#People are always underestimate him so of course he can't be just a human...

[damnyoureyes-weasley]

This. Is. Cinema.

On the surface it's 2 guys a girl and a whole lotta horny tennis.

However, every single shot is curated to perfection.

It seems the movie is centered around this one match in New Rochelle and how our characters got to this point.

Over the course of 13 years we see failure, flirtation, lust, jealousy, trickery, obsession, pining and an intense rivalry. This all culminates into 2 ¼ hours of tension, techno and tennis.

The soundtrack adds a hyperventilative (which I'm aware isn't a word but should be 💀) layer to scenes that would not normally do so. A simple scene at a table turns into a 'holding your breath. Will they won't they' moment with the loud aggresive techo playing over the simple conversation.

All the tennis games are tense but the main one had me on the edge of my seat each time we came back to it. Also it's obvious but I appreciated the nod to the main tennis match being a representation of their tumultuous history.

Each of the three main characters feel so human that you can't just say "well they're the villain of this story and the reason all these bad things happened" bc they all fuck up and none of them are definitively villians or victims.

I noticed immediately that Patrick towers and invades people's spaces consistently throughout the 13 years. He's childish, immature, cheeky, stubborn, condescending and arrogant. There's also a vulnerability there. I think he's genuinely in love with Art ig only at first and 'who wouldn't be'

Art is sly, cunning, very insecure and softer as a person. Whether he was always like this or Patrick's intimidating, towering nature backed him into a corner slightly we'll never know but from the moment we meet them he's always second. Second to speak with Tashi, to sit on the bed. He gets shouted over a lot by Patrick but I think that makes us feel sorry for Art which allows his trickery to pass under our nose and us to underestimate him.

Tashi is obsessive, controlling, demanding and stubborn but also sweet and shows concern. I, however, think she never loved either of them, we knew this with Patrick but I think she lived vicariously through Arts career and cared for Art but never deeply loved him. Tashi and Patrick would not work in any universe because they're both too stubborn and they're both leaders, we see the fault of this pairing in the dorm before Tashi's match.

I won't pretend to be some film snob who only looks at the nuances and won't shamelessly say that this film was hot beacuse it was, incredibly so. The churros for Christ's sakes.

This film exceeded my already high expectations and I will say somethings potentially fishy about Lilys parentage just saying 🫢

To round this review off, I quote my favourite review, I've read "The tennis is about sex and the sex is about tennis"

[purple--queen]

Just thinking about Clint defending himself "no I am not a mutant or inhuman or anything else I am simply just a human" & some people probably still thinking he is lying because "just a human can't have a perfect aim & being able to do all of this"

[alex-rambles]

HII can I request a yandere bill cipher x reader oneshot when its weirdmageddon and the reader is kidnapped and just more of what they're doing in their pyramid. Sorry if it's a little confusing I tried to word it as best as I could 😅

YES. I GOT DRAGGED BACK INTO MY BILL SIMP PHASE.

He's pissed, you can tell.

The question is, what about? Did you do something? No, that's impossible, you've been stuck in one room for... how long, now? A few days, at least.

He finally appears in 'your' room, muttering to himself as he floats above 'your' bed.

"Sunspot, help me out. How does one go about breaking someone like Sixer?"

You do your best to ignore him.

"Are you deaf? I asked you a question!"

Bill rolls his eye and pokes you repeatedly. "Answer. Me."

"Shut up," you finally hiss at him. "I'm not an all-knowing demon. Breaking people is your department, not mine!"

"You're lucky I like you."

"Am I? I'd rather be a piece of stone on your throne than where I am!"

"Oh, no, no, no. If I didn't like you, I'd tear you apart, atom by atom. I digress, how does one break that man? He won't respond to torture! And I need that equation, sunspot! Then we can rule the world!"

You scoff. "What if I don't want to rule the world? Did you ever think of that?"

He probably didn't. He's too caught up in his little fantasy world to consider what the object of his obsession even wants.

His answer surprises you. "Of course I did! But you underestimate the way power gets to the head! Sureeee, you aren't interested now, but give it a bit, once you get a taste of real power-"

"For an all-knowing entity, you're a fool."

His eye narrows. He messes with his bowtie, clearly doing his best to restrain himself. "Is that so?"

"Absolutely! You're a selfish prick! You claim to love me, but you obviously don't even know how to treat the one you love! You're stuck in your stupid power fantasy! Get over yourself!"

Bill actually appears... hurt. That's new. You've thrown many, many insults at him, but he always laughed it off.

"Can you cut it out? I'm trying, you know that? I've done everything to make you comfortable! Keep your fragile human body functioning! Make you happy!"

"No! You're not! You're isolating me! I'm the opposite of happy! You're trying to force me into what I don't want!"

You scowl at him. "I hate you! I hope that Ford kills you! I hope that you have to watch everything you worked for get ripped away!"

For the first time, his voice turns quiet.

"Well, sunspot... Didn't know ya felt that way. I'm trying to make you happy. I promise, you'll learn to like it."

"I will kill myself before that," you spit.

With that, he crumbles.

"Nononono, you can't do that! I will not allow that! If you die, what will I have?"

"What, is world domination not enough? You're not just selfish, you're a greedy fuck."

You haven't really let your emotions run loose yet. But in this moment, something inside you just snapped. Whether it was the isolation, or just Bill being Bill, you don't know.

All you know is that Bill is upset, and it brings you some twisted form of joy.

"All humans die, Bill! I'd die eventually even if I don't off myself purposely!"

Well clearly, that's something he didn't want to even consider.

"NO! You won't die...! I won't let that happen...!"

You sneer and place your finger on his middle area. "Oh, I very much will. And I'll be the happiest person alive. Free from you and your madness."

Bill regains his composure. "You won't. I will absolutely never let you die. I like you too much to let you die. You're the only fleshbag I can genuinely say I like, and I refuse to lose that."

"Selfish bastard."

"Stop calling me names, you hear me? I hate that!"

"Oh my god! I hate being stuck with you, but I evidently can't do jack shit about it...! Sometimes, we just have to roll with what happens!"

Bill merely clasps his hands behind his back. "Clearly we both need space," he says calmly, as if his previous freakout didn't happen. "I'll give you a day, then we'll talk."

You collapse onto 'your' bed as he warps out of the room.

Absolutely unbearable.

P2

[owl-falls-au-gravity-falls]

Ooooo, wait I just realized that this would mean Stan meets father Titan aka King’s dad.

And just imagine with me, because of the curse, not only does he gain the Titian’s power and form, but gets to keep both cause it gets mixed in with the curse, and so when he reappears like a phoenix, he’s in this fusion form of himself, his curse form and the titan form.

Everyone is of course in shock. But before they can even really register it, Belos attacks again, but Stan summons a shield protecting them, and begins to fight Belos, while telling Collector to take Dipper, Mabel, and Ford as far away from here.

Luz, Eda, and King quickly join him.

Meanwhile Collector takes Dipper, Mabel, and Ford back to his palace, to help out the others in freeing everyone, while he holds the palace up. (Let’s agree that Stan and Luz had taught them all about how to make the right glyphs/ combinations, whilst they were still in Gravity Falls) and so everyone gets free a lot faster. So by the time they free everyone and get back, the fight with Belos is over.

The fight with Belos gets intense, they free Raine, they get back to fighting Belos, with it ending with both Stan and Luz pulling Belos off of the heart.

The just like originally, Eda, King, and Raine stomp off what’s left of Belos, though of course, with there being 3 extra people helping, the Hex squad were able to free everyone, and took Ford, Mabel, and Dipper back to where the fight had been happening. And so they also get the chance to stomp off Belos, especially Mabel, Dipper, and Ford, for killing their grunkle/brother.

Once that’s over with, they do get to reunite with Stan properly, with Ford crying hysterically, and apologizing so much while hugging him.

IN ENGLISH

You are absolutely right!

My idea for Stan to vanish into fire and ashes came from this post.

In this publication, an attempt is made to define what Stan's symbol means.

And since Stan has always been associated with fire, as well as phoenixes, he would rise from the ashes as a new person, someone complete...

I'd like to dig deeper into Stan's interaction with King's father.

After dying, Stan appears in the Intermediate Realm, descending once again, there, Stan would think that he should have told the children that he loves them.

Then someone pulls it out and it's none other than King's dad.

English:Stan: What...? King?

Titan: no, but I got the charm

Stan: … oh… Titan…

Titan: oh, I…

Stan: … you… are… are you King’s father?

Titan: King said it best, “I’m king and queen, the best of both worlds,” although “dad” works for me… I’m your fan, by the way - he points to a hat, once he’s on, with a crescent-shaped symbol and a small circle next to it -

Stan: oh, ah… thanks… I think… wait… if you’re here… does that mean I’m… dead?

Titan: not quite, your body was destroyed thanks to Belos, but it’s still possible for you to come back…

Stan: - relieved to know that - that’s great! … But… what is this place?

Titan: Welcome to the space in between! It's actually among many other things... this is a bridge that connects to all worlds...

