#and like again no one talks ab any of the actual VILLAINS like this

[resizura]

i saw smth on twt where someone said they would draw ada in a brazen buII and i was GONNA be all “oh why do people hate ada” blah blah my usual thing when i REALIZE that the answer is ALWAYS misogyny

[nikkeora]

For All the Mary Janes

summary; 'in every other universe, gwen stacy falls for spider-man. and in every other universe, it doesn’t end well'. what about the mary janes, then?

or, in which you're the mary jane to miles's spider-man

pairing(s); e-1610! Miles Morales x reader, e-42! Miles Morales x reader

warning(s); i didn’t have any specific gender or race for r in mind while writing, but rio calls r ‘mija’ once and i think that’s ab it

maybe some incorrect usage of Spanish? Spanish speakers who can respond to my weird questions pls hmu

maybe ooc but it’s been in my drafts so long i just wanted to get it out tbh

implied/mentioned parental issues with reader, not proofread, written (mostly) at ao3 hours

You and Miles were always joined at the hip. Your parents knew each other well, so your families were together a lot. Mr. and Mrs. Morales saw you like their own daughter, often joking that you and Miles would be engaged when you got older with the way he could never leave you alone.

At least, up till around two years ago.

You and Miles started to grow apart when you got into Visions Academy. He thought it was a stupid school full of stuck-up rich kids who only cared about making connections that would help them along further down the line. You thought it was a good school that had a good track record of producing students that had a lot of success in what they wanted to do.

Some things were said the day before your transfer.

Since then, the two of you rarely texted or called. Mrs. Morales would often come by for coffee with your mom, tell you about how her son was doing and gush over 'how much you've grown' from last Tuesday, but that was about the only way you knew the vague outline of what he was up to.

You'd admit you felt lonely for a while. After all, Miles had been your best friend ever since you could remember. But you also weren't going to go running to him after everything he'd said.

I mean, was it really that bad to want a good future?

Soon enough though, you felt like yourself again. You met new people, made new contacts, and actual friends. Because contrary to popular belief, the people there weren't all mini business men and heartless CEOs in the making. They were just kids, after all.

And then, Miles won the draw. Just a few weeks before the start of the new semester, your parents mentioned that he'd be going to your school from now on in passing.

You didn't think much of it at first. I mean, everyone has that one childhood friend that they fell apart with, right? For the first week or so, you didn't even see his face much. In fact, you didn't see him at all, not even a glimpse in the halls.

That was about to change drastically.

Short story shorter, you caught a glimpse of him walking on the side of the school with pigeons stuck to his hands. A month or two later, Spider-Man climbed through your dorm window, ripping off his mask and ranting about some villain of the week.

"I couldn't even catch the guy-"

"Miles?"

"...You're not Ganke."

The two of you made up that night. He apologized, admitting he was being unfair and was upset that you were leaving his school. It didn't exactly clear everything, but it was a start. The two of you caught each other up on everything they had missed. In the end, the sun was about to come up and the both of you realized you hadn't gotten a minute of sleep on a school night.

From then on, the two of you get closer again. He went to you for the occasional rant or patch up, and he actively sought you out in school now, relieved to see a familiar face in the halls. Gradually, you got close to the point you'd call him one of your best friends and vice versa after around a year of radio static.

Everything was great. He was cute, funny - in an awkward way, but hey, he made you laugh - he looked out for you, and when he talked to you he did this cute little thing where he would play with the strings of his hoodie which he somehow always managed to layer on with like two other jackets and—

Oh yeah, did we mention the crush you had on him?

Because there was one.

Big huge one, right here. Materialized out of thin air looks like.

Which should have been fine. You were perfectly capable of hiding a crush. I mean, come on, it's high school. You would've been eaten alive if you couldn't.

Normally, you would even be confident that you could make your crush like you back. I mean, why wouldn't he?

Two words. One person.

Gwen Stacy.

It was like he could never go even one conversation without mentioning her.

Slight exaggeration? Maybe. Maybe not.

"Oh yeah, that's cool! Y'know, Gwen told me one time that—"

"You got an A, I knew you could do it! I told you so. Did you know Gwen got A's in—"

"Oh hey, you got your hair cut! Reminds me of that time when me and Gwen—"

At first, it was bearable. Sure, she came up annoyingly often whenever you talked, but she had just left this dimension, never to be seen again. Of course he was gonna miss her.

You laughed at all his stories, listened to every one even though he told the same six or seven ones over and over again. You even grew to like Gwen, as if you'd known her for the short amount of time Miles did, too.

But then two months passed. Then six. Then a whole year. Before you knew it, a year and four months had passed since the departure of Gwen Stacy.

And he still. Wouldn't. Shut. Up.

You had tried to understand. You really did.

But you can only hear the same damn jokes so many times before you get a migraine.

Pick any story. You could list off every variation of how Miles would tell it off the top of your head.

Gwen Stacy became the daughter of one of your mom’s friends, so to speak. That one girl in the neighborhood you couldn’t help but envy.

And worst of all, it was like he wished you were her.

Whenever you did something, he would tell you how Gwen could do it better. He would ask you whether or not you thought Gwen would like certain trinkets he found around town, and kept a collection of them in one of his drawers so he could give them to her one day. He was even studying quantum physics instead of art so that he could make his own multiversal gateway - a safe one, so that he could unlock the multiverse, possibly for good.

It hurt when he zoned out while you were telling him about you, thinking about her; your day, what you wanted to study, how your parents were fighting a lot again lately and you were struggling because of it, how you'd joined a new band—

"A band, huh?" Miles suddenly perked up, finally looking up from his sketchbook. "Did I tell you Gwen's in a band? It's called the Mary Janes—"

"Miles would you please stop?"

A pause, both of you mildly surprised at how you'd snapped at him.

The two of you were at your dorm, seated side-by-side on the bed with your legs folded in front of you. It was Friday, the day before Mr. Morales’s pre signing-in party.

The boy looked at you, a questioning look on his face. "What's wrong?"

And that tilt with his head - he really didn't know, did he? You couldn't decide if that was better or worse.

"Miles, I know Gwen's in a band," He tried to say something, but you didn't let him speak before you continued. "I know she's a drummer, I know she does ballet, I know she had to shave half of her head because you couldn't control your powers - hell, the whole school knows that—"

"C’mon, don’t bring that up—"

"—I know every single story she told you while she was here, and I know every single detail of what you two did and how you did it. And I know she does everything I can do and she does it better. I’m tired of hearing it, Miles." His eyebrows furrowed, a slightly hurt look flashing across his face. "I’m sorry you miss her and I’m sorry she’s gone, but I just can’t be around you if all you’re gonna do is compare me to her."

A moment of silence settled in the air. You hoped Miles would understand. Surely, he’d see how tedious this was getting.

"All I’m asking is for you to tone it down."

Another beat passes without a word from the boy. He’s looking into your eyes, but it doesn’t seem like he’s all there. Like there’s a world past your irises that he’s seeing for the first time.

"I- I’m sorry, y/n, I can’t do that." Miles finally says, his gaze turning away from yours and to the sketch he’d been working on for the last hour. You glanced down at it as well, the bright blue eyes of the one and only Gwen Stacy meeting yours.

"You’re the only one I can talk to on this," he said quietly, softly closing the sketchbook and tapping a finger nervously on the cover.

"Ganke?"

"Ganke’s fine, he’s great, he’s just.. not someone I can go to for these things."

You took a deep breath, the guilt of having to tell him ‘no’ building up in your chest. You knew his relationship with his parents were complicated at the moment, and he didn’t really have friends outside of you and Ganke. But still.. it was like he wasn’t at all interested in what was going on in your life ever since your initial reconnection.

It wasn’t like you expected a complete 50:50 give-and-take in relationships, but honestly you felt like you were talking to a robot with very limited audio cues.

"Miles, you don’t listen to me anymore. The only time you actually respond to anything I say is when it’s something even remotely related to Gwen."

"That’s not true!" Miles protested. You watched as he tried to find something to argue his point, only to come up empty. His shoulders sagged a little.

"But you gotta understand, Gwen - I’m not gonna see her again, at least until I figure out.. everything." He said in a quiet voice. "I need to talk to someone. Can’t you understand?”

"I’m not trying to shut everything down, I’m just asking you to pay attention to me every once in a while." You sighed. "And if you’e not willing to do that… do you even think of me as a friend?"

-

Miles left your dorm not long after that little talk, sneaking out the same way he snuck in; through the window. You dug your nails into your palms, breathing in and out in a steady rhythm to push down any sadness you may have felt. It was the second time you and Miles had grown apart, this time maybe your fault a little more than his. It felt like it, anyway.

Still, you felt like you’d done the right thing.

You hoped so, anyway.

-

It was an hour before Jeff Morales’s technically-not-captain-yet-but-will-be-soon celebration. Your dad and yourself had come early to prepare everything and set up all the decorations. Your mom apparently ‘couldn’t make it’. It was the third time in the last two weeks she cancelled on plans that your dad was involved in.

You stacked red plastic cups on one of the tables, a cooler full of ice and two-litre soda bottles to your left. Miles’s parents had insisted they didn’t need any help, but your dad had insisted right on back that the two of you wanted to. You didn’t mind. You’d cleared your evening for the event anyway, so it’s not like you had anything better to do.

The one thing that made you kind of regret coming was your lack of a jacket. It’d been really sunny in the morning, so you’d figured it would be a warm night. A breeze picked up and sent a light chill through your body, causing you to just barely shiver.

"Mija," Mrs. Morales called, coming up from behind you and laying a hand on your shoulder. "You’re freezing."

"Oh, I’m fine, mama," you replied, smiling at her. She gave you a look that said ‘we both know that isn’t true’.

"Miles might have something in his room," she suggested, "I’m sure he wouldn’t mind if you borrowed one of his clothes."

You thanked her but refused, claiming it might get warmer once the guests started to arrive and the party was at full swing. She must have noticed something was off when she mentioned Miles, because she raised an eyebrow and shook her head lightly before asking,

"What did he do now?"

Either you’re really bad at hiding things from her or her motherly sixth-sense worked on you too. You hesitated, but decided it wouldn’t hurt to tell her. After all, Rio had always been like a mom to you.

"We had a fight - if you can even call it that, anyway, about a girl," you said, fiddling with a plastic cup. "We’re not on real good terms right now, I don’t think…"

Rio looked slightly surprised for a moment, then something seemed to click into place. She sighed and put her hands on your cheeks. "He’s a little bit slow," she said, giving you a sympathetic smile. "But he’ll get there. Eventually."

She then squished your face before immediately letting go, making you laugh. "Now go get yourself a jacket. I don’t want my only daughter to freeze to death."

You held your hands up in surrender as she pointed to the stairs, swiftly making your way down to the Moraleses’ flat. You had a spare key that Miles’s parents had given you a long while ago, when your parents used to have full on screaming matches in the middle of the living room every other day.

Within a couple minutes you’d grabbed one of the dozen coats, hoodies and jackets strewn about Miles’s closet, pulling the soft material over your shoulders as you took a glance around his room. Everything was about the same as you’d seen two or three weeks ago, save for a few new stickers laid about the desk.

There was an all-too-familiar sketchbook on the bed, one similar to what Miles had been scribbling in last night in your dorm, just in a different color. This one looked a bit more used, so you supposed he’d gotten it and packed it full of Gwen Stacy just after she left this reality. The thought put a bitter taste on your tongue.

-

A half an hour into the party, Miles still hadn’t showed up. He was supposed to be here at least twenty minutes ago, and you could tell his parents were getting both worried and annoyed. Rio asked around for her son as Jeff chatted with some colleagues. Suddenly, an auntie shoved a mic into Mrs. Morales’s hand, drawing everybody’s attention to her by clinking her glass. Jeff looked away in what could only be described as complete horror.

"Um, hi…"

You grinned as she continued with embarrassing stories about her husband, from little anecdotes from when they were dating to how he was almost 10lbs as a baby. It was then that Mr. Morales jumped in, quickly taking the mic away from her and giving his own speech.

"—And to my son…"

You grimaced as he raised his cup, looking around for someone who wasn’t there. The two of you met eyes instead, and you shook your head to tell him he hadn’t showed with an apologetic look. He turned to his wife, only for her to do the same. He cleared his throat before continuing.

"…The reason I do any of this in the first place. So.. I love you Miles."

Afterwards, the DJ put the records on again. People are talking, laughing, congratulating, creating a warm, buzzing atmosphere. You’re dragged away by a few little kids to play with them over by a small cluster of barrels, which they’ve decided is their ‘lair’. You play make believe with them for a little while as their parents stand a bit away with your own dad, occasionally glancing over at you to make sure the kids are behaving.

It’s then that Miles finally shows up, pushing the door open with two boxes in his arms. You follow him through your peripheral vision as he tries to avoid his parents, ultimately failing. You’re not sure what they’re saying, but it doesn’t seem to be going that well. He shows them the contents of his boxes, which doesn’t seem to impress them too much.

