#THEY REALLY JUST. hate this show huh. and think the characters are all idiots because this is the second time i'm seeing 'actually

[leatherbookmark]

"lucius is wrong, izzy talking about losing his leg to a shark because he was 'dangling his feet over the edge of the ship' is not him coping, but acknowledging that everything that happened to ed was entirely his fault! AND ALSO it was him comparing ed to an animal, #typical"

[monzamash]

pit in my stomach - lando norris

rating – mature (cheating, language, sexual references) requested by @landograndprix - hugging you tight, my friend!

it was hard to pin point the moment his love for you had been diminished by his crippling guilt or when you knew there was nothing he could say or do to piece you back together. maybe it was around the time you’d asked him point blank whether he saw you in his future and he stuttered over his truth with an unconvincing of course i do when the dagger had already been deployed into your unsuspecting back. naively blinded by love.

or maybe it was the night lando stumbled home from the local, half a pint of slushing lager still in his hand while the other held a small, black velvet box. he dropped down on one knee, eyes bloodshot with tears and a trembling bottom lip – a stark contrast to your hardened stare and crossed arms shielding you from the blow, physically and emotionally spent.

“i fucked up… i-god i hate that i've hurt you, baby and i wish i could take it all back – i fucked up so bad and i’m so sorry.”

“you didn’t fuck up, lando – you fucked someone else for six months and lied to my face and made me feel like i was losing my mind! do you have any idea how much pain you’ve caused?”

the room fell silent, boiling blood pumping in your ears.

“huh?! do you?”

“no–”

“no you don’t! i've been stupid enough to keep chasing after you and all you’ve done is let me down and made me look like a fucking idiot! everyone knew about her, about what you were doing behind my back and you knew it was wrong but you couldn’t stop! you’re a monster and i’m not going to cry over a mistake you made…"

sadness welled as you stared down at the man kneeling at your feet. he was a stranger who only resembled the man you loved in appearance, not in honour or integrity or character – you were grieving the lando who had showed you the world with so much love and adoration and hope.

"you will have to live with this mistake for the rest of your life.”

“you’re right. i will never forgive myself 'cause she meant nothing and i have to fix this – i need to fix this because i love you.. so much. i’ll get help, i’ll see someone just give me a chance to fix it…”

“do you really think that is going to fix it?”

you pointed to the dainty box that held so much weight. in a way it represented a future founded on four years of memories, of something resembling happiness. sure, there had been disappointments, hundreds of missed calls, a few missed anniversaries and your gnawing intuition saying that maybe the paranoia wasn’t just inside your head. but ending like this, in betrayal and heartache – you hadn’t seen that one coming.

lando swallowed the lump forming in his throat, queasy from the drunken stupor he’d drank himself into and the dread settling in the pit of his empty stomach, “thought it might be start…”

a strained laugh slipped from pursed lips as venom coated your sharpened tongue, “and that is how i know you will never change.”

“please,” lando scrambled to his feet and reached out for your hand in an attempt to stop you from walking away, “please don’t leave me…” he begged, voice barely above a whisper.

lando knew he would never forget the look in your eyes when you slowly turned back to him – they were cold and punishing, bone-chilling. they swirled with the web of lies and sorrow that he had inflicted upon the person he loved the most in the world, who had given him everything she had, who loved him unconditionally, which made it nearly impossible to accept that he had lost you.

“you left me six months ago when you slept with her, lando.”

more writing...

[seasidefallenangel]

game au: voicelines 2

notes: fluff, paralive game au, no content warnings, sequel to this based off these two asks ; i didn't do allen because i dislike him lol and couldn't grasp his character

༄ anne faulkner

⁀➷ about their lover:

“oh! what shade of purple do you think is nicer? my partner said they love the way i look in it, so i’ve been buying more clothes recently. the way they fawn over me is so cute!”

⁀➷ fleeting memories:

“isn’t this picture so cute?! i know polaroids are such old tech, but they’re still fun to use. this one was after our third date. they kept losing at the ring toss game trying to win me a stuffed animal, so we just went to the store and bought matching ones together. i think it’s much more special that way.”

⁀➷ true self:

“ah, this is so embarrassing. i hate for you to see me crying.

my mother called and i’m sure you can figure out how that goes. honestly, when i first decided who i wanted to be, my partner was the only one who accepted me with no questions. i think i loved them well before that, but that moment really solidified it, you know?”

⁀➷ the future:

“do you think it’s too soon to design my wedding dress? aha, i know, i know. but it’s not as if i’d marry anyone else. normally i hate thinking about the future - i just like living in the moment, but how can i not be romantic when they’re the one involved?”

༄ hajun yeon

⁀➷ about their lover:

“surely you’re not thinking about making a move on my partner, right? a downgrade such as that is a bit much, even for them.”

⁀➷ fleeting memories:

“honestly, they’re far too sentimental. you’d think it’d kill them to think with their brain instead of their heart for once. they still keep the ticket stub from our first date in their wallet. how foolish can someone get?”

⁀➷ unconventional relationship:

“... what an idiot.

eavesdropping? you should mind your business better, you know? i’m talking about my partner, but i suppose that comment applies to you as well. regardless, what kind of person blushes when they’re insulted? the meaner i get, the more they become infatuated with me. i’ve never seen someone with less survival skills than them.”

⁀➷ the future:

“i truly pray they’re not foolish enough to expect marriage from me. there’s not much the lesser yeon can offer them anyway. i doubt my parents would even bother showing their faces at the ceremony. hm? can you tell me exactly where i said i have no interest in it? i’m simply pointing out the illogical facets of the idea.”

༄ nayuta yatonokami

⁀➷ about their lover: 

“hey. if you were matching things with your partner, something subtle is better, right? i used to think this stuff is kinda lame, but i guess it’s nice when it’s with them.”

⁀➷ fleeting memories:

“kanata and i prefer not to live in the past. nothing good happened back then anyway. well, aside from meeting my partner. even compared to shiki, something about them was just different when we clicked. i’ve never been that lucky in life, but if meeting them was the sacrifice i had to make, then i’d do it over again.”

⁀➷  dress-up:

“blue is a better compliment… green? yellow is too invasive - oh. i didn’t hear you come in. you can leave it on the counter, thanks.

hm? oh, my partner’s been wanting to change up their style a bit but didn’t know where to start. i figured i could help them out a bit since it’s something i already enjoy. huh? i didn’t think it was that big of a deal, but they said the same thing as you. it’s not like i mind at all, especially for them.”

⁀➷ the future:

“god, i love my partner but they kept me up all night watching cheesy rom-coms. we made fun of them most of the time, but some they seemed interested in certain things. maybe i should… nevermind. i don’t wanna move too fast. we’re still young, you know? but with that said, i still want them in my life forever. maybe it wouldn’t be all that bad.”

༄ kenta mikoshiba

⁀➷  about their lover: 

“fuck off and eat shit, stupid. just cause i’m stuck in this place doesn’t mean they’re up for grabs. ‘sides, they'd never fucking go for you.”

⁀➷ fleeting memories:

“ugh, i’d rather get shot than think about middle school. the only good thing about it was meeting that idiot. you should’ve seen their math scores. totally fucking useless. they’re lucky i was nice enough to help them. well, that and the fact they paid me to tutor them.”

⁀➷  co-op:

“ack, no - to the right, dumbass! we need healing more than buffing right now. i’ll cover you but don’t fucking jump into the middle of fire. god, you fucking suck at this game. 

ha? the fuck do you want?! oh, it’s late already. just deal for a few more minutes. i’m tryna make my partner suck less shit than normal at this. d’ya have any idea how hard it is to be the brains of this relationship?! gh! you weren’t supposed to hear that - no, i think you’re smart. quit yelling at me!”