Stan: you... you were the voice I heard when I tried to create the portal...

Titan: that's right... I must say that I'm very impressed... no human had achieved as many things as you... your family will be proud of you...

Stan: I'm not so sure...

Titan: don't underestimate yourself... taking care of those children, learning the glyphs, helping Eda and my son, coexisting with your curse, beating Bill at his own game, facing Belos, even when you doubted yourself...

Stan: w-well, when you put it like that, it does sound incredible... but... it's not much use if I can't protect them all... now I'm here...

Titan: it's true...

Stan: and... even so, I made many mistakes... I don't think I can help my family if I keep making mistakes...

Titan: ... all your life you've thought that you're someone replaceable, that you're not important and that no one I would miss you… life has treated you like garbage… but you never let that stop you… you accomplished amazing things… and you are capable of more than you imagine…

The squares around them showed memories of Stan and some of his exploits, how he discovered how to do glyph magic, how he managed to calm the beast from its own curse, how he tricked Bill into a truce between the two of them and how he saved the children countless times, even when he created the portals with little information and the moment he saved the collector

Titan: Your path may have started in a painful way… but for 40 years, you changed, you grew, you matured and you became stronger… you sacrificed yourself, not for the common good, but for the love of your loved ones… now they need you back…

Stan: … I don't stand a chance against Belos… it was easy before, but now… I can't…

Titan: mmh… well…

As everything around him shakes violently, Stan looks at his chest The Titan fills with something green

Titan: I don't have much time left... but you can still stop him...

Stan: How?! I'm not a witch or a wizard, I'm not like the "chosen ones" from the books of Light. I don't even know who I am!

Titan: Then you'll have to find out for yourself... I'll give you the power to stop Belos... but only if you accept it

The Titan extends his hand, a glow comes out of it and the four basic glyphs that Stan learned are drawn

Stan: I-I... I don't know... What if I fail?

Titan: ... listen carefully... you are Stanley Pines, from the human realm, one of the most powerful wizards of the boiling islands and warrior of peace... you have the power of your curse, you are the reincarnation of one of the most dangerous entities in the multiverse and you are undoubtedly someone with a good heart... the question is... Do you choose yourself, "chosen one"?

Stan hesitates, but knowing that his family needs him, and knowing that there are no other options, he decides to accept

As he shakes hands with the Titan's hand, he feels the magic entering his body

Titan: Belos is about to be able to control everything, so you must be quick…

Stan: I…

Titan: Unlike magic in humans, you have more power on your own, so my magic should last more than enough, just don't use it lightly and remember not to let Bill control you

Stan: Wait, what about King?! Don't you want to tell him something?

Titan: …

The Titan whispers something to Stan

Stan: Yeah, he'll definitely love it… but… What do you mean I'm a reincarnation?

Titan: What I mentioned about you being a reincarnation should be able to help you, once you come back, you won't be just Stan anymore, you'll be a new person and that person will be you, you, Bill and Lupin will be one…

Stan: What? But-

Stan is stunned to see that the titan has returned to its original form

Titan: Goodbye, “chosen one”… just kidding… goodbye, Stanley Pines…

And so, the titan sank into those strange black waters of the intermediate space

And Stan would return, no longer as a human with two demons co-existing in his mind, but as a different person…

And as the titan sinks, Stan hears a voice that slowly becomes familiar to him... AXOLOTL...

Well done, Stanley...

EN ESPAÑOL

¡Tienes toda la razón!

Mi idea de que Stan se desvanezca entre fuego y cenizas salió de esta publicación

en ella se intenta definir que significa el simbolo de Stan

Y ya que Stan siempre estuvo asociado al fuego, así como los fénix, renaceria de las cenizas como una nueva persona, alguien completo...

Me gustaría indagar más sobre la interacción de Stan con el padre de King

Después de haber muerto, Stan aparece en el Reino intermedio, descendiendo una vez más, ahí, Stan pensaría en que debió decirle a los niños que los ama

Entonces, alguien lo saca y es nada menos que el papá de King

Stan: ¿Que...? ¿King?

Titan: no, pero se mi heredó el encanto

Stan: … oh… Titan…

Titan: oh, yo…

Stan: … ¿tu… eres… eres el padre de King?

Titan: King lo dijo mejor, “Soy rey y reina, lo mejor de ambas cosas”, aunque “papá” funciona para mi… soy tu fan, por cierto - señala un sombrero, un vez que tiene puesto, con el símbolo de una especie de medialuna y un pequeño círculo al lado -

Stan: oh, ah… gracias… creo… espera … si tú estás aquí… eso significa que yo estoy… muerto?

Titan: no del todo, tu cuerpo se destruyó gracias a Belos, pero aún es posible que regreses…

Stan: - aliviado de saber eso - ¡que bien! … Pero… ¿Qué es este lugar?

Titan: ¡Bienvenido al espacio intermedio! En realidad está entre muchas otras cosas… este es un puente que se conecta con todos los mundos…

Stan: tu… tu eras la voz que escuchaba cuando intentaba crear el portal…

Titan: así es… debo decir que estoy muy impresionado… ningún humano había logrado tantas cosas como tú… tu familia estará orgullosa de ti…

Stan: no estoy tan seguro…

Titán: no te subestimes… cuidar de esos niños, aprender los glifos, ayudar a Eda y a mi hijo, coexistir con tu maldición, ganarle en su propio juego a Bill, enfrentar a Belos, incluso cuando dudabas de ti mismo…

Stan: b-bueno, cuando lo pones así, si suena algo increíble… pero… no sirve de mucho si no puedo protegerlos a todos… ahora estoy aqui…

Titan: es cierto…

Stan: y… aun así, cometí muchos errores… no creo que pueda ayudar a mi familia si sigo cometiendo errores…

Titan: … toda tu vida has pensado que eres alguien reemplazable, que no eres importante y que nadie te extrañaria… la vida te ha tratado como basura… pero nunca dejaste que eso te detenga… lograste cosas impresionantes… y eres capaz de mas de lo que imaginas…

Los cuadrados alrededor de ellos mostraron recuerdos de Stan y algunas de sus hazañas, como descubrió a hacer magia de glifos, como logro calmar a la bestia de su propia maldición, como engaño a Bill para que ellos dos llegaran a una tregua y como salvó a los niños incontables veces, incluso cuando creo los portales con poca información y el momento en que Salvo al coleccionista

Titan: puede que tu camino iniciará de una forma dolorosa… pero durante 40 años, fuiste cambiando, creciste, maduraste y te volviste mas fuerte… te sacrificaste, no por el bien común, sino por amor a tus seres queridos… ahora ellos te necesitan de vuelta…

Stan: … no tengo ninguna oportunidad contra Belos… antes era fácil, pero ahora… no puedo…

Titan: mmh… bueno…

Mientras todo alrededor se sacude violentamente, Stan mira que el pecho del Titán se llena de algo verde

Titan: no me queda mucho tiempo… pero aun puedes detenerlo…

Stan: ¡¿Cómo?! No soy una bruja o un hechicero, no soy como los “elegidos” de los libros de Luz ¡Ni siquiera se quien soy!

Titan: entonces tendrás que averiguarlo tu… te daré el poder para detener a Belos… pero solo si lo aceptas

El titán extiende su mano, de ella sale un brillo y se dibujan los cuatro glifos básicos que Stan aprendió

Stan: y-yo… No lo sé… ¿Y si fracaso?

Titan: … escucha bien… tu eres Stanley Pines, proveniente del reino humano, uno de los hechiceros más poderosos de las islas hirvientes y guerrero de la paz…tienes el poder de tu maldición, eres la reencarnación de uno de los entes más peligrosos del multiverso y sin duda eres alguien de buen corazón… la pregunta es… ¿Te eliges a ti mismo, “elegido”?

Stan duda, pero sabiendo que su familia lo necesita, y sabiendo quenp hay más opciones, decide aceptar

Cuando estrecha su mano con la mano del Titan, siente la magia entrando en su cuerpo

Titan: Belos esta por poder controlar todo, así que debes ser rápido…

Stan: yo…

Titan: a diferencia de la magia en humanos, tú tienes más poder por tu cuenta, así que mi magia deberá durar más que suficiente, solo no lo uses a la ligera y recuerda no dejar que Bill te controlé

Stan: espera, pero ¡¿que pasa con King?! ¿No quieres decirle algo?

Titan: …

El titán le susurra algo a Stan

Stan: si, en definitiva le encantará… pero… ¿A que te refieres con que soy una reencarnación?

Titán: lo que mencioné sobre que eres una reencarnación debería poder ayudarte, una vez que vuelvas, ya no serás solo Stan, serás una nueva persona y esa persona serás tú, tu, Bill y Lupin serán uno solo…

Stan: ¿Que? Pero-

Stan se queda anonadado al ver que el titán volvió a tener su forma original

Titan: adiós, “elegido”… es broma… adiós, Stanley Pines…

Y así, el titan se hundió en esas extrañas aguas negras del espacio intermedio

Y Stan volvería, ya no como un humano con dos demonios co-existiendo en su mente, sino como una persona diferente…

Y mientras el titán se hunde, Stan escucha una voz que poco a poco se vuelve familiar para el... AXOLOTL...

