#also take a guess as to which one people are more likely to think is actually bi

[ooooo-mcyt]

I am also generally confused by the take that Scott in some way forces his allies to kill him against their will (presumably so he can feel like a hero or something?) because no he doesn't?

The closest I'd say Scott has come to 'making' an ally kill him is with Gem at the end of Secret Life, in that he insisted she do so when she was hesitant to, and that she has since then shown disdain for the concept of similar team sacrifices. But I really don't think the interpretation that Scott made Gem kill him, especially out of selfishness, is a fitting one. I mean, first of all they were in a desperate time sensitive situation, on extremely low health with no way of regenerating. Scott was a one shot, if either of their enemies shot at him they'd get extra hearts and Gem wouldn't stand any chance. Sure, Scott is a little "pushy" in this scene, but it doesn't read at all as him trying to strongarm Gem into killing him for personal reasons to me, he's a bit frantic because this is a desperate situation. Also Gem is an adult who can make her own decisions? And a very strong willed one at that? She didn't kill Scott because he told her to and she can't say no, she killed Scott because, even though she didn't want to, she also recognized it as the only option they had.

And other than that, I genuinely can't think of any time Scott was even remotely pushy for an ally to kill him?

I mean, I guess he was a little frantic with telling Martyn to kill him that one time in Limited Life, I guess, but they'd already discussed Martyn killing Scott prior to this, and Scott was once again being 'pushy' in tone because he was actively being chased by someone trying to kill him first and Martyn needed to come kill him immediately, so again, I feel like that's just desperation, not him trying to be forceful. And lets be completely real, Martyn didn't mind killing Scott for extra time.

Scott offers lives to allies on other occasions. Gem in Secret Life (the first time, when he's yellow) and Pearl in Wild Life come to mind right away. But they were both absolutely undoubtedly willing to take that offer.

And he's not always the one who initiates his allies killing him!

For some quick examples, Jimmy called Scott in Limited Life specifically because he needed more time and knew Scott would give him a life, and Cleo just walked up to Scott and asked if they could kill him in Simple Life. People know Scott is willing to give lives for them, and they are, in fact, very much willing to take advantage of that offer when it benefits them. This isn't something that Scott just does to make everyone uncomfortable (i genuinely don't know where that idea comes from), people are more than willing to go to him and ask to kill him.

Plus lets not forget that not all of his allies ask to kill him! Martyn didn't hesitate to drop tnt where it could easily have killed Scott in Limited Life episode one (which scott instantly forgave), and Martyn outright full betrayal killed Scott at the end of Limited Life. Gem and Impulse were both willing to kill Scott as part of the Boogeyman Army in Secret Life and the Boogeyman Army didn't hesitate to attack him once he was one of the last few left. While they didn't try to kill him directly, both Pearl and BigB (independently, not knowing the other had also done so) colluded with The Spanners to let them kill Scott in the same episode and Etho cleanup-killed Scott out of the series in Wild Life (i know this was an accident, according to what etho said immediately after, but scott didn't know that and he was fine with it). Joel and Grian were also very quick to try to kill Scott even though they'd been working together in Simple Life.

I'm just saying I think it's silly that there's this perception of Scott forcing his allies to kill him for his own ego or because he wrongly thinks he knows whats best for them when that doesn't happen? The only times Scott has been even remotely "pushy" in getting his allies to kill him were during extremely high stress time sensitive situations where he was clearly acting out of desperation, and much much more often his allies are more than okay with killing him, to the point where they'll bring up the idea first, or even just do it without asking.

[daloy-politsey]

Again, sometimes, in Palestine, one feels one is in an entire country that’s being treated this way. Obviously, there is also outright torture, people who are actually being shot, beaten, tortured, or violently abused. But I’m speaking here even of the ones that aren’t. For most, it’s as if the very texture of everyday life has been designed to be intolerable—only, in a way that you can never quite say is exactly a human rights violation. There’s never enough water. Showering requires almost military discipline. You can’t get a permit. You’re always standing in line. If something breaks it’s impossible to get permission to fix it. Or else you can’t get spare parts. There are four different bodies of law that might apply to any legal situation (Ottoman, British, Jordanian, Israeli), it’s anyone’s guess which court will say what applies where, or what document is required, or acceptable. Most rules are not even supposed to make sense. It can take eight hours to drive 20 kilometers to see your girlfriend, and doing so will almost certainly mean having machine guns waved in your faces and being shouted at in a language you half understand by people who think you’re subhuman. So you do most of your dalliance by phone. When you can afford the minutes. There are endless traffic jams before and after checkpoints and drivers bicker and curse and try not to take it out on one another. Everyone lives no more than 12 or 15 miles from the Mediterranean but even on the hottest day, it’s absolutely impossible to get to the beach. Unless you climb the wall, there are places you can do that; but then you can expect to be hunted every moment by security patrols. Of course teenagers do it anyway. But it means swimming is always accompanied by the fear of being shot. If you’re a trader, or a laborer, or a driver, or a tobacco farmer, or clerk, the very process of subsistence is continual stream of minor humiliations. Your tomatoes are held and left two days to rot while someone grins at you. You have to beg to get your child out of detention. And if you do go to beseech the guards, those same guards might arbitrarily decide to hold you to pressure him to confess to rock-throwing, and suddenly you are in a concrete cell without cigarettes. Your toilet backs up. And you realize: you’re going to have to live like this forever. There is no “political process.” It will never end. Barring some kind of divine intervention, you can expect to be facing exactly this sort of terror and absurdity for the rest of your natural life.

David Graeber, Hostile Intelligence: Reflections from a Visit to the West Bank

[wrens-garden]

To preface, this is me exploring the relationships Aura has, focused on the ships I found, but this is just general exploration and shit so could be read platonically or romantically. It's very long so, be warned

Navi is, as we know, Aura's first friend. Aura chose to save it in the escape despite what I'm assuming is protocol. Since the crash, Aura has been acting as guard and nurse to Navi, finding and providing medical aid, as well as defending Navi's unconscious body from assumed threats. Stars made no move in using Navi, nor revealing what Navi is to people who could be inclined to. Of course, that is basic decency, and I'm sure many would do the same, but because of Aura's upbringing, I'm going to point it out. Now we don't actually know much about Navi, it is very much unconscious, and there have been no interactions between them outside of the beginning cutscene. However, based on how much Aura cares about Navi and based on what Navi said to Epsilon, they're close and will continue to be so. Now, because of the lack of knowledge about their relationship, it's hard to say which way it'll lead, but I think it's safe to say they'll only get closer once Navi wakes up, with Aura taking the lead until Navi can orientate itself, but before Navi wakes I'm expecting to see a lot more of Aura defending Navi to the best of stars ability and general caretaking. After Navi wakes, it's entirely up in the air.

Vick is admittedly kinda tough, Aura doesn't super trust him and is kinda scared of him, scared enough to be firmly stuck in people-pleasing mode to keep him on their side. However, Vick is quite serious about living with Aura and is quite determined to find a way to defend their home and also to locate the captain. They are pretty in sync for being near strangers, Aura tending to Navi and the home, and Vick adventuring and finding things. Aura is, of course, doing a lot of this for Vick because star thinks they have to, but Vick is genuine. I feel like once Aura can overcome their fear of Vick, or stars idea of Vick, then they would run together like a well-oiled machine.

Vesper would be a good balance for Aura. Aura isn't weak or stupid, just sheltered however, Vesper would be able to spot untrustworthy people more easily and have the defence and plans to get out of situations. Now I won't say Vesper would ever endanger Evren or herself for Aura, but she'd provide extra protection and possibly could teach Aura a thing or two about defence. Aura is booksmart, not streetsmart, something that Vesper definitely is. Like I said, they balance each other out. Also, Vesper would probably understand Aura's need to protect Navi, and could possibly assist, or at least help Aura come up with a better lie and/or protection. With recent lore in mind, Vesper did warn Aura via message when Aura was talking with Epsilon, Vesper obviously knows what Epsilon is, and like I said, has a lot more knowledge when it comes to things Aura doesn't know. Vesper is also a lot more conscious of Aura's wariness, possibly could relate to them in that regard, and so does seem to make an effort to not push star in ways she would not want to be.

Evren balances Aura differently, while Vesper balances Aura in work areas, Evren balances Aura in fun areas. Evren matches Aura's energy when it comes to finding cool shit, and they both get quite excited about eachothers discoveries. Evren also brings out a more relaxed, playful and flirty side of Aura, no matter how unintentionally the flirting is said, Evren does tease Aura for it, making a lot of conversations lighter. Evren is the first person Aura tells that stars a criminal or at least that they've stolen something valuable, he can presumably guess what Aura took, but never says it. Evren also recognises that Aura is more of a lover, not a fighter, and encourages them to make things more than just weapons, like defence. Evren also warned Aura of Epsilon, and I believe is the one who suggested that they take Epsilon to Aura instead of just pointing it in the right direction. I can't say for certain, but I can imagine Evren would be willing to help Aura protect Navi, or at least would be understanding of Aura's predicament, he already has been.

Mi-go and Aura are both engineers, and Aura is quite fascinated with Mi-go and the things she does. I don't want to make too much of a leap, but I think Aura would be willing to provide hair or something for Mi-go to clone them or whatever it is that she does. The only issues would be that I'm not too sure Mi-go would be against using Navi as a power source, obviously Aura being heavily against it would certainly persuade Mi-go, but still, also Daiv told Aura that Mi-go was interested in stars ship, and nothing good comes from that. Besides that, they have a good relationship. Mi-go is always willing to show off its machines and the things she makes, and Aura is always willing to look at said things. Mi-go is quite the entertainer, and Aura is always willing to be entertained. And vice versa. Mi-go and Aura have similar interests, one could say, or at least similar jobs and skills, and that certainly helps their relationship. Mi-go could definitely bring some excitement to Aura's life, and Aura could mellow Mi-go out a little. They balance each other well.