⁀➷  the future:

“you’re either braindead or a stupid ass idealist if you think we’ve talked about any sort of future together. i’m fucking trapped in this shithole, genius. i still don’t even know when my sentence is supposed to be up. pfft, as if i’m breaking up with them before that. ugh, i hate thinking about all that gushy adult shit anyway.”

[sidekickjoey]

Not to care way too much for a TV sitcom character, but the more we hear from writers on the show about Eric Matthews and the turn the writing took him down in S6-7 and beyond (especially with his love life), I can't help but feel a little mournful for what he could've (and should've) been given by the narrative.

(Actually caring-too-much analysis below the cut)

(credit to @livelovecaliforniadreams for the gif!!)

On the most recent pod, we hear that part of the reason Eric never received a love interest beyond S4 really was because the writers sort of took the route of him "peaking" socially in high school, with his social prowess/game/etc. not really working in the same way it did then in college. For any other character, I think that could've maybe worked. But every other character is not Eric Matthews.

Eric, at his heart, is a sweet person. He makes mistakes and might not be the most book-smart, but the one thing he knows and has proven to be very intelligent on is people -- helping them, caring for them, making them feel seen, smile, you name it. He doesn't have a mean or cruel bone in his body and actually sacrifices his own happiness many times to ensure others are better off, because he doesn't know how to be otherwise. Hates it.

He also has so many talents and a broad swath of knowledge. Is it for more niche stuff at times? Sure. He might not be leading the next Fortune 500 company, but he demonstrates passion and drive -- two very amiable qualities people seek out in others. Hell, even Mr. Feeny noticed it when he said Eric was one of his brightest students. If academics weren't on the table, he had initiative and was there to do the best he could (just look at what he tried to do with meteorology). And are academics important? Yes. But character is so much stronger a quality, one not intrinsically tied to academic success mind you, and Eric had character.

On the topic of academics, Eric did go to and canonically graduate college -- the SAME college that Topanga and Rachel both end up going to instead of Yale, a highly respected institution. It's not like he's some bum or idiot like people claim him to be. Even at his perceived 'stupidest,' he was putting in the work, getting a college education, and receiving his degree DESPITE all of his shortcomings. If anything, I know times/values have changed, but I feel like him overcoming the odds as opposed to just giving up would've still made him even more of an attractive prospect back then as it would've made him now.

Then there's the fact that, canonically, Eric is perceived as a very attractive and handsome guy by MULTIPLE people, all of different backgrounds, looks, interests, etc. Attraction beyond looks varies from person to person, but looks are a little less variable. You don't just suddenly turn ugly to a whole population when you go to a new place. S5 Eric was not a far cry from S4 Eric. Hell, even S7 Eric is not a far cry from his other looks. Everyone's convinced S6 was Eric's peak look™ too, and that was right in the middle of his college career. All other facts about Eric aside and any faults totally disregarded, you're telling me not a single person saw him and though, huh, I want to take this guy on a few dates? That he'd still fall off the market so starkly to go from dating a new girl every week to having almost zero new serious prospects for nearly four years?

This all said, it begs the following questions:

Why would S5-GMW Eric be any less deserving of a satisfying love life then than S1-4 Eric?

Why would S5-GMW Eric be any less destined to find post-high school success than S1-4 Eric?

This brings me to where I sit now, sort of sad for the character of Eric. Because I think his ability to find love was lazily or incorrectly (or both) tied to his struggles in high school, and then exaggerated heavily when the show was later in need of laughs and someone even wackier than Cory's wackier college persona to serve as a foil. He was set up to be punished for doing exactly everything asked of him, because a character like his was useful to have in one's back pocket, but his character itself was too much extra effort to flesh out fully and give redemption/happiness to without him straying too close to replacing Cory as /the/ main character. It's a lot funnier to have a character regress into being a bit of a loser and struggling socially than finding success and getting everything he worked so hard to achieve, after all (I say, with heavy sarcasm).

Eric was deserving of love. He was deserving of success. He was even incredibly smart. Maybe I'll be proven wrong at some point in the future and I'll see that he was just destined to be Dumb!Eric, alone, stumbling his way into a senatorship, continuing to be all laughs with a touch of heart. That day isn't today, though. As far as I'm concerned, the path the writers took him down might as well have been a more unrealistic and wildly undeserved path for him than had they made him incredibly successful.

[staying-elive]

Yes! Could you please share more re: Thor as far as the point you made below is concerned?

“There's too many inconsistencies, too much letting directors warp characters because they feel like it and don't care to do the homework. (E.g. Thor in Endgame or Love and Thunder... which i loathe. Bucky in Tbolts... Wanda to an extent.) “

I remember the first Thor movie taika made and it was praised as this grand Thor reset and Hemsworth is finally on track with the character and Valkyrie and blah blah blah..and then shit just went downhill and suddenly he’s some airhead comic relief dude who just boasts, gets proven wrong/has his ass handed to him/gets humbled, rinse and repeat.

Huh???

Sure anon. (Sorry for late reply, tried not to tumblr so much on the weekend… as opposed to now... during my work hours lol) 

I have my issues with Thor Ragnarok too (Taika’s humour doesn’t really do it for me outside of his original films/characters)  but overall I think people enjoyed it because it revitalised the the character after people said Thor Dark World was too self-serious and boring (I don’t mind Dark Work sooo idk lol,  but I also haven’t seen it in about a decade).   

Hemsworth spoke publicly how he was bored playing the ‘Shakespearean’ version of Thor and wanted to have fun.   And like… okay dude, but you’re playing a character, not yourself. You’re an actor, you’re supposed fulfill the requirements of the role, not change the role to suit yourself.  So Taika and Hemsworth combined kind of threw out a lot of Thor’s established personality to suit themselves.  It was mostly well-received and made a lot of money, so when Thor 4 was greenlit, they were so high on their own smoke that they went really off the rails with the humour and stupidity.  

Ragnarok at least still respected the stakes (Asgard’s destruction, Odin’s death, Hela’s return, the lie that Asgard was built on,  Thor truly coming into his power as the God of Thunder, with or without the hammer) and the emotional moments landed with more sincerity.  (In my opinion) 

But then…

Love and Thunder just totally collapses under its tonal inconsistency.  Every single emotional moment is undercut almost immediately,  the humor is absurd.  The film becomes a parody of Thor, rather than a film about Thor.   

Christian Bale was pretty great, but he’s in a totally different movie.   And Jane’s cancer storyline wasn’t very well handled in my opinion.  The Stormbreaker axe being jealous all the time?  And the constant screaming goats…. the goats…. 

The black and white sequence I think is the only thing that worked for me, with the horror elements in it.   But the rest… the jokes, the goats, Russel Crowe’s Zeus, the nude bit, the waste of a cool villain, Thor’s character regressing to a bumbling idiot, scattered story, Hemsworth shoe-horning his daughter into the MCU… idk… I just hated Love and Thunder.   The behind the scenes stories are messy too.  Basically shot twice the amount of footage, because they were making it up as they went, entire characters were cut out in the edit,  Hemsworth and Taika just riffing all the time.   And it shows.  

Thanks anon

[n0n3xsisting]

𝕌𝕟𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕦𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕞𝕚𝕤𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕤

TDI Duncan x Fem!Reader

It was the first day of the Total Drama Island competition, and everything was already a mess. You hadn’t signed up for this reality show willingly—your parents made you do it for "character building" or whatever. But there you were, stuck with a bunch of other weirdos, and one of them immediately caught your attention.

Duncan.

He was one of the first people you’d noticed when you arrived. With his mohawk, leather jacket, and smirk, it was obvious he was trouble. You weren’t exactly the goody-goody type yourself, but there was something about him that just rubbed you the wrong way.

You’d been keeping to yourself mostly—focusing on the competition, keeping your distance from the others—but Duncan? He was everywhere. And for some reason, he had it out for you.

“Nice jacket,” Duncan said sarcastically, eying the black leather one you wore, the one that had a patch with a skull on it. “You really going for the 'I’m too cool for this' vibe?”

