#The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic

[moviemosaics]

My picks for the best film performances of 2023

Petri Poikolainen as Jaako Järvinen—The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic

Clare Perkins as Cleve—Medusa Deluxe

Babetida Sadjo as Marie Cisse—Our Father, The Devil

Gael García Bernal as Saúl Armendáriz/Cassandro—Cassandro

Catalina Saavedra as Vero—Rotting in the Sun

Denis Ménochet as Antoine—The Beasts

Greta Lee as Nora Moon—Past Lives

Natalie Portman as Elizabeth Berry—May December

Kōji Yakusho as Hirayama—Perfect Days

Souleymane Sy Savane as Father Patrick—Our Father, The Devil

Emma Stone as Bella Baxter—Poor Things

Jeffrey Wright as Thelonious “Monk” Ellison—American Fiction

Rossy de Palma as Masilda—Carmen

Vivian Oparah as Yas—Rye Lane

Teo Yoo as Hae Sung—Past Lives

You can see my full list of 100 favorite performances of 2023 at this link!

[plussizeficchick]

But, I’m in the Survey Corps! | Mikasa x Chubby! Reader

Summary; Mikasa struggles with her feelings for reader, reader just wants to make her feel special. (Loosely based on the movie, But I’m a Cheerleader)

Warnings; Mikasa struggles with her sexuality, internalized homophobia?(only for Mikasa, reader’s secure in her sexuality) cunnilingus, 69.

Sn: shockingly one of the longest fics I’ve ever written and I’ve been wanting to do a WLW fic for a while but I for some reason never got around to it?! Either way, if you have any WLW requests, feel free to drop them in my inbox

For as long as she could remember, Eren centered Mikasa’s world. Her parents were friends with his parents, and when her parents were murdered he was there for her. 

Well, as well as a young, volatile boy can be there for someone.

She was… content. She’d always felt there was something, someone, lacking from her life and that feeling never eased as she and Eren became close with Armin. But she couldn’t complain, especially with the circumstances that laid ahead.

— —

When Mikasa first met you she wasn’t sure what to think of you. You surely weren’t what she was expecting from a survey corps member, not that it was a bad thing. You were just much more, softer.

A plush, round frame that pressed against the rough material of your uniform. Chubby, soft hands despite the rugged hand of the blade that you wield. A kindness that was unfamiliar to her, warmed her heart and made her stomach feel funny.

It was… off putting.

You didn’t let her hesitance towards you deter you though, as you were determined to meet and greet each potential scout and see what their strong suits were. 

You had your fair share of peers who simply weren’t made for this kind of thing; they were abruptly cut. Then you had those who showed potential, but could do with some assistance, those were kept mainly as backup should anything go awry on a mission. Then you had those who exceeded expectations, they stayed at the forefront of the minds of the Commanders.

The main one to catch your eye was Mikasa and that was blatant to everyone. The moment she had been accepted into the scout regiment you had seemingly taken her under your wing. It wasn’t unusual seeing as you were lacking friends your age in the Survey Corps.You weren’t overly pushy and did most of the talking seeing as she didn’t respond much, but you knew she was listening if the little quirk in her lip was anything to go by.

In the time between her first arriving to the Survey Corps and her first mission, you’d both grown close, a little too close, according to the flutter in both your hearts when you’re with the other. She made you feel comfortable, safe, and the feeling was mutual seeing as you were the only one she could stand to be around for an extended period of time.

— —

“You’re getting awfully close to her.” Mikasa turns to see Eren with a less than pleased look on his face. She furrows her brows in confusion. “Who are you talking about, Eren?” She had a feeling about who he was talking about, but the thing is, she couldn’t find it in herself to care about what he thought.

The thought frightens her.

“That girl, (Y/N). I know we’re supposed to be getting comfortable here but, just be careful.” He says, giving a squeeze to her shoulder.

The truth was, Eren could see how Mikasa felt about you, hell, even a blind man could see how you both felt about each other. The longing stares when the other wasn’t looking. The random displays of affection that Mikasa wouldn’t award to anyone BUT you. The way you softly caress her cheeks and explain it as you just being “touchy”. You were full of shit, you both were, and while he may not be able to stop you from being together, he hoped he could prolong the inevitable.

— —

You both practically did everything together, eat, sleep, did chores. You shared parts of your past with each other and what dreams you had if you didn’t live in a world with titans.

She especially liked those moments. Tucked away in your barracks, hushed whispers between you both. It's incredibly intimate for friends, the way your eyes scan each other’s faces, gazes lingering on the other’s lips with want, however, you’re both too shy to do something so you settle for just being near each other.

— —

“What would you do, Mika?” You ask, voice barely above a whisper as you both lay on your backs next to each other on her dorm bed.

This was a regular occurrence, whenever one of you couldn’t sleep, one would climb into the other’s bed, talking to each other until you both fell asleep. 

Mikasa was hardly paying attention though, the moonlight casting on your face just right emphasizing the natural glow in your eyes. “Sorry, what did you say?” She asks, pulling a light giggle from you.

She lives to hear you laugh.

“I was asking what would you do, you know, if you weren’t in the survey corps?” You repeat, eyes wide in anticipation of her answer.

And she’s about to answer with what she always says; I’d look after Eren. Only, that isn’t what she wants. At least not completely.

No, no she’d want, need you.

But she’s not ready to admit that to herself yet, so she says the next best thing. “I’d like to be an artist,” She starts, and you gasp slightly in shock. “Before everything happened, I used to like to sketch in the few books that we had. It wasn’t much, but it was mine.” She looks at you, almost for reassurance and you’re more than happy to offer it.

“I think you would’ve been an amazing artist, Mika.” You turn on your side, looking deep into her eyes. “You have a beautiful soul, Mika. I’m sure it would’ve been breathtaking to see on paper.” And Mikasa feels her heart swell. 

You reach out and place a loving hand on her cheek, caressing the soft skin there. To others this would seem more than platonic, and while there was definitely some underlying feelings there, this was just how you two were. Affectionate. 

You let out a slight yawn, sleep finally catching up to you. “I’m not sure what I would want to be,” You say after a while, cuddling up close to her. “But I know wherever I am, I want to be with you.”

— —

Mikasa felt like she was losing her mind. She’d never been with a girl before. Hell, she’d never been with anyone before, but she’d always been told growing up that she’d find a nice husband and have kids.

She couldn’t do that with you, right?

It was impossible, plus, you hadn’t really given her any indication that you were the slightest into women, let alone her. So what was the point in over analyzing everything? 

So what if she liked you? There was no way you liked her.

But what if? She can’t help but think.

What if you did like her in the same way she liked you? Did you think about her in the dead of night? Did you think about holding her the same way she wants to hold you? Did you think about what she looked like naked, when she slipped her fingers into her wet cunt, dripping all because of you.

She thinks of you. She thinks of you more than she cares to admit but it’s just so hard not to. In a short amount of time you managed to wedge your way into her heart and she doesn’t know if she hates or loves you for it.

— —

Mikasa was acting strangely.

Everyday for the past week, whenever you tried to reach out to her, she pulled back from you. 

You try to eat lunch with her? She’d finish her food in 5 minutes then leave without so much a word. You excitedly wave hello to her when you see her in the morning? She’s giving you a formal, tight lipped smile. You ask her if she wants to hang out after a meeting? She has chores to do. 

Well, you can believe that last one, but she has no excuse for those other two!

So as much as you don’t want to, you go and confront her.

You find her in her dorm, her roommate off somewhere doing chores presumably, when you shut and lock the door behind you.

“What’s going on, Mika?” You ask her, a deep sigh escaping you. You hadn’t realized how much this situation was affecting you. Mikasa continues cleaning, almost as though she didn’t hear you, “Nothing’s going on, (Y/N). I’ve just been busy.” Her tone is firm, clipped. Like she wants the conversation to be over already.

“That’s bullshit and you know it! Why won’t you talk to me? I thought we were friends.” You exclaim, tears threatening to pool in your eyes. You know you shouldn’t, but it’s hard not getting emotional about this. You’d already lost so much, you didn’t want to lose her while she was still alive.

Mikasa threw the cleaning rag down in frustration, “That’s the fucking problem, (Y/N)! I- I love you and I don’t understand how or why. I just want to be with you all the time but it’s wrong! I’m not supposed to- we’re not supposed to…” She trails off, sobs erupting from her throat. You’re shocked by her confession, though you put that on the back burner in favor of comforting Mikasa. 

“What do you mean, Mika? Why is it wrong?” You coo, arms wrapping around her cautiously. She leans into your warmth without realizing, seeking your comfort. “Because I always thought I’d be with Eren when we got older. That we’d be married with kids. But then I met you, and now, now I’m not so sure I want that.” You take a deep breath, collecting your thoughts.

“Mika, do you want really want to be with Eren?” She tries to shake the thought of you from her head. “I’m supposed to-” “That’s not what I asked. Do. You. WANT. To be with him?” You ask her again, spelling it out slowly. She slowly shakes her head no. “Do you love me?” You ask her. Mikasa doesn’t hesitate before she answers. “Yes,” She says, gazing up at you. “I’ve never been sure about much in my life, but I’m certain in how I feel about you.” You smile at her proclamation. “Then there’s no problem, love. I’m in love with you too. Deeply and irrevocably.” You tell her, pressing your foreheads together. “We don’t need all that other stuff to be happy. We have each other, and that’s been enough these past few months hasn’t it?” That made Mikasa think.

Who did she have to make proud? Both her parents were gone, and so were the only other mother and father figures in her life. She could do whatever she really wanted to, be with whoever she wanted to, with no real consequence. 

The thought makes her look up at you, eyes glancing between your own and your lips. You catch onto what she’s doing, a small smile makes its way to your lips. “D’ya wanna kiss me, Mika?” You tease, fully prepared for her to blush and deny, but she takes you by surprise when she presses a passionate but chaste kiss against your lips. You barely feel the warmth of her lips before she’s pulling back, a bright blush on her cheeks.

There’s my girl.

You pull her back into you, pressing a soft kiss to her lips. She kisses back, albeit a bit clumsy, but you have time to explore each other.

You trail kisses from her lips to her neck, sucking and nibbling at the skin. Mikasa fists a hand in your hair, whimpers bubbling in the back of her throat. “Please.” She whines when you give a particularly harsh suck on her pulse point. 

You take pity on her and help her undress while she does the same for you. She guides you to her bed, pushing against your shoulders so you lie back flat against her mattress. “I’ve never really done this before.” She murmurs, nibbling on her bottom lip nervously.

You sit up on your elbows, offering her a warm smile, “That’s okay, Mika. I haven’t either.” You almost chuckle at the way Mikasa's eyes widen in shock. “But you seem so… experienced. The way you touch me…” “Honestly, Mika? With you, I just do what feels right. I’m just glad that I’m able to be with you and make you feel good.” You tell her earnestly and Mikasa feels her heart grow bigger. 

Gaining confidence, Mikasa decides to cup your tits in her hands. She runs her thumbs over your nipples, giving light, teasing squeezes to your nipples. “They’re so pretty.” She says, in total awe of you. “Wanna make you feel good too, (Y/NN).” She leans down to press wet kisses along your neck, trailing in between your breasts. She nips at the flesh before settling her warm mouth around your nipple. Her tongue flicks and laps at the bud, saliva accumulating around the swollen flesh. You moan as she sucks at the tender bud. She alternates for a few minutes before you pull her up for a steaming kiss, tongue sliding into her mouth.

As you slowly pull away, a whimper escapes her, “Please,” She begs, eyes watering at the lust simmering within her. “I need you so bad, (Y/N). So bad.” And who are you to deny her?

You lie back before guiding Mikasa onto your face, with her facing towards your covered core. She pulls off your drenched underwear. She gasps at the sight of your soaked core, the slick, puffy folds looking absolutely appetizing. 

She leans down, licking a bold stripe down the center of your cunt and moans at the taste of your nectar. That’s all it takes before she’s on you. Sucking and licking at your clit like no tomorrow. Your legs automatically clamp around her head, and the feeling of your squishy thighs against her cheeks has her moaning into your pussy.

You cry out at the overwhelming feeling, but manage to push through to offer the same amount of pleasure to her. 

You sit her cunt down on your face, the smell of her taking over your senses. You manage to weave a hand to pull her panties down and her pussy lips apart, licking a stripe of your own through her sticky folds.

She whines into your cunt as you begin to eat her out vigorously, grinding her pussy on your face while you thrust your cunt up into hers when she loses focus. 

It’s messy, you’re both dripping with arousal for each other, Mikasa’s heady scent taking over your senses as you suck her clit into your mouth, tongue rubbing over her bundle of nerves.

It doesn’t take long before you’re both cumming together, crying out at the pleasure and drinking up everything the other has to offer.

When she finally comes down from her orgasm, she descends onto the bed, still a bit overwhelmed. “How was that?” She looks over at you nervously, and you can’t help but kiss away her fears. “It was perfect, just like you.” You giggle, peppering little kisses all over her face. “I’m not perfect.” She sighs, though she lets herself indulge in your affection.

