#Stella-centric

[winxwannabe]

(some of) my favorite looks from Winx Club comic Issue #41, Love Beach

[byzantine-suggestions]

They literally just slapped a blurry picture of a runway model on the cover of this audiobook. Amazing

I'm assuming they straight up stole this image, because it's a professional photograph taken at Dolce & Gabbana fashion show. I doubt the creators of these outfits intended for any of these pictures to be used as historically accurate representations of real Byzantine empresses

[kabukiaku]

I was reminded today of one of my favorite personal headcanons I have for Terzo: he is an absolute film slut. especially for old Hollywood + pre-code horror and drama movies. he would either have original film reels or the remastered collector's editions in DVD format. he plays them in his carefully cared-for old film projector...or for the remastered ones, a digital projector on those pull-down screens you see in classrooms. he has one installed in his room for his convivence.

Ask him about his interest, and he will go on talking someone's ear off with commentary about the movies---er excuse me--- films centric themes, motifs, plot and literally anything you'd catch in a director's commentary edition. he has a list of favorite actors/actresses from the time and will have framed photos of them in his room. (which speaking of, takes inspo from art deco)

I actually have a doodle i made a while back on what 'A Date with Papa III' would be like, and the expectations were far beyond what one would expect. oh, sure he has his suave way of words and looks, but he truly is a film nerd and will not shy away from it.

for now have this silly doodle:

His prized and restored 1930s 40s Specto 16mm Movie Projector. nicknamed 'Stella'.

No one is allowed to touch it. Not even Omega. (out of everyone though, Terzo trusts him the most. but still- NO TOUCH)

[fijiwater33]

As much as I loved this Damian centric chapter with his king of antiquity persona, and adventure with the e boys. It kind of saddens me to see how he really only does things for stellas. I really hope we can see what he likes if getting a star wasn’t a factor.

Maybe when the B plan comes to fruition we’ll see.

[autumnmobile12]

Helluva Boss S2 Trailer:  “You don’t love mother and you don’t love me!”

I have a problem with this line, and I’ve had a problem with Octavia’s character for awhile now, so I’m going to talk about it.

To cut her some slack, her house and family life is a mess.  Fighting parents, cheating dad, feeling neglected by both parents, and she’s a teenager on top of that.  I get it.  Moody, angsty teen with a really good reason for being moody and angsty.

And Stolas isn’t blameless in all this.  With the cheating, he’s actively a problem, but we can see that he loves his ‘little owlet.’  But he is a terrible father.  In the Seeing Stars episode, I thought that it was going to be a lot more Stolas and Octavia-centric on their relationship, but no.  He and Blitzo spend most of the time looking for her just dicking around in some human comedy act when they really didn’t need to be there.  Seriously, it wouldn’t have been the first time Blitzo massacred a group of humans to get out of an awkward situation, but if Stolas is so concerned about his daughter, then why didn't he do something about their situation? If he loves his daughter so much, why is he okay with this distraction? He's not even the one who gets him out of it in the end.  That was the first time Helluva Boss actually disappointed me.  I don’t think the brief bit of backstory we got with Blitzo and Loona justified the rest of that whole bit, so it was really pointless.  That piece could have been handled better.

Throughout the Stolitz ship, Stolas is 100% ignoring Octavia.  But terrible dad aside, the line from the Season 2 trailer, “You don’t love Mother and you don’t love me!” should be emotional.

Except…. “You don’t love Mother….”

…why would he?

Does Octavia not see what a violent, toxic bitch her mom is?  She has seen her screaming, getting violent, and throwing things. I suppose Octavia could have the opinion that Stella's anger is justified with the cheating and all, but then that explanation implies she thinks reacting violently like that is acceptable behavior. And let’s not forget Stella straight up ordered a hit on Stolas, which nearly succeeded.  Does Octavia not know about this?  Again, Stolas being a terrible dad for not taking steps to get the daughter he supposedly loves away from the psycho who ordered an assassination, but did none of this get back to Octavia?

Not that any of it makes Stolas' infidelity okay. If you're unhappy in a relationship, leave it. But with the way Stella behaves, there's no rational way Octavia can expect her parents to love each other. It sucks to be the child in that position, especially a teen still figuring things out, but that is very much an 'it is what it is' situation and you gotta make the best of it in whatever way you can.

