#aaarrghing continues

[crisp-sweet-pink-lady]

My new favorite dialogue descriptor

[peppy-jester]

Honestly Marina wasn't surprised at all for none of the guys having a good time here. Not even surprised when Robo and Striker said they wanted to punch Fizz and Mammon who already saved his own ass by leaving the place. Smiley on the other hand looked at the two before quickly glancing at Fizz's direction who was writing something on his clipboard as he was instructing the other bots and their owners how to take down the lights etc... "I mean your call and all-..." Marina said but was stopped on her tracks as Oz suddenly made his way out of the place. Yikes. Maybe it was good if they took Fizz with them right away. The seabunny just waved after Chaz and Striker as they ran after the broken sin and then followed Robo with her gaze, slowly walking up the duo with Smiley.

Fizz was there instructing the others and telling to take lights down gently, not to break anything because he didn't want to pay any extra- . . . not that everyone got that memo. Sudden blue-pink flames made Fizz turn around just to see Ozz leaving through a window. "Oh c'mon- . . ." he said under his breath. Not only because the window was now shattered on the floor but Oz leaving so fast. It was hitting the jester slowly that he might have hurt his boyfriend bit too deep with this prank. They had to have a talk later. A sigh escaped from his lips as he turned around to continue his thing which soon was interrupted by none other than Robo.

"Wha-... AAARRGH!" soon Fizz found himself stuck between Robo and a wall, literally keeping the clipboard in front of him, hiding behind it as Robo was yelling/telling the hard facts. Others stopped on their tracks to see what this was all about. The more Fizz listened the more guilt he started to feel, especially the last part. He really did cross the line with this.

Slowly peeking over the clipboard at Robo, who by the way was fucking scary when he got mad. "I know I know. It just seemed a fun idea at first. And for your information we weren't supposed to submerge the April Fools and Mammon's birthday party thing together. Promised them all to meet Mam but the time was not on our side so it was a radical last minute decision. Besides I did ask you all to leave before Mammon showed up-...." Fizz tried to explain, feeling like he was making it all worse somehow. Maybe he should have dropped the prank part, not that he was thinking about that earlier. Fizz was the type of person when he was dead set on something nothing would stop him.

"But I can't leave just yet. We still need to put this all together and see how do we pay the window.. so it's unfortunately gonna take a moment" Fizz slapped Robo on a head with a clipboard ever so gently. Yes it was most urgent to apologize from Oz for what happened and how badly Fizz handled this show. Before you knew it Marina stepped in just to yoink the clipboard off Fizz's hands, leaving the jester confused for a moment.

"I'll take the control over here. You go and apologize from Asmodeus. We got it covered here, right guys" all the other fans nodded and/or said yes in approving manner. Marina had been the second in command of this planning from the beginning, she knew what to do. Fizz was just standing there is disbelief for a moment. He much rather would stay here than face the consequences of his own actions, but that option was taken away from him.

"Also cover your face. This guy and the one dude in cowboy get up said they wanted to punch you and king Mammon in the face" Smiley said before Marina pulled him out of the way, tho she was chuckling a little, mostly because Fizz's face fell in horror for a moment there.

"Bit overreacting don't you think? . . . . Well guess we should go and fix this. Oh wait no no, I need to change my clothes! Don't wanna walk around in my-..." Fizz fell quiet as he looked at Robo, his brother looked so unimpressed and ready to punch the living fuck outta Fizz who tried to stall.

"Allrighty! Let's go then!" Fizz quickly slithered away from Robo and made his way towards the door. It was time to find Ozzie and the others and make things right.

While some would find Fizz's arms getting all tangled and stuck humorous, none of them really did at the moment, Ozz's frown deepening in sympathy but he looked down at his feet, not having the energy to walk up to where Mammon was right now even if it was to help his boyfriend with something like that least he wasn't hurt and that one lady was helping him.

Mammon was always met with one or two glares upon glancing back at the entrance, exclusively from Striker and Robo as Chaz was still unsure what to do aside from stand with his partners, and Ozz was too busy trying to calm down, one glance Striker lifting his hand to flip the sin off only for Robo to stop him "He fuckin deserves it and you know it.. That and a bullet in the gut" Striker growled in a frustrated tone "He's wors-worse when you make him mad, but he do-does deserve it your right, let's sneak in and put holy water in his s-shower later, but now just deal strikey boi..~" Robo cautioned grating it out through his teeth earning a huff from the cowboy, worming his hand from Striker's wrist to hold his hand firmly, as the urge for both to do something to the greenclad sin was strong so they just squeezed eachother's hands, Robo reaching over and grabbing one of Chaz's as well. So they were at least together in witnessing this shitshow.

A noticeable spark shot out of Robo as he rolled his eyes at Mammon strongarming Fizz on stage with him, Striker groaning, not liking either of their peformance styles personally. Trying to not really focus on it all but it was hard with Mammon seeming to want to be heard "And yet your only here cause your pis-pissed OG made this free, hypocrisy at i-it's finest!" Robo joked to just his boyfriends try to lighten the mood, earning a few chuckles despite the atmosphere, understand the reference or not it was still bullshit to them all.

To be honest all the noise was a little much for them, even Ozzie noticing through his music, but the main thing they noticed, was how Fizz actually seemed to begin enjoying playing with Mammon, the trio's faces twisting in confusion and plenty of frustration in Robo and Striker's case, and though Ozzie tried to hide it, a slight tremble to his form started

After the two songs were promptly ruined for the group of four, Striker forced himself to not explode in anger at them handing so much cash to the LAST person who would ever need it. Though they could at least agree with the sin on one thing, Fizz needed some fucking miracle luck after this stunt. Striker instinctively putting himself between Mammon and his boyfriends when he got closer, only for him to go to Ozz, the sin of lust, looking up slowly, with an almost unreadable expression, but it was clear he was tired and hurt, just giving a 'what do you want' face before Mamm vanished into green smoke along with his putrid grin, all four coughing a bit as the smoke envelloped them before Robo reached over and swung the warehouse door open, then rapidly spinning his arms around to blow the smoke out of the room, so they could stop coughing on the stuff "Even ex-exiting he's awful.." Robo groaned as Marina walked up.

Chaz gave a very uncomfortable chuckle at the question "Heheh... Yeah no we're not. That was so fucking awkward and I don't even know Mammon or Fizz too well, I'm probably best off but my bois are well..."

"I wanna punch both of them. Hard." Both Striker and Robo said in unison before looking at eachother in surprise, Chaz just shrugging awkwardly in response

"I mean... I can't blame them. But yeah that sounds good, But Ozz's boyfriend, his choice. Um Big O? What do you think?" Chaz asked looking over to Ozzie, who took a bit to respond, lightly shaking, having trouble holding his phone still as the twitching grew intense enough the others noticed, "O-Ozz? Something wrong" Striker called, confused before they heard a shakey exhale from the sin

"I- feel like everything is wrong... I'm sorry, but, I don't think i can be around anyone right now. You three can leave, y-you shouldn't have to deal with this..." Asmodeus said, voice cracking as he spoke before quiet sniffles turned into sobs before without a word the transformed into a pink and blue ball of fire, letting his phone and the headphones clatter to the ground as he rushed towards a high up window and smashed through it, startling some of Fizz's workers for sure, the group looking on wide eyed before Robo glitchilly chuckled awkwardly "U-Um ya-yall think he just ne-need some tim-" He began scratching his neck before a loud anguished enraged scream boomed through the warehouse, a blinding blue and pink radiance beaming through the windows for a bit as all went quiet, Everyone too stunned to speak for a few seconds.

Robo was the first to get over the shock, sparking a bit in panic "C-Crap! Okay boys g-go find Ozz and t-try to cal-calm him down before he burns Greed to the ground! I got OG!" Robo said looking to his partners, Striker nodding before grabbing Chaz's arm and pulling him along as they rushed out of the warehouse, Robo leaping into the air and yelling "OG!!!" Landing in front of his big brother before nearly tackling him to a wall, the bot's claws digging into the stone as he loomed over the clown a bit

"I MAY BE NEWER TO THIS DATING THING THAN YOU!!! BUT WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING, LURING HIM BY TUGGING ON HIS HEARTSTRINGS FOR YO-YOU!!! AND MAKING HIS EX WHATEVER THE GUEST OF HONOR!!! ALL FOR A BL-BLOODY APRIL FOOLS PRA-PRANK!?!?!?!? ARE YOU CRAZY?!? YOU BETTER FIX THIS RIGHT NOW OR ELSE SLEEPING ON THE COUCH IS THE LEAST OF YOUR WORRIES CAUSE YOU JUST MADE A DEADLY SIN FEEL BETRAYED AND HEARTBROKEN!!!!" Robo almost shrieked, glitching and sparking intensely, clearly pissed right now as his back tendrils unfurled threateningly, looming over Fizz like an eldritch horror with a grin.

Meanwhile Striker and Chaz followed the few flames to an opening between several other warehouse buildings, the ground in the center scorched Black with a few blue embers remaining in the area, the sin himself having his head in his hands while sitting a top a stairway into one of the buildings, lightly shaking, the two slowing down before walking up stairs on the side to get behind him, Ozz noticing their footsteps and looking up, taking his head out of his hands, his face disheveled and making it clear he was crying, not even able to muster a smile at their sympathetic faces. Before Chaz slowly walked up and wrapped his arms around his neck in the closest thing he could manage to a hug, Ozz stiffening before relaxing, burying his face in the shark's leather clad shoulder cause he desperately needed this as he sobbed, Striker walking to his other side and placing a claw on his shoulder, not sure what else to do to try to help, both not sure if they were at all, or when they started caring so much but they stayed with the sobbing sin regardless.