“Maybe not to you, but you are to me.”

— —

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[behindthesoul]

Your MK men as parents headcanons are very interesting. Would you write other MK men as parents? Especially I want to read Rain and Havik!

MK Men as Parents pt2

Masterlist || Part One

Characters: Rain, Havik, Quan Chi, Kenshi

Note: Combined a couple of requests into one. Also, sorry this one took forever to come out!

Rain

Probably one of the more normal parents.

He’s a lot more chill compared to himself in other timelines. I can see him being a proud parent to one or two children. Maybe twins?

Teaches his kids to be a better mage than he is. He tries to make his lessons as fun as he possibly can.

Though, he can become frustrated if they aren't taking their teachings seriously. If something were to happen, they need to learn how to defend themselves.

In some MK1 intros you can tell Mileena (understandably) has a lot of distaste for Rain. So much that she wants his mother banished.

I can imagine his children are involved in this banishment which irritates him. His family, especially his innocent children, do not deserve to be punished for his actions.

The main driving force behind Rain’s mission to atone for his actions is his children. He wants to show that if you make a mistake, you should try to make things right. He also wants to be a man his children can be proud of.

Havik

A pretty hands off parent.

I can’t imagine him ever having a complete grasp on this parenting thing.

Just has one kid and refuses to have more.

His kid just kind of does whatever and Havik doesn’t care. Just as long as they don’t make a mess he has to clean up.

Has the “world’s your oyster” mentality.

This behavior is boosted to 100% after his burns. He embraces the chaos, and what’s more chaotic than having a kid?

Havik and his kid are public menaces, and he wouldn’t have it any other way.

He’s less of a parent and more of a cool older friend.

Don’t come to him for emotional support or other things like that. Having to actually parent his kid makes him feel tied down.

If his kid wants too much from him he’ll somewhat drift away.

You’ll have to hope their other parent is in the picture.

Quan Chi

Totally the parent who somehow knows their kid’s every move.

He knows when their kid has done something they shouldn’t so there’s never any use in lying to him. He just has this look on his face and his kid knows they’re in trouble.

Excuse my only child self for HCing every character as being a single parent but Quan Chi definitely only has enough energy for one kid.

He feels guilty for bringing a child into the world when he can barely take care of himself. Spending hours and hours in the mines, Quan Chi is exhausted by the time he sees his kid.

All his child knows is a dad who always looks tired and dejected.

That is, until he gets an opportunity to live a better life. A place to sleep, clothes that aren’t tattered, and fresh food - all necessities that his child now gets to experience.

Whenever his child asks how he was able to provide their new life, he just smiles and gives a cryptic answer.

Kenshi

His child was kept hidden. Kenshi thought it best to keep his child away from the whole Earthrealm-Outworld war.

None of his allies knew he was a father til the day they were all thrown in jail with Baraka. Thinking it was his last day on earth, he let the secret spill. Kenshi told everyone all about his child.

He mourned the fact he’d probably never see his child again. Of course, he did; after he helped defeat Titan Shang Tsung.

Kenshi was very nervous to meet his child again. What if they don’t react well to his blindness? Johnny pulls him out of his negative thinking. If your kid is as kind as they say you are, then why would they have a bad reaction?

It eases him a bit, but he’s still a little nervous. He feels like a fool for having those thoughts when his child runs to him, screaming his name. The last few weeks of fighting for Earthrealm was all worth it for them.

His child is a bit confused when they see the mask over his eyes.

“You can’t see me!” They say with a frown.

Sento glows, and Kenshi suddenly sees all the details of his child’s face. He smiles, assuring them.

“Yes I can.”

—

@mortal-kombat-shitposts

[violetarks]

"dearer than i?"

anime: attack on titan

character: reiner braun

summary: an eldian warrior falls for the forbidden enemy, and he knows he would sacrifice anything for you. or, at least he would if he could.

warnings: g/n! reader, second person pov, heavily based off that tiktok trend going around atm (yknow the one), just a quick fic, wanted to try my hand at angst

you're not the first to find out about his secret. and you're definitely not the last. people from inside the walls that you protect, they find out within the week. you don't know how you could've been so blind, so dumb. falling for someone like reiner... falling for someone at all. you were a soldier, for god's sake. not some lovesick fool.

but you sure did feel like one.

how he made you feel like a lovesick fool, and how much you loved it, loved him. you can't wrap your head around it, even as you cry in your sheets and hide all the presents he had given you — soft blankets, a now dried flower from his visit outside the wall — just so you could keep them. you couldn't throw them out, no, that would be barbaric. you... just need them here, for your sake.

he didn't even look at you when you called his name, pleading for him to come back and surrender. you begged him to stay home, to stay with you, and you were faced with the sheer rejection he unwillingly showed you as he escaped. how could you love someone who has left you behind in the remnants of his lies?

you criticise him for being such a beautiful man, who loves you more than either of you could ever love yourselves. but now you know why. because he could never forgive himself for what he was about to do to you, your family, and your home.

you could never forgive him.

which is why you are so utterly confused when you see a note in your room, on your desk, asking you to meet him at your special spot. he signs it with his name, handwriting rough as always and slightly more rushed.

you almost don't believe it's him. why would he write to you now? a long time after he left you. what right did he have?

you want to crumble it all up and throw it out the window, or burn it and let your bedroom go up in flames as well. you want to sell him out. you could bring levi, eren, mikasa or literally anybody else, they could hide in the shadows and strike when you have him at his most vulnerable.

it would be poetically miserable, an untimely ending. revenge tasted sweet on your tongue.

but you held it. your heart had it in a headlock, and it forced you to keep that note a secret, and it pushed your legs up that mountain, trekking through the heavy greenery. it made you look back at the talk blonde, with such broad shoulders that you had hugged so tightly your heartbeat could mould into his.

he is tired, he is sad when he sees you. he almost wishes you hadn't come. because he can see how tired you've become over the three years he left you here. you stare back at him, but you don't look mad or upset. you simply soak in the sight of him.

he will never forget the blood that seeped through your uniform, how even after he had caused your injury, you still chased after him with your gear when your horse was killed amongst the thrown rubble.

your hair is the same, you must've been maintaining it. you need to keep up appearances; the soldiers that were put under your command look up to you, they need to know how strong you are. and reiner can see that.

but you have a scar across your collarbone. namely, the place where debris of the village had hit you when he and his fellow warriors made their escape. he remembers watching you fall under the crumbled stone and wood. your yell of pain as you threw your head back, and he could see metal protruding from your upper shoulder, cutting quite roughly through the top of your trapezius, deep enough to leave the bumpy scar between your neck and shoulders.

bruises covered your body, and you have a bandage around your hand. you've always been a hard worker. and you'll beat yourself to death if it meant to get over him.

yet here you are...

what happened?

"you came." reiner says, voice low and just above the sound of the wind. it's midnight, just after, and he watches you in your shirt and your thick jacket covering your shoulders. he can't muster up a smile.

and neither can you. the note crunches in your fist. he watches. your voice comes out louder than his, just barely. "you called."

devoid of any true emotion.

he stands just four feet away from you, and if he shuffled he could engulf you in his arms. but he doesn't deserve it.

"why are you here?" you ask, suddenly in control of the conversation.

"i wanted to see you."

"why?"

"did you not want to see me?" when you don't answer, he fills the silence. "i missed you."

"do you, now?" a sense of doubt lingers in your tone. reiner nods carefully. "do you regret leaving?"

"i don't know." he says, rubbing his cheek. he isn't sheepish, he used to rub his cheek when he was nervous or he was flustered by you. you used to find it endearing, now you find it infuriating. you want to cut off his hand. "i don't know."

he repeats himself like a broken record and you step forward, your stance confident as you let the the cold air of the cliff push your hood off of your head. "would you have stayed if... if i did something?" you ask, brows upturned in desperation, "what could i have done to prevent you from leaving? what made you... stay with me in the first place?"

"i didn't want to fall in love with you, y/n, i promise that what we had was never planned. i didn't want it when we began." his words should hurt you even more, add fuel to the fire, but you find yourself momentarily thankful. "i stayed that long because i loved you more than my purpose. i loved you so much that i would disregard what i was meant to be doing. i just wanted to love you and have you. i wanted nothing more."

you won't cry for him. you won't shed one single tear for this dunce. not with how he stared at you when you were enrolled, not with how he kissed you out of nowhere when celebrating your graduation, not with how he made you feel like he would never leave you. no, you won't cry for him now.

he cries. he has tears running down his chin, but his tone keep steady. as if he's been practicing. the sight of you makes his heart lump in his throat.

"but... there was nothing you could've done to keep me here, y/n. i'm sorry." he makes you feel like you're not enough anymore. a plaything, a toy for him to drag around while he holidayed within the walls. reiner makes you feek like a fool. "i had to leave. and i couldn't take you with me. you don't belong with the people of my home. they would hurt you."

"more than you did?" you scowl, balled up fists as you glare at him. your heart pounds in your ears and your face feels like it's heating up. reiner's cool facade breaks, and he begins to wipe his tears away. "how could anyone hurt me more than you have?"

reiner speaks through his palms, "i don't know..."

"you never know." your voice is harsh, it's similar to the irritation that those soldiers spit to him when he is home. but the malice in your tone is different. far, far more hurtful. "why do you never know? you don't know any reason to stay, you don't know why you didn't just leave me alons, you don't know why you promised me the world and left with everything i was."

hands grip the edge of his coat. marley's colours litter his person, but nobody would notice. not with how well he had hidden it. but you'll remember the uniform of that bastard who killed your commander, who was playing a game with the lives of all your comrades. and you will never forget how reiner shares that same uniform.

reiner cries more, he watches you take another step forward and his fingers tangle in his jacket. you leave footsteps and leave a pang in his heart.

"i can't believe i fell in love with you! i—i wish i had never met you, reiner! annie was fucking right, i thought she just hated you, but she was just trying to save me!" you shout, anger lacing your throat as you throw the crumbled note into his chest. you're crying. you cry when you're angry. he knows, and he knows how much you wished you weren't crying. it drips onto the dirt. "i... i can't believe you would do this us... why didn't you choose us, reiner? after everything we all did together, you still chose to leave?"

he's going to give you the same answer, and you know it. you wait for him, though. a habit that just refuses to die with your memories of him. reiner holds the end button of his jacket, and he looks back at you with those puppy dog, sad eyes that he would give you when he accidentally made you upset. but you don't fold over this time.

you're in arms length.

reiner misses you the most at night. after a couple years of saying 'goodnight' to each other, holding one another as an excuse to keep warm, kisses of comfort, it's hard to go back to your life before. reiner finds it just as difficult. he waits, and waits, and waits for you to come into his bedroom and kiss him, sneak under his sheets and sleep in with him until an hour before you were to wake. but you never come.

"why didn't you just stay? we would've... you could have stayed." you say, scrambling for that piece of you stil loved him. it wasn't hard to find. you still looked at him the way you used to when you were upset with him, looking for some sort of reasoning. that was hard to find. "why did you do it?"

"i don't know." his voice is even more desperate than before.

when your fist collides with his jaw, sending his head up and his body falling back, reiner swears he's seeing stars. maybe that's because he was, having now been faced to the night sky. but there's no doubt that your punch had knocked his smarts back into play.

you're on top of him in an instant, tears rushing down your face and landing on his chest. you sit atop his hips, yanking on his collar to pull him up at you send another punch.

"i hate you! i can't—!" you begin to angrily call, reeling back to hit him again. you watch his face bloody. but it's not enough. it won't ever amount to the blood that was spilled those days he attacked your home. you will bruise your fists, bleed yourself for your revenge. "we will never forgive you, reiner. i will never forgive you!"

reiner's instincts kick in at your sixth hit, and his hand that was resting on your hip, keeping you in place, now comes up to catch your wrist, stopping your punches.

but you bring your other hand, backhanding him. "you ruined my life! you promised me you'd..." you mutter out, choking on your sobs, "why couldn't you just listen to me? i said you could come home! you didn't have to abandon me!"

your knuckle burns after the second impact, and you go back for a second shot when reiner lifts himself to sit up, making you shift back to sit in between the circle of his legs. your heels under the bump of his hips, you grasp the hand covering your wrist, trying to yank him away.

"y/n—"

"you left me."

"i didn't want to, y/n, i love you." he claims, and you watch as smoke covers the injuries you put upon him moments ago. it heals him.

"then why did you leave?" you gulp, swallowing the tears that were yet to come, "why didn't you choose me?"

he takes in a deep breath. his scruffy facial hair drew wet from his tears. his eyes are dark but brows are upturned as he stares at you. "i would've chosen you."

"but you didn't." you say, tight fists in his hands, "you still chose the home that threw you away..."

he can't explain why he did it. because he doesn't quite know. maybe it's because of how he was brought up, how he was sent so young to take down the enemy. but that isn't good enough.

