#and all this trippy shit is amazing

[cassmouse]

Control has me in a chokehold rn, I'm only like 40 minutes in but this is already the freaky, trippy, pseudo-dystopia, vaguely mysterious big company-focused, banger game of my DREAMS

[fishfooddude]

No Phone Policy 3.0

Baby girl Berzatto needed a metal name, and this felt like the choice, ya know?

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Part 2

“Hi, beautiful… oh, this is hella trippy buggies. I remember holding you for the first time, and now I’m holding my granddaughter for the first time…” your Dad laughed as he stared down at the tiny pink bundle in his arms. You smiled as you watched him pace beside your bed. “Where’s Carmy? I have a present for this little princess—I’m surprised he isn’t glued to her, or you, for that matter.” 

You grinned as you adjusted yourself in the incredibly uncomfortable hospital bed you’d been in for the past 48 hours. “He went home to grab me some stuff I forgot.” you lied, hoping he wouldn’t see through your bluff. With a narrow stare, your Dad nodded. He could tell you weren’t telling him something, but he didn’t want to upset you by pushing the topic. 

“Well, what did you two name this perfect little angel?” your Dad questioned as he handed you your daughter. You shrugged, “Haven’t decided yet… the papers are over there on the table, but we can’t decide.” 

“What were you two thinkin’? I’m team something unique and magical, especially since that lil girl was born on one of the most magical days of the year.” he smiled, putting a hand over his chest. You chuckled and adjusted the infant in your arms.

“July 23. Best day of your life.” you answered, “You know, I know the story by heart… but she hasn’t heard it yet.” the sing-song nature of your comment made your Dad lean forward in his chair. “Baby’s first Grandpa story! May I?” he asked, offering his hands to you. You laughed as you handed the baby back to him.

“I better get my daughter back, Dad,” you playfully scolded as he held her close to his chest. He shrugged and responded, “No promises. She’s my new favorite person in the world—your Ma and sisters, and the boys are a very close second, but right now—it’s all her.” 

“You hear that gorgeous? Grandpa has known you for 30 minutes, and your greatness has already superseded your Mommy’s. You’re my perfect lil angel.” he cooed. As he babbled at her, you rolled your eyes, “Tell the story, Grandpa.” 

He scoffed in your direction before turning on the story-telling voice he would use when telling your nephews' stories. “The year was 1986. Your Grandpa was traveling with one of the greatest bands mankind will ever know, Van Halen. Metallica is also a pretty fuckin’ awesome choice for music- don’t let your Daddy ruin your taste in music, princess. You will be my little metalhead.” 

“Dad.” you scolded. He shot you an exasperated look, “He’s not even here bonding with his daughter. I’m GOING to shit on his shitty taste in music.” he challenged. He noticed your subtle wince when he brought up Carmy for a second time. Something was going on, but he didn’t dare bring it up, “Ok, ok, I’ll stop shittin’ on Carmy. Back to baby’s first Grandpa story.” he chuckled, leaning back in his chair and adjusting the baby in his arms. 

“Grandpa was in St. Louis. I’d followed Van Halen for 12 weeks across the continental United States. I was broke as shit, hungry as hell, and I STANK. I’m at the truck stop right- there’s this little diner called Olivette. I ordered the cheapest breakfast I could, and at the end of my meal- this GORGEOUS waitress brought me a piece of gooey butter cake- a Missouri delicacy, in time you’ll have your fair share, princess.” he assured the gurgling bundle in his arms, “The waitress goes, ‘it’s on the house sugar’ in this cute ass little twang and I about died. That was your Grandma Dottie.” 

You smiled as he continued the story. He went in to explain how he’d worked up the courage to ask her if she was going to the Van Halen show that night, and when she said ‘yes,’ he knew she was the one. You laughed as he explained that his mutual love of music had brought him an amazing life. 

“I met Dottie on July 23, 1986, so the fact you were born on July 23, 2024, is a sign. I think I can convince your Mommy to give you a metal ass name. Auntie Pamala was named after Panama- the best Van Halen song. Your Mommy’s middle name is Olivette because that’s where I met your Grandma. Then Auntie Mars is Mars because Grandma wouldn’t let me name her after Lars Ulrich, but Mars was acceptable.” you laughed as your Dad explained the Y/L/N family lure. “Your Auntie Pam is my favorite, though- she named her boys after Eddie and Alex Van Halen.” 

You rolled your eyes. “I love you, Daddy, but I’m not naming my daughter after Van Halen or Metalica.” He scoffed in response. What about Pantera or Megadeath? I’m just sayin’ with a last name like Bearzatto. She needs a metal-ass name.” 

You laughed as you collected your daughter back from him, “Okay, buggies, I love you, and I’m really proud of you. Not just for procreating but for everything you’ve done. Your Ma would be real proud, too.” 

~

“What do you mean she doesn’t have a name yet?” your sister Pam laughed as she cradled your daughter in her arms. You shrugged, “We just can’t decide.” 

“Didn’t he insist on some Van Halen reference?” Mason, Pam’s husband, laughed as he entered the room with a brown paper bag. You shook your head, “He gave her three band onesies, but I think I got out of the Van Halen references.” 

Mason shook his head as he placed the bag on the end of your bed, “I wasn’t sure what you’d be cravin’, but I figured a sub and chips was a safe bet.” he grinned. “Thanks, Mason.”

“What about Jade Van? Dad would freak over the reference.” your baby sister Mars laughed as she put her head on your shoulder, and she snuggled closer to you, craning her neck to get a better look at your still-unnamed daughter. You shook your head, “I don’t know how Carmy would feel about that one.”

“Bitch. He isn’t even here. Name her whatever the fuck you want.” she said with an overly dramatic eye roll. Mars was the only one who knew about the issues you and Carmy had been going through, but you couldn’t stomach telling her that Carmy missed the birth. 

“How about Blade? Blade Berzatto—fuckin’ metal, right?” you joked, trying to brush Carmy out of your mind. Mars erupted into laughter,, which startled the baby in your arms. You cradled the baby and nudged Mars to shut up. “I love it. But let’s go more norm-core,” Mars said as she ran her thumb against the baby’s chubby cheek.

~

“Are you an Erin? Jasper? Kali? Luna?” you listed off baby names as you did skin-to-skin after the baby’s afternoon feeding. You were finally done with visitors for the day, and you’d turned your phone off to avoid dealing with Carmy. You’d inevitably have to talk to him at one point, but having at least one more day of peace was a priority right now. You didn’t know where he was or what he was doing, but it was a safe assumption that he was probably working himself to the bone at The Bear. The Bear… Bear… “Wolf.” the name came to you. “Wolf Berzatto… Daddy goes by Bear. We were calling cub while I was pregnant… you don’t call baby wolves cubs, but I like it. You do need a middle name, though. I know Daddy liked the name Bonnie.” you rattled off before leaning over to kiss the baby’s hat-covered head. 

“What if you hate the name Wolf? I mean, you could go by your middle name or a nickname… Daddy’s name is Carmen, but he goes by Carmy. Okay, Wolf Bonnie Berzatto. I like it, and if Daddy doesn’t, he can suck my dick. Am I swearing too much around you? I feel like I am.” you laughed, “Okay… also, you’re only getting your Daddy’s last name because I changed my last name when I married him.” 

“Wolf… that’s quite a name,” Natalie awkwardly complimented, trying not to pass too much judgment on her niece. She can go by Bonnie if she hates it.” You defended your name choice for the hundredth time in the short eight hours since announcing her name to your family group chat. Turning your phone back on had been anxiety-inducing. Carmy had left you hundreds of texts and voicemails begging to be allowed in the hospital room and apologizing for anything and everything he could think of. It was endearing, but you were still pissed off. 

“Does Carmy know about the name choice?” Natalie carefully prodded as she watched you shove stuff into your bag. You shook your head, “I haven’t talked to him yet.” 

Natalie knew you hadn’t talked to him and knew about you barring him from the hospital. He came back to the restaurant. Natalie had seen Carmy upset in the past, but this was a different kind of upset. He went off on Richie about the ‘no phone policy’ he’d enforced on all staff. Carmy was never a fighter, but Marcus and Sweeps had to hold him back after Carmy had punched Richie in the side of the head.  Richie, visibly disorientated, screamed a ‘what the fuck’ alerting the kitchen staff of the fight going on in the thankfully empty front of house. It took a while for Carmy to calm down enough to tell anyone what had happened. Richie apologized but said Carmy missed the birth, which wasn’t his fault. It was Carmy’s fault. Richie went off about Carmy knowing your due date and how he should’ve planned better and asked for an exception to the rule. 

Natalie sighed, remembering how that comment had riled Carmy up again. She drove him home while he called you repeatedly, getting progressively more upset each time his call went to voicemail. “She can’t do this to me, Sugar- I know I fucked up, but-but she can’t-” Carmy stopped midsentence and began rocking himself forward and backward in his seat. “Carmy, wh-wh-what can I do? How can I help you?” Natalie begged as she parked in the driveway of the house you two owned. “Do you have a fuckin’ time machine so I can go back and not miss the birth of my fuckin’ daughter!” he screamed, making Natalie freeze in her seat.

Natalie stayed with Carmy the entire time you were in the hospital. He was a mess. He flipped between extreme rage and full-blown panic. He ranted about how you were going to leave him and prevent him from seeing his daughter. He cried so hard he threw up multiple times. He wasn’t sleeping. He wasn’t eating. Natalie had never seen her brother like this before and was at a loss for what to do. 

When you called her to come pick you and the baby up from the hospital, she didn’t know what to say. You’d asked her not to tell or bring Carmy, which she understood, but it still conflicted her. You hadn’t filled her in on Carmy’s minimal involvement with your pregnancy the past weeks, but Natalie could put two and two together. After enlisting the help of Syd and Richie, Natalie felt as if she could leave Carmy and come pick you up. 

“Are you okay, Nat?” you questioned as you strapped Wolf into her car seat. It’s nothin’. I just feel really guilty that I’m meeting my niece before Carmy had the chance to…” Natalie explained as she crossed her arms over her stomach. You knew Natalie had a point. You felt that same guilt. You wanted nothing more than to cuddle with your husband and daughter. 

You sighed, “Well, I guess I have to talk to Carmy at one point, so let’s go.”

Part 4

[bubbleddisasters]

Stupid Shit I’ve done/Gotten myself into by accident/been dragged into as Twisted Wonderland Characters:

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Ace : Heard my sister screaming bloody murder downstairs and didn’t do shit because I assumed she was watching a horror movie. Turns out there was a fire in the oven.

Bonus: Sniped my friend in the eye from across the Cafeteria with a Ketchup Packet, Meant to hit his glasses, but he repositioned them at the last second.

Deuce: Answered Maine four times on a Historical Geography test and was wrong all four times.

Cater: Threw my phone out of the window in a panic after seeing one of my Idols followed me back.

Bonus : Accidentally convinced a transfer camper from Wales I was from London after I quoted something in the accent to myself in the showers and was too awkward to tell them I wasn’t when they struck up the conversation.