[convxction]

You came. For Rebecca and Chrom

Like the King, the Queen had obligations she must attend to. This time, the hospitality was extended from Chon'sin, to welcome the new year with new plans involving the two countries. The Chon'sin princess invited Ylisse's Queen to a banquet to discuss some matters. Chrom would have been invited if the meeting was not ... women exclusive. The trip itself would take at least two days or a day and a half depending on how kind the tides are. Then the whole stay should be a week or so, which means she will be away for at least two weeks or more. A lot of time but Rebecca cannot possibly refuse such a great invite because it will take her a long time to come back home. The kids understand, somehow, and besides, they are busy with their classes (and are bribed with the promise of Rebecca bringing them some Chon'sin sweets and souvenirs.)

Chrom, however, was sulking because she was going to be away for a long time. He tried to show he was okay, but it was obvious to Rebecca he was sad. True that they barely see each other due to their work but he still gets to sneak a kiss or two every now and then. But he cannot possibly tell her not to go, right? Say'ri was kind enough to invite her to this meeting--well, it is called a meeting but it is more like a hang-out for the ladies to let their hair down for a bit.

The very next morning, Rebecca was on the ship and sailed to Valm. The castle was quiet for the entire morning. Everyone felt the void that was left when Rebecca was gone. For only one person to create such a joyful atmosphere, having her away for a long time will certainly lower the morals. However, the kids did not let that get them down. Their pranks and shenanigans continued around the castle, sending life back around its corridors.

A couple of days passed and a letter arrived to notify Chrom that Rebecca had arrived safely and is in Say'ri's care now. At the same time, Ylisse had some fickle weather, one day it is cold due to the winds coming from Ferox's direction and the next day it is hot. That did not mush up with Chrom, who was out most of the time, joining the knights in their training sessions, and out in the patrols, and had more matters to attend to in the Slums and the lower areas in order to talk to the people face to face. All that outside work made him fall ill but you know Chrom, it took him a full week before the blow of the illness could kick him off his feet. Usually, it takes a longer time but you know, he is not getting younger.

By much persuasion, he was finally sleeping on his bed. Lucina, Chloe, and Maria made sure to make surprise rounds on their father to make sure he is resting in his room, otherwise, they will call their grandfather on him. and uh, they did it once and Spartan was not um...happy... let's say he uh ... showed him what could happen to him if he kept dodging this up.

Tossing and turning in his bed, he hated how wide and big it is now. It's empty ... hand reached to caress the pillow beside him. Was it selfish that he wanted Rebecca beside him? Mm ... yeah, maybe. It's his fault for getting sick. Sigh ... but he really wants her... aaarrgh!!!

Between feeling bored out of his mind and feeling sick and not forgetting his longing for his wife, he finally fell asleep. It was some time when he felt a hand press against his forehead. It was soft ...warm... gently caressing his face. " ... Emm ...?" she always snuck in the night whenever he was sick to check up on him.

Eyes fluttered open to see who it was and surprised he was, "Becca ...? ... but ..." oh, jeez that's embarrassing. Now he is hallucinating with his wife. Well, at least no one is around to hear him babble to thin air. "I missed you ... at least you came in my dream." a giggle was heard from this 'hallucination' before she leaned to kiss him and asked if she is not real now. "Beh--! But! What? That's.. !" he tried to push himself up when she pushed him back to rest, tutting at him.

"I-- but your--the meeting?!" she placed an index to shush him then explained it had been a week already, but he was in and out because of his fever. So, she came a bit early just for him. It was Frederick who sent her a letter to come if she can, otherwise, stay to not cause any unnecessary problems.

"... you ... I was not going to die ... such dramatic way of bringing you back," he says this, but he is smiling sheepishly knowing his wife left an important invite for him.

"Hey ... can I ... " without the need for him to finish, she already lay beside him and hugged him close. "Thank you ... Have I told you that I love you so much? ... I love you, Rebecca."

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honestly nothing beats the experience of when something really fucking funny was happening in school and some party-pooper authority figure was desperately trying to shut it down and get people to move along but everyone just kept laughing so they’re just sitting there fuming

[talia-rumlow]

My Brother´s Best Friend (Rumlow X Reader) Chapter Five - What Did You Dream About?

You scream your frustration down in the pillows. Fuck!

His hands roaming your body. His lips, soft lips, all over you. Soft moans escaping you. He’s touching you. God, it feels so good. Your first. It didn’t even hurt when he entered you. Like some of your friends told you it would. But it didn’t. He was so careful it didn’t hurt a bit. Did he feel it? Did he know? Did he know he was your first? Is that why he didn’t talk to you after? Or was it because of Jack? Was he embarrassed, because you’re his best friend’s little sister? Little sister. Arrg.. Fuck it, YN. Just forget it ever happened. He. Doesn’t. Care!

You get up from the bed.

– I’m gonna take a shower!

Your voice is angry. And you slam the door to the bathroom a little more than you should have.

Then you hit the shower, let your tears of frustration flow free. Why didn’t you tell him? Would things be different if you had told him? No! He probably already knew. And he was embarrassed. If he’s even capable of such a feeling. Maybe he was scared. Scared of Jack? Why did he do it? Why did he sleep with you in the first place? And why did he turn his back on you the next day? Stop it, YN! Just fucking stop it!

He’s already in the bed, when you return. You get under your duvet, and turn away from him. Stupid one bed, one room place. There is a lot of room between you. Probably enough for at least two more people. But you can still feel him. Why are you doing this to yourself? He isn’t even thinking about you that way. You’re just Jacks little sister. It would be weird. Of course it’s like that for him. Let it go, YN. Let it go.

Finally you fall asleep. Drifting away into the dreamworld.

———————————————-

His arms around you. His strong body pulling you close, his breath on your neck. His lips. You pull your legs apart, telling him it’s OK to enter. And you can feel his erection against you. Fuck, how you want him inside of you. He doesn’t waste any time. His arms gripping around your shoulders as he enters you. Fuuuuuuck!! Your desperate moans mixed with his. His lips meeting yours, his tongue swirling around with yours. You grab the sheets. Fuck, you’re about to come.

– Yes! Fuck me, Brock!

You moan, as he brings you closer and closer to climax. His warm sweaty skin against yours. The smell of him. The slightly salty taste of his skin. Goooood!

Then you explode. The orgasm is so intense you scream. You’ve never felt anything remotely like this before.

– Ahhaaaaaaa.. My GOD!!!

You wake up with a bang. Breathing heavily. Sweat bathing on your forehead. What the fuck just happened?

You look around. Rumlow’s sitting up on his side of the bed. Sunlight peaking through the thick curtains. It’s morning? Did you dream? He’s looking at you, smirking.

– What did you dream about?

You look away from him. Furiously blushing.

– Nothing! I… I can’t remember…

– Really? It sounded good!

You throw your pillow at him.

– Fuck you, Brock!

He dodges the pillow, and continues to smirk at you.

– You should hit the shower. It looks like you just ran a marathon.

– Aaarrgh.. Screw you, Brock!!

You yell, yanking a blanket from the bed, wrapping it around you, before standing up.

– Yeah, you said that already..

He continues to smirk at you.

– Shut up, Brock!

You say, before slipping into the bathroom.

– Want me to join you in there?

You can hear Rumlows voice when you slam the door shut behind you.

– SHUT UP, BROCK! JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP!!

You can hear him laugh. You try not to care, but it’s not working out all the well for you. Shit! Did you talk in your sleep? Did you say his name? Please tell me you didn’t, YN! Please. Fuck that dream was intense.

You take your time. Massaging the shampoo into your hair. Shit. Please! You did not say his name, right? He does not know you dreamt about him. Please. Please. Please. If you did talk in your sleep, you will not be able to look at him, like EVER! God! How can you find out? It’s not like you can ask him! Fuck, fuck, fuck!

You search for conditioner. But you can’t find it. Shit, you’ll look like a fucking troll without it. Why isn’t there any conditioner in here? Fucking one bed, no conditioner place. Now you’ll have to comb your hair while it’s still wet. Where is your fucking brush? Suitcase.. it’s in your suitcase. Shit! Why didn’t you bring that in here? Because you wanted to get away from him, YN! God damn it!

– Brock!

You shout, as you turn off the shower.

– Yes, darling!

You can hear from the other room.

– Stop calling me fucking darling. I’m not your fucking maid!

– OK! What do you need fuck face?

God, this guy can’t be serious about anything! Don’t yell at him, YN! It’s bad enough that you dreamt about him.

– My brush, Brock. It’s in my suitcase!

– Brush? Like for your hair?

Jesus, can you ever catch a break? Can’t he just be serious for one second?

– Yes for my fucking hair, Brock. Just get it will ya?

– Sure thing, sweetheart!

You don’t answer. He want’s to play this game. Fine! You’ll let him.

– Found it!

You can hear him say. Is that a chuckle in his voice? Fuck it! You dry off, and pull one of your big t-shirts over your head, before walking out the door.