"you can still come home with me." your voice sounds like as sweet honey, and he sees your gently link your fingers through his. your eyes are still red, but you look at him. that part of you that loves him is pulling through. "you don't have to leave again."

he holds your hand tighter. they've become rougher, callouses cover your palms. he sighs out, "if i go back to marley, then we can't be together." his warm hands catch yours, desiring your touch. he longs for your hold. your heart sinks. "but if i never return, i turn on my family and my country. they're... they mean the most to me..."

"the family who sent you off to war at such a young age to simply dispose of the ridicule they face? the country who forced you to infiltrate my home while you were barely a teenager?" you scowl, standing up and peeling your hands out if his. he drops his hands onto my lap, watching you take a step away from him. "they mean more to you, than i do?"

he takes a deep breath, and lets it out. silence follows, drawing on more and more. he won't answer you.

"you said you'd choose me if you could. you can, right now." you say, staring down st him, "but you aren't, reiner... you... you still won't choose me."

"i'm sorry."

"that's not good enough." you respond, wiping your face, "i'm sorry, but if you don't come back with me, then i'm sending my unit after you."

"stay a little longer. please." he pleads, standing up again.

"i can't." you respond, walking back towards the forest, "listen to me, reiner. come home and i'll make sure we sort everything out." eren wants to kill him. levi wants revenge. mikasa is willing to do anything to protect her family. you could try, though. you glare back at him. "but you'll give me no choice if you go back. i'll make sure to be the one to end you if you continue being our enemy."

reiner drops his shoulders. all the tension fills the air between your gazes. his heart swells at your words, and your hard gaze turning gentle.

"i'm sorry, reiner." you murmur, turning your head and looking at the grass beneath you. the moonlight sets your path home ablaze.

he smiles softly at you. "it's okay. i wouldn't want it to be anybody but you." he tells you, "i still love you."

your eyes train on the floor as your shove your hands in your pocket. a heavy breath leaves you, "i promise i'll spend the last moments of your life with you."

when you leave, reiner feels better. he shouldn't, you rejected him and refused to stay any longer at his side. you said you would send people after him, you'd kill him. but he feels better.

he wonders how long it'll last this time.

[sepublic]

            Something I think a lot of people overlook is how King becomes a lot more jaded, snappy, self-aware, and overall more like a teenager during S2. Which about tracks, he DOES undergo Titan puberty…

         But mostly, I see it prompted by Echoes of the Past, which is King’s big Loss of Innocence moment, when his fantasy is shattered before his very eyes, and King realizes things are a lot more mundane and unpleasant than he’d like to admit. There’s just little moments like how he’s frustrated and dismisses Eda and Luz’s attempts to reassure him after the Gland Prix fails in Eda’s Requiem; Or in the very next episode, King’s frustrated breakdown near Hooty.

         A lot of this also has to do with King just becoming more and more frustrated in general, in response to his waning hope regarding his dad; You can see it Keeping Up A-Fear-ances, when after Lilith projects her own parental issues onto King, he has a moment of spiteful, petulant rejection towards his dad. And while King tries to be optimistic, you can see how that little brain worm just slowly grows and takes over. The pessimism it instills eventually bleeds out into the rest of the world…

         I think a lot of how in Edge of the World, King acknowledges that he knows Luz isn’t going to be here forever (or is prepared for that scenario, anyway). It shows a lot of awareness and worldliness on King’s part, he’s not some dumb, naïve kid anymore, he’s matured since S1 and you can really tell. The way he gets frustrated when admitting this to Luz and how he saw the Titan Trappers as his big solution… It really hurts.

         Luz’s Loss of Innocence and her gradual disillusionment throughout S2 is talked about a lot and I absolutely agree, as one of those people who analyzed it plenty; But I think we should give King’s more credit. He’s more clever than a lot of people give him credit for, and I like how his edgy blustering about destroying his enemies en masse is replaced by a more subdued, realist, and yet biting resignation over his situation and the mundane helplessness of it all, the constant disappointment that King is preparing himself for. He doesn’t want to be a powerful ruler, he just wants a dad, and yet something so simple is so prevalent and so unchangeable an issue.

         King is just. SO used to disappointment by the end of S2. But I love how he doesn’t totally plummet off of the deep end, something as simple as King’s trip with Steve helps King develop a more worldly outlook on life, and come to terms with being a Titan. He could easily fall into spite and anger, taking his frustration out on the world around him… But King doesn’t, he’s grown since then, he isn’t going to fall for that as other characters did.

        And this all prepares him so nicely, as did King’s development with Luz and how she supported and helped him grow, for King to take Luz’s place in his dynamic with the Collector; Someone blinded by the optimism of the fantasy. Someone who’s eventually going to have a big Loss of Innocence moment when they learn about death, and realize they CAN’T make a friend out of everyone.

         It just makes King more suited as a parallel/foil to the Collector, and a best friend; Someone who was borderline arrogant in his assurance over his power and dominion, only for his whole world to collapse around him with painful revelations. But with the support of others, King and the Collector pick themselves up after a moment of despair, and strive to accept what they’ve learned and incorporate it into their lives, while still holding onto hope in a more mature manner.

        King has the perfect opportunity to be a tyrant and take vengeance on the world, the Collector is a Yes-Man to the guy; But he doesn’t. He’s better than that. He could’ve easily had the Titan Trappers obliterated, but King evidently let them get turned into puppets like everyone else. Obviously King doesn’t have total control over the Collector, he’s also at the mercy of their whims, but King DOES have influence.

        And what does he use it for? Not to control the Collector or manipulate them. But to genuinely help and teach this kid he sees himself in. King could easily justify or just allow something like Terra being turned into a puppet after insulting him and the Collector, but he’s wizened up. He’s more in control of his emotions, more understanding that there’s more to the world than just King, even if his world IS his dad, technically. 

        He reminds the Collector that they shouldn’t do that even to Terra, of all people; King knows she terrorized his mom as a youth, but King recognizes he has a lot of power and safety in his position compared to others. He’s not going to leverage it, he’ll just have to be the bigger person instead of letting any mistreatment justify being as vindictive as he wants, which is SUCH a turnaround from the kid who wanted to obliterate anyone at the drop of a hat.

        King’s way more in control of his emotional responses now, more tempered. After being reminded of similarities by people like Gus or Luz, King has figured out empathy to see himself in others, more attuned to their emotions; Even moments as small as recognizing how he relates to Edric, or hearing out Alador’s frustrations before breaking the news to him, remind me of this. And again, it prepares King to help the Collector learn empathy, as someone who’s been through that difficult lesson.

        Just. King, man. He’s a funny goofy silly little animal sidekick, except he’s actually a little brother who grows through this whole arc of genuinely maturing and realizing the world around him and its limits. Coming to value his found family in his quest for the biological one. Going through a legitimate storyline of disillusionment, before ultimately coming to terms with his situation, and being given one little wish fulfilled to remind King it was not all for naught; Just the simple reassurance of ‘I loaf you’ from the father he’s been searching for all along.

[short-honey-badger]

Game Night

So. This is the full version of the little sneak peak that I posted the other day. I just want to say thank you again to all the people who've followed me the past couple of months. You guys are amazing and the reason i love getting on this app. I hope y'all enjoy!

I wouldn't have been able to do any of this without @goth-mami-writer with me. She did almost all of this little fic, and I just couldn't be happier with it. I love ya, wifey.

Summary: You invite over some men from a couple of different fandoms for a game of Cards Against Humanity.

Fandoms: One Piece, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Attack on Titan

~Tokyo 2016

You stood up from the table after telling those who were here first that it was probably the Jujutsu folk arriving now. You dusted off your dress and opened the door to find Gojo raising his blindfold for a peek as his smile grew to greet you on your doorstep,

“I finally got them all here, no worries.”

You turned your head to see them all as they stood in a huddle. Behind Gojo stood Yuuji Itadori, Nanami Kento, Geto Suguru as well as Toji Fushiguro, who most likely was coached into coming but you were glad he was here nonetheless.

“He made us late.” Nanami clarified from behind him, and Yuuji waved with his warm boyish smile,

“Is everyone else here?”

“Well-” You mentioned, looking back to the Paradian’s seated at your playing table with a wince,

“The islanders are here. I have no idea about the pirates. They should be here soon though, come on in.”

Everyone began to walk inside, leaving Toji to toss his windbreaker at you without a second glance, other than the smirk on his face watching you grimace in frustration. They strolled in slowly to get a first glance at the two already present at your little get-together. Captain Levi and Commander Erwin stood as you began your introductions for everyone very carefully, knowing that everyone who stood now was so vastly different from each other.

Commander Erwin outstretched his hand to the leader of the herd of Jujutsu huddle, and Gojo took his hand cordially with a shake. The blindfold over his eyes perplexed both of them from Paradis as they became closer. Erwin didn't want to be uncouth, but he asked discreetly as they shook to be as courteous as he could,

“I'm sorry, but are you blind?”

Gojo rose his brows, looking to you now in wonder to why you didn't warn anyone of his abilities and Geto began to laugh under his breath until Satoru remarked in a challenging tone in case these two men were trying to pity him for appearing blind,

“No, I'm not. Are you stupid?”

Erwin stuttered in, saying no, making Levi narrow his eyes to the man's cockiness with a sneer. Gojo nodded, patting the tall man's shoulder as he repeated before sitting down,

“Good, good- i'm glad”

You felt your first bit of tension in wondering if this was really a good idea. You prepared the three pirates a seat since they were still late to appear, and you watched as everyone became somewhat silently comfortable with questioning glances at each other. Levi found himself looking over at Toji Fushiguro, who sat beside him somewhat forebodingly with their height difference appearing immense now that they noticed each other.

Toji’s scarred smile perked up before asking you in a mocking fashion to try and poke fun at the man he found to be pint-sized.

“Didn't know you brought snacks? Look at ‘em. He's fun sized.”

Levi's tongue grazed the inside of his cheek to mute his rage, and you came closer to their side of the table to try and defuse whatever was about to erupt. Levi turned his head and said montonely to assure the taller man that he was no comedian,

“Yanno if I was as big and as stupid as you, I really wouldn't draw attention to myself.”

Toji stood from his chair, making you dive in the middle of them before everyone began to stand to try and divert the situation until there was a tapping at your balcony door. You turned with wide eyes, trying to see what was making that sound across your kitchen when suddenly a rope was seen being hung from your outside railing.

“You gotta be kidding me!” You shouted, coming over after making sure no one at the table was willing to kill each other during your brief absence.

You slung open the sliding glass door and shouted down the side of the apartment building where you saw the three pirates beginning to scale your wall like some kind of abandoned ship and you called down seeing a redhead maneuvering the rope,

“Shanks!”

Shanks turned his head up with a smile to see you again, but his embarrassment peered through,

“Sorry were a bit late, love.”

You looked closer to see Mihawke tipping his wide brimmed hat to peer up at you with a smile that spoke of Shanks' ridiculous plan to get them inside and you asked not seeing the third warlord you invited tonight.

“Where's Croc?!”

Crocodile appeared from the bottom of the overhang, needing to be out of the wind for a moment to light his cigar, and he mentioned after a wink to greet you,

“Darlin you're gonna have to give us some better directions next time.”

“I gave them to SHANKS.” You said with an irritated emphasis as the Emperor still grappled his way up the slender rope to your balcony. You were more impressed that he was doing it one armed than anything.

“And I forgot them!” He argued doing his labor, and Mihawk rolled his eyes hearing the man bellyache,

“I had to captain these two pansies around God's green earth trying to find this place. So cut me a fuckin’ break!”

Crocodile snagged the rope with his golden hook and glared up at the man above him,

“Who are you calling ‘pansy’, fire crotch?! Yeah, I'll cut something alright.”

He moved forward, slicing the rope in half to bring the man down from his upwards ascent, and you both gasped, watching him fall the two stories down before Croc asked in a grunt through his cigar,

“Now where's this damn door?”

Once the three lost men had finally found the correct way inside, you could properly introduce everyone. Once you stood back, letting everyone take a gander at the fellow guests, you tried not to let your face turn pink, knowing that all of them had seen you intimately at least once. Hospitably, you then if they wanted any kind of refreshments or snacks.

Toji and Shanks jumped on the chance immediately, and you rolled your eyes fondly but hopped to the kitchen to retrieve what they wanted. Mihawk and Shanks sat between Gojo and Fushiguro while Crocodile sat in the back, preferring to read the room for now.

Nanami met Erwin’s eyes, an apologetic look gracing his face when he remembered the comments being made from his side of the gathering towards the islanders that were mostly unprovoked, “I apologize for my coworkers behavior. They can be… a lot. Don't take it personally.”

The blond sorcerer figured he would be saying that quite a bit this evening.

The commander waved off the apology with an understanding nod, although he knew Levi would never be as accepting,

“No harm. I have someone back on Paradis who could be described as a lot, too.”

You had come back by now and brought the snacks and bottle of saki that had been bought just for this occasion. Any hope of the tension being gone was diminished when you caught Toji and Levi still glaring at one another once again. So you clap your hands together to grab everyone's attention away from the previous turmoil in the room.

