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platinum-iridium · 6 months ago

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Claire deserved so much better! The writing didn’t always give her the credit she deserved but the actress held it down. Really made space for both compassion and cleverness and I enjoyed the calm sincerity she brought to the cases. I rewatched seasons 6-12 this spring (skipped her death episode so stupid and they didn’t even grief her properly after like really) and you’re right after her no other ADA is fully fleshed out like they either over focus on one aspect of her personality or they flip-flop like they did Serena. She changes motivation and personality traits depending on which direction writers went to take her for the case of the week. I think the actress handled it well and tried to create a sense of coherency throughout the seasons but the writing was ass. Very idgaf energy lol. For faves it’s Ross (she could’ve been great and often was, but then they would put her in her ‘place’ by having her encounter some despicably misogynistic judge or her lameass, uglyass, shortass ex-husband, who was nasty and did not need to be involved in the narrative at all) and Abby, who was second only because I despised her hatred for female suspects. Like yeah she’s conservative (likely due to the actress herself being conservative) but so many times they would just make her vicious and nasty even when it went against the point she was arguing. I often think of the rape case where she said something to the effect of wanting the victim to suffer because being assaulted as a prisoner was no excuse and then she used her own assault to justify it? Can’t fully remember because I’ve fast-forward through most of it, but it was terrible. The writers really dropped the ball on so many of the “woman’s issues“ cases like the misogyny really jumped out. I really enjoyed her when she was on a regular murder/scam case though. She’s shrewd and funny and loves to nab a perp with a nasty one liner and I think she and Jaime are the few that felt equally matched Jack. Haven’t seen past s13 so idk how that goes but the new seasons are ass, lawyer wise. Nolan is a big old wet blanket that I actually like lol but Sam is a dullard. Hot but that’s where it ends and it’s annoying because they could write her better but they simply don’t care to. Baxter(?) is fine so far but more because I know him as Kerry Washington’s fake white husband and not because of this role because again, boring. They need to shake things up over there fr.

i want you to know how happy i was to see this block of text lmao. answer is going under the cut because this turned into a manifesto

yeah i think jill hennessy was a real credit. some of the best acting on law and order for me is when the characters aren't actually speaking. it's in the looks and the expressions. and the thing that i liked about claire that we don't see from a lot of ADAs is that i felt like we got to watch her struggle and develop, maybe because she had to have been one of the youngest. i actually kind of like her final episode but i don't know if i'll ever watch it again. it's hard to get through. also i think they decided to kind of pull back after showing us their personal lives so much but i think the subtle effects of claire's loss are felt. in the way briscoe was immediately and strongly back on the wagon. in the way jack's dick found its way firmly back into his pants.

serena was a mess as a character lmfao. i could never get a read on her and then there's her final line like oh ok. i'm wondering if a second watch will clear anything up for me with her character but i suspect not. is it because i'm a lesbian, no it's because you're insane

i really like jamie too. i agree that her biggest character flaw is that ex husband of hers but honestly i'm chalking it up to man probably being intimidated by her a lot and sometimes it's the short ugly ones who have built up a callus to rejection so they'll just go for it. he's a real piece of work though so i guess she mainly saw that nasty streak channeled through work so she chalked it up to passion about the job? not like they got into it too deeply. i hate watching her get sexually harassed all the time but it's probably realistic. it got handled about as well as could be hoped for by a mostly male writers room when jack and adam defended her but creating strong male heroes in that scenario ... ok lol i thought we were going for realism. with all the repeated stories of women "sleeping their way to the top" would have been more interesting i think if they explored the catch-22 of it all. damned if you do play along, damned if you don't. but i don't expect that kind of depth from men.

abby i have very mixed feelings about as a person. i would start liking her until her opinions started shining through lmao. i think the exploration of a right wing woman is really interesting (shout out dworkin lol) but I don't think the writers were equipped to do it well. the viciousness did seem misplaced but i think it could have been explained by unresolved feelings about the assault. i think that internalized misogyny can be really interesting but again i don't really trust men to bring it home. for all that she was still a good character, i agree she could have been better written.

the new lawyers are ass but i enjoyed the last lawyers of the old law and order, cutter and rubirosa. i think they have big shoes to fill following after the mccoy show both as actual actors but as characters (which i want to say i enjoy when the character and the actor have parallel journeys, like when olivia benson has to figure out how to move past elliott leaving) and if you watched cutter as bureau chief on svu, that's not the real him, that was his tether

nolan is so fucking boring lmao. but he's grown on me enough to be kind of lukewarm about it. like he doesn't really seem to have that much passion. ben stone was motivated largely by justice and doing the right thing within the rules. jack mccoy tells us he wants to win and we see him do it by any legal means necessary. cutter is kind of in between, he wants to fill jack's shoes and he's willing to tip toe over some lines ethically to get it done. wtf does nolan really want. i don't feel it from him at all. like what is his central motivation. like they gave us that moral conflict in the death penalty episode but it just didn't hit for me. what is he really about? i don't know. watching the actor tear up while being stoic is fine enough though i guess.

feel the same about sam lol so gorg but literally a blank slate of a character. like they aren't even trying with her. someone needs to tell the writers that establishing that her sister died to dv and never got justice is not the same as creating character traits. also that one episode where she's speaking in court (i think doing a cross examination of a woman, all she's good for of course) and then nolan has to save her is sooooooo. like i get what they were going for but like wtf.

baxter is giving me weird vibes but i watched scandal so i could understand how people feel about him. i am still not seeing the vision. i think everyone is allowing kerry washington's fineness to cloud their eyes there.

#law and order

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lavender-annd-lilac · 2 years ago

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Early New Year’s resolution: try to leave THREE (3) actual comments before getting on to the self indulgent wisecracks let’s goooo 🤠

1.) I gotta give it to her, reader has some unwavering focus when she has a goal in mind. I mean yeah it the goals seems to come from a place of low self esteem, but the determination is there.

2.) Lloyd is the straight up chaotic evil character in a dnd campaign. Unfortunately, his shit is pretty entertaining (to me lol)… like give the villain a few good quips and I’ll low key root for them (to have more dialogue). See also: Loki

3.) Colin seems… idk if he immediately assumed his wife cheated on him bc he’s insecure about himself/the relationship, or he’s just one of those guys that think all women are ~jezebels

MST3K style commentary under the cut 🙈

wrap the gift

Wrap??? Lady, may I introduce u to… the gift bag?

As you close the trunk, a hand slaps down on the metal,

“Shut the fuck up,” you snap as you swing your door open.

Don’t make me call my girl Kelsey 😤😤😤

He bends down and taps on the window with his knuckles.

Spray him with that window anti freeze washer stuff!!! (I don’t have a car lol what is this function called??? 😫)

He slips out his leather wallet and plucks out a bill. He waves it in the air.

THIS IS SO UNHINGED. Sir, this is a parking lot not a fucking Chippendales so put your stripper money away 😒

You hit the gas, lurching forward so he staggers away.

This is why u need those zombie cars from The Walking Dead with like pitchforks attached to the front

He drops the bill and stomps his foot as he stops.

Ok… I’m not like living in extreme poverty or anything but u bet ur ass I’d circle around the block and then come back to retrieve this money 😳

“Woah, woah, baby, I’m tryna apologise here.”

Oh wait… nvm 😩

"You need a new car and you're buying me a watch," he sighs.

Wait.. not to be like “how much could a banana cost, Michael”, but are these things equivalent in price? Like, I know watches can be expensive but like dang. Imagine wearing a jeep on your wrist lol

"Can I help you, bozo?" The stranger replies, "who the fuck are you?"

I’m losing it lmao 🤣 yes yes he’s the villain here but I love this idgaf energy. Like, the next time a pushy salesperson (not Kelsey, obvi) says “can I help u” for the third time I’m going to say this EXACT thing in my head bc I’m deathly afraid of confrontation

"Husband? Baby, you didn't mention a husband. Oh, look at that, you put your ring back on,"

Wow he trained at UCB huh… some impressive improv going on here.

"Don't worry about paying me back, baby, the old man looks like he needs something snappy,"

She should have yes and-ed him tbh until it escalated to such a bizarre and obviously comedic scenario

"You fucking this dude?" Colin exclaims as he stands, "is that where you got the money?"

So hypothetically, if she was fucking him, would it make a difference if she got paid for it? I mean, from a husband perspective, is that really your primary concern when u think ur wife potentially cheated on u? lol

"Someone's gotta," the man taunts.

It’s the snappy comebacks for me fam 👌

"She calls me daddy," the guy snickers

Wait he’s a Harvard alum right? Maybe he wrote for the Lampoon 🤷‍♀️ Makes sense since SNL loves their Harvard boys

Tina Fey knows what’s up

Colin turns to shove him, nearly sending him into the next table. Half the restaurant stares in your direction.

3 kinds of ppl here:

Those who pretend they aren’t looking:

Those looking around awkwardly:

And me:

"Give him the fucking watch!" Colin growls

Lmaooo I feel like this is such a bitch boy perspective. He’s like, u might have cheated on me, but if u return this watch at least u won’t be a whore 😂 the idea of ur partner being a sex worker is somehow worse than them being a regular ol’ cheater lol

You don't understand what just happened

Me neither sis. Haha imagine if he just goes around doing this shit so he can crush his SNL audition or something lmao

Unsolicited 2

Warnings: bad self-thought/talk, bullying, insults, low self-esteem, money problems, more dark elements to come.

Wouldn't mind some feedback! Lloyd was driving me nuts so I had to do it. Thank you in advance 💜

On your way out, you stop and grab a few groceries to justify your trip to the mall. You still have a lot to do when you get home and your mind’s already three steps ahead; tidy up, put everything away, wrap the gift, and the most tedious task of getting yourself done up. The reservation you made a week ago fills you with dread.

You pop the trunk and drop in the bags, tucking the watch safely between them. As you close the trunk, a hand slaps down on the metal, startling you. It’s him, that man.

“Excuse me,” he steps closer and you back away, “try not to dirty my car.”

You frown as he gets nearer and side steps you. You look around at the Lexus parked just behind your beat up Neesan. Fuck, really?

You huff and shake your head as you skirt around to the driver’s side, “you take that watch back for grocery money or–” You ignore him as you unlock the car door, “I got some spare change in my glove compartment if you really need the gas money.”

“Shut the fuck up,” you snap as you swing your door open.

“I might even take my wallet out if you take the coat off. Heave up the tits and–”

You growl and drop into the seat. Before you can slam the door, it’s caught and you look up at the man as his hand holds it back. Panic thumps in your chest and you pull on the handle frantically.

“What the fuck– get–” You hit the horn with your other hand, “help–”

“Oh, shut up,” he snarls and lets the door go. It snaps closed and you jolt in the seat.

He bends down and taps on the window with his knuckles. You ignore him as you hit the lock switch and fumble with your keys. Why won’t he leave you alone? You twist the ignition and the engine chuffs to life.

He steps in front of your car as he reaches under his jacket. He slips out his leather wallet and plucks out a bill. He waves it in the air.

“How about a backseat handie, babe?” You hit your horn again and he winces, covering his ears, “fuck! It’s the best offer you’ll get.”

You hit the gas, lurching forward so he staggers away. He drops the bill and stomps his foot as he stops.

“Woah, woah, baby, I’m tryna apologise here.”

“Get the fuck out of my way,” you holler through the windshield, “now!”

You let off the break again and he stumbles out of your path. You roll on and he kicks the side of your car. You squeeze the wheel as your adrenaline pumps through your veins. As you steer between the rows of vehicles, your tears spill out at last.

You idle at the end of the column and take out your phone. You check your rearview. There’s no one behind you. Still, it’s good to be prepared. Just in case.

