#and bloodsport kinda counts too

[asukaskerian]

Monthly word count - September

TOTAL: 3 026 words :X

that's all?? it felt like more ;^;

POSTED: nop

IN PROGRESS: -bloodsport (390 words) -grimmichi superheroes AU (221 words) -madatobiizu cherry wine (1 537 words) -bleach suburban ot4 (878 words)

-- bloodsport -- "They checked out the historic neighborhood too, and the Ambassadors' Row where you'll be lodged eventually--"

Ichigo could see her losing patience with his shit behind her affable smile, and suddenly he was out of patience with it too, with himself. 

He still didn't want to do the tourist shit. But he needed to be doing something.

"What's the shittiest neighborhood you can get to in under an hour from here?" he asked, rolling his stiff shoulders and stuffing his hands deeper in his front pockets. 

Askin stared at him with his mouth open, and then moaned. "Oh nooo. Kurosaki, no. My man, my friend--"

"I'm not looking for a fight! I just --"

He forced himself silent, staring at the two Arrancars in front of him. Neither one was showing any inhuman traits right now, but he could feel them there. He could feel the whole room around him with that other sense that wasn't quite telekinesis -- that was, Urahara liked to say, to telekinesis what echolocation was to sound -- could feel the personnel discreetly waiting behind closed doors so he could have the lobby to himself, deferential and only vaguely annoyed that it was taking him so long to clear out. Askin was exasperated-worried-shielding; the Arrancars... 

The other one was small and thin and delicate-looking. They felt even more predatory than the woman.

Both of them, really, had the same fangy edge. Like cats watching a new creature wander by, trying to figure out if it was anything they could mangle or what.

Ichigo missed being unable to read an Arrancar's emotions properly. Normal human beings didn't feel things like that.

"If I'm going to live here," he said, firming his voice, his chin raised to meet their eyes in turn, "I don't want to only know the rich areas."

-- superheroes -- "So," Rukia said the moment they were out of the building and the rushing student crowds, and brought so much suspicion and emphasis on the word that Ishida and Inoue immediately went on alert like pointer dogs.

Behind them, Mizuiro and Chizuru arched their eyebrows; Asano blinked a full three seconds later. Okay, no escape from there, but at least when they drew closer it stopped anybody else from moving in too.

"Family trouble again?" Ishida asked, looking vaguely unimpressed, except for his wary, narrowed eyes.

"Eh... Sorta. Stray cat kinda wandered into my house and now we're nursing it back to health. It's, uh, bitchy." Ichigo made vague clawing motions with his hands and felt lame as hell.

Asano flopped against his shoulder to peer at his face; Ichigo sidestepped out from under him. "Hey! No, but there's something you're not telling here, Ichigo--"

"It's blue," Ichigo hissed under his breath.

Asano made a worried face and immediately huddled closer, telegraphing his sudden oh-no-big-secret-shhh! with every line of his body and every furtive (not) glance. "Whoa, whoa, buddy, that's, uh, not a cat then."

Groaning, Ichigo replied in the same exaggerated undertone, "you think?"

-- cherry wine -- "Send me Tatsuo next."

"Yes sir."

Izuna passed her as she went back into the receiving room, crossing the engawa and hopping down into the garden with him. "I'm back."

"Welcome back. News?"

"We're going to the theater this afternoon!" Izuna gave him a wide, insincere smile. "You had better not hate on the show, it was the best I could find."

"Huh." Madara arched an eyebrow. "Any reason why we must go, then?"

Izuna started counting on his fingers pointedly. "Because I want to see a show and you never want to go out; because we don't have any invitations for this afternoon so why not. Because I promised the Haruno sisters a date."

Madara ruthlessly shoved down the annoyance that wanted to bubble up at Izuna getting him involved in his social entanglements with strangers. Izuna had liked them, so it should be good enough for Madara -- and from Izuna's strange smile, the date wasn't even the point. 

"And?"

"We need to be seen out in town and not caring." A telling pause. "And it won't hurt if people assume we kept them around last night."

Decoy and political maneuver all at once. Alright.

After yesterday's clusterfuck of embarrassments and straight up ambushes -- the official apology, the tea party that was supposed to show unconcern and strength and instead got him drugged into a rut, the assault on Naohime trying to set them against the Senju and get them in trouble with the daimyos all over again -- they did need to do some damage control.

"Also you didn't even look at them last night!" Izuna added in a fit of pique, throwing his hands up exasperatedly. "I need some data if I'm gonna calibrate my search properly and they have really unique hair, which is the only thing you admitted to liking to me."

"--I see."

"It's all in really pure shades of pink! Not muddy or rusty at all, thick and long, everything, and they're both cute and they have very striking blue eyes to go with it, so visually they're great. As people they're also great, they're just looking for a fling and weren't weird about us being nobles or being shinobi, I will be so cross, niisan."

Madara swallowed back a chuckle. "Very well, I'll go."

-- suburban ot4 -- Grimmjow's face is still creased from the pillow. From the nap they just took, more of an excuse to curl up together and rest, keeping an ear out for Kazui. His hair is a mussed mess.

His face says 'please tell me I didn't hear what I just heard', but not in a hopeful way.

"... Kurosaki?"

Nelliel goes back to the mattress, sinks down to her knees at the edge. Behind her, Ichigo's feet shuffle tentatively. 

"Hey," Ichigo says, voice quiet, sad, guilty. "We're back."

Grimmjow stares up at him. He's still buried in comforters up to his hips. "Didn't go well, huh."

Another beat of silence, heavy. "No. The rental contract was -- we tried, he--"

"It's okay," Nelliel interrupts, gently, and doesn't look at him. "He changed the guest spots, yeah?"

"Fuck," Grimmjow mutters to himself, and rakes both hands over his face, jaw gone tight. "Fuck."

"I'm sorry. It's back to two guests now. I can't even say anything because that's just standard."

Nelliel and her package count as a single guest as long as the kid isn't out of her belly, and not a day longer. The second her child is born, that makes three.

[britesparc]

Weekend Top Ten #655

Top Ten MCU Actors Who Could Join the New DCU

It feels like it’s been a big moment for superhero TV recently. Two new shows have just started based on both DC and Marvel characters – The Penguin and Agatha All Along, respectively – and there’s increased jibber-jabber about upcoming programmes too. Creature Commandos – the first proper, official, for-realsies production from James Gunn and Peter Safran’s new DCU – starts in December. And there’s been some interesting casting tittle-tattle about what’s probably the biggest show they’ve got on the docket, Green Lantern series Lanterns, which is going to feature both Hal Jordan and John Stewart.

We already know what one Green Lantern looks like, at least, thanks to paparazzi shots of Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner on the set of next year’s Superman. But Gardner is always, really, the other Lantern; too much of a dickhead, and possessed of too terrible a hairdo, to really be considered the main event. Hal and John, on the other hand, could both be considered the “proper” Lantern, and so it’s going to be really interesting to see them share the screen in what appears to be a sort of buddy-space-cop crime drama.

Anyway the really interesting thing about all of this is the names apparently in the mix to play Hal. I think we already knew (or assumed) that Hal was going to be the older character, more of a mentor-type figure to a younger John, and this has been borne out in some of the actors they’ve either been looking at, talking to, or who’ve already turned the role down. These include Ewan McGregor, Chris Pine, Timothy Olyphant (who, of these names, would be my choice), and Josh Brolin. Now, three of these have already played comic book characters before; both McGregor and Pine are in prior DC films. But Brolin was, of course, an absolutely huge part of Avengers, playing interstellar bad guy Thanos across a number of films (if Brolin had taken the role, he’d have been not one but four characters in Marvel and DC: Thanos, Cable, Hal Jordan, and Jonah Hex – so maybe he thought it was a bit much).

If Thanos can cross the floor, so to speak, to take a major role in a DC show, then – of course – nothing’s off the table. Heimdall himself, Idris Elba, is also DC’s Bloodsport; and there have been a number of smaller-scale roles cast with actors who’ve had a foot in both ponds. I think Thanos being Green Lantern might have been the biggest deal, however; we may have to contend with everyone’s favourite emerald space cop being a major Star Wars character instead.

This has inspired my list this weekend, which is all about actors who’ve had (moderately) significant roles in the MCU, who could now jump ship and appear in a DCU production. I’ve done a few casting suggestion lists over the years, so I’ve tried not to repeat myself – as such I’ve avoided even speculating on truly major JLA-type roles, so there’s no “Chris Pratt for Batman!”-type stuff. Some of these I think would be truly excellent suggestions; others would just be amusing.

