#also yes i am thinking of the behind the scenes part where kenny makes them do it all over again because moscow wasn't in the frame

[felicitykings]

#david: ????

NEWSIES (1992) dir. kenny ortega

[undyingskies]

Jealous

Hello everyone, I am back yet again with another Charlie fic! I really enjoyed writing this one, it was a lot of fun! Also it’s long about 3,000+ words, I read over it and edited it as much as I could, so I really hope I caught all the mistakes! As usual I am happy to take requests, especially because I am starting to run low on ideas! Anyways, hope you enjoy! xoxo 

Warnings: None really, there is a little make out sesh but it’s not long!

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        Season 2 came before you knew it, even though it felt like the renewal of Julie and The Phantoms took forever. But the minute it got renewed to now felt like a whirlwind of activities that happened before you could even take a breath in.

Now it’s two months into filming and this is the first time you’ve been able to visit your boyfriend Charlie since the start of it. You had to finish your semester of school before you could come visit him, knowing that you’d never get any schoolwork done if you came to visit during the semester.

It was a long two months and you truly could not be happier to be sitting smushed between Charlie and Owen in the car heading to set at 6 am. Any other time you would have dreaded being up so early but it didn’t seem so bad with your boyfriend’s hand resting on your thigh and the bickering of the two boys.

“You guys have been up for maybe an hour and you seriously haven’t stopped to take a breath from whatever you guys are arguing about this time.” You laugh, while pointing it out, because seriously it started the minute they woke up this morning and hasn’t stopped.

“Y/N, I feel like you’ve forgotten the dynamic that goes on between these two and their early mornings. We have sleep beauty number 1 and 2 here!” Jeremy laughs from the front seat.

You know he’s right; these two boys bicker non-stop anyways but especially on early mornings since they both love their sleep.

“Thanks for coming to set today baby, I know you got in yesterday but I don’t think I would have been able to get much done today knowing you’re sitting at the apartment waiting for me.” Charlie whispers into your ear sending chills down your spine and butterflies to erupt in your stomach at his early morning voice.

“Of course, you know I wouldn’t miss it for a thing besides I miss the rest of the cast! I’m excited to see them!”

A smile takes its place on Charlie’s face and he leaves a small kiss on your neck before turning back to look at his phone.

You originally met Charlie on the set of Julie and the Phantoms season 1. You never wanted to be on the big screen or some big actor but the industry always intrigued you so you signed up with a local company to be an extra for sets. It let you travel, see the business, and put money in your pocket when you weren’t doing school.

You were an extra for the crowd scenes, so basically any time the band played you were there watching. One day before they started filming, you were watching Dirty Candy perform and without thinking you started doing the choreography with them. You had been a dancer for about 12 years but a bad knee injury took you out of the game. Your love for dance never stopped though so you really enjoyed watching them perform.

I guess the girls had noticed you doing the choreography so they approached you asking if you were a new dancer on set. Embarrassed that they caught you dancing, you let them know you weren’t, you just watched them so many times you had memorized it by accident.

The girls were really nice and you quickly took a liking to Savannah and Tori, they would ask you to hang out while they practiced because you could pick out little details to fix or make better. From there it turned into a beautiful friendship, they started inviting you to hang out off set and to all the hang outs with the rest of the cast. Then before you knew it, you were a part of the group and always attached to their sides.

When you first met Charlie, of course he got your attention, his cute smile and energy would grab anyone’s. You never really thought much of it after though, but you always did notice that he would always look at you and for a little extra longer, he paid a little more attention to you when everyone was talking as well as you, and he always seemed to smile just a little bigger when he’d pull you into a hug to say hello.

Then one day he asked you out, just like that. Savannah and Tori mentioned that they thought he was going too but you didn’t think he would. Nothing ever really happened between you two, it was just a friendship where you flirted sometimes, but like you said before you noticed those small things but didn’t think much of it.

Of course you said yes though, he looked so nervous and cute that you felt yourself fall almost immediately after that. Which pretty much happened, after your first date  there was another and then another, and then you guys were in a relationship and pretty much inseparable.

A tug to your hand pulls you out of your thoughts, you guys had arrived on set and Charlie was tugging you out of the car. Sometimes the boy forgets his own strength and he has you tripping out of the car. He laughs and stabilizes you by grabbing onto your hips. He looks down at you, placing a sweet kiss to your lips that was quickly interrupted.

“Is that Y/N  we see?” You hear Tori squeal followed by a “Yes that sure is.” from Savannah. Then they’re both next to you pulling you apart from Charlie and engulfing you in a group hug between the two girls.

It does feel good to be back with them, they quickly became two of your closest friends during your time as an extra on the show and you never lost touch with them either.

“Charlie, they need you in costume quick, they want to start as soon as they can to-Y/N!!” You hear your name yelled and arms wrap around your waist.

You turn to see the one and only Madison Reyes, you’re quick to wrap your arms around her as well. You loved the girl and she felt like a younger sister to you, she always came to you to talk and tell you secrets. You had really missed her even though she did facetime you about once a day.

“Mads it’s good to see you, I’ve missed you girly!”

“I’ve missed you too ya know, those facetime calls just don’t always cut it.” She laughs. “Anyways they do need us, they want to start filming as fast as they can today.” She says turning to Charlie and letting you go.

“Well you wouldn’t mind if we stole your girlfriend then would you Charlie since you’re busy?” Tori asks. “Besides you had her all yesterday, it’s our turn now.” You laugh at the girl’s words and turn to your boyfriend.

“I guess it’s alright, I’ll see you on set then? You said you’d watch our performance today.” Charlie says while pulling you in for one last hug before you depart.

“Of course, you know I wouldn’t miss that!” He places a kiss on your lips before he leaves with Madi and you with the girls. Who are both staring at you almost two excitedly.

“You two scare me sometimes, so much energy so early in the morning.” All of you laughing at your words. You follow them to the area where they will be filming but they have chairs and breakfast set up as well. You’re sitting with the girls, just drinking some coffee for the time being.

“So how has it been Y/N, does it feel good to be back around this craziness?” Savannah asks you.

“It’s been good, as far as life goes not much has changed since we all last talked! I finished the semester strong and only have two semesters left which is a relief. I hope when I’m done that means I will get to be around more and to travel with Charlie. And of course if feels good to be back! I’ve missed it and everyone really. I was bummed not to be able to re-sign to do extra work but I had to focus on school.” You tell the girls.

“Oh of course, we get that. Everyone here just misses you so much especially Charlie! As much as I am glad, you’re here so we can see you, I may be more glad because now we don’t have to hear him complain about how much he misses you.” You laugh at Tori’s words. The girls decided to actually send you quotes of the day that Charlie said about how much he missed you, that boy was quite dramatic but the quotes did end up being the highlight of your day more often than not.

You’re engulfed in conversation with the girls and don’t even realize the time flying by. They talk about the new season how it’s going, the new dances that they’re doing, your relationship and any other topic you could really think of.

A flash of orange catches your attention, you know that orange beanie like that back of your hand and you’re glad to see that it’s making its appearance in season 2. You follow the hat as it’s weaving through people and see it stop in front of the cameras.

Charlie’s eyes catching yours, he gives you his dazzling smile and wave in your direction before Kenny pulls his attention back to him but not before Kenny throws a wave in your direction as well.

“Well we got to go, we’re all in this scene but we’ll see you after!” Savannah says pulling you into a hug, Tori quickly following her movements.

Now you’re left alone, to watch the scene unfold in front of you. It really is so much fun to watch them all interact with each other on and off the screen. It’s such a wonderful dynamic they all have going on.

This scene is some scene at school, where Dirty Candy confronts Julie. Julie has the boys behind her giving her comebacks to all the jabs thrown her way from Carrie. It’s actually a funny scene watching the boys yell the things at Julie.

Take one, take two, take three, take four, and then a large grumble erupts from your stomach pulling your thoughts away from the scene before you.

You look down at your watch to check the time, it has been about two hours and you’ve been so distracted by everything that you forgot to eat. The moment of realization makes your hunger grow about ten times more. You quickly make your way over to the food table.

There’s donuts, brownies, cookies, some croissants, an assortment of chips, and some breakfast sandwiches. Honestly it all looked so good, and your stomach was telling you to get a bit of everything. The donuts and croissants calling your name the most, and maybe one chocolate chip cookie as well. You’re finishing up putting together your plate and grabbing a water when a voice startles you.

“I’ve never seen you before, are you new here?” You turn to see a boy, probably about your age, dressed in the schools letterman jacket.

“Oh no, not really.” You say with a smile, turning back to grab your water and food, to walk back to where you were sitting.

“Oh really? I guess I’ve missed you around here then, what’s your name?” He asks, following your lead and sitting in the chair across from you. Guess this conversation isn’t over, you think.

“Ya, I’m actually just visiting. I was an extra for the first season. It’s Y/N.” You say hoping that was the end, but nope.

“Oh cool, I’m Josh.” He says leaning in, reaching out his hand for a handshake while scooting closer to you. Almost too close and beginning to ask more questions.

Little did you know, that someone’s eyes were on you watching the whole situation. The longer Charlie watched the more he could feel the pit in his stomach growing. He didn’t like how close that guy was sitting next to you or the way every time you said something he would just lean that much closer.

The look in that guys eyes could have made Charlie stop in the middle of the scene and yell something, but he’s too professional for that. But that look, he knows what that looks means, that guy liked you and he didn’t understand why you weren’t stopping the conversation. The pit in his stomach now a giant hole and his ears and face on fire from anger or is it jealousy he thought.

“And cut. That’s the last take for this one, great job guys!” He hears Kenny yell and before anyone could talk to him, he’s got his eyes locked on you and walking straight towards you.

A pair of arms wrapped around your shoulder and a kiss to your neck scares you, pulling you out of the conversation that never felt like it was gonna end. You can see Josh’s eyes widen at the action that just unfolded in front of him and before he could say anything you hear Charlie pipe up from behind you.

“Hi baby, who’s this?” You can hear him ask in a tone you never heard before; he sounds upset?

“Oh um this is Josh; he was just telling me about the role he’s playing this season.”

Charlie reached his hand out to shake Josh’s hand.

“Well it’s nice to meet you Josh, it’s weird that I’ve never seen you before. I appreciate you keeping my girlfriend company while I was just a little busy.” You can practically hear the jealousy coming from his voice and you don’t miss how Charlie emphases the world girlfriend.

Josh visibly gets uncomfortable by his words.

“Oh ya man, sure. Sorry, she didn’t mention she was here for her boyfriend, just said she was visiting.” He says giving an excuse to why he’s so close to one of the stars of the show girlfriend.

“Oh she didn’t, interesting...” Charlie says trailing off and giving you a look you don’t think you’d ever want to see again.

“As much as I would have loved to bring up the fact, I had a boyfriend there wasn’t much of a moment for me to mention it between Josh’s story telling.” You say getting upset at Josh and Charlie’s actions. Sass and frustration evident in your voice.

You can see Josh’s cheeks get slightly red. Charlie is quick to grab your hand and start to pull you away with a quick,

“Well nice to meet you bud. We’ve got to be going now.” He says while still pulling you away.

The minute you’re out of sight and hidden behind a wall Charlie has you pinned against the wall and his lips on yours.

He doesn’t even give you a chance to catch up before he has his tongue swiping your bottom lip to get in. He’s quick to bite down on your bottom lip, a moan escaping you.

Your hands entangle in his hair pulling him closer, his hands gripping your hips pulling you up to have your legs wrap around his waist. Charlie moves his hands down to cup your butt giving it a slap as he starts to attack your neck with his lips.

You can’t help but lean your neck to the side giving your boy all the access he wants, basking in the feeling of his lips on your skin.

You’re pulled out of your little world when you hear voices and they sound like they’re getting closer.

“Char...Charlie, stop, someone... there is someone coming.” You struggle to get out as he keeps kissing your neck, you place your hands on his chest to give him a little push away. You’re able to get him to detach himself from your neck and place you back on your feet.

Two people walk past you guys giving you small awkward smiles, definitely knowing what was happening due how close you guys were standing, the mess that Charlie’s hair now is, and what you can only imagine is two pairs of swollen lips.

When they leave, he’s quick to attach his lips back to yours. But you place your hands on his chest pushing you away a little bit, even though it took everything in you to do so because man is that boys mouth magic.

“Baby, what’s going on? As much as I know you and your love for what’s happening, it’s never this public.” You ask, slightly concerned at your boyfriends behavior.

He shakes his head a little and moves his hand to rub the back of his neck, a pink tint appearing on his cheeks.

“I just, I don’t know thought it’d be fun.” He says not making eye contact.

“Oh that’s some BS Gillespie, what’s up?” You knew your boyfriend too well and that was a cop out answer.

“I just, I didn’t like how that guy was looking at you, or sitting so close to you and then he brought up how you didn’t say you were here for me and I just I don’t know...” He trails off still looking away sheepishly.

A small smile does form on your face as his words, you’ve never seen Charlie get jealous and truthfully it was a little cute.

“Oh so someone was jealous?” You ask with a little laugh.

“What me? Jealous? No, never!” Again, he’s trying to brush it off; but with the lift of your eyebrows he knows you’re not buying it.

“Fine, I was jealous okay? I know it’s bad to be jealous but whatever...”

“Actually, I think it’s pretty cute.” You say with a little laugh, grabbing onto his arm to pull him closer to you.

“Really?” He asks with his signature smirk and that tone of cockiness he just always seems to sport just a little. He now has his arms wrapped around your waist pulling you just that much closer, if it’s even possible.

You give him a nod and lead his lips back down to yours to interlock them again. This time he pulls away but leaves his forehead leaning on yours.

“I love having you here, even if it means you get hit on by gross extras.” You laugh at his words and the fact that his insult is what a twelve-year-old would come up with.

“I love being here, you know that. I really did miss you.”

“I missed you too sweet stuff, just don’t forget you’re here to see your very handsome boyfriend.” You both laugh together at his words.

“How could I ever forget? Plus it seems like if he thinks so he gets a little jealous and I don’t mind the outcome of it.”

“Oh shut up, you’re my girlfriend just gotta make sure everyone knows.” You roll your eyes at his words and he leans down again to place another kiss on your lips.

“Yep, your girlfriend and don’t you forget it.”

You both laugh again as you pull him in for another kiss. Your boyfriend may be a little crazy but you wouldn’t change it for the world because nothing feels better than being able to be back in his arms and laughing in between sweet kisses.

[youalexturnermeon]

Warm Beer and Cold Women (Johnny Lawrence x Reader)

Request: Hi! I absolutely love your work and I was wondering if I could get a Cobra Kai Johnny imagine where the reader is a bartender and starts crushing on him since he’s a regular and he flirts with her all the time and she pretends to hate it but she actually loves it? by Anon

A/N: Again, Johnny Lawrence x Reader and again it’s gonna be multiple parts (ONLY IF YOU WANT ME TO) because I just can’t keep it short

Warnings: badass reader, drinking, swearing

Wordcount: 1589

“Look, (Y/N), your boyfriend’s back.”

You heard that sentence almost every day during your late shift. Everyday, for about a month now. Jenny, your college at the half empty bar never held herself back. Just like right at the moment when she said that with a grin as you two stood behind the counter and polished glasses to look busy.

You rolled your eyes, “He’s not my boyfriend!” You insisted on it every night as well.

“Your loss, he’s kinda hot”. And Jenny’s answer was also the same every time. This conversation always felt like a déjà-vu, except that it literally happened to you every damn night you had to work. You let out a deep sigh trying to focus on the empty glass in one of your hands and the dirty cloth in the other. Yet you couldn’t help yourself to take a peek at the man who just arrived and took his regular seat at the end of the bar counter. He came here every day and he never made a secret out of doing it just because of his favourite barkeeper – you. He was indeed hot; you thought every time. Although he probably was in his late 40s or maybe even early 50s and looked like he’d seen some shit in his life, he was damn attractive, he had a full head of blonde hair, the bluest eyes you have ever witnessed on a person and he was more athletic than most men your age. You caught yourself hungrily eyeing his toned body, muscles almost popping through the tight black shirt he was wearing.

“Hey gorgeous,” he called over to you when he noticed your glance. And the biggest and brightest smile appeared on his lips. “Hi, Johnny.” you greeted him back, trying to sound the most disinterested and lazily walked over to him.

“Who do I have to screw to get a beer around here?”

You rolled your eyes again, supressing a stupid grin. You almost allowed your brain to picture an image of you two in the men’s bathroom. You pulled yourself together and shook this indecent thought off.

“Most certainly not me.”

“Well, that’s too bad.”

“But if you want me to,” you gestured with your thumb to the door, ‘staff’ written on it, behind you, “I can go fetch Kenny, he won’t say no to that. It’ll get you at least 2 free drinks, I think.”

Kenny was a big old biker, with long grey hair and a long grey beard, dressed in leather from head to toe, who owned the shabby bar you worked in. He also looked quite scary if one didn’t know him. Johnny’s smile twitched into a disgusted grimace. And you laughed from planting the thought of Johnny screwing Kenny inside his head. He didn’t like him very much.

“If you weren’t the hottest chick I have seen in my whole life, I would’ve called you a stupid bitch of a barkeeper and left you without any tip. But your pretty face and your great ass saves you all the time, huh?”

“Yes, Johnny,” you replied sarcastically “this has brought me very far in live, after all I’m a respectable barkeeper in not the shabbiest bar of Reseda but quite close to it, renting a luxury 1-bedroom apartment next to the most famous meth-head on the block for much more than it’s worth. Are you having the usual?” Johnny nodded, and you went off to get him his beer and whisky. Sometimes it was hard for you to be so mean to him, he was the only man on earth who showered you with complements all the time, not giving up flirting with you no matter what you said. But after all, he was still a local drunk hitting on a barkeeper. There was a lot of those, you had a few of them every night and Jenny even more. The only thing different about Johnny was that he was very good-looking and the most persistent of them all.

Jenny winked at you as you drew a beer from the tap system and poured the cheap brown liquid into a shot glass.

“How’s the love life going?”

“Fuck off, Jenny!”, you grunted and made your way back to the regular. You placed his order in front of him and stood still, arms crossed. To be fair, you didn’t have anything else to do, it was Tuesday night and only a few people sat in the dark corners of the bar getting drunk just by themselves. You might as well just let yourself entertain by the man who appreciated you.

“So, tell me,” Johnny started after he took the first sip of his beer, “How is live treating you, (Y/N), anything badass happened to you recently? You good?”

He always asked you how you were although you never really answered. You admired his endurance.

“Actually, quite the opposite?”

Johnny’s eyes widened a little and he stood his beer glass back on the counter. Surprised about a different answer today and curious for it being elaborated.

“What is it?”

You leaned over the counter and lured him closer to you with your finger, so close that his face was right in front of yours and your breath tickled him. He smelled quite nice, you reckoned, you did not expect that.

“The thing is,” you started whispering into his ear, him excitedly leaning even closer to you, happy over the slightest contact “there’s this creep who keeps coming into the bar. Almost every day, I think he’s a high-functioning alcoholic. And he just can’t leave me alone for once, always hitting on me, always talking to me. He might as well be stalking me and he’s like 20 years older than I am. Should I be afraid of him?”

