#ahhhhh META META META TIME!

[glazedcroissant]

I've been reading @post-it-notes7 heart and soul series once again, and I wanted to make some more fanart! As such, doodles:

Read their fic here!

[wickedslip]

❛ Where in the hell are we going? ❜ Cold, violet eyes stared at her mother, practically drilling a hole through her raven black hair and into the outer hull of her skull. If she had a say in anything, she’d be in Salem, at Rosethorns, curled up with her grimoire, watching as the little witch shop her mother liked to think of as her apothecary was thriving, when really, she didn’t know the first thing about a business venture or how to run one. Nausicaa Thorn might be young, but she had never been a child. Not in the way children were children. To be a child meant that you had to have some semblance of innocence attached, and she might not have ever been that way. She had been seventeen years old, and the loss of her brother still so new that it hadn’t sunk in one of kind of monsters lay in the loom.

When the Mercedes Benz G580 pulled onto the cobblestone streets of The French Quarter, she instantly felt a surge of intuition come about her. She couldn’t explain it, nor did the urge possess her to divulge it to her stony-visaged mother. As a witch of solitary nature, preferring herself to the coven she had always felt stuck with, she wanted to investigate this path on her own. The entire area had a feeling of wholesomeness, but it was probably because the area was permeated. Saturated and built off of liquor and aggression. There had been stories about how there had been true French settlers that had chosen Louisiana as their home, ensuring that a slice of their history remained intact, even if they weren’t on their homeland shores. She had often visited Paris, especially on many a trip due to Demetria’s atelier’s home base being in that location. She sometimes missed Paris— only allowing herself to feel that if she were able to venture out on her own, away from the judgment of her mother.

❛ Well, come on. The heat is already gathering, and the car is going to be rather hot with the engine turned off. It’s the only way I can get you to actually spend time with me. ❜ She had turned fully to her, speaking directly to her. Did she even care that she had been cooped up in the fucking SUV for hours? She didn’t want to be cramped up in a small space with her. She was glad to get out from under her.

❛ Let’s go then. ❜ Standing at her full height, she stretched luxuriously. Much to Demetria Black’s chagrin, she had decided to wear the skin-hugging vegan leather snakeskin pants in oiliest black. A black tank top that was solid and silky and slinky, she slid her feet into sandals that showed more skin of her feet than covered it. Fastening the buckles of the shoes, she opened the car door and closed it with a resounding thud behind her. It felt so bloody good to just stand up and stretch. The sound of the bell overhead of the door made way for a feeling that was a reminder of back home, at Rosethorns. Their business had that same exact sound, and it invoked pleasant memories as she did her best to stamp Demetria’s face out of her machination.

In a place known for witchcraft and the like, the streets teemed with rich history that permeated the streets and corridors of the city, where the shadows were just as imminent as the blazing lights of Bourbon Street. Luckily it was midday, and nothing could really get at them here. She knew monsters liked to skulk about in the dark. She lived with two of the worst. Spending a good half hour in the shop, pouring over everything from amulets and talismans, books and music and pottery, to prepared spells and lotions and vials of substances that were unknown to her but understood by Demetria, she couldn’t help but to raise an eyebrow in her direction.

❛ You shouldn’t keep me in the dark. Sometimes I think you just want me here to keep an eye on me. And a thumb. ❜ She seethed, her eyes turning a more vibrant shade of amethyst. Exasperated, she moved toward the counter of stones and couldn’t help but to run the tips of her fingers across the surface. Some were smooth and flat, others full of texture and in their natural form. They were just as lovely as she imagined the owners to be. Sometimes she was able to just pick up on the general vibe of people, and usually her first projection was the right one. There was a surge... of something, that pointed her toward that of the topaz stones, and thumbing them, she gingerly picked it up, feeling the cool weight of it in her grasp. It felt indescribable, but like it belonged to her. She wanted to purchase it immediately.

❛ Are you sure that’s the one for you? ❜ Demetria whispered, eyeing it with scrutiny, just as she would do anything that she ever did. She could only nod at her, not wanting to say much more. Demetria had a way of making her feel uncomfortable in her own skin. She then felt something. Or someone, homing in on her. That was something she also couldn’t explain, but it was entirely different than the surge of premonition she felt earlier. This one felt more… direct. She felt a glimmer of a thread appearing in her mind, something that was akin to that of a silver cord. And if legend was understood by her, the things that silver cords attached were soulmates. But why was she feeling that right now? It held her transfixed to the spot. And then Demetria was pitching her forward, a solid hand in the middle of her back, and her skin slowly began to crawl. She didn’t like to be touched, and in fact she hated it. Ever since the river, she didn’t want anyone to be near her— it made her human, and vulnerable. And she still needed answers. Her mother promised they’d discuss things, yet they never did. The entire trip had been focused on a lie.

But she was excited with the stones she decided on, and a few books that had caught her eye. A new grimoire for her to write in, at least until she had her original one beneath the window seat of her sitting room. She carefully watched as the female shop attendant sauntered away but thought nothing more about it. She was pleasant looking, and instantly wondered if she could swap her mother for that one.

She smiled at him when he had spoken, the amethyst hue reaching the grayed violet of her eyes, indicating that until this second, she was as melancholy as one could get, indicating genuine misery. And oh, how misery craved the company. Damn near ached for it. ❛ Just, ❜ she whispered, her eyelashes swiveling down against her cheeks, and as her eyes reopened, they were luminous against the depth of her midnight black lashes and olive skin. That surge of premonition she had just felt— it had returned, full force. The jolt of surefire electricity felt like a burst of contact.

I know you.

She had spoken with her mind but tried her best to not invade his thoughts. But she did know him… didn’t she? Her eyes clung to his, blown wide, violets as huge as saucers. Sucking in a breath, she placed down a hundred, not being able to help the fact she had been doubly slack jawed. Returning to a more poised state, the premonition lent way to a wave of dizziness from the aftershock, and before she knew it, she had hurled herself out of the shop and into the late November daylight.

the one where you don’t know your soulmate until you touch them.

soulmate au. ( for @wickedslip only ).

