#bc it's not a show about revolution it's a show about a girl remembering the way her nanna smells when she hugs her

[izloveshorses]

it’s so beautiful to me that what triggers anya’s memory of her past isn’t some big national secret or something inherently tied to the politics of her family or even her social class, it’s just a simple sensory detail of sitting in a carriage on a hot day and catching sight of a boy running after them

[sendmyresignation]

ok so knee deep in girls to the front which is incredibly interesting to hold up against dance of days. but the number one thing that keeps itching at my brain is like. I feel like so much of the discussion around riot grrl does a disservice to the fact this community was full of literal teenagers, both from the standpoint of why they were taking the specific actions they were, with what little political power young women are able to wield, but also explains why riot grrl... isn't perfect like god forbid the radical thought i had at seventeen doesn't just start a very public and easily hated youth moment but is also scrutinized and held up forever as The Thing You Believe Now. so much of my personal issue re: riot grrl is with the Canon and the retrospective understanding of the scene and much much less to do with the actual things fermenting in young people's minds/motivating them into taking actionable steps to mitigate unrelenting patriarchy because it's admirable to see young people take those steps.

[star-girl69]

New Romantics

Clarisse La Rue x Fem!AphroditeCabin!Reader

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sypnosis: you and clarisse meet during a capture the flag game, In A Good Way prequel!!

a/n: IM SO GLAD EVERYONE LIKES MY CLARISSE FIC ☹️☹️☹️☹️ i have so many planned but i just wanted to say thank you all sm!!!! this one is so silly….. i hope you all enjoy!!

LMK IF YOU WANNA BE ON MY CLARISSE TAGLIST!!!!!!

New Romantics - Taylor Swift

warnings: violence, swearing, mentions of death and blood, insane clarisse bc she gets a LITTLE too into capture the flag, protective clarisse obvi i will never write a fic without her showing up, clarisse makes me SWOON if you couldn’t tell, not proofread we get turned into pine trees like thalia over here, tell me if i missed anything!!

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Your legs ache. You’ve been at Camp Half Blood all your life, but you just spent the entire school year doing absolutely nothing. It was an adjustment. You’re already being forced into the horrible tradition of capture the flag. You met up with your favorite and best friends Jackie and Tyla at the beginning of summer, and you’ve all been attached to the hip ever since.

The three of you thought you could escape to a random part of the woods and skip out.

It’s not like you were lazy, or couldn’t hold your own in a fight- but you had just taken turns doing each others nails yesterday, and it would be such a shame to see them all smudged and broken.

You were on the red team, so you watched as the incomparable Clarisse La Rue ran around instructing everyone what to do- completely skipping past the three of you. Jackie took it to heart, complaining about how she had lasted two minutes sparring with Clarisse once, and she had no right to label all Aphrodite kids as weak and useless.

You remember the night you finally made it to the crest of camp, blood staining your hands, your satyr protector dead on the ground behind you as some monster you didn’t know the name of chased after you.

The three of you thought maybe a nice walk at the edge of the woods would be nice, when suddenly a squadron of the blue team came running out trying to catch you as prisoners. It wasn’t a rule of the game, but it was generally expected that that the winner had more prisoners, or else the victory just didn’t seem right.

The blue team saw Aphrodite kids as easy targets to pick off.

This felt all too familiar to that stormy light, your pounding heart, looking around as everything crashed around you. One of them even jumped down from the freaking trees, and you screamed at the top of your lungs as all three of you sprinted off into different directions.

There was only one chasing behind you, a Hermes kid you didn’t know the name of, but he was fast on your tail.

Just as you had reached the crest of the hill, you screeched at the top of your lungs as you saw four figures in front of you. A satyr. Two girls. One boy.

“Not another one,” the stayr moaned, before beckoning you towards them. You stayed frozen in place. The monster was big and slow, but you could hear it approach.

The boy held out his hand.

“I promise,” he breathed, locking eyes with the smaller girl, maybe a year or two younger than you, before looking up at the older girl. You could tell she was battle hardened, she was ready to win this. “We’ll all make it to camp.”

Both monsters chasing you let out ear-piercing roars, and you quickly slapped your hand into his and sprinted away.

Thalia, you would later learn her name, didn’t survive that night. But you did. Luke did. Annabeth did.

The three of you will forever be bonded by that, even if you’re on different teams in capture the flag. Gods, you wish it was Luke chasing you right now- but it’s not.

You’ve forgotten everything about swords and fighting in exchange for the Russian Revolution and the Periodic Table. You hate school even more in this moment.

He reaches out towards you and you’re distracted by his hand touching your shoulder, heart pounding in your ears, and you trip right over a root and stumble before falling to the ground.

You faintly see the flash of bronze armor pass you, then you suddenly hear a body slam into the ground. You whip around, only to find a girl wearing a red-tipped helmet on top of the boy chasing you.

“Clarisse!” she shouts. “I got him!”

You breathe heavily, watching at the boy yells and tries to buck her off of him, but you faintly remember seeing her constantly around Clarisse. She must be another Ares kid, which means there’s no way she’s letting this Hermes kid gets away.

Clarisse saunters out of the woods on your left, looking between you and the boy on the ground.

You sit up on your hands, watching it all play out, not able to catch your breath.

She smiles, slow, like a cheshire cat.

Gods, why does she have to look like that? Why does she have to smile like that? Why does she have to make you feel this way?

Why doesn’t she just drop the spear and make out with you?

“So, this is the dummy who thinks it’s funny to chase around Aphrodite kids,” she says, slowing walking turns him. The girl holds up his head so he has to look at Clarisse. She places the end of her spear into the dirt. She leans down in front of him. “Well, I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the Aphrodite cabin is on the red team, right? Right?”

The girl tugs his head up and he winces, but nods.

“And who captains the red team? Cause I think it’s me, isn’t it?”

He’s learned his lesson. He nods quickly, now.

“I’m feeling nice today. Why don’t you apologize to the pretty girl, and maybe I won’t kill you.”

His eyes lock with yours. He says nothing.

“I said apologize, dumbass.”

He glares at Clarisse.

“You’re fucking insane.”

She laughs a bit. “It’s capture the flag, Zander, why are you not getting a little crazy? Chasing after Aphrodite kids is just embarrassing, honestly.”

“Fine,” he spits. “Fucking fine. I’m sorry.”

“Was that so hard?” she coos. She nods, and the girl let’s him go.

Holy Hades if that wasn’t the hottest thing you’ve ever seen.

He runs straight off into the woods after a moment, when he realizes they’re not gonna chase after him, not now at least.

The other girl turns to you. “You ok?”

“Yeah, yeah,” you dust off your knees. “There’s more of them by the edge, just so you know. Just north of the river.”

The girl smiles. “Gods, yes. Fuckin’ love destroying the Hermes cabin.”

Clarisse turns to you. She tilts her head to the side, watching you breath heavily on the ground. She sticks out your hand. Your grab it quick, scared she might pull away, and her hand is so warm and fits perfectly with yours. She pulls you up and you dust off your knees.

The other girl takes off running, following the boy, yelling for Clarisse to hurry up.

She smiles a bit, and you swear to Zeus her cheeks are a little flushed, you swear she looks at your lips for a second.

She brushes her thumb across her cheek.

“You’ve got some dirt on your face, gorgeous.”

She runs off before you can say anything, electrical spear crackling to life.

Oh, you fucking love capture the flag.

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clarisse “you’ve got some dirt on your face, gorgeous” la rue the woman you are

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[ineffablenlghtingales]

So I was thinking. Please, friends, correct me if I'm not remembering correctly (bc haha it happens sometimes, like the hangover bit in my last recap)...but nobody...as in nobody, not Aziraphale, not anyone, told Crowley or insinuated that he should drink the laudanum and therefore prevent Elspeth's unaliving herself, and resulting in (him helping her, encouraging her to the exact opposite of what he's meant to as a demon) what we presume is punishment since he's dragged down to Hell afterward.

Okay, that happened in Edinburgh, in 1827.

Now let's go back to the French Revolution, (1789 - 1799) which, needless to say, was before that.

Aziraphale is ready to thank Crowley for helping him out, but the demon sharply warns him not to. To paraphrase, "Don't. If Hell finds out, I've been helping an angel, I'll be in trouble. My lot doesn't send rude notes." What am I trying to say here?

Crowley knew full well the trouble he could get in to if he was caught helping an angel. It's exactly why he doesn't want unwelcome ears to hear Azi thanking him for a good thing he isn't even supposed to be doing. Whether he knew all the details or had experienced it himself earlier than 1827, we don't know (hah at least I don't know, I haven't read the book just yet and this is all I know), but one thing I'm 99.999% sure of is that he's probably the only demon in Hell in this show who has done anything remotely good. I mean, I don't think Eric, Hastur or Ligur were wandering around doing stuff like that. So any memory or past experience Crowley has of the misfortune that might befall him because no good deed goes unpunished....I think would come from personal experience.