(I am from America, and the camp is in America.)

Trey: Accidentally created a puddle of Dark Red Icing and Stepped in it four times in a row while making a cake at 2 am.

Bonus : Befriended and helped out the owner of a French Bakery down the street when they started out, they ended up becoming really popular (rightfully so, her stuff is amazing) and now I either get free shit and/or Friends and Family Discounts.

Riddle : I have read the dictionary on multiple occasions out of sheer boredom.

Bonus: I once read the bible and marked down verses. Im not religious I just needed to win an argument.

Leona: Slept through an earthquake and 3 ambulances coming to my house bcs my sister was hurt.

Ruggie: Waited for families going inside to pass by and asked them to hold the door for me so I could sneak into a VIP rooms for free food. (Usually only at fancy hotels but luckily this strategy is flexible when your 5’2 with a baby face.)

Jack: Used to Smash open large rocks containing Crystals or Quartz at the beach as a kid, and now I have a large collection of them.

Bonus: I have extremely good hearing, to the point I hear into the negative decibels up to -15 - -20 (according to the audiologist this is rare but i literally don’t know shit about audio and decibels) so my old dormmates used to try and bribe me to tell them what I heard about certain things or themselves.

Bonus 2: Almost got shot by an illegal hunter while in the woods with my sister.

Floyd : Cracked my skull open at the pool, lost consciousness for a few seconds and woke up in the water calling for help, then got confused on why I was calling for help.

Bonus : A Sea lion once came up to me while I was scuba diving and did little circles, bumped its snout on my mask and just followed me the whole time in a very gleeful manner as a temporary homie.

Bonus 2: Apparently ate / took bites of my moms library books as a little kid (????) according to the librarian.

Jade: Taught myself to untie my hands with my hands behind my back, tie by hands behind my back with my hands behind my back, deciphered, translated and memorized a fictional hieroglyphic language, Read from Act 1 to Act 6 of Homestuck, and accidentally discovered how to disguise Chocolate Ice Cream as Pistachio; all within the span of 2 weeks. (I had covid and was A-Symptomatic)

Bonus : Lived in the Woods for 7 months (in total), had a large bag of mica and Almost Drowned in a tent when there was no moving water nor rain. (Basically, I was asleep, Woke up underwater, nearly went back to bed, then shot out of my tent screaming “My Tent Titanticed!” )

(It was like 3 am don’t judge me)

Azul: Somehow ended up with $2200 dollars in $100s in Monopoly at the end of the game. Also have been stuck between two identical twins while talking with both and boi that shits TRIPPY. (I also almost died with them later but it was fine)

Bonus: I lived on a middle of fuck knows where island during the spring and summer up until covid, yet I absolutely despise eating fish or Shellfish, and the smell often makes me nauseous.

(Bonus 2: I love shiny things, but very specifically fancy looking keys. I also had a weird obsession with signing a shiny contract after watching Ariel. Another tiny thing Is I own a Flotsam and Jetsam Scarf which I chuck around when Floyd or Jade pisses me off ingame.)

Kalim : Got distracted by a cool leaf while at a fancy resort in Xatapa, Mexico, and waddled off from my parents and explored around to try and find more, somehow managed to get extremely far and ended up lost in a whole different city for 6 hours while trying to find my way back.

Bonus 1: I had an obsession with Kiwis for awhile as a kid, and our neighbors house had a Pangium tree that reached over to our yard. (It was planted before either families moved in so we didn’t know) I thought it was some kind of strange Kiwi and ate one. I didn’t like it and was like “Oh maybe its not ripe” and waited 3-5 months then tried it again, same reaction, repeat process one more time.

I went to my parents out of curiosity and asked them what it was, and so after some process I am unaware of but I think my mom brought one of the fruits somewhere, we discovered what it was.

Pangium contains Fatal amounts of Cyanide if not properly prepared. I was fine but for the love of anything please don’t try eating it like little me did.

Bonus 2: I’ve Almost died more times than I can count on both hands and feet. Im not an heir or something fancy I just have wackass luck.

Jamil: Once had to talk my sister out of jumping off a tour boat because our cousin dared her to.

Bonus : Managed to make French Toast in the middle of the woods with Dehydrated Milk, Cinnamon, Three Eggs I stole, and a loaf of bread we got once a month. Also made 3 kinds marinated chicken in the middle of the woods.

(My Cooking Style is literally “just trust me bro.” I’m like Lilia except it actually works and is edible)

Epel : Whenever we went applepicking at my Grandfathers house, I’d climb into the trees and throw or pass the apples down. Sometimes I actually wish I could sit in trees more often shits comfy.

Bonus: My Mom was a Champion Horseback Rider as a kid, and sometimes took us to this Ranch I shall not name for my own privacy, but I’d run around with this group of kids and this one herding dog like a damn movie protagonist, sometimes go riding horses, or the one time we stole a tractor and near crashed it (THE REGRETS I STILL HAVE-) etc.

The WHIPLASH from that to going back to a whitewashed Northeast suburban town is insane.

Rook: My Cousins and I, and sometimes the kids at the priorly mentioned ranch, would play the most intense games of manhunt (basically really intense hide n seek at night) ,

I mean wearing camo if you had it, alliances, little dollar store walkie-talkies, code words, binoculars, climbing in trees or hiding in bushes/tall grasses/Hay to “scout”.

I hid in a large pot/vase more than once and another time on a roof, and (ONLY ONCE, DO NOT DO THIS IM STUPID) under a car.

I still remain the top in last man standing points. Mostly bcs I’m stingy with rescues but shhh

Vil - Accidentally poured a lot of liquid eyeliner into my eye, was literally crying out Eyeliner for 30 minutes. Also taught myself to run and jump in heels as a kid because I thought it looked cool in movies.

Ortho : Unknowingly was Hacking my Elementary School Databank for several years,

I genuinely thought it was normal to go on the school website, press a few buttons and be able to find a friends address if I had a playdate and needed to tell my mom where the house was, a parents phone number if needed communication with my friends parents , and mostly ignored the other general info.

I didn’t even know I did this until my dad told me a few months ago that I almost got suspended for it but by the time they found out it was the end of my last year there. ;—;

Edit: I feel I should elaborate that my dad had somewhat recently told me that I almost got suspended for that in elementary school, but all that happened 5 YEARS ago. Hence why I was so surprised because I was never told back then.

Idia: Accidentally acquired both a Nahida and Eula in Genshin and was genuinely annoyed at the time, they are now my most powerful DPS’s…

Bonus : I own a shit ton of original Japanese first edition Pokemon Cards my cousin gave me, (they are probably worth more than me which is neat), and I have a giant pile of Pokemon plushies I have infact fallen asleep on or in on multiple occasions.

Bonus 2: I was playing Breath of the Wild, and my very first thing I did after getting off the plateau was beeline for the castle. I actually got all the way up and took out 2 blights but the Wind one kicked my ass.

Bonus 3: Got confessed to and asked out by a guy I did not like nor knew very well, and I panicked, said “Maybe, Sorry no.” And ran into a wall. Also have crawled through a chute to avoid an awkward situation as a kid (do not recommend its dusty and definitely not safe)

Bonus 4: Once didn’t sleep for 5 days.

Malleus : Accidentally attended a Private Party and a Private Funeral in the same week. I was not invited nor knew anyone present. Stayed there for most of it because I was too nervous to say I wasn’t supposed to be there. Whoop.

Bonus: Got nicknamed the “Trip Curse.” By my Old Dormmates because everytime I went on a trip with them everything seemed to go to shit or get hella chaotic.

Bonus 2: Another camping one: Once woke up at night with a shit ton of fireflies just chilling in my tent. It was serene but also I genuinely thought I was hallucinating for a few minutes.

Lilia: Literally will hang upside down anywhere I can, its so fun bro.

Bonus : I know an extremely large amount of useless historical information, and once genuinely realized I know more about poison than what flour and eggs are used for in baking.

Silver : Once befriended a wild horse ( Im like 90% sure he was a Chestnut).

I called him Clover the Dog like horse because he was honestly just a golden retriever in the body of a horse.

This is great and theres alot of sweet moments, but then theres the times you have a giant horse galloping full speed at you for attention or trying to nudge you affectionately and nearly pushing you into a creek in the process.

Sebek: Got groundstruck by lightning once. Also I am often told I have a loud voice.

Che’nya : a good friend of mine and I have an inside joke at school where if we see eachother through a window (my school has alot of indoor windows for some reason?), we’ll text the other “Behind you.” Or “To your left.”

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Theres more things I can think of but I have run out of characters and this is getting too long, so ye!

[daily-sapphic-song]

Arcane S2 A1 live thoughts:

Episode 1:

YESSSSSSSSSSS YEAAAAAAHHHHHH THANK GOD MEL IS ALIVE

oh my god new arcane holy shit

are they the only two what abt viktor. Oh nvm

KIRAMMAN

YES AMBESSA

VIKTOR OMG

WTF

I LOVE HOW FRANTIC THIS IS

frankenstein that bitch

NEW INTRO JOLY SHIT

This goes SO HARD

MEL IN INTRO

WAIT THIS INTRO GOES SO HARD

KIRAMMAN

cait... vi!!!

AAAAAAAA. Had to explain to my brother that the funeral being gray and charcoal was stylistic not a lower budget

Amazing.

MEL!!! I LOVE HER SO MUCH

God its so pretty... the clouds.

I love mel undermining her mom

What does the letter say cait... oh her dad.

VI! oh shit. Oh. OH. THST LINE WAS FROM THE TRAILER. HANDHOLDING. OH SHIT. BADGE. cait that was. The wrong choice.

NOOOOOOOO MY HEART

um. Vander lookalike.

JAYCE. MEL. WTF VIKTOR.

SURVIVORS GUILT!

MEL my fav.

Cait. gulp.

ANOTHER LINE FROM THE TRAILER

CAIT BASED

Vi stop DRINKING. HAHAHHA MADDIE

Maddie <3

God so pretty

Cait trying not to cry. God the animation.

Oh shit. Bomb?

Oh. NONONONONONO

WOAHWOAHWOAHWOAJWOAJ

BRUTAL CHAINSAW WOMAN

OH SHIT

OH.

MADDIE!

CAIT! NO MADDIE!!!

AS ALWAYS the fights are immaculate

NOW KISS

oh a horror movie scene hammer time

MADDIE NOOOOO

oh shit

Jayce? Harold!

These are all just from the trailer holy shit

Vi! Oh god giant shimmer beast

Oh, ambessa...

Kinda hot ngl

Cait still upset. Oh

My god. gay

Oh kiramman secrets?

YOU WHAT MEL? AGREE?

CAIT!!!! WHAT DID SHE SEE?????

oh. THIS GOES HARD. VI!!!

OH. SINGED???

WOLF.

Episode 2:

IS THAT JINX. Jinx and silco,,,

Letting him go,,, i love the themes of grief so far, excellent work

The intro still goes so hard

Silco????

