#also cus my old man dad wants to watch it and I support old people đ but then again he also watched both Suicide Squads..
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"are u rly gonna be watching the atla live action" do u have any idea how long its been since we've gotten any book 1 content.. like yeah.. im barely gonna post about it its gonna be my dirty little shame secret but.. yeah..
#atla#like. you have my promise that the only way im gonna engage with it is to maybe steal some of its ideas#for fanart. there shall be NO meta or review discussion !! you will be safe from that here !! I promise !!#this is a safe space for people who dont give a fuck !!!#also cus my old man dad wants to watch it and I support old people đ but then again he also watched both Suicide Squads..
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Platonic hevans how would Sam and Kurt comfort each other after all their breakups on glee
I love this omg thanks for the ask! Itâs all under the cut cus this got kinda long. Sam deadass dated like every girl on the show đ
(Iâm not doing Samchel bc I didnt watch any of their scenes. I feel like I shouldnât talk about a ship I know nothing about haha)
Fabrevans breakup: Kurt isnât at McKinley but he overhears Finn on the phone with Puck bragging about how he got Quinn to make out with him after school even though sheâs with Sam. Kurt is like âHUH?â and subtly asks Rachel and Mercedes about it at their next sleepover, which Fabrevans broke up earlier that day. Mercedes and Rachel tell Kurt all of the drama, including how they had a date to Color Me Mine planned for that night that Sam was looking forward to.
Kurt is looks at the time and seeâs that thereâs still two hours before Color Me Mine closes. Without much thinking, he gets changed into his clothes (since theyâre wearing pajamas) and starts texting people for Samâs address. Mercedes is like âand where are you off to?â Kurt says âI feel bad that Sam isnât able to go to Color Me Mine anymore, Iâm gonna ask him if itâs okay if I go with him.â Mercedes raises her eyebrows and Kurt is like ïżœïżœAs two friends who love painting ceramics.â
So he pulls up to the Evans residence. Sam is surprised to see Kurt at his door. He asks what Kurt is doing there and Kurt is straight up like âTo take you to Color Me Mine.â
Sam is dating Santana, so Sam says âI cant go on a date with you if Iâm dating Santana. Although I think sheâd be okay with polyamory if you give me a second to ask her.â Kurt is like âNO! I donât want to date both you and Santana. I heard that you and Quinn were planning on going to date to Color Me Mine before you guys broke up... and I wanted to know if it would be okay if I took you... as friends.â
Sam says âA bro date to Color Me Mine. I like that. Let me get my jacket and Iâll be right back out.â
Samtana breakup: Sam wasnât too broken up about their breakup, he honestly saw it coming. He didnât even realize they were broken up until he saw that Santana was now dating Karofsky. He didnât care that much, they barley hung out to begin with. But Kurt cared a lot, he wanted to make sure that Sam wasnât feeling like he was cheated on.
On a night that Kurt was coming over to Samâs hotel just to drop off clothes, he also decided to bring his laptop and lots of snacks. Sam was surprised to see Kurt bringing all of this stuff, but he wasnât complaining. Kurt popped in a DVD of avatar that he bought on the way there and they spent the night under the blankets.
Samcedes âbreakupâ #1: I use the word breakup really loosely as they were never dating the first time around, but that doesnât mean they didnât love each other and ending things wasnât painful.
Sam is living with the Hudmels at this time so Kurt can hear Sam crying from his room. Kurt knocks quietly on Samâs door. Sam doesnât answer so Kurt letâs himself in. He seeâs Sam bundled under the covers and notices that heâs eyes are bloodshot from all the crying. Kurt sits on the edge of Samâs bed and tells him that heâs always there for Sam as a friend. Mercedes may be his best friend, but that doesnât mean he cares about Sam and his happiness any less.
Sam crumbles at this and sobs into Kurtâs shoulder. He tells Kurt all about how Mercedes sing Whitney Houston to him as a way to tell him that she couldnât do this even though she loved him. Kurt tells him that everything will be okay and that this heartache wonât last forever.... which is true seeing that Sam and Mercedes go to prom together soon after that.
Bram breakup: Sam would, once again, be a sobbing mess. I feel like Sam would be super out of himself, Blaine and Tina are doing their part to cheer him up as their best friends, but Kurt feels like he should do something too seeing as heâs at home when it all happened.
Kurt takes Sam on a bro date, reminiscent of the one that they went on when Sam and Quinn broke up. Kurt takes Sam to see some movie that just came out that Sam has watched the trailer for like 50 times. Kurt almost falls asleep during the movie, but Sam is having the time of his life. Itâs the first time that Kurt has seen Sam so happy recently. They leave the theatre and take a short stop to get ice cream. While eating the ice cream, Sam raves about the movie and how amazing it was. Heâs already talking about bringing Tina and Blaine to see it with him the next weekend.
Samcedes breakup #2: Sam didnât see this one coming, they were doing so well. He thought for sure that Mercedes would be the girl he married (spoiler alert: he does marry her, he just doesnât know it yet).
Before Sam goes back to Lima, Kurt takes Sam out for brunch to talk about how heâs feeling about everything. Sam tells him that he feels like he gives so much love, but the world doesnât want him to be happy. He tells Kurt that he had a plan for his future with Mercedes. He could see it all so clearly, she was the first person that Sam has dated that he could imagine getting married, raising children, and growing old together. Sam says that feels like he should just give up at love, because it obviously is never going to work out.
Kurt listens to Sam talk in detail about this all for a hella long time, only adding in comments here and there to make sure Sam knows he hasnât tuned out.
At the end of Sam pouring his heart out, Kurt says âI know my best friends, which are you and Mercedes. I can see how in love you too are and how hard you tried to make it work. From what it sounds like to me, this isnât a forever breakup. Itâs an âuntil we meet againâ breakup, meaning that your story isnât over. And donât you give up on love Sam Evans, you are one of the most lovable boys I know. And I promise you that Mercedes hasnât stopped loving you ever since the summer you guys had your little fling.â
Klaine breakup #1: Sam is in Lima consoling Blaine after the breakup, but he also canât help but wonder how Kurt is feeling.
One night, Sam calls up Kurt on skype and asks him how heâs holding up. Kurt lies and says heâs fine, but Sam can see right through it. Sam says, âYouâre not fine. You donât have to lie to meâ which makes Kurt break out into tears. He tells Sam how much it all hurts and how he never thought heâd have to feel pain like this. Kurt mentions how he feels like heâs not allowed to be sad because he has to help keep Rachelâs spirits up, but itâs just so hard. All he wants to do is have his best friend huh him and help him through his heartbreak.
That gives Sam the idea of visiting New York for the weekend. Sam buys plane tickets with money heâs saved up from working at the tire shop and shows up outside of Kurtâs door on Friday night, completely taking Kurt by surprise. Sam immediately gives Kurt a huge ass hug and tells him that heâs there to help keep his mind off of things.
They have a great weekend, Kurt takes Sam to places in New York that they didnât see at Nationals two years prior and also takes Sam to all of his fav hidden spots in the city. One of them being a cute little bakery that he spends his mornings in when he doesnât have anywhere to be.
Sam and Kurt spend Saturday night watching musicals, while Kurt tries to hold back tears because they remind him of Blaine. Sam notices this and makes Kurt turn it off and instead put on Avatar. Kurt is like âExcuse me?â but Sam says itâs because thatâs what Kurt did for his breakup with Santana. They might as well make it a tradition.
Klaine breakup #2: Just like with the previous breakup, Sam skype calls Kurt. Itâs something theyâve been doing regularly, it helps keep Sam up to date with Mercedes and helps keep Kurt up to date with his dad and Carole.
Sam logged onto this call knowing that theyâd already broken up, he got the info from Blaine (since theyâre besties). Unlike last time, Sam isnât able to easily take a day few days off to fly to New York for Kurt. Things at school are ramping up and heâs been needing to work longer hours. So all that he can do is give his support through the computer screen. They stay up all night talking about anything and everything.
Kurt is trying to skate around the topic of the breakup, but he knows that he has to mention it at least once that night. Before the call ends, Kurt letâs Sam know how heâs doing with it all. He tells Sam that itâs painful knowing that the man that you love isnât the man that you will marry. Sam knows exactly know heâs feeling, as he felt the same way about Mercedes. They fall asleep while on call, Kurt wakes up first and smiles at the sight of Samâs sleeping face.
