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sorry if you've already mentioned but what (re?)ignited your love of comics/x-men/cherik? curious because there are so many different adaptations of them
i think im gonna speak for a few (or a lot of) people when i say that TL;DR the wolverine x deadpool movie that came out this summer is what pulled me back into comics and i COULD leave it there but i will go into excruciating and unnecessary detail instead because i love an origin story and i love oversharing.
under the cut tho because im nice sometimes (there's also wxdp doodles in here. if you want to see that)
ironically (and probably commonly), growing up i was more of an avengers kid. Kinda. Loosely <- binge watched the cartoons and movies and read copious amounts of comics and fics and i am hoarding fanart in my old dresser as we speak ok 'loosely' is a modest lie.
embarrassingly i remember getting into discus cause of captain america LMAO so yeah needless to say i was a Humble Fan- me joining my school's comic class/club didnt help either (shoutout to my teach from that she was the realest one out there for. A Multitude of reasons). she definitely is was inspires me to even draw still and make comics and i often think bout the tips i learned from her class tbh she was great
back to the movies t and comics tho, i got into em because my brother would offer to take me and that's how we'd hang out (i rarely saw movies in theaters and i even more rarely went anywhere as a teenager. still kinda like that today tbh ooops) and yk. it just snowballed after that.
my brother and i have always liked comics- he just more than me for a while (though he still very much loves comics and As We Know From My Posts we still talk about them whenever i see him To An Exhausting Degree)
durin then i was really into stony and i have a few surviving doodles i made but those are between me and god. and anyone who asks tbh LOL
'snap can you make this related to x-men again this is long' ok so fast forward to This Summer again I Still Don't Really See Movies but my brother offered to take me and this was the first time i'd actually seen an x-men movie in full
as a kid i only remember seeing the 'perfection' scene between erik and raven in first class while i was channel surfing. pretty sure i changed the channel after seeing mystique naked cause i was scared my parents would get mad at me if they caught me watching it LOL
BUT MOVING ON As A Kid i think it's also natural you'll sometimes watch 92 if it's on And I Did though evidently it didn't stick too hard (i do remember really liking beast and gambit though.... still do really): my knowledge of x-men was. INCREDIBLY sparse. like diabolically so so i didnt have too much expectations (aside from the fact i vaguely liked deadpool beforehand).
tbh i dont know why my bro never took me to see any of the x-men movies. it's not like he doesn't Also like x-men (90% sure nightcrawler's his favorite but my brother will be caught dead saying he has absolute favorites like that)- he owns a bitch load of deadpool comics/omnibus sets too (of which ive read over the years and reread this year) but Shrug moving on
Much Like Most Of The Internet i fell down the rabbit hole that way. i have some doodles i made a couple days after seeing WxDP that i now have an excuse to throw at all of you Look And Perceive
and so. As I Do. i got curious and told myself i'd binge watch all the x-men movies the week before i went back to school And Then I Did ft. My Brother Sometimes and then i said i'd binge watch all of '92 and And I Did That ft. My Brother Sometimes But Less So and now we're here. currently watching Evolution...
once i got to school i realized i lived near a comic shop and started getting into the comics that way (the first ones i got since going down this rabbit hole was Magneto Was Right!, The Resurrection of Magneto, and The Trial of Magneto. if you were curious !!!!! clearly i didnt care too much about context i just needed to see My Guy jelvejlkvj i have no regrets and Evidently ive read more since)
i'm pretty sure what dragged me into cherik specifically was the fact i saw a clip of The Famous ending to 92 where erik's aghast at the notion jean even has to question his love for charles. i think that was what officially had me refocus my lens on them: not a single poolverine thought after that LOL (all the cherik posting i saw on twitter definitely helped too but that was the nail in the coffin for any other interests i had: i was locked into cherik and x-men in general now)
that clip specifically, i was surprised at the fact they- frequently even- have the x-men franchise say erik loves charles and vice versa so bluntly. even if it's not meant to be romantic, i fear im just a fan of how casually the word's thrown around with them two and i got tender bout it all. Then Yk. i just live for the drama. the hilarity even. the sincerity .... they make me sick if i think of them too long so im gonna end it here
before i go tho ironically enough, the first x-men issue i owned was This one (story a this is that while stuck in some wacko dimension charles accidentally gets himself trapped in logan's mind while utilizing his astral projection. if you were curious). pretty sure i got it for free with another comic set i got years ago since our old comic shop loved to do that, but it's poetic aint it. maybe ill doodle something referencing it..
i should probably look into finishing this arc someday im Dummy curious to even know how it started and how it ends.....
#snap chats#usually this onea them posts i ramble bout in the tags but i have photos and this is Long long so .. i use the main body for once ...#sorry i gave a biography but i never talk to people and i also love typing. im one of those party can-of-worms i fear#i feel like i could talk about this forever because x-men itself has never been super prominent in my childhood#it was just kinda there in the background BUT comics themselves have always been with me. theyre a keystone to me i think#but yeah. x-men definitely sticks a lot harder than avengers does now OOPS this is not me taking shots i am just SAYING#i have a lot of old marvel doodles tbh .. i found an old deadpool one i remember drawing with my bro during a car ride#kinda funny how much my bro and i bond i dont think of it much but I Guess thats another reason why comics are special to me#we dont bond much- i dont bond with my fam in general tbh we're kinda. Isolated in a way LOL so its cool we're tight at least#if you wanna go deeper bout Comics And My Family my dad really liked comics growing up- more dc tho maybe#apparently he used to draw hulk a lot but if he did those drawings are loooong gone.. at least i know who to blame for me drawing#he loves superman tho. i remember id get embarrassed watching superhero cartoons and superman was on screen when he was around#for some reason i thought id get in trouble if he caught me watching superman but when he did once he was real happy so. tf wrong with me#he loves to say hes superman a lot and id be like Dad... Stop... LMAO but in the cheesiest way possible he do be my hero so. accurate ig#but yeah thats my origin story for why i like comics again thank you for reading if you actually read all that#and sorry it got all sappy Unfortunately i be like that sometimes. i am very emotionally constipated and i over explain a lot#ok i fr gonna end it here im gonna keep going by accident if i thinka any longer and i have stuff i still have to do
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For the ask game: Top 5 favorite tv shows?
1. Doctor Who of course
2. Ted Lasso
3. Waterloo Road (the original run)
4. Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (Not a TV series but still one of my favorite shows so I had to include it)
5. Stranger Things
#if it was based on my current interests glee would be included too but i wouldnât say it's in my top 5 overall#also i got a lot of old cartoons i still have lots of love for but they'd just be honourable mentions#thank you!#i hope you're having a good day đ
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More Papa Headcanons!
PLATONIC Papa!Alastor & GN!Child!Reader
Angst Flavored~
First Part
TW: ANGST- Just a teeny tiny bit. For the soul. Oh and Susan is mentioned.
A/N: Enjoy~
I usually leave this part up to you guys, the readers of my ramblings, but what if you were born out of wedlock? You are technically Alastorâs bastard child. Especially during that time period? That was greatly frowned upon and you never knew who your mother was! But despite all of that, Alastor and his Mom adored you. (Donât get me wrong she probably chewed his ass out for it but she adored you.)Â
Now, as you grew older people started saying it to your face, even kids at your school. But everytime you brought it up to Alastor he got angry, not at you, so he teaches you how to defend yourself and makes sure that you know to never start a fight.Â
But once in hell, the name still sticks. Susan once overheard Alastor and Rosieâs conversation about it and called you that to your face. (Mean ass old woman right there.) And to say you were upset was an understatement, you knew better than to get into adultâs business but you just ran to your Papa sobbing cause you had thought you escaped that treatment. Despite being in Hell. Youâre just clinging to his pants as you try your darndest not to cry but gosh the words keep echoing, both Rosie and Alastor are immediately worried about you. Cause you never cry or cause too much trouble!
Once they hear what Susan said? Rosie has to keep Alastor from flipping his lid. You stay by his side the rest of the day too scared to go play with the other kids in Cannibal Town. It shouldnât bother you too much but youâve been called that your entire few years of living and now itâs followed you down to Hell? What if the others start doing such a thing?Â
Not to worry, Auntie Rosie shuts the whole thing down if she even catches a whiff of it.Â
NOW ONTO NICER THINGS-
Full credit to @aceblaze01 for the idea of Vox being in Child!Readerâs afterlife! Especially when he and Alastor were hanging out(idk if I should call them partners). He was like an odd Uncle to you! Also 100% would let you watch kids cartoons on his screen, but you were so confused by it that you stood there staring at him before finally getting comfortable to sit down and watch those weird picture shows your papa talked about. He would totally put on Disney films for you.Â
You watched Bambi once and ended up crying. He had to hold you and calm you down before Alastor was alerted. After that he stuck with everything else but Bambi.Â
You sometimes go with Alastor to Overlord meetings and sit next to him drawing, not paying any mind to whatâs going on either. You mostly draw your Papa and Auntie Rosie but youâve started to draw Vox and that man cries when you hand him the drawings of him with very shaky handwriting and misspelled words. He loves it and keeps it hung up on his wall framed and everything. You gave a drawing to a lot of the nicer Overlords as a thank you for letting you join with your Papa. You gave one to Zestial, Carmilla and many of the unnamed ones that didnât look too scary..you gave those to your Papa so he can give it to them.Â
Even after all those years and Alastorâs falling out with Vox as a whole, he kept your drawings still safely framed. He doesnât have the heart to get rid of them. Valentino said one bad thing about them and got the shock of his afterlife. Thatâs the last time he brought it up. He still checks up on you, makes sure you're alright. Even though he canât physically be next to you cause Alastor would lose his fucking shit, he makes sure he has people check up on you.Â
Vox has killed people who even thought of putting a hit out on you before Alastor ever caught wind about it. Heâs not a man to play around with when it comes to you- his little niece/nephew/nibling (gender neutral term for niece/nephew).
