#and there's 'developer' in the title soooo XD

[ilikedetectives]

I think the interview went well. The recruiter sent me an application form after so I guess that's a good sign?

[nilboxes]

I loved the way you characterise Aventurine! So I wanted to know your opinion if you think he’s able to have a fulfilling relationship, like life long sort of thing and what makes him hold on to that in spite of him always gambling on his life. Because I can’t really imagine an old Aven.

Hello Anon! Thanks, that's a first xD mostly people like my takes on Ratio more, but I do admit I find Aventurine harder to wrangle. There's just a lot to him but at the same time I keep coming back to feeling like "this guy's got noooothing"

So then, when you ask this, I don't even have like a good answer that isn't going to be a long essay.

Would he be able to hold a fulfilling relationship? In a way, yeah?

For me, I think Aventurine would love to be a family man. He'd be such a good dad! I just don't think his mental state would allow him to really be happy about it when he does get that because:

a) I don't think he will ever be free of being a Stoneheart and live a normal life b) because as he is his entire deal is that he is a man who got (nearly) everything (money + power) because he has nothing to lose.

So the nothing to lose bit is like, key to his character. If he becomes a family man the edge he has, the daring to bet his life vs what he wants to get will really start to have weight, he would start weighing that kind of wager more, and I think he thinks he can't risk that, because while we don't know what his new motivations are, I do think he would still want to accomplish a lot of huge things therefore...

The only way I see him gaining some balance in his desire to win against all cost but having like, a bit of attachment to life enough that there will be some stakes to make his mental state less bleak. He would probably permit himself only the ONE desire/one irreplaceable someone/one weakness, and that is all concentrated in Dr Ratio.

I feel like, idk, he's got to have something to live for, but not too much, enough to keep going. It might as well be 1 single person who he just wants to have a few pockets of peace with, not necessarily a white picket fence life, but just enough to get by in companionship etc. (I also don't think Ratio is the settling down kind tbh)

I really do see him winning until the very end though, at least he'd never lose a gamble where it counts. That said, I also don't think he'd get old, he'd probably die due to some recklessness or something. I do see him kinda sticking to the IPC though, but not because of Diamond's grander ambitions idk too early to tell.

I still really wonder what the deal was in the Myriad Celestia when he looked unhappy to receive his stone back. I don't think he was going to walk out of it alive, so did he want to die instead of come back to being a Stoneheart? It doesn't align with what should have been his character development at the end of the 2.1 quest and the title of his boss theme (Hell is Preferable to Nihility) suggests he is glad to face hell (continuing on his life) rather than be gone so anyway let's assume, he isn't exactly happy to be in the IPC but that is his the "state" that serves him best soooo

Thanks for the ask, anon! I hope that was sufficient answer enough and made sense. He's kinda hard to wrangle....

[minecraftbookshelf]

Marriage of State AU Fic Titles: Theories & Responses

@fanny-passerine I am absolutely blown away by how much thought and effort you put into this and it's getting it's own post because the original was getting a bit long XD

Also I do have more than this planned, i just also have a couple that are currently basically titled "Character X Does Y" right now as place holders because I have no idea what I want to title them.

An Unexpected Adventure -> this one is kind of vague, but I think it may be able being lost somewhere with people the narrator/main character usually doesn't hang out with ! In a strange situation probably. It may be something dumb that caused this adventure.

It is a bit vague, that one is one of the fic titles that was less set in stone, it was basically a mishmash of the memed line from the Hobbit movie "I'm going on an adventure!" and the first chapter title of the Hobbit Book "An Unexpected Party" I actually had a worldbuilding development while rubber-ducking at a friend that has completely changed the tone of the events of this particular one so it is probably going to be renamed. But it absolutely is and was something dumb that caused this adventure XD

0.5 Points

Divine Dust -> probably something to do with religion, so my guess is probably Xonorth or Scott, because you already talked about that religious trauma, so I can see it fit.

Definitely a bit religion heavy (tho a lot of these are, due to the nature of both the canon and by extension the au) This is actually Pix's backstory!

Down in the Meadow in the Itty Bitty Pool -> I had to search for this one because I'm french soooo cultural differences but it's a reference to a children song about three little fishes and their mother fish, and from what I get the three little fishes want to have fun without caring about consequences (like all kids) and the mother is scared they'll get lost. Then the little fishes almost get eaten. So they go back to their mother.

(I honestly think most knew about this one but I didn't so! There was a recap)

So yeah, with all the fishes I would have thought it was about the seablings, but at the same time there's 3 little fishes, not 2... But on the other hand, Jimmy is always presented as hot-blooded and fast to take decisions, from what I've seen. So my guess is that Lizzie is the mother fish and that Jimmy is the little fish wanting some freedom but putting himself in danger by doing so.

It is from that nursery song, tho I think a simplified version (and also the version I learned when I was small was very dialectal and I had to very carefully type the title so I didn't type "down by the meddy in the itty bitty poo") The relevant parts for the fic are that it's a kids song and about fish in water.

The "one sentence summary" i have jotted down for this one is "Jimmy Solidarity and the World's Longest Childhood"

1.0 Point!

Golden Fields, Copper Sands -> golden fields are Pearl, copper sands.... Well Copper King. Pixl. I think. Their relationship, and their interactions.

The golden fields are indeed Pearl! These are the copper sands

the training arena on the border of Mythland and Gilded Helianthia

This is Pearl's backstory

1.0 Points!

In the Hall of the Ocean Queen -> this one is quite clear, I think it will tackle a political meeting, maybe ? Negociations and things of this sort. "Hall" usually refers to a fancy, grand room.

There are certainly a lot of politics involved XD

This is the first big fic, the one I'm working on right now, "Local Prince Marries Tall Murder-Salamander Queen. They Fall in Love"

Just Keep Swimming -> if we take this in the literal sense, one of the seablings, or the two of them. Or it's figurative, and then I don't know. Something about focusing on keep moving. Keep living. Don't focus on anything else. Live. Or even just survive ?

You actually hit this pretty much right on the money! This is the Lizzie backstory.

1.5 Points!

Lost and Found -> Shrub, because I don't have anywhere else where to fit her, but also because the things found in a Lost and Found are usually small things, and Shrub is a gnome.... Which is small... That's a stretch I know.

Shrub plays a roll in this one but it's not her story. :D

It has the potential alternate title of Unlost.

Meddling in Dragon's Affairs -> the roseblings ! They get ender dragons at the end of the serie, right ? I believe. And also Fwhip's elytras are a little dragon coded, so...

Very close! This one is about Gem. It's part backstory part Current Events Leading Into Major Plot

0.5 Points!

Mistakes were made -> this one is gonna be about a quiproquo, I think. Maybe due to cultural differences. There must be many of them, especially with arranged marriage, so that's my guess. Or someone is gonna fall in love when they didn't plan on doing so (who does, honestly, but I'm more talking about a "them? Oh I'm fucked" moment).

The ending moments of this one are definitely "Oh I'm fucked" in vibes that's for sure, though not romantically coded in anyway. This one is a short one-shot featuring mostly Sausage and Shrub.

My Brothers Keeper -> I think it's from either from Lizzie's pov, Gem's pov, Scott's pov or Xornoth's pov, because they all have brothers, and we're talking about "my brothers keeper"...

This was the second concept i came up with for this specific au, Xornoth's backstory.

1.0 Point!

Peace in our Time -> okay isn't Katherine kingdom all about peace and negociations, or is that only a fanon belief ? So maybe that's a fic about Katherine's thoughts on being the peaceful one, hoping to achieve peace in her time ? Not my most creative guess (as if they were creative honestly) but I think it might be that.

Katherine's thing is neutrality, more than peace. Peace is mentioned of course and is a priority but her primary focus is staying out of conflicts. This is one of the titles I'm a little less certain of and am kind of hoping a better one will come to me as i actually write it, it's the Flower Husband's fic.

Rose of Fire -> Fwhip, Gem, Pearl or Sausage ! With the Wither Rose alliance. I've got a feeling it may be more about Fwhip, though. Don't ask me why. It's just a feeling.

Well your feeling is absolutely correct this is Fwip's backstory (that does heavily feature Gem and Sausage)

2.0 Points!

Wild One -> okay I always hear this wording when talking about a wild kid who has ton of energy and doesn't trust easily a little like an animal so... Young Jimmy maybe ?

I got the title from this song and it is someone's backstory, that's where I'll leave it for now :)

We're All Mad Here -> now that's a reference to Alice in Wonderland. The Mad Hatter says that about the Wonderland, I believe. Sooo it could refer to a strange empire. My guess kind of is Joey and Xornoth ? Their relationship. In canon, it's quite intense. Or Joel maybe ? With the idea that all his inhabitants are statues made in his image, it's quite... Crazy, and uncanny when you think about it. Though I don't know if it's canon on this au.

My one sentence summary for this one is "Joel, Pixlriffs, and the Consequences of Immortality Where it was Never Meant to Be"

I talked a little bit about my plans for Mezalea and how im incorporating that particular concept into it HERE

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7.0 Points total!

(Also yes the first season of Empires is so much fun! I'm also a massive, lifelong fantasy nerd so there was no way I wasn't going to fall in love with it immediately, the Lord of the Rings was my First Fandom)

And thank you so much :=) I'm so glad you are enjoying the bits and pieces so far!

[bizlybebo]

Endy reacts to Apotheosis

SPOILERS FOR APOTHEOSIS EPISODE 3

"It was all exandroth, and lizard"

"Look they're playing :]"

Lizard speaks white noise XD

Just Lizard Things

THANATOS STOLE LIZARD NOOOOO XD

He sounds like his mouth his full

"Nu uh, you're spiders, I win"

"No, no I'm more powerful"

"Spiders"

"Hmph"

Interesting person

Thanatos maybe just don't talk

"He squimshed me last time :("

Mysterious pretty boy

Prestidigitation

"If we die, you'll know"

"I like your gumption kid"

"No you're the child"

Thanny

Get tested for STIs

Chandelier Shenanigans

Rumi: PETER! OPTION A OR OPTION B

Peter: I dunno, maybe you should make the Decision

Rumi: IT IS YOUR FATE TO DECIDE!!

Peter: uh okay, I guess option A

Rumi: IPTION B IT IS

Peter: what? :<

Lore?

Oh no

Bad idea

Rumi is so cool

MOON BEAST

Moon beast of despair

Lizard killed the boss

Rumi narrating gives me LIFE

Sunny on Peter's backpack 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

"You want me to carry a rock?"