The second you go into the main room, you see why he chuckled. Rumlow’s sitting on the bed, holding your magic wand up in the air. Smirking at you.

– Hey, YN! What’s this?

You stop, halfway out the door. You don’t even have time to be embarrassed. You launch towards him, grabbing for the magic wand.

– Give it here!

Rumlow just chuckles.

– No use, YN. I’ve already seen it. Now how is this appropriate for a summer with your brother, huh?

– GIMME!

You desperately try to reach for it, but he snatches it away.

– Brock!

You pleade. But he doesn’t listen. Instead he presses the on button. And turns the magic wand on. He looks at you, smirking.

– Aaaaaand, is has batteries in it. Perfect!

– Brock! Give it!

Now you’re desperate. You don’t even think about your dream anymore. You reach for it again, but he holds it far up in the air. You can’t reach it.

– What kind of speed do you like the most? I guess this…

He turns it up a notch.

– Brock, please!

Your voice filled with embarrassment.

– No wait… This! Sounds like you!

He turns it up a bit more. His smirk gets bigger.

– Fuck you, Brock!

There is no use, you have to find another strategy. And to stop trying to get it back feels like the best one.

– Want me to try it on you? How long can you go….?

– Fine, Brock! You do that!

– Huh?

He turns the wand off, puts in down on the bed between you. Man! This was easier than you thought. You reach for it, but he’s faster than you. He grabs it, and again lifts it over his head. You try to reach for it, but he grabs your arm. This feels weird. You’re both almost naked. And he’s holding your magic wand. Shit! He turns it on again. Looking at you.

– Nooo.. You like it this way.. slow and agonising.. yeah.. I bet you like it this way. Dragging it out..

– So what if I do!

You stand up. Looking at him. He smirks back at you.

– Tell me what your dream was about, and I’ll give it back to you….

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Trollhunters : Rise of The Titans [Rika’s Version!]

AIGHT SO THIS IS WHAT SHOULD’VE FREAKIN’ HAPPENED --

The movie starts a year after Wizards. We see Douxie, Archie, and Nari all settled in Metro City. Douxie managed to get a dinky little apartment and works two jobs. He comes home after a long day to Nari and Archie.

Maybe Nari’s running around chasing after Archie. Maybe the two of them are curled up on the couch and snoozing. Douxie smiles softly, petting Archie’s head and gently brushes Nari’s hair out of her face. Maybe Nari was singing to one of her plants and just beams when Douxie walks through the door. Just Magical Siblings and Their Therapy Cat fluff.

But that night, Douxie wakes up. Something feels very, very wrong. Nari feels it, too. 

Cut to the door to their apartment being busted right through, flames quickly consuming the threshold. To Douxie’s horror, it’s the Arcane Order and he immediately goes on the offensive. This is the first display in the movie of Douxie’s strength as a Master Wizard, his proficiency and skill with his magic as he holds his own against Bellroc and Skrael as he did in Wizards. He tells Archie to take Nari and run but neither of them want to leave him behind. Archie instead fights beside Douxie, urging for Nari to escape while she can. Nari’s reluctant because Douxie and Archie have become so precious to her.

When it looks like they’re about to be done in, Archie wills himself to transform into a huge dragon, taking Douxie and Nari into his claws and flying out of there, busting straight out of the apartment. But not before giving Bellroc and Skrael a thrashing with his tail. They manage to give the Order the slip. For now.

Archie quickly loses steam from holding such a form and crashes on the outskirts of the city, transforming back into a cat. Douxie cradles him in his arms. Nari tends to their wounds with her magic, looking forlorn. 

Douxie frantically dials a number on his phone. 

“Claire? Claire it’s me...” A column of fire erupts in the distance. A shot of Douxie, Archie, and Nari huddled close. “They found us.”

Trollhunters : Rise of the Titans Title Screen

The scene fades in on the new and improved Camelot, where the Lakes are staying. We see Jim spending time with his mother and Walter and it’s lovely. We see a hint of Jim’s trauma when he’s cooking and looks at his reflection in a spatula. He flinches away. He doesn’t want to look at himself. Barbara comforts him, a tender heartfelt moment between them.

Claire then emerges from a shadow portal with grim news : The Arcane Order have found Douxie and Nari.

Jim gathers his friends. Claire shadow portals them all to Douxie, who’s found shelter in a hut Nari made from tree roots. Douxie’s cast a barrier to hide their presence, though it won’t last long. 

It’s a really sweet and awesome reunion. Douxie gives Claire and Steve big hugs. Nari bounds up to Toby and holds his hand. Jim, Krel, and Douxie have a “good to see you again, bro” moment between them. Aaarrgh licks his lips at the sight of Archie.

It’s here that Douxie gives the deets on what’s happened. As they begin to figure out a way to keep Nari safe and away from the Order, Nari suddenly says, “No.”

After almost losing Douxie and Archie, her new family, Nari decides enough is enough. She wants to face her corrupted siblings head-on. To not only protect the world, but her newfound friends. 

Douxie understandably protests. But Nari, gentle but resolute, tells him she’s made up her mind. No more running.

And so, Douxie acquiesces. 

Cue the sequence/fight scene on the train!

Nari realizes what Douxie’s doing when it’s too late. They switch bodies and Douxie’s taken away by the Order. 

“Douxie, I’m so sorry...I couldn’t save her,” Claire laments.

Nari, in Douxie’s body, “N-no...No, I am fine. But Douxie...Douxie!”

Everyone’s like, “Oh no” but then oof, they all get arrested.

The police department scene! With Krel and the Blanks busting everyone out.

Now, we find ourselves back on Camelot where Jim’s being attended to by Walter and Barbara after waking up from a nightmare. Bellroc’s words torment him : “Without your Amulet, you are nothing but a frightened! Little!! BOY!!!”

Walter suggests Jim should lay low, let his friends handle things. Jim reaches a real low point here. Claire provides some comfort. Hand in hand, they make their way to the Round Table, where everyone’s licking their wounds. 

Blinky explains to them that the Order wants to awaken the Titans and need all three members of the Order to do so. While everyone’s relieved that Nari’s safe, Douxie’s now in the Order’s clutches and they want to figure out a way to save him.

Nari, sad and grim, says that Douxie’s spell will eventually wear off.

“He is, as humans say, buying us time...”

Cut to Douxie (in Nari’s body) with the Order. Douxie doesn’t make a sound, not wanting to give anything away. They try the ritual and when it fails, Bellroc and Skrael quickly suspect foul play. They realize that Nari isn’t Nari and proceed to forcefully, painfully, undo Douxie’s spell.

Douxie wakes up, back in his own body. He’s swarmed by his friends, all overcome with relief that he’s alright, but it’s short-lived. The Order has Nari. 

Douxie manages to recall where the Order took him. Before they head out, a downtrodden Jim says he should stay behind, going back to the bed chamber. Claire goes to talk to him, but Douxie stops her.

“Let’s give him some space,” Douxie says gently, though he looks just as concerned for Jim. “In the meantime,” he summons his staff, “we’ll hunt the Order down, put a stop to their schemes, and bring Nari home.”

Everyone heads to the warehouse-train track place (I forgot what it was called rip). Just then, Aja comes flying in, having been contacted by Krel. The Tarron siblings have a sweet, wholesome, long-awaited reunion. Also Staja and Creepslayerz reunited!

Aja cautions Steve about the whole seventh kiss-pregnancy thing and he quickly decides that, yeah no, he’s not quite ready for that. His Alien Queen Muffin (or whatever the heck he called her) is back and that’s all that matters to him. Also wtf Eli’s hot and taller than him now.

There’s a cute moment of Douxie and Aja really meeting for the first time. Aja recognizes him.

“Oh! You were the hand-reading waiter boy!”

Upon hearing she’s a Queen, Douxie’s Medieval chivalry kicks in and he bows at the waist.

“The name’s Hisirdoux, Your Majesty.” After Aja butchers his name, he says “Douxie” will do just fine. 

Nomura abruptly reminds them they don’t have time for pleasantries. They get to it. Douxie figures out the sigil and the illusion fades, revealing the Order performing their ritual with a brainwashed Nari. They’re unable to stop it and the Order members teleport away to join with their respective Titans. We see each of the Titans rising.

The Arcadia Gang regroups back on Camelot to form a plan. Jim, discouraged and deeply troubled, is leaning over a rail, head in his hands. Douxie comes up beside him, silent.

Jim eventually asks how things went. When Douxie tells him they failed and the Titans have risen, Jim feels even more powerless and guilt-ridden.

“I’m sorry...I’m sorry, I couldn’t...I can’t do anything. Without the Amulet I’m not the Trollhunter anymore and I’m just...useless--”

Douxie cuts him off, putting a hand on Jim’s shoulder. 

“Jim. That’s not true. Do you remember what I told you? That our strength doesn’t come from special trinkets. Our strength...” Douxie finally gets Jim to look at him, “comes from our friends. From each other. All of us together. That includes you.”

“But...without my Amulet how can I do anything--”

Douxie smiles gently. “By being true to yourself, Jim. As we, your friends, are true to you.”

Just then, Claire joins them and asks if Jim’s okay. Jim smiles as Douxie ruffles his hair.

“I will be. Thanks.”

