#The hq movie was peak

[yuu-kumeii]

407 PHOTOS!??? DAMN OKOK VALID, i loved how the animation looked for the movie im ngl, like it was so pretty 😭 i wish there would’ve been a 5th season OR EVEN JUST A THIRD MOVIE WHERE WE GET TO SEE THE TIMESKIP (yes i only want to see time skip suna)

MY PHONE WAS BY MY SIDE, CAMERA OPEN, READY 👁👁 Legit everytime Kuroo was on screen, I quickly pulled my phone out to take multiple pics of him 😩😩😩 YEAH THE ANIMATION WAS SO COOL, LIKE WHEN THE ANIMATION BECAME SO SMOOTH 🗣️🗣️🗣️

It's so sad we didn't get a 5th season like 😭 they could've milked this match like they did with Shiratorizawa frfr 😔 GIRL A THIRD MOVIE ALL ABT THE SPECIAL MATCH, IMAGINE THAT ✨✨✨ I hope the second movie shows us more of their timeskip lives bc I NEED MY FILL 🔥🔥🔥 I need to see suit and tie Kuroo slaving away over paperwork while Kenma is just gaming 😔👏

[adamcytryn]

I've been rewatching Haikyuu these past few days cuz I'm going to see the movie on the 31th.

It's so peak

It's all so incredibly peak dear god

And since I haven't drawn them in a while it's actually kind of hard to draw Hinatas hair again lol. This series has been living rent free in my brain for 7 fucking years it's crazy

[killuamesoftly]

I spent so much energy trying not to cry like a baby in the cinema that I need to re-read the manga and see the movie again to actually Process anything at all

(P.s. there is a post credit scene)

[amezure]

I just watched the HQ movie, peak cinema

[byunbqbes]

HIGH TENSION SCENARIOS WITH HQ BOYS

RIDING PUBLIC TRANSPORT – where it's peak hour on the train, and you're getting squashed against him. you can smell his minty deodorant and, if you're not imagining things, hear the thumps of his heart in his chest. (it's your fault for looking up at him through your eyelashes!!) when you're nearing your stop, he leans down and whispers in your ear, "we're getting off soon."

IWAIZUMI, ushijima, osamu, bokuto, daichi (SORRY IM NAMING ALL THE BEEFY MEN...)

TOUCHING SHOULDERS – you are watching a movie together when he starts getting comfortable and scoots closer, accidentally grazing his shoulder against yours. none of you are focusing on the movie and you're both thinking to yourselves, does this mean anything more?

akaashi, kita, KAGS (boy would start blushing SO much), kenma, sugawara, sakusa

SHARING A BED – awkwardly lying as far away from each other as possible, only to wake up with entangled limbs and your head on his chest. one of you wakes up first and quietly observes how peaceful the other looks and how beautiful they were with the soft morning sun kissing their skin.

yamaguchi, mattsun, ushijima, sugawara, hinata, SAKUSA (this man will literally ASK you to sleep further from him before unknowingly spooning you in his sleep lol)

PUTTING SOMETHING OUT OF YOUR REACH – he probably just showed you an unglam picture that he took of you, and you reached over to snatch his phone out of his hand. but he's quicker - he raises his phone above his head to make you jump for it. he smiles smugly while you whine, tiptoeing to the best of your efforts. both of you are suddenly very aware of the sudden proximity between you. tense silence ensues

kuroo, SUNA, oikawa, TSUKISHIMAdjkfnsdkfn, tendou, atsumu, bokuto??

inspired by this tiktok: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS8uasSBx/

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[anoant-haikyuu-dump]

The hyperfixation demons are screeching at me to write a comprehensive list of all the reasons I like Fukutora, so today I present to you "Ant ignores their responsibilites and spends several paragraphs explaining why Fukutora is peak despite them having roughly 10 seconds of shared screen time"

1. Contrasting Personalities In general their personalities fit together really well— Fukunaga barely speaks while Tora exclusively shouts at max volume and can't stfu to save his life, Tora's overly-intense and takes everything way too seriously while Fukunaga's cracking jokes in the middle of important games, they're even literal opposites on the court as the two wing spikers. Their differences compliment each other perfectly and because of that I think they'd grow a lot being together, Fukunaga would learn to open up and Tora would mellow out. Another good contrast is how Tora's all about looking cool and standing out while Fukunaga tends to blend into the background, which leads into my next point...

2. MY ROMAN EMPIRE (aka chapter 309) I know it's only two pages out of a 33 chapter match but i dont care, this scene makes me feral. I read the manga after watching Dumpster Battle, so imagine my suprise when my two favorite losers had a moment THAT GOT CUT FROM THE FUCJIGN MOVIE (I'm still salty, it should've been a full season).

Anyways these pages rooted their way into my brain because they show that even though Fukunaga goes unnoticed by most people (both in-universe and by readers) Tora realizes how great he is, and not only respects his play style but views him as a rival on the same level as himself. One thing I appreciate about Tora is that despite him being the stereotypical "strong manly athlete" type he doesn't think his methods are the best or only way of doing things; Fukunaga scoring points without "big fanfare" is just as cool as the shit he and Tanaka pull off. The phrasing "that I hafta surpass" could even imply that Tora sees Fukunaga as more than an equal, as someone who's ahead of him since he doesn't need to be flashy or loud to do amazing stuff.

Look at his smile on page two, bro's just excited to have someone who motivates him to keep pushing himself. And as we've learned from Kagehina: what's gayer than a rivalry?? All in all I think it's sweet that Tora notcies his efforts and admires him when few others do. Side Note, I've seen a translation of these that call them "Nekoma's Wings" and I think that's a sick nickname.

3. Bi Tora and Internalized Homophobia I love a good internalized homophobia arc, and characters like Tora that center so much around girls and manliness are some of the most fun to explore them with imo. You could say he's one of the least likely characters in hq to be queer since he's THE woman-lover next to Tanaka and Noya (and Yachi) but that's what makes it interesting—his gay awakening would hit like a tsunami and send him into life-ruining bi panic for months, especially since he's already such a mess when it comes to romance. He gives me the vibes of someone who has no problem with other people being gay but struggles when it comes to himself since it clashes with his conception of what it means to "be a man" or whatever. My point is he'd have the most intense no homo phase to grace this earth and I think that's both super funny and compelling for his character.

Also as a bi person myself it's kind of frustrating how bisexuality is treated online sometimes. It's annoying when a person's queerness is negated the moment they show attraction for the opposite gender, so headcanoning a character like Tora as a bi while still being openly into women makes me happy.

4. The Stage Play They're so silly in the stageplay. Why is he dragging him around by the feet? Why are they screaming at Kenma? Why is he constantly bopping him on the head in the background? WHY IS HE SERVING FACE IN THE PROMO PICTURES? So silly.