"Yes"

"You think this should be my companion?"

Gives him the rock

Holds the rock, keeps the rock

Shudushshaishdjdiakzichwbsocidbw so CUTEEE

Peter: gets put in a "one or the other" choice situation

Peter: falls unconscious

AUUGHHHH RHERJHRHRHRGRGWGEG THANATOS AND LIZARDDDD THEYRE SOOOO :(((( AUUFJRHEHRHEHRH

no matter how many times i come across it i will always fall SO hard for the “bastard or stoic asshole with a heart of gold” trope. bizly does them so well. i can’t wait to see thanatos’ development i need to see his first time laughing i need to see him grow into a person who is still vague and distant but simply because that’s Who He Is and not who he thinks he is Meant To Be gggrgrrggrge

and GOD. all the bits in apotheosis make me want to die. they saw the alternative meaning for the apotheosis title and they fucking RAN with it. one more pegmatite or cummingtonite and i’m throwing my laptop out the window

the way rumi says “PETER!” scratches my brain so hard. literally i understand why peter is so in love with her

MOON BEAAASTTTT GRGRGRGRRRRH

god i’m having so much like. “reviewing” this campaign while still actively watching it

[sugareey-makes-stuff]

I posted 3,365 times in 2022

That's 2,962 more posts than 2021!

105 posts created (3%)

3,260 posts reblogged (97%)

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I tagged 2,315 of my posts in 2022

Only 31% of my posts had no tags

#hp fanart - 451 posts

#drarry - 439 posts

#hp fanfic - 324 posts

#art rec - 318 posts

#signal boost - 296 posts

#yesss i love this - 232 posts

#hp fests - 222 posts

#harry potter - 218 posts

#draco malfoy - 184 posts

#drarry fanart - 171 posts

Longest Tag: 39 characters

#and it shouldn't always have to be free

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

I’ve got one more character portrait I wanted to get out of my system before I need to work on other projects, so here’s Derek for ya! I honestly wasn’t sure how Sourwolf was going to turn out, but he actually exceeded my expectations. He was thankfully easier to draw than I thought he would be (the grumpy characters I do draw are hard AF to get right), so he was a breath of fresh air. I could definitely get used to drawing him more (and maybe doing some really cool things with his eyes). Also, swooning over that facial hair and the shadows, and this general colour palette was really great to work with. You can view Derek as part of the work Snapshots of Time on AO3. Thinking about maybe working on Scott or Lydia next, but we’ll see!

191 notes - Posted September 18, 2022

#4

What were the words that you said to me that made me feel so special now? Here’s my @sterekweek-2022 contribution for the “Sing Me A Song” prompt! This art piece went in its own direction, and I just followed the path it took me. Lyrics are based on Finch’s song, “Stay With Me.” You can also view Makes Me Feel Alive on AO3.     Folks who are familiar with my work know I live for anything inspired by songs and lyrics, so I obviously had to see what I could come up with for Sterek. Thankfully, I have a gazillion songs and lyrics that work so well for them! :D Drawing an almost kiss scene was fun since there’s something raw and emotional about this moment Derek and Stiles are about to share. I loved drawing Derek’s leather jacket, and Stiles’ plaid button-ups have been teaching me new ways to work with patterns and simple clothing. And the way the mixed media spread ended up really embraces the October and spooky feels. I may have another Sterek surprise for ya for Halloween, so stay tuned!

194 notes - Posted October 30, 2022

#3

Welp! I’ve been sitting on this for quite a while, but I can now scream and squee about the gorgeous Perciver art @rxbbits made me for Where do we go from here? !! This very art piece inspired me to finish There’s a guiding light (on AO3) Since that fic deserved a follow-up and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to write something inspired by this beautiful art, I just posted a ficlet that links to both of these pieces. Title: I’m always by your side (<- on AO3) Rating: General/Teen WC: 1.5k Tags: The Burrow, Post-War, Established Relationship, Developing Relationship, Friends to Lovers, Honesty, Patronuses, Fluff and Angst, Reassurances, Conversations, Summer, Angst with a Happy Ending, Doubt, Memories, Oliver Wood-centric Summary:  In this moment, they existed. In this moment, they could truly appreciate each other’s company as the sun went down. [Or: Oliver and Percy have an honest conversation for the first time in ages and find comfort when two silver guardians make appearances again.] The ficlet uses @wood-you-rather-challenge prompts On the count of three, travel and Everything that kills me makes me feel alive and rarepair_shorts Rare Pairings Challenge 2022 prompts the Burrow and second chances. ANYWAY, my gods, I love the art that goes with this so much. I can stare at it all day because it reminds me why I love these two. They’re soooo precious!! Eeep! XD A BIG thank you to Matteo for listening to all of my ideas, talking all things Perciver with me and making this piece truly come to life. Make sure to check some of Matteo’s other Perciver art pieces or support his work! <333

268 notes - Posted March 28, 2022

#2

Well, it looks like I can finally share this, after not being able to say anything for...I don’t know for how long?! Anyway, here’s what I made for @hd-wireless this year, which is my first Drarry fest piece of the year so far! Drarry has been with me through and through for a long time, and if you were to look at my Drarry playlist, Three Days Grace’s “I Hate Everything About You” is 10000% in there. I’ve loved this song for ages, and it sums up Harry and Draco’s relationship so well, it’s not even funny. I am so glad @sunflower-swan prompted this song so I could snatch it right up! More rambling about how I came up with this piece are in my notes. Cheers, and I hope you enjoy! Title: Every Feeling That I Get (<-see the full work on AO3) Rating: Teen Medium: Digital art Content and Tags: Mirrors, Hands, Love/Hate, Sectumsempra , Fiendfyre, Getting Together, Snogging, UST, Shirtless, Gryffindor vs. Slytherin Rivalry, Feelings Realization, Memories, Post-War, Growing Up, Angst with a Happy Ending, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Enemies to Lovers Summary: The events from their malicious past somehow bring Harry and Draco together in a new way.

272 notes - Posted August 16, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Since it’s spooky season, this has a perfect time to delve deeper into more Teen Wolf and lore. So far, it’s been really fun to geek out over monsters, mythology and all things supernatural again. To do that (for a fandom that’s still newish to me) has helped me loosen up my expectations, look forward to trying new things, and I’ve been slowly getting back on track to finish up current art and fic WIPs. I guess this was the breath of fresh air I needed get out of that corner of roadblocks and feeling stuck. It seems to be working! I’m still getting my feet wet with Sterek (a ship I didn’t know I needed and one I adore sooo much). So, here’s a little something for @averysterekfall! I may have let this one run away, since there’s art AND a triple drabble that go together. :D If you like Teen Wolf and Supernatural references/crossovers, this might be your cuppa. Cheers and enjoy! Title: It’s Enough For Now (<- on AO3) Rating: G WC: 300 (w/ art) Tags: Autumn, Blankets, Comfort, Huddling For Warmth, Feelings Realization, Uncertainty, References to Norse Religion & Lore, Episode: s01e11 Scarecrow (Supernatural), POV Stiles Stilinski, Monster of the Week, Exhaustion, Pagan Gods, Mixed Media, Digital Art, Triple Drabble Summary: “You know, I could get another blanket,” Stiles points out, breaking the silence. “Or let me grab my hoodie from the couch—”   “It’s fine,” Derek interjects in a low voice. He tugs the blanket gently, pulling Stiles closer. “Stiles…” [Or, Stiles and Derek end up sharing a blanket after coming back from the pack's latest supernatural adventure.]

314 notes - Posted October 8, 2022

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[theriu]

Hi, theriu! For the weird asks, I would like to know your thoughts on questions 45, 55, and 60! Please and thank you. 😊

Excellent, my first customer! And you picked some real fun ones for me! 😁 I hope you enjoy the answers!

45. which genre: sci-fi, fantasy or superhero?

Oh goodness, all three! Heck, the book I’m writing right now is basically a mashup of all of them! XD Its mostly sci-fi/superhero but there is a STRONG case for saying certain elements feel like fantasy. They all have such fun possibilities! However, for longest-standing favorite, I would have to say that I’ve always loved the concept of superpowers and superheroes. I’m not as big a fan of as many current superhero stories these days because they keep trending more depressing (look, I get it, people mess up, but not everything has to be tragic misunderstandings and failed good intentions to be “realistic”). But I looooved Batman/Superman: The Animated Series and Static Shock growing up! I miss the old DC cartoons.

55. favorite fairy tale?

Shoot, I had to really think about this one. I have been reading a LOT of fairy tale retelling novels lately by several EXCELLENT authors. Maybe Rapunzel? I really love some of the adaptations I’ve seen of it (namely Tangled and Rapunzel’s Revenge (a graphic novel with a great sequel) and recently Gothel and the Maiden Prince by W.R. Gingell which is SO GOOD GO READ IT ON KINDLE). There just seems to be a lot of fun to be had around a girl with super long magic hair and a tower and all the elements. :D Yep, the more I think on it, the more I like takes on Rapunzel the best, so that’ll win the prize!

60. if you were a character in an anime, what kind of anime would you want it to be?

Well there was the time that I did one of those “your initials equal your anime title” memes and honestly the brief plot I developed from that is still the most fun thing I think I could have come up with: Neon Moon 9000!

But lets be real, I’d probably wanna be a character in Pokemon. Kids going on grand adventures; fighting bad guys who never really seem to pose too much of a threat (or theyre about to end the world, but we can defeat them with the power of FRIENDSHIP); befriending my cool superpowered monsters who like battling each other but there’s usually no blood or serious injury beyond exhaustion and bruises and everybody gets healed instantly at the pokemon center.

And heck, nowadays you dont even have to battle, they have fashion competitions and all that chill nonviolent stuff. I could just be hanging at home with pokemon standins for all my pets (which would, at present, be a minccino, a pidove, and three cat pokemon, soooo let’s say glameow, luxio, and purrloin). But my family owns an alpaca farm IRL so we can swap that with a pokemon sanctuary so I can sneak all my favorites in :D That would be delightful.

[sokkathebluewolf]

First of all I love your story. I'm a little lost, what are the points where arcs 2 and 3 begin? And what kind of aunt will Azula be? and Sokka?

Thank you! Glad you’ve enjoyed the story, though I can’t blame you for being confused by my terminology when I talk about it.

Gladiator is a single story, obviously, but as far as arcs and parts are concerned, I’ve always separated story elements this way to make them easier to manage, as the writer, and for you guys to compartmentalize the story too, as readers.