Have at it, Jim and Pete! Take your pick!

Pom Klementieff as Zatanna: Klementieff brings a certain other-worldliness to her roles; she always feels at a remove, can project a kind of oddness that’s either adorable and endearing (Mantis) or strange and threatening (Paris). I think this, plus her great comic timing and natural ability, would be perfect for backwards-talking magic-user Zatanna. And – hey – I kinda feel like magicians should be French, I don’t know why.

Edward Norton as Clayface: Norton is, I guess, only technically part of the MCU, but he still counts! He’s got a reputation as a super-serious actor; this would make him perfect to play Basil Karlo, a vain and fading actor who ends up becoming a shape-shifting goo man. He could play him like his character from Birdman, but, y’know, in clay. And he’s got form with CGI characters! Sort of! Anyway, it’d be funny.

Frank Grillo as Slade Wilson: Grillo was great as the super-gruff Crossbones in Winter Soldier and Civil War; he was tough but charismatic, and held his own against Captain America. He’s been public about wanting to carry on the role, despite being killed off, so perhaps jumping into DC waters would be cool. He looks the part for Slade, and can do the action stuff, and as the character is meant to be a bit older and more experienced, I think he’d bring a good sense of hard-earned wisdom to the role.

Dave Bautista as Dr. Will Magnus: I definitely think Bautista will pop up in the DCU. I’d like to see him in a role that was less physical; he’s a terrific actor, capable of bringing out humour, tragedy, and pathos. So it’d be good to see him as a scientist; there are plenty to choose from. Magnus is great because I guess he’s essentially a good guy, but also a bit morally dubious, and has a history of both mental health issues and slightly dodgy relationships with some of the robots he builds. So there’s lots there for Bautista to get his teeth into.

Sylvester Stallone as Wildcat: I don’t know what the plans are for the Justice Society, and obviously casting a guy in his seventies isn’t really going to allow you to make a decade’s worth of intense action movies. But Wildcat was a boxer before becoming a crimefighter; he’s tough, he’s a fighter, and (depending on continuity) trained Batman. The Society are usually presented as older anyway, the previous generation of heroes. Do I need to explain why Stallone is perfect for this role?

Benicio del Toro as Sinestro: Sinestro is, basically, a corrupt cop who really breaks bad – I wouldn’t be surprised if he cropped up Lanterns, as he’s really the big Green Lantern bad guy. Rather than making him a moustache-twirling British guy, I think having del Toro bring both a bit of the grit and strength he has in films such as Traffic, as well as the charm and humour he naturally possesses, would really make the character stand out.

Sam Rockwell as Ralph Dibney: I don’t know what their plans are for these characters, and maybe Rockwell’s too old if The Elongated Man is supposed to be a contemporary of a (presumably mid-thirties) Flash. But come on: a light-hearted, wisecracking detective who can also stretch his body? Don’t tell me his wouldn’t be a fantastic role for Rockwell. I’d want him front and centre of every Justic League film, though. Maybe they could also bring across Rachel Weisz as his wife Sue?

Jenny Agutter as Granny Goodness: Agutter has been really underused in the MCU; after Winter Soldier, I was hoping she’d keep popping up as a sort of British version of Nick Fury. So casting her entirely against type as an evil, cruel, vicious general and leader of the Female Furies, working for ultimate big-bad Darkseid, would be really cool. The only downside is Goodness is usually presented as a plus-sized woman, and it’d be a shame to lose some of that representation (Amanda Waller, for instance, has had a significant weight loss in recent years).

Jeff Goldblum as The Riddler: I’ve tried to limit both the number of former Guardians cast members and also the number of specifically Batman-related characters (sorry, Karen Gillan as Poison Ivy). But we’re back in Gotham for this utterly perfect casting. Goldblum is great at three things: appearing smart, projecting hidden darkness, and a wild eccentric charisma. Making the Riddler an older guy looking for a legacy – a would-be genius out to prove he’s smarter than everyone else one last time – would make him really different from both Jim Carrey’s utterly manic turn, and also Paul Dano’s weird serial killer (who, I’m sorry, is great, but is not the Riddler).

Samuel L. Jackson as Darkseid: is this on-the-nose? First base? I was basically thinking about the voice; who has the best voice for this? Well, to be honest, the answer is the sadly departed James Earl Jones, but Jackson also has a fantastic baritone. Also, if he were to appear in a more human guise, I like he image of a taciturn Jackson randomly appearing in someone’s front room to threaten or tempt them. Jackson is excellent at projecting menace, but also great at delivering elaborate soliloquies. And he’s very funny.

[coffeelouis]

one of my resolutions for 2019 was to post monthly fic lists of every fic i’ve read that month! i’m really excited about it, as it’s driven me to read more and catalog my fic reading more intently. i also have been really enjoying the fics i’ve read in the past few months, as i’m reading so much more by taking the tube so often, so it’s a perfect fit! and without further ado: 

here’s every fic i’ve read in january 2019, in order of reading: 

Take Your Time by @laynefaire

When Harry finds himself in the middle of a messy break-up with no place to live, Louis offers a spare room in his flat. Unbeknownst to Harry, Louis has been infatuated for years. Over the objections of their friends, who know the truth, Harry accepts. Can Louis survive Harry moving into his home…and closer to his heart? Will Harry see what's right in front of him?

Whirlwind by @darlou

“Noisy boys over at that table there, yes, you two, would you like to share something with us?”

...

“I was just saying that you’re probably the only person who’s ever literally taken my breath away"

-

AU inspired by Phoebe and David from Friends.

⭐ to the brim with fright by @hereforlou​

The only reason he’s here is because it’s tradition. And also, Harry said it’d be fun to make Liam wet himself in fear and Louis agreed. It’ll be hilarious. He’s not an insecure new transfer anymore, thank you very much. It took him no more than a week to insert himself into a group, to get invited to his first party, and to start crushing on someone—he’s not what anyone would call socially impaired. He doesn’t need validation.

(Or, the one where Louis’ high and scared and Harry’s...also high and scared.)

caught up in your love affair by @disgruntledkittenface​

“And the corgis took to you straightaway,” Harry remarks.

“That’s true,” Louis chuckles.

“I’ve spent the last 29 years being barked at,” Harry deadpans, jerking his hand toward Louis, “this one walks in, absolutely nothing.”

Louis outright giggles at that, saying, “They were just lying on my feet during tea.”

“Wagging tails,” Harry says, shaking his head.

“It’s because they don’t understand flirting,” Louis tells him, “you can’t charm them the way you do everyone else.”

Royal AU. Prince Harry announces his engagement to Louis Tomlinson in an interview with longtime friend and BBC host Nick Grimshaw. Inspired by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

There’s Nothing I Can Do (I Only Wanna Be With You) by @chaoticallyyours​

Roommates Harry and Louis both consider themselves matchmakers. Louis' latest crusade is finding the perfect match for Harry, despite the admittedly disastrous results. With just a little bit of help from their friends and a lot of whining, Louis realizes that the best match for Harry might just be the person already sharing his flat.

OR: Louis is a dumb gay who doesn't realize he's in love with his best friend. Until he does.

a fire in us by @hereforlou​

Louis had always thought it wouldn’t catch him off-guard. If he ever got his Time, he would be ready, and he would be calm, and he would make his way to wherever his soulmate waited for him and blow them away with how ready and calm he was.

When he got his Time on that Monday, years after he had stopped fantasizing about meeting his soulmate, Louis was not ready, and he was not calm. What he was was late.

(Or, the one where Harry waits and Louis worries.)

Wild Love by purpledaisy

“Good,” Julia says, clearly pleased to have them both uncomfortable and unable to look at each other. “Now, I only have one more question before you can go. What are you planning to do when this experiment ruins your friendship?”

“We said we’d stay friends no matter what,” Harry says smoothly, his chin lifting in defense.

“That was our one thing going into it,” Louis agrees. “Stay friends no matter what.”

Julia raises a perfectly manicured brow, “That’s all fine and good. But I hope you realize your emotions aren’t going to realize this is an experiment in the end. If one of you falls for the other and finds out those feelings are not reciprocated, you’re not going to be able to laugh it off as a social experiment. I’m not saying you shouldn’t do this, I’m just hoping you’ve considered all of the possible outcomes.”

- AU: Two best friends try to date each other for forty days. It's supposed to be fun until emotions make it complicated.

gonna dream of how you (tasted) by @hereforlou​

It was clear that they were not going to talk about how they knew each other. Harry was relieved, he didn’t need Louis to spell out how fast he’d wanted to get out of the house back then, but it also made him anxious. The fact that they had seen each other naked and they were pretending it had never happened was hanging between them.