“How about a game? I've got the perfect one.”

“What do we win?” Toji says with a grin that held an innuendo beneath it, and Levi rolls his eyes with sneer upon his lips.

“Maybe let her talk first, dipshit,” the Captain huffed, and Toji’s face screwed up in anger, dark eyes narrowing.

“Yeah, boy whore? How's about-”

“Alright, We all just got here. How about we simmer down, eh?” Shanks broke into the brewing argument. He looked back over at you, who smiled gratefully back at the pirate captain, “Go ahead, Doll.”

You clear your throat, sending a lingering glare at Levi and Toji, “Anyway. It's called Cards against Humanity.”

The way Yuuji giggles makes you think the young man is the only one who knows what you're talking about. You disappear for half a second to grab the card game and then waltz back into the packed living room to place the box on the table. You sit in between Nanami and Geto and open it up, reading the instructions out loud for everyone to hear.

Afterward, you divy out the cards, though you, Crocodile, and Geto abstain from playing. They are only two rounds in before Saturo gets annoyed with his card choices and begins to rifle through the deck for one that he preferred even though Yuuji advised him that it was against the rules technically.

Gojo then began reading from the response cards with his nose crinkled. Levi sat across the table in deep thought to how one would ever be able to see anything beyond a dark blindfold once again but he put that aside while the sorcerer judged a good card that answered the white cards question that stated: “Choose a weapon.”

“Sensei, you're supposed to read off the black cards for everyone to hear.” Yuuji added over Gojo's shoulder as everyone sat in suspense except for Toji, who was half asleep in wait for the game to continue.

“I'm picking my own. Some of these are garbage. Though, ‘Ben Affleck's fragile masculinity’ is funny.” Satoru said, shuffling through the responses still, putting the disliked cards to the back of his hand.

When he began laughing under his breath finally coming to the last card in his hand, he placed it down on the table top for everyone to see and he asked trying to stifle a laugh when he read it aloud,

“Alright- Which of you put ‘Your mom's dildo’. That's…fucking hilarious.”

“That's disrespectful.” Nanami chimed in from the other side of the table while Shanks and Mihawke began to quietly laugh from their seats. Levi's confusion grew more prominent, and he turned to Erwin, who sat contemplating the card as well and why it was rousing so much laughter.

“The hell’s a dildo?” Levi asked, looking for a response from Gojo the card Czar, but Shanks chimed in, hunching over the table to help clear his inquiry,

“Well…they're about yea high..kinda like you.”

If looks could kill, then Shanks would be nothing but a pile of ash from the one Levi sends the redhead. Gojo howls and even Tojii snorts from the joke, causing Kento to send him a side long glare from across the table. The blond looks back at Levi, an almost defeated look crossing his face.

“Ignore them. Satoru has always been childish.”

Levi scoffs and sits back, annoyed at being made fun of once again for his height.

“Who played this card? Come on?!” Gojo demanded, trying to gauge the room for a taker, but suddenly Erwin rose his hand somewhat sheepishly.

“I will say…. I didn't know the meaning of the card. And I just played it to remove it from my hand.”

“Well, then it's yours, one arm.” Sato said, concluding.

They shuffle the cards again, and this time, it's Mihawk's turn to read from the black card he picks up from the top of the stack. A resigned sigh makes its way past his lips.

“_, kid tested. Mother approved.”

A round of snickers went through the group, you can imagine who, and the sound of cards being shuffled was heard before cards were placed on the table. Once everyone had chosen, Mihawk started with Shanks, who sat next to him, and then made his way around.

“An extra strong margarita.”

“child abuse.” - Toji

Gojo choked on the sip of soda at that one, making Levi smirk.

“drowning the kids in the bathtub.” - Levi

“the Erie art museum.” - Erwin

“Overthrowing the government.” - Nanami

“Becoming a blueberry.” - Yuuji

“Teenage Pregnancy.” - Gojo

Mihawk glanced over them one last time and then sighed as he handed the black card over to Levi, “I can appreciate your sense of humor.”

“That's quite dark of you.” Erwin said discreetly to his younger captain and Levi shrugged away his concern, telling him that if they wanted to win, they'd need to be a little dark as it seemed to get them farther in terms of acquiring cards.

You clapped your hands after Levi received his black card, making Toji deliver a face of annoyance through a heavy chug of Saki, and next in line to be card Tsar was Yuuji He presented a black card that read only,

“Whats a girls best friend?”

Everyone became silent as they debated a card to draw, and Mihawk looked at Shanks hand as Croc did the same, muttering a suggestion as all of the pirates still plotted to win at least one round. Yuuji watched his pile of white cards be smacked down to the center of the table, where he then reached forward to begin reading away the responses.

Though suddenly, the scar beneath his eye began to take a peculiar shape and Gojo’s head turned with a quickness feeling the energy of the room change when Sukuna's cursed mouth took form on the boy's cheek to begin lecturing on a card he should choose.

The people of Paradis lurched back in horror but you stood quickly to assure everyone who was frightened that Yuuji just had a silly little quirk that consisted of being somewhat inhabited by an ancient curse and everything was fine.

“Itadori, what's the old man want?” Gojo asked, raising his hand to pretend to smoothen his blindfold for a moment, but his guard was silently raised at the sound of Sukuna's haunting voice.

Geto became closer, looking over Nanami and Gojo's shoulder to peer at the sight, as well as Sukuna overheard their voices.

“Satoru Gojo…why don't you mind what's in front of you.”

Gojo removed his blindfold, letting his piercing blue eyes appear from beneath, and he stared over to the haunting mouth and eye painted on Yuuji's cheek. You stood up in horror, hoping that Gojo wouldn't try to cast a veil right in your apartment to try and somehow fight Sukuna, but you were hushed by Nanami that everything would be fine.

The islanders across the table were still planted to the backs of their chairs at the sight of a face appearing on such a bright young man and Levi asked in a disgusted scoff that made Toji turn his head,

“Who the hell is that anyway?!”

“Nobody important. Keep your panties on.” He sneered at Levi until he barked across the table to make Sukuna pipe down for the sake of their game,

“Hey nobody else here is inside of a teenager. Fuckin’ pedo.”

Sukuna grumbled a swear to Itadori before disappearing off of his cheek and bringing relief back to the table as it seemed quieter already. Itadori looked down, making sure his curse had quieted completely before continuing on with his turn.

“Alright… hehe..let's see. World Domination - that's kinda lame. Pornhub…who did Pornhub?” Yuuji asked with a shade of pink over his face and Toji raised his hand quietly, mentioning it was the only card that sounded funny but Yuuji went on until being stopped by a card he'd never heard of.

You sipped a bottle of water at Mihawke's side, half interested as you were still on guard of everyone's behavior, but you were halted of movement with a chill when Yuuji asked,

“What's Archive?”

You spat out your sip of water with a choke, and you quickly raise your head, wondering if you just heard him correctly. He showed the card to Gojo, asking if he'd heard of this to which his sensei shook his head.

“You're the only girl-” Yuuji said, looking to you, presenting the card that had been played,

“What's Archive of Our Own?”

Your face turned a hot, telling shade of red, and quickly, you became noticeably flustered, having to describe a fanfiction site that was plastered with all of them. You stuttered to speak, but you tried your darnedest to give them a semblance of an idea without giving the obvious away,

“Well…it's ugh. It's a website-”

“Like Pornhub?” Gojo asked, seeing your face so red, and you faltered even further, almost trembling to answer with a nervous shriek of a laugh,

“Nooot exactlyyy…”

The Paradians both turned their head’s further noticing your struggle to give a clear answer, and Levi spoke out with a narrowed gaze,

“You seem pretty damn guilty over there.”

“She's always up to something.” Toji mentioned, making both of the men nod in agreement for the first time that night, and you brushed off their questioning stares, hoping to move on with the game.

“Well, who put this one cause obviously it's a good one.” Yuuji asked the room, and Shanks rose his hand.

“That'd be me. One for the pirates on the board.”

Several more rounds went by until it was determined that the Jujutsu folk were, in fact, tied with the pirates for the winning card. After a determined finish by none other than Nanami, the sorcerer's took the win only for the game to end in a large discussion over who, in fact, at the table was the strongest.

“Not to brag, but I'm obviously the strongest,” Gojo preened with a winning smile, “I can bet not a single one of you could touch me.”

“Fuckkk youuuu.” Toji remarked, sitting forward after finishing his last Saki.

You were planted in between the Paradian’s who wanted to steer clear of the conversation of strength with people who were clearly magically inclined with sorcery beyond their understanding but you were surprised when Toji turned to Levi, propping his elbow on the playing table in preparation to arm wrestle.

“Come on, boy snack, you and me.” The man remarked with a sneer to get under Levi's skin.

“How about you get fucked, shit bag?” Levi said before Erwin urged him not to engage in petty banter only meant to egg him towards a fight. The pirates on the other side of the table tuned into the new commotion and listened as Toji went on clearly not taking ‘no’ for an answer.

“Aw, ‘fraid you'll lose?” Toji smirked until Shanks rose from his seat, kicking over a chair to sit directly in front of Fushiguro, who turned his eyes up with an entertained glance when the man began to speak,

“Big fucking deal, you can beat a fella half your size-” Shanks said before resting down, his one sleeve hanging from his coat as he moved to become seated.

“What about a pitiful, one armed son a bitch. Like me? Should be easy, right?”

Fushiguro giggled with a rumble from his throat, looking to the sorcerers to make sure they were watching and all went wide-eyed to the sound of a challenge. The two men slanted down into position, joining hands, and then you stood beginning to count down to the test of strength.

On the count of three, they both began using their sheer arm strength to try and plant the others' palm down to the table. Toji was straight faced, finding this far too easy though he had to admit, this red-haired pirate was stronger than he looked. But Shanks stayed unphased in the face as well, keeping a smirk as together they fought to weigh the other down, though Shanks kept his strategy hidden on how to overpower his opponent.

“I'm surprised it's taken this long.” Erwin added as he rested back into his chair in view of the scene, and Levi nodded, but it was clear to him Shanks strategy. Although he didn't like a second of Fushiguro’s presence, there was no way he thought it was fair for him to be defeated by a long-hair with one fucking arm.

Levi stood as the sorcerer's, mostly Gojo and Itadori cheered for Fushiguro to hurry up and finish him and he hunched down to watch closely over Toji's shoulder to see exactly what was happening and he was correct.

Shanks had a good strategy.

Toji became annoyed by Levi standing so close, and he remarked laborously through a chugged breath,

“Fuck off, Thumbelina.”

“If he was strong enough to beat you, he would've done it already. But he's not.”

Toji huffed air, trying to focus his breathing while Shanks stared over with a chuckle, noticing he was receiving a bit of coaching on a good opposing technique.

“-He's trying to make you tired enough to give out. You're drunk, and he knew that. You gonna let a one armed ginger beat you, Beefcake?”

“Fuck no?!” Toji spat while the sorcerer's began in a loud uproar when the scales began to tip in Shanks's favor as Fushiguro’s hand began dipping towards the table.

Croc and Mihawke shouted behind Shanks, telling him to hurry up and end this, and the red-haired man smiled, telling them with a twinge of confidence over his shoulder as he strained,

“I've got ‘em, I've got ‘em.”

Levi watched as clearly Toji was becoming winded, and he said with a shrug, knowing this would go one of two ways anyhow,

“It's now or never, protein. You're about to get bent.”

Toji tucked his chin down, saying through a huff air as his palm was tightened around Shanks as they both fought for a winning pin to the table,

“I ain't losing to some soggy fuckin’ pirate. If you're stronger then let’s see it.”

“Strength ain't everything-” Shanks grunted across the table as Toji's arm went down slowly,

“It's called endurance.”

When the sorcerer's arm met the table with a smack, the room broke out in cheers either for Shanks being the victor or for seeing Fushiguro be defeated by someone for once to match his towering, untouchable ego. Nanami checked his watch suddenly and mentioned amid the roar of the room,

“Itadori, it's getting late. You don't need to be out this late. You have school tomorrow.”

“Sensei-” Itadori whined, looking at Gojo, who noticed the late hour as well,

“Can I be late?”

“No-” Gojo said quickly after feigning a moment of thought and the boy stood, grabbing his backpack and defeat but you promised that nonetheless, it was a joy to have everyone over for a good time.

As everyone began to gravitate towards the door, you hugged their necks to wish them goodbye, promising that you'd stop by soon for a visit, at least. All of the sorcerers squeezed you tightly in a hug as they made their exit, though Gojo nonchalantly let his hand wander to grab ahold of your ass before he left and you smack his arm before you blushed too hard.

Toji watched as Levi shrugged on his cloak, and he stopped him with a small push, only to hold out his hand for a parting shake. The Captain rose his brow distrustingly, wanting to think for another moment if he really thought he'd regret not shaking his hand.

“Shake it or don't, short shit. But you're alright, I guess.”

Erwin raised a surprised brow to hear a compliment leave the man's mouth for the first time tonight, and Levi scoffed before shaking his hand somewhat reluctantly. You smiled, seeing them even halfway trying to form a truce and felt a jitter of joy as you told them both to be safe on their way home.

