#anyway no one does it like liza

[thefemalepope]

Liza with a Z ( 1972 ) dir. Bob Fosse

[leezuhh]

it's crazy to me that there are people out there who still think that media and fiction do not affect how people think at all

[privatelife]

i feel like killing myself does anyone else feel like killing themselves

[m00sebaby]

just having a bit of a ramble dont mind me

[corroded-hellfire]

Merry Grinchmas - Eddie Munson x Reader

An As You Wish story

Summary: Your daughter Eliza has an affinity for How the Grinch Stole Christmas and plans on bringing her family into it as well

Note: Last year I had I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas constantly in my head, so Luke did too. This year, I am obsessed with the Grinch for some reason, so now Eliza is too lol. Also, I absolutely wouldn't have gotten this done without my wife @munson-blurbs 💚

Warnings: pregnant!reader, Eliza having everyone wrapped around her little finger

Words: 1.6k

[As You Wish masterlist]

“I got Grinch slippies!” Eliza flops back on the couch cushion and kicks her little legs in the air. The fuzzy green slippers move up and down with her rapid movements. “Luuuuuuke!”

Her older brother freezes mid-stride as he makes his way through the living room. He turns his head in her direction and raises his eyebrows at her questioningly.

“Look at my feets!” Eliza vibrates with excitement. 

“They’re green,” Luke says, playfully wrinkling up his nose. “They must stink.”

Your four-year-old sits up and sticks her tongue out at her brother.

“Nuh uh!” she defends. “They are Grinch slippies!”

“And you know what they say about him,” Luke says, abandoning his pursuit for the kitchen and plopping down on the couch next to her. “Stink. Stank. Stunk.”

“Who stinks?” Eddie asks, walking into the room.

“Eliza.”

“Luke.”

Eddie chuckles at their simultaneous responses. 

“Daddy, look!” Eliza once again rolls onto her back and wiggles her tiny feet from side to side.

“You like those, huh?” Eddie presses his palms against the soles of both slippers and curls his fingers around the sides of his daughter’s feet. “Why don’t you wear them to the holiday festival next week?”

“I don’t wanna get them dirty!” Eliza argues while trying to slip out of her dad’s grip.

“She’s more of a Cindy Lou Who anyway,” Luke says, leaning back and kicking his feet up on the coffee table. 

The little girl gasps and Eddie lets the slippers out of his hold.

“Yeah!” Eliza cheers. “Cindy Lou Who! Can I?”

“You’ll have to ask your mama if she can doll you all up,” Eddie says.

“Daddy should be your Grinch,” Luke says, smirking up at his father. 

Before Eddie can refute, Eliza does it for him.

“Daddy got too much hair!” she says with a shake of her head. “And Mama is too pretty.”

Eliza tucks her knees up to her chest and wraps her arms around them. Her lips pucker as she rests the side of her head on her pale pink nightgown-covered kneecaps. 

“I think Ryan and I should be Who’s,” Luke says, getting ahead of the curve in case Eliza decides one of her brothers should be the Grinch. “Patch can be Max.”

“I’ve got an idea.” Eddie smirks as he plops down next to his daughter on the couch. “What about Grandpa?”

The four-year-old slowly lifts her head up and turns it to look at Eddie with wide eyes. A grin spreads across her small face before she nods her head rapidly.

“Yes!”

Luke chuckles, amused by the idea as well.

“I think you should call him and ask him now, Liza,” he goads. 

“Mmkay!” Eliza hops off the couch and strolls into the kitchen as if she can reach the phone on the wall without any help. Right on cue, her little voice shouts out, “Daddy!”

Both Munson men get up to join her in the kitchen, eager to hear the conversation that’s about to occur. Eddie punches the number onto the dial pad and hands the cordless phone to your daughter. She holds the receiver to her ear and makes herself comfortable on a kitchen chair. Being so short, she needs to hop up, then kicks her little legs back and forth, Grinch slippers popping in and out of view. 

“Grandpa?”

“Hey, Liza!” Eddie and Luke hear Wayne on the other end of the phone.

“Hi! I gotta question.”

“What’s up, buttercup?”

“Are you comin’ to the Christmas thingy next week?”

“The festival?” Wayne is sure glad he’s learned how to speak fluent Eliza. “Sure thing, kid.”

Eliza grins and her legs begin to kick back and forth faster. 

“Ummmm, do you think you could be the Grinch?”

“What?” “Pleeeeeeease?” Eliza pleads.

“What do you mean?” Wayne asks. 

“I gon’ be Cindy Lou Who. Can you be Grinch?” Her voice is sickly sweet, having used this tone on her grandfather hundreds of times. 

“You want me to be green?”

“Yes, please,” she says with a giggle. 

“I don’t know, Lize…”

“Tell him I’ll paint his face!” Luke says.

“Tell your brother I heard that,” Wayne grunts. 

“Please, Grandpa?” Eliza juts her lower lip out even though the older man can’t see her. “It will be so much fun!”

“Yeah, pleeeease Wayne?” Eddie adds from next to his daughter, doing his best to keep laughter from leaking into his voice. 

“Patch is gonna be Max, Ryan and I—”

“Who the hell is Max?” Wayne interrupts his grandson.

“The dog,” Eliza answers with a heavy sigh. 

“Duh, Grandpa,” Luke says, sharing a shit eating grin with his father. 

Eliza waves off her big brother and his attitude. The last thing she needs is his sarcasm ruining her chances of having Grandpa Grinch. 

“You would be the best Grinch ever, Grandpa!” Eliza gushes.

“Eliza…”

As if sensing she’s almost worn him down, the four-year-old goes in for the kill shot.

“Grandpa, don’t you wanna play with me? Who could ever be a better Grinch than you?”

Eddie and Luke once again share a look, this time a knowing one. Once again Eliza wiggles her way into getting what she wants. Her father and brother are sure of it before Wayne even gives his reply. 

“Alright, alright,” the gruff voice agrees over the phone.

“Yay!” Eliza hops off the chair and dances in celebration, spinning around on the spot. “Thank you, thank you, Grandpa!”

“Uh huh,” Wayne huffs with a small chuckle. “I’ll see you then, Cindy Lou Who.”

The next Friday night, Eliza sits at your vanity in the new dark pink nightgown that you bought for her. Just like in the cartoon, the sleeves go down to the little girl’s wrist and it’s floor length. Your daughter already has a perfect circle of bubblegum pink blush on each of her cheeks, and you are now putting on the finishing touch: the pigtails. One little bunch of curls is already tied up on the top left of Eliza’s head, and you’re working on gathering the right with the bright red ribbon. 

Behind her, you adjust the red t-shirt that your husband somehow managed to get you. While Ryan, Luke, and Eddie are all dressing up as citizens of Whoville (which they refuse to admit is just them wearing regular clothes), you have an outfit with a more direct connection to Dr. Seuss. The crimson fabric stretches over your baby bump, two fist-sized white circles displayed on front. The circle on your right-hand side says “Thing One” in black Seuss-inspired writing, while the circle on your left says “Thing Two” in the same design. This way even the twins growing in your womb aren’t missing out on the Munson family fun tonight. 

In the kids’ bathroom across the hall, Luke is putting the finishing touches on Wayne’s face paint. Both of your sons had far too much pleasure in putting together their grandfather’s ensemble this evening. You’re not sure where Ryan managed to find a Santa coat in Wayne’s size, but you’ve long since learned not to question these things when you’re unsure if you really want to hear the answer. 