I had your dick in my mouth, Harry thought loudly at Louis, and then remembered there was a baby in the room and felt a little dirty. He decided to stop thinking about it altogether - Louis seemed to be managing just fine.

(Or, the one where Harry needs a handyman and it turns out they have a bit of a history.)

⭐ bloodsport by @tofiveohfive​

“You know how our next game is against the Cardinals, right? You remember how vicious those guys can get. I wanted us to come up with some plays, maybe work on a block from the left—”

Louis stops when he hears a chuckle.

He doesn’t think he’s said anything particularly funny, so he turns to Harry, waiting for an explanation.

“‘S funny, ‘s all.” Harry throws his finished bottle somewhere near the other discarded ones. “This is the first time you’re talking to me in eight months, and it’s still about football.”

i’ll take your pain by @suspendrs

It’s kind of romantic when Harry thinks about it, feeling all the pain of the person he’s supposed to love for the rest of his life. Sure, it’s rather inconvenient when he’s in class and his soulmate gets kicked in the balls, or when he’s sleeping and his soulmate knocks his head or his knee off something. It’d be nice if the function helped them to find each other, but Harry supposes he can live with knowing that they’re destined to run into each other someday.

Or, soulmates have the ability to feel each other's pain, and Harry finds his after getting his arse waxed. (Or, the soulmate au crack fic I can't believe I actually wrote.)

A Few Good Mistakes by @louisandthealien

He almost wishes there were a better story.

"Fucked up pop star ends five day bender by wandering into a dive bar alone and passing out in public."

That would've generated press, he thinks, and if there's one thing that's constantly on his mind (or more accurately, on the mind of everyone else around him) it's that all press is good press, and good press is good press but bad press is great press.

Besides, he's 25 and trying to do the whole transition from boyband to solo pop star. He's pretty sure a press-fueled meltdown is, like, a right of passage.

The truth, alas, is a whole lot more boring.

---

Louis falls asleep in Harry's bar. Harry takes him home to hang out.

No Place Without You by @fackinglouis

Harry's in love with life and he's in love with the world.

Louis' in love with Harry and he doesn't think there's any way he can possibly compete.

A Wanderlust AU in which Harry doesn't have a permanent home and stays with Louis when he visits NYC.

Fortify Me by @louisandthealien

“I’m just so happy I have you, Lou,” Harry says softly, prodding his toes against Louis’ ankle. “I feel like I’m going to get Simon’s little talking-to any day now…I don’t know what I’d do if you weren’t here.” Louis very much doubts that, but stays quiet. “It’s just, like, it’s so good to have someone here who’s going through the same thing, I guess?”

Louis tries not to smile too wryly when he nods. “Yeah, yeah it is, I suppose.”

“And…and— ” Harry starts again, voice sounding a little braver, a bit more jokey, “and how much better could this be?” he gestures with one hand at the bed around them. “Two very gay, very fit mates having a very platonic cuddle during their very exciting boy band adventure?” He kicks Louis again. “That’s the stuff of movies, right?”

[loveoaths]

No they aren't like the bloodlines being highly revered and feared simultaneoulsy thing is kinda universal. Uzumaki was eliminated out of fear. Same for Uchihas. Konoha is no better. They even quarantined their most powerful bloodline. Here in this panel he is comparing his exps w sasuke's. Kishi dropped this plotpoint later on tho.

literally all of part one is kishi sucking uchiha and hyūga dick, my dude. it’s all about bloodlines. and i’m not referring to danzo and what not, i am referring to how this new generation — naruto’s generation — reacts in part one to bloodlines. 

one of the first things we learn in part one is how much academy kids put sasuke on a pedestal due to being an uchiha and eventually awakening the sharingan. later in the chunin exams, everyone and their mom gets hype over sasuke’s eyes. and since the bloodline storyline was dropped after part one, i am not taking into account the retcons kishi made years later. additionally, the uzumaki slaughter ( which, if i remember correctly, they were killed because they were deemed too powerful and not because people feared their abilities themselves ? also do the uzumaki actually count as a bloodline if it’s just their jutsus? i don’t remember, i was skimming by that point ) has nothing to do with the political climate in konoha, and my tags were only referring to haku’s shock upon entering konoha and fire country.

the reality of the situation — that the uchiha were killed off and the hyūga have Big Fucking Issues — is not public information. everyone continues thinking highly of their abilities. and, like you said, the bloodline issue is something kishimoto failed to follow through on, which means that yes, bloodlines WERE solidified as “super dope powerful cool shit” powers. people who were afraid of what they could do were deemed the bad guys, ie danzo.

additionally, the point i was making in my tags was in relation to my blog’s interpretation of haku after they wind up in konoha. in that panel i reblogged, haku is unaware of the cultural differences in konoha, BECAUSE CANONICALLY THE PUBLIC KEKKEI GENKAI PURGES WERE A PHENOMENA UNIQUE TO WATER COUNTRY AND KIRIGAKURE. there is NO canonical information in part one that mentions anything remotely similar occurring in fire country or konoha proper. so actually ??? konoha IS better, numbers wise. they didn’t slaughter huge portions of their population after using them like fighting dogs in wars they had no business fighting in. they weren’t used for bloodsports, which is another thing kirigakure did with captured bloodline users.

haku compares their experiences to sasuke’s under the assumption that persecution must be the same everywhere, because haku has only ever known persecution in water country.

part one is about perceiving the difference between belief and reality, what something looks like and how it is. examples: naruto’s idea of what being a ninja means before and after the wave mission; the perspective on sasuke as an entitled super cool ninja teen to a deeply hurt, lonely, and revenge consumed child; sakura’s concepts of what’s important, aka her learning to set aside her desire for beauty in exchange for her need to become stronger, to pull her weight, to support and protect her friends. the bloodline plotline supported this dichotomy. it’s a shame kishimoto dropped the ball there. naruto might’ve actually made sense as a manga, then ! 🤪

i’m open to chatting more if you like, but please send an IM. anon feels weird and confrontational, especially considering you ( accidentally ?) spammed my inbox with five asks.

[stayingforeverinmydreams]

85 Questions!

Yay! Another tag! Thank you, @rekaszabo​ !!!

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

Last…?

1. Drink ─  Water

2. Phone call ─ my dad

3. Text message ─ my mom

4. Song you listened to ─ Bloodsport ‘15 by Raleigh Ritchie (it’s a personal favorite of mine. u should probs go have a listen)

5. Time you cried ─ hmmmm i think it was yesterday bc i was feeling so emo after seeing clips of exo cbx being emo at their concert

Ever…?

6. Dated someone twice ─ i have yet to date someone so

7. Kissed someone and regretted it ─ i’ve never even had a first kiss

8. Been cheated on ─ can’t be cheated on if i’m not in a relationship

9. Lost someone special ─ hmmm i don’t think so. there was an almost tho

10. Been depressed ─ yeah but not anymore, thankfully

11. Gotten drunk and thrown up ─ i have never drunk any alcoholic drink before and i probably never will so

3 Favourite Colors

ohmaigad i love pretty much every color there is but i guess i’ll go with these three rn

12. Pastel Pink

13. Pastel Blue

14. White

In the last year have you…

15. Made new friends ─ yeah, i have~

16. Fallen out of love ─ nope

17. Laughed until you cried ─ oh totally. way too many times than i could count

18. Found out someone was talking about you ─ thankfully, no

19. Met someone who changed you ─ hmmm i don’t think so

20. Found out who your friends are ─ i’m not sure what this means so um yeah

21. Kissed someone on your Facebook friends list ─  nope

General

22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know irl ─ i think i know about 2/3 of them but don’t talk to more than half of them so

23. Do you have any pets ─ i guess the koi fish in the fish pond count as pets since we named them and stuff hahaah

24. Do you want to change your name ─ i used to but now, not anymore

25. What did you do for your last birthday ─  i turned 18 during my last birthday so we had this small event with my immediate family and my other family, which is like my junior high school classmates, and a few other very close friends. it was a humble celebration with cute and memorable moments

26. What time did you wake up today ─ i think it was around 9 am

27. What were you doing at midnight last night ─  going thru Tumblr, just before i was about to sleep

28. What is something you can’t wait for ─ atm, i can’t wait to meet up with the friends in my squad and do something productive like learning a dance or filming a video or something