I think I explained, in one Author’s Note, that I had been splitting the story, in my mind, into three, overarching parts. Each part is composed by a number of story arcs, and story arcs are specific, contained narrative units that can span several chapters (or just a single one, occasionally), centered around a specific plot point or development.

The arc’s names are available, these days, in the titles of each chapter, on either FF.net or AO3. The story’s structure is also available in the Gladiator Navigator, a feature of this blog meant to help everyone find their way in the story. Still, in hopes to clear up as much as I could for you, I figured I’d answer thoroughly. 

So far, our arcs, as belonging to each part, are:

PART 1

Introduction arc

Kyoshi’s Heir/Savage Hook arc

Rough Rhinos arc

The Emerald Rockman arc

Attack of the White Lotus arc

Gladiator Scavenger Hunt arc

Ember Island arc

The Notorious Stingray arc

Azula’s Birthday arc

Pairs Tournament in Ba Sing Se arc

Tour through the Fire Nation arc

The Slate arc/Fire Nation Festivals arc

Giving in arc

PART 2

Northern Air Temple arc

New day by day arc

Zuko and Suki reach the South Pole arc

Kinslayer arc

The Slate, reprise, arc

Toph finds out arc

The chase of Jeong Jeong arc

Appeasing Azula arc

Sokka gets a student arc

The Slate, one more time, arc

Fire Nation Festivals #2 arc

Sokka and Azula’s anniversary arc

Haru’s Family arc

The Fire Lord’s Shadow arc

Gladiator Brawl arc

Hahn’s Gambit arc

The Mad Alchemist arc

Slave Riot arc

Whaletail Island arc

Return to Shu Jing arc (currently being published)

Iroh’s suspicions arc (to be published)

The Gladiator & Sponsor Race arc (to be published)

The Spirit Library arc (to be published)

Fire Lord for a Week arc (to be published)

The Ultimate Gladiator: The Final Stretch of the Ranking arc (to be published)

... looking at it this way, Part 2 sure looks long x’D And I’m not listing Part 3′s arcs yet because... it’s too spoilery :’D

So, what exactly drives to me split the story into these three large parts? It makes things more manageable for me, more than anything. But the thing is, each of the three parts have a very specific and unique identity within the story itself.

Part 1′s identity is, of course, the initial struggles between Sokka and Azula: it’s the push-and-pull, will-they-won’t-they stage of their relationship. Paired with this, it’s also the stage where they’re both mostly starting to come to grips with a world and a reality that may not be as simple as they always thought it was. It’s, in many ways, the introduction stage for Gladiator, the laywork for everything that comes next.

Part 2′s identity is the fulfillment of the relationship between Sokka and Azula, plus the shifting of the point of tension, as it’s no longer “when will they finally act on their feelings?!”, but rather “will they get caught now?!”, and it results in an onslaught of different problems for them. Back in Part 1, nothing too damning had happened between them, nothing that couldn’t be taken back. By Part 2, there’s no going back, and that means their relationship is ride-or-die, basically, for the two of them. Outside of their relationship, in Part 2, Sokka and Azula have been growing into making use of their power to fix the world around them, little by little. Now that they’re both developed enough to understand why the world needs balance, they’re determined to change things for the better. The inner growth they underwent in Part 1 prepares them for the action they start taking in Part 2, in regards of these subjects.

Part 3, then, will begin with a very important and drastic change, just as Part 2 begins after Sokka and Azula enter a fully physical relationship, with all the consequences it entails. I’ve basically already spoiled what the change will be, since we already know what’s the contention point in Part 2: “will they get caught?” Weeeell... it kind of speaks for itself, right?

Of course, Part 3 will have an identity of its own, and the difference between it and everything that came before will be waaaaaaaaaay bigger than the differences between Parts 1 and 2. Honestly, I fear it’ll feel like a whole different story for some people, because the entire spine of the story, if I can call it that, is going to shift MASSIVELY. I reckon you could, easily, blend Parts 1 and 2 into a single thing... but Part 3 is starkly different, and I think the change will be so palpable that by the time we get there no one will likely have to ask why I consider it a different thing from everything else xD

In short, the story is divided into parts, and each part is comprised by story arcs! If you need further explanation, feel free to ask again :) I hope this wasn’t too confusing!

As for your second question... what kind of aunt will Azula be? And what kind of uncle Sokka would be, too?

Well, while this won’t be witnessed in Part 2, the truth is no one can even begin to imagine how much her aunt will mean to Mari in the future. This is going to sound soooo confusing, but without even knowing Azula, Mari is going to admire her to the point of even playing at BEING her. It will warm Azula’s heart to discover as much once she hears of this, it’s quite a surprising thing that her niece would think so highly of her despite they’ll go a very long time without meeting face to face. By the time they do meet, Azula will do her best to be a good aunt to Mari, who will most definitely be blown away by the reality of having such a regal and fancy aunt (the poor thing will spend quite some time not even knowing she’s of royal blood, so Azula will basically blow her away :’D).

As for Sokka... heh. He’s actually a little trickier? He will mess with Mari, a lot. Kind of like a typical annoying uncle you love but want to strangle too? xD granted, it’s not a universal experience, but that’s more or less what their relationship will be like. At first he will be a bit strange and scary for Mari, but eventually she’ll realize he’s not that terrifying and she’ll be happy to bicker with him whenever they cross paths. Kind of taking after her father and her aunt, in a sense xD but their relationship will have interesting developments too, once Sokka gets a certain brilliant idea that enraptures Mari, an idea that basically changes her life for the better. So, in the end, Mari will grow to like Sokka a lot, though she’s still very young so she’s not going to be all that keen on showing it xD but Sokka won’t mind too much that she tries to be mean to him, he’s definitely faced worse things than a 3-year-old’s mischief xD

Anyways, both her aunt and uncle will be pretty important to Mari eventually, though for now they’re just random names her parents mention on occasion (or her parents’ friends). Meeting them will be quite the experience for this little girl, and their relationship and dynamics with her will be, I hope, lots of fun to write once the time comes to do so :D

[thesoftestlittlepuffball]

Putting Others First: A Missmatch of my thoughts

Can I just say that this was SUCH AN INCREDIBLE EPISODE!?!?!?! Like what the actual flip! So much dilemma’s, character development, beautiful background music and I am freaking here for it. 

Okay, what follows does contain spoilersssss sooooooo... XD  Plus it is pretty long as the video was like 51 minutes. Not gonna complain but I have a lot of thoughts because of it :D

PS: Excuse my spelling on some things, I am too excited to care :P PPS: Leave me your thoughts! What did you think about certain points in the episode or did I leave important stuff out? Let me now I’d love to chat :D

Crush to Crush’d oh my gosh the boi is sad and I am already sad too.

The intro music is everything

Angry boi Thomas in da house

HE SO MAD AT HIS FRIENDS

There is a flipping rap song I am freaking out trying to keep it together really trying not to scream out of pure nerdiness. 

Roman is a sassy boi

Is there going to be like an Ego ‘Dark’ side as in the title frame you saw different players and one without a picture... oehlala

‘PREDICT THE FUTURE‘ Roman... he so good boi

Patton when Roman is trying to help him ‘Uhm yeah you go Roman’ whilst thinking ‘What the freak is he doing’

Baby making Catholics made me snort.

ROMAN’S RABBIT TEETH (after he’s a jolly good fellow. I need a picture of this).

Roman vs Patton is starting and I am not ready for the angst I am not ready please no...

BAGELLLLLLL (Yep my boi has ADHD and as a fellow ADD person I can confirm xD)

‘Such a dad that it’s too much to handle sometimes‘ said Roman. Oh nooooooooooo

I am slowly dying inside cause Roman and Patton are not really agreeing oh shoot

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (Roman my fellow theater geek)

Logan lowdown oh my gosh

He is talking so muccch to be honest I’d skip this in the game lol.

Pat is so sad. He is so confused and trying so hard :(

The heart is confused :0

Roman nearly insulted Patton oh my gosh this is not gonna end well

Logan keeps popping up but why he just not appearing? Like does he not feel good? He not feel accepted? Awww

Where in the flippy the flip is Virgil

I LOVE THE VISUALS OF THE TRAIN With the little logos in the left up corner <3

I love that they are actually giving Roman and Patton time to argue with Logan giving facts in the screen. As now these two really get to talk instead of constantly switching to Logan. 

Can we just appreciate the Trumps joke. Oh I’m sorry the T-word.

Patton is struggling and I am so sad for him.

LOGAN HIT PATTON?! Hits morality with the facts oh my gosh.

Your desires... are in the way... Roman my boi

Angst.

The little smirk by ‘...I guess.’

‘Doing nothing is worse than doing good for the wrong reasons.‘ Okay my boi Patton is really struggling. 

‘Thank you Logan.‘ I love that Thomas is now relying on Logan :) Plus I am so happy that he is back.

‘I do need help.‘ THOMAS ;.;

Logan coming in with the facts that Patton is contradicting everything he said to do right now oh shoot. I love Logan.

Logan is sassy. (correct me if I’m wrong)

PATTON BECOMES A BIG ASS FROG AND I AM STRESSING SO MUCH WHAT WHY LEE AND MARY OH MY GOSH

Logan I’ll say it again: I love you. 

I am sorry Logan was Deciet?!

Deciet really trying to help! 

‘He didn’t mislead you on purpose’ said Deciet about Patton awww

‘Soften approach is equally bad.‘ Oh shoot.

THOMAS GOT HIT AND NOT DECIET AJRGNHDFJMGDKGN

I am just gonna draw attention to the fact that Deciet appeared in the living room with such concern on his face I love this boi.

Analogy of lifeguard... and than failed analogy lol.

Logan appears (Deciet is like SHIT XD)

LOGAN AND DECIET TEAMING UP SORTA I AM LIVING FOR IT

Deciet is such a supporter of mental health and he is so winning me over. He is such a good boi. ‘Mental health should be equally important as your physical health.’

Deciet is showing a lot of his clean half face... is that like when he is telling the truth? :0

Deciet punned with Patton was something I didn’t know I needed.

YES ROMAN FIGHT HIM-

Oh no Roman nononono not for good reasons nononono

So Deciet is like selfcare and selfishness is good and Roman is not having the selfishness.

DECIET’S NAME IS JANUS WOW WHUT

ROMAN DO NOT MAKE FUN OF HIM BAD BOI

Oh shoot Roman is crying because Deciet compared him to Remus oh no.