The pirates made their way to the door in surprise to you that Shanks didn't want them to rappel down the balcony. Mihawk kissed your cheek as you hugged him, making you promise you'd be on the way towards Gloom when you could for a visit.

You congratulated Shanks on his win, who winked in telling you warmly that he'd be expecting you and you waved goodbye to the pirates, finally closing the door to your now quiet apartment. After an exhausted sigh that heaved away from your mouth in realizing how many times you'd avoided death in one single evening, you said to yourself after trudging to your bedroom,

“I am never doing that shit again.”

[x0xqzra]

✐BOTH❦ - Levi Ackerman x Fem Reader x Hanji Zoe

TW: sexual topic, yelling, crying, pregnancy, blood, angst

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(Y/N)~your name

(L/N)~last name

(F/C)~favorite color

P.O.V~point of view

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Y/N's P.O.V

My name is (Y/N)(L/N), I am the girlfriend of Levi Ackerman. We have been in a relationship for 3 years now, and I'm currently pregnant with Levi's child, for 2 months to be exact.

I've been keeping my pregnancy a secret. I haven't told anybody about my pregnancy yet, even to my best friend Hanji.

I want Levi to be the second person to know about this exciting news, I am so excited and nervous to tell this to him because of his behavior recently, he would always come home late and drunk, and he has been more cold towards me.

I know, titans are extinct, so it's rightful for him to take some rest and loosen up, but I think his behavior is too much.

It's 12:35 at midnight and I still haven't slept because I wanted to eat dinner together with him. The food was getting cold, but I still waited for him. I will only eat once Levi comes home.

Yeah, I know this is bad for me and the baby, but I really don't want to eat if Levi was not here to eat with us.

I heard the sound of keys and the door knob being opened. When the door is finally open, there I see, my boyfriend Levi,.. drunk... again.

"Hey Levi, are you okay? Did you eat already?" I ask him worriedly, even though he acts like this, I still love him nonetheless.

I know I should be tough sometimes, but I just can't find it in my heart to be tough on him. We used to be a happy couple. I don't know if it's just me, but once the titans have gone extinct, everything seems to fall apart.

"Shut up!" Levi screamed to me, "You're so f*cking annoying, no wonder I only use you for pleasure." Levi continued, yelling at my face.

I looked at him with furrowed eyebrows. I try to not cry, and think that he only said that because he is drunk, he can't really mean that, right?

"I'm sorry, let's just sleep." I said stuttering. I just wanna hug him, and listen to his heartbeat... Like we used to do... that would surely make me feel better.

I then felt him slap my cheek, so hard that it made me sit on the floor while holding my cheek, the tears that I was holding finally escaped my eyes.

Wait no... This isn't the Levi I knew, he's just under the influence right? Am I too blind? Do I really deserve this?

I look up to see Levi going to our shared bedroom to sleep, I just sob there thinking what I did wrong. Why did we end up like this? Am I a bad girlfriend? Is there something I wasn't able to give him?

I then hear a phone notification sound, indicating that there is a new message. Ever since the titans have gone extinct, people are focusing on creating things that will make life easier, one of those inventions are smart phones.

I slowly entered our shared bedroom to see Levi sleeping, I grabbed Levi's phone in the table beside our bed, and I opened the phone to see this;

Abilene:

Hi babe, are you busy? Come to my apartment, let's watch some movies ;)

Levi:

I don't think we would only watch movies... I'm on my way, don't wear any underwear, that's an order...;)

Abilene:

*picture of Abilene naked*

Levi:

Good girl...

Abilene:

;)

*new message*

Abilene:

Hey babe, did you arrive safely? don't forget your promise that you're gonna break up with that slut.

*seen*

I can't believe what I'm seeing.

A mixture of disgust, anger, and sadness consumed me.

I can't believe Levi was cheating on me... Am I really that blind?... For love?

I don't even know who this Abilene girl was.

Levi,the father of my child... The man that promised me he'll love me till death...

I quickly put all of my clothes and valuable things on a duffle bag, yeah I love Levi, but I love my child more... I am not gonna put up for this. I am not gonna risk my baby's life just for my selfish instinct to stay with him.

I'm done packing most of my essentials. I put my things in my (F/C) car, and got back to our house to write a letter for Levi;

Levi

If you are reading this, I probably left by now. I can't help but wonder if you ever really loved me at all, and those doubts are eating away at me. Right now, I finally find the guts to cut the ties that have kept us connected and walk away from the life we shared.

I want you to know that I won't bother you anymore. No more texts or calls interrupting your days. I'm done trying to close the distance that's grown between us. I'm stepping back and letting go of the dreams we used to share.

But there's something I need to tell you. Levi, I'm pregnant with your child. I can't keep this to myself. Even with all this heartache, there's an excitement about being parents together. But honestly, I'm scared you won't feel the same way when you hear this.

Just know that my love for you was real and raw. I loved every moment we had, and I'll always remember what we could've been.

So, goodbye, Levi. I loved you, and maybe I will always do.

~(Y/N)

I entered my car, with a swollen nose and eyes. Sniffing on the way, I drove to Hanji's house sobbing and hoping she was still awake at this time.

I arrived at Hanji's house at 1. I knocked on Hanji's front door several times trying to wake her up. I look so desperate, and I pity myself for that. The front door opened revealing a bedhead Hanji. I came in and hugged her tightly while sobbing. Seeing her, I can't control my emotions any longer.

"(Y/N)? Gosh are you ok? Why is my baby crying?" Hanji said, rubbing my back as we hugged.

"Levi was cheating on me." I said stuttering.

"Calm down (Y/N), this stress isn't good for the baby." Hanji said, hushing me. I backed away, a little shocked that she knew I'm pregnant. I paused for a few seconds.

"How..." was all that was able to come out of my mouth.

She hugged me again, massaging my back.

"Oh come on (Y/N) I'm a scientist-doctor. Do you really think I wouldn't notice your weird behavior recently? Mood swings, cravings, vomiting, and many more weird things you've done recently." she said, smiling at me.

"Yeah, I forgot about that." I said, still sniffing slightly.

"Come on (Y/N), let's sit on the couch and talk about this inside, it's getting cold." Hanji said, dragging me to the couch.

We sat on her couch. "So what exactly happened?" she asked me with furrowed eyebrows and a soft voice.

I told her what happened. Levi cheating on me, Levi slapping me, and me leaving... so practically... everything. I began to tear up again while she hugged me trying her best to comfort me.

"You can sleep in my room, we can share the bed if you're comfortable, but if you're not, I'm fine on the couch, go sleep in the bed." she said.

"Sharing the bed is f-fine." I said mentally scolding myself for stuttering.

Hanji gave me one of her T-shirts and shorts that are oversized to me because I was short and she was way taller than me, shelet me wear it because she says that it will look good on me. Though I brought my own clothes, I still took the clothes she gave me.

Ientered Hanji's bedroom to see Hanji with red sports bra and black sweatpants, I don't know why, but the sight makes me blush 'No this is wrong she is a girl and I'm also a girl, we literally just got cheated on'I mentally scold myself for blushing.

I am so confused about what I'm feeling, I shouldn't feel this way... Right..?

"Oh (Y/N) come on, let's sleep, it's already 2 am" Hanji said, glancing at the clock on the table beside her bed.

I lay down, facing away from her. I soon felt Hanji lay beside me, and before I drifted to sleep, I felt Hanji's hand slip in my waist...soon, I fell asleep...

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[rascalentertainments]

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[weclassybouquetfun]

I'm seeing all of these headlines from critics about how ridiculous FAST X as if they are just learning what the Fast and Furious films are. They are ridiculous. And? So? Your point being? Are you going to write that Looney Toons cartoons are silly?

22 years, 10 films, countless implausible moments.

You're going to say the franchise is stupid because you have people driving through skyscrapers or parachuting with cars or even surfing on a car but you say nothing about how we're supposed to believe Paul Walker as an LAPD cop when no LAPD cop in the history of the force has ever looked like that?!

This is the real stretch of imagination.

FAST X. The X stands for X-TREME SPOILERS

THE GOOD -I like a bit of fan service and the franchise keeps doling out heaping helpings of it. We got Letty back, Han back, Owen Shaw, Deckard Shaw, Elena back (briefly), whoever the hell Lucas Black and Bow Wow played in TOKYO DRIFT, Hobbs back and now the gal - Gisele.

Their babies are no longer babies.

At this pace I can't even feel bad that John Cena's Jakob died because we didn't see his body. For all we know he could have jumped out the car when it exploded! We see Han's body and he still returned from the dead so...I'm just saying don't count your dead characters before they hatch.

-I loved that they tied this story into Fast Five because that film was my entry into the Fast and Furious films so I remember that one distinctly enough that I could appreciate how they re-did scenes to add the idea that Dante was in their orbit then.

-Following THE SUICIDE SQUAD's lead and relegating Scott Eastwood to bit player. This feels like they were just trying to help him retain his SAG-AFTRA health insurance.

-The twist with Alan Ritchson's character. They intro him giving a wall of exposition about how the "cult with cars" win everyone over and then we see him won over and I think, "Exactly. As it should be." But no! Mans was luring Dom into a false sense of security. Dom was probably too blinded by that tan Ritchson was sporting for some reason.

-Paul Walker's daughter Meadow having a small role. Wouldn't be la familia without her.

-Jason Momoa was having so much fun and he certainly made for an entertaining villain. I'm all in for a villain who wears nail polish and space buns. And I liked how they actually used his photos from his BAYWATCH: HAWAII and STARGATE ATLANTIS years instead of photoshopping it.

THE BAD -Momoa IMO didn't find a good balance between unhinged lunacy and camp. I wish he was able to blend the menacing aspects of the character into his character when he was being more flamboyant. I think an actor who pulled that balance off perfectly was Chris Pine in SMOKIN' ACES.

-I can turn my brain off, I want to be entertained. If I wanted to logic police these films I'd just tweet Neil DeGrasse Tyson and ask his opinion. That said, bad writing is bad writing and this film had some awful writing. The script was written by Justin Lin, Dan Mazeau (Wrath of Titans) and Zach Dean (The Tomorrow War). I like to think Justin Lin knew some parts of the script was absolute dog piss and quit because he didn't want to have to massage a performance out of his actors using those words.

Justin Lin when handing in the final draft to Universal.

-The CGI was so bad! Regressively so. It was like they were using 2001 technology in some of the big scenes.

THE REST A cliffhanger? Editors exist for a reason. You're telling me I am going to have to sit through another 2 hours watching Letty, Cipher and Gisele on their sub adventure through Antarctica, Deckard saving his mum, Dante acting like he's on RuPaul's Drag Race, Roman with the weak jokes (Tyrese isn't as funny as he thinks he is), then a race to hurriedly find a way to give Brie Larson something substantive to do and because everyone comes back, we will see the return of Mr. Nobody (Kurt Russell) and then shoehorn back in Rita Moreno to close out the film with another speech about family?

[daitranscripts]

What Pride had Wrought Pt. 1b

Meeting Kieran

What Pride had Wrought Masterpost Previous Quest: Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts

The PC is walking through the garden when they are approached by a child.

Kieran: You’re the Inquisitor.

Kieran (Qunari PC): You’re very tall. Mother didn’t say you were a Qunari. Kieran (dwarf PC): You’re very short. Mother didn’t say you were a dwarf. Kieran (Dalish PC): Mother never told me the Inquisitor was an elf. Kieran (human mage PC): Mother never told me the Inquisitor was a mage. Kieran (non-mage human PC): I thought you’d be scarier. Mother said you were scary.

Choice dependent dialogue:

Old-god Kieran [1]

Human Kieran [2]

1 - Old-god Kieran

Dialogue options:

General: Is that a bad thing? [3]

General (Non-mage human PC): Is that a bad thing? [4]

General: I am indeed a Qunari/dwarf/elf. [5]

General (human mage PC): You can sense that? [6]

General (non-mage human PC): But I am scary. [7]

General: Who is your mother? [8]

3 - General: Is that a bad thing? PC: That’s not such a terrible thing, is it? Kieran (Qunari PC): No. I just feel bad about what happened to your people. Kieran (dwarf PC): No. It would be worse if you couldn’t touch magic at all. Like being blind. Kieran (Dalish PC): No. I just don’t know why your people want to look like that. Kieran (mage PC): No. It would be worse if you couldn’t touch magic at all. Like being blind. [9]

4 - General: Is that a bad thing? PC: Why would your mother say such a thing? Kieran: Because people fear the next age if it comes too soon. [9]

5 - General: I am indeed a Qunari/dwarf/elf.