During exterminations? Alastor stays with you the whole time. He doesnât need anything hurting you. He keeps you in his room with books and anything else you want to bring. When you're in the hotel and extermination is around the corner, while the hotel is relatively safe. He still makes sure you stay far away from any doors leading to the outside.Â
Oh boy, you are the only one able to sit in his tower with him while he works! He has a chair designated for you and will answer any and all questions about his work (even if they do get silly and repetitive). Youâll fall asleep sometimes when heâs on air and he doesnât miss a beat wrapping his jacket around you as he continues to talk.
Taglist: @littledolly2345, @aboyscriminalrecord
#hazbin hotel x reader#hazbin hotel#hazbin hotel imagine#gn reader#alastor x reader#alastor hazbin hotel#alastor x you#hazbin hotel alastor x reader#alastor#platonic#child reader
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the boy is mine (eddiessluttywaist's edition)
AGELESS/BLANK/UNDER 18 BLOGS ARE NOT WELCOME TO INTERACT. PLEASE RESPECT MY RULES AND BOUNDARIES.
summary: romantic night at the trailer, based off of this prompt!
pairing: bf!eddie x gf!reader
word count: 1, 944 words
content/warnings: MDNI, fluff, kissing, lots of touchy feels, a lil smutty?
a/n: creds to whoever owns and posted those ^ photos! theyâre not mine, i just made the collage! also would like to credit @carolmunson for this prompt and @mrsjellymunson for tagging me! I havenât written for eddie in so long, and this was a great way to get back into it <3 thank you! hope you enjoy my contribution <3
You basked in the scent of Eddieâs bedding, how he was ingrained into each and every fiber. Every motion, every shift of the sheets, you could smell him. He had foolishly left you to your own devices in his bedroom (which was surprising since the last time he did that, you almost dared touch his Sweetheart) so you indulged.
You curled up in the sprawling mess of blankets and sheets then grabbed the small throw pillow you had embroidered for him and buried your face in it. It was a delicate, pretty, little thing that stood out in his room even with its DnD theme, but he loved it. He loved that you made it, that you put so much effort into it just for him, so he slept with it every night. Unfamiliar with the concept of purely decorative pillows, he didnât realize most people tucked such things off to the side before getting into bed each night. So, it smelled like cigarettes, convenience store aftershave, and his shampoo. The scent filled you with dizzying affection, only pulling it away from your face to then hug it to your chest as he walked back into his room.
âI ran out of, like, nice cups. This okay?â he asked as he blew into one of the mugs and then used the bottom of his shirt to wipe it down. He was planning on cleaning those cartoon-themed cups properly for some absurdly fancy hot chocolate you had brought back from your family vacation. He was even planning on making another case for not wasting it on him, but, of course, his attention strayed easily when you were in his bed.
When his gaze finally fell on you, a lazy smile quirked up one side of his mouth. The handles of the mugs hung off the curl of his fingers which rested against his hips now as he took in the sight of you. He tilted his head to put it at the same angle as yours, his favorite pillow in your arms. You were an unbelievably endearing sight. The love that filled him was fluttery and overwhelming.
âAnd who said you could hold my favorite pillow?â He teased, sauntering over to the bed.
âI made it,â you scoffed with a smile.
He hums lazily in response, that crooked grin still hanging around as he shoved at the clutter on his bedside table. He picked up a small notebook, brow furrowed as he observed it only to haphazardly toss it towards his dresser to make more room. It was that or your tub of Betty Crocker, and he knew better.
You stared at his forearms, drinking in the movement of the musculature underneath. The warmth of his bedside lamp made it even better to watch the lines and curves of his tattoos beneath its comforting, golden light. How could something so simple be so beautiful? Your focus then trailed to the perfect structure of his hands as the mugs slid down his fingers. The ceramic cups clinked against the surface of the old table.
âI think as the creator, I have some right to hold it too,â you continued to make your case while he crawled into bed with you, giving you that subtle mischievous look he always got when he was toying with you.
His strong arms wrapped around you to secure you closer to him.
âI worked very hard on it, yâknow.â
Eddie let out an âIs that right?â kind of sound, the texture of his jeans scratching against the bedding. He pulled you into him with such a desperate need to squish you as close as possible as if he thought you might be leaving soon. Those brown curls tickled your jaw while he nuzzled the side of your neck, audibly breathing you in.
âAnd it wasnât the easiest thing in the world to embroider all that Dungeons andââ
He finally pulled back to cut you off, smushing his face against yours in a way that made you giggle. Eddieâs kisses were always lazy and sloppy this late at night, but you loved them that way. His lips were warm albeit a bit rough from all the anxious biting that he abused them with. A pleased hum left him and vibrated deep in his throat, his large hands encasing the sides of your face and his fingers tangling in your hair. His rings would probably tug a strand or two when he pulled them away, but you couldnât be bothered to care.
The way your body relaxed reassured him, and he slid his arms down to pull you in again so your stomach could be flat against his own. Then, he let out a small chuckle when he had to separate from you to pluck the throw pillow out from between you. Eddie placed it elsewhere with emphasized tenderness while you stared at those ruddy lips that you missed already.
âPillow was in the way,â he murmured in a low tone, kissing you back as you pulled him in for a few more pecks.
âAnd here I was thinking you were starting to love it more than me.â
âAw, now donât be like that. You know thatâs not true,â Eddie drawled, grinning over that unconvincing little pout you gave him.
He sat back on his legs to move the bedding out of his way, then pulled you forward by your thighs which he readily settled in between. There was nothing he wanted more than to be thoroughly pressed against you. It wasnât even about sex, at least not always. He just loved the feeling of you being so close to him. The softness of your stomach against his taut abdomen. The plushness of your chest pressed against the flat planes of his own. Youâd be lying if you said you didnât love the way your bodies fit together too, but heâd melt into you if he could.
Eddie was the type to lean into you while you were walking together, ending up so close that his wallet chain would keep bumping against you. He always sought out your hand to hold or your shoulders for him to drape his arm across (which of course always ended up with him folding you into him so your face would press against a Hellfire symbol or band name, and he could settle his chin on the top of your head).Â
âI donât think I believe you.â
You crossed your arms, failing to keep up with your façade, especially with that smile and those dimples.
âWell then, my dramatic lil lady,â He spoke with that same theatrical cadence that he used during campaigns, his brow furrowed with determination. You groaned over the incoming mawkishness, rolling your gaze up to the ceiling and smiling to the point that the apples of your cheeks ached.
âI suppose I must convince you.â
His hand settled on the side of your neck, thumb brushing against the center of your throat as he dipped down for another kiss.
âYouâre so corny,â you laughed against his lips.Â
âAnd you⌠taste like vanilla,â he sighed, laughing with you after.
âMm, well, that is the work of Ms. Betty Crocker,â you smiled up at him, gently tapping his nose. âSpeaking ofâŚâ
Eddie groaned, mentally cursing himself for even bringing it up as you squirmed out from underneath him to grab the container from behind the abandoned mugs. He watched you intently while you sucked a scoop of frosting off your finger. When you met his gaze, he gave you a cheeky grin that he failed to conceal by biting his lip and then wiggled his eyebrows at you.
âYouâre a child,â you snorted, reaching out to tap some frosting onto the tip of his nose.
âAnd youâre devastating,â he countered in a voice so sickeningly saccharine with love that you wiped the frosting right back off. He caught your hand and sucked the sugar from the pad of your thumb before you could fully pull back.
âWho knew the local bad boy could be such a softie,â you teased softly, scooping some more frosting to feed it to him. Eddie playfully bit down just enough to make you laugh.
âI believe you mean âthe local freak.ââ
âMm, tomato, tomahto,â you shrugged, lapping up some more frosting off your finger. His rich umber eyes seemed to glitter in the dull lighting, his pupils dilating. You looked up at him through your lashes when you felt his stare.
âWeâre gonna have a problem if you keep doing that,â Eddieâs voice was rough even as he smiled over you.
âWhat?â you laughed, full of faux innocence. He just smirked. âNo, what?â
âYou know what.â
âI have no clue what youâre talking about,â you shrug, going to scoop some more frosting out when he snags the tub from you.
âWhâ hey!â
You already missed his warmth when he sank back onto folded legs, dipping his forefinger into the tub.
âYouâre gonna get your rings all sticky,â
You blushed when that made him cackle, but you at least got the comfort of his body again as he hunched over you. His smile was tangible against the side of your neck, his hair tickling you again.
âNot the only thing thatââ
âEddie, shu-u-ush,â you laughed, and he flattened himself on top of you again, leaving tacky, sugary kisses on your neck while you pried the vanilla frosting from his hand. He gave up on keeping it from you, happy to have a free hand again to seek out your waist with.
Holding the container with one hand, you arched your other arm over him to scoop just one moreâyou swore just one more! âfingertip of frosting, but he was pulling back before you could even dip into it.
âGimme thatââ
âSo rude taking things from me today,â you tutted, watching with a pout as he fed himself some of your treat.
âHave to have you all to myself,â he mimicked some toxic-alpha-dude-type bravado, but he couldnât even get through it without chuckling at the end.
Eddie prodded at the dwindling supply of Betty Crockerâs then tossed the container back onto his bedside table. But you reached out to catch his wrist and brought his index finger to your mouth before he could bring it to his own.
He groaned, leaning onto one elbow while he gawked at you. His full lips parted at the sight of you, his thumb brushing against your cheek as you sucked on his finger. Damn.
âYou never play fair.â
âAnd you like that,â you stated proudly once he slid his finger back out of your mouth.
âCourse I do,â he grunted, sliding the pad of his thumb over your lower lip. âMay have taken a few attempts to graduate, but Iâm not that dumb.â
Your following giggle was breathy and fleeting as you sunk into the tension filling the room. You took in the growing heat in his gaze that tracked his thumb while it hooked your bottom lip. He mimicked opening his own mouth as you did so without even being asked, making him smile and drag his tongue over his lip. He slid his pointer finger down your tongue again, letting it trail down until he was holding your chin between his curled finger and thumb. Keeping your chin down and lips parted, he leaned in. The kiss was firmerâmore determinedâand desperate. He was putting every ounce of his desire into you, and this time you were the one melting. You felt like you were sinking deeper into that old mattress, and you wrapped your arms around his neck to keep him with you.
