#and going like ohhhh they wanted the viewer to find this

[gglinaa]

smth from the first movie

[automatic-midnight]

My biased, really unpopular take is that I think rit/su/maya is an objectively boring ship.

[wally-darling-hyperfixation]

Welcome Home , Darling! : Human Wally Darling x GN Puppet Reader

Shout out to @chronicbeans for advice and @stonesgirlfriend for like saying this idea and making it reality. So the plot is you are on the role of what Wally was and Wally is the human role. The story is starting as you are heading to start an Episode of Your vErSion of WELCOME HOME. Enjoy! Art is by Clown . Main creator of Welcome Home. I just wanted to show what Wally looks like for those who may not know

Y/n= your name

H/s= hairstyle

F/f= favorite fruit

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It was just another day in the neighborhood for (y/n) as they walk around the neighborhood smiling as wide as ever. Today they had a filming of their show Welcome Home. Though they are the only ones who know about it. All their Neighbors don’t realize that they are viewed. Just (y/n) and Home. Ever since (y/n) moved into Home, they became more aware and know their are others besides the neighborhood and enjoys the attention. So they go to their favorite spot in the neighborhood. They look straight ahead and smile wide and say “Welcome Home, Neighbor! So lovely to see you on this fine day!”

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Wally Darling was sitting in his living room paper thrown all around , his usually styled hair a mess. He was having artist block. All of his drawings were just not the most. He sighed as he flipped on the tv hoping to find inspiration from shows on his television. He sighs kicking his papers in frustration as he flips channels until he sees this colorful opening with “WELCOME HOME”. He stops his flipping , interested in it. Like it drew him in. Maybe it was the artist in him but he watched the show. This puppet with (h/s) and a poofy colorful shirt with bell bottom jeans looks at the camera and says “Welcome Home ,Neighbor! So lovely to see you on this fine day!” It was like the character was talking to him. He liked their style so he took out his sketchbook and started to draw. The character discussed about a problem they were having in the neighborhood. How they and their best friend Barnaby has taken cookies from this character named Poppy and how they are having trouble admitting it was them. He watches as the puppet interacts talking to Barnaby and asking their neighbors such as another character named Julie and Eddie for advice. Every time he looked up the character may have been talking to someone else but they always seemed to be staring at him. It kind of felt weird to him. Like his soul was being stared at. He shivered and bit into his apple. Soon the character and Barnaby admit to Poppy they took cookies and Poppy forgives them saying next time to ask . The main character , whose name is (y/n) smiles and says thanks and says bye to their friends heading home. In front of their doorstep now, they look to the viewers , eyes wide and smiling . Smiling so creepily. “Thank you so much , Neighbor for helping out on todays problem. I hope to see y’all again …… real soon! Good night ,my Darlings!” The character says smiling wide and waving entering Home and closing the door. Wally shivers feeling as though they were specifically saying that to him as the credits roll. He may have been freaked out but he felt drawn to the show. Like it was part of him. Turning off the tv, he heads to get ready for bed hoping to watch more tomorrow , it looked like he found a muse.

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(Y/n) smiles as they enter home. Really excited , they say “Oh Home! I think I finally found someone who will be perfect for the neighborhood.” They sit at the kitchen and stare at their (f/f) bites being taken out of the fruit. “He is so handsome with caramel skin and blue hair. He was drawing me, Home! Me!! I can’t stop thinking about him. He is just like the best!” (Y/n) gushes over the fellow they saw today. Home creaks and squeaks in response. “Ohhhh. So I should bring them here if I like them that much. What a great idea home!! Let’s hope they want to stay forever and ever unlike our old neighbors.” They look toward the door that was to the basement no one but them and Home know about. (Y/N) walks over to their own television and starts fiddling with it making the tv where they live and where Wally lives turn onto a static channel. “Alright Home. I’m off to get me a man.” They laugh as they step through the television entering the human world. “Woooo still not use to that feeling,” they say as the pat there pants and start searching for Wally. They search the living room and the kitchen. They went to the bathroom amused and loving the art all around . They finally come to a bedroom door painted to look like an apple. They chuckle and open the door slowly as not to alert the sleeping Wally. (Y/n) heads over to Wally and picks him up . Him being in deep sleep and their softness helped in not awakening. They walk to the tv and smiling wide , whisper to the sleeping Wally. “Welcome home, Darling.” Entering the tv and going home.

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Thank y’all so much. I do hope you like it. It’s been a while since I wrote. I’ll probably edit it. *whispers* check the tags . Also. If you want me to write something. Just ask. I’m willing to new ideas. Thank y’all again for reading

Big question y’all: are my asks open. I honestly don’t know. Let me know

[clovexei]

I made my friend @killallyourfrendz watch Samurai Flamenco with me, and here's the highlights reel of their predictions and commentary:

Early Predictions

TV news guy is going to bankroll an evil organization of villains to get more viewers

Masayoshi goes full villain

Masayoshi is in a coma (from episode 7 onward--later changed to "from the end of episode 1 onward")

"Yeah, I'd beat this guy up, too."

Episodes 8-10 (King Torture Arc)

The rest of the show will just be 10 episodes of “horrific clean-up” after the King Torture fight

King Torture will be Red Axe

Episodes 11-14 (Flamengers Arc)

It's a Truman Project situation: "they’re all in on the bit except for Samurai Flamenco and the cop”

"Mari should just become a villain"

"This is all shenanigans."

"We are just speed-running seasons' worth of content right now."

“All of these villains exist BECAUSE of them."

"I hope Mari gets her stride back and kills again. Or becomes a villain."

Masayoshi is in purgatory

Masayoshi has been sucked into a TV

Masayoshi is in a Jumanji situation

"How many decisive battles can there be?"

Masayoshi's grandpa put a curse on him and forced him to live out all the stories he'd ever written

"Is there even a girlfriend at this point? Is the girlfriend dead? Is he talking to himself?"

Red Axe is hiring people to fight SamFlam so that he can keep coming and saving the day

It's the Truman Show (again)

“This is a Pleasantville scenario, but instead of making the world better, they’re making it worse.”

Episodes 15-17 (Prime Minister Arc)

Mister Justice is just Red Axe in a new costume

The other Flamengers don't exist anymore: "They've left the Matrix"

I’d be like, “Isn’t it weird that this all started to happen after Samurai Flamenco showed up?”

They've reached a new circle of Hell

"Maybe… this is the police officer’s hallucination??"

“If you had just stopped being superheroes, we could have gotten out of this, but NO, you had to KEEP wearing the costumes and that’s why we’re IN THIS MESS.”

Episode 18 (Space Arc)

“This isn’t like a Matrix situation, is it?”

“He is in a hospital bed, unconscious.”

"OH OHHHH??? Oh no this is just, like, another fake out"

Episode 19-22 (Final Arc)

“Are we going to find out the girlfriend was King Torture this whole time?”

"This whole time Goto’s been living his own fucked-up Black Mirror horror story.”

"Masayoshi actually blew up his own apartment; he’s having a Goto moment right now."

“I thought we had just one delusional man to deal with, but really we have two.”

"Wanting to be a superhero: the original sin"

Masayoshi is the final villain (held onto this one right until the last episode lol)

“A middle school boy is trying to kill me, and the advice I got is that I need to fall in love.”