PC (Qunari PC): Oh? I’m told it’s the first thing one notices about me. Kieran: I noticed your blood. It doesn’t belong to your people. [9]

PC (dwarf PC): You caught me. And I was trying so hard to be taller. Kieran: But you can’t be taller. Not without the titans. [9]

PC (Dalish PC): The ears gave me away, didn’t they? Kieran: No. Your blood is very old. I saw it right away. [9]

6 - General: You can sense that? PC: If you can sense magic, don’t ever become a templar. Kieran: I can’t. The lyrium gives me terrible nightmares. [9]

7 - General: But I am scary. PC: Some people seem to think I’m the most frightening thing in the world. Kieran: Mother says they would think the same about me, if they knew. [9]

8 - General: Who is your mother? PC: And just who is your mother? Kieran: Mother is the inheritor, she who awaits the next age. [9]

9 - Scene continues.

Morrigan: Kieran. Are you bothering the Inquisitor?

Kieran: Of course not. Did you see what’s on [their] hand, Mother?

Morrigan: I did see. ‘Tis time to return to your studies, little man. [17]

2 - Human Kieran

Dialogue options:

General: Is that a bad thing? [10]

General (Non-mage human PC): Is that a bad thing? [11]

General: I am indeed a Qunari/dwarf/elf. [12]

General (human mage PC): You can sense that? [13]

General (non-mage human PC): But I am scary. [14]

General: Who is your mother? [15]

10 - General: Is that a bad thing? PC: That’s not such a terrible thing, is it? Kieran (Qunari PC): I guess not. You just have really scary horns. Kieran (dwarf PC): No. It would be worse if you couldn’t touch magic at all. Like being blind. Kieran (Dalish PC): No. I think elves are pretty. Kieran (mage PC): No. Magic isn’t so scary like everyone thinks. [16]

11 - General: Is that a bad thing? PC: Why would your mother say such a thing? Kieran: I don’t know. You seem nice for someone who kills a lot. [16]

12 - General: I am indeed a Qunari/dwarf/elf.

PC (Qunari PC): Oh? I’m told it’s the first thing one notices about me. Kieran: Mother notices strange things about everyone. [16]

PC (dwarf PC): You caught me. And I was trying so hard to be taller. Kieran: I know how you feel. [16]

PC (Dalish PC): The ears gave me away, didn’t they? Kieran: Yes, they’re very large. [16]

13 - General: You can sense that? PC: If you can sense magic, don’t ever become a templar. Kieran: I don’t think Mother would like that much. [16]

14 - General: But I am scary. PC: Some people seem to think I’m the most frightening thing in the world. Kieran: Those people haven’t met you, have they? [16]

15 - General: Who is your mother? PC: And just who is your mother? Kieran: She’s the Witch of the Wilds. [16]

16 - Scene continues.

Morrigan walks up.

Morrigan: Kieran. Are you bothering the Inquisitor?

Kieran: I was just saying hello, Mother.

Morrigan: And now you are retuning to your studies, little man. [17]

17 - Scene continues.

Kieran leaves them.

Morrigan: My son. Never where you expect him to be, naturally.

18 - Dialogue options:

Investigate: He’s your son? [19]

General: You must be proud. [20]

General (old-god Kieran): He’s a bit… odd. [21]

General (human Kieran): He seems so… normal. [22]

General: I wanted to talk to you. [23]

19 - Investigate: He’s your son? PC: I didn’t know you had a son. Morrigan: Why would you? I take great pains to not let my own reputation affect him in any way. To most in the Imperial Court, he is simply a quiet and well-spoken lad. Perhaps the heir of some distant family. But he goes where I go. Worry not, Inquisitor–Kieran is a curious boy, but seldom troublesome.

Dialogue options:

Special: Where is his father? [24]

[Back to 18]

24 - Special: Where is his father? PC: Will his father be joining us as well? Morrigan: ‘Twould be… most unlikely. Morrigan (father was not involved): I have raised Kieran on my own for quite some time now, as was my preference from the start. Morrigan (warden stayed with Morrigan): His father helped raise Kieran for a time, but events have conspired to take him elsewhere. Morrigan (father died killing the archdemon): His father is dead. Morrigan: So ’tis but the two of us, Inquisitor. Your fortress is a large place, and you will scarce notice our presence. [back to 18]

20 - General: You must be proud. PC: He seems like a fine young man. Morrigan: But not the sort one might expect a woman like me to raise? No son of mine would be raised in a marsh, bereft of contact with the outside world. Morrigan (father not involved/old-god Kieran): His future will be difficult enough without my adding to his burden. Morrigan (warden stayed with Morrigan): He has done well. His father has every reason to be proud. [25]

21 - General: He’s a bit… odd. PC: There’s something rather… unusual about him. Morrigan: There is. He is a special lad. It falls to me to protect him from anything and anyone that mean him ill. Most of all, he must be protected from myself. No one could harm him more than I. [25]

22 - General: He seems so… normal. PC: He’s not what I would have expected. Morrigan: He is just a boy, Inquisitor. If he is remarkable, that is his father’s doing and not mine. Inquisitor: Oh? I thought… Morrigan: If I do anything well by Kieran, it will be to inflict as little damage as possible. [25]

23 - General: I wanted to talk to you. PC: I came here to talk with you. Morrigan: So you did. [25]

25 - Scene continues.

Morrigan: To think, until recently this place stood decrepit, occupied only by the desperate and the lost. Now it is party to events that threaten to shake the world. I wonder if it is pleased?

26 - Dialogue options:

Investigate: You know about Skyhold? [27]

General: I’m rather fond of it. [28]

General: We were lucky to find it. [29]

General: It’s defensible, at least. [30]

27 - Investigate: You know about Skyhold? PC: It sounds like you’ve heard of Skyhold before. Morrigan: This fortress was built upon the remains of a site holy to the ancient elves. They called it Tarasyl’an: “The place where the sky is kept.” It is said that from here, they reached up to the heavens to bring them down to rest. They abandoned it, as did the humans who came after them. Bones laid upon bones, silent until your arrival. [back to 26]

28 - General: I’m rather fond of it. PC: I like this place. I’ve made it mine. [31]

29 - General: We were lucky to find it. PC: We were lucky to have found it when we did. Morrigan: Fate is often mistaken for luck, as Mother is fond of saying. [31]

30 - General: It’s defensible, at least. PC: It’s more defensible than Haven. After what happened there… Morrigan: You chose better than perhaps even you know. [31]

31 - Scene continues.

Morrigan: The magic in this place has seeped into the stones, protecting it from darkness. Those who let it fall to ruin did not know what they possessed. You, I think, shall do it justice.

Morrigan (invited Morrigan to join): You were kind to welcome my aid, Inquisitor, even knowing as little of me as you do. Morrigan (did not want Morrigan to join): I know you did not want me here, Inquisitor.

Morrigan: I will do my best to aid your cause with all the knowledge at my disposal. This I swear to you.

Dialogue options:

General: Thank you. PC: I appreciate whatever help you can give us. ㅤㅤ ㅤ ㅤ

General: That’s very serious. PC: You swear it? That’s rather serious. ㅤㅤ ㅤ ㅤ

General: You’ll be useful. PC: Just don’t hold anything back–we need every advantage.

Morrigan: Some might think Corypheus a madman for seeking godhood. Yet one must ask: what were the Old Gods? What secrets of theirs did the ancient magisters know? What I fear–what all should fear–is not that Corypheus believes he can succeed: ’tis that he actually may.

Next: Our Next Move

[mermaidsirennikita]

Your Titanic tweet made me realize I haven’t read any Edwardian-era set romance. Do you have any recs? Like U.S. setting with Edith Wharton, Gilded Age vibes?

Yes, for sure! Joanna Shupe almost entirely writes in the Gilded Age (except for her first three historicals and two of her historical novellas). She writes it soooo well, imo. The luxe, the class tensions, the slow erosion of the English aristocracy with things like the Duke of Lockwood (my favorite Shupe hero) who shows up to marry a Dollar Princess in order to save his estate (and is rudely awakened to the fact that American politicians are like... less than impressed by a broke duke, lol).

My favorites of hers would be The Prince of Broadway (wild hellion rich girl asks a casino owner to show her the ropes as she wants to open a casino for ladies; he's actually using her for revenge BIG TIME);. The Bride Goes Rogue (a society deb has grown up waiting to marry the man her dad contracted her to wed when she was a baby; after he rudely informs her that he has zero intention of marrying her, she decides to sow her wild oats and goes to a French Ball, which was a real thing, only to have a masked encounter with... that same asshole); and The Duke Gets Even (aforementioned Duke of Lockwood has an oceanic makeout with a skinny dipping lady the night before he's supposed to meet up with the American heiress he's meant to propose to; said heiress turns out to be BFFs with the skinny dipping lady, Nellie, who's a total wild woman and is like FUCK YOU and decides to ruin his life lol).

But they're pretty much all good. Pick a Shupe, any Shupe.

Harper St. George writes Gilded Age romances, though, if I'm being REAL, they're largely solid but I'm not blown away by them. They're a lot tamer than Joanna's books, and less attuned, I've found, to the real FILTH of the world. Plus, they spend more time in England.

Beast by Judith Ivory is a RIDE and it's problematically 90s so I'm not like... recommending it, per se, but if you want to read a book that would honestly be pretty great if not for the orientalist vibes (soooo common in 80s/90s historicals, I'm afraid) it's there. Not really set in America, but very much a Gilded Age book that spends half its pagetime on a LUXURY LINER. The hero is a French prince who's agreed to marry an American rich man's beautiful daughter because the dad has a ton of ambergris and the hero is oBSESSED with perfume production. He overhears the heroine, before they properly meet, talking to this guy about how her future husband is apparently ugly. The hero (who is disabled; he's blind in one eye and has a permanent limp) is very sensitive about his appearance and decides to take revenge by dressing up as a "pasha" and seducing the heroine when it's dark so she can't see his face. This proves to be an issue when they get to France and actually marry, because she's too busy mooning over the "pasha" who deflowered her to get with her husband, who is that same dude and very much in love with her now, lol.

I'm currently reading Lions and Lace by Megan McKinney, which is another old school Gilded Age book (this time set in New York) and... wild. Basically, the hero is a self made man who's looked down upon because he's Irish. His sister has a HORRIBLE experience in high society, and as revenge, he ruins everyone he holds responsible, including the heroine (who actually did nothing wrong but he thinks she did) who he then forces to marry him. Lol. Also he's called "THE PREDATOR" which. INTERESTING.

The heroine's uncle literally ties her the railing on this guy's doorstep so that she's forced to go to his house and marry him (the uncle wants to get his $$$ back) so. You know it's old school. And frankly... I'm not mad at that particular aspect;.

[rocketdive]

i cannot find my original weeb ranking post, and recent discoveries have been occupying my brain so i need to dump them in this post

current rankings as of oct 19, 2024 (subject to change as i update this post)

megan thee stallion - 110% would risk catching covid and being a fire hazard if she wanted to take me on an anicon date

nick r (bad omens) - this man is a fucking weeb (affectionate) and that crunchyroll interview is enough proof (also not my weeb ass watching that entire interview)

noah (bad omens) - demoted coz he wasn't caught up with aot

niko (blind channel) - i don't really go here but i have seen enough of this blorbo-in-law to know that this man is a weeb

alpha wolf - specifically lochie and sabian because my weeb radar is (unfortunately) stronger than my gaydar but that 2024 album most certainly contains certified weeb references in some song titles why tf do i know all this weeb shit when i don't watch anime

within destruction - currently lumping them into a group because i don't stalk their individual socials enough but pls see: 1) anime merch 2) more anime merch 3) technically not full weeb but still kinda weeb if y'all seen their drummer's back piece 4) vocalist is def a weeb on main 5) did i mention anime merch 6) also touring TWICE with the band that did the attack on titan themes was also a choice

will ramos (lorna shore) - prefers manga over comic art style? WEEB CONFIRMED (but he didn't show any anime related tattoos during the tattoo tour so he's here in the rankings)

bmth - i feel like someone has some degree of weeb influence but isn't heavy handed in it (cough oli and his animu drop dead shirts cough) but also all the jp game references and also HELLO MR. KOJIMA?????. update 1) nex gen happened

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[uhhhhhh we are moving into "not (heavily) weeb on main" / "casual anime enjoyer/probably not a true weeb" territory after this]

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stand atlantic - idk who is a weeb in this band but i'm pretty sure they had a naruto inspired tee at their merch table back before the pandemmy (factoring out their bassist since i don't think he was an official member at that point)

courtney laplante (spiritbox) - has publicly documented weeb references but i also cba to read the article so i'm putting her both here

vinny (miw) - tbh idk enough about his weeb tendencies so he's lower than courtney but he did mention that he likes attack on titan

jolly from bad omens - i don't have solid evidence except that one interview where he got mentioned in passing and i also get euro vkei copy band vibes from his earlier photos

knocked loose - they set off my weebdar but i haven't dug around enough. there is that pic of 2/5ths of the band with piccolo (or was it some other DB character, i can't remember) but i am ranking bryan over nicko unless someone has solid proof that it should be the other way around

turnstile - SOMEONE PUT AJIKAN ON THAT ONE SPOTIFY PLAYLIST but that's all i have for now

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basically anyone on this list has already set off my weeb radar to some extent (using the term weeb realllllly loosely in some cases)

honorary mention(s) - lupe fiasco

[cosmicjoke]

More thoughts on Levi and Kenny:

Continuing on in my examination of Levi’s childhood, I had a few more thoughts about Levi and Kenny’s relationship, which I got to thinking about more through my conversations with @justafrenchlondoner!  So shout out to them for being, as always, such a wonderful and stimulating friend to talk to!