30. What are you listening to right now ─ Playdate by EXO-CBX

31. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom ─ nope

32. Something that’s getting on your nerves ─ hm nothing comes to mind rn

33. Most visited website ─  YouTube and Tumblr

34. Hair colour ─ brown yo

35. Long or short hair ─ hmm i’m more of a medium length hair person but i guess rn i’ll go with long hair

36. Do you have a crush on someone ─  noooo unless you count Jaemin from NCT (... or Jaehyun. Sehun’s my boyfriend tho so um wait)

37. What do you like about yourself ─  physically, i love my collarbones. something that’s non-physical... i’ll go with the drive i have when i’m motivated to do something

38. Want any piercings? ─ any more than my ear piercings? nah

39. Blood type ─ O

40. Nicknames ─ people usually just call me “Raina” but i guess a nickname they call me is “Rain”

41. Relationship status ─ single (... but really, in a relationship with oh sehun)

42. Zodiac ─  aquarius

43. Pronouns ─ she/her

44. Fave TV shows ─ Sherlock, Doctor Who, Busted, Weekly Idol

45. Tattoos ─ i currently have none and i don’t plan on getting any in the future either

46. Right or left handed ─ right

47. Ever had surgery ─ noooooo

48. Piercings ─ just my ears

49. Sport ─ volleyball, soccer/football, badminton, swimming

50. Vacation ─  i’m not sure if this means which places i’ve vacationed at or places i want to go to for vacation so yeah

          Places I’ve Been To: a couple of places here in the philippines

          Places I WANT To Go To: inside the philippines, i want to visit palawan. outside of the country, i currently want to go to japan and south korea. although, in the future, i really just want to travel everywhere. most of asia and europe tbh

51. Trainers ─ hmm i currently don’t have any trainers and i don’t really prefer any brand so uh yeah

More general

52. Eating ─ just ate some piattos cheese

53. Drinking ─ water

54. I’m about to watch ─  NCT’s i love you game again

55. Waiting for ─ june 13 so i can ask about available slots for my course

56. Want ─ to actually execute and do all the plans i have for the next two months, before college starts for me

57. Get married ─ lol maybe in like a decade or so

58. Career ─ i wanna be a doctor while i am a fashion designer altho i still lowkey have this dream of being an idol

Which is better

59. Hugs or kisses ─ i’m very much a hugger so huGS

60. Lips or eyes ─ i’m into both bc i mean, eyes glisten and shine and show you all these emotions. it’s like legitimately a window to someone’s soul. but i’m inlove with how lips curve when someone smiles or laughs srsly i’m all up for that

61. Shorter or taller ─ idk if this is for myself or for my s/o. if for myself, i wanna be a bit taller. if for my s/o, then i don’t really mind whatever their height would be but i guess taller is cute

62. Older or younger ─ i’m good with either but for younger, preferably not someone who’s more than a year younger than me

63. Nice arms or stomach ─ i don’t really prefer anything so i guess either is good??

64. Hookup or relationship ─ relationship. preferably with sehun oh. or jaemin na. or jaehyun jung

65. Troublemaker or hesitant ─ a balance between the two sounds pretty good

Have you ever

66. Kissed a stranger ─ nope

67. Drank hard liquor ─ nope

68. Lost glasses ─ ohmaigad yes ugh why

69. Turned someone down ─ just once

70. Sex on first date ─ lol the first time i’ll probably ever even think about actually doing it is when i’m married

71. Broken someone’s heart ─ idk??? maybe?? maybe not??

72. Had your heart broken ─ yeah, kinda

73. Been arrested ─ i only turned 18 so nah and hopefully, i never will

74. Cried when someone died ─ i don’t think anyone that affected me significantly died so no

75. Fallen for a friend ─ i guess you could say that

Do you believe in…?

76. Yourself ─ yeah. if i don’t, then who else will

77. Miracles ─ yeah totally

78. Love at first sight ─ nah

79. Santa Claus ─ i used to at some point but not anymore

80. Kiss on a first date ─ hmmm not really

81. Angels ─ yeah

Other

82. Best friend’s name ─ i have a couple of best friends actually but two of my absolute bestest friends are Chloe and Kyla

83. Eye colour ─ broooooown

84. Favourite Movie ─ i know i have a lot but atm, i gotta say it’s The Little Prince

85. Favourite Actor  ─ i don’t have only one particular favorite actor and fangirl over them hard or anything but i guess i love the following people: Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch, Anne Hathaway, Park Hae Jin, and Park Shin Hye

so that’s another tag done! i can’t really tag 20 people so um yeah. i’m tagging @warmhugsnowflakes @jaemin-my-shinee-world @lovelynajaemin @exclusivejably and pretty much anybody else who wants to do this. of course, for the ones that i did tag, you don’t have to do it~

so yeah, thanks!

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The Suicide Squad Character Guide, Easter Eggs, and DCEU References

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This article contains major spoilers for The Suicide Squad. We have a spoiler free review here.

The DCEU is alive and well and dividing its time between Corto Maltese and Belle Reve prison. James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad gives us the most DC characters in live action in any one movie ever assembled!

OK, fine, the vast majority of them die. And a fair portion of them most folks have never even heard of. But it still counts!

And yes, there are DC Comics Easter eggs in the movie, but perhaps not as many as you might expect. So we’ve decided to split the difference. We’re gonna give you the lowdown on all the characters, especially the obscure ones, and talk about what their existence in this movie means (or could mean) for the wider DCEU. And we’ll still give you all the DC Easter eggs we were able to spot. A real bargain, even though this article didn’t cost you anything! 

Let’s take it from the top (cue the Jim Carroll Band’s “People Who Died”)

HARLEY QUINN

What else can be said about Harley Quinn that we haven’t already said a thousand times? You know who she is, you know where she’s from, and you know all about Margot Robbie’s iconic, for-the-ages performance. 

And while the DCEU is pretty loosely connected these days, this is definitely the same Harley from the 2016 movie, although somewhat less male gaze-y in her attire, and one who has definitely moved on from her relationship with the Joker (who doesn’t even get mentioned in this film!). Harley already knowing Rick Flag, Captain Boomerang, and Amanda Waller is all the proof you need that this is a sequel to that film, however loose it may be.

Harley’s relationship status and attitude means that the events of 2020’s Birds of Prey movie also definitely happened, and they’re even referenced (albeit in passing). Hell, you could even say that Harley’s grand escape and the “Harley-vision” that accompanies it comes right out of some of the weirder moments of Birds of Prey. But that’s basically it. We’d like more of Robbie as Harley on our screens, though.

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What does Harley Quinn mean for the DCEU? Harley’s intro in 2016’s Suicide Squad helped establish that of all the characters kicking around the DCEU, Batman was the most experienced, as she, Joker, and Bats shared a history dating back several years. At this point, Harley is practically the linchpin of old DCEU continuity, and one of the last remaining cinematic ties to Ben Affleck’s portrayal of the Dark Knight.

BLOODSPORT

The version of Bloodsport we meet in this film bears very little resemblance to his comic book incarnation. The comics version of Bloodsport first appeared in 1987’s Superman #4 by John Byrne, and while elements of the comics character made it to the film, the guy Idris Elba is playing is quite different from his comics counterpart. Let’s start with the similarities…

The name, both the codename and his real name of Robert Du Bois? Check. The thing about him shooting Superman with a Kryptonite bullet? Also check. The rest? Ummm…it’s a loose interpretation.

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Here, Bloodsport has a seemingly never ending arsenal of high tech weapons, which fold and collapse out of each other, meaning he’s seemingly always got the exact tool for the job. But in the comics, Bloodsport was equipped with a tiny teleporter (thanks Lex Luthor!) which allowed him to seemingly “materialize” whatever weapon he needed at any given moment. The comics version of Bloodsport was much less of a “purely competent badass” and much more of a tragic, traumatized, and deluded figure…and a mass shooter, to boot.

This isn’t quite a comics thing, but when Bloodsport throws his earpiece in disgust near the end of the film after having enough of taking orders from Waller and company, it’s vaguely reminiscent of the final shot in the first (and by far the best) Dirty Harry movie, when Clint Eastwood’s Harry Callahan, disillusioned with the constraints of the system, flings his badge and walks away.

What does Bloodsport mean for the DCEU? It’s a little frustrating to know that Henry Cavill’s DCEU Superman is still out there having adventures that we’ll probably never get to see. Cavill deserves another chance in the cape, damn it! Alas, Warner Bros. seems to have different (and very cool) plans for Superman on the big screen these days.