(Ignore how blurry these are lol) 5. Ant's Little Sister Bias This is a me thing, I like ships where one party has an annoying little sister who bothers them, sue me. Its cute. Akane and Fukunaga could have the most adorable friendship if you believe.

6. They Match Each Others Energy My first post about them was me rambling about this so just read that, TDLR they're both energetic menaces who match each other's freak.

7. Kenma's Forced Third-Wheel Purgatory Putting Kenma in a situation where Kuroo's graduated and his closest remaining friends are dating and constantly forcing him to third-wheel is just about the evilest thing you could do to the guy. He may be one of my favorites but this is well-deserved punishment for his crimes.

8. Baffled x Baffling Another ship dynamic I like a lot is when one person is unabashedly weird and the other thinks they're a total freak... but likes them anyways. They don't know why they like them. They can't explain it to anyone. Whenever the person does more weird shit they're like "why tf do I like you." But even so they're whipped as hell. Anyways Tora barely understands a single thing Fukunaga does and I think that makes for a funny crush to have.

9. Fukunaga's "Current Concern" Don't have much to add here, it's just proof to me that they hang out idc. Like why are you concerned about what he wants?? Kinda gay dude. Big fan of Fukunaga whispering to him and Tora answering at full volume so other people hear a one-sided conversation.

10. These Fics Before I knew this ship was even a thing I stumbled on these fics while browsing the Fukunaga tag, that's what got the gears turning:

• My favorite one, third-year shenanigans • Peak, need to be signed in tho • College AU • This one is mostly gen Fukunaga but the few moments they have are perfect (also really fun Nekoma interactions overall)

11. Other Miscellaneous Thoughts • Both of them being public figures/lowkey famous in timeskip is cute, like imagine them being each others' biggest fan before they make it big.

• Chef x guy who eats a lot is peak fiction. In this case they both eat a lot. Their grocery bill is a horror story.

• I know it's because characters are usually grouped by year and Kenma ditches them to sit with Kuroo but they're always together in the stands, pretty gay if you ask me

• I hc Fukunaga as genderfluid so Tora still gets his chance to be a wife guy. Him and Tanaka ranting to each other while Kiyoko and Fukunaga drink tea in peaceful silence.

• I think Fukunaga's the type to enjoy people watching and Tora's always doing something dumb. Observing him like a little bug under a microscope

• They're both so silly looking, cartoony ahh designs. I just think they'd make a funny couple visually, they're so square and stick to me if that makes any sense lmaoo

If you got through this whole post you're a real one, thanks for reading to my brain dump. I think about them every day and need more people to understand the vision

[cherryredstars]

Pairing: Miguel O'Hara, Simon "Ghost" Riley, Mike Schmidt, Hobie Brown, Miles-42 x gn!reader

Warnings: Fluff, Suggestive Content with Miguel, A Little Bit of Angst with Miles

Summary: How would the boys treat you on your birthday?

A/N: In honor of my birthday (WOO)!

Word Count: 1.7K (Unedited)

Miguel O'Hara

You hang out with him in his office at HQ all day. He has your favorite food delivered to base, and you spend the whole day talking his ear off as he works. Today is the only day he doesn't mind people coming in and out of his office, as long as they do so to wish you a happy birthday.

He has LYLA keep you company, finding her only a tad bit less annoying, even as she randomly breaks out into happy birthday and makes birthday memes pop up on his screen like a virus. He only wants to strangle her when she keeps making birthday sex jokes and hinting a little too much at the gifts waiting for you at home.

When the two of you do make it home, you're excited to see the pile of gifts overflowing in the living room. Some of them are from the spiders in HQ, but more than one is from Miguel. You guys get take out, and spend the rest of the night opening gifts. You guys laugh at the ones from the younger spider-people, and try not to cringe at the more questionable ones (a difference in universe maybe?).

When the two of you finish going through the gifts and ate all the food, Miguel pulls you up off the floor. He gives you a cheeky smile, leading you towards the bedroom for one last birthday present. Huh, I guess LYLA was right about the birthday sex.

Simon "Ghost" Riley

As much as he wants to, he can't ask to go on leave in advance. Even if he did send in the request, it would be hastily denied. Going on leave because of a singular day and for a non-emergency cause? The higher ups would laugh in his face. So, his only hope is to not be deployed during that time.

If he is deployed during that time, he'll keep his eye on the clock, counting down the seconds until it hits midnight in your timezone. Then, at exactly zero hundred hours, your phone will light up with a message from Simon. It's a simple "Happy birthday. Miss you." text, but it makes you smile nonetheless. If you're lucky, you might get a voice message from all of 141 wishing you a happy birthday, horrible, off-key singing from Soap included! And if you're really lucky, you might even get a call if Simon's in a good, secure location where he knows his cellular usage can't be tracked or intercepted.

He already got a gift for you in advance. He'll tell you where he hid it, or tell you to keep an ear out for the doorbell. If he hid it, you rush over to the hiding spot, setting your phone up to record a video for him. You make a big show of it to keep him entertained, and at the end of the video you thank him repeatedly for the gift, adding in that you miss him and you'll see him when he comes back home. When he gets gifts delivered to you, it's usually flowers and maybe something extra like an Amazon package. You put your new flowers in the nicest vase you have, sending Simon a picture and heart emojis.

If-by the grace of god- he's home on your birthday, you get spoiled silly. Today is all about you and what you want to do. Breakfast in bed? Okay, waffles or pancakes? Movie night? Okay, it's your pick. Drinks at the pub? Let's stop to get a pack first. Simon does prefer to stay in with you on your birthday, but again, if you want to have a night out on the town, he's happy to follow along. Though, if you do stay home, don't look in the fridge! You don't want to risk taking a peak at the cake he bought, do you?

Mike Schmidt

Called out of work the day before. He wakes up super early, slipping out of bed to wake up Abby. She complains a little, and you have to pretend you weren't awake the second Mike got out of bed and you have to stifle your laughter at her grumbling out in the hall. The smell of breakfast is strong, and you wait a good 11 minutes (it would be too perfect if it was an even number), before slipping out of bed. You act all surprised when you walk into the kitchen, catching them making you breakfast. They instantly drag you into a chair, making you sit as they plate your food and slide over your coffee. You have to fight your tears when Abby gives you a hand drawn birthday card. Just for that, she can steal a bit of your bacon.

The three of you just spend the day at home. You draw with Abby, thanking her for all the birthday drawings. The three of you make a mess in the kitchen as you make the birthday cake, and somehow frosting gets stuck in all of your hair. You sing happy birthday after dinner, which of course is your favorite meal, and the three of you settle onto the couch to watch TV. You allow Abby to stay up until she falls asleep on the sofa.

