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alright, as promised, for the 50 notes on my post about being starved for mlm cod smut - here is my work. it's not very good most likely, so i apologize in advance
NAMES - König x M!Reader
Summary: König being a jealous bitch cause someone flirted with you. (the guy who flirted with you was being an ass anyway)
A/N: My boyfriend has read this once, this is unedited. I was always ahead in english classes so hopefully this won't be a load of hot garbage.
Content Warnings: Aggressive Flirting (character won't take no for an answer), Injury, Strong Language, Badly Written Medical Care (i don't know how to write injuries and medical stuff, i'm sorry 😭), Badly Translated German, Praise Kink, Size Difference(?), P-in-P Sex, Jealously-Sex. (i think that's everything, please tell me if i missed anything)
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You were doing combat training with König and a crop of new recruits.
"Alright, split off into pairs and practice. Small injuries are mostly excusable but please don't break anything."
There was a low grumble of "Yessir"'s and the group began to split off into pairs.
A smaller man saunters over to you. "M'name is Theo. Who're you, handsome?" Theo held out his hand for you to shake.
"Y/N." You shake hands with him briskly and pull your hand away.
"Ah, strong and silent type, are we now? I can work with that too." Theo got closer to you, chests nearly touching.
"Excuse me." You back away a step. "I just know when to hold my tongue."
Theo raised an eyebrow at you. "Are you trying to imply something, handsome?"
You shrugged. "Now, spar me. Isn't that why you came over here?"
"Not the only reason..." Theo mumbled under his breath.
"Hm?"
"Nothing."
Before you'd joined the army, you'd done various martial arts. You were quite good and were able to pin Theo to the ground a few times. Theo, however, was small and surprisingly quick. He wasn't all that good at fighting and hand-to-hand combat, but he could avoid you quickly. He tired out quickly and you were able to finally pin him to the ground. You let him up and let your guard down to go get a sip of water, and Theo jumped you from behind and held you down. His foot was on your shoulder and he was holding your arm down at the wrist with his hands.
"Now I've got you right where I want you." Theo hissed in your ear.
You rolled your eyes at him. "Can I go get my water now?"
"No." he growled. "Now, I have something I want to ask you, handsome." His voice became sickly sweet as he increased the pressure on your shoulder.
"Could it have waited until-"
"No. Stop giving me that fucking attitude." He pulled back on your arm, making your shoulder crack.
"Ouch- You're gonna pull my arm out-" You started tapping out to try to signal that Theo needed to let you go. "Theo, I'm tapping out, this hurts."
"No, you are gonna listen to me." Theo pulled back harder on your arm, making it crack a few more times. You stifled a cry of pain. "You, Y/N, are gonna meet me, Theo, out back by the barns after training is over. We're gonna talk, and late tonight we're gonna meet up and have some fun."
"And what if I don't want to?"
"Then I'm gonna do this." Theo gave one last pull on your arm and pulled your arm out of socket with a loud *CRACK*. You cried out in alarm and pain.
"I was- I was tapping out- You bitch-" You could hardly talk. You had never dislocated a joint, not even a pinky finger, and this was hurting like hell.
König came running over, having heard you yell. He saw you on the ground and Theo standing over you. "Anyone care to explain to me what the hell is going on here?"
Theo was quick to whip up a story. "We were just sparring and I was holding him down and practicing a technique I'd heard about. He wouldn't tell me it was hurting, sir-"
"That's Colonel to you, Theo." König growled at him.
Theo seemed to shrink under König's threatening stance. "R-right, Colonel- Anyway, Y/N wouldn't tell me I was hurting him, he wasn't tapping out or anything."
König sighed and muttered in German under his breath. "Y/N, come with me to the medbay. Theo, find someone else to spar with." He then shouted across the field. "HORANGI!"
A smaller man perked his head up and came rushing over. "Yes, Colonel?"
"I have to take Y/N to medbay, keep an eye on these utter buffoons."
"Yes, Colonel."
Underneath all the conversations, you were lying on the ground, sweating from the pain. König gingerly hoisted you up off the ground and helped you half-walk, half-stumble to the medbay. The nurse was able to quickly pop your shoulder back in place.
"It might be sore for a day or two, so don't overwork it too much."
