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But you're my stepmom! (Chapter 10)
Word count: 2600+
Warnings: oral, bathroom sex, strap-on, smut, mommy kink, little bit of angst at first
Author's note: so sorry this took so long to post lol things have been crazy
Taglist (hope I didn't miss anyone, and if I did, I'm so sorry!): @stayevildarling@i-just-cannot@hazey-g@buttercandy16@320viada@evilangels-stuff@rmaximoff@morganismspam23@aboutcustardcreams@sasheemo@rigglemethat@walkethisway@mommywandas@r-3-becca@harknessshi@ihaveawifebutwerenotmarriedyet@polaris-likethestar@ahintofchaos @dorabledewdroop @toomanylesbiancouples @accidentally-made-a-sideblog @chiar4anna @lonelyhalfwitch
When you had found out your dad was cheating on your mom two years ago, you could feel the numbness seeping into every crack and crevice in your body. You remember looking at his phone while you two were watching a tv show and seeing the dirty texts he sent to a woman he used to work with. He was never very subtle about texting her, and you just had a feeling. Deep down, you knew what you were going to find.Â
That didnât mean it still didn't hurt.Â
The betrayal, the anger, the sadness. They all rushed over you but youâre still not really sure if you actually felt any of it. You were in a daze for the rest of the day, the need to scream building in your throat gradually.Â
You finally couldnât take it anymore and you went for a run the next day, which is something you never would usually do. The thumping of your feet against the pavement sounded like why? why? why? Why would he do this? Why would he choose her over his family? You ran until it felt like your legs were on fire and your lungs were about to burst until you finally doubled over, bit down on your hand, and let the guttural scream claw its way out of you. Your teeth had broken your skin and you could still see the small white scar if you flexed your hand just right.Â
After that, you locked the pain somewhere deep down inside you. You hadnât even gotten to really confront him about it.
But when Agatha says that your dad is having an affair, you feel your stomach drop and somewhere, the buried feelings start begging to get free, rattling on the bars of their enclosure.Â
âWhat?â You ask quietly, a lump growing in your throat as you crane your head up to look at her. Your hand on her stomach stalls. She has a distant look in her eyes.Â
âMonday night after you left, your dad couldnât find his phone so we were looking for it. I found it on the kitchen table while he was looking in his office and he had just gotten a text. I glanced at it and it was from a woman.â Agatha doesnât continue, but you can only imagine what the text said.Â
âIâm sorry,â you whisper, the lump getting bigger. You remember making that mean comment to her the first night you got dinner about him cheating again.Â
She laughs ironically. âI guess I canât be mad. I mean, look at us.â Â
You glance up at her to meet her sardonic eyes. âYeah, but look at who you cheated on versus who he did. Iâm sure this other woman isnât even half as hot as you are.âÂ
She softly smiles and then leans down to peck your lips with hers. âThatâs sweet of you to say, honey.âÂ
âSo what are you going to do?âÂ
She sighs deeply and starts gently tugging on the ends of your hair. âI donât know. Confront him? Get a divorce? Iâve spent the last two days just trying to figure something out.âÂ
Her cold silence makes sense now. So does the way she fucked you earlier.Â
You turn your head and press a kiss to her bare shoulder. âIâm sorry,â you repeat, because what else is there to say? âIs there anything I can do to help?âÂ
Her fingers tighten in your hair and they pull to tilt your head so youâre looking right at her. âI can think of something,â she says, a teasing lilt in her voice.Â
âOh, yeah?â Your eyebrow raises and she smirks with a daring nod. âAnything for my step-mother.âÂ
You kiss down her stomach, making sure to sink your teeth into her delectable abs and suck hard. She moans and arches her back off the bed. Soon enough, her midsection is littered with red marks and fuck, itâs hot.Â
If your dad is too much of a fucking idiot to appreciate this woman, youâll just have to take matters into your own hands.Â
You settle between her thighs on the bed and slowly drag your tongue up the inside of her right thigh. A noise slips out from her lips and you do the same thing on the other side to hear it again.Â
âStop teasing, baby,â she warns in a low voice. Sheâs glistening.Â
You chuckle and then lick up through her folds. She groans and raises her hips so you can get in closer. Your tongue swirls around her clit.Â
âFuck,â she swears under her breath. You begin to lap at her, heat growing between your own legs at the way her breath stutters and her thighs begin to shake.Â
âDid he ever make you feel like this?â You ask, words garbled since your mouth is full of her cunt. But she rolls her hips on her face seemingly involuntarily, so you know she understood.Â
âNever,â she says breathlessly and you pick up the pace, swirling and sucking, wanting her to feel good.Â
She cums quickly and then she pulls you up into a deep kiss, tongue moving over yours to taste herself.Â
âWhat does this mean for us?â You wonder aloud after she cleans your face and you both are cuddling again. If Agatha and your father get divorced, will this affair end? Will it become more?
âWhat do you want it to mean?âÂ
âI donât know,â you say, because you donât. âI like this, though.âÂ
She kisses your forehead and you can feel her smiling against you. âI do, too.âÂ
***
Dinner tonight with Agatha and I? is what your dad texts you the next day while youâre at school. You frown and quickly shoot Agatha a text about it. The two of you hadnât spoken any more about what she was going to do about your fatherâs infidelity so you just want to be aware if youâre walking into a trap. Youâre not sure you can take another dinner where your dad sits you down and tells you that heâs getting a divorce.Â
Agatha responds that she hasnât talked to him yet. You did know that he was away on business â although, that could just be code for having an affair â so he hasnât been home. And you donât think Agatha would be one to confront him over the phone.Â
You text your dad back that youâll be there. Youâre curious to see what itâs about.Â
The rest of the day passes quickly while you worry about what dinner could bring. You take a quick shower when you get home from school and put on a casual black dress. You donât really care about looking nice for whatever restaurant you go to, you just want to look good for Agatha. Your mouth almost waters at the thought of whatever she will wear. She always manages to look ethereal.Â
Your phone buzzes with a message from Agatha. Your father is meeting us at the restaurant. Iâm outside.Â
You can sense the tension radiating off the older woman the moment you step outside. She tersely watches you walk over to her car and slide into the passenger seat. Agathaâs wearing pants with a silky button down shirt and she looks hot.Â
âHey, baby,â she says, leaning over to press a kiss to your cheek.Â
âYou okay?âÂ
She grimaces and puts her sunglasses on. âIâve barely talked to him since he left on his trip. He just asked if the three of us could get dinner.âÂ
Your brow furrows. âAre you going to say anything tonight?âÂ
Agatha purses her lips and reaches over to pat your leg. âI wouldnât do that with you there. Iâm not putting you in the middle of this.âÂ
Your heart warms because your mother did not hesitate to put you in the middle of her problems with your dad. She had broken almost every boundary and turned you into her therapist, and it now fills you with immense gratitude that Agatha wonât do that.Â
Even though you are very much in the middle of it, with you and her having sex and all.Â
âThank you.âÂ
You both launch into small talk until you pull into the restaurant parking lot, where you see your dad waiting out front. Your stomach begins to sink just at the sight of him.Â
You canât believe he did it again.Â
âSweetheart, are you alright?â Agatha asks, voice tight with worry. She must see how youâre looking at him through the window. Youâve never opened up about your parents with her, but you can tell that she at least partly knows how you must be feeling.Â
You clench your jaw and steel your nerves. âIâm good.âÂ
You try to not get angry when your dadâs face lights up at the sight of the two of you.Â
âMy favorite girls!â He booms and pulls you both into a hug. You can feel how tense Agatha is and youâre sure you feel the same. âHow are we?â
âGood,â you mutter and Agatha says something along the lines of that as well.Â
He made a reservation so youâre immediately led to a booth tucked in the back of the restaurant. You sit opposite your dad and Agatha doesnât hesitate before sliding in next to you.Â
âHow was your trip?â Agatha asks, tone laced with something sharp like sheâs trying to catch him in an act.Â
Before he can answer, the waitress comes over. She looks a few years older than you, with brown hair and pretty blue eyes. Almost like a younger version of Agatha, you think. She takes your drink orders, her gaze lingering a bit too long on you as you ask for a sprite.Â
You can see Agatha scowling at her out of the corner of your eye.Â
Your dad starts talking about his work when she leaves but you suddenly lose all focus when Agatha slowly moves her hand to your thigh and grips it possessively.Â
She clearly does not like the waitress, who comes back a few minutes later with your drinks. Fully aware of this, you reach out to take your sprite from the waitress and your fingers brush right in front of Agathaâs face.