After a couple more words, Mr. Morales raises his voice, the DJ trying to divert people’s attention away by upping the volume but ultimately giving up.

"What do you got to tell me so bad?"

"You know what? Never mind."

Miles walked away, pulling his hood up as his dad yelled after him about him being grounded for two months. Must’ve been really bad, huh?

You waited for the music to come back on before you made your way to the exit, ruffling one of the little kids’ hair as he skittered away with his sister. You’re just going to check on him for a minute, just to see if he’s okay. You can do that… right? I mean sure, it might be awkward since things had ended like that last night, but still.

No one else was going to.

You let yourself into the flat once again, approaching Mile’s room with soft footsteps. You’re just outside the door when—

"Are these your drawings?"

You stop dead in your tracks. Your heart freezes right along with you. For a moment, you felt like a deer in headlights.

A feeling crawls its way under your skin, cold and slippery. You don’t know how you know, but you’re absolutely positive.

"Missed you too."

Gwen Stacy.

-

You’re on your way home, your hands rubbing up and down your arms to try to warm yourself up during the walk. You lived a little while away from Miles’s place, but it’s nothing you can’t walk.

You’d left the jacket on the Morales’ couch, turning on your heel and leaving the moment you heard her voice.

Damn it.

When had she gotten back? How had she gotten back? What was Miles’s reaction?

What were they doing now?

…Did you really want to know?

As your brain clouded over with questions, you took a wrong turn. Maybe two. Or three. Honestly, you didn’t know. Once you realized that this definitely wasn’t your neighborhood, you stopped yourself mid-step, looking around to see if anything was familiar at all.

Your eyes settled on a building, as there really wasn’t anything other than that around here other than some roads and bridges. One of the windows were glowing.

Then the whole structure began to rumble.

The ground beneath your feet started to turn… black…?

Wha—

-

You fell.

Not for too long, but you did.

You dropped around six feet onto hard concrete, twisting your ankle in the process. You cried out in pain and surprise.

"What the—?"

"Y/n?"

You looked up at that. You knew that voice.

Except, you didn’t.

The first thing you noticed is that this definitely was not the place you were in before. This place was more narrow, more dark. Light rain pattered on your skin as your hands supported your sitting position, wondering what the hell was going on.

The person who’d said your name was at the entrance to the alley you’d been.. teleported? to.

They took hesitant steps over to you, and, for some reason, you didn’t feel scared that this complete stranger had cornered you in a place you’d never even seen before.

Maybe the voice is what made you think it was alright.

Or maybe it was his face, which made your heart stop its primary function for the second time today.

"Miles?"

But he wasn’t Miles. At least.. not your Miles. This one was skinnier, just a little shorter. His accent had more of a Spanish touch to it and, most of all, his hair was braided into two sections that reached just below his shoulders.

No. He was very much not your Miles Morales.

Nevertheless, you knew he wouldn’t hurt you. There was something in his eyes — regret? Happiness? Sadness? Anger? Confusion? Probably all of the above.

He got closer, and closer, and closer. Once he reached where you were half-laying, he crouched down and tilted his umbrella until it sheltered your body more than his.

"…Are you hurt?" He asked, giving you a once-over. You just nodded, still putting all the pieces together.

Had you—

Did you—?

The boy in front of you studied your face for a little while, but then ultimately shook his head and shrugged off his jacket, handing it over to you.

"Come on. It’s cold outside."

[theelmoarchive]

Sanders Sides theory (rant). I know im mainly a mh acc here but I have thoughts i need to get out there

(just fyi this theory is Roman centric, I know most TSS people nowadays are talking ab Orange and Logan so if Roman's not interesting then continue on 🔥🔥)

(Also slight TW, talking ab the sides "ducking out" and depression themes, so yeah👍👍)

Okay so. I was scrolling through Sanders Sides theories and found that no one seems to have this theory, even though I thought the Roman angst enjoyers like me would be writing this all over the place but. Ig that means I need to talk about it.

I've had this theory for years now, since the day I first watched SVS Redux.

I think Roman is going to duck out.

I dont know if I have to explain why but. I mean, just looking at the explosive end SVS Redux had will tell you a lot.

He doesn't belive Patton when he tells him they love him. He thinks Thomas has lost all faith in him in favor of the person Roman views as the epitome of evil. He's been switching views left and right to stay on Patton's side (because Thomas prides himself on his morals), but he always ends up doing something wrong - he always ends up as an antagonist. He no longer believes that he is the one thing that being has kept him stable since "Am I Original?" - Thomas' hero. The only side he has a stable and positive relationship with is VIRGIL of all people. And tbh that could quickly be ruined too. Logan is second, though, but that's EXTREMELY fragile, as we've seen.

Roman always does something wrong and it will and has sent him over the edge. From Roman's perspective, with a very flawed view of everyone around him, he is inherently the thing that flaws Thomas.

+ Roman is really dramatic obviously, so ofc he would do this.

When you look at Virgil's reasonings for ducking out, it seems plausible after everything Roman has gone through recently, too. I mean like:

"I quit. Decided it wasn't worth it anymore"

Why would Roman keep fighting a battle he knows he will never win?

"Well, It didn’t seemed like I was wanted. You all made that pretty clear any time I showed up."

Again, from Roman's perspective, he is constantly and consistently antagonized.

"If I wanted to stand around being insulted, I would've shown up I would've shown up in person like I usually do."

[same thing]

"I actually think you were right to not want me around."

Roman fears that he is becoming the villain (as we see in SVS, SVS Redux and DWIT).

(In fact, Roman has already said something quite similar to that last one in sentiment.

In SVS Redux, Roman says this, which is pretty funny because of the dramatics and the stupidity, and does get shot down quickly, but I am begging you to listen to him.

"The blame falls to me. If you're missing that do-gooder drive... I think It's because I'm in the driver seat... And I'm an awful driver... Perhaps... Perhaps I should let Patton take the wheel.")

(2nd sidenote to the Virgil quotes, can we talk ab Thomas' acting again I just love how tired Virgil is in AA. He's so. Troubled. I love him.)

WAIT ALSO I FORGOT TO ADD THIS UNTIL I WAS AB TO POST IT-

"I've always aimed to protect you,"

THIS!! First of all his face makes me so sad BUT SECOND OF ALL yeah. Roman core idk what else to say, you get it right.

"I thought I was your hero."

So yeah.

Anyway, I think the episode where Roman does this will be centered around depression. Without Roman, Thomas is depressed. Let me explain this further.

Roman is Thomas' creativity, imagination, ego, passion, love, wills and wants, hopes and dreams, aspirations and enthusiasm.

Without any of that, what is left? A guy who can't even will himself out of bed, but can still feel the nagging voice of reason and logic telling him how unreasonable he's being. A guy who cant will himself to talk to friends, family and loved ones, but can still feel sorrow for letting them down and worrying them. A guy who can't will himself to pursue creative content that he relies on for a living but can still feel anxious about letting millions of people down and never being able to create again. A guy who cant even make food for himself or brush his teeth, but still knows he NEEDS to take care of himself. A guy whose only creativity is activly trying to disturb and scare him.

So yeah thats really awesome idk.

Furthermore, I think the sides might be SEVERELY impacted.

It has been said many times over the series that the sides are purely figments of Thomas' IMAGINATION. so. Without Roman, I doubt anything would be left. Obviously, if Roman does duck out, I don’t think they'd all immediately just cease to exist because an episode still needs to occur, but I find it likely that they'd all start slowly fading or maybe even "malfunctioning", glitching, putting them on a timer to get back Roman and making it far more tense.

Is this theory weird?????? I feel like it's the natural progression TO ME but I've seen no one even getting near this and im just confused ghfhfhfh. Maybe it is kind of weird and im just too much of a Roman enthusiast. SORRY I LOVE ANNOYING WEIRDO FREAKS!!!! AND IF I WAS HIM ID DUCK OUT TOO BECAUSE NO ONE IS APPRECIATING HIM ☹️☹️☹️ EVEN THOUGH HE'S LITERALLY WHAT MAKES THOMAS DO THINGS. 🙄🙄🙄🙄

Anyway.

I also think it fits really well because of Prinxiety's parallels, such as:

(using the ship name just as a duo name because that's what I usually do I am not trying to push the prinxiety agenda although I am a fan of it ghfyfgfh)

"Thanks everyone... Well, almost everyone."

And

"I mean, it's cool to see you all trying to be helpful. Well most if you, but-"

The only difference in these two is obviously that Virgil just silently ducks out, while Roman has the entire "You make us better" speech, probably effectivly saving Virgil and Thomas, because it seems like Virgil was going to insist.

(Also another sidenote that I think everyone will agree with: WE NEED A "YOU MAKE US BETTER" SPEECH BY VIRGIL FOR ROMAN that is all)

Also. Who can forget.

Virgil saying that he tried to "duck out" and then

"That's a thing you can do?"

😐

Do you understand what I'm saying. Do you. Huh.

Okay anyway.

Idk how to end this I feel like theres still more I wanna say but i forgot. In conclusion: prin up that xiety. Reminder that FWSA was real and not a fever dream. I lied this is actually prinxiety propaganda.

But Hey That's Just A Theory. A really quite depressing and sad theory. Thanks for tumbling down a hill with me 🫶

[bisexualdawnsummers]

due south for the fandom ask meme

my favorite female character: Victoria Metcalf. I find her fascinating and would love to read novel length fics about her pre and post Fraser life. I love a female villain in general, and I think Victoria is an example of a well done one. I love that she’s smart and competent, complex, and most of all, uncompromising. She does love (and hate) and want Fraser, but she’s not going to ‘go good’ for him. She doesn’t soften or learn the error of her ways, and I think that’s great. At the same time, I don’t think she’s portrayed as Pure Evil or cartoonish in her villainy, she’s still human.

my favorite male character: Ray Vecchio. For me, Ray is a case of if I loved him less, I could talk about him more. Idk, I just love him. I love how he grumbles and protests doing anything, but still goes along with everything – and usually ends up going above and beyond. I love how brash he can be. I love his fashion sense. I love how loyal and caring he is to everyone he loves. I love how he feels like a real, lived in character with real flaws to go along with all his good traits. I would like to write more, but again, thinking about him makes my brain overheat with love and meltdown.

my favorite book/season/etc: Season 1. Overall s1 was the best written and had the most cohesive character/story arc.

my favorite episode (if it’s a tv show): The Deal (THE Ray Vecchio episode) A big thank you to David Marciano for fighting for this one.

my favorite cast member: I guess I’d have to say Callum Keith Rennie (my birthday buddy!) as he’s the main reason I started watching the show in the first place. I’m more familiar with his work outside of due South than any other cast member. (However, my fixation on RayV has bled through into wanting to seek out more of David Marciano’s work - and listening to a few podcast interviews - so he’s catching up. I also love DM for fighting for RayV’s character. We wouldn’t have The Deal without him.)

my favorite ship: RayV/Fraser. THESE TWO!!! This ship just perfectly scratches at a very specific part of my brain. I love the way that Ray just instantly welcomes Fraser into his life, into his home (into his heart). The way he offers Fraser friendship and acceptance on a level that he’s probably not used to. I love that they have a sort of two sides of the same coin thing going on, how they are parts of a whole, how when they’re alone they are incomplete but together better than they are separately!!!

a character I’d die defending: Ray Vecchio. I’m lucky that I wasn’t around for the Ray Wars and didn’t have to fight against the ‘Ray Vecchio is Homophobic’ or ‘Ray Vecchio is a bad friend to Fraser’(LMAO) allegations that apparently were flung at him back then. I’ve encountered a bit of it in some fics and it makes me want to scream. (To be clear, I don’t mind if RayV has some internalized homophobic issues, I think that’s fair to explore, I’m talking about Ray being violent towards Fraser or refusing to be his friend if he’s gay type of thing. The stuff that is clearly written in bad faith towards RayV.)

a character I just can’t sympathize with: Hm, idk…maybe Pa Vecchio.

a character I grew to love: Meg Thatcher. I never disliked her, but I think I grew to appreciate her more in subsequent rewatches than on my first run through.

my anti otp: Hm, I’d have to say RayK/Stella, I guess, but only in an ‘endgame’ scenario. I actually find their relationship and history interesting and like reading about it in fics occasionally. I also love the idea of them reconnecting as friends because they are a very important part of each other’s lives. I just don’t like the idea of them rekindling their romance in any sort of permanent way. I think Stella makes it very clear that she doesn’t want to reconcile with Ray, so I hate to see that happen on her behalf. I feel like she had to work hard to put up boundaries to keep them from slipping back into old patterns, because while they clearly still care about each other, they’re ultimately not meant to be married. I think that’s why she tends to act so prickly towards Ray, to keep that wall up, and Ray might take any softness as encouragement. Also, I’m not a big fan of divorced couples getting back together in general. I’ve seen a lot shows/movies where couples divorce/separate, only to reconcile (usually without really addressing the issues that led to the separation in the first place), and I’m always like “Please let that woman stay divorced!”