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Awu - A coping character
Like a lot of people, my immediate reaction after watching episodes 59-63 was dissatisfaction and frustration. It seemed like Awu was a passive character. I still think she is passive, but thatâs not necessarily a flaw or something that we should fault her about. This is going to be a helluva long post, but let me try to explain.Â
Awu is what you would call a âcopingâ character. She copes with obstacles thrown at her. She reacts to the machinations that blow up around her. She doesnât really strive for things, except for probably general happiness. In the trailers, you hear her say in the voiceover, âI just want to be with the one I loveâ. Awu is a romantic. We saw this when she was young and crushing on Zi Tan and how she begged the emperor to grant her the wish of marrying for love. When she is a married woman, we see her wanting to start a family with Xiao Qi. We see her actively seek out ways to boost her health so that she can bear a child. Her ultimate goal is to find true love and have a family.Â
In a way, she reminds me of the Mandalorian. Thereâs a meme that says that even though the Mandalorian is the main character that the audience follows, in the grand scheme of things, the Mandalorian is actually just a side character among a group of main characters. The Mandalorian doesnât strive for much. He just wants to be a Space Dad (TM) to Baby Yoda and to find a jedi to train his adopted child, and he has absolutely no interest in the politics in the galaxy. But, heâs always unwillingly thrust into politically-charged situations by these âmainâ characters around him who have their own political missions.Â
As a princess, Awu is the center of attention. Everyone dotes on her. But she isnât a key player in the palace politics at all. She has no desire to be apart of it, even though everyone tries to pull her into it: Daddy Wang trying to force her into an military-advantageous marriage, her Empress aunt trying to get her to marry her son the crown prince, and then her Emperor uncle using her to help protect his will. Everyone has their own political agenda that each would have long-lasting consequences to the empire, but all Awu wants is to live happily ever after with the person she loves. This goal of hers never changes throughout the drama, which I admire. Even up to episode 63, sheâs asking Xiao Qi to let go of vengeance and leave the capital with her to go live up north like theyâve always dreamed and planned together. While I donât really agree with her asking XQ to give up vengeance, I completely understand why she asks him.Â
Among a cast of characters who are constantly planning and scheming, even Xiao Qi now with his drive for justice and vengeance, it almost feels like Awu doesnât belong, and I think this difference between her and the people around her is why it can seem frustrating to some viewers. We project our emotions onto her and expect her to react as we would. We expect her to act like how we think we would act in that situation. But Awu has always been different from the people around her. I donât think sheâs ever really been in-sync with any character expect maybe for her mom, her maids (Jinâer doesnât count), and Xiao Qi. So now that her and XQ are slightly out of sync in terms of their attitudes, weâre feeling a little on edge.Â
I think many would agree that Awu is a smart character, but she doesnât scheme. And again, thatâs because sheâs a simple young woman, so we canât expect her to scheme since sheâs never had to. Sheâs never had to scheme to survive. Even when her whole family schemes, they always think about sparring her because of how much they loved her in the past. People complain about her being the last one to find out about things, but thatâs because she doesnât really involve herself in matters outside the house. She always thinks the best of people and so she never suspects them. Sheâs saintly to a fault. In a way, Awu is a very idealistic character, but also a resilient one since sheâs able to remain true to her original nature even after witnessing the worst of her family. I admit, this was a little hard to buy at first, which was why I was frustrated with her, and her character isnât everyoneâs cup of tea because itâs a really Mary Sue kind of character, but after having cooled down these past few days, Iâve learned to respect her. With all the cunning and ruthless female leads recently, itâs nice to see a female lead who stays true to herself even after facing adversity, instead of becoming hardened and jaded and cynical. I feel like we hate on these kinds of FLs too much, kind of like how everyone hated Bella from Twilight back in 2010. I secretly really liked Bella and related to her when I was a teen, but I boarded on the hate-bandwagon because everyone else hated her.Â
BUT, I think whatâs causing all the backlash is what people expected Awu to become based on how she was set up from the beginning. It almost feels like the writers couldnât decide if they want her to be brash and rebellious, or loyal and true to the times. So we end up with a confusing combination of both, and different viewers end up having different expectations of what they want her character to be, hence all the disagreements about how to interpret her actions and decisions.
At the beginning, weâre introduced to a sheltered, loved, and carefree young woman of noble blood. Awu is then forced to marry a man she hardly knows, her lover wonât elope with her, and her husband leaves her on her wedding night. This is her first major turning point, and we see an immediate change in her. She matures overnight. She seems to have lost her carefree innocence. She isnât as bubbly as before.Â
Because we see this major change in her character so early on in the drama, this is what we expect to continue moving forward for her character, and that sheâs going to keep being molded in this way by life-changing events.
Sheâs then captured by Helan Zhen and has to try to survive, and she does this very well when you consider her sheltered and noble upbringing. In fact, a lot of the things that Awu does in the drama are out of line with her upbringing. She supports the Emperorâs decision to grant XQ, a peasant-born general, the ranking of a prince. She is able to adapt to the rough lifestyle in Ning Shuo. Sheâs able to whistle like a bandit, much to Xiao Qiâs surprise. And when you think about it, you begin to wonder, where did Awu learn to whistle and ride a horse like that? Who snuck her out of the prime ministerâs manor in order to teach her these things? I doubt it was her brother or the princes, considering how useless and misogynistic they are. Her grandmother taught her politics and the arts, which helped her become worldly and cultured, but she didnât teach Awu what a peasantâs lifestyle is like. So itâs actually a huge surprise that the spoiled daughter of a princess is able to fall in love with a low-born general and feel safe and at ease with him so quickly and easily. Weâre briefly told that Awu likes selfless heroes, and so thatâs our explanation for why she was able to fall for Xiao Qi. But to me, I think her falling in love with Xiao Qi is another example of how Awu is able to cope with the circumstances.Â
When Xiao Qi rescues her and takes her back to Ning Shuo, sheâs resistant towards him. She seems defeated. Lifeless. We think her time in captivity with Helan has induced another permanent change in her. When Xiao Qi opens the window to let some fresh air in, she calls hims âcu luâ ( çČéČ), which means rough. Itâs something you say when you insult someone for being inelegant, thoughtless, and rude. She scorns the womenâs taste of clothing in Ning Shuo, and is surprised when she learns that XQ, along with the rest of the army, only showers once a month because of the lack of hot water.Â
BUT, what begins to change Awuâs mind so quickly is seeing how righteous and devoted Xiao Qi is. She sees him as a good marriage partner. Her situation could have been a lot worse. After all, after seeing how unhappy her mother, the Empress, and Wanru were in their marriages, Awu expected a similar situation with her own arranged marriage. But instead, she quickly realizes what a lucky hand sheâs been dealt, so she accepts XQ and lets herself fall for him. She doesnât really have a choice anyway, so she embraces it. I especially love the scene during the siege when she tells Zi Tan that she fell in love with Xiao Qi because of his heroism and his selflessness towards the empire, while she now looks down on Zi Tan. If only Xiao Qi were there to hear her confess her love to him so vehemently.Â
In Ning Shuo, we see Awu begin to soften towards Xiao Qi. She becomes her old carefree self again around him. THIS is something that deviates from most coming-of-age stories that feature a female lead who is irreversibly changed by a traumatic life event. Awu returning to her normal, positive self instead of being jaded foreshadows how her character will behave for the rest of the drama. Yes, Awu doesnât âgrowâ like other female characters, but she stays consistent and optimistic, which is a virtue in itself because it reflects her resilience.Â
When Awu is separated from Xiao Qi and has to protect a city against a siege by her uncle, we see her rise up to the challenge on her own. We see her command an army. We see her stand up to Zi Tan. She shows potential of becoming a ârebel princessâ, which again raises our expectations that sheâll become more involved in politics. But at the same time, sheâs still a young woman who likes to cuddle with her husband and be doted on by him when he returns. This is the Awu that weâve known from the beginning. Sheâs used to be doted on by people who love her. What we have to remember from this siege arc is that while Awu showed great leadership skills, this is not who she wants to be. She CAN be this person, but she doesnât want to be. The drama subtly reminds us of this when Xiao Qi comes back and she melts into his arms.Â
This aspect of her character is echoed again in episode 36 when she and Xiao Qi are cuddling in their signature corner of the manor. She says that she doesnât seem to have to worry about anything when heâs around. XQ teases her about what she would do while heâs gone at war. She tells him that she can face anything on her own when heâs not there, but when he is here, all she wants to do is rely on him.Â
We tend to forget that Awu likes to be doted on (e.g., remember all those moments throughout the beginning of the drama where she likes to lie in peopleâs laps. See this post.) This was how she grew up. Loved and spoiled. But Awu CAN be strong. Sheâs perfectly capable of being strong. Thatâs why the Emperor trusted her with his will. Thatâs why Wanru and Zilong trusted her with their child aka the future of the empire. But, she doesnât want to be this person who has suddenly become the pillar of the empire. She wants to live a simple life. Thatâs why she sounds so somber when she talks to Nanny Xu about the meaning behind âMu Yi Tian Xiaâ, and her duty as the wife of a general and the descendant of royals to unite the commoners with the blue bloods. Itâs a tall order, but sheâs willing to take on that responsibility for the good of the empire. Again, this shows that Awu is a reactionary character who copes with turmoil that comes at her, but thatâs because sheâs taking on goals that she didnât want or ask for in the first place. She has an entirely different set of goals. She dreams of living out another story. But instead, sheâs born into this one.Â