Even though all you said was a lie since you didn’t think of Johnny as a creepy stalker anymore, rather a lonely guy, your words weren’t intended to be so hurtful. As soon as they left your lips you bit your tongue. Was that too much this time? But you wanted to get rid of him, did you?

“I heard he’s a quite good-looking bastard, tough.” Johnny retorted immediately without even flinching as if none of what you said struck him in the slightest. And that’s what you liked about him, he still wanted to woo you.

“And maybe if you’d give him a chance, you’d realize what a good fucking guy he is.”

You let out a hateful laugh. That would break your one and only work-rule.

“Nah, I don’t fuck with regulars.”

“Who said something about fucking?”

You bit your lip, no one did, it was your brain picturing you and Johnny again.

“You look damn hot doing that,” he said with a smirk and you promptly released your lip from your teeth.

“I’ll cook dinner, we watch a movie on my couch – “

“Thank you very much but I can have stale pasta at home by myself.“ you interrupted him, the corners of your mouth twitching. To be honest, you would like to have that, but you already were too far into acting like you hated everything he said and did and above all just him as a person.

“C’mon, (Y/N), when do you finally let met buy you a drink”

“Maybe tomorrow.”

Johnny rolled his beautiful blue eyes, “You say that all the time”

“Because you ask me that all the damn time.”

“’Cause I like you.” “Seriously Johnny, fuck off, you’re boring me.”

“Why do you always have to be such a bitch to me?” he exclaimed and maybe you were imagining that but for the first time since for ever you could make frustration out in his tone. That was exactly what you wanted, right?

“Woah,” you held your hands up “Watch your filthy mouth. You’ll have to give me a big fucking tip tonight, Johnny or I really go fetch Kenny so he can kick your sorry ass out for good.”

“No, I’ll just screw him instead, then I’ll be fine” You snorted, that man was unbelievable. Johnny, clearly satisfied with himself and his joke smiled with triumph.

“See, I made you laugh”

“Yeah, whatever” you said waving. And in that moment the huge mountain of a man, Kenny, came out of his office and stared blankly into Johnny.

“You’re gonna do what!?”, his voice roared through the bar, and Johnny suddenly became all small in his seat. You burst out laughing and finally used that situation to remove yourself from that scene. After all, you had work to do, you couldn’t just spend all your hours with Johnny. Even if you liked to.

“Uh oh,” Jenny said mockingly when you leaned against the counter next to her with a big sigh, “Relationship troubles?”

You nodded with a grin and made yourself a shot of vodka ready. You threw your head back and poured it down your throat all at once, you groaned but it felt good.

“Wow, would it have killed you if you did that with that poor guy over there?” Jenny signed over to Johnny, now sitting all alone looking down his fourth beer.

You shrugged; you didn’t want to indulge him that much.

“C’mon, you clearly in love with him and you know that.” “I don’t!” “You do, you like him.” “I fucking don’t. Stop making shit up in your hollow head!”

But that was a lie. For you the sun shone out his ass, that’s how much you liked him.

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Would you guys like me to write a second or maybe a third part??? Pls let me know?

also, let me know if you want to be tagged in my one shots and stuff

PART 2

[im-justso-bored]

Week 8 of Clown Theories and Analysis

S3E08: Are You Leading or Am I?

Oh man, what a finale. I went through so many emotions, that was a ride! I’m gonna try to keep this one a bit shorter than the others. I just really want to touch on the main themes for this season and how they led up to this finale.

Freedom

Family

So instead of going scene by scene like I usually do, I’m gonna touch on our four main characters: Konstantin, Carolyn, Eve, and Villanelle.

Konstantin - So it seems like Konstantin’s true loyalties are to himself which is seen and mentioned a lot in this season. It seemed, especially in seasons 1 and 2, Konstantin had a loving relationship with his family. We don’t really see much of his relationship with his wife but we do with Irina in the season 1 finale.

it went from this:

Irina defending Konstantin.

To this:

Seasons 1 and 2, Konstantin seemed to genuinely care and look after his family, putting them before himself. But somewhere between season 2 and 3, he becomes solely focused on saving his own ass. Even going so far as to leaving Irina locked up. I don’t think season 1 or 2 Konstantin would have done that, even when his life was on the line in season 1, he risked it to get Irina back which led to him being shot. But all Konstantin is concerned with in season 3 is staying alive, therefore putting himself before his family. 

This begs the question, deep down, was he always like that? It definitely didn’t seem like it in the first two seasons so was it what ever happened in between seasons 2 and 3 after getting his family back? I wonder if they’ll ever dive into that and give better clarity on why Konstantin has changed so much. 

Outside of his family however, it does seem like normal behavior for Konstantin to betray everyone around him: Carolyn, Eve, Villanelle. We’ve seen it all multiple times. I’m glad that Villanelle say that too, when it really came down to it. 

Villanelle experienced Konstantin’s betrayal firsthand and seeing him do it again to someone else he claims to have loved, made her decision to not save him all the more clear. That’s who he is and he can’t ever be trusted. Family or not, Konstantin chooses freedom and himself first.

Carolyn - So I think I found a reason for Geraldine lol she’s still useless plot-wise but she does fit the family theme that’s prevalent in this season. We see each of our main characters dealing with their family dynamics in different ways and for Carolyn, that’s losing Kenny and now being stuck with Geraldine. Which I think highlights just how compatible (in their own way) her and Kenny were. 

This scene here really captures that dynamic. 

“You were your father’s. And Kenny was mine.”

Carolyn is who she is and always will be just as Geraldine is the same. And it seemed to work well when Geraldine had her father and Kenny had her mother. Which is normal (although I’d say it’s a bit more extreme in the show), there’s usually a daddy’s girl/boy or a mommy’s girl/boy. Whether you’re one or the other, doesn’t mean the other one doesn’t care or love the same. But because of that and just how different Geraldine and Carolyn are, it created a dynamic that felt forced or without love. Which isn’t necessarily true.

It’s understandable that Geraldine would want to connect with the last of her family that she has left but instead of meeting Carolyn in the middle, she was constantly too much which is the exact opposite of Carolyn. 

All that being said, I think one of the main things they wanted to get into this seasons was the different family dynamics. And with Carolyn and Geraldine, the main thing here is the constant struggle for Geraldine to “change” Carolyn or to get her to “properly grieve” and connect with her which Carolyn just can’t do and won’t pretend to do. She cares in her own way but she can’t change who she is and that’s something Geraldine just can’t seem to accept even though Carolyn has accepted who Geraldine is. Which leads to Carolyn saying what we all as a fandom have been screaming since Geraldine entered:

Eve: Eve doesn’t really seem to have any close ties with any of her family. You hear about an aunt in the beginning of the season but that’s about it. Her family is Niko, that’s all she really has. Well that and her work, you could say that for a while she was married to her work more than Niko. But season 3 begins with her not working for MI6 and Niko isn’t with her either leaving her alone. Which is, of course, why she tries to hang on to him so much. It’s not about love anymore. It’s about Eve selfishly hanging on to her last strand of humanity and family, ignoring how toxic and bad she really is for him. 

It took a long time but Eve finally accepts this, especially when Niko tells her to piss off. I know that especially hit Eve hard after everything that happened just for Niko to still tell her that he wants nothing to do with her. I think this is what it finally takes for Eve to really come to terms with the type of person she is and the darkness inside of her. 

She’s always been aware of the darkness growing in her but I don’t think she ever took full responsibility for it. Like in the season 2 finale after killing Raymond (still upset this wasn’t really brought up this season). Yes, Villanelle manipulated her into that, but Eve still made that choice, and it was something that we all knew she thought about like in the train scene in season 2 when she’s about to push the guy in front of the train. Despite all of that, she never accepted or admitted to that part of herself. Which adds to Villanelle’s frustration and confusion in the s2 finale, as we found out this season is something that she can’t stand. 

I think what happened with Niko was the beginning of her accepting that and then killing Dasha was the moment where she fully acknowledged it.

I got a little sidetracked there, but yes, Niko was Eve’s only family, her last strand to normality. And I think that a big part of accepting the darkness inside of her was also accepting that attraction and connection she has with Villanelle. Villanelle is the only one that Eve can understand and relate to, she’s the only one who truly sees Villanelle for who she is, just as Villanelle truly sees Eve. For a long time, Eve was too afraid to admit that Villanelle was always right though.  

Accepting her own darkness also meant accepting Villanelle and their connection. It also meant accepting the only person who has been consistent, open, and understanding of her true self. And then choosing her as her family in the end, which Eve does. 

Villanelle - So I talked a lot about Villanelle’s family dynamic in my 3x05 review so I’m not gonna spend much time on that. I wanna talk about how in these last few episodes, V has to make the choice between family and freedom. 

She’s stated a few times that she doesn’t want to work for the Twelve anymore, she doesn’t want to kill anymore. She wants to be free. And after the events of 3x05, being free meant leaving Eve behind. 

V is so emotionally vulnerable here that the only thing she can think of is just getting away from everything. It doesn’t matter that Konstantin has betrayed her before or that he has constantly chosen himself and his family over her, she just needs to get away. 

After what happened with her family in Russia, and with everything that people have said to her and about her, we see Villanelle really struggle with her sense of self and how lonely she is. 

“She is a perfect killing machine.” “You are a beautiful monster.” “You are darkness.”

That’s not who she wants to be and I think the only way that she sees as a way of distancing herself from that is by running away with Konstantin, then she can be whoever she wants. That is, up until this scene:

Eve sees her for more than just the terrible things she’s done. She knows that Villanelle is more than just a tool for chaos.

I think watching what happened between Konstantin and Carolyn, two people who “cared” about each other, really resonated with V. It almost parallels Eve and V in the past, never quite trusting the other and constantly hurting each other. Konstantin, as I said before, is someone who has betrayed everyone around him which has left him alone and on a lot of people’s hit list. This could easily be Villanelle in the future had she stuck around with the Twelve as long as Konstantin did. Even here, he still continues to use other people to his advantage, begging Villanelle to do something, again seeing her as a means to an end like everyone else (except Eve). I think it was here that Villanelle realized that freedom doesn’t really mean anything on its own, especially if it’s running away with Konstantin. For Villanelle, Eve is her family and that’s more important to her than freedom. 

In this way, she’s learning from Konstantin’s mistakes. Which is also shown in her decision to respect Eve’s choice to walk away in the end. 

It’s all about choices. This is something Eve had to learn this season and something Villanelle learned as well. Villanelle has seen what constant manipulation and betrayal can do to someone (i.e Carolyn and Konstantin). She doesn’t want to be that anymore, she doesn’t want that for her and Eve. She’s finally reached a point where she can think outside of her own desires and feelings and acknowledge Eve’s and not only that but put her own aside and put someone else first. Villanelle finally understands what love is and that it’s not possession (”You’re mine”). Knowing full well that Eve is who she wants, she still gave Eve the chance to walk away like everyone else has done. 

I read in one of the interviews that Villanelle pretty much knew (99%) that Eve would turn around but I’m pretty sure that 1% was the only thing Villanelle could think about in this moment as she turned around. It was so important to have Eve turn around first. It’s so important that Eve picked Villanelle first and that V turned around to see that Eve couldn’t walk away. That shit pulls at my heartstrings. This was such a beautiful and perfect scene in every way. 

OVERALL - So I definitely didn’t keep this one shorter like I intended to lol

This was such a great finale, there’s so much growth from season one and I love it. I think that while I was a little apprehensive about this season at certain points, I think that it all led up to this finale really well and going back and rewatching this season will definitely be a treat. Everything about this episode was great, the humor was spot on, the dialogue was great, the music was perfect, everything was just *chef’s kiss*. Actually hold up, there is one thing haha how tf did Bear forget about a camera for two weeks while investigating a murder??? I can’t let that one go but other than that *chef’s kiss*! I’m really looking forward to season 4 and where Eve and Villanelle end up after this scene. I have very high hopes for s4, Laura Neal really came through this season so I can imagine that season 4 will be a ride!

Anyway, thank you to the people who have read my reviews. As well as those who have left comments on my posts and who have reached out. This has been a great distraction from the shit fest that is 2020. I’ll still be around and will be writing some fanfic to get me through this hiatus for anyone interested. I’m currently writing a series of one-shots but will soon start planning out an AU. Send me some AU ideas that you guys wanna see, I haven’t quite figured out what I’m gonna write about yet. Or if anyone wants to talk about the finale or expectations for season 4 or just anything at all, my inbox is open! Stay safe out there and make sure to take care of yourself, these are difficult times and it can be hard to stay positive but hang in there, change is coming. 

I didn’t proofread this so sorry for any mistakes 😅

[acreativeme]

We Are Safe

Requested: Hello! Can you write a Jess Laciox imagine where he finally feels like he’s ready to date and he has a crush on Y/N? Y/N, OA and Hailey were helping them with a case and shes also OAs’ partner and best friend? And Tali approves? Hope this is not too much! Thank you!

We Are Safe

Y/N threw open the Sedan door, leaving OA and Hailey in her dust. When she got the call about Tali being taken, it took everything in Y/N to not break down. Tali and the older woman bonded after Jess invited her over for dinner after their first case together. Since then when Tali had a female related question, she’d call Y/N and they’d chat for an hour or more. Tali had become like a daughter to Y/N, so hearing that Tali had been taken almost destroyed her.

“Jess!” Y/N yelled, flashing her badge to the patrol officer guarding the scene. 

Jess turned towards her voice. “Y/N!”

She fell into his arms, giving him a long squeeze. “I just heard about what happened to Tali. What do you need from me?” She pulled away from him.

Jess looked down at her, surprised to see genuine concern in her eyes. “I need you right beside me.” 

Y/N nodded, glancing back at OA and Hailey. “Okay, good. Cause I wasn’t planning on going anywhere.” She led him over to OA and Hailey. “You remember OA,” the two men shook hands, “this is Hailey Upton, liaison from Chicago PD.” 

“Hey.” Hailey said, holding out her hand.

Jess took it, giving it a shake. “Nice to meet you.” 

OA stepped forward, “so, what do you guys know?” 

Jess led them to the van, not realizing that he still had Y/N’s hand in his. “We know that she was taken on her way to the soup kitchen she volunteers at and that the vehicle that was used is stolen.” He pointed to the screen, showing them the car.

Y/N stepped forward, trying to get a better look at the car. “I’ve seen that car before, Jess.” She looked back at him.

“Where?” Kenny asked, standing up from his chair. 

“We had some girl time last weekend, and that van was outside two of the shops that we went to. The guy was watching us pretty hard, so I went to confront him but he took off before I could.” Y/N admitted, feeling guilty for not mentioning it. She stepped up to the computer and ran a search for traffic cams around the shops they visited. “It is a high traffic area, so there are multiple cameras stationed on the street. And since it is a business area, there are several private cameras that we might have to subpoena.”

OA pulled out his phone, already typing in the ADA’s number. “I will get on that.” He stepped out of the van.

“I am going to help interview the witness’.” Hailey stated, following after OA. 

Kenny looked at Y/N, noticing her annoyed look. “Not a fan?” 

“She thinks that she knows it all, because she works under Hank Voight in Chicago.” Y/N mumbled thanks to Kenny as he handed her a cup of coffee. “Last week, she tried to tell me how to search a house! Seriously! I’ve been an Agent longer than she has been a cop, I know how to search a house!”

Kenny laughed. “I am surprised you haven’t kicked her ass yet.” 

Y/N fell back into a chair. “We’ve got a sparring session scheduled, I’ll show her who is boss.”

Kenny shook his head. “Don’t hurt her too bad.”

“I make no promises.” Y/N muttered, typing away at the computer in front of her.

~~15 hours later~~

Y/N pushed Jess back as they stepped up to an abandoned warehouse. “You should stay out here, Jess.” 

He looked down at her in shock. “I have to go in, Y/N. She is my daughter, I need to be in there.” His voice shook.

Y/N caressed his cheek. “I will handle it, Jess. She is just as important to me as she is to you. I will do everything in my power to make sure that she makes it out, even if I have to give my life for hers.”

Jess stepped towards her. “I don’t want that to happen.”

“Well, I have Kenny, OA, and Clinton coming with me. I am sure they’d be able to protect me.” Y/N looked up at him, using all of her courage to lean up and kiss him.

Jess cupped her cheeks, kissing her passionately. When Y/N pulled back, Jess kept his hands on her cheeks. “We are going to need to talk after this is all said and done.” He whispered, not noticing the eyes on them.

Y/N blushed, knowing that OA was smirking at her. “Yeah, I know. But first, I need to go save Tali.” 

Jess nodded, stepping back. “Be safe.” 

She smiled up at him. “I will.” she squeezed his hand one last time.

Y/N raised her gun as OA signaled for her to follow him. She quietly jogged over and hid behind a wall. She glanced around it and saw Tali tied to a metal chair, a man stalked around her with a phone pressed to his ear. 

“Man, I thought we said a quarter million! She is an FBI agent’s kid, I ain’t takin’ less than $500K. If you aren’t here in the next 30 minutes, I will kill her.” Y/N noticed Tali’s eyes widen in fear. 

Y/N signaled to OA that she was moving in, as the man’s back was to her. As she tiptoed up behind him as he chucked his phone in anger. She raised her gun so that it was at head level, waiting for him to turn around. The man grumbled to himself as he turned around to pick up his gun.

The man froze, her gun pressed between his eyelids. “Get on your knees and put your hands behind your head.” Y/N demanded, with a hard look of her face. 

The man began to do as he was told, but quickly decided that he was going to attack her. He tackled her, causing her gun to fly out of her hands. With his arms around her waist, Y/N was left bent over his back. She interlocked her fingers and raised them over her head to slam them into his back. He groaned, loosening his grip. She slammed her knee into his chest, flipping him off her and onto the ground. She slugged him in the face, to be able to flip him onto his stomach. 

“I said put your hands behind your back.” She growled in his ear, pressing her knee into his back. She twisted his arms to handcuff him.

“Ouch! You are hurting me!” He growled, trying to twist away from her. 

She dug her knee into his back. “I wouldn’t be, if you listened to me the first time.” With the click of the handcuffs, Y/N stood up and passed him onto Kenny-- who was shocked at how hard she hit him. 

OA smirked, holding out her gun. “Damn, Y/L/N.” 

Y/N brushed him off, turning her attention to Tali-- who was still shaking. “Tali.” She used her pocket knife to cut through the tap. 

As soon as she was free, Tali launched herself into Y/N’s arms. “Oh, Y/N!” Tali sobbed.

Y/N dropped her knife, allowing herself to hold Tali tightly. “It is okay, Tali. You are safe now.”

Tali buried her head into Y/N’s neck. “They were planning on selling me, because they thought I was your daughter. Their boss, who I never saw, wanted to hurt you. He he said-” she stuttered, tears soaking the top of Y/N’s shirt.

Y/N shushed Tali. “I don’t want you talking about it right now. Your dad is out there waiting for you.” When she tried to stand up, Tali tightened her grip around Y/N’s neck. “Okay.” Y/N stood up, which allowed Tali to wrap her legs around her. 

