#Why am I freaking out this hard over a Lego show what the hell

[freakadr0id]

OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH

I AM LOSING MY MIND HOLY S***

Look at them!!!

Look at my boy!!!!

LOOK AT HIM!!!!!!

LOOK AT HIM BEING USEFUL AND JOINING IN ON THE FIGHTS AND SUCH I'M SO PROUD OF HIM!! I LOVE HIM SO MUCH

[indigocloudofnarcolepsy]

I got tagged by @tough-girl9 to list my top 7 comfort films which turned into a top 8

I'm more of a comfort song type, so that was a tough (girl) one

1.: Treasure Planet

I adore this movie! I loved it when I was smaller and I love it now. The only reason I didn't watch it to death was the fact that I lost the DVD. It's gorgeous and although the main premise is space pirates thanks to the focus on the characters it feels grounded and easier to relate to or to feel simpathy towards them. Besides Jim Hawkins being a childhood crush I could always relate to him. The feeling of being lost, aimless and the words

"- I can't watch you throw away your future like that!

- What future?"

always spoke to me. It's not an edge and teen angst fest tho, John Silver and his speech is both in character and always chokes me up and gives me hope that there are pathes that could lead to the future I want and that I wasn't abled to see.

It's the perfect movie for those who feel lost or confused and want to sail to far away planets from their current situation, those who want to be understood and given hope to.

(I could gush about the art and animation and characters for hours, but this is not the time)

Amazing background music and the songs fit well with the steampunk-ish style of the movie

2.: Ratatouille

A family classic. We even have the ps2 game and it's one of those rarities which my family could watch anytime. Besides being beautiful and having a 10/10 aesthetic (and a huge dose of food p0®π) it's a grounded movie.

The premise is as feaver dream-y and goofy as it gets. A rat learns english (or french? The movie takes place in Paris but it's either confusing or I'm just a dum dum) and thanks to an imaginary friend version of his chef idol ends up in his restaurant and makes a deal with the garbage boy of whom the chef thinks can cook and reluctantly agrees give him another chance to make the soup that was actually made by (fixed by) the rat aka Remy. So the boy Linguini and Remy has to team up where it seems like Linguini is making the soup but he is actually in Remy's control.

But the movie is actually about being an artist and coming from an unexpected place and being surrounded by people who don't support you or believe in you even if they were just trying to protect you or think that it's the best for you.

Fellow artists could definetly appreciate the movie. Whether you croche, draw, animate, sculpt, dance, act or do any kind of art I would absolutely recommend.

Le Festin is great and is on loop during dinner

Warning: get food ready because you WILL get hungry. Even if it's just bread this movie will make it taste like garlic bread just you wait

3.: Strange Magic

It's one of the controversial ones. Not everyone likes it and a lot hate it but that's okay.

It's one of those films where either you praise it to death or wonder which deeper layer of hell did it crawled out of. There is no in between. I'm one from the first category. Even my IT teacher called it a classic and I roped most of my friend group into the SM cult.

It has a certain tumblr aesthetic and feels like a fanficrion the best way possible. One of those where altho something unsuspected happens it's written well, the characters are in character it's finished and the grammar is proper as well.

It's a jukebox musical which is one of my fauvorite kind of musical, the covers are amazing and damn they can change up the originals songs aesthetic to it's opposite so damn well (Trouble - Elvis Presley)

It centers around love and I ain't no shipper nor romantic but even I was gushing over the main couple which is spoiler alert so that's all you get

I absolutely adore how the characters express themselves with their wings and body! I'm all about feelings and expressions!

So try it out and even if you don't like it you're allowed to stop. And if you like it: welcome to the fandom in this house we respect Marianne, the Bog King is a snack and must protect Dawn at all cost!

(this is a pick me up movie for me the other two more of a shoulder to cry on)

Speaking of crying

4.: The Little Prince

Not gonna lie I was extremely suspicious of this movie. I immediately categorised it as a cheap cash grab which only use sonething known and beloved because it's known and beloved so people will buy.

I expected the Emoji Movie, I got the LEGO Movie.

This movie. Hoo boy, this movie. You know, it's nothing, I only cried 4 times after all!

It's so respectful towards the material it's given. So heartfelt and creative and artistic! It's the Little Prince sequel that fits well in modern times.

In this film the Little Prince is a story that an old man tells his new young girl of a neighbour. Both of them needed a friend and it's one of those unexpected duos where the girl is forced to be mature way too early and the man is way too childish so they balance each other out and the man gives the girl (I can't remember their names god damn it) the breath of fresh air she needed.

This movie is so damn cute! I mentioned a shoulder to cry on movies and pick me up movies, this one is both! It's a bittersweet dream!

You are going to cry. So get ready.

5.: Hunchback of Notre Dame

Oh man oh God oh man oh God oh man

I'm obsessed with this movie (and musical)

It's dark and mature and definetly a-shoulder-to-cry-on movie. I love and relate to Quasimodo. Altho I'm not deformed I was always the weird girl everyone picked on and hated and I still can't understand why. I think I'm a perfectly normal person but when my mom calls me a freak/eccentric behind my back and my aunt gives me a gift with the words "since you looked nothing like the other girls on your prom..." I... I'm just more confused honestly. I'm always so damn tired and basically a hermit so thanks to that Out There hit way too close to home.

Esmeralda is a 10/10 role modell. She is a beautiful soul inside and outside. And she's romani. Which is the most hated minority in my country.

The movie deals with lust, abusive and manipulative parents, racism, religion, "ugly"ness, lonelyness. These might sound repelling but to see something similar happen to you/a character looking/being/sounding like you is worth more than life, honestly. Unless you can live through this kinship with a character, you have no idea how needed this is.

(I cried so hard watching The Grinch (2018) since I used to have Panic disorder and I'm an anxious person to see him being scared the way I do and to fiddle with his fingers and think like I do was the most comforting thing I felt in my life)

This movie is so damn gorgeous. I know I said that to almost every movie in this list but this is a biblical epic gorgeous. And of course, Hellfire is THE best Diney villain song FIGHT ME I'M RIGHT

The musical is even darker and more serious but damn it's worth a watch. It's on youtube.

6. Brother Bear

This movie is *drumroll* gorgeous. Each movie on this list is gorgeous in different ways. This is nature-gorgeous.

Pick me up movie, definetly. It's mostly adorable but they tap into some meaningful things and there are tragedies happening, my dude!

Like Hunchback of Notre Dame the main subject is "who is the monster and who is the man?". This movie shows some perspective, I tell you!

7.: Coco

I know the hungarian translation by heart

It's very family oriented, so if you don't have any or have a bad realtionship with it, this movie will give you a heartache

This movie takes place in Mexico and explores parts of mexican culture.

I adore and am interested in different cultures, folklore, tradition and religion so I was head over heels really quick with this movie!

Gorgeous imagery and music. Heartfelt, that last Remember Me WILL get you

8.: The Croods

Y'ALL

I know, it looks like a movie that made only for kids. But dude! It's about family, change and how people deal with it. It takes place in an alternative world, where animals we know are mixed together (MOUSELEFANT!! CROCO DOGGO!!) the most adorable way possible and it takes place in prehistoric times.

Oh god, this movie is full of feelings and gorgeous imagery! Pick me up, definetly! Of course, it's full of jokes but they are so witty to me!

Sorry, I got impatient by the end of it

I would tag people if I would know anyone well in this site. The 2 people I want to tag: is already tagged me and the other one is probably too busy

[geneeste]

Genie’s SG1 Rewatch: Cold Lazarus

Season 1, Episode 7. In which SG1 ignores the Posse Comitatus Act, everyone needs ALL THE THERAPY, and I have (a lot of) very mixed feelings.

PREVIEW:

12:26 PM Do y’all ever think about how much of Jack’s time is taken up by him trying to convince various alien peoples that he doesn’t want to kill them I feel like it’s a lot Jack should really work that out in therapy 

10:22 AM Okay! Cold Lazarus Not sure how I’m going to feel about this one, but let’s go 10:24 AM I wonder if the sand is CGI of some kind or if they actually did have to dye a whole bunch of sand bright yellow

10:26 AM I’m surprised they didn’t title this ep Adventure of the Body Snatcher: Crystal Edition “Am I using this right?�� Daniel, it’s a radio my friend

10:27 AM No one noticed Jack was acting weird? Really? I don’t think ignoring everyone is proper briefing etiquette I’d think that Sassy Grandpa Hammond at least would call out Jack on that

10:32 AM Aww Jack’s photo with maybe his mom? Oh Charlie Lol Sam trying to kick Jack out of the locker room This dialogue is very awkward

10:36 AM It seems kind of Daniel to tell Sam about Jack’s background so that he doesn’t have to, but I wonder how Jack would feel about it Considering how private he is It’s odd that Sam’s annoyed that she doesn’t know anything about Jack’s life Did you think to ask? Otherwise at this point it’s really none of her business

10:38 AM Hey! I like this scientist! I wish we could have kept her I don’t love how Sam is approaching the very sensitive topic of Jack’s kid’s death Like why the fuck would you think it’s okay to have this conversation in public with lots of people around And also asking so nonchalantly, like it’s nothing Really rubs me the wrong way

10:42 AM Body Snatcher Jack practicing saying hello is pretty sweet I really like Sara Oh jeez Showing up and asking to see Charlie is brutal Poor Sara I also like Sara’s dad

10:47 AM Heh Teal’c not sure television is the best introduction to Earth Or maybe it’s the best introduction I dunno Why are Sam and Daniel running, wth

10:48 AM Oh this scene in Charlie’s bedroom You seem lovely, Sara’s Dad My heart The NASA and shuttle legos Oof

10:51 AM Hahahaha Sam and Daniel blowing shit up is very welcome mood lifter SCIENCE “You received permission for me to fire my staff weapon in the gate room?” “Oh yeah.” “Absolutely.” 😆

10:54 AM Ugh the sadness Uh oh mentioning the Stargate “You always could spin a line of bull to avoid talking me.” I have a theory that Jack and Sara’s marriage was already in trouble before Charlie died, and think this kinda speaks to why

12:03 PM Aw Body Snatcher Jack is very sweet Yeah, I’d be freaked out by my face in crystal too Daniel

12:04 PM Uh oh Jack’s coming back and he’s gonna be PISSED Sam laughing at Jack’s “let me put it nicely, GET ME THE HELL OUTTA HERE!” gives me life

12:08 PMThis is a very difficult conversation Jack really needed therapy pretty much forever

12:16 PM “I have seen your world, I will need it.” Heh, you’re not wrong Teal’c That is a very slow elevator

12:18 PM This soft emotional music is very early 90s I didn’t know Charlie died in Colorado Springs I don’t know where I thought they lived It really has been a very long time since I watched these early episodes 

12:20 PM Is this the part where I note that the US military can’t legally operate like this without being activated [Genie’s Afterword: I *guess* they could have been claiming a radiation/nuclear event, in which case, okay MAYBE this was legal. Maybe.]