PEACEMAKER

Peacemaker is a weird character, folks. The character first appeared back in 1966, and wasn’t a DC character…he was published by the now defunct Charlton Comics, whose characters like the Question, Blue Beetle, and Captain Atom were later acquired by DC and folded into their own continuity. And you know what else those characters have in common? They became the inspirations for the main characters in Watchmen, with Watchmen’s Comedian functioning as a kind of adaptation of Peacemaker.

Comics Peacemaker is pretty different (except in looks) to the guy we meet in this film, though. Initially a pacifist using non-lethal weapons, he was reinvented by DC in the ‘80s as a bloodthirsty character with some serious mental issues. Namely, he believed that the souls of the people he killed were then trapped in his distinctive helmet and talking to him. Uhhhh…

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He’s popped up a handful of times in DC continuity over the last 35 years, but there’s no version of the character you could safely consider definitive. He’s appearing in the current (and very good) run of DC’s Suicide Squad comics, as well. Like Bloodsport, the origin explained for him onscreen here has nothing to do with his comics counterpart.

What does Peacemaker mean for the DCEU? Well, he’s still alive (as we see in that post-credits scene) for starters. He’s also getting his own HBO Max series, which James Gunn is showrunning, writing, and directing quite a bit of. And since he’s still loyal to Amanda Waller, it would seem that any future Suicide Squad sequels will rest firmly on John Cena’s broad shoulders. 

RICK FLAG

Ah, Rick Flag, we hardly knew ye. Joel Kinnnaman gives Flag a much more likeable makeover in this film, and the character is even rocking a yellow t-shirt in honor of the John Ostrander-written Suicide Squad comics of the 1980s that influenced so much of this film.

In the comics, Rick was a career military man, like his father before him (we assume this is also Rick Flag, Jr. just like in the comics). Screen Rick’s sense of duty and honor would seem to indicate that’s the case here, too. 

What does Rick Flag mean for the DCEU? Well…unfortunately, he’s dead, so not much. Unless it turns out that Task Force X has been cloning Rick Flags for use on Suicide Squad missions for years or something, we don’t expect to see him again. In any case, that sure was an epic way for him to go out!

KING SHARK

Whoever thought that a ‘90s Superboy villain would become one of the most beloved characters of the blockbuster season? The Suicide Squad isn’t King Shark’s first foray into live action (that would be The Flash TV series) but this is easily his biggest stage yet.

Since his first appearance in 1994, King Shark has been a Superboy baddie, an Aquaman villain, has fought for the bad guys in assorted Crises, a kinda ally to a different version of Aquaman, and our personal favorite, a member of the Squad-adjacent team of antiheroes and mercenaries known as the Secret Six, where writer Gail Simone delivered some of the character’s most memorable and delightful moments.

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Oh, and when we first meet him he’s trying to read William James’ The Varieties of Religious Experience. But it’s upside down.

What does King Shark mean for the DCEU? Well…we would very much like to see him show up in Aquaman 2, known as Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. It would be a tremendous missed opportunity if not, even if it’s just for a cameo. Don’t those weird/adorable/scary Clyrax just look like they were designed for James Wan’s Aquaman world?

 And c’mon, James Gunn’s next DC movie should absolutely be Secret Six, where King Shark is really most at home!

AMANDA WALLER

Viola Davis is a national treasure, and her Amanda Waller performance makes the character perhaps the most malevolent of all these kind of not-quite-good guys. Sure, we’ve had other live action Amanda Waller performances, but nobody captures the no-nonsense, morally gray Waller like Davis has here. 

What does Amanda Waller mean for the DCEU? At the end of the first Suicide Squad movie, we had that little tease of Amanda dealing with Bruce Wayne and General Wade Eiling. While the DCEU as a whole isn’t terribly connected these days, it would be great if we could see more of Davis’ Waller lurking in the shadows, pulling the strings, and maybe even putting events in motion that ultimately lead to the formation of that aforementioned Secret Six team…

That being said, we’re not holding our breath for it, either. Then again, it’s quite easy to imagine a world where Waller is taking a pronounced interest in someone like Black Adam coming out of hiding. 

STARRO

The villain of The Suicide Squad actually began life as…a Justice League villain! And not just any Justice League villain, the FIRST Justice League villain! Yes, Starro has been kicking around DC Comics since 1960 and the very first appearance of the JLA.

While kaiju-sized from the start, Starro’s very creepy ability to spawn spores that are essentially facehuggers didn’t come around until a post-Alien world. This suddenly made Starro a much cooler, and more in-demand threat, and despite there being 17 years between their first and second appearance, since then, Starro has become a regular pain-in-the-face for the entire DC Universe.

Thinker naming the creature “Starro the Conqueror” as a derisive nickname is a reference to how the character is referred to in the comics…and it was literally the text on the cover of its first appearance.

We get lots of imagery of group shots of “Starro zombies,” folks wearing the ol’ Starro facehugger. That’s a recurring image in the comics, and one that comes to mind is the cover of Justice League Europe #26.

Oh, and that’s Taika Waititi voicing Starro, in his second role in the film! (more on the other one in a moment)

What does Starro mean for the DCEU? Well, aside from the fact that we’ve been robbed of a Justice League vs. Starro movie now, there’s no reason to believe that we couldn’t potentially have Starro back. A spore could have escaped. Starro themself could be a giant spore of its own hivemind. 

And while it’s unlikely that we’ll get Starro as a primary antagonist ever again in a DCEU film, it would be pretty cool to see the creature or the species referenced in something like the upcoming HBO Max Green Lantern Corps TV series.  

CAPTAIN BOOMERANG

One of the few returning characters from the first film, Jai Courtney’s Captain Boomerang…dies pretty early in the movie. He’s even more gleefully over the top here than he was in 2016, which is pretty appropriate. Boomer was a founding member of the comic book version of the Squad (reluctantly of course) where he was always portrayed as the most dislikeable and abrasive of all the characters.

What does Captain Boomerang mean for the DCEU? His death here is a genuine surprise, though. Captain Boomerang has always been a pretty high profile Flash villain. And yes, we had that little cameo of him and Ezra Miller’s Flash in the theatrical version of Justice League, Courtney seemed destined to appear one day in at least a small role in some version of The Flash movie for WB. Alas, that now appears to be off the table. Ah, well…

THE THINKER

There have been so many different versions of Thinker in DC Comics history and…Peter Capaldi is playing none of them. Not a one. 

This is a brand-new (sorta) version of the character named Gaius Greeves. He looks like an unnamed version of Thinker who appeared in DC’s post-New 52 continuity in 2014, though, and that character definitely had a Squad connection.

What does Thinker mean for the DCEU? Historically, Thinker in various incarnations has been a Flash villain. Hell, a version of the character was the primary baddie on an entire season of The Flash! But like our pal Captain Boomerang, any hope of seeing Thinker match wits with the DCEU Flash are now over.

Although wouldn’t it be kinda cool if the DCEU gets around to introducing Jay Garrick and we learn that ol’ Gaius once had a beef with him? OK, fine, we’re not counting on it, either.

POLKA-DOT MAN

Poor Abner Krill couldn’t be more different than his comic book version…despite his remarkably accurate costume. Polka-Dot Man is a Batman villain dating all the way back to 1962, except there, he wasn’t the unfortunate recipient of an alien virus with grotesque polka-dot mutations and vomiting and…oh you get the picture.

Comics Abner Krill just had a costume full of trick, high-tech polka-dots. He um…he was not a major villain.

What does Polka-Dot Man mean for the DCEU? Other than the STAR Labs connection, and we believe this is the first mention of STAR Labs since the “Snyderverse” collapsed, not a hell of a lot. Abner is dead, and he ain’t coming back. Although it’d be pretty awesome if it turns out that it was Batman who put Abner away, since we know that in DCEU continuity Bats has been punching bad guys longer than anyone else.

RATCATCHER

Daniela Melchior’s Ratcatcher 2 is a brand new character created for this movie. We think she rules. However, if you’re looking for a comic book connection, we need to go back to her “dad” played in that cool Taika Waititi cameo.

Ratcatcher first appeared in a 1988 issue of Detective Comics, where he was a disgruntled former murderer who was kidnapping everyone responsible for putting him in prison, and holding them prisoner in the sewers. Oh, and he controlled rats. He was far less sweet and charming than either of our DCEU Ratcatchers. Oh, and that story has a panel where Batman vomits sewage because he nearly drowns in it. Good times.

But even that pretty malevolent comics Ratcatcher probably isn’t quite the Ratcatcher of the DCEU. After all, Ratcatcher 2 is named Cleo Cazo, and comics Ratcatcher was Otis Flanagan, and Otis didn’t seem nearly as sympathetic as Taika’s performance here.