" i hate this so much. "

if there was something that the original hated the most right now, it was not being in his own body. he knows his mother needed him and finn for something. the fact that he doesn't know why though, it both scared him and thrilled him. epescially when he does know that it concerned klaus. the only thing that he was ready to do was make his life a living hell. he had abandonned him in mystic falls. how could he forget such a thing, right? especially when he died right in front of his eyes, and for what? because he wanted to protect their family from this damn cure. cure that didn't actually entered any member of his family. a good things from him if he has to admit. at least, he hadn't died in vain for nothing.

though, his sister deserved to have that cure. he could see how she struggled. she needed that to be happy. something that was taken away from her because some people, if he could put his hands on them right now, he would, thought she wasn't worth it. something that he will blame himself forever for. she was the heart of the family after all. her and the being that was his niece.

being in new orlean, the french quarter to be more precise was another thing that he hated. especially when he could feel magic all around the place, all around him but couldn't actually touch anything without feeling bad after it. this damn body and the fact that he was stuck there made him think about life itself. why being good when evil feels so good? maybe it was the witch that he possessed that was trying to protect himself from becoming evil? or maybe something else was blocking his way from being evil and he had to know and sees what it was.

sitting at the counter of the magic shop that his mother owned right now, he couldn't help but sigh for the hundreth time this day, looking at the clock who was above the door as he pays no mind at the sound of the door ringing. it was not new to him to sees witches visit this store or this part of the town. everyone who was attracted to the witchcraft, be sure to sees them there. lowering down his eyes to the people who just entered the store, he couldn't help himself but laid his eyes on this woman who was with another woman who was more younger. around caleb's age maybe? seeing them touching everything that was around intrigued him. especially the girl who was beside that woman who was talking way to fast and way to loud for his liking.

when they stopped in front of the stones, a smirk appears. of course they were here for stoned objects. they were something that witches cherished the most. if he had to offer his eyes on this and his advice, he would says that the topaz stones would go perfectly well with the purple of her eyes. what? how can he know the colors of her eyes when she hadn't turned around yet? the aura that enemated from her though, something that attracts him a lot. as if the other half of his soul did find the missing piece. it was disturbing him right now. the fact that someone could have a hold on him.

when he saw them coming toward him with the stones and some books in their hands, he couldn't help himself but stroke his mother shoulders, telling her that he would take care of this as she would turn around, smiling because she know that something was happening inside of her son's heart while she would walk to talk to other person who were shopping there as he turned his attentions to the two woman that intrigued him a lot.

" are you all done shopping already? " he offered a smile to them as he took the items from them and feel electricity in his body at the touch of her fingers on his, eyes boring into the girl, he couldn't help but let the breathe he was holding in as he retreats himself from her touch, wanting to have it on him forever right now.

two souls that were sealed, just by the touch of each other.

[personinthepalace]

Odd Squad agents in Tiny Time Travel and Dino Dana -> thanks to @serendertothesquad for the heads up!

[garpen]

if ur still doing the Q&a I have one.

Tim drake to me gives andrew Garfield's peter parker vibes. Skateboarding, photography, troubled teen vibes, etc. Why isn't Tim an actor??? Why hasn't he made a special appearance or smth on a highschool tv show like?!

Unfortunately, can't answer this one in the Q&A since it's a question related to Tim and not one of the vigilante personas.

But I love this!! I have TOO many unfinished fics but this scratched my brain in just the right place and now I have to stop myself from writing this ahhh

Like right before he confronts Batman and inserts himself as Robin, he's on a school field trip to someplace like Lex Corp, gets bitten by the radioactive spider, and becomes his universes Spiderman??? I love this idea so much!!

And bc of Batman's "no meta's" rule, he doesn't insert himself into Bruce's life and actively hides his civilian identity from him. Tim as Spiderman though still looks out for him and tries to help as he would have as Robin.

And Spiderman is on the scene now helping out, and Batman has to take a second to figure out if this is another rogue. It takes a while but relents that the kid is not a bad guy. But Batman also sees that this is a KID, a kid not too much younger than Jason was when he dies. And after the recent loss of Jason, Batman does not want another kid on the scene. So Batman is actively trying to figure out this kid's identity and trying to get him to stop.

Eventually of course identity reveal would happen, Bruce realizes like "Hey where the fuck are this kids parents?" and they develop a father/son relationship (but bc of how fucked Bruce is mentally at this time bc of Jason's death, sometimes it's Tim parenting/taking care of Bruce and vice versa)

Spiderman!Tim would probably take on Lex as his Green Goblin since LexCorp is where he got bitten. Plus green and tech guy. OOh!! and with Kon as Harry!! Son of the evil guy!! Fits so well!!! (won't make kon evil of course I love Kon, maybe a little mind manipulation arc that made him go off the rails)

Starting to think too of how Jason would react to this new dynamic since Tim wouldn't be taking the Robin mantel? Probably still angry bc his emotions were everywhere at this time + manipulations by Talia (I love Talia and don't agree with a lot of what the writers have done to her character, but yes to an extent she did manipulate Jason to a degree). Jason would probably just be more angry about being "replaced" as a son versus as a Robin. Titans Tower probably wouldn't have happened the same. Maybe more so he went to Spiderman!Tim to fight, but it ended in a really heated verbal fight.

Stephanie as his Gwen!! She "dies" like Andrews, Gwen (but like in the comics Steph doesn't actually die so no sadness forever). And then Kon or Bernard as his MJ. I'm an indecisive multishipper ahh. However if Kon fits the role of Harry, that would more likely make Bernard MJ. (but there is tons of shipping between Harry and MJ AND MJ and Peter so it could of course be a poly situation).

So many ideas running through my head now HOW DARE YOU do this to me. And now I wanna do art I can't ahhhhh

[honeygrahambitch]

Hi, I'm new to the fandom and unsure who to ask my questions. I recently joined Tumblr and came across your posts while browsing the Hannibal meta tag. I have a few questions: What are Hannibal's feelings towards Bedelia and Alana? I remember Mads once said that Hannibal is in love with everyone on the show to some extent, so what exactly does love mean to him? Also, I'm having trouble understanding the line by Will: "You will only do that if I rejected you" (sorry, I paraphrased). I apologize if these are too many questions. Thanks in advance!