12:20 PM I feel odd about watching Jack and Sara together but I couldn’t tell you why Weird Aw he calls her baby 😭

12:22 PM They have this weird inconsistency about how they address each other (like sometimes Daniel call him Jack and sometimes Colonel) and I don’t know why but it’s really bugging me

12:23 PM Yes Sam and Sara please go off and bond No reason No Sam you’re supposed to be with Sara

12:25 PM Ouch Do y’all ever think about how much of Jack’s time is taken up by him trying to convince various alien peoples that he doesn’t want to kill them I feel like it’s a lot Jack should really work that out in therapy 

12:28 PM This show’s dialogue sometimes Or is it RDA’s delivery? Hard to tell But eh I’m a heartless jerk because I just want to skip this part

12:30 PM God I can’t decide if the Body Snatcher’s taking Charlie’s form is a kindness or the cruelest thing I’ve ever seen

12:34 PM I need this scene to be over because of my heartless jerkiness I really do not know how to feel about all of this They all need so much therapy I could not handle this as a mother good god why would you do this to someone

12:35 PM Well, that cat’s out of the bag now I also doubt that they were that great together (Jack and Sara) which makes this even sadder 

12:37 PM Season One is feeling very long right about now

12:38 PM Oh Sara you deserved better than this honey Also is law enforcement just nowhere? Are they not at all interested in what’s going on???

12:44 PM Also I’ve always found the show’s tendency to treat Sam, Daniel, and Teal’c as passive spectators of Jack’s misery really unpleasant and distasteful Anyway. That was Cold Lazarus. I have very mixed feelings about that one.

[afangirlwashere]

Risk pt.3 (Peter Parker x superhero!reader)

(gif is not mine all the credit goes to the creator)

Summary: Two months have passed now. Friendships were strengthened by sharing embarrassing photos and spending weekends together. What comes next? What if a mission goes wrong? 

A/N: I am.. Not that happy with this one IDK why.. Just had a hard time translating it from my native language. This is the last part, for now, I might decide to pick it back up later because I have a few more ideas for this series but we’ll see... All of the feedback, reblogs, etc. mean a lot to me so THANK YOU!! Requests are open as always you can check my list of characters I write for here <3

Warnings: Infinity war spoilers!! other than that nothing really. there’s a little swearing.

part 1  part 2  part 4

(you can listen to this song while reading)

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“Oh no...” Ned whimpers.

“Yep...” Peter nods and dodges a flying paper ball in the hallway. 

“Dude... If she already saw THAT photo it’s over. Even I contemplated not being friends with you after I saw it!” Ned throws a big pile of books in his locker and closes it “It’s the most embarrassing thing I ever saw. Why does your aunt always has to show it? Why do you let her? And why didn’t you like... ‘accidentally’ burn it or ‘made it disappear’?”

“Because it’s one of the few photos that my dad took of me. She loves all of them but this one especially. I can’t get rid of it. I can’t do that to her.” he explains.

Ned slowly nods “Yeah that would be a dick move.” they just stand next to his locker for a second “But Mr. Stark didn’t see it right?” 

Peter looks horrified “God no! No, no, no, no that’s the first thing I told May after he left our apartment, he can never see that photo! He’d call me panty liner for the rest of my life.” 

“Okay panty liner my locker isn’t waiting for her period to come any time soon so if you could stop protecting it and move away that would be great.” (Y/N) appears out of a sudden. 

Peter steps away from her locker while Ned laughs his ass off. 

“Sorry... I couldn’t pass the opportunity. And I’m kind of getting MJ’s manners, we’ve been hanging out a bit more lately.” (Y/N) pushes her hair to one side and lets her whole profile exposed to the boys.

Peter’s eyes are glued to her the whole time she looks for her textbook and heads to class wawing at the boys without looking at them and muttering something as a temporary goodbye. 

“You’re not very smooth with that puppy-eyed expression Peter. I think if I’ll have to watch your tortured lovesick face for more than two months I’m gonna have to keep a barf bag around.” Michelle creeps up behind.

“You should have seen him last weekend when we watched Stranger Things. (Y/N) fell asleep next to him and was slowly falling on his shoulder. ‘Ned what do I doo?’ the panic in his eyes... It was hilarious.” Ned laughs.

“It was stressful okay? I never had this happen to me! I didn’t know what to do, I still don’t know!” Peter defends himself.

“You should just tell her,” MJ says like it’s obvious.

“I’ve been telling him the whole time!” Ned cheers “She’s intelligent, hard-working, pretty, you have a lot in common,” he winks “she can literally tell you the history of the whole world, loves building legos - I still can’t believe she rebuilt the Millenium Falcon in one day when she accidentally knocked it down and broke it - loves to watch Avatar: The Last Airbender - we have to have another re-watch together sometime - and she’s super funny!” 

“I mean.. I don’t really give much recognition to other’s but... (Y/N) is one of the people in this school that I don’t actually hate. She’s pretty cool. And Ned is right she’s hilarious.” Michelle gives her point of view. 

“Yeah, she had a funny remark just now about that super embarrassing pho-”

“Dude!” Peter interrupts him. 

“What?” Ned shrugs.

MJ frowns “You mean that super embarrassing naked picture when you were three and put a bunch of panty liners all over your body, even covering your small pen-” 

“Did (Y/N) tell you about it?!” Peter’s voice cracks halfway.

“No, she didn’t Kermit.” she uses the old nickname for Peter “Ned did. A while ago actually.” 

“Ned!” Peter angrily grunts. 

“I’m sorry! It slipped and she can be really scary when she needs to be!” Ned backs away a bit. 

“I tried to draw it once because I couldn’t really imagine it.” Michelle blurts out receiving two concerned looks from the boys. 

“You’re really weird y’know?” Ned says. 

“Yeah... I get that a lot from other people.” Michelle squints her eyes at them.

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After two months of catching up (Y/N) is at least a decent student. Not the top of the class though. That position is reserved for people like Flash and Peter.

Flash is all rich, privileged and snobby. A modern bully truly.  There were a few times when he provoked Peter so much that it would be understandable for him to throw a punch but he never did. If anything he backed away trying to disappear.

(Y/N) spoke to him about it once.

“Why do you let him do that? A punch in the face would handle it and we’d never hear from Flash again I guarantee you that. You would have the upper hand.” 

“And that’s why I can’t do it even if I wanted to. It wouldn’t be fair. I have these powers not to hurt people but to protect them. I would love to do all sorts of sports but with my strength, it would be unfair to have such an advantage.” Peter explained.

“You’re ripping yourself off of all the high school experiences that way.” (Y/N) argued.

Peter just shrugged “It’s the superhero burden I have to take. I wouldn’t punch Flash even if I was a normal teenager. That’s not me.”

(Y/N) clenched her teeth “But that’s me. I’m breaking his nose next time.” 

“You can’t do that! They would call your parents and they’d have to come in to talk to the principal!” he freaked out.

“The only person that would have to come to the principal’s office would be Mr. Stark. He’s the one responsible for me now. And I’m pretty sure he’s wealthier  than Flash's parents.” 

Peter is the opposite of Flash.  He doesn’t come from a rich family, he’s not arrogant or privileged because of the money on his bank account.  He’s caring and does whatever he can to help anyone even when it’s not in his power. 

(Y/N) noticed that whenever an ambulance or a police car passes the school and its sirens reach to their classroom Peter’s eyes fly to the window and he gets all nervous and starts to wiggle in his chair.  He wants to go out there and be helpful. It surprised her how much he searches for danger. 

But his caring side stretches out even more. They meet up every week at least twice to do some school work. It benefits both of them. Peter can’t jump in his suit and go be Spider-Man since he has to stay and do his work plus help (Y/N). And she has a place without distractions (until Ned comes) and basically gets a tutor.

Peter is a great teacher. He explains everything with so much patience it amazes her. Seven times is his record in explaining one thing. 

They are slowly developing a tradition with aunt May. Every Thursday (Y/N) stays for dinner sometimes joined by Ned too. 

When May found out (Y/N) lived alone in her own apartment without any parental supervision she almost had a heart attack. Let’s say Mr. Stark had to deal with a very long furious phonecall but when he explained how everything works and how he makes sure that she’s got everything she needs it calmed her down at least a bit. 

For a moment she even considered having her move to the Parkers. In the end, they negotiated that she’ll be having dinner with them every Thursday and if she ever needed she can come to their place at any hour of the day. 

“24/7 calling service. If you ever need to talk I’m here for you sunshine.” May’s heartwarming smiles always lightened her mood. 

It’s obvious where Peter got his caring side from. 

It’s currently Wednesday 11PM which sounds like the best time to start writing an essay that’s due tomorrow right?  Thankfully for (Y/N), it was a history essay which shouldn’t be as hard. 

Legs hanging from her bed dangling in the rhythm of the song playing in her earbuds make her stay awake. 

Just ten minutes into vomiting words onto the page she hears a loud thud on her window that couldn’t drown in the beats of the music. 

(Y/N) turns to the window suddenly wide awake. It sounded like a bullet. Thankfully Mr. Stark made sure all the windows are going to be bulletproof so as long as they stay closed she’ll be fine. 

Her lazy ass didn’t close the blinds, therefore, the blood smeared handprint is the first thing she sees. 

She throws her laptop on the bed and runs over to the window. 

There he is. 

Lying on her fire escape stairs. 

Spider-Man.

“Peter?!” (Y/N) shrieks while tugging at the window to open it as wide as possible “Can you get up? I have to get you inside.” she holds her hand out and he shakily clutches it. 

It takes them a minute before Peter slips through the window into her warm room. 

His suit is torn on so many places it looks more like a weird piece of clothing sewed from rags. There’s dried up blood on all the cuts and fresh on his hands. Whoever he was fighting must have hit some of his suit's systems which were powering the heater since Peter was shivering.

“What the hell happened?!” 

While pulling off the Spider-Man mask he reveals his beaten up face full of bruises. He even managed to cut up his eyebrow. 

(Y/N) covers her mouth in shock and stares at him. 

“I-I’m sorry I couldn’t go home because May would have freaked out and I panicked! If she saw me like that-”

“Get that suit off and take a shower.” (Y/N) starts pushing him to the door.

Peter looks surprised at how calm her voice sounds all of a sudden and does as she tells him. 

(Y/N) gives him an old big unisex shirt that she wears at home to change into. She doesn’t have any pants for him here so he has to stay in his boxers. 

After ten minutes he comes back to her room looking ashamed of himself.  (Y/N) sits on her bed bitting her nails and nervously hitting the bed frame with her foot.  She was considering calling Tony or his aunt the whole time he was in the shower. What if he has internal bleeding or something else neither of them can recognize. 

“There was... a lot of blood... But I cleaned it all off! You don’t have to worry about it...” he whispers the last sentence. 

He feels bad for putting her under such pressure.

(Y/N) quickly stands up and walks over to him.

She touches his bicep “Are you hurt here?” 

“No-oww!” Peter whimpers when she punches him with all her strength. 

“What the hell were you thinking?! Who the fuck were you going against?! You should have called me for backup there’s strength in numbers! God, you’re such an idiot Peter what if something worse happened to you? Huh...? Start thinking before you go in!” 

Maybe I should have gone to aunt May, Peter thinks to himself. 

“And now sit down I have to sew up your eyebrow and disinfect all your wounds.” (Y/N) commands him still pissed off and he can’t do anything but listen.

“I’m sorry...” Peter whispers when (Y/N) sprays in his cuts.

“Am I missing any?” she completely ignores his apology which is a sign for him to try harder. 

“There’s one on my back. It bled the most.” he turns around and pushes his shirt up.