My boi is crying.

I am crying.

Roman looks for support but isn’t getting any...

I wanna sob.

I am sobbing.

Deciet- pardon me Janus just looks utterly defeated. 

Uhm is it just me or did Roman look really angry at Patton before sinking out.

‘How many times sorry before they’re just bad for you... ‘ Patton is so sad. He trying so hard. 

Deci- Janus is really good boi.

LESLEY OH MY GOODNESS THEY REALLY GOT HIM TO DO IT HAHAHAHA

Patton ‘more mature more questions is harder for me sometimes idk the way’ He is so good.

I will say it again where the hecky the heck is Virgil.

Janus’ little eyebrow raise :D

Thomas is accepting Janus as a part of him and yes yes yes yes yes.

Yes.

‘I’m not perfect.‘ Uhm Thomas you hurting Janes’ feelings. Janus is like ‘I am imperfect?‘

I am living for Janus

STUCK WITH A SNAKE BOI

You’re right --> IT FEELS SO GOOD xD

Thomas looks content with himself for once.

Janus and Patton :D

Lesley makes an appearance.

WHERE IS VIRGIL?!

People if you have made it this far, wow. xD That you can make sense of my rambling: bravo! 

Conclusion: Roman is getting a lot of angst, Patton angst too but he is trying soooo hard. Janus is one of my faves now. And Logan is just getting up there lol. This episode really made me love Logan and Janes. Plus (background)music was awesome. 

[kyosohmastan]

Favorite Kisses in Fruits Basket

I don’t think I’ve mentioned this before, but I’m a pretty big fan of romance. It’s one of the reasons I love Furuba so much because the romances are...ahhh...SO GOOD. I thought it would be fun to share my favorite kiss scenes from the series. So I gathered every smooch I could remember and ranked them.~~~

MANGA SPOILER WARNING

7. Yuki and Tohru

I have mentioned that I am anti Yuki x Tohru which is why this is last on the list. Yuki’s little kiss on her forehead comes moments before he confesses his love to her. It’s a sweet scene, but again, not a fav. Although, I do love their platonic relationship and I support it 100%.

6. Shigure and Akito

They got two cheek kisses in the series. The first one while she was still small was super sweet and innocent and then the second one is...the total opposite of innocent lol. Shigure and Akito is my number one guilty pleasure couple in Furuba. They are toxic and dysfunctional as hell, but that’s what makes them so juicy.

5. Momiji and Tohru

Momiji just met her and is already making a move DAMN! How are the majority of newbies to the series not noticing how much Momiji is crushing on Tohru?! Momiji just gives her a simple kiss on the cheek while telling her that she’s beautiful in German. Very sweet. They are another one of my top ships. (Even though she belongs with Kyo.)

4. Yuki and Machi

God, these two are just so perfect for each other. I absolutely ADORED this scene. What I love about their relationship is how flawlessly it was built up, almost as well developed as Kyo and Tohru’s. They had a beautiful first kiss (although 2019 can we not get a backside shot of their kiss and a full view instead pretty please?) But what I love most about this scene is how happy Yuki gets when she calls him by his first name. It makes me melt.

3. Katsuya and Kyoko

I know this is a very controversial couple, but I don’t care. I love them soooo much. Their story is just so touching and it makes me sob every time I read it. I loved how Katsuya married her so that he could take care of her since she was by herself. But he also did it because he truly loved her. It was a good balance. Their first kiss was so flippin beautiful. Then I think I remember Kyoko called him a pedophile afterward. At least they acknowledge the age gap. xD

2. Haru and Rin

My second favorite ship from the series! I always call them “the most passionate couple in Fruits Basket” because they truly are. (I do think Shigure and Akito come in second to that title.) Every time they kiss or are just with each other, I can feel that love between them. And they definitely have the most sexual tension out of all the couples, like dam.

In the second scene, Yuki’s bewildered expression always cracks me up. He’s like “Ummmm...okay. I don’t know what to do with myself in this situation. I guess I’ll just watch.” O__O

1. Kyo and Tohru

If you know me, you should’ve seen this one coming. Kyo and Tohru are my ultimate favorite OTP OFF ALL TIME. Of course their kisses are going to come in #1. These two scenes were so memorable to me because I was so excited when they happened. When Kyo first kissed her, I just stared at my pages thinking ‘Is this actually happening right now?!’ And both their kisses were gorgeous. Although I love their second one more because in the first, Tohru was unconscious during it lol. 

I like to think they shared kisses every day after they started dating. :)

Let me know via comments or reblog your favorite kiss scene from Furuba! Xx

[siarven]

hiya! i see that you have three wips that youre working on? if i could get a one/three sentence description of all three thatd be great :D (one or three, your choice. or maybe both! up to you.)

First of all I swear I’m not ignoring you, tumblr keeps forgetting to tell me that I got asks and I also wasn’t online for almost two weeks (except a bit on my phone and I have no idea how to answer asks on there??) but yeah I accidentally looked in here and ?!?!?! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH I’M SO SORRY, AND THANKS FOR ASKING :’D <333

Thank you so much for being interested in my dumb wips ;W; I also just noticed you sent me another asks weeks ago, AHHH I will answer that after this one x’D I am so sorry, thank you for bearing with me skdfjhskdf

ANYWAYS

Yesss, I have 3 wips! :D <333

The first and oldest one is called Dream’s Shadow (it went through a few title changes though) and the current horrible/dumb tagline is “boy’s should’ve-been-fatal-but-somehow-wasn’t accident drags him and his 2 sisters into an ancient conflict that could change the future of everyone forever”.

It’s dark epic fantasy, set in another world, but also hopepunk (so while it gets dark and there’s some (eye) body horror and monsters and stuff the tone isn’t bleak and hopeless and all that...) . It’s set in another world and is the first in a series where the scope escalates with every book (this one has a fairly small scope, “saving Ben” more or less :D)

Basically Ben (16) is in a coma, wakes as a ghost a few days later and needs to find out how to get back, if he even can, or wants to, and nobody knows what happened including him. His little sister Ava (8) has to keep their dysfunctional family together in his absence, she feels like she’s failing, and she can also see gods (well, entities...) in her dreams now, which is never a good sign. Their other sister, Elinor (14) gets involved in all of it, too, but explaining all that is a bit complicated. XD If you’re interested in the worldbuilding and more about that, though, I recently made a comic sans power point! :D

I also finished the 3rd draft a few weeks ago and it’s now going through some editing and then I will probably actually start betaing?? which is insane?????? I’ve been rewriting that thing off and on since NaNo 2014, what the heck, we’re actually getting somewhere now?! (It has basically nothing in common with draft 1 except 2 names and 2 plot points at this point. XD)

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My second WIP is Like Dragons of Old!

A feral, winged orphan girl and a librarian's daughter are raised by an immortal and a phoenix in chicken form among the towering stacks of a sentient, endless library. Shenangians, adventures, and heartbreak ensue.

It’s also set in another world, also dark epic fantasy, and a trilogy (heh, I can’t do short things...) and also hopepunk because that’s very important <3 It takes place over ~10 years (every book will) so the main characters grow up over the course of the story and it ends when they’re in their ~40s :D It’s basically a slow burn with the main problem that over the course of the trilogy Timbre and Selandri end up getting separated and meet again, years later, as leaders on different sides of a pretty huge conflict :’D I love my babies so much ahhh The first one is still very lighthearted though. For the most part. :3

(It also has a comic sans thingy here)

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The third WIP is called Hope Beyond

It’s a bit different from the other two, because it’s a multimedia story and has 3 different POVs in 3 different styles each that will start to overlap as the characters develop and grow closer.

There’s Alia, who’s basically a child (... it’s complicated), who has limited perspective comic panels as her chapters (so it’s very much how she sees the world, with a ton of magical creatures, magical realism style), then there’s Morgan, her older adoptive sister (who planned on being a book-hoarding crazy cat lady and is 30, she has 3rd person novel narration) and Phaedra, a one-legged war veteran who’s their next door neighbour (who keeps a diary for therapy).

Basically the story is the 3 of them working through their various traumas and grief and rage together, helping each other cope, and growing as people. So, very much a found family story :D I don’t even know how to describe the plot because the setup explanation alone always escalated very badly, buuut I have an intro post for it here <3

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Soooo.... thank you so much for asking, I’m sorry this escalated so badly (it always does lmao) and that I only responded now :’D

Thank you so much for your interest <333

[sailorstarr-chan4]

Manga Update: Red River

Volumes: 28

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Favorite Characters: Yuri, Kail, Rusafa, Hadi and the twins Shala and Ryui (honestly the main cast is so good)

Favorite Pairing: Yuri x Kail (aaaaaaaaand maybe lowkey Yuri x Rusafa ^^”)

Pros: Where do I start??? Absolutely FANTASTIC and entertaining story; beautiful, crisp, clean artwork, making for smooth reading, gorgeous scenery, and easy-to-follow action scenes; Historical Drama and Angst through the roof; sweeping breathtaking romance; absolutely FANTASTIC character development; a perfect blend of real world history and a time-traveling plot; a giant yet memorable supporting cast; loads of Feels; it’s just really AMAZING, OKAY????

Cons: tw: assault and attempted rape..... *le sigh* This was a 90′s manga and set in B.C. era soooo..... consent is a bit squiffy at best. >.>” Actual rape doesn’t happen (on page, anyway), but a LOT of attempted rape does, as well as one or two fucked up backstories, because... well.... 90′s shoujo manga/historical drama -.-” Basically, it’s definitely more fitting for mature audiences. Proceed with caution. Literally, though that’s its ONLY real problem which is frustrating ngl

Recommended for: Fans of Inuyasha, Fushigi Yuugi, and other “isekai” anime/manga titles that go back in time in our history, or a fantastical part of history. Or anyone who’s a slut for an epic romance like yours truly. 

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What is it about: a young modern Japanese girl is pulled (quite literally) back in time through a puddle by an evil ancient queen with water magic who wants to sacrifice her so that her son will become king. Through various close calls, Yuri is nearly killed and assaulted multiple times while her head is still spinning by “WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED TO MEEEEEE???” issue, but eventually is thrust under the protection of Prince Kail, and has to play pretend-concubine with him in order to survive in a palace where the queen wants her dead. (Yes, this totally is a “fake dating” story dkjbngerdhgje) As time goes on, this dangerous game moves deeper into the political web, while Yuri and Kail’s “pretend lovers” scheme grows slowly into actual true love, and Yuri learns to adapt and grow in the harsh world she’s been forced to live in. She embodies the unexpected role of Ishatar, the “goddess of war,” which was initially to keep her safe, and becomes an inspiration to all as she overcomes adversity time and time again. 