Hi anon! I am in a yapping mood so here we go.

1. What are Hannibal's feelings towards Bedelia and Alana?

They are absolutely women that he appreciates and respects to some extent. Hannibal does not engage with people he doesn't respect. Bedelia is his colleague and...friend? Depends who you ask cause Hannibal did say that he considered her his friend. He doesn't love her, but she matches his freak to some extent. She is a beautiful woman and she is intelligent and most importantly, she probably knows him better than anyone (up until the point he meets Will at least).

He was also very genuine towards Alana. He did use her as an alibi but I stand my ground when I say that he offered her to run away genuinely because he cared about her. She is also intelligent and beautiful, what's not to like about her? (i won't start ranting about Alana now, I have many thoughts ahhhhh). Tbh his feelings towards Bedelia are deeper. Alana did not see him for who he was. She didn't know him intimately enough. He has never wanted to eat her. Hannibal wants to eat people if 1) they are rude and 2) they mean the world to him (because how else to express your adoration). Bedelia did end up for dinner in the end. What he had with Alana was not that deep but it was enjoyable for sure. Alana is more submissive than Bedelia.

So I guess to sum up, both Bedelia and Alana were very convenient both as partners and as pawns for the bigger picture. But his feelings toward them are nothing compared to what he feels for Will.

2. What does love mean to Hannibal?

My take on what Mads said is that Hannibal is an individual who is genuinely in love with life. With every aspect. Life gets complicated? That's entertaining to him. Will did something unpredictable? Entertaining too. Rude people or people he loves are having dinner with him? Wonderful. Murder? Mesmerizing. He loves suits, he composes, he draws, he cooks, he is so full of life all the time. He is a little bit in love with everyone because he finds everyone a source of entertainment and that's really important to him.

Will actually making him suffer is however something he did not find so entertaining. Even if he did find some beauty in all that pain, I am sure he wasn't very entertained. It was a rare occasion where he was really in pain. He is not the same as in the first two seasons. He is more reckless, more impulsive. His little happy narrative was shattered because of a situation where he had no control over. Part of his life satisfaction and entertainment are explained by his need to control how all the subplots develop.

3. What did Will mean when he said "you'd only do that if I rejected you"?

Honestly this is one that I struggled with for a long time and I guess you can interpret it in many nuances. It's meant to be interpretable.

You can either see it as a) "I manipulated you to surrender and you fell for it. I knew which buttons to push. You can't handle rejection. You did exactly what I expected you to do" or b) (my favorite) "I had to say all those things because it was the only way to make you surrender. I knew that you wanted me to know where to find you. While what I said back then does not reflect my true feelings, I had to make you surrender."

[the-cat-and-the-birdie]

Hobie x Isekai!Reader

[Reading Between the Lines]

WEEOO WEEOO Platonic Fic Idea WEEOO WEEOO

Hobie x Reader Isekai fic where the reader (me) is a Spider-man meta-analysis writer and they fall into the ATSV universe.

They meet Hobie and are completely starstruck, unable to speak. Flabbergasted. Uhh okay imma just do the intro "Hi, My name's Hobie, Hobie Brown. I was bitten by a-"

"...WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW YOU GET WHAT I MEAN!! And for the last three years I've been the one and only- *proceeds to do his whole intro for him*."

"What the fuck. Those are my lines. Bruv cut that shit out wth."

Everyone thinks they're weird as fuck, but Gwenpoole (and other Nexus beings) are taught about at The Society at least, so it's not a mystery why they are the way they are.

But they're just SO META

They're basically bouncing and they tell Hobie 'OMG, your like my favorite superhero. I write about you ALL THE TIME- Ignore the OC folder'

Hobies like 'I'm not a hero-'

'I knew you'd say that!!!!! AHHHHH!!!!!'

All of a sudden there's this huge Hobie groupie fan in the group that knows everything about them and their trauma 😭😭

The reader sees Gwen and is like '.......I know this isn't my place but I've read through the scene between you and your dad and I have some comments I'd like to make. I can leave out the ones where I wish him death.'

There's even a scene like this one between Miles and Gwen

Where Hobie is like 'oi this your analysis book lemme see-' only to open to dozens of pages of x-reader fics and Hobie x OC drawings

And reader is like

'Uh.... I ain't write that. I don't know how that got in there. That's not even my handwriting. I found that notebook actually 😭😭'

Meanwhile Hobies like 'Christ - how much time do you have on your hands 🤨🤔'

'....Is it that bad?'

'Oh I ain't say it was bad. Could use a some work though. Actually- *takes out Noir's reading glasses (which he stole) from his pocket because he's not gonna stand here and judge a book by its cover*'

Of course Hobie still reads the x-reader cause he's a cocky bastard.

And then he returns said fics covered in red pen and notes of 'I wouldn't do that-' or 'actually you should add this. This would be better.' or even 'Lemme do it. That other shite you wrote don't make no sense'

BASICALLY HELPING CONSTRUCT FICS ABOUT HIMSELF. Simply because he finds the concept hilarious.

He gets to the smut and he's like "How easy do you lot think I am? Think you can have a pass at me, you must be taking the fucking piss-" just ranting and raving as he STILL READS IT

Sitting there with a cup of tea reading smut of himself and covering it in red pen like it's the mornings crossword 😭😭

The crew eventually realize that the readers power of trope analysis crosses over and it's SO USEFUL

All they need to do is get reader in front of Miguel and reader gives him a heartfelt reading and connection of his trauma that equals the culmination of ten years of therapy

They're like 'i know this is all an act Miguel. I know this is all an act to cover up the crushing feeling of chaos and helplessness that comes from canon. And really, all of this is just a mirror - you wanting to control how things 'should be' because there were so many things you went through that you think shouldn't have. But those moments are apart of you-'

Miguel's likes 'WAIT WOAH STOP TALKING'

They start bringing up Gabriel and Xina and shit from the comics.

Everyone's like 'Who the hell is Gabriel-" meanwhile Miguel is on the floor sobbing going 'mi hermano. mi hermano pequeno 😭😭😭'

And it ends with them all hugging Miguel after this person just read him for filth using the power of Isekai Canon Knowledge

I'm having TOO MUCH FUN WITH THIS

In the end Reader and Hobie become best friends because they both stand out so much in other universes and both take nothing entirely serious.