Once she's gone to bed, Mike pulls you close to his side, pressing a kiss to your lips and muttering another happy birthday. You smile at him, and it grows wider when he pulls your gift from his pocket. The two of you are silent as you open it, and you gasp when you see what's inside. You thank him with a million smooches on his face, that makes him chuckle. Then, when it gets too late and the both of you remember he has work tomorrow, you retreat back to the bedroom for some much needed rest. Clean up is for another day.

Hobie Brown

Is it really a surprise that he forgets it's your birthday? Hey, in his defense, time and dates are just a social construct made to control the natural world!

He only remembers when one of his (current) band mates or a Spider in the society ask him what he has planned for your birthday. He knows he's fucked the second they ask him. He has nothing planned, he has yet to say happy birthday to you despite talking to you just this morning, and to top it all off, he has only just realized you were hinting about it throughout your morning conversation. And do you want to know what he said in response to your, Hobie, baby, do you think something important is happening today? Trust me, you don't because his answer may or may not have been, Unless 10 Downing is fist bumping a wrecking ball today, then no. Yeah, did he mention he was fucked?

So, in true Hobie fashion, he's gonna think quick and get himself out of trouble. What could he use as the perfect excuse for completely forgetting your birthday? Make it seem intentional! And how do you make it seem intentional? Throwing a totally killer surprise party that would give the PM a heart attack! He recruits the help of his band mates and Gwen, setting up your favorite venue that the band played in for a previous gig. He gets you a cake, a funny card, and some random trinkets he sees along the way. He'll have the band play anything you request or the night. Oh, don't forget your own friends! He'll let them know before he picks you up.

He's totally casual when he returns to the flat, all nonchalant as he tells you to get dressed up. When you ask why, he just shrugs and says riot. You stare at him like you expect him to say something extra, but you sigh when he doesn't. With your back turned to him, he allows himself to briefly flicker red. When he gets you to the venue, you're happily surprised, bumping into him and teasing that you thought he forgot. He chuckles nervously in response, finally wishing you a happy birthday. At the end of the night, after you got the celebration you deserved and the two of you lay at home in a half-awake state, he admits the truth to you when you're too sleepy to get mad at him. Hey, real men admit to their mistakes and fear the wrath of their partners.

Miles 42

He does the thing. You know, the obnoxious thing where you show up to school, and then suddenly you have a brightly colored birthday stash over your shoulder and a gift bag attached to 50 different HAPPY BIRTHDAY balloons? Yeah, he does that shit, and he does it with PRIDE. He will be damned if you aren't walking the halls and a stranger randomly yells out a birthday greeting to you in passing. You better hope you don't have any classes with him, because every class you guys share, he's making them sing happy birthday. Even if you get embarrassed and melt into your chair. At lunch, he's already got a birthday cupcake waiting for you and he did, in fact, skip the last period just so he could go get your favorite takeout to make sure it's still hot.

Rio definitely invited you over for dinner, and he spends the whole meal telling his Ma all about the things he did for you today. It makes her laugh, and she playfully swats the back of his head when you whine about how embarrassed you were all day.

When dinner is done, Miles drags you out of his house and walks you down to the familiar streets to the car lot. He helps you in, and you gasp when you see the inside of the car. He has candles placed carefully around, and a cake sits in the back seat with plastic forks and more gifts. Your smile is goofy as he quietly sings happy birthday to you, and you blow out the candle as he whoops and hollers playfully. The two of you dig into the cake, having quiet conversation until you feel like you'll throw up from all the sugar.

But as you're about to open the last of your gifts, his phone begins to ring. Looks like your birthday wish didn’t come true after all.

[katlyntheartist]

So...I finally watched the third Sonic movie...

and it's pretty good!

...for the most part.

It's a good time for Sonic fans and if you're a casual viewer who knows about the first two movies and the Knuckles series, then I think you'll like it. I thought it was good. But I have my problems with it. But in order to talk about them, I'll need to go into spoilers.

Spoiler warning! Advert your eyes, children!

Let's talk about what I did like:

-Shadow and Maria's relationship was handled perfectly and their montage was adorable. Every moment with them was the highlight of the film and their talk about the stars is so heartfelt and sweet. Also the actress for Maria was perfect.

-Keanu was good as Shadow. A bit stiff with the voice delivery at times but still good. And Shadow's character was perfectly written. I'm glad he was able to have emotions and emote, it felt like Archie Shadow at times which was great because Archie Shadow is peak Shadow.

-The Wachowski family moments were adorable, especially the camping scene in the beginning and end of the movie.

-Some of the fights were good but the ones between Shadow and Sonic were peak.

-The Crab bot was cool, I was sad when it was destroyed.

-Tails and Knuckles were perfect and their hugs with Sonic in the cornfield and with Tom and Maddie were great, they are a family your honor.

-Super Sonic and Super Shadow were fantastic. Also Wade using the Master Emerald as a hockey puck was funny.

-Metal Sonic looked dope and Amy is also here. Cool 👍

Alright, now for the stuff I didn't like:

-WHY WASN'T JOJO IN THE MOVIE AT ALL??? THEY COULD HAVE HAD PARALLELS BETWEEN JOJO AND MARIA, ANDJOJO COULD HAVE BONDED WITH SHADOW, THERE WAS SO MUCH MISSED POTENTIAL, PARAMOUNT WHY?????????

-Also the movie posters were misleading, Rachel and Randall weren't in the movie at all. I was very sad. I liked them and wished they could have worked with Tom and Maddie to break into G.U.N HQ

-Why were there no Chao's in the movie? I was so excited to see them and they are just Pokemon mascots in the movie-verse.

-Rockwell was built up as this important character but she's barely in the movie at all and has no character or motivation aside from a misunderstanding that team Sonic killed Walters.

-Speaking of, IS WALTERS DEAD??? The movie never confirmed if he was alive or not and everybody kind of forgot about him.

-Stone was fine but he didn't get much screen time.

-The movie's humor felt too "child pandering" compared to the first two, which had a better balance of humor and emotional moments. Also there was waaaay too many meta jokes and pop culture references. Most of them felt forced and they could have toned it down a bit.

-This movie seems to have caught the Illumination virus because the pacing in the movie was so fast. The movie keeps jumping from one action set piece to the next and it sacrifices good character moments and scenes. Tom gets injured and instead of seeing how Sonic and friends process their feelings, Sonic is already grabbing the Master Emerald and going super sayan. For the most part, the movie feels like it's on fast forward and doesn't give any time to fleshing the characters out.

So yeah, I don't think Sonic 3 was as good as everyone is saying. But I still liked it. It's a good movie and I'm glad that people are enjoying it and are having fun :)

[lady-of-nightmares-and-heartache]

Crossed

Hobie Brown x Fem!Reader

You never were able to sleep all that well, knowing that your best friend was out all night fighting crime, and out all day staging unpermitted political actions, and concerts with his band. Hobie Brown did entirely too much.