Her nails dig into your leg and you subtly smirk at her. Her eyes have completely darkened.Â
After everyone orders food, you excuse yourself to go to the bathroom. Youâve started throbbing from the tight hold Agatha has on you â both literally and figuratively â and youâre not sure youâll last another minute without some relief.Â
Just as you push open the door, someone grabs your wrist and shoves you inside. You gasp and whirl around, fear clenching your heart, only to find that itâs Agatha.Â
She closes the door behind her and locks it. Youâre so thankful itâs a single-person bathroom.Â
Agatha advances and you step back until you hit the sink.Â
âI know what youâre doing,â she hisses, trapping you against it by putting her hands on either side of you.Â
âWhat do you mean, mommy?â You ask innocently, enjoying the way her dark eyes flash. Her hand comes up to wrap around your throat and a thrill runs through you. Youâre sure youâre absolutely dripping now.Â
âYou were making eyes at that dirty waitress,â she accuses. âLooks like you need a reminder of who you belong to.âÂ
Before you can ask what she means, she flips you over so the sink is cutting into your hip bones and you can see the reflection of you both in the mirror. You look like a mess. And she looks like she is enjoying every bit of it.Â
And then she grinds her front against you and you feel something hard in her pants. You watch your mouth fall open in the mirror.Â
âYou-â You donât even have the words and the ache inside you is only getting worse. A smug smile spreads across her face as she reaches down to unzip her pants. Her other hand moves your underwear to the side, not even bothering to take it off.
She drags her strap-on up and down your slit, laughing cruelly at the way your hips move to try to get her inside.Â
âPlease,â you whine, feeling empty.Â
She leans down so she can whisper in your ear, âWho do you belong to?âÂ
âYou, mommy,â you say desperately and you let out a loud moan when she finally pushes into you.
âBe quiet,â she jeers and spanks you hard. You bite down on your lip to keep from moaning, but also to keep from telling her that spanking makes noise, too.
She sets a rough pace from the beginning, grabbing onto your hips with bruising force. You let out little gasps as she thrusts into you, over and over, already bringing you close to the edge. She reaches around you with one hand and starts rubbing your clit and your head falls forward in pleasure.Â
Agatha pauses for a second so she can yank you back up by your hair. âLook at yourself,â she says, forcing you to watch yourself in the mirror. She resumes her fast pace. âLook at how well youâre taking my cock for me. Look at how much of a slut you are for me.â When she calls you a slut, you physically canât stop the sound that comes out of your mouth.Â
âMommy, please,â you pant, your entire body feeling like a livewire. âWanna cum.â
âDo you think a brat like you deserves to cum after making mommy jealous like that?âÂ
âMâsorry, mommy, Iâll be good,â you practically cry. You meet every thrust, eyes rolling back in your head from how perfect she feels. Your body is on edge from all the effort itâs taking to not cum. âNeed to, so close.â
âWho do you belong to?âÂ
âYou, only you,â you sob.Â
âGood girl,â she says, pressing a kiss to the side of your neck. âCum for me, sweetheart.âÂ
Two more thrusts and a rub of your clit and you cum all over her cock. Itâs explosive and you bite on your lip so hard that you taste blood. She begins to slow down as you come back down to earth and you rest your head against the mirror to recover.Â
Someone knocks on the door and you freeze since your step-mother is buried to the hilt inside of you at this current moment.Â
But she just sweetly calls, âOccupied!â and you canât help but laugh breathlessly. She pulls out of you and you wince.Â
âWow,â you say as she helps you clean up. âYou know I wasnât flirting with the waitress, right?âÂ
She smirks and pulls you in for a deep kiss. âI know, baby. I just couldnât spend another minute listening to your dad talk.â
âJoin the club.âÂ
You feel like everyone is watching the two of you as you make your way back to the table, but in reality, theyâre not. Your dad is on his phone texting someone â you think you see a womanâs name at the top â but he quickly swipes out of it when he notices that you both have come back. You glance at Agatha just in time to see her eye twitching.Â
âThere you ladies are! I thought you had gotten lost. Everything okay?â He asks. You think youâre just imagining the condescending tone, but Agatha stiffens next to you so maybe not.Â
âActually yeah,â she says. âIâm filing for divorce.â You gape at her as she spins on her heel and walks away.Â
You turn your head back to your dad, who looks back at you, dumbfounded.Â
âSweet pea-â he starts but you hold up your hand to cut him off.Â
âNo. Fuck you. You donât deserve anyone.âÂ
And then you leave to follow Agatha, feeling suddenly like the weight inside you has finally lifted.Â
#agatha harkness smut#agatha harkness x fem!reader#agatha harkness x reader#agatha x reader#agatha x you#agatha harkness x you#kathryn hahn x reader#agatha smut#agatha all along
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The Twelve Days of Praelmas
With the holidays right around the corner, I'd like to announce that I will be completing the twelve days of Christmas, by posting one fic per day, every day.
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If you want to just provide an idol and let me do all the work, go for it.
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CHAT I ACTUALLY FINISHED :0
This took like way too long to finish, but it was fun and actually turned out kinda good?!?!? (for my art at least)
Anyways, hope y'all enjoy! For folks who may not have seen my previous post when this was unfinished, this was an AU where Wirt grows up to be like a HS English Teacher cause it just fits really well for him tbh (and I'm obsessed). I first got the AU idea from the fic "Will 'Cook' for Food" by @skimmingmilk and @sylwritesstuff (I thought it was a lot more popular of a headcanon like Writer!Dipper but alas it's only in like 3 fics).
so...yeah :p
TEXT UNDER THE CUT
**I typically go right to left then top to bottom like the Westerner I am
Top Left- Boxes:
Color Pallet (Title)
Skin and Hair (Sub Label)
Clothes (Sub Label)
Top Middle/Left- Full Body Wirt Doodle:
Homosexual Lookin' Ass
(/affectionate)
(/me too, king)
Expectation ->
Top Middle- Wirt stressed @ his desk
Reality ->
"How the hell do I turn a power point into a GOOGLE SLIDES!?!"
Top Right- Title Card
English Teacher AU
Top Right- Greg Doodle
Greg Cameo
Middle Left- Adult Dipper Doodle
"..."
Dipper.exe has stopped working
In my head, they are boyfriends or husbands
Middle Middle- Eepy Wirt
underpaid teacher-core
Middle Right- Dead Inside Wirt
me when the district won't fund the arts or classrooms but will drop a cool mil. on lawsuits to pray at meetings
Based on my childhood school district... in Southern Cali
[side bar as I'm making this alt text, no one I know uses the term "Cali", it's just So-Cal or California, but it didn't fit as nicely in that area. You didn't need to know that but I needed you to know that. I just hate that word for some reason.]
Bottom Left- Experienced, Older Wirt
"I'll wait"
Experienced Teacher (like 10 yrs (ish))
Bottom Middle/Right- Panicked, YA Wirt
"um-uh, please q-quiet *unintelligible whispers*"
1st year "fresh meat" Teacher
Bottom Right- just text
Empty Space :p
**If y'all have any concerns or advice on how to make my alt text better, please let me know. I'm trying to balance accessibility and my sanity, but I'm far more experienced in other realms of d.a. accessibility
#over the garden wall#otgw#otgw wirt#wirt otgw#he is tired and overworked and so...so... gay#just like me fr#like#This took way too long#dipper pines#for like a second#BUT HE'S THERE SO IT COUNTS#pinescone#also barely there but it's important to me alright#fanart#otgw fanart#how do i tag shit#no seriously
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quick context: character im doing is shĂ„; she is the girlfriend of angu, one of the main characters in neimâs worldbuilding project, kunirn. shĂ„ uses she/her, angu uses she/ her, kik (anguâs close friend/basically brother at this point lmao) uses he/xey đ
1. i reckon sheâs usually too busy beating people up to have other hobbies but like. does cooking count as crafting? she crafts. food lmao
2. this bitch might be trans but she wears the manliest man cologne lmfao like. whatever the kunirn equivalent of something tobacco, sandalwood and orange would smell like. man shite /fem
3. fuck yeah!!! thatâs basically the main thing she does besides being gay and fighting people
4. mmmm not really, unless her and angu are baking together for the sillies (kik sometimes joins in too)
5. yeah!! she has the Çtrothang mark on her right shoulder (shown at the bottom of the post) as well as loads of others hjehekr
6. probably kik (anguâs friend n basically non blood brother) bcs xey seem like they would work the best under pressure and know first aid. all that shit yknow [update. neim told me that kik is canonically good at patching people up so i was right!]
7. bitch isnt scared of anything except her parents, and thats fairly normal i think. guys thats normal. right. ri-
8. yeah she probably has the weirdest collections of shit. stuff like bones, eyeballs, that kinda thing
9. she usually tries to just wait it out and continue whatever sheâs doing, but when it gets so bad she canât, she just leeches to angu until it goes away
10. not standing up to her parentsâ bullshit :[
11. ehhhh probably not anything. canon but she seems like the kind of person who would
12. oh yeah shĂ„ has amazing style /gen this bitch dresses like the most butch lesbian. also sheâs just hot lmao (evidence at tje bottom)
13. not in the slightest lmao
14. absolutely. it took her close to a year to open up to angu about her parent bs so. yeah just a bit
15. sheâs just a silly lil guy. the sillies! silly and tiny and definitely doesnt have a really dark/horny sense of humour!