Plus they're both really perceptive and nosey and good at reading people so sometimes they see some subtle shit go down and they look at each other like

"We minding our business~ 😩🎶🗣️ we ain't gon say shit~ We gon mind our goddamn business 🎤🎸🔈'

Ok ok I'm done I'm done 😭😭😭

[superscourge]

any family shenanigans in the resurrected au that is wholesome and makes scrouge happy that he has people that care for him and make iblis and infinite and mephilis glad they stick around to see the possibly sillier side of scrouge or just him acting his age and not some god or king

ok one thing i really love to think about is how scourge makes his "world famous grilled cheese" which is just the worst grilled cheese in the world actually. bread's not toasted all the way. cheese is hardly melted. everything's uneven. but everyone loves it bc he gets so excited to make it and does the grilled cheese dance while he does it

also scourge and meta playing video games together bc infinite got them gaming consoles for enrichment. scourge is REALLY FUCKING GOOD at fighting games in particular and its the only thing he's genuinely better at than sonic lol. even meta is like..super struggling against him in those games and loses most of the time

scourge just havin fun with life after a while. he's gotten to the point where he can accept himself for himself and worry less about being compared to sonic bc now he Does have ppl who genuinely love him and support him and want the best for him. he has not one but Three parental figures (and flatline i guess LOL but hes more like the weird gay uncle of the family) as well as a little brother so he has ppl he can look up to and go to for advice and also someone he can be a role model for... ahhhhh. AHHHHHHHHH RESURRECTED AU

[actual-changeling]

ahhhhh fuck it. sure. back to normal meta posting.

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a south downs ending does not equal a fairy tale ending/happily ever after.

regardless of how you personally characterize crowley and aziraphale and interpret their actions, ignoring the emotional impact of pretty much the entirety of season two would be a disservice to neil (and terry) as a storyteller.

aziraphale not just broke crowley's trust, he repeatedly chose to side with heaven and "morality" over him—crowley has always been the second choice, otherwise aziraphale would have fallen long ago. he would not fall for crowley because so far he has not fallen, he turned away from crowley every single time it came down to either falling or continuing to hold his position as an angel.

meanwhile crowley fell from both heaven's and hell's graces long before he fell in love with aziraphale; it has never been a choice for him because he decided on who he wants to be and how he wants to live once he found out about the 6000 year deadline on the universe.

crowley fell for what is right, for what is decent and kind regardless of the consequences he'll have to face afterwards.

aziraphale has not fallen simply to keep his personal comfort intact and stuck to the selfish ideology centring whatever is the most convenient option in a given situation, and no matter how you twists and turn it, that's at the heart of it—because, again, otherwise he would already have fallen.

so when neil resolves their conflicts—because i trust that he will do it in a way that's satisfactory for everyone involved, including us as the audience—those centuries predating season three don't just magically disappear.

crowley will hopefully have learned to live for himself and not anyone else, which allows him to choose what kind of relationship he wants to have with aziraphale. they might move into their cottage with their relationship still healing and the end result open. content and together, sure, but crowley is under no obligation to forgive aziraphale for any of the shit that he put him through. there's a degree of intimacy and trust they'll never get back; it sucks, it's sad, but it is what it is.

meanwhile aziraphale will have to face that he fucked up, openly acknowledge how he's hurt crowley and others, and apologize without expecting forgiveness; he might get it, he might not, but he needs to keep growing/learning/changing no matter what.

think about the ending of season one—they're dining at the ritz, content and happily enjoying each other's presence, but outside of that we are not given more information. i can see exactly that happening at the end of season three, a satisfactory ending that also simultaneously allows us to decide for ourselves what happens once we leave them.

if there is a single thing i am certain of it's that we will not get a fairy tale ending, no happily ever after, and if that's what you're expecting going into it, then you will probably be disappointed.

[imaginarylungfish]

AUDHD 👏 GOJO 👏

I’m right there with you so, in true AuDHD style, I’m zooming into your inbox to infodump because I’m ALWAYS desperate to scream about this (shout out to @ellionwrites for patiently and compassionately listening to my unpolished rambles about a lot of this stuff in private)!

I actually have a LOT of thoughts about 236 and how it’s Gojo’s “unmasking”. That chapter is really emotional for me because of how well it articulates my personal experience of navigating the world as an autistic person. This post (and especially its tags) from right after it came out says it in a much more concise way, but Gojo’s upset pout breaks my heart because, to me, that's evidence of “no matter how much you try, people will misunderstand you” and damn… that hits a little close to home 🥲

It’s why his death had such a strong impact on me, especially when it felt like half the internet was ignoring the actual words Gojo said to claim “he never cared about that stuff, he was arrogant from the start and you just misread him". In combination with “it was the best ending for a character like Gojo" — right after we find out how deeply lonely he’s been, never able to truly connect with anyone after Geto left? Well, it was mindblowingly meta and, therefore, pretty painful to read.

I wrote an analysis of Gojo’s character in 236 and, even though I wasn’t viewing him through an autistic lens for that particular post, I think my words under the cut still read that way — that’s how baked into his character I think this stuff is! I genuinely think the two pairs of sorcerers sitting with their backs to each other is a visual representation of the double empathy problem. I'm not sure autistic and allistic people can ever arrive at a place where we fully understand each other, but that doesn’t mean autistic people have to carry all the burden and remain isolated. That’s why it’s meaningful that Gege makes it clear that all the characters care about each other, even if they don’t see eye-to-eye.

Glad to see you shouting about this reading of his character, because I haven’t seen many people talking about it. Some people are very hostile to ND headcanons, especially for characters as popular as Gojo, which is why I haven’t really talked about it much myself. However, I feel like any fellow AuDHDers who read my fic must be side-eying me constantly because I don’t think I’m subtle about how I write Gojo’s character at ALL 🤪

Maybe it’s time to be brave and publicly share my 236 AuDHD!Gojo manifesto for the five of us who are standing in a circle screaming about this! Cheering you on and sending lots of love ♥️

Ahhhhh thank you so much for this infodump!!!! I was on a AuDHD!Gojo rampage last night as my brain worm hit right as I should have been going to sleep. But such are things....