He makes it a point to check in every so often so that you know he hasn’t forgotten about you. His only non-band member friend and the only one in his universe that knew about his big secret. Hobie Brown was Spider-Punk, and it was a full-time, penniless gig.

Shortly after you had become friends, you learned about his identity on accident. You were glad you did though, because it explained a lot about his prolonged absences. When he officially became homeless because he didn’t have an actual job, you offered up your place until he could get back on his feet.

That was a few months ago. Now he happily has his own flat, but spends just as much time at your own flat, if not more than his own.

So when he hasn’t stopped by or called in a week, you were worried. You know that he got called to Spider Society HQ to deal with some anomaly threat, but that was a week ago. Normally he’d be back by now, or would call you mid-fight just to check in.

You’re in your cotton shorts and an oversized tshirt while you watch a scary movie in the living room before heading off to bed. You likely won’t sleep well anyway, so you’re not overly concerned about potential nightmares.

While jump-scares are a cheap way to get a reaction out of the audience, they get you every time. So when the music peaks and the demon suddenly appears on screen AND you hear a violently loud, very real noise right outside of your bedroom window, your heart jumps into your throat and you swear you can feel your soul leave your body.

Pausing the movie (there’s no way you’re gonna continue watching that tonight) you creep towards your bedroom. Slowly opening the door, you see a figure opening up your window very slowly and shakily stepping into your bedroom. You flick on the light and you immediately calm down.

“Hobie, you nearly gave me a heart attack! Where have you been!”

Hobie pulls his mask off and looks at you, and you immediately notice that his eyes seem unfocused.

“Sorry bout th’t love.”

He takes a step forward and promptly crumples to the ground.

You’re only frozen in shock for about 30 seconds, but it feels like ages. You rush forward and drop to your knees, attempting to scan him for injury.

“Hobie?? Oh my god what happened to you??”

Hobie groans and mutters something unintelligible. You immediately get to removing his leather vest and that’s when you see the blood seeping through his spidey suit. You suck in a sharp breath.

“Hobie, I’m gonna have to remove this so I can fix it okay? I know you don’t like hospitals so I’m going to stop the bleeding and see if I can fix this.”

You’re amazed that you don’t panic, as you carefully lift Hobie’s shoulders up towards you so you can peel the top half of his suit down until it hangs around his waist. Carefully leaning him back into a flat position on the floor you gulp. It’s a lot of blood. You’re hesitant to leave him but you have to grab the first aid kit and some towels from the bathroom. You run there and back and immediately press the towel to the gaping wound that stretches from his brusing ribs to his lower side of his stomach.

The minute you apply pressure his eyes fly open with a gasp and he tries to sit up.

“Hobie, Hobie stop” he looks panicked and disoriented. “It’s just me, love.” You adopt the nickname that he calls you hoping it’ll snap him back to reality.

It has the desired effect, and he winces as he slowly lays back down.

“That bloody hurts y’know th’t?”

“I know,” you look down at the towel which is thoroughly soaked through and replace it with the next one. “I can’t get the bleeding to stop,” your voice pitches up towards the end of the sentence showing how worried you are. “And I’m certain this needs stitches.”

Hobie peers at you, pain still clouding his vision. He manages to lift a hand and place it over yours. “No.. hmph, no hospitals.”

You sigh. What seems like hours (it was really only twenty minutes) you finally staunch the blood and prep for the stitches.

“This’ll be a bit painful innit.” Hobie phrased it like a question, but really it was a statement. You brushed the sweat from his forehead.

“It will. I’ll try to be as gentle as possible.”

You chew your bottom lip as you begin the sutures. Obviously you want to get it done as fast as possible, but it also has to be done right. With every pull you can feel Hobie tense up as he tries not to flinch.

His breathing is ragged so you try to distract him by getting him to talk.

“You know, I was worried when I hadn’t heard from you for a couple days. I know you don’t believe in consistency but I had a feeling something was wrong when you never checked in… how did this happen??”

Hobie squeezes his eyes shut as you pull the needle until this portion of the stitch is taut.

“Just the usual ‘azards that come wit being spidey,” he grits out.

You scoff. “Hobart Brown, in the last two years that I’ve known you, you’ve never even come home with a scratch.”

“We’ve had a bit of a multiverse crisis.. s’why I been gone for so long”

You hum in contemplation as you make your way through the last few stitches.

“What happened?”

You tie off the thread and disinfect the area again, as Hobie tells you all about Miles Morales and Miguel and The Spot.

“So these canon events happen to everyone?”

Hobie averts his eyes. “What of it?”

It seems like a touchy subject, so you decide to leave it alone. Just because your friends, doesn’t mean you’re entitled to know every little detail about him, just like he doesn’t know every little detail about you.

“C’mon.”

You help Hobie up off the floor, and lead him to your bed. His arm immediately crosses his middle holding his aching ribs. Hobie starts to protest, saying he’ll just head back to his flat.

“Hobie, please lay down. I want you here so I can make sure you don’t rip your stitches, and you’re not swinging to your place.”

“Aye I’ll do it, but not b’cause you told me to.”

Once he lays flat on his back you go change into some not blood soaked clothes. You decide to toss all bloody paraphernalia in the dumpster outside, so you slip on your sneakers. Not five minutes later, you’re perched on the edge of your bed.

“Miles seems like a good kid,” you say absentmindedly.

“‘e is, jus’ wanted to fit in wit the likes of us.”

You grab his hand. “I’m proud of you.”

He raises a pierced eyebrow at you. “For wha’?”

“Helping Miles try to stop this.” You rub your thumb across the back of his hand, the shock of finding Hobie the way you did starting to wear off, and a deep sense of unaddressed dread starting to set in.

Hobie shakes his head. “He betta stop ‘is event, or I got all a these stitches for nothin.”

Your thumb stops moving and you squeeze his hand.

“What does that mean?”

Hobie’s silence is VERY loud.

Finally the puzzle pieces start to click into place.

“Nothin’ love, I jus-“

“Hobart Brown, is this ridiculously deep laceration from Miguel O’Hara?”

Hobie winces at the deadly (deceiving) calm in your voice.

“Uh it’s possible-“

“I’m going to kill him myself.”

As if a higher power was listening to you, Hobie’s watch activated requesting he return to HQ.

“Perfect!”

“Love it’s prob’bly a trap-“

Too late. You reach across for his other wrist and slap the button that opens the portal. One minute you’re in your apartment, and the next you’re on your first interdimensional travel field trip, with Hobie right beside you.