16. nope and nope :D
17. basically never. she stands by what she believes at doesnt bend for anyone
18. easier to become her enemy than her friend :3
19. you have to be pretty awesome she has trust issues lmao
20. meh not really seeing as her life in Çtrothang was. pretty traumatising
21. friends. friends for sure
22. never
23. n/a shes immortal /j (in other words doesnt think about dying ever)
24. most people are her enemies :3đ
25. uh morning routine, wake up and get on with the day. evening routine, go to bed and toss n turn until she eventually falls asleep
26. sheâs her own hero (aka has no heroes (except maybe kik or angu but thats just her being gay lmao))
27. i mean. her meeting angu was pretty much a chance encounter and that changed her life drastically so!
28. # idontthinkgamingexistslmao
29. iâd want to be but she would scare me đ
30. she doesnât want to be famous. the less people who know her, the better
31. i would probably give her some sort of silly telepathic powers, sheâd want invisibility
32. being afab (she doesnt mind the dick but she occasionally gets dysphoria thinking that sheâs a Fake Woman because she has not biological booba (she is the most womanly woman i know))
33. oh yeah. i think angu, shÄ and kik would play silly ttrpgs the same way i play dnd with neim and my irl mates
34. terribly. she hides it well, but inside sheâs struggling :[[[
35. in charge of her own destiny. fuck the dead gods sheâs deciding her fate
36. yes and uh. for legal reasons no /hj
37. she doesnât really like the gods, n chooses to just kinda. do her own thing lmao (same as angu but less Loud About It /lh)
38. she doesnât dream (me core)
39. definitely!!! that sounds fun as shit!
40. she would be able to pull it out first try because shes a big strong jerboa. speaking of pulling ou-
41. she hates making mistakes so doesnât learn from them as much as. promise herself not to make the same mistake again
42. yeh! she speaks mainly speaks rurleki (surprisingly. the language of rurlek) but also speaks atro from living in atrothang
43. fairly well, except mentally. afterwards sheâll freak out but sheâs usually fine in the moment
44. only angu, not even kik i dont think
45. wing it gdejdbksbdkf
46. for sure, she probably lies quite a lot lmao
47. she would for quite a few people, ofc including angu and kik
48. in a heartbeat. revenge quest time babyyy!
49. nah she knows the difference. big difference (this is a threat đ)
50. shes a trans lesbian jerboa!!!!! what is there to not love!!!!!!!!!
@neim-batteries-not-included haiiiiii :3
You've Got Questions and I've Got Answers OC Edition
Do they have any crafting hobbies?
Do they wear perfume/cologne? If so what scents do they prefer?
Do they enjoy cooking?
Do they enjoy baking?
Do they have any tattoos? If so what are they and do they have any special meaning?
If they were badly injured, and for whatever reason couldn't go to a hospital, who would they go to for help?
Do they have any unusual fears?
Do they collect anything? If so what and why?
When they're sick what do they do to feel better?
Do they have any regrets?
Do they have any addictions?
Do they have any sense of style? Regardless of the answer do they believe they have a sense of style?
Do they enjoy poetry?
Do they have a hard time opening up to people?
What kind of sense of humor do they have? Or do they have one at all?
Do they have or want kids?
How easily would they be convinced to do something that goes against their morals?
How easy is it to become their enemy?
How easy is it to become their friend?
Do they have a strong connection to their culture?
What is more important to them, friends or family?
Would they ever betray someone for money?
How would they want to die?
Do they have any enemies?
Do they have a daily/nightly routine?
Have they met any of their heroes? Did they regret it?
Has a chance encounter ever had an unexpected effect on them?
Are they a #gamer?
If they were real would you be friends with them?
If they had the chance to be famous would they take it? If they are famous would they rather they weren't?
What superpower would you choose for them and what would they choose for themselves? If they have one would they choose something else?
If they could change one thing about themselves what would it be?
Do they play ttrpgs? If so what kind of characters do they play? Or are they more likely to GM?
How well do they deal with grief?
Do they believe in fate or do they believe they are in charge of their own destiny?
Would they ever kill someone? Have they already?
Are they religious? If so do they have a strong sense of faith, are they uncertain, or are they somewhere in between?
What are their dreams like? Do they have any recurring dreams/nightmares?
Would they ever crash a wedding?
If they found a sword in a stone would they try to pull it out? How would they react to being able to pull it out or not?
Do they learn from their mistakes?
Can they speak multiple languages? If yes which all do they speak and why?
Can they handle stressful situations?
Who, if anyone, would they trust with their deepest secrets?
Do they plan in advance or just wing it?
Would they lie to get out of trouble?
Would they lie to get someone else out of trouble? Even if they would have to take that someone else's place?
How likely are they to go on a quest for revenge?
Do they have trouble keeping their enemies and their friends straight?
What is your favorite thing about them?
I love these so I figured I'd make one of my own! Just be sure that if you reblog this ask one or two of these to the person you reblogged from (ïœĄâąÌáŽ-)â§
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MINI ADOPT BATCH FRESH FOR THE SEASON!!!!
First adopts for November its a small batch because I am balancing a lot atm. I will be opening up my Mini Icons (+5) and Regular Icons(+15) again for these adopts too!! As always my rules are below and I take payment through p@yp@l. Please DM if interested!
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Now JenâŠI LOVE your blog and your posts but I respectfully disagree about your Steve comments. Again, I use the word respectfully, because I donât want you or your other followers to take it too seriously. But I think it needs to be said.
First of all, Bucky fans love to make virtually everything about him, especially when it comes to Steve. Please do not at me, Bucky fans never want to admit this but some of you even bleed onto the actors and like to make things about SS when itâs about CE. Think about it. Why do these two people always get compared?? Maybe because itâs a bunch of Steve Bucky fans who canât get over it and donât want to. And then it becomes competition and Bucky/SS fans need to make it a sticking point into virtually everything and Iâm TIRED. CE fans tend to get upset because they keep having to defend Chris doing random movies instead of doing or following what Sebastian is doing and I think some of them are tired too. Or maybe Iâm just projecting.
Steve in the movies did everything for this guy and he also does everything for everyone else. But the moment he does something for himself WW3 happens. Iâll agree that the ending for his arc should have been different because the endgame storyline left too many questions and as a Steve fan I find it extremely annoying. But Why is it his duty to be his friendâs butt buddy forever and always? How come Bucky fans canât ever seem to let go? And theyâre fine when Steve world revolves around him but when they have to deal with Steve being his own person and thinking about his own life for once itâs verboten. I donât think Bucky is perfect in the slightest and mostly he annoyed me 10 fold in the falcon show. But I will allow it since he has been through a lot, heâs allowed to be grumpy. I donât expect him to live his life for Steve and tbh I also think he should have gone back in time and relive his own life differently. But thatâs a different story and clearly about whose marvel contract is still active and whose is expired.
But Steve needs to be a ray of sunshine that doesnât do anything except exist for his friend 24/7? AlsoâŠwhy are we getting this âhe left him for a person who aided in buckyâs demise?â How did Peggy do that? Why, once again, is it not about Steve and Peggy, but about Bucky and dumping it on Steve and Peggy???
Even now salty bucky fans make their dislike about endgame and MCU about Steve not being around for Bucky, even though the storyline literally was just writing Chris out of it. If it was in reverse and Bucky went back in time Iâd 1000% bet none of you would be crying about it. You would say, good for him he deserves to lives his life over. But Steve deserves just as much if not more, he has had no life of his own and was barely existing even in his own movies, asâŠoh yeah, even marvel was making his story about other people, so no I donât agree with this constant needing to be mad at Steve over Bucky, when you could just admit that you want it to be about Bucky always and Steve second.
That being saidâŠthat is just my opinion. Your opinion is valid as it is your blog. You are my favorite blogger on here but this is one thing I canât stay silent on.
I love conversations like this, so NEVER apologize. I think the beauty with cinematic universes are we get to know the characters a bit more. And every character is going to resonate with different people in a different way. So letâs get into this, and of course I respect your take, but let me explain a bit more where Iâm coming from.
I am aware that we Bucky fans love to make him the main event. As do Steve fans do that, and Loki fans do that. And I do think that there are some people who go bleed the lines of reality with fiction. Obviously when I joke around about Sebastian and Chris I do not think that they are romantic at all. I do think that Chris and Seb equally are aware that the other is attractive. And everyone knows that I am a big hater of people comparing Chris to Seb. I donât like it. These are two different actors who have both carved out their careers very differently, and for them. Sebastian has always shown that he wanted awards, and is looking at acting as an art form, while I think Chris enjoys what he does, but maybe doesnât center his whole life around it. As far as the random movie, Seb has done random shitty movies as well. I am not going to dive into why Chris has chosen the movies he does, because Iâm not Chris.