Now, that being said, it seems that in 1827, Crowley, of his own volition and without anyone else suggesting he do it, did what he did and ended up saving the girl. Also, telling her to be 'not pretend-y good but properly good'. So we assume, he gets punished for that.

I was just thinking about this and it seemed an interesting connection. And yet another reason why despite the fact that I love both Aziraphale and Crowley (because you cannot separate the ineffable husbands) I love Crowley just a little bit more.

[stackslip]

Always embarrassing to like smth people are saying sucks (and scary in case you watch it and end up agreeing with them) so that's why I'm on anon but I strongly disagree with the people saying Code Geass is fun but not good (paraphrased badly). It IS a fantastic show actually. Here's my very long essay about why you should watch it.

I got my brother interested in rgu by comparing it to Code Geass bc it's his favorite show. You'll be disappointed if you're expecting them to be actually similar, bc they're not really, but they have a similar tone in that it switches rapidly between Serious Plot and Touga Punches a Kangaroo. There's an episode where they have to chase a cat and that's what they do that day. The plot isn't all that similar and the comedy isn't all that similar but it's similarly inconsistent in swapping between the two. And I would argue that it doing this is thematically relevant, bc it's a double life show. Lelouch has his alter ego as Zero and when he's Zero everything feels different to when he's Lelouch. School life is just stupid in comparison, and he's constantly frustrated by it. His school life is pretty much just a humiliating liability, but he can't easily abandon it, so he just has to live with the fact that in between fighting in giant robots he has go to pizza parties (sponsored by Pizza Hut tee em) and whoops! It's Valentine's Day so everyone in the school has to wear heart hats and if a girl knocks off his hat they get to kiss him!!! And he's forced to take that seriously even though he knows how dumb it is and would much rather be commanding robots.

Now look. I do have to warn you. There is a part where he says if he wins the revolution he's gonna make the United States of Japan. That part isn't good. I want you to know I know that part is bad. The politics of this show are Not Always Great. HOWEVER. When I was watching, the main thing that compelled me politically about it was the contrast between Suzaku as the person who wants to Change Things From the Inside vs Lelouch who wants to actually just shoot the people who are oppressing you. Suzaku sucks and the show knows it and I like the show knowing it.

I'm not gonna argue this is a show with generally good politics, but it's not a show that actually cares a whole lot about, like, how a country should be run. The bad guys say fascist shit about like the strong ruling over the weak and the natural order, and they're racist against Japanese people, and the good guys want. I dunno, Freedom. Democracy. United States of Japan. They're bad guys and good guys. That's not what the show is about. The show is about the specific motivations of our important characters. Lelouch talks about wanting Japan to be free or whatever but he makes it very clear from the beginning that the Only thing he Actually cares about is creating a world where his little sister can be happy. And later on you find out what the evil emperor guy is trying to do too (although it's kinda more abstract and weird. Arguably another point of comparison between this and rgu, when it cares more about themes than about telling you What's Actually Happening). I guess I shouldn't act like the political positions of the two sides are irrelevant, but I really don't think it's the focus. Lelouch's politics are My Sister and secondarily I suppose Free Japan if I have time. Suzaku's politics are Free Japan but also you have to be niceys to the government and do what they say bc they're in charge :). The freedom fighters' politics are Free Japan. The Brittanian's politics are We Do What We Want. It's not gonna be a realistic depiction of a good revolution bc the writers didn't know anything about those.

And here I suppose I have to say that I last watched it probably years ago when my politics were worse, so maybe the politics are generally worse than I remember. But my point is you should treat the specific politics stuff like you treat the chess stuff. No one in the writers' room knew how to play chess. They probably didn't bother to watch someone play chess before writing it. When Lelouch says you should move your king first bc "how can a king expect his subjects to lead if he stays back and does nothing" laugh at it and take it as a thematic statement about Lelouch's beliefs. When he says United States of Japan laugh at it and. Well I suppose that one isn't even thematic. You see what I mean though.

Another warning is that there's a specific Very Important plot point that doesn't really make sense and feels really dumb and cheap. That specific thing genuinely does undermine a lot of the show, because it happens kinda suddenly and is very serious and the whole rest of the show is majorly impacted by it and it's very difficult to ignore that that Doesn't Make Sense At All. And you're supposed to be really upset and like. It just doesn't make sense. The second time I watched it it didn't feel as egregious as the first time but the first time I think I almost stopped watching. My advice is to do your best to pretend it makes sense bc I think the results of that thing are actually interesting.

Generally, I think that's the important thing to remember actually. Maybe that's my thesis. Of the essay. Yeah, that sounds smart. Code Geass is a show that doesn't always make total sense, and even when it mostly makes sense it's frequently Really Dumb, so like I can see why people might come away with the impression that it's just a silly nothing show where robots fight and he says United States of Japan. But genuinely I think there's a lot to get from it thematically if you can take it just seriously enough to see what it's trying to do.

There's more I kinda wanna say but I think I need to text my mom back and I can't save asks as drafts. Um um last two points, first, how much you like the show probably depends at least a little on your tolerance for Anime Geniuses knowing everything and pulling bullshit, I don't think Lelouch is as bad in that department as Light Yagami but smth to consider. And second don't watch the movies. The movies suck.

honestly anon i'm genuinely charmed by your sheer passion for this. it feels like it's mirroring me when i defend my fave flawed media including me with fma 03 tbh. like YES it sucks the politics suck but IT IS compelling. that's the kind of shit i enjoy most, ngl. you've made your case convincingly. i think what i really hate is when people claim something is The Most Perfect Thing Ever and then you watch it and it's dogshit in a number of ways that people absolutely refuse to acknowledge and definitely some code geass fans are Like That but also your talking about it kinda echoes how some friends i trust have been talking about it too. i think i'm still gonna go in with low expectations if/when i do watch it, mostly bc that allows me to be pleasantly surprised by something the series DOES do well.

also i grew up on 2000s shounen and seinen. my tolerance for anime bullshit is extremely high as long as i'm into what it's doing thematically or character wise tbh

[remingtonshrine]

Hi i know you post alot of remington photo, i was wondering if u could give me any photos that show his tattoos bc im doing a remington cosplay but google and insta r making it hard to find clear photos of his tattoos

Hiii okay so i'm going to try my best on this it may be very sloppy and quick, mans got a lot of tattoos, and yes its hard to find clear specific images of them. I felt like i've seen a masterpost before going thru all his tattoos but it would have been out of date anyway. But starting from the top (literally):

he has this neck tattoo:

behind his neck, a Nirvana tattoo:

here's a good pic of all his tattoos on his torso (as of recently i think, minus neck tattoo):

on the right side of his chest it says "revolution" the other quote his torso I couldn't find much info about.

his left arm, from the top he has a girl in a headdress, a ship, an anchor tattoo (you can see better in the image above), "Crybaby", and a Death Eater mark (from Harry Potter):

another image showing his Medusa tat and another one underneath that one (I can't remember what it says) also showing his X on the hand which he has matching ones with his brother's and other band members:

on that same hand he has this heart tattoo, along with another wrist tattoo:

on his left arm, a skeleton tattoo. bow and arrows, some crosses, a bird, another quote, a key, a little star, a huge compass, peter pan silhouette, skull tattoo on his hand: (old image to somewhat recent image)

under neath Peter Pan it says "sorry mom":

he has "Leith" tattooed on the wrist next to peter pan. and on the inside of his left arm he has an Edward scissor hands tattoo, a sword, a moon, little Palaye symbol, and what looks like might be another word:

featuring the free mason tattoo on his waist.

on his hands he has this "Mischief" tattoo (very old image):

and lastly, his leg tattoos, here is the most unclear, unflattering photo of Remington i could find that featured his leg tattoos:

on his right leg, a Vitruvian man tattoo:

on his left, virgin mary (???) or simply a girl with a veil idk:

then on his left ankle he has this joker tattoo:

there's also probably another tattoo below that, but it was hard enough finding an image showing his left leg tattoo:

and there is my very quick and vague tour of his tattoos that i know of, August 2023. he has a lot of tattoos so i don't doubt that i may have missed a few. Hope this helps you somewhat :))

[all-lars-bars]

Notes for Submas in Rapture so I can empty my brain

Ingo and Emmet with their passion for trains went down to Rapture with their employer Prentice Mill. They both helped blueprint, engineer, and manage the Atlantic Express trains and railways.

When the Express was sold off, the twins went with it, and despite their attempts at contacting their now former employer to convince him otherwise, they never hear from Mill again.

Around the same time Johnny Topside was hoppin around Rapture, the twins, namely Ingo are put under some scrutiny and allegations, I don't really know what but something bad enough that Ingo got sent to Persephone. Because someone's gotta suffer, right.