Asrickus is almost obvious. The fact that Ricky here is two steps away from giggling and kicking his feet around Aura practically speaks for itself. But I must read deeper. Aura is fascinated by Asrickus and has been very willing to provide things and make things for both bounty hunters. Of course, this could be a situation similar to Vick, fawning to survive. However, I genuinely believe Asrickus thinks too highly of Aura to be willing to agree to a bounty on star, not that I'm convinced he'd get one. Asrickus, in general, is always glad to talk with Aura, Aura seems to be in a similar boat. Asrickus is always amazed by Aura's skills and powers, which, yet again, Aura is in the same boat. Their relationship is strong, whether romantic or platonic, and both are pretty willing to help the other. They are kinda similar, so in that way, their relationship will certainly go far

[starberry-cupcake]

Oh? Can you go more in depth about the writer for atla and the treatment of azula?

Oh, boy. I'll try.

CW under the cut: harassment, toxic workplace situations, misogyny.

Aaron Ehasz was the head writer for ATLA, which is something often overlooked. I've made comments about this before and people at the time seemed to think I was referring to either DiMartino or Konietzko, so I guess his important presence in the writing of the show isn't as well known. Even if he's responsible for a lot of it.

Back in 2019, several allegations were made about Ehasz in regards to his treatment of women, harassment and toxic working environment. These allegations came from different endeavors and contexts, such as his work in animation, his startup and his time as creative director in Riot Games. Here are some articles about this that are still around, I know there are more: x, x, x, x, His lacking response towards these things is still up on his twitter/x account.

A couple quotes from the articles with some of the experiences shared are:

"In addition to treating her like his own personal assistant, he is accused of transitioning her editorial duties to a group and shut down her ideas. Later, she recounted how he told her that he planned to hire her full time, had her lay off several team members and then released her from her position without an explanation. What's more, she said he would bring his children to work and leave them with female production staff members without asking. According to this account, he later attempted to sabotage her career, telling fellow industry members that "I'm a shrieking violent harpy who he was scared of cause when I was leaving I did acts of physicality.""

"It was just so much shutting women down, not taking women seriously, not listening to women, firing a woman and then shit talking her," 

"The general feeling was always… this is Aaron's company, Aaron's show, Aaron's stories to tell (yes, even the ones about women, POC, and lgbtq+ characters), and if you didn't agree you were constantly at risk,"

"I would consistently cry going into work/cry in the bathrooms, not understanding what was wrong with me as a worker because I consistently felt like nothing. I was told that I was ungrateful for my job to my face… We weren't silent at the company either. We wanted to fix things!! We talked about stuff constantly, we just weren't taken seriously."

"I was an Editor. My job was to work with narrative and enforce a style and make sure things stayed consistent. I took my job very seriously. Aaron had me do small tasks like arrange his meetings, personally remind him about his appointments, and try and arrange things for his convenience. At every point of my REAL JOB, which was editing, he ignored me. He even took editing away and made it a group activity that everyone did on a projector on the wall. I voiced how this is NOT how you do my job, and he didn’t care. He kept doing it. I put up with things till the point that I made a correction on something very politely. He told me dismissively “Editing should not get in the way of writing”"

There are more accounts and I remember at the time there were more news sites with information, but that's the general idea.

Now, about Azula.

I could write a lot about her. I've said a lot about her through the years, with different levels of articulation, because I was young once. People have already written a lot about her, better than I could. But, for a general context of where I'm coming from, I'm going to try to explain.

I always felt like she was a character in which the show dropped the ball. Big time.

She was a girl. She was 14 years old. She was a kid like the other kids we see on the show.

Yet, she was depicted as unhinged and unredeemable for it.

She was shown falling apart, she was relentlessly depicted as unloved (especially by her family but also others around her), her isolation was framed as being always her own fault. She violently unraveled by the end of the series, to the point of suffering severe hallucinations, and she was visibly not treated with the same amount of compassion other characters did.

Again, she was a 14 year old child.

Her own uncle, a grown man with a past of war crime, who had his own redemption and is depicted as a hero, who chose to become guardian of her brother, says that "She's crazy, and she needs to go down".

What makes Azula, age 14, beyond hope but his nephew worthy of being cared for? Why is she seen as a monster since she's a literal child? Why was he allowed to grow and change, to have another life and be seen as a hero but she is already too spoiled to be allowed to grow?

At the end of the series and start of the comics, she has been institutionalized, something the writing shows as a proof of Zuko's compassion. Still, first we see her in the comics after the end of the series, she shows up like this:

They choose to depict a 14/15 year old who was put in an institution after a severe breakdown, abandoned by her family and monitored 24/7 as a teenage Hannibal Lecter.

The comics try to give her more depth but fail into giving her the narrative she deserves, especially with what they did with Ursa and how she chose to forget her children.

They use Azula, writing-wise, as a full-on villain. Everything they add to her seems to be with the purpose of making her "earn" her demise.

They treat her mental health as a threat and something that makes her "bad", they don't give her any semblance of redemption and they always, irrevocably, make her to be left alone, something that is always framed as being what she "deserves".

Zuko's feeble attempts to get close are framed less as Azula deserving it and more as instances for Zuko to prove how kind and caring and heroic he is. Because he did deserve a redemption arc. One that is still today considered one of the best written redemption arcs in television.

This is something that I think gets incredibly glaring when you look at Legend of Korra and compare the two.

Audiences in general didn't respond as well to Korra as they did to ATLA, and the reasons for that are varied and depending on who you ask, but Korra had very different writing, especially in the last two seasons.

To me, seasons 3 and 4 are the most effective and better developed, and also happen to be the ones in which they delve into the subjects of mental health, trauma and emotional regulation with the character of Korra.

Korra had different writers for different seasons. DiMartino and Konietzko did season 1, season 2 was done by Tim Hedrick and Joshua Hamilton and they were joined, in seasons 3 and 4, by Katie Mattila, who had worked in ATLA as well. Katie wrote specific episodes that deal with sibling rivalry and with mental turmoil, like Old Wounds and The Calling. I don't know who did what but, to me, the difference in how certain things are treated, especially with girl characters, is very clear.

I can't draw a 1 on 1 comparison between Ehasz's behavior and Azula's treatment, but I can certainly say, as a writer and an editor, that personal biases are always present in what you create and, unchecked, it leads to representations that respond to said biases and limited POV.

I can't assure that Ehasz was thinking of Azula in one way or another, that's between him and his deity of choice, but I can say that a man who treats women the way he has, certainly has a kind of bias in his use of said characters and the way to portray them that might take certain things with less respect or a lack of empathy than I would want in the media I'm partial to.

ATLA is, ultimately, always circling the subject of redemption and forgiveness, of empathy and change. It is less nuanced in its take on good vs evil than Korra, because the story has a different audience and aim, but Aang is all about compassion and he is the Avatar for that series. Still, Azula seemed to be less deserving of that compassion in the eyes of the writers.

And this is not about what she did or didn't do as a character, she isn't a Real Person, she doesn't DO things.

This is about the optics that portray her in a way in which the audience is meant to feel towards her animosity, fear and rejection. It isn't about what she did, because she's a fictional character, it's about why those writing chose to portray her story in this way.

And, with the context we have now, I think we can imagine a few reasons.

[bcacstuff]

"Scottish celeb chef Tom Kitchin is taking over Browns Hotel’s Donovan Bar until 25 May, so make a booking pronto if you want to sample his famous ‘nature to plate’ flavors. Tom has curated a selection of seasonal small plates showcasing the best Scottish produce—think oysters from Loch Creran paired with a Highland Park vinaigrette. We’re also keen to try Wagyu tartare made with Highland Wagyu from Dunblane, served with crispy kale chips and caviar. "

Looking at the food in the photo, it seems like the amount shown might be more suitable for one person, especially since it’s a selection of small plates. The dishes are meant to highlight the flavors rather than fill you up with big portions, so for someone like Sam, it might not be enough on its own. In the first picture, you can see the purple drink next to the salt and pepper shaker. In the second photo, you can see the same drink from a different angle. There is only one, not two.

In my opinion, he went there only for dinner, maybe, and I don’t think he was actually staying at the hotel at all.

I'm just posting the most reasonable Anon here, with whom I think I agree. If you look at this back ground, and the way the salt & pepper shakers are situated.

you can see in the second picture the background is the same and the salt & pepper shakers as well

I'm not even starting about the hand, as there is hardly something to see. People think the fingers look slender and manicured. Well guess what, his fingers are slender and he gets a manicure from time to time as well.

Then to the most disrespectful Anons who like to see a conspiracy or whatever in everything:

First of all, this is not my job, I'm not 24/7 on here, I'm not some PR plant like some like to think.... (tell me where do I sent my invoice?!) I do have a life!

Second, yes you're being disrespectful as today in the Netherlands it is Remembrance Day. There are commemorations all over the Netherlands.

In half an hour the National Commemorations in Amsterdam on the Dam will start with 2 minutes of silence.

Tomorrow we'll celebrate 80years of Liberation from WWII. In my town, which is situated at the German border, we always celebrate the Liberation together. There are always German representatives from the town across the border and even from the German Bundestag. We commemorate every person, that died, suffered, and fought for our freedom today. We think of all the people that did so 80 years ago, but also in every war situation since then, up to now.

There are stories of people that have never had closure, not even a hand to be identified from.... so let that sink in, and think about what you drop at someone's inbox.

[enlightenedfeline]

Differences in writing a psychopath vs sociopath:

I'll start this post off by saying that I am in no way an expert on ASPD, I'm just a girl who has written psychopath and sociopath characters and done some research, so take what I say with a grain of salt, and I recommend doing your own research before writing a character!

If you wanna skip the parapraphs, there's bulletpoints of the differences at the end of this post.

First off, what is ASPD? Anti-Social Personality Disorder is described as a personality disorder where the person exhibits a chronic pattern of behaviors that disregard the rights and well-being of others, their behavior conflicts with social norms, and affects their interpersonal relationships.