You breathe out and leave your phone unlocked in the passenger’s seat. You put your hands back on the wheel and continue through the lot, finding the nearest exit as you keep checking your side and rear mirrors.

As you turn onto the street, you see a flash of dark blue, the same shade as the Lexus. You putter at the red light and look over your shoulder then check your mirror again. It’s not there. You’re paranoid.

You wipe your face and sniff up your fear. You just want to get home and get everything sorted out. It was just one very strange, upsetting encounter. You aren’t going to let it ruin Colin’s surprise.

💎

"Babe, did I tell you how hot you look?" Colin purrs as he pulls out your chair.

You blush, touching your warm cheeks as you sit. You thank him as he sits across from you, the hostess handing out menus and reciting the specials. She leaves you to peruse as you hold your purse anxiously in your lap.

"Getting ready to go so soon?" Colin kids as he watches you wring the strap.

"N-no, no," you say, still uneasy.

You just want to give him his gift. It's what today's all been about yet that shadow follows you, the man from the jewelry shop calling out your extra rolls like you don't already know. At least your husband's kind enough to act like they don't exist.

"This place is nice," he says, "new job hasn't started yet."

"I know, it's my treat," you teeter on the edge of your seat "I've been saving and I just want you to know that I love you."

"Of course I know that–"

"No, no, I wanna show you and I wanna be better. I'm gonna be more active and keep up with things better," you chew your lip and unzip your purse, the fabric chafing your hips as you're reminded of the too small dress pinching your skin, "and I picked up some extra shifts."

You dig your hand in your bag and take out the wrapped box. The shiny green paper catching the chandelier above your table. You put it in front of him and sit back.

"I'm proud of you. Your new job, how you take care of me…"

"What…"

"Just open it," you insist, "please."

He chuckles and looks around, "I hope you didn't spend too much. It's been tight."

"It's not from our account, I've been saving, just don't worry about that."

"Alright, alright," he traces along a fold and jams his thumb underneath. He tears through and your anticipation has you vibrating.

As he pulls away the paper he turns the box over. He sees the jeweler's logo and gives pause, sending a look in your direction. His cheek twitches and he pops open the lid on its hinges.

"Gotta be spiffy for the new job," you say, "do you like it?"

He stares and for a moment, you're scared.

"I love it, but it must've been so expensive."

"No, no, I got a good deal and even added on the insurance so you can get it cleaned–"

"You need a new car and you're buying me a watch," he sighs.

"Colin, I–"

"I know, I know, it's amazing, babe, you're amazing but…" he looks up and his throat bobs, "what did I do to deserve you?"

"Me? What about you? You're–"

Your name interrupts your sentence. You freeze, the timbre throwing you off. You furrow your brow as Colin gives an equally confused look. You slowly look over as a man steps up beside you. It's that man. How does he know who you are?

"Hi, can I help you?" Colin interjects.

"Can I help you, bozo?" The stranger replies, "who the fuck are you?"

"I– I'm her husband, who the fuck are you?" Colin shifts in his seat.

"Husband? Baby, you didn't mention a husband. Oh, look at that, you put your ring back on," the man continues.

"What? No, huh?" You sputter, "would you just go–"

"Babe, who is this?" Colin asks.

"I don't know, he–"

"Don't worry about paying me back, baby, the old man looks like he needs something snappy," he winks at Colin, "jeez, wish you'd said something, I'd have been more subtle–"

"You fucking this dude?" Colin exclaims as he stands, "is that where you got the money?" He throws the watch down and injects himself between the table and the stranger, "you're fucking my goddamn wife?"

"Someone's gotta," the man taunts.

"No, no– I don't know him. He--" you grab Colin's arm and he rips away from you, "please, listen to me, he's just some jerk from the store–"

"And how does he know your name?"

"I don't know. I don't even know who he is, please. I–"

"She calls me daddy," the guy snickers and Colin turns to shove him, nearly sending him into the next table. Half the restaurant stares in your direction.

"Give him the fucking watch!" Colin growls at you, "fucking slut."

He grabs his jacket and storms out. You blink dumbly and turn to snatch your purse. The man moves into your path before you can follow your husband.

"Who are you? Why are you doing this?" You rasp.

"Like I said, you can call me daddy," he flicks your chin, "Lloyd works too."

You sneer and elbow past him, flinching as his hand bounces off your ass. You don't look back as you hurry away, desperate to catch up to Colin before he's gone. You don't understand what just happened.

#lloyd hansen x reader #lloyd hansen

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dojunie · 1 year ago

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as a writer myself too, i definitely get the frustration of writer's block. ur better than me tho could never write fiction this good. if it's a script maybe i can stumble my way towards it but like- prose, prose??? scary stuff HAHAHHA. i'm wayyy more used to writing features, editorial and stuff like that so writing creatively paralyzes me fr probs should get over it HAHAHHA

speaking of writing tho, recently got my first ever job (full time over the summer and part time when i get back to school!) helping this creator write content for a website she's launching and probs gonna be helping her with her podcast too hehe (i'm also more of a broadcast person too over like publication writing so that's gonna be fun). so life's been reallyyyy busy. like i started preparing for freelance work since may and after like- 11 applications so glad i finally got a job but damn being paid to do something is a whole different kind of pressure. doing my best but sometimes i'm scared it won't be good enough and i'll just get fired HAHAHAH the days are starting to get blurry too bc i've kinda just been cooped up at home. anddd been trying to ✨adult✨ too by getting my driver's license, tax number, social security and all that but ghad with a job? idt i'll have the time to fix all that anymore. and i'm hoping to take the topik too so :">

times like this are when im rlly glad i got dream. like they rlly just give me that energy boost HAHAHAH (AND WITH THE NEW COMEBACK SOON??? AHHHH) r they like that for u too? i swear this is the first time i've wanted to get a tattoo for an artist like woah

oh and SPEAKING OF i was in the manila concert day 1 all the way in the farthest section. actually got really determined to work bc of that experience bc i am determined to go both days vip the next time they're in manila HAHAHHA. happy to say i'll most likely earn enough to do that by next month hehe. gonna treat myself for the hard work by getting mark's bubble HAHAHHA

haven't gotten to reading the new renjun fic updates (unless my eyes are deceiving me and i read that wrong & there r not updates) but! i'm rlly looking forward to it. hoping both of us have enough writing juices to finish up the things we're working on HAHAHHA. and i hope you're doing well with school or work or whatever your doing too! and when things get tough hope u have a support system there for ya :>

anywayy i'll go skidaddle now HAHHAHA worked 8hrs today so 💀 byee

(p.s. by any chance do u have any plans of writing any series for mark? would KILL to have ur writing bring his character to life if not that's SUPERRRR chill too frfr jus curious hehe)

frm the biggest phatest markf,

-covid anon 🤒 HAHAHAH

you calling my 'ripping my hair out slamming words into the keyboard at 1am' writing prose is such a huge compliment my dear covid anon, you have no idea. never in my life have i considered anything ive written to be like... serious... because i just enjoy writing about a bunch of singin dancin boys, but. i do put an obscene (and embarrassing) amount of care and work and thought into this little fanfiction thing and i just. thank you? blowing kisses all the way to your timezone

anddd been trying to ✨adult✨ too by getting my driver's license, tax number, social security and all that but ghad with a job? idt i'll have the time to fix all that anymore. and i'm hoping to take the topik too so :">

GODDAMN! you have your plate full, but frankly those are all really, really good and important and STRONG steps towards adulting!! you're further than me, i dont have my license yet (haven't even started, rahh, uber is my best friend) but whenever i come on here i think of you, covid anon, so hearing this makes me feel like an irl just told me they accomplished something big LOL i'm actually so happy for you. these are big steps. AND THE NEW CB IS ALREADY FUCKING ME UP! IDGAF RENJUN IN THAT LITTLE PAPERBOY CAP, LEAVE ME ALONE LEAVE ME ALONE I'M UNWELL!!!!!! today the second theme dropped (idk if you'll see this on the same day as i send it) with the energy drinks and such, and the fuckig... neon concept...!!!!!!!! i wanted to get a tattoo for my bts era like a 7 or something like that on a very tiny part of my body but then i remembered how i genuinely thought i would be a 5sos fan forever and i was like 'lets hold off on that very, very permanent decision lmfao'

AND TO ANSWER YOUR MARK QUESTION! you messaging me this actually did make me go through all of my potential wips (all.... very very many of them) and one that i found for mark that i'm actually still very interested in is an exchange student concept! little plot: mc is a part of a university exchange student program, and with that comes staying with a host family; the uni that mc is from does it in a raffle/blind matching style where you get put with a family who's profile matches with yours best, and mc gets.... the lee family! with eldest brother and vaguely famous rockstar taeyong, awkward and endearing middle child mark lee, and the night and day '00 twins'; sunshine incarnate lee donghyuck, and 'doesn't speak unless spoken to' lee jeno!!! it takes place over six months in the summer to autumn season, the first semester; and love blooms in the damndest places!

if this sounds like something you'd like, maybe i could fandangle this for my next wip...? winky face

anyway i love you lots covid anon, i hope your adulting goes on without a hitch!!!! until you message again <3

#dojun talks #dojun answers #covid anon #AGAIN! sorry it took me so long to reply to this i be... workin and sleepin and such

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feydrautha · 8 years ago

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Sorry to ask but whats the diego luna discourse? I havent seen anything about it

a whitepassing argentinian who thinks shes the universal voice of latinx tumblr bc she knows about oppression dynamics and colorism within the latinx comm said a few days ago that diego luna is a white latinx and we should stop saying he plays a non-white lead in r1, bc according to her his father is white and diego never said in an interview that he’s mestizo or chicano/xicano. this is the post: http://hijadepavlov.tumblr.com/post/155716944699/i-am-absolutely-guilty-of-this-but-our-collective

all of this is Lol bc 1) diego may be lightskinned but? is not even whitepassing 2) while his mother may be a white british woman, his father is clearly a brown man??? funnily enough, she would always post pictures of him where there’s a literal spotlight on him so ofc he’s gonna look much lighter 3) idk about you but if you lived in a country where a lot of the population are mestizxs, you don’t go talking about your mestizo heritage??? also nvm that he /does/ talk about being mexican and it’s always in US interviews; also xicano/chicano is used to describe mexican-americans, diego grew up in mexico so why would he call himself that???

the nasty thing about all of this is that the moment non-latinxs read abt this, they instantly believed her and i saw ppl on twitter wanting to drop diego bc “oh no he’s white 😭😭😭 diego luna: cancelled” and basically exposed themselves and how they fetishize men of color/non-white celebs in general; but this discussion - how (especially white) fandom treats characters and celebrities of color as Get Out Of Jail cards and stans them to the point where i at least often wonder “are you genuine in caring that much about this character or are you really just doing this to get a seat at the Cool Pee Oh Cee table?” - is such a broad topic that it’s really something that needs its own special focus on it

back to the actual topic, when people (the majority being mixed latinxs, a lot of them mexican) were calling bullshit on White Diego LunaTM, she started saying that the people who were arguing that diego is a moc were either white latinxs or gringxs/white americans and refuses to realize she’s wrong on the matter and only engages with people who support her opinion. most people who agree on White Diego are non-latinxs and it’s super annoying to see this because this isn’t their lane at all, stay the fuck outta this discussion

#also idgaf if she blocks me back lol #asks #anonymous

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tellywoodtrash · 4 years ago

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lol ishani is suchhhhhhhhh a messy bitch. not even pretending to look less than outright gleeful.

le, iska rona shuru. god sis, you knowwwwwww these bitches have it out for you, then why do you give them the satisfaction of seeing this reaction???

yeh aadmi hai ya bhagwaan? koi bhi jagaah koi bhi time marzi se prakat ho jaata hai.