As it stands, it isn't fair for Octavia to entirely blame Stolas for their family falling apart.

"You don't love mother and you don't love me," makes it sound like Octavia is consciously choosing her violent, narcissistic witch of mother over her dad. This also doesn't make sense with the plot because there's no sign of Octavia having a close relationship with her mom. There are no portraits of them together in a loving embrace as we see with her and Stolas. Plus, Stella doesn't care about Octavia. The only two times in the show she vaguely mentions her is as the 'one egg that finally dropped out of her' and when she and Andrealphus are discussing the inheritance that will go to Octavia. She doesn't care about Stolas either. The only effect the cheating had on her was the idea of public embarrassment for their family.

Neither of Octavia's parents care for her the way they should, so for the, "You don't love mother and you don't love me," line to work to its fullest impact, it should have been phrased as, “You don’t love me!  Neither you or Mom love me!”

I do love Helluva Boss and Hazbin Hotel…but Octavia’s character is really poorly handled.  I remember it being said in an interview that Helluva Boss does have heavier focus on its male characters while Hazbin Hotel was supposed to be more female-centric, but when it comes to Octavia, that structure in the storytelling is crumbling under its own weight. There is a story here and it has some major gaps that need addressing.

To give them some benefit of doubt, maybe this’ll be addressed in an episode before that line hits, so maybe it’ll make more sense. Or they could make it clear she said it out of anger.  At least, I hope so because I really need some righteous retribution for how Stolas behaves with his daughter.

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Edit for clarity: The point of this post is a criticism of the lack of story we get for Octavia that justifies her motives, not a criticism of why she herself behaves the way that she does. The dysfunctional family is heavy stuff and since it is a front and center issue with Stolas' background, it needs more attention than the series gives it.

[wishful-thinking64]

Hazbin Hotel & Helluva Boss Rewrite Ideas #02

Hello! Hello! I've come to bring rewrite ideas for both shows once again! People seemed to like the first one and I like coming up with story ideas with and for practically everyone so here are seven more rewrite ideas for Hazbin Hotel & Helluva Boss! ______

#01.) Have Alastor's magic sigils be radio symbols over Vodou symbols as it not only makes way more sense with Alastor being the Radio Demon but to not play into a harmful stereotype about a real life religion.

#02.) On the topic of religion, don't be afraid to add a few more religious figures from the Bible or the Torah! As long as you're being mindful about the material you're pulling from, I really don't see this as much of an issue. People make their own spin on angels, demons, Jesus, and God all the time! But for once, this is where Viv gets cold feet even though she already has Adam & Eve there but not their two main children? Or the reason behind why their parents and everything else exists?? Seriously Viv??? #03.) In any case, if you do add the first two siblings then I suggest having Cain possibly work at the Hotel as some kind of repentance considering he's both the first real Sinner and for the fact that he feels guilt over killing his little brother. #04.) Alright, now for some ideas for Helluva Boss! I feel like we've all grown tired of seeing the, "Two people arranged in a loveless marriage," trope with how often it's been appearing and HB is no stranger to this trope and tries to use it as a way to rectify Stolas' affair with Blitzo.