#eddie munson#eddie munson x reader#eddie stranger things#stranger things#eddiemunson#eddie munson imagine#stranger things x reader#eddie munson stranger things#eddie munson ficlet#eddie munson fluff#eddie munson fanfic#bf!eddie munson#the boy is mine eddie munson#eddie munson blurb#eddie munson smut
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This Week(s) in BL - yes yes I KNOW
Organized, in each category, with ones I'm enjoying most at the top.
Dec 2024 Week 1 & 2
Ongoing Series - Thai
Your Sky (Sun iQIYI) ep 3-4 of 12 - Them on the rooftop together (and cooking) learning how to flirt and be comfortable in each otherâs space was so damn darling. Fah is so gentle and so enamored. its just endlessly soft. I love the nickname negotiation. And then next we got an illegally cute date!!!!! Yes this is slow but I don't care.
Love Sick 2024 (Sun iQIYI) ep 12-13 of 15 - I like we get more Phun/Dad conflict backstory in this new version. I'm chronicling my experience with 2024 as compared to 2014 here. (hasn't been updated, I'm struggling here)
Caged Again (Fri Gaga) ep 5-6 of 10 - Family (elder gays) to the rescue is a wonderful trope to see! So rare.
Also a v well done first kiss.Â
Not gonna lie, I found the second episode overly weird and rather slow and drawn out. Did not need all the cartoon stuff. Also not really into the penguin outfit thing either. Not cute.
ThamePo Heart that Skips a Beat (Fri YT) ep 1 of 12 - Oh I absolutely adore it but...... itâs slow. But I donât care because everyoneâs so pretty. Po is a bit too much of a pushover for me and his sister (or whatever) is a bit too much of a sasang. So I donât like that part. Hopefully these flaws will get rectified. But my oh my are they PRETTY.
Did I mention the pretty?
Fourever You (Thurs YT) ep 10-11 of 16 - These episodes were a bit better and I am warming Johan (if not to North). I think my issue with this story arc is I never love a tsundere seme. North's hair was epically bad, like 2008 Japan level terrible.
Hill & Terâs make out and discovery scene was truly spectacular and very tense.
In ep 11 I got very confused because I thought we already saw the rescue from rape in the street scene? Or am I hallucinating? Anygay, most awkward kabedon ever in a BL.
Good kiss though.
And now we are in a very working girl a relationship. Cool if that's your thing, I guess.
The Heart Killers (Weds Gaga) ep 3 of 12 - I like the Khun Mehhh Boss lady character. I cannot stand the music in this show! Fake metal, fake tattoos, I'm getting Hollyoaks flashbacks. Lap sitting was cute and kink was a nice touch. Not sure about the dance tho. Fight scene was much better. Lots of action this ep. ALL the action really. Â
Episode 4, however, I inexplicably couldnât find. I clearly have to use my old-fashioned VPN work-around. And I donât have access to that computer right now.
Perfect 10 Liners (Sun YT?) ep 6 of 24 - I did really enjoy the twist that the uke character (who is not in love) was more into having sex than seme character (who is in love). That was fun. And quite modern.
I do love them casually just walking around campus in waffle robes. For those who donât know this is another dig at a BL trope. Frankly, now that thereâs a lot more communication (and intentions have been made clear) between the two of them, Iâm enjoying their relationship more. I still don't LIKE it. Also the ever present language play is making me happy. For those of you who missed it, the nuance of that krap from a prior perennially rude Arc is basically the equivalent of a semi-sarcastic but also kind of sweet âyes, dear.â
Meanwhile, Sea just popping up out of nowhere made me entirely too happy. I hooted with laughter, it was so ridiculous. Episode 7 I didn't pay much attention because the sound effects were particularly egregious - or was it just me?Â
Spare Me Your Mercy (Thurs iQIYI) ep 2-4 of 8 - I went on a journey with this one this week. Ready?
2 - Ooo its very good. I like it a lot. The doc is soooo awkward it's almost believable and yet still sus. Such a great actor. I do keep wondering if theyâve already slept together at some point though. Like they once had a one night stand in college or something. 3 - I did not call the pharmacist and the hospital head kink. Nice twist. I do enjoy how very adult the relationship is between these leads, but I don't get a ton of chemistry. 4 - Well this show turned into something I was not expecting. I thought it was gonna be a sort of mystery but itâs not. Itâs more crime thriller is he a serial killer thing. sorry all, but this is too dark for me rn. So Iâm giving it a pass until itâs over and others have deemed it safe.Â
Ongoing Series - Not Thai
Our Youth AKA Miseinen: Mijukuna Oretachi wa Bukiyo ni Shinkochu (Japan Tues Gaga) ep 5-6 of 11 - Oh itâs the classic flip halfway through so we get the other perspective. I forgot that was coming. Silly me. Anther one for the 2024 sniff test list list. Oh they gave such an achingly sweet sex scene Triggers are rough with this one. We are in for a world of pain. Why am I still watching?
See Your Love (Taiwan Weds Gaga) ep 8 of 13 - gosh they are so sweet. The Daddy/idiot-brat side pairing is epic. Wish they got more screen time.
Teenager Judge (Vietnam Sat YT) ep 11 of ? - finally stuff happened.Â
Love in the Air: Koi no Yokan (Japan Sat Gaga) ep 6-7 of 10 - ugh, they kept the violation of the journal reading bit in the JBL version. Itâs really hard to watch no matter what. I actually think the Thai version of that scene was better acted. But ho boy how do I ever like that character?
Love is Like a Poison AKA Doku Koi: Doku mo Sugireba Koi to Naru (Japan Tues ????) 11-12 end - Went pretty dark. Both psychologically, emotionally, and physically. I still like how the leads remained loyal and connected to each other though. Nice to see battle husbands again after so long. We donât get them very often in BL these days. itâs just us against the world is always fun to watch. All that said thereâs quite a bit of chin stroking dialogue that was v on the nose and twee for JBL. Pleasure to see Haruto fight like a man who can actually fight, like the actor had some training or something (no idea if this is true). The final ep was satisfying and all in all, an enjoyable show.
A fun little JBL about a repressed lawyer who partners with (and then falls for) a beautiful street-savvy conman. Charmingly, they both come out the better and stronger for the relationship. The return of battle husbands, this time in the courtroom. Thank you, Japan, we appreciate a look in on an oft forgotten trope. 8/10
Be Moon - Falling for my enemy's son (China YT) movie from HBD Studio airing in short bits - this is another series of shorts that popped up on YouTube. Itâs very pulp I not wild about it. Although I do like a lot of the tropes.Â
Eyes on You (Hong Kong YT) - trailer, oh itâs mostly incomprehensible and really not good. I'd tell you what itâs about but I have no idea. There seems to be some sort of mystery and some violence and people fighting and a pair of lovers at the center of it who are being reunited. Or something.
It's airing but......
Winter Is Not The Death of Summer (Thai Weds YT) ?? eps - Criminals who meet in prison fall in love. I did find it on YouTube, initially un-subbed, then subs happened by which time I got distracted. The first episode seems to be only six minutes long. It is very pulp. But it is intriguing. For now it's to the wayside until someone tells me it landed safely. Occasionally Thai pulps want to be edgy and it's not a good look on them.
Secret Love (? YT?) 13-?? of 81 eps - I don't know what's going on either.
0.5D (Japan ????) 10 eps - Supposedly started 12/4 I couldn't find it though I'd like to watch. "Sales ace, Sada, has a secret that only his junior, Daiki, knows. He has pretended to have a gf for years, resulting in him being a virgin. But now Sada has fallen in love. Confused, Sada seeks advice from his junior." I sense another queer Cyrano De Bergerac. Info here.
Bad to Bed (Taiwan Sat YT) 10 eps - This is a little too low production value even for me + just very very odd. DNF
It Ended But?
Blue Canvas of Youthful Days (China Sun Viki) paused at eps 9-10 of 12 - I have been told the ending is OK if not great. Iâm gonna hold off for a bit.
Bad Guy My Boss (Thai Sun Gaga) 10 eps - I DNF'd at ep 7, did anyone stick with this until the end? Thoughts?
Next Week Looks Like This:
No cal for you. Mine is borked. LIFE. Interfering with my BL. Again.
End of year drops:
12/14 & 12/21 The Renovation (Thai mini One31) 2 eps - Writer turns his blossoming romance with holiday resort owner into a novel.
12/20 Eternal Butler (Taiwan Viki?) 12 eps - When Ever 4, a sophisticated AI robot, becomes the personal butler to Luo Bu Shi, a spoiled yet lonely young heir, an unexpected love story unfolds. (Spin off from the first season, new cast.)
12/29 Sangmin Dinneaw (Thai ????) ??eps - trailer Childhood friends (Thai & Korean) reunite after being apart for ten years. As the boys reconnect, their bond matures and feelings of romance begin to develop, in Thai.
Impression of Youth (Taiwan ????) ??eps - rummors are thsi is supposed to start this month.
Upcoming BLs for 2024 are listed here. This list is not kept updated, so please leave a comment if you know something new or RP with additions.
THIS WEEKâS BEST MOMENTS
Peak humor. Very good.
STRAIGHT = wrong word
(All Perfect 10)
LOOK AT THAT FACE> GAH. (Fourever)
(2 weeks ago)
The tag BLigade: @doorajar @solitaryandwandering @my-rose-tinted-glasses @babymbbatinygirl @babymbbatinygirl @isisanna-blog @mmastertheone @pickletrip @aliceisathome @urikawa-miyuki @tokillamonger @sunflower-positiiivity @rocketturtle4 @blglplus @anythinggoesintheshire @everlightly @renafire @mestizashinrin @bl-bam-beyond @small-dark-and-delicious @saezurumurmurs
Don't complain you're lucky I got this done at all!