Something I've seen written into many iconic psychopathic characters is sadism, which is when someone feels pleasure when they humiliate and hurt others. And while yes, based off of these descriptions ASPD and sadism seem to go hand in hand, this isn't the case. Not every psychopath/sociopath is a sadist, and this is important to keep in mind when writing ASPD characters.

Another important thing is that ASPD characters, psychopaths in particular, are not smarter than your average person, as in - someone isn't smart because they're a psychopath.

ASPD characters, as you could've guess, generally have low emotional intelligence, meaning that it's very likely that an ASPD character would struggle with hypothetical scenarios, or putting themselves in others shoes, because the ability to comprehend a hypothetical scenario is associated with empathy, which is associated with general intelligence.

Now for more specific differences.

A distinction that I like to personally keep between my characters is that they can be born psychopaths, but a sociopath is created by ceratin enviroments.

This means that a psychopath can be rehabilitated and taught to follow certain social norms, the same does not apply to a sociopath. Going off of this fact we can also say that a psychopath can be aware of the fact that they are a psychopath, a sociopath cannot.

Now let's take a step back, just because they can be aware of their personality disorder doesn't mean they will suddenly be able to experience empathy or feel love, it just means that they can follow the necessary steps to be able to live and function normally.

Both psychopaths and sociopaths are impulsive, but I've noticed that sociopaths tend to be a lot more egotistical, they generally care more about what people around them think, psychopaths do not. Which furthers my belief that sociopaths are created and not born.

Both psychopaths and sociopaths are able to understand the feelings of others, but in a much more scietntific way. For example, if someone is to get hurt, they would not be able to empathize, but they would be able to understand that right now this person is hurt because they stubbed their toe, and toe-stubbing is generally described to hurt.

This may seem like a normal thought process, but it's not, to understand this let's quickly dive into mirror neurons.

Mirror neurons, from what I've read, are described to be in charge of making us feel emapthy. You, as someone who can feel empathy, will not go through your logical understanding of why toe-stubbing hurts, but instead you would feel - mirror - what the toe-stubbing victim feels, maybe you wince in pain even though you haven't felt it, maybe you say ow then ask if they're alright.

Psychopaths and sociopaths are unable to experience this instant understanding of someone being hurt, and that is one of the most important details to keep in mind when writing one.

Now that I've yapped, let me add some bulletpoints before I conclude this post: - Sociopaths are prone to emotional outbursts, psychopaths are not. - Sociopaths have the (small) capacity to feel empathy and guilt, psychopaths do not. - Psychopaths can be made aware of their disorder, sociopaths can not. - Sociopaths are generally more impulsive. - Sociopaths tend to display more criminal behavior than psychopaths. - Psychopaths have more manipulative tendecies, but both can be manipulative. - Psychopaths can generally control their behavior better than sociopaths. - Violence is always high in sociopaths, but varies with psychopaths. - Sociopaths try to rationalize their wrong actions, psychopaths do not. - Sociopaths are generally a product of their enviroment, psychopaths are born with the disorder. - Psychopaths feel no remorse, sociopaths are capable of feeling little remorse. - Psychopaths are able to remain calm under pressure, sociopaths are not.

While writing characters with ASPD always keep in mind that they are not monsters, they can be horrible people or the best friend of your protagonist, characters with ASPD can be very fun to write and read if done well. Do not make them monsters, do not make them one-sided, they are human beings, write them as such. Be creative, give them motivations, give them quirks and personality traits unrelated to their disorder.

Maybe some of this advice will help, maybe it won't, either way, I hope this feline has enlightened you!

[seraphtrevs]

Hank works in a violent racist criminal underworld dealing with cartel hitmen and child killing Fring. You are either a non or utterly naïve about the realities of life. I hope it doesn't come back to haunt you one day.

Obsessed with the implications of this – like I’m imagining that someone breaks into my house and I call 911, and before they dispatch the cops they run a check on my social media and discover that I said mean things about a fictional cop and so they tell me they’re too offended and won’t be sending the cops after all, and my last thoughts before I’m murdered are “If only I had expressed gratitude to Hank Schrader, the hero cop of AMC’s hit television program Breaking Bad, none of this would be happening!!!”

But I’m guessing you mean more generally that I should understand that it’s excusable/necessary for cops like Hank to be violent and racist because it makes them good at their jobs. I’m going to be real with you: that’s a terrible take that deserves a lot more unpacking than I’m willing to do, and I have a feeling it would be a waste of my time anyway.

However! You are in luck because I’d already planned a more analytical follow-up post to my Hank rant. And since you’re a Batman blog, I think it would be fun to use some Batman* examples to help make my points. So here are three instances where Hank’s most morally repulsive qualities made him worse at his job, and why Batman would agree with me:

1. In episode 1x06, Hank investigates the theft of lab equipment from the science lab at Walt’s high school. It doesn’t take the world’s greatest detective to solve this mystery: Walt should have been the prime suspect. Hank knows Walt has expressed a recent interest in the production of meth—in fact, he asked Hank to give him a tour of an illegal meth lab (which Hank gave him). He also knows that Walt is having serious money problems. Walt is one of the few people with a key to the science equipment lab, and he’s the one who uses it the most—shouldn’t he have already noticed the missing equipment? And Walt has the scientific expertise to cook meth. Like come on, this is super obvious.

However, Hank is blind to all of this because in his mind, Walt is not the sort of person who could be a criminal. Instead, he thinks Hugo the janitor “fits the profile” because Hank is a racist, and he invests his energy in investigating Hugo instead. Because Hank racially profiled the janitor and dismissed Walt as a suspect, Hank let the real criminal—Walt—get away.

Batman knows that anyone is capable of breaking bad, even people he considers friends. In the Justice League Unlimited series, Batman is known to have contingency plans in case any of his colleagues go evil, including keeping Kryptonite to use against Superman. He wouldn’t let his personal feelings blind him to potential criminal actions by those close to him.

Also, like, I’m not going to get into it, but I think we can take it as a given that Batman is against racial profiling.

2. In 2x01, Hank comes across the bodies of Gonzo and No-Doze in the junkyard. Hank is so tickled by the sight of these dead bodies that he takes a picture of them with his cellphone and sends them to Walt for a laugh (it should go without saying that it’s extremely unprofessional for a cop to send photos of active crime scenes to family members). As Hank and his colleagues investigate the crime scene, the junkyard cars collapse. To Hank’s apparent delight, Gonzo’s arm is torn from his body. He asks his friends to take a picture of him with Gonzo’s mutilated corpse. Here’s the face he’s making:

This is, quite frankly, Joker behavior. Hank’s reaction goes way beyond being desensitized to violence. The natural response to seeing human remains is horror and sorrow. But Hank doesn’t see No-Doze and Gonzo as human. Throughout the series, Hank repeatedly dehumanizes anyone he views as a criminal (and given his racism, particularly against Latinos, there are some extremely troubling implications to his attitude!) Batman, on the other hand, never loses sight of the humanity of the criminals he faces. In the B:tAS episode “Harley’s Holiday,” Harley Quinn is declared sane and released from Arkham Asylum. Batman gives her well wishes upon her release, although he warns her to keep clean. But when he’s in his Bruce persona and he sees Harley struggling to fit in with normal society at a clothing store, he steps in to help her out. He’s rooting for her, because he views her as a human being worthy of a second chance. Things go awry for Harley, but Batman repeatedly offers her compassion and help. When she’s back at Arkham, Harley asks why Batman was so nice to her. He explains he understands how hard it is to start a new life and that he also had a bad day once, and he still believes she can turn things around. Batman doesn’t think of criminals as subhuman. That makes him not only a better person than Hank, but also a better detective, because he isn’t blinded by prejudice and would never compromise an active investigation by sending gruesome crime scene photos to civilians because he thinks they're funny. And again, Batman is not racist. 3. In episode 3x07, Hank forces his way into Jesse’s house and beats him nearly to death. In the previous episode, Saul had his secretary call Hank and lie to him about Marie being in a car accident in order to distract him from pursuing Jesse. Hank knows that Jesse himself didn’t place the phone call. All he knows is that someone associated with Jesse likely placed the phone call. And Marie was never in any danger at all. But Hank is angry and feels entitled to administer his own justice. The beating he gives Jesse is extremely similar to the fatal beating Tuco gave No-Doze in the first season. Jesse’s beating was so bad that he was hospitalized. Here’s what his face looked like:

It’s really only a matter of luck that Jesse didn’t die. Hank broke the law here—it’s a matter of plot convenience that Jesse “doesn’t press charges” so Hank walks free (that’s not how that works—the law doesn’t need a victim’s consent to prosecute a crime). Hank really should have lost his job and gone to jail over this. There is no possible excuse—his actions were premeditated. He had plenty of time to think things over before he deliberately sought Jesse out and broke into his home with the intention of assaulting him. Hank is weak because he can’t control his emotions. He’s a threat to public safety. He’s a criminal.

And also, beating Jesse hugely sets back his case against him. Hank might have gotten information out of Jesse at some point, but now he can't even talk to him again. Because Hank was unable to control his temper, it jeopardized the investigation. It didn’t get him any information he could use.

In the B:tAS two-part episode “Two-Face,” Gotham’s district attorney Harvey Dent starts lashing violently at the criminals he’s prosecuting. Batman doesn’t cheer him on or excuse his behavior. Instead, he sees it as a huge red flag. As Bruce, he encourages his friend to get psychiatric help. But Harvey instead doubles down on his violent outbursts, eventually becoming the criminal Two-Face. Batman couldn’t excuse Harvey’s violent behavior, even when he was on the “right” side of the law. Batman doesn’t view himself as the judge, jury, and executioner of Gotham’s criminals. He recognizes that using violence to punish criminals would make him a criminal himself.