Anyway, in his brother's absence, Emmet does his damndest to keep the Atlantic Express running in spite of all the splicers and the literal Civil War going on. But eventually he's chased away

Maybe he joins Atlas's revolution bc hey, what does he have to lose at this point, but eh, it doesn't sit right with me. Then again, that could be how Emmet feels about it too. It just generally doesn't settle well with him, but if there's a way to stick it to Andrew Ryam he'll take it.

Back to Ingo, I imagine he meets a similar fate to Topside, Plasmid Test Dummy turned Alpha Series and bonded to a single Little Sister

And that Little Sister is Akari in my mind. I've said it before and I'll say it again: I am a sucker for Pokemon Legends Arceus. And also a sucker for Uncle/Papa Ingo dynamics

I have this scene in my mind where Ingo and Akari are out harvesting ADAM when Emmet sees them and watches them for a bit before realizing this Big Daddy has his brother's mannerisms. It even sounds like a train instead of a whale like the rest (which is also 'cause Ingo's too loud for the BD voicebox so he fucked that up).

Anyways, Emmet immediately makes an assumption and tries to go to Ingo. However, he's still a Big Daddy, one bonded to this little girl.

In my mind, Akari is a special case as a Little Sis, as she's full of curiousity which in the ADAM tainted state of mind means she doesn't see a threat until it hits her and Ingo doesn't hurt anything unless Akari tells him to. Neither of them like it when people get too close though, even if they don't see it as a threat

That is to say Emmet gets pretty damn close before he's pulled away by some of his braver allies. All the while begging for his brother.

Neither Akari or Ingo really hear him, not in their states of mind. But they can see his emotion.

"Who was that, Papa?" Ingo lets out a low whistle. "He looked lonely." Another, higher whistle in agreement. "Maybe the next time we see him, we should say hi! I think he'd like that!" He sighs so softly.

I'd like that too

Back to the storyline, I like to think that Ingo and Akari find Jack after he fell through the vents in an escape from Fontaine, helping Tenenbaum and the other little girls bring him to the Sanctuary

Ingo, seeing all the little girls just being little girls has a moment of clarity, some light through the fog of his mind.

He doesn't want Akari to spend the rest of her life in Rapture.

So he leaves her with Tenenbaum and leaves, both the cure and separation causing him to go into a coma.

The last thing he gives Akari is a hat they had found on their travels that she had him try on. It's a bit big on her head, but she'll grow into it.

Then his little girl is cured and rescued.

Until more little girls go missing around the world and Tenenbaum goes back down to rapture.

Over the eight years of surface life, Akari has been raised by her Uncle Jack and Aunt Brigid, always remembering her dear Papa. She shows interest in the scientific field, so when she's old enough she begins working as an apprentice under her Aunt, learning everything the good doctor does and doesn't teach her

Thanks to her "pursuit of science" mindset she can handle large amounts of grotesque scenery and gore. She has even thought about specializing in Forensic Sciences when she gets the chance

Back to the return, although Tenenbaum insists Akari stays behind, the young girl manages to sneak onto the submersible and didn't get caught until they both had to flee from Splicers

After some reprimanding, Akari stayed with Tenenbaum and their rescued little sisters until Eleanor and Delta come along

Watching her Aunt bring an Alpha Series back to life, it gave the girl hope for her dad

So through more mischief and stubborness, she ends up tagging along with Delta and Sinclair (she calls him Gus, much to his disdain) to head to Persephone. Or in her case, simply to Fontaine Futuristics. If there's anywhere a comatose Alpha Series could be, it's there

At some point, they find Emmet, tug him along, ya know. 'Course, Akari hasn't told him who she is, but she doesn't think that's the best thing to share at the moment

Soon enough they get abducted by Lamb, escape, rescue Ingo and Gus, get outta Rapture via lifeboat and dozens of children, and all live happy on the surface

[mokushiyami]

What are some of the big differences between the anime and manga of Revolutionary Girl Utena? I've heard several times that the manga is rather weak compared to the anime but it's hard to find anything about it online.

Where do i even start? Sometimes it doesn’t even feel like the same story but i might not remember all the details because it’s been a long time since i read the manga for the last time. Also this is only about the main series i’m not gonna get into after the revolution and adolescence.

-Nanami and Shiori are not characters in the manga. Shiori does appear in the side story though

- The black rose saga again is just a side story, it doesn’t hold the same importance

- Touga’s character. The manga is a lot more forgiving to him than the anime, largely because nanami is not there so we don’t get him emulating akio in relation to his own sister and he seems to be more “awake” than the others

- Juri’s character. I’m not gonna go into super details but in the manga she’s in love with Touga…

- IIRC Miki’s affections are not towards Anthy but towards Utena and he is, well he is worse in the manga imo

- Utena is not that different, save for the ending

- Anthy and Akio have a very different backstory, there are no swords of hatred

- There is no projection motif which in turn makes Dios and The Castle semi-real, a construction of Anthy’s power

- The student council goes up to the castle with Utena and Anthy, the other three get locked up in coffins to protect them but Touga is with them to the very end giving us the idea that Touga is the next to leave

- The “good dios” and “bad dios” are a bit more literal in the manga. As in Akio says they are two souls who share a body and Akio himself tried to kill the good Dios when he kept on helping others

- Utena sort of kills Akio? Like slashes him across the chest unites him with the “good dios” which makes him cease to exist.

- Anthy… well anthy has more outwards agency for one. Unfortunately that manifests in the way of her damning herself to the rose bride fate and not it being a result of… well everything else, the swords of hatred and everything. However it is very much implied that she is the only thing that keeps this whole show running, it is her power at the end of the day that keeps dios alive (anthy says dios gave her the power but also neither of these people are reliable narrators).

- The manga is a lot less revolutionary (ha ha) than the show. While in the show you learn that the concept of the prince is futile, manga utena maintains her belief in the prince until the very end, she tells anthy “i will end as your prince” and takes the place that dios was occupying so far

- Because Akio basically dies, there’s no satisfying scene of Anthy telling him she’s leaving. Instead we see that after the castle has collapsed, no one but Anthy and Touga remember Utena. Anthy now wears a boy’s uniform and is basically living in honor of Utena. As the castle was collapsing a rose ring falls to her and it calls her name. Anthy says she is going to search for Utena bc as long as she has the rose she knows she’s out there. We do get a panel of them reuniting so that’s cool i guess.

That’s all that i can remember atm. All in all, i’d say if you have watched the series and have a couple of hours to spare you can read it. It’s probably online somewhere, and it’s only like 6 or 7 chapters and like 700 pages

[genesic-archives]

Nunnally's Halloween Ch 1-1: Hello, Halloween 

This is a translation of the first section of Nunnally's Halloween. This chapter shows Nunnally gets handed a book by Gigi while she and Liu Ki are researching stuff to host a Halloween party when them, Hong Yu, and Lelouch get swept up inside the terrifying book.

Next Section - All Story Sections

The story opens up inside the big library inside Fimbulwinter (kind of like the library sections in C's World during R2) with Nunnally and Liu Ki (a character from the story 'Crimson of the Blood Path') are searching though a few bookshelves.

Liu Ki: Let’s see, this is... a 'European Industrial Revolution’ manga. This one is...'A Beginner’s Guide to Orange Recipes'. This one is...umm. 'Britannia Style Superlative Checkmate Guide’?

Liu Ki and Nunnally suddenly spring into view.

Nunnally: Well, that’s a book my brothers would like.

Liu Ki: Is that so…? 

Nunnally: Yeah. My big brother Lelouch and other brother Schneizel often enjoyed playing chess. Oh right, chess is played according to specific rules. It's a game where you compete for each other's pieces.

Liu Ki: Come to think of it, Liu Cang was also fond of such things. It's good for formulating strategies.

(AN: Liu Cang was was a Chinese politician who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. For those who don't know, Crimson of the Blood Path is a historical fiction of the fall of the Han Dynasty so the characters from that story that are here [Hong Yu, Liu Ki, and the aforementioned Liu Cang] are from that era [around 200 BC] which also explains later why the two of them get very confused around the concept of Halloween since they did not celebrate it in this era).

Nunnally: It seems so. How did my brothers do it? I was always too eager to see if I could checkmate my opponent.

Liu Ki: Come to think of it, lately the men have been getting together and talking about war a lot. Maybe they get excited about things like that.

Nunnally: That's right. It seems like your brother is also getting really feverish as well. 

Liu Ki: I guess that’s why you've been looking a little lonely lately.

Nunnally: Haha, maybe so.That's why I'm glad that you invited me to look for something. Oh, by the way, what are you looking for?

Liu Ki: Hmm. I can't find it. Maybe I'm searching the wrong way. 

Nunnally: Normally, if you ask Archive, they will bring it to you right away.

Light footsteps are heard as Al walks up to the girls.

Al: Huh? Nunnally and Liu Ki, are you looking for something?

Liu Ki: Yes. I'm looking for the book about ‘Halloween’ that Nunnally told me about.

Al: Halloween? Oh, that thing about dressing up and getting candy?