Luke was also able to fashion a fake horn out of foam to put on Patch’s head that he doesn’t hate. The puppy seems more curious than anything as he walks around in his own tiny costume. 

Wayne and Eliza emerge from their respective dressing rooms at the same time and the little girl bursts into laughter when she sees the green man in front of her. 

“What’s so funny, huh?” Wayne asks, perching his hands on his hips like he saw the Grinch do in the reference pictures the boys used while putting his look together.

“You’re green!” Eliza cackles. 

“He’s a regular old Wicked Witch,” Eddie says, coming up behind his uncle and slapping him on the back. 

“Oh, my goodness,” you say, stepping into the hallway behind Eliza. “It looks like I’m in Whoville.”

Patch trots in, as if knowing he was the missing piece of this scene. 

“There’s my sidekick,” Wayne greets. 

“Let's go!” Eliza takes her grandpa’s hand and starts to drag him down the hall towards the front door.

“Hold on, your brothers have to harness up the reindeer,” Eddie says, taking the opportunity of being left behind with you to take your hand in his. 

“Patch!” Ryan calls from the living room. The small fur ball runs out of the hallway so quickly that he trips over his own paws—which he still hasn’t grown into. 

Eddie steps into your shared bedroom and comes out with both of your coats. He helps you into your black pea coat before slipping his leather jacket on. Eliza cocks an eyebrow at him and settles her hands on her hips.

“Who’s don’t wear that,” she tells him. 

“This Who does,” Eddie replies. 

“Where’s your costume, Ed?” Wayne asks. “I’m sure we have time to throw something together while Patch gets all saddled up.”

“Uh, I think I’ll be this Who’s security detail,” Eddie says, slipping his arm around your waist. 

“Boo!” Eliza jeers.

“Aw, come on, Ed,” Wayne says, giving his nephew a small smirk. “You can be some Who Hash or something.”

A bark of laughter escapes you, forcing you to cover your mouth with both hands. 

“Who what?” Eliza asks, turning to look up at her grandfather.

“Uh, I think I hear Patch calling for me.” Eddie shoots his uncle a soft glare before maneuvering between all of you and out into the living room.

“Guess he didn’t like that,” Wayne snorts.

Eliza huffs and shakes her head.

“Maybe he will like to be the roast beast.”

[whowantslovergirl]

Kevin Ball x daughter reader ?

An: YESYESYESYES btw this is not a biological daughter so you can be yourself 💖💖😍😍💋💖😍��💖🤧 hope you enjoy my lovers 🤍

The Balls

Kevin ball x daughter! reader (THIS IS PLATONIC WE DONT DO THAT INCEST SHIT HERE but reader is female with she/her pronouns 🤭)

warnings: just cursing and suggestive cause its kev and reader is in a secret relationship with lip (just wanted to add that in) and that’s it hope you enjoy my lovers 🤍 miscellaneous masterlist

Summary: Cute moments with Kev and his daughter

posted: June 18,2023

first time you snuck out for a party:

You were walking downstairs to see your dad and your stepmom V dancing and making out in the kitchen. You make fake gagging noises. They turn around to see you.

“Blah! You guys are disgusting.” You say while laughing and getting something to eat out of the fridge.

“Ohhh but Y/N you are going experience this ‘disgustingness’ sooner or later.” Your dad said while going next to you to steal your bread. “Hey give me my bread back!” V laughs while seeing this cute little moment between you two. While you guys are chasing each other your phone buzzed.

V heard this. “Ooo who’s texting us?” She said with a smile. You check your phone. “Oh it’s just my friend Maddie-.”

“Ughh is that the weird one with all the piercings?” Kev asked while being disgusted.

“No that’s Mandy babe.” V answered for you.

“Hey back to my text. Anyway it’s just her asking to go to a party together but don’t worry I’m not going.”

“Hey what! Why aren’t you going?” Kev asked. You just shrugged. “I don’t like parties. I sneak out every time you guys have one in the bar.”

“With who?”

“Li- Liza…” It was Lip but they don’t have to know that. They both narrowed their eyes at you but didn’t say anything. “I’m going to the Gallaghers for a little bit.” They both nodded and you walked to your neighbors.

_____

You were in Lip’s room just talking and giggling with each other. “You know if my parents ask you anything about me sneaking out of the bar that one night, I snuck out with Liza ok?” He just nodded with a confused look on his face. “Do you wanna go to a party later tonight?” You nodded and realized that you already told your parents that you weren’t going.

“What’s wrong?”

“Nothing it’s just I told them that I wasn’t going.”

“Just sneak out.”

_____

As you were sneaking in after the party, you see your dad under a light.

“I thought you weren’t going to that party Y/N?”

fuck

“Ok before you get mad Liza convinced me and-.” You cut yourself off when your dad held up his hand. “I’m so proud of my little girl!” He got up and squeezed you in a hug. You are so confused. “You’re not mad?”

“No! Wait did you have sex of any kind?”

“No dad!”

“Then I’m not mad!”

when they find out you have a boyfriend:

You guys were sitting in the living room watching tv. And you get a text. You check to see who it is and it’s Lip saying and showing some dirty stuff. You giggle and put your phone face down. V saw this and nudged Kev.

“Why are smiling at your phone Y/N? Who’s texting us?” V asked with a smirk on her face.

“Nothing just Liza sent something funny.”

“Well can we see?” Kev asked.

“No it’s an inside joke.” You said while giggling.

They made a face at each other. You can hear them whispering and your dad gets up to the kitchen. “Y/N can you help me in the kitchen?! I need help!”

As you were getting up V got your phone, put in your password and saw ‘L ❤️’

“This picture definitely is not from a girl.” She whispered to herself.

You turn around since it was way too quiet and you see V on your phone. “Hey!” You run over and snatch your phone. “You have a boyfriend!”

“Oh my god my babygirl has a boyfriend!” Kev said while cheering.

Then you got bombarded with questions.

“Do we know him?”

“No he’s from the north side.”

Then the questions got worse.

“Oh my god you have a rich boyfriend!”

“Does he buy you stuff?”

Why did he have to send that?

when they find out the boyfriend is Lip:

Since your parents were out at the bar. You guys were in your room, making out and smiling at each other. “So they know you have a boyfriend now. What did you tell them?”

“Well I said that he’s from north side and my dad calls you you my rich hot daddy boyfriend.” He let out a little laugh. “And he’s right except for the rich part.” You laugh at the face he makes.

“Now let’s stop talking and keep making out with each other.” You lean in and he smiles into the kiss.

“What the fuck.”

You guys jumped off each other.

“Lip is the rich hot daddy boyfriend?!” Your dad yelled. He ran out to tell V.

“V come in Y/N’s room!”

She ran in and gasped. “Lip?!”

This is the worst.

An: HEYEYEYEYEYE guys ik y’all probably are like ‘this bitch said they were gonna be posting then haven’t posted’ SO IM SORRY im rewriting shocked and scared bc it was fucking terrible but until i post again my lovers 🤍 *hint: it’s a surprise* (i have no idea)

[lizaluvsthis]

Welcome again to Liza's Fixation...

I present to you...

Reasons why I document these kinds of stuff to how similar gay idiots have occurred to me for the past few years.

SMG34 AND SQUIDBOB (SUN AND MOON PAIR)

Quick reminder: the explanation is a bit too long so grab a seat and eat some snacks while ya read-

Sun & moon dynamic:

Noticing the differences in how optimistic spongebob and smg4 are in their own world even if the sh-t ass problem gets a bit more heavy to deal with? They both kept it there and still moved on even tho it was a bit of a problem in their life that impacted them already. Yet they still chose to move.