I mentioned this in my third One Hell of an Unpopular Opinion series but if you want to stick loosely to HB's canon then you'd probably be better off with making Stella a surrogate mother as we still haven't seen her interact with Octavia and there was no real point in having Stolas marry Stella if all he needed to do was secure an heir. Besides I'm pretty sure that's what Paimon did in order to get Stolas as we see no signs that he had a mom growing up with how he was raised by a butler. On the contrary, should you wish to keep Stella as Stolas' wife, I'd recommend going the path not taken. By which I mean, have Stella and Stolas marry because, at one point, they did genuinely love each other but over the years that love dwindled and eventually faded out. Even though they'd be better off parting ways they choose to stay together as Great Horned Owls (the owl that the actual Stolas from the actual Ars Goetia seems to be based off of) and Snow Geese (I refuse to believe she's a swan especially since her brother has ice powers and lives in an ice castle) typically mate for life. From here, I'd have Octavia not be born out of the "necessity" of an heir but rather as a last ditch effort to see if their relationship can be rekindled as many couples in real life think that having a child or children will "fix" their relationship. #05.) Sorry for getting somewhat depressing with that last bit. To make up for it, write a fun chapter about I.M.P. having fun by rewriting Episode #05 of Season #01, The Harvest Moon Festival! A lot of people like The Harvest Moon Festival as it is though the majority agrees that it should've been a Millie centric episode. So have her be the reason they go to the Harvest Moon Festival over Stolas, show her competing in the Pain Games, and have her stand up for her husband due to having enough of her family constantly shit talking him. Overall, have Millie excel at being the bad ass girlboss that HB makes her out to be! #06.) Give Octavia some type of found family or friend group. Have her attend a prestigious private school (I doubt Stella will have her daughter attend a regular public high school) and have her become friends with the school's outcasts. The reason this group could be outcasts is because they actually earned their right to be there by getting good grades while most of the students are probably the offspring of Hell's high ranking officials. But seriously, this girl needs (and deserves) a support system STAT! #07.) Properly explain what it takes to get a soul into Heaven. I don't care if you explain this via The Ten Commandments, trusting that Jesus died for humanity's sins, or by using another set of rules from a different religion that isn't Christianity just be certain that your explanation is clear and concise and makes sense for what you have already pre-established for your rewrite. Don't do what the HH series did by saying, "Yeah, we don't know," because that is genuinely how you lose an audience. You can't have the ENTIRE premise of the show being about wanting Sinners to get into Heaven when HEAVEN doesn't even know what gets a soul there in the first place! ______ Well, those are all of the ideas I've got for now! See ya guys!

[qsmpzine]

Hello! Welcome to QSMP ZINE! This is where we will be hosting an Egg-Centric, art and fic filled Zine based on the QSMP! Currently, I (stella @stellarumexp, hi hello!) am the only one working on this project, so apologies as updates and progress will probably be a bit slow! >-<

Some details! This zine will be a SFW zine focusing on all of the eggs from the QSMP (yes! Even those like Hope/Memories, A1, and Gegg!) My goal is for each egg to get their own section, filled with art and writings that focus on them (and that feature their friends and family too!)

It is also my goal to offer this zine in other languages - the QSMP is a global community after all! So keep an eye out if you are interested in working as a translator in the future! At minimum, I’d like to offer this zine in French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, and Korean; though if translators can be found for other languages I would be more than happy to offer further translations!

Currently I am looking for some fellow fans who want to help organize this zine. Organizing a project like this takes a lot, so the more people helping out the faster we can get the ball really rolling! So please reach out if you are interested in assisting, especially if you have experience making graphics (very important!) or if you have experience as a finance/shipping mod. (If a suitable finance/shipping mod is found, we would be able to offer an additional physical zine and physical merch options, with all profits going to charity!)

Regardless of whether a shipping/finance mod is found however, this zine will be available as a digital zine! If we can’t find a finance mod, it will be either free or pay what you can to charity! Hopefully, we will be able to offer physical book copies as well as merch, so fingers crossed!

If you are interested in this zine, please follow this blog! That way you can stay informed!

[pastellia63]

2. What's your favorite and least favorite design in either show?

3. What character do you think has the most wasted potential? Why?

7. What's a ship you enjoy?

Okay so starting of:

2. My favorite design would actually have to be Loopty Goopty's

I know that seems random, but i honestly really love the way he looks! He doesn't look plain-ish, but also not too clutered to the point he becomes a nightmare to animate like certain other characters (cough cough, Fizz and Beezlebub cough cough). Also always a sucker for classic cartoon villain inspired characters, and you can immediately tell that from his design unlike with other characters.

Now, onto the one i dislike the most... Well this one is actually hard, but i think i'll have to go with Asmodeus.