[skippyv20]

Ooooohh, ohh, oh ohhhh...$taggering lo$$e$!!!

Hi Skippy & Friends-Pilgrim here taking one for the team, writing down the words to the 3-note song playing in the background of the just released Farch-ill “slick video” which is supposed to add upbeat energy to their 2023 summary of dismal events they created/supported. For this viewer it was a reminder of all their flops, sickening or silly.

“Ohhh oh oooohhh ohhhhh…Over the hills and far away, looking out for a better day. In the darkness, see the light on through the storm. I remember what you told us. Keep your head up, standing strong. Keep your dreams and beliefs. We can find a way back home. Over the hills and far away, looking out for a better day….something mumbled in falsetto I can’t make out…ending with, Take you to my happy place… ohhhh oh oooohhh ohh.”

Is this Just Harry’s secret sign to his Pa that he wants to go home? Who are they taking to their happy place? Where is that anyway? This tune seems like a whittled down, blended version of To Grandmother’s House We Go and “You’ll Never Walk Alone”…oh well, not everyone is a composer even if they think they can do everything. Over and out from a festive looking Cape Cod.

I thought I posted this already…whoops…sorry….yeah I think he wants to go home….😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[putschki1969]

『KEIKO fan meeting chocolate meating #2』Live Commentary

Keiko’s exclusive fan club event is about to start. I got tickets for both performances of course so I will be live commenting on some of the stuff that’s happening. As always, I will also try to provide a report/summary. Very excited to see Keiko with her guitar again, she has been practicing like crazy so I am expecting something pretty neat for today. We might also get a new song reveal so YAY for that. Still hoping Keiko and Kaori will cover “cynical world” at some point during the event. It’s unlikely but a girl can dream XD

Tweet by Keiko | Instagram post by Keiko

Keiko is wearing a gorgeous black dress with floral embroidery, will try to find it somehow. She immediately starts with the live section and later mentions that this event will be more focused on singing rather than talking (compared to her previous fan club event which was live stream only). For the evening section, we got an outfit change. A beautiful shimmery blouse and a long black skirt.

1. Alcohol: You know how I feel about this song. Not my fave but okay 2. [DAY]Toori Ame/通り雨: For the second song, eji joins Keiko on stage. 通り雨 sounds quite different today, maybe a slight change of key! I love it! Very emotive performance. [NIGHT] Genjitsu no Metaphor/現実のメタファー: Ohhhh, love this acoustic version 3. Hitori Janai Kara/ひとりじゃないから: I like the live version a lot more than the studio version but once again, it’s not my fave Talk with eji (Q&A): They talk about how eji really loves Disney music. 4. End-roll/エンドロール: OMG, I am officially deceased. This might have been the hottest thing ever!! Keiko on her guitar singing with that super sexy voice. Such a rockstar!! Ughhhhh!! Talk: Kaori joins Keiko on stage. 5. Akamusubi/紅結び: I am not at all familiar with Kaori’s songs but this was ABSOLUTELY beautiful. 6. Cleome: Meh, wasn’t a fan during the YouTube broadcast and didn’t particularly like this either. Just not my cup of tea. 7. Nanairo no Finale/七色のフィナーレ: Love her version with Kaori. Their harmonies are great and Kaori sings some of the higher parts that are sometimes a little tricky for Keiko. Aww, she got really emotional during the evening performance. It’s kinda funny how she tries to distract from it by drinking water and going straight to the Q&A. Talk with Kaori (Q&A): Apparently Kaori’s fan club would have a name related to alcohol because that’s what she is obsessed with. During the evening, someone wants them to hold hands while singing so Keiko gets all grabby XD And they remember their time together in New York when they were doing FictionJunction work. 8. [DAY] New Genesis=Shinjidai/新時代: Apparently one of their favourite karaoke songs. Don’t know it but it’s pretty cool. Nothing to write home about though. [NIGHT] synchronicity: OMG!!! It’s not “cynical world” but I voted for this as well!! So excited!!! *sobs* What can I say? The acoustic version of this is just WOW! I have no words! Talk 9. Burn in the Wind: Might be my favourite live version so far. Absolutely flawless. Encore 10. [DAY] 夜の噓と: YESSSS! Was hoping she would perform this. It was everything I expected. Simply beautiful, especially the end!! LOL tho at that random announcement during the song (someone apparently made a mistake and accidentally played one of their recorded announcements for the show) [NIGHT] Inochi no Hana/命の花: It’s been a while. Lovely as always.

Keiko started doing a little raffle at the venue but for us streaming viewers it seems like they prepared a prerecorded “After Talk” session in which Keiko answers some more questions. There was no raffle for us but I guess that makes sense since it’s still possible to buy streaming tickets for a couple of days.　Last but not least, here’s my haul (courtesy of my friend). So happy! I even got a message. BANZAI!!!

[thvnderdraws]

what if-

what if Serif died in KarmaTale-

i’ve been throwing this idea around, and it honestly makes sense T^T

the AU itself is very depressing, and i need to stop making it so angsty

but the way i’m wanting this to go just makes perfect sense

it would be an amazing arc for Karma, too

he has devoted his life to keeping his sister safe, and her dying would be something that would really mess him up

don’t get me wrong, i love my boy, and i hate to traumatize him even more, but it just works well with the plan i have-

and i’d hate to kill off Serif, but i feel like should be one of the Gang members that should do it

maybe Papyrus would mess with Dust to the point where he snaps?

or maybe Killer would get tired of her?

and perhaps Nightmare would find her of no more use, regardless of her magic?

maybe Serif could unknowingly betray the Gang, or one of the guys gets wind of Karma wanting to escape, as he is unsettled with all of them slaughtering innocent monsters in the AUs?

orrr one of the Stars would convince the twins of the damage they’re doing being extremely harmful?

i’m not entirely sure about killing her (or maybe she could get severely injured?) but it’s just been something i’ve been hugging around in my head

(and if this AU does become recognizable throughout the community, or perhaps a hidden gem, i feel this would be a good way to play with the viewers feelings and possibly show that to be a good series, not all of the characters have to live and be happy all the time)

ohhhh that would be heartbreaking (T_T) but as you said a good series doesn’t need everyone to live !

also i believe it would affect people the most was if dust killed her, since it seems that serif likes/is friends with dust ^^

[skadream]

ok actual final(?) thoughts on saltburn *spoilerinos*

im going to pretend that everyone exaggerated about specific scenes in that movie so that i would go into it thinking it was something else entirely.

obv i knew about the graveyard and the bathtub (tho i didnt know it was dick in the dirt and i didnt know it was slurping down the drain) but other than that was honestly going in blind. i knew it was set in the 2000s but i didnt realize it was going to be full on homage/subversion of the 2000s twee indie film. like that specific vibe of movies when a fuckin MGMT Summer Montage started happening i was going nuts over it like idk for some reason "set in 2000s" didnt register as THAT KIND OF set in the 2000s ykwim? anyway i kinda figured oliver was a lot more twisted than he let on specifically when he first threw farleigh under the bus when he caught him eating out a girl Every Day Of The Month. there were probably earlier hints but i dont remember i was too busy dying over the fact that 30 mins ago no cars go was playing in a college bar scene, but i was still shocked to find out that OHHHH LITERALLY EVERYTHING HE SAID WAS A LIE.