Thank you so much for the ask! <3

[bi-wizard-queen]

My personal experience with Lily Orchard (as a viewer, I have never actually spoken to her)

I was a fan of Lily Orchard from 2014 until 2020 (an on-off fan I guess, like I watched her casually but I have, y’know, other things going on).

I was 17 when I started watching her (I was really into MLP: FiM at the time and she was one of many Brony Analysts I watched) but I will admit she was engaging in a way the others weren’t for me so I kept watching her. I even followed her on Tumblr

I remember back in 2016/17 I stopped watching/following her for a while because I was upset with her very blasé opinion on Palestine and her general liberal politics (I’m a socialist btw) but I came back (most people I like to watch don’t have political views as left wing as mine, that’s something I just accept) but stayed off her Tumblr.

That changed when the ToonKritic stuff happened in 2018 (TL:DR a Brony Analyst was exposed as a sex predator) and I was drawn to Lily’s very angry and cathartic video on it and so I followed her on Tumblr again for more of her takes.

Since I followed HER I took her side in any of her fallouts even if I was initially surprised by them. I also adopted some of her views (not on everything but I was massively on the “Queer should never be used by LGBT+ people” and “Rebecca Sugar is a Nazi sympathiser” views back in 2018/19) despite still being more left wing than her.

I never agreed with her disdain for Bernie Sanders for example even when I was a big fan - ironically I now don’t really like Sanders but that’s due to him not being left wing ENOUGH

I remember when Lizzy broke up with her I was MASSIVELY on Lily’s side. She is very good at framing things in a way that makes her the most sympathetic. I believed EVERYTHING she said about Lizzy and I even retroactively made Lizzy seem worse in my head.

I really need to emphasise that I thought Lizzy was this flaky, transphobic, racist and abusive bitch who relies on daddy’s credit card. I even took Lily’s opinion that Lizzy making her OC Elethyn asexual was her actually being homophobic.

I’ll be honest at this point I sort of stopped watching her as often, that was mainly because 2019 was my final year of uni so I was sorting out moving and getting a job. I also stopped using Tumblr as often for the same reason.

But when lockdown started in March 2020 I was bored and started getting back into a bunch of YouTubers I hadn’t really watched in a while. It was mostly a pleasant experience tbh and even with Lily I enjoyed her Disney recaps that she did in 2019 (though her incest jokes made me uncomfortable)

And then I watched her 2020 update video which was basically her “I hate my fans” video. Like she spent 15 minutes talking about how much she hates her fans and I remember thinking “oh wow this is awful, I’ll go check her Tumblr to see if she’s okay”

There I found some posts about someone called “Opal”. After looking this up, I found the post about Opal’s fanart and Lily’s absolutely horrific reaction to it. This is where my eyes were opened — I’d had these little doubts over the years that I’d pushed aside but this was crystal clear. She had yelled at a minor who had done nothing wrong and refused to back down.

It made me realise, “oh wow she’s always been like this”.

It made me want to look more into her, I think the blog thassabadtake existed at that point so I looked through there and others came later. I also went on Twitter to find info on Opal and then Patch and Lizzy who I realised weren’t the cartoonish villains Lily made them out to but her victims.

(I didn’t bother with Josh since he always rubbed me the wrong way and even without Lily I would dislike him for being a conservative)

But I was always just lurking. I’ve sent some anonymous messages to some of the blogs but I never posted anything on my Tumblr. Because I didn’t want to “corrupt” it (and also people I know IRL follow me and I don’t really want them seeing anything about her).

I again sort of forgot about her for another year or so until I got curious a few months ago and found that things had gotten a LOT worse and that her sister (who I remember her shit talking in vague terms for YEARS).

But since I had a policy of not reblogging anything about her on my blog I was still just lurking so I decided to finally make a side blog just to get my thoughts out a bit

[aurora567]

Lyrical Abstraction Ch. 3

Warning: this story will contain mature content such as but not limited to sex, cursing, blood, violence, kidnapping, torture, ptsd, trauma, depression, mentions of death, Aoi is anti hero and anti hero society.

Summary: Aoi is still helping Deku out as he ends up taking over her home. Aoi also ends up tearing into Bakugo a little when she learns he and Deku are friends.

Word count: 3203

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She couldn’t help but softly pace around in front of the door to her bathroom, listening in case the man took a tumble in her shower. After all, he was walking around like a newborn fawn at the moment and she did not trust he wouldn't end up hurting himself worse than he already was. She was also worried about what she was going to do about him. She doubted he would go to a hospital, but did he have someone who could help and care for him if she did somehow get him back to his apartment? It was clear when she got his stuff that he lived alone, no one else's clothes, shoes or belongings seemed present. Hmm did he have any friends in the area? Okay that was a stupid thought the number one hero more than likely did not have any friends that lived in this neighborhood. Still maybe one of them could come and get him and nurse him back to health. Did pro hero’s have any non pro hero friends? Since last she knew pro hero’s tended to work rather long hours compared to some and were always on call. Then there were missions to deal with. Could a pro hero actually take the time to care for him on top of their job? She just worked waiting tables at a nearby restaurant. It's not like she worked more than eight hours on any given day. Still she didn’t like the idea of being stuck with him. This was truly a discussion they were going to need to have before she went to work.

Finally the water for the shower stopped running and she couldn't help but press her ear against the door listening closely in case he was in some sort of trouble but refused to ask for help. She could hear slow shuffling before it sounded like he ended up sitting on her toilet since there probably wasn't even enough room for him to sit on the floor in her tiny bathroom. At least now she didn't have to worry about him falling as she once again started to pace till she heard him softly call out.

“Sugahara?” he called out her name which had her quickly lean towards the door.

“Yes?” She called back softly.

“Ugh could you come help me?” she was pretty sure she could already see the man blushing at the simple request of needing help even before she stepped into the room and saw his red face.

“Sure,” She calls out as she opens the door and steps in to find the man now dressed.

“Hold on while you're sitting down. I want to check and apply new bandages before you're move again." She said before grabbing her first aid kit once again as she pulled out clean gauze and watched the man just lift up his shirt showing off most of his abs. Damn the man was drool worthy that was for sure. Yet for some reason she had a feeling he did not realize how attractive he is as he watched her walk towards him and carefully peel off the gauze from the night before. Her stitches were not great but they held. He isn't bleeding any more but the skin around looked more red than she would like as bruising also littered the skin around the wound.

“I never asked but what the hell happened to you last night?” She asked as she made sure the wound was clean and dry before she pressed gauze to him and this time wrapped some tension bandage around him to help keep the gauze in place.

“Oh you know fighting villains and what not,” He mumbled, not actually answering her question. She assumed it must have been something bad if he wouldn't tell her.

“Fine, don't tell me,” She was completely sticking her bottom lip out and pouting as she wrapped bandages around his torso.

“We also need to talk about what you're going to do. You can't get up on your own. Do you have any friends that you could get help from?” She asked as she leaned back from him and admired her less than perfect handy work before she looked over at him watching him blush and drop his shirt as his other hand ran through his hair.

“Well most of my friends are fellow pro hero’s. I’m not sure if any of them could help very much. Plus most would be even more persistent than you about going to a hospital,” He said, giving her a sheepish looking smile. So he didn't want a friend dragging his ass to the hospital was the biggest reason.

“Alright then stay put here while I'm at work. Let's get you back into bed then,” She said as she stepped to his side the best she could and once again she draped his strong arm over her shoulder before helping him up to his feet. At least this time he did not sway when he stood up. So that's an improvement right?

“Thanks again Sugahara,” he said with a duck of his head and a rather guilty look on his face.

“Stop thanking me and apologizing. Just be happy I’m not a bitch and won’t toss you out on your ass alone,” she said as she helped him back to her room where different bed sheets now covered her bed. She doubted she would get the blood out of the other set but at least she had an old backup. Glancing over at him she finally noticed the shirt he was wearing bore two big double r’s across the front.

“You are a really big fan of your fellow hero’s aren’t you?” She asked with a giggle at the thought of the All Might boxers she was very aware he was currently wearing. Of course the idiot's face turned red and he started to stutter something about liking to support his friends. His face was so red she almost couldn’t see his freckles any more.

“Oh calm down sugar cookie. I think it’s nice you buy your friends merchandise. But it does make you look like a nerd,” She couldn't help but tease him lightly as she slowly helped him to sit down on the edge of her bed.

“Kacchan says the same thing, though he doesn't say anything when I wear something from his line,” Midoriya says as he gives a small embarrassed chuckle but still that small lopsided boyish grin remains.

“You have mentioned that name a few times. Kacchan must be a pretty good friend of yours if you talk about them so much,” She said, unable to hold back her curiosity as she straightened up and stretched a little. Her body isn't used to all the heavy lifting she had been doing the last couple of hours and is starting to protest as it grows stiff on her.

“He is. We have known each other since we were little kids. We went through UA together. He’s a little rough around the edges but he's really a great guy and hero,” Midoriya said as the smile on his face only grew wider at the memories of his dear childhood friend. A great guy and hero? She was pretty sure she had heard an interview where Deku had said the same thing about someone once before? Who was it again?

“It almost sounds like you're talking about Dynamite every time someone questions how you just let him just yell at you the way he does,” of course being able to connect the dots had surprised Midoriya a little but still he smiled innocently at her as he nodded his head.

“Well that’s just how Kacchan is. I think a part of his loud personality is just linked to his quirk. He’s always a little loud and aggressive, it's just who he is but deep down he's a good guy,” She could feel her jaw drop at hearing the little sugar cookie defend someone like Dynamite but to hear that the two are childhood friends well she would never have guessed that, not with the way the angry blonde treats the green haired man on tv. Of course her blunt surprise just seems to make the man laugh which in turn had him hiss and grip at his side when his body deemed laughing too painful.

“Everyone always gives me looks like that when I say almost anything about Kacchan,” He said his shoulders still shaking softly with a silent laugh though it was short lived as even that hurt like hell.

“Well yeah! It’s kinda hard to believe you're talking about the same man. Great Explosion Murder God Dynamite, Like first off who the hell tries to make that their hero name, second have you seen the guy in any interview? The man is loud, rude, egotistical and obnoxious, like how the hell did he get into the top ten heroes. Scratch that I am sure it's simple because of those good looks saving his ass,” She was completely ranting and raving now about the blonde hero that she really personally did not like. She was so worked up she had even started to wave her hands around a little before throwing them up when she admitted the man's good looks had to be the only thing saving his top hero spot. Of course poor Deku could only watch the woman rant about his dear friend. Though she wasn't completely wrong and he had also learned long ago not everyone had the same opinion of Bakugo as he did. So he couldn't just argue with her since she wasn't completely wrong.

“Well you're not completely wrong. Kacchan is a bit rough. But he has gotten better since high school. He was really bad back then. It's just who he is to be loud and I think more so crude. But he speaks his mind honestly, to honestly really. But if you actually get to know him you would find he is not that bad,” Izuku said, trying to stand up for his friend but the look he got from the woman standing in front of him clearly told him she was not convinced. He wanted to offer to introduce her to him. But he feared the two may be a bit similar and feared fists may fly if it escalated past insults and screaming at each other. But the woman standing before him really did remind himself of his best friend.

“Yeah and pigs will start flying,” she nearly snorted, finding it hard to believe the angry blonde man was not as bad as she assumed.

“Whatever. I don’t have time for this. Lay back and relax. I gotta head to work soon. I’ll grab you some more water but I hope you will be okay on your own. Oh hand me your phone,” she said, giving him more of an order than asking him for his cell phone. She watched as he handed his cell phone over to her without arguing as she sent a text to her own phone and heard the phone still sitting on her night stand vibrating.

“There. Now you have my cell number. If anything happens I guess you can call or text me while I’m at work. But beware I may not answer right away if I’m working,” she said before she turned and walked over to her little dresser pulling out her uniform. Well really it was a short little tight black skirt. A tight strappy little matching black top. And of course she grabbed the most padded bra she owned. She was going to need all the help she could get to make good tips. She needed to get groceries but also she was worried about Midoriya’s injury. Infection is a real concern and he won’t go to the hospital for what ever stupid reason. She needed to see if she could get her hands on some antibiotics for him. Ugh what a pain this was turning out to be.

She had to struggle not to laugh as she watched the man’s face turn all sorts of different shades of red the second she pulled a bra out of her dresser. Poor guy acted like he ain’t never seen a bra before. Oh what an innocent idiot he was.

“I’d say don’t go peaking through my things while I am at work. But you can’t exactly walk. And something tells me you wouldn’t do that for risk of giving yourself a heart attack,” her tone was completely teasing as she tried not to laugh as she looked over her shoulder at the poor man who was still looking incredibly uncomfortable and embarrassed. He looked more like he had just walked into a woman’s changing room and been caught red handed in such an action.