You shot him a look, arms crossed. “Better than trying too hard to be a badass.”

“Oh, so you’re a punk, huh?” he teased, leaning against a tree and making a show of inspecting you. “How original.”

You narrowed your eyes at him. “At least I’m not a wannabe tough guy who thinks he’s the king of the island because he’s got a few tattoos.”

Duncan raised an eyebrow. “Touchy, aren’t we?”

“Not at all,” you shot back. “Just tired of idiots like you thinking they own the place.”

The tension between you two was thick. Every time you tried to ignore him, he’d find some way to get under your skin, whether it was making snide comments or just existing in your space. You didn’t know why, but it bothered you more than it should.

But when the first challenge came around, things changed. You’d been assigned to a team with Duncan, and the second the buzzer went off, you both rushed to get to the challenge area. It was some kind of obstacle course that required a ton of teamwork.

You had your doubts.

“What are you doing?” Duncan barked when you hesitated at the starting line, looking at the complicated ropes and climbing wall. “You scared?”

You rolled your eyes. “Not scared. Just thinking.”

“Well, we don’t have time for that,” Duncan snapped, pulling you forward as he started the climb. “You can think all you want later. Just keep up.”

It annoyed you to no end how he took control of the situation, as if he was the only one who could get it done. But, as much as you hated to admit it, he had a point. The challenge wasn’t easy, and your team needed to work together.

At first, you were annoyed by how Duncan kept giving you orders, but then you noticed something. He wasn’t just bossing everyone around for the fun of it—he actually knew what he was doing.

“You gonna stand there all day?” Duncan called down to you, his hand outstretched for you to take. “You’re holding us up.”

You hesitated but then grabbed his hand, letting him pull you up. “Thanks, I guess.”

He smirked. “Told you you could do it.”

As the day went on, the competition got tougher, but so did the strange, unspoken connection between you and Duncan. He wasn’t always as insufferable as you thought. When you got through the hardest part of the challenge together, he gave you a rare compliment.

“You did alright out there,” Duncan said, his usual smugness replaced with something else. “Not bad, punk.”

You glanced at him, surprised. “I didn’t expect that.”

“I’m full of surprises,” he said with a shrug, that smirk coming back.

By the time the challenge ended, your team had won, and you couldn’t help but feel a strange mix of pride and annoyance. You’d actually done something together. And it hadn’t been that bad... maybe even kind of fun?

Later that night, as everyone gathered around the campfire, you were lost in your own thoughts, staring into the fire. You didn’t expect Duncan to come up to you, but when he did, you couldn’t exactly pretend you hadn’t noticed him.

“You’re quiet tonight,” he said, sitting down beside you, his tone softer than usual.

“Just thinking,” you muttered, your eyes still on the flames.

“You don’t think much, huh?” he teased lightly, but there was no real bite to his words.

You shot him a sideways glance. “I think plenty. Just not about you.”

He chuckled. “You sure about that?”

You opened your mouth to argue, but then you stopped. The truth was, you had been thinking about him—about how he’d been there when things got tough, how you didn’t totally hate his company... how maybe you didn’t have him all figured out after all.

“You’re not so bad,” you said, surprising yourself.

Duncan raised an eyebrow, leaning back on his hands. “Yeah, well, don’t tell anyone. I’ve got a reputation to keep.”

“Your secret’s safe,” you said with a smirk.

The air was different now, the tension that had been between you two earlier replaced by something else. Something... weird. You weren’t sure what it was yet, but it was there. And you kind of liked it.

“You know,” Duncan said after a beat, “we make a pretty good team.”

“Don’t get used to it,” you shot back, but your smile was genuine. “Next time, I’m totally beating you.”

“We’ll see about that,” Duncan said with a smirk. “But for now, we’re on the same side.”

“Yeah,” you agreed, feeling the unexpected shift. “For now.”

And maybe, just maybe, you’d start to see Duncan in a different light. Because, even though you’d started off hating him, you couldn’t help but admit that he was beginning to grow on you. You never thought you’d say it, but he might just be someone you could tolerate... and maybe even like.

[virus-leo]

Ooo, fun!! I saw that @mastemamothpriest posted some questions and that @lazuli-starlight answered them in character. So imma do that with my (for now) three silly blorbos! In order, it'll be 404, 422, and then myself (But also not me bc it's like in rp me??? Don't question it, we all know what I mean)

Questions are:

- Who are they?

- by extension, Team Sonny or team Kinito?

- what's their goal in the chatroom?

- What are their thoughts on the opposing team?

- Why are you part of this team and not the other?

404:

Im.. well, 404... file not found... due to what happened to me.. Eteled works fine, too...

Team?... Kinito, all the way, Kinito... Kinito, Sam, and Jade all have... a bit too much in common with us... for us to be against them...

The reason we joined chatroom was initially just curiousity and boredom.. but now, for me, at least?... I stayed because of some sort of hope.. hope that maybe if we figured out a way to save Kinito and the others.. that 422 and I would be freed too... hope that I can help someone for once instead of hurt them...

Anyone supporting Sonny are sick, sick people... And while I don't remember a lot about Todd, I remember he sucked, and he made terrible business decisions that only benefitted himself... Sonny is like, if you took Todd's stupid business management crap... and combined it with what I did... to Austin...

Kinda said it above... too many similarities... hatred towards fucks like Sonny... regret and wanting to make things up and help... and.. kindness, I guess... Samantha really cracked my damn shell, huh...

422:

422 was kinda what was given to me by the kid? I only actually took to it because Leo's neat. Personally, I prefer The Corrupted Mii. Too long? Use the other one. Austin is also fine.

Team Kinito, I might be kinda fucked up in the head, but I ain't THAT fucked up to follow Mr. Bear Boo Baloney Bitch Boy.

Well, we showed up because Leo randomly had the email in his thousands upon thousands of emails and thought, why not! After that, things kinda went all over. The glitches, all the clues, the painful similarities to us, etc etc. Only stuck around because we wanna help, yknow? I hate people, they fucked up the world, but these guys are kinda nice.

I'm with Henr- ahem, sorry, 404 on this one. Anyone supporting Sonny are sick fucks. And yeah, hot shit coming from 404 and I, but I'm pretty sure Sonny isn't revenge seeking, and he wasn't fucking drunk off his mind when he did what he did!! He doesn't fucking regret it!! Gods, I'm defending my killer, yeah, but at least he feels bad.

I could never in my right mind, no scratch that. I could never support Sonny EVER. Period. This absolute idiot deserves the pain 404 and I went through. Times. TEN. Maybe more!! That's being GENEROUS!! Kinito, Sam, and Jade were likely completely innocent people who got stripped of their identities. And for what? A Clippy or Bonzai Buddy knockoff? Sonny is a sick bastard, and those three deserve better.

Leo:

Hey, uh, I kinda just own the computer? I'm just a random teen. Then again, I guess Kyle and Samantha were too, so who the fuck cares.

Team Kinito. Listen, I usually try to stay unbiased and hear out both sides. But Sonny is just genuinely terrible. I don't want to hear another word from his mouth, but I'll have to anyways.

My goal? Help whoever I can, and maybe piss off Sonny a bit. But unlike 404 and 422, who are stuck in my pc, I have shit to do off-screen and can't devote all my time to helping.

Idiots. That's it. They're idiots helping a monster. 404 and 422 have more in-depth explanations, I really can't be bothered. He's an asshole and doesn't deserve the assistants he has. They're either being manipulated and bent over backward for him, or they think they're equal to him and are only fueling his ego and pushing him to be worse.

Kinito, Sam, and Jade are all really sweet. Absolutely adorable, Jade reminds me of one of my ocs, and by God's, I will help them with all my might when I can. I'm not falling for Sonny's dumb tricks. I've seen it before.