Only 3 left huh,, i see a power vacuum

Love the beat synced with jinxs footsteps

LMAO they fell on jinx

PROTECT THE CHILD

OH SHIT. LETS GO. LOVE JINX THIS SEASON SO FAR HOLY SHIT

OHMYGOD QUEEN???? WTF

Hes vaping.

Another scene from the trailer.

HAHAHHA PERIDOT LIMB ENHANCERS

WARWICK???

SEVIKA MY LOVE

Come on sevika,,,

HAHAHHAA JINX TALKING TO DEAD PEOPLE SHE COULD NEVER

Ah the themes of grief again

Watch it all burn,,,

Viktor! Hes awake! EW. brotha eugh. Is he naked???? JAYCE TURN AROUND

WTF

GAY? this feels not straight.

Uhoh. Viktor??? GAY???? GAY. Jayce,,,

WHAT THE FUCK VIKTOR

Ekko!! Heimerdinger!

HEIMERDINGER LMAO. This is from a trailer too!

HAHAHAH YES OF COURSE?? COULD'VE BEEN ANYONE BRO

Viktor cult leader arc? Wtf.

What did u do jinx

WTF VI??? this is kinda freaky ngl

Claggors goggles,,, oh shit. This is kinda scary.

Relax cait holy shit. LMAO THE GAUNTLET ON HER SHOULDER HAHAHAHA

oh another trailer scene

Oh they cut some of this out. HAHAHHAHAHA

LETS GOOOOO SEVIKA

OH SHIT NEW ARM

I LOVE THEIR DYNAMIC

THE CHILD

THE ARM HAHAHAHHAHA

He has hair (Smeech)

MY LIMB ENHANCERS

EW SMEECH

That was awesome. Love their dynamic so much

Back to cult activities

So many trailer shots

Wtf viktor. HUHHHHHHHHHHHH

WHAT THE FUCK

CULT!!!!

OH SHIT WARWICK

OH SHIT

THATS IT?????

Episode 3:

YESS WHAT DID CAIT SEE?

Oh. That went kinda hard

LMAO THE DOLLS

CAIT????

Ambessa?

Wtf??? Oh no THE ROSE?

Brutal

Oh the gays

KISS PLEASE ! PLEASE?

LETS GOOOO HOLY SHIT OH MY GOD YESSSSSSSSS YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS

MELLLLLLL

THE GAYS

No more gays

LMAO JAYCE

Aka magic corrupts

The gays.

Mel! I love her

I like ekko and jayce together didnt expect it

OH. THE GAYS.

Intense eye contact

Another scene from the trailer lmao

Oh wow oh no.

Uhoh.

ANOTHER SCENE FROM THE TRAILER

Epic battle ,,,

Done it to myself enough,,, ouch

Oh she sounds like she wants to die that's

Something.

THE KID LMAO

STOP

SEVIKA OH SJITTT

WHAT THE FUCK????????

WOAH THIS IS TRIPPY

OH

SHE TOOK THE SHOT

OH. CHILD. OKAY GOOD

DIDNT SHOOT THE CHILD

OH. NO.

THIS IS BAD

OH kinda pretty

THE GAYS

Oh. THAT. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

OH. I SEE.

Alura?? MEL??

MEL MY BELOVED???

CAIT

Cait? ?

IS CAIT GOING TO BE ELECTED

I KNEW IT

SHE LOOKS SO SHOCKED LMAO

WHAT THE FUCK IS HER PLAN

AMBESSA???

CAIT??????

EXCUSE ME

[phantom1111]

Not from around here

Chapter 1

My eyes gravitate to his figure, taking in all his glory as he strides over to us with an unreadable expression on his face. "we are cooked.." i hear Izan say behind me, but ignore him, keeping my eyes on Homelander.

Homelander turns to the crowd, his back towards us "It's all right everyone, i got this under control you can go ahead and continue with your day" he raises his hands to calm the jittery crowd down, and they all begin to leave. He turns back to us and gives a charming smile that doesn't exactly seem to reach his eyes "Who might you all be? Are one of you a supe?" he sets his hands on his hips and patiently watches as my friends scramble to get up off the floor. "Uhh.. well we aren't.. from here?" I look back at the group and shrug.

They all look at me, expecting me to explain what just happened and I look back and forth between them and Homelander. "Right.. and whats that supposed to mean?" I laugh awkwardly and brace myself to explain in a way that won't make us look like crazy people "Well I know this is strange... but i think we just accidentaly traveled to your universe?" He makes a strange face and looks around, expecting this to be a prank. Izan steps up "Ok basically we come from a universe where your world is like a tv show and comic book series, so this is super trippy seeing YOU in real life" I nod and Homelander laughs "You really expect me to think you guys are from a different univers-" Izan cuts in "We know you were raised in a lab" i gasp and jab him in the stomach "Shut up!" Homelander looks at us in part bewilderment and part anger. "You- How the hell did you- No that's NOT true I am Homelander." he points his finger at us accusingly.

Behind him follows Madelyn stillwell, Ashley, and a few other employees of vought. "What's all this? You missed your 2 o'clock photoshoot" She demands him and crosses her arms, looking between us and him. "Apparently these folks are from another universe" He shoots us a fake smile and looks over at her. Madelyn furrows her brows and shakes her head in confusion "What..?" Francis steps in "Uhh we were at the mall hanging out, then i bent down to tie my shoe and BAM i fell through the floor and looked up and we were here" we all nod and agree with him "we are being completely serious, wait here i can prove we arent from here!" I pull my phone out of my bag and open up tiktok, immediately the first thing that shows up on my for you page is an edit of homelander, I face my screen towards them and unpause it for them to see.

(Credits to the person who made this amazing edit @/pindaklein.)

Ian groans from behind me, already recognizing the audio and what video im showing and i shush him, after its done playing i turn off my phone and put it back in the bag. "So you guys believe us now? Some of those scenes are from the future" Madelyn's face drops and Homelander looks at us like we are aliens "Call the pr and management teams and you guys follow us" Madelyn speed walks back into the building, her assistants following close behind her taking down notes and calling. I look back to the group and smile, excited for whatever is about to happen and Sandra and Carla run up to me squealing "Holy shit we are actually in the boys universe!!" I giggle at how excited Sandra is and we follow Madelyn, with Homelander not too far behind us as well.

We follow her into a meeting room on some random floor i didn't quite catch and offers us to sit down. We all look at each other and slowly pull out a chair, with the exception of Izan who quickly takes a seat and pulls out his phone. I ignore him and look around, taking note of how dull everything looks, noticing homelander is staring at me. I tilt my head and he looks away, as if we weren't worth his time or attention.

I try to ignore the awkward silence until a group of people file in, rushing into their seats with papers and and writing utensils in their hands. Most of them are staring at us, the group of out of place looking young people, claiming to be from another universe. They all begin to discuss what they should do with us and whether or not to believe me, after around 20 minutes madelyn stands up and props her hand up onto her hip "Alright everyone i've decided they're staying here in vought tower. We should have enough penthouses up on the top floor, we'll figure that out though. In the meantime you guys can look around the city if you'd like" She points to us and we all get excited "Oh my god we are staying at VOUGHT tower" I hear sandra beam besides me and carla chimes in "In NEW YORK" they both squeal and the boys cheer, high fiving each other.

One of her assistants escort us out the building and hand us a card "This contains 500 dollars for you guys to spend today, you should be expecting more pay soon though since you guys will be working for vought once youre settled in!" I take the card and smile at her "yeah thanks, do you guys want our phone numbers in case we get lost?" she looks up in thought then nods, holding out her tablet for us to type in all our numbers. "You all have fun, i'd reccomend vought-a-burger if youre hungry!" she waves us a goodbye and scurries back to do her job.

"Alright someone whip out google and find something to do in the area" Jack and J-boss take out their phones and jack finds something "alright so apparently-" a woosh cuts him off and startles us all, we turn to see homelander, he gives us another of his signature fake smiles and walks up besides me. "I figured since you're all new to this universe and are going to be living in vought tower with me and the seven I should get to know you all!" he laughs unsettlingly and we all look at each other nervously "Thank you, Homelander" i reply. An awkward silence ensues and he begins to walk, then looks back at us as if saying to follow him.

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Im so sorry this took forever, i had this in my drafts for like 2 weeks i thought i already posted it, im new to posting stuff on tumblr 😭🙏🏾

[basil-does-arttt]

Devil May Cry 2. The pimple-faced teenager of the series, widely regarded as the worst game in the franchise.

While yes i agree with this viewpoint to some degree, and i think all the jokes about it being the worst one are funny... i honestly dont think the game is THAT bad. In fact, i think people give it too much shit.

Ill start out by saying this: no, the game isnt amazing. Its under-developed, rushed, and in no way is it up to the same standard as the other 4 games. Im not saying its this perfect game, but its not as horrible as some make it out to be.

Ive played through the game on the original PS2 version and the remastered version, and although im yet to complete Lucia's campaign, i can confidently say the game is mediocre at worst really.

First the gameplay: Boring? Yes. Definitely. Do you like standing in one place and shooting everything for 15 minutes untill it drops dead? This is the game for you. But you dont have to do that, it just happens to be the easiest option because the controls are so jank. I spent (some) time myself learning the combos, turns out it depends on the way you angle the joystick, and once you get the hang of it, its not that difficult to S rank combat encounters at all. Its annoying, but not impossible, and the combos can honestly look pretty cool imo.

The movement is also another thing, the dodge animation takes way too long to perform but i do like the forward dash. Its a nice alternative to using stinger as a makeshift movement dash, i wish they kept it for furture versions of Dante. (Yes i know theres the trickster dash, but he doesn't do a flip)

I also really love the flying mechanic with aerial heart, and the different kinds of core thingies you could combine as a whole. A unique feature that kinda got combined into other things in Dante's design.

A few of the bosses, if they had been fleshed out and maybe balanced a bit better, could've been just amazing too. Furiataurus for example. One boss i feel was done well though was The Despair Embodied, and although you can just stand around and shoot it to death like everything else, you do actually have to put effort in to not get hit and die. (Trismalga is also kinda in that boat too, a well(ish) done fight you actually have to put effort into, but i personally didn't like it.)

Next, level design: You have to admit they did some cool things with the level design. *some*. The whole "grungy city" vibe is something i found very interesting, and the trippy purple iteration of lower town was, while infuriating to navigate thanks to the camera and graphics (esp on the ps2 version), was actually quite neat. I also really liked the clock tower in Lucia's campaign.

And also, the music. Can i just say, i think dmc 2's soundtrack is my favorite one out of all 5 games. The ambient background tracks are almost dreamy, especially Lucia's ones, the boss themes honestly go hard and the piano track that's repeated throughout the whole soundtrack just sounds good. If you take anything away from this post, its that you should listen to the soundtrack. (I reccomend the tracks "Unholy Relics", "Cry for the Moon", and "Shoot the Works")

The character designs are another thing i think they did well in this game. In my humble opinion, Dante's dmc 2 style is the best looking one in the whole series. Lucia also looks quite cool, her devil trigger form especially.