“I would never do that,” he stuttered out as his gaze quickly looked away as if seeing her holding her change of clothing was the equivalent of seeing her naked. What a sweet and innocent little sugar cookie he was.

“Ah yes. Cause you’re a big strong hero right? Alright cinnamon roll calm down before your face explodes,” and yet she couldn’t keep the smirk from pulling at her lips as she swirled her bra around one finger as she started to leave her bedroom ready to go to the bathroom to be able to change saving the poor man from having an aneurysm if he actually was forced to watch her get changed. She spent a lot of effort saving the man she didn’t need to be the reason he died.

“You are not going to stop with the sweet themed nicknames are you?” He asked as she once again called him a cinnamon roll.

“Nope,” she said, popping the P as she said it before slipping out of the bedroom.

Once she walked out of the tiny bathroom she was now dressed for work, the skirt made it hard to bend down. If she wasn’t careful, bending over would show off her ass. Her shirt clung to her top half and the bra she wore was a bit tight, the padding pushed everything up and together nearly making it hard for the top to contain the girls. Her hair had been slightly curled, a good bit of makeup caked her face. As annoying as it all was, she knew this would make men tip better. Walking into her bedroom she grabbed her cell phone from the night stand where it had been charging. She also grabbed the small little black pouch she had that housed her float of change, a pad of paper and a few pens.

“Is there anything you need before I leave?“ she asked, pausing as she glanced over at the man who was leaning against the headboard of her bed with her two only pillows supporting him.

“Nah I’ll be fine till you return,” he said after a second.

“Okay good,” she said simply as she slipped her pouch around her waist and listened to it clip in place before she slipped her phone into her bra and turned to head out slipping on some old black flats that would make working at least a little more comfortable compared to the rest of her outfit.

She was leaving home a little bit earlier than normal. But she wanted to deal with one issue before work would start. She needs to get her hands on some antibiotics for the idiot hero taking up her bed. The risk of infection was very real, and even if he didn’t get an infection it would still slow his healing down. Some actual pain meds may be helpful but that she could just get at a drug store though she did worry Advil may not do that much good. But getting her hands on illegal drugs would get expensive. He would have to make due with Advil; she could at least afford that.

She walked down the sidewalk looking for a familiar face before she finally found him where he typically would be this time of day. Long greasy hair was pushed back into a low ponytail. The man was tall and lanky, honestly he reminded her of an insect in many ways. He was almost ten years older than herself in his mid thirties at least.

“Bando,” she mumbled as she approached the man watching as the his lips curled up into a rather creepy smile.

“Well well look who it is. Little Aoi,” he said grinning as he took in the view of the woman before him.

“Don’t be so informal. And you know I hate when you call me that,” she growled at him as her glossed up lips pressed together. She always hated dealing with the man. But he was always reliable when something was needed.

“Awe come now. I’m hurt that you want to act like we don’t know each other,” he said, faking a look of being upset.

“I’m a customer, nothing else,” she said simply and watched as he arched an eyebrow at her.

“Well then what is it the beautiful lady needs today?” He asked knowing she only came to him when desperate for something hard to get.

“Antibiotics. And make sure it’s good shit,” she said, crossing her arms over her chest trying to hide the view from the man before her as she watched those beady little eyes of his roam down to rest on her chest before slowly making their way up to her face once again.

“Oh are you playing doctor again? And you know that won’t be cheap,” he said as his eyes finally returned to her face.

“I’m well aware it won’t be cheap. I’ll swing back around after work. Have it ready for me by then or I’ll go elsewhere,” she said simply not removing her arms from her chest.

“Alright alright I’ll see you later than little Aoi,” the man said with a deep chuckle as he turned and disappeared down an alleyway as she quickly started walking down the street once again now heading straight to the train station and heading to work.

Pulling out her cell phone she looked at the message she had sent to herself from Midoriya’s cell phone. Adding him into the small list of contacts she had she put in his fun little nickname as she put him into her phone as Sugar Cookie. She knew better than to add him using his hero name. That could get her in trouble if anyone saw. Even if it was used as a joke she could still get herself into trouble, people in her neighborhood did not like hero’s. It was a good reminder that she needed to make sure no one knew she was currently harboring the number one hero and nursing him back to health. That could get her ass beat or worse could find her dead if the wrong person got their hands on her. She needed to be careful or she could find herself in a lot of trouble. How had she found herself in this situation? And why her?

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[alien-slushie]

I don't see the Henituse family as abusive or villains but Deruth Henituse is a absolute fool.

[Keep in mind that I speak from a place as the oldest Halfsibling of my family with a ab**ive stepfather i despise and a mother who was more interested in my younger siblings, so therefore my opinions are emotionally charged.]

Lily and Basen are children. They are blameless in anything, because they are babies.

Violan I hold a tiny bit accountable. She is an adult woman who already had one child, so she should have had some understanding of Cale and reached out, but she was also a stepmother who thought Cale hated her. I can see her thinking along the lines of wanting Cale to come to her when he's ready, not to mention she was pregnant soon after joining the household and had to deal with everything that happens with that.

Deruth I have no sympathy for. Don't misunderstand, I don't hate the man, but I do think he's an absolute fool.

He relied in his /six(?) year old son/ for emotional support, and then when he felt better brought a stranger and her child into the house without talking to Cale about it, and thought Cale would easily adjust. Then, when Cale started acting out at /eight years old/ his strategy was to let Cale do as he pleased and throw money at him hoping the problem would fix itself. Newsflash: that's not how children work. The Henituses as a whole all seem rather stone faced, and emotionally constipated, maybe Deruth didn't know /how/ to approach his son, but he was an adult ass man, he should have tried harder.

Not to mention, children suddenly acting out like that is a huge red flag. I understand that TCF takes place in a different world and a different time period, but if a child starts acting out it's usually a sign of something else happening behind the scenes. And do not get me started in Cale's drinking and going out unsupervised. At the start of TCF, Cale is 18 years old, and it's insinuated that he's been drinking for /years/. I don't know the drinking age in this world, but I don't have to in order to be uncomfortable with a teenager going out unsupervised to drink. Given that Choi Han was able to smack Cale around in BoaH, I don't think Cale had any gaurds with him when he went out(though maybe he did when he was younger but then got rid of them when he was 18). Regardless, What if someone slipped something in Cale's drink in retaliation for Cale's foul mood? Sure the people might not have done so because of who Cale's father is, but it's still a possible outcome. The world is a dark and sick place, and sure it's useless thinking about "What ifs" in a fictional world, but actually it's not as I look at all characters and world building as 'real world' when analyzing it.

Okay I kinda spiraled into a rant, back on topic.

Deruth does love his son, that is something I will not dispute. He is not some super abusive and evil man. But, there were multiple points where he could have and should have stepped in and stopped his son's self destruction. But he didn't. When the souls switched, he didn't notice, which yeah he didn't know his son well, but rather than be worried about the sudden change(again another huge red flag) he seemed relieved that his son's rebellious phase was over with. He was emotionally neglectful, and extremely distant with Cale.

In conclusion, they all need to sit down as a family and go to therapy. They're not evil, just very flawed human beings. Which is good, it adds depth to the characters and makes the world and people feel /real/.

In defense of Deruth

Fair warning, there will be some SPOILERS so if you haven't finished the first novel or you care about spoilers, I suggest you don't continue reading. Thanks!

I'm a reader of fanfics, manga, manhwa, manhua, and novels. I basically consume different stories whenever I'm bored (which I usually am).

But the things I've read most often involve parents, which I'm not really looking for but it's there so whatever.

I had to read stories with basically the same plot but different...ingredients but the thing I notice is that most stories involve abusive or neglectful parents. And it's weird to me. Like can't heroes or villains have good parents and they turn out the way they are because of other circumstances? Obviously, it's because authors want us to root for the character but for me, it's just lazy writing.

So imagine my annoyance when, after reading the first volume of TCF, I see several fics hating and trashing Deruth Henituse and saying he's the worst father in existence.

I get it. He's not the best father. His wife, who he loves very much, died and left him as a single father. He has responsibilities as a count and soon marries Violan who has Basen by then. They have another kid soon after, which is Lily. He seems to entrust the responsibilities of the heir to Basen after OG Cale's reputation took a nosedive. In a sense, he appears as if he doesn't care about OG Cale's feelings and reputation and looks like he's focusing on his other children.

BUT he's not the worst father either. Listen, you may hate him for whatever reason, whether you've consumed too many stories with bad parents or you see yourself in OG Cale, BUT he's an okay parent.

Let me list the top three fathers that are absolutely disgusting compared to him before I explain why I think he doesn't deserve all the hate he's getting:

1. Marquis Stan

We all know what happened to Taylor Stan and while we can blame it on Venion, it's also because of their father. Their father is basically an asshole who wants to see his children fight for the heir's position. And he doesn't care if they end up killing each other for it. It's basically like watching sports for him at this point. He's mainly the reason why Venion grew up into a twisted bastard. While yes, Venion is not innocent in any shape or form after what he did to his brother and Raon, it's obvious he became that way because of his father.

In fact, Taylor is also a victim of Marquis Stan's abhorrent parenting. He's not evil like his family but he learned to be independent and to fight back because he doesn't want to become like them. He died in the original story.

So yeah. Marquis Stan is absolutely disgusting and no one can change my mind that he's the worst existence among all the fathers in the story.

2. White Star

The only reason why he's not number 1 is because he's not a literal father but he does pose as one for DHB. If you know what he did to dragons, then I don't need to summarize it for you. For those who don't, you need to read the novel because it's going to be a long explanation. All I can say is that he's also the reason why DHB became so crazy. And honestly, I'm glad that even if Cale is very guarded at DHB, he still gave him the freedom to choose and repent later on.

3. Zed Crossman

He's the lesser evil of the two but he's kind of like Marquis Stan but tamer.

He basically has his three kids fight for the throne while ignoring or favoring one over the other. And he doesn't even try to hide that he doesn't care too much unless it involves his plans.

He basically wants to see who is more fit for the throne but he doesn't stop them from sabotaging one another.

Honestly, I put all the effort on Tasha and Obante's part that Alberu became a better person. Zed is completely useless.

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So...is Deruth a bad father?

Before I answer that, here's the thing about OG Cale. He's a complex character who is grieving most of his life and wants to protect his siblings in his own twisted way. In order to do that, he needs to act like he's trash and push everyone away. But is that Deruth's fault? Eeeeh kinda but not really???

They both lack communication as father and son. In fact, the moment KRS, now Cale Henituse, was forcefully transmigrated into OG Cale's world, it's shown that Deruth is trying to communicate with his son.

The first few chapters show that he cares for his son in his own way when Cale sits down to join them in breakfast. He attempts to talk to Cale even though he was hesitant. He seems surprised but happy when Cale answered. Yeah, it's shitty that OG Cale's family and Ron didn't notice he got switched but in all honesty, it'll be hard for a normal person to come to the conclusion that a God was involved. If I were in their shoes, I would find it suspicious (probably thinking that something happened that changed that person's actions and personality) but I wouldn't think of transmigration or God of Death. Conspiracy theories aren't the first thing I'll think of. That's just dumb to use as an excuse for hating the Henituse family.

People, fans, want family drama but in all honesty, they're just ruining OG Cale's character in the way they do it. It's actually disrespectful to his sacrifice for his family. He made that deal with God of Death not only because he wants to see his mom but also because he wants his family to live after they all died in the war against the White Star. He lived through that war with him as the sole survivor of the whole family. That sucks. He could've stayed but he didn't want to and also because he already died in the future anyways. If he wants to help them as himself, I doubt he'll shut up about it to the God of Death, regardless if it's a literal god he's gonna argue with. Let me remind you that this guy is so stubborn, he made a trashy reputation to help his brother.

Instead of doing it himself, he chose to let KRS (who didn't know he's going to be involved in a war in another world btw) save his world and family in exchange for seeing his mother. He chose to leave not because of Deruth (not completely, at least) but because he simply wants to. And he's content with his decision, regardless of his regrets.

By the way, his mom, Jour, is also not pretty great if you think about her decision before she died (my unpopular opinion but whatever). I do think her final conversation with him and her following death traumatized him in a way that I can't help but feel angry for him. It's mainly the reason why he hates the Harris Village that Choi Han ended up in. It doesn't excuse his reaction to the village later on but it does explain why he hates the place, even if it's not their fault his mother died. So yeah, I don't like his mother (I'm not talking about her reincarnation btw. She's a kid). That's not the way to care for your son, ma'am.

Deruth is obviously trying but a relationship needs to work between two people and not just one. That's what you call a one-sided relationship, guys. It's why OG Cale and Violan are not close. Both of these characters don't try to be close, maybe not because they dislike each other but maybe because of a misunderstanding or whatever (who knows).