After the siege, Awuâs next major turning points involve her family, and I think this is where it becomes divisive. She finds out about her Emperor Uncle having tried to have her and XQ killed, her cousin trying to steal the throne, her Empress Aunt trying to burn the Emperorâs will, her father trying to stage a coup, her mother killing herself as a result, and her having a miscarriage. In the end, she forgives everyone even after having seen the worst of them. Even after realizing that theyâd sacrifice her for power. This is all understandable, even if saintly of her. These are the people who raised her, so I get why she would forgive them. Awu values family (to a fault). Itâs not in her nature to abandon family, especially given how close she is to them. They helped shaped who she grew up to be. She lived a happy childhood with them. Sheâs never known abuse. Heck, even when they betray her, like the Emperor, they apologize to her soon after. Everyone seems to want to appease her. Even the Empress after all sheâs done. Can you blame Awu for not having it in her to hate people? As rotten as her family is, they always try to spare her, and they only target her as a reluctant, last resort (even though they all want her husband killed though. Itâs weird how they justify loving her, but still think itâs okay to kill her husband).Â
Awu does make some questionable decisions and judgments though, and I feel like she thinks of Xiao Qi too idealistically and takes him for granted, which can sometimes be unfair to him.Â
Case 1 is when she goes out of her way to help Qianâer and meets with Helan Zhen in secret and then dances with him. Like what many people have said, they feel angry that she danced with HZ before her own husband. And when Xiao Qi expresses anger and concern over her meeting with HZ, she insults him by saying he lacks a sense of familial duty since she doesnât have a proper family or clan. This was a low-blow, but I excused it since it was in the heat of the moment.Â
Case 2 is the aphrodisiac incident. I think this is when Awu realizes that she hasnât been considerate enough of Xiao Qi. When she learns that Xiao Qi was the victim in the situation, she immediately defended him and cast out Qianâer. However, up until this point, Awu has always taken Qianâerâs side against him. Thereâs no doubt that Awu loves and appreciates Xiao Qi, but it sometimes feels like she forgets how much he does for her and how tolerant he is of her family. Xiao Qi, an undefeated general and god of war, is nearly assaulted at the hands of his wifeâs cousin because his wife has a big heart and let the predator into the house. Awu has always seen Xiao Qi has invincible, but this was the moment when she realizes that he can be broken, and she can be the cause of it.Â
Case 3 is what everyoneâs been talking about recently, which is how she is reacting to Xiao Qiâs rage towards his betrayed fallen soldiers. While I understand that Awu is stuck in the middle, it also feels like sheâs prioritizing her family over his feelings. She knows that Xiao Qi is angry, and yet she asks him to leave with her. She has the expectation that he will listen to her. Sheâs (quietly) making him choose between her and his army, which is unfair, even if sheâs doing it for his own good. Do I agree with what sheâs doing? Not really. But do I sympathize with her motivations? Yes. Itâs taken me a couple of days, but I think I now understand.Â
Xiao Qi definitely has flaws too (e.g., the contraceptive fiasco). They both keep secrets from each other and try to make decisions for each other. Two sides of the same coin. Ugh, these two frustrate me so much, but I still love them so much.Â
Overall, people are expecting Awu to be one type of character, but they ignore how the dramaâs been characterizing her. We can agree or disagree with her characterâs development, but when you break it down, Awuâs character makes sense and is actually quite consistent, which is surprising for a 68-episode drama. Usually characters take a 180-degree turn after being drawn out for so long, but Awu has stayed true, for better or for worse. Do I still get frustrated at her sometimes? Of course. But, I can sympathize with her.Â
Rant over.Â
#monarch industry#the rebel princess#äžéłè”#awu#cdrama#this has taken me 2 hours to write#i don't have a life but I have a bunch of assignments waiting for me#rip#cdrama rant#my life hasn't been my own since jan#character analysis#deep dive
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ok so i have a really niche souda head canon based loosely on the song ode to the bouncers by the studio killers, there was a club like down the block from his house and when his dad would leave him locked out or when he got beat up or when he just needed a break heâd always try and get in to the club, and after years of doing it heâs grown to be like freinds with the bouncers that work outside the club, some of them just think heâs annoying but there is this one who is basically his (pt.1)
(pt.2) who is basically his new father figure, heâll let souda in after the club has closed and if heâs beat up bad heâll bandage him up and it just means a lot to souda knowing that at the end of the day there is at least one person who is looking out for him, i also think the bouncer kinda helps souda relaize itâs ok to be into guys and when he starts dating gundham he brings him to meet him instead of his dad and he gives gundham a little shovel talk
Edit: You can all thank @froggish-lesbian for this wonderful au!
FOUND FAMILY! FOUND FAMILY! FOUND FAMILY!
The first time Soda shows up is like early summer, right after he changed up his look and his dad got super pissed about it. Heâs like 15 and feeling cocky and tries like, just nodding casually to the bouncer and walking in, itâs probably future dad bouncer the first time too (Iâm just gonna call him DB for dad bouncer lol). DB just like crosses his arms, stands in front of Soda and raises and eyebrow cus heâs so obviously underage that DB canât even be mad. Soda tries putting on a low voice and is all âhey man, whatâs the issue? I come here all the timeâ and DB is just like âsure kid, try again once your balls dropâ and Soda tries to argue but his voice cracks and heâs mortified and DB just laughs until he leaves lol
The next time he shows up is probably like a month or two later and thereâs a different bouncer at the door. Soda tries the same thing but gets stopped again, but this time itâs a lady so he tries to flirt his way in. The lady bouncer just humors him for a minute then is like âhmm, one second sweetheartâ and Soda is like âoh shit it workedâ cus sheâs like looking around and he thinks itâs to make sure no one is watching, but then se waves someone over and, lo and behold, itâs DB. Lady bouncer is like âIs this that kid you were talking aboutâ and they both start laughing and Soda just leaves cus he knows heâs not gonna get with DB there.
The third time isnât so light hearted. Itâs a really cold Fall evening and Soda shows up with a black eye and several other bruises, obviously dirty and heâs slightly bent over because his dad bruised one of his ribs. Soda wasnât really thinking he would get in, but he figured the injuries might stop anyone from asking so heâd give it a try. Once heâs close enough to see, which is pretty close thanks to the swelling around his eye, he can tell that the blurry silhouette at the door is DB so he just gives up, turning around and sitting on the curb while he thinks of where else he could go. DB is super alarmed and gets one of the other bouncers to cover for him so he can check on Soda. He comes up behind Soda and is like âHey kid, you alright? Need me to call your parents for you or something?â and Soda just laughs bitterly and gestures to his face and says âNah, dad is aware of the situationâ and DB gets it and is just, boiling with rage. He tells Soda to hold on, and goes to tell the bar owner the situation. Itâs like a week day and the bar is slow so the owner says Soda can hangout in the kitchen or something for a while if he needs to, and DB goes to get him. Sodaâs just super confused and like âwait, but you know Iâm underage? Why are you letting me in?â and DBâs like â1. A kid freezing to death outside the bar would be bad for business, 2. Weâre still not gonna let you drink so donât even try, and 3âł he sits soda down on a chair in the kitchen and looks him in the eye âIâve been where you are before, and I get that sometimes you just need a place to wait out the worst of it for a few hours.â He like smiles and ruffles Sodaâs hair and pretends not to notice when Soda starts crying a little.
After that Soda occasionally comes by just to try his luck with the various bouncers, but they know who he is, so even if he wasnât so obviously underage, heâd have no hope of getting in for a drink. On nights where Sodaâs dad is being violent, they let him in the back door to hang out in the kitchen till the morning, and he eventually starts killing time back there by fixing little things like leaks and whatnot as his way of saying thanks. They donât really talk about his situation much, but eventually the whole staff knows about the pink haired kid with the shitty dad and none of them bat an eye when they find him sitting in the kitchen anymore.
Once he turns 16 the owner hires him on as a dish washer (not sure if thatâs how it works in Japan, but 16 year olds were allowed to cook and clean in bars where I grew up so shhh work with me). He doesnât really have regular hours and when he shows up the owner usually has him doing maintenance instead of dishes, but it gives them something to point to if people ever start wondering why there's a kid in the bar. DB is sure to check in with him occasionally (Howâs school? You eating enough? Got yourself a special friend at school yet?) but never presses him about his dad.
One day Soda shows up and heâs really beat up again. DB and some of the other staff members talk it out and decide they could pool enough money together to get Soda a shitty apartment nearby. DB lets him know and Soda is incredibly grateful for the offer but declines (I donât want to be in debt to you guys, besides, Iâm getting better at getting out of the house before dad goes off, I was just being stupid today). DB is like âOkay little dude, if youâre sure. But thereâs no expiration date on the offer. Weâre here for you cus youâre part of the family now.â and Soda starts crying cus itâs been a long time since hes felt so loved and thatâs probably the moment DB starts filing adoption papers in his head haha.
One day DB brings his husband to the bar for a date night and Sodaâs mind is just blown because up until that moment he just thought every gay guy had to be super effeminate but DB and his husband are both buff as hell and super masc? He does a lot of thinking after that and probably has a couple conversations about it with DB where he thinks heâs being subtle but DB knows exactly whatâs up and is super supportive of Soda exploring his sexuality without ever pressuring him to come out.