wrt this being a "too freaky/not freaky enough" movie: ofc the "too freaky" people are just cowards, but i dont think it was really meant to be full on like. pink flamingos eating dog shit or whatever? i really do think it was just the overhype about how weird it is and the people who just watch goth girl dirt ass fucking porn on the reg arent gonna be Phased by it but that wasnt really the point it was more about like, the insight into the character lol idk. and like at that point its up to the viewer whether or not they wanna empathize with the character at all i GUESS but even then idk i think everyone kinda sucked in all their own fun ways like farleigh was a dick, all of the fuckin family were just shitty rich people, the only maybe decent person was the blonde nerd right at the beginning of the movie. but personally as a freak enthusiast i do like going "i would do Literally Anything to become a manic pixie dream boy in a 2000s indie film" and oliver managed to do it i guess. ultimately felix's greatest sin was being a bland richboy character in comparison to ollie like jacob elordis job was literally sit there and look pretty lmao, but i like my psychotic evil boyxboy ships to go both ways ykwim like i want them trying to kill each other :(

closing thoughts: NEVER TRUST A TWINK NERD

[sarah-dipitous]

Hellsite Nostalgia Tour 2023 Day 258

Mamma Mia/Face the Raven

“Mamma Mia”

Plot Description: a reluctant Dean brings Mary along on a mission to rescue Sam. Crowley receives word that Lucifer has possessed the body of an aging rock star

Would I Survive the First Five Minutes??: this has to be some kind of mind trickery…there’s no way Sam’s fucking the lady from London…unless. Unless? That’s what he meant by telling her “screw you” over and over last episode. Oh. No one died

Omgggg Dean opening up to Cas about how weird it is to have Mary back, I’m losing my mind ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Ohhhh, Dean gets his guilt complex from his mom

I KNEW it! I knew this wasn’t real. I knew Sam was hallucinating that whole thing

Can she STOP seemingly killing Sam FOR FIVE MINUTES??

Love Rowena scamming this guy, making up a backstory about being a prima ballerina. She can do whatever she wants forever. Stop getting in the way of her getting that man’s bread, Crowley!!

I was gonna say I can’t believe Lucifer came all the way to Cleveland but…actually I can. That seems like a thing that would happen here. Of course he showed up as this rock star’s dead girlfriend to get him to say yes to possession

Dammit Crowley, let her have this. At the same time, Rowena, I’m sure you can find another old rich guy with limited time left in earth to scam. You are hot af, girl, let this one go. Don’t get wrapped up in Crowley’s schemes

Ah damn, she got Dean…

Oh, Ro Ro, I can’t believe you let your son drag you into this again

Oooo, just a smidge of body horror on my lunch break? Getting very um…end of chapter 349 vibes, and it’s concerning to me

Not to say spn should kill off another woman, but they’re spending a whole lot of time not shooting London lady

Aw, Mary’s adjusting. She’s figuring out modern life ❤️ and her boys are helping her

Noooooo, dammit, Lucifer’s keeping Rowena prisoner now. She spends so much time fighting for her freedom…I’m so mad this is happening to her

Legitimately crying at this scene between Sam and Mary.

God…as much as Dean tries to be like his father in many ways, he’s also JUST like his mom. I wish they’d just come together to talk it out instead of going through photos and John’s journal separately

“Face the Raven”

Plot Description: The Doctor and Clara find themselves in an alien world, hidden on a street in London

At least today I know if there’s no picture, there’s something wrong (oh good, there’s picture)

Oh shit! Is this one of the kids she’d nanny for before?? He seems too old to be, but what do I know? I’m just sayin I can’t imagine her giving any student but the girl she took to the moon the TARDIS’s phone number

Oh!! Oh wait! This is the guy from when there was an alien turning people 2D!! Ok ok that…it’s been a while since he’s been here

They only have like 6.5 hours to save Rigsy??

When you’ve read enough John Green to immediately get what Clara’s saying when she starts talking about trap streets on maps

Ooooo, is that like a maroon velvet blazer the Doctor is wearing?? Maybe not

Did he say FIFTY MINUTES LEFT?!

Not Arya is back! And she’s the one who sentenced Rigsy to death

Ok, so…the budget for this episode is very weird. First, there’s a whole huge set that is very reminiscent of a certain hidden street from [fandom redacted] where many different alien species have gathered as refugees…HOWEVER, the street lamps cause everyone to be undercover in a facade of the viewer’s own normal experiences. Sometimes there’s a glitch, and you can bypass the illusion (so we briefly see an Ood giving medical-ish attention to a cyberman), but it mostly feels like how spn makes all its monsters look like people

Clara don’t you dare. Don’t you dare try to take the death sentence from him. I mean, it’s…your plan isn’t necessarily the WORST, but it’s hella risky

Is that just subtle bi Clara confirmation? Talking about her relationship to Jane Austen and saying “god, I love her. Take that how you like”

Oof. She has GOT to stop making deals with random aliens. She nearly ripped reality apart last time she did. She opened a portal to a different dimension. Now, she’s making deals to keep this street safe in exchange for the Doctor??

I’m not okay with this goodbye between Clara and the Doctor. I’m very distraught. I’m gonna miss them together.

There’s something extra cruel about making the Doctor watch his best friend die right in front of his eyes

Oh of COURSE it’s a “to be continued…” ending. You know…at least I SORT OF got what I wanted. One self contained episode, and now not a two parter. This seems to be a THREE parter

[panjakes]

Christmas cookies

Parings:TaehyunxBlackreader

Summary:Taehyun helps you make Christmas cookies for your blog channel

You stood at the refrigerator with the door open looking for the Christmas cookies you had bought. You were a blogger on YouTube and vlogmas was coming up and your subscribers wanted you to make Christmas cookies.

You had bought two little containers of the pillsbury cookies but couldn’t find it

“What are you looking for?”

You turn around seeing your boyfriend taehyun walking into the kitchen

“The Christmas cookies I bought…can’t find them” you say sadly

“Oh…about that…Yeonjun took them” he says slowly

“What?” You ask confusedly

“Yep! Burnt them to” he says nodding

“You let yeonjun take my cookies and burn them!?” You asks

“In my defense I didn’t think you were coming back for them” he says watching as you grab your phone to call yeonjun who answers on the third ring

“Hi bestie!” He says smiling

“Why’d you burn the cookies” you asks

“Cause I didn’t know what I was doing” he says honestly

“Mhm knew it where’s my baby?” You ask

“Right here!! Hi Yn!” Heaungkai says waving

“Hi hun how are you?!” You asks. The more you and taehyun started dating the closer you and the boys got and heaungkai was like a little brother to you

“I’m fine!” He says

“That’s great yo-hey!” You say as taehyun snatches your phone

“She’s gonna call you back we have cookies to make” he says hanging up the phone

“So your going to help me” you ask

“No I just want your full and undivided attention” he says smirking

“You little shit! Well you can at least go to the store with me” you say grabbing the keys and taehyun’s hand

“Your lucky I like you” he says groaning

“That’s a lie…you love me” you say kissing his cheek making him blush

“Stop it” he says acting like he hates it when he secretly loves it

Once inside the grocery store taehyun pushed you in a cart full of things you didn’t even come to the store for.