“Oh my god Peter...” (Y/N) mumbles lightly touching a giant gash on Peter’s back making him groan in pain “This is going to hurt badly but you have to take it. You should have bled out due to this but I think all your healing powers are concentrating on this big cut because it looks like it’s already sealing. I’m not even gonna sew it, it would have been unnecessary pain.” 

When they finish this painful thing they move on to sewing.  Peter isn’t the biggest fan of needles but he trusts (Y/N). He’s not sure where she learned to do it but when he sees how precisely she threads the eye of the needle he knows he’s in good hands. 

Their faces are inches away from each other now.

Ever since (Y/N) got him out of that...place Thanos put him in he trusted her with his life more than anyone. His first instinct was to go to her when he got hurt. He couldn’t help but feel safe around her.  The need to protect her was there too even though she proved that she’s more than capable of taking care of herself. 

Before he can organize all his thoughts she’s already cutting the thread and checking his eyebrow for the last time. 

“(Y/N) I am really sorry. I didn’t want to scare you like that. Honestly, it’s the last thing I wanted to do. I feel like an absolute idiot now.” Peter tries to apologize again.

“You are an idiot. But you always do the heroic thing, Peter... Always. And that’s one of the things I like about you. You sacrifice yourself for others, you never show off even when you have all the right to do it, whenever there’s a crime you’re there in a second and you don’t care if you have an army behind your back or if you’re all alone against a thousand bad guys. You’d still fight them. And that’s what heroes do. But that’s also what idiots do. And since May isn’t here,” she leans forward and kisses the sewed up cut on his eyebrow “Someone has to do it. It probably doesn’t have the same power as hers would but... At least something.” 

Peter’s heart starts racing. He gently takes her hand before she pulls away from him “Wait.” this is the first time she let him touch her without flinching since he’s been back in the world of the living.

Her skin is soft which makes Peter’s throat feel dry. 

He hears Ned’s, May’s and Michelle’s voices in his head. 

Dude! Kiss her! 

Come on Peter!

You’re brave enough to fight with a bunch of criminals but you don’t have the courage to kiss a girl? Don’t be a loser Parker.

Peter has the same puppy-eyed expression. His big hazel eyes looking right at her make her cheeks feel hot. 

“I-I just wanted to thank you for this. Not just this! But... but everything you do for me not just now but in school too and that you have my back and I can count on you when something happens and...” Peter knows he’s babbling again. There’s nothing he can do about it. This is just how he deals with nervousness. 

“I should be the one thanking you. If you didn't tutor me I would probably fail chemistry. With my skills? I’d be sent back to middle school.” (Y/N) chuckles. 

Peter is still holding her hand and it makes her skin burn with anticipation. 

“That was nothing really. I actually enjoyed it! Going through the basics again with you was fun so it’s not such a big deal! You do a lot more for me! I don’t know where I’d be without you (Y/N) and I just wanted to thank you for all-”

“Come on...” she interrupts him because it’s nerve-racking to listen to his nervous babbling.  

“What?” he’s dumbfoundedly looking at her with his big eyes. 

“Kiss me!” (Y/N) feels like she’s going to explode if she won’t finally feel his lips against hers. 

Peter’s face changes into the one she was slowly falling in love with over those two months. It’s full of deep affection, his torn up eyebrow turning just the right way and the way light glistens in his eyes...

He finally leans in and connects their lips. 

And did the fireworks explode at that moment?

No.

It feels like there are stars exploding inside them. No, galaxies! The whole universe just exploded and they are the only ones left.  Even though they are just two teenagers kissing in a room. That’s how it feels. 

Peter’s hand moves from her forearm to her shoulder. He always thought it would be awkward and he wouldn’t know what to do with his hands but they instinctively move to her neck pulling her even closer to him.

(Y/N) tangles her hand in his hair and cups his face with the other. She doesn’t want the kiss to end. This moment can’t end.

Peter is overflown with pleasure wrapping a hand around her waist drawing her closer. 

Eventually, they have to move away from each other both panting with hungry expressions.  The second their heads stop spinning both of Peter’s hands wrap around (Y/N)’s waist again and she plays with his hair.

He gently places her on the bed enjoying how she looks under him for a moment.  They both examine each other's faces from a new angle for a second and it seems they like the change. 

(Y/N) pulls Peter in for another kiss while she ventures with her hand under his shirt sending chills all over his body.  She starts to pull it up as a sign she wants it off and he understands perfectly. 

He puts all his weight on his knees and swiftly throws the shirt somewhere on the ground. Before he can steal another kiss (Y/N) puts her palm on his chest and stops him.

She sees his whole torso for the first time which looks like a minefield of bruises and cuts after tonight.

“You don’t have to worry... It almost doesn’t hurt... promise.” Peter mumbles. 

Seeing her wistful gaze makes him feel a whole new emotion he can’t explain yet.

(Y/N) changes their positions in one brisk movement being the one on top now. Peter looks almost shocked at the sudden change. Maybe even a little scared.

(Y/N) lowers her lips to his arm and gives a long kiss to one of the bigger bruises slowly making her way down his body treating every bruise the same. 

Peter can’t stop himself from letting out a few moans. This is the first time he’s experiencing something like this and it is so much better than he imagined it to be. 

She stops right at his bellybutton viewing a cut that’s just above his V-line. Peter notices she stopped so he opens his eyes and looks at her.  It takes him a second to realize what she’s thinking about. 

“We don’t have to do it. I would never pressure you into it, we don’t have to rush it.” he tries to reassure her. 

“I know.” she nods still buried in her thoughts “Just promise me you won’t endanger yourself like that again so that moment can actually happen.” her eyes lock with his. 

Peter stays silent. He’s not answering because they both know he can’t promise her that and he’s not going to lie to her either.

“I’d kiss your whole back too but I think that would be a weird position to be in..” (Y/N) moves up to his face “But I hope this will make up for it.” her lips slowly travel from his neck to his lips. 

This kiss is slower and they’re both enjoying it as much as possible. 

After a few more exchanges like this (Y/N) rests her head on Peter’s chest listening to his strong stable heartbeat.

He rests his chin on her head and breathes in the scent of her hair which overwhelms his senses. Seems like coconut is his favorite smell now. 

With their feet and hands tangled they both peacefully fall asleep.

Some risks were taken.

But there’s nothing to rush, right? 

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Need You Now

Part VI (of X) - Like I’m Gonna Lose You (Peter Parker Series) (Part I) (Part II) (Part III) (Part IV) (Part V) 

Pairing - Peter Parker x Reader

Summary - Being Tony Stark’s daughter isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. For one, I didn’t want to be in the first place. My normal life was just fine, thank you. Two, there are freaking superheroes all over where I now live. There’s never any privacy. Three, everyone expects me to be this amazing genius and go to this fancy school and do incredible things. I just want to watch Star Wars and write Harry Potter fanfiction. Also, I hate Math.

A/N - I’M SORRY

Warnings - Fluff and then yeah . . . it’s not pretty, and it’s not going to be pretty for a couple of chapters. The angst has arrived, and it’s just the beginning. Also language

I was equally excited and terrified for tonight. Excited because I get to see Peter. It had been weird not going to school and not seeing him today. He had gotten to be such a huge part of my life over the past few months, it didn’t feel . . . right not seeing him, and from the dozens of texts we had exchanged despite seeing each other tonight, it seemed he was feeling the same. 

I was also terrified of how this would go. I knew Tony liked Peter, and Pepper was there to be a buffer, but surprise, surprise, Captain America, Thor and what the actual fuck, the bad guy who had tried to destroy the world, and then helped save it, who was apparently now trying to make amends, Loki, just happened to show up. Tony totally hated the guy, while Thor obviously loved him. It was going to make dinner more stressful than it needed to be. 

Those thoughts flew out of my head as soon as Happy’s SUV pulled into the driveway. I jumped up, smoothing down my floral, black Maxi dress and waited for Peter. I practically gaped at the guy when he got out of the car. He was actually sort of dressed up. I had never seen him outside of his Midtown sweatshirts and goofy science shirts, which I loved him in, but seeing him in some charcoal dress pants and a white button up with his hair slicked perfectly to the side did something to me. Then he smiled at me, and even my heels couldn’t stop me from running to him and throwing my arms around his neck. 

Peter quickly returned my hug, though I did feel his hands freeze for a moment as he felt the bare back of my dress. 

I pulled back slightly with a little smile. “Come on, I want to show you my room.” I told him. 

“Okay,” he said, and I smiled even wider as he took my hand, twisting our fingers together. 

“Y/N, Tony said -”

“Sorry, Happy! I can’t hear you!” I yelled as I dragged Peter along at a run up the stairs and to the elevator. I gave Happy a little wave as the elevator doors closed. Immediately I took Peter’s other hand and pulled him close to me, our bodies gently touching. “Hi.” 

“Hi.” He replied, a smile on his face that could have outshone the sun. Peter made no move to put any space between us, in fact, I think he even leaned a little closer. 

“Thanks for coming.” I told him. 

“You asked me to,” Peter said, looking down at our hands, gently brushing his thumbs against my skin before looking back up at me. 

Oh God he was beautiful. Everything about him was just . . . Everything I never knew I was missing. “Peter . . .” Our noses gently brushed. I liked him, and although he had never said the words, I knew he liked me too. What were we waiting on? 

The elevator dinged, startling us apart. I smiled at him again and pulled him along, this time out the elevator and to my room. “You should have seen how Tony had it decorated when I first got here. It was pink and frills everywhere.” I said, shaking my head while I opened the door. “Pepper helped me redecorate. As you can see, this wall is my library.” I gestured to the wall in front of us that literally was covered completely with bookshelves and books. “This is my vanity where I get ready in the mornings.” Peter’s arms wove around me from behind, his chin resting on my shoulder. I placed my hands on top of his and turned us to the other side of the room. “This is where I sleep. No comments on the Wookie.” I added when I felt him open his mouth. “And here is my desk where -”

“Woah! Is that a tie fighter desk?!” Peter let go of me, hurrying over to it. “This is insane!” He said, admiring it. 

“I know right? Found it online.” I said with a big grin. “I want to make something with the Millennium Falcon, but I don’t know what yet.” 

“Maybe you could do a table or something with a lego model? Ned and I have done one before, we could totally help you.” Peter offered. 

I giggled a little at the thought. “Can you imagine Ned here? It would be like Christmas for him.” 

“Yeah, he’d be like a kid in a candy store.” Peter said, shaking his head. 

I paused for a moment. “We’re definitely going to have to invite him.” I said. 

“Oh yeah,” Peter agreed with a grin. 

I sat down on my bed, my eyes focused on him as he continued to study my desk. Just how excited and interested he was in the piece of furniture had my heart skipping a beat. “My mom would have loved you.” I said finally. 

Peter looked over at me, his eyebrows raised slightly, before joining me on the bed. “You think?” 

“Oh, I know.” I replied, resting my head against his shoulder. 

“Why?” Peter asked quietly. 

I looked up at him, smiling softly. “Because you make me happy.” I answered simply. 

Peter’s arm pulled me closer, and I let out a little sigh of contentment“I don’t remember much about my parents, but I know they’d like you too. May already does.” 

“She does?” I said, pleased with this new information. 

“Almost as much as me.” 