There is a big reason why I hate time traveling movies, and honestly, this is a prime example of one of them. Iâm also aware that Chrisâ contract was up, so they thought they would be clever with his ending. I actually think it was a cop out, personally. Itâs not just for the Bucky aspect but for the Sam aspect. Maybe Steve being a white man didnât understand the weight he put on Samâs shoulders. I donât think Steve understood Samâs position as a black man, and I think that reigns true with most white folk, including myself. I will never understand the injustices that POCs feel, I can be empathetic, but I am aware of the privilege the color of my skin has. Again, Steveâs ending left so much to be desired. And then if you think about it, Steve knew that Peggy died having a full life, and he still selfishly went back. Furthermore, he went back, and stopped the life Peggy would have had. So therefore it alters the future/present. Again, I hate time traveling movies for this reason. I think at the end of the day it was the finality of the decision, but also I feel so many people werenât given closure with it. That includes fans, Steve, Bucky, Sam, and all the other Avengers.
I personally do not think that Steve needs to live his life for his friends. But this was the life he was given, he should have moved forward, instead of going backwards, but again, Chrisâ contract ended, I get it. It was lazy writing. As far as Peggy aiding in Buckyâs demise, who was the one who allowed Zola to live? Who allowed Zola to not just live but work for SHIELD? Peggy Carter AND Howard Stark. What did Zola do? He rebuilt Hydra. What did Hydra do? They tortured Bucky. Remember when Steve learned all of this? Learned what Zola did, and who allowed Zola to live? How he built Hydra to be more powerful than ever? They created the ultimate weapon, The Winter Soldier. Bucky was no longer human to them.
I canât speak for everyone else, but had the roles been reversed, I would still be irritated. Again, lazy writing. In my ending, Steve had his dance with Peggy, but he returned. I actually wish that Steve made a bargain with Red Skull, a soul for a soul, and he retrieved Natasha. He got his dance, and he said his goodbye, but he came back to the time he was supposed to be in. Take Bucky and Sam out of the equation. Steve still should have stayed in the present even if those two characters died. He rewrote Peggyâs history, and therefore the present. Donât get me started on Marvel making his story about others, Civil War still irritates me. That was just a lower scale Avengers movie, and we deserved better. I enjoy the movie, just not as a Cap movie.
Now as to the last comment, I jokingly say I canât ever look at Steve the same. I actually choose to believe my ending for him over what happened. I donât want him to constantly live to serve Bucky. I want Steve to have his time to grow into Steve. Oddly enough, Steve is also my number 8 Chris character. I donât think I resonated with him as much as Bucky, and I can admit that this is why I put Bucky on a pedestal. Itâs funny that the two best friends had very similar and yet very different lives. I wish that Marvel would have dove into that more. I would love to see a piece where it explores both Steve and Buckyâs mental health. We got a bit of that with TFATWS, but not enough, and without Steve. I guess I love the Cap trio so much, including Sam, I selfishly want more and more of all three.
Again, I love these conversations. And I think all your statements are valid.
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i appreciate that in the boba fett expanded universe canon, we have multiple moments from multiple authors that boil down to "despite his reputation/appearance, boba fett is not fearless, and is in fact doing his level best right now to walk calmly away from this objectively terrifying situation rather than breaking into a fucking sprint in the opposite direction"
#i'm about to go to bed but i need to post an excerpt comparison later#bc this happens in both the junior novels when boba is like 10 and then again in ''a practical man'' when he's like 50-60 LOL#in the junior novels he's been captured by aurra sing and is trying to subtly sneak away from her in a populated area#and is just mentally yelling at himself ''DO NOT RUN. DO NOT RUN!!!''#bc if he runs everyone is going to look#and then in ''a practical man'' he basically spends the whole first meeting with the yuuzhan vong doing the same damn thing lol#boba fett#in the words of LotF: ''Fearâ yes; but fear never paralyzed him. It just made him sharper.''#or in the junior novels: ''Fear is energy. This is energyâand I can control it.''#(ngl i read that bit from the junior novels when i was like 10 and it genuinely became a mantra for me)#(''fear is energy. fear is energy. fear is energy.'')
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I went and found every single (I think) wlw movie or tv show listed on tubi. there areâŠ.lots, and probably still some that I missed. so join me as I list them
eva + candela, twin flame, blood beach betrayal, killer body count, lowlifes, three, kiss me, walk with me, adan, lip service, I canât think straight, girl trash all night long, the affair, the sweetest kiss, my days of mercy, my first girl crush, good kisser, a song of a girl, flunk, anatomy of a love seen, my new girl crush, concerto for abigail, who am I now?, snapshots, stuff, a place we go to, her side of the bed, t11 incomplete, lockdown lovers, nina, claire of the moon, my last girl crush, looking for her, my normal, a flower box for rosie, girls like magic, me myself and her, august at twenty two, writing kim, the feels, the light touch, all about e, girl place, ellie and abbie and ellie's dead aunt, cry folx, wynonna earp vengence, but Iâm a cheerleader, libertyâs secret, castaways, the miseducation of cameron post, sister my sister, you me her, professor Marston and the wonder women, clementine, boy meets girl, the secrets, princess cyd, the chambermaid Lynn, Christmas with love, waiting amber, the truth about Jane, moonlit winter, dawn her dad and the tractor, the last conception, losing chase, turned out, x, twisted marriage therapist, love augmented, trifecta, alliance, wish, the adored, the white book, orange blossoms, more than friends, the guest house, an unexpected love, palitan, you will be mine, between us, elena undone, a perfect ending, the girl king, seeking dolly parton, carmilla, seventeen, liz in september, the space between words,
for the record, most of theseâŠ.are really bad. some of them are even downright fucking horrendous. but thereâs lots of them. and theyâre free. i said it before and iâll say it again, tubi has the biggest range of wlw options iâve ever seen. so in no particular order here are the ones I have seen and personally recommend:
dating amber: the ultimate mlm and wlw solidarity movie. gay irish teams beard each other. itâs a coming of age self discovery style movie
the truth about jane: very classic wlw movie. this probably saved lives and I mean that in the most genuine ârepresentation mattersâ kind of way
boy meets girl: bisexual love triangle movies piss me off because usually thereâs a clear choice, like one is an obvious piece of shit and the other is an angel but they still make ~the choice~ a big deal. â this one isnât like that. I genuinely like all 3 of them, which is nice. the wlw part doesnât really go anywhere on either side because they both end with men, but itâs a nice movie regardless
clementine: plot is bad. script is bad. sydney sweeney kisses a woman. 10/10
professor marston and the wonder women: guy who made wonder woman was a little freak and his two female partners continued living together and raising their kids after his death allegedly as partners but some have since come out and denied that they were in an intimate relationship
the miseducation of cameron post: gay conversion therapy but you canât stop gay thoughts. good but depressing as hell
castaways: if you can ignore the vocal fry and the fact that this kind of has 2 separate movie plots jammed into one for some reason (apocalypse vs stranded on a desert island) then itâs actually pretty enjoyable. the first 50 minutes or so is sweet and romantic but then a man rocks up and quite literally ruins the safety, tranquility and most importantly the vibes
libertyâs secret: Iâll give you $5 if you can guess what secret liberty is keeping. full disclosure, this movie is a musical. I didnât realise this when I first saw it and it took me longer than youâd think before I clocked it. after the third musical number, I got suspicious, and then I nearly pissed my pants laughing. preacherâs daughter goes on a political tour for republican party but the republican pr manager is a lesbian democrat. is it good? no. I only put in this section because of how much I enjoyed myself laughing at it being musical
but Iâm a cheerleader: i donât need to say anything. absolute classic. 10/10 no notes
wynonna earp vengence: i actually havenât seen this and I stopped watching when xavier left. thatâs right, baby. I wanted the straights only. I loved them and it hurt when my boy left. itâs probably ok though. I donât know. people like it
all about e: itâs silly. itâs harmless. itâs kinda funny. there are bad movies in that list above and yes this is one of them, but it could have been worse
looking for her: itâs a christmas movie. gag, I know. this one isnât that bad though. if my memory is right, itâs a fake dating christmas lesbian movie that ends happily. itâs fine
who am I now?: if good luck babe were a movie, I guess. almost drove me insane because the actors look familiar in ways I canât explain but their imbd page is empty. anyway, whatever. sometimes you donât know who you are and thatâs fine but then by the time you figure it out, itâs too late. thatâs fine too. life is a journey
girl trash all night long: this is the second musical on the list but shut up. I will physically fight any person with a bad thing to say about this. thereâs a weirdly high number of actors who were also in the l word, for some reason? I donât know why. anyway mandy Musgrave and Gabrielle christian were in the fucking trenches for lesbians and bisexuals before your faves ever were, before you were born, they were throwing bricks at stonewall babe. if you head south of nowhere then you arrive at thank you very much for your service ladies. I will put respect on your names even if nobody else does
I canât think straight: another classic. I havenât seen it for a long time but I remember it being more political than I originally remembered, but I was basically a kid when I watched it for the first time. most of the women in this movie are awful, whereas the men are wonderful, which is an unexpected turn.