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Crossed Masterlist

[aha-chuu]

Obviously the Stellaron Hunters are an absolute bop already (Kafka giving Blade mind control therapy? Silver Wolf peacing out of the Xianzhou arc to play games?? Elio is a cat maybe???) but I do also love that some guy called "Sam" is also there, and that sounds really normal BUT:

Like, according to Blade's leaked voiceline about him, Sam "craves life" the same way Blade craves death.

When SW talks about Kafka and Blade doing the horror movie trope of waiting for someone in their house, she notes that "Sam wouldn't even give [his victim] the chance to get through the door", meaning he's apparently more ruthless than the murder psychos over there.

Sam was also the second or possibly first person Elio recruited!

He also managed to subdue and murder Blade at peak Mara power before Kafka could mind control him!

Blade describes Sam as a dude in armour, but SW calls him a metal man - is he a robot?? Is that why he "craves life"?

If so, is "Sam" an acronym? That's why his name is so dull? Not to bring to bring up Jetpack Joyride in 2023, but my sister pointed out they had a robot called "S.A.M: Strong Arm Machine".

If he is a robot, then it'd make sense that he and Kafka are the first two members recruited since Kafka probably can't hypnotise him and coup Elio. Though ig Elio knows she won't do that anyway cos of his ~future vision~

It's sorta hard rn to tell exactly what roles each member of the SH fulfill. Like, I thought Blade was the muscle, Kafka the diplomat, SW the hacker. You'd think a robot would take two of those roles but no dice huh.

According to leaks, Sam is a fire destruction character. So far every fire character has used machine weaponry (mostly lasers).

Most importantly: if Sam did carry sad sack of potatoes Bladie back to SH HQ, are we getting big robot man Svarog 2.0!?!?

[callmearcturus]

oh snap i haven't checked my mentions in a grip, @ribeckulous tagged me to show off my 10 favorite movies with a gif for each

i have HQ digital copies of all of these on my plex server so I'll do you one better and grab a screencap of one of my favorite shots of each movie

asteroid city, 2023 (jones hall is a reflection of my soul) speed racer, 2008 (unironically the greatest feast of the eyes i've ever seen) mission impossible: fallout, 2018 (the greatest action movie ever, i am haunted by this film) the man from u.n.c.l.e., 2015 (guy ritchie peaked here, actually a perfect movie) grosse pointe blank, 1998 (its EMBARRASSING to show this movie to ppl, I took so much from it) atomic blonde, 2017 (the best john wick action film and james FUCKING McAvoy holy shit) edge of tomorrow, 2014 (the best scifi movie in the past 15 years, i'm not remotely kidding) hit man, 2023 (love to be doxed by a fucking movie, awesome) action button reviews boku no natsuyasumi, 2022 (I AM NOT REMOTELY KIDDING, the places this goes destroyed me. fucking SUNFLOWERS.) and

(me: what am i missing punct: a movie that's not about sex work but is about sex work? me: i already have hit man punct: ………….. MAVERICK. me: SIGH. YEAH.)

top gun maverick, 2022 (i'm sorry but it's incredible. i'm sorry but it just is. i would kill a grown man to be able to watch the darkstar sequence in a theater.)

tagging @interropunct @arquiving @agnesmontague and if they see it @preapocalyptic and @madamtrashbat

[whywoulditho]

hq movie review!!!

(not spoiler-free)

went to see the haikyuu movie: dumpster battle today and i wanted to share my thoughts!!

first of all the movie had better animation than season 4 of the series! even though it stuck with the same animation style and character designs this was a much more neatly done project for sure. it felt like they had finally adapted into the style and managed to bring out the best version of it. in that sense i feel like season four was their experimental phase, if that makes sense? the movie's animation was so much smoother than i expected. i still prefer the first three seasons' style, but this wasn't bad at all in my book.

they used the same OSTs from the series as far as i've noticed, and they did make the match dramatic enough in most parts, (-we'll get to those other parts) and the voice cast did a good job as always.

they cut the arc a little shorter, trying to fit it into a 1h 30m runtime. it's a three set match so it was bound to be shorter than the five set matches like the shiratorizawa and the inarizaki matches, but it still deserved a good two hours in my opinion. you might think, well obviously they weren't going to animate every single point but honestly? furudate drew almost every single point and people READ that, on paper. we would have eaten up a two hour long movie. but well, since it's all done let's talk about what we had, and what we didn't.

the movie opened with a redrawn version of the season one scene where hinata meets kenma for the first time. it was a nice, nostalgic touch. they kept focusing on the random crow and cat they added to the background of the scene for peak symbolism and frankly i kinda loved that. i don't care that it's overdone it's still good okay? 😤

oh and even though they reanimated that first scene, there were still many instances in the movie where they cut to flashbacks from earlier seasons taken straight from the original version with the older animation style.

the first half of the movie was weaker than the second. they skipped a bunch of points and tried to only show the important lines but without the leading rallies the lines just looked kinda goofy and out of place. this one for example,

when they threw in this line i was kinda thrown off?? because like, the build up just wasn't there? does that make sense? this whole bit about yamaguchi finally catching up to tsukishima and then actually surpassing him was very well done in the manga. and it was a huge thing too, the two of them were the first page art of that volume, but the movie tried to get it over with in like, thirty seconds, i'm not even joking.

this part:

was made into a weird little slideshow type of thing that transitioned into their high five and it looked so goofy to me... i'm sorry. i just wanted them to have this moment so badly. and they did, kind of, but it wasn't all that satisfying.

also, they didn’t give us tsukkiyama having a telepathical conversation, HOW DARE YOU.

tendou and tsutomu watching the match on tsutomu's ipad was also in the movie! i was really happy to see that because that's one of my favorite things from this arc lol. though they didn’t give much of tsutomu's frustration with tendou.

the first half was pretty bland, accurate to the manga but with most inner monologue cut and some parts skipped.

through the middle they gave us the kuroken childhood flashbacks, it was cut shorter than it was in the manga. and get this, i feel like the way they delivered their childhood memories were like they wanted to make them more about kuroo's love for volleyball than exploring kuroken's bond with each other. i feel like the movie tried too hard at focusing on one thing at a time, they cut the tsukkiyama scene short because during that bit they were focusing on kenma. they cut the kuroken memories short because they were trying to focus only on kuroo.

this kept going, honestly. even though this match was ALL about parallels and the bonds these characters have with each other, friendships and rivalries. in the manga, furudate made this match about exploring ALL the dynamics he'd been building up since the beginning. it was more random, yes, but that's what made it natural. kenma and hinata's rivalry/friendship, kenma and kageyama's rivalry, yaku and nishinoya's rivalry, kuroo and daichi's rivalry, tsukishima and kuroo's mentor-student relationship, nishinoya and asahi's trust bond, whatever the fuck yamaguchi and tsukishima had going on. the man took the time to give us crumbs of all these dynamics in the middle while a volleyball game was kind of just playing in the background. i know that sounds like i'm saying playing volleyball wasn't the main point, that's because that is what i'm saying. inarizaki v karasuno was about volleyball. shiratorizawa v karasuno was about volleyball. nekoma v karasuno wasn't. it was about two teams. because furudate made sure that we know every single player in each team, through and through.

this match wasn't just a simple match, it's something that they never shut up about since season one. this match was the end goal of all the relationships and parallels and dynamics they have been building for these characters, and the movie did a half-assed job delivering their fated battle.

it's like they looked at the arc and thought, "this is about hinata defeating kenma. let's focus on that and mention everything else briefly." so it was a whole mess of characters throwing these one liners back and forth and you just sitting there trying to catch up. look, maybe i'm blinded by nostalgia. but i don't remember feeling this way while reading the manga.