Cale only got close to her because he actually treats her with respect (also because...you know...he's an orphan and was abused as a kid so deep inside, he thinks Deruth and Violan are good but not the best parents). And whenever Cale gets hurt or is in a bad situation, we sometimes get their reaction. They're worried and angry for him. They want him to stay away from danger. In fact, the last few chapters are basically Deruth getting angry at Cale for endangering himself (completely understandable).

You can also argue that Deruth didn't try hard enough. Well, let me just tell you as someone who's been depressed since I was a kid that whenever my parents try to ask me what's wrong, I usually reply with "nothing" or "I'm fine." So for parents to try harder doesn't usually end up with a heart-to-heart talk unless the other wants to talk.

So yeah, I think KR novels and manhwa are basically the reason why some readers immediately jump in defense for the character they like because of possible abuse and neglect from parents. Without thinking about it properly. Like please, if you hate a character, at least try to understand them first and list down the other worst characters before you actually say that they're the worst.

Side note: The worst thing that I also notice is fans also target Basen and Lily. They include the whole Henituse family and write a fanfic about how abusive or neglectful all of them are. BASEN AND LILY ARE LITERAL KIDS. WTF ARE YOU GUYS THINKING. They didn't do anything to OG Cale??? They're just there?

Did I just create an account to rant about how stupid some fans are? Yeah, pretty much. You can hate on Deruth but don't include the kids. They're kids??? Without any involvement with OG Cale and Deruth's drama?

Reminder: I haven't read the second volume because I'm planning to read it when it's completely translated. That way, I won't have to wait too long for the next chapter.

[lgbtqforeverything]

bionic action hero moments that i just really like

chase’s whole expression and demeanor when douglas talks about giselle dumping him

adam bree and chase leaning on the pillars and talking when douglas runs in. i don’t know why i like this but it makes me smile

i want to see douglas in a mullet so bad now

the abcs’ asses in their mentor suits. this isn’t specific to this episode but i just appreciate it

chase being able to get out of his mentor clothes and instantly getting into a flannel. sir you are gay

all the bits about the training room set looking fake when we all know that’s just the actual set that they use. that’s shits hilarious to me

chase and adam looking so happy/excited in this screenshot

the ‘what time will this be on tonight’ joke adam makes

the fact that it looks like spencer boldman shaved for the tank top

all the acting warm ups the boys do but specially adam running around like he’s on a toy horse again

the abcs’ bad guy outfits

chase’s line about bree knowing how to pick boys. like sir-

the way the instant troy pushes bree down adam is slightly holding chase back but chase breaks free and was about to euch troy is not for the huge gun. they be siblings your honor

chase telling everyone his plan like giselle couldn’t just run off while everyone was fighting to code a firewall

the bad edit where bree somehow loses her jacket before the fight but we never see it

bree going from a ‘sorry!’ to rage yelling

adam and leo being able to communicate through one word

chase smashing the laptop

adam’s face after giselle says she’ll rip out chase’s chip

chase’s little sarcastic smile

the panic in chase’s voice when giselle tells him that his family is going to die

chase’s scream when he sees the explosion

the elation in chase’s voice when he sees that they’re alive

leo being the one to save them <3

chase’s stupid face when he uses his molecular kinesis is to escape

chase’s stupid spider-man jump when he escapes

‘hold my hair net.’

the thing where chase pushes down the kicks troy aims at him

‘abs of stell brah’

chase’s arms/torso in his villain outfit

adam bree and leo’s expressions when they first see chase over the video call

bree’s villain tank top. big fan of this

LEO MAKING A GOOD PLAN AND EXECUTING IT. I LOVE HIM HE HAS GROWN SO MUCH AND IS SO GOOD AT THIS HERO THING NOW

the leo douglas dynamic in this episodes. i’m obsessed

chase being face up in the table even tho his chip is in the back of his neck and he should be face down. it keeps annoying me

none of the students doing jackshit even tho this is what they’ve been training for for MONTHS

leo being the one to think of how to take the android down. he was the true mvp of this episode and i love that for him

similarly: the abcs’ asses in their mission suits

giselle being a #girlboss

the android clearly not putting any of his weight on douglas

adam trying to bring chase back because he never gives up and bree being the first to say he’s gone because guilt she knows the consequences much more explicitly than he does. this scene can actually give you a really good look at their characters-more than just what disney even thinks they’re giving you.

the tears in adam and bree’s eyes

the way adam goes instantly to rage while bree goes to grief

the way adam clearly aborts a hug because all his barriers come back down when chase shows back up alive

douglas’ indignant ‘hey!’ when troy steals his gun

the way bree’s first thought when grabbed by troy is to have adam take out both of them because of the guilt she feels of getting everyone into this scenario and how she feels sacrificing herself is the only way to make up for it

adam’s ‘i can’t’

the way leo is the first to agree with her. he knows the realities and consequences. he has lost an arm and a leg. he has longs since suspected he might lose something more.

the line of agreeing with her going leo-chase-adam and how it takes adam longer to agree than the other two

the fuckin paper towel roll above the sink. it makes sense because sink but looks so out of place and something about it is hilarious to me

adam’s barriers being back up and deflecting when chase tells him he loves him and then punching chase, putting them back into their emotionally constipated normal

cause fucking manspreading over two chairs and a table. sir.

the fucking marcus hand. seeing that scene makes me so excited

[kaypeace21]

El, Kali, and Henry: and the theme of  psychiatric ab*se (analysis) .

I’d almost recommend reading my other psych post first: I did a whole post about the (different) mental health allegory relating to “ vecna’s curse” ( in relation to his victims, such as  Max). These 2 posts will really illustrate how prevalent the  psych themes are within s4 and prior seasons.And just how great the Duffers’ writing is.But, given the (um... oddly thirsty)  reception to Henry as a character.I’m going to have to preface this by stating the obvious- my explanation of why Henry does what he does is not excusing of any of his horrid actions. It’s simply an explanation. And goes with the broader psych themes in the series.  So let’s begin.

We kind of see the exact moment- Henry probably decided to implement his lab massacre  plan (the RULE talk/  electrocution scene):

We later see Henry get electrocuted by Brenner (because the "RULES' still apply to him in the same way- as they do to the other numbers). 

In Henry's speech to el after the lab massacre: he  mentions  " making his own RULES" (aka his  explanation for the massacre is him saying it’s going against Brenner's ab*sive RULES).- Despite what he’s did to the numbers being unjustifiable, since they were v*ctims of Brenner’s rules too).

 And again vecna targets people with mental health issues who are actually seeing a good psych counselor (Mrs Kelly who has a clock necklace): but Henry as a child glares at the clock- while discussing : " straight jackets" and the "RULES" (aka the idea of being trapped with psychiatrist dr. Brenner who implements ab*sive "rules" and called him "broken"as a kid). 

This is what caused him to snap completely as a kid and as an adult... Brenner (and wanting to escape Brenner’s grasp/ ab*sive “RULES’). We see as a child Brenner was already medically treating Henry- and the thought of being locked away with Brenner made him attack his own family-and later his lab family  .

Both of his v* olent rampages and psychiatric breakdowns have to do with trying to “break free” from his psychiatrist Dr. Brenner.

If the psych allegory wasn’t obvious already the tracker in Henry is called “Soteria” (which is an alternative to a psych hospital). 

Nothing Henry did was justifiable but if Brenner (and the lab) wasn't so ab*sive who knows if it would have happened? Was henry just destined to be evil- or is his disdain for his doctors *as a child/adult * (and his villainous outcome) a critique of the mistreatment mental health doctors caused to some patients in the 50s-70s? What would have happened if Henry had a proper psychiatrist? Mkultra (which Brenner is a part of)was literally run by psychiatrists -some  experimented on unsuspecting psych patients in psych hospitals. One v*ctim of mkultra, Esther Schrier, was a pregnant women with depression : who was electrocuted so badly she became incontinent, and unable to walk or talk (which is very reminiscent of Terry). The fact that Terry is stuck in a “dream” (as Becky called it)  because Brenner electrocuted her . While peter became a literal dream monster (vecna) because of electrocution/Brenner is starting to seem like an obvious parallel. Not to mention, in s4, we see vecna and Brenner cause people to have nightmares of the past (to further solidify the parallels) .

I don't think this theory is that farfetched. When s4 tackles mental health themes- and we see how poorly victor creel is treated in the psych facility. Henry even stated he wanted his father to be placed there -which seems like a vindictive act of revenge (since his parents wanted to place him in the care of an ab*sive psychiatrist, even if his parents were unaware of how bad Brenner was ).Also need to mention in s2, we literally hear about kali saving a girl (Dottie) from a mental asylum. And behind kali it says "o'bedlam" : a british poem about society discarding /mistreating  the mentally ill. Bedlam was also an American documentary about the mistreatment of the patients at mental hospitals- and it even discussed the connection to dungeons and dragons. Or the infamous bedlam asylum- which shaved it’s patients’ heads and t*rtured them .And guess what- Dottie was (very old) british slang for  "mentally ill". Kali even describes people like Dottie as similar to her and other numbers. These of course aren't the only examples of mental health in st, the themes of mental health have been there since s1, and there’s too many to list here.

We see a lot of parallels of Henry to other characters(but also significant differences)...

 kali/8 in a s2 flashback is electrocuted by a guard similar to Henry : Henry even mentions 8′s escape to el . He may have seen a kinship with Kali as well (similar to El)  so helped her escape.

It would explain both henry /kali telling el to use an (angry) memory to be more powerful, both saying to El others see them as "monsters" because of their powers, both describing the lab as a "prison",  and both being associated with spiders . Both even have illusion powers.  I think if kali learned what Henry did to her "siblings": it would probably cause her to have  an existential crisis of sorts. Because a lot of her life philosophies were probably inspired by  him. I do believe if kali returns she will side with el though .

The biggest difference between Kali & Henry is that: henry sees people like himself... and hurts them. Meanwhile kali "saves" them. We see this contrast via the pointing of the head gesture. Sunshine says   “ we were de*d , all of us...kali saved us.Here” (points to head). Meanwhile El sees all the people Henry k*lled- and Henry (points to his head- and says’ they’re “in here”).

However Brenner points to El's head and says that's the real "prison". This obviously has hidden symbolism relating to El’s mental  tra*ma. But it shows Brenner not realizing that numbers like 1 and 8- saw him and the lab as the real "prison" rather than their mind.

El/ Will /kali are all implied to have ptsd and  or tra*ma ( but they have support systems of friends/family- unlike Henry). And unlike Henry, El & Kali escaped the lab (but Henry was trapped with Brenner for his childhood and adulthood).Like Kali...El/Will are also paralleled to Henry in a few ways-perhaps to show Henry as the worst case scenario if they didn’t have these positive influences  .  It’s why El defeated Henry with a positive memory of love -relating to her mother.  Or how max’s positive memories helped her escape vecna. It’s because love is the cure to defeating vecna (something vecna/henry didn’t feel he experienced).  

If curious about what the parallels were-

Henry and  Will: both have their parent say they are ‘sensitive’ , both are artists , both are undead wizards, both wear plaid,  are associated with fire,  moved to new places, and  had a sibling see a dead rabbit.  Both mentioning “wanting it (life) to be over”. Vecna means “forever”, Will was handed a “forever clock” (clocks hands in both boys houses also move supernturally).

Meanwhile El moved to a new place like Henry and felt ‘different’, and like a ‘monster’. and both say they ‘make their own rules’ (because of their tra*ma with Brenner).

But , again Kali, Will, and El may parallel Henry but it’s what differentiates them from Henry that’s significant (their support systems and morals).We see both  Kali/El empathize with those with similar tra*ma. But, Henry hurts people with similar tra*ma to himself .When he does this, he feels closer to them (via seeing their memories). It's almost like he doesn't know how to make bonds with people and does this para-social dynamic instead as a replacement for real companionship . He claims as a kid  he's naturally like a spider,   a "solitary"  creature that is "feared'. But, it seems like as a child he was always alone and never actually wanted to be the ‘solitary’ and  “feared”  spider. Otherwise he'd never would have asked El to join him, in the first place- if wanting solitude . Or be upset Brenner saw him as a "monster"/ "feared" him  ( like how humans "feared" spiders).  But, I digress...

Henry's v*olent actions were still his own choice and ultimate undoing. He could have just escaped with El (but chose to hurt the other numbers before hand ). And now like how he caused nightmares for others- El caused his worst nightmare . He mentioned putting a "mirror" up to people - but El did so to him as well. Throwing him into a mirror , and making him experience his worst fears: electrocution, imprisonment, and becoming a solitary- feared spider monster.

What I find interesting is how at the psych hospital the dr mentions music and says some are ‘beyond a cure’ . And Henry says he is also beyond a cure too .  Perhaps  El/Will being associated with ‘the cure” is showing how they may have mental health issues too- but they aren’t irredeemable because the love and support they have helps them heal. Unlike Henry who was taught as a child- he was simply ‘broken’ .  And, of course,  it could also allude to the 2  characters being important in defeating Vecna (aka being the cure).