So there you have it—I think you’ll agree I have used both facts AND logic to prove that Hank is a piece of shit and bad at his job, and that Batman, who is a real hero, would agree with my assessment. *animated series Batman, to be more specific. I haven't read the comics

[cynicalmusings]

Please dont stop with the socrates!reader, its just too good

i was thinking, do you think anaxa would indulge in reader's constant questioning? of course, they'd claim to know nothing, but test anaxa's aswers at every given moment

also, do you think reader would be the type to call him by his full name? have a nice day

anaxa would absolutely indulge in their questioning. he loves having his ideas challenged—he says as much in one of his voicelines—not to mention that his greeting and parting voicelines are legit something like ‘oh, do you have questions? ask away’ and ‘no more questions? ok bye then’. there’s barely a day that goes by without the two of them getting into an intense discussion about the nature of knowledge, reality, morality (epistemology metaphysics and ethics baby)—and most of these probably arise from the most mundane conversations, too, like asking what the other had for breakfast the other day.

i guess the thing about the reader is that it doesn’t matter who they’re talking to when they challenge someone’s ideas; whether it’s a professor or a poor unsuspecting passer-by on the street or a titan, as long as there’s a discussion to be had and assumptions to be challenged, they’ll take it, which is part of what makes them so able and willing to engage with anaxa. he’s also similar in that regard, which he appreciates. moreover, lots of people, including his own students, are put off challenging him because of his reputation, or his attitude, or they’re afraid of making a fool of themselves or saying the wrong thing.

with regards to the full name thing… honestly? i think they would, most of these time. the reader is incisive and direct in their questioning, but they’re not actually disrespectful as a person; they’re pretty polite, and it’s mainly their tendency to question that turns people off rather than their attitude. if anaxa has requested to be called anaxa, they don’t see an overt reason to go out of their way to not call him that. (also, the name isn’t that hard. like. come on. /lh)

but they are also a relatively mischievous person, so they would occasionally call him ‘anaxa’ just to get on his nerves (and give him a little bit of an ego check when he needs it).

[spiderm444rk]

LOST IN TRANSLATION - mark lee smau

31) black clouds

3 days later

The day of the audition

The day Mark’s been waiting for comes sooner than he expected. Or maybe later. He’s spent days counting down the hours until he’ll get to stand in front of the audience again, but this time it’s for a different reason than people would think. This time, he hopes that you’ll be out there somewhere in the crowd and that he’ll finally get a chance to talk to you. The past 3 days have been hell - you didn’t reply to any of his texts, didn’t pick up his calls and it was practically impossible to reach you. So now, all he can do is pray that you don’t actually hate him enough to not show up at all.

Mark’s been tuning and re-tuning the same guitar string for the past ten minutes. It’s already perfect, but it gives his hands something to do other than shake. His leg is bouncing nervously and he’s chewing on his knuckles again - a habit he always resorts to whenever he’s stressed.

Donghyuck slaps his knee from where he’s lounging across the chairs. “If you tighten that string any more, it’s gonna snap off and hit you in the face. Which, honestly, wouldn’t even surprise me, knowing how much you fucked things up over the past week. Very on-brand.”

“Maybe that’s the plan,” Mark mutters, adjusting the strap on his guitar and glancing, once again, towards the audience. The hall is slowly filling with people who are excited for today’s performances and hopefully, they’ll get to know the winner by the end of the day. But it’s mostly all unfamiliar faces.

Still no sign of you.

Jeno, chewing gum like it’s his full-time job, raises an eyebrow at him, noticing his miserable expression. “You didn’t see Y/n yet ?”

Mark shrugs, his gaze still locked on those people, scanning the crowd. “No.”

“She’ll come around,” Donghyuck says reassuringly, patting his shoulder. “You know how she is. She’ll show up, but she will take her sweet time. She wants to keep you guessing, you know.”

Mark leans back in the seat, resting the guitar against his knee, pretending not to care. It’s a terrible act. He’s barely slept, hasn’t eaten, and his brain keeps replaying the sound of your voice from the last time he talked to you. How you asked if you’re bad at kissing, all wide-eyed and uncertain. How you always smiled before leaning in, and how soft your lips were. How you made fun of him for accidentally making the ramen too watery, even though you both ate it anyway, and how you cuddled him afterwards before it all went downhill.

And now… silence. Mark is really considering beating himself up with the guitar, right in this moment.

Jisung watches him for a few seconds and then sighs, shaking his head. “Bro. If she’s not coming, that doesn’t mean she doesn’t care.” He also glances at the crowd, trying to catch a glimpse of the girl they all kinda grew fond of. Somehow, you were also a part of their group now. The boys probably wouldn’t admit it out loud, but they really enjoyed your company, especially seeing how happy Mark is whenever he’s around you - and yet you were the only one missing.

“Hyuck is right. She might show up,” Jeno adds, trying to lighten up the mood. “Girls are dramatic. Maybe she just wants to make an entrance.”

Mark chuckles under his breath but doesn’t answer. His fingers twitch against the strings again. That definitely sounds like something you would do, always making sure that people will notice you wherever you go. God, he misses you so bad.

Just as he’s imagining what would you say to him if you were here right now, one of the volunteers calls his name. “Mark Lee ?”

He stands up before he’s fully ready, gripping the guitar a bit tighter now. “That’s me.”

Donghyuck grins, slapping his back encouragingly as he starts moving towards the stage. “You got this, dude.”

Jeno and Jisung both nod enthusiastically, the younger one giving him a quick thumbs-up, each of them attempting to boost his confidence one last time.

Mark rolls his eyes and walks towards the stage. But just before he steps behind the curtain, he risks one last glance at the crowd.

Still nothing, and now he feels even worse. His jaw tightens, but he remembers he needs to relax, taking a deep breath. He walks towards the small chair in the middle of the stage and akwardly sits down on it, placing the guitar on the ground carefully.

The stage isn’t even that big, but he suddenly feels so small as he eyes the audience - countless expectant faces all looking at him with wonder. The quiet whispers from the crowd are the only sound in the room, apart from Mark’s nervous breathing. He slightly adjusts the mic with one hand, trying to ignore how dry his throat suddenly feels. Once he’s satisfied with the height of it, he crouches down to pick up his guitar again and plugs it into the amp - nodding to himself once he hears the familiar pop as the cable connects.

A staff member gives him a thumbs up from the side of the stage. “Sound check ?”

Mark nods, trying out a few chords. He leans closer towards the mic, tapping it. “Check - uh, one, two.” His voice echoes slightly, making the people in the audience chuckle and he flashes them a shy smile. “Yo, can you bring the vocals down a little ?”

The staff member gives him another signal and all Mark can do is wait. Another mic test, and - “Alright, yeah. That’s good.”

And that’s it. He closes his eyes, trying to clear his head enough to start playing without getting distracted by his racing thoughts.

He exhales slowly, letting his fingers find their place on the guitar, and carefully strums the first chord.

The walk to the audition hall felt unusually boring today. Maybe it’s because you forgot your headphones, and maybe because you had to walk the whole way alone.

You spent the whole morning pacing in your dorm, wondering whether you should show up or not. If he didn’t care, why should you ? If your opinion wasn’t needed, you might as well just stay at home and work on the stuff you need to do.

But then again, you’re you, and you know you’d die of curiosity if you didn’t find out what was happening. So in the end, you quickly threw on some clothes, grabbed your phone and left your dorm room. You re-read all the texts Mark sent you over these past few days and even managed to get mad all over again - who does he even think he is ? To basically tell you that he doesn’t want to be around you anymore, and then still have the audacity to play dumb and act like he’s the one who got hurt. You’re actually relieved once you make it inside the building, finally pocketing your phone.

Now, standing near the back of the hall, half-shielded by a row of taller students, you can see him. Mark is sitting on a chair in the middle of the stage, hunched slightly over his guitar, shoulders tense as he plays the first song - the one you helped him pick out, from the many, many songs the band had already recorded. You liked his voice whenever he sang this one, praising him every time he finished it, and that’s how Mark decided this would be the one.

You can’t help but smile when you immediately recognize the melody of Black Clouds. You’ve heard him play this song so many times - sprawled across his bed in his dorm, wrapped up in his sheets and laughing at the countless inside jokes you two came up with between chords. But this time it hits different. He’s never sounded this vulnerable before. You watch his face intently, silently pleading him to look at you.

But he never does.

And it stings more than you’d like to admit, realizing you’ve been erased from this moment entirely. It’s almost like you’re just another pair of eyes, like you were never involved in the process that got Mark this far.

You keep trying to tell yourself that you’re only here to see how he does, nothing more, nothing less. It’s not like you care - after all, you’re here to see who wins, just like everybody else. Or more like you try to convince yourself you don’t care, and even that is only until Mark finishes the song.

There’s a beat of silence, then the crowd starts cheering loudly, people clapping and whistling in appreciation. Mark adjusts the mic - still not looking up, not even smiling at the applause. His fingers hover over the strings for a second longer than usual.

“This one’s…,” he trails off and clears his throat, “well, kind of a new one.”

And the moment you hear the first line, you have to slap a hand across your mouth - because this song isn’t just a new one, this one’s about you.

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A/N: this got longer than i expected it to be so i had to split it… bear with me 🙏🏻

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[fleurrypoet]

Okay let me start this by saying I was a big bobby is alive truther since 8x15 ended

Though I went into 8x16 believing he'd be dead because that's what I had to do. Was I happy with believing that no. There was a big part of me still hoping that he'd turn up alive.

Anyways this episode was just so so bad like worst episode of TV I've ever seen. (And I've seen bad TV)

I honestly don't even know where to start with this.

He was on the show for 8 years. 8 whole years and this is how you say goodbye to your main character and to Peter Krause.

The disrespect I've seen towards both bobby and Peter has been diabolical.

We got a 2 week time jump for what. Oh so you could skip over the shock everyone felt and skip over their feelings.

You scream realism but yet somehow 2 weeks after the person that meant the most to each one of those characters dies their somehow just okay with it.

This subplot of the mother thinking her son was kidnapped was cruel to do to the fans.

You took a story and had it metaphorically represent the fans the mother was the fans believing the child/bobby was alive.

Everything to do with that mothers storyline represented what the fans had been saying since the funeral bts leaked. The writers literally wrote the episode to laugh in our faces and be like fuck you.