#this week in BL#BL updates#Your Sky#Spare Me Your Mercy#Fourever You#Perfect 10 Liners#Caged Again#Teenager Judge#Love Sick 2024#The Heart Killers#Secret Love#Love in the Air Koi no Yokan#Love in the Air Japan#Miseinen Mijukuna Oretachi wa Bukiyo ni Shinkochu#See Your Love#upcoming BL#BL news#BL reviews#BL gossip#2024 BL
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Nicktoons unite main 4 in their respected styles ( minus jimmy neutron i'll explain more below)
i feel very mixed about these but it was still fun either way studying all of these cartoons respected styles. the final does make me happy, seeing all of them together ^__^ đ
below i will explain my thought process working with each style so get ready for a wall of text:
first before anything you may be asking: why no jimmy neutron style!? it's because i tried and gave up! i was starting the rendering process for timmy and i hated it so i just didn't continue! no point of making myself miserable for something thats harmless fun style studies. but have these as a little treat:
Fairly Oddparents style: the easiest style to work on and research for, fop style is not that complex. i should also add i didn't draw each style in one sitting i drew each character together and then edited them all, so that might be the reason why some look better then others, i just got good. but i'm saying that because the character i started with was spongebob! specifically because i was tired of ppl thinking dp style and fop style are the same and how spongebob would look the same in both styles, just a flat square. which is wrong! fop style is very different! i would prob describe it as a flat paper style. has sharp and rounded thick lines. the main source of research i used for it was the designer for fop was Ernie Gilbert. he has designed a lot of iconic characters for the show and i highly would check out his work, this is his website
Danny phantom style: now this one was tricky, prob the hardest one to figure out and i honestly don't think i really DID figure it out. the possible reason is i am still trying to go through the show atm myself, but i'd doubt it. they all just look off to me, just a little. which no need for me to work myself in a circle trying to make it "perfect". im no professional character designer! especially not Stephen Silver.
Spongebob Squarepants style: this one was tricky but in the opposite way to dp style, where i didn't know what to reference! to start off the show is mainly nonhuman characters, so finding character refs were hard. the refs i did use were the mermaids and the superheros, so i used that for timmy. but in the middle of working on jimmys i was watching a video of someone ranking every single spongebob ep and TURNS OUT in the later seasons, i think season 13, there were human designs! (technically elfs but whatever).
and weirder thing is how they draw patchy but im not going to get into that. i am assuming that style is for characters that are supposed to be real life humans up on land in that universe (but why not just use real life humans? idk, maybe tom kenny is getting to old for the role). BUT ANYWAY, i used the elfs for a main source for jimmy and danny, they turned out a lot better then the timmy in my eyes. i wanted at least one of them to have the black eyes but they all have bright blue eyes and the show usually always colors blue eyes. i get ahead of myself cause there was a lot more factors i still had to figure out. like the line art. the show doesn't have a clear line style like dp or fop, its just relatively consistent medium lines. so i just went with more recent show stuff then older stuff since it's HD.
ok but thats basically it, i can prob go on more but i'd feel no one gaf. i made these for fun and it was fun making them! i love all of these shows a ton so it was nice looking up the designers and artist for these shows. support the artists!!! fuck bitch fartman!!!!!
#nicktoons unite#nicktoons#nickalodeon#spongebob#spongebob squarepants#danny phantom#danny fenton#jimmy neutron#jimmy neutron boy genius#timmy turner#fairly oddparents
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Top Shelf
Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7
Jenna Ortega x fem!reader
Masterlist
Summary: being the kid of a well-known book store owner was easy, so was running into famous people. But being book smart doesnât make everyone people smart.
Warnings: my writing, language(bad wordsđŻ), my attempt at being funny, mention of gun shots and head shots, mentions of my favorite book(literally love Ruta Sepetys sm omg.
A/N: part 2? I am going to make you all suffer through the most oblivious slow burn. R if going to be so dumb/oblivious itâll hurt you allđŤśđť
Word count - 3.6k
Credits: @novmoth (my friend from school who feeds into my delusions and gives me more ideas for this storyđŤśđť)
(bare with me English is not my first language𼲠Iâm getting help from my friend to edit it)
You were born to it.
The books. The films. The music and video games.
It was your life, literally. With your parents being owners of the infamous establishment called âtop shelfâ, you had no choice but to.
And you wouldnât ever change.
Books upon books, movie after movie, games old and new and music that could last you weeks. Who would want to change such a life?
Your father was the first to start it.
He was poor man in Washington but had just enough money to buy it from the man who owned the small movie shop before he retired. He slowly started added book shelves and video games to the mix. Getting few customers but enough to survive day to day during the time of his early years
Your mother was a wealthy run away. Wanting something different and new in her life when she met your father. The man was playing on his game boy behind the counter before he saw her.
The poor boy and his run away wife, a classic really.
The rest after that is history.
As soon as they found out your mother was pregnant with you, they used the rest of her money they saved and went to New York where they bought the huge abandoned apartment complex.
They broke all the insides down and built what you now know as your second home. Hundreds of video games, films and music in one section and thousands of books in another.
Thus, Top Shelf was born only two weeks after you.
You met many friends there in the comfort section where students and business people worked as you all goofed off.
Your had also met your small friend group during your younger years, the four of you all never letting your father have the peace he wanted and dragging him all over New York.
With the thousands of books and hundreds of video games and films your parents sold, you had money. Lots of it.
But your mother made sure you never let that get the best of you, never. It went against everything she went for when she ran away.
She would make sure you would work for and earn everything you got, always.
She never let you have too much online activity, in case her family found you and made sure you were both street smart and book smart.
Your neighbors made sure you were street smart more than anything but you still gave her credit for trying.
Though, the book store was beautiful in every season. Winter was a favorite and when it was busiest. It was too your favorite.
Your father lighting the public fire place, your mother setting soft seasonal music, hell even the cheesy Christmas cartoons on the TVâs set the mood for the perfect bookstore vibe.
The lights dim just enough to where it almost felt like dark ďżźacademy yet the plants that grew down the upstairs railing made the entire place feel more alive.
ââââ
âBullshit!â You yell out as you throw your head back onto the head rest of your chair, groaning loudly as the photo sound of your death snapped in your ears.
âMan, heâs fucking using cheats!â Dru calls out through the mic before his name pops up above to yours in dark red on the screen as you respawn.
âOf course he is, heâs a pussy.â Mj says, as her name, too, pops up on the screen.
âOh come on, guys!â Lyle says through his staticky mic. âYou all just suck.â He laughs
âNow I know your cheating, dude. Your mic is acting up again, just like last time!â Dru says, the sound of his voice booming louder than needed and you roll my eyes.
âDD, just because you like to replay games without using cheats doesnât mean the rest of us do.â Lyle says in a matter-of-fact tone.
âItâs multiplayer, stupid! Itâs meant to be fair for everyone!â Dru says making you snort. âSays the guy who chases around little kids and steals their horses making them cry.â Mj says making Dru blow into his mic making loud, unnecessary noises.
âQuit that!â You say taking one head phone off your ear. âTsk tsk tsk,â Lyle starts. âSuch a sore loser.â
âIâll show you sore loser, get on Elden ring and weâll test your irritation.â Dru says, mic now muffled by his own spit.
âYour tank build is not enough to stop me, comet azur will always save the day.â He says in a sing-song voice.
âAnd you call me a try hard, yet youâre the one always using a broken spell.â Dru complains. âTheres nothing I have to try hard at when I can just hold a simple button.â The sound of Druâs groans become louder as his spit clears out from his Mic. âSame thing!â
You laugh once again before picking up your phone and looking at the time.
âShit!â Your eyes go wide at the sight, 8:48 AM.
You quickly throw the head set off and push yourself out of the chair, opening your closet grabbing a quick pair of jeans and a hoodie before rushing to put it all on.
Your cat skids across the floor, startled by your sudden movements before a crashing in the your pile of books and out the door.
âShit, shit, shit,â you mumble as you jump up and down to put on your shoes, failing at not falling and race toward the door. âSorry!â You call to your cat who yells at you next to his food bowl.
You grab your keys and rush out the door before slamming it shut and locking it.
âAy, y/n!â Your neighbor, Rosa, shouts from beside her door. âQuiet will you! I just put Nona to sleep!â She yells raising her news paper tapping your head with it.
âSorry! sorry, SeĂąora Rosa.â You whisper yell as you try to push her weaponized hand away. âIâm just a little late.â
âAnd I just got a moment of peace! Quiet!â She says giving you one last wack making you try and shrink away from her as you rush toward the stairs.
âYou got your pepper spray, right?â She calls and you raise your key chain to show her the attached small can. âÂĄBuena niĂąa!â
You rush down the stairs and push passed the glass door, almost slipping on the ice before running down the street.
Your phone buzzes in your pocket making you quickly take it out.
âHello?â You ask without knowing who it was.
âArthur Morgan would be very disappointed at your sudden disappearance from an important mission.â Lyle says before sighing.
âItâs multiplayer, there are no main missions.â You say, trying to avoid the ice on the ground before stopping at the red hand across the street. âPlus, we were in the middle of four way 1v1. Heâd be more upset that we were going against each other.â
âLoyalty is everything in such a game,â he says, sarcasm in his voice and you imagine him shaking his head. âOf course he would be upset at my bullet in DDâs head.â
âWhyâd you call me exactly?â You ask watching the hand turn into a green man walking before taking off again.
âWell, you just yelled âshit!â Before disappearing on us, had to make sure someone didnât break in and kill you.â He replies casually as if he knew that werenât the case. âBut after hearing you continue on your âshitâ rant and the door slam I figured it was okay, just had to call and make sure, yâknow?â
âEver heard of a text, loser?â You ask, barley missing a man walking and looking down at his phone. âGross,â he says before making a gagging noise. âwhy waste such time typing when I can simply just hit one button?â
âYouâre so lazy.â You laugh out loud as you run across another street. âWork smarter not harder, Y/N. You should know this with that big brain of yours.â
âWhat if I want to work both smarter and harder?â You ask, running up to the glass window to see the books lined up. âWell, then your just weird.â You roll your eyes.
âJust kidding. I guess you can do both, I just personally prefer the alternative.â He says as the sound of guns shooting fills the phone. âYeah, also sorry about leaving.â You say pushing into the store being greeting with the familiar smell of books and the warm smile of my mother.