(The day Soda tells him heâs bi, DB is just so excited and heâs accidently calls Soda his son while telling him how proud he is of him. They both laugh it off and it becomes a joke around the bar that Soda is DBâs son from a fling he had way back before he realized he was gay)
When Soda brings Gundham to the bar and introduces him as his boyfriend the whole staff just loses their minds. Lotâs of them congratulate him on his new goth BF, but plenty of them are warning Gundham about what DB will do to him if he hurts Soda. Gundham is legitimately a little scared, and when Soda introduces DB as his âdad who isnât shittyâ Gundham is confused and terrified and just does his best to act polite. DB starts with the whole âIf you ever hurt my son...â shovel talk thing but Soda eventually stops him, insisting that Gundham is a good guy and also that he doesnât need protection. DB is in full dad mode so he just says something like âYou better be using god damned protection.â and bursts out laughing. After that everyone chills out a bit and welcomes Gundham like heâs already part of the family.
The insane party they throw for Sodaâs 20th birthday is only ever out done by the one they throw for his and Gundhamâs wedding lol (DB walks Soda down the aisle of course)
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bout to make a Monster of a fic rec post here we go
heyo @jinx108! Weâll start with the complete ones because sometimes youâre just not in the mood to wait for the last chapter, you know? I don't remember details of all of these so iâm just going to copy the authorâs summary rather than write my own. I am literally just going through my bookmarks, I got 400 of these to sort through. if ive talked to or am familiar with the author im gonna mention them, but if I mention you and you don't want me to have Please tell me and iâll remove it.
If youâre not into spoilers Please Tread Carefully, I don't watch out for that stuff so I wont know to label it
1>Crushing Truth by Bunzuku: Tododeku. âRomance is hard enough for a teenager to understand when they have a good relationship role model. For Shoto, it takes two excited meddlers for him to even realize what his feelings really are.â
2>Disowned by b00mgh: tododeku + others. Unrated, some traumatic elements. âShouto freaks out under a bridge and I use the word "grass" a lot more than I really should. Izuku does his stupid martyr thing and everyone makes continuous references to his propensity to break his bones. Aizawa goes "oh FUCK my kids are dying again" and his students use him as emotional (and physical) support. A friend requests angst, I say what kind, she say idk make someone get disowned and i say oh this I can absolutely provide my good buddy.â
3>cotton candy hands by @chonideno: Kiribaku. I will take Any excuse to rec this fic, its the most fluffy pile of feels Good Lord. also the first fic I ever bound into a physical book. âStudying to become a hero requires knowing how to take care of yourself. Sometimes you might need help on the way so if your crush offers to do your hair for you or to give you a well-deserved back rub, it'd be stupid to say no. A series of soft vignettes in which a love-struck Kirishima and a touch-starved Bakugou care for each other and it's definitely not making their hearts jump through hoops, theyâre never this close to kissing, no, they're totally best friends broâ
4>Catching Sight of the Storm by neo7v: Kiribaku, tododeku. A considerable amount of Whump and related angst, and kinda sad tbh. âBlind. Quirkless. Useless.The first two things were stated clearly by the doctor that sat about five feet in front of Izuku. The third was a word that Kacchan called him everytime he failed to make the jump on whatever forest excursion they were on or when he ran into a tree because he hadnât seen it. âIâm so, so sorry, Izuku.â Was his mom giving up on him already? But he could still be a hero if he tried hard enough, right? Quirkless or not. Blind or not. Just because Izuku was useless now didnât mean he would stay that way forever, right? *** A Blind!Izuku AUâ
5>Yell Heah by fakecharliebrown: Chatfic. M a n y pairings. technically complete, but part of an ongoing series. âIida creates a group-chat for Class 1-A. It doesn't go as planned.â
6>Sunshine by Rosey_Note: BIG SAD. tw- failed suicide attempt. KiriKamiBaku. âThey didn't deserve to put up with his crappy mood. Because Denki Kaminari did not feel like Sunshine right now. And they deserved sunshine. In fact, Denki didn't feel much of anything right now.â
7>Electric Connection by Onlymostydead: ShinKami. âKaminari's quirk has always had... Weird side affects. Like his ADHD. And his constant energy. And his insomnia, which wouldn't leave him be right now, when he really needed to just get some sleep. But, thankfully, he has good friends.â
8>The Best (The Worst) by Onlymostydead: no romantic pairing. tw- rampant transphobia, both outside and internalized. âBakugou Katsuki has known who he was since he was four years old. He was a boy, it was as simple as that. Around his friends, at school... But things couldn't just be that simple, could they?â
9>Lichtenberg Figures by Q_loves_you: no definite romantic pairing. âKaminari Denki has a very powerful force of nature running through his body. Kaminari Denki doesn't want to hurt anybody. He doesn't always get what he wants, and "anybody" does generally include himself.â
10>Eventuality by KikaTouka: ill be honest I don't remember this one at all, I maaaay not have read it yet :/. anyway. ShinKami. âShinsou learns more than just hero lessons after being transferred to 1-A.â
11>Pickup Lines for the Soul by MustardSoup: ShinKami. âDenki is twelve when he is flicking through the TV channels and lands on an old RomCom movie about soulmate marks â specifically the same type that he has. âI canât believe Iâve had to walk around with a cheap pickup line written on my ankle my entire life because of you!â The leading lady yells at the leading man as he stares at her in awe. Denki laughs. âOh no.â His mother says, watching him. âOh no, indeed.â His sister repeats quietly.â
12>caught in my own web by @anxioussailorsoldier: ShinKami. âShinsou needs some help after getting caught up in his capture weapon. Kaminari enters from stage left.â
13>not so summer love by nataliya: ShinKami. âClass 2-Bâs common room, although typically quiet, was currently filled with five studentsâthree slowly giving up on homework, one bitching about noise and another that rushes through the front door. âWeâve been waiting for youââ Mina starts, but Kaminariâs vaulting over the back of the couch, eyes wide as he practically buzzes out of his skin, emitting light like crazy as currents dazzle across strands of hair. âI have a big ugly crush,â He steps off the couch and onto the coffee table, much to Bakugouâs chagrin, âOn big ugly Shinsou.ââ
14>Blamed by coldandhotsoba: ShinKami. Tw- they fuckin kill a guy and its a lil nasty. âThis was not how the day was supposed to end. They were supposed to end the day like they do most nights.  Kaminari clutching onto him like a koala as he slept, wrapped in the millions of tacky blankets Kaminari had bought. Warm and safe in their bed. It was not supposed to end with both of them tied up in some cold metal room.â
15>Lightning Scars by Present-Mics-Scream (write_your_way_out): Shinkami. âIt's hard to be confident in your abilities when you're surrounded by people with incredible quirks. Shinsou Hitoshi would know better than anyone. Sure, he was admitted to the hero course in his second year, but being admitted to the hero course, and keeping up with the rest of the class are two different things. Lucky for him, Kaminari is there to prove that the flashiest quirks come with the largest drawbacks.â
16>See No Evil, Hear No Evil by randomfan188: no romantic pairing. âKaminari Denki is legally blind. When he forgets to wear his contacts and breaks down during math class, comfort appears in the strangest of ways.â
17>how not to enjoy the weather, an article by kaminari denki by dreamtowns: no defined romantic pairing. âIf there was one thing Kaminari hated the most in a world wth villains, it would have to be thunderstorms.â
18>âStudyingâ by emmyrox22: ShinKami, EraserMic. âShinsou and Kaminari have been âstudyingâ together for a while (but not for school). Shinsou gets stopped by his dads on the way to another âstudyâ session and mistakes are madeâ
19>Weaknesses by sunflowerstorm: ShinKami. âKaminari's quirk and storms compliment each other in the worst way, but he's convinced he can deal with it on his own... until he really can't any longer. When Shinsou accidentally overhears Aizawa confronting Kaminari about recent changes in behaviour and hears about the hell his quirks been putting him through, he can't just pretend he never heard. He wants to help.â
20>itâs hurt denki hours by memeingfultrash: ShinKami + others. ââCertain members of our class are...under the impression that...youâre the traitor.â Denkiâs body went cold and felt like he was going to short circuit. ~some of class 1a believes that denki is the traitor and avoid himâ
21>Petition to replace Mineta with Shinsou- (signed by Kaminari Denki) by CharaTheQuartz: ShinKami + others. This is one of my favorites, I go back to reread it from time to time. It SAYS 41/42, but that's just a glitch cus chapter 36 doesn't exist for some reason, I talked to the author about it and its fine. âMineta brings shame to the color purple. You know who does not bring shame to the rich color, but pride and sexual tension to one infatuated Kaminari Denki instead? Shinsou Hitoshi, aka sexy zombie man, aka the most perfect hunk of a man to walk planet earth, aka future husband. Shinsou has finally gotten his chance to prove himself to the hero course, and he did more than prove himself. The only question left unanswered is whether he will start in A or B, and how Kaminari can manipulate the end result.â