“Why are people staring at us?” He mumbles

“Because your pushing a black woman in a buggy” you say in a duh tone

“They still don’t have to stare” he says rolling his eyes

After paying for stuff that wasn’t needed, you two head back to your apartment and unpack the groceries…we’ll Taehyun did.

“Yn!?” He shouts

“Yea?” You shout from your bedroom

“What are you doing? Where are you?” He asks

“I’m laying down” you shout back

He stops what he’s doing giving a questionable look as if you were there to see it

“Why?” He asks

“Cause you gave my cookies to yeonjun now hurry up” you say making his face twist even more

“This woman makes me want to murder people” he mumbles shaking his head

“I heard that!” You shout

“Great!” He says making you laugh. You may drive him crazy but that’s what he loves about you. Your relationship is never boring

After 10 minutes all the groceries were put up you came out your room with your camera

“Yeah taehyun decided to give my cookies away and the person he gave them to burnt them” you say to the camera

“I wish you stop talking about that” he mumbles

“Never I’ll never stop talking about it! Now hand me the Christmas cookie!” You say in a funny tone

Taehyun shakes his head for why feels like the fifth time today before going into the fridge. You set the camera down and grab a cookie sheet and prep it

“These are just regular cookies…what makes them Christmas cookies?” Taehyun asks

“You have to put the frosting on after you bake them” you say as you two both put the cookies on the baking sheet

“Ohhh…still what makes them Christmas cookies?” He asks

“The sprinkles. They’re green white and red.Christmas colors” you say smiling

“Ohhhh…still don’t get it” he says

“Okay cause now your playing” you say making him chuckle

Just then a knock on the door echos through your apartment

“Taehyun go answer the door” you say

“This is not my house” he says putting a cookie on the sheet

“Taehyun go open the damn door” you say jumping at him

“Fine! Your viewers are going to think your abusing me” he says going to the door

“No they won’t if I cut it out” you say

“Wow…flushing the evidence” he says opening the door only to be pushed out the way by his band members

“Bestie!!!!” Yeonjun says tackling you in a bone crushing hug

“Oh my gosh who let you in?” You joke

“Your boyfriend” he says sticking his tongue out at you

“Alright that’s enough” Taehyun says pulling yeonjun away from him

“Hey! She was my bestie before she was your girlfriend” yeonjun says

“Don’t care. She’s my girlfriend now” Taehyun says wrapping an arm around you

“Ynie your making cookies?” Huening kai asks

“I am! Want some when they’re done?” You asks

“Of course” soobin says

“Hyung she was talking to me” Huening kai says

“I hope you keep that in people can see how you treat your hyung” soobin says pointing at the camera

Huening kai ended up helping you making the cookies while Taehyun entertained his guest in your living room

While the cookies baked you and Huening kai chilled and talked in the kitchen. Once the cookies were done you pulled them out the oven to cool

“Taehyun are you going to help me ice these cookies or is Huening kai going to do it?” You shout

“I guess I can help” he says

“Mother fuc-“ you say as he walks into the kitchen

“Good luck sis” Huening kai says walking out the kitchen

Taehyun grabs the icing from the counter and hands it to you

“I said help me not hand stuff to me” you say

“This is helping Yn stop being difficult” he says

“Ugh this boy makes me want to murder people” you say opening the icing

“I what?” He asks opening the sprinkles

“Make me want to kill people” you say swiping icing on his face. He looks at you as if he was annoyed. You start laughing at his fave

“Yn put the icing on the cookies not the me” he says as he starts icing the cookies

“Aww did I make you mad? I’m sorry baby” you say in a baby voice trying to hug him

“Yn move and let me ice these cookies” he says

“You don’t love me?” You ask

“Yn what!?” He asks

“You don’t love me no more?” You ask again

“Yn I just want to make these cookies” he says so seriously

“Say you love me” you say

“No” he says making you gasp

“So you don’t love me?” You say. He puts down the tube of icing and grabs both of your cheeks

“Yn kang…I love you now help me ice the damn cookies” he says before letting go of your cheeks. You tilt your head in confusion

“Kang? That’s not my last name?” You say

“It will be now ice the cookie” he says handing you the tree shaped cookie. You smile before attacking him in a hug

“Awww you want to marry me!!?” You ask

“Yes Yn I do” he says smirking down at you

“Awww and I got it all on camera!” You say smirking

“For real? Make sure to cut that out” he says

“Nope!” You say grabbing your camera and taking of running

“Lord help me” Taehyun says before chasing after you

[hexhomos]

RE #5: When you boil it down, Ja//y/Mel is mostly pandering to straight guys: Jayce gets a little shot or two of him being all infatuated with her but she initiates it and he gets laid with the prettiest, richest woman in Piltover without much cost or consequence. In the theater especially, it's very obvious she's manipulating him. And yet, there's a disconnect after, cuz it feels like the team wants us to be happy about them being a thing?? To mixed results imo. Honestly, I don't know what else the team was expecting, putting Viktor getting sick between the shots of the hetero sex-scene. You can feel the Rito execs going "noooo they can't seem gay! Give Jayce a sex-scene with a woman!!1!!!!" The audience is thinking about both of those things at the same time, and yet, it's (apparently) surprising when people find Viktor sympathetic in all that??? Unpopular opinion maybe, but it makes me a little nervous that we're gonna see some kind of scorned gay man thing with him like "ohhhh he had a crush on Jayce the whole time but oh no, he's straight! Better cut his emotions out now! You're welcome gays."

In very cut and dry scriptwriting terms, the jaycemel plotline in arcane is a very convenient catalyst for the series' eventual end-of-season tragedy. They needed something or someone to push jayce into playing a political game, since this was never a part of his character and, if we're being honest, still feels forced in the end product anyway; point being, viktor and jayce as built in arcane have no interpersonal conflict to do with eachother. This is kind of a glaring issue, considering their whole deal as a dynamic duo is Literally Just That. You see the problem?

The story was written in such a way that they had to grasp for outside third-party excuses to give these characters a different motivation, and to set up traps so "everything goes wrong" as it does in the end without following their original lore, and the shoehorned old-as-time heterobait that majority of viewers cite as the most unnecessary scene of the season is what we're left with. It was meant to be Obviously Readable To The Largest Public Denominator; GAMERS. here's a low effort sudden temptress storyline just so you don't get the wrong idea about these guys being gay or whatever. It's why there was so much confusion during the episode drops - everyone was just sort of expecting viktor and jayce to have their own thing, and they were coming off pretty strongly as fag material.

Knowing what I do about the tv show's production, I strongly suspect they weird tonal whiplash in their scenes (sometimes deeply manipulative, sometimes stupid, contradictory naiveté) is a result of the writers room...... not knowing what the fuck they actually want. My guess is that maybe they drafted this storyline as very cut-and-dry political peonism at the start, but noticed with following test passes that there was absolutely nothing for the audience to sympathize with and grasp there, hence the backwards add-on of a few stockstandard generic man and woman standing in the same room scenes where we're supposed to get Romance In The Air from it.

Personally, I just think its really funny that once one of the writers was sent a video compilation of their scenes with jinx snoring "BOOOOOORING" over the whole thing, and she replied, with some paraphrasing: "Yeah, I did that on purpose ;)"

[choptop-sawyer]

Ok, honestly and without romanticising, how do you think would it go if one lf the Sawyer boys fell in love with a victim? Like, would they kidnap them but convince the rest of the family not to kill them? How would the others react, would we get more of " ____'s got a girl/boyfriend"? It's just a question that has been bugging me for quite a while, as most of them don't really encounter any people outside the family, with the exception of victims.