âI forgot I had to get ready for work.â
âYouâre at top shelf?â He ask and you reply with a âmhmâ. âI might stop by later to say hello actually, I need a new game anyway.â He laughs as the sound of Dru yelling in the back ground becomes ďżźmore prominent.
âSounds good, see you loserâ You say as you take your sweat shirt off, leaving you in your tank top you hand before leaving. âLater,â you hear him say before hanging up.
âGood morning,â you hear your mother say as you pull the staff sweat shirt over your head and pull up your sleeves. âMorninâ,â you reply before kissing her cheek.
âWheres dad?â You ask looking around before your eyes setting on the woman stack a pile of books into one pile.
âHeâs going to be out of town for a few days,â she says carrying the pile to the check back station. âA vacation, I insisted as I continue your training.â She says making you smile.
âWe both know he needs it, heâs getting older.â She says and your smile fades as you nod. âSo are you.â You mumble and she, too, nods.
âYou know him getting old is different from me getting old.â She states, sighing quietly.
âWhatâs todays task?â You ask, quickly changing the subject at the sight of her sad frown. She looks at you for a moment before smiling once again.
She moves to storage closet and unlocks it, allowing you to see the boxes upon boxes along with stacks of different other things.
âTo be a good store owner, you have to know your customers.â She says returning with a large box that you quickly take from her.
âJust put it on that table â and to know your customers, you must socialize and help them throughout the store.â She finishes as you take the box to the table noticing the label romance written across it.
âThat also means having to work while helping the customers, so youâll be on stock duty as well.â She says with a smile.
Yes.
You mentally say to yourself. Stock duty required work of you finding the places of different books, movies and games which also meant finding new things you didnât know about before.
âOne more thing,â you mother says as she walks behind the counter to finish opening up the store. âNo head phones.â Your eyes go wide.
âBut ma!â You call out to the lady who switches the sign from closed to open. âWhat else am I supposed to do when I stock!â You call, holding onto the white cords and swinging them around.
âHelp the customers and socialize.â She laughs out making you frown. âI should call CPS.â You mumble carrying the box to the sorted area before hearing the womanâs laugh.
âSure, call ahead but donât be disappointed when they decline a twenty year old.â
You roll your eyes before continuing down the aisle.
âAnd after you sort those, get the others out of the storage closet!â You huff quietly as you glance back with a small playful glare on your face.
âIf I wanted to work out, I would have gone to the gym.â You say and she rolls her eyes. âYouâll be just as sore in the morning, trust me.â
ââââ
Hours hand passed, since you last seen the romance box having moved on to the horror section of the films.
You search through their placement areas, looking at all the old cinematic master pieces, the many Dracula films placed neatly next to each other, in order of both year and name.
Horror was one of the favorites when coming here, your father being a collected through his years he had many people couldnât get their hands on.
Sure you could watch it online now but whereâs the fun in that when you have a real copy with the static noises and written voices on screen. Some people still had some class left in them.
You hear a book hit the floor making the library echo as heads turned toward the cause of the sudden interruption of their silence.
âShitââ You hear someone say quietly, making you roll your eyes as you place the rest of the CDâs in their rightful places before making your way toward the aisle the noise came from.
You subtly make your way toward the aisle while acting like your checking the books before taking a peek around the corner.
You see a rather short girl â shorter than the third shelf â craning her neck to look up at all the books in front of her.
Just to your luck, your mother placed a box for that genre next to the end of the shelf and you picked it up.
You make your way down the aisle and set the box toward the middle before looking up the girl who was already staring, and boy was she something.
Freckles littered across her tan skin, strands of her short hair fell from her half up half down style, her eyes â damn her eyes â they were the prettiest brown youâve ever seen.
You smile lightly before picking up the first book and reading both the authors name and the title while trying to slow down your racing heart.
Who was this girl? Matter of fact, what was she? She wasnât a regular, thatâs for sure but you always get random people coming in so it didnât exactly matter.
After putting away a few books, you glance up to see the girl a few feet away and on her tippy toes, reaching for a book on the fifth or sixth shelf.
You snorted quietly catching the girls attention making you quickly look away to keep yourself from laughing.
âYou think this is funny?â She asks and you begin shaking in quiet laughter.
After a few moments, you compose yourself and stand shaking your head.
âNo, not at all. Would you like some help?â You ask taking step toward her. She narrows her eyes. âAre you making fun of me right now?â She asks, both amusement and annoyance in her voice.
âWhy would I do that? Itâs poor customer service.â You say with a smile before watching her own smile grow.
âItâs poor customer service to laugh at a customer.â She mumbles before stepping back. âPlease.â You walk up and grab the book.
âLook how easy that was.â She says, taking the book you held out for her. âBeing six-foot-two does have its perks.â She says looking over the back of the book.
You roll your eyes but your smile only grows. Looking down at the book you nod and raise your eye brows, âthatâs a good one, read it a few years back.â You say, making your way back to box of books.
âIâd hope so, for all the work I had to do to try and get it.â She mumbles making you smile and shake your head. âAnything else good?â She asks, looking down to you.
âYouâre asking me if thereâs anything else good in here when thereâs just by the look of it thousands of books here?â You ask, smirking at her when she rubs the back of her neck.
âYes, there is, Iâve read more than I can count. My recommendation board is up by the front desk if you want to check it out.â You say before placing crave by Tracy Wolff into the slot.
âYou must have come here a lot before working then? If youâve read so many books from here.â She asks, following hot on your trail with the book tucked between her arm. âOh, for sure,â you say nodding. âThe owners and I are real close, we were together a whole nine months before I was born.â
Her eyes widen slightly at the information. âYouâre parents own this place?â She asks, gesturing to the entire book store and you nod, smiling.
It felt like you were a teenage boy, flaunting his muscles to a girl he finds attractive.
âWow,â she says looking around once again. Book still tucked tightly into her arm as she did so. âJust wow. Your parents have taste.â
âMore like their people pleasers.â You say shaking your head. The real other reason why horror is so popular in the movie section is because of their request.
Every week they check their request list and buy everything people ask for. New books, new movies, new music and games, thereâs always something new. Youâre surprised thereâs still room, then again the place would be as big you supposed.
âThey like having their customers choice their number one priority. Itâs good business.â You say looking up to the girl who had a look of wonder in her eyes as she stared down at you but there was also something else. Something you couldnât quite place.
She stares at you for another moment before speaking again, âdo you.. know who I am?â She asks and your furrow your eye brows in question.
âShould I?â You ask tilting your head. She stares for another moment again, eyes scanning your face and itâs features as if searching for something.
Her smile then grows, as she shakes her head. âYou shouldnât, or rather shouldnât have to. Itâs just a surprise.â She says, tucking her hair behind her ear.
You knit your eye brows together in confusion.
She walks out of the aisle and you catch the light smile on her face as she does.
What the hell? You wonder to yourself as you place the last few books away.
You were pretty sure that was the last section, unless your mother put out some more stuff you didnât notice. Youâd just check out the to-do list.
Your mother and father always had one for both you and their own sake. Adding things so no one would forget.
As you made your way to check out, you see the girl walking in the general distraction as well.
âAll set?â You ask, placing the box inside the others, moving past the small door attached to the low counter.
âYep,â she says once again staring at you.
You take the book you got for her earlier along with another you recognize almost immediately. âBetween shades of gray?â You ask, looking at her as if she were serious.
âYour description seemed trust worthy enough to make me interested.â You glance over to see your board clearly flipped through before nodding.
You scan both books. âCareful, itâs sad, dark and traumatic. Itâs one of my favorites though.â You say looking up at her, she pauses for a moment, staring at you once again and just smiles and shakes her head.
âI think I can deal with a few of those.â
âBartering or buying?â You ask. âBartering,â she replies and you nod. âGood, I need to get a review on what you think.â You say with a smirk and you see a glint of something in her eyes.
âName?â You ask and she looks at you a little confused. âWe have to know whose using our books, how else do you think we send emails threatening to charge or get them back?â You snort.
âOh, your totally right.â she says quietly before taking out her credit card.
âJenna Ortega..â she says and you nod, typing in the name before reaching for the credit. Her grip on the card tightens at your lack of response.
You pull the card gently but her grip is to hard for you to take.
âCan I⌠get the card?â You ask, looking around slightly uncomfortably with the stone like stare she was giving you.
âAre you sure you donât know who I am?â She asks letting go allowing you to swipe the card.
âAgain, should I?â
You both stare at each other, both confused and entrapped by the other.
You find is strange how she thinks you know who she is or why you donât know her.
Maybe she was some big deal somewhere off and you still have yet to hear about her.
Her name did ring a bell but you werenât sure. Was she a person you knew from your child hood? An old friend trying to reconnect? Maybe some relative on your moms sent by the older ones to investigate if it was really you.
âMiss Ortega?â Youâre both broken out of your thoughts as two large men stand behind her. âTime to go.â he says gesturing to a few people who were standing and staring in your general direction.
One grabs the bag off the counter before quickly walking towards the door.
âLooks like I gotta go,â she says, smile now suddenly shy with others watching. âDonât worry, Iâll return your book Y/N.â She says before walking toward the door, one of the men right behind her.
âYeah, you bet-â you pause after the the realization hits you. âWait, howâd you-?â You begin to ask before watching her gesture to her chest.
You knit your eyebrows together, you look down to see the name tag right under the library symbol.
She was strange.. cute.. but strange
Read next sort here!
A/N : Some parts once again rushedđ§đ˝ââď¸This is just an introduction I suppose, the details will get better I tried my hardestđĽ˛
#jenna ortega#jenna ortega x reader#celebrity x reader#top shelf#book store#book store owner#scream#Wednesday Addams#Vada Cavell#tara carpenter#scream 5#scream 6#jenna ortega imagine#jenna ortega fanfic#jenna ortega x you
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More dragon rider disability headcanons for disability pride month!
(Ones specifically abt Hiccup are here)
Ruffnut has hypermobile EDS (when the twins were doing some bit that was basically Guinness book of world records she said smth abt 'worlds stretchiest skin' and my mom made a joke and said 'ruff has eds!' And it stuck)
A joke Ruffnut loves to make is saying Tuff is so insufferable she should just run away to join a circus and become a contortionist. She thinks it's the funniest thing ever
Hiccup also has some weird hypermobility stuff going on, when Ruff learns this she calls him a fellow circus freak (affectionate) and offers to let him come with her when she runs away. The response she got was "I'd rather stick my hand in Fenrir's mouth."