Y/N walked out of the warehouse with OA and Kenny on either side of her. Clinton walked behind them, gun at the ready. The other agents milling around parted, allowing them direct access to Jess. Jess broke away from the agent he was talking with to wrap his arms around Y/N and Tali. 

“Oh, my god. I am so glad you both are alright.” He whispered, clutching them to his chest. Tali used one arm to wrap around her dad and kept the other around Y/N. 

Y/N let out a quiet sob. “We are okay, Jess.”

Jess pulled back, only to cup her face and kiss her. “Yes, you are.”

Tali gasped, then cheered.

“Finally!”

[letswritefanfiction]

Mistakes Were Made

A  series of disconnected oneshots that poke fun at the fandom hivemind,  canon, and past!me. I’m taking things that I’ve either observed or done  myself and reframing them in parody where hopefully we can just all have  some low stakes fun and, at best, maybe learn something about our  favorite characters and writing.

Read on ffnet here.

Chapter Five- Love, Love, Love

Brock sweatdropped as he realized that he was standing in the middle of a bunch of different couples kissing. To his right were Ash and Misty, to his left Drew and May, who weren't too far from Dawn and Kenny. Right in front were Daisy and Tracey—that one in particular stung. He knew that behind him were Jessie and James, who were standing quite close to Butch and Cassidy.

"Well, this must be awkward for you."

Brock looked over at Gary, who was smirking at him. "How is this not awkward for you?"

"Me? I'm sixteen. I don't need to shackle myself down with some supposed endgame relationship right now," Gary stated while gesturing to Ash and Misty, Drew and May, and Dawn and Kenny in particular. "You, on the other hand, are twenty-one and have been dreaming of monogamy since you were at least fifteen. And you're the one who helped all these crazy kids get together. This must be killing you."

"N-No," Brock said, altogether unconvincingly. "I was the matchmaker here. I…I just want to see my friends happy."

"But you're not feeling bitter?" Gary asked. "Even a little bit?"

"I…" Brock's expression held firm for just a moment more and then he crumbled and, all at once, Gary knew he'd made a big mistake. "Gary, why can't I find love? Everyone else did, even Ash! Even Ash! Am I unloveable?"

Brock unceremoniously fell on Gary, his whole body going slack and surprisingly heavy. Gary didn't want to put his arms around the other man, but it was either that or let him fall to the ground. He might have liked to do the latter, but he wasn't heartless.

"Woah, woah there, buddy," Gary said as he tried to keep Brock upright. "Let's be reasonable here. There's nothing wrong with being single."

And then the wailing began. Gary was beginning to think that the only way he'd be able to get out of this was to prop the man up against a tree and make a speedy getaway, but they were in an open field—there weren't any trees nearby. None he could shuffle to with any subtlety, at least.

Then, suddenly, Gary spotted a girl standing awkwardly outside the kissing circle. He had no idea who she was, but she looked like she was about Brock's age. And he hated to do this to the girl, but…

"Brock, look over there!"

Brock managed to stop his blubbering long enough to look up and see the girl—long black hair, a stripe of bright red on either side. Pretty. His eyes bugged out of his head and Gary knew he'd been saved.

"Lucy!" Brock shouted as he ran her way and a second later he had her in his arms and was kissing her. Gary could have laughed. Getting Brock out of his hair was one thing, but seeing the other man get slapped would make the whole occasion worth it.

That's not what happened, though. The girl—Lucy—kissed him back, seeming to be equally as enthused, and Gary figured he must have missed something. Had he just accidentally matchmade? Matchmaker-ed? He shuddered at the thought. That wasn't his role. That was Brock's.

Just as he was getting over the strange feeling of being involved in Brock's love life—and become fully immune to the many kissing noises accosting him in surround sound—he felt a tap on his shoulder. Not eager to find what other surprises the day had for him that day, Gary slowly turned around, guard fully up.

"Babe!"

Staring at him was a girl with ash-brown hair and pale blue eyes. A portion of her face was hidden by choppy bangs and the brim of a hat that was halfway between boater and bucket. She was pretty as well. She also had a nametag on a blue tank saying "Leaf" and below that, written in tiny handwriting, "yes, really."

"Babe, I'm so happy I found you," Leaf bubbled, looking around at the scene. "And seems like I was just in time too!"

And then, just had Brock had with Lucy, "Leaf" leaned in to kiss Gary.

He stuck his hand out so that her lips met his palm.

As Leaf snapped back, cheeks flushing red with embarrassment, Gary said. "Look. I'll be happy to kiss you. Thrilled, even. But first—and this isn't always a prerequisite for me, but you called me 'babe,' so I just gotta know—who are you?"

Moral: Look, I've read a number of these stories where everyone is paired off in the end. Even liked them. Even loved them. And I know we don't necessarily come to Pokémon fanfiction for realism but…I mean, everyone ending up with the person they're gonna marry as teenagers? That's a hard nope from me. And I don't really have a solve for this, because, much of the time, this is the whole point of the story at hand. The best I can offer, other than trying to be a little more thoughtful and realistic is consider having your characters date other people? Or maybe include some characters having hope towards ending up together, but, you know, not everyone has to end the story in the honeymoon phase of a relationship? Even just diversity in the state of the relationships would be something!

Exception: Sigh, the exception is unless this is something you really want to do. Like, I said, a lot of stories are written with this being the whole idea and there's not a lot of other thought put in otherwise. Really, this chapter is just here to point out, hey, that's not super realistic/interesting/creative and there are a million other options out there.

And leave me with a great segway into the next chapter! Yes, this is a part 1 of 2!

[fortheheavenssake]

💜💜 PG MM Anon 💜💜 Interpretation Collection - 7

Anon said:

You go PG!!! 😊😊😊🌸🌸🌹🐼🐼🐝🐝👍👍👍💖💖💖🌻🌻🌼🌼🌼😊😊😍😍💜💜🌹🌹🌹🌺🌺🌺💙💙💙🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌹🌹🌹❤❤❤👍👍👍👍 Violets 🌼

Anon said:

💗🌲🌞😺 hi Skippy this is for PG and JG🏡🌲🥰🥰🧚‍♀️👑👑🐱🐰🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🐥🌺🌹🌼🌸💐🐿

49.

💜💜🙏🏻THANK YOU MM ANON🙏🏻💜💜

MM Anon

MM ANON (DISCLOSURES)…… A presidential doe in the head-lights/sound/ camera …… POC ?……we’re just-ice wild about Harry…… 🎼 O Island in the second son 🎼…… NO’ there’s bigger fish …… “We’re gonna need a deeper hole”………the royal black-mail…… a reluctant Mantis …… “but it’s non-bloody-profit”…… fishing for chips ……… “For the greater good dear”…… disclosure beckons.

We have an additional word today, Disclosures….is that meaning big news and the end is nearer? We have thought quite a few times the end was near. I think due the historical nature of all that has happened, continue to happen, there may be several different ‘endings’ at different times. For example we haven’t seen mm in public for quite some time, yet her PR churns out gruel as if from a Dickens novel!

A presidential doe in the head-lights/sound/ camera

Doe in the headlights Is someone caught in a state of paralyzing surprise, fear, or bewilderment. Likened to the tendency of deer to freeze in place in front of an oncoming vehicle. So the phrase lights/sound/camera are filming words, lights/camera/action. So who is the presidential doe??? MM ANON could have said deer in the headlights which is most common but she said doe as in female. Someone’s female partner has become privy to some very startling videos in which she sees her presidential partner in , l won’t say further, we all know what l am talking about. Who is the presidential person??? I am not even giving initials, l don’t want a lawsuit thank you, or worse.

POC?

Person of Color, not colour, this is the American spelling. Is this direct part of the previous clue? Than it’s blatantly obvious who is being referred to! My, oh my!

we’re just-ice wild about Harry

Old song l’m just wild about Harry, Harry’s wild about me, LOVE old songs and films! In this case, play on words is justice. In Harry working covertly overtly, my fave phrase l coined lol a few riddles ago. Or has he fallen in with the dark side and will be in criminal trouble like the rest. I believe he would never betray his granny, HMTQ. I think he has been and continues to work hard on the side of justice! He needs a red cape to fly? SuperHarry!

🎼 O Island in the second son 🎼

Dolly and Kenny, love this song too Islands in the Stream….great song and collaboration! Second Son" is a short story featuring Jack Reacher, a fictional character created by British author Jim Grant. JE brother ME is a year and a half younger therefore second son, he now inherits the Island and all its horrors. Who would want it? Bulldoze it and leave it to nature. Harry is also the second son, he has no involvement in JE, however the backers that set him up and paid for mm may well have been.

NO’ there’s bigger fish

So, PA will be left to be, there are bigger fish to fry as the phrase goes. My goodness , l can’t get the actual use of presidential doe, out of my head. Rumours for years but what all is coming to light regarding public officials, politicians, people with immense wealth?!

“We’re gonna need a deeper hole”

Again with the JAWS reference. Bigger hole to bury all the filth they are uncovering. I don’t think this is meant literally, it’s to give us an idea of just the reality of the world tilting on its axis a bit once all names are public. But even then, l am sure some will remain undisclosed.

the royal black-mail

The Royal Mail is the official post, as ours in Canada Post. So here we have it, attempts to blackmail the BRF! This all started planning years ago. Go take another peak at the photos from IG, where mm, dr and ma present Harry with news. It’s obvious in those photos! There is also yet here another colour reference, was that intentional??

a reluctant Mantis

Mantises are insects with elongated bodies may or may not have wings, but all have forelegs that are greatly enlarged and adapted for catching and gripping prey; their upright posture, while remaining stationary with forearms folded, has led to the common name praying mantis.

Mantises were considered to have supernatural powers by early civilizations, including Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt, and Assyria. A cultural trope popular in cartoonsimagines the female mantis as a femme fatale. Mantises are among the insects most commonly kept as pets.

Well we know who our femme fatale is, however she is anything but reluctant. Who is the reluctant Mantis??

“but it’s non-bloody-profit

This is PP, anytime l see the word bloody l think of him😄. This is PP definitely referring to the Sussex Foundation and that Foundations and any link with work the royals do, is NOT FOR BLOODY OR OTHERWISE PROFIT,,

”

fishing for chips

🎣 fishing for chips, poker chips, microchips? Whose doing the fishing or is it Phishing?

“For the greater good dear”

Decisions and choices must be made for the greater good of the Monarchy even if it means family members pay deep deep consequences for behaviour. ?PA ?PH depending what happens.

disclosure beckons

Disclosure will soon be forthcoming, if l read all these clues right, this may well all be out before Prince Harry’s birthday on the 15th. The sell by date has long past, the truth all of it needs to come forth!

GSTQAOBC 🇨🇦

Fantastic PG…I would like to point out PA is also a second son. This is really interesting…thank you PG! So appreciate you doing this!🙏🏻💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

Ask Skippy submission

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50.

💜💜🙏🏻PG INTERPRETATION OF MM ANON🙏🏻💜💜

Sorry it’s so late we had massive t storm at night and hail. Just able to get online a wee while ago.

MM Anon

MM ANON … a trending treasure …… “ how many bloody grey suits does one need”…… “ read this babe ,and try to sound sincere “… SS will delete the mistake …… “What do think? I’m calling it ‘A royal Pregnancy ‘…… “Yes, with Brad and Leo” George is directing …… Push commercial!!!…… “Just do it Harry!!!”……… “first f#@ing day at school” Ahhhhhh!!…… “£#@ Balmoral,and £#@& Sandringham.” 💄💋👄👠👜💍🥑🍹🍾……… tabloid revenge

💜💜🙏🏻THANK YOU MM ANON🙏🏻💜💜

A trending treasure

First day of school, DandDOC took Prince George and Princess Charlotte to school, he returning, for her, it was her very first day. My what a handsome family, Catherine looked beautiful with new haircut and colour. Our Charlotte is really growing up, her face has matured. She is a beautiful young lady, George is handsome, as we used to say, they will be heartbreakers few years from now. The photos are stunning and we thank William and Catherine so much!! For sharing this beautiful moment with the world 💜😊💜

how many bloody grey suits does one need?

We have all noticed the trend by now, old dim grey suit for any non-official appearance and well put together suit for official appearance. It’s more than a coincidence, it’s definitely PH screaming at us take note! Take note!Harry, please know we have taken note! We believe in you! We know you are covert! We love 💜🙏🏻 and pray for you!

“ read this babe ,and try to sound sincere “…

This is mm writing the script with instructions on how she wants him to read it/sound.

SS will delete the mistake

SS, Sunshine Sachs, PR company covers ills using worse ills. She is relying on them to make it all better voila. Them , using methods they allegedly employ, scare me beyond belief. Dark just got darker, and l am not referring to skin tone!

What do think? I’m calling it ‘A royal Pregnancy ‘

Oh my, has she plans for another ‘royal tour fakenancy? Oh, l couldn’t stand another sight of bump cradling, I will go stark raving mad!

“Yes, with Brad and Leo” George is directing

What is this now? She in a film role with the above named? Is this true? Or more of her fairy dust. Brad has been to rehab and has returned from the hell, that was his life with AJ, another fauxmanitarian, birthing his children and adopting in third world countries. Mm in a film with these, believe it when l don’t see it because well,@ l can’t go to movies because of my health 🤣, but seriously l wouldn’t pay a penny for that film. Will never happen.

Push commercial!!!

Pushing in the papers how much commercial flying PH actually does, this is all a distraction, every issue like this is noise, look over here, not there…please let’s look there, see what evil machinations she has continued with. SS of all , again as l said yesterday, the Nazis had an SS as well

“Just do it Harry!!!”

People want him to end it, assuming he is in charge.PH will continue until the need is no longer there, he is serving HMTQ! Remember what l said yesterday about his wedding ring, that’s no ordinary ring. Most British men, royals and friends l have there, men don’t wear wedding bands. So why does Harry? Think about it, remember what l said yesterday about that ring, it’s no ordinary ring folks!

“first f#@ing day at school” Ahhhhhh!!

Self pitying woman, jealous of a beautiful family and children, something she will never have. Catherine turned up with gorgeous new hair, looking gorgeous at 8 a.m. WOW!we love them, but how she loathes them love wins💜💜❤️💜💜

“£#@ Balmoral,and £#@& Sandringham.”

This is her opinion of these two private homes of HMTQ. These are privately owned homes, by HMTQ. This is her exact opinion because SHE HAS NEVER NOR WILL BE invited into HMTQ private residences! Full stop!

💄💋👄👠👜💍🥑🍹🍾

All gussied up and nowhere to go, what we used to say. Is this popping champagne et al getting ready for an African tour? She has no clue. Is she having a surprise interview with Ellen to air on tv?

tabloid revenge.

Tabloids and main newspapers have stopped any use of Duchess title, she is mm. There have been countless stories but SS and the behind the scenes Hollywood scheming is huge news and no amount of SS is going to make this go away. If she was hated before, oh to quote MMANON “ you ain’t seen nothing yet!”

Fantastic job PG….thank you so very much…..😊❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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💜💜🙏🏻PG INTERPRETATION OF MM ANON🙏🏻💜💜

💜💜🙏🏻THANK YOU MM ANON🙏🏻💜💜

This late afternoon when l finally got moving l read incredulous things. I think we are finding things never thought and by an unforced on HRC’s behalf. Why come out of the shadows and tweet unveiling herself?? Thank you MM ANON and LG for your never ending work on behalf of HMTQ and British solidarity. I sense as Brexit gets closer more bizarre unexpected names will rise from the depths of the mire. God bless and keep you 🙏🏻🙏🏻💜

GSTQAOBC 🇨🇦

MM Anon

MM ANON … Bumbling along …… “( no Ice in my coke”)…… embrace the crowd …… they love me…… TV ‘ it’s a cake walk …… I’m not a royal pawn…… that’s what nanny is for …… the coverage darling,the coverage. …… F#@£ those small minded Brits…… while I’m in control ……… “ But! Nobody knew …… tell SS to put out a denial …… Di knew we’re the bodies were buried ‘ and so do I!! ……🎼 welcome to the Hotel… 🎼

Bumbling along

Bumbling is acting in a confused or ineffectual way; incompetent manner. Is this how they want us to see Harry? Certainly there has been a very domineering intense effort to role switch, she as the royal , he as the plus one. Let’s be certain, Harry is not bumbling, he is in , quite literally the fight of his life, the fight for the Monarchy. The bumble dating app has aligned with Smart Works. $$$$£££££€€€for who?..

“( no Ice in my coke”)

Flying first class commercial, can’t use any substances. Playing on words to flight attendant. Poor pet, that was one major reasyfor flying private but was never given publicly as an excuse. But we’re dumb Brits/Commonwealth we would never think that!WRONG😡 not only do l think it, l know and believe it!

embrace the crowd

Oh embrace the millions of Americans who adore her and will be lining the streets to welcome her home and praise her for all her hard work! 🦗 crickets do l hear 🦗 crickets? Yep no cheers only 🦗 crickets.

they love me

She is so delusional, she really truly believes she is loved and adored in America. Most people there don’t have a clue who she is. Nor do the care.

TV ‘ it’s a cake walk

Oh my, l hope this isn’t a reference to the interview with Ellen rumour. Maybe hoping to meet with her team tonight. Now which team OS that hmmm??? HRC lives in Westchester, NY.

I’m not a royal pawn

She feels that doing anything royal, which was her chosen duty when she married , she is being used. She wants nothing to do with royalty except the fun parts with diamonds, private jets, Givenchy etc.

that’s what nanny is for

Any questions leaving amw, as he is too young and fragile to fly to Balmoral, the nanny can look after him while she is in America.

the coverage darling,the coverage.

The coverage she will get, tv camera will be on her not Serena. Tennis players as are stage actors, notoriously superstitious! I think since Serena lost the last time madam was present, l would assume the last thing she wants is a repeat of that. She has also made a very public concerted effort to remove herself from the friendship. Ie when asked what baby advice she had…you remember that if you saw that. It would not surprise me at all, if madam did this without any consultation with her ‘bestie’ or her managers.

F#@£ those small minded Brits

Her, AND HER BACKERS!!!! Have exactly that attitude about each and every British citizen and by extension Commonwealth citizen. Folks, this is way way deeper of a plot and goes to levels once thought implausible, but that tweet today, that sent it over the edge.

while I’m in control

She seems to think she has the power and control. LG is giving her a few more inches of wiggle room, let her show , l do think the tweet today brought out in public a backer no one could ever have thought. What is going on? If a foreign national marries and tries to undermine the politics of the country she is not a citizen, that is tantamount to treason.

“ But! Nobody knew

Here l shall say, nobody knew HRC was a backer. I have a strong hunch HMTQ and LG and his team know every backer. But as far as l know, nobody had even mentioned her as a possible, her husband involved with JE. Something always thought odd, how such a woman of power stood by a man who so publicly humiliated her. I still can’t, but their mutual lust for power and control supersedes anything.

tell SS to put out a denial

Is this the whole anti-nanny thing? Have them deny that? Why? When there are a zillion other issues , PR lies, just in the last week!