Bien hecho, Stanley...

[iliveforyouilongforyouvesuvia]

how do the m6 act when they're feeling petty??? and how does mc deal with it?

The Arcana HCs: M6 being petty

~ how do I begin to say how much I love writing about these lovely characters being typically human? Thanks for the prompt anon, enjoy! - brainrot ~

Julian

He acts petty about the smaller things as a way of being silly. He can hold onto a hurt, but he prefers to deal with that stuff more directly

You see it come out the most with his younger sister Pasha

She'll be rolling her eyes at him, telling him he's an idiot and she doesn't need his help

He'll be cleaning up after dinner with her and put everything away on the top shelves

She'll get annoyed and start telling him to pull them back down for her: "I know you know what you're doing wrong, Ilya!"

"What's that? I'm just your idiot older brother, Pasha, since when do I know what I'm doing?"

"I mean it! Take them down for me now, you know I can't reach up there!"

"I thought you didn't need my help."

He'll be giving her his usual rogueish grin, casually dodging her swipes at his kneecaps as he pulls everything back down

He wants to get his point across though, so he'll use the opportunity to reorganize her kitchen while she's distracted

Now the dish towels are in the oven and the sugar and salt are mixed up. He might even dose Pepi with some catnip on the way out

Asra

For someone with such a chillaxed approach to life, they are surprisingly easy to annoy

And yes, he gets petty when he's irritated

It rarely happens with you (usually when you're trying to annoy them on purpose), and then his petty retaliation prank is just for show (or to make a gentle point)

But if it's someone being genuinely maddening, maybe a Karen in the market place or a self-important jerk cutting in line?

Barely detectable spells designed to make them question reality in a decidedly unpleasant, but harmless way

The Karen screaming about the pumpkin bread being overbaked is suddenly under a 30 minute enchantment that makes her say the opposite of what she intends to

You've never heard anyone serve compliments so angrily: "Exceptional service! This bread is flawless! You're not being unreasonable, I am!" All while slowly turning purple with rage

And oh no, look at that, the guy who shouldered his way in front of you moments ago just made a beeline for the public lavatory, almost like he has sudden diarrhea

"Oh no, MC," Asra whispers quietly in your ear, dimples dancing, "Oh nooo ..."

Nadia

She gets petty when she feels like she's been insulted or underestimated

It's not her best look, but she has a lot of pent-up resentment about feeling constantly humiliated by her older sisters

So of course, that's what she does to the unfortunate nobleman who tries to mansplain his way out of taking care of his tenants in front of her court

She'll pull out the file of information she's gathered and grill him with no mercy: "You currently own 4 properties valued at ____, correct? And you charge your tenants ____ per month?"

You watch him go pale and gulp, "er, yes, Countess. But with the rain, building costs-"

"Your maintenance to date is estimated at costing you ____, leaving over 50 separate complaints unaddressed, some of which are several years old. If my numbers are correct, (and they are always correct, nobleman) you still have _____ in profits. That should easily cover the estimated ____ required to restore acceptable living conditions. I expect to receive a glowing report from your tenants next quarter. Will there be any issues?"

She usually feels guilty afterwards, but you can't blame her. It's just so gratifying

Muriel

He can hold a grudge, but his brand of petty is hard to notice until you get to know him better

It'll only happen with people he trusts, when they do something he disapproves of

For example, the time Asra visited and decided to feed the chickens some breadcrumbs soaked in mead. Just for fun

Watching tipsy poultry stagger and drunkenly cluck around your front yard was hilarious, but also a little sad

And Muriel doesn't appreciate it when someone disrespects nature. Even Asra

He'll sulk. It's a little comedic to watch a full grown man give someone the cold shoulder and huff and stomp his way around the hut, but it's surprisingly effective

Especially when Inanna joins in, skulking by his side and shooting the occasional disdainful glare

Asra crumbles when Faust sides with them, riding on Inanna's back and blepping at her master reproachfully

"Alright, alright, I'm sorry! I shouldn't have -" *giggle* "I shouldn't have intoxicated your chickens! It was very rude of me."

Really the apology is all Muriel wants, he'll stop sulking and maybe laugh about it later

Portia

She gets petty when someone comments on an insecurity of hers without meaning to

Being the younger sister of a charismatic older brother means that she *hates* being compared to him

She'll be enjoying drinks with you one evening at the Rowdy Raven, and one of the local regulars will make the wrong comment

"Hey, it's Devorak's little sister! Look at you carrying all those drinks, I bet you can hold your liquor almost as well as he can."

Uh oh. It's on.

She'll turn, smiling sweetly, and challenge him to a drinking contest in front of the whole tavern. He'll need help getting home

She won't stop there, either. After that it's arm wrestling, darts, even an insult war in which you hear some of the most creative roasts you've ever come across

All as her Nevivon accent gets thicker and thicker, curls flying and eyes sparking with triumph as she demolishes poor fool after poor fool

She'll be embarrassed about getting so carried away the next morning while she's nursing her hangover

It's worth it because Julian is now known at the Raven as "Miss Portia's older brother"

Lucio

In the same way that he only throws his tantrums cathartically, his pettiness is his other method of handling his short temper

On one hand, you're proud of him. It's a big improvement from ordering someone's execution because he didn't like what they said about him

On the other hand, it's hard to take him seriously when his response to an unwelcome comment is to mimick it back in their faces because he can't come up with a witty comeback

He'll be passing back by a merchant he tried to haggle with earlier when their shop assistant makes a friendly jab at him

"Hey, Mr Adventurer! You back for that deal, or is it still too much?"

He'll barely miss a beat spluttering before he whirls around and responds in a squeaky mocking voice at the top of his lungs:

"Hey shopkeep! You back for that deal, or am I still too much?"

Apparently, the teenaged assistant in question is gifted in both good humor and snark. There's a crowd gathering for the free entertainment and it's fueling both of them

Neither of them seem afraid of being immature in public so you wait it out at the nearby tea stand until they're satisfied

(If you liked Lucio's part, I highly recommend the meme my lovely mutual sent me based off of it here)

[mintytealfox]

I'd love to hear what you think are the biggest insecurities for each of the Da Capo members!

awweee hheellllzzz yeeeaaaaa 🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌 Here are some of my initial thoughts 👀👏👏👏👏👏

Norton:

-I feel like Norton wants to be perceived but NOT at the same time lol, he wants his MASK (what he is working so hard to portray) to be perceived not the REAL him or what he is really thinking. So there could be this underlying gnawing that people are seeing through cracks in his mask that he doesn't know about. Worried he isn't masking well enough. -I think he is insecure about his body and how lean it is. Knowing that he should be bulkier but not having enough food for his muscles to be as they should with how hard he works. But he can also use that to his advantage cause it makes it easier for people to underestimate him and his abilities. But it would still suck and not feel good to not be where he thinks he should. -Insecure about eating. He doesn't care about people watching and such, (poor looks his way just fuels his rage and he welcomes that) just insecure about not completely knowing which certain foods will make him sick, cause he might just have to find out the hard way what his body can handle and what it can't. To eat something he always wanted to try only to end up bent over a bucket later cause its such a shock to his system orz

Alice:

-To be perceived as insane. Those at the orphanage treated her poorly (understatement of the century) because of it, she can't risk that again. I wonder and worry that if she is described as 'insane' in earshot that she might go mute again for a short time involuntarily. I can see that as something she might have forgotten about or stopped worrying about for the most part, until she is reminded of it.

-And she probably doesn't want anyone to notice that she does have OCD and such. Since she tends to keep those tendencies limited to her things and her space. But her eyes might settle on something that is bothering her when she isn't on a mission that distracts her from all that. And maybe internally wincing when she realizes she let herself mentally slip.

Orpheus:

-I don't think Orpheus gives two cares about what people think and is pretty darn secure in what he is doing, EXCEPT for when it comes to Alice, I think. He might be worried that he won't ever find Alice again, and if he does, she won't recognize him or worse, won't remember him. That those precious moments were only precious to him. Him spending his entire life trying to get those precious memories back to reality only for him to be the only one that wants them. That would shatter him orz He claims everything he does is for Alice, so what happens when she doesn't care about everything he did for her. oooooh boi (he even tried to adopt her but was denied ah he was doing all he could this entire time ah)

Melly:

-Not having friends or many people in her life. She seems to have that desire and want, but is so jaded after everything that has happened in her life. She protects herself by not letting people see her or get to know her, but this self protection is also keeping her from that human connection that she would like.

-I can see her having some insecurity about her birthmark on her face, but I think she mostly doesn't want people to be able to read her.

-Then of course the given of doing all she can to dodge talking about her past. So that worry of any of that being talked about. Extremely insecure about who she was.