Nothing really against him altought i do feel like his character could have been way more interesting but then again this Helluva male centric show Boss were talking about. Onto his actual design, he honestly is between having nothing and too much going on. Like i honestly feel like the way he looks is not fit when it comes to having him be the embodiment of lust, and his full demon form Is honestly pretty lacking too which is pretty disapointing as if HAVE seen that this show can in fact have good full demonic form designs. Case in point:

3. Ohhh boy, now that's a tough question. But i think i'm gonna have to go with Lucifer Morningstar himself. He could have been a genuinely interesting flawed character with him being the ruler of hell and the father of the main protagonist herself and all buuut instead we got Stolas 2.0. because it just won't be a Vivzie show if we don't villanize his wife instead. I mean, do i need to remind you that this is the same guy who manipulated Eve into eating the forbidden fruit of Eden just because he wanted to screw God over and making it so that all humans would suffer over it (and then proceeds to throw a fit about how they had a choice to do better despite him starting all of this)? The same one who couldn't haven't even been bothered to watch ONE broadcast for his daughter since she was on it and therefore didn't even protect or comfort her when it horribly went wrong but It's okay because he's really trying you guys 😞😔 please.

7. Alright, back to being positive! I LOVE Chaggie! They're the cutest and It's such a shame the show barely pays any mind to them despite being the main couple! Others i like are:BlitzFizz, CherriSnake (please don't come at me, i too don't really like how it was handled in the show but it's cute in concept), GoldenGoose (Mammon x Stella), Barbie Wire x Verosika Mayday, Wally Wackford x Verosika, and Carmila Carmine x Zestial!

Thanks alot for the ask, this was very fun to do!

[coralcatsea]

Amelia's Special Interests

-planes/aviation

-movies (animation, Disney, Barbie, Twilight, High School Musical) (also makes and stars in her own films)

-astronomy, archaeology, geology, paleontology

-heroes/villains (especially Harley Quinn)

-videogames (Animal Crossing, Zelda, Mario, RPGs)(also does game programming)

-doll collecting

-keychain collecting

-Nostalgic girl centric shows (Winx, Totally Spies, Bratz, Kim Possible, Monster High, Ever After High, Hannah Montana)

-Fashion & makeup (though there are plenty of times she just sticks to casual clothes and no makeup, she finds experimenting with styles very fun)

-technology/robots

-Animals (especially cats, dogs, eagles, dolphins, and axolotls) (she's also definitely a horse girl)

-cosplay (Harley Quinn, Kim Possible, Clover, Adora, Barbie, Sharpay Evans, Rapunzel, Ariel, Anna, Stella, Musa, Peach, Daisy)

-music (dance, playing multiple instruments, singing even if she's not always the best at it)

-photography

-aliens

Alfred Version

[bibluebutterfly]

Do you agree that helluva boss is a male obsessed show?

Oh my goodness I was literally writing an essay on this that I may or may not post to YouTube at some point in life!! Anyway, buckle your seatbelt because this will be long.

So I wouldn't call it male obsessed, more that it has a very obvious favoritism to certain characters. Mainly who I call the Big Four (Blitz, Stolas, Moxxie, and Fizz).

Because of this favoritism, our women characters (mostly Millie but sometimes Loona) get less of a spotlight than they should. This has been a problem since season 1 and I will not pretend that it's not.

HOWEVER, even though it's mostly women who suffer this problem, the show also has this problems with the men outside the Big Four. Read: Ozzie and Striker.

NOW BEFORE THE FIZZAROZZIE FANS COME AT ME, hear me out. Ozzie suffers the exact same problem Millie does as while Fizz gets the spotlight, Ozzie is often reduced to his loving supportive partner. Which isn't inherently a bad thing, but like Millie we know very little of what Ozzie is like outside of being Fizz's partner. Like Millie, he's the more well adjusted half, he's a badass, he's powerful. But we don't know anything else about him. Like Millie, everything we know about Ozzie so far correlates back to Fizz. Even him being talented in robotics translates back to Fizz.

And like I have in my essay, yes he and Fizz have only been in three episodes. But at the same time, there has also only been around three Moxxie centric episodes, and the rest of the time he and Millie are off being wholesome with neither getting character development.

Striker also suffers this issue as despite the fact that he's also been in three episodes, we can still safely say we know almost nothing about him. He's implied to have a tragic backstory and has major hypocrisy issues, but that's kind of it. Which isn't bad for his first two appearances, but for him to be in three episodes and we only know a tiny bit more about him now as we did in his first appearance is a bit of an issue.