The screen fades into a flashback Al has of Gigi dressing up as a bunny girl during chapter 2.

Al:  ...Ah, if Gigi hears about it, I'm sure she'll make a fuss about cosplaying again!

It then abruptly cuts back to Al and the girls talking.

Nunnally: When I told Liu Ki about Halloween, she asked me in detail what kind of event it was… I don’t know much about Halloween either.'' Milly once told me, ``When you think of Halloween, it's just like cosplay!'' Which is just what I told her.

Al: Yeah, if you say what the chairman said is correct, it matches up.

Liu Ki: Cos…play?

Nunnally: We all dress up like cats and wolves and have fun together. Plus, there's a lot of candy.

Al: ‘Trick or Treat’. It’s a phrase that means ‘if you don’t give me some sweets, I’ll play a prank on you’.

Nunnally: Al, are you familiar with this holiday? 

Al: No, not at all. I'm a person who knows something even if I don't remember it, but when it comes to Halloween, I only know about it as a seasonal event. You make pumpkin lanterns, dress up in costumes, and have parties with lots of sweets and food.

Liu Ki: Wow…That sounds so interesting! 

Nunnally: Hehe. If you're okay with it, How about we all have a Halloween party?

Al: That's a good idea. Even though time has stopped, that doesn't mean we can't hold seasonal events.

Liu Ki: Are you sure? Our mission is to defeat the ‘Moon of the End’...

Nunnally: I think it's fine. Sometimes you need to rest your mind. 

Al: That's right, Nunnally has a point. Let's talk to everyone else later!

Liu Ki: Thank you so much!

Nunnally: I’m looking forward to it, Liu Ki. 

Liu Ki: Yes! 

Al (whispering): For that reason, I need to research Halloween properly. I think I'll also look for Halloween books for Liu Ki and the others…

Al then starts muttering to himself while looking for books around the library.

Al: Hmm, I think a book like the history of civil events would be good. Where are they? Archive... seems to have disappeared at the moment. What a shame. Huh? Is that…

??? (Hong Yu): In other words, this formation...was it a Pattern Shiguma? This guy's tactic is to lure the enemy out and attack them all at once.

??? (Lelouch): You're quick to understand. But that's not all. Even if we don't resort to diversion, we can take the initiative.

Lelouch and Hong Yu now pop into view, seemingly deep into a conversation about their battle tactics for the upcoming Battle of Shantraj (mentioned in the main story).

Hong Yu:  I see. Even if you set up a choice between the two, will you be able to make sure that your side has an advantage? 

Lelouch: That's right. That's the summary. Did you understand the contents? I want you to remember this for future operations.

Hong Yu: Ah, it's alright. Anyway...

Lelouch: What is it? 

Hong Yu: I'm glad you weren't our enemy during our time. You’re as good a strategist as Liu Cang. I envy those who can fight under your command.

Lelouch: Hmm... It's quite an honor to be ranked next to a great strategist who left his name in history. However, a good strategist is not necessarily a good person.

Hong Yu: Hey now, what’s that supposed to mean? 

Lelouch: Strategies sometimes require discernment. This includes cutting things off and giving up on them, no matter how good or close the person is.

Hong Yu: Ah, I see. But that includes you, right? In that case, I believe in your plan.

Lelouch: Hong Yu… Heh, you’re quite a strange man, aren't you? 

Al: I'm sorry to interrupt your passionate discussion, but could we talk for a moment?

Hong Yu: Hey, it’s Al. What’s up? 

Al: There's something I'd like to ask Lelouch. What book should I look up to find out about Halloween?

Hong Yu: When you say ‘Halloween’, do you mean like a talisman or something? I heard that guy Tamaki was having a party or something...

Al: I guess that person just wants to have a party.

Lelouch: Hong Yu wasn’t wrong when he said it involved talismans, but it was originally known as a folk event that had its origins in a harvest festival. Does that clear things up? 

Al: Actually, I was thinking of having a Halloween party...

Lelouch: Hmm. Al, are you talking like Tamaki too?

Al: No, that’s not it… 

Lelouch: We need to defeat the 'Moon of the End' and move the world forward. Our… No, we should be fighting for the future of the world itself. At this time, it's probably Halloween. However, this is not the time to be involved in parties and such. It's rubbish.

Nunnally appears again, looking upset in the background.

Al: Hey, Lelouch! Watch your words…

Liu Ki: Nunally, can you tell me what happened just now…

Hong Yu: Liu Ki and Nunnally. What's wrong with you two? You look so sad…

Al: Well, you see, Nunnally and- 

Suddenly, Gigi pops up out of nowhere, jumping on top of Al in an attempt to jump scare him, dressed head to toe in a witch's uniform.

Gigi: THE AIR’S HEAVY! BOO-! 

A loud sound of clattering and banging is heard as the two splatter on top of each other.

Al: GYAH-

Hong Yu: Hey, are you guys okay? It sounded like you crushed a frog.

Liu Ki: That was the sound you hear when you accidentally splash a big puddle on a rainy day…

Gigi: What's wrong, everyone? The air feels heavy. Like about 1085 hectopascals heavy.

Lelouch: That's the pressure of a typhoon. It's not appropriate to describe the air as that heavy.

Gigi: Alright, alright, no more small comments. Instead, take a look at my outfit!

The camera takes a moment to pan upward to fully show off her new look.

Liu Ki: Wow...that's such a cute costume.

Gigi: I know, right!? I call it ‘Gigi’s Halloween Party Style’!

Lelouch: I got it. Now if you don't hurry, your boyfriend will suffocate to death.

Gigi: Oh no, for some reason my butt feels ticklish.

The screen then fades into Al popping back on screen, looking flustered.

Al: Puh! It’s so hot! Jeez! What’s going on all of a sudden?! I mean, why are you already cosplaying?

Gigi: I just heard from Nana-chan and the others and went to go change my clothes, alright? 

Al: Since you just changed clothes, do you by any chance prepare cosplay costumes for each event?

Gigi: Uh-huh~! 

Al: No, I'm not praising you. I'm not in that kind of mood right now.

Gigi: I know, I know. That's why I brought this! 

Hong Yu: Huh? Gigi, what is that book? 

Gigi: A present for Nana-chan~!

Nunnally: Me? 

Gigi: Yup! It seems like a book related to Halloween. Look, the cover is a pumpkin!

Liu Ki: Then, is the book about Halloween? 

Gigi: Maybe, maybe, probably!

Hong Yu: That’s kinda vague. 

Gigi: There is nothing certain in the world, Hong Yu. Now, I'm going to present this to Nana-chan. Go on, open it~! 

Nunnally: No, I just wanted to find out for Liu Ki to…Wha!?

Suddenly, white light flashes the screen as Nunnally becomes en-covered in a golden light with pumpkins popping out of every direction.

Al: What?! What's this light? No, this feeling...!

Lelouch: Nunnally! 

Nunnally: !?

The screen slowly fades to white as the sound of a Geass goes off as all the characters get summoned into the book, letting it fall flat on the floor. After a moment, Archive finally arrives within their library.

Archive: Oh? It sounded like I heard voices from inside the library, but…There's no one here… Oh. What kind of person would treat a book so poorly? It's a barbarous act to leave a book on the floor and walk away.

[elastijubilee]

Favorite TV Shows Ever (in no exact order):

Frasier (1993-2004)

Cheers (1982-1993)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003)

Angel (1999-2004)

Schmigadoon! (2021-present)

Pushing Daisies (2007-2009)

Fringe (2008-2013)

Westworld (2016-2022)

Alias (2001-2006)

I Dream of Jeannie/Bewitched (I couldn't pick, ok?) (1965-1970) (1964-1972)

Honorable Mentions (Some who honestly may be faves depending on how I feel):

That Girl (1966-1971)

The Golden Girls (1985-1992)

Saturday Night Live (1975-present)

30 Rock (2006-2013)

Bob's Burgers (2011-present)

The Middle (2009-2018)

Poledark (2015-2019)

The Muppet Show (1976-1981)

Key & Peele (2012-2015)

Grimm (2011-2017)

Doctor Who (2005-present, and I'll watch classic at some point)

Xena: Warrior Princess (1995-2001)

Community (2009-2015)

The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)

The Big Bang Theory (be mad) (2007-2019)

Daredevil (2015-2018)

Other TV Shows I've Enjoyed A LOT:

The Owl House

Gravity Falls

Dead Like Me

Lost

I Love Lucy

Futurama

Supernatural

Arcane

Parks and Recreation

The Office

Firefly

The Nevers

WKRP in Cincinnati

News Radio

Wings

The Nanny

Married with Children

MadTV

M*A*S*H

Big Brother US

That 70s Show

The Burns and Allen Show

My Hero Academia

Black Clover

She-Ra: Princess of Power

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

Plus, there are others that I have liked and enjoyed throughout my life but these are the top ones and ones I've watched the most...in some cases I'm still finishing some and they could change placement in this hierarchy.