22>How to Get a Boyfriend (in Four Easy Steps!) by e1ana: ShinKami, EraserMic, + others. âStep 1: Get kicked out of the house by your homophobic parents. Step 2: Run headfirst into your brooding, mysterious crush. Step 3: Sleep in his dadâs (see: your homeroom teacher) house Step 4: Watch everything you thought you knew go to shit. This isnât exactly the sweet, romantic plan that Kaminari Denki longed for. Will everything be ok, or will step 5 be to crash and burn?â
23>Bakugou and Todorokiâs Foolproof 5-Step Plan to Fuck with Mineta Minoru by Anubis_2701: Kiribaku, TodoDeku, + others. This is another one of my favorites, and the one I am currently folding and sewing into a physical book. you learn how to do funny things when bored and quarantined ig. âIt was a simple enough idea; screw around with the resident bastard of Class 1-A to let him know that his medieval ways and perverted behaviour weren't going to be tolerated by even the most career-focused of UA's students. To say that things had snowballed was an understatement. Todoroki had no idea how he had ended up sitting on Bakugou's floor at 1 am, holding a dossier of incriminating material that would make the FBI slobber, but he wasn't sure he wanted to know. The long and short of it was, fuck Mineta.â
24>Colour Theory by chancellorxofxtrash: TodoBakuDeku. this oneâs a series. âMidoriya/Bakugo/Todoroki slow burn soulmate AU. All three of them are nerds with their own emotional issues, trying to navigate their way through becoming heroes, and their own relationship with each other.â
25>Summer Sunshine by Mara97: TodoDeku. Ever want a Barbie in a mermaid tale/Bnha crossover? No? well here you go anyway! âInstead of worrying about college, Izuku spends his summer vacation finding out his father is, supposedly, a dead merman king and going on a quest to dethrone the current king, Endeavor. Along the way, Izuku becomes close to the three journeying with him, makes friends with strangers, starts crushing on an unattainable prince, and, in the end, learns to love himself. Oh, and he saves a kingdom, too.â
26>The snowflakes on our skin and the flames in our soul are one (and the same), my love by missunderstuffyou: TodoDeku, Kiribaku. this is one of the ones I keep a running reread comment going on. its at,,, 6, atm. âBefore your quirk begins to present itself, the soulmate link comes through, and suddenly whatever you write upon your own skin appears on the body of your soulmate. As your soulmate writes to you, the emotions they feel follow through the ink.Izuku Midoriya is four years and a few months old when he first feels the slight ebbing in his arms. It doesnât hurt⊠he can just feel something, and itâs enough to make him sprint into his motherâs arms screaming that his quirk is coming. She had been washing in the kitchen, and the sudden screech as her son rockets into her side is enough to make her jump with panic, immediately grabbing at him and looking for cuts and bumps before she understands his words and the stupidly bright, alight smile on his face with large, watery, hopeful eyes. Shoto Todoroki doesnât feel his soulmate connection open up. It is drowned in the aches of a small body worked far too hard.â
27>It was dark inside the closet by Chad_Champion69420: Pre-ShinDeku? maybe? its tagged shindeku but like. itâll make sense if you read it. âMidoriya is invited to a party. He and Shinsou decide to play a little trick on the rest of the party during Seven Minutes in Heaven.â
28>how to woo your local trash gremlin: a comprehensive guide by Todoroki shouto by wonhaebunny: TodoBaku. this is the fic that dragged me into todobaku, fun fact. âfive times shouto tries to confess to bakugou, and one time he doesn't bother tryingaka: wikihow is a scam and bakugou is a terrible, terrible boyâ
29>top ten photos taken right before disaster by Shookspeare: ShinDeku. âIzuku participates in a harmless prank, only to end up ruining it and running for dear life.â
30>Secrets to Share by pechebaie: no definite romantic pairing. âKirishima comes out first, and nothing changes. Kirishima and Kaminari still hang out to complain about class and talk about boys - and sometimes girls, too, in Kaminariâs case; he still plans stupid pranks with Sero that get them sent to the principalâs or nurseâs office every time; Ashido still kicks his ass at Mario Kart without hesitation; and Bakugou doesnât get angry at him any more than he usually does.â
31>What One Hides by Pinalinet: TodoDeku. âAll Might gives class 1-A an unusual assignment that results in Midoriya Izuku and Todoroki Shouto attending a weekly acting class. But with a mysterious villain targeting individuals without Quirks, and a developing issue of Todoroki's own, an after-school assignment is the least of their worries.â
32>whether or not weâre fated, weâre meant to be by juurensha: KINDA SPOILERY. TodoDeku + others. âTodoroki didnât have a soulmark for most of his life.His siblings all did, but up until the day of the U.A. entrance exam, he had shoved the idea aside. Itâs not like they could help him anyway. And then a 9 appears on his chest, and a green-haired boy barrels into his life with a fire and ice soulmark on his arms, and suddenly Todoroki cares very much about all this could mean.â
33>The Midnight Shift by meiishu @meiishu @totallytodoroki (idk which youâd rather I attach so I went with both): ShinKami. ââHey Toshi,â Denki says, and he laughs, clearly embarrassed. Heâs got on a jean jacket that did him absolutely no help and a white tee shirt that is currently stuck to his torso. Itâs got a pikachu design in the center. âBy any chance, do you sell umbrellas?â âYou really went out in this weather.â Hitoshi deadpans, instead of dignifying that with an answer. or hitoshi works the midnight shift at the gas station, which also doubles as a pokestop for pokemon go. of course, denki is a regular.â
34>Rock the House by AkabaneKayo: ShinKami. âIt wasnât just his bed. It was his entire fucking room shaking. Only one thought crossed his mind at that moment: âHoly shit. My room is haunted.ââ
35>Technically, theyâre morning kisses by CharaTheQuartz: ShinKami. âMost nights, Shinsou cannot fall sleep. Neither can Kaminari. It seems counterproductive to have a sleepover then, but they try to make it work. And they fail, but that is okay.â
36>someone to call mine by nearly_theyre: ShinKami, EraserMic âFrom: Me wish you were here, denks From: kitten đđđ what if i was tho? OR Four times Denki snuck into Hitoshi's room and one time he walked through the front door.â
37>Pretty by Onlymostydead (noticing some repeat authors? me too): no definite romantic pairing. â(Or, Kaminari still can't figure out bra clasps.) Kaminari has never really felt good about himself. Herself? Whichever way, not knowing doesn't make anything easier. Especially when he (she?) and Mina have their bodies swapped during training, and everything seems too right.â
38>If I offer you my hand, will you take it? by bleukitsune: Kiribaku. SPOILERY. ââWhy?â Kirishima leaned back on his hands, trying to create some space between them. Too close. The ash-blond looked really nervous, his usually arrogant and cunning demeanor gone. âWhat do you see when you look at me? Kirishima is worried. Bakugou is hurting. After his confrontation with Midoriya, he finally reaches out to him. â
Theres way more but I haven't tagged them properly yet so that m a y come later if I can ever finish going through and adding my sorting tags.
and then a last few that Are Not Complete but im really very fond of them. not as many as id like to add, but my hands are getting tired tbh.
39>State of Mind by GuardianOfTheLoaf: no relationship YET but its looking like itâll be either tododeku or shindeku, probably the former. EraserMic. tw- childhood neglect and severe depression. Izukuâs not a happy kid. âIzuku was a late bloomer, his quirk lying dormant until his tenth birthday when in a fit of emotion he grabs his mother and she disappears. With All Might slowly restoring his confidence Izuku begins the difficult journey into becoming a hero.â 18/? chapters.
40>Izuku Eats His Problems by CosmicAce: ShinDeku. Izukuâs a flerkin, what more could you want? âHis whole life, Izuku Midoriya was taught to keep his powers, his Quirk, hidden from the world. His kind were feared, hunted to near extinction because of it. He just wants to show people heâs different. That he can be a HERO. And nothing is going to stop him. Even if his Quirk IS like an eldritch abomination.â 43/? chapters
and then probably my current favorite bnha fic- although it fights with Apertum Mortem for that spot but that ones d a r k and not here-
41>family of the year by periiwren: EraserMic. âHitoshi is done. Done with moving around every few months to a couple that will scrutinize him and eventually dump him right back where he started. Good thing heâs well past his strike limit now- at least he can stay in one place, be content to age out of the system and finish out his training with Aizawa. Maybe transfer into the hero course, maybe be a hero- but none of that was guaranteed. The only thing for sure was that he was going to stay in that center for the rest of his childhood. Or so he thought- because Aizawa Shouta and Yamada Hizashi have other plans.â 24/? chapters. weâve been informed that this oneâs gonne be l o n g and im Very Grateful.