Di knew we’re the bodies were buried ‘ and so do I!!

She still feels she has secret info on the royal family, and maybe she does, but whatever, she is wielding it like a hammer to get her way. Let’s reassure ourselves, this is LG, working with the worlds elite services, they do not suffers fools lightly, HMTQ as well.

🎼 welcome to the Hotel… 🎼

From The Eagles Hotel California, where you can never leave, like the mob, it’s for life. The ship she has tethered herself to, is a lifetime deal, and she has been so blinded by desire for fame, she has become infamous and she will have to answer to her backers because she changed the agenda!! For selfish reasons!!

GSTQAOBC 🇨🇦

Thank you so much PG! Fantastic! And the bubbling app and Smartworks.? Wow! 🙏🏻💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

I’m going to say it…I am…a dating app? I’m guessing goes deep into all kinds of things…

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Sept. 7

💜💜🙏🏻PG INTERPRETATION OF MM ANON🙏🏻💜💜

MM Anon

MM ANON … Jorges@ros… Thestarchamber… the puppet master maker…the puppet master … the puppet … the strings of PR……A Supreme Monarchy …… A future family … an American sidewinder…🎼”start spreading the news”🎼…… 🎾🎾🎾😱😱😱…… “WHAT!! Bloody New York”…… “September is a wicked month”…… hidden beneath a dress uniform.… BRIDGE-OF SIGHS.

💜💜🙏🏻THANK YOU MM ANON🙏🏻💜💜

Jorges@ros

This l can only find a fellow who works for IBM Cloud services. Might this relate to the Bumble app that our girl and her pals are so vested in!? I really do not know l am sorry.

Thestarchamber

1983 film Judge Steven Hardin is discouraged by the failures of the legal system after seeing hardened criminals go free on technicalities. Acknowledging Hardin’s perspective, his peer, Benjamin Caulfield introduces him to the Star Chamber, a secret organization that condones vigilante action in cases where justice has not been served. However, when the cabal sentences two criminals to death, and Hardin finds them falsely accused, he clashes with the powerful group.

We have long believe a cabal is behind the whole planting of mm and the plan was but she took it much further ie child, merching etc. HRC Instagram revealed her as a part of this group of backers. I feel like l am repeating myself but it’s important! We did not know this until yesterday!

the puppet master maker…the puppet master … the puppet

So what was the impetus for this sudden trip to NYC? Tennis? REALLY. SW has been publicly distancing herself and lost the last time she attended. Not a good thing. The puppet, mm, puppet master? MA,Puppet master maker HRC, GC,RB,LR? I am certain this trip suddenly was arranged by SS, l don’t believe she flew commercial because no one saw her, no photos, didn’t happen. The purpose of the trip on the surface is tennis so she will attend that. She will have had either in person, FaceTime meetings with likely, SS, lawyers, agents, her backers for Sure!!! All under the guise of watching her friend lose again. Oops!😮Hey l’m 🇨🇦,l am rooting for our girl!! The extra benefits of this trip is the recreation, sniff sniff, gulp gulp, etc you get the idea!

the strings of PR

SS is now on board. If you believed no PR before, for sure believe none now! It’s going to get really down and dirty. I pray to a God they don’t go after the Cambridges and their family!!!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻. Be prepared for public misinformation, manipulating, lies like never before.

A Supreme Monarchy

The Monarchy has reigned supreme for over 1200 years and wants to stay that way. There is a well long planned effort to manipulate and possibly destroy it. We must stand firm in our unwavering support of HMTQ. PLease support her and her family, LG and his team in prayer.🙏🏻

A future family

Talking about adopting an African child, but l truly wonder since she did that bump cradling might she do that on this tour as well. Or might she use morning sickness as excuse to get out of an unglamorous tour?

an American sidewinder

🐍 This is definitely the Instagram by HRC yesterday revealing herself publicly as a backer. The nerve of encouraging a foreign national to interfere in the country’s political and upset the Royal procedure. The utter nerve!! The person who represents U.S. interests in the U.K. is the official U.S. Ambassador. What is she playing at. More information for LG, however he probably already knew. They are far ahead of us, knowledge wise of the facts, we know that

🎼”start spreading the news”🎼

The song New York,New York is where she is. Supposedly flew commercial, no photos or reports that l could see in scan of the paper.Did she really fly commercial? Or did SS arrange something more private? That’s just me being suspicious because l believe nothing she puts out.

🎾🎾🎾😱😱😱

Surprise at the U.S. Open. How will she present? I am guessing perfect hair, designer clothes etc etc. SS is on board now. Her public appearance will be vastly different now,,no more rats nest hair style. IMHO.

“WHAT!! Bloody New York”

Utter shock by HMTQ and PP that she has done this flight to New York. She continues to defy everything.

“September is a wicked month”

MM ANON has used this previously, sort of. August is a Wicked Month is a novel by Edna O’Brien. If you recall it’s about a woman so dissatisfied with her husband and life that she leaves for a different city. Will our madam leave be the same? No way, she is staying ‘royal’ $$$$$€€€€£££££ were it a regular person, the IRS would have been waiting and a return to the U.K. without a visa would never be allowed re-entry to the 🇬🇧. They are looking to hook bigger fish, she is a small minnow despite the damage amount she has wrought .

hidden beneath a dress uniform

Dress uniform? Whose dress uniform? I don’t recall seeing Harry or William recently. Is this reference to the kilts at Balmoral and the Highland Games?

Is this reference to SW uniform at the tennis? I just am not certain at this point what this means.

BRIDGE-OF SIGHS.

The Bridge of sighs is a bridge in Venice, Italy. The enclosed bridge is made of white limestone, has windows with stone bars, passes over the Rio di Palazzo, and connects the New Prison (Prigioni Nuove) to the interrogation rooms in the Palace. The view from the Bridge of Sighs was the last view of Venice that convicts saw before their imprisonment. The bridge’s English name was from the suggestion that prisoners would sigh at their final view of beautiful Venice through the window .

Why all upper case? Will there or has there been a lot of interrogation? Or has there been a chase since HRC unforced error of that Instagram post. Certainly obviously, this woman/situation has caused a lot of sighs, frustration, tears, anger etc.

I wonder if our Cambridges are very stressed and sighing as well. Didn’t they look splendid on the first day of school?,

GSTQAOBC 🇨🇦

Thank you so very much. Great job! 🙏🏻💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

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Sept. 7

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You are amazing. The riddles are mostly in a fog for me, but I read your solution, and have an “ oh of course” moment. You make it so easy for the rest of us, and we know it’s a struggle for you, with your health, and love and appreciate you being here to help.

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PG, I’m always impressed by the connections you make or the specifics of things that I know about but in a much more general way.

Thank you.

You do a great job.

You have nothing to be apologize about in my book.

And Skippy, thank you for this. Wow, Things I never thought of.

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💜💜🙏🏻Thank you all🙏🏻💜💜

Wow l am overwhelmed. No one said anything bad, it’s just me being self critical when after it’s done, l see mistakes in spelling or oh l should have seen that it’s so obvious now,

💜💜💜💜THANK YOU ALL FOR UPLIFTING ME WHEN INWAS FEELING I HAD NOT DONE IT PROPERLY BECAUSE I TAKE THIS SO SERIOUSLY 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 God bless you all! I am truly humbled 💜💜💜💜💜💜GSTQAOBC 💜🇨🇦

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💜💜🙏🏻PG INTERPRETATION OF MM ANON🙏🏻💜💜

💜💜🙏🏻THANK YOU MM ANON🙏🏻💜💜

MM Anon

MM ANON …… Bloomsbury NY. ……MADISON AV. …no after party …… 🎼” I’m sitting at the railway station”🎼…… “ missed you,Thank you Markus darling”……… I’m trapped …… Him!!! ‘he’s pale and stale”…… I’ll be back ‘SOON!! …… “This isn’t Downton Bloody Abbey”…… “let her stew, old thing”…… LG gave me the SP…… Duck all in a row ‘ sort off?…… “Him!!!! He’s in the $h!t”… no going back now!!

Bloomsbury NY

BLoomsbury is a part of West End London, Coventry Garden also. However it is a major publishing house, in America. I wonder if she had a meeting regarding the children’s book there had been some talk of a while ago. I also wonder if she is being offered a book deal on a more personal level, then l would think the company would be one that could afford her price tag for a book of that sort.

MADISON AV.

The main advertising businesses , PR firms run along this street in NYC,NY.

Were there meetings or representatives while she was there?

no after party

She certainly was not at all welcomed at the tennis yesterday. In fact it appeared no one spoke to her, she looked completely alone, sadly alone. When she attempted to talk to Serena’s mum she was completely ignored. They didn’t want her there, bad luck and she was. At times near tears, at times talking to herself, sad, sad. Certainly no invitations to after party since Serena lost, and l doubt she felt like a party and l especially doubt she felt like doing it with a jinx who she has been trying to extricate from friendship for some time now.

🎼” I’m sitting at the railway station”🎼

Homeward Bound, Simon &Garfunkel,, you know it, endless one nighters, performer who just wants to go home. Is she finally, seeing a bit of reality? She looked so sad and pathetic yesterday, certainly different than her last visit to New York.No half million dollar party, designers clothes, surrounded by wealthy friends etc etc. She looked a pitiful soul, unkempt hair, alone, l am sure she had security but nothing like we have seen. Does she just want to dump it all and go home? Well it’s far far too late now.

“ missed you,Thank you Markus darling”

No show, she didn’t see him at all. I don’t know if he was even in NYC. Nothing in the paper l read about MA, JM, LR, PCJ, any of her usual besties for a NYC party. I do have a feeling though, because of the massive negative results of the billion dollar baby shower, she saw friends of the down low, oh that word again, l feel twenty years ago when we said that all the time 🤣🤣🤣🤣 even abbreviated to dl , how old am L?😗😗😗😁😂😂😂😂. I am certain 110% even without photos, she saw him, or someone close at Soho, for sniff sniff sniff, gulp, gulp, gulp, aah aah aah😮😮😮😮😮😮😮. I hope that translates!

I’m trapped

She is trapped! But of her own greed and volition. She has made many many poor life choices. This one due to greed and she went beyond the original agenda. Let’s see how her return to the U.K. goes. Will she have a VISA. of course she has magical visas.

Him!!! ‘he’s pale and stale”

She wanted British male, pale and stale with£££££££££££? This reference, SORRY SIR , is DEFINITELY her reference to LG, she does not like being controlled or having rules because she thinks she’s above that. LG SIR, please continue, carry on.😁

I’ll be back ‘SOON!!

She insinuating return to America ? Or quick return to London with fresh six month VISA in hand ready to hit the ground running in SA. Oh l can hardly wait to see her on thatbtour🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂, if yesterday was any indication kids we are in for some great fun. SpongeMeg get ready!!!

“This isn’t Downton Bloody Abbey”

British Royal life is NOT Downton Abbey. Well it probably was at the time early 20th century. But we are 2019, expectations are there? This again given the tone and wordage comes from dear dear PP.

“let her stew, old thing”

No sympathy, no ££££€€€€$$$, she is not part of the BRF. Let her lay in the bed she made, feel the consequences of her decisions.

LG gave me the SP

LG has given the scoop , on the dl, the crack, whatever slang, Scotland we said the crack🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Memories 🙃. So who did he give it to mm? Or MM ANON to share with us? Hey l am doing my best and today l won’t cry if l get something wrong🤨 or forget something.

Duck all in a row ‘ sort off?

So all is arranged, almost, God please🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 be she gone by Harry’s birthday the 15 th. But more importantly, let them have every duck in a perfect rom so charges stick, there is a conviction!! Or another idea, given the extremely detailed SA itinerary, which seems unusually detailed and written at this stage, maybe this means the SA tour . But l hope the first is the right answer!

“Him!!!! He’s in the $h!t”

PH, poor dear, he’s getting lots of blow back from the media. It’s all the role he’s playing, service to the Realm, HMTQ, so in that he bears the negative criticism. Let’s do remember to pray for him and HMTQ.🙏🏻

no going back now!!

We are all a product of the choices we make in our lives to most regards barring illness etc. But we all know so much that she has done, and has done since the marriage ish day. There is no turning back ever. She has danced with the devil, still is, and trying to make money and changing the agenda is a very very dangerous dance!

💜💜🙏🏻THANK YOU EVER SO MUCH MM ANON AND FOR YOUR KIND WORDS YESTERDAY🙏🏻💜💜

GSTQAOBC 🇨🇦

Amazing job! Thank you dear PG!🙏🏻💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

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Thoughts on JeArmin ship page Wikia

Recently I been busy with my webtoon, so I forgot about my favorite stuffs in a moment. But whenever I got tired of the works, I recharge my energy with browsing anything about Jearmin. I love some fanfictions, I also love some art works, let’s talk about that next time, because right now I am going to share some thoughts I got when I browsed wikia page of my favorite ship.

I have the urge to share it, because well, I think some of what contains there is a bit exaggerated and can be misleading. Misleading in the way that... when someone is not following AoT and they wondering about JeArmin, and they read the wikia page, I’m pretty sure that person will got the wrong way about how Jean and Armin interacted in manga or anime. 

I love Jean-Armin relationship because they both guys. 

Yes, because they both are guys

since I cannot screenshot for unknown reason, I will just copy paste what I read from this link .. so, I hope it’s not annoying. Please be reminded that these are personal opinions, and if you annoyed by my personal opinions, or judge me for that, I have no problem. You can add more if you like ;) 

okay, here goes!

In the "sudden visitors" OVA Armin is in team with Jean and tries to help him beat Sasha in a cook off. When Armin breaks his leg he is unhappy that he can no longer be of use to Jean.

I had watched this OVA, it was fun, it was great. What I see from this scene is, Armin is a loyal friend, but he has his own moral code and standard. And he is the kind of person who is not supporting any act of cheating, that’s Armin’s integrity.

Yes, Armin did saying that he is unhappy that he cannot help Jean any further. But I had read somewhere, I kinda forget where did I watched or read it (it’s like AOT Junior High or small 4 panel comic about AOT), but it’s about Armin intentionally break his legs off to skip something he didn’t like. So, to me, this scene is about Armin leaving Jean in the most subtle and politest way. 

But duh! Breaking your own legs to leave someone? That’s kind of dark, Armin.

On their first scouting mission, Jean admits that Armin used to creep him out, but he has always believed in his abilities.

Yes! I love this scene, to me this scene shown Jean’s quality as a human. Jean was annoyed for Armin being “gay” to Eren, but it doesn’t blur his opinions. This shows how Jean can think logically and clearly. Sometimes when we judged someone bad, everything about them turned bad. Even when they do great things, we would see it as being malicious, Jean is far from that, and he kept believe in Armin more than any other comrades (I’m sure of it).

During the rematch between Eren and Annie, Jean and Armin are seen talking on the rooftop before working together to lead Annie into a trap. In the aftermath of the fight they have a couple scenes together, talking everything over.

That’s correct but... it’s not like they are kissing over there

Armin tries to protect Jean from a titan after he is knocked unconscious during the Scouts' operation to retrieve Eren. On their return back he and Jean are on horseback together.

Yesss!! I love this scene. When I saw this scene, I swore that I will stop following AOT if the author kill Jean. 

Armin is probably stronger than we think he is, how he managed to get Jean into horseback behind him remains mystery.

In the cabin, the two of them are shown together when Eren wakes up after remember Ymir and Bertholdt's conversation.

We just treasure every moment Armin and Jean are seeing together, aren’t we?

When Armin and Jean are disguised as Historia and Eren, Jean struggles to watch as one of their captors fondles Armin and makes him cry. Later when Levi instructs Armin to fix the man's gag, Jean does it for him to spare him any more distress.

My favorite scene. Yes, this scene shows them back to back. They got such adventures together. Mikasa was there, spying from the roof and she cares more if Armin’s disguised will be blown out, more than worrying about her childhood friend getting molested. Poor Armin

When Jean is about to be killed by one of Kenny's subordinates Armin shoots her to save his life, despite this going against his morals.

Love this scene also, especially in manga where Armin did looked like a boy with serious killing expression.

Jean and Armin are seen talking to each other and working together on Historia's orphan farm.

oh okay, another scene together... did something happened? Did someone said something sweet during the scene? Or kissing or holding hands perhaps? I haven’t watched this episode, just skip it right to the beast titan war.

Jean seems to place great faith in Armin as shown when he repeatedly turns to him for advice when their situation becomes dire during the Battle of Shiganshina.

In manga, this is heavily shown. But not very much in anime. What I like better about this scene is not about how Jean being dependent to Armin in vibes: “I need you, I am nobody, I can’t do anything, I need you!”, 

but instead, this vibes: “I trust you and your command. I know you need time to arrange things, and so I give you your break. Leave the rest to me, I got your back!” 

 I liked more when Jean took over the command when Armin is being turned down by the situation. Jean spares Armin some time to calmed himself down and helps Armin to avoid fatal mistake he almost made. This part showing how Jean and Armin is similar and can work together in leading and commanding. 

Because they both are guys.

When Bertholdt burns Armin, Jean cries at Armin's supposed death and is relieved and emotional at his revival.

no, he wasn’t crying. A drop of tear was seen, but not crying. Jean also did not cry on Marco’s funeral. Sad yes, but emotional no. Big NO. Jean is not easy to drip tears. I watched this and I read this too, anime and manga, Instead Eren is the one who cried, screamed, tantrums, and Mikasa is the most emotional upon Armin’s death (it was a very sad, desperate scream), and Connie was cried. They show more emotion than Jean.

Jean just being stunned as he watched how Armin got burned and like our regular father, nobody seems to know what’s on his mind.

But my best bet is, this is what Jean thinking about when he saw Armin’s burned body : 

1. He was stunned because he saw Armin as the savior of humanity, like Levi. A hope for humanity. He is counting on Armin. So when Armin is “dead”, but the war still going, it’s like an empty win. He basically just losing hope for humanity within the walls.

2. If anything about emotional, it’s probably guilt. Perhaps he thought that he forced Armin to think of something and it costs him his life. But judging how Jean is, I don’t think Jean would acting like it’s his responsibility. 

but I agree that Jean did feel relieved. Although I disagree about “emotional” because he was actually the least who shown emotion on Armin’s situation. (I’m not including Floch, he is on Erwin side, that’s why)

In Attack on Titan: Junior High!, Jean said, “Maybe I haven’t got a girlfriend because we’re always together.“ which means they always hang out and do that kind of stuff together

I know this scene might exist, but in which episode I can’t remember. But I have to rewatch this because I have to make sure what is the situation when he said that.

Okay that’s all my personal thoughts on Jearmin wikia page.

I was hoping to see more scene between Jean and Armin being partner and all, but it seems like Isayama likes Eremin better. Hey I’m  not being discouraging, just like Jean, I’m being honest. If you disagree, then no problem, not everybody loves honesty. :)

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SnK S3E10 Poll Results (Anime Viewer Only Version)

The poll closed with 115 responses. Thank you to everyone who participated!

Please note this is the anime only viewer version of the poll. Manga readers, please click here for the results of the manga reader poll!