TV Shows I Hope to Start Someday:

True Detective (hopefully soon)

Miami Vice

Poker Face

Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies

Black Sails

The Expanse

Yellowjackets

Yellowstone

Weeds

Breaking Bad

Better Call Saul

Star Trek Discovery

Wonderfalls

Crystal Lake (whenever that comes out)

Mare of Easttown

That 90s Show

Timeless

Revolution

Dark

1899

Orphan Black

A League of Their Own

Fraggle Rock

Barry

Top Shows I Saw the Potential or What Others Like But Either Wasn't for Me or I Had Strong Critiques of:

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

Centaur World

Star Vs. the Forces of Evil

Voltron

Single Parents

The Great North

Once Upon a Time

Glee (haven't finished yet but s1 was great with some fun stuff in s3 and everything else I've seen has been up and down and really awful in places)

Galavant

Dollhouse (though I'm thinking about picking up again bc I remember ep 4 being a lot better than the first 3)

Scream Queens season 2 (but maybe nobody likes that one?)

American Horror Story

The Muppets (2015)

Series I need to start watching again to know how I'll feel and it's been awhile:

Black Clover

Central Park

The X-Files

Battlestar Galactica

[jewish-elphaba]

Les mis for the musical thing.

ok so imma preface this by saying normally I do this all on my own (I shouldn't but I do) but for this one I just. totally and completely. forgot the name thenardier. so yeah. wikipedia had a slight assist on this one. anyways, on with the show

so jean valjean (ʒɒn vælʒɒn) steals a loaf of bread, goes to prison, and then tries to run away so he gets more prison. 19 more prison. and then he finally runs out of prison, and is on parole, with his parole officer being javert (ʒɑːveər) who is in literal love with the law

so jean is struggling™️ and can't find food when a lovely bishop is like come here my son I will give you bread and wine and Mr valjean is like OPPORTUNITY and fucking. steals the guy's candlesticks. and not only does the bishop let him get away with it, but he gives him More silver, too, on the condition that he becomes an actually good person. for once. or something.

TiMe SkIp

there's a lovely girl named fantine and I'm not spelling that phonetically bc context clues please and she's got a daughter named cossette (not spelling that 2 electric boogaloo) and so shes trying to make money however. she gets fired from her job. so she sells her locket, her hair, her teeth, and eventually, her love.

eventually some asshole is an asshole to fantine so she (the absolute girlboss) fights back and javert is like aww nawwww this bitch is NOT being a valid human being on My watch. and valjean is like bro?? shes?? defending herself???? fuck all the way off????? and takes her to the hospital.

tHEN, mr fauchelevant (faʊʃelevɑːnt) gets stuck under a cart and valjean goes and saves him and thus is the beginning of his hero complex. and javert is like. omg ur so strong can I kiss you I mean talk to you I mean um I mean uhh... um I once knew a man that hot I mean sexy i mean strong fuck anyways it doesn't matter bc we caught him his name was jean valjean and his prison number was 24601 and there is a totally heterosexual reason that I remember him and his sexy I mean impressive strength. and valjean's new and improved hero complex shows up and says no you haven't caught him. I'm him. then he promises to fantine on her deathbed that he'll take care of cossette and she dies, and javert tries to arrest him but it doesn't work.

meanwhile, the thenardiers (tenɑːʳdiːeɪs) who are basically mr and mrs krabs but eviler are taking care of cossete along side their daughter eponine. well, taking care of is the wrong phrase. more like using her. there's some clear nepotism. so they send her to fetch water in the middle of the night, and valjean sees her and goes O_o who are you and clearly she never learned about stranger danger so she goes I'm cossette :)

so valjean literally haggles a price for her and takes her home to be his daughter.

TiMe SkIp

so now it's nine years later and there's a lot of stage business going on and we are introduced to marius the booby and a now grown up eponine

the thenardiers try to scam valjean and a grown up cossette and they are not having it and then marius and cossette meet and fall in love at first sight.

javert has an angsty moment where he's like I WILL find you jean valjean and kiss you on the mouth put you back in jail

marius goes to eponine and is like eponine you know your way round town right and she's like ya and so he goes ok go find cossette?? please? oh btw eponine is inlove with him hut he doesn't know that

anyways enjolras (ɑːndʒɔɪlrɑːs) is giving a rousing speech to a group of revolutionaries and marius arrives complaining about cossette and enjolras is like marius I do not have time for this heterosexual bullshit can you please keep it in your pants for a moment while I try to avenge france. then liddol babey gavroche (gævrɒʃ) arrives announcing that a v important person is dead and the revolutionaries (called the amis del abc, or the amis) incite their revolution

then, eponine takes marius to cossette's house, and theyspend time together while eponine protects them from her parents, the thenardiers. valjean thinks he and cossette are in danger, so he plans to move them far far away. marius is very unhappy about that, and so he decides to go and die about it, so he joins to amis officially and helps them.

act 2

the amis have built a barricade and eponine wants to join them so she dresses like a boy and tries to join, bc shes sad that marius will never love her. javert arrives at the barricade pretending he wants to spy for the amis, but really he wants to spy ON them. gavroche realizes as much and shows his lawful ass up, and they tie him up and save him for later.

eponine is shot, and confesses her love to marius. shes bleeding so much that it feels like it's raining. then she dies.

the amis make a plan to kill javert and then valjean shows up and is like. I am on your side. may I please kill him. and they're like ya ok sure. which was the wrong decision bc valjean frees him. but then javert has a crisis bc a criminal just saved his life.

enj is like ok everybody stay awake we need to keep alert. except for you marius you look like you need a nap. and valjean monologues over marius' sleeping body. eventually, enjy realizes that the amis are the only ones fighting against the enemy, so he's like ok if you wanna survive, leave. and nobody leaves. and then gavroche dies and coufeyrac (kuːfeɪʳɒk) is so so so upset. also everyone else dies. enj and grantaire die in a very homosexual manner. but marius and valjean don't die. but marius is also very injured. so off to the sewers they go

valjean is like omg I gotta save this twink bc my adopted daughter cossette is inlove with him. so he carries him through the sewers to safety. and he runs into thenardier, who steals marius' ring.

when they get out of the sewers, javert is waiting for them, and valjean is like Jesus man I don't mean to cockblock your police duties again but can I please get this thing to a hospital. and javert say ok. and then he's like omg I just went against the law I am irredeemable. so he goes and dies about it.

marius and cossette have a very healthy relationship and plan to get married, and then valjean tells marius his life story, and is like please don't tell cossette, she'll be sad. and marius is like ok fine. and then valjean fucks off to do who knows what

and then they get married and thenardier arrives at the wedding and says yall dont trust valjean he's a murderer I saw him carrying a dead body and the dead body was wearing this ring and marius goes :O that's my ring. omg valjean saved me. I have to go find him

they go back and find him and he tells cossette his story and then he dies

tldr everyone dies except two people also very very gay

[ranboo5]

okay poll question because i love seeingnpeoples different opinions about this. if you were to make a dsmpswap au, who would get swapped (mainly for benchtrio)

OMG ONLY VETERAN FOLLOWERS REMEMBER ERET SMP

I haven't thought about Eret SMP in a while bc of how hard it diverged BUT !

Tubbo founds L'Manberg with Fundy and Tommy it's meant to be just a little technicality

Mostly to tax evade from Eret, who is a little detached from the concept of consequences after having reincarnated for so long

They found it around Tommy's birthplace for Extra Legitimacy lots of hay is made about him being "born there" even though the country came second. It's clear he has little affinity for the finesse so Tommy gets to be poster boy mostly. It's okay they're still besties (for now)

Wilbur gets brought on for some Pizzazz

Dream is part of these shenanigans for a while but has a falling out due to creative differences which later escalates via negotiations with Eret which involve op power on the table

Things resolve. Phil, who is just kind of hanging out, and Foolish, who is not yet apotheosed, join the country. Wilbur is hard at work at the news factory. Cabinetduo have a falling out

Schlatt who has been causing problems for a second sees an opportunity or maybe Q does or maybe they both do and the coalition stays the same with the technical circumstances reversed. Wilbur gets distracted writing for these guys Tubbo keeps trucking (/th) and Fundy calls a friend

Violently abdicated prince of the End 11ft tall full enderman Ranboo, the Beloved (/so much th) is a little reluctant but to date has never said no to Helping A Bro Out. No one in the Pogtopia analog would ever lie to him <- real and true

It was not real and true Niki of Niki Beats Hardcore series fame shows up to the server amidst unimaginable chaos and at least one wither named TWITCH.TV/RANBOOLIVE

When frequent-enlistee Tormented By Visions recently-zombie piglin Technoblade of [Skyblock] Epic Revolution Prank (GONE WRONG?!) (GONE FATAL?!?!) fame shows up he is hoping this will go marginally less badly than that. He is immediately roped into chasing down a fleeing serial terrorist who has been having a continual breakdown for the past month so that's probably a bad sign