My smile only got wider. “That was actually kind of smooth, Parker.” 

The tips of Peter’s ears went red. “It’ll probably never happen again.” He told me with a little chuckle.

I laughed, loving how adorable he looked and leaned up to kiss his cheek. “That’s why I like you so much. You’re honest.” I said. 

Peter’s eyes got serious, and he opened his mouth to respond, but before he could -

“Jury’s still out on her father though.” 

“Mr. Stark!” 

“Tony!” 

We jumped apart, Peter flushing while I was frustrated. Whatever Peter had been about to say looked important. In the back of my mind I also noted with surprise that Tony had willingly just called himself my father. 

“Mr. Parker, you clean up nice.” Tony said, his arms crossed over his chest as he stared Peter down. 

“T-thanks, sir,” Peter stuttered. 

“Did you want something?” I asked, brushing some hair out of my face. 

“Dinner’s ready. Are you ready to meet some Avengers, kid?” Tony asked, clasping Peter so hard on the shoulder I saw him wince. 

“A-Avengers? Some Avengers are here?” He asked, clearly panicked. 

My hand touched his back gently since Tony was dragging him away from me. “It’s just Steve and Thor. Steve’s pretty nice for an old man, and Thor is literally a big softy.” 

“Thor also brought his homicidal brother.” Tony added unhelpfully. 

“He’s not homicidal . . . anymore.” I added quickly as we stepped into the elevator. 

Peter still looked pretty panicked. 

I subtly reached for his hand, squeezing it gently. “You’ll be fine.” 

The elevator doors opened, and we found ourselves face to face with Cap. He took one look at me, then Peter, and smirked slightly. “So that’s why you took off running.” 

I buried my face in my free hand. 

“Ah, Tony was afraid the two children were having intercourse! How amusing!” Thor boomed. 

“Hey! I’m not a child,” I grumbled while Peter looked equal parts embarrassed and starstruck. 

“That is what all children say,” said a voice, and I turned to see the dark haired god casually seated sideways in the corner, his legs thrown over the side of his chair, flipping through a book. 

My eyes narrowed at him. “I’m sorry, I didn’t hear anyone ask for an opinion from one of Santa’s reindeer.” 

Thor’s hearty laughter filled the room. “Ah, you have your father’s wit.” He said as he pulled me into a hug. 

“Or lack thereof.” Loki pipped up. 

I continued to glare at the man, but chose to ignore him. “Thor, this is -”

“Peter, Peter Parker, sir,” he said, shaking his hand. “W-wow, you’re really strong.” 

“I am the God of Thunder. Of course I am the strongest of the Avengers.” 

“But Tony always said Dr. Banner -” I started before Tony interrupted. 

“And this is our very own centenarian, Captain America.” 

“Steve Rogers,” Steve said, shaking Peter’s hand and ignoring Tony’s words. 

“Mr. - Mr. Rogers. It’s - uh - really nice to meet you f-for the first time.” Peter replied awkwardly. 

“And then the least embarrassing of the bunch, Pepper.” I said, nodding my head to the woman. 

“It’s nice to finally meet you, Peter, and I apologize in advance for Tony’s behavior.” She said while I smiled at her gratefully. 

“You know, I take offense to that -” Tony started, holding his finger up in the air. 

“Can we eat now?” I asked, hoping the sooner we got this over with, the sooner I could spend some non-stressful time with Peter. 

“Great idea! Peter, why don’t you sit -”

“Right by Y/N.” Pepper interrupted, patting a seat that I sat down beside. 

“Thank you,” I mouthed to her as Peter sat down between me and Cap. My nerves were definitely starting to build back up. I had never felt scared bringing the few guys that I had to my Mom before, but Tony? Different story, and while he had told me the other guys just happened to be in town, I wasn’t sure I believed him. I was shaken from my thoughts by a hand sliding into my own. I looked over at Peter to find him smiling reassuringly at me. I gave his hand a gentle squeeze. It was then that I realized as long as he was there, it would be okay. 

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It turned out, dinner wasn’t so horrible. Peter was still nervous as hell, but Steve and Pepper did their best to make him comfortable. Thor mostly cracked jokes and Loki just sulked. By the time dinner was over, I was almost . . . relaxed, but ready to get away from the slightly threatening tone my father was using when he spoke to Peter. 

“We’re going to enjoy our dessert outside if that’s okay.” I said, grabbing my mug of hot chocolate as I stood and smiling over at Peter. 

“I don’t know if -”

“Thanks, Mr. Stark.” Peter said before he could say anything else, following me out the door. 

I led him out to the back patio where there were a couple of benches surrounding a fire pit. “FRIDAY, can you start a fire, please?” I called out. 

Almost immediately, flames burst forward, and I turned back to Peter with a big grin. “Awesome, right?” 

Peter just stared at me though, a slightly dazed look in his eyes. 

“Pete? You okay?” I asked, a little worried with his lack of response. 

He shook his head as if to clear his thoughts, causing a strand of hair to fall from his slicked locks. “Yeah, sorry, just . . . c’mere.” 

I smiled softly at him, letting him take my hand and pull me into his lap. I leaned back into him as he wrapped his arms securely around me. Even though the fire was warm, Peter was somehow warmer. In fact, I was sure there was never a place more comfortable and that I’d rather be than Peter Parker’s arms. “You’re really cuddly, Parker. Anyone ever tell you that?” 

“Just like having you close.” He replied. “Reminds me that you’re safe.” My breath caught in my throat as I felt his lips barely brush against my shoulder. 

“I know I’m Iron Man’s daughter, but I’m not planning on getting in any danger any time soon.” I assured him a little breathlessly. 

“I-I know.” I turned in his lap so I could look at him, concerned at his conflicted expression. “It’s just . . . when I really - when I really like someone, bad things tend to happen, and I don’t want that to happen to you.” 

I brought my hand up to his cheek, gently brushing my thumb across his skin. I bit my lip as he leaned into my touch, and his eyes closed softly. “I don’t think Tony would let me go anywhere even if I wanted to.” 

He opened his eyes, those brown ones looking into mine as if reading straight into my soul. “You don’t want to?” 

“Peter, you are the only person, since my life went crazy, that I’ve actually felt understood what I’m going through. More than that, you’re the first person I’ve felt . . . back at home with. I like you . . . a lot. Why would I want to be anywhere but right here?” I asked him. 

He smiled at me, reaching up to cup my own face in his hand. My eyes drifted to his lips as he bit down on his bottom one. “I . . . Can I kiss you? I really want - I really want to kiss you.” 

I leaned forward, the scent of hot chocolate mingling in the air as our breath ghosted over each other’s lips. “Please,” I whispered softly. 

He was so close. It made me dizzy to look at him. My eyes closed just as I felt the brush of his lips against mine - 

“Mr. Parker!” 

We jumped, the spell broken as we turned to face Tony who was standing in the doorway, arms crossed and looking very unimpressed. 

“I need to have a word with you. Now.” 

I groaned a little. “Now?” 

His eyes shifted to me as he nodded. 

“Fine. I need to get that book for Peter anyway. I finished Paradise Snare, and you need to read it.” I told him. 

“O-okay.” Peter replied. 

I stood up, already missing his arms and started walking back inside. “Please don’t be mean to him.” I said when I passed Tony. 

He didn’t respond. 

I rolled my eyes, but didn’t say anything as I headed upstairs to grab my book. I made it quick, anxious to get back to Peter, and hopefully that kiss. By the time I got back down though, they were obviously in the middle of an intense discussion. I was about to interrupt when their words caught my ears. 

“Mr. Stark, I just think you should tell her.” 

“It’s not your decision what I do and don’t tell my daughter, kid.” 

“But she needs -”

“Zip it! You shouldn’t even be a part of this conversation. Your job was to look after her and be her friend. I never said to date her!” 

My book dropped to the ground, causing both men to turn to me. We all stared at each other, Tony looking anxious, Peter looking distraught. I . . . I didn’t know how to feel. All this time I had thought that Peter had just wanted to get to know me. That we had just . . . clicked. We had clicked all right. Because of Tony. “You . . . you just talked to me that first day because he told you to?” I spat, betrayal leaking into my tone. “Our whole friendship, all the time we spent together, everything was - everything was put together by him? I . . . Is anything you ever told me even true, or just what he told you to say?!” 

“Y/N, of course it is -!” He reached out to touch my arm, but I snatched it away. 

“And you! It wasn’t enough that you controlled my whole life, made me drop everything and leave it behind, you had to control my friendships too!” I shook my head, unable to believe that something I thought was so great and perfect . . . was just another thing Tony forced to happen. “I can’t - I thought I could trust both of you . . . but you’ve been lying to me this whole time.” I backed away from them, knowing I had to get out of there before I lost it. 

“Kid -”

Before Tony could say anything else, I took off. 

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Season 4 Analysis

STANDARD DISCLAIMER: I am going to be applying the concept of criticism to a TV show you presumably love and adore as much as I do. If you do not want your idea that the show is immaculate to be challenged, I would not advise reading past this point.

Mood for the season: It's a SuPeR fUn HaPpY pLaCe!!!!!

You don’t need to, but if you are interested, and haven’t seen my analysis of past seasons, you can find those here:

Pilot

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Hey guys! It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Season 4! We are here! I am SO biased with this season. It has problems man. It has ALL the problems! ALL the plot holes! ALL the stupid, stupid stuff, but I LOVE ALL OF IT! okay, let's back up. I'm about to drop some context on you. 

So, when you're a military brat you tend to make friends with whoever you can, and when I lived in Germany I had a friend who was fandom OBSESSED. She, at the time, was super into Homestuck, something I managed to avoid being sucked into, though I do know more about it than I would like. Anyway, this was the point at which I started getting sucked into Ninjago. So, I figured that if I could trust anyone with a strange obsession, it was her. I showed her the last episode of season 3, and she decided she was just going to dive head first into it with me. We watched season 4 together as it came out, we talked about it, had a bunch of inside jokes about it, I wrote some very short fanfiction about it, she made some OCs, one in particular that I remember was Stormy, a ditzy cloud master who wore pink, we shipped him with... one of my OCs, I don't remember. She hadn't watched the first two seasons, so I had to fill her in on a lot, but she was the first person I ever fandomed with, and it was over season 4. So I guess you could say season 3 was the grand beginning of my love for this show, and season 4 was the peak of my fangirl experience (at least for that phase of my life).

Plot

This season is a real mixed bag. Coming off the heels of the first season, nothing makes sense. Suddenly there are more elements, completely discrediting Lloyd's supposed power of four powers. And now it's genetic, which brings up the problem of Jay, who... if either Ed or Edna were masters, they would have slipped by now (but also like, how cool would it be if Edna just busted out with lightning powers) and then Zane who... doesn't have genes. It makes the world bigger, yes, but it also discredits the lore of the last two seasons, and brings up the question "Where the hell were the rest of the EMs when the Great Devour attacked? Or the stone warriors? Or the final battle?!" Anyway, it's a bit jarring and sudden to say the least. It definitely was not planned beforehand. There aren't even any hints in season 3. Like wouldn't it be cool if in season 3 we saw them go to the noodle shop, or Wu was really vague about elemental questions. It would make a lot more sense then. Idk. It opens the universe up to the plotlines of most of the future seasons, but it does sort of discredit the first two. This season is also kinda choppy feeling wise. You go from the mood the past season have had in the first episode to this sort of native tribal feel on the island, and then the factory and then back to Ninjago. It's kinda a mess. Overall it was just an excuse to put these characters in cool situations (which I have done before, I understand). Which I get, and it makes for some cool stuff, but I don't think any of it ends up meshing together super well in the end. When I think of this season I think of the tournament. I forget about the whole snake stuff at the end most of the time. I forget about the while Garmadon conflict. The fact that I forget that's there has to be a bad sign, right?