Frederick:

-Worried that he is unwanted, undesirable, by those he wants to care about him (so to protect himself he doesn't want people to care about him or let himself care about others). He has no trouble with ladies fawning over him but that isn't what he wants. He was abandoned and ignored. So if he ever runs into people that he would want to care about him, he might have that gnawing within him that they will abandon him one day, its inevitable.

-Concern that people can tell that he is troubled by thoughts and voices in his head (and worried that his secrets being perceivable in moments of weakness). He definitely wears a mask to seem untroubled and indifferent and simply passionate about music. But that passion is really being desperate to attain peace. And looking desperate isn't a good look. I think he did all he could to seem normal and not embarrass his family, so he has had plenty of practice creating an impressive mask for himself, only to be abandoned anyway (also adds to why I think he looks so exhausted all the time cause it is so draining to never be allowed to be yourself or rest from the voices. Constantly fighting to keep the mask from cracking uhg)

[autumn-foxfire]

KID episode! The one where Heiji almost kisses Kaito. Also, in the episode Shinichi looks very unimpressed with Kaito that he did. I wonder why.

Heiji is giving credit to the wrong person though. Shinichi didn't do anything, that was Ran. And she did so because she can't actually voice her feelings for Shinichi (I wonder why <.<).

Shinichi's husband <3

I don't like how Gosho writes Kazuha and Heiji most of the time but I do appreciate Heiji being written as a normal teenage boy who shows normal attraction to others but still chooses Kazuha. It's not really as contrived as the main couple of this series.

Urgh. Please bring back the old OP with Shinichi dancing. It's better than this one. I always watch the OPs at least once to see if they have any good moments but this one was not a good one.

Hi, Komei. Welcome but I don't really care about you, I care about our favourite phantom thief.

I will remind people that Jirokichi has suggested this idea before and it was dismissed so Komei isn't special for suggesting it, in fact I'm pretty mad that they forgot he has suggested this before just to fluff up Komei.

Ran, the history nerd.

KAITO. My precious baby boy.

BABY BOY. Kaito is adorable, he heard the woman had been cheated and immediately changed his plans in order to return what belonged to her.

I love how Heiji is too busy thinking about Kazuha to care about Kaito while Shinichi only cares about his husband and is confused why his best friend isn't interested like he is (suprise surprise, Heiji actually likes his love interest).

Ran: if he saw that...

Me: What a flattering way to talk about you "returning" Shinichi's "feelings"

Ran is still more invested in the relationships around her than she has ever been in her own.

What I do appreciate about heists, as infrequent as they've become in the canon, is that they're showing Kaito's more human side, the one where he does make errors and does make plans at last second instead of being always ten steps ahead.

Heiji immediately regretting upsetting Kazuha and going back on his previous words is nice though and refreshing. You don't see this too often.

But of course they have to make into a competition with Shinichi. But Shinichi won't let you arrest his husband, Heiji.

Of course Kaito buys himself good dresses to wear. He wants to look pretty, thank you very much.

You know Shinichi noticed immediately that he switched with Kazuha and didn't say a word because he acts like he wants to arrest Kaito but he never actually tries properly to do so.

Kaito is incredibly, thank you for pointing it out.

Kaito is really using Heiji's attraction to Kazuha against him XD But he can't fool Shinichi when he's dressed as Ran (Shinichi did show his attraction to KID when he was though, I remember when he tried to look at his thighs).

Kaito is having too much fun.

Shinichi has definitely known that Kaito is Kazuha since his arrival and did absolutely nothing to inform anyone about it. In fact, him trying to drop a hint to Heiji just comes across as him being jealous over Kaito clinging to him. Yes I'm delusional.

Look at this unimpressed face.

I forgot Komei is related to Scotch.

He's so annoyed.

I love taking screenshots of Kaito.

Awww, poor Shinichi thinks Heiji knows. You've underestimated how attracted Heiji is to Kazuha and how he wants to start a relationship with her that he's overlooking things because all he thinks about is confessing to her.

Kaito: THIS ISN'T THE DETECTIVE I WANT TO KISS.

And Shinichi still looks unimpressed. Jealous boy.

Shinichi: So you noticed the broker was suspicious, but not that your girlfriend was suspicious.

Shinichi knows his husband well and that we went to return it to the real owner. And he still looks incredibly annoyed about this whole heist. Probably because his husband was about to be kissed by a person who was not him.

Shinichi: he's doing a good thing but he almost kissed another man and I am not impressed.

We know baby.

[funnywormz]

OUUGHHUIIIUIOO DIMPOLE

edit: image description written by @princess-of-purple-prose ! thank you!

[ID: An in-character interview with Dimple from Mob Psycho 100 on 4chan. It reads:

>Interview with Dimple

>Q1. What kind of person were you when you were alive?

A. I forgot... But since its me, I'm sure it was a hella sexy dude.

>Q2. It seems you can communicate with Reigen when you're possessing him. How is that different from others?

A. Who knows. It's probably because we have a shared purpose. Even when you're both sitting in a car, only one of you can use the steering wheel, right? So unless two people agree exactly on which direction they're going, the car's not going to move in the right direction with two people behind the steering wheel. Ordinary people aren't usually conscious when I'm possessing them. It's different for espers, though. Especially strong ones, who can't even possess.

>Q3. What do you feel like?

A. Wet, smooth, slippery. A bit cold, but that can be adjusted. But it's not like ordinary people can touch me to begin with.

>Q4. Why did you stay in the world after giving up on becoming a god?

A. I'm not sure either... Spirits are born from a purpose, like resentment or obsession. Only with strong desire can the spirit body be maintained. But maybe it's like what Mob said. People are just people. You don't have to exist for a reason, and it doesn't matter if you care about it or not. Why does that kid occasionally say something profound when he's dealing with something besides himself?

>Q5. Is there anyone you particularly enjoyed possessing? Anyone you want to try?

A. That old lady or whatever guarding Claw. People who have very little spiritual resistance will do whatever you want, so that feels nice. Being the cult leader of LOL was especially fun! One person that surprised me was the leader of the Body Improvement Club. It was like manipulating a giant robot! Someone I'd want to try... probably Hanazawa. If you give him to me, I'm sure I can take him from being the school idol to the least popular guy in school in a day.

>Q6. What do you do when Mob's at school?

A. I've been going to Spirits and Such more often because interesting things occasionally happen there. Besides that, sometimes I take a walk, watch TV, or I check out your house. (evil laughter) I'm kidding, of course.

A. He's always trying to play pranks and thinks he's got Mob fooled, which is pretty funny to watch. Or at least that's what I thought, but it turns out Mob is really just that gullible. Reigen's like that guy who keeps building shaky towers out of building blocks, and it should come as no surprise when they collapse. He's always using some weird and question means of maintaining it all, and sometimes I just want to poke him a little bit and make him fall. ...I have to repress that desire.

>Q8. If you could become a human and become Mob's friend, what would you do?

A. Become a human... Make friends... Travel, eat food, play sports. Anything would be good, but I'd just like to pass the time as usual. That's enough to make good memories. ...or actually, I think I'd like to do sumo! Even if I can't beat him in powers, I want to use my bodily strength and muscles to toss Mob around. Let him see how that feels like.

>Q9. What was your first impression of Mob? How about now?

A. I thought he was just a kid so I underestimated him. But instead he was scary as fuck. I pissed my pants, okay? I don't think I understand him as much now since he's grown up a lot. I wonder how he'll end up.

>Q10. How can someone see you? A. You need to think that seeing me is something completely natural. Once you can fool your brain, your perspective changes. This is something that you can train, but maybe something completely unexpected will happen. So it's dangerous and not recommended. The easy way is to just let me possess you. The important thing is just to break the common sense that forms your vision.

Q11. Can you eat ordinary food? Please tell me your favorite food!

A. I can still eat and drink, and I'll absorb the energy in the food. My favorite food? Beans and peanuts. That's cute? Yeah, that's right. Also alcohol. Beer has the best alcohol fragrance. You say I sound like your dad? Hmph, shut up.

>Q12. What's the first thing you remember?

A. The memory of my life is entirely gone... I can't remember at all. I feel like it should be like it is now. I stare at the sky a lot. There's some old memories from right after I became a spirit, probably in a cemetery. But I don't know if I have a tomb somewhere. It's all like a prior life to me, anyways. One day, will I forget about what's happening now, too...? Ugh, that sounds like something an ordinary living person would be worried about. Forget about it. End ID]

[youremyheaven]

hiiii i just started my rahu md moon ad and have been reading that it's absolutely awful across the board and i am nervous as hell 💀 do you have any anecdotes about this period? (i have 1h gemini moon and 10h aquarius rahu) ty <3

I don't think any mahadasha or antardasha has to be more horrible than others?? There are people who die during their Venus dashas yk (I mention Venus specifically bc it's supposed to be the most auspicious dasha)

Ofc how it manifests depends on your placements blah blah but I assure you, no matter what your placements are, if you want to do well in life, you can.