(While all this is going on it does have to go mentioned that Dream has been suffering the effects of receiving and losing op power repeatedly as Eret goes back and forth on the matter, which is doing weird ass things to him. Girl help he's melting and it's making everyone profoundly uncomfortable)

This isn't really smth I can fit in the continuity but JManifold IS a resurrection god and also Sam and Puffy r swapped and That's the lore I remember and/or stand by

Also the revival book is just the nuke schematics bc when we made the AU the book was basically just a relevant MacGuffin and nobody liked it so that swap worked at the time and now that's just more and worse divergence

[ccaptain]

btw kaeya getting uncomfortable and pissed about the treatment of certaint people from the citizen of mondstadt is a thing that happened on this blog. he was ALL happy to have dropped his origins and to have family in mondstadt until he saw Things (tm) with his own eye. to name a few:

diona, eula, jean and barbara specifically the first two

diona: she's a child... serving in a pub... underage working anyone? no? letting a literal kid handle alcohol? and being super chipper and casual about it and even flaunting that y'all do child labor in a pub? you know... letting a child who has an alcoholic father and also visible trauma and hatred around alcohol SERVE drunk people? having her hang around drunk old people? what could go wrong with that? also letting ADULTS harass her for her cat bits????????????? pulling on her tail/ears???????? what the FUCK, GUYS? nobody does anything to help her??????????? jesus that poor kid

eula: someone from a clan with an horrid past comes, without ever showing an HINT of wanting to be like her clan members, and she's immediately isolated without even a chance to prove herself right. that. that's ostracization. people wouldn't even sell her stuff to eat until she became one of the knights and they STILL treat her like pure shit. makes kaeya question how he would be treated if he ever came clean to the city and he's not so keen on doing that anymore. trust broken in this city something unreal. if they treat EULA, who wants to repent and avenge the fame of her clan, what would they do to a traitor from a godless land? the implicite possibilities are terrifying

jean: someone breaks a fucking pinky toe nail and immediately SCREAMS for JEAN. these people are overworking her to the bone and as much as kaeya HATES working he takes as much load as he can off jeans shoulder and it still isn't enough because people come at her with the stupidest requests. it isn't the first time kaeya gets this - - close to snapping at someone because they lost a fucking PIN and cried for jeans help when she has to UUUHHHHHH do better things than to help with mundane problems????? she has to be a diplomat too and handle the fatui in mondstadt along with him and she can't do it to the best of her abilities if she's exhausted with mundane requests. he's protective of his Anemo Mom and seeing the townsfolk abuse their own acting grand master until she collapses makes him want to growl at them to step off. contemplates smacking someone around for a couple of hours just to feel better. JEAN IS HIS CHILDHOOD FRIEND FOR FUCKS SAKE HE WANTS HER TO B OKAY AND REST

barbara: WHY HAS NOBODY THROWN ALBERT OUT OF THE CITY? HE STALKS HER EVERYWHERE? BITCH WE LITERALLY SEE IT IN HER HANGOUT EVEN IF HE PICKS WOLFHOOKS FOR HER HE JUST INCONVENIENCES HER AND SHE HAD TO SPEND MORE TIME IN A RISKY PLACE FULL OF WOLVES BC HE MADE THINGS MORE DIFFICULT FOR HER? HOW IS THAT ALLOWED? WHY IS NOBODY DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT WHEN BARBARA IS VISIBLY UNCOMFORTABLE AND SCARED??????? has probably sicced (aka paid with drinks) rosaria to be barbaras bodyguard when he's truly unbearable. somebody had to diffuse the situation between him and albert multiple times where he suavely suggested that hed benefit from spending time in jail with this .) expression, looking terrifying. he remembers barbara as a lil tiny wee girl clinging to jeans gown and his protective instinct flare up. he hung out with her and held her hand a lot as a kid and has a lot of respect for her but finds her tolerance of the bullshit she's subjected as an idol a little too high tbh

you know... when you're attached to a city who welcomed and grew you it's hard to see the bad bits but when you do it hits you like a truck. kaeya sees a city of drunk and lazy people ostracize/harass others unpunished and he's just like "i need to revolution this city" and he realizes that he can't do it because this is how things have always been. if he pushes the citizens too hard hell also be distrusted and if he doesn't push too much it doesn't look like he cares and he's going to also be distrusted. he went from loving this city to not know where he stands and if he even wants to be here. the city has so many flaws, including an absentee god that can be found drunk in taverns, and people are incredibly selfish, two faced and hypocrites. that hit him so hard. he's so disillusioned with people it's unreal, it bittered him quite some

[midasinc]

modern era courfius hcs:

for @a-rose-remembered, bae asf

-courfeyrac likes marius from the start. he has it BAD and it absolutely wrecks him when marius starts talking about this girl that he is deadset on being in love with, but courfeyrac is a good friend even when it hurts and helps marius to find and date this girl. he's happy that marius is happy, but it sucks to see him happy with somebody that isnt himself

-marius gets capital d Dumped because cosette realizes that oh my god she just isn't into guys. marius is sweet and she likes him as a friend but being with a man isnt what she wants and he is SO heartbroken and cries to courfeyrac. courfeyrac doesn't use this as an opening because once again, he's a good friend, and chooses to comfort marius and help him move on. it takes a few months for him to totally recover before he starts thinking that courfeyrac is a really good friend and also has very soft, curly hair and very pretty eyes and oh wait-

-bicon marius pontmercy confirmed

-anyway, they both really love halloween and do matching costumes every year. they always pick a new theme and never repeat a costume. joly and bossuet do the same thing, however, and the two pairs are weirdly competitive about it. one year, all four of them show up in matching sexy-zombie-french-revolution-bourgeoisie and it starts a legitimate fight that takes two months for joly and courfeyrac to fully forgive each other. the next year, feuilly and bahorel show up to the party as "joly and courfeyrac fighting in sexy-zombie-french-revolution-bourgeoisie" and neither courf or joly find it funny at all

-marius is trans and just saved up enough to get top surgery last year. courfeyrac was sosososo supportive and helped him out a lot after the actually surgery by lifting things for him and washing his hair and making sure he was comfy all the time and taking his meds and everything. courfeyrac was a very good bf when it really mattered to marius and that made him very very happy

-courfeyrac was also really helpful when it came to unlearning lots of things. marius's household had really old fashioned viewpoints and those fell onto him as well, but after meeting les amis and seeing different kinds of people and listening to their arguments (more listening than talking after the iconic Marius Gets Owned By Combeferre Incident) helped him realize that he had a lot of internal bias and he wanted to be a good person. courfeyrac explains to him when things are particularly harmful to another person or group when he just genuinely doesn't understand why what he said was bad and i also hc marius to be autistic so he appreciates that courfeyrac tells him straight up without being condescending or talking down to him like he's a baby

-courf has so many food allergies. so many. he's lactose intolerant and marius gets so stressed out when he comes home to see courfeyrac eating ice cream straight from the carton because "nnnnooooooooooooo you can't eat that!" but he's still nice enough to bring him pepto-bismol and his lactaid pills when courfeyrac gets a stummy ache

-marius can't stand pickles and a lot of other foods. he's not purposely picky but so many textures of food make him gag and he just can't do it. marius doesn't really like eating out for this very reason because he doesn't want to be in a situation where he just can't stomach something he didn't ask for. courfeyrac notices this when they do go out, though, and he wants marius to eat enough so if an order comes and it has something that marius can't do, he'll go up to ask the worker about it because marius is too anxious to. either that or he'll eat the pickle! courfeyrac loves pickles and he eats them all the time

-THE FISH!!!!! they have fish. courfeyrac has owned a fish every year of his life and he won't stop now. marius moved in and at first he didn't really notice or care about the fish but now he cares just as much as courfeyrac. they both fret the fuck over this little fish in its tank and are horrified of the thought of accidentally killing it. they both have a part-time job of worrying about this fish. its tank is very cute, though. jehan bought them LED lights for the tank and it's very well stocked and decorated for the lil guy

-marius had to have physical affection grow on him and it took a while, but the best way for courfeyrac to work with this was to always ask first and never be surprising. if he wanted to hold marius's hand he'd ask. if he wanted to hug him from behind he'd ask. even after marius becomes desensitized to touch with courfeyrac, courfeyrac still asks for permission every time he wants to do something

-courfeyrac is an attorney (he actually works at the same firm as enj) and marius has a job at a natural history museum. usually once a week, courfeyrac will come over during his lunch break to pick up his bf and they eat at the museum's cafe because marius already has an order he likes to get and courfeyrac is just happy to be there and see his bf

-marius also works in the back part of the museum, cataloguing new items and such and he fucking loves his job. evenings are always very eventful bc he can just infodump about this and that history-related topic while courfeyrac makes dinner

-courfeyrac gets insecure about his looks really easily. he doesn't mean to, but it happens. a lot of people have put so much worth on his looks during his life that he worries that when his looks aren't great, his worth as a person decreases. marius has learned to not be shocked by the occasional meltdown over a breakout or a change in courfeyrac's weight or worst of all- the day courfeyrac found a grey hair. he's not always sure what to say but he can press a kiss to courfeyrac's cheek and reassure him that he still loves him very much and he's still worth very very much as a person if he breaks out on his chin

-marius doesn't smoke weed because it just heightens his anxiety (he's tried it once and will never again), but he doesn't mind courfeyrac smoking. the smoke he isn't a fan of, but courfeyrac usually smokes outside or uses a dab pen so it doesn't bother marius. marius also doesn't mind a high courfeyrac because he gets very sleepy and is very happy and splays himself across the bed

[queen0fm0nsterz]

*Slides a 5 dollar bill* So what are some of your ideas for those Little Nightmares fics?