Tuff is visually impaired in his right eye from a childhood injury (another joke taken seriously)
All the riders are neurodivergent!
Snotlout has a frequently irregular heartbeat as well as memory issues due to how many times he's been struck by lightning. His whole book he wrote in that one episode isn't the only writing he does, he keeps a notebook to help keep track of minor things he might forget.
Astrid tries to make Hiccup breakfast in bed when he's having bad pain days and is too tired to do it himself. She almost burns the house down every time, so Toothless will go and get the other riders to help out while Astrid is kicked out of the kitchen and sent back to bed
Hiccup can be really fucking mean sometimes! Usually it's intentional bc he's in a bad mood and wants to be left alone. If it's seemingly unprovoked though, the others know it as a sign he's likely in pain and needs to be left alone (he still insists on getting work done but usually Toothless annoys him into resting)
Astrid has aches in her leg from when she got shot with that arrow, it being poisoned with dragon root did something to mess up the healing process so its worse than other old injuries (Dragon root isn't poisonous to humans but still having it in your blood stream isn't a good idea). She's also very mean when she's in pain, especially because it ruins her schedule since she can't train. Eventually her and Hiccup come to an agreement when they're having bad pain days they'll meet up in one of their huts and just. Sit together enjoying the others comforting presence but rarely talking
This is because Hiccup and Astrid both hate being in pain in front of people, they both share that almost extreme fear of vulnerability and the best they can do is take comfort in each other
Hiccup and Fishlegs are hyperfixation buddies! Fishlegs is the only one who doesn't get mad (it's just fond exasperation) when Hiccup wakes him up in the middle of the night to infodump, they just bounce off each other talking about dragons until woah suddenly the sun is rising and that is when Fishlegs gets upset because he values his sleep
All the riders have burn scars of varying severity. They literally work with dragons there's no way they wouldn't. And they all deal with their pain in different ways, but are unwavering supportive of each other when they can be
I've said it before and I'll say it again, a lot of characters should be disabled.
I know, cartoon logic and all, but the things that happen to these guys are things that should affect them for the rest of their lives. And watching characters struggle with permanent change like that, the realization you can never go back to how things were, and eventually healing and learning that's okay! You can still find happiness and be happy and it doesn't make your pain any less valid! It's so important to me and that's obviously reflected in my interpretations of my favorite characters lmao
#httyd#hiccstrid#rtte#hiccup haddock#im cooking today#astrid hofferson#snotlout jorgenson#ruffnut thorston#tuffnut thorston#fishlegs ingerman#how to train your dragon#httyd headcanons#httyd gang#disability headcanon#autistic!hiccup#autistic!astrid#barely spell checked this but i have a feeling that as per usual im gonna find embarrassing typos only after its been reblogged đ#moth.txt#deyas dragons
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The Lost Boys: What would they impulse buy at the grocery store?Â
MarkoÂ
those little capsules that you place in water, and they turn into sponge animalsÂ
Donât ask me why, but I could totally see him with a small hoard of themÂ
He would have them all organized by animal, all in their separate little tins and jars heâs collected from the beach
I definitely think heâs the type of person that would wait for the capsule to dissolve in the water fully before looking to see what he got!Â
Paul HATES waiting, and wants to break the capsules when Markoâs not looking to see what he gotÂ
At this point Marko has a LOTÂ
BUT he is still looking for that elusive blue giraffeÂ
Paul joked that he is going to take them all and make one giant, mega, sponge to wipe his butt withÂ
Marko says he will cut all of Paulâs fingers off while he sleeps and hide them around the cave for him to find if he does thisÂ
Paul doesnât suggest that idea ever againÂ
PaulÂ
cans of frostingÂ
This BOY HAS AN ADDICTIONÂ
I definitely have this headcanon that Paul ran with a bad crowd when he was human and was deep into some hardcore drugsÂ
When he was turned, he lost the desire for that hard stuff (accept for his lettuce hehe)Â
And that addiction somehow translated into his new Vampire DNA as an almost uncontrollable desire for all things sugarÂ
He definitely goes through different craving waves for sugary itemsÂ
In the past it's been sugar packets
baby bottle pops (but only the powder because he's a little maniac)
Honey sticksÂ
And even sugar cubesÂ
But now he is on a frosting kickÂ
So when David and the boys decide they are having a night in due to bad weather or just pure lazinessÂ
Paulâs favorite thing to do is to grab a tub of frosting and a spoon, and go to town while watching cartoons on the semi-broken tv they have in the caveÂ
DwayneÂ
Coffee
He LOVES a fresh cup of coffeeÂ
And he is realllllllll fancy about it too
Iâm talking Like French press fancyÂ
He absolutely does not keep his supplies in one of the living spaces in the cave though. He doesnât like to shareÂ
Which is completely understandable, given the fact that he is constantly around his brothers 24/7.Â
And typically, what his, is theirs; and whatâs theirs is his
He is allowed to have AT LEAST ONE THING to himselfÂ
This man will LITERALLY lose his mind and take ALL OF THE BOYS out with him if they even THINK of messing with his coffee stashÂ
All this man needs is one cup of his nice French Press coffee at LEAST ONCE a week and he can confidently and calmly deal with the terror twins and dictator DavidÂ
DavidÂ
Black licoriceÂ
What can I say? heâs an old man at heart (literally)Â
I think he would have a little jar he keeps it inÂ
And he keeps an even littler jar of his licorice in his inside jacket pocketÂ
Whenever Marko or Paul sees him take out his jar YOU BET, they have a string of nicknames they berate him with for the rest of the night
Pa is there favorite (think little house on the prairie)Â
But they also enjoy calling himÂ
Granddaddy or G-DaddyÂ
Gramp Vamp
Old Bones
And Dwayneâs personal favoriteÂ
pop-pop
#lost boys#the lost boys 1987#tlb 1987#the lost boys#tlb fanfiction#tlb fandom#tlb fanfic#marko tlb#david tlb#dwayne tlb#paul tlb#tlb david#lost boys 1987#the lost boys x reader#the lost boys paul#the lost boys marko#the lost boys dwayne#the lost boys david#tlb dwayne#imagines#headcanon#imagine#fancition#fanfic#impulse buy
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the foxes : random headcanons (because i need to let it all out somewhere)
⢠Renee & Matt are both huge fans of atla and the pjo series. Dan likes it as well but not as much as they do. They also tried to convince Allison to watch it with them and despite saying itâs ânot her thingâ she really likes it.
⢠Renee keeps her own garden. Mostly plants and flowers though. She tries for some veggies as well but they never grow right
⢠At some point, Andrew would stop smoking completely. The withdrawals are crazy and heâs cranky as hell through the whole thing but yeah.
⢠Renee would definitely love visiting churches and cathedrals in different countries. Not only cuz sheâs religious but also because she loves the architecture and art a lot.
⢠also also Renee would keep the coolest looking patterned stuff. Fox shaped & cat paw carved ceramic mugs, knitted sweaters with a lot of patchworks and so on.
⢠Renee taught Neil ASL. For no particular reason just that itâs a good thing to know. After that she also tried teaching some of the other foxes but mostly just the basics.
⢠Kind of surprise to everyone, Aaron would be really good at chess. Neil and Matt on the other hand⌠very much not. He sometimes has chess matches with Kevin but Kev always loses which genuinely drives him mad.
⢠Aaron knows latin- not just the medical terms that med students have to know but like the language. So you bet that whenever someone gets him angry he starts to yap at them in latin just to make a point of some sort.
⢠Andrew would like those old/retro gameboys
⢠Andrew always beats everyone in mario kart with Nicky often being either close second or complete last - no in between.
⢠Nicky is the #1 pancake maker. He was kind of awful at it at first but after many many tries he perfected it for the twins
⢠Kev is also the #1 cook in healthy but completely flavourless prison-looking meals (though it is not his fault. i blame the nest.)
⢠if the foxes would ever have escape room night best believe Neil would be the first to figure it out and in record time as well.
⢠Kevin is a mosquito magnet and wonât stop complaining about itâŚlike ever. (had to google synonym for bitching btw)
⢠to fight off the âeboy Andrewâ allegations im fighting back with âabsolute loser Andrewâ where he wears too big sweaters, reading glasses, has crooked teeth, and searches through different cryptid or internet mysteries- related sites for too long (âŚprojecting but still)
⢠Neil hates coffee. his favorite tea is peppermint or earl grey.
⢠the monsters watch cartoons in the morning if they donât have classes i said what i said
⢠Neil definitely got into photography (or sketching or both) at some point. there is just something so symbolic about that i just canât wire up my brain rn to figure out why.