Characters

Character work this season is really pretty good for the most part! There are a lot of new characters. And they all are very distinct and fun, and even when two people you don't know especially well battle, you're still really invested. All of the Cole and Jay stuff is pretty good this season! Major upgrade from season 3. The whole fight scene is absolutely fantastic. Garmadon is freaking awesome this season. He keeps on trying to kill himself, and it's stupid, and the show sort of acknowledges that it's stupid, cuz Lloyd is just like 'dude, what the heck'. Kai's arch this season is pretty good, exploring his darker side and putting that intense conflict in front of him was good. I can tell you one thing, I like it a heck of a lot better than season 7, but we'll get to that when we get to that. So, yeah. Overall improvement in character! It doesn't dive super deep or anything, but it all works and is all interesting.

Skylor

So... she is one of the reasons I call this season the fanfiction season. We have a whole bunch of other elemental masters we've never heard of, and one of them their power is... all the powers. I can not tell you how much this ticked me off! And she hardly ever uses them! She has pretty much infinite power, and she doesn't think to use it, pretty much ever! There are no restrictions on her! This is what I hate Skylor for. And I do mean hate. BUT aside from that, strictly character wise she is done pretty well. She feels pretty fake and overly sassy at the beginning of the season, but there's a reason for that. It's an act. But it's not like she changed her personality to fool him, she intensified her personality to cover her intentions. Her arch feels pretty natural. That one scene where she does the evil laugh... that was weird. But aside from that, it feels okay. She was raised to think that lying and cheating is the norm, so when someone presents her with another option she begins to change. It makes sense. I love the scene where Kai and her look at each other through the prison bars and (even though their freaking legos) you can feel her realization that she's ashamed of what she's doing now. And after she makes the transition, she's just really chill. Like, I would like to hang out with her. I guess it is kinda sweet that even though she had all of the powers of... ever, at the end she's happy to just run her noodle shop. It's kinda poetic. Anyway, she may be a bit overpowered, and she feels like a bit of a Mary Sue, but overall her personality and interactions are enjoyable enough for me to mostly ignore that. I do agree that she is best used in moderation. She doesn't need to be part of the team. I wish we had a quick cameo each season, but whatever. What we have now in season 9 is nice, but she definitely needs to step back out of the spotlight in future seasons (knock on wood) in order to remain as likable as she's been.

Karlof

Love him. Freaking love him. Honestly, I probably relate to him the most. He's the first loser of the tournament, he avoids trouble, he sticks to what he knows, and he says it like it is. I love his interactions with everyone down in the noodle factory. He's like this perfect blend of optimism and pessimism. His interactions with Cole are beautiful. Their chemistry is really great. One of, I think everyone's favorite masters, and there's a reason why.

Shade

So... typical darkness character. Obviously selfish. But once the climax hits, I actually like him a lot. He kinda serves as an antagonist at first and then flips. It's kinda cool seeing a character with moral boundaries that far out. He's purposely suspicious to take attention away from Skylor, which I get. I think he has a lot of missed potential, but nonetheless, a decent character.

Neuro

I absolutely love his power! I love his manor, I love his voice. He may well be my favorite EM. I don't even know what else to say about this guy. If Karlof is who I am, Neuro is who I'd like to think I am. Calculated, calm, reasonable, and much like Karlof again, not too risky. I like him a lot. Cool guy. I like seeing how far he's willing to go for the ninja, and where certain lines are for him. It's kinda cool to watch. He could use a friend though. I HC he and Paleman hang out. Both quiet. Both reserved. Neuro could probably locate him in a room even if he's not visible. Idk. Anyway, I like him a lot! Great character.

Griffin Turner

Classic speedster. Good enough. Not much to say. He's fun. He's cool. He's what you'd expect. Decent screen time. None of it particularly character developing. For what he is, he's good at it.

Jacob

So, let's ignore the part where they made us think he was dead. He's a lot of fun. Good for them getting a blind character in there. Still confused on what his powers can... do? But I like his spunk. I think we all have a little soft spot for him.

Chamille

One of the only girls and she's pretty much evil. Why do girls have to be evil at one point to be interesting? Idk. Don't really care for her, don't really think much about her. Whatever. She's there. She serves her purpose. Fine. Okay. Moving on.

Paleman

Friggin love him. For the master of light to be invisible is a great move, and pretty creative. His voice is kinda obvious, but very distinct. It's a creative background character to have. I like him a lot. Again, I feel he could use some more love. See above Neuro HC. Like him a lot and... yay.

Bolobo

Kinda missed the "mother nature" pun... could have had at least one more female master... that's okay. He's cool enough. Kinda disappointing though. I mean, vines? Is that it?

Gravis

Gravity is a dang cool power. Idk what else to say. He doesn't get a ton of screen time, so it's hard to praise him too much, but yeah. I really like that. Actually had an FC (she was a villain but you know whateves) with the power, so seeing that be a real element they used is really cool.

Ash

I don't like him. He's very strange. He's just got that one laugh. He seems comically over the top a jerk. I like the way his mouth looks though. Unique and kinda cool. I was looking on his Wiki page, and it said he and Chamille kissed in the background at one point? Is that true? I am way curious now

Tox

Okay. She's nonexistent here, no personality. I guess she's kinda tough. Yeah, this gets confirmed later in season 9, when she speaks. But even there she's pretty nonexistent. Here's my idea. Instead of having all your females being 'tough' why not flip expectation on its head? I think it would be way funny and clever if the master of poison was super friendly, and bubbly, and genuinely a nice person. I'm thinking almost like Jay's (lightning... or I guess adopted) mom, levels of talkative and nice. Wouldn't that be kinda fun? Idk. Whatever. It is what it is.

Kapau and Chope

Best villains ever 10/10. 'Nuff said.

Romance

KAILOR

Okay, I freaking love them! They're not my favorite couple or anything, but they work really, really well… under certain conditions. There are a few bumps I can't ignore. Can we have a protagonist in the show who doesn't send googly eyes at their future love interest the first moment they see her? And remember when they made us think Kai and Skylor were related... yeah... why did we need to do that? That was... kinda uncomfortable. BUT other than that, Skylor is exactly what Kai needed. First, he needed a redhead. Duh. Second, he needed someone who would see right through his Kai shmoltz and be real with him. Third, she had to be fun. And finally, she needed to wear the pants in the relationship. And Skylor fills ALL of those requirements! I like that Kai falls for her right away, and I love that she doesn't think she likes him until... she totally does and it's like 'Oh SNAP!'. I love that weird scene where Chen walks around with Kai like he's already his son in law, that cracks me up! I guess I like them more in theory than in practice. It feels a touch forced, and it needed a bit more time. Point being, the beginnings of the relationship are extremely awkward and strange, but towards the end of the season, it gets good! I just wish we could see more :)

The... love... triangle

Alright, by now, you guys should know how I feel about these things. They suck. They're stupid. I hate them. They're pointless. And this season is... quite possibly the stupidest. So... the whole Garma-Wu-Sako... thing this season is that Wu wrote a letter to Misako a long time ago, and Garmadon stole it, and then... Misako *groan* used it to determine which of them she was going to marry... okay. Yeah, Garmadon, that was a crap thing to do. But you know what, he was evil. Wu should have just signed the thing when he wrote it. But also, Misako... WHAT ARE YOU DOIN' GIRL?! Why... would you let a letter... be the final deciding point? I don't get that. And my main problem is that she basically chose her husband based on his writing ability. The thoughts Wu had in the letter obviously directly express what Garmadon wanted to say. In the end, his feelings for her were still the same. The only thing different is that he didn't write it. He's not good with words the way Wu is. But the show treats it like he lied about his feelings, and didn't even like her. Like he was using her for personal gain or manipulation or something. Idk. The whole thing makes no sense. Now, maybe if he did something to make Wu directly look bad or disingenuous THAT would be understandable. But... idk. I don't get it. Misako sucks. Let's move on.

Villians

Chen

Chen is my favorite villain. Hands down. No competition. Any way you slice it. I friggin love the heck out of this dude. And here's why. First off, he's a very comedic villain that still remains extremely threatening, which is an extremely thin line to walk. I mean, think about it. With all the other villains, they were intimidating, and the henchmen provided the humor. Here, I guess you could say they flipped it cuz Clouse is pretty intimidating, but Chen is still crazy scary on his own. And here's how they do it: He's insane. Straight up, he has lost his mind. Nothing he does makes sense, but that's fine, cuz it probably makes total sense to him. You can laugh at the quirky things he does, but also live in fear knowing that he has trap doors installed EVERYWHERE. Why? Cuz he likes them! Is there a better reason than that when you're crazy! That was my problem with people with Pythor. He is so smart, why didn't he ever think that the devourer might eat him too?! There is no explanation. But with Chen, that doesn't matter! He wants to be a snake! Why? Why not?! No flaws in that thinking, right? This is also why I like Ultra Violet so much. She's the only one to rival his position, but because she's more of a side villain, I don't feel that's enough to dethrone him. With insane villains, you never have any idea what they're playing at, if it's smart, or how to counteract, cuz they're just insane. I mean, seriously,

"Chen, the ninja have figured out our plan, what should we do?"

"COOL! Let's tell EVERYONE our plan!"

And it works! I love his voice. Just the way he says things makes me so happy! He's having so much fun, and I have fun with him! 10/10 villain. Great work.

Clouse

I can't get past the voice. It sounds so over the top evil and... it's kinda annoying for me? He has a decent backstory and such, but whenever he's on screen I always find myself wishing it was Chen. He just sucks the fun out of everything and leaves nothing there, so most of his interactions aren't particularly interesting. I don't know. Never really thought much of him.

Humor

Needless to say everything with Chen works! Everything with the EMs works. Jay's whole Positive Thinking streak is amazing! There's not a lot that falls flat on its face. It's really pretty fantastic.

Favorite joke: too many to count. If I had to pick one...

Chen's: the reds, the purples, the super dark purples!

Drama

This season has some damn good drama. It has my personal most sad moment in all of Ninjago. I'm of course talking about Garmadon's death...  JK! XD I WAS LAUGHING ALL THE WAY THROUGH THAT SEQUENCE! But we’ll get to that later. Okay. But for real, my personal most heartbreaking moment is when we find out Pixal is scrapped (of course it's Pixal related) but seriously, watching this for the first time, it broke my heart hardcore. I audibly gasped. They have these conversations, and she realizes he doesn't remember her, and it hurts her because they were comPATABLE GOSH DANG IT! And then he starts remembering, and she knows she can't go with him, so she lies to him to give him the motivation to make it out, and then the reveal, and Zane's heart breaks, and your heart breaks. This whole scenario reminds me of my own writing, it has all these things I enjoy using. Distinctions between fantasy and reality, characters lying to each other to protect them, and an ending realization of total and complete emptiness. Of course, Pixal is added into his head, and all is fine and dandy. It works for this season but serves her worse in future seasons. Regardless, that moment when Pixal says 'scrapped' is the most depressing thing I've ever seen. All of the Zane drama this season works really well. Zane having an identity crisis is something I didn't think the show would handle. When Zane says he's just a clone if himself I was like 'oh, dang! They went there!'. It's almost like he's comparing himself to Cryptor, and it's some heavy stuff. Everything this season is shrouded in mystery. I love that. For the first half of the season or so, I really like the tournament stuff. But as we get Cole, and especially Jay in the noodle factory, that plotline gets much more interesting. I don't get into the Nya and Lloyd and Garmadon stuff that much. The stuff with Kai is okay. But overall, there's some good stuff.