OH BOY ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO KNOW.

Weeeell, I have various idea that I'm writing down all at the same time. I'll list the various AUs here.

The Gang! AU

Ok no this isn't some sort of Criminal AU, I literally didn't know what to name it JSKDKS

Anyway, I'm actually writing this along with a friend of mine. It's based on a rp we had and it's quite long. We're writing one chapter each, I'm currently finishing chapter five. It kinda follows the story of Little Nightmares 2, but at the same time is canon divergent. Does that make sense?

We added two of our kid OCs to travel with Mono and Six!

Their names are Zip and Emerald respectively, from left to right! Zip was made by my friend while Emerald is my kid. The art was done by me!

They're not the only OCs we made for this story; we also have five glitch kids, a couple of bullies and a patient from the Hospital.

Since it's long, we decided to split it into three parts. The first part takes place in the Pale City, the second part in the Maw and the third in a location made up by us that we're still crafting.

The good news: Mono doesn't get dropped and Runaway Kid is alive!

The bad news: everything else literally every single thing

It's gonna have a good ending, though. It's the least we can do after everything we put these kids through😭

Restaurant Maw! AU

Just the monsters of LN put in a modern setting! Not only that, it's Maw employees centric!

Basically in this AU the Maw is a very well-known restaurant and hotel, in a very similar fashion to the bathouse in Spirited Away. The Lady is obviously the boss, the Ferryman becomes the driver of the Maw's personal bus, Roger is the keeper, Bellhop is still a bellhop and also the maître d'hotel (aka the guy who makes sure the guests are comfortable etc.), the Chefs are still the Chefs - their names are Bruce and Bernard! And lastly, the Nomes are a bunch of waiters, bellhops and cooks.

Things are going very well for eveyone until one day the Chefs go outside for a smoking break and they find a baby in a box. They take her in and keep her hidden for a couple of days before the Lady invitably finds out.

She decides to let them keep her with the condition that they raise her on their own and take care of all of her needs wihout bothering her - which of course doesn't happen at all and eventually all the employees in the Maw grow attached to baby Sawako nicknamed Six.

This one has all my favorite tropes: slice of life, found family, and I'm hoping to achieve comedy (which is very complicated for me because I have a very dramatic style).

Plus the Chefs are italian because I'm italian and I claimed them, so if you want to see one of them teach the Lady how to swear in italian you came in the right place.

RCG and the Pretender Live! AU

And they lived! I started writing this immediately after I finished VLN but I was blinded by pain so it's a little messy. I have to edit it.

But basically the point is: they survived! But are stuck on land. The first to wake up is RCG, who I named Valeria, and she spots the Pretender a few feet from her and realizes that somehow they both managed to float ashore. Luckily for her, the Nest is now very far away, although they can still see it from the distance.

At first she wants to leave the Pretender there, but then decides to bring her along, tying her hands behind her back first. And so begins the girls voyage in the big wide world, trying to survive and becoming besties in the process.

Im debating wheter I want the Pretender to develop a little crush on RCG or not. Mhhhh. I'll let you guys know.

Mono Jumps in Time! AU

THIS ONE WAS INSPIRED BY THIS ADORABLE FANART BY @kelpermoosee !! Go check them out their art is adorable!!! This is also a Mono centric AU!

So basically! When Six is kidnapped by the Thin Man and Mono goes to save her, his high distress and strong, swirling emotions lead him to not only travel from a place to the next, but to also accidentally go back in time.

He jumps out from a TV but, surprise surprise, he's not in the Pale City anymore. He's landed right in front of the Pretender, who immediately takes a liking to him and wants him to be her new friend. Mono is extremely confused and at first and doesn't realize what happened, so obviously he tries to go back to the Pale City, but then he sees a girl in a yellow raincoat and immediately assumes she's Six.

He assumes that's where the Thin Man brought her, so he tries to run after her, but he's costantly hindered by either the Pretender or her staff. Will he ever get to "Six" and realize that he jumped in time? I'll decide, because this story is still under construction.

Six Forgets! AU

You know that quote from the comics?

"What's the last thing you remember? Tell me. If you don't tell us, you're sure to forget altogether."

Beautiful. And also what prompted me to come up with this AU.

Some things to clarify: the Eye is a collective conciousness that feeds off from negative emotions, the Thin Man lives but can't leave the Pale City, and The Lady is a grown up Six. The Maw kids from the comics are here! Plus a few OCs of mine.

And lastly: Six couldn't handle the guilt from dropping Mono and repressed all memories involving him altogheter, so she completely forgot about him.

Six gets on the Maw, but this time instead of waking up in a suitcase, she's brought to Roger adn the other children by the Ferryman. There, she befriends a few children but no one gets closer to her than the Runaway Kid. They both want to be free and plan an escape together.

In the meantime, Mono is still trapped in the Signal Tower, but he's convinced that Six let him slip by accident and that she'll come back for him. (The Eye is very frustated with him bc they be planning on feeding on his sadness and rage and then he has the audacity to be hopeful? The nerve!) That's until he gets a glimpse of his best friend and this unknown child through one of the TVs on the Maw, joking and playing with each other, and she confesses to this... no one, really, that he's the best friend she's ever had.

As you can imagine, Mono goes feral. The Eye couldn't be happier.

Chaos ensues! We got a lot of angst, violence, Monster!Mono and also some wholesome moments. Also out of context spoiler: RK and Six lead a revolution.

The Lost Ones

This one is just a bunch of quick drabbles that talk about the glitching remains. They all deserved better.

Hunter and Veronica

I was not gonna miss the occasion of writing simp hunter. Take it or leave it.

Based on my Hunter theory!

My beautiful terrible disaster of a man works on the Maw as a chef, but no one really knows why since he's not good at it. Fortunately, the vast majority of the Guests is just too hungry to care and the current Lady, a woman with a scarecrow mask, doesn't want to fire him. A few Guests have complains, though; for example, a Teacher who seemingly never blinks and a very massive Doctor, whom he befriends.

One day, a filming crew gets on the Maw and the Lady informs her staff that they will be staying for a while to film a commercial-documentary of the restaurant, which will bring more and more Guests. With the crew came a famous, very talented chef named Veronica who has her own extremely successful cooking show, who offers to help the current chef as a thank you for letting them stay without having to pay.

Initially the Hunter is not too happy about this. In his eyes he doesn't need the help, but they start getting closer and closer with time.

This will probably be wholesome but end in a very bad, tragic way. I'd say I'm sorry but I'm not lol

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And that's it for now. I have some other things planned with my monster OCs (btw y'all wanna see them?), but this is the whole thing. It may be updated in the future since I always seem to get more and more ideas!

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"Adjusting Expectations" Post

This submission received a lot of responses and 120 notes, so I thought I would compile the comments here.

Anonymous said:

Adjusting expectations anon was so good. If their timetables are right and we do just need to be patient a little longer, can Kaylor please send us a sign? I guess it would be too loud to slip "adjusting expectations" into social media posts, but maybe they could both do something with playing cards? To show they are card sharks right now but they'll find their way home eventually? That would reassure people. And it would fly under the radar.

casuallycruel131313 said:

I agree with a lot of this but I think the main issue right now is that moral and ethical lines have been crossed and there's no coming back from that. In these post-Trumpian insurrectionist times it's unfathomable that they could continue the Kushner narrative I no longer care if or when they come out, I enjoy the music and I'm happy to observe from a distance because I'm interested from a PR/marketing point of view but my opinion of T &K as people has changed irrevocably and I don't see how they can clean the tarnish off.

@theprologues said:

Agree with most of not all if this but I would like to say as a Kaylor the toe Grammy stunt didn’t phase me. I was not crushed by that by any means. I just shrugged and honestly expected it. It was the attributing Betty and exile to him during the LPSS in November that bummed me out and really made me go...really?

rockcrow20 said:

Have to say I also agree with most of this.

I no longer have any expectations on anything changing any time soon and have not been surprised by the recent events its to be expected after everything over the years really

Nothing has really changed (bearding narrative wise) since I fell down the rabbit hole in 2017 (except that great night in nashville 2018 rep)

Honestly I can't say I am as invested anymore about them ever coming out as I was.