I'm not saying that Striker and Ozzie need a character centric episode (although Millie DEFINITELY does), but like a lot of the women in Helluva they need to be able to stand up as their own characters rather than the story's plot device.

So to say that Helluva Boss ONLY has this problem with women is a bit unfair. Don't get me wrong, the women definitely suffer this problem the most and Helluva REALLY needs to fix this. However, it does need to be noted that ANY character outside the Big Four have this issue, not JUST women.

That's why I say I don't think it's "male obsessed", more that it's "Big Four Obsessed," because every character, including other men, suffer a severe underdevelopment in favor for those four.

Now to end it on a positive note, what Helluva does with these four, it does REALLY well. But there's so much focus on them that other characters are often reduced to plot devices that either keep the Big Four from being cold, emotionless people (Ozzie, Millie, Via, and Loona), or are the bad guys for them to defeat (Striker, Stella, and MAYBE Crimson). (I only include Crim because Vivziepop has implied that Crim genuinely thinks he's a good dad.)

[blueboyluca]

So to summarise my experience of reading How Stella Learned to Talk by Christina Hunger: if it’s not clear, I hated this book. It’s trash. It belongs on the dog edition of If Books Could Kill. There is nothing of substance in it, nothing of value. My major issues with dog buttons remain the same and are now in fact more pronounced. Those issues are:

Dog buttons replace existing communication dogs use with human-centric communication, which only devalues humans learning real dog behaviour

All dog use of buttons is assumed deliberate and meaningful

All dog use of buttons is explained away with creative storytelling

Supporters of dog buttons rely heavily on harmful anthropomorphism

The novelty of dog buttons is considered more important than existing research of dog behaviour and practice of dog training

People like Hunger are either lying to themselves or lying to everybody else and it doesn’t really matter which because functionally the result is the same

I went on the Hunger for Words Instagram page to see what they are up to today. I recognise that Stella seems to use her buttons in a way that suggests familiarity with them, but that doesn’t equate to language use. She also still displays calming signals like yawning, stretching, flat ears, pacing and looking away while using her buttons.

The videos are all short and without much context within the footage. The captions are complete storytelling. There is no way to know that what is happening in the video is valuable because it’s surrounded by unverifiable storytelling and commentary from Hunger.

The Instagram also features videos from other laypeople who think their dogs can talk. One recent video shows a golden retriever repeatedly pressing a button that says "car". The owner attributes this behaviour to the dog "throwing a tantrum about the car". In another featured video, a Pekingese mix presses "chew" then "come" and then puts his lifted paw down on "get it" which is also taken as deliberate communication.

One of Hunger’s tips in the book is to wait for your dog to respond after you have talked to them. Think about how this looks from the dog’s perspective. You have stopped talking, you are making eye contact, you are waiting expectantly. What do dogs normally do when confronted with this kind of body language? They throw out appeasement signals and they offer behaviours that might lead to reinforcement. This is what is recommended as language breakthrough, and that any button pressing that may result from it is deliberate linguistic communication and not instead meaningful communication about the dog’s emotional state and response to your own body language.

My emotional state after finishing this book? Exasperated and sad. The most important thing you can take away from this story is that your dog is always communicating with you, and you don’t need a plastic button to learn what they are saying.

[emohorseboy]

I'm so interested in all of your posts about mad liberation. I've never seen anything that puts my thoughts on the whole psych complex into words. I'm really curious to learn more about this. No pressure if not, but do you happen to know of any more comprehensive resources on this? Like books maybe?

Hi, I can definitely give you some recs! My list is a little bit UK centric because that's where I'm based but hopefully it's useful:

In terms of books:

I read 'Mad World: The Politics of Mental Health' by Micha Frazer-Carroll this summer and I can't recommend it enough.