Pessimistic like Squidward and SMG3 they both sometimes ignore the ray of sunshine or sometimes would be the ones watching their optimistic sun/partner on the side glances or view to check up on them.

Likes/interests/love?

Now I'm not pretty sure about this one but if I were to think- that smg4 and spongebob would point out something or hint it. I'll be heading off to the part when they go soft on their moon. (Smg3 and Squidward)

Just like something that they do to soften their partner- smg4 looks at three with awes in his eyes like a baby- and spongebob looks at squid with sparkled eyes and or well- inclusions of his lip bitings/flirting/and too many attempts of him kissing his cheek/forehead/nose over and over from other episodes.

But since SMG4 and Three's dynamic are unlike the same- I do kind of see some parts of SMG4 being a little goof to Three as well.

The moon's effect"

OH YEAAAA PREPARE FOR THE TSUNDERE ACTIVATION!!!

Ahem- let's just say that just like SMG3 where he calls four baka about more than five times already- let's put this simply he likes four but tries to hide it as well.

And just the same thing as Squidward. He may hate the poriferan for being such a mess or annoying him on the other days, but at the same time, he deeply and truly does care about him even if he does NOT want to admit it right in front of his face.

Playing the cards as a moon dynamic could be a bit simple BUT it's also from the same part where that moon plays with its OWN actions.

A tsundere cant-NOT tell that person they're crushing just yet because mostly they think that it'll be such a rush. And well- wanted to take the sun's time to think or to feel around with them.

The sun's effect:

EUGHHH anyway- since the sun likes to give love, joy, and happiness to other people. Like spongebob and smg4 showering love out of platonic to people some patties or uhhh memes...

Sun has been and always been sensitive with stuff from how other people they're closest to act out to them.

Now let's just put the example of three opening up to four during that igbp arc.

And then also Squidward opened up to spongebob during that Fools in April episode.

The moon knows how sensitive suns are that they can't urge themselves to think about what would happen in advance due to their own consequences that dealt with their own actions to make the sun's life miserable.

Because deep down the moon has always been so miserable that they dont want to let their closest to get this negative feeling too. (Such as the sun does)

Friends? Enemies? Lovers? Foes?:

It would be funny how similar the dynamic is but a different type of situation they grew up having. They had slowburns coming tho!

Smg34 (enemies to friends) says on the wiki that his relationship with smg4 could and would possibly go to as "lovers" but it has never been admitted YET. Development grows (including uh igloo event-)

SO UHHH COUGH- COUGH- UHHHH YEAH... erm- ahem- uhhh his dynamic with three grew from just a simple seed then turned to grow into tiny roots of their bond then coming to a sprout blooming out right after the events of 2020 or 2021 have been shown.

Squidbob (friends to close friends) [according to their development during the seasons]

<THOUGH IT IS CONFIRMED SPONGEBOB IS ASEXUAL ACCORDING FROM OFFICIAL TWITTER!!!>

it seemed that spongebob had grown to admire Squidward as his co-worker to the point Squidward gets a bit used to it now and then he wouldn't mind anymore or THINK that spongebob is just an annoying loser.

wish to tell but I could not:

moon thought it would be a bit too embarrassing or a bit awkward if they were to say something about the mixed feelings they have with their certain sun.

But even if it were to hint out just like what Sponge and Four did to Squid and Three- and even if the moons were to do the same- it comes out from dodging the arrows. The hint of realizations.

Just like how we saw four trying his best to comfort and make it up to smg3 as much as possible without making him a bother or getting three to see him as a bastard in a way. (start of YouTube arc and trash friends) And then to spongebob trying to make it up for Squidward once his life got ruined even tho he tried to make his life even better, Squidward still sees him as an annoying yellow nuisance. So if we take this place to the moon's pov they could also find it such a hard time to actually reciprocate or to think about what could resolve their own problem without even being such a both as there is for them now. The situation that they carry is a lot heavier than what there is from the outcome and could lead to some sorts of stuff that they wouldn't want to happen just now/yet

The flow between their relationship:

I mostly thought about how the sun would have most of the time being a goof around to the moon when they're always down, so if it was the sun's turn to feel down. Moon also uses the same tactics in trying their best to comfort their moon.

It's like how smg4 felt bad about smg3 when he destroyed his own production. And like how it is to Spongebob when he destroyed something that Squidward felt upset about.

He never thought much at first but he also tried his best way to think about the situation to meld their situation together.

Nicknames? Flirting?

Fluids between their relationship of being actual friends to closer then to not close again.

When Squidward deals with having someone close to him (just like how spongebob does the same) he mostly engages with also saying nice words (rarely) and really means it to which spongebob could be so happy that Squidward would be showering out his true colors. Because of the sun's response, it's all a bit good to be true and they aren't sure about what to believe. But goes on along with it. Smg3 whose been the one to do things about helping or say a couple of nice words to four. Making HIM rethink about his stuff if it was all actually true and whatnot. Because the Three we all used to know was a villainy dude who was so obsessed with taking over Four's channel and what'd we get? A smooth development- (kinda rough but smooth still)

I think those are all I've got it's just literally the same things so yeah-

[stephstars08]

You’re Not Worthless

Johnny Cade x Greaser!Reader

Warnings: Angst, Fluff, Physical and Mental Abuse, Toxic Household, Depression, Anxiety, Toxic Marriage, Bullying, Talk of Suicide, Low Self-Esteem, and Possible Grammar Errors. (Sorry if I Forgot Any!!)

Summary: Y/N has the biggest crush on her best friend Johnny, so when she learns from her other best friend Ponyboy, that he thinks he’s worthless it makes her heartbreak for him. So, she does everything she can do to make Johnny believe that he’s not worthless.

Word Count: 1,700

Author’s Note: So happy I got to release my first Johnny Cade story a lot earlier than I thought. Ever since watching and reading The Outsiders I just fell in love with Johnny. I feel like I’m the only one that didn’t read or watch The Outsiders in middle school. My big sister did but I didn’t but again we didn’t go to the same middle school! Anyways, enjoy and let me know what you all think! Hoping to release another Dallas Winston story next week for my 24th birthday!!

Yes, Y/N’s family are considered greasers in the town they live in, but Y/N does have a better life at least home life than most greasers her age. Y/N is sixteen and is the middle child in her family. She has an older sister who is eighteen named Liza and a little brother who is thirteen named Lee. Her mom is a stay-at-home mom, and her dad is a manger at a gas station just down the road.

Y/N has two best friends that she hangs out with all the time named Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade. She goes to school with Ponyboy. Y/N is the same age as Johnny and Pony is fourteen.

Y/N’s family is close with Pony’s family since one of Pony’s older brothers, Sodapop work for Y/N’s father. Y/N is the same age as Sodapop.

Y/N is always out somewhere with Pony and Johnny. She sees Ponyboy like another little brother but how she sees Johnny is completely different. When her Y/E/C eyes met his brown eyes for the very first time, she felt like she was put under a spell. As time went on Y/N’s crush on Johnny grew bigger and bigger.

Johnny is a shy and quiet boy but that’s because he comes from an abusive home. His parents constantly fight since his father is a big drunk. Sometimes the abuse gets physical not just between his parents but sometimes that abuse gets put on Johnny, too. His mom abuses him, too but she only does it verbally while his father abused him physically. It’s bad enough he gets abused by the SOC’s, who are the high-class people of the town, but he also gets abuse in his own home by his own parents. When Y/N sees the bruises, Johnny gets from this abuse it makes her skin crawl. Johnny is a great boy. He’s sweet, charming, and all together puts his friends needs before his own needs.