Climax

Okay, so... I... I mean I like the build up. The thing with all the trucks is really good. Most of it was really pretty good with all the EMs doing stuff the ninja would usually do. But the whole ending thing, with getting mini Pythor involved, and you know. The whole Garmadon death thing. He died an honorable death and all that, but... idk, I can't get past Lloyd's voice. As he reads him off I just couldn't stop giggling! It's so overdramatic, they feel like they need to make Lloyd mad at his dad for whatever reason so he can come back at the last second, and it all feels so forced. And then the ending is super overly cheesy for how serious the show wants to take itself at that moment. Idk. I don't like it. One of my least favorite finales.

Spotlight episode

There are some good ones to choose from this season. Some real good ones. But the one I find myself watching the most is Ninja Roll. This episode doesn't have too high stakes, it doesn't make much sense, it's kind of pointless, but it perfectly encapsulates the reason I watch Ninjago. I don't know exactly why I watch Ninjago. I'm not into the action most of the time. The romance is cute, but not potent enough to warrant watching the show. The humor isn't revolutionary, the characters aren't especially deep. No, the reason I watch Ninjago is cuz it's fun. Ninjago is just a good time. It has just enough of all of those aspects to make for something I love. It makes me smile. With seasons 8, and especially 9, Ninjago has shifted into this darker action based, lore-driven thing, which I thought I would like, and I do, but I think it's lost a bit of that fun factor. In my opinion, Ninjago is it's best when it's self-aware, and doesn't take itself overly seriously. When you don't have to end the season on an ominous dark cliffhanger. I mean really. What is this? Chima? No. I just want to go hang out with the ninja and the gang, whatever it is their doing. This episode takes advantage of every situation a roller derby with the ninja provides. Of course Jay roller skates with his mom. Of course, Kai is incompetent at it. Of course, Chen cheats, of course, it all comes down to Lloyd. Of course, there's freaking buggies that Chen releases! This whole episode makes me smile and laugh and it has a good message. This is what I miss about Ninjago, and that's why it's my spotlight.

Misc

I know everyone always teases Jay about his TV show, but what about Kai and his wrestling career? I just feel like that would come up more often

I completely subscribe to the theory that Pixal was scrapped to fix Zane cuz they beat him up so badly when capturing. I'd kinda like to think Pixal even volunteered herself for it... ONE SHOT IDEA

I have to scratch... my face.

I need a number on the trap door to button ratio on the island

This season has my favorite intro of any season. Mainly cuz the remix is FIRE and I hate the fact that they don't have an extended version that sounds more like the opening itself. 

So all together, the word to sum up season 4 is fun. Definitely not technically the best, or the smartest, or the most well done, but it's my favorite because of nostalgia, my inner child, and because it makes me smile. I love this season.

- Maya (Parachutingkitten)

[freshlyjuicedbeetles]

Baby Blues

Request for @tiedyespacesuit of Pennywise building a nest for his pregnant mate. 

Well, I got pregnant.

I guess it was a matter of time.

I mean, Pennywise always alluded to a possibility of offspring between us. I just thought he had a kink or something. It only came up during sex. Hell, he is one giant kink himself. Was he intentionally trying to breed with me?

I haven’t even seen the fucker in days.

My body feels like a battleground. I am so sick I cannot walk, my bones hurt, my senses are on fire, I have a fever, I’m dizzy and emotional. I’m sure all my blood levels and hormones are shot. This is not what normal pregnancy symptoms should feel like. I can tell my body is reacting to having an unknown organism inside me. My immune system is trying fight it.

Who knows what I am carrying; pure light energy, a deadlight, a monster, a human, some sort of hybrid? Will this…child be okay, can it survive, thrive? Will my body abort it because the DNA is so drastically different from my own? Will it kill me?

I have nightmares about birth, about what the child will look like, how deformed it would be, blood and gore and exposed body parts and organs everywhere.

Abortion is a thought. I don’t want to bring a monster into the world. I’m afraid to go into a clinic though. They may see something is different about this one. Honestly, a wire coat hanger and the remaining Lortabs from my wisdom teeth surgery are looking like pretty good friends at the moment.

It’s hard to stay conscious and fall into a deep sleep, my body forcefully shutting down to save energy. I wake up with the feeling of being watched. Pennywise is staring at me like a dog wanting to play. “C’mon, I have somethin’ to show you.” He says, grabbing my hand and nearly yanking my arm out of socket.

“Penn, no! Jesus, calm down!” I snap.

He doesn’t look happy anymore, but he acquiesces.

“Dude, we need to talk. Like serious adult consequences talk.”

Pennywise sits down on the edge of the bed. “Oh.”

“I’m pregnant. You’re the father…obviously.”

He sits there, one of his eyes slightly off center. “And?”

“And what?” I retort.

“Why are you throwing such a hissy fit?” He asks, “I’ve known since you conceived. I can smell it.”

I smack him hard in the chest and he visibly suppresses himself from biting me. Wouldn’t want to harm the mother of your child…

“What the hell, Penn! Where the fuck have you been? You think you can knock me up and ditch me? I don’t care what you are, I will kill you!”

“If you calm down, I can explain everything.” He says calmly, like a police officer trying to control a drunk and disorderly citizen.

“My kind has bred with humans before. It’s nothin’ new. I’m not sayin’ you’re gonna have fun with it like some humans do, but you’ll get through it.”

Well, that’s one part of the problem.

“What about the child?”

“Well, the kid will be a freak of nature, but a healthy freak of nature. Shapeshifting is second nature to our kind. I promise that you will execrate something that looks human. I’ve seen hybrids before.”

“You are disgusting.” I frown at his terminology.

“Now, can I please show you somethin’?” He huffs.

“I can’t walk, Penn.”

“Then I’ll carry you.”

He wraps a blanket around me and cradles me in his arms, bridal style. “You’re gonna get cold. Real cold. When your fever breaks.”

He takes me down to the sewers. The smell and the clotted water make my sensitive stomach turn. I keep my nose buried in Pennywise’s ruffled collar.

“Jesus, Penn, is there you willingly spend time?” I hate to even call it his home.

He shrugs, “It reminds me of my world.”

He carries me through the labyrinthine tunnels and into a large, open area. In the middle is piled junk, but in the middle, is a stage car with the words, ‘PENNYWISE THE DANCING CLOWN,’ emblazed on the front with his face in chipping paint.

“Don’t look up.” Pennywise warns.

I know better than to test it.

He takes me past it and into a smaller chamber. He gently sits me down on my feet. I sway a little, but uses his weight to steady me. There’s a smaller pile here, filled with new toys; Barbies, Monster High dolls, Legos, dress up costumes, toy trucks, several different jack-in-the-boxes, a wooden riding horse, and bikes for just about every age range.

I am stunned and heart warmed by the gesture. These toys could sustain a child for years. I hate to break it to him that I would not let our child play with sewer toys, regardless if they are clean and still in their packages.

Suddenly, the sweet and rotting smell of decay assaults my nose. I rile back, into Pennywise, covering my nose with my sleeve. Earlier, the scent of laundry soap would have made me gag, but this is a welcome reprieve. In a separate pile are dozens of bodies.

“I stole all the cadavers from the morgue and hospitals in 72-mile radius.” He beams. “Our little one won’t be up for live prey for a few weeks.”

The smell makes me bend over puke, Pennywise still marveling at his accomplishment.

“It would have been better if you stockpiled things like diapers and bottles, but hey, it’s the thought that counts.” I rasp, stomach acid burning my throat.

I stand and look to Pennywise. “I’m in this if you’re in this.”

“Wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.” He replies with a lopsided grin, draping his arm around my waist.

There is a pause.

“Except maybe Disney World. Llllots of kids there.”

I roll my eyes and push him into the water.

[ratfish-blues]

Building Love out of Legos: Chapter 6: The Aquarium

Previous chapters:  (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

Emil couldn’t help but stare at the decorations surrounding the ticket counter as they walked into the aquarium. He hadn’t been here since he was a kid and the fimo kelp leaves that encircled the windows and lined the outside of the booth were a pretty drastic scenery change from the dull, tan, fish silhouettes that he remembered decorating the space.  

“Big fan of seaweed?” Alfred asked, turning to Emil as he stood at the counter and waited for the teller to swipe his card.

“Uh, no,” Emil muttered in embarrassment, “I just haven’t been here in awhile.” “Well, then it will be an adventure for you!” Alfred exclaimed as the cashier handed him a pair of day passes, “Come on! Let’s go to the tropical fish hall first!”

And just like that the taller blond had Emil by the hand and was pulling him through a sea of suburban moms and sticky toddlers. Once they had gone several feet, passing the jellyfish and touch tank exhibits without stopping, the two men found themselves confronted by a large, fake, cave shaped, coral reef.    

“Look it’s Nemo!” Alfred squealed as they entered the ‘cave’. He let go of Emil’s hands and ran over to the clownfish tank, pressing his nose up against the viewing window until his glasses scraped against the plexiglass.

“Um..yeah,” Emil blushed. Alfred’s excitement was…kind of cute, but it was also embarrassing. Didn’t Al know that he was a 6-foot tall man who came across as intimidating? Emil really hoped this sort of behavior didn’t cause any of the suburban moms too-

“And there goes, Dory!”  

“Yup,” Emil sighed as a royal blue tang swam past them. This was going to be an awfully long date if this kept up.

“Come on let go to the next tank, it’s got Carribean reef sharks!” Alfred exclaimed.

“Sure, why not.”

But instead of heading for the shark tank as expected Alfred turned around to face Emil, a frown evident on his face.

“Hey, why do you sound so down? Aren’t you having fun?”

“I’m just tired,” Emil lied. He might be embarrassed by Alfred’s behavior, but that didn’t mean he wanted him to feel bad about it.

“You weren’t tired when we got here, and that was only a few minutes ago. Come on, tell me what’s really wrong,” Alfred pouted.

“I-uh, um, well, you see I- uh” Emil stuttered as he tried to come up with a better lie. Shit, that was his normal excuse for being unenthused, now what was he supposed to say? “um, I’m just…not a very big fan of tropical fish. Their colors are..too bright for me? I prefer small grey fish like herring…yeah, herring,” he said, trying his best to sound convincing, but knowing beyond any hint of a doubt that he wasn’t.  

“Oh!” Alfred cried, his face brightening instantly, “well if that’s the only problem, then we can go to the Fish of the North Atlantic exhibit!”

“Oh, uhh, yeah, that would be good,” Emil replied mindlessly as he tried to figure out how on God’s green earth Alfred hadn’t called bullshit on him.