The characters themselves, Dante especially, need work, but might i remind you the developers were rushed when making this game. They didn't have enough time to do everything they wanted to do, 6 months before the game was supposed to release they didn't even have it in working condition. It was only thanks to Itsuno stepping in as the director that we got this game in the first place, and all he could do was salvage what the team had already created and get it in a releasable state before launch.

If only they had a bit more time (and maybe resources), dmc 2 couldve been quite the cool game. Though, on that note, if it werent for dmc 2's catastrophic faliure and Itsuno's prompt pestering for a sequel so the franchise didn't die outright, we wouldn't have gotten dmc 3. Though i think Capcom would've made a 3rd game regardless of the scenario.

All in all, i dont think dmc 2 is that horrible of a game. If you have the remaster collection, or even the original PS2 version, at least try it. Give it a go, play through the first few missions and kill one or two of the bosses.

Don't take it seriously, just have fun and enjoy the game in all its janky half-finished glory. If you look at dmc 2 that way, i think you'll enjoy it a whole lot more.

Or dont. Yknow, its your choice.

[doctopus]

god i LOVED lisa frankenstein

SPOILERS ofc

• lisa’s amazing outfits slay girl slay 💅

• taffy is so damn cute i loved her

• taffy AND lisa were so adorable and supportive of each other

• commentary how men don’t want to date women who are as smart as them and interested in the same things as them, they want to hold the power in the relationship

• he’s just a lil cretchure…a lil guy…who just wants to play piano all day…

• the EAR. he listens to her. the HAND. he wants to hold her. the DICK. he loves her.

• he’s so cerebral.

• ….he’s in a wheelchair?!

• lisa understanding his nonverbal communication so well bc she was like that too after her mother died

• the VISUALS. the use of bright colors is sooo much fun and i can actually fuckin SEE what is happening in the movie for once

• that trippy dream sequence was so funnnn

• Creature loves those candy rings bc he didn’t want to die unmarried again

• the mom is an IP (intuitive person)

• the music *chefs kiss*

• both of them accepting who they are and growing as people (literally) as the movie progressed

• milk

• he drives like an old lady with classical music blaring

• when did he learn how to drive? we don’t give a shit. if mikey myers knew how to drive after 20 years in prison from child to adult Creature can drive too

• Creature getting increasingly frustrated with how Lisa just wants douchebag #1

• i have never heard “i gotta go change my pad” in a movie before and it rocked me to my core. thank u for being so honest lisa, truly

• that silent film transition they did with the moon *chefs kiss*

• sometimes when healthcare is too expensive u just gotta stitch a dick on yknow!

• men are not allowed to cry in real life and the comedy of Creature’s tears smelling like shit so Lisa is disgusted each time he cries

• kokomo (sobbing)

anyway lisa frankenstein is peak

[xoxo-sarah]

I Wanna Be Yours || Part 12

Part 11 | part 13

↝a/n: two updates back to back??? Don't get used to it 💖

↝pairing: Robin Buckley x fem!Wheeler!reader

↝Warning: not proofread, possible spoilers, cannon events, the upside down, Nancy being mean to reader?, pining, feeling bad as a person, Vecna? Idk anymore, guys... I give up.

↝⎙ 7.31.24

“I think there’s something in there.” Robin stared up into the pulsating gate, her fingers twitching at her side, the nerves getting to her.

Seeing movement to her side, her gaze shifted.

Your gaze was casted down, your hands shaking.

She moved an inch closer to you, close enough to whisper in your ear. “Need a minute?” Her eyes softened when you looked up, eyes glazed over.

With a nod, you were making your way back out of the door, gently shutting it.

Tears instantly cascaded down your cheeks. Your lungs burned. All the emotions hit you at once.

Since you all had started this mission to find Vecna, Robin had paid you more attention than your own sister. Robin was there to ask if you were okay, if you needed a minute.

Sure, there were bigger issues at hand, but Robin still went out of her way. Why couldn’t Nancy?

When she had lost Barb, you were there, helping her search when Steve, her boyfriend at the time, was too busy being “King Steve”.

You offered comfort when Fred was killed, but she pushed you off. You were there when Nancy and your mom would argue. She didn’t have to ask or beg for you to be a good sister, why should you?

Just as you hiccuped, covering your mouth to keep quiet, a clock ticked from behind you.

To say your body froze would be an understatement. Every hair stood up, chills littering your skin.

Against your better judgment, you turned slowly, watching the grandfather clock. The exact clock Max had described stood twenty feet in front of you, chiming loudly. The hands on the clock were spinning faster and faster each second. “Time’s up!” A voice growled in your ear, before the glass of the clock shattered, going everywhere.

A scream from inside had you jumping out of the trance. Turning back to the trailer, you opened the door and rushed in. Everyone looked scared shitless. The gate had a hole in it, light pouring through.

“No way,” An upside-down Dustin laughed in amazement, waving with Lucas, Max, and an added Erica. A broken sigh of relief ripped through your throat, a weight lifted off your shoulders.

“Holy shit,” Robin gawked, a smile forming on her face, “This is trippy.”

Dustin cackled, “Bada-bada-boom!”

---

Max and Lucas plopped Eddie’s mattress down with a thud.

“Those stains are, uh…” Robin side-eyed Eddie. You didn’t really want the answer if you were honest. “I don’t know what those stains are.” Eddie conceded. Robin made a sound of disgust.

All the kids stood around, watching with hopeful eyes as Dustin grabbed the sheets he had tried together.

“Not quite sure how this physics are going to work. But uh…here goes nothing.” Dustin held his breath as he threw the bundle up. The sheets flopped on the ground in front of you. “There we go. And if my theory is correct…” Dustin let go, watching in amazement as it did exactly what was needed. “Abracadabra.”

Max stared in awe, “Holy shit.”

“Alright, pull on it, see if it holds.”

Robin grabbed the sheet, pulling with all her strength.

“This is the craziest shit I've ever seen in my life.” Erica spoke, “And I've seen some crazy shit.” Dustin held up his hand to high-five her.

Robin grabbed the sheets again, “Guess I'm the guinea pig.” She made her way up the sheet, grunting. You watched as she slowly but surely made it out of the Upside Down and back into your world. “Oh my god!” She yelped before she fell onto the mattress. “Thank god.” she smiled, sitting up, before taking Dustin’s outstretched hand. “That was fun.”

The four of you look at each other.

Eddie looked at you, who happened to be the closest to the sheet. You instantly stepped back, putting your hands up to point at the sheet. “Alright, guess I'll go.” He was next to flop on the mattress. “That was fun.”

“See you on the other side.” Steve waited for a reply from Nancy, but never got one. Looking over, he saw her in a trance. “Nancy?”

Looking away from where you had been staring up, into the gate, you set your eyes on Nancy, feeling your blood run cold. The scene from before, Max floating in the air, so close to death.

You were frozen. As much as your brain screamed at you to move-to help- your bones were stiff.

“Hey! Stay with me Nancy!” Steve shook her body, “Nancy, wake up. Y/n, help!” Blinking hard, you pulled your eyes away from Nancy, into Steve’s terrified eyes. “Help.” His voice cracked, begging you.

“Time’s up!”

The words from before rang in your head over and over. That was meant for you-not her. She wasn’t showing signs. She didn’t deserve it.

Fighting against your body, you grabbed the sheet, climbing, ignoring how dizzy you got from entering the other dimension upside down.

As soon as your back hit the mattress, you were up, ignoring Erica as she tried to help you. Instead, following the yelling from Eddie’s room. They were arguing and yelling as you ran into the room, only stopping when you yanked a box of cassettes into your grasp, throwing them around the room when they didn’t ring a bell.

Erica ran in shortly after, “Steve says you need to hurry!”

You weren’t listening to her or any of the others as they started a commotion.

“Seriously-what is this shit?” Robin threw cassettes on the bed.

“What are you looking for?” Eddie yelled.

“Madonna, Blonde, Bowie, Beatles? Music! We need music!”

Eddie yanked the small box out of her hands, waving it in front of her. “This is music!”

Your eyes shut, palms digging into your eye sockets after the crate of music fell out of your hands, clattering on the floor.

You tried tracking your brain around any music Nancy had listened to or even talked about, only to come up empty-handed. This wasn’t happening. This wasn’t happening. This wasn’t happening.

Except it was.

---

“He showed me things that haven’t happened yet.” Nancy croaked out, sitting on the edge of Max’s living room sofa. “The most awful things.”

Biting into your cheek, you hung onto her every word. Just 5 minutes ago you could’ve lost her, never hearing her voice again.

“I saw a dark cloud spreading over Hawkins. Downtown on fire. Dead shoulders. And this…this giant creature with-with a gaping mouth. And this creature wasn’t alone, there were so many monsters- an army. They were coming into Hawkins, into our neighborhoods, our houses. And then he showed me my mom, Holly, Mike, Y/n,”

You looked away, feeling sick to your stomach.

“The-they were all….” Nancy’s bottom lip quivered, breath shaking.

“Okay, but…he’s just trying to scare you, Nance.” Steve said, trying to ease the tension that had become very thick ever since Nancy had come out of the trance. “Right? I mean-” He stumbled over his words, “I mean, it's not real.”

“Not yet. But there was something else.” He showed me gates, like the one in Eddie’s trailer, but they didn’t stop growing. And this wasn’t the Upside Down. This was our Hawkins, our home.”

“Four chimes.” Everyone turned their attention to max as she spoke up. “Vecna’s clock. It always chimes four times. Four exactly.”

“I heard them too.”

Thinking back to the grandfather clock you saw, you didn’t count the chimes, as that wasn’t your concern at the moment. You certainly weren't about to tell them that you had seen the clock.

“He’s been telling us his plan this whole time.”

“Four kills,” Lucas went off Max’s words, “Four gates.”

Dragging a hand down your face, you sighed, glancing up at Max through your fingers.

“He’s only one kill away.”

---

“Try ‘em again. Try ‘em again.” Steve watched as you walked over to Max’s phone, punching in the numbers to the Byers’. The line continued to bleep.

“Anything?” Dustin asked, hopeful in his stare.

“No,” you sighed. “Rang a few times, then went to busy signal.”

“Maybe you punched it in wrong.” Steve suggested, “try again.”

“I didn’t punch it in wrong.”

“Pretty sure she knows how to use a phone.” Dustin squinted his eyes at Steve.

Steve raised his hands, in defeat. “I’m just saying, she could’ve typed it in wrong.”

You turned back around, yanking the phone from the wall, before carefully typing the numbers.

Ring, ring, ring, busy signal.

“Same thing.” Exhaling, you leaned against the wall beside the phone.

“How is that possible?” Lucas folding his arms in frustration.

“I told you,” Dustin mirrored his movement, “Joyce has this telemarketer job. Always on the phone. Mike won’t stop whining about it.”

“But it’s been busy for, what, three days now? It can’t be Joyce.” You grumbled, bringing your hands up to scrub at your face in frustration. “Something’s wrong.”