Jim, Claire, and Douxie find everyone arguing at the Round Table. Aja is wanting to evacuate everyone off of Earth, to which Blinky protests. Everyone just keeps going back and forth until Jim yells for them to stop.

Time to divide and conquer, cutting back and forth between each battle with the Titans.

Aja, Krel, Steve, and Eli tackle the Fire Titan.

Blinky, Toby, and Nomura handle the Ice Titan, with Walter and Barbara steering Camelot.

Jim, Claire, Douxie, and Aaarrgh go for the Earth Titan. Douxie’s hoping to get through to Nari and break her free from the Order’s control.

Aja and Krel fight the Fire Titan side by side on their hoverboard. Steve and Eli help civilians off the bridge and keep them safe. 

Varvatos Vex in his giant robo mech incoming, along with a handful of Akiridion warships.

The Fire Titan proves to be too powerful and defeats Varvatos’ robot, melting down the Akiridion troops in the process. Aja and Krel are knocked down from their hoverboard. They and Varvatos retreat as the Fire Titan continues to burn a path towards its destination.

Toby and Nomura attempt to zipline their way to the Ice Titan to take down Skrael with Akiridion bombs. When the rope fails, Walter extends his wings to save them, but his wings quickly freeze. 

Nomura grabs the bombs and sacrifices herself, bidding a heartwrenching farewell to Toby and her longtime friend, thanking them both. She asks Toby to tell Jim she said goodbye. Ever agile, Nomura scales the Ice Titan and detonates the bombs.

But to everyone’s horror, the Ice Titan only puts itself back together. Walter sinks to his knees. Toby throws down his helmet. Their friend sacrificed herself for nothing.

Aaarrgh is charging after the Earth Titan, Douxie, Jim, and Claire hanging onto his back. Claire shadow portals the three of them onto the Titan’s back. Douxie begins to plead with Nari, even as she constricts him with vines.

Douxie manages to grab her hand. He begins to break the mind-control with his magic, still calling out to Nari as he’s losing the ability to breathe. 

Douxie’s voice reaches her and she breaks free. Nari frantically asks where she is, if she hurt him or his friends. Douxie, overcome with relief, just embraces her.

“You’re here with us, Nari...You’re here with us.”

Nari assures them they have a Titan on their side now. They receive communication from the Tarrons, who warn them that the Ice Titan is getting close to Arcadia.

No time to wonder why Skrael’s headed there. Claire makes a massive shadow portal to Arcadia (the field trip scene!), taking Nari’s Titan with them. Nari tries to reason with Skrael, but he’s having none of it.

NARI VS SKRAEL COMMENCE!

The Tarrons and Creepslayerz arrive on scene. Douxie boards Aja’s hoverboard and together they fire lazers and magic at the Ice Titan. Varvatos dashes and slashes his way up the Titan. Claire, Jim, Krel, Steve, and Eli work to rescue the school bus from getting crushed.

Well, it does get crushed but thankfully everyone made it off. Then, Archie comes flying in with his father, Charlemagne. Charlie flies all the students and Coach to safety. Archie joins Douxie in the air, blasting Skrael with fire.

“C’mon and face the music, Skrael!!!” Douxie summons Spellcaster and starts shredding.

Enraged, Skrael releases a devastating burst of magic that knocks Douxie, Aja, and Varvatos away. Nari seizes the opportunity to impale Skrael’s Titan, but not before Nari’s fatally wounded by him in return. Both Titans collapse.

Douxie runs to Nari, desperately calling her name. She’s on the ground, dying. Everyone gathers around, devastated. Douxie holds Nari in his arms. Archie nuzzles Nari’s arm, tears forming in his eyes. Douxie’s already crying.

“No..No, no, Nari, please...” Douxie holds her hand. “Nari, don’t go, please...!”

“It is okay, Douxie...Do not be sad...”

“I’m sorry...I’m sorry, I said I would protect you...” Douxie leans down, almost touching his forehead to hers (it’s Harry and Dobby y’all). His tears fall onto her face. “I said I would protect you...!”

“You did something greater, Douxie...” Nari squeezes his hand. Tears of her own roll down her cheeks. “You gave me a home. And many, many friends....” Douxie sobs harder, holding her close. “You saved me, Douxie...” She’s beginning to fade. She smiles, her eyes closing. “Thank you...Thank...”

Nari fades, wisps of magic and flower petals slipping through Douxie’s fingers. Douxie wails, Archie pressing close. Jim and Claire lay their hands on his shoulders. Claire hugs him.

Krel is then alerted that the Fire Titan is also on the move towards Arcadia.

Everyone reconvenes on Camelot. They all mourn the deaths of Nomura and Nari. 

They learn that Bellroc is headed towards Arcadia, the center of the universe, because that’s where the last Heartstone is. If at least one Titan reaches the Heartstone, the world will be wiped clean.

Before they head out, Douxie and the Tarrons present Jim with a brand new Amulet, forged from magic and Akiridion technology. That, and the stone in which Excaliber lodged itself. Douxie encourages Jim to try once more. 

Jim steps up on the stone, gazing fondly at his friends around him. They all place their hands on the stone in support. Jim pulls Excaliber from the stone. Everyone cheers for him.

Douxie’s seen texting someone.

FINAL SHOWDOWN IN ARCADIA

Bellroc is seen making their way towards the Heartstone. But what stands between them and the prize is the Guardians of Arcadia. 

Charlemagne, Archie, and Walter soar above. Blinky and Aaarrgh lead an army of trolls. More Akiridion fleets arrive, Aja and Krel at the helm. Varvatos has a brand new robo, too.

Bellroc sneers at their defiance and summons an army of their own : hundreds of big rocky lava monsters.

BATTLE OF THE MOST EPIC OF PROPORTIONS IS A GO.

Trolls are punching, Akiridions are blasting, magicians are casting.

JIM SUITS UP WITH HIS NEW ARMOR AND EXCALIBER AND IS LIKE DON’T THINK BECOMIN’ FOR YA BELLROC FOR THE GOOD OF AAAAAAAALL

Douxie conjures up a spell to send that boy flying onto that Fire Titan.

Toby and Aaarrgh slam and hammer their way through fiery goons. Claire and Aja team up to take down the opposition, noting they should get lunch together sometime. Charlemagne tears through the enemies with his claws and wings. Krel and the Creepslayerz flail about and kick tail anyway. 

Our heroes all cover one another and play off of each other’s strengths and it’s beautiful.

When Douxie’s about to get smothered by lava fists, there’s a flash of lightening and the monsters vaporize. 

Douxie turns to see Zoe with a brigade of hedge wizards. Douxie’s immediately bowled over, smitten.

“About time you showed up...,” Douxie says, in a daze cause wow Zoe’s so pretty.

“Oh, you’ve got a lot of nerve --” Explosions. More lava monsters. Zoe sighs and pats Douxie’s cheek. “Ugh, focus, you big sap!”

The pair are unstoppable together, mowing down the lava monsters in powerful bursts of blue and pink.

DOUXIE’S EYES GO BLUE AND ZOE’S EYES GO PINK EPIC AVATAR STATE RINGS OF MAGIC AS THEY DECIMATE THEIR FOES WITH ROCK MUSIC BLARING YESSSS

And well, Douxie can’t help himself and gives Zoe a good long smooch after they’ve destroyed half of Bellroc’s army.

Toby in the distance : HOW LONG HAS THAT BEEN A THING?????

Archie just groans.

And meanwhile, Jim’s finally facing off with Bellroc. After having one of the most badass fights in the franchise, Jim comes out on top, skewering Bellroc in the stomach with Excaliber.

AND BOOM THEY DID IT GUYS EARTH IS SAVED.

....But not without great cost.

Toby’s been mortally wounded, crushed by the falling pieces of the Fire Titan. There’s the tearful, heartbreaking moment Jim has to say goodbye to his best friend, the one who was there with him through it all.

“We did it, Jimbo...We did it...”

Jim holds Toby in his arms, sobbing uncontrollably. Claire holds Jim and weeps beside him. Aaarrgh is in hysterics but is calmed to pained whimpers by Blinky. The Arcadia Gang grieves, feeling the painful weight of losing the friends they held so dear....Nomura, Nari, and now Toby.

Time Skip/Montage

Douxie found a proper apartment in Arcadia. He keeps a potted plant with those distinct pink flowers, the flowers Nari loved, on his windowsill. Smiles softly at them every time. 

Scenes of Mary with Darci as she mourns. Steve and Eli hanging out. Douxie and Krel jamming, Krel creating beats and Douxie riffing on his guitar. Aja and Claire going on that lunch date. Archie taking a nap on top of Aaarrgh. Walter playing classical music.

It’s taken a while, but Jim’s starting to feel a little bit better. Douxie, Krel, Steve, and Eli came over for some bro time. Seeing the pain in his eyes, Douxie gives Jim a hug.

The final scene is a picnic at everyone’s favorite spot in Arcadia with a single bench and an awesome view of the town.

Aja and Steve are cuddling. Krel and Eli play with a frisbee. Blinky, Aaarrgh, and Varvatos laugh around a table. Douxie and Zoe, holding hands, are having a lively chat with Claire. Jim serves up a huge plate of enchiladas.

Walter and Barbara announce their engagement. Everyone celebrates. 

EMOTIONAL SPEECH VOICEOVER TIME.