[omegansamurai]

I hate that these YouTube videos complain and moan about how the Netflix live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender was a 'failure'...I mean, if that was the case, then why had it been renewed for not one, but TWO seasons, huh?

And like...I doubt the Avatar Studios stuff is gonna be anything groundbreaking. I don't even think Avatar Studios' content will be any good. Really, it's like, why is this even a thing? Just leave the franchise alone, Bryke, and just let people who can write and make your story a lot more enjoyable (Netflix's Avatar).

It just reeks of desperation and Bryke trying to be relevant. Avatar is not the next Star Wars, I'm sorry. It's a Nick cartoon that should've been an epic four-season (maybe five seasons, who knows?) show, but it shrunk to three, to make a failed shitty trilogy movie that the first movie bombed at the box office, thanks to the creators 'SUPER WISE' decision of canceling the fourth season because they want that trilogy movie series, and honestly? That itself was a bad idea. Bryke tries too hard to make their product the next Star Wars(which I think they're fans of, which says a lot), and it painfully shows. They try too hard. REALLY hard.

Like with Legend of Korra, they try to be super edgy with their 'story' and 'characters', but they just miss the mark on what made ATLA great. I mean, they don't even care about how the bending looks anymore in Korra. Really, there's a reason why they put the final season online, and it was just a bad show. Don't deny it, everyone. I'm certain it would've been good...but it was executed poorly and made not only a mockery of the characters in that show but the OG characters of ATLA(especially Katara). Well, maybe Zuko is the only one who's doing alright...but that just reeks of sexism doesn't it? Toph is all alone in the Swamp, and Katara is...not who she is...always sad about Aang's death...like get it together girl, you're mother-effin KATARA. Get with it!

And another thing, what more is there to tell? What is the next series even going to be? The Avatars are cut off after Korra, right? So...what now? And if you put the setting in some lame-ass futuristic steampunk or cyberpunk world and have bending in it, then...well, that's not really Avatar, is it? It's just its own thing at this point. And really, I don't want any new characters...I never wanted Korra's characters either if the writing they have for them was that bad.

I just think this whole Avatar Studios is just...again, desperation. Like why not reboot it or just...tell the same story, but with a different setting?

Sorry, lost track.

What I'm trying to say is, is that people act like the Netflix live-action of Avatar: The Last Airbender supposedly 'failed', which isn't the case. Y'all are just butthurt about how your 'perfect show' got 'tainted' by big corporations, and honestly, that's far from it. The people behind this live-action were very committed, and the actors were very respectful of their roles. The BTS looked like everyone was having a good time. And here you have idiots going on about how the live-action sucks because...what, Aang talks too much? No sexism from Sokka? Katara didn't act all rage-filled or whatever? I can get the criticisms, but still, I enjoyed it. I liked it. I want to see more.

It's just that this stupid fandom likes to put down the live-action because the cartoon is supposed to be this or that and it doesn't have this...when honestly, it's its own thing, but it's still Avatar! Let it be its own thing! You got the cartoon, now look at this NEW Avatar: The Last Airbender by Netflix! Look at the way they portray the characters, look at the direction they're going, look how they world-build, just look at it! It's almost like fanfiction, and really, isn't that what Avatar is? Fanfiction? It may be a cartoon show, but it's still fiction. They're not real people. We can do whatever we want with them. We're just borrowing their characters, story, and world.

This whole thing is an adaptation. So it's not your cartoon...but it's still Avatar.

I know I'm just rambling at this point, but I'm just kind of tired of seeing thumbnails on YouTube of people bringing down the live-action Avatar. I genuinely enjoyed it, and yes, while it may have some things to work on, the people behind the show will listen to their criticisms and work on that. But again, I still liked it.

Just know one thing...Bryke would've made the live-action of Avatar a whole lot worse if they were in control. I really do believe that. And as for Avatar Studios...I give it a year before it goes bankrupt. I know that's a little harsh, but I just know that the animated Avatar movie is going to be disappointing. ^^;

[howlingday]

Do you think Salem has hobbies if she does what kind of hobbies would she have? What would her inner circles hobbies be?

Let's see... Going for jokes and whatnot, let's see what kind of hobbies Salem and her inner circle probably has.

Salem is literally making Grimm all the time in her black pool. That said, I could see her also being really into cooking and might even watch cooking shows and cooking along with them. She then has her Grimm dispose of what's left of the meals when the inner circle is done eating.

Up next, we have Cinder, who is constantly plotting and scheming of way to become more powerful. It's kinda hard for me to say what she likes to do since most of what she does is all in the interest of serving the purpose of a later goal. That said, I'm having trouble thinking of anything since most of it would be more what she considers a waste of time... except gardening. She has her own personal garden that she plants seeds for and waters until they grow into beautiful flowers or food-stuffs for Salem to cook with. It may also better solidify her ties with Salem.

Tyrian is Salem's oldest and most faithful servant, serving as her tracker and hunter for the Maidens and the relics. Since murder isn't considering a viable hobby, part of me wants to say hunting, though I can't really see Tyrian as a hunting guy. Not with long range methods, anyways. Now fishing is a different story. I could see him dipping his tail into the water, using it was a hook until he yanks up the hapless fish. He also provides Salem with her cooking supplies. Am I just making up a Salem cooking AU? Who know.

Watts is Salem's tech guy, and he is very good at hacking and other computer-based things. Aside from that, I could also see him into other intellectually-driven pursuits. Not chess because chess is too important to the story of RWBY. No, I'm thinking more like crossword puzzles and sudokus. His morning paper is all he needs to have a good time. And if he screws up, he can just erase it because he's not an idiot who fills out the crossword in pen! YOU HAVE PENCILS! USE THEM! ...Wait, what were we talking about?

Hazel. Oh, Hazel, how sad it was to see you go after coming so far. Judging by his size, you'd think he'd be big into weight-lifting and some kind of martial-arts routine, but I think he instead picks up where his sister probably left off with her hobby. I'm thinking things like books or movies or maybe even like tiny horse figurines. Stuff you wouldn't normally associate with an eight-foot-tall brickhouse with an immunity to pain and an unquenchable desire for hate.

Let's see, who else is in Salem's Inner Circle? Looking at the Wiki, it's... Oh no. Ohoho my god... Evernight Castle? No, that's not what it's called, is it? Oh, it is! Oh my god, and it's located in "The Land of Darkness". Yeah, no, Hazel is definitely an MLP fan and he joined the villains to avenge his dead sister. Just... Oh my god... This cannot be real! Ugh... Anyway, who else is there?

Wait, who the hell is Vermillion Raddock? Oh, RWBY: Grimm Campaign. Yeah, one of these days I'll actually see it or hopefully play it, but good golly, will it be a while. Did they ever sell Grimm Campaign merchandise, or was it just a podcast that we had to be members of RT to watch? Oh well, questions for later.

Let's see... Tock... Unnamed female warrior... Oh, Mercury! I guess Emerald isn't a member, either, huh? Or even a member at all? Anyway...

Mercury is probably the easiest to figure out for me. Judging by how he's into sniffing boots and recording genocide, I'm gonna guess he's a blogger of some kind as a hobby. He's not in it for the money, just for the reactions he can get out of people. But then again, I may have a bias against the guy who recorded people being murdered with a smile on his face. Seriously, fuck this guy!

But I could be wrong on all accounts for these characters. What do you guys think?

[crow-caller]

Hello! I hope you're doing well. I've enjoyed your book reviews on YouTube for the past six or so months (finished The Blessed/Precious Blood a couple hours ago), and they've gotten me a little curious. To my understanding, you do or at least did post book reviews on your blog, some or all of which you went on to turn into videos. As someone who wishes to try his hand at writing book reviews, I was wondering if you had any advice, insights, or sage wisdom into the craft based on your experience. I understand if you'd prefer not to answer, and my apologies if this is something you've already been asked.

Thank you very much for reading, and I hope life treats you well!