Sincerely, the anon who thirsted over your icon

Hello icon thirst anon!!! Ohhhh... this ask has so much potential. I love digging into more realistic interpretations of the Sawyers. Of course, there's always going to be an element of unreality with scenarios where you end up with one of them. But close as possible to the source material, I mean.

But what source material? TCM 1 and 2 are obviously the superior movies (for me) and the best of the Sawyers are in them. No extended family or some shit, I can stomach a twin of Nubbins, especially since he's so fun. But they both have extremely different vibes, and different characterizations of the Sawyers. (Except Nubbins. RIP man).

It also, obviously, depends on the Sawyer.

Um... anyway. Sorry for going on too long. Under the cut.

TW: Canon Typical mentions of violence, kidnapping, unhealthy relationships

With Bubba, if we're going TCM 1 wise, I hope you're good at running. The only likely way he's going to meet you is as a victim, and if he meets you on your own at first? He's going to do his job, no matter how attractive you might be to him. Leatherface won't even acknowledge you as more than meat if you're in his sights. Run. And run fast. There's almost no chance Bubba would fall for you with the saw in his hands.

Now, if you were brought back as a VICTIM by another brother, then you have a chance. Bubba has time to see you as a "guest" for a while rather than simply meat. But your time window is limited. Once the others get tired of you, you're meat again. Most likely, Bubba would be attracted to your appearance right away. But that wouldn't be enough to save you, you could easily be another mask. The key is, the thing that would give you the highest chance of survival and a relationship, is to not scream. To not flinch away from his touch when he pets your head. Maybe even say some nice words to him.

Then, there's something that would be gone if you were butchered. That's how you get Bubba invested.

If we're going with the most non romanticized version, you'd still die. Bubba's desires never mattered much anyway to the rest, because he really never expresses it out of subservience. But... if there is something worked out, you'd be his pet of sorts. Drayton would be completely disinterested unless it affects him or the finances. Nubbins might poke at you for a while, then leave you alone once you become a normal thing. What business of it is theirs?

Bubba is the one who tries the most to love you. It might not even be love, at the beginning. More a fascination. But I do believe that he'd care the most. Being with him, I think, would feel the... most gentle? Idk. He wouldn't try to hurt you on purpose if you're in that situation.

Nubbins is hard to nail down, character wise. All of the Sawyers are pretty mysterious, but he's really up there in mysteriousness to the viewer. Franklin thought him an omen, the others thought him a freak, and the audience sees what the audience sees, but no one really knows for sure.

I imagine it would be like a mirage, meeting him. He definitely meets at least a few strangers, with his hitchhiking. You'd either be kind (or foolish enough) to pick him up, or if you were a local, you'd meet him in the endless expanses, terrible and shimmering in the heat. Maybe he'd be quiet at first, stammering out answers with a small smile, like he's trying to remember his lines, but if you excite him in some way, you're in for it.

It would probably just strike him out of the blue that he likes you, and he wouldn't waste any time. He's not really scheming and mischievous, despite his impression. He rolls with whatever he feels. Extremely realistically, you'd get hurt in some way. Possibly really badly. But if you were to be his S/O, it's gonna be a kidnapping. (You might be able to overpower him though. Twig.)

He wouldn't keep you in the house. He might not even think to introduce you to Drayton, because Drayton would be very displeased. But luckily, there's quite a few secret places he's found in his explorations. He might take you there.

It would be very odd. Once the initial terror wears down, you'd realize that Nubbins is a raw and open wound. Repulsive, but honest. He doesn't quite belong anywhere. You think he hoped you'd belong to him, and him to you. The only way out is to be locked in a death grip. I don't think it'd last very long.

The second movie' wacky atmosphere fits Chop Top very well, but we still don't know much about the details of his life. We know the backstory, that he listens to the radio every night, and that he has a love for music and smashing skulls. You could meet him anywhere, as long as you aren't looking for him. He seems to be the kind of guy who was everywhere wherever he was, at least once. If he invites you back to his place after some flirtations traded, don't accept. That would probably mean death for you, not at the hands of a regal and somber grim reaper, but the kind of death that not many wish to think about. He'll come back to the same place to see you again, if he likes you enough. And maybe, he'll even ask you out for real. Chop Top likes the idea of being in a relationship, because all the songs on the radio were written about it. He wants to live them. And you... you're perfect.

If he really cares for you, he'd keep you a secret from his family. There's two lives he leads, the one formed by radio and wild living, and the other formed by the tight, insular environment of his childhood. Chop Top might whisper about you to corpse Nubbins, giggling as he recounts how good-looking you are, and ain't he lucky? But that's it, unless you're foolish. If you get to curious well... he'll invite you to dinner. It's sink or swim then. Good luck.

Drayton is the least likely to find someone he cares enough about not to kill. He's thinking of self-preservation above all, and an S/O complicates too many things. But you'd have to be a local, he doesn't trust strangers. He's loathe to introduce you to his family though. As important as they are in how much they define his very life, they would throw off too many red flags.

He might try to deny his attraction to you at first, as a consequence. But if you won him over, he'd hide the Sawyer's "special diet" as well as he could. Drayton is used to painting over everything, throwing a rug over the mess. When you go to the house? Bone furniture has to be stashed away, hide the meat hooks, hide the horrors, hide away the brothers.

The twins would probably find out somehow, and mercilessly tease him. He feels shameful, somehow, when they do, and that makes him angry. He feels, deep down, that he's betraying the way of life. Don't expect much.

(Sorry if this was rambly)

[oriigirii]

Streamer MC headcannons with the brothers 💞

"You were quite a known face on social media back in the human realm, playing games, doing unboxings, just vibin in general, fans around the globe looked forward to your streams a lot! However, considering the sudden (unannounced) invitation to the exchange program, you had to leave all of that behind out of the blue. It wasn't as bad at first, but you have to admit you do miss the feeling of being able to do goofy shit online. Luckily for you, with the advance technology of Devildom and some spicy magic, the internet had synced with the human realm, and thats when you decided to finally re-enter the streaming scene. How will the brothers react upon seeing your peculiar past time?"

Head empty, No thoughts aside from the brothers just bothering the MC while they stream so here you go haha

Warnings: None, just crackhead energy and a lotta mispellings

Gender: Neutral!

Hotel: Trivago

* [ ಠ╭╮ಠ ] Lucifer *

{How did he know about your career?}

I honestly don't see him as someone who goes on the internet a lot

(He screams boomer to me, change my mind)

He doesn't have the time either, he's too focused on work!

So him finding out is gonna take a while

But! He did find out the hard way when shrilled screaming was heard from your room when he was passing by with some paper stacks in his arms (courtesy of Diavolo)

This man felt his instincts kick in, he ran as fast as he could, papers forgotten, and he immediately slammed your door open. Splinters scattering around, your door definitely damaged, as his eyes held a glare and his demon form was out, wings spread in a threatening display.

He was ready to beat someone's ass as he had thought someone had hurt you in here.

But all hes met with is you, infront of your chair and PC, and a game over on the screen...