Tim Minear said he stuck in the hotshots bit earlier on in the season (comfort captain scene I'm talking about) to foreshadow bobby dying (which I don't understand because Brad ended up making captain banner survive) but say this foreshadowed Bobby's death is another fuck you to the fans. He's like I see you guys find comfort in bobby as much as the characters of the show so guess what I'm gonna kill him.

I also agree that I think a lot of the characters were acting so weird in the episode.

●Chimney's survivors guilt was so choppy I couldn't follow it.

●Buck who literally said bobby was the father he never had barely showed any emotion (yes I watched the 8x15 I know bobby told him they were going to need him so people will argue that buck was suppressing his feelings) but like literally we barely got a tear at the funeral. THE FUNERAL OF THE MAN WHO CHANGED HIS LIFE FOR THE BETTER.

● Eddie only coming back the morning of the funeral like WHAT THE HELL this would not of happened eddie would of been on the first flight back to la once he heard the news. You know why because BOBBY CHANGED HIS LIFE TOO.

●Hen also barely showed any emotion like considering bobby was the first person to really accept her and chimney as part of the 118 and we barely got anything from her it was like she just accepted it.

● Ravi well cmon you spent half of 8x14 showing ravi contemplate his place at the 118 because he nearly got bobby killed to him telling bobby he would get the antiviral and that he was no longer going to quit and it basically looked like he accepted Bobby's death too.

●Before anyone says we have two more episodes to explore their grief yeh we do but cmon in an episode about their captain they could've showed more emotion. BOBBY CHANGED EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEIR LIVES FOR THE BETTER THEY WOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN OVER HIS DEATH AND ACTED THE WAY THEY DID AFTER 2 WEEKS.

Gerrard showed more goddam emotion than some of them and he barely knew them.

If you really wanted athena to work a case that was one bobby had been called to years ago you could have done it without taking up the whole episode. Not to mention like it's supposed to be some story to help Athena to get out of the denial stage yet she was never in it. She was looking at places in the mosoleum she couldn't do much else seeing as the military still wouldn't release his body.

Like I saw the post episode stills and we missed out on scenes from athena's parents and bobbys mom and brother. Like I would have preferred to see them than some case you used to laugh at fans with. In the end all we saw was the side of Charlie's head.

The funeral itself got the last 5 mins dedicated to it. How is that an episode about remembering bobby only got 5 minutes to remember him. I would have preferred to have seen his full funeral and then them all together remembering Bobby. This would of also been a good way to use flashbacks and in whole made the episode better. Like the 118 sharing their memories of him.

In whole the episode was not a good send off for a beloved captain.

Peter krause also has been so disrespected in this whole process. Like firstly with both 8x14 and 8x15 a character who peter loved playing in overall got an average of maybe 15 minutes at most for his death and funeral. ONLY 15 MINUTES. Not to mention he didn't want to leave and this has been confirmed by Tim Minear himself that it wasn't Peters idea it was Tim's. How do you turn around to your lead actor and executive producer and tell him oh I'm killing your character off and all he's going to get is at most a 5 min (I think it was less) for his death scene and then his funeral and remembrance episode in totals if we include the times peter himself appeared in the episode maybe like what 7 minutes. 7 minutes to say goodbye I really don't understand it. (Also I know that doesn't add up to 15 mins but I'm giving and average incase I missed something)

The 9-1-1 page itself never even acknowledged Peter. Let me spell this out for you WITHOUT PETER THEIR WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN BOBBY NASH. He doesn't even get a sentence thanking him for his commitment to the role.

Peter said last year he could do a 100 more episodes of 9-1-1 its like Tim Minear heard that and was like I'm gonna make sure that doesn't happen. Why? Idk

In regards to the rest of the cast I'm just so puzzled by all of them.

Angela has two different stories on how she found out one was by phone call and one was by reading the script.

Kenny has been the only consistent person making it know that he was against this decision.

Aisha and her multiple changing captions was just way to confusing.

Ryan has basically just taken the piss out of it again no real appreciation towards peter.

Oliver has quiet frankly pissed me off in the last couple of days. Firstly his goodbye post gets archived exactly three days before the episode. After talking so much in the past about his relationship with Peter it seems so odd to archive it, but also no one will convince me he didn't know what he was doing or that he was archiving it because it didn't match his aesthetic. BECAUSE THATS NOT WHY HE ARCHIVED IT. He knew he would set the fans crazy it would make them think oh he's not dead. And I think firstly it's horrible to do the fans (he knows what these characters mean to them) but also in ways it's disrespectful to Peter because he didn't even keep it up for a whole FREAKIN MONTH.

The script leaks by both oliver and Jennifer is also horrible towards the fans because firstly who has time to create a fake script but also how were they convinced to leak it. Like what do you mean you leaked a script about bobby being alive when you know he's dead. How do you do that to the fans. Why? It's horrible.

The funeral leaks themselves and Tim minear saying he didn't think that would happen what's he going on about he filmed it downtown on a busy street in front of the public like what??? 911 isn't a show no one knows about like. It was going to get leaked for God sake. The funeral should've been kept a secret.

This is long and messy af so sorry but my thoughts are messy I haven't processed anything I know for sure that killing bobby off will ruin the show. People don't watch for realism we watch for the found family and the escape from reality it provides.

This has taken me days to compile all together I've still been reading a lot on here so my minds still going back and forth between if he is or if he's not. But I'm just trying not to hold out all my hope on it because I have a feeling ill be so devastated if he's still dead by the end of the season. Though I'll probably always hold out hope that they'll fix their mistake and make him be alive.

I will say though and it kills me to say it (because up until this storyline I have loved this show with all my heart) if Bobby is truly dead come the end of season 8 I won't be tuning in for season 9. I honestly can not see a way this show can work without him.

Also I just saw the 8x17 still why do they all look like literally no one is dead and this whole team + Athena have just moved on.

Anyways I'm not sure how much more I'll post on hear I might just stick to reading but yeh...

[nikibogwater]

Been replaying Tears of the Kingdom lately, and I guess this is probably a hot take of some kind, but Ganondorf is a legitimately frightening villain to me. I suppose some of that could be due to the fact that TotK's story presentation is generally more cinematic and moody than its predecessor, but he's also conceptually scary the more I think about him within the wider context of the Breath of the Wild era.

Like, Calamity Ganon was what I would call an Objective Evil--not so much a character as much as a physical manifestation of various destructive emotions and forces. It doesn't need to be a real character in order to function in BotW's story. It's enough for us to know that it's just a big ball of hatred and murderous intent. It's creepy and gross-looking, but the evil of Calamity Ganon is ultimately generic and impersonal. It's just a symbolic representation of Bad Things that the Good Guys need to overcome.

Ganondorf, though, is in a whole other league. It's a little too easy to miss, since BotW only offhandedly mentions it once or twice, but Calamity Ganon is an extension of Ganondorf's rage. His hatred of Hyrule was so intense, that it coalesced into an independent force of evil (I do think TotK should've put way more emphasis on this point, since it made me appreciate Calamity Ganon a little more as an antagonist). But even with as powerful as it was, Calamity Ganon was merely a shadow. Ganondorf is the real deal, the complete package. Just knowing that much already makes him scarier from the get-go, but then you have to factor in his human nature. From the very beginning, Ganondorf doesn't fight like the Calamity did. His attacks are targeted, personal, and just as often psychological as they are physical. He doesn't just bust out of Hyrule Castle and start murking people right away. He starts by parading a false puppet version of Zelda around the kingdom. He breaks the trust Hyrulians have in their leader, which would likely dampen their resolve to resist his coup. And when that doesn't work, he redirects his attention to Link, who he knows is both fiercely loyal to and protective of the princess. The climax of the "Crisis at Hyrule Castle" questline is genuinely chilling to me, because by that point, both the player and Link know that this isn't the real Zelda calling to him--but it doesn't matter, because Ganondorf knows that Link will always come charging after his princess, whether because he thinks he can save her, or because he's hellbent on outing the fake and preserving Hyrule's trust in the real Zelda. Ganondorf straight-up toys with Link, torments him with these glimpses of a lost loved one, and the life they used to have in the castle. This isn't a mindless force of evil anymore, this is someone who understands the human heart and how to manipulate it. Because he is human, at least in a strictly biological sense.

I totally get where people are coming from when they say they found this iteration of Ganondorf disappointing. I can understand finding Wind Waker's more nuanced and complex Ganondorf more interesting as a character. But the lack of human complexity in TotK's Ganondorf is actually the thing that makes him such an effective villain to me. There's something so viscerally unsettling about a man who knows exactly what love is, but never feels it. One who doesn't stop at simply rejecting it, but actively wields it as a weapon. And that's what makes his ultimate defeat so much more satisfying to me.

[galaxymagitech]

Found my not-live liveblog for WFA 138-155 in my Tumblr drafts:

They’re mimicking Gotham War with more than just the fight—there’s that “you stepped up to lead the family” moment too. I may post them side by side later because it’s really cool. Especially because there’s another similar moment coming up that I saw a screenshot of.

Two episodes with hugs in a row!

Steph and Jason are an excellent chaos duo.

I’m not in favor of Jason calling Barbara “mom” even ironically, but I’ll deal because it was funny.

I love that they had Harper take out the generator. STEM girls ftw.

They could never make me hate you Timmy.

Lol Freeze called Catwoman a sellout. He’s…not exactly wrong.

Deal with the Devil, there, Tim.

Wow they literally had Calculator fall multiple stories. They’re lucky he survived.

Bruce asking Tim and Selina for their opinion because they were the ones to talk with Freeze and he trusts their judgement…10/10. This is a good leader.

Does Dick only own one jacket? Also, is he incapable of closing it? Or wearing a shirt? Caves are cold, dude!

Tiny hiding Damian. I feel you, Duke—his hair is so ruffleable.

“I think Alfred would murder me if I let you stay out any later.” Said to Tim and Damian. So I guess they have an Alfred-enforced bedtime.

Yes! Duke! Thinking about the rest of Gotham and helping them feel safer! Community!