RATE THE EPISODE 102 Responses

Another episode with nothing but positive feedback. Voters agree that the episode was enjoyable!

One of the best episodes from the entire series.

this was the absolute best episode so far.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WERE YOUR FAVORITE SCENES? 105 Responses

It was close, but Levi’s reaction to Historia punching him was ultimately the favorite scene of the episode. Followed behind by just one vote less is Levi and Kenny’s final moments together. Many respondents were also thrilled to see Reiner, Bertolt and the Beast Titan again, and getting Levi’s backstory was satisfying.

Thanks for letting me see Levi's smile.

HOW MUCH DID KENNY’S DEATH AFFECT YOU? 106 Responses

Most respondents voted somewhere in the middle, but overall more viewers did feel something for his death than those who didn’t. We can all agree that it made Levi feel something!

I honestly expected Kenny to play a bigger role / have more screentime than he did this season. I am now completely emotionally invested in his character, so I'm pretty gutted that his strongest episode was also his last. I wish we could have seen more of him! Kenny's complicated relationships with both Uri and Levi are so compelling and intriguing with so many layers and nuances.

WHAT DO YOU FEEL IS THE MOST TRAGIC PART OF LEVI’S CHILDHOOD? 104 Responses

40% of respondents feel that Levi losing his mother at such a young age was the most tragic part of his childhood. At a tie for 18%, respondents also agree that Kenny abandoning him and almost starving to death are the worst parts of his backstory. A few wrote in that they couldn’t choose just one thing.

His mom slowly starving to death in front of him

All of the above

Having a deadbeat dad.

Not knowing why Kenny abandoned him

All of the above is tough for a kid

Why is there no 'all of the above' option.

ARAKI REQUESTED NO MUSIC FOR LEVI AND KENNY’S LAST CONVERSATION SINCE THEIR SEIYUUS DID SUCH A GOOD JOB. WAS THIS A GOOD CHOICE? 103 Responses

The vast majority of voters are happy that Levi and Kenny’s final moments weren’t overshadowed by music.

I think it was a great choice, because I was consciously struck by how profound the silence was.

Didn't really notice

I don't feel one way or another. I just can't wait for the dub tbh!

HOW DID YOU FEEL SEEING HISTORIA’S CORONATION? 105 Responses

Overall respondents felt positively about Historia’s coronation, with 45% of voters feeling proud of her and 32% agreeing she looked stunning. 13% could have taken it or left it.

I thought it was a flashback to a previous queen, like the Christa from the books, at first, because she looked so different from her usual appearance that I didn't even recognize her.

Queen Historia Reiss, the first of her name, Queen of the Walls, titans and humanity.

i loved the music and how pretty she looked

THUS FAR, THERE ARE NO REMAINING AIRDATES POST-EPISODE 12, HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT’LL TAKE FOR THE SEASON TO CONTINUE? 104 Responses

Opinions are split, with the largest group believing we’ll be waiting a couple months to pick the season back up, some think the wait will be shorter, and a few believe it’ll be a bit longer. 30% agree anything is better than waiting 4 years for new content.

WHAT DO YOU THINK KENNY WAS TRULY “A SLAVE” TO? 102 Responses

About 57% of respondents agree that Kenny was more invested in wanting to understand Uri after meeting him than he was trying to become more powerful.

Being batshit crazy.

Between seeking power and want to understand Uri

To feel normal

Being able to love

trying to understand compassion!

Both. Yes, he wanted to understand Uri, but more precisely he wanted to understand the perspective of someone who possesses ultimate power; thus Kenny was a slave to the idea that only violence can get you to the top

WHAT DO YOU THINK URI WAS “A SLAVE” TO? 102 Responses

66% of voters believe that Uri was simply a slave to the First King. 32% believe he truly cared for love, peace, “and all that.” Only one voter had another idea:

Wanting to create "Paradise" within the walls

DID YOU FIND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KENNY AND URI COMPELLING? 105 Responses

Over half of respondents thought Kenny and Uri’s relationship was very interesting and would love to know more if they could. 30% found it interesting enough, but don’t need any more details. 16% believe they weren’t given enough material to care.

Yes, very compelling and my favorite part of the episode, but I don't think there's more to know.

YOUR REACTION TO LEVI’S SMILE? 105 Responses

Altogether, about 80% of voters total reacted positively to Levi’s smile, agreeing that it was beautiful and heart-warming. Some thought it was okay, and a few actually thought it was very out of character for him!

Better than a million dollars!!!

I could survive in a desert for three weeks on this image alone

It was so out of character that I thought he was going to inject the titan serum and eat them all right there and gain the Founding Titan and Coordinate.

i would die for that smile

WE HAVE THREE CONFIRMED ACKERMAN CHARACTERS WHO’VE FORGED A DEEP BOND WITH ANOTHER PERSON. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT EACH ONE?

Overall, Levi and Erwin’s relationship is the one that voters find the most enjoyable. Most voters also agree that Mikasa/Eren and Kenny/Uri are also quite enjoyable, however Mikasa and Eren’s relationship was also the one with the highest votes for “boring”.

WERE YOU EXCITED TO SEE REINER, BERTOLT AND THE BEAST TITAN MAKE AN APPEARANCE? 106 Responses

Overall, voters are happy to see these characters again and curious to see what’s in store for them moving forward or what they plan to do.

This season's cliffhangers will be the death of me.

no, it feels unsuitable

YOUR REACTION TO SEEING THE BEAST TITAN’S HUMAN FORM? 106 Responses

37% of voters believe the Beast Titan’s human form was really cool to see. 25% are already bracing to punch him in the face and 20% of you guys are just thirsty.

When the monkey titan doesn't have nipples??

ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS ON THE EPISODE?

Forever missing Kenny. Oh and I shall make Levi’s smile and Mikasa’s smirk a picture I can hang on my wall.

What did Levi do to deserve that treatment? Is Mikasa seriously still holding a grudge against Levi from season 1? He saved their asses more often than not, also injured himself so save her...wtf

levi's child voice makes me wanna cry

Im dead.

There, you got your stupid smile, now will y'all shut up about it

WHERE DO YOU PRIMARILY DISCUSS THE SERIES? 100 Responses

Thanks again to everyone who participated! We’ll see you again on Tuesday!

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A little Slice of Hell

So uhh this ended up at over 2000 words long. There’s some smut and a happy ending! I forgot those existed. 

Requested by an anon about 100 years ago, sorry for the wait!

Your brothers, Matt and Nick, had invited you on their next tour of Japan. You loved your brothers and you loved watching them in action but you were hesitant to go, mainly because of one man. You had done the cliché thing and fallen in love with your brother’s best friend. Except there was no way it could happen, there are several reasons why it would never happen. Two of them are your brothers, one is the age gap and the last is the man himself. You had fallen in love with Kenny Omega but he hated you.

Waiting in the hotel lobby for the boys you scrolled through pictures of last night’s event. There were some brilliant ones showing your brothers flying through the air and one showing the pain on their faces as they landed after failing to hit the double suicide dives they attempted. You kept flicking through, laughing at the memory of Hiromu taunting them with Daryl, before you saw him. He wasn’t the subject of this particular photo, but he made it about him. Standing in the background with that arrogant look he wore, leaning against the ropes, he looked like sin.

“I shouldn’t be in love with you.” You spoke the words before remembering where you were. A quick glance around showed that no one you knew was in the vicinity and that the closest person to you was the receptionist halfway across the room so you should be safe. No one heard you. Except the one person that did. 

You had forgotten to look behind you. And he could see what you were looking at and hear you. He heard your sigh and your declaration of love for him. A man who wouldn’t look at you twice. A man who would condemn you to the pits of hell before even thinking about kissing you. 

No one really knew why Kenny hated you, only that he did before you had met and no pleading from your brothers could make him give you the slightest chance. In fact, your brothers had made the biggest scene after you had met and Kenny had completely ignored you before pushing you out of the way. They didn’t like that he would disrespect you but Kenny was family to them as well so they would never leave him, just shout at him a little.

As you switched apps you tried to forget about the picture of him and started replying to messages arms came from behind you trapping you in your chair. You knew those arms, they were his arms.

“What do you want Omega?” Over the years you had become used to the insults and jabs he would throw at you and usually gave as good as you got. So you were waiting for his next attack and not expecting his next actions,

“Say it again,” he leaned in, his lips brushing against you ear as his hands moved up yours arms onto your shoulders. “Say it to me and not the empty space.”

Have any of you ever seen a rabbit in the headlights? The standing to alert, ears perked up and eyes wide. That was exactly how you felt except your body was frozen in fear. Who knew what he would do with this information. He was a mastermind of pranks and revenge and you had just given him the best bit of blackmail material he could have ever hoped for. You were screwed and petrified.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” You spat the words and attempted to escape the chair that had become you prison except he was much stronger than you. Being pushed further into the chair by him, you attempted to become one with it and sink into the cushions. Seeing you squirm he moved to stand in front of you. His legs against yours as he stared down at you. Still trapped you tried to push the chair back to make your escape but he kept walking forward, keeping his legs firmly pressed against yours.

Eventually he had enough of the cat and mouse shtick and grabbed the chair, preventing it from moving. Bending down, he shifted your positions so that he was directly above you,

“I think you know exactly what I’m talking about. But just this once I’ll be kind. Instead of pushing for what I want, I’ll let you come to me. All you have to do is say those words, to my face. Say them and maybe you’ll get the best night of your life, depends on how long you make me wait.” With a final smirk he stood up straight and walked across the lobby to a single chair tucked into a corner.

You could feel his stare on you, the hairs on your arms stood to attention and you relieved the feel of his breath against you. The warmth of his lips and the firmness of his hands. You remembered the hard touch of his leg muscles and the way his eyes shined as they looked into your soul, like they were searching for the fantasies that lay in the darkest parts of you.

“Oi dumbo! We’re all waiting.” His voice was what broke you from your fantasies, it also left you with a deep blush. Shaking your head to try and rid it of the dreams you looked up at your brothers and him before nodding. However, you struggled to move from the chair. It still felt like a prison. Feeling humiliated you looked to him and as if sensing your dilemma his lips quirked slightly before he gave the smallest nod you had ever seen. But it was a nod and suddenly the chair had no hold over you. Your jailer had released you from the prison he built.

During dinner all you could think of was him. You imagined the touch of his hands. Would they be calloused? Soft? Would they be demanding? Or giving? How long was he expecting to wait? What would be too long? How long could you hold out for? What would the punishment be? Would he still want you if you made him wait? Would he be discreet? Would he want more? Would he-

“Hey. You okay?” Matt pulled you from your racing thoughts that would just not stop. “You haven’t eaten or said much. Did Kenny say something?”

“Nope. I’m just tired, I’ll probably head to bed after dinner.” Matt didn’t look too convinced and across the table neither did he.

You did go back to your room after dinner but not to sleep. You spent the best part of two hours pacing across the floor. From the bathroom door to the window to the bathroom door and back. At the same time, you had a debate with yourself, Sinner You and Angel You. Even after two hours there was no clear winner in the argument. But you had spent so long thinking of him and you were too worked up to go to bed now. Throwing open your room door you sent a prayer hoping he would be alone and before you could change your mind you raced towards the stairs, up the three flights of stairs and very quickly you were standing outside his door.

It was the softest knock you had ever heard but a few minutes later the door opened to him, standing shirtless with his arms crossed.

“Three and a half hours. What happened, lose your way?” His chuckle made you grind your teeth, you were sexually frustrated and all you wanted was for him to shut up. You made to push into his room but were stopped once again by his hands.

“I told you not to take too long.” He pushed you back a step and went to close the door,

“But, we were at dinner! And you were with the boys afterwards!” He kept laughing and your teeth were really starting to hurt.

“Not my problem. Besides, I do believe you haven’t done what I asked. Be extra nice and maybe I’ll reconsider.” He leaned against the door frame still chuckling as you spluttered and threw a glare at him.

Taking a few deep breaths to calm yourself, you gathered your words and courage before admitting the very thing that had gotten you into this mess. The one thing you had sworn to never tell another person, especially him.

“I am in love with you.” After that you couldn’t look at him. Which meant you never saw the look of pure joy on his face. You felt his hands on you again, this time pulling you into the room. Two steps into the room you were jailed again. Being chained to the wall with his arms was an experience you would never forget,

“Listen well baby, I’m in charge. I say what you do. You can walk out at any point but if you do we are done for good. If you stay and we enjoy it, maybe there be more. If there is then your mine. No other… boy will touch you. Are we clear?” Getting lost in watching him flick his hair out of his face the only reply you could give him was a nod, “No, no more of this not saying things. You say everything, are we clear?”

“Yes.” 

That single word led to an amazing night.

He exhausted you with everything. First he ravished you against that wall. Using his muscular arms to rip your top and skirt to pieces and then digging his fingers into your arms, leaving bruises before moving himself downwards. He bit and sucked his way up your thighs before coming to your underwear. It didn’t stop him as he bit at your clit before pushing it to the side and proceeding to lick and bite you through your first orgasm. Your second came as he slid his fingers into you. He had flung you onto the bed and as he was approaching he slid off his shorts.

His thick fingers felt like they were burning you. Like he was pure hellfire and you were damned to hell for letting him touch you. He sat back after this orgasm and watched as you begged him, pleaded with him to touch you, to fill you. Each time he refused and eventually you moved to do it yourself, then he pounced. Straddling you he pulled scarves from his bag beside the bed.

“Such a naughty girl. Did I say to do that?” He shook his head at your begging. Left tied to the bed he surveyed you, his hand pumping his cock, watching as you thrashed, begged and cried. Eventually he took pity on you and climbed up to between your legs. Giving one of the bites from earlier a small slap he slid on a condom before pulling your hips up from the bed and towards him. You screamed as he pushed his way into you.

You felt boneless and sore at the same time. You couldn’t feel your legs but everything between them tingled. You were sure that you would be going to hell when you died for the acts you committed tonight. Now you had the answers to all those questions your mind wouldn’t let you escape at dinner.

“Bath’s ready darling.” He gently lifted you to your feet and supported you as you slowly hobbled to the bathroom. As you sank into the warm bubbles, with him sitting behind you, your mind had one last question,

“Why do you hate me?” You couldn’t muster the strength the turn around and face him so you watched the ripples in the water as you heard him sigh.

“You’re their sister. You’re untouchable. They told me as much when they first told me about you. So it was easier to hate you than try and hide anything. Besides you were with that Grant guy when we met.” Now it was you who was laughing.

“I hated Grant. But Nick set us up and I couldn’t disappoint him so I tried for a while and every time I tried to end it Grant would just walk away from the conversation.” Laughing at the memories you felt yourself relax even further against him which meant you could feel his cock against your back. Spreading your legs, you subtly tried to lift yourself up onto him but again his arms were on yours.

“No, rest. We’ll see how you feel tomorrow, after all you’re all mine now.” You pouted but relented, his arms no longer feeling like a prison but instead like heaven. Or perhaps hell was more appropriate. Your good Christian brothers would definitely not be finding out about this night.

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my thoughts while watching Netflix Death Note

so I decided to just write down everything that’s going through my head while I watch this sin of a movie

spoilers and lots of swearing. I don’t think this will make any sense, but whatever

*Netflix presents* oh fuck this!

oh the music is nice

is that Mis- Mia being a grumpy cheerleader??!

what is up with this wannabe edgy intro??

oh fuck. it's Turner.

ohh he so smart 🤢🤢- wait did he..... did he take money to write other people's homework?

I hate Mia so much already.

she's smoking????!!!!?!?

*Turner and Mia look at each other* FUCK OFF!

why is the Death Note logo a disco light??

there's a storm just because the Death Note fell to the ground???

also why did they make the Note so ugly?

god.... I haven't even passed three minutes yet.........

*Mia pushing a bully* YEAH! I still hate you though 🤷🏻‍♀️

the first time Turner talks and he's just yelling. fuck. you.

Turner actively looking for a fight and Mia laughing about is honestly the worst.

Turner is swearing?- oh my god! YES! he just got punched in the face!!

hold on. did Mia just leave him on the ground passed out in the rain? good.

??? does Mia have a different boyfriend??

we finally reached 5 minutes (and 23 seconds) I don't think I can do this.

at least there's an apple

Turner being a wannabe bad boy™ makes me wanna puke

*Turner reads the first rule of DN* "whoa" me: actually laughs out loud

Ryuk having an extra™ entrance. the only good thing.

Turner's fucking scream when he sees Ryuk made me laugh-scream

Turner you're a fucking loser being scared of Ryuk like that.

god....... I still love Ryuk

fucking Kenny....

Turner: "I don't have a pen." Ryuk: I got you. Turner, internally: FUCK

that was way more gore than I expected omg!

hold the fuck up. Ryuk's not doing this out of boredom??

did the teacher have no problem with the classroom being a mess??

WHERE IS SAYU?

*sees Dad Turner* fuck you and fuck off.

Turner and Dad Turner fighting is bullshit.

Turner: "Don't trust REI-YUK" me: excUSE ME? WHO?

fucking Rei-yuk......

ok. I'll admit. Turner offering Ryuk an apple is nice stuff.

Ryuk: "Its pronounced Ryuk." me: oh thank god.

Ryuk??? actually???? knowing the rules???? incredible.

why can't he just let them die from a heart attack gdi

at least Ryuk's having fun

Dad Turner being happy about someone dying????

me: god I hate everything about this Dad Turner: "Love you, son." me: I...... am not..... crying.....

did Ryuk just do the fucking caveman Spongebob pose

fuck off Mia!

why is Mia like that

Mia: what's a Death Note Turner: a whaaat??? never heard of it before. don't know what you mean..... but ok I'll tell you me: honestly what the fuck

Mia not being able to see Ryuk is hilarious tbh

Turner just trusting Mia right away???? dumb.

Mia: I should NOT BE TURNED ON BY THAT

I really hate everything and everyone about this movie. fuck.

oh god they're making out. ABORT MISSION.

are we gonna get to know more about the old owners of the Note? I hope so.

oh no. there having sex. stop please.

Turner: "[Kira] means "light" in Russian and Celtic" me: um, no, please fuck off.

Turner: "It also sort of means "killer" in Japanese" me: FUCK. OFF. PLEASE.

he can't name himself. that's bullshit.

he's trying to make them think he's Japanese?? Are you... fucking... kidding me??!??!

when they're suddenly speaking German and you scream

ok. 30 minutes done. starting to see it as some fucked up comedy/parody

L is here..... let's see how it goes....

L....... speaking....... Japanese......? thank you.

Is Turner just killing whoever he wants without an actual plan or something?

am I actually....... liking..... L?

ok but why is the Turner house so big?

it's ya boi Watari in the house. nice.

oh. classic L logo.

L: "He wants us to believe that he's Japanese [...] he's not." me: *doesn't know if I should laugh or cry, so I just scream*

Turner and Mia are just casually talking about that stuff in class?? secrecy maybe???

I hate this relationship.

Watari just fucking handed Dad Turner and ice cream cone I'm yelling!!

Turner: "oh shit." me: I know, right?

the US flag aggressively blowing in the wind behind L........ why?