lip service: once upon a time, the british tried to make our own version of the l word. it was somehow even worse. Iâm only putting it on this list because I remember being 14 and sneaking it on the tv late at night when my parents were out. it only lasted 12 episodes in total before they binned it
kiss me: technically itâs not incest but if you have to start a sentence like that then itâs not going great. theyâre adults. their parents are about to get married. they fall in love. I donât know why one couldnât have been likeâŠ.a cousinâs neighbour instead
lowlifes: âiâd rather eat pussy than people,â says the girl who does both. is this movie good? no but also yes. it has my favourite line out of any movie ever and the whole coming out scene dialogue is just so great. does someone die? donât ask me that again. itâs fun, itâs violent, itâs camp, itâs twisty and the acting is better than youâd expect it to be
If tubi has a million fans, I am one of them
If tubi has no fans, I am dead
If the world is against tubi, I am against the world
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[oh yet another thing from scars video, can you tell im enjoying it]
guys i got it i got the clip watch guys
#hermitcraft#hermitcraft 10#hermitblr#hermitcraft clips#grian#goodtimewithscar#ethoslab#falsesymmetry#zombiecleo#rendog#xisuma#iskall85#cubfan135#scars little scootsie scootsie like actually put me six feet under#this didnât post the first time i tried so now i had to type all the tags and the words and ugh#thanks yumblr#NOT
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finished persona 5 and the only thing i can take from this is how fucking robbed akechi fans were like fym you crafted the most tragic and gut wrenching character only for him to be missing for like 90% of the story and only show up in minor flashbacks or cutscenes and momentarily join ur team only to stab you in the back and proceed to be the most problematic bitch in the game despite not even having a palace
#oh not to mention making anime.comâs top 10 most gut wrenching last words#âi was such a foolâ iâm going to jump#they shouldâve just let him have a palace cmon atlus that shit wouldâve fucked so hard#wasted potential etc etc#yea time to replay and actually get the royal ending so i get more content of him i just wanted to play the game regularly first#they hate me bc i got p5r but still wanted to do the normal ending first (i made the right call)#horrible bastard i hope he dies in this version too#p5#goro akechi#oh also expect some persona art bc i havenât posted anything for like a month and i have a huge backlog of p5 art that i need to color
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Nanofather Lore insanepost
Alright. We've seen my murderboard. It's incomprehensible. But for those who haven't, here it is:
It includes... a lot of everything. I couldn't begin to describe the journey I went on putting this together. Without further ado:
The Nanofather, also known as "The Weaver," "Creaky Man," and sometimes "Geltfrimpen" or briefly as "wily weaver," "dirty jeremy," "muck dweller," and "crusty man," is a recurring ominous character which appears most frequently in the opening segments of The Adventure Zone: Steeplechase. He says a lot of weird shit. And after 33 episodes, I believe I have a pretty good understanding of this shit. Take a walk with me, through this 8-part dive into what the Nanofather's deal is.
I will warn you, this is... insanely long. Turn back now.
1. The Foretelling [moments leading up to the weaver]
Back in episode 18 of Ethersea, Justin mentioned how he's the last of them who has yet to DM. Then, later in the episode, Griffin loses his train of thought and Justin prompts him with "Spin the... spin the yarn" and the riffing leads Clint to say, "weave," and Justin says, "step up to the loom... let the weaving begin at the loom."
In the next episode, as the intro song fades out, Justin interjects in a high falsetto song, singing "Weave another tapestry! McElroy Family and me," and the bit goes on for a minute or so. Later, in Ethersea 24, when trying to convince Griffin to reconsider what happened in the narrative, Justin asks him to "Check your loom, weaver!"
When Justin finally makes his Steeplechase debut, he initially struggles with starting the story. So, Griffin jumps in with,
Griffin: "Can I do what you usually do to me?" Justin: "Please." Griffin: "And be like [singing dramatically] 'The yarn-spinner takes the loom in his hands and weaves a magical tale. Take the wizard by his hands as he flies you around on his rug made of wings and a angelâs hair.'"
Every subsequent episode has the same opening. The recurrence of these instances have culminated in the persona of "The Weaver."
2. The Stew [in which the nanofather discusses various culinary topics]
The Nanofather routinely brings up the food of his world, in some way. This starts as early as episode 3, in which he says, "Perhaps a few more moments before the stew is prepared."
Other segments include advice about nano-nutmeg [12], clarifications about cilantro (called corriander in the UK)[29], and directing the addressee to search for pepperoni and green pepper in "the pyre" [19].
The other three instances of mentions of food directly address Shookles the cat. First, "Shoockles, your master calls. Where's the scum canteen? Fetch it from the shoof... my thirst is unslakable" [7]. Then, in the very next episode, says, "Please... the pollen broth. My throat became so dry... Fetch me the pollen broth, Shoockles" [8]. And most recently, he speaks rather dramatically, saying, "I believe I went⊠as far as I could⊠I donât know if⊠it was far enough⊠Iâm terrified to push it further⊠I believe this is the limit⊠Yes⊠no, thatâs true⊠Itâs true⊠The greater danger is hesitation, yes⊠I will add one more half-teaspoon of cumin, Shookles. Thank you, Shookles, I⊠should listen to your culinary acumen more" [22]. This is assumedly in reference to something he is cooking, perhaps the stew mentioned in episode 3. Perhaps all of these ingredients are being used in the stew.
Either way, these interactions tell us that the Nanofather has an interest in cooking, and that Shookles acts as an assistant to him.
3. Direct Interactions [in-character conversations]
There are several instances where the Nanofather speaks with our player characters, or appears within their world.
This first happens in episode 20, when the crew enters the lair of Geltfrimpen and hears a voice familiar to the players coming from the dragon. He says, "Excuse me for this, but I have to keep up appearances." He continues to speak with the boys throughout the scene as they fight the animatronic. He says, "Iâm having trouble staying here," and within the scene, Justin describes that, "The sound seems to be coming from like... the entirety of Geltfrimpen. Itâs emanating from him, not localized to any one point in the dragonâs body." Beef asks the Weaver if he could come out of the dragon, to which he responds, "Would that I could." When Montrose begins refering to him as Geltfrimpen, he says, "I am not Geltfrimpen. I am here. But I am not Geltfrimpen." Emerich asks for his name, which is met with "Would that I know," but because Beef had called him creaky man earlier, the voice says "Creaky Man will suffice for now, I suppose. A good amount of christening."
He goes on to explain his situation at their behest:
"I will do my best to tell you what I know. It takes quite a bit for me to be as here as I am. But I will try. Part of me is in Geltfrimpen. But I am many places throughout the world. Part of me is here. Part of me is imprisoned here, I think. And through this act, I am no longer... trapped here, this part of me. Iâm able to be more concentrated, if thatâif that is the correct word, else... elsewhere... I will not be here long, and then I will vacate Geltfrimpen for good. And I will be a little bit more myself, elsewhere."
The implications within this one paragraph are that he does not have much of a physical form, and is potentially some sort of spirit, but he can manifest part of himself at will in some places. Montrose asks if he has a home base, but he says, "Iâm... scattered. More accurately, I think... shattered."
He follows with even more interesting information,
"Iâve seen you elsewhere, I was... in one of the vans, as you made the thrilling escape. I was there. I called out, but it was so loud. I have watched you from the porch of Ustaben. In the... the whittling I sat, a rocking chair... I couldnât summon up enough voice to reach you, but I called out. I called out to anyone who would listen, honestly. But you three are the first who seem to... be looking hard enough to hear."
There have been two heists with van escapes. The first is in episode 3, when Gravel pulled up in a stolen truck/van (it is important to note that they use them interchangably). The four of them were the only ones in the vehicle. However, this escape was not very thrilling, so we are going to refer to the Gutter City heist.
Sticky Finger(s) Paul Pantry asks the three of them to steal a truck called the Clean, and notes that it is made of Hardlight. When the time comes, Emerich has attuned with the hardlight Short Doug and drives in one of the trucks with him [9].
The second thing the Nanofather mentions is an obvious reference to the Ustaben attraction, Whittle Around. In the setup episode, Whittle Around is established as having a porch where "grandpa" sits and whittles wood-- grandpa, of course, being a hardlight construct who was initially Eustace but has since been replaced [0].