“They’re good kids,” Selina says. (About Nightwing and the other Batkids.)

Tim: *yawns* Me: awwww

Dick Grayson: Strategist. And I’m here for it.

“I had some caffeine. That’s basically the same thing as sleeping.” Oh, Tim.

Bruce really isn’t allowed to catch a break, I guess.

“If you start to get overwhelmed, get out. That’s an order.” Good Dad Bruce! Good Dad Bruce! Good Dad Bruce!

Killer Moth looks ridiculous, which I suppose is comics accurate.

They’re spread waaay too thin. This feels like Knightfall.

Good job, Dick. Talk some sense into your father!

Oh. Wait. Gave him too much credit. He wants to go out in the field injured. Of course he does.

Yay Duke arguing for his plan and standing his ground!

Duke…Luke…what’s their situation? Duke calls Luke a mentor but idk where they met.

Batman prioritizing civilians! Yay!

If. You. Think. You. See. Something. Freaking. Say. Something. Like seriously, it’s never “just the smoke,” Cass.

Tim’s “supervillain pose” is sending me. (Bruce admits he’d be a terrifying supervillain.)

Bruce accepting Tim’s help!

Duke is worried about interrupting :(

“We’d learned early on that a better future isn’t handed to you. You have to fight for it.”

— Duke Thomas

Alfred is guilty about Troy’s death

Okay I think making the We Are Robins search and rescue is an acceptable compromise between the Bats’ very real limitations and the fact that these are teenagers with very little training

Bruce can learn from his mistakes!

Aw! Affectionate Timmy hair ruffle from Bruce!

Duke and Izzy seem to be flirting, so it seems like the narrative has backed away from his random girlfriend

Oh…looks like We Are Robin is getting trained by a ten-year-old now. Okay then.

“The beds are upstairs. I am downstairs. It’s an irreconcilable difference.” Amazing Jason line.

Jason is rubber ducking for Tim!

Tim don’t you have a job? Why are you on this case 24/7?

Tim gave Jason a photo of him as Robin! This feels like a fanfic moment but it’s really sweet so who cares?

Apparently whether or not Damian pulls out knives when asking for space is an indicator of if it’s really serious or not

Dami is capable of asking for help!

I love crazy baby Dickie.

Dami’s still worried about being replaced. :(

“And what if people don’t like Damian Wayne?”

“I could see all this bad stuff happening around me and there was this fire under my skin to fix it, but no one else seemed to care at all.” Yeah, this feels like Zero Year Duke.

Damian is proud to call Duke his brother. YesyesyesyesYES!

Increment hugCounter by one!

“You can count on me.” / “I know.” — a cat and a bat

Bruce is still keeping Dick away from the action, so he’s probably still pretty injured from fighting the Joker. Reasonable recovery times!

Nightwing is able to watch Batman’s back from the comms.

Classic damsel in distress pose.

Bone-chilling jumpcut of all time.

WFA Joker sounds like Fanon Pit Mad Jason and I feel like there’s some sort of meta that can be made about this.

Joker just licked his own blood off his gloves.

Bruce just said Damian’s name out loud in front of two henchmen 💀 Bet this will remain unaddressed

Yeah. I. Kind of figured.

Bruce called Dick into the fight. That must’ve been really hard for him. But he needs to get to Damian, so…understandable.

No hug here but a hand-squeeze!

Yay! Huzzah for Jon Kent!

Jean-Paul’s still kicking? Oh, I forgot about that. Good for him.

Nice costume, Helena.

Group hug!

And another hug!!!!

Bruce actually said “Thank god” that is really rare for him. He is. Genuinely. So relieved. He was so scared.

Damian accidentally started a pillow fight by throwing a pillow at Dick to prevent a hug and Dick dodging it. And Cass was behind Dick. That was an “oh shit” moment.

Bruce just admitted he’s not okay!

Wow that’s an Eliza moment for Selina

“Investigating potential murder is how I relax.” Kate Kane, everyone.

Steph & Cass hug and I can’t even be happy about it because this is so sad.

Cass. What are you seeing, Cass. Share with the class, Cass.

Human chain

“But if something were to go wrong…I don’t want that on your shoulders.” YES!

And now Dick is just leaning on his brother. Dunno why but I find this hilarious.

Cass don’t go off alone!

Ohhh we really are echoing the comics

“Death is the only language you speak” is such a powerful statement coming from Cass

Comics quote reference!

Duke was onto something…if only Tim and him had pooled brains earlier… (I did kind of suspect Checkov’s epicenter was important)

Knightsfall

And there it is. Wonder how many other heart of the family references I can find?

The hug!!!! So much love in this one!!! And Bruce emphasizing Tim’s compassion and selflessness over his mind/intellectual contributions is great.

“I CHOSE YOU RIGHT BACK”

[eatsbooks]

so what do you think the autumn court’s political system actually looks like?

feudalism !! i think that system fits well for a few different reasons:

canonically, we already know that beron parcels out the land for his sons to rule over in his stead. a feudalistic system would explain why he decided to have so many children to begin with — more sons = more vassals to swear fealty to him, ones that he can better ensure the loyalty of than those of other bloodlines. this further helps to cement vanserra reign. with seven! sons!! he can effectively bump all the other non-vanserra nobles who oversaw parcels of land down the hierarchy, ensuring all are beneath not only him as high lord but also beneath another vanserra lord to boot. it also explains why the younger vanserra boys are so antagonistic towards one another, even knowing the unlikelihood that they will actually become heir — with their brothers out of the picture or just out of their father's favor, they have the opportunity to accrue more power by expanding their provinces or even taking over one another's.

we also know the common folk are suffering while the aristocracy is flourishing. if none of the land they tend actually belongs to them and all of their profits eventually find their way to beron, whether it's coin for rent or the crops they harvest that will ultimately be sold, in exchange for protections that are rarely actually received, this lends more credence to a discomfited autumn court population that is too disenfranchised to do anything about it.

plus there's more fun political drama amongst the vassals and nobles this way! everything has to move up and through this chain of command, which means the corruption can be systemic and spread beyond beron's rule. makes it even harder for eris to enact widespread reform. yummy.

autumn land is always fertile. i guess that's a personal hc more than anything canon, but i feel like that makes sense. anything can be grown, no matter the season, and the soil is always rich, even after a harvest. feudalism is the easiest way to ensure all of the land is being utilized to its fullest, most profitable extent without beron having to overextend himself as a ruler.

while this makes it more difficult for widespread reform, feudalism would give eris more room to maneuver in his own province. in the same way that there's more opportunity for corruption, there is also more opportunity for him to enact positive change — as long as he is coming up with enough coin / crops / what have you to meet quota, he can largely rule as he sees fit without beron's scrutiny. plus, with the land parceled and an isolated sect of nobility beneath him, it's easier to keep any differences in the way he rules compared to his father or his brothers contained. it even fits in with the respect and loyalty he has for his own guard / soldiers versus those of his father — they come from his province, they are his people.

a feudalistic system also gives beron an even better reason beyond just being power-hungry to want to expand his territory in acosf by allying with briallyn. he needs more land to make more profit! and spring might not function exactly like autumn, but it is no doubt the closest when it comes to fertile and bountiful land.

[ranticore]

Can u do some nsfw factoids of the Inver 3 on the other blog? I'm too shy to ask off anon and I love those three men (ps does Islin have top or bottom surgery?)

haha yeah i can

first off to answer your ps: no (doesn't need it) and no (doesn't need it). interpret those as u will but it's probably not what you expect. my man is a witch after all.

anyway factoids

bowman:

^ this is not the pic i wanted to find but i couldn't find the six (and a half! SIX AND A HALF INCHES!) meme which i guess i never saved but anyway that's for Bowman. he is a strict top, tends to be selfish unless specifically asked not to be. he's one of those guys who's like shockingly vanilla when you actually get to know him better, body count in the hundreds probably but he's also like My Biggest Fantasy Is.... Having Sex ;) and if you suggest like blindfolds or something he's immediately wowed and excited at how hardcore and freaky it is. he doesn't cuddle. he might have a slight thing for intox stemming from how he thinks alcohol turns him gay and has led to some very formative hookups in the past.

islin:

he is a side (not into penetration) and unsurprisingly repressed. because of well. everything. he has a lot of no-contact or weirdly obscure desires which kind of dip into dubious consent (as in - enacting an elaborate kink scenario on someone without their prior knowledge. oh god what a pity you got tangled up in all those ropes i left lying around!!) because he is 1. strictly dominant, an absolute control freak and 2. unable to express what he actually wants to other people so the thought of asking first is a turn-off because it requires dispensing of shame and he can't do that (yet...). it's a great combination. this man should not be having sex unless it's with bowman (who has the power to make people normal by proximity) or a freak who completely enjoys the idea of being fumbled by an inexperienced self-conscious dom and idk where we'd find anyone like that.

félix:

^ once again couldn't find the pic i wanted so this will do. félix is verse, he likes three things more than anything in the world 1. women with huge knockers, 2. pits, and 3. being fumbled by an inexperienced self-conscious dom. now i know what you're thinking this guy is 100% a brat right? wrong. he's the exact opposite. obviously he loves his elaborate roleplay scenarios and his acting is so good that it can be a turnoff sometimes (he can look a bit TOO shocked and frightened). it also means he can be convincingly naive and ignorant about whatever freak shit islin is trying to do to him in the background. oh noo i tripped and fell in these ropes i sure hope nobody takes advantage of me in this compromising position ha ha. i SAID,

anyway they're made for each other but probably not for anyone else.

bonus Jean-Baptiste:

once it became a "known" secret that he was gay he used to get approached & propositioned at social gatherings by every old sad closet case in existence. he gives absolutely atrocious head and gets bored and distracted way too quickly.

[mr-crawlings-wife]

BUTTING HEADS

Prologue-8

Previous part, Masterlist, Next part

Warnings: arson, magic, canon chaos

"Pretty cool, huh? Not like some piddling weasel."

I'm surprised mildly at Ace's change of demeanor.