THAT FUCKING STUPIDASS SCARF IS RUINING THE WHOLEEEEEE LOOOK. GOD WHY DO THEY DO THIS TO HIM?????????

TUMNE JITNE TELLYWOOD FANS KO KHOOOON KE AANSOON RULAAYE HAINNNNA SHIRALI, BHAGWAN TUMHE IN PAAPON KE LIYE KABHI NAHI MAAF KAREGA!!!!!!!!!!

also, just noticed the set and production design credits and finally have names to put on all the hate mail i wanna send.

naaaah jk, i think it's really nice that they got employment in this pandemic, even with their OBVIOUS lack of taste. so much so, that it seems to be a medical condition!

anyway, he said he got this sargi for ishani on behalf of angre, but since she's got hers anyway, this one can be given to riddhima. noice. this fucker be worming his way into my heart with shit like this.

inka phir se popat bann gaya.

mummy biting out and giving the worst blessing of all, “sadaa suhaagan raho.” which is just an elaborate way of saying "hope you die before your husband does, because life without a man is worse than death itself!!!!!!"

“thank you mummyji. aapne ~~sachchi neeyat~~~ se sargi taiyyar kii thi toh dekhiye, mere haath khaali nahi hain!”

lmao nice. where was this riddhima allllll along?????? i've been waitinggggg for this snarky bitchhhhh who doesn't take shit!!!!!

le, aadarsh bahu mode is back on. sab ke liye koi paath ka intezaam kiya. chanchal chachi was right, she's suchhhhh a annoying suck-up to dadi, honestly.

husband is like here, no one's looking; sneak some almonds, come on. yes, i approve. this the kinda man* you want ladies. one who's willing to have a few hours taken off his lifespan so you don't get hangry.

(*T&C strictly apply: only in this feeding waala criteria wrt this dude. baaki sab toh disaster hi disaster hai iss mein.)

“kaisi baat kar rahe ho??? vrat sachchi nishtha se kii jati hai. koi nahi dekh raha par bhagwaan dekh rahe hain!”

lmao, the most appropriate response.

wait you guys genuinely need a gif of this moment, coz it’s priceless:

i can't believe they don't let this dude move his face in this show when he is the MOST ENTERTAINING when he doessssss.

he's like dude i'll adjust with the 2 hours less in my life, but dharampatni is i won’t let you escape a minute of suffering existence in this flesh prison we’re all trapped in, so help me god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

who the fuckkkkkkkkk is this????? and you know you didn't need a needle on the syringe for this whole thing, don't you???

vansh's "baaz ki nazar" toh i've long given up on, but riddhima's peripheral vision also seems to be completely shit if she didn't notice a wholeass person wrapped in all black skulking around directly in her eyeline, not 10 feet away.

lmaooooooo dadi is like tf you doing here, and the hasty retreat he beat. scaryass men soft for their sweet old grandmas is a trend i really do love in tellywood.

oh i like ishani's outfit.

blah blah blah KC gyaan idgaf.

riddhima has lit diya and instant cough attack from the smoke.

it's her. she's the one who did this. looks like she's okay with bhai dying a few days earlier than fated, as long as it means she knocks riddhima down a few pegs.

mummy rubbing it in saying dekho yeh akhand paath hai, beech mein rukna nahi chahiye, apshagun hota hai. godddddddddddddd.

I HONESTLY CANNOT WATCH HER COUGH AND CHOKE THROUGH THIS THE SHEER RIDICULOUSNESS OF THIS IS FUCKING KILLING MEEEEEEEEE

yeh lo ji, parmeshwar prakat ho gaye to save the day and read the paath himself.

all dudes in the world should be in whatever business this guy and angre are in. ki biwi mil gayi toh it manages itself while he devotes himself to her.

lmao the sheer earnestness with which he's narrating the KC paath. both wholesome and fucking hilarious. looks like those primary school kids at their first public speaking contest.

i am ishani. god, why won't this scene just endddddddd already, i'm dying of cringe.

whoooooooooooops. bhai is pointedly asking ki how riddhima's throat got messed up when she was fine like 3 min ago.

behen is giving earnesttttttt excuses and he's really "sure jan"-ing her.

dadi's all no matter what issues crop up in these two's lives, i'm sure they'll win over it with their lurrrrrrrrrrrrrrve. yeah, it looks that way rn, but i wouldn't be quite so optimistic yet, dadi.

literally no one is surprised by this revelation.

oh god, she has something more planned. man who are these ppl with so much energy in their lives WHILE PREGNANT, to do such scheming and plotting??????? just my period cramps have me taking 2 hours off work to curl up on my heat pad and cry about ouchieeeeeee.

great. ragini ko ab daure pad rahein hain.

and poor angre is saddled with getting her treatment. WHY DOES HE HAVE TO DEAL WITH ALL THESE TROUBLESOME WOMEN IN YOUR LIFE VANSH?!?!?! EK ADIYAL BEHEN ISKE SAR PE BAANDH DI HAI WOH KAAFI NAHI THA, KI AB INVALID EX KO BHI ISKE HI HAATH MEIN THAMAA DIYA. i know you got your hands full with that disaster wife of yours, but come on man.

oh god is he gonna blow up at her again for eavesdropping!?!!?!?!?

thank the lord above, she had airpods in. (also lmao, ofc she's literally the airpods meme.)

isn't HE supposed to give HER a gift today???

i liked his other watch better. but this watch is supposedly riddhima “ke dil ki dhadkano se judi hai” so........ i'm no expert in cutting edge watch technology, so sure. sounds like something that would be available for the wives of billionaire gangster’s wives to buy.

oh man she got herself a matching one. which ofc is “tumhare dil ki dhadkano se judi hai.” lord, she CHEESY CHEESYYYYYYYYYYYY. and i'm mildly lactose intolerant, so 🤢🤢🤢

this dude is not though. he falling for this hard and fast. which is....... unexpected. nice, but also suspicious.

“yeh ghadiyaan chahe rahein naa rahein riddhima, lekin tum mere dil mein hamesha rahogi.”

that's sweet. and i'd believe and squee over it if this was any other show. i would. but in this show, literally everyone other than dadi/siya is out to fuck each other over and i don't trust a single goddamn word out their hissy snake mouths.

aaaaaaaaaaaaand ofc he's vrat-ing for her too. BECAUSE THIS IS A FEMINIST SHOW WITH THIS VERY FEMINIST HERO OK?!!!!!!?!?!!!!?!? THIS ONE EPISODE ABSOLVES ALLLLLLLLLLLL THE OTHER 98 EPISODES FILLED WITH HOT FLAMING TRASH!!!!!!!!!!!!

“apni umar badhaake kya karoonga main, agar tum saath nahi ho. main chahta hoon ki tum meri zindagi ki aakhri saans tak mere saath raho.”

again, very very sweet and all, esp. with these soft melty eyes; but it's this show. and we saw the upcoming promo. sooooooooo, kill bill sirens in my head, i'm afraid.

both mann hi mann mein deciding to tell each other the truth about their backstories after the vrat. which should work out splendidlyyyyyyy.

lo ji dream sequence shuru. voot blocked the music but colors put up the scene with bol na halke halke on instaTV so i watched it there.

yesssssssssss you messy trainwrecks. get it onnnnnnnnnn.

this is literally alllll i am watching this show for. the moment y'all bang in canon, i'm outttttttttttt. it's always the best time to quit a tellywood show. always. take this protip from wise, old TT. quit the show the episode the lead couples fuck. just trust me on this.

idk WHOSE dream sequence this is, but lmao it's got the vibes of a not-that-great wedding "promo" thing ppl have got going on these days. which one of y'all is binging these on youtube and thus has their subconscious filled with it/??? it's gotta be riddhima, but it would be absolutely fucking hilariousssssss if it was in fact, vansh.

yup. it was her dumb ass. i bet she had the exact video in mind for kabir and just cut-copy-pasted vansh's face in there from the last week onwards.

oh chachi's back from maayka for vrat kholing.

mans literally do be looking like the chand today. because they eased up on his yellow foundation, thank god.

poor ishani. god, this is why we need feminism. so our sisters don't get pushed into shit like this against their willllllllllllllllll.

dadi and siya shipping riansh to the point of making ppl uncomfortable. what next, you gonna be writing mature fanfic about them on IF????? BACK THE FUCK OFF, YOU WEIRDOS.

“humaare plans kamyaab hote toh vansh iss waqt riddhima ko zeher ki pyaali pilaa raha hota. hmph.”

lmaoooooooooooooooo mummy is an eternalllllllll mood.

this one is getting overly emotional about her first completed karwachauth vrat. eat a snickers, bitch.

dadi overpromising and saying shit like evennnnnnnnn god himself can't shake your love for each other, tumhari prem kahaani billlkulllll pooori hogi and what not. oh dadi, did YOU not see the promo?????

this one got the footage she needed and has duly handed it over to bhai. both of vansh's sisters have the trait for going straightttttt to him with their sordid discoveries, albeit for completely polar reasons.

lmaoooooo the way she peaced out.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand he's started growling about how all this KC naatak was fake and and vowing revenge and games for her dhokaaaaaaaaaa. i hate to say it but............ i told you so.

also abbe oh gobar ganesh. itna CCTV footage mila hai kahin se, toh baaki ka bhi toh dhoond, where you see how she got into the bloody dickey?!?!???! nahi, 2 out-of-context second hi dekh ke paagal saand ki taraah bekaabu ho jaana hai. shit for brains, literally everyone in this show has.

anyway, if i was vansh’s murti maker, i’d be expecting a call righhhhhht about now. riddhima yahaan rahe na rahe, uski murti zaroor rahegi, which vansh and his next paramour will demolish together as a bonding/foreplay exercise.

#ishq mein marjawan 2 #immj2 #immj2 lbs #episode liveblogs

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issa-me-addy · 4 years ago

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to put it simply: if you like anything on this list, we should like... totally be friends/moots

YES THIS IS LONG AND I APOLOGIZE BUT ITS BEEN IN THE BACK OF MY MIND I FELT AS IF I MUST EXPLAIN MYSELF AND MY BLOG FOR BEING A SHITSHOW OF JUST ALL THE THINGS I LIKE

this list is also for my current followers/moots to get to know me and know what to anticipate on my blog from here on out

i like a lot of things and obvi i post more of some things than others

but i’m mostly making this to find new friends/blogs to follow

ALSO MUST NOTE: THIS BLOG IS A SAFE SPACE

I AM HERE FOR ANYONE I WILL ALWAYS RESPOND AND ALWAYS LISTEN AND DO WHAT I CAN TO HELP

ALSO THIS BLOG DOES NOT TOLERATE ANY TYPE OF ASSHOLES

I SUPPORT THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY, THE BLM MOVEMENTS, I BELIEVE THAT NOBODY IS ILLEGAL, I AM RESPECTFUL TO ALL BELIEF SYSTEMS, WOMEN ARE AMAZING, TRANSRIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS, I BOOST POC REPRESENTATION IN MEDIA,

AND I BELIEVE IN LOVE AND KINDNESS AS THE FOREFRONT OF THIS BLOG AND EVERYTHING I AM. BUT I WILL FUCK UP A TRICKASSBITCH FOR BEING FUCKING RUDE.

also again, this post is really long i apologize

first and foremost i love the gays

i myself am a little bit gay

ok into the good stuff

DISNEY

like all things Disney, Pixar & select DCOMS

esp hsmtmts one of my many new found obsessions

also i love disneyland (los angeles born and raised baybee)

i also like rollercoasters in general & universal studios is fun~

im a little into star wars been a slow and steady incline

Marvel

but mostly

Bucky

Steve

Peter, both Parker & Quill

and the rest of the Guardians

ATLA

Zutara

if u shit on zutara u can go byebye idc if you ship kataang just don’t be a dick about zutara ok? ok.