I've talked about it a bit before, but only briefly when drunk. It's very annoying on tumblr to search archives anyway. This was the breadth of my advice:

"When I first started, my strategy was a very solid one: divide and conquer. It can be hard to understand your thoughts on a book until you understand it in parts. I usually did it as : premise, plot, characters, writing, other details. Dividing into sections can help put words to feelings you may struggle with. Earlier reviews usually fell into this format, ish. Nowadays I usually put it mostly into a plot summary, discussing issues as they come up— I find this smoother. But really, making sections is incredibly helpful and can really assist in finding your “voice”."

I've been writing reviews for several years now. Like since 2016 actually, I did it first formally as an assignment for uni and was previously writing shorter reviews on goodreads because with my memory issues, I would find I totally forgot half the details of what I read a few months later. This was especially annoying for series!

Reading reviews is a first good step. You don't have to take notes- it's just helpful to read how other people review things, in general. You'll naturally notice stuff you wish they talked about more or where your opinions might differ- it's good to read reviews of stuff you have experience with and don't.

Like.... I honestly enjoy reading reviews of things I am likely to never interact with more than things I have! That way it's easy to notice "huh this review didn't mention XYZ at all" "from the 1st review it sounded like ABC, but others suggest DCE". At least for me, having no personal opinion on the media I'm reading review for helps me focus more on the reviewer's style and choices.

I'd definitely suggest reading say, a negative review of a movie you love and a positive review of a movie you hate. Or book, or whatever. See how the argument is made and where you think the reviewer is being an idiot. See where you wish they went into more detail or where they were caught up on something pointless. I think it can be way more helpful than just reading opinions you agree with! When you DO have the context of your own opinion, it's then easier to think about the arguments a review is making— are they justified in your own experience? What evidence do they use, and do you think they are missing something important?

But also do that. And try different formats and people- I used to read a LOT of AVclub reviews for tv shows and movies I never watched, and reading different styles of review helps.

Honestly, it might be good to even look at my early reviews versus recent and see how I've grown! Even though I normally don't really advocate my oldest stuff as it's just. not as good. But check out Relic and then The Commandment and you can REALLY see how my style and voice has changed.

It's not just studying though. The best method is really just getting started. When you read/watch/play/whatever something, review it. Start with a skeleton (Plot, characters, world) and get better at linking each subject fluidly. Finding an easy transition is hard but great practice for thinking about something as a whole. Reread your reviews, not just before posting but a few months after the fact! Revisiting your work often triggers thoughts of "hmm I wish I'd said this better, or focused on that more".

A lot of my own style is based purely on what I'd most value in a review and I'd suggest you center your work on a similar concept. I wanted long, very detailed reviews that spoiled all the ridiculous twists of books I was never going to read. Not enough people provided that, so I did it myself.

Anyway hope it helps!

[b0rusxmi]

Well, NaruSaku and BoruSara fans are showing their shallowness again plus some ignorance. Did they ever wonder why Naruto is orange and Hinata is purple? It's mainly due to the fact that Kishi based their colors from Goku and Chichi of Dragon Ball. Even Hinata's hime-cut was inspired by Chichi's. NaruHina is a pre-series idea and in fact, Hinata herself got a pre-series art unlike Sakura, who was an editor recommendation. Kishi took his time to think about them and wouldn't use shallow reasons for his pre-series couple to work. I wouldn't repeat the "unmei no akai ito" explanation as I did it earlier.

Also, while Sumire is not busty during Boruto, that doesn't mean she can't be after the timeskip. Maybe her present outfit hides her real figure so we can't say. Sure, she was not that busty during her academy days but that doesn't mean she can't. I mean, look at Ino, she wasn't busty in her pre-teens but she did get busty during her teens. I did not say it to shame Ino but to make a comparison. Lastly, what's the big deal about bustiness and looks, Minato, Naruto and hopefully Boruto, did not fall in love with Kushina, Hinata and Sumire respectively due to their looks but their character. Their looks are just the icing on the cake.

P.S. - If Sumire's post timeskip figure is shown thru a more revealing outfit and it shows that she is quite busty, BoruSaras would attack her much like NaruSakus and its twin from another franchise, IchiRukis, did with Hinata and Orihime for the same reason.

true. in all honesty, their looks or colors mean nothing. it's about THEM themselves, their personality, and how they all stuck by them from the beginning. Kushina chose Minato cause he saved her, Naruto chose Hinata cause she risked her life for him, he saved her too, Sumire chose Boruto because he saved her, and she saved him too because she told Salad about the Omnipotence, so if it wasn't for her, Sasuke would've have came to Boruto's rescue.

both couples have saved each other multiple times.

what does ns and bsa have? the girl shouting at the guy, calling him an idiot, belittling him, and even hitting him.

yes, Naruto and Boruto have saved them, yet not in the meaningful way like the others.

yes. it really doesn't matter about chest size or looks at all. and if we look at Ino in the Boruto manga, she literally has no chest, maybe even flatter than Sakura, and Hinata, too. so it could be the art style.

but hating on a character for their looks is just idiotic. the Sakura & Salad fandom hate on Hinata & Sumire for their looks, long hair, chest, yet they go ahead and draw Sakura & Salad with long hair and big chest. they even COMPLAIN about her chest being small. yet hate on other characters for a big chest.

Hinata was quite modest, so you could barely tell what size hers was until the bath scene and The Last. so the same could be with Sumire.

I am apart of the Bleach fandom and I swear, they've done EVERYTHING the ns have. even trying to get the series a different ending. they really look up to the ns fandom, huh?

I just hope the bsa fandom won't attack bsu/Sumire after the series is done, but I know that won't happen since we've already seen what happens when the main guy doesn't get with the main girl, and they're jealous of the secondary girl's looks.

[frenchkanna1808]

hello! i thought your breakdown of midori and why he sucks was really neat. I am curious: why do you dislike ranmaru?

(sorry for the wait, my boredom plus the strike made me not post for a while.)

FIRST OFF I WANNA CLARIFY! This is not to send hate to any Ranmaru fans or ransara shippers, while I don't really like ranmaru or ransara, i don't want them to thinks that this is hate in the slightest. If you like ranmaru that's great, I can't, I think he is boring. But good for you honestly that you can find enjoyment in the character. I just don't like ransara, my opinion, okay, okay...

There is actually multiples reasons i dislike ranmaru. First off I'm gonna start with the obvious.

First off, you must know something deep inside of my psyche, i really REALLY hate the yandere archetype. I hate the fetishisation of it. there is nothing cute about a psycho being obsessed sickly with someone, it's called codependency and it's not a good thing. Which is the reason why i hate shit ass rancid ass soupshit. There is nothing cute about killing people for others, because you wanted them to yourself, that is not endgame couple behavior that's i'm calling the police behavior. And i'm not saying that you can't use this idea wisely, i mean soupshit s shown has bad. My problem is the view that a relationship like this would realistically be cute. And ranmaru literately is a yandere. That's already a problem. Well let's say ranmaru is not really a yandere, okay, let's say that, then he is still bad.

Ranmaru only known Sara for three hours, and he became insane over her because reminder she was just nice to him. of course sara manipulated him, i'm not stupid but, she didn't say "kill people for me bro", anyone who is sane wouldn't do what he did.