What does Ratcatcher mean for the DCEU? Other than the possibility that this was someone else Batman put in Belle Reve? Not a lot. Although since Ratcatcher 2 lives on, we’d love to see her in another Suicide Squad movie, or make her a cornerstone of a live action Secret Six or something.

SAVANT

In the comics, as in this film, there isn’t a heckuva lot to say about Savant. What’s interesting is that he was a key player in one of Gail Simone’s earliest Birds of Prey storylines. Michael Rooker looks remarkably like his DC Comics counterpart in that wig, though.

What does Savant mean for the DCEU? Going forward? He’s dead, so not much. But in the past? Is it possible he ran afoul of Birds of Prey’s Huntress or Black Canary and that’s how he ended up in the Squad? We’d like to think so.

Also, one interesting bit about ol’ Savant. He started off as a guy who thought he could be a costumed vigilante. Of course, he was in it for all the wrong reasons and got a stern talking to from Batman and that set him on his life of crime. We’d like to imagine Ben Affleck’s Batman telling Michael Rooker’s Savant “you’re not morally equipped for this job,” just like he did in the comics!

TDK

“The Detachable Kid” is actually a riff on an obscure Legion of Super-Heroes and Legion of Substitute Heroes character named…Arm-Fall-Off Boy. I couldn’t make that one up if I tried, folks. His powers are identical, although his comics look is pretty different.

What does TDK mean for the DCEU? OK, so bear with me for a moment…what if TDK is actually from the 31st Century and ended up back here somehow before he found himself stuck with the Squad? Until they say otherwise, this is my headcanon. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to go write up a headline called “How The Suicide Squad Confirms the Legion of Super-Heroes in the DCEU” which will get me hate mail for the rest of the summer.

BLACKGUARD

Blackguard is a pretty minor DC villain, mostly notable for being the baddie in the very first Booster Gold comic! He’s a much beefier, more heavily armored character than the guy we get on screen here, but honestly…not much more interesting. And yes, his name really is Dick Hertz.

What does Blackguard mean for the DCEU? Look, if Blackguard exists, Booster Gold exists. I’ve been waiting for a Booster Gold movie forever now, and it’s long overdue. It’s time. Come to think of it, this would also be perfect for James Gunn to direct.

WEASEL

Weasel was a Firestorm villain from the 1980s who…was actually a dude in a weasel suit. A disgruntled college loser who took revenge on people later in years for uh, calling him a weasel back in their younger days. The character was later revamped as a more kind of, well, traditionally animalistic/weaselly figure, but the version we meet in this film has more in common with Bloom County’s Bill the Cat than any of his DC Comics incarnations.

What does Weasel mean for the rest of the DCEU? He’s still alive! Count your children! Bring on Firestorm! OK, but in all seriousness, Firestorm would look pretty cool on a big screen budget.

JAVELIN

Javelin was a Green Lantern villain, believe it or not. See, back in the day, Green Lantern was powerless against the color yellow, hence this guy’s color scheme. Flula Borg has a remarkably accurate translation of Javelin’s comics costume in this film, and the character is pretty much exactly as he was portrayed in his early comics appearances, cool accent and all. 

Amazingly, this is the second Watchmen connection of this piece (wait, what?). You see, Javelin was created by Len Wein (editor of Watchmen) and Dave Gibbons (co-creator and artist of Watchmen). So, not quite as direct a connection as Peacemaker, but a connection nonetheless.

What does Javelin mean for the DCEU? As far as I’m concerned, this is proof that Earth has a Green Lantern, despite the fact that we haven’t seen a modern day, human Green Lantern Corps member in official DCEU continuity yet. But someone had to put him in Belle Reve, and as far as I’m concerned, it’s Hal Jordan.

MONGAL

Mongal is a member of a warlike, and immensely powerful alien race. She’s also the daughter of Mongul, the ruler of Warworld and the villain of one of the greatest Superman stories ever told, “For the Man Who Has Everything” by the Watchmen creative team of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Mongal um…didn’t live long in the comics, either.

What does Mongal mean for the DCEU? If Mongal exists, then this is proof that Mongul and Warworld exists. And once again, I am annoyed that Henry Cavill isn’t getting another shot as Superman. An adaptation of “For the Man Who Has Everything” would actually be a brilliant move for the DCEU, albeit a weird one. 

If Warner Bros. wanted to do something more traditional with the character, the Superman “Exile” story would also make for great big screen fodder, taking Superman offworld and into Mongul’s gladiatorial contests. Anyway…there’s two more DCEU Superman movies that should have happened for ya!

CALENDAR MAN

That’s Sean Gunn in a cameo as Calendar Man (yep) shouting “You fucking pussy” in Belle Reve.

What does Calendar Man mean for the DCEU? Hey, maybe we’ll get a live action adaptation of Batman: The Long Halloween one day! On second thought, maybe that’s not such a great idea.

DOUBLE DOWN

And right behind him? That would be Double Down, a playing card themed villain perhaps “best” known as a minor Flash villain.

What does Double Down mean for the DCEU? Pretty much exactly what you’d expect. Feel free to imagine he was locked up by Ezra Miller’s Flash, though.

JOTUNHEIM

The fortress known as Jotunheim here does indeed have a comics connection. It was the site of the comic book Squad’s very first mission in 1987’s Suicide Squad #1. That being said, the nature of the mission itself and even the location couldn’t have been more different than what we got in the movie, but it’s a nice little callback. 

It isn’t the only reference to that famed first issue, either! The yellow shirt Rick Flag wears throughout this movie (minus the logo) was also pioneered in that comic, and there’s also…

JOHN ECONOMOS

Steve Agee’s non-King Shark motion capture performance is as John Economos, one of Waller’s flunkys. In the comics, Economos is the warden of Belle Reve, and he also first appeared in Suicide Squad #1 which was written by…

JOHN OSTRANDER

Wait, John Ostrander isn’t a DC character! No, but he IS the person most responsible for the Suicide Squad as we know them. He has a cameo in the film as “Dr. Fitzgibbon.” This isn’t a DC Comics character, but it IS the second time Gunn has snuck a “Dr. Fitzgibbon” into his films…the other was in the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie when a Dr. Fitzgibbon was treating Meredith Quill as she was dying.

SENATOR CRAY

A throwaway line in the film refers to “Senator Cray,” and this is no accident either. Senator Joseph Cray was indeed a minor Suicide Squad character, who only appeared in three stories. He was corrupt, so the idea that anyone is playing golf with him in the DCEU doesn’t say great things about them.

CORTO MALTESE

DC fans will recognize the fictional nation of Corto Maltese from its central role in Frank Miller, Klaus Janson, and Lynn Varley’s incredible The Dark Knight Returns. From there, you’ll know it from its mentions in Tim Burton’s Batman movie and various namedrops on assorted Arrowverse TV shows. The Suicide Squad marks the first time we’ve spent significant time there on the big screen.

But the Corto Maltese name goes back further than The Dark Knight Returns. Miller named the fictional country after Hugo Pratt’s beloved comic book series featuring a sailor of the same name.

It doesn’t appear that Silvio Luna, Matteo Suarez, or the Herrera family depicted in the movie have any additional comics connections, though.

What does Corto Maltese mean for the DCEU? Well, if we ever get that live action Dark Knight Returns adaptation with Ben Affleck, this place will be a movie hotspot once again!

GBS

It’s always a nice touch when we see a TV broadcast coming from a GBS network. GBS is the Galaxy Broadcasting System, one of the biggest fictional news conglomerates in the DC Universe. It’s owned by Morgan Edge, who depending on what version of the character you’re looking at has connections to Darkseid and Apokolips (paging fans of Zack Snyder’s Justice League) or Krypton (hello Superman & Lois!).

What does GBS mean for the DCEU? Not much, but it’s popped up in several movies now, and it’s one of the few pieces of worldbuilding connective tissue still holding the DCEU together. 

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monthly word count - January

TOTAL: 5 553 words. =__= POSTED: nop IN PROGRESS -Ichigo/Grimmjow/Fraccion ABO! (552 words) -bleach suburban ot4, two different scenes + attempts at starting a third i'm gonna have to throw out (4 083 words) -madara/tobirama/izuna abo chapter 6 (580 words) -bloodsport (grimmichi in space) (338 words) that was really the month of starting a scene and then stalling and then not getting back to it, huh. anyway.