also u MUST STAN APPA,TOPH,&SUKI

also huru but only pre-mustache

all the Harry Potter things

but fuck JK Rowling frfr cos shes a nasty ass trifilin ass bitch

the og hp books 1-7 are honestly the only relevant things shes ever produced

MUSICALS

including but not limited to

anything written by Lin Manuel including 21 Chump Street aka his best work

Heathers

Hadestown

Dear Evan Hansen

Wicked

Waitress

Newsies

The Last Five Years

Mamma Mia

Beetlejuice

AND MANY MORE

One Direction (yes i know judge me)

but mostly Harry Styles and Fine Line

5sos minus the fandom because theyre problematic as fuck rn!

pop punk trash

mostly State Champs

Neck Deep

All Time Low

Alex & Jack’s podcast/streamcast

We The Kings

Simple Plan

the list goes on but i’m getting annoying

also artists like

Tori Kelly

Kehlani

P!atd & Brendon

use those artists as genre/vibe reference lol

AND FINALLY SHOWS

i’m currently watching the Marvel TV shows but i can’t binge daredevil for some reason

but i am 100% in love with Mattew Murdock don’t get it twisted

i am SPN trash although i have to rewatch the last few seasons i don’t know wtf is going on anymore

NEW GIRL

NICK MILLER IS THE LOML

himym is up there

yes i’m friends trash idgaf judgey/bad vibes are not acceptable on this blog idc idc

b99

jake & amy are top tier otp

and Rosa’s very important to me

i aspire to be like the Gilmore Girls

except for rory’s probematicness at the end/in the reboot

ONE TREE HILL i will still title it the best show ever its… so good and also just sentimental to me because its the first show my sister and i really watched tg

also watched like all of Grey’s because my mom was obsessed

AND honorable mentions to these shows that i finished oh so long ago

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER

SMALLVILLE

i <3 the following netflix ogs

One Day At A Time (i havent watched anything since netflix released them tho oop)

On My Block

The Get Down (i will never forgive you or netflix for letting this show die)

Lucifer

The Umbrella Academy (even though i don’t remember jack shit about whats going on)

Disjointed

Stranger Things

The Haunting of Hill House

i got mixed feelings ab ‘You’

started but did not finish

(edit: adding cos how could i forget) TEENWOLF

the 100

vampire diaries

the originals

Jane the Virgin

AND here r some miscellaneous bullshit things i’m into

i do be sewing my own clothes thats kinda a new hobby though but we fucks it

i like baking stuff… just cookies and brownies are my favorite thing on the planet

i play a few instruments (piano, bass, uke & guitar) but i am very not good at any of them and yes i will obnoxiously sing whenever given the chance

i am semi obsessed with makeup because my older sister is a licensed makeup artist

which also means i love beauty gurus my current favs are

kathleen lights

jackie aina

& the queen herself

mykie aka glam and gore

so yes i also like fx makeup and creepy tingz

another random youtube fav of mine is drawfee

theyre very funny and wholesome i love them dearly

AND ALSO i am… definitely a stoner

100% a stoner

i love the weeds

but its not a forefront in my personality cos i am much more annoying about several other things

AND YEAH THATS ME! i think that who i am is compiled of all the things i like, the characters i relate to and the media i let flood my senses on a day to day basis– you feel?

anyways i hope this actually gets me somewhere instead of just mad annoying all of my followers

I LOVE YOU ALL PLEASE BE MY FRIEND

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merry-melody · 4 years ago

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umbrella academy s2 thoughts

Or you can read here if you prefer. Formatting’s probably easier there and this is like 4k, so be warned.

So, was not much of a fan. (Wasn't surprised to learn none of the S1 writers were retained into this season, either!)

I feel like it's a little early for this show to be separating the siblings into New Lives, considering how little they interacted throughout the first season.

I would have liked more childhood flashbacks, having an additional Reginald subplot in a show stuffed with seven (or six and a half) leads seems a choice when it didn't link into the siblings in any meaningful way.

It also made all the siblings curiously less sympathetic, as Diego and Luther in particular, but also Vanya and Klaus to an extent, are berated for showing any kind of effect of their upbringing; but without much 'showing' of said upbringing (or emotional impact at all from the last season - Vanya's obviously out for that own with the hackneyed amnesia plot; Diego is completely over Patch's death - and Grace's, for that matter, although she does at least get acknowledged; and Klaus for some reason seems to have stopped seeing ghosts 99% of the time.)

I'm very mistrustful, as I mentioned in my S1 notes, that the show will in any way support Reginald's abuse, whether it be the siblings furthering their patterns of copying him without learning to recognise and address this; or by some kind of time loop casuality bullshit.

This season didn't really allay that, just with the general tone - the line Vanya had about sarcastically saying he was loving, or Five calling him 'no boy scout' just seem tonally a very different vibe from S1, like there were already aspects of that where it felt like none of them except Klaus really acted like they'd been raised by a guy who outright harmed them so much as a tough Professor type; and here it seems to double down on that idea.

Five in particular was almost his father's yes man to an extent, he had several lines about how right their father was; although it was intriguing to see Diego reference how Reginald may have become even worse after Five's disappearance with that 'golden years' remark.

I was intrigued by the lizard reveal, though.

So, Luther wise...hmmm.

Also, on shallow notes, the hair and fashion was really lacking from last season, like apart from Allison/Emmy who looked lovely in the 60s clothes (and Five, Ben and Vanya, who remained pretty much the same), everyone looked worse (even Luther had a little Tintin grown out hairdo going on!)

Didn't love the toilet humour, either, but again, YMMV.

He was a little more likeable than S1, I appreciated how he acknowledged his own failings (which iirc, no one else but Vanya really did all season, and since she didn't recall hers at the time, there wasn't as much emotional impact) - although the cocked gun lessened it a little, lol. And the return of that lovely musical score during, too, nice touch.

It was good to see at least two scenes with him and Vanya interacting, and for them to return to the Five/Luther duo.

It was also interesting to see how Luther, like all his siblings, projects his own feelings onto others, (like his first instinct being that Vanya's pulling some 'bullshit game' when obviously, Vanya was pretty upfront when she lost it; whereas it was Luther who was the one scamming her into the hug-n-choke.)

I liked them bonding over Five being an asshole, too.

(Although I think once again, the lack of trust between the siblings was almost contrived, like Luther in particular seems genuinely pissed off that Five didn't, what, let them all die in a fiery death? I get that they grew up in an environment that promoted mistrust and that they don't really seem to understand their own powers or each others, and Five never explains when he makes a mistake, anyway, but I'm just not sure what Luther's ideal outcome here was.)

I'm clearly an asshole also, because the 'Rooming House for Solitary Men' sign made me laugh every time they showed it.

I feel like some of his characterisation was unsubtly telegraphed (although that's a complaint over all, not just him specific) - like they decided 'sensitive' was their key word there, and just jam in everyone referring to him as that rather than showing it. (...Is Luther sensitive? Like, not dragging him, I'd just not pick that at all for him as a description.)

I also didn't much enjoy the pairing of him and Diego, like to be honest, it was never a pairing even from S1 that I was particularly fascinated by, it's such a well-worn dynamic; and while at least they weren't bickering over numbers, the dude bro banter ('women, amirite?!') and matching lack of IQ (I never thought I'd say Diego seemed dumber than cracking a raw egg to posture, and yet...) was just kind of lowhanging fruit.

I also feel like the goon for Jack Ruby stuff seemed inserted purely for plot contrivance to link to JFK.

(This is also a universal complaint, but I really felt for the actors doing promo, like they come up with all these well thought out explanations about why their characters are making these choices, but the work doesn't really show up in the writing or what was shown onscreen. IIRC, Tom Hopper was talking about Jack Ruby as a replacement father figure and how it's Luther's first stab at independence in terms of supporting himself; and there's this whole thing of Ruby saying he treated Luther like a son, when really, he's in like, two scenes and Luther is very clearly a paid goon. Which isn't to say that's not supporting yourself, a job's a job! I just felt like it didn't really go anywhere.)

I liked the idea that he's the only one who looked for their dad; I liked him still eating his feelings, funnily enough, it's just a good character note.

I don't particularly have investment in him and Allison one way or another yet - I don't care about the moral indignation; I just feel like when they're together, it seems one part them being smug about the others, one part yearning based on the same plot as S1 (she's moved on but seems to want to keep Luther as her back up guy.) Like, I'd love to see those two actually interact over something based on their disparate characters (what would Allison have said if she'd heard Luther's little defense of the Feds to Five?)

There's also a return to that odd juxtaposition from S1 of Klaus' drinking with Luther taking drugs cheerfully and to no effect. (I'm not expecting a DARE commercial, it's just all over the place in tone. That, and I thought Luther 'waSN't ReADy for THaT!')

(This isn't Diego specific, either, but they also do that thing I hate in TV, where they purposefully reference someone specifically in the episode before they rereturn, and Diego got the short straw on that one with the Pogo mention apropros of nothing, so we know we'll see Baby!Pogo shortly.)

Diego: Again, lots of telegraphing. (Do you think the writers want to get across Diego has a hero complex? I wasn't clear after he cat leaps through dimensions, stops a mugging, obsessively stalks JFK, and almost everyone he meets literally holds up placards mentioning 'DIEGO HAS A HERO COMPLEX'.)

Diego got a lot more time onscreen, which is a plus, but the haircut combined with his role as plot monkey made it a neutral point.

I also think Castaneda got the short straw on some of dialogue this year, oof, that Luke Skywalker 'it's a great reference' dialogue felt a bit try hard.

(Sheehan also took a body blow later with the 'Sexy trash!' one, ouch, like that felt very Designed to Retweet/Gif.

No one's topped S1 for blatant exposition yet, though: 'You haven't been sober since you were a teen! Not since you started taking drugs to block the ghosts out.')

Randomly, I liked the decent English accent he pulled out of nowhere. And again, David Castaneda I believe, mentioned Patch's death, so it's neat that he thought about the impact of her death on his character, even though it wasn't evident in the plot.

As I mentioned up top, I think Diego kind of suffered from the same thing Klaus did last year, where upon he seems to be the only one who recalls they were actually brought up in an abusive environment; and yet here the focus seems more generic to Diego's a baby (right down to constantly talking about 'bad guys' like a three year old) who has masculinity issues about his mean pop (who tbh, seems to be presented as entirely correct in labelling him a fuckwit, since he behaves like one pretty much all season: 'We chop off his trigger finger!')

(Also there's that contrived Batman style ethics that came up with Luther last year, where they're like 'We can quip over bodies and we grew up literally murdering people', but for some reason, Diego won't 'kill a man before he's committed a crime' (he can stalk one, and cut off his hand, though?)

Likewise, there wasn't a ton of interaction between him and Allison, like in S1, I enjoyed how they kind of overcame their initial mutual dislike with small moments of bonding; whereas here he has to be prompted to talk to her (and that was an adlib, which again, means the actors were considering something the writers overlooked.)

Last year I talked about how much I enjoyed Diego's character and how they walked a very fine line between him combining his desire to be the stereotypical macho figure with his innate sensitivity, so naturally this season we get him butchified to a factor of ten ('I'm the man, here!' 'You're a big pussy!') and almost zero interactions with Klaus, the person besides Grace who brought that out the most last year.

