlin!

What an absolute honor it is to be asked this. This post might get long. And will have spoilers.

For starters, let's start with Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii! My thoughts are... I haven't played it. I need to play 8 first, but also, the game doesn't seem to hold my interest as much as some others.

It's a spin-off game that seems relatively silly, and I do not love Majima enough to buy a full-priced game for him. I really like him, but not $70 like him. If I find a good sale, I'll cop it. If not, I'll just watch the cutscenes. The game seems cool, but a silly spinoff game that has no f/os and has a lot of exploration doesn't seem up my alley.

However, I know I will play it and be absolutely nuts about it just like every other Yakuza.

Now... My favorite moments. Let's go game by game.

Yakuza 0

Ah, 0.. Where it all began. This game changed me. What was meant to be starting a game because my irl crush really liked it and I wanted to impress him turned into my life being changed. This game is one of my favorite Yakuza games ever.

A moment that stands out to me (other than the Kiryu Shower Scene in Chapter 2..) is Chapter 6. The whole thing. Especially the ending, which had me tearing up

Beautiful.

YAKUZA 1

This game made me fall for Date! I didn't feel for him until that scene where he's drunk and falls asleep. When you click on him, he makes a sleepy whimper and I had an Oh. moment and realized I was in love with him.

I love the DILF Competition sidequest.

Date should've won btw.

YAKUZA 2

idc what the fans say, I love this game. The ending of this game had me :O and the ending song is one of my most listened-to songs ever. As someone who loves Date and Kashiwagi (and Daigo), I was fed so well. Also, Kiryu was awesome in this game.

The scenes that had focus on Date were so good. I really liked this game.

Buuut, my favorite scene is that whole chapter at the Tojo HQ! Everything about it! The bickering, the scene with Daigo getting protective over his mom, the boss fight, Kashiwagi being tied up and looking bored...

It's perfect. This moment had me laughing.

Also, I love Ryuji.

YAKUZA 3

... Not my favorite game. But it gave me Mine!

I loved all his scenes. The expressions in the ending were beautiful. But also there is a whole chapter called The Plot in which the entire chapter is one long conversation where a random guy explains The Plot to you.

I'm not kidding.

I..... Don't like this game as much as other people do.

Remember that crush I mentioned? Yeah, so, we ended up dating. And after we broke up, the guy said that he thinks 3 is better than 1 and 2....... And that's why I'm glad we're not dating anymore HAHAHAHA

Anyways...

YAKUZA 4

fuck you guys, I love this game. My favorite route was Tanimura. That's my fucking goat. However, it did give me Kido.

I love this scene since although he says that, his S/I is arguably my nerdiest Ash S/I. She's a dork who collects plushies. Very far from a femme fetale.

Tanimura's final boss was a highlight of this game.

But also... "BALLS OUT, KIDO-CHAN!"

YAKUZA 5

... Am I gonna get flamed for saying that how I feel about this game is how I feel about 3? I hated most of it.

But Shinada's section... I was reminded that Yakuza writers know how to write.

This scene........... Fuck. It leave me feeling a lot of feelings.

I also really enjoyed Haruka's section, even if I have beef with the game overall. Christina/Yamaura is my Yakuza rarepair. One day I'll write a fic about them!

YAKUZA 6

This game was alright. I have my issues with it, but I also had fun with it. It introduced JOONGI!!!! Not my boyfriend Joongi, but the Joongi who my boyfriend had plastic surgery to look like. The original. I just kiss the body double.

I... liked the scene at the sexy club. The boss fight was amazing. And his theme song is fucking amazing.

... And I was staring. No wonder I fell for his body double.

But also, Someya's final scene fucked me up. I think not killing you-know-who was a bad idea. She should've stayed dead. Someya is a character who is an abusive asshole, but his final scenes hit me hard. If you know, you know.

Also, Kiryu had his sleeves rolled up for most of the game. I have a love-hate relationship with this guy and he's pissed me off to the point of me wanting to drop him (ahem, yakuza 4, ahem), but he always kept pulling me back. Thank you to the power of hot forearms.

YAKUZA 7

This game. Was so fucking good. Easily one of the best Yakuza games. Felt like a breath of fresh air after 7 action games to have a turn-based RPG with a party, a job system, and most of all... GOOD WRITING!!!!

I met my boyfriend Joongi. Amazing game with too many amazing moments to highlight. If you wanna play Yakuza, 7 is your motivation to keep going. Yes, it's that good.

I loved the drink links and the ending.. broke me. I'm still broken. And depressed. And I've played a whole ass other game after this. The ending was so emotional.

And maybe... maybe you realize that you actually have a crush on the despicable villain after seeing what happens.

Just maybe.

(He's that secret crush I mention oh-so often)

YAKUZA 8

jokes on you, I haven't played 8 yet.

Okay!

I'm at picture limit so let's do a rapid fire speedround for the remaining games! Aka the spinoffs.

ISHIN

Ishin gave me my samurai boyfriends! I went into the game loving Ryoma, but I didn't exoect to fall for Hijikata too. Nor did I expect it to be a polyship, but hey, that's life!

My favorite moment of Ishin is when Ryoma is confronting the villain and still feels bad for him. He says something along the lines of "i hate myself for feeling bad for you, but right now I despise you even more" and that line both hit close to him and was really powerful I feel.

Ishin is... fine. It's not horrible, it's not the best, but I had fun with it. More highlights are that scene where Ryoma is naked and tied up in prison (within the first hour of the game??), Hijikata and Ryoma's bond, and the farming mechanic and pet cats and chickens and dogs. Also cooking.

JUDGMENT

Oh, Judgment... Where do I begin? I fucking love Judgment. Top 5 game for me. This game introduced me to my Sugiura, and it's a wonderful standalone murder mystery.

I liked it way better than the sequel, and it was emotional to the very end. Yagami is my favorite protagonist (even if i do feel like he wasn't written as well in the sequel..)

Everything about this game goes hard. I won't share too much plot because it's a murder mystery, but somw highlights are... When Sugiura told us his real name, when Sugiura was shot and covered in sweat, and the final boss. Shit was terrifying. It genuinely felt like fighting a serial killer.

Also, the music! I'm not gonna attach the Spotify link since last time I did that, tumblr crashed.. But my favorite theme is called Rake Your Inside! Epic boss theme.

LOST JUDGMENT

Everyone says this game is better than the first game, but I... I'm different. I didn't hate Lost Judgment, I just think Judgment was better.

That being said, there are many highlights to LJ. LIKE SKATEBOARDING!!! TWO CITIES TO EXPLORE!!!

But also, Sugiura is happier in this game. He's happy and lives a good life and has an actual job and he's been dating a girl for 3 years and wants to marry her one day. Hehe!

I also loved seeing more of the guys bickering and just dudes being bros in this game. The school stories were fun too and I didn't expect that Yagami being a counselor to highschoolers would be so fun.

I hated the villain of this game, but the combat in this game is. Amazing. The best combat out of any action Yakuza game imo. It's smooth and feels so good and. Ough. It's so peak.

GAIDEN

this game fucked me up. In the best way. No notes. I loved it. I cried like a baby.

Notable moments... Kiryu sitting on a throne. Every single Hanawa scene. Tsuruno's existence. Hanawa. Also Hanawa. The Castle as a whole. I loved how bloody and brutal and just.. disgusting this game could be. It pulled no punches.

Also Hanawa. I like Hanawa.

... And that's it!

[maryasmorevna]

why are you, as an adult in 2024, still hung up on reylo. why are you still mocking the shippers. why do you believe yourself to be superior only because you dislike a stupid ship from a fucking space fairytale. girl (gnc) get a grip