(edit: totally forgot to mention this but THEY CUT OFF THE COACHES' BACKSTORY !!! no young nekomata :((( )

okay, moving on, they did give us the birdcage scene:

and better than the manga, if i'm being honest. like i know it's a bad picture but LOOK at that composition. i love it so much.

they also included the one where kenma and shoyo shoved knives up each other's throats (they're such good friends fr ���)

they did this scene:

so well i was about to cry. shoyo literally screamed it was kinda overdone but i'll take it. kuroo's laugh was beautiful.

there was also this other scene where kenma is exhausted from running and is just desperately trying to keep playing and they did this amazing 360 degree perspective shot from his pov and IT WAS SO GOODDD. the heavy breathing kept getting louder and intenser and you could literally FEEL his breath and the voice acting in that scene was top notch i had fucking goosebumps. there was this bit where he faced the ground and his sweat was dripping down on the floor and YOU COULD SEE HIS REFLECTION ON THE WATER DROPS?? LIKE???? i'm still shocked this studio pulled that off you guys it was awesome.

and at the end of the match, they took this scene,

and made it 10 TIMES BETTER?? AS IF THAT'S POSSIBLE???

in the movie my boy kenma was fucking FLOORED. he was lying on the ground all sweaty and limbless and he had this beautiful smile on his face as he looked up at kuroo and said this line. I LOVED THAT SO, SO MUCH YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW WARM IT MADE MY HEART. THANK YOU WHOEVER LOOKED AT THIS BEAUTIFUL PANEL AND THOUGHT, "YOU KNOW WHAT, I CAN MAKE THIS EVEN GAYER"

oh, and they also included this for some reason lol:

okay, so, the movie wasn't as bad as we thought it would be.

i was really surprised by the quality of animation. they definitely solved the problem they had in season four where even the smallest movement always looked stiff. i don't think they paid enough mind to what the arc was actually about, to be honest. they tried to make this into just another one of their matches. well, maybe it was and i'm just reading too much into the character dynamics, who knows..

oh, and the bitter sweet news is that in after credits they teased the kamomedai match. since we're getting only one last movie for the finale it was a given that either the kamomedai match or the time skip were going to be cut short or cut off entirely. well, it doesn’t seem to be the kamomedai match... so. yeah. i guess we're kissing our beloved brazil and V league and olympic arcs goodbye. there was no way they did all of them justice anyway.

while the time skip is a high sacrifice i have to say i'll still be pretty happy if they make the kamomedai game full-length. that's my favorite match in the whole series and it definitely deserves more love. i doubt it will receive any if it comes in the expense of the time skip though...

so have you seen the movie? let's chat on the comments!!!

[thebettybook]

Dance with me at the Spider-Society Soirée

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Characters: Miguel O’Hara x Spider-hero!fem!reader. Miguel and reader aren’t in an established romantic relationship but they have a crush on each other.

Part 2 Summary: It’s the night of the Spider-Society Soirée, and Miguel showed up! He can’t seem to find reader anywhere, but when he finally sees reader…well, just read to find out ;)

Warning: ATSV spoilers ahead! Other than that, an all-fluff story

Spanish used: “Qué maravilla” (“How wonderful”), “Por el amor de Dios” (“For the love of God”; I used SpanishDict)

Strawbetty’s notes: I used Miguel’s “Qué maravilla” (“How wonderful”) line from the ATSV movie in my fic because how could I not?? Also, I’ll be releasing Part 3 (the last part) in an hour!! :D

Parts: Part 1 | Part 2 {below} | Part 3

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Part 2: The Soirée

7 p.m., June 30.

The gold and lavender rays of the sunset stretched across Nueva York, seeping through the glass panels of the Spider-HQ Lobby.

Hundreds of thousands of Spiders lounged about, decked out in their best formal attire for once rather than their Spider suits, as they filled up the whole lobby with their chatter and laughter.

Despite all their individual formal attire, the accessory almost every attendee had in common was the shock they wore on their faces when they saw their one and only stoic leader in attendance. Some even deigned to check him out.

Miguel was dressed to the nines (or to the 2099’s) in a fitted noir tuxedo that didn’t fail to accentuate his tall stature and bulging muscles. His dark-brown hair kept its usual style of being swept back to both sides of his face with his widow’s peak ever prominent.

A gold bow tie rested comfortably at the bottom of his neck, just a bit above a white dress shirt he wore underneath the tuxedo blazer. Other than his ebony dress shoes, the only accessory Miguel had was his dimension travel watch.

Miguel loomed over most of the Spiders despite standing at the back near the refreshments table, which did have trays of freshly-made empanadas with various fillings (just like you said, much to his discreet pleasure).

It wasn’t even five minutes into the event that he received a boatload of compliments from practically everyone in attendance. While his ears burned at the unwanted attention, Miguel’s brick-like posture and passive expression continued to contrast the lively movements from everyone else.

Miguel wished LEGO Spider-Man—who rested on his shoulder briefly—was still with him. However, the tiny sentient block of a hero already excused himself to socialize with the other Spiders. Miguel even wished he had at least Jessica Drew to talk to about business, but Jess didn’t attend the soirée to rest at home in her dimension for the evening.

Miguel’s crimson orbs sailed the sea of Spiders again—hoping to catch a glimpse of you but to no avail (there were just so many Spiders)—before he fixed his orbs on the left sleeve of his tuxedo jacket just above his dimension travel watch.

He fiddled with his watch, checking if there were any updates that would hopefully allow him to slip away from the soirée.

“Lyla, remember to alert me right away if anything happens,” Miguel’s eyelids fluttered shut for just a nanosecond in annoyance at the fact that some people were still checking him out. He reopened his eyes when a flash of gold greeted him. “Wait, what are you wearing?”.