L: yea I'm gonna appear on live TV that's a good idea

Ryuk: "Now I'm rooting for this guy." Turner: "Would you shut the fuck up?" me: AHAHAHAHA

Ryuk just laughing because he knows Turner is fucked is a big mood

L: then I'd be dead sweaty :)

there's a shit ton of thunder in this movie

Dad Turner: "Wata-ree" me: >:(

funnily enough, L seems to be the most accurate to the original.....

Turner: "Stop fucking around with the Deat Note." me: pleASE!

Turner: "we don't kill innocent people, Mia." me: ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT

omg is Mia gonna steal the Note??!

ok. at least the music isn't bad.

Ryuk wants Turner to get rid of the Note and I'm living

*Ryuk threatening Turner* me: *already throwing the biggest party*

I. Fucking. Hate. Mia. Sutton.

me: I hate both Turners. So. Much. *Turner hugs his dad* me: I......... hate..........

L: "Light Turner is Kira." me: oh? I mean, yes! I..? just.. like that..? ok.

them showing original Ryuk is just a reminder that I could've used this time to finally watch the DN anime.......

oh no. I actually like this L...

L removing his mask made me scream.

Mia: "I'm a fucking cheerleader." me: >:/

also the whole "killing Ryuk by writing his name in the Note" thing? bullshit.

his name isn't just Watari??? wth????

"the target will be spared" um??? what???? no!!

Watari has tattoos I'm screaming

but nice way to put in the whole orphanage plot...

nevermind. that's fucked up.

L worrying about Watari? good shit.

why does L have that sad look with his sad eyebrows?? what is this??

L almost crying made me almost cry

L: "Your son is Kira, James!" why does this sentence sound so wrong..? oh. because they fucking called him James.

...a white policeman threatening a young black man................. hm.

I made it through an hour. about forty minutes to go. wish me luck.

I can't believe they managed to make Ryuk ooc......

Turner is kinda stupid, isn't he..? did he really not figure out that Mia took the Note?

are they trying to turn this into a horror movie? with the damn orphanage??

snek

They really put a fucking high school dance part in this movie I can't believe it

I'm watching with subtitles and just.... [Io Echo's "Stalemate" plays] mmmmmmthIS TIME STALEMATE BUT JUST!! YOU!!! WAAAAIIIT!!!! ... I should be watching the musical rn....

I AM SCREAMING!!! Mia has a fucking "Normal people scare me" thing in her locker!!! THIS EXPLAINS EVERYTHING!!

whyy do they keep saying wataree??

🎶 take my breath away 🎶 🎶 take my breath away 🎶

Mia what the fuck?! also Turner why are you so fucking stupid?

is L gonna kill Turner?? Is he gonna fucking do it?? Fuck yeah!!

oh! cute detail: Turner runs to the PC room and on the wall it says, really big: "RULES"!

ah. we're finally getting to the big climax with the ferris wheel

L driving through a sign that reads "Drive slow. Drive safe."

this chase scene is way too long and unnecessary...

SHOOT HIM SHOOT HIM!!!

FUCK. OFF! stupid asshole just knocked out L

we're at the wheel and I hate everything

Turner: "If you love me.." me: shut up. shut. the. Hell. UP.

Mia just took the Note. and i can't even put into words all the thoughts I have about how fucking stupid these two are.

can they both just die. please.

welp

...did they just take that one scene from amazing Spider-Man where they're falling........

0/10 too many flowers

ok Mia is dead. bye bitch.

and of fucking course Turner doesn't die fucking shit

new Kira :/

so Turner is in a coma and they're trying to put L in jail .... :/

noooo he got the Note back no no noohohooh

he fucking woke up :/

oh fuck Dad Turner figured it out!!

Turner using rapists and child molesters to help him is kind of.......... hm.

L found the page!!

shut the fuck up Turner

oh no!! L can't kill Turner because they added that whole bullshit. fuck.

Ryuk: "You humans are so interesting." me: it's too late, Ryuk. even you couldn't save this movie.

the credits actually look kinda nice hmm...

oh wow. I survived.

final thoughts?

-way worse than I was already suspecting, somehow 

-Mia was the worst character ever 

-I didn't think I could hate anyone more than Light Yagami, but then Turner appeared 

-L was.......... really nice. I like him. And I can explain why, but I'm just too exhausted rn 

-they......... kinda ruined Ryuk which makes me really smad because I love him so much... 

-overall: huge pile of bullshit; don't think I can ever watch this again, not even as a joke 

-I need to listen to the musical on loop now to cleanse myself

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Panic! at the Disco Guitar Tech Kyle Henderson: Behind the Scenes with a Veteran Backline Specialist

[…] What other groups have you worked with?

I have worked for Linkin Park and Frank Ocean. I spent three years working for Underoath, which was another really great opportunity, and I worked for a band called Say Anything. I worked for about two years with Gym Class Heroes before Panic! at the Disco. So I’ve kind of been everywhere, from hip-hop to large radio rock to smaller rock and everything in-between. I’ve been with Panic! at the Disco just at three years. I picked up with them in January 2014.

How did the most recent Panic! at the Disco tour go?

We had a busy 15 months. It was a really good, fun cycle for us. We were able to reach a lot of new kids and make some good impressions on people. The record did really well and the tour went really well. Roland definitely helped us out. We were in a position to go on this arena tour, and we needed more pianos than we’ve ever used before. And by chance, our tour manager was in contact with the guys at Roland. They sent over some pianos for our singer (Brendon Urie) to try out, and for him it was like, pretty immediately, no question. The stage pianos that Roland makes are just superb. We had three of them out on that whole arena tour this winter.

I understand you housed FP-90models in grand piano shells.

Yes, two of them. We had one on the main stage, and then we had a B stage. They were super-dependable and super-consistent. The playability was the big thing, how close the response was to an actual piano. That was one of the main factors for Brendon—that the piano “feels” real. I think it helps to have that incredible Roland piano key response live.

You mentioned a third piano. Was there another keyboard player?

No, but that was like our backup. It’s always a good policy to have backup in this business. [Laughs.] And sometimes we would send it to the rehearsal room. We also had a Roland TD-11K electronic drum kit for the guys to warm up and mess around with. One of my phrases is, “It’s not my fault, but it’s my problem.” So if someone like a local crew member drops an FP-90, then we have to have a contingency plan. Or, God forbid, you’re at an outdoor festival and it starts pissing down rain. [Laughs.]

What are your daily duties as a guitar tech for Panic! at the Disco?

[…]

For Panic! at the Disco, I’ll build the the shells for the FP-90s, and get them installed so that people can dress the stage around them, because they’re centerpieces for our stages. And then I’ll head over to guitar world after that. I think I have about 13 guitars with Panic! at the Disco. I have a rotation of guitars that I restring every day, and I do a lot of general maintenance. The guitar players like their guitars to behave the same way every night. I try to be super detail-oriented and use my ear and my problem-solving abilities to give them something that literally sounds exactly the same every time they pick it up, no matter whether they’re in Russia or Baltimore or Los Angeles.

So you’re primarily focused on working with Kenneth Harris, the guitar player?

Yeah, I am primarily. And we have BOSS on every pedalboard that ends up on our stage. We use the BOSS tuners a lot. Stage left is the bass player; I’m not really familiar with his rig, but I know he has the tuner and I think one of the distortion pedals. On stage right, which is my world, the board is almost completely BOSS at this point. We have some of the Waza Craft gear, we have the DD-500 Delay, and a number of other BOSS pedals.

Is he using the SY-300 guitar synth too?

Yes. It kind of comes and goes, but when we’re headlining, we definitely bring it out. It’s a really fun pedal, because you can do so much with it. You can write entire intros with it and get a lot of soundscapes out of it. It doesn’t sound like a guitar, you know. We have a lot of fun with it because Kenny’s kind of a hands-on analog guy. He likes to be able to get down and make the signal really unique every night. The show’s pretty consistent, but there are also these little tricks and things. If you’re really listening, you hear something different happening every night.

So he’s basically using the synth in improvised parts of the set?

Yeah, like intros and transitions. And sometimes they restructure songs for larger tours and there will be little breaks in them, and he’ll put in a little ear candy. You know, things that wouldn’t be on the record, but that are unique to Kenny and unique to the vibe the guys are feeling at the time. When you go see Panic! at the Disco, you see a rock show for sure, but it’s not sterile.

Has he created his own patches for the SY-300, or does he use the presets?

We’ve created three or four patches that he likes. Because he’s so hands-on, he even modifies those from day to day. That’s one of the benefits of that panel; you can interface like you would any sort of synthesizer, and get your hands on a lot of controls. It’s bankable too—you can go in and write your presets in order, and for a live application that’s infinitely valuable. You build the set list in the pedal, so you know the next time that you hit the next bank over you’re in the correct song and the correct patch.

Do you put together different size pedalboards depending on the gig that you’re doing?

Yeah. We kind of bounce back and forth between two configurations. If we’re flying somewhere, we don’t always have the space available to bring everything, so we get creative in other ways. That’s another thing that’s great about the BOSS stuff—you can pull stuff out, put it back in, and make it up with other effects if you need to shed weight.

One of the interesting aspects of the music world is that you might see a band on Good Morning America, but you don’t know that they just flew in from London, and they have other crews setting up for a show at Madison Square Garden. So sometimes we have to piece things out. If we’re just going to do two songs for television, we’ll take the key components out and leave them for the larger show. That way, it’s easy to transport. It becomes a logistics game at that point. If we’re doing one single on Good Morning America, I only need X amount of things for that. I can leave the rest of it at a another venue if we’re crunched on time.

[…]

Dan Pawlovich, the drummer for Panic! at the Disco, is using some Roland gear too.

He’s using the BT-1 pads and the TM-2module. He’ll strap the pads on in addition to his acoustic drum kit. He has the KT-10 Kick Trigger Pedal, and he has two pads at various places on the kit. They’re used to trigger samples of different things. Sometimes, when we’re at soundcheck, he’ll put a joke into one of the sample slots and play that and try to mess everybody up. [Laughs.] That’s a good part of the versatility of the TM-2 brain; you can just load samples up willy-nilly and they’re ready to go. It’s pretty seamless as far as where you want to use them.

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Chapter III –The Open World Part I

A/N: I don’t really know how Warnings work, and I’m not sure if it is a warning but I think I should write it here, so Warning!: Burning, Animal in distress/pain (So sorry if that’s hurting you in any way.)

Feedback is always appreciated! 

 It was early in the morning when the company found themselves on the road again. The Regalia purring under Six’s touch. She had decided, since Ignis had once again made breakfast for everyone, she would be the one to do the driving; the fact that she found herself covered with a blanket in Gladio’s arms upon waking in the morning made her decision even more clear. She was sure it was Ignis’ gesture since she never felt Gladio move and the younger boys never teased about it.

“Look out world!” Prompto put his arms in the air in the middle of the back seat “Here we come!”

“We can finally leave this dust bowl behind.” Gladio’s voice was heard from the passenger seat he’d decided to take. Eyes wondering every now and then at the driver’s direction.

“The lands beyond are vast by comparison to Leide.” Ignis commented, moving in his seat to place his hand on Six’s.

“Bigger’s better!” Prompto said again, same happiness and eagerness in his voice “More stuff to see and do!”

“First comes Duscae,” Six explained, taking a peak on the back seats through the rear-view mirror “a region known for its wetlands.”

“Really?” Noctis said, searching for her eyes in the same mirror “Wetlands?”

“There’s also a chocobo forest!” she answered fast, turning her head slightly to make sure Prompto heard her.

“Now we’re talking!” he sure was excited!

Six smiled while she kept explaining the region “Further west lies the Cleigne region, where we’ll find the town of Lestallum.”

“Isn’t that where Iris is headed?” Noctis asked, clearing his throat as they all looked at Gladiolus for a moment as he answered.

“Barring delays, she should’ve arrived by now. Maybe even had herself a look at the Meteor.”

“The Meteor of the Six?” Noctis asked, interest obviously piqued.

“The same.” Ignis answered while siting straight in his seat again, as it was his time to explain “Its heat is harnessed to power Lestallum.”

“Whoa. That sounds way cool!” Prompto shared his friend’s excitement, as did Gladio “I’m actually looking forward to this.” The shield smiled.

Six spotted a stop along the road, asking if anyone wanted to take a break after about an hour of driving away from Duscae.

“It will be a long drive.” Ignis answered for the rest “Best fill up the tank before we set out.”

Six agreed as she took a turn, parking the Regalia next to the gas tanks. Everyone got out of the car and started to move around the shops and Kenny’s. Gladio and Prompto moved to buy potions and rations while Noctis, Six and Ignis stayed back with the car.

“So what happened back at the royal tomb?” Noctis asked once he made sure Gladio and Prompto were in the store.

Six’s eyes traveled across his face “What do you mean?”

“I saw you, Six.” He answered, getting annoyed by the lack of an honest answer “It looked like you were in pain. What aren’t you telling us?”

Six run a hand through her hair as she sighed, searching for the right words “The Old Kings of Lucis passed their power to their weapons, as well as the Ring.”

“That’s what the books tell us.” Ignis participated, also curious about his friend’s reaction in the tomb.

“Right, what the books don’t tell you is that a small part of their power is stored within the Immortal Protector.” She answered, making a gesture to herself as she smiled a painful smile “Something like a last resort. While you collect their heritage, their part of my power is transferred to you.”

“Am I killing you?” Noctis’ eyes were wide in fear.

“No!” she moved to place her hand on his shoulder, in order for him to feel her there, alive and well “Noctis, no. You’re not killing me. In a way I think you’re making me human.”

Ignis didn’t speak as Noctis hugged her close; quickly turning when Prompto and Gladio made their way back to the car.

Noctis’ phone rang before Prompto had the chance to ask what was going on “Who could this be?” he asked before picking up “Hello?”

“Um, Noct?” Iris voice came from the other side of the line “It’s really you! So good to hear your voice!” she was delighted to hear the Prince’s voice after the news of his death “Everything’s fine over here. We managed to make it to Lestallum. We just settled into our new digs. So, yeah. Let me know when you’re coming so we can meet up.”

“Yeah.” Noctis smiled even though he knew she couldn’t see him “Will do.”

“Was that Iris?” Gladio asked, moving closer to the rest when Noctis ended the call “Can’t even call her own brother.”

“In all fairness,” Ignis covered for the young lady “yours wasn’t the obituary broadcast all over Lucis.”

“What about me?” Prompto asked curiously “She say anything about me?”

“Guys!” Six laughed “How about we go to Lestallum and find her? You can scold her, if that’s what you want.” she placed her index finger on Gladio’s abs, sending a wave of heat wherever her finger touched “And you,” she moved her hand away from him to point at Prompto “can ask her yourself.”

Noctis laughed at his friends’ outbursts while Six grabbed the bags from a still stunned Gladiolus, snapping him out of his thoughts as he helped her place them in the car.

“Dude?” Prompto tagged Noctis on the shoulder, super excited at the sign his eyes fell upon “Chocobos! CHOCOBOS!”

“Hey, no time for that.” Gladio objected as he stood straight “Need to get to Lestallum.”

“It’s still ages away!” Prompto pleaded “C’mon, just a quick visit?”

Noctis looked at Six, baffled as he didn’t know what to decide. She had just sat back, leaning on the Regalia, arms crossed at her chest as she was enjoying the scene in front of her.

He made a questioning gesture at her and she smirked as she mouthed the word ‘Chocobo’ at him.

“Sure.” Noctis smiled at the blond “Let’s check it out.”

Prompto’s eyes went wide with excitement as Gladio sighed, admitting it only to himself that he wanted to see the ranch as well.

“Yes!” the kid almost jumped in joy “It’s gonna be awesome!”

“So are we ready to go now?” Six said, walking over to the driver’s side of the car, only to be stopped as Gladio moved to place his hand on her lower back in order to stop her movements. Which he did; as she was now standing completely motionless, every sense going crazy at his touch.

“I’ll drive.” He said, his breath caressing the spot where her neck and cheek connected; making an obvious shiver run down her spine.

Gladiolus smiled to himself as she moved to sit on the back, next to Ignis and Noctis while Prompto took the passenger seat, saying he wanted to take some pictures along the road.

Gladio turned the radio on while Prompto jammed on his own with the Chocobo song.

“Really?” Noctis laughed at his friend.

“Can’t get it outta my head!” Prompto laughed with him.

“Someone sure is excited.” Gladio mouthed, looking back from the rear-view mirror to see both Ignis and Six smiling at the younger boys’ excited giggles. His eyes traveling across the line of Six’s lips a little longer, silently praising himself for choosing to drive, as he could actually look at her without anyone, especially Prompto, taking notice.

…

“Ok. Where! Are! The! Chocobos?” Prompto emphasized every word of his question while practically running out of the Regalia the second Gladio had parked her; his cheery mood obviously replaced by fear and disappointment.

The Post was full of people sharing Prompto’s looks as there were no chocobos in sight. It made the company wonder while they all moved closer to Wiz, the Post’s owner.

“’Scuse me,” Prompto said overwhelmed with joy once again, probably thinking Wiz had the giant birds somewhere else to be brought in later “We’d like to ride the chocobos!”

“The chocobos, huh?” Wiz said with a frown as he was about to ruin the kid’s day “I hate to break this to y’all, but we can’t permit our birds to leave the post.”

A dark cloud covered Prompto’s face and the pout on his lips could be seen from Lestallum itself. Six moved closer to the sad boy, giving him a reassuring side smile as he turned his attention back to the owner.

“Not while Deadeye’s still about.” Wiz continued, drawing her attention at the ominous name “He’s an uncommonly ferocious behemoth that’s taken to prowlin’ these parts of late.”

Six’s eyes sparked as a smirk formed on her lips at the word Behemoth and Gladiolus smiled at her reaction, seeing as it was the same as his. Both ready to take on the adventure.

“His scent makes out birds nervous,” Wiz continued, unaware of what was happening between the members of the company “an’ to prevent accidents an’ tragedies, we have no choice but to suspend rentals. But hold on, now,” he took another look at Prompto’s pouting face “ain’t you the hunters that’ve been makin’ a mark? You reckon you could handle the likes of Deadeye? If you could bring the beast down, there’d be a reward in it for ya. But knowin’ the danger, I wouldn’t blame ya for sayin’ no.”

“Who said no?” Gladio answered with a cocky smile.

“Yeah,” Six agreed the same way “We’re on it!”

Wiz treated them to something to eat as he explained where they would find the beast and thanked them, sending them on their way, saying that he will be praying to the Gods for their safe return as well as their success.

Noctis and his friends moved to the tree line close to the Post, where Wiz told them they would find signs of the enormous beast, and they did right away.

They all froze in place for a few seconds after hearing the chilling howl the beast had let out, taking their surroundings in. The destroyed trees made a clear path to where the howl came from.

“What the hell?” Gladio thought out loud.

“It’s got to be pretty big to do that.” Noctis said, moving closer to the broken tree trunk.

“Well, it is a behemoth.” Ignis answered matter of factly.

“So is Gladio, but Six still protects him!” Prompto pointed out, suddenly having all eyes on him, Gladio’s in particular didn’t seem happy with his observation.