Ponyboy always tells Y/N how Johnny thinks he’s not worth to be on this earth. Hearing that makes Y/N worry about him even more than she already does. Just because his parents act like he’s worthless doesn’t mean his friends think that he’s worthless. Y/N always makes sure that Johnny knows how happy she is to have him in her life.

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Y/N woke up on a Saturday morning around eight. Y/N is going to be spending the day out with Ponyboy and Johnny. They made plans to just walk around town and grab a bite for lunch at the small diner. She’s set to meet the boys at the lot around ten, so she crawled out of twin sized bed.

She shares a bedroom with her little brother but when she woke up, he wasn’t in his bed. She knew he must already be up. Y/N changed out of her nightgown and changed into an old pair of blue jeans her sister gave her as a hand-me-down and a plain black t-shirt. She went down the hall into the bathroom to brush out her Y/H/C hair. She decided to put it up into a ponytail since the weather was going to be more mild than it has been the last few days. After she finished with her hair, she brushed her teeth since she knew she would forget to do it after she eats her breakfast. After she finished, she walked back into her shared bedroom. Y/N grabbed her beat up sneakers and slipped them on. She grabbed her jean jacket off the hook. The jacket was another hand-me-down but from her dad this time. He always wore it when he was a teenager so, Y/N does the same thing.

As Y/N walked out of her bedroom to the kitchen she put on her jacket. When Y/N got to the kitchen she just saw her big sister sitting at the small table eating a bowl of cereal. “Hey.” Y/N said getting her sister’s attention. “Where is everyone?” Y/N asked in a curious tone grabbing a bowl out of the cabinet. “Dad had to go into work early and mom took Lee to go get a pair of new shoes.” Liza told her. Y/N just nodded as she fixed herself a bowl of cereal.

“What are you up to today?” Liza asked once Y/N sat down across from her with her bowl of cereal. “I’m going to go hangout with Pony and Johnny for the day.” Y/N told her, took a spoonful of cereal, and put it into her mouth. “Oh so, you mean you’re going to go hangout with Pony and your boyfriend.” Liza said with a teasing look in her eyes. “Liza, Johnny isn’t my boyfriend.” Y/N told her in a stern tone as she rolled her eyes. “But you want him to be your boyfriend.” Liza said which made Y/N roll her eyes again.

She knew she was going to regret telling Liza about her crush on Johnny.

“Liza! Will you stop!” Y/N told her with frustration in her voice. “Yes, I like Johnny but we’re just friends!” Y/N told her. “He probably doesn’t even think about me as more than a friend.” Y/N added looking down at her bowl of cereal. Liza got up from her seat. “Never say never, Y/N.” Liza told her picking up her empty bowl and walked over to the sink.

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As Y/N walked to the lot she kept on thinking about what Liza told her. Y/N has always thought about just coming right out and telling Johnny about her feelings for him but, her biggest fear is him turning her down. She doesn’t want to ruin what she has with Johnny. Especially since he doesn’t have that many people in his life that cares for him.

When Y/N got to the lot she only saw Johnny standing there with his hands in his pockets of his jean jacket. “Hey Johnny.” Y/N said getting his attention. “Where is Pony?” Y/N asked him.

Usually when she meets them at the lot Pony and Johnny are always there waiting for her together. Since Johnny has to pass Pony’s house to get to the lot, he just waits at the Curtis household, for Pony to come out and they walk to the lot together.

“Pony isn’t feeling well so he’s taking a rain check.” Johnny told her. “Oh so, it’s just going to be the two of us.” Y/N said as she could feel her heart rate sped up. She’s never hung out with just Johnny. “If you want to, it’s okay if you want to take a rain check, too.” Johnny said looking away from her.

He went to walk away but Y/N put her hand onto his left shoulder. “It’s okay. I’ll still hangout with you.” Y/N told him with a comforting smile.

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Y/N and Johnny walked around town with each other. They went into some stores to just look and see what they had since they knew the money they had was only for food. Once they got hungry, they went straight to the diner to grab a bite.

As the day went on Y/N seemed to pull Johnny out of his shell. She’s never heard Johnny talk this much before. Turns out her and Johnny have a whole lot more in common than she thought. After they got lunch, they continued to walk around till the sun started to set.

Y/N took Johnny to a hill that wasn’t too far from her house to watch the sun set. She told him when she was a little girl she would sit on this hill with Liza and just watch the sun go down. As they watched the sunset there was a comfortable silence between them till Y/N decided to break it.

“Johnny, can I ask you something?” Y/N asked him as she stared out at the beautiful view in front of them. Johnny looked over at her. “Yeah.” Johnny answered her. “Do you really think that this world would be better without you?” Y/N asked looking over at him. She is scared to know what he’s going to say but she needs to hear this answer from him. “Sometimes, yeah.” Johnny said looking away from her. That answer made Y/N’s heart ache.

“Johnny, you aren’t worthless.” Y/N told him which made him look back at her. “I’m not?” Johnny said looking at her with a surprised look in his puppy-like eyes. “You mean something to Pony and all of your other greaser friends. Hell, I don’t know what Pony would do without you.” Y/N told him with a soft look in her eyes.

Y/N took one of his hands in hers. Johnny looked down at their intertwined hands. He could feel his nerves start to pace through out his body. He’s never held a girl's hand before. Actually, he’s never held anyone’s hand before.

“You mean a lot to me, and I also don’t know what I would do without you either.” Y/N told him giving his hand a light squeeze. When Johnny looked back up at her, his brown eyes locked with her Y/E/C eyes.

Both leaned in at the same time connected their lips together for a kiss. When their lips met it felt like two puzzle pieces finally coming together. Y/N felt the butterflies in her stomach go into complete chaos. She couldn’t believe that her lips were on Johnny’s lips. It felt like she was in a dream. They released from the kiss when they were running out of oxygen. The kiss was both of their first.

“There is another reason.” Y/N told him once she caught her breath. “I also like you as more than just a friend.” Y/N confessed to him. That fear she had quickly melted away because of the kiss. Johnny’s lips turned up into a smile as his cheeks turned a light red. “I like you more as a friend, too.” Johnny confessed. Now it was Y/N’s turn to put on a smile.

Johnny let go of her hand and wrapped his arm around her shoulders. Y/N leaned her head onto his shoulder. Johnny lightly rubbed his hand onto her shoulder as they watched the rest of the sunset together.

[outmakingmoonshine]

may i ask what do you mean by “Ebra is an older version of Carmy”?

Of course. A slight correction though, I said Ebra is a representation of an older version of Carmy.

Unfortunately I can't find the post now or remember who wrote it but months ago I read a post talking about the parallels between Tina & Ebra's story with Carmy & Syd. Especially their story in S2. Particularly with most, if not all, the scenes of Tina & Ebra travelling to and doing their refresher classes being transitioned either to or from the scenes of Carmy & Syd arriving at and working together in his apartment.

Ebra was struggling with his self confidence, his self belief, accepting change and growth, even his own ego & stubborness (all things we've seen Carmy struggle with too). Tina tried to help and encourage him but his anxiety was winning over and he struggled a lot internally. Then he just stopped showing up, not letting Tina know and leaving her to work alone. At one point Ebra was even working overtime on his own, chopping veggies after everyone else including Tina had left. This was all done in a handful of scenes over 1 and a half episodes but we've seen very similar (almost identical) story beats and plotlines throughout sydcarmy's story in S2 & S3.