Okay. Okay okay okay. *deep inhale*

THIS IS THE SERIOUSLY THE MOST UNDERRATED GEM I’VE EVER HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO COME ACROSS!!! Seriously, if I didn’t see the first volume at my local library three years ago, I probably never would have discovered this title! At the time, I could only read the first volume, but then, earlier this month, I reread it online and plunged onward to the rest of the series, not touching any other manga titles until I finished it. Which is a rarity for me, since I normally juggle a ton of manga titles lol XD

This series has it all: palace intrigue, political schemes, sweeping romance, Soap Opera Drama, multiple dramatic death scenes that hit you right in the feels, battle scenes, attempted assassinations (among other things), mind-control a la water magic, various cool and awesome details about the ancient world, betrayal, truths revealed, excellent characterization, Drama, Angst, Romance, did I mention Drama???

In short: it is well-written, God-Tier Trash and I love every bit of it. 

I say Trash because of the convoluted plots and schemes concocted by Queen Nakia and her sidekick Urhui, as well as the....er.... problematic elements that are ALWAYS interrupted by Kail or someone else coming to Yuri’s rescue (you know, the “oh nooo, I’m about to be raped, but it’s okay because it was interrupted at the literal last minute!” plot device.... *siiiiiiiiiiiigh*). Thankfully, THAT stuff is diminished significantly in the second half of the series, but yeesh... But it’s still God-Tier Trash because it isn’t just some mindless self-indulgent fantasy. There’s just so much heart in this series and so much beauty and detail, and it breaks my heart that it never got its own anime adaptation, nor a strong following. There are fans, yes, as I noticed in the comments on manganelo.com, but so few compared to bigger titles. Perhaps it was published at the wrong time, in the middle of the manga and anime renaissance of the 90s where more popular titles would overshadow the rest.... 

In any case, if you’re intrigued by my fangirling/ramble and think you can handle.... problematic elements, I highly highly recommend this underrated manga title! 

[dunderklumpen]

When you read the long fics list me pls those with happy endings (JB endgame) thank you very much.

You know, I’ve been lowkey dying to rec my favourites, so I’m not letting this opportunity pass. These are my favourite fics (>10k and/or multichapter) from my bookmarks. Most are AUs, as I’m working through ao3′s AU tag first.

Canon

Pretty by astolat (E but more like M, 30k, season 4 divergence)UST following Jaime and Brienne’s arrival in King’s Landing. Jaime gets spurned by Cersei and lusts for Brienne, who lusts back but has Standards and (self-imposed) Obligations. One of the few fics that does justice to the fallout of the Jaime/Cersei relationship, in which Cersei is treated as an actual character. A lot of this fic is Jaime being terribly chuffed about the fact that his wife can beat/kill the shit out of anyone who raises a finger against her and it’s glorious.

Travelling Far by astolat (E but more like M, 24k, canon divergence)Jaime decides to join Brienne’s quest to bring the Stark girls back home. Much family feels, it’s all terribly soft and sadjhk

AUs

Blood Bank by Coraleeveritas(E, 40k, doctors)Based on the Bon Iver song Blood Bank (which I coincidentally can’t stop listening to). Brienne is an ER doctor, Jaime a visitor. Both have children/family in hospital, they meet at the blood bank where Jaime is giving blood; things get heated like whoa. Minor subplot of Jaime (re)connecting with his children, Cersei is an asshole but virtually non-existent. Also I have to add that this writer’s style is AMAZING; it’s much more novelistic and descriptive than your standard fic, and absolutely beautifully written.

Human Touch by Lady_in_Red (T, 17k, doctor/patient and recovery)Jaime is suffering from phantom pains after the loss of his hand, and his last hope is a treatment Brienne offers. They kinda like each other, but Brienne is a Professional, so there’s lots of UST with a soft ending.

Madonna on the Balcony by QuizzicalQuinnia(M, 40k, artist/muse)Gosh okay so this is probably the only artist/muse fic I’ve ever genuinely liked. Jaime is a grumpy one-handed sculptor-turned-teacher who is sulking at some kind of resort thing, Brienne is a slightly traumatised rescue worker who is sent on leave after an accident. Jaime notices different parts of Brienne’s body from his balcony, and it Inspires him, so he seeks her out. Probably one of the more abstract fics I’ve read; it features a really nice lowkey commentary on art, beauty, and parts/wholes.

Mile High by bergamot(M, 20k, airport meet-not-so-cute)Jaime and Brienne meet at the airport; Jaime “subtly” arranges to move Brienne to first class because he finds here Interesting. Lots of excellent bickering, things get a bit heated, but not as heated as you’d hope judging from the title. Until they do. idk what I’m saying. XD

quarantined. by justme (silver_spring)(not rated but T-ish, 27k, doctors)Jaime and Brienne are doctors who get exposed to some kind of virus, so they have to spend ten days in quarantine. Fun times, exasperation, and awkward boners ensue. Enemies (ish) to friends to lovers. 

Spy Games by Lady_in_Red(M, 16k, secret service/undercover)Three-part series which containing snapshots of Jaime and Brienne’s partnership from grudgingly tolerating each other to being stupidly in love. In the first and longest fic Jaime and Brienne go undercover in a suburban neighbourhood, and one of the subplots is that Brienne is forced to read Fifty Shades of Grey. Jaime voluntarily (and secretly) reads the damn book. Highly recommended, I wish there were more fics like this!

Working Girl Brienne series by CaptainTarthister (E, 170k, various)Smutty smut with feelings where Brienne meets Jaime in different professional situations, which quickly turn… less professional. My favourites are Manslayer (journalists AU, 22k, Brienne has to write a perfume review and Jaime is smitten), A Lion at the Door (hairdresser/celebrity AU, 45k, Jaime breaks up with Cersei and wants to lop his locks off, much smut ensueth), and At All Fronts (bodyguard/royals AU, 30k, Jaime and Brienne are in a sorta secret relationship, this fic chronicles the fallout of an assassination attempt and Realisations of Feelings).

Clean hands by Gwen77 (T, 13k, lawyers)Brienne is an idealistic lawyer; she and Jaime went to law school together and he occasionally tries to poach her for his company lmao. Brienne is forced to work together with Jaime on a case and they catch feelings, Shit hits the fan, and there’s slight temporary angst, but all’s well that ends well. Brienne has zero confidence and puts herself down a lot, which is kinda hard to read cause she’s so brilliant. 😭

Stacked by QuizzicalQuinnia(E, 11k, academia and libraries)This fic is ridiculously uncomfortable for me because it’s set in academia and dear lord phd candidate/associate professor relationships make me so so so so uncomfortable. BUT. It’s soooo goood ugh. Brienne is a phd candidate hunting down an obscure medieval source (i.e. a future and more successful me), and she challenges Jaime, who wants to recruit her as a research assistant, to help her track down said source. JAIME’S FIELD OF EXPERTISE IS THE HISTORY OF INSULTS FHDAJDGAJ. Anyway, he commits to the challenge because he’s s m i t t e n and library research/steamy times/manuscript abuse ensues. It’s terribly cute and hot, but I just can’t with the eating pASTRIES WITHIN THE VICINITY OF MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS. SACRILEGE. Also this has my favourite first kiss scenario probably.

On the Night’s Watch by Miss_M  (M, 105k, detectives)THIS IS HANDS DOWN MY FAVOURITE FSGJAGHDJA. Okay so the case is hands down disgusting (think Reek storyline in the books), but the story is more partner-focused than case-focused. Jaime is a bitter disgraced detective, who’s partnered with newbie Brienne, who is transferred after an Incident. Relationship starts off antagonistic, but develops into mutual respect and, of course, lust. Kind of slow-burn but not really. The development of the relationship and the whole detectives thing is really well done and I’d read 500 more of this fic it’s so good fhsjdk. This author has written a few other fics set in law enforcement, but this really is the best one.

Storks Ltd. by FaerieChild (M, 70k, coworkers and babyfic)So tbh the premise isn’t my thing at all, but I thought the story was really well done, so I’m including it. Brienne works at the Lannister company and desperately wants a child because she’s the last of her house. Jaime is in a relationship with Cersei, who won’t let him be a parent to their kids, which is the one thing he really wants. So Jaime and Brienne enter an Agreement where he fathers the kid, but also gets to be a father. Jaime/Cersei fizzles out, feelings happen, Jaime (re)connects with his already existing kids.

The Book of Love by hardlyfatal (M, 60k, airport meet-not-so-cute)Jaime and Brienne meet in less-than-ideal circumstances in an airport and are condemned to each other’s company when all flights are cancelled and Jaime happens to have rented the last rental car, and also Brienne happens to be a cellist in Tyrion’s orchestra, talk about coincidences. So they roadtrip (that’s a verb now) to their destination and catch feelings. The roadtrip part is absolutely excellent 💯👌 but obviously things get a little complicated when they reach their destination before the happy ending.

Flat White by shiphitsthefan (M, 10k, coffee shop)Jaime is a barista and obsessed with the tall and mysterious flat-chested lady who has a very specific coffee order.

Jaime’s Awkward Boner June collection (various)Does exactly what it says on the tin and it’s glorious. Definitely my favourite trope in this fandom.

Bonus: There’s Always Much Ado About Nothing by imagineagreatadventure (T, 1k, theatre)Yeah I’m including this purely because it’s a motherflipping Much Ado About Nothing theatre fic fhasjk

[madsciencestudent]

5 Fave Male Characters

Tagged By: @pandoramusicbox09

Tagging: @enelle2890, @paper-doodle, @sleepy-shark, and anyone else who wants to do this.

(Oh geez, here we go. XD)

1. Steven Universe

Okay let’s get the show that ripped my heart out last out of the way first. Steven is the pure cinnamon roll on this list, and why he’s my favorite. Steven in the original series was the compassionate male hero I always wanted but never realized I wanted! I did have an issue with him always putting others before himself, but then the creators turned around and BAM! Addressed it in Future with a poor 16 year old who’s trauma finally caught up to him and manifested. Steven is a newer character, I’ll admit, but his stories and development into a hero and then a struggling young adult just... Sticks with me.