[eatsbop]

The way Bomi's written pisses me off for no reason, she's useful only when the antagonist gotta use her as bait or sth... and uhh do we know anything ab her other than the fact she likes Hobin?? Miss Lola from sharktales was definitely bad and only ruined Seongjoon's character, but Bomi makes my blood boil, inconsistent ass personality & no flaws or interesting traits

Just... just don't let Park Tulio write female characters.

Hehe hello, anon. I tried talking to Tulio about this. I was all, "Bro, we need to have a conversation." And he was all, "How'd you get in my house?"

If it wasn't for Tulio forcing Bomi as Hobin's main love interest, Bomi would have been fine. When she was first introduced I thought Tulio meant for this character to be Hobin's perfect, goody two shoes, way out of his league crush.

And what's wrong with that, right? We have Ji Yeonwoo. He's perfect, goody two shoes, and way out of his fangirls' league. Well the difference is Bomi is The Female Lead and WE, as a fandom must support this agenda. But that went downhill because Gaeul and Rumi were actually more engaging as characters. They're clumsy, they're funny, they belong to planet earth like the rest of us. So Tulio started sneaking in changes. Bomi's clumsy too, she makes mistakes too.

"I'll give you my severance pay!"

"Bomi, you'll only receive a severance pay if you've worked in a company for at least a year.."

Gaeul is funny making some childish mistake cause that's who she is. Our little chick, Gaeul. But Bomi? That was kind of eh. I mean.. Tulio painted (at least for me) her as this capable young lady who, despite coming from a wealthy family, is out there to carve her own place in the world. Why was she suddenly so clueless of the system?

Rumi is a diva? Well, Bomi will be a diva too. But while Tulio was ready to take risks on Rumi (wager her character as a temporary villain) for her character development.. he just took a shortcut on Bomi and her diva moment made her.. just a diva. A jerk who's full of herself. Bomi's sensible image shatters into pieces.

But wait, what's wrong with being a jerk? Taehoon is an asshole yet he's easily one of the most popular characters of this series. Well.. we actually went through a lot with him. He's flawed but he is forgivable. We've seen his character stretched. We've seen him suffer. We recognize what motivates his actions. Sometimes he's just an asshole for no reason too, but yeah assholes do exist in the world so there you go.

I think Bomi would have been fine if she were more of a Bomi than an amalgamation of traits that sold other characters. If she had stayed as this quiet normal citizen she would have provided a contrast against Hobin's wild life experiences and maybe that would have given their ship a little more chemistry.

And yeah Lola (lmao lola of sharktales). Tulio just dropped her in the story from out of nowhere and ruined everything Seongjoon is. I've complained about this before so you probably don't want to hear it again lol.

Hehehehehhenyway. I'm not a writer and I know absolute shit about writing so am I in any position to judge Tulio? Actually yes because I'm just that handsome. Take that lookism, bro.

Should Tulio be banned from writing female characters? Well I don't think there's a law for that. And if it is his intention to write some bland characters that serve no purpose except as trophy girlfriends, or to reinforce a guy's maleness.. he's done exactly that. I demand a nobel peace prize for not cussing in this paragraph btw.

[fireemblems24]

DLC Ch 2

Playing Ch 2 of the DLC now. I want to finish this before Three Hopes drops. Also, weird formatting again for the same reasons as the first chapter.

Oh, cool, a new place to wander around! Lol there's an Abysskeeper. I know Gatekeeper is controversial, but I think it's funny.

Wow, the church has alters to other gods in its basement and let's people worship there? I wish a single one of the current major religions was that open minded.

Hilda sounds so proud of Balthus being a nuisance lol.

Dimitri wants to join the Abyss lamo. I bet he's wishing for a place he could just hide. Does anyone headcannon he hid here during the timeskip? 

Ok, I hope I can format normal now?

We're good, ok, now I need to just check everyone's weapons and then go back to the story.

STORY

Hapi or Balthus is my favorite so far, they're both funny. I'm still deciding if Constance is annoying or not and if I buy into Yuri's character or not yet. I can't help but remember how I felt about Dimitri at the start vs now though, lamo.

It's funny how Edelgard is saying almost nothing. I wonder if she's like - oh, god, what if it's TWSITD or Jeritza or Hubert?

God, Dimitri and Ashe are both like - someone in danger!!! must protect!!! Precious, both of them.

Byleth can say "we have no choice." It's really amusing to me how many "I don't wanna!!!!!s Byleth is getting. I'm picking them all.

So there's something up with Hapi's sighs? Oh - that's why the monster showed up. What a random power. I must sigh like every 10 minutes when I'm at work. That would SUCK.

Side note, it's so funny when there's a group of people standing around in this game and they just . . . don't really move.

GAMEPLAY

Oh, wow, I got all 4 of them way earlier than I thought.

Damn, Ashe is just . . . killing everything with criticals.

How many reinforcements keep showing up?? Like, good grief. Glad people warned me and I picked normal lol. There's nothing particularly hard at the moment, but it's like - again?!?!

They really just love pulling out the Death Knight, don't they? I wonder if these people are working with TWSITD then? Or does he just join any rando group of baddies that let him kill stuff.

Didn't manage to engage the Death Knight. He just sort of stayed on the second level, and I couldn't really get to him. Next time.

Byleth MVP. Honestly, everyone pulled their weight here, tbh.

New guy has a nice voice. Aelfric.

STORY

So Aelfric is like the church leader of the Abyss?

Aelfric mentioning Almyrans - Claude just chillin'

I'm betting Dimitri really wishes he could just disappear here, but his duty to vengeance, Duscur, and Faerghus says no.

I mean, if it's foreigners and the ill, that's pretty shitty they'd want it gone. But if it's tax evaders and gangs, then I'd want it gone too.

Oh, good grief, now another person is begging the experienceless teacher to be a teacher. But the Ashen Wolves don't want me lamo. I actually like that.

Aelfric calling them flock is weird.

Dimitri's shoulders are just . . . so big lol, and that tiny waist.

WAIT - I GET TO LEARN ABOUT A MOM!!!! In THIS game!!! 100% picking that. And she has a name. 😭

Balthus abs are just . . . a lot lamo. Not that I mind.

Linhardt talked! I swear he's gotten more lines than Edelgard.

So Rhea used that rite to try and bring back Sothis. So who are they going to try to bring back here, because there's no way they spend this much time on it if it has nothing to do with the story.

Oh, God, Dimitri 😭😭😭 I just realized, he's hearing about a rite that brings people back from the dead. He must be so tempted 😭😭😭 Saying he understands why so many people want it. 😭😭

Man it would be awesome if it was Dimitri who tried to do the rite at the end of this, but there's just no way - it'll be one of the new characters or some un-introduced yet villain.

[zevlors-tail]

I don't wanna scared you or something even worse *breathe deeply and with the voice whispering* What do you think having a Incubus!Villain Deku?

Do you know I wrote all of this on mobile? In my car? On a 15% battery? Welp-

TW: Incubus!Izuku, Demon!Izuku, unprotected sex, mind fuckery?, tail play?, idk what to tag this lmao, biting, oral (reader receiving), fem!reader.

It starts with dreams. Bits and pieces here and there, fragments of memories that plague you randomly throughout the day. You're doing something completely mundane and suddenly there's a flash of something you can't quite recall...mostly in shades of green and black. It only takes a few times to fully realize what your dreams are about and remember them, though, and that's when the real problem starts.

That's when you become acutely aware of the incubus that's been taking up residence in your home (and subsequently, your mind) lately. He tells you his name; Izuku, was it? But please, call him Deku, as that's his preferred demon name and the name you should use to call upon him. He corners you the first time he becomes visible, makes you feel small and submissive, but in a lighthearted way so that you think you're still in control of the situation.

You're not.

He's so much larger than you; he towers over you easily as he traces an index finger over your bare arm and gives you a look of amusement. "Did those dreams feel nice?" But he doesn't need you to answer, because he already knows they did from the way you cried out and made a mess of yourself for him in your sleep. Many a nights you had woken yourself up mid-orgasm before having to strip your sheets from your sweat-soaked bed to wash them.

You can't put your finger on it, but there's something about his velvety tone and his darkened eyes that make him so persuasive while he offers to give you something even better, something physical that you can feel even when you're awake.

"I won't hurt you," he promises, and you can't help but believe him. It's easy to lean into his touch, to let him tilt your chin up, to meet his gaze and hold it while he silently asks permission.

You make the mistake of giving it to him.

Slowly he leans in, lips parted just as yours are, but he doesn't close the distance right away. He teases, smirks down at you from above and watches as your pupils slowly dilate with lust. You don't feel the prick on your back from his tail, never notice that something other than your own blood is now pumping through your veins. And while he can't play with you until he's earned a proper invitation, he can...help speed up the process.

If you had any doubts before, the aphrodisiac coursing it's way through your bloodstream is quickly changing that. You're overtaken by need like you've never felt before, and suddenly it's not a matter worth discussing anymore; you need to have him right now. You reach for him, pull him close as you meet his lips with yours, eagerly reveling in his immediate touches and caresses that he seems to offer so freely. He smiles into the kiss deviously, knowing what's just been done is essentially all he needs to corrupt you, to make you his, to use you as he pleases.

And he does.

He wastes no time in ridding clothes, his tail crawling up one of your legs and winding round and round until it reaches cloth and pulls. In one smooth effort your pants have been ripped to shreds, and now you're stuck in place; you're not going anywhere as he curls his tail around your midriff and pulls you to the floor. He makes quick work of his own clothes and your top, and then he moves on to the main attraction of tonight: you.

As he pins you to the ground and holds you there, you finally get a proper look at him, and boy is he a sight to see. Two small horns protruding from his head, his green mop of hair a wild curly mess, and canines so sharp that you're willing to bet he could eat you with those. And god, do you want him to. Your eyes trail down to his exposed chest, and you can see that he's clearly sculpted by whatever deities may exist. His muscles ripple under his skin, abs solid but still soft to the touch when you bring a hand up to feel. Below that, there's a very pronounced V-line, and a happy trail of forest green to match his messy mop up top.

Who knew demons could have happy trails?

You go to take your hand away, unsure if it's alright to touch him so freely. But he stops you, takes your hand in his and presses it back to his warm chest, slides it up to his collarbone before bringing it back down to rest over the part of him you'd been avoiding looking at up until now.

"It's quite alright if you touch me," he tells you, and again you find yourself entranced by his words. "I'd prefer it if you did, actually. Unless, of course, you'd prefer me to be in control? You humans are so interesting," he purrs. "Just tell me what you want, and I'll make it happen. But do say it out loud, otherwise it won't be any fun!"

There's a pause in which he presses your hand lower, and your eyes widen nearly twice as wide as you feel him pulsing in your hand. Already leaking and throbbing and still somewhat soft, he's easily much thicker than anyone you've ever had. Your breath hitches as he helps you to give him a few pumps, and you're practically shaking in apprehension to be filled up.

"Or, perhaps..." he starts again, "you want me to act on your fantasies without having to be asked to do so? After all, I've been inside that pretty little head of yours. I know every single one of your naughty desires you have, Y/N... There's no point in hiding them from me."

"I want-" You try to tell him, but you just seem so lost on your own words. You don't just want one thing, or two, or even several. You want all of it. All of him, and all of his cock. You can't tear your eyes away from him; he's alluring, addictive, intoxicating...

"I want you," you manage to breathe out, and he acts on it immediately.

"You want me?" he taunts, his free hand reaching down to easily curl two fingers into your dripping cunt. "You want me to play with you, is that it?"

He's merciless, his thumb rubbing circles onto your clit before making a come-hither motion against that soft spot deep inside of you.

"Fuck!" You can't help but cry out, slick already gushing from you no thanks to the aphrodisiac. "More!" you find yourself asking. "Please, more! Need-!"

And he gives you more. He continues to finger you through your orgasm, spreads you open only to lick it all up with his tongue before curling it deep inside of you and sending you to another high. The more you give him the harder he seems to work at you, but you're too blissed out to put two and two together. He is an incubus, after all. He feeds on pleasure.

After you think you can't take it anymore, after you've been pushed over the edge and fucked stupid on his monstrous cock too many times to count, you wonder when it will end. You've been at this hours, and you should feel tired. You should be exhausted and worn out, ready to crawl in bed and pass out into a deep sleep. But despite how much you've cum, Deku still hasn't, and instead of feeling worn out, you feel as needy as ever, unsatisfied in the sense that you still want more.

"Deku," you plead with him, "please! Please, please, give- ahah! Ahhhnnngh-! Need more!"

"Oh, dearest, I'm only getting started."

Sometime after, hours into your eventful evening, Izuku finally takes mercy on your poor soul and decides enough is enough...for tonight.

"You gave me your half of the contract, so it's only fair I give you mine, isn't it?"