-- bleach pack ABO -- "Whatcha doin'?" "Nothing much, boss," Di Roy replies, batting dust out of another pillow and adding it to a small tower of them. Yeah, out of all his wrecking-ball-brained jackasses Di Roy is definitely the most inclined to randomly pick up and clean a mess. He really got into it in the desert, putting every grain of sand just so with his gigantic tail. Uh huh. What the fuck. "So these are the... spirit-materializing objects?" Shawlong is peering at two weird dolls in Urahara's hands. Urahara beams pleasantly, holding them out. "Yes, indeed. Oh, Kurosaki-san, you might remember the bigger model; these have been extremely streamlined since then, but with their new power capacity they should fit even something of the stature of your sword spirits--" Nakeem spreads a blanket on the kitchen counter. Di Roy moves the pillow pile into it; then the blanket becomes a sack. "...need to activate it?" "Oh, nothing complicated! You just stab your sword into it. Ah, I would not advise an arrancar to try it, as your swords are much more integrated into your selves and not a fully detached spirit; it won't manifest, but it might hurt." "I assure you, we have no intention of trying that," Shawlong replies with detached disdain. Grimmjow turns to watch him pick up the dolls, to weigh them thoughtfully. Then he says "Go" and Nakeem grabs Grimmjow by the hips from behind, lifts him off the ground, and sits him on his shoulder. He's pretty sure they blow out half the newly repaired wall when they sonido out en masse. -- suburban ot4 -- Orihime tangles her fingers together, staring down at her hands. "After my brother died -- I was fourteen, I lived alone, in a studio -- and I. It was... lonely." "Oh, your fucking bitch aunt." Ichigo's hand slips on the spigot; water splashes. He splutters, getting a faceful; Nel slaps a hand on her mouth. Fuck. Grimmjow is staring, not even at Nelliel's sudden outburst or at Ichigo being ridiculous, but at Orihime. "... Didn't hear about that." "Well! I still had my own place and all! It's pretty cool for a teenager! Serious street cred!" "You hated it," Grimmjow retorts, eyes gone narrow. "I hated it," Orihime admits, voice quiet. "But I spent a lot of time at Tatsuki-chan's house and Ichigo's, so it wasn't too bad. Then I got into a share house for university! That was great." She takes a deeper breath, like she's bracing. "I like that Nel-chan is here during the day. I kinda -- otherwise, I just... I do chores, I guess." Stranded at the sink, Ichigo looks stricken, like he didn't know, didn't fully realize. "All my other friends work," Orihime adds, bowing her head. "And it's -- it's nice, keeping house! It's my house, I like doing it! But it doesn't take all the hours in my day, you know? And it's -- quiet." Ichigo steps up to her, rests a hand on her back. She smiles up at him, bright like she said nothing of importance. He furrows his brow back; he's not buying it. Her smile shrinks, turns sadder. Nel turns her glass in her hands.   Everyone is silent for a moment. "We should have had this conversation in the pillow fort," Orihime says all at once, eyebrows furrowed very seriously. Nelliel cracks up. -- Naruto ABO -- "Are the lot of you done walking around then?" (()) asked his ((child)), who pouted and leaned into him. "Aw, papa, don't chase us off yet. The host has brought out such delicious-looking snacks." "This is not a street festival," (()) scowled back, eyebrows scrunched down. "A minimum of propriety should be shown." "We were invited to an informal tea," Raiha replied, leaning back onto her hands in a display of casual lack of care. "Not a war council. Madara-Izuna-kun had a stressful enough morning as it is," she added, patting Madara's shoulder. "Let them socialize." Madara... kept his teeth behind his lips somehow. "Raiha-san is so caring," Izuna replied with a teasing lilt, and leaned into Madara again, bowing sideways to her. Then in the folds of their sleeves, hidden behind their hips, his hand found Madara's wrist and clenched around it. Madara breathed in, out. Brother's scent -- safe and trusted and known. "Indeed. Thank you, Raiha-san." Thanks for reminding everyone that they were likely emotional and unsteady right now, and young, just like most of their fellow clan heads' children. Izuna gave a second squeeze. Madara huffed quietly.

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monthly word count - november

TOTAL: 7 224 eh. not unexpected. :X POSTED: zilch. IN PROGRESS -bloodsport chapter 4 (1 266 words) (i keep starting and stopping and starting and stopping aaaa) -suburban ot4 (3 095 words) (this is a lot of snippets here and there as i try to bridge gaps. it's weirdly nice to be able to do that because i haven't posted any of it yet. at the same time if it wasn't something i'm writing just for me and not expecting other people to love the lack of feedback would be so discouraging XD) -cherry wine chapter... 5? i think. and a little bit of six. (2 863 words)

-- bloodsport -- The spaceship docked in the hangar didn't look Quincy in style, but it didn't look Arrancar either. Humanity had spread out across a lot of planets, though. Grimmjow could recognize the main thrust of it -- one of the Rukon diaspora worlds -- but he was not going to pin down the precise planet of origin off the top of his head. A lot more weapons on it than the usual Quincy rich-and-flaunting-it type, at any rate. Quincies seemed to think that if they couldn't deal with space attacks with their superior psychic blasts that they deserved to die or some shit. (Not that they ever did. Kinda hurt to admit it but the assholes' sterling-silver focus arrays kept them more dangerous than any reactor-fed cannon in the market.) Really odd. It wasn't like the Quincy fleet was lacking in smaller vessels. Half of the last battles had taken place on Earth, with land troops and local guerilla factions. A lot of the fleet hadn't even had time to get in the air. "Admitting weakness to look too pitiable to attack," Charlotte mused as they all lined up to wait for the hatch to open, "or trying to visually separate themselves from the supremacist faction, or...?" Or unassuming, and friendly, and in the same power class as his Kurosaki. "Being tricky," Grimmjow decided. "Ballsy enough to bring their heir in their baggage?" "He was weak," Luppi countered. "In her place I'd bring him as a bribe." Pfft. Possible. That they were family didn't count a ton, from what he'd ever remarked from high-caste assholes. The more money and power in play and the less you could count on blood bonds and all that shit. But Kurosaki and Ishida had been hanging out together, on that mission, even outside orders to pair up for patrol. It was already a good while ago, and Grimmjow hadn't paid him much mind at the time, but that Ishida's reaction to that half-assed blackmail story... Nah. "Stiff ain't the same as weak. Guy had a serious temper. He wasn't docile enough to come along nicely if he thought he was gonna get sold off to us, so he's here under her protection, so she thinks she can." A quiet snort. "If she's related to old Ywhach she ain't gonna need much in the way of focus arrays, so there might still be some under the plating." "I come in peace, but do try to bite, it'll be funny?" Dordoni asked. "Heh. That sounds interesting -- ah, there they are." -- suburban ot4 -- Is he keeping them up? Fuck. He hesitates in the entryway, jacket half opened. "Grimmjow? Is that you?" "Nope, it's your union-appointed cat burglar," he shoots back without thinking, because -- that was Kurosaki Ichigo. Weird thuds and wriggly noises happen, and then a thundering of feet, and Nelliel appears at the door to the living room, staring with owl eyes and imperious eyebrows. Her clothes are askew and her wavy hair all over the place, and well, he has a thought. For like half a second. Then he smirks. "You got stuck in the couch, huh." "--fuck you." She closes her gaping mouth, scowling harder with her cheeks puffed up. "How dare you malign me like this." "Orihime tried to pull her up and almost landed on her," Nerd Glasses Kurosaki says, peering from the side of the doorway, and then Karate Kurosaki pops up under his chin, and all three of them ogle impatiently at him as he sits there on the step trying to pull his boot free. "Cat burglars have a union now?" "Why do you think I came in through the ground floor? We got safety standards now." "Aww, that's kind of taking the romance out of it," Karate Kurosaki bemoans, and crouches and makes grabby hands the way she does for her kid, for him to give her his feet. "... Uh. I'm good." Grimmjow gives a good yank and plops his boot in the corner, weirdly embarrassed, trying not to boggle at the thought of her pulling hard as she can and flying ass over teakettle when it finally gives. "Thanks. Yeah." He's already halfway through getting pulled to his feet by the time he even realizes Nerd Glasses Kurosaki was holding out his hand to him. "So?!" Nelliel demands, feet planted, surprisingly frazzled. He could tease or drag it on but all that comes out is "Yeah, I got it," not quite as naturally casual as he was trying for. A weird note of awkwardness slipping in. He wants to scratch at his head and shrugs instead, but then he's getting his neck cracked in three places. She's up on the step and he's still down in the entrance; it feels different from a normal hug, more enveloping somehow. It's warm. At Nelliel's shoulders both of their hosts are smiling at him. "This is great! Ooh, I'm so relieved--" "Yeah, yeah," Nerd Glasses Kurosaki says, humoring his wife, and flicks him a lopsided smile even as he turns her by the shoulders. "Let's stop blocking the way for a minute though. Good job," he throws over his shoulder, leaving Grimmjow to have a private cuddly moment with his -- whatever Nelliel is to him. He feels a burst of embarrassed gratefulness for the privacy; he buries his face in her neck, breathing out finally. "I got it, fuck." -- cherry wine chapter 5 -- "Dressing someone else is best done with the person in question nearby," she mused apropos of nothing, like she hadn't just about said 'lest you commit regrettable fashion faux-pas' out loud. ... Like dressing Tobirama in forest greens, he couldn't help but think, and narrowed his eyes. (Tobirama's skin was almost translucent in places, tinged a rosy pink and veins showing blue. Yellower greens would probably turn him into a walking, rotting corpse.) He walked back his suspicion, poking at it from another couple of angles. She'd been around to watch the confrontation, about Tobirama (though really more about the Fuma wanting to cause trouble and only managing this half-assed little squabble; underwhelming and therefore suspicious.) The current big Uchiha scandal meanwhile was also related to Tobirama, but... She knew who he was shopping for, and was considering the result of his trip important enough to get in his face to gather more intel. So she was going to sabotage his purchase, or undermine it somehow. It would be as simple as having something identical or better offered first, before the meeting, so theirs would seem poorly researched or lazy or just disappointing now that the surprise was spent. Which meant he was wasting his time out here. "I didn't say I was dressing anyone else either." He smiled. "That would be extremely presumptuous, wouldn't it? Considering." "Considering?" Nishi mumbled to her sister, quietly enough that Izuna could have easily pretended not to hear her at all. He grinned instead. "Well! Depending on the context, spending a year's salary to dress someone in a long-sleeved kimono would carry a strong expectation of being allowed to undress them." He beamed straight at her, teeth out and eyelids draped a touch too low to be anything but smug. "Rather a waste of money, wouldn't you agree?" For the briefest instant, as he watched, sharingan on the verge of emerging, he could see her affable, disinterested expression tighten, he could feel a tendril of killing intent twang in the air between them. A waste of money, because he'd already gotten it for free.