2. Orochimaru

Smart, mysterious, dangerous, a ‘mad scientist’, even if it’s for selfish gains he takes in the lost, abused, and abandoned, cynical and wanting to watch the terrible world he lives in burn, an Asexual Icon even if the homophobic and transphobic fans like to say otherwise (all those jokes about him being ‘gay’ or ‘wanting to be a woman’ were NOT meant to be empowering but derogatory-I was there I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE), and with absolutely BEAUTIFUL hair and eyes, awkward weeby teenage me was obsessed with the best character in Naruto. And never really got over it. I stopped following one of the most popular manga and anime the first time the Sell Out of an Author tried to make it look like asshole Sasuke was better than him, and thankfully the character was never ruined for me like I know he was for others and the series as a whole was the longer it was milked for money. So Orochimaru remains the same dangerous and well written villain he was when he first pulled off that face in front of Anko all those years ago to me.

3. Alastor

Another newer character, Alastor is one of those fun yet deadly villains that is also layered. He was a serial killer in life- which if properly written can be interesting in his development and spiral down the path for becoming a serial killer- and a powerful demon in death. There is a lot of potential there for him to develop into a fascinating character as well as a mysterious one. Everyone else in the series seems like they can be redeemed and actually change their after life, but Alastor is the one who seems like he’s going to drag all of them back to Hell and is going to be there true threat of the series. Yet, he also seems like the one who is necessary for the others to access the resources they need to turn their afterlives around. So there’s more conflict there. Are the resources they’re receiving from him actually what they need, or is he undermining them at every turn disguised as aiding them? He’s fun and impossible to get a decent read on!

4. GraveRobber

The character that gets things rolling in Repo! The Genetic Opera, and mostly acts as the narrator in the final cut of the film, GraveRobber is exactly what his name says. One of the poor souls who fell into Geneco’s debt trip and now works as a drug dealer and grave robber (in order to actual get the drug from corpses’ brains) to get by in the world built on organ failures and capitalism! GraveRobber doesn’t have a lot to do in the final film, but his songs and guidance of the main character are an excellent touch. He also adds what I think is a main undercurrent of the film- none of the characters are truly ‘innocent’ or ‘pure’ like most media portrays; they all have some undesirable parts and ways to get by.

His actor is also one of the writers and performers of the indie stage shows that inspired the film (who did in fact write the film) and whom I’ve met in person, and he was very nice when we interacted.

5. Sweeney Todd

Well, since he IS the title character of my all time favorite movie, I better mention him here. Also fun fact he’s the inspiration behind the one black streak I have in my hair which sort of became my own brand over the years SOOOO- Tragic and vengeful, Sweeney Todd is just... A complex character who’s been kicked around by the corrupt system and world enough that he gives into the darkness and wickedness of it all to become his own monster at the end. (He killed the woman he loved and who he thought he was avenging the whole time!)

Honorable Mention Since I’m Not Sure Where This One Fits Anymore:

Cell

(I can hear @paper-doodle​ from here and @sleepy-shark​ calling me out for the Weeb I am. XD)

So... Cell is a favorite all time character of mine without a doubt, but given my thoughts and headcanons I had developed for him when I used to RP him on here and still use to this day.... I kinda don’t entirely classify him as a ‘male’ character anymore? I mean I kinda do but- IT’S COMPLICATED. It is pretty well established that in the manga Cell is referred to with ‘he/him’ and ‘it’ pronouns (even more so in the English dub of the anime I first grew up with because MANLY ANIME IS MANLY and woman can NEVER be that buff right that’d just be ugly (I’m being sarcastic if you can’t tell)) but it’s mostly other characters using those pronouns when talking about Cell. And because Cell technically is classified as ‘female’ by human definitions when it comes to reproduction (if an multicellular or macro organism is capable of asexual reproduction- like Cell is (see Cell Juniors)- then they’re usually classified as female), and at least in the manga Cell doesn’t seem to give a flying fuck about anything that isn’t fighting related, I kinda got to wondering about whether Cell does view themselves as male or female or both or neither. Eventually I developed the headcanon that Cell honestly doesn’t care one way or the other; people can call Cell whatever pronouns they want and Cell will just roll with it (so basically Agender with no pronoun preference), though Cell will pull out the ‘you know, by human definitions, you know I’m a female, right?’ line whenever a sexist is mouthing off near them because the dawning fear and back tracking fuels Cell. Cell has mostly gone with the male pronouns though since those are the ones used the most when applied to him, but like I said, Cell can change gears pretty quick based on the other person.

Sooooo, yeah. Canonly and a majority of fandomly speaking, I guess Cell is still classified as a male character, but since I developed a different view on him.... Eh? I guess I’m in the Cell is Nonbinary Camp so maybe Cell shouldn’t really be on this list. But again, Canon and a majority of Fandom and his own flexibility in my headcanons makes it complicated so Cell gets a special mention.

[lizzybeth1986]

Hey, it's the Kiara Deserves Better™ anon! I haven't had the chance to finish it until recently. Your essay was great as always and highlighted why I'm so frustrated with how they've written Kiara. I'm tempted to ask you for another essay, but I'm not sure what to ask for xD. But I figured since you've written so much for me already, I thought I'd share about me: I want to replay and do Hana's route because she deserves better as always, so are there any diamond choices you would *not* pick?

Ahhh yes! I remember you xD I'm always happy to churn out essays as long as I know what I'm talking about 😅😅 I'm glad we agree about how frustrating (and downright disgushing) the treatment for Kiara was. I can't promise to do entire essays on her BUT I sure am planning some fanfic prominently featuring her and Hana 😃 I'm just in two minds because either I'll need to wait until TRH QTs are over or I'll need to abandon my QTs altogether. But I have loads of ideas and I'm impatient to start!!

Okay soooo...which Hana scenes wouldn't I pick? I think that depends on what kind of diamond content you wouldn't like, but rn I'll go with the ones I feel have least value in terms of actually getting to know her.

A lot of the times my problem is that you can tell when they wrote a scene clearly so you could gain advantages, rather than anything related to Hana herself. In such scenes she is not important - how the MC can use her (and at least on one occasion steal credit for Hana's creativity) is. Which bleeds into my overall problem with the canon Hana and MC dynamic (friendship or romantic) itself. Like, when you have to aggressively rewrite whole parts of canon in your fanfic to make your MC seem like a better friend at least...you know there is something wrong.

Book 1: Most of the scenes are top level! Cordonian Waltz...Piano Scene...Yacht scene...Her Confession Scene...Her Finale Scene...all very beautiful and very unique and they all explored different facets of her character. Like even the ones that are about skill or give perks have space for HER personally!

Perhaps some of the scenes in Applewood you can skip, but that would mean you won't get much time to interact with her on closer level there. The pie baking contest is really more about the special touches Hana adds to the pie (like the decoration and additional instructions), but I think you can win the contest for free as well! Buying the Derby champion horse also unlocks an extra scene where she teaches you dressage moves but a lot of the personal stuff she tells you is mostly free content. So on a more personal level (and if you don't mind Hana winning the horse race at Fox Hunt 😁) it doesn't exactly count for much and you can maybe give it a miss.

Book 2: Oof. Terrible mostly. I won't deny you'll find a few gems (Patisserie scene...Library scene...Proposal scene 😍😍😍 Even the McDermots scene is pretty good, besides that one dialogue option where they make Hana call Shanghai "ancient" 🙄). One of the worst ever Hana scenes comes from this book.

Hot Chocolate Scene: Okay so on it's own it's actually a nice scene! It involves genuine personal time with Hana where you ask her questions and show concern...and that gets harder to come by later on in the series. BUT the part that makes this so awful is that this scene should have been where we saw the flashback, not Drake's. In fact the scenes should have been reversed. Drake had no authority talking about something that involved Hana esp when Hana herself never gets the opportunity to use this fact (that Liam brought her back, not Madeleine) to her advantage. So yeah. This scene is good coz you know a little more about her family but awful coz she was robbed of the chance to talk about how she REALLY returned.

PARIS RUNWAY: I put this in caps and italics and red letters because it is the worst scene in the history of this series!!!! Like ever. Where do I even begin with the PROBLEMS in this one.

First, this is not a Hana scene. It's a Penelope scene with a Hana kiss tacked on at the end, for convenience. I bought the scene in my fail playthrough and didn't include Penelope and you could really feel the difference.

Second, like...you know how wearing the Snow Bunny outfit in Book 1 unlocks the Drake Meteor Shower scene, right? They could have easily used that kind of coding here. Buy the outfit and you unlock the chance to model. You know what happens if you don't buy it and buy the Hana scene? The audience applauds you for going on stage in a tank top and jeans. In Paris. It doesn't make any fucking sense!

Third, this particular chapter has diamond scenes for all three LIs. Liam gets to take the MC to the Eiffel Tower and talk about his father as a King and his vision for Cordonia, Drake gets an emotional reunion with his sister. Hana gets...this. A scene that doesn't even give HER importance coz no, kissing Penelope's ass is more important. Hana got bullied the previous night and Madeleine lied through her teeth about her motives the next day (by option) but no, the girl who secretly dragged our reputation through the mud is more important.

Fourth, the scene preceding this one was a group scene masquerading as a "Comfort Hana!" scene. That scene basically focused on anyone who wasn't Hana (including Olivia btw)

The other scenes are fine (following this is patisserie scene and library scene, my favourites in this book), and the Champagne scene is okay, but ultimately it's a decent scene that views the upcoming trip to NY as more important, and there is very little on Hana herself. When you think of that in the context of Hana having very little attention to herself in her own home, and the fact that in the next chapter she is NOT THERE...it's not great. But you can still purchase it because nothing can ever be as bad as the Paris Runway scene.

Book 3: Okay so in this book your scenes are split between "character" and "LI" scenes. The first you will get no matter who you are marrying, coz it's supposed to be about their issues or things only they can specifically impart to you. The second will be exclusively romantic scenes with your LIs.

Character Development Scenes: Hana has three and none of them are good at all. The team took laziness to a whole other level in this book. The Polo scene gives you extra perks at the game in Portavira, but there are very few variations between the "friend" version of this scene and the "LI" versions. Like when Hana has questions about her future the MC - whether she is marrying Hana or not - can claim (optionally) that Hana could be a "professional best friend" (to this day I don't understand why they couldn't replace that option with "Duchess" in Hana's playthrough). The scene where they get Hana's traditional handmade outfit was supposed to be the culmination of Hana's arc but it was awfully executed but the big downside to NOT buying it is that Hana never gets to wear that lovely outfit again (except for a brief time during the wedding). I would have called this the worst scene if Paris Runway didn't take that title and run with it. The Snow Angel scene is Lythikos is...okay, I guess? At least it's about her and not how the MC can best use her.