So he just wanted to have fun huh...

Grim was equally as shocked as me. "Myah?!"

"Pfft... Ah ha ha! I can't hold it back anymore! Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Come on, you're the ones who turned orientation into such a fiasco, right? The one summoned by the Dark Mirror who can't even use magic, and the monster no one summoned at all. It took everything I had not to burst into laughter right in the middle of the ceremony!" He was clearly having a field day. Like this was the most fun he'd had in a while. Like he was choking on his breath, trying to keep his cackles contained.

I'm not hurt or embarrassed, more so disappointed. I thought there would be at least some people who are kind to others beyond status.

Guess not.

Grim was visibly embarrassed but trying to remain civil, which is surprising for him "H-hey! You don't gotta be a jerk about it!"

"So in the end, neither of you got admitted, and now you're janitors? Ah ha ha! SO lame!" Ace clutches his stomach, pointing at the both of us. I only side eye him before focusing back onto Hades's statue. I need to get moving. To my side, the air surrounding Grim is starting to warm up.

'What did you just call me?!" It seems Grim's patience didn't last long. He stomps his paws grumpily.

"And you're so clueless you don't even know who the Great Seven are. Not one of them! Maybe before you try getting into the academy again, you ought to take a second crack at kindergarten? Ah ha ha ha ha!" Ace continues to crackle on like a broken record as I attempt to find a way to climb onto the pedestal. I pay him no mind, not daring to ask him for help either.

"Grrrrr..." I hear a faint growl from behind.

Is that Grim?

Something is burning.

"Anyway, just thought I'd tease you a bit. And man am I glad I did. It's been a blast!" Ace casually goes back to normal, as if making fun of strangers and poking fun was a norm for him. Maybe it is? Maybe he's just rude?

“Unlike you, I actually have classes to get to, so I'll let you get back to picking up trash. Bye!" Ace says from behind and I can hear his footsteps slowly moving away from me, just then-

"Myuh-uh! You ain't walkin' away from me! It's too late for that! Myaaaaah!" Grim blocks his way, I have to crane my neck to see them properly.

Ace hurriedly dodges a fire ball shot by Grim, surprise and panic written all over his face. He clearly didn't expect Grim to take it so personally.

"No one makes fun of Grim, Master of Fire! I'm gonna make that explodey-head of yours explode all over again!" Grim declares, quite comically so.

" Explodey-head?!" Ace is offended by the nickname, now that I think about it, his hair is quite puffy.

"You wanna throw down with me, shorty? You got some guts." Ace cracks his knuckles, pulling out his magic pen. "You wanna talk hair, huh? I'm gonna shave you like a toy poodle!" A magic pen is basically like every other pen, it is a merged version of a modern ball point pen and a wand. It must be hard to write with, given that the head has such a large gemstone attached but its main benefit is immediate access to a medium and unlimited ink.

" Myaaaaah!" Grim also widens his stance, opening his mouth to its full capacity and blasting a huge fire ball at Ace.

"Oh-ho! How do you like that?" Ace smirks, cocky. He used wind magic to redirect it, allowing the fireball to hit the wall, charring it. Not that anyone would notice, given how dark the wall already is.

"H-hey! No fair!" Grim is displeased. But he has obviously met his match.

All this back and forth has attracted the attention of many students, who are beginning to form a circle.

Maybe I should intervene and stop them.

"What's going on over there? A fight?!"

"Oh, sweet! Get 'em!"

"Wind magic is a thing too? Let's all take this down a notch!" That must've been a freshman too.

Some of the thin crowb sound amazed, some excited and some hesitantly protesting.

They can't see me yet. As I am behind the statue of Hades, still holding onto one of his flames and hoping I could haul myself up somehow.

"Awww... Can't hit me with your little fireballs?" Ace mocks Grim as he dodges another fireball with ease.

"Grrr... You better believe I'm about to!"

Should stop him now...

"Grim, you should stop, he's not worth it." I try to coax him out of it.

"YOU STAY OUT OF IT!“ Grim screams, spitting another fireball at me.

Or not.

I'm about to dodge but it's blow away before it can reach me. I look at Ace, but he's got his gaze on Grim.

Was it him?

I don't bother thinking further, the crowd is getting more dense. And I don't wish to get roped up in this mess.

Without much thought, I slip away, grabbing my bucket and making my way to Ramshackle.

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[jawllines]

Helloooooo I'm baaaackkkkk!!!! Okay. It's been two weeks since part 4 and I told you (don't know if you got it or not) that I'm writing down my thoughts and would send to you soon but I kind of lost myself. There's so many things I wanted to say then and there's so much more that I want to say now. But I'm guessing you're halfway through writing part 5, so idk if you can do anything about what I'm gonna say or want. And there's this feeling that I might cross a line with my 'demands' because maybe what I want would not align with what other readers want. But I have been reading some asks and seems like there's a mixture of requests for part 5 and some of them are same as mine. So I'm gonna send my thoughts now anyway. Hope you get it. But first let me tell you what I liked in part 4

Let me start with how much I loved knowing Harry's thoughts. Learning about how they first met from his point of view and how much deeper meaning her dish and their meeting held. Because he thought it was fate. He hoped he could get her to make the pie again for him. Cause it's exactly like his grandma's and reminded him of her and his childhood? That's like soulmate shit or something.

Loved that Harry's attraction to her was not something sudden or like from the very first moment he saw her. It was gradual. It happened in its own time. To me it felt like it was first born out of his guilt. Not the attraction he feels for her, but the softness he holds in his heart. Because after he realised he had hurt her feelings he made an effort to make things right because he was guilty. And he did it in his way, not telling her that he was sorry but he paid more attention to her and everything about her. Took care of her. Made an effort to be more approachable for her. And then it grew from there. And he said she has always been cute but he had never treated her any different than he'd treat any other cute employee. All of this is very natural. Also surprising that during the first hair incident Harry expected her to speak up and say that it wasn't her hair because he has seen the hair and knew it wasn't hers but since she stayed silent he took that as her confirmation. I thought he didn't even care or notice that the hair was different. He could've been more gentle with his scolding but at least he knew it wasn't hers.

CILF!!!!! Yes! This is something I didn't know I needed but I can't stop thinking about this little name or acronym or title whatever. Love it. Trust Niall to say the mist unhinged thing and come up with the most insane idea. He's always being useful lol. Love their friendship. Wish I had a buddy like him who'd tell me my boobs look great and boost my confidence

But gotta love YN for not listening to Niall when he told her to wear a sundress to seduce Harry. Loved that she stayed true to herself even though she was desperate she didn't try to be something she wasn't in reality. I appreciate it so much. Besides Niall was right, Harry finds her hot in anything she wears (need him to tell her that at some point)

One more thing that's interesting to me is the way Harry handles his jealousy. I love that he has never felt jealousy like this before her. And him getting jealous that YN is learning from someone else was kinda....cute? But I'm glad that he's keeping his pride intact and isn't behaving too wildly because of his jealousy. Yes he's doing this not-so-subtle things infront of her but not infront of others, he's not losing his shit infront of others, he's not being passive aggressive with her or the person he's jealous of and he isn't even saying stupid hurtful things unintentionally out of jealousy. He isn't blinded by this. Which is good. I'm extremely possessive of my favourite people. If I think someone else is paying attention to my people I get so sad even though I know I have no reason to feel threatened and kinda tend to remove myself from the scenario. If I was in Harry's place I'd tell her to take her time and learn whatever she wants, tell her I'll go home and rest and we'd meet later. But in reality I'll be very mad-sad you know? Like I'd understand it's not her fault but I'd be too hurt to understand? It doesn't make sense. But Harry is so mature about it. He knows she's not doing anything wrong, he knows she's excited to see him, he knows that she's his and he won't let anybody get in his way. Even if he has to break his rules. If Harry thinks YN is cockdumb then he is PUSSY WHIPPED. So pussy whipped that he's become a jealous caveman who's marking her without even caring about his own no hickey policy. Marking his territory. So so possessive. Yeah, 'don't have a crush on her' my ass.

Now I obviously have some questions because I can't stop being annoying it seems. So let's get the questions out of the way.

What happened to the sweatshirt Harry let her wear in the movie theatre? I don't remember if she returned it to him, don't think I read it? And what about the clothes Harry gave her to wear the morning after they had sex and she stayed the night? I'm pretty sure Harry would have some thoughts about her wearing his clothes. Need to know!!!! Need him to insist she wear his shirt whenever she visits.

This is gonna be the most annoying thing I'm so so so sorry that I'm like this but I can't help but ask this. So from what I understand from part 4 is that YN and her ex Rowan were together for 3 years and since she said that he's "three years too late" in apologising to her, I'd assume they broke up around three years ago? And I think in the first chapter it was mentioned that she met Niall through Harry's restaurant? And she's been working with Harry for like two years? So how did Rowan know about Niall? And she also cried about her break up to Niall. So Niall was around at that time. But it doesn't make sense and it doesn't matter I know but I still can't look past it and I hate myself for it. I'm also confused about their age. Like I kind of assumed Harry as this older dilf and YN in her early 20s. I thought they have at 8-9 years of age gap. And I thought her ex was a little bit older than her. I'm going crazy thinking about all of that. I think i could make sense of Dark (the series) easier than this whole YN and Rowan thing. Someone make me stop!!!!

What I really want from the next part is for them to be more than what their relationship currently is. And I'm worried that other readers might not want that because it's obviously a dom/sub dynamic fic and I want this dynamic to be there too. But they obviously have feelings for each other, don't they? And I don't know if you're gonna make them end up with each other or make them confess or not but I kinda need them together by the end.