The combiantion of these two implies that the Nanofather exists for moments within, or as, these constructs. His spirit seems to be able to travel between them-- to what extent this is under his control remains questionable. Perhaps he is living within the park itself, haunting it. This is given further support at the end of episode 27, when an arcade machine in the back of Poppy's Place crackles with static and we hear the Nanofather say, "act... quickly." Emerich however is unable to make further contact, and this is the last time he seems to interact with them. Montrose says that they "have a ghost in the machine"[28].
4. The World He Inhabits [what we know about the environment, the character, and allusions to mechanisms of communication]
In his first appearance, the Nanofather says to the audience (which may be moreso to the players/player characters? uncertain), "welcome travelers," establishing that we are not from the same place he is.
The world he lives in is fleshed out through each episode. Highlights include "quite a long day tending to the muck fields" [5], "I've missed the meeting with the rust council"[13], and the afformentioned scum canteen. He also says, in episode 6, "I have a new tale for you. Of a muck-dweller turned hero to his- to his people⊠I seem to have lost it in the last rust storm." This sets him in a sort of wasteland. He also says, or rather, sings, "I'm a neutron guy, you're my nega-girl, I'll sweep you through the ash waste as we make our way through the,"[10] before he cuts himself off.
It seems to be a world where things are rough-- he says, "to make it 37 years is quite a blessing"[13]. That implies his age is 37, or that he has survived 37 years in the conditions that he is in. Additionally, he says, "you will find it in the pyre"[19], a pyre being defined as "a combustible heap for burning a dead body as a funeral rite," implying that they either have to make their own fires or 'bury' their dead.
Notably, there seems to be a recurring theme surrounding weather and time.
"It's gotten so quiet, lately... in the nights... and in the mornings... and the cyber night, the time between the night and the mornings..."[14] "It seems the storms have come early this evening"[4] "The last rust storm"[6]
This implies that time is somewhat technologically controlled, and weather is on a cycle. The building of Steeplechase, or what we are to assume is, is like holographically augmented[31], and so are the inside skies of the park. It is plausible to say the environment wherever the Nanofather is could also be simulated.
5. Wall Breaks [speaking to the players]
These indicate communication from the nanofather directly to the players. They imply to us more about the world, but more importantly, the means of communication and lore surrounding it.
In episode 9, we open the episode hearing a different voice. They say, "Hello? âŠHello, spirits?" and begin to knock. "Nanofather says the spirits can hear you through the wall. Spirits⊠are you there?" But they are interupted by a familiar voice-- "Kavecca!," the nanofather says. "Just another of his stories, I suppose," Kavecca amends. "Kavecca, away from that! You dabble with powers you do not understand!" This raises a lot of questions from the players, about who Kavecca is, why there is another person speaking to them, and what the fuck the 'nanofather' means. What interests me is the referral to their audience as "spirits"-- and what implications does that have? Are they between the world the players inhabit and Steeplechase? Are the players spirits? Also factoring in Blades in the Dark, which has ghosts in it, which have been altered into hardlight for Steeplechase-- maybe the hardlight kept some of that original intent. Maybe that's how the nanofather is able to inhabit hardlight.
In the following episode, we find the nanofather singing a song. What follows is pretty strange.
ohh⊠Iâm a neutron guy⊠and youâre my nega-girl⊠Iâll sweep you through the ash waste as we make our way through theâŠ. [click] âŠdo you hear me, Travis? Travis: What? Iâm sorry⊠I didnât realize Iâd left the horn on. Travis: Are you speaking, are you- talking to me? Fare thee well. [10]
First, in "I didn't realize I'd left the horn on," a horn is primarily UK slang for telephone. That could be interpretted here as a literal telephone or whatever line of communication they seem to share. Next-- he directly addresses Travis. This is the first conversation the players have with this character, and so far the only. But it isn't the only time he addresses them:
Clinton? Travis? Gribby? My three⊠my three favourite micro-nephews. Here to visit me. What a wonderful treat this is⊠Come. Let me see if I canât find you a new tale⊠Griffin: Gribby! Gribby can only say his own name. Justin: Oh? Griffin: Yeah, thatâs sort of his thing. Justin: Do you⊠how do you⊠Iâm surprised you have insight into these three new characters⊠already. Travis: Iâm trying harder and harder to just pretend like we are not on the call when he records that part. Griffin: Itâs the only way to not be... ensorcelled by the tapestry he weaves. Clint: Not me. Not me. Did you say Clinton? Clinton⊠Travis: It sounded like Clinton. Clint: I wonder who that is. Justin: Clinton, Travis and Gribby are apparently, Iâve just found this out with you guys, isâ did he sayâ Griffin: The micro nephews. [15]
This is interesting because Travis is the only one whose name is not altered, and he was specifically addressed before. What we also glean from this is that the nanofather views them as micronephews, so he has an alleged relation to them. Previously, he has called them children but it wasn't apparent until now that he was addressing them specifically.
In the intro with Kavecca, it is important to note that they are the first person to call the weaver "the nanofather." We know from his time as Geltfrimpen that the nanofather has no proper name. Nanofather is more likely to be a title, or rather, a signifier of Kavecca's relationship to him, such as being his child or grandchild. This would put Kavecca on the same family tree as Clinton, Travis, and Gribby, if they really are his "micronephews."
6. Descent Into Weirdness [tonally different moments and their implications]
Everything The Nanofather says is weird, but these are the moments that absolutely baffle me, or upon which he is commenting on the story somehow.
The first time he seems to comment on the events of Steeplechase is in Episode 16, in response to a plot twist at the end of the previous episode (in which the Barrister arrived to kick Emerich's ass but they got him stuck in a machine). He says, "Oh, thatâs not right⊠[rustling paper] âŠOh, but this doesnât make any sense, it was⊠The story wasnât like this ïżœïżœ. Or⊠I-Is it changing?" He then follows this in the next episode by... just... breathe-whistling menacingly? Note that this episode takes place when they are travelling between layers, on the start of their Ephemera quest.
Episode 18 starts with, "Oh⊠Oh, they havenât⊠even begun to fathom it⊠But youâŠ. You swore, we both swore? You know theyâre not ready!" I wonder who the "you"/"we" is in this. Is it us as the audience, the players, or perhaps Kavecca? Eighteen is the beginning of the time they spend in Ephemera, and at the beginning of the episode Krystal has an encounter with someone in the Gallspire. This adds on to the commentary in 16 and implies that there is something bigger at play...
Episode 20 presents us with a poem of sorts:
Ever faster, ever closer, ever never slowing down⊠Ever nearer, ever clearer, ever nipping at the gown... Ever spinning, ever grinning, ever hearing what they please. Ever growing, ever knowing, that they are the diseaseâŠ
There is no direct indication of what this is talking about, but I think it's about Dentonic. They never slow down, they don't know when to stop dreaming! They will warp whatever they must to fit their narrative and they don't care what the casualties are.
When the Weaver makes his entrance into the world of Steeplechase, at the end of 20 and speaking through Geltfrimpen, these occurences get more frequent:
"Oh, I⊠Iâm mostly⊠mostly⊠with them now⊠[chuckles] ah⊠ah⊠smaller than I⊠assumedâŠ" [21] "Mostly⊠echoes⊠yet to be⊠Iâm sorry, I know that doesnât⊠answer your questionâŠ" [23] "Yes⊠yes, I was surprised too, Shookles. What? Oh⊠Oh, they didnât hearâŠ"[25]
25 ends with Gravel being arrested for Sticky Finger Paul Pantry's murder. 26 opens with, "âŠyes, but Iâd assumed it was⊠consigned to legend! I never wouldâve expected- i guess⊠my understanding is not⊠what Iâd thought it was. Terrifying, in a way, but also⊠quite wonderful." I can't even begin to parse what he's talking about.
Then of course, there is 27: "No, no, not to the boat... Only one... one node per layer... I tried to maintain hopping... but itâs too taxing... too many...noises..." What fucking boat? And he tries to hop between layers- maybe the nodes are in the things he is inhabiting. Geltfrimpen, the arcade box, hard doug, eustace... The arcade machine and Geltfrimpen aren't made of hardlight, and these are the methods through which he has actually been able to speak (he could only see through hardlight)... maybe these are the "nodes?" I wonder what the noises refer to.
When things start looking down for the crew as they try to piece together what the fuck is happening, The Nanofather opens episode 28 with, "Iâm not sure yet⊠Iâm hopeful⊠Ah, Shookles⊠optimisticâŠor perhaps⊠perhaps optimism is just the last refuge of those⊠with nothing left to lose..." The Nanofather is referring to himself in this line, and the fact that he considers himself to have "nothing left to lose" implies that he has a strong connection to the events in Steeplechase, particularly to the crew-- which makes sense given their previous interactions. But what is at stake for him is unclear.