This is not to say that suffering can be avoided. It can't be. Challenges are always going to be a part of life. But there is a life beyond them as well. If you observe yourself during the course of a day, do you notice how many different thoughts, feelings etc cross your mind and how many different experiences you end up having? Dashas are like that, just because a dasha is described as being difficult, it does not mean you'll be in torturous pain every single day until it's over.

Also the idea of "difficult" is very relative and varies from person to person and objectively speaking there is nothing that can't be overcome. There's a guy I went to college with, who is going through his Rahu mahadasha atm and he flunked manyyyy classes and he has to retake and pass all of them to get his degree and then go through other procedures as well. all of this sounds very doable to me. He just has to study and pass exams. But as of this year, he hasn't finished writing his remaining papers 😭😭😭and some of them are from like 2nd year of college, so he's already tried to pass them like 4 times by now 😭😭😭 obviously I know that not everyone is academically gifted yada yada but he is a smart guy (Jyeshta in big 3) and all he has to do is pass (i.e no one's asking him to get an A) but for whatever reason, he's struggling to do so ://// and being a guy in an Indian household, the pressure to earn and look after your family is immense , so all of its taking a toll on him 💀

But like, is he not, the source of his own suffering?? Even if he can't finish this degree, there are a million other ways to make money, so like 😬😬😬

There are people who don't have a quarter of his intellect but are finishing up their Master's OR making bank,,, so if you want to do something, you absolutely can do it.

Again, there can be 9283773 different obstacles in your way and things may not be easy but do not underestimate the sheer power of human will and self belief. Don't hand over your destiny to astrology. The power is in your hands. You can make anything out of yourself.

Blessed be. Amen.

[calisources]

KLAUS MIKAELSON SENTENCES QUOTES. quotes are taken from both the vampire diaries and the originals. warning, some of this quotes might include threats, mentions of blood, gore and some other vampire terror. change pronouns as you see fit.

He made me feel powerless and I hated it. 

 Power, loyalty, family. I made him in my image and he has bettered me. I want what he has. I want to be king.

Those who live hate me more than ever.

 You're all out of your minds... if you think some liquor-fueled one-night-stand - no offense, sweetheart - means a thing to me.

I will walk away and I will never come back. I promise.

 You'll never again have to look me in the eye and cover our connection with hostility and revulsion.

People have been after me for 1000 years. And I am always one step ahead. So whatever it is you're thinking of trying, go for it, give it your best shot. You won't succeed.

Don't underestimate the allure of the darkness, (name). Even the purest hearts are drawn to it.

 I don't have to prove anything, love. I am the alpha male.

Come on. One dance. I won't bite.

Don't tempt me, little wolf.

Maybe you should mind your business, wolf girl.

The only thing stronger than your craving for blood is your love for this one girl.

You are supposed to be dead. What are we gonna do about that?

I invited him to the party, love. He's the one dancing on the table.

And what kind of father allows another man to die for his child?

My hatred for you runs so deep it's difficult to pinpoint its origin

I believe that secrets are a poison that need to be spat out.

A better man would protect you with that lie. But I am not that man. And so I leave you with the burden of a truth that no one will believe.

End of the day human life is just a means to an end. Our means to our end.

Perhaps one day, in a year or even in a century. You’ll turn up at my door and let me show you what the world has to offer.

From all the poems written on the subject of unrequited love, there are so few on the pain of being the object of that affection.

We are the savage villains in fairy tales told to children. But not for (name)

He has done damage only a father can do.

There's no power in love! Mercy makes you weak! Family makes you weak!

This family comes with many hardships, but there is one benefit. You will always have a home here.

This family makes me want to murder people.

The line between what brings us pain and what sustains us is far thinner than one imagines.

Is it evil to take what one wants, to satisfy hunger even if doing so will cause another suffering? What some would call evil, I believe to be an appropriate response to a harsh and unfair world.

You can't win a war without a few strategic losses, no matter how regrettable they may be.

We all must stand alone against our demons.

They say that the passage of time will heal all wounds, but the greater the loss the deeper the cut.

Over the course of my life I've encountered no shortage of those who would presume to speak of good and evil. Such terms mean nothing. People do what is in their best interest.

You know, it's funny how often a person's sharp tongue can end up cutting their own throat.

. Death dances silently in everyone’s shadow, and she doesn’t give a damn. So why give a damn about her?

Art taught me that one's vision can be achieved with sheer force of will.

If I tell you who I really am and you refuse to beleive me, then I can hardly be blamed.

If you knew even a fraction of who I am, it would break you in two.

Because what’s important to you is important to me. What makes you happy makes me want to keep you so. What scares you, I want to tear apart. 

I do not wish to watch you from behind glass, (name).

You rant and rave about the monster I have become.

 There is beauty in the courage of the fragile fighter. Those that persevere, despite all they've been through, those who still believe there is good in the world, as dark things we often find we need that light the most.

ou presume to know me? Then know this... I will gladly end you for what you did to (name).

Mere hours after you lecture me about boundaries and here you are at my house in the middle of the night.

Mere hours since she died I've thought of a thousand things I forgot to say.

I can tell you I love you tomorrow. You're not dying today.

Violence is unavoidable then. Well, I tried.

In my experience an offer from a malevolent witch always comes with a catch. What's yours?

It would be better for you if you did fear me.

You know, you all seem to think this is a democracy, and I assure you it is not!

I quite enjoy my obsessions, thank you very much.

Everybody knows you're in love with her. 

You do realize it is not I who is to be the husband you can boss around.

You declared war when you came after my family and for that, I will make you suffer as only I can.

 I'm sorry, is this some sort of motherly critique? Please feel free to choke on it.

The whole time she lied to me. She made me weak.

Well it was a challenge to find a good pairing. What wine goes well with treachery?

A man damaged by his demons and those demons are not dormant, they are hell-bent on killing me and everything I find beautiful. And you, you are beautiful.

[sadlynotthevoid]

This is what I said I have about the Human Non-ghostly Ghost King AU.

-----------------------

"Come again?"

"You're the new ghost king", Phantom repeated slowly.

His brain felt like it was in slow motion.

He's the new ghost king. The new ghost king, him. He, the king. Ghost king. He's the ghost king he's the ghost king he's-the-ghost-king-him-the-ghost—

—Wait.

"I'm a human." he slurped.

Phantom looked at him since where he was floating over his bed. He raised an eyebrow, "Yeah, that's pretty obvious".

Which, gross. He was having a mental breakdown here. This must be why he doesn't have friends.

He considered mentioning it but thought it was not the time to roast him. Instead, he referred to the important matter, "I'm a human, I can't be the ghost king! It's in the name!"

"Actually, there's no rule against it".

What? Is he for real? Danny looked at him, trying to express how incredulous he was... or trying to banish him from this plane. Whatever happened first.

He rolled his eyes exasperated. His face saying how stupid he thinks Danny is. He would be offended but he always makes that face to everyone, so it says more about his ego than about his intellect.

He still throws a pencil at him, just because he can.

It fails, of course. Because Phantom is a bastard who can make himself intangible. But is the thought what matters.

"Just think about it", he grabs a paper from his bedside table and his pencil. "Ghosts are dead people with some powers, yes, but there also are those who have godlike powers and have been there for centuries"— now Danny is the one rolling his eyes. He knows all this, he's the one who researches the data and compares it to his parents' investigation. "—and none of them could defeat Pariah Dark. Of course no one thought of making a rule to prevent humans to become the ghost king. Because they didn't even consider it a possibility".

In summary, "So, I'm trapped in this situation because the Antiques were arrogant and underestimated humans".

Phantom blinked. "Well, yeah, that's a way to say it", he shrugged. That must conclude the ghost topics for today, because then suddenly was a flash and Weston was lying there, wrinkling his sheets.

"I changed those sheets today, you know?", he glanced at him.

"I got hungry". He didn't apologize, but he got up. Meh, he was taking it as a victory.

"Fine. I think we still have pizza in the kitchen".

As they headed out of his room, he remembered the sheet of paper he was writing on.

Oh well. Whatever. He'll see it later.

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Bonus:

If Danny had known that being the future (non) ghost king implied so many hours wasted studying after school, he would have protested more. Now, he was trapped learning human history at school and ghost history with Clockwork.

Grumbling, he walked into his room. He was about to collapse on his bed when he saw it. A piece of paper lying there, seemingly innocent.

His first instinct was to suspect and cover under his desk. It wouldn't be the first time than a paper attacked him. Actually, it only happened twice, but that was already too much.

When five minutes passed and nothing was on fire or covered in goo, he went out of his shelter and grabbed it. Cautiously, he looked at it and found—

—A doodle of him wearing a crown, both hands raised in a villain cliché pose. Under one of its feet, somebody was lying in defeat. After a more attentive observation, he noticed with no little delight, that the person in question wasn't anyone but Vlad.

Oh, he was so keeping this. Maybe he should make copies and put one in the fridge. The Fruitloop is gonna hate it.

Forget everything he said about Wes. This was the best thing that happened to him this month.