To say he was unamused was an understatement cause you just lost your internet priviliges for giving him a heart attack (He said it was because you were being rowdy and noisy but with what you saw you knew that wasn't the case)

Good luck tryna puppy-eye your way to his heart to let you continue streaming lol.

If by some miracle you managed to wriggle your rights back from his hands, he'd warn you not to be so loud next time.

You already learnt your lesson though~ (Hopefully)

{How does he feel about your streams?}

Not everyone's the same, so if you were the shy soft streamer who does more art streams or something akin to a podcast, you can bet that Lucifer will be putting you on while he works, he kinda knows your streaming schedule at this point and if you were running late, he'd force one of his brothers to take over your dish washing duties or any chores you were stuck with

If you were the loud obnoxious meme type, hed still try to watch out of curiosity, and as much as he appreciates that you were getting comfortable here in Devildom with how you laugh and joke around, he still can't approve of it. Its too loud, its much like his brothers energy and he has enough of that already, so he probably doesn't watch as much.

He has countlessly came to your room to shush you and at this point your fans had made a compilation of each time Lucifer had barged in to tell you off

Look he likes it when you scream, but not when hes in the middle of work okay--

At this point, chat has deemed Lucifer as dad and you as their mom/dad.

If he ever catches wind of this he'd definitely be teasing you in private for centuries to come.

Overall fine with it, as long as don't do something stupid on stream.

* ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ Mammon*

{How did he know about your career?}

I would say he found out by him crashing into your streams midway but that's too predictable, hence why you've Mammon-proofed your bedroom during streaming hours!

Thanks to our wizard daddy, you have managed to cast a simple lock spell on your door and as well as a sound proofing

You love your broke idiot, but you did wanna keep the tone of your stream today a bit more chill, you wanted to have a proper Q&A with your fans to hopefully clear any bad vibes around your 3 month disappearance.

When Mammon has learnt your door was locked he definitely was a bit pissy, he knocked on your door loudly even and was calling out for you to let him in, but to no avail.

Bro he's scared.

He usually was allowed to enter, and you usually answered if you did need to be left alone for a bit, so just leaving him hanging got his mind racing and he had to press up his ear on the wooden door to try and hear if you were okay

When this continues on he finally resorts to getting help, but the only one in the house ws Levi, so he kicks down HIS door.

Levi boutta summon Lotan for interrupting him honestly

But as Mammon exclaim you weren't answering and he worried for your wellbeing, Levi rolls his eyes and scoffs,

"Idiot Mammon, they're streaming don't bother them…"

Streaming? why didn't you tell him???

Rude much.

He did huff and now was forcing his way to use Levi's PC for a moment

Can Levi stop him?

Nah.

He was busy on his console, and if he stood up now hed be breaking his world record so he was at a terrible state so he just resorts to threats of him drowning the Avatar of Greed if he does anything stupid on his PC.

He immediately logs in to your streaming platform and he watches for a bit,

You were more dolled up now just to look decent on stream, and he felt this jealousy rise as you interact with your chat, especially to those saying I love you's and stuff, and you even said it back? the audacity! You were his werent you? Were you replacing him with these nobodies?

He huffs as he realized that those who paid got their message highlighted, and thus, he starts donating. (Mind you this was Levi's account...)

"Mcccccc Open the dooorrr"

"Ill behave i promiseeeee"

"Cmon pleaseeee?"

Chat is c o n f u s i o n

NGL, they thought Mammon was a creepy stalker and red flags were being waved everywhere

but as chat was pondering who the hell he was, you can only sigh and look at the camera with that unamused expression, but ugh! you just KNOW hes doing that kicked puppy expression of his, and maybe it really wont be so bad

So you snap your fingers and say, "Okay MonMon, its open, Im giving you 3 seconds"

Mammon wasnt deemed to be the fastest out of his brothers for nothing

As soon as you got to '2', you were already tackled by the white haired male and chat went wild.

Now that you've shown your life in Devildom, maybe its time to introduce chat to your boyfriend no?

{How does he feel about your streams?}

You get paid to sit infront of a camera, do I have to say anything else?

But really though, as much as he enjoys the thought of getting so much cash from something so simple, he prefers the joy of being able to proudly exclaim that he was your first man!

ohhhh he thrives on the salt of your overly attached stans

but for those who fully support you, he always feels so mushy and shy when they say the ship you guys so hard

The fanarts has him WEAK (he may or may not have saved a few)

You usually do streams alone, but now you've allowed the door to be left open to let Mammon join whenever

Chat pogs when he enters with so much confidence, only for it to crumble when you kiss his cheek on stream.

Overall finds it fun to spend time with you, but just dont play scary games cause Lucifer might hang him upside down on stream.

* ▘▂▝ Leviathan*

{How did he know about your career?}

He is honestly the most attached to his D.D.D and he catches wind of almost anything going down in the internet, so your 'revival' being hyped up was something he definitely saw and he was just s wo o o ned

His Henry 2.0? a famous streamer?

Were you truly a blessing gifted upon him or was he dreaming?

He definitely didn't bring it up at first as he didn't wanna make it a big deal, but you notice hes been more in his head lately, and you have tried asking him what it was but to no avail.

You have to corner this little snake if you want answers and he eventually admits that he knew of your persona online and was incredibly shy to ask you to stream with him

He's a streamer himself afterall but maybe he doesnt stream as much as you do nor does he have as large of a following, so his intrusive thoughts attacked him and made him think that maybe since he wasnt as famous he didnt deserve to be in the same stream as you

Please tell him to join you and gib him kiss U3U

He'll absolutely m e l t

But now, as you make the announcement to your viewers and Levi to his, the internet explodes as a special collab stream was hapening between the expert gamer and avatar of envy of Devildom along with the beloved exchange student and streamer of the human realm

Your usual viewers reach between 10-15k, but as you start stream, that number boosts higher and beyond

Before streaming though, Levi was incredibly nervous, he'd picked the games for you to play that he knew you would enjoy with him, but his mind kept racing about whatthe fans thought, he didnt wanna disappoint them

But you had to remind him that whatever they say will not matter in the end as this was merely for fun, this was YOUR stream and you guys were gonna do what you want and nobody can have a say on it. (Maybe except Lucifer)

You usually talk for him with your bubbly personality, and to calm his nerves, he hs your pinky wraped around his where the camera can't see it.

Regardless, his thoughts subsided as you two delve into your stream that lasted a solid 7 hours, you definitely promised your chat that you and Levi will be doing more streams together from now on.

Once the cameras cut and yall are left alone, Both of you collapse on bed, and despite you being asleep already, Levi was just far too giddy as everything dwells on him.

Having a player 2 by his side now had never felt so intoxicating and he as just so lucky to have you.

{How does he feel about your streams?}

He obviously adores it, although some streams he wouldnt join just so he can play games on his own

He's still an introvert afterall, he needs his alone time

But he prefers that alone time with you, his Henry.

So when youre about to go stream, he kinda becomes a bit pouty, but with a simple promise of kisses (and maybe even more if youd like) he would let you go, but his attention would disappear from his game altogether.

He might just end up watching you instead

May or may not, at some point, just chat you and ask if its too late to join you

You do allow him to join you and play from the comforts of his room as both of you can simply play via internet, you give him the comfort to not turn on his mic or webcam either and you have no idea how he appreciates that.