Let's take in example emotion route because logic route is another cans of worms, ranmaru knows sara for only three hours, sara is polite and nice to him, so now he whipped over her, when sara tells him to not do stuff he does it, because he believes that he is doing the best for her. he doesn't take into consideration sara own thoughts only his. He feels like he has to protect her not in a caring way but in a way to impress her. When sara has males friends and important relationship with others males, he feels threatened, because in his mind, sara will obviously fall for them. He doesn't like keiji only because he is an important figure for sara, godforsaken guys he kidnapped keiji. he doesn't like sara hanging out around other men who he feels are superior than him, because then he is nothing compared to them. So he takes out his anger on them just because he feels like they are the reason why he can't get with the girl. Like he really an idiot because in the freaking highschool au he gets jealous because sara talks to fucking SHIN, like just once. Then he tries to attack him later. Because he feels threatened by other mens being around sara, he feels as though keiji is superior since he is strong and he feels inferior to shin because shin is smart (he actually compliments the shin ai in the game, like he said that he was actually smart). What is that, what is that huh? Possessive behavior, despite everything he could say or think that is possessive behavior. Because he has lack of confidence in himself and his masculinity (show by the fact that he is insecure about his height for example), he acts possessive toward woman or in this case Sara. And coming back to logic route he freaking kill someone for a girl who doesn't even like him in like three hours for her.

And do you know what this all qualifies for, possessive obsessive behavior towards woman, not being able to take a no, insulting other men to feel better about yourself (or in ranmaru case trying to kill the lmao), seeing women has their little object, confusing romance with kindness, doing stuff thinking that you are doing whats right for women despite them not explicitly saying anything all of that.That's """""nice guy"""""" behavior, ranmaru is a "nice guy". he acts like the average Reddit user who claims that they are a nice guy while being the biggest asshole on earth. ranmaru acts nice, but really he views sara like an object of desire instead of seeing her like a person especially in emotion route. In emotion route reminder he tries to put the joe ai inside of him because he wants to be somehow sara ""love"", which is EXTREMELY CREEPY OH GOD THAT'S SOME CREEPY BEHAVIOR. He says that's its so that sara will be able to be with joe, but that's just terrible. first off imagine the dismorphia joe would have felt, and second thinking that to please a girl you should end yourself is just terrible, ranmaru doesn't need sara he needs a therapist.

But let's say we try to forget all about his 31b behavior and focus on his behavior in 31a okay then....

Ranmaru is just Shin without the positives nor the funny. Ranmaru and shin are both pathetic asses jealous of other strengh, they are both mostly quiet and content guys who actually have a darker side, they have no actual social capacities. This repetition in personality was actually noted by nankidai.

Of course having similar themes or idea is okay, i mean even though shin and sara are similar never in god's name would i call them samey. What differentiates characters are their flaw and distinct personality right, right? Well that's the root of the problem Ranmaru without his incel simp yandere behaviour IS JUST SHIN, BUT LESS INTERESTING. LESS COMPELLING AND MORE OF A BACKGROUND CHARACTER. That is the problem, ranmaru is freaking walmart shin!

Shin is a bad person, but when i think about it shin is just a person. Ranmaru is a bad person, that's it.

And my final point is this, sara doesn't give a single shit about him, especially in logic route, she was just being polite and nice, acting like a normal person. In logic route she quite literally uses him for her own gain. So yes it's bad behavior and toxic on both sides, they are the toxic yuri.

and that's why i dislike him, ranmaru only interesting traits don't particularly make me like him as a person and i think he is pretty one note has a character. I like making fun of him but i mean i love making fun of the entire cast. Compared to my mortal enemy or keiji i can't say i really like him as a character. wow that was long. i had a lot more to say about him than i thought. But realistically i would probably put him in the no opinion case of the tier list. he doesn't interest me or anger me enough for him to get higher or lower.

Also he lead to the most bullshit scene of all time, the yabusames death was the stupidest way to get rid of them.

(maybe if someone sends me an ask about what do i think of the treatement of the yabusame in chapter 3)

[howhow326]

Some of yall bout to be real mad at me...

Breakdown under read more.

Percabeth Energy: True love, made for each other, perfection, flawless, wholesome, zero bad vibes (Note: I planned to leave this part empty, but changed my mind when I saw these two ships)

Julerose is like a star in the void. In a show full of weirdness, these two are proof that an unproblematic relationship trumps all! For that, I give them the honor of Percabeth energy.

Tom and Sabine are just straight Julerose with the added bonus that Tom kicked his racist dad to curb and never looked back. Of only Marinette never found that guy again.

Lumity Energy: Full love, realistic problems but like not in an abusive way, the only reason these ships aren't giving Percabeth is because the show ruined them, yes that is what I'm going with, No I don't think Lumity is bad the name is just a joke

Alya x Marinette is a goated ship, fight me! "bUt WhAt AbOuT lIlA", everyone is an idiot in those episodes! Forgot Lila and remember that Marinette and Alya have a very supportive relationship that's mutual. Although, I couldn't completely forget about Lila which is why it's down here.

Lukanette was robbed. Luka x Adrien was also robbed.

So I don't dislike the gay boys but that one time Nathaniel ripped Marc's sketchbook just sticks in my head even tho he said sorry. It's not even in character for Nathaniel to do that! Oof. Still goated in the sauce.

I used to hate Marichat but then it went on to become the best side of the love square because it got so little focus?! More is less, and Elation is better than three thirds of the love square episodes.

Marinette and Kagami used to be such a wholesome relationship but then season 5 kept dragging out Kagami's kiddie pool sized jealousy for bad Lila episodes. At least I can pretend they don't exist.

Nooro and his only friend in the world. And now they've been separated 😭

BMBLB Energy: Not half bad, just not for me, may or may not be canon/developed well, I'm not criticizing BLBMB its just a joke

Adrien x Juleka could be cute, but it's one of those things that you have to accept will never be canon or even get episodes for it.

All of the other Lovesquare ships got dropped down here because of Arc Fatigue. Ladrien didn't even get a kiss!

Marinette and Marc got better development in Reverser than Nathaniel and Marc did.

"Back in my day, we used to ship Marinette with Nathaniel!" "Sure grandpa, let's get you to bed."

Ivan and Mylene wishes they could be the straight version of Julerose. These two are just weirdly codependent to the point that Ivan's last focus episode was like... season 1?

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Adrien/Chat Noir and Alya/Rena Rouge had more chemistry with each other in two episodes than Alya had with Nino in the last 5 years (Yall bout to be really mad at me)

Adrien x Nathaniel could be cute, but it's one of those things that you have to accept will never be canon or even get episodes for it. Huh, deja vu.

Adrien and Nino had more chemistry with each other than Alya had with Nino in the last 5 years. Now I'm just doing it on porpoise.

"Oh look, a boy and a girl being friends? Not in my Westboro baptist church cartoon!!! They need to be married and have 8 children now!!!" Is the vibe this ship gives.

Past this point I don't really care about kwami shipping.

The only reason these two are up here is because the darkest skin background character managed to snag some sense of relevance. Good for him.

Klance Energy: waif like and blind, child like and bitter, guant visage, smoking mirrors, you have erased yourself, you learned to hate yourself, burning on the inside, he's tried so many times to take my life away, but he'll be the first to die tonight, I promise my dear

Remember when Chloe actually cared about Adrien before Astruc retconed her to be his spin on Marie Antoinette?

I stopped shipping it after Lies and you should too. Adrien was horrible to her.

Remember when Chloe actually cared about Sabrina before Astruc retconed her to not care about Sabrina at all and then he executive producers had to rerail her character by showing that she did care about Sabrina in her final moments?

GIRL, WHY ARE YOU WITH HIM???

Dosen't exist in canon, poor man's Lukanette in fanon.

Reread the last sentence. Also, I dislike the pare the spares thing.

Just wait until I get to Dj wifi.

GIRL, WHY ARE YOU WITH HIM???

Plagg/Tiki x Adrien/Marinette would be a good ship if half of the pairing weren't Fire emblem dragon wifu's that are 7,000 years old... but that's not going to stop some of yall, is it 😞

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Reylo energy: forbidden, horrifying, abusive, wtf, GIRL WHY ARE YOU WITH HIM, unlike the other names I actually do hate Reylo

I do not ship canon Lila with anyone except the devil because she belongs in Gehenna. Reread this every time she shows up.