In fact he was so perplexed by Alfred’s blind trust in his excuse that he barely even noticed as he was pulled through the sea foam green halls of the aquarium and into a large exhibit room with the words Fish of the North Atlantic: Wonders From the Deep written across the entrance in large, dark blue, impact font. It was only once they were in the room that he snapped out of it, taking dim lighting and “underwater” wall patterning that was being projected by a light in the ceiling.

“Here are the fish you want to see,” Alfred said as they walked over to a large, multi-species tank that took up the whole wall, “What do you think.”

Emil stood there for a minute, watching as a school of capelins swam past, flashing their scales as the went. It was oddly calming, and while Emil had been lying when he said he didn’t like tropical fish, he couldn’t help but admit that he liked this room better. It had fewer people and more ambiance, two things that could improve any first date.

“It’s nice,” he stated after watching the fish for a few more seconds.

“Yeah,” Alfred said, before pointing to a spotted wolffish, “hey look at that guy!”

“I bet he’s an asshole,” Emil joked.

“Oh totally, I mean just look at those teeth.”

“And speaking of teeth, look at that one over there over there,” Emil mused, gesturing to a black scabbard fish at the bottom of the tank.

“Oh, he’s gruesome! That dude could totally take me in a fight.”

“I know right,” Emil grinned. In that moment, as he and Alfred stood there in light of the fish tank and continued to chuckle at the leering eye of a haddock that was pressed against the glass, Emil realized that he was having fun. Real genuine fun. The type where you laugh hard enough and loud enough that you forget to worry about what people think of you. The type of fun that he hadn’t had in a long time. And he suddenly felt a very strong urge to kiss the man that had made him this happy.

He was just about to pucker his lips and stand on his tiptoes when Alfred suddenly turned to him with a delighted grin.

“Hey, I bet I know another exhibit that you’ll like even more!” he proclaimed.

“O-oh,” Emil muttered, disappointed that his attempt at a kiss had been preempted, “What exhibit is that?”

“Come on I’ll show you!” Alfred said, almost bouncing on his toes in anticipation as he led the two of them back into the aquarium’s main hallway, “You’re going to love it!”

Emil followed along, trying his best to guess their next location until Alfred finally stopped. There, standing in front of them was the worn wooden door to one of the outdoor exhibit, with the words Seabirds written across the top of the casing in loopy slanted letters that were reminiscent of a surfboard rental company.      

“When I saw the shirt you were wearing today I knew we had to come here,” Alfred explained as he pulled open the door, “It just wouldn’t be right if you didn’t get to see any puffins!”

Emil looked down at his I freaking love puffins shirt, and realizing what a wonderfully morbid joke he could make out of this situation, looked back at Alfred with a blank face.

“I love puffins because they’re delicious,” he said, doing everything in his power to suppress a smile.

Alfred’s face drained of color instantly.

“They what now?”  

The look of horror on the taller man’s face was enough to make Emil burst into giggles.

“It was a joke, don’t look so freaked out! I mean they do taste good, but I also think they’re cute. Not to mention they have some ridiculously complex social behaviors.”

“Okay, but…how would you know that they still taste good?” Alfred asked warily.

“Why wouldn’t I? I’m from Iceland, it’s a delicacy there,” Emil responded, “but if it helps I haven’t eaten any puffins sense I was 6. That’s when my family moved to the U.S”

“Well…” Alfred said, a little bit of color coming back into his face, “I guess that makes sense if it was a traditional thing… uh, you won’t eat these puffins will you?”

“No, of course not,” Emil laughed, “They’re behind like two layers of plexiglass anyways, I couldn’t get to them if I wanted to.”

“Um…yeah…okay then,” Alfred puled, dropping the subject, “Are-are there any other seabirds you like besides puffins-not in an eating way I mean.”

“Oh of course! You know I really love guillemots. Did you know that black guillemots can hold their breath underwater for up to 2 minutes and 20 seconds? That’s almost twice as a long as a puffin can hold its breath!” Emil blabbered. He usually wasn’t one to talk much about his personal interests, but considering the fact that they were in a marine bird exhibit his obsession with seabirds seemed like an appropriate discussion topic.

“Boy, you sure know a lot about this huh,” Alfred commented, “Did you study birds in college or something?”

“Nah, I just spend too much time on Wikipedia,” Emil admitted. He was about to say more, but instead opted to stop mid-conversation to point to one of the animal enclosures, “Hey look! There are some Brünnichs Guillemots in that enclosure! You know they’re one of the most common birds in the northern hemisphere. They’re also part of the Auk family. Aren’t they cute! Look how those two are preening each other!”

“You know I don’t think I’ve ever heard you talk this much before,” Alfred mentioned, looking at Emil in amusement.

“Oh…uh, sorry, am I steering the conversation too much?” Emil wondered out loud, anxiety getting the better of him, “I can stop talking if you want, I know I get a little chatty when it comes to birds.”

“Nah, don’t worry about it, I think it’s cute.”

“Oh, uh, okay,” Emil blushed. He was not intending to be cute, he was intending to sound educated, but hey, sometimes actions had unintended consequences. He sure as hell wasn’t going to complain, this was a date after all.  

“Hey look,” Alfred said, pulling Emil out of his thoughts, “There are the puffins.”

“Where!?” Emil exclaimed, whipping his head around to where Alfred was pointing before running over to the puffin exhibit.

“Slow down there buddy, they’re not going anywhere,” Alfred laughed, as he followed Emil over to the exhibit “So say then mister ornithologist, got any fun facts about puffins for me?”

“Of course I do!” Emil cried, as he leaned into the glass enclosure to get a better view, “For starters, there are 4 different species of puffins. These guys here are Atlantic puffins, and oh gosh they’re adorable! Look at that one swimming with fish in its mouth! Anyways Atlantic puffins have incredibly intricate social behaviors, they have to land with their feet in a very particular position during nesting season to show that they’re not a threat to other puffins and when they walk through each other’s territories they- oooooh my god, oh my god. Look at those two! they have a puffling! It’s so fluffy! Did you know that pufflings can’t eat herring? They can only eat smaller forage fish like sand lance or they’ll choke. It’s actually become a big problem with- holy guacamole, look at that charming little guy strutting around over there, what a good handsome birdy you are. Yes, you are! Yes you a-”

Suddenly Emil realized that he was being pulled away from the viewing window of the puffin enclosure. Before he had time to reject, however, Alfred managed to thoroughly shut him up by giving him a chaste, but hearty, kiss, brushing both of their chapped lips together just long enough for Emil to regain his bearings.  

“You’re a heck of a lot cuter than I originally thought,” Alfred chuckled as he pulled away from the kiss, “But next time I’d appreciate it if you finished one thought on the intricacies of puffin behavior before you started a new one. Seems like some interesting stuff, I would love to hear it all again later when I can take notes.”

“Oh-okay” Emil stuttered out, still a bit dumbfounded from the unexpected kiss, “I’ll try to keep that in mind.”

“I’m sure you will,” Alfred laughed, “Now come on, let’s go look at the jellyfish.”

[underabr0kensky]

In case anyone wants to know more about me

1: Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? Closed, I have so much shit in front of them I can’t open them.

2: Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotel? Not usually because I use it all.

3: Do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out? Tucked in. What the fuck do you think I am, a barbarian?

4: Have you ever stolen a street sign before? Nope, but the street sign for the street I grew up on got stolen constantly because “Roger” is a common name.

5: Do you like to use post-it notes? Nope. I think I’ve used them like once.

6: Do you cut out coupons but then never use them? Nah, fuck coupons.

7: Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of a bees? Bees. I’d probably survive that.

8: Do you have freckles? I do not.

9: Do you always smile for pictures? I never open-mouth smile.

10: What is your biggest pet peeve? I’m not sure, I have a lot. Probably one-word text responses. If you send me “K” I’ll burn down your house.

11: Do you ever count your steps when you walk? Nope.

12: Have you ever peed in the woods? Yes.

13: What about pooped in the woods? No, I’m not a filthy beast.

14: Do you ever dance even if there’s no music playing? Sometimes, yeah. I just bounce to a rhythm. Also I’ll have you know that I had to correct “theres” in this question. Get your shit together.

15: Do you chew your pens and pencils? Nope.

16: How many people have you slept with this week? That’s a big zero, you ass.

17: What size is your bed? Queen-sized, because I’m a queen.

18: What is your Song of the week? I don’t have one. Maybe something epic by Two Steps from Hell.

19: Is it okay for guys to wear pink? Yes, who gives a fuck what colors anyone wears? Some guys look damn good in pink. I am not one of them.

20: Do you still watch cartoons? Yep. Anime too! They are different go fuck yourself.

21: Whats your least favorite movie? Man of Steel. It’s legitimately the worst film I’ve ever seen in my entire life.

22: Where would you bury hidden treasure if you had some? Under a DMV. Nobody would ever voluntarily go to a DMV or spend more time there than they absolutely have to.

23: Bra size or pants size? I actually don’t know my pant size. I think it’s changed recently because I’ve gotten bigger from working out and now none of my pants fit comfortably.

24: What do you dip a chicken nugget in? Nothing, I’m not a dipping sauce person.

25: What is your favorite food? Anything Italian. Probably lasagna.

26: What movies could you watch over and over and still love? School of Rock, A Christmas Carol (the George C. Scott version), 300, Casino, Goodfellas, all the Tremors films, the Harry Potter films, LoTR, the Hobbit films, I could keep going. I like movies.

27: Last person you kissed/kissed you? Destinee, that was back in like October. My existence is a lonely one.

28: Were you ever a boy/girl scout? Yeah, a looong time ago.

29: Would you ever strip or pose nude in a magazine? For money, why not?

30: When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper? Sometime in January of last year.

31: Can you change the oil on a car? Yeah, it’s not hard.

32: Ever gotten a speeding ticket? Nope, and I have no idea how, because I speed literally everywhere I go.

33: Ever ran out of gas? I’ve never been driving while running out of gas, but I have pulled into the gas station with my car coughing at me because it was so low.

34: Favorite kind of sandwich? PB+J. I am a simple man.

35: Best thing to eat for breakfast? A flour tortilla with bacon, scrambled eggs, and refried beans. Fuck I’m hungry now.

36: What is your usual bedtime? When I have work I’m not up past 9 PM, I’m usually in bed before then. When I don’t have work I’ll stay up until I physically can’t anymore.

37: Are you lazy? As fuck.

38: When you were a kid, what did you dress up as for Halloween? I dressed as Ghostface from Scream most of the time. I had a mask that pumped fake blood into it whenever I squeezed this rubber heart attached to it and it freaked everyone out.

39: What is your Chinese astrological sign? Monkey. I had to look this up.

40: Are you horny? Actually, yeah. Fucking horny as fuck and it’s pissing me off.

41: Do you have any magazine subscriptions? National Geographic, Rolling Stone, and I think one other one. I can’t remember.

42: Which are better legos or lincoln logs? Who the fuck would pick Lincoln logs over Legos?

43: Are you stubborn? Mules complain about how stubborn I am.

44: Who is better...Leno or Letterman? I’m not a fan of either.

45: Ever watch soap operas? Only one, Dark Shadows. I loved that show as a kid.

46: Are you afraid of heights? Nope.

47: Do you sing in the car? All the time. It’s how I practice my singing usually.