Will definitely fight someone online when they start claiming you as theirs (-cough- stans) Please make sure it doesnt escalate to him summoning Lotan

Although the comments would often get to him, and as much as he can fight them online, he still does find himself pondering if they were true, so you need to give him a lotta lovin and reminder that he is your player 1 and no one else can ever fill that place.

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Wow 3 brothers this time, what an improvement, anyways hope yall enjoy! I think its pretty clear who I simp for depending o nthe length of each lol, but do let me know if you guys want a part 2 for the rest of the brothers, or even the undateables!

[baya-ni]

The Queer Appeal of Sk8

Recently @mulberrymelancholy reblogged a post of mine with a truly galaxy brain take about how Sk8 “is a show made for queer fans” and generally how sports anime often depicts love and relationships in a way that’s more accessible and relatable to ace/arospec people than other mainstream media does.

Just, *chef’s kiss* fucking brilliant. I urge you to read their post here (note I’m referring to the reblog not the actual post).

And basically, it got me thinking about this concept of Sk8 as a Queer Show, and the kinds of stories and dynamics that tend to attract queer audiences in droves, regardless of whether its queerness is made explicit or hell, whether that queerness was intended.

And that’s what I’ve been pondering: What are the cues, markers, or coding, in Sk8 that set off the community’s collective gaydar?

I obviously can’t speak for the community. So here’s what aspects of the show intrigued me and what, for me, marks Sk8 as a Queer Show beyond the subtextual queer romances: a punk/alternative aesthetic, Found Family, Shadow as a drag persona, and The Hands.

1.) The Punk Aesthetic

All three of the above screenshots are taken from Ep 1, and every single one of them depicts background characters. They’re nameless and ultimately unimportant characters, yet each of them designed so distinctly and so unique from one another, one could mistake each of them for the main character(s) of another story.

Of what little I know about Punk subculture, I do know this: that the ethos of Punk is heavily built around a celebration of individuality and non-conformity. Sk8 seems to have incorporated this ethos into the very fabric its worldbuilding, and the aesthetics and culture upon which it takes inspiration appeals specifically to a queer audience.

I don’t really need to explain why Punk has such deep ties with the queer community. For decades, queer people have found community and acceptance within punk spaces, and punk ideology is something that I think is just ingrained in the queer consciousness as both lived experience and a survival tactic.

Therefore, a show that adopts punk aesthetics is, by association, already paying homage to Queer culture, intentional or not.

Queer fans notice this- like recognizes like.

2.) Found Family

This also needs little explanation.

Too often, queer individuals cannot rely on their “born into” families for support and acceptance. Too often, we are abused, neglected, and abandoned by those who we were taught would “always be there for us.”

And so, a universal experience for queer people has been redefining the meaning of Family, having to build our families from scratch, finding brothers, sisters, mothers, and fathers in people with whom we have no blood relation, and forming communities tied together by shared lived experience rather than shared genetics.

And this idea of Found Family is also built into Sk8′s narrative.

Like, for example, the way that Reki promises MIYA that he and Langa will “never disappear from [his] sight,” filling the void that MIYA felt after his friends abandoned him.

And in the way that JOE becomes a paternal figure for Reki, teaching him ways to improve in skateboarding, and ensuring that Reki doesn’t self isolate when he’s feeling insecure.

And in the whole Ep 6 business with Hiromi acting as babysitter to the Gang.

Hell, even ADAM (derogatory) is associated with this trope. Abused as a child, he finds solace in an underground skateboarding community and culture he helped create- his own found family (or some powertrippy version of it anyway).

Again, queer fans see themselves depicted in the show, but this time in the way that the show gives importance to Found Family relationships between its characters.

3.) Shadow and Drag

This is one that’s more of an association that I personally made. But I was intrigued by the way that Hiromi adopts his SHADOW persona. He wears SHADOW like a mask, and adopts a personality seemingly so opposite to his day-to-day behavior.

Further, the theatricality and general “gender fuckery” of his SHADOW persona, to me, just seemed so similar to a the characteristics of a drag persona (I don’t know a whole lot about drag but enough that I’m drawing superficial similarities).

There’s also this aspect of a “double life” that he, and actually all the other adult characters of the show, have to adopt, which is a way of living that I’m sure a lot of queer viewers see themselves reflected in.

4.) The Hands

Ohhhh the Hands.

One of the things I noticed very early on is the way the show constantly draws our attention to Reki’s hands, which I thought was a little strange for an anime about skating. After all, skating doesn’t really involve the hands, or at least the show doesn’t really draw attention to hands within the context of skating.

I count 3 times so far between Eps 1-9 in which hands are the focus of the frame.

First, when Reki teaches Langa how to fist pump after Langa lands his first ollie, second, when Reki and Langa make their Promise, and finally, when Langa saves Reki from falling off his board.

And you know what they say, twice is a coincidence but thrice is a motif (no one else actually says this I think I’m the only one who says this lol).

I’m not really certain why hands seem to be such a shared fixation among queer people (at least among those I interact with). All I know is that gay people are just fucking obsessed with them.

I have a Theory as to why, and at this point I’d love for other people to chime in and “compare notes” if you will, but I think it basically has to do with repression. And in the same way that queer people have had to redefine the meaning of family, we’ve also had to redefine intimacy.

Being overtly physically affectionate with someone of the same sex, even if they’re your significant other, or often specifically BECAUSE they’re your significant other, can still be dangerous, even now despite the “progression” of society. Queer people know this, this vigilant surveillance of our environment and ourselves, always asking ourselves, “Am I safe enough to be myself?”

Already, Western culture is pretty touch-averse. That is, it’s considered taboo to touch someone unless they’re a family member or a romantic partner. And to touch a person of the same sex in any way that could be misconstrued as romantic (which is most things tbh) is a big no no.

There’s just A Lot to unpack there.

But basically I think that queer people, by necessity, have had to learn to romanticize mundane or unconventional ways of being physically intimate so that we can continue to be romantic with one another without “being caught” so to speak.

Kissing and hugging is too obvious. But a handshake that lingers for just a second too long is much more likely to go unnoticed, braiding someone’s hair can easily be explained away as just lending a helping hand, touching palms to “compare hand sizes” is just good fun.

But for queer people, these brief and seemingly insignificant touches hold greater meaning, because it’s all we are allowed, and all we allow ourselves, to exchange with others.

God, I’ve gone off and rambled again. What’s my point? Basically that the way the show draws attention to Reki’s hands, and specifically how they’re so often framed with Langa’s hands, is one of the major reasons why I clocked Sk8 as a Queer. It’s just something that resonated with me and my own experience of queerness, and I know that I’m not the only one who noticed either.

~

So in conclusion, uhhhh yeah Sk8 the Infinity is just a super gay show, and it’s not even because of the homo-romantic subtext (that at this point is really just Text).

Because what’s important to understand is that Queerness isn’t just about same-sex romance.

Queer Love isn’t just shared between wives/girlfriends, husbands/boyfriends, and all their in-betweens. Queer Love can be two best friends who come out together, queer siblings who rely and support one another, a gay teacher who helps guide one of their questioning students, a queer community pitching in to help a struggling member.

And that all ties with another important thing to consider, that what we refer to as the “queer experience” or “queer culture” isn’t universal. In fact, it wrongly lumps together the unique experiences and struggles of queer BIPOC all under one umbrella that’s primary White and middle class.