⢠Kevin listens to podcasts instead of music while working out because he is simply that type. sigh
ok im done
#aftg#all for the game#nora sakavic#andrew minyard#neil josten#renee walker#allison reynolds#nicky hemmick#matt boyd#aaron minyard#kevin day#dan wilds#andreil#aftg headcanon
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iâve been super into the sbg comic lately and i thought i might share some of my headcanons of the group for fun, also this is my first post ever so đ§ââď¸
- aiden used to have a yt channel when he was just a kid and he would post the most unhinged weirdo shit youve ever seen like wtf you mean you posted âpumped up kicks except its not pumped up kicks and i eat a shoe boxâ at 9 years old đđ
- tyler is soooo good with hairstyling???? like his sister would always ask him to do her hair when they were younger and he just got really good at it
- soo many times you can be talking to ash and have a whole one sided conversation before you realize she has her headphones (and listening to music) on and cant hear shit
- aiden eats jolly ranchers like a fucking FREAK he sits there and crunches them, its an honest to god miracle he hasnt lost teeth
- animals dont like ben but ben LOVES animals, hes holding a cat hes so content he loves it, the cat is in the most stress of its life
- tyler had a phase when he was younger where heâd randomly cut his hair in the absolute worst fucking cut youve EVER seen, taylor prolly has it as a screensaver
- aiden lovesss old 2000s tv shows, one of his favorites is Paris Hiltonâs âThe Simple Lifeâ
- when the group has sleepovers ben and taylor have these like super extensive skincare routines and will disappear for like an hour and half to do their routines together
- taylor has a popcorn addiction, cuz girl tf are you doing having a bag of popcorn every night before bed (me 2 girl)
- after the phantom dimension none of them really fw media type horror things, everyones watching little kid cartoons to try and sleep afterwards
- logan is a lot stronger then he looks, i feel like hes not just textbook smart but also shares an interest in auto mechanics and likes to work on old vehicles so hes pretty toned
- and vice versa why do i feel like taylor has an interest in computers/robots type of mechanics idk
- taylor and tyler were the twins that made up their own secret language when they were little and to this day still use it sometimes
- ash knows asl and this surprises ben as he also uses it since he doesnt talk, ash uses it because she gets to overwhelmed with noise and even talking can irritate her ears
#sbg (webtoon)#sbg headcanons#school bus graveyard#aiden sbg#ashlyn sbg#sbg tyler#sbg taylor#sbg ben#logan sbg#headcanon#webtoon
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Things That Definitely Made Me GAY (Part 2):
MUSIC ICONS: Part of my Coming Out would be incomplete without the music that found me during that time. Iâd wager my survival had every bit to do with the singers, songwriters and entertainers I was playing at the time. I especially credit Madonna, Janet Jackson, Barbara Streisand and Rufus Wainwright. They were the unexpected heroes in my ears everyday reminding me it was okay to embrace the dramatic, funny, complex, sexual situations of life in song.
FILMS: I am a firm believer that people are always searching for bits of themselves in the movies. So, being the teen I was, I wanted to find parts of my being in the movies to be affirmed that I wasnât alone. Whether it was a documentary or rom-com, I wanted to escape into a potential future or an idea of what it looked like to be a gay man in 2009. Documentaries were a gift from heaven because I got to see where we had been and where we were going. I still feel that way as a 30 year old. I feel like I still am eager to see stories of us and find parts of myself on celluloid.
VOGUEING/PARIS IS BURNING: This movie quite simply changed and saved my life in a LOT of ways. When Madonnaâs Vogue (BEST SONG FOREVER ON REPEAT) came into my life, my godmother introduced to me to the Houses of New York City, the Ballrooms and the origins of Vogueing. I had never felt so seen as a black gay person in a film prior to seeing PIB. It was the antidote to existing in a suburb in Washington. To know I wasnât alone in the world and that there was a place beyond Washington where people like me exist, was (and still is) the greatest gift anyone, especially from kin, couldâve given me.
QUEER AS FOLK: THIS SHOW TOOK ME THERE. I remember hiding the box sets at many friendsâ houses when I first had come out. While the show can be a bit dated, the stories and original characters really shaped what being a part of the LGBTQ+ community could potentially be as I grew into adulthood.
HISTORY: When I first came out, I made it my personal mission to read up on all things gay history to understand who came before me and whose footsteps I was walking behind. I found so much solace in the bravery we displayed as a community. I know that I am free to be me because of the folks who came before me. I hope that as time goes on, we discover more unsung gay heroes.
HEROES: I went out to of my way to find people who were like me and people who had the same interests as me. Finding people who made me feel understood and created the work to express all the facets of not only the human experience but the gay experience. Whether it be through dance, poetry, filmmaking or photography, I credit these artists for saving my life through their work.
FATSO: Some kids first cartoon crushes were Aladdin, Hercules, HELL, I could even bet that some had crushes on The Beast, BEFORE HE BECAME HUMAN! Me? Mine was (and still is) Fatso. Some have read him as a queer coded character and for my sake, I really hope that itâs true.
PORN & The Pornstars That Make Emâ : As weird as it may seem, discovering Porn really helped me feel liberated and free to understand my sexuality and what I really liked. Also..boy, oh boy, the men and the videos that still to this day..get me off is a list thatâs too long to count. From Zeb Atlas to Tom Katt, these men served the fantasies that were so hot and beefy, I still canât believe my eyes. Being gay certainly has its perks.
NOAHâS ARC: In the same vein as QAF, Noahâs Arc made me feel not only seen as a gay man but as a black man. I love that the show gave the community so many versions of our existence. Making us more than a side character or the uplifting and sassy character, at that. We were portrayed as human and proof that we exist.
#andrewisdoing#things that made me gay#pride 2024#coming out#janet jackson#madonna#troye sivan#barbra streisand#george michael#whitney houston#janelle monae#queer as folk#noahs arc#paris is burning#vougeing#larry kramer#harvey milk#james baldwin#sylvia rivera#marsha p johnson#act up#matthew shepard#stonewall#marlon riggs#herb ritts#alvin ailey#fatso mcfadden#gay movies#gay#andys gifs
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(Sonic X Shadow Gen)
Those little movements that make Shadow feel alive...
I love this composition! Everything (Shadow's eyes and all the invisible lines) tell you to look at the ARK. Seeing the setting coming before everything, I love that (I hate In Medias Res, without context)
Fixing his glove. He doesn't have to, but it makes you care for the character. I wonder what the idle animation will be.
I miss the ambidextrous grindig from SA2 (both Sonic and Shadow grind both ways and keep the stance, you just choose what you prefer).
Looks like he is left handed, as he should be. I don't know if they'll keep this consistent after the Wii thing.
Did he pushed away that scrap thing with his hand? Because it loks like that.
Now, a little exictement and a little complain. Good thing - Expression!!! Bad thing - the range of expression is limited, unfortunately. They could have add a centered mouth like in Sonic Superstar and Sonic Dream Team. Also it seems that Shadow will scream a lot there, so a mouth that can open large could work best.
Maybe not this goofy... But this flexible would be great!
That right kick is OK. I mean, you can be left handed but sometimes using the non dominant limb is most practical (if the dominant are sore or the position is not convenient)
Cool pose, actually...
This sequence!!!
Reacting to the starfish...
Now, Shadow's position doesn't look neutral. But there the best part is Black Doom. he gets introducted and is noticeable bigger and meaty.
Now, how somebody who only has one eye emote? Well, the good old rubbery deformation directly from 1930!
During the '80's and the '90's those cartoon were still aired and they weren't rare. I saw a lot of this stuff during my childhood
Black Doom got life and cartoon goofines, seeminly to mock Shadow. I also like that despite we see mostly Shadow's back, we can see where he is looking at, and some bit of expression...
I mean, how to make a one/eyed starfish expressive!
Is hard to notice when the drama queen is BD, but Shadow covers his face when Black Doom start to distort the space.
Not so stoic, I like that.
He seems uncomfortable here
When Shadow's touch the artifact he shows at the end of the level, Doom's shadows looms on him.
Breaking the fourth wall (somewhat)
And I finished the space for other pictures. What a shame!
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Hiii i personally would live to hear about rabbits kiss- i mean the lore!
RUBS MY HANDS TOGETHER... alright fellas. Buckle your butts in Make sure to drop the post down to read the full lore!
Bon's Beginning, Love Interest:
Bon was originally made to be Frankie's Minnie! Back then, she was called Bonnie, and her whole purpose was to be part of all the romantic storylinesâlike all those you can think of. Plus, she was supposed to help Frank with some of his tricks for the shows. You know, like in magic acts where a pretty lady gets cut in half or vanishesâbasically eye candy for him and the crowd. But Bonnie never clicked with the audience, so she started showing up less and less until she seemed to vanish from the show, only popping up as a low-key background character. People figured, "Oh ok- sheâs still exists she's just not getting any attention anymore". That way they can focus on more diverse plots! Many people assumed they were still meant to be together.
The Rival Era:
So, while they were working on the new seasons of the show, they wanted to mix things up a bitâlike throw in some Looney Tunes-style slapstick with classic Disney vibes and a bit of Tom and Jerry fun.
When they were coming up with ideas for rival characters, they gave Bonnie a makeover and turned her into Bon, a chocolate colored rabbit! Since they looked super similar, fans were like, "Oh, Bonnie must have a twin brother!" There were never any storylines where they fought over a girl or anything, so everyone just thought, "Yep, definitely Bonnie's brother." But the truth is, itâs the same character. Bonnie's not around anymore, so you could see Bon as a trans allegory if you wanted. So Bon has become Frankie's Mortimer, Tom to his Jerry, Daffy to his Bugs- but their shenanigans entirely depend on the episode's plot!
More Than Meets The Eyes:
So, now that he's a guy, he canât be a love interest anymore, right? They totally have that Tom and Jerry vibe going onâlike, sometimes Frankie wins, sometimes Bon wins, sometimes they both get the short end of the stick and occasionally they actually work well together, even if it ends with them slap-fighting over who gets the trophy.
So, every episode they cook up this stew of drama with one conflict after another, but then itâs like they hit the reset button on all the storylines and their progress. One reoccurring joke is that since Bon is called a chocolate rabbit (his name being a pun haha), it's a running joke that Frank wants to take a bite out of him.
Sometimes, you see them actually caring for one another. Like, if Frankie twists his leg and really messes it up (totally inspired by some fan art I got), heâd pretend heâs totally fine and be like, âSee! I LITERALLY canât stand you!â right before crashing down- and Bon would roll his eyes but still help him out, picking him up and carrying him when he needs it. But once Frankieâs all healed up, itâs right back to their bickering.
Thatâs just a chill example, but letâs say Frankieâs really not okay. Theyâve got this dynamic of âI canât stand you, but I also canât handle seeing you so miserable.â Even though they mess with each other a lot, when things get real, they manage to soften a bit. Itâs mostly in their body language since theyâre not exactly pros at comforting one another, but they give it a shot. Bon tones down his quips and helps Frankie through whateverâs going on. They have these genuine, tender moments, but then, of course, by the next episode, everything's back to square one.
Yearning For A Fictional Reality:
I totally dig the trope where a cartoon character suddenly gains their own consciousness and totally goes against how they're portrayed in the show. So, yeah, since Bon never got a consciousness Frank kind of yearned for him to have one. He wouldn't admit why but as unbothered as he is with a lot of things, he wants to have someone there with him, and out of every character he wants a Bon.