"Yes, ma'am." You were panting from the effort it took to not scream when she put your shoulder back in place.
"You should stay here until lights out, 2300, so I can make sure nothing else is happening underneath. Gotcha?"
"Yes ma'am."
König put a hand on your uninjured shoulder. "It's about 1900 right now, so you won't be stuck here for too long."
"Yessir."
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Just an hour later, Theo walked into the medbay. His eye was swollen and his nose was bleeding.
"Colonel punched me. Did'n have my guard up." he grumbled bitterly. Upon seeing you also in the medbay, his face lit up. "Well, hey there sweetheart. Any reconsideration on my offer yet?"
"No."
"Aww, handsome can't handle a little fun? Might muss up your spotless record or something?"
"Man, just fuck off. I don't have a spotless record, but I don't want to fuck you."
"I'm just messing around, babycakes. Learn to take a joke, lighten up a little!" Theo winked at you and turned to the stone-faced nurse.
You turned your face away so you wouldn't have to look at him. Unfortunately, you could still hear his frankly pathetic attempts at asking the nurses to sleep with him. You finally drifted off into a nap, glad to get some rest after this whole ordeal.
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A nurse gently shook you awake. "Y/N, it's 2230, you may head back to your quarters."
"Oh- Thank you."
"Of course. Come back if it's giving you any trouble."
"I will."
It was a short walk to your quarters that you shared with König. There was a gentle evening breeze and you stopped a moment outside the door to drink in the delicious wind. You sighed satisfactorily and went inside.
"There you are, Schatz." He pulled you in for a hug. "I was worried about you."
"I'm fine, Kö, don't worry. It was that bitchass Theo who caused this whole mess. He dislocated my shoulder after I refused to meet with him."
König bristled. "He did what?" he backed away from you and bent down to look you in the eyes. "Did he try to ask you out, Meine Liebe?"
"He just wanted a one-night, I think. He tried again when he saw me in medbay and had the audacity to wink at me and flirt with me. I mean, honestly Theo, you think I'm gonna be willing to fuck after you dislocated my damn shoulder?" You started to wander slowly into the kitchen.
"Theo? His name is Theo?"
"Yes... where are you going with-"
König pushed you up against the counter and started kissing you hard. It took a few moments before you pushed him back slightly.
"Well, what was all that about, Kö?"
Now there was a passion burning behind König's eyes. "Well, Mein Schatz-" he took his gloves off and placed them on the counter behind you. "The easy solution to this is that i fuck you until you can't remember his name. I'll show you just how much better than him I am." Now he was taking off his boots and he was already undoing his belt. "Sound fair, Schatz?"
You blushed "I-" You cleared your throat as you were already getting hard. "God-"
König smirked at you. "Does it sound fair or not, Liebling?" König walked over to you and pressed his body against your stiffening cock.
Your eyes rolled back a little before you met König's bright blue eyes. "Yep, sounds- Oh, god- sounds good to me-"
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König had you cumming quickly. He was quick and aggressive, and knew just how to hit those spots that made you make all those pretty little noises for him.
"Your first reason that I'm better than him: I can make you cum much quicker."
"Oh, please do-"
"Reason number two:-" König continued talking as you shuddered and bit back a loud moan. "If you, Liebling, are a good boy for me, I'll praise you much better than he ever can."
"God, yes you do-"
"Reason number three:-" König pulled down the waistband of his boxers to reveal his large, meaty cock. "I am definitely bigger than him, and you know it. Don't you, Liebling?" He pulled down the elastic of your boxers to reveal your own hard dick.
"Yes- Yes I know-"
"Come on, Liebling, say it with your full chest for me." König cooed in your ear. He started teasing the tip of your erect cock with his thumb. "Say it, Schatz."
"I know- fuck- I know you have a bigger dick than him-" You inhaled sharply and let loose a breathy, high-pitched moan.
"Hmm? Who's 'him", Liebe?" König eyes were dark with desire.
"Theo- I know you have a bigger- ahh- a bigger dick than Theo-"
You were already weak at the knees from König's relentless teasing. You leaned back and braced your hands on the counter behind you and you shuddered as precum started leaking slowly out your hard dick. "Oh god-"
"Reason number four: I can and will kiss you so much better than he ever will." To prove his point, König pressed his lips hungrily on yours, all while teasing you with his thick, calloused fingers.