42>Here There Be Dragons by here_and_there: pre-ShinDeku. âIzuku looked at the small circle Aizawa had motioned to in front of them. "I won't fit," he whispered, thinking. He raised his hand, tentatively. Sighing, Aizawa grumbled, "What?" "I-I have a question. Actually, two." His teacher just stared at him, unimpressed. Izuku continued. "Can we activate our quirks before we step into the ring?" Aizawa looked up into the sky, muttering something Izuku didn't hear. "If you must." "O-Okay. Uh, second question. You said we have to stay inside the circle, right?" "Yes." The man looked disappointed, not only in Izuku but in himself for letting the kid speak. "Great. Uh... does that include tails?"â 6/? chapters.
43>Another Option by sandersonsister: TodoBakuDeku, Touya/Hawks, Dabi/Hawks. Potentially Spoilery, depends on whether horikoshi has the guts to confirm Touya. this one is waiting around the corner with a baseball bat, its really cute, and then r e a l l y painful. it might be getting better though. maybe. it might be getting worse. âWhen Touya stops his mother from hurting Shouto, he decides enough is enough. He needs to get out of this house and he's taking his baby brother with him.â 33/? chapters.
That's it iâm done for now, oof. maybe ill edit more onto this post later, maybe iâll just make another one. hope some of these work!
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Rowan Reads YGO Volume 2
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In which I (fairly pointlessly I know) liveblog my reading of Volume Two of the manga and talk about the things I found interesting, be they plot or character. Hey, there are free pictures, so itâs all cool.
In this volume we meet a Blue-Eyes-less Kaiba, electrocute a bunch of people and meet Shadi - the human incarnation of âA Bad Timeâ.
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Volume 2
Duel 8
Joey is the type of guy to drop 400 bucks on a pair of trainers #confirmed
Tristan thinks this is dumb, but Joey still knows that heâll come with him to get âem back after theyâre stolen. Synced.
However pacifist you want to make Yugi later, right now Yugi is not at all bothered by the idea of Joey and Tristan beating people up.
In fact is possibly turned on by it.
Note: Atem does not appear when Yugi originally gets beaten up by those people, but does when Yugi is angry about the injustice of the man selling the shoes being in charge of the thieving operation.
Pictured Below: Atem entering a shop in the least heterosexual way imaginable.
(Yes Atem, that is how shops work.)
Atem doesnât even need to penalty game the guy, just lets the scorpion go to town. âŠAtem, no you canât keep the scorpion, no matter how unloved you think it is.
Yugi âwoke upâ holding the shoes with the owner being taken to hospital. Not aware, but getting suspicious perhaps?
Duel 9 p.1
âThe game is set up so both players are wizards. They use their cards to cast spells or summon monsters to fight.â Somehow that actually explains the Ancient Egyptian stuff more to me than the show did.
âIâve heard of a fan in America who sold his house just to buy one.â Havenât we all.
Yugi recognises Kaiba, who has apparently been in his class this whole time. And yet somehow doesnât count as a celebrity or a student with a job. Ok.
Look, Joeyâs so full of hope for a new friend.
âCome back after you collected at least 10,000 cards.â What the fuck are you Kaiba, a side-quest?
âI-Iâve never even seen this⊠I never thought Iâd actually hold one.â
Wait, so Kaiba doesnât have 3 Blue Eyes at this point?
Ok, so Arthur still gave Gramps the card in this universe, and so he treasures it. âŠArthur from America⊠Who we see living in a trailer with his daughter in the anime - WAS HE THE ONE WHO SOLD HIS HOUSE?
Yugi is weak to Kaibaâs smile, but I think we all understand that, and shouldnât think any less of him for falling for Kaibaâs card-swapping trick. Which in fairness, because heâs a pumpkin, he noticed immediately but didnât want to mention in front of everyone, so as not to embarrass him. I love this boy.
It was all fun and games until you failed to understand the importance these people place on emotional bonds (slash that other-Yugi being very literal and seeing the card as Grandpaâs heart). Now Atem is gonna have to kick your ass.
Again, note that this is the catalyst for the transformation, not Yugi being hit in the face by Kaibaâs briefcase.
Duel 10 p.2
Kaiba is either an adrenaline junkie, or one of those people who just like to skirt death for the hell of it. That canât be good.
âOff with her head!â Very Alice In Wonderland of you Kaiba.
Ok, so if youâre feeling bad about skipping turns in duels, remember the manga was doing it first.
âThis gameâs rules went out the window when the monsters started coming to life.â Look Iâm not saying I agree, but Iâd be lying if I said I didnât get his reasoning here.
Kaiba telling âYugiâ he should enter the next tournament. Already getting those tingling feelings weâll call desire âto duelâ.
Ok so the Blue Eyes is loyal to Grandpa and would rather destroy itself rather than attack âYugiâ. Which is, as Kaiba is rightly thinking, bullshit.
Then Atem uses Monster Reborn to bring back the Blue Eyes to his side. Oh that DSoD parallel bookend meta.
WAIT
STOP
Atem was the first person to trap someoneâs soul in a card???
Oh boy.
Duel 11 p.1
Thereâs an empty desk - yeah Yup, cus Atem shoved Kaiba into a trading card- oh weâre talking about Joey. Alright then.
And we find out that Joey never skips class, interesting. And that he always gets an A+ in P.E. even if he flunks everything else.
TĂ©a grudgingly admitting itâs lonely without him - aw, she does care.
Tristanâs known Joey since Middle School apparently.
Dadâs clearly been relying on those drink calories for the two days Joeyâs been gone.
Rintamaâs the ârough schoolâ I take it.
Seems like every part of this volume is trying to make it clear that itâs kind of Yugiâs âdecisionâ to switch, rather than Atem being protective and jumping in. Yugi gets punched in the face (and threatened with someone cutting off his hair - which if youâve ever had âweirdâ hair, is not a threat you take lightly) and no appearance from Atem at all.
TĂ©aâs good feeling about Joey has gone.
And we learn that Joey nearly landed in Juvie because of his fights in gangs when he was rolling with Hirutani. Now I donât know the Japanese or American education systems, but Middle School canât be that old right? Who gave these babies knives.
Yugi decides they should go and get hime back, Tristan agrees, and TĂ©a finally gets to tag along on one of the excursions too. Admittedly Hondaâs doing most of the punching, and theyâre just watching him lay into the guy, but itâs moral support.
âWhatcha thinkingâ about Jonouchi? You rather be playing house with star-head.â Closeted bi Joey feels intensifying.
âNo way Iâm letting that passâŠâ Because he implied you were gay?
âNo way Iâm letting you get away with hitting my friend!â Oh good, thatâs much better.
Duel 12 p.2
So theyâre taking Joey âTo the Torture Chamberâ. Is that a thing gangs have?
Tristan insists on going into the gangâs place alone because Rintama means these guys are next level apparently. No âTĂ©a = girl so obviously you canât comeâ line, which is nice.
âYugi! Even though youâre my friend⊠I donât want you falling to my level! âKay?!â Cute.
Tristan bashes into that place like a superhero. âHonda The Man is here!! Give Jonouchi ba-â You know this guy has white knight fantasies.
âŠOk. That got weird fast. Headcanon that they totally know Joey isnât straight.
The guy knocks out a dude with a taser while his hands are literally tied behind his back, can we get a âhell yeahâ for Joey right here.
Yugi uses the Millennium Baedar to find Joey, and the glimpses he sees of them electrocuting Joey are apparently enough that the ânopeâ switch is flicked.
Maybe Iâm just seeing what I want to see, but that looks like a very âYugiâ Atem. âIâm gonna electrocute these guys.â âGo for it.â
I need some fanart of that scene - Yugi/Atem just standing there with that âYouâre dead, and youâre dead, and youâre deadâ look in his eyes, with the rain running off him.
Atem gets punched in the face, and has a sort of âReady Steady Cookâ moment, where he works out how to use the items he fell into to make a death game.
Note of interest: Atem can still stay up-front if heâs a short distance away from the puzzle. We see him hang around in ghost form when Yugiâs not wearing the puzzle (when heâs hung it on his bed post or whatever), but this is the first time Iâm aware of him fronting without it on.
I can only assume Atem is using Yugiâs knowledge here (or has been around while Yugiâs been watching some violent films - also possible), because electricity+water+standing on a rubber tire is not an equation Iâd expect an ancient pharaoh to come up with.
Either Atem or Yugiâs got Joey down by the time the others arrive. Also we donât see the bodies of the people in question. Maybe Atemâs got savvy to not leaving dead people lying around so obviously - Yugi watched a crime drama perhaps.
Joey moans Yugiâs name and grabs onto him in a way that could mean heâs happy to see his actual white/grey knight (sorry Tristan), or that he saw what âYugiâ just did and is trying to ask what in the fucking fuckedy fuck.
Duel 13 p.1
The Ancient Egypt exhibit is coming to town, so maybe weâll get to learn a thing or two.
First thing we learn is that Joey is MiddleClass-White-American level afraid of curses. TĂ©a is a horrible friend who brings up the fact that everyone who found the Puzzle all died mysterious deaths, making Joey panic that Yugiâs cursed, while TĂ©a howls with laughter in the background: âOf course Iâm not cursed! (Donât scare him, AnzuâŠ)â - youâre all adorable.