“Let’s go.” Six smirked as she moved faster, ahead of the rest of the group, taking the lead. She was the type of person to run towards danger, not away from it; just like Gladiolus, the thrill of battle run in her veins. This wasn’t her reason this time though, as it was the best opportunity to see how the company reacted around real danger. The MTs and the daemons they had encountered thus far had nothing on Deadeye. The name alone being enough to indicate the monster was trouble.

“We have a problem over here.” Prompto said once Six moved further ahead.

“Cool.” Gladio’s voice sounded low and threatening “Go take care of it.”

“That wasn’t in the deal.” he whined, thinking his comment had maybe crossed some invisible line.

The boys moved closer to her when another roar was heard, closer than the last one; everyone’s weapons ready at hand as they expected the beast to appear around any corner.

“It’s close.” She warned in a low voice “Stay in formation, and Prompto,” her eyes searched to find his “you’ve got this.”

Prompto nodded as he held his gun tighter, steadying his breathing to relax his nerves. Moving further through the clear path of broken trees, they came across an opening in one of the walls around them. Noctis moved to crawl through it, only to be stopped by both Gladio and Six as they moved him back at the same time.

“Noct, wait.” Gladio warned, making a gesture with his hand to make Noctis wait for them to go first.

Six crawled in first, followed by Gladio, Noctis and then Ignis and Prompto.

“Damn...” a low growl was heard from Gladio and Six laughed to herself, unable to hold back.

“Enjoying the view, Amicitia?” she teased as the boy’s breath hitched upon realizing he’d actually made a growling sound.

“S-Six, I –I” he stuttered as she stopped him, moving quickly to the other side of an opening above them because of the beast, now standing inches away from them, seemingly scouting the area. She had gotten separated from them, so it was up to Gladio to keep the rest still.

“Hold up.” he ordered, and everyone followed the Shield’s lead “Deadeye,” he said while the behemoth smelled around “the name says it all.”

“Showoff.” Six shook her head, smiling at his leadership style, thinking he was just like his father.

“Let’s move.” Gladio said as he saw the beast being preoccupied with something, obviously not searching around anymore and he moved first, making his way to where Six waited for them as she kept her eyes on the behemoth.

“Gladdy!” Six shrieked as she pulled him against her as soon as the beast set his sights on the moving company, covering his body with hers as his back was up against the wall; Gladio also having an arm around her, keeping her close to him as the beast stuck its whole snout in the hole of the ceiling above them, smelling around and growling as it knew something was there.

Noctis, Ignis and Prompto kept their eyes glued on the beast, fearing what might’ve happened if Six hadn’t done what she did.

“Stay low.” she whispered as she stared into his amber eyes, breath picking up as she was close enough to feel his heartbeat going crazy, just as her own did.

“Wouldn’t dream of going anywhere.” he answered the same way, unknowingly moving closer to her as he looked at her parted full lips. They were just a short breath away from touching when the behemoth let out a loud growl, showing each and every one of its teeth in doing so. The piercing sound and the shaking surroundings drawing them away from each other.

Six turned to look at his futures for a brief second before she made a gesture for Noctis and the others to keep moving; escaping from Gladio’s grip gently as his eyes stuck with her, thinking at the moment that went by and… Ignis; as he thought this whole thing was wrong for his friend.

“Alright.” she said, reaching the tunnel’s end and carefully moving outside.

“So,” Prompto stretched out his limbs “did you get a smootchie smootch?” he teased making kissing sounds and sending Noctis off the edge as he snickered alongside him.

Six face-palmed as she sighed and Gladio was practically fuming from the kid’s bad timing, turning to take a look at Six and Ignis’ reactions before he spoke.

“Here we go.” Gladio said, regaining his composure and letting it slide “It’s weak on the right –no eye, no horn.”

“We’ll stay in range until we can exploit its blind spot.” Ignis instructed and everyone agreed with him, moving carefully through the mist.

“I can hear it breathing. It’s close.” Six said when they got to what seemed to be a fence in the middle of nowhere.

“Exercise due caution.” Ignis answered. He was certain she wouldn’t just run off to battle the beast but it wouldn’t hurt anyone to be warned.

They found themselves in a foggy clearing where Ignis’ eyes were the first to spot the shadow. A huge dark figure moving around in the mist.

“Alright,” Six said in a lower tone as she knew the beast could probably hear them and attack at any minute “we’ve got the beast in our sights.”

“But no plan of attack.” Ignis commented “The behemoth should be headed back to its lair, where we can catch it fully off guard.”

“Sounds like a plan, Iggy, nice.” Six praised as she moved to put her hood on. She knew she didn’t really need it, but it was something she and Nyx used to do every time they had to sneak in somewhere. She hadn’t even realized it until moments later, smiling to herself at the thought of being sentimental over a simple action like this.

“Yeah,” Noctis added his own thoughts to the pile “as long as we stay on guard ourselves.”

“Agreed.” Six nodded “Stay close to me.”

Under the Glaive’s supervision and guidance the boys moved low and steady, following into the behemoth’s steps without getting noticed. Moving behind rocks as big as the beast itself and trees for cover and using the mist to cover their scents. They followed what they could see from the beast, which was mostly its tail, that moved around way to close for comfort; one wrong move, one simple, accidental touch and the behemoth would surely take them down in its rage.

They reached the creature’s lair seconds after it did and with no incidents; moving down, inside what seemed like an abandoned building.

“We’re here.” Ignis said once they all moved closer.

“All in a day’s work.” Gladio smiled proudly.

“Alright.” Six said, eyes wondering around, trying to distinguish shapes and sizes inside the mist “Let’s take it down.”

“What are these?” Prompto moved to stand next to a red barrel, noticing there were more just lying around on the open field ahead of them.

“Whatever it is, it flammable.” Six answered, grabbing his arm and moving him further away “Stay away from it.”

Ignis mimicked her movement on Noctis as he once again spotted the behemoth, just feet away from them, eyes locked as they were now its prey “Over there!” he dragged the Prince down, making the creature’s presence known to all.

“Big enough for you?” Gladio asked standing close to Six and summoning his great sword.

She only smirked as she did the same with her Katana.

“Use the barrels!” Ignis instructed as he realized it was easier to see now. After the behemoths final roar the mist around them had cleared up, Ignis wondered if there was any kind of connection to the creature and the phenomenon for a split second before it was his turn to summon his silver daggers.

As the creature attacked, the company was instantly split into two groups, Ignis, Six and Gladio all charging against it with their blades as Noctis and Prompto attacked from afar; Noctis using his father’s magic to throw fire at the barrels the behemoth passed by as Prompto took his shots.

The Glaive warped on the beast’s head, striking down on its back as it roared in pain and sent her flying with a swap of its remaining horn, dropping her right on one of the flaming barrels.

“Six!” Gladio run to her side, putting the fire on jacket’s arms out “Look at me!” he ordered, taking her face in his hands, voice filled with worry “Are you alright?”

“Did it do anything?” Six groaned about her attack and Gladio just shook his head no as there was nothing but a scratch on the beast.

“This doesn’t look so good” Prompto pointed out while Gladio helped Six on her feet.

“Quite the formidable foe, indeed.” Ignis seemed calmer than the rest while he passed a vial of potion to Six, obviously coming up with a plan on how to defeat the beast “Do you think you can repeat your last course of action?” he asked her, not taking his eyes off the moving target.

“What?” she asked, looking at the same direction “Get my ass handed to me? Sure,” she laughed through the pain “why not? I love getting roughed around.” she turned to wink at Gladio, instantly making his temperature rise at the assumption of what she meant.

“Good.” Ignis smiled, he didn’t need to see what was going on between his friends to know this was just the right time for them, amidst the battle, where the heat and adrenaline are already pumping “Do it when Deadeye’s in place.” he pointed at the barrel she had fallen upon, it was already on fire and close to the rocky wall, so there was only one way the behemoth could go; right on top of the three barrels laying close together “The rest, ready your magic.”

“Let’s roast this beast!” she smirked, placing her hood back on before throwing her blade above the beast’s horn once more as it moved at the correct spot right on cue.

The behemoth roared as it moved to stand on its back legs when she pierced its tough skin, uncovering its torso. The boys all used their magic flasks to make the barrels explode, Six getting out of the fire’s way just in time, turning to see as the beast battled with the fire that was hugging its whole body. The picture wasn’t right for her, they had to take it down, sure, but nobody deserved to suffer like this.

“Gladio!” she yelled back at him and he run to her side “Let’s put it out of its misery.”

Gladio obliged, seeing the way she looked at the howling beast. They both summoned their weapons and moved to strike it down when it exposed its torso again. Just one swift move from each of their weapons was enough to kill the behemoth and end its agony.

“Everyone alright?” Ignis asked after everyone was done cheering their victory.

The boys nodded and he turned his attention to his friend “How about you? Does it hurt anywhere?” he checked her gently for any apparent wounds.

“No, Iggy. I’m good.” She smiled as Gladio let out a breath he didn’t know he was holding in.

…

“It just occurred to me,” Prompto said on the way back to the Post “but this is totally like King’s Knight!”

“Huh?” Noctis interest was piqued.

“There’s five of us, just like in the game!” the blond explained.

“Well, then I gotta be a five-star character.” Noctis indulged his friend’s idea.

“Hell no. If anyone here’s a ‘Rare’,” Gladio smirked, joining in Prompto’s thinking “It’s me.”

“I don’t know about you guys,” Six laughed, grabbing her side at the light pain the movement had caused “but I’m the original character here.”

The boys laughed while Gladio moved closer to her “We need to have that checked.” he said, pointing at the part of her ribs her hand was covering.

“It’s fine, Gladdy, really.” she waved him off.

“I’ll feel better hearing that from someone who is not a tough Kingsglaive.” He smiled at her, making her melt at how much he cared “Just go with it, please.”

She nodded and he moved to intertwine her free arm with his, helping her.

…

“You kids did it!” Wiz said excited as they got back to the Chocobo Post “You took down Deadeye! The area’s safe again an’ we owe it all to you!”

Gladio helped Six take a seat in one of the chairs and she took in a sharp breath on the change of her posture.

“Is there a doctor here?” he asked, placing a gentle hand on her shoulder.

“Of course. I’ll see to it she comes to your aid right away.” Wiz answered and moved to the station behind them, next to the stores.

When he came back, there was a middle-aged woman with him. Her kind looks and gentle smile made Six relax as Gladio helped her take her jacket off and lift her white blouse up, right underneath her breasts, revealing the well-earned scars she had collected over the years, as well as the one Cor was thinking about when facing the Magitek Assassins.

“Well my dear, you really should be taking better care of yourself in battle.” The doctor smiled as she checked the bruise that had already formed on Six’s side.

“Already tried telling her that, doc.” Gladio laughed.

“Don’t really have an option, ma’am.” Six answered like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

“Battle heat getting to ya?” the doctor asked again while applying the bandages around her torso.

“People to protect.” the Glaive answered without even thinking.

Gladio had never given it a thought to it before. All the scars that covered Six’s body; from what he knew they were all meant for people she cared about, people she tried to protect. His father used to say her fighting technique was almost always flawless. Except the times where she had something –someone to loose. The scars on her where proof that she had saved a lot more than what she had lost, yet she always chose to do more for others, than for herself.

Lost in thought and admiration, Gladio hadn’t realized the doctor had finished dressing her wounds and how Prompto had already gotten around on asking about the chocobos.

“Our birds’re at your disposal.” Wiz smiled to the young boy “You can rent them any time you like.”

“Wahoo! C’mon Noct! Let’s go for a ride!” Prompto suggested.

“You guys go, play with the birds.” Gladio said, helping Six stand from the chair “I’ll help Six get some rest.”

“I’m sure you will.” Prompto wiggled his eyebrows at them, earning a painful glare from the Glaive as his name fell from her lips; obviously too tired to hear about it.

“I’ll shop around for supplies.” Ignis suggested “Are you sure you can handle her?” he asked Gladio as the latter nodded in response “She can be a handful.”

“You should know.” she laughed, winching once again “I need to stop doing that.” She commented, half to herself.

“I’ve got her, Iggy.” Gladio waved his friend off, turning his attention to the younger boys as he left “You have two hours. Be here, or we leave without you.”

“Deal.” the Price and his loyal friend said in unison before running to where the chocobos were held.

“Come on.” Gladio placed her arm around his neck as he gently picked her up in his strong arms, carrying her to the RV that was parked just outside the Post.

“You don’t need to do that.” She whispered, voice betraying her current state. She was tired and in pain, but above all, she didn’t have the strength to help her beating heart slow down so Gladio wouldn’t hear it, in case he couldn’t feel it beating against his broad chest.

“I know.” he smiled, looking down at her slowly closing eyes “I want to. You just close your eyes; I’ll take care of everything.”

Six gave him a weary smile, following his instructions and closing her eyes as she took in his scent, a sweet combination of vanilla, baked pear and pie crust aroma, mixed with what smelled like the campfire. The last thing Six remembered thinking before her exhaustion took over was ‘How, in the name of Shiva does he smell this good after a battle?’

Gladio moved inside the vehicle, carefully placing her injured body on one of the beds as he sat next to her, running a gentle hand through her hair, smiling to himself.

He sighed and placed his face in his hands as Ignis’ frowning face flashed before his eyes again; cursing as he wasn’t sure how much longer he would be able to run away from what was happening to him; how much longer he would be able to hide his feelings.

He moved to take her combat boots off after placing her jacked on the counter next to the kitchen settlement. Turning to look at her again as her fingers twitched and she mouthed a few things he didn’t quite understand at the time. The only thing he caught was his father’s name, as well as the King’s before Six made a weeping sound.

“Hey...” he hushed her as smoothly as his heart allowed him to “I’m here.” He moved his hand over her forehead and she calmed down immediately.

Gladio decided he wasn’t going to let her loose her sleep again, not this time. She deserved a rest after taking one for the team; and he wanted to at least give her a good couple of hours of sleep. He moved to hover over her as he placed his body behind hers, back touching the walls of the caravan. He placed one arm under her own, carefully so he wouldn’t touch her bruised ribs or cause her more pain than she was already feeling, and she immediately intertwined her fingers with his, making his heart skip a beat.

He hummed his favorite song to her and she relaxed as he slowly followed. Peaceful sleep finding both in a loving embrace.

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Donald Trump vs. Herbert Hoover vs. Back to The Future Part III

Okay, he’s the worst ever. President Trump is the worst President we’ve ever had, in my lifetime at least. To find a President that could even compete with Trump for the title of worst President ever, you’d have to get in a time-traveling Delorean and go back about a century. But I wouldn’t recommend you do that, some say that time-traveling in a car powered by a flux capacitor can possibly lead to Parkinson’s disease, especially if you do it for three movies. But the evidence for that is...shaky. Hey, why did those ‘Back To The Future’ films successively get so much worse? Couldn’t producer Robert Zemeckis just get in the Delorean and go forward in time to read the godawful reviews? If only Biff Tannen had stolen a movie guide instead of a sports almanac, he could have saved Universal Studios the 40 million dollars it spent making ‘Back To The Future Part III’. Wow, what a disaster! You know, I recently saw an ad for some network TV show where a team of intrepid multi-culti adventurers go back in time to save the Hindenburg from exploding, but I think ‘Back To The Future III’ may have been the bigger disaster. Yes, the Hindenburg was terrible, sure, but it all happened pretty quick. Whereas ‘Back To The Future III’ has a running time of two hours! Two hours of watching Teen Wolf and the stoner from Taxi yuk it up in the old West. “Oh, the inanity!”

You probably don’t even remember the movie. That's understandable, it’s a normal human response to block out cinematic traumas like that. To access those repressed bad-movie memories you’d need years of psychotherapy and hypnotic regression. Or basic cable. First of all, who would take a time machine and go back to the Old West? Nobody in their right mind, that’s who. Not even Dr. Who. It was about as bad a place and time as there was. All you could get in the Old West was syphilis or a gunshot wound. The Old West was even worse than Kanye West, he’d probably only give you one of those things.

If you could time travel to the far off future, why would you go back and watch a prospector fall down an abandoned mineshaft? You can watch Leonardo da Vinci paint the Mona Lisa, or you could go watch two drunk cowboys shoot each other for cheating at cards. Actually, that still happens quite often. No time travel necessary, just a bus ticket to Reno.

That’s why I don’t get this Westworld. That’s the place you want to re-create and populate with robots? I could think of dozens of better robot theme parks. Here’s one, how about Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Mansion circa 1974? Hanging out with James Caan, a metric ton of cocaine, and every aspiring centerfold on the west coast sounds like a lot more fun than sitting in the middle of a train robbery shoot-out. Where am I, Chicago? But that’s just me, I guess.  Want another great robot idea? How about a robot theme park of the cast of Seinfeld. That would be awesome! I would so go, we’d all go! And they’d all be there, not just Jerry, George, Kramer, and Elaine, but everybody. Mr. Pitt. Tim Watley. Jackie Chiles, Lloyd Braun, Kenny Bania, and of course, Uncle Leo. The bubble boy and Izzy Mandelbaum. “Mandelbaum! Mandelbaum!” Let me know when they build it and I will date the robot Sue Ellen Mischke, the bra-less woman who caused a car accident. She may not be real, but they’re spectacular! Serenity now!

But I digress.

As I was saying, no one would time travel to the Old West.

If somebody actually had a time machine, the conversation would go something like this: “Hey, I have this time machine, and it’s all gassed up with bananas peels and deadly radiation or whatever the hell it runs on, where do you think we should go?”

“We can go anywhere in time? How about we check out a Jimi Hendrix concert! Let’s go see Jimi’s legendary set at Woodstock! Or the Fillmore East, 1970, that’s maybe his best concert ever! C’mon! Hendrix!! Either that or maybe we go back in time and check out Jesus! I’d be cool with that, too, either Jesus or Jimi Hendrix! Which one do you want to go see?”

“Well, I don’t know about you, but I don’t think I’m worthy to be in the presence of God. So let’s go see Jesus.”

The amazing things you could see with a time machine would blow your mind. You could go see the Great Pyramids of Giza when they were brand new, and still under warrantee. Back when they still had that new Pyramid smell. The Pyramids don’t smell so good today, now the place really Sphynx. That joke never gets old, right? Don’t Tut-Tut me. It’s like they say, mo’ mummy mo’ problems.

You could go back and see who built Stonehenge...the Druids? The Picts? Or was Stonehenge a natural formation, like the face on Mars, and Mount Rushmore.

You could go back in time to see the dinosaurs just before the comet hit, and watch them climb into their dinosaur space-ships and fly off to populate other worlds. The dinosaurs that stayed behind were either wiped out or forced to live underground, until they were discovered by Marshall, Will, and Holly on Saturday mornings in the Land of The Lost.

The spacefaring dinosaurs, over millions of years, eventually became the Gorn, a very tough race of outer-space reptilians. But they got their lizard asses kicked in about 40 minutes by Captain James Tiberius Kirk, and single-handedly. You can say what you want about William Shatner being a complete diva and an asshole to work with, but the man kicked ass and saved the galaxy about a hundred times, and he did it all without a raccoon. As far as I’m concerned, Captain Kirk earned the right to cut scenes from the other cast members just to pad his own lines. Live long and fuck ‘em.