You threw your head back and whined. "Yes- oh god, yes- You're a much better kisser than Theo-"
"Good, good, you're learning." To reward your learning, he started slowly, slowly pushing his dick into yours.
"Please- Please go faster- fucking hell-"
"I will, Liebling, just you wait."
The anticipation made your dick throb. "Please-" you whined. To retaliate, König covered your mouth, which just turned you on more. You moaned loud and long into his large hand.
Finally, finally König was starting to go faster. His dick was so large and long that he was able to slam that sweet spot each time, which affectively turned you into a whining, moaning mess.
"Reason number five:-" he paused momentarily for another deep thrust. "I know all your dirty little secrets."
"You know- you know all my dirty little secrets-" Each of your quick breaths was ended with a short, sharp whine as König kept slamming that wonderful little spot deep in you.
"And who doesn't?"
You couldn't even get the words out. König smirked at you. "Go on, who doesn't, Meine Schatz?" He paused his thrusts for a moment to let you get a word or two out. You were panting hard and your cheeks were flushed bright red.
"Th-Theo-"
"Good, good boy." He continued his relentless beat of thrusting, and even when it seemed he couldn't he went faster and harder. The sounds of your squelching arousal were filling the small kitchen.
You could feel that knot deep inside you starting to move outward, closer to the tip as König kept thrusting in you.
"Oh god- Ohh god-! I'm gonna- Aah-" Your whole body shuddered. "I'm-" You couldn't even get all the words out.
"Go on, finish your sentence." König teased.
"I'm so close-!"
"Tell me how close, Liebling." König smiled mischievously."
"So close- Mmm-" Your back arched and you groaned. "Almost there-"
Your whole body shivered and your hips bucked forwards as the knot in you became dangerously close to your tip. Your dick pulsed and throbbed, and one final rough thrust from König forced the knot out of you.
Thick, creamy liquid leaked out of your tip and ran down your dick, some threatening to go down your pants or on the floor. König milked your dick dry before pulling out, dripping his own milky semen.
König bent down on his knees to clean up the mess he'd made of you while you caught your breath.
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(i don't know how to properly write aftercare and also i have a migraine slowly building so i think i'm gonna call it here)
anyways, here my fellow gay men, be fed. idk 😭
#konig#konig cod#könig call of duty#cod#call of duty#könig smut#könig x reader#könig x male reader#könig fanfiction#aj writing
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Oh boy, time to write Star and Fang angst. Here we go!
You are my sun. You shine upon those who were previously covered by darkness and show the best sides of everyone you help. I remember the day we first met. I was excited to see another wolf in the group, and Fang was excited to find a new training partner. We would run around the city, playing and having fun. The adults loved you and the jou you brought to anything you were in.
You were a beacon of light, and I was just a small star. I was not much compared to you. You said that fang was like the moon, dark and mysterious, but rejected off of you and was sometimes just as bright. You also said I was like a star, I was like you but just far away. Others would have to focus to see my true beauty.
As we got older, you showed your skills in magic and combat. I helped you with some harder spells, and Fang helped with different fighting styles. You stood out as the leader of our group of future protectors
We were an unbreakable trio until the fateful event happened. Phantom attacks became more common. More innocents were getting hurt, and a big invasion was rumoured to be on the horizon. You started to be more different. The light in you faded, and suddenly, you told me to take all precautions to seal away the city. You told me to leave you behind to sacrifice yourself to save us all.
When I told Fang the news that you were long gone, he looked shocked, saddened even. A dear friend and leader gave up everything for the two of us and the people we protected.
I remember the day when we found ourselves in Baloosh after it was opened up and we saw you again. The amount of joy and sadness that flooded over me was unspeakable. I felt like you were there next to me, making sure I was safe, but you weren't.
Here I am, still waiting for you to appear again. I hope you are okay out there, wherever you are. If you ever find yourself here again, don't be afraid to say hello to me and Fang again.
See you one day, Juno.