Again, in the case of both Polo scene and Snow Angel - the scenes are decent, but in both those chapters they're pitted against Drake scenes where you can see the difference in effort!! You can tell Hana's scenes were a real quickie, and devoid of any care or love from the writer for that character.

LI scenes: Thankfully you get better LI scenes for her in plenty. I'd avoid the one in the bathtub in Chapter 2. It's not very well written and the LIs all sounded like each other. This was originally a problem in the Applewood spa scene too but I think they changed it here and there. The rest of the LI scenes were pretty fantastic Hana wise. Some of them even delved a little into the aftereffects of her upbringing...which they never ever brought up again.

Honorary Mention: Hana's Gift. Coz every other LI gets beautiful gifts that are unique to them but for Hana the MC grabs a...telescope and slaps a Hallmark card message to it.

But the thing is that perhaps your criteria for what scenes would be good or not would be vastly different from mine, so do keep that in mind when you're choosing. A good way to gauge would be to maybe take a look at a particular scene on YouTube just to confirm.

Hope this helped!!

[asiryn]

alright.........i finished kh3. so here’s some Thoughts. still gonna put behind a cut, and obvs there will be spoilers there.

so, to try to maintain some coherency, i’m gonna split this up into Good and Bad sections. we’ll start with the Bad, so i can let the salt out, and this post can end on a positive note. XD

The Bad:

some of these are more minor things, and some are.....much bigger, and are actually weakening the strength of the game and the conclusion, imo. so i’m gonna work my way up, from least to most Bothersome.

- the fact that eraqus apologized to ven and aqua, but not terra..........like wooooow, fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you know, i was actually considering forgiving you a little bit for a second, but lolololol noooooope!!!!!!!!!!! not anymore!!!!!!!!!!! you fucked up terra even worse than the other two (which yes, damn right you should apologize to them, particularly ven), and really, you are the root cause of him falling into xehanort’s clutches in the first damn place, and you don’t apologize to him?????????? FUCK YOU ERAQUS, YOU PIECE OF UTTER SHIT---

- the resolution with xehanort........like......it’s not bad, per se.........but like.........it’s the tiniest bit of a stretch to me. like..........oh okay, dude, you are totes fine with MURDERING ERAQUS, but now that he asks you to stand down, you do??? when the fuck did you grow a heart and start caring about eraqus??? YOU FUCKING MURDERED HIM THE LAST TIME YOU WERE TOGETHER!!!!! LIKE, IF I CAN BRING MYSELF TO IGNORE THAT DETAIL, THEN THE SCENES WITH THEM WERE TOUCHING, BUT LIKE..........YOU. MURDERED. HIM. THE LAST TIME YOU SAW HIM!!!!!!!! BUT NAHHHH, LET’S JUST CONVENIENTLY IGNORE THAT DETAIL, IT’S FIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE ://///

- namine should have had more screen time, damn it :////// also, i can’t help but feel that aqua got shafted, and wasn’t nearly as powerful a fighter as she should have been ://

- i’m.......not really satisfied with what they did with vanitas? which was basically nothing, really. there wasn’t really any kind of resolution at all. :////

- that moment when everyone was consumed by the demon tide, leaving only sora and riku left, and sora falls to his knees, and is crying and screaming about how he’s all alone, his friends are his power, without them he’s nothing...........oh man, i was RAGING. 

SORA. RIKU IS RIGHT THE FUCK THERE, SO NO, YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LIKE WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK, YOUR BOYFRIEND BEST FRIEND IS STILL HERE, SO WHAT THE FUCKING HELL ARE YOU ON ABOUT???????? LIKE, I WAS ACTUALLY SEETHING AT THIS, IT FELT SO FORCED AND CONTRIVED, AND HONESTLY OUT OF CHARACTER, BECAUSE SINCE WHEN DOES SORA GIVE UP??? ESPECIALLY WHEN HE STILL HAS RIKU??????????? AND LIKE..........EVERYTHING LEADING UP TO THIS MOMENT FELT FORCED AND CONTRIVED, OH SURE, LET’S HAVE THE MAJORITY OF US JUST.....FUCKING STAND AROUND DOING NOTHING, THAT’S COOL. 

but yeah.......sora saying that he was alone? wow, i was Screaming at him so much for that one, what the fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck writers. 😡😡😡

- so, onto the big one: absolutely everything to do with kairi

going into this game, she was in the top 3 of the characters i was most worried for, because i was worried that she wouldn’t be given the proper development that she’s deserved and been shafted away from for far too long. and boy was i right to be worried, bc this game, like pretty much every game that came before it, did her dirty. OH WOW LOOK, KAIRI’S A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS AGAIN! OH LOOK, SHE GETS FUCKING KILLED OFF TWICE FOR SORA’S MANPAIN!!!! AND SHE DOESN’T EVEN TRY TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST XEMNAS OR XEHANORT, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THIS WAS THE WHOLE GODDAMN POINT OF GIVING HER A KEYBLADE IN THE FIRST DAMN PLACE, AND WHY SHE GOT PUT INTO A POCKET DIMENSION WITH AXEL WHERE TIME DOESN’T EXIST SO THAT THEY COULD HAVE AS MUCH TIME AS THEY NEEDED TO BE PROPERLY TRAINED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LIKE..........FUCKING REALLY??????????????????????????????

also, sora going off alone to save her at the end..........what the actual fuck. again, they keep trying to force sokai as being soooo important, but guess what? it’s forced and awkward and inorganic, and after the game series i’ve played? i do not fucking believe that she is the person that sora loves above all others. even though the writers had their chances, over and over and over again, to develop their relationship, to make it grow and deepen it, they never fucking did, not even in this game!!!!!! and sora has way more believable romantic chemistry with riku and namine than he’s ever had with kairi, especially riku. you know, the relationship that you ACTUALLY took the time to develop over the entire series? the relationship that you CANONICALLY had “dearly beloved”, the main theme of the entire series, become the song of their hearts? let me tell you, there’s a real cognitive dissonance, looking at the title screen art of sora with the paopu fruit from kairi, while listening to the CANONICAL soriku love song.

so this ending, where sora’s willing to leave RIKU of all ppl behind? wow, that sounds fake, but okay. also, why in the hell is riku letting sora go alone??????? why can’t they both go together? (also: eternally salty that we STILL have not ever really gotten a scene of the destiny trio having any kind of genuine friendly interaction. the closest we ever got was in twtnw in kh2, when kairi helped sora to see riku in asod’s body. yeah, you’re really selling the MAIN trio as friends, here. ://////////)

and like.................THIS is the conclusion i’ve waited ten years for??? sora abandoning all the people he loves and all the friends that he’s actually had meaningful interactions with, for the person he barely remembers as existing half the time? fucking really?? 

and again, this wouldn’t be so bad, if they had JUST ACTUALLY TAKEN THE TIME TO DEVELOP SOKAI AND KAIRI AS A CHARACTER!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU HAD AN ENTIRE SERIES!!!!!!!!!!! YOU HAD THIS ENTIRE GAME!!!!!!!!!!!! SORA AND KAIRI COULD HAVE BEEN TALKING ON THE PHONE AT THE VERY GODDAMN LEAST FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU COULD HAVE DONE IT, AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN FINE WITH THIS RELATIONSHIP AND THE ENDING, BUT YOU FUCKING DIDN’T NOMURA, AND I LEGIT DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU KEEP ACTING LIKE THE FOUNDATION IS ALREADY THERE, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST SAY “THEY’RE IN LOVE” AND HAVE IT BE BELIEVABLE, BUT YOU FUCKING DIDN’T BUILD THAT FOUNDATION AT ALL, SO INSTEAD IT JUST FALLS FLAT, AND FEELS UNBELIEVABLY FORCED, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU JUST TOSS ASIDE THE RELATIONSHIP THAT YOU ACTUALLY TOOK THE TIME TO DEVELOP LIKE IT WAS NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

- no i lied, the actual worst part of this game: SORA DIDN’T FUCKING THANK NAMINE FOR REAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY ACTUALLY HAD AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE PROMISE, AND SORA TOLD HER THAT HE WANTED TO DO IT RIGHT, BUT THEN HE DIDN’T GET THE CHANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NOMURA, YOU ARE THE WORST PERSON, YOU PROMISED US AN EMOTIONAL PAYOFF FROM THE SECOND FUCKING GAME, AND YOU STILL DIDN’T DELIVER!!!!!!!!!!!! AND EVEN IF YOU CONSIDER THE THANKING HER PART OF IT FULFILLED, THE FULL PROMISE WAS THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE FRIENDS FOR REAL, AND THAT DEFINITELY HASN’T REALLY HAPPENED, AND I. AM. SO. FUCKING. FURIOUS. IF I EVER MEET YOU IN PERSON, I AM GOING TO BREATHE FIRE ON YOU. WHATEVER KINGDOM HEARTS GAME YOU MAKE NEXT, OR WHATEVER NEXT ARC THE SERIES HAS OR WHAT FUCKING EVER, IF SORA DOESN’T EVER GET THE CHANCE TO FULFILL HIS PROMISE TO NAMINE, I’M GOING TO MURDER YOU WITH MY BARE HANDS. 😡😡😡🔪🔪🔪🔪

okay. okay. i’m calming down from my rage. i’m breathing. onto the good! bc there was a lot of it! 

The Good:

also known as, the part where i drowned in my own tears:

- the akurokushi reunion was absolutely everything i’d ever wanted it to be, it was beautiful and everything hurt 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

- the tervenaqua reunion was just as good 😭😭😭

(everyone was crying, and i was crying along with them 😭)

- so what i’m getting from the finale arc, is that namine is, once again, the true mvp of this goddamn team, and literally everyone would be lost without her. when they wound up back in time, facing terranort again, she’s the one who summoned the lingering will there to save them, AND I FUCKING LOVE HER, AND SHE DESERVED SO MUCH MORE SCREEN TIME THAN SHE GOT :/

- also, when the lingering will showed up, i was cheering so hard. lol, terra beating the shit out of his own possessed body, round two XDD

- it was a nice moment, when all the keyblades from the wielders of the past war, ending up helping out 

- everything about repliku ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

- wow, luxord’s last moment hit me right in the feels, and is a perfect example of why i love him so much. fair and honorable to the end, and him saying that he’d like to meet up with sora and basically be friends as just people? pls just keep stabbing me in the heart, thanks

- marly thanking sora??? THANKS SATAN

(fuck, the majority of the true org didn’t even want to be there, and honestly, that just makes everything even sadder :////)

- larxene!!!!!!!!! man, i love her. complaining about losing to sora, but then saying that it’s not the worst that could happen, bc being a container for “that old geezer? pass.” LOVE. and then saying that she was just there for someone else, but told sora that it was her secret to keep on who it is......TELL ME, LARXENE!!!! 