But I digress. I really, really digressed.

What was I talking about? Oh yeah, this damn Back to The Future III, it’s kind of haunting me, how bad this movie is. It’s a shame the time-travelers from that TV show couldn’t go back in time and save the time-traveler’s movie franchise. And what is it with time-travel being so popular on television all of a sudden? When did that happen? On TV right now, there is the time-travel show I was talking about, NBC’s Travelers. Also, Fox has Making History, Hulu has 11.22.63, The CW has Legends of Tomorrow, Syfy has 12 Monkeys, and Comedy Central has Time Traveling Bong. And I already mentioned BBC’s Dr. Who. That’s a whole lot of time travel goin’ on! There’s no way there’s enough time in the day for a person to watch all these time-travel shows, you’d actually need to use a time machine to see them all. Or a DVR, I guess.

But I digress. Stop me before I digress again. I think this blog is about politics.

Oh yeah, Donald Trump is the worst President ever.

To find another President as bad as Trump, you’d have to go back at least as far Hoover. Herbert Hoover, that is, not J. Edgar Hoover. It’s easy to confuse the two of them, the Hoovers. But where Herbert Hoover liked to address the public, J. Edgar liked to wear a dress in public. And where Herbert Hoover’s dam looked good, J. Edgar looked damn good. But much like the Hoover vacuum cleaner of that era, both of these guys completely sucked.

Was Herbert Hoover worse than Trump? Let’s compare the two men:

Herbert Hoover was orphaned at an early age. He worked hard to found his own business and became a multi-millionaire. Donald Trump? He was born with a silver spoon up his ass and inherited his multi-millionaire dad’s real estate business. He then went on to bankrupt casinos, screw over independent contractors, and force people to humiliate themselves for jobs on national TV. Oh, and he’s good at firing beauty pageant winners if they gain a few pounds, then ridiculing them in the press. Hmm. it’s close, but I think I gotta give round 1 to Hoover.

Herbert Hoover was Stanford-educated, he was an engineer. But Trump must be smarter, after all, he had his own Trump University! And if it was a phony university like the fake news says, tell me how come all those students went on to earn millions of dollars? Oh, that’s right, it was a 25 million dollar class-action lawsuit settlement he paid out to avoid having his orange ass dragged into court. Round 2, Hoover.

Herbert Hoover built Hoover Dam, one of the greatest structural engineering feats in human history. But then again, Donald Trump built a huge pyramid scheme. So, I’d call this round a draw.

Before Herbert Hoover was President,  he was in charge of enormous, complex relief operations in Europe during and after World War I. He served two Presidents as Secretary of Commerce, under both Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge. Before Donald Trump was President? He was in charge of enormous, complex challenges like making Lou Ferrigno and LaToya Jackson make bagels and peddle them on the streets of Manhattan. Trump’s biggest executive decisions were made sitting in a boardroom with Dee Snider, Meatloaf, Joan Rivers, Sinbad, and Dennis Rodman. Who, sadly enough, would make far better cabinet secretaries than the ones he actually chose. Seriously, who do you think has more experience dealing with North Korean ‘weebles-wobble-but-they-don’t-fall-down’ dictator Kim Jong Un: Rex Tillerson or Dennis Rodman? Think about that one. Here’s a hint: it’s the guy with 11,954 rebounds. Dennis Rodman is the only person Trump knows who has actually sat down with ‘Lil Kim’ Jong Un, and he fired him. Now I don’t think I would trust the Worm to handle the North Korea situation by himself, but if he had Jordan, Pippen, and the rest of the 1995 Chicago Bulls with him, we’d have an NBA franchise in Pyongyang by now. And war would have to wait at least through the playoffs. Round 4, Herbert Hoover.

I think we can stop right there. It’s a K.O. at the O.K. corral. Move over, Herbert Hoover, there’s a new worst President in town.

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Starting Over Again

Another week, another blowout.  The Cleveland Browns are the NFL’s Laughing Stock!  If you did not see the game versus the Houston Texans, good because you saved yourself frustration, screams, and anger.  Deshaun Watson led the Texans with three touchdown passes reminding the Browns of another quarterback they passed on in the NFL draft.  Now, I will admit that I was not big on the Browns selecting Watson due to his style reminiscing Robert Griffin III, however, he has surpassed expectations as Texans coach Bill O’Brien has tailored his offense to suit Watson’s skillset.  So after losing 33-17, there are reports surfacing about the Browns reaching out to football executives to potentially run the organization.  Browns fans are split on the issues at hand on who to blame.  Is it the front office, who has used analytics to trade high draft picks to accumulate additional draft picks, passing on top players such as Carson Wentz, Ezekiel Elliot, and Jalen Ramsey?  Or, is it Hue Jackson, who is reluctant of hiring an Offensive Coordinator to run his offense, and not putting his team in the best position to win?  I believe the front office and coaching staff are to blame which is why I recommend firing the front office and coaching staff and starting over again.

  Why should the front office be fired now?

Well, let’s start with 1-21.  Yes, since the new regime has been in place in 2016, the Browns have a 1-21 record.  Now, in there slight defense, I commend Sashi Brown & company for being committed to outright gutting out the team as Ray Farmer left a mess by drafting incumbent players like Johnny Manziel and Justin Gilbert, who are out of football.  The Browns were long overdue for an overhaul and I believe it was a fresh start to a new era in football.  With that being said, the “Moneyball” approach has proved to be more harmful than helping the team.  I do not penalize the Browns for trading down from 2 to 8 in the 2016 NFL Draft because we needed to obtain more draft picks, however, their assessment of Carson Wentz “not being a top 20 quarterback” looks very bad.  Wentz beat the Browns in the 2016 opener as a rookie, and now has Philadelphia with a 5-1 record atop the NFC East.  Eventually, the Browns traded down again, now to the Tennessee Titans, to the 15th pick to select Corey Coleman from Baylor.  Currently, Coleman is out with a hand injury, has not lived up to his expectations, but has flashed potential when available.  I believe his absence has hurt the team tremendously with Deshone Kizer looking for him vertically to make big plays. 

From the 2016 & 2017 NFL Drafts, the Browns have some players who have played.  Myles Garrett looks like a star.  Jabrill Peppers, who has talent and ability, is playing out of position at free safety and should be closer to the line of scrimmage.  Also, I believe he should be used on offense, but that’s a conversation for another day.  David Njoku and Deshone Kizer have potential, but are very raw and it shows, especially Kizer.  The Browns will need to put Kizer in as the starting quarterback again to see if he can show enough to convince management to not select a quarterback in the upcoming draft.  Larry Ogbujobi has been a pleasant surprise at defensive tackle.  Zane Gonzalez, who missed key field goals in the loss to the Jets, made a field goal and extra points against the Texans.  Emmanuel Ogbah has been somewhat of a disappointment in his second year, but hopefully he will get in going with his athletic ability.  Carl Nassib has been a nice rotation player at defensive end.  Ricardo Louis unfortunately is starting.  Coleman, who I mentioned earlier, is starting on a good offensive line.  Cody Kessler was a horrible pick in the third round.  Derrick Kindred is getting significant playing time, although I believe rookie Jabrill Peppers should be playing strong safety.  Joe Schobert filling in at middle linebacker has been a spark leading the team with 49 tackles.   Seth DeValve has not evolved into the tight end that he was considered to be as a sleeper pick.  Rashard Higgins has been up and down.  Briean Boddy-Calhoun, an undrafted free agent from Minnesota, has been a big part of the defense playing all over. 

Brown has executed some trades which brought in Jamie Collins and Jamar Taylor.  Both were resigned to deals and have somewhat disappointed so far.  I am concerned that Collins doesn’t always play hard and his coasting playing style will cause a lot of headaches.  They signed Jason McCourty, who has played extremely well.  However, trading for Brock Osweiler and Calvin Pryor did not work out.

Overall, I believe the 2016 class has underachieved and the 2017 class has met expectations.  We passed up some great talent in this draft, who are playing well, and left with players who are unable to stay on the field or not making an impact.  This ultimately leads me to firing Sashi Brown & company due to the inability to solve the quarterback position and properly addressing the skill positions on offense.  Currently, the Browns have no playmakers at WR.  They passed on Will Fuller, Michael Thomas, Tyreek Hill, Cooper Kupp, and Ju-Ju Smith Schuster.  Not resigning Terrelle Pryor was a big mistake as Kenny Britt has been a disaster and should be cut at the end of the season immediately, if not sooner.  This is the same issue Ray Farmer & company had in neglecting the position.  Also, there is a fear that Brown may consider trading Joe Thomas, who has one more year left on his contract, to a team in need of offensive line help for draft picks.  Jimmy Haslam should inform Brown to not trade Thomas as he has been a cornerstore for a decade and it would unravel the team.  I do not feel comfortable with the “Moneyball” approach as it has proved to be wrong and now it is time to cut our losses with it and hire a General Manager with an actual football background who can assemble a staff that can scout talent.  If a new General Manager is hired, he will have five picks within the first and second rounds and approximately $49 million dollars in cap space.  If the right moves are made, I truly believe the Browns could compete next year in the AFC North.

  Sorry Hue, now’s your cue to go…

I was very excited about Hue Jackson becoming the Head Coach of the Browns.  He had at least one year of head coaching experience and helped Andy Dalton to evolve into a decent quarterback for the Bengals.  It has been a very ugly scene since he has taken over.  Last year, the team was in rebuild mode and so he was given a pass.  The offensive line was awful.  Injuries were mounting up and took a toll.  The talent was not there.  I gave Jackson a pass because it was a bad situation. 

The offensive line was upgraded with signing JC Tretter and Kevin Zeitler. So far, both have played decent and have stabilized a weak group from last year.  Kenny Britt was signed and has not been worth his contract.  The front office placed an emphasis on defense in the draft which left the cupboard bare on addressing offensive problems. 

Now, Jackson’s playcalling has gotten worse as the season’s progressed.  I believe he does not use his limited offensive weapons well with Duke Johnson, David Njoku, and Seth DeValve.   I see too often plays that look too complex or should not have been called where the Browns offense was located.  Kizer deserved to be benched after his performance against the Jets with two crucial turnovers in the red zone.  But to be honest, I blame Jackson because he has to put his rookie quarterback in the best position to win and he hasn’t.  The quarterback talent isn’t up to starting standards, but you must know what your teams’ strength are and use it to your advantage.  It seems like the team is starting to lose its edge and the losing is taking a toll on its young players. 

He has been dealt a tough hand with working with abysmal talent with wide receivers being signed off the street weekly and Isaiah Crowell is too busy thinking about his next contract.  I am unsure of what Jackson can do with this offense as he does not have the quarterback right now to execute what he wants and the skill positions severely need upgrading.  The offense has played from behind in every game, but turnovers and penalties have set the team back from scoring points.  If the Browns do not win a game soon, Jackson will not make it to coach the team for a third season.

  Closing Thoughts

We have ten games left so maybe the Browns can win some games.  A lot of teams are banged up with superstars and have backups playing.  The Browns have some talent to work with, but the play calling must improve and the front office will need to make the right moves to keep their jobs.  Unfortunately, I do not think it will be enough to save them all.

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RESEARCH: COMEDY

Topics of Study: Buster Keaton + Wile.e Coyote

In my research of comedy these past two weeks I have come across these repeated ideas:

1. Through unique Action

2. Confusion, Reference and Failure

3. Structure and Transformation

4. Exaggeration makes parody, authority makes satire

5. Pain, not injury - Punching Up

6. Camera direction and showing the gag

7. Timing, timing, timing

Through unique Action

I took a class about Gesture taught by Christine Panushka at USC last fall (2016). One day we had guest actors come speak to us about comedy. These actors specialized in stage comedy, and they talked to us about masks and gestures. They had 5 masks with basic facial expressions, and had us experiment using the masks and creating gestures. In time we began to understand how to not only clarify our gestures, but create humor through the masks. We talked about relationship dynamics, and power. We also talked about how common 3s are in comedy, both in presentation and in character. There is the one in power, the one who wants to be in power and the innocent. This triad can be seen all over comedy, such as the three stooges, 2 and half men, we bare bears and more. The comedy is found in the power struggle

After this discussion, we did a simple demonstration on slapstick comedy. It goes like this. There are 2 characters, one who is innocent and one who is in power. The one in power slaps the innocent. The innocent reacts in shock. The one in power slaps again, a different way. The innocent reacts in greater shock. Lastly, the innocent ducks the third slap to retaliate with a slap of their own. The objective is to notice how doing similar actions in different ways can create comedy.

Similarly, in my research on Buster Keaton I came to discover Keatons ideas around comedy. Keaton would not use title cards to explain his stories, but insisted they be told “Through Action”. And every action was an opportunity for creativity.

We see this also with Wile.e Coyote. Often times we know that Wile.e Coyote is going to fail in getting the roadrunner. We know this, and yet we anticipation how what he does will cause his own failure

Confusion, Reference and Failure

A lot of comedy lets the audience take delight in how silly or foolish the characters are. We enjoy Dwight Schrute in the office because of his clear lack of social skills, and we enjoy prank shows for the delight of watching the confused victims.  There is a joy in knowing more than the person we are laughing at, and making the audience feel smart I think is the basis of a lot of comedy.

 Some directors make their career appealing to an “intelligent” audience by creating references that the viewer can see and then feel smart about noticing. Confusion also plays a major role in comedy, be that of the characters or even the audience.  Some of my readings suggested that the comedic story was made up of three stages: Confusion, it gets worse, confusion lifted.

Structure and Transformation

In the article How Wile.e Coyote Explains The World this is described as paraprosdokian, a literary device in which the surprise in the second part of a sentence alters your understanding of the meaning of the first part. This plays a lot with expectations, but we see it often in comedy. Comedians regularly set up a detailed world with long story to rear us off in a new direction with a shocking punchline. 

If we look at the work of classic mimes like Marcel Marceau we see basic human gestures being restructured to create comedy. Marceau might stiffen his spine while exaggerating movement with his ankles, or he may pretend to put on a jacket but instead of straightening the jacket from the front reach around his back to do so. This is also done with gag structures. Many comedians would come across a pattern of a gag that could make people laugh, or some jokes are so relatable they appeal to new generations as they once appealed to the old. 

A sense of “freshness” in the rearrangement of things causes old gags to be new again. There is lot of play on expectations in comedy, oftentimes the “out there”ness of the world or actor being the basis of the comedy. Yet something has to be relatable for us to get it. We can see this in futurama, where the world is completely insane and often lacking in logic and yet our hero often seeks relatable and basic things such as love or pizza.

Exaggeration makes Parody, Authority makes Satire

In “A Modest Proposal” Johnathan Swift calmly asserts that the solution to all of ireland’s problems will be solved if society just engages in the action of eating babies. Yes, eating babies will solve hunger and all problems. This is of course satire, and through this we know that comedy can be political. Similarly, we can reveal the ridiculousness of ideas by exaggerating them. Taking the idea to the next level to invite scrutiny is the basis of a lot of comedic shows such as South Park. In many episodes of South Park real events are reenacted by a group of elementary school boys, often to insane results. It is hilarious, and some repeating gags are infamous. One such example is the often tragic and bloody death of Kenny. Strange that gore and pain could have a place in comedy, but it does to a point. A true death/injury is not funny but traumatic.

Pain, not injury - Punching Up

I can’t explain why I find videos of people eating hot peppers funny. Their eyes water from the pain, they gulp down as much water/milk/ice cream as they can to dull the pain. If I did it myself I would be very distressed, yet watching someone else do it is hilarious. I think part of the reason it’s funny is because while silly in nature there is no real harm coming to the person. It’s discomfort for a temporary amount of time. Similarly many videos online show people falling down, getting hit in unfortunate places, etc. We never see these people die or experience extreme injury, in fact videos that show this are often littered with comments on how disturbing the footage is (I think of a video of a fighters leg breaking in two on camera). Yet when there is no real harm done, especially to unreal characters like game avatars or cartoons, injury and pain is hilarious. Similarly, a joke is no longer comedy if it is doing emotional/social harm. Exampls of this could be racist jokes that perpetuate toxic stereotypes. So what is ok and not? The idea of “punching up” is suggested - that is that jokes at someone else’s expense are only ok if it is revealing/dismantling privilege. 

This can go into really intense sociological discussion, but the basis of the idea is that pain is funny but injury isn’t. This brings us back to both Buster Keaton and Wile.e Coyote, both of which often experience pain on camera. Yet, how we see the action is as important as how the action takes place.

Camera direction and showing the gag

Cinema’s unique nature can create comedy. We can see this through editing, and the camera. To appreciate Buster Keaton’s gag we see the full scene. For Edgar Wright we are given visual cues to bring the idea to fruition, and the pace is kept with fast cuts. Wes Anderson often uses space and direction to create his humor. A character may run away from the camera while people in the foreground stare at each other stunned.

 Looney tunes emphasizes the action of the character through the warped space and layout directing our eye .In a Buster Keaton sketch we see what appears to be a woman with an umbrella running away, but with a slight change in angle we see it’s actually a horse with a dress on it’s behind. The camera can be used to create comedy, and this can be done through composition, space, cuts, and direction of movement.

Timing, timing, timing

The last, and more elusive idea in comedy that I constantly came across is timing. The right timing makes a good joke great, and the wrong timing makes a bad joke terrible. Timing is a more complex idea, but it illustrations that comedy can be found through pace, rhythm and pauses. Too fast and the audience might not get it, too slow and they might get bored. Yet there’s room to play with this. George Carlin creates comedy through fast timing in his “Seven words you can’t say on televelision” routine by rapidly saying the words. Similarly tension can create comedy, we can see this through such examples as the infamous fly within the opening to Once Upon a Time in the West.

There are a lot of other ideas in comedy, different rules and gag structures not mentioned. Different masters in comedy had different ideas on what comedy is, means, and should be. I am not saying these 7 things are the basis of comedy, but merely in my research I came across some repeated ideas on how to build a gag and why that informed me on what kind of comedic content I am interested in making.

Some sources:

http://www.upworthy.com/this-artist-brilliantly-tackles-the-concept-of-being-offended-in-a-colorful-comic?c=ufb2

http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/06/your-rape-joke-isnt-funny/

http://nerdist.com/every-frame-of-buster-keatons-comedy-is-a-painting/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FOzD4Sfgag

http://www.mikelmurphy.com/structure-of-comedy/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFM0j64itf0

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/rule-of-three-in-comedy.html

http://thoughtcatalog.com/liz-labacz/2014/07/punching-up-and-the-rules-of-comedy/

http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/how-wile-e-coyote-explains-the-world-1752248034

http://www.usatoday.com/story/popcandy/2014/06/24/amy-poehler-poking-dead-frog/11307455/

https://medium.com/cinenation-show/when-it-comes-to-comedy-in-film-buster-keaton-stands-above-the-rest-a97615443e92#.zbjz665ub

http://time.com/3735089/wile-e-coyote-road-runner/