Aja, Varvatos, and Eli depart back to Akiridion-5. Steve honks into a tissue. Krel pats him on the back as he waves to his sister.

Barbara kisses Jim on the forehead before going home with Walter.

Zoe kisses Douxie on the cheek and heads off. 

Steve and Krel are the next to go.

Douxie, Archie around his shoulders, pulls both Jim and Claire into a hug before leaving.

Blinky gives Jim a hug. Aaarrgh nuzzle him, looking sad. 

Jim and Claire hold hands and sit on the bench, gazing out at the town.

EMOTIONAL SPEECH VOICEOVER ENDS T_T

The End.

[radramblog]

Dreamworks Tier List

It’s a low effort post time!

I asked for a random tier list to do and this is what was handed to me. I can work with this. Time to ruin some people’s opinions of me.

Aight lets get this out of the way.

I’d consider watching some of these- Prince of Egypt and How to train your dragon 2/3 are apparently pretty good, and I’d watch The Croods for Nic Cage alone. But I think the bottom tier are just inexcusable, based off what I’ve seen and heard of trailers and opinions and reviews since their release. And Antz and Sinbad are movies I’ve definitely seen as like, a 5 year old, but I don’t know shit so I might as well not have.

 Shit Tier

If you’ve seen the trailer for Madagascar 3, where Marty does the whole “da-da-dadadada-da-dada circus” for way to long, you’ve seen Madagascar 3. The rest of the movie is just as obnoxious and unfunny.

Similarly, Monsters vs Aliens is just devoid of anything resembling humour or intrigue. The most I remember is the scene of the President trying to communicate with the aliens by…playing Axel F? I remember it because at the time I was like holy shit a Crazy Frog reference, but that’s not something I like to acknowledge being a fan of these days.

Shark Tale is an abomination unto god, and that’s even before we get to how fucking weird it looks. It’s an entire fucking story built around the “liar revealed” plot, which is easily one of the most aggravating plot archetypes ever devised. Somehow it’s not the worst cinema Will Smith has been in, a fact that is frankly mind-boggling- but After Earth and the second half of Hancock still exist, so.

 Bad Tier

Over the Edge was something I found entertaining as a kid, but I’m not sure why. It does have the climax sequence I did like, but that one blatant reference got a lot less funny when I realized it wasn’t original. For the life of me I don’t remember what the reference is to, but it’s some anime, you know.

Bee Movie is the source of some of the greatest memes of all time, and for that alone it gets a rescue from shit tier. But it’s so, so awful. I really don’t know who signed off this plot.

Madagascar was a series that only got worse as it went on. It didn’t start that good. At least this one has Moto Moto.

Shrek the Third is the worst Shrek, and it’s nooooot particularly close. I don’t remember a huge amount from it, but what I do remember wasn’t good. Why did they make Donkey fuck the dragon?

 OK tier

Madagascar 1 was the best Madagascar, and in a surprising reversal of how this normally goes, managed to be significantly better than it’s Disney (?!) ripoff, Into the Wild. The one with the most genuine emotional moments, and the first one before they started shoving the Penguins and King Julien down everyone’s throat. Sidenote, did you know Julien is voiced by Sacha Baron Cohen??

Shrek Forever After somehow managed to be less bad than Shrek the Third, but it’s not like it was particularly good. It’s a wonderful life but it’s Shrek is more compelling than I would have expected, seeing as it does mean you have to have him actually acknowledge the development of his character. The framing of this, and the “comedy” therein, do not land.

 Good Tier

For what it’s worth, I think Shrek is overrated. This doesn’t mean I think it’s bad, obviously, quite the opposite. It’s a parody that thankfully doesn’t rely too heavily on reference and gross-out humour, but manages to have the comedy actually land in a way I don’t think anyone at the time expected. But it’s really overshadowed by the sequel.

I basically don’t remember anything from How to Train your Dragon, but I’m pretty sure I’d get my throat slit if I put it any lower than this, so. It’s aight? Probably need to rewatch it, but you’d have to force me to do it.

I genuinely forgot the Wallace and Gromit movie, along with the other Aardman Animations films, ended up under the Dreamworks umbrella. I’d argue Curse of the Were-Rabbit is weaker than the original shorts, but considering how perfectly charming those are, that isn’t actually saying that much. Now that I think of it, have I ever watched this all the way through? It might be up here by pedigree alone.

Speaking of Aardman, Flushed Away is genuinely excellent comedy, and would probably be substantially higher if the main characters’ design didn’t weird me out. They’re a little too anthropomorphized.

Kung Fu Panda is best described by the Chinese film producer who said, “Why did we never make this film?” While I find Po somewhat obnoxious, the rest of the movie more than compensates.

Holy shit I need to go rewatch Megamind, that movie was so fucking good but I haven’t seen it since it came out. Somehow I remember a review of the Wii game in some magazine (34ish % iirc) better than I do that film, and that’s a genuine tragedy. I didn’t even realise that meme of the villain from like last year or so was actually from Megamind, aaarrgh.

Top Tier

Shrek 2 is a perfect sequel. It innovates on the parody elements, continues the story in an interesting way, and has genuinely good emotional moments with a frankly iconic climax. I’m not sure I have a single bad thing to say about it. It’s really, really good.

Chicken Run is another one where it’s hard to gush about. It’s just excellent Aardman Brothers animation combined with a solid premise and surprisingly dark elements, and all of those come together to make a genuinely top tier movie. One of the best animated films ever made? Maybe.

But El Dorado is better. What El Dorado feels like to me is the secret 5th member of that period where Disney was just putting out off-beat but excellent animated films- from when we got Lilo and Stitch, The Emperor’s New Groove, and Atlantis. The last glorious breaths of American 2D animation. It’s a peerless adventure film, on a similar stage as the better Indiana Jones films or the aforementioned Atlantis, while managing to be engaging for those of all ages. It’s got witty dialogue for days, and astonishing visuals and music. I don’t think Dreamworks has made a better movie than this, and I don’t think they ever will.

That image this list is using for it looks fucking awful though, holy shit.

[pawnshopsouls]

//Okay but after reading @indomitable-stoneheart‘s tags & drabble, wouldn’t it have made sense that while searching for Dictatious, Aaarrrgh and Blinky run into Bular and Bular, seeing Aaarrgh helping a Dwoza troll, attacks him as a traitor? And seeing Aaarrrgh protecting Blinky, Bular goes after Aaarrrgh’s new Achilles’ Heel, forcing Aaarrrgh to flee the battlefield with Blinky in tow bc he knows Bular WILL KILL Blinky, thus protecting continuity in that aspect? What do you guys think?

[homeofthelonelywriter]

Friends to Lovers Pt. 19 - The End

(A/N) So…this…is…the last part! There, I said it! I hope you liked the series even though I wasn’t able to upload regularly. Maybe Eric, Sarah and Y/N will return one day, but for now, this is the end. Thank you for your support. I really appreciated it!

Warnings: fluff, kissing, pregnancy, labour

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Eric’s POV

“Your father was here, and you didn’t tell me?!” I was standing in the living room of the apartment I shared with Y/N, totally enraged. “Chill Eric, Max was there too. He would’ve done something if that guy would’ve tried to hurt me.” Y/N calmly stirred the pasta and tasted the tomato sauce. She didn’t quite catch the gravity of the situation. That man could have hurt her, her and our baby. I…I don’t think I’d survive that. “Y/N…” I wrapped my arms around her from behind and rested my hands on her swollen belly. Our daughter kicked against my hand. A smile spread over my face and Y/N chuckled softly. “She’s so going to be a daddy’s girl.” “I sure hope so.” I pressed my lips against her neck. Y/N moved her head to the right, allowing me more space. “Eric…not here.” Her right hand landed on mine that rested on her belly, stroking it gently. “I love you Eric.” She turned her head to the side and pressed her lips against mine in a sweet kiss. God, this woman. “I love you too.” I pressed my lips against hers again, before I let go of her and walked back to my tablet to continue my report of the day. Soon, Y/N called me to the table to eat. Well, at least that was what I thought, but just as I closed my report, a body let itself fall down onto the couch, right next to me. Y/N held two plates, full of pasta and tomato sauce, and handed me one. After that, she pulled two spoons and two forks from the pouch in her, well my, jumper and handed me one of each. “Thanks hon.” I kissed her cheek and immediately stuffed my mouth with pasta. “God, you eat like a pig!” Y/N laughed, leaning slightly against me. “I didn’t eat all day! I’m hungry as hell!” “Language!” She hit my shoulder, glaring at me. I rolled my eyes with a small smile on my lips. “I know, I know. But that little fucker is going to swear like an A as soon as she is out of that womb.” I got hit again. “I swear to fucking god Eric…” “See! You’re no better!” Now I had to laugh. Y/N rolled her eyes but couldn’t keep the smile off her face. “I love you. Both of you.” I smiled at her and her eyes almost instantly watered. “Damned hormones!” She wiped at her eyes and I laughed at her reaction. “Just say you love me.” “I love you. And I know that Sarah will feel the same way.” She put her plate on the coffee table and hugged my arm. “Wait, Sarah?” I never heard about this name before. We were still discussing the names! “Yeah, Four and Max agreed on that one.” She acted nonchalant, but I could feel the mischievousness radiating off of her. That evening, I tried to convince her to choose another name, but she was set on ‘Sarah’ and you know, I didn’t want to piss off a pregnant woman.