(What happened to those two, last time we saw them they were pretty much the closest in the family besides the Allison/Vanya link; here, Diego's almost contemptous. Has he levelled up in his mind now he's bffs with Luther?) I wanted to find the scene with him and Ben endearing, since we get so few interactions with Ben and any one besides Klaus, but it wasn't even that personally linked to them beyond 'Remember our one specific memory? Anyways, lolz, u should keep Klaus' body, idgaf.')

Allison Allison I think suffers from a lot of the same problems as she was introduced with - like Vanya, her powers are kind of linked to a lack of control in a way that the guys aren't; and a lot of her development is offscreen.

I actually really enjoyed the episode focusing on her, though, I thought it was one of the strongest of the season.

Her husband got a bit OTT with his catchphrase - where Diego's was 'JFK', Ray's was very clearly ' the movement!' and I found it odd how easily all the siblings but especially Allison gave up on returning to their own time and committed to another relationship built on lies (albeit this time of omission - baby steps!) but I kind of like that, like that's Allison, kind of co-dependent and self-deceiving.

Really, I feel like Allison's more interesting when they plunge into her darker side, I was riveted in the 'more!' scene, as well as the 'I heard a rumour you killed your brother'.

I think it's especially important as she's a WOC, which this season focused on more, like, it's very important not to fall into the common writing trap where the guys are allowed to be vindictive or needy or selfish and the women are there to be the moral guidance (for the same reason, I also loved the Five/Vanya stand-off); and that goes double for the model minority bit.

I was worried that they'd fall into the trap of Allison needing to be twice as good not just with how the sit-ins were portrayed but also generally (she speaks seven languages! She makes extensive notes on the state of race relations with specific regard to Dallas in the 1960s!) and once more, it seemed like Emmy Raver Lampman was trying to put across a more interesting read on Allison in terms of how isolated she was from any awareness of oppression in the outer world, first in the Academy and then through being a powerful celebrity and the contrast that creates for her in Dallas which didn't quite get met by the writing/direction.

It was great to see how she got to become part of a community in a way the others didn't, also, and particularly being protected by the beauty shop ladies when she arrived; like, the imbalance of genders as well as races in the Academy genuinely made it refreshing to see.

(The relapse is also very up and down in tone, like they make attempts at pathos, but it's also accompanied by the Styx soundtrack/60s light effects...)

Klaus and Ben - Probably my least favourite aspect of this season.

There was a bunch of telling not showing (Klaus' three year sobriety being expressed in Ben's expository sentence and that .5 second shot of him turning down a joint) and once you remove the biggest impacts on Klaus' character (the addiction and his power) without explanation, you're basically left with 'Klaus causes problems for himself for comedic value.'

I don't really care about who fights well or which powers are developed (didn't read the comics, don't plan to) but it seems to be like the best portrayals of superheroes show the powers as metaphors for their lives - Vanya struggles to control her emotions, Ben feels powerless, etc. If you take away the powers, you take away the reasoning behind the character.

Why is Ben pretty much the only ghost (particularly when in S1, they seemed ever-present)? How or why did Klaus learn to summon them in the alt-apocalypse?

I liked the scene of Klaus interacting with Ray before they find out he's married to Allison, that was cute.

I also liked seeing him interact with Vanya and Allison (there was an interesting shot where Allison says she has a life she worked for, and Klaus smiles - is that because in contrast, he doesn't? I'd have liked them to acknowledge the link between cults and celebrity, tbh, those two have a lot in common. Or is it because she isn't using her power and neither is he?), and I thought it was cool to note how when the group are reunited, they fall into a power structure right away.

Like, right away, Klaus sells out Vanya and Allison to the guys ('It's usually Vanya!' or mentioning how Allison's being 'involved in community politics'.) Likewise, everyone kowtows to Five, then Luther, over the rest (like when Five says they won't go with Vanya to the farm) and no one speaks up for Diego in front of Reginald.

I want to give the others the benefit of the doubt and say they were kind of shitty to Klaus in particular in this season because they were in a group, because it's a huge downgrade in compassion (especially since Allison was like, covering him with a blanket when they're alone.)

Like, I get sibling culture, I have 'em, but I feel like when you're bringing possible 'seizures' up, you're sort of skirting what's then played as comedic (Luther dragging him, the 'check please' line), especially Diego's: 'He's probably having an overdose.' (Kinda seeing why no one rushed to join Team Zero.)

Like, he and Klaus do just kind of seem contrivedly not communicating - I would think after the isolation, you'd crack through boredom if nothing else.

Ben's kind of an odd duck - I feel like with Steve Blackman's comments, he's supposed to be this philosophical voice of reason; but tbh, he seems as self-involved as Klaus, and if anything, they mirrored each other (that line in S1 about Klaus being cowardly plays a little differently after the revelation 'He was afraid to go into the light'...) rather than separating him into his own person.

I mean, I don't want Saint Ben (or St. anyone!), but Ben does kind of irritate, like it's not like he even particularly gets much wit or personality in his lines (and I doubt Justin Min would be short of inspiration there, so it does seem to be a writing choice) or they give him much warmth or concern (I still like that shot of him walking off in the sixth episode of S1, though - where is he off to?!) In S1, we do at least get to see him panicking and how helpless he must feel that he can't alert the others to danger etc. He doesn't really offer opinions that offer a personal philosophy beyond 'Stop being a junkie' (he was willing to shut off Grace - was that to tick off Klaus for taking the opposite opinion, or is he super pragmatic generally?) or 'Admit it, Klaus, Luther's Okay!' (Again, is this nostalgia for the other siblings, or what? It would have been nice to have Ben interact with all his siblings, considering they included the whole possession plot for less than necessary stuff like 'Ben kisses a girl!' and 'Vomit shenanigans!')

I just feel like his personality was kind of an afterthought still, and it made his sacrifice for Vanya, touching as it was, feel a little unearned.

Why doesn't Klaus tell Ben he wants to go back for Dallas for Dave? Why doesn't Ben tell Klaus he wants to go back to San Francisco for Jill? Was Ben in Vietnam? How come he's gone from using Dave as A Reason to Get Clean to a 'fling' - dark reading of Ben, tbh, like does he want Klaus clean purely for his own gain, and now he is, Dave's of no further value? What does Ben think Klaus is looking Dave up for - he says it's 'selfish', does he literally think Klaus is just there to hook up with Dave pre-death? It's hard to parse whether Ben has a low opinion of Klaus in particular or whether he, like the rest of them, has kind of adopted to a point Reginald's views - it was neat to see a comparison of the two there.

The possession stuff was a cool parallel, as well, if underused on the whole - Ben's happy to take advantage of Klaus' body despite his clear ambivalence and then outright refusal; Klaus is happy to take advantage and have sex with his own cult followers.

The cult stuff was even less strong, imho - I said last year how I'd enjoy a darker reading of Klaus, as S1 I felt sometimes was unfair to the others in that we see them being impatient with him; but never how his addiction would have impacted upon them negatively; but here, there's no real exploration of Klaus' narcissism or manipulation (in fact the plot seems to play out exactly the same as Allison's in S1 - we start with all the action about why they pursued fame etc. dealt with offscreen, and begin when the lead has already tired of it all.)

I mean, Klaus is self-destructive, as we saw in S1, but here it's an odd combination, like he's at once both cowardly of physical harm (in a way he wasn't really in S1, even post-Dave, so it doesn't seem to be in reaction to his death) but also running a cult for the attention, but the attention is presented as negative almost exclusively throughout.

Like, I'd get it if it was an interest in money and the finer things in life, even, you could make an interesting point there (and iirc, Robert Sheehan and I think Emmy Raver Lampman have) about how while the Hargreeves were abused, they were also 'spoilt rich kids'; and reflect on that; but it's literally just there for gags.

There's no real explanation for the cult itself (they literally just regurgitate pop culture references) or an exploration of Klaus as a con artist (again - here's where you could show some kind of progression in character, whether it's forward or backwards, and use the powers; and have Klaus working as a shady medium, but nope, it's physical comedy only.)

You could delve into his refusing to even tell the others about Ben's presence, but that's handwaved as much as ever (Five didn't go 'Huh, well, Ben was there when the Soviets came...') not just from the other siblings, but also Ben and Klaus themselves.

‘Cause I could see how Klaus would feel guilty about saying that, regardless; but then Ben's all 'Well, I was chicken to go anyway'

It might have been a little more affecting if Ben's motivation for possessing Klaus wasn't Jill, a character we know exactly zero about, but talking to his family; not to mention a lot more sympathetic towards Ben himself. As it is, it plays more like he's petty and jealous Klaus gets to be alive, rather than frustrated that Klaus is essentially silencing him.

And again, that's fine, maybe that is Ben, he stopped aging at 17, after all, but I'm not sure what the point is of a plot where we don't really get to see much exploration of either character.

Like, what did we learn about Klaus from this specific sub-plot? We knew in S1 he felt guilty that Ben died young, and that he was happy to allow his siblings to believe Ben is gone.

Likewise, Ben? We knew in S1 he was envious of Klaus being alive, and bitter that his position was so powerless.

It was nice to see the teenage actors (did they dub Teen!Klaus??? Odd.) post Ben's death, but it kind of didn't resolve much, really - it seemed like Klaus was supposed to be bullshitting about the 'golden light' and whether or not you can just...'go' whenever you please, but then it seemed like it turned out to be true?

(Might want to have mentioned that, then, like I get he's a Hargreeves and therefore a fail at interpersonal relationships, but you'd think it wouldn't take a smart guy to figure that if your brothers already toying with self-destruction in his teen years, it might not be the most genius move to additionally allow him to believe you're trapped in the 'real torture' of berating him endlessly solely due to his advice; if for no other reason than your one link to humanity is then going to keep up the booze and drugs that blocks you from his presence.)

I was inclined to like the Dave subplot a little more than I did last season, just because something was happening at all (and we got some tiny semblance of Dave's personality, even if it was basic as hell - he likes hamburgers!), but I feel like the Dave recasting thing really stretched credulity.

I would guess it was written backwards, in terms of if Dave was the clearly fully grown adult we saw in S1 a mere five years later, why wouldn't he just go 'Oh, thanks for the tip, dude, I'll avoid all that military jazz'? And why wouldn't Klaus just be like 'Fuck it, can we not just...date now?' Aha, we could make him a little younger, chuck in a Mean Uncle, throw in some manufactured conflict, and zow-pow!

It definitely wasn't the most contrived plot ever or anything (or even on this show), but I did feel like it's weird that again, via the cult, we're kind of asked to see Klaus as this expert manipulator of people, when he seemed almost purposefully stupid here (like, even compared with Luther and Diego.)

Why act as if the only chance you'll ever have to see the guy in the same timezone as you is right that second in front of his crazed uncle? Why say you've tried everything when you met the kid three times (once instigated by him, and I have to say, it's sort of odd, like Klaus is just drinking throughout, like you'd think this would be the one opportunity he'd take to truly and honestly engage without that) and basically just asked him twice, and in the least convincing way possible.

Shoot him in the foot! Burn down the recruitment office! Use your international platform and pull with local government to influence your huge movement towards stopping the war in Vietnam!

Like, if what you're going for is that Klaus is defeatist and unimaginative, fine, but I'm not sure it's not just that they kind of didn't write beyond the circular 'telling him only made him sign up sooner' casuality because it's so Tragic.

(Also, I feel like they're overplaying the iconography of those damn dogtags, like at this point, Klaus looking sadly at the dog tags has still probably had more screen time than Dave himself.)

I liked the scene with him and Vanya facing off?

Five I think didn't really get much more development than S1, he drives the plot forward, but not much else. In fact, in S1, he probably was more interesting, in that he interacted with all of his siblings and showed moments of vulnerability and care (knowing Claire's name, telling Luther not to waste his life, asking Klaus if he was okay) and got to properly react to his siblings' deaths.