#self indulgent poly Baloosh content#GIVE ME MORE POLY BALOOSH CONTENT AJHQ#YA COWARDS#animal jam#jamblr#aj#animal jam writing#aj writing#aj fang#aj star#juno aj#aj juno#Baloosh aj#aj Baloosh#poly Baloosh#bronze league au#puppupwrites
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I’m replaying pmd:sky and playing the special episodes as I unlock them since it seems like they want you to pause the main story to play them. In my first run or two I never played the special episodes, so yeahhhh I’m doin it properly now.
At the end of Bidoof’s wish, Bidoof makes the decision to not make a wish for himself, but instead wishes for a new member of the guild he can help out:
Which is a cute ending and all, tying back into the main characters in the present.
The game then comes back to the present (the day after you first join the guild) where Bidoof comments on how his wish came true. I noticed here that you and your partner point out each other’s puffy eyes:
They just laugh it off as a lack of sleep since they had just arrived at the guild. But I think that they probably cried or teared up in their sleep, being relayed the information about Bidoof’s Wish subconsciously through Jirachi or the player’s experience.
The partner is the one who points out the player’s appearance first, which made me think it might be a meta comment to the actual player, maybe assuming the story made you tear up. But then the player character points the same thing out to the partner, so it’s not that… exactly…
From the player’s perspective, we just went through Bidoof’s Wish and then come to the present where the main characters make this comment. Now it could be explained away as tears of happiness from joining or lack of sleep like they said, but it doesn’t make sense for the player to cry for joy when they don’t have the same vested interest as the partner in the narrative. It’s clearly supposed to relate to the special story, considering the order of events.
Jirachi is the wish pokemon, but is also known to sleep a lot. I wouldn’t be surprised if they were able to convey this information to the player and partner that night, as it was the night the wish came true. In the meta context, you are literally the character in the game (sort of), so it’s set up in a way where the information you’re given outside the game ties back into the in game characters. And so they teared up in their sleep, but without knowing why.
#pmd#aj writing#ack idk ive never posted my thoughts on stuff like this before#i tried to explain this to my brother n he didnt get it
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Do you still have Mocha Delight? She's my favorite pony
THEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE MOCHA DELIGHT????? Haha yes I do still own her! She's a very special pony to me and has such a rich lil character history that I don't think I could ever give her up.
In my spare time I get a few moments to work on a lil introduction comic of her and cloverly! I realized though I'm having a lot of trouble with comic sketching though so I'm currently working on getting myself to just write it all out like fanfiction then I'll work on drawing it later~
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Okay this one's been stuck in my head all day but I have absolutely time to write it so please share this vision with me
Try as they might, Steve and Robin couldn't get tickets to Chrissy Cunningham's arena tour, but they could get tickets to a festival she was playing.
The last thing Steve ever wanted to do was go and stand in a muddy field for sixteen hours while they waited for the headline act. But he was pretty sure Robin was in love with her favourite musician, and he wasn't about to deny his best friend a chance at love.
So he helped her make personalised t-shirts because honestly all the other bands in the line-up kinda sounded like they sucked.
His read, "Only Here for Chrissy" on the front and "I'm Steve" on the back and Robin's read "Chrissy, Will You Be My Girlfriend?" on the front and "If Lost, Please Return To Steve" on the back.
And it turned out, as they stood against the barrier in a not so muddy field, on a lovely, warm, but overcast, May day, that even bands that sucked could be fun. Even if it was only because they spent their day with earplugs in, so their eardrums wouldn't combust, bitching about each artist's lack of ability to put notes or an outfit together.
During the lunchtime intermission, the pair made friends with the lesbian couple next to them, Kayla and Jess, who were also eagerly awaiting Chrissy's set and similarly liked to mock those who committed crimes against sound and fashion. Steve was glad to have met them, they were really nice, and he felt better about leaving her to use the bathroom or to fetch food, knowing Robin was in safe hands.
He also felt better about letting her wander off, not that it stopped him from stressing out when she and Kayla had been missing for over fifteen minutes. He spread himself out to keep their places against the railing with his back to the stage, watching the crowd intently. Jess wasn't quite as chatty once they were alone, but she seemed content enough, bobbing along to the band that'd appeared on the stage.
Steve didn't turn back around to face the stage until he spotted the girls heading back towards them, he gave them a wave and turned around to look at the guys who hadn't been attempting to destroy anyone's hearing and was met with the face of the most gorgeous man he'd ever seen. Pretty face, long curly hair tied up in a bun, muscle tee showing off his many tattoos, piercings and chains and glittery Docs; Steve felt himself owl blink and blush.