I'm also making my way through 'Call Me Crazy: Stories from the Mad Movement' by Irit Shimrat, which I think is out of print but can be read as a PDF here (hopefully)

I've only dipped in and out of his books for my dissertation but Andrew Scull has written several well regarded books about the history of psychiatry ('Museums of Madness' is the one I've read bits of, 'Desperate Remedies' is on my TBR)

Some books on my TBR: 'The Protest Psychosis: How Schizophrenia Became a Black Disease' by Johnathan Metzl, 'Drop the Disorder!', 'Searching for a Rose Garden: Challenging Psychiatry, Fostering Mad Studies', 'Anatomy of an Epidemic' by Robert Whitaker

Some really good articles:

'Abolition Must Include Psychiatry' by Stella Akua Mensah

'Mad Activists: The Language We Use Reflects Our Desire for Change' by Lisa Archibold

'Not a naughty child: people’s experiences of service responses to self-injury' by Alison Faulkner and Rachel Rowan Olive

More resources!

The Campaign for Psychiatric Abolition - UK based, they have a lot of really great resources including an extensive recommended reading list, a Psych Abolition 101 Zine, and a resource for making a crisis support plan.

Asylum Magazine - again UK based, radical mental health magazine. To read full issues you need to subscribe (I recently paid for a subscription for a year of digital editions for £10, physical copies are a bit more) but the website has plenty of articles that you can read for free so well worth exploring.

Psych Survivor Archive - US based this time, there is so much on here, the Psych Survivor Zine is the main event but they also have a really great resource list (some of the links are dead though).

Mad in America - publish a lot of really interesting and impactful stuff on their website, I also really like their podcast (particularly recommend this episode about ECT, this one about esketamine, and this one about 'prolonged grief disorder'). There is also Mad in the UK and a number of other country specific sites that exist as part of their Mad in the World Network.

Folks to follow:

Dolly Sen - UK based artist who does and is doing a lot of cool stuff, notably at the moment they are the lead artist for the Birdsong From Inobservable Worlds project. This podcast episode they did is also great.

Nicole / lacey_art_ - another UK based artist, she wrote a poem about a bird recently that I can't stop thinking about (she does a lot of other cool things too).

Rachel Rowan Olive - brilliant and funny artist, she is also on instagram and etsy.

Luna Tic - artist and activist who has been involved with a lot of really brilliant stuff, including the successful StopSIM Coalition here in the UK which managed to bring an end to SIM.

There are so many more I could name and so many more things I could recommend but this post is already so long! I really hope it was helpful. I started trying to be brief and then gave up but I did cut out a fiction and literature recs section because I thought that was overkill lmao. Thank you for giving me an excuse to make this list I had a great time.

Learning about the Mad and psych survivor movements has been so transformative and empowering for me and I could honestly talk about it all day. Please do feel free to send me a message if you want to chat about it more!

[snarky-art]

im sorry but where does the whole solarian/lunarian thing come from? i see a lot of people put that in their rewrites but i have no recollection of that in the show? is it from the comics or something?? im admittedly not the biggest fan of it but i straight up dont know where it came from

I actually dunno tbh

I just think a lot of us don’t like empires and see the fact that there’s a separation in how Radius and Luna’s positions are talked about and ran with it

For me personally (this could be how others view it too, I just don’t know because I haven’t asked anyone else really), I also know Stella is a huge daddy’s girl in the show and has a stronger connection to him and by proxy her sun stuff, and given the way the show phased out her moon powers and in the Nick rewrite, completely erased them, I took that and ran with it to mean there’s more shame or discouragement associated with moon based magic on Solaria. Given it’s literally called Solaria,, as in, Sun shit, and there’s no mention of the moon in their royal court stuff or in general, I felt like that only made the idea for the discussion surrounding Lunarian stuff as lesser even juicier given the implied context.

I love a good commentary on how empires and monarchs are evil too and political intrigue is a huge part of my rewrite. It’s super present in my everyday life and it only made sense to me to include it in this stuff because, yeah, politics are everywhere, and it’s going to be EXTRA loud if the girls are doing realm saving stuff that effects literally every planet and group out there as a result and a few of them are literally government figures.