It really does bother me when people allow their fondness for Kenny to blind them to the ways in which he abused Levi.  I understand liking Kenny, since he’s such a complex, obviously intelligent and multi-faceted character.  But I don’t think anyone can objectively call him a good person, and I don’t think anyone can objectively say he didn’t, in the end, cause Levi far more harm than he did him good.  Which is why I take so much issue with this notion that Kenny was the reason Levi turned out to be a good man  I will always, always contend that it was in spite of the way Kenny raised him that Levi turned out to be a good man, not because of it.

The particular thing I wanted to focus on here was Levi’s and Kenny’s altercation during the Uprising arc, and what that tells us about the way Kenny raised Levi.

Kenny tries to kill Levi during this altercation.  He isn’t pretending, he isn’t pulling back or going easy.  He isn’t faking it.  He’s genuinely, in earnest, trying to kill his nephew, his sister’s son.  He shoots at Levi multiple times himself with the intent of taking his head off, tries to sneak up on him and kill him, orders his entire squad to ambush and do their level best to murder him.  This is a real and concerted effort on Kenny’s part to end Levi’s life.  The only reason Levi doesn’t die is because Levi himself is so extraordinarily gifted in combat.  If he was even just a little bit slower, a little bit less capable, a little bit less aware, he would have died.  Kenny would have killed him, or the multiple people attacking Levi would have.

So what does this tell us about the way Kenny treats Levi?  What does this tell us about the way in which Kenny most certainly raised Levi?

We know from this that Kenny took no issue with being physically violent with Levi.  If he was willing to genuinely attempt to take Levi’s life, I don’t think it’s at all unlikely that Kenny was willing to beat Levi up, and indeed, I would say it’s a given, considering, during the few years he had Levi under his care, he spent all of it teaching Levi how to fight.  I would say there’s simply no way Kenny taught Levi what he knew without actually putting his hands on him to do it.  But it goes beyond that.  I would say it’s just as likely that Kenny had to have put Levi into a position at some point, likely more than once, in which Levi’s life was genuinely in danger from Kenny.  If Kenny put in such a concerted effort to kill Levi during the Uprising arc as some twisted way to test Levi’s skills, (or it could have just been the fact Levi was in his way and he needed to get rid of him to achieve his goal of attaining a titan’s power, which is just as sick), we can extrapolate from that, that Kenny probably did the same to Levi as a child, testing him to see if he could survive and take care of himself by placing him in genuinely life threatening situations.  We know from the fight Levi gets into just before Kenny abandons him that this is the case.  The man Levi was fighting there had his own knife, and Levi was beat up, his face scuffed and bloody from the altercation.  The man he was fighting was clearly somebody that wouldn’t have had any problem killing a child, who had been trying and in fact DID hurt Levi during their fight.  Kenny either deliberately put Levi into this situation by setting it up, or by simply encouraging it and letting it happen without his intervention.  So from all of that, we know Kenny wouldn’t have had any problem being, not just physically violent with Levi, but with actually threatening his life.  This is supposed to be a kid he’s taking care of and protecting, but instead he’s doing the exact opposite.  I’ve had people try to tell me that Kenny teaching Levi the things he did somehow instilled in Levi a sense of self-worth, which in turn would have translated to an appreciation of life in general.  This drives me nuts when people try to make this claim, because everything Kenny did to Levi would have and should have had the opposite effect.  By being so abusive toward Levi and constantly placing him in life threatening situations in which Kenny himself was never willing to help, and in fact, most likely, was trying to physically harm Levi himself, he would be sending Levi the message that his life isn’t worth anything to him at all.  He’s sending the message that if Levi can’t defend himself and show enough strength, then Kenny doesn’t care whether he lives or dies, and is in fact willing to kill him or let him die if he can’t fight back properly.  He’s telling Levi, essentially, that it isn’t his life that matters, but his strength, and whether he’s strong enough to impose his will on others.  That his life isn’t worth anything if he isn’t strong enough to protect it.  And then he only adds to Levi’s confusion and mixes him up all the more by abandoning him immediately after Levi proves to him that he is strong enough to protect his own life, which would have only further driven home for Levi that Kenny saw him as a worthless failure not worth his time or attention.  All of this on top of teaching Levi that other people’s lives are worthless too, through example, by killing for sport.  How anyone can look at this sort of treatment and come to the conclusion that Kenny taught Levi to value his own life and the lives of others is beyond me.  How anyone could come away from looking at this and not understand how severely this must have damaged Levi boggles my mind. 

And what makes all of this all the more remarkable, is the fact that Levi, somehow, against all odds, ends up with the exact opposite philosophy and belief driving his actions.  He constantly goes out of his way and puts his own life on the line to protect people who are weaker than him.  He constantly tries and does his best to save the lives of people who can’t fight back, who aren’t strong enough to survive on their own, who don’t have the strength to win in life threatening situations.  He does everything he can to protect normal people from having to corrupt themselves by taking on the burden of violence himself, in order to give them better lives and protect their dreams.  He became exactly the opposite of what Kenny taught him to be.  He became a hero willing to put it all on the line for “weaklings”.  Kenny would have and even did scoff at this idea, when he dismisses Levi and what he does by saying “What are you, some kind of hero?”.  But yes, that’s exactly what Levi is.  He’s a hero.  He uses his strength to help those weaker than himself, those who can’t fight back, those who need someone to save them.  Kenny used his strength to help only himself, and he tried to teach Levi to be and do the same.  He couldn’t understand or relate to who or what Levi was.  He couldn’t understand that kind of selflessness.   So, again, it wasn’t because of Kenny that Levi turned out the way he did, but truly in spite of it.

And one more note.  Kenny wasn’t just physically abusive toward Levi, but also verbally abusive.  He makes fun of Levi multiple times, calling him names like “midget” and “runt”, asking him if he’s “grown any” since the last time he saw him, etc...  So we know Kenny had no problem with making fun of Levi’s physical appearance and instilling in him an idea that he was physically deficient in some way, which we can see has an effect on Levi later in his life, with how obviously insecure he is over his height. 

I just take issue with this idea that Kenny was somehow a good caretaker to Levi, or that he did him more good than harm, because he clearly didn’t.  I feel like too many people tend to want to give Kenny the credit for how Levi turned out, but I think it’s the exact opposite.  Levi turned out the way he did thanks to himself, and in opposition to the harm Kenny actually caused him.

[kingofcaptura]

Atlas/ Prime Poetry

Eight foot giant in all of the ground in the making Careening back and forth like a globe for taking The tectonic rubble that rub against the surface They're the antidote that'll rebuild the interface Put that faith in our planet Earth's soil as it is So peculiar blooms sprout at the crit hit stasis As if these fresh meat bags tryna make sense They ain't making sense with their smell of scents Those flowers growing out of their poor essence My boulders will wreck those bodies in suspense Their arms will switch bones to different sockets Let em jab their face and throw them like rockets Just like the Acceltra they despise at their feet The day they cross my eyes is the day we'll meet And we'll see who shakes up the very continent Where their feet take refuge I leave no sentiment

I'm the man who moves the rock solid mountains My chest flexes like a gorilla behind the curtains The tallest titan here that wears no boxing glove Ready to brawl round after round at what I love I like to call this move the Landslide my brethren Every blow is fierce, I see the fear in a Reverend Made me wonder if I'm that dangerous in leveling Maybe I am cuz my boxing stance is shivering Like I'm supposed to quiver against these loons And their Kela De Thaym eyes lookin ass buffoons I knock the shit out of them I'm a real champion Nobody can face my jabs except the butt stallion Powerful left hook then a right hook up the ass I see their body flying, getting back up for a pass With overextended on me I take a dunk on them That's how I boost my little knuckle self esteem

Im a brawler that can shatter all kinds of thugs But that's just a taste of my muscular dirt buds These arms are my baby, they're rocky studs Word has it all enemies love spilling their guts They refer themselves as corrupted bombards Wait till they see my Tectonic wall Bulwark One summon will end their entry fee to a ballpark Im telling you no heavy gunner wants this smoke I'll turn them to literal shit and watch them choke This Petrify gaze brings out the medusa in me If every frozen pill ignites the duration I'll be free

Did you think this titan was alone in his battle? I take measurements for every dimensional rattle When my blind rage is heavy I quickly summon As I slam the ground and prance my hands on I awaken my Rumblers, my boulders, my sons Together we break the forefront of all the guns We take liberty in clearing tile sets for the loot To make sure they empty their pocket and lose More than just the treasure as I breathe alas That my iconic self made it here I am Atlas.

[idolswrestlingadventure]

Wrestlemania III (1987)

Wrestling baby! We’re back and good lord that one of the biggest crowds I have ever seen. I always question events that get this kind of capacity thinking “surely, it’s not that popular right?” Turns out like other things in my life, I’m often wrong. But golly that sure is an immense audience for this burly sport! It’s also odd to see people wearing tuxedo’s outside in the daylight but who am I to judge?

We get our yearly dose of pure melancholy filled ‘Murica with the amazing Aretha Franklin playing piano to start the show off. The lady can sing! Is this going to be a ritual for all Wrestlemania’s? Overdose on patriotism before decanting your spirit with airborne flesh assaults? Kudos if they can keep this up over the 90s. Well it’s certainly better than Liberace and his dancing girls. Let’s get on with the show!

The Can-Am Connection V “Cowboy” Bob Orton & The Magnificent Muraco (w Mr. Fuji) - Fuji back to bring the boos and apparently Muraco in the intervening years has turned heel, but no less meaty than the last time we saw him. The Can-Am connection seems to have the frantic energy of a duo who are struggling for their audience to tell them apart, this is literally the era of the perm and when everyone has curled hair, no one does. Can-Am takes the win in a standard by the books match -Tier 5-

Bob Orton Away!

Billy Jack Haynes V Hercules - I didn’t realise Hercules was literally cosplaying the Greek demi-god so literally. Talking about breaking Zeus and Samson and unleashing a mighty dury upon Billy Jack Hayes. Whom appears in the ring, in another tiny ring. Which is hilarious! I want one of those to drive around town! 

A battle of titans ensues. Slaps happen, slams occur, each fighter giving it their all, resulting in a double countout. Hercules breaks possibly the fakest looking set of chains onto the face of Billy post-match in an effort to sell the fury. I’d like it to stop now, thanks. -Tier 6-

All that glitters is god-awful

Hillbilly Jim, Haiti Kid and Little Beaver V King Kong Bundy, Little Tokyo and Lord Littlebrook

I take that back, I’d like to go back to the previous match please. How did Bundy sink so low, not a pun. Literally midget wrestling…I thought that was a myth! It’s absolutely ridiculous to watch and, although there’s not much “serious” with wrestling, it’s hard to take any of this at face value. Hillbilly and his cadre of smaller billy’s take the win on this occasion, am I entertained? A bit. Do I have second-hand embarrassment from what I watched, absolutely. -Tier 10-

Something tells me this match is a little one-sided

Interlude - Macho Man interrupts The Lovely Elizabeth’s interview with some nonsensical gibberish which, although not as energetic as his previous promo’s, is somehow still entertaining.

Harley Race V Junkyard Dog - Harley professes himself as the King of Wrestling, meanwhile the black guy in chains comes out to profess that America didn’t need no King. I do like the Junkyard Dog but god damn, the 80s suck for this kind of optics. And now they have him bowing before the King…yikes. However he does at least put a chair in the back of his head, whilst Jesse complains that he’s never seen such a cheap shot in all his life…yeah okay Jesse, okay…-Tier 9-

Honestly, still better than King Charles III's coronation

Interlude - Hulk continues to wipe the coke stains from his moustache and flex infront of Vince’s pouting face, also he seems to never stop talking. And people were surprised these guys were problematic later in life?

The Dream Team V The Rougeau Brothers - A skating team lost on their way to the rink versus two guys who have the dress sense of a blind drug-addled car salesman. Greg “The Hammer” Valentine still looks like he came straight from the pub too, three pints in, yeah I can take ‘em! Yeh and he moves pretty much like that too. Some of the usual wrestling with a ref distraction for added drama, but a quick bout at least. -Tier 7-

"Brother, I don't think this is the Toronto Ice Rink"

I should probably explain Tiers and my rating

Tier 1: Superb, one for the ages, should absolutely not be missed.

Tier 2: An amazing match, extremely entertaining, worth anyone’s time

Tier 3: Good wrestling and/or drama, a great watch!

Tier 4: Just great quality, solid example of good wrestling or entertainment.

Tier 5: Just a match, nothing good or bad, just the middling tier.

Tier 6: An okay match, some problems, overall decent.