God's gift to mankind was kneeling centre stage, guitar in hand making the most beautiful sounds Steve had ever heard as his fingers flew over the strings, and it was only when the rest of the band kicked back in that the man looked up, winked directly at Steve, and then jumped back to his feet, spending the rest of the song bouncing around the stage.
Steve only realised his mouth was agape when Robin finally arrived next to him and elbowed him hard in the ribs, giving him the same look she did whenever he was embarrassing in the club. He watched the rest of the Corroded Coffin, according to the backdrop, set in awe. Screaming and clapping along when they wished everyone a great day, throwing picks and drumsticks into the crowd and taking a bow; patting each other on the back as they wandered offstage.
As soon as it was quiet again, Robin wanted to know what the hell was wrong with his face and honestly, he couldn't answer her. He didn't even believe in love, not for himself at least, and he certainly didn't believe in love at first sight. It didn't stop him from spending the next couple of hours watching the faces at the sides of the stage, hoping to catch a glimpse of his new favourite guitarist, though.
As soon as Chrissy hit the stage, Steve got lost, between filming the set and watching Robin trying not to hyperventilate when Chrissy spotted her t-shirt, pointed to her, and giving her a coy little wink, blew her a kiss.
"An old school friend is here with me tonight, and I'd like him to help me out with this next track. Especially for the beauty in the front row, this is Girlfriend!"
The crowd went wild as the beat kicked in, but Steve was still watching Robin because it looked like she'd stopped breathing altogether. That was until she gasped loudly and started smacking Steve in the way she always did whenever she got overly excited; pointing wildly at the stage, and it was only when he looked over he saw Corroded Coffins guitarist bouncing up and down next to Chrissy.
Instead of the black muscle vest and skinny jeans he'd been sporting earlier in the day, he had changed into pale blue board shorts and a baggy white t-shirt that read "Hey Steve!" written in black sharpie with a giant winking smiley face underneath that could only really be seen when he swung his guitar around his back to copy Chrissy's dance moves.
The song ended, and the friends hugged, Chrissy waving him off the stage and calling out, "Eddie Munson everybody!" letting the crowd go wild for her friend before launching into the rest of her set.
By the time Chrissy had actually left the stage, Robin looked exhausted, having screamed and sung and danced herself out. They hung around a bit, said goodbye to Kayla and Jess, wishing them a safe journey home, and they were just taking one last look at the now empty stage when he heard someone yell his name...
#have i written chrissy as avril lavigne???#am i picturing eddie doing the girlfriend dance???#have i thought about little else all day???#can neither confirm nor deny#steve harrington#robin buckley#eddie munson#chrissy cunningham#steddie au#steddie#pre steddie#platonic stobin#platonic hellcheer#buckingham#pre buckingham#steve's pov#aj writes
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Tech blinked his eyes open at the bottom of the ravine. Impossible— nearly. The fall was too long. His chances of survival were less than two percent. Even if he had, he certainly should not be free of pain. Perhaps he was in shock.
He raised a hand to adjust his goggles, and, to his surprise, found it pale blue and translucent. Fascinating.
“Yeah, it takes a little while to get used to.”
That voice… Echo?
No.
A reg, also blue and translucent, was perched on a boulder to his left, legs crossed, one foot dangling. His appearance did not differ much from standard, save for facial hair and a small tattoo on his right temple. It was too blurry to identify what it represented.
“My theory,” the apparition continued, “Was prolonged exposure to Jedi. You’re kinda throwing that off, though.”
Tech could do little more than blink. “Who are you?”
“Right, sorry,” the reg grinned, “Been following you guys around for so long I forget you don’t already know me.”
Tech squinted, looking more closely. Something began to stir in the back of his mind. Something Echo had shown him. That they’d spoken about at length
“The name’s Fives.”
#a little double drabble in the wake of the finale#kinda wanna make this into a series now#maybe have phee be able to see ghosts...#anyway#star wars#sw#tbb#the bad batch#tbb spoilers#the bad batch spoilers#kinda#tech#fives#aj writes
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Alright. So. This is a thing that happened....