âBut still⊠Ever since I completed this Puzzle, thereâs been times when I lose my memory⊠Iâd better not tell everyone⊠Theyâd think it was creepyâŠâ
Um, Ginny Weasley wants to have some words with you. (You know that could make for a good crossover fic. And these items kind of are like Horcruxes⊠Sorry, I digress.)
Joey telling Yugi not to wear his uniform at weekends. Come on Yugi, you could get in on a child ticket, thereâs a good reason to have people assume youâre about ten years old today.
Yugi doesnât want to let Kanekura display the Puzzle, but agrees for one day. Picturing Atem in there like a kicked puppy.
Shadi arrives in the most ominous plane landing shot of all time. This is why we couldnât set Yu-Gi-Oh in America, thereâd have been too much time spent on ârandom security checksâ for a guy dressed like that. (Pages 323-451 Shadi gets his Millennium Items held by customs and has to fill out 16 forms before he can get them back).
Yugi thought âArcheologists were treasure hunters with dreams of making it bigâ and has his dreams shot down by a guy who tells him thatâs just in the movies, and itâs one of the worst paid professions. This is why you got to get into becoming a Pro Duelist and indie board game maker. Thatâs where the moneyâs at.
I half think that the reason Yugiâs ok with all this weird stuff is because he has been way too warped by TV to know whatâs normal and whatâs not.
We get to see a Mummy (that some people think is Atemâs - honestly I say itâs someone elseâs, just because of how it looks (taller and more angular) and that itâs implied he has a name - unlike âthe nameless pharaohâ. Similar enough to Set though, if you want that agony.
Shadi pats Yugi on the head and calls him âa nice little boyâŠâ and Yugi inwardly seethes. That uniform trick doesnât work when theyâre not from around here, sorry.
Yugi sat outside the museum on his own, counting the minutes until he gets his puzzle back. Oh my heart.
Shadi murders the guy who wanted to buy the Puzzle between one panel and the next. Ok.
âMy bloodline has guarded the tombs for 3,000 years.â âŠIs he related to the Ishtars? Is that a stupid question?
Shadi is smart enough to know to follow the money to find the real âtomb defilerâ, good for you bro. Break the system and all that.
The shadow game he plays involves a Scale-based game of truth or dare, with the dare being âdare to lie and you will dieâ. What happens if you tell the truth - answer correctly. Does the scale still go down because the actions ar bad, or is it simply because you lied?
Yugi waiting for the Puzzle. Still cute.
Kanekura gets eaten by Ammit - figuratively, uh well, mentally, but itâs still a horrible image.
Shadi wants to use the Key to see if Yugi has âthe same power as my blood lineâ which⊠doesnât match up to Atem. Magic then? Answers on a postcard please.
This turns out to be a mistake, as it sounds like Atem has been wanting a âvisitorâ for quite some time.
âŠThis is gonna be some Saw shit isnât it?
Duel 14 p.2
For the first time itâs implied to us that Atem is not just a separate being, but also a pharaoh - Shadiâs remarks on his roomâs decoration. But Shadi doesnât seem to know who he is.
Note: Atem is reflecting Yugiâs current appearance, in that heâs not wearing the Puzzle.
Shadiâs now changed his tune and admits to Atem that he doesnât know what power is bestowed on the person who completes it, because no-one ever has. âAnd if that power is needed⊠I will draw it into my bloodlineâŠâ ???
âYou know the routine⊠This is a game! A shadow game!!â Atem self-aware enough to lampshade it at least.
Shadi says he can âRedecorateâ and control that person at will, and even destroy their personality, which appears to perturb Atem, as it should. But Shadi accepts and starts to traverse the trapped maze, while Atem leans on a wall, trying to be all cool. Then he teleports away to the proper room, because this isnât a dimension with physics.
âThis boyâs soul is tightly closed against strangers.â
We need to do something with that line, that is a good line.
Atem pretends to (?) consider pushing Shadi into the final trap, but helps him up instead.
âI donât like your hobby of peeking into peopleâs souls.â Thereâs so much double-thinking going on here I canât process Atem just said that.
Yugi says Shadi closed his eyes and stopped moving, implying he was conscious for Shadiâs adventuring. So the fronting soul keeps up front, and Shadiâs actions are not instantaneous in âthe real worldâ.
Shadi says he owes âthe other youâ but Yugi laughs at him, saying heâs the only âmeâ there is. Shadi tells him he must discover his âother selfâ to awaken the true power of the Millennium Puzzle.
Shadi reveals his name is âShadiâ and says it is the first time heâs ever told it to anyone - HOW HAS DSOD MADE SHADI EVEN MORE CONFUSING THAN HE WAS BEFORE????
Duel 15
Weâre going to have a âsorry a dude you know died and you might be cursedâ trip to Professor Yoshimori, and Yugi is having his first âguided by heartâ moment in that he wants to come along with his grandpa, but suggests TĂ©a and Joey donât come along when they happen upon them on their way to him. (This also means Joey and TĂ©a spend social time together - nice.)
Shadiâs having a rootle around Yoshimoriïżœïżœïżœs soul room.
âHis heart is cluttered with his obsession with the past.â -sips tea and looks at Atem, but says nothing-
Once he realises Yugi is coming, he then redecorates the soul room to turn Yoshimori into his puppet, to draw out Yugiâs power in the second stage of his game with âYugi within Yugiâ.
Joey: âI hate schools at night! Theyâre so creepy!â
TĂ©a: âYou donât have a shred of courage, do you Jonouchi?â
She goes for his life every time, I swear.
Shadi has his puppet strangle Jonouchi and-
Cut.
Hey, literally nothing happened that chapter besides set-up. Aw man.
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sorry i need to vent for like a sec about how much my life sucks right now just ignore it i guess or read it and feel better about your life
since leaving college in may iâve
- been dumped and gained 30+ pounds i literally want to just starve myself like i did when i was really depressed in college but i live with my dad and his fucking terrible wife and the tiny ass dog that terrorizes my cat so i cantÂ
- i also cant starve myself because i work full time (40 hrs a week which i know may not seem like a lot but its my first time having a full time job) fucking chasing around 2-3 year olds at a daycare (many of which have behavioral problems). most of the people here are not friendly, unhappy and underpaid. i dont make enough to live on my own andÂ
- because i work with small children i have been sick since i started working in september. i had a sinus infection a few weeks ago (right before christmas) and had to miss 3 days and pay $50 to see urgent care. i am now sick again with a fever but i dont know if its another infection i have to go spend another $50 to find out i hate this job you do so much and no one appreciates it.
- i havent had sex or been in a relationship in 8+ months which is a fucking nightmare for me because ive always been that girl with a long term boyfriend (i know big fucking deal vanessa, no one cares ok but ive been diagnosed with bpd and while im not actively trying to physically hurt/kill myself anymore, i still have symptoms and if you dont know anything about bpd sometimes it makes you seek emotional support from someone because you never really got it growing up)Â
- i completely ghosted my therapist and stopped taking all the antidepressants i was on back in may so i dont know what the fuck is going on with my mental health ive just been suppressing everything and have random outbursts at the dentist like a normal person, right? my family is super against medication and keep telling me âits great you got off it, its bad for you and makes you gain weightâ
- its been 8 months since i graduated and im not sure how/when im going to graduate school or how/when im going to find another job and people keep asking me about my future and i just have to blindly accept that everythings going to be okay.Â
- im at a point in my life where im just so tired of dating and pretending to be interested in someone who has nothing in common with you. like yes looks and attraction are important but i mostly want someone i can genuinely enjoy spending time with. and i thought maybe i had found someone like that through some means other than the internet and my friend decides to be a shady bitch about it and ask him out SOLELY because i told her i was interested (and does this regularly to her other friends but theres nothing i can do about it because you cant change people like that) and he flat out rejects me. while im fucking sick in bed with a fever. not to mention winter is super fucking depressing and seasonal depression is a very real thing but i usually had someone to spend it with. new years was horrible because i was surrounded by couples. NOT TO MENTION the very real fear of never being able to fall in love with someone ever again because the only time ive ever felt real love i was in an abusive relationship that i literally keep coming back to and has ruined all of the relationships after it.Â
- ive been feeling shitty since leaving school tbh but ive been trying so hard to distract myself with conventions and making costumes, playing video games, seeing friends whenever i can but now i dont want to see them anymore because of this whole ordeal so.Â
- i guess im basically having ANOTHER quarter life crisis because i now have a bachelors degree from an esteemed college and i thought id be somewhere better by now.. and im 22 and i feel like time is running out. there are so many people in their 20s that are either married, with kids, or highly successful doing what they love...Â
- finally, ive been switching addresses like crazy and dont have a place to live because my mom rented our house to just genuinely BAD PEOPLE she found on craigslist who have overstayed their welcome for 8+ months and have stopped paying my mom rent and theres nothing she can do about it. so ive been sleeping on a fold out couch for 8+ months at my dads. ive never stayed with him this long and clearly my stepmom doesnt like that because she literally gave us both the silent treatment for FIVE FUCKING MONTHS. and i guess she pitied us or started to feel lonely or sorry because of the holidays and my dad being sick so theyre better now but i am still very angry at her and want to leave as soon as possible.Â
i literally had a mental breakdown at the dentist on tuesday. i guess the bottom filling and the huge needle in my face was the last straw (i have a bad fear of needles, ive had to be pinned down before at the doctors and cry almost every time im confronted with them). i couldnt stop crying but i went through with it and now ive had a fever since then so idk man. to take the edge off i started a free trial for netflix and started watching black mirror after watching a couple of eps at a friends house but no one said there were a lot of potentially triggering things in the show such as self harm and suicide so :-) ive stopped watching cus ive found myself having thoughts but yeah i love being rejected woooo its probably because im fat now gr8 i love it
#my life sucks#dont read this for your sake friends#tw suicide#tw self harm#dw im fine just dont want to trigger anyone else#tw weight
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my psyche and wormy be ruthless sometimes.