[iridescentoracle]

thinking about how messy and complicated trucy & klavier’s dynamic should be again, i just. why doesn’t the game do literally anything interesting with them i don’t get it. at this point i’m like, lowkey actively angry about the joke about trucy spending the next fifteen years of her allowance on gavinners merch bc what the hell. why does no one in this game get to have actual human feelings or reactions to things

nyquildriver: girl like boy band nyquildriver: even though girl should Not like boy band when they're all cops and her dad was a defense attorney but okay nyquildriver: she's a magician she's tricky nyquildriver: if she's a gavinners fan it's gotta be a front nyquildriver: it's gotta be like, polly I'm gonna sweet talk him and the entire band for merch while you go investigate places you're not supposed to be

or, tbh, it’s gotta be to freak klavier out, which of course only works if he also has reasonable human emotions about all of this, but like. trucy being super nice to him and acting like a normal teenage girl who is a fan of his boy band for normal teenage girl reasons should be deeply unsettling and make him wonder what she’s up to and why she doesn’t openly hate him, and it’s weirder that canonically it isn’t and he doesn’t.

and you could get even more fun and complicated by having them gradually realize they’re accidentally starting to feel sincerely a little bit of what started as fake? trucy pretends to think klavier is super cool and nice because she’s a performer and playing the sweet innocent harmless little girl to get people to underestimate her is what she does, though in this instance she knows her target audience doesn’t buy it and finds it unsettling and that’s good because in this one-and-only case she wants to make him feel uncomfortable… but the more they interact, the more she starts to think maybe he actually is a good guy, and wasn’t trying to hurt phoenix, and is actually as nice as she’s been pretending to think he is.

in turn, klavier flirts with apollo because he’s a rock star and flirting is his default mode of interaction with people he doesn’t know or trust or like, and he acts like trucy is any other fan and he’s not deeply uncomfortable around her… but despite himself, he starts to actually kind of like them and wonder if they’re actually the pretty cool, well-meaning people he’s been assuming they’re just pretending to be

nyquildriver: also she listens to the signed CD she practically grifted from him and is like oh this? slaps? oh no do I like cop rock now? nyquildriver: and now instead of being a normal kind of gavinners' fan, she might try to hide it because this is just embarrassing nyquildriver: there could be so many shenanigans nyquildriver: and you know like. sometimes I do really feel bad for apollo for being the buttmonkey always nyquildriver: like it can be funny but sometimes I'm just like. oof dude. so it would be fun if he has some kind of leverage over trucy, and if that leverage is secretly hooking her up with special limited edition gavinner's merch because he and klavier have become actual friends… nyquildriver: I can't decide if he would think [waves hands] all of that is funny or if he'd just, make a face like what the hell but also okay cool he can save up special rare EPs and limited edition cop rock trading cards and live recordings meant only for fan club members and deploy them as needed iridescentoracle: honestly i think "both" should be an option

and of course apollo would realize trucy and klavier are both starting to actually mean it? so even though he doesn’t know half of why things are so awkward between trucy & klavier to begin with—which, like, the half he does know is bad enough, but still—he definitely knows that they’re starting to mean the things they say, if trucy talks about liking his music before consciously realizing she’s actually becoming a fan, or if either of them compliments the other about basically anything, which is a whole entire can of worms i don’t think either klavier or trucy would be super ready for apollo trying to open

(although then again, we’ve said before that apollo really should know all about the gramarye trial actually, and he only doesn’t talk about it because he knows the minute he does everyone can sense the existence of his pepe silvia board, etc (in-universe) / because it’s awkward for the writers if the main character knows more than the audience, but realistically given what we know of him it’s more in-character etc etc. so alternately he absolutely could know The All Of It, Actually, which might be even more fun tbh)

anyway the really important takeaway here is that i’m going to be thinking about fake gavinners fan/secret real gavinners fan trucy forever. imagine if someone else did find out. ema sitting there just staring at apollo and trucy like

ema: so you’re telling me apollo has been blackmailing you into not using him as the butt of all your jokes by… not revealing you’re actually a fan of a band you’re super openly a fan of? trucy: you don’t GET it that was like a MONTH ago and it was FAKE apollo: [laughing too hard to explain]

[muraenide]

One of the things I love about Jade is how he subtly follows a unique kind of "dominance hierarchy" that is common among animal social groups.

How he executes every order he's given without fail and never commits insubordination or betrays Azul or Octavinelle. Because Azul is his superior as a Housewarden, and as the dorm's Vice Housewarden, he must ensure the house flourishes and stays above its competitors or nemesis. He can and will put Floyd in his place when duty calls, and he is also not afraid to put Octavinelle students in their places if it is necessary in the situation or if it benefits the house.

An alpha to Jade is someone who takes up leadership and is not necessarily male or female. As far as Jade's concerned, he is never alpha and is a beta in most cases. Regardless of whether at home (in that case, his Father would be alpha), or at NRC, Jade is aware that he almost always takes up a second-in-command or adjacent kind of position, making him what the dominance hierarchy would call a beta. In Jade's usual categorization of the dominance hierarchy, he would often recognize an alpha and a beta (and first and second in command), and in Octavinelle's case, that alpha is Azul, and Jade himself is the beta. Everyone else is either sub-betas (Floyd), or just members of their social group (Octavinelle's students), whom Jade will not perceive as an outsider, but will simultaneously ensure they do not break any social rules within their group.

Following this train of thought, it's the reason why Jade never disobeys Azul, not because he can't, as he most certainly can, if he wants to, but because the dominance hierarchy is something that's genetically programmed into his blood. Jade is born to it. So as long as he recognizes Azul as the alpha in the group, you can be sure Jade will always be partial to him.

Of course, a falling out with Azul is not impossible and it will undoubtedly lead to the hierarchy collapsing as a whole. But that's a different story.

The fun part about this thought is that while Jade technically almost always takes up the role of a beta, he is absolutely capable of being an alpha even if he doesn't try. The alpha role of Jade is seen most obviously through the absence of his parents, Jade inherits the alpha role and acts like it. A handful of people in NRC might have grasped the trick to manipulate Floyd into a certain way to their convenience, but only Jade has ever managed to directly tell Floyd what to do with little to no verbal or physical manipulation. Jade might have been doing everything under Azul's orders in NRC, but even Azul has admitted that despite knowing each other since Kindergarten, certain things about Jade are still a mystery to him. Azul wouldn't dare to underestimate Jade just because they've known each other for a long time and worked closely to the hip. Because even though Jade plays his assigned submissive role scarily well, it's quite obvious that he could potentially dispose of the upper hierarchy if he doesn't want them above him. Jade is that kind of beta where the alpha tends to worry about who might suddenly decide to challenge their credibility and they'd have to fight to defend their property because the chances of them losing everything in a single, reckless gamble to Jade is unnervingly high. And while Jade generally does not care to want to be at the top of anything, it's better to be safe than sorry.

If anything, what I love about this is it absolutely proves once again how non-human Jade is. And maybe people who have always only seen him in his human form might be getting too comfortable believing he's human, or even part human, but that is not the case at all. Jade's pride as a merman has never once wavered since the stepped onto land.

[cobaltcarbonpotassium420]

spring cleaning - chainsaw man

synopsis: it's time for spring cleaning, but a certain someone's inability to read might just be the death of aki, denji, and power.

author's note: figured I'd give dialogue a shot! i'm not the best at it though, so forgive me!! i decided i'd clean today, and i got the idea to write this about the little hayakawa family (found family trope will forever be my fave). anyway, check what cleaning products you're using! and don't mix them together! (those vids on TikTok where they put shit loads of product in the toilet bowl always piss me off)

"spring cleaning used to be so easy" aki thinks to himself. of course it was, until a few months ago he was living alone, but now he is reluctantly living with power and denji - two people who had spent so long living on the streets that they didn't truly know what it felt like to have a roof over their heads.

"i'm gonna clean aki's room! i bet he's got tonnes of dirty mags hidden somewhere!" denji's excitement is soon shut down by aki hitting him over the head with the mop he had in hand.

"firstly, i keep my room clean anyway. there's no need for it to be cleaned today, and even if there was, i'm capable of doing it myself. i don't need your help." aki chastises denji for his underestimating of aki's cleanliness and organisation. truthfully, spring cleaning used to be a simple affair that only really involved aki beating the rugs to get rid of the dust that settled in them (though he did that every few months anyway) and taking everything out of every cupboard to wipe all of the shelves down.

"secondly, i haven't the time nor desire to buy shit like dirty magazines.". aki was right. being a devil hunter meant he was constantly on the verge of death, but while some people believed that meant indulging in every worldly desire at all times, aki took it as a motivator to stay on the right track. he had goals which required him to be focused at all times, though his tunnel vision was sometimes criticised by other devil hunters on account of how blunt he was with anything regarding his job.

denji sulks for a moment, he struggles to understand how someone could go through life without wanting to touch or look at or even just think about boobs. suddenly, cleaning the apartment seemed much more boring, and denji decided to take as long as possible doing everything he possibly could in an attempt to get revenge on aki for taking away the one thing he was looking forward to.

aki looks up from the floor to see power cuddling meowy and nuzzling her face against the cat's soft fur. "power, you go clean the bathroom. you're the one who always makes a mess of it."