I... maybe have written my first real X-Men - Rogue/Gambit fic. Inspired by an interview X-Men 97 Gambit Voice Actor did. And then, it got posted to Twitter. And then said Gambit Voice Actor reblogged it, READ IT, and commented.
I am so... shellshocked you guys. I cannot believe this happened. I just... I was shaking when I found out today. This is wild and amazing and I'm so flattered and wow. I just can't even believe it.
I have literally been smiling all day.
<3
#xmen#x men 97#gambit#remy lebeau#xmen fic#romy#rogue#anna marie lebeau#aj locascio#s.o. writes things#this is wild you guys#wild#this is up there with being on kevin and jenna's podcast
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"Do you have kids?" "No, not yet. But everyone who needs us, we think of as our own." JENNIFER JAREAU in CRIMINAL MINDS 3x05 | ‘Seven Seconds’
#jennifer jareau babygirl you are the kindest person in the room let me kiss you right now#the handheld camera was a brilliant stylistic choice but doesn't make for easy gifs#seven seconds is a top five episode for me#colouring set design costuming hair and makeup acting writing all came to Work nobody came to Play in 3x05#jennifer jareau#jj jareau#jennifer jj jareau#aj cook#criminal minds#cm#cmedit#criminal minds gif#luthqrs#luthqrscm#luthqrsgifs#crim s3#cm 3x05#seven seconds
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What if Edwin, instead of telling Charles, "I love you. As more than a friend, I'm afraid. You don't have to feel the same way", said "You don't have to say it back" in a rush. And then– he has to cover his mouth because he did not mean to assume, Charles, I swear.
But Charles grips him by the shoulders anyway; delivers his speech as his thumbs caress the crook of Edwin's collarbones, sensitive as they are, and eventually says, "I will. I will. Just– give me some time to say it back."
#payneland#special for AJ <3#dead boy detectives#dbda#edwin payne#edwin paine#charles rowland#painland#the staircase#dead boy detective agency#marcela writes#a bit#marcela watches dbda
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Sometimes you have to forget who you are to learn who you want to be.
AJ Saleh, “Nujoom”
#AJ Saleh#motivation#quotes#poetry#literature#relationship quotes#writing#original#words#love#relationship#thoughts#lit#prose#spilled ink#inspiring quotes#life quotes#quoteoftheday#love quotes#poem#aesthetic
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Sometimes you have to forget who you are to learn who you want to be.
AJ Saleh, “Nujoom”
#AJ Saleh#motivation#quotes#poetry#literature#relationship quotes#writing#original#words#love#relationship#thoughts#lit#prose#spilled ink#inspiring quotes#life quotes#quoteoftheday#love quotes#poem#aesthetic
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ok ik everyone and their mom knows ab eeaao’s wong kar-wai homage but i just wanted to spill it all out here bc i just watched it today
wong kar-wai’s chungking express and in the mood for love (like the only ones ive seen) both use step printing (a technique that slows framerate and films in a choppy disjointed way) to play with time. additionally he uses lighting that mirrors the mood, in particular yellow-green is used in these movies to intensify the deep longing desire of “what ifs” between the characters and their just missed romances.
in the movie star universe when the evelyn sees waymond (the missed romance universe 😱😱😱) we see the step printing slowing time down as she lays eyes on him for the first time in years. that missed connection has resurfaced. here we see yellow lighting, and later green and green-yellow to accompany that longing feeling. step printing is also used again during the alley scene, time slowing with the tension as they discuss their what ifs in juxtaposition to the film’s greater narrative.
even the fact that the characters split up, one potentially (going to fly?) flying to america but returning is a parallel to these two movies as characters also get away then later return, reminiscing on their past encounters.
the theming of the missed romance and what ifs from wong kar-wai’s films just speak to this movie’s message so well, both ending in their own melancholic “in another life, i would have really liked just doing laundry and taxes with you”
so basically i just wanted to say i really liked the homage
#and im not good with regular pop culture references#this is like babys first analysis even tho i studied film dw ab it#also i didnt wanna describe the other two films cuz then this would be a literal paper just trust me bro#my next analysis: the i studied the blade guy#aj writing#I GUESS idk#its not much of anything im just rambling
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i’m never not thinking about sherlock holmes and aj raffles as narrative mirrors
holmes is a bohemian, an unconventional man who is shown to struggle with mental health and addiction. he is fairly explicitly neurodivergent despite being written before that concept existed. in many ways, he doesn’t live up to the standard of a victorian gentleman; he’s a perpetual bachelor who is uncomfortable in many social situations and is described by watson as having a sensitive nature. his relationship with scotland yard and the law is often uneasy; early in his career the police frequently belittle him and his methods. he has to work to overcome the fact that he is perceived as a deeply odd person. scotland yard puts up with him because he gets results until he eventually earns their respect.