“She’s right,” Nancy started, finally agreeing with you on something. “It can’t be a coincidence. It can’t be. Whatever’s happening in Lenora is connected to all of this. I’m sure of it. But Vecna can’t hurt them, not if he’s dead.” She turned back around, back toward the window she had been staring out, in thought. “We have to go back in there-back to the Upside Down.” Everyone opened their mouth, disagreeing in every way possible.

“No, no, no. Let’s think this through.” Steve stood, pacing the living room.

“What is there to think through?” Nancy stepped forward, venom behind her words.

“We barely made it out of there. Steve nearly got strangled by a bat, Nancy.” You spoke, trying to avoid the argument that was about to unfold. “You nearly died.”

“Yeah, because we weren't prepared, but this time, we’ll get weapons and protection. We’ll go through the gate, we’ll find his lair, and we’ll kill him.”

“Or he’ll kill us.”

With your attempt to de-escalate the situation failing, you accepted defeat, sinking to the floor beside Robin.

“They fight like an old married couple.” Robin leaned over, whispering in your ear.

She was so close. If you were honest, you didn’t register her words, too busy focusing on her breath fanning against the shell of your ear and how it had your brain short-circuiting.

Your train of thought got interrupted when she stood, adding herself to the conversation. “It’s not a fair fight.”

“Then why fight fair?” Dustin countered, “you’re right, he’s like Eleven. But that gives us an upper hand. We know Eleven’s strengths and weaknesses.”

“Weaknesses?” Erica questioned.

Dustin nodded, pointing at her, “When Eleven remote-travels, she goes into this sort of trance-like state. I bet the same is true for Vecna.”

Lucas cleared his throat, “That would explain what he’s doing in the attic.”

“Exactly,” Dustin agreed, “When he attacks his next victim, I’ll bet you he’s back in that attic, physical body defenseless.”

At the mention of Vecna’s next victim, your eyes traveled to Max. Almost like she could feel your gaze, her eyes met yours.

What were you supposed to do? It wasn’t like Vecna was throwing a bomb that you could jump on to save Max. You couldn’t just let her die, she’s just a kid. It seemed to be a waiting game between you two. Maybe Vecna was playing with you guys, trying to distract you. You were also young. You haven't lived yet. You weren’t even sure what you wanted to do after Senior year.

The mental battle wasn’t helping your case any. Your mind wasn’t clear. Maybe you would’ve been able to think of a single song that Nancy had listened to if your mind wasn’t cluttered. Maybe Vecna wouldn’t be in your head if you weren’t worrying about him so much.

It wasn’t a competition, it didn’t have to be. You just had to find a way for neither of you to have to die, without alerting the others. They were already busy. You can figure this out on your own. If it did come down to it, you were willing to be the one to be Vecna’s next victim.

Max had family, friends, Lucas and their on and off relationship, a future, and a childhood to continue. She deserved to go out with her friends, to the arcade or the park. She deserved to go to school dances with Lucas.

Just like that, you decided.

⚠️Important a/n⚠️: I need help picking a song for this fic. I have been listening to different songs from the 80's to see which one should be reader's favorite, but then I had the idea that I could just use the song that this story was based off of (since the series kinda went off the tracks with the original plan). I Wanna Be Yours by Artic Monkey's is a good song and I could make it work. Obviously it wasn't released in the 80's but this is fiction anyway, so it doesn't really matter. Should I continue looking for better songs or use I Wanna Be Yours? Your opinion would be highly appreciated 🩷 I will even credit you if you want. Thank you.

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[beargrisly]

GRIMMULQUI FIC RECS

Reawakened by TYBW, a long-time GrimmUlqui shipper stumbles out of its crypt in search of sustenance. The morsels it uncovers are too delicious not to share…

(The descriptions below are my own silly thoughts and don’t represent the authors in any way. In addition to the ratings, please also mind the authors' notes, tags and warnings!)

Apples by goldensprite (T)

Jaded, no-fucks-left-to-give Grimmjow finds born again Ulquiorra in the Soul Society. He’s lost his memories… but has gained the power of uwu. I was sooo thrilled to have stumbled upon this lovely fic.

Attrition by tragakes (lejf) (E)

GrimmUlqui fan or not, this fic deserves much love for the gorgeous writing and the brilliant take on Ulquiorra's psyche.

Conquest / Bequest by showmaster64x (E)

THE GRIMMULQUI SERIES OF ALL TIME.

Dead in Love by CrunchySalad (E)

This fic serves one trippy scene after another til it all comes together in a glorious oh shit moment. I LOVE the worldbuilding and the ingenuity of this piece.

Eye Can See You by chibi_zoe (E)

Ulquiorra finds creative uses for the gifts his momma Lord Aizen gave him. *Grimmjow voice* Damn Ulqui! Who’s a nasty thotty lil hollow?

Human Souls by caraminez (E)

An absolutely beautiful fic about love and loss. It hurted me bad but was so worth the ugly crying. If only I could re-live the magic of reading this for the first time...

After The Aftermath by Methoxyethane (T)

Aizenomics goes to shit and the Espada need new jobs. Grimmjow takes on the world's oldest profession while Ulquiorra attempts to Housewife. I was cackling and snorting at every other sentence.

love is just a bloodsport by elektra (M)

This fic is just AMAZING. Ulquiorra survives the battle with Ichigo without turning into pixie dust, but has lost all purpose. The setting is deliciously bleak and Grimmjow's voice is fantastic. 

Love Potion by MissMonie (T)

Behold the GrimmUlqui treasure trove that is MissMonie’s profile, where you'll find everything from demon summons to coffee shops. This one's an adorable Valentine's Day fic in which Grimmjow and Ulquiorra are no match for a meddling love god.

Scream for Me by TextBookDreams (M)

Innocent lives are endangered when two Espadas try to suppress their feelings for each other. It’s funny, it's sexy, and it's GrimmUlqui. Mwah!

Take a Slice by hollowhiyori (T)

Two vampires kickin’ it in 90s Santa Monica. The vibes are on another level, and I thought Grimmjow and Ulquiorra had such a special and magnetic chemistry in this one.

The Beautiful Game by SunAndMoonFanfictions (M)

One for the footie fans (and any GrimmUlqui fan really). This is a very well-researched and immersive fic with many heartfelt moments. One particular scene of Grimmjow and Ulquiorra out shopping in a later chapter makes me giggle so hard. 

This Time Around by Goldberry (NC-17)

Grimmjow and Ulquiorra learn first hand what it means to be human. This fic is… so precious to me. It will rip you up with the feels then tenderly make you whole again. *cradles to chest*

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If anyone has fics to share, or just wants to scream about GrimmUlqui, PLEASE DO 🥰

[yuriko-44]

Ever since I joined Shiftblr and started doing methods I've noticed a few things. These are things like feeling slightly detached from here and feeling closer to the people in my dr.

Something that particularly caught my attention was how whenever I do my method I feel extremely tired, both physically and mentally. It only seems to happen when I do my method. The day after I always find myself trying to understand where I am for a moment- I don't know, it's pretty weird, but also so interesting.

But I actually made this post to talk about something that happened yesterday.

I was listening to music while thinking about my dr, specifically my main bnha reality. Reminder that I'm Shigaraki in this dr- I feel like this is important to know or else the post doesn't really make that much sense.

I was switching between a silly game on my phone and Tumblr – I was really bored and didn't know what to do – while I was basically giggling and kicking my feet at the thought of waking up in my dr and give my big brother a big hug because OH MY GOD, KUROGIRI DESERVES ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD!!

Lately whenever I think about my dr I just want a big hug from the people in my dr. I mainly think about Kurogiri, who in the present of my dr I've known for about 11 years. I also think a lot about Spinner. I don't know him yet in my dr, but he'll be my s/o and I genuinely cannot wait!!

So I was just chilling in bed, listening to music and visualising while giggling and kicking my feet, thinking about how amazing it's going to be to finally be with the people I love the most, when suddenly something pops up in my mind.

I don't recall having similar thoughts pop up in my mind ever since I started to take my shifting journey more seriously, so it took me by surprise.

I literally went from childishly thinking about hugging my big brother to thinking something along the lines of "I wonder how a hug from Sensei would be like."

...

WHAT THE FUCK???

When I tell you I was shaken it's an understatement.

As soon as I realised what the fuck popped into my mind I literally felt a heavy weight on my chest- I literally had to calm myself down because I was starting to breathe a little strange.

What scared me wasn't how I was feeling, it was whatever the fuck that thought was.

In the cr I know damn well how much of a horrible being All For One is. I know the truth about what happened to me – which was all because of him – and I know everything he has done and everything he will do. In my dr, at least in the present, I don't. In the present of my dr I like him, I care about him. At first I'll view this man as my saviour, my mentor- but he never was and never will be any of that.

What the fuck do you mean you'd like a hug from All For One?

Genuinely, what. the. fuck?

I've been feeling like shit since yesterday because of it- I still feel that weight on my chest, although the intensity seems to come and go (and luckily sometimes it's not there at all- which is whenever I'm not thinking about my dr.)

This is so fucking trippy to me. Here I genuinely cannot wait for that man's death while, in the present of my dr, my dr self can't wait to...I don't know- simply see him in person, because ever since he got killed by All Might and revived by Daruma he hasn't really been able to physically be there and we haven't been able to go to him either.

The thought of wanting any kind of affection from him is absolutely disgusting for me in the cr, while in the present of my dr I would feel honoured to experience anything like that from him.

(I keep specifying 'present of my dr' because in the future I'll know the truth and I'll hate him to death. Just to be clear)

And do you want to know another fucked up thing that happened yesterday?

This time it was morning. I was on the bus, making my way to school while listening to music and, again, thinking about my dr.

I was half asleep and I was easily zoning out.

And then suddenly my random thoughts get interrupted by another thought about All For One.

The thing that worries me a little bit is that this time it was 'a scene'. But the not so pleasant thing about it is that considering what I scripted it shouldn't be possible in my dr.

Lately I've actually been considering adding an 'arc' to my script. And this scene enters perfectly in this 'arc'.

Here's a piece of information before I tell you what this scene was about:

Thinking of canon bnha, you know that place within Deku's mind- or Shigaraki's mind- in which the vestiges are stored and you can interact with them? I genuinely do not remember if it has a canon name and if there is I cannot seem to find it. Basically in my dr they're generally called 'Vestige Realms'. All For One's, a literal black hole, is called The Black Hole or Vestige Realm (generic because it's the first and original one). Deku's called 'Vestige Room' because it's supposed to resemble the room in which Yoichi was trapped by All For One. Mine is called 'Vestige World' because, aside from being relatively large and even having a whole city in it (in the middle of which there's my childhood house), it seemingly goes on forever. Basically mine seems the more realistic, the closest to a real life place. The reason why me and Deku will give these places names is because we'll be talking about them a lot together- and also because One For All and All For One (the quirk) will not disappear after the war, so we might as well get comfortable with them.

So what happens in this scene?

You know how All For One's vestige didn't go back in time like his real body did? Well, forget that, in this scene his face and hair were there- which actually make sense considering what I was considering to script.