"huh? humans are so fragile, they can't handle a little messiness. you wouldn't last a day in the wild! but i, the great power, lived like that for years! admit your inferiority!" much like denji, power had been desensitised to uncleanliness. unlike denji, she didn't grasp why people cared about living in clean environments.

"clean the bathroom, or i'm buying meowy the cheap cat food."

"absolutely not! meowy doesn't deserve that crap! she's done nothing wrong!"

power reluctantly places meowy on the floor, grabs a rag and a sponge, and goes to clean the bathroom. aki was thinking about how to try to instil in power a sense of hygiene while scrubbing a stain on the rug, no doubt left there by some orange juice either denji or power spilled during a fight. they might have had somewhat similar backgrounds, but their ways of thinking were entirely different. denji might have had silly dreams, ones that aki felt were too simple and weak to keep him interested in devil hunting, but at least he had goals he wanted to achieve. power on the other hand never had any dreams that she wanted to achieve, at least not that aki could recall her talking about.

"can i put this in the toilet?" power shouts across the apartment, with her hand stuck past the door of the bathroom holding a bottle of toilet cleaner.

"of course. that's it's purpose." aki is exasperated. he realises he'll have to teach power and denji what products to use if he ever wants his apartment to maintain even half of the cleanliness it had before the two not entirely welcome intruders came to live with him.

"what about this?" in power's hand is another miscellaneous bottle of cleaning product from the small collection aki keeps in the bathroom cupboard beside the sink.

aki looks up from the floor but doesn't pay much attention to what was written on the bottle, every cleaning product in the bathroom was intended to be used there.

"yes, that's fine." he sighs, and laments the days when he lived alone. perhaps spring cleaning would have been easier if he had just sent power and denji on some mission and he cleaned the apartment alone. at least it would be a less stress-inducing situation.

wait. aki didn't look at what power held up properly, but he could've sworn he just saw a big, bold letter 'B' on the bottle.

"power, hold that up again quickly."

"why? you said it was fine to use so i've already add-"

"show me what you used and i'll buy you a chocolate bar later."

power complies, and holds the bottle out past the bathroom door. aki moves closer to inspect the bottle. his fears were confirmed, it was bleach.

"everybody out! the ammonia in the toilet cleaner and this bleach could kill us!" panic sets in as he watches the toilet bowl, hoping that power didn't use enough to accidentlly kill them all. sure, her and denji might have been able to survive, but aki was unfortunately a human with only one life, and he wasn't about to waste that on being killed by a gas made unintentionally by mixing some toilet cleaning products.

"foolish human! this is why you shouldn't clean! all of those chemicals are clearly dangerous and-" power can't finish her sentence; aki has already shoved meowy into her arms, and is pushing power and denji out past the front door. he runs back into the apartment, sleeve covering his mouth and nose to open the balcony door and as many windows as he can to let the fumes out. he's running out of breath, but the last window he wants to open is jammed shut. "fuck.". he abandons the pointless struggle, and runs to rejoin denji and power outside his apartment door, which he slams shut behind him.

he leans his back against the cold door, and exhales deeply, slowly sinking down to sit on the floor. he reaches into his pocket to pull out a cigarette and a lighter, only to realise that they had been left on the coffee table in the apartment which he now feared would be toxic for any human to enter. another wave of stress washes over him, and aki looks up to see denji and power arguing about who's fault it was. denji accuses power of attempting murder, but power looks at aki and claims denji was the one handing her the products despite him being sat on the couch near aki.

aki rests his head on his knees, and decides then and there that denji and power are never helping him with cleaning again.

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I actually agree with this post, not villainizing a child here but with the recent info from book of bill, it's more understandable why the twins acted that way in the end of the 2nd season.

Mabel, as a child, was understandly codependent on Dipper with their parents fighting (while she doesn't know about this, it doesn't really mean she can't feel it. Don't underestimate a child's sense of other's emotions, especially their family)

She probably felt like hey, I think there's something going on and it feels bad but I'll ignore it cause all I need to do is be happy and jolly to help bring smiles to their faces.

So she tries to compensate for it by doing things like dragging dipper to something so that they could hang out (for her but for dipper, it would just be humouring her, not actually choosing what he wants to do) I'm not saying this for all the episodes but it just crops up whenever I watch Gravity Falls that I feel like Mabel chooses more of what they do than Dipper gets to. I know that Mabel just wants to be good and help by doing those but its how a child thinks and I can't fault her for that.

It's a bit obnoxious, yes, but it's how a child thinks, they're obnoxious and naive. Dipper isn't excused from this too, he's sometimes portrayed naive in some episodes (like with Ford) but its so miniscule that remembering that yes, this kid that follows and solves paranormal cases, also seeks out parental figures in other people (the stans: even though, from an objective standpoint, I don't think being parental is in their lane, Uncles? Yes but parents? No)

Ford's just came out of a divorce (lmao but seriously, no person that just came out abuse should go be a parent, for the sake of their mental health and of their child) plus Ford is too out of touch with other people (man just came out of an portal, he needs time) while Stanley have been swimming in guilt, despair and depression trying to get back his twin (also from the post at the top (book of bill excerpt on dipper's hygiene)

Now getting back to Dipper and Mabel, Dipper is always portrayed as a nervous (wendy) but surprisingly steadfast pre teen in the face of weird stuff in gravity falls. He's always portrayed as a mature kid and a bit of a motherhen to Mabel (I can understand why Mabel imagined Dippy Fresh, cause Dipper is sometimes too much of a Motherhen, but it still puts me off for how different Dippy Fresh is from Dipper and its weird cause, is that how she wants Dipper to act? Cool and not a nerd? Cause, that just really puts me off even though I understand that Dipper can sometimes neglecting talking or even noticing others by being too invested in the Journal)

....... (Dipper hates Dippy Fresh, its on the wiki page of gravity falls, I can see how 'Dippy Fresh' as a whole offends him, even I am)

Is it a bit annoying cause he's a Motherhen sometimes? Yes but ever since Book of Bill gave a hint about their family situation, it's much more understandable now. He's mature cause he needs to be (not only for himself but Mabel) cause he realizes the situation and is trying to keep a part of his life together by taking a parental role. When he found the Journal and those mysteries came for him, Mabel and Stan, he found a guide in some unknown Author in the Journal that slowly, to that point of how much that Journal saved them, he saw the Author as an idol. Then he found out about Ford and just latched onto him, finding a parental figure in him through the Journal that indirectly helped Dipper but Dipper doesn't realize that he idolises (seeks a parent) in The Author, not the human Ford.

Of course, they got to know each other (Ford being put off by the fanboying yet flattered at the same time) and Dipper slowly learned to connect those views he has on the Author and Ford and just realising that yeah, this is a man, a man that while I admire, is also My Cool Uncle. (I still standby my notion that Ford can't be a parent for Dipper, it would be damaging for the two of them)

I'm glad though that Dipper found someone's who would at least indulge in one of his interest cause, look, in most of the episodes, we never get a clear glimpse of what Dipper's interest is. Like we know so much about Mabel, her love for boys, scrapbook, her talents and artistic skills, sweaters and puppets! But Dipper? None. He's only a nerd with a journal thats goes searching for the paranormal and a twin sister, nothing explicitly stated about him and we'd only find out about some of his interest in context clues.

Like seriously, the clone episode, we only found out Dipper can play instruments (with S cause it's 2: a banjo and another I forgot the name of) plus the Mason fact? Knowing that other characters (Stanley? Really, come on man) don't even know Dipper's real name just....it kind of drives home how Dipper is sometimes brushed off when he brings up his interest that for 2 entire seasons, no one even knew "Dipper" was a nickname.

When I look at the Gravity Falls Bible, it always suprise me that some facts about Dipper were shown (some are context clues, sometimes not even explicitly stated or shown) and it sometimes comes up to me that, do the characters even know that tid bit of fact about Dipper?

I don't know about you but I just feel bad for Dipper, not only for taking the part of mature parental twin but also for how much of his interest is brushed off since he's just "being nerdy" instead of a kid just wanting to discuss and share what he likes.

Looking back the ending of Gravity Falls while thinking about endings of other series like Amphibia and The Ghost and Molly Mcgee, Weirdmageddon has a message that is underwhelming when it comes to Dipper and Mabel's relationship and Mabel's potrayal in the show.

This isn't about Mabel getting tricked by Bill. She is a 12-13 years old that in that context she was feeling really bad and not thinking well what she was doing. That isn't relevant to the topic at hand and honestly it isn't a problem she did that, it does makes sense in the episode it happened.

What i have an issue is how the narrative makes Dipper feel bad about considering staying studying with Stanford. This is something that Dipper was interested in and he was very fascinated by anything that was paranormal related. Stanford himself told Dipper he had a lot of potential and the kid was digging into it.