- XION WAS A MEMBER OF THE TRUE ORG????????? HOW FUCKING DARE YOU

- BUT HER PROTECTING AXEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ALSO, AXEL’S SASS AT XEMNAS WAS LIFE-AFFIRMING 

- ROXAS SWOOPING IN TO SAVE HIS FRIENDS, BASICALLY EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THIS TRIO, WOW WHY WAS I GIVEN EMOTIONSSSSSSSS

- ALSO, GETTING TO TEAM UP WITH ROXAS AND XION, LOVING THIS SONG 👌👌👌

- THAT SCENE WITH AXEL AND SAIX!!!!!!!!!!! AXEL HOLDING SAIX IN HIS ARMS (WOW, THERE’S A LOT OF GAY GOING AROUND HERE), SAIX SAYING THAT HE WAS JEALOUS OF ROXAS AND XION, PROMISING TO SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN, AHHHHHHH

- WELL, I FINALLY GOT MY EXPLANATION FOR WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO TERRA’S HEART. SO, XEHANORT DID SUCCEED IN TAKING TERRA’S HEART OUT OF HIS BODY IN THAT FINAL BATTLE WITH AQUA, AND THAT DARK GUARDIAN HE HAD WAS TERRA’S HEARTLESS ALL ALONG, AND HE SAVED AQUA AND VEN AS A HEARTLESS AND CONFRONTED TERRANORT, AND SORA HELPED HIM REGAIN HIS BODY AGAIN, YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS EVERYTHING IS GOOD

- i.....actually really like the conclusion they had for ansem seeker of darkness? he was actually kinda proud of riku, and i just ended up feeling sad for him. 

- i fucking loved that sora called xehanort out, and told him that restarting the world wasn’t his decision to make

- ISA’S BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND HE AND AKUROKUSHI AND HAYNER, PENCE, AND OLETTE ALL GOT TO HAVE ICE CREAM TOGETHER ON THE CLOCK TOWER!!!!!!!! AND THEY ALL GOT PICKED UP TO HANG OUT IN DESTINY ISLANDS!!!!!!!!!!

- NAMINE’S RETURN, YESSSSSSSSSS BBYYYYYYYYYY (also, i do ship namiku a tiny bit, so i like the moment that they had)

- XION AND NAMINE HANGING OUT IN DESTINY ISLANDS TOGETHER!!!!

- ALSO, XION, AXEL, ISA, AND ALL THE NEW CLOTHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

- well.......idk what’s up with whatever the secret ending is teasing us for, but at least sora and riku are in proximity to each other, and will be together again, i guess. the gays will prevail

okay, i think that’s it for now. i might make more posts as more thoughts come to me, but i think this is quite long enough already XDD

[ahnjaera]

Songs I like and songs I dislike from my favorite K-Pop groups

Only title-tracks, since I don’t know the whole discography from most of these artists. The songs I like are not necessarily my fave songs by these groups, but examples of the kind of music I enjoy the most in contrast to songs I’m not able to get into. That’s why I tried not to put the same songs I shared in previous posts, since there’s several songs I love from the same artist.

PS: My taste is so random sometimes, don’t judge me lol

2NE1

Like: I Love You 

Dislike: Fire (sorry, there’s something about it that really annoys me; iconic tho)

2PM

Like: Come Back When You Hear This Song

Dislike: Hands Up (actually the only part I don’t like is the chorus; the rest is cool)

4MINUTE

Like: Cold Rain

Dislike: Hate (it starts soooo well... but the chorus is too in your face)

AFTER SCHOOL

Like: Shampoo

Dislike: BANG! (I really don’t understand this song... like it doesn’t make sense in my head idk)

AOA

Like: Short Hair

Dislike: Elvis (as much as I love them, for me this is annoying from the start)

AKMU

Like: Melted

Dislike: How People Move (I just don’t like this kind of sound...)

ASTRO

Like: Always You

Dislike: Breathless (I don’t really dislike it, but it’s my least favorite Astro song)

B1A4

Like: Lonely

Dislike: Baby I’m Sorry (THAT AUTOTUNE PLEASE)

B.A.P

Like: Hands Up

Dislike: Hurricane (it was my first BAP comeback and I never got used to it; the loof tho :’D)

BEAST/HIGHLIGHT

Like: 12:30

Dislike: Breath (the problem is the chorus... again)

BIGBANG

Like: Tonight

Dislike: Fantastic Baby (okay you can kill me now. I have to say that there was a time when this song grew on me, but no, it’s not my type of music at all)

BOL4

Like: Travel

Dislike: Tell Me You Love Me (it’s not a bad song... I just find it too cheesy. They don’t really have bad songs, so I had to put the one I like the least xD)

BOYFRIEND

Like: Janus

Dislike: Love Style (this was hard af cause they have BOPS. However, the instrumental is too loud in this one and that throws me off)

BLACKPINK

Like: Playing with Fire

Dislike: Boombayah (this is the epitome of what I like to call YG’s in-your-face style; love the pre-chorus tho)

BLOCK B

Like: Her

Dislike: Shall We Dance (I love them, but this... No. Just... no)

BTOB

Like: Thriller

Dislike: Irresistible Lips (okay let me explain: BTOB has developed a very unique and personal style, so I think this song sounds too generic, although it’s not bad)

BTS

Like: Save Me

Dislike: IDOL (ok,’ i’m not even gonna explain this one, come on, hate me as much as u want ^^)

CN BLUE

Like: I’m Sorry

Dislike: Cinderella (too poppy to be a band that plays actual instruments, sorry)

DBSK/TVXQ

Like: Wrong Number

Dislike: Balloons (catchy af but completely unnecessary lol. Moonbin and Chanwoo rock this shit)  

DAY6

Like: How Can I Say

Dislike: What Can I Do (I don’t dislike any of their songs cause I LOVE their whole f*cking discography, but this one’s my least favorite)

EXID

Like: Up&Down

Dislike: Hot Pink (I never got into it, sorry queens) 

EXO

Like: Love Me Right

Dislike: Call Me Baby (I think it’s been overplayed. That bridge tho)

FTISLAND

Like: Pray

Dislike: I Hope (Not a bad song, but after kick-ass songs like Pray and Take Me Now it feels tasteless)

F(X)

Like: 4 Walls

Dislike: NU ABO (I don’t like the beat)

GIRLS’ GENERATION

Like: Hoot

Dislike: Oh! (I find it kinda annoying, their voices are too high)

GOT7

Like: A

Dislike: Stop stop it (I think it’s too plain...)

iKON

Like: Killing Me

Dislike: Rhythm Ta (the only thing I like about it is Bobby’s rap and the pre-chorus)

INFINITE

Like: Paradise

Dislike: Come Back Again (since I don’t dislike a single song from them, I’ll just put this one here bc it’s my least favourite)

KARA

Like: Pandora

Dislike: Mamma Mia (I don’t like the chorus and I don’t know why)

KARD

Like: Don’t Recall

Dislike: Hola Hola (that instrumental chorus doesn’t convince me)

MAMAMOO

Like: Starry Night

Dislike: 1cm (Taller Than You) (I never took this song seriously tbh)

MBLAQ

Like: Mona Lisa

Dislike: Smokey Girl (I don’t really have a reason... This song’s kinda bland to me)

MISS A

Like: Hush

Dislike: Breathe (Sorry, but I’ve always found it terrible; probably the only song I don’t like by them)

MONSTA X

Like: Beautiful

Dislike: Rush (My least fave, that’s all)

NCT 127 

Like: Limitless

Dislike: Fire Truck (My least fave; the bridge is magnificent tho; and Yuta has a line... the good old days :’-) 

NCT DREAM

Like: We Go Up 

Dislike: Chewing Gum (Too childish but couldn’t stop replaying it when came out lol)

NU’EST

Like: Love Paint

Dislike: Action (it seems too generic to me)

N.FLYING 

Like: Awesome

Dislike: The Real (I don’t dislike it, but I don’t especially like it either. I prefer their other songs)

PENTAGON

Like: Runaway

Dislike: Gorilla (I slept on them bc I didn’t like their debut song... Stupid, I know)

RED VELVET

Like: Red Flavor

Dislike: Rookie (sorry, overall the song is nice, especially the bridge, but the chorus is just annoying xD)

SEVENTEEN 

Like: Oh My!

Dislike: Check In (the MV is gorgeous as the boys, but something’s off with the song to me; the only svt song I don’t like tbh)

SHINee

Like: Hello

Dislike: Ring Ding Dong (see, this is ICONIC, but it’s not the type of song I normally listen to, mostly bc it gets into my brain and makes me crazy)

SISTAR

Like: Alone

Dislike: Cool (the song itself is not my style, but aside from that I think another reason I don’t like it is because I see tha akward booty dance in my head when they say “cool” lol)

SUPER JUNIOR

Like: A-CHA

Dislike: Mr. Simple (the only thing I like about it is the bridge, my favorite in K-Pop <3 the song overall is too much to me)

T-ARA

Like: Number Nine

Dislike: Bo Peep Bo Peep (Not to be mean, but if this is not the MOST annoying kpop song ever I don’t know what is and honestly I don’t want to know)

TEEN TOP

Like: To You

Dislike: Rocking (I find it too noisy; the footwork tho)

TOPP DOGG 

Like: Arario

Dislike: TOPDOG (I cringe to the spelling I guess; still kinda epic)

TWICE

Like: What Is Love?

Dislike: Signal (I just can’t stand it)

U-KISS

Like: Standing Still

Dislike: Bingeul Bingeul (this just bingeuls me up lol)

VIXX

Like: Error

Dislike: Chained Up (It’s not a bad song and I used to like it, but I grew tired of it. They don’t have bad songs that I know of so I had to put something xD)

WINNER

Like: Love Me Love Me

Dislike: Everyday (Too much unnecessary auto-tune, sounds artificial and forced </3)

WONDER GIRLS

Like: Be My Baby

Dislike: Like This (I just don’t like this, never have, and I don’t know why)