Somewhere in the middle of your eyes rolling back and your body convulsing under him, you wonder what he's talking about. But you can't retain the thought, and it fades away as quickly as it came. You don't have time to think about that anyway while he finally loses himself, cock throbbing against your fluttering walls as he fills you to the brim with his scorching demon seed and punctures the skin above your collarbone with his canines.

You feel absolutely delirious with pleasure, wave after wave of bliss consuming you until you're sure you're going to pass out. You squirm excessively under him, hands gripping into his hair and pulling, fingers trembling as you drink in your highs together. Somehow you feel tainted and whole at the same time, impossibly hot, completely lost in the feeling he's giving you.

And then you feel it, something searing hot burning through you, something incredibly potent and yet not tangible acting as a tether to bind the two of you together invisibly.

"You're mine. You're all mine!"

You find yourself unable to bend from his will, your body acting exactly how he wants it to and your mind giving in to his commands.

There's no going back now.

Maybe you should learn to read the fine print before signing contracts with demons so easily.

[savnofilter]

Is dabi a bad person in canon? Yeah. His list of crimes is super long but nobody can ignore that Endeavor literally caused that!!! His motivation for hurting people is because Endeavor was a shitty dad so in a way, he's responsible for those things too. Obviously Dabi committed the actual crimes and Endeavor didn't know but on some level, Endeavor does need to take accountability for that (imo). I don't agree with Dabi being even more villanized either. He's a victim and an abuser, but to throw him under the bus and try to redeem endeavor is just irresponsible and again, lacks proper nuance of what motivates villains. Ik that's the point but it's handled so fuckin poorly

it makes my ass itch upside down from the way that ppl dont want to acknowledge the fact that Dabi is the was he is BECAUSE OF ABUSE. not to mention, they downplay what hes been through because he wasnt physically touched.

he was neglected emotionally—and even attention wise too. any abuse is abuse. it was good that hori wrote it in, but now ppl just dont have a working braincell to fully develop and understand that concept. Dabi is a product of Endeavor's actions. why is it only when Shouto is injuring himself or getting hurt the only time ppl want to feel slight towards Endeavor? ohhh, its because his rebellion is more inflicted on himself quietly. he suffers in silence like his other siblings.

and one thing i notice ab Endeavor stans is that theyll say, "i dont support his actions 🗣" and then talk down on Dabi?! i mean, i dont blame them. if you have a face level understanding of media literacy, id nod my head and go along with every stories themes i read too. 🥴

[smiledog15578]

OK BUT CAN WE TALK ABOUT LIKE... who the real villain is in wkm?

I think we all know who it is it’s pretty obvious it’s the house but I honestly think we don’t talk about it often? Literally that’s the mf who’s the real bastard here. ITS THEORY TIME 😼

While actor Mark is an asshole and technically a villain he wasn’t like like that before. Hell he was a generous man helping his friends and was a loved man. When Celine left his ass he was venerable af and the entity was like “TIME TO MANIPULATE THIS MAN FOR MY OWN GAIN” and made him the asshole the way that he is now. I think actor Mark thinks that he’s in control oh shit because he might of been told that but really the house is pulling the strings and making him believe that. He’s literally just about chess piece to use for this evil game of chess (lol analogy)

I’d also like to point out that Celine might of left actor because the house told her to. At the time actor wasn’t vulnerable especially with having a good life with his wife and having an outstanding career and the house probably didn’t like that. So in order to make him weak it took the only thing that he lived at the time, Celine. Another reason she left was because of bad vibes. That house is just infested with bad juju and Celine being a seer noticed that over time but back then since it was kinda discouraged to divorce especially for a women to do it luckily William knew and took her in. William has lived in the same house actor lived so I’m guessing he’s aware of the evil it contains since when he gets turned into Wilford hell even during wkm he isn’t weirded out by the things happening to the house and other weird shit. He was trying to protect Celine. Now again I just wanna say the adultery doesn’t excuse it still a shitty thing to do and William is still a stubborn a hole just as much as actor.

HOWEVER this situation is like novel: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925). (Btw if you don’t want spoilers skip this) in the book, daisy cheats with Gatsby behind Tom’s (daisy’s husband) back because like I said either during those times it was shunned for women to divorce their husbands and during those days women weren’t really independent back then. They were VERY pressured to get married and have children etc etc. Tom was an asshole to daisy and was even cheating on her but of course men and women back then had double standards where women couldn’t or should do this and same went for men. and I’m not saying that Celine didn’t love actor cause I’m sure they did love each other so much but it kinda explains why she left him other than just because. I also don’t think Celine was necessarily abusive nor do I think actor was at the time. Things got heated and the only scapegoat was to leave him and never return to that house again.

Another thing on my tiny pea sized brain is about the houses world. I have a theory that the house has created a universe inside it while Everything out side it is the original universe (or just our reality idk). This is why George (the groundskeeper) doesn’t appear in any of the new videos is because he wasn’t in the house during all this mess (in the character world idk if the actor for George just didn’t wanna be in the series but then you have to wonder why his portrait isn’t up in the hallway dark made in AHWM). You can think of the house as if it’s a movie set or a green screen. To us and the actors we see these worlds and weird shit when in reality there’s nothing there. Nobody actually dies in this universe because like movies no one actually dies they’re just not on the set. Even the side characters don’t really die cause us as the viewers revive them be just rewatching the video. Wilford knows people won’t die because 1. He’s seen his friend get up and walk around after being dead and 2. He knows that when people “die” they just come back by the help of your Or the entity. He acknowledges that in AHWM where he states that we can PAUSE the video. Almost none of the characters except Wilford has acknowledged that which makes me think he’s a lot smarter the we think or just has more common sense. Wilford is forgetful sure but that doesn’t mean he’s stupid he was a colonel for crying out loud one of the highest ranks in the US army lol. I’d like to also point out that Wilford uses this set ordeal to his advantage most importantly. In WKM we see William do it too by appearing one place then teleporting to another place. Kinda think of the house as the 3rd dimension. Wilford “escapes” that dimension to a new plane and can come back when in reality he’s just leaving what the house is previewing to everyone in the house. Everyone else In this universe except maybe actor, Wilford, and dark know that you don’t have to play along. These people in the houses universe are programmed to believe that they can’t escape have HAVE to play a character.

(Spoilers for wandavision) when I watched wandavision not that long ago it made me think about the MCU (not marvel cinematic universe😏✨ MARKIPLIER cinematic universe) and how it’s kinda like that. Wanda in the show creates this force field out of grief where everything inhabits it is turned into her liking of what fits the narrative. People are being held hostage to just play a part in Wandas sick tv show SHES made for her and her husband. People outside the forcefield are just normal people but once they put a person, object, etc it gets turned into what WANDA wants. I think that fits into the mcu because the house is EXACTLY like that. These mfs haven’t aged at all because time isn’t existing for their universe. Abe thinks that he’s been tracing down William for years but Mark said that “he thinks that but really wmlw is right after wkm” (that’s paraphrasing go watch the wmlw to get a better explanation LMAO) but like I said the house makes you feel like it’s been only years or days but it’s not even close to that.

With that all being said I don’t think anyone here is the real villain here or the hero. Like Mark said They’re all human which they have bad and good traits the only thing that’s the real asshole is the house. It’s like it’s a living breathing purgatory that creates chaos

BUT THATS JUST A THEORY

A GAME- or a youtube .. YouTube theory? YEA A YOUTUBE THEORY!

now mind you I’m not the best at writing so I’m sorry that none of this made sense feel free to correct me or chime in with your theories but I just wanted to share my theories and ideas :) and if you made it those far I’m sorry I wasted ur time HSJSJDJJSJD

[mccoyyy]

moving this to my new blog so I can pin it again lol

@stregoni-benefici you are completely correct but I just wanted to expand on this a little bit - also i’m putting this under a read more cause this got a lot longer than i originally thought it would be

sexism: smeyers treatment of female characters throughout the entire series is extremely problematic. like you don’t even need to read deep into the books to see that. the backstories of all her female characters all involve some form of trauma and are significantly more violent than the male vampires (Rosalie and Esme enduring physical/sexual assault meanwhile Edward dies of the flu and Emmett gets vibe checked by a bear).

she also creates the idea that a woman isn’t complete without children/being a mother. every female vampire in the series is desperate for children yet can’t, its mentioned in pretty much every book and extreme emphasis is placed on how tragic this is. a female character wanting children isn’t wrong or sexist at all but the way its written in twilight makes it seem like its something a woman has to do in order to be happy and smeyer pretty much cements this idea by making Bella suddenly desperate to have Renesmee despite showing no interest in children/audibly voicing her thoughts against having children in eclipse and the start of breaking dawn (i’m pretty sure Bella has a line of dialogue in the books where she says something like she didn’t realise it was something she wanted/needed until it happened bit I’m not sure I try not to read/think about breaking dawn)

there’s also the way she writes female characters, specifically Rosalie. its mentioned throughout the series that Rosalie has extreme mechanical skills and multiple degrees in STEM fields but its barely ever shown, and instead her characterisation focuses on being obsessed with her looks (first couple pages of this, written by smeyer for new moon), and being a ‘stereotypical bitch’. for the first three books most of her character/dialogue is based on being cold and rude to Bella. She is unnecessarily painted as the villain for having different views on Bella (quite literally) giving up her life and future to be with a man (which is a whole other can of worms). the same is done to the character of Leah in eclipse/breaking dawn. Leah is a woman in the Quileute Tribe, she has been severely affected by the Cullen’s presence in the area and is painted as a character that the reader is supposed to dislike simply because she doesn’t like Bella/the Cullen’s despite having extremely valid reasons not to

anti-Native - smeyers treatment of native tribes is horrendous. she has profited fr years off of of native american culture for years and has done so without any acknowledgements. furthermore, she also demonises native american teens (especially in new moon) by calling them wild, violent, dangerous and out of control and then uses these stereotypes to create a contrast between the self control and patience of the Cullen’s and make them seem more like the good guys, and the wolf pack being lesser. She does this again with the treatment of Jacobs character in new moon and especially eclipse.

Jacob starts off in new moon as Bella’s best friend. he helps Bella come out of a severe depression caused when Edward left at the start of the book. however in eclipse his character makes a complete flip and he becomes moody, temperamental, argumentative and disrespectful of Bella’s boundaries. his character becomes unrecognisable and despite smeyers claims of a love triangle, it is obvious what the outcome will be. I have seen countless instances of people on this site claiming they hate Jacob because he is a dick/disrespectful/just as unhealthy as Edward. this was done on purpose by smeyer as she uses Jacob to make Edward seem like the obvious and correct choice for Bella. if you need more proof of this, take the scene where Jacob kisses Bella without her consent and she breaks her hand when punching him, Edward swoops in and almost gets into a fight with Jacob for touching Bella without her consent. this is an obvious attempt to make Jacob seem like the villain and Edward the white saviour

there’s also the treatment of the native characters by the white characters in the books. multiple times in the series, the native characters are called/compared to dogs/brutes and have a distinct unpleasant smell. I don’t think I need to explain how this is racist. the pack also helps the Cullen’s/saves Bella’s lives and never receive any acknowledgement/are treated any better by the Cullen’s/anyone really. the pack are only ever used as a way to make the Cullen’s look better.

there’s also some pretty obvious similarities to colonisation with the Cullen’s entering Quiluete lands which then forces them to start phasing into wolves (and I’m pretty sure none of the pack actually want to start phasing). also, remember Leah? the only female member of the wolf pack? because of the change she effectively can’t have children? that has implications.

and to top it all off, after doing all that, smeyer has never once addressed this or even acknowledged the Quileute Tribe.

pedophilic - I mean even without mentioning breaking dawn its pretty awful. first of all you’ve got the blatant sexualisation of minors throughout the entire series. Edward is 17 throughout the series and smeyer is writing literal paragraphs about his chiselled abs. Jacob is 16/17 when she has him running about forks topless with a 6 pack. this is way more apparent in the movies but its still a huge issue in the books and lead to Taylor Lautner being confronted by adult fans trying to get him to sign their underwear, and being forced into being shirtless for most of the movies which made him extremely uncomfortable (Elizabeth Reaser (Esme) briefly talks about this in the ID10T podcast on spotify). and just as a reminder, Taylor was 16 when the first one was filmed and 17 for the second.