Mabel lashing out and not liking the idea of Dipper staying with Stanford is understandable in the episode Dipper and Mabel vs. the Future. She doesn't seem to have much friends back in her home and her parents are implied to not be the best. She gets scared of Dipper leaving, that's a reasonable fear for a kid to have.

However, as i mentioned before, Dipper is made feel bad about considering choosing something he wants to do. It isn't Mabel who has to learn that things change and sometimes this brings things we don't like. She doesn't exactly consider what Dipper wants for himself, she mainly cares about how ¨she is going to be alone¨ and making her brother feel selfish for choosing his own path or do something that could make him happy.

Yes, she learns that things can't stay the same forever and they are growing up, that itself is a pretty good development for her and overall a good message to teach.

Yet her being codependent on Dipper doesn't get brought up nor addressed, in fact the series seems to praise this behavior of hers. In how Dipper has to do what she wants if not he is a bad brother. Mabel's clinginess and controlling behaviour to an extent isn't called out, which that itself is a problem.

Small: I want to add an extra point here that Mabel does have a short scene near the end of the episode that she tells Dipper that she won't get in his way if he wants to stay with Stanford and she was ¨acting nuts¨ in the dream bubble. This is good for her but it does still feel in part that her issues weren't fully acknowledged and it doesn't help she didn't say until after Dipper told her that he was going to stay with her and not be with Stanford, which is rather questionable in my opinion.

In contrast in Amphibia, Marcy Wu has a similar arc about change. The series explores how she can take her escapism too far and how she can be very selfish in plenty of ways, something that is potrayed as an aspect she has to learn from and realize that it isn't healthy.

Her being too codependent on Anne and Sasha and their overall friendship is potrayed as toxic and the series explores this relationship a lot, having the girls grow over time and think about different aspects they have to work on.

In ¨True Colors¨ it is revealed that Marcy Wu learned about the Calamity Box the same day she got told by her parents that they were moving away. Very afraid of having to leave her friends behind and having to be alone in a new city, she found the Calamity Box and told Sasha and Anne about it. Worth of mentioning she didn't know if it would work but it was a desperate act of her just to not having to move away from her friends yet.

When Sasha and Anne find out about this they are, not surprisingly, very pissed and push from Marcy away for a moment, making Marcy realize her mistake and eventually apologizes for what she did.

In ¨All In¨ Marcy finally comes to terms with how she can't force Anne and Sasha to be the way she wants them to be and that her codependency on them isn't a good thing. She realizes that has to move away to her new home at some point, that things change but that doesn't mean the three of them have to stop being friends.

As you can see, there is a clear difference between how Mabel Pines and Marcy Wu’s characters and flaws are potrayed in the narrative. While Gravity Falls makes Mabel’s codependency and controlling behaviour to be something acceptable and that Dipper should conform to, Amphibia does the complete opposite and presents Marcy Wu’s actions as flaws she has and that can hurt other people, including her friends. She is the one that has to make a change and understand she has to work on herself if she wants to have new friends and keep these relationships as times moves on.

Since we are on topic, one thing that really bothered me is how Mabel created a version of Dipper that is ¨cool¨ and says yes and goes along with everything she wants to do. (Weirdmageddon Part 2)

This has… interesting implications of how Mabel believes that relationships should work, or at least with her brother twin Dipper. A lot has to do with how she and Dipper have very different personalities and she maybe wishes that he was more like her, but expecting someone else to say ¨yes¨ to everything you want is a toxic mentality to have. And the episode itself doesn’t address this enough, it doesn’t bring up to Mabel she can’t expect people to work like this and she should try thinking more about what others wants.

Lets talk about The Ghost and Molly Mcgee. In this series Molly Mcgee often has episodes where she has to learn certain lessons. One of them she learns over time is that often she has to give up control and let what others want to do instead.

A good example of this is ¨Ready, Set, Snow!¨ in which she is constanly trying to make Libby and Scratch to go and play outside in the snow with her without considering they would rather stay inside and sit near the fire for the moment. She spends most of the episode trying to find ways to make them go outside until she gets angry and goes out on her own. She has… quite of a mental breakdown in a sequence song. Scratch goes to check on her but he tells to her that she can’t do always what she wants and what it is important is for her to be spending time with her friends. Molly realizes she was wrong, goes back to the house and she apologizes for how she acted.

Molly has quite a lot of episodes like this, and all this becomes important in the series finale ¨The End¨ when she sees that Scratch has to go back to be Todd even if that means forgetting the memories he got as a ghost, her included. She tells Scratch that she is going to miss him a lot but she knows that forcing Scratch to stay wouldn’t be right. She encourages Scratch to go and ¨live his life¨ because she cares about Scratch being happy.

Similar to Marcy Wu, Molly learns that she can’t force people to do what she wants and she has to let them choose for themselves. She knows that encouraging Scratch to do what he always wanted to do as human is the right thing to do, even if it means saying goodbye to him.

I do understand the idea that Gravity Falls was doing at with something among the lines of ¨Dipper and Mabel not repeating the same mistakes that their uncles did¨ but that doesn’t mean Dipper has to give up his dreams at expense of what Mabel wants. As Dipper said in VS The Future episode: he can still visit and they can still talk to each other. They don’t have to fall apart the same way Standford and Stan did. Just like in Amphibia, if Marcy still was able to remain friends with Anne and Sasha over the years, the same can be applied to Dipper and Mabel as siblings.

If not, it could be rewritten in a way that makes Dipper reconsider that he would like to wait a few years before joining Stanford in his adventures. That he is still a kid and wants to spend a while longer figuring himself out and be with Mabel before making a decision. That way it feels more like a decision he wants to do for himself and goes along with his character arc that he doesn’t have to rush to grow up.

As for Mabel, she has a lot of growing up to do. She has to learn overtime that Dipper is his own person and he can take is own path. That if she wants to have friends or have in general healthy relationships with others, she can’t make it always about herself and people have their own needs as well. She would have to work on her codependency and clinginess she has on others, specially her own brother. This would help her with being a more mature capable individual when she grows up.

This post on itself isn’t me hating on Mabel’s character since she has moments she can be good and i feel a lot of her behaviour comes from not being taught properly and being a teenager. The problem is that the series doesn’t address this behaviour enough and, as result, it comes off as the series giving an unintentional underwhelming message of potraying Mabel’s issues as something that should be acceptable and not her having a dynamic with Dipper that comes off as toxic. It is important to understand to learn to support others and not always make things about ourselves. That sometimes relationships change and we can’t force people to be in a specific way.

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Lab Safety

Summary: you're tired of the lab accidents that ADeuce and Grim keep causing.

You slammed the piece of paper on Crewel's desk.

"Well? Satisfied now?" You challenged him.

He looked down at it in shock. "Honestly, puppy, I didn't think you could do it." 

"Yeah well, you underestimated my rage."

*Three days earlier*

Ace, Deuce, and Grim had, once again, caused an accident in alchemy that had led to disaster.  You've been on the receiving end of these disasters before, but being turned into a literal shrimp was the straw that broke the camel's back.

After hours of playing "hide the prefect from Floyd", the potion had worn off and you were human again. But you were done.

You had stormed into Crewel's office.

"Those three should never be allowed to enter the lab ever again. They are a menace to society!"

"I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do. We can't exclude…"

"I WAS A FUCKING SHRIMP FOR FOUR HOURS!" You'd cracked. This was it. Your mind was finally broken.

Crewel smacked his pointer onto the desk. "Bad puppy. That is not how we talk to a professor."

You pouted. Then you got the idea.

"What if I got students to sign a petition so that Ace Deuce and Grim have to do different assignments instead."

He considered for a moment. "If you can get people to agree they are, as you say, a menace to society, then I will concede. However! You need at least one hundred signatures, and I need them on my desk at this time in three days."

"Fine." And you stormed out. You knew it was his way to give busy work to distract students, but you had the power of pure unadulterated hysteria on your side.

…

Turns out, the idiot trio had had lab accidents that had affected almost everyone in the school.

"They turned me into a snake," Jamil said as he signed. You held back a snicker, which he noticed. "If you make any funny comments on it, I'll wring your neck."

"They took down half my staff for a week in an explosion one time." Azul signed with a flourish. "If you need any additional….help….getting signatures, let me know. It will be on the house."

"I would rather consume fa..er Lilia's cooking than be a test subject for another one of their potions." Silver seemed very passionate when he signed.

…

The truth was, you had all the signatures you needed on the first day. Ace and Deuce themselves had even signed it (Grim couldn't care less). But you were feeling dramatic, so you waited until the minute before it was due to turn it in.

"And there are one hundred signatures here?"

"Three hundred and seven, actually," you corrected.

"Okay," he raised his hands in defeat, "you win. I will make accommodations for those three so they get the course credit in a less dangerous way." 

"Thank you," you breathed a sigh of relief, and opened his office door just in time for Ace and Deuce to smack into you and accidentally spill the makeup potion they were working on all over you.

Oh well. You always wanted to know what it was like to speak frog.