 Y/N POV

 “WHERE THE FUCK IS HE?!” Four and Max were standing to my right, while the doctors and nurses ran around the small room. “I’m trying to reach him, but the connection is real-“ “Get him here or I’ll slit your throat o-Aaagh!” I let go of Four’s collar, that I used to pull him close to my face. I’ve been excited for my baby to be born, but this pain! God! Four ran out of the room in search of my boyfriend. Max stood next to me and took my hand. “You’re ready Y/N. When I tell you, I need you to push, okay?” The doctor sat between my spread legs. I nodded at him to show I understood and braced myself. “Okay, push!” “Aaarrgh!” I pushed and squeezed Max’s hand as hard as I could. The funny thing, Max screamed louder than me. Because of the pain I caused him or because of the scene before him. I’ll never know. “I’m here! I’m here!” Eric and Four busted through the door and Max let go of my hand. Eric immediately took his place and began kissing my hand. “I’m sorry, I’m late.” “Push!” I pushed again, using Eric’s hand for comfort. It went like this for some time, until I finally heard my baby’s first cry. I couldn’t help the laugh that escaped from my mouth. My body relaxed while Eric got our baby and carried her to me. “Hey there.” I stroked her soft cheeks and one of her hands immediately wrapped around my finger. “She’s the cutest thing I’ve ever seen.” Eric stood beside me, looking over my shoulder at our little princess. Max and Four were still standing behind him, starring at our little family. “I love you so much Y/N. You just made me the happiest man in Dauntless.” Eric kissed my forehead before he kissed Sarah’s. “I love you too.”

 Timeskip

 “Mommy!” I was barely open to open the door to our apartment before my daughter ran up to me. “Hey honey! How’s my little girl? Did you enjoy your time with uncle Four?” If you’re wondering, that was Eric, not me. He just pushed right past me and scooped up our daughter. “If I’m correct, she asked for her mommy, not her daddy.” I took my daughter from her father’s arms and walked to the man lying on the couch. “Thanks for taking care of her, Four.” The man in question stood up and laughed. “No problem! I enjoy spending time with my niece.” He kissed Sarah goodbye and left the apartment after chatting a little bit with Eric. “Okay honey, let’s get you cleaned up and in bed.” I took her to the bathroom and cleaned her while she played with her rubber ducks. “How much longer, darling? I need to use the toilet.” Eric stood outside the bathroom door, yelling through it. Laughing I rolled my eyes, together with my daughter. “Two seconds. We’ll be out real soon.” Not wanting Eric to piss himself, I picked up our daughter and wrapped her in her towel. Placing her on my hip, I waltzed out the door and by Eric. Before I got to far, he wrapped his arms around my waist and placed his lips on mine. “Ewwww.” I laughed into the kiss and pulled away. “Let’s continue this later, yeah?” I pecked his lips once more, before I walked to Sarah’s room. I put on ´her pjs and tucked her in. “Mommy? Do you love daddy?” “Of course, I do. Why do you ask?” I sat down next to her, frowning. “Do you love me?” Her blue eyes looked at me curiously. “Of course, baby. But why do you ask?” “I love you too, mommy!” She sat up and wrapped her arms around my neck. “I know sweetheart.” I hugged her back and as soon as she released me, I tucked her back in and read her a story. She was already asleep after only a few pages. I turned the light off and closed the door. “Hey, pretty lady.” Eric stood in the kitchen and watched me walking up to him. As soon as I was in reaching distant, he pulled me to him. “Before you start kissing me, I have a surprise.” My hands were flat against his chest, trying to keep him at bay. “I hate waiting. But, what is it?” He rubbed his nose against mine, smiling gently. “Here.” I reached in my back pocket and pulled out an envelope. Eric took it and opened it, looking at me suspiciously. My smile probably didn’t help. “So, what is thi-“ He stopped his sentence as he pulled out the ultrasound picture. “You-You-“ He just stares at me, while my smile widens. It took him a few seconds, but realisation finally caught up and he picked me up and whirled me around. “You’re pregnant!” He put me down again and kissed me. “We’re getting another one.” He smiled like a mad man. “Yeah. We are.” I pressed my lips to his. “I love you. I love you so, so much.” Foreheads pressed together, we smiled at each other. “I love you too.”

This is my family. I found it, all on my own. It’s little, and broken, but still good. Yeah, still good.

[elfstuck]

Homestuck cosplayers continue to disappoint? The Squiddleknit dress is actually a fairly popular outfit to cosplay. I have cosplayed it myself even! i(.)imgur(.)com/qMY1zkk(.)jpg

Ooh wow thank you! 

Homestuck cosplayers have disappointed me by not appearing in front of me at the conventions I attended, and announcing themselves as Homestuck cosplayers whose amazing talents I would recognize if I’d stop futzing around with Dresen Files ebooks and just finish reading Homestuck so I could get all the jokes. I am aware that this would require them to be telepathic; the whole damn universe continues to disappoint me with its lack of telepathy and time control.

Amazing lovely picture!

(AAARRGH I have switched from Firefox to Opera and there is no XKit for Opera, so I can’t add tags to asks except by editing them after publishing.)

(Re edit: There is XKit for Opera; it’s not all reliable, but I’ll see if it works enough.) (Yay.)

[istrys]

Just a Little off the Top

The air above Argus groaned and seethed as a temporal rift sliced the sky in half. The gaping wound grew in the wake of the howling wind, tearing open a portal from a distant planet; as the demonic denizens of this world gathered to watch this curious display, a heavy blast of frigid air bellowed from the rift and swept across the land. Istrys appeared riding atop a mighty frostwyrm, cackling madly while it soared close to the ground with tattered wings spread wide. The thick iron crate in its clutches was dropped onto the disoriented demons, crushing a dozen of them while it rolled to a sliding halt.

 The nearby artillery responded immediately, turning toward the undead drake to shoot it down. Now unburdened by carrying such a massive crate, the frostwyrm was now too fast to accurately target, flying through the air with startling speed. It opened its frozen maw once again, creating a thick cloud of freezing fog to obscure itself before vanishing into the blackened sky above. The demons along the ground were caught by surprise at the sight of a horde of mindless undead that stormed out of the busted crate to swarm and overwhelm them; the human and elven ghouls were light and fragile, yet surprisingly fast, seemingly unhindered by the ice and snow that clung to their feet and claws. Istrys and the frostwyrm returned for a second passing, blanketing the artillery column of with its blisteringly cold breath.

“What is the meaning of this?! Who dares attack the Legion?!” A Doomlord stormed out of a defiled building, seething head to hoof in vile fel magic; his beady eyes narrowed at the sight of his underlings struggling to contain this undead outbreak. Before he had a chance to summon more underlings, their mortal calvary charged in from the south, emboldened by a rallying cry. Only a few dozen demons were able to break away from the undead swarm to challenge them, but getting caught off guard by this surprise attack was taking a heavier toll than the Doomlord cared for. He reached for his desecrated talbuk horn and prepared to alert the rest of his nearby forces, but just before he pressed his ragged lips against the horn, a chain made of ice wrapped around it and yanked it out of his grasp.

 Rethandus appeared from the darkness, clutching the curious horn with his free hand, while one of his runeblades seethed a blinding white in the other. The Harbinger dropped it between his treads, and with one mighty stomp he shattered it into pieces. “Can’t handle the situation yourself, demon?”

 “Argh! You will regret facing me alone, mortal filth!” The Doomlord bellowed, flapping his massive wings once to propel him up into the air. The Harbinger held both of his runeblades together, letting their frost runes reverberate off each other until the blades were hissing; with his runes overclocked and his blades empowered, he charged forward to face the demon head on.

 The Doomlord swept along the ground with a mighty swing of his massive claymore, attempting to either cut the Death Knight in half or crush him against the wall. Rethandus frost the floor beneath his feet and slid beneath the sword’s edge, catching the end of his ice patch to return to his feet again. He turned around and unleashed a howling blast of frost magic that slammed against the Doomlord’s back, causing him to stagger and fall onto the ground. The demon roared with fury as fel and shadow magic sparked along his wings and traveled down to his chest; he unleashed a massive doombolt that hurled itself across the room. With a surge of unholy strength in his legs, Rethandus managed to dive out of the way just as the Doomlord’s powerful magic decimated the wall behind him. “This battle will be your last!” The demon bellowed, closing the distance far faster than the Harbinger was prepared for.

 Rethandus braced himself by freezing the blood in his body solid before raising his blades outward, catching the brutal swing that would have easily crushed any living being into a bloody paste. He staggered back a few steps but he did not fall, catching another swing from his right that nearly shattered his arms. A hoof shot forward and buried itself in his stomach, sending him crashing through an ancient statue in a thick cloud of dust and debris. “Behold, mortal! Feel your injuries and know what true strength feels like!” The Doomlord cackled with his victory, but his laughter was short lived; the ice that fused his blade to his hand began to creep along his skin, causing him incredible pain. Without thinking he clenched his free hand into a fist and smashed it against the ice, shattering his blade and hand like it was made of clay. “AAARRGH! YOU WILL PAY FOR TH-” His words were cut short as a runeblade sang through the air, burying itself into his hand with enough force to nail him to the destroyed half-wall; the other blade shot forth from the cloud as well, striking one of his wings to pin him down.