Like idk why it didn't truly hit me until now, but I can't unseen Gojo as AuDHD. (It was probably because I re-watched "Everything's Gonna be Okay" with some AuDHD representation and then I started thinking of other AuDHD characters and immediately thought of Gojo.) I did play with the idea a few months back, but it hit me with full force yesterday.

Idk like I get a little annoyed with people who think I or others like Gojo just because "he's hot" because like okay fine yes (but also I think I just have gender envy but that's a whole other can of worms). But also, no no no that's not it! My love for Gojo is more than that! He speaks to me as a character. He's misunderstood. He's seen as something he isn't. In my eyes, he's neurodivergent (and queer). And Geto was the only other person who ever saw him for who he really was.

Gojo's death was really hard on me. I remember exactly where I was when I read that chapter. And then the airport. Fuck. EmOtIOns. At first, I tried understanding Nanami's words. I really did. But really, I just didn't if I'm honest. Those words were a shock to me. Like yeah okay he's selfish (but like aren't all humans?). He also helps though! Isn't that obvious? And at the end? He wanted to have an equal to go all out with in a fight. Again, why was that bad? He was also helping! What's the issue? He's a fallible human. Like you said in your analysis, he contains multitudes. What's wrong with that?

So, like many others, I thought maybe I misread Gojo. But no. Now I think the missing piece was that Gojo is AuDHD and Nanami didn't quite get that. He didn't understand Gojo's actions. (And ahh god that lil pout. Gojo was just living his life and people saw him but they never ~saw~ him.)

I think the visual of the sorcerers back-to-back is a great metaphor for the double empathy problem. I never saw it that way, but I see it now and like it! And I think you're so right with the fact that the characters still respect and support each other even if they don't understand each other fully. I think that's a theme woven throughout the story.

Blahhh I feel like there is so much textual support for AuDHD Gojo. Like him being blindsided by Geto's defection because he didn't see Geto's decline (and don't get me started about Autistic!Geto with his strict black-and-white thinking), him just blabbing about sweets when he meets up with Megumi before fighting one-finger Sukuna at the beginning, the fact he thought revealing Yuuji to his classmates at the exchange event would be funny (cause hey, I thought it would too until it happened and I saw oh hey, it wasn't), etc. Plus, his blindfold. His overall personality. Like, it's such a heavy mask. Now I see that.

I feel like people either love Gojo or they hate him. (I immediately gobbled up your analysis and 100% agree. And I think people's reactions to his death are pretty telling.)

So, thank you for the yummy AuDHD!Gojo content. Please feel free to send me more/link me to things. I feel like I have a million more things to say but my brain is jumping all over the place and I've already spent 40 minutes this morning on this when I should have been getting ready for work. Hehe, whoops.

Gojo is AuDHD. I will die on this hill. Let's keep staring and screaming at each other about this. Sending you good vibes and love as well 🤍

[charlottesbookclub]

Hello there!

I'm the main from @notfoundfootage , I came here to thank you for sharing your beautiful writing with us mere mortals! Your portrayal of Alistair is so good, you and @frodoshaggins do such an excellent job with this, my little heart be damned.

What do you think Alistair thinks of a partner/friend that wants to become a vampire?

Omg think about being buried in the woods with him !!!! Cuddling under a mossy tree !!!! Like lil turtles in winter!!!!

Meanwhile Carlisle is in the background happy that Alistair found a companion but questioning their life choices 🙂👍

hi my dear!! 💖

ahhhhhhhhh thank you sooooooo much for your super sweet words!!!!!! I am blushing, giggling, kicking my feet rn like this is so nice ahhhhh 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

honestly I'm having such a good time writing him (both in his historical timeline and in the modern one ☺️) and it was genuinely such a pleasant surprise to find people here who still wanted to read stuff for him! I mean, I think there's like 3-5 of us, but everyone's enthusiasm and kindness has made it feel like such a wonderful and welcoming community! team alistair is small but mighty I guess ☺️💕

okay also I was so excited about your question that I wrote maybe a bit too much, so I'm putting my answer to that under the cut! 🥰🥰

and omg my first official tumblr alistair meta question I'm so excited!!!!!! um okay so I think that if he were with someone who wanted to become a vampire, I think initially there would be a little bit of like "wait... you want... this??" and not in an angsty or religious-guilt way à la edward (and carlisle to a lesser extent) but in more of the sense that I think alistair is very.......... conflicted on vampirism as a concept. his transformation was hugely traumatic, and (at least in my interpretation of his character/backstory, which will eventually be addressed in "king of all birds" 😈) I think he lived for quite a while in confusion about what he actually was, which likely only furthered the trauma he was already experiencing. additionally, his entire vampire life has pretty much been lived in fear and on the run from various threats (both real and imagined), so it doesn't seem like he was exactly enjoying his time as a vampire

however, I think that at his core, alistair is a very practical person, and he realizes that being a vampire is the hand he's been dealt, so he just kinda.... goes with it?? I think he also realizes that in some ways, his transformation (and the events that occurred as a result of it) saved him from a lot of complications that were piling up in his human life, so there's also a strange sense of almost gratitude that further complicates his ideas on vampirism. also, in this scenario, it was him being a vampire that led to him finding his partner/friend, so there's also some gratitude that this very long life of isolation and fear finally led to something wonderful and good

but now that I've waxed poetic on alistair's complicated thoughts on vampirism (which was also not the question you asked, so I'm very sorry for going so far off course here 😭😅) I'm going to completely agree with @frodoshaggins assessment of this situation as they lay out in their sfw headcanons post (letter W) that alistair would end up changing his partner because he couldn't imagine living without them now that he knows how happy he can be (*cue "All I've Ever Known" from Hadestown*) 🥹🥹 so in the situation where his partner actually wanted to be changed, I do think he would experience a lot less stress over it, since he would come to the conclusion that he needed to do it eventually anyway 💕

and omg yes once they are both vampires they will ABSOLUTELY be sleeping in the moss!!!!! so frickin cuuuuute 🥹🥹 or like a nice little hollow tree covered in ferns??? top tier snuggle spots for alistair and his vampire partner 🥰🥰

and lmaooooooo carlisle and all the more "human-ish" vampires being like "uhhhhhh okay I guess" I'm WEEPING 😆😆 alistair and his partner visit just like covered in little bits of moss and lichens and esme is like "carlisle they are ruining my clean house why tf did you invite them??" and carlisle is just like "sorry babe I genuinely did not think that finding a partner would make alistair more weird but here we are I guess" 😆😆

okay, now that I've written a full novel here, I'm so sorry this got so long! 😭😭 I am clearly Not Normal™️ about this man

but thank you so much again for this absolutely lovely ask, and feel free to pop back into the ol' inbox anytime, I'm always excited to talk about alistair or anything else!!!! ☺️💕🥰💖