48: Do you sing in the shower? Sometimes.

49: Do you dance in the car? Oh yes. Headbang too.

50: Ever used a gun? Many times. I like shooting.

51: Last time you got a portrait taken by a photographer? I have no idea. A long time ago.

52: Do you think musicals are cheesy? Hell no, I love musicals.

53: Is Christmas stressful? I never used to think so, but now that I work retail, fucking yes.

54: Ever eat a pierogi? Mhmm. They’re good.

55: Favorite type of fruit pie? I don’t really care for fruit pies, but probably pumpkin.

56: Occupations you wanted to be when you were a kid? A demolition derby driver, and a paleontologist.

57: Do you believe in ghosts? I’d like to. I think there’s some pretty compelling evidence but I’ve never seen anything myself so I’m still skeptical.

58: Ever have a Deja-vu feeling? All the time.

59: Take a vitamin daily? Nah, I should though.

60: Wear slippers? Nope.

61: Wear a bath robe? Nope.

62: What do you wear to bed? Usually just a shirt and my underwear. Sometimes just my underwear. Sometimes nothing.

63: First concert? Killswitch Engage with Parkway Drive, Every Time I Die, and Escape Plan.

64: Wal-Mart, Target or Kmart? Well I work at Wal-Mart. So either of the other two.

65: Nike or Adidas? Fuck both. Overrated and overpriced.

66: Cheetos Or Fritos? Fritos forever.

67: Peanuts or Sunflower seeds? Peanuts.

68: Ever hear of the group Tres Bien? Who?

69: Ever take dance lessons? Yes. Salsa dancing.

70: Is there a profession you picture your future spouse doing? Nah, as long as she’s doing something she loves I don’t care. Unless it’s like contract killing or something.

71: Can you curl your tongue? Yep. It helps me play harmonica.

72: Ever won a spelling bee? Yeah, a bunch of times.

73: Have you ever cried because you were so happy? Yeah I have.

74: Own any record albums? Nope. My dad does though.

75: Own a record player? See above.

76: Regularly burn incense? I used to.

77: Ever been in love? Yeah. Once.

78: Who would you like to see in concert? Children of fucking Bodom goddamn it I’ve missed them three times

79: What was the last concert you saw? Danimal Cannon and Dethlehem.

80: Hot tea or cold tea? How about no tea?

81: Tea or coffee? Fucking neither.

82: Sugar or snickerdoodles? Snickerdoodles.

83: Can you swim well? I can swim well enough to not look like a complete ass in the water.

84: Can you hold your breath without holding your nose? Yeah.

85: Are you patient? Nah, not usually.

86: DJ or band, at a wedding? Band. I’m not gonna be dancing to shitstep.

87: Ever won a contest? Yep. I won a contest in Kindergarten to go to O’charley’s in a limo, and I won another one several years later and got to talk to Arnold Schwarzenegger on the phone :)

88: Ever have plastic surgery? Fuck no.

89: Which are better black or green olives? I hate olives.

90: Can you knit or crochet? Nah.

91: Best room for a fireplace? Living room.

92: Do you want to get married? Yes.

93: If married, how long have you been married? I am not married.

94: Who was your HS crush? I dated the same girl throughout most of high school.

95: Do you cry and throw a fit until you get your own way? Nah.

96: Do you have kids? Fuck no.

97: Do you want kids? Fuck no.

98: Whats your favorite color? Black. Also, what’s*

99: Do you miss anyone right now? I sure as hell do. Two people.

[etalksalot]

Film Thoughts: Spider-Man: Homecoming

5/10

   I would like to start this off by saying, I am a huge Spider-Man fan, he is absolutely, without a doubt one of my favorite superheroes in Marvel. So when I heard Spider-Man was going to be filming in Georgia I was really excited, applied a million times to be background or a stand-in on the film and finally got on it. The day before I was actually on the set for the first time I saw Captain America: Civil War and left the theater with quite a Marvel high. Things could be better? Could this universe be good again after the crap show that was Age of Ultron? Oh, how naive of me. 

   Now, I don’t want to make this post about my time on set but I will mention it quite a bit because it did affect my viewing of the film. I already knew quite a few spoilers going into the movie that I normally wouldn’t have known about due to being an extra on it and nearly being in some pretty pivotal scenes. So let me break down what I knew going into the theater for this one:

I knew that Peter was on a decathlon team and was struggling to stay apart of it

He took Liz to the dance then left homecoming 

Complete scene in the hall where Ned asked Peter to build the Lego Deathstar with him and they talk about his internship with Stark

The decathlon trip becomes quite a mess and people nearly die

What actors were playing what characters (other than the Liz twist)

Peter likes Liz

Captin America had a cameo in a gym class video

Pepper appears at the end for 5 seconds basically

A bank gets robbed

There was a fight with busses 

A Manhattan ferry gets broken in half and Iron Man saves the day

   All of this kinda seems like a lot of disjointed information to prejudge a movie on but, it’s something when you see it all and hope it comes together better than you’re actually seeing it get filmed. I knew I was going to get spoiled working on the movie as an extra but I really didn’t care at the time. As I worked on it however I started to worry the movie would be all too campy. I once actually heard the director ask for something to be done again, more comical this time. Ug.

   Spider-Man: Homecoming was met with a wave of approval and that I, at first, thought was the correct reaction. Sadly that high of seeing a superhero movie faded off within ten minutes of me leaving the theater. 

   I wanted it to be good. I did. But it just wasn’t.

   There’s a trend in 2017 ‘blockbusters’ that I’ve seen, and it really started with Spider-Man: Homecoming. The trend is: Let’s take classic movies we know people love and have grossed a lot, that all those tropes and cliches and pound our audience in the face with them over and over and over because WHY NOT???

   These are the tropes and cliches aka things that make this movie unoriginal and predictable as hell:

nerd likes popular chick he will never have a chance with

80′s & 70′s music ( just because Stranger Things is popular so all things 80′s MUST sell right???? RIGHT??? )

Hero thinks he can do everything because of his powers then realizes his power is himself or something we’ve ALREADY SEEN

Dance scenes

Detention ( because you have to have detention scenes in high school set movies )

Crappy coming of age dialogue aka “I can do this.” “I’m not just a kid.” “Why don’t adults let me do what I want.”

Cheese best friend who is just a punchline and has no serious character aka Goofy Sidekick

  There are a lot more but you get the point. There was not much originality to this film at all. I’m trying not to compare it to any of the other 5 Spider-man films but, it’s kinda hard not to. And the fact is? I’d rather go watch Amazing Spider-Man 1 & 2 or the good 2 Tobey Maguire movies ( we won’t talk about that 3rd one ). 

  All around I felt like this movie fitting into the MCU that Marvel has going on ( especially after watching Civil War and Doctor Strange ) just doesn’t fit the tone. They tried to give this movie some serious moments but it was just as serious as Troy Bolten’s moment in High School Musical 2. You know which one I’m talking about. Yeah. That one. I’m not totally hating on this, I know it’s a Spider-Man trope thingy, I’m just kinda tired of seeing it...and it made me think of High School Musical.

  In Spider-Man one of the biggest deals to Peter Parker is keeping the people around him safe, not only in the comics but the other movies as well. He keeps his identity a secret from everyone as long as he possibly can. So it really irritated me when he flippantly was talking about it in the back of a bus with the rest of his classmates all around at full freaking volume. Ned finding out by accident was excusable but how he reacted with it was just irritating. His character was just extra trouble for no real reason.

  If you didn’t like the bad dialogue just wait about 5 minutes and you’ll get an overstimulating, over-animated, all in focus action scene just because that’s what hero movies are all about right? The one scene, in particular, that was tough to watch, just because of a number of bright colors and everything is in focus was the fight on the plane with all the Avengers gear.

 Speaking of the Avengers, did you know that Spider-Man is in the same universe as them??? Because they act like you don’t. It’s in no way an easter egg, it’s overkill. They beat you over the head with the fact that the Avengers have been around. I’m honestly scared to see a count of how many freaking times the Avengers are mentioned in the movie. We get it. Move on. This was just a blatant overly happy directorial choice I strongly disagree with. Sony might have owned Spider-Man but now that it’s all in one universe doesn’t mean you have to tell us that every ten minutes of the movie.

  And I think it’s total BS to say that the little kid in Ironman 2 is Peter Parker. 

  Don’t get crazy. 

  There were some other good little ‘easter eggs’ that were cut short. Shocker being one of them. I would have loved for them to have left Logan Marshall-Green as Shocker for a later film instead of just killing him off and passing the mantel so fast. Shocker has not really been explored before in film, it would have actually been very original of them to do that. But no. I was wrong. 

   I did, however, enjoy the nod to Miles Morales. Donald Glover played Aaron Davis, who is Miles’ uncle in the comics. This clearly meant they were pulling more from the Ultimates comic series. It was a cool little tip of the hat to Donald himself, who everyone wanted to play Miles because the artist who first drew him even said that he used Donald as a sort of model for Miles. That being said, I still think I would have liked a whole movie with Miles over Peter just because of how Homecoming ended up as a whole.

   Though the movie itself was very predictable for me I will give it credit where it has earned it. The twist with Liz ( Laura Harrier ) being Adrian Toomes’ ( aka Vulture ) daughter actually got me. That was really good. I went in thinking that Liz was Liz Allen, which is what they hoped a lot of people would do, making for a really good twist that as a comic book fan I wasn’t even upset by.

   This leads me to the acting. The biggest hype about Civil War was that Tom Holland was going to be Spider-Man and how was he going to be received. I enjoyed Tom in Civil War as Peter Parker. I think that each actor who has played Peter has played him in a different way, each grabbing from a different comic series but still doing a great job. Everyone has their own opinions on each one and that being said, Tom, I thought did a very good job in Civil War, however, that movie had a different director, a very different tone overall than Homecoming. Tom himself is a very good actor but he’s young. I think he has a lot of potential to grow but that he didn’t really shine like he should have in this movie. That is partly the script’s fault and partly the director’s fault. You can really see in all the scenes with the high schooler’s Tom doesn’t push himself at all. He makes the same shocked/confused faces over and over, does the same groan/sigh and just kinda gets through the scene. 

    When he’s acting with Michael Keaton he’s very much in the scene and is truly behaving rather than reacting or reciting lines. Michael Keaton is a very seasoned actor, my guess is that he doesn’t require that much directing at all, hell he didn’t even do his research on the character and he nailed it. He’s just a great actor all around and Tom fed off of that. Being on set I will say that Jon Watts is a very active director, he would never yell from off set or anything like that. Jon was always close by and very involved. He’s a nice guy and I wish him the best in his future but I hope that’s not in MCU. Side note here, Zendeya was also the saving grace of this movie. 

   Does anything in this film actually apply to the rest of the MCU? No. Not at all. You can quite frankly skip this film and still be informed as to everything you need to know. Nothing really important actually ever happens in this film. 

   Rounding this review up as best I can, it really did get away from me quite a bit, not a bad movie to take little kids to but it’s really got very little substance. If you want to see something more powerful than a kinda remake of every 70′s - 80′s teen flick with a Spider-Man twist? Go watch Amazing Spider-Man or the 2001 Spider-Man films. If there’s something I didn’t cover and you want to know what I thought about it, just send me an ask.