We've also seen throughout the seasons, Tina really struggles with her self confidence and self belief and we've seen Syd struggle with those things too. My interpretation of the difference between them is Tina's been struggling with it for years so it's now settled in as a core belief. We saw it manifest in bouts of anxiety, panic and in her lack of patience finding a job in 3x06...which is understandble but Liza's performance and Ayo's directing really made a point of highlighting Tina's intense impatience and anxiety with her situation in 3x06. Syd's still young, she hasn't struggled with it for as many years so it hasn't settled in as a core belief yet but we're starting to see those bouts of anxiety and panic slowly get worse for her. Syd's also been characterized as impatient since S1.

It reads to me as if Ebra & Tina are a representation of what Carmy & Syd would be years in the future if Carmy doesn't work through his trauma, if they don't learn to communicate properly and listen to each other. That's why Ebra was portrayed as a slightly miserable, "done with life" character in S1. Based on 1x08 we can assume Carmy would also be miserable and "done with life" if things dont go the way he wants and hopes with Syd. (And Carmy does have hope, everything he's been doing the last 2 seasons is because he wants and hopes to be with Syd eventually.)

Lastly, if Carmy & Syd never happen romantically it's likely Syd will end up marrying someone anyway, she's not averse to loving relationships like Carmy is. We found out Tina is married to someone in S3 but she still has the connection with Ebra that Carmy & Syd would have if they never become a couple. At this point with the level of intimacy in Sydcarmy's relationship, even without really knowing much about each other or having a real friendship, they couldn't just go their seperate ways and forget about each other now. This undefined, intimate bond they've formed has tied them together. That's why Syd hasn't left already and is still struggling to decide even though Shapiro basically offered her everything Carmy has offered but wont actually give her; a clearly defined partnership and the chance to build and create something of her own. Carmy & Syd would end up just like Ebra & Tina; friends and partners. Tina frustrated and annoyed with stubborn Ebra at times. Ebra never making steps to grow on his own and having to be pushed and talked into doing new things by Tina, but both of them still sticking by each other in their slightly antagonistic but endearing partnership.

I wanna make it clear this is not all Tina & Ebra are though. They're both still their own characters outside of this representation, this show just likes to tell different layers of storytelling through the same characters.

Thank you for the ask, it was fun writing this!

[dragonkeeper19600]

Submas Nutcracker AU because you people roped me into this.

So, since the twins’ sygna suits debuted in Pokémon Masters, I’ve seen a bunch of people drawing both twins as nutcrackers, which makes since because there are a lot of visual similarities between the snazzy conductors’ outfits they wear and the Hussar uniform you usually see on a nutcracker.

However, in the story, there’s only one nutcracker, so I decided Ingo is going to be our nutcracker. Emmet, on the other hand, gets to be Drosselmeier.

As for our main heroine, Akari will be filling in the Marie/Clara role. And before you guys freak out, no, no romance forms between Akari and Ingo here. Their relationship is more of a surrogate father/daughter bond because, you see, in this AU, Akari is an orphan.

Akari spent most of her childhood on the streets, with only her Pokémon, a stray Eevee, for company. Eventually, she was taken in by Cyllene, who in this AU owns a cleaning service that employs several workers. Akari is basically hired out as a cleaner to homes that can’t afford to employ a maid full time. It’s not a great arrangement. Cyllene does not view Akari as a daughter, and while she provides Akari with free meals, room, and board, she doesn’t pay her anything beyond that. Cyllene’s mentality is basically, “If you want to be taken care of, you’d better work.”

Cyllene did let Akari keep Eevee on the grounds that the pseudo 19th century European setting is dangerous, and Akari could use some protection. But the truth is Akari is so busy with work that she doesn’t get much time to train Eevee, so Eevee is pretty weak.

One Christmas Eve, Akari is hired out to the opulent home of Chairman Rose, who’s throwing a massive Christmas party and could use extra staff.

Akari has never been in a party like this, and even though Cyllene has forbidden her from eating any of the food, touching any of the gifts, or speaking to any of the guests, just to be in the midst of this house with all its decorations and splendor leaves her in awe.

However, she does have her work cut out for her. A lot of the guests brought their kids to the party, and these kids are clearly not used to cleaning up after themselves. The worst offender is Chairman Rose’s young ward, Bede, who seems to delight in purposely dropping things for Akari to pick up.

As you might have guessed, Emmet is at this party. But not as a guest. Emmet in this AU is a toy maker, and Chairman Rose hired him to create an elaborate clockwork display for the party.

As Emmet is about to unravel it, Akari is shunted into another room to clean up a mess, but she’s able to watch through a chink in the door as Emmet dramatically throws off the cloth to reveal a magnificent train table, with a working train rendered in tender loving detail and a perfectly rendered train station that can be opened up like a dollhouse. Clearly, this is something he’s been working on for months.

However, after the initial awe has passed, it doesn’t take long for the kids present to get bored with it. It starts when Roy asks if he can take a ride on the train. Emmet awkwardly explains that’s impossible because the train is way too small. Liza asks if they can take the figures from the station and play with them. Emmet says they can’t because the figurines are fixed to the station, and anyway, they’re too fragile to get played with. Finally, Bede declares that the display is a waste of time because it’s stupid to make a toy that you can’t even play with. Chairman Rose tries to run damage control by asking Emmet flattering questions about how he made something so impressive, but the damage has already been done, and even though he’s trying his best to hide it, Emmet is seriously annoyed.

Akari, watching through the door, is also frustrated. She thinks the display is wonderful, and she can’t believe how unappreciative these kids are. She quickly turns away from the door and gets to work actually cleaning up the mess because she doesn’t want Chairman Rose’s housekeeper, Oleana, to catch her slacking.

However, just as she’s finishing up, the door bursts open and Emmet thunders into the room, fuming about Bede insulting his efforts. Akari was on her hands and knees wiping the floor, and Emmet is so worked up that at first he doesn’t see her staring up at him wide-eyed.

When he does finally notice her, it’s very awkward. He hastily straightens his cravate and apologizes. Akari knows she isn’t supposed to talk to the guests, but she can’t help but speak up, and she meekly tells Emmet that she thought his display was wonderful. She wishes she had the skills to build something like that.

Emmet is cheered by finally meeting a young person who has something nice to say about his creation. He asks her if she’s new, since he’s been to Chairman Rose’s house a few times and never seen her. Akari says she’s temporary help. When Emmet probes her, she ends up confessing her entire situation, how she works for Cyllene for food and lodging and how she doesn’t have a family. But she doesn’t condemn Cyllene at all. On the contrary, because of Cyllene, she no longer has to worry about taking care of Eevee because their next meal is always guaranteed. Sure, the work is hard, but if you want to care for someone, you have to make sacrifices.

Emmet is listening to this speech with his hand on his chin. He seems to be thinking verrrrry deeply about something. Finally, he nods to himself and says that Akari might be the exact type of person he’s been looking for.

Akari is confused. What does he mean by that? Instead of answering, Emmet asks her a question: How would she like a Christmas present?