[fortpeat]

So rather than writing a typical review I thought I would share my live commentary 😂🤭🤭 but obviously I have a lot of thoughts regarding a lot of scenes but those are gonna be metas !

Mahasamut is so whippeddd AHHHH ... Tongrak acting cute is dangerous is Maha's heart 🤭🤭🤭

My HEARTTT 😭😭 Rak not wanting to waste the food cooked my Mahasamut 😭😭🥹🥹 AHHHH THEY ARE SO FREAKING PRECIOUS 😭😭

That was the most cutest beginning EVERRR 🥹🥹🥹 also I just know we are not at all ready for cutesy lovey dovey MutRak 🥹😍😍🥹

Rak acting like a baby... I mean ... I thought you were the sugar daddy Rak 🤣🤣

Mahasamut wishing the worst for Prin 🤣🤣 (YES BABY SHES THE DEVIL INCARNATE) also I am melting that he wanted to hear the story from Rak and not from anyone else 🥹😭😭😭

Rak's story 😭😭😭 I really want to smash his dad's head !!! 😡😡😡 Also that hug 🥹🥹🥺🥺🥺 AHHHH can I get that hug please.. also Rak complaining about the hug but keeping pulling in Mahasamut 🤭🤭🤭

One hug was all it took for Rak to be obsessed with cuddles 🤭🤭 I feel you Rak I totally feel you !

"Bangkoks record is clean zero" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I CANTTTT HE IS A MENACE 🤣🤣🤣 Also what is up with Fortpeat charactersl and being horny while sleeping 🤣🤣🤣... OH GOD RAK IS SUCH A TEASEEE 🤣🤣

OH MY LORDDD I NEED AIR... THAT SHIRT TAKE OFF AND THE HAND ABOVE THE HEAD ?!!!! ,😳😳😳🥵🥵🥵🥵

Rak being jealous..... YESSS... my bucket list being fulfilled one by one 😍😍😍

Khom is a cutie I have to say and is it just me but Connor's voice sound like a robot AI version 🤣🤣 it's so weirddd 🤭🤭

HHAHAHAHA TIME FOR MAHASAMUT TO GET JEALOUS 🤣🤣🤣 oh god did I just watch the most ridiculous fight ever 🤣🤣 GOSH I LOVE THESE TWO...

Not Rak sulking at Vie's place 🤭🤭 fanfuckingtastically 🤣🤣🤣 (Rak showing that he's a writer) 🤣🤣🤣

Rak's house having the view of that waterfront 🥹🥹🥹 Mahasamut might be feeling a lot at home in those moments 🥺🥺🥺

AHHHHH meena is here 😍😍 she is so freaking adorable 😍😍😍 also her acting 👌👌 wow 😍🙏

Not them already acting like a married couple 🤭🤭🤭

Rak looking at their hands together while Mahasamut is answering the call 🥺🥺🥺 my emtionssss 😭😭😭

AHHHHH RAK SQUEALING YESS... THATS US... EVERY SINGLE TIME

Meena's question 🤣🤣🤣🤣 yup she is definitely Rak's niece 🤣🤣🤣 not the checklist 🤣🤣

Baby girl please don't read his novels 🤣🤣 you are still too young 🤭🤭

I can't help but focus on Fort doing all the random things in the background 🤣🤣

MutRak : "You can depend on me"

Meena : Rak and Mut sitting on a tree K. I S. S. I. N. G 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Meena honey you don't have to sell Tongrak to him 🤣🤣 that boy is so gone for your uncle 🤭🤭

Fortpeat with Nina ... OMGGGG 🥹🥹🥹😍😍😍 THEY ARE SO PRECIOUS 😍😍😍

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FORTS MOANSSS... 😳😳😳🥵🥵🥵

JESUS CHRIST ON A ROLLERCOASTER...

I WAS SO SO RIGHTT.... FORTS MOANS ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD... NO WONDER WE DONT GET TO HEAR THEM AT ALL... RHNSBFNABRNSH AHHHHHH MY EARSSSS I CAN'T BREATHEEEE... AHHHHHH

The end credits 🥹🥹🥹😭😭

THIS EPISODE... I need a week to recover from all those emotions 🫠🫠 📈 📉 📈 📉 📈 📉 📈 📉 📈 📉 this was my emotions throughout

[chaikachi]

I HAVE ONE OBJECTION TO YOUR OTHERWISE STELLAR META ON THE DOJO SCENE/RUBY'S BREAKDOWN!

I would say as of recent there is now one other character *besides* Oscar who takes notice of how much Ruby is struggling and breaking, who uplifts and comforts her without placing any expectations on her in the process... That of course being Little.

The only one still with Ruby. (*gestures to Little being framed in Jinxy's jar of hope that Ruby can't fill all the way, because Little is meant to represent the last spark of Ruby's hope and inner child*)

I don't think they'll have the perfect wise or uplifting words to say to Ruby (and I'm not sure she'd want to hear them right now anyway, she just needs to feel what she's feeling and let the rain pour, metaphorically and literally). But I imagine if Ruby asks them why Little is still with her, why don't they just leave her alone, and Little saying that they just want to be there for Ruby because she's sad, and because Ruby is their friend, and they don't know what else they can do for her. And that's all. And then Ruby will cry and I'll cry and we all will cry.