I need you to write chefrry softer. So soft that he gives your others soft harrys a run for their money (not grad school rivalrry though, no one can be like him. Don't judge me I'm soft for him). And that doesn't mean that chefrry is going anywhere from my FEEL HOT AND HORNY list. He's still at the top and he's gonna remain there. But I also need him softer. Because, as I said for the last part, their relationship (still) feels very transactional, give and take, business-like. They don't communicate, they don't know anything about each other other than what's absolutely necessary and they get right to business. Like how when she got him to come to her place to teach her something and the whole thing was kinda like foreplay and how in the last scene he just went straight to marking her. Which makes sense for their dynamic. But they both clearly have more feelings for each other than just sexual desires. They just don't seem to understand it and don't even try to. Because she's too insecure to believe that someone would be so interested in her that they'd get jealous because of her (don't blame her, I'd be like this too). So insecure that she's obviously to the most obvious things happening right infront of her. Or maybe she's in denial just like Harry is. And I stand by my theory that he isn't sure if he should pursue her as something more than what she is now because of their mentor/mentee relationship. In his subconscious maybe he thinks it's not right or she doesn't want anything more than a little fun. What I mean is he's definitely having some internal doubts about what he wants from her which is why he's denying having a crush on her. If only they would just communicate. I want them to become more and I want the transition to be smooth. Not sudden or abrupt. Want them to talk about each other's family and friends and likes dislikes hobbies....in a non sexual, non professional setting. Like becoming friends and then they realise that they have deeper feelings for each other.

Like maybe she's sick one day and still comes to work but harry sends her home and after he finishes at the restaurant he goes to her place to take care of her. And he realises that he likes doing domestic things with her. We know that he likes feeding her and cuddling her. But he realises that he likes doing other random insignificant homey things with too. Like cooking together, watching her favourite movies/shows with her, watching her play with Hazelnut. Realises that he wouldn't like if someone else made her dinner or bought her flowers or went grocery shopping with her or watch her favourite anime with her. Realises that he wants to be the only one doing all those things with and for her. Like slow acceptance of what he already knew but was maybe scared to admit to himself

And I want our oblivious queen to open her eyes and see the power she has over him. I want her to be a little more confident. But I understand it's hard for her when she still is uncertain if harry actually wants her as much as she wants him. Harry doesn't make it clear, more like she doesn't see the signs but still I understand her point. And like Niall said (when is Niall not right?) Harry's pride won't let him show his emotions infront of others. Honestly though there's just so much room for misunderstanding in this relationship. Because she might think that she's not that important to him that he'd openly show his emotions for her. And she's still treating him like the boss even when they're playing. She is so unsure about everything, like whatever they have going on can end any moment. So I want them to be in a place where he's hundred percent sure he wants her permanently and isn't going anywhere and she's also confident and knows that harry wants her and only has eyes for her. Like a "I'm yours and you're mine" kinda moment along with them at least acknowledging to themselves that they have feelings for each other.

But I kinda want Harry to be prideful a little while longer because I really wanna see her get jealous because there's no way hot women don't flirt with him when they're out in pubs or even in his restaurant. And she'd be like I don't have any right to be jealous but still be sad and Harry would notice and tease her later when they're back home and show her that she doesn't have anything to worry about and he'd let go of his pride and tell her that he's been jealous of YoungJae too.

And all of this doesn't mean I don't want the kinky freaky stuff. Because I definitely do.

Like the puppy thing he described. Needs to happen.

Tying her up and seeing how much she can take and then fucking her while she's asleep (with her permission and hopefully she wakes up soon after), needs to happen.

Someone suggested YN doing all the work and Harry sitting back and watching, nerds to happen. Maybe he'll be mean and tease her when she gets tired off movin over him and begs him to take over. And deep subspace too.

He needs to have her sit on his face and smother him.

Needs to make her squirt again and this time there needs to be lots of dirty talk and talk in general during sex.

Maybe anal too. But I'd assume she's never done it before so he'd need to have her ready and comfortable so maybe they do it later on idk. I was kinda thinking that in next part we can have all the kinky stuff because honestly I feel like if I don't read all of the stuff that you mentioned and others suggested with chefrry I might explode. Like I need chefrry to do these things. But it'd be a long fucking chapter and we'd never get to the softer part. So I thought maybe next to next part can have all the soft fluff new relationship and cute couple stuff, romantic dates and outings and love making and going bare (because that'd be a big deal for chefrry I think). But then I feel like asking for two more chapters is too much. Even though it'd be nice I can't be so selfish ask for more. So I'm just gonna trust you and hope you give us big fat chapter that can squeeze all of this in.

Also need more BABY. Some "my girl/his girl" and "you're all mine, aren't you?" moments.

Need more Harry pov. I wanna see his pov when they're playing because we haven't had the chance to peek in his mind when they're in the middle of the act. His mind would be full of filthy thoughts when she's calls him daddy.

She kept her bush for him (again Niall knows best). Hope we get to see his reaction in next chapter.

I wanna see how they act with each other when they're at the restaurant now that they have properly fucked. Is Harry pushing her into his office after everyone leaves and kissing the life out of her? Is he stealing kisses when they're alone somewhere and no one is there to see them? Because I need him to do that. Like come on Harry be obsessed with her kisses already! What are you doing!

Also need another Rowan appearance, because goddamnit I wanted YN to run into her ex when she was with Harry not YoungJae. And he's such a piece of shit i hate him and she needs to call out his bullshit. I know she doesn't wanna give him the satisfaction but maybe Harry can show him how much happier she is with him and tell him how big of a loser asshole pathetic person and partner he's been to YN and still is a jerk. I need Harry to put him in his place.

Need Harry to be obsessed with holding her hand all the time when they are in public (when they're a couple). I need it to breathe okay? Please 🙏🏼 and maybe they run into her shitty ex during a walk or shopping or something when he's holding her hand and being all heart eyes for her.

Oh and about YoungJae, would he like ask YN out? Maybe he does and she says no and Harry listens to the convo but neither of them know that Harry has heard it. Obviously she won't tell YoungJae about Harry and her. Idk it can be fun because i really don't think Harry would stop worrying about this or talk about it with her any time soon. So this can put her mind at ease and maybe he'd be extra lovey with her and then eventually (if you include YN jealousy scene) he can tell her about his worries regarding the other chef.

I also have an agenda, that is to have chefrry give YN a cute nickname that reflects her personality. Again puppy is for play time mostly. He can call her baby anytime and I'd die of happiness. But I want him to call her by something cute that he can use infront of everyone.

Shit.... feel like I'm making you work so much. I'm so genuinely sorry btw. I know this is probably coming off as me telling you what to do with YOUR story. But I tend to get passionate about things sometimes. And I swear even if you do not write any of this I won't mind a bit. I'm not being ungrateful. I'm insanely thankful that you find time to write for us for free even after working such tiring job. I just can't help but share my thoughts after reading something that I love. And it's kinda an impulse thing. Like I've putting off sending you this for so long but I still couldn't let of it because what does it matter if I don't share my thoughts but no, that tiny voice in my head was like "you have to send it in,have to share your thoughts". It's kinda annoying, I get annoyed with myself sometimes.

Anyway I probably had a lot more to say I forgot. So that was my whole essay. Hopefully you don't get tired of me. Thank you for writing. Love you so much 💞

HIIII FRIEND!! IM SORRY THAT THIS TOOK ME SO LONG TO ANSWER I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR MESSAGES VERY MUCH!! ILL TRY AND GO THROUGH POINT BY POINT :D

IM HAPPY THAT YOU ENJOYED HIS THOUGHTS!! I LOVE WRITING WHAT THE OTHER CHARACTER IS THINKING AFTER FOLLOWING ONLY ONE FOR SO LONG, ITS ALWAYS SO INTERESTING TO GET INSIDE THEIR HEAD AND THINK ABOUT THEIR REACTIONS AND FEELINGS TO DIFFERENT SITUATIONS!! AND IM GLAD I WAS ABLE TO CONVEY A LIL SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF FEELINGS RATHER THAN HIM JUST ALL THE SUDDEN BEING OBSESSED WITH HER -- I LOOOOVE A GRADUAL SHIFT, SO I TRY MY BEST TO WRITE THEM AT LEAST AN EENSY BIT REALISTICALLY

I ALSO LOVE WRITING A MATURE JEALOUS MAN!! NO GRUMPY FUSSING OR ANYTHING LIKE IT!! SO IM GLAD YOU'RE ENJOYING THAT TOO :-) IM ALSO SOMEONE WHO GETS JELLY EASILY THO

AS FOR THE CLOTHES SHE'S BORROWED FROM HIS....I DON'T KNOW :D I KIND OF IMAGINE THE HOODIE SHE GAVE BACK TO HIM "OFF SCREEN" AND THE OTHER CLOTHES SHE'S KIND OF JUST KEPT, WASHED, AND HAS BEEN MEANT TO GIVE HIM BUT JUST FOLDS THEM UP AND STUFFS THEM IN HER DRESSER INSTEAD TO SEE HOW LONG SHE COULD GET AWAY WITH HAVING THEM

ALSO ILL BE SO SO SO SUPER HONEST, AS FAR AS THE NIALL AND ROWAN THING, IM SO BAD WITH KEEPING TIMELINES SOMETIMES WITH MY FICS D: ILL GO BACK AND TRY TO MAKE SURE THERE'S SOME DEGREE OF A TIMELINE BUT IF IT ISN'T LIKE SUPPPPPER IMPORTANT TO THE PLOT THEN IM MORE LOOSEY GOOSEY ABOUT IT SO IM SORRY! FOR THE SAKE OF THE FIC LETS JUST SAY NIALL WAS AROUND TOWARD THE END OF ROWAN OR SOMETHING LIKE IT AND THATS HOW HE'S AWARE OF HIM!

I WILL DEFINITELY BE DEVELOPING THEIR RELATIONSHIP OUTSIDE OF SEX AND THEIR DOM/SUB DYNAMIC!!

I ALSO HAVE AN IDEA FOR JEALOUS Y/N HEHEHE

THE KINKY AND MORE OF HARRYS POV ARE A MUST ! ALL OF YOUR IDEAS ARE SO GOOD!

AGAIN THANK YOUUUUUU I LOVE THESE MESSAGES, I LOOK FORWARD TO THEM FOR EACH PART :D AND I LOVE YOU!!