originally i told myself that i was only going to use tumblr every sunday to log what has happened throughout the week or anything noticeable or note worthy but i literally need to type this right now because I'm losing my goddamn mind and on the verge of a panic attack...i can feel my chest tightening and my heart has such a âfunnyâ feeling that isn't so funny so idk why they call it that... its like a light feeling like when u get light headed - i feel light hearted rn
the absolute worst part about my depression is that it literally just comes and goes whenever it wants. obviously theres things that help trigger it, a song a picture of my ex friends snapchats, any object that i can play connect the dots with back to a single thought that can disrupt my entire mental.
and it hit me tonight and it hit me hard and tonight I'm trying not to run away from it. I'm not going to go smoke cigarettes and listen to music until 5 am I'm trying to just type what is going on instead of like holding it into my head. or type something at least. the thing about it is that whenever it hits me, i always find a way to make it so much worse.... like i see just the right combination of words or objects to sink me or look at pictures of emma and even though i know its hurting me i continue to do it anyway....maybe its because in that moment I'm actually feeling something, she is making me feel something just like she use to in the past. i really valued that until i became too grey and numb and hopeless.
i feel like throwing up
i used âexâ up there and  makes me feel really uneasy i haven't used it very much at all mainly because i have to explain myself to anyone here and I've only told a few people what is going on with me. That was good thought because i have a friend named hank who went through some shit too so he kind of connects with me but still not a person i would talk to about shit...i don't really have anyone for that so i don't really know... sometimes i type it all and erase it, sometimes i make songs, sometimes i say it out laid sometimes i just cry.
i started taking prozac 3 days ago this will be the fourth, so hopefully that'll help  me. Im still underweight as fuck but oddly I'm comfortable with it bc i like the way my shirts feel and clothes fit, unfortunately i need to gain like 20 pounds if i want to exist on this soccer team which is kinda mad. I was going to suggest leaving wake because i don't really even care to play soccer rn. and i realized a while back that all i needed was in ohio... like i had the best friends the girl of my dreams and i could've had a 1st year internship paying between 40-70k at some health company under my step dad... its kinda shitty because its something i wanted to tell everyone and i would always think about how disappointed my dad would be and how supportive my mom would be but something told me not do make moves with any of it. its like the universe knew i was going to go through some shit. like it knew i was gonna get low and the perfect image of life i had in my head up. like bitch u thought you'd plant roots,,,nahhhhhhtttt Â
i keep listening to this song on repeat
https://soundcloud.com/yvpoipoi/maxence-cyrin-where-is-my-mind
but the real is back the ville is back
i fucking hated listening to cole until like 2 weeks ago. it was so annoying listening to cole bc of hani playing it literally all the time. when things like that get annoying they because white noise to me. but recently i went through his 3 most recent projects and actually listened heavily to the words and that shit is crazy.
i also have been paying a lot of attention to jay z and beyonce. i guess jay z had an affair or some shit and ten he and âonceâ went back and forth on songs about it... but i read this quote by him where he was like âour relationship was built on top of lies, and i had to tear it down and build it back up again and it was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do.â thats the kind of shit that gives me hope in the world of relationships. I've accepted that its probably false hope but ill hold onto anything the keeps me going at this point...
my suicidal thoughts haven't been present the last few days but i never know if and when those will come back. to be truthful I've been stacking up on things in my camera roll that give me up for when I'm feeling low.
the light hearted feeling has subsided, i just realized it. i kinda of ignore all grammatical practices when i write freely. i just go with my own language because i feel like its more personal ya know. someone i know annotates her own letters that she use to write me and i always loved that shit because i have so many side thoughts when i write as well.
luke christophers album finally came out and what do you know 5 of the songs had already been released and some like a year ago so its barely anything knew but it still has new music and bangers so i do appreciate the legend himself. after seeing his hair blonde on the cover idk if I'm going to keep growing my hair black or re-dye it. maybe ill keep it blonde until i feel like I'm above 80% better or something  right now i feel about -7% (if i could annotate that line id tell you that i originally wrote -7 person instead of percent then i autocorrected person then backspaced it to a symbol)Â
the last few days I've felt really weak though and I've been sleeping a lot like two days ago i got like 11 hours and yesterday i got like 10 and I've been taking naps during the day. but I've constantly felt like I've had low blood sugar or that I've been dehydrated or something. i can't even make a fist and squeeze that hard.
its crazy because when i type anything about myself ever i just start tearing up for no reason...happy thoughts sad thoughts dark thoughts i could be writing about my microwave and be tearing up. and i do it a lot with emma or my best friends or my ex and ex best friends idk what anyone is to me anymore. been too focussed on trying to survive, which i feel is the correct selfish thing to do for once.
âdon't give a fuck and they love you do give a fuck and they hate you - I'm always gone be there for youâ
this man luke in onto something
its crazy that i will leave my phone in my room from 7:30 am to 7-8 at night and the only notification that ill get is âyour phone hasn't been backed up in 57 weeksâ or some shit like that. occasionally ill receive a random text from someone but its funny because sometimes on the inside ill be screaming like âPLEASE SOMEONE TALK TO MEâ and then it happens and its like nah.. i thought i sent out an amber alert but really I'm sending out a batman bat symbol. i thought i needed anyone to talk to, but in reality i just need one singular person to talk to. that was my mistake, will always be my mistake but at least i recognize it now...just a little late there big guy.
having so much time to myself probably too much time to myself is really interesting...if you've ever thought that you've done real reflection, submerge yourself in complete loneliness and isolation and try again because its so much deeper. you think about everything. every individual relationship, every right every wrong multiple perspectives. you think about all of your problems and the root to your problems. Â all of your mistakes why u caused these mistakes or what caused these mistakes. its actually really shitty because the bad will always stick out more than the good because the good is what is suppose to happen and the bad is the variable...variables get more attention than the constants i feel. deep down i don't think I'm a shitty human being.. even though i might think that a lot or hate myself...ik I'm only human and i can't be perfect and as much as id love for everyone to love me and me to not hurt anyone its more than likely unrealistic and it'll happen to me and already has happened to me and now i understand that and i will be more forgiving as i go on in life, the same forgiveness id want people to give me.
i use to think that everything had to work in reciprocality like for some reason i always thought everything should be equal all of the time..but i was extremely wrong, some people need more some people need less some people expect things and if they mean anything to you, the extra effort should hinder you or disrupt you...every human has a different way of looking at relationships and when those ways collide and don't add up it creates problem. I'm not saying people should give up in what they believe in but people should be less harsh about it... i know people who should be less harsh on me and i know people that i will be less harsh on and who i would be less harsh on if i could go back in time.
i tried to think about why I'm so afraid of butterflies and i can't really think of what happened along the way that got me here but i think the very root is the movie âbutterfly effectâ I'm also pretty sure they are remaking that movie into a 2018 version and ill probably go scare the fuck out of myself while seeing it.
my anxiety was gone until thinking about butterfliesÂ
i tried to explain a fear of butterflies to this kid named mike and i sounded like an absolute idiot and then his response was âdoes this scare youâ and it was the close up of a butterfly from this spongebob episode and i can't get it out of my head.... i think the video is called âwormy close upâ
 fuck wormy
usually id think something so symmetrical was beautiful seeing has my old tendencies make me love symmetrically and i do things in that way like when i touch my feet to surfaces and shit bc i feel all neat and organized but i don't like that every butterfly ever is symmetrical as fuck...like show why what the hell. and i want to watch a video on it but i don't want to go into shock or some shit.
and they have wings that flap which is what i hate about bugs in general.
to be fair though i do like butterflies that have bright blue or white wings cus i use to see those a lot as a kid when my backyard was a golf course. but my vision of a butterfly with like brown wings and black borders gahhhh fuck that....id weather let a centipede crawl on me from head to toe than a butterfly land on me to put in in perspective.Â
idk man i think this post has done for me what i thought it would do what i intended it to do...i have to be up in like 3 and a half wish hours then run for an hour then ill take a solid nap for like 5 hours or just sleep pt.2 but i must be going... until next time or sunday.
i love you
fuck wormy
goodnight
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