Akari is flustered. No, she can’t possibly accept that! She’s just a guest; it wouldn’t be appropriate! But Emmet says that’s nonsense. Anyone can receive a gift from anyone on Christmas. So, he pulls out a box he had hidden in his coat. When Akari opens it, she sees it’s a nutcracker in a black and purple conductor’s uniform and wearing a very severe frown. Most kids would find a toy like this to be weird looking, but Akari is beyond grateful to actually have a Christmas present of her own. Emmet tells her that the nutcracker is named Ingo, and she’d better take good care of him because he’s hers now. Akari promises that she will.

Akari gets back to work, keeping the nutcracker in the pocket of her apron so she doesn’t lose it. But Bede seems to take offense at the sight of a maid with a toy and snatches it from her when she’s distracted. He demands to know what Akari is doing with a nutcracker, basically accusing her of stealing it. Akari protests that it was a gift from Emmet. She looks around for Emmet to back her up, but it’s a big house, and she can’t see him anywhere. Bede takes the nutcracker over to a bowl of nuts on the buffet table and starts cracking away, deliberately choosing the biggest and most formidable shells against Akari’s protestations. He’s so rough with the nutcracker that he ends up snapping off the wooden handle on the back. Akari screams, which finally gets the attention of the adults at the party. Chairman Rose hurries over and asks what’s going on. Emmet finally appears and assures Chairman Rose that he gave Akari the nutcracker as a present. Furthermore, he is not pleased that his gift has been broken so quickly. Chairman Rose is eerily calm as he sends Bede up to his room and apologizes to both Akari and Emmet.

Akari, however, is in tears as she takes the broken nutcracker and runs out of the room. Not only is she upset that her gift, the only Christmas gift she’s ever had, was broken mere minutes after she got it, but she’s terrified that her outburst at the party will cause Cyllene to fire her. She apologizes to the nutcracker for being unable to take care of it and wraps the handkerchief from her head around its torso as if it were a bandage.

The party runs late, and when it’s finally over, Akari and the rest of the staff are stuck cleaning so the house will be clean on Christmas morning. It takes so long that it’s almost midnight by the time Oleana tells her she can go home for the night, but Akari is so afraid of facing Cyllene that she stalls in the main hall after the other servants have retired for the night. She sits by the tree, only intending to rest for a few minutes, but the night has been so hectic that are falls asleep.

She’s soon woken up by the clock chiming midnight. And that’s when our villain appears.

(To be continued…)

[percys-lemons]

hello pls tell me about your ocs and/or the world they live in bc im a worldbuilding nut and love that kind.of thing

HEHEHEH YOU ASKED FOR IT

Okkkk so its funny cause i made this before i even read dune or watched star trek but there are similarities which is funny

soooo it’s set in the future and a lot of the planets have civilization, the most advanced being saturn and mars, saturn is fiercely independent and is ruled by the line of dukes (appointed by the queen liza in lh 365) MORE ON THEM IN A SEC

the center and capital planet where all the important rulers meet is mars, and with tensions brewing between saturn and caelum (uranus - ruled by a nasty guy) the leaders decide to send a group of representatives to earth (the only planet completely unaware of this - everything more or less the same not much has changed over the centuries) and the main plot line follows the only survivor of a devastating crash that all but destroys the ship causing our noble protagonist to crash in the sea just off the gold coast in australia.

he does the only logical thing to do in this situation and fall in love with the surfing instructor who assists him. there’s a long story here but i’ve written quite a lot as it is so well move on to the main other plot line

this one follows the second son of the duke of saturn who is in every way like his father and much more fit to rule the planet than his older brother who is unruly and rebellious. he is around 16 or 17 i would guess. the wife of the duke has been missing for 12 years (she disappeared very soon after the third child was born - a daughter) and she was a very famous explorer who located and charted many planets outside the galaxy which otherwise eluded many professors. ( i like her a lot)

ANYWAYS this plotline is fun cause the saturn one the little guy (who i am currently calling Orion) is the designated Project All My Current Miseries On Character and so endures a lot and eventually becomes a tyrannical space dictator before having a fabulous redemption arc only to be killed by tragic occurrences soon after :)))

sooo its funny cause all this came from a random exam question i had two years ago but when i’m bored i like to think about it anyways the main character and the surfing guy (Keith) are the original guy will end up returning to mars together and have this one scene i really like where they come across some martian mountain trolls who engage in a waltz and they share their first kiss and it’s really sweet and i composed a melody for the imaginary string quartet that would spring out of nowhere 🤙🤙🤙

sooo if anyone wants to hear more about the characters themselves or the world or planets or whatever PLEASE ask away i dont mind i cant sleep at the moment so yeah

[vanhelsingapologist]

I am submitting my formal request for folk music ~opinions~ ❤️

Folk music is another one of those genres that’s hard to pinpoint. It’s basically been merging with country and Americana for years. Further, are people asking for traditional folk? Folk metal? Indie folk? Baroque folk? But it’s all folk! Folk, folk, folk. I’ve written it so many times that it doesn’t look like a word. Anyway, I went contemporary/indie/roots folk for this. Started with more woodsy stuff, too.

• Empty Northern Hemisphere by Gregory Alan Isakov. Gregory Alan Isakov is one of those artists I adore and I think he pretty consistently nails it when it comes to folksy themes and instrumentation. His Weatherman album is pretty fantastic. He’s probably considered indie folk, if I had to put a finger on it.

• My Gal, My Guy by Darlingside. The first song I ever heard by them was called Harrison Ford, which is also pretty good, but there’s just something about this song! Also indie folk.

• Oats In The Water by Ben Howard. He has another great one called In Dreams. His earlier music sort of feels like standing in a dead forest. I can’t really explain it beyond that. His newer stuff is a bit more atmospheric, but it’s good.

• Bavarian Porcelain by Sea Wolf. His song Dear Fellow Traveller got some fandom airtime, but his whole discography is pretty good and soaked with forest imagery. My favorite album is probably White Water, White Bloom, but Cedarsmoke is very kind to me.

• Let This Remain by Alana Henderson. Henderson keeps making her way into my playlists. She sort of reminds me of Enya, sort of reminds me of something reminiscent of the Dresdon Dolls, but it’s just enough that she’s got this incredible unique sound.

• Francis by Haley Heynderickx and Max García Conover. This is another one that I have to physically restrain myself from looping. Their voices blend really well, and I’d also consider it my official endorsement of both their music. Heynderickx’s No Face and Show You A Body kill me and Conover’s collaboration on the everything in winter album is worth a listen.

• Deep Green by Marika Hackman. I feel like we can call Marika Hackman folk. Her voice is haunting, her lyrics stick, and she does really neat stuff instrumentally, and she had the folk sound. Not coffeehouse music, so I had to look to see what she’s categorized as. Alternative, it was. Her new album is less folksy, but We Slept At Last definitely is.

• Darlin Corey by Amythyst Kiah. If you haven’t heard any of her work, go listen as soon as possible. She’s got this deep, beautiful sound and writes about isolation in a way that really resonates. It’s hard to find artists who make folk that sounds a hundred years old, but she nails it every single time.

• Love Me Like You Used To by Lord Huron. Lord Huron is an old favorite, and I do think their Long Lost album is my favorite, despite Strange Trails being so well-known. Nothing makes you wanna awoo the way these guys do.

• Traveling On by The Decemberists. I’m a Decemberists fan first, person second. Sometimes I go about my day and “street side smokers, holy rollers” pops into my head at random. Hopefully, you will share my plight.

• Ofelia by Kiltro. Kiltro plays a mixture of shoegaze and Chilean folk. If that doesn’t sound like the best fucking time ever get AWAY from me. Creatures of Habit bumped all year before I graduated.