In episode 30 he says, "The thought had crossed my mind⊠But it canât be long nowâŠ" I must say this is particularly ominous because I have no idea what the "thought" is or what he is waiting for. His salvation?
Finally, we have episode 31. His last appearance.
"It feels⊠like something⊠has frayedâŠ"
In this episode, Kenchal Denton speaks to the crew a lot about cutting loose ends. And then he drops them out of a hovercraft into a desert that seems to be entirely disconnected from the electrical grid Steeplechase is on. And we don't hear from The Nanofather again.
7. Ties to Clint McElroy. [the ways in which this comes back to him.]
[post-discussion following the moment in episode 10 when the nanofather asks, "do you hear me Travis?"] Travis: Is that guy my real dad? Justin: You wish Griffin: Legally, you have to tell Travis, if the muckdweller is his real dad Justin: Not the muck dweller. The nanofather. Please- Travis: Oh, it's right there in the name! I should have seen it a mile away it's so obvious now!
Now, this may be a stretch. And it started out to me as a joke, but guys. The further I get the further I am convinced. The Nanofather is connected to, if not is, Clint McElroy the Planeswalking Janitor.
Evidence A: He calls them "children" when he goes to tell them stories. Counterpoint: Clint can't be his own son. Counter-counterpoint: Clint's full name, according to Griffin on an episode of Wonderful, is Clinton Emil McElroy Jr. Meaning, he has a father named Clint.
Evidence B: When the Nanofather refers to Travis, Clinton, and Gribby, Justin later describes them as "these new characters," in the same way he insists that Clint McElroy his father and Clint McElroy the Planeswalking Janitor are separate things [Spiritbreakers Live in San Jose].
Evidence C: The Nanofather hops between layers, in a similar way to how Clint hops between planes. And the Nanofather seems to be fractured, scattered, not his whole self. He is powerful but weak. He is able to speak to players, characters, and potentially the audience? It transcends the boundaries between the two worlds...
Evidence D: Justin is a big fan of the TAZiverse. He has shown this multiple times but the ones I remember most are of course, when he introduces "Taako from Television" in Ephemera (and other Balance things, implies it was a legend passed down, etc), and when Griffin introduced that he would be playing Indrid in Dust 2. Like of fuckin course he'd be excited to bring things together more in small ways.
Evidence E: There has been increased Clint McElroy the Planeswalking Janitor activity, the most since before Ethersea. In April, Justin played the character Clint McElroy the Planeswalking Janitor in a liveshow in San Jose (I was there hi!!!), which had initially been planned for November but was rescheduled. Both of these, though, fall under the time in which Steeplechase was active, so he was thinking about this character during that time. Additionally, the merch of the month for August is a sticker of Planeswalking Janitor Clint McElroy. And he was mentioned in Steeplechase Episode 26, when there was debate over whether something was said by Emerich or his player.
Travis: I think that was Dad. Justin: Oh. Well, I mean... yeah, I guess dad could be in it too, Trav. Is that what youâre saying? Travis: No, Iâm just saying, I think Dad was making the observationâ Clint: Oh my God! Is this an appearance by Clint McElroy, the planes-walking janitor? Griffin: No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Clint: Okayâ Travis: No, no, not yet. Justin: No, we canât, we canât. Travis: Donât force it, donât force it.
Evidence F: I didn't expect to find this one. Honestly I think it shows that I have gone too far as a person. But... guys this one drives me crazy. So. We meet Shoockles in Episode 4, when The Nanofather introduces him as "Cat bart... he's my cat. Bart Shoockles." And guys I was like haha that's funny there is no way this is related... But then I was on Clint's Instagram trying to figure out if maybe he had a cat, since I know Justin has one. And I came across a photo he took of a white dog, which I wasn't sure was his until I got confirmation from an old post on one of the boys' Instagrams. But... in the caption of the post with his dog, he calls him Homer. Clint McElroy has a dog named Homer. Let me just, direct you to the Simpsons family tree:
Finally, Evidence G: Justin would go really far for a bit. He likes to have fun and get silly with his family and he knows Clint would get a huge laugh out of this. And he would also do anything to get a good age joke on his dad.
8. Conclusion [how it all comes together]
The moment you've been waiting for. What does it all mean?
The Nanofather seems to play no real importance to the main plot in Steeplechase at this point, but he has huge potential to. More importantly, looking at the Nanofather gives us some insight into the state of the park and where the player characters find themselves. He works as both a narrative framing device and as a part of the story. He talks to the players, the characters, and the audience, truly bringing a special flavor to Steeplechase.
With everything we've seen and heard, there is sufficient evidence to say that the Nanofather lives within the walls of the park, travelling using its energy grid. He has only been able to manifest to the characters through the electronics and hardlight creations. When they arrived in Kidadelphia in episode 32, it was apparent they were not connected to the same electrical grid, and there was no hardlight. The fact that he was completely silent in both 32 and 33 supports this theory, because there would be no way for him to communicate with them. Either that or they were too late and he died.
He has found himself in a wasteland, with weather and times that are controlled electronically. He is scattered, does not have a name-- a shell of who he once was. If the Carmine Denton Nanofather theory were correct, this would be a beautiful picture: the guy who created a way for others to escape is trapped in the destruction that his creation wrought... Regardless, I am concerned for his wellbeing since it seemed like he was in a hurry.
The interactions between the Nanofather and the heist crew imply that there could be a larger plot with him, but I don't know how close that is to happening. The Nanofather is one complicated guy, and if they want to save him I... guess they'll have to never know when to stop dreaming.
Thank you for coming along with me on this long and gruesome ride. I started this way back after episode 30 aired, I think. It's been simmering for a month, my own personal stew of sorts... For those of you who have helped contribute to my madness, thank you, and to those who have watched in horror, I'm sorry. It's been a real one.
And now, to send you off, I present to you this excerpt from Episode 10:
Justin: Our friend and employee Jupiter is kind enough to help pull together recaps of this dumb stuff, but Jupiter, showing a lot of wisdom here, does not track the story of the nanofather [âŠ] Travis: I think they realize it's been so clear cut at this point that any child could keep track of all the nanofather/muckdweller lore.
#sierra speaks#taz steeplechase#taz steeplechase spoilers#taz nanofather#nanofather post#nanofather#taz weaver#taz theories#idk im on my shit#i am incredibly aware this is insane to parse through i have nothing to say for myself#also hi i asked a question abt the nanofather in chat on a livestream and justin was like#...its alll part of the plan... yeah...#and thats about it#so i did not find an excuse to include it#good luck yall#with reading this#also im posting at like 11 pm so. no one will see this first thing lol#this is 4265 words long. that is longer than my 10 page paper on frankenstein#uhhhh#god....
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can you imagine being a little twee simon and garfunkel fan in the late 60s and then buying your new vinyl at the record store and hearing mrs. robinson for the first time in your own home. i wouldâve fallen over backwards
#i don't know if i've ever mentioned this--and i dont even remember why this is the case--but mrs. robinson was one of the first songs#that i ever knew in this lifetime. like. when youre a little tiny baby and youre barely aware what music is#and you know the words to the chorus of at most like 15 songs. mrs. robinson was one of those songs and i dont remember why or how#probably my father? he's also the reason that i knew the beatles when i was that young too#he also played a lot of bob marley and elvis. we used to have little dance parties in the living room after watching shrek every night#where he'd play his music. but i cant think mrs. robinson was one of those songs? its NOT a dance song#(i can try though. you cant stop me)#text post#simon and garfunkel#but yes this also does mean allstar by smash mouth was also one of those first primordial songs on my consciousness#mrs. robinson really though is such a beautiful and clever song im never gonna be over it#simon and garfunkel is one of those few bands where their most famous song arguably deserves that status in their discography#altho that did get a little different after i watched the graduate as a teenager lol#but the song. didn't slap any less naturally. it just had a new association#also fun fact i don't know at what age i learned that mrs. robinson was by simon and garfunkel#at least until i was like 10 i thought it was by the beatles?
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(nsft/tmi perhaps?)
truly a joke the way u can be sitting down to figure out what you're getting off to today like flipping thru a scenario book showing each one to ur clit like "is this it? is this what gets you excited, girl?"
and it's like. no, we aren't feeling the one where he has a desperate stifled allergy attack in the office he's trying to hide. nah, the messy dramatic overwhelming sick sneezes scenario is not for today. i know we were really into that yesterday but we'll revisit those again later. hmm. sitting with the cat he's allergic to on his lap and just continuing activities while sneezing uncontrollably. yes. play reel.