Also this ask may just be an excuse to share a headcanon I have, of if Little returns with Ruby to Remnant, that Oscar makes food for everyone to celebrate their return, and also gifts a tiny picnic basket especially for Little and says something like: "thank you for being Ruby's guide when she was feeling lost" because she was lost physically but also *felt* lost too and just. Little has taken on the purpose to be Ruby's guide, and I think that's going to apply in more ways than just helping her get back home.

YOU ARE SO TRUE!!! i was so caught up in the parallels and RG that I left our little friend behind 😭 Before I do get into it, do want to just acknowledge that what you mentioned about how Little might handle this is absolutely all that Ruby needs right now. I've seen some discussions around about people saying WBY haven't supported Ruby enough (valid, as are their reasons for not being able to) but the counter argument is often that they can't force her to dump about her trauma and it's like... no. Secret hidden third option. Just give her some time to rest, acknowledge how hard this is on her and how much this sucks without sugar coating it, and remind her that you're there to lean on if she needs it. I really hope that she gets that from Little in the coming episode(s).

BUT YES. SPEAKING OF LITTLE. YOU ARE CORRECT. They stuck by Ruby's side in the market when her team ran off and were paying such close attention to her after they first noticed how sad she was in the paper vilage.

It's hard to catch, but I'm also fairly certain Little is the first to call out to her when she starts hallucinating against the walker. It's timed just as Little jumps up and it's just ahhhhh. YOU'RE JUST A MOUSE!!! WHY ARE YOU BEING BRAVE AND PEEKING OUT OF HER HOOD RIGHT NOW!!!

We don't see them for the entire breakdown scene before it ends with a zoom in on this. Which is just... oof...

Also I know that Little is first and foremost supposed to be a symbol for Ruby's remaining spark of hope and inner child, the literal "Little" Riding in her Red Hood... but i can't get the parallels of that mouse to Oscar outta my brain. 💀

Cinder and Nora have both called Oscar 'little'. Little Prince. Oscar paid attention to Ruby back in v6 when she said "Food always makes me feel better" and so after her confrontation with Jaune, he went and made her a freaking casserole about it. And what is one of the first things Little does upon meeting Ruby? Offer to share their food with her when she's upset. And they, just like Oscar, were the only one paying attention enough to how hard of a time she was having.

EDIT: I am currently having a convo with someone else about this and oh my god

Ruby: I've never spoken to a... mouse before. Little: Well... I guess I've never spoken to a you before! - Oscar : I've never really meet huntsman and huntresses before... Ruby: Well, uh... we've never met a person with two souls! So first times all around!

I just!!! I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THIS.

Lastly, your headcanon is adorable. Little absolutely deserves an entire picnic basket full of food and a very cozy bed after all of this, and both them and Oscar are fist-bumping through dimensions right now over their shared fondness for Ruby. 😤

[sableu]

Ah… I just wanted to say that I resonate with so many of your sabo takes… My eyes are all watery because I feel like you really understand Sabo’s character in a way that I feel like most other people dont take the time to properly investigate and appreciate. I feel like I’m always a little bit angry with how split the fandom is on Sabo, how trapped people are in Ace’s visage that they can’t even acknowledge how amazingly stunning Sabo is! I just want to say, thank you so so much for all your posts over the years rambling on and on about this one character, I’m so pleased to find such an eloquently well spoken sabo appreciator- reading through many of your Sabo discussions both gave me needed validations towards my feelings and emotions about him as well as deeper insights that I never would have uncovered on my own ; - ;

Ahhhhh seriously thank you so much for loving him for so long with so much heart, it seriously warms my soul to see so much love poured out for this character that I also love!!! I pray that we keep getting more and more sabo appearances in the future to fuel our sabo agendas 🎉🎊

ahhhh man, thank you so much!!!! i've drawn art, written fics and made gifs for this fandom many times over the past ten years (...holy shit, has it really been ten years?) but when i think about it, the meta posts i've written about sabo are still some of my favorite things i've created for OP.

i've been here in the trenches since sabo was first re-introduced to the series in 2013, and it pains me to this day when i see people try to water him down to just a pretty boy or fanservice or ace 2.0, all while devaluing what an interesting and unique character he is in his own right with a very important role in the story completely separate to his brothers.

i know i haven't been that active on here recently (i now live alone in a big ole city and have a full time job and a girlfriend :3 so real life has gotten in the way) but rest assured i have felt so vindicated and validated by everything we've seen from sabo in recent chapters.

he's a revolutionary. he's a freedom fighter. he's willing to be branded a murderer if it helps his cause. he faced off against the highest power in the entire one piece world and he survived.

he's so, so interesting and powerful and intelligent and i'm so happy to have a character like him in a manga like one piece, where the corruption goes to the very top--someone whose goal, unlike almost every other character in the series, is to intentionally and systemically burn the whole corrupt government to the ground.

the world government and the gorosei and the celestial dragons are the true villains of one piece, and sabo has been defying them from the very beginning. he's not a D. he's not predestined to anything. he's going to change the world not because it's his birthright, but because it's the right thing to do to protect innocent civilians and give them their freedom.

and that's why i love him ❤️

[mygwenchan]

At last! Nont and First finally get a chance to search through Jason's room. I'm not sure if they'll be able to find any valuable Information though. I mean, Jason would have to be really stupid to leave any evidence about Nant or his illegal business out in the open.

Oh no, Zouey is really sad about the fight he had with his friends ;; Yeah, sucks to fight with people who're dear to you

On a side note: Always fascinating how the characters in Playboyy are almost self-aware of the fact that they're part of a series. Just a tiny step forward and they'd go meta for real

Zouey, darling, I know you're hurting right now but... maybe take a peek behind that fake fireplace? Cause that looks like a good hiding spot for a safe! Or the flower pot. If it were me, I'd hide my evidence on a usb stick underneath one of my many houseplants. Good luck searching through all of them~ lol

Look at Nont, sacrificing valuable time to comfort First! He already came such a long way. From someone who mistrusted everyone, Nont has turned into someone who cares deeply about others. My sweet boy, I'm so proud of you 😭

Nont, I feel you. I never know how to react when someone cries... Maybe offer him a hot beverage? Idk

Oh great, now I'm getting emotional as well 😭

Where is my hot beverage...