Um...it was cool to have two of him?

It was nice and kind of ambigious where he lied to her about the cause of the apocalypse, like you could go by what he said about how he wanted to avert her anger, or you could wonder if it's a rare moment of kindness in his old age, lol.

I also loved it when he said to Luther about whether he could talk to her 'without squeezing her to death'.

I found Sissy probably the most interesting of the new characters (probably her and Lila more so than Lil!Dave and Ray, tbh.)

Vanya I probably have the least to say about. I was satisfied with how they portrayed the culpability of the others, particularly Luther, without erasing Vanya's part in the apocalypse. (I really, really hope this'll end the endless discourse on her emails book now, that got tired fast.

I could also do without the endless 'lolz, Ellen Page was so bad at playing straight they had to write Vanya as gay'. Ellen Page is pretty convincing as an actor - I bought her raping Rainn Wilson in 'Super', for god's sake, I doubt 'heterosexual' is a challenge.)

The amnesia plot was pretty cliched, and it did mean we didn't get so much actual interaction between the 'real' Vanya (so to speak) and her siblings but I really enjoyed the dream sequence of her in the academy.

#the umbrella academy #ua meta #meta #s2 #i didn't love it #to warn you #luther hargreeves #klaus hargreeves #vanya hargreeves #ben hargreeves #allison hargreeves #diego hargreeves

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sparrowwritings · 4 years ago

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Writing Challenge Day Eight: City

Day Seven -- Masterpost -- Day Nine

A text conversation between Barbara Pryce and Olivia Lutum:

LivLaughLutum: I still can’t believe that Verd comes up here more often to see all of y’all at the precinct more often than he comes up here to see ME his adopted sister

cherrybombasticbabe: I can believe it. Just like I can believe that he didn’t introduce us until we all ran into each other.

LivLaughLutum: I’m never gonna let him live it down. His ass is GRASS

cherrybombasticbabe: I’d be disappointed if you did

LivLaughLutum: Lol

LivLaughLutum: I was serious when i said i wanted to know your idgaf secrets. I feel like i always wear my heart on my sleeve and that no one at work takes me seriously because of it.

cherrybombasticbabe: Wouldn’t be much of a secret if I told you.

LivLaughLutum: Oh i know but like seriously

LivLaughLutum: How do you just……..manage to be full city girl

LivLaughLutum: Like so cool and like you know everything and nothing phases you

LivLaughLutum: I’ve been living in Greatwood for years and I still don’t know how to do it

LivLaughLutum: Teach me your ways oh great teacher.

LivLaughLutum: …..oh shit i talked to much didn’t i you don’t have to if you don’t want to

babe: I’m thinking.

LivLaughLutum: Oh

cherrybombasticbabe: Okay so first off number one secret that’s not a secret: Makeup Game. You have pretty good makeup game right now, but you need to up it a notch or two if you want to really make people pay attention to you.

LivLaughLutum: How?

cherrybombasticbabe: I can give you a few videos that I like that teach makeup techniques. I’d say I could show you but work always gets in the way so dunno if I could manage a meet up for makeup on the fly.

LivLaughLutum: Right right…

cherrybombasticbabe: Next is confidence.

LivLaughLutum: Don’t tell me i have to believe in myself or some other bullshit.

cherrybombasticbabe: Nah nothing that trite.

LivLaughLutum: Okay good

cherrybombasticbabe: What you gotta do is figure out all the things you *are* good at and then walk around thinking about how good you are at those things.

LivLaughLutum: But i’m not good at a lot of work things, how’s that supposed to help???

cherrybombasticbabe: Doesn’t have to be things you’re good at at work. Could be something like, dunno weight lifting. Crochet. Farm work. Just anything you know you could do forever if given the chance.

cherrybombasticbabe: Even if you don’t have any real confidence in yourself, you can fake it with real pride over being the best damn basket weaver in the county or something I dunno.

cherrybombasticbabe: People notice when someone’s confident so be confident about a thing you can back up. Don’t gotta tell anyone what’s up cause they can mind their own damn business while you do your thing.

LivLaughLutum: That...actually sounds doable. Huh.

cherrybombasticbabe: Good.

LivLaughLutum: ...I take it your confidence is totally real tho

cherrybombasticbabe: Oh for sure. It takes hard work to be as good at everything as I am.

LivLaughLutum: Hahaha

cherrybombasticbabe: As for acting like you don’t give a fuck.

cherrybombasticbabe: Just don’t.

LivLaughLutum: I thought you weren’t going to be trite?

cherrybombasticbabe: Yeah but I don’t have much else to tell you about that one.

cherrybombasticbabe: I guess the “”secret”” is that making everything your problem is the worst so don’t let everything be your problem. Unless it directly effects you there’s really no reason to put a lot of energy into caring about it.

LivLaughLutum: But what if i DO care about a lot of things

LivLaughLutum: What do i do then?

cherrybombasticbabe: Okay lemme try to clarify: That’s what works for me.

cherrybombasticbabe: I learned a long time ago that I’m always gonna have a ton of shit on my plate so adding onto the pile wouldn’t help anyone, especially myself.

cherrybombasticbabe: It’s not like I block out all the crap that’s happening in the world or I pass on gossip or anything. You’re allowed to pay attention but also not let it weigh you down, y’know?

LivLaughLutum: ....

LivLaughLutum: Huh.

cherrybombasticbabe: You don’t have to take any of these as gospel. Hell I’m not sure if they work all that well outside of myself.

LivLaughLutum: No no, you’ve given me a lot to think on

LivLaughLutum: Thanks

cherrybombasticbabe: Cool.

cherrybombasticbabe: Oh yeah also if things still don’t change at your workplace even with you working on yourself feel free to let me know. I work the system, I can make them disappear.

LivLaughLutum: LOL I’ll let you know

LivLaughLutum: As payment? I guess? For trying to help out someone who should really have her life together when she’s in her 30s would you like some embarrassing stories about Verd from when he was young?

cherrybombasticbabe: Doesn’t need to be payment if it’s freely given. Also dunno if anyone really has their life together anytime ever. Also yes absolutely give me all the embarrassing stories.

LivLaughLutum: I don’t know what to say to all of that so I’m just gonna start with the story.

LivLaughLutum: Here’s how we found out that Verd was allergic to berries…

#writing challenge #day 8 #prompt: city #original fiction #sparrow writing #writing challenge 2020 #modern au #barbara pryce #olivia lutum #mentions of verdei rendall #I got caught up in things so we get an all dialogue post again #only *this* time it's in chat format #Liv likes the city but it's tough when she's lived most of her life as a farm girl #thankfully the wonderful bicon that is barb is willing to help #in her own way #eight down twenty three to go #next prompt: abusive

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what are your headcanons for june/serena post-gilead?

Short list, or long? Heh.

I guess I’ll keep it short:

Serena helps June escape.

Serena gets Hannah out.

Serena suffers immensely emotionally, financially, physically, psychologically for everything she’s done in various ways, some of which June has control over, some various govt/law enforcement have control over, and some is just random chance and fate.

June tries to reconnect with Luke, for Hannah and Nichole especially but so much trauma makes that impossible because they are totally different people now.

Fuck Fred. I give zero shits where he is. He could be dead, he could be in Gilead. Whatever. I literally couldn’t care less but he’s out of the picture. Same goes for Nick. I don’t have any specific headcanon about what removes them from June and/or Serena’s lives but they’re just not there and I don’t care lol. Neither are worth my time or concern.

Serena does serious fucking work on herself. Like this is an absolute must. Cos she is seriously a fucking awful person in Gilead, but in my headcanon, she’s not inherently horrible at her roots. So she’s gotta chop down all the deadrot and get back to fresh shoots.

They share custody of Nichole and everyone riots cos wtf why would Serena ever get that? Makes no sense. Who knows, but that’s June’s decision and June canonically makes really odd decisions when it comes to Serena so there’s that.

Trope that everyone hates that I seem to never tire of? Woman cheats on husband with other woman and falls for her instead. Give me all the cheating gay and bi ladies if it means they end up happy with other ladies. *insert shrug emoji*

Other tropes I apparently enjoy too much: Enemies to Lovers, closeted assholes find gay love aka Armoured Closet Gay, Closet Key, Experimented in College, Family of Choice, Gay Conservative, Has Two Mommies, and Everyone is Gay! (Well, almost everyone. Everyone except Luke, I suppose lmao.)

Both Serena and June suffer PTSD, OBVIOUSLY. Who wouldn’t? Same as Moira, Emily, Erin, Rita, Hannah, everyone. Except Nichole cos she’s a dang babby still. They somehow (not important exactly how) connect with each other and find odd solace in that. It’s sad, and it’s probably very unhealthy, but it’s something.

THERAPY FOR EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU GET A THERAPY AND YOU GET A THERAPY! EVERYONE GETS THERAPY!!!!!

Blah blah blah lots of time, slow burnnnnn. Sex is amazing cos Serena is a big ole lesbian, but shhh, she didn’t deal with that/know that/accept that (not important really which) until post-Gilead, where it’s safe and there’s... June. Who sort of forces her hand.

They still bicker and argue a lot, and the dynamic never totally goes away cos they’re still really good at pissing the other one off.

Moira and Serena are forever enemies cos Moira is the only sane one ever. (This is also canon, so...)

SERENA NEVER FUCKING LAYS A FINGER ON JUNE EVER AGAIN IN ANY WAY THAT ISN’T 100% CONSENTUAL AND CARING.

June struggles with everything. For obvious reasons.

Serena struggles, but for other reasons.

Angst. My headcanon loves ANGST. Like, near constant fucking misery lol with a smattering of hot sex, and a dusting of fluff.

THEY GET MOTHERFUCKING MARRIED COS THEY’RE IN LOVE AND THAT’S THAT.

Everyone is happy and I get my happy ending and everyone hates me cos it’s stupid and I hate myself sometimes cos I’m a giant hypocrite who just recently bashed The Testaments for Atwood giving June a happy ending but whatever I don’t care right now cos I want my emotional support war criminal and her idiot wife and their little daughters to have good things together cos essentially when it all comes down to it I am a stupid dumb trash marshmallow who believes in redemption arcs for Serena Joy Waterford, despite ALL canon lmao.

Give me all the redemption arcs and slow burn realisations of love and slowly building and choosing family and happy endings for lesbians. Gimme all that fucking mush, idgaf.

But if you wanna talk the type of headcanon that I would more realistically imagine for a post-Gilead Serena/June, well, yeah... that’s a bit different cos I would have to consider S3, which I do not. I just... block it out, lol. And after S4 I’d have to consider that too, which I will not. I already know that already. So all this is post-S2 only. Fuck S3. I don’t know what amazing mental gymnastics I’d have to do to get Serena/June even close to anything together after that. They totally fucking tore them apart and warped June into a nasty, vengeful, delusional creature (which isn’t necessarily the worst thing ever considering but still, it makes her having ANY sort of even moderately polite relationship with Serena pretty fucking impossible as they left it. And do not even get me started again on Serena’s arrest cos... BYE. I want to delete that entire episode from existence, just like 2x10. I hated the S3 finale so so so so so much in every conceivable way.)

And then for a more detailed exploration of my rather elaborate post-Gilead headcanon, here’s it in full colour.