I think the wb/Joe thing was the last moment for me and the continual kushner connection just troubles me like many others.

I mean my kaylor motto for awhile now has been hope for the best but expect disappointment.

Low expectations = limited feelings of disappointment.

original-cypher said:

@rockcrow20 the WB was a breaking point for so many. You are absolutely right. There are just so ma'y contradictions that feel like absolute whiplash. (I know I seem to have been the only one experiencing that with Gorgeous but... that was a big one for me, too) But like. You go on a whole PR campaign about speaking up and standing up for yourself. You say you're capable and tired of men trying to take ownership of your success and profit off of your name. And you credit you literal damn work to a bloke? Bitch, 'consistency'? Look it up. It grossed me out. It would have felt iffy if I believed they were real. But since I wasn't born yesterday it just sent me the message "this is how far I'm willing to sacrifice my principles to not be queer".

rockcrow20 said:

@original-cypher exactly why it bothered me and I know alot us so much. Such mixed messaging of being a strong fighting for your rights female and then oh hey let me attribute some of my best work to my pr boyfriend and the pr pics where she is walking behind all the time like 🙄 The Betty thing that was big one for me too!

rainbowdaisy13 said:

This write up and the comments are spot on. I don’t have much to add other than like @original-cypher said, Miss Americana is tainted for me now and seems like at the very least, it was released too soon in the plan. I get we think they have had to pivot but man, that doc, and including her literally saying “gay rights make me me” at the end was such a false flag. To see her wax poetic about not taking shit from men anymore and then see her do the same old hetero weak woman song and dance routine with the WB shit for albums that are of her genius mind has been so disappointing. I still believe Kaylor is real and I hope they get a chance to show the world that. Karlie posting that cardigan pic in the woods before the folklore release cemented for me they are still together. Adding a baby makes me feel all kind of weird ethical things but I hope I live long enough to see it play out and wear my I Told You So shirt 😁

@kellykaylor said:

agree with your post... I dont care about toe stunts but what really pissed me of was hetwashing betty 🤮! beautiful post tho anon!!

roameroo said:

Totally agree with these all comments especially the strong messaging of MA only to turn around & pull that WB = my "bf" crap. I was disheartened by her mentioning him at the Grammy's only bc he's getting credit for sh*t he doesn't/didn't do. That is what irks me the most about this, giving him credit for her life's work.

always-the-last-word said:

Can I throw my pennies in the pool ?? Taylor will put out the big three first Fearless, RED then 1989 that should bring us to about August. This is where the excitement should begin. If Taylor preps and waits for National Coming Out day it's a no lose for her. Lover her money making machine will go through the roof !! If things go bad or good in the public eye she'll have REPUTATION Taylor's Version ready to release. It will be epic and she'll own it and be FREE.

@karlie-what-you-want said:

always-the-last-word I like this take a lot! I try not to be too optimistic but if she wanted to come out sooner rather than later, I think this plan would satisfy both business and PR needs (at least on Taylor’s end). Remains to be seen how Tay will help Karlie dig her way out of the mess they made together regarding the K*shners.

always-the-last-word said:

Always remember that Taylor has a PLAN. Some of her plans are year's old (easter eggs). Taylor's one and only LOVE is her music, everything else comes second. If KK wants to change and be with her full time she'll make moves around the same time frame. That's if she chooses to. In any event Tay will be open and own all her music. I've seen this film before and WE might not like the ending.

chosetherose said:

I’ve been going back and forth for a day trying to figure out what I wanted to say when I reblogged this post. I’m tired. I’m frustrated. I understand I’m owed nothing by Taylor or Karlie. I understand that circumstances out of their control have caused the girls to pivot over and over again.

But, the root of my frustration in the past months stems not from me battling with the trivial (e.g. pap walks, etc.) but with my personal principles. I fiercely believe credit should be given where it is earned and I uphold this in my career regularly. To see Taylor crediting Toe with her art was deeply disappointing. Watch the 1989 and folklore acceptance speeches back to back and tell me it doesn’t upset you. I believe the K******s have blood on their hands and that their actions during the pandemic have killed people. To see Karlie still associating with one of them disgusts me.

I can’t help but think back in frustration - Would you really fall from grace to touch her face? (And in the brilliant words of @9w1ft) But would you die for her in public? I go back and forth feeling like questions like this aren’t fair at all and thinking they are sort of valid. At this point, it sort of feels like Taylor would only fall from grace for her lover if all the stars and facets of her life aligned perfectly. But perfection like this does not happen. Such is life. So why am I here?

I do question why Spade left certain messages in their final days. I am still holding hope a fervent revolution exonerates everyone. I so desperately want Taylor to regain control of her masters or re-records. Maybe this is the plan they thought was best with multiple goals in mind (re-records, having a family, coming out of the closet one day etc). I’m trying to remain patient because Spade told us to trust her endless yearning. But WOW it is asking a lot of us at this point.

Anonymous said:

Despite being a pragmatist kaylor and oftentimes getting into arguments with fellow optimistic kaylors (owner of this blog included) I think it's quite unfair -at this point- to say to the optimists who have patiently sat through the worst kind of stunts with the most terrible kind of people (yes I'm talking about the Kushner's friend group too) that they should have seen it coming. Besides, if it weren't for the optimists we the cynicals would have burned this fandom down by now.

Anonymous said:

Even if we ignore that an insurrection happened partially because of the family karlie's still working for and getting paid from, she literally said before the pregnancy debacle unfolded that j*sh was her last client while talking about cutting hair and doing a cutting gesture. How should we have interpreted that? 😤That a year later she would be more stuck with the Kushners than ever? We don't wake up on day and decide to have unrealistic expectations. She feeds into them. 😠

Anonymous said:

I have no expectation of Taylor coming out anymore. Zero. None. I have no expectation of her dropping Toe or even of Kaylor publicly reuniting. It doesn't even matter that much anymore. But I - do - expect 1 thing. Karlie to drop and completely dissociate herself from the Kushners and this has nothing to do with kaylor. It was everything to do with me being unable to support a person who willfully assists (now using her baby too) and receives money from a family that has made so many suffer.

Anonymous said:

A quick word from an ex-kaylor (who will never become an anti). A year ago, when the Trumps were still in power and untouchable and there was no baby, I was excusing and turning a blind eye to many things Karlie did for the K*shners. Even that dinner in September. I had also made peace with the truth never being revealed. But a year later the Trumps are gone, Karlie is still on full stunting mode now with a baby in the mix, a baby that is already being used by the Kushners, and I've really run out of excuses. Now the only thing that could possibly keep me on board is if I knew there was a good chance that the full truth would come out, so that Karlie's inexplicable and honestly borderline immoral actions could eventually make sense. But as your sub said, this is an unrealistic expectation, thus I became an ex-kaylor and I'm not planning to come back even when they reunite. 😕

Anonymous said:

What baffles me is that Taylor has explicitly expressed her regret about not giving her lover the credit she deserves and her doubt whether fame is worth hiding her true love: "when I walked up to the podium, I think I forgot to say your name", "what's a lifetime of achievement, if I pushed you to the edge". But yet again she didn't do anything to change this. I didn't expect her to acknowledge Karlie, but a nod or at least not falsely crediting her beard would be a good start.

Anonymous said:

1🙁 Let me chime in re: "expectations". I'm one of the kaylors who ever since the pregnancy reveal was trying to tell everyone there's NO way she was gonna dump him soon after birth let alone before that. It would bring too much unnecessary attention and Jerk would have never agreed to something that would make him look like a bad guy/husband. For the exact same reasons, I was also saying there's no way he wasn't going to post about the baby. All the above against the popular opinion back then.

2🙁 So I agree that the day of the birth post was known to T, not the timing though. Simply bc Kushner-leaning outlets made sure to note that detail. If they wanted it to go unnoticed, why draw attention to it? That being said, kaylors would have been more patient with this mess, if Karlie hadn't gone overboard with her freedom "smoke signals" last summer and Tay's "insiders" hadn't been insinuating that the end is VERY near. Both of them SHOULD have known by then how we would react to these.

3🙁 So it's natural that everyone feels played and has no patience for any more bullshit. Another sore point is how Jerk AND the Kushner-Trump klan monopolize the baby news. This isn't just to make it realistic, it's an abuse of Kaylor's baby's name to garner good pr for the worst family in America, with Karlie's blessing. In order for her marriage and split to appear realistic she's putting a LIFETIME burden on her child's back. Unless you believe she's eventually gonna say Jerk isn't the dad.

4🙁 So "we’re in a position we should realistically have been able to see coming". But we did see it coming, that why some made these extreme scenarios, bc this is the worst possible outcome. "Good people try to make it work, even in bad relationships." Ultimately this isn't just a "bad rs". It's a horrific association that should have been resolved ages ago, not one to bring your child into, doom it to suffer a similar fate, and expect people to sit idly and watch. That's what frustrates most.