 Rethandus came sprinting out of the dust with a chain made of ice in his clutches. The Doomlord opened his mouth wide and unleashed a volley of shadowbolts to overwhelm the lesser being, but the Harbinger brushed them off with an empowered anti-magic shell. Another howling blast of magic struck the demon’s face, causing the blinded creature to choke on razor-sharp shards of ice that were embedded in his throat. Rethandus wrapped the chain around the demon’s neck while he leapt over him, and as he tightened his grip during his descent along the other side of the wall, he used his undead strength to nearly snap the demon’s neck. With his feet firmly on the ground Rethandus pulled on the chains, listening to the gurgling screams of the Doomlord’s asphyxiation. The ice from his runeblades continued to ensnare the demon, preventing him from freeing his remaining hand to help himself; the bloodied stump of what remained of his wrist flailed about in his desperate, yet fruitless endeavor. Rethandus froze his boots to the floor to prevent the Doomlord from lifting him off the ground. The chains creaked from the pressure but they held, now tight enough around the demon’s neck to prevent his last gasps of air. With a surge of unholy strength coursing through his body, the Harbinger yanked on the chains that cut deep into the demon’s throat, causing his head to violently snap backward. One final twitch was all the demon could muster as his head was severed from his body. Rethandus stood up straight once the head of the Doomlord crashed beside him with a meaty thump.

 The battle outside was going to plan; with their commander dead their sense of order was in disarray, putting the advantage squarely in their hands. Gonthar and all of the Oathguard rallied behind him swept through the Legion’s forces, while Istrys cut off their retreat with strafing attacks atop the frostwyrm. Rethandus staggered out of the decaying building with the Doomlord’s head dragging behind him in chains; seeing how easily they handled their first battle on Argus was a relieving sight to behold, but he knew this was merely the first of a great many challenges ahead. Something lurking in the wake of the battle caught the Harbinger’s attention, immediately fearing it was some sort of trap that was about to flank and devastate his army.

 Zolaar was spotted walking by the vanquished demons, drawing their power for himself; even at this distance he could see the lower half of the Warlock’s exposed face, and his unnaturally long teeth glistening in the dark. The Harbinger’s attention on Zolaar was cut short the moment he noticed Ijiro approaching.

 “The Legion presence is almost dealt with.” The Hunter gasped, stopping to catch his breath. “Looks like we’ve got lucky today, yeah?”

 “If even a single demon escapes our wrath we’ll be facing a counterattack before we have a chance to establish our footing.” Rethandus scowled, glancing up to see Istrys coming down to land. “Gather the others and get to higher ground. We need to dig our heels into a defendable position if we want to survive until morning.”

 “Commander Andy! Yoohoo!” Istrys waved down at him. “Oh you took care of the big bat demon. Good work!”

 “It’s called a Doomlord.” Rethandus corrected, dropping the chains. “We need to get ready for their retaliation and this dingy little hut isn’t going to cut it.”

 “I saw what looked like a cathedral hidden in the mountain pass to the west while Ka’desh and I were getting to know each other.” The Necromancer explained, gently tapping the side of the frostwyrm’s neck. “I don’t know if it’s abandoned, but it’s gotta be better than staying here, right?”

 “We need to reach that place before we’re caught out in the open.” Rethandus plucked the chains off the ground while he made his way to his frostwyrm. “Ijiro, alert the others of our next move. We’ll meet you at this cathedral. Let’s go, Ist- ah… Mistress Istrys.”

[haich-slash-cee]

Notes on “Spider-man: Far From Home” and other Spider-man movies from someone who maybe half-likes the MCU

Hey, who out there is like me -- maybe half-likes the Marvel Cinematic Universe at most? Ie, you go see the movies wth friends as a social event. Maybe you like Thor 1, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, the Spiderman movies. OK this is for you. Come along for the ride.

Alright, so I went to see Spiderman: Far From Home. Yep it’s fun -- I was entertained for 2hrs, it’s fun to see with friends, I kind of forgot everything by the next day, it’s a solid MCU movie, go see it. 

Stuff I liked (mild spoilers ahead)

*Honestly? The scenery is really pretty. That’s not usually the first thing I talk about, but Venice waterways and those European forests and cities with carnivals? Serious eyecandy. I mean if Disney’s gonna throw money at something, I appreciate these beautiful set locations.

*Classmate interactions with Peter Parker. Fav parts of the movie. Cut out 7/8 of the CGI battle scenes and tech stuff; add more classmate stuff instead, thanks.

*Okay but out of the endless CGI stuff, the dream-sequence-ness was pretty cool.

* The bridge scene w/ Peter Parker and MJ. Peter doing an abrupt turnaround decision and blurting out his secret identity. MJ being 67% sure. The quips in the movie are good, as with a lot of the MCU movies. They know how to do funny lines.

* MJ Actually Not Being Here For It At All re: swinging across town with Spidey. I appreciate this because, honestly, who amongst us would have any other reaction than MJ’s.

H/C angles -- Hm, not actually the most interesting part of the movie for me, in this case. Anyway, Spidey/Peter Parker gets physically whalloped a bit, limps around, etc. Also there’s a lot of mourning for Tony Stark which I guess could be emotional hurt/comfort for some audience members. Too bad I’m sick of MCU Tony Stark and I would be okay not seeing his face or character again. So most of the movie was me being like “aaarrgh”... because guess whose face, in fact, kept showing up or being talked about.

Other notes (major spoilers ahead)

Alright, this is where everyone who is maybe only half-interested in the MCU -- because the MCU is mostly about men and mostly white men at that and it’s  these processed corporate stories with like 7/8 more CGI fight scenes thrown in your face than needed and everything is packed into a breakneck pacing and there’s always some Alien Warcraft In Space and every movie is like the same. dang. thing. every time. -- Anyway, this is the space for ya’ll.

Okay, there are times that I did like MCU’s CGI fancy tech stuff -- like Black Panther’s afrofuturism. Very cool. Lots of designs I haven’t seen before. And subversive against a lot of media tropes. Also Thor: Ragnarock with Taika Waititi putting aboriginal flag colors on the ships and other indigenous people references through the movie. Also, in general, I liked those movies ‘cause they were being made with PoC and colonized people viewpoints.

Since I’m on the topic -- the appeal of the first Thor movie is, for me, that it feels like a weird Shakespeare story in Space with Epic Costumes and locations. (The director has indeed made a bunch of Shakespeare movies.) Also the movie has some romance book elements -- the women feel like solid characters and the lead woman demands the male protag to act better and he actually does become a more appealing, good person.

Also, MCU Spiderman. Because I’m here to watch Fun Superhero movies. (Not superhero movies where women get thrown off cliffs repeatedly as plot points. And where a first-year ecology student or a natural resource manager could give like 20 examples of why Populations and Ecology Doesn’t Work Like That and Also That is Some Seriously Racist and Colonizer Views You’re Helping To Spread Through A Mainstream Movie. You know, if the MCU producers or Russo brothers or whoever would have listened for like 2 minutes. Guess which blog writer didn’t think much of Infinity War or Endgame.) ANYWAY, so out of the MCU movies, the Spider-man movies are what I’m more interested in.

Oh, note on Tony Stark. The only MCU Tony Stark I like is in fanfiction. Fanfic people write MCU Tony Stark and write the IronDad SpiderSon thing in a way where I’m like, “Oooh okay I get the appeal now”. Fanfic writers, doing all the good work as usual. Otherwise, eh... I never liked the Tony Stark half-adopting Peter Parker thing. It just felt weird. Towards the end of Spiderman: Far From Home, you see the movie setting up Peter Parker being a mini-Tony-Stark as he messes with CGI holograms and assembles his own suit. And I’m like “Nooooooo, leave Peter Parker alone, don’t turn him into Stark.... And also blaaahhhh more CGI generic holographic tech sequences blaaahhh”.

Also, seriously not cool to all put this responsibility on some little “Haven’t Even Taken all His AP Classes or Started Applying to College” highschool kid. Honestly, earlier in the movie? I was thinking, “Yeah Peter you give those fancy (Likely-Weapons-of-Mass-Destruction) Glasses to there Fishbowl-Head-Man. You deserve better than this mess, MCU Peter Parker. Seriously, the kid probably doesn’t even know how to drive yet.” I was on-board with this plan. But, no, the plot had different ideas. I continue to blame Tony Stark or Fury or just all the adults in this situation honestly.

Also, TBH, as the credits were rolling, what I thought was, “Oh this makes me miss the 2000′s Spiderman 1 and 2 movies.” This shows which movies/versions of Spider-man I imprinted on. 

I did re-watch the 2002 and 2004 Spider-man movies two years ago (after the first MCU Spiderman movie Homecoming came out). The 2000′s movies are still solid movies. A few notes:

Nostalgia Glasses OFF. Wow, Spiderman 1 movie = very White. We are in NYC, right? Why are all the students white? On this point, the MCU Spiderman movies and also the Sony Miles Morales spiderman movie is better and more interesting. (Actually... I’m putting the Miles Morales movie a smidge above MCU spiderman movies, honestly -- the animation is cool, there’s some weird jokes I dig, some really weird macabre jokes I dig, I like the main character a lot, I like that he’s mixed race and we get some references to that, and I like that we get to feel our Feels a little more thanks to more breathing room in the pacing.) 