#also ngl @warningsine has filled my head with so many visions and ideas of headcanon post-gilead jxs that i actually am not sure what's real #Anonymous

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daxterdd · 6 years ago

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Tagged by @cuddlybitch

Rules: Answer these 85 statements about yourself, then tag 20 people.

last

1. drink - water 2. phone call - my mom lost her phone and i had to call it for her. 3. text message - my sister texted me photos of my dog pouting because i was still at work 4. song you listened to - whatever was on the radio while driving home. 5. time you cried - idk, probably the last time my boss made me frustration cry?

ever

6. dated someone twice? - nah. i prefer to cease all contact with my exes, tbh. i figure they’re exes for a reason, i don’t need that in my life. 7. kissed someone and regretted - yea, i kissed one of my good friends on a dare (her dare!) at a party in college. i was drunk and it was awful. she mocked me for it for years. 8. been cheated on - my college boyfriend kissed someone behind my back and we broke up over it. it was very dramatic at the time, though ridiculous in hindsight. 9. lost someone special - my grandparents, though that’s a pretty natural part of growing up 10. been depressed - lol, let me tell you about the last two years of my life sometime. it involves two feet of water in my house and more family medical issues than i can count. 11. gotten drunk and thrown up - so many times. i went to a lot of frat parties in college. one time i had ten cups of jungle juice, ten jello shots, and threw up ten times the next day.

fave colours

12. Purple (ofc) 13. Teal 14. Black

in the last year have you…

15. made new friends - i’d need to meet new people to make new friends 16. fallen out of love - nah 17. laughed until you cried - nope 18. found out someone was talking about you - i have suspicions! 19. met someone who changed you - nope 20. found out who your friends are - absolutely know who my friends are. and i love them for it. 21. kissed someone on your facebook friends list - well we were facebook friends at the time, but i definitely blocked his ass when we broke up.

general

22. how many of your facebook friends do you know irl - almost all of them, but there are a few glee fandom peeps i don’t chat with anymore, but are still on my fb feed because i’m still very fond of them. 23. do you have any pets - a dog and a cat that eat all my free time lately! 24. do you want to change your name - NEVER 25. what did you do for your last birthday - i can’t even remember, tbh. it was pretty lowkey 26. what time did you wake up today - 7:30 AM 27. what were you doing at midnight last night - hunting down crew art from a convention to reblog to my news blog 28. what is something you can’t wait for - i have no idea, honestly. nothing much i’m currently anticipating. 30. what are you listening to right now - the a/c running. blessed quiet time. 31. have you ever talked to a person named tom - idts 32. something that’s getting on your nerves - people who have a relaxed relationship with truthfulness/accuracy/citations 33. most visited website - Tumblr, easily 34. hair colour - i just highlighted it! it’s dark brown with lighter highlights 35. long or short hair - fairly short now. around the shoulders. 36. do you have a crush on someone - nope 37. what do you like about yourself - i put off calm vibes. usually. 38. want any piercings? - already have them/have had them and let them closeup. 39. blood type - um... i’ve been told this. but i can’t remember. it was one of the rarer ones, but not the rarest. 40. nicknames - dax is my preference on here 41. relationship status - happily single 42. zodiac - scorpio 43. pronouns - she/her 44. fave tv shows - farscape is my evergreen. the bold type, b99, the good place, star trek disco, and ofc voltron are what i’m into lately. 45. tattoos - one on my left wrist 46. right or left handed - right 47. ever had surgery - i had my gallbladder out several years ago. 48. piercings - used to have several piercings in each ear, but i let them close up for work. also had a tongue stud in college, but took it out years ago 49. sport - i like to watch gymnastics and idgaf about any of the rest 50. vacation - i wish 51. trainers - ihni what this is asking

more general

52. eating - is a good thing to do 53. drinking - it’s too late for anything but water 54. i’m about to watch - i want to finish mr. student body president before the go90 app disappears. 55. waiting for - free time 56. want - more free time 57. get married - Yes, to combine my finances with someone cause it’s hard to buy a house with a nice big kitchen at my current salary (that was originally @cuddlybitch‘s answer and honestly-- mood) 58. career - librarian

which is better

59. hugs or kisses - kisses 60. lips or eyes - lips 61. shorter or taller - taller 62. older or younger - older 63. nice arms or stomach - arms 64. hookup or relationship - relationship 65. troublemaker or hesitant - hesitant

have you ever

66. kissed a stranger - nope 67. drank hard liquor - god yes 68. lost glasses - yes, but not for long 69. turned someone down - i turned the super creepy guy from work who stalked me onto a dating site down not long ago. 70. sex on first date - not usually, but never say never 71. broken someones heart - nope 72. had your heart broken - in college, probably. 73. been arrested - noooooooooooo 74. cried when someone died - i get a bit teary, but no full on falling tears 75. fallen for a friend - nope

do you believe in

76. yourself - yep 77. miracles - sometimes 78. love at first sight - not really 79. santa claus - santa is inside all of us 80. kiss on a first date - yes, but you have to make the move 81. angels - sure

other

82. best friend’s name - @waltzy 83. eye colour - hazel 84. fave movie - Dirty Dancing 85. fave celebs - I’m going to be Darren Criss trash forever

if you feel like playing, please consider yourself tagged!

#about me #.this toook forever!!!!!!! but it was fun. thanks for tagging me!

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alikestory · 3 years ago

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disclaimer: my keyboard is fuucked up, if you attempt to read this i am sorryy :v however. idc enouuggh to fix all the mistakes

(disclaiimer #2: going under a cut asdfg that was long... uuh it's complaining about an artist i liked being a t/rf)

I AM SO FHK ABOUT. THAT ARTIST. i reblogggged earlier and then like, deleted right awayy... BEING A GGODDAMN T/RF?????? ;_; there was a post i saw way back about it and i was like nah that's crazy but always... suuspicious... but i do (did... smh) love her art .-. it's juust!! a ggood time!! ugh it's hard to explain without being too personal (saying that makes tryingg to explain it even worse dfgh) but like!! queer sexuuality and attraction and fun colours... LIKE being a trans guy who has been on t for like five years and has had top suurgeryyy and still can't pass even tho all her drawings are explicitly lesbians it is cool to see someone who looks kinda like me being seen as attractive orz and there's a bunch of comics she has where ppl mistake them for guys :v sdfgh uugh "representation" annoyys me as a thing people look for in media and I CAN'T BELIEVE. I'M JUST REALIZING.... i was like "oh but i'm above that, idgaf about being represented" well FUCK ME I GUESS

(one day ii will finallyy write smbca, a comic about rat-mustached trans guuys trying to murderrr each other (in like... a sexy wayy) and i will be fulfilled :v)

STILL. ok aside from the callout poost to whch i was lke lol ok sure, i knew the shinigami eyes extension was a thingg and was reminded it exists like.... yesterdayy. so recentlyy enough for me to remember whn i was like "if i'm going to reblog a post from her i want to know for sure" and LO AND BEHOLD.

i mean, SHE doesn't get a red flag, but therre arre a shitton of them in her notes, and liike??? wouldn't that be distuurbing??? WOULDN'T YOUU WANT TO BLOCK THOSE PEOPLE??? and i mean, iit's not like they don't have verry obvious urls :v SHE WOULD KNOW.

anyway. i'm. how the fuck. i can't understand like, generallyy how quueer people can be t/rfs buut ESPECIALLYY someone who identifies so strongglyy with being gnc... just. WHAT THE FFUCK IS THE POINT. OF dfghjk. /screams what the fuck iis wroong with youuuuuuuu (intentional # of os) the minds of these people baffles me tooo much too even speculate as to where theyy couuld be coming from...

also i swear my u key KNOWS when i'm trying to write fuck like come on man this isn't tik tok let jaye say fuuck

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the-warmest-hands · 5 years ago

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stMarysW6

monday: joyce wasn’t there, so i did trash at st mary’s, then trash at holly and watering infield at holly and watering bocana, then mobile route, then returned to st mary’s and hedged the salvia out front. looks acceptable. if i really wanted to fix it i would have to like, cut it back real real hard so that it could grow normally cuz right now it’s incredibly dense in one section probably because it was reaching for sun and it’s under the cedar

LM - 6 IRR - 2 (coso water)

went home on oshaughnessy worked on arch homework

tuesday: i called out cuz there was the all-staff and i didn’t care and also i had to finish my homework for arch100 also it was a depression day but i picked myself up off the ground (easier to say that now that i’ve picked myself up) because they told me that both bv and harding had 0 openings and i went into freakout mode because i tend to overreact to bad news and i just spiraled real hard into “why do i do anything if i can never have the things i want” hahahahahah sounds funny only in hindsight. when it’s happening it’s not funny.

anyway then i finished my presentation in the midst of all this angst, and it was a terrible presentation, and biked to class in spite of my depression, and printed out my stupid project three times because i had the wrong settings twice, but which actually looked kinda legit due to the terrible print job, and gave a terrible presentation and then biked home feeling better because class was kinda fun and i enjoyed other people’s presentations and the discussion we had.

also then it was time to go to potato’s birthday dinner with potato and xo which was fun because despite all my resistance to seeing others when i’m depressed, i always have fun with people i love, and i truly love potato and xo even if i think that i don’t want to see them we ate pretty good food (amazing bread-items, butter, bone marrow, broccolini, and pork ribs, mediocre beef tartare and fried chicken) at wayfare tavern, and i biked there in a tank top and black jeans and heels (ie my “i feel hot and im going out” look) so i felt pretty good. also i rode like the wind on the gangster which also felt good. and i went up california until fillmore and then i went up bush and then i went over on polk back to california which was a dumb idea because after larkin is that fuckin downhill with tram tracks and it’s scary so i got off at like, taylor and walked myself down like a chump but that’s ok because safety first. and i wuz not gonna footbrake in these heels. and i could not skid because. idk. fear. fear’s the only reason u can’t do things. i really believe this.

wednesday: kendra wasn’t there; mobile route by myself! and then line trimming the CPA, and then irrigation with stan which was fun. stan is like the fun brother i never had. everyone i like is like the fun brother i never had. also when i was trashwalking, i saw hellllllla raccoon damage and i was like ok we needa investigate station 1, and then when i was line trimming the CPA i saw a random nozzle in a mound of dirt and i was like hmm what is going on here why’s there a mound of dirt and i touched the nozzle and it just came out of the head so i was like welp gotta investigate and maybe replace and i thought i was mad slick for identifying irrigation problems that had to be dealt with then at the end of the day i saw that kendra had already identified those and wrote them down on the todo list she wrote for us that i failed to look at carefully

maaaaan

LM - 2 IRR - 6

then i biked home on oshaughnessy and did my article report real fast and then class was canceled so i went to dd to ask about stem and show off my 1x centurion but also i’m not that stoked on it so now i’m like why did i try to get into road bikes again when every time i know i don’t want it

thursday: AAD at botanical i thought i would be like “idgaf get me outta here” but actually it was awesome HAHAHAH and the more i think about it, the more awesome i remember it in my head also how could it ever be bad working with jason

LM - 8

also here’s my search history from the past week; it made me laugh even though it’s not funny

friday: mobile route chill finished at 8:42, then put everything away (i forgot my pickup stick at prentiss because i set it on the ground to wash it and then was in a rush to leave because moped man whose moped that i parked next to told me that his wife was about to leave and needed me to move slightly forward because i was blocking the garage and i got all flustered and jumped in the truck and drove outta there) but uh. that’s. lost forever. maybe. most likely. i’m sorry. i forgot about it until i returned to st. mary’s and then i didn’t want to go back for it because. i’m sorry. i should have. after that i went to holly and pushed back the rosa banksiae and berberis wilsoniae(?) and ceanothus...weeping form... on the sides of murray entrance. it was good. i think it looks much more open. joyce said it’ll grow back within a week. after that we returned to st. mary’s and i hedged the small salvia cube in front of the rec center and also the ivy because that was on the to-do list. i did not plan my debris pickup well so i kept having to drive back and forth to the truck to dump my burlap out because bad at planning, and then stan jumped in to help me because i guess he was getting anxious about putting the toro away and also i was being inefficient.