So I think what drives a lot of my frustration about labeling a show like Sk8 as Queerbait is this very issue of considering queerness and queer representation within such narrow standards, and mandating that a show must pass a certain threshold of explicit queerness to be considered good representation.

I get that someone might only feel represented by an indisputable canonization of a same-sex couple. That’s fine. But labeling Sk8 as Queerbait for that reason alone ignores the vast array of other queer experiences.

The aspects of Sk8 that resonate most deeply with my own experiences of queerness is in the way that Reki and Langa share intimacy through skating (intricate rituals heyo). For me, them officially getting together ultimately doesn’t matter- I’ll consider Sk8 a Queer show regardless.

Similarly, @mulberrymelancholy​ finds ace/arospec representation in that very absence of an on-screen kiss. A bisexual man might find representation in Reki, not because he enters a canon relationship, but in the depiction of Reki’s coming of age, growing up and navigating adolescent relationships. A non-binary person might feel represented through CHERRY’s androgyny.

That’s the thing, I don’t know how this show will resonate with other members of the queer community, and it’d be wrong to make a judgement on Sk8′s queer representation based on my experiences alone.

That being said, Straight people definitely don’t get to judge Sk8 as Queerbait. Y’all can watch and enjoy the show, we WANT you to enjoy these kinds of shows, and we want you to share these shows and contribute to the normalization and celebration of these kinds of narratives.

But understand that you don’t have a right to tell us whether or not Sk8 has good or bad queer representation.

And even members of the queer community are on thin ice. Your experience of queerness is not universal. Listen to the other members of your community, and respect that what you might find lacking in this show may be the exact representation that someone else needs.

[elindae-writes]

Let's keep the Jack Darby hate train going. Ok honestly this is my dumb onion on humans in tfp/tf media in general: I know they're supposed to be there to be the anchor for the viewer but it's like... Most of the time humans being around feels like they either gotta be written like the Lois Lane to Superman always being that one thing that keeps the Autobots nerfed because "oh no muh human is in trouble!" or they get something special about them *cough* Jack *cough* to keep them relevant to the alien robots but end up feeling like those bad fanfics with a human OC who's the ✨certified badass✨. Raf is on thin ice with his hackermans schtick and Miko is amazing. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.

The train has derailed yet is still miraculously chugging on.

I never liked how the humans are supposed to be audience surrogates. You see, I hate this because this implies that the show was designed to make you "live" through the Autobot drama by putting you in the place of McJack McDarby. The show tried to make me emulate Jack but all it did was make me just want to emulate Megatron. Like I resent this so much? only clowns want to live through the experiences of other clowns and u are not a clown Anon and I am ESPECIALLY Not A Clown

Yes, this rant is long so buckle up

What kind of writing decision even was this??

"Sir, we have this show, we could make the cool and interesting robot warrior leader of this struggling faction the main character--or the fast food boy"

"make the burger-flipper the ✨star✨"

If they cut Jack out then Optimus could've gotten that screentime instead and could have actually been the real main character. He would've gotten so much more character development!

Which would've made SENSE considering that it's Transformers: Prime not Transformers: Bland Bitch

I hate how they made Jack so ✨SpEciAl✨

"oh jack, only you and your mediocrity can save the world"

like what, excuse me, but i could shuffle into society and instantly find a more competent, interesting, and qualified person to replace Jack. i could just find some guy shopping for Lucky Charms in the cereal aisle and be like "u are the chosen one" and he would STILL DO A BETTER JOB

Jack shops exclusively out of other people's carts, smh what a loser. I bet Jack binge-watches Scooby-Doo.

When I was writing chapter 26 I was trying so so so hard to prevent my hatred for Jack from infusing the story. This was especially hard during the scene where Starscream had to comfort Jack.

Like if I had 0.01% less self-control we would've gotten this literary masterpiece instead:

Starscream looked down at the humans in his palm. Surviving in the Sahara was hard enough while alone. But with three delicate fleshies in tow?

Jack blinked sluggishly and shook like a mildly frightened chihuahua. "I hate sand. It's rough and coarse and irritating and it gets everywhere."

Perhaps Starscream could lessen this load.

He dumped Jack's lame bitch-ass on the dune and then punted him into the sky. Starscream then strutted off with Miko and Raf still in his servos. There, better.

I like June and Fowler. I love how every time Fowler appears in the show and in Unburied he just starts off by shouting "P R I M E"

Raf is indeed on thin ice. I've seen some people say that "ohhhh well, Raf is more used to human computer systems, that's why he's better at hacking through them than Soundwave is"

But I don't think so, I think Soundwave could completely figure out our computer systems in like five seconds.

My headcanon is that the deaths of his casseticons have forced Soundwave off his A-game and that he still hasn't fully recovered from the grief. That's why Raf poses a threat to him--Soundwave isn't at his peak potential. If Soundwave was in full on Hackerman Mode then he would absolutely wipe the floor with that 12 year-old. It's the only explanation I can think of as to why Raf is an actual threat to the 'Cons.

If you wanna get really angsty with it maybe Raf reminds him of his casseticons and he feels like he's fighting against them when he fights against Raf.

I find it funny how the kids aren't relevant at all during the finale, probably the only thing about Predacons: Rising that I liked.

Thank you for inviting me to your Ted Talk.

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Hi Jaime! Why do you think there’s such a difference between people from twitter who I think mostly have like season 7 a lot and tumblr where it seems people didn’t like it as much? I’m curious because there’s such a contrast (and not just in this season but previous ones except for season 3 in which i think it was pretty even) I actually enjoyed it and I think it was pretty well done (that’s just my opinion because I didn’t have any expectations about it and it end up suprising me). Hugs!

Ohhhh twitter lollllll. Twitter is such a terrifying place, my friend 😂. I’m not on twitter but I am used to hearing that the thoughts and opinions over there are pretty different. 

So first I want to say, something I’ve spoken about before is that the enjoyment of media of any kind comes down to expectations. It’s really that simple. And expectations can be so easily influenced by the opinions of others (not a bad or good thing - just sort of a reality of life I think). So for me personally, I had very particular expectations of skamfr because of s3. That forever coloured how I saw the other seasons and as such, I’m not a fan of the show (beyond s3). But that absolutely doesn’t make me right and someone who enjoys the current season wrong. It makes sense that people are going to want different things out of the show, and it’s either meeting your expectations or not. I’m just not the audience skamfr is looking for. It just took me a hot minute to realize that lol. 

As for why twitter opinions are different. I’m just spit-balling here, but I’d say twitter lends itself to a more superficial, easy-going conversation simply due to the brevity of posts/ conversations. Yeah, you can have long threads of convo or analysis in twitter but it’s not a format that does well with that. Tumblr is the opposite. Tumblr is all about the ease of longer posts, more critical (sometimes negative) engagement with media, and in a lot of cases when there are things to be critical of (as there has been with skamfr). I’m not advocating for one over the other. I think both platforms have a place and likely attract different fans for that reason. Tumblr can be a bit overwhelming and a lot negative, Twitter can be a pile of garbage on fire 😂, but both can also be the most fun when you have quality topics to discuss and an engaged fandom. 

And I’m glad you enjoyed the current season of skamfr! That’s always the best. I miss the days of 6 remakes airing all at once and finding my place as a viewer 😭. Hugs right back to you! 💞🌷