The AI, who usually appeared in a fur mink coat and collared dress, was now decked out in a fancy white sleeveless floor-length dress. With her signature transparent pink heart sunglasses and a hot pink feather boa around her shoulders, Lyla struck a dramatic pose as if she was walking the red carpet.

“What? You think you’re the only one who gets to dress up for this event?” Lyla fluffed her ginger bob with both hands before taking her phone out. “Say cheeese.”

Miguel didn’t comply, simply turning his face to the other side and pinching the bridge of his nose for the first time that evening at his troublesome AI.

Before he could remind Lyla of the alerts again, arms engulfed Miguel in a hug.

“Miguel! I’m so glad you could make it!” Peter B gave Miguel a squeeze before pulling back with tears pricking his eyes. The look on Peter B’s face was the equivalent of a proud dad seeing their son go to prom for the first time or something.

Out of his usual pink robe and gray dad sweatpants, Peter B was dressed in a blue tuxedo with red lapels. Before Miguel could tell him “Never hug me again,” two little arms and feet belonging to Peter B’s baby daughter Mayday found themselves on Miguel’s head and shoulders.

Miguel let Mayday crawl over him until she reached the edge of his right shoulder, where he picked her off with his other hand. He held the toddler securely in his hands, noticing that she wore a fluffy tulle gown with a blue top and red skirt to match with her dad.

Miguel couldn’t help but have a ghost of a smile on his face when Mayday babbled through her toothy smile and leaned forward in his arms to play with his bow tie.

“Have you seen Y/N?” Miguel turned his attention to Peter B, who turned his back to Miguel in order to take a selfie with Miguel and Mayday after snapping probably ten of the same pictures of Miguel and Mayday.

“Saw Y/N a few minutes ago! She went off to take pictures with the kids,” Peter B held up a peace sign while snapping a selfie with Miguel (who frowned) and Mayday (who grinned).

“Qué maravilla,” Miguel grumbled. “The kids” consisted of Miles Morales, Gwen Stacy, Pavitr Prabhakar, and Hobie Brown. Miguel doubted he would get to see you even once during this soirée if you were surrounded by the energetic and rambunctious younger Spiders.

“C’mon, Miguel, smile a bit,” Peter B urged him. Before Miguel could decide between staying a bit longer or ditching the soirée, his ears picked up on your laughter.

He turned his head to your direction, his lips parting to call you over. Whatever words Miguel planned to say caught in his throat once his eyes landed on you.

Maybe it was Miguel’s point of view or the lighting of the lobby or just you, but to Miguel, you suddenly stood out from the sea of Spiders.

You swayed about in an obsidian sleeveless satin ball gown with a sweetheart neckline as Pavitr and Gwen took turns twirling you around. Your sheer tulle gloves embroidered with lines of gold glitter gradient that grew fainter up your arms resembled the fractal pattern of a spiderweb.

Miguel wasn’t one to care for fashion, usually preferring comfort over couture, but he couldn’t help but be floored.

The epitome of elegance and beauty, you looked every bit the queen Miguel already knew you were.

Shock. If Miguel’s ears weren’t burning before, they were practically on fire now. He thanked whatever higher beings that he was able to maintain his composure.

“Y/N, over here!” Peter B interrupted Miguel’s trance as the former waved to you.

Miguel knew he was a goner the moment you turned your head to Peter B’s direction. Your eyes lit up once they landed on Miguel, and Miguel was rendered powerless when your smile grew at the sight of him.

You excused yourself from the kids, who became preoccupied with their own things. Miles and Gwen, who retreated to one of the many beams above the lobby, sat upside-down next to each other to sketch the people and things at the soirée. Pavitr and Hobie began a game of rating all the party foods. The latter claimed earlier that he’d only show up for a bit but ended up staying longer.

With each step you took towards Peter B, Mayday, and Miguel, Miguel found himself growing more and more self-conscious.

Is my hair alright? Do I smell good? Shock, why am I worrying about all of this?!

Miguel never worried about this stuff before. He felt like a high-school student getting ready to see his date for the first time for prom. And Miguel didn’t even go to prom in high school.

When you were finally standing in front of him, Miguel was cursing and pleading through a flurry of sentences in Spanish in his head to keep his cool.

“Hi, everyone!” You scooped Mayday up from Peter B’s arms, cooing at how adorable she looked while she laughed and patted your face with her tiny hands.

“Hi,” Miguel managed to get out in a croak, followed by a cough. He hoped that you would focus all your attention on Mayday, but then you turned to fix your eyes on him.

“You actually showed up,” your smile turned into a grin as you gave Mayday back to Peter B and nudged Miguel playfully.

Por el amor de Dios. How is it possible that you look even more beautiful up close?

Miguel let out another brief, nervous cough, making Peter B raise an eyebrow. Peter B’s lips then tugged into a fond smile; he recognized that feeling of being flustered when you saw the person you fancied in fancy attire for the first time.

“Mayday and I are gonna go…to the loo,” Peter B said “loo” in a faux British accent, as if influenced by Hobie or something. “Yep, the loo!”

Peter B whisked himself and Mayday away, hoping to give you and Miguel some time alone. Even Lyla didn’t pop up for fun, wanting to give you and Miguel alone time as well.

You continued to grin up at Miguel, waiting for his reply to your comment.

Miguel wracked his brain for a witty answer. Think of something to say, Miguel. Something impressive—

“You said there would be empanadas,” Miguel drawled, his usual sarcasm slipping out. “Just came to check if you were bluffing.”

Empanadas?! Is that the best I could come up with?! Miguel wanted to pinch the bridge of his nose at himself. He wasn’t smooth or good at being romantic, he quickly learned, but being near you (even if you did look like a literal goddess) made Miguel still feel comfortable to be himself.

You snorted at his reply, making a genuine smile crack on Miguel’s face for the first time that evening.

“Why would I bluff about something so important as empanadas?” your usual spunkiness cracking through the air of elegance you exuded with your attire.

Your lively sense of humor always complimented Miguel’s dry sense of humor, making the soirée a whole lot more fun for him.

“I don’t know,” Miguel pursed his lips, feigning a solemn expression. “You’re a lot better at bluffing than sneaking up on people.”

“Please, I could sneak up on a whole army of villains,” You bunched up the sides of your ball gown skirt for good measure. “While wearing a ball gown.”

Miguel held up his palms as if to admit defeat. “Of course. My humblest apologies for underestimating you.” 

Miguel O’Hara? Humble? Apology? In the same sentence?? You couldn’t help but snort even more, before following with a laugh that Miguel found much more pleasant to hear than the chatter around the two of you and the thumping pop music playing throughout the lobby.

Even Miguel chuckled at himself, and the laughter the two of you shared only grew more and more in your shared little bubble.