• The Weight by Amigo the Devil. Darker folk. I think he’s on a playlist called Murderfolk, which just about sums it up. I might put Amigo the Devil in the same camp as AJJ in terms of sound. Slightly different in lyricism.

• Northern Wind by Liza Anne. Their new stuff isn’t folk, but their old stuff is definitely indie folk. I sometimes describe them as drinking cold water, and I think that definitely sticks with their Two album.

As always, I have no idea what I’m talking about. Hope this is good!

[chatterbox-juice]

Juno is important. according to AJHQ on their insta, Juno is NOT an alpha but an ancient hero, which is interesting, because if Juno isn't an alpha, then canonically the arctic wolves has no alpha. for my AU, i've been considering reviving Juno, not because of author's bias, but because narratively, Juno is THE protector of Balloosh, the newest land added to the game. and I don't want to create an Arctic wolf alpha bc

A: shamans can't create anymore shamans after the phantoms (which i'm changing a bit)

B: that's boring

C: the implications of bringing someone from the past back to the present is somewhat horrifying

but yeah, Juno is OLDER than the shamans, and in my au I said "nuh-uh" because I couldn't think of a way of Juno being older that fits the timeline. correction, I just didn't like it.

in the game, they have two major connections to presumably (100%) dead alphas; Star and Fang, the direwolf and sabertooth alphas respectively. Fang is unimportant, and Star is mildly more important than Fang.

Now, while Balloosh really shines in the Juno Era to the Hexagram Era, it existed as far back as the Culture Era, if we're talking about it being established. the land Balloosh was established on most likely existed in the early history eras.

but anyway, to make sense of Peck, Greely, Gilbert, Liza, Graham, and Cosmo being the original six shamans, Star and Fang will no longer be shamans. they'll be important figures, like pack leaders (did sabertooths and direwolves form packs??), but not shamans. Juno doesn't exist here.

Star and Fang are older than the six in terms of age, just to establish that. Juno is younger in age. So how does Juno come to exist?

they're a gift from Mira. prior to this, Star and Fang joined their packs together and wandered just like that, a massive culmination of canine and feline. this most likely takes place in the Dominion Era, so collaboration between different species was unheard of. Star, Fang, and their pack was shunned, pushed to the far marshlands, but Mira had a sort of respect for it. so she gifted them Juno in the form of a feather.

this is also why Juno is nonbinary. they weren't created with a gender. (also they didn't feel entirely comfortable with gendered pronouns later in life)

these marshlands would also later become Balloosh, founded by Star, Fang, and Juno.

but anyway, Star carries around the feather with a piece of twine, treating it as the second coming of God, whilst Fang leads the pack with one of the leaders fixated on a feather. Fang found it redundant, and he always scolded Star for it, but Star herself did not care about what he had to say. Mira respected them. Respected them! if it wasn't obvious, this is from Star's point of view. to Fang, he acknowledged the feather as a gift, but felt that Mira's attention was fleeting. ultimately, in some way, shape, or form, he wasn't entirely wrong.

one day, during the Settlement Era, the feather glowed as bright as the sun, and soon it grew legs, and fur, and ears, and oh god it's a pup now. this pup was baby Juno, the arctic wolf born from a feather. Star and Fang became parents, almost. they were both a bit feral for Juno more tame demeanor, but they loved Star and Fang nonetheless.

[chaserainbows]

cooking some emerald (amano's cut) gym leader teams

roxanne's honestly fine i just think that most rock gym leader teams are very similar and wanted to give her some unique pokemon with the advantage that this makes her gym less of a clean sweep for mudkip and treecko while also giving torchic some neutral damage options

i was gonna say that brawly's team is kinda homophobic considering how overused the machop line is but upon Further Inspection he literally has no other option so i just evolved his ace since makuhita evolves really early and gave him an extra makuhita to show off the evolutionary line

wattson's an interesting case because his team was bad in rs then they fixed it in emerald and clowned it again in oras so really the only thing he needs is to have manectric as his ace

plusle and minun are there because they don't get used anywhere else and he has them (but doesn't use in battle) in oras he could totally keep his voltorb though

also i could add chinchou to give him a ground check but it doesn't really fit his vibe, maybe in rematches

flannery's the most tragic one because on one hand she has a fucking slugma and 2 members of the numel line even though literally everyone in team magma also uses them but on the other hand that's basically the best she can do since slugma evolves super late and hoenn only has 4 non-starter fire options even though it has 4 fire specialist npcs

jail

but yeah i gave her an underleveled magcargo because it's not even that good anyway and pulled in a ninetales from mt pyre because i think it kinda fits her vibe

norman's fun i like the idea of giving him both vigoroth and slaking because they're from the same line but work very differently so they feel distinct

i replaced linoone with dodrio because dodrio's a pokemon that you kinda tend to forget you can catch in hoenn while linoone's very common in his gym but also it's a pokemon you can find in johto and that's his home region

i wanted to give him girafarig for that same reason but the vibe wasn't vibing

winona has a really fun varied team in emerald honestly no notes

i COULD replace swablu with swellow since it's an iconic pokemon of hers in the anime but i kinda like the idea of swablu as a support team member that also foreshadows mother altaria about to clean house, if she had swellow here though it'd also make perfect sense

tate and liza are so camp like they're the only double battle gym leaders until gen 8 and they have a cool concept in emerald with all their pokemon being immune to ground for earthquake spam but at the same time almost every single pokemon they have is weak to water you need surf to get to them and surf's good in doubles in gen 3

their rsoras teams are even campier but i digress

they basically just need more pokemon that don't get one shot by surf so i added wobbuffet and chimecho because they don't get hit by earthquake and it's ridiculous how easy it is to get through emerald without knowing that chimecho exists

also wynaut can be found in mirage island which is very close to mossdeep and i like the implications

juan's also pretty good i basically just added a lanturn so he doesn't have less pokemon than tate and liza and because it does fit his vibe way better than wattson's

i was a little hesitant about keeping crawdaunt because it overlaps with sidney but it's probably okay since it's better for 2 league members to repeat crawdaunt instead of sharpedo like every fucking team aqua member

i also wanted to feature huntail and gorebyss somewhere but couldn't figure out where to fit them on the team and then i realized that they'd be almost perfect for matt and shelly to help them stand out from the rest of team aqua

[animehouse-moe]

The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2 Episode 13: Nothing Venture, Nothing Have I

Hot on the heels of the ending content for part 1, we're finally treated to the continuation that follows with part 2. It might not be the most flashy episode ever to return to, but it does a really great job of setting the tone and providing details, so I'll get right to it.

Firstly, in regards to details I highly recommend checking out the official MahoYome Twitter account as they provide a whole bunch of context and extra details right from the source. Chatting about why characters sit like they do, what might happen if Alcyone takes their mask off, and a great deal of other things. It's a treasure trove of aspects viewers might have missed during the episode.

Anyways, this is about my thoughts on the episode, not the Twitter account's. So, where to really begin. I guess in broad strokes, the direction and boarding through this first episode aren't anything impressive. There's good ideas, but a lot of it stems from the overall style of the season, so I don't feel like there's any real great ideas to point out purely in that context.

What I can point out visually is really cool stuff like this. The college has been sealed off so of course students are on edge, looking to the adults to know what's going on and what will happen. Mahoyome directly counters this by placing two key "adults" in front of the students. The first, the artificial fairy Alcyone that is playing the role of Philomela's guardian. The second is the enigmatic Zacheroni from the end of the previous cour. Both are characters that the students are unfamiliar with, and both are considered somewhat dangerous because of that.