#snz kink#snz fet#queues this one up so i don't have to actually hit âpostâ on this aaaaaaa#catte life#the first two have 2k and 6k words written respectively so you KNOW i was down bad for them at some point#i will finish. the sickfic one#eventually.#like 90% of the time colds do almost nothing for me#and 9/10 of the last % there is a combined cold/allergy scenario going on#so the mood really must strike haha#also damn i got so much writing done while i was on summer break from work!!!!#how do y'all DO this while you're actually EMPLOYED??????#i'm getting NOWHERE
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Books of 2024: THE RAVEN TOWER by Ann Leckie.
I'm still in the Hamlet frame of mind after THE DEATH I GAVE HIM, so we're keeping that going! This one came highly recommended by a Trusted Friend (beloved). Apparently it does some Weird and Neat Shit with POV, which is also exactly up my alley.
Featuring my Pass the Honey cardigan moonlighting as a background!
#books#book photography#books of 2024#the raven tower#ann leckie#i did also enjoy her imperial radch!!#i liked what she did with POV there too but there was some First Book Rockiness in the JUSTICE#i'm excited to see what she's done with her level up time!!#also i've opened the book once and i'm pleased with how much bigger/legible the words are lmaooo#like DEATH wasn't BAD but. the book was not ergonomic (weird hardback)#and the text wasn't TINY but it felt kinda small??#this one is Big and i appreciate that of Orbit lol#also really i'm delighted that the cardigan is the right color for background purposes#that's not a shade of brassy goldish that i own much of and my other options were White or try to find Wood Somewhere#i feel like i've taken a lot of wood pictures recently and i wanted something Different and behold!! there she was!! hanging on my closet l#anyway 10:42PM is a gr8 time to post book pics for traction right so......#yeet
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Kingdom of Ash Chapter 10 Quote highlights:
The soft voice was deceptiveâAedion had learned that these weeks. Perhaps a weapon in its own right, to make people believe him gentle-hearted and weak. To mask the sharp mind and sharper instincts behind it.
As if these troops weren't for their queen, hadn't come for Aelin when she'd called. As if the Bane served anyone else.
Ren blew out a breath toward the tent's high ceiling. A large space, but unadorned. They hadn't time or resources to furnish it into a proper war tent, setting up only a cot, a few braziers, and this table, along with a copper tub behind a curtain in the rear. As soon as this meeting was over, he'd find someone to fill it for him.
Had Aelin been here, she might have heated it within a heartbeat. He shut out the tightness in his chest. Had Aelin been here, one breath from her and the five thousand troops they'd exhausted themselves killing today would have been ash on the wind
None of the lords around him had questioned where their queen was. Why she hadn't been on the field today. Perhaps they hadn't dared.
Aedion stopped long enough to greet those men, to ofter a hand on the shoulder or a word of reassurance. Some would last the night. Many wouldn't. He halted at other fires as well. To commend the fighting done, whether the soldiers hailed from Terrasen or the Wastes or Wendlyn. At a few of them, he even shared in their ales or meals. Rhoe had taught him thatâthe art of making his men want to follow him, die for him. But more than that, seeing them as men, as people with families and friends, who had as much to risk as he did in fighting here. It was no burden, despite the exhaustion creeping over him, to thank them for their courage, their swords. But it did take time. The sun had fully set, the muddy camp cast in deep shadows amid the fires, by the time he neared Kyllian's tent.
"Aedion."
He'd know that voice if he were blind.
Lysandra stepped from behind a tent, her face clean despite her muddy clothes.
He halted, finally feeling the weight of the dirt and gore on himself. "What."
"Is this some attempt to reenter my good graces?" He was too tired, too weary, to bother beating around the truth.
Her emerald eyes went as cold as the winter night around them. "I don't give a damn about your good graces. I care about this army being worn down with unnecessary movements."
She'd been in some small, unnoticed form. Precisely why so many kingdoms and courts had hunted down and killed any shifters. Unparalleled spies and assassins.
She crossed her arms. "If you don't want me sitting in on your war councils, then say so." He took in her face, her stiff posture. Exhaustion lay heavy on her, her golden skin pale and eyes haunted. He didn't know where she was staying in this camp. If she even had a tent. Guilt gnawed on him for a heartbeat.
"When, exactly, will our queen make her grand return?"
Her mouth tightened. "Tonight, if you think it wise."
"To miss the battle and only appear to bask in the glory of victory? I doubt the troops would find that heartening."
"Then tell me where, and when, and I'll do it."
"Just as you blindly obeyed our queen, you'll now obey me?"
"I obey no man," she snarled. "But I'm not fool enough to believe I know more about armies and soldiers than you do. My pride is not so easily bruised."
Aedion took a step forward. "And mine is?"
"What I did, I did for her, and for this kingdom. Look at these men, your men-look at the allies we've gathered and tell me that if they knew the truth, they would be so eager to fight."
"The Bane fought when we believed her dead. It would be no different."
"It might be for our allies. For the people of Terrasen." She didn't back down for a moment. "Go ahead and punish me for the rest of your life. For a thousand years, if you wind up Settling."
With Gavriel for his father, he might very well. He tried not to dwell on the possibility. He'd barely interacted with the Fae royals or their soldiers beyond what was necessary. And they mostly kept to themselves. Yet they did not sneer at him for his demi-Fae status; didn't really seem to care what blood flowed in his veins so long as he kept them alive.
"We have enough enemies as it is," Lysandra went on. "But if you truly wish to make me one of them as well, that's fine. I don't regret what 1 did, nor will I ever."
"Fine," was all he could think to say.
She shrewdly looked him over. As if weighing the man within. "It was real, Aedion," she said. "All of it. I don't care if you believe me or not. But it was real for me."
He couldn't bear to hear it. "I have a meeting," he lied, and stepped around her. "Go slither off somewhere else."
Hurt flashed in her eyes, quickly hidden. He was the worst sort of bastard for it.
She was a stupid fool. A stupid fool, to have said anything, and to now feel something in her chest crumpling. She had enough dignity left not to beg. To not watch Aedion go into Kyllian's tent and wonder if it was for a meeting, or because he was seeking to remind himself of life after so much killing today. To not give one inch of space to the burning in her eyes. Lysandra made her way toward the comfortable tent Sol of Suria had given her near his. A kind, sharply clever manâwho had no interest in women. The younger brother, Ravi, had eyed her, as all men did. But he'd kept a respectful distance, and had talked to her, not her chest, so she liked him, too. Didn't mind having a tent in their midst. An honor, actually. She'd gone from having to crawl into the beds of lords, doing whatever they asked of her with a smile, to fighting beside them. And she was now a lady herself. One whom both the Lords of Suria and the Lord of Allsbrook recognized, despite Darrow spitting on it. It might have filled her with gladness had battle not worn her out so completely that the walk back to the tent seemed endless. Had the general-prince not filleted her spirit so thoroughly. Every step was an effort, the mud sucking at her boots.
#Kingdom of Ash#Chapter 10#Sarah J. Maas#no spoilers please#first read#read with me#read along#live catch up#more of the random reading thoughts in tag#hold the line#but SHE kept going#Aedion had won anyway as heâd won everything through sheer will and arrogance (runs in the family?) *she said lovingly*#okay but seriously why is he being such a jerk like I get it but dude no#IT WAS ABSURD#had Aelin been their#their queen#her words#OMFUCKINGG ITS KNOX THIS IS GETTING A WHOLE POST CAUSE I HAVENT HAD A CHANCE TO SQUEAL#also from Perranth so could he know Elide?#also still getting soc thief vibes#I NEED HIM TO MEET AELIN#at DAWN you say#hey google play good graces#it was real for me#okay Lys itâs rep era time babes#Aedion IF A MAN TALKS SHIT THEN SHE OWES YOU NOTHING#all of Rowanâs cousins still there#Aedion a question WHY ARE YOU BEING SUCH AN ASS#he realizes heâs covered in dirt because he realizes what an ass heâs being to her#Aelin would be proud of Lys sneaking around⊠and dissapointed in you Aedion bruh I love you but wtf
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does anyone ever think about how scapegraces speech patterns changed drastically after book 4 or just me
#skulduggery pleasant#HELLO. original post for the first time in a gajillion years. but anyway#i was re-reading books 2 and 3 and i was like. i forgot how .immature he sounds#he says âlikeâ every other word and his vocabulary isnt really extensive#similar to me in some ways. and im a teenager#but also like. it didnt feel ..forced#his dialogue in 2 & 3 felt super natural like yeah he was melodramatic but it felt comfortable like#he was speaking from his heart..#but as they go on he starts using these 10 dollar words in strange places and his cadence#changed from âegotistical criminalâ to .Vampire#and it feels less like something he would actually say and more like an author trying to make him sound#uppity by forcing these fancy speeches into his mouth#do u know what i mean..#i keep thinking he would not fucking say that. as i work my way back thru the series#killer supreme i MISS you girl..#scapegrace#vaurien scapegrace
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