@charmixpower has pretty much everything from the comics memorized so I’ll ask er if there’s anything in particular from those that made it happen for people or you can send er an ask, but I have no idea tbh I’ve only skimmed some of them and they were mainly Bloom centric in plot because I’m basic lol

Anyway tho it’s fair if you don’t like it obviously. To each their own! And you are more than welcome to make your own version if you aren’t already that doesn’t include that! I’m always excited to see more people’s takes on Winx Club I am not normal about this show clearly and I never will be lol

Edit: was just talking to one of my friends about this and they pointed out that their rewrite doesn’t really have this dynamic if you wanna check theirs out! Their blog is @kitrewritestheinx:)

[sukunasweetheart]

Hooray! I'm very big on Sukuna but that's probably obvious since I chose to follow a Sukuna-centric blog 😅 Yes I have a strange desire to see him be like one of the girls who enjoys gossip. It's probably entirely ooc but I just think it'd be so funny for him to be this terrifying powerful guy and then listen to his s/o give him the tea on how one of her coworkers has like the worst bf and keeps overhearing them arguing on the phone while he's painting her nails. He's like "Damn girl dump his ass already"

✦ stella .ᐟ

pleaseeee this is so cute n silly <3 sukuna as a gossip girl ??? 100% a possibility... its to the point where he may sulk if you keep things from him... itd be so fun to talk with him on these things bc hes such a hater, ik this man would love to judge and laugh at people and their dumb decisions, especially when its with you

[stellariders]

IT’S STELLARIDE APPRECIATION WEEK:

Day 1: Favorite Episode

i’m decisive as hell so it’s impossible to narrow down my favorite stellaride episode. but I’ve narrowed it down to two. admittedly, they’re probably my favorite at the moment because they just aired.

so, my favorites are 12x06 and 12x11!

12x06 was literally perfect. every stellaride scene to come out of this episode was one for the history books. the way kelly surprised stella, the way they cuddled in kelly’s quarters, kelly telling her that he’ll always come home to her, and then ending it it with them dancing with julia. it was absolutely perfection.

12x11 was the most perfect stellaride centric episode. kelly literally fought tooth and nail to get back to stella. kelly’s lock screen, the way he dialed stella’s number by heart with his hands handcuffed behind his back, stella wearing kelly’s squad helmet, stella pleading for kelly, their reunion, the back of the ambulance scene. i have a legit obsession with this episode.

[sophiacloud28]

Bayverse WIP Excerpt

Since I'm way too giddy. (If you guys make me rewrite this WIP, I freaking SWEAR 🤣)

Excerpt, fluff, Bayverse Donatello centric-ish

The first one through is, to her expectations, Leo. He's in a bit of a state of undress since the vent doesn't accommodate for his katanas, but he's quick to readjust himself and give her a smile before he goes out to the way she motions. The second is Raph, this time taking her by surprise as he unfolds with a grimace, complaining about tight spaces. The last one is Donatello who merely acknowledges her by giving her her phone back before turning around, mumbling about the entrance.

Probably why he came in last. He's trying to figure out how to transport everything. It's his job, after all.

"Donatello?"

"Hm?"

"Might be better to look for something that leads to the Subway stations? It would give us access to the train car once you get it fixed."

Although a reminder that this might not be their only way in might be useful, certainly if the blink and frown have anything to say about it.

"That's what Raph's looking for. If he doesn't, this is the fallback."

Although maybe she's just underestimating Donatello, as per usual.

She flinches, "Sorry."

"It's fine. Old habits die hard. Now why are you hovering?"

And almost giggles at being called out, straightening a little, "I have a bit of a personal request, but I can wait."

"A request?"

"I found something, two things actually, that I would like for you to look at after you're done estimating how much dynamite and mortar you'll need to build an entry point."

He looks at the wall, then back at her. He blinks once, twice as he looks into nothing before looking back to her.

"Show me."

"Are you sure? I can wait."

"I already have a rough estimate. Show me."

And she bites her bottom lip in excitement before motioning him to follow, glad that her rush is followed so closely by Donatello. She turns the flashlight on her phone on as she walks into the tailor's shop, past the empty mannequins and drawers to the back where she shines a light on the first machine.

There are spider webs on it, and it looks like it's seen better days, but the lack of rust on the cover alone is encouraging.

"A sewing machine?"

"Yeah. There's also a serger further back. Both industrials," she comments, shining a light in the serger's direction. It's in the same state, although the rods that would hold the threads would need to be replaced.

"That's what's got you so excited?"