I do not ship canon Kim with anyone except his right hand because he deserves a kick in the teeth. All of the fanfictions that made him a mean jock were basically right. Reread this everytime he shows up.

Hi! It's me! I'm the guy who wrote Nino salt, it's me! I made a fic, where Alya punches him in his teeth! He should have never stalked her and assumed she was cheating on him; He should have never revealed her cover without her consent; why dafaq is Alya even still with him?

I refuse to ship Chloe with her victims.

Again, I refuse to ship Chloe with her victims.

Chloe is too toxic to be with prince Ali (Sabrina is also toxic so it balances out).

Kagami is too good for Chloe.

Three times the charm, I refuse to ship Chloe with her victims.

Max is Ace Me being an idiot

Does anyone even care about this AU anymore?

I am a big dumb dumb that confused Asexuality with Aromanticism. Whoops.

Marinette x Max does have some chemistry in the Gamer episodes. Unfortunately, Max stopped having episodes with her for some reason, and I blame the robot.

Boring

Do these two ever talk, or...

Well apparently the writers do because we're getting a special about them.

WTF IS THIS PICTURE???

WHY IS LUKA CHOKING NATHANIEL??????

[silver-wield]

Hmm I get your point now about the "Zack feelings" I really do, so thank you for this! But personally I don't equate it as soldier cloud having feelings 'himself' but that it's just as way to force him to go farther away from tifa. Which we literally have to do in the game, to get her affection stats up. Also, to place that in is to also amplify that CA is never a thing that has it's own entity, it's all built by the illusion of ZA, which aerith is suffering from as well. Only idiots which they are, will be happy for such a lie, and at that point it's easier to just show zack and be done with it. I really don't get the appeal of it, because we have telenovelas where, for example a heart transplant is made and you fell in love with the one who the original owner loves but you love someone else already. In the end, the mc just forces himself to see what's real and like servers his ties with the owner's underlying wishes had he lived. He is not this person and he is only in love with his first love. Aka not real.

You see I'm trying to wrap my head around her resolution scene about something not being real. And I did find a cloti who insisted, that soldier cloud is incapable of falling in love because his affections, his ability to love is locked within the lifestream, that is for tifa only. Now, so whatever romantic feelings he may have, any sort of "falling in love" feeling he may have for her, is not love , but just 'attraction'. So it isn't real. But this is where it becomes weird to me. So soldier cloud cannot love but he can feel attraction? So this is him feeling attraction for aerith... While shamelessly pinning for tifa at the same time? I assume this is for the fans who want to get her hence the "even IF" and not "even THOUGH" because not everyone will favor her after all in they playthrough. But it gives precedent that if jenova, us the players favoured her.. that would mean soldier cloud is capable of being attracted to her in his soldier cloud way without the interference of 'zack', hence still felt by his own feelings but not to the extent of real cloud's?

This doesn't make sense to me because in part 1, it's very evident that he is not attracted to aerith in any shape or form. But it is built up that he is very much so with tifa. So the 'attraction' part just makes me go huh? In this theory. Doesn't paint him in a good light even if it's not his fault, but the player's.

I suppose im just finding a way to see if cloud, despite being forced by the player to do things, will not waver ever. After all affection points show the character chosen's affection for you, but not necessarily the mc himself.

I hope I made sense, I hope I'm not annoying. I've seen some really believe in this cloti's theory and it just sends weird vibes to me, so in short it forces me to just believe that soldier cloud is fickle in nature but this isn't real cloud anyway. Real cloud is loyal to tifa. Hmm... It would be great if this is evidently clear but still it seems as though it hints a disgusting possibility that had cloud been complete and never broken? Maybe he would be attracted to her because he did when he was broken, but it's just that tifa came first so it cannot be. I hate it, so this is why I don't like this theory I keep on seeing. I just don't see cloud have a thing for women who mess with his boundaries as shown with almost all the females in the game. Tifa is the only different one on purpose.

English isn't my first language so saying all of these across was difficult but I hope I made sense. I still think there's more that can expand on this part of soldier cloud in general though. It's pointless for me to find a direct answer for everything now anyway, so I'll just wait. I just don't want 'any implication' that aerith had a chance in any way, because Tifa deserves better than be another choice unlike how cloud is 'the one' for her alone. Strict, I know.. but I don't care.

Okay it's not that soldier Cloud has his own set of separate feelings, it's that Cloud has feelings, but some are neutered by jenova so it's like he gets a diluted version of them. There's also Sephiroth manipulating him for his own purposes, so he's under this constant state of mental assault.

Cloud loves Tifa. It's the core of his entire being. Everything he ever did was to be worthy of her in hopes that she'd fall in love with him. That core can't be removed. We see what happens in OG when Cloud loses Tifa's trust. He pretty much falls apart and goes full black cloak doing Sephiroth's bidding. That's why Seph wants to keep Cloud on edge around Tifa. The less close they are the more control he has, but jenova hates Aerith. She hates cetra because they purify the planet's energy and her goal is to rot it from the inside and use it as a ride to the next planet so she can repeat the process. That's why Aerith has to die from Jenova's pov. But Sephiroth is using Aerith to force Cloud to keep his distance from Tifa because around Aerith he is more distant from his true feelings.

At no point does Aerith stand a chance with Cloud because Cloud's true feelings for Tifa always exist, even if he can't fully reach them all the time. When he's around Tifa he becomes closer to his true self, but he won't be himself until the lifestream scene.

[justanotherpersonsuniverse]

CAP CHAPTER 74 ROCKED

AND I WROTE THINGS HERE YA GO

SPOILERS BELOW!!!

Yknow i had to do it to em (play eye of the tiger based off of the chapter title, i think I’ll play gonna fly too, training montage music) 

EXCELLENT START. 

Love the dialogue already, Rena I love you dearly. 

I know you made the massive time skip because of your break from Panthera while writing, But i do actually quite like how it means they’ve been at this for almost a full year by now

Insane for this. “Yes and no, that was Ladybug’s training” 

The fuck will she do to them. I am so ready to find out

SHE’S SO INTENSE I LOVE HER LOVE THIS SIDE OF HER

I hope LB doesn’t interfere too much, I want to see how everyone deals with this side of Panthera

It’s hard to be fast at falling- hHA i am actually wheezing, i love this

Help this is awesome

I’m terrible at commenting on action, but this flows really smoothly and I’m loving how Panthera is explaining shit to them while they are flailing 

I feel like LB will be pulled in to make a point about team work

How is she wearing a hat with the cat ears

Awww Anarka tips cute

I love this

I enjoy Panthera beating hte three of their asses

I’m really waiting for the moment the tension between LB and Panthera explodes, because the push and pull between them can’t keep up like this! Especially because you have hinted at the Akuma becoming more dangerous 

Thats an argument / conversation I can’t wait to read.

Well i can wait, I would rather things are appropriately set up and you were happy with writing them Cap. does that make sense?

Help not Chloe hating Nadia, tbh she gives me bad vibes considering how ready she was to use children to boost her own show rating. 

Also, stealing a reporters microphone is such a funny idea.

JULEKA YOU THICK HEADED IDIOT NOTICE WHO RENA IS PELASE I BEG OF THEE

I still find it funny that Juleka is so bothered by not knowing who rena is. 

I love the alya appreciation, she’s a really really fun character especially in this, Chloe buying her an expensive camera is so funny though

Help- 

“They only ask me why I’m a boy on an all girl’s team and if I’m dating you guys.” Carapace huffed, tugging at his hood. “I’m also bi but I’m thinking of aiming for dating a dude next time I’m looking to date just so I can spite them.”