Basically me and him were in the Vestige World, but the specific zone we were in wasn't part of the city. I remember my first thought about this was that it was a 'new area' that only generated after the war. Again, this makes sense for what I was thinking of scripting.

I remember a big garden-like place. The grass was a bright, healthy green and I could see a few white flowers scattered here and there, probably daisies- my dr self loves daisies actually, so that was nice. And yes, this still makes sense for what I wanted to script.

I was wearing what I'll last wear during the war, so basically just a ragged pair of black pants. On the other hand, All For One was wearing the white, red and black 'robe' he basically steals during the war. And yes, this still makes sense.

Do you want to know the 'best' part? The 'funny' part of all this is that I was on the ground facing upwards. All For One was kneeling on top of me while literally choking me with his right hand and keeping my right hand still with the other.

I remember he was extremely angry and was yelling something. I have no idea what he was saying, but I have a feeling it was something about how I belong to him, I have to do everything he says and that he's going to take control of my body once and for all. Which makes sense for what I was thinking of scripting.

The actual funny part is that, if I actually script the arc I wanted to, he'll fail miserably for the second time.

So you know what? Sure. I'm scripting the arc I had in mind in my dr, I want to see him fail for the second time in a row. I want to see him suffer a second time.

God, how I hate this bitch. He's been plaguing my thoughts lately and I don't like it.

[grigori77]

Critical Role, Campaign 3 Episode 117

What? This is IT FOR THE YEAR?!!! That's so soon ... O.O ... I mean okay, but still, it's shocking ...

You leave Robbie out of this, Riegel ... oh my gods ... then again, I mean, he does have taste, at least ... Phillippe is ... easy on the eyes ... but yes. Apologise to the man, Riegel ...

Oh, Daggerheart? The Critmas One Shot? Okay, that makes more sense ...

Artbook? SQUEE!!! Sweet ...

I just remembered! Imogen's mum! What's going on? What happened? Is she really dead? What does this MEAN?!!! Oh Imogen ... baby ... what are you gonna do? What CAN you do? An hour? CAN THEY make it in time? I mean Ashton's right, it's OBVIOUSLY a trap ...

Liam: "I like how long Matt's leaving you to twist in the wind." Yeah ... and that was such a serious moment, too ...

So we're really doing this, then? Okay ... let's go, then, I guess ... and Matt's got an ACTUAL TICKING CLOCK GOING?!!! Serously? You evil bastard, that's awesome ...

Don't go in that brain, Imogen! You don't know WHERE he's been ...

Imogen and Fearne are VISIBLY TETHERED?!!! That's trippy ... but also potentially glaringly obvious ... hmmmmm ... hope nobody picks up on that we don't WANT to ...

Whichever way you go Matt scribles something down ... the "bad choice wheel"? Gaaaaaaah ... not good ...

Ah yes, the Pipe of Remembrance ... Laudna's using it to look distinguished ... hmmm ...

Oof ... tick-tock-tick-tock ...

Are you two LITERALLY FISHING for Matt to create an explosive distraction for cover right now?

Wow ... Matt: "It comes for us all, Ashley." Riegel's t-shirt nonsense takes no prisoners ...

So ... wait for the explosions or try fighting the way through ... yeah, Laura's getting as anxious as Imogen is right now ...

The Trojan Horse play? Really? I wouldn't touch THAT plan with a really long pole ...

A Flying V ... wow ... this is so desperate ... I have such a bad feeling about this plan, I swear ... bound by her ribbons? Fearne keeps getting kinkier, I swear ... I mean yeah, okay, but still ... XD

I really don't like these odds, guys ... O.O ... deception check? Oh gods ... halflings indeed ... NAT20?!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAHH!!! Phew ... okay guys, sell it ...

Juggernaut: "You don't have to kick her." Yeah, c'mon Braius. You don't have to sell it THAT hard ...

OH SHIT!!! That's it! It's all going off! Time to move, guys!

Good idea. Follow Chetney's nose!

A smell? Oh for fuck's sake ... what have you got in mind NOW, Mercer? Balls ... he's really not going easy on us ... avadons ... great ...

Braius: "Ashton, is there a way to get us into the stone?" Ashton: "There's a way to get ME in the stone, and if it comes to that it's been a pleasure knowing you all."

Are they SERIOUSLY just all jumping in the Hole, right now? Gods ... I thought that LAST plan was a bad one ... oh ... wow, this plan sounds even MADDER ... if THIS works I'll be fucking AMAZED ...

PUSH!!! PUSH, I SAY!!! You got ONE CHANCE!!! Oh bollocks ... is this fucked already? Oh, it's actually IN the Hole ... keep it up, then ... O.O ... "gnomish might"? Sure ... oh all right ... we'll make allowances for the alpha ...

Crap ... rumbled now ... NOW what? "With MIND BULLETS!!! That's telekinesis, Kyle!" Ah crap ... yeah, this is fucking up, I totally expected this ... you got too cocky too fast, people! And now Fearne is being MUNCHED ON by an awfdul alien dog thing ... oh okay, here comes Braius with the steel chair! "You have to treat a woman with respect!" Yeah, that's it ... and now it's finally in the Hole ... so Laudna uses a Mage Hand to flip the it up ... phew ...

Sam: "Thanks Marisha, now sex it ruined for me."

Matt: "We are ... OLD." Travis: "You bet your sweet ass we are."

Another smell? Oh for ... musty? Hmmmm ... well that's just ... unsettling ... you couldn't PAY ME to go in there ... oh, it IS myceit? Okay, then ... awwwww ... actually they're really cute ... hmmmm ... yeah, I doubt they're actually gonna be much help in THAT capacity ... Primordial? Oh, okay, that could work ... Whispers! It's been a hot minute ... Sam scrambles for a plug ...

Fuck ... oh yeah, this place is just a total LABYRINTH ... this is just GREAT ... oh okay ... stawberries and Pate ... interesting ... and now they're smearing assorted fruit across their caps ... this is getting adorably surreal ...

Oh! Little tunnels going down! Yes! THAT has potential. Sort of ... it's pretty tight ... oh ... okay ... IMogen may have messed up there ... O.O ... Travis: "Insight the fungus!" And now Robbe's broken his chair ... wow ... what the hell is even GOING ON in this studio right now? And now Santa brought him a new one ... this is pretty surreal again ...

Robbie: "Sorry, I can't! I have a cushion on the way."

Travis: "Are you starting the downward trend?" Marisha: "It is me, starting the downward trend." Crap ...

Wow ... they really are trusting the weird little sentient mushrooms to guide them down right now ... O.O

Imogen! What do you weird sorcery eyes see?

Slide? Really?

Wow ... here we go, then ... yeah, this is turning into a terrifying Lovecraftian version of the waterslide sequence in The Goonies ... O.O

Oh dear ... yeah, that was all fun whle it lasted ... but now it's turning quite dark ... I hope this doesn't mean a particularly grim TPK for really dumb reasons ...

So ... this turned out to be perfectly successful? Okay, then ... and the myceit have followed ... ALL OF THEM?!!! Wow ... that's also kind of adorable ...

Do the Seed, Ashton! Do it now! Before we get eaten by some bizarre fungal alien monster ... oh ... oh dear ... what's THIS about, then? Are we in trouble right now?

Laura: "What if Predathos is just a big bunch of mushrooms?" Oh please, don't tempt fate like that ...

An Initiative roll, Matt? REALLY? Travis: "Oh, he's gonna fuck us!" O.O ... crap ... oh ... well THAT did something pretty definitive ... so I guess we're committed, then? Meanwhile Chetney is now OILING BRAIUS UP ... dear gods what has this session even BECOME?!!!

Braius goes swimming ... or at least TRIES TO ... wow ... oh, okay ... is he being REJECTED by whatever this is, or is he being EATEN by it? O.O

I really am getting serious Mystery Flesh Pit National Park vibes from all of this. It could go south SO FAST ...

Oh, so ... they're being JUDGED?!!! Really?

Speak With Plants? NOW?!!! Fearne ... oh, I don't see this going well ... okay ... so this is ALL the same thing all around them ... oh that's just LOVELY ... O.O ... and it's communicating with her through COLOUR? Intriguing ...

Yeah, no ... stop tickling the fungal hive mind nightmare swarm, Fearne ...

It has ACCEPTED the Seed with full knowledge ... wow ... this is fascinating ... oh, so they can get OUT now? Yeah, definitely better make a move NOW, guys ...

Matt: "It tastes like the Pirates of the Caribbean." Yeah ... don't lick the freaky water, Chet ...

To go all the way down, stay to the LEFT ... okay, then. Good. That's good. Oh ... more water slides? Great ... again I question their forward planning right now ... and Fearne just gets completely swept away again, definitely ...

LEFT!!! TURN LEFT INDY!!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!! BIG HOLE!!! NOT IN THE BIG FUCKING HOLE!!! O.O Roll well, people! Clearly there's NO coming back from THAT!!!

SHIT!!! They're all on different slides? Crap! It's that fucking bit in Ice Age now! That's not good at all! And now they're seperated into two different groups? Shite ...

Oh! Well, at least they can still see each other ...

Yes, of course ... Imogen can fly, after all ...

Return of the shoebill! Awwwww ... :3

So the potential ultimate destination may actually be in sight? Hmmmm ... now they just have to reunite and then get down to it ... ferrying across in groups, then ... goes smoothly enough, at least ...

Labyrinthine Recall? Nice one, Braius ...

"Are we there yet?" Oh boy ...

Voices muttering ... and a soft, faint WEEPING?!!! Crap ... O.O

Yes ... this must be the place ... Ludinus Da'leth! And Liliana! We're here! We're in time!

Fuck ... Imogen, your mum doesn't look like she has much time left AT ALL ...

Chetney wolfs out! Laudna assumes her Form of Dread! Yes! Game faces on, people! Braius inspires Imogen ... with a smiley face ... :3 ... does Orym want to be a MOUNTED fighter? O.O ... yay, Coriolus ... winged horse action for Wee Man! Nice ...

Going in, then! Here we go ... and Matt goes to break!

Battlemap time, then ... okay ... well this looks ... risky ... not more crystals ... after last week's session I don't like the look of this shit AT ALL ...

So they've been spotted ... ROLL INITIATIVE!!! Great ... O.o

THREE ROUNDS to set her free? Fuck! More ticking clock!

Chetney Curses his chosen opponent with Muddled Mind ... then THROWS HIS CHISEL at him? Blimey ... it hits! Wow ... and it inflicts some SERIOUS damage, too! That's very impressive, all things considered ...

Fearne throws a Scorching Ray at Chetney's opponent ... first misses, but second, third and fourth does ... and she pours a whole bunch of hurt onto him ... but he weathers it well enough, though ... hmmm ... Mister shoots Flaming shit at the guy next to him ... but it bounces off their Shield ... crap ...

Braius goes for the big fucker ... Misty Steps right up to him, then swings Poison Pen at him ... A CRIT!!! Wow ... and the second hits too! Divine Smite and a nasty little poisonous charge too ... oh yeah, that's A WHOLE LOT of damage in just the first hit ... O.O ... 109 points in a single hit and he just ENDS this guy on the spot! Braius: "Moo." Nice ...