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[prettyboykatsuki]

I went and saw the bluelock movie yesterday and that was one of the most homosexual things without there being canon homosexuality ajfbsfjsnjgjdbg like that was GAY AS HELL BTWN NAGI AND REO AJFJSJNFNNSNNGN only thing that might top it is the first episode of haikyuu sjbfjwjbfbejdbrjdbf - times

i need to go watch it bc if its gayer than the manga itself its gotta be crazy LMAOOOO

i read the nagi spin off and every chapter is like peak homoeroticism in a way i cant describe fully without just telling people to bear witness. the only thing i can compare it to in hq is bokuaka in terms of homosexuality

[goatyuuji]

Hello, so it's Haikyuu ask game....

(I'm excited, because since the movie released, I've found many Haikyuu fans again )

a.) Who are your top 5 favorite Haikyuu characters?

b.) What are your top 5 favorite Haikyuu moments?

c.) Who are your top 3 favorite Haikyuu ships? Why love them?

Thanks if you want to answer....

Hi! AHHHHHHH I HAVE SO MANY HAIKYUU ASKS SITTING IN MY INBOX, I just- I get very emo while thinking about Haikyuu, so sorry to everyone who has asked me about Haikyuu till now...

Okay, not gonna lie but I LOVE EVERYONE SINGLE HAIKYUU CHARACTER, CAN I NOT SAY EVERYONE IS MY FAVORITE????😭😭😭 but if I had to choose top 5 with a gun to my head because that's the only scenario where I would think of choosing:

(1) Hinata Shouyo (is anyone even surprised anymore): Baby boy, sunshine incarnate, my most handworking baby, I need to meet him and tell him personally how proud I am of him.

(2) Tsukishima Kei: his character development and his growth is the greatest thing to witness and he genuinely so sarcastic and mean I love it.

(3) Kita-san: You ever encounter a character that changes the way you view the world, because that's what Kita Shinsuke did to mine. The words he says just, it just hits hard and it hits home.

(4) Oikawa Tooru: See I am not immune to incredibly annoying but endearing characters. And he nails that category with flying colors.

(5) Kenma Kozume: Oh he is someone I did not think I would like, let alone be on top 5 but Kenma really just full of surprises, especially post-timeskip Kenma, I fucking love that Kenma he genuinely one of the best, I wish him the best in life!

Sorry to Nishinoya, Tanaka, Tendo, Bokuto, Kuroo, Yachi, Kageyama, HoshiumI, Takeda sensei and many more I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH 😭😭😭🫂🫂🫂

Uhhhhhh my top 5 moments might contain some spoilers so guys please if you haven't read Haikyuu, PLEASE DON'T LOOK I BEG YOU(trust me it's better if you read it on your own or wait for the next movie installment):

(1) When you lost but you are still smiling because you finally FINALLY found your equal ah <3

(2) The little Giant vs The World's Greatest Decoy...Actually I applaud Furudate-sensei for even thinking of them like this because people were going on about Hinata would be jealous of Hoshiumi and how there would be a type of resentment between the two because they both might want the little giant title but Furudate said no and gave the greatest story about upliftment, finding your own self-identity and paving your own paths (writing this thru my tears btw I realise now why I don't talk about Haikyuu that much I just start crying lmfao)

(3) “it’s just a club” - this scene making top 5 because one, it’s literally PEAK FICTION and story telling and two, I saw my little sister ugly cried to this scene…shoutout to my little sister

(4) I am not even gonna say anything except the fact I was paralyzed in utter shock during this scene. Also this scene followed by Takeda sensei...I CAN NOT TELL YOU HOW IT CHANGED THE TRAJECTORY OF MY LIFELINE.

(5) The entirety of Brazil arc...Gun to my head I can't not choose one moment out of it because every panel, every interaction and everything about this arc is phenomenal

Also quickly my top 3 ships from hq would be: Kagehina (not immune to the soulmates agenda), Iwaoi (not immune to the annoying x annoyed but still loves agenda) and Tsukiyama (only yamaguchi can love this guy ngl)

[astrovian]

Interview with Richard Armitage on Obsession in TV Guide

"I had been approached quite late in the day, and, I think, a little nervously, because it was going to be quite a challenging role, emotionally and physically," admits Richard Armitage about starring in this erotic thriller alongside Charlie Murphy and Indira Varma.

"That made it more intriguing. When people go, 'We're not sure whether this is going to be a bit risqué for you,' I'm like, 'Bring it on'."

Full/continued transcript under cut

"I read the scripts and the book [Damage by Josephine Hart, which was adapted for a 1992 movie starring Jeremy Irons] and thought this is a psychological journey that has a kind of human quality to it, which is the thing that you can't imagine yourself doing. Yet if this does happen to you, what choice do you make?

I don't think I ever experienced that kind of intensity that this character is going through. I don't have an answer to how I would respond. So I thought, 'Oh, that's a really interesting role to take on'."

We're meeting Richard at Netflix's London HQ to discuss the four-part series about erotic obsession.

He plays famous paediatric surgeon William Farrow, who's happily married to successful lawyer Ingrid (Indira Varma). But sparks fly when he meets his son Jay's (Rish Shah) fiancée Anna Barton as they embark on a forbidden affair which increasingly involves BDSM (Bondage Dominance Sado-Masochistic) sex. Anna sets the rules and is convinced she can keep both relationships going, while also harbouring a secret from her own past.

"It's a mutual obsession - she's very much in control. Anna's the one who sets up the game. She is the one giving permission for everything that happens between them.She is presenting a roadmap of how to escalate their physical relationship, because it goes on quite an intense journey. She's in control, but he is a willing participant."

Richard didn't know Charlie, who plays Anna, beforehand, and the pair spend time with an intimacy co-ordinator working on their characters' erotic encounters. So were the love scenes some of the toughest in Richard's career?

"I have to say, my fear of water probably peaks everything else. So the underwater scenes in Captain America and the waterboarding in Spooks, they're moments where you are physically terrified.

This was different. Being on a closed set with a screen partner naked, the first time you do it, it feels a little bit unusual, but you become used to each other. And of course, that's the job of the intimacy co-ordinator, to make it all work well and everyone feel comfortable. So after a while, you're just working without clothes on. But making sure you're focusing on the what the two characters are doing and how they're doing it - you're finding a pathway through a complex map, I suppose."

Meanwhile, playing a husband who betrays his family had a lasting effect.

"There was a real overwhelming sense of guilt that I was carrying around with me for quite a long time. After filming, I went to see Indira in a play, The Seagull, and I could hardly look her in the eye when I met her for a drink afterwards. I still felt the shame of what William had done to Ingrid, to the point where I was going red in the face.

It's weird how you can carry that around with you because you've been invested in a character, and you've tried to become them, so I felt as if I was still the person having this illicit affair."