So, how do you convey that feeling of distance and uncertainty? Mahoyome answers with 'stature'. By having the pair tower overtop of the students, you feel a disconnect that you don't see with the other staff within the college. It asserts their position as authority, but in a suffocating manner that can feel uncomfortable.

On the topic of big and imposing characters, Elias continues his story arc of discovering friendship. I really, really like that Yamazaki has separated him from Chise since it allows his experiences and understandings to feel far more organic. Well, maybe that's not the right word, but you can feel Elias groping around in the dark rather than having Chise's guiding hand to contextualize his experiences.

Let's go three for three on big and imposing, why not? The golems that Liza places around the college to patrol are very interesting for two reasons. The first, they're activated by her specialty quill magic (I mean, her last name is Quillyn). The second, what they provide isn't quite the feeling of safety, especially with how they're shown. It's a two parter, where the episode shows a bunch of areas populated by students during the day, and then re-uses those scenes with the golems to create that feeling of discomfort.

Now, onto the main event, Zacheroni's lesson. It does a lot, not really in terms of "wowing" the viewer, but providing context to the world and its characters. Yeah, it's a weird thing to say, but it's almost like Kafka is putting story above all else. Like they're passing up visual flair to ensure that the context of the events is passed through as much as possible. Can't say I'm complaining, but it's just an interesting observation.

So, let's talk what it does during the lesson then.

First of all, it separates the students in Chise's "class" into groups surrounding their socialization. Chise's group all being in one area, while Veronica and Philomela are in another, and so on and so forth. Just a fun little thing that preserves the social aspect of a classroom despite there not being any need to.

It also talks about the use of magic. It might be easy to forget, but how the average person can use magic is entirely different to how a proper sorcerer can wield it. Thankfully, Zacheroni reminds viewers as well as students of that fact. It's much easier to thrust a knife into someone than it is to unleash a spell that could kill them.

He also slips in the fact that protective and defensive magic are much easier to use than offensive.

And finally we get to Chise's fight against Zacheroni's familiar. It's not anything crazy, but once more it provides important visual details, like Chise letting go of the cube instinctually to free her hand to attack.

Perhaps more interesting than the cube though is how she destroys the familiar: by crushing it. Not anything special on its own, but Zacheroni specifically mentions crushing while chocking the one student. Did Chise internalize that aspect and that's why it was the attack chosen by her body? I'm not sure, but it presents a very curious idea about how the different aspects of her "self" interact with one another.

We get to see a few other fights, but they're not really special in what they do, as they provide mostly what you'd expect to see in terms of character details.

Though, I think one part that should be noted is the gazes given by Isaac and Zoe. I think it's also important to consider them both within the context of one another.

Isaac's gaze lands in a specific spot on Philomela, for example, and focuses on putting himself down and raising Philomela up. It's a great and subtle nod to the type of relationship Isaac sees and desires with Philomela as well as how he views himself as a person. That is, nothing more than a tool (though in his eyes, that's a tool maker).

Whereas in contrast, Zoe's gaze meets Lucy as a full person, focusing on her action and confidence during the lesson which inspires Zoe to continue on. It gives the relationship a far more wholesome feel to it that speaks to Zoe's desire to be equal with Lucy, whereas Isaac's is more self-pity and raw desire.

Now, last but certainly not least, Chise (and Rian) and Zacheroni's fight. Really great details where Zacheroni begins on the defensive and allows Chise to have the initiative. However, the more Chise gets into the fight and gets stirred up by Zacheroni, the more that other aspect in her appears. Because of that, Zacheroni actually ends up meeting her on the offensive, but not before his supervisor Sigrid can step in.

It's really an important detail, because we only get to see Zacheroni strike at Chise during this sequence. Chise herself makes no such moves herself. With that in mind, it makes it possible that while Chise was not using that side of herself, it was nonetheless present in her demeanor, which Zacheroni then picked up on.

And this is where the episode comes to an end. We get a scene about Mariel hiring what looks to be the creator of Alcyone, but nothing really too special. The majority of the episode is centered around the danger lurking about the college, and so it does a really solid job of conveying that. There's some off model characters here and there, and the use of CGI can be a little questionable at times, but Kafka remains ambitious with this cour with perhaps a bit more of a level headed approach. The use of CGI vines was most likely impossible to avoid, and there's not really any other massive uses of CGI in the episode. Nor do they try and go above and beyond their abilities with the fights. All in all, I'm very curious to see both how the stories goes over with this second cour, and how Kafka keeps things going in terms of visuals.

[pinkmarbella2050]

ETN Ramble: Season 2 AU

Right... I think this might be becoming a thing. I apologise now.

Anyway, hi, guys! Today, I'm gonna be rambling about a random ETN Season 2 AU I got when I was reading over my PMs with the lovely @rockonfishboy. I very well might write it and put it up on AO3, but I just need to get it out of my system first. So some quick context and TWs before we get into this: 1. Yes, I am obsessed with Season 2. A lot of the characters are very interesting and their dynamics are some of the most interesting in the show. Fight me.

2. This AU idea contains a ton of murder, a bit of stalking, torture and pretty much anything you can think of taken straight out of a horror movie (which is basically ETN, but WAY less censorship) and put into this fic. If you are triggered by any of the above (or anything in the tags that I may not have mentioned above), please do not read this post.

But with all that aside, let's go!

So this AU is based on what I call 'High School/College Horror'. If you need an example, think of things like Unfriended or House of Wax or Happy Death Day. Basically, the movie either features an event that took place at that time and that event triggers the story of the movie or the characters are around that age.

They may not be in college (depends on what exactly I wanna do), but to me, it has that same kind of energy.

Essentially, the AU revolves around the Season 2 cast in a huge mess; due to a massive misunderstanding on their part, Lauren died because of them at a party. In the words of Liza Koshy, Alex is single. And also, because of this, he's also now completely unhinged.

Because here's the thing; he thought he was doing everything right. He thought nobody would have to see this side of him, the side desperate for a normal life beyond his circumstances. He didn't have the best life, but with Lauren, he had a chance to overcome that, to escape it.

They took that away from him.

So his solution? Brutally torture and murder everyone, take their things and build a new life for himself out of the ashes he burned them down to.

Or force them into a death game or something. One of the two.

So what does he do? He makes a list. Gets all the information he can on Lauren's death and, from there, deduces who he thinks is the most-to-least responsible for her death.

From there, he will kill from bottom to top. That way, the people who are the most responsible will suffer more as more of their friends die.

...I swear, all he needs to be No Mercy Percy is a goddamn pepperbox at the rate I'm going. ANYWAY!

I think that one idea that would be really cool is that their deaths are based on their roles from Season 2. So for example:

Alex convinces Andrea her house is haunted and, when she's kinda went a loopy off of it, he kills her.

Alex kills Jesse during a break-in (IDK, Outlaws rob things, it made sense to me).

Tyler and Gabbie die in two of the most dramatic ways known to man.

DeStorm gets pushed onto train tracks.

Tana might have a liquor themed death.

Someone's having a Hitman-esque death.

Imagine Liza being baked into a pie.

Like, that kinda thing. I wanna give Stephen King a run for his money.

IDK how this list would look, but its gonna be wild. I have a feeling, if I do write this, its gonna be something interesting.

...God, I have a sick mind. But somehow, it made more sense than the Detective ramble!

Thanks for reading my carnage and I'll see you next time! Bye!

Your Author, Marbella. <3