Laudna assumes her Form of Dread and gallops in like a monstrous nightmare, unhinging her jaw to spit out her Hound of Ill Omen ... sweet ... oh! Fireball! Nice ... blasting two at once ... BOOM!!! Wow, that is A LOT of dice ... oh yeah, she just torches these fuckers. That must REALLY HURT ... the the Hound rushes in and tries to rip into the nearest guy, but is held off ...

Crap ... exaltants going for Laudna ... Mirror Image for the save? Crap ... not this time ... ouch ... at least one of them is now SCARED of her ... more going for Braius ... and they hit ... SILVERY BARBS!!! Beautiful save, Laudna! Or it would be if it worked ... balls ... oooh, that hurts ...

Ashton rushes in to attack Laudna's foe ... but the basterd uses sneaky psychic shit to BEAT HIM OFF?!!! Not fair ... yeah, Ashton's just swinging and missing now ... crap ...

Dorian flies up with his Winged Boots, starting to dance as he casts Hypnotic Pattern ... oh, okay ... nice ... yes! Get those three! Perfect ... please roll shit on the Wisdom saves, Matt ... O.O ... okay, one down ... two ... well, that's something, both distracted now ... Limewire Visualizer? Nice ... XD

Imogen focuses her energy at those same ones Dorian's just Charmed, and casts Whirlwind to drop RIGHT BETWEEN THEM ... yes! She batters both of 'em! Sweet ... and that's a lot of dice too ... and they're getting sucked up into it ... now she's PICKING IT UP with her mind and starting to guide it up through the air with them inside? Beautiful. So she sucks up the one who was menacing Chetney and now they're ALL getting chucked about ... fucking hell Imogen, that's just NASTY ...

The remaining exaltant next to Chetney releases a blast of Synaptic Static to blast a bunch of us ... oof ... this could be extremely bad if it works ... O.O ... AAAARGH!!! Psychic damage to Laudna, Mister, Orym and Coriolus ... OW!!!

In response, Laudna pours a Hellish Rebuke into him ... oh yeah, that has to hurt ... and she breaks his concentration! Yes!

Phantasmal Killer? Oh, that's not nice! Hey! No Frightened! Heroes' Feast for the WIN!!!

Dissonant Whispers? ALSO not nice. Damn it, he pretty much ROUTED Imogen there ...

Orym turns Coriolus into the fray and swings with Seedling ... damn it, that's a miss, then ... he flanks Braius and goes for his attacker instead ... "Fuck him up, Areolis!" Braius: "He doesn't even know my name!" Coriolus starts attacking the guy himself. Then Orym starts in too ... fight well, Wee Man! Yeah, he's messing this guy up, but not quite managing to break his concentration ... Action Surge! Again, that's a lot of dice ... yeah, even more mseed up ... but STILL holds his Concentration!

Ludinus can't so any spells right now ... but he tries to perform a Crush Will on Imogen ... she shrugs off the worst of it, but it still Stuns her! Oof ... oh, he is a MASSIVE C-WORD!!!

Chetney claws at his own chest to draw blood, then lays into his opponent ... RIP!!! SHRED!!!

First round down ... yeah, Liliana is HURT ...

Fearne casts another Scorching Ray into Imogen's Whirlwind ... okay, this should be interesting ... three out of the four hit! Yes! More hurt poured on them all ... now Mister chucks some more flaming shit at the guy on the ground ...

Braius stabs at the guy with the sharp tip of his flail's handle ... misses ... so he tries again ... Secon Level Wrathful Smite this time ... and this one HITS!!! Yes ... and he gets the HDYWTDT! He tries flirting with Orym through eye-contact while he does it ... then he gets in close enough to Laudna to pours a Healing Word into her ... nice ...

Laudna grabs hold of her opponent's armour and pours a Shocking Grasp into the plate ... oof ...backing off, she starts hurling Eldritch Blasts at whoever catches her eye ... okay, yeah she ENDS the one that Chetney's been struggling with, turning him into a bag of bones ...

THROWING A GLASS BLADE WITH PSYCHIC POWER at Imogen? Not cool ... thankfully he misees BADLY ...

Ashton burns a Chaos Burst and tries a Wormhole Strike ... oh yeah, he smacks the guy RIGHT THROUGH A PORTAL, so he just walks up to him and takes another swing at him ... Psychic Buckler? Hey, not cool! But at least Ashton still knocks him flying ...

Dorian goes to check on Imogen ... oh she's HURT ... he turns and hurls a Lightning Bolt to try and take out a whole BUNCH of them ... BOOM!!! Yeah, he seriously fucks them all up ... yes! Inspire her! Snap her out of it! Nice one, Blue Boy!

Another Hypnotic Pattern? Not cool, Matthew! Indomitable! Go Orym! Resist that shit! What ... AGAIN?!!! Come on ... fuck ... now Braius is CHARMED?!!! Fuck!

Shit ... Coriolus is just BLANK now, caught in a stupour ... not good!

Phantasmal Killer again? ALSO not cool, Matthew! And Telekinesis? GAH!!! Fuck ... resist it, Chet! Fuck! Now Wolfman's helpless floating in mid air ...

Orym JUMPS OFF the horse's back and charges in to attack Ashton's opponent ... yeah, he comes in SWINGING ... HACK!!! SLASH!!! CLEAVE!!! This guy is getting SHREDDED, but somehow he STILL managed to maintain his concentration! Fucking hell ...

Ludinus hurls a Mind Sliver at Imogen ... yeah, he really wants to mess her up SO BADLY ... yeah, this one hurts her TOO ... but she's shaking off hisStun now ...

Chetney tries to break free ... so he MIsty Steps out of the Telekinetic grip and poofs out to jumps onto the Whirlwind with claws flying ... oh yes, CRIT that fucker! Yeah, he SHREDS this guy and all that's left of him is bloody ribbons. Nice kill there, Chet! He howls in victory ...

Fearne casts a Ring of Fire through the Whirlwind ... oh shit ... full-blown FIRE FUNNEL now! She torces everybody inside ... oh yeah, she DESTROYS the two that are left in there. And now Braius is released from the Charm ... finally Mister chucks more flaming shit at another one ...

Braius takes a very balssy risk to jump over the Whirlwind and try to get to Ludinus ... NAT20?!!! Beautiful Dex save ... so he just lands RIGHT IN FRONT of him ... Shining Smite? Nice ... POW!!!

Laudna forms a Void Puppet for cover, then pulls out Caleb's Globe and chucks it, hoping for a Disintegrate if it works ... oh NICE ... TEN D6? Wow ... 72? Wow ... she spends a Sorcery point to reroll some more dice ... EIGHTY-THREE points of Necrotic damage? HDYWTDT!!! Ths Void Puppet grabs the guy by the throat and ATOMISES him ...

The Shield is now GONE ... Braius unleashes his Smite ... and it MISSES ... his second attack ALSO misses ... shit ... yeah, Ludinus' new powers are ALREADY kicking in? Fuck ...

Ashton uses another Chaos Burst and tries to attack Ludinus ... shit, yeah, that's a tricky angle ... A HIT!!! Wait ... Silvery Barbs? Fucking Ludinus ... yeah, that MISSES ... shit ... UN-FUCKING-FAIR!!! Damn it, Matthew ...

Dorian flies in fast and hard as he can, trying a Hail Mary now ... Force Cage? Oh ... yeah, this could work, or it could fail SPECTACULARLY ... but he has no reaction so he can't Counterspell ... LUDINUS IS TRAPPED AND LILIANA IS FREE!!! Oh my gods I can't believe that worked ... O.O

Imogen drops the Whirlwind and uses Telekinesis to grab her mother ... oh, she is a WRECK, so very fragile right now ... Imogen pours a Cure Wounds into her ... wor, that's a lot of HP, Laura ... oh yeah, that's so beautiful ...

Reunion ... that's so sweet ... gods, I am so happy for Imogen right now ... and now Laura is SO FUCKING SUSPICIOUS of Matt ...

Give her some of your ESSENCE?!!! Blimey ... it doesn;t work, though ... shit ... she;s still fragile ... and Ludinus is POWERFUL now ...

Orym mounts Coriolus again and guides him up overhead, taking up a wary overwatch above the Temults ... he takes a look at Ludinus now, making sure it's not a Snowdinus clone ... nope, looks like that really is him ...

He's feeling TALKATIVE now? You arrogant prick ...

And Matt calls TIME on the session! Gods ...

Is it Thursday yet? Or rather ... is it the New Year yet?

Merry Critmas, guys ...

[behold-cyaegha]

Jumped on the Markiplier Edge of Sleep <- QCODE/Regency Productions trying to screw him over watch-a-thon mostly because I want to see a live-action Iron Lung and had the time to do so. I don’t know shit about Markiplier and haven’t ever watched his channel and I’ve never listened to the Edge of Sleep podcast before. I was just mildly pissed off enough by what I read the production companies where putting him through - and in the right mood to start a new show - that I bandwagoned and binged it tonight.

And Jesus H. Chuddley Frog. This show is amazing.

SPOILERS UNDER CUT

It’s weird. It’s trippy. The intro is fucking stop motion combined with - I dunno - 1940s dance music or something. There’s cults and monsters and flying whales?!?

Mark is really good at subtle emotion exploding into extreme emotion. All the cast is great, actually. The main 4 characters are really well written individuals that initially read like stereotypes and then start to get fleshed out as we follow them -> and they’re played by really good actors who put real emotion into these characters. The side characters also feel real, get you attached, and some are incredibly unique in a wild and even fun way.

The sets and makeup and practical effects are excellent. None of that “toss some CG at it in post” shit that often happens. Both the fantastical make up and the more mundane are totally believable as happening in this universe.

One of the central conceits of the story is that the main cast hasn’t slept in a long time and that actually shows. Shadows grow under their eyes. Their lips begin to chap. They sweat. They become pale. These are all things that a lot of big budget movies forget to add to so-called sleep deprived characters.

And the actors also show the sleep deprivation in dynamic detail!

As a life long insomniac who needs medical intervention for so much as a nap, I was really there with these characters on the last leg of their journey. Especially Matteo. Fuck knows there have been times where I absolutely should not have been driving and had to implement all sorts of strategies to keep focused.

And the continuous story surprises! You think you know where the story is going and you’re wrong! You think a scene is going to be mundane and it’ll pull the rug right out from under you!

Man, I am invested in this. I want to know where this is going! About the only thing I don’t like is that the episodes are only 20 minutes long and a “season” is six episodes. At least Sherlock gave us ~1.5 hours per episode for that kind of season count! (Can you tell how long it’s been since I routinely watched tv? It’s been a while.)

And the running theory on QCODEs bullshit is that they plan on intentionally sinking it and writing it off as a tax break. So… you know, no reason two. No Iron Lung because they stipulated the success of this project for backing Mark’s IL project. Oh, and they also had the fucking nerve to not even name him properly in the credits?! Like, he’s the actor for the main character and they’ve got his YouTube handle up there rather than his name. Now, maybe that’s what he wanted but it reads as an insult to a lot of people, including me.