Those old romance episodes just feel so cringy to him, like the whole âI was made to be yoursâ drama. Heâs not about that. What he really wants is the guy who wasn't MADE to be his. He wants to make him his.
Our Lucky Contestant:
The lucky contestant in Bon's world is kinda like Bon in a lot of ways. For starters, their personalities arenât exactly the same, but you can definitely see some similarities. Lucky always looks like heâs running on empty, and while heâs a bit sarcastic, heâs also really genuine and just juggling a ton of stuff in his life. He doesnât have that same cocky vibe as Bon. So, he and Frank tend to clash a bit, even though The Other gets along just fine with the new guy. In fact, you could argue they have a situationship brewing.
Things took a turn when Frank finally saw Lucky without his mask on. Heâs got chocolate brown hair, a ton of freckles, and hazel eyes (though he pops in lime green contacts sometimes, but those donât last long). Heâs different, but still so similar at the same time. Plus, Lucky sometimes rocks this headband that looks like rabbit ears, and The Other thinks itâs cute because it gives him a chance to mess around with Luckyâs ears- BUT I DIGRESS.
It really weighs on Frank, and he starts to act all strange afterward. He beats himself up for being so desperate to have a Bon around that heâs imagining him in people he shouldnât. But itâs like clockwork â âLuckyâ keeps getting swapped out for âBon.â At first, he just slips up, but after some time, he wonât call Lucky anything except âBon.â Not âLucky,â not his real name; just âBon.â It gets him all stressed out, so he starts sending mixed signals to the guy, sometimes being pretty hostile and other times sounding all longing.
He starts projecting onto Lucky more and more. Sometimes he even tries to stir up conflicts that donât make any sense, kind of like something out of a cartoon. Heâs chasing that high, he wants HIS BON. He craves that warmth and tenderness he feels during those emotional moments between Bon and Frankie in the cartoon. It doesn't change who he is or take the top spot on his priority list since the show matters to him. But still, it eats into how he interacts with Lucky and takes up a lot of his mental space.
Bigger Budgeting:
Eventually, though, he gets what he's been longing for. With the budget getting a nice bump, the Other gets a totally new bodyâway sleeker and less clunky than in the game. Since there's more cash to throw around, the higher-ups are all about new ideas. At one point, Frank even ends up with these awesome mech arms, and his 4D tech gets an upgrade. But the real kicker? Lucky becomes a test subject for something super special. They want to pull him into the cartoon worldâlike actually transport his mind onto the screen. The plan is that, in the end game, they could test it out for other contestants, where youâve got to survive in the cartoon world, and if you die there, you kick the bucket in real life too! So, naturally, Lucky is the first one they put through the wringer!
And guess what? When they finally get it to work, Lucky looks REALLY familiar in the cartoon world. He thought heâd be a human or somethingâjust himself but in that rubber-hose style, but nope. He looks exactly like Bon, right down to the last detail. He might not sound exactly like him, but man, the visuals are spot on. Frank had no clue this would happen, either. He was totally in the dark.
Was it intentional? Oh very much so- the only difference is that they don't sound exactly the same. (Normal Cartoon Bon sounds like this btw.) But other than that, down to a T. The Other can keep track of how things go in the cartoon world- until he can't. These two need some alone time after all- imagine how you will. (Yes he does try to take a bite out of Lucky's arm and he is disappointed he doesn't taste like chocolate)
I LOVE THESE TWOOO I HOPE THIS SNIPPET IS SUFFICIENT!
#finding frankie#bon the chocolate bunny#yumeship#đ˛- greedy little rabbit#chocolate rabbits#autism rambles#long post#my art#reblogs welcome#fanart welcome
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Ok but I have seen you talk about this so many times, even referencing it in your old cartoons, so I gotta ask - when and how did you fall in love with neopets, like that?
Wait, is it that obscure now? I didn't know a single person from its inception to roughly 2010 who didn't have a neopets account. It was the single biggest gaming-esque name on the internet for years. Celebrities casually mentioned playing it, it got mainstream marketing tie-ins, it had plush toys people waited in line to buy up and a TCG made by the same company as Magic the Gathering. It's not that I especially "fell in love with neopets" like it's a niche thing but that there was a time it was almost outselling Pokemon, so it's just another huge cultural phenomenon that was a big part of everyone's lives during my teens to twenties, and hits my special interest in creature design since it has THOUSANDS (beyond the pets alone) ranging in quality from extremely creative to just plain heinous. I personally only got invested in it when they introduced the mutant pets, though, because it started out having almost like a "rule" against making any pets that were "ugly." They'd joke about it as a prank for instance, and originally only featured the mutants as part of a storyline they never intended players to actually adopt. They even had a fake alternate version of the site with fake "adoptions coming soon" and somehow didn't anticipate the userbase genuinely wanting the slime creatures.
The Chia and Aisha were my favorites but mainly the chia because that kind of "scuzzy" creature was already my own design aesthetic, polar opposite of the site's established style and reminded me of if Jeff Goldblum got fused with a tardigrade instead of a fly:
Is that just me? I feel like the tardigrade similarity jumps right out but I think it was an accident and they were possibly actually thinking of the rotting giant from Nausicaa:
The fact that they intended its design to be unlovably ugly and were surprised anyone wanted it only made it more sympathetic. Eventually they made mutants available and I got fully invested into playing, at the time having to spend hours a day on their little flash games until I could afford a mutant after months of labor. But then a couple of years later they just abruptly decided they really didn't feel like having its design around anymore and "updated" it, which back then was automatic for all pets owned by all players with no going back:
It had unfortunately been fairly common that they'd just completely, totally redo a pet like this with no warning and no user poll to make sure it's what anyone wanted. You just had to pray they never did it to your favorites.
All the other mutants in that earlier image would also get completely changed or never released at all. They still kept some of the other "gross" mutants and would make even grosser, so that wasn't even part of the reasoning. Just the random whims of mad gods I guess. I think what killed the game for a lot of people was actually when they did this to basically everyone at once, standardizing almost all the pet artwork so they could wear clothes in their new dressup system. It wasn't as drastic as replacing a sludge guy with some kind of hairy leaf guy but it did eliminate hundreds of technically unique designs from the site, and I found someone else's examples they put together so I thankfully don't have to do it myself:
If anyone's not familiar enough with neopets or didn't figure that out from the last paragraph, the ones on the right are just recolors of the same exact art as all members of their species with added accessories (now wearable items) Players used to work hard to get pets they wanted based on their unique poses and personality, but you could only keep the original art for a small number of these. The customization feature kind of attracted a different new fandom, from what people say, but it never approached a fraction the site's peak, which is probably how the brand wound up getting sold to some NFT bros who aren't even involved in the site itself and supposedly never even spoken to its remaining staff outside some business emails? This is unrelated to the brief period it was bought by scientologists and the siterunners had to fight back against their propaganda leaking into it. I really didn't expect to turn this response into a mini article, I should really just make a thing on bogleech.com about it sometime. Some of my tumblr mutuals to this day are people I met through the neopets fandom and probably have equally lengthy memories/complaints.
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minor season 5 spoilers for lmk!!!
(some sketches + my thoughts on the new season :0)
this season was so good!! i'm gonna put my long rant about my thoughts below, just cause i have a lot of things i wanna talk about :3
animation: ik the animation change was jarring for some people and i did almost cry about flying bark leaving the show when the news first dropped, but i honestly think wildbrain did a great job and the animation is still super cute and fun. it's definitely different and you can tell, but they still do all the silly animation things that flying bark did and this season honestly had some of my favourite humor (visual and otherwise).
i'll definitely miss the old animation, fully hand drawn 2D animation is becoming harder to come by in cartoons now so it's sad to see this show lose one of the most exciting aspects of it, but i'm looking forward to seeing how wildbrain does in the following season(s?). i'm honestly just glad we're getting more monkie kid content.
plot: i did enjoy the plot they set up. this season did feel different pacing wise? if that makes sense. not that it's necessarily bad i just noticed it felt a bit different. i'm really excited to see more about this whole chaos thing.
ik li jing wasn't necessarily a villain, but he was an antagonist for a bit so i'm adding my two cents about him and nezha. i didn't love what they did with their story arc, but ik there's only so much that can be done in a 10 episode season where each episode is only 10 minutes long. i think their arc would've just benefited from more time :(
villain(s): i think the nine headed demon is such an interesting character (even though he did confuse me a bit) so i hope we get to see more of him. probably my favourite big bad so far personality-wise.
main characters: i'm glad sun wukong had more screentime this season!! he always either isn't around or gets trapped, so it's nice that he was present again.
i definitely felt this season focused a lot more on the monkie trio, which was bound to happen, but i like them so i was fine with it. idk how much of a redemption arc macaque is trying to have, but i kind of hope it's not a standard redemption arc. not that i didn't enjoy macaque's character this or any other season, i do like him most of the time. i just personally hope they keep him as more of a neutral figure even if he does stick around with the group.
i don't have much to say on mk that hasn't already been said. i love the guy and i hope he gets to be happy again soon T^T
side characters? ig: i thought mei and red son's episode was cute. i love dragonfruit interactions a lot, but i do hope red son gets some more screentime next season cause i miss him </3
i am happy sandy got some more screentime though, his episode with mk was cute. also tang was so real this season, he's just like me fr (i hate manual labor).
other notes and whatnot: this season felt shorter somehow, even though it wasn't and i'm not sure if we'll be getting a special like we always do or if they're just going to move on to the next season. either way, i'm excited to see where it goes from here.
although i wasn't in love with the ending of this season, it just felt a tad rushed and i definitely think we would've benefited from a few special episodes again.
i'd give this season a solid 8/10. i would love to go through all the episodes and share my thoughts on them, but i'm just gonna share my ranking of the episodes.
(i feel pretty even with 1-2 and 3-5)
1. collar the king
2. temple of the goddess
3. the cage
4. sacrifice
5. strings that bind
6. into the pagoda
7. claim to flame
8. harbinger
9. the storm within
10. festival fugitives
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