It's kind of sad that Nont can't feel this strong connection with Prom.

But also, I suppose the monologue from ep1 about the "save me Zouey" thing was indeed Nont talking and not Nant? Which probably means Nont will get kidnapped sooner or later and Zouey and the gang will have to save him.

Come on, get in there! Hug it out, babies

There you go :3

(Am I the only one who hoped they'd kiss?)

Oh god, that's what I've been wondering as well... Was it "just" about the initial problems with Teena or something else...

From the look of it, Zouey was definitely not thinking about Teena in that moment. Don't tell me little Zouey got abused as well ;;

AND OF COURSE SEOMEONE IS AT THE DOOR BEFORE WE GET AN ANSWER AHHHHH!

Hide boys! Hide your cute little tushies!

[wren-beowulf]

So, um, My name is Wren, Wren Beowulf.

Name: Wren Beowulf

Alter Ego: The Lurcher its stupid I know

Gotham knows be as The Lurcher, for some reason. I didn't choose that name, it's super dumb, I know, but eh ya know. Beggars can't be choosers and all that.

Occupation: Villain

So... elephant in the room... I'm a Villain. Not by choice, but it's a long story, kinda don't wanna talk about it, not all of it at least. What's done is done. Thief, mostly, of tech. Re-sell that shit to the Gangs of Gotham, again, long story, but business is business. But most people in Gotham kinda already know that.

I like Tech, anything mechanical. I'm not a big robot building guy, but anything else and I'm on it. I can re-make anything I've made before, photographic memory and all that (So if you've made an order from me before, don't worry, just send it again and the date and I've got the specs memorized). My brother calls--called me a genius once, I'm not sure about that, but I'm pretty smart if I can toot my own horn for a second.

Gender: Male (He/Him)

Sexuality: Gay

Age: 22 (October 13th)

Oh, right! Uh--I almost forgot. I'm a guy, male, I use He/Him. I'm Gay, only been uh, out, for about a year now so I'm still kinda sorta new to it. My birthday is on October 13th, I was born of a Friday. Yeah I don't believe in curses or anything like that, but I have some pretty shit life luck, so I'm totally cursed ha ha...

Been living in a couple of places 'round Gotham, mostly the line between The Bowery and Crime Ally. Abandoned buildings are a plenty, and I have my own ways of keeping them under the radar. It's fine. You won't find me, so don't bother.

Hmm... was that all? Oh wait--yeah. I'm a Meta. Yep, that's all now. See ya.

OOC Info:

Wren lives with a Raccoon named Pudge

He has an Older brother named Sirius who was technically his legal guardian, the only one who knows about his double life. He works as an auto mechanic.

Wren's Meta ability let's him make perfect duplications of anything, and control such duplications to a degree. He can even make duplications of himself, though when they die or disappear he gains their memories.

Wren's Backstory has themes of CSA, abuse, and depression, so you have been warned

Ahhhhh this is my first time RPing on tumblr, so if I've done something wrong or have any tips, please feel free to tell me!

You can call me Viri, and I am very much an adult ha ha

APPEARANCE INFO: (because info dumping is fun yay)

Pale blue husky eyes, long-ish black hair, short stature at 5'7", very fair skin with lots of little moles, beauty mark under his lip,

lots of scars from working with Gangs, most prominently, a long cut going from his left thigh, inner hip, up his back and ending over his right shoulder. Also has many playing card slices, hammer smashes, bullet scars, knife slashes, pretty much all the works you'd get in his line of work. Some of it can be played off as a work injury... others get covered up. Fortunately, most of it ain't on his arms.

You'll probably commonly see him in his tan jumpsuit and black tank top combo, though usually has the top half around his waist. Other times you'll see him in his brother's old hand me downs from highschool, very alternative looking.

[castlebyersafterdark]

'Cannot wait for you all to bear witness to the cringey antics of one Michael "That Ass Was Crafted By the Gods Themselves and I Hereby Pledge an Oath to It" Wheeler and one William "Sir Paladin I Must Inform You the Wizard Hat Does Remain on During Relations" Byers.'

THE WAY I SCREAMED

this is even more structured and formal than i imagined and its literally so perfect because i can imagine the stages of cringe deterioration excellence: at first it's fun at the fair and echoes the gameplay, then they get into it and shock themselves, then they start getting turned on and resist, then they go for it but its still tongue in cheek and playful and by the end its like a babbling mess but also somehow amazingly coherent and soo imaginative and they have alll the right things to say ahhhhh

its even better that this kind of team improv is byler canon cos did you see them at suzie's???? SIR

honestly take your time cos i am soooo happy to wait for this gold hahahah

(p.s. i think you finding it hot makes sense, because it's that characterisation bleeding through. like you said, it's not just smut anymore, you're connecting to these characters and their story. and if that isnt hot, what is? put it this way: writing casual smut is a hookup. writing good, considered, characterised smut is making love lol)

Spot on about the escalation of this whole thing, kinda meta from me drafting it as well as the ever growing plot of the thing. For me, started off as a joke and the more I write the more I'm taking it seriously.

As for the story, it starts with everyone gathering to travel to the faire and the insufferable but silly/flirty antics of Mike and Will finding each other's costumes cute/hot and just a little cheesy flirtation w some themed pick up lines. But as the day goes, they kinda get stuck in character because they keep egging each other on, getting more ridiculous, as well as a secret little reason Will's getting more and more worked up from his own doing 👀 combined with how unbearably charming Mike is being. So they just haaaave to sneak away to ravish each other. All still in character. For the most part. Team improv at its finest, the fic really shows how they play off each other, can read the other so well. It diverts from just flirting and playing a character while at the faire into actual role play they both find super hot - but they're having so much fun. That's important. The fact that them being this ridiculous and silly together is combined with their sex life? It's sooo them.

And that's an appealing idea, isn't it? To have a partner so in tune with your crazy ideas and they're eager to play them out with you? Someone who lovingly matches your freak? It is definitely hot.

Obsessed with your analogy at the end, that's really how it goes sometimes, right??? 🤣🤣