Tier 7: Not great, too quick or too sloppy.

Tier 8: Terrible, performers uninteresting and nothing going on

Tier 9: Absolutely awful, nothing redeeming about this match, avoid at all costs

Tier 10: Incredibly problematic, dire wrestling, objectively harms wrestling.

"And here at Madam Tussauds we replaced our wax figure with the real Andre, because honestly who can tell the difference..."

“Rowdy” Roddy Piper V Adrian Adonis (Hair V Hair Match) - I still don’t quite get Adrian’s gimmick, but am enjoying Roddy’s righteous fury although I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen a Hair V Hair match before. But you know, Adonis can throw himself about really well despite his size. This works as a better comedy match than the earlier midget wrestling purely as it’s more farcical. Roddy’s heel status works well here and you want to root for him against the forces of…absurdity? Although I’ll be happy when WWF stops using trans characters as bad guys, again, the 80s…despite that, good match, lots of energy and fun. -Tier 4-

"Just a little off the top sir?"

Danny Davis & The Hart Foundation V Tito Santana and The British Bulldogs - Oh hey, I know Bret Hart! He was from all the 90s wrestling my friends watched! And of course we remember the Bulldogs from last year's antics, complete with a small bulldog which we’re lucky didn’t do its business on the turnbuckle.

These are some of the biggest tag team names in wrestling for this moment and you can see why. Some good moves and although no storyline really to follow, this is an engaging match with the crowd going wild for Tito Santana once more. -Tier 3-

Jimmy Hart wondered for a moment if he should suplex a dog...

Butch Reed V Koko B. Ware - All I can think is, that poor bird. Being thrown about like that then perched on the edge of the stage infront of thousands of screaming people. This absolutely has to be before animal cruelty laws were brought in. Also “slick” does seem to have that pimp energy, not sure how long his gimmick will go on for. Some standard wrestling, doesn’t excuse torturing the bird. -Tier 8-

"After this match I'm biting that man's nose off..."

Ricky Steamboat V Randy Savage - Going to put it out there, this might be the most impressive match I’ve watched in all of these events so far. The energy is outstanding, it absolutely paid a lot of respect to the talent of Ricky Steamboat and made the Macho Man more than just his goofy promo’s. I’m becoming a big fan of Ricky Steamboat the more I see of him, he’s absolutely top talent during this era. And this match is electric, with not even myself expecting Steamboat to get the win on this occasion. Not sure about the bit with Hairy George and Miss Elizabeth, but I’ll give that a pass for some quality in ring action. -Tier 1-

The production of The Karate Kid is currently sueing the Steamboat Estate

The Honky Tonk Man V Jake Roberts - Alice Cooper! And he shows his guns for some in-ring action wow! I also dig the hokey nature of the Honky Tonk Man’s Elvis impression, he commits for the bit for sure! Bonus points for Jimmy Hart getting a snake to the face. This was an entertaining match! Give me more Alice Cooper’s skinny arms in the ring! -Tier 2-

"We're the perfect team Gene, he's the muscle, and I'm nothing else"

 The Iron Shiek & Nikolai Volkoff V The Killer Bees - Oh they are back, the crowd’s favourite antagonists. When does the Soviet Union collapse again? Ah it’s not for a while yet. Okay fine but they get notably interrupted by the spirit of America in Hacksaw Jim Duggan which, well, i don’t know which is worse to be honest. 

Actually, yes I do, it’s the Killer Bees. Who thinks of this as a team style? “Hey let’s wear striped bottoms and pretend our stings are lethal!” Maybe bringing awareness for the  declining bee population? Mostly an uninteresting match with the asian bloc taking the win, getting the crowd riled up for the main event. -Tier 7-

The perfect American, and his 2x4 patriotic plank

The Main Event: Hulk Hogan V Andre The Giant - Here it is, the event to end all events. The pure exhilaration of Hulkamania meets the largest man ever to wrestle. And it’s kinda disappointing? A supposed clash of the titans but met with Andre’s inability to move very well and his lack of doing anything other than standing, grappling and taking the occasional hit. The Andre heel turn is quite funny though, I absolutely get Bond Jaws vibes from the whole exchange and it definitely reads as “we needed Andre to be the heel, so let’s just make him turn because why not”. Hulk does perform a slam on him which is impressive, that could not have been easy on either contestant. Oh and Hulk going Super Saiyan will never not be funny. -Tier 6-

"So...want to just go get a drink and wait for this whole thing to blow over?"

Overall Average Tier - 6 Randy Savage Driveling Rambles Out Of 10

On a side note I realised I still have literally hundreds of PPVs to go through, so I might not do so much writing for each individual event, but pics and commentary will continue. Next up Survivor Series (1987)

[bookwormlover10]

Batman beyond review + thoughts

I been around two months sense I watch batman beyond for the first time ever and I can definitely say that I loved every minute of it. I love it so much I can say it my favorite dcau show. Hek my favorite dc cartoon ever. I could be because I'm biased cause I watch batman beyond before I watch batman the animated series and justice league and justice league unlimited.

For some backstory. batman the animated series and most dcau shows where way before my time. So I never grew up with the dcau. Didn't mean I never wanted dc related content growing up. I did wash teen titans with it was rerunning or boomerang ( thank to that show I was introduced to Robin way before I was introduced to Batman. ) I did wash one lago batman special ( of was it lego justice league) and I'm pretty sure I was the batman and Robin movie ( the one with poison ivy in it) I know I didn't see the early dcu movies. ( I watch more dc content then I thought)

This is to say I was mostly going to batman beyond blind. ( It Fair to pont out that I did watch the first season of Superman the animated series before I washed batman beyond.)

To give a brief summary of the show ( more like the first two episodes titled rebirth.) It starts with the news explaining how Bruce Wayne avoided a hail take over by daric powers. It then cut off to a werehouce were a girl it taken hostage. We then are introduced to a old Bruce Wayne in a new high tech suite. Bruce is doing his usual batman things, Hitting and noking gonds out. But during the fight his heart gives out and he's getting be up by a guy with ( not a crowbars) very long wrench. He thin points a gun at the guy. After that he decided to retire off being batman. 20 years later young Terry mcginnis goes partying with his girlfriend Dana after arguing with his dad . A gang of jokerz show up and cause havoc. Terry trys to fight them. The jokerz then Chase him all the way to Wayne maner. Thats how me meet Bruce and together they fight off the jokerz. But the fight but to much stress on Bruces heart so Terry help him into the manner and get his medicine. Terry then discovereds the bat cave and put to and to together. Bruce Kiks Terry out.

Terry comes home and find out to his dad murder my " supposingly " by jokerz. Whell movie back with his mom he finds a disk for a nerve gas that might be related to his dad murder. He goes to Bruce to see if he can do something. He tells Terry he can't so he posts Terry to Barbara Gordon ( I don't know if I spelled her last name right. Who is now the commissioner.) On his way he loses the evidence to Derek powers ( the CEO of Wayne powers. who ordered Terrys father murder) Terry then decided to steal the bat suit. He gets to Wayne powers and hear Derek confessing about the nerve gas wall trying to sell it on the black market. After having a confrontion with Bruce Terry stop the gas going on a transport hitting powers with the nerve gas ( giveing his organs as blight.) Get revenge on the man that killed his father ( Mr. Fix ) the next day Bruce offered Terry the job as the new batman. ( go watch the episodes if you can. I did skip over some things. But every minute of it is cool and I can't do it justice.)

the show is just really easy to get in to. Even going in blind I could tell what going on. I think it it partly be cause we are induced to a whole new world in neo- Gotham The city it self has a great retro cyberpunk aesthetic. Every building staking over the other. The background of this show is just really great. They even have their own slang in this show like, twip, dreg, slag, and the most famous one schway. I think it's something that the show doesn't get enough reconciliation for. They even have there own currency to. The way people dress in this show is also something to know by looking at the characters and background characters. There's a lot of people wearing black , squares, rectangle, stripes ( as seen on Terry jacket and pants) and layers. I could just go on about the world building in this show.

The music in this show is also a banger. Like the into for the show. It immediately tells you all your want about the show with it collage with awesome futuristic rock music. It my favorite opening in all off the Dcau. The least best the Superman the animated series opening. The rest of the soundtrack is also in this futuristic rock and it's goes HARD with every single one of them. Especially the fight scene. I don't know about you but when I think of fight scene, I think of rock and Wich is why prepare the music here over the usual orchestraic music in batman the animated series, Superman the animated series and justice league.( I haven't seen static shock, but I hear that the music is good there to.) Which is why I was happy when I heard rock in the background in Jlu ( even though I seen only the first two episodes.) Not that the orchestraic music was bad I did like some of them and it went with what they were going for. I just prefer rock over anything. The show does have its emotional music and they did a really good job.

They dynamic between Bruce and Terry ( and Ace too to an extent) is everything to me. With Bruce being to the equivalent earl for up with more angst and Terry being a trouble angstly teen. Also Ace being the bestest of boys. It's subtle but you can tell that they grow to cear about one an other like in shown in the episodes Shrek , sneak peak, bable, Ace in the whole, the return of the joker movie, out of the past and probably more. I think they did the passing of the mantle very well. Better them most media. They don't put Bruce down to being Terry up and vice versa. Bruce and Terry learned something from each other. ( it's a good time to pont out I do know the big spoiler for epilogue. Have seen it yet don't know how to feel. I don't like Terry design in it though.)

Both he and Bruce different backgrounds. With Bruce being of high class and Terry being the off the middle class. Also with Terry criminal record. I like that Terry and Bruce personally are also different that bounce well with each other. With Terry being angry and brash while Bruce is calm and collected.

Speak of Terry I think he's a good character. A former juvenal delinquent who mix in with the Wrong crowd and went to jive for it. With also the guilt of his fathers death. That because batman to atone for his bast wrongs. That a pretty interesting character. I like that Terry is the complete opposite of Bruce and somehow similar. Terry unlike Bruce has a social life with a girlfriend and friends. He likes to go out a hang out with his loved ones. Wether it's his girlfriend Dana, his friends or his family. He has to try to balance this plus his schooling with his duties as the new dark knight. Unlike like Bruce Terry has a family life. Even though he still lost his father he still has his mom a little brother. Who he will go above a and beyond for them as shown in the episodes bloodspots when his little brother was kidnapped. Over all he has a support system.

He also a different kind of batman then Bruce. Apart from the high-tech suit. Which it awesome by the way with the ability to fly. He's sarcastic and like to talk to his villains Like in return of the joker. He has a different fight style than Bruce. Being some what similar to Nightwings ( in this show continuity. I think ) while also being a heavy hitter and can and well fight dirty when given the chance. Give that hes history in used to being in a gang. I also appreciate that after Terry got revenge on the people who murdered his father, he still continues being batman cause it helps him correct his past sins and in his words " it's makes me feel like a decent human being again."

Terry over all character designs is also really cool. With his jacket and pants with square is just so cool. Giving him the punk drip. ( or as I been told the Jason Todd drip.)

Bruce in this show is also an interesting character. Even when I first watched the show and haven't watched the animated series or justice league/ unlimited, even with some previous knowledge of him and the bat family. I could tell that Bruce was a really sad character. In the first few minutes of the first episode when he retire from being bat man you feel bad for him. He's all a lone in that dark mansion on the hill with people he new either probably dead or want nothing to do with him. This is especially evident with the bat family in this continuity and is great in return of the joker. With the only company he his is a dog he found on the street of crime Ally ( ace is also good in this show too and the best of boys) and soon trouble kid that almost ran him over.

The reason why I say that despite their differences their somehow similar. Is Take their tragedy and making it into something more and try to make the world and it's people a better place than they found it. An good example of is for Bruce the baby doll episode in the animated series and for Terry the meltdown episode with Mr freeze. ( there probably more but I'm stinking with these)

Batman beyond rogue gallery is also really cool and terrifying. With most of them being original. Thought some say that the villain are the weakest of the show and aren't memorable. Wich yes criticism is valid but it's something I disagree with on some levels but I'll like to do a separate post about them and more explain my thoughts there so moving on.

The return of the joker movie is awesome and deserves it own posts.

Thought a critique that I have for the show is that we really don't see Terry when he was running with gangs. We hear about it though dialogue between characters about Terry record and especiallyin the episodes big time. But we don't get a flash back or nothing. It does have other problems like Dana ( Terry loves interest and girlfriend) not being that developed. Not that she's a bad character or her and Terry don't have chemistry as a couple. (They do and I like that.) I mean in the show she is reasonably mad a Terry for ditching on their date. She even tries to understand why he works so late.comes to the concussion that Terry sees Bruce as a father figure. Is just that we really don't see her as a for front of an episode( to the level that max was) . We don't know how her and Terry met and how they started dating. ( Wich I have a headCanon about.) We get a glimpse of her family life in the episodes Rats. I do really like Dana I just wish we got to see more of her and Terry's relationship.

Over all I really love this show. It's unique with iterating characters and word building. Yes it has some problems here and there. But it great and a unique experience.( And yes it is my current hyper fixation)