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monthly word count - october

TOTAL: 6 829 words. progress...? progress. Progress.

POSTED -ichigo+his swords/grimmjow silly ABO ficlet (234 words) -BT 'verse Bro/Noir, aftercare (1 075 words, kinda love this one and have been wanting to write this scene for YEARS. aaahhhh.) -Karkat Gamzee, pale porn, "You told him WHAT?" (177 words, mneh) -davekat: Halloween Masquerade Ball (pretty meh) (60 words) -Girl genius - Tarvek, Anevka, Martellus post-Aaronev murder (495 words) -Grimmjow ichigo Orihime at the zoo dialogue bit (mehhh) (93 words)

WIP -Ofic: Plagueconsorts: Dhalion/Immanuel chapter 6 (583 words) -Bleach: Daemon AU: fullbringers fic (543 words) -Bleach: Bloodsport chapter 3 (351 words) (have been deleting and sewing back together and generally juggling a lot of awkward things with this fic, but i WILL get past these plot dead ends. i WILL. >:E) -Bleach: alpha!Ichigo/omega!Grimmjow+his fraccion ABO (>:3) (2 454 words) (I WANT A SERIES OF ALL POSSIBLE COMBOS AND LIKE A DOZEN PAIRINGS AND HAREMS AAAA >:O) -Bleach: A Beast is in the Heart (psychic wolves AU chapter 5) (579 words) -Bleach: The soulmates haunting fic! (185 words)

yeah so it was a lot of random ficlets and editing/adding lines here and there on current fic more than advancing with big scenes, but still. progress was had? i'm okay with it.

-- ((PLAGUE-CONSORTS)) -- "Ever stormed a Casterian lake fortress?" he asked Sirin, eyes roaming the barely wind-wrinkled surface of the water. "... Not yet." "Good. Don't, you'll die." "That is what I heard," she replied dryly. "The water looks so much easier. What is it going to be?  A giant squid? Impossible whirlpools? Sudden boiling?" "Yes." "Oh, damn you." "A joke." He made his voice mild as milk. "Boiling the lake would kill the squid." -- ((DAEMON AU)) -- Down on the riverbank they start to... Not really spar; just move through slowed-down punches and kicks, stopping here and there to ask something, point out something else. No physical contact at all. Sado and the baboon's human are cracking their knuckles at each other like they're planning to actually make contact at some point but there's no way they're going to be using their powers in such an open space, or even more than baseline human strength; it's just going to be a brawl. "It's like she thinks they'll bite," Yozora says through a sneer, watching the black lioness do her careful, no-touching dance. Kūgo and Yozora turn away with a quiet snort. The Kurosakis are aware of the power differential -- and they're cautious about it. Humbled. Hah. Pitiful. Kūgo would rather die than keep surviving mutilated like this. "Or maybe," Kururi says quietly, like she's not sure if she wants to be heard, "maybe she thinks they think she'll bite." Pfft. Well, maybe he's even right. And if Kurosaki somehow still thinks he's all that then reminding him of his new place will be even more entertaining. And easier to manipulate. Arrogance always is. -- ((BLOODSPORT)) -- "If I don't have your dick in my hand in five seconds I swear to God--" Kurosaki went still over him; Grimmjow almost yanked him down to bite him in the face out of pure frustration, and then stilled too, caught by the way his eyes had gone distant, distracted. "... Kurosaki?" He tilted his head, birdlike. "Are you hungry?" What the -- he blinked, thrown. Of course he was hungry, but -- --Rustling in the trees, very faint. Animal? What did they have around here? Freaky tooth worms, and what else? Or one of his squadmates. "Is it an Arrancar," he asked dryly, to cover up the very real sudden dryness in his throat at the thought of this clusterfuck. Kurosaki had acted pretty diffident about eating Aizen -- but killing and dismembering him? Not a problem. A chase and a battle later and he was probably hungrier now. "Hm. Three," Kurosaki confirmed absently, and shifted his weight onto his haunches like he was going to move off Grimmjow's crotch to go fetch him breakfast in bed. Grimmjow almost dug his claws through Kurosaki's hips in his hurry to haul him back on his dick. -- ((ABO fraccion fic)) -- "... I... don't know you," Kurosaki says slowly, staring at Yylfordt for a moment. Yylfordt watches him back, narrow-eyed and wary but his hands pointedly on the edge of the desk, white-knuckled with tension. "What about me, huh?" --Fuck. Di Roy went around him, dodged quick and nasty, and now he's edging up to the bed with his shoulders tense like bricks, like that'll make them seem bigger. Less alpha posturing than advancing on a potential meal-threat, but the way he went and put himself between Kurosaki and Grimmjow is clear enough. Which, no. He grabs Di Roy by the bandaged part of his mask and yanks him backwards and down onto his ass. "Hey, you're -- whoa!" Kurosaki moves to the edge of the mattress, puts one foot on the ground, leaning forward like he's not sure if he wants to loom over Di Roy's sprawled body or stay back from Grimmjow. He glances up at Grimmjow, frowning; stands, straightens up, shoulders squared. "Okay, you didn't have to do that, but thanks, I guess." Another look at Di Roy and his frown turns more baffled. "Aren't you the guy that Rukia... Aren't you dead?" "It's a long fucking story that we'll tell you at leisure, Kurosaki, only I still need a fucking favor before whoever that is lurking behind the door decides to jump in." He's already being way too agreeable as it is -- is he that sure of his power? Grimmjow guesses that when you have taken down an actual demigod you can probably feel secure about sleeping weaponless and getting your den invaded by potentially hungry hollows, but fuck. It's humiliating. --((bleach psychic wolves))-- Pantera snorted, started licking at her paw with a casual air of disinterest. Blood-and-entrails-and-shit is not anyone's pack, she threw out, along with echoes of memories of -- ugh. Her first litter by Fornicaràs. "--Grimmjow?" He startled. "What?" Ichigo was staring at him; Grimmjow furrowed his brow, tried to make it forbidding enough to -- had he made a weird face? Your face did nothing. Rain-on-slick-glass-and-pavement hears/feels well. ... I'mma make a dapper fur rug out of that son of a bitch someday soon. Tuxedo rolled out the very tip of his tongue in canine amusement. Grimmjow curled up his lip at him.