Breaking Dawn is a whole other can of worms. the glaringly obvious issue is Jacob imprinting on a literal newborn baby. now the concept of imprinting itself has racist elements to it, but its heavily implied in the series that imprinting will inevitably lead to a romantic relationship. Jacob imprinting on Renesmee and waiting until she is old enough to enter into a romantic relationship (never mind the fact that shes ‘old enough’ she will still technically be 5) is pretty much grooming. The same happens with Quil and his imprint, Claire (a two year old) where I’m pretty sure there’s a scene in breaking dawn where Jacob and Leah are watching Quil play with Claire and talking about how Quil isn’t going to date anyone because he and Claire are ‘pretty much inevitable’ (i might be wrong though, like I said I try not to read/think about breaking dawn)

smeyer has also written a spin off book (its like 250 odd pages) called the short second life of Bree Tanner (Bree is that newborn vampire killed after the battle in eclipse by the Volturi btw). In this book, Bree is 15 almost 16, and another character Diego is 18 which is definitely pushing the boundaries of ok. (also as a side note, funny how Bree and Jacob are literally the same age and smeyer states multiple times how Bree deserved better and is only a child (who straight up kills people), yet when it comes to Jacob he has to be a responsible adult and is vilified for every mistake he makes)

racist - smeyer refused to let Catherine Hardwicke (director of the first twilight) have a diverse cast because she ‘imagined them a certain way’ (white) and it was a fight to get Edi Gathegi cast as Laurent and had to compromise with smeyer to make Bella’s friend group more diverse. this woman straight up refused to hire more diverse actors and only agreed to when they were side characters/villains.

Also in the official companion book/guide to twilight, smeyer literally writes that vampire venom makes you white

‘the venom leeches all pigmentation from the skin into a more indestructable vampire form…regardless of original ethnicity a vampires skin will be exceptionally pale’ (official illustrated guide pg.69)

this is a whole lot of bullshit cause she is literally whitewashing characters, but when you pair this with the idea that vampires possess inhuman levels of beauty it becomes extremely problematic and implies that being pale/white is more beautiful than darker skin tones.

also, if we go back to Laurent’s character for a second. so Laurent is one of the only characters who isn’t described as white (in the books he is described as having a pale olive skin tone) and in the first book he comes across as pretty reasonable (warning carlisle about James/Victoria, travels up to Denali and tries out the veggie lifestyle) but in new moon, his characterisation pulls a 180° (sensing a theme here) and is suddenly trying to kill Bella as a favour to Victoria and is Evil™ despite in the first book he literally says to Carlisle he didn’t particularly like travelling with James/Victoria and was only really doing it for convenience. where did this undying loyalty come from? yet again, smeyer is completely disregarding established characterisation in POC characters specifically to villainise them.

and finally, we have Jasper. for some reason (that reason being that she is racist) smeyer decides to make Jasper a confederate soldier in his human life. if you don’t have a lot of knowledge on the american civil war, the confederacy were the side of the US that seceded from the union in order to keep their slaves. Jasper was a confederate soldier, and not just any soldier, but a major. Jasper was a major in an army that fought for 4 years to keep the existence of slavery (and don’t even try to say that slavery wasn’t the root cause of the civil war. states rights aye? states rights to do what). now there’s an argument out there made by certain fans that a lot of people joined the confederate army out of pride/were forced into it cause of conscription to try and head canon the racism away but like that doesn’t matter. there was literally no need to make jasper a confederate in the first place. if she was so desperate to have a civil war vampire then she could have made him a member of the union. its been common knowledge that the confederacy was racist for a long time now, smeyer has absolutely no excuses here.

a lot of these issues overlap and I have probably missed heaps of issues (so feel free to add on) but hope this helps explain why smeyer can *ahem* get tae absolute fuck

[bangbaby]

##소리꾼 (THUNDEROUS) !

ALBUM: NOEASY

COMEBACK RELEASE: AUGUST 23RD 2021

TRACK: 소리꾼 (THUNDEROUS)

i’m not sorry, i’m dirty . . .

SKZ: villains make our blood boil !

audio moodboard by kiki ! [ vocals by meloneye ]

— 악당 무리에 뜨거운 피가 돌아 온몸에 번져 !

FORMAT: dot point

PAIRING/S: lucy and the boys ( skz )

GENRE: idol, fluff

WORD COUNT: 1.8k

WARNINGS: implied romance, alpha female energy, mentions of chan’s abs and ass

##PRODUCTION !

first things first, noeasy is lucy’s era. well, it’s everyone’s era but it’s the comeback where she’s got the most lines.

you would think being a main lyricist would cut her some slack but nope, management was always adamant that the group had to increase/maintain their popularity before lucy could get a chance to “shine”.

jokes on them though, because where would they be without lucy’s clout?

and now, they’re million unit sellers.

legends say taylor swift’s the man was actually written for lucy kang.

after kingdom, there was absolutely no way she was hiding from the spotlight ever again. the nation knows she’s not just the token female member, she’s a monster born and created: a triple threat alpha ready to devour.

too noisy? too bad.

no more background harmonies/vocals or a couple of pity lines— this girl’s finally getting verses and dedicated solo shots.

also, dance formations/symmetry be dammed. the girl fits seamlessly no matter where she’s placed, mostly thanks to her A CLASS stylists.

and to hell with “male” choreography— you’ve never seen a girl look so good spitting on her palms, ready to throw hands.

notable lines written by lucy and changbin:

there’s no way they can lower my ego, i stick to my principles

i don't care how they look at me, i’ll always say what i have to say

everybody's talking nonsense— tired of this and that, shaking my head

you talk too much, stop meddling

i was born crooked, my voice can go against a hundred

if i don't like something, i’ll talk back until i’m satisfied

notable lines written by lucy and han:

villains make my blood boil and circulate throughout my body

why you mad? why you sad? why you tick—tick—ticked off?

your attempt to look cool is cute

you don't even come close to me, this is my show

notable lines written by chan for lucy:

man, i’m not sorry i’m dirty

freezing cold but i know we’ll burn forever

keep on talking, we don’t play by the rules

##M/V & STAGE !

short cut of a nine-tailed lucy playing with dokkaebi flames (possibly animated).

body rolls from the crop top duo, ie. the chabs (chan’s abs) and the jelly belly (lucy’s pierced navel) would without a doubt break the internet.

same goes for the dragon twins’ (hyunjin and lucy’s) dance solos.

MAN, I’M NOT SORRY I’M DIRTY.

the amount of attitude in that one line is enough to take the entire fandom for months.

lucy owns the most wicked smirk ever caught on camera as she basically tells the entire world, yeah— i do sleep under the same roof as eight hot dudes. get over it.

really, this is lucy’s world and we’re all just living in it.

if yeji can do her crazy mafia squat, lucy can absolutely do the thunderous squat.

the finger-wiggling-neck gesture was one of lucy’s contributions to the choreography— it was initially a slicing sound effect/motion; but chan and lucy decided to convert it to something a little more friendly.

the “riding” choreography instead imitates a litter, lucy is back to back with changbin and her hands form the shape of a crown. chan, han and minho support the two (as their carriage) whilst hyunjin/jeongin and felix/seungmin “hold” onto the front and back.

lucy consistently makes sure she’s not hurting lee know as he piggybacks her.

lucy tries not to burst out laughing whenever she spots butt-hunter lee know from the corner of her eye.

lucy often changes the fist-bump choreography with lee know to play rock-paper-scissors.

you just know all of lucy’s ending fairies are immaculate; whether they’re in sign language or are smiley-cute/smirky-sexy— any close up of her is dangerous for the heart.

##MAKING FILM (SKZ-TALKER) !

lucy going off on a tangent about how much she loves historical/revolution concepts and mythical creature lore (with seungmin attempting to shut her up).

lucy and chan chasing each other around set to poke and/or tickle each other’s exposed midriffs.

lucy is an absolute menace on set because she can’t do anything without being remotely distracting (even if she’s being quiet).

out of all of the members, lucy gets into trouble the most. she’s often put to sleep by their managers or lured away with food and/or games.

but the kids like her company as her presence lightens the atmosphere/makes the filming process more relaxed and fun.

whenever lucy’s filming solo, it becomes a competition of who can make her react/break character first.

funnily enough, she is usually the most immersed and professional out of the members. it’s difficult to disturb a perfectionist like her at work— but not impossible.

the aussies are essentially the band’s cesco (korean anti-pest company), they’re the least afraid of bugs unless they’re massive spiders (in that case, it’s every man for themselves).

lucy giggling to talker about hand fans because they make her feel like she’s in a hair commercial.

lucy adorably showing her battle scars to talker and making up stories about each of them. i got this one from lee know’s cat and this one’s from my fist fight with seungmin! i won, by the way.

the tangerines (chan and lucy) flirting on quad bikes.

felix and lucy making mario kart references when they’re filming on bikes/in cars.

lucy gets the “chan’s-sound-of-third-person” mission whilst seungmin gets “lucy’s-sound-of-thunder”; he says his is by far the easiest and can accomplish it the second he gets within her radius. lucy groans and says hers is impossible because chan refuses to do aegyo anywhere near her.

lucy catches onto seungmin’s mission fairly quickly though, which makes for some interesting cuts of her trying to be nice whilst the kid is annoying the absolute shit out of her (they’re playing catch with a baseball and seungmin is purposely failing to catch all of her throws).

eventually she gives up and yells at him, seungmin-ah! seriously? *cue happy puppy bouncing*

chilling in the trailer with chan and jeongin, lucy refers to herself in third person but makes it a little obvious it’s part of her mission. lucy’s eating her snacks and—

i am also eating her snacks, chan laughs because he knows exactly what her mission is. third person singular, right? lucy replies with an irritated no!

chan and his teasing hwaiting! (be glad you don’t know what kind of look the girl gives him behind the camera)

later on, lucy tries to disguise her mission by interviewing changbin about what he wants to eat. he says he’s surprisingly not hungry, and chan?

i’m not craving anything in particular, the man has the audacity to laugh with his damn man titties hanging out as he immediately catches lucy for the second time.

what do you need from me? chan asks a frustrated (flustered) lucy (the bastard’s somehow getting better at flirting and changbin walks away with a satisfied smirk).

i’m just asking you— bang christopher chan, what you want to eat, and how you’re feeling!

chan starts filming lucy with his phone and jeongin walks in between the two in an attempt to widen the gap between them/ease the tension (to no avail).

but what will you do for me? (if chan were to help lucy with her mission).

lucy swears she didn’t just get the chills from his question, the air at 2:00am is just cooler than usual.

i’ll be cute for you,

oh? well, you go first then.

the two grin and chuckle too playfully: their members are watching from the sidelines absolutely sure this is going to be edited out of the video.

oppa! soyeonnie wants barbecue for dinner!

chan absolutely cracks himself laughing at her terrible aegyo before he responds with: and channie is off to do his shoot now!

I HATE YOU! are the last words chan records before he runs off cackling like a madman.

lucy laughs/pokes fun at the kids a lot whenever any of them forget their cues; but on the extremely rare occasion she forgets— the members never let her live it down.

jeongin and lucy pretending the smoke effects are each other’s fart clouds.

bingsu! lucy loves her bingsu! thank you 2PM!

lucy also loves taking cute photos of the kids whenever they’re smiling and/or eating— especially of her sunshine, felix.

chan and lucy spray tagging the wall: the two like using “K9”, because wolves and nine kids.

it’s not a myth, lucy literally eats cds before stages— 42 episodes of skz-talker = hard evidence.

and it’s definitely not a skz-talker without lucy and han bursting into song out of nowhere/lucy and changbin competing who can do their vocal warmups the loudest.

wolfgang stage included because why not: though the thought of girls growling/female werewolves might trigger something deep within me (like it definitely would chan, aha)

first verse with lucy and changbin:

focus—

yeah, you better be afraid if you hear us

shut your mouth, fix your posture when you see us

a hunter, but you’re weak

i’m showing no mercy

i’ll bite your throat and see

how you fall when you bleed

second verse with hyunjin, lucy and han:

now, we’re on the hunt

a pack, we’re gonna run

laughing at all the ruins from the battles we have won

wolfgang, yes sir

mission for your successor

we win when we’re together

so drop your head and kneel beneath the wolf i have become

(translated lyrics from lex’s cover)

skz-talker, aka time for “what’s in lucy’s snack bag today”

lucy trusts hyunjin, minho and felix the most with taking her photos; but only very recently has she begun to let changbin and jeongin take her photos to help them improve.

their managers and/or jeongin having to wake lucy from her naps (bc they’re the only people she won’t get angry at).

the view and grow up stage also included: very pretty pastel/plant mom vibes.

lucy humming “i like the view right now” whenever she gets a good angle of chan’s ass: he has absolutely no idea why the rest of the kids are laughing so hard.

grow up is one of the hardest songs for lucy to sing. and she wrote it with the kids in mind (not initially for chan during their early trainee days that’s for sure).

you’ll always be able to tell how much self-restraint lucy is using whenever any of the kids start crying (especially from lovestay letters)— she herself has a habit of looking up to the ceiling and catching the tears before they start to fall (chan is the opposite, he looks down and avoids eye contact).

being told she’s doing well and that someone is proud of her = lucy’s ultimate weakness. thank god lee minho is usually there to make her laugh/keep her from breaking.

lucy affectionately rubs han and jeongin’s back when they’re finally off stage to soothe them. she hugs her aussie kin extremely tightly, instinctively nuzzling her head into theirs and combing the hair on the back of their necks.

a process the kids know well (first witnessed with lucy and her brothers) but only on the rare occasion receive— though when it does happen, it shows how much lucy loves and cares for them.

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