I’M OBSSESSED WITH NINO HERE HELP

Mainly because i was just thinking that “huh, i forgot that without Adrien as Cn team miraculous really seems like a girls thing

OOOO 

“They’re not my rules” 

Juleka saying this to them really forces them all to see that the partnership is unbalanced

This is like the different expectations of my divorced parents this sounds stressful to be in a team with 

Interesting to see Juleka’s rules though

I like this team conversation, I’m very curious about how much we’ll see with the five of them

The talk about dreams is fun, I am curious about what Chloe will end up wanating to do 

The whole “Oh was that an implication thing?” was cute

Juleka thinking the fact that we all end up dying is a reassuring thing is so funny help

leaving the three to a long moment without their two leaders. Or.. was it leader and her second in command.

THAT SHWTA I’M TALKING ABOUT!!!!!!!!!!! POWB YEAH UNBALANCED SYSTEM AND SHE NOTICED WOOO

It is very interesting that they never thought of it like that before though, I’m pretty sure the media had implied that Juleka was second in command, or that might have been Juleka bias working 

Cap you have no idea how insane i am for the inevitable LB and Panthera disagreement on how to run things, like I feel like there will have to be a big push because Juleka is unlikely to challenge it without them even though she feels really strongly for it

But Alya’s observation has just made me more interested

I do need it to be known that I’m not trying to vilify Marinette! I love her character in this! She’s so interesting with how she sees things and how dedicated she is, and she is a good hero!

I’m just.. Really interested to see what happens when Panthera and her are actively opposing each other

The fact that Panthera fights like she’s dancing has me feeling wild 

And actually helps me visualise how she fights a lot more, not that it was hard before but this makes a lot of details click

YAY THEY BEAT HER!!!

Ooo, Fu talk. And. wait. PROGRESS ON THE PERMANENT HEROS THING WOOHOO

We all know LB has just not asked Fu about it at all

I’ve never really stopped to wonder why

I think I assumed it was because she didn’t want to maybe go against Fu, but I don’t think that really fits…

Huh. 

More to think about, though I do apologise if you’ve made that particular motivation clear and I’ve accidentally blanked it!

Oh shit

Never mind

Were talking about the metalica moment that’s crazy insane

Never mind fade to black

God I am so curious about what she’ll be able to do with that when it is more controlled

Hang on wasn’t she not transformed? Oh no, nvm plagg can leave the ring now

the end was so cute- help not Chloe buying expensive shit for people, love that for her

I seem to have said less than usual! i'm a bit frantic rn, so sorry about that! I'm not sure how much either of my asks made sense, they really are just stream of conscious so I do apologise for anything that is confusing!

Im glad you liked the time skip- Ive heard some comments expressing their unhappiness or discomfort with it so,, yeah;;

I can't wait for panthera and ladybug's dynamic in season 3. if you guys love ladynoire toxic yuri oh boy season 3+4 will be the seasons for you guys <3

[aeoki]

Seven Bridges - Hate Control: Chapter 9

Location: Cafe Characters: Adonis, Kouga, Arashi & NEGI

TL Note:

In Japan, it’s considered etiquette to refer to someone you’ve just met or don’t have a close relationship with honorifics. It is commonly seen as rude when not.

NEGI: “Haha. Kouga, you’re such a good kid.”

Kouga: So you finally called me by name. No honorifics[∗] or anythin’, huh? I guess I don’t really mind, either way.

NEGI: “So that’s how it is. I see… You didn’t like seeing your territory changing and even hated the idea of it disappearing.”

“That’s why you couldn’t turn a blind eye to me.”

“It wasn’t just because you didn’t like me being loved by the crowd more than you – you probably had those feelings too, but you’ve got a just reason to be angry.”

“You weren’t just taking your anger out on me. If that’s the case, then I’ll have no issues facing you head-on too.”

“But your worries were needless.”

“I’ve got the right permissions to perform those Showa-era pop songs.”

Kouga: R-Really?

NEGI: “Yeah. Go to ES or check the other places if you have your doubts.”

“One of the higher-ups of the industry is a relative of mine. Both me and my brother have the power to basically do whatever we want.”

“That’s also how my brother ended up getting into Yumenosaki by bypassing the transfer exam despite being an idiot.”

“I told him not to but there’s an abyss that I can’t step foot into.”

“But he always responds well. Just because he responds well doesn’t mean he’ll actually listen to me.”

“What should I do with a brother like him? He’s still cute, though.”

“...Hm? What, Anzu?”

“Hmm? You say my brother… Hitsugi’s having a hard time? It’s your fault? Because the ‘Peace Party’ people think he’s your friend so they’re bullying him?”

“I do know about Hitsugi’s situation, of course. I’m not particularly interested in it but he reports everything to me even if I don’t ask him to.”

“He just says, ‘Onee-chaaan, Onee-chaaan! Listen to this, listen to this~! …What an idiot.”

“Well, I know he’s just happy to talk to me since it’s something that would normally be impossible.”

“Anyway, the reason why he’s lost his place within the school is his own fault; he reaps what he sows. Don’t feel bad about it, Anzu.”

“If you always think everything is your fault, then that’s arrogance.”

“The same goes for you too, ‘UNDEAD’.”

“No, it goes to all of the Yumenosaki and ES idols.”

Kouga: …Huuh?

NEGI: “You probably don’t see that as a sin, but you’ve hogged all the people’s love with your skills and popularity.”

“You didn’t even realise there were people crying in the shadows of your light.”

“Like the underground idols who aren’t affiliated with ES.”

“And the ‘crappy gramps’ you call the boss or the primordial idol who twisted the industry, the female idols have lost the chance to develop their talents.”

“They– No, we’ve been putting up with this the whole time.”

“No one would look at us, love us and we were treated like something that didn’t ‘exist’.”

“But even so, we put up with it and continued doing what we loved most: performing.”

“We who ‘were treated like we didn’t exist’ finally found a piece of acknowledgement and love.”

“If you can’t even allow that and want to take it from us, then that’s being arrogant.”

“We were hiding in the darkness all this time. We endured the unbearable and suffered the insufferable.”

“I lived like an insect. All the while watching my comrades being trampled over by you guys on the sidelines.”

“I broke into your territory? We were here from the very beginning.”

“But you guys just didn’t acknowledge our existence.”

“It’s foul of you to start complaining now that you’re in the same position and being trampled over.”

Arashi: I understand what you’re trying to say.

Adonis: I also do.

Kouga: Yeah? I only get bits and pieces but I should make sure I understand, right?

NEGI: “Yeah. I’ll make you understand, down to the sole of your shoes.”

“I’ll show you that the sticky unpleasant thing you’ve been stepping on is actually something that’s alive.”

“That’s the reason why I came up from hell – it’s the reason why I’m performing.”

“That’s it. Thanks for the food. I heard what you wanted to say and I understand your question. I’m going back to my stage.”

Kouga: Hold it. You ain’t goin’ home all satisfied from sayin’ what you just wanted to say.

NEGI: “What? Is there something else?”

Kouga: Not really but it just kinda leaves a bad aftertaste to just end things after findin’ faults with each other.

Let me do somethin’ for ya. To make up for pickin’ a fight.

NEGI: “No need. We live in two very different places – we just happened to end up in a minor collision with each other. That’s all.”

“We said we both had it bad, laughed about it together and forgave each other. That’s the end of that.”

“You idols should do your best in the place you belong.”

Kouga: Daaaahh! It’s fine so just let me get involved!

I’ve noticed you guys exist now, so there’s no way I could forget that and be a happy-go-lucky idol! I ain’t gonna be able to sleep a wink ‘cause of this gloomy feelin’!

NEGI: “............”

Adonis: Don’t look at me like you want help. Give it up. You can’t stop Oogami once he’s like this.

NEGI: “It’s honestly just a pain in the neck.”

Arashi: Hm? Anzu-chan ordered something.

Don’t tell me you’ll ignore it and go home pretending you never noticed it, NEGI-chan? ♪

NEGI: “That was unfair of you to say that.”

“...What? Is there something you want to say, Anzu?”

“I’ll lend you my ear. It’s thanks for always listening to my little brother’s silly stories.”

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