Also, 2002 spiderman movie, your homophobic joke about Bonesaw was never cool and hasn’t aged well.

What I Still Like: Ya know I just really appreciate some pacing and direction where we get to feel stuff, you know? Also, a standalone story for a movie! We focus on the main protag and a few other people. I like that the main character in this version is moving from senior year of high school to college and young adulthood and a lot of the serious themes about responsibility and stuff are overlapping with this. The way this is done feels more quietly grounded and real.

H/C angles -- Gotta say the whump and emotional hurt/comfort is still really solid in Spider-man 1 + 2. Very earned. Oddly, this time around, what stood out for me was Harry Osborn’s grief at losing his father. Especially that scene where he’s about to kill Spider-man in grief-revenge and he pulls off Spider-man’s mask and it’s his best bud Peter Parker, and Harry’s just whalloped. [Whumpy clip from Spiderman 2 with all that, YouTube]

What I also still like: So I guess the people making Spider-man 1 didn’t have all that much money? There’s a close-up scene where MJ is embracing Spiderman as they swing across the city. I think I read later, the actress playing MJ said the production team had to use a mannequin in that scene, so she had to hug the mannequin and pretend it was Spider-man. I didn’t notice this until I read it. But since then, whenever I see that scene and pay close attention, Spider-man does look a little off and I start laughing.

Also, Willem Dafoe hamming it up. No, really. Hamming. it. up. So good.

[rikalovesrice]

My Thoughts on Trollhunters : Rise of the Titans

WARNING : ALL THE SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW

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Mmmmm. Okay. So I just finished the movie. I’m fatigued as always so this’ll be a bit of a mess lol. Gotta spew the thoughts while they’re still fresh, y’all know how it is.

Right out the gate, I definitely want to talk about the things I loved.

The animation was, of course, phenomenal and gorgeous!

Voice acting was incredible as always

MUSIC SLAPPED

Douxie. I just loved seeing Douxie again and honestly kept my eyes trained on him for most the of movie lol

OK DOUXIE AND NARI SWITCHING?? BODIES??? Definitely didn’t see that coming and I legit started screaming lol

Nari in Douxie’s body is the most precious, chaotic, and wholesome thing like holy cow that was so adorable LOOKIT DOUXIE CROUCHING AND CRAWLING AROUND ON ALL FOURS WITH THOSE NOODLE LIMBS OF HIS I CAN’T --

We called Nari’s mind control and Douxie trying to reason with her!

In the very few scenes they were together, Douxie’s love and affection for Nari really came through. You could really feel how much he cared about her. ALSO THAT TENDER HUG AND NARI’S LITTLE HAPPY SQUEAK MY HEART NO--

Loved Barbara. Always love Barbara.

Walter and Barbara getting engaged

Nomura back in action

Claire being the powerful sorceress she’s become

Loved seeing Aja, Krel, and Varvatos all together again.

NARI VS SKRAEL WAS ALL SORTS OF EPIC AND CRUSHING EMOTIONS.

The way Douxie yelled Nari’s name and ran to her after she died and the remnants of her magic falling all around him, like she was saying goodbye, just *UGLY CRYING*

It was so cool to see Charlie out of his den and flying about like the mighty dragon he is

Loved the Guardians of Arcadia pulling Excaliber out together.

All the gang all going after Bellroc together

YES JIM MY BOOOOOOY

BLINKY DIDN’T DIE

Aarrgh I love you so much

Stuart, what a bro!

We saw a hint of mercy in Bellroc towards the end.

Toby’s death... That was a huge curveball. Jim might as well have cut my heart out with Excaliber as he sobbed over his best friend.

Uh.....um....and.....Er...what else........ .___.

..........Alright so.......It’s about to get a bit brutal from here on out as I talk about the things I didn’t like at all. And the really sad thing is, at least to me, the cons far outweigh the pros in this movie. Because I’m actually having difficulty picking out things I enjoyed, they were so few and far between...which really sucks.

So here we go.

Gosh, where to begin... I guess I’ll go ahead and say this : I’m really disappointed. 

Like as I’m here typing this, I’m just thinking, “...That was it? That was the movie?? The big finale???”

So much of this movie just felt....unnecessary. I hate to say almost like filler. The entire intro re-caping the series really wasn’t needed. And then Toby went and restated it all again when he was being interrogated. The pacing, oh my gosh...Guys, the pacing in this movie was not good. The action started and it never seemed to stop. There wasn’t a single moment of rest, of levity, of our characters just being themselves, getting to know each other, being friends outside of the battle. No Reckless Club Segment. No fun, just... I mean Claire and Aja didn’t speak to each other at all. Douxie and Toby hardly interacted. Steve was turned into a gross male pregnancy joke. Jim and Krel barely spoke. Douxie and Aja had nothing to say to each other. Even Aja and Krel didn’t have any moments together. The list goes on. The whole movie was just go, go, go. And it’s so frustrating because there was time for it but it was poorly executed.

Like was the whole break-in to the Chinese Trollmarket really necessary?? Guys, I really found myself not caring. I didn’t care to see this random side quest involving an insignificant new troll character and a Trollmarket that had little to no bearing on the plot. Did I love seeing Charlie, Archie, Blinky, and Claire? Of course! But these scenes were so pointless. So needless. They could’ve written other ways for all our heroes to go after the chronosphere (Maybe we could’ve had Zoe for crying out loud). But instead this vital artifact was the hands of a character we don’t know and don’t care about in a place that turned out to have basically nothing to do with anything.

Deaths. The deaths in this movie. Because of the pacing in this movie, there wasn’t nearly enough time for the emotional impacts to sink in. Nomura? Gone and the only ones mourning her are Aaarrgh and Douxie, who barely knew her. Walter’s death was handled better since we got to see Jim and Barbara actually having a moment to mourn him. The weight of Nari’s death was singlehandedly carried by Douxie, but even that was over before it started. The immense gravity of Toby’s death, which really got to me, was also short-lived to make way for an ending that...I don’t know. 

ALSO DOUXIE JUST??? BEING OKAY WITH HIS FAMILIAR, THE ONE WHO RAISED HIM AND WENT THROUGH SO MUCH WITH HIM FOR CENTURIES, LEAVING HIM FOREVER TO BE TRAPPED IN THAT DUMB TROLLMARKET WITH CHARLIE LIKE???

“I hope he’s happy.”

WHAT. THE. EVERLASTING. FRICK. 

Douxie’s reaction objectively doesn’t make a shred of sense. Geez, it’s almost like Douxie was expecting Archie to up and leave him someday to be with Charlegmane. Just...what???

What also frustrates me so much is how this movie undid so much characterization and development that happened in Wizards. Or more like all that development didn’t even matter.

What was the point of Steve’s arc in Wizards if he was just going to be reduced to...this?

I was so excited to see Douxie really being a Master Wizard. To see him lead the Guardians of Arcadia alongside Jim. To see him in action as Successor to Merlin and Protector of this Realm.

But no.

Douxie, who had such an incredible arc in Wizards and a character who’s come to mean so much to me in my life, was nerfed and sidelined.

And then time restarts and I can’t help but wonder why any of this mattered at all. What the heck was the freaking point of the suffering, the loss, the pain, the growth, enduring and overcoming so much, the friendships and family spanning across three shows... All gone. Starting all over. Undoing everything, except what Jim went through. As much as I love Jim, I didn’t think he’d be the only character I’d be getting closure for at the grand finale of this entire franchise. But that’s what happened and I really hate it.

Just...all in all, this movie wasn’t satisfying. Not to me. It had its good moments. But not nearly enough. The comedy was misplaced and fell flat. The climax was sorely anticlimactic and didn’t hold a candle to Eternal Knight. The writing, the direction, characterization...For some reason it was all lost and confused and none of it felt right and so much didn’t make sense.

I’m not at all upset with the writers, though, because they still pulled through and did what they could. When the movie did something right, it was beautiful. The things I loved about it I truly adored. No, I’m not upset in the least bit with any of the creative team.

I’m upset with Netflix. I’m upset that Wizards was robbed of the seasons it should’ve had. I’m upset with big cooperations stifling creators. I’m upset that this’ll be it. This is the ending we got and nothing can be done about it.

Aaron did say there’s every possibility for the franchise to continue in some capacity, and I’m hoping for that someday. Because so much, too much, has been left unanswered. So much left to be explored that couldn’t. But until then....I guess this is it. This is what we get.

Now, I want to remind everyone that this is my own personal experience with the movie. These are all my opinions. If you enjoyed every second the movie, that’s wonderful! And who knows how my thoughts will change upon another viewing. But in the meantime, Rise of the Titans really missed the mark for me. I wanted found family badassery and fluff. But nope. Just fighting and heaviness and no payoff. It’s such a letdown...a real shame. 

But yeah...Thanks to any and everyone who read to the end of this haha

I still love Tales of Arcadia. It’s a series that has blessed and inspired me so much as an artist, writer, and as a person in general. I do want to keep making ToA content for a while. Cause this movie isn’t the end. Not my ending, at least.

I’ll continue to hope for more Tales of Arcadia in the future (a Douxie spin-off series please Lord pleaaase). We shall see. Until then, fics and fanart fixing this mess galore haha

Until next time everyone! God bless!