LM - 6 IRR - 2 (coso)

after work i biked home via oshaughnessy because that’s what i do now also listening to mozart all day today ate some peanut butter and chocolate and then kale hardboiled egg (perfectly done; no greengray) quinoa ROASTED PEPPERS a million cups of milktea then rode out to race to reg via california to post (my old consulate commute) to kearny to sansome race to reg - allegedly came in 2nd women but who knows how many overall. somewhere between 20 and 30 most likely lol

now i sleep cuz i am tired

saturday: qcr

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ouff this mummeh is gonna do something for sure to put adchan in shivaay’s attempts to find truth, isn’t she? 😒😒😒

idiotttttttttt boyyyyyy, ab toh samajhhh jaaaa. please tell me you’re taking this tirade as a clue! 😥😥😥

TELL ME HE’S SUSPICIOUS. PLEASE GODDDDDDDDDD. 😭😭😭

TIA BABY!!!!!!!!!!! MY ANGEL MY SUN MY MOON ALL MY STARS! 😍😍😍

TIA HOW COULD ANYONE NOT SMILE SEEING YOU!?!???! YOU’RE ADORABLE. 😊😊😊

omg please come backkkkkkkk to this show please!!!!!!! i miss youuuuuuuu. 😚😚😚😚😚😚

awww “shivaaay baby”!!!!!!!!!!! GOD. SHE’S TOO CUTE. I LOVE HER SO MUCH. 💖💖💖

i’m so so so happy that my #1 ship for this show is happy together. dooodho nahao phulo phalo! 💑🏽💑🏽💑🏽

where is their baby tho??? like, tia should be showing by now? maybe even close to delivery? wait... this show is three months in the future, SHE SHOULD HAVE GIVEN BIRTH BY NOW. WHERE’S THE BABYYYYY? 😯😯😯

yessssssss, tia SPILLLLL THAT TRUTH!!!!!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

lmao tiaaaa and her slavish obsession with social media. 😆😆😆

also, lol, is she a member of rudra’s “shivika” fan page? 😂😂😂

THANK GOD. SEED HAS BEEN PLANTED. THAAAAAAANK GOD. *gets on my damn knees thanking God* 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

smell the fart acting on realization that EVERYONE knows the truth except him.

lmao, in dono ka abhi bhi chal raha hai yahan pe. 🙄🙄🙄

lol poor rudra, he’s trying sooooo hard for his chulbul bhaabi. but she’s got a pretty tall order for him. he’s no advay singh raizada, that he can do ghar pe baithe baithe cloud seeding to make badal and baarish for her. 😕😕😕

EEEEEE MY (BR)OT3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😍😍😍

oh god it’s going to be bade bhaiyya’s tharki idea isn’t it, to get her all sexified and ~~~INSPIRE him with her BADAN. 😟😟😟

yupppppppppp, this face tells me that bade bhaiyya has sex on the mind. 😬😬😬

how nice of shivaay to ensure his brother gets laid, even when he’s in the middle of a personal crisis. khud toh kuch nahi mil raha, chota bhai hi aish karle. matlab, bhai ho toh aisa! #SPABestBhai2018 😌😌😌

anda nonsense. forwarding. ⏩⏩⏩

sahil’s getting blasted for being bad at math. 😂😂😂

don’t worry, uski bhi shaadi kisi calculator type ladki se karwa denge jaise teri karwa di hai. 😊😊😊

whoop. big, angry, calculator singh oberoi alert! 😬😬😬

ohhhhhhhh boy. directtttttt questioning. 🤐🤐🤐

what an idiot. he should have just left at it “tia mili thi mujhe.” and she’d think that tia told him everything and have spit it out. ouff shivaay, tu kitna kachcha khilaadi hai.

meanwhile, murder girlfriends are still hanging out, like a buncha regular girlfriends! i love it! 👯🏽👯🏽👯🏽

not loving the scary tej sightings though. (today’s certainty that this is a tejLana plan: 90%)

shivaay is channeling his best enrique and being all YOU CAN RUN YOU CAN HIDE BUT YOU CAN’T ESCAPE MY LOVE. 😗😗😗

this is enrique’s best song. fight me. it is!!!!!!!!! what a song! best sung very loudly and very out of tune in the car. especially that high pitched YOU CAN RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN! part towards the end. 😅😅😅

excuse me, taking 4 minute break from this episode to go watch the video and feel a little guilty and dirty (used to hide from parents and watch the video when it first came out when i was a baby teen. still have the feeling i’m doing something shaaaady when i watch it as a grownass adult. 😳😳😳😳😳)

ok, i’m back! back to billu getting all up on our girl.

ouff, why can’t he just sex it outta her??!???? 😫😫😫😫 he knows he totally can. and they both totally waaaant it. look at his droopy sex eyes and her TAKE ME NOW face:

ugh the flashbacks are totally killing the mood. saaaame chaar rando scenes they’re showing since last two episodes. these two have a million other scenes, switch it up a little! 😒😒😒

nope. billu won’t be distracted by her delicious bod pressed up against him. he wants answerssssssssss. 😠😠😠

“tumhe maine pehle bhi kaha tha, shivaay singh oberoi ne haath chodne ke liye nahi pakda hai.”

aaaaaaaaaand i’m crying. great. 😭😭😭😭😭

“par chod toh diya.” “maine choda nahi, TUMNE chudaaya tha.”

yaaaaaas billu! call her out on her BS! 😪😪😪😫😫😫

ohhhhh boy. billu ka paara chad raha hai at thought of paraya mard. yiiiiiiiikes. 😬😬😬

ooooooooh. she’s trying to hoodwink him to get outta lying but NOPE. BILLU WANTS AN ANSWER. 😶😶😶

MERI AANKHON MEIN DEKH KAR BOLO! OH NO. OH NOOOOOOOO! 😧😧😧

she’s reaaallllllly trying to loophole her way outta this, but he’s like a dog with a damn bone. FINALLY. THIS IS THE SHIVAAY I WANTED TO SEE. 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

“sab kuch mere hisaab se hua hi kahaan? agar mere hisaab se hota toh hum alag hi...”

aaaaaand crying again. and i love it. oh the angst. 😭😭😭😭😭

very ‘a few good men’ vibes from this moment no????

coz he can’t. he really can’t handle the truth.

time to get the truth outta her, with angst and sexual tension. 😏😏😏

OH MY GOD NO WHY DO THEY KEEP SHOWING FLASHBACKS TO HIS RAPEYNESS IN THE WEDDING EPISODE LIKE THIS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IT REALLY FEELS LIKE I’M GETTING SUCKER PUNCHED IN THE GUT. 💥💥💥👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽

YEAH GIRL. YOU STAND UP TO HIM. KICK HIM IN THE NUTS. 😤😤😤

oh thank god scene change. to shaant, susheel omki. i needed that. *exhaaaaaaaaale* 😌😌😌

LMAO GAURI’S SEXY SMOKE MACHINE ENTRY IS JUST REMINDING ME OF THIS SCENE IN B99 🤣🤣🤣

gooooooood going, billu. what an idea sirjee! only about 87% awkward and tharki af that you gave the idea to your baby devrani, but imma just... side step that, coz your intentions were noble. 😕😕😕

haaaaaaaaaye, omki’s gentle surprised smile. 😍😍😍

ok this is taking too long. someone make a move, instead of just standing there smiling like lovesick idiots. 😐😐😐

lol like... how supremely confident do you have to be to pull this off though?? like BEHOLD ME I AM HERE TO BE YOUR MUSE AND LIFT YOU OUT OF YOUR CREATIVE BLOCK!!!!!!!!!! LOOK AT ME AND BE INSPIREDDDDDDD! LET THERE BE ART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😶😶😶

someday, i aspire to be this confident. for now though... *sighs and crawls deeper into the blankets*

HEIN? WHAT IS THIS RANDOMNESS? 😧😧😧

... ok so this hall has just turned into a Room Of Requirement for these sexually repressed third gen Oberois?!?! so multi purpose! it can be a store room! it can be a random khopcha to have a moti sevaiyaan dinner! it can have a fountain and exploding colour bombs for ~INEESPEERATION! it can be anything and everything! 😯😯😯

ok omki’s smile is cute and all but i’m tired. fwding. 😶😶😶

also coz I HATE THIS SONG. I DON’T KNOW WHY, BUT I DO. I HATE THIS SONG SO MUCH. it’s the only one i hate from the otherwise stellar DCH soundtrack. 😣😣😣

ouff painting banana hai toh banao. just make the song stop playing. 😑😑😑

LOL WHAT EVEN? WHY IS HE... THIS SCENE IS JUST SO RANDOMLY SEXY? (and not in a good way. like, there was no build up, he’s just suddenly CARRYING her all sexy like?) 🤔🤔🤔

that pose looks awkward and tiring. 😬😬😬

oh. okay. 3% less awkward now that the other hand is down, but just as tiring. 🙄🙄🙄

RUDRA. YOU DO KNOW SHE’S A COP? LET HER DO HER FUCKING JOB IN PEACE??????? WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU? LIKE... GET A FUCKING JOB MAN. INSTEAD OF JUST FOLLOWING SOME GIRL AROUND WHILE SHE TRIES TO DO HERS. 😡😡😡

oh god a mor pankh. i just know what’s coming. 😬😬😬

yuuuuuuuuuuuup. 😣😣😣 this is awkward af.

ok i’m having michmichi with you two and your weirdly erotic painting scene now. show me my other angry bird babies. have they started hate sexing up against the cupboards yet? 😚😚😚

OH WAIT. TENSION. BECAUSE BAREILLY. 😯😯😯

OH MY GOD OM. WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU. WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN “ASLIYAT”??? I THOUGHT WE ESTABLISHED THAT YOU MADE A MISTAKE?!?!? 😟😟😟

what even is going on with the andas? is that a clip of her parents that bhavya is watching? 🤔🤔🤔

OM WHY ARE YOU SO.......... *strangles him* 😡😡😡😡

OMFG I AM REALLY NOT IN THE MOOD FOR PINKY RN. FWDING. FUCKING FWDING. ⏩⏩⏩⏩⏩⏩

BOHUT HO GAYA YEH ABLA CHIRAIYYA BANNNNA! 😠😠😠😠

anyone want breakfast? fried andas coming up in 5 min! 🍳🍳🍳

see? this is why bulbul and bade bhaiyya are brotp. they’re the exact same person. tiny rage-filled monsters who won’t quit hounding ya for answers. 😌😌😌

ASKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK HIMMMMMM GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas bulbulllllllllllllll, leave his ass! leave his unworthy assssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

ok so the one good thing from all this is that bhavya cannot be anika’s chutki, right? coz wholeeeeeeeeeeee different backstory. RIGHT??? 😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐

bhavya is honestly the fucking worst. rudra, just get the fuck out, leaving her. at least you’ll be alive for saumya. 😒😒😒

pft fine. take her. whatever. idgaf. 🙄🙄🙄

time to angstilyyyyyy lean against a pillar and rage. you know, as you do. 😆😆

great, evil/emo!Kara is back. 🙄🙄🙄

idhar andas are also boiling in angst.

you know what, i don’t hate bhavya as a character. or mansi as an actor. she’s really holding her own in this emotional scene. i just really really hate any scene she’s in with another person, because of what the writing does to every other character around her. give me solo scenes, and i’m fine. but put her in a room with rudra, and my blood pressure hits the roof because of how fucking stupid HE is being. 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

oh great. anika broke the shivaayBot. 😟😟😟

GIRL YOU KNEW HIS HARDWARE WASN’T CAPABLE OF HANDLING THE UPGRADE. THEN WHY........... 😣😣😣

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