Either way, 10/10. I actually do recommend watching it. If nothing else, to take a shit on Hollywood and not let them use it as a tax write off.

[literaphobe]

imagine ladynoir convening after all the shit went down and she tells him plagg came and found her like he told him to and she unified the kwamis and found monarch and chat’s like wow my lady ur amazing that must’ve been a lot im so sorry i couldn’t be there but you’re so good at this that you didn’t even need me there and he doesn’t even mean it in a guilt trippy or low self worth way he just thinks shes brilliant but she snaps over and is like thats not true. i needed you—i REALLY needed you. you did the right thing but if you could’ve been there i would’ve wanted you there with me…… because she cant do it without him!!!! it barely feels manageable as is but him not being there must’ve been terrifying and if plagg had not literally flew up to her with the black cat miraculous she would’ve probably kept calling and calling and calling for him……

[jack-of-crowns]

@flashfictionfridayofficial

18+ content on this one... fair warning

'Basilisk' by @jack-of-crowns

Monday

M) Seriously? Nothing? You don't see it?

J) Sorry, Miles. I am so lackin at these puzzles 😟

M) S'all good, man. I didn't see it at first either TBH.

J) So what makes this so awesome AF anyways?

M) Hard to explain. Like some trippy genmoji.

J) That's it? That's all it takes to trend on here? #basilisk is like every third post on my feed 😱

M) Hey look, you're my guy and all but DO NOT be a hater on this. Like I said, took a while for me to be able to see it. Gonna open your eyes when you get it. Gonna change the way you see EVERYTHING.

Tuesday

M) So?

J) So? So what? Look, I have real work to do.

C) C'mon Jack, put the pencils down and really TRY.

J) You know how long it takes me to finish a project, Carol. You know how hard it is for me.

E) How hard IS it, Jackie baby?💋

M) Jesus, Elaine. lmfao. But NJK bro, you are really missing out on this one. Called in today.

C) We all did, actually. Best thing evah!

J) A meme puzzle is so good you all called off? I thought none of you guys had any PTO time left.

J) Guys?

Wednesday

M) Look, mad respect for you every day because of your neurowhateverthingy but you HAVE to be seeing this. I am not even playing here. Called up Jones in HR and quit this morning. #Basilisk4Life

J) You quit your fucking job over some meme?!

C) Jack, calm down. Look, I know it must seem crazy but... I can't think about anything else except Basilisk ever since I saw it. Put everything aside and make an effort to get this. It's that good. Please 🙏🏼

E) Multi-orgasmically good!

M) Holy shit, Elaine, you are completely off the hook. No really, my man, drop everything and do this FFS.

C) Seriously, Jack. It's been three days now. We're all starting to get a little worried about you.

J) You're starting to get a little worried about ME?

Thursday

J) OK guys, I put the portfolio aside last night and really, really tried to concentrate on this thing. Is it like a serpent that opens its coils, and then you slide down levels 'Snakes & Ladders' style? It did look kinda cool, but IDK is it so completely amazing? I mean, the stories I'm hearing on the news and all...

E) I can't even believe you- 'Snakes & Ladders'? Jack, I sold the condo yesterday to get the latest upgrades and I could re-sell those today and move oceanside. Not that I would, but you wouldn't even begin to understand why LSR.

C) Jack, please, maybe you can get some help? It's not fair that you can't get this because you're... slow.

J) WITAF?!

M) Hey, Carol, didn't mean anything by it. We all know things don't come as easy to you, buddy. Man, if there was just some way I could get through to you. If you saw the way it looks at you, after you see it; I mean, I've never really been seen like that...

Friday

J) OK guys, we've been friends a long time now. I'm going to let all the stuff you said go; it's been a crazy week, to say the least. Anyone know why corporate hasn't been answering their e-mails, btw?

M) 《Image not received》

C) 《Image not received》

E) 《Image not received》

[maxwellhauskaffee]

Fixing Hoab Apology Tour & Verosika Maybe Sorta’

Trying to fix Apology Tour and Verosika 'cause I see gold in them thar' hills, and they did my girl dirty.

I know a lot of HoaB stans think I hate the show because I shit on so much concerning it, which is fair. But I was once a fan of the show, I still like some characters and concepts, and have defended it a few times too.

For me, this show's like GoT: something that was once good but is more fun to analyze for the trainwreck it is than the good it was because the bad now outweighs the good. And it's sad because many issues were easy fixes had there been a bible and a continuity team.

Anyways, I saw an interesting post concerning Blitzo's loose sexual nature being painted in a negative light, and I partially disagree with that assessment. If anything, I think it unintentionally comes off that way because of how Viv did the world-building.

This made me tangent in my brain as to why I think Apology Tour didn’t work for me, and I realized the linchpin's Verosika. She's an amazing design and concept as a character but was butchered in her initial appearance onward.

Versoika’s Purpose Through Line

I think Viv intended for Verosika and Blitzo to be exact opposites. if she did this contrast properly, it might follow as such: Blitzo pumps and dumps; Verosika holds a grudge. Blitzo has many partners; Verosika's monogamous. Blitzo abstains from love; Verosika gives her all. Blitzo knows little of his former lovers; Verosika knows her lovers.

If executed properly, this would be an extremely compelling foil where they're on the extreme end and Stolas is in the middle.

Blitzo is capable of love but chooses not to due to insecurity stemming from his past and the fact that he's an imp. Instead, he resorts to lust. Stolas is also driven by lust, but he does want true love. However, he fails at it due to his sheltered life, classism, and racism. He's been pampered and secluded so his ideas of love likely come from books and TV. He doesn't know how to interact on a personal level, even though he tries. Verosika, being a succubus, is highly capable of love and is a good partner. However, if you mess with her, she'll turn into that bitter ex who throws a stalker spite party every year because she's that bitter.

If Viv showed Verosika being a good partner and Blitzo a bad one through images, texts, etc it could show Blitzo was the one who fumbled her. And while he has good reason to dislike Stolas, this would at least give some leeway to her arguments in Apology Tour and how he has shit about himself he needs to fix. Because as much as antis hate to admit it: Blitzo's fucked as much as Stolas. It's just poorly executed.

Verosika's Broken Through Line

I think the HoaB does a good job establishing Blitzo as inconsiderate in relationships through the show and specifically in Truth Seekers, Ozzies, and Spring Broken. This is especially evident in the trippy acid scene and when Verosika calls him out in the parking lot.

Since this is about Aplogy Tour I have to focus on Verosika's throughline as a character and how she relates to others. Unfortunately, how she was established in Spring Broken entirely breaks that.

Verosika isn’t the moral authority we should take advice from. Morally flawed characters can give sound advice, like in Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, and BoJack Horseman. Those shows never forget that the advice comes from someone corrupt or thematically flawed. The advice usually works because the character has done wrong in that area and is either trying to prevent others from falling into their mistakes ( Mike Ehrmantraut ), boasting ( Tuco Salamanca ), or showcasing their efficiency ( Gus Fring / Walter White ).

Verosika’s a succubus. By her nature, she should be out there sexually assaulting people, right? Well - she does... Moxxie! If Viv wanted her to be a comical one-note character to fit s1's tone: then that's fine. But the end of s1 became more drama-focused, so what she does in Spring Broken breaks her throughline.

She shouldn't give advice on sexual and romantic morality when, in the same episode, she assaults Moxxie out of spite for Blitzo. This, along with her petty parties, undermines her criticism of Blitzo for being petty and spiteful.

Fixing Verosika's Through Line

Verosika's advice would carry more weight if Viv had inverted the succubus trope for her like she did with Asmodeus ( that's a separate post lmao... ).

Imagine if Verosika presented as someone who sells her image as a sexual deviant. Then, there’s a bait-and-switch moment: Moxxie enters the studio, and her goons ask, "should we teach him a 'lesson,' boss?" They pull out sex toys, bondage gear, etc. For a split second, you see a crack in her expression before she quickly regains her composure. "Not yet, boys. Let’s edge him for a bit…" It’s a threat, suggesting she might do something, but Moxxie, cornered two-to-one, backs down—much to her hidden relief.

In a conversation with Blitzo, Verosika reveals the hurt he caused her. Blitzo cruelly says, "You're a succubus! Like you really cared?" to which she responds, "You're right. I don't…" though her expression betrays her true feelings. By the episode's end, Blitzo looks through old photos with her on his personal locked Sinstagram, showing moments where she cared out of love - not lust. She got him a figurine of his favorite horse breed, cooked his favorite food, and even gave him a long-slide pistol for his birthday, knowing his preference for handguns with long barrels. Blitzo, bitter, deletes these photos. This moment highlights that, despite his "pump and dump" mentality, Blitzo does romantically love people and clings to them, even as he mistreats them. It would be the Achilles heel to his "everyone's shitty! Hello - we live in hell!" rebuttal ( correct in canon ) because Verosika wasn't ( my hc ).

Another place where Viv messes up is having Verosika and Vortex side with Stolas when they don't know what he did. They don’t know that Stolas' original relationship with Blitzo was a sexual transaction that neither of them broke, and that Stolas treated Blitzo as a plaything up until Ozzie's. While I believe Verosika’s flaws would make her bitter and ignore Blitzo, Vortex, being a hellhound, might take issue with how Stolas treated him. This could imply that Verosika treats hellhounds as equals rather than objects, which would give her more depth.

A slight fix might involve Vortex telling Verosika to listen. Verosika, respecting Vortex, takes Blitzo somewhere to talk. In this conversation, Blitzo begins to accept that he treated her poorly. But Blitzo, still having hangups, counters her when she begins defending Stolas. This causes an argument where he cracks to the point she rethinks her accusation of his mistreatment of Stolas because she knows he’s being serious. Perhaps succubi in this world are particularly attuned to tonal shifts, allowing them to exploit their victims. Verosika ignored earlier hints because she loved Blitzo and wanted to make it work. But she's paying attention because maybe Blitzo looks like he's about to break down. Or because she knows the struggles Vortex went through as a hellhound and relates that to Blitzo being an imp.

She forces herself to see Blitzo as a person needing help and begins to empathize. Mentioning how uncomfortable she remembers him looking as others whispered and pointed that a famous succubus was dating an imp. The comments she read on Instagram and the tabloids. How he must feel repeating this dynamic with Stolas since she heard what happened at Ozzie's as she canonically performs there.

Verosika pauses and looks out at the crowd. She takes in the party she's throwing. How various demons destroy effigies of Blitzo and she realizes she's no better than others who shit on him for being an imp. She then says, "You're right... Everyone's shitty in hell. But maybe it's not because they want to be. They just don't know they are."

She then gives him a humbled glance and walks off, leaving her own party.

This causes Blitzo to realize that had he just talked things through with Verosika and been more open, they both wouldn't be where they are. This could plant the seed for him that maybe the same could be done with Stolas. Thus forcing him to face his own flaws.

Tangent - but this is great. I miss this shit.

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