"Do you have any idea how big of a find this is?! These are pure steel, Donatello! All they need is a bit of TLC and these things will go through anything. Heck, I can reupholster the couch if you guys want me to with these."

There's silence. It stretches. For a moment, Stella thinks she's bluescreened poor Donatello when she needs him most. Until he chuckles. He leans back and has to contain his laughter, making her blink.

"Donatello?"

"Sorry," he says after a few throat clears, smile on his face. "I'll need schematics, but I can repair them."

And she keeps blinking, worried, "If I can find the serial number and the brand, I can probably find you a manual. Are you okay?"

"I'm fine."

"Are you –?"

"I'm sure, Stella. It's just… No, I shouldn't say it."

"Say what?"

"It'll only fluster you."

… Oh.

She's glad the lights are dead as she looks away and he approaches the machines while bringing down his googles. She hopes he doesn't turn her way while they're down.

"Brand and Serial Number, correct?"

"Yeah."

"They're both Singer, from the text reconstruction. Where is the serial number?"

"Either under the machine or on its right side. You should find two letters followed by six numbers."

"Got them. Embossed, too."

And she smiles as she scrolls through her phone, noting the serial numbers and immediately starting to look them up, grinning when she finds them.

"Found them. Send- Donatello?"

Only to blink as the tallest turtle stands there, goggles now atop his head again, but looking thoughtful.

"Will you need the tables?"

"Tables? Yes. Those tables? No. I'm already planning on getting a worktable for each of them."

"If you're alright with it, I think I can replace them."

"You don't have to, Donatello. These tables require –"

"I am seeing that. That's why I'm suggesting it."

And she feels something warm spread through her like butterfly wings. From her heart all the way to her fingertips, the tenderness stretches throughout, making her smile softly as she whispers, "As long as it doesn't –"

"I'm almost done with the EPF and the needle room needs the entire team to be worked on. Besides, we might need to move it to here from transport, meaning delays. I have time."

And she has to resist reaching to him for a hug at the nonchalance of his tone and the way it's wrapped around something warm, calm, almost… loving.

… Make like a tree, Stella.

"Thank you, Donatello."

"… Donnie." She looks up at the whisper. He's not looking in her direction and his left hand is digging into his shoulder almost painfully. She's pretty sure that, if she could see his face, he'd look hurt, maybe even in distress that she can only hope to soothe as she reaches for his free hand. Before she's brought against something cool and rigid that she can't help but settle her cheek against while closing her eyes as another feeling adds itself to all the others.

Safety.

He's safe. So safe. She could sleep in his arms, and she would wake up either still in them or wherever he viewed as safe without a change to herself. She can be vulnerable here, and no one would ever know.

A hand shifts from around her waist to touch her cheek, leading him to meet hazel eyes and a hesitant smile that settles into something soft as Donnie leans in.

"Donnie!"

Before he jumps and pulls away as she does, heart hammering in her chest. She finds herself hidden behind the tallest turtle as she hears Leo call out for his younger brother again, prompting him to respond, "In here."

And she barely hears the oldest turtle before she knows he's in the room as Donatello apologizes.

"It's fine. Find something interesting?"

"Might have. Depends on whether or not I'm able to build tables for them before repairing them."

"Stella?"

"Yeah. Seem she's –"

"Figures."

"Why are you looking for me?"

"Raph's found our way out. It leads to the track on our line."

"That'll avoid complications. Anything else?"

"Yeah, actually. Stella?"

She freezes. Brings her hands to her mouth. He knows. He knows. She's so screwed.

She hesitantly comes out from behind Donatello, expecting a stern look. She still swallows even though she doesn't find one in those intense blue eyes as Leo instructs, "Mikey is ready to take you back. He's already called ahead for dinner. Pizza alright?"

And she nods before slipping out of the workroom, the tailor's shop before pressing her back against the acrylic that makes the windows, falling to the ground as her hands cover her mouth.

Make like a tree, Stella. Make like a fucking tree. You're going to hurt them both.

"Pretty girl? You okay?"

She stands, dusts herself off, and tries to smile as she holds out her phone to Mikey so he can pocket it, "I'm alright."

"You sure?"

"I am, I just… need a second to breathe. Give me until we get back to the lair?"

"… Alright."

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