raffles, on the other hand, is a criminal who hides behind his respectability and social standing. he’s charming, handsome, and charismatic. he dresses in full gentleman’s evening wear to commit crime, allowing him to pass by policemen without arousing suspicion. he’s a well known cricketer from a privileged public school background who excels at playing the role of a society gentleman. this allows him to avoid suspicion despite being very unsubtle. the biggest advantage raffles and bunny have is a social position that shields them from suspicion.
although holmes is a gentleman from a similarly privileged background, when he’s in situations with men of comparable social standing this privilege is somewhat negated by how at odds his personality is with societal convention. while holmes is certainly a good enough actor to mask his quirks- and thus receive kinder treatment and more respect- he chooses not to.
the quality of holmes' work compensates for his eccentricity, whereas raffles relies on being perceived as a model of respectable society to conceal the criminal nature of his work.
a queer reading of holmes and raffles reinforces this dichotomy: a queer holmes who refuses to so much as put on a pretense of victorian heterosexual masculinity, openly proclaims a disinterest in women, and leads a bohemian lifestyle would have been at more risk of suspicion than a queer raffles, who- while also a bachelor- has a public persona that is enmeshed with hetero-masculine institutions like athletics and clubs. his bachelorhood lends itself to a society playboy interpretation in a way that holmes’ does not.
reading holmes as queer makes his very nature criminal, even as he works as a detective. he is only able to atone socially for his perceived aberrance by acting as an agent of the law that condemns people like him. raffles is able to embrace crime and the criminal aspect of his own nature because on the surface he fits so well into social norms in a way that holmes doesn’t. there’s just such a rich contrast in the way holmes and raffles each engage in respectability politics and how it impacts the way they’re perceived.
#the neurodivergent experience of wanting to be so good people have to put up with your quirks#meta#mine#sherlock holmes#acd holmes#aj raffles#raffles#crime and cricket#my writing
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The only thing I can say about writing right now is that you don’t need to polish or even finish everything you write. Unfinished works hold value just as intrinsically as finished ones; if finishing a project holds no appeal, move on. Maybe one day you’ll return to it, find an idea to nurture and raise. Maybe you’ll never look at it again, but the words were still written. The sentences were crafted. This unfinished thing is a sketch, then, forgotten in the depths of your sketchbook; why should we hold writers to different standards than other artists? Play around and have fun. Finish projects if you want to; move on if you don’t. Don’t guilt yourself over something with no moral bearing. Just write.
#aj's adventures in writing#some projects take years and others days and that’s fine#obvs u can power through unpleasant things if ur goal is to finish#but like… if u don’t need to and u get no satisfaction from it…….. why force it?
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the joy of suddenly finding text posts to make SFTH memes with
#I did these in half an hour while avoiding writing my coursework#was not expecting so much Tom and Luke here but who's surprised#Tom really did change the course of the narrative with Ditch#because I doubt they started the play with aubergines knowing they would end up having the sweetest gay couple ever#aaaaaaa I just love them#shoot from the hip#sfth#shootimpro#sfth memes#luke manning#tom mayo#alexander jeremy#sam russell#sfth luke#sfth tom#sfth aj#sfth sam#own post
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Secret love letter ??? Who could it be???
#let's get back to what's important#women loving women#or rather#women being being flustered and crushing and pining and not being able to get their feelings across#local farmer clearly unable to confess properly but still able to write decent love letters#personally I kinda love the idea that AJ just... fucking forgot to sign the letter lmao#and then caves and doesn't tell Rarity once she tells her about the letter#worked on the poll today so I'm in a rarijack mood#but dont worry spitdash always rests on the back of my mind as well#rarijack#rarity#applejack#my art
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